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Lot 2231
A family collection: The Winterbottom family of Bolton WWI effects and ephemera, comprising a Hundred of Salford Humane Society medal presented to John Winterbottom, a bargeman, in 1886 for saving life, his birth certificate and that of his mother; his son Cecil's ID, birth and discharge papers, with two French Chassepot bayonets and binoculars brought home from WWI; and a WWI death plaque of Cecil's brother Alfred Winterbottom. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £3+VAT for subsequent lots)
Lot 13
John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. Sarah Wyatt Gray, née Wood [John Wood’s younger sister], half-length portrait, signed & dated l.l., 1832, oil on canvas, 74cm by 61cm, contemporaneous note pasted verso, ‘Sarah Wyatt Gray, a Present from her affectionate Mother’, gilt frame, some craquelure, revarnishedNotes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)
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Lot 30
John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. Edwin Wood [John Wood’s nephew], quarter-length portrait, unsigned, oil on canvas, 43cm by 34cm, gilt frame, together with another portrait of a similar aged boy, 44cm by 34cm, some craquelure, relined by Frost & Reed (2)Notes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)
Lot 51
John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. A Collection of Original Sketches, by John Wood, 1844, manuscript title & list of contents, 80 pages of mounted sketches in pencil, ink and watercolour, many of the pages bearing more than one sketch, each page with a blank dividing leaf, lithographic self-portrait of the artist as frontispiece, pencil inscription to Elizabeth Wood [John Wood's sister]. Folio, 56cm, quarter crushed morocco lettered in gilt, all edges gilt, vibrant pink endpapers. Contents well-preserved, clean and bright, a few faint marginal spots, lithographic frontispiece spotted, binding bumped & scuffed at corners/edges. UniqueNotes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)
Lot 173
John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. Manuscript. A unique and exquisitely illustrated manuscript book created by John Wood as 'a keepsake' for his sister Elizabeth, 1863. Octavo, beginning with a dedication to Elizabeth and a self-portrait, 209pp on 418 leaves, illustrated throughout, bound in half crushed morocco with raised bands, marbled boards and marbled endpapers. The first part of the book recounts his travels, including a visit to the Crystal Palace in 1851, as well as historic vignettes & legends; the second part is titled 'The Story of an Artist's Life' and tells the story of his triptych [in this sale], which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1852; the third part is titled 'A Retrospect' and is autobiographical, explaining his deep, lifelong love for art, with one section on 'The friendship of Sir Thomas Lawrence'; the fourth part is a series of historical, classical and Shakespearean subjects, followed by an index to the designs. Almost every page is embellished with fine ink drawings illustrating the subjects, and many pages are entirely self-contained pictures. The craftsmanship of the work is staggering. John Wood's affection for his sister is both palpable and movingNotes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)
Lot 56
John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. A sketchbook, predominantly portraits, some studies for historical subjects, including sketches in pencil, ink and watercolour, 47.5cm by 37.5cm, together with two smaller sketchbooks of similar material, some of it on greased paper (3)Notes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)
Lot 185
John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. An unmarked yellow metal mourning brooch, engraved verso, 'Elizabeth Wood, Obt. 12 May 1851, Aet 74' [John Wood's mother], together with The Last Will and Testament of John Wood, 19 May 1870, on vellum, bequeathing his estate to 'my dear sister Elizabeth Wood', spinsterNotes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)
Lot 184
John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. A collection of Royal Academy & Society of Arts silver prize medals comprising: For the Best Drawing from the Antique, 9 December 1820; For an Original Chalk Drawing from a Statue, 1820; For an Original Historical Painting in Oil, 1821; For the Best Drawing from the Life, 10 December 1822; For an Original Design for the Society's Vignette, 1825, each medal housed in a leather case. Together with a gilt bronze medal for Elizabeth Wood's "Catalogue No. 759", 1873, housed in a George Morgan case. Condition varied (6)Notes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)
Lot 18
John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. Sarah Wyatt Gray, née Wood [John Wood’s younger sister], half-length portrait, unsigned, oil on canvas, 75cm by 63cm, contemporaneous note pasted on stretcher verso, ‘Miss Sarah Gray (Miss S. Wood)…Painted by John Wood in the Year 1829’, gilt frame, some craquelure, revarnished, relinedNotes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)
Lot 6
John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. Self-portrait, half-length, seated at a desk with paintbrush and sketchbook, signed & dated l.r., 1831, oil on canvas, 75cm by 62cm, gilt frame, some craquelure and bitumen blisters, revarnishedNotes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)
Lot 54
John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. A large folder of original sketches & watercolours by John Wood, including historical & religious subjects, together with a quantity of engravings & lithographs, some of which are after John Wood. Of note is a small study for The Ascension, mounted with a letter informing Wood that his design has won the competition for St. James's, Bermondsey [see notes below], plus a larger, more finished study for the same; a study for Joseph Expounding the Dream of Pharaoh's Chief Butler and Baker in Prison, mounted with manuscript caption recording this as the 'Gold Medal Picture at the Royal Academy 1825'; a study for Adam and Eve Lamenting Over the Dead Body of Abel, signed & dated l.l., 1821, captioned as 'Gold Medal Model at the Society of Arts 1822'; a study for The Baptism of Christ in the Jordan, mounted with a letter informing Wood that this picture has won 'the £1000 prize' in the exhibition; a study for Elizabeth in the Tower After the Death of Her Sister Queen Mary, mounted with a letter awarding Wood the silver medal for this work, plus a handwritten copy of the minutes from the RA council on reaching this decision. Various sizes, sketches in pencil, ink, watercolour, folder measuring 71cm by 55cmNotes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)
![John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. Elizabeth Wood [John Wood’s younger sister], half](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/56e1baad-a3a0-4af7-96d8-b03b00b842f6/901e3e15-c2bf-4af0-8d7f-b03d0132133c/468x382.jpg)
Lot 22
John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. Elizabeth Wood [John Wood’s younger sister], half-length portrait, signed & dated l.l., 1831, oil on canvas, 75.5cm by 62.5cm, gilt frame, some craquelure and bitumen blisters, revarnished, relinedNotes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)
Lot 172
John Wood (British, 1801-1870). Student at RA schools, gold medallist 1825. Manuscript. The Illustrated Autobiography of John Wood, with Personal Reminiscences, Anecdotes &c., in three volumes, entirely handwritten and illustrated throughout with numerous original sketches & watercolours plus mounted engravings after his work, 1868-69. Quarto, half crushed morocco lettered in gilt, marbled boards & endpapers, top edge gilt, each volume beginning with a pictorial title page and illustrated frontispiece, all of the leaves inscribed and numbered on one side only, pp. 179, 171, 139. An exquisite and painstakingly produced work in which John Wood recounts his 'early love for art' and 'sketching in school' to gaining 'the notice of Sir Thomas Lawrence', his experience of the Royal Academy, commissions, exhibiting, notable successes, and personal matters, closing with a poignant and reflective conclusion in which he can longer create art due to 'suffering most from a depression of spirits'. Contents well-preserved, clean and bright, occasional pale spotting, heavier at blank endleaves, bindings good, a little rubbed & worn at corners/edges. Together with an album of draft notes for the autobiography, including lists of illustrations, notes recording commissions & exhibitions, a list of works in his possession by other artists, and a tribute to Sir Thomas Lawrence, housed loosely in marbled paper covers and vellum boards (4)Notes: John Wood studied at Sass's and the Royal Academy schools, where in 1825 he gained the gold medal for painting. According to a Christie's sale catalogue of 16 February 1872, Wood as a student at the RA 'obtained the notice of Fuseli and Sir Thomas Lawrence, and under the auspices of the latter he commenced his career in art'. He won the competition for the altarpiece of St James's, Bermondsey [The Ascension] 1844, and was commissioned by Earl de Grey to paint the ceiling panels in Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. His work is represented in the National Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane’s Museum and the V&A. [Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, V&A, 1990, pp.305-306]Provenance: By descent. The vendor’s great-great-great uncle was John Wood (1801-1870)
Lot 252
Large collection of football ephemera to include programs from the 1960's & 70's, FA cup centenary 1872-1972 coin collection,1990 world cup coin collection, 1969 FA cup LP, 2004 England squad medal collection, 1998 England squad medal collection x2, 1970 England world cup medal collection & various other programs, ticket stubs & magazines
Lot 86
A SMALL BOX OF ITEMS, to include a silver Aide Memoire, hallmarked 'William Neale' Birmingham 1910, tan interior with celluloid page and pencil, a silver graduated Albert chain, each link stamped with a sterling mark, white metal lobster clasp, suspending a white metal fob medal, a gold plated curb link bracelet, with a foliage detailed heart padlock clasp stamped 9ct, additional safety chain, AF enamel locket, photo locket, AF yellow metal hoop earrings, gold plated onyx signet ring, a 5 Pesetas coin, a white metal replica coin
Lot 468
TWO BOXES OF SUNDRY VINTAGE ITEMS, to include five horn cups, one carved with a scene of a man shooting, a house, a windmill and 'R + Hall', a small wooden tilting mirror with inlaid decoration on a turned stand, a pair of antique curling stone handles, bearing brass shield shaped cartouches monogrammed 'J. C.', a brass three drawer telescope, a small jelly mould stamped 'M162', a collapsible spirit cup, marked 'C T & S, No 54707', contained in a pocket watch style case engraved with a mill scene, a boxed replica Lusitania (German) medal, a cased pair of antique spectacles, a tiny copy of the New Testament, a napkin ring with plaque reading 'From the teak of HMS Iron Duke, Admiral Jellicoe's flag ship, Jutland 1916', etc (2 boxes) (sd)
Lot 89
A SMALL BOX OF ITEMS, to include two silver miniature photo frames, both with full silver hallmarks for Chester, a pair of silver handled grape scissors, hallmarked Birmingham, an AF white metal marcasite brooch, a white metal AF marcasite ring stamped silver, an AF white metal marcasite ring, stamped silver, coins, loose jewellery, medal holder with fitted ribbons etc (condition report: most pieces require attention, photo frames have dinks and dents, tarnished etc, rings and brooches missing stone or have damage)
Lot 97
A BOX OF ASSORTED ITEMS, to include a ladys rolled gold AF wristwatch, a gold plated open face, manual wind pocket watch, an AF yellow metal chain, spring clasp stamped 9ct, approximate weight 1.9 grams, a boxed pair of 12ct front and back cuddlinks, together with three rock specimens, cufflinks, a boxed Israel State Medal, a gents 'Acqua' digital wristwatch, two enamel Stella Artois medallions on cords, a Ronson lighter and one other etc
Lot 93
A BOX OF ASSORTED SILVER AND WHITE METAL JEWELLERY ITEMS, to include a silver disk necklace, a silver and agate button hook, a silver pendant, a silver decanter label, a silver 'Roll of Honor' medal, all hallmarked with UK hallmarks, approximate gross weight 117.8 grams, together with two white metal brooches, two white metal pendants, a pair of white metal earrings, some stamped 925, approximate gross weight 48.9 grams, a wooden and white metal paper weight, unmarked, (condition report: general moderate wear, overall condition good)
Lot 520
WW1 Soldiers For King And Empire Service Rendered Silver Wound Badge Medal, The Grocery, Provision, Oil & Italian Warehouse Exhibition & Market 49mm Bronze, World War One Church Of England Mens Society Bristol Federation Tribute Medal, Church Of England Mens Society Medal Cross Pendant Antique All In One CEMS, Horse show stick pin
Lot 1
A SET OF SEVEN MINIATURE MEDALS to Major J. Sewell R.A.S.C., comprising O.B.E. (1918), Queen's South African Medal (Natal clasp), King's South African Medal (S.A. 1901 and 1902 clasps), Mons Star (France 1914), British War Medal (1914-18), Victory Medal (1919) with despatches oak leaf, and Long Service Medal, loose-mounted by A.H. Baldwin & Sons, Guncannon St, London to a bar brooch fitting, in original fitted case; together with copies of associated paperwork, service record, commission, etc. Bar brooch 11.3cm wideJohn Sewell (1874-1938) served as a soldier for 12 years and a Warrant Officer for 11 years before being commissioned as an Officer and rising to the temporary rank of Major. He served in two campaigns: South Africa 1899-1902 (Natal) and The Great War 1914-1919 (France, Egypt and Palestine). He was mentioned in despatches three times (1916, 1918 and 1919), and was awarded an O.B.E. in 1918 for "meretorious service on the Staff of General Lord Allenby M.E.L.F."
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