A good pair of Chelsea vases and covers, gold anchor period, circa 1760s, the shape similar in style to the Sèvres model described as a 'Vase à panneaux', finely painted with two panels of Eurydice getting bitten by a snake (Eurydice's Death) and her lover, Orpheus playing the harp to seated figures, the opposing panels painted with Exotic Birds in trees, reserved on a green ground with maroon faux jewels and highlights, the panels surrounded by elaborately tooled gilt borders of birds in trees, on a raised square base with four scrolling feet, with gold anchor marks, 39cm high (both finials broken and re-glued)Condition:Covers - both finials broken, one has been reglued, the other has been reglued which is now dried and has detached from cover Eurydice vase - rubbing to gilt on rim. Bolt securing vase to base needs tightening because it is a bit wobbly at the moment. One red jewel on the upper rim has a scratch and a firing crack. Wear to green paint on base from the natural movement of the vase. Some gily wear to raised edges of plinth base. No cracks, chips or damages/restoration to vase. Minor gilt wear elsewhere but the raised gilding is in good condition. Painted panels are in good condition with no scratchesOrpheus vase - there is chip/fault to the mouth of the vase. The junctures of where the lower portion of the wreaths meets the handles on both sides are cracked but the handles do not appear to have been off and this area has been gilded over, which indicates they might be firing flaws. No other damages or repairs, otherwise generally similar as the companion vase in terms of wear etc.Please see images.
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A standard 8ft billiards table, late 20th centuryBy A & D Billiards, in mahogany with slate bed and three-part mahogany 'dining table' conversion, together with several cues and rests to a plain oak stand, scoreboard, overhead light and two sets of balls. 246.5cm long x 136cm wide x 82cm high (97" x 53.5")Condition:Minor cosmetic marks to show wood. Playing surface is good and clean with no stains or tears. Tabletop leaves have minor cosmetic marks. Cues and rests all appear good. Balls show some signs of play. Overhead light not tested.
Four wind-up toys including Schuco flute playing Little Pig, felt covered pig with flute and white felt hat, Schuco felt covered dancing mouse holding smaller partner, both good working condition, few spot stains to pig, Schuco Scottie dog, working condition by a/f, and a Tri-ang plastic mouse, good working condition, box a/f, (4 items).
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian 1720-1778)Cross section showing the Egyptian decoration of the Caffè degli Inglesi (Wilton-Ely 874); Cross section showing the Egyptian decoration of the Caffè degli Inglesi (Wilton-Ely 875); Design for a chimneypiece with Egyptian theme, featuring a scarab beetle above the mantlepiece and seated figures at each jamb (Wilton-Ely 871); Design for chimneypiece with Egyptian design, sphinxes, hieroglyphs and bulls (Wilton-Ely 872); Design for a chimneypiece with Egyptian figures playing a harp-style instrument, hieroglyphs and sphinxes (Wilton-Ely 867); Design for a chimneypiece with hieroglyph tablets, two sphinxes on the mantelpiece and standing figures on each jamb (Wilton-Ely 864)Six, each etching, from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini...Largest 25.1 x 39cm; 10 x 15¼in; Smallest 24.1 x 28.1cm; 9½ x 11in (plate) (6)Exhibited:Three in Norwich, Sainsbury Centre, Visions of Ancient Egypt, September 2022 - January 2023
Nine silver Teaspoons with golfing figure finials, Birmingham 1936-8, two A/F, four George V silver and enamel Coffee Spoons with playing card finials, Birmingham 1934/5, seven Coffee Spoons with flower finials, Birmingham 1925 & 1937, Spoon with enamel pigeon finial and Home Guard Rifle Club Spoon
Lennard Pearce - Actor - Only Fools and Horses - Rare Signed autograph page mounted with picture. It measures approx 17 x 15 3/4 inches. Played Grandad in Only Fools and Horses. Leonard Pearce (9 February 1915 – 15 December 1984) was an English actor who worked in theatre and television. He was perhaps best known for playing Grandad in the BBC television series Only Fools and Horses, from 1981 until his death in December 1984.
* English playing cards. Standard pattern, J. & W. Mitchell of Birmingham, circa 1890, a complete deck (without joker?) of 52 colour printed playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts printed in four colours, decorative ace of spades with maker's details and registration number, indices, dust- and finger-soiled, toned and marked, 7S with small corner crease, rounded corners, versos ornamental design in white on brown, each card 89 x 63 mm, together with: Deakin's Political Playing Cards, Willis & Co, 1881, double-ended courts with caricatures of named political figures, ace of spades with title and maker, triplicate type indices on pip cards, dusty, few minor marks, KC with tiny edge tear, rounded corners, versos red ornate pattern on yellow, each card 89 x 64 mm, with original titled two-part box, plus: Standard type WY2, Woolley & Co, circa 1875, a complete Piquet deck of 32 colour printed playing cards (French suits), double-ended unturned courts, Woolley ace of spades type 1, no indices, square corners, dusty, versos plain blue, each card 94 x 65 mm, with five other decks by Willis: Deakin's Political Playing Cards 2nd edition, 1887; standard deck, circa 1878, double-ended unturned courts, one ways pips, no indices, square corners, ornate colourful floral pattern versos; standard deck, circa 1880, double-ended unturned courts, one way pips, no indices, slightly rounded corners, pink floral versos; standard deck, circa 1885, triplicate indices obscuring pip signs on courts, double-ended turned courts, two way pips, versos Chinese style with bird, fish and lady with fan in red on yellow; standard deck, circa 1885, triplicate indices obscuring parts of courts (eg. weapons), with suit signs opposite to usual, versos brown red & black shadows of men playing cards in a window, and three other decks by Woolley: Eureka Harrys, circa 1880, with original two-part box (defective); standard pack, circa 1887, double-ended turned, small indices, original Great Mogul Eureka wrapper; standard pack, circa 1880, courts printed in black & red, later use as a fortune-telling pack with most cards having ink manuscript 'Fortunes' added to one end, all complete, various conditions, a quantity of cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 11 display boards/cards, most boards encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40.5 cm and similarQTY: (11)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Plainbacks M43 & M105. An unusual manufacturer who only produced playing cards for a few years.
* English playing cards. Hobby Horse, by Michael Evans, 1986, limited edition: no.25 of 350 copies, the complete deck of 60 cards, including 7 jokers and one limitation card (French suits), together with Arpak No-Revoke pack, circa 1925, a complete deck of 52 + joker playing cards, gilt edges, versos red ornamental design, in original Samuels Ltd box (defective), plus Standard deck, British Playing Cards Ltd., circa 1920, a pack of 32 cards for Bezique (French suits), with joker (therefore probably issued as 52 + 1), from this scarce maker, ace of spades with owl (Leeds?), soiled and somewhat worn, versos red ornamental, with 54 other English decks, all 20th century, most complete, various conditions, a quantity of cards from most decks mounted with photo corners onto 32 display boards/cards, some encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 55 x 41 cm and similarQTY: (57)NOTE:The additional packs comprise: 3 futher Arpak no-revoke decks; a deck by Peter Gurney Ltd, circa 1920, with green backgrounds to all cards; 2 political - Playing Politics '87, & Playing Politics or Cabinet Shuffle 1981; 19 Waddingtons decks including, Con-Vex, Zulu, Collector's pack of Antiques, Nursery Rhymes, National Emblem, Glider, Genoese/Belgian, and various advertising or standard; 12 Universal PCC / Alf Cooke including, 1936 coronation of Edward VIII, 1953 coronation of Elizabeth II, & Romany fortune telling; one Clan Tartan pack by Porterprint of Leeds; 3 packs for the blind - BSP Industries, Pastime Playing Cards for the Blind, & Moon Embossed cards by De La Rue; one War Planes pack by Temple Press, circa 1942; 5 advertising decks including Grants whisky 1988, Wills tobacco 1986, & Biba Fashion Empire circa 1970; and five others printed for the UK in China / Hong Kong / Belgium, plus two packs issued with confectionary.
* English playing cards. Standard pattern type I, James Stopforth, circa 1815, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), single figure courts, KH with initials HC on axe-haft, Garter type A4 ace of spades (die no.9, 1st recut), Superfine stamp on ace of clubs, browned and somewhat soiled, few marks, JH with very small surface loss (possibly from manufacture) to edge of right sleeve, 4C with edge crease, 8S with tiny surface loss to one suit sign, versos plain white, each card 93 x 64 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Berry, Playing-Cards of the World, [665]; British Museum 1938,0813.2.1-52.
* French playing cards. Imperial pattern, designed by J.L. David, 1810, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured wood engraved playing cards (French suits), neo-classical single-figure courts, each with additional stencilled suit sign at bottom corner, and with additional stencilled indices/ranks to both diagonal corners, named kings, JH with engraver's name Andrieu, JS milestone with printed text (partially obscured by stencilled suit sign): A. Mongez Del., Andrieu Sc., F. Didot, MDCCCX, JD with seller's ink stamp: Agneessens F. Longue ... A Gand, dusty, some light toning (KD & JD toned), few minor marks or foxing spots, few suits signs lightly rubbed, 3C somewhat rubbed and soiled, versos central black stencilled flower, eagle watermark, each card 82 x 54 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.D'Allemagne, Les Cartes á Jouer... I, pp.145-148; Cary, FRA 354 & 355; The Playing Card Vol XIII no1, Aug 1984, p.21; Verame, Sublimes Cartes á Jouer, p.60.This design was commissioned by the Régie administration in 1808 and finally published by Didot in 1810. However it did not find favour with the public and was quickly replaced. Therefore packs with this short-lived design are most uncommon.
* English playing cards. New Floral Playing Cards, Rock Brothers and Payne, circa 1864, the complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards, with floral suits: roses & carnations (red), pansies & violets (deep mauve), full length courts in historical style costume, no indices, scarce minor marks (most probably from manufacture), square corners, versos plain white, each with black ink stamp '1914', each card 94 x 64, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 53.5 x 42 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.EPCS Newsletter, vol.17 no.65 (Aug.1999), p.73; Plainbacks M100.In his notes, Dudley Ollis speculates that the numbered stamp on each verso of this unusual deck may be a manufacturer's sample pack number.
* French costume playing cards. Fashion plate pack, Paris: Migeon, circa 1850, a complete deck of 52 hand-coloured lithographed playing cards (French suits), single-figured courts displaying contemporary fashions, KS with maker's name, dusty, some toning, scarce spotting and minor marks, some pip cards creased, AS with small corner chip, 4S soiled, versos plain pink, each card 84 x 56 mm, together with: Cartes Parisiennes, Paris: [for] Le Caméléon, ou le Propagateur des Modes, circa 1850, a complete deck of 52 hand-coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), all pip signs gilt (lightly rubbed in places), single-figured courts displaying contemporary fashions, JS with engraver's name Beyer, JH with artist's name Janet-Lange, and with address of the publisher, JD with printer's name Pierrat, aces with decorative gilt garlands around pip signs, dusty, occasional minor spots or marks (mainly to pip cards), versos plain blue, each card 86 x 55 mm, plus: Cartes françaises avec personnages anglais, Paris: O. Gibert, circa 1856, a complete deck of 52 hand-coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), single-figured courts, the kings and queens portraying named historic British characters, the jacks in historic costume, JS with maker's name, some light spotting or brown marks (mainly to pip cards), versos plain blue, each card 84 x 56 mm, with two other French costume decks: one by Avril, circa 1865, single-figured courts (using Gibert's plates), kings and queens portraying named historic French characters, 52 complete; the other by Le Bourgeois, circa 1870, historic British characters deck (as Gibert above), with scenic aces, imprint on all aces and courts, rounded corners, gilt edges, 52 complete, a quantity of cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (5)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Cartorama 63 #68 (with vari-coloured suit signs); Cary, FRA 349 (the later Le Bourgeois edition); Fournier, France 249 (the later Le Bourgeois edition); Ortiz-Patiño #46 (with scenic aces).Second item: Cary, FRA 388; Tilley, p.158. Pierrat is known to have printed Cartes Parisiennes for Le Caméléon (see Verame, Sublimes Cartes á Jouer, p.108 for an example).Third item: Cartorama 58 #100 (the much later Le Bourgeois edition); Cary, FRA 346 (the later Avril edition).
* Belgian Animal Tarot. A deck of tarot cards, Ghent, Belgium: Philip Pharasyn, circa 1780, a complete deck of 78 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 14 (French suits), full-length court cards, jack of spades holding an armorial, jack of hearts with armorial and banner giving maker's details, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 full-length animal trumps (bearing double-ended Roman numerals I-XXI) and Fool card, occasional pale spotting or brown marks, two pip cards with pale water stain to one corner, trump I with short closed edge tear, jack of hearts with minor surface abrasion to left border, versos blue pattern of wavy dotted lines and voided diamonds, each card 112 x 60 mm, 41 cards mounted with photo corners onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in a plastic bag, the boards 42 x 59.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.British Museum 1877,0310.177-212 (incomplete: without any trump cards); IPCS pattern sheet 9.Not in Reisinger, Tarocke. See Kaplan, Encyclopedia of Tarot vol.II, pp.413 & 415 for a very similar (facsimile copy of) Belgian Animal Tarock by F.J. Vandenborre. The unusual court cards of Belgian Animal Tarot packs are quite distinctive, especially the kings, who all wear thonged sandals.
* English non-standard playing cards. Shakespearean Playing Cards, Munich Lion-Brew Company, circa 1910, a complete deck of 52 + 1 colour lithographed playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts portraying characters from Shakespeare's plays, designed by Frederic Colin Tilney, with jester Touchstone as the joker, each named and with suitable quote alongside, decorative ace of spades with maker's details amidst a foliate design with two lions, indices, dusty, some minor marks, few pip cards with minor edge/corner crease, KS with strong corner crease, JS with crease affecting one suit sign, rounded corners, versos elaborate yellow and red design incorporating lions and maker's name, each card 91 x 61 mm, with original box (defective), together with: Shakespeare Playing Cards, C.W. Faulkner & Co Ltd, 1905, a complete deck of 52 + 2 chromolithographed playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts portraying characters from Shakespeare's plays, based on paintings by John H. Bacon, each named on the accompanying title card, the joker is a jester on a donkey, ace of spades with maker's details, indices, lightly dusty, few very minor marks, title card with horizontal crease below text, rounded gilt corners, versos ornamental design in shades of brown/orange, each card 92 x 60 mm, with original two-part box stating C.W. Faulkner & Co Ltd, plus: Chinese Euchre deck, Bijou Stationary (ie. Mullord Brothers), circa 1880, a complete (though probably mixed) deck of 32 Oriental-themed playing cards, lithographed with metallic inks, plus instruction card and two blank thick packing cards, non-standard suits: frogs/toads (copper/bronze), dragons (silver), cats (pale gold) and birds (yellow gold), full length courts depicting comic Chinese characters with a 3-line rhyme beneath (relating to the appropriate suit animal), probably a mixed deck as 7 of frogs is silver (not copper) and 7 of cats is silver (not pale gold), strangely there is an additional 6 of dragons card (no 6s normally in a Euchre deck), generally rubbed (especially king of birds), frog courts each with horizontal crease (faintly to jack), square corners, versos plain black, each card approximately 103 x 68 mm, with original decorative titled box, stating 'Bijou Stationary', and with: Royal Geographical Whist, Nash, Waters & Nash of Bournemouth & Poole (?), circa 1880, the complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards, each suit representing a continent and printed in a single colour: Europe (blue), Asia (purple), America (red) & Africa (black), the numbered pip cards with views from suitable countries, courts with portraits of relevant named people, aces show a globe with an outline of the continent, toned and dusty, spotting, finger-soiling to edges, light wear to few corners, Asia 5 with short vertical crease, Europe 2 with corner crease, slightly rounded corners, versos mottled pink, each card 95 x 65 mm, with a photocopy of the original rules leaflet, a quantity of cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 4 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, each board 54.5 x 40.5 cm and similarQTY: (4)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Berry, The Playing-Cards of the World, [457]; Cartorama 62 #189.This pack, like that published by Swan Sonnenschein, was printed by Bemrose & Sons Ltd, as stated on the ace of spades.Second item: Darbyshire, Bargains! The History & Games of C.W. Faulkner & Co., pp.26-29.This pack was printed by Dondorf and is virtually identical to their own Shakespeare pack (Braun, Die Spielkarten B. Dondorf, BD 1895/1). C.W. Faulkner became a Limited Company in 1905.Third item: British Museum 1896,0501.1079 (Schreiber, American 9). This deck, advertised as both Chinese and Japanese Euchre, seems to be most uncommon. We have found only two other examples: the British Museum (BM) incomplete deck (incorrectly attributed to America), and that described in Neil Darbyshire's Comical Card Games by The Mullord Brothers (pp.42-43). Like ours, his deck is also mixed. Interestingly, his suit colours and those of the BM copy are different to our pack, supporting his theory that the game was reprinted with different allocation of colour. The BM copy also has additional 6s, not used for Euchre.Last item: The Playing Card, vol.XXVII no.4 (Jan/Feb 1999), p.121. This is the only mention of this unusual geographical whist pack we have found. The photocopy rules give the name of the printers Nash, Waters & Nash at the foot. They were in business under this name in 1881, and it is certainly possible that they not only printed the leaflet but also the cards, perhaps experimenting with playing card production. The rules explains that the rank order of the courts is full-figure, then half-figure, with the busts being the lowest rank. The leaflet also describes how the pack can be used to play Snap and a Geography game in addition to whist.
* French playing cards. Cartes Royales, 2nd edition, Paris: Widow Dambrin, 1817, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), single-figure named courts designed by Armand-Gustave Houbigant, the courts with small indices to lower right corners, JS sword with Darendarda, JD and JC with motto on book and column respectively, lightly dusty, some toning and scarce minor spotting, QS and AH slightly marked, versos plain white, fleur-de-lis watermark, each card 81 x 53 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 39.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Berry, Playing-Cards of the World [523]; British Museum 1896,0501.556.1-32 (Schreiber, French 31); Cary, FRA 293; Tilley, illustrated p.144; Verame, Sublimes Cartes á Jouer, p.35. Apparently for this second edition of the pack designed by Houbigant, the courts were redrawn by Bergeret.
* French playing cards. Jeu de Gambetta, Paris: Bastide et Giraud, circa 1880, a complete non-standard Piquet deck of 32 colour wood engraved playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts with diagonal Tricolore dividing strip, kings portraying creators of the French Third Republic (Gambetta, Thiers, Grévy & MacMahon), queens representing concepts (Science, Industrie, Commerce, Beaux-Arts), jacks representing trades each ace with named armorial of a French city, all aces and courts with B.G. Paris twice, toned and dusty, few minor marks, AD with pale horizontal mark to blank area (and associated very minor surface abrasion), 7C with tiny closed edge tear, 7S with very small brown stain to one edge, square corners (most slightly rounded from use), versos mauve squares in trellis pattern, each card 82 x 53 mm, 17 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 53.5 x 42 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Verame (1989) pp.114 & 131. This appears to be a rare pack. The only other example we have found, beyond that mentioned in Verame, is a pack sold by Millon auctions on 5th November 2011 (lot 146). Here it is given the name Nouveau jeu de cartes nationales illustrées, and is credited to Edmund Bastide and Adolphe Saint-Aubin - despite having the intials B.G. on the courts & aces (their mention of initials S.C. is possibly due to poor printing of the B.G. initials on many cards). Verame, on page 131 gives Bastide and Girard as the makers, although confusingly on page 114 he names Grimaud instead.
* English playing cards. Transformation deck, C.B. Reynolds of Liverpool, circa 1865, a complete deck of 52 playing cards (French suits), lithographed in black and red only, single figure non-standard courts, clubs representing South American characters, diamonds and hearts European style rulers or gentry, spades seems to show ordinary folk, pip cards with small caricatures within the pip signs, ace of hearts showing Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra, ace of spades with maker's details and images of Liverpool, ace of diamonds with two tavern scenes, soiled, some brown marks, ace of clubs with 2cm closed tear to blank area, queen of diamonds with jagged loss to right edge (cut away), versos brown cherub with bow and arrow on pink, Prince of Wales,s Feathers in top border, each card 93 x 63 mm, 32 cards mounted with photo corners onto one folding display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board (folded) 54.5 x 40.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.British Museum 1896,0501.940 (Schreiber, Eng 29), for the original design.This pack was originally produced to commemorate the wedding of Prince Albert Edward (later King Edward VII) to Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863. This particular example is extremely unusual in that it appears to be a re-drawn version, perhaps made as a cheaper production. Several court cards are mirror copies of the first edition and a few are altogether different. Generally the designs are not as well drawn as those in the original version. The colours have been reduced to just black and red, and the versos are without the gilt of the original. Dudley Ollis noted that he was unaware of any other example like this.
* French playing cards. Educational pack, Firmin-Didot frères et Cie (?), 1858, a complete Piquet deck of 32 hand coloured engraved playing cards (French suits), single figure courts portraying named & dated historical characters, each ace with two related biblical scenes, AH with names of creator (Deschamps), artist (Moreau) and engraver (Minne), pip cards each with the appropriate number of medallions containing faces of famous men (named & dated), dusty, some light finger-soiling (mostly affecting edges), few minor marks or spots, KC with tiny surface abrasion to blank area, square corners, versos red dotted cells with black line across each corner, each card 83 x 56 mm, 21 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:D'Allemagne, Les Cartes á Jouer... I, pp.244-245; British Museum 1982,U.4590.1-32; Cary, FRA 281; WWPCM18609/01.D'Allemagne gives the publisher as Firmin-Didot frères et Cie. However the British Museum copy has a B.P. Grimaud & Cie wrapper with their pack.
* English playing cards. Standard pattern type I, Brotherton, circa 1816, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), single figure courts, Garter type A4 ace of spades (die no.19, 2nd recut), ace of clubs with Extra Superfine stamp, dust-soiled and toned, some brown stains and minor marks, AS and JS with a couple of tiny edge tears, versos plain white, each card 92 x 63 mm, together with: Standard pattern type BW3, Perry & Co, circa 1865, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts, many with red lips, AS (Perry type 1) with maker's details, each card with two pencilled indices, browned and dust-soiled, very lightly bowed, some (generally minor) marks, few cards with tiny edge wear, QH with short closed edge tear, slightly rounded corners, versos plain blue, each card 92 x 64 mm, plus: Standard pattern type BW2 varient, Whitaker (?), circa 1855, 51 (of 52, without ace of spades) colour lithographed (with some stencil colouring?) playing cards (French suits), full length courts, decorative overlay to all courts and pip signs, soiled and marked, occasional minor wear or surface abrasion, 3C slightly dented, square corners, versos elaborate ornamental in red, gold and blue, each card 95 x 64 mm, with: two mid 19th century Patience sets, both double-pack sets, each presented in a flat hinged-lid box with hidden brass catch, each with label (rubbed) of E.C. Spurin, London on the box underside, the first set with imitation woodblock full length courts, a garden spade ace of spades and one ordinary ace of spades, versos peach with gold zigzags for one pack and blue with a gold stars trellis pattern (3 pip cards soiled, one 8H & one 4D creased), the blue pack appears to have 2 additional kings of diamonds (one with E.C. Spurin label on recto), box covered in maroon morocco, simple embossed design on lid, patterned paper interior, each card 56 x 40 mm, the second set with type BW4 full length courts, two garden spade aces of spades, versos white with gold dots, lines and diamonds, and pink with gold floral pattern (two pip cards with faint blue finger-soiling), box covered in maroon morocco, lid with simple gilt design and gilt-lettered Patience, gilt lines to sides, blue watered silk interior, each card 57 x 40 mm, and another Standard type BW3 deck, Perry & Co, circa 1868, 51 of 52 (without 9 of clubs), colourful Perry ace of spades type 2, soiled and toned (mostly affecting pip cards), much surface wear to 10S (with some black ink re-colouring), square corners, versos green and red ornamental pattern, each card 92 x 64 mm, a quantity of cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 5 display boards/cards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 41 cm and similarQTY: (6)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Plainbacks B28.Second item: Plainbacks M6. It is believed that Perry's cards were made by Steer, who produced packs that were identical except for the wording on the ace of spades.Third item: Plainbacks F67. Without the ace of spades it is difficult to be certain this is not a later pack imported by Benda. However, our back design is identical to that of Ken Lodge's pack 780, illustrated on the World of Playing Cards website: Brotherton, Whitaker, Benda, Perry & Willis. This verso was also used elsewhere including in Turnhout, and it is likely these cards were actually produced in Belgium and imported by Whitaker. Fourth items: See World of Playing Cards website, 36: Minor Makers of the 19th Century, for a patience pack identical to our set with BW4 courts, attributed to Whitaker. These card makers or suppliers all seem to be linked, using several of the same designs. Whitaker joined and then took over from Brotherton, but the exact relationship between them and Perry/Steer & Benda is unclear.
* French playing cards. Year II Lyon Revolutionary pattern, Lyon: Anton Manus, 1793-94, a complete piquet deck of 32 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (French suits), kings portraying Génies des Arts / de la Guerre / de la Paix / du Commerce, queens representing Liberté and jacks Égalité, JC with maker's name, dusty, variable toning, some minor brown marks or spots, two pips cards with small surface abrasion to blank area, AS with small corner crease, versos plain white, thin single layer cards, 85 x 57 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, together with: Revolutionary Courts - Paris pattern, France: unknown maker, circa 1793, 12 court cards only, stencil coloured woodcut (French suits), all royal symbols removed or replaced, eg. hats instead of crowns, all with worm damage (mostly extensive), mainly affecting lower right areas, 84 x 56 mm, all cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, plus: Paris pattern, Paris: Jounin, circa 1835, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured lithographed playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts, KD with maker's details, dusty, variable toning, some brown marks and edge staining, 4D with larger pale stain, QD & QS with small surface abrasion (affecting wrist of QD), JC with short closed edge tear (sometime repaired), versos blue dotted wiggly lines, each card 83 x 54 mm, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, each board encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40.5 cm, with 3 single court cards, all 'corrected' French Revolutionary patterns, circa 1790, comprising KH holding La Loi book (some tiny dents and punctures), with ink manuscript food bill on verso, JH holding rifle (defective), KC with Egalite (2 small punctures), contained together in a clear pocketed album leafQTY: (4)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.
* English playing cards. Shakespearean Playing Cards, Swan Sonnenschein & Co Ltd, 1904, a complete deck of 52 + 1 colour lithographed playing cards (French suits), double-ended courts portraying characters from Shakespeare's plays, designed by Frederic Colin Tilney, with joker representing the jester Touchstone, each named and with suitable quote alongside, decorative ace of spades with maker's details amidst swans and Tudor roses in wreaths, a trifle dusty and toned, occasional light rubbing, 2C slightly finger-soiled, rounded corners, versos elaborate yellow and white on dark blue pattern of swans within captioned border, each card 92 x 61 mm, with original box, 16 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 53.5 x 40.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Berry, The Playing-Cards of the World, [457]; Cartorama 62 #189.This pack, although published by Swan Sonnenschein, was printed by Bemrose & Sons Ltd as stated on the ace of spades.
* French playing cards. Cartes Historiques, Paris: Mlle Hautot & M. Paris, circa 1865, a complete deck of 52 chromolithographed and gilt playing cards (modified French suits), heart and diamond suit signs as gilt outlines containing birds or fruits respectively, clubs gilt with overprinted violas, pike-heads instead of spades, single figure courts in historical costume, with traditional Paris pattern names, KD with B.S.G.D.G. to bottom corner, dusty, some toning and (generally minor) marks or spots, JH with faint edge crease, square corners, gilt edges, versos plain pale green, each card 98 x 62 mm, 20 cards mounted with photo corners onto a display board, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of board), the remainder in a plastic bag, the board 54.5 x 40 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Berry, Playing-Cards of the World [499]; Cartorama 63 #71; Cary, FRA 348; Verame (1989), illustrated p.70.Verame calls these cards Jeu de l'Antiquité et de la Légende. Berry details how the booklet which accompanies the pack he lists enables him to date their production to around 1865, and also how the patent (BSGDG) associated with this design was registered in 1863. Apparently they were printed by Hangard-Maugé.
* French tarot cards. Tarot de Marseille, Jean-Baptiste Madenié: Dijon, circa 1739, a mixed pack of 69 (of 78, without trump III, 1 & 10 of swords, 1 & 5 of cups, 2 & 4 of coins, 3 & 5 of batons) stencil coloured woodblock playing cards, full-length court cards named in French, full-length trump cards with Roman numerals above and French title below, trump VII and 2 of cups with maker's initials BM, generally toned with some spotting and brown marks, some finger-soiling, most trump cards and 9 courts with single wormhole to upper left corner (becoming a short wormtrail in 3 of the courts), 5 of coins with brown staining at ends, 8 of batons creased, versos black on white arms of the House of Bourbon-Condé in a grid pattern, each card 117 x 60 mm, 42 cards mounted with photo corners onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in a plastic bag, the boards 42 x 59.5 cm, together with another identical part-pack of 33 cards (plus the 9 cards given to the first pack), comprising: trumps I, VI, X, XIII, XV, XVII-XVIIII, XXI; courts Q, Cav & V of cups, the same of swords and of coins, all batons courts; and 11 numeral cardsQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.World of Playing Cards: Perspectives on the History of Tarot webpage. See also British Museum 1896,0501.590.1-56 (Schreiber, French 4) for an earlier part-deck by Pierre Madenié (lacking all trump cards).The larger mixed pack is the combination of a deck of 60 cards (comprising all trumps except trump III, plus Fool or Le Mat, all courts, and 23 numeral cards) with 9 numeral cards from the second (identical) pack: 3, 8 & 10 of coins; 1 & 6-10 batons.
* French tarot cards. Tarot de Besançon, Jean Jerger: Besançon, circa 1810, the complete deck of 78 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards, comprising 4 suits of 14 (Italian suits), full-length court cards named in French, each with maker's name stamp, numeral cards with II-X twice, 2 of cups with maker's details, 1 of coins with maker's initials, plus 22 trump cards, comprising 21 full-length named trumps I-XXI and Le Fou, each with maker's name stamp, trump VII with initials J.I.A.B., some minor browning (mainly affecting edges), scarce pale spotting, 1 of swords with small brown mark at top, versos mottled pink, each card 121 x 66 mm, 49 cards mounted with photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder contained in a plastic bag, the boards 42 x 59.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Berry, Playing-Cards of the World [50]; British Museum 1881,0409.33-109 (maker incorrectly named Jacob Jerger?); Kaplan, Encyclopedia of Tarot vol II, pp.341-342; Ortiz-Patiño #142.
* English playing cards. Standard pattern Faro/Bassette pack, Edward Hall, circa 1803, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), reduced size with wide borders, single-figured courts with type I eyes, Garter type A4a ace of spades (die no.4), two court cards with a tiny brown mark to blank border, KD with very small area of surface abrasion to blank border, versos plain white, each card 87 x 57 mm, together with: Standard pattern type II, Hall & Son, circa 1810, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), single-figure courts, KH with initials HC to axe haft, Garter type A5 ace of spades (die no.76, 1st recut), AC with Superfine ink stamp, lightly toned and dusty, two small wormholes affecting 4 court cards and 3 pip cards, several pip cards and 2 court cards with surface loss affecting suit signs (black pips sometimes neatly re-coloured), on QD also slightly affecting bottom of costume, gilt edges, versos plain white, each card 88 x 61 mm, plus: Standard pattern type HB2, Hall & Bancks, circa 1830, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), single-figure courts, Old Frizzle ace of spades, lightly toned and dusty, 6H & 8H with some brown marks, minor mark to KH upper border, versos plain green-blue, each card 93 x 64 mm, with a Hall & Bancks Piquet deck, circa 1830, 30 (of 32, without QC & 8D), type II courts, with clean-shaven kings & jacks, Old Frizzle AS, lightly toned and dusty, AS with light brown mark horizontally, 7H with short crease, versos plain blue, each card 85 x 58 mm, and another 20 English late 19th-early 20th century decks, comprising: 4 packs by Bancks Brothers late Hunt, circa 1865-1880, including 1 pack with HB1 courts, one with HB1.1, and two with HB6 type courts - one being smaller format and printed in turquoise/red/yellow; five Goodall packs, circa 1860-1902), including one double-ended standard pattern with Old Frizzle and fuchsias versos, one Scientific Whist deck, Historic Playing Cards deck (with original box plus 2 advertising slips), Historic Shakespeare pack (with original box), Japanesque Playing Cards (with original box); one Heartsette pack, by Herbert Fitch of London, 1883 (with original box & rules booklet); De La Rue pack with Goodall AS (circa 1925); and 9 London Playing Card Company packs (one lacking KC, another without 3D & 8H), including a Copechat Paramount Sorting System deck, some with original box, all complete unless mentioned above, various conditions, a quantity of cards from all but one deck mounted with photo corners onto 15 display boards/cards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 40.5 cm and similar QTY: (24)
* French transformation playing cards. Cartes á Rire, Jeu des Journaux, Paris: Grandebes, circa 1819, 48 (of 52, without QC, A & 4 & KS) hand coloured engraved and captioned playing cards (French suits), designs attributed to Baron Louis Athalin, full-length courts representing Parisian newspapers, pip cards with humerous scenes, 7D probably added from another deck, dusty, somewhat soiled and marked, some stains, few (mainly corner) creases, 5D with closed 1cm ege tear, versos plain white, each card 90 x 61 mm, with original (very damaged) two-part box, label of A. Giroux & Cie, Paris to inner lip, together with: Belgian Animal Tarot, Ghent: J. De Porre, circa 1795, a shortened deck of 52 stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (French suits), comprising 12 courts (without caveliers) and 40 pip cards only (without trumps), single figure court cards, JS holding an armorial, JH with armorial and banner giving maker's details, some toning and spotting (mainly to pips), JH darkened and dusty, versos red dots and dotted flowers, each card 110 x 60 mm, plus: Spanish Archaic Pattern, Bayonne: Bernain (Antoine Joseph?), circa 1812, 36 (of 48, without 3, 4 & 5 of each suit) stencil coloured woodcut playing cards (Spanish suits), single figure courts, each stamped with 'France' and 'Bernain', some toning, courts and aces each with faint impression of a previous ownership signature, 7 of swords with some pale brown staining, versos plain white, each card 87 x 58 mm, and with another part pack: Theatrical playing cards, Strasbourg: Pflüger, circa 1850, 12 (of 52) hand coloured wood engraved playing cards (French suits), comprising all courts except QH and only one ace (diamonds), double-ended courts portraying named characters from theatre plays, each with central bar containing 'France Pflüger Strasbourg', the ace showing two scenes from 'Don Quichotte', lightly toned, corner chips and wear, JC with small stained surface abrasion to blank area, versos pale pink dotted swirls, each card 87 x 61 mm, a quantity of cards from each pack mounted with photo corners onto 5 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 59 x 42 cm and similarQTY: (4)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: D'Allemagne, Les Cartes á Jouer... I, pp.260-264; Berry, Playing-Cards of the World [71] & [659]; British Museum 1896,0501.731.1-52 (Schreiber, French 97); Cary, FRA 325; Field #27; Morley pp.120-122; WWPCM00582.Second item: Mann, All Cards on the Table #221.
* French playing cards. Lyon pattern, France: unknown maker, circa 1740, 31 (of 32, without 9D, and probably 7S added from another deck) stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), some light toning, 10C toned, 9C with small brown spot, versos plain white, each card 83 x 55 mm, together with: Languedoc pattern, Toulouse: Jacques (probably) Lamarque, circa 1750, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), JC with maker's name Lamarque, all cards sometime folded horizontally and stapled (staples since removed), dusty, some toning, occasional spotting or minor marks, some cards with fleur-de-lis watermark, versos plain white, each card 76 x 50, 16 cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 2 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic (none examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 42 cm and similarQTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.Second item: Cary, FRA 79.
* English playing cards. Standard pattern type I, Henry Hart, circa 1780, a complete deck of 52 stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), single figure courts, KH with faint initials HC to axe-haft, Exportation Garter type A8 ace of spades with QVI (die no.44, 1st recut), one way pips, browned, rubbed and soiled, 3 pip cards & JC with worming centrally (that to JC not full thickness), 2 pip cards & KC with single worm hole centrally, 2 pip cards & KS with small surface loss (from single worm graze), some slight delaminating (interestingly revealing 4 layers, not the 3 expected), versos plain white, each card 94 x 64 mm, together with: Standard pattern type II, Josiah Stone, circa 1812, 51 (of 52, without 10 of diamonds) stencil coloured woodblock playing cards (French suits), single figure courts, KH with initials HM to axe-haft, Garter type A5 ace of spades (die no.9, not recut), browned, soiled and worn, some creases and corner losses, larger loss to 5S (one suit sign lost), additional 5D (from another similar pack), versos plain white, each card 93 x 64 mm, with contemporary two-piece box covered in patterned paper, plus: Standard pack extension cards, unknown makers, circa 1810?, three sets of 24 woodblock playing cards, each apparently made to extend a standard pack for an as yet unknown game, each set with 3 suits of 8 (French suits), comprising pip cards 11-18 in hearts, clubs and diamonds only, the first set with the usual layout of pip signs and an additional central X to each card (ie. 10 + a number of pips from one to 8), one set with a single pip sign to each card and the Arabic numerals 11-18 beneath, and the final set similar to the second but cards 11 & 12 each with 11 or 12 pip signs instead of a numeral, the first set browned and soiled, second set with very scarce minor spots, third set lightly toned, a little dusty, very scarce minor spots, versos plain white, each card 93 x 64 mm (1st set) or 92 x 63 mm (2nd & 3rd sets), with: Standard pattern pack, James English, circa 1880, a complete deck of 52 colour lithographed playing cards (French suits), double-figure type E2 courts, English type E2.2 ace of spades, indices, toned, soiled and worn, some tears and losses, rounded corners, versos with portrait of a Victorian army general (possibly Wolseley) within decorative border, in pale burgundy, each card 88 x 63 mm, and with a pack from the Peerless Card Co., circa 1885, 48 (of 52, without K & JC, Q & 10D), poor condition, plus a deck by Hunt's Card Manufacturing Company Ltd, circa 1875, 52 complete, type H1 courts, soiled, a quantity of cards from each deck mounted with photo corners onto 6 display boards/cards, encapsulated in clear plastic (not examined out of boards), the remainder in plastic bags, the boards 54.5 x 42 cm and similarQTY: (8)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Dudley Ollis.First item: Plainbacks A30. Hart aces of spades can often be found with cards made by other (sometimes American) makers. However this appears to be a genuine Hart deck and therefore an relatively uncommon survival from this 18th century card maker. Second item: Fournier, British 107; Plainbacks B7.Third item(s): These cards apparently were produced for an unknown card game in which the spades and court cards would be discarded from a standard pack, and the remaining suits extended to 18 by using these cards.
Italian 18K yellow gold pendant with Pierrot. Depicting Pierrot, playing the lute and sitting on a crescent moon, portrayed as downhearted over his unrequited love for Columbine, she in turn loved someone else, Harlequin. Decorated with stars and palmettes. Hallmarks: 750 Dutch assay mark. Maker's mark (9 VI): Donnagemma Comm. Luigi & Figli-S.n.c., Vicenza, Italy, from 1935. In good condition, wear to enamel. Diameter: 3.8 cm. Weight: 10 grams.
Large claret jug, silver. Large model executed with cherubs with instruments. The spout is decorated with playing cherubs above the head of ''the green man''. The decor continues in diamond-shaped patterns with floral decoration and ends with a convex bottom. The cover is equipped with a thumb rest in the shape of a lion with (empty) cartridge. The handle, like the sides, is decorated with grape vines. Portugal, Porto, mid 20th century, hallmarks: content hallmark, unknown maker's mark, Dutch import hallmarks - light signs of wear and dents. 670 grams, 916/1000. Dim. L 18.5 cm, W 13.5 cm, H 28.5 cm.
A collection of contemporary artwork to include the following: Gerry Baptist RE (b. 1935) The Iphone Players - After Cezanne Woodblock Print Edition 2/5 Signed and numbered by the artist Measures 38cm x 30cm. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions. Alex Hartley Nowhere Island - 2012 Situations Nowhereisland certificate of citizenship, 2012, a limited edition 28/100, No Where is Land sample, Measures 54cm x 46cm. Nowhereisland is an artistic project by British artist Alex Hartley, made in 2012. It was an artwork that grew from the proposition ‘what if an Arctic island travelled south?’1 The fundamental premise of the project was to create the world’s newest nation, a borderless country with citizenship open to all. The project began in 2004 with a Cape Farewell expedition Hartley made to the High Arctic region of Svalbard. There, his quest was to find and claim a new island.2 Calling upon the practices of nineteenth century exploration, particularly of the Arctic, Hartley kept an expedition journal. Under an entry titled SEARCH, he describes his pursuit: I find myself monitoring the coastline, watching and checking it against the latest maps and charts: searching for the possibility of new land that might have been revealed from within a retreating glacier. In many places, the charts do not match what I am seeing. Massive glacial retreat has created a changed landscape. Days are passing. We are over three-quarters of the way through our expedition and as yet there is no sign of the imagined island for which I am searching. It was important to Hartley that the island be the physical product or evidence of a changing climate. Only then could it appear as ‘new’ territory, previously unmapped and unclaimed. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions. Michael Robinson (b. 1991) Axon & Neuron - 1991 Oil on Canvas Measures 41cm x 46cm With Flowers East Invoice copy. Michael Dover-Robinson was born in 1953 in Lancashire, UK. In 1979 he began studies for a fine art degree, specializing in painting, at Manchester Metropolitan University where he graduated with first class honours and mentions in art history and liberal studies. In 1985 he went on to further painting studies at the Slade school, University college London. The following years were spent painting full time, in London. In 1993, he moved into the world of fine art printing at a big London publishing house. Where he was the studio director and master print maker. Since 2005, he divides his time between England and France composing and playing Jazz music and building guitars. Exhibitions include: The Angela Flowers gallery, London.1988,The Solomon Gallery, London.1986, The Sue Williams gallery, London.1987, The Flower gallery, London.1987, The Bloomsbury theatre, London.1985, The Kingsgate gallery, London.1987, The Arts centre,Chester.1978, Theatre Clwyd, North Wales.1978, The Grundy House museum, Blackpool.1978, The Manchester Print Workshop gallery, Manchester.1977. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Eugene Kingman (1909-1975), pointer flushing a cock pheasant, signed. Oils on canvas. 40x50cm approx. Framed. Continental school (late 19th/early 20th century), study of castle ramparts, signed with monogram. Watercolours. 34x49cm approx. Framed and glazed with wash line mount. Together with another small 20th century watercolour of a Scottish loch side scene. Framed. Urquart (British 20th century), children playing near a barn. Watercolours. 26x37cm approx. Framed and glazed. (6) (B.P. 21% + VAT)
Two packs of early 20thC Worshipful Company of Playing Cards playing cards, contained in a green morocco leather and gilt tooled case, bearing coat of arms and motto for the Worshipful Company of Playing Cards, the case 14cm wide, together with a pack of Players Navy Cut cards, printed with a view of Westminster Bridge and Houses of Parliament.
Dazzling clear crystal figural with amber eyes playing with blue crystal ball. Swarovski backstamp. 7619 000 011. This item has its original box: 2.5"H x 3"dia. Certificate of Authenticity included. Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 2"L x 1.25"W x 1.25"HManufacturer: SwarovskiCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.
Adorable figural designed in clear crystal faceted body with olivine eyes playing with blue crystal ball. Swarovski backstamp.7619 000 012. This item has its original box: 2.5"H x 3"dia. Certificate of Authenticity included. Artist: Heinz TabertshoferIssued: 2004 - 2011Dimensions: 2"L x 1"W x 0.75"HManufacturer: SwarovskiCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.
India, 19th century A.D.. Three bifacial manuscript pages, each with recto with multiple lines of text, verso with watercolour scene with panel of text above and below, including children being instructed in martial arts in a courtyard, riders playing Chovgan, and a warrior wearing a lion skin attacking a demon in a cave, whilst his horse looks on from above. 5 grams, 14.8 x 10.3 cm (5 3/4 x 4 in.). Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. [3, No Reserve]
India, 20th century A.D.. Showing figures in an architectural setting, a man and woman sitting against cushions whilst playing a board game, attendants around them, floral border; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 1.1 kg, 39.5 x 32 cm (15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.). Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. [No Reserve]
Early 14th century A.D.. Roundel with painted image of a winged and nimbate angel playing a gittern; left hand supporting the neck of the instrument and right hand manipulating a pointed plectrum; pegbox carved with a beast's head finial; silvered and deep red panels to complete the circular shape. 452 grams, 19 cm (7 1/2 in.). French private collection.Private collection, Suffolk.Exhibited at Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 3rd February-9th March 2024; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefact on display. [No Reserve]
Circa 5th-4th century B.C. Carved in the round, a figure wearing a floor-length robe and holding a stringed instrument in the crook of his left arm and playing it with his right hand; cascading curls of hair frame the face with a diadem to the brow; underside drilled for insertion of a mounting rod. 1.3 kg, 30 cm (11 7/8 in.). with Bonhams, 26 November 1997, no.276.From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [No Reserve]
5th-4th century B.C. Modelled in the half-round, hollow to the underside; Satyr shown crouching, nude, playing an aulos, a double-reed musical instrument; plain to the reverse. 66 grams, 88 mm (3 1/2 in.). Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1994, thence by descent. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)
4th-5th century A.D.. From the upper part of a vessel, displaying a frieze of profile images and figural scenes from Graeco-Roman mythology: a musician in late Roman garments playing a harp (Orpheus?), a seated woman weaving with a distaff in her hand (Penelope?), a kneeling naked woman imploring a naked warrior fighting with shield and spear (Achilles and Thetis?). Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und die Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg, 2017, item 697, for a frieze in similar style. 202 grams, 18 cm (7 in.). Acquired 1960s-1990s.From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.This terra sigillata fragment appears to have been part of a large tray. Elements of dying paganism were still used to celebrate the deeds of the new imperial heroes. Note the detailed late Roman clothing of the harpist, with a chlamys-paludamentum on the right shoulder and the tunic decorated with clavi and orbiculi. [No Reserve]
Agnes Martin, American/Canadian 1912-2004, Children Playing; Lovely Life; Everyday happiness; Love; I love love; Infant response to love; each lithograph on vellum, each published by Pace Wildenstein, each image: 25 x 25 cm, (framed) (6)Note: together with monograph. These extremely delicate prints were published by the artist's New York Gallery (Pace Wildenstein) on Martin's preferred material of translucent vellum, for the year of 2000 show. Martin said of her work: “These prints express innocence of mind. If you can go with them and hold your mind as empty and tranquil as they are and recognise your feelings at the same time, you will realise your full response to them”.
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