Walter Crane for Pilkington's Tile and Pottery Company, 'Flora's Train', a rare set of six relief-pressed tiles, circa 1900-1901, comprising 'Poppy', 'Cornflower', 'Columbine', 'Daffodil', 'Bluebell' and 'Anemone', set within a turquoise fireplace mount (6) *See the V&A for another set of six, where it is noted that this set can otherwise be known as Flora's Retinue.
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CHILDREN:1. Crane, Walter: Flora's Feast. L, Cassell, 1895. Original pictorial boards; Little worn; o/w VG+;2. Crane, Walter: Baby’s own Aesop. L, Warne, nd, c.1890. Original pictorial boards; front inner hinges cracked and glued; o/w VG+;3. Edgeworth, M: The Parent's Assistant; or, Stories for Children. Six volumes. L, R Hunter, 1822, new edn. Leather backed boards. Volume 4 lacks title page; o/w G (8)
Blair Hughes-Stanton.- Ida Graves. - Epithalamion, number 278 of 330 copies signed by Hughes-Stanton (but actually one of 150 copies issued later) , 23 full-page wood-engraved illustrations, bound in paper over boards, edged in brown morocco at top and bottom, morocco title label, spine a little faded, with accompanying booklet in original wrappers, together in board slip-case, spine and upper edges splitting a little, all bindings by Paul Collet and David Sellars, folio, The Basilisk Press, 1980 § Crane (Walter) Mrs Mundi at Home: Lines and Outlines, second edition, fore-edges soiled, offsetting, rebound in later cloth preserving original covers, g.e., a little rubbed, London & Belfast, [n.d.]. The first mentioned was published in 1980 from sheets printed by Hughes-Stanton in 1934; 330 copies were to be published in 1934 by his Gemini Press. Only 300 were printed, of which only 150 sold. In 1970 Hughes-Stanton gave the remaining sheets to the Basilisk Press.
BARBER. Barber's Picturesque Illustrations of the Isle of Wight. Simpkin & Marshall, [ca. 1835], calf. WISE, J. The New Forest, its history and its scenery. With 63 illustrations by Walter Crane. Gibbings, 1895, cloth. BRANNON, P. The Coast Scenery of Dorset. Part 2. [8 engravings.] Sydenham, Poole, [ca. 1850], oblong 8vo, wrappers; and others, views, topography &c. (10)
EARLY EDITION HARDBACK CHILDREN'S BOOKS - a lovely collection of early edition children's books x7, to include a 1st Edition of Ginger and Pickles by Beatrix Potter (1909), an undated possible 1st Edition of Tens and Elevens by F. E. Weatherly, an undated possible 1st edition of Warne and Co.'s Mother Goose or the Old Nursery Rhymes, illustrated by Kate Greenaway, an early edition of Flora's Feast by Walter Crane (1902), a 2nd Edition Babar's ABC by Jean de Brunhoff (1949), a softback programme of Bluebeard produced 1871 at the Princes Theatre in Manchester, and the cover and contents page to the Bull Calf and Other Tales by A.B. Frost (1982).
Hampshire.- New Forest.- - Wise The New Forest: Its History and its Scenery, third edition Wise (John R.) The New Forest: Its History and its Scenery, third edition, limited edition, large paper copy, illustrations on India paper by Walter Crane and 10 original photographs (not commonly found in this edition), mounted, tissue guards, 1 plate working loose, slightly foxed and browned, ink inscription on fly-leaf, bookplate of Seward Brice on front pastedown, original morocco, gilt, slightly rubbed, small stain on upper cover, gilt panelled spine, slightly rubbed, g.e., sm. 4to, 1880.
A late 19th century Maw & Co vase designed by Walter Crane, the body modelled as a swan, ruby lustre decoration depicting figures and dog, painted Walter Crane mark to base - H24cm, flared rim damaged and repaired CONDITION REPORT: flared rim damaged and badly repaired, 1cm chip to lower body
J L K AND W K GRIMM: HOUSEHOLD STORIES FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE BROS GRIMM, Trans Lucy Crane, ill Walter Crane, L, 1882, 1st edn, orig cl, ptd paper label (browned) + JULES CHAMPFLEURY: THE CAT PAST AND PRESENT, Ed Mrs Cashel Hoey, L, 1885, 1st edn, orig cl + HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: FAIRY TALES FROM, ill Gordon Browne, L, 1901, 1st edn, orig pict cl (3)
Hunt - Autograph Letter signed to Francis Turner Palgrave, 1p., 8vo, "Thos (William Holman, painter, 1827-1910) Autograph Letter signed to Francis Turner Palgrave, 1p., 8vo, "Thos. Combe's Esq.", Oxford, 22nd July 1872, "I would gladly come on Thursday and dine with you for the sake both of seeing Mrs Palgrave and having a chat but I cannot manage to be in town early enough," folds, tipped-in on an album f .; and 10 other pieces, including: an ALs from John Everett Millais, 4 ALs.s. from Walter Crane, a manuscript Christmas card from "The House of the Crane" and a printed greetings card designed by Crane, an ALs from Laurence Binyon, an ALs and ANs from Muirhead Bone etc., some tipped-in on album ff., v.s., v.d. (11 pieces). Francis Turner Palgrave (1824-1897), anthologist and art critic.
Hans Anderson's 'Fairy Tales' Humphrey Mitford, Oxford University Press, no date, presumed first or very early edition. Imperial octavo green cloth boards with gilt lettering to front board and spine, gilt and colour illustration to front board and spine. All plates save the front piece which is missing. Also, 'King Arthur's Knights', Edinburgh and London, T.C & E.C Jack (c.1912), illustrations by Walter Crane
[Beardsley (Aubrey) and others]. - The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly, 13 vol. [all published], plates, illustrations and decorations by Aubrey Beardsley, Laurence Housman, Walter Crane, Max Beerbohm and others, tissue guards, original pictorial yellow cloth, a little rubbed, spine ends a little bumped, vol.5 small split to head of spine, otherwise an excellent set , small 4to, 1894-97.
A rare Pilkington's Lancastrian charger designed by Walter Crane, painted by Charles Cundall, dated 1906, shape 2476, painted with a peacock, in shades of blue and green, highlighted in ruby impressed mark and date mark, painted artists ciphers 30cm. diam. Literature A J Cross Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery and Tiles, Richard Dennis Publications page 13 plate VIII for the larger version illustrated. Provenance A private collection of Pilkington's Lancastrian
I Giorni an ebonised wood cabinet on stand inset with embroidered panels designed by Walter Crane, the embroidery believed to be by Mary Francis Crane on her honeymoon, the panels depicting classical figures, set in two hinged doors with painted detail, the interior with bronze gilded paper panels, cabinet 82cm high, 82cm wide, 32cm deep, stand 77cm high, 95cm wide and 48cm deep Provenance Walter Crane, thence by descent
Walter Crane (1845-1915) Bellerophon Slays the Chimaera, pen, ink and watercolour on paper from The Wonder Book of Nathaniel Hawthorne, framed signed with artist cipher 15.5 x 10.5cm (image) Provenance inscribed to the reverse The Original Watercolour by Walter Crane R.W.S. which he drew for the Wonder Book of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Walter Crane gave this picture to Captain Hugh Evan-Thomas R.N when he was Captain of H.M.S Bellerophon.
& others]. The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly, 13 vol (Aubrey) & others]. The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly, 13 vol. [all published], plates and decorations by Aubrey Beardsley, Laurence Housman, Walter Crane, Max Beerbohm and others, some spotting, original pictorial yellow cloth, uncut, rubbed and soiled, some spines browned, small 4to, 1894-97.
J L K AND W K GRIMM: HOUSEHOLD STORIES FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE BROS GRIMM, Trans Lucy Crane, ill Walter Crane, L, 1882, 1st edn, orig cl, ptd paper label (browned) + JULES CHAMPFLEURY: THE CAT PAST AND PRESENT, Ed Mrs Cashel Hoey, L, 1885, 1st edn, orig cl + HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: FAIRY TALES FROM, ill Gordon Browne, L, 1901, 1st edn, orig pict cl (3)
[Beardsley (Aubrey) & others.] - The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly, 13 vol. [all published], plates, illustrations and decorations by Aubrey Beardsley, Laurence Housman, Walter Crane, Max Beerbohm and others, tissue guards, original pictorial yellow cloth, a little rubbed, spines slightly soiled as usual, 1894-97; and the selection of 1949, small 4to (14)
Harold Moorcroft (brother of William), two watercolour botanical studies mounted on a single card, irises and daisies, one signed with monogram, both bearing E.S.K. embossed stamp, 15ins x 10ins, the margin bearing an original paper label with students name Moorcroft, dated 1900 and age 20 (damages to the margins of the card), another framed group of nine floral watercolours, from H. Moorcroft in single frame, the artists black Japanned tin paint box with palette, a presentation book, ' The Iliad of Homer ' bearing inscription on the front cover, and another volume ' Queen Summer or the Journey of the Lily and the Rose ' by Walter Crane, illustrated by Harold Moorcroft
Possibly Walter Crane - Maw & Co - A late 19th Century tile panel with two 6in x 8in inset tiles, the first titled Spinning, the second Drawing, both in sepia and framed with border and glaze effect tiles, all set on a cement ground together with a late 19th Century encaustic tile panel set with geometric floor tiles (2)
Holme, Charles (Ed.) Modern Pen-Drawings: European and American London: The Studio: First edition, 1901. 4to, 216pp, 75 plates (2 double-page), numerous text illustrations, remainder untrimmed, original binding in blind-stamped full vellum gilt, complete with box cover. Limited edition 244 of 300 numbered copies. With illustrations by Jessie M. King, Maxfield Parrish, Walter Crane, Laurence Housman, Hugh Thomson etc
ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS:1. Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator): Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. L, Hodder & Stoughton, nd (1912), 4to. with 50 tipped-in colour plates. CONDITION: Spine little faded; o/w VG;2. Walter CraneÉs Picture Book. L, F.Warne, 1900, limited edn. of 500, oblong folio, vellum backed boards and teg. CONDITION: Occ foxing; o/w G+;3. Crane, W: Queen Summer: The Journey of the Lily and the Rose. L, Cassell, 1891, 4to. Original pictorial boards. CONDITION: VG;4. Attwell, Mabel Lucie (Illustrator): The Amateur Cook. L, Chambers, nd, c.1905, original pictorial covers. CONDITION: G+/VG;5. Hofmann, Dr Heinrich: Struwwelpeter. Routledge, nd. CONDITION: G (5)
EDMUND SPENSER: THE SHEPHEARD'S CALENDER, ill Walter Crane, 1898 1st edn, orig pict cl gt, + THOMAS GRAY: AN ELEGY IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD, ill G F Nicholls, 1914, 1st edn, 8 tipped in col'd plts as list, 4to, orig pict cl + CHARLES DICKENS: THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP, ill Frank Reynolds [1913] 21 tipped in col'd plts as list, 4to, orig decorative cl gt (3)
A Pilkington Royal Lancastrian Vase designed by Walter Crane and painted by Richard Joyce in gold lustre on a terracotta ground, depicting classical male and female figures holding lamps connected by chains between patter borders, fully marked and number 2671 to base, stress cracks to body, 26.5cm tall
A Pilkington's Lancastrian vase designed by Walter Crane painted by William S. Mycock, dated 1911, shape 2469, painted with a frieze of lion Passant, above heart shaped foliage and Tudor rose motif in bronze lustre on red and green lustre, with modern wooden stand, impressed marks, painted artist ciphers and date code 13cm. high Provenance Bill Coles collection Literature A J Cross Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian Pottery and Tiles, Richard Dennis, page 9 plate III for a comparable example illustrated. A Catalogue of the Lancastrian Pottery at Manchester City Art Galleries, catalogue number 186 for a comparable piece. This design, also known as the Lion Bowl, painted by Richard Joyce was exhibited at the Franco British Exhibition in 1908.
H C D Charlton (late 19th/early 20th century) - 'Fishing Port', watercolour, signed, approx. 25x35cm, inset modern mount and gilt frame. NB: The Northern Art Worker's Guild was founded in 1896, it was reported in 'The Studio' that Mr Walter Crane recently addressed, at Manchester, a meeting convened for the purposed of forming an association of art/workers, to be called 'The Northern Art-Worker's Guild', a committee was appointed and Messrs H C D Charlton and Edgar Wood consented to act as the honorary secretaries of the new guild. (The Studio, August 1896, page 156) CONDITION REPORT: Painting appears to be in sound condition, with no visable signs of tears or foxing. Pigments remain vibrant.
WALTER CRANE Forest of Hardelot Mixed media Signed with his hieroglyph and dated August 12 1910 35.5 x 25.5cm Note: Exhibited R.W.S. Summer 1912, Catalogue 95 (See illustration) Condition Report: Glazed, appears to be in good condition. Less bright than online image but greener, more natural in colour.
Walter Crane RWS (1845-1915)`SYRACUSE, ANAPO RIVER` Signed with monogram and dated `Jan 23 `04`, watercolour and bodycolour, on buff paper 24.5 x 33.5cm Papyrus is native to North Africa and the Anapo and Ciane rivers in Sicily are the only places in Europe where it can be found. Crane first visited Italy just after his marriage in September 1871 and stayed until May 1873. He revisited Italy in December 1881 and again in September 1882.CONDITION REPORT: Not viewed out of glazed frame. Loss of depth to blue colour. Light fading especially to river. Monogram and title quite indistinct.
Walter Crane RWS (1845-1915)`SYRACUSE, ANAPO RIVER` Signed with monogram and dated `Jan 23 `04`, watercolour and bodycolour, on buff paper 24.5 x 33.5cm Papyrus is native to North Africa and the Anapo and Ciane rivers in Sicily are the only places in Europe where it can be found. Crane first visited Italy just after his marriage in September 1871 and stayed until May 1873. He revisited Italy in December 1881 and again in September 1882.CONDITION REPORT: Not viewed out of glazed frame. Loss of depth to blue colour. Light fading especially to river. Monogram and title quite indistinct.
`David Lloyd George` a Barratt & Co tile designed by George Cartlidge, from a photograph by Ernest Mills, in shades of green, `Little Boy Blue` a tile designed by Walter Crane, a large Minton Godwit tile and three other tiles impressed marks, Lloyd George tile 22.5 x 15.5cm Literature Tony Johnson The Morrisware, Tiles and Art of George Cartlidge, private press, page 80 plate 213 for a J H Barratt & Co portrait tile of David Lloyd George. Provenance Stephen Wilcock Collection

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