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Albums. A mixed collection of twenty albums, 19th and early 20th century, including autograph and friendship albums, sketch books, calligraphy and scrap albums, contents vary but include etchings, lithographs, aquatints, original drawings & watercolours, scraps, caricatures, calligraphy, autographs and photographs, various sizes and condition (20)
Ansted.Physical Geography/Geology..Leicester hand-coloured folding engraved map bookplate of Thomas Guy Paget of Sulby & Ibstock 1866 § Harrison (W.J.) A Sketch of the Geology of Leicestershire and Rutland reprinted from White`s `History Gazetteer...` presentation copy from the author inscribed at head of title mounted actual photographs some a little faded at edges Sheffield 1877 § Judd (J.W.) The Geology of Rutland... folding hand-coloured sections tinted lithographed plates illustrations 1875 § Fox-Strangways (C.) and A.R.Horwood. The Geology of the Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield folding maps and sections 1907 the last two Geological Survey of England and Wales all original cloth rubbed some faded; and c.25 others geology etc. of Leicestershire some duplicates some pamphlets v.s.(c.30)
Hedin (Sven) Jehol City of Emperors 1932 first edition frontispiece sketch map plates illustrations original cloth dust-jacket spine and upper edges faded 1932 § Bigham (C.) A Ride through Western Asia half-title frontispiece 4 folding maps plates original cloth spine gilt spine slightly faded a few small stains scratched 1897; and 5 others similar 8vo(7)
* An Interesting Sketch Book by F L Agar act.1941, depicting scenes of service during The Second World War, various views of Homeland and Foreign duties, the album entitled "Determination and Humility"; pen a black ink studies mostly inscribed and dated 1940s, to include "Convoy; HMS Royal Sovereign; Bombay and numerous studies of cattle and horses, Liverpool; The Trent, Burton, Bass Brewery, Burton and studies of officers mostly aboard ships, 20x12cm, (sketch book) Note: An intriguing insight to a personnel voyage during early World War II 1941, with a snapshot of the life endured on aboard ship whilst with the Royal navy. (may be subject to Droit de Suite)
A fine George IV silver-gilt presentation vase and stand, by Philip Rundell, London 1823, also stamped `RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFIES REGIS LONDINI`, the tapering vase of tapering circular form, one side unmounted cavalry offices meeting Indian troops, the other side with an officer on foot with an infantry man and three Indian solders, and trailing grapevines on a matted background, above an acanthus leaf border, with acanthus leaf mounted bi-furcated snake handles, on a raised fluted circular foot, the stand of square form, with each corner applied with an elephant`s head and foliate scroll decoration, applied with two armorials and two presentation plaques, ` A TRIBUTE OF GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE FROM THE OFFICERS OF THE HYDERABAD DIVISION OF H.H. THE NIZAM`S REGULAR TROOPS TO HENRY RUSSELL ESQUIRE`, on four square bracket feet, total height 71.5cm, height of vase 40.5cm, height of stand 31cm, width of vase handle to handle 37cm, width of base 25.3cm, approx. weight 546oz, (17kg). ** Provenance: Sir Henry Russell, (1783-1852) 2nd Baronet, and thence by descent to the current owner. Henry Russell sailed with his father in 1797 to India, where his father took up his appointment as a judge. He was employed in the translators office, and soon became fluent in Indian languages. Four years later he became assistant secretary to the Resident at Hyderabad, James Achilles Kirkpatrick, and in 1804 he became chief secretary. After Kirkpatrick`s death in 1805, Henry Russell embarked on an affair with his widow Khair-un-Nissa,. The story of this relationship is told in William Dalrymple`s book `White Mughals`, Harper Collins, 2002. In 1808 he married Jane Casamajor in Madras, but she sadly died a month later. He went on to become The British Resident at Hyderabad from 1810-20, and in 1816 he married Marie Mottet de la Fontain, daughter of the last French Governor of Pondicherry. During this period he organised what was called the `Russell Brigade`, which was four thousand of the Nizam`s irregular cavalry under British Officers. It was in gratitude for this that the vase and dinner service were presented to him. After returning from the Indian service Henry Russell bought Swallowfield Park near Reading, where he lived until his death in 1852. Extract from `Swallowfield and Its Owners`, by Constance, Lady Russell, Longmans, Green, Meo, 1901 in respect to the vase, she wrote: "There is at Swallowfield a very handsome large gilt vase on a pedestal which was presented to Henry Russell by his subordinates and friends in India. Chantrey (Sir Henry Chantrey, Sculptor) was consulted for the design and chose a plate from Piranesi for the form of the vase. He then proposed that two different groups, capable of telling the story of what had led to the presentation of the vase, should be placed on two sides of it and that for the designs of those groups Stothard, (Thomas Stothard,R. A,1755-1834) should be consulted. He suggested that a tiger should be placed on the centre of the lid (now missing), and elephant`s heads at the four angles of the pedestals, and that instead of the imaginary serpent given in Piranesi on each handle, a real serpent should be modelled from life. When Stothart`s designs and a drawing of the whole vase by Burney a well known artist of the day, where submitted to Chantrey he approve entirely. He said that the pedestal might sometimes be used without the vase to hold a basket of flowers for the middle of the table, and to show what he meant he made a hasty sketch with a pen. The tiger, elephant`s heads and the serpent were modelled from life by Bailey R.A. the cost of the vase was £1100 in 1822".
Dan Leno (George Wild Galvin, 1860-1904), a successful music hall comedian, momentos of his career, consisting of a pen and ink sketch portraying Leno as The Salvage Man, painted by Arthur Moreland, dated 1901, another watercolour caricature painted by W. Morgan, dated 1893, two framed photographs, painted papier mache portrait bust, 16in. and Leno`s biography, J. Hickory Wood, pub. Methven & Co., containing two ink sketches
Samuel Gillespie Prout (1822 - 1911) A sketch book containing views of Kenilworth, Salop, Llangollen Bridge, Conway, Conway Castle, Caernarvon Castle, Custom House, Caernarvon, Nantmill, Beth Gellert Bridge and others, most monogrammed, pencil drawings and three watercolours, sheet size 26cm x 42cm, 40 complete sheets, album size 27cm x 43cm, missing front cover.
Samuel Prout (1783-1852) A sketch book including views of Hastings Beach and church studies, 8 sheets, some inscribed, each sheet 11cm x 18cm, with another sketch book inscribed on the inner leaf ‘Hastings’ August 26th 1815 and signed, containing 11 drawn sheets in pencil, views of coastal scenes Hastings and Winchester buildings; together with leaves from a disassembled sketch book including views of Winchester Palace, Brighton, Worthing, 16 sheets pencil drawings and four with watercolour, each sheet 10.5cm x 17.5cm.

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