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K *** Swift (British, 19th Century) Portrait of a young boy, seated, wearing Highland dress, his arm upon his pet mastiff, hills beyond signed centre right "K Swift / 1866" oil on canvas 145 x 102cm (57 x 40in) Provenance: By descent within the family of the sitter One old repaired tear. Oil on canvas which is unlined. The canvas is very slack and there are undulations across the surface. The original dimensions of the painting have been extended by the artist who has used the original tacking edge along the left side. There is a patch on the reverse at the lower left corner securing a tear in the area of the dog's face which has been retouched. There are a few minor areas of loss and scuffs but overall the paint layer is in a good condition. The painting has a thin, streaky layer of varnish which has yellowed and is noticeable in the lighter areas of the sky. The frame has a few small chips and losses.
Book of Hours. [Hore presentes ad usum Sarum, Paris: Philippe Pigouchet for Simon Vostre, 8 March 1502], printed on vellum, in Latin throughout with some English, 113 leaves only (of 128, lacks a1-8, b1, 3 leaves from signature n, o8, p8 and 3 leaves from final signature q), Gothic letter, 26 lines, 13 (of 15) large metalcuts, 9 further smaller metalcuts, each page within a border of little biblical subjects, dance of death, hunting and rustic scenes, etc., initials, paragraph marks and line fillers illuminated in liquid gold on alternating red and blue grounds, red-ruled, first leaf of each signature only signed and with 'S' indicating use of Sarum, early 17th-century ownership name of Will. Orton to lower margin of b4r and within blank area on e3r, some further pen strokes in margins of signature h and blank area of h7r, worm hole to first leaf (b2) and heavily soiled on recto with complete loss of legibility, occasional lighter soiling throuhgout and some old damp stains and heavier marginal soiling to first two signatures and final leaves with legibility issues to final leaf verso[? q6?], a few leaves closely trimmed at foremargin touching ornamental borders of larger metalcuts, all edges gilt, 19th-century straight-grain red morocco gilt, rubbed and slightly soiled, 8vo (171 x 101 mm) Hoskins, Horae 24. STC 15897. (1)
A French tea cup and saucer, a silver plated Dupont Paris rectangular large gas lighter, length 14cm, three steel implements, having mother of pearl handles, a plastic sewing set, a butter knife, four thimbles and a Victorian silver thimble, London 1889, with a transfer ware treen case, detailed Entrance to Shanklin Chine, (13).
Six German tea knives, the blades detailed 800, the handles cast and decorated with fruit, silver, comprising; a mustard pot and two pepperettes, London 1930, six coffee spoons (two bean finials lacking), Sheffield 1934, a christening knife with a mother of pearl handle and a christening fork, both Sheffield 1965, also foreign and plated wares, comprising; a lady's chain mesh bag, a chain mesh purse, a coin case, a three piece buckle, a pepperette, a pair of grape scissors and a Ronson desk lighter, (qty).

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