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Lot 731
Lydia Kemeny (British, 1925-2012) Still life with a cat asleep with oranges signed lower left "Lydia Kemeny" oil on board 78 x 75cm (30 x 29in) Lydia Kemeny, painter, illustrator and designer, studied fashion at St Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art. As Head of Fashion at Centrla St Martin's from 1976, she taught and mentored John Galliano and Alexander McQueen. She exhibited at the Royal Academy, the London Group and the New English Art Club. Condition is fine. Chips to gilt and cream frame.
Lot 286
Dutch school, still life with dead game, oil on panel, 19.5 x 26 cm, and its pair (2) See illustration Condition report Report by RB Possibly not Dutch school, but certainly Continental school. Both with bituminous looking paint, the still life with the three birds has an area of paint loss above them, just off left to the centre. On metal and not wood panel. The frames are probably original, with occasional and slight loss, and some traces of old worm holes to the reverse. If you would like any further images please ask for them.
Lot 23
- Built at San Jose on 30th November 1967 and supplied new via Holiday Ford of Sunnyvale, California - Genuine 'S' Code car with 390 cu in 4V V8 engine - Restored to concours standard in its original livery - Power disc brakes, power steering, rear sport deck, automatic transmission XPL Type, heavy duty suspension Faced with increasing competition from the likes of the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Charger, Ford opted to comprehensively re-style its class-leading Mustang for the 1967-model year. Sporting a jutting grille, concave rear panel and widened sheetmetal, the newcomer was not only more visually imposing than its predecessor but also able to accommodate larger engines. Notable as the first Mustang to be fitted with a 'big block' V8, the 390 'S' code could be had in Notchback, Convertible or Fastback guises. The best-looking variant, the latter was deemed suitable transport for Lieutenant Frank Bullitt in the iconic film of the same name. Needless to say numerous '67 and '68 Fastbacks have since been repainted Highland Green so as to ape the 'king of cool' Steve McQueen's most famous movie mount (some even began life as authentically-powered 390 'S' code cars). According to a letter on file from the Ford Motor Company not to mention a Marti Auto Works DeLuxe Report, this particular example - chassis 8R02S105660 - was ordered for stock by the Holiday Ford dealership of Sunnyvale, California on August 24th 1967. Actually built on November 30th 1967, some seventy-seven days behind schedule, it was 1 of just 1,075 1968-model year Fastbacks to be finished in Sunlit Gold with Nugget Gold upholstery - a combination with plenty of 'pop' in the California sunshine. As well as the all-important 'S' code 390 cu in (6.4 litre) eight-cylinder 4V engine rated at 325hp, its impressive build specification included: C-6 Select Shift Cruise-O-Matic transmission, Heavy Duty Suspension, Power Steering, Sport Deck Rear Seat, Tinted Glass, Deluxe Belts, F70x14 Wide Oval tyres, Remote Control Left Hand Mirror, White Sidewall Nylon Tyres, Deluxe Wheel Covers and Power Disc Brakes etc. Formerly the property of Jeff Taylor, the founder of Monster.com, chassis 8R02S105660 was extensively restored for him by Tango Classic Autos of Bellingham, MA (which he also owned) during the early / mid-2000s. Perhaps the most telling invoice with regard to the lengths gone to during the rejuvenation is one for a 'National Judging Rule Book 64.5 to 73'. Tango Classic Autos morphed into Cape Cod Mustang following its acquisition by Bret Matteson in 2007 but the re-branded firm's website still contains mention of the Fastback: 'This 390 '68 Mustang has been totally restored to "concours trailered". It is a factory Non-GT "S" Code 390 Mustang that has had a no expense total restoration. The 390 engine as well as the total drivetrain has been rebuilt including the C-6 transmission and third member. This solid San Francisco Fastback was disassembled and the body has been restored ground up. Red primer, over spray and correct engine compartment details were added to this restoration. Many N.O.S. parts were used throughout the automobile and the engine compartment was finished with many rebuilt 390 parts including the hard to find smog system. This is a totally restored 1968 Mustang with the very popular 390 engine. Beautifully restored, it is ready to be shown'. Sparingly used since entering the current ownership during 2012, the Ford is believed to have covered just 700 or so post-refurbishment miles. Quite possibly the most impressive Mustang restoration that we have yet encountered, 'FMA 184F' remains highly presentable and boasts a wealth of correct detailing even down to its door tag rivets, engine bay / boot stickers, seatbelt labels and exhaust system markings. Worthy of very close inspection, this 'California Dreamin' 390 'S' Code Fastback is accompanied by a V5C Registration Document, MOT certificate valid until June 23rd 2016, handbook and history file.
Lot 80
- 1 of just 448 Fixed Head examples made - Supplied new via Northampton Motor Services to Colonel Nigel Victor Stopford Sackville CBE of Drayton House, Lowick and retained by him until 1966 at circa 58,000 miles. - Two former keepers shown on its V5C Registration Document - Off the road from 1969 - 2016 having recently emerged from a five-year long, 'chassis up' restoration - Matching chassis and engine (Vantage spec) numbers - Credible 65,000 recorded miles "The Aston Martin DB2/4 is a sports car with a very definite appeal. It has full saloon car comfort, coupled with performance and roadholding of a very high order" (Autocar Magazine) Introduced at the October 1953 London Motor Show, the DB2/4 represented a new breed of longer-legged, more accommodating Aston Martin. Some seven inches longer and a little taller than its predecessor, the fitting of a smaller seventeen gallon fuel tank (still good for circa 300 miles) plus some minor platform changes liberated enough room for two small seats to be positioned above the back axle. Visually distinguished by a one-piece windscreen and rear hatchback, the new model boasted such niceties as a telescopic steering column and adjustable backrests. Panelled in lightweight aluminium over an advanced tubular frame chassis, its independent front suspension featured a sophisticated trailing link, coil-sprung set-up tempered by an anti-roll bar, while at the rear a Panhard rod assisted radius arms in keeping the coil-sprung beam axle firmly tied down. Initially powered by a 2580cc version of the famous Willie Watson / W.O. Bentley designed DOHC straight-six engine, the adoption of a larger 83mm bore size saw capacity rise to 2922cc in mid 1954. Thanks to its 'Vantage' state of tune, the 2.6 litre unit was credited with developing some 125bhp and 144lbft of torque - outputs sufficient for a quoted 111mph top speed. Overshadowed by its racing DB3 / DB3S siblings, the model still enjoyed a successful competition career winning the team prize on the 1955 Monte Carlo Rally (interestingly, the factory also fielded a pair of DB2/4s for the Mille Miglia). Of the 565 MKIs made, just 448 are thought to have been two-door saloons. According to its accompanying copy Aston Martin Ltd (AML) Build Sheet and Service Records, this particular MKI 2.6 litre example - chassis number LML/656 - was supplied new via Northampton Motor Services to Colonel Nigel Victor Stopford Sackville CBE of Drayton Park. Specified with optional heavy duty shock absorbers and RJ needles, the 2+2-seater underwent further preparations for Continental Touring at the Feltham Works during June 1954. Pleasingly retaining its original Instruction Book which shows that new tyres were fitted in April 1958 (29,000 miles), September 1961 (45,000 miles) and June 1965 (58,000 miles), 'KBD 236' was still wearing the latter set of Pirelli Cinturatos when it entered the current ownership via our April 2011 Buxton auction. A Northants resident for almost all its life and dry stored for forty-two years (1969 - 2011), the Aston Martin still shows just two former keepers on its V5C Registration Document. Believed to have covered just 65,000 miles from new, the DB2/4 has not long emerged from an extensive, nigh on 'nut and bolt' restoration that saw it stripped to a bare chassis. Having sought advice from the likes of Aston Services Dorset, Nicholas Mee, Four Ashes and Chicane Classics, the vendor had Ian Pitney and former Mulliner Park Ward panel beater Lance McCormack refurbish the chassis and bodywork. The factory-fitted engine was overhauled by Dave Swithen using parts sourced from Stamper Aston Martin of Cumbria (the same firm also supplying numerous components for other aspects of the project). Tarrozzeria carried out the repainting, while ex-Wood & Pickett craftsman Patrick Hanson re-trimmed the interior ('KBD 236' was originally finished in Moonbeam Grey with Red Connolly leather upholstery). Further benefiting from new wire wheels shod with Avon tyres, rejuvenated brightwork and a fresh wiring loom etc, the DB2/4 started readily upon inspection and boasts a current MOT certificate valid until 31st January 2017. Gaining as much pleasure from preserving Britain's motoring heritage as he does from driving it, the vendor is only offering this highly presentable, 'matching numbers' Aston Martin for sale to fund a series of other restoration projects.
Lot 279
THE MÁIRE GILL COLLECTION A significant archive of letters and documents from the collection of Máire (Molly) Gill, a life-long employee of the Cuala Press who was an active Republican, a member of Sinn Fein and Cumann na mBan, detained in Kilmainham during the Civil War, for many years President of the Camogie Association. The principal contents include1 .A file containing seven autograph signed letters from female prisoners on [Kilmainham] Internment Camp notepaper, circa 1923, two from Maire’s friend A. ní Riain (no. 43) and five from ‘your loving Friend May’ [Mrs Mary O’Carroll], cell 12 or 97; also an ALS on plain paper to Miss Butler from James Courtney, also detained in Kilmainham, with a second letter to Miss Gill dated 31.10.21, two letters from Courtney’s wife Mary, one appealing urgently for financial help, and a few related documents including accounts of a ‘Prisoners Dependants Ceilidhe (Louth County), signed by A. Ní Riain 27.11.21. The Kilmainham letters were of course subject to censorship, and there is little political content apart from some veiled comments; they are mostly about mutual friends, some released, others still ‘inside’, their health, parcels, letters, hopes of early release, longing to be in the fresh air again, ‘we will have a good time some day when I get out’, etc.2.A file including a good studio photograph of Eamon de Valera circa 1918, 8 ½ ins x 6 ½ ins; a document titled ‘Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland’, cyclostyled typescript, 3 pp foolscap, apparently an early copy of De Valera’s ‘Document No. 2’, which he proposed as an alternative to the Treaty; a printed document titled ‘Mountjoy Atrocity’, unsigned, accusing named Free State officers of attacking unarmed prisoners, scarce; a cyclostyled document headed ‘Belfast & British Trade Boycotts’, dated 25 January 1922, stating that the Dail Cabinet, having considered the report of the meeting of Mr. Michael Collins with Sir James Craig in London , hereby direct that the Belfast Boycott be discontinued; and a one-page printed programme for a theatrical performance by The Irish National Volunteers, Dundrum, October 2 [1914], with full lists of cast and performers, and similar programmes for October 3 and for October 4, with some variation among the performers. No printer is named, but from their general appearance and provenance these could very well be Cuala Press printings. 3.A file of letters and documents relating to Cumann na mBan and Sinn Fein including a cyclostyled copy of the constitution of Cumann na mBan (worn with some loss), a few pamphlets and about 25 autograph and typescript signed letters and notes, mostly relating to meetings and other arrangements, including one from F[iona] ní Phluingcéad (sister of Joseph Mary Plunkett) relating to materials needed for field dressings, dated Dec. 1921.4.A file of about 20 letters and documents relating to camogie and the Camogie Association, of which Maire Gill was President for many years, including a circular about the Association’s withdrawal (for political reasons) from the Tailteann Games 1924, a few letters about the propriety or otherwise of camogie pitches being used for lawn tennis, various notes about arrangements, typescript report of an interview with Maire Gill about Irish Women in Sport, a copy of the camogie rule-book circa 1940, etc.5.A folder containing four large-format issues of Stop Press dealing with the Four Courts siege and withdrawal, dated Wednesday June 28 [1922], the first issue, Communique from the Four Court), Thursday 29th, Saturday morning July 1 (no. 5) and Sunday July 2 (no. 6, the last of the large-format issues), much worn and frayed, with some loss, with a few cuttings about Countess Markiewicz and two other Republican periodicals.6.A small folder containing mainly personal letters and documents, including a manuscript playscript (probably incomplete), letters, a prize certificate from a horticultural show 1920, a few tracings, etc.Máire (Molly) Gill joined the Cuala Press as a young girl about 1908, and remained with Cuala throughout her working life. Cuala employed only women, and Molly and Esther (‘Essie’) Ryan became its pressmen, setting type and operating the Albion hand-press on which the books and prints were made. As a young woman Molly was an active member of Inghinidhe na hÉireann, of Cumann na mBan, and of Sinn Fein. She opposed the Treaty, and in 1923, during the Civil War, she was detained for a time in Kilmainham. Camogie apart, Molly was never a leader in the Republican movement, but her collection gives a valuable illustration of the busy lives of those who were active supporters and foot-soldiers in the movement.As a collection, w.a.f.
Lot 42
- Totally original and unrestored - One of only 21 made in 1930 - Still retaining the original sidecar with which it left the factory. - Built to special order and factory build record supplied with the machine. The Brough Motorcycle marque will be forever associated with T.E. Lawrence, known as 'Lawrence of Arabia' who bought one of the first SS100s in 1925 having previously owned three Brough SS80s. The crash that would end his life came while riding another SS100, on a narrow road near his cottage in 1935. SS100 motorcycles with JAP engines were advertised by Brough as the 'Rolls Royce of Motorcycles'. All bikes had a guarantee that they were capable of 100 mph (160 km/h). The current world record for a Brough Superior SS100 is £315,000. George Beale, Director of H&H Classic Motorcycles, says: "The fact that this magnificent motorcycle is unrestored only adds to its attractiveness for specialist collectors who might decide to restore or, indeed leave it in its present good condition much as it left the factory 86 years ago. It has been owned by just four previous owners, the last, the current vendor, Frank Solano has loved and used it on many rallies for the past 26 years." A total of 283 SS 100 models were produced from 1925 to 1934 and only 131 are known to have survived. Only 21 SS100 models were produced in 1930 and it is possible that this is the only motorcycle to have actually left the works with a sidecar fitted .The build card indicates that this machine was made to order and lists all the non standard items which were to be fitted. The Brough, Registration number TV 2003 has a Bentley and Draper spring type frame, number S 1017 with a J.A.P overhead valve 'V' twin 994cc engine - number JTO/W 91700 /SC. The bike is fitted with a 4-speed gearbox rather than the standard 3-speed item. According to the Brough Club the gearbox number indicates that this would have been fitted in 1933 and more than likely at the Brough factory.Normally sidecars were fitted to the SS80 models which used a more sedate side valve engine rather than the sportier SS 100 overhead valve model. The sidecar is a Cruiser model fitted with a special sprung frame which was introduced in 1928. The earlier rigid frame ones caused handling problems when fitted to the Bentley and Draper framed machines. Owner, Frank Solano, says: "I have owned TV2003 for a very long time and have travelled many mile with this bike to Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden and Portugal on very many Brough rallies as well as all the annual rallies of the Brough club. As President of the club for a short while I was very active with this bike. I cannot recall how many miles I have done on the bike but I do remember all the enjoyment my wife Luise and I have had with it, as well as my grandson Derek. I liked the bike to the point of having a solid silver model created so I will very never forget her." Most of the ownership history of the motorcycle and sidecar is known. It left the factory on April 14th 1930 and was purchased by Mr H. J. Davies. It was then returned to the factory and re-sold to Mr H. Walker on 24th January 1931. Then there is a gap in its history until it was bought by Mr B. Clarke in 1979. It then went to Mr John Deacon in 1985 and the present owner acquired it in August 1990. It is in good original running condition and has never been restored. The original build card, which is held by the Brough Club (a copy of which will be supplied with the bike), shows in bold type the changes that were made when it was returned to the factory before being sold to Mr Walker. These included the fitting of a twistgrip throttle control to replace the lever type.
Lot 169
Palitoy vintage Action Man Field Training Exercise, on blond flocked hair and gripping hands doll, Rope bridge still in packet, SLR rifle, bayonet, scabbard, working overalls, belt, boots, beret, radio and compass, with leaflet, in original mint condition and R.N.L.I Sea Rescue, oilskin jacket/trousers, boots, life jacket, breeches buoy and pulley,in excellent condition, on gripping hands bearded doll, in fair to good condition (2 items)
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