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STEIN (MARC AUREL)WHITFIELD (RODERICK) The Art of Central Asia: The Stein Collection in the British Museum, 3 vol., ONE OF 550 COPIES of the English language edition, numerous colour plates, photographic illustrations and maps in the text, publisher's faux vellum-backed decorative cloth gilt, preserved in original yellow cloth solander boxes with pictorial onlays, folio (365 x 255mm.), Tokyo, Kodansha, 1982-1985Footnotes:Impressively presented catalogue of the remarkable collection brought back by Aurel Stein during his three expeditions to China and Central Asia in 1900-01, 1906-07, and 1913-16. The first two volumes cover the paintings from Dunhuang, the third describes the textiles, sculptures and other artefacts.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SARRE (FRIEDRICH) AND FREDRIK ROBERT MARTINDie Ausstellung von Meisterwerken Muhammedanischer Kunst in Muenchen, 1910, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 296 OF 430 COPIES, 257 photographic plates (22 hand-coloured and tipped-in as issued), light cockling and minor dampstaining at fore-edges, modern green crushed morocco gilt, sides with decorative roll tool borders, spines tooled within raised bands, gilt dentelles, g.e., large folio (490 x 382mm.), Munich, F. Bruckmann, 1911-1912Footnotes:FINE COPY. Held in Munich over six months in 1910, 'Masterpieces of Mohammedan Art' was one of 'the most important and by far the most comprehensive exhibitions of Islamic art in Europe... [giving] new impetus to the reception of Islamic art in the West and was therefore a turning point in the so-far 'Orientalist' view of and romantic passion for Muslim art and culture... [the examples illustrated] in the mega three-volume catalogue of this exhibition, are in fact icons of Islamic art' (After One Hundred Years. The 1910 Exhibition 'Meisterwerken Muhammedanischer Kunst' Reconsidered, edited by A. Lerner and A. Shalem, 2010).Volume I is devoted to Islamic manuscripts, book decorations, calligraphic arts and carpets; Volume II to ceramics, metalwork, glass and crystal; Volume III to textiles, arms and armour, woodwork and ivory.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An Ottoman silk lampas and gold thread panel (khema) Turkey, 17th Centurybrocaded in green, ivory and gilt thread on a blue ground with eight rows of tulips, on undulating vines, on a ground of floriated stems, mounted, on stretcher, verso with exhibition label dated 28 October 1926 103.8 x 47.5 cm.Footnotes:ExhibitedSpecial Persian Exhibition, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, October 1926, no 594 (according to a label stitched to the reverse). The design of undulating tulip vines was very popular on 16th Century Iznik ceramics. The Rustem Pasha mosque, erected between 1565 and 1575, was the first place to introduce this design on its tilework. This was followed by depictions on Iznik dishes and on Bursa textiles. For further examples of undulating tulips, see, F. Hitzel and M. Jacotin, Iznik; l'Aventure d'une Collection, Paris, 2005, pp. 213 - 219. See Nuhran Atasoy, et al, Ipek, The Crescent and the Rose: Imperial Ottoman Silks and Velvets, London 2001, figs. 239-243, for textile panels with parallel undulating tulip vines.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A folio from the Mewari Sakunavali (Book of Omens), depicting hares in a landscape Mewar, circa 1720gouache and gold on paper, yellow panel at top with two lines of text in nagari script, red border 257 x 213 mm.Footnotes:As described by Andrew Topsfield (Court Painting at Udaipur, Zurich 2001, p. 144), this Sakunavali series was a unique commission in Udaipur. It consisted of almost a hundred pages, graded in progressive categories from evil (asubham, e.g. a burgled house or families of dogs and monkeys) and undesirable (neshta, e.g. a poor man), to good (subham, e.g. cows in a byre), excellent (srestha, e.g. a yogi in a hermitage or a king enthroned) and the best of all (uttaram, e.g. winged gaja-simhas or a pride of lions).Most subjects of this series are drawn from everyday experiences and rendered with an 'unaffected directness of observation'. Irrespective of connotations of loss, ill health or bad fortune, bad omens are realized as sensitively as the good ones.For other paintings from the same series see Bautze, Indian Miniature Painting, Amsterdam 1987, no. 23; Goswamy and Smith, Domains of Wonder, 2005, no. 31. See also Sotheby's, London, 1966, lot 100; Bonhams, Islamic and Indian Art, 6th October 2008, lot 391; Christie's, Arts of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 10th October 2013, lot 196; Christie's, South Kensington, Arts and Textiles of the Islamic and Indian Worlds, 11th October 2013, lot 507, and Simon Ray, November 2014, no. 53.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A silk and metal-thread embroidered velvet floor spread and cushions (Gaddi) Rajasthan, late 19th Centurycomprising a floor spread, a large cushion cover and two smaller cushion covers, each of magenta and green velvet decorated in gilt-metal thread and sequins with bands containing floral vines and other vegetal motifs the floor spread 192 x 143 cm.(4)Footnotes:ExhibitedMiho Museum, Japan, Jewels of the Mughal Emperors and Maharajas: Treasures from the Al Thani Collection, 1 October - 11 December 2016. The gaddi was one of the most important textiles used at the Indian court, constituting the seat of power and focal point of a darbar. A similar metal thread-embroidered gaddi is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, museum no. 0761(IS).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A collection of miscellaneous textiles, comprising a Victorian tapestry wall panel worked with doves, nests and floral scrolls, items of Indian embroidery including five small panels with mirror and cowrie shell decoration, a larger similar wall panel, a child's jacket and two cushions, a Kashmiri paisley shawl, a brightly-coloured South American applique picture and a cream ground wool embroidery of figures at work in tones of grey, brown and black, two striped black ground rugs or covers, a length of machine-made African cloth depicting stylised figures and animals, a child's embroidered cap with bead and button decoration, an embroidered bag, a Kuna Molas, Panama, a Chinese embroidery sample and a small patchwork cover (worn in places)
PAINTINGS AND PRINTS ETC, to include a modern Venetian watercolour, indistinctly signed, Aboriginal painting by Brian Fisher, oils of Venice and a tropical scene, limited edition print of a Cumbrian winter scene, indistinctly signed, textile picture by Ermine Textiles, framed prints by Frank Moss Bennett, open edition Lowry prints, Tom Dodson limited edition with other assorted prints, etc (box and loose)
Possibly the best restored S2 JPS Esprit on offer today.When first seen in concept form at the Turin Show in 1972, Giorgio Giugiaro's dart-shaped outline was breathtakingly modernNumber 22/100 World Championship Commemorative Models built for the UKRestored to exacting standards over the past three yearsComprehensive history file including a Lotus Certificate of ProvenanceA well-known car, Top Gear and Magazine featuredSuper rare opportunity to acquire an instantly recognizable, limited edition Esprit that is one of the best we have seenThe first, and arguably the most memorable, of the early Esprit limited-editions was officially dubbed the World Championship Commemorative Model, but is better known to enthusiasts as the John Player Special (JPS), as its distinctive Black and Gold livery was inspired by the ground effect, JPS-sponsored, championship-winning Lotus 79 cars of the period, as raced by Mario Andretti and Ronnie Petersen. It was originally planned to build 200 but in the end, it was believed that 185 were produced, 100 for the UK, 55 for the United States and 30 for Europe. The eye-catching specification included, Gold-coloured side stripes complete with “World Champion” lettering, Gold-coloured front and rear windscreen surrounds and alloy wheels, Gold-effect Corduroy seat inserts and a three-spoke leather rimmed steering wheel instead of the plastic offering. The “Juke Box” installed was a Hitachi Digi-One radio-cassette. The 1973cc, 16-valve DOHC engine delivered a feisty 160bhp which was sufficient to sprint the 1,980lb glassfibre-bodied, two-seater to 60mph in 6.8 seconds and on to a top speed of 124 mph. Production ran from December 1978 till July 1979.DLH 393T was built on the 21st of December 1978 and supplied to Chipstead of Hampton Court, prior to being registered on the 20th of January 1979 and delivered to its first owner, Waverley Textiles Ltd.This immaculate Lotus Esprit was badged “Number 22”, however, we understand from the Lotus Certificate of Vehicle Provenance that it was actually the 12th car manufactured, all detailed in the cars fascinating history file. The present custodian has cossetted this Esprit since 2017 and has lavished thousands on bringing the car back to a ‘Best of Breed’ standard. He had the bodywork stripped back to the gelcoat and freshly painted with a set of the original stripes and the alloy wheels refurbished to the exact Gold colouring of the original issue. S J Sports Cars of Crediton near Exeter have maintained this car since 2017 and within the history file, there are invoices to the tune of some £25,000 the most recent of which details a complete engine re-build, refurbished carburettors and a myriad of mechanical components along with a separate invoice for £3,000 relating to a whole host of trim parts to complete the re-build. This S2 has worn a few different number plates throughout the years, however, the current owner did successfully manage to obtain the original registration number which the Lotus now sports again.Number 22 is quite a well-known car as, in addition to enjoying some fame on a pre-Clarkson ‘Top Gear’, and appearing in a YouTube clip (wearing its GJI reg) it was celebrated in an impressive 9-page feature in the January 2019 issue of Classic Cars, a copy of which resides in the history file.The original tool wallet, jack and brace, correct spare wheel, and genuine full Lotus workshop manual are all where they should be and complete a very special package. Superbly presented and indicating only 67,295 miles, this is a serious car for a serious collector and requires just one thing… a new owner.SpecificationMake: LOTUSModel: ESPRIT S2 JPSYear: 1978Chassis Number: 781205577GTransmission: ManualEngine Number: CC907781215715Drive Side: Right-hand DriveOdometer Reading: 66000 MilesMake: RHDInterior Colour: Black /CreamClick here for more details and images
[Signed Copy] Sadie Allen, "Creative Embroidery Collage", Bell and Sons, London, 1977, signed by the author Allen (1930-2017) was a renowned lecturer and artist in the field of textiles. For ten years she was a senior lecturer at Newcastle Polytechnic and also served as an examiner in Creative Studies for the City & Guilds Board. As an artist Allen worked in paint, textiles and embroidery. Her textile commissions in Cumbria included a memorial hanging for a church at Dacre, a panel for Carlisle Civic Centre and a commemorative piece for the jubilee of the Women's Institute. In 1981 Allen bought a disused chapel in Hethersgill which became her working studio and an arts and exhibition centre.
* Chinese bedcover. A large Tree of Life painted silk panel or coverlet, Guangzhou [Canton]: circa 1760-1800, hand-painted on a cream silk ground, centre with a large tree on a grassy mound, with undulating branches intertwined with bamboo and bearing a multitude of peonies and other flowers, and fruit, flanked by smaller trees in flower, and numerous flowering plants, enclosed by a wide border of rocks and flowering trees, and a narrow rope device border, in shades of pink, blue, purple, green, yellow, and brown, composed of 3 vertical panels 71cm (28ins) wide, with striped red and yellow selvedges, and a narrow strip 16.5cm (6.5ins) wide, joined with hand-stitching, and hemmed all round by hand, surface a little rubbed, and occasional small marks, 320 x 231cm (126 x 91ins)Qty: (1)NOTESA rare large and attractive panel in remarkably good condition, the colours vibrant and the fabric robust. Probably intended for use as a bedcover, such sumptuous Chinese textiles had long been highly prized and sought after by the Western market. Northern European countries particularly, and especially Britain, imported woven and embroidered silks from China for use in clothes and furnishings, and from the mid to late 18th century painted silk designs became increasingly popular. Painted coverlets such as this were typically made from cream or yellow silk, formed out of three or four loom-widths, each width commonly 28 inches wide, as here. The 'Tree of Life' design was a popular one, with its myriad symbolic meanings and expressive possibilities of form and colour. The V&A holds a similar bedcover from the same period (accession number T.3-1948).
* Embroidery. An 18th century bed valance, Rhodes, Greece, hand-stitched horizontal panel, embroidered in silk on a beige linen ground, worked in Rhodian raised stitch with 14 alternating blue-green and red large stylised vase motifs, framed to sides and lower edge by a matching border of diagonal leaves, and to upper edge with leaf pairs on stem, some water-staining and marks, small hole to upper right corner (just touching embroidery), lined with pink silk (lightly faded at one short edge and with associated small hole), 62 x 246cm (24.5 x 97ins)Qty: (1)NOTESBecoming increasingly scarce on the market, textiles from Rhodes are distinctive for their thick textured, often duotone, designs; similar pieces are held in institutions such as the V&A and The Met (accession numbers T.114-1950 and 14.103.4 respectively).
* Quilt. A Victorian stitched quilt, and other household textiles, printed cotton quilt, with scrolling pattern of five-lobed leaves in blue, green, black, and cream, on a red ground, interlined with hessian and backed with cream cotton, hand-quilted with cream thread, short sides with machine stitched abutting edges, long sides turned over and stitched by hand (later alteration?), some wear, especially to edges and backing, latter discoloured and partially stained, 250 x 128cm (98.5 x 50.5ins), together with another quilt, double-sided with a pink floral pattern, faded and worn, hand-quilted with white thread, 185 x 171cm (73 x 67.25ins), plus a patchwork cushion, composed of polychromatic silk squares, some discolouration and wear, a quantity of lace, including some handmade, 20 white cotton housemaids' or cooks' aprons, most with bib fronts, some with tucks, lace, or broderie anglaise, various condition, some with period darns, and a large quantity of household linen, Victorian and later, including tablecloths, napkins, doilies, tray cloths, French linen valances, sheets, bolster covers, etc., some lace trimmed, or embellished with embroidery or drawn threadwork, various sizes and conditionQty: (-)NOTESProvenance: Collection of designer bookbinder and illustrator Faith Shannon (1938-2018).
* Shawls. A long Delhi shawl, mid-late 19th century, densely hand-embroidered in polychrome silk threads on a fine black net ground, with floral and foliate motifs in a wide border at each end, incorporating 3 oval panels, and narrow border along the sides, short ends with polychrome knotted fringe edging, occasional small breaks in net, but generally in very good condition, dimensions not including fringe 266.5 x 49.5cm (105 x 19.5ins)Qty: (1)NOTESThese beautifully embroidered textiles were first made as sashes for men, but became enormously popular in Europe in the 1850s as accessories for women.
A Chinese silk embroidered apron, circa 1880, some sleeve bands, a Cantonese silk embroidered panel and sundry textiles CONDITION REPORT: Metal knop of hat dented.Two of the circular embroidered panels are poor with losses, loose sections and holes.Apron is stained, faded, has holes and fraying, poor.Some staining to pale blue sleeve band as well as creases.Red skirt has frayed clasps at waist and needs repair to fastening, the black bands have some holes and losses.Shoes have worn soles and a few stains.
A panel of uncut Chinese summer weave edging, circa 1900, a pair of embroidered shoes, a child's embroidered waistcoat, an embroidered bag, and sundry textiles CONDITION REPORT: Rectangular panel - faded, some water staining and a ring mark.Waistcoat - fraying, splitting and loose threads Summer weave panel - creases/folds.Heel of one slipper very frayed.One dolls head has come off, it has also lost a hand.One doll has bad area of wear to face and both hands missing.All dolls have some wear to faces and stains/fraying to clothes.Uncut Chinese Summer Weave approximately 75cm x 60cm
A Victorian patchwork quilt, the central section marked Sarah Wotton, Tiverton 1880, 203cm x 169cm and sundry textiles and fans/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: The quilt is in very good condition with little staining to both sides, very slightly yellowed all-over, lace border torn in places.
Louis Vuitton, Ellipse Top Handle Monogram Canvas Bag, gummiertes Baumwollgewebe im klassischen Logoprint-Design mit Details aus cognacfarbenem Rindsleder, goldfarbene Hardware, kurze Doppelhenkel, textiles Innenleben, inkl. Schloß (Schlüssel fehlt), leichte Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren, ca. 31 x 37 x 16 cm
Louis Vuitton, Monogram Fleur De Jais Sequin Speedy 30, gummiertes Baumwollgewebe im klassischen Logoprint-Design mit partiellen Applikationen aus schwarzem Samt und irisierenden Pailetten, Details aus cognacfarbenem Rindsleder, kurze Doppelhenkel, inkl. Schloss und Schlüssel, textiles Innenleben, min. lagerspurig, ca. 22 x 32 x 17 cm
Louis Vuitton, Vintage Monogram Canvas Speedy 40, gummiertes Baumwollgewebe im klassischen Logoprint-Design mit Details aus cognacfarbenem Rindsleder, kurze Doppelhenkel, textiles Innenleben, Schloss (Schlüssel fehlt), Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren, Taschenboden fleckig, Materialabrieb entlang der Kanten, ca. 26,5 x 41 x 19,5 cm
Louis Vuitton, Vintage Monogram Canvas Beauty Case, gummiertes Baumwollgewebe im klassischen Logoprint-Design mit Details aus cognacfarbenem Rindsleder, goldfarbene Hardware, kurzer Trageriemen, textiles Innenleben mit seitlichen Fächern und Spiegel, Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren, fleckig, Schlüssel fehlt, ca. 48 x 69 x 22 cm
Gucci, Black GG Nylon Weekender Travel Bag, schwarzes Nylongewebe mit Logo-Design und Details aus schwarzem Leder, silberfarbene Hardware, kurze Doppelhenkel, abnehmbarer Schulterriemen, textiles Innenleben, inkl. Staubbeutel, leichte Gebrauchsspuren, leicht angeschmutzt, ca. 31 x 52 x 24 cm

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