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Lot 52
Australasia & East Indies.- Coronelli (Vincenzo Maria) Nuova Guinea, globe gore showing Northern Australia and the East Indies, with Northern Australia decorated with six vignettes, one with an elephant, Italian text below and verso, engraving on laid paper without watermark, a good impression, map platemark approx. 240 x 290 mm. (9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in), sheet 500 x 355 mm. (19 3/4 x 14 in), minor surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1696].
Lot 53
A Victorian silver mounted glass claret jug, Cartwright and Woodward, Birmingham 1860, globe and shaft form, the body etched with Anthemion band between dot and zigzag border, the neck cast and reticulated in high relief with fruiting grape vines and a naturalistic branch handle, the finial in the form of a bloodstone curling stone, presentation inscription for Charles Watson of the Dunse Curling Club, 31.5cm high
Lot 753
ASSORTED TINPLATE & OTHER TOYS comprising a Moko tinplate 'Jumbo' the elephant, with a clockwork mechanism (working); a Wells Brimtoy small tinplate bus, with a clockwork mechanism (working), and black plastic wheels; a Chad Valley tinplate globe; Mettoy tinplate clown, with a clockwork mechanism (working); and a Mettoy diecast motor coach, all unboxed, (5).
Lot 636
SOMERVILLE, Mary (1780-1872). Three autograph letters comprising: 1) An important autograph letter to Hugh Falconer, signed, three-pages (on mourning paper), dated "Florence 27 April, 1860", commenting on the contemporary political situation in Italy: "I regret you are not here just now to see the intense enthusiasm with which the Florentines of all ranks have received their adopted King. He is an excellent horseman and the excitement was extreme when he ... rode through the decorated streets under a shower of flowers ...", but also stating, "Murray [ie. publisher John Murray] sent me a Copy of Mr Darwin's celebrated work. It certainly is the most profound investigation of an extremely difficult subject and will no doubt give rise to much discussion. I am curious to see what they can say against it in the Review. If Mr [Richard] Owen is the writer it will be ably done ..."; 2) An autograph letter to Hugh Falconer, signed, one-page, dated "Sunday 29th May [no year]," arranging an Italian introduction for Falconer; 3) An autograph letter to Joseph Prestwich, signed, one-page, stating, "I gratefully thank you for the honour you have done me by sending me a copy of your admirable address to the Geological Society on their anniversary meeting. It brings into striking relief the vast progress which the sciences have made during the latter part of the present Century especially by means of deep sea sounding with all its consequences of temperature, currents, the inhabitants of the sea bed, and the formation of the sea bed itself leading to a more perfect knowledge of the structure of the globe ..." Mary Somerville was a Scottish astronomer, mathematician, science writer and much else. Coming from a background of genteel poverty and largely self-educated, she became the joint-first female member of the Royal Astronomical Society (with Caroline Herschel). In addition to her work in the sciences she was a staunch advocate of female emancipation and suffrage. Somerville College, Oxford (founded as Somerville Hall in 1879) was named after her. (3)
Lot 189
SCHMITT HARRISON: (1935- ) American Astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of the Apollo XVII mission (1972). The twelfth man to walk on the Moon. Signed and inscribed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Schmitt standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his white spacesuit and resting one hand on a globe of the Moon. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image, adding Apollo 17 in his hand beneath his signature. About EX
Lot 191
MOONWALKERS: An excellent set of twelve individually signed colour 8 x 10 photographs by each of the American astronauts to have walked on the moon comprising Neil Armstrong (1930-2012, Commander of Apollo XI (1969), the first man to walk on the moon) signed and inscribed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the official NASA image depicting the astronaut standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his white spacesuit. A large image of the moon can be seen in the immediate background. Signed 'To Chris James - Very best wishes from Apollo 11, Neil Armstrong' in blue ink across a clear area of the image; Buzz Aldrin (1930- , Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969), the second man to walk on the moon) signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Aldrin standing in a full length pose wearing his white spacesuit whilst conducting a scientific experiment on the moon. The lunar module can be seen in the immediate background. Signed in bold gold ink to the image, also adding Apollo XI in his hand beneath his signature; Charles Conrad (1930-1999, Commander of Apollo XII (1969), the third man to walk on the moon) signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the official NASA image depicting Conrad standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his white spacesuit. Signed in black ink with his name alone to the centre of the image; Alan Bean (1932-2018, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XII (1969), the fourth man to walk on the moon) signed colour 8 x 10 photograph, the official NASA image showing Bean kneeling in a full length pose and wearing his white spacesuit. Signed in black ink with his name alone across a light area at the centre of the image; Alan Shepard (1923-1998, Commander of Apollo XIV (1971), the fifth man to walk on the moon) signed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the official NASA image depicting Shepard seated in a half length pose wearing his white spacesuit. A large image of the Apollo XIV mission emblem appears in the background. Signed in black ink to a light area of the image; Edgar Mitchell (1930-2016, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XIV (1971), the sixth man to walk on the moon) signed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the official NASA image depicting Mitchell seated in a half length pose wearing his white spacesuit. A large image of the Apollo XIV mission emblem appears in the background. Signed in black ink with his name alone to a light area of the image; Dave Scott (1932- , Commander of Apollo XV (1971), the seventh man to walk on the moon) signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Scott standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his white spacesuit. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone across a clear area at the centre of the image; Jim Irwin (1930-1991, Lunar Module pilot of Apollo XV (1971), the eighth man to walk on the moon) signed colour 10 x 8 photograph of Irwin standing in a full length pose wearing his spacesuit as he salutes the United States flag on the surface of the moon at the Hadley-Apennine landing site. The lunar module and a lunar roving vehicle can also be seen in the image. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area of the image beneath a facsimile sentiment 'His love from the Moon'; John Young (1930-2018, Commander of Apollo XVI (1972), the ninth man to walk on the moon) signed colour 10 x 8 photograph, the official NASA image showing Young standing in a full length pose wearing his spacesuit as he salutes the United States flag on the surface of the moon at the Descartes landing site. The lunar module and a lunar roving vehicle can be seen at his side. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image; Charles Duke (1935- , Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XVI (1972), the tenth man to walk on the moon) signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Duke standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his white spacesuit and resting his hands on a globe of the moon. Signed in bold black ink to a clear area at the centre of the image, also adding Apollo 16 in his hand beneath his signature; Gene Cernan (1934-2017, Commander of Apollo XVII (1972), the eleventh man to walk on the moon) signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Cernan standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his white spacesuit and resting his hands on a globe of the moon. Signed in bold blue ink with his name alone to a clear area of the image; Harrison Schmitt (1935- , Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XVII (1972), the twelfth man to walk on the moon. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Schmitt standing in a three quarter length pose wearing his white spacesuit and resting one hand on a globe of the moon at his side. Signed in black ink with his name alone across a clear area of the image. An attractive and desirable set of signed photographs. VG to EX, 12
Lot 84
Jack Butler Yeats RHA (1871-1957)The Mexican of the Circus (1902)Watercolour, 36.5 x 26.5cm (14 1/2 x 10 1/2'')SignedExhibited: 1902 Dublin; 1965 Waterford (3); 1971-72 Dublin, New York (20).Provenance: Given to the Reverend TA Harvey, Bishop of Cashel in 1902; thence by descent. Literature: Hilary Pile, 'Jack B. Yeats, His Watercolours, Drawings and Pastels', Irish Academic Press, 1993, catalogue no. 420, illus. p. 118.This is an early watercolour painting of a circus act by Jack B. Yeats. A young man rides a white horse bare backed, gripping onto a leather girdle around its body. The man wears a wide-brimmed white hat and a loose sleeved red shirt, his costume accentuating his persona as ‘the Mexican’. There is something oddly Irish about the clothing also - the hat, loose trousers and pampootie style moccasins are reminiscent of the traditional attire of the Aran Islander which featured in other works by Yeats of this time. One of the attractions of the circus for Yeats and others was its mixture of unfamiliar nationalities and races along with its fabulous menagerie of animals from across the globe. Yeats was a prolific visitor to the circus, both in England where he was living in 1902, and in Ireland. His sketchbooks are full of drawings of the various acts and of the crowds that watched the performances, providing ideas and motifs for many of his later paintings. Here the canvas awnings of the interior of the tent provide the backdrop. The composition is dramatically cut-off, emphasising the contorted but agile figure of the performer as he skilfully maintains his balance. In the lower right corner the head and hands of an onlooker is visible. He is engrossed in the spectacle, and his inclusion enables us to share in the suspension of the everyday that the circus provided for its many admirers. The painting was given by Yeats to his close friend, the Rev. T. A. Harvey who was later Bishop of Cashel. Harvey had been a tutor to Lady Gregory’s son Robert and had met Yeats at Coole Park. The two visited each other and corresponded during these years. They were part of a close circle of friends and acquaintances that included Robert Gregory, his wife Margaret, Cottie Yeats, and the writer, J.M Synge.Dr. Róisín Kennedy, November 2019.
Lot 356
‡A RARE 80 BORE CASED GLOBE RESERVOIR AIRGUN BY H.W.MORTIMER & CO., GUNMAKER TO HIS MAJESTY, CIRCA 1799-1806 with take-down barrel formed in two stages, the forward section round, sighted, fitting within the rear portion, sleeved in rifled brass and secured by a vertical bolt ahead of the trigger-guard, octagonal breech fitted with back-sight of two folding leaves, inscribed 'Gunmaker to his Majesty' on a gold scroll (rubbed), and inlaid with a gold line, finely engraved tang decorated with flowers and trophies-of-arms, bevelled lock signed on a gold scroll, engraved with trophies-of arms beneath and on the tail, fitted with dummy flintlock cock decorated en suite, highly figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, the butt with raised cheek-piece, finely engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guard and butt-plate each decorated with a trophy-of-arms, the former extending to a ring-moulding decorated with foliage and forming the threaded aperture for the globe reservoir, vacant silver shield-shaped escutcheon, engraved silver fore-end cap decorated with a sunburst, silver barrel bolt escutcheons, a pair of iron ramrod-pipes, and original brass-and iron-tipped ramrod: in its original wedge-shaped fitted mahogany case lined in green baize (lining with expert restorations), the lid with flush-fitting brass carrying handle on the outside, complete with accessories including two reservoirs, pump struck with the maker's mark for Ezekiel Baker on the handle, bullet mould and spanner 88.5 cm; 34 7/8 in barrel Provenance Christie's, London: 1990, lot 139 Literature H. Lee Munson, The Mortimer Gunmakers 1753-1923, Rhode Island 1992, pp. 241-2, plates 394-5.
Lot 359
‡AN 80 BORE GLOBE RESERVOIR BREECH-LOADING AIR RIFE BY MORTIMER, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 with turn-off rifled sighted barrel inscribed 'London' over the breech, finely engraved action signed within an oval on the left, decorated with elaborate trophies-of-arms, foliage, starbursts and border ornament, fitted with tap-lever on the left and cocking lever on the right each decorated en suite with the lock, figured walnut half-stock, chequered grip, engraved iron mounts comprising trigger-guard and butt-plate each decorated en suite with the action, and complete with its iron reservoir 76.8 cm; 30 1/4 in barrel
Lot 104
COVENS (JEAN) AND CORNEILLE MORTIERNouvel atlas, très exact et fort commode pour toutes sortes de personnes, engraved pictorial title-page, engraved contents leaf (with hand-coloured border), letterpress introduction in French and German, one plate depicting globes, 99 hand-coloured engraved maps (numbered 3-100, with 46b, c and d), globe plate cut to size and remounted, plate 100 plate laid down, final leaf of German introduction torn with some losses, nineteenth century half morocco gilt, rubbed [Koeman II, Covens & Mortier 13], oblong folio (245 x 358mm.), Amsterdam, Covens & Mortier, [1735]--SEUTTER (ALBERT CHARLES) Atlas tres-exact des Pas Bas Catholiques, our des X Provinces de l'Allemagne Inferieure, engraved pictorial title, 24 hand-coloured engraved map sheets (including additional decorative title cartouche 'Les provinces des Pais Bas Autrichiens...', title cut to size and laid down (with a few small losses) on upper wrapper, early wrappers, upper cover detached, small oblong folio (221 x 305mm.), Augsburg, A.C. Seutter, 1758--MONIN (CHARLES V.) AND A.R. FREMIN. Atlas universel des cinq parties du monde, 37 hand-coloured engraved maps (that of Belgium bound as first map in following next mentioned atlas), 1836; Petit atlas de la Belgique, 9 engraved maps (of 10, lacking general map of Belgium, the publisher using the map from the previous atlas in its place), 1836, 2 works bound in vol., contemporary morocco-backed boards, gilt morocco lettering label on each cover, small oblong folio (250 x 320mm.), [Paris], Binen (3)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •
Lot 191
FLACIUS (MATTHIAS)Ecclesiastica historia, integram ecclesiae Christi ideam, Parts 1-3 only (of 13) in 1 vol., woodcut device on general title, contemporary blindstamped calf over wooden boards, sides with double roll frame, the outer with alternate falcon on a globe surmounted by the English Royal crown, and the Golden Fleece hanging by a chain from the Imperial crown, the inner with medallions with heads, including the binder's initials 'R.B.', with central lozenge made up from a narrow decorative roll enclosing a central oval cartouche contaning an armorial escutcheon with a unicorn rampant, rebacked preserving most of the original spine, without clasps, a few small areas of loss (mostly along lower margin), fragment of an illuminated vellum manuscript used as binder's waste at hinges [Goldschmidt, Gothic and Renaissance Book Bindings, 233], folio (318 x 195mm.), Basel, J. Oporinus, [1564], sold as a bindingThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •
Lot 37
SAMMY DAVIS JR SIGNED./FRANK SINATRA EPHEMERA. A collection of Ratpack-related memorabilia to include a 7.5 x 5" photo of Sammy Davis Jr. signed 'All The Best, Sammy Davis Jr.' accompanied by signed SDJ letter dated '12th July 1968', 14x contact sheets featuring SDJ in the studio stamped to verso 'Matthews' News And Photo Agency'. A Sammy Davis Jr. Entertains programme, a collection of approximately 36x mainly Frank Sinatra photographs, six Sinatra greeting cards, 8x postcards, 7x sheets of stamps, a pencil drawn drawing, a sinatra foundation pin badge, a still from Oceans Eleven, 5x tickets to gigs at the Royal Albert Hall & the Royal Festival Hall (dates ranging from 1977-1980), a newspaper headline from The Globe.
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