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Click here to subscribeA miscellaneous group of Classical antiquities Circa 1st Millennium B.C. - Roman Period Including four Cypriot terracotta heads; a small Roman bronze protome in the form of a bust; four Graeco-Roman terracotta masks; a Hellenistic terracotta face fragment, and an early Christian terracotta lamp; 1½in-4in (3.8cm-10.2cm) approx; and a group of other items including glazed fragments (16)
Angelica Kauffman (Coire 1741-1807 Rome)Portrait of Sir James Graham, bust-length, in a blue coat oil on canvas, unlined62.3 x 47.6cm (24 1/2 x 18 3/4in).Footnotes:ProvenanceBy direct descent from the sitter to the present ownerLiteratureMemoria delle pitture fatte d'Angelica Kauffman dopo suo ritorno d'Inghilterra che fu nell mese d'otobre 1781 che si trovo a Venezia, unpublished manuscript, Royal Academy of Arts, London (the sitter paid 24 zecchini)Dr. G.C. Williamson and Lady V. Manners, Angelica Kauffmann, R. A., Her Life and Her Works, London, 1924, pp. 63-4, 144, 190J. Ingammels, A Dictionary of British and Irish Travellers in Italy 1701-1800, New Haven and London, 1997, p. 416C. Knight (ed.), La 'Memoria delle piture [sic]' di Angelica Kauffman, Rome and London, 1998, cat. no. 56, p. 17J. Black, The British abroad, the Grand Tour in the eighteenth century, 2003, pp. 198-9, 281James Graham (1761-1824) was created 1st Baronet Netherby in 1783, the year he travelled through France and Switzerland to Rome in the company of his friend the Rev. Thomas Brand (c.1751-1814) where they both sat to Angelica Kauffman. We have an account of their journey through the letters of Brand who provides an interesting insight into 18th century travel. He writes that in Genoa they went to an opera buffa: for many grand tourists music was a significant part of the attraction to visiting Italy which very much dominated the operatic scene at the time. Graham and Brand went to Modena expressly to hear the renowned castrato Luigi Marchesi (1754-1829) sing. Their tour took them to Turin, Piacenza, Parma, Modena and Bologna before they went on to Rome early in December where this portrait was painted. From Rome they progressed to Naples in January 1784 where Graham fell ill with a violent fever. His inclination was to seek the help of an English doctor, though Brand deemed the man in question a quack, noting tartly that 'he had no confidence in himself and would have prescribed anything that I proposed...Lady Warren's maid died under his care'. Fortunately he persuaded his companion to consult the Neapolitan physician Cirillo who cured him. They were back in Rome by March and progressed to Florence and Venice where Graham sat for a second portrait, this time by the Irish artist Hugh Douglas Hamilton.On his return to England Graham represented Ripon in the House of Commons supporting Pitt, and the year after he was raised to the baronetcy he married Lady Catherine Stewart, daughter of the 7th Earl of Galloway. Their son, Sir James Graham (1792-1861) was to have a distinguished political career advising the Prime Minister, Robert Peel, and holding office both as 1st Lord of the Admiralty and Home Secretary.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 1746 George II 'Lima', overmarked shilling, facing left, Lima stamped under bust to signify it is made of silver captured by raids of the Spanish settlements in the New World. Together with an overmarked Charles II silver crown, over mark reads Rob*T Pinnock to obverse and the initials R P to reverse
King George IV Coronation 1821 medal in copper by Benedetto Pistrucci, Laureate Bust 1, Georgius IIII DG Britanniarum Rex FD, rev depicts the king enthroned, crowned by Victory with Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia in attendance, Proprio Jam Jure animo paterno, in ex inauguratus die julii XIX anno MDCCCXXI
A 19th century Dresden, German teacup and saucer, the four-panel design incorporates two with floral sprays on a turquoise ground either side of two painted panels depicting horses and riders, one panel possibly relating to a horn blower in a military scene, the fancy scroll handle with thumb kick in the form of a bust of a man wearing a black hat, marked to the base of each with entwined AR in underglaze blue, height 7.5cm, diameter 13cm, also an Aynsley cabinet cup and saucer decorated with a printed fallen fruit design and gilt interior to the cup, a Maling ware green and floral lustre twin-handled comport, height 9cm, diameter 13cm and a Bishop & Stonier vase of globular form resting on four ball feet, over painted with Scottish theme depicting wild thistles, height 15cm (4).
An early 20th century Parian ware figure of a seated young lady in period costume, with kitten at her feet and a basket containing skeins of wool, on an oval base, green anchor mark to the base, height 18.5cm, three other Parian ware figures to include a seated naked young boy taking thorn out of his foot, a Greek sculptress with sculpting tools in hand and partially finished bust of a head and a bisque figure of a hunter in Classical garb holding a knife and carrying a slaughtered lamb, standing on a rocky outcrop to a circular base with acanthus leaf decoration, hand painted and gilt-heightened, lozenge date mark to the back and 'Astrican', height 23cm (4).
A c1860 Copeland Parian ware Crystal Palace Art Union finely modelled Parian bust after the sculpture of Ophelia by Calder Marshall RA, depicting Ophelia with long flowing hair, garlands of bell flowers and ivy leaves and wheat ears, on a separate bolted socle base, impressed 'Crystal Palace Art Union' to front and verso 'Ophelia W C Marshall RA Sculpt', height 31cm and attributed to Robert Cooke; a 19th century Parian ware bust of a genteel lady with star head dress and veil, beaded necklace and pendant and low-cut Grecian-style dress, impressed mark to the back 'R.C', height 31cm (2). CONDITION REPORT Ophelia - circular crack to the top of the head with area approx 2.5cm of some discoloured restoration, Some age related wear in the form of surface scratches, some chips to the top rim of socle base, clear impressedd marks2nd bust- no apparent damage or restoration
Three late 19th/early 20th century Parian ware busts, Disraeli by Robinson & Leadbetter, impressed 'R&L', in lozenge shape verso, height 19.5cm, WWI military commander with painted emblem to the stand depicting flags of Britain, France, Belgium and Russia and banner 'United We Stand', showing unity between four nations during the 1914-1918 War, and one other bust of William Gladstone, British Prime Minister, on a square spreading base, height 20cm (3).
A Parian ware bust of a bride in her headdress, on a circular base, height 28cm (af). CONDITION REPORT Some age related wear in the form of small surface marks, small areas of flowers missing from the headdress, flower missing from the shoulder, flowers missing from the centre of the dress beneath necklace, small chip to base of dress bodice
An early 20th century black and bronzed painted plaster bust depicting the head of a young boy mounted on square green marble base, indistinct mark to the back of the head, possibly WS?, height including base 43cm. CONDITION REPORT There are some tiny areas of paint loss and some pin head size white dots are visible, there are some old chips to the collar, good defined features, the head is fixed to the base
Three c1901 Robinson & Leadbetter busts of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, the Edward VII example impressed verso 'R&L' in oval lozenge and 'Edward.VII.Rex, W.C. Lawton Sculpt November 9th 1901 Copyright', a bust of Queen Alexandra impressed verso 'R&L' in oval lozenge and 'Alexandra, W.C. Lawton Sculpt December 14th 1901 Copyright', and a bust of Queen Alexandra as a young woman by the same maker, inscribed 'R&L', height of largest 22cm (3).
A bronze medallion commemorating the Australian International Exhibition in Sydney 1879-80 and Melbourne 1880-81, awarded to Edmund B Pennell, Albert Edward Prince of Wales President of Royal Commission bust verso, diameter 7.8cm, together with a French bronze medallion 'Denyse Clairouin Femme De Lettres', by R Joly, diameter 6.7cm
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