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![[Southgate, Grimston & Wells, auction catalogue.] Valuable Books of Prints, Copper Plates, &c…the Property of W[illiam] Daniell, Esq. R.A.;](jpegs/17478.jpg)
[Southgate, Grimston & Wells, auction catalogue.] Valuable Books of Prints, Copper Plates, &c…the Property of W[illiam] Daniell, Esq. R.A.; Including The Entire Remainders and Copyrights of the following Well-Known Extremely Splendid, and Valuable Works, Views on the coast of Great Britain 8 vol. 320 coppers; ...Sir Walter Scott’s Provincial Antiquities (Author’s original copies)... Which will be Sold by Auction, By Messrs. Southgate, Grimston & Wells...on Thursday, the 14th of July, 1831, and Two following Days.
G. Larrance, Typ. Dorset Street, Fleet Street. [1831.]
Stitched letterpress pamphlet, 8vo., 225 x 145mm (9 x 5¾"); 36pp., complete; partially unopened, lacking wrappers. Slightly tatty extremities and some light spotting; generally good.
Southgate's July 1831 catalogue no. 275, of copper printing plates, plate books and print sets, formerly the property of William Daniell (1769 - 1837), landscape painter and engraver. Among the printing plates for sale were those for his 'A Voyage round Great Britain', 'Views of London', 'The London Docks', Samuel Daniell's 'African Scenery', George Dance's portraits of 'eminent characters', 'Windsor Castle', 'Ceylon' and 'Prince of Wales Island'. The 'Voyage Round Great Britain' plates are now in the Tate Gallery: Iain Bain’s account of their history (William Daniell; a voyage…an exhibition, 1979) does not mention this sale and states 'as yet it has not been possible to arrive at an exact account of their survival'. He states that by the 1850s the plates were owned by the publisher Henry G. Bohn (also owner of the Gillray caricature plates) and subsequent owners include Armand Maurice and Putnam's, before The Bodley Head sold the plates to the Tate Gallery Publications Department in 1972. Southgate specialised in trade remainder sales; his catalogues are generally very uncommon. Certainly we have been unable to trace another example of this catalogue.
[Ref: 17478] £2,300.00
G. Larrance, Typ. Dorset Street, Fleet Street. [1831.]
Stitched letterpress pamphlet, 8vo., 225 x 145mm (9 x 5¾"); 36pp., complete; partially unopened, lacking wrappers. Slightly tatty extremities and some light spotting; generally good.
Southgate's July 1831 catalogue no. 275, of copper printing plates, plate books and print sets, formerly the property of William Daniell (1769 - 1837), landscape painter and engraver. Among the printing plates for sale were those for his 'A Voyage round Great Britain', 'Views of London', 'The London Docks', Samuel Daniell's 'African Scenery', George Dance's portraits of 'eminent characters', 'Windsor Castle', 'Ceylon' and 'Prince of Wales Island'. The 'Voyage Round Great Britain' plates are now in the Tate Gallery: Iain Bain’s account of their history (William Daniell; a voyage…an exhibition, 1979) does not mention this sale and states 'as yet it has not been possible to arrive at an exact account of their survival'. He states that by the 1850s the plates were owned by the publisher Henry G. Bohn (also owner of the Gillray caricature plates) and subsequent owners include Armand Maurice and Putnam's, before The Bodley Head sold the plates to the Tate Gallery Publications Department in 1972. Southgate specialised in trade remainder sales; his catalogues are generally very uncommon. Certainly we have been unable to trace another example of this catalogue.
[Ref: 17478] £2,300.00
![[William Edward Forster.]](jpegs/32629.jpg)
[William Edward Forster.]
[H. T. Wells.] [C. Holl.]
Stipple with very large margins. Plate: 230 x 300mm (9 x 12").
Half portrait of William Edward Forster who was a politician serving as Liberal MP for Bradford between 1861 and 1886. He was appointed the role of Chief Secretary of Ireland by Gladstone in 1880 and resigned office in 1882. The original oil painting by H. T. Wells is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
[Ref: 32629] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[H. T. Wells.] [C. Holl.]
Stipple with very large margins. Plate: 230 x 300mm (9 x 12").
Half portrait of William Edward Forster who was a politician serving as Liberal MP for Bradford between 1861 and 1886. He was appointed the role of Chief Secretary of Ireland by Gladstone in 1880 and resigned office in 1882. The original oil painting by H. T. Wells is in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.
[Ref: 32629] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
The Gig.
Wells del.
Pub. May 8 1781 by W. Well[s No. 132], Fleet Street, London.
Rare engraving. Sheet: 220 x 250mm (8¾ x 9¾''). Trimmed.
A satire showing two sailors dancing around a Dutchman standing in a spinning top. A satirical print celebrating George Rodney's recapture of St Eustatius in the West Indies during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War.
BM Satire Undescribed.
[Ref: 50760] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Wells del.
Pub. May 8 1781 by W. Well[s No. 132], Fleet Street, London.
Rare engraving. Sheet: 220 x 250mm (8¾ x 9¾''). Trimmed.
A satire showing two sailors dancing around a Dutchman standing in a spinning top. A satirical print celebrating George Rodney's recapture of St Eustatius in the West Indies during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War.
BM Satire Undescribed.
[Ref: 50760] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
![[Henry Thurstan Holland] H.T. Holland [facsimile signature].](jpegs/51187.jpg)
[Henry Thurstan Holland] H.T. Holland [facsimile signature].
Drawn by H.T. Wells. Engraved by Joseph Brown.
[n.d., c.1885.]
Stipple on india. 290 x 210mm (11½ x 8¼").
Henry Thurstan Holland [1825-1914], Conservative Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1887-92. He granted the charter for Cecil Rhodes's 'British South Africa Company' in 1887. He became Viscount Knutsford in 1895.
[Ref: 51187] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by H.T. Wells. Engraved by Joseph Brown.
[n.d., c.1885.]
Stipple on india. 290 x 210mm (11½ x 8¼").
Henry Thurstan Holland [1825-1914], Conservative Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1887-92. He granted the charter for Cecil Rhodes's 'British South Africa Company' in 1887. He became Viscount Knutsford in 1895.
[Ref: 51187] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)
Part of Homesdale from Madamscourt Hill, Kent.
W.F. Wells del: Printed by C. Hullmandel.
[British, n.d., c.1810.]
Lithograph, rare, image 165 x 240mm. 6½ x 9½". Stitch holes to upper margin; chipped lower extremities. Pin hole to image.
A prospect of the Kentish countryside from rising ground; three figures to foreground, their backs to the viewer, one on horseback. From a folio of views.
Not in Abbey Scenery.
[Ref: 24610] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
W.F. Wells del: Printed by C. Hullmandel.
[British, n.d., c.1810.]
Lithograph, rare, image 165 x 240mm. 6½ x 9½". Stitch holes to upper margin; chipped lower extremities. Pin hole to image.
A prospect of the Kentish countryside from rising ground; three figures to foreground, their backs to the viewer, one on horseback. From a folio of views.
Not in Abbey Scenery.
[Ref: 24610] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
!['Sunset' Brixham [pencil.]](jpegs/27482.jpg)
'Sunset' Brixham [pencil.]
Francis Wells [pencil signature.]
[British.]
Etching with aquatint printed in colours, 225 x 300mm. 9 x 11¾". A fine impression, mint with large margins.
Fishing boats at Brixham, a picturesque fishing town at the southern end of Torbay on the south Devon coast. Francis Wells (exh. 1897-1938), portrait and landscape painter who studied at the Slade and Royal Academy Schools; lived Milton Abbas, Dorset.
[Ref: 27482] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Francis Wells [pencil signature.]
[British.]
Etching with aquatint printed in colours, 225 x 300mm. 9 x 11¾". A fine impression, mint with large margins.
Fishing boats at Brixham, a picturesque fishing town at the southern end of Torbay on the south Devon coast. Francis Wells (exh. 1897-1938), portrait and landscape painter who studied at the Slade and Royal Academy Schools; lived Milton Abbas, Dorset.
[Ref: 27482] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
!['The Needles' Isle of Wight [pencil.]](jpegs/27481.jpg)
'The Needles' Isle of Wight [pencil.]
Francis Wells [pencil signature.]
[British.]
Etching with aquatint printed in colours, 225 x 300mm. 9 x 11¾". A fine impression, mint with large margins.
Sailing boats close to The Needles, a row of three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise out of the sea off the Isle of Wight, close to Alum Bay. The Needles lighthouse, built in 1859, stands at the end of the formation. Francis Wells (exh. 1897-1938), portrait and landscape painter who studied at the Slade and Royal Academy Schools; lived Milton Abbas, Dorset.
[Ref: 27481] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Francis Wells [pencil signature.]
[British.]
Etching with aquatint printed in colours, 225 x 300mm. 9 x 11¾". A fine impression, mint with large margins.
Sailing boats close to The Needles, a row of three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise out of the sea off the Isle of Wight, close to Alum Bay. The Needles lighthouse, built in 1859, stands at the end of the formation. Francis Wells (exh. 1897-1938), portrait and landscape painter who studied at the Slade and Royal Academy Schools; lived Milton Abbas, Dorset.
[Ref: 27481] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Dedicated to the Friends of Peace. To Endear the Memory of Sir Robert Peel, Bart. Who, at freedom's call, notably devoted himself to extend commerce _ to secure the blessings of plenty _ and to foster universal brotherhood to the farthest verge of the green Earth.
J. Wells. T. Dean & Son, lithographers.
London 1850 [publisher's imprint obsured by mount] Hill, St John's Wood.
Lithograph with hand colour. Visible area 490 x 345mm (19¼ x 13½"). Unexamined out of frame.
A memorial to Sir Robert Peel published the year of his death, with an oval portrait in a decorative border featuring his crest, nine views of building featuring in his life and two roundels listing his achievements, including the Repeal of the Corn Laws.
See Ref: 52552 & 52551
[Ref: 52646] £320.00
J. Wells. T. Dean & Son, lithographers.
London 1850 [publisher's imprint obsured by mount] Hill, St John's Wood.
Lithograph with hand colour. Visible area 490 x 345mm (19¼ x 13½"). Unexamined out of frame.
A memorial to Sir Robert Peel published the year of his death, with an oval portrait in a decorative border featuring his crest, nine views of building featuring in his life and two roundels listing his achievements, including the Repeal of the Corn Laws.
See Ref: 52552 & 52551
[Ref: 52646] £320.00
A New Map of Present Spain & Portugal, Shewing their Principal Divisions Chief Cities, Townes, Ports, Rivers, Mountains &c. Dedicated to His Highness William Duke of Gloucester.
R: Spofforth Sculp.
[Oxford, Edward Wells, c.1700.]
Coloured engraving. 380 x 495mm, 15 x 19½".
Map of Iberia, published
[Ref: 15349] £220.00
R: Spofforth Sculp.
[Oxford, Edward Wells, c.1700.]
Coloured engraving. 380 x 495mm, 15 x 19½".
Map of Iberia, published
[Ref: 15349] £220.00
![[Hon. Edward Stanhope.]](jpegs/33143.jpg)
[Hon. Edward Stanhope.]
[by Joseph Brown, after Henry Tanworth Wells.]
[n.d., c.1893.]
Stipple engraving on india, proof before letters with large margins. 295 x 215mm (11½ x 8½"). Some spotting.
Edward Stanhope (1840-1893), Conservative MP for Mid Lincolnshire 1874-85, then Horncastle until his death. He served as President of the Board of Trade (1885-6), Secretary of State for the Colonies (1886-7) and Secretary of State for War (1887-92). In 1861 he played three first-class cricket matches for Kent. Cricket interest.
[Ref: 33143] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
[by Joseph Brown, after Henry Tanworth Wells.]
[n.d., c.1893.]
Stipple engraving on india, proof before letters with large margins. 295 x 215mm (11½ x 8½"). Some spotting.
Edward Stanhope (1840-1893), Conservative MP for Mid Lincolnshire 1874-85, then Horncastle until his death. He served as President of the Board of Trade (1885-6), Secretary of State for the Colonies (1886-7) and Secretary of State for War (1887-92). In 1861 he played three first-class cricket matches for Kent. Cricket interest.
[Ref: 33143] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Venus and cupid.
Wells del. et sculp.t.
Published by W.m Wells, 20 July 1779 No. 132 Fleet Street
Rare stipple printed in sepia, platemark 100 x 85mm (4 x 3¼"), with very large margins.
[Ref: 45152] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Wells del. et sculp.t.
Published by W.m Wells, 20 July 1779 No. 132 Fleet Street
Rare stipple printed in sepia, platemark 100 x 85mm (4 x 3¼"), with very large margins.
[Ref: 45152] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
I had nai been a Wife but weeks only four, / When sitting sa mearnfully at mine ayn door:
Wells del. et sculp.t
Pub.d June 8 1784 by W.m Wells, 20 July 1779 No. 132 Fleet Street
Rare stipple printed in sepia, platemark 70 x 90mm (2¾ x 3½"), very large margins.
An unhappy wife contemplates how much has changed in only four weeks of marriage.
[Ref: 45153] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)
Wells del. et sculp.t
Pub.d June 8 1784 by W.m Wells, 20 July 1779 No. 132 Fleet Street
Rare stipple printed in sepia, platemark 70 x 90mm (2¾ x 3½"), very large margins.
An unhappy wife contemplates how much has changed in only four weeks of marriage.
[Ref: 45153] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)