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Ball at the Mansion House, April 23. 1821. The Right Honourable J. T. Thorp, Lord Mayor. No admittance til /2 past 9. Wm. Borradach. [Ink signature.] [Red Seal of the Lord Mayor.]
Ball at the Mansion House, April 23. 1821. The Right Honourable J. T. Thorp, Lord Mayor. No admittance til /2 past 9. Wm. Borradach. [Ink signature.] [Red Seal of the Lord Mayor.]
Engraving. 275 x 218mm. 10¾ x 8½". Wax Seal peeled away around edges.
During 1817–1835, J.T. Thorp was mercer for alderman and livery companies. This being an invitation to a Ball hosted by the Lord Mayor.
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To the Worsp.ll Edward Sayer of Barkhamsted Place Esq.e this Plate of the Mannor House is
To the Worsp.ll Edward Sayer of Barkhamsted Place Esq.e this Plate of the Mannor House is Pa. 577
Humbly Dedicated by John Oliver
[Sir Henry Chauncy c.1700]
Engraving plate 285 x 375mm (11¼ x 14¾") Centre fold as issued. Some creasing. Repaired left corner.
Published for the first edition of Sir Henry Chauncy's (1632 - 1719) Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire 1700. Berkhamsted Place was erected c.1580 by Sir Edward Carey, the keeper of the Jewels to Queen Elizabeth I, using stones removed from Berkhamsted Castle. It was bought by Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594 – 1612) in 1612 and when he died later that year was passed to his brother Charles later crowned Charles I (1600 –1649). The house then changed hands a few times in the turbulent times of the English Civil War and its aftermath inluding the Murray family. In 1660 the lease of Berkhamsted was taken on by the Lord Treasurer, Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland (1605–1663) however a fire broke out and parts of the house were completely destroyed. Reconstruction was hastily commenced, probably financed by John Sayer who took ownership of the house shortly after it was rebuilt. The Sayer family remained in residence at Berkhamsted Place until 1716, when they sold the lease to William Atwell. The House was demolished in 1967
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"Berkhamsted School" The Old Hall [in pencil to right.]
M. Oliver Rae [in pencil to left.]
MR [etched in image lower left.] [n.d. c.1920.]
Etching, limited edition: 32/120. Stamped "Remarque Proof". Plate 197 x 266mm. 7¾ x 10½".
The Old Hall at Berkhamsted School, Hertfordshire. The original school was founded in 1541 by John Incent, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral. Mabel Oliver Rae (fl. 1850-1900).
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Jacobus II. D.G. Ang: Ang: Sco: Fran: et Hib Rex.
Jacobus II. D.G. Ang: Ang: Sco: Fran: et Hib Rex.
I. Oliver ex.
[n.d. c.1631.]
Very scarce mezzotint, 17th century watermark, sheet 330 x 240mm (13 x 9½"). Trimmed within plate, some creases, wormhole and two repaired wormholes.
Three-quarters length portrait of James II, King of England (1633-1701). He stands with his left hand on his hip, his right resting on his staff, looking towards the viewer. He wears his armour, sash, ribbon and medal, lace cravat, sword, and long wig. His helmet is on a table by his elbow on the right, a curtain in the background.
CS 5.
[Ref: 58902]   £360.00  
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"Looe" - the ferry. [in pencil.]
Mabel Oliver Parker. [pencil signature.]
[n.d. c.1920.]
Etching. 216 x 311mm. 8½ x 12¼".
Looe, Cornwall. This old ferry goes along the Fowey estuary between Bodinnick and Polruan.
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[Madagascar] Entrance to the Palace, Antananarivo.
[Madagascar] Entrance to the Palace, Antananarivo.
S.P. Oliver del 1862.
Lith. Amelot & Co Chaussée
Lithograph and tintstone, scarce, printed area 480 x 325mm (19 x 12¾"). Creasing. Bit messy in title area.
The Rova of Antananarivo, the seventeenth century palace in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar, damaged by a fire in 1995 and currently undergoing reconstruction. Lithograph by Samuel Pasfield Oliver (1838 - 1907), geographer and antiquary. Oliver accompanied Major-General Johnstone on a mission to Madagascar in 1862 to congratulate King Radama II on his accession. He spent some months exploring the island, and witnessed the king's coronation at Antananarivo that year. He returned to the island the following year after receiving news of King Radama's assassination. The history and ethnology of the island interested Oliver, and he devoted himself subsequently to a close study of them. In 1866 he published ‘Madagascar and the Malagasy,’ a diary of his first visit to the island, which he illustrated with some spirited sketches. This was followed by an ethnological study in French, ‘Les Hovas et les autres tribus caractéristiques de Madagascar’ (Guernsey, 1869). In ‘The True Story of the French Dispute in Madagascar’ (1885) Oliver passed adverse criticisms on the treatment of the Malagasy by the French colonial officials. Finally his two volumes on ‘Madagascar’ (1886), based on authentic native and European sources, give a detailed and comprehensive account of the island, its history, and its inhabitants.
Not in Abbey
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[Ticket/Invitation]  Dinner at the Mansion House, April 23. 1821.  The Right Honble. J.T. Thorpe, Lord Mayor.
[Ticket/Invitation] Dinner at the Mansion House, April 23. 1821. The Right Honble. J.T. Thorpe, Lord Mayor.
Oliver Sc. 3 Bells Buildgs. Salisbury Square, & 23, Oxendon St. Hay Mart.
[London, c.1821.]
Fine admission ticket to a Dinner/Ball at the Mansion House, City of London, April 23rd 1821; issued to 'J.G. Hammett Esq' [ink, upper left]. Etching on thick wove, sheet 275 x 220mm. 10¾ x 8¾". Folds as normal; lower right corner lacking, indicating ticket has been redeemed. Lacking margin to right and left.
A female figure dancing and playing the triangle; between the crest of the City of London and mayor's sceptre (left), and a burning altar and family crest, sword lying on the ground (right). Numbered '42' in ink to upper right margin, signature of issuing officer lower right; in ink: Wm Borra Daile. Dinner hosted by J.T. Thorpe, Lord Mayor of London.
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[Nausicaa and her Maids Playing at Ball.]
[Nausicaa and her Maids Playing at Ball.]
EJP [monogram] Edward J Poynter. Charles O Murray [pencil signatures]
Copyright 1898. Published by J.J. Virtue & Co. Limited, London.
Etching, signed by the artist. 285 x 630mm (11¼ x 24¾") large margins. Uncut.
Nausicaa, daughter of King Alcinous and Queen Arete of Phaeacia, about to find Odysseus shipwrecked on the beach. The 2nd century BC writer Agallis attributed the invention of ball games to Nausicaä, most likely because she was the first person in literature to be described playing with a ball. This plate was etched by James Dobie; Charles Oliver Murray etched a scene of Nausicaa after George Dunlop Leslie, so it is a mystery why his signature is here.
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To the Honourable S.r Richard Anderson Bar;t this Plate of the Mannor House of Penley is
To the Honourable S.r Richard Anderson Bar;t this Plate of the Mannor House of Penley is Pa. 594
Humbly Dedicated by John Oliver
[Sir Henry Chauncy c.1700]
Engraving plate 285 x 375mm (11¼ x 14¾") Centre fold as issued. Some creasing. A few tears to marins. Slight ink offset.
Published for the first edition of Sir Henry Chauncy's (1632 - 1719) Historical Antiquities of Hertfordshire 1700. he manor of Pendley pre-dates the Norman Conquest of 1066, after which it was confiscated by William the Conqueror and passed to his brother-in-law, Robert, Count of Mortain (c. 1031-c.1095), and a later owner was John de Angle, an early Member of Parliament. In 1440 Sir Robert Whittingham (or Whytingham) and his wife Agnes received a grant of free warren from King Henry VI at Pendley manor; he enclosed 200 acres and tore down the buildings on the land, returning the estate to pasture. He built a manor house at the western end of the now-demolished town as a double cloistered courtyard as well as building a Chapel. On the accession of Edward IV (1442 –1483) he granted Pendley manor to George Neville, Bishop of Exeter in 1461 which then passed on to the Verney family through marriage. The Verney family lived at the medieval manor for the next 150 years, until it was passed on to the Anderson family. Sir Richard Anderson, 2nd Baronet (c. 1635–1699) owned the Penley estate when the print was made.
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The Rye House.
The Rye House.
J. Oliver Sculp [1686].
Very rare etching; sheet 370 x 440mm (14½ x 17¼"). Repaired tears. Trimmed; folded down centre; glued to backing sheet.
Small elevation and plan of the Rye House near Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, where in 1683 plans were developed to assassinate Charles II and his brother James, duke of York. Illustration to Thomas Sprat's 'A true account and declaration of the horrid conspiracy against the late king, His present Majesty, and the government' (1686).
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The Boat-House, Shrewsbury School. [pencil.]
The Boat-House, Shrewsbury School. [pencil.]
Mabel Oliver Parker [pencil signature.]
[n.d, c.1920.]
Etching with Artist's Proof blindstamp and signature. 200 x 265mm, 8 x 10½". Paper toned
With the school's crest in the title area. It was founded in 1866 and the on-site Boathouse is located on an idyllic stretch of the River Severn.
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A Prospect of ye lower part of Tangier from the hill West of White Hall
A Prospect of ye lower part of Tangier from the hill West of White Hall
John Oliver Fecit.
John Sellers Excudit [1680]
Etching, 140 x 215mm. 5½ x 8½".
View of Tangier, from a series of six Tangiers views after Wenceslaus Hollar engraved by John Oliver and published by John Seller in his 'A Book of Sea Stories and Prospects' (1680). Seller (fl. 1660- d.1697) was also an important instrument maker, map and chart seller, and hydrographer to the king.
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Prospec of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West toward the Torone,
Prospec of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West toward the Torone,
J. Oliver Fecit.
J. Seller Excudit [1680]
Etching, 140 x 215mm. 5½ x 8½".
View of Tangier, from a series of six after Wenceslaus Hollar engraved by John Oliver and published by John Seller in his 'A Book of Sea Stories and Prospects' (1680). Seller (fl. 1660- d.1697) was also an important instrument maker, map and chart seller, and hydrographer to the king.
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The South East corner of Tangier
The South East corner of Tangier
J. Oliver Fc.
John Sellers Excudit [1680]
Etching, 140 x 215mm. 5½ x 8½".
View of Tangier showing the bay, port, 'Coast of Spaine' and 'Point of Gibralter', from a series of six Tangier views after Wenceslaus Hollar engraved by John Oliver and published by John Seller in his 'A Book of Sea Stories and Prospects' (1680). Seller (fl. 1660- d.1697) was also an important instrument maker, map and chart seller, and hydrographer to the king.
see Pennington 1188 for Hollar's etching
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[The Fire at the Tower of London] Interior of the Armory.
[The Fire at the Tower of London] Interior of the Armory.
Will.m Oliver linotint. C. Hullmandel's Patent.
Colnaghi and Puckle, 23, Cockspur Street [n.d., c.1842].
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 310 x 410mm (12¼ x 16¼"). Some spotting, laid on card.
People being given a guided tour of the ruined interior of the armory of the Tower of London, with the upper floors and roof gone, and melted piles of ordnance. A plate from the rare series 'Six Views taken after the Great Fire at the Tower of London on the 31.st Oct. 1841; by Mess.rs J. Cater & W. Oliver.
Abbey: 214, only listing an issue in paper wrappers.
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[The Fire at the Tower of London] Ruins from Avenue on the Parade.
[The Fire at the Tower of London] Ruins from Avenue on the Parade.
J. Cater & W. Oliver linotint. C. Hullmandel's Patent.
Colnaghi and Puckle, 23, Cockspur Street [n.d., c.1842].
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 310 x 410mm (12¼ x 16¼"). Laid on card.
People wandering around the courtyard of the Tower of London, as workers erect scaffolding on the ruined buildings. A plate from the rare series 'Six Views taken after the Great Fire at the Tower of London on the 31.st Oct. 1841; by Mess.rs J. Cater & W. Oliver.
Abbey: 214, only listing an issue in paper wrappers.
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[The Fire at the Tower of London] Long Room leading to the Brick Tower.
[The Fire at the Tower of London] Long Room leading to the Brick Tower.
Will.m Oliver linotint. C. Hullmandel's Patent.
Colnaghi and Puckle, 23, Cockspur Street [n.d., c.1842].
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 310 x 410mm (12¼ x 16¼"). Laid on card.
People viewing the damage in the roofless Long Room, attended by a beefeater. A plate from the rare series 'Six Views taken after the Great Fire at the Tower of London on the 31.st Oct. 1841; by Mess.rs J. Cater & W. Oliver.
Abbey: 214, only listing an issue in paper wrappers.
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[The Fire at the Tower of London] Entrance to the Armoury &c.
[The Fire at the Tower of London] Entrance to the Armoury &c.
Will.m Oliver linotint. C. Hullmandel's Patent.
Colnaghi and Puckle, 23, Cockspur Street [n.d., c.1842].
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 310 x 410mm (12¼ x 16¼"). Laid on card.
People viewing the damage to the Tower of London, surrounded by cannon and mortars. A plate from the rare series 'Six Views taken after the Great Fire at the Tower of London on the 31.st Oct. 1841; by Mess.rs J. Cater & W. Oliver.
Abbey: 214, only listing an issue in paper wrappers.
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[The Fire at the Tower of London] Inside of the Brick Tower.
[The Fire at the Tower of London] Inside of the Brick Tower.
Will.m Oliver linotint. C. Hullmandel's Patent.
Colnaghi and Puckle, 23, Cockspur Street [n.d., c.1842].
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 400 x 300mm (15¾ x 11¾"). Laid on card.
People viewing the damage to the Tower of London, led by a beefeater. A plate from the rare series 'Six Views taken after the Great Fire at the Tower of London on the 31.st Oct. 1841; by Mess.rs J. Cater & W. Oliver.
Abbey: 214, only listing an issue in paper wrappers.
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[Lion Tomb, Xanthus.]
[Lion Tomb, Xanthus.]
[Etched by Charles Oliver Murray after William James Müller.]
['The Portfolio', 1882.]
Etching, proof. 260 x 355mm (10¼ x 14"). Creasing on right.
A view of the ruins of the Lion Tomb in Xanthos, Turkey, with trees and goats. William James Müller (1812-45) visited Greece and Egypt 1838-9, then Turkey 1843-4 as part of the archaeological expedition of Sir Charles Fellows, during which the Xanthus Marbles were taken for the British Museum. The watercolour this print is based on is also in the BM (1878,1228.97).
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