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Lot 119
A block print entitled 'Golden Palace Mandalay'. By the 'Bombay Burma Photographic Co. Rangoon 1913', 51 x 64cm.Provenance: From the estate of William Arthur Blackburn Leach.DOB: 2nd Jan 1872.Leach was born in Norwich where he attended a local grammar school, later becoming an apprentice carpenter and engineer. In 1902 after he had qualified, he went to China where he obtained a position in the Public Works Department of the Shanghai Municipal Council. He spent his working life in Shanghai until he left in 1926.During his time in China he held interests in a Christian Mission school and helped to support street children.He seized every opportunity to visit other parts of China and took thousands of photographs. He purchased widely on his travels, particularly woodcarvings, bronzes, traditional kimonos, paintings and porcelain. He treasured silver items and bought much to take home. He travelled home at least four times during his stay in China and these return visits were round-the-world trips in which he travelled through and visited Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Egypt and The Holy Land, the Far East, Canada and USA.On his return to the UK he lived in Northampton where he was a lay preacher and a local councillor. He gave a great many talks on his experiences in China and the many other Countries he had visited.He died in 1962.
Lot 196
Utagawa Kunisada, (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865) Portrait of an Actor, Woodblock print. 19th Century, frame size 51.5 x 40cm.From the estate of Edward Leslie Costigan.Edward Costigan was born in London in 1939. He and his whole family were evacuated to St. Just in West Cornwall, where he spent his early years.He was educated at the Humphrey Davy Grammar School in Penzance where he won a scholarship to study English Literature at Magdalen College, Oxford through the Violet Vaughan Morgan national competition. He became a Professor after his degree, and taught both in the UK and in Europe. He went on to teach for the British Council in Africa, Canada and Japan.His interests were in film, music and architecture, and he travelled widely. He learned Japanese and particularly enjoyed walking in the mountains of Japan.Upon his retirement he returned to Cornwall, setting up home in Sancreed, West Penwith, where he continued walking and cycling until becoming ill. He died at home in February 2022.
Lot 555
JAPANESE PRINTS. 'Hokusai: Master of the Colour Print'. Original card boards, spine paper loosening, pated in colour plates complete, some spotting, The Studio, London, 1930; C. G. HOLME. 'Glimpses of Old Japan from Japanese Colour Prints; Figure,' decorative colour boards, small loss to top of spine, colour plates complete with tissue guards, some spotting, The Studio, London; 'Landscape,' decorative colour boards, loose leaves, colour plates, The Studio, London. (3)
Lot 194
Kunimasu Utagawa, Japanese woodblock print, (1830-1852) 'Tokaido Kanagawa'. Kabuki actor is in the role of priest Sakgyo-hoshi, with Mount Fuji surrounded by clouds in the background, frame size 38.5 x 29cm.From the estate of Edward Leslie Costigan.Edward Costigan was born in London in 1939. He and his whole family were evacuated to St. Just in West Cornwall, where he spent his early years.He was educated at the Humphrey Davy Grammar School in Penzance where he won a scholarship to study English Literature at Magdalen College, Oxford through the Violet Vaughan Morgan national competition. He became a Professor after his degree, and taught both in the UK and in Europe. He went on to teach for the British Council in Africa, Canada and Japan.His interests were in film, music and architecture, and he travelled widely. He learned Japanese and particularly enjoyed walking in the mountains of Japan.Upon his retirement he returned to Cornwall, setting up home in Sancreed, West Penwith, where he continued walking and cycling until becoming ill. He died at home in February 2022.
Lot 200
Utagawa kuniyoshi, Japanese woodblock print. 37.5 x 25cm.From the estate of Edward Leslie Costigan.Edward Costigan was born in London in 1939. He and his whole family were evacuated to St. Just in West Cornwall, where he spent his early years.He was educated at the Humphrey Davy Grammar School in Penzance where he won a scholarship to study English Literature at Magdalen College, Oxford through the Violet Vaughan Morgan national competition. He became a Professor after his degree, and taught both in the UK and in Europe. He went on to teach for the British Council in Africa, Canada and Japan.His interests were in film, music and architecture, and he travelled widely. He learned Japanese and particularly enjoyed walking in the mountains of Japan.Upon his retirement he returned to Cornwall, setting up home in Sancreed, West Penwith, where he continued walking and cycling until becoming ill. He died at home in February 2022.
Lot 195
Toyokuni III Utagawa, Hakone, 'Young Lady Hatsuhana in Waterfall'. Japanese woodblock print, 47 x 35cm.From the estate of Edward Leslie Costigan.Edward Costigan was born in London in 1939. He and his whole family were evacuated to St. Just in West Cornwall, where he spent his early years.He was educated at the Humphrey Davy Grammar School in Penzance where he won a scholarship to study English Literature at Magdalen College, Oxford through the Violet Vaughan Morgan national competition. He became a Professor after his degree, and taught both in the UK and in Europe. He went on to teach for the British Council in Africa, Canada and Japan.His interests were in film, music and architecture, and he travelled widely. He learned Japanese and particularly enjoyed walking in the mountains of Japan.Upon his retirement he returned to Cornwall, setting up home in Sancreed, West Penwith, where he continued walking and cycling until becoming ill. He died at home in February 2022.
Lot 11
An Indian engraved brass and silvered circular dish with all-over foliate decoration, 18 cm diameter, a painted iron cowbell, 19 cm high, an Indian lacquered and carved cylindrical box containing a small quantity of various lace, a hand-painted floral decorated papier-mâché octagonal tray, 26 cm wide x 26 cm deep and a small painted and gilded lidded box, 8 cm wide x 8 cm deep, a brass standard lamp, the two lights on reeded column support on a circular base with scrolling decoration and a collection of various books and prints including THERESE DE DILLMONT "Encyclopedia of Needlework", new edition, revised and enlarged, DMC Library edition, tooled cloth board bound, one volume "An Evening with Punch", published 1900, printed paper board bound, one volume JOHN LEECH "Pictures of Life & Character from the Collection of Mr. Punch", published 1854, printed paper board bound, together with another "2nd Series" 1864, "4th Series" 1863 and "5th Series" 1869 together with 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCHOOL "Botanical study of flowers", watercolour, 13 cm x 17 cm, a framed and glazed engraved portrait study of "John, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestaine" and a framed photograph of young man in military dress (possibly Thomas Townsend Somerville), two black and white prints of bi-planes and an RSPB colour print "Chart No. 3 Game Birds, Woodpeckers, Pigeons, Crows, etc."
Lot 240
A box of sundry items to include a pewter mounted cigarette box in the Art Nouveau style with Ruskin style pottery medallion to the lid, 10.5 cm wide x 10 cm deep x 6.3 cm high, an embossed leather gentleman's stud box with gilt embossed stag's head and hunting horn decoration, 17 cm wide x 8 cm deep x 4 cm high, a brass photograph frame with micro-mosaic floral decoration, 10.5 cm wide x 15.5 cm high, another Rococo style easel photograph frame, an embossed brass foliate decorated box with print portrait to lid, a filigree work decorated white metal box set with hard stone beads, a Russian lacquered rectangular box, a Ferrand Rapid Rule in box, a copper flower head design vesta holder, ebony cylindrical box, painted tin fly box, oak box with shield motif to top, a modern champlevée decorated lidded box and a brass lidded box set with paste / stone beads various
Lot 1321
10 framed and glazed prints depicting artist impressions of sites excavated by the TV programme "Time Team" by artist Victor Ambrose. To include a print signed by the Time Team cast. Signatures include Tony Robinson, Mike Ashton, Phil Harding, Stuart Ainsworth and John Gator. Some have written dedication by the artist to "Joe" who was the programmes senior sound supervisor. Frame sizes 38 x 49.5cm.
Lot 544
* Duke of Wellington. A George III pearlware jug to commemorate the Treaty of Paris 30 May 1814, red transfer print showing GR 'Peace of Europe Signed at Paris May 30, 1814', flanked by females in classical robes, additionally decorated with two grape and vine and foliage, 15 cm high QTY: (1)
Lot 575
* Allegorical. An Arcadian scene, M. Gamble according to ye late Act, 1740, hand-coloured engraved leaf depicting a verdant garden with a queen holding a sword aloft in one hand and clasping a goblet in the other, a lady seated in a classical stone niche, and a gentleman reclining on the ground next to a sword, with classical statues of Apollo, Ceres, Minerva, and Jupiter, a fountain, trees and plants in urns, and shells, and a castellated mansion in the background, somewhat browned, and with extensive paper repairs to blank left-hand edge and to top edge on verso, mounted on black lacquered sticks, with chinoiserie decoration in gilt, 27 cm (10.5 ins) QTY: (1)NOTE:Extremely rare fan by Martha Gamble: we have been unable to trace another.Martha Gamble was a highly regarded print seller and fan maker, who owned The Golden Fan in St Martin’s Court, St Martin’s Lane. She regularly advertised her fans in 18th century newspapers and journals such as Fog's Weekly Journal and Daily Advertiser, but tantalisingly little appears to be known about her.
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