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Lot 376
A collection of twenty-one 1:43 scale Mercedes-Benz/AMG model cars of varying model manufacturer. To include MiniChamps: 560 SEC- 1986 (1/1728PCS), 300 SEL 6.3- 1968 (1/1008pcs), 450 SEL- 1974 (1/1008pcs) and a 280E- 1976 (1/1008pcs). MaxiChamps: 560 SEL- 1990, 230E- 1991, 200D- 1973, 230CE- 1976. Neo Scale Models: 450 SLC AMG Mampe, AMG 280E (1/300pcs, exclusive to MotorCarWorld.com) and 280E (W123) AMG. WhiteBox: 450 SEL- 1975 (1/1000pcs) and 230 S Universal- 1967 (1/1000pcs). Spark: AMG C63S- 2016, AMG S65- 2016 and CLS 63 AMG (C218)- 2010. Together with a IXO S500 (W220)- 2000, a Mercedes GLC, 600 Pullman- 1963, Mercedes-Benz S 500- 2005, a Youngimer Classic Collection Die-Cast Club 190E 2.3 16V and a GLM Models AMG 450SEL 6.9 W116- 1978 (128/199pcs). (21)
Lot 370
A collection of cars from the Fast & Furious film saga. To include a Greenlight 1:18 scale Dom’s 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, a Highway 61 1:18 scale Letty’s Custom Plymouth Barracuda, Greenlight 1:43 scale Dom’s 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS, a Greenlight 1:43 scale Dom’s 1987 Buick Grand National GNX, Greenlight 1:43 scale Roman’s 1969 Ford Mustang and a Greenlight double pack 1:43 scale of Ford Escort and a Dodge Daytona. (6 boxes)
Lot 291
Ten Vanguard model cars from 1:43 to 1:64 scale. To include, 1:43 scale: Ford Escort MK3 RS 1600i (1114/1300pcs), Land Rover Series 1 (690/1000pcs), Jaguar XJI2 (1665/1750pcs), Subaru Legacy RS Turbo Series 1 (917/2000pcs), Peugeot 309 MK2 1.9 GTI Goodwood Edition (685/1000pcs) and a Ford Granada Ghia Mark II Series I 2.8i S (1183/2200pcs). 1:64 scale: Commer Boxback, Bedford’s Type Tanker, Thames Trader Dropside and a Commer Flatbed. (60-100)
Lot 326
Fourteen 1:43 scale racing model cars from various manufacturers. To include 24 heures du Mans: Saleen S7R- 2007, Matra MS670B- 1974, Rondeau M379B- 1980, Pescarolo C60- 2006, Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S- 2000, Inaltera GT- 1977 and a Lancia LC2- 1985. Together with Matra Simca MS650- 1971, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX- 2009, Skoda Octavia WRC- 2003, DelPrado Mitsubishi Paiero Evolution- 1998, DelPrado Lola T70 MKIII- 1967, GMP Lola Spyder T70 and a Eligor Renault 4CV. (100-150)
Lot 312
Nineteen 1:43 scale Ferrari model cars from various manufacturers. To include Elite (1/5000pcs): 412 T1- 1994, D50- 1956, 213 T- 1975, 156 F1- 1961, 158 F1- 1964, F1-90 100th Ferrari Victory, 500 F2- 1953 and a 246 F1- 1958. Brumm: 330 P4- Le Mans ‘67, TR59- 1959 and 412P- 1967. 24 Heures du Mans: Ferrari 512M- 1971, Ferrari 250 GTO- 1962 and a Ferrari 550 Maranello- 2005. Together with Ferrari Auto Avio, Top Collection Model Ferrari 375mm, Brumm Ferrari 815 Sport- 1940, IXO Ferrari 275LM #21- Le Mans 1968 and a Quartzo Ferrari 500 F2- 1953.
Lot 168
* Model Locomotive. An impressive scratch built model of G.N.R. locomotive D. Drummond (1868-1878) built by Mr T. Smith, the 4-4-0 scale model finely constructed in metal and green and black livery, 82cm long, with tender and track for presentationQty: (3)NOTESThe label attached reads: 'G.N.R. 4-4-0 Express Engine Inside Cylinder. Exact Model of the D Drummond (1868-1878) 6 1/2" Gauge. This took 3 yrs to build. It is coal fired, steam. A real museum piece.'
Lot 167
* Model Locomotive. An impressive scale model of a GNR locomotive, finely constructed in metal with green and black livery, 68cm long with tender painted GNRQty: (2)NOTESThere is a label attached printed A 3 1/2" gauge model G.N.R. Ivatt 4-4-2 Atlantic locomotive & tender No.251 c/w fully brazed & rivet d superheated copper boiler with all normal fittings. Chassis fittings include twin outside cylinders with inside Stephenson's link motion, eccentric driven feed pump and mechanical lubricator & whistle. Tender fittings include a hand feed pump. The whole finished in green and black - 10 1/2" high x 46" long.
Lot 36
A 1:8 scale scratchbuilt model of an Austin-Healey 100 by John Shinton of the Healey Toy Factory,finely detailed limited edition kerbside model of the car with 'HTF 100' number plate, constructed from in excess of 200 white metal, stainless steel and pewter parts, resin body, finished in Healey blue paintwork, detailed interior and dashboard with instruments, folded-down soft-top/hood, lowered windscreen, wire-spoked wheels with rubber tyres, 46cm long, offered with an extra replacement raised windscreen, mounted on a display base with mirror-backed display case (some glass panels loose). Footnotes:This model comes from the estate of the late 'Roger' Reginald Davies Menadue (1912-2003), long time friend of Donald Healey and chief experimental engineer for the Donald Healey Motor Company and was gifted to Roger by Charles Matthews of Triple M.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 38
A radio controlled scale model of the Bluebird K3 Water Speed Record powerboat,battery powered model of Malcolm Campbell's 1937 Hydroplane, fibreglass body, with removable cockpit section revealing rear-mounted motor, 67cm long, functioning condition unknown, lacking control unit, mounted on a wooden cradle base, offered together with a wooden model of a Riva type speedboat, 44cm long, on display stand. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 40
A fine 1:8 scale limited edition model of a 1929 4½ Litre Bentley by Sapor Modelltechnik of Germany, 1998,finely detailed working model of the Bentley 'YU 3250', finished in British Racing Green lacquered paintwork, numbered '09' of a believed 25 examples produced, constructed from approximately 4,000 individual steel, brass, aluminium and wooden parts, pressed metal bodywork with leather covering and chromed brightwork, detailed dashboard and cock-pit with leather upholstery, latched doors and bonnet opening to reveal white metal engine compartment, with functioning external handbrake, foot pedals and clutch operating forward and reverse gears, brake drums, suspension and rolling wire-spoked wheels with rubber tyres, working lights and horn, and other details, the features including prop-shaft powered by an electric motor secreted in the engine bay requiring a believed 220V transformer (not offered with the Lot), the model measuring 58cm long and displayed on raised supports above a mirrored wooden display base with brass title plaque, 67cm long overall. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 46
An early 19th century mahogany single pad top table clock with concentric date and pull repeatLangford, Southampton, No. 2933The arch topped case surmounted by a brass handle on a brass-bound pad over rectangular fish-scale sound frets on a plinth base and brass ogee feet, the signed 7.75 inch silvered Roman and Arabic dial with matching blued-steel hands and tapering date hand, with option for strike/silent above, the movement with five knopped pillars and twin wire fusees to the knife edge verge escapement rack striking on a bell, the numbered engraved backplate centred by a basket of flowers amid symmetrical foliate scrolls. Ticking and striking. Together with an associated winding key. 47cms (18 1/2ins) high (2)Footnotes:The proceeds from the sale of this lot will go to towards the Charitable Funds of the Coldstream Guards.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 47
An early 19th century mahogany single pad top table clock with concentric dateLangford, Southampton, No.3209The arched case surmounted by a brass handle and brass-bound pad over rectangular fish-scale sound frets on a plinth base and ogee feet, the signed and numbered 6.75 inch silvered Roman and Arabic dial with matching blued-steel hands, with the option for strike/silent in the arch, the movement with five knopped pillars and twin wire fusees to the anchor escapement, with rack strike and trip repeat on a bell, the backplate with engraved running border and numbered 3409, the pendulum with engraved lenticular bob and spring retaining clip. Ticking and striking. 43cms (16 1/2ins) high (1)Footnotes:The proceeds from the sale of this lot will go towards the Charitable Funds of the Coldstream Guards.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 58
A fine second half of the 18th century brass-mounted mahogany stick barometer with hygrometer and thermometerGeorge Adams, No.60 Fleet Street, London. Instrument Maker to his MajestyThe arched case with adjustable wheatear hygrometer set above a hinged glazed hood door over a long trunk terminating in a hemispherical cistern cover, the centre of the trunk inset with an imposing mercury thermometer behind a hinged glazed door, the flat bulb measuring 3 inches in length and registering against a scale marked from 25 to 95 degrees, the lower numerals bracketed as 'WINTER', the upper bracketed as 'SUMMER', the signed silvered dial above reading from 28-31 inches and with manual vernier scale, with three weather predictions. 108cms (42 1/2ins) high (1)Footnotes:George Adams was arguably the best known and respected maker of scientific instruments in the latter half of the 18th century. King George III appointed Adams to be his Mathematical Instrument Maker in 1760, and about 20% of the Royal Collection emanated from his Fleet Street workshop. The firm passed to George's son, George Junior and then to Dudley. Perhaps his most iconic instrument is the silver 'New Universal' microscope formed in solid silver now on display at the Science Museum, dating to about the same time as the current lot, 1763.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 61
A good late 18th century mahogany stick barometer with hygrometer and thermometerBenjamin Martin, LondonThe arched case surmounted by an engraved hygrometer scale read via a fancy blued steel hand, over carved decoration and canted front angles, the long trunk with visible tube framed by a moulded edge terminating in a hemispherical cistern cover, the signed silvered dial mounted with a mercury thermometer and manual vernier reading against a 27 to 31 inch scale, with seven weather predictions. 97cms (38ins) high (1)Footnotes:Benjamin Martin described this type of barometer as a 'Triple Weather Glass' or 'Aerometrum Magnum'. Perhaps it's finest attribute is the improved hygrometer which works by means of an extended gut line mounted at the rear of the case, one end is fixed and the other is held under tension via a spring loaded rack and pinion set-up. Martin (1704-1782) was a skilled scientific instrument maker, after establishing a school in Chichester during his late twenties, from 1738 onwards he went on to present lectures and demonstrations on experimental philosophy to audiences in Reading, Bristol, Bath and London. From 1756 he returned to London where he worked as an optician and made scientific instruments and globes. He was also an author covering topics such as natural philosophy, theology, mathematics, language and geography. On 14th January 1782, Joshua Lover Martin applied for a patent which was to produce a revolution in manufactuing: it was for the process of tude-drawing. Unfortunately by the time the patent was granted on 28th March, his father Benjamin, whose invention it was, had died - bankrupt.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 62
A rare signed and dated late 18th century chequer-strung mahogany angle barometerBalthazar Knie, Edinburgh, 1787The angled case with twin suspension loops over a proud moulded edge terminating in a typical oval cistern cover, with visible tube angled at the shoulder, the inlaid ivory signature plaque dated 1787 over an ivory scale reading from 28 to 31 inches over a 17.25 inch total length, with seven weather predictions. 81cms (31 1/2ins) high (1)Footnotes:Born in Germany in 1738, Baltazar Knie became the best known barometer maker in Scotland. After years travelling around mainland Europe and Ireland as a jobbing barometer maker, he eventually settled in Edinburgh in 1776. An early advert announced that 'He blows and spins glass before company on the table, and forms many curiosities too tedious to mention. If any of the curious have in mind to see him work, they are heartily welcome, from six to eight in the evening. His stay in the city will be short.' Despite planning a short sojourn, Knie remained in the city for another forty years. Edinburgh at this time housed a strong contingent of both amateur and professional astronomers, scientists, meterologists etc; he was obviously among kindred spirits and they provided a keen clientele. In 1814, he planned to retire and to dispose of his stock of seventy instruments (valued at £309) by way of a lottery. However, it seems that due to lack of support, the idea was abandoned. Knie died in 1817.A similar instrument with ivory panel dated to 1782 was sold at Bonhams Edinburgh, 20th August 2010, lot 1206.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP Y ФTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 80
A fine early 19th century floorstanding regulator of one month duration, with ten inch dial and five-bar gridiron pendulumJames Hatton, LondonThe arched hood with canted stop-fluted front angles and inlaid quadrants over a long arched glass panel framed by an intricately moulded door and matching canted angles, on a base with moulded panel and (later) double plinth, the ten inch one-piece silvered circular dial with outer Arabic minute track enclosing the large subsidiary dials for running seconds (marked in Arabic fives) and hours (marked in Roman numerals), with original blued steel hands, latched to the massive weight driven movement by four heavy dial feet, the shouldered and footed plates united by six distinctive tapering vase-shaped pillars, further strengthened by a heavy brass bracket bridging the top of the plates, the movement with Harrisons maintaining power to the five wheel train, each arbor running in endstops, each wheel of six crossings driving high-count pinions, terminating in a delicate 'scape wheel, the five-bar gridiron pendulum suspended from the brass bridge and terminating in a very heavy lenticular brass bob with engraved rating nut and reading against a silvered beat scale mounted to the backboard. Ticking. Together with the original (?) brass weight, door key and custom made steel crank winder. 193cms (6ft 4ins)Footnotes:James Hatton is best known as a maker of fine chronometers, but also made and sold longcase clocks under his own name; he was Chronometer maker to the Honourable East India Company, based at 4, St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, London, from circa 1799-1812. He was apprenticed to George Margetts and Tony Mercer lists a partnership with his former Master 'Margetts & Hatton' operating 1805-1811. The current clock displays the best of early 19th century London work, from the proportions of the case, to the quality of the engraving, the design and execution of the pendulum, and of course, the exceptional workmanship throughout the movement itself.Provenance: Single family ownership for 58 years. A label applied to the inside of the hood states 'Bought from T.D Tacey, North Quay, Douglas, 27th April 1962. Price £45.00.'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 954
GENTLEMAN'S OMEGA SPEEDMASTER 'DARK SIDE OF THE MOON' CO AXIAL CHRONOGRAPH CERAMIC AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH, the round black zirconium oxide ceramic dial with applied baton hour markers and eighteen carat white gold hands, outer seconds track in silver, date aperture at 6, two subsidiary dials, the 44mm case with tachymeter scale, skeleton back with 'DARK SIDE OF THE MOON' to the edge, on a black nylon and rubber strap with signed buckle, in box, with outer box and papers, stickers, swing tags and polishing cloth
Lot 942
GENTLEMAN'S BREITLING LIMITED EDITION CHRONOGRAPH RATTRAPANTE STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH, the round black dial with applied Arabic hour markers, outer seconds track in white, tachymeter scale to the dial edge, subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9, date aperture between 4 and 5, rotating bezel with count up scale, 45mm case with skeleton back, numbered 634360, limited edition 7 of 25, on a stainless steel bracelet with signed foldover clasp, in box, with outer box and papers stating year of purchase as 2004
Lot 906
GENTLEMAN'S BREMONT CODEBREAKER CHRONOGRAPH LIMITED EDITION STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH, the round black dial with Arabic hour markers, outer seconds and twenty four hour scale in white, two subsidiary dials with '101010' pattern, date aperture at 6, 43mm case, numbered 147, created using original clippings from punch cards used at Bletchley Park, with pine inlaid crown from the original floorboards of Hut 6, the skeleton caseback showing the winding rotor with coded message 'BTRUERMIONNGT', the rotor itself contains materials from the wheel of an original Enigma machine, on a black crocodile strap, in box, with leather folio containing an additional strap, lighter, luggage tag, pencils, with papers stating date of purchase as 19th May 2015
Lot 946
RARE: OMEGA 'SILVER SNOOPY AWARD' SPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL APOLLO 13 - 45TH ANNIVERSARY STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH, the round white dial with applied baton hour markers within Super-LumiNova plots, the first fourteen seconds within a comic strip border above the words 'WHAT COULD YOU DO IN 14 SECONDS?' and outer seconds track in black, with three subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9, one featuring the Super-LumiNova Snoopy emblem with the words 'FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION' to the centre of the dial, the 42mm case with black ceramic bezel insert and Super-LumiNova tachymeter scale, the reverse of the case with sterling silver Snoopy emblem and 'SILVER SNOOPY AWARD "EYES ON THE STARS", 45TH ANNIVERSARY, 1703/1970, APOLLO XIII' to the edge, on a black nylon strap with concealed clasp, in box, with outer box and papers, swing tag, original stickers, Silver Snoopy Award pin, polishing cloth and commemorative Omega newspaper
Lot 953
GENTLEMAN'S OMEGA SPEEDMASTER 'GREY SIDE OF THE MOON' CO-AXIAL CHRONOGRAPH CERAMIC AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH, the round grey sandblasted platinum dial with applied baton hour markers with Super-Luminova plots, outer seconds track in black, date aperture at 6, two subsidiary dials, the 44mm case with Super-Luminova tachymeter scale, skeleton back with 'GREY SIDE OF THE MOON' to the edge, on a grey leather and rubber strap with signed buckle, in box, with outer box and papers, stickers, swing tags and polishing cloth
Lot 68
NO RESERVE Mathematics.- Wallace (William) Investigation of Formulae, for finding the Logarithms of Trigonometrical Quantities from one another..., offprint from 'Transactions of the Royal society of Edinburgh', 2 parts in 1, presentation copy from the author with ink inscription at head of title, modern cloth, 4to, Edinburgh, 1823.⁂ William Wallace (1768-1843) was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. He was one of the first in Britain to advocate the continental version of calculus, and he invented the eidograph, a form of pantograph, for reproducing drawings on a different scale.
Lot 116
Keith Vaughan (British, 1912-1977)Standing Male Nude pen and ink and wash on paper21.5 x 14cm (8 7/16 x 5 1/2in).Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd, London, where acquired by the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.One of many pen and ink studies of nude males Vaughan made while serving in the army. He was unable to use oil paint and had to content himself working on a small scale. These drawings of usually isolated, sometimes emotionally tortured and semi-eroticized figures, were made from his imagination and memory. A journal entry from 1943 reveals Vaughan's ambivalence towards them at that time:'All day I have been sorting out my drawings & trying to classify them. Hundreds & hundreds of boys. Dating back to the beginning of my Lintas days. They were all beginnings, always the first notes of things I hoped I would work on later. Oh how weary I am of all these boys – they are so alive with a strange tormenting quality. I want to throw them all away, but dare not cast adrift completely from the last ten years. They are almost all I have to show. The few that were worked out into paintings were mostly failures. The drawings still have the feeling of the beginnings. Now they are all mounted on sheets of white & brown paper, a hundred or more sheets & put into portfolios I made to fit them.' (Keith Vaughan, Journals, June 15, 1943) We are grateful to Gerard Hastings, whose forthcoming book on Vaughan's graphic art will be published shortly by Pagham Press, for compiling this catalogue entry.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 362
Toys & Juvenalia ? Corgi Classics die-cast models comprising 18301 Watts Bros Bedford Pantechnicon set, boxed; 19201 Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue service Bedford S emergency tender set, boxed; Corgi The Original Omnibus Company 45001 Dorset Delights, boxed; others including Vanguards 1:43 scale models etc
Lot 175
HORNBY; a group of OO gauge scale track architecture and components including boxed station terminus, platform sections, elevated track supports, viaduct, double track level crossing, electrically operated turn table (loose), track side fencing kits, further kits including Gaugemaster and other examples, a single Bachmann Virgin Trains (probably) Dorset Voyager Coach, Tri-ang R159/R25, R23 and R131/132 (x 2), a quantity of Hornby Skaledale station platform end ramps and station platforms with further similar, track scenery/setting building equipment and accessories, a quantity of loose track, also a boxed French Atlas Editions Reproduction Dinky Panneaux De Signalisation Rutiere Set.Additional InformationCannot guarantee that all original components and sets are present, none of it tested including electronically operated turn-table, the loose coaches are in play worn condition.
Lot 167
BACHMANN BRANCH-LINE; six boxed OO scale model buildings comprising 44-017 Modern Servicing Depot, 44-034 Hampton Lodge, 44-012 Market Hampton Station Building, 44-014 Market Hampton Station Ladies' Toilets, 44-015 Market Hampton Station Gentlemen's Toilets, and 44-013 Market Hampton Station Waiting Room (6).Additional InformationModels appear in good condition, box worn.
Lot 75
AIRFIX; a boxed Connoisseurs Series 1930 4.5 litre Super Charged 12th scale Bentley.Additional InformationOne corner of the box is ripped, general surface knocks throughout. The interior is still in the original packaging, complete with instruction books and everything you need to make the model.
Lot 224
Various propelling pencils and nibs including a gold propelling pencil shaped as an arm with hand, engraved with panels of alternating design, set to the end with an amethyst coloured stone, 9cm long, together with some white metal sugar tongs and spoons, small silver frame (af), pair of wooden candlesticks in the form of feet, an opium scale case and some sewing impements etc.
Lot 113
Kippmünzwaage aus Bronze. Spätbyzantinisch / osmanisch, östl. Mittelmeergebiet. L 7,2cm. Kleine Handwaage, auch Seiger genannt, zur schnellen Überprüfung eines Nominals. Der Waagenbalken endet auf der einen Seite in einer halbkreisförmigen, flachen Auflagefläche für die zu wiegende Münze, auf der anderen Seite, die als Gegengewicht dient und mit einer Skala durch Kerbungen für die unterschiedlichen Gewichte versehen ist, in einem flachen Dreieck. In diesem Bereich existiert ein Schieber zur Tarierung der unterschiedlichen Gewichte. Der Haltestab ist mit einem Scharnier am Waagenbalken befestigt. Münzen bis 3,5g können gewogen werden, als Nominal Florentiner. Braungrüne Patina, etwas korrodiert, intakt. Siehe: L. Wamser (Hrsg.), Die Welt von Byzanz. Europas östliches Erbe. Ausstellung Archäologische Staatssammlung München (2004) S. 359, Nr. 787; B. Kisch, Scales and Weights. A Historical Outline (1965) S. 62, Abb. 26. Bronze money scale of steelyard type with a screw-nut which can be moved along the arm very slowly. Maximal weight 3,5g. Late Byzantine or Ottoman(?), eastern Mediterranean. Browngreen patina, partially corroded, intact. Rare type! Provenienz: Ex Sammlung V.L., Rheinland, 1925-1979.
Lot 118
A Swansea inkstand, two inkwells and covers, circa 1815-17The stand with a central handle modelled as two entwined dolphins picked out with gilt scale decoration, a gilt border around the base, the inkwells locally painted with flower sprays and scattered insects, one cover with a variety of insects, within gilt dentil rims, 9.8cm wide (5)Footnotes:A similar example is illustrated by A E (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph, Swansea Porcelain Shapes and Decoration (1988), p.155, fig.1. Compare also to the example sold by Bonhams on 20 November 2019, lot 372.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 19
Cian McLoughlin (b.1973) Didi and Gogo Diptych, oil on canvas, 188 x 180cm Signed Provenance: The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. April 2006 marked the centenary of Samuel Beckett's birth. In honour of this occasion, the Beckett Centenary Festival Committee, in association with the Gate Theatre and the Department of Arts, Tourism and Sport, launched an exhibition of works by Cian McLoughlin. Showcased at the OPW, these pieces explored Beckett's three main plays - 'End Game', 'Krapp's Last Tape' and 'Waiting for Godot'. In order to prepare for this, McLoughlin spent three years talking to, studying and painting the actors who had become synonymous with Beckett's masterpieces, producing large scale portraits that strove to display not the actor, but the character which they embodied. Although not part of the original Beckett Series, the current works draw wholly on the experience that McLoughlin gained during this process. Commissioned by the Shelbourne Hotel in 2007, these diptychs capture the tragic couplings of Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo) and Pozzo and Lucky from 'Waiting for Godot'. Encroaching as spectres from the fog, the faces of Barry McGovern, Johnny Murphy, Alan Stanford and Stephen Brennan are transformed. Their usual expressions are replaced by a haunted, uneasy look, causing us to examine the uncomfortable undercurrent of Becket's most famous work: our own existence. Throughout the play, the characters struggle to complete basic tasks, such as putting on shoes, and amble in a state of confusion and forgetfulness. It would seem that only Didi recalls the events of the previous day, but even so he clings to physical objects as proof, as if he too thinks that, perhaps, their place in the world isn't as concrete as it appears. Such reminders are gratefully accepted by Gogo, who is presented to us as the more vulnerable of the pair; 'We always find something, eh Didi, to give us the impression we exist' In 'Waiting for Godot', Beckett's characters are presented to us as pairs. Dominating the play are Vladimir and Estragon and these are complemented by Pozzo and Lucky. By forming two diptychs, McLoughlin has artfully mirrored Beckett's creation. Each half of the diptych can survive on its own accord, however, it is by pairing the canvases that the work is completed. 'Waiting for Godot' sees Gogo and Didi arguing and Gogo despairing, asking to end the wait. Yet, the pair do not separate. Similarly, Pozzo talks of selling Lucky but Act II sees them firmly side by side. It seems that each would rather stay together in a misery that they know than face an alternative. In one of the darker moments of the play, Didi and Gogo discuss hanging themselves from a tree. Ultimately, it is not the fear of death that holds them back, but rather the fear that one might live and be required to continue alone. By accepting the challenge of his Beckett paintings, Cian McLoughlin was forced to depict the intangible. Each piece became a study in human emotion, his brush strokes carefully gliding through a myriad of thoughts, concerns and fears. In an interview with Fumo Gallery, McLoughlin remarked on a quote by Robert Frost, 'a poem is like ice on a stove - riding on its own melting'. Here, it is clear to see that McLoughlin implemented this philosophy. With each glance, the paint slips forwards, the images tumbling to engulf the viewer in a wave of feeling.
Lot 721
A Plant Tuscan Art Deco teaset comprising eleven cups, nine saucers, twelve plates, two cake plates and a milk jug, together with an Aynsley teaset with floral decoration and pink scale design. Condition Report: Plant Tuscan - one plate cracked, one saucer broken and restuck, - slight rubbing to gilt around inner rims of saucers. Aynsley- 2 cups cracked, light to medium surface scratches.
Lot 374
FORSTENBERG, WEST GERMANY MID TWENTIETH CENTURY WHITE GLAZED PORCELAIN DINNER AND TEA WARES, classical faintly moulded foliate scroll and scale design to include; eight cups with 'C' scroll handles, nine saucers and side plates, nine consommé bowls and ten saucers and a two handle oval bowl, 11 1/4" (28.5cm) wide and a SIMILAR GLOBULAR TEAPOT with rose finial and 'C' scroll handle, 9" (23cm) wide, 47 pieces (47)
Lot 181
A Worcester vase and cover, circa 1768Of tapering hexagonal form, the high domed cover with a pointed finial, fully decorated with a yellow ground reserved with arabesque panels containing printed and coloured landscapes with ruins, the front and back with larger panels, one with an elegant party rowing past a ruined arch, the other with a man with a staff standing in a ruined temple among pieces of broken entablature, the rims with an iron red diaper pattern reserved with gilt flowerheads, 29.2cm high, (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceZorensky Collection, Bonhams sale, 16 March 2004, lot 144Sir Jeremy Lever Collection, Bonhams sale, 7 March 2007, lot 107Ralph Kenber CollectionThis celebrated vase is illustrated by Sandon and Spero, The Zorensky Collection (1996), p.228, fig.265. A very similar vase, possibly the pair to this lot, is in the H Rissik Marshall Collection and is illustrated in Coloured Worcester Porcelain (1954), pl.13 no.233. The inspiration would appear to have been 1730s Meissen, an influence acknowledged by the use of kakiemon sprigs on the shoulder similar in taste to the 'indianische Blumen' sprigs used at Meissen. The primary prints on this vase also occur on a pair of scale blue ground hexagonal vases in the British Museum, see R L Hobson, Catalogue of the Frank Lloyd Collection of Worcester Porcelain (1923), pl.78.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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