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Louis William Wain (1860-1939) Uncle Taking His Revenge, signed lower left, ink drawing, measurements 29 x 36.5cm*At fault, two tears and a loss to paper, stuck down beneath mount.Condition report: The work is an ink drawing on paper. The sheet is attached to the mount and stuck down. There is a tear to the sheet extending from the lower left corner through the signature into the body of the front left kitten and across to the edge of the mount roughly 10 cm. There is a further tear from the lower centre-left edge diagonally through the second kitten's back foot through the back of the third kitten to its tail- roughtly 13.5 cm. There is a loss to the sheet measuring 2 x 1 cm to the lower-centre-right where the mount has been lifted and torn the sheet- the loss remaining stuck down to the mount backing. There is a small drawing-pin sized hole to the upper right corner. The surface otherwise appears stable, with some general signs of ageing (browning) to the paper. There are additional photographs of the damage in our online catalogue to view.
Louis Wain (illustrated): ‘Full of Fun’, London, Ernest Nister, c.1912, tipped in coloured frontis + black & white illustrations throughout by Louis Wain, unpaginated, [ii,84,2]pp, 4to, original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards by Wain, together with two other Ernest Nister late 19th Century titles, ‘Childhood Valley. The Favourite Songs of Childhood, with New Pictures in color by John Lawson and Vignettes by St. Clair Simmonds, Maud West and Others’, [1889], 12 full page cromolitho plates by Lawson + vignettes in text, 4to, original cloth backed pictorial paper covered boards, ‘Falling Leaves’ by E Nesbit & Robert Ellice Mack, c.1887, illustrated throughout, original stitched pictorial wraps (12 x 10cm) (3)
Postcards, Louis Wain, 3 Tuck published Louis Wain illustrated cards of cats, 2 write away cards 'Don't Worry' & 'When this meets your eye don't cry' from postcard write away series no 1004 and write away series 1003. Also Oilette series 'Lucky Cats no 3266 'You never know your luck I wish you plenty of it' (some light foxing o/w mainly gd)
Postcards, Louis Wain, a Louis Wain illustrated selection of 3 cards of anthropomorphic cats inc. Silk Department 'What can we do for you madam? Published by Wrench, 'That bird is rather high, you eat it Tommy' published by Davidson Bros series 6091 and 'Sir Roger de Coverley' published C W Faulkner no 515B (mainly gd)
Postcards, Wain, a Louis Wain illustrated selection of 2 anthropomorphic cards of cats. Includes Tuck published 'Louis Wain' postcard no. 3892 'Louie Freear in The Chinese Honeymoon' (b/w) wtf, and no. 3886 'Ada Reeve in Santoy'. These are 2 of Wain's earliest postcards with undivided backs, and postally used in 1902 (mainly gd)
Postcards, Wain, a fishing selection of 4 anthropomorphic cards of cats illustrated by Louis Wain. Includes write away 'I hope I shall catch you' published by Chas Voisey, 'Tomorrow will be Friday we've caught rheumatism today' publ. by Davidson Bros series 6091, 'The Fisherman's Dream' publ. by Davidson Bros series 6092, and 'How they caught it' publ. by Tuck in the Calendar series no. 5892 (wtf) (mainly gd)
Postcards, Wain, a collection of 8 cards of cats all illustrated by Louis Wain inc. 5 portrait cards published by C.W Faulkner series 453 (5/6) 'Very Gay', 'I'll draw your portrait', 'I won't', 'Let me think now' and 'Throw physic to the dogs' (all with stamps removed). Also 'Ruffled Plumes' Tuck no. 1412, and 'Louis Wains Mascots' series 2 no. 3552 and series 3 no. 3553 (both Tuck) (mixed condition)
Ephemera, large format, hand made, Victorian scrap book consisting of 40+ fabric pages containing coloured and b/w pictures cut from publications of the day. Subjects include Louis Wain (several), clowns, dogs, cats, Mafeking, Ladysmith, Cecil Aldin, rabbits, Archibald Thorburn approx. 400 images. Currently contained in a naive, bespoke made wooden box (gd)
Norwood Nurses, a poorly cat recuperating in a chair with his feet in a footbath, probably biographical, inscribed, 'Don't Leave this page open long, or I shall get a chill on the liver, and shall require one of the "Norwood Nurses", Nurse J. Jones preferred' (sic), signed 'Louis Wain, Love from Ve-ra Leins 14.1.09', 20.3 x 16.4cms (double page); together with cloth pocket folder of various poems, sketches, nursing records, etc. all relating to Nurse Lissie JonesProvenance: Lissie Jones, bequeathed to close family firends, thence by descent. Lissie Jones workd as a private nurse in London in the early years of her career, and is remembered for caring for several celebrities including Harry Lauder and Louis Wain, at West Norwood Private Nursing Institution from 1903.Condition report: Comments: Wain drawing - small smudge to word 'ppreeferred', correction in blue ink to letter J to L, minor discolouration to margins.
Louis Wain for Amphora, a large Cubist pottery Lucky Futurist Cat spill vase, circa 1915, modelled with one paw raised, tongue out, painted in black with green and orange highlights, moulded meow meow notes to the body, incuse moulded mark Futurist Cat, printed and impressed mark Amphora and number 637134, 24.5cm high
Children's Books - Wain (Louis), Music in Pussytown, [from] Father Tuck's "Wonderland" Series, ?first and only edition, Designed & Printed in Great Britain, [n.d., c. 1920], printed in polychrome with in-text illustrations and full-page plates, original printed pictorial wrappers over limp card, oblong 4to, [1]
Postcards. Collection in Edwardian album, two modern albums, and loose. Including UK topographical, some real photographic, pubs/beer advertising, some cartoon & humour (including Donald McGill, one Louis Wain cat, two Felix), some general greetings, floral, decorative, WW1 comic & sentimental, approx. 500 in total
Two Victorian/Edwardian postcard albums containing a large collection of postcards, photographs and birthday cards with images of cats, many comically dressed and some Louis Wain examples, predominately Victorian with some later examples, one album in the Art Nouveau style, together with a collection of loose postcards of a similar subject
A MID 20TH CENTURY SMITHS WALNUT CASED DOME TOP CHIMING MANTEL CLOCK, POSTCARDS, QUARTZ CLOCKS, BAROMETERS, ETC, the Smiths clock with pendulum and key, in running order, height 23cm, approximately one hundred and thirty vintage postcards, mostly topographical and greetings type, includes a 1915 Valentines series Louis Wain 'The Three Graces', two Mabel Lucie Attwell (1938/1948) and fifteen comical / saucy type, other printed ephemera, etc (7 + key and pendulum)
A GROUP OF CAT RELATED BOOKS Comprising: a quantity of cat focused books: Dr Seuss - The Cat in the Hat - Published 1997, Special Deluxe Edition T.S. Eliot - Collected Poems 1909-1935 - Tenth Impression November Mcmxlvi W. Oldfield Howey - The Cat in the Mysteries of Magic and Religion - Published 1956 T.S. Eliot - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (1 of 2) - Second Impression November Mcmxxxix T.S. Eliot - Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (2 of 2) - 1986 Reprint Louis Wain - Cats - Eighth Impression 1920 Era Zistel - A Treasury of Cat Stories, Second printing 1947 Largest book measures 24.5cm x 18cm 2.3kg Condition: Minor signs of wear commensurate with age and use
A collection of 22 postcards by Louis Wain, including postcards published by Wildt & Kray and Raphael Tuck & Sons, all featuring cats.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A group of 6 postcards by Louis Wain published by Valentine & Sons, comprising postcards titled 'Our Club', 'Our Cricket Match', 'Our Races', 'Our Pic-Nic', 'Our Football Match' and 'Our Golf Match', all featuring anthropomorphic cats playing sports and enjoying outdoor pursuits.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A group of 4 postcards by Louis Wain published by Max Ettlinger & Co., Series 5256, comprising postcards titled 'Golfers', 'Motorists', 'Fishermen' and 'Famous Tenors'.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

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