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Lot 1600
CRESWICK, THOMAS (1811-1869), „Calder Abbey Sketch“, Öl auf Leinwand, u. li. Monogrammiert „TC“, verso auf dem Keilrahmen betitelt. HxB: 30,5/46 cm, (47/62 cm mit Rahmen). Altersspuren, part. dupliert, part. retuschiert.Provenienz: Aus der Sammlung Prof. Dr. Bathelt (1948-2023), Leiter der Volkshochschule und der städtischen Galerie Herrenberg und Vorsitzender der Europäischen Kulturgemeinschaft e.V.| CRESWICK, THOMAS (1811-1869), "Calder Abbey Sketch", Oil on canvas, monogrammed "TC" lower left, titled on the stretcher verso. HxW: 30.5/46 cm, (47/62 cm with frame). Traces of age, partially duplicated, partially retouched. Provenance: From the collection of Prof. Dr Bathelt (1948-2023), director of the adult education centre and the municipal gallery in Herrenberg and chairman of the European Cultural Community e.V.
Lot 508
Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) Street scene with dogs Initialled, signed and inscribed "31 December 1963", biro, 9.5cm by 16cmThe work forms part of Mr Neville Blakey's autograph book and is sold together with a further key book, which details on page 87 that that "This delightful sketch was drawn in the drawing room at "West View", Burnley. He [Lowry] visited us here […] and we made return visits on many occasions to his house at Mottram in Longdendale. He always enjoyed coming and being with the children, whom he watched growing up. He was a most kind person…" before describing the exchanges of their first meeting and subsequent friendship, as well as the two gifts received "the pencil sketch of 7 figures […] and the larger sketch of 8 figures", lots 509 and 510. Slight time staining to the paper. Feint brown mark lower left corner. The odd very minor tiny scattered foxing spot in edidence, in particular to the sky and outer edges. Surface dirt to the outer edges, in particular the right edge. The rest of the authograph book is in similar conidtion to the Lowry sketch. The cover has the odd minor nick and scratch. The key has slight time staining to the paper with the odd scattered foxing spot. The outer pages of the book with more pronounced foxing spots in evidence.
Lot 609
David Bomberg (1890-1957) "Sappers at Work, Under Hill 60" (1919) Ink and wash, 19cm by 12.5cm Provenance: Ex collection of B Davies-Reece (the artist's son in law).This sketch was part of a series of works Bomberg created in commemoration of Canadian Soldiers who were commissioned to dig tunnels under the German trenches to lay explosives during World War I. Time staining to the exposed areas of paper. Old tape hinged to the top edge of each corner to the reverse. Brown mark approx 2cm to the centre of the top margin. The odd tiny scattered small sized foxing spot in evidence.The tape is no longer secured to the mount. Time staining to the mount.
Lot 587
Cecil Rochfort D’Oyly John (1906–1993)"Les Martiques, South of France"Signed, inscribed verso with sketch, oil on canvas, 34cm by 70cmCovered in a thin layer of surface dirt and discoloured varnish. Slight stretcher shadow with some minor associated craquelure. An areas of fine craquelure within the cream paint to the right of the boat, right hand side. Slight rubbing to the outer edges of the canvas and an area of tiny losses to the upper left of the sky. Other areas of fine craquelure, to the right of the orange boat and to the upper left of the sky. Possible shrinkage to areas of the dark green lower right corner and to the centre.
Lot 106
This lot contains an Original facsimile from the magic the gathering artist Pete Venters. This artwork was done exclusively for the UK ‘fanzine’ From The Mana Born, this artwork was originally done in 1994 and features iconic ‘red’ cards from the early days of Magic the Gathering, this is the sketch variant.
Lot 107
This lot contains an Original facsimile from the magic the gathering artist Pete Venters. This artwork was done exclusively for the UK ‘fanzine’ From The Mana Born, this artwork was originally done in 1994 and features iconic ‘artifact’ cards from the early days of Magic the Gathering, this is the sketch outline of the coloured version.
Lot 381
Collection of vintage books to include Burke's Landed Gentry Vols 1 and 2 1898, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, Armorial Families, 4 volume of Ogilvie's Imperial Dictionary Of The English Language, Folio Society books to include The Prisoner Of Zenda, 3 Men In A Boat The Tragedy Of Macbeth, The Wit Of Oscar Wilde and As You Like it. Also included Picturesque Australia, various artist guides, Common Prayer and Communion book, A Sketch Of The Life And Writings Of Fenelon by The Archbishop Of Cambray (printed 1810) etc. (2 boxes)
Lot 433
The Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Barbie Doll, Went with the Wind. This iconic doll captures the comedic essence of Carol Burnett's memorable performance in the "Gone with the Wind" parody sketch. She is dressed in a curtain rod gown, with a pink floral dress underneath the curtains. This item has its original box. Dimensions of the box: 8.25"L x 3.5"W x 13"H. Manufacturer: MattelCondition: Age related wear.
Lot 537
Verner's Patent Cavalry Sketching Board Compass, English, c.1900, the wood marked 'VERNER'S PATENT No2971' , and stamped to the rear 'Elliot Bros London' board constructed of light wood with boxwood ends, and all brass fittings with leather strap to rear, with compass and inclanometer, along with a pair of Military Achinson Binoculars dated 1917, in a leather case (2). Exploring the Legacy of Lt-Colonel William Willoughby Cole Verner: A Pioneer in Military Instrumentation Lt-Colonel William Willoughby Cole Verner (1852-1922) left an indelible mark on military history through his service and innovations. Serving on the staff in the Egyptian campaign of 1884-85 and later during the Boer War, Verner retired as a Lt-Colonel in May 1904. However, his contributions extended far beyond the battlefield. Verner's early designs centered around simple pocket compasses, with the Service Pattern models MK III to MK VII emerging between approximately 1895 and 1918. His prismatic service compasses, a development of the Schmalcalder patent design from the early 19th century, maintained their status as the standard service compass of the British Army until the outbreak of World War II. In addition to compasses, Verner crafted the innovative 'Verner's Patent' Cavalry Sketching Board, which added another dimension to his legacy. The Cavalry Sketching Board has a fascinating origin, initially invented by Colonel W. H. Richards, a military surveying instructor at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, around 1880. Verner, briefly a Professor of Topography at Sandhurst, enhanced Richards' creation, patenting his improvements in 1887 and 1891. Eventually, the board became widely known as 'Verner's.' Further refinements by W. J. Bosworth in 1897 ensured its continued use until approximately 1930. Strapped to the arm of a cavalryman on the bridle arm, the Cavalry Sketching Board featured a leather strap with a swivel joint, allowing users to twist the entire board for precise compass alignment. The board incorporated a compass for taking bearings, and the sketching process occurred on a paper roll wound around side rollers. As each sketch was completed, the paper roll could be advanced to provide more paper. The utility of the sketching board extended beyond traditional cavalry use. During World War I, pilots and observers of the Royal Flying Corps adopted the board, employing it to create sketches of enemy positions and trenches. Verner's innovative contributions to military instrumentation, combined with his prolific work as an author, military historian, and chronicler of the Rifle Brigade, solidify his place as a pioneer in the field. The enduring impact of Verner's inventions underscores their significance in the evolution of military tools and tactics.
Lot 3654
Gertrude Massey née Seth (1868-1957) a Victorian pocket sketch book, "Mother's First Sketch Book", containing pencil sketches of figures, portraits, family pets, landscapes, some dated '86, 13.5cm wide; another later pocket sketch/watercolour book, HG Massey and G Massey 1924, with illustrations of travels in London and on the continent, titled and annotated, 14cm (2)
Lot 36
Peter LANYON (1913-1964) Harbour (Porthleven), 1951 Mixed media,Signed and dated ‘5133 x 53 cm, 13 x 21 inExhibitedLeonard Fuller and Friends, Penlee House Art Gallery, Penzance, 2014Catalogue NoteOne of the preliminary sketches for the large 'Porthleven, 1951' in the Tate Gallery's collection. This sketch has a 13cm tear and various abrasions, we have not examined the work out of its glazed frame but we can see that the mount fails to cover an area of paper at the bottom left margin, suggesting that the work has moved from its original fixing. See images for these and other issues
Lot 23
From the collection of Alan Wightman - Russ Abbot's Madhouse (1980-1985 sketch show) - an original production camera script for Russ Abbot's Christmas Madhouse, recorded in December 1984. Featuring guest stars Les Dennis & Dustin Gee, Sherrie Hewson, Susie Blake and others. 155pp plus cover, cast list, and running order pages. Complete script. Alan Wightman is a screenwriter, playwright, author and comedy writer who began his career writing material for television entertainment programmes and comedians including: The Two Ronnies, Jimmy Tarbuck, Joe Pasquale, Les Dawson, Freddie Starr, Des O'Connor and many others. An interview with Alan can be viewed here www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqLR8SLZg9E&t=707s in which he discusses several key items available for auction in this sale.
Lot 108
From the collection of Alan Wightman - Little And Large (BBC Sketch Comedy Series 1978-1991) - original production Camera Script for 'Show 1' of the series featuring Syd Little and Eddie Large. 63pp plus cover, and schedule pages. Original pin to corner. Alan Wightman is a screenwriter, playwright, author and comedy writer who began his career writing material for television entertainment programmes and comedians including: The Two Ronnies, Jimmy Tarbuck, Joe Pasquale, Les Dawson, Freddie Starr, Des O'Connor and many others. An interview with Alan can be viewed here www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqLR8SLZg9E&t=707s in which he discusses several key items available for auction in this sale.
Lot 125
From the collection of Alan Wightman - Nitty Gritty - unproduced and newly discovered original script for a sketch show by John Sullivan (Only Fools And Horses writer). The script, which runs to 65pp on white paper, was an idea for a sketch show that Sullivan had c1978. All sketches were penned by Sullivan, and include: a serial-type series of sketches featuring James Bond, a musical number 'The Lament Of The Cowboy From Balham,' and various short sketches. Accompanied by a letter from Sullivan to Alan Wightman which reads, in part: 'Dear Alan, Please find enclosed a rather soiled copy of Nitty Gritty.... (it) is merely the working title for the idea I discussed with you. This is a rough draft, a very rough draft, you'll discover how rough when you see that sketch number five hasn't even been finished... I've attempted to link the various sketches and quickies with to a tenuous theme. This was done at the suggestion of the BBC (they like themes!). I'll be interested to hear your views on this script, mainly whether you feel we have the same taste in humour (I think we have). I'm sure that if you and I can work well enough together we shouldn't have too much trouble selling the idea, if not the Beeb then to someone else...' and is signed in blue ink 'John'. Dated 8/10/79. The script represents an interesting time in Sullivan's career - likely written just prior to his first sitcom success Citizen Smith (1977), and harks back to his earlier sketch writing for The Two Ronnies. Alan Wightman never took up Sullivan's offer to work on the script and thus it went unproduced. This script is believed to be the copy in existence. Alan Wightman is a screenwriter, playwright, author and comedy writer who began his career writing material for television entertainment programmes and comedians including: The Two Ronnies, Jimmy Tarbuck, Joe Pasquale, Les Dawson, Freddie Starr, Des O'Connor and many others. An interview with Alan can be viewed here www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqLR8SLZg9E&t=707s in which he discusses several key items available for auction in this sale.
Lot 91
An early 19th century artist's sketchbook. The sketch book bound in full scarlet straight grain morocco with gilt borders and tooling to the spine. Prior owner's bookplate removed from front pastedown, marbled endpapers. Filled with artist's quality drawing paper. All pages clean and unused. Small folio, measuring 14" x 11".
Lot 434
FORD MADOX BROWN, PRE-RAPHAELITE PAINTER (1821-1893); a handwritten and signed letter which reads: ‘1 St Edmund’s Terrace, N.W. Jan 5/92. Dear Mrs Brockbank, I have received the poem & have read it with much interest & pleasure; the last line, in particular, is exceedingly fine, &, indeed, gives a new interpretation to the picture which inspired it. I always marked something out of the common in Miss Brockbank, & this bias for literature, of which you speak, does not surprise me. Only I am sorry for the reason you give for not leaving off punctuations. I am just now very hard at work trying to finish off my 11th mural painting for the Town Hall, when I come down to ? it, I hope to be well enough to call. With kind remembrance to Miss and Mrs Brockbank, very truly yours, Ford Madox Brown’. The letter is on watermarked paper and is pasted down from the back blank page within a sleeve. Accompanying the letter is a chalk drawing of a robed figure by repute by Edward Burne-Jones, unsigned, 25 x 13cm, framed and glazed (2). Provenance: Mr Edward Brockbank was a patron of some of the Pre-Raphaelite painters and this may be the husband of Mrs Brockbank to whom Ford Madox Brown has written. The Town Hall murals mentioned in the letter are possibly the set of twelve murals for Manchester Town Hall started in 1879 and completed on the year of Madox Brown’s death in 1893. No 11, mentioned in the letter, is ‘The Opening of the Bridgewater Canal A.D. 1761’.The letter and sketch were purchased by the vendor in the mid-1960s from the Folio Society. The vendor had the sketch framed but has no provenance. The back of the sleeve for the letter has a label for Documents and Autographs Ltd, stock number Doc.2945.
Lot 516
ADAM & CHARLES BLACK, and others, a collection of thirty illustrated books, many with pictorial covers, to include GILBEY (SIR W), GEORGE MORLAND HIS LIFE AND HIS WORK, 1907; HERBERT (A), THE ISLE OF MAN, John Lane, 1909; SPIELMANN (M), KATE GREENAWAY, A & C Black, 1905, etc, (Qty)Condition Report: The charm of gardens, Dion Clayton Calthorpfrom sketch book and diary, Elizabeth ButlerA century of sea trading, L.Cope CornfordInsect life, C.A.Ealand The Scener Of London, painted by Herbert Marshall, Described by G.E.Mitton The Naval Front, Donald Maxwell, Gordon S.MaxwellJohn Petrie, Martin HardieBath & Bristol, Laura A Happerfield, Stanley Hutton The story of the British Navy, Frank FoxThe Pilgrims Progress, John BunyanBirds of Britain and their eggs, J.L.Bonhote Country Sketches For City Dwellers, Mrs Willingham RawnsleyThree hundred games and pastimes, E.V.Lucas and E LucasGardens of the great Mughals, C.M.Villiers StuartThe Royal Navy, Norman Wilkinson and H.L.SwinburneCruikshank's watercolours with introduction by Joseph GregoThe Salonica Front, A.J.MannGeorge Moreland, Sir Walter Gilbey Plant Life, Charles A HallThe Garden That I Love, Alfred Austin The Highlands and Island, A.R.Hope MoncrieffThe Isle Of Man, Agnes Herbert World Pictvres, Mortimer Menpes and Dorothy MenpesHighways and Hedges, Berenger Benger and Herbert A MorrahThe Homes Of Tennyson, Hellen Allingham and Arthur Paterson The Vicar Of Wakefield, Oliver Gildsmith Isle Of Man, Ralph Hall Caine and A.Heaton Cooper X2Hunts of Ancient Peace, Alfred Austin Kate Greenaway, M.H Spielmann and G.S LayardAdventures Amoung Picrures, Charles Lewis HindA Short History Of The Church Of England, The Reverend J.F KendallAnimals, An Ilustrated Who's Who Of The Animal World, George Jenninson
Lot 317
Philip Alexius de László, PRBA, Hungarian/British 1869-1937- The Artist's Children Blowing Bubbles; oil on canvas, signed and dated 'P.A. de László / 1914' (lower left), 38 x 48.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection. Literature: The de László Archive Trust, 'The Catalogue Raisonné of Works by Philip de László (1869-1937) [online]', no. 13519. Note: The present work depicts two of the artist's sons, Paul Leonardo (1906-1982) and Patrick David de László (1909-1980), playfully blowing bubbles over a bowl on a table on which toys are scattered. The particularly loose and free handling of the paint suggests that the present work is a study for a finished painting, although a completed version of the work is not known. The subject and composition do exhibit some similarities with De László's depiction of his youngest son, John Adolphus (1912-1990), in a later painting of 1918 which shows John peering into a goldfish bowl placed on the table before him (Christie's 10 Dec 2020, lot 69). The sketch-like execution of the present work does, in fact, impart a sense of spontaneity and familiarity which befits the subject, both in the identity of the sitters, and in the nature of their play.
Lot 10
Attributed to the workshop of Bartolomeo Passarotti, Italian 1529-1592- Five male heads; pen and dark brown ink, possibly iron gall ink, on laid paper, indistinctly inscribed '5...', (crossed out, centre left), and with an indistinct chalk sketch of the Madonna and Child enthroned verso, 19.9 x 25.2 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: While perhaps best known for his large oils of butchers' stalls populated with grinning grotesques and rustic figures, Bolognese painter Bartolomeo Passarotti was also a prolific draughtsman, and a keen and astute observer of the human form. The present sheet of head studies, rendered with confident hatchwork and firm, decisive contours, imbuing the profiles with an almost sculptural heft, shows the influence of drawings by an earlier generation of artists. It is particularly reminiscent of ink drawings by the Florentine sculptor and draughtsman Baccio Bandinelli (1493-1560), in whose workshop Passarotti is known to have studied. The drawing presented here shows distinct similarities to other known head studies given to Passarotti or to his extensive Bolognese workshop, such as the sketch of two children's heads held in the collection of the Louvre, Paris (INV 8488), the studies of male heads held at the Galleria Estense (no. 1212), the drawing of a female head in profile which appeared at auction at auction in Berlin in 2021 (Bassenge, 03 December 2021, lot 6633, EUR 8,000) and the example which was sold in Brussels that same year (Vanderkindere, 19 January 2021, lot 220, EUR 1,900). The dramatically foreshortened face to the lower central portion of the present drawing exemplifies the artist's interest in forensically exploring the human form from every angle. This approach is clearly visible in Passarotti's many studies of anatomy and sculpture including the sheet showing a male torso at the National Gallery of Art, Washington (2000.124.1.b), or the study of hands now in the Jan Krugier Collection, Monaco (JK 4667).
Lot 256
Robert Thorburn Ross, RSA, Scottish 1816-1876- A seated woman in an interior, carding; oil on panel, signed and dated 'R.T. Ross 1851' (lower right), bears old, indistinctly inscribed label verso, 71.5 x 55 cm. Provenance: with Frost & Reed, Ltd., London; where purchased by S.C. Coulson Esq., 17 December 1959. Private Collection, UK. Note: The present scene, which shows a humble figure carrying out a domestic task in an unadorned interior, is typical of Ross's work. Through a combination of fine, smooth brushstrokes, particularly to the figure's face and hands, with a rougher, more sketch-like rendering of the background, Ross manages to convey a palpable sense of the sitter's presence, imparting his work with a sympathetic, but not sentimental, quality.
Lot 9
Florentine School, 16th century- Study of a standing male nude, viewed from behind; red chalk on laid paper with encircled six-pointed star watermark, with a red chalk sketch of St John the Baptist with a lamb verso, 27 x 12.7 cm. (unframed). Provenance: Formerly the collection of J. Gallagher, Modena, Italy, as by Francesco Morandini; Private Collection, Germany. Note: While the artist of the present study remains unidentified, the sharply observed and sculptural treatment of the figure points to a draughtsman of the Florentine school, who was likely influenced by the muscular nudes of Michelangelo (1475-1564), Baccio Bandinelli (1493-1560) and Francesco Salviati (1443-1478), as well as the refined drawings of Francesco Morandini (1594-1597), to whom the present drawing was formerly attributed.
Lot 329
Théobald Chartran, French 1849-1907- Figure studies, including a lady with a fan, a man in cavalier's costume, and a terrier; pen and black ink on paper, signed 'Chartran' (lower right), stamped with studio stamp (lower right), bears label for 'Bruno et Patrick De BAYSER' attached to the frame verso, 31.5 x 45.8 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Chartran worked largely in the academic tradition, principally producing portraits and history scenes, no doubt influenced by his studies under Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889). The present sketch provides a fascinating insight into the artist's process, depicting a wide variety of subjects, from a lady wearing what appears to be Spanish dress to a number of figures in top hats, a landscape scene with a rabbit emerging from its warren, and a blackbird which dips its beak tentatively into a glass of wine.
Lot 311
Circle of Edward Stott, ARA, British 1859-1918- Portrait of a young man, bust-length, with a full beard and a broad-brimmed hat; oil on board, bears landscape sketch in oil verso, 26.5 x 21 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: The present portrait, which shows a young man wearing a large hat and looking directly out at the viewer with a penetrating gaze, strongly recalls the works of Edward Stott, a leading figure of the rural Sussex artist colony at Amberley, who was renowned for his atmospheric and intimate portrayals of rural subjects. Stott trained in the Paris studio of Carolus Duran (1837-1917), and while in France became familiar with the rural realism of Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884), and also became influenced by the works of the Impressionists. Stott brought this approach back to England, saturating his scenes of the Sussex countryside with bold strokes of highly pigmented colour. This bold approach to colour can also be discerned in the present portrait, particularly in the florid skin tone of the subject, which is punctuated with strokes of bright and unmixed red.
Lot 164
John 'Warwick' Smith, OWS, British 1749-1831- The New Road over the Pontine Marshes; pencil and watercolour on paper, signed, dated, and inscribed 'New Road over the Pontine Marshes / JohnSmith / 1803' verso, 23 x 34.5 cm. Provenance: with Martyn Gregory, London, where purchased by the present owner; Private Collection, UK. Exhibited: March 1985, Martyn Gregory, 'Exhibition of Early English Watercolours', catalogue 39, lot 121. Note: 'Warwick' Smith was the son of a gardener to the Gilpin family, and, as a result of this connection, went on to study under the animal painter Sawrey Gilpin (1733-1807). Over the course of his career, Smith became particularly celebrated for his topographical watercolours, depicting views across Britain and Italy, where he travelled under the patronage of George Greville (1746-1816) between 1776-81, leading to the publication of 'Select Views in Italy'. Smith likely revisited the present sweeping marshland view several times over the years. A smaller sketch of a nearly identical scene, showing the Via Appia through the Pontine Marshes flanked by rustic architecture, was recorded in the collection of Sir John Trevelyan, 5th Baronet (subsequently with Abbott and Holder, London). That example was dated 1795. The present picture is a classic and striking example of Smith's work, with an expansive vista illuminated by soft, warm light. A similarly vibrant and warmly lit vista, also depicting the countryside between Naples and Rome, is held in the collection of the Morgan Museum and Library, New York [1984.20].
Lot 191
Attributed to Edward Lear, British 1812-1888- The Pine Forest, Ravenna; watercolour on paper, 15.9 x 25.9 cm. Provenance: with Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London. Private Collection, UK. Note: Lear is known to have painted the pine forest at Ravenna on multiple occasions, producing both sweeping vistas in oil and smaller-scale sketches in watercolour. A watercolour sketch depicting an almost identical view to the drawing presented here, was sold at Bonhams, London, on 23 June 2015 (lot 17).
Lot 7270
Sixteen titles wildfowling, shooting, geese etc, including Michael Bratby: 'Grey Goose', London, Geoffrey Bles, 1939, 1st edition, colour frontis by Peter Scott + b/w plates as called for, orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper; Bill Powell, 2 titles, both 1st editions in dust wrappers: 'My Wild Goose Chase', 1954, signed by author at foot of frontis, 'The Grey Geese Call', 1956, ownership sig. John Humphreys (1939-2012); Arthur Cadman: 'Tales of a Wildfowler', 1957, 1st edition, signed & inscribed to John Humphreys and with ALS to him from author loosely inserted, orig. cloth, d/w; "Wildfowler" (Lewis Clement): 'Public Shooting Quarters. Wildfowling in 1881', Penrith, David Grayland, 1995, limited edition, number 32 of 300 copies, facsimile/reissue of original 1881 edition, frontis + 4 plates, orig. cloth gilt; Colin Willock, four 1st editions, including 'The Gun-Punt Adventure', 1958, ALS from author to John Humphreys loosely inserted, orig. cloth gilt, 'Kenzie the Wild Goose Man', 1962, signed and with original pen & ink sketch by the illustrator Mackenzie Thorpe to title page, orig. cloth, d/w, plus 2 others Colin Willock; plus first editions by Richard Perry, Coombe Richards, R.N. Winnall, J.C.M. Nichols etc (16).From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.
Lot 7243
(Arthur Henry Patterson, Great Yarmouth.) Two early 20th Century commonplace albums containing 12 original pen & ink and pen, ink & watercolour sketches by the Yarmouth born Broadland Naturalist and writer Arthur Henry Patterson (1857-1935), the albums having belonged to a Margaret Wilkerson of 28 Trafalgar Road, Great Yarmouth, and with entries spanning the period 1903-1918, the first album with pages approx 16 x 19cm, 84 pages of manuscript entries in total including many humourous pen & ink and pen, ink and watercolour sketches, including 8 full page original sketches by Patterson, comprising: pen, ink & watercolour depicting a broadland bird on a bullrush, signed A. Patterson and dated 1/1/1903; pen, ink & watercolour depicting a surprised looking gentleman on left, pen & ink sign on right bearing words "Try Wilkerson's Fat Producing Powders", with bird atop and cat beneath, pen & ink caption beneath "Why! bless my heart Wilkinson, I hardly knowed you!" and signed A. Patterson Jan 1903 lower left; pen, ink & watercolour depicting gentleman walking on beach with dog, pen & ink caption beneath "Love Me - Love My Dog", sea and ships in background, signed and dated lower left A. Patterson Apl 1903; pen & ink sketch depicting bird smoking a cigarette with stick under its wing at the front door of a house with name "Mr Wilkinson" on door, pen & ink caption underneath "Birdlover, I wonder how long Maggie will be?" and signed in initials by Patterson and indisctinctly dated beneath; pen, ink and watercolour depicting blue tit on branch with berries, signed A. Patterson and dated 1905, m/s words beneath in another hand; pen & ink sketch depicting a tramp and a well dressed gentleman, m/s pen & ink text beneath "Tramp. "Kind genelman, 'elp a poor man on the road ter buy a bycycle: I've got a ile-can in my bundle, en' only wants a machine!"" signed A. Patterson and dated 1905; pen & ink sketch depicting a tramp and a lady holding saucepan, m/s pen & ink text beneath "Homekeeper. "What do you want my man?" Tramp. - "Just this mam, here 'sa button; I want you to make me a shirt upon it!"", unsigned; pen & ink sketch depicting two cats at a dining table with bowl of onions, m/s pen & ink text beneath "Tom. "You know I can't eat onions!" Tally. "You'll either eat those, or nothing!"", signed A. Patterson; plus numerous other sketches, including a pen, ink & watercolour street/architectural scene of Fuller's Hill, Great Yarmouth, captioned beneath "Old Fuller's Hill", and signed and dated lower right W. Patterson, 23/9/05, this being A.H. Patterson's father William Patterson, a Norwich shoemaker, subsequently moving to Great Yarmouth rows, father of Patterson and 8 other siblings, member of the Primitive Methodists and described as rather a stern figure; numerous other mainly humorous sketches, prose entries etc, some related to soldiers/WW1, names of contributors include Charles Munford, Maud Munford, Margaret Wilkerson, Sidney Grapes, Gladys Amor, C.G. Ward, Edith Bessie Baker etc etc, m/s pen, ink & watercolour decorated title page/ownership signature Margaret Wilkerson at front, possibly by Arthur Henry Patterson, contemporary calf gilt (slightly rubbed/worn); the second album with pages approx 14 x 17cm, 62 pages of manuscript entries in total including many humourous pen & ink and pen, ink and watercolour sketches, including 4 full page original sketches by Patterson, comprising: pen & ink illustrated "title page" depicting two birds looking at sign bearing words "Mag. Wilkerson 28 Trafalgar Rd kindly Return When Sketched In", signed A Patterson and dated 1912 lower right; pen & ink sketch depicting cat and snarling dog with bone between them, m/s pen & ink text beneath "A bone of contention (a grand brewing.)", signed A Patterson and dated May 1910 on left; pen & ink sketch depicting an old lady and a policman, m/s pen & ink text beneath "Old lady May! - "Mr Policeman, will you tell me what ya wear that chin-strap for?" P.C. Billy. - "Yes, mam; it's to rest my jaw on answering so many old womans questions."", signed on right A Patterson; pen & ink sketch of two shorebirds on beach in foreground with pebbles, cliffs and sea in background, signed A Patterson dated Apl. 1910; numerous pen & ink and pen, ink & watercolour sketches, many humorous, other entries/contributors include F. Tew, S. Tew, D. Gibbons, M. Gibbons, Bert Gibbons, Edward Martin Jarvis (1890-1957), Fred Brett, Ipswich, P.R. Walter, including humorous pen, ink & watercolour of a German soldier hiding in a barrel with caption beneath "If der Norfolk Yeoman haf gone by, den I kan kom out", signed in initials J.J.B. dated 2/2/18, others similar war related content, W. Hannaford Essex Regiment, well executed pen, ink & watercolour of men smoking pipes in a rowing boaton water, titled "Peace" beneath, signed G.D.G. Gt. Yarmouth 1910 lower right, pen, ink & watercolour depicting Stratton Woods, Norwich, signed S.E. Raymont Sergt. 27/6/16, other sketches beauties, soldiers, animals etc, contemporary calf gilt slightly worn, lacks backstrip, the odd leaf loose (2)
Lot 7268
Twelve assorted volumes on shooting, big game, hunting etc., including Robert Churchill: 'How to Shoot. Some Lessons on the Science of Shot Gun Shooting', 1925, 1st edition, signed & inscribed from Chris Cradock to John Humphreys (1939-2012), orig. cloth gilt, dust wrapper; J.J. Manley: 'Notes on Game and Game Shooting', London, [1880], 1st edition, viii,389pp + [16]pp ads dated August 1880, title page & FFEP part excised, not affecting text, b/w frontis, plates, orig. cloth gilt; Evan Mackenzie: 'Grouse Shooting and Deer Stalking', 1907, orig. cloth; RC Lehmann: 'Conversational Hints for Young Shooters', 1894, orig. pictorial wraps, rebacked; 'Game & Gun and The Angler's Monthly Vol. XXI. 1944', L, 1944, yearly volume Jan. December, iv, 336pp, b/w ills., period ads., , 4to, original cloth gilt; Daniel Higson: 'Seafowl Shooting Sketches', 1990, reissue/facsimile of 1909 edition, limited edition, number 10 of 300 copies only, signed & inscribed from John Paley to John Humphreys, and with pen & ink sketch by Paley of a Curlew in flight tipped onto limitation page, orig. cloth gilt; plus Horace Hutchinson (ed.): 'Big Game Shooting', 1903-1905, 2 volumes, uniform orig. cloth gilt and others Colonel Peter Hawker etc (12).From the estate of John Humphreys (1939-2012), distinguished sporting and countryside author who wrote for Shooting Times for more than 40 years – for much of that time contributing the weekly ‘Country Gun’ column. He was a much loved character of the shooting community who dedicated his life to the promotion of shooting, fishing and the countryside.
Lot 7052
John Ward; Patric Dickinson: 'Two into One', Geerings of Ashford Ltd, 1988, limited edition, number 104 of 750 copies numbered and signed by the illustrator and the poet to limitation page, further signed & inscribed and with original pen & ink sketch depicting a stack of books by John Ward on title page "For Frank Collieson from Alison & John Ward with Love.", relevant m/s material loosely inserted including John Ward ALS to Frank Collieson on headed paper, m/s dated 30 March 1989 in small original sketch by Ward of books, Autograph Postcard Signed to Frank Collieson in envelope with original pen & ink sketch by Ward of a book and "Frank Collieson from John Ward" on front, further ALS from Ward to Frank Collieson with orig. sketch, dated 2 April [1989], with original envelope addressed by Ward to Frank Collieson, Heffer's Bookshop, 20 Trinity Street, Cambridge, and with orig. sketch above by Ward, photocopy of letter in reply to Ward from Collieson, orig. folding prospectus/order form for 'Two into One', [32]pp, colour and b/w ills. by John Ward, oblong 4to (22 x 28.5cm), original cloth, black and gilt title cartouche on front cover, dust wrapper
Lot 151
Ted Hughes, Collected Animal Poems, Faber & Faber, London 1995, 4 vols with dust jackets, in slipcase, Vol .1 signed by the author and Chris Riddell (artist); How the Whale Became and other stories, Faber & Faber, London 2000, illustrated by Jackie Morris with her original pen-and-ink sketch and signature; and What is the Truth? A Farmyard Fable for the Young, Faber & Faber, London 1984, with dust jacket, drawings by R J Lloyd.Qty: 3
Lot 33
1927 & 1928 The Felix Annual - Adventures of the Film Cat. Publ. Daily Sketch & Sunday Graphic Ltd. Each illustrated throughout including coloured plates. In orig. paper covered boards with 1/4 cloth spine, bindings rather tattered with 1928 edition lacking majority of the spine, pages rather worn to the edges & bindings loosening throughout. Two early annuals based on the well loved character created in 1919 by Pat Sullivan & Otto Messmer. 4to.
Lot 54
A 19th-century scrapbook, 1838-1849, featuring seven mounted Valentines (embossed & pierced paper-lace by Dobbs and similar), three of which include a central watercolour illustration, plus three smaller greetings cards from the same era; ten original sketches, including pencil portraits/topographical views/animals, watercolour botanical studies, and an ink sketch poking fun of a "Grand Historical" painter with delusions of becoming President of the Royal Academy, "poor devil", inscribed & signed, Thomas Harrington Wilson [draughtsman illustrator for Punch, fl. 1842-1886]; lots of poetry and romantic verse, much of it quoted from well-known writers such as Percy Bysshe Shelley; a small quantity of pasted Baxter prints; manuscript musical notation, including "A Christmas Melody" (musical quotation) signed Alfred Mellon. Quarto, 29.5cm, elaborately blind-embossed morocco, chequered blue & green endpapers, all edges gilt, 97 pages used across 69 leaves
Lot 67
Margaret W. Tarrant (1888-1959), illustrator & children's author, and Cicely Mary Barker (1895-1973), illustrator & creator of Flower Fairies. An archive of correspondence and sketches comprising: 13 autograph letters signed by MWT to CMB, most featuring original sketches, 4 with postmarked envelopes, 5 on "Troon" letterheads, 1 on "The Elms", Surrey; 6 partial letters with sketches, plus 1 envelope addressed to CMB; 1 manuscript poem titled "Pixies", headed "Cicely M. Barker, 23 The Waldrons, Croydon"; 4 ALS from MWT to "Nathaniel" [CMB], written during a trip to the Holy Land, including a cartoon sketch of a lady in a bathing costume, most of the letters signed by MWT as "Barnabas"; an unsigned pencil & watercolour study of flowers [MWT or CMB]; a manuscript poem titled "Stella Maris", composed on the back of a mounted print after MWT and signed "Margaret"; 6 signed postcards from MWT to CMB; 3 signed greetings cards from MWT to CMB, the largest of which depicts "The Sunshine Fairy" after MWT and is inscribed, "To dear artist with loving greetings from other artist - Margaret W. Tarrant"; a quantity of loose pages & clippings from published books, inscribed "Leading Strings 1915" [a series of books published early C20 by Darton's, London], the printed illustrations & text signed with initials in 20 places by CMB; 2 letters to CMB from Harry Moore [possibly the verger at St. Andrew's Church, Croydon] on "Croindene" letterheads, 24 & 27 May 1944, regarding the commission of a painting for the church; a quantity of unsigned cards, most featuring printed designs after MWT, one with a printed message from Rev. & Mrs D. R. Evans; 3 b&w photographs, one of which depicts two women having a picnic (possibly MWT & CMB), and a letter to CMB from "Peter" & his mother "Amy. A.", the whole housed in one box. A unique archive of correspondence & art revealing a close friendship between these two famous illustrators
Lot 245
Avengers Invaders 1 (2008 with Dynamic Forces COA (Ltd ed. 2999) # 2 with DF COA (500 Ltd ed.) signed by Jim Krueger with Avengers Invaders # 1 'Authentix edition' (Ltd ed. 499) signed with a cover Hulk sketch by John Lucas and Avengers # 12 Double Sized Anniversary Issue DF COA (Ltd. ed. 5000) with Secret Invasion Variants 1, 2 and 2nd Printing # 1 [nm+/m] (7). No Reserve
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