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Lot 515
After Leonardo da Vinci/Self Portrait/oil on panel, 21.5cm x 17.5cm CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot, but is available upon request. Further images and some condition reports can be viewed on our online catalogue at www.chorleys.com
Lot 1133
SOUL/FUNK/DISCO/HIP HOP/HOUSE - 7"/LPs/12". Get the dancefloor shitin' with this collection of over 200 x 7" plus around 93 x LPs/12". With grooves from the likes of Booker T, The Country Soul Revue, Ike & Tina Turner, Terry Callier, Betty Wright, The Three Degrees, Sergio Mendes, District Six, Curtis Mayfield, Baden Powell, Bill Bruford, The John Gregory Orchestra, Da Lata, Fingathing, Ugly Duckling, The Wiseguys, Jade Fox, A Tribe Called Quest, Ronny Jordan, Truby Trio, Alison Crockett, Groove Armada and Arthur Blythe. Please note condition varies with viewing coming recommended.
Lot 838
ALICE COOPER - LP PACK. An excellent selection of 16 LPs by American rock legend Alice Cooper. Titles include Hey Stoopid (E46786, printed inner. Record strong VG+/ sleeve strong VG+), Love It To Death (K46177), Goes To Hell (K56171), Trash (465130 1), Constrictor (x2) (MCF 3341), Special Forces (K56927), The Alice Cooper Show (K56439), Flush The Fashion (K56805), Raise Your Fist And Yell (MCA-42091)., Collection (WB26241), Killer (K56005, record VG/ sleeve VG), Da Da (92-3969-1), Lace And Whiskey (K56365), Zipper Catches Skin (K57021) & Greatest Hits (K56043). Condition is generally VG+ to Ex.
Lot 430
Antiquarian. Small collection of antiquarian literature, including:Barclay (Robert). An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and Doctrines of the People called Quakers, 8th edition, London: J. Phillips, 1780, 8vo, contemporary calf, joints cracked, inscribed 'David Barclay grandson of the author, for Paul Bevan 1801' on an initial blank,Young (William). The History of Athens, 2nd edition, London: J. Robson, 1786, 4to, contemporary calf, front board detached,and 5 others similar (Beveridge, The Great Necessity and Advantage of Publick Prayer, 1760, contemporary sheep; ibid. Private Thoughts ... upon Religion ... upon a Christian Life, 1720, contemporary calf, worn; Dawson, Lexicon Novi Testamenti Alphabeticum, 1766, contemporary calf, front board detached, bookplate of William Smith of Haughton Castle; Patrick, Clavis Homerica, 1741, contemporary calf, covers detached; Leonardo da Vinci, Trattato della pittura, Milan, 1804, contemporary half calf, worn) (qty: 7)
Lot 446
Brod, Max (Prag 1884 - 1968 Tel Aviv). Eigenhändiger Brief an eine Redaktion. Mit Unterschrift. Datiert mit Stempel '9.XII.1931'. 2 Seiten auf 1 Doppelblatt. Literarische Vorlage und deren Filmadaption ist ein Problem aus Sicht vieler Schriftsteller (auch) Anfang des letzten Jahrhunderts. So auch bei Max Brod, der hier auf einen Brief einer Redaktion antwortet, es 'bestehe kein Einwand gegen die Verfilmung von Romanen aber der Dichter muß sich einen entscheidenden Einfluß... vorbehalten. Vertraglich, schriftlich!'. Er selbst bedauere es 'heftig', dies bei seinem Roman 'Die Frau, nach der man sich sehnt' nicht getan zu haben. Auch das Buch 'Professor Unrat' von Heinrich Mann wäre so verfilmt worden, daß 'die ganze Charakteristik der Helden total verdreht' sei. Die Verfilmung von Theodore Dreiser 'Eine Amerikanische Tragödie' habe er nicht gesehen. Nach Dreisers Argumenten und seiner eigenen Erfahrung zweifle er jedoch nicht daran, 'daß die Verfilmung dem Roman wesentliche Teile seines Sinns, seiner Attacke genommen hat'.- Dreiser hatte nach Ansicht des fertigen Films die Produktionsgesellschaft Paramount verklagt, da deren Film seinen Roman komplett verfälscht habe.
Lot 439
Brod, Max (Prag 1884 - 1968 Tel Aviv). 3 eigenhändige Briefe an Max Krell (Lektor 1887-1962). Jeweils mit Unterschrift. Prag 28.II., 26.9. und 6.10. (1926). Max Brod setzt sich für seine Frauen ein: da Brods Freundin und Geliebte Emmy Salveter (Pseudonym Änne Markgraf) bei einem Vorsprechen abermals abgelehnt wurde, fragt Brod bei dem Lektor Krell nach Informationen und 'ob Direktor Vieweg abgelehnt hat, weil sie (Salveter) ihm direkt mißfallen hat oder weil etwa die Vakanz... eine anders geartete Ergänzung verlangt'. In dem zweiten Brief bittet Brod, die von seiner Ehefrau Elsa übersetzte Sostschenko-Novelle 'Die Ziege' möglichst bald zu drucken, da der Autor 'jetzt mit solchem Eifer übersetzt' würde, daß Brods Frau 'auf rasche Verwertung dränge'.- Dabei: 1 weiterer Brief an Krell, in dem Brod erwähnt daß der Mitarbeiter des Kurt Wolff Verlages 'G.H. Meyer' nach Prag käme und der Verlag 'die Rechte von 'Franzi' habe.
Lot 457
Brod, Max (Prag 1884 - 1968 Tel Aviv). Eigenhändiger Brief an Felix Weltsch (Philosoph, Schriftsteller 1884 - 1964). Mit Unterschrift. Datiert '20. Juni' 1946. 2 Seiten. 21 x 14 cm. Brod schreibt an seinen langjährigen Freund, er habe nun 'die neue Kafka-Arbeit (eigentlich ohne besondere Anstrengung) beendet. Sie heißt 'Franz Kafkas Glauben und Lehre'. Es seien etwa 150 Schreibmaschinenseiten, 'wenn nun Deine Humor-Arbeit etwa 30 Seiten hat... so könnten wir die Erträgnisse im Proporz von 5:1 teilen'. Es lägen einige Anfragen europäischer Verlage vor. Inhaltlich gäbe es noch die Schwierigkeit ihrer verschiedenen Auffassungen: 'Bei Dir dürfte nur die unendliche Annäherung eine Rolle spielen ich sehe natürlich auch diese im Werke Kafkas - aber vorstechend ist doch der radikale Zug des 'Erlebnisses' in ihm z.B. 'Es gibt nur ein Ziel was wir Weg nennen, ist Zögern'. Seltsam ist, daß Kafka nie das Bedürfnis empfunden zu haben scheint, diese beiden Gegensätze in seiner Konzeption irgendwie entweder auszugleichen oder zumindest als Gegensätze zu hypostasieren'. Zuletzt bittet er Weltsch nach Tel Aviv zu kommen, da er sich 'wegen eines deutschen Soldaten, der (ihm) jetzt wegen Kafka schreibt', mit ihm beraten möchte.
Lot 427
Brod, Max (Prag 1884 - 1968 Tel Aviv). Eigenhändiger Brief an Willy Haas (Publizist 1891 - 1973). Mit Unterschrift. Datiert '26.1.1911'. 21,5 x 14 cm. Brod möchte bei einigen Differenzen, die zwischen Kurt Hiller (Schriftsteller, 1885-1972) und dem 'Halle-Ausschuß' (d.i. Lese- und Redehalle in Prag) existieren, behilflich sein und bittet Willy Haas, ihn im Büro zu besuchen, da er 'gar nicht informiert' sei.
Lot 316
Janssen, H. Seid ihr alle da? Kasperle-Bilder von Horst Janssen. Mit Versen von Rolf Italiaander. Hamburg, Hermann Laatzen Verlag, 1948. 8 Bll. Mit 12 ganzseit., farb. Illustr. von Horst Janssen. Quer-8°. Farbig illustr. OBrosch. Erste Augabe.- Erstes von Horst Janssen illustriertes Werk. Im Sommer 1947 schuf er die Illustrationen als Schüler der Graphikklasse von A. Mahlau an der Lendeskunstschule in Hamburg. In einem Vorwort zu dem 1983 erschienenen Nachdruck schreibt Janssen: 'EINS stimmt nachträglich NICHT an meinem Erstling: die Verse würde ich heute selbst machen'.
Lot 456
Brod, Max (Prag 1884 - 1968 Tel Aviv). Eigenhändiger Brief an Felix Weltsch (Philosoph u. Schriftsteller 1884 - 1964). Datiert '2. Juli' 1946. 2 Seiten. 22 x 14 cm. Max Brod erwartet noch einen Artikel über Kafkas Humor von Felix Weltsch, den er 'natürlich erst lesen (werde), ehe (Brod) den Vorschlag des gemeinsamen Abdrucks wiederhole'. Er wisse 'daß Unterschiede (sogar sehr große) bestehen... Du beachtest nur die Werke - ich Werke und dazu die Aphorismen'. Brod halte die Aphorismen sogar 'für das philosophisch Relevantere. Dichtungen und Aphorismen sind komplementär. Kafka sagt gleichsam: Entweder ihr springt in das Absolute, Unzerstörbare hinein - oder ihr müßt euch lebenslang mit Prozeß, Schoßlabyrinth etc. in sinnloser Pein, über die der Humorist lächelt... abquälen'. Zudem bittet er den Freund in der Manuskript-Sammlung Schwadrons nach Briefen Kafkas an Brods Schwester nachzuforschen, eigene Briefe von Kafka bereitzulegen sowie ihm die Adresse von Josef Körner zu geben, da in Kafkas Tagebuch Briefe an diesen erwähnt werden. Die derzeitige politische Lage betrübe Brod 'zu Tode', er könne nicht schlafen, es sei 'der Sieg des Bösen - wie fast immer'.
Lot 431
Brod, Max (Prag 1884 - 1968 Tel Aviv). Eigenhändiger Brief an Franz Servaes (Journalist u. Schriftsteller 1862-1947). Mit Unterschrift. Prag, Postdirektion 5.I. 1913. 3 Seiten auf 1 Doppelblatt. Brod bedankt sich bei dem Mitarbeiter der 'Neuen Freien Presse' in Wien für dessen 'Protektion', welche dazu beigetragen habe, daß Brod nun 'endlich die ersehnte Konzipistenwürde zuteil geworden ist' (d.i. in der österreichisch-ungarischen Amtssprache ein Projektleiter, speziell unter den Juristen ein Rechtsanwaltsanwärter). Desweiteren verrät er, daß er 'am 2. Februar 1913 heiraten werde'. Außerdem erkundigt er sich nach weiteren Rezensionen, da seine letzten drei Bücher an dieser ihm 'so hochwichtigen Stelle nicht besprochen worden' seien und dies für ihn 'natürlich einen empfindlichen Schaden' bedeute.
Lot 424
Brod, Max (Prag 1884 - 1968 Tel Aviv). Eigenhändiger Brief an Hugo Salus (Schriftsteller u. Gynäkologe, 1866-1929). Mit Unterschrift. Datiert '30.10.1910'. 1 Seiten auf 1 Blatt blauem Briefpapier. 29 x 12 cm. Von dem Vorwort in Salus neuem Buch 'Glockenklang' ist Brod begeistert, 'da fühle (er) jetzt noch jedes Wort in (seiner) Seele nachglockenklingen'. Zudem zählt er die Gedichte auf, die ihm am meisten gefallen wie u.a. 'Die Welle', 'Das Ewige' und auch 'Denkerstirn'.
Lot 433
Brod, Max (Prag 1884 - 1968 Tel Aviv). Konvolut von 14 Briefen (11 eigenhändige und 3 maschinenschriftliche). Jeweils mit Unterschrift. Meist Prag, 24/7 1920 - Tel Aviv, 19.II.1968. Meist 1-2 Seiten. Wenige adressierte und gelaufene Briefumschläge liegen bei. In grober zeitlicher Reihenfolge: An Lothar Mohrenwitz (über sein Werk 'Lied der Lieder'), Else Lederer: 'Ich bin über die Angelegenheit nicht orientiert, glaube aber, daß es sich um einen journalistischen Scherz dabei gehandelt hat. Auskunft geben könnte der Verfasser jenes Zeitungsartikels, Herr Feigl, Prager Tageblatt'.- Gegenbrief liegt bei Gerhard Schäke (Dank) Dr. Mohrenwitz: 'Vielen Dank für die erfolgreiche Roman-Intervention... Sie haben absolute Vollmacht! Es liegt mir sehr viel an einem Berliner Vorabdruck' 2 Briefe (davon 1 maschinenschriftlich) an Herrn Gottgetreu 1 Brief an Herrn Roubiczek Dr. Gronemann: 'Bitte nehmen Sie diesen Händedruck auf schriftlichem Wege entgegen - für einen Mann, der in dieser Zeit den Humor behält und den Kopf oben, ist ja nichts unmöglich' an denselben: 'Ich bin zu jeder Tages- und Nachtzeit bereit, die Dreierkonferenz mit Ihnen und Finkel abzuhalten Dr. Theodor Horovic: 'Persönlich hat mich das, was Sie über meine 'Haßliebe' zu Prag sagen, sehr gepackt. Da haben Sie wirlich den Nagel auf den Kopf getroffen.- Dabei 1 maschinenschriftlicher Brief von Elsa Brod mit Unterschrift und einigen eigenhändigen Zeilen von Max Brod an 'Liebste Dassy!': Elsa Brod schreibt über die Uraufführung von 'Glorius, der Wunderkomödiant' (von Max Brod und V. Werner) in Leipzig.
Lot 289
Beuys, J. Zeichnungen zu den beiden 1965 wiederentdeckten Skizzenbücher (!) 'Codices Madrid' von Leonardo da Vinci. Stuttgart, manus presse, 1975. 154 S., 1 Bl. Mit zahlr. Grano-Lithographien sowie 1 signierten u. nummerierten Orig.-Lithographie von Joseph Beuys . Gr.-8°. OHlwd. mit RSch. im OPp.-Schuber (Schuber von anderer Hand betitelt und nummeriert). Nr. 841 von 1000 Exemplaren. Mit der beigelegten, signierten und nummerierten (41/100) Originalgraphik 'Der Elch'.
Lot 449
Brod, Max (Prag 1884 - 1968 Tel Aviv). 8 (7 eigenhändige und 1 maschinenschrifticher) Briefe bzw. Postkarten an Dr. Franz Goldstein in Prag bzw. Jerusalem (Literatur-, Theater- und Musikkritiker, 1898-1982). Jeweils mit Unterschrift. Prag und Tel Aviv, 18. April (1938) - 6. Dez. (1943). Meist 1-2 Seiten. Brod half Goldstein in seinem kurzen Prager Exil, bis er - innerlich schwer erschüttert - Ende September 1938 in Jerusalem ankam.- (August 1938): Das Malheur ist, daß ich diesen Direktor Neumann, von dem Sie schreiben, nicht persönlich kenne oder mich zumindest nicht an ihn erinnern kann. 17.8.1938: Ich bin am Montag in Prag, kommen Sie um 1/2 6 zu mir in die Redaktion. Seien Sie nicht aufgeregt! - wenn Sie selbst innerlich zu einem Entschluß gekommen sind, ist die Hauptschwierigkeit beseitigt und alles andere wird sich machen lassen. 7.I.(1940): Ihren Artikel über Karl Kraus kann ich nicht empfehlen, da ich Kraus für eine ... schädliche Erscheinung halte. Er war auch Kriegshetzer, dafür habe ich Beweise, - und hat nachher seinen Vorteil in pazifistischer Tendenz gesehen - ging mit den Sozialisten, hat sie nachher (nach ihrem Sturz) angegriffen. Begreife nicht, wie man seine Prosa und noch weniger seine Lyrik gut finden kann, seine alberne Polemik gegen George, Hofmannsthal etc. - Kurz, da mache ich nicht mit! Die andere Arbeit (über Schnitzler) hoffe ich unterzubringen. Erwünscht wäre eine Essay über Ibsen - sein Geistliches und sein Ewiges - wir bereiten 'Stützen der Gesellschaft' vor. 6. Dez. (1943): Meine Kafka-Biographie erscheint jetzt spanisch in Buenos Aires...
Lot 161
Two Elizabeth II 5oz silver £5 commemorative coins, comprising a 2019 Bradford Exchange 'The 5 Crowns for 5 Beaches' struck in 999 grade silver, together with a 2015 Jubilee Mint 'Queen Elizabeth II Longest-Reigning Monarch' coin, 925 silver both Tristan da Cunha issue, with presentation cases and outer boxes/sleeve. (2)
Lot 219
An Elizabeth II three gold proof coin set, '2018 Defence Of Our Skies Gold Colour Sovereign Gold Series', 22ct gold with full colour design, comprising a sovereign, half sovereign and quarter sovereign, limited edition of 1999 (4999 for the quarter sovereign), Tristan da Cunha issue, with certificate from Hattons of London, in presentation box and outer box.
Lot 221
An Elizabeth II three gold proof coin set, '2020 Mayflower 400th Anniversary Gold Sovereign Deluxe Set', 22ct gold with selected frosting, comprising a sovereign, half sovereign and quarter sovereign, limited edition of 999, 999, and 1,620 respectively, with each coin in this set one of 149 graded by PCGS and awarded 70/70 'flawless' proof quality, this set number 066/149, Tristan da Cunha issue, with certificate from Hattons of London, each coin in plastic case, in presentation case and outer box.
Lot 220
An Elizabeth II three gold proof coin set, '2018 Armistice Centenary Remembrance Gold Gallantry Three Coin Prestige Sovereign Proof Set', Ruthenium plated 22ct gold, comprising a sovereign, half sovereign and quarter sovereign, limited edition of 2,018, 1,918, and 2,999 respectively, Tristan da Cunha issue, with certificate from Hattons of London, in presentation box and outer box.
Lot 222
An Elizabeth II three gold proof coin set, 'The George III 200th Anniversary Heritage Gold Sovereign Prestige Set', 'Heritage mixture' antique and new 22ct gold, comprising a sovereign, half sovereign and quarter sovereign, limited edition of 2,020, 1,820, and 1,999 respectively, with each coin in this set one of 81 struck on 29th January 2020 for this deluxe proof quality set, this set number 81/81, Tristan da Cunha issue, with certificate from Hattons of London, each coin in plastic case, in presentation case and outer box.
Lot 31
After Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, known as Caravaggio (1571-1610) - The Incredulity of Saint Thomas-Caravaggio - A 19th Century Italian Baroque religious oil painting depicting Christ with disciples & St Thomas after the Resurrection of Christ. Set to an ornate gilt gesso carved frame. Measures approx; 24m x 28cm.
Lot 189
Architecture.- Vitruvius Pollio (Marcus) De architectura, edited by Francesco Lucio Durantino, second edition in Italian, numerous woodcuts in text, woodcut historiated and decorative initials, CC6 errata/colophon f. (here bound at end), lacking AA-CC5 (including title, replaced with an architectural engraving from another work with an ms. title inserted), closely trimmed at head, just touching the odd headline, spotting and staining, later endpapers, contemporary limp vellum, spine in compartments and with later ink title, [Adams V915; Berlin Kat. 1804; Cicognara 705; Fowler 398; EDIT 16 CNCE 32343, cf. Mortimer Italian, 545], small folio, [Venice], [Giovanni Antonio & Pietro Nicolini da Sabbio], 1524. sold not subject to return.
Lot 62
Dante Alighieri. Comedia con l'espositione di Christophoro Landino, Roman type, woodcut illustrations in text and decorative initials, lacking AA1 (title with portrait verso), BB6 (full-page woodcut verso opposite opening of first canto), and final blank, some staining / water-staining, the latter especially to final sig., some spotting or light foxing, lightly browned, 19th century calf, worn, [Adams D92; Mortimer Harvard Italian, 145; EDIT 16 CNCE 1159], folio, Venice, Jacopo da Borgofranco for Lucantonio Giunta, 23rd January, 1529. sold not subject to return.
Lot 137
Painted with a rare European subject of a shepherdess watched upon by a gentleman Height: 12cm Provenance: M Ramos Da Silva, Portugal 來源：葡萄牙 M Ramos Da Silva 收藏Condition ReportThe canister: the enamel decoration fine and in good condition, some rubbing to the gilt floral band around the shoulder and foot rim The cover: scale chip to underside of the rim, 5mm, with hairline leading from it, the gilt floral sprigs partially rubbed.
Lot 140
Painted to the centre with two beautiful Chinese maidens inspecting bonsai trees beneath a gnarled prunus tree within a fenced garden all within a ‘pie-crust’ moulded and foliate border, the reverse painted with scattered floral sprigs in iron red Diameter: 40.5cm Provenance: M Ramos Da Silva, Portugal 來源：葡萄牙 M Ramos Da Silva 收藏Condition ReportThis famille-verte charger is a very good example of the ‘pie-crust’ rim type. Some very minor wear to enamels, mainly confined to the tree trunk to the right hand side. The gilding fresh and good.
Lot 141
Painted to the centre with a Chinese maiden sitting at a table playing a qin watched by a gentleman holding a fan all before a garden pagoda with a young boy attendant preparing tea, all within a moulded `pie-crust border’ set with four vignettes containing goldfish and butterflies, the reverse painted with scattered floral sprigs Diameter: 35cm Provenance: M Ramos Da Silva, Portugal 來源：葡萄牙 M Ramos Da Silva 收藏Condition ReportSRN: Please note this charger is of octagonal form. Overall the charger presents well, with minor surface scratching to the main scene, the most noticeable scratches to the qin, typical minor fritting to the ‘pie crust’ rim, a shallow 1cm scale chip to the underside of the dish at four o’clock.
Lot 144
Of mallet shape, decorated with insects amongst flowers and foliage, on a turquoise groundHeight: 20cmProvenance: M Ramos Da Silva, Portugal來源：葡萄牙 M Ramos Da Silva 收藏Condition ReportA 1cm scale chip to the interior of the neck. Other minor glaze faults to this area. The base with two impact chips with loss of glaze, the largest approx 2cm. A lead repair to the interior of the foot rim, approx. 1cm
Lot 13
Attributed to Baccio (Bartolommeo) Bandinelli (Italian, 1493-1560): A good mid-16th century Florentine carved white marble oval profile portrait relief of a gentlemanpossibly depicting the Duke Cosimo I de'Medici the sitter with curling hair and beard and elaborate scroll embroidered collar, 34cm high x 26cm wide overallFootnotes:Baccio or Bartolommeo Bandinelli, actually Bartolommeo Brandini (1493-1560) was a Renaissance Italian sculptor, draughtsman, and painter.Comparative literatureVolker Krahn in, Baccio Bandinelli, Scultore e Maestro (1493-1560), exh. cat, ed. Detlef Heikamp and Beatrice Paolozzi Strozzi, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, 2014, pp. 352-55, nos. 26-27 (the small bronze busts); compare for the large busts of Cosimo in marble and bronze, pp. 304, no 17 and p. 310, no.20); for a 'young' marble bust in New York, p, 582, no. XI; and for a chalk portrait of Cosimo in three-quarters view, pp.42-21, no 53.The imageThis intimately conceived portrait oval is of good quality and is possibly from the world of the great Medicean sculptor and bitter rival of Cellini, Baccio Bandinelli. The chips at the edge of the oval edge suggest it might have been roughly prised out of a tight frame or setting into a wall, perhaps on a Mannerist tomb or mantelpiece.The subject, wearing a contemporary lace-trimmed collar, resembles Cosimo I de' Medici, who was Bandinelli's employer as a court sculptor, though the profile of the nose varies slightly from other marble portraits and small bronze medals commemorating the Duke's reign and principal successes in public architectural and sculptural projects. Bandinelli's career and aspirationsBorn eighteen years after Michelangelo (1475-1564) who was his hero and the target of his emulation and seven years before Cellini (1500-1571) who conversely was his arch-rival, enemy and nemesis in terms of reputation, Bandinelli was a major sculptor of the High Renaissance in Florence and later in Rome. It was however his fate to be overshadowed by the 'divine' and 'terrifying' Michelangelo however hard he tried to match his achievements and to be blackguarded by the jealous Cellini in his autobiography. Bandinelli's and Cellini's professional rivalry and personal animosity famously deteriorated into schoolboy behaviour with the two making rude gestures and shouting insults at one another in the street much to the disapproval of the strait-laced Spanish grandee and Duchess, Eleonora da Toledo. To add to Bandinelli's misfortunes on the public relations front, Giorgio Vasari, painter, impresario of Medici commissions and latterly biographer of Florentine artists, also took against him, on account of his social pretensions and obsession with outdoing their joint hero, Michelangelo. In artistic terms this led him obsessively to produce self-portraits, emphasising his status as a Florentine aristocrat and a Knight of the Order of Santiago.The Identity of the sitterBandinelli's oeuvre in marble is to be found mainly in Florence and Rome, runing to some twenty commissions comprising many individual statues and reliefs (e.g. the 88 panels of the choir enclosure in Florence Cathedral, some of which are signed and dated 1555) as well as several portrait-busts or reliefs of Duke Cosimo made in rivalry with Cellini, and of the Duke and his wife on their tomb in SS, Annunziata, as well as other distinguished, affluent or noted Florentines.The depiction of the gentleman on the present oval for which no very distinguished provenance can be claimed at present closely resembles a similarly small portrait relief of Cosimo that seems to have been cut down into a neat rectangle of even smaller size - 22 x 17.5cm (Fig. 1). The two portraits share the same intense stare which seems to have been a specific feature of the sitters face with the eyes sometimes shown as exophthalmic, perhaps owing to an over-active thyroid. This comparable turned up in the posthumous sale of the distinguished collection of Giorgio Uzielli (1903-1984) after the death of his widow at Sotheby's New York on the 26 January 2012, lot 303. A decade or so later the same relief was subsequently re-offered at Christie's New York, on 22 April 2021 catalogued more positively by Eike Schmidt (Director of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence) and Janet Sisk as 'attributed' to Bandinelli, rather than to 'his workshop'. The unusually bulbous line of the upper forehead (with a shock of hair combed forward over it) rising above a distinct indentation is very close to the Uzielli image. As such if this is also a portrait of the Duke, it could be that the slightly aquiline ridge of the nose here is truer to the sitter in real life with the straighter and thus more flatteringly Grecian and 'ideal' line shown on most of his portrait depictions. Here the chin is strong and firm although perhaps a little less projecting than in the other portraits and the hair of the beard is less closely cropped and more curling.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 139
James Bond: An 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' World Premiere Programme,1969,Diana Rigg's personal copy of the spiral-bound programme for the Royal World Premiere of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, at the Odeon, Leicester Square, 18th December 1969, including synopsis, cast list, and extensive advertising relating to Bond branding partners, together with issue 1636 of Italian ilustrado magazine depicting Diana Rigg and George Lazenby on the front cover, accompanied by a provenance certificate, 9in x 11 1/4in (23m x 28.5cm) (2)Footnotes:Contessa Teresa da Vicenzo was the daughter of Marc-Ange Draco, the head of the criminal organisation 'Unione Corse' which sought to overtake SPECTRE. 'Tracy' and James Bond fall in love and get married before she is killed by Blofeld in the final moments of the film. Upon release, On Her Majesty's Secret Service was so popular that it broke the house record at the Odeon Leicester Square in its first two weeks.Despite reports at the time of George Lazenby and Diana Rigg's working relationship, their on-screen chemistry resulted in one of the most memorable films in the James Bond franchise. Diana admitted to the much-reported eating garlic before recording a kissing scene with Lazenby, as a practical joke or a happy accident.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
Lot 271
British Empire Medal. The BEM to Constable Edmundo Da Silva, Hong Kong Police Force, who dug through fallen debris of a bomb-damaged house to rescue four people, British Empire Medal, GVIR, Civil issue (Edmundo Da Silva), good very fine with an original letter from Fire Brigade Headquarters, Hong Kong dated 29 March 1952 in which Chief Officer W.J. Gorman describes his appreciation of the way da Silva carried out his duties during the civil disturbance in Kowloon on 1 March 1952 also a letter from Government House, Hong Kong dated 11 December 1947 inviting da Silva to Government House to receive his British Empire MedalQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Jim Bullock (1930-2019), Romsey. BEM London Gazette 25 March 1947 'The upper floors of a bomb-damaged house in Hong Kong, collapsed, and four persons were trapped in the kitchen of the ground floor, which was also in imminent danger of collapse because of the fall of cross beams and upper floor debris to reach the persons trapped and after working for more than half an hour managed to extract them. Had a further fall occurred during this attempt the Constables would have sustained serious, if not fatal injuries. By their rapid and gallant action, Malig and Sila were responsible for saving the lives of the persons they extracted.' 1 March 1952 - Communist-led riots in Kowloon quelled Rioting broke out at 5pm on 1 March 1952 in the colony of Kowloon, crowds estimated at over 10,000 gathered to welcome a Communist "comfort mission" which was expected to arrive from Hong Kong. The police broke up the rioters with tear-gas grenades and projectile shells 45 minutes later.
Lot 2720
MERYON (C); ETCHINGS OF CHARLES MERYON, London, George Newnes; THE DRAWINGS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI, Jonathan Cape, second edition 1947; CALTHROP (C); ENGLISH COSTUME, Charles Black, London, 1906; LEAR (E); THE BOOK OF NONSENSE AND MORE NONSENSE, Frederick Warne & Co, together with eleven other books.
Lot 215
IWC. An 18K gold automatic calendar wristwatchModel: Da VinciReference: 4850Date: Circa 1972Movement: 25-jewel Cal.8541 automatic, adjusted to 5 positions, No.2176556Dial: White enamel, gilt faceted baton hour markers, gilt dot minute divisions with lume dot 5 minute markers, date aperture at 3, gilt pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, centre secondsCase: Polished hinged round, hinged back with exhibition inner, hooded lugs, No.2465093Strap/Bracelet: Brown IWC alligator leatherBuckle/Clasp: Signed 18K gold buckleSigned: Case, dial & movement Size: 35mmThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 126
Ɵ DICTIONARIES, GRAMMARS, etc: 26 volumes. ALTIERI, F. Dizionario italiano ed inglese... second edition, 2 vols., 2 copies, one with bookplate and signature of Sylvester Douglas, 4to, 1749. - AINSWORTH, R. Thesaurus linguae latinae compendiarius, 2 copies, 4to, 1736. - SOMAVERA, A. da. Tesoro della lingua greca-volgare et italiana, 2 vols., Paris, 1709. - H[ARRIS], J. Hermes, or a philosophical inquiry concerning language and universal grammar, 1751. - PIOZZI, H.L. British synonymy, 2 vols., 1794. - JAMIESON, J. An etymological dictionary of the Scottish language, 2 vols., Edinburgh, 4to, 1808, contemporary full or half calf, some worn; and 13 others.SOLD NOT SUBJECT TO RETURN.
Lot 227
Y A GROUP OF JEWELLERY AND VARIOUS ITEMSComprising;An early George III diamond, blue enamel and hairwork marquise shaped panel mourning ring, the central panel with crossover pale blonde hair, within a blue enamelled border, and a surround of old mine cut diamonds, the reverse inscribed Thos Herbert Born Sept 6. 1758 Died Sept 28. 1764, panel 2.3cm long, finger size DA George III gold, seed pearl and hairwork mourning ring, the marquise shaped hair panel set with a seed pearl urn, inscribed verso, Dorothy Dunn, died 6 Dec 1786, agd 72, panel 3.2cm long, finger size M 1/2A Regency portrait miniature brooch, circa 1810, the ivory panel painted with a young lady in period dress, wearing a string of pearls, scratched initials NB, within a gold ropetwist setting, 2.7cm longA George III gilt metal chatelaine, circa 1760, the Rococo pierced panels with figures, flowers, birds, and C-scrolls, 14.2cm long, one of the attachments suspending an early Victorian gold locket in the shape of an oyster, with its own tiny shucking knife, shell 1.8cm wideAn early Victorian blue enamelled bow pendant, missing its drop, 2.4cm longA Regency moss agate and coral panel pendant, the polished circular moss agate panel within a surround of coral beads, suspended from four belcher link chains to a hooped suspensory loop, 6.8cm long, panel 4.2cm diameterA pair of gold coloured eyeglasses, circa 1840, with pull out lenses and twisted wire handle, 6.2cm longA 19th century heart shaped locket, containing a twist of hair, 2.5cm longTogether with a collection of various boxes, including an enamelled and textured egg shaped box, circa 1810, inscribed Friendship sincere tis a jewel dear; a Swiss enamelled panel brooch set with pastes; a small tortoiseshell comb; a compass in red case; and further itemsSaleroom Notice: The full cataloguing for this lot appears online, not as stated in the printed catalogue. Please be advised this lot contains coral and tortoiseshell and so a CITES licence will be required for export. The correct estimate is £1,000-1,500.Condition Report: Diamond mourning ring- Some light wear, a few small scratches, all diamonds present and correct, bright and lively. Very good condition considering age, the ring size is very smallSeed pearl mourning ring- The seed pearls are largely detached from the urn and hair work panel, but the design is still discernible. Miniature brooch, some flaking to the miniature, wear commensurate with age and use, but no major damageChatelaine the top of the hook has been pulled and bent, some splitting to one side, the panels are well detailed, gilding in good order. The oyster locket is in good condition, no noticeable damage or repairsBow- has signs of repairs to the vacant hook to the reverse, some chipping to the enamelRegency agate and coral drop pendant, missing brooch fitting verso, its been adapted and has some repairsHeart locket missing section to the reverseEye glasses, some light wearFurther items have wear, some have damage, as seenCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 426
* ALFREDO AVELLA (SCOTTISH/ITALIAN 1924 - 1982), UNTITLED oil on board, signed overall size 73cm x 61cm Unframed. Note: Alfredo Avella, DA AMGP, was born in Cava de Tirreni in Italy in 1924. He studied part-time at Glasgow School of Art. Avella was encouraged by John Duncan Ferguson and exhibited as an independent with the New Scottish Group at McLellan Galleries in 1956. Two early paintings from the period are on permanent view at The Ferguson Gallery in Perth. He studied Stained Glass at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1965. He was made an associate of British Society of Master Glass Painters in 1966. He became a visiting member of staff at Glasgow School of Art in 1968 and was a full time lecturer in the Stained Glass and Murals department between 1969 and 1982. Continuing to be a painter and stained glass artist in Scotland, Avella was awarded a Scottish Arts Council Visual Art residency in Amsterdam in 1980. He had many one man shows and group exhibitions in Scotland, including; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh and The Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh in 1980. He undertook many commissions in stained glass in Scotland including; Drumchapel St Andrews Church, Glasgow, McTaggart Memorial Westpark Church, Denny, Denny Civic Hall, Craiglockhart Parish Church, Edinburgh, St John the Baptist Church, Port Glasgow, St Mark’s Church, Oxgangs, Edinburgh, Joy of Life, Queen Margaret's College, Edinburgh College of Domestic Science, Musselburgh, Glasgow Police Federation in Woodside Place, Glasgow. Avella died in Glasgow in 1982.
Lot 427
* ALFREDO AVELLA (SCOTTISH/ITALIAN 1924 - 1982), UNTITLED oil on board overall size 77cm x 61cm Unframed. Note: Alfredo Avella, DA AMGP, was born in Cava de Tirreni in Italy in 1924. He studied part-time at Glasgow School of Art. Avella was encouraged by John Duncan Ferguson and exhibited as an independent with the New Scottish Group at McLellan Galleries in 1956. Two early paintings from the period are on permanent view at The Ferguson Gallery in Perth. He studied Stained Glass at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1965. He was made an associate of British Society of Master Glass Painters in 1966. He became a visiting member of staff at Glasgow School of Art in 1968 and was a full time lecturer in the Stained Glass and Murals department between 1969 and 1982. Continuing to be a painter and stained glass artist in Scotland, Avella was awarded a Scottish Arts Council Visual Art residency in Amsterdam in 1980. He had many one man shows and group exhibitions in Scotland, including; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh and The Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh in 1980. He undertook many commissions in stained glass in Scotland including; Drumchapel St Andrews Church, Glasgow, McTaggart Memorial Westpark Church, Denny, Denny Civic Hall, Craiglockhart Parish Church, Edinburgh, St John the Baptist Church, Port Glasgow, St Mark’s Church, Oxgangs, Edinburgh, Joy of Life, Queen Margaret's College, Edinburgh College of Domestic Science, Musselburgh, Glasgow Police Federation in Woodside Place, Glasgow. Avella died in Glasgow in 1982.
Lot 428
* ALFREDO AVELLA (SCOTTISH/ITALIAN 1924 - 1982), CHURCH oil on board, signed, titled label verso overall size 51cm x 71cm Unframed. Handwritten artist's label verso. Note: Alfredo Avella, DA AMGP, was born in Cava de Tirreni in Italy in 1924. He studied part-time at Glasgow School of Art. Avella was encouraged by John Duncan Ferguson and exhibited as an independent with the New Scottish Group at McLellan Galleries in 1956. Two early paintings from the period are on permanent view at The Ferguson Gallery in Perth. He studied Stained Glass at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1965. He was made an associate of British Society of Master Glass Painters in 1966. He became a visiting member of staff at Glasgow School of Art in 1968 and was a full time lecturer in the Stained Glass and Murals department between 1969 and 1982. Continuing to be a painter and stained glass artist in Scotland, Avella was awarded a Scottish Arts Council Visual Art residency in Amsterdam in 1980. He had many one man shows and group exhibitions in Scotland, including; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh and The Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh in 1980. He undertook many commissions in stained glass in Scotland including; Drumchapel St Andrews Church, Glasgow, McTaggart Memorial Westpark Church, Denny, Denny Civic Hall, Craiglockhart Parish Church, Edinburgh, St John the Baptist Church, Port Glasgow, St Mark’s Church, Oxgangs, Edinburgh, Joy of Life, Queen Margaret's College, Edinburgh College of Domestic Science, Musselburgh, Glasgow Police Federation in Woodside Place, Glasgow. Avella died in Glasgow in 1982.
Lot 429
* ALFREDO AVELLA (SCOTTISH/ITALIAN 1924 - 1982), UNTITLED oil on board, signed overall size 38cm x 42cm (largest) Unframed (5). Note: Alfredo Avella, DA AMGP, was born in Cava de Tirreni in Italy in 1924. He studied part-time at Glasgow School of Art. Avella was encouraged by John Duncan Ferguson and exhibited as an independent with the New Scottish Group at McLellan Galleries in 1956. Two early paintings from the period are on permanent view at The Ferguson Gallery in Perth. He studied Stained Glass at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1965. He was made an associate of British Society of Master Glass Painters in 1966. He became a visiting member of staff at Glasgow School of Art in 1968 and was a full time lecturer in the Stained Glass and Murals department between 1969 and 1982. Continuing to be a painter and stained glass artist in Scotland, Avella was awarded a Scottish Arts Council Visual Art residency in Amsterdam in 1980. He had many one man shows and group exhibitions in Scotland, including; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh and The Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh in 1980. He undertook many commissions in stained glass in Scotland including; Drumchapel St Andrews Church, Glasgow, McTaggart Memorial Westpark Church, Denny, Denny Civic Hall, Craiglockhart Parish Church, Edinburgh, St John the Baptist Church, Port Glasgow, St Mark’s Church, Oxgangs, Edinburgh, Joy of Life, Queen Margaret's College, Edinburgh College of Domestic Science, Musselburgh, Glasgow Police Federation in Woodside Place, Glasgow. Avella died in Glasgow in 1982.
Lot 430
* ALFREDO AVELLA (SCOTTISH/ITALIAN 1924 - 1982), UNTITLED oil on board, signed overall size 51cm x 63cm (the largest) Unframed (4). Note: Alfredo Avella, DA AMGP, was born in Cava de Tirreni in Italy in 1924. He studied part-time at Glasgow School of Art. Avella was encouraged by John Duncan Ferguson and exhibited as an independent with the New Scottish Group at McLellan Galleries in 1956. Two early paintings from the period are on permanent view at The Ferguson Gallery in Perth. He studied Stained Glass at the Glasgow School of Art, graduating in 1965. He was made an associate of British Society of Master Glass Painters in 1966. He became a visiting member of staff at Glasgow School of Art in 1968 and was a full time lecturer in the Stained Glass and Murals department between 1969 and 1982. Continuing to be a painter and stained glass artist in Scotland, Avella was awarded a Scottish Arts Council Visual Art residency in Amsterdam in 1980. He had many one man shows and group exhibitions in Scotland, including; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh and The Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh in 1980. He undertook many commissions in stained glass in Scotland including; Drumchapel St Andrews Church, Glasgow, McTaggart Memorial Westpark Church, Denny, Denny Civic Hall, Craiglockhart Parish Church, Edinburgh, St John the Baptist Church, Port Glasgow, St Mark’s Church, Oxgangs, Edinburgh, Joy of Life, Queen Margaret's College, Edinburgh College of Domestic Science, Musselburgh, Glasgow Police Federation in Woodside Place, Glasgow. Avella died in Glasgow in 1982.
Lot 482
* BRENDA LENAGHAN DA RSW (SCOTTISH 1941 - 2020), TREE TRUNKS gouache on paper, signed verso image diameter 19cm, sheet size 28cm x 26cm, overall size 54cm x 49cm Mounted, framed and under glass. Note: Inscription verso states the picture was done on 'a roundel of pressed paper bought at a temple in Kyoto, the tree trunks were in the temple garden'.
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