Fawcett (Dame Millicent Garrett, leader of the constitutional women's suffrage movement and author, 1847-1929) Autograph Letter signed to William Thomas Stead, 4pp., sm. 8vo, Alde House, Aldeburgh, 25th December 1890, thanking him for sending her a copy of his Portrait Album, "I am feeling very happy & thankful over the recent unmasking of the criminal conspirators. I fell that a great National danger has become much less threatening. Well done, good English wolves, go on hunting, first at the fire escapists & then at the gutter sparrows till the whole crew of them are destroyed", folds § Farrar (Frederic William, Dean of Canterbury, novelist, and philologist, 1831-1903) Autograph Postcard signed to Stead, 2 sides, 17 Dean's Yard, Westminster, 13th December [?1890], "I am doing all I can in various directions for the Darkest England Scheme" [Stead helped to ghost-write General William Booth's In Darkest England]; and 22 ALs.s to Stead, including: George Goschen, Lord Lansdowne, General Lord Wolseley, Edward Malet, J.A. Froude, T.H. Huxley, Frederic William Farrar, all loosely inserted in a copy of Stead's "Portraits and Autographs: An Album for the People", original cloth, paper label on upper cover "Review of Reviews" Office, v.s., v.d. (c. 22 pieces).⁂ Stead, William Thomas (1849-1912), newspaper editor and spiritualist,
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Religion.- Pamphlets.- Carpenter (Lant) The duty of the Christian preacher, in the investigation and declaration of the truth. A discourse, delivered to the United Congregations of Protestant Dissenters, in Exeter, cut presentation inscription from the author to head of B2, Exeter, Trewman and Son, 1805 bound with Carpenter (Lant) A Review of the Labours, Opinions, and Character of Rajah Rammohun Roy: in a Discourse, on occasion of the Death, 1833 and 7 others, by or about Carpenter, together 9 works in 1 vol., occasional spotting or mostly light foxing, contemporary diced calf, gilt, sympathetically rebacked § Robinson (Robert) The Great Sin and Danger of Oppression: Two Sermons, preached during the late high Prices of Corn, to a Society of Protestant Dissenters, at Dob-Lane End, near Manchester, marginal water-staining, some foxing, modern marbled wrappers, Manchester, R. Whitworth, [1757] § Booker (Henry) A Memoir of the Life of the late Henry Booker, Minister of the Gospel...in the Parish of Wivelsfield, first edition, half-title, engraved portrait frontispiece, offsetting, some staining, lightly browned, disbound, Lewes, 1814; and 21 others, 18th and 19th century Religion, 8vo et infra (24)⁂ Carpenter was a leading Unitarian, who ran schools in Exeter and Bristol, and included Harriet Martineau among his pupils. His Systematic Education of 1815 and his Principles of Education, 1820 were praised by the Edgeworths.
NO RESERVE Wilde (Oscar) Impressions of America, one of 500 copies, spotting, later wrappers, original wrappers bound in (faded, upper cover detached, lower cover torn), Sunderland, Keystone Press, 1906 § Hertz (Emmanuel) Abraham Lincoln, a New Portrait, introduction by Nicholas Murray Butler, vol. 1 only (of 2), first edition, signed presentation inscriptions from the author and Nicholas Murray Butler tipped in at front, plates, original cloth, spine faded, rubbed, New York, 1931; and 8 others, modern literature, 8vo (10)
South America.- Hadfield (William) Brazil, the River Plate, and the Falkland Islands, first edition, lithograph portrait frontispiece, 3 folding maps, one hand-coloured, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, original cloth, splitting to upper joint, spine ends a little chipped, [Sabin 29486], 8vo, 1854.
NO RESERVE Italian Art.- Shearman (John) Andrea del Sarto, 2 vol., Oxford, 1965 § Rearick (Janet Cox) The Drawings of Pontormo, 2 vol., Cambridge, Mass., 1964 § Bambach (C.) & others. The Drawings of Bronzino, New York, 2010 § Strehlke (C.B.) & others. Pontormo, Bronzino, and the Medici: the Transformation of the Renaissance Portrait in Florence, Philadelphia, 2004 § Lingo (S.) Federico Barocci: Allure and Devotion in Late Renaissance Painting, New Haven & London, 2008 § Franklin (David) Rosso in Italy: the Italian Career of Rosso Fiorentino, New Haven & London, 1994, illustrations, some colour, original cloth or boards with dust-jackets; and c.10 others on High Renaissance & Mannerist painting, mostly Florentine, 4to & 8vo (c.15)
NO RESERVE Antiquities.- Moses (Henry) A Collection of Antique Altars, Vases, Pateras, Candelabra, Sarcophagi, Tripods, &c., 12 plates, original orange paper wrappers, printed title to upper cover, wrappers torn and scuffed, soiled and worn, 4to, 1813; together with a group of 9 prints and drawings by various hands, including an engraved portrait by Claude Mellan, an engraved portrait of Henry Fuseli, and others, various sizes, all unframed, 17th to 19th century (10)
Architecture.- Vicenza.- Scamozzi (Ottavio Bertotti) Il forestiere istruito delle cose più rare di architettura, e di alcune pitture della città di Vicenza dialogo, first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece of dedicatee Mario capra, title vignette and 36 folding plates, armorial ink stamp to title, marginal worming, occasionally touching the odd letter or within platemark, occasional spotting, modern calf, gilt spine in compartments and with black leather label, [Fowler 43; Millard, Italian, 19], 4to, Vicenza, Giovambattista Vendramini Mosca, 1761.⁂ First edition of this architectural guide to Vicenza, and in particular the buildings of Palladio. Provenance: J.B. and Michael Bury (bookplates).
Cobweb painting.- Unterberger (Franz, Innsbruck-based artist who commissioned "cobweb" paintings from a staff of anonymous artisans, 1838-1902) "Gemälde auf spinnengewebe", portrait of a woman in traditional Tyrolean costume with mountain backdrop, opaque pigments on stretched "cobweb" or gossamer, 85 x 55 mm (3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in), a few small chips to image, window-mounted, housed in original pictorial card chemise, small 4to, Tyrol, [circa 1870]⁂ Scarce. Other examples of Unterberger's gossamer paintings are held in the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections at Northwestern University. Unterberger is said to have run a small shop in Innsbruck, where he commissioned the "cobweb" paintings from a staff of anonymous artisans, usually peasant craftsmen looking to develop unique items for the tourist trade. The cobwebs usually came from Agelenidae "Funnel-Web" spiders, whose webs were gathered, layered and wound to form a delicate fabric. The material was then stretched over cardboard, and to strengthen the canvas, artisans brushed milk diluted in water onto the fabric. [see Lauren Hock's article on McCormick Library website, July 22, 2008]
Law.- Tiraqueau (André) Commentarii de nobilitate et jure primigeniorum, tertia hac, eademque postrema editione, ab autore ipso diligentissime recogniti, et tertia amplius parte locupletati, title within ornate architectural border with oval portrait of author verso, woodcut initials, title trimmed at fore-edge, just within printed area, some browning, staining and worming to upper margins, modern vellum, [not in Adams], folio, Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé, 1566.⁂ Andre Tiraqueau's legal works are of great importance in the development of the French judicial system. He was an active member of the Cenacle de Fontenay-le-Comte, a salon of fellow lawyers, writers, doctors, philosophers and historians, which included François Rabelais and Guillaume Budé amongst its members. Rabelais' Tiers Livre was greatly influenced by Tiraqueau's De Legibus.
J B "Gentleman in White Stock and Blue Overcoat with Black Velvet Lapels", miniature portrait study, oil on ivory, monogrammed and dated 1820, approx 7 cm x 5.5 cm CONDITION REPORTS In answer to the question 'is this a pair to Lot 273?' - the two pieces are photographed here side by side hopefully showing that they are clearly a different size and different hand, the treatment of both portraits is definitely different
A photo montage of the band Queen comprising four magazine type portrait studies and a reproduction photo image of Freddie Mercury and friends, the portraits individually signed by each respective member of the band CONDITION REPORTS This lot is entered from a deceased estate, the deceaseds sister belives the lot to have been aquired at a charity auction by the the deceased
AFTER ANGELA DIGGLE "Where's mine? - Corky said!" study of a cat, colour print, signed limited edition 2/75 together with a photographic portrait study of Marilyn Monroe entitled "Happy Marilyn 17th July 1956" inscribed on Getty Images Gallery label verso and No'd 34/300 together with another similar depicting Gregory Peck titled verso "Gregory's rest 8th August 1953" after the original by Maurice Ambler. Study of a cat size approx. 39cm high x 36cm wide excluding frame
H GUMMERY "Rural scene" of woman outside a thatched dwelling, oil on panel, signed lower left together with JOS FISHER "Portrait study of a tribesman" watercolour signed and dated '82 lower left and E J B EVANS "On the Douro" coastal scene, watercolour, titled lower right, signed and dated 1908 lower left together with another by the same hand
19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL "Portrait of a Young Lady in Red Dress with Blue Shawl", oil on canvas, unsigned, approx 76 cm x 63 cm CONDITION REPORTS Thi slot is framed but in a later modern gilt frame with grey coloured slip. The piece has also been pre-lined and restored - see images for further detail
SHORTY ROGERS / ART PEPPER INC SIGNED ALBUMS. 15 LPs, some signed sleeves. Shorty Rogers & Art Pepper ?– Popo (Xanadu 148), Art Pepper - Among Friends (Interplay, IP-7718, signed with inscription on front of sleeve by Art Pepper), Blues Express (FXL1 7234, signed with inscription to reverse of sleeve by Shorty Rogers), Shorty Rogers and the West Coast Giants (Japan, ZR25-1119, with Obi), Music from Gigi In Jazz (LPM 1696), Shorty Rogers - Gospel Mission (ST-1960), Shorty Rogers - Portrait of Shorty (France, PL42828), Wherever The Winds Blow (CLP 1129), Shorty Rogers and His Giants Vol 2 (NL 70110), Re-Entry (Atlas, LA27-1024), Courts The Count (LJM-1004), Way Up There (LTZ-K 15179). The Swinging Mr. Rogers (LTZ K 15023), Plays Richard Rogers (LPM 1428), The Big Shorty Rogers Express (LPM-1350). Condition varies but generally from VG+ to Ex or Ex+.
1st century AD. A carved marble head of a male figure facing forwards, once belonging to a statue; eyes, nose, mouth and ears clearly defined, full head of short curly hair; plain thin 'headband' emerging from the curls at the rear, spanning a short section of the back of the head, the resultant parting and movement of the curls realistically modelled; mounted on a custom-made display stand. See Hinks, R.P., Greek and Roman Portrait Sculpture, London, 1976, for discussion.4.9 kg total, 28cm including stand (11"). Property of a gentleman living in central London; previously in a private North American collection, New York and Palm Beach, acquired in the 1960-1970s.Fine condition.
19th century AD and earlier. A restrung necklace of cylindrical drawn glass beads, with four later hollow-formed gold fish-shaped dangles each with a crescent plaque and disc with repoussé portrait bust. 25.4 grams, 42cm (16 1/2"). From the private collection of a North West London lady; previously with a central London gallery; formerly acquired before 1990. Fine condition.
18th century AD. A substantial parcel-gilt silver reliquary formed as a rectangular body with apsidal end; repoussé arcade to the sidewall with seventeen figures of saints, nimbate and facing, each with an open book in the right hand and reading-aid in the left; the flat end-wall with median gridded door and bust of Mary Theotokos with the infant Jesus, flanked by fronds; the lid with busts of winged angels to the lip, full-length repoussé portrait of Mary Theotokos with the infant Jesus on her lap, flanked by nimbate angels, and to the rounded end a D-shaped panel with the Romanov Imperial double-headed eagle; miniature architectural models of two square-section churches with a cylindrical tower and fluted domed roof, larger square-section church with repoussé cherubim (six-winged angels) to the side walls, arcaded turret with low dome, all surmounted by cross motifs. 1.1 kg, 24cm (9 1/2"). From an East London collection; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. The Romanov eagle was part of the heraldry of the Russian Empire (1721-1917) having been adapted from the arms of the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the 15th century. A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website. Very fine condition.
2nd-1st century BC. An iron pugio military dagger of Type I from the Republican period, comprising a short triangular blade with thick midrib and swept edges, narrow point, triangular guard with chamfered upper edges, grip with facetted bulb displaying a bronze stud and disc pommel; frame of the accompanying scabbard with C-section outer edges and three flat transverse bracers, chape with disc finial, four attachment loops for mounting straps, to the obverse of the mouth an applied repoussé silver portrait bust with Julian hairstyle. See Fischer, N.L., Iron Men: Roman Masculinity and the Roman Military Dagger, Cornell University PhD thesis, 2017; also Bishop, M.C. and Coulston, J.C.N., Roman Military Equipment From the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, London, 1993, p.134-5.311 grams total, 34cm (13 1/2"). From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s; accompanied by an academic report by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Type I pugio daggers are typically 28-30cm in length, the earliest and shortest of the type. The two discs that form the grip and pommel confirm its origins among a class of combat knives found on the Iberian Peninsula before the first Roman military invasion. The overall design was borrowed from the contemporary Celtiberian double-disc-handled dagger. These may initially have been taken from defeated local warriors as battlefield booty from the Numantine and Sertorian Wars (153-133 BC and 75 BC respectively"). They were then copied by Roman military smiths, and formed part of the standard legionary's kit by the time of the battle of Alesia (52 BC"). The pugio was used for close-quarters fighting and for dispatching fallen enemies. Many examples are very decorative, suggesting that it was considered a valuable back-up armament suited to certain types of combat where it was primarily used as a stabbing weapon. Fine condition.
2nd-3rd century AD. An ellipsoid carnelian cloison with intaglio profile portrait of a balding, bearded male, possibly Silenus; set in a later gold finger ring. 9.58 grams, 22.73mm overall, 18.36mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10) (3/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Very fine condition.
Mainly later 1st millennium BC. A mixed group of ceramic tokens with designs including portrait bust, seated figure with dog, Master of Animals and other types. 14.7 grams total, 17-20mm (3/4"). Property of a Bristol collector; formerly part of his father's collection formed between 1960-late 1970s. [5, No Reserve] Fine condition.
1st millennium BC. A group of two artefacts comprising: one curved round-section rod formed as the neck terminating in a horse head with muzzle facing downwards and defined ears; a pendant formed as a facing portrait with ribbed loop to the top. 42 grams total, 26-43mm (1-1 3/4"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection numbers Y-349, Y-446, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. [2, No Reserve] Fine condition.
Late 3rd millennium BC-6th century AD. A group of ten stamp seals including three accompanied by typed and signed notes by the late W.G. Lambert, Professor of Assyriology at the University of Birmingham 1970-1993, which state: (2006) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 13 x 14.5 x 12mm. This has an octagonal face and faceted sides rising to a low dome, pierced from top to bottom. The design shows a standing horse with head turned backwards. This is a Sassanian seal, c.250-600 A.D. The design is rare, since winged horses with head forwards are common, but not horses without wings. The seal is in good condition.'; (D-48) 'Stamp Seal of Dark-coloured Stone, 35 x 35 x 17mm. This has a flat face and flat back with grooved and pierced handle on the back. it has the shape of a stylized flower with central circle and eight petals. The vertical edges of the petals are grooved, and there are eight drill holes on the back, one in each petal. This comes from west central Asia, and dates to c. 2300-2000 B.C. It is in fine condition.'; (Q-14) 'Stamp Seal of Bronze, 14 x 9 x 14mm. This has a slightly convex oval face, and the back rises steeply to a curving top, through which it is pierced. The design shows a walking horned quadruped with a dot in crescent above its back. This is a rare type of seal, but comes from Syria, Palestine or western Arabia and dates to c.1200-800 B.C. The lower part of the face is rubbed, but generally the seal is in good condition. The dot in crescent represents the crescent- and the full-moon.'; the rest comprising: one square with notched edges, depicting an ibex with symbols in the field; one discoid lapis seal with rosette pattern; one bifacial stamp with drilled pattern to either side, four triangles to one side, each comprising seven dots, and a semi-circle and fork of dots to the other; four plano-convex stamp seals including one brown stone with simple portrait bust, one with three lines of calligraphic text, and one with reverse formed as a zoomorphic face with rounded muzzle and eyes, unidentified design to the stamp; and one amulet formed as a discoid plaque with facing portrait of a man with swept back hair, flat nose and prominent lips. 61 grams total, 12-34mm (1/2-1 1/4"). The Signo collection, the property of a West London businessman, formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s; collection numbers 1701, 2006, D-48, K-39, Q-14, R-803, Y-389, Y-965, Z-73, Z-79, academically researched and catalogued by the late Professor Lambert in the early 1990s. Dr. Bonewitz notes: 'The items are made from bronze (2), serpentine (1), agate (2), composition (1), haematite (1) and lapis lazuli (3).' [10] Fine condition.
Six books on the subject of miniature portraiture, two signed, together with a Bonhams sale catalogue, to include 'The Arturi Phillips Collection', 'Portrait Miniatures in National Trust Houses', 'Wallace Collection of Portrait Miniatures', 'The Look of Love: Eye Miniatures from The Skier Collection','Catalogue of Portrait Miniatures in the Fitzwilliam Museum', and 'British Portrait Miniatures' by Daphne Foskett (7)
An Art Nouveau fabric casket with metalwork decoration, 11.5cm x 10cm, various miniature Catholic objects contained within, a Mauchlin ware box in the form of a coal scuttle and another box Morroco red leather type box with mounted putti decoration, pet's collar with small gilt portrait medallions, and various other collectables and empty silver plate cases, (30+)
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