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Click here to subscribeA BOER WAR PAIR OF MEDALS TO PRIVATE B. PROLL, SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY comprising the Queen's South Africa Medal, third type reverse, with three clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal (3611 Pte B. Proll. Somerset Lt Infy), and King's South Africa Medal, with two clasps South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 (3611 Pte B. Proll. Somerset L. I.), officially impressed, unmounted.
POSTCARDS - ASSORTED Approximately 107 cards, including real photographic views of Cockercombe (by Hole of Williton); Aisholt (by Hole); Quantock Lodge (by Hole); Over Stowey (by Hole); Over Stowey Church (by Hole); Quantock Weavers, Over Stowey (by Whitby, Light & Lane of Bridgwater); College Green and Queen's Statue, Bristol; Portway, Bristol; Milford Youth Hostel; and The Precinct, Coventry; with views of Hamp Pond, Bridgwater; High Street and Municipal Buildings, Bath; and Milsom Street, Bath; also six artist-drawn military; various royalty; and others, (loose).
POSTCARDS - SOMERSET & OTHER Approximately sixty cards, including real photographic views of West Monkton (eleven, different); with views of High Street, Taunton; and Bathpool, near Taunton, some others 1960s-70s; also a Great War woven silk Somerset Light Infantry; together with various over-size cards and ephemera, (two albums).
Two boxes of assorted china, etc, to include Mason's soup bowls, saucers, teapot, etc, Japanese eggshell type china wares, Wedgwood "Summer Garland" pattern part tea set, a Mintons charger, a set of three brass fire tools and a fire curb, a stained glass light shade and two star light shades, ceramic bread bin, carboy, two cane parasols, various other sundry items and eight books to include GRESHAM "The Modern Baker, Confectioner and Caterer 1909", etc
A pair of modern brown leather Laura Ashley two seat scroll arm sofas CONDITION REPORTS Both sofas have numerous surface scratches to the leather, scuffs, some areas of discolouration and fading mainly to the sats and to the arms of both sofas. Some light stains and accretions on both sofas, general wear and tear commensurate with age - see photos for details
A Victorian mahogany circular breakfast table, a pair of Victorian mahogany kidney backed dining chairs and a pair of rosewood kidney backed dining chairs CONDITION REPORTS Diameter is 101 cm approx x height 72 cm approx. The table surface has numerous scratches, scuffs, some pitting and dents. Discolouration, fading, some light staining. The edge of the table has scratches and dents and pitting, fading and discolouration. The base of the table has wear and fading to the varnish, dents, scratches and general wear and tear all over commensurate with age and use - see images for details
A Coalport style inkwell in cobalt blue with gilt decoration and armorial to the side, initialled "WCW" and with floral spray decoration to the other side, together with a Coalport trinket dish in the form of a conch shell and Mintons tea caddy decorated with floral sprays and gilt highlights CONDITION REPORTS The Coalport style inkwell shows some surface scratches, small areas of loss to the gilt, build of dirt in certain areas and accretions. The main gilt loss is on the rim at the top of the inkwell. The Coalport trinket dish in the form of a conch shell shows light surface scratches, crazing and discolouration in some areas, accretions, some dirt. General wear and tear conducive with age and use. The Mintons tea caddy - one of the floral panels on the side has a large crack that goes from bottom left to middle right. There is also a crack that goes from one side of the base to the other and some damage to one of the bottom corners There are areas of crazing and wear to the gilt, surface scratches, etc., dirt in some areas and accretions. See photos for more details.
A Continental cabinet cup with painted decoration in the manner of Teniers of a girl reading a book with two onlookers, heavy gilt highlights and indistinct mark to base in the manner of Sèvres CONDITION REPORTS Large areas of loss, wear and fading to the gilt work both on the inside and outside of the cup and on the handle. Chip to the underside of the flared rim. Light surface scratches etc. General signs of wear and tear conducive with age and use. See pictures for details.
A Minton twin branch candelabra, the body with putto and gilt embellishments CONDITION REPORTS Numerous areas of wear to and loss of gilt decoration. There is a crack to one of the tops of the candle holders which goes all the way down to the base. There is also a crack that goes all the way round the ankle of the cherub. Also the urn and candelabra is cracked at the base and goes all the way to the top. There appears to be old restoration ie 4 pins either side of the urn. This has come apart and is being held together by a piece of wire. There are chips and cracks on the edge of the urn below the candelabra. See photos for further details. There are also light surface scratches, accretions and areas of built up dirt.
Nineteen Waterford cut crystal glasses, together with two miscellaneous cut glasses CONDITION REPORTS There are 5 wine glasses x 18 cm high, 2 wine glasses x 19 cm high, 4 wine glasses x 13.5 cm high, 4 smaller glasses x 13 cm high and 4 smaller glasses x 11 cm high. 17 of the glasses have the acid etched Waterford mark, 2 of them do not. The other 2 miscellaneous glasses do not bear any marks either. All glasses have light surface scratches, a build up of dirt in some areas, general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. See photos for more details.
A circa 1900 cloisonne vase with three-toed dragon decoration on a blue ground CONDITION REPORTS Light scratches to the body throughout. Some dark marks. Looks to be a small area of damage to the vase in one small area - see images. There is some damage and flaking to the enamel on the underside of the metal rim. Approx 10.5 cm tall. Numerous surface scratches and some of what appear to be light cracks in the enamel. Some scuffs to the main body of the vase on the enamel. Some discolouration, accretions and what appear to be white paint flecks in some places. Under the neck of the vase, under the metal ring there are cracks in the enamel, possible repaiurs but unclear
SAM BOUGH R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1822-1878) FIREWORKS OVER EDINBURGH 10TH MARCH 1863 Signed and indistinctly dated, inscribed on a contemporary label verso 'The Marriage of the Prince of Wales', oil on panel 24cm x 54.5cm (9.5in x 21.5in) Note: There is a contemporary cutting from The Courant newspaper verso dated March 16, 1863 which states 'We had the pleasure of seeing in Mr Bough's studio on Saturday last, a small sketch in oils of the splendid illuminations which gave such universal satisfaction on Tuesday evening. The sketch is taken from the Calton Hill; and the long line of Princes Street filled with a living tide of happy and good humoured sightseers; the deep valley between the Old and New Town; the Scott Monument; the steep slope of the Castle bank blazing with padelle (sic), the grand old fortress itself with its battlements and embrasures lit up with flickering flames; the spire of St.Giles with its coronets of coloured lights and the beautiful outlines of the dome of St.George's defined by long lines of pure white light are all brought before us within the space of a foot square ......No artist in our school is so well fitted as Mr Bough to depict 'The festal city's blaze'. Considered to be one of the most influential and prolific Scottish landscape painters of the 19th century, Sam Bough was a self-taught artist who spent much of his career working in Scotland. Born in 1822 in Carlisle, Bough settled in Manchester where he worked as a scene painter in the Theatre Royal. After moving to Glasgow he continued to paint whilst working at the New Princes Theatre. Bough's reputation as a topographical and landscape painter grew during the 1850's, and by the time he resettled in Edinburgh he had established himself as a successful landscape artist. Whilst living in the capital he created some of his most important paintings. Fireworks over Edinburgh 10th March 1863 masterfully depicts the city amidst its celebrations of the marriage of Prince Edward VII, the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Bough's experience of working as a theatre scene painter is reflected through the confidence by which he works in a small scale and effortlessly captures the fleeing atmospheric effects. Sketched from the top of Calton Hill, the painting is both a celebration of the wedding and the city itself. The firework display illuminates the city's landmarks including the fortress, Scott Monument and spires of St. Giles Cathedral. Bough's interest in the depiction of the changing effects of light is reflected through the dramatic representation of the fiery night sky over the city, whilst in the foreground a tide of sightseers adds to the sense of vitality to the scene. Bough's restless energy is revealed through his expressive colouring which effortlessly captures the mood of the joyous event. His spontaneity, loose technique and interest in capturing the fleeting atmospheric effects establishes him as an important predecessor of the Scottish Impressionists, paving the way for the development towards a freer, plein air style. Contemporary historical records reveal the extent to which this Royal Wedding was a national celebration. In the English village of Goudhurst, there was a full day of public celebrations, starting with the 'distribution of meat to the widowers, widows, sick poor and aged,' followed by a procession, different servings of tea and refreshments, and a large bonfire in the evening. In the week following the wedding, a whole ox was roasted on the Plain, and the meat distributed to over 400 people in the course of the next few days. A rib from the ox remains in the collection of the Goudhurst historical society. The sale of this striking painting coincides with another Royal wedding, that of the Prince of Wales and Meghan Markle on 19th May 2018.
WALLER HUGH PATON R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1828-1895) DREAMTHORP Signed with a monogram and dated 1865, old label to stretcher verso with title and inscription, oil on canvas, arched top 73cm x 137cm (29in x 54in) Provenance:John Mood, Rosehall for £100 c. 1865 Exhibited:Royal Scottish Academy 1865, no.437 Literature:Waller H. Paton, Pen and Pencil memoranda of Exhibited works by me in Oils and Watercolour, Vol 1 1848-1865, unpublished m.s Note: The Pre-Raphaelite movement had a profound influence on 19th century Scottish painting and this is none more evident than in the vivid sunsets and naturalism of Waller Hugh Paton's idealistic landscapes. The younger sibling of artist Sir Joseph Noel Paton and sculptor Amelia Robertson Hill, Waller Hugh Paton was almost entirely self-taught, except for a few lessons in watercolour by John Adam Houston. Working mainly in both watercolour and oil, Paton's success grew rapidly, with his landscapes enjoying enormous popularity with the public. His reputation earned him a royal commission from Queen Victoria in 1862 and he became a member of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1865, where he exhibited extensively. His remarkable skill for depicting the natural beauty of Scotland can be seen clearly in Dreamthorp. Named after a group of essays by renowned Scottish poet, Alexander Smith, Paton clearly draws influence from the work. Based on the town of Linlithgow, Dreamthorp is a fictional place created by Smith. He uses vivid descriptions reminiscent of the West Lothian town such as 'a castle, a chapel, a lake, a straggling strip of grey houses, with a blue film of smoke over all, lying embossed in emerald.' These descriptions captured the imagination of Paton, who developed his painting from sketches of Linlithgow completed the previous year. The sunset bathes the palace and loch in a warm, inviting light, with the figure in the boat contributing to a sense of peaceful solitude, framed on either side by greenery and nature. In perhaps a playful reaction to Smith's lines 'I make a frame of my fingers, and look at my picture. On the walls of the next academy's exhibition will hang nothing half so beautiful,' Paton's picture perfectly complements Smith's vivid and atmospheric descriptions. Painted during the peak of Paton's career, the work is an excellent example by one of the most prominent Scottish landscape painters working in the Pre-Raphaelite style.
FRANCIS CAMPBELL BOILEAU CADELL R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH 1883-1937) IONA - BEN MORE Signed, signed and inscribed verso 'Property of G.W. Service', oil on board 38cm x 46cm (15in x 18in) Provenance:G.W. Service Esq, Myrtle Park, Cove Exhibited:Fine Art Society Ltd, Edinburgh and London, Three Scottish Colourists 1977, no.69 Note: Cadell's distinctive artistic talents were recognised at an early age, most notably by the artist Arthur Melville, who upon observing the younger artist's drawings, stated that he appeared 'to know instinctively what most people had to go to art school to learn'. At the age of sixteen Cadell travelled to Paris, where he studied at the Academie Julien. Living and training in Paris exposed the precocious young artist to the dynamic, avant-garde movements and developments in modern art that were occurring in the city at that time. As was to be expected, the time spent in Paris had a considerable influence on Cadell, and signs of this resonate throughout his career. Despite exploring and absorbing elements from these current trends and movements occurring in the vibrant, bustling streets and studios of Paris, Cadell developed a distinctively individual approach, reflecting his own character and interests. A man interested in all aspects of taste, elegance and style, he brought a sense of this to all his artworks. The isle of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland, became an inexhaustible source of artistic inspiration, as well as a place of solace and peace. Cadell returned every summer from around 1912 to 1933, and encouraged fellow Scottish Colourist, S.J. Peploe to join him, evidence of his deep and long-standing infatuation with the stunning light and landscape of this special, spiritual place. The offered painting Iona: Ben More, is not only a beautiful example of his depictions of this 'painter's paradise,' but has an important provenance, coming from the impressive collection of G.W. Service, one of Cadell's earliest and longest standing patrons. Most likely to have been painted from Cows Rock, the piece depicts the distinctive rocky shore, white sands, and clear shallow turquoise waters that so captivated the artist. The painting reflects the artist's talent of capturing the beauty of the island, and ability to impeccably transfer its jewel tones, wonderful light and distinct texture onto the canvas, instantly transporting the viewer to the peace and tranquillity of this sun-drenched scene.
France.- Norie (Orlando, 1832-1901) French hussar regiment stopping for supplies; French soldier with bayonet, a pair, the latter signed 'O. Norie' in the lower right corner, watercolours, each approx. 165 x 220 mm. (6 1/2 x 8 3/4 in), under glass, light spotting and browning, framed and glazed, [late 19th century] (2).
[Polyorama Panoptique].- A group of French "hold-to-light" views, 11 hand-coloured lithographs, tissue-backed and with portions cut out, black painted borders, mounted on original wood frames, each 147 x 202 mm. (5 ¾ x 8 in.), French printed titles on versos, five with minor or more extensive surface cracks, in a contemporary wooden box, [Paris, c. 1850] (11)⁂ The subjects are Regent Street, Temple Bar, St Paul's Cathedral, Eagle Tavern, Tower of London, Charing Cross, and 5 continental views.
Britain.- [Macky (John)] A Journey through England ..., 3 vol., mixed set, vol. 1 fifth edition, vol. 2 third edition, vol. 3 second edition, pencil annotations to blank prelims (vols. 1 & 2), small marginal tear (F4, vol. 1), one or two tiny holes occasionally affecting text (Q1, vol. 1), occasional light finger soiling, spotting, bookplates, uniform later calf, gilt, 8vo, 1732 § Wakefield (Priscilla) Family Tour through the British Empire, ink signature to title, occasional spotting, ?lacking map, contemporary half calf, rubbed and worn, 1816; and another, v.s. (5)
NO RESERVE Botany.- Thornton (Dr. Robert John) 23 portraits, many botanists, from 'New Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnaeus', engravings with stipple, the portrait of Linnaeus with hand-colouring, on cream wove paper without watermarks, platemarks approx. 490 x 350 mm. (19 1/4 x 13 3/4 in), sheets approx. 545 x 405 mm. (21 1/2 x 16 in), some surface dirt and light browning, unframed, 1799-1807 (23)
Magic and conjuring.- Kaplan (George) The Fine Art of Magic, first edition, illustrations, original cloth, dust-jacket, York, PA, 1948 § Tarbell (Harlan) The Tarbell Course in Magic, 7 vol., illustrations, some light tape marks to endpapers, original cloth, vol.7 with dust-jacket, 1946-72 § Dhotel (Jules) Magic with Small Apparatus, vol.1 (all published), first edition, frontispiece, illustrations, original boards, dust-jacket, Berkeley Heights, NJ, 1947; and 2 others, magic and conjuring, 8vo (11)
Bristol.- Bristol Gaol Bill. Bristol, August 4, 1792. Objections to an Act lately obtained for building a new Gaol within the city of Bristol, 9pp., drop-head and docket titles, light foxing, stitched as issued, folds, final leaf with docket title stained, folio, Bristol, W. Pine, 1792.⁂ Rare. ESTC records one copy only (BL).
Africa.- Barrow (John) Travels into the Interior of Southern Africa, 2 vol., second edition, half-title in vol.2 only (as issued), 8 hand-coloured aquatint plates, 9 folding engraved maps and plans, 3 with partial hand-colouring (all with severe offsetting and to adjacent leaves), Directions to Binder and advertisement leaves at end, light offsetting from plates, bookplate of Baron Hambro, contemporary calf, gilt, spines gilt with black and green roan labels, rubbed, some worn patches to covers, joints split, [Abbey, Travel 322; Tooley 85], 4to, 1806.⁂ The second and best edition, including plates by Daniell, not present in the first edition.
Africa.- Paterson (Lt. William) A Narrative of Four Journeys into the Country of the Hottentots and Caffraria, first edition, without pp.vii-viii as usual, with 17 engraved plates (mostly botanical or natural history subjects), folding engraved map at end, some light foxing and offsetting, original boards, uncut, a little worn and stained, rebacked, new label, 4to, 1789.⁂ One of the earliest descriptions in English of the interior of southern Africa, particularly important for the botanical specimens collected.
Americas.- Chappell (Lt. Edward) Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Rosamond to Newfoundland and the southern coast of Labrador, engraved folding map and 2 plates only (of 3), advertisement leaf at end, spotting and soiling, old library label, original cloth-backed boards, uncut, joints split, spine worn, 1818 § Lyell (Charles) Travels in North America; with Geological Observations on the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia, 2 vol., folding chromolithographed frontispiece of Niagara Falls, folding hand-coloured engraved geological map, folding map, 3 folding lithographed plates, wood-engraved plate, contemporary ink signature at head of titles, some light soiling, original blind-stamped cloth, spines slightly faded, 1845, first editions, [Sabin 12006 & 42761], 8vo (3)
[Perez de Hita (Ginés)] Historie van Granada, van de Borgherlijcke Oorlogen...van de Mooren tegens de Christenen..., [translated by Isaac Jansz.], first edition in Dutch, black letter, title with woodcut grotesque with old ink initials "C.P." at foot, some light browning or soiling, bookplate of Coker Court, contemporary limp vellum with remains of ties, rubbed and soiled, split to spine, [Not in BL; Not in Palau], 8vo, Amsterdam, Jan Evertsz. Cloppenburch, 1615.⁂ First part of Perez de Hita's historical novel Historia de los bandos de los Zegries y Abencerrajes, better known as Guerras Civiles de Granada, of which the first part was published in 1595 in Saragossa, and the second part in 1619. It inspired many imitations including Washington Irving's Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada of 1829. The present work includes an account in Dutch verse of the Moorish invasion of Spain.OCLC records only 4 copies (Göttingen, Herzog August Bibliothek, Leiden and Utrecht).
Austine (Robert) Allegiance not Impeached: viz, By the Paliaments taking up of Arms (though against the Kings personall commands) for the just defence of the Kings Person ..., light browning and foxing, occasional pencil annotations, bookplate, later half calf, rubbed, upper board detached, [Wing A4253], small 4to, Rich. Cotes, for Joh. Bellamy, 1644.
Cromwell (Oliver).- Rogers (John, Fifth Monarchist preacher of the 1650s, and later a physician, b. 1627) Mene, Tekel, Perez, or, a Little Appearance of the Hand-Writing (In a Glance of Light) Against the Powers and Apostates of the Times. By a Letter written to, and lamenting over Oliver Lord Cromwel, 4pp. cut at tail, inner margins slightly stained, chipped and creased, browned throughout, disbound, [Wing R1811], sm. 4to, [London], [1654].⁂ John Thurloe's agents seized Rogers books and papers on 7 April 1654, after preaching against Cromwell. He published on 10 June 1654, Mene, Tekel, Perez, "a letter to Cromwell reminding him of the army declaration at St Albans opposing the rule of government by one person." - Oxford DNB.
Smith (Matthew) Memoirs of Secret Service, first edition, advertisement pasted to blank prelim, ink signature to title, occasional spotting, occasional light faint soiling, booksellers catalogue entry pasted to blank prelim, joints strengthened, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked, a little rubbed, [Wing S4131], 8vo, for A. Baldwin, 1699.⁂ Letters published by Smith, concerning the conspiracy of Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Monmouth and Peterborough, and complaining of his treatment at the hands of the Duke of Shrewsbury and James Vernon.
PRESLEY ELVIS: (1935-1977) American Rock and Roll Singer. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of a young Presley, the promotional RCA image showing the American artist in a head and shoulders pose, wearing his U.S military uniform. Signed `Elvis Presley´, in bold blue ink, to a clear area of the image. Matted in white, framed in wood and glazed to an overall size of 15 x 19. Some very light overall age wear and a few surface and corner scratches, due to former affixing, not affecting the signature, G £1000-1500
DOORS THE: American Rock Band. Widely considered one of the most controversial and influential rock bands in history. An excellent signed record sleeve for Morrison Hotel (1970) by two members of the band. Individually signed by Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger in bold blue ink to a light area of the front cover. Record still present. Accompanied by two colour 4 x 6 photographs, showing the two musicians signing the present record sleeve. VG £100-150
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM: A very fine oblong small 8vo autograph album containing over fourty signatures, obtained in the 1940´s, by various artists, mostly actors and actresses, film directors, opera singers, etc.. including Bette Davis, Lana Turner, Edward G. Robinson, Cecil B. DeMille, Jane Russell, Mary Pickford, Ida Lupino, Lauritz Melchior, Billie Burke, George Raft, Virginia Gilmore, Cesar Romero, John Payne, Edmund Lowe, Richard Dix, Richard Whorf, Monty Woolley, Helene Reynolds, Jeanette MacDonald, etc... The album being a school day memories one, with unfilled initial pages. Over 24 pages with autographs, some individual to a single page, some containing few autographs to a same page. Small and light age wear, otherwise VG £100-150
WAGNER RICHARD: (1813-1883) German Composer. An unusual printed 8vo page annotated by Wagner, being the introduction to a publication relating to the composer's opera Tannhauser, the German text to the recto and verso of the page, removed from a First Edition work published by Schulthess of Zurich, August 1852. At the head of the first page Wagner has added the words 'Programm der Ouvertüre zu Tannhäuser' in his hand. A thin strip of sellotape staining to the left edge, not affecting the printed text or Wagner's holograph annotation. Some very light, minor creasing, about VG £1000 - 1500Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg (1845) is an opera in three acts with music and text by Wagner, inspired by two German legends. The story centres on the struggle between sacred and profane love, and redemption through love, a theme running through much of Wagner's mature work. Wagner made a number of revisions of the opera throughout his life and was still unsatisfied with its format when he died. The most significant revision was made for the opera's premiere in Paris in 1861. The opera remains a staple of major opera house repertoire in the 21st century.
VERDI GIUSEPPE: (1813-1901) Italian Composer. A.L.S., G. Verdi, one page, 8vo, Santa Agata, 14th October 1877, to [Giovanni] Maloberti, in Italian. Verdi writes a brief letter to his friend, stating 'Here you have 120 Lire for the whole year 1878. Do not send me neither the Chinese vases nor the other one'. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor foxing, VG £1500-2000Giovanni Maloberti (1799-1880) Italian Violinist and the Philharmonic concertmaster in Piacenza, a close friend of Verdi for more than fifty years. When Maloberti retired from playing music he became an antique dealer and, in Verdi, he found the ideal customer. The composer was, as the present letter suggests, a passionate antique collector and filled his homes with antique furniture, paintings and objet d'art.
NIKISCH ARTHUR: (1855-1922) Hungarian Conductor. Widely admired by contemporary composers and conductors. Signed and inscribed 3.5 x 5.5 photograph by Nikisch, the image depicting the conductor standing in a half length pose. Photograph by Hoenisch, Leipzig. Signed (`Arthur Nikisch´) in bold fountain pen ink across the image. Matted in light grey to an overall size of 6 x 8. G £150-200
CODY W. F.: (1846-1917) American Showman. A.L.S., W F Cody, on one side of a correspondence card, Birmingham, 4th November 1887, to a gentleman. Cody thanks his correspondent and remarks 'The magazine has been read and I prize it highly'. Neatly laid down and with some light overall age wear and minor staining, G £400-500The present letter is written during Buffalo Bill's first tour of Great Britain, which was made in celebration of the Jubilee year of Queen Victoria.
WARHOL ANDY: (1928-1987) American Pop Artist. T.L.S., Love, Andy Warhol, one page, 4to, New York, n.d., on the Interview printed stationery, to Bud. Warhol states, `Dear Bud, here´s a bottle in case you want to toast your friends or do some light drinking with your heavy reading or vice versa.´ further concluding `With all the holidays coming, some people wish just for peace, but I wish for peace with a Grande Passion.´. Warhol has added his correspondent´s name Bud to the beginning of the text, in his hand. Written and signed in bold black large letters. VG £200-300Interview is an American Magazine, co-founded in 1969 by Warhol and John Wilcock, a British journalist. The magazine features intimate conversations and interviews with art celebrities, and was nicknamed “The Crystal Ball of Pop”. The creative covers of Interview which gave the magazine its signature style during the 70´s and 80´s were done by artist Richard Bernstein.
LUMIERE LOUIS: (1864-1948) French Pioneer Filmmaker, along with his brother Auguste. T.L.S., Louis Lumiere, two pages, Bandol, 12th June 1943, on his personal printed stationery, Villa Lumen, Bandol, Var, to Monsieur Lo Duca, in French. Lumiere responds to his correspondent´s letter and confirms having received his request and books, as well as his last manuscript dedicated to the History of the Photography and Cinema only eight days ago, and states `..my health which is very precarious these days (cataracts make reading more and more difficult and painful) did not allow me to answer sooner´ and adds an interesting thought `(Light is taking its revenge for my repeated dares!)´. Lumiere further congratulates Lo Luca for his book The History of Cinema, and `for your little book´ The Cinema Technique. Referring further to the manuscript received and to his correspondent´s request asking for Lumiere´s comments and annotations to this manuscript, the French filmmaker states `..I am taking the liberty to direct you to the few remarks you will find on a separate sheet, under reference numbers, in order to make the lecture easier.´ Lumiere also offers to Lo Luca´s international museum an original print related to his first movies, and concludes on a postscript explaining the personal documents which he also sends to his correspondent. Accompanied by two printed 4to pages, containing the amendments and annotations referred above, and including numerous technical, scientific and historical comments with multiple references to Marey, Antoine Lumiere and Melies. A letter of good content. Small overall age wear, with trace of a former staple, not affecting the text or signature. G £150-200Joseph Marie Lo Luca (1910-2004) Italian writer and critic. Lo Luca was one of the founders of Cahiers du Cinema, an influential French film magazine founded in 1951. Etienne Jules Marey (1830-1904) French Scientist and pioneer of photography and cinema. Charles Antoine Lumiere (1840-1911) father of Auguste and Louis Lumiere. Georges Melies (1861-1938) French Film Director, a pioneer of cinema and innovator in the use of special effects.
GORKY MAXIM: (1868-1936) Alexei Maximovich Peshkov. Russian Writer and political socialist Activist. A good an unusual A.N.S., M Gorky, in Cyrillic, one page, oblong 4to, Sorrento, 10th May 1929, to Arthur Bryant Triggs, in Cyrillic. Gorky writes, in full, 'Service for service - here is my autograph but you must send some Australian stamps to my son, a philatelist'. With a contemporary English translation, probably in Triggs´ hand at the foot of the page. Lightly laid down to a page removed from an album. Some light staining and age wear, largely caused by the mounting and none affecting Gorky's signature or text, G £500-800Arthur Bryant Triggs (1868-1936) Australian Painter and Collector. Maxim Alexeylevich Peshkov (1897-1934) son of Maxim Gorky who died under unclear circumstances at the early age of 36.
AROSEV ALEXANDER: (1890-1938) Russian Writer and Diplomat. Former communist Revolutionary, appointed Commandant of the military revolutionary Committee in Moscow after the 1917 Revolution. Since 1934 President of the VOKS. A.Q.S., Aroseff, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., n.d.[26th October 1925?], in French. Arosev states `We must be as simple as possible, like the nature or like death´. Written in light blue ink. G £150-200VOKS was an entity created by the government of the Soviet Union in 1925 to promote international cultural contact between writers, composers, artists, scientists, and athletes of the USSR with those of other countries. The leading figure in VOKS from the time of its establishment until 1930 was Olga Kameneva, the sister of Leon Trotsky and wife of Soviet leader Kamenev. It has been reported about Arosev´s close relationship to Joseph Stalin's right-hand man, Vyacheslav Molotov and that he would run afoul of the secret police in 1937 during the Terror of 1937-38.
DAVY HUMPHRY: (1778-1829) British Chemist & Inventor. A.L.S., Humphry Davy, three pages, 4to, Montpelier, 17th (?) (January) 1814, to Monsieur Le Baron Delessert in Paris. Davy states that he has 'not yet profited by your letter of credit' and adds that he proposes to stay at Montpelier for a further ten days and would like the letter of credit sent there, explaining 'I am just going to make a journey to the extinct volcanoes in this neighbourhood & on my return I will send you bills of exchange for as much money as I shall want whilst I am in the south of France.' In a postscript Davy remarks 'If you can have the goodness to transmit the enclosed letter (no longer present) to London it will serve as a letter of notice to Messrs Drummond & Messrs Morland & Co in case the other letters should have miscarried'. With integral address leaf (small area of paper loss caused by the seal being broken, not affecting the text or signature). Some very light, minor age wear, VG £600 - 900Jules-Paul-Benjamin De Lessert (1773-1847) French Industrialist, Financier & Philanthropist. Humphry Davy, the Cornish chemist and inventor, is best remembered today for isolating a series of substances for the first time; potassium and sodium in 1807 and calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium and boron the following year, as well as discovering the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine. A President of the Royal Society (1820-27), whose laboratory assistant was Michael Faraday, Davy also invented a very early form of incandescent light bulb as well as the Davy Lamp.
EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931) American Inventor of the phonograph and light bulb among many other items. D.S., Thos A Edison, using his ''umbrella'' signature, the document being a signed cheque, West Orange, New Jersey, 30th November 1928. The partially printed cheque is drawn on the account of the Edison Botanic Research Corporation at the Savings Investment & Trust Company and is made payable to Otto R. Greiner Co. Inc. for the sum of $20.29. Signed by Edison in bold black fountain pen ink signature and countersigned by J. Miller in his capacity as Treasurer. Some perforated bank cancellations only very slightly affect the signatures. VG £300-400John Vincent Miller (1873-1940) was Thomas Edison´s brother in law.
EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931) American Inventor of the phonograph and light bulb among many other items. A.L.S., E, one page, 8vo, n.p., n.d. [1924], to [Jaffrey P. Buchanan]. Typically writing in bold pencil, Edison announces '432 varnish poor prints today´s report at cost of 16 cents each. Costs $69,00 per day. It would pay to adopt some system different from piece work to do better varnishing.' and adds 'Perhaps varnish has something to do with it´. Extremely small crease to the upper edge and pinhole, otherwise VG £400-600Jaffray P. Buchanan was employed by Edison as Manager of his Record Disc Division. The present note refers to Edison and Buchanan´s works on the production of the phonograph records.
LINDBERGH CHARLES: (1902-1974) American Aviator who made the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, 20th - 21st May 1927. D.S., Lindbergh, in bold pencil, two pages, oblong folio, Glendale, California, 16th February 1930. The partially printed document is a page removed from the Airport Register at Curtiss-Wright Grand Central Air Terminal. Lindbergh has signed the document and further provided holograph details of the date and time of his arrival, his pilot's license number ('69'), the make of aircraft he was flying ('Falcon'), the airplane license number ('NC7455'), the number of crew and passengers ('1') and the place from where he has flown ('Santa Barbara'). The document also bears over forty other signatures, the majority in pencil, by various pilots who also landed at the air terminal between 1st - 17th February 1930, including Emory Bronte (1902-1982, American Pioneer Aviator who, with Ernie Smith, completed the first civilian non-stop flight from North America to the Hawaiian Islands, 1927), Dudley Steele (1892-1968, American Pioneer Aviator), Paul San Martino (1907-1976) etc. Some light overall age wear and minor creasing and with two file holes to the left edge, about VG £500-800
[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1934-45. An Adolf Hitler's original personal unused printed 12mo bookplate, engraved in brown on a light beige threaded paper. Hitler's name is printed at the base beneath a Nazi eagle, swastika and oak leaves and the printed words Ex Libris at the head. VG to EX £150-£200Provenance: Originally sold at auction by noted autograph expert Charles Hamilton, author of several books on Third Reich autographs, in his auction number 117, 18th January 1979, Lot 140.
[BOND JAMES]: A good colour signed 8 x 10 photograph by Daniel Craig (1968- ), English Actor. The attractive promotional Columbia image, poster of the film Casino Royale, a 2006 James Bond film, shows Craig with a gun in his hand. Signed in bold blue ink to a partially light area of the image. VG £80-100
KELLERMANN FRANÇOIS ETIENNE: (1770-1835) French General. Son of Marshal François Christophe Kellermann. Widely considered the ablest Napoleon´s cavalry commanders, he distinguished himself at the Battle of Austerlitz leading the light cavalry. A good A.L.S., `Le Gral Kellermann´, two pages, folio, Valladolid, 12th September 1809, to General Thiebault, in French. A very interesting content letter written during the Spanish campaign, Kellerman expressing his concerns and thoughts, stating `The presence of such extraordinary authorities, nothing to do with the military authorities, cannot coexist in the present circumstances in Spain. Either the civil corps or the military have to dominate…´ further saying `..we cannot remain under the orders of the defeated, there is nothing they can do without our support, therefore we are the ones that have to command, and this is the proposal I have forwarded to Major-General [Berthier]. I have instructed in such way..´ VG £100-150
BERTHIER LOUIS-ALEXANDRE: (1753-1815) Marshal of France, Prince of Neuchatel. Chief of Staff under Napoleon. An interesting L.S., Alexandre, unusual form, one page, 4to, Dresden, 19th July 1813, to his aide-de-camp General Count of Monthion, in French. Berthier informs his aide-de-camp about the military columns formations on their way to Dresden, French forces getting ready for the imminent Battle of Dresden, stating `Light cavalry, 132 m[en] - 136 h[orses]... Infantry 269.. Guard carriages 141.. which departed from Erfurt on 17th July and is expected to reach Dresden on 23rd..´ further referring to a second military column expected the day after. The letter bears a watermark “1806, F HF”. Berthier signs as Prince, Major General. Left edge very slightly trimmed, otherwise VG £100-150Francois-Gédéon Bailly de Monthion (1776-1850) French Count and General of the Grande Armée. Bailly de Monthion served for long under Berthier and fought at Wagram, Borodino, Berezina and Waterloo where he was wounded. The Battle of Dresden took place on 26th-27th August 1813, a month after the present letter was written.
SOULT NICOLAS JEAN DE DIEU: (1769-1851) Marshal of France, Duc de Dalmatie. D.S., Mrl Duc de Dalmatie, one page, folio, Paris, 16th December 1814, to Oberkampf, in French. Soult, on the war ministry printed stationery, refers to his predecessor´s order to destroy the Essome dam, order which was later withdrawn by the Interior Ministry, and states `Nevertheless, I inform you that I have forwarded to the Ministry your letter and your report requesting the dam destruction, as factory owner in that area.´ With integral address leaf with remnants of a red wax seal. Some light age wear, small creasing, one pinhole, and very small area of paper loss to the address leaf on the opening. G £100-150
BEAUHARNAIS JOSEPHINE DE: (1763-1814) Empress of the French 1804-14, the first wife of Napoleon I. L.S., Lapagerie Bonaparte, two pages, 8vo, n.p. (Chateau de Malmaison?), 30th May 1800, to an unidentified recipient, in French. Josephine thanks her correspondent for the plants which she had been promised and informs her correspondent that her gardener (Alexander Howatson?) will receive and take care of the plants, which she provides a list of, and which includes a rose, as well as various species of Eucalyptus, Magnolia, Laurel and Hibiscus etc. She further invites her correspondent to visit her garden and provide her with some advice. The text of the letter is in the hand of Mme. De Remusat. Some very light, minor age wear, otherwise VG £2000-3000In 1799, while Napoleon was in Egypt, Josephine purchased the Chateau de Malmaison. She had it landscaped in an English style, hiring landscapers and horticulturalists from the United Kingdom including Thomas Blaikie, a Scottish horticultural expert, and Alexander Howatson, a Scottish gardener. The rose garden was begun soon after purchase and Josephine took a personal interest in the gardens and the roses, as illustrated by the present letter, and learned a great deal about botany and horticulture from her staff. Josephine wanted to collect all known roses so Napoleon ordered his warship commanders to search all seized vessels for plants to be forwarded to Malmaison. The English nurseryman Kennedy was a major supplier and, despite England and France being at war, his shipments were allowed to cross blockades. Sir Joseph Banks, Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, also sent her roses. The general assumption is that she had about 250 roses in her garden when she died in 1814. Unfortunately, the roses were not catalogued during her tenure, however Josephine produced the first written history of the cultivation of roses, and is believed to have hosted the first rose exhibition, in 1810. The present letter was written just nine days before the Battle of Montebello on 9th June 1800, part of the lead-up to the Battle of Marengo on 14th June 1800, when the vanguard of the French Army in Italy engaged and defeated an Austrian force in a glorious victory. In 1795 Josephine Beauharnais met Napoleon Bonaparte, six years her junior, for the first time. She became his mistress and in January 1796 Napoleon proposed to her. The marriage was not well accepted by Napoleon's family, who were shocked that he had married an older woman with two children. As the wife of Napoleon, Josephine became the first Empress Consort of the French and was crowned by Pope Pius VII at Notre Dame de Paris on 2nd December 1804. She did not bear Napoleon any children and, as a result, he divorced her in 1810 to marry Marie Louise of Austria.
CHARLES X: (1757-1836) King of France 1824-30. Brief A.L.S., Charles Philippe, one page, 4to, Paris, 1st May n.y. (1814), to an unidentified correspondent, in French. The King states, in full, `The King´s entry into Paris is positively fixed for next Tuesday at ten in the morning.´ With blank integral leaf. Some very light, minor wrinkling to the right edge and light overall age toning, otherwise VG £600 - 900The present letter is written at an important date in the Bourbon Restoration. In January 1814, Charles covertly left his home in London to join the Coalition forces in southern France. His brother Louis XVIII, by then wheelchair-bound and in exile in England, supplied Charles, his younger brother, with letters patent creating him Lieutenant General of the kingdom. On 31st March, the Allies captured Paris and a few days later, on 4th April, Napoleon I abdicated. The Senate declared King Louis XVIII restored. Charles had arrived in the capital on 12th April and acted as Lieutenant General of the kingdom until Louis XVIII arrived from England. Two days after the present letter was written, on 3rd May, the King was greeted with great rejoicing from the Parisians and proceeded to occupy the Tuileries Palace. Charles X, known as the Count of Artois for much of his life, reigned as the last Bourbon King of France from 1824-30. An uncle of the uncrowned King Louis XVII and the younger brother of reigning Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, Charles supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him. During his brief tenure as regent, Charles created an ultra-royalist secret police that reported directly back to him without Louis XVIII's knowledge. It operated for over five years. His rule of almost six years ended in the July Revolution of 1830, which resulted in his abdication and the election of Louis Philippe, Duke of Orleans, as King of the French.
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