A GEORGE III GILTWOOD ARMCHAIR CIRCA 1800 Covered in Aubusson tapestry, on fluted legs 90cm high Provenance: The Hon. Claude John Yorke, and thence by descentIllustrated: The Connoisseur, May 1965, p.4 Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useThe aubuson covering with marks and some discolouration from use, this appears to be later applied, there are signs of re-railing and additional elements to some of the rails of the chair beneath this. Seat cushion with sagging, some loss to the decorative braids and trimGilt with rubbing and wear, some losses to the rear of the top of the back, and also areas of scratching and loss, unevenness in placesPlease see additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
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A needlework sampler performed by Mary Ann Thomas, aged 12, 1846, with country house, garden and railing, in a rosewood and gilt frame54 x 50cmCondition ReportSome browning to the linen backing, and some degree of fading and staining. Large hole to the centre. Please see the additional images.
Tri-ang Hornby 00 gauge track and controllers with some Hornby Dublo items (qty), comprising in original boxes Hornby Zero 1 R950 Master control unit, R951 Slave control unit (2), R408U Electric Turntable, P5A Controller, System 6 track straights (20) Very long straights (10) curves (20) points/crossings (10), Super 4 track Straights (32 Curves (55), Hornby Dublo 2400 TPO set coach dented and fitted with Tri-ang couplings, Dublo railing ramp, Dublo 3-rail straight track (6), SEC Electronic simulator, F-G, boxes P-G, (qty)
A collection of books on firearms and gun makers to include BLACKMORE (H); A DICTIONARY OF LONDON GUN MAKERS 1350-1850, 1986, SMITH (W); SMITH’S STANDARD ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF GAS, AIR & SPRING GUNS OF THE WORLD, 1978, DUNLAP (J); AMERICAN, BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL PEPPERBOX FIREARMS, 1964, HOGG (I); MILITARY SMALL ARMS OF THE 20TH CENTURY, 1991; with RAILING (R); THE POWDER FLASK BOOK, Bonanza Books (13)
Hand painted figure of a beauty in a long white dress sitting on a balcony railing overlooking crashing waves. She is shown holding a parasol, and other hand resting over an open book. The figure is attached to a wooden base. Giuseppe Armani marked, Capodimonte backstamp and Florence Giuseppe Armani plaque on base. Artist: Giuseppe ArmaniIssued: 1986Dimensions: 10"L x 6.25"W x 15.5"HManufacturer: Florence Sculture d'ArteCountry of Origin: ItalyCondition: Age related wear.
Eight boxed Hornby OO gauge items of rolling stock to include R4928 Network Rail MK2F, R4901 Network Rail MK2F, R4902 BR MKI Tool Van BSK, R4903 BR Re-Railing MKI BG Coach, 2 x R4418 Pullman Bar Car The New Century Bar, R4384 Pullman 1st Class Kitchen Car Monaco and R4220A Hogwarts Express Brake Coach, plus boxed Hornby R3755 BR 0-4-0 Diesel Shunter Locomotive
A fine Second War ‘Battle of Kohima’ M.M. awarded to Private K. G. Williams, Royal Army Medical Corps Military Medal, G.VI.R. (7517259 Pte. K. G. Williams, R.A.M.C.), in its named card box of issue and forwarding box, and named Buckingham Palace forwarding letter, extremely fine £1,800-£2,200 --- M.M. London Gazette 22 March 1945. The original recommendation for an immediate award states: ‘Whilst at Kohima on 5 May 1944, Private Williams went forward with Staff Sergeant Davies on F.S.D. [Field Supply Depot] Ridge under heavy automatic weapon and mortar fire and succeeded in getting back a wounded N.C.O., Lance-Corporal Harris of the 1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers. On the same day, when it was impossible to evacuate casualties from the Advanced Dressing Station (A.D.S.), owing to small arms fire, on his own initiative he went alone down Hospital Hill and contacted a tank, which he brought back to the A.D.S. to give cover to the stretcher bearers while carrying down the hill. Note: Private Williams was recommended for a Mention in Despatches for services in the Arakan Campaign on 20 May 1943; this recommendation, however, was not approved by higher authority.’ Kenneth George Williams, who was born in December 1917, enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps as a Nursing Orderly in September 1939. By the time of the above cited deeds at Kohima in May 1944, he was serving in 6 (British) Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C., a component of 6th Brigade, 2nd Division, 33 (Indian) Corps. The Second Battle of Kohima, May-June 1944 With the lifting of the siege of Kohima in mid-April 1944, another major battle for that famous ridge commenced, only on this occasion the British and Indian forces found themselves on the offensive against an enemy who excelled in defensive warfare. Defending every bunker with extraordinary determination, the surviving elements of Sato's 31st Division reaped heavy casualties on the men of 4th, 5th and 6th Brigades who had been allotted the unenvious task of taking the Allied advance forward. In scenes reminiscent of the famous siege, fierce hand-to-hand fighting, sniping, grenade/phosphorous bomb attacks and bayonet charges were all part of everyday life, with Williams’ 6th Brigade being given the task of clearing the area of the District Commissioner's bungalow, the scene of so much bloody fighting in the original siege. Unsurprisingly, the men of the R.A.M.C. found themselves working round the clock, often in great danger and always in atrocious conditions. Of earlier exploits by the Medics on this very ridge, one historian described such courageous deeds being carried out amidst ‘horrible scenes of carnage ... in a welter of severed limbs, blood, excrement and scattered entrails’, facts no doubt well known to Private Williams. The 5th May found 6th Brigade embroiled in fierce fighting on the Field Supply Depot ridge, its component Infantry in the form of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, Royal Berkshires and Durham Light Infantry taking terrible casualties - it was on this day that Williams rescued a Lance-Corporal of the former Regiment, in addition to laying on protection for the gradual evacuation of the Advanced Dressing Station. But, as summed up in Kohima, by A. Swinson, worse was to come: '7 May and the three days that followed were probably the bitterest time in the whole battle of Kohima. After thirty-four days and nights of close and bloody fighting, after hunger, thirst, discomfort, after appalling casualties, the enemy still held the main bastions of their position. No bombs, shells, mortars, flame-throwers, or grenades could seem to shift them. The 3.7 howitzers which could have reached many of their positions were silent through lack of ammunition; no amount of railing, correspondence, argument or anything else, could produce any. The Japs had lost thousands upon thousands of men, and reports kept saying they were weak and diseased and running short of ammunition. But all the British, Gurkhas and Indians knew was that as soon as they got near a bunker, the fire poured out of it as mercilessly as ever. The British Battalions were now reduced to three or four hundred men; some had less ... It would be untrue to say that the Division had faltered; but in these days, Officers and men would sometimes look at the great ring of mountains encircling them, and wonder how on earth it could be taken, how flesh and blood could possibly stand much more'. It would not be until early June that General Sato and his 31st Division were finally put to flight. Williams was discharged at Hereford in February 1946. Sold with the recipient’s original Soldier’s Release Book, Class ‘A’, together with a letter of reference from Major R. E. Johnson, R.A.M.C., dated 1 September 1944, in which he refers to Williams’ gallantry in the Imphal and Kohima actions.
Faller, Roco, Brawa & others, HO large group of layout items. To include Faller 120174 Level Crossing kit (sealed), Pola Fence / railing sections, Roco 05080S Wooden Hut, Brawa lighting units, layout scenic materials & other items, see photo, kit contents are unchecked. Conditions: Excellent to mint in Good to Mint boxes & packaging. (Qty)
Bachmann HO gauge Thoroughbred electric train set with E-Z Track System, set appears in very good little used condition with power controller (please note one set of wheels missing from Southern branded open wagon, no damage to bogey) and an unboxed Rivarossi HO Big Boy American steam locomotive (please note damage to front railing area and a piece snapped off above boiler door, overall fair condition)
A MATCHED PAIR OF CHARLES II WALNUT AND NEEDLEWORK UPHOLSTERED SIDE CHAIRS LATE 17TH CENTURY With close nailed woolwork upholstery and plain linen upholstered backs the largest 104cm high, 54cm wide, 60cm deep Condition Report: The chair frames with marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use, signs of old woodworm, some splicing to the frames and legs and other repairs, Dreweatts cannot guarantee the originality of any frame elements beneath the upholstery, some re-railing Overall frames appear solid and stable The upholstery has had repairs and stabilisations, the backs especially with hessian in fill, the seats with some areas of wear and loss where the ends are frayed and open revealing calico below The seats are 45 and 44cm high from the floor Please see additional images for visual reference to condition and appearance Condition Report Disclaimer
20th century Benin bronze figural chair. The base of the chair with two tiers of standing figures. The back of the chair with two more tiers of standing and squatting figures. Incised and applied geometric decoration throughout the arms and the seat of the chair.Height: 46 in x width: 24 in x depth: 31 in. Weight: 144 lbs 3 oz.Condition: The chair is stable and sturdy. Tarnishing throughout. There are two missing figures along the base. One side of the chair is bent with cracks along the feet of the figures and along where the arm meets the chair. There are some losses along the edges throughout. There is a large crack to the center of the top railing. Dust and debris gathered in the recessed areas throughout. Areas of high polish along the arm rest.
LEAR, Edward (1812-88). Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear"), to Mrs Digby Wyatt, San Remo, 6 February 1871. Two-pages, 210 x 265mm, illustrated with three self-caricature drawings.LEAR, Edward (1812-88). Illustrated autograph letter, signed ("Edward Lear"), to Mrs Digby Wyatt, San Remo, 6 February 1871. Two-pages, 210 x 265mm, illustrated with three self-caricature drawings depicting the positions adopted by Lear while observing beans growing. "But my recent occupation is one so onerous in nature that I have little time and capacity for any but me favrit, which is Beans". Lear describes his newfound passion for beans, both runner- and green, in vivid and comic detail, writing also with news of his progress on three drawings which he doubts will ever be exhibited, and thanking Mrs Wyatt for sending him news of his Nonsense Songs ("[I] wished I could have heard you & Digby reading it. Endless letters have come to me all rejoicing in its nonsense, & I begin to think myself a useful member of society in my old age"). He amusingly relays the many difficulties he has experienced moving into his new residence, the Villa Emily ("the many incidents of bother now going on daily … I have got a violently bandy-legged little gardener who’s now digging up the terrace before the house … then there is a pebble watercourse and all kinds of other absurdities to make"). "I can think of nothing else [but beans], & pass my time almost wholly in watching for the first bean as comes to the Surfis. At first I sat on the bare ground, a la baboon, patiently watching for the first symptom of green. But after 4 days I found I began to get rheumatic, & so I gave up this mode of inspection & took to looking hard at my ground from a railing which surrounds it; thus. This plan however I was obliged to desist from, as it was so difficult to keep my equilibrium, & I more than once fell flat on the Bean ground. And so I have latterly adopted a position which bids fair to enable me to wait till the beans actually come up, – nameley by exactly balancing myself on the top rail over them." Lear’s villas in San Remo were successively named "Villa Tennyson" and "Villa Emily" in recognition of his close relationship with the family. Lear would live there from 1870 until his death in 1888. Provenance: Collection of Dr B.W. Paine; Sotheby's, London, 15 & 16 December 1980, lot 337.
William Henry Pike, British (1846-1908) "Police Watch," O.O.B., Busy Scene with Police Officers and Multiple Figures by railing, approx. 16cms x 24cms (6 1/2" x 9 1/2)ÿsigned lower right, m/ss label on reverse 'by W.H. Pike to his friend Dr. P.S. Abraham, M.A., M.P.,' in contemporary gilt frame. (1)
An ebonised mantel clock, c.1870, by Lewis Foreman Day (1945-1910), the cornice modelled as a tiled roof, with a painted porcelain dial decorated in floral motifs, with brass hands and Arabic numerals, flanked to either side by further painted porcelain panels, the case with panelled sides, manufactured by Howell & James, striking on the quarters, the movement marked 'GV 39718 491 77', 31cm wide22cm deep49.5cm high Provenance: The Estate of Max Clendinning and Ralph Adron, purchased from Berrywood Antiques, 14 March 1972.Condition ReportPieces of the railing have been replaced. With casts in wax to model new bobbins after, as well as some replacement bobbins. The case with some knocks and marks throughout.
A George III 'Gothick' mahogany open armchairAfter designs by Robert Manwaring and certainly influenced by a Thomas Chippendale design, with restorationsThe square back with re-entrant upper angles and blind fretwork rails of elongated double-sided cusped arches interspersed with quatrefoils, the open rose form splat comprised of a central rosette encompassed by eight radiating flared cusped arches, with matching arms and with associated gros and petit needlework seat upholstery, on cluster column front legs terminating in block feet, with splayed square section rear legs, largely re-railed, one original section of the railing remains, approximate depth of the seat: 52cm, 68cm wide x 94 cm high.Footnotes:In 1754, a 'Gothick' fretted parlour chair was invented for the author, antiquarian, academic, collector and connoisseur Horace Walpole for his castellated villa, Strawberry Hill, in Twickenham. In the same year Thomas Chippendale issued patterns for related 'Chinese' railed chairs in his seminal publication, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, pl. XXIII. Subsequently, the third edition of Chippendale's Director, published in 1762, features an engraving, itself dating to 1761, of a 'Gothick' chair with a similar cusped 'rose' splat to that on the present lot, pl. XXV. Alongside this design Chippendale notes that it would be 'proper for a library'. This same plate also appears in Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, compiled by E. White, 2000, Woodbridge, p. 67. However, the offered example, with its distinctive rose window form splat and elegant cluster column legs, is arguably more closely related to a 'Gothick' design executed by Robert Manwaring. This Manwaring drawing is illustrated in the c.1765 second edition publication by the London based 'Society of Upholsterers' called Genteel Household Furniture in the Present Taste, pl. 15. Indeed, the latter is replicated in Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, op. cit., pl. 15.Two further comparable models of 'Gothick' chair designs which originally appeared in Robert Manwaring's 1765 publication, The Cabinet and Chair-Maker's Real Friend and Companion, pl.'s 14 and 15, also again feature in the Pictorial Dictionary, op. cit., pl.'s 14 and 15, p. 79.An identical armchair to the offered lot sold Christie's, London, Important English Furniture, 14 June 2001, lot 29. A pair of very closely related chairs, of the same approximate date and likewise evidently after a Manwaring design, sold Christie's, New York, 16 April 2002, Important English Furniture, lot 3. Another chair of this general type sold Christie's, London, 26 February 1981, lot 60. Whilst a set of eight, including two armchairs, which have similar quatrefoil panelling to their frames sold Enniskerry, Co.Wicklow, Ireland, Christie's house sale, 23 January 1978, lot 97.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots 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. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A set of four George III 'Gothick' mahogany open armchairsAfter a design by Thomas Chippendale and after designs by Robert Manwaring, with restorationsEach with a square back and channelled pointed arched toprail centred by a boss, above a vertical splat comprised of four pointed cusped arches with pierced shaped trefoil-form spandrels, with curved, scrolled shaped arms and roundel headed octagonal form cappings, on square section legs with scrolled foliate ears, on splayed rear legs, upholstered with associated gros and petit-point needlework seats depicting various pastoral scenes, signs of re-railing, each approximately: 62.5cm wide x 56cm deep x 91cm high, (24 1/2in wide x 22in deep x 35 1/2in high) (4)Footnotes:As with the previous lot, the precursor for this type of 'Gothick' chair is one that was supplied in 1754 to Horace Walpole and installed at his castellated extravaganza, Strawberry Hill, in Twickenham.A design for an armchair with a closely comparable multiple interlaced cusped arched and trefoil pierced splat to those on the chairs comprising the present lot appears in the third edition of Thomas Chippendale's renowned The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, pl. XVII, 1762. This seminal work was reproduced by Dover Publications, Inc., 1966, New York. Chippendale notes therein that such a 'Gothick Back' chair would be suitable for 'Halls, Passages or Summerhouses'. Whilst this same drawing is replicated in C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, Vol. I, 1978, London, fig. 138, p. 85. Three similar designs were also originally illustrated in the second edition of Genteel Household Furniture in the Present Taste, published circa 1765 upon behalf of 'A Society of Upholsterers', pl.'s 2, 14 and 15. These engravings were executed by Robert Manwaring and then subsequently formed part of a 1766 publication by Sayer called The Chair-Maker's Guide. All three are also reproduced in Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, compiled by E. White, 2000, Woodbridge, pp.'s 69 and 72.The general outline or overall form of the back on each of the offered chairs seems closest to the Manwaring design for what he referred to as a 'Parlour chair', featuring in Genteel Household Furniture in the Present Taste, pl. 2. However, in terms of the cusped pointed arched or arcaded splat, the inspiration and influence for this was possibly more likely taken from the two other Manwaring designs, Ibid, pl.'s 14 and 15, both of which are much more akin to the above examples than the former.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots 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. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FIVE MATCHING SECTIONS OF CAST IRON WALL RAILING AND ONE OTHER, FROM AN OLD CHURCH YARD, WITH POINTED DETAILING, EACH SECTION APPROX 130CM (H) X 240CM (W), BARS ARE 20MM SQUARED / ALL LOTS ARE LOCATED IN SL0 9LG, REGRETFULLY WE DO NOT OFFER SHIPPING, BUYERS MUST COLLECT OR MAKE SUITABLE ARRANGMENTS - FOR FURTHER INFO PLEASE CHECK OUR IMPORTANT SALE INFO
Bob Dylan, American b.1941- Iron Railing, 2008; mixed media on paper, signed in pencil, sheet: 76 x 61 cm, (framed)Note: this work is a very rare mixed media work and is unique. Dylan's expressive paint handling and use of colour is clearly visible and this work would complement any important Dylan collection. This work comes with a certificate of authenticity from Halcyon Gallery, London.
Y A NEST OF FOUR ROSEWOOD QUARTETTO TABLES 19TH CENTURY 76cm high, 53cm wide, 38cm deep Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and use Old splits and cracks, chips and losses, some later re-railing to the underside of the tops to secure and allow for smooth running, some pegged repairs Some colour variation to the topsSome losses to veneers Please see additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
Monogrammist "K": Junges LiebespaarBronze patiniert. Mit Monogramm bezeichnet/datiert (19)76, unter der Plinthe angeklebte Messingplakette "Rundfunk der DDR, Hörspielpreis 1983". H 32 cm. 7,5 kg. Am Geländer lehnendes bzw. sitzendes Paar. Aufrufzeit 13. | Juni 2024 | voraussichtlich 15:39 Uhr (CET) Monogramist "K": Young loversBronze patinated. Inscribed/dated with monogram (19)76, brass plaque "Rundfunk der DDR, Hörspielpreis 1983" affixed under the plinth. H 32 cm. 7.5 kg. Couple leaning or sitting on the railing. Call time 13 | June 2024 | probably 15:39 (CET)*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
A CHINESE RED CINNABAR LACQUER CARVED SQUARE DISH MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY Decorated to the interior with the Tang dynasty poet-scholar Li Bai leaning against the railing from the upper terrace of an elegant pavilion, gazing thoughtfully up at a full moon, with two young attendants standing nearby, the border with squirrel and fruiting vines, exterior of the dish decorated with a band of peony sprays 18.5 cm square Provenance: Purchased by William Alexander Palmer, 1925-2020 (purchase date unknown) 明 剔紅太白望月圖倭角盤拍品來源：英國帕瑪家族顯赫私人收藏，為W. A. Palmer所購 Condition Report: piece missing .3cm x 6mm and the piece adjacent to it glued crack to base of rocks on left hand side approximately 4cm long the rim with five cracks approximately 3cm long and smallerCondition Report Disclaimer
Grey schistGandhara 4th century Dimensions: Height 16,5 cm Wide 14 cm Depth 3 cm with baseWeight: 1679 grams This fragment shows a story of the life of Buddha.We see a woman in her sleep, lying on a bed and three attendants standing or sitting next to her.The sleeping woman is Maya Devi, the Queen of Shakya and Buddha's mother.According to legend she had a dream of an elephant entering her womb before conceiving Gautama Buddha.A small elephant can be seen floating above her waist.At the top of the fragment is a railing with an arch and celestial beings are watching over her.
An antique menorah, 18th century, Eastern Europe (apparently Poland), made of bronze, the back is designed as the front of a building with openings, an entrance gate and windows, in the front there is no balcony, the sides are decorated with lions, two reeds emerge from these sides, which were used throughout the year to light Shabbat candles, a latticed railing at the front of the row of baluster, bird figures on the sides of the lamp and at the top of the back wall, Width from front to back: 16 cm, Front width: 31 cm, Height: 34 cm. Period: 18th century
Frankreich - Bronzeplakette o.J (1908), Roques, François (1882-1932), "L´Art des Jardins", geprägt für die Mitglieder der Société des Amis de la Médaille Française (SAMF), Av: Auf einem Geländer stehend arrangiert ein Gärtner Blumen in einer Vase, Rv: Rückseitig ein Einblick in eine Allee mit Bäumen und zahlreichen Statuen, Rand: "Füllhorn" / "BRONZE" / "Eidechse" und Nummer "114", vz-stgl., leichter Berieb des Reliefs, minimale Kratzer und Randspuren, Tönung, ca. 96 g, ca. 75 x 44 mm. François Roques (1882-1932) war ein französischer Medailleur und Bildhauer, Schüler von Ponscarme und Charpentier. Maier 43 (S. 107). Distr. 9/1908, Auflage 114/175.| France - Bronze plaque n.y (1908), Roques, François (1882-1932), "L'Art des Jardins", minted for the members of the Société des Amis de la Médaille Française (SAMF), Av: Standing on a railing a gardener arranges flowers in a vase, Rv: On the reverse a view of an avenue with trees and numerous statues, border: "Füllhorn" / "BRONZE" / "Eidechse" and number "114", EF-BU, slight abrasion to the relief, minimal scratches and marks to the rim, toning, approx. 96 g, approx. 75 x 44 mm. François Roques (1882-1932) was a French medalist and sculptor, pupil of Ponscarme and Charpentier. Maier 43 (p. 107). Distr. 9/1908, edition 114/175.
‡ NINA HAMNETT (Welsh 1890-1956) pencil - entitled verso, 'Life Class', signed with initials, dated verso c.1920, 44 x 28cmsProvenance: private collection West MidlandsAuctioneer's Note: born Tenby, studied at the Pelham Art School and the London School of Art between 1906 and 1910. Then launched herself into the London art world on the strength of a fifty pound advance on an inheritance from her uncle and a stipend of two shillings and sixpence a week from her aunts. She socialised with the likes of Augustus John, Walter Sickert, and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. She became very popular as a result of her high spirits, her devil-may-care attitude, and her sexual promiscuity. Like other women at the time revelling in a newfound independence, she had her hair cut short in a ‘crophead’ style (what we would now call a basin cut) and she wore eccentric clothing: It was said that at this phase in her life Nina Hamnett had the knack of being in the right place at the right time. In 1914 she went to live in Montparnasse, Paris, immediately meeting on her first night there the Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani. He introduced her to Picasso, Serge Dighilev, and Jean Cocteau, and she went to live at the famous artist’s residence of La Ruche which housed many other Bohemian artists and modernist writers. It was there that she met the Norwegian artist Roald Kristian, who became her first husband. Rapidly she established herself as a flamboyant and unconventional figure - bisexual, drank heavily, and had liaisons with many other artists in Bohemian society, often modelling for them as a way of earning a (precarious) living. She established her reputation as ‘The Queen of Bohemia’ by such antics as dancing nude on a cafe table amongst her drinking friends. Her reputation as a Bohemian and an artist eventually filtered back to London, where she returned to join Roger Fry and his circle working on the application of modernist design principles to fabrics, furniture, clothes, and household objects as part of the Omega Workshops. She acted as a model for the clothes along with Mary Hutchinson, Clive Bell‘s mistress, and she mingled with other members of the Bloomsbury Group, such as Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Her paintings were exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Salon d’Automne in Paris. She also taught at the Westminster Technical Institute in London. Around this time she divorced her first husband and lived with the composer and fellow alcoholic E.J. Moeran. During the 1920s (and for the rest of her life) she made the area in central London known as Fitzrovia her home and stomping ground. This new locale for arty-Bohemia was centred on the Fitzroy Tavern in Charlotte Street which she frequented along with fellow Welsh artists Augustus John and Dylan Thomas, making occasional excursions across Oxford Street to the Gargoyle Club in Soho.After the glamorous world of modernism and the artistic avant-garde, there was a no less spectacular descent into poverty, squalor, and alcoholism, living in a bed-sit in Howland Street, infested with lice and littered with rodent droppings. It was said that the flat was furnished only with a broken-down chair, a piece of string for a clothes line, and newspapers instead of proper bedding. In 1932 she published a volume of memoirs entitled 'Laughing Torso', which was a best-seller in both the UK and the USA. Following its publication she was sued by Aleister Crowley, whom she had accused of practising black magic. The ensuing trial caused a sensation which helped sales of the book, and Crowley lost his case.Her success in this instance only fuelled her downward spiral, and she spent the last three decades of her life propping up the bar of the Fitzroy trading anecdotes of her glory years for free drinks. She took little interest in personal hygiene, was incontinent in public, and vomited into her handbag. Her ending was as spectacular as had been her previous life. Drunk one night she either fell or jumped from the window of her flat and was impaled on the railing spikes below. She lingered miserably in hospital for three more days, where her last words were “Why don’t they let me die?”Comments: framed and glazed, ready to hang
AN ELECTRIC POND MODEL FOR A TORPEDO BOAT OF CIRCA 1890, MODELLED CIRCA 192058in. hull carved from the solid, and finished with ebonised topsides and yellow below the waterline, removable funnel section to battery compartment, turtle bow section with deckrails, two quick-firing gun nests, ventilators, comms mast, torpedo tube and friction rudder, loosely mounted on wooden cradle stand -- 24in. (61cm.) highoverall wear commencement with age, some sections of railing missing, dust and paint chips present, single propeller missing, old repair failed on stand
Collection of previously used OO and HO gauge train models to include a Hornby Class A4 'Silver Fox', Hornby Coronation Class 'Queen Mary', Jouef HO French 4-6-2, Bachmann HO Southern Pacific 4-8-4 (good dusty condition), a Mantua Sumpter Valley 2-6-6 (front left metal railing come away but present and bagged to prevent loss, no damage just needs re-gluing carefully), a Hornby EWS Class 37 '37042', 5 passenger coaches to include an HO American New York Central (fair condition only with re-painted areas) etc
A CARVED AND PARCEL GILT WOOD BENCH Rectangular form, red and black lacquered timber, constructed from hardwood and softwood (probably namwood and blackwood), five carved and gilt relief panels to back, each decorated with censor and two dragons, front legs and lower railing carved in stylised clouds with gilt accents, red and black lacquer, rear legs unadorned, together with a later custom seat cushion 210 x 100 x 66cm Condition: Condition Report Occasional loss to gilding, minor scratches, four of the supports below upper railing have been repaired/re-glued though appear original. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.
Lucian Ercolani - Ercol - Mustache model - A retro mid 20th century circa 1970s beech & elm elbow rest chair. The chair having shaped backrest with railing back slats and curved elbow rests. Saddle seat below raised on tapering supports united by H shaped stretchers. Measures approx. 96cm x 60cm x 42cm.
To include a silver mounted water jug or whiskey noggin; a short ale flute with a spiraling bowl; further various glasses; a finger bowl; etc.The tallest glass 15.5cm highQty: qtyAll in generally good condition. One sherry glass with railing vine decoration with a chip to the foot. A larger heavier wine glass with a crack to the base of the bowl.
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Cote Du Soleil Bulgarie Balkantouriste / The Sunny Beach Bulgaria featuring a modernist style design of a scenic view from a balcony of people sunbathing and enjoying their holiday on a sandy beach with sailing boats on the Black Sea in the distance and the hotel building on the side, a traditional red vase in front of the decorative railing in the foreground, the bold black title in French on the striped sun shade awning above and the Balkan Tourist map logo below. Excellent condition. Country of issue: Bulgaria, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 67.5x47.5, year of printing: 1960s.
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