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Lot 715
Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985) "Am Grabstein der Mutter (plate 19 from Mein Leben)," 1922, etching, 4.5" x 3.25", signed in pencil lower right, numbered in pencil lower left, edition of 110, unframed free sheet, handling creases, brown stain to paper in upper margin, spots of surface dirt in margin, crease to paper in upper left corner, remnants of adhesive on verso
Lot 716
Marc Chagall (French/Russian, 1887-1985) "Grab des Vaters (plate 20 from Mein Leben)," 1922, etching, 4.25" x 5.75", signed in pencil lower right, numbered in pencil lower left, edition of 110 unframed free sheet, handling creases, remnants from previous adhesive on verso, otherwise good condition
Lot 741
Guillermo Silva Santamaria (Colombian, 1921-2007) "Lanza Rota," 1962, color etching, 9.25" x 12", pencil signed, dated and titled in margin, The Martin Gallery (Scottsdale, Arizona) label on verso, framed Property from the Collection of Governor Jim Thompson, Chicago, Illinois not examined out of frame, appears to be in overall good condition
Lot 259
A parcel lot of prints to include a Stevengraph woven silk picture of The Crystal Palace, named to mount and marked to back, engraved miniature`thumb nail` map, engraved by Jacob van Langeren, of Staffordshire, first published in `A Direction for the English Traviller` in 1635 framed, engraving of Edial Hall near Lichfield by J Smith and a coloured framed etching of Beaudesert, seat of the Marquis of Anglesea by T Radclyffe published by W Emans. Bromsgrove, Birmingham, all framed, largest approx. 31.5cm x 25cm.
Lot 300
WILLIAM PALMER ROBINS (1882 - 1959) Framed, signed in pencil, 20th century, etching on paper, showing figures before a cathedral, together with MAZ JACKSON Framed, signed and dated 1985, watercolour and ink on paper, contemporary still life study of a vase of flowers. (2) 17cm x 22.5cm and 19cm x 18cm.
Lot 283
Follower of Thomas Sidney Cooper, Sheep at rest, oil on canvas, 35 x 53 cm, together with an oil on board by Jason Partner, a head and shoulder portrait of a young lady wearing bonnet, another oil on board and an etching CONDITION REPORT: all poor and in need of restoration, portrait re-lined
Lot 38
Six assorted framed 20th century etchings and engravings to include works by S.T. Baraclough, Peter Robert Charles (1888-), Alfred Hrdlicka, signed etching and three other indistinctly signed artists. Please note: Condition of items or other faults for this sale is not stated within the catalogue and items are sold strictly as seen (please read terms and conditions below) If you are interested in an item and no condition report is present please email auctions@peterwilson.co.uk for more information. Due to volume of inquires we receive we are not able to answer requests on group lots or items with an estimate of less than £50.
Lot 158
** AN ETCHED GLAIVE FROM THE GUARD OF FERDINAND II, ARCHDUKE OF AUSTRIA IN TYROL (1529-95, REIGNED 1564-1595) with knife-like blade double-edged for the uppermost third, etched on each side with the crowned Imperial arms enclosed by the Order of the Golden Fleece and surmounted by the letter F for Ferdinand, the borders decorated with linear patterns and the forward bottom corner with a spray of foliage on each side (the etching extensively worn and no longer visible in places), tapering socket with bevelled edges, a pair of long straps, on a portion of an early haft fitted with an additional pair of straps (the lower portion replaced) 72.4 cm; 28 1/2 in Ferdinand II was appointed regent of Bohemia by his father, Ferdinand I. Following his father`s death in 1564 he ruled over the Tyrolean and Swabian territories, where he drove forward the Counter-Reformation. A highly educated and cultivated man, he extended Schloss Ambras near Innsbruck which housed his famous collection of portraits, works of Art, curiosities and the first historically organised collection of armour. Further glaives from this group are preserved in the Hofjagd-und Rüstkammer Vienna and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (gift of William H. Riggs acc. Nos. 04.3.97 and 14.25.268).
Lot 311
A FINE NORTH GERMAN VAMBRACE FOR THE LEFT ARM WITH ETCHED DECORATION, BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1560-5 of fully articulated construction, comprising tubular upper and lower cannons, each formed with a longitudinal ridge at the outside of the arm, the former surmounted by a turner of three lames fitted at the inside of its lowest lame with a later staple to accommodate the strap of an overlying pauldron, the lower cannon formerly opening at the front but now closed by a later rivet, and a couter with a small flat leaf-shaped wing, enclosed at the inside of the elbow by a series of twelve lames and embossed at its point with a quatrefoil, the main edges of the vambrace formed with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders enclosed to the inside by a pair of narrow grooves, and finely etched with bands and borders of running foliage involving a female in contemporary dress, a female herm, snakes issuing from a cornucopia, a crane, lions` masks, a bull`s-head, hounds and hares, all on a stippled and blackened ground, the lames at the inside of the elbow etched with narrow bands of guilloche(the etching worn at inside of the lower cannon) 49.4 cm; 19½ in Provenance The Brunswick Ducal Armoury, Wolfenbüttel Schloss Marienburg Several vambraces of this enclosed form were at one time to be found in the armoury of the Dukes of Brunswick (R. Bohlman,`Die Braunschweigischen Waffen auf Schloss Blankenburg` Z.H.W.K.,Vol. VI, 1915, nos 8 & 9, figs 22 & 28; Arms, Armour & Militaria lent by H.R.H. The Duke of Brunswick, Armouries of the Tower of London, 1952,nos 12 & 33, pl. IV; and Sotheby`s, Schloss Marienburg, 5 Oct 2005, lots 285 & 305). Vambraces of a similar form can be recorded as parts of two Brunswick armours in the Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna, inv. nos A 691 & A 1185,respectively made for Johann von Ranzau about 1559 and the Archduke Karl II of Styria about 1565 (Gamber & Beaufort 1990, pp. 105 & 108, pls 71-2)
Lot 312
A FINE NORTH GERMAN VAMBRACE FOR THE LEFT ARM WITH ETCHED DECORATION, BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1560-5 of fully articulated construction, comprising tubular upper and lower cannons, each formed with a longitudinal ridge at the outside of the arm, the former surmounted by a turner of three lames fitted at the front of its lowest lame with a later staple to accommodate the strap of an overlying pauldron, the lower cannon, with a slightly V-shaped lower edge, formerly opening at the front but now closed by a later pair of rivets, and a couter with a small flat leaf-shaped wing, enclosed at the inside of the elbow by a series of sixteen lames (the top one restored) and embossed at its point with a quatrefoil, the main edges of the vambrace formed with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders enclosed to the inside by a pair of narrow grooves, and finely etched with bands and borders of running foliage involving masks, dolphins and birds, all on a stippled and blackened ground (the etching worn in parts) 51.0 cm; 20 in Provenance The Brunswick Ducal Armoury, Wolfenbüttel Schloss Marienburg
Lot 313
A FINE NORTH GERMAN VAMBRACE FOR THE LEFT ARM WITH ETCHED DECORATION, BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1560-5 of fully articulated construction, comprising tubular upper and lower cannons, each formed with a longitudinal ridge at the outside of the arm, the former surmounted by a turner of three lames, the latter, with a markedly V-shaped lower edge, opening at the front, and a couter with a small flat leaf-shaped wing, enclosed at the inside of the elbow by a series of eleven associated lames and embossed at its point with a quatrefoil, the main edges of the vambrace formed with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders enclosed to the inside by a pair of narrow grooves, and finely etched with bands and borders of running foliage involving a female in contemporary dress, a male herm, a male bust, a bull`s-head and lions` masks, all on a stippled and blackened ground, the lames at the inside of the elbow etched with narrow bands of guilloche (pierced at points with later holes, and the etching partly worn) 49.7 cm; 19½ in Provenance The Brunswick Ducal Armoury, Wolfenbüttel Schloss Marienburg
Lot 314
A NORTH GERMAN MITTEN-GAUNTLET FOR THE RIGHT HAND WITH ETCHED DECORATION, BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1560-5 formed of a long flared and pointed cuff lacking its hinged inner plate, formed at its upper edge with a file-roped inward turn and fitted at its lower end with five metacarpal-plates (the first four associated), an associated knuckle-plate formed with a file-roped transverse rib, four shaped finger-plates and an associated thumb-defence of four scales (restored) attached to the lowest metacarpal-plate by a lateral hinge, the whole finely etched with bands and borders of running foliage involving a female in contemporary dress and hares and hounds, all on a stippled and blackened ground, and enclosed in each case by narrower bands of pellets or repeated fleurs-de-lis, the edges of the metacarpal and finger-lames etched with narrow bands of guilloche except for the last of the latter which terminates over each finger with a flower-head (the lower ends of the cuff and the last metacarpal-plate patched; the first four metacarpal-plates bearing later etching) 35.2 cm; 14 in Provenance The Brunswick Ducal Armoury, Wolfenbüttel Schloss Marienburg
Lot 315
A NORTH GERMAN MITTEN-GAUNTLET FOR THE RIGHT HAND WITH ETCHED DECORATION, BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1560-5 formed of a flared and pointed tubular cuff with an associated hinged inner plate, its upper edge formed with a file-roped inward turn, its outer plate decorated over the ulna with a small almond-shaped boss and fitted at its lower end with five metacarpal-plates, an associated knuckle-plate formed with a file-roped transverse rib, four shaped finger-plates and a thumb-defence of four scales (restored) attached to the lowest metacarpal-plate by a lateral hinge, the whole etched with bands and borders of running foliage involving a wildman holding a sword and winged cherub`s heads, all on a stippled and blackened ground, the edges of the finger-lames etched with narrow bands of guilloche, except for the last which terminates over each finger with a flower-head (pierced at points with later holes, the etching extensively worn and that of the inner plate of the cuff restored) 34.0 cm; 13½ in Provenance The Brunswick Ducal Armoury, Wolfenbüttel Schloss Marienburg
Lot 316
A NORTH GERMAN MITTEN-GAUNTLET FOR THE LEFT HAND WITH ETCHED DECORATION, BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1560-5 formed of a flared and pointed tubular cuff with an associated hinged inner plate, its upper edge formed with a file-roped inward turn, its outer plate decorated over the ulna with a small almond-shaped boss and fitted at its lower end with five metacarpal-plates, an associated knuckle-plate formed with a file-roped transverse rib, four shaped finger-plates and an associated thumb-defence of four scales (the last three probably restored) attached to the lowest metacarpal-plate by a lateral hinge, the whole finely etched with bands and borders of running foliage involving a female in contemporary dress, serpents and winged masks, all on a stippled and blackened ground, the edges of the finger-lames etched with narrow bands of guilloche, except for the last which terminates over each finger with a flower-head (pierced at points with later holes, the etching partly worn and that of the cuff possibly restored) 33.0 cm; 13 in Provenance The Brunswick Ducal Armoury, Wolfenbüttel Schloss Marienburg
Lot 323
THE LOWEST LAME OF A NORTH GERMAN TASSET FOR THE LEFT THIGH WITH ETCHED DECORATION, BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1560-5; THE UPPERMOST LAME OF A NORTH GERMAN TASSET-EXTENSION WITH ETCHED DECORATION, BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1560-5, TWO SINGLE LAMES OF A NORTH GERMAN SPAUDLER WITH ETCHED DECORATION, BRUNSWICK, CIRCA 1560-5; AND A PAIR OF LAMES FROM THE LOWER END OF A NORTH EUROPEAN RIGHT PAULDRON, CIRCA 1600 the first fitted to either side of its convex lower edge with a pierced stud for the attachment of a series of extension-lames, formed around its main edges with inward turns, partly roped and partly plain, and finely etched in bands and borders with running foliage inhabited by a lion`s mask and hounds, all on a stippled and blackened ground; the second pierced to either side of its upper edge with an oval hole to accommodate a pierced stud, and to the inside of it with a smaller hole for an associated swivel-hook, and etched with bands and borders of running foliage involving a female nude holding a flaming amphora, arabesque interlace and pellets all executed in a similar manner to the first; the third, for the left and right shoulders respectively, in each case decorated with bands and borders of etching (one painted black and the other much worn); and the fourth respectively decorated at their lower edges with a pair of incised lines accompanied by a linear wave-like pattern (some articulating holes showing brazed repairs) (5) Provenance The Brunswick Ducal Armoury, Wolfenbüttel Schloss Marienburg
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