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An early 19th century mahogany low tripod table, the circular dished snap top on a baluster column, three downswept legs and pad feet, 52 x 61cm, together with a parquetry top oak and mahogany side table and a reproduction mahogany wine table with fan inlaid circular top (3)
◆ SAMUEL JOHN PEPLOE R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1871-1935) STILL LIFE WITH WHITE JUG AND PEARS Signed, oil on canvasDimensions:18in x 16in (45.7cm x 40.7cm)Provenance:Provenance: Sotheby’s Gleneagles, Scottish and Sporting Pictures and Sculpture, 2 September 1998, lot 1479, as ‘Still Life with Pears (The White Jug)’Portland Gallery, LondonExhibited: London, Portland Gallery, The Scottish Colourists, 14 June-19 July 2002, no.52London, Portland Gallery in association with The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, S. J. Peploe (1871-1935), 7-29 November 2012, no.18, Ill.col.p.29.Note: Still Life with Jug and Pears of c.1925 reveals Peploe’s mastery of the still life genre, which came to maturity in his practice during the 1920s. He summed up his dedication to the theme, even beyond the landscapes and portraits for which he is also celebrated, in 1929, when he declared: ‘there is so much in mere objects, flowers, leaves, jugs, what not – colours, forms, relation – I can never see mystery coming to an end.’[i] The still life was the primary focus of the work made in his longest-serving studio, at 54 Shandwick Place in Edinburgh’s West End. Peploe moved there in 1917 after it was vacated by his friend, the artist James Paterson and maintained it until a move to nearby Castle Street in 1934. The Director of the National Galleries of Scotland, Stanley Cursiter, described it thus: ‘the room had a large, high and well-placed window. The scheme of decoration was…kept in a very light key and he surrounded himself with brilliant colours.’[ii] As Roger Billcliffe has explained: ‘Peploe set himself as a target the perfect still-life painting. It had been his first love and his first serious achievements had been in still-life. His temperament made him ideally suited to the task. His calm reasoning and thoughtful manner enabled him to make a careful analysis of the problems which face the still-life painter and he set about resolving them.’[iii] A sense of this dedication is clear in a description of visiting Peploe in his studio by his niece, Margery Porter: ‘How well I recollect my Mother and myself climbing those steep stairs and arriving panting at the top to ring his bell in fear and trembling lest our climb had been in vain. But usually he would usher us in wearing a white painting coat and a crownless hat…The studio was a large one, round which I would prowl entranced, after strict warnings not to disturb the still-life group which would almost inevitably be covering the table. My uncle would arrange and re-arrange these groups for perhaps three days before he was satisfied that the balance and construction were perfect, then he would paint them quite rapidly.’[iv] Alongside a cast of cherished objects, including jugs, plates, bowls and various lengths of fabric, Peploe would introduce flowers or fruit to his still lifes according to the season. The apples and pears of Still Life with Jug and Pears would suggest that it is an autumnal painting. This caused some consternation amongst the purveyors of such produce, as explained by Cursiter: ‘When he selected his flowers or fruit from a painter’s point of view he presented a new problem to the Edinburgh florists. They did not always understand when he rejected a lemon for its form or a pear for its colour and he remained unmoved by their protestations of ripeness or flavour.’[v] Still Life with Jug and Pears contains all the hallmarks of Peploe’s work of the mid-1920s as he developed from the highly-complex and high-pitched still lifes of earlier in the decade and progressed towards the more raw and expressive style of the early 1930s. There is an overall feeling of dignity in the arrangement, subtle palette and natural lighting of this painting. The depiction of the pears in the foreground is a masterclass in perspective, whilst the warm tones of the apple to the right provide the colour focal point of the composition. Peploe’s enduring interest in the work of Paul Cézanne is clear, for example in the strength of form created by defined planes of colour, particularly in the fruit. Deliberately distinct brushstrokes convey shadow and reflection. The arrangement of objects is asymmetrical yet perfectly balanced, presided over by the jug. The edge of the table on which they are presented is aligned to the lower horizontal plane of the canvas, as Peploe skilfully plays with notions of reality and representation. Moreover, the cropping, such as of the dish on the left, suggests the space beyond the table and the frame. Peploe was to explore these concerns further in works such as the related and slightly later Still Life with Jug and Grapes (The Courtauld, London, acc.no. P.1992.XX.1). In this painting, the same jug has taken centre stage in the foreground, drapery plays a more significant role on the table-top and Peploe has extended the sense of distance by including a covered chair in the background. The poise and classical simplicity of Still Life with Jug and Pears has given way to a less polished vigour. Still Life with Jug and Pears dates from a particularly propitious period in Peploe’s career. During the 1920s his reputation was cemented in Scotland and spread to London, Paris and New York. He had regular solo exhibitions at The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh and La Société des Beaux-Arts in Glasgow. When the latter business merged with the Lefèvre Gallery in London in 1926, Peploe’s work was also shown there. In 1923, paintings by Peploe, Cadell and Hunter were shown at the Leicester Galleries in London and again in 1925, joined by the work of John Duncan Fergusson. The four artists were celebrated in an exhibition at the Galerie Barbazanges, Paris in 1924, from which a painting by Peploe was acquired for the French national collection. In 1927, he was elected a full member of the Royal Scottish Academy and the Tate acquired one of his still lifes, meaning that he was represented in the British national collection. In 1928 a solo exhibition of his work was staged at the C. W. Kraushaar Galleries, New York and a room was dedicated to his work in the newly extended Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery. Corsan Morton, Curator at Kirkcaldy, summed up Peploe’s achievements of the period in his catalogue foreword: ‘It is in his still lifes, his arrangements of flowers, fruit, utensils and so on, that he has of late years achieved a very definite personal style of great beauty, which places him in a class by himself…He handles with distinction everything he touches.’[vi] [i] As quoted in Stanley Cursiter, Peploe: An Intimate Memoir of an Artist and of his Work, Edinburgh 1947, p.73.[ii] Cursiter, op.cit., p. 41.[iii] Roger Bilcliffe, The Scottish Colourists: Cadell, Fergusson, Hunter, Peploe, London 1990, p.51.[iv] As quoted in Alice Strang et al, S. J. Peploe, Edinburgh 2012, p.23.[v] Cursiter, ibid., p.55.[vi] As quoted in Cursiter, ibid., p.63.
Africa.- Stanley (Henry Morton) In Darkest Africa, or the Quest Rescue and Retreat of Emin, 2 vol., first edition, portrait frontispieces, plates, illustrations, some full-page, 4 maps, of which 3 folding, 2 with short marginal tears, folding table at end vol. 2, bookplates to front free endpaper verso, original decorative cloth, slight bumping to corners and spine extremities, else an excellent copy, 1890; Coomassie and Magdala: the Story of Two British Campaigns in Africa, second edition, portrait frontispiece, wood-engraved plates and illustrations, 2 folding maps, 1 with short marginal tear and tissue repair, advertisements at end, occasional marginal finger-soiling, scattered faint spotting, recased in modern cloth retaining original backstrip, 1874, [Hosken p.189], 8vo (3).
Australia.- Westgarth (William) Victoria, late Australia Felix. or Port Philip District of New South Wales, first edition, presentation inscription "Major Mercer with the author's regards" to endpaper with later gift inscription from the Mercer family below, folding map (short split to one fold), hand-coloured in outline, errata slip, folding table, 8pp. advertisements at end, original pink blind-stamped cloth, slight sunning to spine, slight bumping and fraying to spine ends and corners, occasional fraying to joints, light surface soiling to covers, but a very good example overall, [Ferguson 18415], 8vo, Edinburgh, 1853.
China.- Davis (John Francis) The Chinese: a General Description of the Empire of China, 2 vol., half-titles, plates and illustrations, ex-library with label and blind-stamps, scattered spotting, original cloth, rubbed, bumping to corners and extremities, shelfmark to spines, vol. 2 with small split to upper joint, 1836 § Scidmore (Eliza Ruhamah) China: the Long-Lived Empire, frontispiece, plates and illustrations, scattered spotting, original pictorial cloth, rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1900 § Caunter (Rev. Hobart) Caunter's and Daniell's Oriental Annual 1839. Eastern Legends, engraved frontispiece, additional engraved title, 20 engraved plates, tissue-guards, scattered spotting, lacking front free endpaper, contemporary morocco, split to upper joint but holding firm, a little rubbed, 1838 § Beresford (Lord Charles) The Break-Up of China, half-title, 2 folding maps, 1 folding table, previous owner's ink signature to title, publisher's advertisements at end, scattered faint spotting, original cloth, bumping to corners and extremities, 1899; and others, China, 8vo (18)
China.- Le Comte (Louis) Memoirs and Observations ... Made in a late Journey Through the Empire of China, third edition, engraved portrait frontispiece, 3 engraved plates, 2 folding, 1 folding table, 1 folding engraved map, small marginal tear, old repair to verso, engraved illustrations, scattered spotting and staining, trimmed occasionally affecting signature of catch-word, previous owner's ink signature to title, lacking final free endpaper, near contemporary ink signature to front free endpaper, later panelled calf, rubbed, small loss to lower board, bumping to corners and extremities, [Wing L833], 8vo, for Benjamin Tooke, 1699.
China.- Staunton (Sir George) An Authentic Account of An Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, 3 vol., first 8vo edition, 2 folding maps only (of 3), 1 with split to fold and laid down, 1 with short marginal tear and old repair to verso, 1 folding table, occasional spotting and staining, vol. 2 with small paper label to head p.v, ex-library with labels, modern cloth, sunned spines, 8vo, 1797.
China.- Staunton (Sir George) An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China, 2 vol. bound as 1, first American edition, engraved frontispieces, 6 engraved plates, folding table, spotting and staining, previous owner's pencil signature and inscription, previous owner's ink-stamp to front pastedown, contemporary calf, rubbed and worn, bumping to corners and extremities, Philadelphia, 1799 § The Chinese Traveller. Containing a Geographical, Commercial, and Political History of China, vol. 1 only (of 2), engraved frontispiece, 1 folding plate, 1 folding table, small marginal loss just touching text, scattered spotting, new endpapers, contemporary calf, rebacked, bumping to corners and extremities, 1775; and another, vol. 22 only of 'Histoire Generale des Voyages ...', 8vo (3)
Holy Land.- Wilkinson (Robert) Wilkinson's Atlas Classica, engraved vignette title, index, 46 engraved maps and 7 tables, all with hand-colouring, 7 double-page maps, and one folding table, all mounted on stubs, some beginning to come away from spine, damp-stain to title and first map, otherwise minor spotting and light offsetting in places, half calf, rubbed and scuffed, 4to, 1820.
Africa.- Ethiopia.- Holland (Major Trevenen J.) & Captain Henry Hozier. Record of the Expedition to Abyssinia compiled by order of the Secretary of State for War, 3 vol. including portfolio, first edition, additional lithographed titles, 14 lithographs, 18 maps and plans, 1 folding table, 4 large folding maps housed in portfolio as issued, occasional faint spotting, vol. 2 with new endpapers, bookplate, vol. 1 with abrasion mark to front pastedown where label removed, original cloth, lightly sunned spines, faint abrasion marks to spines where small labels removed, printed paper labels to portfolio reading "Note. - This Volume is incomplete, no perfect copies are available for issue. H. M. Stationery Office.", a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities,vol. 2 with neat repairs to spine ends, [Shapero, Africana 183], 4to, 1870.⁂ The portfolio with this copy includes an additional map to the copy referenced by Shapero.
Africa.- Archaeology.- Caton-Thompson (Gertrude) Kharga Oasis in Prehistory, first edition, plates, folding table, bookplate, original cloth, fractional bumping to spine extremities, dust-jacket, tiny loss to spine foot, 1952 § Clark (J. D.) Kalambo Falls Prehistoric Site, 3 vol., plates and illustrations, tables, many folding, original cloth, fractional bumping to corners and extremities, vol. 2 & 3 only with dust-jackets, a little rubbed, slight creasing to edges, Cambridge, 1969-2001, 4to (4).
Africa.- Holub (Dr. Emil) Seven Years in South Africa, 2 vol., second edition, frontispieces, plates and illustrations, folding colour map, tears at gutter, tape repairs to verso, advertisements dated Jan. 1881 at end vol. 1, small loss to front free endpaper upper corner in vol. 1, previous owner's ink and pencil signatures, bookplate, faint spotting to first and last few leaves, original pictorial cloth, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1881 § Livingstone (David) Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, first edition, second issue, folding tinted lithograph frontispiece, engraved portrait, 2 tinted lithographs, wood-engraved plates, 1 folding table, 2 folding maps, 1 in pocket at end, publisher's advertisements dated Nov. 1. 1857 at end, plain brown endpapers, occasional marginal water-staining, original cloth, recased, neat repairs to spine extremities, slight bumping to corners, 1857 § Baines (Thomas) The Victoria Falls Zambesi River, portrait frontispiece, 11 plates, tissue-guards, bookplate, original cloth, Bulawayo, 1969; 8vo (4).⁂ The first has the ink-stamp of Edward C. Tabler to the final free endpaper verso. Tabler (1863-1977) was an Africanist and author. His correspondence, research notes and related ephemera are housed in the archives of Yale University. With the second mentioned there is some confusion over which variant is the first edition, second issue. This copy matches the precedence given by Gaston Renard with the tinted lithographs by T. Picken facing pp.66 and 225.
Africa.- Kammerer (M. Albert) La Mer Rouge L'Abyssinie et L'Arabie, 3 vol. bound in 7 as issued, vol. 3 part 1 inscribed and signed by author, vol. 3 part 3 inscribed and signed by author's wife, vol. 1 part 1 with 2 frontispieces, 469 plates and plans, many folding or colour, 1 with short marginal tear, illustrations, many full-page, vol. 2 part 2 with folding table bound upside down, vol. 1 part 1 with odd short marginal tear and expert tissue repairs, vol. 1 parts 1 & 2 with original wrappers bound-in, small chipping and loss to edges, neat tape repairs, ex-library with occasional discreet ink-stamps, bookplate, vol. 1 parts 1&2 and vol. 2 parts 1&2 in contemporary half-morocco, gilt, vol. 1 parts 1&2 rebacked retaining original backstrip, vol. 3 parts 1-3 in original cloth-backed printed boards, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 4to, Cairo, 1929-52.⁂ A fine set of this important work, commissioned by King Fouad I of Egypt. It consists of vol. 15-17 of the Mémoires de la Société Royale de Géographie d'Égypte.
Africa.- Livingstone (David) The Last Journals of David Livingstone in Central Africa, 2 vol., first edition, wood engraved frontispieces and 19 plates, illustrations, 2 folding maps, 1 on pocket at end vol. 1, short splits to folds, vol .1 with one or two marginal pencil notes or underlining, school prize with inscription to early blank, bookplate, contemporary calf by Zaehnsdorf, rebacked, slight bumping to corners, [Hosken p.126], 1874; Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, first edition, second issue, folding tinted lithograph frontispiece, engraved portrait plate, 2 tinted lithographs, wood engraved plates and illustrations, 1 folding table, 2 folding maps, advertisements dated Nov. 1 1857 at end, 1 in pocket at end, brown and cream patterned endpapers, newspaper clipping tipped-in at p.140, scattered spotting, bookplate, previous owner's ink signature to front pastedown, original cloth, rebacked retaining original backstrip, a little rubbed, 1857; Dr Livingstone's Cambridge Lectures, first edition, lithographed portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps, publisher's advertisements at end, scattered faint spotting, bookplates, original cloth, gilt, a little rubbed, slight bumping to corners and extremities, 1858, 8vo (4).⁂ With the second mentioned there is some confusion over which variant is the first edition, second issue. This copy matches the precedence given by Gaston Renard with the tinted lithographs by T. Picken facing pp.66 and 225.
George Kennerley (British 1908-2009) Still life with vase of flowers on a table Signed, acrylic on board.41cm x 31cm (16.25in x 12.25in)Artists’ Resale Right (“droit de suite”) may apply to this lot.The painting is in very good, original condition with no obvious faults to report. The painting is ornately framed but not glazed. The frame has some minor scuffs and knocks commensurate with age.
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