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Click here to subscribeA Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy mascot, probably Phantom I or II, worn signature Charles Sykes to the left and Rolls Royce Ltd, Feb 6 1911 to the right, REG US PAT OFF under left wing, TRADE MARK REG under the right wing, 12.5cm, mounted on a hardwood plinth, 20cm overall, together with a small later example, 9cm (2)
PAUL MAXIMILIEN LANDOWSKI (1875-1961) | POEM WITH DEDICATION AND SIGNATURE (POLAND / POLISH) | 1939 | profession: Sculptor | country: Poland / France | signature: Original signature | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Handwritten poem dedicated to Karel Safranek | Lot information |Handwritten poem dedicated to Czech sculptor Karel Safranek. The text reflects the strength of the human spirit and its resilience against obstacles, while also paying tribute to the art of sculpture. The author compares Safranek's work to the masterpiece of the divine Michelangelo and extends his admiration to other artists as well. This unique manuscript is not only a literary artifact but also a rare testament to the artistic connections between creators from different fields.
FERDYNAND ANTONI OSSENDOWSKI (1878-1945) | AUTOGRAPH WITH DEDICATION (POLAND / POLISH) | 1928 | profession: Writer and traveler | country: Poland | signature: Original signature | size: 310 x 260 mm (size of the pad) | technique: Handwritten text with signature | Lot information | Handwritten autograph of Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, a prominent Polish writer, traveler, and political activist, accompanied by a dedication. The sheet of paper contains a personally written text and signature, dated October 6, 1928, Prague. Included is a period photograph of Ossendowski in uniform, likely from his time as a traveler.Ossendowski was known for his adventurous spirit and literary depictions of his journeys, particularly in Beasts, Men and Gods, where he recounts his dramatic escapes from the Bolsheviks and encounters with Baron Ungern.This authentic autograph is a remarkable collectible related to one of the most significant Polish travel writers of the early 20th century.
Glenfiddich Whisky 30 years old, is a pure malt Scotch whisky from Speyside, a real gem that shows the expertise of Glenfiddich. A whisky distilled, matured and bottled by the owners William Grant & Sons, Glenfiddich is the best-selling single malt whisky in the world and also the most awarded in the International Spirits Challenge. Gold Medal, (Best in Class) International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2007.Gold Medal, International Spirits Challenge (ISC), 2008.Master Award, Best Speyside Malt Whisky over 30 years, Scotch Whisky Masters, 2009.Master Award, Scotch Whisky Masters, 2010. Presents amber color.Alcohol content: 40%.Size: 700 mlSize: 30,5 cm.
A CARVED AND WHITE PAINTED CONSOLE TABLE PROBABLY GEORGE III, MID 18TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF MATTHIAS LOCK The rectangular Brocatello marble top above a pierced frieze of foliage, C-scrolls, and trellis, the cabriole legs carved with flower garlands and with foliate and block feet, redecorated, the marble replaced 86cm high, 141cm wide, 67cm deep The table relates to patterns by Matthias Lock, in particular, plate 5, as published in Six Tables (1746). Along with his other publications, these designs epitomise the advanced early rococo style of English furniture, some ten years before Chippendale's first edition (M. Heckscher, 'Lock and Copland: A Catalogue of the Engraved Ornament', Furniture History, vol. 15, 1979, plate 9). Several designs by Chippendale, for example in his Director, 3rd ed. 1763, pl. CLXXV and by Messrs Ince and Mayhew pattern book Universal System of Household Furniture, 1762, pls. LXXIII and LXXIV, served to popularise the pattern, called 'frames for marble slabs' or simply `slab frames'. Lock, of Long Acre, London, was one of the outstanding carvers and designers in the rococo style, and was acclaimed by the upholder James Cullen as 'reputed the best draftsman in that way that had ever been in England'. The first of his several published works was issued in 1740, he collaborated with Henry Copland in 1752, and then apparently worked in some form of partnership with Thomas Chippendale. Many of Lock's designs, including furniture for Earl Poulet at Hinton House, Dorset, are preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and in the Metropolitan Museum, New York. Condition Report: Good, structurally secure with wear and tear consistent with age and use. The catalogue illustration is accurate. The table has been previously stripped and freely white-painted. In places where the white paint has chipped the pine carcase wood looks grey and dry consistent with stripping. There are minor small chips and repairs to the carving including glued repairs to the central cartouche. There is a section of moulding loose to the front left foot. The marble top is associated but with some age, it is about 5cm too shallow, a strip of wood simulated as marble has been attached to the back edge of the table to make up the shortfall. While the table has the design and spirit of the 18th century, it might be noted that the construction of frieze and legs is unconventional but with the amount of white paint used it is not possible to be entirely confident in the dating. Condition Report Disclaimer
A FRENCH VERDURE TAPESTRY LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY Woven to an Aubusson design with bird in forest landscape setting, with a river and buildings beyond, weavers' marks 'MB' and 'MR' to the lower border approximately 285 x 448cm Provenance: Christie's London, Christie's Interiors - Style & Spirit (5366), 23rd September 2008, Lot 339 (£6,000 incl. BP). Private Collection, Colne Priory, Earls Colne, Essex Condition Report: Tapestry with wear and fading consistent with age and use. Remedial repair required in places throughout, various colour lines and border lines are opening (see images for extent) There is no overall backing to the tapestry their are strips of vertical backing to the outer border and at points across the back. Various areas of reweaving mainly to border and outer edges. This results in colour variation in various places. Various old, stitched repairs and re-joining of colour lines. Openness and holes throughout, as the tapestry has not had a backing for a while, will greatly benefit from sensitive conservation and remedial restoration before display in a domestic setting. Condition Report Disclaimer
A GEORGE III INLAID MAHOGANY MERCURY WHEEL BAROMETERI. POLTI, HULL, EARLY CIRCA 1800 The 8 inch rosette leafy floral spray decorated circular silvered register signed I. POLTI, HULL within concentric scale divided in barometric inches and annotated with the usual observations, with steel pointer set behind glazed cavetto moulded brass bezel with a brass recording pointer applied to the glass, the chevron edged case with circular fan rosette to the open triangular pediment over arched glazed silvered Fahrenheit scale spirit thermometer and twin oval conch shell motifs to the baluster-shaped trunk, the rounded base further inlaid with conforming fan rosette.99cm (39ins) high, 25cm (9.75ins) wide. Provenance:The Dr. Castle Collection of barometers and other weather instruments. Purchased from Christopher Sykes Antiques, Woburn, June 27th 1983 for £330. I. Polti is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Hull circa 1780-1800. Condition Report: Tube is filled and currently plugged for transport. The dial/register is in fine condition with good even slightly mellow colour to the silvering. The thermometer is in fine working condition with silvering matching the dial. The case is I very good original condition with faults very much limited to monor veneer shrinkage and a few minor historic bumps and scuffs. Condition Report Disclaimer
Y A REGENCY CHEVRON-BANDED MAHOGANY MERCURY STICK BAROMETERP. CAMINADA, TAUNTON, CIRCA 1820The case with open triangular pediment above rectangular glazed mahogany door enclosing silvered Vernier scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations to right-hand side opposing spirit Fahrenheit scale thermometer to the left, beneath signature P. Caminada, FECIT to upper margin, with visible tube to the chevron banded caddy moulded trunk over domed circular cistern cover to the rounded base.96.5cm (38ins) high, 13cm (5.25ins) wide. Peter Caminada is recorded in in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS AND RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working in Taunton circa 1820-40. Condition Report: IVORY LICENCE REF - 6MNYFDS5Condition Report Disclaimer
[Jerome (Stephen)] The Arraignement of the whole creature, At the barre of Religion, Reason, and Experience Occasioned upon an Inditement preferred by the Soule of Man against the Prodigals vanity and vaine prodigality ... , London: by B. Alsop and Tho: Fawcet, 1631, first edition, small 4to, contemporary limp vellum, complete with the pictorial title and explanatory page by Martin Droeshout, manuscript A and flourish of leaves, thistle and rose to reverse of explanatory leaf, heavily annotated in a contemporary hand [STC 13538.5]The writer and protestant minister Stephen Jerome was a “paradoxical puritan”, whose “association with godly clergy marked him out as a rising young puritan preacher” until in 1622 he was caught in a decidedly impure act with a parishioner’s wife and fled to Ireland. After serving as a minister there, he returned to England and took up a post in Cheshire, before an accusation of rape by his maidservant sent him back to Ireland, Surviving records lose track of him after the publication in 1650 of his book 'A Minister’s Mite'.The arraignement – anonymous, but confidently attributed to Jerome – announces its argument in the second chapter: “the whole lustre and glory of the world […] with which the heart of man hath beene bewitched […] are not all of them, of any validity, or sufficiency, to give any true […] satisfaction to the heart and soule, and spirit of a man, till […] hee truely turne and convert unto GOD […] as this Prodigall heere, to his Fathers house”. It’s unclear whether Jerome was writing in a hypocritical or penitential frame of mind (as “this Prodigall heere”) after his transgressions, but the early annotator of this damaged copy, one “James Rudyerd” (name inscribed at the head of B1), seems to have taken him at his word. Rudyerd has annotated over 100 pages with notes ranging from single words (“Drinkinge”, “Beautye”) to longer phrases (“ye toyle of pleasure”, “Dantes Excluded from a feast for meane cloathes”). He seems especially interested in the use of similes and often marks these “Simile *” or with remarks such as “Simile of man in pleasures". A James Rudyerd is mentioned as a correspondent of Lord Salisbury in William Peter Bird's thesis 'The Third generation of an arriviste family' and his name is found in several other religious volumes, such as Didacus Stella's Reverendi Patris Fratris Didaci Stellae monioranti regularies Observantiae Provinciae Sancti Jacobi, Antwerp 1622 lacking ties, soiled, text block nearly detached from binding. Rodent damage to A1-H3 including explanatory leaf and front free endpapers , since trimmed resulting in loss of text to lower corners (6cm to A1, diminishing by leaf H3).
Romanticism volumes on Romanticism in art and literature, to include Murray (Christopher John) Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850, New York: Taylor & Francis, 2004, 2 vols; Hartley (Keith) et al (eds.) The Romantic Spirit in German Art, published by National Galleries of Scotland et al, 1994-5; Clay (Jean) Romanticism, New York: Phaidon, 1981, among other volumes on Romanticism, including art books on Caspar David Friedrich (qty) The Library of Roger Cardinal Roger Cardinal (1940-2019)Roger Cardinal was one of Britain’s most distinguished art historians, best known for defining what is generally known as Outsider Art - that is, art by people with no formal training. He began his career as a lecturer at the French department of the University of Manitoba, Canada, subsequently moving to Warwick University and finally to the University of Kent at Canterbury, where he taught for fifty years and held a professorship.Roger Cardinal was not only a leading authority on Outsider Art, but also on Surrealism. He was a prolific writer and a master of literary style. His eloquent, percipient writings include several books on a wide range of subjects such as Outsider Art (1972), German Romantics in Context (1975) Figures of Reality (1981), Expressionism (1984), The Landscape Vision of Paul Nash (1989), The Cultures of Collecting (1994), and Kurt Schwitters (2011). He also acted as a curator and was a regular contributor to art-historical publications.Cardinal’s interest in art lay in its margins - the neurodiverse, psychotic, uneducated, autistic, self-taught and ‘other’. His fascination with artists such as the violently psychotic Adolf Wölfli lay in their creativity rather than in the sensationalism of their lives. Certainly, it did not lie in the resale value of their work. That outsider art should have its own multimillion-dollar annual fair in New York and specialist departments at Christie’s auctioneers ran quite contrary to Cardinal’s thinking.Much of Roger Cardinal’s library has recently been donated to the Tate Gallery including the handwritten diaries that he kept his whole life. Cardinal often used books as working tools, heavily annotating in the margins - as with many volumes in the current sale. The library offered reflects Cardinal’s varied interests and fluent command of French and German. Alongside a large collection of art reference works in his specialist subjects, we also find collections of books on fairy tales and science fiction.
American Folk Art a collection of books to include Chotner (Deborah) American Naive Paintings, Washington: National Gallery of Art and Cambridge University Press, 1992; Hollander (Stacy C.) American Radiance, The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, New York: American Folk Art Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams, 2001; Krug (Don) and Ann Parker Miracles of the Spirit, Folk, Art, and Stories from Wisconsin, with a foreword by Roger Cardinal, Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2005, among numerous other books on American folk art, including reference volumes (qty) The Library of Roger Cardinal Roger Cardinal (1940-2019)Roger Cardinal was one of Britain’s most distinguished art historians, best known for defining what is generally known as Outsider Art - that is, art by people with no formal training. He began his career as a lecturer at the French department of the University of Manitoba, Canada, subsequently moving to Warwick University and finally to the University of Kent at Canterbury, where he taught for fifty years and held a professorship.Roger Cardinal was not only a leading authority on Outsider Art, but also on Surrealism. He was a prolific writer and a master of literary style. His eloquent, percipient writings include several books on a wide range of subjects such as Outsider Art (1972), German Romantics in Context (1975) Figures of Reality (1981), Expressionism (1984), The Landscape Vision of Paul Nash (1989), The Cultures of Collecting (1994), and Kurt Schwitters (2011). He also acted as a curator and was a regular contributor to art-historical publications.Cardinal’s interest in art lay in its margins - the neurodiverse, psychotic, uneducated, autistic, self-taught and ‘other’. His fascination with artists such as the violently psychotic Adolf Wölfli lay in their creativity rather than in the sensationalism of their lives. Certainly, it did not lie in the resale value of their work. That outsider art should have its own multimillion-dollar annual fair in New York and specialist departments at Christie’s auctioneers ran quite contrary to Cardinal’s thinking.Much of Roger Cardinal’s library has recently been donated to the Tate Gallery including the handwritten diaries that he kept his whole life. Cardinal often used books as working tools, heavily annotating in the margins - as with many volumes in the current sale. The library offered reflects Cardinal’s varied interests and fluent command of French and German. Alongside a large collection of art reference works in his specialist subjects, we also find collections of books on fairy tales and science fiction.
GEORGE GIBBS, BRISTOL A CASED SET OF VERNIER SIGHTS FOR A MATCH RIFLE, serial no. 2389, last quarter of the 19th century, comprising of a vernier tang-sight with spare pan head, a slide-over fore-sight mount with dove-tail for an adjustable fore-sight and adjustable tunnel fore-sight with spirit-level and a selection of element inserts, all housed in its maker's oak case with inked 'GEORGE GIBBS, GUNMAKER, BRISTOL' stamp inside lid, the main body of the vernier sight marked 'GEORGE GIBBS BRISTOL, 2389'
CARAN D'ACHE, ANNA JACOBA, SPIRIT OF SWITZERLAND A LIMITED EDITION FOUNTAIN PEN, NO. 054/100, 2015 Cap and Barrel: The black lacquer cap and barrel with silver coloured overlay, chased with figures and emblems of Switzerland, stamped 800, the cap with a clip and rock crystal cap end Nib and Filling System: Medium white gold coloured nib stamped 18C and 750, cartridge filling system, uninked Accessories: Original Caran d'Ache Spirit Of Switzerland box, guarantee cards, information booklet, box of two ink cartridges, cartridge convertor, polishing cloth, outer card packaging and white card sleeve
Quantity of mixed toys, games and trading cards to include approx 145 Yu-Gi-Oh trading cards including many 1st Editions featuring Flame Champion, Firegrass, Curse Of Dragon, Silver Fang, Ancient Elf, Dancing Fairy, Magic Card, Union Rider, Spirit of The Harp, etc, small quantity of Shoot Out 2004-05 Trading Card Game, quantity of mixed figures including original Star Wars figures to include Logray, Luke Skywalker (Bespin Fatigues), etc, boxed Wizards Of The Coast Harry Potter Trading Card Game Two-Player Starter Set, boxed Super Bowl XXV Limited Edition Silver Anniversary Commemorative Card Set, quantity of mixed Lego with instructions to include Star Wars Original Trilogy Edition 4500 Rebel Snowspeeder, 7121 Aboo Swamp, etc (2 Boxes)
Collection of OO / HO gauge model railway to include 29 x boxed items of rolling stock (20 x Hornby, 6 x Tyco & 3 x Wrenn) featuring Wrenn W4665P Salt Wagon, Hornby R743 GWR Composite Coach with seats etc, boxed Tyco 244 Diesel Alco Century 430 powered lighted spirit of 76 locomotive, various track and 2 x boxed Varney Transport Replicas unbuilt, unchecked for completeness (No 24 & No 17), Lima 0-6-0 4547 locomotive in black, and 10 x items of rolling stock
A collection of sundries to include oak barley-twist candlesticks, pewter teapot, pewter water jug, brass oil lamp, brass spirit kettle, pair of bellows, three various small mirrors, faux tortoiseshell bowl and a Continental coloured terracotta figure of "A woman in 16th Century dress", signed to base "EP Nuozo"
A Tiffany sterling silver daisy cuff bracelet, two Newbridge Silverware cuff bracelets, an Equilibrium gold plated bracelet, an Equilibrium silver plated CZ pendant, a Remembrance Jewellery by N & B Calder pendant, a Sheila Fleet silver and enamelled brooch of navette form, a J. Rosée sterling silver chain and paste pendant, a silver Mackintosh design pendant by Historic Originals, a silver Spirit of Ireland Celtic cross pendant, a silver mounted amber section pendant, a silver mounted amber pendant of shaped triangular form, a silver mounted amber bracelet and a child's silver bracelet with twin ring decoration
A box of various brass and copper ware, large copper range kettle, brass warming pan, brass water jug, two copper saucepans, Corinthian column table lamp, another table lamp, two trivets, fireman's helmet money box, iron-handled brass ladle, figure of a dog, chamberstick and tray, etc., together with a box of various plated ware including plated spirit kettle, teapot, various cutlery, toast racks, candlesticks, pedestal bowl, etc.
This elegant Beswick figurine captures the spirit and grace of the Hackney breed with lifelike detail and craftsmanship. The figure is beautifully rendered in a rich brown glaze, with meticulous attention to the pony's muscular build and poised stance. Its glossy finish further enhances the realistic appearance. The underside of the figurine bears the Beswick backstamp, verifying its authenticity as part of Beswick's esteemed collection. Although the figurine is accompanied by a Royal Doulton box.Artist: Martyn AlcockIssued: c. 1999 - 2002Dimensions: 6.25"HCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.