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(ar) A rare Alfred Bastall Rupert Bear sketch and signature, head and shoulders sketch of Rupert looking to the left wearing scarf, signed ‘Cheerio - A.E. Bestall’, framed in card, celluloid and tape with label on back ‘This was drawn for my daughter by Mr Bestall, who was the artist and comp???? of the original Rupert the Bear stories - V.S.’ —8in. (20cm.) high - purchased from Bonhams on 11th May 1999 and is sold with the original catalogue
A rare original Clifford Berryman place card for Mrs Berryman, on Chevy Chase Club card, pen and ink ‘I hope the soup will be hot! - and the ‘Ice Tea’ will be bitter cold! - Dinner April 27, ’47’ and a sketch of Bevo holding a card ‘Mrs Berryman’, signed ‘I’ll have to sign for the Boss, Cliff’ in another hand —5in. (13cm.) high - see Some of our Favourite Bears by Ian Pout, page 34
An important Ernest Shepard letter and Teddy Growler drawing, ‘Lodsworth 212 - WOODMANCOT LODSWORTH Nr. PETWORTH - 26 October ’71 - Dear Karena, Thank you for telling me about Emma, as I too had a Teddy Bear many years ago. He belonged to my son & we called him “Growler”. I say “Him” and I suppose you call Emma “Her” - Though I can’t see the difference & I bought Growler 60 years ago at a shop in my London and my children called him that because when you tilted him forwards he growled. He remained in the family for many years and when my son Graham, grew up and married, he and his wife gave “Growler” to their daughter Minette. Tell your brother that I am an old Pauline. I have 2 years at the old school in Hammersmith Road from 1894 to 1896 my brother Cyril was there at the same time and I had two special friends named Ritchie and Collison-Morley we all joined up when war started in 1914. They joined the infantry and I joined the gunners. All three were killed (my brother in the Somme battle). I was more fortunate and only suffered from gas. All my drawings for “Pooh bear” are from sketches I made of “Growler”. When the second war came my son and his wife decided that she should go to Canada for safety, they went and took “Growler’ with them. There in Montreal, poor Growler was savaged by and dog and died. Please ask Emma to shed a tear for him, my son, Graham, joined the navy and in Sept, 1943, while guarding a convoy in the Atlantic, his corvette was sunk by torpedo and went down with all hands. I am glad to know that Nicholas is good at cricket and plays for school and Eastbourne. I don’t know if I have the time to draw “Emma”, I will send you a drawing of “Growler”, as I remember him. Perhaps that will do. Yours sincerely, Ernest H. Shephard’ - the two sided letter 7in. (17.5cm.) high x 5 ¼in. (13.5cm.) wide with envelope addressed to ‘Miss Karena Elphinstone, 9 Westleigh Avenue, Putney Hill, London, SW15; and ink, pencil and water colour illustration of Growler standing holding a ‘Hunny’ pot, inscribed ‘Teddy Growler’ and signs ‘Ernest Shephard 1971’ —5 ¼in. (13cm.) high x 4 ¼in. (10.7cm.) wide - purchased from Sotheby’s May 1999 and is sold with a copy of the catalogue and a clipping from the Antique Trade Gazette about the lot and auction - Karena Elphinstone aged 10 wrote to Shephard about her bear ‘Emma’ in 1971, resulting him answering with this detailed and sometimes sad letter, his son’s bear is believed to have been a Steiff Teddy Bear from around 1908/10, which gave Pooh his very distinctive look and making this sketch is so important in the Teddy Bear and Winnie the Pooh world - see Some of our Favourite Bears by Ian Pout, page 27
A rare original Clifford Berryman place card for Miss Berryman, on 2114 BANCROFT PLACE, NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, D.C. card, pen and ink sketch of Bevo holding a Miss Berryman name card - ‘Please each one of you have a good time! Father has been planning this evening for weeks!’ - Old Kentucky Dinner, February 24, 1940 —5 ¾in. (14.5cm.) wide
COCTEAU JEAN: (1889-1963) French writer, playwright, artist, designer & filmmaker. A fine signed 7 x 9.5 photograph, the unusual image showing Cocteau in a half-length pose, annotating something to a still blank page. Smartly signed in blue ink to the white background of the blank page `1952 Herzlich Jean´ ("1952 Cordially Jean"), also adding alongside and in his own hand his usual star sketch. Bearing to the verso the photographer´s stamp. VG
BASINGER KIM: (1953- ) American actress, Academy Award winner. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Basinger, the promotional film image depicting the actress in a head and shoulders pose in costume as Vicki Vale from the superhero film Batman (1989). Signed in bold purple ink `With Love Kim Basinger´ to a light area to the bottom right corner of the image, also adding a heart sketch beneath. VG
DIAGHILEV SERGEI: (1872-1929) Russian ballet Impresario, founder of the Ballets Russes. A very rare A.N.S. by Diaghilev, adding a sketch of a cat, one page, oblong 4to, brown paper, Paris, n.d., to his lover Boris Kochno, to the verso of a printed stationery page of the Hotel Continental, 3 rue Castiglione, Paris, in Cyrillic. Diaghilev leaves a short note to Kochno at the hotel, indicating to him where he is, saying `We are at Missia´s home´ adding to the lower border a funny sketch of a cat. A sual joke between themselves. Very small overall minor age wear, otherwise GBoris Kochno (1904-1990) Russian Poet, Dancer and Librettist who became Diaghilev’s secretary in 1920, and was eventually his main collaborator. The two men were also lovers for a brief period.Misia Sert, also known as Madame Edwards, was according to Diaghilev´s own words "his greatest and best friend". Madame Sert and the Princess of Polignac, whom Diaghilev met at the same time, have been considered to some extent to have been his muses, being the inspiration of his creative activity. Most of the ballets were dedicated to the Princess and the preliminary rehearsals often took place at her house, while ideas for new ballets were first discussed with Misia Sert who was devoted to him.
CHAPLIN CHARLES: (1889-1977) English film comedian, Academy Award winner. A good, large vintage signed and inscribed sepia 8 x 13.5 photograph, the image depicting the young, dapper Chaplin standing in a three-quarter length pose with his hands in his trouser pockets. Photograph by Pach Brothers of New York and bearing their pencil credit to the lower right corner. Signed by Chaplin in bold, dark fountain pen ink to the base of the image, ´To Jules from Charlie´. The comedian has further added an original small pen and ink self-caricature in his hand to the lower right corner, depicting himself in a head and shoulders pose in his Little Tramp costume. To the side of the sketch appears the greeting Helleu in Chaplin´s hand, and with an arrow pointing in the direction of the self-caricature. A rare and impressive signed image. Two small areas of loss to the upper right and lower left corners and with a few minor traces of former mounting to the verso, G
EKLAND BRITT: (1942- ) Swedish Actress and Model, portrayed Bond girl Mary Goodnight in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974). A good signed 8 x 10 photograph of the beautiful Ekland in a close-up head and shoulders pose. Signed in bold black ink to a light area at the base of the image, also adding a heart sketch and dated 2000 in her hand. About EX
BARTHOLDI FREDERIC AUGUSTE: (1834-1904) French sculptor, best known for designing the Statue of Liberty (‘Liberty Enlightening the World’). A wonderful illustrated A.L.S., Bartholdi, two pages, 8vo, Paris, 6th January 1885, to [Edouard Millaud] (´Cher et excellent ami´), on Bartholdi´s red monogrammed stationery, in French. Bartholdi states ´Je vous remercie bien de tout l´interet que vous avez pris a l´affaire de Gayet; necessairement la lecture du journal n´a pas pu arreter la longueur des nez; mais M. Gayet a appris de cotes et d´autres combien vous vous etes interesse a lui et il y a ete tres sensible, je dois meme dire que cela lui a adouci considerablement ses impressions. Il viendra probablement vous en remercier car cela lui a fait grand plaisir´ (Translation: ´I thank you very much for all the interest you have taken in Gayet's case; necessarily reading the newspaper has not been able to stop the length of noses; but M. Gayet has learned from one side or another how much you are interested in him and he has been very sensitive to this, I must even say that it has softened his impressions considerably. He will probably come to thank you for it, as it gave him great pleasure´) and further remarks ´Je pense du reste que la situation n´est pas mauvaise pour lui, peut-etre au moment du depart de la statue a la fin d´avril le comite pourrait faire une nouvelle lettre. J´ai deja vu de ces nominations faites dans le courant de l´annee et les minstres sont alors moins traques qu´aux echeances fatales de juillet ou jabvier. Vous me direz votre avis quand il y aura lieu, n´est pas?´ (Translation: ´I think that the situation is not bad for him, perhaps when the statue leaves at the end of April the committee could write another letter. I have already seen these appointments made in the course of the year and the ministers are then less hounded than at the fatal expiries of July or January. You'll let me know what you think when the time comes, won't you?´). To the centre left of the first page Bartholdi has added an amusing pen and ink sketch, possibly a self-caricature, depicting a gentleman reading a newspaper, and with a long, thin nose that is so sharp it pierces the centre of the newspaper. With blank integral leaf. A letter of good association and content, not least due to its references to Gayet and the Statue of Liberty. VGEdouard Millaud (1834-1912) French politician and lawyer who served as Minister of Public Works 1886-87.The Statue of Liberty had been completed in 1884, however it was to remain in Paris, at the Gayet foundry, until sufficient work had been carried out in America on its pedestal. By January 1885 this had occurred and the statue was disassembled and crated for its ocean voyage. On 17th June 1885 the French steamer Isere arrived in New York with its precious cargo, although it was not until October 1886 that the Statue of Liberty was finally unveiled.
GRECO JULIETTE: (1927-2020) French singer and actress. Signed 8 x 10 photograph, the original vintage publicity portrait depicting Greco standing in a three-quarter length pose in costume as Georgette Aubin from the American drama film The Sun Also Rises (1957) which was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck (with whom Greco had an affair). Signed by Greco with her surname in blue ink to the image, also adding a small sketch of a love heart beneath her signature. VG
ANDERSON PAMELA: (1967- ) Canadian-born American Actress and Model. A Playboy Playmate, she is best known for her role on the television series Baywatch. Signed colour 10 x 8 photograph by Anderson, the image depicting the actress laying next to a swimming-pool in a sensual nude full length pose. Signed in bold blue ink across the image, adding a heart sketch beneath her signature. VG
UDERZO ALBERT (1927-2020) French comic book Artist. Best known for his comic book series Asterix in collaboration with René Goscinny. Asterix is the best-selling European comic book series ever. A very fine signed comic book, 50 pages, 9 x 11.5. in French. The hardcover comic book being the 31st volume of the Asterix book comic series `Asterix et Latraviata´, 2001, entiltled in English "Asterix and the Actress". Signed in bold black ink to the title page `Uderzo´, alongside a colour printed sketch of Asterix. VG to EX
MACPHERSON ELLE: (1964- ) Australian Model & Actress. A good signed colour 8 x 10 photograph of Macpherson, the image showing ''The Body'' standing in a sensual full length pose, wearing a man´s jacket. Signed `Elle´ in bold blue ink to a clear area of the image, also adding a heart sketch above. Autograph obtained in person by collector. EX
A CARVED GILTWOOD AND CARTON PIERRE MIRROR LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY 145cm high, 75cm wide The present lot draws inspiration from various 18th century mirror designs from notable 18th century designers such as Ince & Mayhew, John Vardy, Thomas Johnson, Thomas Chippendale, John Linnell and William Duffour. Amongst the contemporary London carvers, gilders and papier-mâché makers, perhaps the most celebrated was William Duffour (d. 1784) of Berwick Street (see G. Beard and C. Gilbert (eds), Dictionary of English Furniture Makers: 1600-1840, Leeds, 1986, p. 258). A sketch for a mirror by Thomas Johnson that shares similar motifs to the present lot is illustrated in E. White, Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, 1990, p.386, pl. 98.
A PAIR OF REGENCY SIMULATED ROSEWOOD X FRAME STOOLS ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1815 44cm high, 51.5cm wide, 39cm deepProvenance: Spetchley Park, WorcestershireGillows illustrated X frame stools as early as the 1760s, making such stools for the Egerton family at Tatton Park, Cheshire around 1812-13 and related patterns were in the Gillows Estimate Sketch Book of 1827.
Y A FINE REGENCY ROSEWOOD AND BRASS MARQUETRY GAMES TABLE ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1815 Bearing a retailer's label for Norman Adams Ltd, 8-10 Hans Road, London SW3; the top with a sliding central panel inlaid with a parquetry chess board to one side, the hinged demi-lune ends opening to storage 76cm high, 106.5cm wide, 74cm deep Provenance: Retailed by Norman Adams Ltd., London Private Collection, Berkshire For a sofa games table with identical carving to the supports, see Christie's London, Important English Furniture (6601), 4th July 2002, Lot 176 (£10,158 incl. BP). See the Gillows Estimate Sketch Books (#3242) for almost identical illustrated carvings. For a writing or library table also attributed to Gillows with the same shell-carved feet, see Sotheby's London, Arts of Europe (L12305), 4th December 2012, Lot 521 (£18,750 incl. BP).
Y A REGENCY MAHOGANY SIDE OR 'CHAMBER' TABLE ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1815 With turned solid Goncalo Alves handles and solid mahogany drawer lining, the table finished on all sides to be used freestanding as required 73.5cm high, 68.5cm wide, 53cm deep The bedroom-apartment table relates to a sketch for this type which appears in Gillows' Estimate Sketch Book, dated 1810, and called by them a 'chamber table', (no. 344/144, p. 11, Westminster City Archives). Gillows supplied four tables of this pattern in 1811 to T.W. Egerton for Tatton Park, Cheshire (N. Goodison and J. Hardy, 'Gillows at Tatton Park, Cheshire', Furniture History, 1970, pp. 28, 30, 32 and 35, pl. 16B).
Children's and Illustrated Books. Three shelves, late 19th c and later, including Seuss (Dr), The King's Stilts, first UK edition, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1942, in-text illustrations, original dustjacket, chipped and creased, over printed boards, 8vo; Walt Disney, Sketch Book, 1938, illustrated, cloth, 4to; The Art of Walt Disney, 1947, dj, hb, 4to; Aldin (Cecil, illustrator), The White-Puppy Book, first edition, London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. [c. 1908], illustrated, original pictorial binding, square 4to; pop-up book, Bookano Stories, No. 16, polychrome printed, mechanics with some wear, original pictorial binding, 4to; Superboy Annual, 1954-55, 4to; other annuals; five bound volumes of The Captain: A Magazine for Boys & "Old Boys", late 19th/early 20th c, double-column, illustrated, original pictorial cloth bindings, 4to; three works by Alison Uttley, illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe; Edward Ardizzone; etc
English School, early 20th c - Portrait of a Young Girl, head-and-shoulders length, oil on canvas, 37 x 27cm, an early 19th c pencil sketch of two young ladies, 19.5 x 15.5cm, further decorative prints, mixed processes and dates, etc., (8) The portrait unexamined out of its frame, clear sounds of indentations/small depressions in places, the surface with further slight wear. The pencil portrait with some foxed spots, its burr frame split. The rest in mixed, generally good condition.
§ § Ethelbert White (English, 1891-1972) English church from the greenoil on canvassigned50 x 60cm Oil on original canvas in honest untouched condition, one small puncture hole near 9 o'clock, otherwise would benefit from a light clean, housed in probably the original oak frame, a part sketch of a lady's skirt and parasol verso.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
A pen and watercolour cartoon/sketch bearing the signature Louis Wain, of a cat crying, 26.5cm x 21cm, housed in early 20th century oak frameCONDITION REPORTS & PAYMENT DETAILSIMPORTANT * Descriptions do not include condition reports. Please contact us to if you require further information or images. * Please consider shipping costs before bidding as this may affect your decision to bid * Please familiarise yourself with our payment methods. All payments MUST be electronic
HOWARD GUEST (20TH CENTURY) A QUANTITY OF FRAMED AND UNFRAMED WATERCOLOURS ETC, framed pictures comprise include a black ink sketch 'De Solney Proposes', a watercolour evening landscape 'Windermere at Sunset', and a male nude figure study, unframed pictures include 'Home Farm - Derbyshire' a landscape, 'Tobermory Harbour - Scotland', 'Rooftops over Lincoln, Continental landscapes and villages, together with two continental indistinctly signed oils on paper depicting a harbour and fishing boats an unsigned portrait of a female figure and a Daler art case, approximate size 68cm x 89cm
PICKFORD WALLER (1873-1927) 'Three Ravens', pen and ink with designs for furniture verso, bears Chris Beetles label verso which details exhibitions, that it is monogrammed and dated 1897 and taken from a sketchbook, 16.5cm x 22cm, together with Paul Furneaux (Scottish b.1962) 'Night Leaves', woodcut print, numbered 1/1 , titled and signed in pencil, 17cm x 12cm, a charcoal sketch of three swallows in a nest, initialled and dated '25, 20cm x 18cm, a pen and ink sketch of a thrush, 14cm x 10cm, all mounted, framed and glazed (4) (Condition Report: generally good condition overall)
Housed in a silver metal frame with a blue mat. Depicts a colored sketch of fishing boats by the dock. Artist signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered 265/300 on the lower left. 1977 S. Ader - printed on the lower left. Frame size: 28.25"W x 22.5"H x 0.75"D. Sight size: 22.5"W x 16.5"H. Artist: S. AderIssued: 1977Edition Number: 265 of 300Condition: Age related wear.
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig -- Exterior sketch for the Illinois Institute of TechnologyBleistift auf Skizzenblockpapier. 1940.15,1 x 21,4 cm.Mit sicherer, schneller Hand ausgeführte Konstruktionszeichnung, die den Kern von Mies van der Rohes Schaffen um 1940 exemplarisch verdeutlicht. Seit 1930 Direktor des Bauhauses, wanderte Mies 1938 in die Vereinigten Staaten aus, um das Architekturprogramm am Armor Institute of Technology in Chicago (später: Illinois Institute of Technology) zu leiten. Er lehrte zwanzig Jahre lang am IIT und gestaltete den Campus unter Verwendung modernistischer Prinzipien und Materialien. "Auch die Stilelemente, die Mies ab 1939 im Rahmen der vorbereitenden Planung für den Campus des Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) erarbeitete - einer großzügingen Anlage, die im Hinblick auf Konzeption und Realisierung wie ein Industriekomplex wirkt -, belegen sein Interesse an Fabrikbauten, besonders denen von Albert Kahn Associates." (Jean-Lois Cohen, in: Mies in Berlin, Ausst.-Kat. Museum of Modern Art, New York u.a. 2001, S. 365). Zu Beginn seiner amerikanischen Schaffensphase wendet er sich demnach stilistisch der amerikanischen Industriearchitektur zu, nachdem er 1937 dem Land einen ersten Besuch abgestattet hatte und ab 1938 auch die amerikanischen Großstädte kennenlernte. Seit den 1940er Jahren schuf er in Amerika einige seiner ikonischen Gebäude im "Skin and Bones"-Stil, der die strukturellen Elemente des Gebäudeentwurfs freilegt. Diese Ideen wurden weltweit übernommen und definierten das Erscheinungsbild der modernen Industriegesellschaft ab der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts.Provenienz: Sammlung James Speyer, Chicago (vor 1969 direkt beim Künstler erworben)Privatsammlung Chicago (um 1978 erworben)Wright, Chicago, Auktion 20.10.2016, Lot 234 - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Zappa, Frank -- Road Sketch #1Notenblatt. Offset auf dünnem Maschinenpapier. 1989.27,8 x 21,5 cm.Von Zappa ausgedrucktes Lead Sheet eines unveröffentlichten Stückes, mit dem ausgedruckten Copyrightvermerk von Munchkin Music im Unterrand. - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Sir Alfred Munnings (1878-1959) A portrait of a chestnut being ridden on the Newmarket gallops with a sketch lower right of the same horse with a bit about him! Painted at Butler's Yard, Newmarket, 1947 Oil on panel Signed lower left Inscribed, 'Newmarket Studies, 1947 / Painted in Fred Butler's Yard' With a study in graphite verso, inscribed 'Study of chestnut horse and lad in Newmarket stables' Provenance: Acquired from the artist by Lord Astor; Gifted to his son, Jacob Astor; Thence by descent; Private Collection, United Kingdom. Dimensions: 20.75 in. (H) x 25 in. (W) 12.75 in. (H) x 17.5 in. (W)

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