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Click here to subscribeNabokov (Vladimir) Lolita, first English edition, spotting to fore-edge, original boards, light bumping to head of spine, dust-jacket, upper panel with chip to lower corner and short closed tears to head and foot, light creasing and rubbing to head and foot, light surface soiling, a very good copy overall, 1959; and the first English edition of Bend Sinister, 8vo (2)
Highsmith (Patricia) and Doris Sanders. Miranda The Panda Is On The Veranda, first edition, illustrations by Patricia Highsmith, ink ownership inscription to endpaper, original cloth, light rubbing and fraying to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, price-clipped, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners chipped, closed tears with creasing to head and foot of upper panel, light surface soiling, 4to, New York, 1958.⁂ Rare. Highsmith's only foray into writing for children and seemingly the only time she was published as an illustrator.
Bradbury (Ray) The Machineries of Joy, "For Bob! With friendly wishes from Ray Bradbury, Feb. 27, 1964" to endpaper, light staining to spine, jacket price-clipped, spine sunned and chipped at head, tape repair to upper joint, abrasions to upper panel, light rubbing and creasing, 1964; Death is a Lonely Business, jacket with very light sunning to spine, 1985; When Elephants Last in the Dooryard Bloomed, jacket price-clipped, spine ends and corners, a little chipped and creased, a few small nicks or tears to head of upper panel, extremities rubbed, 1973, first or first trade editions, signed presentation inscriptions from the author, original boards, dust-jackets, New York, 8vo (3)⁂ All inscribed to or from the collection of the journalist and bibliophile John Baxter.
Lewis (Wyndham) Blasting and Bombardiering. Autobiography (1914-1926), jacket spine browned, tear with creasing to lower panel, creasing to head, light surface soiling, 1937; Wyndham Lewis the Artist. From 'Blast' to Burlington House, ink inscriptions to front free endpaper, jacket spine browned, spine ends and corners a little chipped and creased, extremities a little rubbed, 1939; and 9 others, Lewis, v.s. (11)
Allingham (Margery) Hide My Eyes, ink ownership inscription front endpaper, dust-jacket, two small tears at joints spine head (no loss), very minor chipping or bumping to fold corners and spine ends, 1958 § Bentley (Nicolas) browning to final page, light spotting to half-title and title, dust-jacket, small tear lower panel upper edge, very small amounts of chipping to spine head and foot, fold corners a little scuffed, 1950 § Carstairs (Henry) Cruel Dart, dust-jacket, small tears and chipping to fold and spine ends, two small holes to spine, light surface soiling and scuffing, 1947, first editions, original cloth; and 20 others similar, first editions, mid C20th, 8vo (23)
Pargeter (Edith) Hortensius, Friend of Nero, first edition, illustrations by John Farleigh, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, browning to spine, minor chipping to head of spine and upper panel, some light surface soiling, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1936.⁂ Parteger's first book, preceding the crime fiction, first under the name Jolyon Carr then as Ellis Peters, for which she became best-known.
Johnson (B. S.) House Mother Normal, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to William Miller to title, additionally signed by the author on title, original boards, spine ends and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, sunning to spine, rubbing and wear to extremities, 1971; Johnson (B. S.) Szerencsetlenek [The Unfortunates], signed presentation inscription from the author to June Tillinghast to title, original wrappers, some light rubbing and creasing, upper joint split at food, Budapest, 1969; Trawl, first edition, original boards, light bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, rubbing and creasing to tips of spine and corners, light toning and very short tear to head of rear panel, 1966; Street Children, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the photographer to Richard Levin to endpaper, photographic illustrations by Julia Trevelyan Oman, original cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, some light toning, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short tears to head and foot, 1964; and 18 others, Johnson, v.s. (22)⁂ William Miller, editor at Panther Paperbacks which would publish Johnson's works. June Tillinghast, wife of Tony Tillinghast, Johnson's long-standing friend and correspondent whose death from cancer in 1964 inspired The Unfortunates. June Tillinghast remained friends and correspondents following Tony's death. Richard Levin (1910-2000), head of design for BBC Television.
NO RESERVE Sayers (Dorothy L.) The Man Born to be King, contemporary ink inscription to endpaper, some light marginal browning, spotting to endpapers, jacket with toning, chipped at spine ends and along top edge, 1943 § Loos (Antia) A Mouse is Born, illustrations, jacket spine and folds toned, slight spotting to lower flap, 1951 § Cather (Willa) The Old Beauty and Others, jacket spine sunned and some light toning to lower panel, 1956, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 24 others similar, female authors (27)
NO RESERVE Francis (Dick) Forfeit, 1968; Enquiry, jacket lower panel lightly soiled, 1969; Twice Shy, [3 copies], jacket spine sunned, 1981; Hot Money, very light marginal browning, 1987, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; the first two with spine ends and corners a little worn and creased; and 27 others by the same, several first editions (31)
Mann (Thomas) Lotte in Weimar. Roman, first edition, original cloth, ring-mark to upper cover, dust-jacket, browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, chip to foot of upper panel, light creasing to head and foot, an excellent copy, 8vo, Stockholm, Bermann-Fischer, 1939.⁂ Scarce in the dust-jacket.
Woolf (Virginia) Between the Acts, first edition, signed presentation inscription from Denis Healey to his mother dated August '41 to endpaper, endpapers a little browned, original cloth, spine sunned, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, extremities rubbed, light marking to covers, dust-jacket by Vanessa Bell, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, split to head of upper joint, some light spotting and ink marking to lower panel, extremities a little rubbed, a very good copy overall, 8vo, 1941.
NO RESERVE Swift (Graham) The Light of Day, signed by author on title, 2003 § McEwan (Ian) Amsterdam, signed by author on title, jacket verso with light damp-stain to spine foot, 1998; Saturday, signed by author on title, 2005 § Thorpe (Adam) Pieces of Light, signed by author on title, jacket with spine lightly sunned, 1998 § Barnes (Julian) Cross Channel, 1996; The Sense of An Ending, jacket with two very small scuff marks, on upper panel and spine head, 2011 § Banville (John) The Sea, 2005, all first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, overall near-fine; and 22 others similar, several signed by the authors, 8vo (29)
Lewis (Wyndham) The Old Gang and the New Gang, original red cloth, dust-jacket, browning to spines, tips of spine and corners a little rubbed and chipped, 1933; Hitler, photographic frontispiece and plates, 1931; Left Wings Over Europe, original cloth, dust-jacket, toning to spine and upper panel, spine ends and corners chipped, tears with creasing to upper and lower panel, 1936, first editions, original boards; and 3 others, political works by Lewis, 8vo (6)
Ardizzone (Edward).- Greene (Graham) The Little Steamroller, original pictorial paper boards, dust-jacket, some light creasing to edges, small tear spine foot, 1974; The Little Horse Bus, original pictorial paper boards, dust-jacket, small tear to lower panel edge, 1974 § Graves (Robert) The Penny Fiddle, original cloth, dust-jacket, some light surface soiling, 1960 § Lederer (W. J.) Timothy's Song, original cloth, dust-jacket, some light surface soiling and wear, 1966, first editions, the first two with signed presentation inscriptions from the illustrator, the last two signed by the illustrator, illustrations by Ardizzone; and 60 others children's, illustrated by Ardizzone, several signed by Aridzzione, v.s. (64)
Greene (Graham, contributor) Oxford Poetry 1925, jacket spine very slightly darkened, spine ends a little chipped, chip to head of lower panel, 1 or 2 short tears to head and foot, New York, 1925; The Quiet American, light spotting and ink ownership inscription to endpapers, spine slightly dulled, jacket with light browning to spine and panels, minor chipping to spine ends and corners, 1955; A Burnt-Out Case, jacket with light toning to spine, tip of spine and corners with minor chipping, light rubbing to extremities, 1961; Travels With My Aunt, jacket with very light toning to spine, some very light surface soiling, else fine, 1969, first or first American editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, 8vo (4)⁂ The first is scarce, especially in the dust-jacket, it includes two poems by Greene that would be published the same year in Babbling April. Also included are contributions by C. Day Lewis, Harold Acton and A. L. Rowse.
NO RESERVE Grey (Zane) Rogue River Feud, dust-jacket, some surface soiling, spine ends chipped, corners with a few small tears, 1948 § Hammett (Dashiell) The Continental OP, light uniform browning, dust-jacket, spine head a little scuffed, 1974 § Schaefer (Jack) Chandler (Raymond) Spanish Blood, light uniform browning, original cloth, dust-jacket worn at spine ends, small chips to edges and corners, light surface soiling, abrasion to upper panel, 1946, first editions, original cloth; and 11 others similar (14)
NO RESERVE Orwell (George) Collected Essays, first edition, marginal pencil markings throughout, original green cloth, dust-jacket, very short neat tear to head of lower panel, spine with a few small spots at head and slightly browned, in all a very good copy of a seemingly rare book in commerce, 8vo, Secker & Warburg, 1961.
Le Carré (John) The Honourable Schoolboy, uncorrected proof copy, bookplate double-signed by the author on title, map endpapers laid down as issued, original stiff wrappers, light creasing to upper cover, proof dust-jacket, minor chipping, light creasing and rubbing to spine tips and corners, an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1977.⁂ The scarce dust-jacket differing from that on the first edition in a few respects being slightly shorter, with a promotional sticker to upper panel, larger spacing to the text on the lower flap and with a misspelling of the photographer's surname.
Ardizzone (Edward).- Le Fanu (Joseph Sheridan) In A Glass Darkly, first edition, signed by Edward Ardizzone on front endpaper, black and white illustrations, original cloth, spine toned, dust-jacket, some toning to spine and folds, chipped at spine foot, 4 small tears at lower panel, small chips at other corners and edges, 8vo, 1929
Brooke (Jocelyn) December Spring. Poems, first edition of the author's first book, signed presentation inscription from the author to Yvonne Kapp, jacket with light toning to spine and lower panel, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light rubbing to extremities, 1946; A Mine of Serpents, first editions, signed presentation inscription from the author to Richard Ellmann, jacket spine tips and corners a little chipped, 1949, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (2)⁂ Yvonne Kapp (1903-99) writer, political activist and friend and correspondent of Brooke.Richard Ellmann (1918-87) literary critic and biographer.
Joyce (James) Ford Madox Ford, William Carlos Williams, D. H. Lawrence and others. Imagist Anthology 1930, first edition, very light browning to endpapers, original cloth, spotting to covers, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, chip to head of upper panel, light creasing to head, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1930.⁂ Rare is such bright and clean condition.
Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, third edition, sixth impression, 4 colour plates, illustrations, ink ownership inscription to front endpaper verso, lower hinge cracking, original pictorial boards, some light adhesive remains, dust-jacket, 2 larger holes, chip spine head and tear lower fold, some other small chips and tears at extremities, light toning, 1971; The Lord of the Rings, 3 vol., second edition, sixth impression, folding maps, original cloth, vol. 1 bumped along top edge, vol. 3 spine foot bumped, dust-jackets, vol. 3 lower panel stained with black ink, some light toning and wear to extremities, otherwise a sharp bright set, 1971, 8vo (4)
NO RESERVE Morris (James) The Hashemite Kings, plates, jacket with small amount of wear to edges and corners, 1959 § Lockley (Ronald) The Island, illustrations by C.F. Tunnicliffe RA, jacket with light surface soiling to lower panel, 1959 §Wilson (Collin) The Killer, light marginal browning, jacket with light creasing to edges, 1970, first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 39 others, 20th century, 8vo (42)
Hueffer (Oliver Madox) Cousins German, first edition, very light foxing and some creasing to endpapers, original cloth, slight shelf-lean, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, dust-jacket, very slight toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little creased and chipped, ink stain to upper panel lower corners, light creasing to head with a few small nicks, a very good example overall, 8vo, 1930.⁂ A scarce First World War novel by the brother of Ford Madox Ford. We can trace no like example in the dust-jacket.
Capote (Truman) Local Colour, bumping to corners, jacket with closed tear to foot of rear panel, light creasing to head and foot, [1950]; Other Voices Other Rooms, ink stamp and facsimile signature laid onto endpaper, light spotting to spine, jacket with light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few small nicks or tears to head and foot of upper panel, [1948], first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, very good copies; and 2 others by the same include the first edition of In Cold Blood in first state dust-jacket, 8vo (4)
Ardizzone (Edward).- Gorham (Maurice) The Local, 15 lithograph plates by Ardizzone (of which 1 double page), light browning to endpapers, original pictorial paper boards, spine head rubbed, original glassine dust-jacket with paper flaps as issued, portion lacking at lower panel lower edge, a few chips, flaps creased, 1939; Back to the Local, illustrations by Ardizzone, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine sunned and toned, tear to lower joint head, small tear upper fold foot, light surface soiling, 1949, first editions, 8vo (2)
Le Carré (John) Smiley's People, uncorrected proof copy, bookplate double-signed by the author on title, light foxing, original wrappers, faint foxing, light creasing to spine, proof dust-jacket, creasing to head and foot, extremities rubbed, a very good copy, 8vo, [1979].⁂ The scarce proof dust-jacket, differing from that on the first edition in several respects being slightly shorter, different formatting and colouring to flaps and a different author photo to lower panel.
δ Ardizzone (Edward) Nicholas Nickleby, Ealing Studios, door panel poster, lithograph printed in colours, sheet approx. 1520 x 490 mm (59 7/8 x 19 1/4 in), light surface dirt, minor nicks and handling creases, unframed, rolled, 1947⁂ Original poster by Edward Ardizzone for a British production of Dickens's famous novel, directed by Alberto Cavalcanti.δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Ardizzone (Edward) .- Reeves (James) Arcadian Ballads, number 12 of 50 specially bound copies, signed by the author and illustrator, illustrations by Ardizzone, original morocco, spine sunned, presentation slip case, 1977 § Booth-Clibborn (Edward) My Father and Edward Ardizzone, signed by the author and Catherine Ardizzone [2 copies], illustrations by Ardizzone, original cloth, dust-jacket (one slightly soiled on lower panel), 1983 § Phillips (J. B.) St. Luke's Life of Christ, one of 150 copies, signed by the translator and illustrator, illustrations by Ardizzone, original morocco-backed cloth, spine lightly sunned, patterned paper presentation slip case, 1956; St Luke's Life of Christ, signed by the illustrator, illustrations by Ardizzone, original cloth, dust-jacket, light sunning and surface soiling to spine, 1956; and 14 others similar, illustrated by Ardizzone, v.s. (19)
Stoppard (Tom) Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, first edition, very light browning to endpapers, original cloth, fine, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, short closed tear with creasing to head of upper panel, some light marking, but an excellent example overall, 8vo, 1968.⁂ Stoppard's landmark play, the scarcer cloth issue.
Murdoch (Iris) The Flight from the Enchanter, small stains to a few pages (pp.9-12, 253-260), browning to half-title, original cloth, dust-jacket, toned, large tip to spine lower half and at lower panel upper joint corner, small chips and tears at extremities, 1956; The Sea, The Sea, original cloth, dust-jacket, 1978, first editions; and two others by the same, first editions, 8vo (4)
Chapman (Guy) A Passionate Prodigality, first edition, ink ownership stamp to endpaper, original cloth, light browning to spine, extremities rubbed, dust-jacket priced at 7/6, light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, short closed tear to head of joints, short tear with creasing to head of rear panel, light rubbing to extremities, but a very good copy overall, 8vo, 1933.⁂ A rare First World War memoir. We can trace no other example in the dust-jacket at auction.
Betjeman (John) Summoned by Bells, first edition, original blind-stamped cloth, dust-jacket, spine foot chipped, with tear into upper panel repaired, spine toned with spotting, 1960; Old Lights for New Chancels, first edition, ink ownership inscription to front endpaper, small soiling stain to p.61, original cloth with paper label to spine, a little toned, 1940; First and Last Loves, folding plate, black and white illustrations, original patterned cloth, light stain to spine (offset from jacket), dust-jacket, spine and folds light toned, spine ends and fold corners a little bumped and torn, 1952; and 64 others poetry and literature, v.s. (67)
Fleming (Ian) Thunderball, jacket with slight toning to spine, small chip to head, scratch mark to lower panel, light rubbing to extremities, 1961; On Her Majesty's Secret Service, jacket with light browning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, light creasing to head and foot, light rubbing to extremities, 1963, first editions, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (2)
Heinlein (Robert) Between the Planets, first edition in book form, illustrations by Clifford Geary, light fading to spine, spine ends and corners a little bumped, jacket price-clipped, spine ends and corners chipped with 2" portion of loss to head of spine, light toning to spine, pen marks to upper panel, light rubbing and creasing to head and foot of panels, New York, 1951; Green Hills of Earth, first edition, jacket with light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, short tear to head of upper panel and foot of lower joint and lower fore-edge, small patch of abrasion to upper panel, light surface soiling, 1951; Space Cadet, first English edition, jacket price-clipped, slight toning to spine, light rubbing to extremities, light creasing to head, 1966, original boards, dust-jackets; and 2 others by the same, 8vo (5)
Beckett (Samuel) Watt, first hardback trade edition, jacket rubbed at head and foot, otherwise excellent, Paris, Olympia Press, 1958; Endgame, first trade edition, Fergus Allen's copy with his ink ownership inscription, jacket with light browning to spine, minor chipping and rubbing to spine tips and corners, short tear to head of upper panel, 1958, original boards, dust-jackets, 8vo (2)
Storey (David) The Sporting Life, ink ownership inscription to front pastedown, spotting to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, chips to lower edge upper cover, some wear to spine ends and extremities, 1960; Flight into Camden, first edition, original cloth, some wear to spine ends and extremities, light toning to lower panel and folds, 1960 § Braine (John) The Vodi, some light spotting to initial pages, original cloth, dust-jacket, some light surface wear and soiling, mainly to spine and lower panel, 1959, all first, or first US editions, original cloth; and 21 others similar, 8vo (24)
Gray (Alasdair) Lanark, signed presentation inscription from the author to recipient's bookplate on endpaper, jacket with short nick to head of lower panel, light toning and creasing to tips of spine and corners, Edinburgh, 1981; Old Negatives, number 175 of 500 copies signed and dated by the author, errata slip loosely inserted, 1989, first editions, illustrations by the author, original cloth, dust-jackets, near-fine generally, 8vo (2)
Adams (Douglas) So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish, signed by the author front endpaper, ink ownership inscription front endpaper, jacket with very light surface wear and toning along lower fold, very light bumping and creasing to edges, 1984 § Davies (Robertson) Murther & Walking Spirits, signed by the author on title, jacket with very light bumping and creasing to edges, 1991 § Isiguro (Kazuo) An Artist of the Floating World, very light marginal browning, jacket with very small tear to top edge lower panel, some light surface soiling, light spotting to verso, 1986 § Golding (William) The Spire, jacket lightly toned, scuffing to spine ends, 1964, all first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, overall in near-find condition; and 34 others similar, C20th literature, many first editions, 8vo (38)
Johnson (B. S.) Travelling People, signed presentation inscription from the author to title, original boards, slight shelf-lean, spine ends and corners bumped, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners chipped, extremities rubbed, light toning to lower panel, 1963 § Johnson (B. S.) and Margaret Drabble. London Consequences, signed presentation inscription from Johnson "Please understand this is a joke!" to title, additionally signed by the author on title, original wrappers, 1972; and 8 others, Johnson, 8vo (10)
Golding (William) The Spire, original cloth, very small scuff mark to lower edge of upper cover, dust-jacket, small tape remain to lower panel, some light toning and surface soiling, spine ends very lightly bumped, 1964 § Ballard (Joe) Concrete Island, cloth-backed boards, dust-jacket, spine head very slightly bumped, 1974; Empire of the Sun, very light marginal browning, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine head lightly bumped, small amount surface soiling to lower panel, 1984, first editions; and 12 others by the same, 8vo (15)
Moore (Patrick) Caverns of the Moon, first edition, ink gift inscription to endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, price-clipped, very slight toning to spine, minor rubbing and chipping to spine ends and corners, short tear with creasing to foot of upper panel, an excellent copy, 8vo, 1964.⁂ A scarce science fiction title by the astronomer and presenter.
[Fearn (John Russell)], "Vargo Statten". Creature from the Black Lagoon, first edition, browning to endpapers, original boards, spine a little bumped at foot, else fine, dust-jacket, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few short closed tears with creasing to head and foot of upper panel, some faint marking to lower panel, a very good example, 8vo, [1954].⁂ The scarce novelisation of the film, especially difficult to find with the dust-jacket in good condition.
Spark (Muriel) The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, dust-jacket, very small tear at spine foot and along lower fold, spine head very lightly bumped, some very light surface soiling to lower panel, 1961; Not to Disturb, [2 copies], dust-jacket, two small tears to lower edge upper panel, some light toning, 1971; The Takeover, dust-jacket, very small chip upper edge lower panel, very small tear to lower edge upper panel, spine ends and corners a little bumped, 1976, first editions, original cloth; and 3 others by the same, 8vo (7)
Black lacquer panel with gilt chinoiserie floral and bird motif. Maison Bagues or Maison Jansen. Mid-20th century (of that period) coffee table with 18th-century Chinese gilt lacquer panel set within gilt-brass frame styled as bamboo with x-shaped stretcher intersecting in a ring. The exquisite gilded bronze mount frame is of the highest casting quality. Such exceptional condition of the panel is extremely rare. Condylis Collection Dimensions:18 in (H) x 43 in (W) x 19 in (D) The world-famous Parisian company Maison Baguès has created lighting and furniture works famous all over the world and is now recognized as synonymous with elegance and refinement. Baguès was born in Auvergne around 1840 and specialized in bronze works. The society developed considerably at the end of the nineteenth century, with the advent of electricity, with objects for lighting.
Red lacquer panel with gilt chinoiserie landscape containing pagodas, fauna and flora. Maison Bagues or Maison Jansen. Mid-20th century (of that period) coffee table with 18th-century Chinese gilt lacquer panel set within gilt-brass frame styled as bamboo with x-shaped stretcher intersecting in a ring. The exquisite gilded bronze mount frame is of the highest casting quality. Such exceptional condition of the panel is extremely rare. Condylis Collection Dimensions:18 in (H) x 43 in (W) x 19 in (D) The world-famous Parisian company Maison Baguès has created lighting and furniture works famous all over the world and is now recognized as synonymous with elegance and refinement. Baguès was born in Auvergne around 1840 and specialized in bronze works. The society developed considerably at the end of the nineteenth century, with the advent of electricity, with objects for lighting.
A 15th century Nottingham alabaster panel sculpture. On burgundy velvet stand. Traces of original polychrome (e.g. pupils of eyes). Alabaster was quarried near Derby, west of Nottingham, from the Middle Ages onwards. Initially it was used in tomb carving it was later used for figures and reliefs illustrating the Life of Christ and the Saints. It was easy to carve as well as to paint with vivid medieval paints which in many instances remain. By the fifteenth century an international trade for such reliefs was in existence with examples reaching as far north as Iceland and as far south as Spain and the Mediterranean. Although these reliefs were carved in a number of places, it was Nottingham that emerged as the major centre for production. Condylis Collection Comparative literature:F. Cheetham, English Medieval Alabasters, Oxford 1984, see nos. 187-189. for similar pieces. Dimensions:10 in (H) x 8 in (W)
Cretan, 16th century. An exceptionally fine antique triptych icon: Scenes from the Life of Christ. Tempera on wood panel. Evidence of iconoclasm on central panel. Most likely a portable devotional altarpiece custom-made for an extremely high-status individual. a. Left hand wing: when open shows Anastasis, when closed Annunciation.b. Right hand wing: when open shows Nativity, when closed 'Noli Me Tangere'.c. Centre: Crucifixion. Condylis Collection Dimensions: (Open) 26.6 cm (H) x 33.9 cm (W) x 3.5 cm (D) (Closed) 26.6 cm (H) x 16 cm (W) x 3.5 (D)
Property of a Gentleman. View of Dover Harbour from Dover Castle. Thomas Whitcombe (1763 - 1824). Oil on cradled panel. In gilded frame. A beautiful and rare topographical work by Thomas Whitcomb, one of the great painters of the Golden Age of British marine painting. Whitcombe was born in London and regularly exhibited works at the Royal Academy between 1783 and 1824. Some his best know works were the 50 paintings he produced entitled the "The Naval Achievements of Great Britain" of which many engravings were produced and sold. His works can be seen in the Tate, The Yale Center of British Fine Art, and The British Museum, along with many other great institutions. Dimensions: (Frame) 21 in (H) x 28.5 in (W)(Panel) 17 in (H) x 25 in (W)
Property of a Lady. Salvator Mundi. Circle of Pieter Claeissens the Younger (Flemish 1535-1623). Oil on panel in a gilded frame. Dimensions:[Frame] 30 in. (H) x 24 in. (W)[Canvas] 25 in. (H) x 19 in. (W) A very similar picture, ascribed to Pieter Claeissens the Younger is in the collection of the Groeningemuseum, Bruges (GRO1472) Provenance:Purchased in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, circa 1975;Gifted to Jessie Ferguson Philo Potter (1908-1991);Thence by descent to the present owner.
Property of a Gentleman. A pair of 18th century Marine Scenes. By Dominic Serres R.A. (1722 - 1793). Signed and dated "D Serres 1760". Oil on panel. Dominic Serres was born in Germany and was originally apprenticed to one of Frances best known painters, Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789). He came to England as a prisoner of war in 1752, having been captured at sea. During his captivity he took up painting and his early works were so successful that he was retained by George II as the official naval artist to the Crown from 1780. Throughout his career he painted a series of interesting historical events including the capture of Havana in 1762 and also the American Revolutionary War. Dimensions: (Framed) 13.75 in (H) x 18.5 in (W) (Panel) 10 in (H) x 14.5 in (W)
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