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Abbotsford, The Seat of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Roxburghshire.
Drawn on Stone by J.S. Templeton. Printed by R. Martin.
Published by T. Fisher, Hanway Street, Oxford Street [n.d., c.1840]. Price 1s/6d.
Lithograph on india paper, rare, india 180 x 225mm. 7 x 9". .
Abbotsford, the home of poet and novelist Sir Walter Scott (1771 – 1832), Melrose, Scotland. An attractive separately-issued print (as the advertised price indicates).
[Ref: 24647] £120.00
(£144.00 incl.VAT)
Stadium, Cremorne House, Chelsea.
R. Martin Lithog. 124, High Holborn.
[n.d. c.1832.]
Hand coloured lithograph on india laid paper, india 135 x 170mm. 5¼ x 6¾". Rare
A view in Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, named after Thomas Dawson, Lord Cremorne, and the site of his former residence. In the early part of the 19th century, Lord Cremorne's mansion, known as Chelsea Farm, was often visited by George III, Queen Charlotte, and the Prince of Wales. The natural beauty of the situation led to the grounds being opened to the public as the ‘Stadium’. See Longford: 354.
[Ref: 18209] £120.00
(£144.00 incl.VAT)
Mr William Armstrong's Design for a Chain Bridge across the River Avon, from St Vincent's Rocks to Leigh Down.
Published by J. Rees, Bookseller, 53 Wine Street, Bristol, from a Drawing by Mr W. West, May, 1830.
Rare lthograph. Sheet 265 x 380mm (10½ x 15"). Glue stains in corners.
A view of Clifton Gorge with a bridge designed by William Armstrong for the second of two design competitions, eventually won by 24-year-old Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It is not a suspension bridge, rather a cast iron span supported by brick towers. Armstrong was the engineer-in-charge of Marc Brunel's Thames Tunnel. It is likely that the artist was William West, (1801-61), creator of the Clifton Observatory.
[Ref: 47557] £260.00
(£312.00 incl.VAT)
Collegiate and Commercial School.
Drawn on Stone by C.J.C.
[n.d., c.1850.] Printed by R.Martin, 8, Gt. Newport St, Long Acre.
Rare coloured lithograph. Sheet 175 x 125mm (7 x 5"). Trimmed into plate. Creasing in image.
A view of a cricket match, on the grounds of the Collegiate and Commercial school. Possibly the New Haven Collegiate and Commercial Institute in Wooster Square, New Haven, Connecticut, USA or Tarvin Hall in Cheshire, UK; that Dr Brindley renamed it the Collegiate School in 1851.
[Ref: 67269] £65.00
(£78.00 incl.VAT)
Robert Davies.
R. Martin & Co. lithog. 26, Long Acre, London.
[n.d., c.1837.]
Scarce lithograph. Sheet: 450 x 345mm (17¾ x 13½''). Tears, marking and staining. Trimmed.
A portrait of patriotic blacksmith Robert Davies who voted Liberal at Wakefield.
[Ref: 48882] £240.00
(£288.00 incl.VAT)
Sir Thomas Denman, M.P. for Nottingham, His Majesty's Attorney General.
O'Connor, del.t R. Martin Lithog.
London, John Knight 51, Paternoster Row. [n.d. c.1830.]
Rare lithograph. India 203 x 171mm. 8 x 6¾".
Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman (1779-1854) was a British lawyer, judge and politician. He served as MP for Wareham from 1818 to 1820 then as MP for Nottingham until 1832; for the last two years of which he also served as Attorney General for England and Wales. His main service was from 1832 to 1850 as Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, and in 1834 as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
[Ref: 24424] £75.00
(£90.00 incl.VAT)
A View of London Bridge, taken from Saint Olave's Stairs, in the Year 1751, from an Engraving by John Boydell.
R. Martin Lithog. 124, High Holborn.
[n.d. c.1830].
Lithograph. Sheet 560 x 360mm.
From a folio of 8 plates 'London Bridge at Different Periods'. for the print from which this is copied, see ref. 26904
[Ref: 4122] £300.00
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