* AUGUSTUS JOHN OM RA (BRITISH 1878 - 1961), THE PORTRAIT OF SUNITA oil on canvas, signed 53.5cm x 43cm Framed and under glass. Note: This lot is accompanied by a hand written letter of authentication (dated 4th March 2019) from Rebecca John, artist, grand-daughter of Augustus John and the leading authority on the work of her grandfather. Inscribed on canvas verso: "Property of Sophie Fedorovitch, 22 Bury Walk, Chelsea SW3, London". Sophie Fedorovitch was a Russian born theatrical designer who worked with ballet choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton from his first choreographed ballet in 1926 until her accidental death in 1953. Fedorovitch died in a gas explosion at her home (known as "the Gothic Box") at 22 Bury Walk on 25th January 1953. Two old printed labels verso, one explaining the background to the portrait and the other stating the picture to be "Property of Mary Smeaton or Scott". Augustus John became acquainted with Jacob Epstein at the New English Art Club after Epstein moved from Paris to London. He produced several drawings of Epstein and two etchings. Epstein later modelled a bronze head of John’s son Romily, which is part of the Garman Ryan Collection followed by a stone version and a Bronze head of Augustus in 1916. Although the two artists encouraged each other, they had a prickly friendship which animated their portraits of each other. This was probably further exacerbated by John’s reputation of having a fiery and rebellious temperament, prone to violent mood swings. Augustus John lead a notoriously promiscuous lifestyle and "fathered numerous children with nearly as many different mothers". "Sunita" was originally from Kashmir, a Muslim who married Ahmed Peerbhoy, a millionaire of Bombay, but sometime in the early 1920s she came to England with her son Enver and younger sister Anita Patel. The sisters joined a troupe of magicians known as the Maysculine Brothers. Sunita developed a persona as an Indian mystic and fortune teller and became widely known as Princess Sunita. Jacob Epstein may have met Sunita at the British Empire Exhibition, where the exotic foreign displays intrigued him, or possibly through his friend Matthew Smith (1879 - 1959). In 1925 Epstein invited Sunita, Enver and Anita to live at his home at Guilford Street in London with the full agreement of his wife Margaret. Mrs Epstein was trying to end her husband's affair with Kathleen Garman by encouraging him into affairs with other women. Sunita had become Epstein's favourite model and she posed, often alone but sometimes with her son, for numerous drawings and sculptures by Epstein until 1931. Jacob Epstein was apparently furious that John had encouraged "Sunita" to sit for a portrait and when John told him that he wanted Sunita to sit for him again, Epstein refused to allow it. "Augustus was celebrated first for his brilliant figure drawings, and then for a new technique of oil sketching. His work was favourably compared in London with that of Gauguin and Matisse. He then developed a style of portraiture that was imaginative and often extravagant, catching an instantaneous attitude in his subjects."
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Selection (5) of 1906 UNDERGROUND POSTCARDS issued by the Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway around the opening of the line, 'London's Latest Tube'. Comprises 'Interior Car Shed, Shield used in Construction, Piccadilly Circus Station, Interior of Car and Power House Chelsea'. All are postally unused and in very good condition. [5]
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea STREET SIGN from Vicarage Gardens, W8, a small thoroughfare off Church Street, Kensington. This is a contemporary sign made for the Royal Borough in retrospective 1930s style. Produced in alloy and vinyl. Measures 36" x 18" (91cm x 46cm) and is in good, ex-use condition. [1]
TV Gordon Ramsey 10x8 signed colour photo. Gordon James Ramsay Jr. OBE is a British chef, restaurateur, and television personality. Born in Scotland, Ramsay grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon. Ramsay's restaurants have been awarded 16 Michelin stars in total and currently hold a total of 7. His signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, has held three Michelin stars since 2001. First appearing on television in the UK in the late 1990s, by 2004 Ramsay had become one of the best-known and most influential chefs in British popular culture. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Chelsea 22 Signed Cards Carlo Cudicini, Gus Poyet, Albert Ferrer, Ed De Goey, Jesper Gronkjaer, John Terry, Mario Stanic, Graeme Le Saux, Mark Bosnich, Celestine Babayaro, Sam Della Bona, Claudio Ranieri, Mario Melchiot, Frank Leboeuf, Kevin Hitchcock, Roberto Di Matteo, Jon Harley, Emerson Thome, Chris Sutton, Eddie Niedzwiecki, Jess Hough & David Speedie. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi (b.1967) - 'Water Hole' inscribed with the artists name, the title and the date 2008; together with 'Digging for Water, Grandmother' possibly in the artists own hand, synthetic polymer paint on canvas (linen) unframed, approximately 48" x 79" - ** Provenance, with Artcurial, Hotel Marcel Dassault, Rond-Point des Champs-Elysees. Paris (lot 723). Also private collection Brussels. **The artist was born in the Paunya community and followed closely in her father Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri's footsteps and has become an internationally respected painter exhibiting throughout Australia and also in the USA with a group of others at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, also showed at the Down Under Gallery in Munich 2010. The celebrity gardener James Durie presented HRH Queen Elizabeth with an original work by the artist in 2008 after being presented with a Gold Medal at The Chelsea Flower Show. This now hangs next to a work by her father in 2017 at the Japingka Gallery in Perth, WA
Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi (b.1967) - 'Seven Sisters Dreaming' inscribed with the artists name and dated 2009, possibly in the painters own hand, synthetic polymer paint on canvas (linen) unframed, approximately 26" x 61" - **Sold together with a certificate of authenticity from the Embassy Art Export Co Ltd., East Brunswick, Victoria, Australia and dated November 2009 registration code, ghpn41109, commissioned by Greg Hindson, the work depicts a story that transcends all indigenous cultures worldwide, starting with Greek mythology the seven sisters of the Pladies. ** The artist was born in the Paunya community and followed closely in her father Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri's footsteps and has become an internationally respected painter exhibiting throughout Australia and also in the USA with a group of others at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, also showed at the Dow Under Gallery in Munich in 2010. The celebrity gardener James Durie presented HRH Queen Elizabeth with a original work by the artist in 2008 after being presented with a Gold Medal at The Chelsea Flower Show. This now hangs next to a work by her father in 2017 at the Japingka Gallery in Perth, WA **A similar example of the same title was sold in our last sale of 28th March 2019, (lot 923)
A pair of Meissen porcelain figures of a flower girl and boy, late 19th / early 20th century, both carrying baskets of flowers, on parcel gilt rococo bases, each with blue crossed sword mark, impressed '123' and incised 5, the larger 5in. (12.7cm.) high, some losses; together with a pair of Samson Chelsea-style figures of a seated dandy and maiden, gold anchor marks, 6¼in. (15.8cm.) high; and a pair of small German porcelain figures. (6)*Condition:- Meissen figures: Girl is missing thumb, tip of one finger and part of basket handle from right hand. Tip of left thumb also missing and small chip to front of base. Boy is missing forefinger from left hand and has minor losses to leaves in basket. Several small chips around edge of base. Small chip to left cuff and larger chip to right hand lower corner of jacket. - Samson figures: Dandy has a few small losses to bocage and paint flake to front foot. Girl has a few tiny bocage losses.- Pair German figures: One missing right thumb, the other with tiny chip to tip of finger. Minor losses to foliage.
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)Eric Emerson (Chelsea Girls) (Feldman & Schellmann II.287)Saleroom notice: Please note the full sheet actually measures 762 x 559mmScreenprint in colours, 1982, signed and numbered from the edition of 75 in pencil, on wove paper, published by Anthology Film Archives, New York, with full margins, sheet 486 x 340mm (19 1/4 x 13 1/2in) (unframed)
AN AUTOGRAPH BOOK, various signatures to include all four Beatles on a single page (provenance sent off for with the fan club), Cliff Richard, Jackie Pallo, Bill Fraser and assorted Chelsea footballers from 1966, together with the signatures of Tommy Smith, Jackie Blanchflower and Bobby Charlton
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[WILDE OSCAR]: (1854-1900) Irish Playwright and Novelist. Arthur Charles (1839-1921) British Lawyer and High Court Judge, presided over the first trial of Oscar Wilde. A.L.S., Arthur Charles, two pages, 8vo, Chelsea Embankment, 23rd April 1896, to a gentleman. Charles informs his correspondent that he fears he must be absent from a dinner, explaining that he feels that 'it would be unwise for me to attend' and further remarking 'It is a great disappointment to me, as I had hoped to be present to do honour to the Speaker and to take part in what promises to be the most successful dinner we have ever had'; Edward Clarke (1841-1931) British Barrister & Politician who represented Oscar Wilde in his disastrous prosecution of the Marquess of Queensberry for libel. A.L.S., Edward Clarke, one page, 8vo, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, 24th March 1910, to Sir Ernest Waterlow, on the printed stationery of the Royal Marine Hotel. Clarke states that it was kind of his correspondent to invite him to a dinner, although adds that 'I am obliged to decline many wh. would only be matters of personal pleasure' and explains 'The 20th April is Grand Day at Lincolns Inn & as a bencher & ex-treasurer I am expected to be present'. With blank integral leaf. Some light overall creasing and minor age wear and a couple of small pinholes to the upper left corner of Charles's letter, otherwise VG, 2
Wells (H. G.) The War of the Worlds, 1st edition, 1898, 2nd issue with 32 pp. advertisements at end, some spotting, original cloth, spine a little rubbed and toned, light edge wear, 8vo, contained in modern morocco-backed clamshell box by the Chelsea Bindery (Qty: 1)Inscribed by the author with a 'self-portrait' caricature. Below the half title the author has inscribed 'with a signed portrait of the author', a caricature of a bald man with spectacles, and signed 'H. G. Wells, June 3/99'. Provenance: Alice R.C. Rogers, early previous owner signature at head of title.
BOOK OF COMMON PRAYERJOHN BASKERVILLE Cambridge: John Baskerville for the University, 1760. Large 8vo, contemporary red morocco with Baskerville floral gilt border, bound by binders working for Baskerville, spine gilt and neatly rebacked, Baskerville's own colour-wash marbled endpapers, some very minor dampstaining towards the rear of the work, occasional light foxing, covers very slightly rubbed, bookplate of Geoffrey Lord Cross of Chelsea [Gaskell 12, without borders; ESTC T81395]Note: This copy with 2M2 as the final leaf, as is commonly the case. The ESTC writes: "Often found with 2M2 as the final leaf, without the ’Occasional prayers’ in 2N-2Q." This copy collates: a-b8 [initial leaf blank]. c4, B-T8, U7 [text appears continuous], X-2L8, 2M2.
GRAND DUCHESS MARIA ALEXANDROVNA - DUCHESS OF EDINBURGHAUTOGRAPH AND CABINET PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS Russian cabinet photograph album with painted covers showing a Russian landworker and a young woman, with watered silk endpapers embossed in Russian from a husband giving the album to his wife, containing photographs of Maria Alexandrovna Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Alfred Duke of Edinburgh, signed photographs of the Duke and Duchess, their children, a signed photograph of their son-in-law King Ferdinand of Romania and a signed photograph of their daughter and son-in-law Princess Alexandra and Ernst II Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg; Autograph album with signatures dated 1884-1887, many being those of various members of European royal families, including Elizabeth Feodorovna, Prince Alexander of Hesse, Sir John Savile, Frederick Crown Prince of Denmark, Nicholas Prince of Greece, Alexandra Princess of Greece, the Liberal MP William Fletcher and a note from James Abbott McNeill Whistler requesting the company of Mr & Mrs Mark Napier for breakfast at his Tite Street address in Chelsea, upper cover of the autograph album detached (2)Note: Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia was the daughter of Emperor Alexander II of Russia married Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1874. Alfred was the fourth child of Queen Victoria and was titled Duke of Edinburgh from 1866, until he became the reigning Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1893.
ASHENDENE PRESS, CHELSEA 'Vita di Santa Chiari Vergine Composta per Ugolino Verino Cittadino Florentino' reprinted from the original manuscript with an introduction and notes by Walter W. Seton 1921. Printer C.H. S & J Horny and inscribed by him. untrimmed paper, vellum bound with green ties and box. 8vo
GORDON BANKS (1937-2019), Two Gordon Banks contracts at Stoke City, the first 27th April 1970, agreed £75 per week, the second 6th July 1971 agreed £100 per week, there are a number of other financial provisions and both contracts signed by the Secretary of Stoke City and Gordon Banks (Gordon joined Stoke City in 1967 and stayed with them to 1973, a hugely successful period for Stoke City, reaching the F.A. Cup Semi Final and then in 1972 beating Chelsea for The League Cup, Gordon went to the 1970 World Cup and it was against Brazil and Pele that he made the save that is down in history as the greatest)
Britains Trooping the Colour series set 40111 HM Queen in Ivory Phaeton (no box) with 40117 Princess Anne and 40116 Colonel of the Life Guards, Chelsea Pensioners, 00076, and oo256 in original boxes, three Hamleys special Hussars (one plume broken) and Musicians of the Scots Guards (Condition Excellent, boxes Excellent) (32)
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