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Click here to subscribeJ.D Kestner 192 bisque head doll, German circa 1890, pale bisque head with fixed blue glass eyes, painted lashes and feathered brows, closed mouth with hint of tongue, pierced ears, blonde wig and pate, on a fully jointed wood and composition fixed wrist body, wearing all original pink and lace silk dress, bonnet, petticoats and bloomers with pink ribbons, pink socks and leather shoes, 12 1/2” (32cm) tall.
Hans Arp (1886-1966) German/French Coulisses de Foret (Wings of the Forest) 1955lithograph in colours (from an edition of 300)signed lower right 36¼ x 31cm (14.3 x 12.2in)Collection of the late Lee Snodgrass, Colorado; Thence by Descent Arntz 330 Born in Strasbourg in 1886, Hans Arp, or Jean Arp as he is also known, was a Franco-German sculptor, painter, poet and print-maker who, after studying art in Weimar, went on to Paris, where he studied at the Academie Julian. A committed Modernist, Arp sought refuge in Switzerland during World War I, and in 1916 became a founding member of the Dada movement. Four years later, along with Max Ernst and Alfred Grünwald, he set up the Cologne Dada group, and in 1922 married a fellow-artist, Sophie Taeuber. Arp was also associated with the Surrealists in Paris, participating in their first exhibition at the Galérie Pierre in 1925. The following year, he and Taeuber settled in the Paris suburb of Meudon. In 1931, he parted company with the Surrealists, to found Abstraction-Création. During the 1930's, Arp produced sculptures in bronze and stone as well as collage works and bas-reliefs. In 1942 he fled from Meudon to Zurich, to escape the German occupation, and spent the rest of World War II in Switzerland. In 1949, he had an exhibition at the Buchholz Gallery in New York and the following year was commissioned to make a relief sculpture for the Harvard University Graduate Center in Cambridge MA. Arp was also commissioned to make a mural at the UNESCO building in Paris. A retrospective of his work was held at MoMA in New York in 1958, and another at the Musée Nationale d'Art Moderne in Paris, in 1962. During the 1950's and 60's, Arp worked on editions of lithographs and woodcuts, in which he explored the possibilities of what at first glance appear to be the simplest of abstract motifs. However, his playful imagination enabled him to create infinite variations, using just two or three solid areas of colour. These were produced as limited editions, in etchings, serigraphs, woodcuts and lithographs. The colour lithograph Coulisses de Foret was produced in 1955, in an edition of 300, for the Kestner Gesellschaft Hannover (Kestner Society, Hannover). [Catalogue raisonne, Wvz. Arntz, Nr. 330c] This print is also in the collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Peter Murray, October 2018
δ Gary Hume (b.1962)Hermaphrodite Polar BearScreenprint in colours, 2006, signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 100 in pencil, on wove paper, published by Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover, with full margins, sheet 600 x 465mm (23 5/8 x 18 1/4in) (framed)δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
A Kestner bisque head and shoulders doll, with brown glass sleeping eyes, open mouth and teeth, pierced ears, blonde mohair wig, stitched kid body with composition jointed lower limbs, and bisque lower arms, 18" high, wearing a printed cotton dress and hat and knickerbockers (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)
Roman Period, late 2nd century AD. A small translucent mosaic glass slice depicting the head of a young man wearing a wreath; cut from a square stick made of folded white, green, brown and black glass. Cf. W. Skoluda 2009: 50 Jahre, p. 57, Hamburg 2009 and Kestner-Museum Hannover, accession number 2009.347. 5 grams, 19mm (3/4"). Property of a central London gentleman; previously with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, auction 252, lot 521; formerly in a European private collection; acquired by Mr. G. McKinley before 1985. Fine fused mosaic plaques on a miniature scale, like this portrait, display a remarkably high artistry and command of glass in Roman Egypt during the first and second century AD. In The Significance of Roman Glass, Ray Winfield Smith writes that 'for such perfection highly specialised, still unexplained refinements were developed.' These developments arose in the Roman areas of Egypt, most prominently in Alexandria, and glass was exported to Rome. Animals, flowers and theatrical masks are a popular designs, but few appear as refined as this wreathed young man. Astonishingly, two very similar pieces are known, one in the Wolfgang Skoluda collection and the other in the Kestner-Museum, Hannover. The remarkable similarity strongly suggests that the pieces originate from the same workmanship, if not cut from the same rod. As the Wolfgang Skoluda catalogue notes, the profile is very similar to the mummy-portrait of Artemidoros in the British Museum. Very fine condition.
Marc Antony and Octavian AR Denarius. Military mint travelling with Antony (Ephesos?), autumn 41 BC. Bare head of Antony right; M•ANTON•IMP•III•VIR•R•P•C AVG around / Bare head of Octavian right, with slight beard; CAESAR•IMP•PONT•III•VIR•R•P•C• around. Crawford 528/3; CRI 251; RSC 2; Sydenham 1194; Kestner -; BMCRR East 123. 3.85g, 19mm, 1h. Very Fine. Rare issue which does not name moneyer M. Barbatius Pollio.
Marc Antony Legionary AR Denarius. Military mint moving with Antony, autumn 32 - spring 31 BC. [ANT•AVG]•III VIR•R•P•C•, praetorian galley to right / Three signa decorated with wreaths and rostra; CHORTIS•SPECVLATORVM above. Crawford 544/12; CRI 386; RSC 6; Kestner 3841; BMCRR East 185. 3.62g, 18mm, 5h. Near Very Fine. Rare.
Kestner - a bisque head shoulder doll, sleeping brown eyes, open mouth, Ginger brown hair, hide body, articulated composite arms, stuffed legs, impressed marks, to bottom edge and hair line, D Made in Germany, 8 Dep, 154, cream dress, burgundy and white crochet work coat and matching hat, 53cm long
Eduardo Paolozzi K.B.E., R.A., H.R.S.A. (Scottish, 1924-2005)UntitledLimited edition screen print, numbered 260/300Signed and dated 1974 in pencil lower right Printed by Kelpra Studios, London, and published by Kestner Gesellschaft, Germany 84 x 61cmArtists Resale Rights may apply to this lot
A JOHANN DANIEL KESTNER BISQUE HEAD DOLL, nape of neck marked 'Made in Germany J.D.K. 260', with an upside down K, two holes to back of head, sleeping eyes (s.d.), open mouth showing four teeth and tongue, jointed composition body with some wear and damage especially to hands, silver Baby badge pinned to dress (Male & Jones, Birmingham, 1887 ?), height approximately 65cm
"Julius Caesar AR Denarius. African mint, 47-46 BC. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, carrying palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder; CAESAR downwards to right. Crawford 458/1; RSC 12; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; Kestner 3577-9; BMCRR East 31. 3.87g, 20mm, 7h.Very Fine. Banker's mark on obv."
"Julius Caesar AR Denarius. African mint, 47-46 BC. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, carrying palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder; CAESAR downwards to right. Crawford 458/1; RSC 12; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; Kestner 3577-9; BMCRR East 31. 3.92g, 18mm, 6h.Very Fine. Some areas of flat striking."
"Julius Caesar AR Denarius. African mint, 47-46 BC. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, carrying palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder; CAESAR downwards to right. Crawford 458/1; RSC 12; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; Kestner 3577-9; BMCRR East 31. 3.68g, 19mm, 6h. Very Fine. "
"Julius Caesar AR Denarius. African mint, 47-46 BC. Diademed head of Venus right / Aeneas advancing left, carrying palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder; CAESAR downwards to right. Crawford 458/1; RSC 12; CRI 55; Sydenham 1013; Kestner 3577-9; BMCRR East 31. 3.50g, 17mm, 6h. Good Fine. Scratch and banker's mark to obv. "
A small A.M 390 bisque head doll, German circa 1915, with weighted brown glass eyes, open mouth, upper teeth and brown wig, on a five piece composition body and wearing original pink factory dress and bonnet, 10” (25cm) tall, together with a similar doll with blonde wig and blue factory dress, a Kestner closed mouth miniature doll with glass eyes and on a five piece composition body, green dress and bonnet, a Strobel & Wilken ‘Googly’ doll, (body incorrect), miniature Unis France, S.F.B.J in red beret, and a composition Kewpie-type doll, (7 items).
A J.D Kestner 211 bisque head character baby doll, German circa 1910, with weighted brown glass eyes, finely painted eyebrows and lashes, open/closed mouth with moulded tongue, plaster pate and brown wig, on a composition baby body and wearing a maroon velvet trouser suite with cap, (left arm repaired), 19” (48cm) tall.
A J.D Kestner 249 bisque head doll, German circa 1910, with weighted blue glass eyes, painted feather eyebrows, open mouth with moulded upper teeth and short brown wig, on a fully jointed wood and composition body and wearing a modern brown dress, bonnet, socks and leather shoes, (body overpainted), 23” (58cm) tall, together with an A.M 390 in blue dress, (2 items).
A J.D Kestner bisque head doll, German circa 1910, with weighted brown glass eyes, open mouth, upper teeth and plaster pate with short auburn wig, on a fully jointed wood and composition body and wearing a white dress with red ribbon, undergarments and white leather shoes, 12 ½” (32cm) tall, together with an unmarked similar doll, wearing a white dress and leather boots, (2 items).
Handwerck 109 bisque head doll, German circa 1910, with weighted brown glass eyes, open mouth with upper teeth, dimple to chin and pierced ears, brown wig and on a fully jointed wood and composition stamped Kestner body, wearing a cream silk dress with lace, underclothes, socks and shoes, (body not original to doll), 18” (46cm) tall.
A rare and large J.D Kestner 214 bisque head doll, German circa 1910, pale bisque head with weighted brown glass eyes, real lashes and slightly raised eyebrows, open mouth, upper teeth and original brown wig in ringlets, on a fully jointed wood and composition body and wearing a white ribbed cotton dress and later pale blue coat with cape and lace trim, undergarments, socks and modern shoes, 32” (81cm) tall.
A J.D Kestner 167 bisque head doll, German circa 1910, pale bisque head with weighted brown glass eyes, raised eyebrows and open mouth with upper teeth, and blonde wig, on a fully jointed wood and composition body and wearing a cream lace dress with pink ribbons, undergarments, later socks and shoes, 18” (46cm) tall .
A J.D Kestner bisque head doll, German circa 1910, pale bisque head with weighted brown glass eyes, open mouth with upper teeth, pierced ears and brown wig, on a fully jointed wood and composition body and wearing a cream satin dress, undergarments, lace bonnet and later socks and shoes, 18” (46cm) tall.
An A.M 390 bisque head doll, German circa 1910, with weighted blue glass eyes, open mouth with upper teeth, and brown wig, on a fully jointed wood and composition body and wearing a good white dress, coat and bonnet, undergarments, socks and shoes, 18” (46cm) tall, (repair to hands), together with a Kestner shoulder head doll in red dress, (2 items).
Rare Kestner all-bisque Googly-eyed doll, German circa 1910, with weighted brown glass eyes, painted features, brown wig, all-bisque body jointed at shoulders, hips, elbows and knees with painted brown shoes and socks, wearing original red and white dress, underclothes and pinafore, incised 111, 5” (13cm) tall.
An antique late 19th / early 20th century bisque headed JDK Kestner doll No. 257. The bisque head stamped ' Made In Germany, JDK , 257 .' The doll featuring beautiful glass eyes, original hair (detached) and the composition torso still retaining all fingers and toes - with hand painted details. Bisque head with no cracks or damage present, in original condition. A very good example of an early JDK bisque headed doll. Measures approx; 67cm tall.
R.B. Bisque Headed Doll, Germany, early 20th century, blue sleeping eyes, open mouth revealing four teeth, impressed 33/6 stamped RB, likely the mark of Rempel & Breitung, old dark blonde human hair wig, fully jointed composition body, also of Kestner, period cotton undergarments, with delicate cream silk dress, cream leather booties, approx 74 cms. Very good original condition.
Trittenheimer Apotheke Riesling Auslese 1983 grand Fassian 1 btJakob Gerhardt Riesling spatlese 1983 1 bt Paulinishof Kestner Paulinsberg Ausles Riesling 2003 1 bt Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofsberg Rieling 1992 2 bts Burg Layer Schlosskapelle Rieling Auslese 1998 2 bts Burg Layer Schlosskapelle Rieling Auslese 1999 Riesling Kabinett 1 bt Bingerbrucke Romerburg Riesling Spatlese 1998 1 bt oppenheimer Sacktrager Riesling spatlese 1996 Gerhardt 1 bt westhofener Bergkloster Riesling Auslese 1997 Pieroth 1 bt langenlonsheimer Sonnenborn 1993 Riesling Spatlese Pieroth 1 bt Above 12 bts Recenty removed from a south Surrey cellar
A COLLECTION OF DOLLS including; a 17" Palitoy (with works), 14" Fisher Price doll, 18" Palitoy bride (moving hair), 10" unmarked girl (squeak and hand clapping mechanism), an 11" Holly Hobby, five x 6.5" Rosebud dolls and a 7." "Roddy" girl doll in lacy dress, a 7.5" Palitoy blonde girl (in wrapper), a Peggy Nesbit Scottish style girl in Anderson tartan, 9.5" Japanese doll in box, a 5" backstroke swimming boy, a 7" repro baby doll marked "Kestner" "Robie" and others
‡ Max Beckmann (German 1884-1950) Die Kriegserklarung Signed Etching with drypoint, 1914, from an edition of 50 [Gallwitz 57] 19.5 x 24.5cm Provenance: Kestner Museum Hanover William Weston Gallery, London, 23 October 1978, No.3151 The Collection of the late Dr. Peter Mangold ++Good condition, very faint fine crease to paper below centre -
GAMBETTA LEON: (1838-1882) French Minister of interior and foreign affairs and President of the chamber of deputies. A good A.L.S., Leon Gambetta, one page, 4to, Tours, 11th November 1870, to Deputy Scheurer-Kestner´s widow. The partially printed document bears the heading of the National Defense Government, and states `the generous gift of 6.000 francs which you have offered to the Republic to help its government in the huge work of the national defense and the deliverance of the homeland..´ further saying `the invasion reduce us to such painful needs´. The letter is written during the French-German war, when the National Defense Government was created on 4th September 1870 until 12th January 1871, with Gambetta as Minister of war. With blank integral leaf. VG £100-150
Large Kestner 146 bisque head doll, German circa 1910, beautiful pale bisque head with weighted brown glass eyes, open mouth, upper teeth, dimple to chin and original plaster pate and brown wig, on a good fully jointed wood and composition body, wearing a white cotton dress, cream coat, underclothes, socks and white leather boots, 29” (74cm) tall.
J.D Kestner 260 bisque head toddler doll, German circa 1910, with weighted blue glass eyes, open mouth with upper teeth and hint of tongue, original brown wig in two plaits and on a five piece composition toddler body, wearing a blue smocked cotton dress, white bonnet, underclothes, socks and shoes, 18” (46cm) tall.
Beautiful Kestner 192 bisque head doll, German circa 1910, with weighted brown glass eyes, open mouth, upper teeth and pierced ears, original blonde wig and on a fully jointed wood and composition body, wearing a white dress with embroidered detail, underclothes, socks, shoes, cape and bonnet, 29” (73.5cm).
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