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![Boxing.- Anonymous (active 1769-1780) [Portrait of John 'Buckhorse' Smith], running through Covent Garden, holding his hat in](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/2bd0514c-2503-487c-bb62-a98800b53ee8/d18ac8a5-397c-4e70-b0d0-a988011ba86c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 204
Boxing.- Anonymous (active 1769-1780) [Portrait of John 'Buckhorse' Smith], running through Covent Garden, holding his hat in his right hand and carrying sticks, St Paul's Church behind to the right, etching on laid paper with watermark of a fleur-de-lis, sheet 318 x 200 mm. (12 1/2 x 7 7/8 in), inset at edges onto mount, minor spotting and toning to sheet, unframed, published by Thomas Bowen, [ca. 1769-1780] § Bowles (Carington, publisher, 1724-1793) Upon Lady Granny in / Her (supposed) Grandure, portrait possibly of Abigail, Baroness Masham, after Marcellus Laroon the Younger (1679-1772), etching and engraving, on laid paper with watermark of a fleur-de-lis, sheet 284 x 185 mm. (11 1/8 x 7 1/4 in), minor surface dirt and toning to sheet, unframed, [ca. 1714-1734] (2). ⁂ Both scarce. John 'Buckhorse' Smith was a former boxer who reportedly allowed anyone to strike him in the face with one of his sticks for a small sum of money.
Lot 188
Virginia Woolf's family.- Duckworth (Stella, half sister of Virginia Woolf, married John Waller Hills, 1869-97) 12 Autograph Letters signed to her mother, Julia Stephen (philanthropist, married first Henry Duckworth, second Leslie Stephen, 1846-95) & 1 to Lisa Stillman, artist, 43pp., 8vo, 22 Hyde Park Gate, Talland House, St Ives, Cornwall & elsewhere, 18th April 1884 - 7th November 1896, 6 letters in French, on riding, living with her grandmother and 1 to Lisa Stillman announcing her engagement to John Waller Hills, "I am very happy happier than I ever thought I should be again... we were talking about you last night you know how much he likes you. I told him of an episode in the billiard room at St Ives wh I know made you dislike him, he remembered nothing of it in fact was sure it never could have happened" § Hills (John Waller, politician and angler, 1867-1938) 5 Autograph Letters signed to Stella Duckworth and 1 to his mother, Anna, 29pp. & 5 envelopes, 8vo, Corby Castle, 29 Wimpole Street & elsewhere, 26th August 1896 - 3rd February 1901, "Garet caught a salmon, 16 lbs, at last, I shall have a try this afternoon... Florie is very worthy, but she is dull, & her aimless chatter gets on my nerves", and taking Virginia Woolf & Vanessa Bell to Queen Victoria's funeral, "I went to the funeral yesterday: it was extraordinarily impressive. I took Vanessa & Virginia & we got very good seats in Oxford & Cambridge Terrace, though they cost a small fortune... . The coffin was covered with a piece of plain cloth satin with very little embroidery: the crown, the sceptre & the ball were simply laid on the top... . Then came the King, the German Emperor [Kaiser Wilhelm II] & the Duke of Connaught... the Emperor looking about & then evidently talking on everything..."; and a small quantity of other letters to Stella Duckworth and her mother, including: a letter from George Smith, of the publishing firm of Smith, Elder & Co., discussing discussing whether Leslie Stephen should resign as editor of the DNB due to ill health; ALs from Julia Stephen to Stella Duckworth, "Beloved Female"; ALs from the artist Norman Wilkinson to John Waller Hills concerning an illustration he has commissioned and including a proof of the etching; Stella Duckworth's bank book, 16 photographs of members of the Stephen/Duckworth family (including a few of Virginia Woolf, some very faded) etc., folds, v.s., v.d. (qty).⁂ Stella Duckworth (1869-97), married John Waller Hills [1867-1938, politician and angler ] in 1895. "Shortly after the marriage Stella was taken ill with peritonitis, and she died in July 1897." - Oxford DNB.
Lot 275
Lane (Theodore, 1800-1828) [Law gorging on the spoils of fools & rogues & honest men among folly & knavery producing repentance & ruin. Or the fatal effects of legal rapacity], watercolour, pen and brown ink, 370 x 500 mm. (14 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.), a few old neat repairs, laid on board, unframed, ca. 1827⁂ The original watercolour for the equally large etching with aquatint titled as above, signed "designed and engraved by Theodore Lane" and published by Thomas McLean, c. 1827. The print is rare; it is not in the BM Satires Catalogue but an example has since been acquired by the BM (acc. no. 2002, 0728.70). It was advertised in The Literary Gazette for 1828, the year Lane died prematurely after falling through a skylight."A large, clever design [which] exhibits a considerable deal of wit and satire. The sketch represents the high road to law - leading to ruin, through various toll gates - namely, the opinion of counsel, injunction, filing the bill, consultation, procrastination, &c." (Pierce Egan, writing in 1831)
Lot 203
William Hogarth.- O'Neale (After, Jefferyes Hamett) The Bruiser Triumphant. A Farce, etching on laid paper without watermark, sheet 324 x 205 mm. (12 3/4 x 8 1/8 in), trimmed within the platemark to all sides apart from the lower edge, minor spotting and browning, unframed, published by Edward Sumpter, [ca. 1763] § Marks (J., publisher) The Times Taken from an Original Character which appear'd at the Masquerade at Lincoln Decr the 21st 1769, etching and engraving, with several annotations in pencil in lettered margin, sheet 368 x 272 mm. (14 1/2 x 10 3/4 in), lower corners trimmed, several small repairs to nicks and splits, unframed, 1769 (2) Literature:(O'Neale) BM Satires 4085(Marks) BM Satires 4315⁂ Satire on Hogarth's attack on Charles Churchill, "The Bruiser" [Paulson 215].
Lot 200
Shaving machine.- Dubois (J., publisher) A Perspective View and Section of an Engine Propos'd to be Built by Subscription, which will Shave Sixty Men a Minute, also Oyl Comb and Powder their Wigs, broadside advertisement, engraving and etching on laid paper with watermark of fleur-de-lis, engraved by Booth, platemark 250 x 400 mm. (9 7/8 x 15 3/4 in), sheet 285 x 430 mm. (11 1/4 x 16 7/8 in), small nick in right hand margin, rough edges and minor surface dirt and light toning, unframed, 1749.⁂ Scarce. ESTC records one other held in the British Library, but their copy is dated 29th November 1745.
Lot 238
Algeciras campaign.- Brenton (After Vice-Admiral Jahleel, British admiral born in Rhode Island, British North America, 1770-1884) Five companion plates illustrating the First and Second Battle of Algeciras, the set of five dedicated to Sir James Saumarez, by Joseph Constantine Stadler and P. Hubert, aquatints with etching and engraving, excellent richly inked impressions on cream wove paper, two with watermark dates of '1801', platemarks each approx. 535 x 685 mm. (21 x 27 in), sheets each approx. 590 x 890 mm. (23 1/4 x 25 in), the full sheets untrimmed, the first plate with minor damp-stain to upper margin, other light surface dirt and minor handling creases, unframed, Edward Harding, 1802 (5) Literature: Parker, Harry, Naval battles, no. 157 c ⁂ Includes: First Plate, '... the gallant attack of the French Squadron under the batteries of Algeciras'; Second Plate, '... representing the ships under [Saumarez's] command returning from the attack of the French squadron warpd aground under the batteries of Algeciras'; Third plate, '... representing the condition of the British Squadron, on the morning of the 12 July 1801, at the time the Ceasar, hauled out of Gibraltar Mole, to pursue the enemy's fleet, under way off Algeciras'; Fourth plate, '... representing the British Squadron, consisting of five two deck'd ships, on the afternoon of the 12th of July, 1801, consisting of 10 sail of the line, viz. two of 112 guns, 1 of 94, three of 80, four of 74, frigates gun boats, &c &c.'; Fifth plate, '... representing the capture of the St Antonie, of 74 guns, under French colours, & the blowing up of the Real Carlos & San Hermenegildo, Spanish, carrying, 112 guns & 1200 men each of whom 30 only were saved on the nigh of the 12 of July 1801.'
Lot 199
Sir Robert Walpole.- Huggonson (J., publisher, fl. 1707-1743) The Night-Visit, or the Relapse: With the Pranks of Bob Fox the Jugler, while Steward to Lady Brit[annia], display'd on a Screen, satirical broadside, with large illustration depicting a screen extending across a room containing twenty scenes, each described metaphorically in the text below, mainly relating to instances of corruption and maladministration in Walpole's career, etching and engraving with four columns of letterpress text below, on laid paper with large "Pro Patria" watermark, sheet 294 x 338 mm. (11 5/8 x 13 1/4 in), small nicks and minor repairs, notably to the lower right corner and upper right corner, faint central fold with small repairs, unframed, 1742. Literature: BM Satires 2559⁂ Scarce. ESTC records one other copy held in the Bodleian Library. The British Museum also hold another impression.
Lot 198
Strongman.- Toms (William Henry, fl. 1724-1765) Representation of Thomas Topham the Strong Man, after C. Leigh, etching and engraving on laid paper with countermark 'IV', platemark 286 x 204 mm. (11 1/4 x 8 in), sheet 369 x 262 mm. (14 1/2 x 10 1/4 in), some spotting and browning, with minor surface dirt and stains, unframed, published by the engraver, 1741.⁂ Rare. Thomas Topham was a strongman born around 1710 in London, where he was known as "The British Samson". His strongman career started in his own pub, where he used to entertain the crowd by performing various feats of strength; in one instance it was purported that he lifted up a 100 pound (45 kg) table with his teeth and kept it horizontal for some time. He is buried in the Church of St Leonard's, Shoreditch.The present engraving shows the feat Topham performed on 28th May 1741, a celebration for the taking of Porto Bello by Admiral Edward Vernon. In the presence of the admiral and numerous spectators the strong man stood on a wooden stage and lifted three "Hogsheads" of water via a harness. Recorded weights of the "Hogsheads" vary between 1,386 and 1,836 pounds (606 to 832 kg). Not listed in ESTC, but the British Museum holds one copy.
Lot 201
Anonymous (mid-18th century) A piece of antiquity painted on the wall adjoining to the kitchen of Winchester College, emblematic portrait of a trusty servant, with the head of a boar, padlocked lips and the tools of his profession, etching on wove paper with Whatman watermark and date of '1891', platemark 370 x 255 mm. (14 1/2 x 10 in), sheet 420 x 278 mm. (16 1/2 x 10 7/8 in), some browning and fine splitting into image, other nicks and tears, unframed, 1749 [but later].Literature:BM Satires 3045
Lot 724
James Gillray (1777-1811) - 'The Magnanimous-Minister, Chastening Prussian-Persidy, Vide Morning Chronicle April '28th', inscribed, published by Hannah Humphrey at 17, St. James's Street, in May '1806, coloured etching, 9.5" x 13.75"; together with a further example entitled, "Pandora Opening Her Box" published in February '1809, 13.75" x 9.75" (2)
Lot 725
James Gillray (1777-1811) - 'The Seige of Blenheim or the new system of Gunning, discovered- Vide- A bold stroke for a Husband, dedicated to the Duke of A', inscribed, published by Hannah Humphrey at 18, Old Bond Street, in March '1791, coloured etching, 9.75" x 13.75" **Provenance, Anthony Reed, Walcot Street, Bath Together with four further examples, two entitled, 'Progress of the Toilet, -The Wig and The Stays', plates 1 & 2, published in 1810, one framed the other unframed, both 11" x 8.5" another unframed from the same series, 'Dress Completed' plate 3, from '1810, and 'Venus Attired By The Graces', black and white etching published in 1810, 10.5" x 14.5" (5) **The example entitled, "The Stays" has a further black and white print to the reverse with the title, "True Reform of Parliament"
Lot 716
James Gillray (1777-1811) - 'Blowing up the Pic-Nic's:- or- Harlequin Quixotte attacking the puppets, Vide Tottenham Street Pantomime' inscribed, published by Hannah Humphrey at St James's Street in April '1802, also inscribed on a later label verso with details of the subject, coloured etching, 13.5" x 19.5"
Lot 695
Anita Klein (20th/21st century) - 'Hot Evening' signed artists proof, also dated '96 (1996) and inscribed on a label verso, black and white etching, 13" x 15.75" **The artist studied at the Chelsea School of Art and was the President of the Royal Society of Printmakers from '2003-2006, she has had many solo exhibitions both in London and around the UK, including the Beaux Arts in Bath.
Lot 728
James Gillray (1777-1811) - 'Patriot's deciding a Point of Honor!' etc., etc., published by Hannah Humphrey, May 1807 at No. 27 St James Street, coloured etching, 10" x 15" (unframed); together with three further unframed examples including, 'Playing in Parts' a musical soiree, 'Dame Rat and her poor little ones' black and white etching, 'The New Boat Going on swimmingly', also twelve books on Caricatures and the art of Cartoon History in Britain, Rowlandson, his watercolours and drawings, and a small booklet on James Gillray, 'The Art of Caricature' an exhibition held at the Tate from June-September 2001 (a quantity)
Lot 239
A Small Mixed Lot Of Antique Silver To include a single pepperette, Kiddish style cup - Continental hallmarked with floral etching, christening cup, coin silver toddy ladle with bone handle and dressing table jar lid. Also small swing handle basket with pierced body on pedestal foot, hallmarked, London 1900. All with early 20th century hallmarks. Total weight, 469 grams
Lot 118
Louis Icart, French (1888 - 1950) Drypoint Etching and aquatint Printed with Colours "Coursing, 1929" Pencil Signed Lower Right. Blindstamp lower left. Measures 25-1/2 x 16-1/4" W, frame measures 26-1/4" H x 36-1/4" W. Condition: Light toning Domestic Shipping: Third party Min Est. $800.00 Max Est. $1200.00
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