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Lot 325
* Fougasse (pseud., really Cyril Kenneth Bird, 1887-1965). ÒThe Grand Ballroom of the Hotel SublimeÓ, a pair of pen & ink drawings on a single sheet of paper, one showing the ballroom full of people, with an orchestra playing on the stage, the other showing it empty, save for a figure seated at a desk, latter signed in lower left-hand corner, each drawing 146 x 253mm (5.75 x 10ins), mounted. Published in `Punch’ on 8th November 1939, as no. XIII in a series entitled ÒThe Changing Face of BritainÓ; the drawings were then published collectively by Methuen in 1940. British cartoonist Cyril Kenneth Bird was best-known for his editorship of Punch magazine and his iconic World War II propaganda posters. He was educated at Cheltenham College and King’s College, London. While at King’s College he attended evening art classes at the Regent Street Polytechnic and at the School of Photo-Engraving in Bolt Court. He was seriously injured at the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I and invalided out of the British Army (his pen name is based on a type of mine called a fougasse). He first contributed to Punch in 1916, while convalescing, and also contributed to several other British newspapers and magazines, including the Graphic and Tatler. In the course of the 1920s and 1930s, his drawings evolved from the traditionally representational to the innovative, spare style for which he became so popular. He became art editor of Punch from 1937 to 1949, then editor until 1953, and was the only cartoonist ever to edit the magazine. During World War II, he worked free-of-charge for the Ministry of Information, designing humorous but effective propaganda posters, including the famous ÒCareless Talk Costs LivesÓ series. He was awarded a CBE for this work in 1946. He also illustrated and co-wrote several humorous books with W.D.H. McCullough. (1)
Lot 765
A George III mahogany partners pedestal desk, the rectangular top with a moulded edge, fitted with two short frieze drawers to either side and with an arrangement of two small and two short drawers to each pedestal, the whole raised on plinth bases, the top 151cm (4ft 11 1/2in) x 89cm (2ft 11in).
Lot 785
By Edwards and Roberts, An Edwardian mahogany and marquetry kneehole desk of shaped fronted outline, crossbanded in satinwood, bordered with boxwood and ebony lines and decorated with scrolling foliate designs and mythical winged beasts, the pierced brass galleried superstructure with four bow fronted small drawers and a tooled leather inset writing surface, fitted with a central concave fronted drawer below, flanked by three bow fronted drawers to either side, on square tapered legs, terminating in brass cappings and castors, 120cm (3ft (11 1/4in) wide. * Stamped Edwards and Roberts.
Lot 341
A 19th Century French glass and brass navette shape Inkstand, the pierced surround decorated with classical figures and fitted with a hinged inkwell, a matching desk blotter, a similar 19th Century oval brass and glass box decorated with classical figures, a pillar engraved with Napoleon`s monogram and a small oval glass and brass dish with swing handle.
Lot 14
A collection of silver and silver coloured items, comprising a silver mounted claret jug, Birmingham 1908, cracked to the body, a Russian tea glass holder, 1899-1917 marks, a silver egg cup, a silver napkin ring, a silver compact pendant, a silver loaded desk candlestick, and a six piece Indian silver coloured cruet set
Lot 77
A VICTORIAN WALNUT LADIES WRITING DESK, having pierced gilt brass gallery above serpentine section fall front revealing fitted interior, scallop shaped freize below on foliate and scroll moulded ended supports with twist turned stretcher and scrolled feet with brass castors. C1875. 23" Wide x 17" Deep x 34.5" High.
Lot 83
A LATE 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY CYLINDER FRONTED "BONHEUR DU JOUR" LADY`S WRITING DESK, the raised back with brass gallery and marble top above centre blind panel cupboard flanked by two recessed bevelled mirrors and with fluted column supports, the base with panelled cylinder front revealing fitted interior with slide out writing surface, above single freize drawer standing on fluted tapering legs. Overall decorated with painted "Vernis Martin" style panels of figures in landscapes and floral swags. 31" Wide x 19.5" Deep x 60" High.
Lot 850
An Edwardian mahogany ladies writing desk, inlaid with boxwood stringing and satinwood banding, having a raised super structure with four drawers above the green leather writing surface, two further drawers fitted to the frieze, raised on tapered square supports terminating on castors, 92cm wide
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