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Lot 15
Irish political medals. A copper medal, bust of O'Connell, D.O'CONNELL & E.S. RUTHVEN ELECTED FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN. DECR 17TH 1832. rev. BY UNION LEGISLATIVE INDEPENDENCE WILL BE OBTAINED, 49mm; 1892, a copper medal, standing figure of Hibernia with lion behind her, ULSTER UNIONIST CONVENTION rev. crowned shield, 38mm; together with a small O'Connell medal, a Parnell / Gladstone Home Rule medal; a 1932 Eucharistic Congress souvenir medal; and a white metal George IV August 1821. (5)
Lot 151
Eamon de Valera, a collection of material relating to the former President of Ireland. Two silver commemorative medals, Dublin, 1974, Jewellery & Metalwork Co. each 1oz troy (33g); a bronze commemorative medal by Spink; a miniature brass bust; Eamon de Valera His Recorded Voice, RTE, double cassette; five various press photographs; and four various volumes about de Valera.
Lot 251
Coins. Ancient Greece. Mycia, Hemidrachm, 480-450BC, o. forepart of running boar, r. head of rearing lion; Byzantion, hemidrachm 357-340BC, o. forepart of cow on dolphin, r. ornamental trident head; Parthia, Mithrades drachm, o. bust left, r. enthroned archer; Roman Vespasian, 69-79AD, Dupondis. (4)
Lot 4
Medal of Irish physician Henry Quin (1717?91) by William Mossop (1751?1805), white metal medal, 61mm, portrait bust HENRICUS QUIN M.D., in gilt mounted black lacquer frame, 3½" x 3¼" (8 x 9.5cm). Henry Quin promoted the development of modern medical teaching in Ireland. Registrar of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (1755?6), Quin was elected president of the college six times from 1758 to 1781. He is remembered in a comic poem ?He teaches youth the cure, the remedies / And various causes for all maladies; / The speculative theoretic rule / And the best practice, in the physic school?.
Lot 74
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): a bronze bust of Yael Sion-Dyan, signed and dated '72', 16 by 25 by 32cm high, with handwritten note by the sitter regarding the collection of a sculpture and four preparatory polaroids, together with a bronzed plaster/resin bust of Moshe Dayan, signed and dated '73', 20 by 22 by 42cm high, and a plaster bust of Golda Meir, a/f, signed and dated '74', 16 by 20m by 25cm high, (bust only), with assorted photographic prints and other ephemera. (4)Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 75
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): a limited edition bronze bust John F. Kennedy bust, signed and numbered '1/12', 23 by 23 by 40cm high, with original plaster cast, 30 by 36 by 36cm high, and photograph of the sculptor with bust. (3) Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 76
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): bronze bust of the composer Gustav Mahler, signed and numbered '9/50', raised upon a metallic base, 16 by 19 by 33cm high, together with preparatory images. (1 bust and 1 bag)Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 87
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): preparatory bust for Anne Frank (German/Dutch, 1929-1945) sculpture, bronze versions of the sculpture have been exhibited at the British Library, London and the Holocaust Centre, Newark.Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 88
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): a bronzed plaster bust of Haim Topol as Tevye, with marble base, 16 by 21 by 34cm high, together with its original plaster mold, together with original photographs of Kern visiting Topol on the film set of Fiddler on the Roof, as well pictures of Topol visiting the sculptor's house. (1 bust, 1 mold, 1 bag)Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 89
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): Clint Eastwood resin bust, signed and dated '77', raised upon a wooden plinth, 24 by 8.5 by 49cm high overall, together with over twenty original photographs used for sitting, including shots of Eastwood taken on set, and three letters from Maggie Eastwood, the bust was to be a surprise present for Clint Eastwood, one letter referencing Kern's peanut design, and another takes issue with the likeness of the bust, together a 'Happy Holidays' card from 'The Eastwoods Clint, Maggie, Kyle, Ali' featuring an image of Kyle and Ali Eastwood as children, playing with a doe. (1 bust and 1 bag)Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 90
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): a bronzed resin bust of Haile Selassie (1892-1975, Emperor of Ethiopia), raised upon a wooden plinth, , a bronze version of the bust was exhibited in the Royal Portrait Gallery in London, 19 by 21 by 36cm high overall together with accompanying ephemera, including a facsimile letter announcing a gold medal to be awarded to the Kern in recognition of her work.Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 92
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): a bronzed plaster bust of Chief Richard Akinjide (Nigeria, 1930-2020), a academic and President of the International Court of Justice, signed and dated '91', 40 by 27 by 47cm high, with ephemera including over twenty photographs of Chief Akinjide posing in Kern's studio. (1 bust and 1 bag)Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 93
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): bronzed plaster bust of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah (Ghana, 1909-1972), first prime minister and President of Ghana, signed and dated '72', with marble base, 27 by 28 by 46cm high overall, together with ephemera including three letters (of which two have been framed) from the Ghanaian government. (1 bust, one framed collection of letters, 1 bag)Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 94
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): a collection of Gilbert & Sullivan and other bronzed sculptures, comprising a bronzed resin bust of Gilbert, 20 by 23 by 53cm high, with Gilbert & Sullivan bonded bronze joint bust, 16.5 by 9 by 17cm high, together with individual bonded bronze busts a/f, both 15cm high, and a Luciano Pavarotti resin figurine, a/f , 13 by 17.5 by 49cm high, together with related press cuttings, all signed. (5 sculptures and 1 bag)Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)The individual busts are cracked and damaged, Pavorotti's handkerchief has been repaired.
Lot 95
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): two resin busts, both signed, comprising bust of H.B. Roland, wearing spectacles, dated '70', 17 by 23 by 43cm high, together with a bust purported to be of Ivor Redman, 19 by 13 by 37cm high, dated '84', with ephemera. (2 and 1 bag)Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 96
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): a plaster bust of Jacob Nimrodi (Israeli b. 1926), an businessman and MOSAD operative, 47 by 27 by 40cm high, together with assorted photographs of Nimrodi. (1 bust and 1 bag)Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 102
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): three bronzed plaster resin busts, comprising a plaster bust of a young lady with hair tied up in a bun, 17 by 24 by 46cm high, signed and dated '64', another plaster bust of an oriental lady, signed and dated '65', 18 by 22 by 41cm high, and a resin bust of a young man, signed and dated '68', 19 by 20 by 39cm high. (3)Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 103
Doreen Kern (British, 1931-2021): a bronzed plaster and resin sculptures, comprising a plaster bust of Rieko Remonde, signed and dated '82', raised upon a wooden plinth, 22 by 22 by 40cm high overall, three abstract bronzed figurines, including two mother and child sculptures, unsigned but with indistinct edition numbers to their backs, 28 by 13 by 29cm high, and a terracotta design for a bronze memorial plaque for the grave of Lolita Aurora Strauss who was killed in a plane crash in 1982, signed 'D.K.' 29.5cm by 6cm, together with some preparatory and other photographs and ephemera. (5 sculptures and 1 bag)Provenance - From Doreen Kern's collection and artist's studio (Artist and Sculptor 1931-2021)
Lot 1178
Mid-19th century English school - a pair of portrait miniatures, each being bust portraits of young women, watercolours on ivory with white highlights, framed as ovals, housed in ebonised easel photograph frames with gilt detail, image dimensions 8 x 6cm, frame dimensions 16 x 14cm (2)Condition report: One frame badly cracked in two places
Lot 1182
Walter Rowlands Ingram (act. late C19th) - Bust portrait of a lady in white marble, modelled with her hair in a chignon, wearing a buttoned blouse fastened at the lace collar with an angel brooch and with pendant necklace below, inscribed verso W.R. INGRAM SG(?) 1888, on a circular socle base, gross h.35.5cm Condition report: Damage to socle.
Lot 1282
After Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680) - bust portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria, oil on canvas, 72 x 57cmCondition report: Has been re-lined.Paint good and stable.Some craquelure but generally light other than the lower left quarter where more visible.Some obvious areas of overpainting to left of nose, right shoulder, and below bust at centre.Canvas good.Frame tarnished, otherwise good.
Lot 461
ITALIAN GRAND TOUR ITEMS INCLUDING;AN ALABASTER HERM BUST OF HOMER, 19TH CENTURY, 12cm high, A BRONZE BUST OF NERO, LATE 18TH CENTURY (Provenance: H. Abarbanell Collection), 13.5cm high, AND A BRONZE BUST OF CLEOPATRA, 19TH CENTURY, With fluted socle, 19cm high (3) Provenance: The Simon Neal Collection
Lot 464
A PLASTER BUST OF THE ROMAN EMPEROR HADRIAN (76 AD-138 AD) CONTEMPORARY Cast by the Museé Du Louvre, on a circular socle, marked 'MUSÉE DU LOUVRE REPRODUCTION INTERDITE ATELIERS DE MOULAGE' 90cm high Provenance: The Simon Neal Collection This monumental plaster is taken from an imperial Roman marble bust of the Emperor Hadrian, now in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, Paris (marbre 1189). The bust was originally discovered near Rome's Esquiline Hill and dates from circa 125 - 150 AD. The ancient marble then entered the collection of Giampietro Campana, the Marchese di Cavelli (1808 - 1880), who amassed one of the most significant private collections during the 19th century. In 2019, an exhibition of 400 items originally from the Campana collection was jointly organised by the State Hermitage and the Musée du Louvre.Condition Report: The bust bears wear, marks, scratches, abrasions and scuffs throughout. The majority of these are in the manufacture of the item in order to simulate greater age. Some later chips of loss and abrasions - see images for details. Some of these losses have been disguised with cream paint. Larger chip of loss to top of one ear - see image. To the lower edge of the truncation there are some areas of adhesive/filler applied - see images. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 481
A POLYCHROME MARBLE BUST OF A ROMAN PATRICIAN WOMAN AFTER THE ANTIQUE A 17th century (or earlier) torso, with an 19th century Giallo Antico head 22cm high Provenance: The Simon Neal Collection The taste for coloured marbles used by the ancients was revived in Italy during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Around this time, sculptors began to reuse ancient stones and marble fragments, known as 'spolia', for their new works. They often re-carved ancient stones or made later additions to them, which is probably the case with this example, as the head (carved from Giallo Antico) is modelled in a later 18th century style, whilst the torso is decidedly earlier, either 17th century or perhaps ancient. Sculptors and their patrons who engaged in the practice of re-using ancient 'spolia', did so because of the social cache these fragments offered, through their intractable associations with Roman imperial power, as much as it may have been for the love of a particular stone's aesthetic beauty.
Lot 482
A POLYCHROME MARBLE BUST OF JULIUS CAESAR (100 BC - 44 BC) 19TH CENTURY White marble with Giallo Antico toga, on a rosso antico socle 28cm high Provenance: The Simon Neal Collection Julius Caesar was one of Republican Rome's most talented generals. His armies were loyal and followed him on many successful campaigns. After conquering Gaul and starting a drive against Britain he returned to Rome, where his success was viewed with increasing suspicion. Having defeated his rival Pompey, he clashed with the strongly Republican senate as he tried to cement his political strength into an absolute monarchy. A group of senators, led by Cassius and Brutus, assassinated Julius Caesar in 44 BCE. This brought about the final round of civil wars that ended the Roman Republic and led to the elevation of Octavian as Augustus, the first Emperor. Condition Report: Bust with the marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions consistent with age. Deposits to the ceases and folds of the carving as expected with age. Some old chips and 'nibbles'. It is likely that the socle is later associated. Adhesive visible between the truncation and the socle. The socle has natural cracks to the surface of the marble. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 494
A BRONZE BUST OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT (356-323 BC) 19TH CENTURY Mounted on a Blue John socle 22cm high Provenance: The Simon Neal Collection Condition Report: Surface is dirty from atmosphere and handling- hair area shows damage, creased and holed surface. Variance of colour to patina- slightly lighter chocolate brown patina to centre of face- with 'circles' to right cheek. Base with knock to top edgePlease see additional images which form part of this condition reportCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 495
A SOUTH ITALIAN ALABASTER BUST OF A ROMAN EMPEROR POSSIBLY 17TH CENTURY Believed to be a portrait of Constantine The Great (C.272-337 AD), with carved breast plate, on a Siena marble socle 36cm high Provenance: The Simon Neal Collection The combination of the classical subject matter, yet the slightly distorted, non-classical proportions and the polychrome marble and alabaster material it is made from, suggests a 17th century date for this Italian bust. The style of carving suggests the work may have been executed in one of Italy's southern provincial centres of baroque artistic production, such as Sicily. In the early 17th century, the island became associated with coloured marbles, after numerous agates and jaspers were found there, as well as richly coloured and lively patterned marbles that took a very high polish. It is believed the word 'Baroque' derived from the French translation of the Portuguese word 'borrocco' - meaning misshapen pearl - which indeed appears to be an appropriate description of the character of this bust. The subject of the work is a Roman emperor, the closest likeness perhaps being provided by portraits of Constantine the Great (c.272 - 337 AD), who was proclaimed emperor in 306 AD, in the English city of York. His recognition of his Christian subjects and his own conversion to the Faith, laid the religious foundations of Western Christendom. Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions consistent with age. Some small chips, knocks and losses in places throughout - see images. Some old cracks. The laurels appear to have the remnants of a dark painted surface. The pedestal with some filler applied in places. Adhesive visible between the neck and the body. This has age but is likely later. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 514
AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE BUST OF THE ROMAN EMPEROR MARCUS AURELIUS (121 AD-180 AD) 17TH/18TH CENTURY 68cm high Provenance: The Simon Neal Collection The apparent age of the marble and the carving style employed in the execution indicates a 17th or early 18th century date for this bust of Marcus Aurelius, one of the most popular Roman emperors. The philosopher-emperor is perhaps most famous for a work his subjects never saw, his 'Meditations'. Written in Greek, during his long campaigns against the German tribes, it represented an intimate notebook that recorded his own reflections on human life and the ways of the gods. It seems to have survived almost by accident and was unknown to the writers of his time and for long afterwards but seems to have surfaced at some point in the 4th century. Please note, this lot should be dated as '17th/18th century' and not as printed in the catalogue.Condition Report: There are marks, scratches, knocks, chips, cracks and abrasions to this bust.There is a layer of variable discolouration and a muddy coloured plaster like residue in places including recesses that can be scratched off with a fingernail.There are chips including but not exclusively to the nose, draping robes and socle.The roundel to the fabric on the shoulder is sectional and with some small movement where it joins the bust.There is a repair to a section of folding fabric close to the roundel.Please see the additional photographs for a visual reference of condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 523
A VENETIAN BUST OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD IN ISTRIAN STONE POSSIBLY 16TH/17TH CENTURY 38cm highProvenance: The Simon Neal Collection Condition Report: Surface with dirt from atmosphere and handling, some mild rubbing to raised and exposed surface- notably margins such as top of Virgin's head. Some small pockmarks- notably to edge of cowl and nose- see images.- Underside with carved recess- support holePlease see the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 546
AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE BUST OF THE FIRST ROMAN EMPEROR CAESAR AUGUSTUS (63 BC- 14 AD) LIKELY 17TH CENTURY BUT POSSIBLY EARLIER 50cm high Provenance: The Simon Neal Collection This monumental and imposing head of the first Roman emperor Caesar Augustus (63 BC - 14 AD) was likely carved in the 17th century, or perhaps earlier, originating from a provincial Roman workshop. At some point in its history it would seem to have had a cast taken from it to judge from a remnant of plaster in one nostril. As founder of the Roman Principate, Augustus has been much lauded as one of the founders of western civilisation and his image celebrated and reproduced in Italian art since the start of his reign in 27 BC.Condition Report: The surface is dirty throughout- from atmosphere predominately. Also with paint (?) splashes to reverse. In the hands of a competent and careful restorer/conservator this should be cleanable but to what extent only a trained practitioner would be able to advise. Some light surface abrasions but with more significant historic losses notably to the nose and some rubbing to margins. Left ear with hole. Stand is part of the lot.Please see additional images which form part of this condition reportCondition Report Disclaimer
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