COPELAND; an Art Union of London Parian bust after Mary Thornycroft 'Alexandra' portrait bust raised on socle base, height 39cm. CONDITION REPORT: P&P within the UK for this lot would be £18 + VAT. Some lateral movement to base/stand with chips to top section of base and two hairlines to foot rim beneath 'Thornycroft' - possibly firing. Chips to bottom left and right corners of 'Alexandra' section, further cracks around bust detail and top top fold of dress right shoulder, again possibly firing, another between chin and neck, otherwise some surface dirt and discolouration.
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A Victorian Art Nouveau yellow gold stylized bust brooch, lady with waved hair design, set with small rose cut diamond necklace and earrings, reverse hinged steel pin, simple loop fitting, French gold marks to loop, assessed as 18ct gold, approx. 26mm x 25mm, weighing approx. 4.7g, also together with a plated base metal similar French Art Nouveau design brooch. Condition Report: gold brooch - very good, tiny rose cut diamonds all present, base metal brooch - plating worn. No condition reports for this sale.
LOREDANO ROSIN - GLASS BUST OF HORSE, MURANO a wonderful large glass sculpture of a Horse's head, mounted on an oval block of glass. The glass cut and polished. Signed, Loredano Rosin. 15ins (38cms) high *Rosin was a Murano glass maker who collaborated with many famous artists such as Picasso and Chagall. He exhibited widely in Europe, Japan, and North America. This bust probably dates to the 1960's. *This bust was previously sold by Lawrences in April 2015, Lot 1310, for £1500.
A Belgian pinfire six shot revolver with octagonal barrel, engraved detail to the cylinder and lock, also inscribed 'ELG' within an oval beside 'U' beneath a star, and with carved and detailed grip featuring the bust of a winged female, length 24cm. CONDITION REPORT: PLEASE NOTE: we are unable to post this lot using our own in-house packing and postal service. Please arrange your own packing/courier service.
An early to mid-20th century German sword modelled as a Katzbalger, with double ribbed wooden grip, domed pommel and scrolling guard, the tapering blade inscribed 'Josef Bleeker Vertviel Historischer Koss?me, Munster, I.W.', the blade also stamped for Alexander Koppel of Solingen, length of blade 49cm..Josef Bernhard Maria Bleeker (1881-1868) was a German sculptor who trained as a stonemason in Munster and Munich. He obtained the order to create a bust of Adolf Hitler for a propaganda exhibition and in the end created twenty-five busts, the connection with the Nazi regime lost him his teaching post at The Munich Academy in 1945 before being rehabilitated in 1951 and becoming a member of The Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and an honorary member of The Munich Academy. CONDITION REPORT: PLEASE NOTE: we are unable to post this lot using our own in-house packing and postal service. Please arrange your own packing/courier service. General surface wear to the wooden grip including two thin slither sections missing where the pommel meets the top of the grip. Tarnishing to the metal mounts and several significant chips to both sides of the blade with surface wear and pitting throughout.
Four Various English Late 19thC Jugs comprising a Copeland late Spode wide bodied, dark green jug with applied white pate, Classical dancing female figures, below floral swags, glazed; 7.25 inches high, brown printed mark; a Copleland tapering jug in natural stoneware with figures as above, unglazed, 7 inches high, impressed Copeland, England; a Dudson French blue and pale blue, pewter lidded jug with white applied Classical figures, glazed; 8 inches high including cover, impressed Dudson, England, and a Pinder Bourne flow blue, stein style jug with a strapwork design, centred by a female bust motif to back and front; 7.5 inches high
Antique German Bust And Several Pietra Dura Decorative Items A Late 19th century ceramic bust of a female with shawl and blonde hair in chignon, approx 10.5 inches in height. Also four decorative pietra dura plaques with floral and foliate detail, some signs of restoration to one. Also a green onyx vase with circular base.
A 19th century Brampton brown salt glazed stoneware tobacco jar, in relief with bust of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, scroll handles, 16cm diam, c.1860; a similar oval dish, applied with flowers and foliage, rope twist borders, lion mask handles, 16cm wide, c.1860; others, smaller, 13cm wide; etc (6) Condition Report: Albert jar 0 no cover, slight nibbles around the rim; one smaller oval dish with hairlinecrack; others ok
English School (third/fourth quarter, 17th century)Portrait of a Nobleman, bust-length, wearing a long curled periwig to his shoulders, knotted lace cravat and armour, the angles with acanthus scroll framework oil on canvas, 75cm x 62cm Condition Report: A fine portrait. The upper and lower portions with stable horizontal scratches to canvas, a few smaller scratches in places. Craquelure, as expected. The verso in good original condition.
English School (19th century), a portrait miniature of Madame St. Clusie, after Richard Cosway, bust-length, inscribed to verso, oval, watercolour on ivory, 7.5cm x 6cm; another, Madame Du *rey, after Richard Cosway, bust-length, inscribed to verso, oval, watercolour on ivory, 7.5cm x 6cm (2)
AN EARLY VICTORIAN SILVER SNUFF BOX rectangular with engine-turned decoration and concaved reeded sides, the cover set with a die-stamped portrait bust of the Duke of Wellington*, gilt interior, by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1837; 2.45" (6.2 cms) long; 1.65 oz *The bust signed at the bottom "J. Herbert & Son".
A PLATED BRASS VESTA CASE & WHISTLE formed as the bust of Pierrot, another plated vesta modelled as the bust of a young lady, a plated and painted vesta in the form of the head of Ali Sloper, and two other plated mask vesta cases (one depicting Columbus) with patent nos, the largest one 2;75" (7 cms) long (5)
British Coins, George III, pattern halfpenny, in bronzed copper, undated, toothed border, narrow rim, laur. bust r., small eagle’s head below, rev. nude Britannia seated, pointing l., her l. arm resting on shield, paddle behind (P.994 [Extremely Rare]), certified and graded by NGC as Proof 66 Brown, a superlative example of this early pattern for the coming Soho Mint coinage, its surfaces smooth as silk and the colour of fine mahogany, one of the finest known *ex Cheshire collection While the obverse image of King George is familiar and appears, with minute variations, on a number of patterns and proof coppers, it is the reverse of the presently offered pattern coin that compels study and appreciation. In fact, this beautiful coin is almost an illustration, in and of itself, of the achievements of both the Soho Mint and the later die-sinker who ‘rescued’ Soho’s dies, re-struck them, and thereby made coins available for collectors who otherwise would never lay eyes on such items, nor understand their history. All numismatists owe Taylor a huge debt in this regard. We can all study the progression of dies as related by Peck, but why does a regal coin feature on one side an exquisite, heavily frosted portrait of King George, and on the other side an ‘unfinished’ and therefore nude portrayal of the emblem of the land? Crowther tells us what probably happened: ‘The figure of Britannia on the halfpennies by Droz is very graceful. To ensure the agreement of his work with the rules of anatomy, Droz first engraved a nude figure, and afterwards added the drapery. . . . All the halfpennies with the nude reverse were struck by Mr. Taylor’ (pp.43-44). Further, he explains that among the scrap bought by Taylor at the Mint sale in 1848 ‘were found several dies for halfpennies by Droz, and other patterns. A few of these dies had never been used, nor even hardened’. Taylor took these dies, hardened them, paired various ones, burnished them to rid them of rust, and struck small quantities, then destroyed some of the dies. Other dies survived and passed into collections in the late 19th century, but were never used again. Even Crowther, in 1886, says no one knows how many were made, but evidently precious few. All of Taylor’s re-striking activity occurred between 1862 and 1880. He did not evidently set out to deceive collectors. His output of medals was prodigious, as a talented engraver and die-sinker. In the 1850s he was responsible for such creations as the Port Philip gold coins, copper patterns for the Republic of Liberia, and numerous Australian merchants’ tokens, or store cards. His plan was to mint coins on contract as a serious businessman, much as Boulton had done earlier, but his dreams were ruined just a few years later when the price of gold made his ideas difficult to implement. In 1857, his coining press was sold. His passion for coining was not dead, though, and he seems to have wandered into re-striking many of the Soho dies obtained at that sale in 1848. Peck’s cataloguing of all his issues gave credence to his work, and enumerated all known examples for collectors to consider and seek to obtain. Clearly, then, even though this is a restrike, it is a sample of what was a 1790-era trial piece, albeit by a man who did not himself create or engrave either of the dies. What he did was leave for us a testimonial, or memorial, to the artistic accomplishments of earlier artists.
British Coins, George IV & Victoria, farthings (3): 1821; 1828; 1860, beaded borders, laur. head/young bust l., rev. Britannia std. r., with shield and trident (S.3822/25/58), all certified and graded by NGC, the first as Mint State 66 Red Brown, the others as Mint State 66 Red (3) The first two are the highest graded by NGC; the last is one of four graded, none higher.
British Coins, George IV, farthing, 1822; third farthing, 1827; Victoria, farthing, 1860, beaded borders, laur. head/young bust l., rev. Britannia std. r., with shield and trident (S.3822/27/58), all certified and graded by NGC, the first two as Mint State 65 Red Brown, the last as Mint State 66 Red (3)
British Coins, Victoria, proof five pounds, 1887, small B.P. in reverse exergue, ‘Jubilee’ bust l., rev. St. George and the dragon (S.3864; W&R.285), certified and graded by PCGS as Proof 63 Deep Cameo, another beautiful example of this highly popular type, issued in only one year for the Jubilee celebration The type generally issued in the proof set.
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