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Lot 635
1956 Jawa 500cc Grand Prix Racing MotorcycleFrame no. P-500-36Engine no. P-500-36•One of four built in 1956•Sold by the factory in 1958•Kept in various private collections•Partial restoration of the transmission and running gearCzechoslovakia's National Arms Factory diversified into motorcycle manufacture in 1929, coining the name 'Jawa' for its two-wheeled products. Jawa's operations were combined with those of erstwhile rivals CZ in 1949, and throughout the 1950s and 1960s the marque's main claim to fame was an outstanding run of success in the ISDT, speedway racing and international moto-cross. In road racing, the two companies were not so successful, despite a spirit of innovation that saw them produce a diverse range of designs in the post-WW2 era.Jawa commenced its post-war campaign with double-overhead-cam parallel twins in 250, 350 and 500cc capacities. Racing at first only behind the 'Iron Curtain', Jawa began to venture into western Europe in the 1950s, one of its most successful early forays being Jan Kostir's visit to Zandvoort in 1954 when he won the 500cc event, beating some of the top privateers from Britain and Holland. Progressively developed, the Jawa twins provided star rider Franta Stastny with numerous international wins and places in the 1960s.As ridden by Kostir, Jawa's Grand Prix 500 produced a claimed maximum of 45bhp, good enough for a top speed just short of 130mph. The air-cooled twin-cylinder engine's aluminium alloy cylinders and 'heads sat above magnesium-alloy crankcases, while drive to the twin overhead camshafts was by means of shaft and bevel gears. There was an in-unit gearbox boasting four speeds and the entire ensemble was housed in a duplex loop frame made of square-section tubing. The example we offer is one of the very last of its kind built, being one of four DOHC 500s completed in 1956. This particular machine was sold from the factory in 1958. At time of going to press no information regarding its race history had come to light. However, it has benefited from the expert attention of Jawa specialist, Roger Henderson, albeit some time ago. The work was confined to wheels, brakes, front suspension and primary transmission. The brake plates (magnesium) were stripped and the shoe retaining posts (badly worn) replicated and replaced. Cracks in the plates were repaired and the shoes relined. The front forks were stripped, checked and re-greased, and new Avon Grand Prix racing tyres fitted. No major problems were found. The carburettors have been stripped, ultrasonically cleaned, reassembled and refitted. The geared primary transmission has been stripped and all bearings replaced. The clutch has new bearings and new friction plates. No work has been done on the engine.An example of a rare works Grand Prix racing motorcycle, manufactured in strictly limited numbers and only very infrequently offered for sale, this Jawa 500 represents an opportunity to gain entry into some of the most prestigious of historic motorcycle sport events worldwide. Key not requiredKey not requiredFootnotes:All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 48
MIKULÁŠ MEDEK (1926-1971)Sorrow of the IVth Inquisitor 1965 signed and dated 65; signed, titled and dated 65 on the reverse oil and enamel on canvas 129.5 by 180.5 cm. 51 by 71 1/16 in. Footnotes:This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being prepared by Eva Kosáková Medková.ProvenanceArt Centrum, Prague The University of Sydney, Sydney (acquired directly from the above in 1968)ExhibitedBerlin, Akademie der Künste, Tschechoslowakische Kunst der Gegenwart, 1966, no. 109Stockholm, Sveagalleriet, Tjeckoslovakisk nutidskonst, 1967, no. 68Prague, Art Centrum, Mikuláš Medek: Peintures, Paintings, Bilder 1958 - 1967, 1968Sydney, Farmer's Blaxland Gallery, Power Bequest Exhibition 2, 1969Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria; Sydney, Art Gallery of New South Wales; Adelaide, Art Gallery of South Australia, The Power Survey of Contemporary Art, 1972LiteratureVratislav Effenberger, Petr Král and Stanislav Dvorský (Eds.), Surrealistické východisko (1938 - 1968), Prague 1969, n.p., illustrated in black and white (incorrectly titled and dated)Bohumír Mráz, Mikuláš Medek, Prague 1970, p. 146, no. 72, illustrated in colourVratislav Effenberger and Antonin Hartmann (Eds.), Mikuláš Medek, Prague 2002, p. 107, illustrated in colour (incorrectly titled)Widely considered as one of the most important representatives of Czech modern painting in the post-war period, Mikuláš Medek is an artist who only recently received the global attention and recognition he deserves. Having died in 1974 at the age of only 47 years of age, the artist became a legend to his Czech contemporaries during his lifetime and deeply influenced the development of Czech modern art. A free spirit through and through, Medek was in permanent conflict with the communist dictatorship in Czechoslovakia and ended up on the index several times. As a result, he was not allowed to exhibit, and public commissions were denied to him for much of his lifetime. Despite these limitations Medek developed a unique style, divided in three distinct creative periods, in an environment where Socialist Realism was the only acceptable art form and in a country that tried to expunge modern art, thought and international artistic the exchange. Sorrow of the IVth Inquisitor from 1965 is the first work of a cycle of 'Inquisitor' works and was executed in a rare time window where the artist was able to exhibit nationally and internationally. Having worked in secret for years under the oppression of the communist regime, the later 1960s between 1963 and 1969 presented a rare window of greater artistic freedom and exchange with Europe and the world. The Inquisitor cycle is an ironic take on Medek's critics and the censors in his life. Coming to the market for the first time in over half a century the present work has been widely exhibited and published. It was acquired by the University of Sydney in Australia only shortly after the work's execution in 1968 and has remained in the collection ever since. The sale will benefit the university's art collections. The present work shows three imposing abstract figures against a stark black background. The spectator is confronted with an intense, emotionally charged scene full of mystical energy and symbolism but also with a spiritual force reminiscent of a catholic altar piece. Three heads balance on sharp, neck like spikes tinted in bloody dark kraplak. Long lashes surround thin lines of unfathomable eyes, and the central figure bears a dark mouth teeming with sharp teeth. Medek used synthetic enamel, a deliberately modern medium, along with oil paint and varnish to create a shiny supple texture. Slashing and gauging the surface with palette knives, spatulas and brushes and layering the enamel and paint on thickly, Medek created a rich, organic, almost skin like texture. Whilst the three Inquisitors in the present work are the art historians Frantisek Smejkal and Vera Linhartova alongside the artist's wife Emila Medkova, the identity of the fourth, referenced in the title, remains unknown. Mikuláš Medek was born in Prague on 3 November 1926 to a prominent artistic and intellectual family. He was the son of the writer and officer Rudolf Medek, the grandson of the impressionist painter Antonín Slavíček and the brother of the music theorist and dissident Ivan Medek. He studied at the State School of Graphic Arts, at the Prague Academy of Fine Arts under the tutelage of Vlastimil Rada and at the College of Applied Arts in the studio of František Muzika and František Tichy. Initially influenced by the rich Surrealistic tendencies in Prague and artists such as Max Ernst and Salvador Dali, he later became one of the leading exponents of informal and non-figurative painting, despite living under an oppressive regime that considered his work to be subversive. Medek worked in private for much of his life, hiding his paintings from Czechoslovak State Security forces, but he was well known to, and greatly influenced a group of likeminded artists and intellectuals. At the end of the 1950s, Medek turned away from figurative painting and concentrated on abstraction, only to return to more figurative subjects towards the mid-1960s. Throughout his oeuvre Medek worked with the theme of the human condition, destiny and the endangerment of human existence and dignity. He created large-scale works for church interiors in Senetářov, Kotvrdovice and, probably the best known, in Jedovnice in Moravia. Today Medek's works are held in a number of Czech and international public institutions as well as in private collections. After a comprehensive exhibition of his work in Prague's Rudolfinum in 2002 and a major retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery Prague in 2020-21 there is finally increased international interest in his works which only rarely come up at auction. Mikuláš Medek continually strove for creative freedom in an age hostile to intellectual liberty and modern art and rightfully occupies a leading position in the cultural history of Post-War Czechoslovakia.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 50
Patek Philippe. Belle et rare montre bracelet en or jaune 18K (750) de forme rectangulaire mouvement mécaniquePatek Philippe. A fine and rare 18K gold manual wind rectangular form wristwatch Reference: 11Date: Sold 21st July 1922Movement: 12-jewel 9 lines calibre manual wind, No.192463Dial: Silvered, black exploding Arabic numeral hour markers, black inner minute track with 5 minute markers, blued steel Breguet style handsCase: Polished curved rectangular form, snap on back, movement accessed through the glass, screwed lugs, No.287539Strap/Bracelet: Blue suede leatherBuckle/Clasp: Gold plated buckleSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 24mm x 34mm Weight: 29,73g Accompaniments: Extract from the ArchivesFootnotes:The reference 11 was first introduced in 1917, at the time when wristwatches were becoming more and more popular. It has a rectangular and curved form to fit on everyone's wrist, and screwed lugs to easily change the strap. The dial presents an Art Déco spirit with its exploding numerals set on an oval minute track. At more than 100-years old, this watch is an extremely rare and stunning timepiece.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 231
Chapbooks and disbound pamphlets. Execution of Maclean... The Gentleman Highwayman, sold by S. Hazard, Bath, and J. Marshall, at The Cheap Repositories, London; Babay, Cheap Repositories edition; The Fortunate Orphan, London: for R. Barker 1791, 8vo, with frontis; History of Sir William Wallace; Mystery of the Black Convent; The Peruvian Daemon, 1807; Fatal Jealousy, 1807; The Iron Shroud; The Wandering Spirit; Autobiography of Circasian Female; The Deformed Mendicant; CORRY (J) The Gardener's Daughter of Worcester, no date, coloured frontis portrait; Cronstadt Castle; few others (20)
Lot 212
Vinyl - over 50 1970’s Prog Rock / Classic Rock original singles & 2 Flexi Discs, including rarities and demos promos, to include: Kevin Coyne - Walk On By (Promo, VS 148) EX- / EX, Kevin Coyne (Cherry 49) VG+ / VG+, Captain Beefheart (VS 110) EX, Brinsley Schwartz (UP 35118) VG+, Dandelion Record Sampler (DS 7001) VG / VG+, Todd Rundgren (2 singles), Nirvana - Love Is (Promo, UP 36461) VG+, The Ron Gainer Orchestra - The Prisoner (6 OF 1) VG / VG-, Also, Queen, Led Zeppelin (USA, SS 70110) EX, Esprit de Corps, Spirit, Fleetwood Mac, Strange Days (Promo Sample), Suzy and The Red Stripes (Yellow Vinyl), Guy Darrell (Promo), Ronnie Lane, Elton John, The Yamasuki’s, Georgie Fame (2 singles), Roxy Music, Faces, Traffic, American Breed and many more, Flexi’s by The Rolling Stones and Faces. Condition varies between VG and EX
Lot 284
Vinyl - 11 re-issues and Modern Reggae / Ska singles, including limited editions and rarities: Park Rangers - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Parktone Records, PARK 1033) EX+, Joe Higgs - Creation (Ethnic Fight Records, EF 38) VG++, Sylford Walker (South East Music, SE 005) EX, Ripton Hylton / Eek-A-Mouse (Eek-A-Mouse records, EKM 003) EX, The Katzenjammers - Cars (Red Hook records, RH 6), The Kiki Kiki Riddim (MBX 153) Still sealed, Eek A Mouse (Irie Ites records), The Cobbs (Harlem Shuffle Records), Leroy Smart / Wailers (Fe-Me-Time records), Das Michael & The Sons Of Negus (Starapple Records), Bedouin Soundclash (Orange Vinyl)
Lot 16
Love Is Owl You Need by SEASONOFVICTORY (Linda Baritski). Sponsored by W D Coe Ltd.Artist: SEASONOFVICTORY (Linda Baritski)Linda Baritski, aka SEASONOFVICTORY, is an Illustrator based in London; combining dynamic colour, psychedelic patterns, and bold illustrations. She brings a playful spirit to a diverse range of projects and clients who share her appreciation for vibrant, eye-catching imagery. "When I designed my owl last summer, I wanted to create something that would make people smile when they visited the trail. I’m excited to create something for this great cause with so many talented artists”.https://www.instagram.com/seasonofvictorySponsor: W D Coe Ltd This sculpture is sponsored by W D Coe Ltd. Coes of Ipswich is an independent department store and offers one of the largest selections of men's clothing and footwear in the country. It also boasts a superb women's wear department, comprehensive sports section and a formal hirewear shop for special occasions. Commitment to quality and value, plus our renowned customer service, ensures your shopping experience will be an enjoyable visit.https://www.coes.co.uk/
Lot 485
Mark Surridge, British b.1963- Summer, Autumn, Red Dress, White Spirit, 2007; mixed media on paper, signed, stamped, titled and dated on the reverse 'Mark Surridge Summer, Autumn, Red Dress, White Spirit, 2007', 18.5 x 37 cm: together with another work by the same artist, 'A Cornish Rainbow', watercolour on paper, dedicated on the reverse, 13.7 x 17.8 cm (2) (ARR) Please refer to department for condition report
Lot 185
A COLLECTION OF ELECTRO-PLATED ITEMS To include: a pair of three light candelabra; a wine funnel; a leather and glass spirit flask with electro-plated mounts; lobster picks; and other items Condition Report: There is no condition report available for this lot and is sold as found Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 767
Commemorative Medals: including a medallion celebrating the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s discovery of the Hudson River and the 100th anniversary of Robert Fulton's first successful commercial application of the paddle steamer, 7 cm dia.; a Charles Lindburgh medal celebrating the first solo transatlantic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis 1927; a medal from the 1935 Lewis's Exhibition celebrating the winning of the 1934 Melbourne Centenary Air Race by the British team of C.W.A Scott and T. Campbell in the purpose built de Havilland DH 88 Comet; and a late Victorian medal struck from the copper of the Foudroyant [Horatio Viscount Nelson's flagship] in the year it was wrecked - 1897, 38 mm dia. (4)
Lot 275
A Senufo (Poro), Ivory Coast cult figure, height 44.47cm.This figure represents the spirit known as Sambo. Its function is to assist the souls of the recently dead to reconcile themselves to their new condition, break their ties with the world of the living and make their way into the afterworld. The body is strangely curved, almost like a rearing cobra, with S-shaped spine, being and extremely stylised version of the shape the Senufo often give to female fertility figures with swollen bellies indicating pregnancy. This figure retains traces of kaolin.Provenance: private collection UK. Purchased These Rooms, 08/05/15, lot 905.
Lot 33
A good Second War Pathfinder’s D.F.C. group of five awarded to Lancaster Flight Engineer, Warrant Officer H. R. Hart, Royal Air Force, who flew in at least 55 operational sorties during his service with 61, 156, and 405 Squadrons, including being employed as Master Bomber and Deputy Master Bomber crew on several occasions. After the war he flew Lincolns with 617 Squadron Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as originally worn, generally very fine or better (lot) (4) £2,000-£2,400 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 20 February 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘Warrant Officer Hart is a highly efficient Flight Engineer who is now on his second tour of operations. He has participated in attacks on many heavily defended enemy targets, included amongst which are Berlin, Mannheim and Stuttgart. He has a thorough knowledge of his trade and inspires confidence by the cool and efficient manner in which he performs his duties even when strongly engaged by the enemy. Undoubtedly, the fine fighting spirit evinced by this Warrant Officer, combined with his superior technical knowledge, has done much to ensure that the fine operational record of his crew has been kept at a very high standard.’ Harold Ross Hart was born in Leicester in April 1924, and enlisted in the Royal Air Force in August 1942. After initial training as a Flight Engineer, he was posted to No. 1661 Conversion Unit, Winthorpe in July 1943. Hart was posted for operational flying with 61 Squadron (Lancasters) at Syerston in August 1943. He flew in 6 operational sorties with the Squadron, including: Nuremburg (his first ‘Op’), 27 August 1943, ‘Attacked 3 Times & Shot Up By Lanc. W/Op Injured. Ailerons U/S’ (Log Book refers); Munchen Gladbach; Berlin (3) and Mannheim. Hart was posted to the Path Finder Force N.T.U. at Upwood in February 1944, and then for operational service with 156 Squadron (Lancasters) as part of No. 8 Group, Path Finder Force at Upwood in March 1944. He flew in at least 35 operational sorties with the Squadron, crewed initially with Pilot Officer W. J. Taggart (an Australian) as his pilot and then with Squadron Leader K. J. Lawson (D.S.O. and Bar, D.F.C.) from 11 July 1944, including: Stuttgart; Frankfurt; Nuremburg, 30/31 March 1944, when 95 aircraft were lost as part of Bomber Command’s biggest loss of the war; Rouen; Cologne; Dusseldorf; St. Ghislain, 1 May 1944, when the crew were employed as Deputy Master Bomber; Mont Didier (2); Bougnenais; Hasselt, 11 May 1944, when the crew were employed as the Master Bomber; Aachen; Tergnier; Tours, 11 June 1944, as Master Bomber; St. Pol, 14 June 1944, as Master Bomber; Biennais; Revigne; Cagne; Rollez; Coulen Villers; Foret de Croc; Acquet; Stuttgart (2), including 25 July 1944 when he flew with the Squadron’s Commanding Officer Wing Commander T. L. Bingham-Hall as his pilot; Battle Area, 30 July 1944; Bois de Cassan; Pauillac; St. Quentin; Eindhoven; Kiel (3); Connantre; Russelheim; Stettin; Le Havre (2); Schalven; Frankfurt, 12 September 1944, ‘Hit by Flak’ (Log Book refers); Calais and Saarbrucken. Hart transferred with his pilot, now Wing Commander Lawson, to 405 (Vancouver) Squadron, R.C.A.F. (Lancasters) at Gransden Lodge, Bedfordshire in October 1944. The Squadron was also a member of No. 8 Group, and Hart flew in 7 operational sorties with them, including: Stuttgart; Cologne (2); Warne Eickel, 9 November 1944, ‘Hit by Flak’ (Ibid); Julich; Freiburg, 27 November 1944, ‘Hole in Nose Two Bombing Runs’ (Ibid) and Karlsruhe. The latter raid marked the end of Hart’s second tour of operations. The following month Wing Commander Lawson and 4 other members of his crew were killed when they were shot down returning from a raid to Nuremburg. Hart was posted to the Empire Air Navigation School, Shawbury in February 1945, and stayed at this posting until June the following year. Subsequent postings included to 50 Squadron (Lincolns) at Waddington, December 1946 - April 1947 and 617 Squadron (Lincolns) at Binbrook, April 1947 - September 1947 (including taking part in the ‘Good Will Tour’ of the United States of America). The remainder of Hart’s service was split between 50 and 97 Squadrons, before finishing at Shawbury and No. 7 R.F.S. Desford in August 1952. He was discharged as a Warrant Officer and after the war resided at 13 Wheatley Road, Stocking Farm Estate, Leicester. Sold with the following original related items: Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book (10 July 1943 - 23 September 1953); R.A.F. Service and Release Book; named Buckingham Palace enclosure for D.F.C.; Path Finder Force Badge Award Certificate, dated 8 December 1944, with named enclosure for Badge; annotated crew photograph and newspaper cuttings.
Lot 55
John Wood (British, 1801-1870)A portrait of John Arkwright, aged 58, standing, three-quarter-length, within the woodland of Hampton Court, and another of Sarah Arkwright, aged 35 on a terrace before woods and a stream, a pairBoth signed and dated 'JOHN WOOD PINXT/1843' (lower right and lower centre) Oil on canvas 142 x 111.5cm (55 7/8 x 43 7/8in). (2)Footnotes:These are the wedding portraits of John Arkwright and Sarah Hoskyns, who were married in 1830. Sarah was twenty-three years younger than John which, wrote the wife of the vicar of Bodenham, some thought 'unfortunate; persons who know her say her manners are artificial & that she has a very high spirit... but love is blind they say, & Miss H is young & pretty looking.' These portraits were the gift of John's father, Richard Arkwright, who died in 1843.With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research with this lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 6
Alexander Macdonald (Scottish, born 1847)A 19th century carved white marble bust of John Hungerford ArkwrightFacing forward, with a full beard, on a socle base, signed to the reverse: ALEX. MACDONALD/FECIT ROMÆ 1868, together with a red and grey veined marble veneered column, 45cm wide, 27cm deep, 70cm high (17 1/2in wide, 10.5in deep, 27.5in high) the column: 90cm (35in) highFootnotes:John Hungerford Arkwright (1833-1905) was known as 'Johnny' to the family to distinguish him from his father. Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford (graduated 1856), he inherited the Hampton Court estate, Herefordshire (10,250 acres) from his father in February 1858 (his mother wrote 'you are early called to the 'battle of life' with more than usual cares & responsibilities'). A man of immense energy, Johnny threw himself into estate and county affairs. His father having renovated the house itself, Johnny entered into the spirit of mid-century 'model farming' borrowing heavily to enlarge the estate to 10,500 acres and to undertake the improvement of his farms, particularly sub-soil drainage. From 1859 he began to show the pedigree herd of Hereford Cattle founded by his father in 1819, winning over 330 prizes nationally, and co-founded the Hereford Herd Book Society. He sat on the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of England and was made Vice-President in 1898 ('for age, not merit or intellect,' he wrote to his wife). He was also Joint Master of the North Herefordshire Hunt, and founder of the Herefordshire Philharmonic Society (see Lot 99), as well as Chairman of the Stewards of Hereford's Three Choirs Festival. He enjoyed fishing, shooting and cricket and was a noted horticulturalist. He served as Chief Steward of Leominster, County Councillor and Alderman, High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1862, and as Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire 1902-1904. He was remembered by a contemporary as 'the epitome of the English squire'.Johnny married in 1866 Lucy Davenport of Foxley, Herefordshire. They went to Italy on a honeymoon tour in 1868, when this bust was carved. With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research on this lot.Born in Rome in 1847, Alexander Macdonald was the son of the renowned Scottish sculptor Lawrence Macdonald (1799-1878) who he apprenticed under at his father's studio in the piazza Barberini, formerly being the studio of Bertel Thorvaldsen. The previous lot, of Mrs John Hungerford, was carved in Rome in the same year by his father.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 66
An Italian 19th century carved white statuary marble bust, believed to be of Sarah Hoskins, wife of John ArkwrightFacing to sinister, her hair in ringlets, wearing a pleated dress, 38cm wide, 20cm deep, 49cm high (14.5in wide, 7.5in deep, 19in high) Footnotes:Sarah Hoskyns married John Arkwright in 1830. Sarah was twenty-three years younger than John which, wrote the wife of the vicar of Bodenham, some thought 'unfortunate; persons who know her say her manners are artificial & that she has a very high spirit... but love is blind they say, & Miss H is young & pretty looking.' Sarah died in 1869.With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research with this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 400
Three boxes containing automobilia to include: 15 vintage thumb press oil can oilers; including; Wesco, Braines, Brevettato etc. Together with a vintage red R.A Lister two gallon 'petroleum spirit highly inflammable' petrol can, a vintage orange Fordson funnel, Wypack type 575 spot lamp in original box, box of vintage tiger lamps (lightbulbs) in original boxes (24), Lucas SFT576 spot lamp, Lucas horn and other accessories etc. (B.P. 21% + VAT)
Lot 115
Antoni Clave, Spanish 1913-2005 - Stage design for Roland Petit's 'Carmen', c.1949; gouache, coloured chalks, pen and black ink on paper, 38.5 x 60 cm (ARR) Note: This dynamic work by Antoni Clave is an original stage design for Roland Petit's ballet from Georges Bizet's opera 'Carmen', first performed in London at the Prince's Theatre in 1949. This celebrated production was renowned for its Spanish style and blend of the classical and modern, and remains one of Petit's most performed productions. Clave had produced numerous set designs in the 1940s and 50s, and was eventually nominated for two Academy Awards for his designs for Charles Vidor's 1952 film 'Hans Christian Anderson'. Like other works from this series of designs, Clave offsets bold strokes of pure colour against the black of the sheet, creating a dramatic and energetic scene. The simplified, yet direct, drawing of the figures is highly characteristic of the artist and shows the influence of his friend and fellow Spaniard Pablo Picasso and the forms of Cubism on his work. Clave has works in major public collections across the world, including Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofia Museo, Madrid, British Museum, London and Musee d'Art Moderne de Paris. During his lifetime he exhibited with important galleries including Arthur Tooth & Sons, London in 1955 and the Picasso Museum, Antibes in 1958 and won a prize at the Venice Biennale in 1956. In 2022, the Palazzo Franchetti held the exhibition 'The Spirit of the Warrior' devoted to the artist's work to coincide with the Venice Biennale. Please refer to department for condition report
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