HOOFT, P.C. Neederlandsche histoorien. (Met) Vervolgh. Amst., L. Elzevier (& J. Blaeu), 1642-(54)). 2 in 1 vol. (8), (28), 899; (2), 333, (9) pp. W. engr. ti.-p. Fol. Cont. cf. w. gold dec. spine w. raised bands, sides ruled & dec. in gold. (Spine ends dam., uper hinge & joint (partly) split, light waterstains in places, small wormhole, bookplate Henri de Greeve on paste down). -- Id. Werken. Amst., 1671 (=1677). W. engr. ti., engr. portr., & 30 emblematic engr. Fol. Cont. blind tooled vellum, spine w. raised bands. (Upper hinge split, some yellowing in the text). -- TACITUS. Jaarboeken en Historien, ook zyn Germanië, en 't leeven v. J. Agricola. In 't Hollandtsch vert. d. P.C. Hooft. Amst., H. Boom & Wed. v. D. Boom, 1684. (52), 717, (4), 14, (94) pp. W. 14 engr. portrs. by A. Vaillandt & 8 double-p. engr. by I. Mulder after O. Vænius. 4°. Cont. blind tooled vellum w. raised bands. -- (3). NOTE: Ad 1: First ed. Leendertz 123 & 124 - Ad 2: Leendertz, 139; Geerebaert CXXXVII, II, a. Ad 3: Augmented edition containing Henrik de Groote a.o. additional works. Leendertz 1a.
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LEIDEN -- LEEUWEN, S. v. Korte besgryving van het Lugdunum Batavorum nu Leyden: Vervatende een verhaal van haar grond-stand, oudheid, opkomst, voort-gang, ende stads-bestier. Sampt het graven van den Ouden ende Nieuwen Rijn, met de Oude ende Nieuwe Uytwateringen van de selve. Leyden, J. v. Gelder, 1672. (8), 16, 593, (21) pp. W. 1 engr. map, 1 fold. plan, 11 fold. views & 1 full-p. engr. 12°. Cont. hcf. w. spine w. raised bands, gold dec. & black label. (Extremities dam., upper & lower joints broken, some marginal wormholes in first part, light waterstaining & discol. of the inner margin in places, name entry on title-p.). NOTE: Nijhoff/v. Hattum 187.
LEIDEN -- MIERIS, F. v. Beschryving der stad Leyden. Met een Byvoegzel verm. en uitgegeeven d. D. v. Alphen. Leyden, Honkoop & Van Hoogeveen, 1762-84. 3 vols. (20), 362, 90; (4), xxvi, (2), 24, -363-860, 68, 78; (4), viii, -865-1137, 106 pp. W. 3 engr. ti-vign., dedic. engr., 1 double-p. plan, 14 views on 7 plates, 16 engr. plates (some (lge-)fold.), partly by A. Delfos after J. de Beyer. Fol. Cont. hcf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt backs & red and black labels. (Spine ends chipped, discreet ticket on 2 spines, some wear to extremities, light staining yellowing in placed, but very well-preserved lge-paper copy). NOTE: Nijhoff/v. Hattum 201; Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem 338i.
OLDENBARNEVELT -- HISTORIE v.h. leven en sterven van heer Johan van Olden-Barnevelt, ridder, Heere v.d. Tempel, Berckel, Rodenrijs. Gewesen advocaet van Hollandt, &c. (Rott., J. Næranus), 1648. 2 parts in 1 vol. (8), 366; 79, (9) pp. 4°. Cont. vellum w. overl. sides. (Slightly browned in places, light waterstaining in the back). NOTE: Rare first edition. - Haitsma Mulier/v.d. Lem, 228.
ASIA -- (MARSY, F-M. DE & A. RICHER). Histoire moderne des Chinois, des Japonnois, des Indiens, des Persans, des Turcs, des Russiens, &c. Pour servir de suite a l'Histoire Ancienne de M. Rollin. Nouvelle éd. revue et corrigée. Paris, Desaint & Saillant, 1755-78. 30 vols. 12°. Cont. cf. w. spine w. raised bands, gold floral dec. & red labels. (Most vols. dam. at spine ends & extremities, several labels missing or dam., several vols. delicate hinges, some light yellowing/foxing/spots in most vols but a complete and clean set). -- Added: vol. 24 of the series, double. -- (31). NOTE: Cordier, Bibl. Sinica, 52-53; Cordier, Bibl. Jap., 440; Sabin, 44825.
ANATOMICAL ATLASES -- ALBINUS, B.S. Tabulae sceleti et musculorum corporis humani. Leyden, J. & H. Verbeek, 1747/1753. 2 vols. (48) lvs., engr. title-vign., 3 engr. text-lvs. (title-p., dedication and introduction) and 117 plates by J. Wandelaar (incl. 47 key leaves). Lge-fol. Cont. hcf. w. raised bands, dec. gilt backs & red labels, uncut. (Spine ends sl. dam., corners bumped, plate-vol. completely loose (as issued!) & spine loosely added, some lvs. a bit dustsoiled/foxing, but else a clean, complete and uncut set). NOTE: Three plates with skeletons (each w. accomp. key leaf); 25 plates to the Musculorum section (9 plates w. accomp. key leaf); 34 plates to the Ossium humanorum section (each w. accomp. key leaf); 7 plates to Uteri mulieris gravidae (1 plate w. accomp. key leaf); 1 plate "Tabula vasis chyliferi (...)" (w. the accomp. textleaf). - "Albinus's Tabulae selecti et musculorum, based on his concept of the "ideal man" (homo perfectus), is among the most artistically perfect of anatomical atlases. Albinus and his artist Jan Wandelaar used some ingenious methods to prepare the illustrations (...) with the aid of compass and ruler. In addition Wandelaar placed his skeletons and musclemen against lush ornamental backgrounds to give them the illusion of vitality, using contrasts of light and mass to produce a three-dimensional effect. The most famous plate in the atlas depicts a skeletal figure standing in front of an enormous grazing rhinoceros, sketched by Wandelaar from the first living specimen in Europe, which had arrived at the Amsterdam zoo in 1741." (Norman Library 29). - Wellcome II, p. 26; G-M 399 (first ed.); Choulant-Frank p. 276-283.
ANATOMICAL ATLASES -- SANDIFORT, G. Tabulae craniorum diversarum nationum. Lugd. Bat. (Leiden), S. & J. Luchtmans, 1838. (21) lvs. W. 18 full-p. engr. of skulls (front and side views) by D. Veelwaard after the author. Lge-fol. Cont. hcf. w. marbled paper sides. (Spine ends a bit dam., small corner cut out from upper endpaper, some very light foxing throughout, but in v.g. and clean condition). NOTE: Like his celebrated father, Eduard, Gerard Sandifort (1779-1848) was an anatomist and physician whose interests lay in the depiction and preservation of pathological specimens. He edited the final two volumes of his father's Museum anatomicum and later produced this work for which he is best known: reproductions of skulls of various nationalities: "cranium Hottentotae", "cranium Boschjesmanni", "cranium Japonensis", etc. From the library of Jan v.d. Hoeven and w. his bookplate. - Very rare. Not on the market for a very long time.
LEMNIUS, L. De miraculis occultis naturæ, ll. IIII. Item de vita cum animi et corporis incolumitate recte instituenda liber unus. Antw., C. Plantinus, 1581. (16), 582, (25). Cont. vellum w. overlapping sides. (Ties lacking, some annot. on paste down, light waterstains in lower corner, a few wormholes in last portion & index, but a clean, sound, well-preserved copy). NOTE: "(…) often cited by subsequent learned authors, and since the numerous editions and translations (…) show that is well suited the taste of the century." - Thorndike VI, 393-94; Adams L-419; Durling 2772; BMN p. 517; Voet 1515; Wellcome 3701.
FABLE BOOKS -- LA FONTAINE, J. de. Fables choisies. Par., Printed for Dessaint & Saillant (&) Durand by Ch.-A. Jombert, 1755-59. 4 vols. (4), xxx, xviii, 124; (4), ii, 135; (4), iv, 146; (4), ii, 188 pp. W. (the often lacking) front.-portr. of J.B. Oudry by J. Tardieu, engr. front. in honour of De La Fontaine, and 275 full-p. engr. after J.B. Oudry. Fol. Cont. marbled cf., spines w. raised bands, gold dec. & brown letterpieces, sides & edges discreetly ruled in gold, a.e.g. (All vols. w. wear at extremities, joints delicate, sides chafed, vol. 4 w. wormholes through the spine & w. light waterstaining in lower right corner and wormholes in the inner margin, tear in plate 181 (does not run into image), plate 188 partly loose, name entry DJuttingay on French title-pp., otherwise a clean & well-preserved set). NOTE: One of the finest examples of French 18th c. book illustration to which the best engravers of the time contributed such as Aubert, Aveline, Prévost, Radigues, Riland, Cars, Cochin, Dupuis, Fessard, Legrand, a.m.o. Copy on "papier moyen de Hollande", plate for "Le singe et le léopard" in its lettered state (vol. III, p. 113). Sander 1065; Cohen/de R. 548-50; Després, Bibl. des livres de fables de La Fontaine illustrées, 20; cf. A.-M. Bassy. Les Fables de La Fontaine. Quatre siècles d'illustration (1986).
BLOEM, J.C. Het verlangen. Amst., 1921. 118, (4) pp. Lge-8°. Ocl., uncut, t.e.g. (Some very light foxing throughout). - First edition. Debut and 1 (of 25) copies of the de luxe edition on 'Hollandsch', this copy however not numbered. Formerly owned by Johan Polak, cf. note in pencil at the end. (Polak sale Beijers, lot 513). -- Added: Id. Het onzegbare geheim. Verz. essays en kritieken (1911-1963). Amst., 1995. Ocl. w. dust-j. -- And: B. v. ZUYLEN. De geschiedenis van Caliste. Uit het Fransch vert. en ingeleid d. J.C. Bloem. Amst., 1942. Or. hcf., uncut, t.e.g. De luxe edition, no edition stated. -- (3).
ORNITHOLOGY -- STRACK, F. Naturgeschichte in Bildern mit erläuterndem Text. IIte Lieferung, Vögel. Düsseldorf, (c. 1840). 141 pp. W. 150 handcold. lithogr. plates. Sm-4°-obl. Cont. h. vellum w. green label. (Text slightly browned, some plates w. light foxing, but colours clear & bright). NOTE: Nissen IVB 899; Nissen ZBI 4008: "3. Aufl. H. 15-39 mit 150 Taf."
AVEDON, R. Portraits. (N.Y., 2002). Harmonica-folded book. Sm-4°. Obrds. In or. slipcase. -- Id. & T. CAPOTE. Observations. (Lucerne, 1959). 4°. Obrds. In or. slipcase. (Slipcase a bit yellowed, spine of book slightly soiled w. 1 small tear, hinges delicate, otherwise clean & well-preserved). -- Added: PHOTOGRAPH/SILKSCREEN in colour of Brigitte Bardot: image by R. Avedon, processing/adaptation by/after A. Warhol (?). N.d. 300 x 210 mm. (Slightly discold. on lower left corner, light stain in the image). W. autograph in silver marker by B. Bardot.
BUCKLAND WRIGHT -- SWINBURNE, A.Ch. Laus veneris. (Lond.), Golden Cockerel Press, 1948. 27, (5) pp (first and last l. blank). W. 11 fine plain woodcuts in text, incl. ti.-p. by J. Buckland Wright. Lge-8°. Ohcl. w. dec. paper sides. Printed in 750 numb. copies. -- Added: J. KEATS. The collected sonnets. Maastr., The Halcyon Press, 1930. (4), lxiv, (8) pp. W. 11 fine woodcuts in text by J. Buckland Wright. Lge-8°. Ocl., uncut. (Bind. w. some very light wear, and w. unobtrusive small stain on rear panel). Printed in a lim. & numb. ed. of 376 copies, our copy nr. 97. -- (2).
COURTELINE, G. Le Train de 8 h. 47. Paris, S. Sauvage, (1927). W. 20 cold. engr. by André Dignimont, some full-p. 4°. fine cont. light brown russian leather, bound by Brandt & Zn., uncut, t.e.g. (Spine mildly faded, but a v.g. copy). NOTE: Copy on 'arches' printed in 250 (of 320) numb. copies. - Talvart & Place III, 304.
DORÉ, G. Histoire dramatique, pittoresque et caricaturale de la Sainte Russie. D'après les chroniqueurs et historiens Nestor, Nikan, (etc.). Sous la direction genérale de Sotain. Paris, J. Bry ainé, n.d. (1854). (4), 207 pp. W. 500 wood-engr. in text by Doré and 2 pp. w. sponged red ink ("les taches rouges"). 4°. Cont. black mor., spine raised and dec. w. 5 gold and red cold. stars, and 2 red labels, marbled endpapers, or. lithogr. wrps. bound up. (Extremities very mildly chafed, some light foxing throughout). NOTE: Nearly 500 satirical drawings were made by Doré during the Crimean War (1853-1856) who used his art to mock Russia, using the war as a pretext, to ridicule the Slavic empire and denounce its supposed barbarity. Doré - at that time aged 22 - was driven by a patriotic impulse that launched himself into this iconoclastic story, willingly outrageous and fiercely parodic. Inspired by the 'literature in prints' of Rodolphe Töpffer, this work is today considered one of the first French comic strips after those of Cham. First and preferred edition with the red 'stains' on pages 89 and 97. W. bookplate of 'Lt. Colonel Salle' (Franco-Prussian War?). - Sander 234; Vicaire III, 286; Carteret III, 293.
KASTNER, G. Les danses des morts. Dissertations et recherches historiques, philosophiques, littéraires et musicales sur les divers monuments de ce genre qui existent ou qui ont existé tant en France qu'à l'étranger. Accomp. de la Danse Macabre. Par., 1852. (2), xvi, 310 pp. W. 5 (fold.) tables, 20 lithogr. plates & 44 pp. w. musical scores. 4°. Cont. h. mor. extra, uncut. (Lithogr. plates a bit browned, some light foxing in places, ex libris Van der Hoeven).
SOUTH AMERICA -- BRAZIL -- "RIO DE IANEIRO" - "VILLA DE CAXOEIRA" - "MANDIOCCA" - "VÖGEL-TEICH am Rio de S. Francisco" - (N.pl., n.pr., n.d. (1830's?). 4 captioned plain lithogr. views, of which 3 by F.W. v. Couven and 1 by C. Heinzmann, 2 after Th. Ender and 1 after D. v. Martius. 366 x 486 mm (image size). (Some very light foxing along borders). NOTE: In very good condition, margins ample. Rare plates from 'Atlas zur Reise in Brasilien' by J.B. v. Spix and K.F.Ph. v. Martius. - Borba de Moraes 830.
GARDINER, A.H., A.M. CALVERLEY & M.F. BROOME. The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos. Vol. 1-2. Lond., (etc.), The Egypt Exploration Society, 1933-35. 2 (of 4) vols. xi, (3); ix, (3) pp. W. tog. 88 plates, partly double-p. & fold. Extra lge-fol. Ocl. In custom box. (Some light foxing on endpapers & title-p., plates clean & bright). NOTE: Monumental publication, comprising The chapels of Osiris, Isis and Horus (vol. 1) and The chapels of Amen-Re, Re Harakhti, Ptah, and King Sethos (vol. 2).
DICKSON, H.R.P. Kuwait and Her Neighbours. Ed. for publication by C. Witting. Lond., G. Allen & Unwin Ltd, (1956). 627, (1) pp. W. cold. front., 27 pp. of black & white plates, 15 text-ills., 2 maps and 12 geneal. tables (one is folding), end-pocket with 4 folding maps, of which one is coloured, and 2 fold. geneal. tables. (Light shelf-wear to the extremities, price-clipped jacket slightly dust-soiled/foxed and with a few nicks and chips, but a fine and complete copy). NOTE: A remarkable topographical, anthropological, and historical survey of the region written by Lieutenant-Colonel Dickson (1881-1959), a British political agent based in the region for more than 25 years. - Rare first edition.
POMOLOGY -- GILBERT, Charles. "Album pomologique". N.d. (before 1880). Collection of 9 odd vols., comprising 2 vols. w. manuscript descriptions of apples (532 and 534 numb. pp), 2 vols. w. manuscript descriptions of pears (528 and 522 numb. pp), and 5 lge-4° vols. w. c. 980 original drawings in colour of pears made by the author, all cut out on outlines and laid down on light blue paper (77; 76; 76; 76; 76 lvs. respectively). (Binds. worn and/or slightly dam., but in fine interior condition). NOTE: Charles Gilbert (1820-1890) came from a well-known family. Destined for a merchant's career, he learned several languages. His older brother Joannes Carolus Petrus was an oilcloth manufacturer. An uncle was an alderman. After the death of his mother in 1843, Gilbert inherited the 'Bleyckhof' in Oelegem, a former bleachery and country residence, owned by the Antwerp Gilbert family for generations. The inheritance allowed him to distance himself from the business world and retire. In this way, the way was clear for Gilbert to fully surrender to his passion: horticulture and pomology. "Op de nationale tentoonstelling van 1880 ontving Gilbert een gouden medaille voor zijn 'Album Pomologique', originele kleurenafbeeldingen en beschrijvingen van ca. 500 peren- en 100 appelsoorten. Deze unieke gegevens werden spijtig genoeg nooit gepubliceerd." (see 'Gilbert' on https://www.bestor.be). - Present are only the plate volumes 1, 4, 5, 6 and 13 devoted to pears (numbering on spines), presenting together well over 980 drawings of pears and cross sections of pears (on a 1:1 scale?), numbered and with their names on printed tickets/or in manuscript, and the 4 text volumes written in a legible hand. From vol. 6 unfortunately some 13 drawings were removed. - On Gilbert's life, see Ed. Lucas in 'Pomologische Monatshefte', 188, p. 321.
LIVIUS. Historiarum libri, qui supersunt omnes et deperditorum fragmenta. Ex rec. A. Drakenborchii (…) reficta a J.Th. Kreyssig. Annot. Crevierii, Strothii, Ruperti, aliorumque selectas; animadvers. Niebuhrii, Wachsmuthii, et suas addidit T. Twiss. Oxf., D.A. Talboys, 1840-41. 4 vols. Beautiful cont. h. vellum extra, richly dec. gilt backs w. light and dark brown labels and marbled edges. NOTE: Fine set from the library of Francis Sterry and with his bookplate.
China Trade, Guangzhou School, c.1805, gouache on paper, figures in a pavilion, probably depicting one of the processes in the production of silk, 36.5cm x 47.5cm Some occasional light water staining to the image upper left and through the centre, later framed and glazed so not examined out of frame. Harrods picture framing department label.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Chinese School, early 19th century, a pair of gouaches, interior scenes, the first depicting a lady seated in an interior, an attendant behind her feeding a parrot on a suspended perch by a window, the second a lady wearing formal dragon robes standing in front of an opium bed with an attendant to her left holding an opium pipe, the trellis-work shutters propped open at the window in the background, each 48cm x 37cm later framed and glazed, one with Harrods framing label, both with some occasional stains and marks to the paper possible light retouching in places.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Two Chinese Kesi mandarin squares of the fifth rank, 19th century, each woven with a silver pheasant above lishui stripes, each 30cm x 28cm, later framed and glazedBoth mandarin squares with some possible small areas of restitching to the join of the border to the square itself, some light patches of staining otherwise in reasonable condition. PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
A pair of small Chinese blue and white small serving dishes, Qianlong period, each painted with scenes of ladies in a palace garden, a groom holding a horse, within fruit, flower and scrolled leaf borders, 25cmConditionTypical minor glaze imperfections, some fritting and small glaze losses to the edge, some light scratching to the glaze, one of the dishes has a shallow splinter chip bottom right, otherwise in good condition.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
A pair of Chinese coral silk ‘dragon’ panels, 19th century, worked in polychrome silk and gold thread with dragons amid clouds and auspicious objects, above lishiu stripes, the largest 89 x 39cm, framed and glazed, probably fragments from a robeThese are almost certainly fragments from a robe with later borders and light framed. Both panels have some staining and lighter patches to the terracotta/apricot ground and the material is a bit ruffled and uneven, the embroidered and brocade banded borders are in reasonable condition, both later framed and glazed in slightly different size frames. PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
A modern 18ct white gold and diamond set dress ring, the square setting centre set with four princess cut diamonds, the corners each further set with a single round cut diamond and linked with baguette diamond, the shoulders each set with two rows of channel set small brilliant, total diamond weight stated as 0.8 carats, size O, 4.6gSome light surface wear to metal and requires a deep clean.
A late Victorian yellow and white metal, diamond and pink sapphire winged insect brooch, featuring five Old European cut diamonds grain set in each wing and the abdomen, with a pear cut pink sapphire with a further Old European cut diamond in the thorax, and two 1.25mm pink sapphires for the eyes, diamond dimensions between approx 2 x 1.9mm and 3.9 x 3.8 x 1.85mm, total weight estimated as 1.37 carats, assessed mounted collectively colour tinted to fancy light yellow and clarity SI2 to I1, pink sapphire dimensions approx 6.5 x 5.4 x 2.55mm, weight estimated as 0.71 carats, brooch length 35mm, gross weight 3.5g, not marked but tested as 9ct gold and silverLarge pink sapphire with surface wear.All other stones good.Old solder repair to one facet.Wear generally very minor.
A white metal sapphire three stone ring comprising a centre round and two oval cut sapphires in claw settings. Centre sapphire dimensions 8.5 by 3.6mm approx. Weight estimated as 2.18 carats. Oval dimensions 6.8 by 5.75 by 3.1mm each approx. Total weight estimated as 2.16 carats. Finger size Q½, not marked, tested as platinum, worn and abraded facets to the sapphires, worn claws.All three stones with light surface abrasions/scratches and wear to angles.One outer stone with a very small chip (not visible to the naked eye).
An illuminated Qur'an North India, Kashmir, late 18th/19th centuryArabic manuscript on paper, 395 leaves, 11 lines to the page written in naskhi script in black ink, interlinear Persian translation written in small nasta'liq script in red, inner margins ruled in gold and blue, verse-endings marked by gold roundels, double-page illuminated frontispiece, sura headings written in red within cloudbands on a gold ground, gold and polychrome verse markers in the margins, five further double pages with borders decorated with interlacing gold scrolls, light brown stamped binding 310 x 205 mm.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Shakerine Collection.LiteratureN. Safwat, A Collector's Eye: Islamic calligraphy in Qur'ans and other manuscripts, London 2010, pp. 102-105, no. 21.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Nishapur buffware pottery bowl Persia, 10th Centuryof deep rounded form on a short foot, decorated in yellow, green and manganese on a buff ground with a mounted warrior, a fallen figure on the ground below, surrounded by quadrupeds and mythical creatures interspersed by vegetal motifs and pseudo kufic inscriptions, the exterior with a band of stylised leaf motifs 22.6 cm. diam.Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate UK collection, acquired at Christie's, Islamic Art and Manuscripts, 15 October 2002, lot 203.This kind of buffware pottery first came to light in the 1930s following excavations at Nishapur, and contrasted greatly with the restrained colours and use of empty space within the previously known epigraphic wares from the area. Nishapur was not the only centre of production for these types of wares, however it appears to have produced the widest range of designs (Oliver Watson, Ceramics from Islamic Lands, London, 2004, p. 247). An example featuring a warrior on horseback is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (C.294-1987). For a further example sold in these rooms, see Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 6 October 2015, lot 27.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries, e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of works of particular origins. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) and Syrian origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid on or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very early Troika Doublebase vase, possibly by Sirota, painted geometric forms in colours over a dark slate grey ground, applied relief dots. Painted marks to the base - Troika St Ives, with Trident mark and monogram plus hand written label. 35cm high. Old repair or join line visible to the neck.We have looked at this under UV light and it does show the vase to have been restored. The break looks to run all the way through but looks to have been professionally restored to a good standard. As you will see from the extra images online, the join is visible on close inspection but there are no pieces missing.
ANTONIO NICOLO GASPARO JACOBSEN (DANISH/AMERICAN, 1850-1921)The Atlantic Transport Line’s steamer 'Massachusetts' calling for a pilot off Sandy Hook (for entry into New York)Signed, dated and addressed 'A. Jacobsen 1893 705 Palisade Av. West Hoboken n.j' (lower right)Oil on canvas29 x 49in. (73.5 x 124.5cm.)Built for the Atlantic Transport Line by Harland and & Wolff at Belfast and launched on 17th December 1891, Massachusetts was one of four near-identical sisters commissioned for the company’s profitable London – New York route. Massachusetts was registered at 5,673 tons gross and measured 445 feet in length with a 49-foot beam. With accommodation for 100 first class passengers plus steerage, she was powered by twin screws and could make 14 knots at full steam. After six successful years under A.T.L. colours, she and her sisters were bought by the U.S. Government for use as emergency troop transports for the Spanish-American War -which began in 1898 – and all were renamed for famous generals, Massachusetts taking the name of Sheridan. Her years as a U.S. troop transport ended abruptly in 1910 when she was wrecked by stranding off the Barnegat Light, New Jersey.original condition, old scattered retouching, patchwork in sea, needs to be relined, bad infilling in areas, paint thin to righthand side margin.
AN INTERESTING 1:192 SCALE SHIP MODEL OF THE 'DANAE'-CLASS LIGHT CRUISER H.M.S. DRAGON WITH GUNNERY PRACTICE TARGET BARGE, CIRCA 1925the 28½in. hull carved from the solid with brass bilge keels, propellers and rudder, varnished decks with carved wood and metal fittings and armament, screen bridge with concentration dial/range clock over, white-painted topmasts with radio aerials and rigging, loosely mounted on cradle display stand and contained in a polished wooden carry case with 32in. target barge carved from the solid and inset with brass rollers underneath, fifteen masts supporting latticework target, the case -- 11½ x 33in. (29 x 84cm.); together with associated ephemera including a contemporary negative of a similar target being repaired; a cap tally from Dragon, several photographs of the ship and her Captain; typed gunnery reports; press cuttings etc.(A lot)Captain Bernard W.M. Fairbairn, CBE, RN (1880-1960) of H.M.S. Dragon, and thence by descent.The purpose of this interesting model are obscure. Well made, it seems to depict Dragon at a time she was probably part of a Special Squadron. The hull is fitted with brass rollers suggesting it has a practical demonstrative use, the bridge is also very distinctive and might be a seaplane hanger that was removed in the 1928 refit, the purpose of the two large dials attached to the foremast is not yet clear. Dragon was one of the fastest ships of her day, capable of 29kts, she carried the Prince of Wales (briefly Edward VIII) to Canada for a tour in 1919, and supported the White Army in the Russian civil war and was part of the Special Service Squadron World Cruise, escorting Hood and Repulse 1923-4 with Fairburn as Captain. During World War II after sorties in the North Sea and Mediterranean, she was given to the Polish who ran her as a convoy escort and deployed her at the Normandy Landings where she was badly damaged by a manned torpedo and towed to the Mulberry harbour and sunk as a breakwater.
A SHIP MODEL, POSSIBLY A DOCKYARD APPRENTICE'S, FOR AN 18-GUN 'DAPHNE'-CLASS CORVETTE OF CIRCA 1834the 35in. hull with planked and pinned trennels, ebonised wales, chainplates with hardwood deadeyes, red-lined gunports, planked flush deck, with simple fittings including sail winch with belfry, belaying rails with pins, capstans, companionway, saloon light and brass helm and cutaway masts, loosely mounted on cradle stand --15 x 44 x 11in. (38 x 112 x 28cm.) Historic data in folder(2)old glue runs inside, some missing pieces, structurally in good overall condition
G. DELL (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY)Clipper Ship 'South Australian' off Beachy HeadSigned and dated indistinctly 'G. DELL 186..' (lower right)Oil on canvas23¼ x 35¼in. (59 x 89.5cm.)Sotheby's London: Marine Pictures and Nautical Works of Art, 3 May 1995, lot 57.Exhibited: Burstow Gallery Brighton College, The Age of Sail and Steamship, 1982.Owned by the famous merchant house of Devitt & Moore of London, the beautiful composite clipper South Australian was built for them in Pile’s yard at Sunderland in 1868. Registered at 1,078 tons gross (1,040 net), she measured 201 feet in length with a 36-foot beam. Intended for the company’s successful Adelaide passenger trade, she was commanded from new by Captain David Bruce, an old ‘sea dog’ in the truest sense. A weather-beaten, grey-whiskered Scot with a game leg crushed by a runaway cask in heavy weather, he habitually wore a straw hat and puggaree*, and was widely regarded as the most colourful character on the Adelaide run. His three sons all served their time under him and each of them rose to command the South Australian later in her life. After a very successful career in which she achieved the reputation of being “a very fine sea boat with very comfortable accommodation….. for passengers”, she became one of the so-called ‘wool clippers’ in the early 1880s, her best-recorded passage home being Melbourne to London in the winter of 1883-4 in 98 days. Finally sold to Messrs. Woodside & Workman of Belfast in 1887, she was sunk after a collision with an unidentified vessel in a force 9 gale off Lundy Island on 14th February 1889 whilst on passage from Cardiff to Rosario (Argentina) loaded with railway track.* A puggaree (or pagri) is a light scarf worn around the hat to keep off the sun.puncture in seagull lower left, retouching throughout, relined, would benefit from a clean
'TROOPING, 1939-45' POSTERS BY W. FRYERa bound collection of 13 hand-coloured amusing posters, all dated 1943, including ‘Don’t play around with any of the Ship’s Light or Electrical Fittings’, ‘If you must croon go on deck and do it! Remember the watch below’, ‘This may be “Love” ashore…but aboard Ship it’s Destruction’, ‘Make sure there’s no one below when you tip garbage or water overboard!’, ‘Yes we’re prepared for postwar P.O. Cruises’, in a binding of modern blue half Morocco, label on front cover ‘Trooping 1939-45’ and the same wording on spine -- 20 x 12½in. (51 x 32cm.)The Honourable Company of Master Mariners.
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