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Lot 111
Paper Dolls, and How to Make Them. A Book for Little Girls, New York, Anson D.F. Randolph, 1856, eight hand-col. eng. plts. of dolls and clothing (one with sl. loss at blank gutter), stitching sl. broken and one plt. detached, some minor foxing, orig. green limp cloth, upper cover gilt lettered, slim 8vo. Rare. Not listed on COPAC. Not in Osborne or Gumuchian. “You will find patterns of various articles of dress for boys, and girls, and ladies, and babies, at the end of the book. These are not to be cut out but to be copied. There is no end to the pretty things that you can make.” (1)
Lot 113
John Watson Gordon ARA (1788-1864) PORTRAIT OF PRINCESS VICTORIA OF KENT three-quarter length portrait, wearing a bonnet with a large plume, a white dress and shawl, holding a note in her right hand and looking right signed indistinctly and inscribed "taken from Life by W. Gorden, June 1838" pencil and watercolour heightened with white, 19.5cm x 15.5cm (7.75" x 6") in carved gilt wood frame Provenance: believed to have been in The Duke of Cambridge Collection, circa 1838 A similar painting appears in Country Life, November 15 1962, p1219 (fig 3). It shows the young Princess Victoria of Kent circa 1836 in a comparable pose, again wearing a bonnet with large plume. Hanging in the Eaton Place drawing room of the Duke of Cambridge’s granddaughter, the painting shows how the young princess, soon to be queen, would have appeared to her cousin, Prince George (son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), her potential suitor. The match was not to be though; the young prince fell in love and married an actress, disregarding the Royal Marriage Act. The painting remained in the Cambridge family to tell the tale of a match that might have been. The portrait painter Sir John Watson Gordon was born in Edinburgh in 1788, the son of Captain James Watson of the Royal Artillery and a second cousin to Sir Walter Scott on Scott`s mother`s side. He was enrolled in the Trustees` Academy in Edinburgh where he received drawing lessons, and made such rapid progress that he persuaded his family to let him follow an artistic career. He was a founding member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1826 and from 1827 he also exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, achieving both critical and popular acclaim. He is best known as a portraitist and one of his famous sitters was Sir Walter Scott. Watson Gordon died in Edinburgh on 1 June 1864
Lot 190
A DERBY FIGURE OF A GIRL AS AUTUMN FROM THE SERIES OF FRENCH SEASONS. holding a bunch of grapes in her left hand and carrying others in a basket over her arm, in pink bodice, pink and yellow dress and diaper patterned skirt, on pierced turquoise and gilt rococo base, 21cm h, patch marks, c1780. ++ Small loss to the handle of the basket, minor chipping of the encrusted foliage etc, other small faults but in above average condition and free from restoration
Lot 311
A PAIR OF BOW FIGURES EMBLEMATIC OF LIBERTY AND MATRIMONY. he holding in his hand a nest of three hatchlings and wearing a black hat, blue lined puce coat, yellow waistcoat and floretted breeches, standing before a forked tree, a nest of eggs at his feet, his companion with an empty birdcage, in purple bodice, pink dress and flowered skirt, 19cm h, c1765. ++ Small restorations, typical chipping of the encrusted flowers etc
Lot 367
A RUDOLSTADT FIGURE OF MARY ANDERSON (1859-1940) in empire dress and blue drapery, a fan in her right hand, on stepped marble base with gilt title, 30cm h, PVF monogram,1877-86 The American actress Mary Anderson was celebrated for her great beauty and remarkable voice. She was fêted by both American and British audiences in Shakespearean roles. W S Gilbert wrote his Comedy and Tragedy especially for her in 1878.. ++ In fine condition
Lot 820
FRENCH SCHOOL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY. A LADY. wearing her hair in ringlets and in a lace trimmed black dress, signed with initials DL, ivory, oval, 7.3 x 5.6cm, giltmetal milled frame. ++ In fine condition the press metal frame slightly dented and originally inset into presumably a papier mâché or other frame now lacking
Lot 864
A COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN CHROMO. SCRAPS. arranged thematically, comprising children, angels and putti at various pursuits including an unusual series of cycling butterfly children, a series of negro humour, children in fancy dress with animals or other pastimes, several hundreds in modern album
Lot 1004
ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY. PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN in a light blue dress and coral torsade necklace, wearing her light brown hair in ringlets, seated half length, with signature Annabell and date 1848, 87 x 71cm . ++ In gallery condition as acquired by the present local private vendor c1980. Lined with restored craqueleur and some retouching but of fine appearance the restoration of a high professional standard, in parcel gilt oak frame
Lot 76
A PAIR OF INDIAN BAZU BANDS AND TWO DECORATED BAZU BAND PLATES, 19TH CENTURY. the first formed of a gutter-shaped main-plate reinforced with a pierced cusped panel around the edge, flanged outwards at the base, fitted with hinged wrist-plate formed en suite and retaining an early padded silk lining, the second and third comprising two main plates of tapering gutter-shape, the outer faces etched with calligraphic panels, figures in traditional dress, and scrolling foliage. the first: 29cm; 11 1/2in and 30cm; 11 7/8in . (4)
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