A manuscript of the Janamsakhi, the life-story of Guru Nanak, with 38 illustrations North India, probably Punjab, late 18th/early 19th Centurygurmukhi manuscript on paper, approximately 419 leaves, 14 lines to the page written in black ink, margins ruled in black and red, 50 paintings in gouache and gold, yellow cloth over leather covers, with flap 185 x 200 mm.Footnotes:Janamsakhi texts were first compiled in the 17th Century, in various different versions. They consist of collections of anecdotes (sakhi), not always in any particular order, and also include quotations from the Adi Granth as well as other apocryphal sayings of the Guru.See P. M. Taylor, S. Dhami (edd.), Sikh Art from the Kapany Collection, Palo Alto 2017, pp. 99-115, for a discussion of the Janamsakhi and the portrayal of Guru Nanak's life. For a variety of paintings portraying Guru Nanak and images from Janamsakhi manuscripts, see P. M. Taylor (ed.), Splendors of Punjab Heritage: Art from the Khanuja Family Collection, 2022, pp. 32-43, esp. p. 43.The illustrations include:Guru Nanak's discourse with a physician.Several paintings depicting Guru Nanak meeting groups of blue-painted sadhus.Guru Nanak taking charge of a granary (modikhana) at Sultanpur.Guru Nanak approached by noble devotees and their attendants.Guru Nanak with Bala and Mardana, in discussion with a group of half-clothed sadhus.Guru Nanak at Mecca, rebuked by two imams.Guru Nanak with Vishnu, Brahma, and an ascetic seated on a tiger skin.Guru Nanak with a blue-painted sadhu standing on one leg.Guru Nanak conversing with Muslim clerics.Guru Nanak travelled throughout India and elsewhere for twenty-four years, spreading his message. In one of the most well-known and distinctive scenes found in the Janamsakhi, the Guru is depicted at Mecca (in the course of a journey through the Middle East made between 1517-22) being rebuked by an imam for lying with his feet facing the Ka'ba. The Guru asked to be moved so that he faced the place where there was no God; at each attempt he found that he was still facing the Ka'ba; thus the story illustrates how God is everywhere.Saleroom notices:Please note that there are 50 paintings in the manuscript, not 38 as stated in the first line of the description. (The number, 50, is correct in the text of the description).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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ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) STILL LIFE OF FLOWERS Oil on canvas Monogrammed (lower left) 60 x 48cm (23½ x 18¾ in.) The monogram resembles that of John Everett Millais. SALEROOM NOTICE:Please note this lot is framed Condition Report: The canvas has been lined. Fine surface cracking throughout. Abrasions, surface scratches, discoloured varnish, and surface dirt throughout. Under UV light there are scattered areas of retouching particularly to the centre upper, left, and right edges.Condition Report Disclaimer
IRON MAIDEN: A collection of assorted CD albums and singles including some promos, comprising 'Ed Hunter', 'The Wicker Man' limited edition clear CD single, 'Dance Of Death' (x2 copies), 'Virtual XI' (x4 copies including one promo), 'Wildest Dreams' limited edition CD single, 'Wildest Dreams' limited edition DVD single (x2 copies), 'The book Of Souls', 'The Book Of Souls: Live Chapter', 'Somewhere Back In time- The Best Of 1980-1989' (x2 copies), 'Different World' DVD single (x2 copies including one promo), 'The Final Frontier' (x2 copies), 'Flight 666- The Original Soundtrack', 'Out Of The Silent Planet' limited edition enhanced CD single, 'Brave New World' (x3 copies), 'Best Of the Beast' (x2 copies), 'Rock In rio' (x3 copies including one promo), 'A Mattern Of Life And Death' (x2 copies, one with limited edition bonus DVD), 'En Vivo!', 'From Fear To Eternity- The Best Of 1990-2010', 'The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg', 'Maiden England 88', 'Death On The Road' and Bruce Dickinson 'Tears Of The Dragon' single (promo) (46, some duplicates, many still sealed)
A Collection of Various Decorated Plates to Comprise Large Oval Still Life Fruit Platter, Coalport Athlone-Brown Still Life Fruit and Berries Printed Plate, 19th/20th Century Spode Imari Dish (Stapled), Blue and White Royal Worcester Hanbury Shell Shaped Dish, Royal Worcester Bird Plates etc
A COLLECTION OF ARTEFACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP SURPRISE AND THE RANLETT FAMILYComprising an American silver slop bowl, impressed 'Davis Palmer & Co, Boston, Pure Silver' and engraved with the inscription, 'Presented to Capt. Charles A. Ranlett, by the Underwriters on the Ship Susan Drew, Decr 1841', 6in. (15cm.) high, together with a creamer by the same maker and with a similar inscription, 6in. (15cm.) high; an English silver cup, maker unknown, 1830-31, engraved 'Charles Augustus Ranlet, Jan 1st 1876'; a book entitled 'Gracious Lady, The Life of Sara Delano Roosevelt', by Rita Halle Kleeman, 1st edition, 1935, signed by Sara Roosevelt and the author; another book entitled 'Clipper Ships of America and Great Britain, 1833-1869', by Helen La Grange, 1936; 'The American clipper ship, Surprise' an etching, titled lower left, signed illegibly lower right -- 4 x 5½ in. (10 x 13cm.); a daguerreotype of the elder Ranlett’s children, including Charles Ranlett, Jr.; and two handwritten letters to Charles Augustus Ranlett from his mother and his wife, dated 1837 and 1839(a lot) Charles Augustus Ranlett (1804-1878) and thence by descentCharles Augustus Ranlett (1804-1878) and his son and namesake, Charles Augustus Ranlett Jr. (1836-1874) hailed from a Charlestown (Massachusetts) maritime family. Both father and son would in time captain the American clipper ship, Surprise. An early clipper ship, Surprise was built in 1850 to the order of A A Low & Brother. She was built by Samuel Hall of East Boston, with Samuel Hartt Pook as a designer. Although her first voyage was from New York to San Francisco, she spent the majority of her long working life plying the China trade. She set several speed records and was one of the most profitable clipper ships ever built. On one notable voyage she carried the Roosevelt family to Shanghai, a journey described in the biography of the mother of American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Sara Delano Roosevelt, Gracious Lady. She was still trading to the Far East when lost in February 1876 near Yokohama. The Ranlett Family Papers (1791-1948), Series I and II, are housed in the Phillips Library, Peabody and Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts. 1.3 oz kg;/542 gm slop bowl11 1/8 kg/316 gm creamer
A SMALL QUANTITY OF PAINTINGS AND PRINTS ETC, to include late 20th century oils on canvas, subjects comprise a C. James maritime scene depicting a square rigged ship under sail, approximate size 42cm x 50cm, a river landscape signed D. Jackson, approximate size 20cm x 25cm, three unsigned floral still life studies, two oval landscapes with waterfalls, prints on canvas include 'In the meadow' after Renoir, 'Souvenir of Mortefontaine after Corot and 'The Star' after Degas, together with assorted other prints including Robert K. Calvert print 'Trams at the Licky Hills' (two boxes and loose)
A SMALL QUANTITY OF PAINTINGS AND PRINTS, to include a D.M. Jones landscape with farmer and heavy horse, oil on canvas, approximate size 50cm x 75cm, watercolours of a cat and a village by John Luxton, a watercolour of Shetland by Bill Williamson, floral still life by K Hollins, together with assorted prints etc
Owned by our vendor for almost all of it's 60-year life. The 1963 24MDS was a scrambler originally powered by a 246cc Villiers 36AThis example was acquired by our vendor in 1966 and raced for a few years until family came along soon afterwardsAlthough not in use, he has cherished it ever since, and recently set about restoring it A purpose made aluminium tank was fitted around ten years agoMore recently, it's benefitted from new rear sprocket, chain, clutch, seat, mudguard, spokes and rimsNew tyres were fitted some time ago but little use means they still bear the manufacturers paint line and plenty of treadIt's still fitted with its original Mayfield exhaust Starting and running well, it's has been to one or two shows recently and always grabs the attention of nostalgic enthusiasts Specification Make: GREEVES Model: SCRAMBLER Year: 1963 Registration Number: N/AClick here for more details and images
Set of six original art exhibition advertising posters. 1. Museum Berggruen National Gallery featuring an artwork by the notable Spanish artist and sculptor Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) titled Dora Maar with green fingernails from 1934, depicting Henriette Theodora Markovitch (1907-1997), known as Dora Maar, a French photographer, painter, and poet. Very good condition, creasing. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Pablo Picasso, size (cm): 84x60, year of printing: 2014; 2. Picasso and his time, the Berggruen collection exhibition featuring an artwork titled Bumblebee Flowers over the Yellow House / Hummelsbluten uber dem Gelben Haus by Paul Klee (1879-1940) a Swiss-born German artist, influenced by expressionism, cubism, and surrealism. Very good condition, creasing, small tears. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Paul Klee, size (cm): 84x60, year of printing: 1996; 3. Picasso & The Women of Algiers The Big Series art exhibition at Museum Berggruen featuring artwork by the notable Spanish artist and sculptor Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) titled Les Femmes d'Alger, depicting a lady in Algerian colourful clothing set over a bright multicoloured background. Good condition, creasing. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Pablo Picasso, size (cm): 84x59, year of printing: 2021; 4. Museum Berggruen National Gallery featuring an artwork by the notable Spanish artist and sculptor Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) titled Still life in front of a window at Saint-Raphael from 1919, depicting an open balcony door with cramped objects in the foreground on the table, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Very good condition, minor creasing, small tears. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Pablo Picasso, size (cm): 84x60, year of printing: 2014; 5. Museum Berggruen National Gallery featuring an artwork by the renowned French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954) titled Die Seilspringerin / The Rope Jumper, depicting a feminine silhouette in blue jumping the rope. Good condition, minor creasing, minor staining. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Henri Matisse, size (cm): 84x60, year of printing: 2013; 6. Museum Berggruen National Gallery featuring artwork by the notable Spanish artist and sculptor Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) titled Der gelbe Pullover / Yellow Sweater from 1939, depicting a lady in a yellow sweater, purple, blue and green hat and purple skirt seated in a chair. Good condition, creasing, tears on bottom edge. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Pablo Picasso, size (cm): 84x60, year of printing: 2014.
A rare and desirable Trans Am Y82 Special-Edition, fitted with the 'W72' Performance Pack and a manual gearbox. Pontiac’s Firebird left behind its roots as one of GM’s first Pony Cars in the late 1960s to become an automotive icon, famous for its starring roles in Smokey and the Bandit and Knight Rider. The second-generation model introduced in 1970 maintained the Firebird’s performance image whilst adding a European-inspired level of sophistication. The Oil Crisis may have stolen some of the muscle car’s 'mojo' by the 1970s, but Pontiac made up for the lack of horsepower in other ways, adding bold new graphics (including the famous 'Screaming Chicken' bonnet decal) and popular options like the T-bar roof. The Firebird was extensively restyled for 1977, and featured an aggressive new front end with a recessed black grille and four rectangular headlamps. Four models were available, ranging from the entry-level Firebird to the more upmarket Esprit and Formula variants, but the legendary Trans Am remained the most popular by far, accounting for almost half the total sales. Fitted with a new shaker hood, the Trans Am still had a massive 400-ci (6.6-litre) V8 as standard, rated at 200bhp and an abundance of low-down torque. Inside, the Trans Am’s cabin featured a machine-turned dash finish, additional gauges and Formula padded steering wheel, while the Turbo Hydramatic transmission was standard equipment, along with power front disc brakes and radial tuned suspension. A manual gearbox was an option but rarely selected in the US making manual cars now very hard to find.The Y82 was introduced in 1977 to coincide with the release of Smokey and the Bandit 1 movie and were originally supplied in Black with Eagle decals and glass T-tops. Unlike this car, most black Trans Ams have been painted black in homage to the film car and consequently, with a manual gearbox and the W72 Performance Pack, this car is extremely rare. The original build-spec has been verified by Pontiac Historical Services and is within the history file. The car is also an Aircon car and, although the system has been removed, many of the parts are included in the sale. The mileage is believed to be original but this cannot be confirmed. In America, the Y82 is considered to be the Holy Grail of all Trans Ams and, at the 2022 Mecum Harrisburg auction, a low-mileage example, which was not a manual box or performance pack car, sold for $400,000.Unusually, the car was imported to the UK in 1980, very early on in its life, and was used from 1980 until 1992 at which point it was put into storage where it remained for the next 20 years or so. A previous owner bought the car in 2013 and set about returning the car to the road, with the work being completed in 2014. Accompanying the car is an interesting history file containing lots of invoices and receipts along with a copy of the original build sheet, Owners Manuals, UK V5C and correspondence with the UK Pontiac Owners Club.The current owner enjoys a small eclectic private Collection which includes many 'best-of-breed' American cars, and he acquired the Trans Am a few years ago having purchased it on the basis of its rarity being a 1977 manual gearbox car with the Y82 and W72 packages. There have been some significant prices achieved for these rare cars in recent years and, at this guide price, this certainly seems like a very interesting proposition. We welcome and encourage your inspection of this rare Firebird at our NEC Classic Car Show Sale.Specification Make: PONTIAC Model: FIREBIRD TRANS AM SE Year: 1977 Chassis Number: 2W87Z7N180355 Registration Number: VGC562W Transmission: Manual Engine Number: ZW87Z7N180355 Drive Side: Left-hand Drive Odometer Reading: 57752 Miles Make: LHDClick here for more details and images
Superbly presented and simply remarkable. Fresh from a five-year professional restoration and the best we have ever seen. The Escort RS2000 was the last car to be introduced to Ford's 'Advanced Vehicle' range in June of 1973 and dovetailed nicely with its performance almost comparable to the more complex RS1600, but with the reliability and ease of maintenance of the Mexico. The car used the same Type 49 bodyshell as the Mexico and RS1600, however there was a new engine in use at Ford, the 2-litre overhead cam, 100bhp, 'Pinto' design, which seemed, on paper, ideal for the RS. Ford then had the major problem of persuading the, less than slender, Pinto engine to fit into the engine bay, which was something it had never been designed to do. The only way of achieving this was by discarding the engine-driven cooling fan and replacing it with a thermostatically controlled Kenlowe unit. The most appropriate gearbox was the German 'E-box', which was totally different to the one fitted to the RS1600, and the final drive was 3.54:1. The car was launched in England on 11th November 1973 priced at £1,586. The RS2000 once again proved to be a quick and delightful car to drive, whilst being more accessible to buy and still offering customers a great choice in terms of colours and options.Offered here is one of the most exacting presentations of a restored RS2000 that we have ever had the pleasure of representing. It’s the result of the well-documented labours of a self-confessed perfectionist mechanical engineer who devoted five years of his life, split between running his engineering business and the rebuild of the RS that enjoyed a dedicated position in his immaculate workshop.BFATPS00357 was already known to the AVO Club when it was purchased by our vendor in May 2015. He recalls that he used it for about a year before an oil leak became a nuisance, and it wasn’t long before the decision was taken to embark on a full restoration with the confidence that the partnership of Julian and Rick from J.A.Richardson Body Repairs of Whitstable shared his desire to create one of the best-restored Escort RS2000s to be seen anywhere. It was completely stripped to a bare shell, mounted in its own portable jig and shipped to Julian and Rick who set about the restoration, replacing any areas of minor concern with new panels. The whole process is documented, with well over 200 photographs that display the extraordinary level of preparation needed to produce the best. Whilst at the body shop, all the removed components were either refurbished, replaced, repainted or re-plated with a fastidious (possibly even obsessive) attention to detail in order to present every component as if it had just left the factory in 1974. The lusty 2-litre Pinto is the original unit and the shell still displays its original Type 49 stampings.When the work was completed, our vendor decided that it was far too good to use and has consequently offered it to Iconic Auctioneers, the accepted leading auction house when it comes to significant 'Performance Fords', to hopefully find its place in a dedicated RS collection.The history file contains a copy of the original registration document showing that it was registered to it's first owner on 19th April 1974, various invoices, the original owner’s manuals and a magazine feature from around 1999/2000.Rallying in the early 1970s was defined by the Escort Mk I and if you were a Blue Oval fan, the Porsche Turbo or Lamborghini Countach poster on the bedroom wall would have been rolled up, popped under the bed and replaced with one of a Diamond White Ford Escort Mk I RS2000.Specification Make: FORD Model: ESORT Year: 1974 Chassis Number: BFATPS00357 Registration Number: RKX 880M Transmission: Manual Engine Number: PS00357 Drive Side: Right-hand Drive Odometer Reading: 60933 Miles Make: RHDClick here for more details and images
This beautiful Quattrovalvole Spider is undoubtedly one of the nicest examples we have seen for years. The 308 replaced the 246 Dino in 1975 as Ferrari’s mid-engined sports car model. It was in production until 1985 when superseded by the 328, which was the last car of this iconic shape. Designed by Leonardo Fioravanti of Pininfarina (who was also responsible for the Ferrari Daytona) it was first shown at the 1975 Paris Motor Show and is still regarded today as having one of Ferrari’s most celebrated silhouettes. The model evolved during its lifespan and the 308 Quattrovalvole, as offered here, was launched at the 1982 Paris Motor Show – with the main update being a new cylinder head, using four valves per cylinder, which increased power output to a claimed 240hp and a top speed over 150mph. The 'QV' also had a few small exterior and interior changes, but essentially retained the same classic appearance as the first 308.On offer here is an original UK-supplied, right-hand drive car, first registered in January 1984, that has been well-maintained throughout its life – as witnessed by the substantial history and service folder – with the last owner undertaking considerable restoration works, including some limited body repairs, a full repaint in its original Rosso Corsa and an interior re-trim.The 308 has a tube frame with separate body and both appear to be in very good condition, the bodywork having received some minor repairs and a full respray in 2019. Being the GTS model, this car has a Targa top – a removable roof panel, which can be stowed in a vinyl cover behind the seats when not in use. The tan leather interior and black carpeting appear excellent, having benefitted from a re-trim in 2019 and, in terms of creature comforts, it's fitted with the optional Borletti air-conditioning and a modern Kenwood CD unit.The transversely-mounted, four-cam, 3-litre V8 engine was treated to a recent service (January 2023) at Carrs Ferrari Exeter and a full compression test was carried out on all eight cylinders, displaying between 145psi and 170psi, a good result. There is an excellent history file detailing previous services and maintenance with relevant invoices. The odometer reads 21,794 miles, however the mileage is in fact 121,794, although looking at the car you would find it hard to tell, such is the quality of its presentation. It's supplied with a fitted luggage set and a full tool kit.This super 308 will celebrate its 40th Birthday in a few months time but remains a head-turner. Beautifully finished in classic colours, sitting on 17" Compomotive alloy wheels and demonstrably well-maintained, it's ready to be enjoyed by a new admirer of the world-famous 'prancing horse' marque.Specification Make: FERRARI Model: 308 Year: 1984 Chassis Number: ZFFLA13C000048537 Registration Number: 308 CWK Transmission: Manual Engine Number: 48537 Drive Side: Right-hand Drive Odometer Reading: 21759 Miles Make: RHD Interior Colour: Tan LeatherClick here for more details and images
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