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Click here to subscribeFOLLOWER OF MONTAGUE DAWSON - Figures in a rowing boat looking out to a ship in full sail, oils on board, 8" x 15", together with a 19th century pencil drawing of a tree; a pair of bisque tablets, each moulded with a Classical scene (one re-stuck); and an album of choco wafer 'Film Star' cards; an etching of an Abbey by Hawksworth and a pen and ink sketch (the latter two items unframed) (7)
E.W. Godwin (1833-1886): An Anglo-Japanese taste walnut table, with folding shelves, gilt brass fittings, probably made by Collinson and Lock, circa 1872-5, 74.7cm (29.5ins) high, 81.5cm (32ins) wide (open), 40.6cm (16ins) deep. Condition report available on request.. Literature: Susan Weber Soros; The Secular Furniture of E.W.Godwin, Yale 1999, p.146 pl. 211, Jeremy Cooper, Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, London 1987, pl. 326, Godwin sketchbooks, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In her book, Susan Soros illustrates a sketch by Godwin for a table with folding shelves from the V & A archives (V & A PD E.255-1963, fol 21) and offers the following footnote to her illustration on p.146 pl 211. ‘This table is one of the most overtly Anglo-Japanese pieces in Godwin’s oeuvre. Nancy Wilkinson has identified drawings in Godwin’s sketchbooks of Japanese tansu (V & A PD E.280-1963, fol. 5) taken from Aime Humbert’s Le Japon illustre (1870) that show similar features, confirming Godwin’s awareness of these forms when he designed the table. The folding shelves seem to be a Godwin adaption, taken from late-eighteenth century Sheraton flap tables, since there is no precedent in Japanese furniture forms’. Similar examples are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, National Trust, Ellen Terry Memorial Museum, Smallhythe Place, Kent and are sometimes referred to as ‘Smallhythe’ tables. Dame Ellen Terry, the Shakespearean actress who lived with Godwin between1868-75 owned a similar table.. In recent years, two examples have been sold at auction, with Simon Chorley, Southam, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire,November 30th 2006 and Sothebys London, The Best of British Design from the 19th and 20th Centuries-Paul Reeves: The Auction, 20th March 2008 Lot 38. Here Sothebys suggested that a total of six ‘Smallhythe’ tables are known to exist.. Clocks & Scientific Instruments
Early C19th George III / IV goncalo alves rectangular topped writing table, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster, circa 1820, with elaborately turned and reeded standard end supports, 35ins. wide (see illustration). Biblio. - Gillows 1824 ' Estimate Sketch Book', no. 3371 (Westminster City Archive) shows this pattern with 'handsome pillar ends'.
Scottish Highlands A sketch of a tour in the Highlands of Scotland. London, 1819, 8vo, contemporary half morocco gilt, rubbed at edges, contemporary ink inscription on front endpaper, some spotting; Sinclair, John Scenes and stories of the North of Scotland. Edinburgh, 1890, 8vo, frontispiece, original cloth gilt; Batten, Edmund The charters of the priory of Beauly. Printed for the Grampian Club, 1877, 8vo, frontispiece, original blue cloth gilt, bevelled boards; Pedestrian The Highlands of Scotland. Newcastle, 1843, 8vo, printed on blue paper, contemporary half calf gilt, rubbed at edges, bookplate of Stewart of Murdostan; Maclean, John Historical and traditional sketches of Highland families. Dingwall, 1848, 8vo, contemporary cloth, paper label, stained, lacking front free endpaper, various ink and pencil inscriptions on front paste down; St John, Charles Wild sports and natural history of the Highlands. London, 1919, 4to, tipped in frontispiece, original cloth; Watson, W.J. Place names of Ross & Cromarty. Inverness, 1904, 8vo, original cloth gilt; Mitchell, Dugald A popular history of the Highlands and Gaelic Scotland. Paisley, 1900, 8vo, frontispiece, original cloth gilt, inner hinges weak, frontispiece loose; Robertson, James A. Concise historical proofs respecting the Gael of Alba. Edinburgh, 1866. Second edition, 8vo, original cloth gilt, inner hinges weak; Logan, James The Scottish Gael. Inverness, [no date], 8vo, 2 volumes, frontispiece, contemporary cloth, paper labels; Mackay, William Urquhart and Glenmoriston. Inverness, 1914, 8vo, illustrated, original cloth gilt, gilt stamp of Urquhart Castle on upper board, previous owner's ink inscription on front endpaper; Lauder, Sir Thomas Dick Highland rambles. Edinburgh, 1837, 8vo, 2 volumes, illustrated, original cloth, rubbed, foxing ; and 44 others (58)
Rankin, Ian - Inscribed by the author Black & blue. London, 1997, third impression, 8vo, inscribed by the author on the title "In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared minds... To Tam - Cheers Ian Rankin", original cloth, dustwrapper, some creasing, remainder of tape label to backstrip, front free endpaper pasted to upper board, bookplate in centre of title covering hole in page; Ibid. The falls. London, 2001, 8vo, inscribed by the author "To Tam - Nunc est bibendum! [Now is the time for drinking!] Ian Rankin (Oxford Bar, Feb 2002)", original cloth, dustwrapper, creased at edges, front free endpaper pasted to upper board, bookplate removed from verso of title; Ibid. Resurrection men. London, 2001. First edition, inscribed by the author "To Tam - Wishing you an "Annus Mirabilis" [Extraordinary Year]!" with knots and crosses below, original red cloth, dustwrapper, newspaper clipping pasted onto introductory leaf; Ibid. Beggars banquet. London, 2002. First edition, 8vo, inscribed by the author "To Tam - Good work enroles? everyone and stands the test of time and sun! A' best, Ian Rankin" with hangman sketch below, original black cloth, dustwrapper; Ibid. A question of blood. London, 2003. First edition, 8vo, inscribed by the author "To Tam - Verbum rebus manet in aeternum (It says here!) Cheers Ian Rankin" with smiley face below, original blue cloth, dustwrapper, sellotape at foot of spine, bookplate? removed from front free endpaper; Ibid. Fleshmarket close. London, 2004. First edition, 8vo, inscribed by the author "To Tam - A' the best! Rebus locuta est. Causa finita est! [Rebus has spoken. The cause has finished!] Oxford Bar 2004 Ian Rankin", smiley face below, original cloth, dustwrapper, front free endpaper pasted to upper board; Ibid. The naming of the dead. London, 2006, 8vo, inscribed by the author "To Tam - Fidus achates Ian Rankin", knots and crosses below, original cloth, dustwrapper; Ibid. The flood. London, 2005, 8vo, inscribed the author "To Tam - Fidus achates Ian Rankin", knots and crosses below, original cloth, dustwrapper, front free endpaper pasted to upper board (8)
Rankin, Ian - Inscribed by the author Rebus: the St. Leonard's years. London, 2001, 8vo, inscribed by the author "To Tam - Ex tacito semper vigilans... Ian Rankin", with smiley face below, original cloth, dustwrapper, front free endpaper pasted to upper board; Ibid. The lost years. London, 2003, 8vo, inscribed by the author "To Tam - Primus inter pares. Nunc est bibendum. [First among equals. Now we must drink] Ian Rankin, Oxford Bar Embra", paper covers, newspaper clipping pasted to verso of title; Ibid. Rebus: capital crimes. London, 2004, 8vo, inscribed by the author "To Tam - Verbum rebus manet aeternum. Nunc est bibendum...Oxford Bar! Ian Rankin", hangman sketch below, dustwrapper, bookplate to verso of title; Ibid. The complete short stories. London, 2005, 8vo, inscribed by the author "To Tam - Books and friends should be few & good! Cheers, Ian Rankin, Oxford Bar 2005", paper covers, bookplate to verso of title; and three inscribed paperbacks with Ken Stott covers and a Audio book of Knots and Crosses signed by the author (7)
Bukowski, Charles The day it snowed in L.A., the adventures of Clarence Hiram Sweetmeat. Sutton West: The Paget Press, 1986, 8vo, original ink sketch on front free endpaper, signed by artist, original paper wrappers, some slight sunning to backstrip, a near fine copy; Bukowski, Charles & Crumb, Robert Bring me your love. Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1987, fourth printing, 8vo, original ink sketch on front endpaper, signed by Bukowski, original paper wrappers, a fine copy (2)
Rackham, Arthur - Irving, Washington The sketch book of Geoffrey Crayon. New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons & the Knickerbocker Press, 1895, Van Tassel edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, presentation inscription from Arthur Rackham to Julie Drinkwater 1894 on front blank, illustrated with 32 plates, 4 of which are by Arthur Rackham, original decorative blue cloth gilt, white onlays, some rubbing to edges (2)
Gibbon, Edward The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire, 1838, 8 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf, slightly rubbed; D'Abrantes, Duchess Memoirs of Napoleon, 1836, 2 volumes, 8vo, plates, contemporary calf gilt; Bigland, J. A sketch of the history of Europe, 1810, 2 volumes, 8vo, contemporary calf; G Dyer History of the university and college of Cambridge, 1814, 2 volumes, 8vo, 30 engraved plates, contemporary diced calf, one cover detached; and 22 others, leather bound, 8vo and 12mo (36)
Beattie, William Caledonia illustrated in a series of views. London: G. Virtue, [1838], 2 volumes, 4to, additional engraved titles, map and 166 plates engraved after W.H. Bartlett & others, tissue guards, original cloth gilt, slightly spotted, extremities rubbed; Spalding, John The history of the troubles and memorable transactions in Scotland and England, from MDCXXIV to MDCXLV. Edinburgh: Ballantyne and Co., 1828, 2 volumes, 4to, engraved plates, some folding, nineteenth century cloth, uncut; Airy, Osmund Charles II. Goupil, 1901, 4to, limited to 1250 copies, plates, brown half morocco, t.e.g., uncut; Small, J.W. Leaves from my sketch-books, 1880, 4to, number 245 of 300 copies, plates, original boards, lacking spine, covers detached; Blore, Edward The monumental remains of noble and eminent persons, 1826, 4to, engraved plates, half morocco, library stamp on title, worn, spine loose; Bulloch, John George Jamesone The Scottish Van Dyck, 1885, large 8vo, number 34 of 250 copies, original cloth, hinges weak, rubbed; Archer, Thomas Pictures and royal portraits illustrative of English and Scottish history, [n.d.], 4to, 2 volumes, engraved plates, half morocco, rubbed; Anderson, W. The Scottish nation, 1878, 9 original parts, 4to, engraved plates, original cloth, spines faded; and 1 other (20)
Snaffles; Charles Johnson Payne (1884-1967). A Graphite & Watercolour on Paper, entitled The Odds on the Pheasant, a rare depiction of a hunting & shooting scene, purportedly a larger version of a Snaffles sketch from his book 'Osses and Obstacles' published in 1935. 14 ins x 9½ ins (36 cms x 24 cms). Mounted in a frame 17¼ ins x 23 ins (59 cms).
Augustus Edwin John (1878 - 1961), a study of a nude female, full length, depicted standing with left hand on her hip, her right arm behind her, signed pencil drawing, 19 1/2" x 13 1/4", limed oak frame This sketch has been torn into four pieces and is said to have been done by the artist himself in a fit of rage against his model. (illustrated)
Walter Kenneth Jones "Lily" (1930-2004), "The Air Raid", signed and dated 1992, inscribed on verso, oil on board, 42 x 79cm.; 16.5 x 31in. * As a boy, Ken missed a lot of schooling due to being deaf in one ear. Ken left school in 1945 and went to work in a factory (McKechnie Bros.) where his father, Lou, worked. Ken stayed there until 1950, working as a labourer and doing the some sign writing on the wagons etc. Ken then went to work, in the then Widnes Foundry & Engineering Company, as a labourer and was a foreman rigger when he was made redundant in 1984. In 1953 Ken met the love of his life, Lillian and in 1955 they married. They were both very devoted to each other and were very happy until Lillian's tragic death in 1977. Ken, totally devastated by Lillian's passing, started to devote all his spare time to painting. Ken would often paint to three o'clock in the morning and then get up and go to work in the Foundry. It was during this period that Ken started to sign his work "Lily" in memory of his late wife. All original cartoons and paintings by Ken are signed "Lily. During his time at the foundry Ken would sketch and photograph life, the machinery and the building around him. Using the sketches and photographs as notes, Ken painted pictures depicting life as it was then. The characters were all based on actual people, but with a touch of Ken's humour, which he had throughout his life. His characters although true to life were portrayed as humorous men and their faces with wonderful expressions. In some of the paintings Ken has included himself, a touch of melancholy as Ken looked down on his life within the painting. Ken also went on to become a successful cartoonist of the "old type". His work was published in many daily newspapers. From 1987 Ken just spent his time cartooning, refusing many offers of painting commissions. Ken had a number of articles written about him and was known locally as the "Lowry of Widnes"
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