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Lot 680
FORTY TWO ASSORTED STICK PINS a carved lava cameo stick pin, depiciting the bust of a lady, a gold stick pin mounted with an oval amethyst, a gold horse stick pin, a gold stick pin mounted with a cabochon garnet centred with a rose-cut diamond, together with thirty nine further assorted stick pins
Lot 1041
AFTER OSCAR NEMON - BRONZE RESIN MAQUETTE OF WINSTON CHURCHILL a large bronze resin maquette of Winston Churchill, cast in a limited edition of 500 and with a certificate of authenticity, 24cms high. Also with a smaller bronze resin bust of Churchill, also with a certificate of authenticity, 13.5cms high. (2)
Lot 125
A Regency ormolu and patinated bronze figural mantel timepiece Bearing a signature for Webster, London but probably by Baetens, circa 1825 The circular four columnar pillar eight-day single chain fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by a lenticular bob pendulum, the 3.5 inch circular white enamel Roman numeral dial now inscribed WEBSTER LONDON to centre and with steel moon hands within a gilt lappet leaf milled bezel, the case with gilt surmount cast as the bust of a Classical warrior over drum housing the movement cradled on honeysuckle decorated scroll supports, on plinth base applied to a relief floral garland to front over shallow cavetto skirt and gilt ball feet, 29cm (11.5ins) high. Several models of this timepiece sharing the same castings, form and specification are known signed either by Joseph van Baetens, F. Baetens or just Beatens who were a family firm of bronziers who also produced timepieces. Indeed a near identical example, complete with the same Classical bust surmount, was sold at Halls Fine Art, Shrewsbury in the their Country House & Asian Art sale held on 15th May 2019 (lot 431) realising £1350 hammer. Baetens worked in a similar vain to the Vulliamy family they were based at 23 Gerard Street, Soho, and according to Baillie, G.H. (in Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World) were active around 1832. Condition Report: Movement is in clean working condition with no visible signs of alteration or significant replacements. The enamel dial has been restored to a good standard but the signature is most likely added. The bust surmount to the case and the festoon mount to the front have been regilded; the latter also has one securing nut missing at the rear so is a little loose otherwise case is in good original condition retaining original patination and gilding to bezel, scrolls and feet.Timepiece has pendulum and winding key. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 154
Y A French Louis XIV gilt brass mounted Boulle bracket clockEtienne Le Noir, Paris, early 18th centuryThe rectangular five baluster pillar movement pinned at the rear, with large spring barrels and verge escapement regulated by half seconds disc bob pendulum with silk suspension, the backplate with large diameter external countwheel for sounding the hour and once at the half hour on a bell mounted within the superstructure of the case over engraved signature Estienne Le Noir A Paris to the lower margin, the 8.5 inch circular twelve-piece cartouche numeral dial with centre incorporating scroll cast decoration and an portrait bust of Louis XVI over a crown within chapter ring with enamel Roman hour numerals and rococo scroll cast borders and every minute numbered to outer track, with sculpted blued steel hands, the engraved cut brass and brown stained shell marquetry veneered case with cast winged putto surmount and gilt flambeau urn finials applied to the ogee shaped upstand veneered with figural scrollwork and with acanthus corner mounts over contra-parti frieze emerging from the sides of the gilt architectural moulded break-arch cornice, the front with heavy cast break-arch glazed hinged bezel enclosing scroll cast apron mount centred with a spread-eagle over enamel nameplate Estienne, Le Noir, AParis within floral trail and panel inlaid surround, the canted front angles applied with fine scroll-cast mounts incorporating musical trophies and the angled sides with brass bordered rectangular windows and further conforming mounts to rear over swollen marquetry decorated lower sections, the base with generous gilt brass scrolls flanking shaped apron centred with a female mask, on leaf cast bun feet, 81cm (32ins) high. Two generations of clockmaker with the name Etienne LeNoir were working at the time the current lot was made. Etienne LeNoir I was born in 1675 and died in 1739, whilst his son was born in 1699 and became a Master in 1717. Etienne LeNoir II was subsequently joined in partnership by his son Pierre-Etienne (born in 1724) after he became a Master in 1743 which lasted until around 1778 when Etienne II died.Condition Report: Movement is in fine clean fully working condition having been recently serviced. The escapement appears to be a very well executed restoration as evidence in the form of a filled-in slot to the centre of the top of the backplate would suggest that it had been previously converted to anchor/recoil at some point in the past. The dial has hairline cracks to the XI and III cartouche numerals as well as the signature plaque (all visible only on closer examination), otherwise faults to the numerals are limited to a few very light blemishes. The case is generally in good condition for a Boulle case of this type with some slight lifting and some historic localised replacements to the brass in places. The mounts are all present and in good condition. Clock has pendulum, case key and a winding key.Dimensions at the base 43cm (17ins) wide; 15cm (6ins) deep at the feet (18cm, 7ins deep including from mount). Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 400
Emma Marie Cadwallader-Guild (1843-1911) United States born in Zanesville, Ohio in 1843. A large bronze bust of Peter Brotherhood (Peterborough) signed "Emma Cadwallader-Guild 1887" in green patination fair condition with minor scratches 66cm high, presented on a four gilt pillar pedestal stand 91 cm high. Cadwallader-Guild was an self taught American sculpture by 1875, she exhibited a sketch in plaster at the Women's Pavilion of the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition. In the mid-1880s she moved to the UK, and is thought thereafter to have lived chiefly in Europe, only returning to the US to fulfill portrait commissions. Her preferred media were marble, granite and bronze. Cadwallader-Guild's known portrait commissions include G.F. Watts, President Lincoln, President McKinley and Andrew Carnegie. Between 1885-98 she exhibited portraits and ideal works at the Royal Academy in London.
Lot 252
§ FREDERICK W. GEORGE (1889-1971) ART NOUVEAU MAIDEN patinated plaster, signed on the base GEORGE, 57cm high; together with another ART NOUVEAU FIGURE, by the same hand, patinated plaster, signed on the base F.W. GEORGE, 51.5cm high; and a BUST OF A GIRL, also by the same hand, patinated plaster, signed and inscribed MISS PRIM, with initials GF, 21.5cm highFootnote: Provenance: From Castle of Park, Aberdeenshire
Lot 559
§ MARCELLE QUINTON (1930–2017) HEAD OF A WOMAN bronze, raised on a slate plinth base, signed inside on the mount QUINTON(bronze 24cm high, overall height 34.5cm high)Footnote: Note: Lady Marcelle Quinton was a British artist whose work has been exhibited in Europe and America. Her sculptures are mainly in bronze and include the bust of Bertrand Russell which is on his monument in Red Lion Square, London. Other works for which she is known include the busts of Cardinal Newman in the Brompton Oratory, Harold MacMillan in the Houses of Parliament, and Lord Carrington at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Lot 215
A LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHE QUEEN CAROLINE SNUFF BOX EARLY 19TH CENTURY the lid with a coloured engraved portrait bust of Caroline of Brunswick after Abraham Wivell, titled 'Caroline Queen of England', possibly a memento mori, Queen Caroline died 7th August 18219cm diameter Provenance 'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The Property of a Gentleman.
Lot 651
A PAIR OF GILT BRASS PORTRAIT MEDALLIONS OF LORD NELSON AND CHARLES FOX AFTER PETER WYON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY depicting a bust of Admiral Lord Nelson, within a band of oak leaves and acorns, signed with initials 'P W F' (Peter Wyon fecit), the other of Charles James Fox, also with a band of oak leaves and acorns and signed 'P. Wyon', with pen inscription to verso 'Presented to my Grandfather John Watts, who was secretary to Captain Hardy, on board H.M.S. Victory + other .....Lord Nelson ..Admiral of the Fleet 1812-1815', in moulded ebonised and glazed frames (2) 17cm diameter
Lot 652
A DUKE OF WELLINGTON BRONZE BRITISH VICTORIES BOX C.1815 the cover with a portrait bust of the Duke of Wellington, containing twelve paper discs listing the British victories in Portugal, Spain and France, with dates, 1808-1815, with two fixed to interior of lid and base, the underside decorated with a wreath and text 4.8cm diameter Provenance 'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The Property of a Gentleman.
Lot 655
A GEORGE IV SILVER MEDAL AFTER F. MILLS, C.1827 with the relief profile bust of a Roman Emperor, inscribed 'Arts and Commerce Promoted', signed 'Mills F', the reverse inscribed 'To W. Burn MDCCCXXVII' and with a wreath, the interior inscribed 'For His Rolling Press For Book-Binders' and in its original leather case, together with a 'National Horse Association of Great Britain' silver medal by Mappin & Webb, 1939, awarded to 'J. Blackmore Farrier of Best Shod Horse Char Valley 1939', in its leather case, and a miniature bronze 'The Lord's Prayer' medal (3) 4.3cm diameter (max) Provenance 'A Lifetime of Collecting' - The Property of a Gentleman.
Lot 670
AFTER THE ANTIQUE. A BRONZE GRAND TOUR BUST OF PERICLES BY EUGEN BORMEL (GERMAN 1858-1932) signed and dated '1893', together with a gilt bronze figure of a Bacchanalian cherub by Antonin Carles, the base signed, a bronze figure of a Renaissance page boy on an ebonised plinth and a gilt bronze bust of Venus, on an onyx base (4) 21.4cm high
Lot 690
A BRONZE BUST OF A YOUNG CHILD 'BUSTE D'ENFANT' AFTER AIME JULES DALOU (FRENCH 1838-1902) cast by the Hebrard foundry, signed 'Dalou', numbered '9' and with foundry mark 'Cire Perdue A. A. Hebrard', mounted on a verde antico marble plinth 40.8cm high, 30.5cm wide, 16cm deep Catalogue Note; This present lot relates to Dalou's commission to provide a marble monument celebrating Queen Victoria's children for a private chapel at Windsor Castle. This model served as a preliminary sketch for one of the figures in the monument. Both the terracotta maquette for the monument and the original study for 'Buste d'Enfant' are currently part of the Petiti Palais Collection in Paris. This bronze was cast shortly after Dalou's death in 1902, no lifetime casts were ever made.
Lot 409
A mid-19th century white marble bust of Prince AlbertBy John Francis (British, 1780-1861)Looking slightly to sinister and wearing a Classical robe. Signed and inscribed to the reverse J.FRANCIS SCULPT. LONDON 1853 59cm wide, 30cm deep, 78cm high (23in wide, 11 1/2in deep, 30 1/2in high) Footnotes:John Francis studied under Samuel Joseph and Francis Chantrey. Around 1830 he was granted the patronage of the Duke of Sussex and most likely through this connection became one of the favourite portrait sculptors to members of the Whig party, sculpting amongst many others; Lord John Russell, one which is in the National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG 678, dated 1832 and one in Windsor Castle, dated 1838. As well as, Lord Melbourne, best remembered as adviser and mentor to the young Queen Victoria, which was sold by Bonhams, Los Angeles, Fine European Furniture and Decorative Arts, 9 December 2013, lot 317.An almost identical bust of Prince Albert looking to sinister and dated 1853 was sold by Dukes, Athelhampton House sale, 9 October 2019, lot 100.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 410
A second quarter 19th century white marble bust of George Granville, 2nd Duke of Sutherland (1786-1861)By John Francis (British, 1780-1861)Looking slightly to dexter on a turned circular socle, signed and inscribed to the reverse George Granville II Duke of Sutherland. 1834 J.FRANCIS SCULPT. LONDON, 53cm wide, 32cm deep, 76cm high (20 1/2in wide, 12 1/2in deep, 29 1/2in high) Footnotes:George Granville, 2nd Duke of Granville also: Viscount Trentham until 1803, Earl Gower between 1803 and 1833 and Marquess of Stafford in 1833, was a British Whig MP and married to Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower (see lot ...) Before becoming an MP, he fought in Prussia and Russia against Napoleon's French forces. In 1845, he employed Sir Charles Barry to make vast alterations to Dunrobin Castle transforming the castle into a 189-room ducal palace.For Footnote on John Francis please see previous lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 411
A white marble bust of Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duchess of Sutherland (1806–1868),After Matthew Noble (British, 1817-1876)Looking straight on a foliate and floral carved circular socle, inscribed to the reverse HARRIET DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND, signed and dated to the reverse: M. NOBLE. Sc 1869, 54cm wide, 34cm deep, 76cm high (21in wide, 13in deep, 29 1/2in high) Footnotes:Produced the year after the Duchess of Sutherland had died in 1868. Matthew Noble exhibited prolifically at the Royal Academy between 1845 and 1876. His first great success came when he won the commission to produce the Duke of Wellington monument in Manchester in 1856, beating off stiff competition from older, more experienced sculptors. The monument was received with great critical acclaim and helped him to win a further commissioned to design and produce the Albert Memorial of Manchester, which he completed between 1862 and 1865. He also produced numerous portraits of Queen Victoria.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 412
A WHITE MARBLE BUST OF HARRIET SUTHERLAND-LEVESON-GOWER, 2ND DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND (1806–1868)After Matthew Noble (British, 1817-1876)Looking straight on, inscribed to the reverse HARRIET DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND, signed and dated M. NOBLE. Sc 1869, on a carved circular socle and a later stepped square plinth, 53cm wide, 36cm deep, 84cm high (20 1/2in wide, 14in deep, 33in high) Footnotes:For footnote please see previous lotFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 413
A white marble bust of Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duchess of Sutherland (1806–1868)After Matthew Noble (British, 1817-1876)Looking straight on, inscribed to the reverse HARRIET DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND, signed and dated M. NOBLE. Sc 1869 on a carved circular socle, chipped, 53cm wide, 33cm deep, 70cm high (20 1/2in wide, 12 1/2in deep, 27 1/2in high) Footnotes:For footnote please see lot ..For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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