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Click here to subscribeMajor General J. D. Frost CB DSO MC DL signed OPERATION BITING THE BRUNEVAL RAID 27 February 1942. First day of issue 27 February 92 Isle of Man. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
The Rt. Hon. Earl Jellicoe KBE DSO MC FRS PC signed 50th Anniversary of the Special Air Service 16 November 1991. First Day of Issue 16 nov 1991. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Sojus 31 Space Cover Signed Sigmund Werner Paul Jahn (1937-) German pilot cosmonaut. Flew on Salyut 6 EP-4. First German astronaut. Dated 3 9 78 Space Cover Personally Signed by Sigmund Werner Paul Jahn (1937-) German pilot cosmonaut. Flew in Salyut 6 EP-4. First German astronaut. He made his space flight from August 26 through September 3, 1978, as the research cosmonaut of the space ship Soyuz-31 (call sign - Yastreb-2) together with Soviet Valery Bykovsky. The cosmonauts worked onboard the orbital complex Salyut-6 - Soyuz -29 - Soyuz -30 together with Vladimir Vasilyevich Kovalenok and Alexsander Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov. Their stay in space was 7 days 20 hours 49 minutes and 4 seconds. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
B35 40th Anniv VJ - Day Signed Wg. Cdr. Laddie Lucas 249 Sqn WW11 ace. Also signed by Colonel Henry W Brown Army Air Force assigned to 354th Sqn, 355th Fighter Group flew his first 35 missions in P-47's. WW11 Ace with 17. 2 Victories. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
WWII Multi Signed Book The Handley Page Halifax by K A Merrick 1990 First Edition Hardback Book with 232 pages Multi Signed by 20 Veterans including Harry Dunn DFC, Ralph Wild, Tommy Coles, Frank Williamson, Bluey Mottershead, Roy Tomlin, plus others on the Title page published by Aston Publications Ltd spine in good order. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Rare Polish Miniature Sheet of Russian Three manned Space Flight Signed Konstantin Feoktistov 12 5 65 Zielona Postmark on Polish Miniature Sheet of Russian Three manned Space Flight Signed Konstantin Feoktistov Russian engineer cosmonaut. Flew on Voskhod. First spacecraft designer in space. Participated in Second World War. During the Nazi occupation of Voronezh, at the age of just 16, Feoktistov fought with the Soviet Army against the Nazi German invaders, carrying out reconnaissance missions. After being captured by an Waffen-SS Army patrol, Feoktistov was shot by a German officer. However, the bullet went right through his chin and neck and did not kill him. Feoktistov was able to crawl out later and then make his way to the Soviet lines. Recruited after graduation as a civilian engineer, Korolev OKB. Rose to become head manned spacecraft designer under Korolev. Actually flew in space aboard Voskhod 1, put all further attempts to have him, as lead spacecraft designer, actually test his designs in orbit were unsuccessful. Attempts were made to get him in space as late as Soyuz T-3. Deceased. Born 1926-02-07. Died 2009-11-21. Duration: 1. 01 days. with typed details. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
HA1c J. Mitchell 40th Anniv 1st flight of the Spitfire Signed J Quill & H Cozens Personally signed Air Commodore. H. I. Cozens CB, AFC The first Spitfire Sqn Commander with 19 Sqn RAF Duxford & Jeffrey Quill pilot (Chief test pilot of Spitfire development ), 1940 during the Battle of Britain served with 65 Sqn. Details and black & white photo enclosed of R Mitchell and engine designer. Details & Photo Certified Copy No 00203 of 1250 and signed by Sqn Ldr P. R. Jones. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Rare Postcard of Self Signed by P Popovich Ukrainian pilot cosmonaut Postcard dated 5 IX 62 Signed by Pavel Romanovich Popovich (1930-2009) Ukrainian pilot cosmonaut. Flew on Vostok 4, Soyuz 14. Commander of first military space station mission. Graduated from Military Pilot School, Grozny, 1954. Graduated from Air Force Academy, Monino, 1968. Cosmonaut training March 1960 - 18 January 1961. Was to have been commander of the first crew for Salyut 2 in April 1973. Call sign: Berkut (Golden Eagle). Director of AIUS Agroresurs, Moscow. Detachment: TsPK-1. Departed Date: 1982-01-26. Marital Status: Deceased. First date: 1930-10-05 Died 2009-09-29. Duration: 18. 69 days. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
RARE 35th Anniv of the Sighting signed Pilot Lt Cdr John Moffat torpedo hit Bismarck 1941 who flew off HMS Ark Royal with 818 Sqn when he took part in the attack on Bismarck led by Lt Cdr T Coode. John Moffat torpedo was the first to strike the Bismarck. He was piloting one of three Swordfish open-cockpit biplanes that set off from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal to take vengeance on the Bismarck, which days before had destroyed the British warship Hood with the loss of 1, 416 lives It was the torpedo he fired that crippled the rudder of the German battleship, leaving it at the mercy of Royal Navy ships which then sank it in the Atlantic off the west coast of France on May 27, 1941. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
MR. J. Maddocks CBE DL and MR. J. C. A. Roseveare DSO signed OPERATION OVERLORD 6th AIRBORNE DEVISION 6 June 1944. First day of issue 6 June 1994. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
50th Anniv of Battle of Britain Major Assault 19-23 Aug 1940 Signed by Sea King Crew and 7 Battle of Britain Pilots, Crew John Booth 600 & 23 Sqn's Battle of Britain Air Gunner Sqn Ldr J G P Millard Nos 1 & 242 Squadrons Battle of Britain fighter pilot John Keatings 219 Sqn 1940 Battle of Britain Pilot H G Whittick 604 Sqn Air Gunner Battle of Britain Trevor Gray 64 Sqn Battle of Britain fighter pilot 759 JS40/6c 50th Anniv. of the Battle of Britain15 Battle of Britain fighter pilots etc 11 Sep 90 BFPS 2232- 50th Anniv. of the Battle of Britain. Flown in HS 125 of No 12 Sqn from RAF Northolt to the region of Ipswich where formation was joined with Canberra from RAF Wyton, Then part of the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain flypast to London along the Mail and over Buckingham Palace to Finish at Royal Air Force Abingdon Then Returned to Northolt. Personally signed by 15 Battle of Britain fighter pilots etc Flt. Lt. A. C. Leigh Battle of Britain fighter pilot with 64(F) Sqdn Avis Hearn awarded M M for Bravery during Battle of Britain whilst under stuka attack on poling radar station Aug 1940 John Keatings, British air gunner with 219 sqn in Battle of Britian, Richard Haine No 25(F) Sqn 4 Sep 1939 First Blenheim fighter patrol of War. Also 600 Sqn Battle of Britain pilot flew with 68, 96, 488 Sqn's. Theatres of operation Europe, Hong Kong, Ace with 5 enemy aircraft destroyed, Flt Lt L A Martel 54 & 603 Sqns Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot, Flt Lt Ken Edwards 600 Sqn Battle of Britain Air gunner. was at Stalag Luft 111 inmate help carry the wooden Horse and joined the Gymnasium class K. C. Edwards 1941- 1945, with. Air Gunner 600 Sqn Battle of Britain Blenheims posted to 150 Sqn. Z T A Wroblewski 302 Sqn Polish Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot Alec Ingle 605 Sqn Battle of Britain Fighter pilot WW11 Ace Ralph Wolton 152 Sqn Fighter Pilot Battle of Britain John Gibson 501 Sqn New Zealander Battle of Britain fighter pilot Trevor Gray 64 Sqn Battle of Britain fighter pilot Sqn Ldr J G P Millard Nos 1 & 242 Squadrons Battle of Britain fighter pilot Sqn Ldr G Leggett 615, 245 & 46 Battle of Britain fighter pilot. Gp Capt F. R. Carey CBE DFC AFC DFM. Sgt Carey of 43 Sqn Hurricanes at Tangmere until April 1940. Awarded DFM 1st March 1940 and commissioned. Then with No3 Sqn at Kenley from April 1940, in France to return wounded early 1940. Flight Commander No 43 Sqn Kenley from June until November 1940. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
TP15c Flown Test Pilot Hanna Reitsch Signed Gerd Achgelis & Otto Kutzner Ace Personally Signed by FlugKapitan Gerd Achgelis, Fockes Chief Test Pilot who in 1937 founded the Focke Achgelis Aircraft Company which built the first aircraft ever to take off vertically using powered rotor, the FW61 demonstrated by Hanna Reitsch. Details & Photo of Achgelis and Hanna Reitsch Signed by Feldwebel Otto Kutzner 9 Victories flew in Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 and Friedrich Koerner Combat unit 27 with 36 Victories. Details enclosed & photo Size 4 by 5 ¾ inches. Certified. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Leo Whelan (1892?1956)ÿ "Portrait ofÿa Young Womanÿc.ÿ1940," oil on canvas unsignedÿapprox. 21" x 17" (53cms x 43cms) gilt tipped and black moulded frame. ÿ While theÿidentity of the sitter in this portrait by Leo Whelan is unknown, it isÿpossibleÿthat she was a relative, family friend or an employee in the Whelan family business. The artist's parents, andÿlaterÿhis sisters, ran a small hotel at their home at 65 Eccles Street, and Whelanÿoften used members of the family as models, with the kitchen and rooms of theirÿhome as a setting. In later years he also had studios on Dawson Street, andÿLowerÿBaggot Street, where leading members of society would sit for theirÿportraits.ÿHowever, it is works such as these, often private, non-commissionedÿwork, thatÿWhelan excels as an artist. Hisÿskillÿas a portraitist is evident in the way heÿhas captured the essence of theÿsitter; a youngÿwoman with a bright and convivial personality. Dressed in anÿembroidered blouseÿover which she wears a fur stole, the woman is depictedÿlooking directly at theÿobserver, smiling, with her head tilted slightly. The style andÿsubject matter comparesÿfavourably with the paintings of William Orpen, whoÿtaught at the MetropolitanÿSchool of Art when Whelan was a student there. Theÿhandling of light, theÿability to depict textures and surfaces, and the skill inÿcapturing a likeness,ÿare all reminiscent of Orpen. Among Whelan?s fellow studentsÿat theÿMetropolitan School were Sean Keating, Margaret Crilly and Patrick Tuohy, who equally show the influence of Orpen in their work.ÿInÿ1911, Whelan exhibited for the first time at the Royal Hibernian Academy; fiveÿyearsÿlater he was awarded the Taylor Art Scholarship and over the succeedingÿyears heÿwent on to become one of Ireland?s leading portrait painters: among hisÿsitters wereÿMichael Collins and Harry Boland. Elected a member of the RHA inÿ1922, heÿshowed annually with the Academy until 1956.ÿ Peter Murray, 2024
John Watson Gordon (1788-1864) (attributed to)ÿ ÿ ?Portrait of a Scottish Military Officer Holding a Sword, c 1840? O.O.C.,ÿ approx. 91cms x 71cms (36" x 28"). (1)ÿ Aged perhaps fifty, with a high forehead, dark eyebrows and an astute expression, this officer is depicted half-length, facing left, his head turned towards the observer. Dressed in a dark jacket with a high collar?similar to a No. 1 dress uniform?the officer wears a belt, the buckle of which is adorned with a crest. Although in full dress uniform, he is bareheaded, and with his right hand grasps the hilt of a regimental sword, the design of which dates to the Napoleonic period. Alongside the sword can be discerned a ?Balmoral Bonnet?, a dark blue beret with a red toorie, or bobble, likely belonging to a Scottish regiment. In the background, on the right, can be seen palm trees on a rocky coastline, suggesting that the sitter served overseas, perhaps in India or the West Indies. The detail such as the hand grasping the sword is a characteristic of the portraiture style of John Watson Gordon, where sitters often hold objects such as books, and can be seen in Gordon?s 1830 portrait of Sir Walter Scott, where the novelist?s hands rest on a walking stick. ÿ John Watson Gordon was a second cousin of Walter Scott, and a nephew of the portraitist George Watson. Born in Edinburgh in 1788, he received some tuition from his uncle, and also from Sir Henry Raeburn, a family friend. After the death of Raeburn, Gordon became the leading portrait painter in Scotland. In 1826 he was a founder member of the Royal Scottish Academy and the following year exhibited for the first time at the RA in London. In 1850 he succeeded William Allan as President of the RSA. Among his sitters were the Earl of Dalhousie, Lady Nairne, J. G. Lockhart and Thomas de Quincey, but it is his later, more spartan, portraits that can be compared to the present work, which dates probably to the 1840?s. The Watson-Gordon chair of art history at Edinburgh University was endowed by the artist?s family in his memory. Although a fine portrait, the attribution of this work to Gordon is tentative, as he was both prolific and successful and other artists would have emulated his style. Peter Murray, 2024 Provenance: From the collection of the late Thomas Teevan, Dublin.
George William Russell (?AE?) (1867-1935) 'Portrait of a Young Girl in a white Dress holding Flowers,' O.O.C., 62cms x 51cms (24.5" x 20" ). (1) The term ?Celtic Twilight? accurately describes the art of George Russell, with many of his paintings depicting scenes of childhood. He delighted in creating a fantasy world, peopled with mythological beings. In such paintings, suffused with the glow of wistful nostalgia, his figures, generalized rather than specific portraits, are enveloped in a haze. This portrait of a young girl however is more formal, and depicts an actual rather than an imagined person. Dressed in a white muslin pinafore dress over a blue blouse, her dark hair tied with a bow, the girl sits in a chair looking out at the observer with a curiously determined expression. In her hands she holds a small spray of flowers. The background is a uniform brown deepening to a dark shadow behind the girl, and the initials of the painter ?AE? are painted the top right corner. The identity of the sitter is not known; it may be an early portrait of Kitsy Franklin, whose mother Victoria Franklin was the sister of the writer Susan Mitchell, who edited the Irish Statesman and was a close friend of Russell. Adopting the initials ?AE? as his signature or monogram, Russell is remembered today as one of the leading cultural figures of the Irish Literary Revival. In addition to being a painter, he was also an influential economist, editor, and promoter of rural development. Practical, and well versed in politics and economics, Russell nonetheless also believed in the existence of a spiritual world, inhabited by ethereal beings. Influenced by Symbolist artists such as Gustave Moreau and Puvis de Chavannes, he espoused Theosophy and esoteric religions, giving expression to this vision through a prolific output of paintings, novels, plays and poetry. Born in Lurgan, Co. Armagh, as a child Russell moved to Dublin with his family. After studying at the Metropolitan School of Art, in 1887 he began working for the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society, and edited the IAOS newspaper, The Irish Homestead. Alongside these practical concerns, he found time to study esoteric religions, joining the Dublin Theosophical Society in 1888, and later forming the ?Hermetic Society?. He was also involved with drama, in 1902 becoming vice-president of the Irish National Theatre Society (later the Abbey Theatre Company). His plays include Deirdre, (1902), while his first book of poetry, Homeward: Songs by the Way, published in 1894, was followed by his 1913 Collected Poems. In addition to painting, plays and poetry, Russell wrote on agricultural policy and political theory, in The Building up of a Rural Civilisation (1910), and The National Being (1916). He was highly regarded as an artist, and, in 1913, with the support and encouragement of the lawyer John Quinn, his paintings were shown at the Armory Show in New York. Encouraged also by William Butler Yeats, Russell painted murals depicting his mystical visions, at 3 Upper Ely Place, headquarters of the Theosophical Society. He also painted portraits, of Yeats, Lady Gregory and others. Dr. Peter Murray
Mulready, William (1786?1863) "Country Cottages, Ireland,"ÿ c. 1810, O.O.P.,ÿ34.5 h x 42 w cms (13«? x 16«?) Inscribed on reverse: ?Country Cottages, Ireland by Wm Mulready RA?ÿ Bears labels on reverse: ?From the collection of the late Wm Bingham J. P. of ?Lingdale?, Claughton, Cheshire? ?Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd. 43 Old Bond St., Piccadilly? ?Newport (Mon.) Museum & Art Galleryÿ - Loan ? Title Irish Scene (Landscape) Artist ? William Mulready RA ? Date ? March 1922? ?Scene in Ireland ? An early study by Wm Mulready RA 1786-1863? While at first glance this depiction of an old waterside building appears a charming rustic scene, the detail and accurate depiction of materials and architecture brings it to a different level. The house is clearly of considerable age, and judging by the gable window, dates back to Tudor times or earlier. In the foreground is a wooden shed, probably covering a fish trap or watermill. The section of building on the right appears to be the surviving part of an older and larger house. An arched doorway in the centre is approached by a short flight of steps, on which a woman sits. In the background are other houses and barns, with another woman walking along a pathway. Although inscriptions and labels on the reverse of this painting identify it as an Irish scene, the exact location has yet to be established. Although best-known for genre scenes, interiors and figure paintings, notably his Romantic The Sonnet, the Ennis-born artist William Mulready delighted in depicting old houses and mills in the English countryside. Like Rembrandt, who sought out old cottages on the river Ij, Mulready took as his subject-matter rustic farm houses, half-timbered mills and wayside inns with bowed roofs and teetering chimneystacks. Influenced by Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century, he was skilled at depicting texture and materials, using the contrast between crumbling brickwork, half-timbered cob walls and fences made of random planks, to addÿ interest to his work. Often he depicted these buildings from the side, rather than in front, so that the angles of the gable walls formed a strong pictorial composition. The buildings he sought out were not necessarily in the countryside; in the V&A collection there is a view by him, dating from around 1811, of children playing near dilapidated buildings. Entitled Kensington Gravel Pits, this depicts the area of London now known as Notting Hill. Mulready lived at the Kensington Gravel Pits between 1811 and 1827. Born in Co. Clare in 1786, as a child Mulready was brought to London, where he studied at the Royal Academy Schools. From an early age he worked as an illustrator for publishing houses and in 1807 illustrated Charles and Mary Lamb?s Tales from Shakespeare. His illustrations for William Roscoe?s The Butterfly?s Ball and The Grasshopper?s Feast, published that same year, were popular with the public, as were his illustrations for The Peacock?s At Home and The Lion?s Masquerade. From 1813 onwards he concentrated on genre scenes, developing his own style of meticulous rendering, one that anticipates the Pre-Raphaelite painters.ÿ He died in Bayswater in 1863. Dr. Peter Murray, 2022
Norman Garstin (1847-1926) (attributed to) ?Young Woman Seated at a Table,? O.O.P., approx. 37cms x 24cms (14 1/2" x 9 1/2").ÿ ÿ (1) A first-rate painting, Young Woman Seated at a Table is an accomplished study in tones, ranging from pale ivory to grey, to burnt umber. Seated on a pew-like chair, the young woman, a servant girl, leans forward, arms outstretched on the table, as if overcome with tiredness or grief. Behind her can be seen an empty fire grate. The only object on the table is a candle holder, but the candle has burned out. The narrative conveyed by the scene is clear; the young woman has maintained an all-night vigil for her loved one, possibly a fisherman at sea. However with a new day dawning, hopes of seeing her loved one are fading. The setting, subject-matter and Impressionist style all suggest this is a work by an artist working in Newlyn, Cornwall, in the late nineteenth century. The subject matter of women seating or waiting pensively in cottage interiors was popularised by Walter Langley, founder of the Newlyn School, but his style tends to be more detailed in his depiction of figures and objects. In his painting, A Hopeless Dawn (Tate Britain), the Newlyn artist Frank Bramley depicts a similar theme, of hope dwindling as day dawns. However while this painting has the crispness that one associates with Bramley, he tended to work with a flat brush, using cross-hatching, a technique not so evident in this oil on panel. A convincing attribution can be made to another Newlyn painter, and a contemporary of Bramley?s, Norman Garstin. Born in county Limerick, Garstin worked as an architect and engineer before moving to South Africa where he was a journalist. He then studied art in Antwerp and Paris, afterwards travelling in Spain, Morocco and Venice, before settling in Newlyn in Cornwall, where he taught plein-air painting. Garstin preferred a muted colour palette, and several works by him depict women, servants or children in humble cottage interiors. As shown in his painting of Penzance on a rainy day, he had a liking for almost monochromatic painting. Provenance: From the collection of the late Thomas Teevan, Dublin.
William Sadler II (c.1782 ? 1839) Eruption of Mount Vesuvius c. 1825, oils on panel, 53cms x 38cms (21? x 15?). (1) Please note below additional reference from Vendor . Son of a mezzotint artist of the same name, the landscape and genre painter William Sadler II was born in Dublin around 1782. According to Walter Strickland, in his Dictionary of Irish Artists, Sadler worked mainly in Dublin, producing views of that city and its environs: a favourite view was of the South Wall, with sailing ships heeling in the wind. Strickland records ?He was also fond of painting conflagrations, and did many copies of the Old Masters? confirming that Sadler?s paintings were mainly on mahogany panels, as is the case with the present work, a dramatic view of Mount Vesuvius near Naples, as seen at night during a volcanic eruption. Sadler was one of many artists who painted such views. Years before, in the late 1770s, Joseph Wright of Derby had produced a series of thirty works depicting different aspects of the same subject?one of these said to have been commissioned by an Irish bishop. The Bishop of Derry, the Earl of Bristol, was certainly the commissioner of a series of paintings, including one of Vesuvius, by Jacob More (1740-1793), who witnessed an eruption in 1779. In 1817, JMW Turner painted a dramatic scene of Vesuvius erupting, although this was two years before he actually visited Naples. Sadler produced several versions of Eruption of Vesuvius, of which the present work is the most distinguished. It is an imaginative work, one that links the volcanic activity of Vesuvius in the late eighteenth century to the time, in AD79, when a massive eruption engulfed the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii in lava and ash. Sadler has included a range of classical Roman buildings in his depiction of the scene, as well as a ?pharos? or lighthouse, along with a variety of sailing craft and rowing boats. But in Sadler?s painting, the boats seem to be packed with sight-seers rather than people fleeing a disaster. On the right, a group of elegantly-dressed people stand on the quay wall, looking at the eruption. Sadler produced several versions of this painting. A similar work entitled A Capriccio Nightscape of the Bay of Naples with the Vesuvius Erupting was in the Slane Castle sale in October 2013. It is not known if Sadler actually travelled to Naples, or worked from secondary sources, in producing these views of Vesuvius. He also painted several panoramic views of the Battle of Waterloo, and so may have been travelling on the Continent in the years after 1815. His Battle of Waterloo is perhaps his masterpiece, while Donnybrook Fair, a late work, was in the collection of the late Brian Burns. Strickland records Sadler exhibiting in Dublin between the years 1809 and 1814, and again in 1819 and 1821. The gap of several years may have been due to his being in France and Italy. He showed at the Royal Hibernian Academy in 1828 and 1833. He was also a teacher, and among his pupils was the young James Arthur O?Connor. In 1838, a large auction of Sadler?s paintings was held, the works sold included Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Burning of the Royal Exchange, Wreck of the Killarney and Burning of the Arcade in College Green. He died in December 1839, at his home in Manders? Buildings, Ranelagh, leaving a widow Caroline, and several children, including two sons. The first, William, born in 1808, followed his father as a painter of landscapes. The second son, Rupert, born two years later, exhibited at the RHA in 1829 and had a business in Liffey Street restoring and cleaning paintings. Dr. Peter Murray, 2022 The vendor has brought to our attention that this painting depicts HMS Agamemnon of the Blue,ÿwith Horatio Nelson, at Napoli , 1793.ÿ Provenance :ÿ Purchased from Ashley Court , Tiverton, Devon, where it hung for at least 150 years, and to the present Vendor.ÿ
Frank McKelvey, RHA, RUA (1895-1974) "Portrait of a Man," O.O.C.ÿ92 h x 71 w cms (36? x 28?) An understated and dignified portrait by Frank McKelvey, depicting a man dressed in a grey business suit, with matching waistcoat, white shirt and grey silk tie. The identity of the sitter is not known, and few clues are provided by the setting, in terms of architecture or context. Seated in a wooden chair beside a desk, the man?perhaps a senior civil servant, accountant or bank manager?is pleasant looking, with thinning hair. He wears a wedding ring, wristwatch and horn-rimmed spectacles. He has a candid and open expression, and although seated at an angle, with his hands folded, his head is turned slightly so as to look directly at the observer. ÿ Although a leading member of the Northern landscape painters, and best known for his Impressionist/Realist views of coastline and countryside, from the outset of his career McKelvey was also a talented portrait painter. In 1918, while a full-time student at the Belfast College of Art, he won the Taylor art competition with his painting The Grandmother. In Queen?s University there are ten portraits by him, while in the Ulster Museum there are thirteen portrait drawings, of US presidents of Ulster extraction. ÿ Born in Belfast in 1895, McKelvey attended evening classes at the Belfast College of Art, before enrollingÿ in 1911 as a full time student. He also trained as a poster designer for David Allen and Sons. Over the following years he painted views in the vicinity of Bessborough, Co. Armagh, where his in-laws had a farm. While the Realism of his early work gradually gave way to a more Impressionist palette and approach, McKelvey never swayed from providing an authentic depiction of life of the Irish countryside and coastline, and this ability to capture likenesses is evident also in his portraits. Early in his career, McKelvey was commissioned by Thomas McGowan to paint a series of views depicting the older parts of Belfast city: these are now in the collection of the Ulster Museum. In 1920 he established a studio in Royal Avenue and over the following years became a member of the Belfast Art Society, the Ulster Society of Painters and, in 1930, the Royal Hibernian Academy. In 1924, after marrying he settled in Co. Down, but two years later moved back to Belfast. In New York McKelvey was one of a number of Irish artists shown at the Hackett Gallery, while in Dublin, in 1937, he had his first exhibition at the Victor Waddington Gallery. A founder member of the Royal Ulster Academy in 1930, he last exhibited with the RUA in 1969. McKelvey?s favourite locations for painting landscape were Co. Armagh, the Antrim Coast and, in later years, Co. Donegal. Dr. Peter Murray, 2022
Print Collectors' Club Publications: vols 1-26, all First Editions except one, complete and including the Edition Deluxe No. 1 containing a signed proof of an original etching by Sir Frank Short issued solely in the publication, numbered 19 of 120 copies and signed by Martin Hardie, cloth bound and hard-backed; together with Modern Masters of Etching, 5 vols. 1925-1929; and Hayter, S.W.: 'About Prints' and 'New Ways of Gravure' (33)
A quantity of 33rpm classical records, almost entirely original issues in mono or stereo and including some first editions, mainly harpishord, piano and organ to include: HMV- Music for three and four Harpsichords, CLP 1120, Froberger-Clavichord Music - Thursto-Dart Sol 60038, Charles Rosen plays Liszt and Bartok, Columbia SAX255, HMV-Fernando Germani Organ Recital, CSD1474 approximately ninety four in total and including three box sets Prov: The estate of a classical record collector
Sir Kyffin Williams (1918-2006)Mabinogi telling the story of Pryderi, two linocut proofs, pencil signed with initials to the margin by the artist, 17.5 x 13cm (2) The lot is sold together with a book: Williams, Kyffin: 'Across the Straits, an autobiography', First Edition 1973, signed by the author/artistFrom a private collection of unframed etchings and lithographs produced as presentation prints to members of the Print Collectors’ Club c.1921-1998. More details available upon request.
A quantity of 33rpm classical records, almost entirely original issues in mono or stereo and including some first editions, all pianists to include: Sviatoslav Richter; Vladimir Horowitz; Wilhelm Kempff etc, approximately seventy four in total and to include two box sets Prov: The estate of a classical record collector
After Keith Shackleton'The North Face of Mount Everest', to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the First Ascent, limited edition print no. 406/1000, pencil signed in the margin by the artist as well as other distinguished Everest climbers, further details attached verso, 43 x 64cm (im), 58.5 x 78.5cm (sh) The lot is sold together with two books: Shackleton, Keith: 'Wildlife and Wilderness, An Artist's World' in which the original for the above print is reproduced (see pg. 76) and Hunt, John: 'The Ascent of Everest', 1st Edition, 1953
JAR: FLOWER EARCLIPS, 2002Each realistically modelled as a violet, with petals unfurled, signed JAR, length 3.1cm, maker's pouchFootnotes:First created by JAR in limited editions for his 'Jewels by JAR' exhibition at the Gilbert Collection, Somerset House, London in 2002. JAR's aluminium earrings in various floral designs have only grown in popularity since their initial creation. Light and easy to wear, while exhibiting the designer's love for flowers and nature, these violet earrings are an iconic design.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AN EDWARDIAN INLAID MAHOGANY SMALL FUSEE MANTEL/BRACKET TIMEPIECE JAYS, LONDON, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY The four columnar pillar single chain fusee movement with arched plates and anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum with holdfast to backplate, the 4.25 inch slightly convex white painted circular Roman numeral dial signed JAYS, 142-144 Oxford St., LONDON to centre and with steel spade hands within canted silvered surround set behind a heavy hinged cast brass bezel with bevelled convex glass, the break-arch case with cushion moulded cavetto cornice over chevron-banded lozenge decorated line-bordered panel beneath the dial flanked by boxwood lined angles, the sides plain and the rear flush with arched brass grille inset door set within the frame of the case, on stepped ogee moulded skirt base applied with brass presentation plate engraved J.R. WESTMACOTT. M.B.E., FROM, D.I.P. AND STAFF, 1910-1921 to front over block feet. 28.5cm (11.25ins) high, 19cm (7.5ins) wide, 12.5cm (5ins) deep. The London-based silversmith, jeweller and retailer of Luxury goods, James Jay, first operated from premises at 366 Essex Road from 1867 before acquiring the business of Richard Attenborough and Company at 142-144 Oxford Street in 1887. The business became James Jay Limited in 1897, then Jay, Ricard Attenborough and Company in 1904 and continued trading until circa 1950. Condition Report: Movement is of notably good quality, appears all original (except for the pendulum retaining screw knob) and is in relatively clean working condition. The dial has some slight wear around the winding hole and to the edges where it butts against the silvered mask otherwise is in fine original condition albeit with some patches of staining/grime. The silvered canted bezel has some tarnishing/spotting to the finish. The case is in fine original condition with faults vey much limited to a few minor bumps, scuffs and other minimal age-related blemishes.Timepiece is complete with pendulum, winding key and a case key. Condition Report Disclaimer
TWO JAPANESE BYOBU SCREENS FIRST IN IMITATION OF THE STYLE OF OGATA KORIN in ink and colours on paper, with brocade silk surround, the screen with six panels opening to an exterior scene, the outer panels 98 x 44 cm THE SECOND IN KANO SCHOOL STYLE, with four panels opening to irises, the outer panels 91 x 43cm each quarter-sized, six-fold form (2) Condition Report: Overall in presentable order Please see additional images for visual reference to condition and appearance Condition Report Disclaimer
A PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS IN THE MANNER OF HOWARD & SONS FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY Both upholstered in Fermoie fabric, one in printed linen, the other in geometric printed linen, the bun feet with brass recessed castors Each 84cm high, 90cm wide, 106cm deepPlease note: The chairs have recently been fully re-upholstered and covered (as opposed to the fabric being put on top of old upholstery).
Winston Churchill Interest - The Major Works of Sir Winston Churchill, first six volumes, Centenary First Edition 1974; The Collected Essays of Sir Winston Churchill, Centenary Edition in four volumes, limited edition, pub. Library of Imperial History, foreword dated 1976, Vol 2 and 4 with Certificate no.106; His Life and Times in two volumes, this edition published 1947, reprinted 1955, and others Location:If there is no condition report shown, please request
Conn Iggulden signed hardback book titled Emperor: The Death of Kings, Edition: First Edition. Published: 2004, 551 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Conn Iggulden signed paperback book titled Emperor: The Field of Swords, Edition: First Edition. Published: 2005, 536 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Conn Iggulden signed hardback book titled Bones of the Hills, The Epic of The Great Conqueror, Edition: First Edition. Published: 2008, 518 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Conn Iggulden signed hardback Jack Seelve book titled Emperor: The Gods of War, Edition: First Edition. Published: 2006, 437 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Unsigned hardback book titled Chocky Author John Wyndham First Published 1968. Publisher: Michael Joseph Pages 183. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Monica Lewinsky signed hardback book titled 'Monica's story' Author: Andrew Morton Edition: First Edition Published: 1999. Pages 288. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Football autographed BRUCE GROBBELAAR 12 x 8 photo : Col, depicting Liverpool goalkeeper BRUCE GROBBELAAR holding aloft the League Championship trophy and the Barclays First Division trophy, during celebration scenes at Anfield following a 1-0 victory over Derby County in 1990, signed in silver marker.. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Gary Player signed limited edition print with signing photo In 1959, Gary won his first Open and the time was the youngest ever winner of an open. By 1961, Gary topped the money list on the US Tour. In 1965, he beat Arnold Palmer to win the US Masters and therefore finally winning each of the Majors.He would go to record 10 Major victories in total. He won the Open 3 times, the US Open once, the US PGS twice and the Masters 3 times.This stunning print shows Gary's delight at winning the British Open in 1968. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a photo of the signing (as shown in inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board.The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image and the edition number may vary.A stunning item of signed Golf memorabilia. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Unsigned hardback book titled Brick Lane Published: 2003 Author: Monica Ali Edition: First Edition Publisher: Transworld Pages 413. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
David Beckham signed hardback book titled Beckham: My World Edition: First Edition Published: 2000 Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Conn Iggulden signed hardback Jack Seelve book titled Emperor: The Death of Kings, Edition: First Edition. Published: 2004, 551 pages. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Mr Philip Pullman signed hardback book titled Puss in Boots, or the Ogre, the Ghouls Published: 2000-01-01 Edition: First Edition Publisher: Doubleday. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lord Sebastian Coe signed limited edition print with signing photo Sebastian Coe is one of the great names of British sport with eight world records and two Olympic gold medals during his career. Coe sensationally broke three world records in 1979 in just 41 days: the 800m and mile in Oslo and the 1500m in Zurich. This meant Coe was the first man in more than 50 years to set world records at both 800m and 1500m.The following July Coe added the 1000m record to his list in Oslo, making him the holder, for a short time, of four world records simultaneously.In 1981 Coe broke records again at 800m (Florence) 1000m (Oslo) and the mile (Zurich and Brussels) bringing his total to eight. His 800m world record of 1:41:73, set in Florence in June1981, remained unbroken until 1997. At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles Coe set an Olympic record at 1500m.He has now successfully led the bid to bring the Olympics to London in 2012.This stunning print shows Coe jubilant in crossing the line to win the Olympic gold medal in 1984. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a separate photo of the signing (as shown in the inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image and the edition number may vary. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Joel Garner signed limited edition print with signing photo The first ever World Cup was won by the hugely successful West Indies team. The team had everything: reliable and free scoring batsmen and accurate wicket taking bowlers, including the legendary Joel Garner.Joel took 259 test wickets from just 58 matches at an average of 20.97 runs. This superb print shows 'Big Bird' Joel at Lords during the World Cup Final against England, where he took 5 for 38, playing a significant role as West Indies won by 92 runs.He has personally signed each print and you will receive a photo of the signing (as shown in inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 500 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Unsigned hardback book titled HRH The Prince of Wales: Watercolours (To mark the 25th Anniversary of His Investiture). Edition: First Edition Published: 1991 Publisher: Little Brown and Company. Pages 159. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Giacomo Agostini signed limited edition print with signing photo Over the course of a remarkable career of 17 years, the peerless Giacomo Agostini won 15 world titles, 12 Isle of Man TT crowns and an astonishing 122 Grand Prix'. He became motor cycling's first genuine world superstar and, whether riding a 350cc or 500cc racing motorcycle, he was nearly always the man to beat whenever he took up his position on the starting grid.After winning his final world title in 1975, Agostini enjoyed his last competitive year in 1976. Fittingly, his last career victory came at the Nurburgring - the German venue where he had won his very first Grand Prix race back in 1965.This stunning print chosen by Giacomo, shows him on his favourite road circuit in the Isle of Man. He has personally signed each print and you will receive a separate photo of the signing (as shown in the inset image).Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board - The accompanying photo of the personality signing this item will include a copyright over the image and the edition number may vary. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Unsigned hardback book titled The Christmas Pig Author: J.K. Rowling Edition: First Edition Published: 2021 Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton Pages 311. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Thomas Wordley Ltd, a gentleman's 18ct gold half hunter pocket watch, C1905, signed white dial with Roman numerals, blued steel hands, outer minute marker and subsidiary seconds dial, signed movement, stem wind, casemaker JR and Birmingham hallmarks for 1905, engraved with inscription to interior: 'Presented to the Revd C.S.Ward by the Parishioners of Wootton St Lawrence Nov 1907' and engraved to the inside case ' To his Grandson Rex Whistler' 'To his brother Laurence Whistler', outer case engraved with initials CSW, width 5cm, on a metal chainProvenance:Reverend Charles Slegg Ward, given to his grandson, Rex Whistler, given to his brother, Laurence Whistler, and thence by direct descent to the current owners.The Reverend Charles Slegg Ward (1840 - 1913), vicar of Wootton St Lawrence, near Basingstoke for 30 years, was presented with the watch by his grateful parishioners when he retired in 1907. His wife, Jessy Storr, was the granddaughter of the silversmith, Paul Storr. Their daughter, Helen, married a local builder and estate agent, Harry Whistler, and together they had four children, Jessy, Denis (who died young) Rex and Laurence.Rex Whistler (1905 – 1944) was a precocious draftsman who trained at The Slade, well-known for his murals and society portraits, he was a diverse and popular artist of the interwar years in England, creating theatre designs, illustrations and comic advertisements playing on his wit and humour. His patrons included Edith Sitwell, Cecil Beaton and Edwina Mountbatten. He designed entire rooms full of murals as well as creating architectural improvements and book illustrations. He was killed on the battlefield in Normandy on his first day in action in 1944. The Times received more letters about Rex than about any other victim of that War.Laurence Whistler (1912 - 2000) was devoted to Rex, who taught him much about drawing and architecture. They shared a passion for neo-classical buildings. Having intended to be an architect, Laurence became instead a celebrated glass-engraver, architectural historian, biographer, poet and designer. He was knighted for services to the Arts shortly before his death.Salisbury played a special part in both Rex and Laurence’s lives. Before the war, Rex took lease of the Walton Canonry in the Cathedral Close as a peaceful home for his elderly parents, hoping to join them in a few years. From there, Laurence married the actress, Jill Furse, in the Cathedral just after war was declared in 1939. Salisbury Cathedral’s spire appears in a number of Laurence’s engraved works, including the glass prism in the Cathedral that acknowledges his lifelong debt to his much-loved elder brother.Salisbury Museum is currently hosting the exhibition: Rex Whistler: The Artist and His Patrons (27th May – 29th September 2024) and this watch will be included in the exhibition until 5th July 2024.
λ Circle of John Miers (1756-1821), a superb ivory mourning locket pendant, late 18th century, of oval outline, set with a section of ivory painted in sepia and accented with hairwork, gold wire and seed pearls, depicting a grieving mother witnessing two of her children's souls breaking free from its memorial, guided towards heaven by angels, mounted in gold with a white enamel border, the reverse with a lock of hair and marked twice with the initial K beneath a viscount's coronet, also appearing on the child's memorial, length 9cm including suspension hoop, original red leather case with maker's stamp for Miers 'Profile Painter and Jeweller, No.111 Strand, Miniatures Set and Framed, Hair-work &c executed peculiarly Neat'A handwritten label on the case reading 'Sophia d of 7th Earl by 1st wife, died as child' identifies the subject as Lady Sophia Augusta Lambart (1787-1798), daughter of the 7th Earl of Cavan and his first wife Honora. However, the inclusion of the two monograms of K beneath a viscount's coronet could possibly instead refer to Sophia's two brothers, both named Richard (1883-85 and 1788-88 respectively) who also died in infancy, each in turn holding the Earl's courtesy title, Viscount Kilcoursie.
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