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![Basil Ivan Rákóczi (1908-1979) LE JEU DE LA LUNE, 1952 oil on canvas signed lower right; titled, numbered [1750] and dated on](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/138248c8-5cbf-4539-a4f0-a6750101aa6d/379dcdae-68ec-4166-8cdb-f00e7a1a6197/468x382.jpg)
Lot 99
Basil Ivan Rákóczi (1908-1979) LE JEU DE LA LUNE, 1952 oil on canvas signed lower right; titled, numbered [1750] and dated on reverse 22 x 15in. (55.88 x 38.10cm) Family of the artist With a second work on reverse. This oil was painted by Basil Rákóczi in April 1952 in Menton, on one of his many stays on the south coast of France in the late 1940s and into the 1950s. The title refers to the mythical creatures, part human and part beast, cavorting or playing to the light of the moon. These creatures, with their trademark square heads, were first referred to by the artist as 'wooks', or 'wookies'. He later called them his lantern figures, reflecting their other-worldly, or ghost-like, nature.We are grateful to the artist's family for their assistance in cataloguing this work. P
Lot 123
A Collection of Brass & Iron-wares: A 19th Century Copper Bound Brass Bucket, two pairs of brass candlesticks with sliding stub ejectors, 7½ ins (19 cms) and 7 ins (18 cms) in height, a late 18th/early 19th century candlestick with candle slide 10 ins (25.5 cms) in height. Two brass ladles with pierced handles 17¼ ins (44 cms) and 16½ ins (42 cms) in length. An excavated iron spear head 15¾ ins (40 cms) in length. A small 18th century sheet metal lantern with oval bullseye window (A/F) 7 ins (18 cms) high. Three antique iron locks and a pair of iron strap hinges 15¾ ins (40 cms) in length.
Lot 147
Two Card Cases, An Antique Chinese Folding Lantern and a decorative Japanese Pen Tray. One card case being Anglo-Indian sandalwood intricately carved with temples and birds amongst scrolling foliage. The other micro-mosaic card case with bands of fine geometric inlay. The Chinese lantern with round wooden base and hinged top 3¼ ins (8 cms) in diameter, capping pleated paper shade (A/F). The cast metal tray of rectangular form decorated with gold and brown patinated monkeys playing amongst wisteria boughs, 9¾ ins x 3¾ ins (25 cm x 9.5 cms).
Lot 1854
A late 17th century brass lantern clock of small proportions, the arched plate inscribed "Wood, London" above Roman numerals to the chapter rings, pierced floral and mask set spandrels, thirty hour verge movement, and with two cylindrical graduated lead weights, height including spike 21.5cm, width of dial 12.8cm.
Lot 300
A set of 42 magic lantern slides of photographs taken by Thomas Mitchell & George White during the British Arctic Expedition 1875-1876. Produced by The London Stereoscopic Company (Optical Department) 110 & 108 Regent St. and 54 & 53 Cheapside, London. Each slide: 8.7cm x 8.7cm. Each image: 6cm x 6.7cm. Each slide hand numbered 1-42, labelled COPYRIGHT and with a white London Stereoscopic Company label. Images include many shots of HMS Discovery & HMS Alert in amongst ice floes, several native Inuit groups, on board the expedition vessels and in the settlement of Godhaven, including one of Hans Hendrik the native 'Esquimaux' dog driver employed by the 'Discovery' with his daughter and son on the upper deck of 'Discovery'. Also group portraits of expedition members, arctic views and landscapes, sledging parties and encampments. (See back cover illustration) Organised by the British Admiralty and led by Captain George Strong Nares, the expedition was commissioned as a voyage of scientific discovery and general exploration, with its major aim being the conquest of the North Pole. HMS Alert and HMS Discovery set sail from Portsmouth on May 29th 1875. The expedition failed to reach the North Pole yet significant scientific data was gathered, a farthest north was reached and a considerable portion of the north Greenland coast was mapped. However, four men were lost to frost bite and scurvy and although the initial welcome home was warm, the British press turned on Nares, branding the expedition a total failure and demanding answers for the loss of life. Although Nares was not to blame, (lime juice provided by the admiralty for the prevention of scurvy had been boiled into concentrate, thereby destroying the vitamin C) the vilification he suffered and the expedition as a whole, has meant that it has largely slipped into obscurity. Fortunately for us, Nares requested photographers for the expedition and George White, Assistant Engineer for Alert and Thomas Mitchell, Paymaster for Discovery were trained at the Army School of Photography in Chatham in the latest photographic processes. These two men took some of the earliest photographic images of polar exploration that set a precedent in the field of photography followed by later professionals like Herbert Ponting and Frank Hurley in recording the activities, achievements and polar landscapes for a wider audience at home. These fascinating early Arctic images were probably produced for lecture purposes and show us in excellent quality all manner of expedition details such as clothing, equipment, the parties' involved as well as some remarkable images of the indigenous Greenlanders. Condition report: Very good condition.
Lot 623
A complete set of 24 original 3 ¼ inch Walt Disney “Three Little Pigs” lantern slides in original box by Ensign Ltd. “By arrangement with Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Ltd”. Provenance. Drawn by Damien Hirst in September 2013 for the vendor after a discussion with him on taxidermy techniques.Condition report
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