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![[Acrobats] Forioso, ou la Contredanse sur quatre Cordes.](jpegs/68126.jpg)
[Acrobats] Forioso, ou la Contredanse sur quatre Cordes. Le Bon Genre, N.º 25.
[Pierre La Mesangere] [n.d. c.1810]
Coloured etching, with fine colour. 205 x 265mm (8 x 10½"), large margins.
Four acrobats dance on four tightropes. Supposedly Pierre Forioso, and his troupe of rope dancers at the Theatre de la Nouveaute and the Tivoli 'Le Bon Genre', a series of semi-satirical costume plates) was published separately between plate 1 in 1800 & plate 104 in 1817, when Pierre La Mésangère republished the complete set with text. He issued eleven new plates (105-115), between 1818 and 1822, when another full set with text was issued. A final issue was published in 1827.
BM: 1866,0407.886; see BM 1868,0822.7243 for 'Le Bon Genre'.
[Ref: 68126] £360.00
[Pierre La Mesangere] [n.d. c.1810]
Coloured etching, with fine colour. 205 x 265mm (8 x 10½"), large margins.
Four acrobats dance on four tightropes. Supposedly Pierre Forioso, and his troupe of rope dancers at the Theatre de la Nouveaute and the Tivoli 'Le Bon Genre', a series of semi-satirical costume plates) was published separately between plate 1 in 1800 & plate 104 in 1817, when Pierre La Mésangère republished the complete set with text. He issued eleven new plates (105-115), between 1818 and 1822, when another full set with text was issued. A final issue was published in 1827.
BM: 1866,0407.886; see BM 1868,0822.7243 for 'Le Bon Genre'.
[Ref: 68126] £360.00
![The Late Fred Archer, in the Colours of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. Faithfully yours F. Archer [facsimile signature].](jpegs/67834.jpg)
The Late Fred Archer, in the Colours of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales. Faithfully yours F. Archer [facsimile signature]. Born, January 11th, 1857. Died, November 8th, 1886.
Riddle & Couchman, Lith. London.
Special Supplement to the ''Illustrated Sporting and Dramtic News,'' November 27th, 1886.
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 515 x 375mm (20¼ x 14¾"). Tears taped right top, crease as normal
A portrait of jockey Frederick James Archer (1857-1886), known as the Tin Man, Champion Jockey for 13 consecutive years. Taller than the average jockey he kept a rigorous diet: in October 1886 he fasted for three days to reach race weight and shortly after fell ill. In a high fever and hallucinating, he shot himself, aged only 29.
[Ref: 67834] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Riddle & Couchman, Lith. London.
Special Supplement to the ''Illustrated Sporting and Dramtic News,'' November 27th, 1886.
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 515 x 375mm (20¼ x 14¾"). Tears taped right top, crease as normal
A portrait of jockey Frederick James Archer (1857-1886), known as the Tin Man, Champion Jockey for 13 consecutive years. Taller than the average jockey he kept a rigorous diet: in October 1886 he fasted for three days to reach race weight and shortly after fell ill. In a high fever and hallucinating, he shot himself, aged only 29.
[Ref: 67834] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[Cards] Recreatio juvenilis.](jpegs/68137.jpg)
[Cards] Recreatio juvenilis. Die Ergözkichkeit oder der Zeitvertreib.
Mart. Engelbrecht excud. A.V. [n.d., c.1740.]
Engraving. 210 x 305mm (8¼ x 12"), large margins on 3 sides. Foxing, narrow margin top right and slight staining.
An afternoon gathering, with a card game on one table and men smoking at another. Through arches an ornamental garden can be seen.
[Ref: 68137] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Mart. Engelbrecht excud. A.V. [n.d., c.1740.]
Engraving. 210 x 305mm (8¼ x 12"), large margins on 3 sides. Foxing, narrow margin top right and slight staining.
An afternoon gathering, with a card game on one table and men smoking at another. Through arches an ornamental garden can be seen.
[Ref: 68137] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Die Spieler. The Gamesters.
Caravagio pinx.t. W. French sc.
Dresdener Galerie [n.d. c.1850].
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed losing platemark at top.
Two card players, shown half-length at a table: the player on the left conceals a card in his right hand while watching as an accomplice stealthily approaches his opponent from behind, signalling three with his right hand, sword poised in his left. The painting is in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, long thought to be by Caravaggio (1571–1610), it was reattributed to Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632) in 1906. Engraved by the English engraver William French (1815–1898), who produced engravings after works by English contemporaries as well as old masters.
Ex: Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 68154] £25.00 (£30.00 incl.VAT)
Caravagio pinx.t. W. French sc.
Dresdener Galerie [n.d. c.1850].
Engraving, sheet 230 x 305mm (9 x 12"). Trimmed losing platemark at top.
Two card players, shown half-length at a table: the player on the left conceals a card in his right hand while watching as an accomplice stealthily approaches his opponent from behind, signalling three with his right hand, sword poised in his left. The painting is in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, long thought to be by Caravaggio (1571–1610), it was reattributed to Valentin de Boulogne (1591-1632) in 1906. Engraved by the English engraver William French (1815–1898), who produced engravings after works by English contemporaries as well as old masters.
Ex: Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 68154] £25.00 (£30.00 incl.VAT)
A Horse Courser selling a Nag. ~ Caveat Emptor. 5.
J. Seymour inv. T. Burford fecit.
Published according to act of Parliament. [n.d. c.1752.]
Mezzotint, 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Narrow bottom margin, tears entering image from bottom and left repaired. Large margins on 3 sides.
The interior of a stable. Number 5 of a set of twelve.
Siltzer: 247.
[Ref: 67902] £360.00
J. Seymour inv. T. Burford fecit.
Published according to act of Parliament. [n.d. c.1752.]
Mezzotint, 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"), on 18th century watermarked paper. Narrow bottom margin, tears entering image from bottom and left repaired. Large margins on 3 sides.
The interior of a stable. Number 5 of a set of twelve.
Siltzer: 247.
[Ref: 67902] £360.00
Time _ Called... & Time _ Come! P.1.
(Designed, Etched & Published by GeorgeCruikshank _ May 1.st 1827.)
Etching with hand-colour, sheet 265 x 355mm (10½ x 14"). Trimmed within plate. Light foxing.
First plate of a series of six, 'Illustrations of time.' Five vignettes; 'Time-Called & Time-Come', a prize fight before a dense crowd; one boxer lies dead while his handlers try to revive the other. 'A Long Time-Waiting,' a dandy fishing in the rain answers ''NO!'' when asked if he has had a bite. 'A Long Time to Wait', a raven stands on a farmhouse hearth as the farmer’s wife explains they keep it to see if it lives a hundred years. 'A Short Time—Going of an Errand,' Oberon dispatches Puck, who flies off laughing, with lines from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 'A Very Little Time—Getting an Answer,' a would-be thief retreats as the gardener challenges him.
BM Satires 15470.
[Ref: 68083] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
(Designed, Etched & Published by GeorgeCruikshank _ May 1.st 1827.)
Etching with hand-colour, sheet 265 x 355mm (10½ x 14"). Trimmed within plate. Light foxing.
First plate of a series of six, 'Illustrations of time.' Five vignettes; 'Time-Called & Time-Come', a prize fight before a dense crowd; one boxer lies dead while his handlers try to revive the other. 'A Long Time-Waiting,' a dandy fishing in the rain answers ''NO!'' when asked if he has had a bite. 'A Long Time to Wait', a raven stands on a farmhouse hearth as the farmer’s wife explains they keep it to see if it lives a hundred years. 'A Short Time—Going of an Errand,' Oberon dispatches Puck, who flies off laughing, with lines from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. 'A Very Little Time—Getting an Answer,' a would-be thief retreats as the gardener challenges him.
BM Satires 15470.
[Ref: 68083] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Behind Time. P.2.
(Designed, Etched & Published by GeorgeCruikshank _ May 1.st 1827.)
Etching with hand-colour, sheet 265 x 355mm (10½ x 14"). Trimmed within plate. Light foxing.
Second plate of a series of six, 'Illustrations of time.' Seven vignettes; 'Behind Time,' outside a country inn, the host tells a delayed traveller that the coach has already left ''to a minute,'' while a woman runs up dragging a child beneath a sign advertising ''The Times Coach.'' 'Killing Time,' a swaggering officer pierces a grandfather clock with his rapier. 'Taking Time—by the Forelock,' a pedestrian is violently robbed of his watch. 'Too Much Time,' a dandy reproaches a friend for staying in bed in summer, who replies that the days are ''so dreadfully long,'' beside a book titled Ennuie. 'Trifling Time Away,' three men play bagatelle with excessive seriousness. 'Time & Tide Wait for No Man,' a traveller and porter watch a steam packet receding from a jetty. 'Idling Time Away,' a corpulent man lounges while teaching a dog to hold a stick, as another gazes idly from a window.
BM Satires 15471.
[Ref: 68084] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
(Designed, Etched & Published by GeorgeCruikshank _ May 1.st 1827.)
Etching with hand-colour, sheet 265 x 355mm (10½ x 14"). Trimmed within plate. Light foxing.
Second plate of a series of six, 'Illustrations of time.' Seven vignettes; 'Behind Time,' outside a country inn, the host tells a delayed traveller that the coach has already left ''to a minute,'' while a woman runs up dragging a child beneath a sign advertising ''The Times Coach.'' 'Killing Time,' a swaggering officer pierces a grandfather clock with his rapier. 'Taking Time—by the Forelock,' a pedestrian is violently robbed of his watch. 'Too Much Time,' a dandy reproaches a friend for staying in bed in summer, who replies that the days are ''so dreadfully long,'' beside a book titled Ennuie. 'Trifling Time Away,' three men play bagatelle with excessive seriousness. 'Time & Tide Wait for No Man,' a traveller and porter watch a steam packet receding from a jetty. 'Idling Time Away,' a corpulent man lounges while teaching a dog to hold a stick, as another gazes idly from a window.
BM Satires 15471.
[Ref: 68084] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[King Card designs from Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards]](jpegs/68152.jpg)
[King Card designs from Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards]
[after Francis Barlow] [Printed by E. & G. Goldsmid]
[Aungervyle Society] [n.d. c.1886]
Engraving, sheet 185 x 115mm (7½ x 4½") Trimmed within plate.
A facsimile edition of the engraved playing cards 'The Knavery of the Rump', originally published in 1679. The cards offer a satirical depiction of Oliver Cromwell’s government during the Rump Parliament (1648–1653). This facsimile edition was published by the Aungervyle Society and printed by E. & G. Goldsmid of Edinburgh in 1886, featuring coloured backs and bearing the title 'A Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards'.
Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 68152] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
[after Francis Barlow] [Printed by E. & G. Goldsmid]
[Aungervyle Society] [n.d. c.1886]
Engraving, sheet 185 x 115mm (7½ x 4½") Trimmed within plate.
A facsimile edition of the engraved playing cards 'The Knavery of the Rump', originally published in 1679. The cards offer a satirical depiction of Oliver Cromwell’s government during the Rump Parliament (1648–1653). This facsimile edition was published by the Aungervyle Society and printed by E. & G. Goldsmid of Edinburgh in 1886, featuring coloured backs and bearing the title 'A Pack of Cavalier Playing Cards'.
Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 68152] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
![[Polo in India.]](jpegs/67930.jpg)
[Polo in India.]
[Photographed c.1880.]
Photograph. Sheet 185 x 235mm (7¼ x 9¼"). Small crease bottom right.
Four European polo players on horses posing with their mallets, probably in India.
[Ref: 67930] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[Photographed c.1880.]
Photograph. Sheet 185 x 235mm (7¼ x 9¼"). Small crease bottom right.
Four European polo players on horses posing with their mallets, probably in India.
[Ref: 67930] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Roland.
[Armand Gustav Houbigant] [V. Dambrin?]
[n.d. c.1816]
Hand-coloured engraving, sheet 80 x 55mm (3¼ x 2¼"). Trimmed within plate.
From, 'Dames de France.' Armand Gustave Houbigant (1789–1862) designed a new series of playing cards around 1816, drawing on realistic portrayals of historical figures to free players from what he saw as the dull, standardized “portraits” then in use. The court cards depict members of the dynasties of Charlemagne, Saint Louis, Francis I, and Henry IV. Houbigant’s designs appeared in multiple editions of differing quality, including a special issue produced to mark the marriage of the Duke of Berry in 1820, 'Histoire de France,' published in Paris by V. Dambrin. These cards subsequently inspired numerous imitations and helped establish a new genre of playing cards based on historical costume. A playing card, ace or jack of spades, Roland (c.736-78) (Hroudland) stands in armour holding his shiled and legendary sword Durendal (Durandal) with a dog by his side.
Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 68151] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
[Armand Gustav Houbigant] [V. Dambrin?]
[n.d. c.1816]
Hand-coloured engraving, sheet 80 x 55mm (3¼ x 2¼"). Trimmed within plate.
From, 'Dames de France.' Armand Gustave Houbigant (1789–1862) designed a new series of playing cards around 1816, drawing on realistic portrayals of historical figures to free players from what he saw as the dull, standardized “portraits” then in use. The court cards depict members of the dynasties of Charlemagne, Saint Louis, Francis I, and Henry IV. Houbigant’s designs appeared in multiple editions of differing quality, including a special issue produced to mark the marriage of the Duke of Berry in 1820, 'Histoire de France,' published in Paris by V. Dambrin. These cards subsequently inspired numerous imitations and helped establish a new genre of playing cards based on historical costume. A playing card, ace or jack of spades, Roland (c.736-78) (Hroudland) stands in armour holding his shiled and legendary sword Durendal (Durandal) with a dog by his side.
Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 68151] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Tireuse de Cartes. N.o 17.
[Adrien Joly]
a Paris chez L.M. Petit, rue du Battoir, S.t Andre N.o3. chez Martinet rue du Coq, N.o 13 et 15. et rue des Mathurins, N.o18. Dep.se a la Bib.que Imp.le. [n.d. c. 1815]
Hand-coloured engraving, 175 x 100mm (7 x 4") with large margins on three sides. Foxed. Small left margin.
Plate 17 from, 'Arts, Métiers et Cris de Paris par Joly d'après nature'. A card reader stands behind a table, shown in left profile, with her right hand raised and her left hand holding three cards.
Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 68153] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[Adrien Joly]
a Paris chez L.M. Petit, rue du Battoir, S.t Andre N.o3. chez Martinet rue du Coq, N.o 13 et 15. et rue des Mathurins, N.o18. Dep.se a la Bib.que Imp.le. [n.d. c. 1815]
Hand-coloured engraving, 175 x 100mm (7 x 4") with large margins on three sides. Foxed. Small left margin.
Plate 17 from, 'Arts, Métiers et Cris de Paris par Joly d'après nature'. A card reader stands behind a table, shown in left profile, with her right hand raised and her left hand holding three cards.
Ricky Jay Collection.
[Ref: 68153] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
![[Master Taylor] [Trap Ball.](jpegs/68188.jpg)
[Master Taylor] [Trap Ball. From an original Picture in the Collection of George Watson Esq.r.]
[Painted by H. Thomson Esq.r R.A.Engraved by W. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.]
[London, Published Jan.y 2. 1809. by the Engraver 92 Norton Street, Marylebone.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14").
A portrait of a boy, master Taylor, crouched ready to strike a ball with a bat. A pencil note suggests he is the son of G.W. Taylor. Trap Ball is also known in Yorkshire as 'knurr and spell'. It is a competition to see who can hit a knurr (wooden ball) the furthest, once it is thown into the air by the spell (a levered wooden trap, shown on the ground here).
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68188] £480.00
[Painted by H. Thomson Esq.r R.A.Engraved by W. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.]
[London, Published Jan.y 2. 1809. by the Engraver 92 Norton Street, Marylebone.]
Mezzotint, proof before letters. 510 x 355mm (20 x 14").
A portrait of a boy, master Taylor, crouched ready to strike a ball with a bat. A pencil note suggests he is the son of G.W. Taylor. Trap Ball is also known in Yorkshire as 'knurr and spell'. It is a competition to see who can hit a knurr (wooden ball) the furthest, once it is thown into the air by the spell (a levered wooden trap, shown on the ground here).
Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 68188] £480.00
![[The Life and Adventures of John Jefferson Whitlaw or Scenes on the Mississippi] A Billiard Table at New Orleans.](jpegs/67867.jpg)
[The Life and Adventures of John Jefferson Whitlaw or Scenes on the Mississippi] A Billiard Table at New Orleans.
Drawn & Etched by A. Hervieu.
[London: Richard Bentley, 1836.]
Etching. Sheet 115 x 195mm (4½ x 7¾"). Trimmed within plate, binding marks at bottom.
A group of men in a billiards room. An illustration from Frances Trollope's 'The Life and Adventures of John Jefferson Whitlaw or Scenes on the Mississippi', a novel based on her experiences travelling to New Orleans, up the Mississippi to Nashoba, Tennessee and Cincinatti, Ohio. The first anti-slavery novel, it was an influence on Harriet Beecher Stowe.
[Ref: 67867] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Etched by A. Hervieu.
[London: Richard Bentley, 1836.]
Etching. Sheet 115 x 195mm (4½ x 7¾"). Trimmed within plate, binding marks at bottom.
A group of men in a billiards room. An illustration from Frances Trollope's 'The Life and Adventures of John Jefferson Whitlaw or Scenes on the Mississippi', a novel based on her experiences travelling to New Orleans, up the Mississippi to Nashoba, Tennessee and Cincinatti, Ohio. The first anti-slavery novel, it was an influence on Harriet Beecher Stowe.
[Ref: 67867] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)