De La SoulSix Original Studies for the De La Soul '3 Feet High and Rising' Debut Album Artwork, 1988/89designed by Grey Organisation/Toby Mott, original hand-drawn mock ups for the 12inch vinyl album record sleeve, comprising: black and white photographic print with Posca paint pen art work on acetate overlay bearing the band and album name with floral design motifs, adhered with small pieces of tape to each side, stamped Grey Organisation along lower right margin; D.A.I.S.Y. Age flower studies (x2), Posca paint pen on yellow painted A4 paper and stamped Grey Organisation 1988 in black ink along lower margin; D.A.I.S.Y. Age text studies (x2), Posca paint pen on yellow painted A4 paper and stamped Grey Organisation 1988 in black ink along lower margin; and text artwork, Posca paint pen on acetate overlay bearing the band name, stamped Grey Organisation along lower right margin, the larger 32.5 x 32.5cm (12 3/4 x 12 3/4in) each; the smaller 20 x 25.5cm (8 x 10in) each,Footnotes:In 1988, Tommy Boy Records contracted the Grey Organization to create a visual graphic identity for the hip hop group, De La Soul, comprising Kelvin 'Posdnous' Mercer, Dave 'Trugoy the Dove' Jolicoeur, and Vincent 'Pasemaster Mase' Mason, including art direction for their debut album, 3 Feet High And Rising. Released on March 3, 1989, the album became a critical and commercial landmark of late 20th century pop culture, selling millions of copies worldwide and expanding the vocabulary of hip hop as an emerging art form.In 1998, 3 Feet High And Rising was named as one of 'The Source' magazine's '100 Best Rap Albums' of all time. In 2010, the US Library Of Congress selected the album for inclusion in the National Recording Registry, which identifies American sound recordings 'that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.'In an article for 'The Guardian' newspaper on the occasion of the album's 25th anniversary, Toby Mott recounted his collaboration with the group. Their starting point was De La Soul's psychedelic 'D.A.I.S.Y. age' concept (according to Posdnous, '...we coined the term 'the daisy age' after we noticed a nightgown in a store that had a picture of Minnie Mouse holding a daisy on it. Although the daisy stood for 'Da Inner Sound Y'All', it was also about suggesting a sunnier style of rap.') and Grey Organization developed a visual concept that incorporated the now iconic dayglo flower motifs associated with the group's early period.For the album cover photo shoot, De La Soul visited the Grey Organization's loft, where Mott asked Posdnuos, Trugoy and Mase to lie down on the floor, facing up, so their heads would form a triangle. 'We [Mott and photographer Marie Hennechart] photographed them precariously from the top of a step ladder, one idea being that the cover would not have a right way up.' Since compact discs had not yet become the dominant musical format, the design process centered on production for the album's 12inch LP record sleeve. Working at scale, Mott layered brightly colored hand-drawn flower designs made with Posca paint pens on acetate as an overlay for Hennechart's black and white portrait of the group. 'This was well before the time of Apple Macs and scanning,' Mott recalls. 'Our intent was to be new and bright, with the overlaying of the fluorescent flowers and text reflecting a synthetic pop cartoon look. For De La Soul, it was a self-conscious move away from the prevailing macho hip hop visual codes of the era, which continue to dominate today.' [Note: The final album cover layout based on this artwork is credited to graphic designer Steven Migilo]. Grey Organization provided tour support and directed two videos for the group, Potholes On My Lawn and Say No Go, 1988 and 1989 respectively.Toby Mott's relationship with music started when he was a teenager. Mott was 13 in 1977, when Punk exploded in London. His career encompasses co-founding East London art group, the Grey Organisation, in the early 1980s, creating the cover artwork offered here and designing the fashion line, Toby Pimlico.'Not only do I love this album, I also love the playful element of the design and the vibrancy of the colours. I have strong memories of seeing this album in the record stores when it was released and it was so incredibly eye-catching. I think the childlike illustrations really match the story telling style of De La Soul's music. So much joy!' - Camille WalalaFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A Chinese blue and white dish, Kangxi, painted with flowers, 21cm diameter; a Chinese blue and white vase, Kangxi, 27cm high and a Chinese blue and white castor, with silver mount, overall height 20.5cm (3) Provenance: Property of a private English collector.清康熙 青花花卉纹瓶等三件拍品来源：英国私人收藏Condition Report: the dish good with only very minor frittingthe vase with partly filled scale chip to foot 1cm x 1cm and Condition Report Disclaimer
A group of nine Chinese Export tea canisters, Qianlong, six with covers, variously decorated, between 14.5cm and 10cm high (9)Provenance: Private Collection, North Wales.清乾隆 各式粉彩茶叶罐一组九件拍品来源：北威尔士私人收藏Condition Report: the cannister with man and buffalo with repaired cover finial re-stuck and also cover cracked and cracks to rim of cannister and through base cannister with figures and black and iron red trellis with 1cm x 1.5cm scale chip to cover and 2 cm hair crack cannister with figures with yellow trousers with badly chipped cover fish cannister with wood replacement knop finial and chip to underside of cover and cannister with rim chip and two hair cracks about 1.5cm long each cannister with figures one holding a bird with several chips to cover and a chip to rim of cannister 1.5cm x 5mm and frits to foot rimCannister with peony tree and peacocks with extensively restored cover possibly even made up but the cannister goodthe four cannisters with out covers generally good although one with 1cm rim hair crack Condition Report Disclaimer
A Chinese Famille Rose dish, Qianlong, painted with bamboo and flowers in colours with iron-red and gilt details, 38.5cm diameter Provenance: Private collection London 清乾隆 粉彩花卉图盘拍品来源：伦敦私人收藏Condition Report: the rim with 2cm x 1cm scale chip mainly to the underside and extending 5cm hair crack and with approximately 10 other rim frits or small rim chips largest 1.3cm x 4mm minor wear mainly to black line rim and to gildingCondition Report Disclaimer
A group of Central Asian and Iranian metalworks including a Qajar agate plaque, 19th century and later, comprising: a small brass bowl decorated with nasta'liq inscriptions around the rim, 6cm diam; a talismanic silver plaque 7.8cm high; an octagonal pierced box 7cm diam; an Qajar agate plaque finely carved with nasta'liq inscription, 8.2cm diam; and a small inscribed pottery roundel, 4cm diam (5) Provenance: From the Mohamed Makiya Collection Condition Report: small brass bowl with some surface wear and small knocks silver plaque with wear and knocks and possibly two later soldered ring attachmentsoctagonal box good other than minor knocks and wearagate plaque good and with natural inclusions to stoneinscribed roundel with 2.3cm x 6mm chip to outer edge and underside with 9mm x 4mm scale rim chip Condition Report Disclaimer
A collection of assorted Britains 1:32 scale models, mostly farm, to include 9584 Ford Tractor with Front Loader and Loads, 9511 Helicopter Crop Sprayer, 9532 Farmhand Baler, 9572 Massey Ferguson Trailer, 9519 JCB Loadall, 9832 Post-hole Digger, and a selection of assorted boxed and unboxed accessories including loads and animals. (qty)
Five Tamiya 1:35 and 1:350 scale plastic model kits, ships and military related, to include 78010-6500 King George V Battleship, 78012-2400 DD445 Fletcher, 35016-1200 German Motorcycle B.M.W, 35047-1200 Antitank Gun, 35005-1000 British Army 6 Pounder Anti Tank Gun, together with three 1/350 scale Trumpeter Ships, to include 05302 HMS Hood, 05331 HMS Eskimo Destroyer 1941 and HMCS Huron Destroyer 1944, all boxed, appear unstarted. (8)
An early 20th Century and later constructed large scale stained pine model of a Gothic cathedral, coin in the slot and key wind operation, striking on graduated bells, the tower with later battery clock over arch doors and pierced windows, on a stencilled recessed base, height 136cm x depth 56cm x width 102cm.
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