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Royal Crown Derby 1128 Old Imari pattern LVIII, a Viola vase, 8cm, box.

A LARGE BRONZE PLAQUETTE OF THE ECSTACY OF ST. CECILIA, AFTER RAPHAEL, ITALIAN, PROBABLY LATE 16TH CENTURY rectangular, the patron saint of music holding a portative organ and standing before a "viola da braccio", cymbals, tambourine, triangle and recorder on the ground, flanked by SS Augustine, John, Paul and the Magdalen, a choir of angels in the clouds above, labels to front of frame and reverse "J.E. Taylor Collection / 47" 24 x 17cm, 35.5 x 28cm including ebonised frame with giltwood mount Provenance: Collection of John Edward Taylor (1830-1905); sold Christie, Manson & Woods, London, "The Renowned Collection of Works of Art, Chiefly of the Mediaeval and Renaissance Times… formed by the Late John Edward Taylor, Esq.", 1 July 1912, lot 47 (to Ballard for 16"16|); Collection of Alfred Spero (1886-1973), London, from whom acquired by Bernard Kelly between 1967-1969. *See lot 309 for Introduction to the Bernard Kelly Collection and Selected Bibliography* J. E. Taylor was a prolific art collector, as well as the proprietor of the Manchester Guardian, the newspaper his father had founded. He started his collection in around 1849, having returned to England after a couple of years on the continent. Following the death of his widow, the collection was sold over several days at Christie"s for a total of £358,500. Alongside his passion for early Works of Art, Taylor loved English watercolours. |Among the collection were twenty-four works by J. M. W. Turner, and seven by Blake. He gave more than sixty watercolours to the Victoria and Albert Museum, and to the British Museum a complete set of Turner"s Liber Studiorum.| (Dictionary of National Biography, September 2004) Rather than following the widely disseminated print by Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1470/82 - c. 1534), which differs in several respects, the present composition closely follows Raphael"s altarpiece, commissioned for a chapel dedicated to St. Cecilia in the Augustinian church of San Giovanni in Monte in Bologna, completed around 1516/17.

A GOOD QUALITY LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY VIOLA BY H. FURBER, 41CM SINGLE PIECE BACK TOGETHER WITH CASE AND BOW

SOUL/ FUNK/ DISCO - 7" COLLECTION. An extensive collection of around 150 7" singles. Artists/ titles include Jimmy Radcliffe - Long After Tonight Is Over (7N 25614), Change - Change Of Heart, Judy Clay & William Bell - Private Number, Gregory Isaacs - Innocent People Cry, Gwen Guthrie - Good To Go Lover, Viola Wills - Gonna Get Along Without You Now, Love Unlimited, Roberta Flack, Ashford & Simpson, Freda Payne, John & Ernest, Roberta Flack, Isaac Hayes, Toots And The Maytals, The Rah Band, Jeffrey Osbourne, Rose Royce, Midnight Star, Pointer Sisters, D Train, Chairman Of The Board, A Taste Of Honey, Barry White, Aretha Franklin, The Fatback Band, James Brown, Odyssey, The Jacksons, Denice Williams, Hi-Gloss, The Stylistics, Atlantic Starr, Innocence, 100 Proof, The Drifters, Johnny Bristol. Condition is generally VG to Ex.

Charlie Bears MM655509 Viola teddy bear, from the 2016 Minimo Collection, designed by Isabelle Lee, 16cm high with tags, Limited Edition No.235 of 1,200

Modern viola with 40cm two-piece maple back and ribs and spruce top 66cm overall

German viola c1900 with 38.5cm (15.25") two-piece maple back and ribs and spruce top, bears label 'Antonius Stradivarius Fecit anno 1705', 66cm overall; in carrying case with Golden Strad composition bow

Chinese silver mounted pernambuco viola bow with fleur-de-lys inlaid frog L74.5cm

German viola c1900 with 38.5cm (15.25") two-piece maple back and ribs and spruce top, button etched 'G.M. 1886', bears label 'Antonius Stradivarius Cremonensis Fecit anno 1727', 64.5cm overall; in felt lined carrying case

Viola with 39.5cm two-piece maple back and ribs and spruce top, bears label 'Camille Violins William Piper Anno.1982 No.99 Birmingham', overall L66cm; in modern French Orly fitted case with Martin Leipzig silver mounted pernambuco violin bow

French pernambuco viola bow impressed 'Mathieu Paris' with nickel mounts L74.5cm

A Mirandelli 41 key 120 bass piano accordion featuring 5 voices: viola, musette, master, bandon and bassoon together with a case Condition Report: Available upon request

Fairport Convention: Dave Swarbrick's Violin, Used To Record The Landmark Album Liege And Lief,German, circa 1900,indistinct label believed to read Domenico Montagna sud al Signe fecit Venius anno 1799, with jack socket and additional wooden strip, internal wiring, front with small hole filled in, back with three-screw plastic plate, in fitted case with engraved white metal rest plates and bow, 23 1/2in (59.6cm) longFootnotes:Provenance: Offered by Jill Swarbrick-Banks.In an in-depth article in Uncut magazine, Michael Bonner describes Fairport Convention's Liege And Lief as '...the record that invented - and set the benchmark for - folk rock in Britain.' Released in December 1969, this, the band's fourth album, came out of the trauma of the motorway crash involving the band's van in May of that year, as they were on their way home from a gig in Birmingham. Their 19-year-old drummer, Martin Lamble was killed, as was guitarist Richard Thompson's American girlfriend, Jeannie Franklyn. Thompson, bassist Ashley Hutchings and rhythm guitarist Simon Nicol all received hospital treatment. Vocalist Sandy Denny had been travelling in another vehicle.Regrouping after the accident, Fairport recruited Dave Mattacks as drummer, following his appearance on their third album, Unhalfbricking, and another guest musician, violinist Dave Swarbrick, became another full-time member of the band. Shortly afterwards, in July, the band took up residence in Farley House in the village of Farley Chamberlayne, Hampshire. It was hoped that the seclusion and rural setting would help them recover from the accident. Richard Thompson has said of this period: 'We were only a few months after losing Martin Lamble, and I think we were still in shock, so this was a healing time. The environment was perfect, and the mission kept us sane.' Over the next few months, working long hours, the band rehearsed and honed the material that would become Liege And Lief. Photographer Eric Hayes, who had shot the cover for Unhalfbricking, stayed with the band at Farley House and captured the essence of their time there. Writing to the vendor in 2020, a lasting memory of his stay was waking up in the morning to the sound of Dave's fiddle coming up the stairs from the living room.The band eventually emerged from this rural idyll to appear at a hugely successful comeback concert in London's Royal Festival Hall on 24th September. In October they then went into the Sound Techniques studio with producer Joe Boyd and engineer John Wood to record the album's eight tracks, a mix of new compositions and traditional British folk songs and jigs.The band's adoption of amplified instruments for music that was hitherto an acoustic genre posed a problem for Swarbrick in how to amplify his sound to match that of the guitars and drums. Early attempts involved dismantling a telephone and strapping the receiver to the violin. John Wood, writing in July 2021, recalled the recording of Dave's violin or viola when electrified. Although some devices were then available for amplifying acoustic guitars, there were none suitable for use on a violin. For Liege And Lief, a simple contact microphone was attached to the top of the instrument and then fed to an amplifier. However, the combination of the poor response from the microphone, a tendency to feedback with the amplifier and Dave's hearing difficulty made this unsophisticated set-up very difficult to record as the tracks were all recorded live with few overdubs. The resulting album, however, belies such problems. In an effort to find a more satisfactory solution to the problems, Dave then spent some time consulting Cyril Jones who worked for Sound Techniques at their manufacturing facility in Suffolk.Although reasonably successful on release, reaching No. 17 in the UK Top 20 album chart, Liege And Lief has in the subsequent decades achieved a somewhat iconic status. At the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, it was voted as Most Influential Folk Album Of All Time and in 2007 Mojo magazine listed it at No.58 in its 100 Records That Changed The World.Literature:Uncut, Michael Bonner, June 2016, the article originally published in the September 2007 issue.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Eight Minton cabinet plates painted with views of the Swiss lakes and Alpine flowers by Arthur Holland c.1951'Swiss flowers 'No 1', 'Edelweiss', 'Geum Montanum','Lilium Bulbiferum', 'Primula Veris', 'Anemone Alpina', 'No 6 Anemone Sulfurea' and 'No 7 Viola Calcarata', apricot and gilt decorated borders impressed dates 51 and 52 and gilt factory marks, (8)diameter 27 cm.Condition: Good condition. Occasional very light scuffs, marks rubbing only visible upon close inspection

A cased Viola: labelled Frank Miles, Brighton 1961, lob 41.5cm

Gordon Beningfield (British, 1936 - 1998) "Sweet White Violet" Signed lower right. Original Watercolor painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 29c Sweet White Violet stamp issued July 24, 1992. Sweet white violet is one of the smallest and most fragrant species of Viola. Prized for their sweet, delicate scents, violets have been used in perfumes and colognes for centuries. A bouquet of violets supposedly influences the recipient's thoughts. Found in rich, deciduous woods, the sweet white violet blooms from April to May. The dainty white flowers, attached to reddish stalks, are marked with purple veins on the lower petals. Butterflies and bees help fertilize the flowers. Fritillary butterflies also feed on the leaves. The tufts of hair or "beards" on the petals of many violets protect the flowers from crawling insects such as ants; only insects with long tongues can reach the nectar in the spurs of the petals. During a second spurt of growth in late summer, the leaves become mottled with light and dark green coloration. The plant produces more flowers, but these remain hidden and closed, and fertilize themselves without the need for insects. Image Size: 7 x 6 in. Overall Size: 11.5 x 10.5 in. Unframed. (B13145)

Lavender, Viola & Pansy winter pot. Not available for in-house P&P, contact Paul O'Hea at Mailboxes on 01925 659133

Lavender, Viola & Pansy winter pot. Not available for in-house P&P, contact Paul O'Hea at Mailboxes on 01925 659133

This lot will be auctioned on Tuesday, November 9th. The auction will begin at 3:00pm BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on November 10th or November 11th.Viola de Lesseps' (Gwyneth Paltrow) Juliet costume from John Madden's period comedy-drama Shakespeare in Love. Viola wore her costume towards the film's end, playing Juliet opposite William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) as Romeo. Paltrow also wore the outfit in publicity photos to promote the movie.The costume's centrepiece is a beige velvet overgown with a gold-coloured swirling heart-like pattern. The bodice section features sewn-in boning and is laced at the front and back. Additional matching cape-like pieces are attached to both shoulders, and there is a gold-trimmed train at the rear of the skirt, onto which a wrist loop is adhered. The costume also comprises separate two-part sleeves, which are tied together via gold cord; a crinkled chiffon-like undershirt featuring decorative pearls; an ornate metal belt decorated with faux precious stones; a heavily embroidered underskirt; a pair of woollen stockings; and a pair of patterned brocade heeled shoes. There are minor signs of wear, including fraying, loose threads and some cracking on the gold pattern. A small hole is present on one stocking, and the gold trim on the skirt train has come loose in places. The costume is presented on a custom-made display. Dimensions (displayed): 75 cm x 50 cm x 165 cm (29½" x 19¾" x 65")Special shipping required; see special shipping notice in the Buyer's Guide. Estimate: £10,000 - 15,000 †Δ

MASSIMO QUAGLINO, MANIFATTURA LENCI "Coppia di innamorati". Torino, anni 30. Terracotta maiolicata realizzata a colaggio e decorata in policromia sui toni del verde e viola pastello. Sotto la base reca iscrizione Lenci – Made in Italy – Torino – n.620. Cm 30x26x25. Pubblicata in A.Panzetta, Le ceramiche Lenci. Catalogo dell'archivio storico 1928-1964, Torino 1992, p. 228, n. 759 (cat. 620)

A MODERN TWO PIECE BACK VIOLA, OVERALL LENGTH APPROX 66 CM

60s/ 70s NORTHERN/ SOUL - UK 7" PACK. Another super selection of around 38 northern/ soul 7" singles. Mostly UK pressings from the 60s/ 70s. Artists/ titles includeThe Guys From Uncle - Jammin, The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There, Darrell Banks - Open The Door To Your Heart, Booker T & The MGs - Time Is Tight, The Artistics - Hope We Have, Bobbi Lynn - Earthquake, Maxine Brown - Anything For A Laugh, Homer Banks - A Lot Of Love, Eddie And Ernie - Lose Friends. Tony & Tyrone, Sons Of Robin Stone, Johnny Johnson, Roy Head, Wilson Pickett, The Show Stoppers, The Spencer Davis Group, The Glories, Betty Everett, Lyn Roman, Maria Morgan (demo), Viola Wills, Jodi Mathis, Truly Smith, Felice Taylor, TOny Tyrone, Ramsey Lewis, Billy Stewart. Condition is generally VG to Ex+

NORTHERN/ SOUL - 7" PACK. Another smashing pack of 25 northern/ soul 7" singles. Will include some demos/ DJ/ radio station promos etc. Artists/ titles include The Center Stage - Everyday's Fantasy (74-0527), Third Avenue Blues Band (R11028), Jo Jo And The Outcast (SOR-926), Bettye Scott - Good Feeling, The Cooperettes (55307), Marvin Smith (9-78011), The Artistics (55384), Billy Butler (55323), Adam's Apples (9-78025), Mary Love (5XM 1039), Christine Adams (75001), The Chymes, The Fuller Bros, Leon Haywood, Little Archie, Otis Leavill, The Irresistables, Azie Mortimer, The Superiors, Four Mints, The Quotations, Viola Wills, The Mandells, Stu Gardner. Condition is generally VG to Ex+.

A quantity of Hollingshead and Kirkham of Tunstall jugs and pin dishes in 'Viola' pattern.

A French viola with two piece back and labelled 'Copie de Antonius Stradivarius' with a violin bow, cased

A late 19th century viola with two piece back together with bow, cased

Luigi Cavaliere Moglia (1813-1878)Pair mosaic pictures on copperCumaean Sibyl after the original by Zampiere Domenico in the Galleria Borghese, lady wearing ornate headdress and red shawl seated with viola da gamba, and musical scroll, signed, 37cm x 30cm The Persian Sibyl after the original by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (known as Guercino) listed in the Musei Capitolini, Rome, seated lady wearing pink and purple satin cape, resting with book inscribed ‘Sibilla Persica’ and writing with feathered quill, signed, 37cm x 30cm, Moglia won a gold medal at the Great Exhibition of London for his micromosaic ‘The Ruins of Paestum’, the Victoria & Albert museum has a similar mosaic picture by Luigi Moglia entitled ‘Lavinia as Flora’ after Titian’s painting ‘Girl with a Bowl of Fruit’, the mosaic is on loan from the Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Collection, Moglia’s works can be seen in the Royal Collection Trust and Cincinnati Museum of Art, both in ornate gilt scroll decorated frames PLEASE NOTE - in order to bid online on this lot please contact the auctioneers beforehand for AML compliance.  Condition ReportPlease find below the auctioneers observation of the most obvious condition issues.  We sell this lot on the proviso that you or your representative have seen this lot in person, and have satisfied yourself as to the condition, and any other aspects relating to this lot.  Cumaean Sibyl; Some of the green colour, predominately found in the foliage has a matt finish, rather than the shiny finish found in the rest of mosaic. Small loss to a section in the foliage, and some very small holes / gaps starting to open up. Some faint light scratches throughout. Some small 'pit' type holes throughout. 37 x 30 cm observable picture in frame.  Persian Sibyl; Cracks; Neck to shoulder 4cm, forehead to jaw 5 cm, left arm, two places, 2cm and 2 cm, red cloak, 5 cm (all approx measurements) Some dark spotted marks throughout. Faint scratches throughout, as well as 'pit' type marks throughout. Patch above the head. Evidence of panting between the tiles is especially evident in the red cloak. 37 x 30 cm observable picture in frame.  Both mosaics; some general wear and tear.  Both frames; cracks, some losses, dirty and general wear and tear. Holes to the back of the frame appear to be mainly old nail holes, although some are small enough than they could be woodworm holes. 

Rudolf Helmut Sauter (1895-1977)/First Life (circa 1949)/initialled lower right; titled to label verso and further inscribed in pencil 'Life Eternal/Eternal Life'/oil on canvas board, 43.5cm x 35cm/Provenance: gifted to the vendor by the artist's wife Viola in 1966, details on the artist's label CONDITION REPORT: ARR Artist's Resale Right may apply to the sale of this lot if the hammer price is the equivalent of 1000 Euros or more, incurring an additional fee. For further information please ask Chorley's or visit www.dacs.org.uk

A 1/2 size viola in carry case with bow, 65cm long

A collection of Royal Doulton figures 'Edwardian String Quartet' to include First Violin HN3704, Second Violin HN3705 (slight a/f), Viola HN3706 and Cello HN3705 (4). All number 1000 / 1500. In good condition with no obvious damage or restoration. The bow for the violin has snapped off the second violin and has left some minor damage to the end of the violin neck.

Viola with a fitted case

Moorcroft Viola vase

A collection of five various Staffordshire figures including Duke of Wellington 35 cm high, man with viola and spaniel 29.5 cm high, sailor with hat and rope 26 cm high, young girl with wheatsheaf and fawn 24.5 cm high and skater boy 23 cm high

A large collection of assorted violin, viola and violoncello bows, the vast majority nickel mounted and in need of restoration (approx 118).

MAURICE K BOUETTE; a good full-size English viola with two-piece back, length 42cm, with interior label 'Made by Maurice K Bouette, London 1967', cased with a bow.Additional InformationOverall good condition with very minor signs of wear and slight scuffs to varnish as seen in photos.

WILLIAM HIMAN JONES; a full-size English viola, labelled 'Made by William H Jones, Ickenham Middlesex 1948', the two-piece back length 41.7cm.

A full-size German viola, the two-piece back with geometric inlay to top and bottom, length 43cm, with carved scroll, unlabelled.Additional InformationSome wear to the treacly varnish and general wear and tear throughout.

A German viola (for restoration), with inlaid decoration to table and back, length 39cm.Additional InformationExtensively damaged to the table including numerous cracks, scratches and other damage. Interesting inlaid decoration to back and sides, lovely boxwood pegs, but this instrument is a restoration project.

A viola (for restoration), a quantity of violin bodies, necks with scrolls, parts, etc.

L COCKER; a silver mounted viola bow, stamped to shaft and also stamped Pat 903574.

Two Viola Starry Night & an Aster - Hardy Perennials. Not available for in-house P&P, contact Paul O'Hea at Mailboxes on 01925 659133

Moorcroft Viola vase

* LOTTIE DAVIES (B. 1971) 'The Red Devil' from 'Memories and Nightmares' number one of the edition of 5, Lambda print on aluminium, 124cm x 200cmLottie Davies was born in Guildford, UK, in 1971. She grew up in Surrey and was educated in  Alton and Godalming. After a degree in philosophy at St Andrews University in Scotland,  she moved back to England to pursue a career in photography. She is currently based in London and Cornwall.Davies’ unique style has been employed in a variety of contexts, including newspapers, glossy magazines, books and advertising. She has won recognition in numerous awards, including the Association of Photographers’ Awards, the International Color Awards, and the Schweppes Photographic Portrait Awards. Her work has garnered international acclaim with the image Quints, which won First Prize at the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Awards 2008 at the National Portrait Gallery in London, with Viola As Twins, which won the Photographic Art Award, Arte Laguna Prize in Venice in 2011, and her collaboration on Dreams of Your Life with Hide & Seek/Film 4.0 which was BAFTA-nominated in 2012.Davies’ work is concerned with stories and personal histories, the tales and myths we use to structure our lives. She takes inspiration from classical and modern painting, cinema and theatre as well as the imaginary worlds of literature. She employs a deliberate reworking of our visual vocabulary, playing on our notions of nostalgia and visual conventions with the intention of evoking a sense of recognition and narrative. Sandy Nairne, former director of the National Portrait Gallery in London, described Davies’ work as “brilliantly imaginative”.

* LOTTIE DAVIES (B. 1971) 'Venus, 2011' number 1 from the edition of 10, Digital c-type, 40.5cm x 51cmLottie Davies was born in Guildford, UK, in 1971. She grew up in Surrey and was educated in  Alton and Godalming. After a degree in philosophy at St Andrews University in Scotland,  she moved back to England to pursue a career in photography. She is currently based in London and Cornwall.Davies’ unique style has been employed in a variety of contexts, including newspapers, glossy magazines, books and advertising. She has won recognition in numerous awards, including the Association of Photographers’ Awards, the International Color Awards, and the Schweppes Photographic Portrait Awards. Her work has garnered international acclaim with the image Quints, which won First Prize at the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Awards 2008 at the National Portrait Gallery in London, with Viola As Twins, which won the Photographic Art Award, Arte Laguna Prize in Venice in 2011, and her collaboration on Dreams of Your Life with Hide & Seek/Film 4.0 which was BAFTA-nominated in 2012.Davies’ work is concerned with stories and personal histories, the tales and myths we use to structure our lives. She takes inspiration from classical and modern painting, cinema and theatre as well as the imaginary worlds of literature. She employs a deliberate reworking of our visual vocabulary, playing on our notions of nostalgia and visual conventions with the intention of evoking a sense of recognition and narrative. Sandy Nairne, former director of the National Portrait Gallery in London, described Davies’ work as “brilliantly imaginative”.

* LOTTIE DAVIES (B. 1971) 'Puck, 2011' number 1 from the edition of 10, Digital c-type, 51cm x 40.5cmLottie Davies was born in Guildford, UK, in 1971. She grew up in Surrey and was educated in  Alton and Godalming. After a degree in philosophy at St Andrews University in Scotland,  she moved back to England to pursue a career in photography. She is currently based in London and Cornwall.Davies’ unique style has been employed in a variety of contexts, including newspapers, glossy magazines, books and advertising. She has won recognition in numerous awards, including the Association of Photographers’ Awards, the International Color Awards, and the Schweppes Photographic Portrait Awards. Her work has garnered international acclaim with the image Quints, which won First Prize at the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Awards 2008 at the National Portrait Gallery in London, with Viola As Twins, which won the Photographic Art Award, Arte Laguna Prize in Venice in 2011, and her collaboration on Dreams of Your Life with Hide & Seek/Film 4.0 which was BAFTA-nominated in 2012.Davies’ work is concerned with stories and personal histories, the tales and myths we use to structure our lives. She takes inspiration from classical and modern painting, cinema and theatre as well as the imaginary worlds of literature. She employs a deliberate reworking of our visual vocabulary, playing on our notions of nostalgia and visual conventions with the intention of evoking a sense of recognition and narrative. Sandy Nairne, former director of the National Portrait Gallery in London, described Davies’ work as “brilliantly imaginative”.

* LOTTIE DAVIES (B. 1971) 'The Blue Bedroom, 2008' number 4 from the edition of 10, Digital c-type, 42.5cm x 100cm; together with a large version of the photograph printed on foamex board, 115cm x 204cm (2)Lottie Davies was born in Guildford, UK, in 1971. She grew up in Surrey and was educated in  Alton and Godalming. After a degree in philosophy at St Andrews University in Scotland,  she moved back to England to pursue a career in photography. She is currently based in London and Cornwall.Davies’ unique style has been employed in a variety of contexts, including newspapers, glossy magazines, books and advertising. She has won recognition in numerous awards, including the Association of Photographers’ Awards, the International Color Awards, and the Schweppes Photographic Portrait Awards. Her work has garnered international acclaim with the image Quints, which won First Prize at the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Awards 2008 at the National Portrait Gallery in London, with Viola As Twins, which won the Photographic Art Award, Arte Laguna Prize in Venice in 2011, and her collaboration on Dreams of Your Life with Hide & Seek/Film 4.0 which was BAFTA-nominated in 2012.Davies’ work is concerned with stories and personal histories, the tales and myths we use to structure our lives. She takes inspiration from classical and modern painting, cinema and theatre as well as the imaginary worlds of literature. She employs a deliberate reworking of our visual vocabulary, playing on our notions of nostalgia and visual conventions with the intention of evoking a sense of recognition and narrative. Sandy Nairne, former director of the National Portrait Gallery in London, described Davies’ work as “brilliantly imaginative”.

* LOTTIE DAVIES (B. 1971) 'Eve, 2011' number 1 from the edition of 10, Digital c-type, 51cm x 40.5cmLottie Davies was born in Guildford, UK, in 1971. She grew up in Surrey and was educated in  Alton and Godalming. After a degree in philosophy at St Andrews University in Scotland,  she moved back to England to pursue a career in photography. She is currently based in London and Cornwall.Davies’ unique style has been employed in a variety of contexts, including newspapers, glossy magazines, books and advertising. She has won recognition in numerous awards, including the Association of Photographers’ Awards, the International Color Awards, and the Schweppes Photographic Portrait Awards. Her work has garnered international acclaim with the image Quints, which won First Prize at the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Awards 2008 at the National Portrait Gallery in London, with Viola As Twins, which won the Photographic Art Award, Arte Laguna Prize in Venice in 2011, and her collaboration on Dreams of Your Life with Hide & Seek/Film 4.0 which was BAFTA-nominated in 2012.Davies’ work is concerned with stories and personal histories, the tales and myths we use to structure our lives. She takes inspiration from classical and modern painting, cinema and theatre as well as the imaginary worlds of literature. She employs a deliberate reworking of our visual vocabulary, playing on our notions of nostalgia and visual conventions with the intention of evoking a sense of recognition and narrative. Sandy Nairne, former director of the National Portrait Gallery in London, described Davies’ work as “brilliantly imaginative”. 

A full sized viola; together with two bows and a quantity of music

Approximately 200 UK issue 1970s and 1980s Soul / Funk / Disco singles including Ruby Turner, Stanley Turrnetine, The Tymes, Ultra Funk, Ultra Naté, Undisputed Truth, Unlimited Touch, Luther Vandross, Village People, Anita Ward, Dionne Warwick, Geno Washington, Was Not Was, Johnnie Guitar Watson, The Weather Girls, James Wells, Mary Wells, The Whispers, Barry White, Wild Cherry, Eugene Wilde, Danny Williams, Deniece Williams, Johnny WIlliams, Lenny Williams, Viola Wills, The Winans, Bill Withers, Womack and Womack, Betty Wright, Yazz, Young Disciples etc, includes some promos

Paganini, Niccolò, Geigenvirtuose und Komponist (1782-1840).Eigenhändige Notenschrift mit Dedikation. Vier Blatt. Von Paganini voll signiert.Ohne Ort und Jahr. Italienische Handschrift auf Papier. 22 x 28 cm. Unter Ppt. in aufwendigem Präsentationsrahmen.Enthält Noten zu Viola und Begleitstimme (Gitarre, Violoncello) No. 6, gemeint ist wohl das Gitarrenkonzert Nr. 6. Die handschriftliche Widmung galt Camillo Sivori (1815-1894), dem einzigen Schüler Paganinis, der Sivori 1822/1823 unterrichtete. Eine weitere Marginalie von anderer Hand (Bleistift) verweist auf den Besitz des Manuskriptes in den Jahren vor 1929. - Etwas gebräunt und fleckig, sonst gut.

Viola 16'' two piece back, ebony fingerboard, tailpiece and pegs, with makers label 'Jeffery J. Gilbert Peterborough Fecit Anno MDCCCCV' inside of back signed 'J J Gilbert, Peterborough 1905' and numbered '204' under fingerboard on lower face of neck block and on neck block inside (cased with bow stamped 'Alfred Knoll')

Stringed Instrument. An Archer 500 viola, length of back 41.5cm, printed label and a bow, in zipped rigid case Good condition

Henkelschale "Flora Danica", Royal Copenhagen.Rand mit reichem Reliefdekor, farbiger und goldener Staffage sowie Asthenkel und plastischen Blütenapplikationen (unwesentlich best.). Bunt gemalte, botanische Darstellung "Viola canina L.", so bez. Grüne und blaue Unterglasurmarke Royal Copenhagen, um 1973. 1. Wahl. L. 24,5 cm. Prov.: In der Manufaktur in Kopenhagen erworben, Kaufbeleg von 1973 in Kopie anbei.

Vienna, 1924. First edition, oblong folio, foreword by Alma Mahler, unbound as issued, in half cloth folder, with 6 fascicles containing c.120 pp of facsimile Ms music, lacking the (often missing) pamphlet "Einführende Bemerkungen" by Richard Specht, original black cloth folder, ties, spine worn; Cherubini Lodoïska, comédie héroique en trois actes. Paris: H. Naderman, [n.d.], 4to, aquatint title, 410pp (marked "Fin") + 2-9pp., contemporary quarter calf, rubbed; Meyerbeer, Giacomo. Robert le Diable, opéra en 5 Actes. Paris: M. Schlesinger, [1831]. 4to, lithographed title, 407pp., contemporary red quarter morocco, slight spotting, especially to title, rubbed; Geminiani, Francesco Concerti Grossi con Due Violini, Violoncello, e Viola di Concertino obligati, et due altri Violini, e Basso di Concerto grosso ad arbitrio... opera seconda. London: I. Walsh, [c.1732], 7 parts, 4to, contemporary quarter calf, marbled sides, rubbed; Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix Ein Sommernachstraum von Shakespeare. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Hartel, [1848], First edition, 4to, 177pp., with signature on endpaper of Mandyczewski, original half cloth, boards somewhat discoloured, spine worn; Schumann, Robert Der Rose Pilgerfahrt. Mährchen von Moritz Horn. Op. 112. Leipzig: F. Kistner, [1852], First edition, later issue, pictorial title, 203pp., original brown cloth gilt; Four Operatic scores, bound in purple tooled morocco with coronet: 1) Bellini. I Puritani, Naples and Rome, [n.d.], oblong 4to, recto title with named cast list and table of contents on verso, pp.227; 2) Donizetti, Gaetano. L’Elisire d’Amore, Melodramma. Milan & Florence: G. Ricordi, [c.1840] (vocal score arranged by Luigi Truzzi), [4], 231pp.; 3) Verdi, Giuseppe. I due Foscari... riduzione per Canto con accompagnamento di Pianoforte di L. Truzzi. Milan: G. Ricordi, [n.d.] (vocal score arranged by Luigi Truzzi), 186pp.; 4) Verdi, Giuseppe. Giovanna d’Arco. Milan: Giovanni Ricordi, [n.d.] (early edition dedicated to Giulia Samoyloff), [2], 213pp., all 4 oblong 4to, bindings a bit rubbed, g.e.; sold not subject to return (16)

2. Hälfte 20. Jahrhunderts, Modell ¨Flora Danica¨ (3582/20), ovale Dose mit gewölbtem Deckel mit Rankengriff und plastischem Blütendekor, Wandung umlaufend mit polychromen Sandveilchen-Dekor bemalt, auf dem Deckel polychromes Fingerkraut-Dekor, reiche Goldstaffage, am Boden bzw. im Deckel in Latein bezeichnet ¨Viola var. arenaria Sand.¨ bzw. ¨Potentilla nivea¨, Manufakturmarke, H ca. 14cm, Dose 15x12cm

Frank Lean - oil still life viola and inkwell on desk

Contemporary double violin/viola case; also a single violin case (2)

Rosewood viola case by and inscribed either side of the lock W.E. Hill & Sons, Violin Makers, 140 New Bond St, London (internal fittings missing) *this case was formerly the property of W. E. Hill & Son

The Girolamo Amati Viola in the Galleria Estense, Treasures of Italian Violin Making 1

Interesting mid 19th century French viola bow possibly of the Maire School and stamped Dodd, the stick round, the ebony frog plain and the ebony adjuster with two nickel bands, 59.5gm, without hair (break to the underside of the head) *Please check CITES regulations regarding export of bows containing elephant ivory prior to purchasing