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Click here to subscribeAn Arctic Star, in labelled box of issue (R BAILEY JX351092) and with bestowal slip, finger marks, otherwise almost as struck; together with Able Seaman Ronald Bailey's Certificate of Service, and a quantity of letters written by the recipient to his wife. Served February 1942 to July 1946 in various ships and stations, including HMS Zest 10th July 1944 to 18th November 1944.
A family collection of medals, comprising: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, a Lady Member's badge, cased and with associated miniature; a 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal to Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant Humphrey Bevan, Royal Navy (CLK. H. C. BEVAN. R.N. / PAYR. S. LT. H.C. BEVAN: R.N.), mounted for wearing and with a uniformed portrait of the recipient, good very fine, BWM toned; a 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal to Captain C.G. Tillie, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (LIEUT. C.G. TILLIE R. INNIS. FUS. / CAPT C.G. TILLIE), in boxes of issue, nearly extremely fine; a British War Medal and Victory Medal (LIEUT. H.H. NASH), and a masonic badge inscribed to this man, good very fine; a mounted group of five dress miniature medals; and a Queen Mary's Needlework Guild badge. [qty]
Ƒ R. Jeffery A 10 bore double barreled under lever hammer gun, 32.5 in. sleeved barrels with hollow top rib engraved 'R. JEFFERY HIGH S GUILDFORD', 2 7/8 in. chambers, non-rebounding hammers, action engraved with game scenes and scroll work, fore end retained by a key, LOP 14.25 in., serial number 2521; together with a quantity of unprimed 10 bore cartridge cases, and wads. Section 2 - SGC or RFD required to purchase.
A group of six medals to Acting Major Harold Arthur Lane, O.B.E., 18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles): The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Military Division, Officer's Breast Badge, first type; 1914-15 Star (LIEUT. H.A. LANE. 18/LOND. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (MAJOR H. A. LANE.); Defence Medal and 1939-45 War Medal, unnamed as issued; mounted for wearing, very fine or better. [6] Enlisted in the 14th Battalion London Regiment 17/02/1909, and attended annual training thereafter until discharged on termination of engagement 17/02/1913 (1063 Pte.). Applied for a commission in September 1914 and entered France with 1/18 Battalion 19/07/1915. O.B.E. London Gazette 01/01/1919 "for valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in France and Flanders." Offered with copy research. Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection.
The medals to Walter David Little, O.B.E., 18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles): The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: Officer's Breast Badge, a modern replacement copy; 1914-15 Star (346. CPL. W. D. LITTLE, 18-LOND. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (346 CPL. W. D. LITTLE. 18-LOND. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, George V (590035 CPL-A. SJT:- W. D. LITTLE. 18/ LOND: R.); all about good very fine. [5 (4 original)] Enlisted 26/05/1908. Served in France between 09/03/1915 and 29/10/1915. Discharged 15/02/1919 and entitled to a Silver War Badge in respect of wounds (presumed wounded at the Battle of Loos). O.B.E. London Gazette 12/06/1958 "Alderman Walter David Little, Chairman Brook Green and Walham Green Local Employment Committee". Offered with the collector's notes and draft articles. Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection.
Four medals to Sergeant Alfred G. Holmes, Royal Irish Rifles and Royal Fusiliers: Queen's South Africa, first type (b) with ghost dates, 2 clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State (7138 CPL. A.G.C. HOMES. Vl. Co. R.I.R.), engraved; British War 1914-20 and Victory Medals (245451 SJT. A. G. HOLMES. R. FUS.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, George V (245451 SJT A. G. HOLMES. 2/ LOND: R.); later mounted, the first near very fine, the others very fine or better. [4] Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection.
Five Medal to Major Henry Mark Healy, T.D., London Irish Rifles: 1914-15 Star (MAJOR H. M. HEALY. 18-LOND. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (MAJOR H. M. HEALY.); Territorial Decoration, Edward VII, reverse engraved "Captain & Hon. Major H. M. Healy LONDON IRISH RIFLES (18th County of London) 1909", hallmarked for London 1908; Volunteer Long Service Medal, Victoria (Lieut. H. M. HEALY. 16/Middx. V. R. C.), engraved; later court mounted; all good very fine. Henry Mark Healy appears in the 1898 Army List as a Lieutenant from 22nd January, and his Victorian Volunteer Long Service Medal indicates that he must have enlisted c. 1880. He entered France with the 1st/18th London Regiment 09/03/1915. He took part in fighting at Festubert, May 1915, in the course of which he took command of the Battalion when Lieutenant Colonel Concannon D.S.O. was taken ill. Slightly wounded in the head by shell fire 26/05/1915. Ordered to the UK for transfer to the Territorial Force Reserve in August 1915, owing to severe dental and gastric complaints. Provenance: The Paul Morrissey collection. NB. The collector reunited the T.D. with the other medals to this officer, in the 1980s.
Four Medals to Private Charles Frank Powell, London Regiment and Royal Irish Fusiliers: 1914-15 Star (3561 PTE. C. POWELL, 3RD. LOND. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3561 PTE. C. F. POWELL 18-LOND. R); General Service Medal 1918-62, 2 clasps: Iraq, N.W. Persia (43541 PTE. C. F. POWELL. R. IR. FUS.), very fine or better. [4] Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection.
Two Great War medal trios to the 18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles): 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals (1480 PTE. W. H. W. FOX. 18-LOND. R.), very fine, together with three school attendance medals; 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals (1788 PTE. A. HALSEY. 18-LOND. R.), very fine or better, together with a Frederick Lucas Cook tribute cross* and case (A. Halsey), identity tags, and a LIR Old Comrades Association card. William Henry Walter Fox died of wounds 06/10/1918. His battalion was in Divisional Reserve on this day, but had come under sniper and machine gun fire South of Fromelles 02/10/1918 with the War Diary reporting "30 other ranks casualties" * Sometime MP for Kennington and Deputy Lieutenant of the City of London. Crosses of this type are commonly attributed to the Fiji Labour Corps but this appears to be an error. Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection.
Four medals to Sergeant Sidney Arthur Cox, 18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles): 1914-15 Star (992. SJT. S. A. COX, 18-LOND. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (992 SJT S. A. COX. 18-LOND. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, George V (590069 SJT: S. A. COX. 18/LOND: R.); later mounted and with a later MID emblem on the ribbon of the Victory Medal; very fine. [4] Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection.
Three medals to Corporal John S. Burgess, 1/18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles): 1914-15 Star (2302, PTE. J. S. BURGESS, 18-LOND. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2302 CPL. J. S. BURGESS. 18-LOND. R.); Meritorious Service Medal, George V (590683 CPL J. S BURGESS. 1/18 LOND: R.); all good very fine. Served in France 09/03/1915 to 14/02/1919. M.S.M. London Gazette 03/06/1919 "..in recognition of valuable services rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders..". Also mentioned in a despatch of Sir Douglas Haig 15/05/1917 Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection.
Three medals to 2nd Lieutenant Reginald Charles John Loxton, 18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles): 1914-15 Star (1912. PTE. R. LOXTON. 18-LOND. R.), British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (2. LIEUT. R. C. J. LOXTON.), good very fine; together with an associated London Irish Rifles Lodge jewel, silver-gilt and enamels, Birmingham 1924, good very fine. [4] Enlisted 10/08/1914 and went to France with 1/18 Battalion 09/03/1915. Served at Loos and the Somme, where he has wounded 15/09/1916. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant 07/08/1917, his obituary states that he was also gassed at High Wood, and that he remained in the army after the armistice, serving in Adena in Turkey, and at a POW camp at Rugeley. Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection.
Two First World War medal groups to the 18th Battalion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles): Private Charles Gowing, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal (3690 PTE. C. GOWING. 18-LOND. R.), together with this man's Silver War Badge (349696); and Private Frank Godsell, British War Medal and Victory Medal (6634 PTE. F GOODSELL. 18-LOND. R.), together with this man's Silver War Badge (396761), and his medal issue envelope; all medals very fine or better. Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection
Five medals to Private Aubrey Lowrie, 6th Battalion East Surrey Regiment: British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal, Territorial Force War Medal (860 PTE. A. LOWRIE. E. SURR. R.); Imperial Service Medal, George VI (AUBREY EVERED LOWRIE); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, George V (240060 PTE-L. CPL- A. LOWRIE. 6/E. SURR: R.), display mounted, nearly extremely fine. [5]; together with a small photograph album of Indian scenes with an M/S dedication from this man. ISM London Gazette 16/11/1945 (Postman, Kingston-on-Thames). Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection.
Three medals to Private Robert John Balaam, 2nd/8th Battalion London Regiment (Post Office Rifles): British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (4499 PTE. R. J. BALAAM. 8-LOND. R.); Imperial Service Medal, George VI (ROBERT JOHN BALAAM), mounted for wearing, good very fine; together with this man's Silver War Badge (239857) and a wound stripe. [5] Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection.
The Great War pair of medals to Private Osbert Edward Hotchkiss, 1st/18th Batallion London Regiment (London Irish Rifles), together with the Memorial Plaque and Scroll issued in commemoration of this man's sacrifice: British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (6590 PTE. O. E. HOTCHKISS 18-LOND. R.); Memorial Plaque (OSBERT EDWARD HOTCHKISS); displayed in a glazed oak frame together with the Memorial Scroll and associated items. Private Hotchkiss died 13/07/1917. His battalion was in the line and had endured heavy shelling. Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection.
Three Great War medal groups to brothers: 1914-15 Star trio (3041 PTE H. B. KIRKMAN. 18-LOND. R.); 1914-15 Star trio (15504 PTE. G. KIRKMAN. SCO. RIF.); British War and Victory Medal (029286 PTE. G. KIRKMAN. A.O.C.); very fine or better. [8] Private Henry Boyd Kirkman, Killed in Action, Egypt, 01/05/1918. Private Gilbert Kirkman, discharged (sickness) 12/12/1918 and entitled to Silver War Badge. Provenance: The Paul Morrissey Collection.
The A.F.C. group of nine medals to George Reginald Ashton, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force: Air Force Cross, George VI, first type, reverse impressed '1939' in small figures to the lower limb*, in case of issue, extremely fine, toned; 1914-15 Star (228216, G. R. ASHTON. C.P.O. 3, R.N.A.S.); British War Medal 1914-20 ad Victory Medal with MID emblem (FLT. S. LT. G. R. ASHTON. R.N.A.S.); Coronation Medal 1937, unnamed as issued; the last four court mounted, near very fine; 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45 with MID emblem, all unnamed as issued and swing mounted, very fine. [9]; together with this officer's flying log books (5), his dress miniature medals, his certificate of commission as a Flight Sub Lieutenant R.N., his MID certificate for 24th September 1941, a leather flying helmet with Gosport tubes and goggles, and various other items of associated ephemera. George Ashton was born to Laura Ashton 14/04/1888 in Ryde in the parish of St Helens on the Isle of Wight, and he resided at the Coast Guard Station, East Cowes. He volunteered for service in the Royal Navy in 1903, serving as a Boy in various establishments before rating as Ordinary Seaman 14/04/1906 - his 18th birthday. He progressed to Leading Seaman by the autumn of 1911, and in April 1913 he gained an Aviator's Certificate from the Royal Aero Club of the U.K. (included in this lot). He was commissioned Probationary Flight Officer R.N.A.S. 28/10/1917. His A.F.C. was gazetted in the New Year Honour for 1939. He began the Second World War as Squadron Leader in command of the communication Squadron with the B.E.F. in France (designated 81 Squadron in December 1939), and the in command of 98 Squadron at Nantes before evacuating to the UK in June 1940 as a Wing Commander flying a Fairey Battle. 98 Squadron was attached to Coastal Command and relocated to Kaldadarnes in Iceland for coastal patrol and anti-submarine duties. While in Iceland Ashton, now a Group Commander, flew Tiger Moth T. 5878 as personal transport. He returned to the U.K. in 1941 and went on to command at R.A.F. Station Doncaster, and 5 Maintenance Unit at Kemble. * See Abbot and Tamplin, 'British Gallantry Awards', p. 8, for this variation.
Arthur Miles R I (20th century in Wales), Landscape in Wales on a misty day, signed and dated '67, watercolours. 37x48cm approx. Together with another Castle and Salmon Pool, Newcastle Emlyn, signed and dated '67, watercolours. 35x55cm approx. Howard Roberts Gallery verso. Framed. (2) (B.P. 21% + VAT) Both show evidence of some foxing, more significantly on the glass.
A BOXED SET OF GOOD SOLDIERS CAST LEAD RUPERT THE BEAR AND FRIENDS FIGURES, six figures all in very good condition with only very minor paint loss and wear, with nine loose Artoy plastic Rupert and friends figures, all complete and in good condition, five boxed R & R Hill hand painted Rupert the Bear badges, all in good condition and a quantity of assorted Rupert and Friends and other assorted pin badges including cartoons, police, charity etc. (2 boxes)
A CONSTRUCTED MODERN TRACTION KITS OO GAUGE GLOUCESTER R. C. & W. PARCELS UNIT KIT, No.22, bodyshell has been constructed and finished to a fair standard but is need of repair and finishing, with motorised chassis, quantity of parts (not checked) and instructions in damaged box, two OO gauge S.R. E.M.U. units, one is a whitemetal kit built Parcels/Luggage van on a Tri-ang Blue Pullman chassis, the other is converted from a Tri-ang Mk.I coach, both finished to fair standard but in need of a little attention, with a boxed Tri-ang S.R. Class 4-SUB Motor Car (R156), with reproduction box interior and original instruction leaflet, outer box damaged and a similar unboxed motor car, centre Brake/3rd coach and trailer car (R156, R222, R225) (7)
A QUANTITY OF BOXED HORNBY, LIMA AND MAINLINE RAILWAYS OO LOCOMOTIVES, Mainline Collett Goods (37059), Manor Class (9/37078) and Lima King Class (L205103), version with joined crests, Lima Class 08 Shunter (L205108), Hornby Class 3F 'Jinty' (R.302) and boxed Mainline L.N.E.R. Branch Line Freight set, complete with Class J72 locomotive (37054), correct rolling stock and battery controller but missing track and accessories (6)
A LARGE COLLECTION OF COLLECTIBLE MODEL DIECAST VEHICLES FOR LLEDO DAYS GONE POLISTIL CORGI ETC, included is a Corgi classics blue 1956 Mercedes 300S C805/1, a boxed 1954 Bentley R type in black no.815, further unboxed, playworn Corgi models, a Dinky Toys Austin Somerset unboxed no.161, a Corgi AEC regal coach boxed in cream, a Bburago Jaguar SS100 in damaged box, a boxed Vanguards Austin A60 Cambridge no.VA44000 and further collectible models
A selection of 19th century and later silver teaspoons, to include a set of ten Victorian Old English pattern silver teaspoons, Josiah Williams & Co, London 1892, each with monogrammed initial 'J', each 12.4cm long, a set of six Victorian fiddle pattern silver teaspoons, H J Lias & Son, London 1853, each with monogrammed initial 'R' to thumbpiece, 14cm long, a set of five George V silver teaspoons and a matching pair of sugar tongs, Daniel & Arter, Birmingham 1923, spoons 12.3cm long, and four further assorted silver spoons as assorted dates, makers and styles, gross weight 15.38ozt (26)
A pink topaz and diamond 9ct yellow gold ring, comprising three (coated) oval mixed cut topaz, each measuring 6.2mm x 3.7mm, claw set to diamond crossover shoulders and a plain polished 9ct gold shank, ring size R 1/2, together with a sapphire and diamond 9ct yellow gold cluster ring, size O, a green stone and diamond 9ct white gold cross over ring, size V, and a purple stone (possibly iolite) and diamond 9ct yellow gold ring, size O 1/2, gross weight 8.9gms (4)
John R. Brunsdon (British, 1933-2014), "Blue Water",Limited edition print on paper,Signed, titled, dated "1963" and numbered "13/50" to lower margin,52.5cm x 71.5cm,Framed and glazed,With a further abstract blue limited edition print on paper, signed "W. Scott", numbered "57/75" and dated "62" for 1962, 53cm x 72cm, framed and glazed (2)
Full title: An interesting and varied collection of art books and exhibition catalogues, 20th C.Description:Various formats. K.J. Geirlandt a.o., Kunst in België na 45 - A.Michel, l'art Flamand. des origines a nos jours - P. Strieder, Durer - E. Dhanens, van Eyck - P. Haesaerts and R.H. Marijnissen, l'art Flamand. d'Ensor a Permeke - P. Bonnechere and O. De Bruyn, Het bezielde landschap - J. De Smet, Emile Claus - P. Ruyffelaere and R. Marijnissen, Jheronimus Bosch - L. Maeterlick, Le genre satirique dans la peinture Flamande - Catalogus, Primitifs Flamands anonymes - B. Haak, Rembrandt - S. Raty, Albert Raty (1889-1970) - R. Avermaete, Rik Wouters - P.Haeshaerts, Laethem- Saint- Martin. le village elu de l'art Flamand - L. van Puyvelde, De Vlaamse schilderkunst van van Eyck tot Metsys - R. Van den Abeele, Albijn Van den Abeele - R.H. Marijnissen and P. Ruyffelaere, Bosch - B. Bernard - Vincent van Gogh door Vincent. The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.coronariauctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@coronariauctions.com
Full title: Three books on medecine, 17th/18th C.Description:(1) [E. Capueel], 'Enchiridion medicum oft medicyn boexken...', Antwerp, Ignatius Vander Hey, 1734. 8vo: [i]-78-[vi]-32-86-[ii]p. Gilt spine with raised bands. (2) S. Blankaart, 'Lexicon medicum renovatum...', Leuven, Joan. Franc. Van Overbeke, 1754. 8vo: [xi]-588p. Gilt spine with raised bands. (3) R. Dodoens, 'Praxis medica', Amsterdam, Henricus Laurentius, 1616. 8vo: [xiii]-618-[7]p. Flat spine. The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.coronariauctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@coronariauctions.com
Laurence Stephen Lowry R.A. (British, 1887-1976)Street Scene signed and dated 'L.S.LOWRY 1941' (lower right)oil on canvas30.5 x 41 cm. (12 x 16 1/8 in.)Footnotes:ProvenanceProbably with Lefevre Gallery, LondonH. J. DunsmuirHis sale; Christie's, London, 10 March 1967, lot 140 (as Industrial Street Scene), where acquired byMr DennisWith Crane Kalman, London, 20 January 1970, where acquired byR. LyonSale; Christie's, London, 4 March 1977, lot 96, where acquired by the father of the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.ExhibitedLondon, Crane Kalman, Modern British Paintings, 28 November 1969-17 January 1970, cat.no.20 (ill.b&w)'An industrial set without people is an empty shell. A street is not a street without people, it is as dead as mutton. It had to be a combination of the two – the mills and the people'. (L.S. Lowry) It is for his paintings of people and the industrialised north that Lowry is best known, and it is easy to see through paintings such as Street Scene how the artist gained a unique place in the conscience of British collectors. Having been born in Manchester, a focal point of industrial Britain, Lowry's exposure to a deeply urban landscape was guaranteed. A career as a rent-collector ensured that he would regularly wander the streets surrounded by the mills and factories of the great metropolis and the life brimming within it. His genius was the ability to create his own unique artistic vision from the environment that engulfed him and had become imbued in his mind and sub-conscious. According to Lowry, the preoccupation with his surroundings began when he missed a train from Pendlebury, the suburb his family had moved to in 1909. Lowry was to recollect '...as I got to the top of the station steps I saw the Acme Spinning Company's mill, the huge black framework of rows of yellow-lit windows stood up against the sad, damp-charged afternoon sky...I watched this scene – which I'd looked at many times without seeing – with rapture' (Judith Sandling and Mike Leber, Lowry's City, A Painter and His Locale, Lowry Press, Salford, 2000, p.17). At this moment, an already apparent obsession with art became more focused and the foundations were laid for the prolific body of work that have endeared Lowry to the nation's hearts ever since.Dating from 1941, the present work hails from what is traditionally considered Lowry's finest period and bears all the qualities of his most desirable work. The street runs through the centre of the busy composition giving a strong sense of perspective, order and space. The terraced housing, shops and movement of the people in the foreground creates an almost tranquil atmosphere as the street winds down towards the central gates, symbolic of the industry and work that lies beyond to support this community. Factory chimneys, a church spire and mill are all present and complete a series of rich iconography.By cutting off the buildings at the canvas edges, Lowry reinforces a sense of space and continuity, as well as placing himself and us the viewer as close as possible to the street. This is purely for visual impact as Lowry, an intensely private man and quiet observer, was not inclined to mingle with the crowd or participate in the daily routine. The artist conveys so much with so little. Using just five colours – flake white, vermilion, Prussian blue, black and yellow ochre, he memorably evokes the bustling atmosphere of a street and its surroundings.The setting for Street Scene is, typically, unidentifiable. It has been well documented how Lowry's paintings were often fantastical constructions, taking various elements such as factories, streets, bridges, chimneys from different places (including, sometimes, his imagination) and bringing them together on canvas to produce a purely fictional and idealised view of a town or city. As in the case of Street Scene, this gave Lowry the freedom to manipulate a composition to his liking for added visual impact. Whilst indisputably a Manchester man, Lowry found time to travel to smaller towns around the country such as Berwick. The seemingly calm and arguably provincial nature of the street in this picture may well relate to his experience of such locations.The present work showcases Lowry's artistic range and is an exceptional portrayal of his most beloved subject. Street Scene embodies Sir Herbert Read's singular statement that 'Lowry is original, and even revolutionary in his vision. No one else to my knowledge has been so sensitively aware of the poetry of the English industrial landscape'.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
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson A.R.A. (British, 1889-1946)A Canadian Dawn signed 'C.R.W. NEVINSON' (lower right)oil on canvas61.2 x 45.8 cm. (24 1/8 x 18 in.)Footnotes:ProvenanceElizabeth Russell Workman, thence by descent to the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.ExhibitedLondon, Leicester Galleries, An Exhibition of New Works by C.R.W. Nevinson, October-November 1919, cat.no.2Manchester, City Art Gallery, C. R. W. Nevinson Exhibition, July-August 1920, cat.no.22Elizabeth Russell Workman (1874-1962) and husband Robert Alfred Workman (1872-1948) were collectors of Post-Impressionist and Scottish art (including work of the Scottish Colourists), and supporters of the avant-garde. Elizabeth appears to have been the more discerning and adventurous collector. As Wyndham Lewis recalled in his autobiography Blasting and Bombardiering: 'Mrs. Workman (of whom I did an excellent portrait) was one of the only people in England to understand French painting, of which she had some remarkably fine specimens'. No less than three Nevinson paintings were acquired by members of the Workman family from the war artist's solo Peace exhibition at the Leicester Galleries in 1919. A Canadian Dawn was Elizabeth's choice, and of the three pictures the one that stayed in the family the longest. All three pictures, that is Elizabeth's, husband Robert's and brother-in-law William's, were borrowed by Manchester City Art Gallery for their Nevinson Exhibition of 1920.Nevinson's stock as a painter, in those post-First World War days, was still high, and he still had the aura of a 'rebel', reminding us that Nevinson had been vitally involved, in pre-war days, in that product of the British avant-garde's prime mover Wyndham Lewis, the Rebel Art Centre in Great Ormond Street.We are grateful to Christopher Martin for his assistance in compiling this catalogue entry.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Zubeida Agha (Pakistani, 1922-1997)Untitled (Flowers in a Vase) signed and dated Zubeida '71 lower rightoil on canvas, framed90.1 x 43.8cm (35 1/2 x 17 1/4in).Footnotes:CELEBRATING ZUBEIDA AGHA'S BIRTH CENTENARYProvenanceThe Collection of Imran R. Sheikh; family of the artist.ExhibitedLondon, Bonhams, Zubeida Agha, 2022, No. 8 PublishedSalima Hashmi for Bonhams, Zubeida Agha: Celebrating an Extraordinary Career, 2022, p.8, No.8Zubeida Agha was a socially and politically aware individual, attuned to what was happening around her, which becomes critical to the viewing of this work. The year it was painted was marked by the civil war in Pakistan, where half the country broke away and Bangladesh came into being. Agha was close to many people 'on the other side', the most eminent among them being the celebrated artist Zainul Abedin, a dear friend. Her anguish at the time was shared by many among the art community.The painting belies all these circumstances and seems instead to be celebrating a moment of optimism and vigour. This was not unusual for the artist. She was known for keeping her emotions under wraps and her stoicism intact under extreme circumstances. The vase is placed in isolation against the light, a burst of colour emanating from its form. Agha often painted single bottles and vases which took her fancy. A particular favourite was a bottle of Chianti which made a regular appearance. A vase of Murano glass was another, strategically placed under a painting in which it appeared. These were considered decisions and no accident. The symbolic use of colour and form was intrinsic to her process. In this example, the two flowers stand defiant, rising from the austere form below; the narrative in the painting is deliberate and intentional. - Salima HashmiThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Ghulam Rasool Santosh (Indian, 1929-1997)Untitled (Enlightenment) signed lower upper left and signed, dated and with size, G R Santosh/34 x 41'/9/2/62 verso oil and wax on canvas, framed86.6 x 104.5cm (34 1/8 x 41 1/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceAcquired by the vendor's cousin, William Begley, in Kashmir from the artist between 1963-1965;Gifted to the vendor's family in 1969.Born Ghulam Rasool Dar in Chinkral Mohalla, Habba Kadal in Srinagar, Kashmir, Rasool came to be known as Ghulam Rasool Santosh, after he assumed his wife's name, Santosh, at the beginning of their marriage. In 1954 he enrolled at the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda and studied fine arts under N.S Bendre, where he produced a large body of figurative and landscape work in the cubist style. Kashmir was the subject of his landscapes, and his style remain unchanged until 1959, after which his works evolved and figuration gave way to abstraction. The period between 1959-1964, was a precursor to his neo-tantric style, for which he is most well known, and when the present lot was painted. The early sixties were politically, socially and art historically important for India. In 1959, New Delhi witnessed an influx of Tibetan exiles, including the Dalai Lama, who were driven out of Tibet by the Chinese government. This was coupled with the end of the Nehruvian era and the questions that were raised about the success of his industrialisation programmes and presidency. Artistic groups such as Group 1890 were also emerging that challenged and sought a new outlook on Indian Art. Inspired by these changes, Santosh wanted to move away from a derivative European style, and wanted to create an idiom that embraced his Kashmiri heritage within the broader Indian context. (Rebecca M. Brown, Awakening: A Retrospective of G.R. Santosh, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2011, pp 29)Still captivated by Kashmir, he derived his inspiration for the body of work created during this period, including the present lot, from his native Kashmiri hills. Although elements of Cubism are apparent in this work, we can also see the beginnings of spirituality and mystery, that would flourish in his works after 1964, which is when his trip to the Amarnath cave resulted in a mystical experience, that transformed his works. This work is therefore important for it bridges his two crucial periods and fuses elements from both, something that would not be seen in his works again. To see similar works from 1962, titled 'Snows of Kashmir,' and Cityscape (Reflection) respectively see Sotheby's, Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art, New York, 18th September 2013, lot 60 and Awakening: A Retrospective of G.R. Santosh, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2011, pp 96.William Begley worked for the UN and was stationed in Kashmir during the peacekeeping operations between 1964-1966 which is when he acquired this work.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
George Keyt (Sri Lankan, 1901-1993)Untitled (Woman with a Vase) signed 'G Keyt' 71 upper leftoil on canvas, framed98 x 60.3cm (38 9/16 x 23 3/4in).Footnotes:ProvenanceAcquired from Plate Loft Gallery, Sri Lanka in 2005.'The lyric painting of George Keyt is sensuous Indian poetry brought to canvas. Like earlier Indian painters of Rajasthan and the Punjab Hills, and M. F. Husain after him, Keyt takes as his primary theme woman as the focus of man's concern. He paints her in flat planes, with bounding lines and rich warmth of colour. His idiom occasionally carries in it a hint of Picasso but is, once again, in direct line with the traditional styles of Central India, Mewar, and Basohli. But the originality of Keyt's inspiration is undoubted, and his work remains uniquely his own.' (R. Bartholomew and S. S. Kapur, Husain, Abrams, New York, 1972, p. 27)For a similar work sold at Sotheby's see Indian and South East Asian Art, New York, 29th March 2006, lot 10.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Zubeida Agha (Pakistani, 1922-1997)Untitled (Cityscape) signed 'Zubeida Agha 46' lower leftoil on canvas, framed32 x 55.1cm (12 5/8 x 21 11/16in).Footnotes:CELEBRATING ZUBEIDA AGHA'S BIRTH CENTENARYProvenanceThe Collection of Imran R. Sheikh; family of the artist.ExhibitedLondon, Bonhams, Zubeida Agha, 2022, No. 1 PublishedSalima Hashmi for Bonhams, Zubeida Agha: Celebrating an Extraordinary Career, 2022, p.1, No.1A very rare early work by Zubeida Agha, it establishes her ability to respect and enhance the two-dimensionality of the canvas. Part of the Agha family collection, it hints at the vision that will eventually define Zubeida Agha's body of work. In the late 1940s, during the tumult of Partition, many homes were looted in the riots and artworks destroyed. This work, possibly because of its location, survived unscathed. Informally titled Cityscape, the simplified architectural forms suggest the mohalla, a neighbourhood familiar to the artist. There is no attempt to imply deep space, the buildings are defined in flattened, spatial relationships, woven into a composite whole and unfolded across the canvas. The modulated tonal variations and colours suggest a continuity to the city, beyond the limits of the given space. As a young painter, Agha was carefully assembling the forms and assigning them roles as clusters in the city neighbourhood.Art historian Iftikhar Dadi viewed Zubeida Agha as 'an independent painter who stubbornly charted her own trajectory without much influence from other artists or artistic trends.' (Iftikhar Dadi, Modernism and the Art of Muslim South Asia, 2010, p.113) She must have been mindful of the audiences of her time and the preference for more recognisable 'pictures' and the picturesque. She chooses instead to design the image in terms of a flowing line which orchestrates a security of purpose, a mature work for a young painter.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
George Percy R. E. Jacomb-Hood (British, 1857-1929)The lady behind the curtainsigned and dated 'GPJACOMB-HOOD/1887' (lower left) oil on canvas 83.5 x 56.2cm (32 7/8 x 22 1/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceWith E.Stacy-Marks Ltd., Eastbourne.Private collection, UK.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Dorothea Sharp R.B.A., R.O.I. (British, 1874-1955)A mixed bunch signed 'DOROTHEA SHARP' (lower left)oil on board50.8 x 40.6cm (20 x 16in).Footnotes:ProvenanceWith R. H. Spurr, Southport, no. 2114.Private collection, UK.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
Émile-René Ménard (French, 1862-1930)L'enlèvement de Déjanira signed 'E. R. Ménard' (lower left)oil on canvas62.8 x 85.2cm (24 3/4 x 33 1/2in).Footnotes:ProvenanceAnon. sale, Delvaux, Paris, 25 April 2007, lot 60.Private collection, Brussels. Purchased from the above sale.Having defeated the river god Achelous in a wrestling contest for her hand in marriage, Greek mythology records that Heracles took the Calydonian princess, Dejanira, to be his wife. The present work shows the centaur Nessus having kidnapped Dejanira. Whilst taking her across the river Euenos, Heracles was able to strike Nessus with a poisoned arrow - the hero can be seen kneeling and preparing his bow on the riverbank. Before dying, Nessus persuaded Dejanira to take some of his blood as he promised that, if mixed with oil, it could be used as a potion to stop Heracles's infidelity. The blood would poison Heracles, ultimately bringing about his death and the suicide of Dejanira.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Joseph William Allen (British, 1803-1852)On the Tone, Somersetoil on canvas 26 x 36.9cm (10 1/4 x 14 1/2in).Footnotes:A label affixed to the reverse reads - 'On the Tone, Somerset, by J.W.Allen./Selected by Mr Field./From the Socy of British Artists.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer, RA (British, 1802-1873)Study for 'Alpine mastiffs reanimating a distressed traveller'pencil, pen and brown ink 20.3 x 30.8cm (8 x 12 1/8in).Footnotes:ProvenancePossibly anon. sale, Christie's, Landseer sale, 8 May 1874, lot 550. With the Carroll Gallery, London.LiteratureD. Brown and R. Ormond, Sir Edwin Landseer: Living Life Boats: Edwin Landseer's Alpine Mastiffs & A Rescue in the Alps, London, Matthiesen Ltd., 2019.This work is a sketch for the painting of the same title dated 1820, currently held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Poetry.- [Croker (John Wilson)] The Amazoniad; or, Figure and fashion: a scuffle in high life, first edition, a few pseudonyms identified in pencil, some foxing, modern red half morocco, spine gilt, spine faded, Dublin, Printed by John King, 1806 § Cabanel (Daniel) Poems and imitations, first edition, presentation copy from the author, half-title, spotted, original drab boards, original pink printed paper label to spine, central crease to spine, joints split, but holding firm, spine ends and corners worn, lightly stained, rubbed, Printed for R. Bickerstaff, 1814 § Infant death.- [Moir (David Macbeth)] Domestic verses, first edition, presentation copy from the author, original purple limp cloth, titled in gilt on upper cover, spine faded, Edinburgh, no printer, 1843; and 20 others, 19th century Poetry, v.s. (23)⁂ The second mentioned includes an Elegiac tribute to Prime Minister Spencer Perceval shortly after his assassination.
Warden (William) Letters written On Board His Majesty's Ship the Northumberland, and at Saint Helena; in which the Conduct and Conversations of Napoleon Buonaparte, fifth edition, portrait frontispiece, folding letter facsimile, bookplate, light off-setting and spotting to initial ff., contemporary tree calf, spine with black morocco label, R. Ackerman, 1816 § O'Meara (Barry) Napoleon in Exile; or, a Voice from St. Helena, 2 vol., second edition, frontispieces and 2 plates, bookplates, light off-setting, occasional light spotting, contemporary calf, spines gilt with red and black morocco labels, joints cracked but firm, W. Simpkin et al., 1822 § Napier (W. F. P.) History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France..., 6 vol., half-title to vol. 1, plates and maps (a few in vol. 5 foxed), small stamp to front endpaper verso, bookplates, very occasional light spotting, contemporary calf, rebacked, Thomas & William Boone, 1835-40; and 12 others relating to Napoleon, 8vo (21)
NO RESERVE Judaica.- Schreiber (Prof. Alexander) Codex Maimuni...The Illuminated pages of the Kaufmann Mishneh Torah, 1984 § Narkiss (Bezalel) Hebrew Illuminated Manuscripts, Jerusalem & New York, 1969 § Posner (R.) & Israel Ta-Shema. The Hebrew Book, New York, 1975 § Nebenzahl (K.) Maps of the Holy Land, 1986 § Sed-Rajna (G.) Ancient Jewish Art East and West, Paris, 1985 § Roberts (David) The Holy Land, 5 vol. in 1, 1982 § Brenner (Frederic) Jews/America/A Representation, spotting to title, New York, 1996, illustrations, many colour, original cloth or boards, the last ring-bound, the rest with dust-jackets; and c.30 others, Judaica, v.s. (c.35)
Fowler (Thomas) Medical reports of the effects of arsenic, in the cure of agues, remitting fevers, and periodic headachs, first edition, K2 tear within text, but without loss, some light browning, including title, modern boards, Printed for J. Johnson, No. 72 St. Paul's Church Yard, 1786 § Glass (Samuel) An Essay on magnesia alba. Wherein its history is attempted, its virtues pointed out, and the use of it recommended, first edition, some spotting or staining, lightly browned, disbound, Oxford, Printed for R. Davis, 1764; and 3 others, 18th and early 19th century works on Fevers, 8vo (5)
York printing.- B[addeley] (R[ichard]) The Life of Dr. Thomas Morton, late Bishop of Duresme, woodcut frontispiece, with initial imprimatur and final blank ff., ink inscriptions to title and frontispiece recto, a good, clean copy generally, armorial bookplate of Sir Robert Johnson Eden to front pastedown, 19th century calf, spine rubbed, [Wing B382B], 8vo, York, Stephen Bulkley, 1669.
NO RESERVE France.- Bounds set to France by the Pyrenean Treaty (The); and the interest of the Confederates not to accept the Offers of Peace made at this Time by the French King ..., imprimatur leaf, publisher's advertisements at end, previous owner's neat signature to title, ex-library with bookplate and occasional blind-stamps, modern morocco-backed boards, [Wing B3834A], for R. Baldwin, 1694 § [Egleton (J.)] A Vindication of the Late House of Commons, in Rejecting the Bill for Confirming the Eighth and Ninth Articles of the Treaty of Navigation & Commerce between England and France, modern marbled boards, for John Clark, 1714 § A View of the Relative State of Great Britain and France at the commencement of the Year 1796, previous owner's ink signature to title, scattered faint spotting, modern boards, 1796; and others similar, 12mo & 8vo (5)
NO RESERVE [Courtilz de Sandras (Gatien de)] The French Spy: or, the Memoirs of John Baptist de La Fontaine, first English edition, ink ownership inscription "Robt. Eden E dono W. E." to title, some very light browning, armorial bookplate of Robert Eden to front pastedown, contemporary calf, joints cracked, some staining to upper cover, extremities rubbed, [Wing C6597A], 8vo, for R. Basset, 1700.
Voltaire (François Marie Arouet de) The Age of Louis XIV, 2 vol., first English edition, engraved frontispieces, some light offsetting and occasional browning, 16pp. advertisements at end of vol. 1, armorial bookplate of Thomas Davison to front pastedowns, contemporary speckled calf, spines gilt, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo, R. Dodsley, 1752.⁂ Scarce first English edition of this intricately researched history by Voltaire.
Religion.- A liturgy for the use of the mint-meeting in Exeter, [edited by Joseph Bretland], first edition, contemporary calf, gilt, upper cover with name 'Wm. Nation' (probably William Nation (1763-1831), prominent merchant of Exeter and dissenter), joints chipped, but holding firm, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, Exeter, Printed by R. Trewman and Son, 1792 § Smith (John) A View of the last judgement, first edition, 1p. advertisements at end, occasional spotting or light staining, lightly browned, contemporary calf, rebacked, preserving original backstrip, lacking spine label, upper joint splitting, but holding firm, corners worn, rubbed and scuffed, Edinburgh, Printed for C. Elliot; and G. Robinson and T. Cadell, 1783; and 10 others, 18th century Religion, v.s. (12)⁂ The author of the second mentioned is best remembered for his Gaelic translations, and for his involvement in the Ossian controversy.
UNITED KINGDOM. Elizabeth II, 1952-. Gold half-sovereign, 1989. Royal Mint. Proof. Commemorating the 500 years anniversary of the sovereign 1489-1989, this is the first special design issued under Queen Elizabeth II, often held to be the most beautiful coin design during her reign.Facing full length portrait of Elizabeth II seated in King Edward's Chair as at her coronation, all within beaded border; legend around in Medieval typeface, ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRA · REG · FID · DEF ·. Design by Bernard Sindall. / Crowned Royal Shield of Arms set in a double Tudor rose, within beaded circle; inscription around in medieval typeface, 'ANNIVERSARY · OF · THE · GOLD · SOVEREIGN · 1489 · 1989'. Design by Bernard R. Sindall. Edge milled.Comes with the original box as issued by the Mint. In secure plastic holder, graded PCGS PR70 DCAM, certification number 39172359. PCGS population in this grade: 63, equal-finest graded.Reference: S-SB3 (was 4277); KM-955Mintage: 21,824.Diameter: 19.3 mm.Thickness: 0.99 mm.Weight: 3.994 g. (AGW=0.1178 oz.)Composition: 917.0/1000 Gold.PLEASE NOTE: 6% Buyer Premium + VAT on this lot. No other fees, including live bidding. Delivery cost will be added to your order.This lot is exempt from VAT. Payment can be made in EUR, CHF, or USD for an exchange fee. Please contact us to find out more.
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