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Lot 401
Reggae / Ska / Roots 35 original UK and Jamaican pressing 7” singles artists included: The Pioneers, Bob Markey & The Wailers, Max Romeo, Shorty Perry, The Teen Queens, Ezz Reco & The Launchers, Ruddy & Sketto, Brent Dowe And The Gaytones, Ken Parker, Derrick Morgan, The Vikings, Roy C, Desmond Dekker, Ansel Collins, The Music Specialists, Pat Kelly, In Crowd, The Maroons, Wilfred Jackie Edwards, Justin Hinds & The Dominoes, Eric Donaldson, Peter Tosh and many many more on labels such as: Trojan, Island, Camel, Grape, R&B Records, Supreme, Attack, Duke Reid, Techniques, Pama, Pyramid, Gas, Cactus, Harry J., High Note, Weed Beat, and others. Condition varies throughout.
Lot 16
Crimea Medal with clasps for Sebastopol, Inkermann, and Alma.Privately engraved naming to 2705 George Morgan 49th Regt.Notes: clasps are confirmed on the medal roll.The engraved naming is contemporary to the medal, with the service number and regiment being in a serif font, and the name in running script.Condition: generally fine condition.The suspension would normally be the swivelling type, but for reasons unknown, this appears to have been neatly soldered thus turning it into a fixed suspender.Toning to both the medal and clasps.Polishing wear to both sides.
Lot 214
COLLECTION OF COMMEMORATIVE COINS AND INGOTS including crowns and other coins relating to Apollo 11, along with Prospector's silver ingots, fine gold one grain bar and a cased set of fine silver barsMorgan dollar 2019; prospector's bars approx gross 250g, these are variously marked and unmarked; also includes 100g CombiBar of 100 .999 1g bars
Lot 4
GUERCINO (GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARBIERI) (ITALIAN 1591-1666) THE VIRGIN AND CHILD WITH AN OWLpen and brown ink, possibly bister 23.2 x 18.5cm; 9 1/2 x 7 1/4in43.5 x 38cm; 17 1/4 x 15in (framed)Property from a Private Collection, LondonProvenance: John Bouverie (d.1750) Anne Bouverie (d.1757; wife of the above) John Hervey (d.1764; brother of the above) Christopher Hervey (d.1786; son of the above) Elizabeth Bouverie (d.1798; aunt of the above) Sir Charles Middleton, later 1st Baron Barham (d.1813; by bequest from the above) Charles Noel, later 1st Earl of Gainsborough (d.1866; grandson of the above) Charles Noel, 3rd Earl of Gainsborough (d.1926; grandson of the above) Hon. Charles and May Noel (a wedding present from the above prior to the First World War ) Colonel Archibald Noel (inherited from the above, his mother) Thence by descent to the present owner (son of the above)Guercino’s drawings are widely celebrated for the virtuosity of their line and the sensitivity in which subject melds with graphic touch. Whether in caricatures, sacred groups, or mythological figures, Guercino imbued them with a remarkable freedom of expression, often concentrating on moments of heightened emotion and drama. Simultaneously, through the agility and unobstructed movement of their line, Guercino’s drawings permit his viewers to trace the artist’s mind at work. A diversity of graphic passages can be recognised in the present sheet - from careful parallel hatching to quick outlines and spontaneous squiggles. While the figure of the Virgin can be compared to that of Salome in Guercino’s painting, Salome receiving the Head of St John the Baptist of 1637 (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rennes) and its associated red-chalk study (Royal Collection 902789, verso), the present sheet bears greater resemblance, in subject, style, and medium, to the pen and ink drawings of the 1620s, and in particular, The Virgin and Child with St Anne, circa 1620-25 (British Museum, inv. no. Pp,4.62).The finished nature of the present sheet further suggests that it was either intended as an end in itself or, perhaps, a preparatory study for an unexecuted print. In any case, the inclusion of an owl on the right-hand side of the composition is a curious addition. Owls, and bird imagery more generally, began appearing in Guercino’s oeuvre in the early 1620s (see the painting, Memento Mori, ca. 1622-23, in a private collection, as well as the drawings, Group of Figures, with Owl on a Pole, Art Institute, Chicago, 1922.493; A Young Man with an Owl on a Stick, ca. 1630, RISD Museum, Rhode Island, 2015.85; and The Bird-Catcher, ca. 1625-1632, Morgan Library, New York, 1979.8). In the seventeenth century, owls attracted a wide variety of interpretations, from enlightenment to salacious pursuit, all of which Guercino seems to have conveyed across several of his works. In this Virgin and Child, the owl’s presence would certainly bend the interpretation towards the clarity of spiritual vision, particularly considering the animal’s placement on the same level as the Virgin’s sightline. The sharp-eyed creature is, furthermore, an apt, if humorous, inclusion for an artist known to have been cross-eyed (il guercino being the Italian diminutive for guercio, the squinter).Adding to the fascination of this sheet is its exceptional, unbroken provenance traceable to the prestigious Bouverie Collection in the eighteenth century. John Bouverie (ca. 1723–1750) was an intrepid British art collector who amassed an array of important drawings by, among others, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rembrandt and an extensive group by Guercino. The latter may even have been acquired directly from Guercino’s descendants (see, Nicholas Turner, “John Bouverie as a Collector of Drawings” in The Burlington Magazine vol. 136, no. 109, p.91).
Lot 435
Chapbooks. A collection of 63 chapbooks, circa 1805-1850s, all with illustrations, some hand-coloured, including: The Adventures of Captain Gulliver, The Ancient & Renowned History of Whittington and his Cat, The Idiot Boy, Ducks and Green Peas; or, The Newcastle Rider, Blowing Bubbles, The Secret Nuptials; or Beauty in Distress, Pretty Stories for Pretty Children, The History of Mother Goose, and the Golden Egg, The Death and Burial of Cock Robin, The History of Crazy Jane, various publishers, e.g. M. Morgan and A. Morgan, J. and U. Evans, W. Davison, Houlston and Son, Darton and Harvey, James Imray, Dean & Munday, J. Evans, etc., almost all issued in original printed colour paper wrappers, various condition (some with wear or soiling), slim 8vo and smallerQTY: (63)
Lot 900
* Eliot (Valerie, née Fletcher, 1926-2012). Secretary, editor and literary executor, second wife of T.S. Eliot. Autograph Postcard Signed, 'Valerie', Menton, postmarked 31 January 1957, to Misses Rosemary Goad, Janet Donaldson & Susan Cowdell, [colleagues at] Faber & Faber, written in a neat hand from her honeymoon with T.S. Eliot, in full, 'Thank you very much for your good wishes. I have so much to tell you on Monday so prepare to do no work! A "Daily Express" photographer caught us in the lounge this evening & a "Daily Mail" man pursued us to the Bussys at Roquebrune! A lovely honeymoon apart from TSE catching 'flu and cracking a tooth', written and addressed with stamp and postmark to verso with picture postcard of Menton to front side, together with a second Autograph Postcard Signed, 3 July 1988, an unposted note to Charles [Monteith], noting that the '"Painter of the Umbrian School" is Piero Della Francesca. Tom admired his "Baptism" in the National Gallery and it is referred to in his poem' ['Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service'], British Library pictorial postcard illustrating 'Three Poems of Khvaju Kirmani' to recto, plus a small colour snapshot of T.S. & Valerie Eliot, Jamaica Inn, Jamaica, late February 1961 (by Ann Walmsley) on Kodak paper, 102 x 102 mm, manuscript information on sticker to verso, plus 2 related T.S. Eliot booklets, the first a mass of thanksgiving on the 100th anniversary of his birth, St. Stephen's Church, Kensington, 26 September 1988, the second a presidential address to members of the London Library, July 1952, reprinted by Mrs Valerie Eliot, 11 June 2008QTY: (5)NOTE:Provenance: from the library of Rosemary Goad, the first female director of Faber and Faber.Valerie Fletcher married T.S. Eliot, almost 40 years her senior, on 10 January 1957. She had been a star-struck fan of the poet since her school days and it was the novelist Charles Morgan who used his influence to get her a job at Faber & Faber. She finally met Eliot in August 1949 where she initially worked, like Rosemary Goad, as a secretary. She became Eliot's most important editor and literary executor after the poet's death in 1965.
Lot 343
Morgan (Sylvanus). The Sphere of Gentry: deduced from the principles of nature, an historical and genealogical work of Arms and Blazon; in four books, London: printed by William Leybourn, 1661, engraved plates and examples of Arms, some hand coloured, later endpapers, pp.119 detached, some toning & damp damage throughout, rear board partially detached, spine absent, boards rubbed & marked, folio, sold as seen, together with:The Irish Unionist Alliance, publisher, Irish Unionist Alliance, Publications, 4 volumes, Dublin, circa 1893, bookplates to the front pastedowns, some light marginal toning, original uniform gilt decorated blue cloth, spines slightly faded, boards & spines lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusChristian (Edward), Charges delivered to Grand Juries in the Isle of Ely upon libels, criminal law, vagrants, religion, rebellious assemblies, &c &c. for the use of magistrates and students of the law, 2nd edition, London: printed for W. Clarke and Sons, 1819, some light toning throughout, contemporary gilt decorated half calf, boards & spine slightly rubbed, 8vo, and other mostly 19th & early 20th-century law & bibliography reference, some leather bindings, mostly original cloth, G/VG, 8vo/folioQTY: (6 shelves)
Lot 805
Forster (Edward Morgan). The Celestial Omnibus, 1st edition, London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., 1911, half-title with contemporary ownership 'G[ilbert]. Beith May 1911', 3-page publisher's adverts at rear, occasional light spotting, pictorial endpapers (short split at foot of upper hinge), top edge gilt, original gilt-blocked brown cloth, slightly frayed rubbed to extremities, 8vo, together with:Forster (E. M.), Pharos and Pharillon, 1st edition, Richmond, Surrey: Printed and Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, 1923, occasional scattered spotting, front free endpaper with ownership 'Gilbert Beith, Hollywood, Gomshall, 1929', original blue cloth-backed patterned boards, printed title label to spine, some light toning to boards, extremities slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Forster (E.M.), The Eternal Moment and other Stories, 1st edition, London: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd., 1928, front free endpaper inscribed 'Gilbert Beith, May 12th 1928, from Brian and George', original maroon cloth gilt, spine a little faded, extremities slightly rubbed, 8voQTY: (3)NOTE:Gilbert Beith was a member of a group called The Launderers formed in the 1920s, which was a less well-connected, less affluent and flamboyant group living parallel lives to the Bright Young People (aka Bright Young Things). Supposedly the name The Launderers came about due to the members being committed to washing each other’s clean laundry in public, an apparent reference to their desire to promote, rather than denigrate, each other. They often held these 'Laundries' at the home of Gilbert Beith, known as Hollywood, in Gomshall, Surrey. The group concentrated on the theatre district in London’s West End, and they wrote and performed plays in small theatres and other private venues, most commonly in a restaurant called The Cutty Sark. Members included Brian Hill and George Harvey who most likely inscribed the third title listed above to Gilbert Beith. The group’s activities were recorded from 1924-1930 by Joanna Elder Giles, a young Australian woman from a wealthy and influential family. She became acquainted with The Launderers through a friend, and quickly met one of the group’s members; her soon-to-be writing partner, Brian Hill, with whom she wrote mystery novels under the pseudonym of Marcus Magill.
Lot 47
Collection of Signed and Autographed photos / cards and some letters. Mostly TV stars plus sporting stars. Barbara Windsor - signed cassette book, Jennifer Ellisons workout dvd signed , Mike East, Daniel Caines Athletics , Robin Tarr, Laura Robson tennis, Jason M x 3, Aston Villa, Hollyoakes Lisa - Ned ( Dan ) Grundy, Brookside notes letters, Sally Morgan, The Bill and letter, Gordon Haskell, Coronation Street, Emerdale, Home and Away, Granada TV letters and Todd Carty letter. Plus a folder of smaller cards / Photos signed by David Jason, Touch of Frost, Vinnie Jones on back of promo card, Robin Hood Gordon Kennedy, Skins, David Kelly, Sam Kelly, Jonathan Kerrigan, Michael Kitchen, Little Britain, Angus Lennie, Hugh Laurie, Dads Army Ian Lavender, Robert Lindsay, Denis Lawson, Danny La Rue, Mark Laden, Royal Family, Nicholas Lyndehurst, Jack Wild, Art Malik, Ian McShane, Dangerfield, Mark McGann, Neil Morrisey, Peter O`Toole, and more...
Lot 299
A Group of 3D Books, including 3-D Hollywood, photographs by Harold Lloyd edited by Suzanne Lloyd Hayes, with 3D viewer, 3D Saucy Bedroom Romp What the Butler Saw, the Collectable Stereo Viewers Guide by Keith Clatworthy, Stereo Realist Manual by Willard D Morgan, Demi the Book of Moving Pictures and a group of 3D Glasses
Lot 101
12 BOTTLES FRENCH RED WINEMaison Nicolas Merlot 2021; Fortant Malbec 2020; Morrisons The Best Fleurie 2020; Roche Mazet Merlot 2021; Château Beauportail Pécharmant 2019; Paul Mas Languedoc Réserve 2021; Sea Challenge Malbec 2021; Les Jamelles Le Beillou 2020; Dominique Piron Morgan La Chanaise 2020; Hic et Nvnc Ici et Maintenant 2017; Maison Castel Syrah Grande Réserve 2020; Brana Harri Gorri Pierre Rouge 2017
Lot 221
LANDMARKS OF BRITAIN SILVER BULLION COLLECTION, to include four One Ounce .999 silver coins Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace in glazed fitted case with COA, a Queen Victoria & Queen Elizabeth II Coronation silver Piedfort pair of 2013 Guernsey .925 proof Imperial State Crown and 2013 Jersey 925 proof St Edwards Crown in fitted box of issue with COA, a brilliant uncirculated silver dollars a boxed set of 15 Canada coins 1953 through to 1967, a small glazed display of 4 centuries of USA silver dollars to include The Portrait Dollar 1799, Morgan Dollar 1889, Peace Dollar 1922, Eagle Dollar 2004
Lot 609
Jacob Philipp Hackert 1737 Prenzlau - 1807 Florenz Ansicht des Tibertals bei Tor di Quinto III. 1781. Federzeichnung und Pinsel in Braun über Bleistift. Nordhoff 772. Links oben ortsbezeichnet 'Pres de Rome sur la voie Flaminiene à Torre Quinto', datiert und signiert. Auf festem Ingres-Bütten. 41,5 x 64,3 cm (16,3 x 25,3 in), blattgroß. PROVENIENZ: Privatsammlung Süddeutschland. LITERATUR: Karl & Faber, München, Auktion 23.-25.11.1978, Los 450. Stadteinwärts richtet sich der Blick hier über das Tibertal nach Rom, wo die Kuppel des Petersdoms und die Bauten des Vatikans, rechts davon der Monte Mario mit zwei Pinien und den Villen in der Ferne zu erkennen ist. Am rechten Bildrand schlängelt sich die via Flaminia. Effektvoll spielt Hackert hier mit den rastenden Wanderern im Vordergrund und der dunstigen Weite in der sich die Silhouette der Stadt abzeichnet mit räumlichen Effekten, unterstrichen durch die meisterhafte Beherrschung der lavierenden Sepiazeichnung. Etliche der Zeichnungen befinden sich in renommierten grafischen Sammlungen wie bspw. der Albertina Wien, der Pierpont Morgan Library und dem Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York sowie dem Kupferstichkabinett Berlin und der Stiftung Weimarer Klassik und unterstreichen so die immense Bedeutung Hackerts in der klassizistischen Landschaftsmalerei der Goethezeit. [KT] Aufrufzeit: 10.06.2023 - ca. 17.42 h +/- 20 Min. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.ENGLISH VERSIONJacob Philipp Hackert 1737 Prenzlau - 1807 Florenz Ansicht des Tibertals bei Tor di Quinto III. 1781. Pen and ink drawing and brush in brown over pencil. Nordhoff 772. Upper left inscribed 'Pres de Rome sur la voie Flaminiene à Torre Quinto', dated and signed. On firm Ingres laid paper. 64,3 41.5 x 64.3 cm (16.3 x 25.3 in), th full sheet. PROVENANCE: Private collection Southern Germany. LITERATURE: Karl & Faber, Munich, auction on November 23-25, 1978, lot 450. Toward the city, the view is directed across the Tiber valley to Rome, where the dome of St. Peter's Basilica and the buildings of the Vatican can be seen, to the right of which is Monte Mario with two pine trees and the villas in the distance. The via Flaminia meanders along the right edge of the picture. Hackert effectfully plays with the resting hikers in the foreground and the hazy expanse from which the silhouette of the city emerges, underlined by his mastery in the wash sepia drawing. Many of the drawings are in renowned graphic collections, such as the Albertina in Vienna, the Pierpont Morgan Library and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as the Kupferstichkabinett in Berlin and the Stiftung Weimarer Klassik, thus underscoring Hackert’s immense importance in classical landscape painting in Goethe’s days. [KT] Called up: June 10, 2023 - ca. 17.42 h +/- 20 min. This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
Lot 6798
Linnell, John -- Studienblatt mit zwei Entwürfen für einen Schäfer, der sich auf einen Stab stützt.Schwarze und weiße Kreide auf blaugrünem Velin. 26,9 x 35 cm. In brauner Feder unten links bezeichnet und datiert "J. Linnell Ciren.r place 1820".John Linnells Vater war Schnitzer und Vergolder. Bereits im Alter von zehn Jahren zeichnete und verkaufte er Kreide- und Bleistiftporträts. Sein erster Lehrer war Benjamin West. 1805 wurde er zum Studium an der Royal Academy zugelassen, wo er Medaillen fürs Zeichnen, Modellieren und die Bildhauerei erhielt. Außerdem wurde er zum Stecher ausgebildet. 1833 veröffentlichte er eine Reihe von Umrissen von Michelangelos Fresken in der Sixtinischen Kapelle. Zunächst lebte er hauptsächlich von Miniaturmalerei und der Porträtmalerei, später konzentrierte er sich dann auf die englische Landschaft, die er voll echtem poetischem Gefühl und mit einer reichen und leuchtenden Farbgebung gestaltete, und mit denen er hohe Preise erzielen konnte. Linnell war einer der besten Freunde von William Blake und gab ihm dessen größte Aufträge - Zeichnungen und Stiche von The Inventions to the Book of Job und einen Illustrationsauftrag zu Dante Aligheri. Beigegeben von John Linnell das Porträt des Reverend Thomas. Pinsel in Schwarz und Braun über Bleistift, 23,9 x 17,9 cm. Unten rechts in Bleistift signiert "J. Linnell", außerhalb der Darstellung am rechten oberen Rand bezeichnet "Revd F. Thomas", unten links "done for Baptist Magazin". Provenienz: Der Sohn des Künstlers, James Thomas Linnell (1826-1905); seine Enkelin Mrs. G.C. Bollard; Auktion Sotheby's London, 13. November 1980, Teil von Los Nr. 2.; William Drummond, London; dort 1981 erworben von Charles Ryskamp; seine Benefiz-Auktion zugunsten der Princeton University, Sotheby's, New York, 25. Januar 2011, Los 71; Privatsammlung München. Ausstellungen: London, William Drummond, Covent Garden Gallery, Portrait, Figure & Genre Watercolours and Drawings: From Kneller to Epstein, 1981; Pierpont Morgan Library, 2001, Kat.Nr. 89; Varieties of Romantic Experience: Drawings from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp, Yale Center for British Art, 2010, Kat.Nr. 152.Provenienz: Stephen Somerville, London.Sammlung Charles Ryskamp, New York.Seine Benefiz-Auktion zugunsten der Princeton University, Sotheby's, New York, 25. Januar 2011, Los 71.Privatsammlung München.Ausstellung: Pierpont Morgan Library, New York 2001, Kat. Nr. 90.Varieties of Romantic Experience: Drawings from the Collection of Charles Ryskamp, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven 2010, Kat. Nr. 141. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Lot 2139
International Exhibition of all Fine Arts Industries and Inventions, London, 1874, a bronze medal by G.T. Morgan after J.E. Boehm, bare head of the Prince of Wales left, rev. façade of buildings, edge named (The Earl Russell, K.G., For Services), 51mm (BHM 2992; E 1633). Extremely fine £100-£120 --- John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1792-1878), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1846-52 & 1865-66
Lot 2140
International Exhibition of all Fine Arts Industries and Inventions, 1874, a bronze medal by G.T. Morgan, bust of Prince of Wales left, rev. Albert Hall, named (The Right Hon. Sir Stafford H. Northcote, Bart, C.B., M.P., for Services), 52mm (BHM 2992; E 1633). Reverse edge knock at 5 o’clock, otherwise virtually as struck; in original maroon case of issue by G.T. Morgan, 144 Finboro’ Rd, London £70-£90 --- Sir Stafford Northcote, 1st Earl of Iddesleigh, GVB, PC, FRS (1818-87); b London; educ. Eton and Balliol College, Oxford; private secretary to W.E. Gladstone at the Board of Trade, 1843; Conservative MP for Dudley 1855-7, Stamford 1858-66 and North Devon, 1866-85; Financial Secretary to the Treasury, 1859; President of the Board of Trade, 1866; Secretary of State for India, 1867; Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Co, 1870-1; Chancellor of the Exchequer 1874; elevated to the House of Lords, 1885; died suddenly at 10 Downing Street, 12 January 1887
Lot 2344
USA, Death of President Warren Harding, 1923, a bronze medal by G.T. Morgan, 76mm (Failor/Hayden 128); Inauguration of President Richard Nixon, 1969, a bronze medal by F. Gasparro, 76mm (FH 138); Second Inauguration of President Richard Nixon and Vice-President Spiro Agnew, 1973, a Proof bronze medal by G. Roberts for the Franklin Mint, 70mm; Second Inauguration of President William Clinton, 1997, a bronze medal by D. Everhart II for Medallic Art Co, 70mm [4]. First about very fine, others extremely fine; all except first boxes of issue £60-£80
Lot 2135
International Exhibition, London, 1873, a white metal medal by G. Morgan after J. Gamble, edge named (Rosser & Russell, Catalogue No 4731), 70mm (BHM 2964); Battle of Jutland, 1916, a white metal medal by Spink & Son, 45mm (BHM 4124); British Empire Exhibition, 1925, a bronze medal by B. Mackennal & P. Metcalfe, 51mm (BHM 4203); Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs, The Bell Medal, a bronze award, unsigned and undated, 38mm [4]. Very fine or better, last two cleaned; first and third cased [first case damaged] £60-£80
Lot 125
Herbert Ward (British, 1863-1919)The charm doctor signed 'Herbert Ward' (to base), inscribed with the foundry mark 'ALEXIS PODIER/FONDEUR PARIS' (to base), bears inscription 'TO LAURIE AND MARGARET BENET/SOUVENIR OF A LASTING FRIENDSHIP/FROM/SARITA WARD' (on plaque attached to marble base) and bears inscription 'THE CHARM DOCTOR/CENTRAL AFRICA/SKETCH BY HERBERT WARD' (on plaque attached to marble base).bronze on a green marble base45.4 (17 7/8) highFootnotes:ProvenanceGifted to Laura and Margaret Benét by Sarita Ward, Herbert Ward's wife.Thence by descent.The American biographer Laura Benét was the sister of poets and Pulitzer prize winners, Stephen Vincent Benét and William Rose Benét. Herbert Ward struck up a friendship with William Rose Benét in Paris and the two families became close.A charm doctor was considered in several Congo tribes to be the connecting link between mortals and spirits. Another cast of 'The Charm Doctor' can be found in the collection of the Smithsonian Institute (USNM no. E23732-0), donated into the collection by the artist's wife and where it is noted to have been exhibited at the Salon Société des Artistes Français, Paris in 1902. There is also another cast of the sculpture, titled 'Le Sorcier' exhibited at the Musée d'arts de Nantes.Herbert Ward longed for adventure, and at the age of 15, he left England to satisfy his curiosities, spending his youth travelling extensively. In 1884, Ward set out for the Congo where he worked for various companies managing the transport of goods and supplies both to and from Europe. A year into his time in the Congo, Ward joined Henry Morgan Stanley's expedition travelling on the rivers across the country. Ward's appreciation and fascination for the Congo and it's people encouraged him to learn local languages and customs, allowing him to develop good relationships with various communities.Ward left Africa in 1889 and began a career as a touring writer and lecturer, where he paid a particular focus to his time in the Congo. Four years later he turned his attention to the Arts and began his formal artistic training. This led him to Paris to pursue bronze casting and his travel journals from the Congo became a source of inspiration for his sculptures. During his time in Paris, both the French Academy and the general public enjoyed his Congolese subjects. His style adopted a more natural depiction of the human figure, but Ward emphasised that his sculptures were not presented as scientific illustrations, rather they were art to share 'the spirit of Africa in the broad sense'. Throughout his artistic career, Ward begun to question colonialism, especially in Africa. During the First World War, Ward served as a Lieutenant in No. 3 Convoy of the British Ambulance Committee where he distinguished himself. However, his efforts during the war weakened his health and he died in 1919.Saleroom notices:Please refer to the online cataloguing of this lot for provenance details.This 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 124
Herbert Ward (British, 1863-1919)A Congo type signed 'Herbert Ward' (to neck verso) and bears inscription 'A CONGO TYPE/BY/HERBERT WARD/SOUVENIR JANUARY 11 1907' (on plaque attached to marble base).bronze with green marble base27.4 (10 13/16) highFootnotes:ProvenanceGifted to Laura Benét by Sarita Ward, Herbert Ward's wife, 11 January 1907. Thence by descent.The American biographer Laura Benét was the sister of poets and Pulitzer prize winners, Stephen Vincent Benét and William Rose Benét. Herbert Ward struck up a friendship with William Rose Benét in Paris and the two families became close.Herbert Ward longed for adventure, and at the age of 15, he left England to satisfy his curiosities, spending his youth travelling extensively. In 1884, Ward set out for the Congo where he worked for various companies managing the transport of goods and supplies both to and from Europe. A year into his time in the Congo, Ward joined Henry Morgan Stanley's expedition travelling on the rivers across the country. Ward's appreciation and fascination for the Congo and it's people encouraged him to learn local languages and customs, allowing him to develop good relationships with various communities.Ward left Africa in 1889 and began a career as a touring writer and lecturer, where he paid a particular focus to his time in the Congo. Four years later he turned his attention to the Arts and began his formal artistic training. This led him to Paris to pursue bronze casting and his travel journals from the Congo became a source of inspiration for his sculptures. During his time in Paris, both the French Academy and the general public enjoyed his Congolese subjects. His style adopted a more natural depiction of the human figure, but Ward emphasised that his sculptures were not presented as scientific illustrations, rather they were art to share 'the spirit of Africa in the broad sense'. Throughout his artistic career, Ward begun to question colonialism, especially in Africa. During the First World War, Ward served as a Lieutenant in No. 3 Convoy of the British Ambulance Committee where he distinguished himself. However, his efforts during the war weakened his health and he died in 1919.Saleroom notices:Please refer to the online cataloguing of this lot for provenance details.This 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 259
Robbie Morgan Friday 13th Actress (Annie) 10x8 inch signed photo. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
Lot 315
A collection of eighty-seven silver proof coins including Last Scheduled Flight of Concorde 24th October 2003 $10, History of the Royal Airforce £5 2008, Republic of Liberia 1997 $10, HMS Royalist $20 1993, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Cayman Islands $1 1994, Bank of Uganda 2000 shillings 1997, Belgium 10 euro 1996, Sir Henry Morgan Jamaica $10 coin 1974, Anniversary of Investiture of Charles as Prince of Wales Turks and Caicos Islands 1979 ten crowns, Elizabeth II/Britannia £2 2020, Belize $10 10th Anniversary of Independence 1991, Barbados 1974 $10, Bailiwick of Jersey 2015 Lest we forget £5, Football World Championship Italia 1990, Cook Islands 2003 $1, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother move to Buckingham Palace 1937 $10, Tristan da Cunha 2015 Battle of Waterloo £5, Goddess Europa 999.9 fine silver $5 2021, Trafalgar Anniversary 2005 £5, England expects that every man will do his duty $1 Cook Islands 2007, USA fine silver $1 2009 etc etc
Lot 38
Charles Morgan The River Line. Published by Macmillan, London. Inscribed on title page by the author. Find condition, green boards, titled in gilt. 1st edition 1952. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 46
Charles Morgan A Breeze of Morning. Published by Macmillan and Co Ltd, London. Inscribed on the title page by the author. Excellent copy. Green boards, titled in gilt. 1st edition 1951. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 36
Charles Morgan The Judge's Story. Published by Macmillan, London. Inscribed on front free end paper by author. Publisher's green boards, titled in gilt. 1st edition 1947. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 37
Charles Morgan Reflections in a Mirror. Second series. Published by Macmillan, London. Inscribed on the title page by the author. Fine copy, green boards, titled in gilt. 1st edition 1946. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 42
Compiled by W.A Morgan The Stock Exchange Christmas Annual 1906-7. Published by Wetheman and The Caxton Press Ltd. London. Publisher's red boards, titled in gilt. Large format volume. This volume contains a short story titled 'At the Spunyarn Club' by Harry Vandervell on pages 123 to 147. The front free end paper of this volume contains a letter dated 24th December 1906 from the author, discussing his contribution to the volume. This volume is now very scarce and is in good condition in red boards, decorated and titled in white. Contains many full-page drawings by eminent artists. From single vendor Book and Magazine collection. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
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