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Lot 26
Frederick Calvert (c. 1790 - 1844) Sailing Craft in Mount's Bay, Cornwall c.1825oil on canvas 61 x 92cm (24 x 36.2in)Collection of Princess Duleep Singh; Private Collection; Thence by Descent This dramatic canvas by Frederick Calvert depicts sailing vessels near St. Michael's Mount, a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall. The view is taken from the north shore; to the left is the island, surmounted by castle and abbey, while in the far distance is the Lizard peninsula, the most southerly point on the English coast. In the foreground, a three-masted lugger, with crew and passengers, heels over in a strong south-westerly wind as it heads out across the bay, while in the background a larger trading brig approaches, probably making towards Newlyn. There are several white sails on the horizon, while in the distance a sloop, beyond the lugger, is heading out to sea. Exposed to southerly gales, Mount's Bay is by no means a safe anchorage and there have been many shipwrecks there over the years. In his marine paintings, Calvert often combined a variety of sailing craft, including fishing smacks, men-o-war and trading vessels. He specialised in scenes of impending storms and choppy seas, with ships heeling over in strong winds; his skies are characterised by contrasts of dark rainclouds and blue patches of sky. Often, he depicted ships running for shelter; there is a sense of urgency as they seek refuge from oncoming storms. Although Calvert painted mainly along the south coast of England, at locations such as Ramsgate, the Needles, the Isle of Wight and Dover, he also produced scenes set in Irish coastal waters. His skies and seas are finely painted, and the compositions, and contrasts of light and shade, add drama to his work. Born in Cork around 1790, Frederick Calvert may have been related to the John Calvert, who appears in the list of Cork freemen 1710-1841, described as a 'cotton manufacturer'. In 1807, Frederick's aquatint view of the newly-constructed Parliament Bridge in Cork was published (coll. National Library of Ireland), and five years later he exhibited View near Rathfarnham at the Society of Artists in Dublin. In 1815 he showed two Dublin scenes at the Hibernian Society's exhibition. Around that time, he moved to England, publishing four aquatints of the interior of Tintern Abbey in Wye valley, a ruin made famous in the Romantic era by William Wordsworth and JMW Turner. Several of these aquatints are in the National Library of Wales; one shows the exterior of the Abbey, while another depicts sightseers wandering amidst ivy-clad ruins, admiring the nave and south window. Both images have lines of poetry inscribed underneath. In 1815 also, Calvert's three-part book, Lessons on Landscape in Three Parts: Consisting of Pencilling, Shadowing, and Colouring was published. Maintaining that 'the rules of Art are as simple as the lessons of Nature', Calvert's manual was intended to help amateur painters achieve more professional results, He continued to exhibit in Ireland, and in 1821 his views of Wicklow were included in an "Exhibition of Works by Old Masters, Artists and Amateurs" held in Limerick. The following year he published The Forest Illustrated (coll. V & A), a series of lithographs depicting ash, oak and fir trees, as seen in both winter and summer. His lithograph print On the River Lea, County Cork (NLI) was published in London in 1824, while a fine lithograph of Killarney (NLI), after an original drawing by Dr. John Hume, Dean of Kerry, dates from four years later. By then Calvert was settled in London, with a studio on Pall Mall, where he exhibited views of Dover Castle and Broughton Castle. He began to specialise in marine paintings in the 1830's, showing works at the Royal Hibernian Academy and the Belfast Association of Artists. Over the following two decades he exhibited mainly at the British Institution, and with the Society of British Artists at Suffolk Street. His books include Picturesque Views of Staffordshire (1830), containing thirty-nine plates, engraved on steel by T. Radclyffe, and Picturesque Views of Shropshire (1831), with thirty-four engravings. These were produced in association with William West. Calvert also contributed papers and illustrations to the Archaeological Journal. Works by him are in the British Museum, the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, the V & A, Walker Art Gallery, and several regional museums including Bristol and Lancashire. His Shipping in Dublin Bay is in Calke Abbey, while his Lobstermen hauling in their pots off a French coast was shown at the Gorry Gallery, Dublin, in 2013. Apart from three prints in the National Library, Calvert does not appear to be represented in any Irish national collection. The date of his death is not known, but was probably around 1844: He is not to be confused with a Suffolk artist of the same name, a clergyman who died in 1855. Peter Murray, October 2018
Lot 116
A collection of vintage advertising CAR, TECHNOLOGY and other PAMPHLETS, BOOKLETS AND LEAFLETS - including MORRIS 1300, Roadcraft Police Drivers Manual 1960's, Halfords Christmas Catalogue 1954, The Speed Book, The Train Spotters Album, The Motor 1963, Autocar, 1946 TSB Christmas Annual, Television in you Home, PYE show catalogue, Regentone, Robins Ltd 1932, Anglia Television, Vidor, Practical Wireless 1950's x 2 and an Electric Illumination Science Museum Brochure. Some 17 items in total.
Lot 410
A Collection Of Royal Air Force / RAF Hercules Ephemera To Include : Hercules Flight Instructors Book, SOAF C-130 Hercules Emergency Check List, Air Loadmaster Training Notes Tech & General, Hercules C.Mk.1 Operating Data Manual Flight Planning, Flight Manual For C-130B, C-130E And C-130H Aircraft & RAF Flying Manual Vol.1 Aircraft & Equipment & Vol.2 Aircraft Operation.
Lot 423
A Collection Of Royal Air Force / RAF Hercules Ephemera To Include : Hercules C Mk.1 And C Mk.3 Pilots Notes, Pilots Technical Training Notes No.242 Operational Conversion Unit, Meteorological Information, Aeroplane Scheduled Performance Notes, 38 Group Flight Manual Transport Communications, Structural Aspects C-130 Operating Limitations & 1 Group Flight Manual Transport.
Lot 408
A Collection Of Royal Air Force RAF Hercules Ephemera To Include Hercules C Mk 1 Air Engineers Notes No.242 Operational Conversion Unit Fuel System Engine & Propeller, Allison Engine Systems, Scheduled Performance Planning, Aircraft Structure, Operating Data Manual Scheduled Performance & Navigators Performance 'B' Training Notes.
Lot 414
Large Collection Of Military Training Manuals To Include World War Two Era, Titles To Include : Manual Of Field Engineering In 9 Volumes, Sabre Mk.4 Pilots Notes, Small Arms Training, Map Reading Instruction, Training For War, Mortar Tactics And Battle Procedure, The Light Machine Gun, Manual Of Engineering Field Defences, Infantry Platoon Weapons, The Law Of Armed Conflict And Others....
Lot 108
Rolls-Royce. Merlin 22, 23, 24 & 25 Maintenance Manual, TSD Publication 85, issued by Technical Sales Department, Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby, circa 1940s, full-page illustrations including some folding, original linen-backed card covers with printed label to upper cover, slightly rubbed, marked, and faded, together with Vulture II Aero-Engines. Preliminary Running and Maintenance Notes, issued by Rolls-Royce Ltd., 2nd edition, June 1941, full-page illustrations including some folding, some finger marks and soiling, original printed card wrappers, partly stained and torn at head of spine, both folio, plus Aircraft fitted with Rolls-Royce Engines, TSD Publication 357, September 1951, black & white illustrations from photographs, original linen-backed card wrappers with printed paper label to upper cover, rubbed and marked, 4to (3)
Lot 65
*Drone Propeller. A collection of 5 wooden drone propellers, including an Airflow 18-6, 46cm long, a Punctilio 20-5, 51cm long, Gruppner etc, with a small collection of aviation ephemera including plans for a model Curtiss Aeroplane, Model JN4H and other aircraft including The "Taylor Titch", a technical manual for Royal Aircraft Establishment May 1964 (Catalogue of Original Tracings of Aircraft and Engines Designed and Built at the Royal Aircraft Factory 1911 to 1918) plus other items From the estate of the late David Boddington (1932-2010), pre-eminent Aero-Modeller & Designer. (a carton)
Lot 82
Hinchliffe (Peter). Schnaufer, Ace of Diamonds, Biography of Heinz Wolfgang Schnaufer, Germany's Top-Scoring Night Fighter of World War II, 1st edition, Brimscombe, 1999, black & white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, together with Royal Air Force Manual. Flying, Vol. 2 Aircraft Operation, Air Ministry, August 1955, tabulated sheets in original cloth-backed boards with oval ink library stamp to upper cover, plus Bishop (Chris), SS: Hell on the Western Front, 1st edition, Staplehurst, 2003, black & white illustrations from photos, original cloth in dust jacket, all 4to, plus other mostly modern World War II military and aviation books plus some related ephemera (5 shelves)
Lot 179
Angling.- Howitt (Samuel) The Angler's Manual; or, Concise Lessons of Experience, which the Proficient in the Delightful Recreation of Angling Will Not Despise..., first edition, half-title, engraved frontispiece and 11 plates, occasional spotting, original printed limp boards, spine worn, chipped, stained, [Westwood & Satchell, p.10 and 120], oblong 8vo, Liverpool, G,F, Harris, 1808.
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Lot 40
NO RESERVE Anatomy.- Blasius (Gerard) Zootomiae seu anatomes variorum animalium pars prima [all published], second edition, additional engraved pictorial title of a dissection, 18 engraved full-page illustrations, 7 folding engraved plates and 8 engraved slips cut up from larger plates and bound in at relevant page, light soiling, a little cropped shaving a few illustrations, later half calf, rubbed, 8vo, Amsterdam, Abraham Wolfgang, 1676 [engraved title dated 1677].⁂ The first comprehensive manual of comparative anatomy.
Lot 401
A vintage mid 20th century record player arm, Audio Dynamics Corporation Low Mass Aluminium Removable Head Tonearm model ALT-1 in original box with original manual instruction, original purchase receipt, template fitting instruction, mounting template and fitting tools. Measures 9cm-high 34cm-wide 14cm-deep.
Lot 461
RAF Hardback book Flight Briefing for pilots Volume II An advanced manual of flying training complete with air instruction by N. H Birch and A. E Bramson 1966 print. 225 pages. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.95.
Lot 330
A lady's gold wristwatch, the octagonal case surmounting a sunburst dial with Arabic numerals and blued steel hands, fitted with a manual wind movement, and mounted on a leather strap, together, 9 ct with an Ingersoll 7 jewel lever wristwatch and an Accurist gentlemans steel cased wristwatch with 15 jewel manual wind movement.. Ladies and Ingersoll functioning at time of inspection. ll with signs of wear and scratching commensurate with age.
Lot 51
Bang & Olufsen Beogram 5500 stack & Beocord 5500 with speakers and brackets, together with Master Control Panel, Owner's Manual, with turntable, CD player, plenty of literature, pat tested, sold as seen but working in house.To be sold on behalf of Cystic Fibrosis and GUTS Fighting Bowel Cancer.
Lot 1214
Webley & Scott 912K 12 bore over and under shotgun with engraved scenes of birds to the named lock and underside, gilt single trigger, chequered grip and forend, vented top and central ribs, adjustable chokes and 30 inch barrels, overall length 120cm, length of pull 37cm, serial number TH3KA7446, in original box with outer sleeve, spare chokes, choke key, users manual etc. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 1232
Armsan A612 12 bore semi-automatic shotgun with chequered semi-pistol grip and forend, vented top rib and 27 inch barrel, overall length 125cm, length of pull 36.5cm, serial number 13A46297, in original box with tags, users manual etc. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Lot 465
Heron-Allen (Edward, 1861-1943). A Manual of Cheirosophy, Being a Complete Practical Handbook of the Twin Sciences of Cheirognomy and Cheiromancy by Means Whereof the Past, the Present, and the Future may be Read in the Formation of the Hands..., 1885, author's original holograph manuscript and corrected proofs, containing the original pencil sketches for the outline illustrations, as well as the artist's illustrations, bound together with a number of original drawings of the palm and its lines, and approximately 30 autograph letters signed relating to the work, bookplate of Heron-Allen to front pastedown, contemporary half morocco, 4to Sabattini 269. (1)
Lot 469
Indagine (Johannes ab). The Book of Palmestry and Physiognomy. Being brief introductions, both natural, pleasant and delectable, unto the art of chiromancy, or manual divination and physiognomy: with circumstances upon the faces of the signes. Also, canons or rules upon diseases or sicknesses. Whereunto is also annexed as well the artificial as natural astrologie, with the nature of the planets, translated by Fabian Withers, 1st edition, 1651, woodcut frontispiece, woodcut illustrations, printed in black letter, a few leaves close-trimmed shaving headlines, H4 with small marginal insect damage, occasional slight soiling, contemporary calf, modern reback, a little rubbed and stained, 8vo Wing I141. First edition of this version, originally translated into English by Withers from Idagine's Chiromancy, as Briefe Introductions, both naturall, pleasaunte and also delectable unto the arte of Chiromancy, in 1558. (1)
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