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Lot 19
Rowan Gillespie (b.1953) Peace II (1998) Bronze on a circular limestone base 78cm (30¾") high Signed, inscribed and dated on the base No. 2/9Provenance: With the Solomon Gallery, Dublin, where purchased by the present owners. Literature: Roger Kohn, Rowan Gillespie Looking for Orion, O'Brien Press, 2007, illus. p. 97Female figures are quite prominent in Gillespie’s work, with his depiction of the body often acting as a celebration of female liberty and the vitality of life. They are not treated in the same way as a classical sculpture in which the female form was often depicted as an object of beauty. Instead Gillespie strives to create thoughtful expressions of the free-spirited and independent nature of modern women.Freedom is a constant thread in Gillespie’s work, something his sculptures seem to always be striving towards, whether they are scaling the side of a building, Aspiration (1995) or perched on a window ledge, Birdy (1997). His figures seem to affect an act of defiance in the face of gravity. While Gillespie’s sculptures are often struggling under the weight, literal and metaphorical, of the base, elemental forces of life there is also a lightness, a joy found within his depictions of the human form.There is a visual link between the outstretched arms in Peace II and the Blackrock Dolmen (1987), although on this occasion the figures are not supporting the heavy weight of the stone. Instead with their arms outstretched, reaching upwards towards an imaginary light, one is reminded of his respective large-scale public commissions in Italy and Dublin, Leta della donna (2009) and The Age of Freedom (1992). On both occasions the figures stand, similar to the present work, naked, offering some form of thanksgiving to the sun. The two figures in Peace II, seem to grow upwards from the same source, their bodies intertwined with one another. It is an expression of gratitude, a gesture of sublimation and hope.While he is known for his emotionally arresting Famine memorial, here there is a delicacy to the treatment of the material which seems to hark back to his earlier investigations into the human form. The finish of the bronze in this work is the antithesis of the cracking, raw patinas of his Famine figures. However, once again he has created a visual as well as physical connection to the raised arms of his Jubilant Man (2007) sculpture in Irelands Park, Toronto, who upon safe arrival in Canada is utterly overcome with emotion.Niamh Corcoran, 2023
Lot 638
An Italian 19th century porphyry, porfido verde and marble inset ebony and ebonised cabinet incorporating a total of forty-four stone tablets of various proportionsMost or possibly all of the tablets almost certainly of an earlier dateThe moulded top above eight short mahogany lined drawers flanking a central architectural facade, each drawer front comprised of two porphyry or porfido verde inset twin moulded panels, the central bay comprised of a short mahogany lined drawer disguised as a marble balustrade with marble tablet angles, over a central door configured as a blind arched portico inset with marble specimens and with Tuscan pilasters, with one panelled tablet inset mahogany lined drawer below, on a moulded plinth base, each side comprised of nine red porphyry inset moulded panels of various proportions, originally terminating in four bun feet, now lacking, with an old printed and pen-inscribed paper label which reads: 'PHILP & SON, 77 Kimberley Rd., Cardiff... Mr Throne, 71 Glebe Street, Penarth', approximately: 80cm wide x 37cm deep x 49cm high, (31in wide x 14 1/2in deep x 19in high)Footnotes:ProvenanceFormerly with A.T. Philp & Son, Cardiff, Wales, approximately 50 years ago, where presumably purchased by Mr Thorne, of 71 Glebe Street, Penarth, Wales, probably 1970sAlfred T. Philp & Son is the recorded trading name of this Cardiff antiques store during the period 1950-1970. A replica of an image showing the front of the shop in 1961, when it was evidently based at 36 Royal Arcade in Cardiff, is ready to inspect online, Photograph Antiques Yearbook, 1961, Tantivy Press. This picture is also available to view at antiquetrade.leeds.ac.uk However it is interesting to note that the printed and pen-inscribed paper label, discovered to the interior of this piece by the current owner and vendor, reveals that at the time of Mr Thorne's purchase the cabinet was with the company when it was trading as Philp & Son. Also, by that time, the label makes it clear that the Cardiff address of the business was in fact 77 Kimberley road, so it seems logical to assume that by then they had re-located their operation.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots 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
Lot 4266
Schwerdtle, Dieter -- Joseph Beuys planting the first tree for his "7000 Eichen" project during the documenta 7 in Kassel. 1982. Vintage gelatin silver print. 34,5 x 2,5 cm (40,4 x 30,4 cm). Signed, titled and dated in pencil on verso.For the Documenta 7 in 1982, Joseph Beuys embarked on a project titled "7,000 Oaks" (7.000 Eichen). As part of this project, Beuys proposed the planting of 7,000 oak trees throughout the city of Kassel, the host city of Documenta. Each oak tree was accompanied by a basalt stone, and the combination of tree and stone was considered a work of art. Beuys conceptualized this project as a manifestation of "social sculpture," where art and ecological advocacy intersected. – Corners slightly bumped, some smudging in lower right corner, small spot in upper margin, otherwise in very good condition.
Lot 43
English Follower of Antonio Canal, called il Canaletto, 18th CenturyView of Horse Guards Parade, London oil on canvas61.2 x 104.6cm (24 1/8 x 41 3/16in).Footnotes:ProvenanceSpencer Stanhope family, Cannon Hall, Barnsley and thence by descent to the present ownerThe present composition is inspired by Canaletto's The Old Horse Guards from St James's Park, c. 1749, now in The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and on long term loan to the Tate, London (no. L02305). The artist of the present work has updated Horse Guards to the white stone design that was built in the 1750s and still stands today.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 139
THREE INDIAN HARDSTONE ARCHER'S RINGS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY each of characteristic convex rounded form, the first of agate with a central figured ‘eye’ and slightly rounded at the back; the second of figured brown stone and the third of figured translucent stone, perhaps chalcedony, the first: 3.7 cm (3) ProvenanceIndia and New York 1972-9A distinguished British Scholar and Collector, inventory numbers 73, 74, 107. A similar example to the first, formerly in the Sir Andrew Fountaine (1676-1753), the distinguished connoisseur who succeeded Isaac Newton as Master of the Mint in 1727, is preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum (accession number IS.42-1981)
Lot 147
˜ A CAUCASIAN SILVER ARCHER’S RING; A NORTH AFRICAN RING AND TWO FURTHER ARCHER’S RINGS, 19TH CENTURY the first of slipper form, set with a green stone at the rear, with roped upper edges and decorated over its surface with niello foliage; the second of red dyed bone; the third of bone and the fourth of tortoise shell, the first: 4.5 cm (4) ProvenanceThe first: Isfahan 1969 A distinguished British Scholar and Collector, inventory numbers 41 and 76
Lot 35
A SOUTH INDIAN DAGGER (KATAR), 16TH CENTURY, VIJAYANAGARA, KARNATAKA with sharply tapering blade formed with a reinforced point and a series of converging fullers, iron hilt extending over the forte with a large pierced, shaped panel on each face, strongly recurved outer-guard with recurved Yali finial, reinforced at the borders and in the centre with finely pierced foliate panels, a pair of waisted side-bars, and a pair of grip-bars each with a central globose moulding (areas of pitting), 52.5 cm overall Roy Elvis Catalogue Number D67. A dagger of this form, previously in the collection of George Cameron Stone, is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York (acc. no.36.25.905). See Elgood 2004, pp. 146-147.
Lot 94
A FINE SOUTH INDIAN GILT COPPER SHIELD (DHAL), PROBABLY HYDERABAD 15TH/16TH CENTURY of low domed convex form, comprising layers of copper joined by numerous copper rivets, the outer face with a central rondel set with four bosses with large carved rock crystal flowerheads (associated, possibly 17th/18th Century) corresponding to four later rings for enarmes on the inside, embossed with five concentric circles of pointed scales with a broad cusped band at the top and a plain band at the base, and much early gilding, 51.8 cm diameter Roy Elvis Catalogue Number B06. The scale pattern is notably unusual on Indian arms and armour. A related example in steel is preserved in the Furusiya Art Foundation Collection. See Mohamed 2007, p. 369, no. 351. A katar with similar decoration, attributed to Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu and formerly in the George Cameron Stone Collection is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. No. 36.25.1017). A gilt-copper bazu band decorated in the same manner is preserved in the Government Museum, Chenai (no. 1971). See Elgood 2004, p. 61.
Lot 355
A small carved stone LuduanQing Dynasty (1644-1911)Alt.: 8,5 cmSPECIAL SALE NOTICERestricted BiddingTo register and bid at this auction you will need to provide proof of identity and of address and provide photographic ID. You may be asked to pay a deposit of €5.000. Fund must be cleared in VERITAS Art Auctioneers account no later than 11am on Monday, December 4th, 2023. If you are not the winning bidder, you will be refunded within seven working days. Online bidders may be required to pay a €5.000 deposit, which will allow the online bidder to bid up to a maximum of €50.000 in total. For higher bids, different deposits apply.Bank Transfers should be sent to: Beneficiary PERIHASTA Bank BPI Branch Saldanha IBAN PT 50 0010 0000 4626 3080 0018 2 SWIFT/BIC BBPIPTPLCondition of LotsPlease note that the condition of lots is not stated in the catalogue descriptions. Reports on condition may be available on request. The absence of condition reports in the catalogue does not imply that the lot is free from imperfections or faults.
Lot 395
Britains and other Garden pieces Greenhouse, swing, see-saw, Tree with swing, Flower beds and flowers, low stone wall, Gardeners, crazy paving, Hill summer house, pots, vases, watering can, cats, children, hosereel, pool with lily, mowers etc. (Condition Good-Fair, some damage, table repainted) (186 approx.)
Lot 430
Britains set 239, Automobile Association Patrols and Signs (Condition Very Good, two signs missing) with a second grade patrolman (one arm missing), tinplate Dinky AA Telephone Box and two plastic Kentoy AA Patrolmen, seventeen Britains plastic stone wall pieces, two cyclists and a hedge, and metal Charbens reclining Hiker and Traffic Policeman, Crescent Window Cleaner with barrow, ladder and buckets, various children (soapbox cart missing), kennels, dogs, fox, otter, tortoise, donkey with ride stand, Britains Cricketer (one arm replaced), Morestone RAC Motorcyclist, trees, bridges, traffic lights and signs, fencing, swans, Woman with punt, two Coalmen, recast Salvation Army woman, ladders etc. and the illustrated lid only of the box for 033 Greenhouse (Condition Very Good-Fair, a few damaged, lid Poor) (153 approx.)
Lot 124
A Post-1953 Mess Dress Uniform to a Brigadier, comprising scarlet jacket with black facings, a pair of dark blue overallls with scarlet side stripes; a Pre-1953 Mess Dress Uniform to a Major Green Howards, comprising scarlet jacket with green facings and a green wool waistcoat with gold ball and gimp trim; also, three officer's No.1 dress caps, one with staybrite buttons to the Green Howards, a Green Howards Torin cap, two cummerbands in red and green, a gold braid trimmed green mess waistcoat, a white dress shirt, two pairs of dark blue trousers with scarlet side stripes and a similar pair of overalls, a No.2 dress jacket and trousers each named to Major D Gould, with two pairs of stone twill cuffs, a leather Sam Browne with shoulder belt and sword frog, a stable belt with sword slings, a pair of green shoulder rank straps and a leather loop with brass ring (qty)
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