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Lot 37
SWANSEA PORCELAIN PLATE having moulded floral borders, gilt rims and centred painted and gilded crests for the arms of Manners-Sutton, stencilled SWANSEA to base, 20.5cms diam Auctioneer's Note: Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury, GCB, PC (9 January 1780 - 21 July 1845), British Tory politician, served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1817 to 1835 Provenance: private collection, London, formerly Elis Jenkins collection Neath (label) Condition Report: no apparent problems
Lot 77
The Macallan 10 Year Old, Speaker Martin's Whisky Limited Edition In presentation box 1x70cl This rare Macallan was released by the House of Commons and sold in the gift shop to celebrate Michael Martin's tenure in the speakers chair. Very shortly after the bottles appeared on the shelves they were withdrawn due to the speaker being embroiled in the expenses scandal and his subsequent resignation. A historic bottle of whisky.
Lot 120
18TH CENTURY MEZZOTINT and later prints of gentlemen (3) to include J BOYDELL after Rembrandt - depicting an Eastern nobleman in turban, sculptor William Pether 1778, 47 x 34cms and W DENDY SADLER - depicting a gentleman speaker at a dining table, copyrighted 1908 by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd, 41 x 29.5cms and another depicting a gentleman seated at a table and preparing food, London published 1913 by L H Lefevere, signed in pencil by the artist and possibly the engraver, 40 x 31cms
Lot 66
A THREE-BOLT SHALLOW DIVE HELMET BY C.E. HEINKE CO. LTD, LONDON, CIRCA 1920 constructed from beaten copper with maker's label to corselet and components counter-stamped as appropriate, with exhaust valve numbered 582, left faceplate with remnant air hose securing rope, telephone port with speaker, air ducts, finished in remnant tinning -- 19½in. (49.5cm.) highCondition report: Good overall condition, wear commensurate with age.
Lot 29
Nikos Engonopoulos (Greek, 1907-1985)Nestor signed in Greek and dated '58' (lower left)oil on canvas71 x 78 cm.Painted in 1958.Footnotes:Provenance K. Ladopoulou, Athens.Private collection, Athens.ExhibitedAthens, Moraitis School Studies Society, Personal Exhibition, November 19 - December 19, 1976, no. 29. Athens, National Gallery - Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Nikos Engonopoulos, April 3-15, 1983, no. 40 (listed in the exhibition catalogue, p. 43).Athens, Gallery '3', Nikos Engonopoulos Painting 1975-1985, November 4-30, 1985, no. 18. LiteratureThe Greek Painters, vol. II, 20th Century, Melissa editions, Athens 1975, p. 262 (mentioned), p. 285, fig. 36 (illustrated).S. Boulakian, Nikos Engonopoulos - The Greek Painters, Melissa editions, Athens 1975 (illustrated on the cover).K. Perpinioti-Agazir, Nikos Engonopoulos, Mythology, Ypsilon editions, Athens 2006, no. 52, p. 118 (discussed), p. 119 (illustrated).K. Perpinioti-Agazir, Nikos Engonopoulos, Son Univers Pictural, exhibition catalogue and catalogue raisonée, Benaki Museum, Athens 2007, no. 607, p. 303 (illustrated), p. 460 (illustrated).N. Chaini, The Painting of Nikos Engonopoulos,, doctoral dissertation, National Technical University of Athens, 2007, p. 293 (discussed), p. 940 (mentioned), p. 961 (listed), p. 294, fig. 96 (illustrated). Nikos Engonopoulos, exhibition catalogue, Museum of Contemporary Art - Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation, Andros 2017, p. 149 (mentioned).Three standing nude male youths, perhaps warriors, listen respectfully to a gesturing man who seats at the edge of a pedestal holding a cane, while a guard with helmet and spear watches over the meeting, investing the whole scene with authority and significance. Based on the painting's title, the seated figure in a green tunic is Nestor,1 the legendary king of Pylos, who seems to relate some story from his colourful life, echoing Picasso's Nestor's Tales from the Trojan War (1930), an oxygraph inspired by Ovid's Metamorphoses.2 As a youth, Nestor was a fine warrior and a great athlete. Later on, succeeding Neleus as king of Pylos, he took part in the Trojan War, where he enjoyed his role as an elder statesman noted for wise counsel. In the Iliad he is 'the sweet-voiced, clear-tongued speaker of the Pylians, whose voice, when he spoke, was sweeter than honey.' One of the few Greek commanders to return safely home from Troy, wise, if garrulous, Nestor enjoyed prosperity for the rest of his life, habitually unleashing a stream of nostalgic reminiscences of the Trojan War and his long-ago exploits.3Alluding to a heroic past drawn from the treasury of Greek mythology, Nestor reflects the artist's attitude towards painting as an ideal vehicle to probe into the world of Greekness and reinterpret a rich tradition in a modern and vigorous manner. As noted by art historian N. Loizidi, 'Engonopoulos gave us a version of surrealism that is universal, but at the same time deeply rooted in Greekness'.4His persistence on indigenous cultural sources and experiences clearly indicates that while European surrealists used an irrational vocabulary to break free from the shackles of traditional conventions, Engonopoulos perceived tradition as a connecting cultural link.5 As noted by Athens National Gallery Director M. Lambraki-Plaka, his figures may draw their origin from Giorgio de Chirico's phantom-like mannequins 'but they differ radically. Elegant, slender and stalk-like, with an athletic built and pronounced limb joints, Engonopoulos's figures are unmistakably Greek, reminiscent of the Minoans immortalized on the Knossos frescoes and the early kouroi, while alluding to the tall and slender formula of the Byzantine saints also evident in El Greco's work.'6 1 Nestor and the helmeted guard wear a ring on their index finger, essentially identifying with Engonopoulos himself who used to wear a characteristic ring on the same finger. See D. Menti, Faces and Masks [in Greek], Gutenberg publ., Athens 2007, pp. 135-136, note 34. See also Chartis review, no. 25/26, November 1988, p. 172.2 See K. Perpinioti-Agazir, Nikos Engonopoulos, Mythology, Ypsilon editions, Athens 2006, no. 52, p. 118.3 See D. Stuttard, Greek Mythology, Thames & Hudson, London, 2016, pp. 90-93.4 N. Loizidi, Surrealism in Modern Greek Art, the Case of Nikos Engonopoulos [in Greek], Nefeli publ. Athens 1984, p. 181.5 See N. Loizidi, 'The Indigenous Surrealism of Nikos Engonopoulos' [in Greek], To Vima daily - Nees Epoches, 21.10.2007, p. A57.6 M. Lambraki-Plaka 'The Timeless Pantheon of Nikos Engonopoulos' [in Greek], Filologiki quarterly, no. 101, October-November-December 2007, p. 9.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 9
Cooper, London. An 18K gold key wind full hunter pocket watch with engraving depicting the American statesman Henry Clay (1777-1852)Date: Circa 1800Movement: Nickel finish Swiss lever, compensated bi-metallic balanceDial: White, black Roman numerals, black outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 6, blued handsCase: Engine turned hinged with engraved figure of Henry Clay to one side with the name Clay beneath, Lady Justice engraved to the other side, coined band, American eagle and Great Seal engraving to cuvette, cuvette No.803Signed: CuvetteSize: 47mmFootnotes:Born in 1777, Henry Clay had a highly distinguished career in American politics and became the 7th House Speaker and 9th Secretary of State under President John Quincy Adams. His skillful negotiations and drive led him to earn the monikers 'The Great Compromiser' and 'The Great Pacificator'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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