* HAMISH LAWRIE (SCOTTISH 1919 - 1987), STANDING STONES AT DURRIS watercolour on paper, signed and dated '47, titled verso image size 24.5cm x 34.5cm, overall size 49cm x 59cm Mounted, framed and under glass. Note: Born in Dunfermline and trained at Aberdeen (Gray's School of Art). Went to London in 1941 and worked as a cameraman in the film industry. His first sale of a painting was to Dylan Thomas (for £5). His first major exhibition was in 1947 at Wolf Mankowitz's Little Gallery. He worked in Africa 1949-51 and returned to Scotland where his old friend JD Fergusson (1874 - 1961) persuaded him that he should go to France for inspiration and to develop his work. He lived there for nine years at Saint-Paul-de-Vence which had long been a haven of the famous, mostly due to La Colombe d'Or Hotel which had been a magnet since the early 20's for artists and celebrities. After returning to Scotland, his favourite subjects were the Western Highlands and the Outer Hebrides which he painted with great gusto, brilliant colours and a heavy impasto. A regular exhibitor in Edinburgh, he was a popular figure in the Scottish Arts Club.
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* SELMA HORTENSE BURKE (AMERICAN 1900 - 1995), GIRL, PRONE bas-relief sculpture, signed and dated '75 46cm x 32cm Note: Dr Selma Burke was a world-renowned sculptor and painter whose relief plaque portrait of President Franklin D Roosevelt appears on the dime. One of ten children of an African Methodist Episcopal Zion minister in rural North Carolina, Burke first learned to sculpt using clay from a nearby river. Encouraged by her mother to pursue a practical career, Burke trained as a certified nurse. While working as a nurse in New York, she became involved in the Harlem Renaissance and served as a sculptor's model, all the while preparing to become an artist. In 1941, she received an M.F.A. at Columbia University and later studied art in Europe. Primarily a sculptor, Burke crafted figures of rugged beauty from wood, bronze, or stone, hewn in a style of almost classical realism. She sculpted several celebrities, including Dr Martin Luther King Jr. and Pearl S. Buck. The bronze statue of Buck, Uplift, was dedicated at the Pearl S. Buck House in 1991. She also painted in watercolour, oil, and acrylics. A committed educator, the bearer of two earned and eight honorary doctorates, Burke established two art schools while teaching at Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. She also taught at the Solebury School and several other institutions. “One of the most notable sculptors of the twentieth century” according to the National Women’s History Museum, the celebrated artist, educator, and self-described “people’s sculptor.” Selma Burke is celebrated for her lifelong commitment to the art of sculpture, to art education and for her significance in the Harlem Renaissance. Burke achieved remarkable success as a Black woman sculptor at a time when few female or Black artists, and even fewer Black female artists, were able to achieve any success or recognition in the United States.
* COLIN FRASER (SCOTTISH b. 1956), EARLY MORNING LIGHT egg tempura on board, signed image size 67cm x 46cm, overall size 86cm x 63cm Framed and under glass. Note: By repute, the lady is the artist's wife. Colin Fraser's work rarely appears at auction but earlier in 2021 Bonhams, London sold "Warm Light" by Fraser for £3000 (hammer) - lot 153, Modern British & Irish Art 28th April 2021. Note 2: Colin Fraser was born in Glasgow in 1956. He studied art in Brighton while in his twenties before moving to Lund in southern Sweden, where he lives with his wife and children. He exhibits regularly at the Royal Academy Summer show, Catto Gallery and Petley Fine Art in London, Mira Godard Gallery in Canada as well as galleries in New York and Glasgow. His work is held in numerous private and corporate collections throughout North America, the UK, Europe and Asia. Ever since his first exhibition in Brighton in 1978, Colin Fraser has worked almost exclusively in egg tempera, which has the benefit of being very long lasting, with examples over two thousand years old still in existence, and was the most widely used painting medium until the sixteenth century, when it was superseded by oils. However, it is also extraordinarily time-consuming. The painted surface must be built up layer by translucent layer, with the paint drying instantaneously and not amenable to manipulation afterwards, unlike oil paints. Although a notoriously difficult medium, it has become a firm favourite of Fraser’s, who says that the “restrictions have been paramount in helping me be more direct in my approach to the work, with the instant drying and transparency of the paint actively contributing to a higher level of spontaneity of execution”. Colin Fraser is particularly drawn to its vitality which reminds him “of the dynamism of the sun – never static, always changing”. “Observed light is usually what attracts me into the process of painting,” he says. “The surface of a work painted in tempera simply has a unique glow which cannot be imitated in other mediums”. Constructing each painting is an arduous process, each beginning with an idea or a chance observation followed by weeks of experimentation with arrangements and preparatory drawings. Many of his scenes are staged with strategic placement of chairs, diaphanous textiles and trays of fruit. He believes that the painter “chooses the content and the arrangement, and then it becomes a question of striving to achieve a particular mood”.
* ROY HODRIEN (BRITISH b. 1957), STILL LIFE WITH CHERRIES oil on board, signed image size 29.5cm x 24.5cm, overall size 45cm x 40cm Framed. Label verso: E Stacy-Marks Ltd, East Sussex. Note: Born in 1957 on the Wirral, Roy Hodrien studied at the local art college and then went on to further study at Coventry. As a brief foray into advertising, Roy began a freelance career as an animal painter and Illustrator, often producing private animal portrait commissions for owners and breeders. As his reputation grew he began to publish several well regarded books on pedigree dogs, featuring over a hundred of his illustrations. He also established a line in copying orientalist paintings for Middle Eastern clients. During the mid 1980’s Roy began producing his first still life paintings, his passionate interest in the genre led him to study the techniques of the Dutch Masters Willem Kalf and De Heem and the Victorian painters Duffield and Preyer. His adaption of traditional techniques to his unique contemporary style has earned Roy an enthusiastic following amongst collectors of the genre. A regular exhibitor in London, Monaco and the USA, Roy’s work can be found in many private collections throughout the world.
Ebonised Wood & Silver Conductor Baton c1949 Presented to Peter Farrell, Belfast. An ebonised wood & silver topped and tipped conductorbaton presented to Peter Farrell, Belfast in 1949. Central silver band engraved "Presented to Mr Peter Farrell Conductor Neill Memorial Silver Band by J W Kennedy MBE 20th April 1949". The Neill Memorial Brass Band (Belfast, County Antrim) was founded by Isaac Neill and active in the 1940s and 1950's. Hallmarked London 1948 (rubbed). Measures 51cm.
Vintage 1960's Tudor Rose Model Inner City Helicopter Service in Original Box. Vintage 1960's Tudor Rose model Inner City Helicopter Service in original box (worn). Moulded plastic with steel axle - push along friction motor (partially functioning) - rubber tyred wheels tyres marked Tudor Rose Made in England pilot figure in place. Measures 40cm by 16cm.
Collection of Willliam books by Richmal Crompton comprising : Just William, 34th , DJ. More William, 29th,DJ. William Again, 26th, DJ. William the Fourth, 26th, DJ. Still William, 20th, DJ. William the Conqueror, 20th, DJ. William the Good, 15th, DJ. William, 14th, DJ. William the Bad, 13th, DJ. Williams Crowded Hours, 10th, DJ. William the Pirate, 13th, DJ. William the Rebel, 10th, DJ. William the Gangster, 12th, , 9th, NO DJ. Sweet William, 8th, DJ. William the Showman, 4th, DJ. William & the Evacuees, 2nd, DJ. William does his Bit, 2nd, DJ. William Carries On, 4th, DJ. William & the Brains Trust, 3rd, DJ. Just William?s Luck, 1st, DJ. William the Bold, 1st, DJ. William & the Tramp, 3rd, DJ. William & the Moon Rocket, 3rd, DJ. William & the Space Animal, 2nd, DJ. William?s Television Show, 1st, DJ. William the Explorer, 1st, DJ. William?s Treasure Trove, 1st, DJ. William & the Witch, 1st, DJ. William & the Pop Singers, 1st, DJ. William & the Masked Ranger, 1st, DJ. William the Lawless, 1st, DJ 31 Volumes in Total
Dali, Salvador (1904 - 1989 Figueres), "Place de la Concorde", Personenstaffage mit Brunnen, Farbradierung und Aquatinta, signiert und 1963 datiert, Epreuve d´artiste, 44x60 cm, Passepartout, Rahmen* Lit. "Salvador Dali", Catalogue Raisonné of Etchings and Mixed Media Prints, 1924-1980, Ralf Michler und Lutz W. Löpsinger, München 1994, S. 140, Tafel 12, Fig. 91*Für dieses Objekt wird die Folgerechtsabgabe fällig*
A selection of various items to include Shelley green star pattern tea set, S. Fieldings & Co. porcelain cigarette box, two oriental style figure pots, egg cups, etc. IMPORTANT: Online viewing and bidding only. Collection by appointment via our website or arrange with Mailboxes Etc couriers ONLY. Restrictions apply to ensure social distancing.
A silver christening set, comprising: an egg-cup and two engine turned napkin rings engraved RJC, Birmingham, 1956 to the egg cup with maker's mark JG Ltd, with bakelite base and liner, one napkin ring also Birmingham, 1956, with maker's marks for T & S , the other napkin ring hallmarked Birmingham, 1953 with Coronation mark, and maker's mark FLR, the napkin rings 25.8g, the total weight with egg-cup 62.7g
Histories of Irish regiments in the British Army. McCance, Captain S. History of the Royal Munster Fusiliers, Schull Books, 1995, two volumes plus maps; Gretton and Geoghan. Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Schull Books, 1997, two volumes plus maps; Wylly, Col. HC. Neill's Blue Caps. Schull Books, 1996, three volumes plus maps. Uniform quarto, blue cloth gilt, in publisher's slip cases.
Three bayonets. A British P1907 Lee Enfield SMLE bayonet with round frog stud by Sanderson, dated 1919, in steel scabbard and webbing frog; a Swiss M1918 bayonet by Elsener, serial number 593522, in steel scabbard and leather frog; and an AKM Type 1 bayonet serial number S AK2866, in steel scabbard with rubber insulator and matching serial number. (3)
Tokens. Ireland TO PREVENT THE ABUSE OF CHARITY IN THE CONSUMPTION OF WHISKEY THIS IS GIVEN TO THE POOR OF DUBLIN. reverse, VALUE ONE PENNY IN PROVISIONS (ONLY) AT 168 JAMES'S GATE 44 LOW KEVIN STREET 55 UPPER COOMBE & 23 BARRACK STREET 1797, aVF; together with Co Offaly (King?s County), Charleville, Thirteen Pence, 1802, arms and supporters, rev. PAYABLE AT TULLAMOORE FIRST TUESDAY IN EACH MONTH, F/gF. (2)
Scottish Interest. Black?s Picturesque Tourist of Scotland. Adam & Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1859, the fourteenth edition, 16mo, green cloth covers with gilt lettering and decoration, profusely illustrated, book VG, together with, Briggs, Ernest E. Angling and Art in Scotland. Longmans, Green, London, 1908, large 8vo, brown pictorial cloth, ills. book VG. (2)
Burke, Rev. William P. The Irish Priests in the Penal Times. N. Harvey, Waterford, 1914, 8vo, first edition, green cloth, gilt lettering, book VG, with, Falls, Cyril. Elizabeth?s Irish Wars. Methuen, London, 1950, 8vo, first edition, illustrated, signed presentation copy from author, book VG, slight nick to dustjacket, ow VG, and Haliday, Charles. The Scandinavian Kingdom of Dublin. I. U. P. Shannon, 1969, facsimile of the second edition, green cloth, book VG, and Lawless, Emily. With Essex in Ireland. Methuen, London, 1902 new edition in 1 volume, 8vo, with map, ex library, purple cloth, spine faded, book VG. (4)
Dunsany, Lord. The Chronicles of Rodriguez. Putnam?s, London, 1922, first edition, numbered 238 of an edition of 500, frontispiece by Sydney Sime, book signed by author and Sime, 4to. Half leather, some spotting, book VG in nF dustjacket, together with, Dunsany, Lord. Plays of God and men. Talbot, Dublin, 1917, 8vo, first edition, brown buckram and cloth covers, book VG
Hall, SC. Tales of Irish Life and Character. Foulis, London, 1913, 8vo, illustrated, green covers, gilt lettering, top edge gilt some staining to front cover, otherwise VG, together with, Carleton, Lover, and Mrs. S. C. Hall. Tales and Stories of Ireland. Milner & Co. London n.d. pocket size, green cloth pictorial covers, gilt lettering, spine repaired with new end ? papers, book G., and Murphy. Michael J. Rathlin : Island of Blood and Enchantment, the Folklore of Rathlin. Dundalgan, Dundalk, 1987, 8vo, first edition, book F, dustjacket, F., and Swan, Harry Percival. Highlights of the Donegal Highlands. H. R Carter, Belfast, 1958, 8vo, second edition, stained red cloth, book VG. (4)
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