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Click here to subscribeJean-Francois Millet (1814-1875) Le Départ pour le travail (Delteil 19) etching in bistre, circa 1865, a richly inked impression, probably the fifth or sixth state of seven, on laid paper, with margins, a repaired 410 mm. tear running along the right margin, light and time staining, occasional foxing and other skilfully repaired small defects P. 387 x 310 mm., S. 458 x 377 mm. View on Christie's.com
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Vielle Rue à Rouen, Rue Malpalue (Delteil 41) etching with drypoint and aquatint, 1883, on laid paper, the second, final state, from the posthumous edition printed in 1923, pale light staining, otherwise in good condition; with Self-portrait with pipe, by Rolf Nesch, drypoint, 1921, on thick wove paper, signed and annotated in pencil, time staining, scattered foxing and remains of old glue in the margins recto and to all four corners verso P. 120 x 120 mm., S. 240 x 174 mm. (2) View on Christie's.com
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) Cours Boiëldieu à Rouen (Delteil 46) etching, 1884, on laid paper, with the blue artist's stamp, numbered 15, from the edition of 30, bearing signature and title in pencil, with wide margins, light and backboard staining, remains of adhesive tape along the sheet edges verso, a few scattered foxmarks and soiling in the margins, a small moisture stain to the right lower corner, framed P. 150 x 195 mm., S. 275 x 360 mm. View on Christie's.com
Odilon Redon (1840-1916) Les Ténèbres, frontispiece (Roger-Marx 121) lithograph, 1892, on simili Japon paper, signed in pencil, from the edition of 150, with margins, light staining, scattered foxing, a few creases at the top left corner; with Le Mouvement Idealiste en Peinture, frontispiece (Roger-Marx 159), lithograph, 1896, on simili Japon paper, a proof before the book edition of 350, with margins, pale foxing and time staining, both in good condition; and Charles Maurin (Wittrock 242), by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, drypoint printed in sanguine, 1898, on wove paper, from the second edition of 350, published by Henri Floury, 1926, with margins, foxing to the top sheet edge, creasing mainly at the left margin, otherwise in good condition L. 200 x 123 mm., S. 298 x 219 mm. (3) View on Christie's.com
A PAIR OF FOUR LIGHT ORMOLU CANDELABRA, 19th century, the triform tapering stem cast with husking and with acanthus leaf collars, issuing three scrolling foliate branches with urn sockets, raised on scrolled supports and concave sided triform base with mask headed scrolled feet, 22 1/2" high
AN ART NOUVEAU BRASS LIGHT PENDANT, the circular banded frame issuing three scrolled branches and cast with pierced foliate motifs, three stylised foliate brackets below enclosing a turned pendant, the whole suspended from three shaped tubular supports linked by a foliate corona, 15 1/2" high (converted to electricity, no shades)
A GILT METAL LIGHT PENDANT, c.1900, the turned stem with reeded and guilloche banding, applied with festoons, pierced scrolling foliate brackets and foliate pendant, issuing three scrolled cable twist branches each hanging a bell shaped frosted and etched glass shade, leaf banded corona, 21" high
Richard Scollins, British 1946-1992- VC action during the Zulu War; gouache, original artwork for illustration, 26x39cm: together with eight further studies in gouache en grisaille by the same hand depicting scenes of Victoria Cross action, original artwork for illustration for `Devotion to Duty, Tributes to a Region`s VCs`, by James W Bancroft, publ 1990, each signed and dated 1990, 25x17.5cm., ea Note: Richard Scollins was one of the most respected military artists of his day. Born in 1946 in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, he was educated at the Newport College of Art. He was a part-time lecturer in Art, and as a freelance artist he was involved in a wide range of work from book and magazine illustration. The list of VC actions depicted in this lot are as follows:1. Sergeants John Berryman VC and John Farrell VC, 17th Lancers, and Corporal Joseph Malone VC, 13th Light Dragoons, help to assist Captain Alexander Webb, 17th Lancers, from the Balaclava battlefield, during the return from the Charge of the Light Brigade, Crimean War, 25 October 1854. 2. Captain Charles Russell VC and Private Robert Palmer VC, Grenadier Guards, showed great gallantry during the fierce fighting at the Sandbag Battery at Inkerman, Crimean War, 5 November 1854. 3. Bugler Robert Hawthorne VC, 52nd Light Infantry, assists Lieutenant Philip Salkeld VC, Bengal Engineers, during the storming of the Kashmir Gate at Delhi, Indian Mutiny, 14 September 1857. 4. Lieutenant Henry Lysons VC, and Private Edmund Fowler VC, 90th Light Infantry, storming a Zulu stronghold at Hlobane Mountain, Zulu War, 28 March 1879. Colonel Evelyn Wood, a VC himself, described the action as: `The bravest deed I have ever seen performed in my life.` 5. Lieutenant James Leach VC, and Sergeant John Hogan VC, Manchester Regiment, storming a German trench near Festubert, France, First World War, on 29 October 1914. 6. Private Jack White VC, King`s Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment, saving the lives of his comrades under devastating enemy fire at the Dialah River, Mesopotamia (now Iraq), First World War, on 7/8 March 1917. 7. Sergeant Joseph Lister VC, Lancashire Fusiliers, capturing a German `pill-box` and taking a hundred prisoners at Passchendaele Ridge, near Ypres, Belgium, First World War, 17 October 1917. 8. Fusilier Frank Jefferson VC, Lancashire Fusiliers, scores a direct hit on an advancing enemy tank at Monte Cassino, Italy, Second World War, 16 May 1944. 9. Private William Speakman VC, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), attached to the King`s Own Scottish Borderers, counter-attacking Chinese communist forces on 217 (United) Hill, near Yonchon, Korean War, 4 November 1951, (9) (unframed)
A gilt metal and cut glass twenty four branch ceiling light, 20th century, a fluted central column leading to eight central c & s scroll branches, eight small arm branches leading to sixteen extended branches, all with applied flowerhead decoration and lustres, height 102 cm, (A/F). (It is the buyer`s responsibility to ensure that this item is rewired before use).
A GROUP OF EIGHT INDIAN MINIATURES 18TH CENTURY AND LATER Depicting a nightingale with light brown wings and white breast; a seated scholar in white robes; two ladies walking towards a man smoking in a house; a couple on a terrace overlooking a river landscape; three ladies and a boy attendant; and three portraits The largest 6in. x 8¼in (15cm. x 21.2cm.) (8) View on Christie's.com
Early George V ladies` dark purple leather travelling vanity case with interior fittings comprising four silver mounted glass containers (London 1910/11), ink and light boxes and a stationery folder together with a contemporary silver hairbrush and mirror set (Birmingham 1972) the case with its original outer cover
Stamps GB, mint selection 1887 Jubilee set ½d - I/- (set of 14) 1902-1910 definitive set ½d - I/- mint (set of 14), 1929 PUC low values (4), 1924 Wembley set (x3), 1924 Block Work ½d - I/- (12), 1934 photogravure (11) 1937 ½d - I/- (15), 1941 ½d - 3d (6), 1950-52 Light colours including some inverted works (qty)
An Infantry Officer`s helmet for `The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry`, the brass spike embossed with Yorkshire roses, the brass and steel plate on black felt body, Yorkshire rose ear bosses and felt backed brass linked chinchain, makers label to inside `J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd, 53, Conduit Street, London, 11in. (28cms) high; in tin case.
An Indian General Service Medal, struck in Calcutta, with Afghan N.W.F. 1919 clasp, awarded to 425 Gunner Alif, Division 1 Kashmir Munitions Battery, with ribbon; another, Royal Mint struck, with Waziristan 1921-24 clasp, awarded to 4178734 Fusilier D. Tallis of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, with associated ribbon; together with two others, also Royal Mint struck, with N.W.F. 1930-31 claps, awarded to 1064269 Gunner W.Cooke of the Royal Artillery; and 4445711 Private C. Bell of the Durham Light Infantry, with ribbons. (4)
A group of WWI medals, including the British War Medal, the Victory Medal, the Mercantile Marine War Medal, and miniatures, including the 1914-15 miniature medal, awarded to 63638 Private J R Rhynas Durham Light Infantry; together with five British War Medals awarded to Patrick Murphy, 222953 Flight Sergeant J B Steel RAF; S4-217904 Private AF Smith Army Service Corps; and Thomas Macey; A Victory medal awarded to 181754. Sergeant J Fishburn Yorkshire Regiment; a Royal Naval Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct medal, 1914 Volunteer TW Spence. STO Royal Naval Reserve; a Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct medal, K. 57783 W. Sykes AIS.P.O. HMS Windsor; and a Lusitania medal, boxed. Ribbons on miniature only, with box.
A large collection of badges and lapels, including two Air Raid Warden`s silver lapels, an enamelled yellow metal Highland Light Infantry badge, a 9ct gold naval badge initialled `MN` below crown, a yellow metal Royal Navy badge, an enamelled 9ct gold constabulary badge, and an enamelled gilt metal North Irish horse lapel. (Qty)
A British 19th Century ship`s figurehead of carved wood depicting a woman in Grecian-style flowing dress wearing a circlet of laurel leaves and holding a shield charged with the coat of arms of the Royal burgh of Renfrew and the motto "DEUS UBERNAT NAVEM" and "SICILIUM COMUNE RENFREW", with remnants of paintwork in white and light blue, 72in. long x 22in. at the base.
"My dear little pal, lena", a typed letter from Stan laurel`s father "AJ" to Lena dated 17th September 1933, also with handwritten paragraph and signed "Uncle Jeff XXXXX". NB: This highly personal and unpublished letter sheds interesting light on this late era in AJ`s career, including his minor role in "The Southern Maid" (sic) and how he was "just pinning to get a job again in my own line, but its seems as far off as ever." He also mentions that he had "not heard from Stan for ages" wondering if "his domestic troubles are settled" and fearing that it "is bound to affect their popularity".
A George V two-handled presentation cup, by Walker & Hall, Sheffield 1938, plain circular form, with Durham Light Infantry and Royal Artillery crests, presentation inscription "Present by All Ranks 6th Bn. The Durham Light Infantry to the Consett Company on its change from `B` Company 6th DLI. to 268th Anti Aircraft Battery Royal Artillery (T.A.), Jan. 21st 1939", angular handles, 7 1/2in. (19cms), 19.5oz.
A late nineteenth century bracelet, composed of eight flower heads surmounted on a quatrefoil ground and spaced by two oblong links. "Marked "AHK 830 S"; a late 19th Century amethyst and silver pendant, the oval mixed-cut amethyst collet set within a pierced scroll work surmount suspending a pear-cut amethyst drop; three Art Nouveau silver buttons, depicting a female head; a silver and enamel brooch, the raised and pierced central boss set with pale blue enamel decorations with pierced scroll work terminals, suspending an oval link chain with three blue and white enamel flowerheads and tapering blue enamel drop. Stamped "830S"; a late 19th Century enamel and silver pendant, the stylised mount set with light and mid blue enamel suspending an enamelled drop on silver chain with two enamelled spacers. (AF); and a silver and enamel bracelet, composed of ten marquise shaped blue guilloche enamel plaques spaced by pierced flowerheads. (AF). (8)
A Scottish Arts and Crafts carpet and two matching rugs: commissioned for Sommersby House, Glasgow which was designed by H.E. Clifford, the carpet and rugs decorated with stylised flowers on light green and puce ground, largest 15ft 1in. x 10ft 2in. (460 x 310cms). PROVENANCE: Sommersby House, Pollokshields, Glasgow, thence by decent to the vendor NB: H.E. Clifford was the architect for Sommersby House. Which was probably built for a Mr. W. Douglas Maitland. H.E. Clifford was the architect for Sommersby House. Which was probably built for a Mr. W. Douglas Maitland. The House was mentioned in "The Studio" magazine which stated; "Apropos of Somersby House, Pollokshields, ... our Glasgow correspondent writes :-" The Spirit of the olden time has taken strong hold of the modern architect in Scotland; ...There are few Scottish architects whose work answers more to this description that Mr. H. E. Clifford. He is a classicist, yet he does not sacrifice rationality for style; he is in fact an individualist free from the modern taint of eccentricity. Somersby House is a recent example of his architecture ; it stands in one of the most popular residential districts of Glasgow, and is built of fine yellow stone, in the style of the Scottish Renaissance, the elevation suggesting a strength"
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