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Lot 573
SIR MARTIN ARCHER SHEE PRA (1769-1850)Portrait of Master George O'Connor of Castleknock, (1778-1842) Dressed in Red with Buff Breeches Sitting in a ChairOil on canvas, 76 x 64cmIn a Georgian carved and gilded frameProvenance: Painted circa 1786, and then by family descent until sold at Christie’s, 13 December 1912 (as by George Romney) for 720 guineas; Private collection, USA; Mallet, Bond Street, London where acquired in 2009 by the present owner; Private collection since 2009.Literature: W.G. Strickland, Dictionary of Irish Artists (Dublin and London, 1913) Volume 2, p. 343, as by Martin Archer Shee and painted in Dublin about 1786.Exhibited: An Age of Elegance, Irish Art in the Eighteenth Century, Mallett, Lyons Village, County Kildare, 2008.Sir Martin Archer Shee, the only Irish President of the Royal Academy, was born in Dublin on 20 December 1769, into a family originally from Kilkenny which had subsequently moved to County Mayo. He was sent to school in Dublin and there first evinced the talent as a draughtsman, which subsequently became his hallmark. Shee entered the Dublin Society’s Drawing Schools in 1781, at the age of twelve, where under the tutelage of Francis Robert West he won virtually all the medals and prizes for which he was entered, notably the medal for landscape (1782) and portraiture (1783). At the age of 16 or 17, he set up his own studio at 32 Dame Street, Dublin, and, by 1786, was ‘as busy as anyone with one head and two hands can possibly be….. I have pictures in hand to the amount of more than 50 guineas…..I am also to receive a silver palette from the Dublin Society in token of the approbation of my pictures’. The present painting dates from these years of early success in Dublin and is a very rare example of Shee’s short period working in his native land.Encouraged by Gilbert Stuart, the American painter then working in Ireland, in June 1788 he moved to England, working initially as a copyist for the engravers Macklin and Boydell. He was subsequently introduced to Sir Joshua Reynolds, who advised him to join the Royal Academy Schools, to which he was admitted in November 1790, just before his 21st birthday, and by the following year he was showing the first of his very many exhibits at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions. He was admitted an Associate of the Academy in 1798 and henceforth his career was that of the hugely successful portrait painter, especially when, after the death of Sir Thomas Lawrence in 1830, he was elected by a large majority as President of the Royal Academy; in the same year he was knighted. Shee was a member of the Society of Dilettanti, the Royal Society and several overseas cultural institutes and academies. Painting apart, he was a poet, critic, and playwright. He died at Brighton on 19th August 1850.George O'Connor was the son of the Rev. John O'Connor of Tipperary (1738-1803), who became vicar of Arboe in 1773, and Rector of Castlenock, County Dublin, in 1794. Like his father before him, George was educated at Trinity College Dublin, where he matriculated on 6 October 1794 at the age of 15, proceeding Bachelor of Arts in the Winter Term of 1799. He was received, like his father, into the ministry, and for more than thirty years was a prebendary of St. Patrick's Cathedral, also serving in succession to his father as rector of the united parishes of Castleknock and Clonsilla in the Dublin Diocese, and of Donaghpatrick in the Diocese of Meath. George died on 14th November 1842 aged sixty-four, and a memorial and bust were erected to his memory at the church in Castleknock.According to the inscription he was ‘a fond and affectionate husband, a wise and tender parent, a tried and valued friend, excelled by none’.
Lot 113
A WWI Military Issue War Department pocket compass stamped W F Holmes, Birmingham VI, 43948, 1918, together with a pair of cased binoculars A/F, WWI 'The King's Badge' in original box, 'Active Service' Testament 1914-15, a British Red Cross Society 'For War Service 1914-1918' Medal, 'Trench Art' Ypres Somme Arras 1916-17 matchbox metal case, a brass tray depicting three WWI soldiers shaking hands, together with a miniature 'Album Souvenir' locket containing fold-out pictures of Ypres during the Great War, and a Swiss Army knife
Lot 119
Second World War medal bar comprising the 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, 1939-1945 Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal MID palm, George V Regular Army Long Service Medal and The Belgian Croix de Guerre and a single George VI for Meritorious Service Medal stamped 5611997 W O CL I R Carter RA and miniatures
Lot 129
A WWII miniature medal bar consisting of the India General Service medal, The 1939-1945 Star, The Burma Star, war medal 1939-1945, the India Service Medal and a George VI medal for Long Service and Good Conduct together with a group of mixed military buttons to include Light Infantry, brass and enamelled Royal Engineers lapel badges and a Royal Corps of Signals sweetheart brooch
Lot 33
A King George IV Coronation 1821 medal in copper by Benedetto Pistrucci, Laureate Bust 1, Georgius IIII DG Britanniarum Rex FD, rev depicts the King enthroned, crowned by Victory with Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia in attendance, Proprio Jam Jure animo paterno, in ex inauguratus die julii XIX anno MDCCCXXI
Lot 76
A collection of silver and commemorative coin to include three 2013 Royal Mint 'The George and the Dragon' UK £20 fine silver coins, a 2015 Royal Mint fine silver Churchill £20 coin, a collation of 12 King Edward VIII proof crowns, a 2006 Britannia 1oz silver coin cover, the sterling silver 1976 USA Bicentennial coin cover, 1973 City of Bristol 600th Anniversary medal, Tristan Da Cunha Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee twenty five pence Jubilee Crown, together with other commemorative coins to include the 1991-1995 USA WWII 50th Anniversary coin
Lot 415
Luigi Cavaliere Moglia (1813-1878)Pair mosaic pictures on copperCumaean Sibyl after the original by Zampiere Domenico in the Galleria Borghese, lady wearing ornate headdress and red shawl seated with viola da gamba, and musical scroll, signed, 37cm x 30cm The Persian Sibyl after the original by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (known as Guercino) listed in the Musei Capitolini, Rome, seated lady wearing pink and purple satin cape, resting with book inscribed ‘Sibilla Persica’ and writing with feathered quill, signed, 37cm x 30cm, Moglia won a gold medal at the Great Exhibition of London for his micromosaic ‘The Ruins of Paestum’, the Victoria & Albert museum has a similar mosaic picture by Luigi Moglia entitled ‘Lavinia as Flora’ after Titian’s painting ‘Girl with a Bowl of Fruit’, the mosaic is on loan from the Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Collection, Moglia’s works can be seen in the Royal Collection Trust and Cincinnati Museum of Art, both in ornate gilt scroll decorated frames PLEASE NOTE - in order to bid online on this lot please contact the auctioneers beforehand for AML compliance. Condition ReportPlease find below the auctioneers observation of the most obvious condition issues. We sell this lot on the proviso that you or your representative have seen this lot in person, and have satisfied yourself as to the condition, and any other aspects relating to this lot. Cumaean Sibyl; Some of the green colour, predominately found in the foliage has a matt finish, rather than the shiny finish found in the rest of mosaic. Small loss to a section in the foliage, and some very small holes / gaps starting to open up. Some faint light scratches throughout. Some small 'pit' type holes throughout. 37 x 30 cm observable picture in frame. Persian Sibyl; Cracks; Neck to shoulder 4cm, forehead to jaw 5 cm, left arm, two places, 2cm and 2 cm, red cloak, 5 cm (all approx measurements) Some dark spotted marks throughout. Faint scratches throughout, as well as 'pit' type marks throughout. Patch above the head. Evidence of panting between the tiles is especially evident in the red cloak. 37 x 30 cm observable picture in frame. Both mosaics; some general wear and tear. Both frames; cracks, some losses, dirty and general wear and tear. Holes to the back of the frame appear to be mainly old nail holes, although some are small enough than they could be woodworm holes.
Lot 27
Two British Antarctic Expedition envelopes to Frank Davies dated August 1913 to the Saltram Villas address:, one containing a manuscript note 'Officers- Retention of Rank on Release and start of War Service Record AFO 2995/45. Par (2). 4830- The Polar Medal London Gazette Supplement 7th Oct, 1941'.
Lot 373
Ten various war medals, First and Second World Wars with a set of three miniaturesCONDITION REPORTOf the two World War I medals, the inscription on the rim of the silver medal reads:K 3180 J. E. SIMPSON S. P. O. R. N.The inscription on the 'The Great War Civilisation 1914-1919' medal appears to have worn away, and reads only:20011 AOur team of trusted experts are on hand to help and always endeavour to provide an accurate judgement. The ultimate responsibility lies with the buyer however, and we recommend that you make every effort to inspect the lot yourself.
Lot 405
After P. Emilio Fiaschi (Italian, 1858-1941): A carved alabaster figural group of 'The Artist's Muse'modelled as a young artist in Renaissance dress holding a palette and leaning over a scantily clad maiden seated in a Savonarola chair with paw feet, the whole raised on an integral base, signed and dated indistinctly, inscribed to the front ANNO 1818, (some damage to the artists palette and the muse's foot), 82cm highFootnotes:Emilio Fiaschi was one of a group of highly skilled marble sculptors working in Florence in the late 19th and early 20th century. Concentrating on genre themes and the female nude during the Belle Époque period, the Fiaschi studio produced marble and alabaster editions with great consistency of quality for wealthy visitors and also exported to the rest of Europe and the USA. Fiaschi studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence between 1883 and 1885 and won a medal at an art competition in the town of Volterra (presumed to be his place of birth) in 1890.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
Lot 224
A pair of First World War General Service Medals awarded to 143618 Cpl R.B. Chris, Royal Engineers; a long service in the volunteer force medal, Edward VII, awarded to 1466 Gunnar J. King, 2nd Northumberland Royal Garrison Artillery volunteers; three Second World War medals, a cap badge and other items.
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