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Lot 1287
Fine contemporary lute labelled Arnold Dolmetsch Ltd, Hazelmere, Surrey and inscribed No. 849, 1975 RR (possibly Roger Rose), the satinwood back with eleven segments and the spruce table with geometric pierced soundhole, with twelve frets with three short frets extending over the table, within original plush lined case
Lot 366
AN ITALIAN CARVED MAHOGANY FIGURAL 'GROTTO' CHAIR IN THE MANNER OF FRANCESCO TOSO, 19TH CENTURY With revolving height adjustable seat, the base modelled as a musician atop a dolphin55cm wideCondition Report: There are marks, scratches, cracks and abrasions consistent with age and use.The shell seat revolves on a metal screw. There is a central filled hole to the seat.The back of the seat has a sectional join barely visible but for the colour differentiation of the woods. There are other lateral cracks that are visible.There are some repairs including: bells on the hat and one to the end of the tunic, the lute and the left hand on the strings, a tip of the tunic, the tuning screws of the lute.There are other visible sectional construction joints including the left elbow area, and some other cracks including to the back along the grain of timber.The height of the figure under the chair is 44cmPlease see the additional photographs as a visual reference of condition.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 40
A Delft blue and white miniature model of an armchair, decorated with views of boats and a figure in a landscape, marks to base, 16cm high, together with a Delft model of a lute with metal strings, 19cm, a blue and white porcelain asparagus holder, a porcelain chamberstick with floral and gilt decoration, and a miniature stoneware jug (a/f)
Lot 45
A MINTON EARTHENWARE ARTS AND CRAFTS PLAQUE, 1876, of plain shallow dished circular form painted in polychrome enamels by C.L. Florris-Broughton with the head and shoulders portrait of a maiden wearing pearls in her braised hair, high collar and turquoise dress, holding a lute beside a blossoming bough, signed and dated 1881, impressed marks, 19 1/4" diameter (Illustrated) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)no restoration, back has six "test" colour panels, chip to inner footrim, four glazed hanging holes, 4cm hairline crack to rim
Lot 670
AN ART DECO COLD PAINTED BRONZE FIGURE, cast as a jester wearing red motley with a lute slung over his shoulders, with carved ivory face and hands, unsigned, fixed to a stepped circular base, figure 6 1/2" high, 8 1/2" high overall (Illustrated) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)One finger to left hand missing and hand has some cracks, right hand good, face good, some glue(?) showing around the edge, some wear to colour especially both red shoes, bottom of tunic and legs, wire "strings" of lute quite bent but appear original, not straight on base (leaning forward), two small chips to base
Lot 478
A Rare Reuge music box, in the form of a lute, complete with manual and fitted box.This was given as a present given by a member of the Saudi Royal family, original price was approx £20,000. Amongst the tunes played are Pink Floyd 'Another Brick in the Wall' and 'Imagine' by John Lennon.Condition report: Length is 59cm, width is 29.5cm.The box plays fine and all pins appear intact, with no scratches or damage evident. No screws appear to have been removed.
Lot 79
2 wooden okimonos with bente and bishamon, 20th c., China or Japan, the 2 happy gods are sitting and playing their characteristic lutes, bente and bishamon, with fierce facial expression and one raises both arms, condition: good, a small piece of the lute is missing, provenance: American private collection, formally in the collection of a museum with old museum numbers, dimensions: height 9-9.5 cm. 2 Holz-Okimonos mit Benten und Bishamon, 20. Jh., China oder Japan, die beiden gluecklichen Goetter sitzen und spielen ihre charakteristischen Lauten, Bente und Bishamon, mit heftigem Gesichtsausdruck und einer hebt beide Hände, Zustand: guter Zustand, ein kleines Stueck Laute fehlt, Provenienz: amerikanische Privatsammlung, formell in der Sammlung eines Museums mit alten Museumsnummern, Masze: Hoehe 9-9,5 cm.
Lot 460
Role Playing Game Miniatures, large quantity of mainly lead figures including Grenadier Models Fantasy Lords Demons Set #6006, Traveller Alien Animals Set #1003, Ral Partha AD&D Couatl, Mithril Miniatures MERP Lute-Player & Girl, in original boxes/packaging, with 100+ loose figures by Grenadier Models, Ral Partha, Mithril and other makers, P-G, sets are incomplete, some figures painted, boxes G (100+)
Lot 18
Two 19th Century drum shaped inkwells with three quill holes, the first a Stevenson and Hancock Derby, the exterior decorated with purple and burnt red hand painted feathers with blue flower heads and gilt scrolls with alternate gilt urns, the top with three pink flower heads, painted mark, height 4cm, the second a Derby decorated with pink hand painted flowers within gilt laurel leaf borders with a central floral cartouche to the front, all to a dark blue ground, faint printed Crown and D mark, height 3.2cm together with a 19th Century Staffordshire inkwell modelled as a lady sat playing her lute on a tree branch, height 10.5cm, a Staffordshire stamp wetter, a small silver inkwell, a continental inkwell with a seated lady and rabbits to the cover and a mid Century Danish Michael Andersen figure of a fisherman smoking a pipe and playing his accordion, impressed mark, height 10cm. (7)
Lot 590
A collection of antique silver jewellery, to include a set of six floral Art Nouveau buttons by Colen Hewer Cheshire, hallmarked Chester 1903, in original case; a 19th century half pearl set pendant with an ovoid panel painted with a putti playing a lute, with bow surmount, indistinct continental mark, 4.8cm long; a late 19th century locket chased with Saraswati riding a peacock on one side, and Lakshmi ridingan elephant on the other, with a detachable slide, 8.7cm long; with a Victorian oval locket, with chased ivy decoration, glazed internal compartments, 5.6cm long; a Victorian silver collar necklace, with engraved ivy decoration, 37cm long; an Art Nouveau turquoise accented fairy brooch; together with two white paste set buckles; three further silver buttons pierced with writhen beasts; and a white metal mirror pendant Condition Report: All items have wear commensurate with age and use, some items have damage Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 597
Collection of Pottery Figurines, comprising a pair of 6'' figures of a mana and woman playing musical instruments; a pair of 8'' figures with baskets of fruit; a pair of 7'' figures of children feeding turkeys; a pair of men in turbans with nodding heads; and a seated couple with the gentleman playing a lute.
Lot 84
A late 19th Century hand painted KPM type porcelain plaque with a scene of a partially undressed lady holding a peacock feather fan and wearing red Persian slippers, she sat with a lute or mandolin by her side and an incense burner, all in the style of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, indistinctly signed and dated **** 1882, framed, the reverse with indistinct ink note, visible size 12cm x 19cm.
Lot 24
A lacquered-metal kogai (skewer)By Yamada Jokasai, 19th centuryThe shibuichi-nuri (simulated shibuichi) ground lacquered with a biwa (lute) and hichiriki (flute), in gold and coloured takamaki-e, the reverse of gold lacquer; signed Yamada Joka with a kao.Footnotes:リザーブ設定無し笄 琵琶に篳篥 銘「山田常嘉（花押）」 19世紀The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part V, lot 38.www.bonhams.com/auctions/20555/lot/38/Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 241
A large Meissen group, second half 19th centuryAfter the 18th century model by M.V. Acier, in the round, depicting a gentleman holding a violin and a lady next to him holding a cup and a scroll, a flower basket at her feet, the reverse with a girl playing the lute on a high rockwork base embraced by a boy lower down on the base, below them a putto playing a tambourine seated on a goat being fed by another putto, a third putto holding a dove to the gentleman's right, the base moulded with gilt-edged scrollwork, 35cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, indistinct incised marks (some restoration)Footnotes:Provenance:A Private Swiss Collection of 19th century MeissenThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 281
A Meissen monkey band, late 1970s/early 1980sAfter the models by J.J. Kaendler and P. Reinicke of 1753-1765, comprising twenty-one figures, each on a base moulded with gilt-edged scrollwork: the conductor with a separate music stand; four seated singers; a seated organist; a drummer and drum-carrier; a triangle-player; a seated harpist; a bassoon-player; a violinist; a cellist; a bagpipe-player; a hurdy-gurdy player; a drummer; a lute player; a flautist; an oboist; a trumpeter and a horn player, 12cm-18cm high, crossed swords in underglaze-blue, incised model numbers, impressed formers' numbers and date codes, various painters' numbers (22)Footnotes:Provenance:A Private Swiss Collection of 19th century MeissenThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ΩΩ VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 1694
A mellow oak North Wales type Dresser, the base with a central flight of four drawers with lute shapes lock escutcheons and flanked by opposing cupboards with a frieze drawer over each. The plate rack over having half round turned details and back boards, 64'' wide x 19'' deep x 83 1/4'' high.
Lot 528
Full title: A Chinese lute-shaped blue and white ko-sometsuke bowl for the Japanese market, TianqiDescription: L.: 23,5 cmÊ Provenance: An important English private collection.Information concerning condition reports:The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Lot 52
Attributed to William Burges (British, 1821-1881): An impressive enamelled, polished semi-precious stone and ivory inset parcel gilt and silvered bronze centrepiece base together with a polished semi-precious stone and ivory inset parcel gilt and silvered bronze upper sectional epergne support ensuiteby Hart, Son, Peard & Co., London in the later Gothic Revival style, circa 1875, the two parts originally from a centrepiece epergne exhibited at the 1878 Paris International Exhibition the base of architectural tripartite pedestal form, the conforming columnar support with cusped column decoration surmounted by a composite Corinthian capital with leafy and whorl decoration and punctuated by a knopped central section with applied beaded and banded agate cabochon set scrolling filigree decoration and three carved ivory busts depicting a king, a maiden and youth playing a lute, the elaborate hipped base of architectural form formed as three arched openings with circular steeple tower pinnacles surmounted by open filigree and turquoise cabochon inset orbs flanked by crocketed finials, the scrolling filigree and whorl decorated sides banded to the edges by black and white chevron enamelled panels with inset carnelian cabochons, the lower corners modelled as circular domed towers above inset square cornelian panels, the lower frieze with alternating pierced and blue enamel square motif decoration, raised on standing silvered lion passant supports; the upper section with flared scrolling open pierced filigree and lapis and banded agate cabochon inset supports terminating in stylised leafy griffins heads, beneath a border of six inset carved ivory panels depicting food related vignettes, comprising a boars head, a swan, a carp, a turtle, a truckle of cheese and an oval pie, the upper girdle supporting a cut glass dished lobed shallow bowl fitting with panelled star cut centre, the hexagonal columnar support below a filigree and whorl knopped section with lions mask heads, raised on a later fixed black painted stepped hexagonal support, the glass bowl of the upper support probably associated, its fixed stand of a later date, the base, 57cm high, 38cm diameter approximately, the support 28cm high, the support including bowl and later base, 41.5cm high overall (2)Footnotes:Upper Epergne SectionProvenanceJ. S. M. Scott, London - the Birkenhead CollectionWith the Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London W1S 2JT - purchased by the present vendor, The John Scott Collection 'Modern English' Design from the 1860's and 1870's, 11th June 2014 (4, Epergne fragment - INV 34276).With the Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL (loan) prior to March 2021ExhibitedParis International Exhibition, 1878.The Fine Art Society, The John Scott Collection 'Modern English' Design from the 1860's and 1870's, June-July 2014 (4).LiteratureThe Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue of the Paris International Exhibition 1878, p.115.The Fine Art Society, The John Scott Collection 'Modern English' Design from the 1860's and 1870', Exhibition Catalogue 2014 (4), p.16.Centrepiece BaseProvenancePrivate UK collection.With RIBA, 66 Portland Pl, London W1B 1AD (on loan) prior to August 2014.Purchased (private treaty sale) by the present vendor in conjunction with Haslam & Whiteway Ltd (advisors), Kensington Church Street, London W8 7NL, 15th September 2014 (INV 6491).With the Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2RL (loan) prior to March 2021.ExhibitedParis International Exhibition, 1878.LiteratureThe Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue of the Paris International Exhibition 1878, p.115.M. Whiteway & C. Gere, Nineteenth-Century Design; From Pugin to Mackintosh, London 1993, p.175.At the time of his death in 1881, the esteemed architect and designer William Burges was widely thought to be the most influential and gifted figure of his generation. An unstable and extravagant eccentric, he was a brilliant pre-Raphaelite architect who pursued his artistic goals via an idealised vision of the past. In his work he sought to escape from both modern industrialisation and the prevalent Neoclassical architectural style of the establishment and re-affirm the architectural and social values of a utopian medieval England. Standing within the tradition of the Gothic Revival, his works echo his predecessor Pugin and his contemporaries of the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood, whilst heralding those of the Arts and Crafts movement.In a short but illustrious career he won his first major commission for Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork in 1863 when he was thirty five working with a long established team of craftsmen and artisans he produced a small but architecturally varied output including castles, houses, churches, a warehouse, a university and a school, although many of his designs were either never executed or subsequently demolished. Of Burges's works, his most notable are Cardiff Castle, constructed between 1866 and 1928, and Castell Coch constructed between 1872 and 1891, both of which were built for John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute. Aside from his architecture, Burges also designed metalwork, sculpture, jewellery, furniture and stained glass. He also gave a series of lectures called 'Art Applied to Industry' to the Society of Arts in 1864, illustrating the breadth of his artistic interests. Burges was a notable designer of Gothic-inspired metalwork and jewellery and who is now seen as the successor to architect and designer A.W.N. Pugin in refining and developing the Gothic revival style. In his book, William Burges and the High Victorian, the author and art critic Prof. J Mordaunt Crook states that 'Burges's genius as a designer is expressed to perfection in his jewellery and metalwork'. He produced a 'dazzling' array of religious artefacts including candlesticks, chalices, crosses either as individual commissions or as part of the decorative schemes for buildings. Burges also had an early and close connection to the Ecclesiological Society taking on the role of superintendent of the Society's church plate scheme in 1864. However, his most notable metalworks were created for himself, often from the proceeds of the winning of an architectural competition. Examples include his Elephant Inkstand and a pair of jewelled decanters, paid for by the fees for the plans of the Crimea Memorial Church and his series of lectures, 'Art Applied to Industry', and the Cat Cup, created in commemoration of the Law Courts competition. He also designed more utilitarian articles including silverware featuring various fantastical creatures including mermaids and spiders and a set of knives and forks specifically designed for his own residence, The Tower House, with the handles carved as types of meat and vegetables. His own large collection of historic armour was subsequently bequeathed to the British Museum upon his death. Hart, Son, Peard & Co. (1842–1913) were British architectural metalworkers basedin London and Birmingham most associated with the production of ecclesiastical works.Founded in 1842 in Wych St, off The Strand, by bible-trained ironmonger Joseph Hart who was also a member of the Ecclesiological Society, they became artistic metalworkers specialising in ecclesiastical manufactures after merging with Birmingham-based Peard & Jackson in 1866–67. Also skilled in sculpture and with an agent in Paris, Henri Collet, the firm made Burges designs by J.P. Seddon, B.J. Talbert, Alfred Waterhouse and William Butterfield. and importantly had a long-sta... This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 218
A rare Lowestoft figure of a lady musician, circa 1770-80Left in the white, modelled as a smiling young woman standing upon a low mound base moulded with scrolls and applied with flowers and leaves, a mandolin or lute held in her left hand, and balanced on her slightly raised left leg, her shoes and bodice applied with delicate ribbons, 16.4cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceDr Peter Bradshaw Collection, Bonhams sale, 24 January 2007, lot 12Moulds for part of the torso and head and of the left arm of this figure were found on the Lowestoft factory site, see Geoffrey Godden, Lowestoft Porcelains (1985), p.142, pls.182-3. A similar figure with a high footed base is illustrated at p.138, pl.175. Godden identifies two distinct but related groups of figures attributable to Lowestoft at pp.134-41. The present lot belongs to the group which he speculates could be the earlier of the two. See also Sheenah Smith, Lowestoft Porcelain in Norwich Castle Museum, Vol.2 (1985), nos.119-22.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 277
A rare Royal Worcester vase attributed to George White, dated 1898Of shouldered form with a shaped rim and beaded collar, fluting to the lower part, the shoulder painted with a continuous landscape depicting a fair-haired maiden in classical dress reclining on a mound, a lute by her side, the reverse with two putti examining a lute, the moulding picked out in green and raised gilding, 17.3cm high, blue mark, shape number 1538Footnotes:This delicate vase is something of an enigma. The figure painting is unlike anything seen on Royal Worcester and instead it corresponds with decoration from the Burslem factory of Royal Doulton. In particular, the painting so closely resembles the work of George White and it is difficult to think of any other artist who could have been responsible. Similarly, the gilding on this vase is atypical of Royal Worcester and instead is very much in the Doulton traditions. It is likely, therefore, that this vase was decorated in Burslem, perhaps by George White working as a freelance.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 292
Finlay, Ian Hamilton A collection Two prints, comprising: Dove, dead in its snows & Apollo and Daphne, design for a wall; [and a collection of books and paper ephemera:] Six Proposals for the improvement of Stockwood Park Nurseries in the Borough of Luton. Little Sparta, Dunsyre: Wild Hawthorne Press, 1985/6. One of 250 copies, with a typed letter, signed, from Ian Hamilton Finlay gifting the book and discussing the project; Evening will come, They will Sew the Blue Sail. Ian Hamilton Finlay and the Wild Hawthorn Press 1958-1991. Edinburgh: Graeme Murray, 1991; A Wartime Garden. Edinburgh: Graeme Murray, 1990; Myths. Wild Hawthorne Press, 1991; Six Milestones. Wild Hawthorne Press, 1992; Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book. Wild Hawthorne Press, 1986. 6 copies; The pears and frets of nettles, [n.d.] 7 copies; Saint-Just - a pack of Wild Hawthorne Press seeds; Unnatural Pebbles... Edinburgh: Graeme Murray Gallery, 1981; Instruments of Revolution. London: ICA, 1992; Lute, Lyre, Luger: chant for a Regional Occasion, 2000 voices; The Sound of a Single Swallow. Wild Hawthorne Press; Two Examples. Wild Hawthorne Press; Nature Over Again after Poussin. Glasgow: Collins Exhibition Hall, [n.d.]; The Old Stonypath Hoy. Wild Hawthorne Press, 1991; L'Idylle des Cerises. Wild Hawthorne Press, [n.d.]; Thermidor, 1ère Décade, 1989; The Wild Hawthorn Art Test. Wild Hawthorn Press, [n.d.] The Perfect Sentence. Wild Hawthorne Press, [n.d.]; Interpolations in Hegel. Wild Hawthorne Press, 1984. Inscribed and signed 'Ian'; A Bridge too Far: the First Battle of Little Sparta, 4th February 1983; A Concise Classical Dictionary, Christmas 1988, one of 250; Abrioux, Yves Homage to Ian Hamilton Finlay. London: Victoria Miro Gallery; Bann, Stephen Ian Hamilton Finlay. Shenval / Wild Hawthorne Press, 1972; and a large collection of others
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