Cats Eyes Painted and very kindly donated by Ricky Gervais, an oil on canvas entitled Lion's Eyes. Ricky will most likely be know for his acting on both television and in film, his stand-up comedy and his podcasts but he is also an extremely outspoken animal rights activist and campaigner. With over 13M followers on twitter, he uses this platform to inform and educate his fan base on the horrors of animal cruelty. He is especially vocal when it comes to hunting. 23.5cm x 29.5cm. Proceeds for this lot are raising funds for Lion Aid.
We found 74924 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 74924 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
74924 item(s)/page
Dine in Style at The Walton Hotel, NottinghamA private dinner party for 14 at The Walton Hotel, Nottingham. The dinner includes a champagne reception and fine 3-course meal. The Waltons is situated in the historic Park area of the city of Nottingham, and provides the perfect retreat. Originally built as a hunting lodge in the early 1800's, this unique residence has retained many of its original features. It now offers a perfect mix of traditional but quirky interior flare. Additional drinks not included.
Equestrian/hunting interest - SIMPSON, Charles, Leicestershire and its Hunts: the Quorn, the Cottesmore and the Belvoir, with 28 Illustrations by the Author and an Introduction by Major A. Burnaby, M.F.H., London, John Lane THe Bodley Head Limited; RIBBLESDALE Lord, The Queen's Hounds and Stag-Hunting Recollections, published by London Longman's Green and Co, 1897
Victorian Royal Doulton jug, with silver collar London 1896, maker William Hutton & Sons Ltd, the body with raised decoration depicting a stag hunting scenes and seated figures smoking and drinking, together with six similar beakers with silver rims, London 1898, maker William Hutton & Sons Ltd (7)
A Doulton Lambeth stoneware tyg, applied with hunting and tavern scenes, impressed marks, c.1900; a conforming Royal Doulton tea pot, impressed marks; a Royal Doulton jardiniere, printed with scenes from classical Greek mythology on a claret ground, Greek key border, gilt banding, black printed marks; a Royal Doulton spreading ale jug, glazed blue bands, impressed marks (4)**All lots in this sale are subject to a maximum of £2.50 plus VAT Buyers Premium**
GOOD SELECTION OF VINTAGE COSTUME JEWELLERYincluding a gold plated Albert chain and curb link bracelet; a small enamel decorated clock ball charm; agate set studs; a goldstone set brooch; a Royal Worcester floral decorated brooch; a silver medal fob; a set of four buttons decorated with hunting scenes; a pair of Essex crystal style cufflinks decorated with horses and jockeys; a mother of pearl scent bottle chatelaine attachment; a gem set stick pin; and a boxed set of mother of pearl cufflinks and studs, 1 box
Sassoon (Siegfried) Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, first illustrated edition, one of 300 copies signed by the author and illustrator, plates and illustrations, endpapers and cover design by William Nicholson, original pictorial vellum, t.e.g., others uncut, covers starting to bow and lower cover a little sunned, 8vo, 1929.
Whittington Press.- Allen (Peter) Travels in the Cevennes, number xxx of 50 special copies with 2 additional plates and signed by the artist, from an edition limited to 150, pochoir-coloured illustrations by the author, additional plates signed in pencil in pocket at end, original morocco-backed pictorial boards with wrap-around title, slip-case, 1998 § Morgan (Gwenda) The Wood-engravings..., number 147 of 335 copies signed by the artist, wood-engraved illustrations, original cloth, 1985 § [Dodgson (C.L.)], "Lewis Carroll". The Hunting of the Snark, number 185 of 750 copies signed by the artist, illustrations by Harold Jones, original cloth, gilt, slip-case, 1975, all uncut, Whittington Press; and 9 others from the press, 4to & 8vo (12)
Skilleter (Andrew, b.1948). Original artwork for Prince Caspian, The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis, 1994, acrylics on artist's board, depicting Prince Caspian carrying a hunting horn and sword, with Aslan on his left and on his right Trufflehunter the badger, a dwarf, and Reepicheep the mouse, with 'Narnia' lettered on a scroll to lower right, signed lower right, 37 x 32cm (14.5 x 12.5ins), mounted, framed and glazed, backboard with the artist's printed label (Qty: 1)Provenance: from the studio of the artist. Cover design for The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, executed for the acclaimed BBC Radio 4 dramatisation by Brian Sibley.Andrew Skilleter b.1948 Andrew Skilleter studied at Bournemouth & Poole College of Art and maintained a busy career from the 1970s as a versatile illustrator producing hundreds of covers for adult, teenage and children’s books, including a large number for Puffin Books, across numerous genres. His work has also encompassed illustrations for many books, magazines, posters and multimedia publications. Ivanhoe, his first work as author and illustrator for children, was published as a deluxe hardback in 1997. Skilleter has had a long working relationship with the BBC. He is known all over the world for his prolific output of Doctor Who artwork for the BBC and other publishers, work which was showcased in a book published in 1995 entitled Blacklight: The Art of Andrew Skilleter. The artist regards as one of his greatest achievements the seven audio cassette covers for BBC Radio 4’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia,dramatisedby Brian Sibley; four of these are being offered in this sale. In an online blog Brian Sibley writes of his delight in having Skilleter as illustrator, saying that the artist brought “an intelligence and a sympathy that complimented the telling of these much-loved tales, coupled with a sensibility as a designer for creating intriguing images that invited the listener to discover the story behind the pictures”. Also offered here are five original dust jacket designs for the classic series The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper, published by The Bodley Head in 1992. In an article for ‘Folio Society Magazine’ the author described Skilleter’s dramatic illustration for Under Sea, Over Stone as showing “an evilly threatening Lord of the Dark in a swirling robe”, and praised the artwork for its immediate visual appeal and accurate representation of the text. Paintings by Andrew Skilleter have been exhibited in London and across the UK, including at The Association of Illustrators. Numerous pieces of his work are to be found in private collections in the UK as well as globally. The works of art offered here are being sold direct from the artist himself.
PUCCINI, GIACOMOAUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (“G. PUCCINI”), TO MARIA BIANCA GINORI, 24 DECEMBER 1923 about the final revision of Manon Lescaut, staged at La Scala with Gilda Dalla Rizza in the title role, who has had more success than the year before, informing her that he has occasionally been hunting but there’s little or nothing to catch, so he is stuck with his wife Elvira who has been confined to bed with influenza for that week (“...figurati che allegria!...”), and thanking her for her letter to the Ministry on his behalf (...Fu ripresa Manon alla Scala con la dalla Rizza con maggiore successo dell’anno scorso...").1 page, 4to (c.26.7 x 21cm), printed stationery, autograph envelope, Viareggio, “Vigilia di natale”, [24 December] 1923Note: 1923 saw the thirtieth-anniversary production of Manon Lescaut, containing Puccini's final revisions to the score. It was conducted by Toscanini, with Gilda Dalla Rizza (1892-1975) in the title role; she was one of Puccini's favourite sopranos and his preferred choice for Liu in Turandot. Maria Ginori Lisci was the daughter of Marchese Carlo Ginori-Lisci, the dedicatee of La bohème, who granted Puccini hunting rights on his neighbouring estate.
TRAVEL, NATURAL HISTORY & FINE BINDINGS, 31 VOLUMESINCLUDING BURNABY, FRED A Ride to Khiva. Travels and Adventures in Central Asia, 1877. 8vo, folding maps (1 in pocket at end), contemporary red half calf gilt; Beckford, Peter Thoughts upon Hunting. 1879. plates, red half morocco by Bickers, spine gilt, g.e; Bates, H.W. The Naturalist on the River Amazons. 1876. 8vo, plates, original pictorial cloth gilt; Hogarth, D. & Others. Great Britons. 1978, maroon half morocco gilt, g.e.; White, Gilbert The Natural History of Selborne. 1850. 8vo, green half morocco gilt; Trevelyan, G.O. The Early History of Charles James Fox. 1881. 8vo, red half morocco gilt, Andrew Carnegie bookplate, g.e.' Putnam, R. William the Silent, Prince of Orange. 1895. 2 volumes, 8vo, red half morocco gilt, Andrew Carnegie bookplates, g.e.; Shipton, Diana The Antique Land. 1950. Number 91 of 150 de luxe copies, plates, maroon morocco gilt, t.e.g.; Morton, H.V. In Search of Ireland. 1930. First edition, 8vo, green half morocco gilt; Longfellow, H.W. Poetical Works. 1910. 8vo, quarter vellum, spine gilt; Napier, Sir W. English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula. 1893. 8vo, red morocco gilt, g.e.; Sketchley, A. Mrs Brown and King Cetewayo. [n.d.]., red half calf gilt; Teichman, Sir Eric. Journey to Turkistan. 8vo, plates, dustwrapper frayed; Woolf, Virginia A Letter to a Young Poet. 1932, original wrappers; 2o others in The Hogarth Letters Series (Peter Quennell and Rebecca West); Dante La Divina Commedia. Milan, 1828. 3 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf gilt, spines gilt; Bell, Currer (Charlotte Bronte) The Professor. London: Smith, Elder, 1860. original orange cloth, hinges weak' and 11 others (31)
A LATE 19TH CENTURY BEHA STYLE BLACK FOREST CUCKOO CLOCK, Bahnhausle design, the arched painted face decorated with a hunting scene and centred by a circular roman dial, 30 hour wooden plate movement, the cuckoo calling and striking the hours and half hours on a coiled gong with pendulum and cone weights, hatch door replaced, 49cm high

-
74924 item(s)/page