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Lot 40
‡ HENRY MEASHAM (1844-1922) oil on canvas - three-quarter portrait of artist William Dean Barker (1830-1888) with sketch-book in hand, entitled verso "W. D. Barker Arlunydd, Glan Conwy", 103 x 77cmsProvenance: private collection ScotlandAuctioneer's Note: the subject matter, William Dean Barker was one of the first thirty one founder members of The Royal Cambrian Academy (RCA) in Conwy, where he exhibited on many occasions. He was born in 1830 in Salford, Lancashire, was a pupil at the Manchester School of Art and member of the Manchester Academy. Barker was known to have lived in Trefriw (across the Conwy River from Glan Conwy, the address stated in the title) in a villa named Plas Celyn. In 1881 he was invited to hold an exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, where over 300 works were shown. He died at the age of 58 and was buried in the cemetery at Trefriw, his funeral being attended by many members of the RCAComments: framed
Lot 2116
Rare surviving WW1 British Old Contemptibles Association Standard for the Blackburn and District Branch. Complete with it original two part construction pole, brass banner top and yellow tassels. Emblazened with "King, God, Country" along with the Assciation badge and "Blackburn & District Branch". The banner measures 107cm x 128cm to include the fringe. Overall height of the pole and banner top 247cm.The Old Contemptibles’ Association was formed in 1925 by Captain John Patrick Danny and its members were survivors of the First Expeditionary Force which served in France and Flanders between 5th August and 22nd November 1914. Its commander was Field Marshal Sir John French. The term “The Old Contemptibles” is said to come from a dismissive reference by the Kaiser to “that Contemptible Little Army.” The Association was created to maintain the camaraderie of the “Contemptible Little Army” and to offer its members support for matters such as finance, health, and unemployment. The Association’s members were known as “Chums”. Nationaly, the Association began to disband in the 1970's with the last branch closing in London in 1994.
Lot 2283
WW2 British 1st Pattern Fairbairn-Sykes Commando knife with provenance to Pte David Davis ex No 12 and No 4 Commando. New to the market. Double edged blade 171mm in length. Etched panels with "The F-S Knife" and "Wilkinson Swords Co Ltd London". Blade is in very good condition. Overall length 300mm. Scabbard is the correct first pattern style with retaining strap with working press stud fastner. Both tabs to the scabbard have been very carefully period removed. Correct nickle plated chape. Also including is the lot are one of his original 12 Commando shoulder titles, a single Combined Operations formation sign, Commando Association tie, blazer badge and medallion togther with a letter of condolence from the association on his deather in 1985. Plus two photos, both with captions to the reverse. Background detail: Pte Davis was on the Lofoten Islands Raid. He was invalided out of the Commandos prior to D Day. When asked by his family if he had used the knife his reply was "We were Commandos...".
Lot 2212
WW2 British Silver 8th Army Ring Tripoli 23.1.43, REME Sweetheart Badge, RAF Sweetheart Photographic Brooch, Civil Nursing Reserve enamel lapel badge, Rank pips, Royal Engineers Bi Metal Cap Badge, Life Boys lapel badge, Cruxifix engraved "Flanders June 1915", Cloth badges, Navy Exchange Vending Token Sangley Point, RAOB Medalion 1946, 1948, 1951 Silver Gilt: YMCA Bible 1914, Come Ye Apart Bible with inscription 3414 Pte L Smith Notts & Derbys, 1915: Field Service Regulations 1909, Infantry Traing Manual 1911: Skill At Arms Record Book 1952, WW1 Platoon & Company Drill Book 1915, First Aid Book, RAF Cap badge & buttons, etc.
Lot 2191
WW2 Third Reich Heer Offizierheim Bergen Stainless Steel Alloy Serving Plate. 295mm in diameter. Maker marked "WMF Cromargan". The Army Officers Mess was situated 1.5km's from Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp. The building was used by the British Army as a Hospital for victims from the camp. The plate was a war souvenir of a member of 63rd Anti Tank Regt Royal Artillery who's unit was one of the first to reach the camp. New to the market.
Lot 7035
A collection of mid 20th Century comic books to include 'Detective Double Double Comics' #1 compiling Detective Comics 352, 357, 358 and 359 (first appearance of Batgirl), DC 'Superboy' #100, Alan Class 'Creepy Worlds' #95 and 'Sinister Tales' #107, Picture Library 'Secret Service' #1 and thirty-seven assorted war comics including 'Commando', Battle Picture Library' etc. (42)
Lot 265
Pair of Japanese Satsuma pottery vases (20th century) decorated with fighting scenes, noblemen and figures, brightly-coloured in rich enamels and typical colours, unmarked to the underside, 37cm high. (2)CONDITION REPORT: Both vases have crazing all over, to the rim, interior and exterior. There is a hairline crack to the interior of one vase and crackling to the glaze of the interior and exterior. Lacking gilding to areas. Looking through a glass you can see age-related wear to the decoration. The polychrome looks ok apart from age-related fading and wear. There are a couple of cracks to the base of one vase. There are chips to the rim of the second vase, lacking a small piece. Similar issues to the first vase with cracks to the base of the second vase also. Prominent staining to both vases. Condition commensurate with age. Both vases have age-related issues.
Lot 79
First Gear & Hess, a boxed 1:34 scale and similar group to include First Gear 181487 1957 International R-200 With Moving Van "Dahlke's Moving And Storage", First Gear 192083 1960 Model B-61 Mack Dump Truck "D.A. Kessler", Hess Trucks "The First Hess Truck" (untested) and others. Conditions appear to be generally Good although not checked for completeness in generally Good boxes. See photo.
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Lot 241
World stamp collection in nine albums / stockbooks and loose, including; Great Britain used issues, QEII Decimal Issues with two First Class x10 booklets, Channel Islands, Pre-Decimal full sheets (x3), World with Australia, Cyprus, Canada, France, loose in tins etc. Also catalogues with British Stamp Market Values 2020, Stamps of the World 2006 etc. Useful collection to sort through. Box and two trays.
Lot 202
Jiří Kolář, Czech 1914-2002 - Untitled B, 1979; collage, signed, dated and annotated on the reverse 'J Kolar 79 B', 14.6 x 19.3 cm: together with another unframed collage on card by the same artist, signed with initials (unframed) (2) (ARR) Note: the 2nd work has a 'CFOU Prague' and 'National Gallery, Prague' stamp on the reverse. Kolář was a Czech poet, writer and artist, his work often critical of the oppressive communist state in his home country. He would become a member of the existentialist group Skupina 42, alongside Jindřich Chalupecký, Ivan Blatný, Josef Kainar, Jiřina Hauková and Kamil Lhoták. In his collages he sought a disruptive effect, reflecting this fragility of the world around him. Kolář would eventually emigrate to Western Europe in the 1970s, finally settling in Paris. A large number of Kolar’s works are now in public collections, including with the Tate. His work was first exhibited in 1937 and has been shown internationally in museums including at the Guggenheim Museum, New York in 1975, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid in 1996 and most recently at the National Gallery of Prague in 2018.
Lot 58
Frank Dobson RA, British 1886-1963 - Seated Female Nude, 1953; chalk and coloured chalk on paper, signed lower left 'Frank Dobson 53', 47.5 x 30.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Artist's Daughter; Mr and Mrs Berkoff, purchased from the above and thence by descent Note: the artist's daughter was a neighbour of the first owners of this work.
Lot 282
Frank Avray Wilson, British 1914-2009 - Untitled No.10; oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Avray Wilson', 197.5 x 151.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Dilys and Louis Osman and thence by descent Note:inscribed 'No.10' on the reverse. Louis Osman (1914-1996) was a noted goldsmith and architect, working on projects with artists including Cavendish Square, with Jacob Epstein, and Ely Cathedral, with Graham Sutherland. Frank Avray Wilson was possibly the first artist in Britain to create works in a Abstract Expressionist or Tachiste manner, his canvases characterised by pure colour and an 'allover' approach. This early work, most likely from the 1950s, is built up of a dazzling array of brushstrokes, built around a central form, that evokes the creation of a star or an explosive. 1956 Frank Avray Wilson founded the New Vision Centre Gallery in London, alongside fellow artists Denis Bowen and Halima Nalecz. The gallery ran from 1956-66 exhibiting artists that would go on to international recognition, such as Aubrey Williams, Heinz Mack and Enrico Castellani and was one of the first spaces in Britain to display works by artists from the British Commonwealth and of non-Western origins. The New Visions Gallery Archive is now held by The Tate.
Lot 252
Karl Weschke, German 1925-2005 - Pillar, 1994 (from the 'Egyptian' series); pencil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Weschke 94', 34 x 23.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: Frank P Whitford (1941-2014), purchased directly from the artist; Sworders, Stansted, 20th Century Decorative Art and Design, 27th January 2015, lot 320; private collection, purchased from the above Note: Whitford was an art historian and critic. He was a leading expert on 20th century German and Austrian Art and also curated Eduardo Paolozzi's first major retrospective at the Tate Gallery in 1971. The artist met and worked with members of the Borough Group, such as Miles Richmond and in Spain during the early 1950s, and it is clear to see the influence of their teacher, David Bomberg, in this work. The artist would later settle in Cornwall, where he would become associated with the artists of St Ives and in particular, Bryan Wynter. Works by the artist are in the collections of Ferens Art Gallery, Saffron Walden and the Tate.
Lot 104
Clifford Hall ROI NS, British 1904-1973 - Portrait of a woman with short blonde hair, 1951; pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Clifford Hall 19.11.51', 22.5 x 30.5 cm (ARR) Provenance: with The Alton Gallery, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); the Collection of Paul Clarke and thence by descent Note: the subject of this work is one of the Antwerp girls and she appears in a number of works. The artist created a number of similar scenes of Antwerp, from his first trip in 1950. With thanks to the Clifford Hall Estate for their assistance with the cataloguing of this work.
Lot 37
Nora Lucy Mowbray Cundell, British 1889-1948 - Maggie; oil on panel, signed lower right 'N.LM Cundell', 16.5 x 13.2 cmProvenance:the Family of the Artists Grace English and Erna Hoppe-KinrossExhibited:'Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte della Citta di Venezia', 1930 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame)Note:Cundell was a successful artist in her lifetime. In 1925, she had her first solo exhibition at the Redfern Gallery in London and was a founding member of the National Society in 1930. A painting entitled 'Maggie' (possibly this work) was exhibited at the salon of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris during 1929.
Lot 17
Ruth Plant, British 1912-1988 – Makele, Tigre, Ethiopia, 1967; watercolour and pencil on paper, signed with initials and dated lower right 'RP 5/67' and titled lower left 'Makele Tigre Ethiopia', 28.2 x 43.4 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988) Note: Ruth Plant was an architect and become known for her study of the rock churches of Ethiopia - a subject largely unknown by Western scholarship at the time. The present work was made on her first visit to the country in 1967. She would make a number of trips between 1967 and 1974, eventually publishing the book 'Architecture of the Tigre, Ethiopia' in 1985 on the subject.
Lot 122
Joachim Weingart, Polish 1895-1942 - Nude; charcoal and crayon on paper, signed lower right 'Weingart', 65.5 x 50.2 cm (unframed) Provenance: the Family of the Artist; with Gimpel Fils, London, GF16409 (according to the label attached to the plastic folder) Note: Weingart studied in Berlin and Vienna, before moving to Paris in the 1920s alongside his friend Zygmunt Menkes. Here his work was first discovered by legendary French dealer René Gimpel during the 1930s.
Lot 57
Frank Dobson RA, British 1886-1963 - Seated female nude seen from the back; chalk and coloured chalk on paper, 43.5 x 31 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Artist's Daughter; Mr and Mrs Berkoff, purchased from the above and thence by descentNote: the artist's daughter was a neighbour of the first owners of this work.
Lot 121
Joachim Weingart, Polish 1895-1942 - Flowers in a Vase; gouache on paper, signed lower right 'Weingart', 53.5 x 43.2 cm (unframed) Provenance: the Family of the Artist; with Gimpel Fils, London, GF16404 (according to the label attached to the plastic folder) Note: Weingart studied in Berlin and Vienna, before moving to Paris in the 1920s alongside his friend Zygmunt Menkes. Here his work was first discovered by legendary French dealer René Gimpel during the 1930s.
Lot 63
Nicola Alexandrovich Benois, Russian 1901-1988 - Design for the Decor of the Golden Cockerel, 1937; pastel on paper, signed and dated in Cyrillic lower right, titled and dated in Cyrillic to the mount 'Golden Cockerel Prologue Rimsky's Opera 1937', 42 x 63 cm: together with another pastel by the same artist of the same subject, 15.6 x 22.4 cm (2)Provenance: Sotheby’s, London, 29th October 1981, lot 107 (the first);Sotheby’s, London, Ballet & Theatre Material, 28th October 1982, lot 62 (the second)
Lot 74
Jean Dufy, French 1888-1964 - House amongst trees; watercolour on paper, signed lower right 'Jean Dufy', 39.8 x 51 cm (unframed) (ARR) Note: an unglazed frame with various inscriptions accompanies the work (see photos). Jean Dufy had the first exhibition of his work at the celebrated Galerie Berthe Weill, Paris, in 1914. This gallery had presented the first exhibitions of many of the most important Fauve artists, including Henri Matisse, Albert Marquet and Emilie Charmy.
Lot 97
Edward Wolfe, South African/British 1897-1982 - Queen, 1950; felt-pen on paper, 23 x 15 cm (ARR) Provenance: with The Catto Gallery, London (according to the partial label attached to the reverse of the frame); private collection Literature: John Russel-Taylor, 'Edward Wolfe, Trefoil Books for Odette Gilbert Gallery', London, 1986, p.188 pl.169 Note: Edward Wolfe was invited by Nina Hamnett to work with Roger Fry's Omega Workshop during the latter stages of the First World War and worked with Duncan Grant to decorate the dividing doors in the first floor sitting room at 46 Gordon Square when Maynard Keynes had control of the house. These decorated doors are now in the collection of Kings College, Cambridge. Works by the artist are in the collections of the Tate, Manchester Art Gallery and the Ben Uri Gallery & Museum.
Lot 201
Jiří Kolář, Czech 1914-2002 - News about Purgatorio, 1979; collage, signed with initials and dated lower right 'JK 79', 24.6 x 19.6 cm (ARR) Provenance: with Abermarle Gallery, London, cat. no.108 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame) Note: Kolář was a Czech poet, writer and artist, his work often critical of the oppressive communist state in his home country. He would become a member of the existentialist group Skupina 42, alongside Jindřich Chalupecký, Ivan Blatný, Josef Kainar, Jiřina Hauková and Kamil Lhoták. In his collages he sought a disruptive effect, reflecting this fragility of the world around him. Kolář would eventually emigrate to Western Europe in the 1970s, finally settling in Paris. A large number of Kolar’s works are now in public collections, including with the Tate. His work was first exhibited in 1937 and has been shown internationally in museums including at the Guggenheim Museum, New York in 1975, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid in 1996 and most recently at the National Gallery of Prague in 2018.
Lot 132
Sir Francis Rose, British 1909-1979 - Cupid & Psyche, 1939; gouache on paper, signed and dated lower left 'Francis Rose 39' and titled lower right 'Cupid & Psyche' with further inscriptions on the reverse, 17.6 x 25.5 cm: with 2 other theatre and ballet designs by the same artist, of a similar size and medium 'La Peri: Monte Carlo ballets, 1948' and 'La Peri, 1946' (unframed) (3) (ARR) Provenance: with Gimpel Fils, London, GF17918 (according to the label attached to the plastic folder) Note: according to the inscription on the reverse the 1st work is a set design for Sadlers Wells Ballet with music by Lord Berners. This was choreographed by Frederick Ashton and first performed on the 27th April 1939. Rose began his career as a set designer for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, sometimes collaborating with his friend Christopher Wood. He was a friend of Gertrude Stein, who owned many of his works and of whom he made a portrait.
Lot 189
Basil Rákóczi, British/French 1908-1979 - Beach Huts; ink and watercolour on paper, signed lower right 'Rakoczi', 24.5 x 35 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Estate of the Artist Note: Rákóczi founded the Modernist group, The White Stag Group, along with his partner, Kenneth Hall. Influenced by Surrealism and founded in London, they moved to Ireland in 1940. Gaining Irish members including Nano Reid and Norah McGuiness, their work focusing on psychological states and esoteric myth and symbols. Instrumental to Hall's artistic career and his first solo exhibition was the dealer Lucy Wertheim. Wertheim also promoted Barbara Hepworth, Christopher Wood, Frances Hodgkins and Henry Moore. An exhibition of her legacy 'A Life in Art & Reuniting the Twenties Group' has recently been on display at Towner Eastbourne, UK, including works by both Hall and Rákóczi.
Lot 115
Lilian Adelaide Lancaster, British 1887–1973 - Portrait of Eleanor Finlayson, 191-; oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left 'Lancaster 191?', 77 x 51 cm (ARR)Note:Lancaster first studied under Henry Tonks and Fred Brown at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1906–10, and then under Walter Sickert at the Royal Academy Schools which she attended from 1910–14.
Lot 4
Margaret Fisher-Prout, British 1875-1963 - Cows in a wood, 1921; watercolour on paper, faintly signed and dated lower left 'Fisher Prout 1921', 23.8 x 31.7 cm (ARR) Provenance: the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988), gifted by the artist on the 20th July 1926 (according to the inscribed sheet attached to the reverse of the frame) Note: Fisher-Prout painted in a gentle style using a chalky palette, often focusing on rural scenes and horses. Works by the artist are in the collections of the Royal West of England Academy, the Royal Academy, London and the Ashmoleum Museum, Oxford. Her father was Mark Fisher, who is often seen as one of the first proponents of Impressionism in Britain.
Lot 10
David Jones, British 1895-1974 - The Little Wood, c.1940; watercolour and pencil on paper, signed lower right 'David Jones', 47.8 x 60 cm (ARR) Provenance: The Redfern Gallery, London (partial label attached to the reverse of the frame); Dr. Stella Churchill, purchased on the 12th January 1940 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); the Descendants of Sidney and Stella Churchill (1862-1921 and 1883-1954) and Ruth Plant (1912-1988) Exhibited: The Redfern Gallery, London, 'Watercolours by David Jones', 4th January - 27th January 1940, cat. no.14 Note: the present work was purchased from the exhibition 'Watercolours by David Jones' at the Redfern Gallery, 4th -27th January 1940 and Stella Churchill also owned other works by Jones, 'Cattle' and 'Kitchen, Table and Window'. This was an important exhibition for the artist, following a period of psychological turmoil in the 1930s, but it was successfully received with the Tate Gallery purchasing 'The Chapel in the Park' for its collection. There were also highly positive reviews with The Times calling him 'one of the most original of contemporary English artists'. The present work has the same painterly approach as 'The Chapel in the Park' to the use of watercolour, Jones carefully building up the forest scene in glazes of warm greens, blues and reds. Jones uses the translucence of the medium to evoke a sense of ethereality and his spiritual wonder at the woodland landscape. Jones has developed the faux-naïve style of artists such as Ben and Winifred Nicholson and Christopher Wood in the 1930s, to create a unique sense of joy that permeates his view of the British landscape. Jones is now considered one of the most important figures in British 20th century cultural history, celebrated as much for his painting as for his epic poems, 'In Parenthesis, 1937', based on his experiences during the First World War and 'The Anathemata, 1952'. Much like his paintings, these combine a modernist technique with a focus on religion and British myth and folklore. His works were acclaimed by figures including T. S. Eliot and W. H. Auden.
Lot 87
Louis Wain, British 1860-1939 - A Drink of Old Tom; pencil on paper, indistinctly inscribed 'All ?icker', sheet 17 x 11.3 cm: together with two postcards, each signed lower centre 'Louis Wain', 8.5 x 13.5 cm (3)Provenance (the first): Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd., London; Mrs Fortuin, purchased from the above (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame); Bonhams, London, Dogs and Cats in Art, 18th January 1993, lot 116; purchased from the above by the present owner Exhibited: Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd., London, 'Louis Wain's Cats of Fame & Promise', December 1985, no.28 (according to the label attached to the reverse of the frame)
Lot 1700
George William Anderson (editor). A New, Authentic, and Complete Collection of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority. Containing an Authentic, Entertaining, Full, and Complete History of Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages, published Alex Hogg, full calf binding, boards detached, extensively illustrated with engravings and chartsAppears to be 150 plates in total. Binding and end papers, including folding chart are quite deteriorated, the contents though generally in good condition.
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