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Lot 170
An Arts and Crafts silver and peridot pendant, early 20th century, collet-set with an octagonal step-cut peridot within a border of openwork dandelion motifs set with cabochon peridots, the bail and further pendant -set with an oval and a pear-shaped peridot respectively, to fancy link chain with a hook clasp, pendant 8cm long, necklace 71cm long
Lot 152
EMERALD AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RING; EMERALD AND DIAMOND BRACELET; PEARL AND DIAMOND RING1st: The step-cut emerald within a brilliant-cut diamond surround, mounted in 18 carat white gold, 2nd: Set with alternating marquise-cut emeralds and rose-cut diamonds, 3rd: The cultured pearl within an abstract mount accented by cushion-shaped diamonds, 1st with London hallmark, lengths: 1st ring size approx. L½, 2nd 17.5cm, 3rd: ring size approx. K (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 196
AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND RING, 1977; TWO PAIRS OF GEM-SET PENDENT EARRINGS1st: Set with a step-cut aquamarine, accented by single-cut diamonds mounted in 18 carat white gold 2nd: the carved amethyst and brilliant-cut diamond flowerhead suspending a chain set with a cultured pearl and amethyst sphere terminals, 3rd: set with opposing pear-shaped aquamarines, oval-cut tourmaline and circular-cut black gemstones, 1st with London hallmark and maker's mark GEP, ring size approx. O½, earring lengths 7.5cm and 6.4cm (3)Footnotes:This lot is part of a large private collection of 20th century jewellery that was formed over several decades. The collection represents the breadth of innovation and creativity of jewels made during the second half of the 20th century as well as the collectors' eye for superior design and appreciation of jewellery as an art form.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 294
THREE GEM-SET RINGS1st: Set to the front with step-cut emeralds, mounted in 18 carat gold, 2nd: Inlaid with brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in 18 carat gold, 3rd: Set to the front with circular-cut emeralds, 1st and 2nd with London hallmarks, ring sizes approx. L½-N½ (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 323
DIAMOND PENDANT/NECKLACEThe central step-cut diamond within a tiered lozenge surround set with marquise and brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in 18 carat white gold, principal diamond approx. 0.80ct, remaining diamonds approx. 4.60cts total, London hallmark, lengths: pendant 3.0cm, necklace 43.0cmFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 659
FROMME LYNETTE: (1948- ) American Criminal, a member of the infamous Manson Family who was imprisoned for her attempted assassination of American President Gerald R. Ford in 1975. A.L.S., with her initial R ['Red' being her name within the Manson Family], four pages, 4to, n.p., n.d., to [Charles Manson]. Fromme writes a social letter to her friend, in part, 'Well first - let me say what I see - Everyone who thinks beyond this step is in a hurry. We work that way as humans and sometimes we can go pretty fast in tune but each has their own pace. Now about the Zee. She has good rhythm or pace, can handle a lot…..she's a lot like me. I also know that her being willing is not the only consideration - I don't like Mel much and I told him so with a smile, but for real. I said that you seem to like him and I'll go w/ your viewpoint any time but that you're the one who showed me about word as I learned it in myself……Almost everyone lies. You gotta lie to live out there…….[Mel] don't give a damn about you. If Zee hadn't got a loan from Grandma you wouldn't have Xmas boxes and you may not care about that but we do. Mel didn't care. He offered it, said he could send around Dec 15 and then waited til way after the boxes needed to be sent to send ½. I told him I wouldn't expect him to offer money unless he was willing to go without food & toothpaste to get it there. And I asked him how he'd feel if he was in prison and owed someone $ and his family didn't send it. So I'm prepared to deal with him but only on my own terms. And I would not have Zee dependent on him or anyone. In 6 mos she can have a sort of passport to get her places…..and things seem to be lining up nice for a trip to Ca…….she would only be an unwanted visitor in every place without her passport which is really her credibility in that world - a document that shows she started something & finished it…..she can get a job working with kids wherever she goes if she needs it and on her love…….Zee is straddling 2 worlds and she can handle it but like anyone she can use a face and she's been through all that school shit and made the list of top of the class and knows what she wants. I never met anyone like her…….If she's to see you she will know w/o a doubt and take each step on her own. If she questions, she'll sit down and ask herself and the truth will come……Holly (Bucky's “mom”) has given both her boys a lot of faith in themselves - doesn't push them. That's why her young fellow is still w/ her, she got a 30 yr. old guy, and they're going on what you left last time. He says I showed him contempt when I met him on corner and I can't remember him but he's got some spunk and some understanding also. I like what he says even when mad…..' In one of two postscripts Fromme also remarks 'I got mad that Mr. Raccus said he didn't mean to kill that chicken. If he didn't mean to he wouldn't have. He knows what he's doing'. Two small tears to the right edge of the second leaf, otherwise VG
Lot 927
WHITTLE FRANK: (1907-1996) English Air Commodore, inventor and engineer, credited with the invention of the turbojet engine which culminated in the first British jet-engined aircraft, the Gloster E.28/39, flying on 15th May 1941. An historically important document prepared by Whittle, unsigned, although with a few corrections in his hand, titled Report on First Tests of an Experimental Gas Turbine by Squadron-Leader F. Whittle, R.A.F., marked 'Confidential', and one of five copies, being the first confidential report delivered to the Air Ministry by Power Jets Ltd. 'in fulfilment of Item No.1 of Research Contract', thirty-six pages, folio, with three fold-out appendices at the conclusion, n.p., 31st March 1938. The typescript (carbon copy) report describes, in detail, the initial tests of a constant pressure gas turbine intended for aircraft propulsion by jet reaction and the experiments carried out under Whittle's supervision between April and August 1937, the introduction stating, in part, 'At the time when the development of the propulsion unit was under consideration, there was no intention of making a complete engine at once, partly because definite ideas as to its final form were rather nebulous, but mainly because a sufficient knowledge of the performance of the different components for design purposes was lacking. It was therefore intended to adopt a step by step process, commencing with tests on a high speed single stage centrifugal compressor. It was decided that this should be of the size to be used in the engine…..because it was believed that to make tests on a smaller scale would lead to misleading results' and the document continuing with reports on Design and Construction (including the strength of the materials when exposed to high temperature, the rotor assembly, the 'very unorthodox feature' of the turbine nozzle, etc.), the results of Preliminary Combustion Tests ('These tests at least proved that the required combustion rates could be obtained, though for various reasons, they did not provide sufficient information for the avoidance of combustion trouble in the engine itself……Ignition of the atomising sprays by high tension spark proved to be easy at moderate air speeds, but as the electrodes were damaged early in the tests, ignition was mainly achieved by the insertion of burning oily waste through a flap……The quality of combustion was judged by the appearance of the flame, the presence or otherwise of visible smoke or fuel vapour, and the smell and the effect on the eyes of the exhaust'), Tests with Atomising Sprays, Plain Sprays ('The flame was very intense, and for the speed, the combustion was the best that had been achieved up to that time. It appeared, however, that the system was very sensitive to jet alignment, and this was largely true of all similar systems tried'), Testing Arrangements ('For test purposes, the unit was mounted on a four wheeled trailer. This trailer also carried the starter motor, instrument board and controls, making the set self-contained with the exception of the fuel and water supply….For starting, it was considered to be necessary to spin the rotor up to about 3000 r.p.m. after which it was expected to be capable of accelerating under its own power…..The instruments and their connections were considerably modified in the course of the tests. Pressure gauges were connected to six points on the compressor casing…..The tachometer was mounted on the top of the gear case in such a position that it could be seen through a hole in the instrument board'), further providing a description of the test runs of the unit, subdivided into four categories, in part, 'For the test runs, the starting procedure was as follows:- The rotor was motored over at about 1000 r.p.m. and the pilot jet ignited by the hand magneto. The speed was then raised to 2000 r.p.m., at which speed the main jet was opened and the unit accelerated under its own power…..No trouble was ever experienced in starting other than occasional trouble with the initial ignition through cracked electrodes, and in fact the very first attempt to start was successful……Five runs were made with this system, the maximum speed reached being 8,500 r.p.m. beyond which the unit would not accelerate on further opening of the control…..Of these five runs, uncontrolled acceleration occurred in one case, otherwise it was found possible to hold the unit at a steady speed with the control', also giving a discussion of the results and Whittle's conclusions. A document of exceptional content and major significance in Whittle's development of the jet engine, the historical importance of which cannot be overstated, the jet engine being one of the most important of the 20th century, affecting the life of almost very human being. Loosely bound in the original plain paper wrappers, with a typed title to the cover, and all of the pages with two files holes to the left edges. Some very light, minor overall age wear and some light staining and a few minor tears to the edges of the paper covers, about VG The invention of the turbo-jet engine, and the determined effort to design and develop it to replace piston engines in the air, was one of the most important technical achievements of the 20th century. That one man accomplished this, working with a small but dedicated team of engineers and craftsman in the middle of a war, and in the face of many doubters, was a truly monumental achievement. The jet engine conceived by Frank Whittle, a young RAF officer who had the necessary intellect, vision, and dedication to fulfil his dream of flying higher and faster, made the world a village, and introduced world-wide travel to ordinary people everywhere. Provenance: Acquired by our vendor from John Wilson (Autographs) Ltd., Witney, Oxfordshire, on 24th June 1980. In his catalogue description Wilson notes that of the five copies which were prepared 'two, perhaps three, are believed to have been destroyed'. The document has not been offered for sale or appeared at auction at any time since, until now.
Lot 983
NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. An excellent L.S., `Napol´, a bold and large good example signature, one page, 4to, Saint Cloud, 11th August 1807, to Prince Eugene Napoleon, in French. Napoleon states `My son, I receive your letter dated 6th of August. I do not see any inconvenient that you pay 500.000 francs, taken from the funds for works in Venice, into the Osopo one.´ further saying `I do not think that funds for Mantua need to be increased. Each step has to be taken smoothly. The main matter at Mantua is to employ the funds..´ Letter in the hand of Meneval. With blank integral leaf. The front page bearing an extremely attractive watermark, showing a seal stating "Napoleon Emperor of the French, King of Italy". About EX Eugene de Beauharnais (1781-1824) French Prince, son of Josephine de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy 1805-14 and Grand Duke of Frankfurt.Claude François de Méneval (1778-1850) Baron of the Empire. Memoirist of the 19th century. Napoleon´s private secretary and his closest collaborator.
Lot 669
1986 Lotus Esprit S3 Make: Lotus Model: Esprit S3 Year: 1986Mileage: 57467VIN: SCC085912FHD12229Configuration: Right Hand DriveRegistration: C61XBFTransmission: ManualThe striking Lotus Esprit was penned by Giorgetto Giugiaro, and represented a major step forward for Lotus, propelling it almost into supercar territory and, of course, giving it major publicity when Roger Moore's James Bond drove examples in the 007 films The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only. This example, a Series III non-turbo registered in May 1986, has been owned by the vendor for six years, and is in very good condition inside and out. It was repainted and re-upholstered around nine years ago, before the vendor bought it. He describes it now as 'not perfect, but a nice clean example that runs well'. Under his ownership, the engine and gearbox have been fully rebuilt by Lotus specialist GST Performance, with the engine only doing 150 miles since it was put back in. New alloy fuel tanks, sender unit, SU fuel pump, fuel lines, aluminium coolant pipes have been fitted along with new Dell'Orto caburettors. The coolant system is filled with coolant called Ice Cooler (around £100 for 10 litres, ready-mixed) and the car is also fitted with a fan switch in the car so cooling of the engine can be switched on at will. The car has also received new rear driveshaft gaiters, steering rack gaiters, track rod ends, front tyres and throttle cable. The engine has a four-branch manifold fitted and brand new Lotus exhaust silencer. The current MoT is valid until May 2022 and six former registered keepers are noted on the V5C, which is present. The history folder also includes a very large amount of invoices dating back to the early part of the 21st century. Print-outs of information on the Esprit S3 are also in the file, as is the original book pack, albeit only with the owner's handbook and first after-sales service details inside. The MoT certificates date from 1998, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2021. A photo album shows the repaint and other refurbishment of the Lotus. Finally, in addition to two hefty workshop manuals, there's a copy of the book Lotus Esprit: The Complete Story by Jeremy Walton, with this car adorning the front cover. PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR VIDEO PRODUCED 19TH MARCH BY ACA OF THIS CAR.
Lot 1536
Six boxes containing a large quantity of modern dolls house furniture and miniature models, to include a step-by-step Del Prado release wooden dolls house, the majority all as issued in original packaging, some furniture has been constructed; together with a quantity of dolls house related books
Lot 232
Hornby - A boxed 00 gauge 4-6-2 Merchant Navy Class Holland-Afrika Line operating number 35023 in BR dark green livery. # R2170. The model appears Near Mint with a very small glue mark on the front buffer beam and the bottom step missing off one of the ladders on the tender. It is also a little dusty and would benefit from careful cleaning. The box is Fair with a small tear at one end. The item does have a slight tobacco odour. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Lot 43
Corgi - Heavy Haulage - A boxed limited edition Scammell Contractor x 2 with Girder Trailer Bogies and Sheeted Load in Eddie Stobart of Carlisle livery. This set is number 125 of only 2600 produced and appears Near Mint with just one step having become detached from the girder, the part is still in the box so can be repaired. The box is Fair with some storage damage to the corners. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Lot 200
A pair of Georgian style mahogany library step tables, mid-20th century, the three steps with reeded edges and inset red gilt tooled leather, the centre step with hinged lid for storage, below an open bookshelf, raised on ring turned legs with toupie feet, the sides with brass ring handles, 29 x 16in. (73.75 x 40.5cm.), 27in. (68.5cm.) high. (2)
Lot 51
Ramón Tusquets y Maignon (Spanish, 1838-1904)Le Opere, Campiña Romana signed, inscribed and dated 'R Tusquets/Roma 1871.' (lower right)oil on canvas129.5 x 259cm (51 x 102in).Footnotes:ProvenanceEduardo de Carandolet Donado y Castaños, Marqués de Portugalete and Duque de Bailén, Madrid, acquired at, or soon after, the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes, Madrid, 1871.Señor Don Gustavo Baüer, Madrid, by at least 1898.Domingos Demarchi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and thence by decent to his great grandchildren, the present owners.ExhibitedMadrid, Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1871, no. 543, where it was awarded a second-class medal.London, Guildhall, Corporation of London Art Gallery, Exhibition of the works by the Prominent painters of Spain, 1901, as The Roman Campagna (Peasants working in the Field), listed as property of Señor Don Gustavo Baüer (exhibition label attached to the reverse).LiteraturePeregrin García Cadena, La Ilustracion de Madrid, vol. 43, p. 292, showing a full-page illustration and p. 334: 'Mr. Tusquets is the one who has surprised this time an episode of that naturalness in the middle of a Roman countryside. Who has not admired that well-ordered composition, that movement so perfectly understood, that impeccable harmony of tone and light, that intelligence of perspective, that general character of truth and naturalness that the photograph of the painting seems to produce? The grouping of the figures, the grandiose effect of the dark light, the delicate accord of the tones and the colours, the refined touch; everything is beautiful in Mr. Tusquets' painting, everything is well expressed, well arranged and executed to perfection.'Manuel Cañete, La Ilustracion Española y Americana, 1871, vol. XXX, p. 524 showing a full-page illustration of the work and vol. XXXVI, p. 614: 'Don Ramon Tusquets, a native of Barcelona, is well placed in the pavilion of Catalan painters. A single painting by him has been shown at the exhibition, but it is worth many, Le Opere Campiña Romana (number 543) is, indeed, a piece of great merit, which none of the other exhibits exceed in quality. It is bewildering therefore the way of distributing the prizes has deprived Tusquets of a first-class medal. Nobody deserved it more, neither for the way of imagining his work, nor for the way of drawing and executing it. The painting of the Roman peasants tilling the land is a new confirmation of the theory so many times demonstrated in practise that the simple representation of nature is enough to produce a beautiful artistic creation, without the need to turn painting into an interpretation of philosophical concepts or abstractions of any genre. What simplicity, what truth, what light, what admirable local colour in the statuesque form of the figures and in the harsh aspect of the landscape! How well understood is the aerial perspective and the gradation of colours. How much harmony in the canvas of Tusquets! There, everything lives with the life of reality and with that of art.'Anon, Correspondencia de Bellas Artes – Raimundo Tusquets, Rome, 24 October 1874, in Revista Europea, no. 38, 1874, p. 93: 'At the Exhibition of 1871 we again saw the appearance of Tusquets' signature in the painting Los Campesinos Romanos. The artist has made a giant step. Nothing so beautiful, nothing so pleasing as that delicious painting, in which one does not know what to admire more - the naturalness and simplicity with which the subject matter was developed or the accuracy of the attitude and expression of the figures; or the correctness or the drawing; or the appropriateness and freshness of the colour; of the diaphanous light and soft atmosphere that bathes it; or the harmony of the whole. That painting was one of the best in that exhibition, and in front of it was constantly seen a group of admirers almost as numerous as the ones that were attracted by La Lucrecia, by Rosales; Santa Clara by Domingo; the Tres de Mayo by Palmaroli, or the Muerte de Seneca by Dominguez.The admirable instinct that leads our people to contemplate the works of art, stopping always in front of the best, without realizing the reason for this, meant that the Tusquets painting had admirers, not just among intelligent people who appreciate and rationalise in detail what the merits and the defects that a painting may have, but among the popular classes that are guided by instinct and appreciate the impression they receive. Nevertheless neither could appreciate that painting well enough because to appreciate it in all its truth, it was necessary to know the country where it was created; it was necessary to have seen these peasants of Roman agriculture engaged in their work; it was necessary to have contemplated these fields with their dark colour, these humid and unhealthy lands; it was necessary have seen this white, soft, pearly light of Roman dawns, a special light that is very different from ours. Everything was captured in that painting with an exactitude, breathtakingly and charmingly beautiful; this could not be gauged by someone in Spain who did not know this country in detail, and yet the picture was admired by all, and Tusquets got an enviable triumph that further strengthened his reputation as an artist. Not even the humorous critic who caused so much hurt to many of the works presented in that exhibition, not speaking of the good qualities of the pictures, but ruthlessly siting any defect, found nothing in the Tusquets that would fuel his scathing jokes. No, I spoke wrong; something occurred in a detail in the background, and precisely in a detail that gave extraordinary truth to the whole, and which the critic had missed seeing to know little of the customs of the Roman peasants.'Alfred George Temple, Modern Spanish Painting, being a review of some of the chief painters and paintings of the Spanish school since the time of Goya, 1898, pp. 48-9: '[Tusquets'] landscapes are very distinctive in character; one of his best examples, rich in colour and firm in delineation, being The Roman Campagna, a large work in the collection of Señor Bauer, in Madrid. Many medals and other distinctions have been awarded to him.'Cien años de pintura en España y Portugal (1830-1930), 1993, p. 72, noting that the work was 'awarded a second-class medal and was acquired by the Marqués de Portugalete.'Photographed by the French photographer Jean Laurent (1816-86), of which there is an example in the Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid.Ramón Tusquets' magnificent oil Le Opere, Campiña Romana was painted in Rome, about six years after he had left his Spanish homeland in circa 1865 to live and work in Italy. Keen to maintain his native connections, Tusquets often sent his work to the Spanish exhibitions, of which this was one. It was shown in 1871 at the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes, Madrid, where it was awarded a second-class medal. The critics and public alike were unanimous in praising this tour de force for its beauty, harmony, light, colour and naturalism. As some of the reviews noted, Tusquets' achievement drew both on his native artistic heritage and on his more recent understanding of Italian cultur... This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP 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
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