The silver-gilt Lonsdale Belt for the Lightweight Championship of Great Britain won outright by Dave Charnley in 1963, hallmarked Mappin & Webb, Sheffield, 1956, the central oval panel enamelled with a portrait of Lord Lonsdale surrounded by inscriptions reading LORD LONSDALE CHALLENGE BELT, FIRST PRESIDENT, THE BRITISH BOXING BOARD OF CONTROL (1929), LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF GREAT BRITAIN, PROFESSIONAL BOXING, the belt decorated with four national emblematic panels bearing a rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock, and two small enamelled panels depicting boxing matches and four rectangular panels, one blank, the others inscribed i) HARRINGAY ARENA, 9TH APRIL 1957, JOE LUCY V DAVE CHARNLEY, WON BY DAVE CHARNLEY (IN 15 RDS), ii) THE RINK, NOTTINGHAM, 20TH NOVEMBER 1961, DAVE CHARNLEY V DAVID HUGHES, WON BY DAVE CHARNLEY (IN 1 ROUND), iii) BELLE VUE, MANCHESTER, 20TH MAY 1963, DAVE CHARNLEY V MAURICE CULLEN, WON BY DAVE CHARNLEY (IN 15 ROUNDS), the reverse of the central panel inscribed THIS BELT IS THE SOLE PROPERTY OF DAVE CHARNLEY , WHO HAS WON THE LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF GREAT BRITAIN THREE TIMES, in original Mappin & Webb fitted case, 81.5cm., 32in. Dave Charnley was born at Dartford 10th October 1935. He is considered to have been one of the greatest British boxers of all time in his weight division. Known as the Dartford Destroyer, the left-handed Charnley career spanned 1954 to 1964 and was the undefeated British lightweight champion. He also won Commonwealth and European championship titles. His arch rival was Joe 'Old Bones' Brown whom he challenged twice for the World Title but was defeated on both occasions.
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An 1861 rowing trophy in the form of an electroplate-mounted amber glass wine bottle, the mount inscribed WEST LONDON ROWING CLUB, ESTD. 1855, EIGHT OARED RACE, OCT.5 1861, WON BY, E A MOUTLET ESQE., No.5 The West London Rowing Club was founded in 1856, and consequently was one of the oldest clubs on the Thames. References are made to the location of its boathouse in Hammersmith, Wandsworth and Putney. The club was dissolved in 1887. Interestingly, the club also organised the first open amateur athletics meeting in 1861, the same year as the present rowing trophy.
OF LOCAL CRICKETING INTEREST aN EDWARD VII SILVER CIGARETTE CASE of rectangular form, having a curved moulded upper section, housing a silver mounted cigarette holder (not original). The plain front having an engraved presentation inscription "Settle Cricket Club Presented to their Captain by the Secretary and Members of the First Eleven as a slight token of their esteem. September 1910", the engraved scroll decorated reverse with circular cartouche inscribed "C.A.L. Swale Settle". Gilt washed interior. Birmingham 1909, maker's mark SWS & Co for Samuel Walton Smith & Company. 95g. (3.06oz) 9cm x 6cm.
Robert Wraith, My Two Friends, oilRobert Wraith (1952-), My Two Friends, signed and dated 1980, oil on canvas, 150 x 100cm.; 59 x 39.5in. * Held a first solo show at Mall Galleries in 1976, others including Belgrave Gallery in 1979 and King Street Galleries, 1982. Also exhibited in mixed shows including the Royal Academy; Royal Society of Portrait Painters; Pastel Society; Royal Watercolour Society and United Society of Artists. In 1982 won special commendation in National Portrait Gallery Portrait Award.
Marie Walker Last, The Eye of the Wind, oilMarie Walker Last (1917-), The Eye of the Wind, signed, inscribed and dated 1963 on verso, oil on canvas, 90 x 120cm.; 35.5 x 47.25in. * She trained at the Chelsea School of Art, under Vivian Pitchforth and, later under Sir Terry Frost and Robert Medley. She and her husband were great friends of Ben Nicholson and Dame Barbara Hepworth, and she mixed in London with many of the great painters of the day; she also met Alfred Wallis, who was such a great influence on the work of Ben Nicholson. In her earlier days, she exhibited world-wide, with Exhibitions in London, Paris, Athens, Florence and Australia, and in 1988, she won First Prize in the Druce Constable Award at an exhibition of contemporary British landscape painting in the Camden Arts Centre. Her works are in the Collections of the Bank of England, the Halifax Building Society, Granada Television, the Arthur Haigh Collection, the Open University, Yorkshire Television, Bradford Art Galleries and Museums and the Universities of Leeds, Bradford and York.
Ivan Taylor, three windmill studies, watercolour (3).Ivan Taylor (1946-), Windmill studies, signed, watercolour over pencil, unframed, 36 x 51cm.; 14 x 20in (3). * Born in Staffordshire Taylor studied Fine Art and Graphics at Burslem and Stafford School of Art. His painting success began very early when pictures were used to raise money for UNICEF after being seen on television. He has been president of the Staffordshire Society of Artists for a number of years. First solo exhibition held in 1972. He has exhibited at the Quantas Gallery London; Manser Callaghan Gallery Shrewsbury and many other private galleries in England Wales and the USA. He is the winner of the Royal Institute Rowland Hilder Award for 2006.
John Tunnard, Lunar Space, pen and inkJohn Tunnard (1900-1971), Lunar Space, signed, pen and ink, 24 x 33cm.; 9.5 x 13in. * Began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1931 and a first one-man show at Redfern Gallery followed two years later. Exhibited in Surrealist section in AIA exhibition in 1937. Designed a mural for the Festival of Britain in 1951. Retrospective at the Royal Academy, 1977. Tate Gallery holds his work.
Patrick Nasmyth, figures on a country road, oilPatrick Nasmyth (1787-1831), Figures on a country road, signed, gallery label on verso, oil on panel, 29.5 x 40cm.; 11.5 x 15.75in. * He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1811. He was a Founder Member of the Society of British Artists in 1824.
George Cattermole, figures in historic dress,George Cattermole (1800-1868), Figures in historic dress, pencil and watercolour, 29.5 x 38.5cm.; 11.5 x 15in. * He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1819 and was elected Associate of the Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1822. During the 1820's he shifted the emphasis of his art from the architecture of old buildings to the historical figures with which he peopled them.
ALEXANDER GOUDIE FOR LA MUSEE DE LA FAIENCE, QUIMPER 'LE MARIN' Hand-painted ceramic figure, limited edition 9/100, signed, bears painted makers marks and inscription by the artist, 'Head and re-touching by my hand/ Goudie' 51cm high Literature: 'Alexander Goudie Ceramique', Bernard Jules Verlingue, pub. La Musee de la Faience, Quimper, 1997 Exhibited: 'Goudie Ceramique’, The Musee de la Faience, Quimper, France 1998 Note: Alexander Goudie (1933-2004), was one of Scotland's foremost contemporary artists. He was born in Paisley in Renfrewshire. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art, where he received the Newbery medal. On a trip to France, he visited Brittany, where he met Marie-Renée Dorval. They married in 1962 and Brittany then became one of his main sources of inspiration and for the first time, in 1966, he exhibited his Breton paintings in Edinburgh. In 1987, he was commissioned to design the interiors and artworks for the ship ‘Bretagne,’ for the Brittany Ferries Company. His work brought together portraits of famous personalities, as well as a number of landscapes, small scenes, and still lifes. As well as being a painter, he was also a sculptor of great boldness and originality. In 1997, he created figures of Breton fi hermen and of women in traditional costume and ceramic wares depicting Breton life in conjunction with the Pottery Museum in Quimper. The figures in this sale were purchased from the opening exhibition and were each produced in a limited edition of 100.
ALEXANDER GOUDIE FOR LA MUSEE DE LA FAIENCE, QUIMPER 'PAYSAN DANS UN CHAMP DE BLE' Hand-painted ceramic figure, limited edition 27/100, painted makers marks 51cm high Literature: 'Alexander Goudie Ceramique', Bernard Jules Verlingue, pub. La Musee de la Faience, Quimper, 1997 Exhibited: 'Goudie Ceramique’, The Musee de la Faience, Quimper, France 1998 Note: Alexander Goudie (1933-2004), was one of Scotland's foremost contemporary artists. He was born in Paisley in Renfrewshire. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art, where he received the Newbery medal. On a trip to France, he visited Brittany, where he met Marie-Renée Dorval. They married in 1962 and Brittany then became one of his main sources of inspiration and for the first time, in 1966, he exhibited his Breton paintings in Edinburgh. In 1987, he was commissioned to design the interiors and artworks for the ship ‘Bretagne,’ for the Brittany Ferries Company. His work brought together portraits of famous personalities, as well as a number of landscapes, small scenes, and still lifes. As well as being a painter, he was also a sculptor of great boldness and originality. In 1997, he created figures of Breton fishermen and of women in traditional costume and ceramic wares depicting Breton life in conjunction with the Pottery Museum in Quimper. The figures in this sale were purchased from the opening exhibition and were each produced in a limited edition of 100.
ALEXANDER GOUDIE FOR LA MUSEE DE LA FAIENCE, QUIMPER 'LA GOEMONIERE' painted ceramic figure, limited edition 8/100, painted makers marks 51cm high Literature: 'Alexander Goudie Ceramique', Bernard Jules Verlingue, pub. La Musee de la Faience, Quimper, 1997 Exhibited: 'Goudie Ceramique’, The Musee de la Faience, Quimper, France 1998 Note: Alexander Goudie (1933-2004), was one of Scotland's foremost contemporary artists. He was born in Paisley in Renfrewshire. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art, where he received the Newbery medal. On a trip to France, he visited Brittany, where he met Marie-Renée Dorval. They married in 1962 and Brittany then became one of his main sources of inspiration and for the first time, in 1966, he exhibited his Breton paintings in Edinburgh. In 1987, he was commissioned to design the interiors and artworks for the ship ‘Bretagne,’ for the Brittany Ferries Company. His work brought together portraits of famous personalities, as well as a number of landscapes, small scenes, and still lifes. As well as being a painter, he was also a sculptor of great boldness and originality. In 1997, he created figures of Breton fishermen and of women in traditional costume and ceramic wares depicting Breton life in conjunction with the Pottery Museum in Quimper. The figures in this sale were purchased from the opening exhibition and were each produced in a limited edition of 100.
ALEXANDER GOUDIE FOR LA MUSEE DE LA FAIENCE, QUIMPER 'AIGRETTE' TAZZA hand-painted ceramic, decorated with a seagull design, signed and dated '97 27cm diameter Literature: 'Alexander Goudie Ceramique', Bernard Jules Verlingue, pub. La Musee de la Faience, Quimper, 1997 Note: This lot was a trial piece, made to assess size and colour before production commenced. It is signed and dated and acquired directly from the artist. Note: Alexander Goudie (1933-2004), was one of Scotland's foremost contemporary artists. He was born in Paisley in Renfrewshire. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art, where he received the Newbery medal. On a trip to France, he visited Brittany, where he met Marie-Renée Dorval. They married in 1962 and Brittany then became one of his main sources of inspiration and for the first time, in 1966, he exhibited his Breton paintings in Edinburgh. In 1987, he was commissioned to design the interiors and artworks for the ship ‘Bretagne,’ for the Brittany Ferries Company. His work brought tog ther portraits of famous personalities, as well as a number of landscapes, small scenes, and still lifes. As well as being a painter, he was also a sculptor of great boldness and originality. In 1997, he created figures of Breton fishermen and of women in traditional costume and ceramic wares depicting Breton life in conjunction with the Pottery Museum in Quimper.
ALEXANDER GOUDIE FOR LA MUSEE DE LA FAIENCE, QUIMPER 'MAINEE AUX FETES DE CORNOUAILLE', CYLINDRICAL VASE hand-painted ceramic, decorated with a Breton procession, signed and dated '97 41.5cm high Note: This lot was a trial piece, made to assess size and colour before production commenced. It is signed and dated and acquired directly from the artist. Note: Alexander Goudie (1933-2004), was one of Scotland's foremost contemporary artists. He was born in Paisley in Renfrewshire. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art, where he received the Newbery medal. On a trip to France, he visited Brittany, where he met Marie-Renée Dorval. They married in 1962 and Brittany then became one of his main sources of inspiration and for the first time, in 1966, he exhibited his Breton paintings in Edinburgh. In 1987, he was commissioned to design the interiors and artworks for the ship ‘Bretagne,’ for the Brittany Ferries Company. His work brought together portraits of famous personalities, as well as a number of landscapes, small scenes, and still lifes. As well as being a painter, he was also a sculptor of great boldness and originality. In 1997, he created figures of Breton fishermen and of women in traditional costume and ceramic wares depicting Breton life in conjunction with the Pottery Museum in Quimper.
YSART GLASS - TURNER, IAN Ysart Glass. London, 1990, First edition, 4to, colour illustrated throughout, original red boards, dustwrapper, a fine copy and another; Finlay, Ian Scottish gold and silver work. Stevenage, 1991, 8vo, original red cloth, dustwrapper, a fine copy and another; Bradshaw, Peter Bow porcelain figures circa 1748-1774. London, 1992, First edition, 8vo, original green cloth, dustwrapper (5)
A collection of World War I medals comprising 1914-15 Star and War for Civilisation Medal awarded to Sergeant G Robinson of the Royal Engineers, also 1914-18 War Medal and War for Civilisation Medal awarded to Driver H T Teague of the Royal Artillery and a First World War miniature medal trio
AMERICAN INTEREST: SUNDERLAND LUSTRE PLAQUE DECORATED WITH AN IMAGE OF THE "FLYING CLOUD BOSTON" , in full sail and flying the Stars and Stripes, with pink splash "picture frame" border highlighted with copper lustre, unmarked; together with a Sunderland Lustre jug, mid-19th century, with a view of the cast iron bridge opposed by a motto, all within splashed pink lustre. (2) First 23cm by 20cm
GROUP OF LADY'S ACCESSORIES, comprising a Continental white metal hand mirror, the reverse repousse with a rustic scene; a small silver buckle engraved with flowers, London 1899; a white-metal nurse's buckle of characteristic form; a 1920's bakelite faux-ivory powder compact in the Oriental taste; and a glass phial painted with flowers and with gilt-metal dropper (5). First 11.5cm
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