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Lot 609
LEGRAIN, Pierre (1888-1929, binder & designer) - Sidonie-Gabrielle COLETTE (1873-1954). La Naissance du Jour. Roman. Paris: Ernest Flammarion, 1928. 8vo (188 x 122mm). Half title. EXCEPTIONALLY FINELY BOUND BY PIERRE LEGRAIN in full crushed morocco, the covers with a dramatic geometric "zig-zag" design in gilt rules dissecting black morocco onlays, repeated letter "C" stamped in blind on the undecorated part of the covers and on dentelles, the pattern repeated on the spine, dark green suede endpapers, additional pale green marbled endpapers, original wrappers printed in red and black bound in, uncut, slipcase. Provenance: bookplates of Sadruddin Aga Khan and Catherine Aga Khan loosely-inserted. FIRST EDITION. LIMITED EDITION OF 800 COPIES, THIS NUMBER 200 OF 200 COPIES "SUR PAPIER DE HOLLANDE." "... the city where bookbinding was brought into tune with the creative spirit of the twentieth century was, expectedly, Paris. Here ... [books] were bound by craftsmen who broke completely with the past in design, and sometimes even materials. This school was founded, shortly after the First World War, by Pierre Legrain ..." (Alan G. Thomas, Great Books and Book Collectors (1975), p.85); "[Pierre Legrain] ... perhaps the most influential of all modern French binding designers ...." (Mirjam M. Foot in The Book Collector, Vol. 68, No. 3 (p.521)).
Lot 633
GEOLOGISTS - A collection of 21 autograph letters to Hugh Falconer, Joseph Prestwick and others, by distinguished geologists and others, comprising: 1) Charles LYELL (1797-1875). An autograph letter to Hugh Falconer, signed but undated, three-pages, stating, "My dear Falconer, As I had some hours to spare here on my way to [?]Bologne I took a drive to see the Farm [?]or Park ... [?]Gambrilly mentioned in Mackie's paper in [?] Geol. Quart. Journal 1851? or 55. In the [?]brick earth there the man had dug out the horn I enclose - I also found in the Museum of the town the remain[sic] teeth & husks of the Hippopotamus (major?). The Elephant which accompanied it called [illegible word] by Mackie (named by Owen) seem to me to be G. [?]Antiques as the plates are so much wider apart ... They are finding bones close to the 'Shades' public house at the moment digging ballast ... [etc.] ... [?]sincerely, Cha. Lyell"; 2) Roderick Impey MURCHISON (1792-1871). An autograph letter, signed, four-pages, dated "5 May 1862"; 3) Robert Alfred Cloyne GODWIN-AUSTEN (1808-84). An autograph letter, signed but undated, three-pages, disparaging Charles Lyell, stating "... Lyell is an old hand at kidnapping other people's ideas and facts ..."; 4) Robert Alfred Cloyne GODWIN-AUSTEN (1808-84). An autograph letter, signed, dated, "Chilworth, April [?]", containing further personal attacks on Lyell, "... I am however truly glad that you should have thought proper to expose the spirit of appropriation and self-seeking tone which runs throughout Lyell's last work [?]thru which in respect of yourself and [?]Prestwich in particular, makes it the most flagrant piece of literary Jackdawism I have ever met with ..."; 5) Adam SEDGWICK (1785-1873). An autograph letter, signed, three-pages, dated "Cambridge [?]Nov 9, 1869", on pale blue paper, stating, "... For years I have considered myself on the 'retirement list' ..."; 6) John TYNDALL (1820-93). An autograph letter, signed, one-page, dated "16th November 1863", refusing an invitation because he will be "trying to rest my weary brain"; with two envelopes (one mourning); 7) Benjamin JOWETT (1817-93). An autograph letter to Joseph Prestwick, signed, undated, four-pages, stating, "Will you and Mrs Prestwick give me the pleasure of your company at dinner on Saturday or Sunday (June 15 or 16) at 7.30, to meet Professor Huxley?" [presumably Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-95, "Darwin's Bulldog")]; and 14 other miscellaneous autograph letters, with a few envelopes. (21)
Lot 292
COBDEN RICHARD: (1804-1865) British Radical and Liberal Statesman, associated with John Bright in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League.A.L.S., R Cobden, four pages, 8vo, n.p., 1852, to C. E. Rawlins, marked 'Private'. Cobden announces 'If we, in Manchester, found it necessary to confine ourselves to the one question of the corn laws - we who have a strong party there for reform as witness the character of its representatives - how much more necessary must it be for you in Liverpool, who have no other standing ground on which you have the least chance of beating the old enemy, the Tories' and continues to add 'I should say it would be madness for you to hoist any other flag than that of the League. What little of parity & public spirit you have amongst your constituency you owe to the free trade agitation. Stick to that for one more election & something may evolve from it which may hereafter enable you to send a couple of good reformers. Your present men are the best upon the whole that Liverpool has returned in my day'. Some very light, minor age wear and creasing, VG C. E. Rawlins served as Chairman of the Complete Suffrage Association and was part of the Liverpool delegation to the Anti-Corn Law League's large demonstration in the Free Trade Hall at Manchester in April 1843.
Lot 184
ALDRIN BUZZ: (1930- ) American Astronaut, Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo XI (1969). The second man to walk on the moon. Book signed, being a hardback edition of America's Astronauts and their Indestructible Spirit by Dr. Fred Kelly, with a foreword by Buzz Aldrin, First Edition published by Aero for Tab Books Inc., Pennsylvania, 1986. Signed ('Buzz Aldrin') by Aldrin with his name alone in black ink to the half title page. Accompanied by the dust jacket. Some very minor, extremely light age wear, VG
Lot 366
Beardsley (Aubrey), a set of eight engravings to illustrate Aristophanes' Lysistrata, Beardsley's fin-de-siècle erotic masterpiece.The first edition of Lysistrata was published in 1896 in an edition of only 100 copies, with several subsequent pirated editions, and a collotype reissue of the plates in 1929. Beardsley remarked in a letter 'I think they are in a way the best things I have ever done'.'Beardsley had studied Greek vase painting in 1894 at the British Museum, and the Lysistrata drawings reflect something of the Greek vase spirit, including the bawdiness, without perhaps much of the spontaneity of Greek draughtsmanship. The absence of backgrounds, as in the Salome illustrations, makes the designs of closed outlines and bold dots and rare decorated blacks, all the more dramatic' (Reade). Lasner 107; Ray 318; Reade, Aubrey Beardsley, pp.360-361.Condition: mount staining, some light foxing on some printsChristie's label en verso
Lot 32
THE MACALLAN 1949 50 YEAR OLD DECANTER matured exclusively in Sherry butts, one of 900 bottled at cask strength in 1999, in Caithness crystal decanter, with lockable oak presentation case and certificate of authenticity (Dimensions: 700ml/ 43%)(700ml/ 43%)Footnote: Note: Originally released to celebrate the turning of the new millennium, this malt stands amongst the oldest vintages of The Macallan ever released and was exclusively matured in three Sherry butts. Although distilled four years after the end of the Second World War, malt whisky output in Scotland was still extremely low; traditional methods of production were employed, such as the use of coal-fired, which are now heated by steam at the Speyside distillery. As a result, The Macallan’s 50 and 60 year old releases are often considered rare artisanal products of their day. The Macallan is arguably famed for its approach to the maturation of their oily, heavy new-make spirit, becoming the first distillery to design ‘bespoke’ casks. Specific trees are selected, predominantly in Northern Spain, followed by a decision on the length of drying time, cask seasoning and even the type of coopering involved. From the few who have experienced the 1949 sherried malt, the flavour profile is said to be intensely rich and has a distinctive spicy nose, with hints of cloves, coriander and orange peel, reminiscent of a warm autumnal or winter spice. Unusually for Macallan, this Speyside malt has a peaty undertone, with further notes of dried fruits and dark chocolate. With a refreshing citrus finish, this whisky, decanted at cask strength, is believed to be one of Macallan’s best sherried malts.
Lot 88
George Campbell RHA (1917-1979)Clifden, Connemara, No.1Oil on board, 75 x 62.5cm (29½ x 24½'')Signed; inscribed versoProvenance: With Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, label verso.Exhibited: Ritchie Hendriks Gallery, 1967.With the creation of the Free State in 1922, Ireland’s artists took it upon themselves to establish and celebrate their country as an entity entirely separate from Britain. As such, artist’s sought images of a past Ireland, flocking to the West to gain inspiration from the unadulterated culture that prevailed in those remote hamlets. These scenes have now been immortalised in a multitude of works by such names as Charles Lamb, Paul and Grace Henry and Jack B. Yeats.Forty years later, the tradition of painting in Western Ireland prevailed, its wildness, spirit and community continuing to attract artists in search of the perfect subject. Alongside his friend, Gerard Dillon, George Campbell made numerous trips to Connemara and, in the 1960s, he began a series of paintings which centred on the town of Clifden.The current lot beautifully embodies the work that Campbell produced at this time. Focussing more on the mood and atmosphere of Clifden, rather than its structural representation, Campbell provides a semi-abstracted townscape in which the general outlines and shapes fight to be recognised from within a myriad of blue. Flanked by the Atlantic Ocean and set against the backdrop of the Twelve Bens, Clifden is portrayed as a town surrounded by the inhospitable. To the foreground, a cluster of trees sways towards the left, beaten by the uncaring wind as it rolls off the water. Overhead, the moon breaks through the clouds, fleetingly illuminating this scene, before once again being engulfed by approaching storms. And, yet, it is here, against the odds, that this small town flourishes.Using the reflecting moonlight to draw the viewer’s eye along the central road, we are brought into the painting and welcomed into the heart of the town; a haphazard, yet charming, collection of houses and shops all overlooked respectively by St. Joseph’s and Christ Church on top of the hill. As somebody who immersed himself with the community, Campbell uses his painting to extend this invitation to his viewers, beckoning them inwards.George Campbell is recorded as painting only in his studio, claiming that the memories that accompany him there represent those things that are worth remembering. It is, therefore, not surprising that this portrayal of Clifden is but an impression of the physical town. Instead, with his soft, blurring brushstrokes, Campbell has evoked the true character of Clifden and gifted his viewers with an intimation of the solace that this town provides for those who visit it.Helena Carlyle, November 2019.
Lot 23
LONDON, SOCIAL HISTORY AND COOKERYTwo volumes of social history, comprising: (i) Journal of a visit to London, kept, seemingly, by an English lady resident in France on her first visit to London, describing the voyage over from Le Havre by steam ship ('...listened to the rumbling of the Paddle wheels which shook us in my bed, and could almost fancy I was going in a railway...') in October 1849, lodging at 3 Gloucester Place, Camden Town; providing a series of sharply observed vignettes of the city: of its traffic ('...The Omnibusses... went much faster and were much better horsed than the french ones. The roads also macademized or paved with wood... We saw a lady driving with great spirit a little low pony-chaise, a little tiger sat behind her. Mr Benner told us it was a very common sight, at which we were not a little astonished. We saw a velocipede also going in the streets, to the great annoyance of omnibusses and other vehicles...'), local costume ('...even Buss coachmen conductors, lamplighters, sweepers etc wore the dress coat & silk hat... '), speculative building ('...We passed through new quarters with rows of charming houses called places or terraces, got up in the newest fashion & called villas or cottages, they however were not yet inhabited... Each of these new streets you would take for a main street in any town, so wide, so long & so clean are they. We had a distant view of the Model Prison & a Gas-factory. I saw four velocipedes going up Park-Street one after the other...'), railways and canals ('...We saw some constructions of viaducts for the Railway and a canal and basin along which several coal-barges, drawn by horses were slowly proceeding...'), shops ('...I saw some very nice cook-shops also supplied with every kind of rich & solid eatables also some very fine wedding-cakes & thick mock turtle soup in large basins. The fishmongers' shops looked very inviting as did the large opened lobsters that lay on the marble, displaying a solid mass of white meat...'), pauper funerals, brightly-lit arcades and shops, a blind man demonstrating braille, sandwich men ('...You will often see a man having a board back and front... walking patiently and monotonously backwards and forwards in the front of a house; sometimes, several men follow one after another with the same affiches...'), shopping expeditions to Oxford Street and environs, the Map Cave ('...16 or 18 views well worth seeing...'), the Soho Bazaar, and Christmas Day in the workhouse ('...On Christmas Day we went to the Workhouse of our Parish (St Pancras) where we saw portions distributed to the inmates (1320) men women and children. We were all offered by the Matron a portly blooming woman in a black silk dress, and attendants large pieces of excellent Plum pudding which was taken from the rest of the Plum puddings that were smoking around on large tables... finally to the Upper Room where about 50 little children from 1 to 6 years old were assembled , some around a very large table in the middle, some using benches as tables and sitting on little low footstools, others again on the ground around a warm blazing fire. A good discipline prevailed among this little Troop who looked healthy and had little ruddy fat cheeks; they seemed much better than the men and women who were very pale and haggard...'), c.34 pages, kept in a pocket account-book, first leaves loose, marbled paper wrappers, torn, 8vo, London, 5 October 1849 to 1 January 1850(ii) Recipe book, largely culinary with some medicinal, kept in several early 19th century hands, one employing phonetic spelling ('...A Costerd Pudden/ for a half pint basen a Quasrter of a pint of milk a lettel nutmeg sinimon an shouger an make it boal a lettel...'), many attributed, c.80 pages, in a contemporary green vellum clasped notebook, 8vo, 1818-1847 where datedThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •
Lot 66
Philip Reinagle (British 1749-1833) Wooded Landscape Oil on panel 41 x 56cm (16 x 22 in.) Provenance: H.R.H. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent Her sale, Christie's, London, 14 March 1947, lot 49 The Fine Art Society, London, 1947 (label verso) Private Collection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 21 March 2002, lot 53 Sale, Christies South Kensington, Spirit & Style, 24 November 2015, Lot 365
Lot 92
Richard Clack (British 1804-1875) after Richard Cosway Lucy, Harriet and Caroline, daughters of William Courtenay Oil on canvas 183 x 132cm (72 x 51¾ in.) Provenance: Property of the Morland Family, Court Lodge, Kent The original painting by Richard Cosway dates from 1798 and is held at Powderham Castle, the seat of the Courtenay family, in Devon. It depicts Lady Caroline Courtenay, the future wife of Colonel Charles Morland, along with two of her older sisters, Lucy and Harriet (Caroline is in the centre). Cosway was a frequent visitor to Powderham and painted many members of the Courtenay family. William was good friends with the Prince Regent and Cosway was the miniaturist at the Royal Court as well as being originally from Devon. Richard Clack who painted this version was undoubtedly a relative of the girls' mother, Frances Clack. The vast majority of the men who entered into the Courtenay family by way of marriage, ended up in some way receiving an allowance or in paid employment. In true family spirit, Colonel Charles Morland, Caroline's husband, received an amount of £1,000 a year merely for being her husband. In this second version, the original mischievous putti are replaced by a dog which was perhaps seen as more appropriate.
Lot 10
Box 10 - SpiritsLa Fuerza Red Vermouth 2018Berentzen Signature Birne77 Berry Raspberry & Pomegranate Gin LiqueurViolet LiqueurGrönstedts XO CognacLabourdonnais 5 Year Old (That Boutique-y Rum Company)V Gallery - Toffee Fudge Premium Vodka Spirit DrinkBrandy Bardinet XOMarie Brizard ApryAultmore 18 Years Old Single Malt Scotch WhiskyPoor Toms Fool Strength GinSierra Milenario Tequila Reposado
Lot 13
Box 13 - SpiritsAvernaHernö GinCabo Wabo Tequilla ReposadoGinger GinSPEY from Speyside Distillery - Tenne Cask StrengthNcn'ean Botanical Spirit "Putinka" classicM&S Monnet CognacForty Creek Copper Pot Reserve WhiskyRon Rumbero Cuban Rum Aged 7 Years Rabastas Blanche-ArmagnacDavidson Reserve Four Grain Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Lot 14
Box 14 - SpiritsAvernaHernö Gin 47Cabo Wabo BlancoTriple Eight Blueberry VodkaSPEY from Speyside Distillery - 10 years oldNcn'ean Botanical Spirit "Putinka" classicM&S Monnet CognacForty Creek Copper Pot Reserve WhiskyRon Rumbero Cuban Rum Aged 7 Years Rabastas Blanche-ArmagnacDavidson Reserve Genesis
Lot 25
Box 25 - SpiritsRosso Antico NVChatter Wolf Rye VodkaTenby Dry Gin - Rosemary & CitrusBenRiach Quarter Cask PeatedSagamore Spirit Reserve Port Finish Nardini Bitter Boplaas 6 Year Single Grain Whisky (Tawny Port Cask Finish)Tartufo Bianco SahnelikörComte Joseph Cognac XOCanadian Mist Blended Canadian WhiskyTequila Rose Strawberry Cream Liqueur, (11).
Lot 26
Box 26 - SpiritsTequila Rose Strawberry Cream LiqueurGuillotine Vodka au Caviar Petrossian Select AperitivoSagamore Spirit Double Oak Straight Rye WhiskyNardini Grappa Riserva 60BenRiach Aged 10 YearsBowman Brothers Small Batch Virginia Straight Bourbon WhiskeyBombardino Likör mit Eizusatz verfeinert mit Rum & WhiskyComte Joseph Cognac XOBasil Hayden's 10 Year Old BourbonWilderer Fynbos Gin, (11).
Lot 27
Box 27 - SpiritsInfusionist Coconut & Vanilla Rum Liqueur Selezione Bortolo Nardini ExtrafinaGrappa Levi di Petite ArvineThree Barrels VSOP Milagro ReposadoVermouth - Callicounis Crabbie 8 Year Old Single Malt Scotch WhiskyEDDU Silver BrocéliandeStockholms Bränneri Oak GinEleven Dry GinRathlee's RumDekaraki Malagouzia Single-Variety Grape Marc Spirit
Lot 44
Box 44 - SpiritsTW Kempton Rhubarb & Ginger Liqueur Sagamore Spirit Reserve Port Finish Nardini Acqua di CedroFour Roses Bourbon Small Batch Kentucky Straight BourbonWeller "Craft Your Perfect Bourbon" Kentucky Straight Bourbon WhiskeyTbilvino Chacha Saperavi Aged In Oak Cognac Gilbert VSKavalan Oloroso Sherry Oak Single Malt WhiskyAmaro Gerlando Conker Cold Brew Coffee LiqueurGießen Dry GinBockfieber Nut Likor
Lot 69
Box 69 - Spirits Paddy's Irish WhiskeyDistillery 291 11 Months Old (That Boutique-y Rye Company)Rhum agricole blanc Neisson L'Esprit Atlantic Spirit Hibiscus GinWerner Wermut PN RedLa Malinche Gold TequillaNocturne NoirSPEY from Speyside Distillery - 10 years oldRon Perla del Norte Carta BlancaMosgaard Pedro Ximenez Cask Single Malt WhiskyGolden Eagle Vodka, (11).
Lot 8
Box 8 - Asian SpiritsKomasa Gin - Sakurajima Komikan-Mu Junmai DaiginjoJapanese Spirit KayukiUmegenshu Shirokagaiichiko BAR YUZUKotsuzumi Grappa Monte OesteMillennium PromiseJapanese Gin Wabigin Damask RoseJoto Umeshu YuzuKinmen Kaoliang Liquor 38%Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor 58%Tarujikomi-Umesyu YUMEHIBIKI
Lot 9
Box 9 - SpiritsTTL Yushan Taiwan Kaoliang Liquor Aged 3 YearsBerentzen Signature Zwetschge77 Berry Raspberry & Pomegranate Gin LiqueurWalnut Liqueur (Noix)Grönstedts Cognac ExtraSpit-Roasted Pineapple Gin (That Boutique-y Gin Company)V Gallery - Marshmallow Premium Vodka Spirit DrinkBrandy Bardinet XOMarie Brizard ElderflowerAultmore 12 Years OldFlowstone Bushwillow GinSierra Milenario Tequila Anejo
Lot 388
A continental silver and parcel gilt beaker makers mark AFC for Lisbon 1891-1937, of tapered form, embossed silver floral borders; together with a pair of Britannia standard miniature twin handled porringers, Arthur Sibley, London 1877, of traditional form, demi-fluted bodies, punched foliate border, engraved dolphin crests; together with two unassociated, unmarked miniature tablespoons and a set of four miniature kitchen peppers, Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings (Frank) Shepherd, Chester 1895, modelled as tankards; together with a vinaigrette, T.S., 1760, bright cut decoration and a spirit lighter modelled as a cauldron (qty) (Dimensions: Height: 94mm, combined weight: 8oz)(Height: 94mm, combined weight: 8oz)Footnote: Provenance: Kennard family, ex Coul EstateCondition report: 1891-1937 800 MIN Weight: 3.5oz
Lot 504
An Edwardian spirit kettle and stand J. Dixon, Sheffield, 1906, the teapot of circular form, gadrooned border, fixed scroll and ebony handle, the demi fluted body with ribbon and swag border, all on a stand, pierced collar, raised on four bold scroll legs with platform feet (Dimensions: Overall height: 32cm, weight (all in): 42oz)(Overall height: 32cm, weight (all in): 42oz)Condition report: Overall in very good order, makers mark worn, wick holder fits slackly into the spirit bowl
Lot 123
A continental dish, of shaped floral outline, repoussé decorated with a flowerhead and scroll border, with plain centre, unmarked white metal, possibly Dutch, 19cm W, an elaborate Dutch serving spoon, partially pierced with an entwined scroll handle, various spirit labels, to include a Georgian crescent shaped rum, similar brandy, port, claret and an egg cup, 8oz all in. (a quantity)
Lot 1716
Spirit of Concorde gentleman's chronograph wristwatch with date aperture, white hour and minute hands, red centre seconds hand, blue dial, white tachymetre bezel, stainless steel case and quartz movement, on stainless steel bracelet, case diameter 45mm, limited edition 385 off 4999, in original box with certificate of authenticity and related paperwork.
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