* JOHN CUNNINGHAM RGI D LITT (SCOTTISH 1926 - 1998), LACE TABLECLOTH oil on canvas, signed, titled versoframed and under glass image size 76cm x 76cm, overall size 94cm x 94cm Artist's label verso.Note: The artist's long obituary in The Glasgow Herald in 1998 began "Dr John Cunningham's death at the age of 72 robs Glasgow of one of its most endearing, well-known and colourful art-world stalwarts". Born in Lanarkshire in 1926, Cunningham attended Glasgow School of Art (GSA) in 1953. From 1967 to 1985, he was a Senior Lecturer at GSA, thus having close contact with several generations of young painters for two decades. John lived in a magnificent and spacious studio flat in the centre of Glasgow which was designed by Sir John Burnett expressly for the use of an artist, and which had previously been owned by other artists including John McGhie and David Gauld. The vision of his paintings was an expression of the man. John Cunningham was a large, charismatic character who loved life abundantly and whose paintings reflected his joy and passion for vibrant colour and contrast, displaying bold, confident brush-strokes along with subtle sensitivity. This gives his work a wonderful freshness and vitality with the immediacy of the moment captured. In 1980 he was elected to the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts (RGI) and in 1990 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Strathclyde. He received numerous prestigious awards during his long career. He exhibited throughout the UK also in New York and Hong Kong, and his work is in many public (including Glasgow Galleries & Museums and The Hunterian), corporate and private collections. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 28th March 2024, lot 32, "Sanna Bay, Ardnamurchan" , a 66 x 111cm oil on canvas (by Cunningham) sold for £13000 (hammer).
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"TWAIN, Mark" (1835-1910). Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, New York, 1885, 8vo, frontispiece, heliotype portrait, illustrations by E. W. Kemble, original green cloth. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, of "one of the great works of American fiction.""TWAIN, Mark" [i.e. Samuel Langhorn CLEMENS (1835-1910)]. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade). Scene: The Mississippi Valley. Time: Forty to Fifty Years Ago. New York: Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885. Large square 8vo (214 x 170mm). Half title, wood-engraved frontispiece by Edward Winsor Kemble dated 1894, heliotype plate of a bust of the author sculpted by Karl Gerhardt, 173 wood-engraved illustrations by Kemble (light stain at lower margin of frontispiece, portrait lacks tissue guard, some light staining and browning, a few darker spots). Original green publisher's pictorial cloth gilt (extremities rubbed, some light scuffing and scratching to covers, nick at lower edge of upper cover, small faint stain to lower cover). Provenance: from the Collection of David Kotthoff. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, of "[Twain's] masterpiece and one of the great works of American fiction." Please note the following issue points in the present copy: the portrait has the imprint "Heliotype Printing Co." and has the tablecloth clearly visible beneath the bust of the author; the title is a cancel with the copyright date on the verso given as 1884; p.[9] has "Huck decided to Leave" under the heading for Chapter VI (in later issues it was changed to "decides"); p.[13] has the illustration "Him and another Man" wrongly listed as being at p.88 (in later issues it was corrected to p.87); p.57, in the 23rd line, has the reading "... with the was ..." (in later issues it was corrected to "... with the saw ..."); p.155 has the last "5" missing from the pagination; p.283 is a cancel of the defaced engraving and has the corrected version. The publishers issued three different bindings simultaneously (leather, green cloth and red cloth) and none are assigned precedence. "[Huckleberry Finn is] generally accepted as [Twain's] masterpiece and one of the great works of American fiction ... Perennially popular as an adventure story, the novel is also a profound moral commentary on the nature of the 'American experience' and the institution of slavery, and a vital contribution to the myth of the frontier, told with a freshness and raciness that shocked some if its readers, and has given rise to many theses on the subject of 'Southern Humour'. Twain's use of the innocent narrator to present oblique moral judgement is masterly, and his use of the vernacular extremely sensitive" (The Oxford Companion to English Literature, ed. Drabble, 1985). "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. It's the best book we've had. All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since" (Ernest Hemingway, Green Hills of Africa, 1935). Please note that the green of the binding is much brighter than it appears in our catalogue illustrations. BAL 3415; Grolier 100 American Books 87; Johnson pp.43-50; MacDonnell 31; McBride 93.
Silver, wedding salt shaker on a loaf, Pavel Ovchinnikov. Moscow. 1874 An essential attribute of a wedding ceremony, the rite of bread and salt, as a sign of generous hospitality and well-being. Assumes frank openness of the family and dinner parties. Originally executed as a skirt tablecloth, with living folds and a cloisonne enamel belt. The four-leaf buckle organically and naturally finds a lodgment in the silver fabric of the material, and thus ensures the organic unity of the object and the image. The full stamp of Pavel Ovchinnikov under the coat of arms on the salt shaker. And the small stamp of P.O. in an oval, the city hallmark of Moscow in 1874, Viktor Savinkov. 84 standard silver - on the outside of the skirt. Total weight: 208 gr. Width: 13cm, Height: 6cm, Depth: 13cm, Weight: 0.2kg, Condition: Good, Material: Silver 84, Cloisonne enamel, ID: ID-ANTQ-5276
Clemens (Samuel Langhorne) "Mark Twain". Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, first American edition, first state, half-title with illustration to verso and other illustrations in text by E.W. Kemble, portrait frontispiece of the author after the bust by sculptor Karl Gerhardt in second state with tablecloth not visible and with "Heliotype Printing Co" imprint below, staining to lower margin of last few leaves, original green pictorial cloth, gilt, spine ends and corners bumped with some chipping to spine ends, rubbed, [BAL 3415], 8vo, New York, Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885.*** A good copy of one of the cornerstones of American fiction. With the following first state points: p.9, "Huck Decided" (later corrected to "decides"); p.13, "Him and another man" listed as p. 88; p.57, 11 lines up, says "with the was" (later corrected to "with the saw"); p.143, line 7 part of "b" in body broken; p.155, final 5 in a different font. The title is a cancel with copyright notice dated 1884 (second state but first state only present in the prospectus and advance sheets).
FUSSMANN, KLAUSS (1938) "Rosen und Gießkanne auf einem karierten Tischtuch" 1989 Aquarell, Gouache/Papier, monog. und datiert, HxB: 42/56 cm. Rahmen, HxB: 78/92 cm. Provenienz: Bedeutende Privatsammlung moderner Kunst in Nordrhein-Westfalen.| FUSSMANN, KLAUSS (1938) "Roses and watering can on a chequered tablecloth" 1989 Watercolour, gouache/paper, monog. and dated, HxW: 42/56 cm. Frame, hxw: 78/92 cm. Provenance: Important private collection of modern art in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Exquisitely embroidered vintage Madeira style cream color floral pattern linen tablecloth. Includes nine napkins, two of which have different pattern. Tablecloth dimensions: 98"L x 65"W. Each napkin: 16.50"L x 16.50"W. All dimensions are approximate. Issued: c. 1980Dimensions: In descriptionCondition: Age related wear. Spots on some napkins.
A panel heavily embroidered with metallic thread of a camel with palm tree and peacocks, with raised padded areas and sequined details, with later applied silk backing, approx. 86 cm x 90 cm excluding fringing, a large 20th Century tablecloth or bed cover with fine hand embroidery in pinks, mauves and blues on a buff background, approx. 240 cm x 200 cm, a modern paisley shawl in red, blue and teal, approx. 240 cm x 230 cm (3) CONDITION REPORTS Tablecloth - significant losses of embroidery to face and reverse of the cloth with splits in several places down the lines of the drawn threadwork. Material thin and worn in a number of places. Some rips and tears See images for further information.
John Waters (American, b. 1946). C-print photograph titled "Blue Plate Special" depicting a full plate on a blue gingham tablecloth, 2011. Signed and numbered 93/100 in red crayon along the verso. With a certificate of authenticity from the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis. The work was originally produced as a benefit print for the exhibition "Absentee Landlord" (2011) at the Walker. Further signed, dated, and numbered along the certificate of authenticity.Height: 10 in x width: 14 in.Condition: The colors are bold and bright. There are no tears or losses. There is a series of creases along the lower right. The work is not framed.
A Chinese embroidered tablecloth, 20th century, decorated with flowers by a rock to the centre, and with lotus to the four corners, against a red ground, 133 x 124cmProvenance: Purchased by the grandmother of the vendor's husband, Ellen Forster of Lancashire, whilst in China in the early twentieth century, thence by descent.Condition ReportCreasing marks. Minor pulled threads.
*VALERIE BARDEN (BUSTON) (b. 1938) Still life study of gloves and a purple scarf on a circular table with yellow tablecloth, 1997, monogrammed and dated lower left, oil on board, 69cm x 80cm, Framed dimensions: 86.5cm x 98cm Provenance: The estate of the late Brian Phelan (1934-2024) and Dorothy Bromiley Phelan (1930-2024). Note: Valerie Barden is a figurative artist who paints the contemporary world as she sees it in as real and direct way as possible. Subjects include shop fronts and ladies at Ascot.Brought up in Buckinghamshire and Sherborne, Dorset, Valerie developed her artistic ability and met her husband, the artist Robert Organ, then moved to Cornwall and brought up four children. In 1973 the family moved to rural East Devon, where Valerie achieved a B.A. Hons in Art History of the Renaissance and Modern Art and Design.
ARNOLD, Christian(1889 Fürth - 1960 Bremen) Stillleben mit LilienAquarell. Links unten monogrammiert. 60 x 45 cm (im Passepartout 73 x 58 cm). Die schönen Blumen in transparenter Glasvase auf einem runden Tisch mit gepunkteter Tischdecke. Maler und Grafiker, Schüler der Kunstgewerbeschule Bremen, 1933 Ausschluss aus dem Künstlerbund Bremen. Literatur : Vollmer. Aufrufzeit 26. | Okt. 2024 | voraussichtlich 20:02 Uhr (CET) ARNOLD, Christian(1889 Fürth - 1960 Bremen) Still life with liliesWatercolor. Monogrammed lower left. 60 x 45 cm (in passepartout 73 x 58 cm). The beautiful flowers in a transparent glass vase on a round table with a dotted tablecloth. Painter and graphic artist, pupil at the Bremen School of Arts and Crafts, expelled from the Bremen Artists' Association in 1933. Literature : Vollmer. Aufrufzeit 26. | Oct. 2024 | probably 20:02 (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.
Großes Tafeltuch Ende 19. Jh. Halbleinen. 275 x 155 cm. Tuch mittig mit Jagdschlossmotiven, umgeben von Hirschen. In den Ecken Jäger mit Hund. 2 große gestickte Monogramme GH. Aufrufzeit 23. | Okt. 2024 | voraussichtlich 19:28 Uhr (CET)Large tablecloth, late 19th century. Half linen. 275 x 155 cm. Cloth with hunting lodge motifs in the center, surrounded by stags. Hunter with dog in the corners. 2 large embroidered monograms GH. Aufrufzeit 23. | Oct. 2024 | voraussichtlich 19:28 Uhr (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.
Schwedisches Tischtuch mit Drachenmuster um 1900. Damastfabrik Almedahl. Leinendamast. 176 x 129 cm. Nach Entwurf der schwedischen Textilkünstlerin Signe Sohlman gewebtes Tuch mit beiter Brodüre im nordischen Stil stark stilisierter verschlungener Drachen. Mittig diagonales Kreuzbanddekor. Signe Sohlmann (1854-1878) war eine schwedische Malerin, Zeichnerin und Textilkünstlerin. Im Jahre 1874, noch während ihres Studiums an der Stockholmer Kunstakademie, entwarfs sie das Drachenmuster im altnordischen Stil. 2 Infoblätter über Signe Sohlmann anbei. Aufrufzeit 23. | Okt. 2024 | voraussichtlich 19:28 Uhr (CET)Swedish tablecloth with dragon pattern around 1900. Damask factory Almedahl. Linen damask. 176 x 129 cm. Woven according to a design by the Swedish textile artist Signe Sohlman, with a beige broderie anglaise in the Nordic style of highly stylized intertwined dragons. Central diagonal cross-band decoration. Signe Sohlmann (1854-1878) was a Swedish painter, draughtswoman and textile artist. In 1874, while still a student at the Stockholm Art Academy, she designed the dragon pattern in the Old Norse style. 2 information sheets about Signe Sohlmann enclosed. Review time 23 Oct. 2024 | probably 19:28 (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.
Tischdecke mit Häkelrand, um 1900. Leinen. 215 x 180 cm. Aus 2 langen Bahnen aus handgewebtem Leinen mit kleinteiligem geometrischen Muster genähte Tischdecke mit breiter Häkelborte. Aufrufzeit 23. | Okt. 2024 | voraussichtlich 19:29 Uhr (CET)Tablecloth with crocheted edge, around 1900. Linen. 215 x 180 cm. Tablecloth sewn from 2 long lengths of hand-woven linen with a small geometric pattern and a wide crocheted border. Call time 23 | Oct. 2024 | probably 19:29 (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.
Großes Tafeltuch um 1900. Feiner Seidenleinendamast. 345 x 176 cm. Dekor aus umlaufend schmalem geometrischem Fries, Jaquardsteifen und Asternblüten als ovale Mitte. Gespiegelt gesticktes Monogramm L. Aufrufzeit 23. | Okt. 2024 | voraussichtlich 19:29 Uhr (CET)Large tablecloth from around 1900. Fine silk linen damask. 345 x 176 cm. Decorated with a surrounding narrow geometric frieze, jacquard stripes and aster blossoms as an oval center. Mirrored embroidered monogram L. Aufrufzeit 23. | Oct. 2024 | voraussichtlich 19:29 Uhr (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.
Großes Tafeltuch um 1910. Feiner Leinendamast. 315 x 161 cm. Verschiedene Dekore aus Arrangements mit Anemonen, Anemonenblüten und -sträußen sowie Jaquardstreifen. Großes gestickten Monogramm EL. Aufrufzeit 23. | Okt. 2024 | voraussichtlich 19:31 Uhr (CET)Large tablecloth circa 1910. Fine linen damask. 315 x 161 cm. Various decorations of arrangements with anemones, anemone blossoms and bouquets as well as jacquard stripes. Large embroidered monogram EL. Aufrufzeit 23. | Oct. 2024 | voraussichtlich 19:31 Uhr (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.
Großes Tafeltuch um 1925. Leinendamast. 345 x 160 cm. Umlaufend breiter Jaquardstreifen. Mittig Oval aus filigranen Blumen und Blüten. Unbenutzt, 1x gewaschen. Aufrufzeit 23. | Okt. 2024 | voraussichtlich 19:33 Uhr (CET)Large tablecloth circa 1925. Linen damask. 345 x 160 cm. Wide jacquard stripe all around. Centered oval of filigree flowers and blossoms. Unused, washed once. Call time 23 Oct 2024 | probably 19:33 (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.
Großes Tafeltuch um 1920. Um 1900. Halbleinendamast. 320 x 190 cm. Durchgehende Würfeldekore und Streifenbordüre. Rot gesticktes Monogramm "IK" mit Nr. "1". Leichte Alters-/Gebrauchsspuren. Aufrufzeit 23. | Okt. 2024 | voraussichtlich 19:33 Uhr (CET)Large tablecloth circa 1920. Around 1900. Semi-linen damask. 320 x 190 cm. Decorated cubes and striped border throughout. Red embroidered monogram "IK" with no. "1". Slight signs of age/wear. Call time 23 | Oct. 2024 | probably 19:33 (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.
Jugendstiltafeltuch und Tischtuch. Halbleinen. 300 x 125/200 x 120 cm. Tuch mit stiltypischen Dekoren und schlichtes Tuch mit breitem Streifendekor. Tafeltuch: 2 kleine Flecken. Tischtuch: vereinzelt Flecken, vergilbt, Liegespuren. Aufrufzeit 23. | Okt. 2024 | voraussichtlich 19:34 Uhr (CET)Art Nouveau tablecloth and tablecloth. Half linen. 300 x 125/200 x 120 cm. Cloth with decorations typical of the style and plain cloth with wide stripes. Tablecloth: 2 small stains. Tablecloth: scattered stains, yellowed, signs of wear. Call time 23 | Oct. 2024 | probably 19:34 (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.
* Embroidered Panel. An Arts & Crafts ecclesiastical panel, circa 1870s, expertly worked in polychrome silk threads, using long and short stitch, couching, and french knots, on a pink-purple velvet ground, with a central quatrefoil enclosing a half-length portrait of St Michael, titled to left, with lilies at outer corners, to each side a fire-breathing dragon encircling a cross, flanked by flame-bladed swords surmounted by a crown, ground beginning to perish in places, backed with linen, and with remains of terracotta silk lining, hem stitching unpicked, 24 x 193 cm (9.5 x 76 ins), together with: a large brocade tablecloth, late 18th/early 19th century, fraying overall, with some losses, edged with metallised fringing; 2 embroidered pelmets and 2 appliquéd pelmets, Victorian; a square panel with heavily embossed metalwork embroidery on a velvet ground, depicting a coat of arms, probably Spanish, 19th century, worn; and a collection of curtain ties, 19th & early 20th century, comprising a quantity of tasseled ties, including 7 pairs, 2 sets of 6, a set of 3, and several single ties, and some twisted cord ties, including a set of 4, some wear and losses, various sizesQTY: (2 cartons)NOTE:Provenance: Private Collection, Derbyshire.Probably made to adorn an altar, the panel takes Revelation chapter 12 for its themes of St Michael and the dragon.According to the current owner, the second item (large brocade tablecloth) was acquired by a Captain Barwell during the Napoleonic Wars in Spain.
A pair of floral print curtains, matching double bed valance, dressing table cover and skirt curtains, unfinished circular tablecloth, cushion and qty of matching fabric offcuts. Curtains handmade in 'Magnolia' c1979 printed for Charles Hammond, cream cotton mix ground with pink, blue and green magnolia tree flower and foliage design, interlined and lined in cream cotton sateen, triple pleat heading. 230cmW x 194cmH. Some marks and some sun fade to leading edge. Matching double bed base valance, piped and frilled to 3 sides, some marks with an ink stain at the top end, possibly not visible when in situ. Together with a matching shaped, piped, dressing table cover and a pair of skirt curtains; cover 112cmW x 56cmD, curtains 240cmW x 73cmH each. Also with a matching unfinished circular tablecloth, 204cm diameter, and matching piped cushion, 30cm sq.
A quantity of vintage table linen to include an Edwardian cream cotton tablecloth A/F , approx 52" x 52", having cut-out images of a lady in all 4 corners with crotchet lace border, mid 20th Century embroidered tablecloths, mixed napkins, cotton placemats and crotchet doilies together with a long woollen cross stitch panel depicting young children walking along a path, approx 75" long x 4" wide. Location:If there is no condition report, please request
[Clemens (Samuel Langhorne)], "Mark Twain". Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, first American edition, first state, half-title with illustration to verso and other illustrations in text by E.W. Kemble, portrait frontispiece of the author after the bust by sculptor Karl Gerhardt in first state with tablecloth visible and with "Heliotype Printing Company" imprint below, spotting and occasional light marginal soiling, closed tear to head of p.55, original green pictorial cloth, gilt, spine ends and corners bumped with some chipping to spine ends, rubbed, a very good copy, preserved in custom chemise and morocco-backed slip-case (some fading, extremities rubbed), [BAL 3415], 8vo, New York, Charles L. Webster and Company, 1885.*** A good copy of one of the cornerstones of American fiction.With the following first state points: p.9, "Huck Decided" (later corrected to "decides"); p.13, "Him and another man" listed as p. 88; p.57, 11 lines up, says "with the was" (later corrected to "with the saw"); p.143, line 7 part of "b" in body broken; p.155, final 5 in a different font. The title is a cancel with copyright notice dated 1884 (second state but first state only present in the prospectus and advance sheets).
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