ÉDOUARD VUILLARD (1868-1940)La Salle du Moyen ge dans le Musée des Arts Décoratifs (première étude) stamped with the artist's signature 'E Vuillard' (lower right)distemper, pastel and charcoal on buff paper laid on canvas98 x 114.5cm (38 9/16 x 45 1/16in).Executed in 1922Footnotes:ProvenanceThe artist's studio. Hallsborough Galleries, London. Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 April 1964, lot 73.Anon. sale, Sotheby's, London, 25 June 1996, lot 110.Brinkman Fine Art & Antiques, Amsterdam.Acquired from the above by the present owner on 18 December 1996. LiteratureA. Salomon & G. Cogeval, Vuillard, The Inexhaustible Glance. Critical Catalogue of the Paintings and Pastels, Vol. III, Milan, 2001, no. XI-176 (illustrated p. 1383).La Salle du Moyen Âge dans le Musée des Arts Décoratifs (première étude) forms part of a series of museum studies that Vuillard made in the years following World War I. In this atmospheric composition the main figure, clad with a purple overcoat and high toque, looks away from the spectator to observe the stained-glass windows, his profile neatly mirroring that of the bust behind him. Vuillard creates an intimate scene, whereby he invites the viewer to be another visitor at the museum. During the war Vuillard had been mobilised in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine near Paris. One of his comrades commissioned him to decorate the apartment of his sister Madame Bauer-Judin in Binningen, Switzerland. Vuillard painted four large panels and two overdoors for this commission, which resulted in a decorative ensemble of his studies of Paris galleries, and is regarded as an important work from the artist's later oeuvre. In preparation for the final compositions, Vuillard created over a hundred sketches and pastels of museum interiors from the newly reopened Louvre, the chapel of the Palace of Versailles and the Museum of Decorative Arts.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Queen Anne medal, circa 1713, struck in yellow metal, commemorating the Peace of Utrecht, 1713. Obverse: Bust of Anne (left), laureate, hair bound with pearls, lovelocks behind and on the left shoulder, in embroidered gown and mantle tied in a knot on the shoulder. Legend: 'ANNA . D : G . MAG : BRI : FR : ET . HIB : REG :'. Reverse: Britannia stands (left), with spear and shield, and holds out an olive branch; on one side are ships, on the other men ploughing and sowing. Legend: 'COMPOSITIS . VENERANTVR . ARMIS .' Exergue: 'MDCCXIII.'
Four hardstone carved miniature busts, 19th Century, each carved in the Roman style with an amethyst carved bearded bust 26mm high, another carved in amethyst of a bust with head scarf, 25mm high, the third carved from carnelian with robes to the shoulders 30mm high and the fourth a green marble carved example with robes to the shoulders, 33mm high, (4)
EDWARD ORME & FRANCIS WILLIAM BLAGDON: ORME'S GRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE LIFE, EXPLOITS AND DEATH OF HORATIO NELSON, London, for Edward Orme & Longman, Hurst, Rees & Ormes [1806], the scarce undated 1st edition engraved bust of Nelson frontis, plates including 5 hand coloured and one hand coloured vignette complete as list (12 listed), some marginal burn marks at top of some leaves, folio, original half calf marbled boards worn, printed paper label, lacks most of backstrip, top board detached
EDWARD ORME & FRANCIS WILLIAM BLAGDON: ORME'S GRAPHIC HISTORY OF THE LIFE, EXPLOITS AND DEATH OF HORATIO NELSON, London, for Edward Orme & Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1806, engraved bust of Nelson frontis, plates including 5 hand coloured complete as list (16 listed), 1p adverts at end, folio, original calf backed boards worn, original printed label of funeral car, top board detached
Six various 20th century porcelain or bone china figures, including Dresden girl with flower garland, continental male figure in furs of Marshall Murat, a grape figure with fruit basket, etc (6)Condition report: Noa - losses to fingers Woman and Child - losses to flower petals Bust of a woman - losses to petals Girl with a garland - losses to petals Man in a red coat - good Male youth with a basket of grames - loss to the tree stump
Rare French 19th Century Napoleonic Silver Snuff/ Trinket Box of stunning quality, having the raised bust of Napoleon to the lid, with beautiful decoration to the sides, and further to the lid; all the hallmarks are well struck and still clear, with the French showing the Fleur-de-Lys and the letter P for Paris, the English Assay/ Hallmarks are for London 1893. All aspects of condition are wonderful; silver weight 84.25gms, diameter 2.75nches (6.9cms)
Prince Charles & Benedict MedalOf Jacobite Interest: A Jacobite silver medallion Charles Edward Stuart and Henry Benedict, Duke of York.The Legitimacy of the Jacobite Succession. The obverse with a bust of Prince Charles Edward Stuart and the motto Mercat Inter Omnes and on the reverse, a bust of Henry Benedict, and the motto 'Alter Ab. Illo'.Footnotes:The fourth and final Jacobite heir to publicly claim the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Henry Benedict Stuart was the younger son of the Old Pretender, James 'III and VIII,' and brother of the Young Pretender, Charles 'III.' Created the Duke of York by his father, he remained removed from the politics of the Jacobite movement, and was made Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati in Italy where he spent his life in exile. Upon his elder brother's death in 1788, those within his camp as well as the movement styled him as Henry IX of England and Ireland and Henry I of Scotland. He never referred to himself publicly in this manner, however, and the papacy did not recognize him as the legitimate heir to the respective thrones. Dying childless in 1807, the Jacobite line of succession then passed to Henry's nearest blood relative (the great-great-great-grandson of Charles I), Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A white marble bust of a gentleman, by repute depicting Sir John Turing, 1st Bart of Foveran, (c1595-1662)Carved wearing a judicial wig, jabot and gown, raised on a turned socle, 54cm wide, 24cm deep, 68cm high (21in wide, 9in deep, 26 1/2in high) Footnotes:By repute, this bust (traditionally identified as depicting Sir John Turing, 1st Bart of Foveran , c1595-1662) stood for many years by the village well which gave the Parish its name. Foveran translates as Fobharan in Scottish Gaelic and Fobhar is the anglicised version of the Irish name that signifies 'the town of the water-springs'. According to the vendors (Foveran Church of Scotland) it then stood in the hall of Foveran House and was subsequently bought by Sir John Leslie Turing, 11th Baronet (1895-1987) from the executors of the McKenzie family and gifted to the church in 1979.The church has been in recent contact with the current Baronet and from a portrait believed to depict the 1st Baronet still in the family the bust bears no resemblance to the portrait which shows the 1st Baronet sporting a beard. Therefore, the traditional attribution is likely to be spurious. However, if the Turing connection is to be believed it is likely to depict the 4th or 5th Baronet.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Coral pendant and pendent earring suiteThe coral corallium rubrum carved to depict the bust of a lady between putti with floral detail, the earrings en suite with detachable pendent drops, lengths: pendant 6.8cm, earrings 6.0cm (2)Footnotes:Please note this lot will be subject to USA Fish and Wildlife regulations if imported into the USA.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Gold and hardstone intaglio ring, circa 1790, and a gold and gem-set ringDescription: 1st: Oval, depicting a bust facing left wearing a Phrygian cap, the inner band inscribed Jean Paul Marat, Assasine 13 Juillet 1793,2nd: Copy of Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora wedding ring, depicting the crucifixion, set with a rose-cut red gemstone, the inner band inscribed D Martino Luthero, Catharina v Doren 13 Juni 1525, ring sizes approx.: 1st S, 2nd M (2)Footnotes:1st: The hardstone intaglio is dedicated to Jean-Paul Marat, a journalist and politician active during the French Revolution. He was assassinated by Charlotte Corday on the day of the dedication. The Phrygian cap worn by the figure depicted in the intaglio has its origins in antiquity and was specifically used during the French Revolution as a sign of liberty.2nd: The original wedding ring worn by Katharina von Bora is a part of the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum collection in Leipzig, Germany.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Coins, Great Britain & World, a collection of coins and banknotes to include a William III Sixpence, 1697, B below bust for Bristol Mint, F, an Alfonso XIII 5 Pesetas, 1890, first bust, VF or better but with two holes to the edge, an Alfonso XIII 5 Pesetas, 1898, third bust, F, a Louis Philippe I 5 Francs, 1847, F, a Louis XV Ecu, 1767, Fair, a Wilhelm II Funf (5) Mark, F+, a quantity of 1920-1946 Halfcrowns, Florins, Shillings and Sixpences, approx. 54 1/2ozt, together with a quantity of modern British and World coinsCondition report:
Coins, Great Britain, George III (1760-1820), Bank of England Issue (1804-1816), Three Shilling Bank Token, 1815, dr and laur. bust in armour r., rev. BANK/TOKEN/3 SHILL/1811 (S.3769), F, together with an 1811 Eighteenpence, VF or better, an 1813 Eighteenpence, NVF and an 1814 Eighteenpence, F with counterstruck initials
9th (Wantage) Berkshire Rifle Volunteer Victorian Officer’s shako plate circa 1860.Fine rare die-stamped silvered angular crowned circlet “IXTH BERKS VOLUNTEER RIFLES”, a shield, bearing bust of King Alfred the Great, superimposed on “ALFRED” bar. Loops VGCFormed at Wantage 24.10.1860 as part of 1st Admin Bn. (HQ Reading). On consolidation in 1873 became ‘K’ Company. Battalion became 1st VB Berkshire Regt 1.12.1882.
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