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Lot 175
**PROPERTY SOLD BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK A COMPOSITE NORTH ITALIAN ETCHED CORSLET , LATE 16TH CENTURY well composed and decorated, comprising morion with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high roped medial comb (patched at four points), and `swept` integral brim rising to an acute point front and rear, the latter struck with the initials MB, probably of an erstwhile owner (the rear point restored and the front one patched at its left edge); collar of two lames front and rear (the top one in each case restored, the lower front one with chipped lower edge and the associated lower rear one with plugged holes at its upper edge and a patched extension at its left end); breastplate formed of a main plate of deep, peascod, fashion fitted at its arm-openings with fixed gussets (the upper end of the left missing and that of the right restored) and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive an associated fauld of one lame (the centre of its upper edge cracked) carrying on three restored straps and buckles at each side a trapezoidal tasset, the left of ten lames and the right of eleven lames; one-piece backplate (restored) with broad shallow neck-opening and flanged lower edge; two large symmetrical pauldrons (not a pair) each formed of seven lames of which the lowest four extend inwards only to the armpit (the upper two lames of the right pauldron cracked, the second of them patched); and two fully articulated tubular vambraces (not a pair), each fitted at its upper end with a turner, that of the left of two lames (the upper one restored) and the right of one lame, and at its elbow with a winged bracelet couter of three lames; the main edges of the armour formed with inwards turns, decorated, except in the case of those of the right vambrace with roping, and accompanied at points by roped ribs in some cases terminating in volutes; the morion decorated overall within vertical bands on the crown and strapwork-interlace on the comb with linear etching showing, on a pearled ground, female figures and birds among trophies of arms, and the remainder, except the backplate, finely decorated with bands and borders of relief-etching on a stippled and blackened ground involving at the top of the breastplate the figure of St John the Baptist holding a banner with the abbreviated inscription AD for Agnus Dei, elsewhere allegorical figures, including lions, birds and fabulous beasts, and in the volutes of the breastplate, pauldrons and tassets, classical busts (the etching of both front lames and the upper rear lame of the gorget, the fauld, the uppermost lame of the left turner, and of the right vambrace later), See note at front of catalogue for information concerning stands Provenance Prince Peter Soltykoff, Paris, sold 1860 William H. Riggs, Paris The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Acc. No. 14.25.681 For a discussion of this type of armour see Boccia and Godoy 1992, pp. 87-110, where the decoration is described as ""armor decorated with smooth bands alternating with bands filled with small trophies in the Lombard style"" as opposed to the more common, and inaccurate, appellation `Pisan`.
Lot 300
Edward Ertz, `Elderly Lady`, signed and inscribed `To my friend Howard Penton`, woodblock, Ethel Horsfall Ertz (fl.1897-1918), Landscape View, signed, watercolour, 18 x 26cm, P G Needell, `A Wet Day - Martigues`, signed and inscribed in pencil `To RHP`, coloured woodblock, 23 x 35cm, and an etching by John Nicolson, of two horses
Lot 434
Manuel Robbe French 1872-1936- Figures promenading in the Tuileries; etching with aquatint printed in colours, signed within the plate, inscribed No 44 in pencil, 28.5x39cm CONDITION REPORT: mounted in a glazed gilt moulding frame, early 20th century backboard and taping are of recent manufacture and frame is not the original sheet may or may not be stuck down as unexamined out of the frame visible margins 0.25cm left 0.5 top 0.25 right 1cm bottom the sheet is yellowed, slightly time faded and subject to some light foxing there is a superficial scratch to the print surface lower right edge, a further scratch across the two figures, centre, a scuff mark in the sky and some ruckling along the top edge otherwise in fair to good condition
Lot 479
Adrian Heath, British 1920-1992- Untitled in blue and orange; lithograph printed in colours, signed, dated '62 and numbered 5/12 in pencil, 60.5x46cm: Gertrude Anna Bertha Hermes OBE RA RE, British 1901-1983- "Bodiam Castle"; woodcut printed in colours, signed, titled, dated 1962 and numbered 12/50 in pencil, 44.5x85.5cm: Jack Craff, British mid/late 20th century- "Blueridge"; linocut in colours, 40.5x50.5cm: Christine Hodgson, British mid/late 20th century- "Bats"; etching with aquatint printed in colours, signed, titled, dated '62 and numbered 4/10 in pencil, 40x50cm: David Gillison, Australian b.1936- Untitled in yellow and black; screenprint in colours, signed and numbered 5/15 in pencil, 57.5x80.5cm, (5) (part unframed) (may be subject to Droit de Suite)
Lot 575
After Joseph Mallord William Turner RA, London 1775-1851- "Bridge and Cows", (Finberg 2 ii/v) and "Little Devil's Bridge", (F.19 iii/iii), publ by Day & Sons, London & P & D Colnaghi, Pall Mall, from the Liber Studiorum; etching and mezzotint, 18x26cm ea: Richard Earlom, British 1743-1822- View of a sea port and a distant fortified town, after Claude Lorrain, plate 137, from the Liber Veritatis, publ 1776 by John Boydell, London; etching with mezzotint, 21x26cm., (unframed) (3) CONDITION REPORT: Turner/Bridge and Cows: not mounted bears two pieces of white tape attached to the reverse top centre top edge of sheet has been slightly trimmed margins as follows: left 3.2 top 2cm right 2.2cm bottom 3.5cm two tear lower left edge into margin approx 1cm long each top and bottom right corners of sheet creased some spotting throughout and slight yellowing to sheet otherwise fair to good condition Turner/Devil's Bridge: not mounted bears two pieces of white tape attached to the reverse top centre top and left hand edges of the sheet have been slightly trimmed margins as follows: left 3cm top 2.5cm right 3.5cm bottom 3.7cm some brown spotting throughout margins and within the plate yellow staining lower left corner otherwise good condition Earlom: not mounted bears two pieces of white tape and three pieces of beige coloured tape attached to the reverse top edge top right corner is creased some yellow spotting throughout margins most noticeable centre right and top and centre left otherwise good condition
Lot 621
George Townley Stubbs, British 1756-1812- "Volunteer", (L./B. 116), 1794, after George Stubbs ARA, published Dec 1794, by Messrs Stubbs Turf Gallery London; stipple engraving and etching printed on wove paper, second state of 3, with margins, 40x50.2cm CONDITION REPORT: mounted in a glazed wooden moulding frame, early 21st century may or may not be stuck down as unexamined out of the frame visible margins are 0.25cm left 0.5cm top 0.25cm right 1.25cm bottom light spotting throughout may have been cleaned otherwise good condition
Lot 669
Heidi König, German b.1964- "Aqua Pool"; etching with aquatint printed in colours, signed, titled and numbered AP VIII/XV in pencil, 49x49cm: Heidi König, German b.1964- "Night Lifting"; etching with aquatint printed in colours, signed, titled and numbered AP I/IXV in pencil, 34x40cm, (2), (may be subject to Droit de Suite)
Lot 975
An 18th century carved ivory and painted paper fan, the sticks finely carved, the guard sticks with mother of pearl backing and carved with a Chinese figure beneath a pagoda above carved floral decoration, the paper fan with three hand painted cartouches and decorated with gold foil and sequins, together with card fan case labelled 'Clark Fan maker, No. 45 Ludgate Hill', approx 29.5cm. Note Mrs Clark of Ludgate Hill was a prominent fan maker and is immortalised in an etching by John Nixon 'Mrs Clark, Fan Maker, Ludgate Hill' CONDITION REPORT: Good overall condition, no breaks or repairs noted. Paper in good condition.
Lot 1967
A quantity of Prints and Photographs including silhouette in black and gold of a young girl holding a flower, an etching titled 'de Oude van Eifenach' by Juliaan DeVuenolt, an army photograph taken in a field with officers on horseback and a framed Photograph of ''The officers of 3rd battalion East Lancashire regiment''.
Lot 461
AFTER W.L. WYLLIE "Trafalgar 21 October 1805", black and white etching, published 1905 by the Art Union of London CONDITION REPORTS Image basically looks good, though with some foxing particularly to the top right-hand corner, though other small patches elsewhere (see images), frame appears dirty, glass could also do with a clean, some areas of the frame with loss to gilding. Does appear to be period (ie an early 20th Century print)
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