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Lot 316
Only Fools & Horses - an original prop ' Peckham Echo ' newspaper from the 2001 Christmas Special ' If They Could See Us Now '. The production made and screen used newspaper comes with the headline ' Local Millionaires Go Bust ' and features an image of actors David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst to the front. Professionally framed and glazed, alongside a cast signed photograph from the episode (signed by David Jason, Tessa Peake Jones, Ben Smith and Gwyneth Strong). A still from the episode, showing this type of newspaper, is also present. With certificate of authenticity from the Only Fools And Horses Appreciation Society. A rare prop from the show. 62cm x 78cm total size.
![[§] JOHN DUNCAN FERGUSSON R.B.A. (SCOTTISH 1874-1961)EASTRE (HYMN TO THE SUN) Bronze, inscribed with initials, dated 1991 and](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/674c16e8-dfe0-41a9-a1e6-aa2a00fca3dc/70858d59-9553-4d9e-9341-aa4900fbd6b6/468x382.jpg)
Lot 103
[§] JOHN DUNCAN FERGUSSON R.B.A. (SCOTTISH 1874-1961)EASTRE (HYMN TO THE SUN) Bronze, inscribed with initials, dated 1991 and numbered 5/1040cm (15.75in) highNote:Fergusson carved the original in plaster in 1927, but kept it under his bed for three years before he found someone who could pay for it to be cast. It is believed only one lifetime cast was made, which is held in the collection of Aberdeen Art Gallery.A posthumous edition of 6 was cast in 1971 and a second posthumous edition of 10 in 1991, celebrating the Fergusson Gallery project, which opened in 1992. This bust is from the 1991 casting. In Eastre we see Fergusson bringing together three important strains of early twentieth Century art: Paganism, Primitivism and Modernism.Eastre is the Saxon Goddess of Spring and of the rising sun. An enthusiasm for Paganism amongst artists and musicians such as Stravinsky had emerged in the early twentieth century. Fergusson was particularly fascinated by Celtic culture and the observance of harmony and unity in nature and the concept of the female form as a symbol of fecundity, renewal and rhythm. In the South of France during the 1920s, the natural environment and bright sunlight resonated with both Fergusson and his partner, the dancer Margaret Morris, who was herself also involved in a ballet performance entitled Hymn to the Sun. The full lips of Eastre and the repeating curves forming the chest, neck and head convey her organic nature.Together with the revival of Paganism came an interest in non-Western 'Primitive' art which was widespread from around 1907. Fergusson sketched Cambodian and Indian sculpture in the Trocadéro Museum in Paris. The strong features and bold stare of masks made a particularly powerful impression on artists of the time. Here the deeply sculpted eye sockets of Eastre recall African and Oceanic wood carvings. Two years prior to creating Eastre, Fergusson had embarked on a motoring trip around the highlands. His landscapes from this journey convey the Vorticist movement's love of speed, as well as elements of Cubism in the way that the landscape is broken up into segments. Here, hints of Vorticism and an Art Deco sensibility are found in the polished finish and the bold lines running along the cheek bones, chin and eyebrows which create a dynamic composition. The warm tone of the bronze is evocative of strong sunshine, and a sense of the luxurious. Eastre represents the perfect homage to both primal nature and a celebration of modern style and energy. It is arguably the most significant sculptural work by a Scottish artist of the 20th Century; its scarcity further enhancing its iconic status.
Lot 64
DERWENT WOOD (BRITISH 1871-1925)BUST PORTRAIT OF ROBERT BROUGH Signed, inscribed and dated 1904 in the cast, bronze23cm (9in) highNote: Robert Brough's art is often overshadowed by the trauma and tragedy of his untimely death; after suffering horrific burns in a train collision outside of Sheffield. A great friend and protégé of Singer Sargent, the older artist rushed to be with his friend in his final days and following his death curated a memorial exhibition in celebration of the young artist's talent. Brough's life was cut short during a steep upward career trajectory; he was very much a rising art star, working alongside Sargent and having recently been made an associate of the Royal Scottish Academy.Brough displayed a talent for both art and music from a young age, and was greatly encouraged by the family's neighbour, the painter Sir George Reid. With this support Brough found an apprenticeship as a lithographer in Aberdeen and used his earnings to fund trainings at Gray's School of Art in the city, before applying to the R.S.A. Schools in Edinburgh in 1891. By the end of his first year, he had been awarded three prestigious prizes, thus beginning a notable career. Brough completed further training in Paris, enrolling at the Acadamie Julien in Paris with Scottish Colourist S.J. Peploe, before travelling on in search of Sisley at Moret-sur-Seine and then Gauguin at Pont Aven in Brittany. By 1894 he had returned to his native Aberdeen and his steady progress was being closely monitored by the local press, 'When only three-and-twenty years of age Mr. Brough created some sensation and scored an undoubted triumph with two pictures shown at the Grafton Exhibition of the Society of Portrait Painters. His reputation already extended far beyond the confines of his native land. He had important pictures in Munich, Moscow, and in other leading Continental Galleries' (1895 Aberdeen Daily Journal). Then by 1897, and the age of 25, he was in London working on society portraits alongside Sargent. A Scottish artist, with a particular European flair, Brough's modern French training combined with a range of influences and inspirations from Raeburn to Velazquez to create a sophisticated and flamboyant approach. Close engagement with the selection of offered works by this intriguing artist reveal his true talent and dexterity; his lightness of touch and sophistication across mediums particularly apparent. Rowing Boats by a Harbour Quay, Concarneau atmospherically evokes the Brittany coast and the quick, deft brushwork is handled with a charming lightness. An unfinished working sketch still visible verso reveals the artist's working practice. In Rowing Boats, and Figures on the Harbour Wall, Brittany, Brough beautifully balances the compositions and utilises the unique qualities of the differing mediums. Within the offered group a particular preoccupation with ripples and reflections is visible, elegantly captured by the artist in a variety of media, from directly applied waving lines of pastel pigment to a patterning of daubs of fluid watercolour. Overall it is his dexterity with pastel that is a true delight to witness, with his lightness of touch allowing him to delineate the patterning of architecture and greenery in South of Concarneau, the colourful, graphic topography rising elegantly out of the buff paper surface, and the sparseness of a Parisian winter in Bulb Planting in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris, the effortful gestures of the workers clear in their brief outlines and the elegance of the city visible in the grey and white distance. Brough's talent and approach was beautifully summarised by his friend and mentor, Sargent: '. . . the grace, the fluidity, the lightness of touch that are so delightful in Brough; that very rare quality of surface that seems to make the actual paint a precious substance.'Provenance:This reduction bronze is believed to be unique and was specially commissioned by John Singer Sargent from Derwent Wood as a gift to Lady Maude Messell (1875-1960 ) in memory of the artist.By decent to Lord Anthony Armstrong Jones and consigned to benefit the National Trust acquisition of Nymans House.Neil Wilson, Campbell Wilson Fine ArtPrivate Collection, ScotlandThere are 3 known full size versions; National Gallery of Scotland, Aberdeen Art Gallery, and the third is believed to be in a private collection in the US.
Lot 93
VINCENC MAKOVSKÝ 1900 - 1966: A BUST OF TOMÁŠ GARRIGUE MASARYK 1930s Bronze on a marble base 42 cm (pedestal: 15 cm)42 cm This bust of the first president of Czechoslovakia, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, was created by the important sculptor Vincenc Makovský. After studying painting under Jakub Obrovský and Karel Krattner and sculpting under Bohumil Kafka and Jan Štursa at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (1919-1926), he travelled to Paris on a French government scholarship to work under Antoine Bourdelle. He spent World War II in Zlín, where he co-founded the Art School and was the head of the Instrument and Machine Forming department. After the war he settled in Brno-Obøany, where he lived and worked up until his death. He was a member of the Mánes Union of Fine Artists (from 1930) and Czech Academy of Arts and Sciences, was a founding member of the Czechoslovak Surrealist Group and a professor at the University of Technology in Brno (from 1947) and Academy of Fine Arts in Prague (from 1952). He has created a number of public artworks, primarily monuments, mostly in Brno but also around the Czech Republic and abroad. His son, Zdenìk Tomáš Makovský (* 1946), is also a sculptor and architect.
Lot 352
Lewis Baumer (British, 1870-1963), Portrait of John, bust-length, as a boy, signed, inscribed and dated '1935', coloured chalks, 38.5cmx26cmProvenance: from the estate of Elizabeth Pepys-Cockerell, whose husband John was a descendant of the diarist Samuel Pepys. His ancestors had a long association with Sezincote in Gloucestershire
Lot 385
English School, circa 1790. Miniature portrait of a lady, bust-length, with long black hair and lace shawl and a portrait of a gentleman in a red waistcoat, his hair en queue, each oval, 5x4cmProvenance: from the estate of Elizabeth Pepys-Cockerell, whose husband John was a descendant of the diarist Samuel Pepys. His ancestors had a long association with Sezincote in Gloucestershire
Lot 387
B.V. Portrait miniature of a lady, half-length, with auburn hair and lace bonnet, ruffle lace collar, and white embroidered shawl; portrait miniature of a gentleman, bust-length, in clerical robes; the first signed 'BV', oval, 6cmx7.5cm, in ebonised frames. Executed circa 1820 (2)Provenance: from the estate of Elizabeth Pepys-Cockerell, whose husband John was a descendant of the diarist Samuel Pepys. His ancestors had a long association with Sezincote in Gloucestershire
Lot 146
FOUR 9CT GOLD RINGS IINCLUDING A PERIDOT 'CLADDAGH' RING comprising; a Claddagh ring in the form of a crowned heart between hands, centred with a heart-shaped peridot within a paste border, London 1993, size S; an oval shell cameo ring depicting a female bust within a rope-twist frame, Birmingham 1989, size O+; an amethyst single stone ring, the round mixed-cut stone claw set between scroll cast shoulders, post 2000 London hallmarks, size U; and a small horse's head and horseshoe ring, Birmingham 1993, about size J, requires a repair at the shoulder; the four rings 11.1g gross
Lot 88
A MODERN 9CT GOLD AND PORTRAIT MINIATURE OVAL BROOCH/PENDANT the portrait miniature with five tiny eight-cut diamonds 'en habille' and depicting a three-quarter length bust of a lady in Elizabethan dress, mounted in a plain glazed frame with a beaded scrolling border, import marks for London 1989, 5cm high overall, 3.25cm wide (2 in x 1 ¼ in); 9.7g gross; together with a filed-curb chain on a bolt ring clasp, stamped '9k', 51cm long (20 in), 2.9g
Lot 29
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Pandit Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru) (1889-1964), freedom fighter and the first Prime Minister of India, standing figure; Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon (Indian, 1896-1974), Indian nationalist, diplomat, and politician, a half face wall plaqueBoth signed, one dated 1985 and one 1949 respectivelyResin; plaster79cm high; 28 x 24 cm (4)With a framed photograph of Nehru with the bust, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 30
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Fatehsinghrao Prataprao Gaekwad (1930-1988), The Maharaja of Baroda (1951-1988)Signed and dated 1954Bronze69cm high (3)With a framed photograph of Brilliant and the Maharaja with the bust, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)The Maharaja was a politician and a cricketer who represented Baroda in the Ranji Trophy between 1946 and 1958, he also wrote the book The Palaces of India in 1980. Brilliant was entranced by his combination of masculinity and beauty and felt him to be an incarnation of Apollo and found a close resemblance to a greek marble of Alexander the Great.
Lot 32
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Pandit Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru) (1889-1964), freedom fighter and the first Prime Minister of India; The Eyes of India, Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Indian, 1917-1984), the only female Prime Minister of IndiaEyes of India is signed and dated 1952Resin; plaster51cm high; 17cm high (4)With a framed photograph of Brilliant and Nehru with the bust, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 34
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Pandit Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru) (1889-1964), freedom fighter and the first Prime Minister of India; Mohamed Ali Currim Chagla (Indian, 1900-1981), jurist, diplomat, and Cabinet Minister who served as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court; Unknown SikhOne signedResin and two plasters37cm high; 57cm high; 51cm high (5)With a framed photograph of Brilliant and Nehru with the bust, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 43
‡Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999)Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963), the first President of India; Pandit Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru) (1889-1964), freedom fighter and the first Prime Minister of India, half bodyBoth signed, one dated 1952 and one dated 1949Both plaster58cm high; 77cm high (4)With a framed photograph of Brilliant with the bust, also with a book: Fredda Brilliant, Biographies in Bronze (New York: Shapolsky Books, 1986)
Lot 562
A George III wax bust length portrait of a gentleman in side profile, believed to be John Jervis, 1st Earl of St.Vincent (the renowned admiral, naval reformer and member of parliament, 1735-1823), in coloured wax, set in a glazed box frame, 15 x 13 cm total, together with a cased Victorian portrait photograph of a lady, 9.5 x 8 cm.
Lot 173
Group of crested china items to include; First World War field gun with the arms of Brynamman, standing Carlton china Scottish soldier with the arms of Swansea, Devonia art study of a memorial to Drake with the arms of Plymouth and a Carlton china bust of Kitchener with the arms 'united we stand' the flags of the allies. Together wtih a W.H Goss Parian porcelain portrait bust of a man in Roman dress (possibly Sir Walter Scott). (5)(B.P. 24% incl. VAT)
Lot 2530
Four cameo stick pins: a round painted porcelain painted cameo of a Roman style soldier, with glazed keepsake panel to reverse, 17mm diameter; a carved coral bust cameo of a classical gentleman, 11mm high; an oval coral cameo of a lady, in white metal surround with closed back, 12mm wide; a lava cameo of a classical style lady, collet mounted with open back, (all unmarked, 12.4g gross), (4). Cameo of woman – very small crack at 9 o’clock.Otherwise all good with minor age wear only.
Lot 2555
Six various stick pins: to include a stick pin of a 3-dimensional ceramic bust of a lady, 22mm wide; a paste set shield stick pin, 13mm wide; a moss agate stick pin 13mm wide; a pink and brown painted porcelain stick pin of a classical gentleman, 15mm wide; a reverse painted glass stick pin of gentleman, 15mm wide; a turquoise glass and yellow metal ball stick pin, 13mm diameter; (all unmarked, 22.1g gross), (6). Male portrait under crystal – some scratching to crystal.Roman portrait – some light surface scratches.Ceramic head – grubby.Turquoise orb – minor scratches.Shield – tarnished.Moss agate – good.
Lot 2008
Great Britain, Queen Anne, (1702-1707), the Act of Union of England and Scotland, silver coin, obv; draped bust of Anne facing left, ANNA DG MAG BRI FR ET HIB REG, rev: the British shield crowned within the motto of the Order of the Garter resting between branches of palm and laurel upon a pedestal, lion and unicorn to the left and right bearing shields, MAII I MDCCVII (May 1st 1707) 28mm. (1)
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