Marvel Comics The Incredible Hulk (1981-1994) to include #259 (origin of Darkstar & Vanguard), 272 (3rd appearance of Rocket Raccoon), 274, 275, 280, 284, 287, 341, 382, 383 and 412 together with the Savage She-Hulk #16, Hawkeye (1994) #1, Solo Avengers starring Hawkeye (1988) #10, Daredevil (1969) #53, Strange Tales featuring Dr Strange (1986) #186 and 187, Marvel Spotlight on Sub-Mariner (1976) #27, Marvel Spotlight on Star-Lord (1980) #7, Strange Tales featuring Cloak and Dagger & Doctor Strange (1988) #13, Warlock (1975) #9 (Origin of Magus, 1st cameo appearance of the In-Betweener and first meeting of Thanos and Adam Warlock), the Invaders (1977-1978) #21 & 25, Marvel Spotlight on Captain Marvel (1979) #3, Machine Man (1980) #15 and 16 (1st appearance of Baron Brimstone), The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1986) #6, 10, 14 and 17 (30)
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THREE URARTIAN BRONZE FRAGMENTARY VOTIVE PLAQUES ANATOLIA, CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C. of hammered sheet bronze, the first showing a winged deity, 7.3cm high, 5.1cm wide; the second showing a worshipper bringing a sacrifice, with warriors on horses faintly visible on the backside, 11.3cm high, 9.4cm wide; the third with a worshipper in a fringed cloak and tall hat, all on custom stands 13cm high, 7.5cm wide Provenance: From the Paul Strickland Collection of Lurestan Art, all bought from Wilton House Gallery, York, 1988. With an invoice.
O'Brien (Kate) Presentation Parlour, L. 1963, Signed, cloth & d.j.; As Music and Splendour, L. 1958, cloth & d.j.; The Ante-Room, L. 1934, cloth & d.j.; The Last of Summer, L. 1943; The Flower of May, L. 1953; That Lady, L. 1946; Mary Lavelle, L. 1936; The Land of Spices, L. 1949 (Reprint) Farewell Spain, L. 1937; Without My Cloak, L. 1931 (Second) all 8vo, cloth, as a lot. (10)
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* Clothing. A Regency silk cape, circa 1800, hand-stitched pale gold silk cape, with large hood gathered to a point at the back, and long lappets to front, self lined, original drawstring silk ribbon at neck, several small holes and marks, a few small darns, length at front 92 cm (36.25 ins), length at back 71 x cm (28 ins), together with:A Regency wool cloak, circa 1800, hand-stitched beige woollen cloak, with hood gathered to a point at the back, and rounded collar, hood and shoulders lined with grey silk, original cream silk ties and matching bow on hood, side and lower hems edged on reverse with silk ribbon, scattered spotting and moth holes, length 118 cm (46.6 ins), plus a hand-stitched Regency white lawn shift, with elbow-length sleeves, drawstring ties, pocket slits, and tucks to hem, some scattered foxing and small marks, and a hand-stitched cream grosgrain skirt with pocket slits, old manuscript label attached: 'Old silk dress probably belonging to Martha Knight née Tessiman', scattered marks and stains, a few small holes QTY: (4)NOTE:Provenance: Collection of Quaker antiquary Martha Spriggs (1777-1866), Worcester, by family descent.Martha Knight (1741-1816) was Martha Spriggs' mother.
Handcrafted and hand painted figure of the 17th French king in royal blue and gilded gold. The fleur-de-lis decorates the base and the cloak. Lord & Taylor marked. This item has its original box: 7"L x 5.25"W x 16.5"H. Dimensions: 4.75"L x 4.5"W x 15.5"HManufacturer: Lord & TaylorCondition: Age related wear.
Trade catalogue of brass fittings, 24 engraved plates, most with prices supplied in a contemporary hand, some light offsetting, light creasing, original roan-backed marbled wrappers, printed label to upper cover "J.L.M. Livre. No.", spine worn with loss, creasing to covers, wear with loss corners, preserved in custom drop-back box, oblong folio, [c.1800].*** A charming and attractive catalogue with varied designed cloak pins and commode handles.
* English School. Portrait of a Gentleman, circa 1670-1675, oil on canvas, half-length portrait of a gentleman, wearing white shirt with elaborate jabot lace collar and cuffs, a pale green silk cloak, and decorative brooch, one hand resting on the head of a dog, to the left a distant view of a fortified castle on a river bend (possibly Conwy Castle, North Wales), some surface marks and wear, with minor losses to extreme edges of the canvas, relined, 76 x 64 cm (29 7/8 x 25 1/4 ins)QTY: (1)
A 19th-century sardonyx cameo set rose gold ring. Well carved with the profile portrait of a bearded gentleman, the shank with faint engraved inscription dated 1869, size of head 20 x 16mm, size K, 7.9g.We are unsure whether the dimple on the bridge of his nose is a chip or a part of the deliberate carving. Some very minute chips to the edges of his cloak. One tiny edge chip to the black surround. Overall good antique condition.
Dark blue tam; green cloak. In a poem written by Robert Burns in 1791, Tam O' Shanter is a drunken farmer who happens upon witches who pursue him and his horse. He escapes, but his horse doesnt quite make it - one witch pulls its tail off. The Scottish woolen cap is reputedly named after this poem's hero. Artist: Max HenkIssued: 1973 - 1980Dimensions: 2.5"HManufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Good.
This pair includes Dick Turpin D6542 with green hat and maroon cloak along with Bacchus D6521 with purple cloak and green leaves in his hair. Largest jug measures 3.25" L x 2.25" W x 2.75" H. Royal Doulton backstamp. Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: See DescriptionManufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.
After Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892), bronze figure 'Apollo Belvedere' after the antique, standing in a cloak with a quiver upon his back, his arm outstretched grasping a baton, beside a tree stump with an entwined serpent, on a circular base, with Collas Reduction Antique seal, 44cm high and a bronze figure of 'Diane de Gabies', 43.5cm high (2) Provenance: Dunkirk ManorNeither are signed, Diane does not have a seal. Overall appearance good, perhaps some minor surface wear here and there commensurate with age
Glossy Art Deco figure of an exposed woman in a mint green hooded cloak, resting on a black floral rectangle pedestal. Glazed nude erotic figure. Artist original colorway 1/1 for Peggy Davies by Victoria Bourne. Artist: Victoria BourneIssued: 20th c. Dimensions: 5.75"L x 4.5"W x 8"HEdition Number: 1 of 1Manufacturer: Peggy Davies CeramicsCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.
A Collection of Mid-20th Century South African Zulu Beadwork, including a traditional stuffed felt female doll with beadwork headdress, dress and cloak, a knobkerrie covered in coloured beadwork, three place mats, a wood cylindrical vessel set with a band of beadwork, and two small necklaces; also, an Arab waist belt set with cowrie shells, a turquoise set boss, brass and coloured glass beadwork; three grass skirts and a woven grass mat (qty)
First piece of the Masquerade trilogy. This annual edition is created from clear crystal with satin crystal face and collar. His costume is adorned with colored crystal buttons on cloak, hat and shoes. Swarovski backstamp. 7400 099 000. This item has its original box: 6"L x 10"W x 5.5"H. This item has an oval base included: 5.5"L x 3.5"W x 1.5"H. Artist: Adi StockerIssued: 1999Dimensions: 4.5"L x 3.5"W x 8"HManufacturer: SwarovskiCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.
Britains lead soldiers comprising 1st version Supply Corps wagon, no seated men, 3 loose horses, but all P, pre WW1 Scots Grey, missing tin sword, pre WW2 Line Infantry bandsmen (13), mace, base drummer arm, 2 helmet spikes missing, oval based boy bugler (4), mounted figures (4 including tin sword Lifeguard), Russian, Togoland Warrior, Scots Guard officer in cloak, Gurkhas, G (7), (32, plus wagon and horses),
Dutch School, 17th century Portrait of a boy, half-length in a white shirt and red cloakoil on canvas, oval72 x 59.5cmProvenance: Christie's, 26 March 1902, lot 44, as 'Boy in Red Cloak'.Condition ReportOverall: 86 x 73cmCraquelure and light surface dirt. Some patches of restoration are visible to the background. Thinning to the paint in places, please refer to illustration. There is a 7 x 5cm patch repair verso. Not examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Ca. 400 - 300 BC A red-figure Apulian pottery olpe, attributed to the painter of Bari 12061 or his group. The vessel has an inverted pear-shaped body and a short, splayed foot. It has a funnel-shaped neck with a flanged mouth and a large vertical handle at the back that facilitates pouring and holding the vase. The rim of the ople is completely black. Beneath the handles, there is a large fan-shaped palmette flanked by stylised plant scrolls on each side. The neck is decorated with an owl, flanked by vertical palmette motifs on each side. On the body of the vessel there is an offering scene, in which a naked man or god, wearing soft drapery around his arm, is holding a mirror in his left hand and a long thyrsus in his right. His muscles are perfectly proportioned and well-designed. Behind him, there is a young Satyr holding a vessel by its handle. In front of the naked man, there is a seated woman or Lady of Fashion under the shadow of a parasol held by a slave on her back. She is adorned with a shaped diadem, pearl necklace, and earrings, and is holding a large patera in front of her. Behind her, the slave is dressed in a long Kitone cloak and is adorned with a necklace, earrings, belt, and bracelets. For similar see: Trendall, 1983, Plate III, n. 1; Christie's, Live Auction 19992, Antiquities, Lot. 20. Size: 340mm x 190mm; Weight: 1.5kg Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the German art market; E. Hoppe, Frankfurt, 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. AD 1800 A Lithuanian post-medieval silver plaquette embossed with the portrait of the military commander Jan Karol Chodkiewich and his coat of arms. He is depicted in armour and a long cloak, holding a war mace in his left hand. This is likely a commemorative plaque made to celebrate Lithuanian culture or an important event within the country. Size: 200mm x 310mm; Weight: 600g Provenance: Property of a European collector; Ex. European collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Crystal Mickey looks like a magician with head and ears in Black Diamond crystal and his Jet crystal nose add the gleam of a wizard. A Topaz crystal bow glows at the waist. The seam of the cloak has 2009 printed on it. Swarovski backstamp. 955427. This item has its original box. 4.5"H x 3.25" dia. Artist: TeamIssued: 2009Dimensions: 1.75"L x 1.25"W x 2.5"HManufacturer: SwarovskiCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.
A late 19th Century John Bevington Staffordshire pedestal ewer of baluster form, florally encrusted panel and moulded beaded decoration, on circular foot and square base, height 26cm, together with a bust figure, modelled as Juno, with grape and vine headband and goatskin cloak (missing base), 11cm high (2) PLEASE VIEW CONDITION REPORT
John Butler Yeats, RHA (1839-1922) "Patrick O'Leary," O.O.C., half length portrait of a young Gentleman wearing long black cloak and cravat, [studio], approx. 44cms x 35cms (17 1/4" x 14"),ÿsigned lower right, m/ss label on reverse 'Patrick O'Leary, Dublin, by J.B. Yeats 1872 painted in London' gilt frame. (1) Provenance:ÿNelson Bell Collection - The Bell Gallery, Belfast
A group of jewels, 19th and early 20th century, comprising: a moulded glass intaglio of Emma Hamilton, after an original by Rega, length 3.9cm, signed Rega; a smaller glass intaglio depicting a classical woman in profile; a pair of enamel and rose-cut diamond cufflinks, mounted in gold, stamped 750, fitted case by Garrard; a pair of rock crystal pendants mounted in gold length 3.7cm; a pair of enamel cufflinks depicting horses, case; two Scottish silver brooches set with agate; a Celtic revival-style cloak pin applied with blue enamel; a seal surmounted by a wooden carving of a dog, set with an amethyst carved with a flower, inscribed 'DINNA', length 5.5cm, head broken
ATTRIBUTED TO GIOVACCHINO FORTINI (SETTIGNANO 1671-1736 FLORENCE) A MARBLE FIGURE OF A STANDING ECCLESIASTICAL FIGURE ITALIAN, CIRCA 1700 Possibly a depiction of St Pietro I Orseolo (928-987), a former Doge of Venice who left that office to become a Benedictine monk 77cm high, 26.5cm wide, 22cm deep Traditionally this figure was known as Saint Norbert, holding a bishop's mitre and scroll, however it has been suggested that what has been taken to be a mitre is in fact the Doge's cap, and he wears a Benedictine habit. Giovacchino Fortini was one of the most respected Tuscan sculptors of the 18th Century. He is best known for his work in the sculptural and architectural decoration of the Complex of San Firenze, where he was responsible for the interior architecture of the Church of the Filippini. His patrons included Anna Maris Luisa de'Medici, the last daughter of Grand Duke Cosimo III de Medici. Provenance: Heim Gallery, London, 1984. Mr and Mrs David Wheeler Bought in these rooms, Sale 14390, Dreweatts Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Ceramics and Works of Art, 1 December 2021, lot 16 Literature: G. Pratesi, ed., Repertorio della Scultura Fiorentina del Seicento e Settecento, Turin, 1993, II, fig. 252. Condition Report: Some minor losses and wear to the edges of the cloak. The end of one finger is missing. There is a noticeable join line around the neck, indicating the head has been previously re-affixed. Overall, minor surface discolouration and wear. Age related wear to the base.Condition Report Disclaimer
Elf bronzene Gewandnadeln, vorderasiatisch, spätes 2. - frühes 1. Jtsd. v. Chr. Elf Gewandnadeln von 5,7 bis 20 cm Länge. Alle mit verziertem, teils doppelkonischem Kopf oder durch Profilierung oder Ritzung verziertem oberen Schaft. Vier Stücke mit Durchlochung des oberen Schafts zur Sicherung am Gewand durch einen Faden, zwei davon mit rechteckigem Querschnitt unterhalb des runden Nadelkopfes. Ein Stück mit seitlicher Ringöse. Rötliche und grünliche Patina. Einzelne Stücke mit minimal korrodierter Oberfläche. Hübsche kleine Sammlung funktionalen vorderasiatischen Gewandschmucks der frühen Eisenzeit.Provenienz: Frankfurter Privatsammlung. Erworben im April 2016 bei Hermann Historica (Auktion 73, Los 4532). Zuvor rheinische Privatsammlung, übernommen aus dem Besitz des Vaters, von diesem erworben in den 1960er bis 1980er Jahren. Eleven Near Eastern bronze cloak pins, late 2nd - early 1st millennium B.C. Eleven Near Eastern bronze cloak pins, late 2nd - early 1st millennium B.C.Elf Gewandnadeln von 5,7 bis 20 cm Länge. Alle mit verziertem, teils doppelkonischem Kopf oder durch Profilierung oder Ritzung verziertem oberen Schaft. Vier Stücke mit Durchlochung des oberen Schafts zur Sicherung am Gewand durch einen Faden, zwei davon mit rechteckigem Querschnitt unterhalb des runden Nadelkopfes. Ein Stück mit seitlicher Ringöse. Rötliche und grünliche Patina. Einzelne Stücke mit minimal korrodierter Oberfläche. Hübsche kleine Sammlung funktionalen vorderasiatischen Gewandschmucks der frühen Eisenzeit.Provenance: Frankfurter Privatsammlung. Erworben im April 2016 bei Hermann Historica (Auktion 73, Los 4532). Zuvor rheinische Privatsammlung, übernommen aus dem Besitz des Vaters, von diesem erworben in den 1960er bis 1980er Jahren.Condition: I -
Barockportrait, 18. Jh., Dame in aufwändigem blauen Kleid, rotem Umhang, einer Spitzenhaube sowie großem Ohrschmuck, Öl/Lwd. 90.5 x 71 cm, Altersspuren, teils Farbabplatzungen, teils rest. / Baroque portrait, 18th century, lady in an elaborate blue dress, red cloak, a lace hood and large ear ornaments, oil on canvas 90.5 x 71 cm, traces of age, partly chipped paint, partly rest.
Christian Friedrich Zincke (German, circa 1683-1767)A young gentleman, facing left in olive-green silk cloak, open white shirt, wearing a red turban with gold tassel. Enamel on copper, inscribed, signed and dated on the counter-enamel, C: H: M: Commissum tege. CF. Zincke. pinxt 1732, modified gold frame, the reverse engraved with mirrored cipher CHM. Oval, 45mm (1 3/4in) highProvenance: Sotheby's London, 27 June 1977, lot 60 Christie's London, 3 June 2003, lot 27;The Twinight CollectionFootnotes:The motto inscribed in Latin on the counter enamel Commissum tege may be translated as 'cover the commitment' or more freely 'keep the secret' - possibly alluding to a union that could not be publicly declared between the sitter and the recipient. The cipher on the back of the frame is made up of the initials of the young gentleman depicted.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Henry Pierce Bone (British, 1779-1855)The poet, John Milton (1608-1674), wearing black doublet and cloak, white collar. Enamel on copper, signed and inscribed on the counter-enamel, Milton/ London Novr 1847/ Painted by Henry Pierce Bone/ Enamel Painter to Her Majesty HRH/ Prince Albert &c &c From a picture/ in the possession of Mrs Dymoke/ Wells, ormulo mount with engraved floral and foliate detail, gilt-metal easel frame with blue enamel border. Oval, 120mm (4 3/4in) highFootnotes:Provenance: The Twinight CollectionAnother version of the present lot, signed by Henry Pierce Bone and dated 1845, was sold Christie's London, 2 December 2015 as lot 454. The counter-enamel of this earlier version describes the original portrait as a 'mutilated picture in the Possession Mrs Dymoke / Wells'. This version was slightly smaller and housed in a carved gilt-wood frame.Milton is regarded as one of the greatest English poets. Forceful and idealistic, he served the Commonwealth as Latin Secretary but was arrested upon the restoration of Charles II. He was a Puritan, and an opponent of the Catholics and of the Stuarts. His life followed a tragic path - an unhappy marriage, the premature death of his second wife and his eventual blindness in 1652. Milton is best known for his epics, Paradise Lost (1667), Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes (1671). He died in London on November 12, 1674.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Henry Bone R.A. (1755-1834)Mrs. Robert Hawthorn, facing right in white dress, fringed yellow shawl and blue lined purple cloak, her fair hair dressed in ringlets, sky background. Enamel on copper, signed on the obverse HBone and inscribed, signed and dated on the counter-enamel (partly obscured by the frame) [...] Wells [...] [wi]fe of Rob:t Hawtho[rn] London Oct.r 1825. [pai]nted by Henry Bone [...] [...] painter to His Majest[y] painter to His R. H. [Du]ke of York &c&c [...] [afte]r a miniature [...] Robertson in [...], hinged gilt-metal mount with plaited hair reverse within hinged gilt-metal case with engine-turned covers. Oval, 83mm (3 1/4in) highProvenance: Christie's London, 22 November 1999, lot 31;The Twinight CollectionLiterature:D. Foskett, 'Many 19th Century Miniaturists are Still Undervalued', Antique Collecting, 1988, p. 31 ('It is the only enamel I know of which is after Robertson'), illustrated p. 29, fig. 5.Footnotes:Henry Bone's drawing for the present lot, inscribed Mrs. Hawthorn 1815 is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery (NPG D17746).The present lot is an unusual example of Henry Bone creating a copy of a portrait miniature by one of his contemporaries. Andrew Robertson exhibited a miniature of R. Hawthorn at the Royal Academy in 1825.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Henry Bone R.A. (1755-1834)Sir Martin Frobisher (c.1535/9-1594), privateer, explorer and naval commander, wearing white doublet with large pearl buttons and embroidered cuffs, pleated white ruff, black cloak and gold chain necklace. Enamel on copper, signed on the obverse, HBone and signed, dated and fully inscribed on the counter-enamel, London March 1803./ Painted for the Rt Honble the Earl of Suffolk/ by Henry Bone A.R.A. Enamel Painter to/ H.R.H. the Prince of Wales after the/ Original Picture by Leonardo da Vinci/ in His Lordship's Collection, gilt-wood frame with gilt-metal slip engraved Enamel HBone, R.A. Rectangular, 177mm (6 15/16in) highProvenance:Christie's London, 17 May 2017, lot 97;The Twinight CollectionFootnotes:A preliminary drawing, squared for transfer of a later version of the present lot by Henry Bone, inscribed Sir Martin Frobisher after the/ Original in Dulwich College June 1818 is in the Collection of the National Gallery, London, no. NPG D17156.Sir Martin Frobisher made three voyages to the New World looking for the North-west Passage. He probably sighted Resolution Island near Labrador in north-eastern Canada, before entering Frobisher Bay and landing on present-day Baffin Island. On his second voyage, Frobisher found what he thought was gold ore and carried 200 tons of it home on three ships, where initial assaying determined it to be worth a profit of £5.20 per ton. Encouraged, Frobisher returned to Canada with an even larger fleet and dug several mines around Frobisher Bay. He carried 1,350 tons of the ore back to England, where, after years of smelting, it was realized that the ore was a worthless rock containing the mineral hornblende. He was later knighted for his service in repelling the Spanish Armada in 1588.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Henry Bone R.A. (1755-1834)Sir William Ponsonby (1772-1815), wearing fur-trimmed brown cloak over armour. Enamel on copper, signed, dated and fully inscribed on the counter-enamel, London/ July 1807 / Painted by Henry Bone ARA/ Enamel Painter to HRH/ Prince of Wales/ Miniature, gilt-wood frame. Rectangular, 112mm (4 7/16in) highProvenance:By Family DescentPurchased from Philip Mould & Company, 23 May 2008 ;The Twinight CollectionFootnotes:Bone's preliminary drawing for the present lot, inscribed, after Saunders June 1807/ Col. Ponsonby., is in the Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, no. NPG D17594. Ponsonby was not, despite Bone's hurried note, made a full Colonel until 1810, but had been a Lieutenant Colonel since 1800. The enamel dates from the year of his marriage to the Hon. Georgiana Fitzroy, sixth daughter of the First Lord Southampton (described as a 'lady of very uncertain temper') and may have been a gift to her. Ponsonby, a member of an Irish aristocratic family, was a long-serving Guards officer. He won a seat in the Commons as a supporter of the Whig opposition, which was led by his uncle, George Ponsonby, but he was mostly away on military service. Ponsonby commanded the Union Cavalry Brigade at Waterloo, where he was killed in action after a charge in which his horse got stuck in the mud. In his Waterloo Dispatch, Wellington expressed his grief 'for the fate of an officer who had already rendered very brilliant and important services, and was an ornament to his profession'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Henry Pierce Bone (British, 1779-1855)The English dramatist and poet Thomas Otway (1652-1685), with long curling brown hair, wearing a draped brown cloak with white shirt and upturned collar. Enamel on copper, signed, dated and inscribed on the counter-enamel, Otway/ London June 1841 Painted by/ Henry Pierce Bone Enamel Painter to Her/ Majesty & H.R.H. Prince Albert the/ Queen Dowager & H.R.H. the Duchess/ of Kent. From the Original by Mary/ Beale. In the Collection of Earl/ Spencer Althorp, rectangular gilt-wood frame. Oval, 146mm (5 3/4in) highProvenance:The Twinight CollectionFootnotes:Thomas Otway wished to become an actor but his stage fright was so severe that he performed badly and decided to never return to the stage. He realised that writing might be a better fit than acting, and he found a muse in the actress Elizabeth Barry. His infatuation with Barry was increasingly one-sided. She flirted with him but was already in a relationship with the Earl of Rochester. This, combined with his poor finances, encouraged Otway to join the army, where he served in the Netherlands. When his regiment was disbanded, Otway had to make his own way back to London, arriving almost penniless in 1679. He continued writing, and produced some of his most famous works in the last few years of his life. The possibly apocryphal story of his death, as told in Lives of the Poets, is that Otway choked on a piece of bread after begging a guinea from a passer-by who recognised him. He was just 33 at the time of his death.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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