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Click here to subscribeCowan Duncan early twentieth century gouache study of Father Christmas playing cricket with snowballs, inscribed - To Billie from Cowan Duncan with Best Wishes, in glazed frame, 44.5cm x 29cm (to be sold on behalf of Help for Heroes) Further images and condition reports are available at www.reemandansie.com
A Pair of Chinese Famille Jaune Porcelain Vases, late 19th century, of shouldered tapering cylindrical shape, cupped necks over shoulder panels of flowers, butterflies and leaves amongst rocks, diaper pattern to the angled shoulder enclosing buddhistic emblems, the main bodies each painted on one side with figures playing Go, the other with figures in a pavilion, against a richly decorated floral yellow ground, a lappet band to the bases, 39cm high
A Pair of Japanese Ivory and Shibayama Inlaid Bezique Markers, circa 1880, each rectangular tablet centrally engraved with two monkeys playing, the hinged tabs with various birds and insects in diverse materials, 9cm; and A Similarly Decorated Ivory Vesta Case, enriched with dragons and flowers, 5.6cm long (3)
A Group of Five Japanese Carved Elephant Ivory Figures of Female Musicians, late Meiji period (1868-1912), one stands in dancing pose holding a fan in both hands, another kneels whilst opening a fan, the other three playing drum, percussion and biwa respectively, the tallest 15cm, the smallest 7.3cm
A Fine and Rare Ormolu Mounted Ebonised Automata Organ Clock Playing a Selection of Ten Tunes, signed George Pyke, London, 1756, the inverted bell top case surmounted by an eagle and four corner finials, and scroll and floral ormolu mounts, elaborate side cast carrying handles, the sides also hinged doors to select tunes and wind the organ movement, trip repeat lever for playing the tunes at will, raised on floral scroll feet, 10-3/4-inch painted arched dial set with 4-1/4-inch circular white enamel dial with Roman and outer Arabic numerals, signed below on an enamel plaque George Pyke London, the enamel dial set within a gilded ormolu mask decorated with flowerheads, martial trophies and pierced scrolled border, the painted dial depicting eight figures in costume with roaming sheep before an open water scene with eight automata sailing boats on a concealed revolving chain (running when the music plays), the headland with two windmills each with four rotating sails moving at the same time, four pillar single fusee movement (now with anchor escapement), timepiece movement connected to substantial organ movement with a concealed label beneath the bellows inscribed in ink March-2-1756, the massive spring barrel runs to a chain fusee and winds from the right hand side of the case, the organ fusee movement mounted below a pinned barrel operating three sets of sixteen pipes (two wood and one zinc set) and playing one of ten tunes every three hours, 76cm high, 48cm wide, 36cm deep, together with matching ebonised and ormolu mounted wall bracket 33cm high George Pyke (b.c.1725) is recorded living and working at Bedford Row, London until he died aged 52 in May 1777. His father, John Pyke, was an eminent watch and clockmaker who, in 1755, described himself as watchmaker to the Princess of Wales. After George`s seven year apprenticeship in 1739 he became free from the Clockmakers Company 1753-1763. After his father`s death in 1762, he inherited his business and was responsible for some of the most important and finest musical automaton organ makers of the 18th century. He held the Royal Warrant as organ builder to his Majesty King George III. Pyke dated his organs to the underside of the bellows with an inscribed and dated paper label. Examples of his work can be seen in the Musical Automata National Museum. See also Mechanical Music Society Journal, Autumn 1993, pg.31-37.
* Bader (Group Captain Sir Douglas, 1910-1982). Pilot`s Flying Logbook,commencing 13.9.28 (Avro 9009) flying instruction and exercises with ñAî Squadron, Cadet College, Cranwell, first solo flight (10 minutes), appears to have been 12.2.29, further flying practice, mostly as passenger but no flying for week ending 8.6.29, `Absent playing cricket`, eventually posted to No. 23 (Fighter) Squadron, RAF Kenley, 25.8.30, more flying practice including formation practice, battle climbs and aerobatics, 9.3.31 `Fired guns on butts, NEITHER WORKED. Left-trigger motor push rod stuck. Right-trigger motor push rod missing trigger`, 17.3.31 `Shooting. 250 rounds`, 1.5.31 `Display practice`, 4.5.31 `Night flying and dusk landing`, 26.6.31 `Display at Hendon` [Hendon Air Display, 1931, aerobatics team, ñCî Flight Commander Harry Day. P/O Bader and P/O Geoffrey Stephenson - reserve], 22.7.31 (Bulldog K1672) `Engine burst. Forced landing. OK`, 2.11.31 `Night flying practice`, 14.12.31 `x Country-Reading. Crashed slow-rolling near ground. Bad show`. Following nine months convalescence Bader was posted to Central Flying School 29.9.32 and commenced flying practice as passenger. The logbook has been signed off by A. Church O.C.`D` Flight C.F.S. on 27/10/32, Bader having completed 507.50 flying hours, orig. linen-backed printed boards, worn on spine, 8vo `The Monday morning, 14th December, 1931 was bright and clear with a nip in the air and a little scattered cumulus about 4,000 feet. About 10 o`clock Bader was curing his gloom with some aerobatics not far from the airfield when he saw two Bulldogs taking off and remembered that two of the pilots, Phillips and Richardson, were flying over to Woodley Aerodrome near Reading to see Phillips` brother... Bader tagged on to make a threesome, and half an hour later they settled on the grass in a neat vic at Woodley. In the clubhouse some young pilots, drinking coffee and talking shop as usual, asked Douglas, the Hendon star, questions about aerobatics, and then someone suggested he give a demonstration beat-up of the airfield. Bader said, no, he didn`t want to. The Hendon show had been in a gamecock and the Bulldog was not quite the same... The matter was dropped until they were leaving and a young man suggested it again. Bader again said no, and someone grinned and made some barbed joke about being `windy`. He made it sound like a dare. Richardson took off first, and then a tight-lipped, angry Bader. As soon as he left the ground Bader was banking steeply, turning back, and slanting down for a low run across the field... He had the stick well over... a little top rudder to hold the nose up... stick forward to keep it up and as she rolled upside down throttle back to keep the engine alive. He felt her starting to drop. Stick hard over now; the wings were vertical, glinting in the sun, and she was dropping fast. Grimly he was reefing her round and she was rolling out of it fast when the left wing-tip hit the grass and jerked the nose down. As propeller and cowling exploded into the ground the engine tore out, bouncing in a cloud of flying dirt, and the Bulldog seemed to crumple and cartwheel into a tangle very fast. Pinned by his straps, Bader did not feel anything but heard only a terrible noise. All the airfield was suddenly still, except for the fierce boil of dust round the awkward heap in the middle that looked like crushed brown paper... ` (From Reach for the Sky, by Paul Brickhill, 1954). (1)
A Royal Copenhagen figure of two terrier puppies playing, Model No. 20231, a Royal Copenhagen group of two puppies, Model No. 453, a Royal Copenhagen figure of a fox terrier, Model No. 3170, a Royal Copenhagen Mini Collection figure of a dog with bone, Model No. 748, and a Royal Copenhagen Mini Collection study of two puppies playing, Model No. 746 (5)
A Chinese Canton famille rose vase decorated with figures and calligraphy, mid-19th century the body of ovoid form narrowing to a faintly concave neck, the shoulder with four applied mask and ring handles, the body decorated with two group figure scenes, one depicting the presentation of a child to Shou Lao and the other with the presentation of an archaic bronze ritual vessel to two female courtiers, all the figures with detailed enamelling to the fabric of the robes, each between elaborate gilt calligraphic inscriptions with iron red seal marks, the shoulder with confronting dragons in iron red, gilt and green enamel amidst clouds and the handles gilt, the bottom also with a band of iron red and gilt clouds, the neck with two figure groups, two children playing and a child riding astride a toad and holding a `cash`, the top rim gilt with a band of flowering lotus below, the two inscriptions describe the gathering of the Three Stars, Good Fortune (Fu), Prosperity (Lu), and Longevity (Shou) and Ma Gu, the Daoist Goddess who comes down to man`s world and gives her birthday greetings, respectively 35cm high In good condition with no restoration. Slight wear to the gilding on a few of the characters of one inscription and a very few areas of the handles.View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese famille rose brush pot with figures and calligraphy, with Bao Qiang Zhi mark, second half of 19th century of typical form with near upright very slightly convex sides, the base unglazed with an area of glaze to the outer rim and the countersunk inner centre, the exterior painted with women playing with their children in an indoor setting, the calligraphy on the side reading as: the good looking ladies with the innocent children, the base with an iron-red written mark: Bao Qiang Zhai Zhi Bao Qiang Zhai was one of the studio names used during Qianlong period, but this brush pot dates to the second half of 19th century 16.8cm high, 18cm diameter In good condition overallView on auctionatrium.com
A late 18th or early 19th century camera obscura style optical amusement, comprising an oak box with a circular viewing aperture into which a lens fits, the box interior cut with grooves to receive an angled mirror and a set of six scenic cards creating a long three-dimensional image, overall 50.5cm x 16.5cm x 11cm; together with twelve sets of hand-coloured engraved scenic cards, titled to plain paper packets `The Jews Synagogue in Amsterdam`, `A Dutch Garden`, `A Romish Church with Chappels in the Sides` (5 of 6 cards only), `A Dutch Wood Cut into Lawns`, `The Play-House Stage of Amsterdam`, `The City of Amsterdam`, `Daniel in the Lyons Den`, `A Hunt, and Stagg Chace`, `A Dutch Coffee-House, Some Playing at Ombre, others at Billiards etc`, `An Italian Garden`, `A Dutch Fleet`, and `The Dutch Opera House`.
A set of late 19th century wooden picture blocks, `The Great ABC Picture Alphabet`, published by W. Peacock of London, in original wooden box with pictorial lid; four assorted wooden solitaire boards; `The Silver Bullet Scenic Puzzle` by R. Journet, boxed; assorted playing cards; a tangram puzzle in a red lacquered box; two painted bilboquets; three ceramic carpet bowls, including one with transfer-printed nursery scenes and another, plain, by F.H. Ayres; and other puzzles, games, and books.
A First World War dexterity puzzle, `Bulletelle`, by R.F. & S., labelled to base with the recommendation that it is `an ideal game for playing on board ship, in a railway carriage, or in the trenches`, 25cm x 12.5cm; and another dexterity puzzle, `Tippit` , by R.F. & S., labelled to base, 21.5cm x 9cm; with `The Game of Dee-Dee or Dressing the Dandy`, circa 1910, by Spear`s, boxed; `Help! The Infants Hospital Puzzle`, by Chad Valley, boxed; `The Infants Hospital Peg Patience`, by Chad Valley, boxed; and another puzzle, (6).
A Staffordshire style figure of a shepherd, carrying a sheep on his shoulders, on a decorated square pedestal base, height 18 cm, with a Staffordshire style figural group of musicians playing instruments, decorated with sheep, other animals and boccage, with two derby style figures, depicting a shepherd and shepherdess, with a section of boccage, (5).
A Continental blue and white porcelain figural group depicting a seated gentleman and lady playing chess, with an onlooker, 19th century, modelled in the round, bears mark, width 22 cm, together with a Continental Meissen style shepherd and shepherdess, 20th century, modelled in the round, impressed ` W R` mark to base, height 17 cm, (3)
French School, late 19th/early 20th century- Portrait of a lady, half-length in a grey/brown coat; oil on canvas, 56x41cm: French School, early-mid 20th century- Study after the antique; red chalk, bears inscription in pencil, 41x28.5cm: L Mifsud, French early-mid 20th century- Floral still life; oil on canvas, signed and dated 21-4-24, 21.5x29cm: together with a wood engraving of birds in a nest and a reproduction print of a boy playing football, (5) (part unframed)
AMENDMENT: Description should read `A pair of bronze style Italian Renaissance style figures` not `A pair of Italian Renaissance style bronzes`: A pair of bronze style Italian Renaissance style figures, of winged putto playing musical instruments, one playing a drum, the other a tambourine, height 31 cm together with a smaller pair of similar bronzes, (4)
Denis Compton. Middlesex & England 1936-1964. Two blue files containing original press photographs, postcards, copy photographs, trade cards, prints, booklets, menus, programmes, press pages etc, all featuring Compton. Photographs include playing for Middlesex 1950, on tour in India c1951, batting for England v South Africa 1955, with brother Leslie 1950’s, coaching at Middlesex, post playing, functions etc. Over fifteen photographs, mainly 8”x10” or 8”x6”. Over thirty items are signed by Compton. Good content. G
India 1974. Official autograph sheet for the Indian tour of the United Kingdom 1974. Fifteen signatures including Wadekar, Venkat, Bedi, Gavaskar, Kirmani, Prasanna, Abid Ali etc. Lacking the signatures of Engineer and Mankad from the playing members. Light fold mark otherwise in good condition
Worcestershire C.C.C. 1982. Official autograph sheet fully signed by twenty three members of the playing staff. Signatures include D’Oliveira, Gifford, Inchmore, Hemsley, Watkins, Ormrod, G. Turner, Younis Ahmed etc. Sold with an unofficial sheet signed by thirteen members of the 1988 team. G
Ted Drake. Hampshire & Arsenal. Album page nicely signed in ink by six Hampshire players including Ted Drake, who as well as playing for Arsenal, also played county cricket for Hampshire between 1931 and 1936, playing sixteen times. The other signatures are Hill, Herman, Holt, McCorkell and Arnold, who also was a double football and cricket international. The page dated 13th July 1936, Drake’s final appearance for Hampshire. G
England v New Zealand, 1st Test, Leeds 1949. Queen’s Hotel, Leeds menu card signed to verso by a few of the players playing in the Test, some well known cricket journalists and past England players. Signatures include Compton, Hutton, Walter Hadlee, Donnelly, Douglas Jardine, Arthur & Frank Gilligan, Arthur Mailey, Neville Cardus, Sutcliffe, Abe Waddington, Hobbs etc. To top right hand corner there is a small caricature of Arthur Mailey pointing at his signature with note ‘That’s Me!’. G The Test match was drawn
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