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![A London silver spirit kettle, produced by Joseph Angell II [missing silver screw for handle] [27.5cm high] [997Grams without](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/ebf2418a-bd2a-4e4d-94d2-aeb700a80a9a/b9d43c98-7ab7-4262-90c3-aeb700dc7287/468x382.jpg)
Lot 1163
Sechs Figuren, Bronze. SINOTIBETISCH: 1.) Jambhala. der Gott des Reichtums ist mit Armbändern, Krone und Ketten geschmückt und sitzt in lockerer Haltung auf einem Thron. In der rechten Hand hält er die Jambhala-Frucht und in der linken die juwelenspeiende Manguste, H. 15,5 cm. 2.) Zwei Figuren des Buddha Akshobhya: der Unerschütterliche thront im Diamantsitz auf einem doppelten Lotossockel, hält die rechte Hand in der Geste der Erdberührung, die linke ruht im Schoß und der vajra liegt vor ihm auf dem Thron. Das Haar ist mit blauer Kultfarbe bemalt, H. 15,5 cm. 3.) Vajrasattva. Das Diamantwesen thront königlich geschmückt in vajrasana, in der erhobenen Hand ein vajra, in der linken die ghanta, H. 20,5 cm. 4.) Manjushri. Der Buddha der Weisheit und des Lernens sitzt in vajrasana auf einem doppelten Lotossockel, mit der rechten Hand das Schwert haltend, mit der linken den Stiel des Lotos ergreifend, der entlang seiner Schulter blüht und das Manuskript trägt, er trägt einen Dhoti und Schmuck sowie ein Diadem vor dem blau gefärbten Dutt, sein Gesicht hat einen heiteren Ausdruck, rot gefärbte Lippen, verlängerte Ohrläppchen, H. 21 cm. 5.) Stehender Bodhisattva. Padmapani in königlicher Erscheinungsform, die rechte Hand in abhayamudra erhoben, die linke in varadmudra, der Geste der Wunschgewährung, H. 28,5 cm (aus zwei Teilen gegossen, der Sockel ist separat). Alle Figuren sind vergoldet oder teilvergoldet und das Haar mit blauer Kultfarbe versehen, die Sockel sind verschlossen oder wiederverschlossen. Altersspuren.| Six figures, bronze. SINO-TIBETAN: 1) Jambhala. the god of wealth is adorned with bracelets, crown and chains and sits in a loose posture on a throne. In his right hand he holds the Jambhala fruit and in his left the jewel-spitting mongoose, h. 15,5 cm. 2) Two figures of the Buddha Akshobhya: the steadfast one is enthroned in the diamond seat on a double lotus pedestal, holding the right hand in the gesture of touching the earth, the left rests in the lap and the vajra is in front of him on the throne. The hair is painted with blue cult color, h. 15,5 cm. 3) Vajrasattva whose name means diamond spirit being enthroned royally adorned in vajrasana, in the raised hand a vajra, in the left the ghanta, h. 20,5 cm. 4) Manjushri. The Buddha of wisdom and learning is seated in vajrasana on a double lotus base, holding the sword with his right hand, grasping the stem of the lotus with his left, which blooms along his shoulder and carries the manuscript, he wears a dhoti and jewelry as well as a tiara in front of the blue colored chignon, his face has a serene expression, red colored lips, elongated earlobes, h. 21 cm. 5) Standing Bodhisattva. Padmapani in royal appearance, the right hand raised in abhayamudra, the left in varadmudra, the gesture of granting wishes, h. 28.5 cm (cast in two parts, the base is separate). All figures are gilded or partially gilded and the hair is painted with blue cult color, the bases are closed or resealed. Signs of age.
Lot 3545
19th century stoneware gin bottle impressed I. Peck, Spirit Merchant Hull H27cm, Victorian salt glazed stoneware jar embossed W. Jefferson Mustard Manufacturer 47 Wincolmlee Hull, part cane covered stoneware flagon for John Smith Market Place Beverley and a Barton-on-Humber stoneware ginger beer bottle (4)
Lot 3567
Ernest (Ern) Shaw (1891-1986), ink cartoon entitled 'The Indomitable Spirit' referring to Benno Pearlman (BP) civic dignitary of Hull, signed and dated '33, 37.5 x 27cm; in ebonised frame with Hull Daily Mail biographical newspaper cutting verso reporting Ern Shaw's death in 1986; together with a framed print from the Sunday Graphic October 13th 1929 entitled 'Some of Hull's Leading Citizens - As seen by Matt.' (2)Condition Report:Shaw - cartoon in very good condition. Frame showing signs of wear consistent with age and use.Matt - generally in good condition but evidence of some scribbling being erased from two top corners.
Lot 3144
Victorian Sikes's Hydrometer in mahogany case with weights and thermometer; together with Sikes's book of spirit tables and three-piece barrel measure in case; Tensometer Ltd. pair of Elongation and Reduction in Area gauges; cased; and set of early 20th Century portable balance scales by De Grave Short & Co, London in rectangular wood box with base drawer (5)Condition Report:All in reasonable condition consistent with age and use.
Lot 134
A fine and rare travelling cocktail set by Alfred Dunhill English, circa 1909,,comprising a cocktail shaker marked 'Dunhill' to underside with a set of four beakers inside and strainer in the lid; with a set of three curved spirit flasks marked 'GIN', 'FRENCH' and 'ITALIAN', housed in a circular brown leather travelling case with carrying handle, the lid of the case initialled H.C.D., 20cm high overall. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ††VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 179
A scarce Rolls-Royce Corniche pedal car by Sharna Tri-ang Limited, 1985,steel chassis with treadle pedals, white moulded plastic body, a plastic 'Spirit Of Ecstasy' car mascot on the radiator cap, opening boot lid, dashboard with decals of faux wood panelling and gauges, battery powered working electric lights, Sharna 235/70HR15 wheels, overall in very good condition (slight split to left side-screen), 123cm long, together with instructions sheet, date stamped 1 May 1985. Footnotes:In 1983 Sharna Tri-ang Ltd., based at Lumb Mill in Droylsden, Manchester, took over from Tri-ang Toys at Merthyr Tydfil. They went on to launch a new range of toys based on children's TV programs, such as Knight Rider, Street Hawk, Roland Rat, The A-Team, The Get A-Long Gang and Postman Pat, as well as Rolls-Royce Corniche pedal cars, which were available in red, white or blue.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: â—Šâ—Šâ—Šâ—Šâ—Šâ—Š Requires specialist shipping and storage at the buyer's expenseFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 73
Frederick Gordon Crosby (1885-1943): 'A Driver's Nightmare'.signed, pen and ink with gouache and grey wash on paper c. 1930, 50 x 37 cm, framed with acid-free mount and glazed. Footnotes:An important, atmospheric and humorous painting featuring a collection of 1930's car radiator mascots, all of which are seemingly coming to life in a moonlit woodland clearing. The artwork features well known mascot models by Hassall, Sykes, Bazin, Studdy, Aronson, Lejeune and others including Crosby's own design of the Bentley Icarus, some dancing in a circle, as if they would appear in a dream. Mascot models to be found include 'Diving Girl', 'The Tell-Tale Witch', 'Robert', 'Dismal Desmond', 'Bonzo', 'Spirit of Ecstasy', 'Pegasus' while a flock of Eagles, Bats, Humber 'Snipe', Voisin 'Bird' and Hispano Suiza 'Flying Stork' mascots fly overhead.Provenance: Lord Montagu of Beaulieu (1926-2015). See Peter Garnier: The Art of Gordon Crosby, illustrated on page 14.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 93
A rare 'Eos Herald of Dawn' mascot, by Josephine Sykes, introduced 26th February 1927,signed 'J.Sykes 26.2.27' to lower edge of drape, and inscribed 'Eos, Herald of Dawn' around the base, cire perdue nickel-plated bronze mascot with fine detailing depicting an elegant female with arms outstretched, the drapes of her dress flowing in the wind, 19cm high, formerly in single family ownership for 70 years, with mounting stud, mounted on a radiator cap above a turned wooden display base. Footnotes:Accepted to the Royal Academy at age 19, talented sculptress Josephine Sykes joined her father, famed creator of the Rolls-Royce Spirit of Ecstasy mascot, Charles Sykes, in car mascot production.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ††VAT at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 066493
Keith Haring, Reading Pennsylvania 1958 - New York 1990, Service ' No. 1 Spirit of Art', komplett für 6 Personen, Bone China, Ausführung Villeroy & Boch, lim. Auflage von 500 Stück von 1991, Keith Haring´s 'Strichmännchen' tanzen mit Witz, Pep und Poesie über Teller, Tassen und Kannen, laut beiliegendem orig. Prospekt, orig. Karton mit Gebrauchsspuren, ohne Zertifikat, eine Tasse mit kl. Glasurfehlern am Henkel (herstellungsbedingt)Keith Haring, Reading Pennsylvania 1958 - New York 1990, service #' No. 1 Spirit of Art #', complete for 6 people, bone china, manufactured by Villeroy & Boch, lim. Edition of 500 pieces from 1991, Keith Haring's #'stick men#' dance with wit, pep and poetry over plates, cups and pots, according to the enclosed orig. Brochure, original box with traces of usage, without certificate, a cup with small Glaze defects on the handle (due toproduction)
Lot 066535
John Fundi, 1939 Mueda/Mosambique, - 1991 Chanika/Tansania, Fundi als 'Henry Moore derMakonde', Hartholz vollplastisch geschnitzt, schwere Qualität, partiell geschwärzt, wohl Darst. eines Hausgeistes bzw. Ahnen, leicht karikierende Tendenz, Form resultierend aus Anpassung an gegebenes Material, unsigniert, Alterssp., H. 63 cm, Provenienz: Privatbesitz nach Ankauf aus der Sammlung Dr. Max Mohl, WiesenbachJohn Fundi, 1939 Mueda/Mozambique, - 1991 Hanika/Tanzania, Fundi as #'Henry Moore der Makonde#', hardwood carved in three dimensions, heavy quality, partially blackened, probably depicting a house spirit or ancestors, slightly caricaturing tendency, resulting form from adaptation to the given material, unsigned, age, h. 63 cm, provenance:private property after purchase from the Dr. Max Mohl, Wiesenbach
Lot 1398
A Victorian mahogany wheel barometer, circa 1860, the 8" silvered dial signed Crosta Cetta & Co, Nottingham, 94cm high, together with a mahogany wheel barometer, circa 1840, the spirit level dial signed Lewis Bernascone, Sheffield, 98cm high (2)The Crosta Cetta barometer with slight fading to the case, adjustment knob is missing, case with small surface scratches, silver dials are slightly discoloured, later glass over the main dial, mercury tube looks complete, the other barometer, the case veneer is lifting to the side, swan neck pediment is later, some moulding missing to the pediment, convex glass with staining marks, the adjustment knob is missing, mercury tube is complete
Lot 246
A four-piece silver plated tea service, a three-bottle oak tantalus, two pairs of Victorian brass candlesticks, plated spirit kettle on stand, wooden Scarborough reel, a Victorian carved wooden pocket watch stand in the form of a longcase clock (a/f), two Georgian snuff boxes, one horn, the other treen with tortoiseshell lining, initialled W A and dated 1827, a small kukri an antler handled sgian dubh and two other daggers etc (one shelf), together with a Victorian slate mantel clock and an American wall clock
Lot 2
A very well made Circa 1940s model of a RAF Crash Tender, fitted with a spirit fired horizontal Bassett Lowke Boiler and a Stuart Turner single cylinder vertical steam engine, powering a twin blade propeller, with removable super structure to reveal the internal fittings, raised on wooden display stand, length 130cm,
Lot 36
A nicely made Victorian Style spirit fired live steam locomotive, 3 1/4 inch gauge, 2-2-2 configuration, hand-painted in green and black with No.3 to cabsides, nicely polished brass work with easy access to backhead controls and burner, possibly restored with Model Dockyard Parts, 17 inches long over buffers, 6 inches wide, 9 inches high
Lot 766
Music Vera Lynn collection includes a 6x4 signed colour photo and signed postcard by Lynn herself. Lynn was an English singer, songwriter and entertainer whose musical recordings and performances were very popular during the Second World War. Lynn devoted much time and energy to charity work connected with ex-servicemen, disabled children and breast cancer. She was held in great affection by Second World War veterans and in 2000 was named the Briton who best exemplified the spirit of the 20th century. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Lot 872
TV Film Nikki Reed signed Twilight 10x8 colour photo. Nicole Houston Reed, known as Nikki Reed (born May 17, 1988), is an American actress known for her portrayal of vampire Rosalie Hale in The Twilight Saga (2008-2012). She became known in 2003, after the release of the film Thirteen, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, for which she was credited with Hardwicke as a co-writer of the screenplay, and in which she played a lead role. The film earned Reed an Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance, as well as several nominations. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Lot 10
Dame Barbara Hepworth (British, 1903-1975)Stringed Figure signed and dated 'Barbara Hepworth 1966' (lower right); further signed, titled and dated again 'Barbara Hepworth/Stringed Figure 1966' (verso)oil and pencil on board76.2 x 61 cm. (30 x 24 in.)Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, where acquired by the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.ExhibitedNew York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Barbara Hepworth, April-May 1966, cat.no.39 (ill.)London, Gimpel Fils Gallery, Barbara Hepworth, May-July 1966LiteratureAlan Bowness, Drawings from a Sculptor's Landscape, Cory, Adams & Mackay Ltd, London, 1966, cat.no.71 (ill.b&w)Stringed Figure was created at a time when Hepworth was at the peak of her career. In 1964, her most important and famous commission was unveiled at the United Nations Secretariat in New York, the monumental sculpture Single Form. In 1965 she was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire and also appointed a Trustee of the Tate Gallery, while exhibitions both at home and abroad further celebrated her work, with shows in London and New York, the Netherlands and Scandinavia. It was also however, a time of personal difficulty: she was diagnosed with cancer of the tongue in 1965 and underwent a lengthy and painful treatment for this. She wrote to Ben Nicholson in 1966: 'the last six months have been trying. The treatment (radium) for cancer seems to sap one's vitality & give one terrible fatigue. Even worse I could not eat anything & so got very weak. But I am pulling up now & my surgeon is pleased with me. I have worked – meanwhile - & I think well' (Eleanor Clayton, Barbara Hepworth: Art and Life, Thames & Hudson, London, 2021, p.239). As this statement shows, Hepworth was not one to be deterred by these difficulties, and strove even harder to appreciate the world around her, reflecting that: 'through all these health troubles one learns to live each hour with gratitude & open eyes' (ibid., p. 239). Showing her undaunted spirit when later in June 1967 she broke her leg while climbing aboard a helicopter to visit the Isles of Scilly, she later recalled in 1969 that: 'even breaking my leg was a good thing because it made me extend my arms as far as I could' (ibid., p.239). Clearly, Hepworth was not one to allow her creative drive to be diminished.Stringed Figure was created, then, when Hepworth was battling even through personal health difficulties to continue her artistic practice. The Cornish landscape continued to be an evergreen source of inspiration for her, the light, stone and sea informing so much of her work. Since first moving down to Cornwall in 1939 with Ben Nicholson and their triplets, and after several moves within Carbis Bay, in 1949 Hepworth bought Trewyn Studio in St Ives, where she lived from December 1950 until her death in 1975. Many of the paintings and drawings from 1960 onwards were made in Hepworth's Barnaloft studio flat, which had a view of Porthmeor Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. Stringed Figure has a palette which directly references the landscape which she was surrounded by; the tawny light brown of wet sand, the white of pale sand or breaking surf, and the turquoise of the sea and sky, the visible strokes which make up these washes of colour reminiscent of the striations of cloud, the ripples of breaking waves and tide-marks left in the sand. These sweeps of Cornish sea and sand were something she was to write about particularly poetically: 'The incoming and receding tides made strange and wonderful calligraphy on the pale granite sand which sparkled with felspar and mica.' (Barbara Hepworth, Drawings From A Sculptor's Landscape, London, Cory Adams & Mackay, 1966, p.13). The circle in the top right is also a reference to the natural world, being either sun or moon, both of which featured prominently in her work of this time and relate also to the pierced form in her sculpture. Drawings were for Hepworth a means of capturing new ideas for sculpture, and also – as she was to write in Drawings From A Sculptor's Landscape in 1966, the very year this piece was made – it was a life-affirming act. The above book contained the memorable artistic statement A Sculptor's Landscape from Hepworth, in which she wrote: 'Whenever I am embraced by land and seascape I draw ideas for new sculptures: new forms to touch and walk around, new people to embrace, with an exactitude of form that those without sight can hold and realize. For me it is the same as the touch of a child in health, not in sickness. The feel of a loved person who is strong and fierce and not tired and bowed down. This is not an aesthetic doctrine, nor is it a mystical idea. It is essentially practical and passionate, and it is my whole life' (ibid., p.11). Her use of language at such a testing time is very insightful, and her desire to draw is thus the realisation of this vital spirit, which in her words is 'strong and fierce'. The medium of oil and pencil is one which Hepworth favoured and the contrast of strong, definite graphite over washes of colour something which she particularly enjoyed. Writing about her method, she noted: 'Abstract drawing has always been for me a particularly exciting adventure. First there is only one's mood; then the surface takes one's mood in colour and texture; then a line or curve which, made with a pencil on the hard surface of many coats of oil or gouaches, has a particular kind of 'bite' rather like on slate; then one is lost in a new world of a thousand possibilities' (ibid., p.19). The swing of curving lines is here contrasted with the twisting tension of the diagonal strings, suspended between two arcs. Hepworth has further worked into the surface of the board with light abrasions which show the white of the primed board beneath, echoing the rough rocky surfaces of the landscape. The present lot is a fine example of her very sculptural way of drawing, and how she used this technique to chart and configure three-dimensional space. Seen amid Hepworth's great achievements and writings around this time, Stringed Figure is a work by an artist at the height of her career but also one whose depth of feeling was as strong as ever. Able to look back at her achievements and write authoritatively on them as well as her creative ideals – thrown into sharp relief by her recent health difficulties – this work speaks of a freshness and vitality which was constantly renewed by the remarkable landscape around her, especially given that when inspiration struck her first desire was to put pencil and oil to board. As she wrote so evocatively in the year this piece was made: 'A sculptor's landscape is one of ever-changing space and light where forms reveal themselves in new aspects as the sun rises and sets, and the moon comes up. It is a primitive world; but a world of infinite and subtle meaning. Nothing we ever touch and feel, or see and love, is ever lost to us. From birth to old age it is retained like the warmth of rocks, the coolness of grass and the ever-flow of the sea.' (ibid., p.13). Stringed Figure captures this impassioned and timeless love for the elements perfectly.We are grateful to Jenna Lundin Aral and Sophie Bowness for their assistance in cataloguing the present lot.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 57
Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993)Lying Down Horse signed and numbered 'Frink 4/6' (on the left flank) and stamped with foundry stamp (on the underside)bronze with a dark brown patina43 cm. (17 in.) longConceived in 1975Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Beaux Arts, London, where acquired by the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.LiteratureJill Willder (ed.), Elisabeth Frink Sculpture Catalogue Raisonné, Harpvale Press, Salisbury, 1984, pp.184-5, cat.no.217 (ill.b&w, another cast)Annette Ratuszniak (ed.), Elisabeth Frink, Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Lund Humphries, London, 2013, p.129, cat.no.FCR245 (col.ill., another cast)Amongst the most familiar of Frink's motifs, the examination of horses dates back to her earliest works of the 1950s, however it is the equine subjects which dominated her output between 1969 and 1985 that receive the highest acclaim.'This is Frink at her most relaxed. She knew everything about horses, and had the ability to sculpt them with both broad consequence and, at the same time, exacting precision. This accounts for their strength and agility. There's hardly any detail, but they are so alive that you expect one at any moment to flick a fly away with the swish of its tail or shake of its head.' (Julian Spalding, in Annette Ratuszniak (ed.), Elisabeth Frink, Catalogue Raisonné of Sculpture 1947-93, Lund Humphries, London, 2013, p.18).Following a move to the south of France in 1967 Frink became fascinated by the Camargue horses, a wild and ancient breed indigenous to the region. These horses suited her purpose far more than those she had previously been familiar with as a keen rider in her youth. She elaborates; 'The horse sculptures are nothing to do with the horse you see here in England – the hunter, the show horse, the race horse. They're much more to do with the ancient spirit of the horse and with its evolution in relation to Man. The animals I make are far more what I feel for them than what they are in real life. I'm imprecise about the muscles... I'm much more interested in the spirit of the animal. I get into the inside of the animal and the outside takes care of itself (Edward Lucie-Smith and Elisabeth Frink, Frink, A Portrait, Bloomsbury, London, 1994, p.50).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 210
LINDBERGH (CHARLES)The Spirit of St Louis, FIRST EDITION, PRE-PUBLICATION PRESENTATION COPY TO HENRY FORD II, inscribed on title-page 'To Henry Ford II/ With best wishes from Charles A. Lindbergh/ August, 1953/ Publication date is Sept. 14th', plates, illustrated endpapers, publisher's blue cloth with silver plane motif on front cover and lettering on spine, spine ends slightly faded and bumped, dust-jacket priced $5.00 (softened and browned at edges, small chips to spine), 8vo, New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953Footnotes:PRESENTATION COPY FROM LINDBERGH TO HIS FRIEND HENRY FORD II (1917-1987), INSCRIBED THE MONTH PRIOR TO PUBLICATION.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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