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Click here to subscribe"ENGLISH SCHOOL CIRCA 1820 Portrait of Dr. John Short (1740-1831) and his wife Jane, of Solihull, seated, pastel 9 1/2 x 13 1/2in (24.2 x 34.3cm). Sold with a watercolour c.1820 depicting Portrait of a Gentleman, traditionally identified as Dr. George Goldstone of Bath (1782-1856); and a pencil sketch of a Lady attributed to William Hoare. three (3) "
"CHARLES B. NEWHOUSE (op c.1820) The Herald Exeter to London Coach passing an Inn, watercolour heightened with white over ink outline 8 1/2 x 13 1/2in. The location is said to be outside the White Hart Tavern at Blackwater, Hants. Sold with a further watercolour attributed to Charles Newhouse depicting ’The Quicksilver Devonport Mail at Temple Bar, London’; and two coloured prints after Gillray titled ‘Coaching in Scotland’ and ‘Coaching in Ireland’; an unattributed watercolour c1820 depicting The Newington - Stanford Hill – Tottenham Coach; and a primitive watercolour sketch (after Dighton) inscribed ‘Hell Fire Dick, he drove the Coggeshall Coach Cambridge Telegraph(sic) died 1814’; six (6)"
"JOHN NIXON (1755-1818) Admiring Quinn’s Monument, Bath Abbey, signed with initials ‘J.N.’ (lower left) and further inscribed ‘Quinn’s Monument, Abbey Church, Bath’, watercolour 8 1/2 x 5 1/2in (21.6 x 13.9cm). In this watercolour Dr Johnson, Boswell and Garrick are depicted surveying the bust of James Quinn. The subject was engraved in 1790 for the European magazine. Sold with a pen, ink and watercolour sketch by Nixon depicting ‘Allington Castle’, Maidstone; and a further watercolour sketch by the artist depicting West Thurrock, Essex; three (3)"
"PAUL SANDBY MUNN (1773-1845) ’View at the Pantheon in Stourhead Gardens, Wiltshire’, signed and dated P.S. Munn, 1817 (lower right) with inscription on old label on the reverse ‘view of the Pantheon, Stourhead Gardens, Wilts, the seat of Sir Richard Colt Hoare Bart....From a sketch by Philip Crocker ‘(Steward at Stourhead)’, watercolour 8 x 11 1/2in (20.3 x 29.3cm) Engraved and published by R. Havell and Son, Tottenham Court Road, London 1817. For a watercolour of the Pantheon at Stourhead by Francis Nicholson, circa 1811/1813 from a similar viewpoint cf. Bonhams, London November 4th 2005, lot 23."
"DAVID COX O.W.S.(1783-1859) Walls of Kenilworth seen through Trees, pencil and watercolour 10 1/4 x 14in (26.1 x 35.6cm). Sold with a watercolour by David Cox Jnr. depicting ‘Trees in a Park’; a watercolour sketch of a river landscape attributed to David Cox Snr; and a sepia sketch also attributed to David Cox Snr. four(4)"
Two Carte de Visite cards, the first of Colonel McLoughlin in uniform, wearing Crimea medal with four clasps and Turkish Crimean medal, the second, of Major S. Williams, with inscription to verso ""To Colonel McLoughlin with kindest regards, faithfully yours, S Williams, Major, late 4th Dragoon Guards"", together with, one other black and white photograph of Colonel McLoughlin and a small pencil portrait sketch of Lord Cardigan, (4)
A leather bound Folio containing Sketches, Vignettes and Watercolours etc., (mostly late 19th Century), together with a smaller hard back bound Sketch Book containing a variety of interesting Watercolours, Vignettes and Pencil Sketches including "Marseilles 1920", "Off Suez 1920", "Necombo 1920" and a good Watercolour sketch of a soldier in First World War uniform etc.,
WATKINS-PITCHFORD (D J,) `BB`- [VARIOUS TITLES] fourteen, some first editions, all illustrated by the author, several in dust jackets, average wear/fading (details at mellorsandkirk.com) and three others, including Sketch of the History of Caister Castle near Yarmouth edited by D Turner, 1842 (17) ++The Watkins-Pitchford books comprise: The Wayfaring Tree, 1945, Wild Lone, 1947, Brendon Chase, 1946, The Little Grey Men, reprinted 1946, Down the Bright Stream, nd, The Wind in the Wood, 1952, BB`s Fairy Book Meeting Hill, 1948, The Sportsman`s Bedside Book, reprinted 1948, The Idle Countryman, reprinted 1948, Manka The Sky Gipsy, second edition 1951, The Sportsman`s Bedside Book, another copy 1948, BB A Celebration, 1993 and The Shooting Man`s Bedside Book, 1994 edition reprinted 2010 (2 copies)
SAMUEL JOHN LAMORNA BIRCH, RA, RWS (1869-1955) THE ARTIST`S GARDEN AT LAMORNA signed and dated 1928, inscribed on the backboard in the artist`s hand Sketch of a lake in my garden Lamorna, watercolour, 24.5 x 34.5cm ++In satisfactory condition undisturbed in the original 1920s/30s silvered wood frame
Early 20th Century English School in the manner of Alfred J. Munnings (1878-1959) - Watercolour sketch - Horses (thought to be of the Canadian Army) in France during the First World War in busy street, 5.5ins x 7ins, unsigned, (bears Exhibition No. 601 to reverse) in narrow moulded frame and glazed, and a copy of Sir Alfred Munnings - ""An Artist`s Life"" published by Museum Press, second edition 1951
Percival (Captain Robert) AN ACCOUNT OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 4to (295 x 230 mm) Containing An Historical View of its original Settlement by the Dutch, its Capture by the British in 1795, and the different Policy pursued there by the Dutch and British Government. Also a Sketch of its Geography, Productions, the Manners and Customs of the Inhabitants, &c. &c. With a View of the Political and Commercial Advantages Which May be Derived From its possession by Great Britain. 339 pages followed by 4 pages of the publisher’s catalogue, paper covered boards with brown cloth back titled gilt on a red leather label, edges uncut, bookplate on the front paste-down endpaper and a corresponding small stamp below the date on the title page, some very light foxing. Overall a good copy. As a captain in the Eighteenth or Royal Regiment of foot, Captain Percival took part in the first British Occupation of the Cape in 1795. Under General Craig he led the attack on the fortifications of Muizenberg, and was the first officer to reach Cape Town. He remained at the Cape for two years. His book was published after the second British occupation in 1805 when there was a renewed demand for more detailed knowledge about the new colony. Theal is very harsh on the book describing it as ‘one of the most unreliable that has ever been issued from the press,’ but it nevertheless provides much interesting detail of the Cape at the time of the first occupation. This copy is from the first issue with the split heading on page 247 ‘CAPE OF GO ODHOPE’ uncorrected. Good London Printed for C. and R. Baldwin 1804
Kay, George A POPULATION MAP (1:500,000) OF THE LUAPULA-BANGWEULU REGION OF NORTHERN RHODESIA WITH NOTES ON THE POPULATION 4to (26x21cms) 5+17 pages of typescript text, statistical tables, 3 sketch maps, large population map loosely inserted to rear; thin card covers, very good VERY GOOD Lusaka Rhodes-Livingstone Institue 1962
Constance Little THE STORY OF OUR DISTRICT - UNDERBERG & HIMEVILLE - UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT 4to (32x24cms) 5+19+4 pages of typescript, sketch map, pen & ink line drawings (Hodgson`s Peaks, Sani Pass, Reichenau church, polo game, cable box over Umzimkulu, first house at Himeville, the first train) also photocopies of the menu of the inaugurate luncheon of the Underberg Railway & the hand-written regulations for the first Himeville Agricultural Show (3rd April 1903) : a charming history of the region with domestic touches from the `old-timers`; the manuscript is housed in a spring-backed binder & the whole has a rather `home-made` appearance that adds to its charm, UNIQUE VERY GOOD Underberg privately produced nd c1960
Liberty & Co enamel and blister pearl necklace, unmarked, the trefoil pendant with tendril like wire work, three similar smaller dividers to the festoon back chain Condition Report: Length of necklace 48cm approx, pendant 30mm x 30mm approximately, some enamel has worn on one of the smaller dividers, - ** General condition consistent with age Liberty Jewellery Sketch Book page 233, model number 8963; Liberty Style, Victor Armas, 198
KRASNOPEVTSEV, DMITRY (1925-1995) Composition with Three Vessels, signed with an initial and dated 1978. Oil on board, 49.5 by 33.5 cm. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the father of the present owners in Moscow. Important private collection of non-conformist art, France. Related literature: For the sketch for the present lot, see Dmitrii Krasnopevtsev. Kniga pervaya. Dnevniki 1952–1993, Moscow, BONFI, 2006, p. 77.
Thomas Stothard RA (1755-1834), AN ALBUM OF DESIGNS FOR THE MONUMENTS OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, SIR WILLIAM MYERS AND OTHERS Fourteen in all, pencil, pen and ink and brown washes various sizes, unframed (14) CONDITION REPORT: Sketches stuck down in album. Foxing and staining throughout. Pages in album cut out, showing that other drawings have been removed. Largest sketch has been creased and has holes in.
WWII - the Holocaust - Mauthausen Concentration Camp evocative watercolour approx 47x30ins showing a female allegorical figure playing a violin and floating over the grim scene of Mauthausen Concentration Camp with a nine line poem in French to base^ matted for framing^ in fine condition. To verso is attached a board bearing a sketch map showing various death camps including Auschwitz^ and Treblinka with the following text: `On 23rd May 1945 I was present at an interment [sic] of Georg Bachmayer^ Assistant Commandate of Mauthausen & Branches. This painting was found by Tec3 Gerald Oppenheime^ Linz Dornach^ Austria^ found & recovered by CIC. Title: The Musik of the Clouds^ given to Heinrich Fajerma^ Ebensee V5131 - 6 May 1945.
Salvador Dali original sketch taken from his celebrated painting `Don Quixote`^ drawn in brown felt tip to the inside cover of the paperback version of the book `Pablo Picasso/Salvador Dali Similarities and Contrasts by A Reynolds Morse (Salvador Dali Museum 1973) and signed with Dali`s flamboyant signature. Both sketch and book in good condition.
India and the Punjab - Golden Temple Amritsar engraving - fine steel engraving by Armytage titled `Sacred Temple and Tank - Umritsir - from a sketch by W. Carpenter^ published by James Virtue^ London c1850. The Temple at Amrisar known as the Golden Temple is the holiest shrine in the Sikh faith.
[Lot of 8] [Maps of the Mexican Boundary Survey] [in report] Executive Documents Printed by Order of the Senate of the United States, During the First Session of the Thirty-Second CongressÂ… The process of surveying the US-Mexican Boundary was beset by politics, interdepartmental rivalries and personal conflicts from the beginning. Ultimately, the dispute between the principals (mainly Bartlett and Graham) made its way to the floor of Congress and the claims and counterclaims ended up in numerous government documents. Senate document 119 includes correspondences, reports and documents and is the source of these seven maps: A. That Part of DisturnellÂ’s Treaty Map in the Vicinity of the Rio Grande and Southern Boundary of New Mexico (11 x 8.8""). This map is centered roughly on Santa Fe and covers the area from the Arkansas River south to the 31st parallel, locating Albuquerque and Tucson. The parallels were being corrected from an incorrect position previously mapped, and this map illustrates both old and new parallels. Ref: Wheat (TMW) #719. B. Mexican Boundary, Sketch A. Referred to in Colonel GrahamÂ’s Report to the Hon: The Secretary of the Interior of August 16th 1851 (18 x 5.0""). Ref: Wheat (TMW) #717. C. Mexican Boundary B, Extract from the Treaty Map of Disturnell of 1847 (15.3 x 9.0""). Ref: Wheat (TMW) #718. D. No. 1 Map Exhibiting the Southern Boundary of New Mexico As Respectively Claimed by the United States and the Mexican Commissioners under the 5th Article of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (10.9 x 7.5""). E. No. 2 [from EmoryÂ’s Map] Accompanying Commissioner BartlettÂ’s Letter to the Secretary of the Interior, Dated Santa Rita Del Cobre August 8th 1851 (12 x 7.8""). Ref: Wheat (TMW) #704. F. No. 1 Accompanying Commissioner BartlettÂ’s Letter to the Secretary of the Interior, Dated Santa Rita Del Cobre August 8th 1851 (6.6 x 5.8""). Ref: Wheat (TMW) #703. G. No 2. DisturnelÂ’s Map Exhibiting the Error in the Rio GrandeÂ’s Position (10.7 x 8.0""). Ref: Wheat (TMW) #706. 515 pp. Octavo, hardbound in full Congressional calf with maroon label and gilt title on spine. The maps are generally very good with some light to moderate toning primarily along the folds and some occasional offsetting. Text is generally clean and tight with some scattered faint foxing. The hinges are starting, the covers are worn with the back cover almost detached, and the spine is cracked and abraded. 8.9 W x 5.8 H U.S. Government, 1852
Sketch of General Riley`s Route Through the Mining Districts July and Aug. 1849... This important and early map of the California Gold Rush was made from Lt. Derby`s original sketch by J. Mc. H. Hollingsworth in the office of the 10th Military Dept. It is historically important, not only for its depiction of Gen. Riley`s route, but because it names, for the first time, certain actual mining camps in the middle Sierra foothills; Mormon Island (misspelled Mormont), Coloma (mislabeled Colluma), Curtis, Sullivan`s, Corons, Jamestown, Woods, and Sonora. The entire route of the Riley party is noted, with the dates of their visits to the various camps, and covers the region from Monterrey Bay, north to Sacramento and east to the gold diggings. Issued folding, with minor soiling and a bit of offsetting. A binding trim at top left and a chip at bottom left have been replaced with paper. 20.9 W x 19.2 H Derby, George Horatio (Lt) 1849
[Lot of 4] Reconnaissance of the Tulares Valley... [and] Sketch of the Battle de Los Angeles Upper California... [and] Sketch of the Passage of the Rio San Gabriel, Upper California... [and] Sketch of the Actions Fought at San Pascal in Upper California.. A. Reconnaissance of the Tulares Valley Made by Order of Brev. Brig. Gen. Riley..., by Lt. George Horatio Derby, from Senate Exec. Doc. #110, 32nd Congress, 1st Sess., dated 1850 (18.4 x 14.9""). This interesting map of the area south of the San Joaquin River from the Pacific Ocean to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains was not published until 1852. The Road to Los Angeles runs through the center of the map. This road offers two routes to LA on either side of Tache Lake with the eastern-most route running along the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The road from Monterey to San Louis Obispo names several villages along the way including Tores, Guadalupe, Soledad, Ojitas, and Paso de Rables (sic). Derby`s route is traced by dashed lines and several mountain passes are noted. Further, the map locates Warsaw on the road to Los Angeles at the River San Joaquin, and other interesting features such as ""Wild Horses."" Ref: Wheat (Gold) #150. Condition: Issued folding, now flat and backed in tissue, with faint offsetting, two extraneous creases at top right, and light toning along the top and bottom edges of the sheet, well away from image. (A)B. Sketch of the Battle de Los Angeles Upper California, Fought Between the Americans and Mexicans Jany. 9th 1847, by William Hemsley Emory, from Senate Doc., 30th Congress, 1st Sess., published 1847 (8.3 x 5.9""). This historically significant Mexican-American War map locates the Pueblo de Los Angeles, the Rio de Los Angeles, and positions of forces during this battle. Engraved by A. Kollner. Condition: Foxed throughout, especially along the centerfold, with a tiny burn and related hole in an unengraved area. (B)C. Sketch of the Passage of the Rio San Gabriel, Upper California, by the Americans, - Discomfiting the Opposing Mex. Forces, Jan. 8th 1847, by William Hemsley Emory, from Senate Doc., 30th Congress, 1st Sess., published 1847 (8.2 x 6.3""). Shows the American troops advancing across the Rio San Gabriel and the resulting withdrawal of Mexican forces. Condition: Faint toning along the centerfold with remnants of hinge tape on verso and an edge tear measuring less than 1"" confined to the blank margin. (B+)D. Sketch of the Actions Fought at San Pascal in Upper California Between the Americans and Mexicans Dec. 6th & 7th 1846, by William Hemsley Emory, from Senate Doc., 30th Congress, 1st Sess., published 1847 (7.9 x 11.2""). Depicts the battle between Kearny`s troops and those of Mexican Major Andres Pico. Once reinforcements arrived, Kearny was able to push Pico`s troops south and reach San Diego. Condition: Issued folding with scattered foxing and toning along the sheet`s edges. (B) See description above. U.S. War Department, 1847-52
Sketch of General Grants Position on Long Island Charles Stedman was an American-born officer who served in the British Army during the American Revolution. Stedman served under Howe, Clinton and Cornwallis, and wrote a history on the war with explanations of the military campaigns and depictions of battle plans. This plan depicts the movements of Admiral Howe, General Grant, and General von Heister during the Battle of Long Island on Aug. 27, 1776. The British camps and the American camps, under the command of General Sullivan and Major General Stirling, are also shown. Geographical and topographical features are illustrated in detail. Issued folding, now pressed, with light offsetting. A binding trim at bottom right has been replaced with old paper, and an associated binding tear that enters 2"" into map has been archivally repaired. 13.9 W x 10.6 H Stedman, Charles 1794
[Lot of 3] The Approach of the Emperor of China to His Tent in Tartary, to Receive the British Embassador [and] A View of Poo-Ta-La or Great Temple... [and] Plan, Section and Elevation of the Poo-Ta-La, or Temple of the Lama... This lot of evocative engravings appeared in the account of George Macartney`s travels to China, published by George Nicol. Macartney was Britain`s first envoy to China, and was tasked with convincing Emperor Qianlong to ease restrictions on trade between Great Britain and China by allowing the British to have a permanent embassy in the country. A. The Approach of the Emperor of China to His Tent in Tartary, to Receive the British Embassador, (17.8 x 12.4""). In this engraving, Emperor Qianlong heads toward a dome-shaped tent with a throne inside to meet with Macartney and his entourage, seen at right. The emperor is seated in a sedan chair hoisted by a squadron of porters while a crowd looks on. Drawn by William Alexander and engraved by James Fittler. Condition: There is moderate scattered foxing, mostly concentrated in the upper portion of the image. (B+)B. A View of Poo-Ta-La or Great Temple Near Zhe-Hol in Tartary, (14.0 x 10.3""). The Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, is pictured in this engraving. The former main residence of the Dalai Lama, the temple is seen here from a vantage that captures the majesty of the mountainous countryside. Drawn by William Alexander, using a sketch by Henry William Parish as the source. Engraved by Benjamin Thomas Pouncy. Condition: (A)C. Plan, Section and Elevation of the Poo-Ta-La, or Temple of the Lama at Zhe-Hol in Tartary, (11.2 x 14.2""). This is another look at Potala Palace with emphasis on the layout and architecture of the temple. Drawn by Henry William Parish and engraved by Joseph Baker. Condition: There is a small amount of printer`s ink residue and a few faint spots within the image. There is some soiling along the top and right edges of the sheet, well away from image. (B+) All printed on sturdy sheets with ""J. Whatman"" watermark and generous margins. See description above for additional details. Barrow, John (Sir) 1796
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