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Lot 606
An Elizabeth II British ceremonial diplomatic service uniform, post 1957, comprising: dress coat with gilt mounted Royal Arms buttons and black velvet facings, the collar edged with gilt oakleaf lace; companion trousers with gold oakleaf lace stripes; a fine black silk bicorne hat with gold bullion insignia, by Henry Milbourne & Sons of Saville Row; white gloves; a Diplomatic court sword by Wilkinson, with gilt hilt having shell guard and brass pommel, the 81cm long blade etched to both sides with scrolling foliage, EIIR cypher, and makers mark, having outer black waterproof carrying case, gold wire sword knot, and sword strap Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 116
A 19th century oil of board of a portrait painting study of a young girl in a red dress holding a cat. Manner of Ammi Philips, a prolific American itinerant folk art portrait painter active from the mid 1810s to the early 1860s in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. In craved wood frame, 39cm x 34cm.
Lot 494
Two piece taupe dress or day suit with a silk skirt and jacket with a bustle, ca. 1880. With fringed decoration along the skirt hem and embroidered buttons.(Approximate) Jacket; Shoulder-to-shoulder: 15 in x sleeve: 18 in x bust: 30 in x waist: 24 in x hip: 34 in. Skirt; Waist: 24 in x length: 55 in.
Lot 497
Beaded evening dress with lovely scrolling detail in a pale orange-yellow, ca. 1890s. The skirt with green silk and lace accents. Two pieces with a skirt and jacket.(Approximate) Jacket; Shoulder-to-shoulder: 14 in x sleeve: 25 in x bust: 28 in x waist: 26 in. Skirt; Waist: 26 in x length: 55 in.
Lot 112
FIGURE EN PORCELAINE REPRESENTANT COLOMBINE, SERIE DU DUC DE WEISSENFELS, MEISSEN, VERS 1745-1750A MEISSEN FIGURE OF COLUMBINE FROM THE DUKE OF WEISSENFELS SERIES, CIRCA 1745-50Modelled by Peter Reinicke, holding a mask in the left hand and castanets in the right, wearing a gilt-edged white bodice and coloured, striped dress with floral and foliate patterns, the base applied with leaves and flowers, 13cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue to rear of base (restored though right lower arm)Footnotes:Provenance:Acquired by the present owner from the Antique Porcelain Company, New York, in 1979Another example of this figure in the Gardiner Museum is illustrated by Meredith Chilton, Harlequin Unmasked (2001), no. 109.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 124
NEY (MARSHAL MICHEL) PAIRE DE GANTS REPUTES AVOIR ETE PORTES PAR LE MARECHAL NEY PENDANT LA RETRAITE DE RUSSIEPAIR OF GLOVES REPUTEDLY WORN BY MARSHAL NEY DURING THE RETREAT FROM RUSSIA In brown calf, unlined, bearing two paper labels with stamps from the Bernard Franck Collection, one with manuscript note 'Gants ayant appartenu au Mal. Ney', the other with the reference number '467', worn and marked, some stitching coming loose, length 285mm., cuff 140mm. wide, palm 102mm., [early nineteenth-century]; with notes of provenance held in a leather attaché caseFootnotes:Provenance: Marshal Michel Ney (1769-1815); Colonel Jean-Baptiste Esménard (1771-1842); Bernard Franck (1848-1924); by descent to his son; André Levi Collection (according to handwritten notes included in the lot)THE 'BLOOD-STAINED' GLOVES OF MARSHAL NEY, NAPOLEON'S 'BRAVEST OF THE BRAVE' WITH PROVENANCE FROM THE BERNARD FRANCK COLLECTION.Dubbed by Napoleon, 'the bravest of the brave', Michel Ney (1769-1815) rose from humble beginnings to be one of Napoleon's eighteen marshals of the Empire. A veteran of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, he took command of the III Corps of La Grande Armée into Russia in April 1812 and distinguished himself at the battle of Borodino where he led his men into battle in full dress uniform. Once given the order to retreat, Ney, despite under pressure to surrender, managed to guide his troops over the frozen River Dnieper and repulsed attacks by Cossack forces, much to Napoleon's relief: '...'At last, I have saved my eagles! I have three hundred millions in francs at the Tuileries. I'd give up the lot to save Ney. What a soldier... truly the bravest of the brave!'...' (Horricks, Raymond, Military Politics from Bonaparte to the Bourbons: The Life and Death of Michel Ney, New Brunswick, 1995, p.139). His heroic command of the rear-guard led to the legend that he was the last Frenchman to leave Russia, fighting all the way.According to handwritten notes of provenance with the lot, the gloves were purchased by a M. Levi from Bernard Franck's son when his father's collection was dispersed. Franck, a veteran of the Franco-Prussian war and wealthy industrialist, amassed a vast collection of items from the Napoleonic period, including portrait miniatures, militaria and a world-famous collection of Carnets de Bal which was sold to J.P. Morgan in 1910. A slip from an auction catalogue, bearing the lot number 96, is also amongst the notes ('...Une paire de gants... au Maréchal Ney... avec mot autograph de Monsieur Andre Levi...'), and a note written in blue biro titled 'Declaration Levi' confirms that Franck purchased the gloves direct from the house of Colonel Esménard, along with a number of other articles belonging to the Marshal such as crosses, boxes and items of clothing, speculating 'The gloves are said to have been worn by Ney during the Russian campaign, and the spots could be traces of blood'.Captain Esménard was indeed Ney's Aide-de-Camp but did not serve with him in the Russian campaign. He had served on Ney's staff in the Peninsula and, at the time of the retreat from Russia, was languishing in a Paris prison, where he had been since 1810 for his alleged involvement in a royalist plot, only to be released on Napoleon's first abdication in 1814. However, a letter from Ney dated April 1813, just months after the retreat from Moscow, indicates that Esménard was still held in high esteem, writing to the Finance Minister, the Duce de Gaète to request a position in the Inspectorate of Taxes for his erstwhile Aide-de-Camp in recognition of his 'distinguished service' and 'obvious talents' (see Maggs catalogue 1477, no.78). It is therefore conceivable that he could have been presented with the gloves in the years between the retreat from Russia and Ney's death in 1815. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 287
Two German porcelain figures of the Madchen mit flatterndem (girl with a fluttering dress) and the Lauschender Knabe (listening boy), possibly Hochst, possibly c.1770, blue wheel mark to girl, crowned blue wheel mark to boy, incised marks, the girl wearing a black and turquoise bodice and a black apron, the boy wearing a pale-pink hat and jacket, with his finger raised towards his mouth, both standing on grassy rocky mound bases, the girl 15cm high; the boy 16cm high (2)Provenance: Works of Art from the Schroder Collection.Note: An example of the Madchen mit flatterndem, modelled by J.P. Melchior, is illustrated by Horst Reber, “Hochster Porzellan aus drei Jahrhunderten”, n.d., p. 98, and an example of the Lauschender Knabe, also modelled by Melchior, is illustrated by Kurt Roder, “Hochster Porzellan”, Mainz, 1930, pl. 48, no. 258. Girl:Her right thumb is lacking. The majority of an element in her left hand is lacking. There is some minute chipping to the ribbons of her shoes, and to one of the ribbon on her right shoulder - these are all minor. There are some small and minute chips to the edge of the mound base (the largest is to the left-hand side, and this is 2mm. x 3mm.). In addition, there is some flaking to the enamels of the grass on the mound by her feet and the rock behind her – this is a bit more noticeable. Boy:His left hand has been restuck at the wrist and there is restoration to his left thumb. In addition, his left index finger is lacking. There is a minute chip to the hem of his jacket (to the right-hand corner) – this is not very noticeable, and it is very minor. There is some minute chipping to the brim of his hat, and there are some small repairs to two of these chips. There is some chipping to the edge of the mound base – the largest (to the rock below his right foot) is 3mm. x 5mm.
Lot 352
Attrib. Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) Portrait of Anne Dorothy Smith-Barry 1748 - 1797, three-quarter length seated, in a silver silk dress with lace collar, bonnet and trim holding a small wreath of flowers. 74x61cmProvenance: The picture has passed by descent through the Smith-Barry family and subsequently though the marriage of Captain Anthony Villiers MFH and Rosemary Bell, daughter of the Hon. Dorothy Elizabeth Bell (nee Smith-Barry).
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