Wakizashi, Japan, Mitte 19. Jhdt. Klinge Shinogi Tsukuri, Torii Zori, lange Chu Kissaki. Hada Ko Itame, Midare Hamon in Nioi auf Sugu Ha-Basis, eine Seite der Klinge verm. Kaen, die andere Ko Maru mit kurzem Kaeri, Nakago bezeichnet "Bizen Kuni(?) Osafune Sukesada". Eiserne Sukashi Tsuba der Ovari-Schule, Tsuka mit Same belegt unter blauer Wicklung, Fuchi Kashira und Mekugi mit goldeingelegtem Dekor in Form von Shishi. Lackierte Saya, Kozuka ebenfalls mit Shishi-Dekor. Länge K/M 45,2 cm, Gesamtlänge 66 cm. A Japanese wakizashi, mid-19th century Klinge Shinogi Tsukuri, Torii Zori, lange Chu Kissaki. Hada Ko Itame, Midare Hamon in Nioi auf Sugu Ha-Basis, eine Seite der Klinge verm. Kaen, die andere Ko Maru mit kurzem Kaeri, Nakago bezeichnet "Bizen Kuni(?) Osafune Sukesada". Eiserne Sukashi Tsuba der Ovari-Schule, Tsuka mit Same belegt unter blauer Wicklung, Fuchi Kashira und Mekugi mit goldeingelegtem Dekor in Form von Shishi. Lackierte Saya, Kozuka ebenfalls mit Shishi-Dekor. Länge K/M 45,2 cm, Gesamtlänge 66 cm.
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An Easy Introduction to the Game of Chess: containing one hundred examples of games, and a great variety of critical situations and conclusions; including the whole of Philidor's Analysis, with copious selections from Stamma, the Calabrois, &c. Arranged. Published by M Carey and Son, 1817. [26 ad] +282+ [2 ad] pages. Bound in original stiff boards.
A collection of 6 x chess books. Books are: (1) Maxims and Hints for an Angler, Richard Penn Esq. F R S Published by John Murray, London, United Kingdom, 1823. (2) The Year Book of Chess 1914, M W Stevens, Frank Hollings, 1915 (3) An Introduction to the history and study of chess, published by H Ruff 1804. (4) An Easy Introduction to the Game of Chess, published by Vernor, Hood and Sharp, 1809. (5) London 1946 Book of the Sunday Chronicle Chess Tournament, Daily Fost Printers. (6) A Century of British Chess, Philip W Sergeant, Hutchingson & Co. 1934.
A collection of 10 x chess books. Books are: (1) Traité du jeu des echecs by William Lewis, published by Paris Cafe de la Regence, 1846. (2) Chess its Poetry and its Prose, A F Mackenzie, De Cordova & Co. Kingston Jamaica 1887. (3) The Chess Amateur October 1906. (4) Mr Blackburn's Games at Chess, Longmans Green & Co. 1899. (5) Chess Grekov Grekov. One hundred and twenty elected parties Of M. I. Chigorin. (6) The Chess Players Companion, Howard Staunton, 1823. (7) Weltgeschichte des Schachs, Paul Keres 1960. (8) Kleins Lehrbuch des Schachlpiels, Jean Dufresne, 1892. (9) Chess Masterpieces, W H Watts, Daily News. (10) New Ideas in Chess, Larry Evans, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1958.
A collection of chess books. Included are: (1) Deutsche Bucherei, E.J Diemer, 1938. (2) Deutsche Bucherei, Magyar Sakk Vilag 1936. (3) Das Internationale Szen Memorialturnier zi Budapest 1929. (4) Deutsche Bucherei, Magyar Sakk Vilag von E J Diemer. (5) Weltgeschichte des Schachs, P Keres, Sowjetschach IV (6) Weltgeschichte des Schachs, P Keres, Sowjetschach I (7) Dr J Hannah Emanuel Lasker, Andre Deutsch 1952. (8) One Hundred Selected Games, M M Botvinnik, Macgibbon 1951. (9) 100 Master Games of Modern Chess, by Dr S Tartakower & J Du Mont, G Bell & Sons 1954. (10) The Passion Play Oberammergau, Montrose J Moses, Siegle Hill 1910. (11) Morphy's Games of Chess, Philip W Sergeant, G Bell & Sons 1937. (12) The International Chess Congress St Petersburg 1909, edited by Dr Emanuel Lasker.
A collection of chess books. Books are: (1) La Revista De Ajedrez 1889 (2) A New Treatise on Chess, George Walker, Sherwood, Gilbert & Pipper, 1833. (3) The Middle Game in Chess, Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, G Bell & Sons, 1938. (4) The Middle Game in Chess, Eugene Znosko-Borovsky, G Bell & Sons, 1930. (5) Rubinstein Chess Masterpieces, annotated by Hans Kmoch, David Mckay, 1941. (6) XXII USSR Chess Championships by H Golombek, British Chess Magazine, circa 1955. (7) Bibliotheca Van Der Linde - Niemeijeriana (8) Play the Catalan, by Iakov Neishtadt, Pergamon Press, 1988. (9) 1000 Miniatur Chess Traps, Andras Meszaros, Magyar Sakkvilag, 2008. (10) Montreal 1979 Tournament of Stars by M Tal, C Chepizhny, and A Roshal, Pergamon Press, 1980.
Onosandri Strategicus. Sive De Imperatoris Institutione. Accessit. Ourbikiou Epitedeuma. Nicolaus Rigaltius P. Nunc primum e vetustis. Codd. Graecis publicauit, Latina interpretatione & Notis illustravit. Accedit seorsim in eundem Onosandrum Iani Gruteri uberior Commentarius. Item M. Aemilia Porti, Fr. Porti Cretensis F. ... breves observationes ...Heidelberg: Ex Officina Commeliniana, 1600. Important ancient Greek work on military matters, the earliest treatise on the ethical side of warfare. Two book parts in one volume. 4to (23 x 18 cm.). Contemporary full vellum. Illustrated with 7 very interesting woodcuts of siege engines, of with 5 full page. Many fine, decorated initials and head- and tailpieces. The text is in Greek and Latin.
Nine flat bottle whisky miniatures, mostly 1970s:Highland Park, 70 proof, G&MStrathisla, 70 proof, G&MGlendronach, 70 proof, G&MGlen Mhor, 8 year old, 40%, G&MAvonside, 100 proof, James GordonBalgownie, blended whisky, 70 proofGlencoe, 8 year old, MacDonald & CoUsher's Old Vatted Glenlivet, 70 proof, J&G StewartUsher's Green Stripe, blended whisky, 70 proof, J&G StewartQty: 9
Eight assorted flat bottle whisky miniatures, 1960s-1980s:Glenfarclas-Glenlivet, 8 year old, 70 proof, James GordonCampbell's Tomintoul Special, 100 proofGlen Calder, 100 proof, Grant BondingGlen Calder, blended, G&M, 40%Longmorn-Glenlivet, 12 year old, 70 proof, G&MGlen Grant, 8 year old, 70 proof, G&MGlen Grant, 8 year old, 100 proof, G&MGlen Grant, 12 year old, 40%/ 70 proofQty: 8
Twelve assorted single malt whisky miniature bottlings including:1965 Ben Nevis, Connoisseurs Choice series, 5cl, 40%1977 Knockando, 5cl, 43%Macallan, 10 year old, 5cl, 40%Balvenie Founder's Reserve, 3cl, 40%Balvenie, 8 year old, 1 2/3 fl oz, 70 proofLongmorn, 15 year old, 5cl, 43%Strathisla, 8 year old, G&M flat bottle, volume not stated, 70 proofGlenlivet, 12 year old, George & J Smith, 40%/ 70 proofAberlour-Glenlivet, 12 year old, 4.7cl, 40%Aberlour, 10 year old, 5cl, 40%Glen Garioch, 5.6cl, 70 proofOld Fettercairn, 8 year old, 5cl, 43%.Qty: 12
Eight assorted single Islay malt whisky miniatures:Bowmore, 12 year old, 5cl, 40%Bruichladdich, 10 year old, 5cl, 40%Bunnahabhain, 12 year old, 5cl, 40% (x2)Dalmore, 12 year old, 5cl, 40%Isle of Jura, 10 year, 5cl, 40%Laphroaig, 10 year, 5cl, 40%Pride of Islay, 12 year old, G&M, 5cl, 40%.Qty: 8
Laurits Bernhard Holst (Danish, 1848-1934)Europa Point, Gibraltarsigned 'L. Holst' (lower left); signed and inscribed 'Europa Point, Gibraltar, A calm day. L. Holst' (on paper affixed verso) oil on canvas board 17.8 x 29.2cm (7 x 11 1/2in).Footnotes:ProvenanceMrs. J. M. Holst (according to label verso).Private collection, UK.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Derek George Montague Gardner (British, 1914-2007)The tea clipper Taeping signed and dated 'Derek G. M./GARDNER/1966' (lower left); bears inscription 'Tea Clipper 'TAEPING'' (on canvas overlap) and inscribed twice with the number '10775' (on stretcher and canvas verso)oil on canvas61 x 91.5cm (24 x 36in).Footnotes:The widely acclaimed Taeping was the first composite tea clipper to be launched from the Clydeside yard of Robert Steele at Greenock and she was destined to become one of the most famous of her breed. Built to the order of Alexander Rodger of Glasgow in 1863, she was registered at 767 tons and measured 183½ feet in length with a 31 foot beam. Excelling in light winds, she made a very good maiden voyage home with her first tea in 1864 despite being disabled by a severe typhoon off the island of Formosa and being forced into Amoy for emergency repairs. Her equally good run home to England in 104 days in 1865 was eclipsed the next year however by her extraordinary 99-day race against her arch-rival Ariel when, only 10 minutes behind her running mate off the Downs, Taeping managed to dock in London 30 minutes ahead of her rival. So close was the finish that the race was declared a dead heat and the two vessels shared the glory as well as the premium on the first tea cargo of the year. In 1867 she was first home again with the new season's tea crop in a run of 102 days, even though this was not the fastest passage of the year, and 1868 witnessed yet another memorable dash home, with Taeping only beaten in the final stage up the English Channel from the Scilly Isles. A less notable passage in 1869 was followed by being first home once again in 1870, but her final voyage the next year ended in disaster when she was wrecked off Ladd's Reef in the South China Sea on 22nd September 1871.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Shipbuilder's Half-Block Model Of The Steam Ship 'Glen Afton', Scottish, Early 20th century,built by S. M. Knight & co. Ltd., Ayr, the planked hull painted black above the waterline, deck details including deck housing, skylights, funnel, and three truncated masts, on mahogany wall plaque with maker's details inlaid, 11in x 41 1/2in x 3 1.2in (28cm x 105cm x 9cm) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AUSTRALIA. George V, 1910-36. Gold sovereign, 1923 M. Melbourne. Bare head left, B.M. on truncation; GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:. / St George on horseback slaying the dragon right; mintmark M in groundline; date and B.P. in exergue. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 64, certification number 5710250-007. NGC Census in this grade: 42.NGC Census in higher grade: 15Total NGC Census: 92Reference: S-3999; Marsh-241; McD-274Mintage: 511,129.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 916.7/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
AUSTRALIA. George V, 1910-36. Gold sovereign, 1924 M. Melbourne. Bare head left, B.M. on truncation; GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:. / St George on horseback slaying the dragon right; mintmark M in groundline; date and B.P. in exergue. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 63, certification number 6066374-085. NGC Census in this grade: 22.NGC Census in higher grade: 31Total NGC Census: 67Reference: S-3999; Marsh-242; McD-277Mintage: 278,140.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 916.7/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
ITALY. Vittorio Emanuele II (1861-1878). Gold 20 lire, 1873 M BN. Milan. Head of Vittorio Emanuele facing left; inscription: 'VITTORIO EMANUELE II'; date in exergue / Enwreathed arms of the House of Savoy decorated with the Collare dell'Annunziata; value and mintmark in exergue. Designed by Giuseppe Ferraris.In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS MS62, certification number 43416901. PCGS population in this grade: 12.PCGS population in higher grade: 90.Reference: KM-10Diameter: 21 mm.Weight: 6.4516 g. (AGW=0.1867 oz.)Composition: 900.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
AUSTRALIA. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold sovereign, 1872 M. Melbourne. Shield. With the Melbourne mint just starting up in 1872, the calendar year mintage for this year was only 748,180 which includes both the Shield and St. George reverse types. Average mintage figures at this time stand in the millions, hence this is a very scarce coin in any grade.Young head left, WW on truncation; date below; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. / Crowned shield within wreath; mintmark M and national emblems below; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:. Edge milled.This con is slightly miss struck and has been mounted. Rare. About extremely fine, ex. mount. Reference: S-3854; Marsh-59 [R]; McD-120Mintage: 748,180.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 916.7/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
AUSTRALIA. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold sovereign, 1872 M. Melbourne. Shield. With the Melbourne mint just starting up in 1872, the calendar year mintage for this year was only 748,180 which includes both the Shield and St. George reverse types. Average mintage figures at this time stand in the millions, hence this is a very scarce coin in any grade.Young head left, WW on truncation; date below; VICTORIA DEI GRATIA. / Crowned shield within wreath; mintmark M and national emblems below; BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:. Edge milled.Rare. Reference: S-3854; Marsh-59; McD-120Mintage: 748,180.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 916.7/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
AUSTRALIA. Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold sovereign, 1885 M. Melbourne. St George; WW Buried. Small B.P.. Young head left, WW buried in truncation; mintmark M below; VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REG: F: D:. / St George on horseback slaying the dragon right, horse with short tail; date and small B.P. in exergue. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 61, certification number 5710250-005. NGC Census in this grade: 29.NGC Census in higher grade: 44Total NGC Census: 171Reference: S-3857B; Marsh-107; McD-169aDiameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 916.7/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
AUSTRALIA. Edward VII, 1901-10. Gold sovereign, 1907 M. Melbourne. Bare head right, DeS. below; EDWARDVS VII D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP:. / St George on horseback slaying the dragon right; mintmark M in groundline; date and B.P. in exergue. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS MS62 , certification number 37489173. PCGS population in this grade: 84.PCGS population in higher grade: 119.Reference: S-3971; Marsh-191; McD-226Mintage: 3,332,691.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 916.7/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
AUSTRALIA. George V, 1910-36. Gold sovereign, 1911 M. Melbourne. Bare head left, B.M. on truncation; GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP:. / St George on horseback slaying the dragon right; mintmark M in groundline; date and B.P. in exergue. Edge milled.In secure plastic holder, graded NGC MS 64, certification number 5776223-010. NGC Census in this grade: 7, equal-finest graded.Total NGC Census: 67Reference: S-3999; Marsh-299; McD-338Mintage: 2,851,451.Diameter: 22.05 mm.Weight: 7.99 g. (AGW=0.2355 oz.)Composition: 916.7/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
An illustration from a Ramayana series, depicting the victory of Rama over Ravana, with celestial rejoicing and earthly homage to him Kangra or Guler, attributed to Purkhu and his workshop, circa 1800-20gouache and gold on paper, blue gold-decorated border 290 x 375 mm.Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate UK collection.The painting depicts the moment when Rama is honoured by both earth and heaven, namely chapter 108 of the Yudda Kanda, or Book of War (Book VI). Rama stands triumphantly in Indra's celestial chariot beside his charioteer Matali. He holds up the Brahma-weapon, which he has just used to kill Ravana (and which magically returned to him) - the moment captured in another painting in this sale (lot 138). In the sky can be seen Indra on his elephant mount and celestial beings playing drums and sounding trumpets. Flowers rain down on Rama. The monkey army (again carrying the Dunsinane tree trunks seen in lot 138) see off the stragglers of the demon army, and begin to occupy the fortress of Lanka (one monkey is seen at a turret window already freeing Sita).A Kangra artist at the court of Maharaja Sansar Chand, Purkhu was active between circa 1780 and 1820 and had a large workshop of pupils. Although there are no known works signed by Purkhu, a number of extensive large-sized series, including the Harivamsa, have been associated with him and his family. For a list of works attributed to the family workshop of Purkhu, see M. C. Beach, E. Fischer, B. N. Goswamy (edd.), Masters of Indian Painting 1650-1900, Zurich 2011, pp. 720-721.A Ramayana painting (depicting Narada teaching), perhaps from the same series, attributed to Purkhu, Kangra, circa 1810-15, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (search no. 76074).For another Ramayana scene portraying the subject of gods and celestials in celebration at Rama and Sita's return, attributed to Mandi, circa 1820, see Christie's, New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 21st March 2007, lot 357.For a work in a similar style see B. N. Goswamy and E. Fischer, Pahari Masters, 1991, no. 164 (from a Harivamsa series, circa 1800-15, attributed to Purkhu). See also: Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 19th April 2007, lot 340 (from a Harivamsa series); Sotheby's New York, Indian and Southeast Asian Works of Art, 19th March 2008, lots 209-216 (from Harivamsa and Mahabharata series); Simon Ray, Indian and Islamic Works of Art, April 2006, no. 74; Francesca Galloway, The Divine and the Profane, London 2012, no. 7; Sotheby's NY, 20th September, 2005, lots 110-112; Sotheby's NY, 19th September 2006, lots 15-18; M. Brand, The Vision of Kings, National Gallery of Australia, 1995, no. 21; Subash Kapoor, Art of the Past, September 2007, no. 9.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Joseph Davey Cunningham, A History of the Sikhs, from the Origin of the Nation to the Battles of the Sutlej, the first (suppressed) edition John Murray, London, 1849425pp., two hand-coloured engraved maps, one folding, one folding genealogical tree of the Gurus, contemporary stamped leather 230 x 155 mm.Footnotes:ProvenanceBookplate of Norah Lydall.Inscribed GSL, 8/10/38.Stamped Director: C. W. M. Gell, BA (Cantab.).J. D. Cunningham (1812-51) was, as the title page has it, 'Lieutenant of Engineers, and Captain in the Army of India'. In 1837 he was appointed assistant to Colonel Claude Wade, the political agent for the Sikhs, and held various positions in the Punjab until 1845. When the first Anglo-Sikh War began in December of that year he was attached to the staff of Sir Charles Napier and then to that of Sir Hugh Gough, Commander-in-chief in India. He was present at the battles of Buddawal (22 January 1846) and Aliwal (28 January 1846). At Sobraon (10 February 1846), he served as an additional aide-de-camp to the Governor-General, Sir Henry Hardinge. Later he was political agent to the state of Bhopal from 1846 to 1850.This first edition of A History of the Sikhs contains criticism of Hardinge's actions in the conduct of the Anglo-Sikh War and this led to Cunningham's dismissal from the political service. The second edition of the book was published in 1853 after Cunningham's death at the age of 38 (which was supposed to have been partially caused by this disgrace).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A large collection of correspondence, postcards and other documents relating to Princess Bamba (1869-1957), the daughter of Maharajah Duleep Singh, including a proclamation laying claim to the lands of the Punjab Great Britain, Europe, and Kashmir, late 19th/early 20th Centuryvariously manuscript and typewritten the largest 294 x 200 mm.; the smallest 55 x 88 mm.(qty)Footnotes:ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of the great-grandson of Princess Bamba Duleep Singh's personal secretary, who with his wife was employed by the Princess for over thirty years.Princess Bamba was the daughter of Maharajah Duleep Singh with Maharani Bamba. In 1915, when she was 46, she married a doctor in the Indian Army, Lt. Col. David Waters Sutherland (hence the surname used in no. 2 below). At this stage (though subsequently saved by a lump sum payment of £10,000 from the British Government) she was not well-off due to mismanaging her allowance and in addition gambling debts (see nos. 4, 8 and 9 below for her apparently lifelong concern with finances).She travelled frequently, including to India, as witnessed by many of the items included in this lot. She died in Lahore at the age of 89, having declined drastically in health during her last years. For a survey of her life, including several photographs, see P. Bance, The Duleep Singhs: the Photograph Album of Queen Victoria's Maharajah, Stroud 2004, pp. 127-134; and by the same author, Sovereign, Squire and Rebel: Maharajah Duleep Singh, London 2009, pp. 152-161. 1. A typewritten proclamation, addressed To: INDIA, from 'Bamba Shahzadi of the Punjab and Kashmir, Rightful Queen of the Punjab, Kashmir and much territory beyond', dated 21st June 1948, from La Turbie, Alpes Maritimes, France, claiming her 'inheritance to the vast lands of my Father, Maharajah Dulip Singh which have been misappropriated'. She castigates the British (and in particular Lord Dalhousie, his guardian) for taking away his birthright. The Sikhs have been sadly forgotten, despite their role in repelling foreign invaders of India (notably Nadir Shah and Ahmad Shah Durrani. 'I claim also the value of the richest portion of our private property. The territory between the Indus and the Jelam from the lower hills to south of the Salt Range'. Maharajah Ranjit Singh began the rise of the Sikhs to power, continued by his sons and successors - but 'There is no doubt that they were all disposed of by the machinations of the British'. Her last paragraph deals with the alleged treachery of Gulab Singh, in league with the British, who began the Anglo-Sikh Wars 'without any provocation'. 'Little Dalip Singh was only 8 years old when robbed by his guardians the British of Kasmir [sic] which they sold to Gulab Singh for £75,000. This money had been placed in Firozpur by his brother Raja Sujet Singh who was killed in battle. At his death this money legally reverted to the Lahore Treasury, but the British accepted it from Gulab Singh in payment of Kashmir. Kashmir was bought with my father's money. Kashmir therefore twice over [also underlined in red] belongs to me'. 294 x 200 mm.On her return to England after the war, perhaps provoked by the partition of the Punjab between India and Pakistan, but also ill-health, Princess Bamba began to refer to herself as 'Queen of the Punjab', and often caused a nuisance in the street in places such as Norwich, asking policemen and others if she knew who she was, Queen of the Punjab.2. A letter from the Governor of the Punjab, addressed to Princess Bamba Sutherland, apparently in rather exasperated response to a perceived slight, dated Government House, Lahore, 30th December 1941: Thank you for your letter of December 23rd, and I apologize for the delay in replying. I have now looked up the records and I find that the procedure indicated in the ADC's letter to which you refer has received the approval of very high authority, and I regret that I am unable to alter it. Let me assure you, however, that the last thing that my wife and I would wish to do is hurt your feelings in any way. With our kindest regards and all good wishes for the New Year., addressed to the Princess at 'Gulzar', Jail Road, Lahore, Governor's official stamp at upper left, 227 x 176 mm.Princess Bamba became stranded in Lahore from January 1941 for the duration of the war, purchasing a house there, and was often unwell as well as distraught through loneliness and being unable to see her sister Catherine before she died in 1942. She became convinced that she had been poisoned by British agents (though she does in reality seem to have been watched by the authorities).3. A typewritten letter, sent soon after the outbreak of the Second World War, from a doubtless harrassed British Consul-General at Marseille, informing the Princess that he cannot assist her with either a visa to enter Spain or a visa to leave France, dated 21st September 1939, addressed to the Poste Restante at Font Romeu, signed by the Consul and with embossed stamp at top, 240 x 190 mm.4. A group of fifteen typewritten sheets from a total of twelve separate letters (incomplete) addressed to Princess Bamba from her solicitors, regarding the estate of her late sister Princess Irene and her litigation with her stepsister Princess Pauline Torry, letters dated between 13th July 1927 and 20th December 1930, two addressed to the Princess at the Poste Restantes in Nice and Monte Carlo, 260 x 205 mm.5. A group of fifteen medical prescriptions made out for the Princess, dating between 1953 and 1956, from the United Christian Hospital, Lahore, a Dr H. M. Selzer, and a Dr G. Lorbeer, both in Lahore, and a Dr Qureshi in Abbottabad, handwritten on printed chits, 190 x 125 mm. and slightly smaller.6. A small quantity of share dividend receipts for Princess Bamba's holding in Woolworth's and Shell, 1951 and 1952, printed forms, 160 x 360 mm.7. A group of seven hotel bills for the Princess during her travels in the Punjab, printed and handwritten chits for hotels in Karachi, Patiala, Multan, one dated 1955, 335 x 265 mm. and smaller.8. A group of nine letters and receipts relating to the Princess' tax affairs, Lahore, 1943, discussing refunds of income tax and her resident status ('Not Ordinary Resident', having arrived in India in February 1941), 230 x 140 mm. and smaller.9. A group of eight letters addressed to Princess Bamba: two letters to the Princess from the Assistant Resident at Lahore (on embossed headed paper), dated Srinagar, 5th and 6th November 1914, gently reminding her that she owes a certain Miss Langley the 'trifling sum' of fifty rupees, and asking her to remit the sum to avoid the possibility of Miss Langley bringing a civil suit against the Princess and 'in the hope of saving you possible annoyance hereafter', and 'with every apology for troubling you'; the second letter, a day later, thanks the Princess for the sum and wishes her a 'good journey down'; a letter from a letting agency in Srinagar, dated 5th November 1914, regarding a house and the aforementioned Miss Langley; four separate notes, apparently from Miss Langley herself, requesting the money, dated October [?] 1914, 210 x 140 mm. and smaller.10. A small clipping from The Illustrated London News, 30th June 1849, relating to Maharani Jindan Kaur's escape from British prison, 160 x 87 mm.11. A small albumen photograph of Maharajah Duleep Singh, circa 1860, 88 x 58 mm.12. A small engraved illustration of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, clipped from a newspaper, late 19th Century, 100 x 82 mm.13. A signed letter in Italian from the Princess to an Italian shipper or travel agent, regarding the collection of packages from San Remo to go to India, dated Hilden Hall, Penn, Buckinghamshire, 29th September 1949, 265 x 205 mm.14. A letter in the hand of Princess Bamba writing... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Khorasan bronze incense burner in the form of a horse Persia, 11th/ 12th Centurystanding on four legs, with curved saddle, harness and hinged neck, the head with openwork eyes, nose, mouth and ears, the body and neck with openwork areas, pierced and engraved with scrollwork and geometric motifs 21 cm. highFootnotes:Zoomorphic incense burners were popular in 11th and 12th Century Persia, but extant complete incense burners in the form of horses are rare. One complete example is in the David Collection, Copenhagen (inv.no.33/2002). In many cases, only the cover survives. An incense burner cover in the form of a horse's head is in the Nasser D. Khalili collection (see M. Spink, Brasses, Bronze and Silver of the Islamic Lands, Part I, Volume XI, London, 2022, p. 277, cat. 187). Another horse-head cover was sold at Christie's, Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 17 April 2007, lot 73.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Persian dignitary wearing a green coat, standing on a palace terrace with a landscape beyond, by Abu'l-Hasan Ghaffari, Sani' al-Mulk, Chief Painter (naqqash-bashi) Qajar Persia, dated AH 1262/AD 1845-46watercolour on paper, signed and inscribed in nasta'liq script at upper left, the Chief Painter (naqqash-bashi), and dated AH 1262/AD 1845-46 350 x 256 mm.Footnotes:A rare and important newly-discovered early portrait of a court official by Abu'l Hasan al-Ghaffari, Sani' al-Mulk.ProvenanceGeorge Kidston CMG, Head of the Eastern Department of the British Foreign Office, 1919-20.Thence by descent to the estate of the late Hon. Mrs Patricia A. Kidston (1927-2021).In this newly discovered painting by Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari, Sani' al-Mulk - 'arguably the greatest artist of the Qajar period' (B. W. Robinson, in R. W. Ferrier (ed.), The Arts of Persia, London 1989, p. 229) - a nobleman is shown in green courtly garb with black headgear, and a colourful waist-shawl in which a scroll of paper is inserted as a sign of his position in court. As with all Abul-Hasan's signature works, meticulous attention has been paid to detail and patterning. The subject stands in an interior lavishly decorated with wallpaper in a rich palette of dark red and a boldly patterned blue and white floor made up of a well known type of Qajar tile that imitated ikat patterned silk garments, a composition similar to those seen in the later portrait of Prince Ardeshir Mirza, 1269AH/1853-4 (see L. Diba (ed.), Royal Persian Paintings: the Qajar Epoch, 1785-1925, Brooklyn 1998, pp. 250-251); and also Murad Hesam al-Saltaneh's portrait, 1273AH/1856-7 (see G. Fellinger et al, L'Empire des Roses: chef-d'oeuvre de l'art persan du XIXe siecle, Lens 2018, pp. 232-233). The artist's careful and dexterous treatment of the towering trees in the background of the scene is also particularly noteworthy. Abu'l-Hasan Ghaffari Kashani (d. 1282/1865-6) was a painter of the Muhammad Shah and Nasir al-Din Shah period. In AH 1258/AD 1842, during the reign of Muhammad Shah, he received the title of Naqqash-bashi. A year later, in 1845, he was sent to Italy to study painting. After his return, Abu'l-Hasan painted the murals of Nizamiyah Hall for Mirza Aqa Khan Nuri in 1857-58 by which time his fame was such that Nasr al-Din Shah rewarded him with a gold box studded with a large diamond, and installed him in various posts including that of the title 'Sani' al-Mulk' in 1861. He is most well known for the paintings of the famous 'One Thousand and One Night' in the Gulistan Library, Tehran. His recorded work is dated between AH 1258/AD 1842-43 and AH 1282/AD 1865-666, and this painting therefore represents the discovery of an early work, executed during the reign of Muhammad Shah.During this period, Abu'l-Hasan painted superlative portraits which also testify to the early effect of photography on Persian painting, in contrast to its impact in Europe, where it supplanted portraiture. This painting also bears features which point to his future style, showing that he was a keen painter with a refined sense of humour who strove to capture the eccentricities of his subjects, in contrast to more rigid, academic and stylized earlier trends in Qajar portraiture.For a painting of a court official, attributed to Abu'l Hasan Ghaffari, circa 1850-60, see Sotheby's, Persian and Islamic Art: the Collection of the Berkeley Trust, 12th October 2004, lot 33, where it is noted that typical features of his work include the textured surface of the Astrakhan hat, and the voluminous robe of the sitter.See also the portrait of Mirza Abdullah Mostufi, in the Reza Abbasi Museum, Tehran (inv. 20443), which has the same signature and date.For more on his work, see (in addition to the works already cited):M. A. Karimzadeh, The Lives and Art of Old Painters of Iran, Vol. I, London 1985, pp. 23-34.Zoka, The Lives and Art of Sani-al-Molk, Tehran 2003, pp. 136-144.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Three Qajar gold damascened steel fruits presented by Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925-1941) Persia, dated AH 1325/ AD 1907-1908comprising a pomegranate, a quince and a pear, each of naturalistic form, with leaves sprouting from the stalks, variously decorated in gold overlay with inscriptions and lobed cartouches containing foliate interlace, the leaves with damascened veins the tallest 16.5 cm. high(3)Footnotes:ProvenanceGifted to Consulate Jan Karszo-Siedlewski by Reza Shah Pahlavi (reg. 1925-1941) between 1938-1942, and thence by descent.Inscriptions: to one piece a repetition of, farmayesh-e aqa-ye shaykh al-'iraqayn sanah 1325, 'The order of Mr Shaykh al-'Iraqayn, the year 1325 (1907-08).' To the other two pieces, the same text, separated.Jan Karszo-Siedlewski (1891-1955) was a Polish diplomat and consular officer. The present lot was gifted to Jan Karszo-Siedlewski between 1938 and 1942, when he served as 'envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary in Iran and Iraq, based in Tehran.' After this time, he headed the General Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Beirut until 1943, before leaving for the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in London (the Polish government in exile). After World War II he remained in exile, living in the United States and working at the Free Europe Committee and the Library of Congress. His decorations included the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2nd May 1923) and the Commander's Cross with the Star of the Order of the Crown (Romania, 1937).A similar example of a damascened pomegranate dated to the 19th Century is in the Nasser D. Khalili Collection (see M. Spink, Brasses, Bronze and Silver of the Islamic Lands, Volume XI, Part Four, London, 2022, p. 1324. cat. 845). These steel replicas of fruit may have derived from the tradition established from the Safavid period onwards of positioning fruit on carpets during social gatherings (ibid. p. 1318).Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * R* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.R This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Qajar painted hide shield (dhal) Persia, dated AH 1336/ AD 1917-18of convex form with everted rim, six applied steel bosses and steel mount of foliate form with engraved inscription, leather cushion and straps to reverse, painted in polychrome with four cusped medallions depicting the Prophet and Ali, Hassan and Husayn riding to battle all on a ground of interlinked cartouches filled with floral sprays and perching birds, the central roundel with painted inscriptions 57.5 cm. diam. max.Footnotes:Inscriptions: to the centre of the roundel, hasb al-farmayesh-e janab-e mustatab aqa-ye haji mirza abu'l-hasan na..., 'By the order of His Excellency, the Gracious, Mr Haji Mirza Abu'l-Hasan Na... (?)' To one side, 'amal-e kamtarin bandeh-ye dargah naqqash-bashi sanah 1336, 'The work of the smallest servant of the court, the Chief Painter (naqqah-bashi), the year 1336 (1917-18).' To the other three sides, the basmalah; Qur'an, chapter LXI (al-saff), part of verse 13 and the names God, Muhammad, Fatimah, 'Ali, Hasan as Husayn. To the small cartouches, the names God and the Fourteen Innocents, ending with 'God's benedictions [be upon them].' To the metal piece, O Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq!. To the reverse, madad ya 'ali!, 'Help O 'Ali!'.A painter referring to himself as 'Chief painter' of this date could be 'Ali Akbar Muzayyin al-Dawlah, who was one of the first students to be sent to France together with other painters and studied at the School of Fine arts in 1275 (1858-9). On his return, he taught various subjects at the College of Arts and different schools in Tehran as well as writing books on the art of painting. He was honoured with the title naqqash-bashi (Chief-painter) by Nasir al-Din Shah in 1288 (1871-2). He was awarded the medal of Saint Stanislas by the Emperor of Russia in 1914, as well as medals from Napoleon III of France, Wilhelm I of Germany and Queen Victoria. He taught many Qajar painters, including Kamal al-Mulk Ghaffari and died in AH 1341 (AD 1922-3). For further information see Karimzadeh Tabrizi, The Lives & Art of Old Painters of Iran, vol.1, 1985, pp. 377-8 and M. Bamdad, Dictionary of National Biography of Iran, 1700–1960, 2, 1966, p. 426.Important Notice to BuyersSome countries e.g., the US, prohibit or restrict the purchase by its citizens (wherever located) and/or the import of certain types of Iranian-origin works. As a convenience to buyers, Bonhams has marked with the symbol R all lots of Iranian (Persian) origin. It is each buyer's responsibility to ensure that they do not bid or import a lot in contravention of the sanctions or trade embargoes that apply to them.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: RR This lot is subject to import restrictions when shipped to the United States.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Iznik pottery tile Turkey, circa 1570of square form, decorated in raised red, cobalt blue, turquoise and green with black outline on a white ground with split-palmettes over spiralling tendrils with saz leaves, flowerheads and composite blossoms 24.3 x 24.5 cm.Footnotes:A tile panel formed of four comparable tiles to the present lot is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, Acc. No. 988-1884. Another similar example is in the Ömer M. Koç Collection, see H. Bilgi, Dance of Fire: Iznik Tiles and Ceramics in the Sadberk Hanim Museum and Ömer M. Koç Collections, Istanbul, 2009, pp. 218-219, no. 116. For a similar tile sold at Sotheby's, see Arts of the Islamic World, 23 October 2019, lot 276.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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