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Click here to subscribeAn Indian portrait of a Ruler, Mewar, Rajasthan, late 18th century, the plump one-eyed figure carrying sword and shield and holding an emerald in his left hand, gouache with gold on paper, 23.5cm x 15cm (image) This image probably depicts Maharana Sangram Singh I of Mewar, who ruled 1509-1527 and lost his eye fighting in battle.
An unusual and historically interesting Georgian dress sword by Samuel Brunn, 70cm flattened diamond section two-stage lightweight flexible blade etched with the motto NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT within a garter, this partially obscured by patination, Further swag below containing the word ROYALS, copper gilt hilt in the Romanesque manner, the neoclassical crossguard with stylized spatulate acanthus terminals, domed pommel with laurel wreath band, tapering copper wire bound grip, contained in its copper gilt mounted black leather scabbard bearing maker's panel for S. BRUNN Sword Cutler to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales 56 Charing Cross London, the upper mount also engraved with owner's initials JPK, a contemporarily added copper gilt mount states The Gift of J.P. Kemble Esq. to J. Cooper 1817. John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) was famous for having a duel with the Irish actor James Aickin in 1792, having been challenged by his deputy manager after a row over working practices at the Drury Lane Theatre where Kemble was manager. They set up the duel in Marylebone; Aickin took aim at Kemble with his pistol and missed. Kemble refused to return fire and after discussion the two men were reconciled. An English actor famed particularly for his Shakespearian roles, Kemble was the brother of actress Sarah Siddons who was immortalised in Gainsborough's famous portrait. There are numerous portraits of Kemble by artists such as Sir Thomas Lawrence, James Gillray, William Beechey and Benjamin Holl. Known for playing dramatic roles, he is often depicted carrying a sword, for example in the roles of Rolla, Hamlet, Cato and Richard III. After playing his final role as Coriolanus (one of many Roman characters that he portrayed), he retired from acting in 1817, the year that this sword is inscribed as a gift from Kemble to J. Cooper.
A scarce Octagonal Hilted Commando Knife, 17.2cm flattened diamond section blade with slightly off-set medial ridge, sharpened for use and with blackened finish, characteristic crossguard and octagonal cast alloy hilt with flush fitted pommel nut, contained in its textured leather scabbard. Generally in very good condition though the casting of the grip is slightly crude and misformed towards the pommel. Please refer to plate 161 on page 71 of Ron Flook's book British and Commonwealth Military Knives for an identical knife and scabbard, the only difference being that the knife illustrated has a proud pommel nut. By descent the property of 2nd Lt Phillip Leonard Davison Yorks & Lancs Regiment, who served in the Norway Campaign where he was wounded and then captured. There is no suggestion that this knife was carried by Davison in Norway, having had the lower part of his leg removed due to a grenade blast he was repatriated from Germany in 1943 so may have acquired it upon his return. Davison went on to serve as a Major in the Territorial Army. As far as this knife is concerned academics will be interested to learn that Davison hailed from Sheffield and his Father was a member of the management team at H H Swann & Son, while principally saw maker's this may suggest a clue to the origins of this type of knife.
A Scottish horn Powder Flask, 16cm polished natural form body with sprung brass top and later brass elongated nozzle, the wooden base with chequer strung inlay and inked owners name J. Finlater and Cairney, probably the Reverend J Finlater who resided in Cairney, together with a further Scottish flattened and polished horn powder flask, nozzle lacking. (2)
An inscribed 17th Century Indian armour of Chain Mail and Plate, the chest protected by two overlapping plates to either side, each plate mounted with two bracketed pivoting loops or tie points, the ribs protected by two overlapping narrow plates to either side, the back composed of three panels, each consisting of thirty-six overlapping plates. The inside of the upper right chest plate with incised inscription referring to Maharajah Anup Singh and the battle of Adoni - specifically that it was taken by Anup Singh, Maharajah of Bikiner, a General in the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's army, who defeated the last defender of the Adil-Shahi dynasty of Bijapur, at the siege of Adoni in 1689.
An hallmarked silver bugle by Boosey & Co. to the 2nd Bn The North Staffordshire Regiment, London 1926, profusely etched with GVR cypher full battle honours Regimental title and presentation inscription "PRESENTED BY SURVIVING OFFICERS WHO SERVED WITH THE 98TH REGIMENT....." complete with braided tassel.
Colm Ó Cochláin (1929-1995) BAR SCENE, 1970 ink and watercolour signed and dated lower right Estate of Judge Desmond Windle In 1954 Ó Cochláin moved to Kilkenny to join the Cunningham architectural firm in charge of restoration of several historic buildings in Kilkenny, including Kilkenny Castle, Kyteler's Inn & Shee Alms House. Ó Cochláin was an amateur painter who exhibited every year at Kilkenny Arts Week; works depicting streetscapes & country houses. In 1995 he was elected Fellow of Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland 9.50 by 12.50in. (24.1 by 31.8cm)
The Who, Autographs of the original band members. Two leaves of an autograph book headed, 'The Who - May 2nd '65' and signed in black pen, 'Pete - Townsend - XX'; 'To Sandra - Bes Wishes - Roger Daltry - XXXX'; 'To Sandra - John Entwhistle - XX' and 'To Sandra - Keith'. Attractively framed with various photos of the band. 37 by 52in. (94 by 132.1cm)
A late 19th / early 20th century Chinese hallmarked silver and cloisonne bowl, bearing the mark of Zee Wo of 370 Honan Road, Shanghai, who was active circa 1870 until circa 1930, with a 90 purity mark, ornately decorated with delicate cloisonne chrysanthemum flowers around the outside, 15.5 x 26 x 26cm, 1400g (45.02t oz)
GRIMOD DE LA REYNIÈRE ALEXANDRE-BALTHAZAR: (1758-1837) French Lawyer and Writer who acquired fame for his public gastronomic lifestyle. An interesting and lengthy A.L.S., A. Grimot de la Reynière, four pages, 8vo, small writing, Paris, 3rd September 1797, to an unidentified lady, in French. Grimot sends a sixth letter not having got any response to the previous ones, and states in part `I dare expecting a response in your sweet hand… Each time I get lost into my lonelyness I only find testimonies of your oversight.. Do not make such mistake, we, the writers, are not like the rest of men. When we love someone, even if it is only friendshipness, it is not blood what circulates in our veins, but vitriol flooding..´ Grimod de la Reynière describe poetically his feelings and begs a response from his correspondent. An unusual letter of interesting content. G £400-500
HUGO VICTOR: (1802-1885) French Poet and Novelist. A.L.S., Victor H, one page, 8vo, n.p., 1st June 1841, to Louis Desnoyers, in French. The present letter is written only two days before being appointed French Academy member. Hugo refers to his speech and states in part `..In any case, I will send a copy to M. H. Lucas after the session. It is him who will be in charge of the feuilleton, am I right?´. With blank address leaf. Together with Louise Colet (1810-1876) Born Louise Revoil. French Poet, friend of Hugo. Colet was mistress of Flaubert, Vigny and Musset. A.L.S., three pages, 8vo, Milan, 26th November, n.y., in French. Colet lists the items shipped to her correspondent from Italy `..two volumes of Victor Hugo works, an embroidery shawl…´ and further requests to inform the French Commissar about this lost box. VG, 2 £600-900 Louis Desnoyers (1802-1868) French Writer and Journalist. Literary Director of the magazine Siecle (`Century´) since 1836. Hippolite Lucas (1807-1878) French Writer. Hugo wrote about him `You are a Poet, you are an Artist, you are a Writer´.
JAUGE THEODORE: (1747-1794) French Banker. First Aide-de-camp to Lafayette of the French National Guard since 1789. Jauge was guillotined, wearing the red shirt used for murders, accused of collaboration in the assassination attempt of Collot d´Herbois. D.S., by Gallen and Renard and countersigned by `Jauge´, in his capacity as aide-de-camp of Lafayette, one page, 4to, Paris, 15th July 1789, midnight, in French. The document bears the heading of the Assembly of Representatives of the Commune of Paris, and states in part `Regarding the document forwarded to us by Monsieur le Marquis de Lafayette, referring to the Rueil post, we have decided to instruct M. Dubois, Commandant of the Saint-Philippe troops at Roule, now at Rueil, to retreat to his own district with his troops..´ With a black wax seal to the bottom left border. Also countersigned by Veschon de Rochefort. Together with an original printed decree, two pages, 4to, 24th May 1794, in French. The decree approved by the Convention comprises three articles `Related to the assassination attempt of Collot d´Herbois, representative of the people, by Ladmiral´, instructing the revolutionary tribunal to pursue and punish Ladmiral and his partners in crime, stating `..to look for the instigators of this crime attempt..´ The Convention further congratulates citizen Geffroy for having captured the murderer, granting him a pension for his wounds. G to VG, 2 £150-200 Henri Admirat (1744-1794) Also known as Ladmiral, was accused of being the main instigator of the murder attempt and of being the one who shot Collot d´Herbois. Jean-Marie Collot d´Herbois (1749-1796) French Actor, Dramatist and Revolutionary. President of the National Convention June 1793 and a Member of the Committee of Public Safety 1793-94. Although he saved Madame Tussaud from the guillotine, d'Herbois administered the execution of more than 2,000 people in the city of Lyon during the Reign of Terror. According to Napoleon memoires, Julien-Louis Geffroy was never wounded and the murder attempt did not happened as judged by the tribunal.
*A Victorian daguerreotype three-quarter portrait of a young girl, in fitted leather case, with hand-written annotation 'Edith C Taylor, aged 3 years, taken by Mayall, 1847', 7.5 x 6cm; together with various other Victorian daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and over-painted photographic portraits, each in fitted leather cases, many with hand-written and dated annotations (7)Note: Edith Taylor was the daughter of Dr Alfred Swaine Taylor, who has been considered as the 'father of British forensic medicine' and was an important early pioneer of photography. Condition Report / Extra Information The largest with significant mould residue all over.Both 'cabinet portraits' are overpainted, with some fading, otherwise good.Miss Larisa (elderly woman) in very good condition.Family group with losses to edges and some crazing in several areas.Edith Taylor aged 3 - daguerreotype, some minor spots to spots, otherwise good.Small oval female portrait on glass - very good.Small oval male portrait on glass - very good.
Michael Gillespie (1929-2012) Girl (Sunflower), abstract and slender bronze sculpture, raised over a black slate plinth, signed 'MGN 4/10', 24.5 cm Remembered as a fine bronze-caster, during his career Michael Gillespie worked for Jacob Epstein to produce numerous bronze heads and also for Elisabeth Frink, who called him the 'best bronze caster in England'. In 1969 he wrote Studio Bronze Casting with John W Mills, and in 1979 Frink arranged that Mike should cast a copy of the great bronze sanctuary knocker on the door of Durham Cathedral. Born in London, Gillespie was educated at St Paul's school and Hammersmith College of Art (1952-56). Gillespie's sculpture was often abstract, dealing with balance and weight in a way that implied a sensation of imminent movement.
A 19th Century continental work basket, with loop handle, gilded and decorated with swagged crimson velvet, bullion cord and tassels, lined in quilted silk, containing sundry sewing and needlework accessories including needle cases, skeins of thread, buttons, buckles and a tape measure in the form of a bulk head clock (a/f), basket 25 cm high By family tradition this was purchased in Europe by a female ancestor who was travelling as a companion to Lady Noble (1828-1929)
[Autograph / RMS Titanic] Photograph of the RMS Titanic signed in pen and ink by Eliza Gladys "Millvina" Dean (1912-2009), framed and mounted under glass, 22 x 34.5 cm, with certificate of authenticity verso, alongside a photograph of Millvina signing the same photographs Millvina Dean was the last remaining survivor of the RMS Titanic following its sinking on 15 April 1912, and at two months old when the ship sailed, she was also the youngest passenger on board the Titanic. Dean's parents had decided to leave the United Kingdom and emigrate to Wichita, Kansas, where her father had relatives. They were not supposed to be aboard the Titanic, but due to a coal strike, they were transferred onto it and boarded it as third-class passengers at Southampton, England. Alongside her parents Dean was travelling with her older brother Bertram Vere who was nearly two at the time. Her father felt the collision with the iceberg and after investigating, returned to his cabin where he told his wife to dress the children and go up on deck. Dean, her mother, and her brother were placed in Lifeboat 10 and were among the first third-class passengers to escape the stricken vessel. Her father, however, did not survive, and his body, if recovered, was never identified.
Aldin Cecil "An Artists Models"First edition, published by H.F. & G. Witherby, London 1930, complete with original dust jacket, Emanuel Walter, "The Dog who wasn't what he thought he was", illustrated by Cecil Aldin, first edition, published by Rafael Tuck & Sons Ltd., London 1914, Ashmore Marion, "Lost, Stolen or Strayed", first edition, illustrated by Cecil Aldin, published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London 1934, complete with original dust jacket. (3)
A collection of approximately forty hardback booksTo include Peter Pan by J M Barrie, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, published by Hodder & Stoughton, London 1957, complete with dust jacket, A Countryman's Creed by E C Keith with illustrations by Archibald Thorburn, 'So Many' a folio dedicated to all those who served with RAF Bomber Command 1939-45, Ladybird books on puppies and kittens, The Party, Beeky the Greedy Duck etc.
An early 18th century walnut chest with a quarter veneered top within a boxwood strung border over two short and three long drawers - Width 96cm x Depth 55cmProvenance: The chest came to the present vendor from the great grandfather who lived at Delamere House in Cheshire. Upon his death the house was blown up to avoid death duties
A 19th Century watercolour and pencil drawing showing the front of Edgerston House, Roxburghshire, with figures, sheep and trees, inscribed on backing 'Edgerston Roxburghshire, Seat of William Oliver Rutherford Esq Sherriff of Roxburghshire, Drawn by Miss Rutherford for A N Somerville who resided at Edgerston, as tutor, in 1835-36, in th original rosewood swept frame, 36 cm x 49 cm approx overall
dating: 19th Century provenance: India, Long, round, iron, 15 mm cal. barrel, slightly enlarged and with rings in the first segment, provided with nozzle with moulded muzzle and fore-sight. Breech with fix sight. All the surface engraved with circles to imitate the scales. A pan with revolving pan cover on the right side. Iron serpentine and trigger. Wooden, full stock, completely painted in polychrome on hunting theme, with hunters armed with guns pursuing tigers, who, in turn, chase deer and rabbits. Some parts of coloring missing, some refreshed elements. Iron ramrod. length 182 cm.
JOHN REES oil on canvas - fishing boats, figures & larger sailing ship on an estuary, entitled verso 'Near Purfleet on the Thames', signed & dated 1878, 26 x 52cmsIts in excellent condition, no problems.The size is 52 x 80cms with frame It is from a private collection, many paintings bequeathed from the vendors uncle who was a high-end antique and fine art dealer/collector
A BUNDY TIME RECORDER CLOCKING-ON MACHINE in an oak case with Bundy insignia to the facade, the clocking-on mechanism removed, the remaining timepiece having a circular dial and Roman numerals, includes interior label for 'IBM' (the Company who latterly became the famous computer Company) for maintaining the time recorder, 121cms high (Provenance: from Claybury Asylum in London - the vendor worked there and the clocking-on machine resided in her office until the Institution closed)
TWO 1960s AUTOGRAPH BOOKS INCLUDING THE BEATLES which have never previously been offered to the market or shown to the public. The smaller green pocket-book circa 1966 and the larger book being circa 1964 and 1965 period, the larger containing the four Beatles on one page. The Beatles played at the Capitol Theatre in Cardiff on December 12th 1965 and this is when the autographs were obtained. The band were to play only two more times live in the UK - at an NME concert in 1966 and at the famous roof-top show on the Apple building in 1969 The larger book contains the following: Lulu, The Bachelors, Billy J Kramer, Lionel Blair, Roy Orbison (and band), each of the four Beatles on one page, Gene Pitney, The 3 Quarters, The Untamed, Marianne Faithfull, Cilla Black, The Rockin' Berries etc The smaller book with: Freddie Garrity, Bob Miller, Bobby Vee, Mary Wells, John Rostil (The Shadows), Eric Haydock (The Hollies), Cliff Richard, Mike Smith (Dave Clark 5), Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, Dennis Dayton, Herman (Herman's Hermits), Dusty Sringfield, Bruce Welch and Hank Marvin (The Shadows), Tony Hicks (The Hollies), Brian Bennett (The Shadows), John McNally (The Searchers), Tony Jackson (The Searchers), Don Everley, Phil Everley, Lionel Morton, Mark Wynter, Alan Howard (The Tremeloes), Tommy Roe, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman, Brian Poole (The Tremeloes), Chris Curtis (The Searchers) etc Provenance: a Mr Philip Loxton, doorman at the Capitol Theatre in Cardiff during the 1960s acquired the signatures for his youngest sister Cynthia Loxton who died in 2016, the two books were given to the vendor (a family friend) by the Late Ms Loxton's daughterPLEASE NOTE THAT DESPITE EXCELLENT PROVENANCE WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY OF THE SIGNATURES ARE BY THE HAND OF THE PARTICULAR CELEBRITY (INCLUDING THE BEATLES). SIGNATURES MAY HAVE BEEN EXECUTED IN SOME CASES BY SOMEONE IN THE CIRCLE OF THE PARTICULAR ARTIST.
THE BEATLES PRE-BOOKING FLYER in the form of a miniature poster referring to a concert at The Empire, Liverpool on Sunday, March 24th, 1963 with The Beatles, referred to as 'Britain's Dynamic Beatles'. Listed as bottom billing on the flier with a concert including Chris Montez, Tommy Roe, The Terry Young Six and others, 21.5 x 13 cms, in the same frame as framed by the owner circa 1985, also two black and white photographs of The Beatles performing at The Ritz, Rhyl in the same period, each unframed 13 x 9 cms and each stamped by the original Rhyl photographer, also a further ticket booking flier for The Odeon, Liverpool, Sunday, 17th May, undated but similar period and featuring Chuck Berry, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Carl Perkins and The Animals etc, 23.5 x 13 cms, Provenance: all three concerts were attended by the vendor who, for The Empire, Liverpool Beatles' concert rode his motorcycle to Liverpool from his home in Blaenau Ffestiniog. He personally attended both the other concerts at The Ritz in Rhyl and The Odeon in Liverpool Note: we have no further provenance or information, we strongly advise as with any other Lot in auction that potential bidders satisfy themselves as to the authenticity and/or condition of any Lot. Imagery, written or verbal information is provided as a guide and does not in any part form a guarantee, purchase will be made entirely at the bidder's own risk
Bible, Latin. Biblia Sacra, engraved title, margins cropped with loss to running titles, some browning and staining, contemporary polished morocco, the covers with the initials 'E.R.' in gilt, extremities worn, spine chipped with loss, 12mo, London: Milonis Flesher and Rob. Young, 1640 PROVENANCE: Edward Rolfe (1649-1726) was twice Mayor of Kings Lynn and a friend of Robert Walpole. Edward Rolfe's great, great grandfather, Robert Rolfe was the brother of Eustace Rolfe, grandfather of the colonist John Rolfe (1585-1622), who married Pocahontas. A pencil note attests that a grandson of Edward Rolfe, Edmund Keene, was Bishop of Ely and 'who owned this bible when at Caius College in 1737'.
West, Vita Sackville. Garden Craft in Europe, by Indigo Triggs, first edition, presentation copy, inscribed 'Oliver Hill, for his birthday June 15th, on the wrong date, June 12th, 1952, at Sissinghurst, from V.S.W.', with 2 further ALS, plates, tissue guards, contemporary green full morocco gilt by Bumpus, all edges gilt, extremities rubbed, 4to, London: B.T. Batsford, [n.d.] Oliver Falvey Hill (1887-1968) was a British architect, landscape architect and garden designer. The two ALS from Sackville-West reveal their friendship, responding to Christmas gifts sent, 'What a pretty, original premiere Communion angel!' and discussing family, 'My Italian daughter-in-law, who is here for Christmas, exclaimed that she was squisita, and that's just what she is. Only it sounds better in Italian than in our awkward English word, exquisite.', each 2pp., dated December 23rd, 1955 and December 24th, 1961.
Rackham, Arthur. An ALS to Biddy Phelps, in response to her enquiry, 'I was very pleased to get your letter and to hear that my books are your friends. I am afraid there is not very much chance of my illustrating Puss in Boots (as a book). I have to settle these matters with a publisher. It is he who knows all about the business and has to arrange which, of the books that I should like to illustrate, will be best to do.' And noting his present project, 'I am now very busy illustrating The Tempest. A story that you will be old enough to like in a very few years' time: that is, to read yourself or see on the stage, and even now you would like it if some one read parts of it and told you about the rest. I expect my Tempest will be ready in time for Christmas. Love from Arthur Rackham.', 2pp., folded in original envelope, dated 13 June '26 PROVENANCE: Evelyn Bridget Shirley (nee Phelps) 1913-2001 was in her childhood an enthusiast for Rackham's work. In the 1930s she became the Assistant Stage Manager at the Old Vic in London and during WWII worked for the Red Cross. Sold with this lot is a first edition of The Tempest, 1926.
Jack Brabham signed album page. 2 April 1926, 19 May 2014 was an Australian racing driver who was Formula One World Champion in 1959, 1960, and 1966. He was a founder of the Brabham racing team and race car constructor that bore his name. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Max Papis signed 8x6 colour photo. Italian professional stock car racing driver who has competed in several top-level motorsports events such as Le Mans 24 Hours, Formula One and Champ Car. He has three Champ Car victories. He is the son-in-law of Emerson Fittipaldi. His sons godfather is fellow Italian Alex Zanardi. Papis also currently drives in the NASCAR Whelen Euroseries. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Slim Borgudd signed 6x4 b/w photo. Swedish former Formula One driver who raced for the ATS and Tyrrell teams. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
George Formby signed 5.5x3.5 sepia photo. 26 May 1904, 6 March 1961, was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he sang light, comical songs, usually playing the ukulele or banjolele, and became the UK s highest-paid entertainer. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Jack Hobbs signed sepia postcard photo. 1893, 1968 was a British stage and film actor who appeared in more than forty films. After making his debut in the 1915 silent The Yoke Hobbs appeared in a mixture of leading and supporting roles in both the silent and sound eras. He played the hero in several quota quickies of the 1930s, including All That Glitters 1936. He was cast as an effectively glib, smooth-talking antagonist in two George Formby films No Limit 1935 and Its in the Air 1938. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Susan Sarandon signed small colour photo. American actress and activist. She is an Academy Award and BAFTA Award winner who is also known for her social and political activism for a variety of causes. She was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1999 and received the Action Against Hunger Humanitarian Award in 2006. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Jack Charlton signed 16x1 2 b/w montage photo. English former footballer and manager who played as a defender. He was part of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Punk band The Sex Pistols signed poster. Stunning limited edition Music Autographs poster of legendary punk band The Sex Pistols. Signed clearly in striking gold ink by former band member Glen Matlock, who was famously replaced by Sid Vicious. Measures 60cm x 42cm. Excellent condition. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Yehudi Menuhin signed colour promotional card. 22 April 1916, 12 March 1999 was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Jane Bryan signed 7x5 sepia photo. June 11, 1918, April 8, 2009 was an American actress who was being prepared by the Warner Bros. studio to become one of their leading ladies until she married a drugstore magnate in 1940 and retired. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Jack Beckman signed Nascar shirt. Professional drag racer who currently drives a NHRA Fuel Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing. He is known in the drag racing community as Fast Jack. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Sold on behalf of Children in Need: Bank of England, ‘Jane Austen’ £5, serial no. AM32 885552, the current polymer note as issued in the United Kingdom in September 2016, this example bearing an engraved portrait of Jane Austen by micro-artist Graham Short placed on the transparent section of the note beside Big Ben; the portrait encircled by the quotation To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love (from Pride and Prejudice, chapter 3), with a central fold and evidence of light circulation but remaining in excellent condition, one of just four celebrated and widely-publicised examples placed in circulation before Christmas, 2016, in a double-sided glazed display frame. Following the issue of the new polymer British five-pound note in September 2016, Graham Short engraved four consecutively-numbered examples with portraits of Jane Austen surrounded by four different quotations from her novels, making each note unique. Inspired by the ‘Golden Tickets’ from Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and in collaboration with the Tony Huggins-Haig Gallery in Kelso, Short anonymously released his notes into general circulation, triggering a substantial ‘good news’ media storm during December 2016. The notes were simply spent at small family-owned businesses at chosen locations in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales. A fifth and final engraved note was personally presented by Graham Short to the Jane Austen Centre in Bath on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the author’s death (in July, 1817). This bicentenary has now been much more widely marked, of course, by the introduction of the new Jane Austen polymer ten pound note which entered general circulation in September 2017. Whilst Graham Short’s Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish specimens of the Jane Austen £5 have now been discovered in circulation by members of the public, the English example remains - at the time of writing - at large. The note offered here, serial no. AM32 885552, was found by a lady in Northern Ireland who generously returned it to the Tony Huggins-Haig Gallery with an accompanying letter reading ‘...£5 note enclosed, I don’t need it at my time of life. Please use it to help young people. Kindest regards...’ Respecting her wishes, the Tony Huggins-Haig Gallery and Graham Short decided to forward the note to the BBC Children in Need Appeal, 2017. In accordance with the anonymous donor’s wishes, all proceeds from the sale of the note will be presented to the BBC Children in Need Appeal.
Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) for The Rebel Art Centre or Omega Workshops Robe, circa 1914 embroidered and block-printed silk robe with stylised foxes, fish, swans and kneeling figures 132cm long. Literature: Geoffrey Rayner, Richard Chamberlin and Annamarie Stapleton, Artist's Textiles 1949-1976, pp.14-15, plates 4a and 4b, similar example illustrated. Another textile panel with the same design was also sold in Textiles as Art: From the Collection of Paul Reeves in February 2017. The hand-blocked art silk robe in Artist's Textiles 1949-1976 was assessed by Dr. Linda Parry of the Victoria and Albert Museum's Department of Textiles to be the work of an avant-garde English artist, circa 1914. It was subsequently seen by the authority on the Omega Workshops and Rebel Art Centre, Dr. Judith Collins, who identified this design as the work of Wyndham Lewis. Although closely related to Lewis's slightly earlier applied designs for the Omega Workshops and The Cabaret Theatre Club, Dr. Collins considered it to date from 1914 and the period of Lewis's involvement with the Rebel Art Centre.
William Strang (1859-1921) Head of a Girl, purportedly Eileen O'Henry oils on canvas on board 29.8cm x 21cm. Provenance: W. B. Simpson Gallery, Glasgow; Collection of J. E. Pettigrew Esq.; Michael Parkin Fine Art Ltd., London, 1981; Private Collection. The sitter is believed to be Eileen O'Henry, known as 'Dolly', who was shot dead by her lover, the artist John Currie in 1914. John Currie was an artist of whom it says in the 'Dictionary of British Artists 1900-1950' the following: 'Established a relationship with Miss Dolly Henry and lived with her in Hampstead. This came to a bizarre end when he shot himself and his mistress in a fit of jealously and died the following day, 9th October 1914, in Chelsea Infirmary.' Dolly O'Henry was a professional model in Chelsea, posing for many artists including Frank Dobson and Augustus John. It is known that Dolly O'Henry was sitting for a portrait by Strang in the period of her death.
The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle hardback book Memoir of a WWII Bomber Pilot by Col. Robert Morgan, USAFR, Ret. With Ron Morgan. Signed by Col R. Morgan USAFR. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Admiral Gene Fluckey MOH US Submarine ace signed 10 x 8 b/w montage photo. United States Navy rear admiral who received the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses during his service as a submarine commander in World War II. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
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