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Lot 199
John van Nost: A rare lead sundial in the form of a kneeling figure of North Americaearly 18th centurywith associated 18th century bronze dial signed George Adams, London with Portland stone surround and on and on Portland stone base155cm.; 61ins highThe van Nosts were a family of sculptors of Flemish descent. The eldest, John van Nost, is first recorded working at Windsor Castle circa 1678. He had his own yard by about 1687 and there manufactured ‘Marble and Leaden figures, Busto’s and noble Vases, Marble chimneypieces and curious Marble tables’. He is best remembered as a supplier of lead garden statues. Records from Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire show that each of the supplied statues cost between £20-30. After his death (circa 1712) his yard at Hyde Park Corner was taken over by his nephew Gerard and then by John van Nost the younger in 1729 who continued until the mid-18th Century. A Blackamoor and similar North American Indian were originally made for Hampton Court by John Van Nost the Elder in 1701. They were perhaps originally intended as part of a larger set representing the Continents but for the death of William III two months after the erection of the first two.For a similar figure see Lawrence Weaver, English Leadwork 1909, reissued 1972, page 160, figure 251.
Lot 204
Garden Statues: A rare Portland stone bulldogcirca 190045cm.; 17½ins high by 56cm.; 22ins longThe oldest single breed specialty club is The Bulldog Club (England), which was formed in 1878. Members of this club met frequently at the Blue Post pub on Oxford Street in London. There they wrote the first standard of perfection for the breed. In 1894 the two top Bulldogs, King Orry and Dockleaf, competed in a contest to see which dog could walk 20 miles (32 km). King Orry was reminiscent of the original Bulldogs, lighter boned and very athletic. Dockleaf was smaller and heavier set, more like modern Bulldogs. King Orry was declared the winner that year, finishing the 20-mile (32 km) walk while Dockleaf collapsed. The Bulldog was officially recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1886. At the turn of the 20th century, Ch. Rodney Stone became the first Bulldog to command a price of $5,000 when he was bought by controversial Irish American political figure Richard Croker.
Lot 209
Garden Urns: A pair of rare lead urnscirca 1900on later composition stone pedestals124cm.; 49ins high overallThis unusual model most probably cast by one of the leading foundries in the early 20th century such as Singer is most probably based on an 18th century French design possibly originally made in either terracotta or marble.
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Fossils: A fish mass mortality plaqueprobably Solnhofen, Germany, Jurassic100cm.; 34ins Provenance: Emmen Zoo Collection. See footnote to lot 1 for more information.The quarries around Solnhofen in Germany have produced some of the most important fossils ever discovered. Perhaps the most celebrated find was the uncovering of the famous Archaeopteryx, which was discovered at around the time when Charles Darwin was publishing The Origin of Species - and in many ways it helped to confirm his theory as it showed the evolutionary connection between reptiles and birds. The species was scientifically named Archaeopteryx lithographica as a reminder that Solnhofen fossils are found in lithographic stone, for it was here, using the local stone, that the process of lithography was developed. But bird fossils aren’t the only important specimens found here. Dinosaurs, crocodiles, turtles, pterosaurs, insects, and all kinds of marine creatures are found beautifully preserved in stone that is around 160 million years old.
Lot 219
A ladies sapphire and diamond traditional three stone ring, the oval mixed cut sapphire claw set to centre with a brilliant cut diamond to either side illusion set in a hallmarked 18 carat yellow and white gold mount, London 1971, total weight of diamonds approximately 0.10 carat, gross weight of mount 4gms, ring size L.
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