Fine arts & architecture.- Lomazzo (Giovanni Paolo) Trattato dell'Arte della Pittura, Scoltura, et Architettura, first edition, second issue, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut portrait of author on B1 (title to Book I), woodcut historiated initials, errata f. at end, occasional spotting or light staining, little water-staining to upper gutters at end, lightly browned, contemporary limp vellum, rebacked, preserving original chipped / split backstrip, creased and soiled, [Adams L1420; Cicognara 160; Fowler 186], 4to, Milan, Paolo Gottardo Pontio, 1585. *** One of the most important works on the theory of art in the 16th century. Includes discussion of proportion, motion, colour, light and perspective. Provenance: 'Biblio D.D. Corroli de Pradoe' (later ink inscription to title).
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Julian Stanczak (1928-2017) Various gallery cards and catalogues many are signed. One signed copy of the 1990 book 'Decades of Light' (First Edition).We collected the Stanczak works from a private house and there is an interesting provenance attached to the collection. The owners mother, Irena, had the same journey out of Poland as Stanczak via the Middle East and Africa to England in the 1940s or 50s. They remained friends and in contact with each other their whole lives. All the books and exhibition catalogues etc are dedicated to Irena and signed by Julian (in Polish).Also the book 'From Snow to Sunshine' (also lot 504) is Irena's biography account of the journey to London and then settling in East Sussex, which is where we are located. We don't think the book mentions Julian. The son says that the family home in London was in Bayswater, "A big place with lots of bohemian people coming and going, artists and writers". The home was very close to the Drian art gallery in Porchester Place, opened in 1957 by Halima Nalecz (lot 505, another Polish artist who made the journey to London.Drian was a focal point for abstract art in the 50s and 60s. Lots 506 and 507 are probably from there. The family had connections to it for many years. Stanczak left England for America in 1950. Our 2 early paintings were sent back to the family after he left, although they have no record of when their mother had them.
ROWLING, J.K. - 'HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS' first edition, published by Bloomsbury, London, 1998, paperback, together with an American edition of the same title, published by Scholastic, 2000, paperbackProvenance: The Stephen Gately Collection, consigned by Stephen's widower Andrew Cowles.
ERIC GILL (1882-1940) 'Flaming Tree and Dog' according to an inscription verso a proof of a design for the press mark of the Pigotts Press, 1931, and was used by Gill to illustrate the back of the dust jacket of the first edition of 'Typography', wood engraving, 10.5cm x 7.5cm, 29cm x 25cm overallProvenance: Reputedly the proof from Gill's own collection
Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902),two bronze figures with brown patination, the first a worker with a spade, signed 'DALOU' and inscribed 'Susse Frs Ed' and 'cire perdue', with 'Susse Frères' foundry stamp,5cm wide7cm deep14cm high,the second as a worker with a scythe, signed 'DALOU' and inscribed 'Susse Frs Edts Paris', with 'Susse Frères' foundry stamp,6.5cm wide8.5cm deep 9cm high (2)Provenance: Maurice 'Dick' Turpin, Barons Keep, London W14.Condition ReportPlease contact the department.
A pair Louis XVI-style mahogany, amboyna and ormolu guéridons,first half of the 20th century, after the model by Adam Weisweiler, each with a circular marble top, raised on slender cluster supports united by a triform undertier, terminating in outswept feet,75cm diameter37cm high (2)Provenance: Maurice 'Dick' Turpin, Barons Keep, London W14.Condition ReportSome cracks and repairs to the marble tops, but both are stable and weight baring. General wear to metal elements. Some splits and lifting to the veneers of the bases, one of which is fairly rippled. General knocks and wear to feet. Joints sound and solid. Overall in fair order and perfectly usable.
Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902), two figures, bronze with dark brown patination, the first a farmworker making sheaves, signed 'DALOU' and inscribed 'Susse Edts Paris' with 'Susse Frères' foundry stamp, 9.5cm wide 7.5cm deep 10cm high, the second a woman with a rake, marked 'Houdeline' and stamped '58520' underneath, 7.5cm wide 7cm deep 12cm high (2)Provenance: Maurice 'Dick' Turpin, Barons Keep, London W14.Condition ReportPlease contact the department.
Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, 1838-1902),two bronze figures with dark gold patination, the first a farmworker carrying hay, signed 'DALOU' with 'Susse Frères' foundry stamp,10cm wide8cm deep11cm high, the second a worker bringing in the harvest, signed 'DALOU', inscribed 'cire perdue' and with 'Susse Frères' foundry stamp, 9cm wide5cm deep13cm high (2)Provenance: Maurice 'Dick' Turpin, Barons Keep, London W14.Condition ReportPlease contact the department.
Paolo Andrea Deangelis (Italian, fl.1840-1855)Views of Maltaa pair, the first signed 'P.A. Deangelis' l.l., bodycolour25 x 37cm (2)Provenance: Maurice 'Dick' Turpin, Barons Keep, London W14.Condition ReportOverall: 45 x 56.5cmSurface scuffs and abrasions with some areas of rubbing to both. In both pictures some areas of the sky appear to have been quite thickly overpainted with white, please see images. A small dark area to the top left corner of the view with the fishing boat. Faint watermarks to the upper right edge of the scene with buildings and figures. The colours are bright. Not viewed out of glazed frames.
The first page named in pen Charles Fisher, 14 York Place, London, 1859, the album containing numerous comical pen and ink sketches, comical prints, cut outs from newspapers, jokes, Westminster Abbey funeral admission note for the funeral of Lord Lytton, etc, 20cm x 24cm. *CR Later felt clad binding detached from the album , scuff and word pages due to age and material.
J.R.R Tolkien "The Lord of the Rings" Volumes 1 - 3, "The Fellowship of the Ring" eighth impression 1960 and having original dust cover, "The Two Towers & The Return Of The King" both Second editions 1966 with dust covers (3). *CR general age related wear and marks, some minor losses to covers, some pencil writing to first few pages.
A collection of 12 UK first pressing LP's from 1976 to 1979. Includes: Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak, Johnny The Fox and Bad Reputation; Television – Marquee Moon and Adventure (on Red Vinyl); Ian Dury and The Blockheads – New Boots And Panties and Do It Yourself; Blondie – Parallel Lines and Eat To The Beat; Dr Feelgood – Stupidity; Eddie and The Hot Rods – Teenage Depression; and Talking Heads – 77. All sleeves and vinyl are in VG+ to - EX condition.
Television Magazine Vol 1 in original binding. 1928-29. Television Magazine was the UK's 1st magazine dedicated to the new medium of Television and self proclaimed 'the World's first television journal'. Sold as individual monthly copies, it could also be purchased later bound in this brown cover version from the Television Society who produced the magazine.
Two Georgian intaglios, the first a large, deep purple oval shape, inscribed "CREW F" and depicting a Greco-Roman warrior with ornate helmet atop of which is a dragon - possibly St George (3.8cm x 2.9xm x 1.2cm). The second smaller, amber coloured, inscribed "BROWN INV", in a squat oval shape a Roman lady in thoughtful pose (2.6cm x 2.4cm x 0.4cm). (2).
An interesting WWI scrapbook relating to Madeline Baxter of The British Committee Of The French Red Cross, who was based in Vitry-le-Francois. To include a Foreigner’s notebook, identity residence permit dated February 1918, a collection of French postcards, various newspaper cuttings, several photographs of an air raid damage on the 23.3.18, various pencil drawings, various photographs of British Red Cross nurses, postcards, pencil drawing of soldiers and nurses, Cessation of fighting on 11.11.11 note, American Air Force photographs possibly of Edward Willoughby Middleton, Senegalese troops photographs, African American troops, aerial map of Vitry-le-Francois, large collection of unpublished photographs. Contained in an album with attached fabric armband "Goutte de cafe, Comite Britannique, Cantines des Dames Anglaises" ("A drop of coffee, British Committee, English Women's Canteens". Over 20 Pages.Extra information: Scrapbook of Madeline Riva Baxter: born 21 July 1890 in Rainhill, Lancashire, died 6 March 1975 in Stretton, Shropshire.The scrapbook primarily covers the years 1918 to 1919 while Madeline was volunteering with the British Committee of the French Red Cross at an ‘English Ladies Canteen’ in Vitry-le-François. Red Cross canteens are a poorly understood function of the First World War’s female-dominated civilian voluntary services. Madeline had been a member of a Voluntary Aid Detachment before she sailed for France, like famous VAD members, Agatha Christie and Vera Britten, meaning she likely had some volunteer nursing experience. Madeline joined the canteen in Vitry-le-François shortly before it opened on 26 March 1918. Her scrapbook charts her journey via Le Havre, her work in the canteen and her social life among her fellow volunteers and the French, British and American soldiers moving through the region. The Vitry Red Cross canteen was documented by painter Isabel Codrington and official war artist Olive Edis, who was commissioned by the Imperial War Museum to photograph women’s activities on the Western Front. Towards the back, Madeline has pasted in original photographs a female Red Cross member receiving the Croix de Guerre, possibly Aethelflaed Benson. Vitry-le-François is located in the Marne department of France, South-East of Reims. Madeline saw the destruction wrought on Vitry which was at the centre of fighting during the First Battle of the Marne. She would have been in close proximity to the frontline on the last major German offensive on the Western Front: The Second Battle of the Marne in July 1918. 5’9 tall Madeline may feature in a 1919 dated IWM photo by Olive Edis as the central female figure (ref: Q 8066).
Two brass Buddha's. The first a 19th Century polished brass Buddha seated in the Bhumisparsha mudra (Earth Touching pose). Produced using the lost wax process with the original core intact. `The detailed working of the robes and the band separating the forehead from the hair are typical of the Burmese Mandalay style. Height 12.5cm. The second a 20th century hollow cast brass buddha on a carved hardwood stand. Height 7.5cm + stand. (3)
Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) - "Lesson Nine" and "When we went out with Grandmama''. Pencil, circa 1885, on wove paper, the first sheet size 12.4cm x 7.8cm, the second mount opening 11.5cm x 5cm, partially gilded wooden frame, glazed. These are preliminary drawings for the artist’s illustrations in the "English Spelling Book" by William Mavor and "Marigold Garden", 1885, pages 26 and 17 respectively. Provenance - with J.S. Maas & Son Ltd, London (label to versos).
Four Georgian intaglios. The first a pale amethyst colour, squat oval, engraved "MARCHANT" and depicting a semi-naked Greco-Roman female with axe and shield (2.7cm x 2.2cm x 0.9cm); the second a rounded square, pale amber in colour depicting Roman soldiers delivering a sacrificial bull to a statue of a god (2.6cm x 2.2 cm x 1.1cm); the third a similar, smaller, example depicting a young woman being delivered to a naked warrior by three semi-naked figures (2.0cm x 1.8cm x 1.1cm); and the fourth a clear glass small oval depicting a mythical scene of a naked couple in embrace (2.0cm x 1.8cm x 0.8cm). (4)
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