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Click here to subscribeA Portuguese brass-mounted kingwood cabinet on stand 'Contador', 18th century, 115x88x44 cm, The rectangular top above eleven variously sized drawers, the ripple-moulded sides with drop handles, above a pierced apron and turned baluster legs joined by conforming stretchers and feet. The drawers lined with green felt,
A monumental Dutch ormolu-mounted padauk and amboyna cabinet, Third quarter 18th century, 265x213x75 cm, Provenance: formerly on loan at Slot Zuylen, Oud-Zuilen. The shaped moulded cornice centred by a scallop console, above a pair of panelled doors decorated with carved scallops and foliate scroll mouldings, flanked by conforming rounded corners, enclosing a fitted interior with three shelves and five drawers, above three further drawers flanked by hinged knees, each enclosing four hidden drawers, on bracket feet.This large Dutch cabinet, made during the third quarter of the 18th century, is an example of exceptionally fine craftsmanship. The piece is veneered with two types of colonial hardwood: while the larger surfaces are finished with padauk wood, which can be recognised by its deep orange-brown colour, the top, middle and lower mouldings are veneered with amboyna burl. These two wood types actually belong to the same genus of Pterocarpus, which is subdivided in various species native to regions ranging from West-Africa to Myanmar (formerly Burma) and the Andaman Islands. Moreover, this cabinet stands out for a few other interesting features; in addition to its rounded and panelled front corners and the finely shaped bracket feet, the lower section of the piece has two hinged ‘knees’, each enclosing four hidden drawers. ,
A Dutch brass-mounted figured walnut and elm inlaid display cabinet, Mid-18th century, 228x168x39 cm, Provenance: Property of a Dutch noble family.- acquired at Bernhard Stodel, Amsterdam, 1972. The arched moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors, enclosing a beige silk lined interior with two shelves, above five drawers, on bun feet.
Zweitüriges Lackschränkchen mit reliefierten SteinintarsienChina. 78,5 x 57 x 27 cm. Frontdarstellung mit drei Damen in einem Garten, an den Seiten jeweils ein Vogel auf Blüten. Darstellung in einer Mischung aus goldfarbener Malerei und Intarsien. Dekorative Messingbeschläge, innen ein Einlegebrett Eine Niete am Beschlag fehlt. Two-door lacquer cabinet with relief stone inlaysChina. 78,5 x 57 x 27 cm. Front depiction with three ladies in a garden, on each side a bird on flowers. Depicted in a mixture of gold-colored painting and inlays. Decorative brass fittings, inside an insert board A rivet on the fitting is missing. *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Kleiner asiatischer zweitüriger Schrank mit goldfarbener Malerei| siehe Nachtrag 68 x 65 x 36 cm. Vielfigurigen Heiligendarstellungen in qualitätvoller Ausführung. Auf der Front 6 Personen, einer auf Drachen reitend, ein anderer mit einem Tiger kämpfend. / Linke Seite vier Männer zusammensitzend, einer hält einen Stab mit Schriftrollen. Rechte Seite ebenfalls vier Männer mit unterschiedlich gefüllten Gefäßen, auf Fischen stehend. Geschwungene Zargen, Innenleben rot, mit Schriftzeichen in den Türen. Ein Einlegeboden und eine jüngere Glasplatte Farbabsplitterungen, Farbfassung der Oberseite wohl jünger überholt, Trockenrisse in der Rückwand. | Nachtrag 02.06.23: + zusätzliches Untergestell 80 x 71 x 41,5 cm. Small Asian two-door cabinet with gold painting| see supplement 68 x 65 x 36 cm. Many-figure depictions of saints in quality execution. On the front 6 people, one riding on dragons, another fighting with a tiger / Left side four men sitting together, one holding a staff with scrolls. Right side also four men with variously filled vessels, standing on fish. Curved architraves, red interior, with characters in the doors. A shelf and a younger glass plate Color chips, color finish of the top probably more recently overhauled, dry cracks in the back wall. | Addendum 02.06.23: + additional base 80 x 71 x 41.5 cm. *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Gründerzeit-GewürzschränkchenEnde 19. Jh. Eiche massiv, Email auf Kupfer. 53 x 43 x 13 cm. 5,7 kg. Auf Kugelfüßen stehender Schrank mit 18 Schüben um die große Zentraltür. Schübe je mit Emailschild beschriftet, hinter der Tür ein Einlegeboden Wenige Abplatzer und Haarrisse am Email, wenige Alters-/Gebrauchsspuren. 1 Schlüssel. Founder period spice cabinetLate 19th century Solid oak, enamel on copper. 53 x 43 x 13 cm. 5.7 kg. Cabinet standing on ball feet with 18 drawers around the large central door. Drawers each inscribed with enamel plate, behind the door a shelf Few chips and hairline cracks on the enamel, few signs of age / use. 1 key. *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Opulenter Dielenschrank im Barock-Stil. Wohl 1. Hälfte 20. Jh.Nussbaum?, farbig gefasst. Ca. 225 x 180 x 75 cm. Weiß gefasster 2-türiger Dielenschrank in stiltypisch geschwungener Form, mit geschweiftem, rocaillenverziertem Giebel und Muschelwerk-Schnitzerei, reicht verziert mit üppiger, goldfarbener Reliefschnitzerei aus Rocaillen und Blumengirlanden; innen mit Fächersystem. Wohnfertig restauriert, mit Ergänzungen.Zerlegbar, 2 Schlüssel.Shipping not available.Opulent hall cabinet in Baroque style. Probably 1st half 20th centuryWalnut?, colorfully set. Approx. 225 x 180 x 75 cm.White-framed 2-door hall cabinet in style-typical curved form, with curved, rocailles-decorated pediment and shellwork carving, richly decorated with lush, gold relief carving of rocailles and floral garlands; inside with compartment system. Restored ready for living, with additions.Dismountable, 2 keys.Shipping not available..*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Klassizismus-AufsatzsekretärUm 1800. Eiche massiv und gebeizt. Ca. 195 x 92 x 48 cm. Schlichter Vitrinenaufsatzsekretär mit 1-schübigem Unterteil auf verstrebten Pfeilerbeinen, Schreibschrank mit schräger Schreibklappe und 2 herausziehbaren Stützleisten und 2-türigem Aufsatz mit Frontverglasung, verziert mit kannelierten Seitenleisten, kleinen Sternintarsien und antikisierenden Messingbeschlägen; Schreibschrank innen mit 1 offenem Fach und 7 Schüben, Aufsatz mit 2 Einlegeböden und 2 kleinen Schüben Alters-/Gebrauchsspuren, restauriert mit Ergänzungen. 2 Schlüssel. Shipping not availableClassicism top secretaryAround 1800. Solid oak and stained. Approx. 195 x 92 x 48 cm. Simple display cabinet top secretary with 1-bay base on braced pillar legs, writing cabinet with slanted writing flap and 2 pull-out support strips and 2-door top with front glazing, decorated with fluted side strips, small star inlays and antique brass fittings; writing cabinet inside with 1 open compartment and 7 drawers, top with 2 shelves and 2 small drawers Traces of age / use, restored with additions. 2 keys. Shipping not available.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Zierlicher Vitrinenschrank20. Jh. Nussbaum oder Mahagoni furniert. Ca. 140,5 x 61 x 34 cm. Elegante 1-türige, 3-seitig facettiert-verglaste Pfeilervitrine mit Kopfschub, auf 4 Drechselfüßen; 3 sichtbare Ablageflächen, untere Ablagefläche versteckt; Kopfschub verziert mit Rankenwerkintarsie, untere Kassette mit gemaltem Liebespaar in einer Landschaft im Watteau-Stil, akzentuiert mit Messingstreben, Deckplatte aus rötlich-grauem Marmor; innen 3 Einlegeböden, Rückwand mit weinrotem Samt ausgekleidet Alters-/Gebrauchsspuren, etliche Zierleisten lose, Furnier mit Defekten, Deckplatte ergänzt. 2 Schlüssel. Shipping not availableDecorative display cabinet20th century Walnut or mahogany veneer. Approx. 140.5 x 61 x 34 cm. Elegant 1-door, 3-sided faceted-glazed pillar display case with head drawer, on 4 turned feet; 3 visible shelves, lower shelf hidden; Head drawer decorated with tendril work inlay, lower cassette with painted lovers in a landscape in Watteau style, accented with brass struts, top plate of reddish-gray marble; inside 3 shelves, back wall lined with burgundy velvet Traces of age / use, quite a few trims loose, veneer with defects, top plate supplemented. 2 keys. Shipping not available.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Extravaganter Dielenschrank im Klassizismus-Stil20. Jh. Nadelholz, farbig gefasst. Ca. 220 x 190 x 63 cm. Großer 2-türiger Dielenschrank mit getrepptem Gesims und kassettierten Türen und Seitenteilen, mintgrün gefasst und goldfarben akzentuiert, verziert mit gemalten Lorbeerkränzen mit Schleifen und antikisierenden Bronzeapplikationen; innen Fächersystem mit 6 verschieden großen Fächern und 7 Schüben Wohnfertig restauriert, minimale Alters-/Gebrauchsspuren, Fassung minimal berieben. Zerlegbar, 1 Schlüssel mit Quaste. Shipping not availableExtravagant hall cabinet in classicism style20th century Coniferous wood, colorfully set. Approx. 220 x 190 x 63 cm. Large 2-door hall cabinet with stepped cornice and coffered doors and sides, mint green set and accented in gold, decorated with painted laurel wreaths with bows and antiquing bronze applications; inside compartment system with 6 different sized compartments and 7 drawers Restored ready for living, minimal signs of age / use, frame minimally rubbed. Detachable, 1 key with tassel. Shipping not available.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Dielenschrank im Barock-StilWohl 20. Jh. Mahagoni furniert. Ca. 208 x 170 x 70 cm. Großer, 2-türiger Dielenschrank mit Sockelschub und gedrechselten Halbsäulen mit goldfarbenem Akanthusblattdekor, verziert mit Rocaillen-Bronzeapplikationen; innen mit Fächersystem und 2 Schüben Wohnfertig restauriert. Zerlegbar, 1 Schlüssel mit Quaste. Shipping not availableBaroque style floorboard cabinetProbably 20th century Mahogany veneered. Approx. 208 x 170 x 70 cm. Large, 2-door hall cabinet with plinth drawer and turned half columns with gold acanthus leaf decoration, decorated with rocaille bronze applications; inside with compartment system and 2 drawers Restored ready for living. Detachable, 1 key with tassel. Shipping not available.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Biedermeier-Trommelschrank2. Drittel 19. Jh. Mahagoni furniert, weißer grau-geäderter Marmor. H ca. 62, Ø ca. 37,5 cm. Kleiner 1-türiger Beistellschrank mit rundem Korpus in Form einer Donnertrommel, runde Deckplatte aus weißem, grau-geädertem Marmor; innen 1 Einlegeboden Alters-/Gebrauchsspuren, alt restauriert, Standring mit kleinen Defekten, Marmorplatte ergänzt. Shipping not availableBiedermeier drum cabinet2nd third 19th century Mahogany veneered, white gray-veined marble. H ca 62, Ø ca 37,5 cm. Small 1-door side cabinet with round body in the shape of a thunder drum, round top plate of white gray-veined marble; inside 1 shelf Traces of age/use, old restored, stand ring with small defects, marble top supplemented. Shipping not available.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Biedermeier-SekretärWohl 1. Hälfte 19. Jh. Birke furniert und maserfurniert. Ca. 165,5 x 112 x 57 cm. Schlichter Schreibschrank mit 3-schübigem Kommodenunterteil, Kopfschub und aufklappbarer Schreibplatte, verziert mit gespiegeltem Maserfurnier und Dreiecksgiebel; innen mit 10 Schüben und einem abschließbaren Fach (dieses mit Klebeetikett "J. Theodor Daugs W.30 Eisenacher 64") Alters-/Gebrauchsspuren, alt restauriert, Schubknäufe teils fehlend. 1 Schlüssel. Shipping not availableBiedermeier secretaryProbably 1st half 19th century Birch veneered and burl. Approx. 165.5 x 112 x 57 cm. Simple writing cabinet with 3-bay dresser base, head drawer and hinged writing top, decorated with mirrored burl veneer and triangular pediment; inside with 10 drawers and a lockable compartment (this with adhesive label "J. Theodor Daugs W.30 Eisenacher 64") Traces of age/use, old restored, drawer knobs partly missing. 1 key. Shipping not available.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Filigraner Konsoltisch im Barock-Stil20. Jh. Nussbaum und andere Hölzer furniert, Messingzäunchen, Bronzebeschläge. Ca. 72,5 x 49 x 27 cm. Kleines, filigranes Konsolschränkchen auf 4 Pfeilerbeinen, mit 3 kleinen Schüben, dekoriert mit Herz-gestanzter Messingbalustrade und Bronzeapplikationen Alters-/Gebrauchsspuren, Furnier mit kleinen Defekten, 1 Knauf fehlt. Shipping not availableFiligree console table in Baroque style20th century Walnut and other woods veneered, brass fences, bronze fittings. Approx. 72.5 x 49 x 27 cm. Small, filigree console cabinet on 4 pillar legs, with 3 small drawers, decorated with heart-punched brass balustrade and bronze applications Signs of age/use, veneer with small defects, 1 knob missing. Shipping not available.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Eleganter Louis-Philippe-Vitrinenschrank2. Hälfte 19. Jh. Nussbaum furniert und maserfurniert. Ca. 200 x 105 x 33 cm. 2-türiger Vitrinenschrank in stiltypisch geschwungener Form mit verglaster Front und unterem Stauraum, bekrönt mit Rocaillenschnitzerei, 4 Einlegeböden Leichte Alters-/Gebrauchsspuren, restauriert. 1 Schlüssel. Shipping not availableElegant Louis Philippe cabinet2nd half 19th century Walnut veneered and burl. Approx. 200 x 105 x 33 cm. 2-door cabinet in style-typical curved form with glazed front and lower storage space, crowned with rocaille carving, 4 shelves Slight signs of age / use, restored. 1 key. Shipping not available.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Rauchfangküche mit Zubehör Holz, außen grau, innen cremefarben gestrichen, Fußboden mit Schachbrettmuster. 35,5 x 69 x 42 cm. Alte 1-Raum-Puppenküche mit offenem Herdfeuer, Rauchfang, Ausguss und fest eingebauten Schränken mit Hühnerverschlag. Eingerichtet mit einigen bäuerlichen Möbeln, Kupfergeschirr, Keramik und Porzellan Starke Altersspuren, Trockenrisse im Gehäuse. Provenienz : Sammlungsnachlass aus Nordrhein-Westfalen. Smoke catcher kitchen with accessories Wood, painted gray outside, cream inside, checkered floor. 35.5 x 69 x 42 cm. Old 1-room doll's kitchen with open hearth, chimney, sink and fixed cabinets with chicken hutch. Furnished with some peasant furniture, copper dishes, ceramics and porcelain Strong signs of age, drying cracks in the cabinet. Provenance : Collection estate from North Rhine-Westphalia. *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Nähladen mit umfangreichem Zubehör Holz, hellgrau gestrichen, mit blauen Kanten und Knäufen. 51 x 42,5 x 15,5 cm. Ladenschrank mit 18 Schüben und 2 kleinen Spiegeln. Eingerichtet als Stoff- und Nähladen mit Stoffballen, Knöpfen, Nadelkissen etc. Dazu einige Porzellanköpfe und -Figuren mit Defekten sowie weiteres Zubehör in separatem Kästchen Altersspuren, kleine Defekte. Sewing store with extensive accessories Wood, painted light gray, with blue edges and knobs. 51 x 42.5 x 15.5 cm. Shop cabinet with 18 drawers and 2 small mirrors. Set up as a fabric and sewing store with bales of fabric, buttons, pincushions, etc. In addition, some porcelain heads and figures with defects and other accessories in separate box Traces of age, small defects. *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Bing-Küchenbüfett und kleines Ganzbiskuit-PüppchenUngemarkt. Blech, mit gemalter Holzmaserung. Heller Puppenküchenschrank mit Fliegengittern und Aufschrift "Der Küchenschrank wird blank und rein die Freude jedes Kindes sein". 28 x 17 x 7 cm. Dazu unbekleideter Puppenstuben-Herr mit modelliertem Schnurrbart, L 9 cm Altersspuren, rückseitig etwas Rost. Bing kitchen buffet and small whole bisque dollUnmarket. Sheet metal, with painted wood grain. Bright doll kitchen cabinet with fly screens and inscription "The kitchen cabinet will be bright and pure the joy of every child". 28 x 17 x 7 cm. In addition, unclothed dollhouse gentleman with modeled mustache, L 9 cm Traces of age, some rust on the back. *This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
GANDHI (M. K. 'MAHATMA') – CHARLES FREER ANDREWSGroup of correspondence pertaining to Charles Freer Andrews (1871-1940), author, missionary, campaigner and close friend of Gandhi and Tagore, comprising: i) Autograph draft Foreword by Mahatma Gandhi, praising Charles Freer Andrews, unsigned, in English, beginning 'It is not easy thing for me to write a foreword to a life-sketch of Mr Andrews between whom & me there exists a tie closer than between blood-brothers...' and ending '...there does not exist in India a more truthful, more humble and more devoted servant of hers than C.F. Andrews.', written in pencil on the back of a document written in another hand, one page, on lightweight paper torn from a larger sheet, browned, fragile, 4to (c.187 x 142mm.), [Santiniketan, September 1920]ii) Three autograph letters from Charles Freer Andrews: the first signed ('Charlie') to Jawaharlal Nehru, asking if the Congress could send a cable to the Indian Association requesting a 'cordial welcome' and to pass a resolution welcoming him to Fiji ('...I shall not of course commit the Congress to any policy but report to the Congress on my return. I am hastily scribbling this which Agatha will send by air mail...'), 3 pages, marks, rust-stains, small staple holes, discolouration, two filing holes, held with staple, 8vo (150 x 98mm.), Pembroke College, Cambridge, 20 March [dated 1936 in red crayon]; with two further autograph letters signed ('CFA') to Agatha Harrison, the first on a photographic letter card depicting six scenes aboard the S.S. Rawalpindi, describing the overcrowded ship ('...like penguins settling on a beach...'), adding corrections to a piece on India and the Pacific and grateful for his comfortable berth despite the temporary loss of a suitcase, one page, written on verso only, dust-staining, rust-stains from paperclip, tears where opened, 444 x 150mm., aboard S.S. Rawalpindi, [no date]; the second speaking of the turmoil in the country ('...the confusion is beyond words...') and his friendships ('...You remember that I was called the 'hyphen' between Gandhi and Tagore. Well that has been more than ever the case in the last months and I cannot be too thankful that I have been here in India on the spot... Everything depends on all these links holding fast...') and recounting the tragic story of the death of a child ('...Bapu was the great consoler...'), docketed by Agatha Harrison at head, 2 pages on Visva-Bharati headed paper, dust-staining, creased and marked, 4to (225 x 190mm.), Santiniketan, 22 December [dated 1940 in ink, corrected to 1939 in blue pencil]iii) Autograph poem entitled 'The Palm -Trees at Shantiniketan [sic]', comprising eleven verses of four lines, beginning 'When the last glow of day is dying...' and ending '...Here by the palm-trees came, God-given/ Utter ineffable boundless peace', 2 pages, dust-staining, creased and torn at folds, 4to (228 x 177mm.), [no place, no date but Santiniketan, July or August 1914]Footnotes:'BETWEEN WHOM & ME THERE EXISTS A TIE CLOSER THAN BETWEEN BLOOD-BROTHERS': Papers relating to Charles Freer Andrews (1871-1940), campaigner for Indian Independence and 'the hyphen between Gandhi and Tagore', including an admiring pen portrait by Gandhi.The present draft would appear to be an incomplete version of Gandhi's proposed Foreword to Benarsidas Chaturvedi's biography of Charles Freer Andrews. It is published in full (the source being cited as a photostat) in The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, 1999, Vol.21, no.154, p.269, online. In the published version the text continues 'May the lesson of his life prove to the youth of India an encouragements for greater devotion to the motherland' and is signed. According to Mr Chaturvedi it was written during Gandhi's visit to Santiniketan after the Congress session at Calcutta in September 1920. Our version was not used in the final biography, co-written with Marjorie Sykes, and published in 1949, but was replaced by a different facsimile letter written by Gandhi on 8 December 1949, also published in the Collected Works, Vol.98, no.8, p.12. The poem is also published, with slight amendments in the biography (Appendix III, p.325), where it is identified as having been written at Santiniketan in July or August 1914.Charles Freer Andrews first went to India with the Cambridge University mission in 1904, and became a supporter of the cause of moderate nationalism. In 1912 he met Rabindranth Tagore who was with W.B. Yeats at artist William Rothenstein's house in London: '...That Sunday evening in Hampstead was one of the landmarks of his life... he [Tagore] had been attracted by Andrews' writings as strongly as Andrews had been attracted by his. Common ideals and aspirations for India's national destiny had drawn them together...' (Benarsidas Chaturvedi & Marjorie Sykes, Charles Freer Andrews: A Narrative, 1949, p.99). Tagore was to become a major influence on Andrews' life and a lifelong friend. Andrews' connection with Gandhi began in South Africa in 1914 where he was leading a mass civil disobedience campaign for Indian rights, and he soon became his close friend and confidant. Back in India, Andrews based himself at Tagore's ashram at Santiniketan and became particularly interested in the rights of Indians in other parts of the empire, undertaking a punishing schedule of conferences and meetings around the world. His spiritual autobiography What I Owe to Christ was published in 1932, the royalties of which were donated to Tagore's ashram. He was commissioned to 'speak for India' in a series of talks commissioned by the BBC in 1935 (Tinker, H., ODNB).Agatha Harrison (1885-1954) met C.F. Andrews in May 1931, when they worked together on preparations for the Second Round Table Conference in London to discuss the end of British rule, which was attended by Mahatma Gandhi. Andrews's '...width of contacts amazed me... All the time the Conference was in session C. F. Andrews stood by his old friend and other Indian leaders... The Mahatma's headquarters at 88 Knightsbridge was an exciting centre...' (Agatha Harrison, 'Working with C.F. Andrews' in Chaturvedi & Sykes, Appendix I, p.320). When the Conference ended, Andrews went to Africa and Agatha thereafter became his secretary and closest collaborator ('...All his letters were to come to me, extracts from the letters he would send back were to be forwarded to certain people here... Myriads of threads were left behind... some rather tangled!...'). In her memoir she talks of frantic '...comings and goings to India, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji... He moved from place to place like a human shuttle...' (Harrison, p.321) and of the chaos he left in his wake ('...What a museum of things must be scattered round the world...' Harrison, p.322). When travelling he would '...spread his papers about like autumn leaves...' and keep up an extraordinary level of correspondence with cabinet ministers and parties on all sides. She worked with him twice in India, in 1936 and in 1938-39 when she found that '...being a colleague of C.F. Andrews was all the passport needed to Indian hearts...' (Harrison, p.322).Provenance: Private Collection, U.K.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ARABIAN NIGHTSBURTON (RICHARD F., translator) A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, Now Entitled the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, With Introduction Explanatory Notes on the Manners and Customs of Moslem Men and a Terminal Essay upon the History of the Nights, 12 vol., EDITION DE LUXE, LIMITED TO 50 COPIES, this set number 31, chromolithographed titles in black, red and gold, 71 photogravures after Albert Letchford and 21 etchings by Lalauze, each in 2 states (printed on Japan and India proof paper, with printed tissue guards), partially unopened, a few leaves loose in volumes 1, 2, 3, 11 and 12, contemporary full red morocco gilt, t.e.g., held in the original custom-made mahogany cabinet with glazed and pierced metal front, lacks key [Penzer, p.10], large 8vo, [Smithers and Nichols for] The Grolier Society, [1897]Footnotes:ONE OF 50 EDITION DE LUXE SETS FINELY BOUND IN RED MOROCCO, AND HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL CUSTOM MADE CABINET, the glazed doors with pierced metalwork panels in Arabic reading 'One Thousand and One Nights'. These sets were issued at the substantial price of 60 guineas each.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
INDIA – PARTITIONPrinted Broadside, 'Resolution, passed by the subjects Committee, to be placed before the All India Muslim League Legislator's Convention on April 9th 1946', one sheet, folio (342 x 214mm.), printed by the Muslim League Printing Press, Delhi, [1946]Footnotes:'AN UNEQUIVOCAL UNDERTAKING... TO IMPLEMENT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PAKISTAN WITHOUT DELAY': THE RESOLUTION DEMANDING THE CREATION OF PAKISTAN AS A SEPARATE STATE. SCARCE - NO COPIES TRACED IN ANY INSTITUTION OR AT AUCTIONIn April 1946 Quaid-i-Azam called the All India Muslim League Legislator's Convention at Delhi. At the meeting, he forecast dire consequences for the Muslims of India under a Hindu majority government after the British left and the so-called Delhi or Pakistan Resolution was passed. The Resolution declared that all Muslims were one nation and united under one leader and demanded the creation of Pakistan, a homeland for the Muslims of India as a sovereign independent state: 'The Muslim Nation will never submit to any constitution for a United India...' it stated, and went on to demand that '...an unequivocal undertaking be given to implement the establishment of Pakistan without delay...'. For detailed discussion of the negotiations see Shila Shen's Muslim Politics in Bengal (1937-1947), 1976, online.At the same time, the Cabinet Mission, comprising Lord Frederick Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and Mr A.V. Alexander, was in India to finalise the plans for the transfer of power from the British to Indian leadership. The Labour Government under Clement Attlee, however, was opposed to the Muslim League's demand for a separate Muslim state at this stage. In April, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, sent a copy of this Resolution to Pethick-Lawrence asking for negotiations between the opposing parties, and in a speech in July he spoke of preparing to 'launch a struggle', reiterating the last point of the Resolution which warned that '...any attempt to impose a constitution on a united India basis... will leave the Muslims no alternative but to resist such imposition by all possible means for their survival and national existence...'. This threat came to fruition on 'Direct Action Day' also known as the 'Calcutta Killings' of 16 August 1946, a day of nationwide riots when over 4,000 people died and 100,000 residents were left homeless in the city within a 72 hour period. Pakistan formally became independent on 14 August 1947, with Jinnah leading the celebrations in Karachi.Provenance: Private Collection, U.K.Saleroom notices:This lot is exempt from VATThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
GRAMAN (JENIA)Archive of illustrations, typescripts, artwork and other papers from artist, translator and dancer Jenia Graman (1909-2003), comprising: i) Album containing 23 original illustrations for her unpublished children's story A Changed Child, signed ('Jenia'), including the cover design, 'Lady Gwendolynne shows her Preparations', 'Hide and seek at a Children's party', 'The Court Poet recites his Verses', 'Princess Yolanda in a Furious Rage', 'Jock the Poacher is terrified in the Churchyard' and 'Dr Campanellus, Nurse Marta and Sophia fly to a Warm Country', ink and coloured pencil on tracing paper, mounted, 255 x 167mm.; together with her typescript of 'A Changed Child: An old Story retold and illustrated by Jenia Graman', beginning '...'No my good woman', said the butler...' and ending '...And with that, the balloon rose and disappeared into the night...', with amendments in biro, together with several [some incomplete] copies and synopses for publishers, c.175 pages, 298 x 210mm.; ii) Album of 36 charming illustrations for Christmas and other greetings cards, most signed ('Jenia'), depicting angels, folk scenes, nativities and animals, mounted, gouache and watercolour on coloured papers, 245 x 184mm. and smaller; with c.20 calligraphic trials for 'Jenia Script', pencil and ink on lined tracing paper, with 3 draft calligraphic pieces, 500 x 380mm., [1970's]; and large quantity of portraits and landscape scenes, including plants and architecture in Capri (c.39), Yugoslavia (19), Greece (c.14), Tunisia (c.18), Bulgaria and Uzbekistan (6), Odessa (6) and Hong Kong (4), pen, watercolour and pastel, on watercolour, coloured and tracing papers, 275 x 385mm. and smaller;iii) Papers relating to her translation of Lipakha of Kamtshatka including 7 striking original illustrations in gouache and collage, 220 x 250mm.; group of line drawings and designs for Russian and other Folk Costumes; and other miscellaneous material including photocopies of two articles entitled 'They died young', legal and personal papers, photographs and cabinet cards of family members (including two signed cabinet cards of the German pianist Télémaque Lambrino, a friend of her mother) and an album of photographs of her 'dancing years', with a small quantity of printed material;iv) Twenty copies of Kurban Said's Ali and Nino, in various languages including German, French, Italian, Dutch, Finnish and Turkish, including: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY signed by the author ('To Brian/ now that he likes the book/ from/ Jenia'), Random House, 1971 – FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY ('With Almath's/ good wishes/ – and thanks/ for my tiny part/ in helping with/ 'sticky' English/ idioms')Footnotes:'AND WITH THAT THE BALLOON ROSE & DISAPPEARED INTO THE NIGHT'. The present archive represents the wide-ranging career of Russian-born Jenia Graman, perhaps best known for her translation of Kurban Said's romance set in Azerbaijan, Ali and Nino, first published in English in 1970, several copies of which are included in the lot. She had worked as a dancer in musicals in Nazi Germany and emigrated to Britain in the 1950's, becoming naturalised in 1960. She worked as a successful commercial artist – her style reflecting both Russian folk tradition and modern design. Much of the material here relates to her reimagining of one of her favourite books from childhood: '...I read the story of 'A Changed Child' when I was a child, in a book belonging to a friend's grandmother... it had such an impression on me, that I remembered it all these years... I think the phantastic story... could well be a success...'. The book, however, and its whimsical illustrations remained unpublished.Provenance: Jenia Graman (1909-2003); acquired by the present owner from the estate of her executors.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
GANDHI (M. K. 'MAHATMA') Autograph letter signed ('Bapu') to Agatha Harrison ('My dear Agatha'), in English, beginning ('...If we here do the right thing we shall come out right. But I know we don't always do the right thing...'), satisfied with the Congress ('...there are some who are 24 carats gold. On them I have staked everything...'), the nonviolence movement ('...If war is to be thwarted... this is the only way... I go on in the hope no one will be damaged... My whole faith is in God's guidance – more easily said than proved!...') and the Indo-Burma agreement ('...a great betrayal. The seed has been sown for a perpetual quarrel...'), ending by sending an enclosure [not present], writing '...You are never out of my mind...', stamped address in purple ink at head of two sheets, 4 pages, browned, 8vo (147 x 112mm.), Sevagram, 30 August [19]41 Footnotes: 'MY WHOLE FAITH IS IN GOD'S GUIDANCE – MORE EASILY SAID THAN PROVED!' The recipient of our letter, Agatha Harrison (1885-1954), is known as a welfare reformer and 'unofficial diplomat' (G. Carnall, ODNB). Her academic work at the London School of Economics, where she was the first to hold a post connected to industrial welfare, led to work in China and the USA. Sympathetic to the cause of Indian nationalism, she acted as secretary of the India Conciliation Group and lobbied actively for Indian independence throughout the 1930's and 40's. She came into Gandhi's sphere when she worked with Charles Freer Andrews on the Second Round Table Conference in 1931 (see accompanying lot). From then on Gandhi asked her to use her considerable talents to work for a better understanding between the two countries. She spent three extended periods of time in India and with Andrews successfully acted as an intermediary for Gandhi during his Rajkot Fast in 1939. After the Second World War she returned to India as part of the Cabinet Mission in 1946 to negotiate with the nationalist leaders: '...Her distinctive mode of operation—an impeccable courtesy coupled with a sense that she believed totally in the integrity of those with whom she was dealing—was of immense service...'. The present letter is not published in The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, New Delhi, 1999, online. Provenance: Private Collection, U.K. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
GANDHI (M. K. 'MAHATMA')Autograph letter signed ('M.K. Gandhi') to Frederick Pethick-Lawrence ('Dear Lord Pethick-Lawrence'), in English, thanking him for his '...kind & considerate note...' advising him he will be at New Delhi until the 16th ('...Maulana Saheb wants me till then...'), one page, browned, filing hole to left not affecting text, remains of tape top left and lower right corners, 8vo (167 x 110mm.), Camp, New Delhi, 5 April [19]46Footnotes:GANDHI MEETS WITH THE CABINET MISSION TO INDIA.Frederick Pethick-Lawrence (1871-1961), Labour politician and tireless campaigner for women's suffrage, held the post of Secretary of State for India and Burma from 1945 to 1947. He was thus involved in the Cabinet Mission negotiations leading to Partition in 1947. In March 1946, together with Sir Stafford Cripps and Mr A.V. Alexander, he travelled to India in order to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to the Indian political leadership, with the aim of preserving India's unity and granting its independence. The present letter is published in The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, New Delhi, 1999, vol.90, no.249, p.192, online.Provenance: Private Collection, U.K.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
[Jacobite Interest] Ascanius, or the young adventurer Manuscript copy after the edition: London: Printed for G. Smith, [n.d.] After 1746, 70 manuscript pp., in marbled paper wrappers, 20.5 x 16.5cm;[Idem] Ascanius; or the young adventurer... London: G. Smith, [n.d.] 8vo, 18th or 19th century red half morocco gilt, some dust-soiling [ESTC T22533];[Stuart, James Edward] Memoires du Chevalier de St. George... Cologne: Pierre Marteau, 1713. 12mo, portrait, title-page in red and black, contemporary vellum, a little marginal dampstaining;[Mar, Robert Cochrane, Earl of] A Detection of the falsehood, abuse, and misrepresentations in the late libel, intitled, the life of Sir Robert Cochran, Prime Minister in Scotland, to James the third. London: T. Cooper, 1735. 8vo, modern wrappers [ESTC T31733];[Earbery, Matthias] An historical account of the advantages that have accrued to England by the succession in the illustrious House of Hanover. London: 1722. Parts 1 & 2, 8vo, disbound;A cabinet council; Or secret history of Lewis XIV... London: H. Woodgate and S. Brooke, 1757. 12mo, contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, some browning, early ownership stencil [ESTC T127892];Colvil, Samuel. The Whigs supplication; Or, the Scots hudibras. A mock poem. St Andrews: James Morison, 1796. 12mo, engraved title-page, plates, contemporary calf, rebacked [ESTC T140221];Forbes, J. MacBeth. Jacobite gleanings. Edinburgh: Oliphant Anderson and Ferrier, 1903. 8vo, red cloth gilt, some dampstaining to title-page
Marine Engineering - Russell, John Scott The Modern System of Naval Architecture London: Day and Son, [1865], First edition, large folio, 3 volumes in 5, the text bound in 2 volumes; folding frontispiece in volume 1 and 168 engraved plates [numbered 1-79, 80-123, 124-165, and 4*, ?26* and 119*], many folding or double-page, (some very large), red half calf retaining original black cloth boards, the five volumes housed in a specially made wooden cabinet, a few plates slightly dampstained, plate 100 dampstained and with tear not affecting image, title of volume 1 creased, slightly soiled and laid downNote: Note: John Scott Russell (1808–1882) was a Scottish civil engineer, naval architect and shipbuilder. In 1834, while conducting experiments to determine the most efficient design for canal boats, he discovered a phenomenon that he described as the wave of translation. In fluid dynamics the wave is now called Russell's solitary wave. The wave of translation, or solitary wave, gave birth to the modern study of solitons, and developed the wave-line system of ship construction. His work is an extensive guide of nineteenth-century naval architecture of iron steamships with 168 plates that include detailed plans for a variety of ocean and river steamers, monitors, and warships. Notably, a foldout lithograph of The Great Eastern, the largest vessel of its era, built by the author, J. S. Russell. The construction and saga of the Great Eastern was chronicled in James Dugan's The Great Iron Ship."...this work naturally divides itself into three great parts, each of which may be said to form an independent treatise. The First Part [Naval architecture] will be devoted to the purely scientific branch of the profession—that which may be called pure naval architecture. In this part the scientific principles which must regulate the construction of the perfect design of a ship will be laid down with such exactness, as to enable the student of naval architecture to frame a design, which shall exactly fulfil the intended purpose...The Second Part of the work [Ship-building] will form a treatise requiring, perhaps, less science than the foregoing, but no less skill, thought, and knowledge...The Third Part of the work [Marine engineering] passes from the consideration of the mere ship, or sailing vessel, driven by the wind, to the self-acting and self-moving steam-ship." - Russell. Marine Engineering. Introduction, p.xxxvi
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