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Lot 144
Porta, Giambattista della (1535?-1615) Natural Magick. London: Printed for Thomas Young and Samuel Speed, and are to be sold at the Three Pigeons, and at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1658. First edition in English, folio, engraved title incorporating representations of fire, chaos, air, art, nature, earth, water and Porta (remargined); typographical title printed in red and black, ex libris Alexander Watt, with his bookplate pasted inside the front board; text woodcuts throughout, some light foxing, some leaves remargined, some browning to text leaves; bound in calf boards, rebacked, 11 x 7 in. Porta's imaginative work contains many medical treatments, folk recipes, and instructions for crafts possible and implausible. He proposes that a dog may be generated from a tiger, that burning hare's fat in a lamp will make ladies remove their clothes and dance in the nude, and ways to produce monstrous births. He writes a chapter on increasing "Houshold-stuffe," which contains recipes and instructions on preserving food. Other chapters are on changing metals, counterfeiting precious stones, the wonders of the loadstone, physical experiments, beautifying women, distillation, optics, perfuming, artificial fires, and more. [pi]2 (engraved and typographical title, C2, D-Z4, Aa-Zz4, Aaa-Iii4. http://estc.bl.uk/R33476 Estimate $2,000-3,000 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Lot 191
A pair of Meissen onion pattern blue and white inverted pear shaped oil lamp bases with brass mounted reservoirs bearing blue cross swords marks and incised numbers "H190" to one and bue cross swords mark with blue "92" to the other with light fittings, 34 cm high excluding light fitting CONDITION REPORTS Have all over general wear, light surface scratching, in need of aclean, small firing faults. The glaze is worn at the base of one of the lamps, but this appears to be more during firing than anything later. One has a brass clip detached from the lamp fitting. The brass has pitting, corrosion, surface scratching etc, otherwise general wear conducive with age and use.
Lot 87
AFTER R ACKERMANN (Publisher) "Furniture designs", a set of four framed as one, together with "Curtain designs", a set of four framed as one, colour prints from "Ackermann's Repository of Arts", published September 1819, each image 13 cm x 21 cm CONDITION REPORTS Both are framed and glazed, one with the fashionable furniture with chaise longue, lamp and side table image. Water damage/damage to the top upper corner. Scuff type mark also. The one with the three dining chairs appears very creased. The one with the curtains, the curtains picture appear more browned. Both with various general signs of wear and tear throughout
Lot 413
IN THE MANNER OF EDWARD SPENCER FOR ARTIFICERS GUILD: AN ARTS AND CRAFTS IRONWORK LAMP, the Monart glass bowl decorated in tones of blue, yellow and green with bubbles, paper label, no. VIII of 70a, the stem column with incised decoration, supported on a hexagonal base with three scroll struts, 129cm high
Lot 87
TONY MORRIS AT POOLE POTTERY STUDIO: A TABLE LAMP, rectangular form, black incised tiles, wooden construction, 45.5cm high. This lamp was made by Tony Morris for personal use, using the black Hamworthy tile clay used in the production of the Guy Sydenham Water Feature. Provenance: Given to the vendor as a gift directly from Tony Morris
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