Keith Jansz (Contemporary) The Blue and White Vase Signed CKJ (lower left) Oil on canvas 56 x 61cm Framed. Horatio's Garden will receive 100% of the hammer price on this lot. Keith Jansz started painting for the first time since junior school after having run the London Marathon for Barnardo's in 1995. Just two months later he suffered a broken neck in a tragic car accident, resulting in complete paralysis from his shoulders down. After six months in the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Keith returned home to begin the painful process of adjusting to his new situation. Unable to do anything for himself Keith naturally experienced the depths of despair. However, the gift of a collection of biographies of the Mouth & Foot Painting Artists inspired Keith to try painting by holding a brush in his mouth. Despite disastrous early efforts Keith persevered, developing his individual style, inspired by his heroes the Impressionists. Since then Keith has held solo exhibitions in the U.K., U.S. and Italy and his paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world with the Mouth & Foot Painting Artists. His paintings have been sold as reproductions worldwide. Keith paints in oils and sketches in charcoal and pastel. It is important to him that his work speaks not of disability but of a joy for life. As John Constable said 'To paint is to feel'.
We found 9082 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 9082 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
9082 item(s)/page
Antiquarian books. A small quantity of mainly antiquarian books, including: Egerton-Warburton (Rowland Eyles). Hunting Songs, Ballads, etc., 1st edition, Chester: J. Seacome, 1834, octavo, original cloth, hand-coloured lithographic frontispiece, 12 lithographic plates, a few marks and damp-stains - Orlandini (Stefano, publisher). Teatro Italiano, Venice, 1746, 3 volumes, octavo, contemporary English diced russia (volume 2 lacking front board) - [Scott, Walter]. Paul's Letters to his Kinsfolk, 2nd edition, Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, 1816, octavo, contemporary red half roan (loss to head of spine, front joint cracked), title-page spotted - and others (qty: a carton) Provenance: George Wilbraham (1779-1852), Whig politician, of Delamere House, Northwich, Cheshire (bookplates). The lot sold as seen, not subject to return.
Nansen (Fridtjof). ''Farthest North''. Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration the Ship Fram 1893-96, 1st edition in English, London: Archibald Constable & Company, 1897, 2 volumes, octavo, original pictorial cloth gilt, volume 2 spine rolled and cockled - Smith (William). The History and Antiquities of Morley, in the West Riding of the County of York. Subscribers' Copy, 1st edition, London: Longmans Green, & Co., 1876, original cloth, plates including mounted Woodburytypes, spine faded - Forshaw (Charles F.). The Poets of the Spen Valley, 1st edition, Bradford: Thornton and Pearson, 1892, original cloth, contents browned - Gibbon (Edward). The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, London: T. Cadell [and others], 8 volumes, octavo, contemporary cloth - The Diary of Samuel Pepys, London: G. Bell and Sons Ltd., 1923, 3 volumes, octavo, contemporary blue half morocco gilt by Ramage - Borrow (George). Lavengro; Wild Wales; The Zincali; Romano Lavo-Lil; The Bible in Spain; The Romany Rye, London: John Murray, 1905-7, 6 works, all octavo, uniform contemporary green half calf gilt by Riviere and Son (spines faded) - and many others including a set of Dickens (1928) in original blue roan with gilt top edges, and other Yorkshire interest (qty: 3 cartons) Sold as seen, not subject to return.
Turkish funeral customs.- Forde (William) A Sermon Preached at Constantinople, in the Vines of Perah, at the Funerall of the vertuous and admired Lady Anne Glover, first edition, lacking final blank leaf M2, some worming to upper inner corner, some light water-staining, creases and short tears, bound after 7 other 17th century sermons, many leaves loose, in remains of contemporary calf, leather largely detached from boards beneath and top part of spine missing, [STC 11176; Blackmer 615], 4to, Printed by Edward Griffin for Francis Constable, 1616.⁂ William Forde (fl. 1616) was the first recorded English chaplain at Constantinople (from c.1610 to 1614). Lady Glover was buried on 14 April 1612, although she had died in November 1608, long before Forde ever reached Constantinople, her husband preserving her body in bran. This sermon, preached in "a pleasant garden, under a lofty Cypresse tree", contains information on Turkish funeral customs.
Legion of Frontiersmen Dress Peaked Cap, fine example of a post 1902 dress uniform peaked cap in dark navy blue / black cloth with red piping to the crown. Oakleaf embroidered central band with brass other ranks regimental cap badge. Thin patent chinstrap and brass “LF” side buttons. Interior retains the original leather sweatband and lining with gilt tooled retailers details of Humphreys & Crook. Some light service wear but generally a good example. The Legion of Frontiersmen is a civilian organisation formed in Britain in 1905 by Roger Pocock, a former constable with the North-West Mounted Police and Boer War veteran. Prompted by fears of an impending invasion of Britain and the Empire, the organisation was founded to be a field intelligence corps that would watch over and protect the boundaries of the Empire. Headquartered in London, the Legion of Frontiersmen formed branches throughout the empire to prepare enlistees for war and to foster vigilance in peacetime.
A collection of various china and glassware including Coalport "John Constable" mug, limited edition No'd. 1041/1776, Victorian pink and copper lustre milk jug, Nibletts & Co. of Stroud and Cheltenham glass bottle, Victorian green glass floral decorated dump, 8.5 cm high, pair of plated three light two branch candelabra, wine bottle holder and sauceboat, various other china wares, etc
Circle of John OpiePortrait of a young gentleman, said to be John Constableoil on canvas75 x 61cmFootnoteThe present work is a companion to 'Portrait of a lady, said to be Maria, wife of John Constable', sold in these rooms, November 2013, lot 518, hammer price £1,200Condition reportCanvas relined. Traces of craquelure throughout and surface scratches, upper left; a few further scattered surface abrasions, otherwise sound. Ultraviolet reveals infilling to craquelure to sitter’s face and hand, some further to jacket and background, lower centre. Held in a later plaster frame in fair condition.
A Rare Motor Vehicles and Motors of 1900 by W. Worby Beaumont, a rare single volume edition published in London by Archibald Constable & Company Ltd. 636pp with fold-out illustrations with photographs and line drawings, bound in brown leather and cloth with gilt lettering to spine and Royal Engineers Library insignia on the front cover. Binding rubbed, spine repaired Editorial pages are clean and presentable. Previously in the library of Anthony Bird.
Motor Vehicles and Motors by Worby Beaumont. Two-volumes published in London by Archibald Constable & Company Ltd. 1902. Volume 1, 2nd revised edition and Volume 2, 1906 1st edition Large 8vo, approximately, 11 x 8 inches (275 x 200 mm), pages: Volume 1, xvi, 1-636 plus 2 folding tables; Volume 2, xvi, 1-677, well-illustrated with photographs and folding line drawings, publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Vol 1 binding a little rubbed, and Vol 2 has been sympathetically rebound in similar brown buckram. Given the nature of the books, the bindings are tight, creasing to top of spines and shelf wear to edges, but not torn. Editorial pages are clean and presentable. (2)
A GROUP OF SEVEN POLICE-RELATED MEDALS INCLUDING AN IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL – QUEEN VICTORIA, KING GEORGE V, & KING GEORGE VI PLUS POLICE WHISTLEA QUEEN VICTORIA METROPOLITAN POLICE 1887 JUBILEE MEDAL AWARDED TO P.C. W. ROFFEY. P. DIVN.A QUEEN VICTORIA METROPOLITAN POLICE 1887 JUBILEE MEDAL WITH A 1897 BAR (NOT NAMED).A KING GEORGE V SPECIAL CONSTABULARY ‘FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE’ MEDAL AWARDED TO EGBERT F.L. STEINTHAL.A KING GEORGE VI SPECIAL CONSTABULARY ‘FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE’ MEDAL AWARDED TO INSPR.ALFRED.C.BAKERA GROUP OF 3 MEDALS (KING GEORGE V & KING GEORGE VI) INCA KING GEORGE V IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDAL AWARDED TO ALFRED GEORGE CARBERT, A KING GEORGE VI 1937 CORONATION MEDAL AWARDED TO CONSTABLE GEORGE CARBERT, AND A KING GEORGE VI ‘ FOR EXEMPLARY POLICE SERVICE’ MEDAL AWARDED TO SERGT GEORGE CARBERTA METROPOLITAN POLICE OFFICERS WHISTLE.
NO RESERVE Constable (John), After. Mill Stream, mezzotint with etching by David Lucas, platemark 175 x 220 mm (6 7/8 x 8 3/4 in), sheet 260 x 290 mm (10 1/4 x 11 1/2 in), some spotting and browning, unframed, Bohn edition, 1831 [but circa 1855]; together with four further works, including 3 sepia printed mezzotints with etching by Turner and William Say, with two variant impressions of 'Near Blair Athol, Scotland', and one of 'Young Anglers', and John Boydell's engraving 'No. 4. Drawn From Nature' after Gainsborough, all unframed, [circa 1770s to 1811] (5)Literature:Beazley, David, Images of Angling. Three Centuries of British Angling Prints, Creel Press, 2010, cf. nos. 154-158
Orkney.- Low (George) Fauna Orcadensis: or, the Natural History of the Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, and Fishes, of Orkney and Shetland, first edition, half-title, lightly browned throughout, some spotting, modern calf-backed marbled boards, gilt spine in compartments, 4to, Edinburgh, George Ramsay and Company for Archibald Constable and Company, 1813.
A.A Milne The House at Pooh Corner, 1st edition, publ. Methuen 1928, illustrated throughout by E.H Shepard, pictorial endpapers (some discoloration), original salmon cloth gilt, spine faded; together with a 4th edition Winnie the Pooh, publ. Methuen, illustrated throughout by E.H Shepard, pictorial endpapers, original green cloth gilt, upper part of the spine is torn and colouring to some plates; Bernard Shaw, 1st edition 'The Apple Cart': political extravaganza; publ. Constable and Company 1930 with the original dust cover inside; William Thackeray Notes of a Week's Holiday, illustrated by Sidney Gardner publ. Sisley's Ltd, original leather cover gilt, missing spine.
A rare Burma Police Medal for Distinguished Conduct awarded to Head Constable Sheik Ahmed, Rangoon Police Burma Police Medal, G.VI.R. (Sheik Ahmed, Hd. Const. Rangoon Police) in its Royal Mint case of issue, sometime lightly gilded, now worn in parts, otherwise very fine and rare £1,200-£1,600 --- According to British Gallantry Awards, for the period 1938-48, there were 53 awards for gallantry and 80 for meritorious service, plus a further 8 unclassified awards in 1942.
Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (Const Robert Morgan) in Royal Mint case of issue; together with a Metropolitan Police Special Constabulary badge; and a Cities & Boroughs Chief Constable Bristol lapel badge, extremely fine Pair: Constable J. Lobley, Liverpool City Police Liverpool City Police Good Service Medal (2), bronze, ‘P.C. J60 “E” John Lobley. Presented by Watch Committee 23rd July 1920’, with integral top brooch bar; another, silver, ‘Con. 160 “E” John Lobley. Presented by Watch Committee 23rd July 1925’, with integral top brooch bar, both on 1st type ribands, in damaged cases of issue, extremely fine (3) £100-£140
The group of five miniature dress medals attributed to Inspector General J. R. McCowen, Newfoundland Police, who was awarded one of just three Newfoundland Silver Stars for bravery at Sea for the S.S. Aurora conflagration in 1896 The Imperial Service Order, G.V.R., Baltic 1854-55; Royal Humane Society, small silver medal (successful); Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful); Newfoundland Silver Star for Bravery at Sea, S.S. Aurora, all individually displayed in a Spink & Son Ltd. fitted wooden and glazed case, the glass cracked, extremely fine and rare (5) £300-£400 --- Note: The recipient’s full size medals were sold in these rooms in December 2000. John Roche McCowen was born in Kilrush, Ireland in 1844, the son of a British naval officer. Failing to pass for a cadetship, he enlisted as a private soldier in the British Army, serving for three years, during which time he experienced some hard roughing and narrow escapes when on foreign service. Leaving the Army by purchase, as a non-commissioned officer, he joined the Royal Irish Constabulary, and served about nine years in all the departments of that force. He was severely wounded twice in the riots in Belfast, which nearly cost him his life. On resigning in 1871, he was the recipient of high recommendations from the Mayor of Belfast, members of Parliament, and Bench of Magistrates, besides his superior officers and others of influence. He was appointed to the organisation of the Newfoundland Constabulary, particularly the mounted force, which he solely organised, drilled, and commanded for seven years, during which time he received the thanks of Government on five different occasions for ‘special services rendered’ as well as pecuniary and other rewards. He received the ‘cordial thanks’ of the Governor in Council for ‘conspicuous bravery in saving life’ and also the medal of the Royal Humane Society. Royal Humane Society Case No. 20,493: Bronze Medal and Certificate to J. R. McCowen (34) Head Constable; William Bailey (27) Police Constable; A. Tilley (28) Planter; S. Tucker (41), George Oldfield (56), and S. Crew (46), Fishermen. These men saved the lives of Captains Talbot and Perry and the crew of the brig Eric Carbonear on 7th April 1878, at Birds Island Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. There was a shipwreck, strong wind and sea, and a heavy snowstorm. 3 to 5 fathoms deep. A string of ice came near and several of the crew got on it, the shore party prepared ropes etc., a few volunteers guided by McCowen descended the precipitous cliff, crossed with great difficulty a gulch of pan ice, and gained a small island rock to which they attached the ropes. When the men on the ice drifted within 20 yards, ropes were thrown and all were saved, but when saving Perry two huge waves in succession and boulders of ice broke over and swept the rock, knocking the men down and washing two off who were saved again by Bailey, Crew and McCowen. They were wounded and exhausted. On 24 June 1897, during the celebration of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, Miss Murray, daughter of His Excellency, the Governor, Sir Herbert Murray, presented the following medals: Inspector General McCowan, District Chief Michael Dunn and Fire Constable John Reardon - Silver Stars. Sergeant Dan Mulrooney and Fire Constable Joseph Horwood - Silver Medals. These awards were for conspicuous bravery in putting out a fire aboard the S.S. Aurora, a wooden sailing ship, loaded with dynamite and gunpowder, which was docked in St John’s Harbour. The Newfoundland Silver Star for Bravery, and Silver and Bronze Medals for Good Service were struck at the instigation of His Excellency Sir Terence O’Brien, Governor of Newfoundland. The original order of 1893 was for 12 Silver Stars, 8 Silver Medals and 20 Bronze Medals. In 1919, a further 15 Silver Stars were made by the Royal Mint, so that 27 Silver Stars in all were made. Of the Silver Stars, 3 were presented in 1897 and five in 1919, one remaining at Government House. The obverse legend of the Silver Star was struck to read ‘For Bravery at Sea’, but the three awards made in 1897 for the ‘Aurora incident’ were specially altered to read ‘For Bravery at S.S. Aurora’, as confirmed by a memo in the Provincial Archives in Newfoundland. For further details of these awards see The Numismatic Circular, February 1966, p.32-33, for an article by W. D. Parsons, M.D., St John’s, Newfoundland. McCowen is not on the Baltic Medal Roll. He would have been just 10 years old at the time of the naval operations against the Russians in 1854-55 although being the son of an officer of the Royal Navy it is not inconceivable that he went to sea as a boy before failing his cadetship exams. The silver R.H.S. medal was likely self-awarded and is consistent with the renamed silver R.H.S. medal sold with the recipient’s full size group. Note also that the I.S.O. in McCowen’s full size group is the correct Edward VII issue rather than George V.
Family group: Three: Private G. R. White, Royal Fusiliers, who was killed in action at Miraumont during the operations on the Ancre on 17 February 1917 1914-15 Star (7042 Pte. G. R. White. R. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (GS-7042 Pte. G. R. White. R. Fus.); Memorial Plaque (George Richard White) in card envelope; Memorial Scroll (Pte. George Richard White, Royal Fusiliers), the scroll torn evenly into two pieces across the coat of arms - having been previously folded, otherwise good very fine Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (Harry White) very fine £160-£200 --- George Richard White, a native of West Molesey, Surrey, served with the 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers during the Great War on the Western Front from 26 July 1915 and subsequently with the Machine Gun Section, D Company at the Battle of Trones Wood, July 1916, subsequent to which the men of his section wrote a 7 stanza poem regarding their grievances at the press adulation of the Royal West Kent Regiment for their stand at Trones Wood on 13 July 1916. The poem, entitled ‘The Press Heroes of Trones Wood’ claims that the Royal West Kents ‘stopped as if they’d seen a ghost’ when confronted by the Germans and were found by the Middlesex with their ‘heads stuck in the ground’ before ‘running like hell the other way’. In fact, the poem claims, it was the ‘Middlesex drove Fritz away’ and the Northants and Middlesex who ‘held on like grim death’ with close behind them the ‘good old Fusiliers’: And so the fight continued The Germans did their best And many a poor fellow There entered his long rest For six long days and nights boys (It is no idle boast) The Mids, Northants and Fusiliers Stuck Stubborn to their post. Of that six days of torture No written word can tell To those who took part in it T’was absolutely hell Yet while they stood and suffered It was their lot to read Big headlines in the papers Of the West Kent’s gallant deeds. The papers tell us nothing Of what those heroes did Their doings and their sufferings By “Royal West Kents” is hid But still they want no limelight And their reward is won In the quiet satisfaction Of duty nobly done. White was killed in action on 17 February 1917 at a time when his Battalion was engaged at Miraumont during the Operations on the Ancre. He is buried at Regina Trench Cemetery, Grandcourt, France. Sold together with two Royal Fusiliers cap badges; identity tag stamped ‘G. R. White II. RF 7042 C.E.’; a photo of the recipient standing in uniform with another Royal Fusilier, captioned to the reverse ‘Uncle Tiny on left’; an empty Princess Mary Christmas 1914 Tin; and a hand written poem regarding the battle of Trones Wood, July 1916, written by the men of the Machine Gun Section, D Company, 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. Harry White, older brother of the above, served as a Special Constable in the Metropolitan Police District from 15 November 1915 until 19 July 1919. Sold together with a Metropolitan Police Certification of Service named to ‘Harry White’; Metropolitan Police Whistle by J. Hudson & Co. 244 Barr Street, Birmingham and chain, the whistle inscribed ‘09021’; Metropolitan Special Constabulary cap badge, bronze.
ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST: A miscellany of books on historic architecture and design, comprising: Harvey (J), THE ENGLISH CATHEDRALS, first edition, photographs by Herbert Felton, red cloth boards, unclipped DJ, B.T. Batsford Ltd, London 1950, Whiffen (M), STUART AND GEORGIAN CHURCHES OUTSIDE LONDON 1603 TO 1837, first edition, red cloth boards, unclipped DJ, B.T. Batsford Ltd, London 1947, Sitwell (S), BRITISH ARCHITECTS & CRAFTSMEN, red cloth boards, unclipped DJ, B.T. Batsford Ltd, London 1946, Jones (B), FOLLIES & GROTTOES, second edition, Constable, London 1974, Nicolson (N), GREAT HOUSES OF BRITAIN, Weidenfeld And Nicolson, London 1965, and Downes (K), ENGLISH BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE, A Zwemmer Ltd, London1966 (6)Provenance: Ruyton Hall, Shropshire
Jamieson (John). An Etymological Dictionary Of The Scottish Language, 2 volumes, second edition, Edinburgh: William Tait, 1840, some light spotting mostly to endpapers and title, minor marginal toning, publishers original half morocco, covers and spines worn, rubbed to head and foot, 4to, together with; Curl (James Stevens), The Londonderry Plantation 1604-1914, The History, Architecture, and planning of the Estates of the City of London and its Livery Companies in Ulster, 1st edition, Sussex: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, 1986, numerous black and white illustrations, original cloth, covers slightly rubbed, damp marks to back cover and spine, 4to, and other 20th-century reference books including publications by Oxford, Cambridge, Constable, mostly original cloth some in dust jackets, G/VG 4to/8voQty: (6 shelves )
Dickens (Charles). Master Humphrey's Clock, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Chapman And Hall, 1840, black and white illustrations, bookplate to front pastedown, volume 1 front gutter cracked, marginal toning throughout, some minor spotting, volume 2 front cover and spine detached, original half calf, worn with some loss, 8vo together with; Thompson (Robert), The Gardeners Assistant, 6 volumes, New edition, London: The Gresham Publishing Company, 1905, numerous colour and black & white plates, minor marginal toning, original pictorial cloth, spine and covers rubbed, large 8vo, and Shaw (Bernard), Buoyant Billions A Comedy Of No Manners In Prose, Limited edition number 249/1000, London: Constable & Co., 1949, numerous colour and black & white illustrations, original boards, top edge gilt, minor rubbing to covers, 4to, plus other modern fishing reference and miscellaneous 19th-century literature, including The Second Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling, reprinted, London: MacMilkan and Co., December 1895, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, overall condition is fair/good, 4to/8voQty: (6 shelves )
First Edition signed by Author A World Overturned A Burmese Childhood 1933-47 hardback book by Maureen Baird-Murray 180 pages Published 1997 Constable & Company. Dust jacket and book in good condition. Signed "To Bernard & Christine with much love from Maureen". Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. Shipping at cost from £4.99 in UK, we can ship a 30kg box for £10 so up to 10 books. Overseas shipping at cost from £7.99
John Constable by John Walker hardback book 168 pages Published 1979 Thames And Hudson. Book in good sound condition with discolouration top and bottom of covers, dust cover has many dings on edges with discolouration. Sold on behalf of the Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. Shipping at cost from £4.99 in UK, we can ship a 30kg box for £10 so up to 10 books. Overseas shipping at cost from £7.99
![[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Hamilton, Patrick. The Plains of Cement, first edition, Constable, London, 1934, blue cloth, dustjac](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/b2b260d2-de2b-44da-b5bb-acec00de81d7/02f6b143-441b-44bd-9f4d-ad1900daa8b0/468x382.jpg)
[MODERN FIRST EDITIONS] Hamilton, Patrick. The Plains of Cement, first edition, Constable, London, 1934, blue cloth, dustjacket (price-clipped), two-page list of author's other works, octavo; together with Hamilton, Patrick. Hangover Square or The Man with Two Minds, A Story of Darkest Earl's Court in the Year 1939, first edition, Constable, London, 1941, fawn cloth, dustjacket (non price-clipped), two-page publisher's list, octavo, (2). Condition Report : Cement: Dustjacket torn and chipped, with some losses; page edges foxed; Hangover: Dustjacket chipped, torn, browned and foxed, with some losses, notably at lower spine; page edges foxed. Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
• JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)L'ESPIONNEpen & ink25.0 x 20.0 cm / 10 x 8 inProvenance: Royer, Rue de Cherche-Midi, Paris Sotheby's 1979 to R. Scharf to John Constable 1980Literature: Dessins - Libraire Stock (Delamain Et Ciel, Paris 1923 - Illustrated) Jean Cocteau - Drawings, Unabridged re-publication of the third edition of Dessins 1924 - illustrated, No. 110 Brown, Mark Camp, London 1983 reproduced, p 108
• SIR TERRY FROST, RA (1915-2003)ARBOLE, ARBOLE (TREE, TREE) (LORCA SUITE), 1989signed lower rightetching with hand colouring, signed artist's proof565 x 385 mmEdition of 75 plus 15 APThe Lorca Suite is made up of eleven poems by Federico Garcia Lorca 1989 Each image and sheet on Somerset Satin wove paper, published by Austin Desmond Contemporary Books London, designed by Gordon House, printed by Hugh Stoneman and Alan Cox at the Print Centre, London. Edition 75 plus APS (10 numbered). Each print individually signed and numbered.Literature: Terry Frost Prints (Dominic Kemp) p. 126-136 reproduced in colour page 136, plate 107 Terry Frost, David Lewis pages 216-219Provenance: London, Modern Art Auctions, November 26 2014, Lot 177; John Constable
• JOHN BRATBY, RA (1928 - 1992)PATTI READINGsigned and dated upper right Bratby/'76oil on canvas51 x 76 cm/20 x 30 in; sold together with a photograph of Patti next to her portrait taken by John Constable after Bratby's death.Provenance: John Constable, bought March 11 1991Seen by Patti Bratby on a visit to John Constable, shortly after Bratby's death, on October 20 1992. She said "This was done on a Sunday afternoon in Blackheath in 1976. I was reading Forum magazine - an article on tattooing and the next day we both went and had a tattoo done."Exhibited: Cleveland Bridge Gallery, Bath, October 1986, illustrated in the catalogue
• JOHN BRATBY, RA (1928-1992)PORTRAIT OF RAY WALKERoil on canvas128 x 102 cm/50 1/4 x 40 1/4 in; to be sold with several hand written letters from the artist to John ConstableProvenance: Acquired by John Constable directly from the artist in April 1990Extract from Bratby's letters to John Constable: Just got back from Brighton I've been thinking about the Ray Walker - the one with head on hand, looking more sultry than mad in that portrait. I so like it passing from my ownership to yours after all these years - circa 1973 or 1972…Ray Walker, Born in Liverpool. Lived to 30 years or so…A split personality. Could be friendly and charming. Drank and took drugs. Could do splendid cartwheels. Spent 3 years at RCA. I worked during a sad period in my life 1973 gratuitously for Sam Wannamaker at Southwark on his Shakespeare project. I got to know RW through a girl friend of mine. I invited him to help me with my work & Sam paid him something… He must have died of drug abuse. I introduced him to external murals. His biggest he was doing when he died. All his friends finished it. The Arts Council did a tour of his work say 3 years ago after his death.
19th century English ceramics, to include a pair of Staffordshire figures of Jobson and Nell, 16.5cm high; a Coalport imari teacup and sideplate, together with two further Coalport imari teacups, a black-printed slop bowl decorated with shepherd and shepherdess, 15.5cm diameter; four documentary mugs, variously inscribed, Coalport 'Thomas Gainsborough' and 'John Constable' limited edition mugs, commissioned by the Friends of the Tate Gallery and a W.T Copeland Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee 1897 mug (qty)Condition report: Jobson and Nell figures chipped to bases, losses to black enamel.
Follower of John Constable (1776-1837), 19th century, oil on board - The Dedham Vale, inscribed verso, in gilt frame, 19cm x 14.5cmCondition report: Generally good condition, although would probably benefit from a clean. The frame has some cracking to the mouldings and a few minor losses, it would probably clean up a little. Overall size 27cm x 23cm.
Loading...-
9082 item(s)/page