FREDERICK DUKE OF YORK: (1763-1827) British Prince and Field Marshal, son of King George III. Commander-in-Chief of the British Army 1795-1809, 1811-27. L.S., Frederick, Commander in Chief, one page, 4to, Horse Guards, 29th June 1814, to Mrs. Ross. The Duke acknowledges receipt of his correspondent´s letter and assures her ´that I have every desire to comply with your wishes in favor of your nephew, Captain Robert Digby of the 6th Garrison Battn.´, although continues to express his fear ´that there must soon be a reduction of officers in the Guards; but, after that takes place, you may depend upon my availing myself of a favorable opportunity of exchanging him to my Regiment´. Some very light, minor age wear, and a small band of traces of previous mounting to the verso. About VG
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SIA: (1975- ) Australian singer and songwriter. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Sia in an unusual head and shoulders pose with a pink felt heart resting over her right eye. Signed in bold blue ink to a light area of the image, further adding a love heart in her hand above her signature. EX
COPLAND AARON: (1900-1990) American composer and conductor. A slim 4to printed edition of the sheet music for That´s the Idea of Freedom, taken from Copland´s opera The Second Hurricane (1937), issued as part of the Birchard Boston University Contemporary Music Series edited by Gardner Reed, signed and inscribed by Copland in black ink to a clear area of the front cover. Some light age toning and a few small, neat tears to the upper edges and with the front and back covers neatly detached. About G
GANDHI MAHATMA: (1869-1948) Indian political and spiritual leader during the Indian independence movement. A.L.S., M K Gandhi, one page, 8vo, Bombay, 18th June 1920, to Mr. Khambata. Gandhi writes, in full, ´I thank you for your kind note sending Rs.100 for the Orissa distress fund. I shall respect your wish not to publish your name´. The ink is a touch light in places, although remains legible, and, importantly, the signature is a bold and clear example. A couple of ink and pencil reference numbers appear to the head of the page. Some light age wear and a few very minor, insignificant chips to the edges, otherwise VG
CHAPLIN CHARLES: (1889-1977) English film comedian, Academy Award winner. A fine vintage signed and inscribed sepia 11 x 14 photograph of the young, dapper actor seated in a half-length pose. Signed in fountain pen ink across a light area at the base of the image, ´To Billy Bahr from Charlie Chaplin, "Remembrances of a Chinese Symposium!! And How" ´. A handsome and desirable signed portrait. Some light, extremely minor age wear to the extreme edges of the borders, one slight crease to the upper right corner and a very small area of paper loss to the lower left corner, VGIt would appear that the present photograph was presented by Chaplin to Abel William ´Billy´ Bahr (1877-1959) who was born in Shanghai to a German father and Chinese mother. Although he was a coal merchant in Shanghai, Bahr and his brother, Peter Johannes Bahr, were also dealers in Chinese art, supplying a series of collectors (including Lord Kitchener) and museums internationally. Bahr divided his time between Great Britian and New York, the latter where he had a gallery.
LAGARDE CHRISTINE: (1956- ) French politician and lawyer who has served as President of the European Central Bank since 2019. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Lagarde in a smiling half-length pose with her arms gently folded before her. Signed in black ink with her name alone to a light area at the centre of the image. A pencil note in the hand of a collector to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person at the Hotel Sacher in Vienna. EX
BARYE ANTOINE-LOUIS: (1795-1875) French Sculptor of the Romantic period, most famous for his work as an Animalier, a sculptor of animals. Widely considered together with Rodin and Carpeaux as the three great French sculptors of the XIXth century. Although fame did not come until late in life, examples of his larger work include various lions and tigers in the gardens of the Tuileries and the Lion Assis ("Setaed Lion") exhibited at the Louvre museum in Paris. A rare autograph letter with excellent content, A.L.S., `Barye´, one page, 4to, Paris, 20th May 1858, to Mr. Séchan, in French. Barye in a clean writing accepts an order request that he received four months earlier for a sculpture which he values and describes in full detail, stating `J´accepte la commande que vous me faites à la date du 29 Janvier 1858, consistant en une: pendule se portant sur une cheminée, cette pendule représentera Apollon sur un char attelé de quatre chevaux, modèle de cette pendule et son épreuve unique; Mme Pérère restant propriétaire. Compris marbre et dorure, moins le mouvement. Prix convenu à forfait - 14000 Fr. Plus: Candélabres se plaçant de chaque côté de la pendule, pour le modèle et les deux épreuves uniques, Mme Pérère restant également propriétaire du modèle, compris marbre et dorure. Prix convenu à forfait - 6000 Fr. Il est Bien entendu qu´il ne restera des modèles que les fragments des plâtres plus ou moins endommagés qui auront servi à la fonte des épreuves uniques.´ (Translation: "I accept the order that you made to me on January 29th, 1858, consisting of a: clock which will represent Apollo on a chariot drawn by four horses, model of this clock and its unique proof; Mrs. Pérère remaining the owner. Including marble and gilding, less the machinery. Agreed fixed price - 14,000 Fr. Plus: Candelabra to be placed on each side of the clock, for the model and the two unique proofs, Mrs. Pérère also remaining the owner of the model, including marble and gilding. Agreed fixed price - 6,000 Fr. It is understood that only the fragments of the more or less damaged plasters that will have been used to cast the unique proofs will remain.") With address leaf, postmarked and stamped. Very small minor creasing, otherwise VGThe sculpture detailed and valued by Barye in the present letter is a bronze with a height of 80cm, it is considered one of the summits of the artist's work.The critic Paul Manz described the present work this way `Apollon, conduisant son char, se présente de face; des deux côtés s´avancent les Heures, figures légères qui tiennent la bride des cheveaux. Les types sont empruntés à ce que l´antiquité nous a laissé de plus pur et de plus charmant; les cheveaux d´Apollon sont admirables dans leur allure savamment rythmée... Nous ne connaissons, parmi les productions de l´art industriel moderne, aucun oeuvre qui puisse lui être comparée, et Versailles, au temps de ses splendeurs, n´a rien eu de plus beau dans son mobilier royal´ (Translation: "Apollo, driving his chariot, is presented front face; on both sides advanced the Hours, light figures holding the bridle of the horses. The types are borrowed from what antiquity has left us of the purest and most charming; Apollo's horses are admirable in their skillfully rhythmic allure... We do not know, among the productions of modern industrial art, any work that can be compared to it, and Versailles, at the time of its splendors, had nothing more beautiful in its royal furniture")We learn with this letter that the original model was the property of "Madame Pérère", who was the wife of the banker Isaac Pérère, who placed the order with Barye for his hotel in the Faubourg Saint-Honoré.The work is at today´s date exhibited at the Musée d´Orsay in Paris.
GEORGE VI: (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52. D.S., George R I, as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at St. James´s, 16th May 1942. The typescript document is addressed to the Governor of HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs and is a remission document relating to Thomas Burke who, on 14th November 1941, had been ´convicted of an offence against section 4(2) of the National Service Act, 1941, and sentenced to imprisonment for twelve months´, and stating ´Now know ye that We in consideration of some circumstances humbly represented unto US, are Graciously pleased to extend Our Grace and Mercy unto the said Thomas Burke and to pardon and remit unto him the remainder of the sentence imposed ipon him....´. Countersigned at the foot by Herbert Morrison (1888-1965) British politician who served as Home Secretary and Minister of Home Security 1940-45 during World War II. With a good blind embossed blue paper seal affixed at the head. A couple of very light, extremely minor stains to the upper right edge, VG
ABRAMOVIC MARINA: (1946- ) Serbian conecptual and performance artist. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Abramovic seated in a three-quarter length pose holding a small lamb in her lap, the image being her artwork Portrait with Lamb (white) from 2010 which formed part of an exhibition at the Lisson Gallery in London in November of the same year. Signed by Abramovic in blue ink with her name alone to a light area at the centre of the image. EX
GARLAND JUDY: (1922-1969) American actress and singer, Academy Award winner. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Garland in a head and shoulders pose against an attractive art deco background. Signed in blue ink to a clear area of the image, 'To Charlie - love, Judy'. A couple of very minor, light wrinkles to the right edge and a few extremely minor traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VGProvenance: The present photograph was inscribed to Charles Henry, stage director of the London Palladium. In April 1951 Judy Garland performed for four weeks at the London Palladium, the shows centring on the songs of Al Jolson. Garland received rave reviews and an ovation described by the Palladium manager as the loudest he had ever heard. Indeed, the singer herself declared 'I suddenly knew that this was the beginning of a new life…..Hollywood thought I was through; then came the wonderful opportunity to appear at the London Palladium, where I can truthfully say Judy Garland was reborn'.
BRADDOCK JAMES J.: (1905-1974) American boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1935-37. Vintage signed sepia 7 x 9 photograph of Braddock standing in a full-length boxing pose. Signed in blue ink to a light area of the image and dated 30th July 1936, whilst World Heavyweight Champion, in his hand. Matted in dark green to an overall size of 10 x 12. A few light surface creases, otherwise about VG
[SHERLOCK HOLMES]: MOORE ROGER: (1927-2017) English actor, famous for his portrayal of the fictional British secret agent James Bond in seven films from 1973-85. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Moore seated in a full.length pose, in a carriage, in costume as Sherlock Holmes, alongside Patrick Macnee (Doctor Watson) from the American mystery film Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976). Signed by Moore in blue ink with his name alone to a light area at the head of the image. A pencil note in the hand of a collector to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person at the Hilton Vienna Park hotel in Austria on the occasion of the annual Vienna Opera Ball. About EX
MARTIN DEAN: (1917-1995) American singer, actor and comedian. An excellent vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Martin in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Julian Berniers from the American drama film Toys in the Attic (1963). Signed by Martin in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. Authentic vintage signed photographs of this quality are rare as most were signed by secretaries on behalf of the entertainer. EX
BENNETT SISTERS: Constance Bennett (1904-1965) American actress, elder sister of Joan Bennett. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Bennett standing in a three-quarter length pose swathed in a black fur coat. Signed in dark fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area of the background; Joan Bennett (1910-1990) American actress, remembered for her film noir femme fatale roles in a number of Fritz Lang´s films. Younger sister of Constance Bennett. Vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Bennett seated in a half-length pose. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink with her name alone to a light area at the head of the image. Some very slight, minor corner and surface creasing, otherwise VG, 2
BERNHARDT SARAH: (1844-1923) French stage actress. A fine, large vintage signed sepia 14 x 12 photograph, the engaging image depicting Bernhardt standing in a full-length pose in a living room. Photograph by Joseph Byron of Broadway, New York, and signed by him in pencil to the lower mount and also bearing his credit stamp to the verso. Signed by Bernhardt in bold, dark fountain pen ink to the lower photographer´s mount and dated 1897 in her hand. A striking signed image. Some light staining and a few minor chips to the edges of the mount and with some traces of former mounting to the verso. About VG
STEPHENSON HENRY: (1871-1956) British actor, remembered for his roles as Sir Joseph Banks in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) and Mr. Brownlow in Oliver Twist (1948) as well as his performances alongside Errol Flynn in a number of films including Captain Blood (1935). Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph, the original Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer publicity portrait depicting Stephenson in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in fountain pen ink across a lighter area at the base of the image. One very small, minor pin hole to a dark area at the head of the image and a few light, minor corner creases to the borders, about VG
WALLINGER MARK: (1959- ) English artist, Turner Prize winner in 2007. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph of Wallinger standing in a full-length pose inside his large-scale architectural installation Writ in Water at Runnymede, Surrey, being the creation commissioned by the National Trust to celebrate the signing of the Magna Carta. Signed by Wallinger in blue ink to a light area at the head of the image. EX
BORG BJORN: (1956- ) Swedish tennis player, Wimbledon champion 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 & 1980. A very fine signed 8 x 10 colour photograph of Borg standing in a half-length pose holding his Wimbledon trophy after having defeated John McEnroe in the men's singles final of the 1980 Wimbledon Championships on 5th July 1980. Signed by Borg in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. EX
EINSTEIN ALBERT: (1879-1955) German-born theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize winner for Physics, 1921. A.N.S., with his initials A.E., to the white border of the recto of a colour picture postcard depicting a lady standing in a full-length pose and wearing the traditional Pollera costume of Panama, n.p. (Panama), n.d. (23rd December 1930), to Moritz Katzenstein, in German. Einstein writes, in full, ´Lieber K. Diese Maid mit gutiger Bewilligung von Seiten Ihrer Frau. Herzliche Gruss Ihr´ (Translation: ´Dear K, This maid with the good permission of your wife. Best regards´). To the verso of the postcard appears an A.L.S., Elsa, by Elsa Einstein (1876-1936) the cousin and second wife of Albert Einstein, married from 1919-36, Panama, 23rd December (1930)m to Moritz Katzenstein and his wife, in German. Einstein writes, in full ´Panama war bis jetzt das starkste schonste Erlebnis auf dieser Reise. Nicht nur die Fahrt durch den Kanal nein die Stadt u. ihr zauberhafte Lage bleiben unvergesslich! Heute is Weihnacht, ich denk viel an zu Hause´ (Translation: ´Panama has been the most powerful experience of this journey so far. Not only the journey through the canal, but also the city and its enchanting location remain unforgettable! Today is Christmas, I think a lot about home´). Hand addressed by Elsa Einstein. A printed caption to the verso describes the Panamanian maid and her dress, which caught Albert Einstein´s eye, as such, ´The Panamanian Girls display their gala attire to best advantage on fiesta occasions. The Pollera costume is of simple material but gorgeous in decoration, scant in proportions at the shoulders but exceedingly full in the skirt. Bright coloured shoes, hat and wraps complete the outfit´. Some light age wear and a few small, minor corner creases, otherwise VGMoritz Katzenstein (1872-1932) German surgeon, a professor at the University of Berlin from 1913 and a friend of Einstein. Einstein and his wife visited Panama in December 1930 as the guest of the President, Florencio Harmodio Arosemena (1872-1945), who was a lifelong friend of the scientist, and with whom he had attended university in Germany. The trip to Panama was en route from Belgium, where the Einsteins departed on board the ocean liner Belgenland, to California where Einstein had accepted a two month research fellowship at the California Institute of Technology (the present letter bears a postmark from San Diego, California).
NEWCASTLE DUKE OF: (1693-1768) British Prime Minister 1754-56, 1757-62. D.S., Holles Newcastle, one page, oblong 8vo, Hanover, 17th October 1750, in French. The manuscript document is a receipt in which Newcastle acknowledges a payment received from Michel David (´Agent de la Chambre de Sa Majeste Britannique´) by order and for the account of Albert Nesbitt & Co. of London, of ´La somme de Cinq Cent livres Sterling, dont Je donne deux Quittances, qui ne serviront cependant que pour une seule, et meme payement´ (Translation: ´The sum of Five Hundred pounds Sterling, of which I give two Receipts, which will however only serve for one, and same payment´). Neatly inlaid and with some extremely minor, light age wear, otherwise VGMichael David (1685-1758) German banker and a prominent member of the Jewish community in Hanover, appointed a Court and Chamber Agent to George II , King of Great Britain & Ireland, and Elector of Hanover.Albert Nesbitt (c.1675-1753) Irish merchant, financier and politician whose nephew, Arnold Nesbitt (c,1721-1799), inherited his business and estate.
LICENSE TO DRIVE: Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph by both Corey Haim (Les Anderson) and Corey Feldman (Dean) individually, the image depicting the two actors standing in full-length costume poses in an open-top red Ferrari from the American teen comedy film License to Drive (1988). Signed by both Haim and Feldman in bold blue inks to light areas of the image, both adding the date 2001 in their hands. A printed label neatly affixed to the verso indicates that Haim´s signature was obtained in person at the premiere of the surreal black comedy film Freddy Got Fingered on 18th April 2001 and that Feldman´s signature was obtained in person at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on 11th February 2001. Autographs of Haim, troubled with drug addiction for most of his adult life, are rare as a result of his untimely death at the age of 38. EXBoth Corey Haim and Corey Feldman also starred together in the American supernatural black comedy horror film The Lost Boys (1987), today considered as a cult classic.
STEPHENSON SNR. ROBERT: (1788-1837) English civil engineer, the elder brother of George Stephenson, the 'father of railways'. A.L.S., R Stephenson, one page, 8vo, Pendleton Colliery (Salford, Lancashire), 7th February 1834. to Mr. Bagnall, a civil engineer in Liverpool. Stephenson states that he has received his correspondent´s letter and was pleased to hear that he was recovering, further explaining that he will not be able to leave the colliery until a late hour the following night and may not reach Bagnall on Sunday, and also remarking ´I have not seen Mr. Gill since we parted at Liverpool. I have seen his Agent & he says we have nothing to fear. I will endeavour to see Mr. G. tomorrow, it being Market Day I hope I shall find him in Manchester, when I shall be enabled to inform you what he has done in the matter´. With partial integral address leaf. Some light age wear and a few minor stains to the integral leaf and with a small, neat split at the lower edge of the vertical fold in the bifolium. About VGIn the early 1830s Robert Stephenson Snr. was appointed chief engineer of the Pendleton Collieries and supervised operations there until his death in 1837.
EXARCHOPOULOS ADELE: (1993- ) French actress whose breakthrough role was as Adele in the romantic drama film Blue is the Warmest Colour (2013). Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Exarchopoulos standing in a three-quarter length pose. Signed in black ink with her first name only to a light area of the background. EX
HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French novelist, poet and dramatist. A fine and exceptionally large vintage signed and inscribed sepia 18.5 x 24 photograph by Hugo, the engaging image depicting the writer seated in a three-quarter length pose on an ornately carved wooden chair, resting the side of his head on one raised hand. The edge of a carved wooden bookcase can be seen to the right of the image. Photograph by Walery of Paris and bearing their imprint to the lower border, c.1879. Signed and inscribed by Hugo in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer´s mount, ´A ma bonne Virginie Noel, Victor Hugo´. Signed photographs of Hugo of this size and quality are extremely rare and highly desirable. Some light overall age wear, a few chips to the edges and with a few tears to the upper edge of the mount, neatly repaired to a good standard. About VGVirginie Noel was a maid in the service of Hugo and Juliette Drouet between 1877-79.
LISZT FRANZ: (1811-1886) Hungarian composer and pianist of the Romantic period. A good, large vintage signed and inscribed sepia 14.5 x 13 photograph (including card mount) of Liszt seated in a full-length pose at his desk within his study at Weimar, surrounded by various tables and chairs and with a piano visible to the left of the image. Photograph by Louis Held of Weimar (1884) and bearing his blindstamp to the lower right corner of the image. Signed and inscribed by Liszt in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer´s mount, in German, ´Meinem liebster "Badedecker" (Frau Carrie Lachmund) herzlich ergebend, F Liszt´ (Translation; ´Sincerely yielding to my dearest ‘Badedecker’ (Mrs Carrie Lachmund), F Liszt ´) and dated at Weimar, July 1884, in his hand. Matted in cream with a decorative gold edge and framed and glazed to an overall size of 21.5 x 19.5. Signed photographs of Liszt of this size are scarce, and the present example has a good association. The signature is a touch light, although remains legible. Some light staining and minor age wear, about VGLouis Held (1851-1927) German photographer and a pioneer of photojournalism. Held opened his first studio in Liegnitz in 1876 and six years later located himself in Weimar where he became a protege of Liszt and was appointed court photographer to Carl Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach in 1888.Caroline ´Carrie´ Lachmund (1854-1889) was a harpist and the first wife of Carl Lachmund (1853-1928) American pianist who studied under Liszt at Weimar from 1882-84.
BALLESTEROS SEVERIANO: (1957-2011) Spanish Golfer, Open Champion 1979, 1984 & 1988. Signed 8 x 10.5 colour photograph, the promotional image for Hugo Boss showing Ballesteros in a half length pose swinging his golf club. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone across a light area at the centre of the image. VG
GRABLE BETTY: (1916-1973) American dancer, singer and actress, the number one pin-up girl of World War II. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Grable in an iconic full-length pose wearing a tight fitting one-piece bathing suit and heels, with her back to the camera, playfully smiling as she looks over her right shoulder. Signed in red fountain pen ink to a light area of the image, ´To Herbert . Best wishes, Betty Grable´. A wonderful signed image of the legendary pin-up girl. VGThe present image was captured by photographer Frank Powolny in 1943 and released as a poster, becoming the most requested photo by G.I.s stationed overseas during World War II.
WURM ERWIN: (1954- ) Austrian artist, noted for his Fat Car series of sculptures. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Wurm in a head and shoulders pose. Signed in black ink to a light area of the image. Wurm has further amusingly defaced his image by adding a drawing of a pair of spectacles in black ink in his hand. EX
IBSEN HENRIK: (1828-1906) Norwegian playwright, one of the founders of modernism in theatre. A fine vintage signed and inscribed cabinet photograph, the sepia albumen print by Emil Hohlenberg of Copenhagen depicting Ibsen seated in a half-length pose. Signed (´Henrik Ibsen´) and inscribed by Ibsen in dark fountain pen ink to the verso, in Norwegian, ´Til Ludwig Passarge med venskab og taknemmelighed´ (Translation: ´To Ludwig Passarge with friendship and gratitude´) and dated at Munich, 16th December 1886, in his hand. With the photographer´s imprint to the lower mount and gilt edges. Some extremely minor, light age wear and one very tiny pinhole to the upper edge of the image, otherwise VGLudwig Passarge (1825-1912) German travel writer, editor and translator of the works of Ibsen and Bjornstjerne Bjornson.
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 Francois-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.
STEWART JAMES: (1908-1997) American actor, Academy Award winner. A good signed 10 x 8 photograph of the actor in costume as professional photographer L. B. ´Jeff´ Jefferies, looking through his camera (the lense of which shows a reflection of actor Raymond Burr in costume as the travelling costume-jewellery salesman Lars Thorwald) in a scene from Alfred Hitchcock´s classic mystery horror film Rear Window (1954). Signed by Stewart in bold black ink with his name alone to a lighter area of the image. A few very minor, light surface and corner creases to the white borders, VG
WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland 1830-37. D.S., William R, as King, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at St. James´s, 8th May 1833. The manuscript document is a remission warrant addressed to the Keeper of the Gaol at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, and concerns John Hearn who, at a Quarter Sessions of the Peace, was tried and convicted of riot and assault and sentenced to be imprisoned for six months, stating ´We in consideration of some circumstances humbly represented unto Us, are Graciously pleased to extend Our Grace and Mercy unto him and to Remit unto him such part of his said sentence as remains yet to be undergone and performed´. Countersigned at the conclusion by Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848) British Prime Minister 1834, 1835-41, who also served as Home Secretary 1830-34. With blind embossed paper seal affixed and blank integral leaf (with an extensive contemporary news clipping entitled Memoir of His Late Majesty neatly attached to the verso). Some very light, minor age wear, VG
SCHWARZENEGGER ARNOLD: (1947- ) Austrian-American actor, a former politician and bodybuilder who was a seven-time Mr. Olympia winner and four-time Mr. Universe winner. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Schwarzenegger in an engaging head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold blue ink with his name alone to a light area of the image. A printed label neatly affixed to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person during the Cannes Film Festival in May 2014. EX
TUNNEY GENE: (1897-1978) American boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1926-28. Dark fountain pen ink signature (´Gene Tunney´) on an oblong 12mo piece. Some light creasing and minor age wear. Together with Willie Pep (1922-2006) American boxer, World Featherweight Champion 1942-48, 1949-50. Black ink signature (´Best wishes, Willie Pep´) on an oblong 12mo white card. About VG to EX, 2
MONET CLAUDE: (1840-1926) French Impressionist painter. A good correspondence collection of seven A.Ls.S., Claude Monet, twenty-one pages (total), 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, Eure, 14th December 1901 - 14th May 1913, to the owners of the Bernheim-Jeune art gallery, in French. Monet writes on various subjects including his paintings and his eyesight.(i) A.L.S., Claude Monet, two pages (written to the first and third sides of the bifolium), 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, 14th December 1901, to ´Cher Monsieur´. Monet writes regarding his paintings of Vetheuil which would be exhibited at the Bernheim-Jeune in February 1902, in part, ´Voici les mesures des six toiles de Vetheuil que j´ai a vous livrer, il y en a quatre mesurent 92 sur 89 et deux qui mesure 92 sur 81, quant aux titres il n´y en a pas puisque les 6 toiles representent 6 vues de Vetheuil. Du reste, si ces messieurs sont dans l´attention d´en faire l´exposition je m´en entendrais avec eux a leur retour, d´autant qu´il ne me sera guerre possible de vous les livrer avant le......de janvier, il n´y a donc pas presse´ (Translation: ´Here are the measurements of the six paintings of Vetheuil which I have to deliver to you, there are four which measure 92 by 89 and two which measure 92 by 81, as for the titles there is none since the 6 paintings represent 6 sights of Vetheuil. Moreover, if these gentlemen are interested in exhibiting them, I will make arrangements with them on their return, especially as it will not be possible for me to deliver them to you before January ......, so there is no rush´).(ii) A.L.S., Claude Monet, three pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, 15th November 1914, to ´Cher ami´, on black bordered mourning stationery, in bold pencil. The artist writes during World War I, and in the months after his elder son, Jean, had died at the untimely age of 46, also making a reference to Pierre-Auguste Renoir, in part, ´Merci a ces dames et a vous de votre pensee dont je suis tres touche. J´espere que vous etes tous bien et que bientot on pourra se revoir. Je suis alle a Paris il y a quelques jours et j´ai passe un moment avec Renoir et votre cousin assure que Paris est donc lugubre surtout quand la nuit vient. On dit cependant que chaque jour la vie reprend. Ici nous allons bien et tout est calme, seule la vue des blesses jete un terrible.......Nous avons de bonnes nouvelles de ceux des notres qui sont partis. Michel va passer bientot parti la revision et surement partira a sa grande joie mais quel surcroit d´angoisse pour moi. Madame Jean Monet se joint a moi pour envoyer a ces dames notre meilleur souvenir´ (Translation: ´Thank you to these ladies and to you for your kind words, which I really appreciate. I hope you are all well and that we can meet up again soon. I went to Paris a few days ago and spent some time with Renoir and your cousin assures me that Paris is gloomy, especially when night comes. They say, however, that every day life picks up again. Here we are well and all is calm, only the sight of the wounded throws a terrible gloom.......We have good news of those of ours who have left. Michel will soon go for his check-up and will certainly leave, which will be a great joy for him, but what extra anguish for me. Madame Jean Monet joins me in sending these ladies our best wishes´)(iii) A.L.S., Claude Monet, four pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, 9th August 1917, to ´Cher ami´, in bold pencil. Monet writes of the problems he is facing with his work, at a time when he was painting a number of his famous canvasses featuring water lillies, in part, ´Helas, vous allez me maudire je suis oblige de manquer a mes promesses maudissez moi et plaignez moi aussi car jamais je n´ai eu une aussi mauvaise saison de travail par suite du temps si variable que vous et il me faut tacher de me tirer du travail entrepris en luttant jusqu´au bout avec l´esperance d´un temps meilleur. Je vous assure que je suis tres malheureux et me prive du grand plaisir de vous aller voir. Dites le bien a votre frere mais a mon age il ne m´est pas permis de prendre un repos. Qui sait si l´an prochain ma sante me permettra de continuer a peindre dehors. Excusez-moi et m´en voulez pas Blanche et moi nous nous faisons une joie de ce voyage pres de vous. Blanche remercie Madame Mathilde et son affectueuse lettre´ (Translation: ´Alas, you are going to curse me I am obliged to break my promises curse me and pity me too because I have never had such a bad working season because the weather is so changeable and I must try to get through the work I have started by fighting to the end in the hope of better weather. I assure you that I am very unhappy and am depriving myself of the great pleasure of going to see you. Tell your brother well, but at my age I am not allowed to rest. Who knows if next year my health will allow me to continue painting outside. Excuse me and don't blame me, Blanche and I are looking forward to this trip to see you. Blanche thanks Madame Mathilde for her affectionate letter´).(iv) A.L.S., Claude Monet, three pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, 6th December 1917, to ´Cher ami´, in bold pencil. The artist writes, in part, ´Deux mots en hate pour vous remercier de l´envoi de bobines recues ce matin et que j´envoie aussitot a Michel reparti depuis quelques jours. Merci pour lui et pour moi. Je voudrais moi aussi avoir le plaisir de vous aller voir mais je ne sais vraiment pas quand cela me sera possible vue la rarete serieuse cette fois de l´essence et craignant toujours les attentes dans les gares. Songez que je vieilli et qu´il me faut prendre des precautions. Alors quand se verra-t-on. Je ne sais pas, tout cela est bien ennuyeux. Mais il ne faut pas se plaindre quand il y a tant de malheureux.......Vous serez bien aimable de me prevenir lorsque les pastels seront prets´ (v) A.L.S., Claude Monet, three pages, 8vo, Giverny par Vernon, 12th April 1918, to ´Cher ami´, in bold pencil. Monet writes at a time of melancholy, when he became withdrawn and his output decreased, not least due to the problems with his eyesight, in part, ´Toutes mes excuses de ne vous avoir pas remercie aussitot de votre envoi de cigarettes mais elles sont arrivees ainsi que votre lettre dans un moment de grand et complet decouragement par consequent bon a rien ne pensant qu´a la destruction de mes grandes machines si mauvaises. Enfin et ayant passe des jours noirs de veritables souffrances et ne pensant qu´a la fin. C´est idiot mais je ne puis me maitriser dans ces moments, voila donc mon excuse, merci. Je les ferai vernir avant. J´ai charge quelqu´un de se rendre a l´adresse indiquee. Pour ce que vous me demandez relativement au reglement des 2 derniers tableaux livres, vous pourrez en faire le depot a la societe Generale, succursale de Vernon ou j´ai un compte. Je vous adresse ces lignes a Bois-Lurette ou je vous suppose retournes et vous envoie a tous mes amities........Pardonnez le decousu de ces lignes je crois que je deviens un peu fou´ An excellent series of letters with interesting and varied content relating to Monet´s life and work. Some light age wear and a few minor stains, a couple of the letters with a few small tears to the edges and a neat split at the vertical fold. Generally VG, 7OWING TO LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE FULL DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED. PLEASE CONTACT IAA EUROPE FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
DALI GALA: (1894-1982) Russian artist´s model and muse, the wife of Paul Eluard and later of Salvador Dali. A rare A.L.S., Gala Eluard, to the verso of a decorative colour postcard with a pink perforated deckled edge and a quaint image of swallows flying over a country river applied to the centre, n.p. (Paris), n.d. (14th November 1930), to Valentine Hugo (´Chere Madame´), in French. Gala states that they very much regretted Hugo´s indisposition and her cancellation of Wednesday´s meeting, further remarking ´Voulez-vous me prevenir par un mot quel soir pourez vous venir diner chez moi (7 rue Becquerel) a partir du lundi prochain´ (Translation: ´Please let me know in writing which evening you can come to dinner at my house (7 rue Becquerel) from next Monday´) and concludes by sending ´Les amities de Dali´ (Translation: ´Best regards from Dali´). Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Gala. A wonderful letter of good association which also links Gala with the two most important men in her life, Eluard and Dali. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VGValentine Hugo (1887-1968) French artist and writer associated with the French Surrealists. Valentine was the wife of French artist Jean-Victor Hugo (1894-1984), the great-grandson of novelist Victor Hugo.Gala´s letter is written at a very significant time in her life. Gala and the French poet Paul Eluard (1895-1952) had first met and fallen in love at the age of seventeen and were married a few years later in 1917. With Eluard, Gala became involved in the Surrealist movement and was an inspiration for many artists. In August 1929 Gala and Eluard travelled to Spain to meet the emerging Surrealist artist Salvador Dali. An affair quickly developed between Gala and Dali which soon led to the break-up of Gala´s marriage with Eluard (although the two would remain close). Gala married Dali in 1934, having lived together since 1929. The present letter, signed Gala Eluard, was written just over a year after Gala first met Dali, for whom she sends regards to Hugo.
LAW ANDREW BONAR: (1858-1923) British Prime Minister 1922-23. T.L.S., A. Bonar Law, one page, small 8vo, Pembroke Lodge, Kensington, 16th March 1910, to Mr. Foster, on black bordered mourning stationery. Law states that he is obliged to his correspondent for their letter, remarking ´I have read with much interest your notes on Tariff Reform which I think extremely good´. Some light age wear and minor water staining, only very slightly affecting the text (which remains completely legible) and not the signature, and with a few small tears to the edges, G
KEATON BUSTER: (1895-1966) American film comedian, the recipient of an Academy Honorary Award. An excellent vintage signed 8 x 10 photograph of Keaton in a head and shoulders pose in costume as a lion tamer from the American drama film The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960), based on Mark Twain´s 1884 novel of the same name. Signed by Keaton in blue fountain pen ink with his name alone (and with an excellent example of his signature) to a light area of the image. EXProvenance: The present photograph originates from the collection of Pierre Goulliard, a French gentleman who, for over 50 years, dedicated himself to obtaining in person autographs of British, American and European movie stars, always obtaining the signatures in fountain pen ink.
[HUGO VICTOR]: (1802-1885) French novelist, poet and dramatist. PAULZE D´IVOY ROLAND (1812-1891) French civil servant who served as the Prefect of la Manche 1852-53. A fascinating pair of letters from Paulze d´Ivoy relating to Victor Hugo´s period of exile on Jersey, the first L.S., R Paulze d´Ivoy, two pages, 4to, Saint-Lo, Manche, Normandy, 2nd September 1852, to Jules-Francois Bouvattier, the sub-prefect of Avranches, in French. Paulze d´Ivoy informs his correspondent that he will continue to keep him updated with any information he receives concerning the manoeuvres and plans, manifest or supposed, of the refugees residing in the English Channel islands, continuing ´Ainsi, M. Victor Hugo, a son arrivee a Jersey, n´aurait pas tarde a fraterniser avec les membres du club demagogique de Saint-Helier, ou il aurait prononce les discours les plus violents contre le Prince-President et son gouvernement´ (Translation: ´Thus, Mr. Victor Hugo, on his arrival in Jersey, is said not to have been slow to fraternise with the members of the demagogic club of Saint-Helier, where he is said to have made the most violent speeches against the Prince-President and his government´) and further adding ´Les refugies francais et etrangers se concentreraient dans cette ile, et des rapports s´etabliraient entre eux et Kossuth, de retour en Angleterre avec des sommes considerables et avec des armes qu´il aurait achetees en Amerique et dont la destination n´est pas encore expliquee d´une maniere satisfaisante. D´un autre cote, on se serait enquis de Londres a Liverpool, si si on ne pourrait pas trouver a louer dans ce port, pour une excursion de huit jours, un bateau a vapeur de la force de 200 chevaux et de 25 hommes d´equipage. Quoi qu´il en soit de l´exactitude de ces renseignements et du plus ou moins d´importance qu´il faille attacher aux faits qu´ils ont pour objet de signaler, je ne puis que vous rappeler et vous retierer mes precedentes recommandations de prescrire un redoublement de vigilance sur le littoral de votre arrondissement´ (Translation: ´The French and foreign refugees are said to be concentrating on this island, and relations are said to have been established between them and Kossuth, who has returned to England with considerable sums of money and with arms which he is said to have bought in America, the destination of which has not yet been satisfactorily explained. On the other hand, enquiries have been made from London to Liverpool as to whether a steamer with 200 horsepower and a crew of 25 could not be hired in that port for an eight-day excursion. Whatever the accuracy of this information and the greater or lesser importance that should be attached to the facts that it is intended to indicate, I can only remind you and repeat my previous recommendations to prescribe a redoubling of vigilance on the coast of your district´). The second L.S., R Paulze d´Ivoy, two pages, 8vo, Saint-Lo, Manche, Normandy, 18th March 1853, also to Jules-Francois Bouvattier, in French. Paulze d´Ivoy writes, in full, ´Je continue a vous communiquer les renseignements qui ont pour objet de signaler les manoeuvres diverses inventees et employees par les refugies pour introduire en France les libelles et pamphlets politiques qu´ils font imprimer a Jersey. Ainsi je suis informe que, pour tromper la vigilance des autorites et dejouer la surveillance exercee sur le littoral, ils auraient cesse d´employer pour transporter ces ecrits sur la cote, des bateliers qui ne tardent pas a etre signales, et ils auraient imagine d´evider, avec une tariere a pompe, de longues pieces de bois qu´ils remplissent ensuite d´imprimes. Ces pieces de bois, bouchees avec soin, seraient jetees aussi pres que possible des cotes de Granville, Regneville, Carteret, Creances & Piron: elles seraient recueillies a maree basse par les affides. Il parait qu´on aurait aussi renonce a l´emploi des boites de fer blanc qui servaient au meme usage. L´attention de M. le Ministre de la Police generale a ete appelee sur cette manoeuvre, qu´il me signale lui-meme. Je vous prie de donner des ordres pour empecher qu´elle ne reussisse´ (Translation: ´I am continuing to send you information which is intended to point out the various manoeuvres invented and employed by the refugees to introduce into France the political libels and pamphlets which they have printed in Jersey. Thus I am informed that, in order to deceive the vigilance of the authorities and thwart the surveillance exercised on the coast, they have apparently stopped using boatmen to transport these writings to the coast, and they have imagined using a pump auger to hollow out long pieces of wood which they then fill with printed matter. These pieces of wood, carefully corked, would be thrown as close as possible to the coasts of Granville, Regneville, Carteret, Creances & Piron: they would be collected at low tide by the affidavits. It seems that the use of tin cans for the same purpose has also been abandoned. The attention of the Minister of the General Police has been drawn to this manoeuvre, which he himself has brought to my attention. I would ask you to give orders to prevent it from succeeding´). Some very light, minor age wear and a few creases and small tears to the head of the first letter. G to VG, 2When the first President of France, Napoleon III, seized complete power in 1851, establishing an anti-parliamentary constitution, thus allowing him to become Emperor of the French (1852-70), Hugo openly decalred Louis Napoleon to be a traitor to France. The novelist moved first to Brussels and then to Jersey (from where he would be expelled after a few years for supporting a Jersey newspaper that had critcised Queen Victoria). During his exile Hugo published his famous political pamphlets against Napoleon III, including Napoleon le Petit (1852). The pamphlets were banned in France but nonetheless had a strong impact within the country, despite the best efforts of the police and authorities to prevent them entering the country, as demonstrated by the second of Paulze d´Ivoy´s letters. The Hungarian nobleman and freedom fighter Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), who served as Governor-President of Hungary in 1849, had been forced into exile during the revolutionary tide which swept across Europe in 1849 and, alongside his family and fifty loyal followers, made his way to England. Making the journey by boat, Kossuth arrived at Marseille and sought permission to travel through France to England. However Prince-President Louis Napoleon denied the request and the French authorities refused to allow the dangerous revolutionary to come ashore. As a result Kossuth publicly protested. Many of his countrymen wventually settled in Jersey and became well acquainted with Victor Hugo.
NOVARRO RAMON: (1899-1968) Mexican actor. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Novarro in a head and shoulders pose and holding a lit cigarette in one hand. Signed by the Latin Lover in his typically neat hand in blue fountain pen ink to a lighter area of the image. Some very light, minor silvering to the edges of the image, otherwise VG
BUDYONNY SEMYON: (1883-1973) Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union who served during World War II and was a close political ally of Joseph Stalin. D.S., S M Budyonny, in Cyrillic, two pages, in the form of a hardbound folding oblong 12mo presentation certificate, n.p., 25th May 1953, in Cyrillic. The cover features the stamped title Volunteer Society for the Assistance to the Army, Aviation and Navy, Certificate for the badge of honour "For Active Work" and the partially printed text, completed in manuscript, to the inside confirms that the certificate (Number 865) is presented to Matsyuk Roman Matveevitch and that he has been awarded the badge "For Active Work" and also explains that it is presented to ´individual members of the Society for the Assistance to the Army, Aviation, and Navy, who have especially distinguished themselves in the promotion of military, military-technical, aviation and naval knowledge, training of members of the Society in military specialities, training of the population in all types of anti-aircraft and anti-chemical defence, development of military sports.....´. Signed by Budyonny in his capacity as Chairman of the Central Award Commission and countersigned by Vasily Kuznetsov (1894-1964) Soviet Colonel General of World War II, a Hero of the Soviet Union. Signed by Kuznetsov in his capacity as a representative of the Organising Committee of DOSAAF. Some very light, minor age wear, VG
LEE GYPSY ROSE: (1911-1970) American burlesque entertainer, famous for her striptease act. Lee's memoir of 1957 was adapted into the stage musical Gypsy (1959). Vintage signed sepia 8 x 10 photograph of Lee in an engaging head and shoulders pose wearing a polkadot dress and small hat. Photograph by Maurice Seymour of Chicago. Signed by the entertainer in blue fountain pen ink to a light area of the image. A couple of light, minor surface and corner creases, about VG
HEARD AMBER: (1986- ) American actress whose controversial marriage to actor Johnny Depp lasted from 2015-17. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Heard standing in a seductive three-quarter length pose wearing a white dress. Signed in blue ink with her name alone to a light area at the base of the image. A printed label neatly affixed to the verso indicates that the signature was obtained in person at the world premiere of the American superhero film Aquaman (in which Heard starred in the role of Mera, Princess of Xebel) at the Cineworld Empire cinema, Leicester Square, London, on 26th November 2018. EX
RUSKIN JOHN: (1819-1900) English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath. A.L.S., John Ruskin, two pages (written to the first and third sides of the bifolium), 8vo, Brantwood, Coniston, Lancashire, 3rd December 1886, to Captain R. A. Johnston. Ruskin announces ´I am greatly delighted with these lovely birds - and especially grateful to you for sending them to me, after the vexation caused you, as I have heard by one of my servants´, further adding ´I have spoken to him, and assure you that if he does not entirely quit such courses, he shall not stay with me. I can excuse a gipsy´s poaching - as I could a border foray; but for my own well fed servants to steal birds is the exactly worse offence against me they could commit against myself´. Some very light, extremely minor foxing, and one small trace of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG
GILLICK LIAM: (1964- ) British artist, one of the earliest members of the Young British Artists. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Gillick standing in a full-length pose at the time of his exhibition in the German Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale which ran from June to November 2009. Signed by Gillick in black ink to a light area at the head of the image and dated at Vienna 2018, in his hand. EX
EVERLY DON: (1937-2021) & PHIL (1939-2014) American rock duo. A good signed 8 x 10 photograph by both siblings individually, the image depicting them seated in half-length poses together, each wearing turtleneck sweaters. Signed by both in bold blue fountain pen inks with their names alone to light areas of the image. EX
FRAZIER JOE: (1944-2011) American boxer, World Heavyweight Champion 1970-73 and the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali. Signed 20 x 16 photograph, the dramatic image depicting Frazier in a full-length boxing action pose having dropped Muhammad Ali, who can be seen falling to the canvas, in the 15th round of their undisputed heavyweight championship boxing match held at Madison Square Garden, New York, on 8th March 1971. Signed by Frazier in bold black ink with his name alone to a light area at the base of the image. With a small silver authentication sticker neatly affixed to the lower right corner and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Frazier and Superstar Greetings Inc. Rolled and with a few very light, minimal surface creases, VG
PERTWEE JON: (1919-1996) English actor, the third actor to portray the Doctor in the television science fiction series Doctor Who (1970-74). A good signed sepia 7.5 x 10 photograph, the vintage image depicting the young actor in a smiling head and shoulders pose. Signed by Pertwee in bold black fountain pen ink to a light area of the background and dated 1992 in his hand. VG
LORDS TRACI: (1968- ) American actress, a former adult film star. Signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of the naked actress lying in a three-quarter length pose in a bathtub of water and holding a small bar of soap in one hand. Signed in blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image. EX
BERG ALBAN: (1885-1935) Austrian composer. The personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card of Berg, unsigned, featuring his printed name to the centre (alongside which he has added the words und Frau in his hand) and with his address at Trauttmansdorffgasse 27, Vienna, and telephone number to the base, with three lines of text in his hand to the verso, in German, stating that he would be very pleased if the recipient would come and visit them after midday. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG
BATTLE OF BRITAIN: A good 10.5 x 13.5 print depicting an artist´s impression of a fighter pilot in a profile portrait pose wearing their flying cap and oxygen mask, signed by over forty pilots and air crew who participated in the Battle of Britain during World War II, including Kenneth Wilkinson, David G. S. R. Cox, John Squier, Eustace Holden, Alan Gear, James Storrar, Richard Hay, Peter Fox, William Corbin, Charles Gibbons, Kenneth Stoddart, John Bisdee, Herbert Wakefield, Edward Deansley, Maurice Leng, Robert Walker, Patrick Chiltern, Aubrey Inniss, Arthur Holton, Dugald Lumsden, Cyril Hampshire, Billy Drake, George Welford, William Gregory, James Thomson, James Gadd, Robert M. Holland, James Renvoize, Kenneth Mackenzie, Laurence Thorogood, Johnnie Hill, John ´Bugs´ Keatings, Peter Dawbarn, Geoffrey Stevens, Leslie Batt, Stephen Beaumont, Harry Newton, John Hyde, George Stroud, Frederick Barker, Cyril Brown, Wlodzimierz Pilkington-Miksa, William Walker etc. All of the signatures appear to the white borders, and most of the pilots have signed in pencil, adding their squadrons beneath their signatures. Spme light surface and corner creasing, otherwise VG

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