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Lot 165
* Browne (Hablot Knight, ‘Phiz’, 1815-1882). A collection of twenty drawings illustrating Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare, together twenty mounted drawings in sepia ink, pencil, and charcoal, on paper, with bistre and grisaille washes and traces of bodycolour, each comprising five drawings: a central circular design, 17.5cm (7ins) diameter; and four cornerpieces, overall image size 20 x 30cm (8 x 12ins), gilt-edged mounts toned, and with adhesive tape stains on verso, with title and verse from Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis hand-written in pencil and ink respectively in the artist’s hand to lower edge, mount size 34.5 x 46cm (13.5 x 18ins), housed in contemp. green cloth portfolio, worn. A suite of apparently unpublished drawings by Hablot K. Browne, the prolific Victorian artist famed for his collaboration with Charles Dickens. Provenance: By descent from Hablot K. Browne to Valerie Browne Lester, Phiz’s descendant and biographer. (20)
Lot 348
* Gunn (Sir Herbert James, RA, 1893-1964). Portrait of a lady, oil on canvas, head and shoulders portrait, signed in lower right-hand corner, 59 x 44cm (23.25 x 17.25ins), framed. Herbert James Gunn was a Glasgow born painter who studied at Glasgow School of Art before attending the Academie Julian in Paris. Although he painted many landscapes after travelling in France and Spain, he made a conscious decision to devote himself to portraiture. He gained a national reputation as a society portrait painter during the 1920s, producing portraits of prime ministers, field marshals, judges, dons, bankers and the like. Amongst others he painted Gracie Fields, a conversation piece depicting Hilaire Belloc, G. K. Chesterton, and Maurice Baring, and produced several portraits of the royal family, including ‘Conversation Piece at Royal Lodge, Windsor’ depicting George VI and his family, and a state portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in 1956. (1)
Lot 171
Sinclair (Sir John). Address to the Society for the Improvement of British Wool; constituted at Edinburgh, on Monday, January 31, 1791, 2nd ed., printed for T. Cadell, 1791, iv + 46 pp., single-page pubs. list at end, author’s presentation copy, inscribed in French to inside front wrapper `A Son Excellence M.Le Comte de Ravantlow, President de la Chambre des Gabelles, De la part de l’Auteur’, orig. plain wrappers, some light foxing and chipped with some wear to spine, together with Sheffield (John, Lord), Observations on the Objections Made to the Export of Wool from Great Britain to Ireland, printed for J. Debrett, 1800, 71 pp., + 12 pp. Appendix, author’s presentation copy, inscribed to head of title Robert Vyner Esq. from the Author’, disbound without covers, plus Observations on a Bill, for explaining, amending, and reducing into one act, the several laws now in being, for preventing the exportation of live sheep, wool and other commodities, n.d., [1787], viii + 13 pp., untrimmed, modern marbled wrappers (Kress B 1805), and Sebright (Sir John Saunders), The Art of Improving the Breeds of Domestic Animals. In a letter addressed to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks, K. B., printed for John Harding, 1809, 31 pp., untrimmed, author’s presentation copy, inscribed to head of title in pencil `From the Author with a present of a beautiful South down Ram’, orig. plain wrappers, stitched as issued, frayed to edges, plus Sinclair (Archdeacon), Sir John Sinclair, founder and presdident of the First Board of Agriculture (from the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England), 1896, 21 pp., photogravure portrait at front, Als by William Sinclair bound in at front, orig. printed wrappers, a little rubbed and some soiling, all slim 8vo. The first item not in Kress. (5)
Lot 308
* Dixon (Charles Edward, 1872-1934). Ships at sea, pencil sketch with watercolour on paper, of steam ships, signed, image size 120 x 160mm (4.75 x 6.25ins), together with Silas (Ellis Luciano, 1883-1972), Battleship, black wax crayon, signed, image size, 90 x 87mm (3.5 x 3.5ins), plus Elcock (Howard K., 20th c.), ÒI ResignÓ, 1914, watercolour, of a drummer boy guardsman handing a notice of resignation to a political figure, signed and dated in pencil, image size 190 x 150mm (7.5 x 6ins), plus Luker (William, 1867-1951), `ÒRally Boys RallyÓ`, pen, ink, and watercolour, of military bugler, possibly American, signed, image size 130 x 90mm (5 x 3.5ins), tipped-in, plus five others similar, incl. sketches by L.R. Brightwell and Thomas Downey, all nine drawings sheet size 220 x 180mm (8.5 x 7ins) (9)
Lot 450
* Boer War. A group of eleven autographed souvenir postcards, pub. Raphael Tuck, early 1900s, each with a flag or flags and portrait or vign. of a British Officer, each card autographed by the subject, autographs include Earl Roberts (dated 7th March 1901), Lord Kitchener (signature pasted on to blank area), General Francis Clery, General William Gatacre, General Hector A. Macdonald, General Sir Frederick Carrington, General Sir Archibald Hunter (dated March 1901), General Sir Charles Warren, Major General T. K. Kenny and General Sir Neville Lyttelton x2 variant cards (dated 10th February and 16th March 1901), all postally unused except the last two addressed to Miss Lizzie Ballard in Highgate but neither stamped nor franked, all with a few minor marks (11)
Lot 606
Dick (Philip K.). A Handful of Darkness, 1st ed., Rich & Cowan, 1955, orig. red cloth (second state), in second state price-clipped d.j., somewhat chipped and browned with internal tape repairs to closed tears, and a little border loss running from head of spine onto upper panel, together with The Simulacra, 1st UK (and 1st Hard cover) ed., 1977, paper sl. browned, orig. cloth in sl. rubbed d.j., both 8vo (2)
Lot 607
Dick (Philip K.). The Preserving Machine and Other Stories, 1st UK (and 1st Trade hardcover) ed., 1971, orig. cloth in price-clipped d.j., together with In Milton Lumky Territory, 1st ed., Dragon Press, 1985, orig. cloth in d.j., with a few minor marks, plus The Simulacra, 1st UK (and 1st hard cover) ed., 1977, sl. paper browning, ink date stamp to front free endpaper, orig. cloth in sl. rubbed d.j., plus Galactic Pot-Healer, 1st UK (and 1st trade hardcover) ed., 1971, orig. cloth in d.j., plus four others by Dick, 1980s, two published by Severn House and two by Gollancz including an uncorrected proof in oversize d.j., all 8vo (8)
Lot 620
Jacques (Norbert). Dr. Mabuse, Master of Mystery, 1st English ed., 1923, orig. cloth lettered in red, rubbed and spine dulled, together with Wakefield (H. Russell), Imagine A Man In A Box, 1st ed., 1931, some spotting, orig. cloth, sl. rubbed and soiled, spine faded, plus Morrow (W. C.), The Ape, The Idiot, and Other People, 3rd ed., Philadelphia, 1900, some light water staining to pages, ink poem inscribed to front free endpaper, t.e.g., remainder untrimmed, orig. cloth, rubbed and sl. soiled, a little wear to spine ends, plus various others, mostly late 19th and early 20th century including titles by Oswald Crawfurd, Richard Marsh (x 2), James Branch Cabell (x 3), G. K. Chesterton and Upton Sinclair (17)
Lot 358
K* NOWAKOWSKI - "Landscape in Cornwall", signed and dated `75, oils on canvas, 26" x 32" and three further pictures to include a pencil Portrait of a lady indistinctly signed Diana.... and dated 1955, 18" x 13 1/2"; a caricature sketch and a sketch depicting Judith with the head of Holofernes (4).
Lot 185
A pair of German porcelain oval plaques, late 19th century, painted with cherubs after Raphael (detail from the Sistine Madonna), one impressed `K 15`, each with a paper label, 8.5cm x 6.8cm; seven blue enamelled gilt metal buttons; five Japanese Satsuma flower painted buttons; and an oval porcelain brooch, with printed decoration and a gilt metal mount
Lot 235
An aquamarine and diamond ring, the central cushion shaped aquamarine cabochon claw set within a brilliant cut diamond surround, approximately 1.08 carats total, on a felt band; and a pave set diamond dress ring, the diamond set sphere on a black rubber band shank, maker`s mark `AE`, stamped `750`, finger size K
Lot 356
A good selection of reference books relating to Russian porcelain, together with vendors research, including `Lomonosov Porcelain Manufacturer, St Petersburg 1744-1944` by Galina Agarkova & Nataliya Petrova, `Revolutionary Ceramics Soviet Porcelain 1917-1927` by Nina Lobanov-Rostovsky, `Circling The Square Avant Garde Porcelain from Revolutionary Russia` by Tamara Kudryavtseva, `Russian Porcelains` by Marvin C Ross, `Revolution Life and Labour Soviets Porcelains 1914-1985` by Deborah Sampson Shinn, `Marques De Porcelaines Russes From Collections Livres`, `Soviet Porcelain` from the collection of Craig H & K A Tuber from the Institute of Chicago, Soviet Porcelain Guide For Beginning Collector 1940-1970`, `Collecting Russian Art And Antiques` by Marina Bowater, `Gzhel Ceramics 18th, 19th & 20th Centuries` published by Planeta, Moscow 1982 (illustrated)
Lot 405
A late Victorian hallmarked silver three piece drinking set comprising water jug and two beakers all having repousse decoration of scrolls and foliage, water jug engraved Lancashire Golf Club Easter Bogey competition 1897 won by A K Fernie, made by George Maudsley Jackson, London 1895/1897, approx weight 21oz, water jug height 17cm, beaker height 9.5cm (illustrated)
Lot 116
A late 19th century/early 20th century Imperial Austrian naval officers sword, the blade with acid etched decoration depicting a ship, canons etc, marked W K & Co, length of blade 76cm with brass folding guard decorated with anchor and the Imperial Austrian crown, ivory grip (lacking wire) with lions head terminal with glass eyes complete with a leather and brass mounted scabbard (illustrated)
Lot 621
Hornby Railways: selection of accessories including viaducts and turntable in boxes, loose playworn locomotives, coaches and wagons by Hornby Railways and Lima, empty set boxes, K & M model trees, Wills ‘Black Horse Inn’ kit and Airfix Sky-King Series Lockheed Tristar, wood halt, varying condition, some P
Lot 39
Pospischil (K) Portrait of a reservist soldier bust length" smoking a pipe pastel over charcoal on blue paper 265 x 190mm. signed and dated 30.VIII.16 lower left inscribed Cholm lower right 1916; with a mixed group of 8 other military subjects through the ages including original artwork for illustrations watercolours and drawings v.s. " 18th and 19th century(9)
Lot 1245
A single row necklace of lapis lazuli beads, on a gold snap clasp, a single row necklace of graduated cultured pearls, on a 9ct gold, garnet and cultured pearl set oval cluster clasp, a gold, peridot and cultured pearl set circular brooch and a gold and ruby set bombe cluster ring, detailed 14 K.
Lot 1376
A ladies gold cased, openfaced fob watch, the decorated gilt dial, with gilt Roman numerals, the case detailed 14 K, a ladies 9ct gold cased Omega wristwatch, London 1968, on an expanding gilt metal fronted bracelet, a ladies 9ct gold cased Garrard wristwatch, London 1961, another ladies wristwatch and a ladies gilt metal Ciro bangle wristwatch.
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