§ Humphrey Ocean RA (1951-), a painted Producers' Workshop Studio Door, 1980s, decorated with Jonathan Rowlands' Teddy Bear logo above a line of musical notation, monogrammed HO to the bear's satchel 198 x 75 x 5cm During the 1980s, music producer, Jonathan Rowlands, had a small 24-track basement Studio in Chelsea, but clients often struggled to find the entrance as it was located in an alleyway off the Fulham Road. In a bid to assist with its location, Rowlands decided to have his Teddy Bear logo painted on the door and he asked Ian Drury, who was in the studio at the time, if he knew of any artists who might be able to oblige. Drury had taught at Lewisham Artwork College and recommended Ocean, a former student who had also played bass in his band.
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NO RESERVE Agriculture.- Drury (Charles) Second Edition, of The Farmer's Recent and Important Discovery, of a System for Improving Land, and Augmenting the Crops of Corn, &c. ..., half-title, small loss to half-title and final ff., both laid on tissue, ex-library with usual ink-stamps, modern cloth, 1813; Recent & Important National Discoveries; of a System for Preparing the Substitutes for Hay ..., second edition, ex-library with usual ink-stamps, modern cloth, 1813; 8vo (2).⁂ The first is rare with only 1 copy on WorldCat at the International Institute of Social History.
JAMES DRURY, LONDON. A LATE 17TH CENTURY 10” LONGCASE MOVEMENT IN A QUALITY 20TH CENTURY CASE the burr elm case of good small proportions fitted a removable caddy top above a glazed door with barley twist columns on a slender trunk with D-moulded edge door and glass lenticle on a box base. The 10" square brass dial with engraved border, winged cherub head spandrels and silvered chapter ring surrounding a matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture fronting an eight-day weight driven movement with five finned knopped pillars striking the hours on a bell.197cm high including caddyThe clock does run and strike but its dirty and will require a service.
A 19th century glass bottomed pewter tankard commemorating Brasenose College, Oxford Regatta, 1879 Scratch Eights, engraved with the members of the boats, H E Sharpe Bow, G W Yardley 2, F Drury 3, A C King 4, J M B Rea 5, A O McKenzie 6, G F Bassett 7, A M Campbell, Stroke, and G R Menzies Cox Location:
A collection of vintage 20th century LP long play vinyl record albums. To include, Rolling Stones, Supertramp, Ian Dury, Judy Tzuke, Thin Lizzy, Elton John, Bob Dylan, David Gilmour, The Stranglers, Ian Gillan Band, Simon & Garfunkel, Eagles, Rainbow, Rod Stewart, Squeeze, The Beatles, UB40, Roxy Music, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Paul Simon, Monty Python Live at Drury Lane, Beach Boys, Wings, Elvis and others.
THICKNESSE; Phillip, A Journey Through France and Part of Spain; Including Many Curious And Interesting Observations, Illustrated by a correct View of Montserrat and many other descriptive Engravings To which is added, General Hints To Strangers Who Travel In France, in two volumes printed for W. Baynes Paternoster Row and J. Barker, Dramatic Repository, Russell Court, Drury Lane, 1798
A CARVED GILTWOOD MIRROR 18TH CENTURY AND LATER The architectural pediment and frame carved with a pierced shell, foliate scrolls and a trellis ground, the bevelled plate re-silvered and possibly original, the gilding revealing a yellow and red bole ground 274cm high, 142cm wide, 20cm deepProvenance:Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners (1883-1950), Faringdon House, Oxfordshire; and by descent from Lord Berners's companion Robert Heber-Percy toSofka Zinovieff (b. 1961), by whom sold; Christie's, London, 12 April 2018, lot 50, where described as George IV, with a subsequent saleroom notice analysing the two layers of gilding strataWith Jamb, London, (who undertook the removal of the late 19th century gilding by dry-stripping to reveal the 18th century gilding), where purchased by Robert Kime, 2022. It is difficult to attribute the mirror to a particular carver / gilder, though it is likely that the maker was London-based, and probably well-established as the scale, complexity and quality suggests that it was probably part of a major commission for a large house from an established maker. The British and Irish Furniture Makers Online lists ten carvers and gilders active in London in the second quarter of the 18th century, any of whom may be candidates for the manufacture of this mirror: of the group, perhaps the most likely is William Walters or Waters (fl. 1732-42), who supplied giltwood furniture and mirrors for Benjamin Mildmay, Earl Fitzwalter at Moulsham Hall, Essex, for Charles Wyndham at Petworth House, and for the Earl of Leicester's London house; also to be considered is Henry Joris (fl. 1739), who worked with Paul Petit on the magnificent frame for Frederick the Great of Prussia; the other makers' reputations are less prominent, although Robert Johnson (fl. 1737-49) who was recorded at the Golden Head, Frith St, St Ann's, made frames for Petworth House; Charles Groves, fl. 1750, 'at the Golden Head, the further End of Brownlow Street from Drury Lane'; Robert Pulsford (fl. 1749), of Knightsbridge; Thomas King, carver and gilder of Long Acre (his stock-in-trade sold in October 1742); Christopher Mason, carver and gilder of Charles Court (fl. 1749); Stephen Maren, carver and gilder of New Compton St, Soho (fl. 1749); Christopher Hammond, frame maker and gilder of Phoenix Court, Long Acre (fl. 1732); Godwin Prince, who advertised 'all sorts of cabinet & Upholsterers work in General, Likewise Carving & Gilding ... near Durham Yard, in the Strand' (fl. c. 1749) (British Museum, Heal 28.181).The rectangular 'tabernacle' design of mirror frame is derived from designs of the 1720s by the architect James Gibbs (1682-1754). These depend on overmantel designs by Inigo Jones which were published in Isaac Ware's Some Designs of Mr Inigo Jones and others (1731) - notably pl.31. Ware's book was highly influential in the development of English architecture and interiors in the 18th century. It brought together a collection of designs by two of the most important architects of the 17th and 18th centuries: Inigo Jones and William Kent. Jones was a leading figure in the introduction of Italian Renaissance architecture to England, while Kent was a leading exponent of the Palladian style, as promoted by his patron, the influential Italophile Lord Burlington: many of the books' designs were taken from interior schemes devised by Kent at Burlington House.FOR THE FULL DESCRIPTON AND PROVENANCE, PLEASE CLICK HERE.SALEROOM NOTICE:The catalogue entry is now 'A CARVED GILTWOOD MIRROR, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER' Condition Report:Overall there are scratches, marks, knocks, cracks and abrasions consistent with age and use.There are some losses, restorations and observations including:Holes to the back from previous wall fixings and some other vacant holes, with later modern hooks.The mirror plate is later and is backed with paper.There are some repairs including a later strut support to the back of the crest.There is evidence of old worm. There are some chips and knocks, for example to the tips of leaves, some with restoration.The overall patina has vestiges of the stripped gilding, bole, gesso and underlying wood.The not inconsiderable process of dry stripping means that some old repairs have restricted the extent of removal of the gesso so that the level of carved detail revealed has slight variances (for example the left side of the architectural pediment, compared to the right side). Some inaccessible areas of carving retain a little more gilding than other more accessible areas.The upper ledge is later ebonised with vacant holes and marks to the centre suggesting that there was previously a carved element corresponding to the carving directly below this area.As per the provenance note, the surface was dry stripped of gilding circa 2018-2021. Please see the condition report additional images for the document of analysis dated April 2021.Please see the additional condition report photographs as a visual reference of condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
Property of a lady. Attributed to Jacopo Chimenti detto l'Empoli (1551 - 1640) The head of a putto Red and black chalk on buff paper. This drawing is loosely based on a drawing by Pontormo now in the Uffizi, Florence (inv. 654EV), which is a study for the head of the Christ Child in the altarpiece of the Madonna and Saints in the church of the S. Michele-Visdomini, Florence (see Janet Cox-Rearick), The Drawings of Pontormo, New York 1981, pls. 36 and 43). Provenance: Drury-Lowe Collection, Locko Park; Sotheby's London, March 25th 1965, lot 47 (as Federigo Baroccio); Professor J. Isaacs; The Rev. Richard Bagley. Dimensions: 10.75 in. (H) x 8.75 in. (W) We are grateful to Professor Carlo Falciani for the attribution to Jacopo Chimenti detto l'Empoli.
Williams (Charles) and others. Collection of 22 late Georgian caricatures, including many of "John Bull", and others relating to royal and political events between the years 1799 and 1820, including 'Popular Indignation or- John Bull in a Rage' [BM 10393], 'The New Minister or- as it should be' [BM 10393], 'The Ceremony Kissing the Badge at the Installation of the Knights of the Bomb' [BM 12811], 'Pizzaro a New Play or the Drury-Lane Masquerade' [BM 9402], 'Reposing on a Bed of Roses' [BM 10559], 'Kissing Hands or New Appointments' [BM 10526], 'Standing Orders or John Bull lock'd out' [BM 10754], 'Brittania Lamenting the Fate of her Favorite Son' [Not in BM], 'John Bull contemplating a Statue of Portland Stone' [BM 10718], 'They have been weighed in the balance, and are found wanting' [BM 11269], 'A Hint to Ministers, or a Gracious Answer to Grievous Petitions' [BM 11051], 'Diamond Cut Diamond Cut- Intended as a Frontispiece to the Pamphlet' [BM 10592], 'St. Steven's Statute' [BM 10523], 'The Westminster Ceceder on Fresh Duty' [BM 9715], and others similar, etchings with vibrant original hand-colouring, on various papers, various sizes, all unframed, published by Thomas Tegg, McLean, Fores, and others, circa 1799-1820 (22)
Two signed hand written letters sent by George Best's father Richard "Dickie" Best to the News of the World journalist Reg Drury in 1963 and 1966, both generally written in appreciation of the journalist's appreciation of George Best as an outstanding footballer, one still with original envelope, (2)
A quantity of mainly 1970's and 1980's LP's and 12" records to include The Specials, Madness, Boomtown Rats, Bob Dylan, The Police, Ian Drury, Howard Jones, Pet Shop Boys, UB40, The Doors, The Kinks, Bob Marley, Fleetwood Mac, and Dire Straits. There are some duplicate records in this collection.
LONDON, Drury Lane, Theatre Royal, Third and Fourth Theatres, plated tin bracteate, theatre royal around p box, stamped 9, 43mm, 18.16g (W 66; D & W 8/73). About very fine £50-£70 --- Provenance: D. Young Collection [from L. McCarthy November 2002] The attribution to Drury Lane is that of Mr Young; these tickets have also been associated with the Theatre Royals in Haymarket, London, Liverpool and Reading.
LONDON, Covent Garden, Theatre Royal, Second Theatre, Retirement of John Kemble, 1817, a silver medal by J. Warwick, bust right, rev. thou last of all the romans, etc, edge impressed retired from the stage 23d june 1817, named (Mr John Field), 41mm, 37.30g (W 559; D & W 139/299; BHM 1210 [recté 1817]). Trifling surface marks and rim nicks, otherwise extremely fine and dark-toned, very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M11, 13 July 2011, lot 1021; D. Young Collection John Philip Kemble (1757-1823), second son of Roger Kemble and brother of the actress Sarah Siddons, first appeared on the stage in 1776. He made his debut at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1783, and by 1788 had become its player-manager, a post he held until 1802 when he resigned after a dispute with the theatre’s then owner, Richard Sheridan. In 1803 he became manager of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, in which he had acquired a sixth share for £23,000, but the infamous fire on 20 September 1808, and the raising of admission prices after the opening of the new theatre in 1809, almost ruined him; he was only saved when the Duke of Northumberland came to his rescue with a generous loan of £10,000, later converted into a gift. Kemble took his final leave of the stage in the part of Coriolanus on 23 June 1817, and died in Lausanne.
18th Century Tokens, LONDON, Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.67g/6h (DH 295); Charing Cross, Salter & Co, Halfpenny, 10.07g/6h (DH 473); City Road, Thomas Hall, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.39g/6h (DH 315c); Cornhill, Richardson, Goodluck & Co, Halfpenny, 1795, 11.36g/6h (DH 467); Covent Garden, Thomas Dodd, Halfpenny, 7.70g/6h (DH 300); Drury Lane, John Kilvington, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.04g/6h (DH 346); Finsbury Square, James Lackington & Co, Halfpenny, 1794, 8.53g/6h DH 351), Lackington, Allen & Co, Halfpenny, 1794, 8.98g/6h (DH 353); Guildhall, Kempson’s Buildings, Penny, type 1, 26.45g/12h (DH 42); Newgate Street, Daniel Eaton, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.27g/6h (DH 301); Piccadilly, London Corresponding Society, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.33g/6h (DH 286); The Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Farthing, 3.42g/6h (DH 1067); Uncertain locality, W. Sheward, Halfpenny, 1792, 11.69g/6h (DH Middlesex 928), Prince of Wales Halfpence (3), 9.41g/6h (DH 952a), 9.03g/6h (DH 953a), 9.42g/6h (DH 955), mule Halfpenny, 9.71g/6h (DH 957), Horne Tooke’s Halfpenny, 1794, 8.10g/6h (DH 1045a) [18]. Very fine and better, a few with original colour £200-£300 --- Provenance: DH 42 bt Seaby 1969
Punk / Post Punk / New Wave, a collection of LP's to include The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette & The Best Of, Sham 69 - That's Life & Tell Us The Truth, Ian Drury - New Boots And Panties!! & Do It Yourself, The Psychedelic Furs - S/T, Talk Talk Talk (with poster), Mirror Moves & Midnight To Midnight, Angelic Upstarts - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, Various Artists - New Wave, Punk Collection, Live Stiffs, The Roxy London WC2, The Tubes - What Do You Want From Live, Vice Squad - No Cause For Concern, U.K. Subs - Crash Course (purple vinyl with EP), Dead Boys - Young Loud And Snotty, Stiff Little Fingers - Hanx! and Killing Joke - S/T. (21)
A collection of vintage 20th century LP vinyl records to include; Beatles Lonely Hearts (Picture Disc), John Lennon, The Secret Policemans Third Ball, Cat Stevens, Nils Lofgren, Simple Minds, Rick Wakeman, Hazel O'Connor, Mother Focus, Yes, Joan Armatrading, The Boomtown Rats, Dire Straits, Steeleye Span, The Police, Journey, Rod Stewart, ELO, Monty Python Live At Drury Lane, Jefferson Starship, Gipsy Kings, Eagles, Roxy Music, Fleetwood Mac & Adam & The Ants, Slade, Boston and Michael Jackson.
[ Ira Frederick Aldridge (1807 - 1867), American-born British actor, playwright, and theatre manager, known for his portrayal of Shakespearean characters. Considered one of the first Black American tragedians. ] A Victorian broadside advertising the "Last night but one! Fashionable dramatic entertainment in the George Inn Assembly Room, Penrith, ... Grand Classical and Dramatic Entertainment, by the Celebrated African Roscius, of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Covent Garden...", printed by Charles Thurnam of Carlisle, pasted to a leaf of paper with a similar broadside verso advertising a "Local Attraction. Theatre, George Inn, Kirkoswald. ...1833...The Local and Historical New Play. written by a Gentleman of Brampton", 44 cm x 27 cm
Collection of assorted Theatre programmes, dating from 1929. through to recent, to include 2 copies of Agatha Christie's the Mousetrap from the Ambassadors Theatre 1952 by Peter Saunders, 1958 Theatre Royal Drury Lane, My Fair Lady, with Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, The Old Vic Macbeth season 1929-30 etc.
Ian Drury signed 10x8 inch vintage black and white promo photo. Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 27 March 2000) was a British singer, songwriter and actor who rose to fame in the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music. He was the lead singer and lyricist of Ian Dury and the Blockheads and previously Kilburn and the High Roads. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
THEATRE. A George III playbill for Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, dated November 14, 1812, advertising a performance of 'Hamlet', 29.5cm x 14.5cm (minor loss to bottom edge), mounted, together with two further playbills advertising performances at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1825 and 1827.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
**For sale in aid of BBC Children in Need** A pair of tickets to see Rick Wakeman’s concert ‘The Return of the Caped Crusader’ at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London on Tuesday 27th February 2024: Plus a private ‘meet and greet’ and a goodie bag. Enjoy a musical evening to remember with legendary keyboard player Rick Wakeman. You are bidding for two tickets to see ‘The Return of the Caped Crusader’ at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane at 18.30 on Tuesday 27th February 2024, plus a meet and greet with Rick and a goodie bag! Travel, food and accommodation are not included. The winning bidder’s contact details will be forwarded to the event organiser so the experience can be arranged. The winning bidder and those attending the concert must be 18 or over. Please advise of any accessibility requirements in advance. No buyer’s premium to be paid on this item. **Please note that the winning bid placed for the above lot is subject to BBC sole final approval. BBC shall contact the winning bidder directly and, subject to checks and further information requested, shall then communicate acceptance of the bid.**
Royalty, the Court Theatre and Queen Victoria's Windsor Theatricals. Royal Entertainment./By Command./Her Majesty's Servants will Perform, at Windsor Castle./On Wednesday, January 28th, 1857,/A Drama, in two acts (from the French of Messrs. Mélesville and C. Duveyrier)/By Mr. J.R. Planché, entitled/Secret Service [...], After which, a Burletta, in two acts, by Mr George Dance, entitled/Hush Money [...], Director, Mr Charles Kean./Assistant Director, Mr. George Ellis./The Theatre Arranged and the Scenery Painted by Mr. Thomas Grieve. [London]: Chapman & Compy., n.d. [1856/7], mixed font printing, the cast of servants and their roles in bold, the sheet blind-embossed with the Royal Arms, the whole within an ornate scrolling 'lace' frame, 4to When a French theatre company performed The Count of Monte Cristo at Drury Lane there was a violent outcry at the slight to English drama. To show her support for English theatre Queen Victoria instituted the Windsor Theatricals, which were performed by Charles Kean and company at Windsor Castle over Christmas between 1848 and 1861, and in this case, - and perhaps others - the servants played a leading role.
English Catholicism and Recusancy. The Office of the Holy Week According to the Roman Missal and Breviary [...], third edition thus, [London]: Printed for T. Meighan in Drury-Lane, 1738, engraved frontispiece and plates, finely bound in a contemporary armorial binding of crimson morocco gilt, the covers blocked in gilt with a coat of arms supralibros within a Rococo cartouche, rolled and tooled foliate borders, the spines with IHS christograms, raised bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, joints split, lower-cover almost detached, bumps and slight wear, 12mo, [&] [?Joyner (William)], Some Observations Upon the Life of Reginaldus Polus Cardinal of the Royal Bloud (sic) of England. [...], sole edition, London: Printed for Mathew Turner at the Lamb in High-Holbourn, 1686, cropped black-ruled title-page, 142pp, toned, stained in places, later 18th/19th c sheep, almost disbound, 8vo, [Wing J1160], (2) Provenance: 2nd: 1) Joseph Tasker (d. 1860), of Middleton Hall, Essex, his armorial bookplate to recto pastedown. 2) ?Sir Thomas Phillipps, 1st Baronet of Middle Hill, Worcestershire, (1792-1872), antiquary and bibliomaniac who amassed the largest collection of manuscript material in the 19th century, whose dispersal, following his death, took over 100 years. Verso of ffep with 20th c pencilled provenance attribution. The first sold as a binding and not subject to return, though apparently OK. The second sold collated.
NO RESERVE Drama.- Rolt (Richard) Almena. An English Opera. As it is performed At the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, first edition, with half-title but lacking dedication leaf, very small repaired hole to half-title (not affecting text), the odd spot or light stain, first and final f. lightly browned, disbound and loose, housed in a card portfolio, for T. Becket, 1764; and others, drama, majority 18th century (9)
Julie Andrews and Stanley Holloway signed vintage My Fair Lady Theatre Royal Drury Lane programme signature on photos inside. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Quantity of Roy Rogers related photos and printed pictures signed by Roy Rogers, Roy Rogers Jr., Dodie Rogers and others x forty-seven, with some being personalised, NO COA, also with a hand written letter from Dodie Rogers dated 6/30/10. Also includes Sons of the Pioneers signed promo photo x 2, NO COA, and signed James Drury photo, signature is personalised, NO COA. all generally Good. (50)
* Drury (Paul, 1903-1987). Ruins, St. David's, 1937, etching, signed and dated in pencil to lower margin, plate size 17.5 x 22 cm (6 7/8 x 8 5/8 ins), mounted, framed and glazed (40 x 43 cm), together with Langmaid (Rowland, 1897-1956). St Paul's Cathedral from the Thames, 1929, etching, signed in pencil to lower margin, plate size 27 x 20.5 cm (10 5/8 x 8 ins), mounted, framed and glazed (47 x 40 cm), plus Walcott (William, 1874-1943). San Carlo, Naples, etching, signed lower right, some overall toning, plate size 18 x 17 cm (7 x 6 5/8 ins), mounted, framed and glazed (40 x 33.5 cm), with remnants of original labels to versoQTY: (3)
Strachan (Walter). Poems, London: Christopher Hewett, 1976, signed by the author to the limitation page, monochrome engravings by Charles Marq, engraved frontispiece plus 4 signed & numbered engravings to the rear pocket, original cloth spine to blue paper boards in slipcase, 8vo, limited edition 16/200, together with:Thorn-Drury (G., editor), The Poems of Thomas Randolf, London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1929, signed by the author to the limitation page, engraved frontispiece, some light marginal toning & spotting, period inscription to the front endpaper, original full morocco, spine lightly faded, 8vo, limited edition 16/400, plus other 20th-century poetry & related reference, including works by Walter de la Mare, James Reeves, Keats, Clifford Bax, mostly original cloth, some in dust jackets, G, 8voQTY: (5 shelves )
Follower of Philip James de Loutherbourg, RA, French / British 1740-1812- A waterfall with figures standing at the edge of a cave by a rockpool; oil on canvas, 62 x 76.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The present work recalls the paintings of de Loutherbourg, who often depicted diminutive figures in vast, somewhat fantastical settings, likely influenced by his experience as a set-designer at the Drury Lane Theatre, under David Garrick (1717-1779). Indeed, this sense of theatricality is reinforced by his use of dramatic chiaroscuro which characterises much of his output, and which is certainly present here.
Theatre. A collection of 52 theatre programmes from the 1870s, some notable first runs, including the first performance of W. S. Gilbert's Ne'er Do Well at the Olympic Theatre, 25 February 1878; the first run [not first night] of The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins at the Olympic Theatre, 1 October 1877; the first night of the revived Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, adapted by W. S. Gilbert, at the Royal Aquarium Theatre, 17 March [1877]. Various theatres including Olympic; Prince of Wales; Royal Court; Royal Lyceum; Folly; Adelphi; Duke's; Drury Lane; Criterion; Haymarket; Strand; Globe; Alhambra; Royal Aquarium. Various dramatists, actors & stage managers listed, including Charles Wyndham, F. C. Burnand, Henry James Byron, Lydia Thompson, Kate Santley. Most are generally well-preserved, housed loosely within gilt green pebbled cloth boards, sold as one collection with all faults (52)
Collection military items from PTE Drury, Battle dress tunic and cap and Yeomanry leather bandolier with L.Cpl stripes, Territorial brass 'T' and WYORK Regiment lanyard, small union jack, kit bag stamped with name and regiment, small embroidered cushion, draw string bag containing a piece of ration bread from WW1, hand knitted scarf for the trenches, a field dressing, war related books and leaflets, also a collection of cloth insignia and The 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914-1918 and Victory Medal 1914 1919. Awarded to 1629 Pte F. Drury, West Yorkshire Regiment.
CLARE, John (1793-1864). Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, London, 1820, 12mo, half title, attractively bound in contemporary straight-grained morocco gilt. FIRST EDITION.CLARE, John (1793-1864). Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery. By John Clare. A Northamptonshire Peasant. London: "Printed for Taylor and Hessey, Fleet Street; and E. Drury, Stamford," 1820. 12mo (166 x 100mm). Half title, glossary at the end comprising L1-[L3] (spot to front blank, half title and title, some very faintly mainly marginal spotting and staining, without the publisher's advertisements [L4-L8], as often). Attractively bound in contemporary straight-grained panelled burgundy morocco decorated in gilt and blind, gilt edges (joints and corners rubbed). Provenance: unidentified armorial bookplate with monogram [?]"H.L." and motto "Courage sans Peur"; "Lady Mary Lowther, 29th Feb. 1820, from Right Hon. [?illegible name]" (inscription on front free endpaper); "Taylor & Hessey Bookseller, Fleet Street" (blindstamp on rear endpaper). FIRST EDITION of the author's first published work. "The following Poems will probably attract some notice by their intrinsic merit; but they are also entitled to attention from the circumstances under which they were written. They are the genuine productions of a young Peasant, a day-labourer in husbandry, who has had no advantages of education beyond others of his class; and though Poets in this country have seldom been fortunate men, yet he is, perhaps, the least favoured by circumstances, and the most destitute of friends, of any that ever existed" (from the Introduction). Hayward English Poetry. A Descriptive Catalogue 236: "The poet's first book."
Miroir des Vertus et des Arts. Spiegel der Deugden en Konsten, Haarlem, 1706, small 4to, hand-coloured allegorical title and 66 FINE HAND-COLOURED EMBLEMATIC ILLUSTRATIONS, contemporary vellum. RARE.Miroir des Vertus et des Arts. Spiegel der Deugden en Konsten. Met Prenten en haar Uytlegging. In Frans en Duyts Digt. Haarlem: "Ambrosius Shevenenhuysen, Konst-verkoper in Zijl-straat," 1706. Small 4to (178 x 142mm). Additional hand-coloured engraved allegorical title, printed title with hand-coloured ornament, 66 FINE HAND-COLOURED EMBLEMATIC ILLUSTRATIONS, text in quatrains above each illustration in Dutch and below in French, unpaginated (light stain to the page with the tenth illustration, occasional light mainly marginal spotting and staining). Contemporary vellum, spine with black morocco lettering-piece gilt (bowed, patch of wear and circular stain to upper cover, with some other lighter staining). Provenance: William Cowburn (armorial bookplate); H. Drury, Harrow, 1818 (very small inscription at head of front free endpaper, with faint pencil signature). The copy in the British Library, also printed in Haarlem, is speculatively dated "[1685?]" and records only an engraved title page with no mention of illustrations. No other copies are recorded pre-dating 1706. The author of the verses is unknown. RARE. Not in Brunet or Lewine.
δ Drury (Paul) Evening, etching, an excellent well inked impression on antique laid paper with watermark of grapes, signed and dated in pencil, platemark 75 x 99 mm (3 x 3 7/8 in), sheet 126 x 167 mm (4 7/8 x 6 5/8 in), small marginal loss to lower left corner, pin holes to each corner, small nick to centre right edge, minor surface dirt, collector's ink stamp of T.P.H[oskins] verso, unframed, 1925.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ Drury (Paul) Hayling Island (Barn with cart), etching, an excellent impression on antique laid paper, signed and dated in pencil, further inscribed underneath 'Personal print 2/6. Old Paper 1830', platemark 87 x 180 mm (3 3/8 x 7 in), sheet 164 x 235 mm (6 3/8 x 9 1/4 in), unframed, 1925; together with a good impression of 'The Family', etching, signed in pencil, platemark 144 x 178 mm (5 5/8 x 7 in), wide margins, unframed, circa 1950 (2)δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Drury (Paul) Collection of seven portraits, including 'Le marchand de vin' 1925, 'Alfred Drury in soft hat' 1935, 'Alfred Drury listening to Bach', the portrait of a young black man, and three portraits of old white men, etchings with drypoint, on various old and modern papers, all signed in pencil, various sizes, all unframed, 1925-1936 (7)
δ Drury (Paul) March Morning, etching, an excellent impression on cream wove paper without watermark, signed in pencil and inscribed 'Trial Proof', platemark 134 x 160 mm (5 1/4 x 6 1/4 in), sheet 207 x 234 mm (8 1/8 x 9 1/4 in), collector's ink stamp of T.P. Hoskins verso, unframed, 1933; together with 'September', a good but later impression from the edition of 100, signed and dated in pencil '1928', platemark 100 x 127 mm (3 7/8 x 5 in), wide margins, unframed, 1928 [but 1987] (2)δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
A quantity of ephemera to include approx. 30 vintage theatre programmes: a quantity for London Hippodrome productions 'The Lisbon Story', 'Ivor Novello', 'Jenny Jones', George Black 'Let's Face It' with a cover illustration from a drawing by Laura Knight; 'Royal Albert Hall The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts 1947; Special Broadcast concert with Binnie Hale; Theatre Royal Drury Lane Oklahoma!; Whitehall Theatre Worm's Eye View by R.F Delderfield; Strand Theatre My Wives and I; Scala Theatre Peter Pan; Savoy Theatre My Sister Eileen; The Assassin by Erwin Shaw; The Man who Came to Dinner, Firth Shephard; Merrie England; 1966 And All That; Gay Rosalinda; The London Coliseum Emile Littler's Annie Get Your Gun; Crisis in heaven; While the Sun Shines by Terence Rattigan; Laurence Olivier presents 'Born Yesterday' by Garson Kanin etc

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