Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn -- Christus in Emmaus (Kleine Platte). Radierung. 9,5 x 6,8 cm. 1634. B. 88, White/Boon (Hollstein) 88, Nowell-Usticke 88 II, Hinterding/Rutgers (New Hollstein) 129. Nowell-Usticke R+: "A scarce plate". Ganz ausgezeichneter Druck an drei Seiten knapp ca. 0,3 cm in die Darstellung bzw. die Signatur geschnitten, rechts mit der Einfassung. Fleckig bzw. stockfleckig, leicht gebräunt, unten rechts mit Federnumerierung, verso Montierungsreste sowie fleckig, sonst gut erhalten. Aus der Sammlung der Staatlichen Graphischen Sammlung München (Lugt 1614, mit deren Veräußerungsstempel Lugt 2481a) sowie der Sammlung Ludwig Liebl (nicht in Lugt). - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
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Leyden, Lucas van -- Die Sieben Tugenden. 7 Kupferstiche. Je ca. 16,5 x 11 cm. 1530. B., Hollstein 127-133, Filedt Kok (New Hollstein) 127-133 I (von III). Wz. Wäppchen (H. 128, 129, 132, 133), Gotisches P (H. 131). Die vollständige Folge in ganz ausgezeichneten, kontrastreichen und homogenen Drucken mit der Plattenkante, vor der Adresse Petris und vor den Nummern. H. 131 stellenweise minimal knapp. Minimale Altersspuren, sonst vorzüglich erhalten. Aus den Sammlungen P. Gellatly (Lugt 1185) und R. Jung (Lugt 3791). - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista -- Obelisco Egizio. Radierung. 53,9 x 40,1 cm. (1759). Hind 53 III (von V). Wz. Buchstabe R.Vor den Nummern. Ganz ausgezeichneter, kräftiger Druck mit Rand. Geglättete horizontale Mittelfalte, Heftspuren im oberen Rand, minimal angestaubt, winziger Randeinriss links, unter der Signatur des Künstlers Federannotation, sonst tadellos. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Koch, Joseph Anton -- Darstellungen aus Dantes Hölle. 4 Radierungen auf Velin, in hellbrauner Hadernbroschur d. Z. mit roten Hanfbändern geheftet. Je ca. 32,7 x 37,7 cm bzw. 39,5 x 31,5 cm. 1807/08. Andresen 21-24, Frances Carey, Antony Griffiths: German Printmaking in the Age of Goethe, London 1994, Nr. 101-104.Joseph Anton Koch machte sich vor allem als Landschaftsmaler einen Namen, widmete sich in seinen Gemälden und Zeichnungen jedoch auch häufig Themen aus Mythologie und Weltliteratur. Eine besondere Leidenschaft galt dabei der Divina Commedia des Trecento-Dichters Dante, mit der er sich seit 1801 intensiv auseinandersetzte und die zum Vorbild zahlreicher Arbeiten wurde. Gottlieb Schick schrieb über Kochs Vorliebe für Dante: "Koch ist, seit er die Hölle von Dante gelesen, vollends ganz und gar zum Teufel geworden; aus jedem Worte des Dichters will er ein Gemälde machen und zum Ganzen einen geometrischen Plan der Hölle entwerfen." (zit. n. Otto R. von Lutterotti, Joseph Anton Koch. Mit Werkverzeichnis und Briefen des Künstlers, Berlin 1940, S. 30). Koch produzierte in seinem Leben insgesamt über 200 Zeichnungen mit Motiven der Commedia, die sämtlich Szenen aus dem ersten Werkteil, dem Inferno, darstellen. 1808 versucht Koch, seine Darstellungen durch Subskription "in über 75 Exemplaren und ansehnlicher Größe mit Schatten und Licht nach Weise der Dürerschen Holzschnitte ans Tageslicht zu fördern" (Brief vom 12. November 1808 an Uexküll, vgl. op.cit. S. 32). Aber die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Verleger, dem Münchener Franz Xavier Dall'Armi, scheiterte, und es entstanden nach Kochs Zeichnungen lediglich fünf Radierungen, darunter die vier hier vorliegenden, sowie eine weitere Darstellung mit der "Strafe der Diebe aus Dantes Hölle", die jedoch aufgrund ihrer abweichenden Maße nicht zu der Folge gezählt wird. Einige Jahre später griff Koch das Thema in seinen Fresken im Casino Massimo in seiner Wahlheimat Rom wieder auf. Christian von Holst bezeichnete ihn später als den "bedeutendsten künstlerischen Dante-Interpreten seines Jahrhunderts" (vgl. Christian von Holst, Joseph Anton Koch, 1768-1839. Ansichten der Natur, Ausst.Kat. Stuttgart 1989, S. 48). - Die komplette Folge der Darstellungen aus Dantes Inferno in prachtvollen, gegensatzreichen und lebendigen Drucken mit breitem Rand, geheftet in der Reihenfolge Andresen 22, 21, 24 und 23. Entlang der Ränder etwas fleckig und angeschmutzt, vereinzelt mit kleinen Knitterfalten und Randbestoßungen, weitere geringfügige Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren, sonst sehr schöne Exemplare in unberührter Erhaltung. Die Broschur vorne in schwarzer Feder alt bezeichnet "4. Blaetter Illustration zum Dante." und oben rechts in Bleistift "No.IVX" (?). Möglicherweise eines der Subskriptionsexemplare. Von allergrößter Seltenheit. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
A pair of George III Royal silver sauceboatsWilliam Fountain, London 1806, also engraved 'EDC' (Ernest Duke of Cumberland) and 'EAFs' (Ernesti Augusti Fideikommissum), one engraved 'No. 5'Oval bellied form, the gadroon rims embellished with large shell motifs, the front engraved with the arms of Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Cumberland, the back curving upwards to join the leaf-capped scroll handles, on cast feet, with scrolls among the shell and gadroon borders, underside also engraved with scratch weight numbers '20'14' and '20'18', length 21cm, weight 41oz. (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceErnest Augustus, 1st Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (r. 1837-1851).George V, King of Hanover (1819–1878).Ernest Augustus II, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845–1923).With Glückselig in 1924.With Crichton Brothers of London in 1924.Acquired by the present owner in the 1960s.Sold, these rooms 18th December 2020 lot 103.The Silver Collection of Dr Andrew J Rainey.Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and later King of Hanover, was the fifth son of George III. On the death of his brother William IV Queen Victoria ascended the throne of Great Britain, but as a woman she was prevented from doing so in the Kingdom of Hanover. Consequently, Ernest Augustus became King of Hanover in 1837 and reined until his death in 1851.A fideicommissum is a bequest whereby the recipient would in turn be expected to bequeath that same bequest to another person at a later stage. It was Ernest Augustus' intention that all silver in his fideicommissum would be passed down in a direct line of succession for 'Erhaltung des Glanzes Unserer Krone' (Maintaining the shine of our Crown). The silver in question (not only his own but also pieces belonging to his sister Auguste Sophie (1768-1840) and his wife Friederica (1778-1841) was engraved 'EAF' in 1855.In 1851 the silver passed to his son George Frederick, King of Hanover. When he was deposed during the Seven Weeks War in 1866 the family left for Austria. In 1923, following the death of George Frederik's son, part of the Hanover silver was sold to the Viennese dealer Glückselig, who in turn sold much of it to Crichton Brothers in London. The silver generated such interest that Crichton Brother staged an exhibition of the silver in 1924. The catalogue produced for the occasion includes the present lot which were displayed in Case No. 10 and described as '6 Sauce Boats...Maker, William Fountain, 1806. Engraved Arms of the Duke of Cumberland'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN OBRISSET (ENGLISH, ACTIVE 1705-1728): A RARE PRESSED HORN OVAL PORTRAIT RELIEF, HISTORICALLY BELIEVED TO DEPICT SIR OLIVER LEADER OF STOUGHTON MAGNA (ALIAS GREAT STOUGHTON/ STAUGHTON), COUNTY HUNTINGDON BUT PROBABLY DEPICTING CHARLES IMounted within a white metal oval snuff boxThe portrait depicting a bearded male sitter, with flowing locks, clad in an armoured breastplate and flowing drapery set within the hinged lid of the oval box with reeded foot, the underside of the base with an engraved coat of arms including three downturned shells, two boars and one lion head within a scrolling border, the interior with a handwritten ink label reading The arms on the base are registered to Sir Oliver Leader of Stoughton Magna Co. Huntingdon; (Temp? Elizabeth) and his descendants. Rec..St Search F66 (?). July 24, 1895, W.E.G, 7.7cm long, 5.8cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceThe collection of Sir Michael and Lady Oppenheimer DD (3rd Baronet, British, 1924-2020), Jersey, thence by family decent. Sir Michael Oppenheimer's maternal grandparents were Sir Robert Grenville Harvey, 2nd Baronet (1856-1931) and Lady Emily Blanche Harvey (1872-1935) of Langley Park, Buckinghamshire which was the Harvey Baronet's main family seat from 1788 until 1945.Sir Michael's paternal family wealth was derived from mining interests in South Africa and his father Bernard Oppenheimer, as Chairman of the South African Diamond Corporation, received a baronetcy from George V in 1921 for setting up diamond sorting factories to employ wounded ex-servicemen after the First World War. The Oppenheimer family was involved with the prestigious De Beers brand over the subsequent decades of the 20th century and Lady Oppenheimer DD (1926-2022) was a distinguished moral and philosophical theologian, with a particular interest in the ethics pertaining to personal relationships.Obrisset was a British sculptor, medallist, goldsmith and metalworker of huguenot descent, the son of Jean Aubrisset of Dieppe, who was a noted ivory carver.LiteratureSee P.A.S Phillips review 'John Obrisset and his works in horn and tortoiseshell 1705-28', London, 1931 by WK (William King, of the British Museum), Burlington Magazine, vo. 60, no. 347, February 1932, p. 120.R. Fedden,'John Obrisset a notable Huguenot craftsman', The Connoisseur, vol. 180, May 1872, pp. 13-17.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
WW1 British Casualty Medal Pair and Memorial Plaque Royal Berkshire Regiment, consisting of British War and Victory medals named to “3456 PTE W A PIKE R. BERKS.R” accompanied by bronze memorial plaque awarded to “WALTER ALFRED PIKE”. Plaque is mounted on a display board with details of a Private Walter Albert Pike who was killed on 23rd July 1916 serving with the 1/4th battalion Berkshire regiment. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. Born in Lambourn, Berkshire he was killed in action aged 18 on 23rd July 1916 during the attack at La Boisselle when the Battalion casualties were 23 killed and 103 wounded. His body was not recovered, and he is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France
A James I hammered silver sixpence 1605, a small group of other European and world coinage and two First World War Victory Medals, detailed 'Pte A.F. Maltwood R.W.Kent.R.' (number rubbed) and '33964 Pte. A.H. Pinyoun. R. Fus.'.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
The Lady Brook Medieval diamond ring A Medieval gold diamond set and inscribed love ring, late 14th century, the shank taking the form of two angular entwined bands, the square rising pyramidal bezel close set with a pyramidal diamond crystal, the interior bearing a lower case black letter inscription in Medieval French reading: ‘ieo vos * tien * foi * tenes * le moy’ translating ‘As I hold your faith, hold mine’, ring size L½. £30,000-£40,000 --- The location of the find in Dorset was acquired by Henry de Broc (or de la Brook) from Reginald de Mohun (1206–1258), Feudal baron of Dunster in Somerset who had inherited it from his first wife Hawise Fleming, daughter and heiress of William Fleming. It then passed by descent through the Brook family. By the late 14th century, the Manor was in the possession of Sir Thomas Brook (c.1355-1418), who also owned La Brooke in the parish of Ilchester, who was the largest landowner in Somerset, and served 13 times as a Member of Parliament for Somerset (between 1386 and 1413). Sir Thomas was the first prominent member of his family, largely due to the great wealth he acquired from his marriage in 1388 to the wealthy widow Joan Hanham (d. 1437). Joan was the second daughter and co-heiress of Simon Hanham of Gloucestershire, and the widow of the Bristol cloth merchant Robert Cheddar (d. 1384), MP and twice Mayor of Bristol, whose wealth comprised 17 manors, five advowsons and very extensive properties throughout Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Gloucestershire, together with 21 shops, four cellars and 160 tenements in Bristol. Her son Richard Cheddar, MP, signed over his large inheritance to his mother and stepfather, Sir Thomas Brook, for the duration of their lives, due to the latter having ‘many times endured great travail and cost’ in defending them during his minority. The Brooks were granted a licence to crenelate the Manor in 1396 and create a park of 200 acres of pasture and wood. They resided there until they acquired the manor of Weycroft in the parish of Axminster, Devon, in around 1395, thereafter they split their time between the two residences. In May 1415, an ailing Sir Thomas Brook signed his will at the Manor, although he did not die until January 1418. His wife died 19 years later in 1437, and the couple were buried together in Thorncombe, the local parish church, under an elaborate ledger stone and monumental brass, considered to be one of the finest of its kind in the country. Unusually, although Sir Thomas was a knight, both he and his wife are depicted wearing fine civilian clothes and the Lancastrian Collar of Ss. The current Church of St Mary the Virgin at Thorncombe was built in 1887, about 50 yards south of the site of the former church (built at the same time as nearby Forde Abbey, in the late 12th / early 13th centuries by Cistercian monks) but the Brook effigies were preserved and inserted in another ledger-stone and placed in a relative position therein on a low tomb. ----------------------------- Although the knightly chivalric code dates to the 12th century, the notion of chivalric and courtly love really hit its peak in the 14th and 15th centuries. Courtly love is an ideal - the devotion of a great aristocratic knight to the most beautiful, courtly lady, ‘that love is not only virtuous in itself but is the very source and cause of all the other virtues’. This period also saw the flowering of ‘Court Culture’, which brought a new elegance to court life, a new delight in elaborate ceremonialism, and a new and high degree of stylisation to the manners of the French speaking aristocracy in England. This focus on courtly love can be seen in the literature of the time, such as Chaucer and Mallory. It can also be seen reflected in jewels, the ring offered here for sale being a fine example, with the two entwined bands representing the entwined lives of the couple (giver and receiver) and the personal love-themed posy inscription within, written in French (the language of both love and the aristocracy). In her cataloguing of a similar mid 14th century marriage/betrothal ring with an entwined band, Sandra Hindman also compares the pierced decoration of the band to developments in Gothic architecture, such as Sainte Chapelle in Paris. Literature: Hindman, S., et al, Towards an Art History of Medieval Rings: A private collection, Paul Holberton Publishing, 2014, p136, no. 22. Ogden, J., Diamonds, An early history of the king of gems, Yale, 2018 Ashe, L., Love and Chivalry in the Middle Ages, British Library, Jan 2018 Benson, L., Courtly Love and Chivalry in the Late Middle Ages, in Fifteenth-century studies: recent essays, ed. Yeager, R. F., Archon Books, 1984.
A Victorian silver gilt Trophy Ewer, presented for the King’s Cup, Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta, Cowes 1901, Won by Rupert Guinness’s ‘Leander’, the ewer by Robert Garrard, London 1875, the base by James Garrard (R & S Garrard & Co), London 1899, the ewer modelled after John Flaxman’s design for Wedgwood, entitled ‘Sacred to Neptune’, the triton, representing Water, its arms encircling the neck of the ewer, before a dolphin’s mask, suspending a festoon of rushes to either side, with entwined handle, the body engraved with the inscription: ‘WON BY RUPERT GUINNESS’S ‘LEANDER’, AUGUST 10TH’, with lobed decoration below, knopped stem and fluted spreading foot, the ewer mounted on a square section silver gilt pedestal plinth, applied to one side with the Royal Coat of Arms, the front engraved with presentation inscription: ‘ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA COWES 1901. THE GIFT OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING.’, the plinth stamped ‘R & S GARRARD & CO. HAYMARKET. LONDON’, height of ewer: 44cm, height of plinth: 14.5cm. £4,000-£5,000 --- ‘Leander’ In the 1880s, yachting had become a popular sport amongst the aristocracy, led by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, with Cowes Week becoming the focus of lavish entertainment and competitive racing. The Guinness family took to the new sport with enthusiasm. The Hon. Rupert Guinness himself was a keen yachtsman, and member of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Rupert Guinness owned the fine 98-ton, 90 foot yawl named Leander designed by Arthur E. Payne, and built by Messrs. Summers and Payne in the winter of 1889/1900. On 10 August 1901, Rupert Guinness won the prestigious King’s Cup at the Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta, Cowes with Leander. The Sphere Magazine, issue dated 17 August 1901, (an illustrated weekly magazine first published in 1900), printed a photograph of Leander in full sail, captioned beneath: ‘THE “LEANDER”, WINNER OF THE KING’S CUP AT COWES Five yachts, including the German Emperor’s “Meteor” started on Saturday for the King’s Cup, which was won by the Hon. Rupert Guinness’s yawl, “Leander”. She is a fine typical cruiser designed by Payne and built in the winter of 1899-1900, but launched early this year on the return of Mr. Guinness from the front.” The following year in June 1902, Leander was placed second in the Heligoland Cup, the Dover to Heligoland yacht race, (the brainchild of King Edward VI’s cousin, Kaiser Wilhelm, a race open to any cruising yachts of over 70 tons, being a member of any of the Royal or recognised British yacht clubs, built in Britain and owned by a British subject). Leander also competed in the Cowes’ King’s Cup the same year, finishing fourth, the winner being Brynhilde owned by Sir James Pender. Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness (1874-1967) was the eldest of three sons of Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, the wealthy Anglo-Irish brewing family. Rupert was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. At Eton he had a brilliant rowing career, winning the School Sculling in 1892, rowing in the Eton Eight of 1893, which won the Ladies Plate at Henley. He won the Diamond Sculls at Henley in 1895, and again in 1896, and the same year he also won the Wingfield Sculls, making him the undisputed leading amateur oarsman of his day. Rupert Guinness saw active service between 1899-1900 in the Boer War. He was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the CMG in 1901. In 1928, on the death of his father, he became the 2nd Lord Iveagh, taking up the family seat of Elveden Hall, Thetford, Norfolk, (his father had purchased the property in 1894 from the executors of the will of the Maharaja Duleep Singh, following his death in 1893). A businessman, politician and philanthropist, Rupert Guinness was to take a keen interest in agricultural and medical research, and amongst Rupert’s many achievements number the founding of the Guinness World Records, first published in 1955 and an annual publication now published in more than 100 countries and 37 languages. * * * The design of the Trophy Ewer offered here for sale is one of a pair entitled ‘Sacred to Neptune’, and ‘Sacred to Bacchus’, representing Water and Wine, after John Flaxman, the plaster models supplied by Flaxman to the factory of Josiah Wedgwood in March 1775. The ornamental ewers were produced in different coloured clay bodies, including black basalt and blue and white jasper. These designs were, in turn, based on bronzes from the French sculptor, Michel Sigisbert-François (1728-1811). An example in black basalt can be seen at the V & A Museum (on display in Room 138), circa 1840, after the model made in 1776.
An Important Silver Racing Trophy: The 1922 Grand National Trophy Centrepiece, won by Hugh Kershaw’s ‘Music Hall’, by Elkington & Co, Birmingham 1921, the circular shallow half-lobed bowl with laurel leaf border, mounted with three scallop shell-capped handles, above cast laurel leaf sprays, the tri-form stem modelled as three female figures of Winged Victory, each holding aloft a laurel wreath, on triangular base with canted corners, and chased acanthus leaf and scroll border, raised on mahogany shaped circular socle, applied with central oval silver plaque inscribed ‘GRAND NATIONAL 1922 WON BY MR HUGH KERSHAW’S ‘MUSIC HALL’ (AGED) 11st 8lbs. MARCH 24. 1922. RIDDEN BY L.B.Rees.’ , the socle mounted with three silver winged horseshoe motifs, trophy cup height 46cm, total height including socle 61cm. together with CECIL WILSON (BRITISH, 20th century) ‘Music Hall’ and rider, Lewis B Rees, signed and dated ‘Cecil Wilson 1922’ (lower left), oil on canvas, gilt frame, dimensions : canvas 127.5 x 101.5cm framed: 144.5 x 118.5cm D**** G**** (20th century) ‘Grand National Steeple Chase 1922’ depicting the finish line, with ‘DRIFTER’ running second to the victor ‘MUSIC HALL’, signed and dated ‘D G 1922’, watercolour, gilt frame, dimensions: 35 x 25.5cm framed: 43.5 x 33.5cm The Racing Silks worn by the winning jockey Lewis B. Rees, numbered 4, framed and glazed, dimensions: (framed) 104 x 79cm A horseshoe, framed and glazed, bearing plaque: ‘MR HUGH KERSHAW’S ’MUSIC HALL’ WINNER OF GRAND NATIONAL MARCH 24th 1922’, dimensions: 23.5 x 23.5cm To view Pathé News clip of the race, see: https://www.britishpathe.com/video/grand-national-aka-the-worlds-greatest-race £20,000-£25,000 --- The Grand National: “the ultimate test of horse and rider” Part of British culture, and considered to be the world’s greatest Steeplechase, the Grand National is held annually at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, and was first run at Aintree in 1839. Racing over an official distance of 4 miles and 2.5 furlongs (4 miles 514 yards), the horses jump 30 fences over two laps, the course featuring much larger fences than those found on conventional National Hunt tracks. With fences such as Becher’s Brook,The Chair and the Canal Turn, combined with the distance of the event, the race has been aptly described as “the ultimate test of horse and rider”.* Today the most valuable jump race in Europe, the prize fund totals £1,000,000. The 1922 Grand National was the 81st renewal of the world famous race, and took place on 24 March. The race was attended by Prince Albert, the Duke of York and Prince Henry. The Edinburgh Evening News reported the weather to be “unfortunately far from favourable, it was very dull overhead and a slight drizzling rain was falling when the crowds began to gather”. The Daily Herald recalled “a keen wind that searched through the thickest coat”. The going was recorded as ‘good’. The race commenced at 3 o’clock, with a field of 32 horses, the favourite to win being Southampton. After two false starts, and in the time of 9 minutes 55 4/5 seconds, the race was won by the nine-year old Music Hall, at odds of 100/9 and ridden by Lewis Rees. Drifter finished in second place, beaten by 12 lengths, and Taffytus in third. Sergeant Murphy and A Double Escape were remounted after falling, and finished fourth and fifth respectively. The favourite Southampton had fallen at the first fence, as had Shaun Spadah, ridden by the winning jockey’s brother Fred Rees, who had won the Grand National on the same horse the previous year. There were only five finishers from the field of 32 horses. Most did not complete the first circuit, with many having been obstructed by Sergeant Murphy in an accident at the Canal Turn. There were also two equine fatalities, The Inca II at Becher’s Brook and Awbeg at the Canal Turn. It was the second consecutive year with a small number of finishers, following the 1921 race when only four horses had completed the course. The winner, Music Hall, was trained by Owen Anthony for owner Hugh Kershaw. ‘Music Hall’ Music Hall was bred in 1913 by Mrs F. St. J. Blacker at Castle Martin, Newbridge, in County Kildare. Mrs Blacker hunted him with the Kildare hounds in 1918-1919 and in the spring he was sold as a hunter or possible point-to-pointer to Mrs Stokes of Market Harborough. Hunted the following season in Leicestershire, he showed speed and jumping ability and was put into training, winning a Novices’ Steeplechase at Birmingham. In 1920, he continued to show great promise and success, and was purchased by Hugh Kershaw. Sidelined for a year with a leg injury following a race at Nottingham, he was put in training with Owen Anthony and brought back to win the Hurst Park steeplechase, followed two weeks later by the Grand National win, carrying 11st-8lb. After his triumphant success, Music Hall was soon to be shipped to France and ran in the Prix Saint Sauver (2-3/4 miles) and was placed third in the Grand Steeplechase de Paris. He ran in the Grand National again in both 1924 and 1925. His dam was Molly, purchased by Mrs Blacker from her breeder R. Donaldson, a former farmer from Kellysgrove, Co, Galway. Music Hall was her first foal. His sire, was Cliftonhall, bred in Yorkshire, and son of Galloping Lad. Hugh Kershaw Hugh Kershaw was a Worcestershire landowner. He purchased Music Hall in 1920, after a very successful year for Music Hall, having won seven major races including the Scottish Grand National. Kershaw collected the winner’s prize money of £5,000 for the triumphant win at Aintree’s Grand National in 1922. Kershaw raced Music Hall in both the 1924 and 1925 Grand Nationals.
PARK KEITH: (1892-1975) New Zealand Air Chief Marshal, a flying ace of World War I and RAF Commander during World War II, playing an important role in the Battle of Britain. D.S., K. R. Park, Commanding 48 Squadron, two pages, oblong 8vo, n.p., 11th August 1918. The partially printed document, completed in typescript, is a Combat Report (headed Combats in the Air) relating to Captain E. N. Griffith's aerial victory, the narrative stating, in part, 'The E[nemy]. A[ircraft]. Were coming from the South climbing to attack D.H.4s. I led the formation into the sun and dived on the E.A. effecting a surprise attack. I closed to within 50 yards of the E.A. before opening fire. Singling out the nearest E.A. I attacked it from the rear, getting in a good burst from the front gun. The E.A. did not make any attempt to manoeuvre, and soon went into a steep dive, eventually going down in 'falling-leaf' fashion…..I fired 70 rounds into this E.A. after which I left it and attacked another'. Signed by Park at the foot confirming one decisive victory. Several file holes to the left edge and upper corner and with a few small tears to the edges and small area of paper loss to the upper right corner, about VG
DOOLITTLE JAMES H.: (1896-1993) American General and aviation pioneer, remembered for his daring raid on Japan during World War II. T.L.S., J. H. Doolittle, one page, slim 4to, Redondo Beach, California, 6th June 1962, to Dr. Robert R. Citron, on the printed stationery of Space Technology Laboratories Inc. Doolittle thanks his correspondent for their letters and adds that he has appreciated the opportunity to review 'this material and your letters…..to Secretary McNamara regarding anti-missile defense measures'. Two small staple holes to the upper left corner, otherwise VG Robert McNamara (1916-2009) American politician and business executive who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1961-68.
ENOLA GAY: A good multiple signed colour 7 x 5 photograph by six crew members of the Enola Gay, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber aircraft which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on 6th August 1945 towards the end of World War II, comprising Paul W. Tibbets (pilot and aircraft commander), Robert A. Lewis (co-pilot), Theodore 'Dutch' Van Kirk (navigator), Jacob Beser (radar specialist), George R. Caron (tail gunner) and Joe Stiborik (radar operator). The image depicts the Enola Gay aircraft on an airfield. Signed by each of the crew members in blue or black inks with their names alone to the lower border of the card mount. VG
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[NAZI OCCULT]: DARRE RICHARD WALTHER: (1895-1953) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer of World War II. Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture 1933-42. T.L.S., R Walther Darre, one page, 4to, Berlin, 22nd December 1937, to [SS-Oberfuhrer Weisthor, an alias of Karl Maria Wiligut], in German, on the printed stationery of Der Reichsfuhrer SS, Head of the Race and Resettlement Authority. Darre writes, in full, 'To you and your family I send my warmest good wishes for the coming Yule celebrations and the New Year. I hope that you will be pleased with the picture of Frederick the Great. Heil Hitler!' Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Karl Maria Wiligut (1866-1946) Austrian occultist and SS-Brigadefuhrer. Wiligut, who also used the alias Weisthor, was employed within the personal staff and offices of Heinrich Himmler and Karl Wolff, and claimed to be in the tradition of a long line of German mystic teachers, reaching back into prehistoric times. He also claimed to have spiritual powers that allowed him direct access to genetic memories of his ancestors thousands of years in the past. Wiligut contributed significantly to the development of Wewelsburg as the order-castle and ceremonial centre of SS pseudo-religious practice and also designed the Totenkopfring, which Himmler personally awarded to prestigious SS officers.
ALFONSO XIII: (1886-1941) King of Spain 1886-1931. T.L.S., Alfonso R XIII, one page, 8vo, Royal Palace, 5th January 1921, to the King of Rif ('Mi buen amigo'), in Spanish. The King thanks his Jerifiana Majesty for their letter on the occasion of the New Year and continues to remark 'Yo, a mi vez, le deseo para el Ano que comienza, todo genero de felicidades y venturas. Me es grato con este motive, reiterar a Vuestra Majestad Jerifiana, las seguridades de mi aprecio y buena amistad' (Translation: 'I, in turn, wish you all kinds of happiness and good fortune for the year that is about to commence. On this occasion, I am pleased to reiterate to Your Jerifiana Majesty the assurances of my appreciation and good friendship'). With blank integral leaf. VG The Rif, also called the Rif Mountains, is a geographic region in northern Morocco. Spanish-Moroccan conflicts began in 1859 when the Hispano-Moroccan War broke out and the conflicts continued into the 20th century under the leadership of Abd el-Krim, a Berber guerrilla leader who proclaimed the Republic of Rif and became its President in September 1921 (and remained in power until 1926).
CHARLES II: (1630-1685) King of England, Scotland & Ireland 1660-85. A good D.S., Charles R, as King, at the head, one page, 4to, Court at Whitehall, 30th August 1683. The manuscript document is a Warrant addressed 'To the Ranger or Keepers of Our Parkes at Woodstocke' and states, in full, 'Our Will and Pleasure is that you kill and deliver unto this Bearer one fat Buck of this Season, and for so doing this shall be your Warrant'. With integral leaf (docketed 'for Mr. Whitemoxon'). Some light age wear and minor staining and a few neat tears to the integral leaf, about VG
CHARLES II: (1630-1685) King of England, Scotland & Ireland 1660-85. A.L.S., Charles R, two pages, 8vo, Brussels, 18th March 1660, to an unidentified correspondent. The King writes, in full, 'This bearer hath informed me of the greate affection and zeale you have for my Service, and of the opportunity and interest you have to advance it; which I doute not you will use with all the dexterity you can: It is not possible for me in these greate changes and variety of accidents which every day fall out, to give you any instructions for the carrying on my Service; nor can I dislike the methode the bearer tells me you intend to observe, but you will best judge with the advice of my friendes who are upon the place with you, what is most proper and reasonable to be done, towards the attayning the good end you ayme at: and I hope God will blesse your joynte endeavours for the peace and happynesse of the Nation: You will easily beleeve I have the sence I ought to have of your care and kindnesse, of which, if God blesse me, you shall find the effects….' With blank integral leaf (lacking a thin portion of the outer edge and with the remnants of a red wax seal). Some overall discoloration and staining and the text a little faded in places. Some tears at the folds and small areas of paper loss to two corners, the whole professionally restored to a good standard. G The present letter was written shortly before the Stuart Restoration of 1660. King Charles II issued the Declaration of Breda on 4th April 1660, making several promises in relation to the reclamation of the crown of England. On 8th May the Convention Parliament proclaimed that King Charles II had been the lawful monarch since the execution of King Charles I on 30th January 1649. King Charles II returned from exile and entered London on 29th May 1660, the day of his 30th birthday.
GEORGE II: (1683-1760) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at St. James's, 17th December 1731. The manuscript document is a warrant for establishing a board of General Officers as 'the time limited by Our Warrant for Constituting a Board of General Officers expires the 24th of this instant December….we have thought fit to Order and Direct that the Board of General Officers for the future shall consist of those whose Names are respectively mentioned in the list annexed (no longer present) seven of whom at any time are to constitute a Board, of which said seven General Officers Five shall be a Quorum and the Eldest at any time present to be President, and to sit as often as Our Service shall require……And to meet at the Great Room at the Horse Guards…..in order to have the Inspection of the Cloathing of Our Forces, and to consider and Report their Opinion upon all Matters, that shall be referr'd to them either by Us, or Our Secretary at Warr. And Our said General Officers are hereby required to Act and Govern themselves accordingly'. Countersigned at the foot by William Strickland (c.1686-1735) English politician who served as Secretary at War 1730-35. With blank integral leaf. Some light foxing and age wear and a few stains and minor splits at the edges of the folds (some professionally repaired). About VG
VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R, as Queen, at the head, four pages, folio, Court at Balmoral, 19th May 1842. The manuscript document, on black bordered mourning paper, is a warrant addressed to Ker Baillie-Hamilton, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the British Virgin Islands, and appoints Isaac Farrington, Robert Grimes Pedder and Ebenezer Bronstorph to be non-elective members of the Legislative Council of the Virgin Islands. Countersigned at the conclusion by Henry Pelham-Clinton (1811-1864) 5th Duke of Newcastle, British politician who served as Secretary of State for the Colonies 1859-64. With blind embossed paper seal affixed and integral address leaf, tied with a black ribbon. Some splitting at the folds, only very slightly affecting the text but not the signatures, GKer Baillie-Hamilton (1804-1889) British colonial administrator.
VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. D.S., Victoria R, as Queen, at the head, two pages, folio, Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, 23rd July 1857. The manuscript document is a warrant appointing Henry Lettsome Maclean to the executive council of the British Virgin Islands, in part, 'We being well satisfied of the loyalty, integrity and ability of Our Trusty and Wellbeloved Henry Lettsome Maclean….We do hereby signify Our Will and pleasure that forthwith upon the receipt of these presents you swear and admit him…..to be a Member of the Executive Council of Our Virgin Islands'. Countersigned at the conclusion by Henry Labouchere (1798-1869) 1st Baron Taunton, British politician who served as Secretary of State for the Colonies 1855-58. Together with a manuscript D.S. by Thomas Price (President of the British Virgin Islands 1857-58, 1859-61), two pages, folio, Government House, Tortola, 8th November 1858, nominating and appointing Henry Lettsome Maclean to be a registrar for district C. With a blind embossed paper seal affixed to each document. Some light damp staining, just affecting the text and signatures (all of which remain perfectly legible) and with some neat splits at the folds (some repaired with clear tape to the verso). About G, 2The present documents are accompanied by an envelope annotated in an unidentified hand, '……signatures of Queen Victoria on commissions. Picked up by me derelict in the bushes at Beef Island, British Virgin Is. where old Henry Lettsome Maclean lived, after the family had came to grief & abandoned the place'.
ELIZABETH II & PRINCE PHILIP: ELIZABETH II: (1926-2022) Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-2022 & PRINCE PHILIP (1921-2021) Duke of Edinburgh, Consort of Queen Elizabeth II 1952-2021. A good vintage signed Christmas greetings card by both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip individually, the small 4to stiff cream folding card featuring an image to the inside depicting the Queen and Prince Philip in full-length poses walking outdoors, accompanied by their young children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, with the East Terrace Garden of Windsor Castle visible in the immediate background. Signed ('Elizabeth R') by the Queen and signed ('Philip') by the Prince, both in fountain pen inks to the lower border beneath the image, and dated 1959 in the Queen's hand. With a printed greeting opposite and two gold embossed royal ciphers to the front cover. Some light overall foxing, otherwise VG
MAKONNEN HAILE SELASSIE: (1924-1957) Duke of Harar. Ethiopian Prince, son of Emperor Haile Selassie. A rare, bold fountain pen ink signature of Prince Makonnen on an oblong 12mo card, with a typed caption immediately beneath. Accompanied by a T.L.S. by R. N. Thompson, A.D.C. to the Duke of Harar, one page, slim 4to, Toronto, Ontario, 28th May 1951, to Frank M. Flack, on the printed stationery of The King Edward Hotel, forwarding the autograph of the Duke as requested and remarking 'His Imperial Highness wishes to convey his gratitude to you for your greetings, and assures you that he is enjoying his visit very much to the North American Continent'. Accompanied by the original envelope. Autographs of the prince are rare in any form as a result of his untimely death at the age of 32 in a car crash. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise EX
ATTLEE CLEMENT: (1883-1967) British Prime Minister 1945-51. A small series of original coloured pencil doodles executed by Clement Attlee, unsigned, one page, slim 4to, n.p. (10 Downing Street), n.d. (1951). On the plain sheet of paper Attlee has drawn several attractive circular geometric designs, the two largest coloured in blue, red and black. Accompanied by a note in the hand of Attlee's private secretary, Peter Geoffrey Oates, 'Doodle by C R Attlee during a cabinet meeting in 1951'. Some light creasing and a few minor tears to the edges, G Provenance: The present doodles were gifted by Attlee to Peter Geoffrey Oates (1919-2007) British civil servant who worked in the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street from 1951, firstly as private secretary to Attlee, and later to Winston S. Churchill.
ATTLEE CLEMENT: (1883-1967) British Prime Minister 1945-51. A fine vintage signed 8 x 11.5 photograph of Attlee, the image depicting him standing in a three-quarter length pose alongside a number of rows of full bookshelves. Photograph by Walter Stoneman (September 1945). Signed ('C R Attlee') in fountain pen ink with his name alone to the lower photographer's mount. Framed and glazed in the original plain wooden frame to an overall size of 9 x 12. Signed photographs of Attlee, particularly of this size and quality, are surprisingly scarce. VG Provenance: The present photograph was signed for Peter Geoffrey Oates (1919-2007) British civil servant who worked in the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street from 1951, firstly as private secretary to Attlee, and later to Winston S. Churchill.
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS: Selection of signed 8 x 10 photographs and slightly smaller (1) etc., by various winners and recipients of Academy Awards comprising Debbie Reynolds, Luise Rainer (signed Volpe print, 'That does NOT look like me! L R'), Rosalind Russell, Jon Voight, Emma Thompson, Maureen Stapleton, Vanessa Redgrave (also signed by Jeffrey Tambor), Rita Moreno, John Mills, Anjelica Huston and Lauren Bacall (mounted to a board). Generally VG, 11
CAPRA FRANK: (1897-1991) Italian-born American film director, Academy Award winner. An early T.L.S., Frank R. Capra, one page, 4to, Hollywood, California, 20th September 1928, to Whitney Williams, on the printed stationery of Columbia Pictures Corporation. Capra enthusiastically announces 'Success! I have always looked forward to a review on one of my pictures which wasn't qualified by “ifs” and “buts”; and your review of “Submarine” fulfills (sic) my dreams' and continues 'How can I thank you enough? I know that you wouldn't have spoken so well of “Submarine” unless you felt that way about it - ahem - so it becomes doubly difficult for me to offer my gratitude. Please stop out at the studio soon so I can thank you orally, liquidly, or edibly. At best my words of gratitude would be insufficient, but be assured that the spirit is there. My only fear is that “Submarine” will be awfully hard to top - if it's as good as you say it is'. Some light staining, only very slightly affecting the signature, about VG Submarine (1928) is a silent drama film directed by Capra and starring Jack Holt and Dorothy Revier. It was the director's first attempt to make an “A-picture” and the film was released with a synchronised music score and sound effects.
NUREYEV RUDOLF (1938-1993) Soviet ballet dancer. Signed 10 x 8 photograph of Nureyev standing in a three-quarter length pose, in costume, with one arm outstretched as he accepts the applause of an audience. Photograph by Judy Cameron and bearing her credit stamp to the verso. Signed ('R. Nureyev') by Nureyev in blue ink with his name alone to the image. VG
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[SLAVERY]: A manuscript D.S. by James R. Fisher, Executor, one page, oblong 8vo, Alabama, 1st January 1849. The document confirms that Fisher, the executor of Thomas Coker, has appeared in open court to testify that ‘since he returned his inventory and appraisement into court a negro girl by the name of Livina belonging to the estate of Thos Coker has died, also one horse named Buster’. Signed by Fisher at the foot. Some light age wear, otherwise VG
FROMME LYNETTE: (1948- ) American Criminal, a member of the infamous Manson Family who was imprisoned for her attempted assassination of American President Gerald R. Ford in 1975. A.L.S., Red [being her name within the Manson Family], two pages, 4to, West Virginia, 29th May - 2nd July 1981, to Nuel Melton Emmons. Fromme states that she has received nothing from Emmons regarding the two wrist bands which she sent him, thinking maybe he has been on vacation, and continuing 'I took a walk around the institution - the first I've seen of it. I'm due to get out of lock-up in August & I expect my health will improve then', before returning to the subject of the wrist bands, 'Here's a stamped postcard to let me know if you rec'd all 3 wrist bands. I'm concerned about that & its hung me up'. In a postscript Fromme writes that she is preparing some articles to send to Emmons. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Fromme and signed by her with her initials ('LF') in the return address panel. VG Nuel Melton Emmons (1927-2002) American photojournalist and biographer of Charles Manson.
FROMME LYNETTE: (1948- ) American Criminal, a member of the infamous Manson Family who was imprisoned for her attempted assassination of American President Gerald R. Ford in 1975. A.L.S., Red (being her name within the Manson Family), four pages, 4to, n.p. (Metropolitan Correction Centre, San Diego, California), n.d., to [Charles Manson]. Fromme writes, in part, 'I got the riff ticket and sent in for a riff. I also got another letter from you & one from Blue. Both I haven't red yet. It's lamp time and the quiet has jabbering voices in it of experiences escaping Mexican prisons. I'm yawning. I read Time & Newsweeks all day yesterday & dreamt last night of Jimmy Carter & tried to chase his face out of my dream……And Jimmy Carter even has fat arms like me & the same kind of legs. Some way it's an inherited thing & I always thought it was just me who was a freak…..I understand where you are and probly (sic) most of what faces you are seeing…it's a mighty long walk in the park huh? Hard as anyone tries, there's just no back steppin'. I'm not as complicated as you think. Is there anything you could use there that you don't have? You didn't get my letter I sent or you'd have my address….It's really f-ked that they would let yer letters out & rip off mine - unless to just isolate you…..take it ez and shine on them bitches when you can….' Fromme continues her letter with a lengthy postscript, in part, 'On the fast - I don't want to lie again & keep the whole world for my own. Once you said a guy who did that got his mom's death wish. But I already thought of a long fast last week - not that long but no buts all my weakness screams and all my strength laughs at it. In my reason a voice says that if I don't fight for my life I don't get it. That's those other people's thought who tried to get me to fight. And part of me says that's right. What's the other part say? Says maybe what's it I'm not sure back & forth wonder where I put the reals real of the knowing it now and god I better wake up. What's so funny about me caring. No I don't know what Pat G is doing off into gold & left that for you to say. Only because I can't handle what I don't see & I spose (sic) I'm lazy…..No a sign post isn't my god and not Jimmy Carter with fat arms or any of that other BS'. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Fromme to Manson at Vacaville, California, and signed ('Lynette Fromme') by her in the return address. Together with an A.L.S., Sister Margaret (twice), by an unidentified lady, four pages (separate leaves), 8vo, n.p., n.d., to Charles [Manson]. Sister Margaret writes an Evangelical letter, in part, 'God made everything in the world, and he made me, and he made you. And He made everything in his image. That is, He made everything good, and He is Good, and He wants us to live for Him, and that is the greatest good. Sometimes, like Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden, we get "separated from the presence of God" (in our lives) and we have to get back together with Him, and that is LOVE and that is what He wants, and this was Christ's mission…..', further explaining that she has been away at a retreat and is sending Manson a badge given to her by one of the nuns, as well as a cross and some books, and suggesting that Manson's cell is his monastery, also writing that she is about to leave on a missionary journey, but before she leaves she 'will try take a cross to Lynette Fromme', and asking that Manson prays for the sisters, concluding 'I believe in miracles - God will help us - we just have to follow Him'. Some very light, minor age wear, VG, 2
GIGER H. R.: (1940-2014) Swiss artist, a member of the special effects team that won an Academy Award for the visual design of the science fiction horror film Alien (1979). Signed 5 x 7 photograph of Giger standing in a three-quarter length pose holding a taxidermy cat under one arm. Signed ('H. Giger') in silver ink with his name alone to the base of the image. EX
ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) French Writer and Philosopher. An interesting autograph manuscript, one page, 4to, n.p., [Paris], n.d. (c.1745), in French. The page of manuscript, in Rousseau's hand, is from his unpublished work relating to the history of women and laws which he prepared between 1745-51 for his benefactress Louise Marie Madeleine Dupin. Rousseau writes his text in the right column of the page, the left reserved for additional notes. Rousseau refers to the hatter´s job, and writes a text of ten lines, being one of the orders-decrees given by Kings of France which he resumed in his work Ordonnances des Rois de France, (“Ordinances of the Kings of France”), and identifies it as taken from `Ordon[nances] des R[ois] de Fr[ance], L[ivre] 4, p[age] 702´, stating `…par l´article 2 d´un réglement donné par le Roy Charles 5 pour le métier des chapeliers en 1366, que les ouvriers et compagnons ne pourront travailler que pour ceux qui sont Maitres, fils de Maitre, ou pour les f[emmes] qui ont aussi la maitrise´ (“…according to the article 2 of the regulation established by King Charles V related to the hatter´s job in 1366, the workers and companions will only be allowed to work for those who are masters, sons of masters or for the w[omen] who also have the mastery”) Overall very small age tone with right and bottom edges very slightly trimmed. G At the time Rousseau wrote these pages, between 1745 and 1751, he was working as secretary to his benefactress Louise Marie Madeleine Dupin.Charles V “The Wise” (1338-1380) King of France.
`…they will not be punished there for cases of simple fornication.´ ROUSSEAU JEAN-JACQUES: (1712-1778) French Writer and Philosopher. An interesting autograph manuscript, one page, 4to, n.p., [Paris], n.d. (c.1745), in French. The page of manuscript, in Rousseau's hand, is from his unpublished work relating to the history of women and laws which he prepared between 1745-51 for his benefactress Louise Marie Madeleine Dupin. Rousseau writes his text in the right column of the page, the left reserved for additional notes. Rousseau refers to fornication and to the privileges granted to Italian merchants, and writes a text of twelve lines, being one of the orders-decrees given by Kings of France which he resumed in his work Ordonnances des Rois de France, (“Ordinances of the Kings of France”), and identifies it as taken from `Ordon[nances] des R[ois] de Fr[ance], L[ivre] 4, p[age] 671´, stating `Il parait par des privileges accordés par le Roy Charles 5 aux marchands Italiens que dans la ville de Nimes on punissait…la simple fornication, puisqu´il est porté par ces privileges qu´ils n´y seront point punis pour les cas de simple fornication s´ils ne sont convaincus de rapte ou d´adultère´ (“It is said that according to some privileges granted by King Charles 5 to Italian merchants that, in the city of Nimes they punished simple fornication, but since it is granted by these privileges they will not be punished there for cases of simple fornication if they are not convicted of kidnapping or adultery”) Overall very small age tone with right and bottom edges very slightly trimmed. G At the time Rousseau wrote these pages, between 1745 and 1751, he was working as secretary to his benefactress Louise Marie Madeleine Dupin.Charles V “The Wise” (1338-1380) King of France.
DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) English novelist. T.L.S., Daphne, two pages, 8vo, Menabilly, Par, Cornwall, 31st July n.y. (1953?), to Gwenllyan [Davies]. Du Maurier thanks her correspondent for their letter, which was waiting for her upon her return from Switzerland, and continues 'We hope all will be well with Tessa and her young man. We barely know him as yet, and now the poor boy has got the mumps, so can't come down here with Tessa for the week-end, so its all rather disappointing. Tessa seems very happy, but I rather think it will mean her becomming (sic) an R[oman] C[atholic] which may, or may not, be a good idea. Marriage date still uncertain, depending upon regimental movements and so on', further remarking 'Tell Reginald its fatal to retire. The rot will set in. People should go on working until they are lifted into bath-chairs' and concluding 'Boy [her husband, Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Browning] is sporting it at Cowes, or about to, with his royal master. I'll tell him you've written when he arrives down here'. Annotated in ink in an unidentified hand beneath the signature. Very slightly irregularly torn to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VGFrederick 'Boy' Browning (1896-1965) British Lieutenant-Colonel of World War II, known as the 'father of the British airborne forces'. Browning served as Treasurer to the Duke of Edinburgh from 1952-59.Tessa du Maurier (1933- ) was the eldest child of Du Maurier and Browning and married her first husband, Major Peter de Zulueta, in London on 2nd March 1954.
On his masterpiece, the cult novel Ferdydurke – ‘It is certainly a very particular and combative book which provoked a hostile reaction in certain circles but also a real enthusiasm in others’ GOMBROWICZ WITOLD: (1904-1969) Polish writer and playwright. An interesting, small archive of T.Ls.S. by both Gombrowicz and R. Marill Alberes to the French editor Raymond Queneau, concerning Gombrowicz’s first and most controversial novel, Ferdydurke (1937) comprising – (i) T.L.S., Witold Gombrowicz, one page, 4to, Bueno Aires, 7th December 1949, to [Raymond Queneau], in French. Gombrowicz writes, in full, ‘Puisque Mr. Marill Alberes a eu la bonte de vous recommander mon roman "Ferdydurke", je me permets de vous envoyer les antecedents relatifs a sa parution en Pologne et en Argentine. Je voudrais appeler votre attention sur ce texte car, il me semble, on peut en conclure que mon livre a des serieuses chances d'obtenir un succes en France, a condition que son parution soit convenablement preparee. Un exemplaire de "Ferdydurke" vous a ete envoye par bateau le 5 novembre’ (Translation: ‘Since Mr. Marill Alberes had the kindness to recommend my novel “Ferdydurke” to you, I allow myself to send you the antecedents relative to its publication in Poland and in Argentina. I would like to draw your attention to this text because, it seems to me, one can conclude that my book has a serious chance of obtaining success in France, provided that its publication is suitably prepared. A copy of “Ferdydurke” was shipped to you on 5th November’). With two annotations in the hand of Queneau, the first in pencil to the left margin stating that the book was ‘ex. communique a Callois’ on 30th May 1950 (later crossed through), and the second in ink at the foot of the page, ‘Callois a lu ce livre deja 2 fois’, indicating that Callois had already read the book twice. Together with the typed synopsis referred to, two pages, 4to, n.p. (Buenos Aires), n.d. (1949), in French, providing a brief publication history of Ferdydurke in Poland and Argentina, and the critical acclaim it received,(ii) An important T.L.S., Witold Gombrowicz, one page, 4to, Buenos Aires, 9th June 1950, to [Raymond Queneau], in French. The author defends his novel Ferdydurke, and expresses his disappointment with the French intellectual Roger Caillois, in full, ‘Mr. Marill Alberes m'a communiquer votre decision de remettre mon roman "Ferdydurke" a Mr. Roger Caillois qui est lecteur de la litterature sudameriquaine chez Gallimard, J'avoue que cette decision m'a beaucoup chagrine. Mr. Caillois a une mentalite, une philosophie, un temperement de plus opposes au miens et il est absolument logique qu'il ne soit guere ami de mon livre. Il le connait deja et on m'a dit quil lui a deplut. Cependant "Ferdydurke" fut tres hautement califie. Je n'exagere pas par beaucoup des intelectuels et je suis persuade que son cas est assez serieux pour que j'ose vous prier de le faire examiner par d'autres personnes. Il s'agit certainement d'un livre tres particulier et combatif qui a provoque une reaction hostile dans certains millieux mais aussi un vrai entousiasme dans l'autres. Je voudrais souligner aussi que je ne suis pas un auteur sudameriquain, mais polonais, et si je presente a Mr. Gallimard la traduction espagnole c'est pour de raisons d'ordre pratique. Si donc vous trouverez qu'il est possible de choisir un autre lecteur pour "Ferdydurke" je vous prie de bien vouloir me communiquer votre decision et je vais vous envoyer tout de suite d'autres exemplaires’ (Translation: ‘Mr. Marill Alberes informed me of your decision to submit my novel “Ferdydurke” to Mr. Roger Caillois who is a reader of South American literature at Gallimard. I admit that this decision saddened me a great deal. Mr. Caillois has a mentality, a philosophy, a temperament more opposed to mine and it is absolutely logical that he is hardly a friend of my book. He already knows it and I was told he disliked it. However, “Ferdydurke” was very highly qualified, I am not exaggerating, by many intellectuals and I am convinced that its case is serious enough for me to dare to ask you to have it examined by other people. It is certainly a very particular and combative book which provoked a hostile reaction in certain circles but also a real enthusiasm in others. I would also like to emphasize that I am not a South American author, but a Polish one, and if I am presenting the Spanish translation to Mr. Gallimard it is for practical reasons. If, therefore, you find that it is possible to choose another reader for “Ferdydurke” please let me know your decision and I will send you other copies immediately’). (iii) T.L.S., R M Alberes by Rene Marill Alberes (1921-1982) French writer and literary critic, one page, 4to, Buenos Aires, 28th November 1949, to Raymond Queneau, on the printed stationery of the Institut Francais d’Etudes Superieures, in French. Alberes introduces Ferdydurke to his correspondent, in part, ‘Ma situation en Argentine me permet de decouvrir parfois - disons au maximum une fois par an - quelque bon livre inconnu en France......J'ai pu lire ici, en traduction espagnole, le livre d'un Polonais, Witold Gombrowicz, un roman "Ferdydurke", qui ma semble reellement excellent…… Les maisons d'edition que je connais doivent etre tres prudentes en ce moment, et publient peu. J'ai pense que vous me permettriez de m'addresser a vous......pour essayer de faire connaitre en France un livre sur lequel je ne crois pas me tromper, De toutes facons, je ne pense pas que vous me fassiez de reproches si je vous amene a le lire (il n'est traduit qu en espagnol). Je crois pouvoir garantir que la lecture ne vous deplaira pas. Si vous l'amenez ensuite chez Gallimard, tant mieux car je le le crois bon. J'ai demande a l'auteur de vous l'envoyer. Il ne connait personne en France et ne songeait guere a essayer par lui-meme de s'y faire connaitre’(iv) T.L.S., R. M. Alberes, one page, 4to, La Paz, 19th January 1950, to [Raymond Queneau], in French. Alberes states that he is very grateful to Queneau for considering his suggestion for Gombrowicz’s book and continues to remark ‘Je m'etais permis de vous l'adresser, car j'ignorais encore que Roger Caillois dut venir nous voir en Amerique du Sud, et par ailleurs il s'agissait d'un livre polonais qui n'avait d'autres rapports avec l'Amerique du Sud que d'y avoir ete traduit en espagnol - ce qui m'avait d'ailleurs permis de le lire…… La maison Gallimard me fascine comme le soleil, et n'ayant pas l'oeil du condor des Andes, je n'osais la regarder en face’ An important archive of correspondence revealing the missed opportunities of the French publishing house Gallimard to take Gombrowicz’s cult novel Ferdydurke, which had first been published in Polish in 1937. Some light age wear and minor age toning to the edges of each of the letters, G to generally VG, 5 OWING TO LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CANNOT BE SHOWN - PLEASE CONTACT US DIRECTLY FOR THE FULL DESCRIPTION
TODD ALEXANDER R.: (1907-1997) Baron Todd. Scottish biochemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1957. Autograph statement signed, Alex R. Todd, one page, slim oblong 8vo, n.p. (Cambridge?), n.d. (July 1957), stating, in full, 'In science to seek is more important than to find - but in the end it is the seeker who is the finder'. Annotated in ink in the hand of a collector to the lower left corner. Very slightly irregularly trimmed to the upper edge, otherwise VG
MULLIKEN ROBERT S.: (1896-1986) American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize winner for Chemistry, 1966. Manuscript D.S., R S Mulliken, one page, 4to, n.p., 10th April 1948. Mulliken responds to a researcher's questionnaire entitled World Inquiry, with their manuscript questions at the head of the page, '1. Were your scientific “debut” easy or difficult? 2. Did means of living…..enable you to make yourself known in science? Or did you live solely through your work of laboratory? 3. What work (or what discovery) made yourself more famous? Which do you consider as your master-piece?' Mulliken's answers appear beneath and state, in full, '1. Not too difficult. Assisted by fellowships. 2. Entirely by professional work in science. 3. Have always been interested in electronic structure of matter - particularly in structure of molecules - and in the spectra of atoms and molecules', adding his signature below. One very small, minor area of paper loss to the lower left corner, otherwise VG
FREUD ANNA: (1895-1982) Austrian-British Psychoanalyst. Youngest child of Sigmund Freud. Considered, alongside Melanie Klein, the founder of psychoanalytic child psychology. T.L.S., `Anna Freud´, one page, 4to, London, 8th May 1975, to Mr. R. W. Rieber, University of New York. Anna Freud thanks her correspondent for his letter and for `...your invitation to speak at the Conference sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences´ Freud further explains that she will not be able to be in New York on such dates and concludes saying `To answer your further question, yes, my father had the book by Dr. Preyer in his library and he gave it to me to read when I was a young teacher. But I do not think that is own work was influenced by Dr. Preyer´s writing´ Very small tear to the upper edge. VG
EVANS EDWARD R.G.R.: (1880-1957) 1st Baron Mountevans. British Admiral and Antarctic explorer, second-in-command on Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole in 1910-13 as captain of the expedition ship Terra Nova. An excellent vintage signed and inscribed 7.5 x 11 photograph of Evans in a half length pose wearing his naval uniform. Photograph by Elliott & Fry of London. Signed by Evans in dark fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount, 'To Marion from Edward R. G. R. Evans', and dated 1918 in his hand. Lightly mounted at the left edge to the inside of the original photographer's presentation folder with a blind embossed crown to the cover. Together with Elsa Andvord (1890-1963) Lady Mountevans, second wife of Edward R.G.R. Evans. Vintage signed sepia 7 x 12 photograph of Lady Mountevans seated in a three-quarter length pose. Signed ('With love from Elsa') in fountain pen ink to the lower photographer's mount and dated July 1918 in her hand. Also including three other vintage photographs of various sizes, each of the images depicting Lady Mountevans with her children, one inscribed in her hand in dark fountain pen ink 'To Marion with love from little Richard' (Richard Andvord Evans, 2nd Baron Mountevans). Further including a quantity of newspaper clippings dating from the 1930s and all relating to the life and career of Edward R.G.R. Evans. Some light age wear and minor faults, G to generally VG, 20
POINCARE RAYMOND: (1860-1934) French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France 1912-13, 1922-24 and 1926-29 and as President of France 1913-20. A.N.S., with his initial R, to one side of his personal printed oblong 12mo Visiting Card, featuring his printed name, as Avocat a la Court d'Appel, Vice-President de la Chambre des Deputes, at the centre and address at Rue Las Cases, Paris, at the base, n.d., in French. Poincare writes, in full, 'Avec mes meilleurs remerciements, cher Monsieur et mes sympathiques souvenirs' (Translation: 'With my best thanks, dear Sir, and my sympathetic memories') With a pencil annotation in an unidentified hand to the left edge. VG
ROUGET DE LISLE CLAUDE: (1760-1836) French Officer of the French Revolutionary wars. Best known for being the creator of the words and music of the “Chant de Guerre pour l´armée du Rhin” (“War Song for the army of the Rhin”) in 1792, and which would become later the French National anthem La Marseillaise. A good A.L.S., `R. de Lisle´, one page, 8vo, n.p., [Paris], Wednesday 25th November 1823, to Monsieur de Montrol, in French. De Lisle kindly thanks his correspondent for his invitation, but rejects it, stating `Mille remerciements de votre obligeante invitation. Mais nous demeurons si loin l´un de l´autre! Les soirées commencent et se prolongent si tard....´ (“Many thanks for your kind invitation. But we live so far apart! The evenings start and continue so late....”), and further explains in detail the reasons, stating in part `... et puis, je ne me porte pas bien; j´ai du chagrin, et de plus d´une manière. En somme je ne suis plus qu´une vieille patraque qui se détraque pour parler en rimeur, et comme tel, très peu propre à figurer dans vos joyeuses réunions´ (“... and also, I'm not well; I grieve, and in more than one way. In short, I am nothing more than an old clumsy who breaks down to speak in rhyme, and as such, very little suited to appear in your happy meetings”) With address leaf bearing a postmark and a small area of paper loss due to the letter opening. G to VG
RozenburgOviform vase, 1902 Eggshell porcelain, painted with stylised foliate design in yellow, olive and brown glazes.18.5cm highUnderside with printed Rozenburg den Haag mark, painted date code and '1094', with artist's monogram for R. Sterken, amongst other marks. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
RozenburgTwin-handled vase, 1903Eggshell porcelain, painted with convolvulus flowers.20cm highUnderside with printed Rozenburg den Haag mark, painted date code and number 109, with artist's monogram for R. Sterken, amongst other marks. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
René Lalique'Lotus' vase, designed 1920Clear glass, frosted.20cm highMoulded R LALIQUE signature.Footnotes:LiteratureFélix Marcilhac, René Lalique 1860-1945: Maître-Verrier Analyse de L'Œuvre et Catalogue Raisonné, Les editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1989, cat no. 945For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
René Lalique'Laurier' vase, designed 1922Opalescent glass, frosted and polished, remnants of blue staining.17.6cm highWheel cut R LALIQUE FRANCE signature.Footnotes:LiteratureFélix Marcilhac, René Lalique 1860-1945: Maître-Verrier Analyse de L'Œuvre et Catalogue Raisonné, Les editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1989, cat no. 947For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
René Lalique'Farandole' vase, designed 1930Clear glass, frosted and polished.18.2cm highEtched R LALIQUE signature.Footnotes:LiteratureFélix Marcilhac, René Lalique 1860-1945: Maître-Verrier Analyse de L'Œuvre et Catalogue Raisonné, Les editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1989, cat no. 1052For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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