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Click here to subscribeRackham (Arthur).- Ingoldsby (Thomas) The Ingoldsby Legends, original sketch "The Hero" by Rackham to half-title, mounted plates and illustrations by Rackham, presentation bookplate to pastedown, endpapers lightly browned, original pictorial cloth, gilt, extremities, lightly bumped and frayed, spine faded, 4to, 1920.
John (Augustus, painter, draughtsman, and etcher, 1878-1961) 3 Autograph Letters signed to Alastair Forbes, together 3pp. and 3 envelopes, sm. 4to, 1948-49, concerning a Romani inscription made by John in a book by Arthur Symons, John translates the inscription as "This night I love thee, o my brother Symons! thine, Augustus John", expresses ignorance of when he may have written it, asks to borrow the book to have it photographed, and apologises for the delay in returning it, "... I do not remember when or why I wrote these words. I would like to see the drawing or a photograph of it very much as I do not remember it. For a good while I saw a lot of Arthur Symons & corresponded with him", [31 October 1948], "... I decided in the end not to reproduce the sketch in my book..." [7 July 1949], folds.
L. FLEURY (EARLY 19TH CENTURY)AN OIL SKETCH OF ROMEOil on paper laid on canvasSigned L. Fleury (lower left) 25 x 35cm (9¾ x 13¾ in.)Provenance: Property from the estate of the late Joe Constantine Condition Report: Some slight discolouration of the varnish. Two repairs in the sky, also visible under UV light. A serpentine shaped indentation in the canvas in the sky left of centre, approx. 10 cm in length. Condition Report Disclaimer
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (BRITISH 1769-1830)PORTRAIT OF FRANCES HAWKINS AND HER CHILDRENOil on paper laid on board, octagonal11.7 x 14cm (4½ x 5½ in.)Provenance:Phillip Mould, London.Frances Hawkins was the mistress of Lawrence's patron the Marquess of Abercorn, she is depicted in the finished picture (Abercorn Heirlooms Settlement Trustees) with their illegitimate son John James Hamilton, later known as Arthur Fitzjames. It has been suggested that the two girls in the oil sketch are from children from his previous marriage. Condition Report: show DendyCondition Report Disclaimer
3 unframed prints by Micheal Rondot:"Broken Silence", Artists Remarque ltd. ed. 5/25 artists remarque (one original drawing, and two printed sketches of propeller aircraft) 5/25. 70cm x 50cm"54 "F" Squadron Farewell" ltd. ed, Remarque ltd ed 5/25, 70cm x 49cm, Hawk Country" ltd. ed. print 58/650 (not a Remarque, small sketch printed). 69cm x 49cm.
§ Attributed to John Flanagan (Irish 1895-1976) Portrait of Ruth Doggettoil on canvas, unframed50.5 x 40cm;together with Jane Moncur (British 1891-1993)portrait of Ruth Doggett sketchingsigned 'Jane Moncur.' (lower right)pencil25 x 16cm Provenance:By direct descent within the sitter's family Jane Moncur sketch: Not examined out of the frame. Surface is evenly toned, but with two paler margins at the top and bottom of the sheet, where the surface has previously been under a mount. There are some light handling creases throughout and appears to be a small circular abrasion to the right hand arm of the sitter.Attr. John Flanagan: Portrait is unframed, canvas has been relined. Surface quite dirty, particularly in paler passages of paint. The corners of the canvas are all knocked, the top right hand corner is lifting away from the canvas beneath with a dog ear crease and associated paint loss across the crease line the lower left hand corner is similarly damaged. The paint layer is rubbed and scuffed along all edges.
§ Charles Spencelayh RMS, HRBSA (British 1865-1958) Sketch for Much Noise, Little Musicsigned and dated 'C Spencelayh / 9 + 4 + 48' (lower right); titled pencil, squared for transfer 24.5 x 35cm Provenance:The collection of Joseph Fitton (1925-2009)A preparatory sketch for his later watercolour, Much Noise, Little Music, the present lot is demonstrative of Spencelayh’s characteristically humorous and meticulously detailed portraits, for which he gained considerable acclaim in late 18th and early 19th century. Depicting a gentleman dozing in an interior, the viewer is afforded a privileged and intimate vantage point. We are let in on the jocular title of the piece, as we imagine the thunderous snores that have replaced the trumpeter’s tunes. The finished composition of this preparatory sketch was sold at Christie's, 20 Nov 2002, lot 114.
Michael Annals (b.1938), a costume design for 'St Joan', as worn by Joan Plowright, Chichester & Old Vic Theatres 1963, pastel and crayon on paper, 35.5 cm x 16.2 cm, together with two works by Neil Forster (1940-2016), a pastel study of a Yorkshire Terrier, 20 cm x 25 cm and a pencil sketch of an elderly lady, 17.5 cm x 12 cm, each signed and dated (1960s), framed and glazed.Qty: 3
EPHEMERA, BRIGHTON. A collection of ephemera relating to Brighton property and land, including a sale notice and 'Particulars and Conditions of Sale, of Several Valuable Pieces of Land… at Brighton… On Wednesday, the 21st of June, 1797' with marginalia detailing realised prices, an autograph letter dated 1821 relating to intended houses on Edward Street with pen and ink elevation, an annotated hand-coloured sketch of 'a Plan for a New Street in Brighthelmstone' circa 1820, a manuscript volume titled 'Memoranda relative to, or descriptive of, the Real Estates of William or Sarah Dillwyn, and their respective Titles thereto' and approximately 22 legal documents relating to No. 4 and No. 5 Cannon Place, Brighton.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
AUTOGRAPHS, WRITERS & ILLUSTRATORS. A collection of autographs and signed letters of authors and illustrators, including a clipped leaf signed in black ink by Mabel Lucie Atwell underlined with a sketch of a disgruntled baby's face, and other letters and associated covers signed by Eden Philpotts, Arthur Machen, John Drinkwater, Laurence Binyon, Malcolm Muggeridge, Kitty Muggeridge, Margaret Atwood, David Cecil, A.G. Street, Ralph Wightman, Roy Campbell and Anstey Guthrie.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
GUNPOWDER AND EXPLOSIVESD'ANTONI (A.V.P.): A Treatise On Gunpowder; A Treatise On Fire-Arms; And A Treatise on the Service of Artillery..., translated by Captain Thompson, full calf (rebacked), London, 1789 - JACOB (MAJOR WILLIAM): Practical Hints On The Proof Of Gunpowder, presentation copy from the author, original cloth-covered boards (faded) and paper title label, London, 1846 - SCOFFERN (JOHN): Projectile Weapons Of War And Explosive Compounds, original red cloth-covered boards with gilt title label, London, 1852 - MACKENZIE (COLIN): One Thousand Experiments in Chemistry..., half-calf with gilt lines and title, London, 1821 - MORDECAI (CAPTAIN A.): Report Of Experiments On Gunpowder, original brown cloth-covered board with gilt title, Washington, 1845 - ANDERSON (COL. WILLIAM): Sketch Of The Mode Of Manufacturing Gunpowder At The Ishapore Mills In Bengal, original blue cloth blind-stamped bright gilt pictorial covered boards, London, 1862 - WARDELL (MAJOR-GENERAL W.H.): Handbook of Gunpowder And Guncotton, blind-stamped red cloth-covered boards (faded) with gilt title, bookplate of Ray Riling, London, 1888 - SMITH (CAPTAIN F.M.): A Handbook Of The Manufacture And Proof Of Gunpowder, original blind-stamped and gilt titled boards, bookplate of Ray Riling, London, 1870 - CUNDILL (MAJOR J.P.): A Dictionary Of Explosives, original blue cloth-covered boards (spine replaced), bookplate of Ray Riling, London 1889; 2nd edition, revised by Captain J.H. Thompson, half-calf (scuffed) with gilt title, London, 1895 - GUTTMAN (OSCAR): The Manufacture Of Explosives..., original blind-stamped dark blue cloth-covered boards with gilt title on spine, London, 1909 - and fourteen related publications, various pamphlets and off-prints (a lot )This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Comedians Matt Lucas and David Walliams signed DVD sleeve from the comedy sketch series Little Britain. Little Britain is a British sketch comedy series that began as a radio show in 2000 and ran as a television series between 2003 and 2007. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Comedy troupe Monty Python s The Meaning of Life 12x8 promotional poster signed by Terry Gilliam. The Meaning of Life is a 1983 British musical sketch comedy film written and performed by the Monty Python troupe, directed by Terry Jones. Terrence Vance Gilliam is an American born British film director, screenwriter, animator, actor, comedian and former member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
DIEGO RIVERA (Mexico, 1886- 1957)."El Mecapalero", 1936.Pencil drawing on paper.Attached is a certificate issued by Victor Salomon, Diego Rivera's great-nephew.Provenance: Gift of Diego Rivera, to the mother of Victor Salomon, the artist's great-nephew.Signed in the lower left corner.Size: 36 x 27 cm; 61 x 53 cm.Sketch for the painting "El campesino" or "El mecapalero" from 1936, reproduced in "Obras, dibujos, y pintura de caballete de Diego Rivera", Ed Fonca, Mexico, 2000. Mecapaleros were a common figure in Mexico's productive economy from pre-Hispanic times until the mid-20th century. They were known by this name because they carried their loads with a mecapal, a cloth that they placed on their foreheads and tied to the bundle that was placed on their backs. Diego Rivera worked on numerous occasions on the representation of the Mecapalero, as it formed part of the popular culture of his country, which he defended so much in his painting. His source of inspiration and his models were the people who made up the deepest Mexico. This work specifically reproduces the 1936 painting, although it should be noted that Rivera returned to the figure of the Mecapalero many times, as can be seen in his 1944 work "Campesino cargando un guajolote" (Peasant carrying a turkey), which belongs to the Collection of the Government of Veracruz.Born in Huanajuato in 1886, Diego Rivera came from a Creole family but his maternal grandmother was Indian. From an early age he stood out because of his drawing skills, which meant that at the age of 10-11 he was already at the academy, attending evening classes. His father did not like it, he wanted him to be a soldier but he wanted to be an artist. At the age of 12 he entered the San Carlos Academy in Mexico, where he received a traditional education at the end of the 19th century. Antonio Fabrés was one of his teachers, but he considers Jose María Velasco, a landscape painter, to be his master. In 1907 Rivera, encouraged by Dr. Atl and thanks to a scholarship given to him by the governor of Veracruz, as well as the money he earned by selling his works in an exhibition promoted by Atl so that the students could sell their works, went to Europe, arriving in Madrid, where he stayed for two years, 1907-1909. On Atl's recommendation he entered the studio of the artist Eduardo Chicharro, a portraitist and symbolist. During those years Rivera made many copies of works from the Prado Museum. He returns to Mexico in the spring of 1921. Vasconcelos hires him to paint murals. He returns alone, apparently because there was no money for more than a ticket, but it seems that the marriage was broken off. As a result of this trip, Rivera never returned to Paris. In addition, Rivera left another mistress and a daughter in Paris. Rivera was appointed director of the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts. There he undertook a radical reform, turning the academy into a workshop, creating a rhythm of work that had much more to do with the Renaissance workshops, as the muralists did. Another thing was that the students themselves were self-managed, making it a right for the students to choose their teachers, the school staff and the method of work. There was strong opposition from conservative sectors such as teachers, artists and students, and he had to resign as director of the academy. During these years he was also expelled from the communist party. In 1930 he began to look to North America, where he already had a reputation. Rivera made his first foray to North America in 1930, with a series of commissions. He was again called upon by the Minister to finish the projects he had half finished, and in 1932 he returned to America, where he consolidated his artistic career.
SPORT, selection, inc. hard & softback editions, Liverpool A Complete Record 1892-1986 by Breedons (with dj), Whos Who of Sport, Victory The Story of 1995 Ryder Cup, With Clough by Taylor (2), The Official History of the FA Cup 1960, Wimbledon Annual 1984 & 1991; Chelsea player scrapbooks (3); magazines & newspapers (5), Le Patriote Illustre 1953, page removed from The Sketch showing first Ladies football team; press photographs, Helenio Herrera (3), Bill Shankly holding the 1974 FA Cup (10 x 8); original pen & ink caricature by Norman Edwards, showing Birmingham City players going on tour to Switzerland; signed & non-signed charity match programmes etc., some damages to corners and cover creasing, G to EX, 53*
FOOTBALL, selection, inc. Arsenal v Leeds Utd programme, 5th Nov 1938 (staples missing); cigarette cards, Phillips (mini Pinnace), Cardiff City subset (complete), corner mounted on page from album (tear to right edge, creased (1), slight foxing); pre-WWI selection, pages removed from magazines & newspapers, adverts, articles, goalkeeping, cartoon, portraits, football celebrities, Boys Of Our Empire, Chums, Penny Pictorial, Boys Own, The Sketch 1895, photographs etc., G to VG, 12
WALKER, W. S - Gustavus Vasa and other poems : half morocco, 8vo, 1813. With - Parker, Henry Meredith, The Draught of Immortality, and other poems : with Cromwell, a dramatic sketch : calf rubbed, 8vo, 1827. With - Milman, H. H, Belshazzar : A Dramatic Poem, calf, 1822. With - Heraud, J.H, The Legend of St. Loy; and other Poems, org. boards worn spine. With 2 other poetry.(6)
CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer - The Story of the Malakand Field Force an Episode of Frontier War : frontispiece, 2 fold maps, 4 sketch maps, well rebound in half morocco,8vo,1899 reprint from the Colonial Library Edition. * bound by Bayntun-Riviere.With - Fincastle, Viscount * Eliott-Lockhart, P. C. A Frontier Campaign a narrative of the operations of the Malakand and Buner Field Forces, 1897-1898. Fold map, 16 plates, org. cloth, 8vo, 1898.(2)
Henri Correvon (1854-1939)/Botanical Studies/a collection of approximately two hundred and fifty botanical studies in seven sketch books, most named, some dated, one book signed/watercolour, 13cm x 10cm CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot but is available upon request, the absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection
The Great Train Robbery - 1970s - an original vintage The Great Train Robbery board game designed by British military historian and author Bruce Barrymore Halpenny, made by Sketch Master Products. Based on the events of the real-life Robbery in 1963. Appears 100% complete, within its original pictorial box. The Great Train Robbery was the robbery of £2.6 million from a Royal Mail train heading from Glasgow to London on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours of 8 August 1963, at Bridego Railway Bridge, Ledburn, near Mentmore in Buckinghamshire, England. After tampering with the lineside signals in order to bring the train to a halt, a gang of fifteen, led by Bruce Reynolds, attacked the train. Other gang members included Gordon Goody, Buster Edwards, Charlie Wilson, Roy James, John Daly, Danny Pembroke, Jimmy White, Ronnie Biggs, Tommy Wisbey, Jim Hussey, Bob Welch and Roger Cordrey, as well as three men known only as numbers "1", "2" and "3". A 16th man, an unnamed retired train driver, was also present. With careful planning based on inside information from an individual known as "The Ulsterman" (erroneously named as Patrick McKenna in 2014), the robbers escaped with over £2.6 million (equivalent to £53.5 million today). The bulk of the stolen money was never recovered. Though the gang did not use any firearms, Jack Mills, the train driver, was beaten over the head with a metal bar. Mills' injuries were severe enough to end his career. After the robbery, the gang hid at Leatherslade Farm and famously used the money in a game of Monopoly - unwittingly incriminating themselves whilst doing so as the Monopoly set was used to garner finger prints of the suspects and was instrumental in the Police arresting most of the gang. The ringleaders were sentenced to 30 years in jail.
A SMALL COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS AND PRINTS ETC, to include an I J Wilkes maritime watercolour of a sailing ship in harbour at sunset, approximate size 24cm x 17cm, a John Thorne pen and wash sketch of Gas Street Basin in Birmingham, approximate size 13cm x 18cm, a still life study of wild flowers signed P M Sexton, Rosemary Lewis encaustic landscape picture together with assorted prints etc
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