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Click here to subscribeSIX BOXES OF TREEN AND MISCELLANEOUS SUNDRIES, to include a wooden cased tobacco pipe by L & Co. in the form of a cricket bat and ball, a vintage leather cricket ball, a small Cloisonné pot and three bud vases, two 'sea shell' jewellery boxes, a green painted railway lantern, a collection of diecast vehicles, soft toys, barometer, Bagatelle board, wooden candle sticks, canes, etc. (s.d/a.f) (6 boxes + loose)
Antique brass bell terret with plume on stand together with a trench art 1915 brass tobacco jar with lid and badges, two artillery shell cannisters and two engraved 1917 examples, 1917 ashtray, brass miner figure and seven military prints drawn by P.H Smitherman to include 1910 Trooper and County of London Yeomanry (Westminster Dragoons), 1831 Officer, Rifle Brigade, 1846 Officer, 5th Fusiliers, 1824 Field Officer, 94th Foot, 1815 Sargeant, Grenadier Company, 1st Guards, 1803 Officer, South Nottinghamshire Yeomanry and 1846, Officer, The West Somerset Yeomanry examples
'Stanley's Explorations in Africa. A New Map.' 'Showing All Stanley's Explorations in the Dark Continent from 1868 to 1889,' colour folding map with text printed to verso, mostly torn to the folds nd in separate parts, good condition considering, Charles E. Gage. 'American Tobacco Types, Uses, and Markets,' printed card wraps tatty with rear wrap debound, vg illustrated text block with large folding map, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1942; With ten vg Shire Albums and four others. (17)
Arthur WRAGG (1903-1976) Works Published by The Polperro Press Including 'Tobacco', and a series based around Widecombe Fair, each pen and ink on board, mostly signed and dated '24, some with inscriptions verso, all but one 27cm x 19cm (14)Frederick Roberts Johnson and Arthur Wragg, two friends who met whilst training to become commercial artists, moved together to Polperro in 1924, staying at 'The House on the Props'. They had somewhat contrasting styles which somehow sometimes overlapped; Wragg's style was likened to David Low and Victor 'Vicky Weisz, sharing within his lifetime the same respect and public interest as the two aforementioned. His work was also regularly compared to that of Aubrey Beardsley, though Wragg's own heroes were Cruickshank, Albrecht Durer and William Blake, the latter being someone he was also compared to within his lifetime. Wragg's first book was hugely successful, having to be reprinted three times in one year and it became Book of The Year in America.Frederick Roberts Johnson was a very succesful commercial artist and was often the one who usually went to London in search of commissions for the pair. He often used the name 'Essex' or 'Sax', drawing funnies for Punch, Everyman magazine and Tribune, as well as advertisements for Lyons Tea Shops and producing dustjacket book illustrations for various authors. His style was more varied and experimental, with impressionism, cubism and abstract examples of his work within the sale.
Arthur WRAGG (1903-1976) Works Published by The Polperro Press Including 'Be Glad (of the Ford), The Angler's Prayer and Tobacco, mostly pen and ink on board, signed and dated 1926, each 38cm x 26.5cm (11)Frederick Roberts Johnson and Arthur Wragg, two friends who met whilst training to become commercial artists, moved together to Polperro in 1924, staying at 'The House on the Props'. They had somewhat contrasting styles which somehow sometimes overlapped; Wragg's style was likened to David Low and Victor 'Vicky Weisz, sharing within his lifetime the same respect and public interest as the two aforementioned. His work was also regularly compared to that of Aubrey Beardsley, though Wragg's own heroes were Cruickshank, Albrecht Durer and William Blake, the latter being someone he was also compared to within his lifetime. Wragg's first book was hugely successful, having to be reprinted three times in one year and it became Book of The Year in America.Frederick Roberts Johnson was a very succesful commercial artist and was often the one who usually went to London in search of commissions for the pair. He often used the name 'Essex' or 'Sax', drawing funnies for Punch, Everyman magazine and Tribune, as well as advertisements for Lyons Tea Shops and producing dustjacket book illustrations for various authors. His style was more varied and experimental, with impressionism, cubism and abstract examples of his work within the sale.
A quantity of ceramics to include a 19th century teapot probably Newhall, a white glazed double rams head finial, an English blue and white tea bowl and saucer in the Chinese style, a Wedgwood floral painted mug with yellow ground; a transfer printed pearlware mug and plate 'KEEP THY SHOP AND THY SHOP WILL KEEP THEE', a porcelain tobacco pipe bowl in the form of a Turkish man's head; and a small Chinese blue and white bowl (9)Interesting American creamware mug - broken and restored "Being Lessons for Youth on Industry Temperance Frugality, the way to Wealth or Dr Franklin Poor Richer Illustrated, Shop and thy shop will keep thee If you would hve your business done go if not send' (sic)Pipe - chip to the nose, surface dirt, rubbing to the gilding, some chipping to the beads, Famille rose teapot - hairline cracks and restoredsaucer - broken and restoredDouble ram's head - crazing to the glaze, old glue to the basesmall chinese bowl - broken and restoredchinese bowl and saucer - chips to rimWedgwood cup - surface scratches, crazing to the glaze, restoration to the handle, surface dirt
Christmas Fund 1914 Princess Mary Gift Tin with Contents, fine example of the brass Princess Mary Christmas Fund 1914 gift tin which still contains the original packets of Tobacco and cigarettes. Also with the original 1914 Christmas card and small photograph of the princess. The set is also accompanied by the harder to find Photograph of King George V and Queen Mary (Mary of Teck) with printed message on the reverse. Set is in generally good condition for age. Some light areas of foil missing to the cigarette packet.
Postcards, South Africa, a mixed collection of approx. 165 cards in modern album, inc. Victoria Falls, ethnic, farming (pineapple, tobacco, bananas), P.O Ladybrand (RP), good towns, street scenes, motoring, trams, Kruger, Chief, costume, various carts etc. Also illustrated cards (29) showing life in South Africa in early 19th C. Gruss Aus, Cape Town etc (mainly gd)
Cigarette cards, China, a collection of 63 type cards, all 'L' or 'M' size, various subjects & issuers inc. Hwa Nie Tobacco Co, Haw Tung, Loong Fee, Kiu Cheong, Ho Nan, Dah Tung, Qun Lun, Nan Yang, North China Tobacco Co, San Shing, Say Lun, Tuck Shing, Ning Tay, Min Son etc (some with minor faults, mostly gd)
Cigarette cards, Golf, 20 cards from Overseas issuers American Tobacco Co (12), Series of Champions (2) H Hilton (crease), J McDermott (light staining), Champion Golfers Series (6) Douglas, Herreshoff, Low, Nicholls, Hobens, Smith (Smith fair rest gen gd), Murad College Seals (4 all fair) & African Tobacco Mfrs (8), World of Sport, 4 Golfing cards from each of the small and large sized set (gen gd) (mixed condition, all described above)