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Lot 469
Full title: Italian school, after the antique: Bust of the Apollo Belvedere, white marble, ca. 1800Description: H 65 cm The Apollo Belvedere in the Vatican ranks among the most celebrated statues from antiquity. Today thought to be a Hadrianic copy, made in c. 120-140 CE, of a 4th-century BCE Greek bronze original, the statue was excavated in Rome in 1489. The marble was recorded in 1509 in the garden of S. Pietro in Vincoli, which was then under the custodianship of Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, who became Pope Julius II (1503-1513). By 1511, the Apollo had been installed in the Cortile del Belvedere of the Vatican, and thereafter received a vast amount of attention from artists and commentators alike. The most influential of these was J.J. Winckelmann, who dedicated pages to the Apollo's beauty and hailed it as the embodiment of antique ideals. One of the most amusing descriptions of the Apollo was made by the great American painter Benjamin West. Upon visiting the Eternal City in the summer of 1760, he encountered considerable snobbery from the native populous who mocked him for a perceived lack of sophistication. Anxious to see the impression of this classical exemplar on West's supposedly uncultivated mind, they opened up the doors of the Belvedere to reveal the Apollo, only to be shocked when the painter dryly remarked, 'My God, how like it is to a young Mohawk warrior' (Haskell and Penny, op. cit., p. 150). The statue's fame was further enhanced after it was ceded to Napoleon under the terms of the Treaty of Tolentino in 1797, arriving in Paris in a garlanded case in July 1798; it was returned to Rome in January 1816. The Apollo continued to fascinate Grand Tourists through the 19th century (link). Ref.: - A very similar but smaller sculpture sold at Sotheby's London, 5 December 2020, Lot 59 (GBP 10.080, link).
Lot 471
Full title: Battelly (19th/20th C.): Bust of a young maiden, marbleDescription: H 53,2 cm With a later signature referring to Rafaello Battelli, the famous Italian sculptor active at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th C. Compare for example this sculpture with a Diana bust, sold at New Orleans Auctions (27th of July 2019, lot 113; link).
Lot 308
A lot comprising assorted Hummel ceramics including wall vases, figural tiles, a bust of Mozart, year plates, bells, trinket dishes, machine embroidered framed hummel figures etc Condition Report: figural tiles - most have chip. Wall vases & plates good condition. Other items in the main are in good condition.
Lot 42
HARDSTONE CAMEO BROOCH AND CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SEAL PENDANT, 19TH CENTURY1st: The hardstone carved to depict the bust of a warrior with a helmet, shield and beard, facing left, 2nd: The carnelian carved to each side, depicting either a shield with a double-headed eagle under three six-pointed stars and a bow, or a warrior with a helmet, shield and beard facing right, lengths: 1st 3.0cm, 2nd 3.6cmFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 208
FOUR CAMEO RINGS1st: The amethyst plaque carved to depict a monkeys head, 2nd: The banded agate plaque carved to depict a moustachioed man facing right, 3rd: The banded agate carved to depict a bearded man facing left, 4th: The banded agate carved to depict a classical bust of a man wearing a wreath facing left, ring sizes approx. H½, K, J½, J½ (4)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 43
18TH/19TH CENTURY UNMOUNTED INTAGLIOThe carnelian intaglio carved to depict a laureated bust, possibly Jupiter, dimensions 2.7cm x 1.9cmFootnotes:Provenance:Australian jeweller, Tony White (1942 - 2020)Please note this lot has VAT at a preferential rate of 5% on the Hammer Price and VAT at the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 2063
Official silver medal commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887, designed by the medallist Joseph Edgar Boehm and produced by The Royal Mint, the obverse with bust facing left reading 'Victoria Regina Et Imperatrix', the reverse with seated Monarch surrounded by subjects and winged figures above, diameter approximately 77mm, weight approximately 222.8 grams
Lot 2064
Official bronze medal commemorating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887, designed by the medallist Joseph Edgar Boehm and produced by The Royal Mint, the obverse with bust facing left reading 'Victoria Regina Et Imperatrix', the reverse with seated Monarch surrounded by subjects and winged figures above, diameter approximately 77mm, weight approximately 203.1 grams
Lot 224
A PAIR OF WHITE MARBLE BUSTS OF LADIES OF HIGH FASHION IN THE MANNER OF LECOMTEFRENCH OR ITALIAN, 19TH CENTURYEach carved in the manner of Felix Lecomte's portrait bust of Marie-Antoinette in Versailles with low cut robes and hair worn upEach approximately 83cm highTOGETHER WITH A PAIR OF WHITE MARBLE MOUNTED SIENA MARBLE HEXAGONAL PEDESTALS 20TH CENTURY each 117cm highCondition Report: Both busts with marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some old minor chips and 'nibbles'. One face has pencil lines drawn along the creases of the eye lids. The same face has some 'pitting' to the cheeks and some dark rubbing/deposits to the nose and chin. the bases of the busts with some chips and losses to corners. The pedestals with the expected minor chips. Some filler applied to splits and joins in the veneered marble. Some white adhesive visible between the joins of the moulded elements at the tops of the pedestals.The hexagonal tops to the pedestals measure 40.5cm wide x 35cm deepPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 367
AN ITALIAN CARVED WHITE MARBLE BUST OF A VEILED BRIDE19TH CENTURYDepicted with floral sash, turned socle64cm highCondition Report: Surface is dirty from atmosphere and handling, except around left cheek which is notably whiter. Raised floral sections in particular with dirt build-up. Some wear and losses to the raised floral sections, the 'veil' detailing itself slightly rubbed. This is unsigned- and comes from a vendor gradually dispersing collection he has purchased over the years.Please see additional images which form part of this condition reportCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 401
ALFRED DRURY RA (ENGLISH, 1856 -1944), A BRONZE BUST OF SIR BENJAMIN STONECIRCA 1900On alabaster plinth, signed 'A. Drury'the bust approximately 33.5cm high, 51cm high overall Sir John Benjamin Stone, MP for Birmingham East from 1895-1909, was a prolific amateur photographer. Founding the National Photographic Record Association he took over 26,000 photographs and wrote books as he travelled to Spain, Norway, Japan and Brazil. His photographic career culminated in 1911 with his appointment as official photographer to the Coronation of King George V.Condition Report: Surface is slightly dirty from atmosphere and handling, The dirt has built up in crevices- and there are additionally some surface marks- and what appear to be small paint splash marks. Base a little tired and with some edge knocks. Head revolves slightly on base indicating restraining bolt is loosePlease see additional images which form part of this condition reportCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 258
A late Victorian ladies silver buckle cast and pierced with scrolling foliate decoration and set to the centre with a shell-carved cameo of a classical female bust in profile, 70mm, together with a Victorian Pinchbeck mourning brooch with memento mori glass panel, swivelling to reveal a female Bacchanalian figure, 70mm, and a third small yellow-metal mounted shell cameo (af)(3)
Lot 325
A magnificent 18th Century Baroque carved Armorial Wall Piece,ÿin the rococo style, the crest with scrolling foliage above a classical bust issuing further deep scrolls supporting various shelves, and a centre painted polychrome oval armorial depicting an armorial helmet etc., and a further grotesque mask below, approx. 163cms high x 120cms wide (5'4" x 48"). (1)
Lot 26
A Victorian memorial brooch, the central panel with enamel detailing, with a figure of child with blonde hair, on a raised border with applied pearl decoration and a bust scroll outer border, with over applied memorial panel back, safety chain and back pin, bloom gold, 6cm x 5cm, 33.2g all in.
Lot 186
1802 PEACE OF AMIENS A Chamberlain's Worcester beaker, c.1802, the flared form well painted with a scene of a portrait bust of George III being crowned by putti, raised on a pedestal inscribed 'Peace' and flanked by a soldier and a sailor, reserved on a peach ground with gilt scrolls, husks and flowerheads, the underside inscribed 'Chamberlain Worcester' in gilt, a long restored rim crack and associated filled chip, 11.1cm. After long negotiations, the Treaty of Amiens was signed on 25th March 1802 by Charles, Marquess Cornwallis and Joseph Bonaparte.
Lot 268
21ST JUNE 1813; WELLINGTON'S VICTORY AT VITTORIA A large black basalt teapot and cover, c.1813, the tall form moulded with a lion's head spout and serpent handle, one side with an oval panel inscribed with battle honours and dated for Vittoria, the reverse with a cartouche depicting Britannia placing a garland upon a named bust of Wellington impressed 'Viresque Acquiret Eundo', a chip to the cover, 28.5cm across. (2) The inscription 'Viresque Acquirit Eundo' is taken from Virgil and roughly translates to 'With Strength by going'. Cf. John & Jennifer May, Commemorative Pottery 1780-1900, pl.174.
Lot 392
QUEEN CAROLINE A creamware jug, c.1820, printed in black with a portrait bust upon a plinth inscribed 'Queen of Great Britain Shielded by Britannia and Wisdom', flanked by Britannia and Athena, the reverse with Britannia seated and supporting a shield with the Royal coat of arms, restoration to the foot and rim, 18cm.
Lot 93
1789 GEORGE III'S RECOVERY A Wedgwood jasperware oval plaque, c.1789, applied in white on a deep blue ground with an allegory of Fame inscribing a tablet 'Health is rest…', surmounted by a portrait bust of George III, the plaque 7.8cm, mounted in a later frame. Provenance: with Aurea Carter, June 2007.
Lot 571
WILLIAM GILES BAXTER (1856-1888), Female Bust Portrait, charcoal drawing, 11" x 8 1/2", together with another male portrait in pencil, 12" x 8 1/4", both signed, stained frames (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)Good, both on brown paper, the male with cut lines - preparatory sketch for lino cut (?)
Lot 53
LAURENCE GAHAGAN (1756-1817) Portrait Bust of Lord Nelson White statuary marble, 28cm high Signed Listed in Strickland as a sculptor, L. Geoghegan of Anglesea Street in Dublin was given a premium of four pounds by the Dublin Society in 1756 for “a piece of sculpture”. Strickland surmised that this was probably the marble statuette of Rubens, which at that time belonged to W.T. Kirkpatrick of Donacomper, Celbridge and which is signed ‘L. Geoghegan 1756’. He altered his name to Gahagan on reaching London. In 1777 he received a premium of thirty guineas from the Society of Arts for a cast of a figure and exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1798 busts of Admiral Sir Thomas Paisley and Sir Horatio Nelson. He continued to exhibit at the RA until 1817.Signed and dated MDCCCV (1805) verso
Lot 54
EDWARD A. FOLEY (1814-1874) Portrait Bust of the Actor William Farren (1786-1861) White statuary marble, c.75cm high Signed and dated 1841 William Farren was born on the 13th of May 1786, the son of an actor (b. 1725) of the same name, who played leading roles from 1784 to 1795 at Covent Garden. His first appearance on the stage was at Plymouth at the Theatre Royal, then under the management of his brother Percy, in Love a La Mode. Having spent some time in Dublin, he returned to London as ‘William Farren of Dublin’ and his first London appearance was in 1818 at Covent Garden as ‘Sir Peter Teazle’, a part with which his name is associated. He played at Covent Garden every winter until 1828, and began in 1824 a series of summer engagements at the Haymarket which also lasted some years. At these two theatres he played an immense variety of comedy characters. From 1828 until 1837 he was at Drury Lane, where he played a wider range of characters, including Polonius and Caesar. He was again at Covent Garden for a few years, and next joined Benjamin Webster at the Haymarket, as stage-manager as well as actor. The present work by Edward Foley was completed in 1841 when the actor was at the height of his popularity, just two years before he suffered a stroke on stage at the close of his performance of the title-part in Mark Lemon's Old Parr. He was, however, able to reappear the following year, and he remained at the Haymarket a further ten years, though his acting never again reached its former level. During his later years he confined himself to old men parts, in which he was unrivalled. In 1855 he made his final appearance at the Haymarket, as Lord Ogleby in a scene from the Clandestine Marriage. He died in London on the 24th of September 1861.
Lot 56
JOSEPH ROBINSON KIRK RHA (1921-1894) Bust of a Gentleman White statuary marble, 72cm high Signed and dated 1865 The fifth child and eldest son of sculptor Thomas Kirk and his wife Eliza Robinson, James attended Trinity College Dublin in 1838 at the age of 17, graduating in 1843. During his time in Trinity he exhibited two busts at the 1840 annual exhibition at the Royal Hibernian Academy. In 1843 he was awarded a prize of five pounds from the Royal Irish Art Union for a study from life figure entitled ‘Andromeda’. Having been commissioned to execute the figure in marble he spent a year studying in Rome, on the generous proceeds. Strickland notes that Kirk, during his long and productive career, executed not only a great number of portrait busts but also many important public statues and monuments including in Trinity College the four figures of ‘Divinity’, ‘Law’, ‘Medicine’ and ‘Science’ on the Campanile. He is also responsible for the bronze bas-relief of the ‘Siege of Seringapatam’ which decorates the base of the Wellington Monument in the Phoenix Park in Dublin. Many of his portrait busts are in institutions such as the Royal College of Surgeons and numerous monuments are in Mount Jerome Cemetery.
Lot 242
BÜSTE DER JOSÉPHINE DE BEAUHARNAISLimoges Büste aus Biskuitporzellan auf quadratischen Porzellansockel mit rotem Fond und Vergoldung. Manufakturmarke. H.23cm A BUST OF JOSEPHINE DE BEAUHARNAIS Limoges Bust made of bisque porcelain on a squareporcelain base with a red background and gilding. Maker's mark. 23 cm high. Keywords: sculptures, plastic art, artworks, figures, figurines, French, Francais
Lot 867
A Worcester Parian ware bust of Albert the Prince Consort, designed by E J Jones, c1855, 37cm h including socle, shape 1/2, blue printed circular W H Kerr & Co mark and a contemporary 19th c Parian ware bust of John Wesley (2) Prince Consort - broken and repaired with loss to flat underside causing bust to be unstable on the socle. The rim of the socle chipped. Wesley - piece of the base at the truncation broken out and re-stuck party visible from front but stable
Lot 1452
English School, late 19th c - Portrait of a Boy, bust length in sailor suit and straw hat, oil on canvas, 44.5 x 39cm Much dirt, unlined, torn and holed, several patched on reverse, in the original later gold painted wood frame, with printed trade label of R J Stannard 30 Great Russell Street London
Lot 175
A KPM Parian ware bust, titled ‘Emil Devrient’, 10.5cm high, together with a matched pair of French Parian ware busts, after Augustin Pajou, each on a blue and gilt base, 20cm high (3)Condition report: KPM lacking base, with nibbles to the bottom edge. French examples with minor frits and loss to gilding.
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