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Theology - Conybeare (The Rev. W.J.) and Howson (The Rev. J.S.), The Life and Epistles OF St. Paul, two-volume set, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, London 1859, illustrated throughout with full-page plates and maps, contemporary buckram boards as issued, titled paper labels to spine, 4to; Quarles (Francis), Emblems, Divine and Moral, Printed at the Chiswick Press, by C. Whittingham, Sold by R. Jennings, London 1818, line engravings throughout, contemporary half-leather and buckram, 18mo; Newman ([The Blessed Cardinal] John Henry, B.D.), Sermons, Chiefly on the Theory of Religious Belief, Preached Before the University of Oxford, second edition, Francis & John Rivington, London 1844, contemporary calf, the boards with gilt double-fillet enclosing a blind tooled anthemion tendrils, later title label to spine, marbled endpapers, 8vo; The Tract Magazine and Christian Miscellany: Containing Various Pieces of Permanent Interest, 1862, The Religious Tract Society, London, contemporary half-calf and marbled boards, 12mo; Gore (Charles), The Religion of the Church, as Presented in the Church of England: A Manual of Membership, A.R. Mowbray & Co. Ltd., London 1916, Swedish Art Deco binding of red half-morocco and printed two-tone boards, gilt lettered spine with raised bands, 16mo; The Psalter: A Revised Edition of the Scottish Metrical Version [...], Set to Suitable Music [...], Prepared and Published by Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Blackie & Son, Dublin and Belfast, 1880, contemporary straight-grain green morocco, gilt and blind tooled to each cover and spine, owner's monogram gilt lettered to foot of upper cover, 12mo; Kempis (Thomas à), On the Imitation of Christ [...], Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., London 1889, contemporary straight-grain black morocco gilt, marbled endpapers, 12mo; Sturm [Christoph Christian], Reflections of the Works of God; and of His Providence Throughout All Nature, Translated by The Rev. Dr. Balford, two-volume set, G. and W.B. Whittaker, London 1823, contemporary half-calf and marbled boards, 16mo; Spangenberg (The Rev. August Gottlieb), The Life of Nicholas Lewis Count Zinzendorf, Bishop and Ordinary of the Church of the United (or Moravian) Brethren [...], Samuel Holdsworth, London 1838, contemporary half-morocco and marbled boards, 12mo; The Book of Common Prayer [...], 1851, contemporary purple morocco, 8vo; another, similar, later; Cardinal Manning; various bindings and sizes; etc

Early 1st millennium BC. A silver phiale with everted rim, radiating lotus-flower details and central mesomphalos boss. See Godard, F. The Art of Iran, London, 1965, for discussion. 400 grams, 23cm (9"). Property of a London W1 collector; formerly acquired between 1970 and the late 1999s. Phiale Mesamphalos (literally: bowl with central boss) were the most popular form of vessel and were produced in a number of materials, including clay, bronze, silver and gold. They are a distinctive type of Achaemenid tableware, made by hammering or raising sheet metal, with decoration added in repoussé. They were used in banquets held by the nobility and for pouring libations at religious festivals. Phiales of this kind were a common gift from the Achaemenid king to the nobility which helped cement alliances among the different tribes of the Empire.The central boss to the underside allowed the user to secure their fingers and ensure a solid grip whilst drinking or pouring. [A video of this item is available to view on TimeLine Auctions website.] Fine condition.

Lots 642-645The Cowell Family IvoriesThe following ivory carvings were in the collection of Mr and Mrs George Cowell at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1925 on Mrs Cowells death ‘Treasues Of Art’ from the collection numbering some twenty items were given to the Victoria and Albert Museum. A press release was issued at the time ‘The Victoria and Albert Museum has received an important accession to its collection of Medieval and Renaissance Art by the bequest of the late Mrs George Cowell. Her son Mr Athelstan Riley has generously renounced a life interest in the bequest and the objects are now on exhibition in the Central Court of the Museum.’ This bequest comprised primarily ivories but also Limoge enamels and maiolica. Athelstan Riley lived at No. 2 Kensington Court, London and subsequently at The Manor of La Trinité in Jersey, he was the grandfather of the current ownerLot 642: A carved and stained ivory double comb in the 14th century Gothic style, French 19th century or earlier,each side carved with a rectangular panel divided into three sections by pillars below arches and carved with religious scenes within a border,each corner carved with a stained glass window,the ends carved with a border of repeating ovals, 14.4 x 11.7 cm.

NO RESERVE Medieval Art.- France.- Mâle (Emile) Religious Art in France: A Study of Medieval Icongraphy, 3 vol., Bollingen Series XC, Princeton, 1978-86 § Armi (C.Edson) Masons and Sculptors in Romanesque Burgundy: The New Aesthetic of Cluny III, 2 vol., University Park, Pa. & London, 1983 § Tcherikover (Anat) High Romanesque Sculpture in the Duchy of Aquitaine c.1090-1140, Oxford, 1997 § Camus (M.-T.) Sculpture Romane du Poitou, Paris, 1992 § Morand (K.) Claus Sluter: Artist at the Court of Burgundy, Austin, 1991, illustrations, original cloth, all but vol.1 of the first with dust-jackets; and c.25 others on French medieval sculpture, 4to & 8vo (c.30)

John Nolan (b.1958). 9 of Hearts. Acrylic on canvas board, varnished. 35.5 x 25.4cm. Framed. John Nolan: John Nolan was born in Dublin in 1958 and lives and works in Dublin. He is a second-generation artist, having been exposed to art from an early age by his father. Over the past 35 years John has established himself as an international artist whose work is characterized by his use of vibrant colour. As an artist he has worked with fellow artists, poets, musicians, designers, on various commissioned artworks. In 2016 he started working with a fashion designer in Canada, his stylised motifs are being reproduced on their fabrics. An international cruise company commissioned his artwork for one of their ships which was launched in June 2016 on the Danube. He shares his passion for painting with many. In addition to teaching adult painting classes, John also participates in special projects at several elementary schools in the area. His work is easily recognizable, and is known throughout Ireland and internationally, having been exhibited in many countries. In 2003, he won the distinguished honour of representing Ireland at the Biennale Internazionale Dell ‘Arte Contemporanea in Florence, Italy. His work is in many public and private collections throughout the world. The subject of John’s work is colour. He explores colour through his stylized/ pop art, contemporary and abstract styles. In 2008 he completed a series of stylised paintings - Paying Homage - this is a work in progress which pays homage to the great masters. His paintings have been inspired by many artists. His father, in particular, was a huge influence on and source of inspiration for his work. John’s paintings transmit a positive, upbeat feeling to the viewer.For John, art is a visual language, an important means of communication. He creates each piece as a unique experience. “Art is for everyone.” www.nolanart.com. Interview with the artist: Why did you want to take part in this fundraising initiative After leaving my studio, art can play a much bigger role. I have donated my work to many charity auctions. It gives me a wonderful sense of contributing when my art creates money for a greater cause. Art can impact in many ways aside from hanging on a wall, it is astonishing to think that in some cases my art could save a life. Can you tell us about your artwork What inspiration did you draw on to create your design I celebrate colour in my abstract, contemporary and Pop Art styles. I chose Pop Art as the style for my 9 of Hearts Card as I wanted to simplify the image and increase the visual strength through colour.Art produces the happy hormone when it is viewed, so hopefully my piece will have the same effect. What is it about the charity Transplant Links that made you want to support themI always try to be involved in health care art related projects. The facts are established that art is hugely beneficial in therapeutic and health care recovery programmes. Transplant links is another way for me to contribute in this area. The volunteers in Transplant Links should be lauded, hopefully my creation will help in some small way, long may they continue. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Aimee Jewitt-Harris (b.1990). 10 of Hearts, 'A Whisper of Hearts'. Signed 'Aimee Jewitt-Harris, 2018'. Pencil on paper. 84.1 x 59.4. Signed and dated. Framed. Born in Surrey, Aimee studied Illustration at Falmouth University in 2011 where she focused her practice in traditional drawing techniques and collage. Aimee now combines collage and drawing techniques, mixing the spontaneous and explorative nature of collage with the precision and dedication of technical drawing. Her work is featured in teaching materials for the Royal Academy of Dance as well as various magazines and publications. Aimee lives and works in Falmouth, Cornwall where she juggles her time between being the Project Manager of Transplant Links, running a local pottery, creating ceramics and creating art. “The TLC Deck of Cards is an idea I’ve had niggling away in the back of my mind for years. I really wanted to create a project where artists from all backgrounds come together to achieve something unique and special. The deck seemed like the perfect answer. I’m thrilled at how the deck has come together and I’m so overwhelmed by the creativity and effort of all the artists involved. Being able to submit my own card as a part of the deck really is a dream come true. www.aimeejewittharris.com Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Sir Quentin Blake CBE FCSD FRSL RDI (b.1932). King of Hearts. Watercolour. Signed. 16 x 10cm. Framed. Quentin Blake: Quentin Blake was born in the suburbs of London in 1932 and has drawn ever since he can remember. He went to Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School, followed by National Service. Then he studied English at Downing College, Cambridge, going on to do a postgraduate teaching diploma at the University of London, followed by life-classes at Chelsea Art School. He has always made his living as an illustrator, as well as teaching for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration department from 1978 to 1986. His first drawings were published in Punch while he was 16 and still at school. He continued to draw for Punch, The Spectator and other magazines over many years, while at the same time entering the world of children's books with A Drink of Water by John Yeoman in 1960. He is known for his collaboration with writers such as Russell Hoban, Joan Aiken, Michael Rosen, John Yeoman and, most famously, Roald Dahl. He has also illustrated classic books, including A Christmas Carol and Candide and created much-loved characters of his own, including Mister Magnolia and Mrs Armitage.Since the 1990s Quentin Blake has had an additional career as exhibition curator, curating shows in, among other places, the National Gallery, the British Library and the Musée du Petit Palais in Paris. In the last few years he has begun to make larger-scale work for hospitals and healthcare settings in the UK and France where his work can be seen in wards and public spaces. Most recently he has completed a scheme for the whole of a new maternity hospital in Angers.His books have won numerous prizes and awards, including the Whitbread Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Emil/Kurt Maschler Award and the international Bologna Ragazzi Prize. He won the 2002 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the highest international recognition given to creators of children's books. In 2004 Quentin Blake was awarded the 'Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres' by the French Government for services to literature and in 2007 he was made Officier in the same order. In 2014 he was admitted to the Legion d'Honneur, an honour accorded to few people who are not French nationals. In 1999 he was appointed the first ever Children's Laureate, a post designed to raise the profile of children's literature. His book Laureate's Progress (2002) recorded many of his activities and the illustrations he produced during his two-year tenure. Quentin Blake was created CBE in 2005, is an RDI and has numerous honorary degrees from universities throughout the UK. He received a knighthood for 'services to illustration' in the New Year's Honours for 2013, and became an Honorary Freeman of the City of London in 2015. www.quentinblake.com. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Annie Boisseau RBA (b.1957). Ace of Spades. Acrylic on board. Framed. Annie Boisseau was born in London and studied Fine Art (painting) at Goldsmith’s College and Exeter College of Art and Design. Annie has exhibited widely both in London and the South of England. Annie has exhibited regularly with The Royal Society of British Artists, Mall Galleries, London. She was elected a member of the RBA in 2018. She received The Winsor & Newton Award for Painting at The Royal Society of British Artists 300th Exhibition (2017). Her work has been shown in many National exhibitions, such as, The Discerning Eye Exhibition and The Pastel Society at the Mall Galleries, and The RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition, Bankside Gallery, London. Her work has also been included in many International Art Fairs, such as, The Olympia Art Fair, London and The 20/21 British Art Fair. More locally, she has shown at The Minster Gallery, Winchester, The Wey Gallery, Godalming and has had a solo show at The Lewis Elton Gallery, Surrey University. Annie has for many years taught art classes in Surrey, including the University of Surrey, where her work is held in the University’s prestigious art collection. I see my work as a contemporary interpretation of the tradition of Romantic landscape painting. It is inspired by an emotional response to the natural world, investigating the often transient qualities of time, space, memories or emotions with expressive semi-abstract painting. My painting process evolves through transforming and abstracting the subject. Layers of transparent paint are applied to the surface to create an atmospheric quality that suggest an unveiling or discovery of the poetic mystery of the landscape. www.annieboisseau.com. I was very happy to be involved in the last TLC Art Auction and to learn about the amazing work the charity does in developing kidney transplant services in countries where it is needed most. It's a great feeling to be a small part of something that makes such a big difference simply by donating an artwork!.When I heard that this year's Art Auction was going to be the theme of a Deck of cards, I thought ' brilliant ' , Christmas presents sorted!.I jumped in quite quickly with wanting to paint the Ace of spades. I didn't want to do something too obvious, so I decided to paint a brooding atmospheric landscape which could be seen through the framework of the Ace of spades. This offers a choice of either retaining the whole 'Ace' or removing the mount to reveal the full landscape! Either way, I hope it goes towards helping this ace charity! Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Robert Fitzmaurice (b.1960). 3 of Spades. Mixed media on card. 28 x 20cm. Framed. Robert Fitzmaurice: I am a visual artist whose output involves painting, mixed media and collage. My figurative style is fragmentary and references both the art of the past and contemporary culture. I usually work in series with each work involving an interplay between one or more figures and ambiguous forms in order to invoke a particular mood, e.g. contemplative, melancholy, or dramatic. The figures operate in a shallow, theatrical space and tend to possess the frontality and expressive shorthand common to votive art of all cultures. These elements combine to suggest an absurd universe where meaning is fluid and open to interpretation. Often I will start a series of works with an idea inspired by something recently seen or read. Other times I may work more instinctively from images found in books, postcards, the cinema or online. I may also start a new work by tracing an old drawing, or the overpainting and collaging of earlier works, especially proof prints and print matrices. The composition is then subjected to a number of revisions and embellishments. The paint layers involve open brushwork, impasto and glazes, and are often further modified by the introduction of sand, sawdust or collage elements. Colour decisions are driven by the emotional tone and to balance the composition. I am very interested in how the mind assigns value to imagination and experience and how these meet to produce a work or art. My tendency to simplify, filter and truncate is in response to the fragmented and bewildering surfeit of images available to contemporary audiences. Artists of different periods and cultures have used the human figure in order to convey a narrative or personify a concept. By referencing the formal potency of these otherwise outmoded and compromised systems I wish to draw attention to a common ground, or sometimes a point of departure, in order to highlight the absurdities that continue to divide us. The power dynamics of childhood, family and rites of passage feature strongly as I consider they have a universal significance that transcends religion, myth or dogma. Originally from Coventry I studied Fine Art in Sunderland before moving to Reading in 1984 for my MFA. After years of making art around a day-job I became a full-time artist in 2015. I hold a studio in the town at OpenHand OpenSpace and participate regularly in exhibitions nationally and internationally. www.fitzmaurice.works. Interview with the artist: Why did you want to take part in this fundraising initiative I was invited to participate in the 2016 TLC Art Auction and really enjoyed being part of that. I therefore didn't hesitate to get on board with this project.Can you tell us about your artwork What inspiration did you draw on to create your designMy design includes a small central sprite realised through the union of the three spades. In my work I am interested in invoking the figure through a mixture of figuration and abstraction. The spades suit suggested to me a rather austere and weathered character which I have sought to reflect in my choice of materials and surface effects. What is it about the charity Transplant Links that made you want to support them I am very impressed by the important work TLC does in developing countries. Their work makes life-saving operations a reality for those in need. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Tamsin Relly (b.1981). 9 of Spades. Water based monotype on Somerset paper (300GSM). 57 x 41cm. Framed. Signed, marked 1/1. This image has been adjusted to appear as the 9 of spades in the printed deck of cards, but the original artwork is for the 10 of spades. Tamsin Relly: Tamsin Relly is a London based visual artist who works across a range of media - including painting, print-making and drawing. South African born, she moved to London in 2009 and completed her Masters in Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School in 2011.Relly’s practice reflects on the increasingly disrupted weather conditions of a shifting global climate and explores notions of wilderness, erased or constructed for industry or leisure.Drawing reference material from both found media imagery and first hand observations, Relly works with the fluid and unpredictable qualities of painting and printmaking to present impressions of urban and natural environments in states of uncertainty or impermanence.Research includes visiting and studying diverse locations such as receding glaciers in Svalbard in the Arctic Circle; displaced wildlife in zoos; and the fabricated oasis of Las Vegas and depletion of its surrounding water sources. www.tamsinrelly.com. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Lizzie Riches (b.1950). 10 of Spades. A4 size, gouache on paper. Framed. Lizzie Riches was born in East London in 1950 and grew up near Epping Forest, where she first developed a love of natural history. Lizzie went to Camberwell School of Art and to Goldsmiths, but felt out of sympathy with the painting styles of the late sixties and preferred to develop her own visual language. Riches lived for many years in rural Suffolk, however it was not the landscape that inspired her, but the birds, animals, plants and insects that she found there. Her interests have widened to exotic flora and fauna and she is particularly fascinated by the relationship between human civilisation and the natural world. Portal Painters first exhibited Lizzie Riches work in 1976 and she has exhibited with them ever since, Lizzie has had solo exhibitions in Chicago and Paris. In 1990 London Transport commissioned a painting as part of the ‘Art in the Underground’ series. Recent commissions include sixteen paintings for P&O’s luxury cruise liner ‘Aurora’ many of which show her current passion for painting people. A series of eighteen paintings depicting the character and history of the classic and noble grape varieties were commissioned by Websters Wine Publishers for 'Grapes & Wines' by Oz Clarke. In 2000, Leopold Joseph Private Bank acquired and commissioned several paintings for their boardroom. In the same year Lizzie undertook an eighty foot mural for a country house in Kent. In the summer of 2012 Lizzie undertook a series of eighteen paintings for an exhibition in the National Trust property Blickling Hall in Norfolk. The exhibition was in the world famous seventeenth century library and reflected the history of the family and gardens. A recent series of portrait ‘anomalies’ with people portrayed in Elizabethan and Jacobean clothes with a contemporary element have proved very popular. Lizzie Riches often undertakes commissioned paintings, usually portraits executed in her own imaginative style. Riches paintings are in The Sainsbury, Standard Chartered and Prudential Collections and in 2016 Lizzie was commissioned to undertake a number of paintings for the Restaurant and Bar area of the recently refurbished Queen Mary, these were loosely in the style of Doris Zinkheisen who had painted the original murals. Lizzie Riches exhibits exclusively with Portal Painters at the major London Art Fairs.Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Karl Singporewala (b.1983). Ace of Diamonds. Laser cut conservation board. Signed. 54 x 38.6 x 4cm. Framed. Karl Singporewala: Karl Singporewala is a sculptor, architect and co-director of Barbara Weiss Architects. He joined BWA following ten years at Ian Ritchie Architects. Working on a large number of international projects (Ireland, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Malta) and projects in the UK, ranging in scale from city masterplanning to unique sculptures. Notable works as part of the team at iRAL included King Solomon Academy, the Farsons Old Brewhouse & Business Park, stainless steel sculptures at Turville Park, Sussex House in Covent Garden and the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour at UCL. The SWC won a number of prestigious awards include the British Construction Industry (BCI) Major Project of the Year award 2016 and the RICS Project of the Year award 2017, as well as the RICS Innovation by Design award 2017, the European LEAF Façade Design and Engineering award, the LEAF Overall winner award and the German Design Award 2017 for Excellent Communication of Design and Architecture. Why did you want to take part in this fundraising initiative A fantastic brief, an amazing line up of artists and throughly worthwhile charity.Can you tell us about your artwork What inspiration did you draw on to create your design When making a charity artwork, the importance is in creating something unique to the cause. But creating a special artwork is only half the story, it also requires a buyer/collector to dig deep and purchase it to help raise those vital funds. For me, the team of Jennie and Aimee was the inspiration - The TLC team on top of St Paul’s reaching for the moon, taking their work from England to the rest of the world. They are surrounded by diamonds in the sky, each one a life saved. What is it about the charity Transplant Links that made you want to support them TLC’s two person mission to help save lives deserves all the support and exposure it can get to help achieve their goals. Where knowledge and wisdom can help save the lives of children and adults, you want to support this however you can. I can’t perform kidney transplant surgery... but I can create fine art. We do our bit, so they can do theirs. A graduate of De Montfort University Leicester (RIBA/ARB Part I), University of Brighton (RIBA/ARB Part II) and the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL (RIBA/ARB Part III). He has won numerous international architectural and graduate awards for his personal work, which includes being voted ‘One of the UK’s Young Creative Heroes’ by Channel 4 and the Nagoya University Excellence in Architecture award. In 2014 his art work won him the 'People's Choice' HIX Art Award at the Cock 'n' Bull Gallery, Shoreditch London in a competition by chef/restaurateur Mark Hix and artist Tracy Emin aimed at new contemporary artists. Karl’s art work is held in both public and private collections world-wide and he has exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery, the Royal Academy of Arts, Onassis Cultural Centre Athens for the Lumen Prize, V&A digital futures and the New York Institute of Technology. In New York his art work is currently represented by the Saphira & Ventura Gallery. www.singporewala.co.uk. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Mick Rooney RA (b.1944). 2 of Hearts, 'Jungle Deuce'. Gouache on paper. Signed. 19.5 x 15cm. Framed. Mick Rooney RA: Born 1944. Epsom Surrey as the V2's fell. Summers spent in Jarrow-on-Tyne at Grannies playing in the back cobbled lanes, larnin. Georgie saw the coronation on June 2nd 1953 on a black and white television but continued listening to the wireless and later amazed by Under Milkwood on the third programme. Drew on the end papers of the house books, which led to attending Sutton East Junior Art School. Met Stanley Spencer at Cookham on a class coach trip. Became of legal age to draw the nude at Saturday morning life-class. Was told the woman's breasts were more than half-circles. Art education began in earnest as did the pursuit of literature, an interest in travel and a smattering of languages and cooking from Elizabeth David books. To be continued...Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

George Large RI RBA (b.1936). 3 of Diamonds. Watercolour on paper. 18 x 11cm. Framed. George Large: Born in London, art education Hornsey College of Art, qualifying as an art teacher in 1976 became a full time artist. Exhibiting with a few London galleries mainly the Mall. In 1986 became a member of the RI and later the RBA. Major shows in Naional Gallery Malta showing 120 paintings. Exhibitions with Melitensia Gallery Malta, and one man shows with Goldmark Gallery Uppingham. My paintings are a combination of reality and imagination, distorted figures interspursed with reality and a powerful sense of colour, forming shapes and patterns. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Martin Ridgwell. 4 of Diamonds, 'Diamond Geezers'. Drawing, graphite with body colour. Signed under mount. 29 x 21cm. Framed. Martin Ridgwell is an Artist and Printmaker based in London. Ridgwell was elected a member of The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers in 2007. I liked the concept of The Deck of Cards collaboration, and the charity itself does incredibly important work so I was glad to sign up. However, the main reason why I came on board is because it was Baroness Floella Benjamin asking me if I would like to consider taking part, so what choice did I have I mean this Floella Benjamin we're talking about ! If she asks you to do something - you do it. As soon as I read the brief, I immediately knew that I wanted the Three of Diamonds for my card, as in my head I had already conjured up the image of three young guys lounging in a rather louche way on a bed, playing with trinkets from an old jewellery box. Much to my vexation, someone else had got there before me and had already swiped it for themselves, so I quickly snatched the Four of Diamonds before anyone else could get to it - but wondering all the time how on earth I was now going to fit four stripling lads onto a piece of paper the size of a playing card Turns out all I had to do was ask them to all budge up on the bed a little bit and there was room everyone. Looking back at my original thumb nail sketch I'm surprised to see just how close it is to the finished art work, the image and composition must have been very clear in my head at the time. Where the actual idea for the image came from is not so clear, but I liked the incongruity of these four rather unwholesome characters lying on satin sheets and draping themselves in jewellery. I've been meaning to play with this theme since I last watched the movie sweet Charity, where the film's heroine ( an employee at a dance hall where clients pay to spend time with her ), encounters a famous film star who takes her back to his glamorous apartment. She cant believe her luck, and wishes her little gang of co-workers could see her now in the lap of luxury. So I guess that's basically where the germ of the idea came from for my drawing, just wanting to see how my ruffians would fare in a more glamorous setting. Obviously they're taking to it very well and that in turn led to the title of the piece, what else but Diamond Geezers.Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

James Faure Walker (b.1948). 5 of Diamonds. Watercolour / digital. 29 x 21cm. Signed and marked A/P. Framed. James Faure Walker: James Faure Walker (born London 1948) studied at St Martins (1966-70) and the Royal College of Art (1970-1972). Exhibitions include the Hayward Annual 1979, solo exhibition at Manchester’s Whitworth 1985, Digital Pioneers at the V&A 2009, ARB Cambridge 2015. He was a founder of Artscribe in 1976, editing it for eight years. He exhibited regularly at SIGGRAPH, USA, and in 1998 won the ‘Golden Plotter’ at Computerkunst, Gladbeck, Germany. His book, ‘Painting the Digital River: How an Artist Learned to Love the Computer’ (Prentice Hall, USA) was published in 2006. In 2013 he won the Royal Watercolour Society Award. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Peter Rasmussen (b.1954). 6 of Diamonds, 'DVH Redwhite'. Signed under mount: '6.9.17, Peter Rasmussen'. Oil on paper. 35.5 x 25.4. Framed. Peter Rasmussen was born in London (1954) and studied Fine Art Painting at Chelsea School of Art. From 1979 - 94 he lived, worked and exhibited in Berlin with yearly painting commissions from Senat Berlin (1991 - 96). From 1994 -95 he lived in Madrid and Barcelona where he taught on the International MA Winchester School of Art. In 1996 he returned to London where he is represented by Emma Hill Eagle Gallery. Awards include: Bite: Artists Making Prints RE Award; Artist residencies: Delfina Studios Trust, Fundación Valparaíso, Spain; Cill Rialaig Project, Ireland; Vermont Studio Center, USA; Kirsten Kjaers Museum, Denmark. In 2017 Rasmussen exhibited in Counterpoints (group), Eagle Gallery, London; Contemporary Perspectives in Printmaking (group), Mall Galleries, London and Swan’s Way to Sargentino (solo), Campden Gallery, Gloucestershire. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Vanessa Gardiner (b.1960). 7 of Diamonds, 'Godrevy Point 2017'. Acrylic on paper. Signed verso: 'Godrevy Point, Acrylic on paper, Vanessa Gardiner, 2017'. 21 x 15cm. Framed. Vanessa Gardiner was born in Oxford in 1960 and studied Fine Art Painting at Central School of Art and Design in London. Her distinctly linear, geometric style of painting is inspired by the elemental coastal features of cliff and sea. She says of this painting of Godrevy Point in Cornwall:I went there for the first time last year, to discover for myself this darkly slated promontory, ending with a small island bearing a lighthouse. With its deep turquoise inlets and precipitous cliffs, there are certain echoes of the architectural formations that I know so well up the coast at Bostcasle, yet excitingly it also offers new configurations of shape and structure. She has had solo exhibitions since 1991 in London and her work is held both in private and public collections worldwide. I was particularly drawn to the innovative idea of using a pack of cards chosen for the Transplant Links auction this year and it struck me as an interesting quandary to try to incorporate a playing card it into my work, especially as it is not something I’ve done before. The dramatic cliffs at Godrevy Point in Cornwall is a coastline I’ve been working from for a while, and so when I was invited to participate I was intrigued to see if I could use a vertical image of the landscape into the design.I’m delighted and honoured to be able to help TLC; since participating in the auctions, I’ve discovered more and more about the charity’s amazing achievements and it’s a real pleasure to be involved in this way. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Sue Munson (b.1949). 8 of Diamonds. Signed verso. 26.8 x 20.4cm. Framed. Sue Munson: I am influenced by everyday events, and how my mind interprets and processes these happenings. My work proposes another way of seeing and feeling. During the ’80s I lived in North America where I studied art, and embroidery specialising in 19th century needlework. Returning to the UK I studied Textile Art, Design and contemporary embroidery. After graduating, I found working on canvas and other supports far more exciting and spontaneous: the principles I had learned stayed the same. My minimalist paintings although abstract in appearance contain a hidden depth of marks and layers which reveal a jewel like burnished effect as hints of colour are exposed. The content within my signature shape veers from the energy and exuberance of mark making to the quiet contemplation of a straight line. The lively and the contemplative. My abstract work plays a huge part in my creative output allowing me to explore larger themes and ideas which eventually return me to the serenity of my minimalist work. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Peggy Cozzi (b.1965). 9 of Diamonds, 'Sparklers'.. Signed verso: 'Peggy Cozzi, 2018'. 21 x 15cm. Framed. Peggy Cozzi is an abstract painter based in Dorset. She studied Fine Art painting at Portsmouth Polytechnic and completed a Fine Art MA at the Arts University Bournemouth in 2014 . She has undertaken solo and collaborative exhibitions, residencies and curatorial projects in the UK . Her work is held in private collections in Europe, USA and Australia. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Anthony Frost (b.1951). 10 of Diamonds. Acrylic on stacking and card. Signed verso: 'A Frost, 2017, Two of Diamonds'. 8.8 x 6.5cm. Framed. Anthony Frost, the son of Sir Terry Frost, was born in St Ives, Cornwall. Between 1970 and 1973 he studied at the Cardiff College of Art acheiving a BA (Hons) in Fine Art. Since then he has lectured on his subject at Falmouth School of Art, Canterbury School of Art, University of East London, Anglia University and served on the Devon County Advisory team at the Torquay Foundation Centre. He has been artist in residence at the Cyprus School of Art, Cyprus, Montmiral School of painting, Tarn, France and was Judge and Organiser at the Seven Celtic Artists Exhibition, Finnistere, France. Anthony has been working in Cornwall since he graduated from Cardiff College of Art and lives deep within the West Penwith rural landscapes of Rosemergy, near Morvah on the Atlantic coast. He is an active member of the well recognised artistic community of Penwith and exhibits regularly with the Newlyn Society of Artists. Music has always been an important part of Frost's creativity and has been an inspiration for many years; more recently his personal artistic language has developed alongside the music he listens to in his studio. He has always believed music to be the ultimate artform and says that he has been inspired far more strongly by musicians than by other artists. Over the years Anthony's work has been exhibited at many of the major galleries in the UK and he has had solo exhibitions in London, Canterbury, Hull, Newlyn, Cambridge, Jersey and Gutersloh in Germany. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Jackie Berridge. Jack of Diamonds. Oil on board. Signed verso: 'Jackie Berridge, Jack of Diamonds, 2017'. 25.4 x 20.4. Framed. Jackie Berridge studied Fine Art at Nottingham Trent University and has an MA in Children's Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. Exhibitions include 'Untold', Athens (2017), 'Darkness of Light'(Seoul), 'Supermarket', Stockholm and a two-person show at Art on Armitage , Chicago. She had been selected for the Columbian Threadneedle Prize(2016) and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions 2010, 2016 & 2017. Awards include the Exhibition Prize, SKETCH2013 (Rabley Drawing Centre), the Nottingham Castle Open(2016)(2014)(2012)(2011) and the Dragon Prize (Cambridge School of Art). Selected solo shows include 'Lost' at the Rabley Drawing Centre, 2017, 'Perfume and Savages' at the Lakeside Arts Centre, Nottingham and’Fantastical Landscapes’ at the Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donington which featured in the Guardian in 2017. This year Jackie exhibited in Athens and London. A solo show at Winchester College gallery is programmed in for 2019. Jackie’s work is inspired by human behaviour, in particular the subtle nuances of body language which often reveal feelings of vulnerability, power or indifference. Current paintings also focus on the domestic environment using home decor as a means of human expression, providing props and clues for the viewer to interpret. This initiative is an original way to raise money, both for the artists and buyers. I have been involved in a number of postcard shows so it is quite interesting to work to a different brief. I am looking forward to purchasing the deck!The Jack of Diamonds was a careful choice - referencing a shortened version of my name and the riches (diamonds) relating to raising money for charity. I love the traditional imagery of a deck of cards and guessed there would be lots of contemporary interpretations which I look forward to seeing. My creation is a nod to tradition, the ‘Jacks’ top and tailing- and an anchor to a deck containing more abstract imagery. My inspiration comes from Alice in Wonderland and the white rabbit. TLC is a small charity and I feel a very connected to the cause. There is a direct link between creating the work and raising money for something really worthwhile. Aimee and Jennie are also fantastic and make us feel really valued! Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Celia Cook (b.1964). 3 of Hearts. Unique woodcut print. Signed. 77 x 55cm. Framed. Celia Cook (b.1964) is a British painter and printmaker. She studied at Ravensbourne 1983-86 and the Royal College of Art where she was Pirelli Scholar, graduating in 1989. From 1989-90 she was Visiting Fellow in Painting at Winchester School of Art now part of Southampton University. Celia has described her working practice as seeking to engage invented forms with each other and the canvas edge to create dynamic relationships in continual flux, like visual gymnastics.” An archive of paintings and prints along with more info can be found at CeliaCook.co.uk. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Katie Ponder (b.1991). Queen of Diamonds. Digital collage. Signed under mount. 41.1 x 29.7cm. Framed. Katie Ponder is a multi-award winning artist. She graduated in 2014 from Falmouth University receiving a 1st class BA with honors in illustration. She studied at foundation level at Camberwell University of the arts in 2011. Katie was the winner the AOI Book Award for new talent in 2014 and in 2017 she was shortlisted for the Folio Society Award, and winner of the House of Illustration People's Choice Award. In October 2017 Kate was the winner of the Glyndebourne Art Award and her work was used as the cover of the Glyndebourne 2017 On your programme. Her work has been featured in Witches & Pagans magazine, VAROOM, Amelia's Magazine, Firewords, SOFFA, Communication Arts, DPI Magazine and exhibited at Somerset House, The Lyric Theatre and Glyndebourne. Katie's inspirations include Stravinsky, Joni Mitchel, Coco Rosie, Audrey Niffenegger, Poppy (Katie's cat), ballet and yoga. I was delighted to be able to contribute to help TLC - not only is it a worth while cause but I thought the idea of curating a deck of cards in this way was a really inspired idea. I am excited to see all the different designs together. I love playing with symmetry in my work. Working with symmetry and faces looking at each other is something I often do and this fitted in nicely with the traditional layout for card designs. I wanted to do my own modern take on a traditional playing card. I am proud to support Transplant links through contributing my illustration. I really admire how it’s a charity that not only provides life saving treatments, it also educates and enables doctors in deprived hospitals to develop their own skills to be able to treat their patients. I am pleased to think that money raised through the auction will help empower doctors to help their future patients and save many lives.Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Dan Hillier. King of Diamonds. 1/1 print with gold leaf, pencil, pen and ink. Signed and dated '17. 72.1 x 50.3cm. Framed. Dan lives and works in Hackney, London, making art for himself and for exhibitions and a few galleries, and he sometimes collaborates with others, including Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, The Folio Society, rock bands Architects, Royal Blood, The Broken Family Band and Steven James Adams, and most recently creating the opening titles to BBC1's major 6-part drama 'Requiem'. Dan's most recent solo show, 'Ceremony', was held at Saatchi Gallery, November 2016 - January 2017. In 2015 he was invited by the British Council to represent Great Britain at the Giant Creator Show in Beijing, China. Perhaps that's why they call him 'The Ambassador'. Framed. TLC is a great organisation and I love the idea of a disparate group of artists making a varied pack of cards without knowing what the others have been up to. I like the archetype of the King, and diamonds have a beautiful symbolism in many cultures. I had a loose idea of the diamond as indication of the enlightened mind, as found in Buddhist symbology, when I made this, and wanted the piece to be quite cosmic and have a somewhat archetypal feel to it.TLC is clearly a life-saving, life-enhancing charity that propagates amazing, important work, giving people a chance at life that they might otherwise lose. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Jennie Jewitt-Harris (b.1962). 2 of Clubs. Signed. Collage and acrylic. 42 x 29.8cm. Framed. Jennie Jewitt-Harris gained her MA in Fine Art from the University for the Creative Arts, Farnham and her Medical degree at King’s College, London. Jennie had two artworks selected for the 250th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2018, completed a residency at Watts Artists Village, and her works are in private collections nationwide. Her solo exhibition “Fideles Oculi” is ongoing at C&C Gallery, London until October 7th, and her forthcoming solo exhibition “Time and Vision” opens at One Paved Court in Richmond on 31st October. She will also be exhibiting in “Blah Blah” at the Poly Gallery, Falmouth in November alongside fellow artist Aimee Jewitt-Harris. Jennie uses her experience in Medicine to inform her practice which considers our relationship with time, connection with others and concerns about mortality. Her drawings, assemblages and collages express what influences us over time, using metaphors such as driftwood that physically embody their personal histories. Jennie is currently researching for a PhD in Fine Art Practice having received the Watts/UCA Scholarship. She is investigating the relationship we have with our eyes that results in many people refusing to donate their corneas after death. Jennie combines her art practice with her role as CEO of Transplant Links. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Sharon Drew. 3 of Clubs. Acrylic on board. Signed verso. 40 x 28.5cm. Based in London Sharon has completed two residencies at Trinity Buoy Wharf - 2017, and 2016 with solo show. Exhibited 2016 in two-person show Third Space Tower Bridge with Rebecca Hossack Gallery and 2013 two-person show T5 Gallery, Terminal 5, London Heathrow Airport. Selected for Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions and Gordon Ramsay's restaurant London House and exhibited in Singapore and Paris. Shortlisted 2015 Griffin Gallery Liquitex Painting Prize. Sharon completed Fine Art MA at Central Saint Martins 2003 where she is now a mentor to Fine Art MA and BA students. Her work is in private collections in Germany and throughout UK. Interview with the artist: Why did you want to take part in this fundraising initiativeI enjoy taking part in this fundraising auction as it is a very positive and relevant way for me to contribute to a very good cause. I love the bringing together of such a diverse range of artists and celebrities to generate excitement about the art and the auction. I think the Deck of Cards theme is particularly inspirational and also a wonderful idea to have reproductions as well as originals, so offering more affordable options. Can you tell us about your artwork What inspiration did you draw on to create your designI wanted my Three of Clubs to have a rather moody atmosphere and an expressive-abstract style which is close to my natural way of working. I love to see energy and movement of the brushstrokes and particularly enjoy the illuminated colour against a dark background. What is it about the charity Transplant Links that made you want to support themTo contribute towards saving a life by creating a painting is a wonderful thing. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Emma D'Arcey. 4 of Clubs. Hand marbled silk and paper. 21 x 15cm. Framed. Emma D'Arcey: Emma's design practice focuses on pushing the boundaries and breaking the rules of the traditional art of marbling. Her textile design background includes a masters from CSM. Having spent the last 15 years designing for fashion, retail, haute-couture and interior markets she has sold her designs and created her own product ranges. Clients include Hermès Peris, Stella McCartney, Aveda, Liberty, Zoffany, Avenida, V&A and Gainsborough Silk weavers. Emma is also co-founder of ao textiles, a specialist consultancy, founded to further research and develop textiels in a more sustainable way. www.emmadarcey.com. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Martin Leman RBA RWS (b.1934). 6 of Clubs. Acrylic on board. Signed. 20.9 x 15.4cm. Framed. Martin Leman was born in London in 1934. Attended Worthing School of Art & The Central School of Arts & Crafts,London. After working in design and advertising as well as lecturing in Graphic Design at Hornsey College of Art, Martin began painting seriously in 1971 and exhibited at The Portal Gallery,London. Since that time he has shown paintings in galleries across the UK and beyond. His paintings of cats formed the basis of over 20 books, and made him well known at home and abroad - especially the USA and Japan. Martin is a member of The Royal Society of British Artists and The Royal Watercolour Society. He shows work regularly at the RA Summer Exhibition; The Mall Galleries and Bankside Gallery as well as The New Craftsman, St Ives; The Langham Gallery, London, The Russell Gallery, Putney and Hayletts Gallery, Essex. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Alexander Vorobyev (b.1952). Jack of Clubs, 'Tank-Man'. Watercolour. 17.5 x 12.6cm. My art is my attempt to fuse together something that might not even be compatible - the avant-guarde of the XX century and the medieval mysticism. In this miniature one can see the same reminiscences of what I saw in my childhood and the things that caught my imagination for the rest of my life - the medieval etchings and XVI - XVII centuries etchings.My father bought me a book by a German author as a present, when I was just 15 years of age. It was the picaresque novel of the lower Baroque style, written in 1668 by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, and the title of the book was ''Der Abenteuerliche Simplicissimus Teutsch''. The full subtitle is The life of an odd vagrant named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim: namely where and in what manner he came into this world, what he saw, learned, experienced, and endured therein; also why he again left it of his own free will. This book was brilliantly illustrated with the XVII century etchings. Phantasmagories and metamorphoses in depicting of the main character of the book have been forever imprinted in my memory. That is how the artistic image of the Tank-Man has appeared. In this watercolour I use a few of my favourite symbols: skulls, letters, machinery, or mechanisms, life and death. This grotesque figure shows a touch of black humour, or medieval carnival. It is created in my usual manner - preparing the background, then washing it off, transferring of the drawing and followed up by colouring it in. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Carole Griffin RBA. Queen of Clubs. Digital mixture of oils, pen and ink. 37.7 x 26.8cm. With digital copy of signature. Carole Griffin is an award winning artist specialising in still life oils and watercolour working directly from life. She also enjoys painting landscapes en plein air. Carole exhibits widely in the UK incuding an annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London as a member of the Royal Society of British Artists. She was awarded the Dry Red Press Award in 2016 and the Artist Magazine Award in 2014. She has been a visiting lecturer at Central St Martins, and at Norwich, Salisbury and Harrow Art Colleges. As a student at Central St Martins she was awarded the prestigious UK Leverhulme Travelling Scholarship, which enabled her to work with a variety of artists and designers across North America, winning numerous One Show Awards in the process. Carole was also awarded a number of D&AD awards for her graphic design work in advertising, publishing and the music industry. www.carolegriffin.com. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Jake and Dinos Chapman (b.1966 & 1962). Queen of Clubs. A4 size. Signed. Felt-tip on paper. Framed.The Queen of Clubs design features the signature smiley face of Jake and Dinos Chapman, who create iconoclastic sculptures, prints, and installations that examine contemporary politics, religion, and morality with searing wit. They first gained recognition with their first solo installation, We Are Artists (1992), in which they stenciled an anti-aesthetic manifesto onto a mud-splattered wall at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in London. From their etchings of Goya-esque piles of body parts to naked child mannequins whose facial features are replaced with genitalia, the Chapman brothers explore the poles of beauty and pain, humor and horror, the sublime and perverse, the diabolical and the infantile, in ways that shock and confront viewers with their own voyeurism.Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Hannah Kokoschka. Joker. Paper-cut. 17.6 x 13cm. Signed verso. Framed. Central Saint Martin's trained Hannah Kokoschka is a freelance paper engineer. Her work ranges from designing pop-up cards, pup-up business cards, books, logos, advertisements, packaging to large-scale art installations. She's been praised by Elle Decoration for her London pop-up range that became a huge hit at the Tate. Her most recent collaboration involved working with Jo Malone (and the company she owns, Jo Loves) designing paper flower scent sticks for the Chelsea Flower show along with a summer themed window display (of course, all in paper!). Interview with the artist: Why did you want to take part in this fundraising initiativeA wonderful opportunity to be creative all for an amazing cause/charity. Can you tell us about your artwork What inspiration did you draw on to create your designI'm very inspired by the circus both current and throughout history. I also have some crazy running friends who love doing things such as riding uncycles. I therefore thought the Joker card would be an appropriate theme to focus on pushing the design into a circus style. As I love paper engineering, I also wanted the card to be a paper cut. What is it about the charity Transplant Links that made you want to support themIt's a fairly small charity run by wonderful people, achieving great success and truly helping people. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Sasha Mataya (b.1971). Joker. Acrylic on skin (photograph). Signed verso: 'Sasha Otto Mataya, Acrylic on Skin, 2017'. 21 x 21.3cm. Framed. Born in Rijeka, Croatia in 1971 Sasha completed his art and education in Croatia, Nederland and the United Kingdom where he trained as a painter/printmaker. Sasha lives and works in London. Sasha's painted-photo portraiture is inspired from his visual treasure hunting for colour, nostalgia and from his beliefe in the possible. Sometimes my portraits are colourful collage of brush strokes merging with the background in order to confuse my audience.Sasha loves the richness of tonal qualities that he can achieve with acrylic colours and occasionally he adds some organic substances into the acrylic pigments to achieve very strong texture to add to the visual experience. I derive enormous pleasure from seeing my students creating their work and turning up with bags of enthusiasm and creative ideas and I hope I will continue to inspire them to create and change the visual perception of the world around them.Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

The Baron Gilvan (b.1966). Joker, 'Jokerman'.Oil on board. Signed. 42 x 29.7cm. Framed. A graduate from Central Saint Martins (BaHons first class), Academy Fine Art Cracow Poland ( Painting under Prof. Nowosielski) and University of Brighton (MA Fine Art). Winner of the Royal Overseas league Travel scholarship where he painted in India and Nepal. On his return he was commissioned to design the BBC Proms logos for two seasons. He has exhibited widely and performed at the Towner Museum of Contemporary Art and Jerwood Gallery Hastings. He is currently on the Turps Studio Painting programme at Turps Banana, London. www.thebarongilvan.com. Why did you want to take part in this fundraising initiativeI taught Aimee and her mother, Jennie, at West Dean College on a short course which was a totally delightful experience so when Aimee asked whether id like to contribute to TLC I thought not only was it a brilliant idea but I immediately put my hand up to paint The Joker. Can you tell us about your artwork What inspiration did you draw on to create your designA buttery painterly wet into wet approach allowing the central character of the hatted joker to emerge through automatism. My figures seem to come out like washed up British music hall stars clinging onto life with bathos and a vigorous glimpse of enlightenment and joy. What is it about the charity Transplant Links that made you want to support themIts incredible, essential life saving work that provides communities with hands on support and mentorship to make a sustainable difference. Totally magnificent! Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Grayson Perry CBE RA (b.1960). Joker. Digital signed print, numbered 1/1. On Giclée Hahnemühle Pearl paper. 59.4 x 41cm. Framed. Grayson Perry is an English contemporary artist. He is known for his ceramic vases, tapestries and cross-dressing, as well as his observations of the contemporary arts scene, and for dissecting British prejudices, fashions and foibles. Perry's vases have classical forms and are decorated in bright colours, depicting subjects at odds with their attractive appearance. There is a strong autobiographical element in his work, in which images of Perry as Claire, his female alter-ego, and Alan Measles, his childhood teddy bear, often appear. Perry has had solo exhibitions at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, at the Barbican Centre, the British Museum and Serpentine Gallery in London, at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, and at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan. His work is held in the permanent collections of the British Council and Arts Council, Crafts Council, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Tate and Victoria and Albert Museum, London. He was awarded the Turner Prize in 2003. In 2008 he was ranked number 32 in The Daily Telegraph's list of the 100 most powerful people in British culture. In 2012, Perry was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork-the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover-to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Holly Frean. 5 of Hearts. Monotype print. 18 x 11cm. Framed. Holly Frean: Holly Frean is an artist of exceptional dedication and vision. She began her formal training as an architect and draughtsman but painting portraits took over. Her studio practice has since grown to include picture-making in all its forms, typically oil paintings on canvas and gouaches on paper, also printmaking and 3D work. Infused with wit and humour, Holly’s work draws on the lives of artists and uniquely documents the subtleties in a face, body or movement. Over the past decade she has evolved a highly personal and technically accomplished style. Holly’s work has been exhibited extensively in the UK and America. She has won numerous accolades including the 2012 National Open Art Competition Painting Prize (awarded by Grayson Perry) and regularly shows at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the ING Discerning Eye at Mall Galleries in London. Commissions include those from the Duchess of Northumberland, designer Betty Jackson, comedians Russell Howard and Ricky Gervais, hotelier Kit Kemp, actor Russell Tovey and retailer Johnny Boden. Holly's imagination and versatility have recently led to coveted textile, ceramic and wallpaper collaborations with Anthropologie, Burberry, Andrew Martin and Paul Smith. www.hollyfrean.comPlease note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Brendan Neiland RA (b.1941). 'Calypso'. Signed, titled and numbered AP XVI/XVI to margin. 58 x 44.5cm. Framed. Brendan Neiland is one of Britains foremost and contemporary painters and printmakers represented in major museums and galleries worldwide including, in Britain, The Victoria and Albert Museum, The Tate Gallery London, The Collections of the British Council and the Arts Council of Great Britain. He has created some of the most memorable images of modern metropolitan existence. His work has been commissioned by leading commercial companies, public service institutions and education establishments and has been the subject of several television documentaries and video programmes. Informed by the practice of photography yet influenced by a sense of the poetics of lights and pictorial structure which can be related to the work of Braque or Magritte, Corot or Vermeer, the art of Brendan Neiland is eloquent of the enigma of existence as it has been manifest in the modern era. At once intimate and grand, celebratory and melancholy, his work often features the soaring glass and steel structures typical of the era’s corporate architecture. At the same time, the work embraces a range of spiritual matters. Able to convey the depths of longing contained within a moments reflection - in the mystery of mirrored light, held in creative equipose between worlds of culture and nature, technology and spirit - Brendan Neiland is an artist whose work appeals to both the public and private realm. Brendan Neiland is represented by the Redfern Gallery. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Yinka Shonibare MBE RA (b.1962). 23 x 20cm. Screenprint with glaze on hand-deckled somerset paper. Signed and numbered 2/30 in pencil to margin. Framed. Yinka Shonibare MBE was born in 1962 in London and moved to Lagos, Nigeria at the age of three. He returned to London to study Fine Art, first at Byam School of Art (now Central Saint Martins College) and then at Goldsmiths College, where he received his MFA.Shonibare’s work explores issues of race and class through the media of painting, sculpture, photography and film. Shonibare questions the meaning of cultural and national definitions. His trademark material is the brightly coloured ‘African’ batik fabric he buys in London. This type of fabric was inspired by Indonesian design, mass-produced by the Dutch and eventually sold to the colonies in West Africa. In the 1960s the material became a new sign of African identity and independence. Shonibare was a Turner prize nominee in 2004, and was also awarded the decoration of Member of the ‘Most Excellent Order of the British Empire’ or MBE, a title he has added to his professional name. Shonibare was notably commissioned by Okwui Enwezor at Documenta 11, Kassel, in 2002 to create his most recognised work ‘Gallantry and Criminal Conversation’ that launched him on to an international stage. He has exhibited at the Venice Biennale and internationally at leading museums. In September 2008, his major mid-career survey commenced at the MCA Sydney and then toured to the Brooklyn Museum, New York and the Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. He was elected as a Royal Academician by the Royal Academy, London in 2013. Shonibare’s works are included in prominent collections internationally, including the Tate Collection, London; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C; Museum of Modern Art, New York; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome and VandenBroek Foundation, The Netherlands. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Grayson Perry CBE RA (b.1960). Joker. Digital signed print on Canson Infinity Rag Photographique paper, marked AP1 and signed to margin 59.4 x 42cm. Framed. Grayson Perry is an English contemporary artist. He is known for his ceramic vases, tapestries and cross-dressing, as well as his observations of the contemporary arts scene, and for dissecting British prejudices, fashions and foibles. Perry's vases have classical forms and are decorated in bright colours, depicting subjects at odds with their attractive appearance. There is a strong autobiographical element in his work, in which images of Perry as Claire, his female alter-ego, and Alan Measles, his childhood teddy bear, often appear. Perry has had solo exhibitions at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, at the Barbican Centre, the British Museum and Serpentine Gallery in London, at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, and at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan. His work is held in the permanent collections of the British Council and Arts Council, Crafts Council, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Tate and Victoria and Albert Museum, London. He was awarded the Turner Prize in 2003. In 2008 he was ranked number 32 in The Daily Telegraph's list of the 100 most powerful people in British culture. In 2012, Perry was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork-the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover-to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Steven Ling (b.1966). Untitled. Emulsion on Card. Signed and dated February 2016 verso. 12.5 x 16.2cm. Framed. Steve Ling graduated in July 2000 from the Surrey Institute of Art and Design University College with a BA(Hons) degree in Fine Art. His work is essentially formalist with a regard for aesthetic in its basis and amalgamates the elements of arrangement of form, texture, colour and surface quality. In many of his works the influence of Abstract Expressionism is his starting point with his own responses and sensitivity shaping the works progress towards its point of resolution.In June 2001, Steven completed a Year of the Artist commission to design the planting for three flowerbeds in Jubilee Gardens, Bracknell, Berkshire.He has work in the collections of Frimley Park Hospital, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Rushmoor Borough Council and in private collections in the United Kingdom, Australia, Gibraltar, Republic of Ireland and the USA.Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

Sonia Martin. 8 of Hearts, 'Wish'. Ink on paper. Signed. 29.4 x 21cm. Framed. Sonia Martin: London-born artist Sonia Martin studied painting at Byam Shaw School of Art and City&Guilds School of Art, and she completed the Masters Degree in Printmaking at Camberwell School of Art in 1998. The beginning of an image can be a word or phrase, something seen or remembered, which is then develop through drawings into an imaginary composition. Her work has been exhibited in many solo and group exhibitions including the Royal Academy, the Barbican, the National Gallery and the Contemporary Art Society. She is an elected member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers. www.soniamartin.co.uk. Please note that final invoices will include buyers' premium at 27% (inclusive of VAT) added to the hammer price. Ewbank's are waiving all vendor commission for the charity. Transplant Links Community is a UK registered non-religious and non-political charity that saves the lives of children and adults in the developing world who suffer from life-threatening end stage kidney disease. Offering teaching and advice, and carrying out living kidney transplants, sharing their knowledge with local medical teams in a variety of countries - so that sustainable transplant programmes become a possibility for the future.

SELWYN IMAGE (1849-1930) FOR THE FITZROY PICTURE SOCIETY‘THE ANNUNCIATION’ FRAMED POSTER, CIRCA 1893chromolithograph, bears artist’s initials SI, and maker’s marks PUBLISHED BY THE FITZROY PICTURE SOCIETY, 20 FITZROY ST. LONDON. W. COPYRIGHT REGD./ JAMES AKERMAN PHOTO-CHROMO-LITH. LONDON. W.C.117cm x 78cmProvenance: Paul Reeves, LondonLiterature: The Studio Yearbook, 1893, p. 29 illus.;Tilbrook, Adrian J., and Fischer, 'Fine Art Truth, Beauty and Design: Victorian, Edwardian and Later Decorative Art', 1986, pp. 49-50, no. 113 illus.Note: Selwyn Image attended Marlborough College and the New College, Oxford in 1868 where he studied drawing under John Ruskin. Intending to enter the clergy and follow his father as Vicar of Bodiam, Image took Holy Orders at the age of 24. He was ordained deacon in 1872, and priest the next year. He was a curate at Tottenham and later at St. Anne's, Soho. Image began studying art with A. H. Mackmurdo and Ruskin's assistant, Arthur Burgess, in 1880. Image was dismissed from the clergy in 1882 and in 1884 designed the cover of 'The Hobby Horse', the Century Guild magazine. In 1893 along with Mackmurdo, Christopher Whall and Heywood Sumner, he assisted in forming the Fitzroy Picture Society, which aimed to disseminate religious values using colour and decoration. The present lot is from the ‘Jesus Hominum Salvator’ series by Image of which this poster, ‘The Annunciation’, was the only one published.

Indus Valley Terracotta Votive Bull , ca. 3300 -2000 BC; Interesting ancient figurine, finely made, depicting a stylized Zebu bull; such items are often found in shrines and archaeologists relate them to the religious practices of the Ancient Indus civilization; 95mm; some restoration; From an old British collection; obtained from European/Asdian art market in the 1960-1990.

Indus Valley Terracotta Votive Bull , ca. 3300 -2000 BC; Interesting ancient figurine, finely made, depicting a stylized Zebu bull; such items are often found in shrines and archaeologists relate them to the religious practices of the Ancient Indus civilization; some restoration; 110mm; From an old British collection; obtained from European/Asdian art market in the 1960-1990.

Indus Valley Terracotta Votive Bull , ca. 3300 -2000 BC; Interesting ancient figurine, finely made, depicting a stylized Zebu bull; such items are often found in shrines and archaeologists relate them to the religious practices of the Ancient Indus civilization; some restoration; 70mm; From an old British collection; obtained from European/Asdian art market in the 1960-1990.

Indus Valley Terracotta Votive Bull , ca. 3300 -2000 BC; Interesting ancient figurine, finely made, depicting a stylized Zebu bull; such items are often found in shrines and archaeologists relate them to the religious practices of the Ancient Indus civilization; some restoration; 85mm; From an old British collection; obtained from European/Asdian art market in the 1960-1990.

Indus Valley Terracotta Votive Bull , ca. 3300 -2000 BC; Interesting ancient figurine, finely made, depicting a stylized Zebu bull; such items are often found in shrines and archaeologists relate them to the religious practices of the Ancient Indus civilization; some restoration; 90mm; From an old British collection; obtained from European/Asdian art market in the 1960-1990.

MERAB ABRAMISHVILI (GEORGIAN 1957-2006)Crucifixion, 2006gesso and tempera on canvas laid on panel50 x 40 cm (19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)signed in Georgian lower right; signed, titled and dated on verso; bears a signed authenticating inscription from the artist's wife, Tsitsino Tsertsvadze, on versoEXPERTISEWe are grateful to Keti Abramishvili for confirming the authenticity of this painting. LOT NOTESMerab Abramishvili was a prominent Georgian artist, whose talent started to bloom at an early age. His art teacher and mentor, Alexander Bandzeladze, encouraged young Merab to search, develop, and pursue his own visual style and language. In his teenage years, Abramishvili took part in research expeditions to study the Georgian frescoes of the 7th century at Ateni Sioni Church, led by his father - Dr. Guram Abramishvili - an expert in Georgian and Oriental medieval art. This journey inspired the artist so much that he started to copy the frescoes from the church walls and continued this work for many years. He later merged the style of Oriental miniatures with the gesso technique he learned from those frescoes. This resulted in a unique style of painting that Abramishvili works are known for. His first important piece, 300 Aragvians (1978), was painted with tempera on a board with gesso priming and finished with egg yolk solution. With a mural-like representation, the artwork introduces a viewer to the complex combination of diverse philosophies and cultural aesthetics that would remain unaltered throughout the artist`s life. Merab Abramishvili returned to ancient religious and mythological subjects over and over again.

Patrick Pye RHA (1929-2018)Abraham's SacrificeTriptych, oil and pastel on card, 48cm x 82cm (19 x 32¼'')Dated 1988Patrick Pye was not raised in a religious household, however he developed a strong sense of faith and converted to Catholicism in his thirties. Patrick Pye was a talented artist from a young age and he drew great inspiration from the religious paintings of El Greco, being drawn to his dramatic and expressionistic style. In 1957, Pye won the Mainie Jellett Scholarship, a stipend that allowed him to travel Europe and, in particular, to visit the National Museum of Barcelona where he was further inspired by its collection of Romanesque Catalan art. From here, much of Pye’s artistic output was dictated by Christian iconography and many of his pieces now hang in religious institutions.‘Abraham’s Sacrifice’ is typical of Pye’s spiritual works, using art to bring his faith into the physical spectrum. In his own words, Pye wished “to open the doors of perception so that the outer world is seen united with its spiritual meaning.” Here, Pye breaks down a complex narrative into bold blocks of colour and presents us with the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac. Having been ordered by God to sacrifice his son, Abraham is bent over Isaac with his knife raised. In pathetic fallacy, the day has grown dark, with the tumultuous sky raging above. To the left, the shadow continues, with an ominous cross extending towards the viewer to guide their line of vision to rest on the tragic form of the pieta. The two scenes complement each other, urging the viewer to draw parallels between the two stories and to reminisce on God’s ultimate sacrifice for his people.In stark contrast, the right-hand panel completes the narrative on a more joyous note. The bright blue sky is interrupted only by the rainbow, a symbol acting as a reminder of God’s covenant with man. A sacrificial ram is presented to Abraham to take the place of his son as a sign of God’s mercy, the purity of its white coat being reflected in the angel’s robes above. This panel, though not the focus of the work, is instrumental to the piece at it converts the image to one of optimism and hope.Helena Carlyle, August 2018

Oisin Kelly RHA (1915-1981)Kilcorban MadonnaTerracotta, 62cm high (24½'')Sculptor Oisín Kelly (1915-81) is best known for his large public bronzes, such as Two Working Men at the County Hall, Cork (1969), The Children of Lir at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin (1971), Jim Larkin in O’Connell Street, Dublin (1977), and The Chariot of Life at the Irish Life Centre, Dublin (1982). But he also made a great many smaller pieces, in various media. Many of these deal with devotional themes, and his religious works are to be seen in churches throughout the country. The statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Infant Christ illustrated here has an interesting history. Oisín was greatly influenced by medieval Irish art, and this piece was inspired by the Kilcorban Madonna, an oak carving which dates from around the year 1200. It is currently on display in the Clonfert Diocesan Museum, Co. Galway. Oisín was commissioned by the Reverend Thomas Hogan to carve a similar piece for the restored Ballintubber Abbey, Co. Mayo, and it was completed in 1966. It was often his practice to treat the same theme in different media, and he decided to make this stoneware version of the statue, of which six copies were kiln-fired. During boyhood visits to the Conamara Gaeltacht, Oisín developed a love for traditional Irish céilí dancing. From the beginning of his career as a sculptor he was fascinated by the challenge of convincingly representing céilí dancers in movement. One of his earliest works was a male dancer in stained wood, and he also modelled a popular Dancing Couple, which was included in the Kilkenny Design Workshops ceramic range. Another lively piece comprises a group of three dancers, carved in wood. The bronze figure illustrated here is one of an issue of seven: it is a smaller version of Dancing Girl, on permanent display at Fitzgerald Park, Cork.Fergus S. Kelly(Son of Oisín Kelly, and author of The Life and Work of Oisín Kelly, with photography by Hugh McElveen, Derreen Books, 2015)

Cilicia, Tarsos AR Stater. Circa 440-400 BC. Horseman (Syennesis?) riding to left, wearing kyrbasia, holding lotus flower in right hand and reins in left, bow in bowcase on saddle; Key symbol below horse / Nergal of Tarsos standing to left, holding lotus flower in right hand and spear in left, bow in bowcase and lion skin over shoulder; Tree of Life behind, Aramaic legend 'LNRGL' (to/for Nergal) to left. BMC -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG France -; SNG Levante -; Traité -; Casabonne -; MIMAA -; for obv. type cf. SNG France 213 = Casabonne pl. 2, 10; for rev. type cf. MIMAA type D4, pl. V, 7. 10.66g, 20mm, 10h. Extremely Fine. Unique and unpublished; of great numismatic interest. From a private North American collection. 'Syennesis' was the title held by the local Tarsiote dynasts of Cilicia, at least three of whom figured prominently in Near-Eastern history. The first, an independent monarch in his own right, joined with Nebuchadnezzar in mediating between Cyaxares of Media and Alyattes of Lydia in circa 610 BC. The second appears as a vassal of the Achaemenid king Darius I, and whose daughter was married to Pixodaros, son of Maussolos. He was perhaps the same man whom Herodotos mentioned as one of the most distinguished of the subordinate commanders in the fleet of Xerxes I. The last recorded Syennesis participated in the rebellion of Cyrus the Younger against Artaxerxes II as described in detail in Xenophon's Anabasis. The lack of any further mention of this dynasty following the events of Cyrus' rebellion has long been taken as meaning that the syennesis was forcibly retired and a satrapy established in his place; the general and long-held acceptance by numismatists such as J. P. Six, E. Babelon and C. M Kraay of the obverse horseman portraying the Tarsiote syennesis has therefore complicated the dating of such issues (for an in-depth discussion see Casabonne, Le syennésis cilicien et Cyrus : l'apport des sources numismatiques, 1995). Casabonne does not refute the identification of the obverse figure as the syennesis, but he cautions against attempting to identify particular individuals within the series, rather suggesting the type should be considered in a less literal manner, and, viewed as evidence that the "Tarsiote monetary iconography attests to a certain continuity of relations between the central and local powers", he accepts the type as being certainly "charged with political significance". This being the case, and despite the fact that numismatists and historians alike have long seen the Tarsiote coinage as probably struck (at least in part) for the payment of such tribute to the Achaemenid king as is attested in several sources (see, for example Strabo XV.3.21), it should nonetheless be viewed primarily as a civic and not military coinage, regardless of what it may eventually have been used to finance. This is amply demonstrated by the reverse of this remarkable coin, which employs a highly intriguing design. The standing figure wearing a Persian kandys and carrying both bow and spear is named by the inscription as Nergal, the Babylonian-Assyrian god of the hunt, of war, pestilence and death. Cults at Hatra in Mesopotamia and much later, at Palmyra, have shown that Nergal was equated with the Hellenic Herakles, an assimilation probably begun by the Assyrians who seem to have equated Nergal to Melqart (see Jenkins, Two New Tarsos Coins 1973). Mary Boyce (A History of Zoroastrianism: Volume II: Under the Achaemenians pp. 272) notes that the cult of Nergal "appears to have been well established in Tarsus... there would appear to be a deliberate attempt here at religious syncretism of a sort, in the interests of secular power"; the unique addition of what appears to be a lion-skin hanging from behind Nergal would seem to support this notion. However, Seyrig (Cylinder Seals, 1939) in tracing the existence of the cult of Nergal also to Palestine, Syria and Cyprus, renders his appearance at Tarsos less surprising, and his depiction, while helping to bridge the gap between older periods and the Greco-Roman times, may not simply be a casual attempt at religious conflation but may reflect some deeper metaphor. Nergal, apart from being a god of war and death, was also a god of vegetation and rebirth, attributes that the Greeks associated with Kore-Persephone. The manner of Nergal's depiction here - specifically, holding a lotus flower - together with the placement of a sacred tree or 'tree of life' (which had ancient, but now poorly understood significance in Assyrian religion) behind him, may be indicative of the reason for his appearance. While the tree may also potentially have roots in the Epic of Gilgamesh, wherein Etana searches for a 'plant of birth' to provide him with a son, its meaning is less clear than that of the the lotus flower. The lotus appears only sporadically in Greek and near-Eastern mythology, though it has a well attested use in Egyptian art and legend, where it was taken as a symbolic representation of the sun on account of its physical behaviour: it closes at night time and descends into the water, rising and flowering again at dawn, thus also becoming by extension a symbol of the eternal cycle of death and rebirth. A potential interpretation of Nergal in this context could therefore indicate his favour being sought for a transition of some sort, to preside over a death and a rebirth, an ending and a beginning, past and future.

A COLLECTION OF RARE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY SPANISH JEWELLERYA 17TH CENTURY DIAMOND PENDANT/BROOCH, IBERIAN ORIGIN, CIRCA 1690Designed as a stylised bow of open foliate design, set with variously-cut diamonds of grey tint, within closed-back settings, later brooch fitting, mounted in gold, dimensions 5.3x3.3cmIn the sixteenth and well into the seventeenth century, Europeans sourced their gold and precious stones primarily from the Orient, with Goa being the central hub through which these transactions traded. Much of this trade was then imported through Lisbon in Portugal, where many French, German, Italian and Spanish jewellers based their workshops as a result.Originally the preserve of the religious classes, exotic materials were used to create devotional material such as pendant crosses and rosaries. However, this trend began to change towards the end of the 16th century as techniques in gemstone cutting developed and jewellers discovered the dazzling possibilities of the cut and polished stones. Gemstones took on a new importance and prominence, with gold and precious metals being relegated to the role of providing settings and surrounds.By the seventeenth century, the art of the faceted stone had been thoroughly embraced and perfected. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the role of jewellery changed dramatically as a result. A once figurative symbol of religion became the decorative display of the rich and powerful, in turn unleashing all artistic inhibitions and allowing the art of design to truly begin to flourish. At the same time and as fashions continued to develop, jewellery became a far more feminine accessory. Highly influenced by the popular fascination with naturalism which became steadily more popular throughout the Georgian era, abstract and elaborate floral motifs adorned almost everything.Also exceptionally popular at this time was the bow brooch, just like the lot on offer in this sale. Inspired by the silk and velvet bows used to suspend pendants and crosses from the neck and bodice, the bow brooch, usually woven in an intricate filigree of gold and silver and highlighted with precious stones, emphasised the décolletage. It was usually paired with girandole earrings with three to five almond shaped drops, again similar to those illustrated in lot 21.Aided by the discovery of large deposits of gold in Brazil at the start of the eighteenth century and the subsequent discovery of vast diamond mines there, production of exquisite jewels continued in abundance across Europe well into the late 19th century, with advances in techniques and fashions continuing to boost the trend.

Collection of 19th C and later books on art, architecture etc. including half leather bound volume 'Academy Notes 1898-1903', 'Guide to Porcelain Painting' by S T Whiteford, 'Catalogue of British Pottery and Porcelain', 'The Weatherfield Collection of Clocks', 'Art Textbooks', 'Architecture Gothic and Renaissance' by T Roger Smith, 'Pictorial Architecture of the British Isles', 'A Book about Pictures', 'London, the Religious Tract Society' half leather bound volume, various books on churches and cathedrals etc. (12)

A mixed collection of items to include Cornist Pixie brass mounted door knocker, similar bronzed item, brass Art Nouveau style picture frame, decorative bronze plaque with religious theme and glass ship in bottle

An Art Deco bronze study of a nude (af), a bronzed religious-style figure raised on square section marble base and a further bronzed study of 'Manneken Pis' (3).

2nd-3rd century AD. A schist relief frieze depicting a large stupa in the centre with three tiers of parasols to the top and streamers flowing out; dome of the stupa decorated with bands of floral and geometric motifs, resting on a square base with rosette decoration; to either side of the stupa three monks in long robes, two at the top waving fly whisks and one at the lower left holding a burning censor; large column to the right with figure of a lion to the top; mounted on a custom-made stand. 61.2 kg, 60cm wide including stand (23"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired before 1995. The stupa is the oldest Buddhist religious monument. Stupas originated as pre-Buddhist tumuli in which kings were buried in a seated position. After the death of the Buddha, his remains were cremated and the ashes divided and buried under eight mounds with two further mounds encasing the urn and the embers. The earliest archaeological evidence for the presence of Buddhist stupas dates to the late 4th century BC in India. In early Buddhist art the stupa would often stand as a representation of the Buddha himself as the Buddha strictly informed his disciples not to make images of him and worship them. This changed with the arrival of the Greeks into Central Asia and India and the introduction of Hellenistic art styles and the emphasis on depicting the human body. The shape of the stupa represents the Buddha, crowned and sitting in meditation posture on a lion throne. His crown is the top of the spire; his head is the square at the spire's base; his body is the vase shape; his legs are the four steps of the lower terrace; and the base is his throne. Fine condition.

4th-3rd millennium BC. A fine grained marble figure of a stylised female; flat, fan-shaped head with long prominent nose ridge; flat lozenge-shaped body, small breasts; incised lines for the arms, legs together defined by incised line; mounted on a custom-made support. 430 grams, 27cm including support (10 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; acquired from a major Mayfair gallery; acquired on the London art market before 2000. Early Cycladic sculpture comprises predominantly female figures that range from simple modification of the stone to developed representations of the human form, some with natural proportions and some more idealised. Many of these figures, especially those of the Spedos type, display a remarkable consistency in form and proportion that suggests they were planned with a compass. Scientific analysis has shown that the surface of the marble was painted with mineral-based pigments—azurite for blue and iron ores, or cinnabar for red. The exact purpose of these figures is not known but their most likely function is as some sort of religious idol and the predominance of female figures, sometimes pregnant, suggests a fertility deity. Supporting this view is the fact that figurines have been found outside of a burial context at settlements on Melos, Kea and Thera. Alternatively, precisely because the majority of figures have been found in graves, perhaps they were guardians to or representations of the deceased. Fine condition, old repair.

1st-3rd century AD. A ceramic vessel in the form of a kneeling female figure with rounded belly, high, pointed breasts and hands held to the chest; wearing a thin belt to the waist, wide rounded headdress and rings to the ears and nose; decorated with polychrome geometric bands to the chest, back and neck, features painted to the face; perforated to the top of the headdress. For a succinct description of the style see Ligabue, Inti The World That Wasn’t There, 2015, p.81; and Lynton, Marion Out of the Depths, Tomb Figures from West Mexico, 1986, p.61 for the type. 2.1 kg, 30cm (11 3/4"). Property of an American gentleman; acquired 1970s-1990s. [No Reserve]. This kneeling figure originates from the coastal Pacific region of ancient West Mexico. Chinesco art forms part of the Nayarit cultural grouping and belongs to what is known as the shaft tomb culture of late pre classic West Mexico. The shaft tomb culture appears to have flourished in the late pre classic and produced funerary art which developed independently of the stylistic influence of the Olmec, the dominant culture of the pre classic era. This figure would have been placed in a burial chamber with other offerings. The exact function of these figures and vessels is not known however one interpretation is that they served to protect or accompany the deceased in the next life. A unique feature of this type of Chinesco figure is the elaborate use of paint to depict clothing and other markings on the body which may have religious or shamanic significance, the meaning of these now lost in time. This piece appears to show manganese deposits on the surface, a consequence of prolonged burial conditions. Fine condition, some restoration.

An Art Deco jester figurine, painted spelter swivel mounted and marble base, R. Paris to base figure, together with a bronze religious figure (2)