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Lot 577
A CHINESE CLOISONNE CHARGER of shallow circular form, inlaid in dark colours with a central roundel of a finch perched upon flowering prunus above iris and other flowers, within a panelled border, 14 1/2" diameter (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)Turquoise scale enamelled back, generally good
Lot 136
A FINE PAIR OF CULTURED PEARL AND DIAMOND PENDENT EARCLIPS, BY VERDURAEach surmount designed as stylised knots pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds, suspending a detachable cultured pearl drop of white or black tint, each caped with similarly-cut diamonds, mounted in 18K gold and platinum, diamonds approximately 7.50cts total, signed Verdura, with maker's mark for 'Amalphy', French assay marks, stamped 'Made in France', with maker's pouch, length 4.7cm and without pearl 2.3cmBorn in 1899 in Palermo, Italy, to an aristocratic family, Fulco Santostefano della Cerda’s, Duke of Verdura's, earliest beginnings were steeped in the beauty and sumptuousness inherent to both his homeland and social status. A vivacious and imaginative child, Fulco’s later designs would be deeply influenced by the family’s 18th century home, Villa Niscemi, as well as his love of nature and happy childhood days rambling around the vast estate. Inheriting the title of duke at the young age of, it became clear that the family’s financial situation did not reflect its noble status, and Verdura knew he would have to make a career for himself in order to upkeep the extravagant lifestyle to which he was accustomed. Having joined the army in 1916, Verdura would have to abandon a promising military career after sustaining a serious should injury which took months of recuperation to heal from. Luckily, the young duke had a wealth of family connections that placed him at the centre of Europe’s glittering interwar society.While on a visit to Venice in 1927 with his good friends, celebrated composer Cole Porter and his socialite wife Linda, Verdura was introduced to Coco Chanel. The two connected instantly, and shortly thereafter Verdura moved to Paris to work for Chanel as a textile designer. However, the young duke’s flair for jewellery design soon became evident and he began to help Chanel rework pieces from her own personal collection, some of which would be copied to be sold at the iconic 31 Rue Cambon location. Little of Verdura’s early work from this period survives, however by 1930 the design that would solidify his representation as one of the period’s foremost jewellery designers came into being. The Maltese Cross jewels consisted of two mismatched gold crosses set with an array of colourful gems, both Byzantian yet oddly contemporary in look. Verdura’s first Maltese Cross pieces were a pair of brooches which he gifted to the renowned fashion editor Diana Vreeland. Next came a pair of white enamel cuffs for Chanel herself, which she wore constantly. The lack of symmetry, yellow gold and brightly coloured stones were in stark contrast to the clean lines and white gold and platinum favoured by other jewellery designers of the time.In 1934, Verdura left Paris for the United States, where his charm, pedigree and good looks allowed him to easily insert himself into high society. Landing in New York before making his way to California, Verdura would meet Paul Flato, Hollywood’s most prominent jewellery designer, and soon became his Head of Design, his work appearing on the necks, arms, and fingers of era’s most standout starlets. By the late 1930s however, Verdura was ready to strike out on his own. His first solo store was opened at 712 Fifth Avenue on September 1st, 1939, the very day war was declared in Europe. The war denied American jewellery connoisseurs the ability to commission works from the master French and Italian ateliers, but Verdura filled the gap by introducing a uniquely European flair to the American market. He continued to produce commissions for actresses, notably Joan Fontaine, and New York society queens throughout the decade, but a collaboration with surrealist artist Salvador Dalí in 1940 allowed Verdura to explore his love of fine art through the lens of jewellery making. The collection consisted of five miniatures painted by Dalí, set by Verdura with gold and jewels. The pieces were exhibited at both the Julien Levy Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art in New York throughout 1941 and 1942, before being bought into private collections, although some re-merged for the Verdura company’s 75th anniversary exhibition The Power of Style: Verdura at 75 in 2014.Verdura’s success continued throughout the 40s, 50s and 60s. It seems he designed pieces for almost every style icon of the era, from royalty to socialites. Notable pieces include the Indian Feather Tiara created in 1957 for Betsey Cushing Whitney and the Double Crescent bracelet, which first appeared in 1940s and but was revived in popularity when it was worn by Princess Diana in 1997.After decades living in the world of glitter and gold, Verdura retired to London in 1973, passing on the company to his long-time business associate Joseph Alfano. The duke would spend the last few years of life indulging his other creative loves, publishing his childhood memoir The Happy Summer Days in 1976. He died in 1978 and was buried in his beloved hometown of Palermo.The Verdura company, meanwhile, continued to maintain its place in the world of fine jewellery. In 1983 the company was sold to Ward Landrigan, the former Head of Jewellery at Sotheby’s. The sale included the complete Verdura archives, consisting of over 10,000 original drawings and sketches, almost half of which were never realised. Landrigan aimed to re-introduce Verdura’s genius to a new generation and in 2004 was joined in the business by his son, Nico Landrigan, who became the company’s president in 2009. Today, Verdura’s classic collections are still available for purchase, including the Constellation Collection, the Caged Collection, the Byzantium Collection, and the Stardust Collection, each with their own unique backstory that offers insight into the mind of their brilliant creator.Verdura’s jewellery was never produced on a mass scale and his most famous pieces were often commissioned works. This has made the Verdura name all the more collectible for the discerning jewellery lover at auction.Condition Report: Cultured pearls:One black: Very good lustre, with green and pink overtones, minor natural blemishes visible under a bright light sourceOne White: Very good lustre, with green, pink and silver overtones, superficial natural blemishes visible under a bright light sourceDiamonds: approx. 7.50cts total, bright and livelySignature, French assay marks and maker's marks located on the clip fittingsEarclips for non pierced ears, includes rubber bands on the back fittingsEagle's head for French 18K gold and dog's head for French platinumMinor signs of wear, overall in good conditionTotal gross weight approx. 47.40g
Lot 162
TARTS Onion pocket watch Signed Tarts London 12054. Silver and brass dial, Roman numerals for the hours, embossed Arabic numerals for the minutes, hour scale with arcade decoration, single hand. mechanism not verified. Smooth silver case with IM hallmark and crown. Weight : 81 g gross weight.
Lot 130
A collection of approximately 100 Marvel comics to include The Man-Thing issue 1, vol 2, War of the Worlds, Alpha flight, Excaliber, Knights of Pendragon, Quasar, Ghost Rider, Power Man, The Super Villian Team Up, The Micronauts, The inhumans, The Warriors, Spiderwoman, etc. Condition will vary but as per the CGC scale, most will fall between VF to NM.
Lot 135
A collection of approximately 74 Spiderman comics from Marvel comics including versions such as Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Web of Spider-Man, Marvel Team-Up, and Marvel Tales featuring The Sensational Spider-Man. The condition will vary but as per the CGC scale, most will fall between VF to NM.
Lot 138
A collection of 35 Marvel comics to include 18 comics for The Man Called Nova which includes the 1st issue and origin story and issues 3-16, 20-23 and 17 comics for The Eternals which includes issue numbers 2-18 . The condition will vary but as per the CGC scale, most will fall between VF to NM.
Lot 139
A collection of approximately 140 Avengers-related comics to include 75 The Mighty Thor comics, 33 Iron Man comics, 10 Doctor Strange comics, 5 Black Panther comics, and 1 Hawkeye comic. Also included are 12 Guardians of the Galaxy comics. The condition will vary but as per the CGC scale, most will fall between VF to NM.
Lot 140
A collection of 37 comics to include 10 Warlock to include a Strange Tales featuring Warlock issue 180 which features Gamora's 1st appearance and issue 181 which features Gamora for the 2nd time, issue 9, and 2 x issues of 179. Also included are 27 Tales of the Teen Titans comics that iscludes issue 44 featuring Nightwing's 1st appearance. The condition will vary but as per the CGC scale, most will fall between VF to NM.
Lot 148
A collection of approximately 130 DC comics to include The New Doom Patrol with issue 94 featuring the 1st appearance of The New Doom Patrol. Other titles include Justice League, ROM, Supergirl, E-Man, Aquaman, Star Hunters, Captain Atom, Atari Force, Checkmate, TOR, Hurcules, Suicide Squad, Booster Gold, Secret Society of Super Villians, Power Girl, Black lIghtening, Who's Who, Star Trek, etc. The condition will vary but as per the CGC scale, most will fall between VF to NM.
Lot 206
A sheet of 300gm watercolour paper containing the original watercolour, gouache and ink character art composited into the cutaway of 'The Night Buzzard' as featured in Star Wars Episode IX Rise of Skywalker. Painted by John R. Mullaney in 2020.Measures 26x18.5cm. The three characters were hand drawn and painted at a larger scale than the cutaway itself to allow for more detail and flexibility of positioning before they were digitally composited into the eventual piece. Reference photography of each character was provided by Lucasfilm and this was used to ensure screen-accuracy. An additional unpainted image of Ushar peering inside a storage crate was drafted before John and the team at DK and Lucasfilm decided he would be depicted in a different posture and location. Ushar's mace was also drafted before it was decided to composite the photographic version of the character's weapon. Consideration had to be given to each character's colouring to ensure it matched the lighting of the main cutaway and the relative position in which they would be located. The artwork appears on pages 252-3 of DK's 2020 title Star Wars Complete Vehicles Incredible Cross-Sections. It remains the only canon depiction within the Star Wars universe of the entire vehicle interior used by the sequel trilogy's primary adversary.About The ProjectIn 1999 John was approached by Dorling Kindersley and Lucasbooks to be the third illustrator on their world-famous Star Wars Incredible Cross Section series. Since then he has had his meticulously detailed work published in many of the series’ titles including the Night Buzzard most recently commissioned & published in 2020. Thanks to a close working relationship with Lucasfilm’s archive and art departments, each image is extensively researched for accuracy and based on exclusive access to behind the scenes reference material. The pieces John completed in the early two thousands were approved by George Lucas, whilst approvals for more recent commissions have been overseen and rubber-stamped by Pablo Hidalgo - the head of Lucasfilm’s story group. Click here to see the full gallery of John's work on Star WarsAbout The ArtistA lifelong fan of science-fiction cinema, John R. Mullaney has over two decades experience producing beautifully detailed sci-fi cutaway art for publications licensed by major film studio properties. His career in studio-licensed sci-fi cutaway art began in 1999 when he was recommended by the Society of Architectural Illustration to Dorling Kindersley who were looking for an additional illustrator for their Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections series of publications. Following an extensive audition process, John secured the position and subsequently illustrated multiple iconic locations and ships from the franchise. In addition to his work with Lucasfilm, John has gone on to be commissioned by many other major studios such as 20th Century Fox, Pixar, Universal Studios, 343 Industries, the BBC and Games Workshop. As well as Star Wars, he has produced art for Alien, Batman, Halo, Firefly/Serenity, Doctor Who, Wall-E and Warhammer/40K. Published by DK, Lucasbooks, Insight Editions, Egmont, Titan and Free League, John ensures his artworks are as screen-accurate as the reference allows, working not just from film-stills but from production blueprints & digital models, on-set photography and archive imagery of original miniatures.Each unique large format piece has a production time running into hundreds of hours, using a process of carefully applied multiple watercolour layers, to achieve a complex and nuanced richness of colour, tone and texture. Measuring up to 76x55cm these intricately detailed large format pencil, watercolour, ink & gouache pieces on 300gm watercolour paper, pack a huge visual punch. Alongside these are the preliminary artworks for most cutaways. These pencil artworks are all created on A3 tracing paper and form the basis for the full colour artworks - the majority are as detailed as the size of paper allows before they are enlarged and traced. In a world of predominantly digital art, John's original paintings of iconic vehicles and locations from world famous science fiction properties have become much sought-after unique investment pieces for pop culture collectors, film enthusiasts and corporate buyers. John is a fellow and council member of the Society of Architectural Illustration, and is also an award-winning film-maker.
Lot 207
A sheet of 300gm watercolour paper containing the original watercolour, gouache and ink character art composited into the cutaway of 'The Night Buzzard' as featured in Star Wars Episode IX Rise of Skywalker for Dorling Kindersley's (see images, book not included in lot) . Painted by John R. Mullaney in 2020. Measures 9 x 33,5cm. The three characters were hand drawn and painted at a larger scale than the cutaway itself (see lot 205) to allow for more detail and flexibility of positioning before they were digitally composited into the eventual piece. Reference photography of each character was provided by Lucasfilm and this was used to ensure screen-accuracy. Two of the characters would be composited into the artwork as gunners manning the ship's weapon meaning it wasn't necessary to paint the full extent of their character. Consideration needed to be given to each character's colouring to ensure it matched the lighting of the main cutaway and the relative position in which each character would be located. The artwork appears on pages 252-3 of DK's 2020 title Star Wars Complete Vehicles Incredible Cross-Sections. It remains the only canon depiction within the Star Wars universe of the entire vehicle interior used by the sequel trilogy's primary adversaryAbout The ProjectIn 1999 John was approached by Dorling Kindersley and Lucasbooks to be the third illustrator on their world-famous Star Wars Incredible Cross Section series. Since then he has had his meticulously detailed work published in many of the series’ titles including the Night Buzzard most recently commissioned & published in 2020. Thanks to a close working relationship with Lucasfilm’s archive and art departments, each image is extensively researched for accuracy and based on exclusive access to behind the scenes reference material. The pieces John completed in the early two thousands were approved by George Lucas, whilst approvals for more recent commissions have been overseen and rubber-stamped by Pablo Hidalgo - the head of Lucasfilm’s story group. Click here to see the full gallery of John's work on Star Wars.About The ArtistA lifelong fan of science-fiction cinema, John R. Mullaney has over two decades experience producing beautifully detailed sci-fi cutaway art for publications licensed by major film studio properties. His career in studio-licensed sci-fi cutaway art began in 1999 when he was recommended by the Society of Architectural Illustration to Dorling Kindersley who were looking for an additional illustrator for their Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections series of publications. Following an extensive audition process, John secured the position and subsequently illustrated multiple iconic locations and ships from the franchise. In addition to his work with Lucasfilm, John has gone on to be commissioned by many other major studios such as 20th Century Fox, Pixar, Universal Studios, 343 Industries, the BBC and Games Workshop. As well as Star Wars, he has produced art for Alien, Batman, Halo, Firefly/Serenity, Doctor Who, Wall-E and Warhammer/40K. Published by DK, Lucasbooks, Insight Editions, Egmont, Titan and Free League, John ensures his artworks are as screen-accurate as the reference allows, working not just from film-stills but from production blueprints & digital models, on-set photography and archive imagery of original miniatures.Each unique large format piece has a production time running into hundreds of hours, using a process of carefully applied multiple watercolour layers, to achieve a complex and nuanced richness of colour, tone and texture. Measuring up to 76x55cm these intricately detailed large format pencil, watercolour, ink & gouache pieces on 300gm watercolour paper, pack a huge visual punch. Alongside these are the preliminary artworks for most cutaways. These pencil artworks are all created on A3 tracing paper and form the basis for the full colour artworks - the majority are as detailed as the size of paper allows before they are enlarged and traced. In a world of predominantly digital art, John's original paintings of iconic vehicles and locations from world famous science fiction properties have become much sought-after unique investment pieces for pop culture collectors, film enthusiasts and corporate buyers.John is a fellow and council member of the Society of Architectural Illustration, and is also an award-winning film-maker.
Lot 210
A sheet of A3 tracing paper containing the original high detail preliminary for the cutaway artwork of Truth and Reconciliation as featured in Halo Warfleet – An illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo (see images, book not included) licensed by 343 Industries and published by Egmont. Drawn by John R. Mullaney in 2016. Measures 42 x 25cm.This detailed artwork underwent extensive discussion as most of the internal elements had yet to be seen within the Halo universe, with just the Hangar seen in gameplay. A notable detail from gameplay present within the preliminary which did not make it into the final colour artwork is the bridge, the position of which proved too elusive for 343 to definitely locate within the ship. More than just a preliminary, this artwork acted as a high-detail blueprint for the final artwork, precise as the scale allows. Once approved, the artwork was then reproduced at large format size and carefully traced with a lightbox onto watercolour paper to form the set-up for the final full colour artwork. The eventual artwork which was set-up using this preliminary art appears on pages 62-63 of Halo Warfleet – An illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo.About The ProjectIn 2016 John was approached by illustrator Hans Jenssen asking if he would like to collaborate on a Halo cutaways project on which he was already working. This was a huge deal for John – given that just under two decades earlier John had begun his career in architectural illustration by forensically studying Hans' and Richard Chasemore's work in DK's first Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections title. Aspiring to one day work on these famous titles – which he did in 2001 – John has ever since based a great deal of his cutaway technique on Hans' work. Published by Egmont, licensed by the team at 343 Industries, and overseen by lead-writer of the Halo Universe Kenneth Peters, the book project saw Hans produce artworks of all the human-built ships in the book whilst John depicted the Covenant fleet. These ships’ organic curves and unusual design represented a departure from the more utilitarian designs seen in Star Wars and Alien, as well as an opportunity to apply new digital techniques to the hand painted artworks. Click here to see the full gallery of John's work for Halo.About The ArtistA lifelong fan of science-fiction cinema, John R. Mullaney has over two decades experience producing beautifully detailed sci-fi cutaway art for publications licensed by major film studio properties. His career in studio-licensed sci-fi cutaway art began in 1999 when he was recommended by the Society of Architectural Illustration to Dorling Kindersley who were looking for an additional illustrator for their Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections series of publications. Following an extensive audition process, John secured the position and subsequently illustrated multiple iconic locations and ships from the franchise. In addition to his work with Lucasfilm, John has gone on to be commissioned by many other major studios such as 20th Century Fox, Pixar, Universal Studios, 343 Industries, the BBC and Games Workshop. As well as Star Wars, he has produced art for Alien, Batman, Halo, Firefly/Serenity, Doctor Who, Wall-E and Warhammer/40K. Published by DK, Lucasbooks, Insight Editions, Egmont, Titan and Free League, John ensures his artworks are as screen-accurate as the reference allows, working not just from film-stills but from production blueprints & digital models, on-set photography and archive imagery of original miniatures.Each unique large format piece has a production time running into hundreds of hours, using a process of carefully applied multiple watercolour layers, to achieve a complex and nuanced richness of colour, tone and texture. Measuring up to 76x55cm these intricately detailed large format pencil, watercolour, ink & gouache pieces on 300gm watercolour paper, pack a huge visual punch. Alongside these are the preliminary artworks for most cutaways. These pencil artworks are all created on A3 tracing paper and form the basis for the full colour artworks - the majority are as detailed as the size of paper allows before they are enlarged and traced. In a world of predominantly digital art, John's original paintings of iconic vehicles and locations from world famous science fiction properties have become much sought-after unique investment pieces for pop culture collectors, film enthusiasts and corporate buyers.John is a fellow and council member of the Society of Architectural Illustration, and is also an award-winning film-maker.
Lot 211
A sheet of A3 tracing paper containing the original high detail preliminary for the cutaway artwork of High Charity as featured in Halo Warfleet – An illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo (see images, book not include) licensed by 343 Industries and published by Egmont. Painted by John R. Mullaney in 2017.Measures 29 x 34cmThe interior of this vast entity had never been seen before within the Halo universe, so the authors and illustrator spent significant time and effort establishing the internal layout and structure. The artwork evolved over multiple iterations with the artist setting up some of the geometry using 3D modelling, before transferring approved geometry to the high detail hand-drawn artwork which was then scaled up to form the basis for the full-size artwork. More than just a preliminary, this artwork acted as a high-detail blueprint for the final artwork, precise as the scale allows. Once approved, the artwork was then reproduced at large format size and carefully traced with a lightbox onto watercolour paper to form the set-up for the final full colour artwork. The eventual artwork which was set-up using this preliminary art appears on pages 56-67 of Halo Warfleet – An illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo.About The ProjectIn 2016 John was approached by illustrator Hans Jenssen asking if he would like to collaborate on a Halo cutaways project on which he was already working. This was a huge deal for John – given that just under two decades earlier John had begun his career in architectural illustration by forensically studying Hans' and Richard Chasemore's work in DK's first Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections title. Aspiring to one day work on these famous titles – which he did in 2001 – John has ever since based a great deal of his cutaway technique on Hans' work. Published by Egmont, licensed by the team at 343 Industries, and overseen by lead-writer of the Halo Universe Kenneth Peters, the book project saw Hans produce artworks of all the human-built ships in the book whilst John depicted the Covenant fleet. These ships’ organic curves and unusual design represented a departure from the more utilitarian designs seen in Star Wars and Alien, as well as an opportunity to apply new digital techniques to the hand painted artworks. Click here to see the full gallery of John's work for Halo.About The ArtistA lifelong fan of science-fiction cinema, John R. Mullaney has over two decades experience producing beautifully detailed sci-fi cutaway art for publications licensed by major film studio properties. His career in studio-licensed sci-fi cutaway art began in 1999 when he was recommended by the Society of Architectural Illustration to Dorling Kindersley who were looking for an additional illustrator for their Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections series of publications. Following an extensive audition process, John secured the position and subsequently illustrated multiple iconic locations and ships from the franchise. In addition to his work with Lucasfilm, John has gone on to be commissioned by many other major studios such as 20th Century Fox, Pixar, Universal Studios, 343 Industries, the BBC and Games Workshop. As well as Star Wars, he has produced art for Alien, Batman, Halo, Firefly/Serenity, Doctor Who, Wall-E and Warhammer/40K. Published by DK, Lucasbooks, Insight Editions, Egmont, Titan and Free League, John ensures his artworks are as screen-accurate as the reference allows, working not just from film-stills but from production blueprints & digital models, on-set photography and archive imagery of original miniatures.Each unique large format piece has a production time running into hundreds of hours, using a process of carefully applied multiple watercolour layers, to achieve a complex and nuanced richness of colour, tone and texture. Measuring up to 76x55cm these intricately detailed large format pencil, watercolour, ink & gouache pieces on 300gm watercolour paper, pack a huge visual punch. Alongside these are the preliminary artworks for most cutaways. These pencil artworks are all created on A3 tracing paper and form the basis for the full colour artworks - the majority are as detailed as the size of paper allows before they are enlarged and traced. In a world of predominantly digital art, John's original paintings of iconic vehicles and locations from world famous science fiction properties have become much sought-after unique investment pieces for pop culture collectors, film enthusiasts and corporate buyers.John is a fellow and council member of the Society of Architectural Illustration, and is also an award-winning film-maker.
Lot 1
A Nativity Set. 1930s/40s Spanish 25 piece Nativity set in painted clay/composite material. Featuring Mary, Joseph, 3x Kings, Shepherds, animals, stable, etc. (Figure of Joseph approx 100mm). Together with 2x smaller scale figures of Mary and other religious figures. GC for age, some damage and repairs plus later additions, etc. £80-120
Lot 571
Secret Orders Issued To Military Officers - Known as ''The Castle Document'', leaflet 7 1/2" x 5", one side only, April 1916 ''The following precautionary measures have been sanctioned by the Irish Office on the recommendation of the General Officer Commanding the Forces in Ireland ... .'' - As circulated by P.J. Little, ed. New Ireland office 13 Fleet Street, Dublin, 15 April, 1916. An article published in An t-?glac -The Irish Volunteer) on 8 April 1916 called for Volunteer manoeuvres on Easter Sunday 23 April 1916. On Wednesday,15 April 1916, the IRB forged a notice supposedly decoded from a communication emanating from Dublin Castle. It was printed on a hand press by Joseph Plunkett and Rory O'Connor at Larkfield House, Plunkett's home off the Lower Kimmage Road. It excluded punctuation marks and capitalisation due to the poor supply of printing font available to them. Known as the 'Castle Document', apparently ordering the execution of Eoin Mac Neil, arrest of Volunteer leaders and occupation of Dublin by the British Army, it was shown to MacNeill. He was then easily persuaded to give an order to the Irish Volunteers 'to resist any British action.' This was the order that the IRB needed to go ahead with the Rising. On 19 April 1916 Alderman Tom Kelly read the ''Castle Order'' to a meeting of Dublin Corporation. The Nationalist weekly paper, New Ireland, edited by Patrick J. Little (1884-1963), published the text of the document, a single sheet handbill entitled ''Secret Orders issued to Military Officers'' in its issue for Saturday 22 April 1916 (vol. II no. 49), just two days before the Easter Rising began. However MacNeill discovered, sometime around 20 April that the 'Castle Document' was a fake. He put an advertisement in the Irish Independent newspaper which told all volunteers that 'No parades, marches or other movements of the Volunteers will take place.' This cancellation caused the IRB to move back the rebellion one day to Easter Monday - 24 April, 1916. Many rural Volunteers, who had come to town on Sunday only to hear the rebellion was cancelled, returned home. Although all the Rising's leaders now realised that they were doomed, they still went ahead with the plans for rebellion. There are only one or two recorded copies of this important document in public records. Very few can have survived as the printing would appear to have been small and the method of distribution via newspapers aborted. None of the textbook histories actually quote from it but rather paraphrase its content.. In terms of this identification, the only full printing of this was in the last issue of New Ireland before its suppression just prior to the Rising. The only reproduction of the handbill accompanied the Irish Press article of January 4 1937 by Hanna Sheehy Skeffington. Colm ? Lochlainn gave it an incorrect caption title in his short piece on Joseph Mary Plunkett as a printer, published in The Irish Book Lover for March 1954. Charles Townshend wrote in Easter 1916: The Irish Rebellion: ''There had been a scare from a leaked Dublin Castle document apparently planning for repressive measures to be taken in the event of introducing conscription. This led to the ramping up of tension and expectation, and seemed to offer an excuse to start the rebellion on Easter Sunday. Eoin MacNeill, of course, countermanded the orders; but as things turned out, he was not fully in control, and the rebellion went ahead, though on a smaller scale, on Easter Monday instead.'' A little browned, but a good copy of a Scarce and Vulnerable Item. (1)
Lot 631
Laler (Richard), compiler Map of the Kildare Hunting District. Folding map, cloth backed, printed in colours, covering Kildare and the adjacent counties, scale 1 inch to 2 statute miles, based on Ordnance Survey, showing railways etc., circa 18" x 22½" opened, folding into a pocket-sized red cloth case, gilt titled. Hodges Figgis, D. n.d., c. 1893. Not found in NLI online catalogue (which has a similar map for Meath/Louth), only 3 locations in COPAC. Attractive item, scarce. (1)
Lot 281
A finely detailed 4in gauge nickel-plated 4-4-0 live steam locomotive 'Argentina' and tender,c.1900, spirit fired with detailed scale back head fittings including a pressure gauge, marked 'VER, B.Aires', sight glass, regulator, feed water pump, firebox door and brake; external details include steam whistle, safety valve, sprung buffers, hinged front buffers, spring and brake detail, internal mechanism, full boiler tubing and burner detail, bell, headlamp, Stephenson weighted reverse gear, cylinder drain cocks, water and spirit storage to tender, extensive rivet detail and wooden-clad cylinders, 80cm long, on a display track,92cm long,within an oak-framed display case,102cm wide28cm deep44cm highProvenance: The Railway Collection of Leopold de Rothschild CBE (1927-2012);Special Auction Services, 'Trains Galore', 5-6 December 2012, lot 1404.Condition ReportSome very minor denting and surface tarnishing, but good overall.
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