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Lot 7
Peasants merrymaking outside a tavern oil on panel 56 x 74cmFootnote: Provenance: The Alan Jacobs Gallery, London, from whom acquired by the late husband of the present owner as by 'Thomas van Apshoven'Condition report: Oil on panel with a heavy cradle on the reverse. Old splits in the panel, following the horizontal wood grain, have been stabilised. The panel is generally flat and in plane. The paint layer is in a stable condition. There are scattered retouchings across the surface covering splits and old wear. The retouchings are slightly milky in the darker areas but generally well matched to the original. The varnish is even and glossy. The frame is in a good condition.
Lot 2
Art & Architecture 42 Books, including 3 large folios Wollin, G. Nils Modern Swedish Decorative Art. London: The Architectural Press, [1931]; Fere-Cook, Gervis The Decorative Arts of the Mariner. London: Cassell, [1966]; Baker, Herbert Architecture & Personalities. London: Country Life Limited, [ 1944]; Spooner, S. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects. New York: A.W.Lovering, [1880]; Scott, B. William Half Hour Lectures on the History and Practice of the Fine And Ornamental Arts. London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1861; Zurcher, Bernard Georges Braque Life and Work. New York: Rizzoli, [1988]; Bernard, Emily Lettres De Vincent Van Gogh. Paris: Ambroise Vollard, 1911; Whistler, Laurence Sir John Vanbrugh Architect & Dramatist. London: Cobden-Sanderson, 1938; James, Rhodes Montague The Apocalypse in Art. London: The British Academy, 1931; Parker, K.T Catalogue of the Collections of Drawings in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1938. Volumes 1 & 2; Braque , Georges Ten works. London: Oldbourn Press. Facsimile edition, without signed lithograph; and 26 others (42)
Lot 211
Magic Books, a collection, including Holden, John W. A Wizard's Wanderings from China to Peru. 1886, cloth; Heyl, E. A Contribution to Conjuring Bibliography 1580 to 1850, 1963, limited to 300 copies, this copy, one of an edition of 10, is for Jimmy Findlay, quarter leather binding, wrappers bound in; Hoffmann, Professor. Modern Magic. 1891, 8th edition, pictorial cloth, slight wear and soiling to covers, hinges slightly weak; Milner, William, publisher. Endless Amusement... Optical Illusions, Magical Properties of Figures... Halifax, 1835, illus., cloth, some spotting; Dick & Fitzgerald, publishers. Fireside Games. New York, [c.1859], illus., pictorial boards, rubbed, rebacked with brown leather gilt; Rowley, Hugh. Puniana. [c.1870], pictorial cloth; Malins, Joseph. Professor Alcoholico. Birmingham, 1876, plates, pictorial boards, rebacked; Coates, James. How to Thought-Read. 10th thousand, [1901], pictorial wrappers bound in De Meglio . Magical Programmes and how to present them. pictorial boards, worn; Stanyon, Ellis. Serial Lessons in Magic, [c.1899], 21 numbers bound in one volume, cloth; Callahan, G.W. Callahan's Easy Method of Ventriloquism. New York, : Wheman, [c.1905], cloth, original wrappers bound in; Goldston, Will. Juggling Secrets. 1911, pictorial boards, rubbed; Bern, C. van . A Whirlwind of Wizardry. 1919, presentation copy signed by von Bern, binding faded; Houdini. Houdini's Paper Magic. 1922, modern cloth; Price, Harry. A Report on the Telekinetic and other Phenomena witnessed through Eleonore Zugun. 1927, extract, cloth; Culpitt, F. Laughter and Legerdemain, 1928, wrappers bound in; Mulholland, J. Story of Magic. New York, 1935; Bobo, J.B. Watch this one!. Oakland, 1947, cloth; Sharpe, Alton. Expert Card Mysteries. 1969, first edition, number 132 of a limited de luxe edition, cloth; Garcia, F. All in a Nutshell. 1974, pictorial boards; Ganson, Lewis. The Magic of Slydini. n.d., dustwrapper; Vernon, Dai. Malini and His Magic. n.d., dustwrapper; Hartman, J.K. Caan Craft. 2010, initialled by the author, cloth; Mulholland, J. The Early Magic Shows. n.d., wrappers bound in; Kaufman, R. Williamson's Wonders. 1989, dustwrapper; Bertram, R. Bertram on Sleight of Hand. 1983, dustwrapper; Vernon, Dai. Revelation. number 17 of an edition limited to 150 copies, dustwrapper, slipcaseFootnote: Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson
Lot 283
Flora & Fauna, mostly regional 14 books, comprising Deering, C. Catalogus Stirpium, &c. or, a Catalogue of Plants Naturally growing...more especially about Nottingham. Nottingham: C. Rivington, 1738. 8vo, later quarter calf, without additional dedication [ESTC T81028]; Johnston, George The Botany of the Eastern Borders... London: John van Voorst, 1853. 8vo, volume 1 (Botany) only, original green cloth gilt; MacLaren, Charles A Sketch of the Geology of Fife and the Lothians. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1866. Second edition, 8vo, original green cloth gilt; Murchison, Sir Roderick I. Siluria. A History of the Oldest Rocks in the British Isles and Other Countries... London: John Murray, 1872. Fifth edition, 8vo, accompanied by the plate volume, original green cloth gilt; St. John, Charles Sketches of the Wild Sports & Natural History of the Highlands. London: John Murray, 1878. 8vo, original green cloth gilt; Hennedy, Roger The Clydesdale Flora. Glasgow: Hugh Hopkins, 1891. Fifth edition, 12mo, original brown cloth gilt, bookplate; Fleischer, Max Die Musci der Flora von Buitenzorg... Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1900-1902. 4 volumes, 8vo, 3 bound in contemporary quarter cloth and the last in modern green cloth gilt; The Annals of Scottish Natural History No. 45, January 1903. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1903. 8vo, contemporary green cloth gilt, upper wrapper bound in; Rintoul, Leonora Jeffrey - Evelyn V. Baxter A Vertebrate Fauna of Forth. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1935. 8vo, original green cloth gilt; Williams, John - John Edmondson, editor Faunula Grustensis, the Natural History of the Parish of Llanrwst. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019. 8vo, original boards (14)Footnote: Note: The main contents of Annals of Scottish Natural History are Druce’s Notes on the flora of western Ross-shire, which was effectively a flora of that vice-county.
Lot 306
Zoology 48 books, including Bell, Thomas A History of British Quadrupeds. London: John van Voorst, 1874. Second edition, 8vo, original blue cloth gilt, inscribed to Professor Owen with "the Author's affectionate regards"; Murphy, Robert Cushman Bird Islands of Peru. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. 8vo, original green cloth; Sterndale, Robert A. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink, and Co., 1884. 8vo, original brown cloth gilt; Aflalo, F.G. British Salt-Water Fishes. London: Hutchison & Co., 1904. Large 8vo, original green cloth gilt, Signet Library bookplate; Shelford, Robert W.C. A Naturalist in Borneo. London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., [1916]. 8vo, original green cloth gilt, bookplate; An Accentuated List of the British Lepidoptera... London: Jan van Voorst, 1858. 8vo, original cloth, some browning; Dickerson, Mary C. The Frog Book. New York: Doubleday, 1906. 8vo, original green cloth gilt; Five small bound extracts from the Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, covering lepidoptera, with plates; Forbes, Edward & Sylvanus Hanley A History of British Mollusca. London: Jan van Voorst, 1853. 4 volumes, 8vo, original red cloth gilt, worn; and 32 others, sold not subject to return (48)
![[Emblem Book] - Haecht Goidtsenhoven, Laurens van Le Microcosme contenant Divers Tableaux de la Vie Amsterdam: Theodore Pierr](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/aed7a92c-e48d-4c2e-ab28-ac2f00ac3e3b/2fb0f97b-e6c2-4ccb-9c31-ac3100ad4d10/468x382.jpg)
Lot 310
[Emblem Book] - Haecht Goidtsenhoven, Laurens van Le Microcosme contenant Divers Tableaux de la Vie Amsterdam: Theodore Pierre, 17th century. Small 4to, 74 engravings, 19th century panelled calf, rubbed, bookplate, neat marginal repairs to a few leaves, some light initial dampstaining and some occasional internal marking
![Arabia 53 books, including Salvin, Kenneth and Julie The Tvareg. London: Gentry Books [1973]; Stark, Freya A Winter in Arabia](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/aed7a92c-e48d-4c2e-ab28-ac2f00ac3e3b/69e4f450-53da-448a-bc84-ac3100b42495/468x382.jpg)
Lot 380
Arabia 53 books, including Salvin, Kenneth and Julie The Tvareg. London: Gentry Books [1973]; Stark, Freya A Winter in Arabia. London, Albemarle Street [1940]; Dickson, H.R.P. Kuwait And Her Neighbours. London: George Allen & Unwin LTD [1956]; Meulen, Van Der Aden To The Hadhramut. London: John Murray [1947]; Meulen, D.Van Der, Wissmann, H. Von Hadramaut Some of its Mysteries Unveiled. Leyden- E.J.Brill Ltd, 1964; Farago Ladislas The Riddle of Arabia, London Robert Hale Limited; Stark, Freya The Zodiac Arch. London: John Murray; Stark, Freya The Valleys of the Assassins: London: John Murray [1947]; Ingrams, Harold Arabia And The Isles. London: John Murray [1942]; Raswan, C.R The Black Tents of Arabia. London: Hutchinson & Co Ltd [1935]; and 43 others
![Ephemera - World War Two, the Home Front - Van Art of Coventry, [psued. of Arthur Keene Senior], a set of four cartoons from](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/888b3602-af44-45c1-b76a-ac3a00728502/5d674c71-39f6-4e62-9b11-ac41017480b2/468x382.jpg)
Lot 594
Ephemera - World War Two, the Home Front - Van Art of Coventry, [psued. of Arthur Keene Senior], a set of four cartoons from the Blitz Series, comprising The Worker's Special: Never Were So Many Dependent On So Few!; The Spirit of Coventry/1940 A.B. (After the Blitz): Still Going To It!/Surely ''This Was Their Greatest Hour'', inscribed in ink MS to J.A. Mossley JP, Mayor of Coventry; 1942 ''Our Task Will Not Be Easy..''/You're Telling Me!; The Spirit of Britain/Still Going To It!, all Printed from the Original, Copyright by the Artist, [Coventry: 1940-1942], predominantly printed in monochrome but each respectively picked-out in orange, iron red and blue, the sheets 28cm x 23cm and 23cm x 28cm, [4]
Lot 7
Katherine Lloyd (British, active 1923-1950), after Francis CotesThe Young Cricketer: Portrait of Lewis Cagesigned, dated and inscribed 'Lewis Cage AEt 5 after F. Cotes RA 1768' (on the bat, lower left) oil on canvas 157.5 x 113.5cm (62 x 44 11/16in).Footnotes:The original portrait by Francis Cotes was sold by Christies London as lot 21, 15th November, 1996 for a price of £716,500.00 including premium and it is now housed in the museum at Lords. The dimensions are almost identical.This is the footnote that Christies published at the sale of this Katherine Lloyd painting:Francis Cotes's original picture, executed in 1768, remained with the sitter's descendants until bought by Sir Paul Getty at Christie's sale, 15 November 1996, lot 21. The present copy by Katharine Lloyd was commissioned to celebrate the opening of the museum at Lord's in 1953. It hung in the Pavilion for the greater part of the ensuing years until MCC purchased the original painting in 2008. Lewis Cage, whose family seat was Milgate Park in West Kent, is depicted slightly flushed after the rigours of the game with his shirt untucked and left stocking falling down. The young sitter's pose -- derived from Van Dyck -- is nevertheless imbued with a noble presence, the bat of adult size and long row of brass buttons on his waistcoat give him a swaggering air, making him appear exceptionally tall and masterly for a boy of five.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 111
Sundials: A rare and early iron and copper armillary on carved stone pedestal, mid 18th century, 164cm high Armillary spheres which date back to the 4th century B.C. in China, were originally made as models of all the stars and planets in the sky, ie a celestial sphere. Most were reproduced in the 19th and 20th centuries as sundials with the hours and minutes marked on the inside of a central ring using the central pole as a gnomon. This early example is similar to one in the garden of the 17th century Museum van Loon, Amsterdam.
Lot 17
A very rare Venetian opalescent glass vase, circa 1700Of double ogee form moulded with fourteen vertical ribs, the flared neck with a folded rim and a trailed vermicular collar, applied with two curled ribbed hollow handles with pincered ornament in clear glass, set on a hollow ribbed globular knop between collars, on a twelve-sided spreading folded foot, 23.9cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceLady 'Lili' Maria Elisabeth Augusta Cartwright (née von Sandizell)Thence by descent to her son, William Cornwallis Cartwright, Aynhoe Park, OxfordshireThence by family descent to the present ownerVases of this form are very rare and whilst they are recorded in several important collections this would appear to be the only known example in opal glass. A vase of similar form in clear glass with diamond-point decoration is illustrated by Anna-Elisabeth Theuerkauff-Liederwald, Venezianisches Glas der Veste Coburg (1994), p.510-11, no.645, and another in clear glass with damaged handles is in the Museo del Vetro di Murano (accession no. Cl.VI n.01690). The curled handles on both of these vases closely resemble those on the present lot and Theuerkauff-Liederwald notes that their form is unusual.Two vases of comparable shape applied with flowers are in the Danish Royal collection at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen. They include an example in clear glass containing a lampwork flower bouquet and another in latticinio, both illustrated by Gudmund Boesen, Venetianske Glas på Rosenborg (1960), nos.19 and 50. Another latticinio example is in the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Cologne, illustrated by Brigitte Klesse in the catalogue Glas (1963), p.96, no.181 and by Barovier Mentasti et al., Mille Anni di Arte del Vetro a Venezia (1982), p.146, no.215. See also the damaged clear glass example applied with turquoise lion masks in the Museo del Vetro di Murano (accession no. Cl.VI n.02034). The handles of all of these examples differ from those on the present lot.This vase has very close parallels to small spouted ewers in opal glass, notably the double ogee form, the knop between collars and the use of vermicular trailing around the neck. Only five such ewers appear to be recorded, including two in the Museo Nazionale di San Martino, Naples, illustrated by Barovier Mentasti et al. (1982), pp.164-5, nos.254a and 254b, one in the Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin (accession no. K 132), illustrated by Franz Dreier, Venezianische Gläser (1989), p.85, no.69, one in the Musée Ariana in Geneva, illustrated by Erwin Baumgartner, Reflets de Venise (2015), pp.203-4, no.96 and one at Veste Coburg, illustrated by Anna-Elisabeth Theuerkauff-Liederwald (1994), p.406, no.442.The form is also closely related to large ewers or jugs in clear glass. Examples are in the Museo del Vetro di Murano (accession nos. Cl.VI n.01294 and n.01425), in the British Museum (accession no. S.505) illustrated by Hugh Tait, The Golden Age of Venetian Glass (1979), p.57, no.61, in the Rijksmuseum (accession no. NM 8013) illustrated by Pieter Ritsema van Eck, Glass in the Rijksmuseum (1993), p.101, no.141, in Toledo Museum of Art (accession no. 1925.130) and at Rosenborg Castle illustrated by Boesen (1960), no.1. Compare also to the ewer with combed decoration at Rosenborg illustrated by Boesen (1960), no.88.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 27
A façon de Venise vase, 17th centuryMoulded in the form of a scallop shell, the tapering cylindrical neck with a trailed vermicular collar, applied with two trailed and pincered scroll handles in turquoise-blue glass, set on a ribbed hollow flattened knop between collars and a folded conical foot, 20.5cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceLady 'Lili' Maria Elisabeth Augusta Cartwright (née von Sandizell)Thence by descent to her son, William Cornwallis Cartwright, Aynhoe Park, OxfordshireThence by family descent to the present ownerA pair of very similar shell-shaped vases from the Soulages Collection is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (accession nos. 5511-1859 and 5513-1859). Other examples are in the Wallace Collection (accession no. C540) illustrated by Suzanne Higgott in the catalogue (2011), pp.112-3 and 379, no.29, in the Rijksmuseum (accession no. RBK 1984-49) illustrated by Pieter C Ritsema van Eck, Glass in the Rijksmuseum, Vol.1 (1993), p.106, no.147, and at Veste Coburg (accession nos. HA 397 and HA 402). It is thought that the form of these vessels may be influenced by earlier Roman examples. Compare with the 1st century AD amphoriskos illustrated by Niwa Kunina, Ancient Glass in the Hermitage Collection (1997), pp.126-7, no.92.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 820
Early 20th century Van Ingen of Mysore Leopard skin rug with full head mount and black felt backing, measuring 260cm nose to tail, 157cm paw to paw. Numbered on underside of head 1 22654.Provenance: Shot by John Francis Todhunter (1905-1989), between 1931 and 1939 whilst he was posted in India as an Artillery Officer in the North-West at Ambala. By family legend, Todhunter and two others were sitting around a camp fire after a days hunting when one of the men noticed movement just behind Todhunter, who happened to be the only one with a rifle on his knee. When it became obvious that the leopard had singled them out as its supper, Todhunter readied himself, and it proved to be in the nick of time, because he shot the beast as it was in mid leap towards them.Condition report: More information has kindly been passed onto us: Number 22654 was taken in by Van Ingen on 10th February 1936 in the name of J.F. Todhunter. It was one of three Leopard (Panther), one Muntjac and one Chital handed in on the same day by Todhunter.
Lot 18
Le Carre, John"The Spy Who Came in from the Cold", Victor Gollancz Ltd 1963, blue cloth, dj not price clipped "Smiley's People", Hodder & Stoughton 1980, blue cloth, gilt titles, dj not price clipped "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy", Hodder & Stoughton 1974, black cloth, gilt titles, dj not price clipped, small chip to top left corner of dj"Little Drummer Girl", Hodder & Stoughton 1983, purple cloth, gilt decorations, dj not price clipped "Absolute Friends", Hodder & Stoughton 2003, signed John Le Carre on the tp, dark blue ep, red cloth, blue titles, dj not price clipped [Pickles]"Queens", Quartet Books 1984, black and white illustrations, black cloth, silver titles, dj not price clippedDurrell, Lawrence"Tunc", Faber & Faber 1988, red cloth, dj not price clipped Van Der Post, Laurens"A Story Like the Wind", The Hogarth Press 1972, green cloth, dj not price clipped and other volumes (2 boxes) Condition ReportPlease see additional images
Lot 96
Scott O'Connor, V E"The Charm of Kashmir", Longmans Green & Co 1920, colour frontis with tissue guard, colour frontis has been restuck in with slight tears to each top corner, other colour plates tipped in, photographic ills, cream velum with gilt decorations and titles, dj which is torn across the front and has some lossCramer Rie (ills)Andersen, H C "Sprookjes en Vertellingen ...", Utrecht, Uitave van W. De Haan 1932, colour frontis, plate tipped in, other colour plates and black and white ills, vol 2 only, cream cloth with gilt decorations, slight mark top right hand corner, corners bumped, dj, small tear, chips and creases Pape, Frank C "The Complete Works of Doctor Francois Rabelais", The Bodley Head, 2 vols, black and white plates and ills in the text, frontis, black cloth with gilt decorations and titles, dj black, both vols marked 2 pounds and 10 pence net (4)
Lot 1366
Circle of Sir Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - 1641)"Portrait of a Lady, possibly Queen Henrietta Maria, three-quarter length, in a green dress with lace rim, ringlet hair, pearl necklace and with romantic landscape in distance," O.O.C., oval, approx. 74cms x 61cms (29" x 24") in ornate gilt frame. (1)
Lot 1377
Circle of Sir Anthony Van Dyck, (Antwerp 1599 - 1641 London)"Madonna and Child," O.O.C., depicting Our Lady in flowing red and blue robes, holding the nude infant Jesus, approx. 90cms (35 1/2") diameter, in very fine contemporary ornate gilt frame with fruit and flowers. (1)Provenance: Exhibited by Mr. J.W. Etshon Macartney, Clogher, Co. Tyrone - at Exhibition of Arts, Industries and Manufacturers, Exhibition Palace, 1872, Dublin - Fine Arts Department, Old Masters No. 1, labels on reverse, also see Catalogue entry.
Lot 1497
In the Manner of Jan Van der Straet, 17th Century Italian Medici School"Emperors Titus and Caligula," a pair, O.O.C., depicting each Emperor on horseback mounted on a plinth, with encampments and cities in mountainous landscapes, each approx. 100cms x 79cms (39" x 31") in later oak frames. (2)Note: These paintings were engraved in a series of 12 in sets by both Adriaen Collaert and Crispijn van de Passe.
Lot 1551
An important early 18th Century miniature Dutch Museum in a Bottle, depicting the 'Felix Meritis' Building in Amsterdam, a three storey red brick classical building with stacked roof, crested triangular centre surrounded by balustrades, the front with five bay windows over three floors, the centre set with domed windows and half classical columns, with typical fanlight door, and with figures gathered outside in period attire. All contained inside a glass bottle, approx. 33cms (13") high. (1)Note: It was built according to a winning design by the architect Jacob Otten Husly for the new society called Felix Meritis established in 1776 for Music, Drawing, Physics, Commerce and Literature in the modern neo-classical style. Husly had won a similar design contest for the city hall of Groningen in the previous year. The building itself was meant to exemplify the Enlightenment ideals the society stood for. The classical temple façade with its colossal Corinthian pilasters and pediment represent the society's five departments with five sculptures representing the visual arts and architecture, literature, trade, natural sciences and music. The interior includes original 18th-century features such as the central staircase, the oval concert hall (renowned for its acoustics) and the domed roof - underneath which there used to be an astronomical observatory.On 31 October 1788 the building of the same name opened its doors. The society focused on the promotion of arts and sciences in a broader sense than the artists' collectives popular at the time. Husly was himself a board member of the Amsterdam City Drawing Academy Stadstekenacademie, that had close contacts with the Oeconomischen Tak van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (economics branch of the Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen, which met in the Trippenhuis). The society was abolished in 1888.Felix Meritis' oval concert hall was the main music hall in Amsterdam until late into the 19th century and enjoyed a great international reputation. Many famous musicians performed there, including Robert and Clara Schumann, Camille Saint-Saëns, Johannes Brahms and Julius Röntgen. The orchestra of Felix Meritis was regarded as the best of the Netherlands and accompanied many Dutch premieres, directed by conductors such as Johannes Bernardus van Bree. Thus, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique had their Dutch premiere in the concert hall of Felix Meritis. The small hall of the Concertgebouw is a replica of this concert hall.
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