Grosvenor Prints

[London. The Tower of London From the Thames. No.4.]
Arthur Spencer [pencil signature.]
[n.d. c.1920.]
Etching, plate 140 x 195mm (5½ x 7¾"), with very large margins, with accompanying descriptive letterpress label with title (as above).
The most famous view of the Tower of London.
[Ref: 62219] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Tower of London [pencil, lower left.]
WMurray [signed in pencil lower right.]
[n.d., c.1930s.]
Etching, 155 x 205mm. 6 x 8". Some mount staining.
The Tower of London, a tug boat towing a barge passing on the Thames in the foreground. By W. Murray.
[Ref: 10688] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Tower of London
Signed in Pencil, Claude H. Rowbotham.
[n.d., c.1900.]
Etching and aquatint printed in colours, 205 x 155mm.
Painter in watercolour, of landscapes and coastal scenes, both in England and on the Continent. He was related to the Rowbotham family of painters who originally came from the Bristol area. He used characteristically bright colours.
[Ref: 5192] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)

[The Tower of London from the south bank of the Thames.]
Fred A. Farrell [signed in pencil lower right.] ['faf' monogram scratched in reverse in plate lower left.]
[n.d. c.1925]
Etching. 160 x 270mm. 6¼ x 10½".
b.1882. Scotland. Official Artist with the 51st Highlanders 1914-1918.
[Ref: 8631] £330.00

View Of The Tower.
Rowlandson & Pugin delt. et sculpt. Sunderland, aquat.
London Pub. Octr. 1st. 1809, at R. Ackermann’s Repository of Arts 101 Strand.
Hand coloured aquatint, 230 x 280mm. 9 x 11". Slight offsetting.
Tower Hill, London. Plate to Volume III of Rudolph Ackermann's 'Microcosm of London', 3 vols., 1808-10. Numbered 'Plate 85, Second.' upper right. On Whatman paper watermarked 1808.
Abbey, Scenery: 212, 85.
[Ref: 9867] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

The Tower of London [in pencil].
Dorothy F Sweet [in penicl]
[n.d. c.1925]
Etching signed by the artist, 165 x 255mm (6½ x 10"), with very large margins. Slight mountburn.
A view of the Tower of London from the Thames.
[Ref: 62604] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

A North West View of the Tower of London. Vuë du coté de Nord-Ouest de la Tour de Londres.
J. Maurer Delin.
London Printed for Bowles & Carver, 69 St Paul's Church Yard, R. Wilkinson, 58 Cornhill & Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street. [n.d., c.1800.]
Engraving with fine hand colour. 260 x 400mm (10¼ x 16"), with large margins.
A view of the Tower of London, looking towards the Thames, so showing the moat and defences, after John Maurer (fl.1713 - c.1761).
[Ref: 64325] £320.00

The Tower of London, Commanded in Chief by the R.t Hon.ble Robert L.d Lucas. La Tour de Londres. 5.
L. Knyff Delin. I. Kip Sculp.
[n.d. c.1730.]
Engraving. 350 x 475mm (13¾ x 18¾"). Central fold as issued. Small margins.
View of the Tower of London from the river; boats in the foreground. This state has Smith's publication line removed.
[Ref: 62519] £360.00

The Tower and Mint from Great Tower Hill.
T.S. Boys Del et Lith,
[London: T.S. Boys, 1841.]
Coloured tinted lithograph. Sheet 240 x 470mm (9½ x 18½"). Faint mount burn.
View of the north side of the Tower of London, by Thomas Shotter Boys (1803-74) for his 'London As It Is'. The artist has shown himself sketching in the foreground.
[Ref: 57341] £480.00

The Great Court Of The Tower. Plate 78.
Published May 22.nd 1799, by T. Malton.
Fine coloured aquatint with etching, sheet 310 x 420mm (12¼ x 16½").
View of the north east front of the White Tower, from the Great Court, the Tower partly obscured by a large tree in foreground to right, a woman and child below tree, elegantly dressed figures on the left; illustration to Malton's 'Picturesque Tour'.
[Ref: 59008] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

The Tower of London [pencil]. Just Published. Original Etching by Florence Page (Limited Edition).
Florence Page [pencil signature.]
[London: Alfred Bell & Co., n.d., c.1930.]
Drypoint etching. 140 x 100mm (5½ x 4") very large margins. In original mount with printed label with publisher's logo of a black bell with ABC in white. Mint.
The Tower of London from the Thames, barges in the foreground. Florence W. Page (1889-1969), a painter and etcher of architectural etchings, exhibited once at the Royal Academy.
[Ref: 49216] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[Tower of London] Castrum Royale Londinense, vulgo the Tower.
[W. Hollar.]
[British, late impression, n.d., c.1810.]
Etching on thick wove paper, 145 x 260mm. 5¾ x 10¼". Wide margins.
View of the Tower of London from the river Thames, with Traitor's Gate in front; at wharf, two ships, pinnace-rigged, with sails reefed, one flying St George's cross at the mast-head and barrels of culverin ranged in a row; rowing boats with passengers in the foreground. Numbered '8' lower right. A reissue or copy of the c. 1647 plate by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607 - 1677).
See Pennington 908, ii.
[Ref: 26454] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

View of The Tower of London and The Mint. Vue de la Tour de Londres et de La Monnoie.
Drawn & Engraved by Rob.t Havell & Son.
London, Published June 1821 by Mess.rs Colnaghi & Co, Cockspur Street.
Aquatint with hand colour. 285 x 375mm (11¼ x 14¾") with large margins. Slightly faded colour.
A view of the Tower of London from Tower Hill.
[Ref: 54214] £320.00

The Tower of London [in pencil to the left.] (A Royal Salute).
Rowland Langmaid [pencil signature to the right.]
[n.d. c.1930.]
Original drypoint etching with pencil signature, edition limited to 100 Signed Impressions. No other State.] Plate 127 x 248mm. 5 x 9¾".
A view of the Tower of London, with barges in the foreground on the River Thames. By Rowland Langmaid (1897-1956), the marine painter and etcher who studied under William Lionel Wylie. He joined the Royal Navy in 1910 went to sea at the beginning of the First World War, during which he made a series of sketches for landings. After the war he studied at the Royal Academy School and the Royal College of Art, and later returned to the Active List in 1939 in the rank of Lieutenant Commander and served as official Admiralty artist to the Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean Fleet from 1941 to 1943.
[Ref: 22719] £330.00

Tower of London. [pencil.]
Frank Harding. [pencil signature.]
[n.d. c.1930.]
Drypoint etching signed and titled in pencil. 165 x 202mm (6½ x 8"); large margins.
The Tower of London from Tower Bridge with bardges on the River Thames; a lone rower on the northside of the Thames.
[Ref: 22753] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

A North West View of the Tower of London. Vuë du coté de Nord-Ouest de la Tour de Londres.
J. Maurer Delin.
London Printed for & sold by T. Bowles in St Pauls Church Yard, John Bowles & Son in Cornhill, Rob.t Sayer in Fleet Street, and Henry Overton without Newgate.
Engraving, 18th century watermarked paper. 260 x 400mm (10¼ x 16"). An exceptional example, on thick paper with very large margins.
A view of the Tower of London, looking towards the Thames, so showing the moat and defences, after John Maurer (fl.1713 - c.1761).
[Ref: 37772] £450.00

The Tower of London, Commanded in Chief by the R.t Hon.ble Robert L.d Lucas. La Tour de Londres. 5.
L. Knyff Delin. I. Kip Sculp.
[n.d. c.1714.]
Engraving. 350 x 475mm (13¾ x 18¾"). Fold down centre as published. Creasing.
View of the Tower of London from the river; boats in the foreground.
[Ref: 26396] £320.00

[Tower of London.]
W.L. Wyllie. [pencil]/
[n.d. c.1920.]
Etching, signed in pencil. Plate 202 x 252mm. 8 x 10".
A view across a busy River Thames, with various steam barges and rowing vessels, towards the Tower of London. William L. Wyllie (1851-1931) was born on July 5th 1851, in London. He attended Heatherley's art school until the age of fifteen, leaving to study at the Royal Academy Schools, where he won the Turner Medal at the age of eighteen. In the early 1870's Wyllie became an illustrator for the Graphic and also held several exhibitions at the galleries of the Fine Art Society. In 1889 he was elected an associate of the Royal Academy, where he exhibited his work in 1901. Wyllie spent much of his time at sea working for the White Star Shipping Line. He also served in the Royal Navy during WWI, painting seascapes and coastal landscapes. His etchings and watercolours showing working life on the Thames and the Medway brought him widespread popularity. Later in his life he played an important role in the restoration of the Victory. Wyllie died on the 6th April 1931 in Hampstead, and scouts from the 1st Portchester Sea Scout Troop, which he had founded, rowed his coffin across Portsmouth Harbour for his burial at Portchester Castle.
[Ref: 26389] £650.00

The Terrific Conflagration of the Tower of London, On the Night of the 30th of October, _ 1841. Loss to the Nation £10,000,000.
[n.d., c.1841.]
Lithograph. Sheet 210 x 260mm (8¼ x 10¼"). Trimmed into image at top and close to title at bottom.
The worst fire in the history of the Tower of London, destroying the Bowyer and Brick Towers and damaging the White Tower and the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula. The Martin Tower, where the crown jewels were kept, was threatened and, as the Keeper of the Jewel House had only the key, the security bars had to be bent to get in to save them. The uniform of the policeman who passed out the crown jewels was actually charred. Published in 'The Fly'.
[Ref: 49481] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

The Tower of London.
Drawn, and Lith, by T. Turner.
Hatton Garden. [n.d. c.1830.]
Tinted lithograph. 171 x 222mm. 6¾ x 8¾".
Two docked flotilla ferries at the southside of the Tower of London; a procession leads into the tower.
[Ref: 20335] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

The Tower.
[n.d. c.1800.]
Engraving, paper watermarked. 171 x 253mm. 6¾ x 10". Crease.
South view of the Tower of London with boats on the River Thames.
Collage: p5412457.
[Ref: 25573] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

View of the Tower of London.
J. Gendall Del.t. D. Havell sculp.t.
London. Published Octo.r 1819, at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand.
Fine aquatint, printed in colours and hand finished. Framed, visible area 410 x 520mm (16 x 20½"). A little spotting. Unexamined out of frame.
A view of the Tower of London from the Thames, looking towards Traitor's Gate. The river is filled with ships docked in the busy Port of London, despite the development of larger docks downstream. After John Gendall (1790-1865), for Ackermann's 'Views of London', a series of 18 large aquatints published 1811-22.
[Ref: 57224] £1,800.00

Great Fire in the Tower of London, On the night of October 30th 1841.
R. Newman Litho.
Printed by Roberts & Co, 61 Eagle St, Holborn London.
Rare lithograph. Sheet 205 x 270mm (8 x 10¾"). Narrow margins.
A view of the Grand Armory on fire with soldiers in the courtyard tying to fight the fire. Some 60,000 items from the historical collection of armaments were destroyed.
[Ref: 56603] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[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.
[Ref: 62010] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[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.
[Ref: 62011] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[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.
[Ref: 62012] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

[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.
[Ref: 62013] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[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.
[Ref: 62015] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

The Menagerie in the Tower.
[London: Tabart and Co., n.d., c.1808.]
Etching. Sheet 120 x 90mm (5 x 3½"). Trimmed and stuck onto album paper.
A view of the Menagerie in the Tower of London. Two men and two children gaze up at a tiger inside the menagerie. The Menagerie closed for good in 1835, with many remaining animals sold to other zoos or travelling circuses. The Lion Tower was later demolished.
[Ref: 63138] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

This Armoury was Honoured by the Presence of Their Majesties King William the 4th and Queen Adelaide on the 5th August 1830.
Drawn by C. Caplin. Engraved by Ja.s Bedaway.
Printed by Gaywood & Longworth.
Scarce engraving. 420 x 310mm (16½ x 12¾"). Repaired tear on right.
A representation of a trophy commissioned to celebrate the State Visit of William IV and Queen Adelaide to the Royal Armouries in the Tower of London, 5th August 1830. They were received by Arthur, Duke of Wellington, who was Constable of the Tower. Placed on the Grand Staircase, it features a bust of the king surrounded by a variety of weapons, including relics of Blenheim and Waterloo. The trophy was destroyed in the fire in the Tower of London of 1841
[Ref: 54747] £380.00

This Armoury was Honoured by the Presence of Their Majesties King William the 4th and Queen Adelaide on the 5th August 1830.
Drawn by C. Caplin. Engraved by Ja.s Bedaway.
Printed by Gaywood & Longworth.
Scarce engraving. 420 x 310mm (16½ x 12¾").
A representation of a tablet commissioned to celebrate the State Visit of William IV and Queen Adelaide to the Royal Armories in the Tower of London. They were received by Arthur, Duke of Wellington, who was Constable of the Tower. Placed on the Grand Staircase, it features a bust of the king surrounded by a variety of weapons, including relics of Blenheim and Waterloo.
[Ref: 17488] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Tower Street Ward with their Divisions into Parishes according to a New Survey..
B. Cole sciulp.
[London, 1756.]
Engraved map with later hand colour. 370 x 245mm (14½ x 9¾"). Thread margins.
A plan of Tower Street Ward with the important buildings shown as elevations, including All Hallows Barking, and Custom House. It is dedicated to the local alderman, Thomas Chitty of the Salter Livery Company, who became Lord Mayor of London in 1759. Underneath are elevations of East India House in Leadenhall Street and Westminster Hall, neither of which are in the ward. From Maitland's Survey of London.
[Ref: 54193] £140.00

[ALS] D[ea]r Sir The proper quantity of chloroform to be taken in case of sea sickness is 20 drops in a cup of ...[?] or dram glass of brandy and at same time tighten` the belt around the body as much as you can bare. Both to be done before going on board. Yours Alex Miller[?]
Autograph letter signed, ink, addressed to 'Mr. A. Towgood', from his doctor, advising on the prevention of sea sickness prior to a voyage. Sheet 170 x 105mm, 6¾ x 4". Folds; sheet trimmed. Scarce item.
Provenance: from a scrap album compiled c.1840 - 1880 by Alfred Towgood of Riverside, a paper mill owner at St. Neots, Huntingdon. He was also a Lieutenant in the Duke of Manchester's Light Horse.
[Ref: 16508] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

[Town and Country Magazine] Frontispiece Vol VII. No 1.
I. Taylor f.
[1775.]
Engraving. 170 x 115mm (6¾ x 4½") very large margins.
An allegorical frontispiece for the 'Town and Country Magazine', featuring classical gods, including Apollo and Cupid, around a globe. Isaac Taylor's original artwork, a pen and ink sketch with grey wash, is in the Yale Center for British Art.
[Ref: 56786] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[Dutch fortified towns.]
Jac. Harrewyn f. 1684.
Engraving. 300 x 380mm, 11¾ x 15".
25 plans of fortified city walls in Belgium and the Netherlands including Maestricht, Kampen, Devernter, Groningen.
[Ref: 16482] £180.00

Town Talks a Great Liar.
Pub March 5.th. 1812 by S W Fores 50 Picadilli.
Fine hand-coloured etching. Eighteenth Century watermark. Sheet: 380 x 255mm (15 x 10"). Trimmed within plate.
A figure, his head in his hands faces a second figure who sits across the table and holds up a publication headed 'Town Talk', behind him a third man raises his arm and shouts. On the floor lies a large sheet of paper signed TC (Thomas Coventry). The seated man, Thomas Coventry (1792-1869), a country parson, is being blackmailed by his rakish brother Lord Deerhurst for some indiscretion. On the wall behind them is a portrait of courtesan Suk Conway.
BM Satire: 11949.
[Ref: 38760] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Right Honorable Lord John Townshend. To the Gentlemen of the Whig Club, and the Electors of the City and Liberty of Westminster This Plate is Dedicated by their most obedient faithful and humble Sert.t Will.m Austin.
Painted by Sr. Joshua Reynolds. Engraved by John Jones.
Published as the Act directs Mar. 25 1789 by Wm. Austin private Teacher of Drawing and Etching in York Street near St James's Church and the Surry Side of Westminster Bridge.
Fine mezzotint. 505 x 360mm (19¾ x 14¼"), with large margins. Repaired tear in left margin
Lord John Townshend (1757-1833), Whig M.P. for Cambridge University in 1780-4, Westminster from 1788-90 and Knaresborough 1793-1818. He became a Privy Councillor in 1806 and served as Paymaster of the Forces 1806-7.
[Ref: 55690] £360.00

The most noble George Marquis Townshend. Field Marshall of the Majesty's Forces, Colonal of the 2nd Regiment of Dragoon Guards. Governor of Jersey. High Steward of Tamworth and Yarmouth. Lord Lieutenant and Vice Admiral of the County of Norfolk &c &c &c.
Painted by Sir Jos.a Reynolds. Engraved by C. Turner.
London Published Jany. 1. 1807, for the Proprietor by Charles Turner No.50 Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.
Mezzotint. Platemark: 660 x 380mm (26 x 15"). Scuffing to sheet.
Full length portrait of Field Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend (1724 -1807), wearing armour, with his hand resting on a table, and a tent and cavalry behind him. Townshend fought at the Battle of Culloden during the Jacobite Rising in 1745 and the Battle of Lauffeld during the War of the Austrian Succession in 1747. He served as a brigadier in Quebec, under General James Wolfe, and took command of the British forces during the siege of Quebec. He held General Wolfe in much contempt and was harshly criticized upon his return to Great Britain. Townshend was eventually promoted to general in 1782, and elevated to the marquessate in 1787. He became a field marshal on 30 July 1796, and was appointed Governor of Jersey until 1806.
[Ref: 32479] £420.00

Lieutenant Colonel Henry Townshend. Died in the26th Year of his Age (June 24th 1762) of the Wounds which he received in the Battle fought that day at Wilhelmstahl, between the Allied Army under the Command of H.S.H. Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick & the French Army commanded by the Marshalls d'Estrees and de Soubise.
J. M.Ardell Fecit [after Sir Joshua Reynolds.]
[n.d., c.1762.]
Mezzotint, printed in colours. 395 x 280mm (15¼ x 11"). Some toning of paper.
Henry Townshend, grandson of Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend, who died at the Battle of Wilhelmstahl, the last major battle fought by Ferdinand before the end of the Seven Years' War. He is shown in uniform, with a bust of John Manners, Marquess of Granby and overall commander of the British forces on the continent, behind him.
Chaloner Smith: 177, only state, but a proof-before-letters state recorded by CLB. Goodwin: 94 II of II; Hamilton: Not in. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd. See 34339 for uncoloured
[Ref: 34331] £350.00

Lieutenant Colonel Henry Townshend. Died in the 26th Year of his Age (June 24th 1762) of the Wounds which he received in the Battle fought that day at Wilhelmstahl, between the Allied Army under the Command of H.S.H. Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick & the French Army commanded by the Marshalls d'Estrees and de Soubise.
J. M.Ardell Fecit [after Sir Joshua Reynolds.]
[n.d., c.1762.]
Mezzotint, very fine impression with large margins. 395 x 280mm (15¼ x 11").
Henry Townshend, grandson of Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend, who died at the Battle of Wilhelmstahl, the last major battle fought by Ferdinand before the end of the Seven Years' War. He is shown in uniform, with a bust of John Manners, Marquess of Granby and overall commander of the British forces on the continent, behind him.
Goodwin: 94; Chaloner Smith: 177, state 1a, but another proof-before-letters state is recorded by CLB. From the Collection of Earl Mount Edgecombe. See 34331 for a printed in colour version. Ex Coll
[Ref: 34339] £360.00

Sydney [pencil autograph of John Robert Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney.]
[Painted by H. Von Angeli. Engraved by T.L. Atkinson.]
[London: Colnaghi & Co., 1881.]
Mezzotint on india laid paper, scarce presentation proof before all letters, limited to 25 impressions. 445 x 355mm, 17½ x 14". A strong impression.
A haughty looking John Robert Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney (1805 - 1890), politician and landowner. Printseller's Association blindstamp lower left. After Heinrich von Angeli (1840 - 1925).
Printseller's Association: pg.372.
[Ref: 15861] £330.00

[Thomas Townshend & Miss Warton] No. X The delectable Miss Wh_rt_n. No. XI. The Vigilant Secretary.
London, Publish'd by A. Hamilton Jun.r Fleet Street May 1. 1784.
Engraving. Sheet: 120 x 190mm (4¾ x 7½"). Trimmed to plate.
Two bust portraits set in ovals illustrating the account of Thomas Townshend (1733-1800) later Baron Sydney who served as Secretary of State for the Home department during Pitt's administration and a Miss Wharton who was the daughter of an apothecary. Sydney, Australia, was named after him. Wharton, after being left in financial difficulty following the death of her father, was induced to become the mistress of a French marquis and then the Duke of Queensbury until she was saved by Sydney. From the 'Histories of the Tête à Tête annexed...' series that appeared in 'Town and Country Magazine', a monthy magazine which featured articles on the scandals and romantic affairs of the nobility.
BM Satire 6681.
[Ref: 45514] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Lord Sydney.] 29.
JS f. [James Sayers.]
Published by Ja.s Bretherton 14.th July 1784.
Etching, 175 x 110mm (7 x 4¼") with large margins. Tape stains on outer margins.
Caricature portrait of Thomas Townshend (1733 - 1800), 1st Viscount Sydney, standing with his hat held out in his right hand, his left on his sword. He served as Pitt's Secretary of State for the Home Department. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is named after him.
BM Satires 6640.
[Ref: 60067] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Townsville, Queensland.
J. Carr. S. Bradshaw.
London, Virtue & Co. Limited. [n.d. c.1873-76.]
Steel engraving. 216 x 272mm. 8½ x 10¾".
Townsville, Queensland. A view looking across the Ross River, which no runs through the city. From "Australia" by Edwin Carton Booth.
NLA:265697
[Ref: 20769] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

The Toy Shop.
[n.d., c.1790].
Etching, very rare. Sheet: 120 x 125mm (4¾ x 5"). Trimmed within plate. Sightly foxed.
Scene set within a decorative oval in which two woman stand in a toy shop, one looks in a box and weeps while the shop keeper leans over the counter looking concerned. The eighteenth century 'toyshop' was not restricted only to children's playthings but sold all sorts of trinkets and decorative items and 'toymen' would often double as jewellers and watchmakers.
[Ref: 35104] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Grandmother Easy's] Wonders of a Toy-Shop.
[London: Dean & Co., 1852.]
8 hand-coloured wood-engravings, last 2 sheets repro; each sheet c. 220 x 145mm (8¾ x 5¾"). Laid on album sheets with other scraps.
The complete set of eight scenes of a toyshop owner showing children around his stock, explained with humourous quadrains, including cricket bats, racquets and stuffed animals etc. but lacking the illustrated covers of the pamphlet.
[Ref: 56186] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item

[Cut-outs for a toy theatre] No. 74.
Albrecht Schmidt excud. A.V. [Augsburg, c.1720.]
Engraving with hand colour, 18th century watermark. Sheet 305 x 370mm (12 x 14½"). Trimmed within plate, repaired tears.
Figures and furniture for a bedroom scene, with a bed with awnings, toys including a horse on wheels and a hobby-horse, babies in swaddling and nurses.
[Ref: 57595] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Cut-outs for a toy theatre] No. 53.
Albrecht Schmidt excud. A.V. [Augsburg, c.1720.]
Engraving with hand colour. Sheet 290 x 370mm (11½ x 14½"), with an 18th century watermark. Creasing.
Figures for an outdoor scene, with men, women and children, dogs, cats and fowl.
[Ref: 57596] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[Toy theatre stage with two backdrops and seven actor pieces] Théâtre de société.
All lithographed with hand-colouring and gum arabic, in original green folder. Incomplete
Incomplete set of a French toy theatre.
[Ref: 41220] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Ichander
[probably published by William West, 1818]
Mixed-media, total area 110 x 85mm (4¼ x 3¼"). Trimmed and glued to album sheet.
One of a set of toy theatre figures depicting characters from the play 'El Hyder' as performed at the Royal Coburg Theatre.
[Ref: 44499] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

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