predominantly London, various makers and marks, including John, Henry, and Charlies Lias and Mary Chawner etc, comprising, a basting spoon, a soup ladle, thirty five dinner forks, thirty five dessert forks, fifteen tablespoons, twenty nine dessert spoons, thirty seven teaspoons, ten egg spoons, two mustard spoons, seven salt spoons, sauce ladles, asparagus tongs and butterknives, all contained in an oak fitted canteen retailed by D & J Welby Ltd.Weighable silver: 275oz (approximately)
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J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) handwritten letter to his official photographer Pamela Chandler, double sided, signed and dated 1961: 'Dear Miss Chandler, I received the proofs yesterday. A number of people have already seen them, & they have been (as a whole) generally approved. I do not think that the subject (or object?) himself is capable of capable of a sound opinion, for though the matter may touch him closely, he has less of a true idea what he looks like than what hi voice sounds like. I wouldn't pick 10/15/24 if I was the chooser (especially not 10) but I have no objection to Allen and Unwin's choice for their own purposes! I agree myself with your choice (16). Would you be prepared to do some finished copies of other various (than 10,15,24) for me? And if so, may I retain for present the proofs, to discover the tastes of those who wish for photographs of me? I hope you are really better now, and catching up arrows - if one ever really does. I seem to live in an endless pursuit. My wife and I were delighted to have your letter and good wishes which we return warmly, to you and Mrs Welby-Fisher Yours sincerely J.R.R. Tolkien
A Victorian Mahogany Gothic Pattern Sideboard, designed by Edward Welby Pugin (1834-1875), for the Granville Hotel, East Cliff, Ramsgate, Kent, the plain mirror panelled back with castellated frieze and triple cluster columns surmounted by standing figures of saints, each holding a shield, the base with moulded edge and frieze drawer with applied twin Gothic tracery panel to drawer front, cupboards under enclosed by a pair of conforming panelled doors with overlaid Gothic tracery flanked by moulded columns, on plinth base, 47.5ins wide x 22ins deep x 70ins high Provenance: Purchased from the Granville Hotel at the time of renovation in the 1980's
A Unique Unrecorded Gothic Revival Silver Gilt Vinaigrette by the highly regarded London Silversmith William Henry Dee, a maker renowned for his novelty silver boxes. In the shape of an incense burner / thurible. The body surmounted with gilt viscount-earl's coronet, held by a chain with a further gilt coronet. When the orb is opened it reveals a gilt interior with a fine fret-worked domed censor lid. Probably made for a special commission, for a member of the House of Lords, Westminster. Designed in the manner of Edward Welby Pugin (1834-1875). A Lozenge date registration device is stamped to the body and dated London 1872, with marker's mark. Length with attached chain 3" x 1.5" diameter.
wool, with hessian backing384cm x 95cmProvenance: St. Leonards - Mayfield Chapel, Mayfield, Sussex, England.Footnote: Note: The remains of a medieval palace belonging to the Archbishops of Canterbury was converted into a school, Mayfield School of the Holy Child, by Edward Welby Pugin in 1863-6. This needlework rug originally ran the entire length of the Chapel. Due to the sheer scale of the work, the rug was constructed in small, panelled sections and later stitched together to form the carpet. Hand-stitched by the sisters of Mayfield Chapel, the carpet was produced for Mother Cornelia Connelly, founder of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. The border has verses from Psalm 112 verses 5 and 6 ET HUMILIA RESPICIT IN CAELO ET IN TERRA/ SUSCITANS A TERRA INOPEM ET DE STERCORE ERIGENS PAUPEREM, translating from Latin as 'Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice/ Raising up the needy from the earth, and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill'. As in other projects, E.W. Pugin continued to use the decorative designs of his father of which this may be one.
A pair of Reformed Gothic mahogany and pollard oak stools, in the manner of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, each with square top above a shaped frieze carved with scrolls and applied with cabochons, slightly outswept legs outlined with ebony stringing, bun feet, 48.5cm high, 40cm square, c.1870
A fine Gothic Revival diamond and sapphire mounted silver-gilt ecclesiastical Communion chalice, the design in the manner of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, planished hemi-ovoid bowl, the knopped stem and barbed hexafoil base pierced with tracery, 22cm high, maker WFK, Birmingham 26.5oz gross
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, LINCOLNSHIRE, Boston, Peacock and Royal Hotel, R[obert] Clemow, brass Threehalfpence, 26mm (Hutchinson 55), Red Lion Hotel, The Boston Hotel Co, brass Threehalfpence, 26mm (H 84), Grantham, Waggon & Horses Inn, brass, 26mm (H 410), Welby Arms, W[illiam] Keys, brass Threehalfpence, 24mm (H 416); LANCASHIRE, New Hey [Rochdale], Liberal Club, brass Fourpence, Threepence, Twopences (3, different sizes and metals), 17-23mm; YORKSHIRE, Dewsbury, Dewsbury Club, brass Penny, stamped 61, 23mm (cf. DNW 141, 1070), Working Men’s Club & Institute, brass Twopence by Ardill, 25mm (cf. DNW 141, 1070); Hanging Heaton, Hanging Heaton & District Working Men’s Club and Institute, brass Penny, 31mm (cf. DNW 141, 1065), Sheffield, White Lion Club, Woodside Lane, uniface brass Threepence, 26mm [13]. About very fine and better, but two New Hey pierced £80-£100 --- Provenance: B. Woodside Collection
Autographs. An interesting late nineteenth century album comprising 298 clipped autographs, letters and signed documents, compiled by Frances B. Mostyn of Arundel, including royalty, noblemen, members of the Catholic church, politicians and authors, the majority 1870-1930, but a few earlier, mostly mounted, a few loose, half morocco, worn, 140pp., folio Including: Victoria, Queen. A pardon for John Houghton, convicted of felony at Cambridge in March 1834, granted the sixth day of December 1837, signed by Victoria and Lord John Russell, 2pp.; George III, King. An act for punishing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters, signed by George III and Viscount Castlereagh, on the fifth day of March 1809, 3pp.; William IV, King. The appointment of Edward Mostyn to the rank of cornet in the Eighth Regiment of the Light Dragoons, signed by William IV and Viscount Melbourne, on the twenty-fifth day of October, 1833, 1p.; The appointment of Edward Mostyn to the rank of Lieutenant in the Eighth Regiment of the Light Dragoons, signed by William IV and the 1st Earl Russell, on the nineteenth day of May, 1835, 1p.; A pardon for James Edwards, debtor, granted the 16 day of June, 1837, signed by William IV, R. Stewart, Lord Seymour and Richard O'Ferrall, Lord of the Treasury, 1p., folded; Pitt, John. A warrant to pay the Magistrates of Middlelburg, the sum of five thousand, five hundred florins on account of the extraordinaries of the army... being the Amount of Horses purchased for the R. waggon train, 6th September, 1839, 1p.; John Henry Cardinal Newman, three autograph notes signed; a summons for a private audience with Pope Pius XI, 3 April 1924; a receipt for Earlsford Hall, signed by Henry Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, dated 14 Feb 1693, 1p.; two warrants for payment, signed by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; a proclamation for Queen Victoria upon the death of William IV, dated 20 June 1837, to the Sheriff of Monmouthshire, signed by Charles Christopher Pepys, 1st Earl of Cottenham, William Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne and others, 1p.; ALS include those from: William Lamb, 1st Viscount Melbourne, Charles Henry Gordon Lennox, Duke of Richmond, Sir William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, The Earl of Carlisle, Sir Edward Henry Stanley, Earl of Derby, Nicholas Vansittart, Baron Bexley of Bexley, Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville, Sir Albert Woods, Augustus Welby Pugin, Prince Frederick Dulup Singh, Henry Howard, 15th Duke of Norfolk, Herbert Cardinal Vaughan, Mariano Cardinal Rampolla Del Tindaro, Henry Edward, 2nd Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, T. Cardinal Weld, John Bede Polding, John Butt, Bishop of Southwark, Walter Savage Landor, clipped autographs include: Victoria Eugenia, Queen Consort of Alfonso XIII of Spain, Robert Browning, H. Rider Haggard, Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, and others.
William Henry O'Connor (British, exhibited 1859-1865)Dante and Beatrice in heaven She, to whom no care of mine was hid, turning to me with aspect glad as fair, bespake me, etc. - Dante's Paradise.signed and inscribed with title on an old label (attached to the reverse); further inscribed 'International exhibition 18??/Class 38/Price 75 Gns/Title of picture- 'Dante and Beatrice in heaven- vide Paradise of Dante.'/Name of artist William H. O'Connor/4 Berners Street. W/Owner of picture -Michael O'Connor Esq: Kingstown-Ireland/Formerly exhibited at Royal Academy. 18(59)' on an old label (attached to the canvas verso)oil on canvas 81.9 x 51.5cm (32 1/4 x 20 1/4in).Footnotes:ExhibitedLondon, Royal Academy, 1859, no. 495.Dublin, Royal Hibernian Academy, 1860, no. 262.William Henry O'Connor was the second son of the stained-glass designer and heraldic painter Michael O'Connor (1801-1867). Michael was a native of Dublin, who went to England in 1823 and studied in the studio of Thomas Willement. By the mid-1830s Michael had returned to Dublin where he practiced stained-glass production and associated craft before returning to England in 1842, first settling in Bristol then moving to London in 1845. He worked with some of the best architects of the time, collaborating with both Augustus Welby Pugin on the glass for St. Saviour's, Leeds (praised by Pevsner) and William Butterfield. He exhibited designs at the Royal Academy in 1846 and 1849, but failing eyesight led to him to retire from the business around 1850.William joined the family firm, which was based at 4 Berner's Street, near Oxford Street, in about 1860, the year after he had shown Dante and Beatrice at The Royal Academy. He subsequently exhibited the picture at The Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin in 1860 and at an unidentified 'International Exhibition' (date unknown) by which time, according to the original label on the reverse, the work was the property of his father.In the present lot, taken from Canto II of Paradise in Dante's Divine Comedy, we see Dante and Beatrice as she guides the pilgrim on his journey through Heaven; a symbol of Divine Love, she is dressed in white, green and red, the colours of the three theological virtues: faith, hope and charity respectively. She is his companion on his journey to Empyrean, the true home of God and the souls of the faithful.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Attributed Augustus Welby Pugin (1812 - 1852)ÿ An important Gothic Revival giltwood Side Table or Altar, the heavy sienna marble top with moulded edge over an ornate frieze, with open front and side under arches in the typical Gothic taste, supported by alabaster columns, the back interior with five panels of floral and linear gold design, on a shaped plinth base, approx. 156cms wide x 84cms deep x 97cms high (61" x 33" x 38"). (1)
An important 19th Century period Gothic style oak Library Armchair, in the manner of Augustus Welby Pugin (1812 - 1852), possibly by Morel & Seddon, the arched back with pierced designÿ and inserted padded back over a padded leather drop in seat, the strait arms supported by open arches on front square legs with porcelain castors. (1)
George V silver canteen of cutlery, by D & J Welby Ltd, London 1911/12, Old English pattern, comprising twelve each of dinner forks, dessert forks, table spoons, dessert spoons, also six teaspoons and coffee spoons, a soup ladle, two sauce ladles, and a George III silver sauce ladle, maker WS, London 1812, total silver weight approx. 3.75kg (120.5 troy ozs) (52), all presented within an oak canteen box with brass carrying handles, 45cm
A silver teapot of compressed circular form, inscribed From Mary R to Phoebe Morshead, Nov 21st 1952, maker James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1937 and milk jug and sugar bowl of similar form, with reeded handles, makers Daniel & John Welby, London 1909, ___33oz. (N.B. Given as a wedding present from Queen Mary to Phoebe Morshead, daughter of Sir Owen Morshead, Royal Librarian at Windsor Castle.)
Hunt (Thomas). Exemplars of Tudor Architecture, adapted to modern habitations: with illustrative details, selected from ancient edifices; and observations on the furniture of the Tudor period, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1830, 37 engraved plates, scattered spotting throughout, contemporary half calf, joints split and wear to extremities, 4to, together with: [Nicholson, Peter], A Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the Five Orders of Architecture ... including an historical description of Gothic architecture..., London: Thomas Kelly, 1837, 99 engraved plates, fraying to initial leaves, toning, marginal browning and spotting throughout, occasional dust-soiling and damp stains, ink stains to two plates, modern green half morocco, 4to, Wood Brown (James), The Builders of Florence, London: Methuen & Co., 1907, plates & illustrations by Herbert Railton, slight spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt-blocked navy blue cloth in bright condition, 4to, and other architecture related including Details of Antient Timber Houses of the 15th & 16th centuries by A. Welby Pugin, 1836 (ex-library copy); An Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm, and Villa Architecture and Furniture by J.C. Loudon, new edition, 1836 (ex-library copy); Records of the Hole Crafte and Fellowship of Masons by Edward Conder, 1894, and four works by John RuskinQty: (10)
IN THE MANNER OF AUGUSTUS WELBY NORTHMORE PUGIN; an oak Gothic Revival dining table with moulded rectangular top above shaped apron and central chamfered arched cross stretcher to shaped end supports, height 75cm, length 225cm, width 107cm.Additional InformationThe top is of horizontal plank construction and has come loose in two sections, spurning a tiny sliver section, which is chipped. There is some staining and surface wear to the table from it being used and it is slightly warping at each end.
Kovar, Welby - Two boxed modern tinplate toy set. Lot consists of a Welby Highway Set; and a Kovar Bergban Mountain Railway. Both sets appear to be in Mint condition in Excellent - Mint boxes. (2)Lot descriptions reflect the cataloguer's opinion only and do not constitute a guarantee. If in doubt, intending bidders should either attend public viewing or request a written condition report. All sales are final.
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (British, 1812-1852): A rare silvered and gilt plated brass and copper three light candelabrumby John Hardman & Co., Birmingham, in the Gothic Revival style, circa 1840the twin spiral scrolling arms flanking a matching central stem supporting bulbous gadrooned drip pans with scalloped plain galleries centred by plain cylindrical candle nozzles, all issuing from a central decorative roundel with applied engraved shields bearing the assumed and unrecorded coat of arms for the Hardman family, on corresponding knopped gadrooned support and swept swirling gadrooned cusped circular base, 80cm high, 55cm wide, 24cm deep approximatelyFootnotes:ProvenanceJohn Hardman Snr., made for John Hardman Jnr. (1812-1867), thence by descent.Neil Phillips, John Hardman Studio, Lightwoods House, Birmingham.With the Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London W1S 2JT - purchased by the present vendor, 21st February 2013 (INV 33052).LiteratureThe Journal of Design and Manufactures, II, 1849, p. 52.P. Atterbury & C. Wainwright (eds), Pugin - A Gothic Passion, Exhibition Catalogue, Victoria & Albert Museum 1994, pub. Yale University Press, p. 237, pl. 44. ExhibitedExhibition of Industrial Arts and Manufacturers, Birmingham, 3rd September to 15th December 1849.Arguably one of the most talented and prolific designers of the 19th century, A.W.N. Pugin was an architect, draughtsftsman and designer, antiquary and collector, and artist and critic. Today he is recognised as the trailblazing pioneer of the revival of the Gothic style in Great Britain with a modus operandi derived less from a mere aesthetic but more from exacting religious and moral principles. As the architect of numerous high-profile public and domestic ecclesiastical and secular building commissions in England, Ireland, and Australia, he was also responsible for their interiors and furnishings, collaborating with several individually chosen manufacturers on the design and production of furniture, ceramics, books, textiles, wallpapers, and as with the present lot, metalware. However, his defining commission for the interiors of the Palace of Westminster was ironically instigated via a competition for the commission made by the architect Sir Charles Barry who turned to Pugin for his assistance with the drawings for the proposal. Initially the young Pugin was paid £400 by Barry for assisting with preliminary drawings but as the construction of the Palace progressed, Barry began to rely more heavily on him for the design and execution of the interior furnishings and fittings which ranged from the wall panelling and colour schemes down to the metalwork including the lighting and the door furniture. Pugin's earliest ventures into designing for the medium of metalwork were in the mid 1820's when he met the goldsmith John Gawler Bridge of Rundell, Bridge and Rundell. However, as the company were known for their revivalist historical styles including Rococo and 'Romanticised Gothic', their output was never particularly authentic and consequently few, if any, of Pugin's designs were probably ever realised, despite the existence of archival evidence of sketches showing his involvement with the company. John Hardman & Co. and John Hardman JuniorIn 1835, Pugin's conversion to Catholicism finally provided him with an opportunity to design and produce more purist metalwork pieces whilst undertaking a commission for the seminary of St Mary's College, Oscott. It was at the seminary that Pugin most likely met John Hardman Junior who was a member of a prominent Roman Catholic metalwork manufacturing family, John Hardman & Co. in Birmingham. Hardman Junior and Pugin became close friends sharing a commitment to the revival of their religion and practice. Their subsequent collaboration was responsible for bringing to fruition the majority of Pugin's important designs for precious and base metalwork pieces.Although the pair concentrated on recreating archaeological metalware designs of cathedral and church furnishings, few resources existed documenting domestic metalware forms in the Medieval period. As Pugin had previously dismissed the random application of perceived period detail applied superficially as 'patterns of Brumagen gothic' he was not inclined to 'imagined' Medieval objects to fill a gap in the market. However, he and Hardman inventively produced vessels and lighting of a type that would naturally satisfy this gap. Although it is estimated that as much as 95% of the church and other metalwork supplied by John Hardman & Co were in base metals, most of it being in brass in conjunction with copper, nickel or 'German silver ,' the quality of the gilding and silvering was so good it was often apparently extremely difficult for the firms' patrons to establish if the piece was made in a precious metal, in a base one or constructed in both materials. As a result of increased orders, including those from Charles Barry for the Palace of Westminster (all in base metal) which continued throughout the 1840s, Hardman Junior, although a partner in his father's metalworking company subsequently set up his own firm to provide 'Ecclesiastical Ornaments' from 1838. Continued important commissions and the preparation for the Birmingham Exhibition in 1849 and 1851 Great Exhibition also kept the business at full capacity during this period.In 1849 John Hardman & Co. worked alongside Crace and Co. and Herbert Minton, all of whom collaborated with Pugin at the Birmingham Exhibition of Manufacturers which was held in September of that year where the present lot was shown. An engraved plate with the inscription '(Altar Plate manufactured by Hardman & Co.; Silk Hanging by Crace and Son, London)' shows the candelabrum as the centrepiece of the display and was illustrated in the 'The Journal of Design and Manufacturers, II, 1849, p. 52. Although apparently conceived as an altar candelabrum, its Hardman Family provenance combined with the inclusion of an engraved decorative device assumed to be the unrecorded coat of arms for the Hardmans, demonstrate that its use was almost certainly exclusively secular. The arms were most likely designed by Pugin, who had previously created similar undocumented devices more for aesthetic purposes than from any recognised principles governed by the College of Arms. Indeed this imagined heraldry can perhaps be viewed as a token of Pugin's gratitude and goodwill towards his patron John Hardman junior. A comparable secular candelabrum in gilt brass and cut crystal glass designed by Pugin for the House of Lords circa 1850 also by John Hardman & Co Birmingham was subsequently exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition. However the 1849 Birmingham exhibition itself was a precursor of the 1851 Great Exhibition organised by Henry Cole and Prince Albert, both of whom had praised the work of Pugin and his manufacturers at the exhibition, causing Pugin to comment 'Our exposition at Birmingham was very creditable, has attracted a deal of attention, and done much good'. However the 1851 London Exhibition, known as the ''Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations,'' held in Joseph Paxton's prefabricated 'Crystal Palace' was problematic for Pugin who was commissioned to design a Medieval Court due to his differences with the designer of such a modern glass and iron structure. Nevertheless, he worked har... This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. 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Miscellaneous - Lyell (Sir Charles, Bart., F.R.S.) & Duncan (P. Martin, F.R.S., editor), The Student's Elements of Geology, fourth edition, London: John Murray, 1885, illustrated, green cloth, 8vo, (1); Thornton (W. Pugin) & Welby (Ellen, illustrator), Heads And What They Tell Us: Phrenological Recollections, first edition, London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1892, contemporary blue cloth gilt covers, 8vo, (1); Lord (The Rev. John Holt), Squire Brooke/A Memorial of Edward Brooke, of Fieldhouse, Near Huddersfield/With Extracts from his Diary and Correspondence, first edition, London: 1872, green cloth, contemporary bookseller's ticket: R.H. Burdekin of Islington, 8vo, (1); Plymouth Brethren, Letters of J.N.D., volume III only, second edition, London: 1915, cloth, 8vo, (1); Masonic Bible; Tract Magazine, 1874-1875; BCP; Wesley's hymns; other devotionals; natural history; chess; Anglo-Saxon chronicles, etc., [13]
A George V silver coffee pot in George II styleLondon, 1928 by D & J Welby Ltdof plain tapering from, the hinged low domed cover with acorn finial, having faceted swan neck spout and ebonised scroll handleheight 25.5 cm., weight approx. 30.30Condition: Good condition. Some scratches and minor surface wear. Top pin to handle has moved but is present. Some movement to handle
A PAIR OF SILVER SAUCE BOATS of traditional three footed design with scroll handles, hallmarked London 1911, makers D & J Welby, 18cm long, total weight approx. 17.2 ozt (538 grams) Condition Report : very good, little sign of wear Condition reports are offered as a guide only and we highly recommend inspecting (where possible) any lot to satisfy yourself as to its condition.
Tin Plate Toys - Box containing 2 early Triang-Minic saloon cars (a.f.) plus LNER tank engine body, modern VW camper van & Union Pacific Steam Locomotive, a Welby speedboat, a clockwork 'boats passing under bridges', a 1960s Marx era Royal Artillery truck, a 1950s German (US Zone) plane in pieces
Tinplate Toys - Three boxed tinplate toys. Lot consists of a Welby 'Highway Set'; with a boxed Russian made Mechanical Railway toy; plus a boxed Chinese made friction powered 'Panda Truck' . Items appear to be in Mint condition in Very Good - Excellent boxes with some minor imperfections. (3)
Robert Young signed 10x8 black and white photo. Robert George Young, February 22, 1907 - July 21, 1998, was an American film, television, and radio actor, best known for his leading roles as Jim Anderson, the father character in Father Knows Best, CBS, then NBC, then CBS again, and the physician Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, MD. ABC. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
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