Alexander Archipenko (Ukrainian/American, 1887-1964)Uralt, c.1947signed l.l., pen and ink and crayon, with dedication verso 'To Jenny from Alexander. In souvenir of her birthday 40th [sic]1957'30 x 21.5cmSold with a letter of authentication from the Archipenko Foundation.'Uralt' will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the drawings of Archipenko.One of the original cubists - Archipenko’s credentials at the vanguard of 20th century modernism are impeccable. Born in Kiev, Archipenko moved to Paris in 1908, which was then the epicentre of the European avant-garde. In 1912 he joined the Section d’Or, a group of painters, sculptors, poets and critics that included Picasso, Leger, Metzinger and Apollinaire amongst its members. He exhibited in the important Salon des Indépendants in 1911, which saw the cubists take over the hanging committee and caused public outrage. After Picasso, Archipenko was the first artist to experiment with cubism in three dimensions and his exploration of different colours and mediums within sculpture, and development of his sculpto-paintings, has left a lasting contribution to the development of modern art. The present work dates from c.1947 when he was settled in New York, where he lived until his death in 1964. ‘Uralt’, a German word meaning 'ancient' or 'timeless' is a typical example of Archipenko’s works on paper: an exploration of space and the relationship between objects, exploring intertwined, simplified sculptural female forms.Our thanks to Frances Archipenko Gray for her assistance in the cataloguing of this lot.
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A GEORGE III REEDED WINE LABEL with an arched top section and canted corners, crested and incised "MADEIRA", by T. Wallis & J. Hayne, London 1818, together with another "MADEIRA" label engraved with two crests (one the same as the first label in this lot), by John Reily, London 1805 and another crested "MADEIRA" label, by J. Ash, London 1806; the latter 1.75" (4.5 cms) long; 0.8 oz (3)
A GEORGE III PART-SERVICE OF FIDDLE PATTERN FLATWARE TO INCLUDE:- Twelve table forks, fourteen table spoons, six salt spoons, two sauce ladles and one basting spoon, crested, by Messrs. William Eley, William Fearn & William Chawner, London 1813; 69.25 oz (35) *William Eley I had a long & specialist career & entered his first mark in partnership with George Pierrepont in 1777. He went on to register no fewer than ten marks during his working life. this particular mark with Williams, Fearn & Chawner was used from April 1808 until October 1814. He died in March 1824.
A George V Silver-Mounted Regimental Dirk For An Officer In The 5th (The Sutherland And Caithness (Highland) Battalion Seaforth Highlanders)Retailed By Davies & Son, 19 & 20 Hanover Street, London. W., Silver Hallmarks For 1910, Maker's Mark Of Edward Stillwell & SonWith bright blade notched along the back and etched over both sides with symmetrical foliage and thistles, crowned cypher, retailer's and regimental details, ebonised baluster grip carved with basketweave set with silver studs on the outside, the shouldered base carved with a bonnet and crossed claymores on one side, and with a thistle on the other, mounts cast and chased with thistles including pommel set with an imitation cairngorm, and in fine condition; together with its by-fork en suite (stone, by-knife and scabbard missing) (2)The first 31.5 cm. bladeFootnotes:Almost certainly intended to be worn with the preceding lotFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Three Highland Sgian DhusThe First With London Silver Hallmarks For 1910, Maker's Mark Of Edward Stillwell & SonThe first with bright blade (areas of rust patination) notched along the back, ebonised grip carved with basketweave on one side set with silver studs and centred on a carved star with Sutherland crest and motto, and mounts cast and chased with thistles, the top one set with an imitation cairngorm, in its black leather scabbard with border engraved silver locket and chape; the other two of the Argyl & Sutherland Highlanders and of similar form to the first (one blade broken), white-metal mounts set with imitation cairngorms, and each in its black leather scabbard chased with entwined dragons on the outside of the locket and chape (3)The first 11 cm. bladeFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Continental Brass-Hilted Military Sabre, An Italian Side-Arm, And An English Service Bayonet The First Possibly Neopolitan, 19th Century, The Second Late 19th CenturyThe first with curved fullered blade, rectangular ricasso struck on each side with a crowned 'R' mark, regulation hilt cast with foliage including sprigs of laurel around the base of the pommel, and ribbed dark horn grip bound with twisted brass wire; the second with blade etched 'Viva l'Italia Una' on one side and 'Viva Vitt. Emanuele U' on the other, all between scrolling foliage, and brass hilt with ribbed swelling grip and lobed quillons, in original brass-mounted leather scabbard retaining its leather suspension frog; the last in poor condition, the blade stamped '1094' over 'Wilkinson London' on one side at the ricasso, and with War Department broad arrow mark on the other (3)73 cm., 42.7 cm. and 30.2 cm. bladesFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two Continental Flintlock Pistols, And A French D.B. Percussion Sporting GunLate 17th Century To Early 19th CenturyAll in poor condition, the first with russet barrel and lock (cock incomplete, steel missing), figured full stock (damaged) carved with foliage behind the barrel tang, and silver spurred pommel (damaged) cast with trophies (side-plate and trigger-guard replaced, one ramrod-pipe and ramrod missing); the second with shortened barrel, rounded lock (comb of cock missing), carved full stock (some damage, fore-stock reduced), cast brass mounts retaining traces of gilding and including side-plate pierced with a carriage drawn by a deer amid foliage, crowned vacant escutcheon, and engraved spurred pommel (pommel-cap and ramrod missing); the last converted from flintlock (one cock, steels, rear ramrod-pipe and ramrod missing) (3)17 cm., 25.7 cm. and 67 cm. barrels For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two Circular Scottish Targes In 18th Century Style19th CenturyEach formed of pine planks, the first with back retaining its cowhide covering (worn) and leather bracer, the front covered in leather tooled with Celtic ornament centred on a band of scrollwork, the centre with brass dome (dented) centred on four triangular brass panels each chased with a circle and wrigglework, and secured by dome-headed brass nails, and bordered around the outer edge with brass discs each held by a domed-headed brass nail (some old damage and worming); the second with back retaining some of the deerhide covering and leather braces (partly detached), the front covered in brown leather set with geometric arrangements of domed brass-headed nails of two sizes (2)49 cm. and 49.5 cm. diam.Footnotes:For 18th century examples see 'The Swords and the Sorrows, An Exhibition To Commemorate The Jacobite Rising Of 1745 And The Battle Of Culloden 1746, 16 April - 20 September 1996, pp. 55-59For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Important set of carved oak armorial panels, from The Queen Regent's House, Blythe's Close, Edinburgh.Three probably 16/17th century, the fourth 18th centuryCarved in low relief and showing (clockwise from top right), the arms of the King of France, the arms of the Duke of Hamilton and the arms of the King of Scotland impaling those of Mary of Guise and the arms of the City of Edinburgh.The first panel shows the arms of the King of France and the monogram HR (Henricus Rex) is likely to refer to King Henry II 1547-1559. This armorial has a paper label pasted to the reverse which reads 'From the roof of a staircase in the Queen Regent's House, Blythe's Close, left hand side'The second panel shows the arms of the Duke of Hamilton and are accompanied by the monogram JH, they are likely to be the arms of James Hamilton (1606-1649) and from 1643 1st Duke of Hamilton and Earl of Cambridge. This armorial has a label pasted to the reverse which reads 'From the roof of a room in the Queen Regent's house, Blythe Close, Edinburgh, left hand side of the close, The Arms of Hamilton' The third panel shows the impaled arms of the King of Scotland, specifically King James V (1512-1542) and Mary Guise Duchesse of Longville and the daughter of Claude Duke of Guise by Antionette Bourbon. They were married 1538 at Notre Dame. Their daughter Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) would have displayed the same arms but after her death they would have ceased to be used, so the arms were in use for the period 1538-1587. This armorial has a paper label pasted to the reverse inscribed 'From the roof of a room in the Queen Regent's House, Blythe's Close, it was not in its original condition when last taken down, being fixed (to) a plaster ceiling, the Queen Regents arms, g.d with those of Scotland'The fourth roundel showing the Arms of The City of Edinburgh is clearly in different style to the remainder and was probably never intended to part of the set. The date of the patent is 1732 and they were registered at the Lyon Court in 1774. There is no image of these arms in the register and for this reason slight variations are found in early depictions. They have been viewed by a number of officers who consider them to be unusual and likely to be of the earliest date. We are grateful to Roger Whitworth for his assistance in cataloguing this lot. 52cm wide, (20in wide, (4)Footnotes:Queen Regent's House was situated at the top of the Mound in Edinburgh, just below the castle and was built immediately after the burning of Holyrood Palace and the city by the English in 1544. James Grant writing in his 19th Century book Old and New Edinburgh, described how the widowed queen, whose husband died in 1542, 'would naturally seek a more secure habitation within the walls of the city, and close to the Castle guns.' Following the death of James V, the couple's infant daughter became Mary Queen of Scots with her mother Mary of Guise ruling Scotland as Queen Regent on the child's behalf from 1554 to 1560. Mary was the second wife of James V and it is thought that she probably lived in Queen Regent's House from 1542 to 1554. From 1557 the house was occupied by Alexander Acheson of Gosford, a merchant and local landowner, and his wife Helen Reid. Their coats of arms were added to the door. Accounts of the later years of the building detailed large handsome fireplaces, clustered pillars, high ceilings, fine stucco and elaborate recesses. A carved oak door is in the collections of the National Museum of Scotland. Robert Chambers, in his 1802 book Traditions of Edinburgh, said: 'It was interesting to wander through the dusky mazes of this ancient building, and reflect that they had been occupied three centuries ago by a sovereign princess, and of the most illustrious lineage.. Grant wrote: 'Since then it shared the fate of all the patrician dwellings in old Edinburgh, and became the squalid abode of a host of families in the most humble ranks of life.' The house and the close was demolished in 1845-46 to provide a site for the Assembly Hall and New College.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A white marble bust of Harriet Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duchess of Sutherland (1806–1868),After Matthew Noble (British, 1817-1876)Looking straight on a foliate and floral carved circular socle, inscribed to the reverse HARRIET DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND, signed and dated to the reverse: M. NOBLE. Sc 1869, 54cm wide, 34cm deep, 76cm high (21in wide, 13in deep, 29 1/2in high) Footnotes:Produced the year after the Duchess of Sutherland had died in 1868. Matthew Noble exhibited prolifically at the Royal Academy between 1845 and 1876. His first great success came when he won the commission to produce the Duke of Wellington monument in Manchester in 1856, beating off stiff competition from older, more experienced sculptors. The monument was received with great critical acclaim and helped him to win a further commissioned to design and produce the Albert Memorial of Manchester, which he completed between 1862 and 1865. He also produced numerous portraits of Queen Victoria.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A large white marble bust of Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland (1851-1913)By Charlotte Besnard nee Dubray (French, 1854 – 1931)Looking slightly to dexter wearing a plaid on a red marble moulded square socle, 64cm wide, 30cm deep, 85cm high (25in wide, 11 1/2in deep, 33in high) Footnotes:Charlotte-Gabrielle Besnard nee Dubay was taught sculpture by her father, Gabriel-Vital Dubray. She first exhibited at the Salon in 1874 with a marble bust of Jeune Fille: fellah du Caire which was awarded a silver medal in 1900. In 1875 Charlotte travelled and studied in Rome thanks to her sponsors and patrons the 4th Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, where Charlotte met her husband, the artist Albert Besnard, who was director of the French Academy in Rome. She subsequently moved to London and exhibited a series of portrait busts at the RA from 1875-1878. She also exhibited at the Société des Beaux Arts where she was a sociétaire.Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 4th Duke of Sutherland, also known as Lord Cromartie Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Earl Gower and the Marquess of Stafford had a carrier in the military as well as a Conservative politician and was married to Lady Millicent St Clair-Erskine (1867 – 1955) see lot....For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of bronze groups of children playing with geeseAfter the Antique, the first after the Greek original by Boethus of Chalcedon, together another bronze group of a putto with a goose and gosling, on naturalistic bases, 20cm wide, 15cm deep, 25cm high (7 1/2in wide, 5 1/2in deep, 9 1/2in high) 24cm high (2)Footnotes:The sculpture of a boy with a goose was originally created by the sculptor Boethus of Chalcedon in the second century B.C. The Roman Emperor Nero transported the original to his palace in Rome, where he had it copied. What survives today in Munich's Glyptothek is the Roman copy of the original.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An early 20th century upholstered easy armchair together with another first half 20th century easy armchairOne with turned front feet, the other with square tapering front legs, Both damage, one with a damaged back, 62cm wide x 10.5cm deep x 80cm high, (24in wide x 4in deep x 31in high) (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Philippa Crabtree (British, born 1764)A group of nine botanical studies;Melittis Melissophyllum with Viola (Mint with Violet)signed and dated in pencil 'Philippa Crabree/1786' (lower right) inscribed (lower left) watercolour and bodycolour on vellum, laid down 28.5 x 22 cm. (11 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.)Together with eight further studies, unsigned; Hyacinth with Scarlet Pimpernel, Narcissi with small blue daisy-like flower, Carnations, Carnation with blue flower, Narcissi with Crocus, Rhododendron, Rose and Garden Balsam (9)Footnotes:Philippa Crabtree was born in London on 17th November 1764. She became a botanical artist, listed as living in Bishopsgate Street. Exhibited at Royal Academy, 1786-87. LiteratureAn article written by W. Roberts appeared in The Gardeners' Chronicle, 5th June 1920, entitled 'A Forgotten Botanical Artist: Miss Crabtree'.Roberts describes the exciting discovery of a folio of watercolours by the artist.'Hodgson sold a consignment of portfolios or albums from Sussex, which included many beautiful drawings of flowers on vellum by Philippa Crabtree'...'All the more important drawings of flowers were purchased by Mr Francis Edwards of High Street, Marylebone, who kindly permitted me to take full notes.''The earliest dated drawing by Phillipa Crabtree I have found is one, 1784, of Narcissus Tazetta, which helps us to realise from what an indifferent type many wonderful varieties have been developed. Common garden flowers such as Sweet Peas, Pinks, double Daisies, and so forth appear among Miss Crabtree's earlier work. In 1786 she extended her scope and was able to paint many exotic plants, possibly in Curtis's London Botanic Gardens, in St. George's Fields, within easy walk of Bishopsgate Street, and to which the subscription was a guinea a year. The drawings of Geranium (Pelargonium) lanceolatum is dated 1786, about 11 years after it was introduced; in the same year also appears a British plant, Melittis Melissophyllum, and Ipomaea Quamoclit, which some years later was figures in the Botanical Magazine'. He describes 'the undated ones include many interesting examples, such for instance as various Rhododendrons, Passifloras, Roses and various bulbous plants. Occasionally two subjects are done on a page.'Roberts goes into great detail explaining the importance of these pictures and states that it is possible that these are 'the first British drawings' of many species. 'It is a very obvious suggestion that these drawings, manifestly executed with the greatest care and with every effort to be accurate, were done for a specific purpose, and wonders if they may not have been reproduced in some of the botanical or horticultural books of the period, with the artist's name suppressed and till now forgotten.'A group of watercolours by Philippa Crabtree were sold at Sotheby's London in November 1965.An example of her work, depicting a Passion Flower, was sold at Christies, London, 19th May 1998, Books and Watercolours, Lot 16, hammer price £2,300.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SCOTLAND - SURVEYING AND GEOLOGYIllustrated manuscript survey of the North coast of Scotland undertaken by Captain Henry Charles Otter, R.N., in 1844, describing in detail the coast from Thurso to Cape Wrath, via Sandside, the Kyle of Tongue, Loch Eriboll and the Kyle of Durness, advising on the harbours, prevailing winds, safe anchorages ('...no landing for boats except in the finest weather...') and treacherous rocks to avoid ('...give...a sufficient berth to prevent the sea... from filling the boat & at the same time to keep clear of the Black Rocks...'), geological formations ('...a conical hill 630 feet high, the upper portion of which is Gneiss intersected with veins of quartz, half way down, conglomerate, and the sea cliffs are composed of old red sandstone...'), the landscape ('...a dreary waste of hills and steep ravines covered with short heather and coarse grass...'), local flora ('...that beautiful Alga the 'Bonnemaisonia Asparagoides'...'), wildlife ('...wild fowl in great numbers... Seals also are numerous but they have been much disturbed lately...'), fishing ('...It abounds in Trout and Pike!...'), the local economy ('...vessels as large as 150 tons burden, laden with coal, tar, butter, salt etc sometimes come in here...'), ferries ('...The ferry belongs to the Duke of Sutherland, and is kept by a man who pays no rent, but is required to keep 4 men in pay & the boat in repair...'), notable coastal residences such as Bighouse ('...now in the possession of the Duke of Sutherland... no pretence to architectural beauty...'), local customs ('...the unsuspecting geese gather round... and are easily knocked down by sticks...'), history ('...It is famous for having been the place to which... the Danes... drove down the cattle... before taking them off to their ships... The above account was given to Mr Anderson of Rispond by Sir Walter Scott...'), and much else, ending with 'Sailing Directions for the Kyle of Tongue'; bound with four fine pencil and watercolour full-page illustrations on paper backed on linen, inscribed in ink and pencil, including 'Captn Slater's Monu[ment]', 'Entrance of Loch Eriboll', and 'Kyle of Durness looking up to Fionabhen and the Gualin', one pull-out depicting landscape profiles of Thurso, Entrance of Kyle of Tongue, Loch Eriboll and Entrance of the Kyle of Durness, two additional leaves with nine specimens of seaweed on cards slotted in, 67 numbered pages, plus 7 leaves of additional material, inscription on inside front board in ink 'Given by Captain Otter./ Sutherland', maroon calf gilt with blind-stamping, titled in gilt 'Description of the North Coast of Scotland. 1844' on front board and in ink on spine, marbled ends, 4to (242 x 195mm.), Thurso to Cape Wrath, 1844; with a 16 page report on the East Coast of Sutherland, signed 'Henry C. Otter/ Commander'; and four autograph letters to the Duke of Sutherland ('My dear Lord Duke') from Henry Otter advising the Duke on matters such as the local fishing industry, mentioning his disagreement with 'Mr Stevenson' over the site for a harbour at Loch Robie ('...he may find more shelter in some winds by constructing his Harbour in the Bay...'), plans for a harbour at Scullamie and his coastal surveying work for the Hydrographical Office, 22 pages, folio and 8vo, Eastlands Southsea, HMS Comet and Tobermory, 28 February 1848 to 18 August [1849] (6)Footnotes:'...THE VIEW OF BEN LOAGHAL FROM HENCE IS BEAUTIFUL, ITS POINTED PEAKS AND SALIENT SPURS CATCHING THE SETTING SUN, AND THROWING THEIR DARK SHADES INTO THE DEEP RAVINES, GIVE IT A DIFFERENT ASPECT EVERY HOUR...': A coastal survey presented to George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland by Commander Henry Charles Otter, R.N.Henry Charles Otter (1808-1876), then commander of the cutter Sparrow, was appointed to undertake surveys of the Western coast of Scotland after the unfortunate death of Commander M.A. Slater who fell over the cliffs at Holburn Head in the course of his duties in 1842, and to whom an obelisk was erected, as described in our survey: '...near a frightful overhanging cliff 250 feet high is a small monument... from whence the late Captain Slater is supposed to have fallen... To this indefatigable officer we are indebted for the survey of the greater part of the East Coast of Scotland...'. Otter was to continue this work until 1863, and built up a reputation for taking a keen philanthropic interest in the people of the area, and for his evangelistic preaching (he and his sailors painted bible texts on the rocks at Lorn and the inscription 'God is Love' on the rocks near Tobermory Pier, which can still be seen) and, rather appropriately considering his name, for his swimming and diving abilities, having saved several of his crew from drowning over the years. In 1858, commanding the survey ship Porcupine he piloted the first transatlantic telegraphy cable in its final stages into Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and his tidal work around the Scottish isles played a pivotal role in the later cabling of that area.As shown by the letters and report included here, the 2nd Duke of Sutherland was actively involved in the mapping and surveying of the area and sought hydrographic data to assist with his plans for developing local coastal trade and the fishing industry. This is also confirmed by correspondence held in the UK Hydrographic Office from James Loch, MP for the Wick Burghs and factor to the Duke of Sutherland (see David L. Walker, 'Admiralty Charts in the Sutherland Papers', CAIRT: the newsletter of the Scottish Maps Forum, issue 34, January 2019, pp.6-8). The fine illustrations in our manuscript attest to Otter's abilities as surveyor and mapmaker, and the Sutherland Papers in the National Library of Scotland include several manuscript charts made and amended by Commanders Slater and Otter (Dep.313/3167/58; 3624/10; 3631/1; 3631/2; 3631/3; 3631/4 and 3631/6).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A matched pair of George III silver serving dishesthe first by A.Fogelberg & S.Gilbert, London 1790 The first oval form with reed and tie borders, engraved with the Royal Arms, width 38.3cm, the second of similar form, engraved with Royal Arms and a further coat of arms, by James Young 1785, width 39.2cm, weight 72.6oz. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of George III waitersby John Carter, London 1769Of shaped circular form with gadroned rim, on three claw and ball feet, engraved with the coat of arms of arms of Granville LEVESON-GOWER (1721-1803), 2nd Earl Gower, , diameter 20.5cm, weight 25.4oz. (2)Footnotes:The second Earl inherited the title from his father John LEVESON-GOWER (1694-1754), 1st Earl (created 1746). Granville LEVESON-GOWER was married three times: First Elizabeth FAZAKERLEY (died 1746). Secondly Lady Louisa EGERTON (died 1761). Thirdly in 1768 Lady Susanna STEWART (1742-1805) daughter of Alexander STEWART, 6th Earl Galloway. Granville in 1786 was created Marquess of Stafford. The impaled arms of LEVESON-GOWER and STEWART and the Earl's coronet, suggest that the engraving took place in the period 1768-1786.The blazon: quarterly of four – 1,4: barry of eight or and gules, overall a cross flory sable (Gower). 2,3: azure, three laurel leaves or (Leveson). – impaling – or, a fess chequy argent and azure, overall a bend engrailed gules within a tressure flory counterflory of the last (Stewart).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Victorian Political History needlework sampler of, ' A Song of the Sutherland Election'The lyrics of the song in purple threads, within a green cloverleaf border, dated Nov. 1885 the 'Song of the Sutherland Election', 64cm wide, 85cm high (25in wide, 33in high) Footnotes:The 1885 General Election held at the end of the year was the first after an extension of the franchise and redistribution of seats following the Representation of the People Act 1884. The Marquess of Stafford had previously been unopposed and this was the first election he had to fight, against Angus Sutherland of the Crofters' Party, who went on to win the following year when the Marquess stood down. The Song is sung to the tune 'A Hundred Pipers', a well-known Jacobite song from 1745. The words in this song extol the political reasons for Crofters, Fishermen & Soldiers to vote for the Marquess (Marquis). Bigger crofts, fair rent, government help, free education, local self-government, fishing exclusion zones as well as some local references!An early example of Political canvasing.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two similar first half 19th century carved giltwood and gesso framesMade by J & W Freeman'sBoth profusely decorated with scrolling foliate and acanthus leaves, one labelled to the reverse: From J & W Freeman's Looking Glass Manufacture, No 2, London Lane, Norwich, the other with traces of a label, One damaged and apart, 151cm wide128cm high, (59in wide50in high) and 164cm wide (2)Footnotes:Jeremiah and William Freeman are listed in G.Beard and C. Gilbert, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840 , as carvers, gilders and looking glass manufactures (1792-1850). Their label can also be found on one of four torcheres at Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A group of five first half 19th century carved giltwood and gesso framesThe largest with floral and foliate sprays to each corner, together with another decorated with a border of running guilloche, 65cm wide74cm high, (25.5in wide29in high) (5)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A large collection of early 20th century and later British coins and coinage to include Great Britain Shillings Collection 1902 to 1936(incomplete), Great Britain Shillings Collection 1937 to 1951 (complete collection), Great Britain Half Crowns ( incomplete collection), Great Britain Shillings Collection 1953 to date ( complete collection), Great Britain Pennies Collection 1902 to 1929 number three ( incomplete collection), Great Britain Pennies Collection 1930 to 1966 number four ( incomplete collection), EIIR 1967 coinage of Great Britain, 1937 - 1952 King George VI, Three Pence collection, Britain’s First Decimal Coins x4, Winston Churchill Commemorative Crown, large collection of mid century Half Crown, 50p coins, along with a collection of 18th, 19th and 20th century copper penny, and many more coins
A large collection of early 20th century / War World one / first War WWI period and later postcards to include black and white real photographs postcards, street views postcards, comical postcards, landmarks postcards, etc to include various subjects as: Winston Churchill, Royal navy ships postcards and many more. All nicely presented in an album
Five brass and one copper 19th century thistle-shaped measures, two marked for GlasgowThe first, brass example, 15cm high, the second copper example also marked '1/32', 10.5cm high, and to include two other marked examples, 10.5cm and 7.5cm high, another with indistinct marks, 12.5cm high and a fifth unmarked, 6.5cm high, (6)Footnotes:LiteratureSee C. Ricketts with John Douglas, Marks and Markings of Weights and Measures of the British Isles (1996), p. 129 (Glasgow).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Five copper and one brass 19th century measures, three marked for Leith, ScotlandThe first of baluster form and marked 'TWO GILLS' and with maker's mark 'T. CALLAM / LEITH', 13cm high, another with various indistinct marks but also 'HALF ½ GILL' and also with maker's mark 'T. CALLAM / LEITH', 9cm high, a third example marked 'LEITH' to its rim, 13cm high, a fourth marked with the Burgh of Leith's seal, and the word 'LEITH', and various other marks, 15.5cm high, a small copper example unmarked, 8.5cm high, and a brass measure, marked 'PINT' and with various unidentified marks to its rim, 15cm high, (6)Footnotes:LiteratureSee C. Ricketts with John Douglas, Marks and Markings of Weights and Measures of the British Isles (1996), p. 131 (Leith).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Six 18th and 19th century copper measures, one for Glasgow, another for Ayr CountyThe first 18th century and of baluster form, marked 'GR' beneath a crown to the rim and with the initials 'IR' either side of a flower to the body, 9.5cm high, another of haystack form and marked '½ PINT' and 'R. C. G. & Co.' to its body, unidentified verification marks to the rim, 11cm high, the third of elongated baluster form, and marked for Edinburgh and '½ PINT', 12.8cm high, the fourth marked for Ayr County, and inscribed 'GILL', 8cm high, another of barrel shape, 11cm high, the last with indistinct verification mark, 7cm high, (6)Footnotes:LiteratureSee C. Ricketts with John Douglas, Marks and Markings of Weights and Measures of the British Isles (1996), p. 127 (Ayr County) and p. 129 (Glasgow).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Six 19th century brass measuresThe first marked for both Glasgow and Perth, and of ½ pint capacity, 13.5cm high, the second with various verification marks and of pint capacity, 17cm high, three smaller examples, various verification marks, the smallest, 6cm high, and a small bottle measure, marked to its underside 'J & R FERGUSON / GLASGOW / 1', and to its side '¼ GILL' above an 'M', 6cm high, (6)Footnotes:LiteratureSee C. Ricketts with John Douglas, Marks and Markings of Weights and Measures of the British Isles (1996), pp. 122 (Perth) and 129 (Glasgow).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Of Jacobite interest: A rare, fine and large George II pewter strawberry dish, circa 1740-47The narrow eighteen lobed wavy edge rim with triple reed and small embossed domes which relate to the eighteen flutes in the deep booge, the flat well engraved with a ducal coronet and the arms of FRASER, touchmark of Thomas Chamberlain, London, (fl.1732-1775), (PS1603) on rear of well, overall diameter 29.3cm (11¾in), rim width 1.7cm (¾in) Footnotes:The arms to the rim of this dish are Quarterly, first and fourth, azure three fraises argent; second and third, argent three antique crowns gules, beneath a Duke's coronet. They refer to Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat (1667-1747) who was created Duke of Fraser, Marquess of Beaufort, Earl of Stratherrick and Upper Tarf, Viscount of the Aird and Strathglass and Lord Lovat and Beaulieu in the Jacobite Peerage of Scotland by James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), in his soi-disant capacity as the rightful James III of England and VIII of Scotland. These titles were not recognised in English, Scots or Irish law, but the titles were used in Jacobite circles in Continental Europe and recognised by France, Spain and the Papacy. The ducal coronet helps to date the dish more precisely to between 1740 and 1747, when Simon Fraser was executed. His coffin plate is also engraved with these arms beneath a Duke's coronet, rather than a Baron's. It is rare to find a title granted in the Jacobite peerage on a pewter plate. Nicknamed 'the Fox', Simon Fraser had a tumultuous career. A Scottish Jacobite and Chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat, in 1715 he supported the House of Hanover during the Jacobite uprising following Queen Anne's death but, in 1745, was slow to support the royal cause against the claims of Charles Edward Stuart (1720 – 1788), and was amongst the Highlanders defeated at the Battle of Culloden. He was subsequently confined in the Tower of London, convicted of treason and executed by beheading (he narrowly escaped being hanged, drawn and quartered) on the 9th of April 1747.LiteratureDiscussed and illustrated Journal of the Pewter Society, Vol. 18, Autumn 2002, pp. 38-39, in an article by John Douglas, which also references the very small number of other recorded examples. The author concludes 'these fluted strawberry dishes are obviously very rare and to find one with such dramatic associations produces a thrill not often experienced'.Peter Hornsby in Pewter of the Western World 1600-1850 (1983), illustrates two of the recorded comparable strawberry dishes, p. 135, pl. 357 and 358A garnish of wavy edge sadware of thirty-four pieces, by the same maker and bearing identical armorials is in the collection of the Worshipful Company of Pewterers. See Supplementary catalogue (1979), SI/113/1-34.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare George III brass alloy socket candlestick, circa 1760-80With loose nozzle and columnar stem cast with twelve flutes, atop a square base with central dish, decorated all over with gadrooning and lines, height 28.5cm (11¼in), together with six George III brass alloy socket candlesticks, five with columnar stems, one with a square-section fluted stem, all raised on square bases, the tallest height 28cm (11in), (7)Footnotes:LiteratureSee P., N. & H. Schiffer, The Brass Book (1978), p. 183 C and E. Koldeweij, The English Candlestick 1425-1925 (2001), Cat. 167 for candlesticks very similar to the first in this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare George III brass alloy socket candlestick, circa 1760-80With loose hexagonal nozzle, moulded candle cup and seamed columnar stem cast with twelve flutes, on a moulded hexagonal base with central stepped dome, height 27.5cm (10 13/16in), together with two late George III brass alloy candlesticks, one with a circular base, height 27cm (10⅝in), the other fitted with a push ejector and with a navette-shaped fluted base, height 28cm (11in), (3)Footnotes:LiteratureSee E. Koldeweij, The English Candlestick 1425-1925 (2001), Cat. 166 for an almost identical candlestick (to the first candlestick in this Lot) with a rare hexagonal base.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two good George II/George III brass alloy socket candlesticks, circa 1760The first with waisted socket above a knopped stem and raised on a circular base, finely decorated throughout with bands of gadrooning and lines, height 27cm (10⅝in), the second with loose nozzle and raised on a square base, finely decorated throughout with gadrooning and lines, height 25.5cm (10 1/16in), (2)Footnotes:LiteratureBoth of these candlesticks are finely decorated and share the rare feature of a gadrooned 'ruffle' at the point where the stem meets the base. For other examples of this feature see, for instance, P., N. & H. Schiffer, The Brass Book (1978), the front cover and p. 173 A (where it is also noted that 'few round base Chippendale candlesticks were made') and p. 183 C, where a pair of square-based candlesticks with a similar ruffle are illustrated. See also E. Koldeweij, The English Candlestick 1425-1925 (2001), Cat. 169 for an almost identical square-based candlestick.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A George II pewter plain rim plate, circa 1750The rim engraved with a coat of arms, 'quarterly, first and fourth, azure, a lion rampant crowned, or (DAYRELL), second and third, ermine, a chevron between three cocks azure (GLASCOCK), overall an escutcheon of pretence, paly of six azure and sable, three eaglets displayed countercharged (WHITCOMB)', touchmark of Jonas Durand II, London (fl.1732-1775), (PS3007), on rear of the rim. diameter 24.7cm (9¾in), rim width 3.7cm (1½in)Footnotes:ProvenanceEx R. W. Cooper Collection.These were the arms of Francis Dayrell Esq. of Shudy Camps, Cambridgeshire, who died in 1760, and his wife Elizabeth (d. 1768), daughter and co-heiress of Peter Whitcomb Esq. of Braxted Lodge, Essex. These arms are to be found on several monuments in the church of St. Mary, Shudy Camps.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Three George II/George III brass alloy socket candlesticks, circa 1745-65All with petalled bases, one with a stem cast with an unusually low knop, and fitted as a twist ejector, height 17.5cm (6 15/16in), and a George II/George III brass alloy taperstick, with balustroid stem and petalled base, height 11.5cm (4 9/16in), (4)Footnotes:LiteratureThe first candlestick, with the unusually low knop, in this lot is very similar to a pair of candlesticks with unique star-shaped bases illustrated E. Koldeweij, The English Candlestick 1425-1925 (2001), Cat. 116.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A George II/George III brass alloy socket candlestick, circa 1750-70Possibly by Robert Bush Sr. (fl. 1755-1807) of BristolThe stem fitted with a twist ejector, and with a nozzle of six lobes, the base of 'shell' form, height 23cm (9 1/16in), together with a George II/George III socket candlestick, circa 1760-70, made of metal with a high copper content, and with a lobed base cast with six shells, height 23.5cm (9¼in), and a George II/George III brass alloy socket candlestick, circa 1750-70, with swirl base, height 24.5cm (9⅝in), (3)Footnotes:LiteratureSee E. Koldeweij, The English Candlestick 1425-1925 (2001), Cat. 117 for a pair of twist ejector candlesticks stamped with the maker's name 'R. Bush' which are very similar to the first candlestick in this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Five copper and one brass 19th century measures, one marked for Co. TipperaryThe first of haystack form, 'STC' to the rim, 8.5cm high, a small brass haystack measure marked 'IMPERIAL QUARTER GILL, City of Manchester, 1890', 5.2cm high, a third haystack measure marked 'GILL', 10cm high, a fourth marked '32 SE' to the rim, 13.5cm high, a fifth marked '½ GILL' and 'VR' verification mark to the rim, 7cm high, the last unmarked, 9cm high, (6)Footnotes:LiteratureSee C. Ricketts with John Douglas, Marks and Markings of Weights and Measures of the British Isles (1996), p. 104 (Co. Tipperary).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A George III pewter five lobed wavy edged armorial plate, circa 1770The flat rim with triple reeded edge, and engraved with impaled arms in a Rococo cartouche complete with the motto 'Aguila non Capit Muscas', touchmark of Burford and Green, London (fl.1748-1780), (PS1164), on the rear of rim, diameter 24.8cm (9¾in), rim width 3.7cm (1½in)Footnotes:ProvenanceEx Malcolm Toothill Collection.The arms in the dexter side of the shield - Sable, on a cross argent quarter pierced of the field four eagles displayed of the first, a crescent for difference - are for BULLER of Cornwall. The small crescent in an upper corner denote that they are here being borne by a second son of a family of that name. The arms on the sinister side of the field are possibly meant (the hatching of the tinctures is not correct) to denote - Argent, a chevron gules between three mullets - for LEMON of Cornwall.In 1770, John Buller (1745-93) the second sun of James Buller (1717-65), married Ann, daughter of William Lemon of Carclew and sister of Sir William Lemon (1748-1824), also of Carclew.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A George III pewter five lobed wavy-edged plate, circa 1800The rim with a single reeded edge, engraved with the crest of HAMILTON - 'a dexter hand holding a seax' and motto 'fideliter' (faithfully) and arms of Hamilton, Lord Belhaven and Stenton, 'Quartlery, first and fourth, gules, a mullet argent between three cinquefoils ermine (for Hamilton of Udston); second and third, a man's heart proper shadowed or between three cinquefoils ermine (for Hamilton of Raploch), overall an escutcheon of pretence', the escutcheon of pretence has not been identified, the touchmark of Carpenter and Hamberger, London (fl.1794-1825), (PS26), on rear of rim, diameter 24.8cm (9¾in), rim width 3.7cm (1½in)Footnotes:ProvenancePurchased from Jack Casimir Ltd., Olympia, London, June 1989.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Shaun Greenhalgh After Edgar Degas. "Ballet Rehearsal" Pastel of ballerinas. Another first for Shaun, the attention to detail in this picture is unbelievable. We recently did a social media experiment putting this piece and a "original" Degas side by side. 75% said Shaun's work was the original. Exceptional work 63x93cm (Shaun's work is sold without reserve)
Shaun Greenhalgh After Edgar Degas. "Break time" Pastel of ballerinas. Another first for Shaun, the attention to detail in this picture is unbelievable. We recently did a social media experiment putting this piece and a "original" Degas side by side. 80% said Shaun's work was the original. Exceptional work 63x84cm (Shaun's work is sold without reserve)
An interesting collection of early 19th century coloured engravings relating to Harrow School including a coloured lithograph of Harrow on the Hill by N Whittock, dated 1824 and showing a pair of boys holding cricket bats, 24.5 x 30cm approx visible sheet size, six engravings produced for Ackermann's History of Harrow School 1816 (one duplicate) including First Masters House, Harrow School Room, Harrow Church and School from the Cricket Grounds, etc, 26 x 31cm approx visible sheet size, a 19th century black and white engraving after WA Cox Senior of a Harrow School rugby match, published 1883 Messrs Dickenson's, 34 x 64.5cm, all framed, together with a framed list of those present at the dinner for MC Kemp Esquire, given by the Harrow Friends 1921 and a framed program for a cricket match between Eton and Harrow at Lords on July 13th 1923 (10)
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