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![[Buckingham House in St Iames Park]](jpegs/38463.jpg)
[Buckingham House in St Iames Park]
[Sutton Nicholls sculp]
[c.1728]
Engraving, sheet 300 x 470mm (11¾ x 18½"). Trimmed inside platemark, losing text and coat of arms; creasing; border drawn by hand at edges; label with ms identifying location pasted verso. Very rare and scarce.
Buckingham House in Westminster, London, built in 1703 as a townhouse for the Duke of Buckingham. It was acquired by George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte. During the 19th century considerable alterations and enlargements were made to the residence by George IV, and in 1837 it became the official royal residence of Queen Victoria, now known as Buckingham Palace. Early view of the residence, engraved by Sutton Nicholls. While the plate is best-known for its appearance in the famous 1754 volume of Stowe's Survey of London, it had been sold individually by the publisher John Bowles since 1728.
For uncut later impression see ref. 26386.
[Ref: 38463] £450.00
[Sutton Nicholls sculp]
[c.1728]
Engraving, sheet 300 x 470mm (11¾ x 18½"). Trimmed inside platemark, losing text and coat of arms; creasing; border drawn by hand at edges; label with ms identifying location pasted verso. Very rare and scarce.
Buckingham House in Westminster, London, built in 1703 as a townhouse for the Duke of Buckingham. It was acquired by George III in 1761 as a private residence for Queen Charlotte. During the 19th century considerable alterations and enlargements were made to the residence by George IV, and in 1837 it became the official royal residence of Queen Victoria, now known as Buckingham Palace. Early view of the residence, engraved by Sutton Nicholls. While the plate is best-known for its appearance in the famous 1754 volume of Stowe's Survey of London, it had been sold individually by the publisher John Bowles since 1728.
For uncut later impression see ref. 26386.
[Ref: 38463] £450.00
Stowell Park Estate. Plan showing Cottages and Small Holdings in the Village of Chedworth. (Lots 14 to 29 Inclusive) To be Sold by Auction by Messrs. Bruton, Knowles & Co. 16th July, 1923.
Cook, Hammond & Kell Ltd 47 & 49 Tothill Street, Westminster.
Lithograph. Sheet 595 x 910mm (23 x 35¾"). Splits to original folds taped, some creasing.
An estate agent's map of Chedworth, showing from Manor Farm and St Andrew's Church to Pancake Hill. It shows the railway and station, both closed 1961. Rose Cottage, a Cotswold stone building bought in 1930 by Henry Ford to be transported to Michigan, is probably one of the unnamed buildings on the road in the centre of the map.
[Ref: 62659] £260.00
Cook, Hammond & Kell Ltd 47 & 49 Tothill Street, Westminster.
Lithograph. Sheet 595 x 910mm (23 x 35¾"). Splits to original folds taped, some creasing.
An estate agent's map of Chedworth, showing from Manor Farm and St Andrew's Church to Pancake Hill. It shows the railway and station, both closed 1961. Rose Cottage, a Cotswold stone building bought in 1930 by Henry Ford to be transported to Michigan, is probably one of the unnamed buildings on the road in the centre of the map.
[Ref: 62659] £260.00
![[Lord Stowell.]](jpegs/35064.jpg)
[Lord Stowell.]
Painted by Thomas Phillips Esq.re. R.A. Engraved by Charles Turner. Mezzotinto Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty.
London, Published June 2, 1828, by Mr. Turner, 50 Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint with very large margins. Proof before title. Platemark: 505 x 350mm (19¾ x 13¾").
A portrait of judge and jurist William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell (1745 - 1836), seated in an armchair, wearing a long wig, and a judge's ornate gown, with a lace tie and ruffles. Scott was educated at Newcastle Royal Grammar School and Corpus Christi College at Oxford University, where he gained a Durham scholarship in 1761. He graduated as doctor of civil law and commenced practice in the ecclesiastical courts. His professional success was rapid. In 1783 he became registrar of the court of faculties, and in 1788 judge of the consistory court and advocate-general, in that year too receiving the honor of knighthood. Upon the coronation of George IV in 1821 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Stowell, of Stowell Park in the County of Gloucester, taking his title from the name of his estate. After a life of judicial service Lord Stowell retired from the bench, from the consistory court in August 1821, and from the high court of admiralty in December 1827.
Ex Collection: The Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd. W: 545.
[Ref: 35064] £320.00
Painted by Thomas Phillips Esq.re. R.A. Engraved by Charles Turner. Mezzotinto Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty.
London, Published June 2, 1828, by Mr. Turner, 50 Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint with very large margins. Proof before title. Platemark: 505 x 350mm (19¾ x 13¾").
A portrait of judge and jurist William Scott, 1st Baron Stowell (1745 - 1836), seated in an armchair, wearing a long wig, and a judge's ornate gown, with a lace tie and ruffles. Scott was educated at Newcastle Royal Grammar School and Corpus Christi College at Oxford University, where he gained a Durham scholarship in 1761. He graduated as doctor of civil law and commenced practice in the ecclesiastical courts. His professional success was rapid. In 1783 he became registrar of the court of faculties, and in 1788 judge of the consistory court and advocate-general, in that year too receiving the honor of knighthood. Upon the coronation of George IV in 1821 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Stowell, of Stowell Park in the County of Gloucester, taking his title from the name of his estate. After a life of judicial service Lord Stowell retired from the bench, from the consistory court in August 1821, and from the high court of admiralty in December 1827.
Ex Collection: The Honourable Christopher Lennox-Boyd. W: 545.
[Ref: 35064] £320.00
S.t James's Square. 12.
Published according to Act of Parliament 1754 for Stowes Survey.
Engraving. 345 x 465mm (13½ x 18¼"). Laid on card at borders
An elevated view of St James's Square looking north towards St James's Church. In the centre is an ornamental basin and fountain, constructed 1727: although unused after 1730 the basin remained until 1854.
[Ref: 62824] £320.00
Published according to Act of Parliament 1754 for Stowes Survey.
Engraving. 345 x 465mm (13½ x 18¼"). Laid on card at borders
An elevated view of St James's Square looking north towards St James's Church. In the centre is an ornamental basin and fountain, constructed 1727: although unused after 1730 the basin remained until 1854.
[Ref: 62824] £320.00
![[Stowe Gardens] View from the Head of the Lake.](jpegs/11731.jpg)
[Stowe Gardens] View from the Head of the Lake. Veüe prise sur le Bord, ou à la Têste du Lac.
Rigaud & Baron del. & sculp.
Publish'd by S. Bridgeman May 12. 1739.
Etching, 360 x 510mm (14¼ x 20"). Tatty extremities, with closed tears, one into upper left of plate. One rust spot to centre of image.
A pleasure cruise or ferryboat on the lake at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire, with three smaller rowing boats surrounding. A fountain in the background, the park with the house in the distance on the left shore. Stowe was begun by Sir Richard Temple in 1676, his family having risen from sheep farmers under Elizabeth I. Over the next century, Viscount Cobham and then Earl Temple (Cobham's Grenville nephew) rebuilt it into the great classical show house and landscape which still amazes visitors today. Numerous famous architects worked at Stowe House and Gardens. Among them were Sir John Vanbrugh, William Kent, James Gibbs, Robert Adam, Thomas Pitt and Sir John Soane, making Stowe one of the most important houses and estates in the country. The house is now part of Stowe School, founded in 1923. Plate 12 to the series 'Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire' published by Sarah Bridgeman, wife of Charles Bridgeman who in 1733-34 commissioned Jacques Rigaud and Bernard Baron to engrave some views of Stowe. Numbered '12' lower right. The laid paper is watermarked.
[Ref: 11731] £320.00
Rigaud & Baron del. & sculp.
Publish'd by S. Bridgeman May 12. 1739.
Etching, 360 x 510mm (14¼ x 20"). Tatty extremities, with closed tears, one into upper left of plate. One rust spot to centre of image.
A pleasure cruise or ferryboat on the lake at Stowe House, Buckinghamshire, with three smaller rowing boats surrounding. A fountain in the background, the park with the house in the distance on the left shore. Stowe was begun by Sir Richard Temple in 1676, his family having risen from sheep farmers under Elizabeth I. Over the next century, Viscount Cobham and then Earl Temple (Cobham's Grenville nephew) rebuilt it into the great classical show house and landscape which still amazes visitors today. Numerous famous architects worked at Stowe House and Gardens. Among them were Sir John Vanbrugh, William Kent, James Gibbs, Robert Adam, Thomas Pitt and Sir John Soane, making Stowe one of the most important houses and estates in the country. The house is now part of Stowe School, founded in 1923. Plate 12 to the series 'Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire' published by Sarah Bridgeman, wife of Charles Bridgeman who in 1733-34 commissioned Jacques Rigaud and Bernard Baron to engrave some views of Stowe. Numbered '12' lower right. The laid paper is watermarked.
[Ref: 11731] £320.00
A View of the House from the Equestrian Statue in the Park......Vüe du Chateau prise a coté de la Figure Equestre. q.
Chatelain del. G. Bickham sculp.
According to Act of Parliam.t Drawn from the Spot 1753.
Copper engraving and etching. Plate 265 x 401mm. 10½ x 15¾". Trimmed.
Stowe Gardens, Buckinghamshire. Cows, sheep, horses and deer in the park by the lake, upon which swim ducks. Seen looking towards the North entrance of Stowe House with the equestrian statue of King George I.
[Ref: 20831] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Chatelain del. G. Bickham sculp.
According to Act of Parliam.t Drawn from the Spot 1753.
Copper engraving and etching. Plate 265 x 401mm. 10½ x 15¾". Trimmed.
Stowe Gardens, Buckinghamshire. Cows, sheep, horses and deer in the park by the lake, upon which swim ducks. Seen looking towards the North entrance of Stowe House with the equestrian statue of King George I.
[Ref: 20831] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Stowe Park.
[Engraved by Benjamin Fawcett after Alexander Francis Lydon.]
[London: William Mackenzie, c.1870.]
Wood engraving, printed in colours. Printed area 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Very large margins.
Stowe Park, home of Stowe School since 1923. From Francis Orpen Morris's 'County Seats of The Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland'.
[Ref: 37887] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
[Engraved by Benjamin Fawcett after Alexander Francis Lydon.]
[London: William Mackenzie, c.1870.]
Wood engraving, printed in colours. Printed area 150 x 190mm (6 x 7½"). Very large margins.
Stowe Park, home of Stowe School since 1923. From Francis Orpen Morris's 'County Seats of The Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland'.
[Ref: 37887] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)