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Lot 660
Cigarette cards; two albums of cigarette cards, all appearing to be full / complete sets (unless stated), to include; Churchman Boxing Personalities, Turf Famous Footballers (missing one card), Player's Hints On Association Football, Will's Association Footballers, Churchman Association Footballers, Player's Association Cup Winners, Turf 50 Sports Series, Player's Decorations & Medals, De Reszke Chivalry & Valour, Player's Indian Army Badges, Player's Military Head Dress, various ' Uniforms ' sets, Will's Military Motors, Trucards WWII Scenes and others.
Lot 210
PHILIP ANDREEVICH MALIAVIN (RUSSIAN 1869-1940)A Laughing Village Baba, oil on canvas116.5 x 102 cm (45 7/8 x 40 1/8 in.)signed lower leftPROVENANCEAcquired directly from the artist in the 1930s by the father of the present ownerThence by descent in familyPrivate Collection, New York Born into a large peasant family, Philip Maliavin`s experience of village life would define his work throughout his career. Painted in bright, expressive colors, Maliavin`s Laughing Village Baba is a fine example of the artist`s Russian period and one of the notable paintings in his famous series of portraits of Russian peasant women. The present painting shows a charming image of a peasant woman, filling the canvas to the edges, pausing in the midst of a dance, contemplating the next move or the world around her. The colors of her dress gain a brightness and vibrancy increasing upwards to her vibrant floral shawl. The composition is dynamic, the pose of the Baba and her sarafan carried in the dance giving the impression of movement. Famous artist Vladimir Makovsky described Maliavin`s baba, whose sarafan is like a red calico fire and whose sharp, blackish-blue shadow on her forehead, almost improbable shadow - one has to get used to it. Following his departure from Russia in 1922, Maliavin continued to work abroad, but the influence of those unrestrained whirlwind-like dances, movement and laughter never lost their hold on his artistic imagination.
Lot 169
An enamel and diamond slider together with a small collection of other enamel pieces, the pierced rectangular slider with black spot on white enamel edge holding a diamond set initial; together with a turquoise enamel, mother of pearl and seed pearl dress set (double-ended cufflinks and three buttons) in period fitted leather case; a white spot on turquoise guilloche enamel small pencil case with lead pencil; a silver octagonal patch or snuff box with enamel lid of blue guilloche centre and white border, gilt washed interior, Birmingham hallmarks 1909; and a silver gilt powder compact in the form of a stopwatch with both sides enamelled in teal guilloche with white rim, London import hallmarks 1910 (5)
Lot 379
English School, circa 1600 Portrait of a lady with her small spaniel beside her, an earring in her left ear depicting Cupid, holding a fan, with a writing tablet at her waist oil on panel 88 x 67cm (34 x 26in) Provenance: By family descent in a London private collection Literature: For similar portraits see: Violet A Wilson, Queen Elizabeth's Maids of Honour and Ladies of the Privy Chamber, London: John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd., 1922 - Portrait of Ann Russell, Lady Herbert, p.259 (Collection of the Duke of Beaufort); Portrait of Mary Fytton, Maid of Honour to Queen Elizabeth, frontispiece (from the Collection at Arbury) Sir Roy Strong, The English Icon: Elizabethan and Jacobean Portraiture, The Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art, 1969, Nos. 296-298 - Portraits of Elizabeth Brydges, Lady Kennedy (one at Woburn Abbey, and a full length at Ditchley Park) The sitter is presumably a member of the Court and quite possibly one of the Queen's Maids of Honour, judging by her dress. As a young bride joining the magnificent Court of Elizabeth I, Gloriana, the sitter is wearing pearls which were thought to be the Queen of gems at the time, and she appears to be a girl aged 15 to 20, an heiress of high rank. The present portrait appears to be a marriage portrait - the sitter has her small dog beside her - a symbol of fidelity - and in her left ear hangs an earring depicting Cupid aiming his arrow at a flaming heart. The sitter is wearing some extremely interesting jewellery. The pearl attire on her high padded hair, composed of spiral motifs with peapods, is in the "cosses de pois" style originating in Paris circa 1600, but in use before that. From the central pod hangs a red stone - probably either a spinel or ruby drop attached to a diamond cluster with pearls falling down to her brow. To disguise flaws, diamonds were placed in settings lined with black foil - hence artists painted these stones black with a dot of white paint to convey lustre. Earrings were not necessarily worn in pairs at that time. Unusually this is figurative with Cupid holding his bow to fire an arrow at a flaming heart target. This theme fits with the small dog on the sitter's lap, representing fidelity. Her pearl necklace is standard de luxe for the time but here the swags give emphasis. There is a band of ruby/garnets and pearl clusters at her neckline - with an armlet of similar design composed of clusters linked together, as in a chain. The girdle may be composed of pearl and red stone clusters. The sitter is holding a material bag containing ivory tablets for writing little notes/aide memoires. It would appear to be embroidered inter alia with a pansy meaning 'kind thoughts' (from the French pensée) and showing Prudence looking into her mirror portrayed below a heart. These jewels with fan and book, wired collar, lace cuffs and white satin dress make a statement of wealth, rank and fashion by a newly married English woman circa 1600. Indeed, the choice of white material and pearls (for virginity) and red stones (for love) may well be purposeful. The sitter wears a tightly boned low-neck bodice and farthingale skirt made of richly embroidered Italian silk, trimmed with brocade and ribbons. Similar portraits have appeared at auction in recent years - an early 17th century English School portrait of Lady Parker, which sold for £52,000 at Mitchells of Cockermouth, Cumbria, on 3rd-4th September 2015; and English School, circa 1595-1605, Portrait of Elizabeth Howard, sold from Cowdray Park, West Sussex, at Christie's, London, 13-15 September 2011 for £145,240. We are grateful to Diana Scarisbrick MA, FSA, Jewellery Historian, and to Sir Roy Strong for their assistance with the catalogue entry. A Dendrology report by Ian Tyers is available - Contact Department. On Eastern Baltic oak. Greener and Co. of Liverpool - old framer's label Two small paint losses - tiny - upper right hand corner. Very old panel in three pieces, has wooden rivets. Panels are bowing slightly. 19th Century gilt frame has various chips. Oil on panel. The panel is formed from three boards in vertical alignment. There are butterfly inserts on the reverse of the panel reinforcing the joins. The left hand panel join has a slight concave warp and there is fill and retouching along the length. There is blistering and flaking in the upper right corner. The thin paint layers are worn in some areas such as the hair, but generally in a good condition for the age of the painting. There are scattered retouchings along the joins and other areas. There appears to be some retouching in the face which appears slightly yellow. The varnish is yellowed and semi-matte. The frame has suffered extensively from flaking to the gilding.
Lot 386
Circle of George Knapton (British, 1698-1778) Portrait of Mrs Mary Gem (née Harvey) of Brandwood, Worcestershire, head and shoulders, in a blue dress, pearls in her hair, wearing a pearl necklace, and holding a book 74 x 61cm (29 x 24in) Provenance: By descent within the family of the sitter Inventory No. 37708 to the reverse
Lot 391
Colonial School, 19th Century A pair of miniature portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman, possibly of West Indian interest, the Gentleman in black robes seated beside a table with a conch shell and books on Western fauna; the Lady in white dress reading at a table, beside a column with a view of a mountainous landscape with palm trees beyond watercolour on ivory, rectangular, framed 8.20 x 6.40cm (3 x 2in) Provenance: By descent within the family
Lot 393
Attributed to Charles Jervas (Irish, circa 1675-1739) Portrait of Catherine, Lady Walpole (1682-1737) in a white dress and a blue silk wrap, three quarter length, standing in a landscape oil on canvas, in a very fine carved and giltwood contemporary English frame 124 x 100cm (48 x 39in) Provenance: Presumably one of the portraits commissioned by Susan Hamond (fl. 1687-1763), Sir Robert Walpole's sister, in 1725 from Charles Jervas [Vouchers 1725 (Bundle) Cholmondeley (Houghton Papers), Cambridge University Library] and thence by descent at Westacre High House, Norfolk from 1761 when the Hamonds moved there from nearby South Wootton; and thence by descent to the present owner Other Notes: Catherine Shorter of Bybrooke, Kent, was the daughter of a wealthy timber merchant and in 1700 married Robert Walpole (see Lot 392) who in the following year entered Parliament for the first time. This portrait, like that of Sir Robert, her husband, is probably one of the two referred to in the single surviving document referring to Jervas in the Walpole papers [refer provenance] which records Jervas' association with this sitter's sister-in-law, Susan Hamond of South Wootton, who is known to have paid Jervas for a pair of portraits in 1725. Susan Hamond is the direct ancestor of the present owner. An almost identical picture of Lady Walpole, attributed to Charles Jervas, now hangs at Strawberry Hill having previously been at Wolterton Hall, Norfolk, the home of Horatio Walpole (1678 - 1757) brother of Sir Robert Walpole. We are grateful to Caroline Pegum of the National Portrait Gallery and Silvia Davoli of Strawberry Hill House for their assistance with this catalogue entry. Oil on canvas which has been lined. There are minor undulations at the corner of the painting. The canvas has good tension. The paint layers are thinly applied and the canvas texture is prominent across the surface which may have been emphasised due to the lining. The varnish is matte and slightly yellowed but even. There are scattered areas of retouching. The frame is in a good condition.
Lot 396
Circle of Henry William Pickersgill (British, 1782-1875) Portrait of Mrs Anthony Hamond (1806-1900), née Mary Anne Musters of Annesley Park, Nottinghamshire, wearing a blue dress, red cloak, pearls in her hair, seated, three-quarter length oil on canvas, unlined, in a good English frame 75 x 62cm (29 x 24in) Provenance: By descent within the family of the sitter Westacre High House, Norfolk and thence by descent to the present owner Other Notes: Mary Anne Musters married Anthony Hamond of Westacre in 1828 at Colwick Hall, Nottinghamshire. The present portrait is thought to have been painted in 1840. John Musters, Mary Anne's father, was a keen huntsman and was Master of the Pytchley hunt in Northamptonshire. It was through hunting that the Musters family met the Hamond family of Norfolk. Three of the Musters children subsequently married Hamond siblings. Unlined. Bitumen problems. Needs attention. Face nicely painted and a grand frame Oil on canvas which is unlined. The canvas has a supplier's stamp for Charles Roberson with a tax stamp. The canvas is slightly slack on the stretcher. The paint layer shows drying defects with uneven surface texture and wide drying cracks. The varnish is very yellowed with some staining and surface dirt. The frame is in a poor condition with losses to the moulding and tarnishing.
Lot 540
Miss Timber', an 18th century painted wood doll, she wears a lace shawl over her brown silk dress, her straw bonnet trimmed with brown velvet, her eyes of glass, her torso resting a pole extending from a round base on three caster feet, 80cm (31.5 in) high overall Provenance: A note in fountain pen pinned inside the straw hat names the doll as 'Miss Timber', states that she was 250 years old and belonged to Lady Curtis wife of the 3rd Baronet, nee Stratton. This was Georgina Maria Stratton who became Lady Curtis on her marriage to Sir William in 1831. Sir William's grandfather was Lord Mayor of London 1795-6 and a prominent Tory MP nicknamed 'Billy Biscuit' because of his manufacture of ship's biscuits. The silk dress has begun to fray. There are some losses to the paint. Her arm has become disconnected from her left shoulder. Her hat has lost its crown. The silk dress has begun to fray. There are some losses to the paint. Her arm has become disconnected from her left shoulder. Her hat has lost its crown. Old label to inside of bonnet. She has no legs
Lot 292
19th Century French SchoolA pair of oval Portraits to include "Head and Shoulders Portrait of a Gentleman in formal attire with moustache, wearing various badges including Legion d'Honneur," signed 'Ch. Sauner 1862'; together with its companion an attractive "Lady in black dress with cameo brooch and lace neckline" O.O.C., each approx. 66cms x 51cms (26" x 20"). (2)
Lot 498
17th Century Italian School"The Madonna and Child, lady in red dress with blue drapes holding a child, with another lady and bearded gentleman in background set in a romantic landscape," O.O.C., approx. 109cms x 99cms (43" x 39"), in gilt frame (relined) label for Thomas Cranfield, Dublin on reverse. (1)Provenance: From a long established Private Irish Institution.
Lot 185
Military Postcards - various interesting WWII Nazi photograph postcards including Tiger Tank Battalion, social events, troops drinking from a keg; portraiture; four photographs of the German underground hospital, Guernsey; a bus trip to the Cathedral by Kolner auto Rundfahrt featuring early bus with passengers Postcards - various interesting WWII photographs and postcards, mainly of Russian troops, including portraiture, social events, fashion of the times; Various British Navy photographs including plane on board V boat; Captain by the stern; on board Egyptian vessel baring dress sword, battalion squadron photograph, qty etc
Lot 186
**Combine with line 2**Postcards - various interesting WWII photographs and postcards, mainly of Russian troops, including portraiture, social events, fashion of the times; Various British Navy photographs including plane on board V boat; Captain by the stern; on board Egyptian vessel baring dress sword, battalion squadron photograph, qty
Lot 290
A George V Royal Naval Reserve Officers dress sword, with lion head pommel, wire bound shagreen grip and gilt brass gothic hilt with folding side guard and crowned, anchor motif, etch, fullered steel blade, 31 3/8" long, marked Robertson and Percival Ltd, Naval Outfitters, Dury Lane, Liverpool, in gilt metal and leather scabbard, total length 38 1/2" long
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