UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold half-sovereign, 1887. London. No JEB. The issues the mint encountered with the Jubilee coins are well documented and were exacerbated by the pressure for the coins to be ready for the Queen's Golden Jubilee on 20 June 1887. Records show that 1,771,425 half-sovereigns were struck in 1887, but only 871,770, less than 50% of the total, were fit for circulation. The Jubilee head series—in all denominations—provides collectors with a unique insight into the workings of the Mint. Due to time restraints the Jubilee head designer Joseph Edgar Boehm’s initials JEB were individually punched onto six master dies for each mint (London, Sydney and Melbourne) by Royal Mint employee William Poplett, creating no less than 23 varieties of 1887 Jubilee Head half sovereigns. It is unknown at which point in the process Jubilee coins without the JEB were struck. They were possibly the first coins struck before William Poplett punched in the JEB on six master dies. In any case, the 1887 half sovereign without JEB is extremely rare. In their publication 'The Jubilee Head Gold Half Sovereign 1887-1893' (Sovereign Rarities, 2019), David Iverson and Steve Hill estimate that no more than three dies were used with no JEB, indicating a production estimate of around 10,000 coins.Crowned and veiled Jubilee bust facing left; no JEB on truncation; inscription: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRIT: REGINA F: D:. / High, crowned and embellished shield-of-arms; date in exergue; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.Very fine, scratch. Reference: Marsh-478B; S-3869C; DISH-L501Diameter: 19.3 mm.Weight: 3.99 g. (AGW=0.1176 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
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AUSTRALIA. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold half-sovereign, 1887 M. Melbourne. DISH.M502. Jubilee bust left, spread J.E.B. with hooked J on truncation; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. / High, crowned, quartered, and garnished shield of arms; mintmark M and date below; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC UNC Details, certification number 2126678-002. NGC Census in this grade: 3.Reference: S-3870; Marsh-483A; DISH-M502; McD-033Mintage: 9,143.Diameter: 19.3 mm.Weight: 3.99 g. (AGW=0.1176 oz.)Composition: 916.7/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold half-sovereign, 1890. London. No JEB High shield DISH L509. No half sovereigns were struck in 1888 and 1889 in an attempt to steer the public towards greater use of silver coins, which were less prone to wear than the half-sovereign and so more cost-effective. The double-florin (4 shillings) piece was produced 1887-1890 to offset for the half-sovereign shortage, but weighs 22.6 grams and measures 36 mm. The public was not happy about carrying around the equivalent value of the widely used half-sovereign (10 shillings) in silver coins. Production of half sovereigns recommenced in 1890 with 2,266,023 coins.Having experienced lots of issues with the Jubilee coinage in the run-up to the Queen’s Jubilee, the Mint continued making tweaks to the design in the following years. To improve metal flow, the reverse shield was redesigned and moved slightly lower (sometimes called wide date as the lower part of the shield pushed the date further apart). However, the Mint continued using the high shield dies from 1887 production runs until 1892, the later ones being very rare (1891 is ultra-rare). For 1890, both types are common, the new lower shield type coins slightly more prevalent than the high shield.Crowned and veiled Jubilee bust facing left; no JEB on truncation; inscription: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRIT: REGINA F: D:. / High, crowned and embellished shield-of-arms; date in exergue; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.Very fine. Reference: Marsh-479B; S-3869C; DISH-L509Diameter: 19.3 mm.Weight: 3.99 g. (AGW=0.1176 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold half-sovereign, 1891. London. No JEB High shield DISH Unrecorded. After a break in half sovereign production 1888-1889, this recommenced in 1890 and continued in 1891 but at less than half the mintage, 1,087,884 in 1891.The reverse shield was lowered at some point after 1887 to improve metal flow. 1890 dated coins have a majority of the new lower shield. As the old high shield dies wear out and are replaced with the new lower shield dies, coins with the high shield become progressively rarer. According to David Iverson and Steve Hill in their publication ‘The Jubilee Gold Half Sovereign 1887-1893’ (Sovereign Rarities, 2019), all coins struck in 1891 are without JEB initials and with the lower shield type. Having gone through thousands of coins in various collections around the world, they did not award a reference number to this type in the way they did with other coins that were presumed to exist, however the author did note that ‘as ever though, just a word of caution, as one should always be aware of the chances of coming across the unexpected, and perhaps something different to the known variety turning up one day.’ In 1892, with production at 13.7 million coins, a small number of high shield coins along with coins with JEB (Imperfect J only) exist, so old dies from 1887 production runs were used in 1892 to cover production gaps when necessary. However, with the relatively low mintage of 1891 the use of old dies seems unnecessary. PCGS has listed four 1891 half-sovereigns as being of the High shield variety, however PCGS has notoriously graded a large number of both high and low shield coins incorrectly and closer inspection of these four so-called high shields show that all with an image are in fact incorrectly graded low shield coins. Spink and Marsh have also not given any indication of rarity to this variety, but it seems to be one which has not been properly researched until Iverson and Hill’s publication. To add to their research, we have also gone through many thousands of coins in the last several years and only now come across this one coin. There may be others out there—and we kindly ask everyone who own an 1891 Jubilee head half-sovereign to check!—but in any case this is definitely a great rarity, possibly an R7 by Marsh’s standards.Crowned and veiled Jubilee bust facing left; no JEB on truncation; inscription: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRIT: REGINA F: D:. / High, crowned and embellished shield-of-arms; date in exergue; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.Reference: Marsh-480A; S-3869C; DISH unrecordedDiameter: 19.3 mm.Weight: 3.99 g. (AGW=0.1176 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold half-sovereign, 1893. London. Jubilee head. In 1893 the Veiled head was introduced and the great majority of the 4.4 million output was of this type. Until recently it has not been completely clear how dramatic the split between the Jubilee and Veiled heads were. The Royal Mint annual report details that only 186,218 Jubilee head half sovereign were struck in 1893. These are presumed to all be without JEB and with the lower shield as no other variations have surfaced.Crowned and veiled Jubilee bust facing left; no JEB on truncation; inscription: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRIT: REGINA F: D:. / Lower, crowned and embellished shield-of-arms; date in exergue; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:.Very fine. Reference: Marsh-482; S-3869D; DISH-L518Diameter: 19.3 mm.Weight: 3.99 g. (AGW=0.1176 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold half-sovereign, 1982. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO, certification number 6321202-006. NGC Census in this grade: 163.NGC Census in higher grade: 61Total NGC Census: 254Reference: KM-922Mintage: 19,090.Diameter: 19.3 mm.Thickness: 0.99 mm.Weight: 3.994 g. (AGW=0.1178 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold sovereign, 1887. London. Angled J. Crowned and veiled Jubilee bust facing left, JEB with angled J on truncation; first legend, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRIT: REGINA F: D:. / St George on horseback slaying the dragon; date and B.P. in exergue.Good very fine. Reference: DISH- L7; Fr-392; KM-767; Marsh-125B; S-3866Mintage: 1,079,756.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold sovereign, 1891. London. Long tail. Crowned and veiled Jubilee bust facing left, JEB with angled J on truncation; second legend, VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRIT: REGINA F: D:. / St George on horseback slaying the dragon, horse with long tail; date and B.P. in exergue.About extremely fine. Reference: DISH-L15; Fr-392; KM-767; Marsh-129A; S-3866CMintage: 6,323,147.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1974. Royal Mint. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS MS66 , certification number 44084270. PCGS population in this grade: 6, equal-finest graded.Reference: S-SC1 (was 4204); KM-919Mintage: 5,002,566.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1979. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS PR69 DCAM, certification number 35827047. PCGS population in this grade: 18, equal-finest graded.Reference: S-SC1 (was 4204); KM-919Mintage: 50,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1979. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.ex-TCC Auction 51, Lot 96. Reference: S-SC1 (was 4204); KM-919Mintage: 50,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1980. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.Comes with the original box as issued by the Mint and the certificate of authenticity (COA). Reference: S-SC1 (was 4204); KM-919Mintage: 81,200.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1980. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.Comes with the original box as issued by the Mint and the certificate of authenticity (COA). Reference: S-SC1 (was 4204); KM-919Mintage: 81,200.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1981. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.Comes with the original box as issued by the Mint and the certificate of authenticity (COA). Reference: S-SC1 (was 4204); KM-919Mintage: 32,960.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1981. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.Comes with the original box as issued by the Mint and the certificate of authenticity (COA). Reference: S-SC1 (was 4204); KM-919Mintage: 32,960.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1982. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO, certification number 6321202-007. NGC Census in this grade: 158.NGC Census in higher grade: 72Total NGC Census: 280Reference: S-SC1 (4204); KM-919Mintage: 20,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1982. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.Comes with the original box as issued by the Mint and the certificate of authenticity (COA). Reference: S-SC1 (4204); KM-919Mintage: 20,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1982. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.Comes with the original box as issued by the Mint and the certificate of authenticity (COA). Reference: S-SC1 (4204); KM-919Mintage: 20,000.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1983. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.Reference: S-SC1 (was 4204); KM-919Mintage: 21,250.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1984. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.Reference: S-SC1 (was 4204); KM-919Mintage: 12,880.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold sovereign, 1984. Royal Mint. Proof. Second crowned and draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right; ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :. Design by Arnold Machin. / St. George on horseback rearing right, dragon below, date and B.P. in exergue. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. Edge milled.ex-TCC Auction 51, Lot 101. Reference: S-SC1 (was 4204); KM-919Mintage: 12,880.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Thickness: 1.52 mm.Weight: 7.9881 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
After Hans Holbein the Younger, English c.1497-1543- Portrait of Henry VIII; oil on canvas, 45.8 x 35.5 cm., (unframed). Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: A bust-length portrait of King Henry VIII after the lost original by Hans Holbein the Younger. The original was destroyed by fire in 1698, but is still well known through many copies, and is one of the most iconic images of the Tudor King. It was created in 1536–1537 as part of a mural showing the Tudor dynasty at the Palace of Whitehall, Westminster.Please refer to department for condition report
Périclès Pantazis, Greek 1849/50-1884- Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, wearing a hat and smoking a pipe; oil on board, signed 'Pantazis' (lower left), 44.5 x 37.2 cm., (unframed). Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist's family in Athens in 2000 by the present owner. Note: Pantazis was an important Greek Impressionist artist of the 19th century, who studied under artistic figures including Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) and Antoine Chintreuil (1814-1873). Please refer to department for condition report
Circle of Claude Corneille de Lyon, Dutch / French 1500-1575- Portrait of King Francis I of France, bust-length, wearing a feathered cap and gold chain around his neck; oil on panel, bears two wax seals on the reverse, bears old labels attached to the reverse of the black mount and frame, the former inscribed 'Corneille (Claude), Ecole francaise XVI siecle. Histoire Etabli à Lyon ou il mourit. Peintre des rois François Iier, Henry II, François II et Charles IX. (Liret, page 104)'., 16.8 x 14 cm. Provenance:Rouen, 1885.;Where purchased by the family of Sir John Hay Williams (1794-1859), 2nd Baronet of Bodelwyddan, and of Rhianva, Anglesey, June 1859.; By descent to the present owner. Literature:Catalogue of Pictures, Rhianva, p.12 (which mentions the Rouen provenance and date). Note:The subject, format, and technique, in particular the minute brushstrokes and subtle modulation of light in the present work are entirely reminiscent of the handling of Corneille de Lyon’s portraits. Cast on to the deep green background, that has become synonymous with Corneille’s art, the shadows of both the sitter and the frame are delicately rendered. The artist produced a large number of aristocratic and royal portraits which were often copied due to the illustrious identity of their sitters. The present work is presumably a contemporary copy of a lost original by Corneille or a period work heavily inspired by the master painter. It is also reminiscent of those by Joos van Cleve – see, for example, his c.1530 portrait of Francis I, held by the UK’s Royal Collection Trust [RCIN 403433]. Please refer to department for condition report
Italian School, late 18th century- Portrait of Antonio Vernier (c.1330-1400), Doge of Venice, bust-length, in profile turned to the left; oil on canvas, oval, 61 x 48.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Marseille, since the 20th century. Note: Ostensibly from a series of portraits of the Doges of Venice and reproduced (with minor compositional differences and in reverse) in engraved form - see the engraving by Giacomo Piccini (c.1617-c.1669) from Leone Matina, 'Ducalis Regiae Lararium (Royal Ducal Lararium, Portraits of the Doges of Venice)', Venice, 1659. See also the engraving of Vernier by Johann Jakob Vogel, dating to c.1670-90, and held in the British Museum, no.1875,0710.6692. Vernier was the 62nd Doge of Venice and ruled from 1382-1400. He was known to be an incorruptible man and a very rigid discipline. During the period in which he was in power, the Venetian economy recovered and became particularly prosperous. The present work is ostensibly the only known portrait of the sitter.Please refer to department for condition report
Circle of William Wissing, Dutch 1656-1687- Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, wearing a white cravat, turned to the left; oil on canvas, 44.8 x 40 cm. Provenance: Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 27 July 1984, lot 96.; Anon. sale, Christie's South Kensington, London, 12 August 1986, lot 174.; Where purchased by the present owner. Please refer to department for condition report
Attributed to Ottavio Maria Leoni, Italian 1578-1630- Portrait of a man, bust-length, turned to the left; black chalk on blue paper, bears number '51' (upper right), 15.8 x 12.8 cm. Provenance: The estate of the late designer Anthony Powell. Note: Leoni was a celebrated portraitist in late 16th- and early 17th-century Rome. His drawings are executed with a particularly close attention to detail in a manner which allows the artist to convey a remarkable sense of the sitter’s presence. Please refer to department for condition report
A 19TH CENTURY JOSEPH THOMPSON HARTSHORNE POTTERY TREACLE GLAZED BROUGHAM REFORM CORDIAL FLASK, modelled as holding a Lord Brougham holding a scroll impressed 'SECOND MAGNA CARTA', impressed marks, height 16.5cm, together with a handled flask with treacle and buff glazes modelled as a bust of William IV wearing garter star and arms folded across his chest, unmarked, height 17.3cm (2) (Condition report: Brougham flask has a large glaze scuff in the bottom corner of the scroll, fine white household paint splatters to the back, a few small firing /glazing faults to the base, William IV flask has a few surface scuffs and glaze faults but in good condition overall)
A 19TH CENTURY TREACLE GLAZED STONEWARE BUST OF AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY GENTLEMAN WEARING GARTER STAR, SASH AND EPAULETTES , possibly Nelson, on a plinth style base, height 20cm, together with two Victorian treacle glazed flasks of a man in a top hat seated on a barrel, both unmarked, heights 21.5cm x 24cm (3) (Condition report: the bust a broken and chipped front corner, a portion of which has been glued back in, a number of chips around the foot rim, the back of the bust has a glaze chip below the moulded hair ribbon, glaze fault at the base of the sash, the larger flask has a patch of Sellotape residue on the back but is in good condition, the smaller one has a chip to the front of the hat, a hand written label and residue of a label is on the back, patches of glaze loss to the underside)
A VICTORIAN TREACLE GLAZED LOVING CUP, decorated in relief with bust of Nelson, fighting dogs and tavern scenes, the interior with a treacle glazed frog and buff glazed frog, height 17cm, together with two 19th Century salt glazed stoneware Bacchus mugs and a treacle glazed twin handled double sided Bacchus mug, heights 12cm, 11cm and 10.5cm, a Victorian slat glazed stoneware mug applied with fox hunting and tavern scenes, height 9cm, a Victorian treacle glazed toby jug, height 22cm and a treacle glazed Martha Gunn toby jug, height 20cm (7) (Condition report: the frog loving cup is crazed in the glaze, three frog legs are broken, there are several chips to the underside, the Bacchus mug on the pedestal has two chips to the base, the other salt glazed Bacchus mug has a rim chip and an extensive crack, the twin handled Bacchus mug has a few rim scuffs, the stoneware tavern scene mug has a large rim chip, the toby jug has restoration to the tricorn hat, Martha Gunn has a piece out of the hat)
Gordon (20th Century)/Bronze Bust/thought to be Captain Francis Burne/signed/52cm high including plinth/Provenance: Chorley's, 21st July 2015, lot 868 CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
English School, 19th Century/Portrait of a Gentleman/bust length, wearing a black coat/oil on canvas, 46.5cm x 34.5cm/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request; the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
A copy of Caponsacchi, a play in 3 acts after the Epilogue based on Robert Brownings poem The Ring and The Book, signed by Walter Hampden and Edith Barrett together with an autographed photo of Walter Hampden as Caponsacchi together with Autographed photo, Programme and a letter to Rev.J.W.Graves warden of The Robert Browning Settlement from Walter Hampden, together with a leaflet stating the display of Robert Brownings effects including The bust at the Walter Hampden theatre. NO RESERVE
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