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Lot 137
A 19th Century Hand Written Account "The Observations on the Campaign of the Year 1815 (Waterloo)", in a maroon cloth bound notebook with leather spine, the inner cover inscribed James Mure, 20 Gloucester Place, Portman Square, the contents are very detailed, with numerous diagrams, notes and statistics, the first 86 pages are numbered, followed by 24 un-numbered pages, the final paragraph reads " Surely no General ever deserved the credit of Victory less than the Duke of Wellington whom fortune, or we ought rather to say Providence, gave the Victory notwithstanding all his enormous faults"; a Small Quantity of Military Ephemera, mainly from the First/Second World Wars, including postcards and official Royal Navy Christmas cards, Field Report Books, Public Information leaflets etc, and two small bronze plaques dated 1916, each with profile bas relief bust portrait of a British high ranking officer - possibly Haig
Lot 143
HMS Foudroyant Interest: a 24 lb Cannon Ball, later painted black, set on an oak circular plinth, the edge carved CANNON SHOT 24 H.M.S. FOUDROYANT 1800 MALTA NAPLES, circumference 49cm; a Spittoon, made from copper salvage, of semi fluted globular form with undulating flange rim set with a bust seal of Horatio Viscount Nelson, 20cm; an Oak Walking Cane, made from salvaged wood, the copper pommel embossed with the Nelson seal and portrait of the ship; also, an unrelated cluster of grape shot wrapped in canvas (4)
Lot 227
A British Pattern 1888 Mark 1 Second Type Bayonet, the blade stamped at the ricasso with War Department markings, bend mark, issue date for July 1898 and maker's name Wilkinson, London, the grip scales with further markings, the pommel stamped 6WK, with steel mounted leather scabbard and leather frog; an Imperial German Fire Officer's Sword, the faintly etched 48cm steel blade stamped with maker's mark for Carl Eickhorn, silver plated hilt with axe quillons, wrythen fluted horn grip and bust head pommel, with steel mounted leather scabbard, 65cm (2)Condition report: Bayonet with black patching to blade, fine rust pitting to hilt and scabbard mounts.Fire officer's sword with worn etched decoration to the blade. The grip lacking its wire binding. Wear to the silver plating on the hilt and scabbard mounts. Leather scuffed on scabbard.
Lot 363
Full title: A Tibetan partly gilded brass bust of a Buddhist monk, 18th C.Description:H.: 41 cm (incl. the stand)H.: 31 cm approx. (the figure)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Lot 1080
Full title: Jean Mich (France, 1871-1919): Bust of Chih-Fan, patinated terracottaDescription:H.: 45 cmÊ With a stamp for Susse Freres on the back.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Lot 572
AN ITALIAN CARVED GILTWOOD AND GESSO PORTRAIT BUST OF A LADY EARLY 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIERClassical style robe with cartouche to centre inset with foiled glass37cm high, 25cm wide overallCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use.Various old splits and chips.The gilt is untouched and retains its original surface colour.Fragmentary losses to the gesso and some old repairs.Evidence of old worm throughout and below the gesso surface - to what extent it is not possible to conclude.The socle is possibly later associated.Please note the carved base seen in the photograph is not included in this lot.Please see additional images for reference to condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 755
Y A FRENCH BOULLE AND GILT METAL MOUNTED WATCH HOLDER LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY Of clock form, with bust terminal above hinged access for watch, applied putto mounts36cm high, 17cm wideCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use.Various old splits and chips.Some old repairsSome losses to brass marquetry and tortoiseshell veneer.Filler has been applied in places to disguise.Evidence of old worm to back panel and hinged element.Glue residue visible to some repaired sections.The gilt metal surmount is loosely attached and would benefit from resecuring.The gilt metal surmount is possibly later associated - original mount may be lacking.The engaging element of the lock to the hinged element is lacking.Please refer to additional images for reference to condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 1554
Football Walter Winterbottom 16x12 overall England mounted signature piece includes signed album page and a fantastic black and white photo. Sir Walter Winterbottom CBE (31 March 1913 - 16 February 2002) was the first manager of the England football team (1946-1962) and FA Director of Coaching. He resigned from the FA in 1962 to become General Secretary of the Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR) and was appointed as the first Director of the Sports Council in 1965. He was knighted for his services to sport in 1978 when he retired. The Football Association marked the 100th anniversary of Winterbottom's birth by commissioning a bust which was unveiled by Roy Hodgson at St Georges Park on 23 April 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of English football. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Lot 274
apparently unmarked, circa 1640, tests to Sterling silver standard, the cover with a pierced bust of Charles I after Thomas Rawlins, within a solid border engraved CARLOVS REX, the sides with panels of military trophies over a textured ground, the underside with an engraving of Old Father Time, interior containing a collection of 34 counters, after Simon De Passe, die struck with a comprehensive collection (with one or two duplicates) of the Kings and Queens of England, from Harold to Charles I, and including one each of Philip of Spain, Prince Frederick and the Duke of York, on the obv. the figure of the sovereign, and on the rev. the arms, box 3cm diameter, 3cm in height, 3ozt grossFootnote: Struck in the manner of engraving, the counters were used for reckoning and gaming.Condition report: Overall in good condition with no obvious signs of damage or repair. The counters are a little worn but still have good definition. See images for details of the individual counters. Friction fitting cover fits well.
Lot 319
each with mark of Metalimport Ltd, London 1965, in the form of a rectangular British postage stamp commemorating Sir Winston Churchill, the obverse with his bust, the reverse stamped 'REPLICA IN 18CT GOLD OF THE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL COMMEMORATIVE STAMP NOVEMBER 1965 FIRST EDITION' numbered A2271 and B2278 respectively, 4 x 2.5cm, 40g gross, presented in the original fitted case with accompanying guarantee certificates
Lot 153
A GROUP OF SCULPTURES, COMPRISING: bronze bust of Queen Victoria on marble socle 20cm high, two oval relief portrait bronzes, an alabaster figure of Dante, and another alabaster bust of Tasso Condition Report : wear and tear commensurate with age throughout, the Dante figure has damage: broken base, book broken and re-stuck, chips to sleeve of robe Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
Lot 448
AN ADAMS & CO PARIAN BUST OF RICHARD COBDEN modelled by E.W.Wyen, 41cm high, a Crystal Palace Art Union parian bust of a young Queen Victoria, modelled by F.M. Miller together with a further parian bust of Lord Rosebery by Robinson & Leadbeater, 29cm high (3) Condition Report: Cobden- glaze imperfections and paint splatters, no chips or cracks. Victoria - no chips or cracks. Lord Rosebery - tiny chip to shirt lapel.
Lot 451
GEORGE EDWIN EWING (SCOTTISH 1828-1892) - AN ALABASTER BUST OF PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR upon squared socle base, signed Ewing Fecit, Glasgow 1874, 41cm high Condition Report: There is rubbed/chipped area at the back of the bust where it has probably rubbed against a wall, with further larger chip to the base rim. There is a flaw to the neck and a repair to the base at the front (please see images).
Lot 1323
PONIATOWSKI STANISLAW: (1754-1833) Polish nobleman, politician and diplomat, a member of the wealthy Poniatowski family, cousin of Prinz Jozef Poniatowski (1763-1813, Polish General who became a Marshal of the French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars) and a nephew of Stanislaw II Augustus (1732-1798, King of Poland 1764-95). Stanislaw Poniatowski served as Grand Treasurer of Lithuania 1784-91, making him a key figure in Poland during the Age of Enlightenment. A.L., unsigned, three pages, 4to, Rome, 11th October 1774, to Revd. Barker. Poniatowski states that he had much pleasure in receiving his correspondent's letter from Florence, and also wishes to have good news from Paris or England, continuing to write of his own recent activities, in part, 'I have so much to write to you about that I do not know where to begin with, this is really the first moment of real sociable pleasure I felt since your departure……The next day after your departure I went to Tivoli, and never was more sorry not to have you with me; really the country out does all description, it is not a large spott (sic) but finer than any we ever saw for natural buty (sic)……the country about Albano is as you know one great rising thrown up by volcanos, there are in it two lakes which seem plainly to have formerly been craters; notwithstanding there is nothing here so striking as a Tivoly, yet the extent and the variety of views which there are follows the hills make it much more fit for a person who intends to spend some time out of Rome: besides that the people seem to be more honest at Albano than at Tivoli……There is a curiosity at Tivoly which one might thinck (sic) of so late date, some thousand years counted but for little, and at so different a kind, that natural history being but the least interesting part of it, it is but with some difficulty it might be classed under that head. I wish I may give you a clear idea of it, it is a wheele (sic) which clearly has formerly existed in the rock of which all the country is formed of. If you thrust the wheel here by ill drawn [at this point in the letter Poniatowski has added an ink sketch of a wheel with four spokes visible] as far as goes the whole lined part into very loose weed which hardens in time and rotts (sic) away the wood of the wheel you will have the best idea of the wholes (sic) left in the rock for there still exist the wholes (sic) which the spokes formerly occupied…..this mould of the wheel would not be as curious a thing, did not the elevation of the rock, a corse (sic) quite different which the waters have taken now make it so…..I wish you had staied (sic) to see it with your own eyes, the whole of this expedition would surely have given you vast satisfaction. I received a letter from Father in which……he repeats with much earnestness his wish to see me back next spring into Polland (sic), I am the less disposed for this that I do not see a sufficient reason for it…..never show my letters because thoug (sic) English I have the impudanse (sic) of sending them without reading them over'. In a postscript Poniatowski provides an intriguing anecdote regarding a murder, in part, 'St. Germain getting into his carriage in the night hits a man with his foot, it was one of the coachmen of the English who in a dispute had been assassinated and was dying, the other coachmen remained upon their seats…..nobody ever thought about giving assistance, because there is a law that the man found with the murdered is strait (sic) set into prison….the story is so inhumain (sic) that it becomes hardly credible'. With integral address leaf addressed to Barker in Bakewell, Derbyshire and bearing a good red wax seal with an imprint of the bust of a man in profile. Some age wear, light staining and a few minor holes, only very slightly affecting a few words of text, G
Lot 704
Carpeaux lists his best works CARPEAUX JEAN-BAPTISTE: (1827-1875) French Sculptor and Painter. An unusual and interesting A.L.S., `J.Bte Carpeaux´, signed twice, also with his full name to the beginning of the letter `Jean Baptiste Carpeaux´, four pages, 8vo, Auteuil, 29th August 1869, in French. The letter bears to the upper left corner an attractive blind embossed crowned monogramme with his initials J.B.C. Carpeaux sends to his correspondent what we would call today a Curriculum Vitae, including his full name, birth date, address, schools and academies where he studied, and the most important a lengthy list of what he considers his main and works and where some of them are located or who acquired them. Carpeaux states in part `Jean Baptiste Carpeaux born 14th May 1827 in Valenciennes - Student at the small school of Arts. 14 medals - Award of Rome in 1854 - Second class medal in 1859 - Medal of first class 1863 - Knight of the Legion d´Honneur in 1866 - Medal of 1st class in 1867 at the Universal Exhibition - Medal of Honour at the Exhibition of Brussels´ To the second and third page, Carpeaux lists his main works, adding interesting comments `The Groupe d´Ugolin with one of the bronze samples at the garden of the Tuileries - The Pecheur Napolitain and the Jeune Fille a la Coquille, which originals are owned by Mr. the Baron of Rothschild and the duke of Mouchy - The busts of the laughing Napolitans - The statue of the Imperial Prince which original is at the dining room of the Palace of the Tuileries - Another statue of the prince with his hat in hand and a bust of the Prince, bare chest, executed for H.M. the Empress who received it at Compiegne delivered by the author, to which it was a huge success…. The group of the Dance at the Opera, a work mutilated during the night of the 26th to 27th August 1869 because of malevolence or jealousy…´ A letter of very interesting content for biographical purposes. G to VG To be noted that Carpeaux states that his birth date is the 14th of May, while many or most biographers indicate the 11th of May.Nathaniel Mayer Rothschild (1840-1915) 1st Baron Rothschild. British Banker and politician.Antoine Just Leon Marie de Noailles (1841-1909) French nobleman. 5th Duke of Mouchy. He married Princess Anne Murat, daughter of prince Napoleon Lucien Murat.
Lot 706
RODIN AUGUSTE: (1840-1917) French Sculptor. D.S. twice, Augustin Rodin and Aug. Rodin, one page, oblong 8vo, on the 182 Rue de l´Université printed stationery, 3rd June 1909, in French. The manuscript document, entirely in Rodin´s hand, is a receipt for the sum of 23,000 francs received from Mr. Pulitzer as the final payment for one marble bust and a bronze bust. Rodin´s second signature and date are penned across an official French revenue stamp neatly affixed to the document. With blank integral leaf. A few minor, very neat excisions and one small hole in the upper left corner, otherwise VG
Lot 713
BREKER ARNO: (1900-1991) German Sculptor & Architect, best known for his public works created in Nazi Germany. Signed postcard photograph, the Gallery Marco edition image showing Breker standing in a half-length pose, working at his atelier in 1976 on a Franz Liszt´s bust for the Salzburg music festival. Signed ('Arno Breker') in bold blue ink to the lower white border. EX
Lot 465
A rare Copeland parian bust of 'The Mother', dated 1874Modelled by Raffaele Monti, her head tilted to her right gazing towards the sleeping baby held close, her fine headscarf draped gently over the child, its face and curls just visible through the drapery, on a socle, 37.2cm high, impressed COPELAND, CERAMIC AND CRYSTAL PALACE ART UNION, incised R Monti 1871Footnotes:'The Mother' was issued as a companion to 'The Bride'. See lot 464 in this sale for an example of the latter. Both busts are illustrated by Paul Atterbury (ed.) The Parian Phenomenon (1989), p.180, fig.586.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 306
A large Wedgwood black basalt bust of Epicurus, early 19th centuryThe philosopher boldly modelled as a bearded man with a furrowed brow and pensive expression, his shoulders draped, on a plain socle, 49.5cm high, impressed EPICURUS and WEDGWOOD in upper caseFootnotes:James Hoskins and Benjamin Grant supplied Wedgwood with a bust of Epicurus in 1774. This was worked on by William Hackwood and reproduced in black basalt.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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