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Click here to subscribeGeorge V Air Ministry knife the 13.5cm steel blade by Harrison Bros & Howson and marked AM 44/88 with two-piece hardwood grip; in leather sheath L27cm overallCondition Report:Reasonably good condition consistent with age and use just a little grubby.Belt loop to sheath partially unstitched.
* STEVEN CAMPBELL (SCOTTISH 1953 - 2007),UNTITLED oil on paper laid on linenoverall size 207cm × 157cm Unframed. Provenance: The Artist | Franklin Group, New York | Private Collection. Possibly from the Lytton Strachey Group of paintings, Circa 1985.Note: Steven Campbell was born in Glasgow and originally worked as a maintenance engineer in a steelworks in Cambulsang before attending Glasgow School of Art and becoming one of the leading Scottish figurative painters of his generation. Campbell worked alongside the artists Ken Currie, Peter Howson and Adrian Wiszniewski, a group which later became known as the 'New Glasgow Boys'. While their artistic output was not homogenous they all shared an interest in figurative painting during the early 1980s which broke away from the conceptual and minimal trends in Modern art at the turn of the twentieth century. After graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 1982 Campbell won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Pratt Institute in the United States. Campbell worked from a studio in Brooklyn until 1986 and this period was key in establishing his status as an internationally renowned artist whilst raising awareness of Scottish contemporary art on a global scale. "Young Camper Discovering Grotto in The Ground" is a major work representative of this period. It appeared in a solo show held at the Barbara Toll Gallery in 1983. Within days of the show, the doyen of the New York art critics, John Russell, fully endorsed the painterly qualities of a young, unknown Scottish artist in his New York Times review. From here it was purchased by significant US contemporary art collectors, Boake and Marian Sells. Campbell had further solo exhibitions across the world in locations as far-reaching as Galerie Pierre Huiber in Geneva (1986) and Marlborough Fine Art in Tokyo (1990). His work is influenced by a diverse range of literary fiction from tales by the author P.G. Wodehouse to murder mysteries, resulting in his artworks appearing to be humorous and unsettling. Campbell was also influenced by children's book illustrations accounting for his use of a rich and vibrant palette which intensified after his U.S. period. Campbell's surreal compositions cannot be read as a conventional fictional narrative and his imaginary worlds intentionally challenge the viewer with their dreamlike quality leaving his artwork open to multiple interpretations. Note 2: The current work is so far untitled and was painted during the artist's time painting in the USA. During this period Campbell exhibited with Barbara Toll Fine Arts, New York and Asher Faure Gallery, Los Angeles. However, the current painting was purchased directly from the artist by the Franklin Group a large media corporation based in the USA.
* PETER HOWSON OBE (SCOTTISH b. 1958),WITH A BACKWARD GLANCEpastel on paper, signed and dated '87, titled labels versoimage size 71cm x 52cm, overall size 96cm x 76cm Mounted, framed and under glass. Handwritten label verso.Condition is good overall, with no visible signs of restoration, damage, or known issues.
* PETER HOWSON OBE (SCOTTISH b. 1958),THE CRUCIFIXIONoil on canvas, signedimage size 182.9cm x 121.9cm (72 x 48 inches), overall size 205cm x 143cmFramed.Provenance: Flowers East Gallery, London 1999 catalogue number AFG 30204.Lot 165 Christie's London 16th April 2008 where sold for £19,700 (premium).Private Collection, Edinburgh.Literature: Robert Heller, Peter Howson, Edinburgh, 2003, p. 151, illustrated.
* IAN HUGHES (SCOTTISH 1958 - 2014),LIGHT IS ONLY PRECIOUS DURING DARK INTERVALS (aka DANTE'S INFERNO I)oil on canvas, signed, titled versoimage size 77cm x 133cm, overall size 100cm x 156cm Framed.Label verso: Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2009.Note: Painter, art therapist, photographer and installations artist, born in Glasgow. Hughes studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, 1976–80. For much of the 1980s he chose to work with the mentally sick, in the art therapy department at Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, then at Royal Edinburgh Psychiatric Hospital. He had his first one-man show at Andrew Brown's 369 Gallery, Edinburgh in 1985. Famously one of the seventeen artists in the landmark Vigorous Imagination Exhibition (1987) with four paintings, along with Howson, Currie, Wiszniewski, Conroy, Colvin, Mach, Braham, Gwen Hardie and others. In 1988–9 he was invited (above his peers) to be artist-in-residence at The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh; had a major and celebrated solo show there in 1989 and in that year started to show widely on the continent. Multiple solo shows in London, Russia, Poland, France, Germany and Spain. Several large museums, as well as the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, hold twenty-seven examples of his work in the UK. Many more in prestigious public collections around Europe and in the US. Most of his paintings were deeply influenced by his time with the mentally troubled which can be disturbing but also staggeringly powerful. Hughes was an artist's artist and he worked with scant regard for what might be popular or "commercial". Some of his paintings took years to complete. Perhaps unsurprisingly at the time, his work was more popular in London and mainland Europe than it was in Scotland. Despite this, his work was admired greatly by art critics and his contemporaries, several of whom were his close friends. He won many of the major awards and prizes at public exhibitions in Scotland. Notable private collectors included Sean Connery, Peter Gabriel, Marti Pellow, Madonna, Bob Geldof and others. Known corporate collections include: Shell Investments, Standard Life, Coutts & Co, The Fleming Collection, The Rowett Research Centre and the BBC (Glasgow).Condition is good overall, with no visible signs of restoration, damage, or known issues.
A collected silver to include a Harrods London cased set of teaspoons, (one missing) initialled ER to handles, a cased walker & Hall set of six Apostle spoons with sugar nips, along with another Jubilee mark, Sheffield 1934, Harrison Brothers & Howson (George Howson) and a cased set of six butter knives Sheffield 1904, by Mappin & Webb total combined gross weight approx 13.87oztFurther details: wear and tear commensurate with age tarnish marks etc wear to W&H box detached
1930's silver hot water pot, of faceted baluster form with engraved dedication, and wooden handle and finial, hallmarked Harrison Brothers & Howson, Sheffield 1930, H20cm, approximate gross weight 15.66 ozt (487.2 grams)Condition Report:General wear commensurate with age and use, including surface scratches and nicks.Handle in need to attention, and missing most of finish, and as such does not match finial.Hallmarks clear and legible.
A group of silver cufflinks & other items. This lot to include; frog pincushion (marked 925), a one ounce silver ingot, square cufflinks (hallmarked for Birmingham 2000, makers marks for Harrison Brothers & Howson Ltd), oval chain cufflinks with millennium hallmark design (assay marked for London), white cabochon cufflinks (hallmarked for London 1900), a thimble with etched design (hallmarked for Chester), a mother of pearl fruit knife (hallmarked for Sheffield 1904) & two single cufflinks. Total weight approx 99.1g.
Two groups of First Minister's Christmas cards, including Alasdair Gray, Peter Howson, Jack Vettriano and Elizabeth Blackadder cards, and various catalogues and cards from the Alex Salmond charity auction, some signed by Alex Salmond From the First Minister Gifts charity auction at Great Western Auctions Condition Report:Available upon request
A collection of hallmarked silver napkin rings & pusher. The lot to include; one pierced decoration (hallmarked for Birmingham, makers marks for E S Barnsley & Co), etched design Chinese / oriental dragon (marked L.Y.H. 85 & Chinese character), engine turn design (hallmarked Birmingham 1971, makers marks for W I Broadway & Co), 2000 hallmark design (hallmarked for Birmingham 2000, Harrison Brothers & Howson Ltd) & a pusher (hallmarked Birmingham 1934, makers marks for Barker Brothers Silver Ltd). Total weight approx 102.2g.
A collection of cased silver flatware, comprising a set of twelve fish knives and forks, by Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1909, a set of six teaspoons by Harrison Brothers & Howson Sheffield 1936, a cup and spoon and a set of six butter knives weighable 4.6oztCondition ReportBoxes worn, surface scratches and tarnishing to flatware
Book. Powell (L B) - Howson Taylor Master Potter: A Memoir with an appreciation of Ruskin Pottery, half title, plates, 8vo, quarter tan morocco, Birmingham: City of Birmingham School of Printing 1936, rare ConditionGood condition, neat library stamp of Birmingham Assay Office Library on FFE
mark of Harrison Brothers & Howson (Henry Harrison), Sheffield 1895, each filled and stepped square base with beaded decoration, short Corinthian column with acanthus sconce and part marked friction fitting wax pan, 8 x 8cm, 15cm high, the underside with green felt table protector (2)Overall in fair to good condition. Some minor bruising to the base, particularly to the bottom edge, together with some minor dents and dings as to be expected and commensurate with use. Corners to all the steps on the base are pierced, probably due to enthusiastic polishing over the years!Hallmarks clear and crisp.Wax pans a good fit.Column to one leans a little, but it is not immediately obvious.
A group of silver comprising: two silver toast racks, one Sheffield, 1904, Harrison Brothers & Howson, the other Sheffield, 1898, Atkin Bros; a section from a silver wine funnel, marks rubbed; six engine turned silver matchbox cases, London, 1956, S J Rose & Son., 2.8 x 4.4cm; and a cased silver replica of the Manners fork, Sheffield, 1970, Francis Howard, total weighable weight approx. 12.2oz (10)Please refer to department for condition report
A quantity of 18th and 20th century pistol handled dessert knives, including a set of ten faceted pistol handled knives, maker P.M, the blades unmarked, probably silver, and a set of six early 20th century examples with steel blades, c.1900, Harrison Brothers & Howson (23)Provenance: The estate of the late designer, Anthony Powell.Please refer to department for condition report
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