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Lot 15
Mohamed Melehi (Morocco, 1936-2020)Golden Days oil on panel, framedsigned 'Melehi' and dated '2007' on the verso, executed in 2007110 x 100cm (43 5/16 x 39 3/8in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from a private collection, LondonFormerly property from a private collection, Saudi Arabia'The wave is force, strength of sensuality; it is water, it is fire. If you look through traditional African art, there is always a wave, and I took the wave many years ago as my alphabetic tool. I use it the way I wish to, and I wander through it. You can see that; I am happy with it. By the way, I actually concentrated my studies more in sculpture than in painting. I consider myself a painter afterwards. As you can no doubt notice, my work is very sculptural. The wave is a source of tension and energy for the mind, and for the body as well; it creates movement.'- Mohammed MelehiFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 57
Charles Hossein Zenderoudi (Iran, born 1937)WHO'S WATCHING oil on canvassigned 'Hossein Zenderoudi' and dated '74', executed in 197485 x 132cm (33 7/16 x 51 15/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:Property from a private collection, New York'To create a painting, I begin with the preliminary study, which consists of sketches on paper, followed immediately by the painting of letters and colouring on canvas... I am thus able to immediately express my spontaneous feelings on canvas. Sometimes I leave a canvas to work on another, this is like improvisation in music, for I treasure freedom more than anything else. I couldn't be what I am if I didn't have freedom to express my lyricism. I don't believe in teaching painting, since I do not believe that technical training is required to make one a great painter. Painting can be done with any tool or any piece of equipment, I believe all schools of fine art, all over the world, should be shut down'- Charles Hossein Zenderoudi, Midi Libre, No 9401, 9 April 1971Provenance:Property from a private French collectionCharles Hossein Zenderoudi is one of Iran's most accomplished modern artists, as a founding father Iranian neo-traditionalism Zenderoudi is a master of blending traditional Persian motif's within a distinctly avant-garde aesthetic.His choice of subject matter, calligraphy, has historically been the most established mode of formal artistic expression prevalent in Iran, but, by emphasising form over meaning, and by stripping the written word down to its aesthetic, structural, fundaments, Zenderoudi subverts the traditional values of Persian calligraphy. Zenderoudi's text is intentionally illegible and carries no literal meaning, freeing it from the constraint of linguistic limitation, and imbuing it with a sense of universality which rescues the archaic practice of calligraphy from obscurity, giving it renewed relevance in a contemporary context.Zenderoudi's compositions pay homage to centuries of Persian religious imagery and employ a systematic repetition of letter-forms that finds its genesis in the mystical practice of Sufi numerologists, who believed in the spiritual significance of singular letters and worked these principles into hugely intricate talismanic charts. Zenderoudi's methodical compositions, whilst not accurately following the grammar or axioms of numerology, capture the aesthetic and conceptual qualities of its cryptic nature.Zenderoudi's early works focused on dense talismanic imagery, mixing iconography, freehand script and numerals. The density of these compositions sought to capture the visual intensity of popular religious expression in Iran, where banners, standards, altars, murals and mosques exuberantly adorn the urban landscape.Works from the present series, composed in the 1970's, mark a shift towards a more avant-garde, patterned, technical and measured approach to calligraphy. The crowded iconography of the early works is replaced by a greater focus on singular and recurring letter-forms, which exhibit a formal refinement lacking in their earlier counterparts. The present work also marks a conceptual shift away from the more overtly traditional subject matters and more towards a pure, patterned aesthetic which emphasises the meditative and visual elements of letter depiction over their linguistic connotation.Measured but spontaneous, technical yet effuse, Zenderoudi' manipulates Persian calligraphy with effortless ease, boasting a visual scope which faithfully captures the salient elements of Iran's traditional popular religious aesthetic. Rendered with the use of rich and vibrant colours, his canvases replicate the tonal and textural qualities of the votive art so common to the Iranian urban landscape.Almost rhythmic in its grace, balance and composition, the present work is one of the finest examples of Zenderoudi's work from this period.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 365
24th-21st century B.C. and later. A mixed group of Bronze Age artefacts previously on loan to the Museum of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, displayed to the public until 2021; most accompanied by PAS reports, comprising: a Chalcolithic flat-section tanged copper dagger with roughly triangular-shaped head, bevelled edges and rectangular tang with rounded end; a Chalcolithic oval-shaped riveting tool with plano-convex cross-section, c.2450-2150 B.C.; a possible fish hook composed of a curled, round-section body, one end tapering to a point, the other with a flared and flattened terminal, c.2400-450 B.C.; a Chalcolithic oval-shaped riveting tool with plano-convex cross-section, c.2450-2150 B.C.; a Chalcolithic or early Bronze Age copper 'cake' with an irregular circumference and roughly lentoid cross-section with reddish-brown inclusions; c.2450-2150 B.C.; a wrought copper 'cake' with an irregular circumference and roughly plano-convex cross-section; reddish-brown inclusions, c.2450-2150 B.C.; a group comprising: a bracelet or torc fragment with square-section body; a toggle or clothing fastener with bar and two domed terminals; a possible terret ring; three rings of various sizes and cross-sections; a lozengiform belt fitting composed of four conjoined roundels with central domes, two openwork triangles, attachment lug to reverse, all dated c.1150-300 B.C.; an 'early' Middle Bronze Age looped and socketted spearhead of Group 1 type, composed of a leaf-shaped head with raised mid rib to both faces extending from the round-section socket, with slender loop to either side; clear re-sharpening marks to the edges of the wings, c.1600-1400 B.C. 4.2-275 grams, 40 mm-11.1 cm (1 1/2-4 3/8 in). Found by John Harrison whilst searching with a metal detector on 15 February 2009 in Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, UK. Recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) and accompanied by PAS report numbers: LANCUM-3BEC10; LANCUM-FD2034; LANCUM-8D57C1; LANCUM-1F3187; LANCUM-0BADC6; LANCUM-93AB32; LANCUM-1E7BE6; LANCUM-8CCE11; LANCUM-8D1241. Accompanied by copies of email correspondence with various experts assessing the attribution of the item. Accompanied by a copy of the museum loan agreement and signed return of loan document (insured for £2,000). Accompanied by a press cutting in which the dagger is reported and photographed, in The Westmorland Gazette, Historian unearths rare 4,500-year-old dagger, 24 September 2009, p.5. Of the tanged dagger, the accompanying PAS report states that this is 'An extremely rare and important' find. 'Most examples occur in early Beaker 'Classic' grave assemblages associated with low-carinated Beakers, wrist guards, etc.The hilt plate would have been of organic material, probably wood, horn or antler.' Other PAS reports delve into greater depth about each individual item. [No Reserve] Fine condition. Extremely rare and important (dagger).
Lot 603
1920s-1960s Toys and Kits, Astral 1940's Boulton Paul Defiant balsa kit, Airfix Heracles plastic unmade kit, both appear complete in original boxes, Revell Grumman Cougar kit box full of 1960's Hong Kong plastic Toys including whistles, Yoyo, boats, Dolls House items, Cap Bomb, and other items, Junerro metal construction tool, in original box and unboxed tool, small collection of wooden building bricks and small Town, 1920's Junior Spill-Wobble game (lacks springs), Airfix loose American Civil War Figures, Scalextric Lotus Body and early instructions (both poor), German clockwork Tank with replacement wheels and tinplate Rear Car Trailer, Lima HO Gauge Shell Tank, in bubble pack, Matchbox Home Stores, Master Models green Garage with one red door, Minic red Cab and green Bulldozer, Wiking saloon Cars (2), HotWheels Mustangs, Timpo Toys Saloon Car (damaged), MOY BP Tanker and Riley (both boxed), unboxed Conrad MAN BP Tank truck, collection of Marbles
Lot 128
Breitling. Chronographe bracelet en acier mouvement mécaniqueBreitling. A stainless steel manual wind chronograph wristwatch Model: NavitimerReference: 806Date: Purchased 15th July 1965Movement: 17-jewel Venus Cal.178 manual wind, column wheel chronographDial: Black, AOPA logo below 12, painted Arabic numeral hour markers, white inner 1/5th second divisions, outer tachymetre scale, outer silvered bi-directional slide rule scale, subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, white pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, centre chronograph handCase: Brushed and polished round, snap on back, bi-directional bezel, crown flanked by twin pushers, No.967491Strap/Bracelet: Black leatherBuckle/Clasp: Steel buckleSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 40mm Accompaniments: Breitling fitted box, International Guarantee certificate, instructions for use of the Breitling Navitimer chronographFootnotes:The Navitimer, introduced in 1952, was designed as a navigation tool for aircraft pilots, the slide-rule bezel used to gauge the remaining distance and fuel consumption during flight. During the 1950s and the 1960s, a model of the Navitimer with an AOPA logo on the dial as presented in this lot was offered by the Aircraft Owner and Pilots Association.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 129
Omega. Chronographe bracelet en acier mouvement mecaniqueOmega. A stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch Model: FlightmasterReference: 145.026Date: Circa 1977Movement: 17-jewel Cal.911 manual wind, No.40922238Dial: Grey, luminous baton hour markers, black outer 1/5th second divisions, subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, white pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, blue plane tipped hand, orange centre chronograph handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back, crown flanked by twin buttons, adjustment crowns at 8 and 10Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed steel 1162 link, end links stamped 172Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding claspSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 43mmFootnotes:In 1969, Omega introduced the 'Flightmaster' specially designed for use by long-haul pilots. 'Tool watches' and especially chronographs defined the 1970s, when watches were called upon to perform specific tasks, such as assist with the measurement of time during diving, racing, and flight. The 'Flightmaster' incorporated a chronograph, 30-minute and 12-hour recorders, twenty-four-hour indication and an independently adjustable second time-zone hand shaped like a jet.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 136
Omega. Chronographe bracelet en acier mouvement mecaniqueOmega. A stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch Model: FlightmasterReference: 145.026Date: Circa 1969Movement: 17-jewel Cal.911 manual wind, No.31638578Dial: Grey, luminous baton hour markers, outer 1/5th second divisions, subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, white pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, blue plane tipped hand, orange centre chronograph handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back, crown flanked by twin buttons, adjustment crowns at 8 and 10Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed and polished steel 1162/172 linkBuckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp stamped 32Signed: Case, dial & movementSize: 43mmFootnotes:In 1969, Omega introduced the 'Flightmaster' specially designed for use by long-haul pilots. 'Tool watches' and especially chronographs defined the 1970s, when watches were called upon to perform specific tasks, such as assist with the measurement of time during diving, racing, and flight. The 'Flightmaster' incorporated a chronograph, 30-minute and 12-hour recorders, twenty-four-hour indication and an independently adjustable second time-zone hand shaped like a jet.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 314
Rolex. Montre bracelet en acier avec date et 2nd fuseau horaire mouvement automatiqueRolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch with dual time zone Model: GMT-Master 'Pepsi'Reference: 1675Date: Circa 1964Movement: Jewelled automaticDial: Black, luminous filled dot hour markers, baton quarters, white outer minute markers, magnified date aperture at 3, polished Mercedes hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds, arrow tipped red dual time handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back and shouldered screw down crown, blue and red 'Pepsi' bezel insert, No.1193656Strap/Bracelet: Brushed polished 78360 Oyster link, end links stamped 580Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp, stamped VCSigned: Case, dial & movementSize: 39mmFootnotes:The Rolex GMT was launched in 1954 after the Transatlantic Airways company asked Rolex to produce a watch useful for their pilots. It quickly gained favour among the Pan-Am executives and the business jet-set community as a whole.Offered continuously since its introduction with relatively little modification it is perhaps, along with the Submariner, the most classic Rolex 'tool' watch made. The reference 1675 began production in 1960. This was the first GMT Master reference to feature protective crown guards as well as the smaller triangular tip on the second hour hand.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 380
Rolex. Rare et belle montre bracelet en acier avec cadran 'gilt' mouvement automatiqueRolex. A fine and rare stainless steel automatic bracelet watch with gilt dial Model: Turn-O-GraphReference: 6202Date: Circa 1963Movement: Jewelled automatic, No.84710Dial: Tropicalised black, dot hour markers, baton quarters, gilt outer minute divisions, gilt Mercedes hands with luminous inserts, centre secondsCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back and crown, inside back engraved I.54 18, black calibrated insert with red triangle to bezel, No.953385Strap/Bracelet: Brushed and polished 7836 Oyster link, end links stamped 358Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp, stamped 1 66Signed: Case, dial & movementSize: 35mm Accompaniments: Rolex boxFootnotes:Launched in 1953 the reference 6202 'Turn-O-Graph' was the first 'tool' watch designed by Rolex for businessmen wishing to keep track of time via a rotating bezel. The Turn-O-Graph however was soon rendered obsolete in demand by the more functional dual-time zone GMT Master launched in 1954. Production of the 6202 ceased in the early 1960s after a relatively short and limited production making examples harder to come by in todays market.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 381
Rolex. Montre bracelet en acier avec date mouvement automatiqueRolex. A stainless steel automatic calendar bracelet watch Model: Sea-DwellerReference: 1665Date: Circa 1978Movement: 26-jewel Cal.1570 automaticDial: Black, luminous dot hour markers, baton quarters, white outer minute divisions, date aperture at 3, polished Mercedes hands with luminous inserts, centre secondsCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back and shouldered crown, helium escape valve at 9, calibrated bi-directional bezel, No.5721695Strap/Bracelet: Brushed 93750 Oyster link, end links stamped 585Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp, stamped I4Signed: Case, dial & movementSize: 40mmFootnotes:The Rolex Sea-Dweller was first launched in the 1960's having been specially developed for deep-sea divers. Saturation divers who had previously been issued with Rolex Submariners found that during decompression, the pressure inside the watch would force its way out through the weakest point which usually resulted in the loss of the plexiglass. In response to this, Rolex developed the Sea-Dweller. With a helium escape valve on the side, a greater depth rating of 610 meters and the removal of the cyclops from the crystal, the Sea-Dweller is a true tool watch and has been favoured by professional divers ever since its introduction.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 44
Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) - a previously unseen photograph of Gandhi taken by either his personal physician Doctor Kanuga, or Kanuga's wife Nandubahen in 1947 at Birla House, New Delhi. Gandhi stayed at the mansion house for a period of 144 days before his assassination on 30th January 1948. The small black and white photograph shows Gandhi seated, possibly with a spinning wheel or similar wooden tool. He is seen wearing a hat, and linen robe in typical form. To the rear of the photograph is written 'Gandhiji, 1947, Birla House'. 10cm x 7.5cm. Two light folds, which whilst present, do not particularly detract from the image. Copyright status is unknown, and the lot is not offered with copyright. The hat which Gandhi is seen wearing can also be seen present in published photographs taken in December of 1947, so it can be presumed this photograph is of a similar age - late December. This photograph therefore represents one of the last known photographs of Gandhi prior to his assassination at Birla House (a few yards away from where this image was taken). Unique. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British Rule, and in turn inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi's birthday, 2 October, is commemorated in India as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Nonviolence. Gandhi is commonly, though not formally, considered the Father of the Nation in India, and was commonly called Bapu (Father). Provenance - from the collection of Dr Balvantrai N. Kanuga, Gandhi's personal long-term physician and friend.
Lot 204
1953 Jaguar C-Type 'Tool-Room copy' 1953/1996 Transmission: manualMileage:2660One of the most exquisite designed ever penned by Jaguar chief aerodynamicists, Malcolm Sayer, the C-Type Jaguar is widely regarded as one of the most exquisite racing cars ever produced. The lightweight tubular chassis, designed by Bob Knight, was mated to a tuned version of the contemporary roadgoing XK120 taking it from 205bhp in SU carburettor form and raising it to 220bhp with Weber intakes.The 1951 race at Le Sarthe proved to be a nail-biting race for Jaguar with unfortunate mechanical failures for chassis 001 (oil feed pipe damage) and 002 (conrod), however 003 recorded its first victory at Le Mans for Jaguar’s XK120C, recording an average speed of 93mph and proving their reliability and speed. In 1953, the feat was repeated in spades with C-Types coming home in 1st, 2nd and 4th place, helped enormously by the fact that they now had disc brakes on all four wheels. That it was also arrestingly beautiful was just a bonus, a classic example of form following function.With only 52 ever built it is, unsurprisingly, a hugely sought-after motor car with prices often exceeding many millions of pounds, assuming you could find one in the first place. The high value of the originals has resulted in a reticence to use them in regular competition which has made way for the toolroom recreations, cars built to exacting original specifications using period components and materials. This superb all aluminium tool-room example of the final 1953 cars was hand-crafted in New Zealand some 30 years ago utilising a tuned XK120, 3.4 litre engine, drive train and components assembled onto a near-exact recreation of the C-Type chassis built by Peter Bruin who constructed a number of winning chassis for the McLaren Company in New Zealand. As a 1953 specification the car is equipped with disc brakes and triple Weber carburettors fed via a cold air box from the beautifully crafted bonnet air intake which identifies the 1953 cars over earlier ones.The tooling and body bucks were made with direct reference to an original car and Jaguar works drawings, it was then put together by highly respected racing car builder, Frank van Lingen in the early 1990s. It was first registered in 1996 and imported into the UK in 2020 where it is registered as a ‘Jaguar Sports Car’ carrying a period correct Hampshire number plate alongside the FIA class Essex Historic Technical Passport drafted and ready for application by the new owner. Examples built to such accuracy and quality do not appear for sale often hence this car could represent a great investment opportunity.Interested parties should note that the description in the catalogue, printed in error, does not apply to this vehicle please ignore it in its entirety. Full and accurate details of this stunning car are published here
Lot 229
1994 Porsche 993 Carrera 2 Transmission: automaticMileage:86100The Porsche 993 was introduced in 1994 as a replacement for the 964 generation of the iconic 911 models and was built until 1998. Regarded by many as the best generation of 911's ever produced from Stuttgart, this car was the last to use the air cooled flat six engine that had powered 911's for the previous thirty years. The 993 was offered in a number of guises and specifications during its production life including two and four-wheel drive trains, known as Carrera and Carrera 4 respectively.Registered new on 23rd May 1994 this wonderful UK supplied example is offered in Iris Blue metallic coachwork over a Marble Grey leather interior. Supplied new with various desirable options including 17-inch Carrera Cup 2 Alloys, sports seats, air conditioning, and an electric sunroof. The coachwork and interior are both in very good order showing little sign of age and the alloy wheels present well shod with a set of matching Michelin tyres. The 993 comes complete with an extensive history including a service book detailing 11 services undertaken by Porsche specialists, the last service of which completed by Nine Excellence Porsche Specialist in January 2022. Also included is a Certificate of Authenticity supplied by Lancaster Cambridge, owners book pack, tool roll and spare wheel, various old MoT records, sundry invoices, the UK registration document, and a valid MoT test certificate. Maintained regardless of cost this wonderful example still displays all its original factory labels! Ready to be enjoyed immediately by its new custodian.
Lot 053077
BELL & ROSS Aviation Type seltene, auf 500 Stück limitierte Armbanduhr B-Rocket, Automatik, Schweiz um 2015, Edelstahlgeh. inkl. orig. Lederband m. orig. Dornschl., zus. orig. Ripsband anbei, Lünette gegen Geh. 4- fach verschr., schwarzes Kontrastzifferbl., Anz. v. Std., Min., Zentralsek., Großdatum & Gangreserve, D. ca. 42 mm, orig. Etui, unausgef. Pap., Bandwechselwerkzeug & Patch, EZ 2, aus SammlungsauflösungBELL & ROSS Aviation Type rare, on 500 pieces limited wristwatch B-Rocket, self winding, Switzerland around 2015, stainless steel case including original leather strap with original buckle, additional original grosgrain ribbon enclosed, bezel gegen case 4-times screwed down, black contrast dial, display of hours, minutes, sweep seconds, big date & power reserve indicator, diameter approx. 42 mm, original box, blank papers, changing tool & patch, condition 2, property of a collector
Lot 185
GENTLEMAN'S ACCESSORIES, including B.C. & Co. Ltd. three-draw 'Ultra' 25x brass marine/naval telescope, early 20th Century F. Davidson & Co. Davon telescope microscope, with rack & pinion focus engine turned silver cigarette case, 10cm wide, Sorby rosewood spirit level, 23cm long, and a darning tool (5)
Lot 134
Hasbro - Sunny Smile - Action Man - A collection of Action Man items including two vehicles, one a vintage model by Sunny Smile, seven figures, a tool box full of accessories and a quantity of loose accessories. The items all show signs of play use and appear in Good overall condition. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Lot 4
Ablade Glover (Ghana, né en 1934)Two troubles, one god, 1988 signé et date en bas à gauche 'Glo 88'; titré et inscrit Ablade Glover sur une étiquette au revershuile sur toilesigned and dated lower left 'Glo 88'; titled and inscribed 'Ablade Glover' on a label affixed to the reverseoil on canvas101 x 101cm.39 3/4 x 39 3/4in.Footnotes:ProvenanceCollection privée, FranceAblade Glover, professeur à l'Université de Kumasi, occupe une position centrale au sein de la scène artistique contemporaine du Ghana, à la fois comme artiste et comme enseignant. Né à Accra en 1934, il reçoit ses premiers enseignements dans les écoles de la mission presbytérienne. Il suit ensuite une formation de professeur à l'Université Kwame Nkrumah des sciences et de la technologie, à Kumasi, avant d'obtenir une bourse pour étudier le design textile à la Central School of Art and Design de Londres en 1959. Après une courte période d'enseignement au Ghana, Glover retourne au Royaume-Uni en 1964 pour étudier l'éducation artistique à l'université de Newcastle de Tyne. C'est là, sur les recommandations de son mentor, qu'il décide d'expérimenter le couteau à palette pour appliquer la peinture directement sur ses toiles. Il explique : 'J'utilise le couteau à palette qui m'offre toute la liberté dont j'ai besoin. Le couteau vous donne le sentiment de vous exprimer immédiatement. Vous l'enlevez quand vous n'en voulez plus, c'est instantané et j'adore ça.'Ablade Glover applique d'épaisses couches de peinture sur ses toiles puis utilise le couteau pour déployer les couleurs vives contenues dans chaque empâtement sur la surface de l'œuvre. Cette technique est mise au service de la représentation des sujets qu'il choisit : scènes de marché animées, foules de personnages en prière, toits de bidonvilles et forêts denses. La manipulation gestuelle de la peinture permet aux œuvres d'osciller entre figuration et abstraction.Comme Glover l'explique, ' les scènes que je peins - les marchés, les foules - on ne peut jamais les capturer entièrement parce qu'elles sont toujours en train de changer. Mon objectif ne peut être que d'en saisir le tempo'. Alors concentré sur la justesse des mouvements qu'il représente, Ablade Glover rend au travers des surfaces texturées ondulantes de ses peintures le rythme de la vie quotidienne du Ghana.Peint en 1988, Two troubles, one god démontre l'extrême justesse dont fait preuve Ablade Glover avec son outil de prédilection. Les denses balayages de peinture à l'arrière-plan articulent l'amoncellement des bâtiments et des couvre-chefs des femmes blotties dans la foule. Au premier plan, trois femmes sont représentées de profil. Habillées dans des tons chauds de jaune ocre, les femmes dégagent une force tranquille, en contraste à l'agitation dynamique de leur environnement.Ablade Glover a hérité d'une réputation internationale pour son style pictural distinctif. Ses œuvres font partie des collections du Palais impérial de Tokyo, du siège de l'UNESCO à Paris et de l'Africa First Collection à Tel Aviv. Il a bénéficié de nombreuses expositions en Afrique de l'Ouest, en Europe, aux États-Unis et au Japon. Reflétant l'estime que lui porte la communauté artistique internationale, Glover a reçu plusieurs prix nationaux et internationaux, dont l'Ordre de la Volta au Ghana, et a été nommé membre à vie de la Royal Academy of Art de Londres.Professor Ablade Glover occupies a central position in Ghana's contemporary art scene as both artist and teacher. Born in Accra in 1934, he received his early education in Presbyterian mission schools. He subsequently undertook teacher training at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi before winning a scholarship to study textile design at the Central School of Art and Design in London in 1959. Following a short period teaching in Ghana, Glover returned to the UK in 1964 to study art education at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. It was here, at the suggestion of his teacher, that he first began experimenting with the palette knife as a tool to apply paint directly to his canvases. He explains:'I use the palette knife which gives me the freedom I want. The palette knife gives you the feeling to express yourself immediately. You take it off when you don't want it so there is an immediacy of the palette knife and I love it.'Glover applies thick layers of impasto to his canvases and then uses the palette knife to spread the brightly coloured pigments across the surface of the work to create textural slices of paint. This technique is put to the service of portraying his chosen subject matter; bustling market scenes, crowds of figures at prayer, the rooftops of shanty towns, and densely grown forests. The gestural handling of paint allows the works to hover between figuration and abstraction. As Glover explains of his depictions of these urban topologies, '[t]he scenes I paint – the markets, the crowds – you can never wholly capture them because they are always changing... My aim can only be to capture the tempo'. Indeed, the undulating textured surfaces of his paintings echo the rhythms of daily life in Ghana.Painted in 1988, Two troubles, one god demonstrates the breadth of Glover's experimentation with his chosen tool, the palette knife. The dense sweeps of paint in the background articulate buildings and the head wraps of women nestled together in the throng of the crowd. In the foreground, three women are portrayed in profile, evidencing Glover's enduring navigation of the figurative and the abstract within his painterly practice. Dressed in warm, buttery yellow tones, the women emulate a quiet strength which is juxtaposed with the dynamic bustle of their environment. Ablade Glover has garnered an international reputation for his distinctive painterly style. His work can be found in the collections of the Imperial Palace, Tokyo; the UNESCO Headquarters, Paris; and the Africa First Collection, Tel Aviv. He has exhibited his work extensively in West Africa, Europe, the USA, and Japan. Reflecting the esteem that he is held in by the international art community, Glover has been the recipient of several national and international awards including the Order of the Volta in Ghana and has been made a Life Fellow of the Royal Academy of Art in London.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 1096
A late 19th century Swiss watchmaker's 'Tour a Pivoter' Jacot tool, length 23.5cm, within fitted leather case, together with a similar smaller Jacot tool, length 19.3cm, cased.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1099
A large collection of watchmaker's tools and accessories, including two cased staking tools, a Bergeon-Vigor No. 4266 watch glass tool, boxed, a Favorite Super-Universal watch case key, boxed, a lathe and accessories, straps and watch glasses.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 1098
An IME 8mm watchmaker's lathe, No. 650, and attachments, together with a pinion cutting machine and a modern depthing tool.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
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