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Lot 643
An Edwardian Sheraton Revival painted display cabinet, the brass galleried top over two glazed doors flanked by bowed glazed panels enclosing two glass shelves over two drawers, one bearing stencil stamp "From S & H Jewells Furniture Warehouses Holborn" raised on square tapered legs united by an under tier to spade feet, 136 cm wide x 40 cm deep x 171.5 cm high
Lot 440
BERT STERN "Marilyn with bead necklace" limited edition photographic print from the last sitting series of Marilyn Monroe 1962, signed lower right, No'd "156/250" and signed on copyright stamp "1981 for Edward Weston Editions" verso, image size 52 cm x 49 cm CONDITION REPORTS Signed to the front of the image and signed and numbered to the back. There is a window on the back panel revealing . There are some light scratches, etc. to the frame. Glass is a bit dirty to the outside and needs a clean. Otherwise general wear and tear. See images for further detail.
Lot 438
BERT STERN "Marilyn her right hand raised to the back of her head" limited edition photographic print from the last sitting series of Marilyn Monroe 1962, signed lower right, No'd "156/250" and signed on copyright stamp "1981 for Edward Weston Editions" verso, image size 52 cm x 49 cm CONDITION REPORTS Signed to the front of the image and signed and numbered to the back. There is a window on the back panel revealing . There are some light scratches, etc. to the frame. Otherwise general wear and tear. See images for further detail.
Lot 92
A Job Ridgeway & Sons (circa 1808-14) pair of urns and covers decorated with figures in landscape with floral sprays verso, flanked by satyric mask gilded relief work handles on a square plinth base, bearing impressed stamp marks, 21 cm high, together with a larger urn to match, with lion mask handles, again bearing the same impressed marks to base, 19.5 cm high
Lot 665
A 19th Century ebonised fold over card table by Lamb of Manchester, the top with tooled leather insert and moulded edge opening to reveal a green baize lined surface within a tooled and gilded leather border swivelling to reveal a recess bearing stamp "Lamb Manchester 37382" above a slender moulded frieze raised on slender turned and reeded supports to brass caps and castors, 91 cm wide x 45.5 cm deep x 73 cm high
Lot 441
BERT STERN "Marilyn with bead necklace, her right hand small finger on her lower lip" limited edition photographic print from the last sitting series of Marilyn Monroe 1962, signed lower right, No'd "156/250" and signed on copyright stamp "1981 for Edward Weston Editions" verso, image size 52 cm x 49 cm CONDITION REPORTS Signed to the front of the image and signed and numbered to the back. There is a window on the back panel revealing . There are some lcratches, etc. to the frame. On the left hand side of the frame there is a large scratch running down it - approx 1 ft long and quite central. Otherwise general wear and tear. See images for further detail.
Lot 263
A mid 20th century Thonet desk chair, bent beech plywood frame with beech pin legs and beech armrests, marbled white faux leather seat, makers stamp under seat, height 82cmOne armrest has been repaired, one rivet from upholstery is missing, water stains to back, legs marked and scratched from regular use.
Lot 596
A matched set of ten 17th Century and later dining chairs with upholstered backs and seats with a variety of turned, bobbin and reed type legs, some joined by conforming stretchers and some with the initialles HW carved to the legs, eight singles and two carversQty: 8The arm chairs are a pair. The singles do not appear to match, some are similar but in no case is the configuration of stretchers the same. I can only find one with the stamp HW, it is to back of lag and back of back stretcher.
Lot 266
* Chaplin (Charles, 1889-1977), English film comedian and director. Autograph Quotation Signed, ‘Charles Chaplin’, 1933, inscribed and signed in blue fountain pen ink on an off-white album page, ‘“All the world’s a stage”, Faithfully, Charles Chaplin, 1933’ with the envelope stamp and postmark (Los Angeles, 22 December 1933) affixed beneath, and with a similar but longer signed inscription by the British-American actor Charles Laughton (1899-1962) to verso, ‘“We are such stuff as dreams are made on”, “Tempest”. On the day when I am about to try and play Prospero. In great trepidation, Charles Laughton’, dated 1934 in another hand lower left and biographical cutting tipped on lower right, 13.5 x 18 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: The Autograph Collection of Peter Bland (1928-2003).
Lot 377
* Churchill (Sir Winston Leonard Spencer, 1874-1965), British statesman, soldier, and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1940-1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. A very fine, double-signed photograph of Churchill by Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002), [1941], printed later, sepia-toned gelatin silver print, Karsh’s copyright stamp in the image lower right, image size 216 x 168 mm (8.5 x 6.5 ins), signed by Karsh on the original paper mount in pencil lower left, ‘© Y. Karsh’, and signed and dated by Churchill in black ink lower right, ‘Winston S. Churchill / 1954’, the date below and left of his signature, photographer’s copyright wet stamp to verso, sheet size 337 x 262 mm overall (13.5 x 10.5 ins), in superb condition with trivial creases to right-hand corners, loosely preserved in the original buff card portfolio with Karsh’s details lettered in silver to upper cover (some minor marks and spotting to folder only)QTY: (1)NOTE:Possibly the finest signed photograph of Churchill ever offered for sale.After a visit to Washington in 1954 Churchill flew to Ottawa on 29 June, making a short speech on landing. The following day he attended a meeting of the Canadian cabinet and broadcast a speech to the Canadian people. He was later a guest of the Canadian Prime Minister, Louis St Laurent, at the Country Club, and flew on, this time to New York, arriving after midnight to board the Queen Elizabeth for his return to England. It seems likely therefore that the day of signing this remarkable example of his photograph was 30 June 1954.The iconic photograph, now always named 'The Roaring Lion', was taken on 30 December 1941 during Churchill's brief visit to Ottawa (29 December 1941-1 January 1942). Karsh himself recalled that 'Churchill lit a fresh cigar, puffed at it with a mischievous air ... I held out an ashtray, but he would not dispose of it. I went back to my camera and made sure that everything was all right technically. I waited; he continued to chomp vigorously at his cigar. I waited. Then I stepped toward him and, without premeditation, but ever so respectfully, I said, “Forgive me, sir,” and plucked the cigar out of his mouth. By the time I got back to my camera, he looked so belligerent he could have devoured me. It was at that instant that I took the photograph.’The steadfast, defiant and unconquerable image was emblematic of Churchill and Britain at this time. Churchill later said to Karsh, 'You can even make a roaring lion stand to be photographed'. The picture, later produced in larger format, became one of the most widely reproduced images in the history of photography. Karsh reflecting on the image said: 'My portrait of Winston Churchill changed my life. I knew after I had taken it that it was an important picture, but I could hardly have dreamed that it would become one of the most widely reproduced images in the history of photography.'In a letter to the private owner of this photograph, dated 20 October 2011, the Estate of Yousuf Karsh wrote that '... The Estate has, in its possession, one example signed by both Karsh and Churchill. That is the only other example I currently know of. I have seen others come up from time to time, but surely they're quite scarce. Yours is interesting in that Churchill also dated it. Yours is the only [example] I have seen with that. So I don't think you have any reason to believe it to be a forgery or fake - it looks similar to the example in our possession and I think you're safe in assuming that everything is authentic... .'There can be no suggestion of the signature being a facsimile despite the unusual black ink. The pen-strokes are visible under magnification, and no other copy of this image has ever emerged. The photograph itself is clearly a Karsh original, and there is no doubt that Karsh's own signature (in pencil) is genuine. Very few examples of this photograph double-signed by Churchill and Karsh are known. The present example is unique in having been signed and dated by Churchill at a known time.Literature: Yousuf Karsh, Faces of our Time (Toronto, 1971), p. 39; A Fifty-Year Retrospective (Toronto, 1983), p. 38; Regarding Heroes (Boston, 2009), p. 53; Beyond the Camera (Boston, 2012), p. 25.
Lot 436
* Victoria Cross Winners. A collection of approximately 16 autographs and sundry items signed by and relating to VC winners, late 19th & early 20th century, comprising: Moor (George Raymond Dallas, 1896-1918). Autograph letter in pencil, signed ‘G R D Moor’, no date, 2 pp., 12mo; Mouat (Sir James, 1815-1899). English Surgeon General. An indenture on vellum for the ‘Assignment of a Leasehold House, No. 34 York Terrace, Regent’s Park … Fifth January 1826’, signed ‘James Mouat’ in ink with accompanying red seal, three vellum membranes, approx. 68.5 x 53.5 cm; Vickers (Sir (Charles) Geoffrey, 1894-1982). English lawyer, administrator, writer and pioneering systems scientist. Typed secretarial letter on headed paper ‘18, Austin Friars, London, E.C.2…’ with signature in ink ‘C G Vickers’, 8 October 1930, one leaf, written on one side, research notes on pencil to verso, 8vo; Wakeford (Richard, 1921-1972). Major, Solicitor. Typed letter on blue paper headed paper ‘Weavers, Elm Drive, Leatherhead, Surrey…’ with ink signature ‘Dick’, dated 22 April 1968, a note to say thank you for ‘the model Boer War Naval Gun’ and that ‘Den and I both enjoyed your party immensely…’, single leaf, written on one side, central fold, 8vo; Browne (Sir Samuel James, 1824-1901). General, creator of the ‘Sam Browne belt’. Autograph letter in ink signed ‘Samuel Browne’, headed paper ‘The Wood, St John’s Park, Ryde’, no date, folded bifolia, written on one side, 16mo?, With autograph envelope addressed to ‘Miss ? Walton’, one penny stamp, black post mark. And another autograph signature signed ‘Samuel Browne’ in ink on a small scrap of blue paper; Smith (Issy, 1890-1940). Two autographs in ink signed ‘Issy Smith V.C. / Manchester Regt’ on a single piece of paper with embossed Coat of arms of the United Kingdom at its head, no date, 4to; Pitcher (Ernest Herbert, 1888-1946). Chief Petty Officer, teacher. Ink signature ‘E. Pitcher V.C. D.S.M. C.P.O. RN.’ on a single piece of blue paper, no date, 8vo; Roberts (Frederick Sleigh, 1st Earl Roberts, 1832-1914). English Field Marshall, last holder of the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. Autograph letter in ink signed ‘Roberts’, dated 18 May 1896, on headed paper ‘The Royal Hospital, Dublin.’, addressed to ‘Colonel Stephenson’, bifolia written on one side, small 8vo, and another, typed secretarial letter signed in ink ‘Roberts’, dated 17 June 1902, with embossed Coat of Arms and Commander in Chief to top of sheet, thanking Revd. W H J Ashton-Gwatkin for a donation towards the war in South Africa, bifolia written on one side; White (Sir George Stuart, 1835-1912). British Army Officer, Governor of Gibraltar, Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Autograph letter in ink signed ‘GWS White’, dated 18 October 1893, on headed paper ‘Snowdon, Simla’, 3 pp., small 8vo, plus a few other sundry itemsQTY: (a folder)
Lot 325
* Berthier (Louis-Alexandre, 1753-1815). Prince of Neuchâtel and Valangin, Prince of Wagram and Minister of War. Document Signed, 'Mal. Berthier', Paris, 14 Germinal an 13 (14 April 1805), authorising an officer of the 8th Hussars to be attached to the staff of Marshal Kellerman for 3 months, written in brown ink on laid paper with watermark 'Ministre de la Guerre', official blindstamp and ink stamp to lower half of document not affecting text or signature, a little creasing at head of leaf, 1 page, folio, together with:Kellermann (Francois-Etienne-Christophe, 1735-1820). 1st Duke of Valmy, Marshal of the Empire. Letter Signed, 'Duc de Valmy', Mayence, 19 November 1808, a few small tears to top and bottom margins without loss of text, Bibliotheca Lindesiana stamp lower left, 2 pages, folio, plus Soult (Jean-de-Dieu, 1769-1851). 1st Duke of Dalmatia, French general and Marshal of the Empire. Document Signed, 'M. Duc de Dalmatie', 20 February 1815, pre-printed document in French on vellum with manuscript insertions, being a military commission appointing Pierre Hippolite Amillet, Captain in the 'Corps Royal du Genie', ink stamp, papered seal deficient, some browning, 1 page, oblong folioQTY: (3)
Lot 411
* Penny Black. An envelope front with a 1d Black SF, c. 1840, addressed and signed by 'Ripon' to General Lord Hill, the stamp with a red Maltese cross and 4 close margins, tipped on to an old album leafQTY: (1)NOTE:The envelope is signed and addressed by Frederick John Robinson, 1st Earl of Ripon (1782-1859), better known as the Earl of Goderich, who served as prime minister of Great Britain from August 1827 to January 1828. The recipient is Sir Rowland Hill (1772-1842), a British General who served in the Peninsular Campaign and fought at the Battle of Waterloo.
Lot 407
* Stamps. A valuable 1897 ‘Richard Senf’ Illustrated Postage Stamp Album of 19th-Century Issues, bound in red with gilt tooling, commencing with Great Britain from 1840 1d blacks (7, five with four margins, one possibly mint with gum though toned), Mulready 1d letter sheet used, two ‘Ocean Penny Postage’ pictorial envelopes Manchester to Worcester with 1841 1d or 2d stamps, 1862-64 small letters mint or unused to 6d (2), 9d (2) and 1s (these alone catalogued at over £20,000), and other better later. Then European nations from France with 1849 Ceres to 1f used, mint or unused Napoleon types, Italy and States, Switzerland with unused Strubels to 40r, German States; Asia including India with 1854 to 4a, Hong Kong with 1863-71 mint or unused to 96c; Africa including Cape of Good Hope triangular issues to 1s; Americas including British West Indies, Australasia including States, New Zealand from Chalon issues (note blued paper 1d) etc. with some areas sparseQTY: (an album)NOTE:As usual with a collection of this vintage, condition is very mixed, the album itself is in a good state and therefore suitable for continuation. Careful viewing is advised.
Lot 435
* Harington (Sir Richard, 12th Baronet, 1861-1931). British colonial judge, A group of approximately 75 autograph letters to his father, Sir Richard Harington, 11th Baronet (1835-1911), 1899-1913, 45 dating from his time in India, many with the ink stamp of the High Court, Calcutta at head, discussing his views on the Viceroy, Lord Minto and other notables, politics back home, and the state of British rule, ‘you will probably have seen in the papers that an attempt was made on the Viceroy at Ahmedabad. In this country it was kept very quiet, They say the people should not be blamed for the acts of an individual but plenty of people in the crowd must have seen the would be murderer throw his bomb’ including 8 letters and 5 part letters, 1909-1910, covering the Alipore Bomb Case in which he was third judge handling appeals, ‘I had risen at 5 & was in my room writing a minute on a file which was in circulation when I heard a shot fired - In a few minutes the advocate general came in in great excitement to say that the inspector who was instructing him for the case had been shot dead.’ ‘I convicted 2 & acquitted 3, one of the acquitted I much desired to convict as I am sure he was guilty - but the evidence was not sufficient - How Jenkins contrived to acquit the two I convicted I cannot imagine…I was wrong when I told you this case had cost 7 lives; when I wrote it was only 6 - It is now seven.’; 'as if the situation was not serious enough - now all the firebrands are to be brought back - we really shall lose India if we go on in this silly way.', Harington further writes 'Politically the case is most important and it is much to be regretted it was ever initiated - which ever way it goes-', mostly 8vo QTY: (approx. 75)
Lot 374
* Hitler (Adolf, 1889-1945), Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-1945. Document Signed, 'Adolf Hitler', Berlin, 7 December 1936, a discharge certificate for Major W. Kornbichler, calligraphic printed header and blind-embossed stamp lower left, typed insertions in German, signed in ink by Adolf Hitler beneath and by Werner von Fritsch und Viktor von Schwedler at foot, all signatures very clear but faded to brown from light exposure, red pencil number '633' to upper right corner, 29 x 20 cm, framed and glazedQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Purchased from Hermann Historica, 15/16 April 2010, lot 7755.
Lot 148
* Clark (Roger George, born 1943). A group of 5 photographs printed by the photographer between the 1970s and 1990s, gelatin silver prints, miscellaneous subjects including Henley Regatta groups, two women on an escalator, an old man with a cat on his shoulder, and a woman walking along a street with a warehouse in the background, 36 x 24 cm or the reverse, all framed and glazed with exhibition archive stamp to versosQTY: (5)NOTE:Roger George Clark is an English photographer and former BBC broadcaster. Inspired by finding a copy of Cecil Beaton’s Photobiography in a local library at an early age, Clark decided to pursue his interest in photography. Clark’s collection of 150,000 negatives and associated materials is now part of the Hulton Archive - Getty Images. An exhibition of his work, Roger George Clark – The World of Yesterday, curated by Dan Kirmatzis, was recently held at Aperture Gallery, London, 8 December 2023 – 3 February 2024. These prints are all from Clark’s own archive, printed by him in his London darkroom between the 1970s and 1990s.
Lot 271
* Chiang Kai-Shek (1887-1975), Chinese Political and Military leader, President of the Republic of China 1948-49, 1950-75. Signed Photograph, [1944], printed later, gelatin silver print press print by Horace Bristol, boldly signed in Chinese characters to right side of image, small tear with loss to lower left corner and small closed marginal tear to lower margin, neither affecting signature, press wire caption and studio wet stamp to verso, 20.5 x 24.5 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: The Autograph Collection of Peter Bland (1928-2003).The photograph shows a seated and smiling Chiang Kai-Shek before D-Day at his mountain home of Tsao Shan, near Taipei. On the walls behind him are two poems which he wrote during the days of his imprisonment.
Lot 368
* Fernando de Orleans y Borbón (Luis, 1888-1945), Infante of Spain and French prince who lost his title. Signed Photograph by Robert Herbst of Heidelberg, sepia-toned gelatin silver print, three-quarter length, boldly signed and dated ‘Luis Fernando, 1912’ at foot of image and across photographer’s blind stamp, 19 x 13 cm, original blue-grey paper mount, 38 x 31 cm overallQTY: (1)NOTE:In October 1924 Luis Fernando was expelled from France as he was purportedly involved in the trade of illegal drugs. In response, King Alfonso XIII of Spain deprived him of his privileges as an Infante of Spain. A very uncommon signed photograph.
Lot 265
* Shaw (George Bernard, 1856-1950), Irish playwright, critic and political activist. A group of 3 Autographs (one Letter and 2 Notecards), 1932-47, the first and Autograph Letter Signed, ‘G. Bernard Shaw’, Ayot St Lawrence, Welwyn, Herts, 20 July 1932, to [John] Paton, ‘I am so completely done up with a heavily overworked month that the prospect of a journey of 120 miles or so and a meeting at the end of it, to say nothing of the journey back, appals me. For I shall have some rehearsing to put in even after I get to Malvern. Besides, I am not quite sure that I should do much good. It is now pretty clear from the Russian experiment that the notion of establishing Socialism through our parliamentary institutions as a development of Bourgeois democracy is chimerical. This means that the Communist Party, however incompetent it may be in practice, is right on a vital point on which the ILP, the Labor party, the old Fabians, and the Social-Democrats are wrong. Is this quite the right moment to upset the apple cart in this direction?’, some spotting, date received stamp below and away from signature, 2 pages, oblong 8vo, together with a Notecard Signed on personal stationery from Shaw to the same recipient, 19 September 1932, excusing himself for not coming to the Summer School due to overwork at Stratford, before continuing, ‘My position is a bit too negative for anything like a sensational publication at present. That our present constitution is nothing but a ramrod in the wheels is plain enough; but exactly how to force a change to a Communist constitution is not so clear. It is useless to find fault until you see how to correct. I hesitate to say "Let the darned thing explode". Anybody can say that. I prefer to shut up unless I can give a lead’, 1 page written vertically, date received stamp at head, verso blank, plus a later Notecard initialed, ‘GBS’, Ayot St Lawrence, Good Friday 1947, to The Very Reverend The Dean, Exeter Cathedral, regretting he cannot send any money, ‘… The only rich men left are black marketeers and financiers. When you have collected £74,999, ask me for the odd quid and perhaps I will be able to squeeze it out. At present, I can do nothing substantial. My last hundred has gone to the Flood Distress. Sorry’, written vertically, holograph address, stamp and cancel to verso, some cancel lines affecting text on recto, ink somewhat faded and the card browned overallQTY: (3)NOTE:Provenance: The Autograph Collection of Peter Bland (1928-2003).John Paton (1886-1976) was General Secretary of the Independent Labour Party (ILP) 1927-1933, and a Labour MP from 1945 to 1964.
Lot 425
* William IV (1765-1837). King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1830-37. Document Signed, 'William R', Saint James's, 16 December 1831, pre-printed form on vellum with manuscript insertions, appointing John Kenneth Mackenzie as Second Lieutenant in the 21st Regiment of Foot, countersigned by Lord Melbourne, papered seal and duty stamp applied to left margin, light soiling, 23.5 x 34 cm, together with:Seven Years War (1756-63). A letter written by a Captain of Marines on board the Portland off Cape St. Vincent to the Earl of Lauderdale of Hatton, giving details of an action four days previously, c. 1758, 3-page letter detailing the attack made by Admiral Boscowen's fleet when at anchor in Gibraltar Bay against a French squadron, the writer of the letter took part in the battle and gives information regarding other actions between Lagos and Cape St. Vincent, verso of letter address to the Rt. Hon. Lord Lauderdale at Hatton near Edinburgh, and bears a London postal Bishop Mark stamp 11/SE,Wellesley (Arthur, Duke of Wellington, 1769-1852). Corrected Authorized and Official Programme of the State Funeral Procession of the Late Field Marshall Arthur Duke of Wellington, K. G. to be solemnized in Saint Paul's Cathedral, on Thursday, the 18th day of November, 1852, including the Earl Marshal's instructions to persons joining in the procession, and having tickets for the Cathedral, London: John Limbird, [1852], 8 pp., light dust-soiling, slim 8vo,George II Proclamation. By the King, A Proclamation ... the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, that a day of fasting and humiliation may be observed throughout that part of our kingdom of Great Britain..., Edinburgh: Printed by John Mosman and William Brown, the Assigns of James Watson deceased, 1726, single-sheet broadside printed to one side, upper blank margin with contemporary annotation 'Shire of Lanark', light spotting and damp mottling, frayed at head and foot and few closed tears, folio (41 x 31.5 cm), plus approximately 40 other miscellaneous 17th-19th century ephemeral items including letters, documents, mounted clipped signatures of Robert Peel & Henry James, and few early 19th-century newspapers, etc., loosely contained in plastic sleeves in modern ring binderQTY: (a folder)
Lot 268
* Himmler (Heinrich, 1900-1945), German Nazi Commander of the Schutzstaffel (SS). Signed Photograph, ‘H. Himmler’, 29 March 1936, vintage gelatin silver print photograph by Friedrich Bauer, half length pose wearing his SS uniform, inscribed, signed and dated ’29.III.36’ (year indistinct) in bold black fountain pen ink to lower part of image, photographer’s blind stamp lower right and ink credit stamp to verso, some small brown splash spots to right border and light brown stain to lower border, 230 x 175 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: The Autograph Collection of Peter Bland (1928-2003).Friedrich Franz Bauer (1903–1972) was a German SS propaganda photographer who acted as Himmler’s personal photographer.
Lot 332
* Brunel (Isambard Kingdom, 1806-1859), British civil engineer and mechanical engineer. Autograph Letter Signed, 'I. K. Brunel', 18, [London, SW], 17 October 1857, to R. H. Wyatt of Great Western & Brentford Railway and the Duke of Northumberland, concerning a memorandum made by Mr Griffith and himself and 'you will find that the alterations in blue ink are not in accordance with this memorandum but directly in variance with it’, some general dust-soiling and creasing, 2 pages with integral docketed blank and institutional stamp, 8voQTY: (1)
Lot 147
* Clark (Roger George, born 1943). A group of 4 portraits, printed by the photographer between the 1970s and 1990s, including Henry Moore with a sculpture, 28.5 x 22 cm; Jacques-Henri Lartigue, 36 x 24.5 cm; Jane Bowen, 28 x 19 cm; Patrick Lichfield, a sheet of 12 contact prints (2 marked up), 18 x 25 cm, all framed and glazed with exhibition archival stamp to versosQTY: (4)NOTE:Roger George Clark is an English photographer and former BBC broadcaster. Inspired by finding a copy of Cecil Beaton’s Photobiography in a local library at an early age, Clark decided to pursue his interest in photography. Clark’s collection of 150,000 negatives and associated materials is now part of the Hulton Archive - Getty Images. An exhibition of his work, Roger George Clark – The World of Yesterday, curated by Dan Kirmatzis, was recently held at Aperture Gallery, London, 8 December 2023 – 3 February 2024. These prints are all from Clark’s own archive, printed by him in his London darkroom between the 1970s and 1990s.
Lot 232
* Hugo (Victor-Marie, 1802-1885), French writer and politician. Autograph Letter Signed, 'Victor Hugo', Tuesday 20 March [1858], to Charles Ribeyrolles in Bayswater, London, in French, congratulating him on his article and also sending 'le bravo de Guernesey', two other words over inked and now difficult to read, a few spots and marks, 1 page with integral address leaf, stamp and ink cancels, old album leaf mounting remains to inner margin of address panel with some blank paper loss and tears to lower inner margin not affecting text or signature, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: The Autograph Collection of Martha Spriggs (1777-1866).Written while Hugo was in exile in Guernsey (October 1855 to 1870). Charles Ribeyrolles (1812-1860) was a French writer, Republican journalist and companion in exile of Victor Hugo. He was editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper L'Homme and occasionally visited Victor Hugo in Guernsey.
Lot 403
* Lord Snowdon, Anthony Armstrong-Jones (1930-2017). A collection of ballet photographs, 1965, 19 gelatin silver print photographs of Frederick Ashton and Robert Helpmann as the stepsisters in the Royal Ballet’s production of Cinderella, all with official Snowdon copyright stamp, date ‘Dec 1965’ and various catalogue codes in pencil to verso, landscape and portrait orientations, 17 uniformly framed and glazed (approx. 32.5 x 27 cm each), two unframed, together with eight further black and white photographs, one with Anthony Crickmay’s stamp and three with Donald Sothern’s copyright stamp to verso, the rest unattributed, most showing Frederick Ashton, but also Margot Fonteyn, Princess Margaret, Julian Hosking, Rudolf Nureyev, and Lord Snowdon, framed and unframed QTY: (27)NOTE:See previous lot for similar photographs by Lord Snowdon.
Lot 124
* Thompson (Stephen, 1831-?). A group of 32 albumen print photographs of artefacts in the British Museum, c. 1870s, including 22 corner-mounted on paper mounts with printed captions pasted beneath and Wolverhampton Free Library stamp (9 in lighter parts of images), plus 10 mounted on card with printed captions pasted beneath and 1 exterior view of a cave in France, 18 x 25 cm and similar sizesQTY: (33)
Lot 280
* Eisenhower (Dwight D., 1890-1969), American General of World War II, 34th US President 1953-61. Signed Photograph, ‘Dwight D. Eisenhower’, 1951, vintage gelatin silver print photograph [by Michael Magro], showing Eisenhower seated in military attire at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Paris, with an Arthur Conan Doyle book on the desk in front of him, signed in black ink to lower border, light corner creasing touching image in left lower corner, SHAPE stamp and date ’30 June 51’ to verso, 20.5 x 25 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: The Autograph Collection of Peter Bland (1928-2003).
Lot 402
* Lord Snowdon, Anthony Armstrong-Jones (1930-2017). A collection of ballet photographs, c. 1965, 23 gelatin silver print photographs of Frederick Ashton and Robert Helpmann as the stepsisters in the Royal Ballet’s production of Cinderella, most likely taken during rehearsals and possibly performances, 13 signed ‘Snowdon’ in black ink to either the lower left or right, ten further unsigned photographs, all with official Snowdon copyright stamp and various catalogue codes in pencil to verso, images include staged portraits of the two dancers in costume, candid shots of them preparing hair and make-up, in rehearsal, and dancing on stage, various sizes but most 37 x 26 cm, mostly in good condition but some with small creases, tears and bumps to edgesQTY: (23)NOTE:This version of Cinderella (using Sergei Prokofiev's Cinderella music) was choreographed by Frederick Ashton in 1948 and first performed at Sadler’s Wells. It was subsequently performed and revised numerous times, often with Ashton taking the role of one of the stepsisters. There seems to be no further information available regarding these photos, and no other copies have been located (except the following lot in this sale which contains an additional set of official copies). However, the photographs and production are briefly mentioned by dance historian and author Valerie Lawson in an article for an unattributed magazine: ‘The Australian Ballet celebrated its tenth anniversary with this production [Prokofiev/Ashton’s Cinderella]. Ashton travelled to Australia (despite his fear of flying) to reprise his role with Helpmann, who brought with him some sensational photographs by Lord Snowdon of the pair in costume.’
Lot 64
Football - World Cup 1966, a 'World Football Champions' FDC. Signed by three iconic England players from the final: Bobby Moore, Nobby Stiles and Alan Ball. With '18 Aug 1966' cancellation and 'England Winners' stamp. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 50
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, an Isle of Man unused post stamp card. Signed by Daniel Radcliffe in the title role. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 456
Brigadier General P W. Tibbets signed 50th Anniversary of the United States Air Force flown FDC PM USAF 50th Anniversary 1947-1997 18 September 1997 Crown Agents Stamp Bureau. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 1066
"Isadora Duncan", bronze on an integral polished black marble base, signed on the skirt "Plazzotta" and numbered "9/9" (number nine of an edition of nine), foundry stamp 'Fonde Ria Italy', 23in. (58.4cm.), wide, 28¼in. (71.8cm.) high. *In 1967 Plazzotta created two different models of Vanessa Redgrave in the role of the dancer Isadora Duncan.* Nice redish patina, plinth with very light surface wear, good.
Lot 309
"Martello Towers, Jersey", oil on canvas, signed lower right, fragment of a 19th century label on reverse inscribed in ink "Martello .........s Jersey JW Oates ......House, Addison Road, Kensington", 20th century label for John H. Paris, Fine Art Dealer, Liverpool, Windsor & Newton canvas stamp, original French, late 19th century, gilded fluted frame, 18½ x 28½in. (47 x 72.4cm.). *An oil painting by John Wright Oakes in the collection of Jersey Heritage (SJA/0000/00131) titled Coast Scene with Fishing Boats and a Martello Tower, Jersey dated 1877 appears to be the same composition.*Good original condition. Canvas unlined,
Lot 399
"The Origins of Etiquette No.3 Leaving your Card", watercolour on Reeves "Steinback" board, signed lower right and dated (19)05, inscribed on reverse "Montmoreney de Smyth finds ye Baron Heavyfist not in ye castle when he maketh hys formal call concerning the Baron's heath - & it behoves him to leave - by the hands of hys valet - some solid proof of hys visit - with ye warden of the keep. From an old (very old) M.S.S.", stamp on reverse "To be returned to Lawson Wood Queen Anne's Grove, Bedford Park, W", gilded frame, 12¾ x 9½in. (32.4 x 24.1cm.).*Sheet has darkened with exposure to light. Acidic mount.
Lot 82A
An Edwardian hallmarked silver spring loaded stamp case. The Edward VII stamp case opening to four sections and having a bale loop. Hallmarked for Chester, 1902. Makers mark for Henry Griffith & Sons Ltd. Stamped o each leaf inside RD 397886. Further stamped to verso A.Barrett & Sons 63 & 64 Piccadilly. Weight approx 17.6g. Measures approx 2.5cm x 2.5cm.
Lot 80
Two cased sets of hallmarked silver spoons. The lot to include a George V set of six coffee bean spoons. Hallmarked for Birmingham 1913. Makers mark SLd for William Suckling Ltd. The case having retailers stamp for WM Bruford &Son Ltd. To also include a set of six tea spoons. Hallmarked for Sheffield 1923. Makers mark for Travis, Wilson & Co Ltd. Combined weight approx 416.3g. Combined weight of silver approx 120.4g. Measures approx 11cm x 2.5cm / 9.5cm x 2.2.cm.
Lot 16
A cased George V hallmarked silver christening set. The two piece set comprising of a bowl and spoon with the spoon having a rats tail pattern and the quaich style bowl having twin handles. Hallmarked for London, 1913 (bowl) 1912 (spoon). Makers mark HA&S for Holland, Aldwinckle & Slater. The set having a fitted velvet lined case with retailers stamp for W.Bruford & Son Eastbourne. The lot to also include a matched fork hallmarked for London 1917 with the same makers mark. Combined weight of silver 289.5g. Measures approx 16.5cm x 10cm x 7cm (bowl).
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