Plattenspiel-Automat "Polyhymnia", um 1900 Plattenspiel-Instrument "Polyhymnia", extrem seltener Musikautomat der "Metall-Industrie Schönebeck A.G.". Für Blechplatten von 56 cm, mit 133-tonigem Doppelkamm (2 gebrochen) und 10 Glocken, Münzautomatik, Nußbaumgehäuse, Frontscheibe mit Riß, Maße 80 x 45 x 130 cm. Mit 12 Platten. Weltweit nur 3 Exemplare bekannt! Sehr gut spielender Zustand. Start Price: EUR 2200 Watch and Listen on:Youtube.com/AuctionTeamBrekerCoin-Operated "Polyhymnia" Disc Musical Box, c. 1900 Extremely rare instrument by "Metall-Industrie Schönebeck A.G.", Germany, for 22 in. discs, with 133 teeth in duplex steel comb (two broken) and ten bells, coin-operated, walnut case, front glass cracked, size 31 1/2 x 17 3/4 x 51 in., very good playing condition, with twelve discs. We know of only three examples. Start Price: EUR 2200 Watch and Listen on:Youtube.com/AuctionTeamBreker
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Jackson-Schreibmaschine, 1898 Amerikanische "Grasshopper-action"-Schreibmaschine von Joseph Hassel Jackson, vernickeltes Herstellerschild "Patented Jackson Typewriter, Boston, Mass.", Serien-Nr. 547. - Literatur: P. Lippman, 1991, S. 110. - Siehe auch: https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/ jackson.html - Gut erhaltenes Dekor, komplett, teilweise sehr rostig. Sehr selten, nur sehr wenige Maschinen wurden hergestellt. Eine Restaurierung lohnt sich. Start Price: EUR 1800 Jackson Typewriter, 1898 Joseph Hassel Jackson. Serial no. 547, American "Grasshopper-action" typewriter with nickel-plated maker's plaque: "Patented Jackson Typewriter, Boston, Mass.", attractive decoration, complete but partially rusty. - Literature: P. Lippman, 1991, p. 110 and https://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/ jackson.html - A rare machine, one of few units produced, worthy of restoration. Start Price: EUR 1800
Seltener Spieluhrsockel von Charles-Frédéric Nardin, um 1820 Neuchâtel, vier Melodien, 67 einzeln verschraubte Töne (komplett), Messing-Grundplatte geprägt "Nardin", Federwerkmotor mit Schnecke und Kette, Geschwindigkeitsregler mit 4 Zahnrädern, 3 externe Bedienhebel für Stop/Musik, Wechsel/Wiederholung und Sofortstopp, außerdem interne Auslösung für die Aktivierung zur vollen Stunde, in ebonisiertem, ovalem Gehäuse mit gravierter Bedienplatte und perlenförmigen Messingeinfassungen, Breite 33,5 cm, Walzenbreite 15,5 cm, Ø 3,2 cm, Werk und Gehäuse in gutem restauriertem Zustand, mit Schlüssel. - Referenzen: Auktion Team Breker, 9. November 2018, Lot 69, für ein ähnliches Spielwerk aus der Sammlung von Luuk Goldhorn. Start Price: EUR 2500 Rare Fusee Musical Clock Base by Charles-Frédéric Nardin, c. 1820 Neuchâtel, playing four airs, with sectional comb of 67 individual teeth (complete), brass bedplate stamped "Nardin", fusee spring, four-gear governor train, external controls for silence/music, change/repeat and instant stop and internal trip for activation upon the hour, in ebonized oval case with engraved control plate and beaded brass borders, wd. 13 1/8 in. (33.5 cm), cylinder 6 1/8 in. x 1 2/8 in. Ø (15.5 x 3.2 cm), movement and case in good restored condition, with key. - References: Auction Team Breker, 9 November 2018, Lot 69, for a similar movement from the collection of Luuk Goldhorn. Start Price: EUR 2500
Radio Telefunken "Großer Katzenkopf" Modell 50, 1932 Telefunken Prag (Radiotechna, Kresl & spol, Praha-Prelouc). Sehr gesuchtes und seltenes Gerät in Kathedralenform, 5 Röhren, Netzanschluß, Wechselstromspeisung/110-240 Volt, Langwelle, Mittelwelle (LW + MW), Magnetsystem-Lautsprecher, Holzgehäuse, Original-Rückwand. Start Price: EUR 450 Telefunken Model 50 (Large "Cat's Head") Radio, 1932 Telefunken Prag (Radiotechna, Kresl & spol, Praha-Prelouc). Cathedral-type five-valve mains receiver, alternating-current supply (AC)/110-240 volts, broadcast (MW) and long wave, high-quality magnetic loudspeaker, wood case, original rear panel. - Extremely rare! Start Price: EUR 450
5 amerikanische Reiseschreibmaschinen 1) The Noiseless Portable, um 1925, Nr. 2486, Middletown, funktioniert mit Koffer. (2-3/2-3) - 2) Rem Rand Bantam, 1938, Schulungsschreibmaschine mit farbiger Tastatur, nur Großbuchstaben, funktioniert, mit Koffer. (2-3/2-3) - 3) Crown, um 1925, John M. Smith MDSE. Co., Nr. 824, 3-reihige Tastatur, leicht rostig. (4/4) - 4) Blick Ninety, um 1920, Blickensderfer Typewriter Co. of Stamford, rostig, mit Fehlteilen, sehr selten. (5/5) - Und: 5) Remington Portable, um 1925, hochstellbare Typenhebel, funktioniert, mit Koffer. (2-3/2-3) Start Price: EUR 180 Five American Portable Typewriters 1) The Noiseless Portable, c. 1925, no. 2486, Middletown, works, with case. (2-3/2-3) - 2) Rem Rand Bantam, 1938, educational typewriter, colored keyboard, only capitals, works, with case. (2-3/2-3) - 3) Crown, c. 1925, John M. Smith MDSE. Co., no. 824, three-row keyboard, slightly rusty. (4/4) - 4) Blick Ninety, c. 1920, Blickensderfer Typewriter Co. of Stamford, rusty, missing parts, very rare. (5/5) - And: 5) Remington Portable, c. 1925, folding typebars, works, with case. (2-3/2-3) Start Price: EUR 180
The Englewood Jr. Typewriter, um 1905 Hergestellt von The Englewood Co., Consolidated Factories, Chicago, USA. Namensvariante der American No. 8, amerikanische Unterschlagmaschine, 3-reihige Tastatur, schön erhaltenes Dekor, ein Tastenhebel liegt lose bei, sehr selten. Start Price: EUR 280 The Englewood Jr. Typewriter, c. 1905 The Englewood Co., Consolidated Factories, Chicago. The rebranded "American No. 8", three-row upstroke machine, attractive decoration, one typebar loose, very rare. Start Price: EUR 280
"The Oliver No. 3" und "Yost No. 1" 1) "The Oliver Standard Visible Writer No. 3", ab 1901, hergestellt in Chicago, USA, Serien-Nr. 95361, Unterseite mit gegossenem Buchstaben G. Gut erhaltenes Exemplar dieser populären amerikanischen Typenhebel-Schreibmaschine mit Oberanschlag, Typenhebel in 2 Türmen. - Literatur: Martin, 1949, S. 153. (2-3/2) - Und: 2) "Yost No. 1", 1887. Serien-Nr. 1000, erstes Modell der frühen amerikanischen Unteranschlagmaschine mit dem eigenwilligen "Grasshopper"-Typenhebelmechanismus und bemerkenswerter Farbkissenfärbung, gemarkt mit 2 Plaketten auf der Rückseite. - Literatur: Martin, 1949, S. 98. - Ein seltenes und gesuchtes Sammlungsstück! (3/4) Start Price: EUR 350 "The Oliver No. 3" and "Yost No. 1" 1) "The Oliver Standard Visible Writer No. 3", serial no. 95361, Chicago, 1901 onwards, cast letter G on underside of the frame, downstrike machine with two towers of typebars, good condition. - Literature: Martin, 1949, p. 153. (2-3/2) - And: 2) "Yost No. 1", 1887, serial no. 1000, first model, marked with a pair of medallions impressed into the rear of the base, rare and sought-after historical typewriter. - Literature: Martin, 1949, p. 98. (3/4) Start Price: EUR 350
Kretzschmar-Kinematograph, um 1902 Kinematographen-Bau-Anstalt Fridolin Kretzschmar, Dresden. Gehäuse-Nr. 663. Amateurfilmkamera für 17,5 mm breiten Film mit Mittelperforation. Mattscheibensucher mit kopfstehendem Bild, eingebaut im Kameragehäuse. Objektiv mit Schneckentrieb über Rändelrad, mit 2 Doppellochblenden 1-4. Bildtransport durch Malteserkreuzschaltwerk über Mittelzahnrolle, beide Schaltstufen normal, Zeitraffer laufen einwandfrei. Mit 3 abnehmbaren Hinterkamera-Kassetten für 20 m Film auf Metallspulen und Spulenhalter, Kopierrückwand, Gebrauchsanweisung und Original-Karton. Mit dabei für die Projektion der Stativ-Transport-Kasten Nr. 663, Filmständer, Belichtungsflügel, Filmklappe und Kleinzubehör sowie 9 Filmdosen mit Kretzschmar-Filmen. - Die Kamera gilt als erste deutsche Schmalfilmkamera mit einem Amateurfilmsystem. Ernemann erwarb die Kretzschmar-Patente und baute auf dieser Grundlage die Modelle Kino I und Kino II. - Sehr selten und in hervorragendem Zustand! - Literatur: ACR 396. Start Price: EUR 4000 Kretzschmar Kinematograph, c. 1902 Kinematographen-Bau-Anstalt Fridolin Kretzschmar, Dresden. 17,5 mm movie camera with Geneva movement. Screen viewfinder with upside-down image, built into the camera housing. Lens with worm drive via knurled wheel, with two double apertures 1-4. Image transport through Maltese cross mechanism, both switching levels normal and time lapse motion run perfectly. With three detachable rear camera cassettes for 20 m film on metal spools and spool holder, copy back, instructions for use and original box. Included for the projection is the transport case no. 663, film stand, exposure wing, clapper board and small accessories as well as nine film cans with Kretzschmar films. - The camera is considered to be the first German cine film camera with an amateur film system. Ernemann acquired the Kretzschmar patents and built their Kino I and Kino II models on this basis. - Very rare and in excellent condition! - Literature: ACR 396. Start Price: EUR 4000
"Wellington No. 2" und "Jewett No. 4" 1) "Wellington No. 2", 1892. Serien-Nr. 16874, amerikanische Produktion der kanadischen "Empire" von Williams Mfg. Co., Plattsburgh, NY, mit Blechhaube und Eichensockel. - Literatur: Martin, 1949, S. 130. (3-/3-) - Und: 2) "Jewett No. 4", 1898, seltene amerikanische Unteranschlagmaschine mit doppelter Volltastatur, der Urahn der berühmten deutschen "Germania". Hersteller: Duplex Typewriter Co. Interessantes Sammlungsstück! (3-4/3) Start Price: EUR 450 "Wellington No. 2" und "Jewett No. 4" 1) "Wellington No. 2", 1892. Serial no. 16874, American production of the Canadian "Empire" by Williams Mfg. Co., Plattsburgh, NY, with tin cover and oak base. - Literature: Martin, 1949, p. 130. (3-/3-) - And: 2) "Jewett No. 4", Duplex Typewriter Co., c. 1898, rare American upstroke typewriter with double keyboard, blindwriter. Forerunner of the famous German "Germania". Interesting collector's item! (3-4/3) Start Price: EUR 450
Ernemann Universal, um 1895-96 Ernemann, Dresden. Für 13 x 18 cm, Kamera-Nr. 6577, über Zahnstange eingebaute "Edison"-Entfernungsanzeige, mit Mattscheibenrückteil, dunkelrotbrauner Lederbalgen, erster und zweiter Laufboden wegen Holzdefekten im Laufboden (ergänzbar) nur positionierbar. Original-Handgriff aus geflochtenem Metall fehlt, mit zwei Original-Doppelkassetten. - Seltene und sehr frühe Ernemann, in unrestauriertem Zustand! - Dabei: Für Restaurierzwecke passendes Edelholz als Kassette 18 x 24, auch für weitere Objektivbretter. - Mit Restaurierung ist ein normaler Zustand erreichbar. Start Price: EUR 180 Ernemann Universal, c. 1895-96 Ernemann, Dresden, no. 6577, for 13 x 18 cm, rack and pinion with built-in Edison distance meter, focusing screen back, dark-red-brown leather bellows, first and second boards difficult to move due to wood defects in the baseplate (can be swapped out), original braided steel grip missing, with two original double cassettes. - Extremely rare and very early Ernemann, in unrestored condition. - In addition: Wood suitable for restoration purposes, including 18 x 24 cassette, for lens boards. - Camera a good candidate for restoration. Start Price: EUR 180
Laterna Magica, um 1850 Frankreich. Höhe 16 cm, für 5 cm breite Streifen, braun lackiertes Blechgehäuse, schwenkbares Frontteil, innen mit Brenner. Frühe und seltene Laterna Magica. Start Price: EUR 1600 Magic Lantern, c. 1850 France, for 2 in. slides, brown-lacquered tin, swiveling front, interior burner, ht. 6 ¼ in. An early and rare magic lantern. Start Price: EUR 1600
Lautsprecher Gaumont Lumière Grand Modèle à Pied, Type A, 1924 Gaumont, Paris. Seltener französischer Lautsprecher mit Faltmembrane aus wasserabweisendem Spezialpapier, Serien-Nr. 13050, großes Modell, Ø 38 cm, elektromagnetisches System, 2000 Ohm, auf Aluminiumfuß mit Herstellerplakette. Start Price: EUR 350 Gaumont Lumière Grand Modèle à Pied, Type A Loudspeaker, 1924 Gaumont, Paris. Rare French loudspeaker with pleated water-resistant paper membrane, serial no. 13050, large model, Ø 15 in., electro-magnetic speaker system, 2000 ohms, on aluminum base with maker's plaque. Start Price: EUR 350
Carillon-Drehorgel mit Glockenspiel, um 1892 Organette, nur zu finden im Holzweissig-Katalog von 1892, 60 Zungenstimmen, 18 Glocken, 30 Tonstufen, für 26,5 cm breite Kartonnoten, Handkurbelantrieb, schwarzes Holzgehäuse mit goldenen Ornamenten, auf dazugehörendem Untergestell, ungetestet, sehr selten. Start Price: EUR 350 Carillon Grinder Organ with Bells, c. 1892 Organette, apparently exclusive to the Holzweissig catalog (1892), with sixty reeds, eighteen bells and thirty notes, for 10 ½ in. wd. card books, hand-turned, ebonised wood case with gilt highlights, on matching base, untested, very rare. Start Price: EUR 350
Lautsprecher Haut-Parleur Diffuseur Type 6013, um 1928 Radio L.L. Lucien Levy, Frankreich. Serie 3, Nr. 9, magnetisches System, Mahagonigehäuse mit Bandintarsien, Lautsprecherabdeckung mit Original-Stoff, Maße 67 x 68 cm. Ein sehr seltenes Modell in attraktivem Design. Start Price: EUR 180 Haut-Parleur Diffuseur Type 6013 Loudspeaker, c. 1928 Radio L.L. Lucien Levy, France. Series 3, No. 9, magnetic system, mahogany cabinet with banding, original fabric speaker-cover, 26 1/3 x 26 ¾ in. A very rare model with an attractive design. Start Price: EUR 180
Seltene Gewirette mit Xenon 2/4,5 cm, um 1935 Wirgin, Wiesbaden. Für 3 x 4 cm auf 127er-Film, ohne Bezeichnung, mit Schneider Xenon 2/4,5 cm Nr. 758539, Compur-Rapid läuft, Glas sauber, Entfernungseinstellung ähnlich der Nagel Pupille, Feet-Skala. Sucherlinse mit Sprung, sonst gut erhalten. Seltene Version! Start Price: EUR 400 Rare Gewirette with Xenon 2/4.5 cm, c. 1935 Wirgin, Wiesbaden, Germany. For 3 x 4 cm on 127 film, without name, focusing similar to Nagel Pupille, with Schneider Xenon 2/4.5 cm no. 758539, Compur-Rapid working, glass clean, feet scale, viewfinder lens cracked, otherwise in good condition. Rare version! Start Price: EUR 400
Interessante Nikon SP Ausrüstung Nippon Kogaku, Japan. 1) Nikon SP, Nr. 6218052, Verschluß läuft, Weitwinkelsucher etwas trübe, Ent-fernungsmesser ohne Funktion, mit Gehäusedeckel (selten) und Tasche. (3/3) - 2) Nikkor-S 1,4/5 cm, Nr. 410471, schöner Zustand. Meter-Skala, mit Gegenlicht-blende, Vor- und Rückdeckeln und Köcher. (2/3) - 3) W-Nikkor 3,5/2,8 cm, Nr. 717222. Auch hier schöner Zustand. Klare Linsen, nur minimal Staubpartikel zwischen den Linsen. Mit Original-Karton, beiden Deckeln und Köcher. (2/3) - 4) Seltener Nahvorsatz für Nikkor 1,4/5 cm. Mit Etui und Original-Karton. (2/2) - 5) Sucher 2,8 cm mit Etui. (2-/2-) - 6) Nikon-Belichtungs-messer, Nr. 955626, mit Verstärkern, beide funktionieren, mit den Diffusoren, Etuis und Kartons. (2-/3) - Und: 7) Filterhalter für Serienfilter, mit Sonnenblende für Nikkor 1,4/5 cm. Mit Etui. Start Price: EUR 1400 Nikon SP Outfit Nippon Kogaku, Japan. 1) Nikon SP, no. 6218052, shutter working, wide-angle viewfinder somewhat fuzzy, distance meter inoperative, with body cap (rare) and case. (3/3) - 2) Nikkor-S 1,4/5 cm, no. 410471, good condition, with meter scale, sunshade, front and back caps and case. (2/3) - 3) W-Nikkor 3,5/2,8 cm, no. 717222, clear optics, only light dust between the elements, otherwise good, with maker's box, both caps and case. (2/3) - 4) Rare close-up device for Nikkor 1,4/5 cm, with case and maker's box. (2/2) - 5) Viewfinder 2,8 cm with case. (2-/2-) - 6) Nikon exposure meter, no. 955626, with boosters, both working, diffusors, cases and maker's boxes. (2-/3) - And: 7) Filter holder for serial filters, sunshade for Nikkor 1,4/5 cm and case. Start Price: EUR 1400
Grammophon mit drehendem Christbaumständer, um 1910 Wilhelm Dietrich, Leipzig. Eichengehäuse, Plattenteller 25 cm, automatische Endabstellung, Mozart-Glimmerschalldose, gußeiserner Christbaumständer (erneuert), gut funktionierender Zustand, Maße 63 x 39 x 35 cm. - Sehr selten. Start Price: EUR 700 Gramophone with Revolving Christmas Tree Stand, c. 1910 Wilhelm Dietrich, Leipzig. Oak case, 10 in. turntable, automatic end stop, Mozart mica soundbox, cast-iron Christmas tree stand (renewed), good working condition, dimensions 25 x 15 2/5 x 13 ¾ in. - Very rare. Start Price: EUR 700
Hymnophon, 1904 Ernst Holzweissig, Leipzig. DRP Nr. 156419, "Sprechmaschine mit einem in das Gestell derselben eingebautem Schalltrichter", Nußbaumgehäuse mit 4 Säulen, Metalltrichter, Hymnophon-Messingschild, Federwerkmotor defekt, ohne Tonabnehmer. - Ein sehr seltenes frühes deutsches Grammophon. Start Price: EUR 280 Hymnophone, 1904 Ernst Holzweissig, Leipzig. DRP no. 156419, walnut case with four columns, integrated metal horn, hymnophone brass label, spring motor defective, without soundbox. A very rare early German gramophone. Start Price: EUR 280
"American Visible", 1891 Seltene amerikanische Indexmaschine der American Visible Co., New York, mit Einstellschieber bzw. Fingermulde. Zum Schreiben wurde der gesamte Skalenvorbau heruntergedrückt. Ein Hämmerchen drückte dabei die eingestellte Gummitype aufs Papier. Mit Typengummiplatte, Filzkissen lose. Mit Schachtel. Start Price: EUR 300 "American Visible", 1891 Rare index typewriter by American Visible Co., New York. Inclined metal front plate with 46 keys, permanently displayed in the standard keyboard, nickel-plated device, designed to fit operator's fingertip, could be moved to select the desired character and pressed to type that character. With rubber typeface, felt pad loose. With card box. Start Price: EUR 300
Rundfunkempfänger Blaupunkt Ideal VIII, um 1930 Berlin, 3 Röhren (komplett), Bakelitgehäuse, Original-Rückwand, Langwelle und Mittelwelle, Batteriebetrieb, für externen Lautsprecher. - Ein seltenes Radio in gutem Zustand. Start Price: EUR 280 Blaupunkt Ideal VIII Radio Receiver, c. 1930 Berlin, three tubes (complete), bakelite case, original back panel, long wave and medium wave, battery-operated, for external speaker. - A rare radio in good condition. Start Price: EUR 280
Scotland - Whisky / The Viris Illustribus Whisky Series Scotland - Whisky / The Viris Illustribus Whisky Series A rare selection of five whisky from The Viris Illustribus seriesÊby Moon Import, bottled in 1995North British Grain 1964 (1 bt)Bottled in 1995Bottle number 373 of 600Single Grain, 70 cl, 46%OCBowmore 1983 (1 bt)Bottled in 1995Bottle number 373 of 600Single Malt, 70 cl, 50%OCBruichladdich 1983 (1 bt)Bottled in 1995Bottle number 373 of 1050Single Malt, 70 cl, 50%OCLinkwood 1984 (1 bt)Bottled in 1995Bottle number 373 of 750Single Malt, 70 cl, 50%OCCaol Ila 1984 (1 bt)Bottled in 1995Bottle number 373 of 600Single Malt, 50%OCTot: 5 bts
Pultuhr, um 1800Frühes Chronometer von hoher Qualität. Messingtrommel, feuervergoldet. Sichtglas mit Facettierung. Emaillezifferblatt mit römischen Stunden und arabischer Sekunde unter XII. Gebläute Stahl-Spatenzeiger. Rundes Werk mit Schlüsselaufzug Kette-Schnecke. Federchronometerhemmung, Kompensationsunruh, Unruhgewichte aus Gold und Platin. D 7,5 cm, H 7 cm. Glas wohl erneuert, Zifferblatt mit kleinen Fehlstellen und dezenten Rissen. Vergoldung etwas berieben. Seltenes Sammlerstück. Mit Expertise von F. Feldmann, Dresden (DGC), vom 30.11.2020. Desk chronometer, around 1800. High quality. Brass case, gilt. Glass lunette. Enamel dial with roman hours and arabic seconds under XII. Blued spade hands. Manual wind movement. Chronometer echappement. Glass pres. renewed, dial with very small losses and cracks, gilt a bit rubbed. Rare collector's item. Comes with expertise in German language from November 2020.
HUMPHREY SPENDER (BRITISH 1910-2005) PHOENIX Tapestry, 165 x 121cm, (65 x 47.5?) ?Phoenix by Humphrey Spender - Edinburgh Tapestry Co? inscribed to wooden frame verso Humphrey Spender was a British artist, designer and photographer. ?Phoenix? was designed for Dovecot Studios, after their incorporation as Edinburgh Tapestry Co in 1946. At this time, resident Dovecot weavers were producing tapestries designed by English designers who were well established in the 1930s, which is referenced in Elizabeth Cumming?s book, 'The Art of Modern Tapestry Dovecot Studios Since 1912'. Cummings was commissioned to write this book for the centenary exhibition held to celebrate the birth of Dovecot in 1912. This rare and prestigious tapestry was formerly owned by Sir Harry Jefferson Barnes, who acquired Edinburgh Tapestry Co in 1954, when Sax Shaw was appointed artistic director. Condition Report:Lower left of tapestry has a white mark. Note: this item is woven, therefore there are some imperfections in the weave throughout the tapestry, refer to images. Additional images show the tapestry in situ, true colours shown in natural light
A RARE OOR WULLIE No.1, 1941 D C Thomson & Co Ltd, wear and staining to covers, small tear on spine, fold on back cover, some slight tearing, pages browned and some tearing to a few interior pages If you are interested in this lot it is highly recommended that this lot be viewed in person or by a third party known to you. The lot has condition issues and you must satisfy yourself before bidding. This lot is sold (as found) and not subject to return. Condition Report:Available upon request
A rare Early 20th century Patent silver Stamp Dispenser or a ""Device for Carrying and Affixing Stamps"". The Patent applied for by Benjamin F Lantz on August 5th 1890. The sprung plunger with star shaped dispenser inside the base, the screw-off reservoir pierced to dispense drops of water to the envelope, the square base with hallmarks for William Hornby, London, 1902.
Ray Annenberg - Whitefriars - A rare likely one off piece of Whitefriars studio art glass hand made and designed by Annenberg during the The third Aaronson Noon WHITEFRIARS DAY 20 June 2009. The vase in clear glass with orange & red colour flashes with darker tones to the circular rim. The underside featuring skillfully cut unpolished pontil mark and bears etched signed notation reading. Made by Ray Annenberg at Aaronson Noon Studio for the Third Aaronson Noon Whitefriars Day. Measures approx 22cm tall.
HOWARD HODGKIN (1932-2017)Girl in a Museum 1958-1960 signed on the stretcheroil on canvas 101.3 by 71 cm. 39 7/8 by 27 15/16 in.This work was executed in 1958-1960. Footnotes:ProvenancePeter Cochrane Collection, London Thence by descent to the present ownerExhibitedLondon, Arthur Tooth & Sons, Howard Hodgkin, 1962, no. 4, illustrated in black and white Bochum, Städtischen Kunstgalerie Bochum, Profile III: Englische Kunst der Gegenwart, 1964, no. 78, illustrated in black and whiteOxford, Museum of Modern Art; London, Serpentine Gallery; Leigh, Turnpike Gallery; Newcastle upon Tyne, Laing Art Gallery; Aberdeen, Aberdeen Art Gallery; Sheffield, Graves Art Gallery, Howard Hodgkin: Forty-Five paintings 1949-1975, 1976 Berlin, Galerie Haas & Fuchs, Howard Hodgkin, 2004LiteratureMarla Price (Ed.), Howard Hodgkin: The Complete Paintings Catalogue Raisonné, London 2006, p. 44, no. 9, illustrated in colourÅsmund Thorkildsen, Howard Hodgkin The Thinking Painter of Embodied Memories, Milan 2011, p. 14, illustrated in colourIn 1962, the celebrated English artist Howard Hodgkin presented his first solo exhibition at the prominent London gallery, Arthur Tooth & Sons. Founded in 1842, the gallery hosted many exhibitions over the years by important artists including Dame Barbara Hepworth, Allen Jones, Antoni Clavé and Jean Dubuffet to name only a few. The exhibition, Howard Hodgkin: An exhibition of recent paintings, in which the present work was included, was met with widespread acclaim as declared by the art critic Edward Lucie Smith: 'It is with sad truth that English artists usually have little sense of the 'absolute'. By which I mean that they seldom have either the stamina or the courage to pursue their own discoveries, or even their own feelings, to the bitter end. Howard Hodgkin, by contrast, is a painter with a wholly refreshing rigour, a talent not just for bold design, but for the intellectual organisation of things. Yet he remains in love with the medium. His work has none of the drabness which is too frequently associated by modern artists with pretensions to intellect. He knows that true austerity need by no means be dismal, and the result is some of the most exciting and original colour harmonies I have seen for years...' (Edward Lucie Smith, Howard Hodgkin: An exhibition of recent paintings, www.howard-hodgkin.com, 9 March 2022).Painted during a pivotal moment in Hodgkin's career, the present work captures a point between the earlier figurative portraiture favoured by the artist in the 40s and early 50s and the more mature expressive and abstract gestural strokes. Whereas works such as Memoirs, 1949 – which illustrates the artist and a friend in a domestic setting - are executed with geometric shapes and bold graphic outlines, Girl in a Museum from 1958-60 is painted in a much looser style and unencumbered by limitations of structure. It is here that we start to see how Hodgkin would break away from the traditional confines of painting and would explore beyond the picture plane, utilising the frame as an inclusion of his work in his highly emotive and eloquent abstractions. Girl in a Museum is a devotion of colour, form, and texture. A young girl is depicted mid-motion, seemingly caught between the foreground and the background of the surface. Her torso is partly ensconced by the horizontal stripes in the upper half of the canvas as her eyes peer out towards the viewer. Only one arm sticks out defiantly as if reaching for something or someone that we cannot see, meanwhile the lower half of her body is free from constraint and the bold red on her legs draws the eye down the surface and is contrasted against the emerald tones of the horizontal lines. From the title we can deduce that the girl is visiting a museum, however there is no indication of the nature of museum or indeed any representation of the institution at all. Instead, the figure has taken the centre stage of the painting as both the viewer and the girl are caught in a fleeting moment filled with the energy and intensity of the artist, skilfully communicated through Hodgkin's masterly interplay of gesture and movement. Widely exhibited, this work was originally acquired by John Peter Warren Cochrane, who was a director at Arthur Tooth & Sons. Aside from his career as an art dealer, Cochrane was also a keen collector with an astute eye and devotion to championing young British artists. Cochrane would collect several works from Hodgkin including the present lot, which was treasured in his private collection for many years. This fondness for the artist was clearly reciprocated as Cochrane became the subject for a portrait Hodgkin would execute in the same year as the solo exhibition. Now in the prestigious collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, (John) Peter Warren Cochrane, 1962 is an arresting depiction of someone Hodgkin clearly admired. Rendered with a compositional flatness that evokes the simplification favoured by Henri Matisse, there is a sense of assuredness and calm from the sitter but also a respect between the artist and subject. In 1984 Hodgkin represented Great Britain at the Venice Biennale and the next year he was awarded the Turner Prize. With a career spanning over seven decades and with paintings residing in museums internationally, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Sao Paulo, Brazil; and the Centro de Arte Moderna, Lisbon, Girl in a Museum presents a wonderful opportunity to acquire a very early and rare work with wonderful provenance by one of the most celebrated and acclaimed contemporary British painters.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
Hermit & murder victim.- Old Mathews the Dulwich Hermit. A native of Pembrokeshire much respected for his harmless deportment, resided for the last thirty years of his life in a wood where he erected the hut seen in the background in which he was barbarously murder'd. Dec. 28, 1802, engraving by John Greig after George Arnald, 223 x 255mm., mounted on thick card, stained, lightly browned, J. Eckford, 1802.⁂ Rare. Suffering from depression after the death of his wife Samuel Matthews sought permission to dig a cave and erect a hut over it in Dulwich Park. Here he lived for 23 years, regularly visited by locals. In December 1802 his badly beaten body was discovered. Nearby gypsies (responsible for an earlier vicious assault on him) were tried for the crime, but not convicted. The case remains unsolved.
Hammett (Dashiell) The Great Knock-Over, first UK appearance in The Thriller Library, 6 issues, illustrations, some slight browning and short tears at edges, original pictorial wrappers, the last with ring-mark to upper cover, 4to, November 6th- December 11th 1937.⁂ Rare to find a complete Hammett story (published also as The Big Knock-Over) in original condition. Not recorded in the Layman bibliography.
Electricity.- Romas (Jacques de) Mémoire sur les moyens de se garantir de la foudre dans les maisons; suivi D'une Lettre sur l'invention du Cerf-volant électrique, half-title, lacking folding frontispiece and plate, 3 woodcut headpieces, pastedowns and free endpapers with inscriptions in ink and pencil, some contemporary, scattered light spotting, some browning and damp-staining, contemporary vellum, spine with five raised bands and calf label with gilt lettering, rubbed and soiled, Bordeaux, Bergeret & Pissot, 1776; and 20 others, French, v.s. (21)⁂ First and only edition of this rare work on the lightning rod. The appendix reprints a letter from Benjamin Franklin to Romas, dated July 1754.
NO RESERVE Mathematics.- Bonnycastle (John) An introduction to mensuration and practical geometry, eighth edition, half-title, title with charming engraved vignette, numerous woodcut diagrams, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary sheep, spine gilt, upper joint split, but holding, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, a rare edition, Printed for J. Johnson, 1805; and 11 others, most Schoolbooks, including Mathematics, some defective, v.s. (12) sold not subject to return.
Sternhold (Thomas) The whole booke of psalmes, black letter, woodcut music, lacking title, Y4&5, and all of final sigs 2A&B, except 2A2, C4 small piece of lower blank corner torn, ?affecting the odd letter or number, P6 and X7 small section of a corner torn, affecting a few letters in both instances, X1 short tear within text, without loss, trimmed at head, affecting some headlines or pagination, a few short tears, some spotting and staining, lightly browned, contemporary calf, sympathetically rebacked, covers scuffed, [cf. STC 2481.5 & 2490.7], 8vo, [probably John Day], [c.1592]. sold not subject to return. ⁂ All early editions of this pocket-sized psalms are rare.
Pamphlets.- Unrecorded.- Thorold (William) A Sermon preach'd before...the Lord-Mayor and Alderman of the City of London at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on Friday, November 5. 1731, half-title, trimmed at foot, affecting signatures, some catchwords and text at foot of advertisements to final verso, a little marginal worming, some staining and spotting, Printed for C. Rivington, 1731 bound with America.- Rundle (Thomas) A sermon preached at St. George's Church Hanover Square, on Sunday February 17, 1733/4. to recommend the charity for establishing the new colony of Georgia, water-stained, marginal worming, final verso soiled, spotting, [Sabin 74132], printed for T. Woodward, at the Half-Moon between the two Temple Gates, Fleet-Street, 1734 and Education.- Hough (Thomas) The Happiness and advantages of a liberal and virtuous education. A sermon preach'd...on January the 25th, 1728. at the anniversary meeting of the gentlemen educated at St. Paul's school, trimmed at foot, affecting signatures and catchwords, [1728]; and 8 others (7 English and 1 in French (On the Reformation in Zurich)), together 11 works in 1 vol., some worming (mostly in margins, causing some loss to these in a few instances), staining and spotting, contemporary calf, spine in compartments, rather worn, but holding firm, small 4to⁂ I: Rare in commerce. 'Slavery is absolutely proscribed from this Colony; the misfortune, if not the dishonour of other plantations. Let avarice defend it as it will, there is an honest reluctance in humanity against buying and selling, and regarding those of our own species as our wealth and our possessions' (p.15). II: Unrecorded III: The final verso lists the uses of charitable donations from a feast, including 'books to the library'.
NO RESERVE Language.- Bachmair (John James) A complete German grammar. In two parts, 2 parts in 1, engraved folding plate of 'The German writing characters', tear in plate, without loss, first few ff. little soiled, occasional spotting, lightly browned, contemporary calf, gilt, spine in compartments and with red morocco label, upper joint split, but holding firm, head of spine and corners little worn, rubbed, printed for the author by J. Haberkorn and Co., 1751 § Giral del Pino (Hipólito San Joseph) A new Spanish grammar; or, the elements of the Spanish language, new edition, spotted, contemporary sheep, spine in compartments and with red morocco label, covers detached, spine ends and corners worn, rubbed, Printed for F. Wingate, 1792; and 27 others, 18th & 19th century English & Continental grammars & dictionaries, v.s. (29) ⁂ The first mentioned is rare, with ESTC recording three copies, and WorldCat adding three more. Provenance: Spetchley Park.
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