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Click here to subscribe§ Anthony Day (British, b. 1922) Ouse Flood, 1961 gouache in a silver frame 60 x 80cm (23 x 31in) Provenance: The Late Professor C R Dodwell, Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, acquired directly from Anthony Day in the 1960s. A little dirty and with non reflective glass. Original silver frame with hessian border.
*The Monarch of the Moon. A group of 8 mammoth vintage gelatin silver print photographs of Lunar Orbiter V Photographs of the Crater Copernicus, [Hampton, NASA, Langley Research Centre, 1967], each 510 x 430 mm (20 x 17 ins) These are some of the first photographs taken from lunar orbit. The Lunar Orbiter programme was a series of five unmanned lunar orbiter missions launched by the United States from 1966 through 1967, intended to help select Apollo landing sites by mapping the Moon's surface. The spacecraft carried 70mm photographic film which was developed automatically in lunar orbit aboard the spacecraft. The developed film was then scanned with a light beam and this modulated the signal which was sent back to Earth. Each image was then archived on analog data tape and printed out as photographs for use by the Lunar Orbiter analysis team. The crater Copernicus, named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, is 93 kilometres in diameter, and one of the most prominent features on the Moon's near side. (8)
*Exhibition Prints. A group of 18 vintage bromoil vintage gelatin silver prints by Murray Barford, circa late 1920s, including landscapes and architectural interest, various sizes including large format, many on exhibition card mounts with labels and details to versos, plus a gelatin silver portrait of an unidentified man, possibly Murray Barford, indistinctly signed and dated 1932 to mount beneath (19)
*Embroidered binding. An embroidered crimson velvet binding cover, 17th century, red velvet sidings from a binding sometime made into a folder for correspondence, worked in high relief in gold and silver metal threads, incorporating spangles, with a design of bunches of grapes, vine leaves and tendrils, and stems of wheat, generally rubbed and threadbare in places, with one or two early repairs, 30 x 49cm (11.75 x 19.25ins), mounted in a box frame, glazed A sumptuous binding which would have been worked for an ecclesiastical book, most likely a Bible. The imagery of grape vine and wheat are obvious allusions to Biblical symbolism. Christ refers to himself as 'the true vine', and the Church variously as 'vine branches' or 'the vineyard'; wheat represents believers as opposed to weeds which symbolise unbelievers, and Christ referred to himself as 'the bread of life'. (1)
*Shipwreck Artefacts. Two Slave Tokens of Manilla recovered from the English schooner 'Duoro' sunk off Scilly in 1843, both bronze, approximately 6cm wide, together with a large copper nail recovered from the Spanish Galleon La Consolacion, 15cm long with certificate of authenticity The schooner Duoro was built in 1839 in Sunderland, she was wrecked in thick fog on the Western Rocks of Isles of Scilly, 28 January 1843, the cargo was described as 'armoury, and brass stops', in fact she was a slaver bound for South Africa. The Santa Marie de la Consolacion was a large Spanish Galleon. In April 1681 she left the port of Lima, Peru for Panama. Onboard was a large shipment of gold and silver. She was wrecked whilst being pursued by English pirates, who beheaded all the surviving crew members. (3)
*Mixed silver. A sterling silver miniature hand bell, with a brown composite handle, 12 cm high, together with a glass with sterling silver decoration, white metal miniature bottle, 11 cm high, glass comport with wavy rim and sterling silver base, 17 cm diameter and other items (8)
*Mixed silver. A large electroplated cocktail shaker, in the form of a hand bell with reeded decoration and mahogany handle, stamped 'Patent Pending', 29 cm high, together with six sterling silver decanter labels for Port, Whiskey, Vodka, Gin and Bourbon, large Victorian saltglaze stoneware barrel for 'Ginger' with Royal Coat of Arms and brass tap, 26 cm high and other items (13)AMENDMENT : 3 are sterling silver, 5 are plated
*Claret jug. A Victorian silver mounted claret jug, by Robert Harper, London 1871, the mount embossed with grotesque masks and fruit decoration, heraldic lion thumbpiece with shield engraved with family crest, scroll handle with vine decoration, the glass finely cut with stars and star cut base, 27.5cm high (1)
*Bottle Stand. An early 19th-century silver-plated bottle stand, holding three cut glass bottles each with stopper, the stand reeded with loop handle on ball feet, 28.5 cm high, together with an unusual double ended bottle, circa 1900, of ovoid form with cut glass decoration and silver-plated cover plus other glassware (5)
*Marcus Adams, Bertram Park & Gilbert Adams. A large quantity of mostly portrait photography of men, women and children, circa 1920s/1960s, mostly gelatin silver prints, mounted and loose, including some signed by the photographer to mounts, various sizes including large format and 6 framed and glazed (a large carton)
*Shipwreck Artefacts. A pair of 18th-century brass Navigational dividers, recovered from the wreck of HMS Association, 1707, finely crafted with bulbous hinged head, 12cm long, with certificate of authenticity, together with three small shoe buckles also recovered from the same wreck in pewter and brass, together with a silver cufflink or cloak clasp engraved with 'Tudor Rose' In 1707 a fleet of 20 ships commanded by Sir Cloudisley Shovell were led into treacherous waters off the Isle of Scilly, 4 of the fleet were wrecked in the howling gale and treacherous rocks, 1800 men were lost including 800 from HMS Association which was the flagship which Shovell commanded. His body was washed up on St Mary's Island. (5)NB: This lot has been amended (new estimate)
The Roland Hill Stamp album including stamps from the British Empire such as England, Ireland, Cayman Island, Malta, Honk Kong, Malaya, Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope,Suid Afrika, Canada , Colombia, Jamaica, Bermuda, New South Wales, New Zealand amongst others with Everybody's Guide to Stamp Collecting, The Buccaneer Stamp Album and the Royal Silver Wedding first day cover
A mixed lot including a Pewter tankard H12cm stamped Baronial Pewter 122, Arthur E. Furniss Pewter, Sheffield, England, a 1966 Safe driver medal, a bakelite "The Laurel" box containing a ladiers boudoir safety razor 2.8x4.3x1.5cm, a carved wooden box with slidding top and secret compartment probably for matches, an oriental metal locket 4.6x4.3.cm, an unsual Past Times of three rings together, , four white metal, wood and bone spoons, a Charles and Diana's wedding silve platted commemorative spoon, A silver plated letter opener with two entwined snakes engraved Neals, a silverplate butter knife and salt spoon, A cooper round dish on round foot H 11cm 16cm diameter, a Swiza Coral round travelling alarm clock in case, nine three pence from 1937 to 1952, a necklace of white metal with chain tassel as pendant length 66cm, a silver plated Christening beaded and engraved W B 1893 H12cm, a Sillver electro plated fourtoast holder, a white metal dish with Acanthus engraving on three scrolling feet together with a white metal lampe base H 25cm together with a wooden box 9.5x14.5x8cm and others
A repousse silver picture frame by Henry Matthews, Birmingham 1900 hallmark inside frame 13.8 x 9.5cm , a white metal picture frame with Acanthus decoration, inside frame 13 x 8.5cm together with an engraved brass vase H 21cm and a silver and porcupine quill cigarette holder from Henry Perkins & Sons London
A silver plated three divisional candelabra with embossed fruiting vine details together with a quantity of stainelss steel knifes with faux bone and ivorine handles from various maker such as Thomas Ward & sons, J. Nowill & sons, Francis Greaves & sons, Alpha Harrods limited amongst others (23 pieces )
A quantity of coins including : four twenty-five pence Silver Jubilee Commemorative 1977 F (S4227), a 1830 Guernsey 4 Doubles G, a perforated 1835 Three-halfpence (S3839),a 1911 halfpenny G (S4056), eleven 1912 one penny G to VG (S4052), a 1912 threepence VG (S4052), a 1917 halfpenny G (S4056), a 1921 one penny G (S4051),a 1933 halfpenny F (S4058), a 1938 farting VG (S4116), a 1939 farting F (S4116), a 1943 sixpence F (S4084), a 1943 threepence VG (S4112),a 1949 halfpenny F (S4118),a 1956 sixpence VG (S4149),a 1965 one penny VG (S4157),a 1967 threepence F (S4153) , (46 pieces)
A selection of Silver plated items including a sugar bowl and milk jug with applied swan handles on scrolling feet with engraved decorations,a coffe pot from James Dixon and son Sheffield of similar design, two sugar sifter spoons one with a mother of pearl handle and the other with a commemorative portrait made for the coronation in 1937 of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, a cold meat fork with repousse handle, a silver plated table crumb pan with ivorine handle, an ear/tooth pick in white metal case together with a Victorian Sewing Hem Gauge Button Hole Knife Brass with retractable blade
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Guerillero Heroico (full frame), 1960, gelatin silver print, [printed 1989], photographer's embossed studio stamp lower left, signed and inscribed in black ink by the photographer to lower margin, 40 x 50 cm (16 x 20 ins), framed and glazed The inscription by Korda reads: 'Foto tomada en un acto de despedida a las visitimas de un sabotage 5 de marzo de 1960'. Accompanying the lot is a certificate of authenticity signed by Korda's son Dante Diaz Korda, and noting that it is from an open edition. (1)
*@Beaton (Cecil, 1904-1980). Portrait of Lady Ottoline Morrell, 1927, vintage bromoil gelatin silver print, full length in evening dress, holding a fan in her lap and against a neutral backdrop, 336 x 242 mm (13.25 x 9.5 ins), on contemporary paper mount, trimmed to photograph margins and with adhesive remains to verso Provenance: From the collection of Lady Ottoline Morrell by descent. Accompanying the lot is a sample cutting (24.5 x 11.5 cm) of the material used for the sumptuous dress worn by the sitter. The dress, of vivid yellow silk with purple embroidered floral designs, is now in the collections of the Museum of Fashion, Bath. (2)
*Morrell (Harriette Anne, 1843-1924). A blank notebook with embroidered cover, 1914, red and green patterned endpapers, yellow edges, original boards with hand-sewn cream silk cover worked all over with a floral panel and scrolling border to each side, and decorative motifs in compartments on spine, in brightly coloured silks and silver and gold metal threads, spine with 'HM' amd '1914' worked in green silk at head and foot respectively, 24 x 17.5cm (9.5 x 7ins), with Harriette's visiting card attached with thread to the cover Provenance: From the collection of Lady Ottoline Morrell, thence by descent. Exhibited: Memorial exhibition at Black Hall, St. Giles, Oxford, 2nd-14th February, 1925. Listed on pp.21/22 of the exhibition catalogue printed by Basil Blackwell in 1925: 'Designed and completed a book cover of very bright colours on cream satin. Worked it almost entirely while I was in Rome. No pearls. This is at Black Hall, not yet given away. (The terrible war began this autumn, and for months I only knitted socks for the soldiers in the trenches.)' (1)
*Korda (Alberto, 1928-2001). Che Guerrillero Heroico, 1960, gelatin silver print, printed later, titled and signed by the photographer in black ink to lower margin in photographer's embossed studio stamp, numbered 49/50 beneath, 50 x 40 cm (20 x 16 ins), framed and glazed The two Korda photographs offered here are in matching exhibition quality black frames. (1)
Transandine Railway. A pair of photograph albums containing approximately 135 window-monted vintage gelatin silver print photographs relating to the construction of the railway from Buenos Aires on the Atlantic Ocean to Valparaiso on the Pacific Ocean, circa 1905-10, including overground and underground mining scenes, mostly 11 x 15 cm, mounts neatly ink captioned in English throughout, contemporary cloth, rubbed and a little frayed, folio/oblong 8vo (2)
*Australia. An album containing approximately 200 photographs of Australian towns and scenery, circa 1900, mostly gelatin silver prints, but including some collotypes and some real photo postcards, mounted as multiples to both sides of 28 stiff card leaves, some scattered captions, original cloth, rubbed and damp marked, oblong folio (1)
Miscellaneous photography, early 20th century, a pair of photographic scrap albums containing photographs, snapshots and printed ephemera including much material on horse jumping and hunting plus related country life pursuits, some military ephemera, etc., plus a third profusely illustrated photograph album, upper cover gilt-titled 'Lloyd's Reference Prints, San Francisco, 1959', various bindings, folio/oblong folio, plus an archive of over 400 gelatin silver prints taken by a member of the Newcomen Society in the 1960s, documenting visits to coal mines (all now closed), Tower Bridge, Mills Docks, etc., ink captions to versos, approximately 12 x 19 cm (approx. 400)
*@Beaton (Cecil, 1904-1980). Portrait of Lady Ottoline Morrell, 1927, vintage bromoil gelatin silver print, three-quarter length in evening dress, arms akimbo and against a decorative plume print tapestry backdrop, 355 x 260 mm (14 x 10.5 ins), on original thick paper mount and backing sheet, mount signed by the photographer ('Beaton') in thick white acrylic lower right Provenance: From the collection of Lady Ottoline Morrell by descent. (1)
*Trophy. A mid-20th century wooden trophy shield for the London to Brighton Walk, with large circular plaque finely engraved with a participant walking, hallmarks for Robert Edgar Stone, London 1951, with ten silver shields engraved with the winners dating from 1938-1952, with a further presentation plaque inscribed 'Presented to the Polytechnic Harriers as a Perpetual Trophy to be Awarded to the First Member to Finish (inside standard time) in the Annual London to Brighton Walk', reverse of shield with plaque stamped 'Made from the oak timbers taken from the roof of the Guildhall London after its destruction by Enemy Action 29th December 1940', 60.5 x 44cm (1)
*Morrell (Harriette Anne, 1843-1924). A cream satin cap for an infant, 1906, cream satin, embroidered with roses in pink and green silks and silver metal thread, embellished with tiny pearls and silver and gold galon, matching tie ribbons and rosette at nape, some minor wear Provenance: From the collection of Lady Ottoline Morrell, thence by descent. Exhibited: Memorial exhibition at Black Hall, St. Giles, Oxford, 2nd-14th February, 1925. Made by Harriette for her granddaughter, Julian, daughter of Philip and Ottoline, who was born 18th May 1906. Recorded in her workbook under 1906, and listed on p.16 of the memorial exhibition catalogue published by Basil Blackwell in 1925: "May or June. A hood for Julian embroidered with silk and pearls on cream satin made up with silver and gold galon. The pearls were bought in Florence near the old Bridge'. (1)
*Eliot (Vivienne 'Vivien', nee Haigh-Wood, 1888-1947). Studio portrait by Vandyk, circa 1932, vintage gelatin silver print, three-quarter length in fur coat, looking downwards and cradling a Shih Tzu dog with her left hand, 167 x 115 mm (6.5 x 4.5 ins), original paper and card desk mount, photographer's pencil signature to paper mount lower left, inscribed by the sitter in ink diagonally across paper mount and image lower right, 'To Ottoline Morrell, from her friend Vivienne Haigh Eliot, May 29/32', old light water stain to desk mount upper border just touching image Provenance: From the collection of Lady Ottoline Morrell and then by descent. Vivienne Haigh Wood Eliot was an English writer, who became known for her marriage in 1915 to the American poet T.S. Eliot. Though they remained married until her death in 1947, the relationship was stormy and Eliot arranged for a formal separation in February 1933. Thereafter he shunned her entirely, instructing his friends, including members of the Bloomsbury Group, not to tell her where he was. She was committed to an asylum by her brother in 1938, dying there nine years later. The National Portrait Gallery, London, hold a number of snapshots featuring Vivien taken by Lady Ottoline Morrell and dating between 1920 and 1931. (1)
*Raverat (Gwen, 1885-1957). Grand Ballet, 1934, woodcut on thick wove paper, unsigned, with greetings message from the artist to verso 'I can't find anything nice to send you this year - this is only a token to show goodwill - Love & best wishes from Gwen Raverat, my new address is The Old Granary, Silver St, Cambridge, Tel. 56178', some scattered spotting, image size 89 x 89 mm (3.5 x 3.5 ins), sheet size 205 x 140 mm (8 x 5.5 ins) (1)
*Spain. A group of 20 large-format brown-toned silver prints by Otto Wunderlich (1886-1975), circa 1930s, including views in Toledo, Segovia, Grenada, Avila, etc., mostly with photographer's ink name stamp and pencil negative number and title to versos, 29 x 39 cm and the reverse (20)
Motorway Construction. An album of 48 vintage gelatin silver print photographs, circa June 1963 to December 1964, all oblique aerial views of the construction of the M4 motorway (Junctions 1-5), 20 x 25 cm or the reverse, pasted back to back on 24 thick paper album leaves with tissue-guards, a few detached and showing credits and some captions and dates to versos, 10 photographs with typed captions attached to lower part of images with old sellotape, now partly peeling away with no obvious damage to photographs, contemporary black synthetic boards with spine tie, oblong folio The captions visible include: Sipson Road looking East, showing first complete area of carriageway in foreground; County Bridge looking West with new County Road in left middle distance; Colnesbrook Culvert looking West and Staines Railway and Thorney Pit; Old Slade Lane looking East to Colnesbrook Culvert; Richings Park looking West showing construction of hardcore access road; Sutton Lane looking East to Richings Park; Sutton Lane looking West to Langley roundabout; Langley roundabout looking East to Sutton Lane & Richings Park (all 9 September 1963); Langley roundabout view looking West, Junction with existing Slough bypass (4 December 1964). This early section of the M4 was opened in 1965, the English section of the motorway being completed on 22 December 1971. (1)
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