Cecil Beaton (1904-1980)Pablo Picasso et Cecil Beaton, 1965 inscribed 'pour Cecil Beaton. Ami Picasso 9.6.65.' in red and blue crayongelatin silver print29.7 x 23.5cm (11 11/16 x 9 1/4in).Footnotes:Throughout his career, spanning more than half a century, Cecil Beaton managed to photograph and meet some of the art world's biggest figures, from Salvador Dali and Gertrude Stein to Jean Cocteau and Pablo Picasso. Beaton had the ability to capture his famous subjects in intimate settings, whilst chronicling the social scenes and happenings of the time. When he met Picasso, despite the constant flow of visitors to his Paris apartment, Beaton was able to photograph the artist alone in various rooms. The current lot shows the close bond between the two men, as Beaton remarked of Picasso when they first met, 'he was as pleased to see me as if I had been a close friend'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A quantity of framed and glazed pictures to include a Desmond Leech Giant Daisy, a still life watercolour, an interior pencil study of a side table, chair, pot, violin and a jug and bowl, unsigned, a 19th century coloured print of a humorous scene and a large selection of prints to include a spy print and a photograph of a parade in Windsor Great Park, heading towards the cattleLocation:
A good early Pedlar doll in glass case, German, mid 19th century , the papier- mache shoulder head doll with finely painted features and painted black hair, on a cloth body with kid leather arms, wearing wonderful original cotton print dress with apron, red cape and bonnet, holding a bunch of flowers in left hand and basket of wares in right, wares include small all-bisque Parian type doll, wooden doll, pin cushions, comb, pomanders, wool, booties, ribbons, fans and more, standing on a wooden stepped base within glass case, doll 10 ¼” (26cm) tall, case 16” (41cm) (32cm) high, 10” (16cm) wide, 8” (20cm) deep, (condition: excellent).
Selection of 1/12th scale Dolls House furniture by various makers, John Hodgson French style hand painted settee with cream upholstery, two chairs and a carver with pink and cream striped upholstery, Tarbena sofa, Wing chair and Lounge chair with Oriental print upholstery, Judith Dunger Oriental lacquered Bureau and folding screen, D.Booth Cradle and Chaise Lounge, Garden Path Wing chair with leather upholstery, Halls Ebony Long case clock, Keith Bougourd Small Time Globe on stand and wall clock, (15 items).
Autograph AlbumsTwo nineteenth century albums;The first album contains autograph letters, signed envelopes and cropped signatures of nineteenth century aristocrats, politicians, authors, etc., including several envelopes with 'free' postmarks from the Bishop of Derry, Benjamin Disraeli and others, a collection of admission slips to the Commons Gallery signed by Lord Elcho, William Ewart, Gladstone and others, the signatures of Charles Dickens, Gladstone and others on envelopes (including numerous Dukes, Earls and Lords), a cropped signature 'Dickens', a 2 page ALS from Downing Street (1842), a 2 page ALS from the 3rd Earl Grey on behalf of Prince Albert at Balmoral (1856), a cropped note from William Thackeray and a 1 page ALS from the Duke of Wellington, (1839); worn leather binding, lacking backstrip;The second album also contains ALsS, signed envelopes and cropped signatures, many from aristocrats and leading clergy including Bishops and Deans, a print and manuscript Irish court appointment signed by John and William Walcott, 1708 (bottom corner torn) and a 3 page ALS from Lord Raglan, a number of letters loosely inserted including two four page ALsS from Elinor Glyn, of WWI interest, in which she discusses a visit to the English front and time spent with the English wounded (one envelope present dated 1917). It is evident that some letters have been removed from this album, original cloth gilt binding. (2)
PLEASE NOTE: CHANGE OF DESCRIPTIONLaurel and Hardy. Collection of signed letters and photographs from Stan Laurel (1890-1965), comprising one autograph letter signed 'Uncle Stan/Laurel' and addressed to 'My dear Frank and Jean' (1952), 4 typed letters all signed 'Stan' and addressed to 'My dear Jean' (1957-61), gelatin silver print portrait photograph of Laurel and Hardy signed by both in blue ink ('Stan Laurel' and 'Oliver Hardy', ink splash on latter) and additionally inscribed 'Hello Jean, love Uncle Stan!' , a postcard signed 'To Frank & Jean with love! Uncle Stan' with printed signatures of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, 2 photographs of Stan Laurel and his daughter Lois inscribed by Lois, and an inscribed portrait photograph of Rand Brooks (screen actor and husband of Lois Laurel) (qty: 10)The vendor's mother was a childhood friend of Stan Laurel's cousin Nellie Bushby, who worked at the draper's shop run by the vendor's grandmother in Ulverston (Laurel's hometown), and lived for a time with the family at their farm. The vendor was taken by her family to meet Laurel and Hardy at Southport c.1951/2. The autograph letter dated 1952 reads: 'It was so nice to meet you both and I enjoyed your visit to Southport very much'. The letter dated 1957 reads: 'Due to the death of Mr Hardy, my correspondence has been neglected for a while, I was very upset over the sad affair and miss him very much'.
Partition of India; Bangladesh; Pakistan. Collection of books and documents ex libris Sir Thomas Hobart Ellis (1894-1981), including:i) 'Fatik Bannerjee's Gang Case' [spine-title], typescript report by Ellis, approx. 150 ff. (rectos only), folio, contemporary half sheep,ii) Folder of typescript notes and correspondence and newspaper cuttings on the Multiple Allotments Act (1957), together with 5 folders of similar documents,iii) Manuscript notebook of N. L. Hindley, district judge, Tippera, 1933, approx. 50 ff., quarter roan binding, spine defective,iv) Ellis's degree certificate (BA, Queen's College, Oxford, 1920); certificate of appointment to Indian Civil Service, 1919; certificate of appointment as permanent Chief Justice of the High Court of East Bengal, 1953; certificate of appointment as governor of East Bengal during the absence of Iskander Mirza, 1954,v) A collection of approx. 50 gelatin silver print photographs, including individual portraits of Ellis and others, group portraits including High Court of Judicature at Dacca in East Bengal, 1954, a folder of aerial photographs,vi) Printed books, comprising:a) Ellis (Thomas Hobart). Report of Inquiry Against Mr M. A. Muqtadir, Additional District Magistrate, Dacca, in connection with the Adamjee Jute Mill Riots. Secret, Dacca [Dhaka]: East Bengal Government Press, 1951, folio, original wrappers, 38 pp.,b) Speeches delivered by His Excellency Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman ... Iskander Mirza ... Sir Thomas Hobart Ellis ... Mohammad Shahabuddin, Dacca [Dhaka]: East Bengal Government Press, 1954, 8vo, original quarter cloth, 112 pp.c) Report of the Indian Statutory Commission. Volume 1 - Survey [Volume 2 - Recommendations], Calcutta: Government of India Central Publication Branch, 1930, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half sheep, folding maps (collation not established), ownership inscriptions of T. H. Ellis,d) Macdonald (David). Touring in Sikkim and Tibet, Kalimpong: published by the author, 1930, small 8vo, contemporary half sheep, Ellis's name gilt-stamped to spine and with his annotations to endpapers, lacking map, and one other similar (Percy Brown, Tours in Sikhim, 3rd edition, Calcutta, 1934, not collated),e) 'A Study of Christian-Muslim Relations in East Pakistan. Walter Bruce Davis, 1961', roneoed typescript, 51 ff., wire-stitched in wrappers,vii) Other items, including 3 watercolours, a visitors' book titled on cover 'Ellis Arms', a commonplace book dated 1877, function invitations, banquet menus, and similar (qty: a carton)Thomas Hobart Ellis (1894-1981) was Chief Justice of the East Bengal High Court, and served as acting governor of East Pakistan (modern Bangladesh) in 1954 during the absence of Major-General Iskander Mirza.
Black (Stuart). Tengah Tiger, colour print, limited edition number 33/1000, side profile showing Lightning F6 XR769, signed by the artist, 29 x 44.5cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 39 x 54cm, together with two further prints by the same artist comprising Firebird XR720 and Binbrook Flagship XR728, all framed and glazed, plus two colour prints by Keith Aspinall comprising Cold War Intercept and Falklands Bomber, both framed and glazed, frame size 44 x 55cm and other aviation prints QTY: (13)
Broomfield (Keith). Spitfire P9386, colour print, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, Summer 1940, signed by the artist and 21 veterans including Brian Kingcombe, Paddy Balthrop, Ronald Stillwell, Ralph 'Titch' Havercroft and other distinguished pilots, some faded, 30 x 43cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 43 x 56cm QTY: (1)
Dietz (James). Easy Company, black and white print, limited edition 95/101, signed in pencil with 14 signatures including Private 1st Class Ed Tipper, Private 1st Class William T. Wingett, Colonel Edward D. Shames, Corporal Herb Suerth, Staff Sergeant William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere, Private Edward 'Babe' Heffron, Private Ed Joint, Private 1st Class Bill Maynard, First Sergeant Frank Soboleski, Sergeant Amos 'Buck' Taylor, 36 x 56cm, mount aperture, framed and glazed, frame size 50.5 x 68.5cm, with certificate of authenticity to verso, together with a WWII US military issue combat helmet, numbered 95/101 and signed by 6 veterans including Lieutenant Lynn Compton, Corporal Forest Guth and Sergeant 1st Class Don Malarkey, Colonel Edward D. Shames and Private 1st Class Ed Tipper presented in a display box QTY: (2)NOTE:The print and helmet were produced in 1992 by the Military Gallery in a limited edition of 101 and shows the men of Easy Company, 101st Airborn, preparing to leave Upottery Airfield onboard C-47's which were scheduled to carry them into France on the night of 5 June 1944 ahead of the D-Day landings. They crossed the French coast in complete darkness, under heavy anti-aircraft fire, and parachuted into Normandy landing near the village of St.Mère Eglise. Their historic drop launched the first action of D-Day and spearheaded the mass landing of Allied forces.This particular edition of the print and helmet has been additionally signed and it seems likely the previous owner took them to America and military conventions.
Hawker Hunter Tower Bridge Incident. Follow That! by Squadron Leader Paul Wharmby 2005, Limited Edition colour print numbered 36/50, showing Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock RAF celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force on the 5th (the original printed date of the 1st omitted and inscribed by Pollock 5th in black ink) of April 1968 in his own style, signed in pencil by the pilot and the artist, image size 25 x 30cm, framed and glazed, frame size 42 x 45cm, together with three first day covers all signed by Flt. Lt. Alan Pollock, including Tangmere Military Aviation Museum (Co-Founded by Pollock), 30th Anniversary if the First Flight of the Prototype Hawker Hunter, postmark dated 20 July 1981, signed by Harold Bird-Wilson, Neville Duke and Rodney Dean and one other distinguished pilot, the opposite side signed by Alan Pollock, a Coalport collectors plate 'Victory Flypast' signed by Alan Pollock plus Low Level Jet Fighter Training chart of northern England and Scotland signed by Alan Pollock No 1 (F) SquadronQTY: (6)NOTE:The Hawker Hunter Tower Bridge incident occurred on 5 April 1968 when an unauthorised low-level incident was performed by Royal Air Force pilot Flt. Lt. Alan Pollock in his Hawker Hunter. After tippings his wings to the War memorial, Pollock 'buzzed' the House of Commons "to remind them we had an Air Force", and then 'shot' Tower Bridge. His actions were to mark the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Royal Air Force and also as a demonstration against the minimal official recognition for his historic landmark. Pollock was arrested and invalided out of the RAF on medical grounds (which avoided a court martial). A fuller account is at www.theywerethere.co.uk/the-project/alan-pollock. Part of the They Were There project, all proceeds from this lot will benefit www.thechildrensairambulance.org.uk.
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