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Lot 55
A 19TH CENTURY SWEDISH PAINTED WOOD SETTLEGustavian period, with distressed white paint, the back panel and arm rests carved with X shaped fluted balusters, below a pierced balustrade, on four reeded tapering legs, and with later eau de nil damask upholstery,195cm wide x 63cm deep x 93cm high
Lot 1
Flemish school, 19th century. Copy of the closed triptych by Jan Floreins (1479), by HANS MEMLING (Seligenstadt, c.1423/1443- Bruges, 1494)."Saint Baptist and The Veronica.Diptych. Pair of oil paintings on panel.Frames from the 17th century.Measurements: 40 x 20 cm (each panel); 53.5 x 33.5 cm (frames).This pair of panels is a copy of the paintings that Hans Memling painted on the back of the Triptych by Jan Floreins (conserved in the hospital of St. John in Bruges (Belgium), which are shown with the triptych closed. The Nativity, the Adoration and the Presentation to the Temple preside on the obverse, while the two saints under beautiful Gothic arches dominate the reverse: John the Baptist on the left panel and Saint Veronica on the right. The pair of panels shown here are faithful to the original in every detail: the Baptist points to the Lamb at his feet; Veronica holds a cloth with the Holy Face. The lake landscape, composed in a wide panoramic view, depicts the theme of Christ's baptism in the Jordan. It is a representation that continues from one panel to the next, in the same way that the Agnus Dei on the left panel is symbolically linked to the Passion of Christ, which is foreshadowed by the image printed on the saint's cloth. Stylistically, the painter of this pair of copies remains faithful to Memling's soft, delicate style, the stylisation of his figures and his magnificent colouring, with a prevalence of emerald and glaucous tones. The detailed, almost miniaturist attention to detail in the vegetation and in the rendering of the bodies and drapery harmonises with an atmospheric creation based on shades of blue that are subtly densified in the distance. The figures in the background (Christ being baptised, John and the archangel) blend naturally into their surroundings. A trompe l'oeil architectural frame, with small statuettes (representing Adam and Eve) that seem to come to life on either side of the pointed arches, frames both scenes. All this is present in the original panels. The painter has succeeded in recreating the harmonious purification of forms and emotions that defined Memling's painting. The Flemish painter had been inspired by Rogier van der Weyden's Triptych of Saint Columba, but Memling softened his master's inheritance. This pair of panels must also have been based on the small diptych of Saint John the Baptist and Veronica painted by Memling around 1483. The two panels are now in separate collections (the Baptist in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, the Veronica in the National Gallery of Art, Washington). On that occasion Memling located the saints in a rocky setting, but their attitudes and gestures were very similar to those of the triptych. This is a worthy tribute to the legacy of Flemish painting, from the early heirs of Van Eyck and his unusual sense of light and colour to the dreamlike landscapes of the 17th century.
Lot 1092
PHILIP I OF CASTILE: (1478-1506) Philip the Fair, ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy 1482-1506 and the first Habsburg King of Castile, July - September 1506. Husband of Joanna the Mad, and father of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. An extremely rare L.S., votre bon amy, Phillipus, one page, small 4to, Brussels, 30th April 1501, to the president and members of the King's Chamber of Accounts at Paris, in French. The Duke informs his correspondents that the seneschal of Hainault is unable, on account of illness, to perform fealty and homage to the King [of France] for his land of Malincourt held of the castle of St Quentin according to the King's order, and Philip requests that the seneschal be allowed to perform his duty by proctor. Annotated at the foot with a memorandum subscribed by the recipients noting that the homage was performed by proctor on 21st May 1501. With address panel to the verso. An exceptionally rare example of the autograph of a 15th century Spanish King. Some light staining and a few small tears and minor areas of paper loss to the edges, largely visible to the upper right edge, and only very slightly affecting the text. About VG
Lot 1098
LOUIS XI: (1423-1483) Louis the Prudent. King of France 1461-83. A rare L.S., Loys, one page, oblong 8vo, Plessis-lez-Tours, 12th February [1481], to 'his cousin' [Louis d'Amboise], Bishop of Albi, in French. Written in the hand of the clerk, Gassault, and with one concluding line of text in another hand (possibly that of the King?), Louis XI instructs the Bishop to bring them both if he sees fit, concluding 'if you think Charles ought to stay, do it'. Countersigned by Gassault at the foot. With address panel and a contemporary endorsement to the verso. Some light staining to the edges and two neat splits at the edges of the folds, one only very slightly affecting the text. G The letter, transcribed in French, reads, in full - 'Monsieur Dalbi j'ay receu voz lettres; s'il vous semble que vous les devez menez tous deux s'il le faictes. Et du tout en faictes ainsi que bon vous semblera. Et adieu monsieur Dalbi. Escript au Plessis du parc les tous tours le xij jour de Fevrier '.Provenance: This letter, then in the possession of M. Mazens, a notary at Lagraisses, Tarn (17 km south-west of Albi), was published in Joseph Vaesen et Etienne Chavaray, Lettres de Louis XI roi de France publiées d'après les originaux pur la Société de l'histoire de France (11) 1481-1482; Paris, Librairie Renouard, 1905, number 1577, substituting the word rester for demorer in the postscript.Louis d'Amboise (1433-1503) Bishop of Albi, son of Pierre d'Ambroise, courtier to King Charles VII and Anne of Brittany, and elder brother to Cardinal George d'Amboise. He had been sent to Savoy to fetch Philibert Duke of Savoy (1465-1482) and his brother Charles Duke of Savoy (1468-1490), children of Louis XI's sister Yolande de France (1434-1478), Duchess of Savoy and her husband Amadeus IX Duke of Savoy. Both children died of tuberculosis.Louis XI died in the Chateau de Plessis-lez-Tours (which he had acquired on 15th February 1463) on 30th August 1483.
Lot 1099
HENRY II: (1519-1559) King of France 1547-59. A very fine L.S., votre bon mary, Henry, one page, folio, on the field of Honnecourt [Honnecourt-sur-Escaut, Nord, France], 3rd August 1554, to his wife Catherine de' Medici, in French. Written in a bold, elegant hand, the King informs his wife that he has signed the advance to the Duke of Lorraine that she has sent, and returns it, and is astounded that his officials have made difficulties in performing her request, given that they know that he will always and most willingly accommodate the Duke. With address panel ('A la Royne ma femme') to the verso and one small light stain where the seal was originally affixed. VG The letter, transcribed in French, reads, in full - 'M'amye, ayant receu la lettre que m'avez escripte pour la requeste que vous avoit faicte notre fitz le Duc de Lorraine, j'ay incontinant signe la provision que m'en avez envoyee que je vous renvoye presentement. Estant bien esbahy que mes officiers aient faict difficulte d'en faire ce que leur en avyez mande, d'aultant que oultre votre commandement, ilz peuvent bien penser que en meilleure chose icelluy notre dit filz seroict toujours tresvoluntiers gratifye de moy. Et faute dire que cella se soit addresse a quelques ungs des dites officiers qui n'entendant pas bien comme ilz ont a eulx eyduire [?] en leurs estatz. Ce que toutefoys se trouvera rabille par la dit provision. Vous avisant que je suis party ce matin de Crevecueur pour ma cheminer de ainsi que je vous ay faict scavoire par ma derniere depesche. Et n'est depuis survenu chose que merite plus longue lettre. Priant dieu m'amye vous avoir en sa saincte garde. Escript au camp de le e> jour d'aoust 1554'.Catherine de' Medici (1519-1589) Italian noblewoman, Queen consort of France 1547-59.Charles III (1543-1608) Duke of Lorraine, husband of Claude of France (1547-1575) French Princess, the second daughter of King Henry II and Catherine de' Medici.In 1552, Lorraine was invaded by France, and Charles's mother, Christina of Denmark's regency was terminated (his father, Francis I, had died in 1545). The Duke was removed from Lorraine to France, to be raised at the French royal court in accordance to the needs of French interests. Following his marriage to Claude of France in 1559 he was allowed to depart to Lorraine and take control of his domain. His presence at court may account for the King's reference to the Duke as 'our son'.The present letter was signed during the Italian War of 1551-59 which began when King Henry II of France declared war against Holy Roman Emperor Charles V with the intent of recapturing Italy and ensuring French, rather than Habsburg, domination of European affairs. An early offensive into Lorraine was successful. Henry captured the three episcopal cities of Metz, Toul and Verdun, and secured them by defeating the Habsburg army at the Battle of Renty on 12th August 1554.The Battle of Renty was a minor French victory during an Imperial invasion of Picardy that was most notable as Charles V's last battle The main theatre of war in 1554 was on the north-eastern border of France. The year began with a French campaign in the Meuse valley, capturing Marienburg and Dinant. Charles responded by building new fortresses further downstream, around Liege. Henry then moved north from Dinant to attack Namur.This threat drew Charles into the field for the last time. This forced the French to pull back from Namur. By mid-August the two armies were operating in the Pas-de-Calais. The French army was led by Anne, Duke of Montmorency, Constable of France. It also included Francois, Duke of Guise, one of the most successful French military commanders of the period, and Gaspard de Coligny, Admiral of France.On 12th August the French began a siege of the castle of Renty. Early on 13th August Charles responded by sending his vanguard to capture the Bois Guillaume, a wood that was one of the keys to the French position. The Imperial attack hit the forces led by the Duke of Guise. At first he was badly pressed, but after gathering his forces he was able to defeat the Imperial attack.Guise was unable to press his advantage as the woods were now filled with Imperial arquebusiers. Colingy now played a part in the battle, leading around 1,000-1,200 men into the woods and clearing out the gunners. This ended the battle, which rated as a minor French victory. Charles withdrew from the area, ending his active military career. He did send an army on a raid into Picardy, but didn't accompany it. Later in the same year Charles began the process of abdicating from his titles, a two-year long process.Both sides were able to claim victory at Renty. Although the French had won the small battle, a few days later they decided to lift the siege, so Charles's operations had saved the castle.The French commanders soon fell out over who deserved the credit for the victory at Renty. Montmorency and Guise were bitter rivals and Coligny was a supporter of Montmorency. The tension between the two camps would soon play a part in the outbreak of the First French War of Religion, the start of a long period of civil war within France.
Lot 1109
ISABELLA D'ESTE: (1474-1539) Marchioness of Mantua, one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure, a patron of the arts and a leader of fashion. A rare A.L.S., Isabella, Marchionissa Mantua, one page, 4to, Mantua, 17th October 1509, to Count Guido. The Marchioness writes, in full, 'I recommend to Your Grace Father Canallaro of His Most Illustrious Highness, the Duke of Urbino, Our Cousin's retinue, who is going to tour the country at the behest of his Lord. I ask you, having heard that the roads are not secure, to be so kind as to act as guide for him, so that his voyage goes smoothly. It doesn't appear to me that he has further wishes but for that which you are prepared to provide, which we request of you'. With address panel to the verso. Some areas of light staining and a few small holes and neat splits (some repaired to the verso), only very slightly affecting the text and signature. G
Lot 1227
BURKE EDMUND: (1729-1797) Irish Statesman, Orator, Political Theorist and Philosopher. Signed Free Front envelope panel, addressed in his hand to Miss Noble at Sutton, Abington and dated Bristol, 12th October 1792. Signed ('Free Edm. Burke') to the lower left corner. Slightly irregularly trimmed and neatly laid down to a page removed from an album and with a collector's annotations neatly laid down beneath. Some light creasing and age wear, G
Lot 1228
O'CONNELL DANIEL: (1775-1847) Irish political leader. Signed Free Front envelope panel, addressed in O'Connell's hand to Ralph Featherstone in Newcastle-on-Tyne and dated at London, 11th February 1834. Signed ('Daniel O'Connell') to the lower left corner. Neatly laid down and with the flap of the verso still present and featuring a red wax seal. Some light age wear, otherwise VG
Lot 1229
‘I belong to Dublin’ O'CONNELL DANIEL: (1775-1847) Irish political leader. A good A.L.S., Daniel O'Connell, one page, 4to, Tralee, 24th December 1832, to Patrick Vincent Fitzpatrick ('My dear Fitzpatrick'). O'Connell announces 'I have cut the Gordian Knot. I am member for Dublin only. I succeeded in getting the people to elect my son in law Charles O'Connell with Mr. Mullins for Kerry and I belong to Dublin' and further writes that he cannot get away at present, 'But I send you a short and strong address which you should print at my expense and send down to be placarded. How I regret I cannot do more'. With address panel to the verso in O'Connell's hand and signed ('Daniel O'Connell') by him to the lower left corner of the panel. Some light overall age wear, small areas of paper loss and a few tears (one professionally repaired). G Patrick Vincent Fitzpatrick (1792-1865) Irish political and financial manager to Daniel O'Connell.
Lot 1232
WELLINGTON DUKE OF: (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish Field Marshal, the Victor of Waterloo, 1815. British Prime Minister 1828-30, 1834. Signed Free Front envelope panel, addressed in his hand to Mademoiselle Ripon at 73 King Street, Westminster, London and dated 2nd January 1824 in his hand. Signed ('Free, Wellington') to the lower left corner. Matted in black and cream beneath a colour reproduction image of Wellington to an overall size of 11.5 x 15.5. Some light staining, G
Lot 15
TILDEN WILLIAM: (1893-1953) American tennis player, Wimbledon Champion 1920, 1921 & 1930. A.L.S., Bill, three pages, 8vo, Barracks 19, Saugus, California, n.d. ('Monday'; 15th November 1949), to Marrion Anderson and her son Arthur ('Dearest Marrion & Bratto'). Tilden writes in bold pencil from prison, in large part, 'I am starting this before the mail comes so I haven't the Babe's letter yet telling how he came with Gibby. I have no news at all really except that Pat Rogers broke three fingers playing baseball last night. I'm darned sorry about it. I still find myself grinning with pleasure to know the Brat is out of the frat situation. I am sure he will be very glad too in the end. Don't forget, Pal, that the next few weeks you should use to prepare to be in shape for a really hard work with me at a highly concentrated pace on special shots. I will have a pretty good idea of just what we need to do & after about two days checking with you we'll get down to the real business. Between now & then store up all the weight & energy you can & above all keep your training perfectly please. I'd like to see you get back to at least 160 by the time I get out. Babe your letter just came & I'm proud & delighted. That is a fine performance with Gibby & I must say even better than I expected. You have really come on a long way to judge by your scores…..That gives me a real basis to judge on and I am very pleased. Now keep up the good work but in slightly smaller packages. 3 sets a day tops is enough for the next two weeks & then we'll see what we both think….' Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Tilden and signed ('W. T. Tilden') by him in the return address panel. VG Art 'Bratto' Anderson was a young tennis player who Tilden gave lessons to from the age of eleven years, his protégé and pupil remaining a lifelong friend.
Lot 229
GEORG JENSEN: DIAMOND RING; DIAMOND PANEL RING1st: Bi-coloured, set with brilliant-cut diamonds, 2nd: The rectangular plaque, set with brilliant-cut diamonds, 1st: signed Georg Jensen, numbered, diamonds approx. 0.70cts total, ring sizes approx. K (leading edge) and O½ (leading edge) (2)Footnotes:This lot is part of a large private collection of 20th century jewellery that was formed over several decades. The collection represents the breadth of innovation and creativity of jewels made during the second half of the 20th century as well as the collectors' eye for superior design and appreciation of jewellery as an art form.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 403
KORNGOLD ERICH WOLFGANG: (1897-1957) Austrian composer and conductor, noted for his film scores. Academy Award winner. A.L.S., Erich Wolfgang Korngold, to two sides of a plain postcard, Hoselberg Castle, Gmunden, 23rd October 1937, to Professor Dr. Ernst Decsey, in German. Korngold writes, in full, 'I will only say one word, but in all the languages that “Kathrin” will hopefully be translated into: Finito, finished, fertig, fini!'. In a postscript to the verso, signed with his initials EWK, the composer adds that he will be back in Vienna on the evening of Monday 25th. Hand addressed by Korngold and again signed ('E W Korngold') by him in the return address panel. A letter of good association. Some light staining and overall age wear, about VG Ernst Decsey (1870-1941) Austrian author and music critic who wrote the libretto for Korngold's opera Die Kathrin (1937). Die Kathrin (Op.28) is an opera in three acts that, as the present letter demonstrates, Korngold completed in 1937. The premiere had been set to take place in Vienna in March 1938 but was cancelled upon Nazi instructions following the invasion of Austria. It finally premiered at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm in October 1939.
Lot 5
GULLY JOHN: (1783-1863) English prize-fighting boxer, sportsman and politician. Signed Free Front envelope panel, addressed in his hand to Mrs. Sinclair in Edinburgh and dated Pontefract, 27th August 1834. Signed ('J Gully') to the lower left corner. Neatly laid down to a portion of a page removed from an album and with a newspaper clipping and collector's annotations neatly laid down beneath. Some light age wear, about VG
Lot 646
DOUGLASS FREDERICK: (c.1817/18-1895) African-American social reformer and abolitionist. D.S., Fredk. Douglass, one page, slim 4to, Columbia, 6th March 1884. The partially printed document, completed in another hand, is the docket panel of a larger folded document and is the release from E. A. McIntire and Watson J. Newton, Trustees, to William J. Partello, signed and examined by Douglass in his capacity as Recorder of the Land Records of the District of Columbia. Encased ('slabbed') in clear plastic and certified by PSA/DNA with a NM 7 grade. Some light age wear, VG
Lot 754
DICKENS CHARLES: (1812-1870) English novelist. Autograph envelope (front panel only) signed, addressed by Dickens to Mrs. [Elizabeth] Gaskell at Plymouth Grove, Manchester. With a Penny Red postage stamp affixed. Signed ('Charles Dickens') to the lower left corner. Matted in black and cream beneath a reproduction image of a sketch of Dickens captured during his first American tour (1842) to an overall size of 11.5 x 15.5. Some light staining, creasing and age wear, G Elizabeth Gaskell (1810-1865) English novelist, biographer and short story writer, some of whose works were published by Dickens in his journal Household Words.
Lot 759
GARNETT DAVID: (1892-1981) British writer, a prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group. T.L.S., David, one page, 4to (folding air mail stationery), Hilton Hall, Hilton, Huntingdon, 24th December 1963, to Professor Harry T. Moore. Garnett thanks his correspondent for their encouraging letter and continues to discuss his plans and thoughts on spending two or three months lecturing in the United States, in part, 'I would be quite happy to spend a month at S.I.U. as I did last time. When I came then S.I.U. paid my return fares…..provided me with board and lodging and paid me a fee of $1200.00. I thought that was handsome. In return I took part in your two days panel on the world of James Joyce and the world of D. H. Lawrence, gave four lectures and met nine classes having talks and discussions with each. The month was interrupted by Thanksgiving, during which I went and visited Chicago. Subjects which suggest themselves to me to talk about are D.H.L.; T. E. Lawrence, Galsworthy and Forster; Conrad, Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury; The influence of the Russians, Socialism in England, H. G. Wells; Henry Green, T. H. White, H. E. Bates; Hemingway, Carson McCullers. Of course there are hundreds of other things I could talk about if you wanted me to. But that's a fair selection', further adding that he would also like to visit Texas, New Mexico and California and will also write to Professor Sanders at Duke University ('He specialises in Stracheys and Bloomsbury') as well as Professor Blair Rouse in Arkansas who may invite him 'to talk about a very minor literary figure - Swinnerton, whom I just know'. Hand addressed by Garnett to the verso and again signed ('David Garnett') in the return address panel. VG
Lot 955
JERVIS JOHN: (1735-1823) 1st Earl of St Vincent. British Admiral of the Fleet remembered for his victory at the Battle of Saint Cape Vincent (1797) and as a patron of Horatio Nelson. Signed Free Front envelope panel, addressed in his hand to Henry Pitcher at Northfleet, Kent, and dated Brentwood, 5th December 1811 in his hand. Signed ('St. Vincent') to the lower left corner. Slightly irregularly trimmed and neatly laid down to a page removed from an album and with a collector's annotations neatly laid down beneath. Some light age toning, about VG
Lot 122
Georges Croegaert (Belgium, 1848-1923)Portrait of a Belle Epoque bride in a veil, signed lower left and dated '1885 Paris', oil on panel, 24.5 cm x 19.5 cm, within a moulded gilt gesso frame, the reverse with previous inventory numbers and stampsBorn in Antwerp in 1848, Georges Croegaert received his earliest academic training at the Académie des Beaux-Arts. In 1876, the artist moved to Paris where he spent the remainder of his life painting portraits and interior scenes. In Paris, he adopted van Beer's realism in representing women and became a rival of Francois Brunery and Jean Georges Vibert for the reputation as the leading artist in the specific genre of Cardinal paintings. This portrait is a great demonstration of the artist's delicate and refined representation of women with intricate details such as the veil, the flowers and lace.
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