A tonsured Benedictine monk holding a book, - large historiated initial on a single leaf from a Psalter large historiated initial on a single leaf from a Psalter, illuminated manuscript, in Latin, on vellum [probably Rhineland or perhaps England, late thirteenth century] Single leaf, with 20 lines in a good Gothic hand, 1-line initials in blue or liquid gold with blue or red penwork to contrast, numerous highly decorative line-fillers in a wide variety of styles (with flowers, stylised leaves and a repeating series of three-lobed patterns enclosing a small blue geometric shape, perhaps that of a castle), a blue penwork dragon with a red tongue, one 4-line historiated initial 'D' (but apparently not opening anything, perhaps a mistake by the illuminator who was meant to fill the space left with an 'F' to open the next line Fili redemptor mundio ) in orange heightened with circles, enclosing a tonsured monk in dark blue robes standing and holding up a long thin book, all on a brightly burnished gold ground, initial terminating in long thin blue tendril with a gold three-lobed flower, modern pencil notes 3' and d3' on verso, good condition, 178mm. by 135mm. This leaf is from a well-known and richly illustrated liturgical Psalter, which apparently included the Hours of the Virgin and the Office of the Dead. It was broken up, perhaps in France in the 1960s, and leaves first appeared in England in the Folio Fine Art cat.43 (February 1967), Maggs Bulletin 5 (April 1967), and Alan Thomas cats.19, nos.17a-e and 21, nos. 22 and 22a (see The Rendells cat.146, lots 85-6; Sotheby's, 17 December 1991, lot 4, and 7 December 1992, lot 6, and 5 December 2006, as part of lot 52, and 4 December 2007, lot 19, for more recent sales). Three leaves were described in detail in J.M. Plotzek, Andachtsbücher des Mittelalters , 1987, p. 84, no. 8, relating them to Rhenish work of c . 1260. The penwork drollery-creature line-fillers have their closest parallels to the Salvin Hours (British Library, Addit. MS.48,985) and are similar to those in an English Psalter in Krivoklát Castle in the Czech Republic and the Windmill Psalter in the Morgan Library (N. Morgan, Early Gothic MSS, II, 1250-1285 , 1988, p.150). All of the leaves which have come to light have a number of penwork drollery-creatures, but few have any historiated initials (for another see that in Sotheby's, 4 December 2007, lot 19, which made £3750), and to find one with burnished gold is rare.
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Vast initial 'I' on a leaf from an illuminated - Gradual , in Latin, on parchment [northern Italy , c Gradual , in Latin, on parchment [northern Italy (perhaps Florence or Siena), c.1500] Single leaf, with an initial 'I' (170mm. by 80mm.; opening Intret inconspectu tuo the introit for the Feast of Many Martyrs) in rotund pink and yellow strokes heightened with ornate foliate penwork and shaded to give impression of fish scales, all on burnished gold ground and within yellow scrolling foliate border on black grounds and blue and pink frame, terminating in richly coloured acanthus leaves, enclosing a hairy blue dragon with gold bezants down his back, other foliage (including thistles), gold triangles, fruit and a gold geometric sun pattern extending along two entire borders, red rubrics in ornate calligraphic hand (some touched in yellow), capitals decorated with penwork, 4 lines in a fine late Gothic bookhand with music on a 4-line red stave (rastrum 36mm.), reverse with one red initial with blue penwork, 5 lines with music as before, folio no. CXX in red and blue in mid-margin, slight folds and smudges in places, repair at base of leaf to a circular hole (perhaps once containing further illumination) and base of leaf with a leaf from a sixteenth-century document, overall good and presentable, 535mm. by 378mm. A series of leaves from this strange and fascinating manuscript have recently appeared on the market, perhaps all from a dispersed Scandinavian collection. Another with an historiated initial enclosing St. Benedict (original folio XXVI ) was offered in Sotheby's, 2 December 2014, lot 21, and comparison of that with other leaves in private collections shows that the parent manuscript contained a startling mix of a notably fine calligraphic hand with colourful and eclectic illumination with numerous animals and fish. The artist seems to have known Florentine models (see Sotheby s leaf and compare the beast here with those on Florentine productions such as that on a leaf by Mariano del Buono, illustrated in Choirs of Angels , 2008, fig.55), however, he was clearly not part of the mainstream of that tradition, and further study might well place these in an as yet unidentified centre in the hinterland of that city.
ADOLPHE VALETTE (1876 - 1942) PENCIL DRAWING "Sleeping Dog" Drawn on the back of a letter from Valette to his cousin dated '10-4-16' (framed with glazing both sides) 4" x 5" (10cm x 13cm) (Provenance from a folio of sketches from the descendants of a family friend of Valette in Blacé, France)
ADOLPHE VALETTE (1876 - 1942) PENCIL DRAWING Studies of Goats 9" x 12" (23cm x 30.5cm) (Exhibited at The Lowry, Salford, 'Adolphe Valette, a Pioneer of Impressionism in Manchester' 2011/2012) (Provenance from a folio of sketches from the descendants of a family friend of Valette in Blacé, France)
Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie. Richard Hooker, 1879. London: R. Scott, J Basset, J Weight & R Chiswell. Large folio. Includes preface by Isaac Walton on Hooker's life. Engraved fontispiece with portrait of the author plus engraved title. Title page in red & black. Minor worm-track affecting first and last few ff. Fontis detached with upper board, otherwise internally good. Contemporary calf, worn, covers detached. [1].
British School, early 19th century, a Portrait Miniature, depicting an officer, quarter-length turned to the right in uniform, oval, within a rectangular ebonised frame, 6.5x5cm: Attributed to Albin Roberts Burt, British 1783-1842, a portrait miniature, depicting a gentleman, quarter-length turned to the left in profile, oval, within a rectangular ebonised frame, back board with printed Mr Burt, Miniature Painter and Portrait Engraver at Mr Dimond's No 2 Union Street Bath Drawing & Miniature Painting taught, bears inscription Count Davies Granville, 7x5.5cm: British School, early 19th century, a pair of portrait miniatures, depicting young girls, both half-length, one turned to the right and one to the left, both ovals, within ebonised rectangular frames, 6.7x5.5cm., ea., (4) Provenance: Acquired privately in 1958 by a family member of the former owner where they were included with a folio of pencil drawings and engravings relating to the works of Albin Roberts Burt, Robert Thew and Benjamin Smith CONDITION REPORT: All the miniatures are in ebonised frames with oval glazed mounts. Two of the frames have the same decorative metal hanging device and the other two vary slightly, but both retain the acorn motif in the centre of the design. Three of the miniatures appear to be on ivory, but have not been examined out of the frames, so this is not certain. The fourth is on paper, and signed below the shoulder A R Burt. There is discolouration on three of them. Time-fading on all. The portrait on paper, the paper has yellowed. The portrait of the man in uniform has had paint rubbed off on the top left hand corner. More significantly both the portraits of the children have suffered cracks down the centre and centre right of the images. Otherwise in good general condition
A collection of World War II related signed books and ephemera to include: British Aircraft of World War II, containing letter and autograph of Douglas Bader; Lancaster at War, containing letter and autograph of Arthur 'Bomber' Harris; The Mighty Eighth, History of the U.S. 8th Army Air Force, with over 50 crew autographs; a folio of aircraft prints, some signed by the crew of squadrons of RAF Wattisham; Battle of Britain 50th year commemorative print, with facsimile signatures of remaining pilots, and other books etc
AFTER ANN KELLY "Crail harbour", limited edition colour print, No'd. 4/500, signed lower right in pencil, together with "Beach huts V" by the same artist, limited edition colour print, No'd. 2/150, SARAH JACK "Huts by beach", acrylic on board, signed lower right (x 2), "Woman in white dress", watercolour, unsigned, AFTER RENE JEROME "Legrard The Picnic", colour print, AFTER CECIL RICE "Boat scene", colour print and a folio of reproduction Japanese prints
A New, Authentic and Complete Account of Voyages Round the World, Undertaken and Performed by Royal Authority. Published by London: Alexander Hogg, (1784-6) including Voyages I II III and Last. Folio Calf Backed Front has worked loose from the whole. With engraved portrait frontispiece and several plates, maps and charts including one large map showing the track of Cooks voyages.
AFTER HENRY BUNBURY, (1750-1811) BUNBURY'S ILLUSTRATIONS TO SHAKSPEAR (sic), complete folio of 22 plates of various interesting scenes in the plays of Shakspear engraved by Bartolozzi, Tomkins, Cheeseman, Meadows from the designs of the late Henry Bunbury, published by the late T. Mackin, together with a letter from Captain Bunbury R.A dated October 15 1895. Provenance: From a Private Collection
Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles - The Art of Heraldry, Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles - The Art of Heraldry, folio, pictorial cloth, faded, London 1904 and Stothard, Kempe Alfred John - The Monumental Effigies of Great Britain, folio, half morocco, front board detached, spine damp stained and torn, London 1817-[32]
POSTCARDS - a large thick folio album with ms. title - "My Journey via . . . India, Burmah . . . China, Japan . . . Australia . . . Palestine, Syria . . . & France." December 28th 1906 - April 18th 1908. * a comprehensive & fascinating visual record, includes transport, street scenes, bazaars & markets, natives, religious observances, crime & punishment etc. etc. 224 pages, with approx. 880 cards.
[MERCHANT SERVICE, 18th Century]. two Ships Logs (in a single volume), original marbled wrappers, folio. 'Journal of a Passage from Jamaica in the Ship Marquess Rockingham, John Barrow, master, for Liverpool'. title & 26 ms. pages - ruled for the watch hours, the vessel's speed course, prevailing wind (etc.), together with narrative of weather, sailing details, vessels sighted & other occurences. * 18 June - 3 Sept., 1771; with 'Journal of Passage from Liverpool in the Ship Bridge, Wiiliam Rogerson, master, for Kingston, Jamaica.' 16 ms. pages (incl. title), ruled & written as previous. * 24 April - 13 June 1773; towards the voyage's end (June 5th) the vessel put in at Monserrat (see log details), and loosely inserted is an interesting 3pp. account of Plymouth - probably by the shipowner & Kingston merchant, George Law - whose name is signed on the first log's title-page.
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