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Lot 358
*Italy, Don Inigo d’Avalos, bronze medal by Antonio di Puccio, called Pisanello, c.1449-50, don inigo de davalos, bust right wearing fur-trimmed cloak over high-collared shirt and broad rolled hood with drapery falling from crown to shoulder, rev., per vvi se fa – opvs pisani pictoris, the Avalos coat of arms over a globe with starry sky above a mountainous landscape with buildings and the sea below, 78mm (Hill 44; Armand I, 2, 1; Pollard 24 = Kress 22; Scher, Currency of Fame 9), twice pierced, the edge with transverse file marks, a very fine contemporary cast with some roughness and pitting but with no signs of chasing aside from some later light graffiti in the obverse field, very fine and very rare with a brown patina. Ex Professor S. Pozzi collection, Feuardent & Sambon, Paris, 28 June 1919, lot 790. Don Inigo d’Avalos accompanied Alfonso of Aragon on the conquest of Naples in 1442 and remained a close compatriot throughout Alfonso’s reign (1442-58). In 1449, Pisanello was made court artist to Alfonso and around the same time Don Inigo was appointed master chamberlain to the king. It is to this period, 1449-50, that Don Inigo’s medal was created and it is generally accepted to be not only Pisanello’s last medal but also one of his finest works, with its subtle low relief and fine symmetry. The precise interpretation of the reverse remains mysterious with suggestions that it could be a representation of the shield of Achilles, referencing Don Inigo’s military prowess, or has some form of astrological connection with the starry sky being such a dominant feature on the globe. Professor Pozzi, from a numismatic perspective, is known for his encyclopaedic collection of ancient Greek coins and his sale catalogue of 1921 by Naville of Geneva is still used as a general reference for the series. Pozzi himself was a famous Parisian surgeon and gynaecologist, well-known today in artistic circles for his full-length portrait painted by John Singer Sargent in 1881, currently in the collection of the Armand Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. His life was tragically ended when, in 1918, he was murdered by a deranged former patient.
Lot 19
Continental School (20th Century) Still life of flowers Oil on canvas Signed indistinctly lower left 64cm x 53cm; Peter Todd Mitchell (b.1929) Still life with wicker basket and hat Oil on canvas Signed lower right 34.5cm x 81cm; M.. Smyth (20th Century) Figure seated by path Pastel Signed lower left 46cm x 59cm -3
Lot 40
JACK CLARKSON; a pair of wooden carvings, each depicting a bird on a branch, height 22cm, and a pair of cabinet plates hand painted by his wife, VL CLARKSON depicting a robin and a chaffinch and a greenfinch and a goldfinch, also an oil on board by VL CLARKSON, still life study of a vase of flowers (5).
Lot 742
Interesting penwork inlaid box, the top printed with portraits of a moustached gentleman and his partner, upon a diaper pattern ground and frieze decorated with a polychrome still life of foliage, bearing internally a brass plaque inscribed 'Souvenir from Sam Greenflatt to Po.W. 4902 Douglas', 10.5" wide
Lot 355
The Roy Hungerford Collection, Including Lots 355, 483, 491-493, 496, 504, 595-599 and 603, Roy (1920-2015) had a keen interest in photography all his life. He started taking photographs as a boy with a box camera and before World War II he was also taking colour photographs. In his nineties he was happily using a digital camera. Roy became an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and was a member of their historical group. He exhibited at various venues including the London Salon until recently. His interest extended to all aspects of photography: developing his own films (he always had his own darkroom), researching old printing processes (which he tried out with friends) as well as collecting cameras, lenses, books and medals. Roy’s excellent memory meant he had a vast store of information about photography, both theoretical and practical, which he was happy to share with anyone who was interested. A Kodak ‘Original’ Camera, circa 1888-1889, circular 2½, serial no. 11817, body, G-VG, swinging sector shutter working, with modified waist-level finder, VG, complete with maker’s cased embossed to top ‘E. B. Mackenzie’, and Kodak memorandum booklet, partly filled in, starting 14th November 1889; still loaded with film
Lot 614
William Brooker ARA, British 1918-1983- Still life with six bottles and a glass; oil on board, signed, bears label for the London Group, 1964 attached to the reverse, 50x75.5cm (may be subject to Droit de Suite) CONDITION REPORT: in a white painted moulding frame frame is a later replacement board has been subject to damp and is warped and ruckled overall board is subject to damp staining and mould growth surface of the board on the reverse is subject to losses paint surface is dirty under inspection with uv lamp there is evidence of some small areas of possible retouching here and there in good original condition
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