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Click here to subscribeA SMOKY QUARTZ SINGLE STONE 9 CARAT GOLD DRESS RING large rectangular smoky quartz 20mm x 15mm, claw set to a 9 carat gold mount and shank, ring size M, gross weight 8 grams Condition Report : Condition: very good, very minor wear and tear Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
* Liberty. A ladies' embroidered dress, 1930s, sleeveless long black dress of fine wool, lavishly embroidered all over with polychrome silks in tambour work to form floral decoration, notched collar, matching fabric belt tie (held on loops), and buttons (12 down front opening) all similarly embellished, printed Liberty label at nape, occasional unexceptionable tiny holes and neat repairs, lacking a closure (hook?) at waist, bust 99cm (39ins), waist 73.5cm (29ins), length 137cm (54ins), together with a circa 1880 gown apron front of black net embroidered all over with small black bugle bead stars, with waist decoration and ties of jet, lined with fine muslin, occasional small holes, mostly to lining, length 110.5cm (43.5ins), waist 32cm (12.5ins), plus 5 other garments, early 20th century, comprising: a 1920s hand-made long pale blue muslin tea dress with dropped waist and embroidered lattice inserts to bodice, short sleeves, and skirt; a royal blue satin opera cloak by Strohbach, size 38; 2 1920s red wool embroidered dressing gowns, both incorporating metallic thread embroidery, one with occasional loose threads, and a few small holes in seams, the other with much of threadwork loose, and one sleeve marked and with 2 holes; and a green silk knee-length coat by Lord & Taylor, some edge-wear and small holes Qty: (7)
Tracey Emin (British, born 1963)Sometimes the dress is worth more money than the money Offset lithograph printed in colours, 2001, on wove, signed and inscribed 'X' in black felt tip pen, published by White Cube Gallery, London, the full sheet, 834 x 584mm (32 7/8 x 23in)(SH)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Continental patinated metal model of an equestrian monument, in late 16th century style, late 19th century, the rider portrayed in military dress, above a spreading rectangular plinth cast with figural reliefs and an indistinct plaque inscribed Hector Aug..., 27.5cm high, 25cm wideProvenance: Removed from a Belgravia property, designed by Nina Campbell in the 1970's
A pair of 19th century large Meissen porcelain figures in rococo style dress, one of a lady carrying a floral wreath in one hand and a basket of flowers in the other, her hat and bosom adorned with posies, crossed swords mark and 'B.65.' and '63/71' to base, the pot-bellied man holding out a posy in one hand and a basket of flowers in the other, crossed swords mark and '2868' to base, the figures were created by Johann Schoenheit 1767, and Johann Kandler 1762, 50cm high, Condition: the lady - damage to flowers on hat, missing left little finger and damage to leaves at the rear, the man - right arm repaired, damage to all flowers
Postcards: Edwardian original family postcard album relating to T.W.Castle Methodist Minister in Gleichen Alberta, Canada. Real Photographic Cards including aerial views, people, groups & children. RP Card of Blackfoot Indians in ceremonial dress (scarce)Later Family RP Cards on their return to England showing Yorkshire & Derbyshire Rectories and family groups. Fine intact family album, most cards annotated on back (115)
* Gdansk/Danzig. Braun (Georg & Hogenberg Franz), Dantzigt, Cologne, circa 1580, engraved city plan with contemporary hand colouring, 330 x 480 mm, mounted with another uncoloured example, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESGdansk is shown in a view from Gradowa Hill (Hegelsberg) from the direction of the Gulf of Gdansk and the mouth of the Vistula. In the foreground are several figures illustrating the dress of wealthy merchants and their wives, but also peasant women and milk-maids.
China. [Twelve plates from A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern, London: Thomas Jefferys, 1757-72], 12 hand-coloured engravings on laid paper in 6 card mounts, all depicting Chinese costume, light toning, 'A Chinese Mandarin in a Winter Dress' and 'Summer Habit of a Chinese Mandarin in 1700' spotted, a few other marks, mount apertures 24.5 x 18.6 cm, and 1 other (Rudolf Payer-Thurn, Chinesische Miniaturen. Erste Folge [only], Leipzig: Thyrsos, 1924, title-leaf, leaf of text, 12 chromolithographic plates, each separately mounted and loose in portfolio, ex library with related markings to portfolio and title-leaf, folio)Qty: (7)
* India. Collection of letters to Lewin Bentham Bowring (1824-1910), commissioner of Mysore, dated 1867-1906, from: 1. Krishnaraja Wadiyar III (1794-1868), maharaja of Mysore, Mysore Palace, 5 August 1867, on his birthday durbar, Bowring’s assistance in securing a heraldic mark of distinction from Queen Victoria, and Bowring’s coming marriage, 4 pp., 4to, 2. ‘Rama Varma’, probably Ayilyam Thirunal Rama Varma (1832-1880), maharajah of Travancore, Trivandrum, 4 June 1869, ‘I have this day sent a case … contain[ing] the oil color portraits of yourself and Sir M. Cubbon …’, also requesting a cabinet photograph of Sir Richard Temple, and enclosing ‘a copy of the Travancore Administration Report’, docketed ‘Prince Rama Varma’, 4 pp., 8vo, 3. Duleep Singh (1838-1893), maharaja of Lahore, 17 Princes Gardens, [London], 29 November 1871, enclosing a photograph of himself in European dress and suggesting a meeting (‘If you want to see me you will … have to take the trouble of a journey to Suffolk …’), 3 pp., 8vo, 4. Ranbir Singh (1830-1885), maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu, 27 December 1871, ‘I was extremely rejoiced to receive your favour … acknowledge the receipt of my likeness and accompanying the photographs of yourself and Mrs Bowring …’, 2 pp., 4to, 5. Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapati Raju III (1826-1879), maharaja of Vijayanagram, 7 July 1873, on M. A. Sherring’s Hindu Tribes and Castes, Viceroy Northbrook’s visit to Benares, his son’s marriage, legislative council work, 5 pp., 8vo, 6. Salar Jung I (1829-1883), prime minister of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 7 December 1876, ‘I am unable to discover that the British government has any other intention towards this state than that of binding us down hand and foot …’, gilt embossed letterhead, 4 pp., 8vo, 7. Chamarajendra Wadiyar X (1863-1894), maharaja of Mysore, 15 November 1893, 'Your son has arrived at Mysore ... He seems to be anxious to get to work … I think that it will be well for him to begin in the police department …’), embossed letterhead, 4 pp., 8vo, 8. Sir Kumarapuram Seshadri Iyer (1845-1901), dewan of Mysore, 13 March 1895, on the death of Chamarajendra Wadiyar X, 2 pp., photographic portrait of Iyer tipped in, 4to, 9. Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV (1884-1940), maharaja of Mysore, The Palace, Bangalore, 11 January 1905, ‘Your warm expression of true sympathy in our recent sad bereavement is particularly gratifying to my mother and myself ...’, gilt embossed letterhead, 3 pp., 8vo, 10. Vishwanath Patankar Madhava Rao (1850-1934), dewan of Mysore, Patan Bhavan, Bangalore, 18 October 1906, on his appointment as dewan, with letterhead, 3 pp., all apparently autograph letters signed, except 1 ( the letter in English and probably secretarial, but with Krishnaraja’s autograph signature in ?Kannada), 4 (1 p. in English, 1 p. in Persian or Urdu, both secretarial, but apparently signed by Ranbir Singh on the Persian/Urdu side in ?Gurmukhi), and 7 (typed letter signed), all docketed by Bowring or a secretary with name of author and date in ink or pencil, tape-residue and a few other marksQty: (10)NOTESProvenance: private collection, USA, assembled c.1960-80. Lewin Bentham Bowring (1824-1910), son of Sir John Bowring, was commissioner of Mysore province between 1863 and 1870, and author of Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan and the Struggle with the Musalman powers of the South (1893).
A vintage suitcase containing two hand painted Edwardian photographs, one of a distinguished gentleman and one of a small child in Naval uniform, an early 20th century souvenir inlaid box decorated to the top with flora and dancing figures, a pair of vintage metal-framed spectacles, an Edwardian leather-bound photograph album containing a quantity of Edwardian black and white studio photographs, some family photographs, children's photographs and some gentlemen in Naval dress and an Edwardian oak-framed family wedding photograph with seated bride and groom, bridesmaids and various other family members (8).
A 9ct gold large amethyst dress ring, size O, also a pair of amethyst and silver earrings (2). CONDITION REPORT The ring is stamped 375. Earrings are modern and in good condition. Ring: assay marks rubbed, scratches to shank and shoulders, amethyst has some surface scratches. No other apparent damage.
Original handmade book of embroidery samples comprising examples of white embroidery; cross stitch; appliqué; Jacobean embroidery and dress, 10 Linen sheets containing designs including flowers, leaves, a penguin, windmills, birds and other designs bound into cloth covers with a hand embroidered colour border and initials. Offered with a volume containing original Origami paper samples and instructions on how the numerous shapes can be created with other paper shapes, patterns and coloured designs (c1890) in cloth backed boards (2)
WILLEM GREBNER (1784-1866 Amsterdam) "Young woman in black dress with lace-trimmed collar and coral jewellery, her hair in ringlets", a miniature portrait study, head and shoulders, oil on ivory, oval, unsigned, signed verso to paper backing "W:Grebner fecit 1817" and again later on paper label, 7.8 cm x 5.8 cm
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