Grosvenor Prints

Piano! 2 __"Peti....tefleue... ...deschamps / Toujoue. ...toujoue....cachee...." .Masques Et Visages.
Par Garvani. Imp. Lemercier a Paris.
Libraire Nouvelle 15 Boult des Italiens [n.d., c.1860].
Lithograph, sheet 265 x 260mm. Occasional foxing.
A vibrant rendering of a pianist from the book first published in 1857, 'Masques Et Visages' by Paul Garvani.
[Ref: 7421] £75.00 (£88.13 incl.VAT)

The "President" Steam Ship.
[n.d., c.1840]
Coloured lithograph. 5½ x 7½". Edges trimmed as a scrap.
A paddle steamer; "Extreme length 275 feet, Beam 41 feet, Breadth from outside of Paddle Boxes 72 feet 6 inches. Burthen 2366 Tons, Engines 540 Horse power".
[Ref: 390] £80.00 (£94.00 incl.VAT)

[The 'Adam & Eve', Chelsea.]
W. Greaves.
[n.d. 1878].
Etching. 125 x 200mm. Repaired tear in image. Ink date in margin.
Greaves, Walter 1846-1930. A close associate of Whistler.
Longford: Images of Chelsea, 180.
[Ref: 2821] £260.00

'J' [adorned with a crown as part of vignette below portrait].
Zimmermann del.
[n.d. c.1830].
Lithograph. Image 190 x 220mm. Foxing.
Josephine, Born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, empress of the French (1804–9) as the consort of Napoleon I (1763 - 1814.
[Ref: 6771] £120.00 (£141.00 incl.VAT)

'Judging' in an Art Gallery.
From the drawing by Edmund Blampied, R.A.
Copyright - Frost & Reed, Ltd. [n.d., c.1925.]
Coloured lithograph, facsimile signature. Printed area 300 x 235mm.
Three dogs scutinising a painting.
[Ref: 6921] £65.00 (£76.38 incl.VAT)

'Tis a nuisance to walk in a road or a street, / For at every Turn one is sure to meet, / With a bicycio rider, a fop or an ass, / Who thinks he's admired by each girl as they pass.
[n.d., c.1870.]
Colour-printed wood engraving with letterpress, sheet 210 x 165mm.
[Ref: 7061] £140.00 (£164.50 incl.VAT)

[13 ink and watercolour sketches of Gibraltar.]
[From a C19th sketchbook by the Estcourt Family.]
[Some views dated 1824 & 1825.]

The Estcourt family descend from one of William the Conqueror's knights, and held the Shipton Moyne estate (nr. Tetbury, Glos) from 1303 until the house was demolished in 1964. C19th members of the family include the MP for Wiltshire, a general in the Crimean War and the vicar of Long Neunton.
[Ref: 2352] £2,000.00

[22 race horse portraits]. i. Attila, Winner of the Derby, 1842. by Celwick. Ridden by Scott ii. Our Nell, Winner of the Oaks, 1842. by Bran. Ridden by T. Lye. iii. Blue Bonnett, Winner of the St. Leger, 1842. by Touchstone. Ridden by T. Lye. iv. Cotherstone, Winner of the Derby, 1843. By Touchstone. Ridden by Scott. v. Poison, Winner of the Oaks, 1843 [trimmed through title]. vi. Nutwith, Winner of the Leger, 1843. By Tomboy. Ridden by J. Marson. vii. Orlando, declared the Winner of the Derby, 1844. by Touchstone. Ridden by Nat. Running Rein Being 4 Year Old. viii. The Princess, Winner of the Oaks, 1844. by Slane. Ridden by F. Butler. ix. Faugh a ballagh, Winner of the St. Leger, 1844. by Sir Hercules. Ridden by H. Bell x. Merry Monarch, Winner of the Derby, 1845 By Slane. Ridden by F. Bell xi. Refraction, Winner of the Oaks, 1845. by Glaucus. Ridden by H. Bell. xii. Baron, Winner of the Leger, 1845. By Irish Birdcatch. Ridden by F. Butler. xiii. Pyrrhus the First Winner of the Derby 1846. By Epirus. Ridden by S. Day. xiv. Mendicant, Winner of the Oaks, 1846. by Touchstone. Ridden by S. Day. xv. Cossack, Winner of the Derby, 1847. By H. Platoff. Ridden by Templeman. xvi. Von Tromp, Winner of the Leger, 1847. By Lanercost. Ridden by J. Marson. xvii. Surplice, Winner of the Derby 1848. By Touchstone. Ridden by Templeman. xviii. Cymba, Winner of the Oaks, 1848. by Melbourn. Ridden by Templeman. xix. Surplice, Winner of the Leger, 1848. Beating Canezou. Ridden by Flatman. xx. Sister to Arkwright, Winner of the Oaks, 1849 [trimmed through title]. [Nos. xxi and xxii trimmed to image below and left. They are 'Sir Tatton Sykes' winner of the St Leger in 1846 and 'Miami' winner of the Oaks in 1847].
C. Hunt del.
Pub. By Rock & Co. London 24 June 1849.
Coloured aquatint engravings. Images c.95 x 67mm. Light foxing.
22 of 24 plates from 'Portraits Of Winning Horses, a Series of Portraits of the Winners of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, From the Year 1842 to 1849. Drawn from Nature and Engraved by Charles Hunt Esqr'. The volume, depicting the winners of the 3 great races over 8 years, was published by Rock Brothers & Payne in 1849. Siltzer and Lane record only 22 plates.
Siltzer p.166. Lane II p.37.
[Ref: 3388] £2,000.00

253. [Hypostyle Hall, Karnak.]
Working Mens Educational Union, King William Street, Trafalgar Square, London. [n.d., c.1860.]
Colour lithograph on linen, 1200 x 900mm. A few signs of wear as is usual with these items, label with "3" pasted on top left, brown stain in sky.
The Hypostyle Hall in the Temple of Karnak, made famous by David Roberts.

The Working Mens Educational Union was a philanthropic society founded in 1853 to provide education to the working classes. This sheet would have been used in their lectures, held in various locations. They were printed on linen to avoid paper duty. Considering its purpose the colour is still surprisingly vivid, with the linen still strong.
[Ref: 6890] £150.00 (£176.25 incl.VAT)

254. [The Sphinx & Pyramids.]
Religious Tract Society. 66 Paternoster Row and 65 St Paul's Churchyard. [n.d., c.1860.]
Colour lithograph on linen, 980 x 1240mm. A few signs of wear as is usual with these items.
With Bedouins at prayer under the Sphinx.
Exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1952.
[Ref: 6412] £650.00

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