Grosvenor Prints

For the Benefit of Mr. Giardini.
G.B. Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
[n.d. c.1782.]
Etching with engraving. Sheet 150 x 160mm (6 x 6¼"). Trimmed.
Apollo catching Daphne who is turning into a laurel tree. Three fluvial figures seated on the ground in front of a bed of reeds. Felice Giardini (1716 - 1796), an Italian composer and violinist, came to London in 1751, where he was highly successful as a performer and society music teacher. For many years he served as the concertmaster and director of the Italian Opera and gave solo concerts under the auspices of close friend Johann Christian Bach (son of Johann Sebastian). He remained in England until 1784 when he travelled to Naples at the invitation of Sir William Hamilton
De Vesme: 1921.
[Ref: 44532] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[For the Benefit of Mr Giardini.]
G.B. Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp 1778.
Printed by W. Hinton St. James's Street.
Etching and engraving. Plate 133 x 114mm, Uncut, large margins.
Venus Anadyomene naked and seated on a conch shell. Four putti inside and three flying in the sky holding a large drapery above her. Originally published as a ticket for a concert for the benefit of Mr Giardini, this last state has had the title removed. Felice Giardini (1716 - 1796) was an Italian composer and violinist. He came to London in 1751, where he was highly successful as a performer and society music teacher. For many years, he served as the concertmaster and director of the Italian Opera and gave solo concerts under the auspices of close friend Johann Christian Bach (son of Johann Sebastian). He remained in England until 1784 when he travelled to Naples at the invitation of Sir William Hamilton.
De Vesme: 1929; IV of IV.
[Ref: 20500] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, Ltd., Invite the honour of a visit from [ink:] Mrs Levien, to inspect their stock of Novelties in Diamond Ornaments, Jewellery and Silver Plate, Specially Suitable for Christmas and New Year Presents. Show Rooms - 112, Regent Street, London, W.
Copyright.
[n.d. c.1900.]
Photogravure. Plate 195 x 145mm. 7¾ x 5¾". Laid on album sheet.
A personal invitation to view the jewellery collection of the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Ltd. William Gibson established himself as a foremost jewellers of his day and established himself as Messers. Gibson and Co., Ltd. in 1891 and continued to the be leading firm in the jewellery trade in the UK and Ireland. Extending his trade further, in 1880 he went into partnership with John Langman and founded the Goldmsiths' and Silversmiths' Company. They held substantial premises covering a quarter of an acre, on the corner of Regent Street and Glasshouse Street.
[Ref: 16881] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company, Ltd. Invited the honour of a visit from [in ink:] F. Levrin Esq. to inspect their stock of Novelties in Diamond Ornaments, Jewellery and Silver Plate, Specially Suitable for Christmas and New Year Presents. Show Rooms - 112, Regent Street, London, W.
Copyright.
[n.d. c.1900.]
Photogravure. Plate 198 x 153mm. 7¾ x 6". Scuffing to the top of the image.
A personal invitation to view the jewellery collection of the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Ltd. William Gibson established himself as a foremost jewellers of his day and established himself as Messers. Gibson and Co., Ltd. in 1891 and continued to the be leading firm in the jewellery trade in the UK and Ireland. Extending his trade further, in 1880 he went into partnership with John Langman and founded the Goldmsiths' and Silversmiths' Company. They held substantial premises covering a quarter of an acre, on the corner of Regent Street and Glasshouse Street.
[Ref: 16892] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[Invitation] Admit Mr N. Davies one of the Common Council (in His Mazarine Gown) and a Lady to the Dinner At Guildhall On Thursday Novr. 9th. 1820. The Right Hon.ble Thomas Thorp, Lord Major [plus two named Sheriffs]. No Admittance Till 3 o'Clock. [Signed by the 'Chairman'.]
Henry Corbould delin.t. Chas. Corbould sculp No.4 Cary Lane, Cheapside, London.
[London, c. 1820.]
Engraving. Sheet 260 x 380mm (10¼ x 15".) Completed, numbered ('No 112') and signed in pen mss. Foxing spots; damage lower right where wax seal removed. Fold creases.
The elaborate design features allegorical female figures, winged putti, fruit and flower garlands, drinking vessels and heraldry on shields; a Thames scene to background.
[Ref: 26765] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

Admit One Person to the Dinner at Guildhall, on Friday Nov.r 9th 1821. The Right Hon.ble Christopher Mangay, Lord Mayor. John Garrett & William Venables Esq.rs Sheriffs.
Oliver sc. Bells Buildings, Salisbury Sq. Fleet St. & 23 Oxenden Street.
[1821]
Engraved ticket. Sheet 280 x 225mm (11 x 9"). Trimmed within plate, edges chipped, creases & stains.
A design of armorials, with a woman holding the Rod of Asclepius resting her hand on a cornucopia, with other symbols of prosperity around her, with ships behind. Christopher Magnay (17671826)[1], a City of London merchant, was a member of the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors.
[Ref: 58556] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Admit One Person to the Dinner At Guildhall On Thursday Novr. 9th. 1826. The Right Hon.ble Anthony Brown, Lord Major [ and two Sheriffs]. No Admittance till after 3 o'Clock.
Jas. & Josih. Neele sc. 352 Strand.
[London, c. 1826.]
Engraving on chine collé Sheet 240 x 365mm (9½ x 14¼"). Foxing spots; wove margins perhaps a little trimmed.
The elaborate design features allegorical female figures, winged putti, fruit and flower garlands, drinking vessels and musical instruments; a Thames panorama to background left and right, featuring London Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral. Dinner hosted by Anthony Brown, Lord Mayor of London.
[Ref: 21155] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Admit Mr. [blank] one of the Common Council (in his Mazarine Gown) and a Lady To the Dinner At Guildhall On Friday The 9th. November 1827, The Right Hon.ble Matthias Prime Lucas Lord Major Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq.r M.P. & Charles Stable, Esqr. Sheriffs. No Admittance 'till 3 o'Clock.
Jackson & Donne, fc, 11, Warwick Square, Newgate Street [1827].
Engraving with etching on chien collé. 275 x 365mm (10¾ x 14¼"). Tatty, torn and soiled margins. India paper peeling at top.
An elaborate unannotated ticket to a dinner at the Guildhall in the City of London, in the presence of the Lord Mayor. Featuring allegorical figures, representations of the City coat of arms in the form of dragons and shields, and views on the Thames to left and right, including the Custom House.
[Ref: 10036] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Admit. One Person. To the Dinner at Guildhall, On Wednesday, the 9.th day of November, 1853. The Right Honorable Thomas Sidney, Lord Mayor. David Williams Wire Esq.r Alderman. Sheriff. No admittance until half past Three, nor after Six o'Clock. Chairman. No....
J.E. Banister Litho. 1a Leadenhall Street.
Coloured lithograph. 253 x 344mm. 10 x 13½".
Decorative ticket for attendance at a dinner held at the Guildhall, London, and hosted by the Lord Mayor Thomas Sidney.
[Ref: 26993] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

Admit One Person. To the Dinner at Guildhall on Thursday, the 9th. of November, 1854. The Right Honorable Francis Graham Moon. Lord Mayor, Henry Muggeridge, Esq.r Alderman, Charles Decimus Crosley, Esq.r Sheriffs. No....... No admittance to the Hall before Half Past Three or After Six o'Clock. Chair.n
T. Turner Del.t et Chromo. Lith. Hatton Garden.
Chromolithograph. 279 x 342mm (11 x 13½").
A ticket for one to attend the inauguration dinner of the Lord Mayor at the Guildhall, London, with decorative border including personifications of justice and commerce. Sir Francis Graham Moon (1796-1871) was an English printseller best known for publishing David Roberts's series of lithographs of Egypt and the Holy Land.
[Ref: 26994] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Handel Centenary Commemoration held in Westminster Abbey.] Handel. May 29 Messiah.
R: Smirk pinx.t F. Haward sculp.t R.A,
[n.d. 1748.]
Stipple. 202 x 145mm (8 x 5¾"). Trimmed inside platemark, losing publication line, slight staining.
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) German-born composer 'Naturalised' as a British subject in 1726 whose works include the English oratorio Messiah and the orchestral Water Music. He is buried in Westminster Abbey. The Messiah is possibly one the most poplar works in the Western choral literature. It was composed in 1741, and premiered in Dublin in 1742. It didn't reach ists final state, and the most familiar version, until the performance to benefit the Foundling Hosptial in 1754.
From the Collection of J.S. Bumpus.
[Ref: 17244] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Hanover Square Grand Professional Concert.]
[G.B.Cipriani inv.] Stalker sculp.
[n.d. c.1793.]
Etching with engraving. Proof before title. 63 x 82mm. 2½ x 3¼". Trimmed.
Ticket. A putto flying holding a large veil with both hands. An oddity. On the east side of Hanover Square, at the south-eastern corner of Hanover Street, the large building now known as the Hanover Club, or Cercle des Etrangers, had for many years, down to the beginning of 1875, borne the name of the Queen's Concert Rooms, more popularly known as the Hanover Square Rooms. Sir John Gallini erected the house and the original concert room in the first half of the reign of George III. Supported by the musical talent of Bach, Abel, and Lord Abingdon, Gallini carried on here, from 1785 to 1793, a series of concerts, for which he contrived to gain the patronage of the Court. George III himself was accustomed frequently to attend these concerts, together with Queen Charlotte.
De Vesme: 1954; [undescribed state]. See Ref: 20534 for different state.
[Ref: 20532] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Hanover Square ticket no 121.] Hanover Square for the Benefit of Miss .no Diot Jones, & Johnotone April the 10.th. A Ball to begin at 7'oclock [ink mss verso].
Rare Stipple sheet 110 x 115mm (4¼ x 4½"). Top left corner slightly torn. Trimmed.
Stipple of a putto sitting on a cloud with a cloth draped over one shoulder playing a harp. They are surrounded by an oval frame of laurel leaves. Ink writing on the back of the invitation gives details of the event.
[Ref: 55005] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Dry-Points and Pastels by Mons. P. Helleu, R.P.E. On Saturday, 9th February, some Studies in Dry-Point and Portraits made in Pastels will be on view, when the pleasure of your company is desired. Robt. Dunthorne The Rembrandt Head Gallery 5 Vigo Street London W.
[n.d. c.1899.]
Photo letterpress engraving. 145 x 107mm. 5¾ x 4¼".
An invitation to the exhibition of Paul Cesar Helleu's drypoints and pastels at the Rembrandt Head Gallery. Helleu (1859-1927) was a French artist known primarily for his portraits of many of the most famous and beautiful women of this time.
[Ref: 16845] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

Mr Hubert Herkomer, solicits the honour of a visit from [***] & friends to a private View of his Portraits, Pictures & Engravings at Mess.rs Goupil and C.o's New Galleries, 116 & 117 New Bond Street, W. April 5th, 6th, & 7th 1883.
HH 83.
[London, 1883.]
Etching. 145 x 175mm (5¾ x 7"), with attached Change of Address note, very large margins. Vertical crease.
A group of men sitting around a table, one holding a tankard. A blank invitation from Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849 - 1914), painter, watercolourist, draughtsman and etcher of portraits, landscapes, genre subjects. In 1869 he began working as an artist for a newly-founded newspaper 'The Graphic'. Herkomer was also a pioneering film maker. He established a studio in Lululaund and directed a number of historical costume dramas, designed to be shown accompanied by his own music.
[Ref: 45828] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

Mr Hubert Herkomer, solicits the honour of a visit from [***] & friends to a private View of his Portraits, Pictures & Engravings at Mess.rs Goupil and C.o's New Galleries, 116 & 117 New Bond Street, W. April 5th, 6th, & 7th 1883.
HH 83.
[London, 1883.]
Etching. 145 x 175mm (5¾ x 7") very large margins. Surface soiling.
A group of men sitting around a table, one holding a tankard. A blank invitation from Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849 - 1914), painter, watercolourist, draughtsman and etcher of portraits, landscapes, genre subjects. In 1869 he began working as an artist for a newly-founded newspaper 'The Graphic'. Herkomer was also a pioneering film maker. He established a studio in Lululaund and directed a number of historical costume dramas, designed to be shown accompanied by his own music.
[Ref: 45827] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

116. University of the State of New York 1818/19 ~ Theory & Practice of Physic by David Hosack MD. For Mr. [in ink:] Robert G Frary.
Letterpress printed in green ink, rare. 76 x 114mm. 3 x 4½". Tear and paper loss to bottom right-hand corner.
A personal invitation to a lecture given by Dr. David Hosack (1769-1835); a leading physician, botanist and mineralogist, who had strong ties with Princeton and Columbia. He studied medicine in New York, and then in Philadelphia. He went on to study the same again with botany in Edinburgh and then mineralogy in London. He subsequentely was made professor of botany and material medicine at Columbia College, and professor of the theory and practice of physic at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. His portraits hangs in Princeton University, where he was made and honorary LL.D. in 1818.
[Ref: 16878] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)

Exhibition of Pictures by James Maris. Messrs. Boussod, Valadon & Co. Request the Honour of a Visit to the Private View on Saturday, June 16th.
The Goupil Gallery, 116 & 117 New Bond Street, W.
[London, n.d., c.1910.]
Etched illustrated invitation to a private view at The Goupil Gallery, London, 110 x 140mm. 4¼ x 5½". Vertical centre fold.
With etching of windmills in a landscape, probably by the exhibiting artist, Maris. The Goupil Gallery ceased to exist sometime in the early 1930s. James Maris refers to Jacob Maris (1837-1899) a Dutch painter who, along with his brothers William and Matthew, belonged to what was known as the Hague School of painters. In his early life he painted domestic scenes and interiors, but it was as a landscape painted that he excelled. He exhibited in the Royal Academy, London, in Edinburgh, Paris, Brussels and Holland, and in various private collections.
[Ref: 16870] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

University College, London. Principles and Practice of Medicine. William Jenner, M.D. Professor. Admit Mr [J.G.H. Harding] Winter Session 18[65].
Davies sc. 16 St George Str. Euston Squ.
Engraved admission ticket on card, with old ink mss and 'Treasurer's Seal' blindstamp. Sheet 105 x 155mm, 4¼ x 6".
Admission ticket for a lectures by Sir William Jenner (1815-98), at the time Physician Extraordinary to the University College Hospital, Physician in Ordinary to both Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales.
[Ref: 15101] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Monsieur et madame Maloizel, ont l'honneur de vous faire part du mariage de monsieur Alexandre Maloizel, leur fils aine, Directeur du College de Fontainebleau, avec Mlle. Zoe-Louise-Leocadie Petit de Villermont.
[Anon., n.d., c.1850s.]
Wedding invitation on thin parchment paper, letterpress broadside with woodcut vignette. Sheet 255 x 200mm, 10 x 8". Two holes to delicate paper, also chips to left extremity and lower right corner.
Invitation to the marriage of the Director of the College of Fontainebleau, Paris, illustrated by an allegorical winged female on a chariot.
[Ref: 16861] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

Ball at the Mansion House, April 12th 1819, The Right Honorable John Atkins, Lord Mayor.
Oliver sc. Bells Buildings, Salisbury Sq. Fleet St.
[1819]
Engraved ticket. Sheet 215 x 210mm (8½ x 8¼"). Trimmed within plate, foxing.
A woman and cherubs dancing with garlands, surrounded by a cornucopia and other signs of prosperity, a ship and the arms of the City of London. Atkins was MP for Arundel in 1802-6 & 1826-32, and for the City of London 1812-8. He belonged to the 'Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors'.
[Ref: 58553] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Ball at the Mansion House, April 3, 1820, The Right Honorable George Bridges, Lord Mayor.
[1820]
Engraved ticket. In ink at bottom Wm. Borradack; Sheet 210mm x 185mm (8¼ x 7¼"). Trimmed within plate, creases & stains.
Cherubs dancing as one plays the pipes and another raises a globet of wine. On the ground are a basket of flowers and grapes on a vine. Bridges (c.1762-1840) was a London wine merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights, who served as MP for the City of London 1820-6.
[Ref: 58554] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

[The Ball At The Mansion House. April XVII. MDCCLXXV The Right Hon.ble Iohn Wilkes, Lord Mayor.]
[G.B. Cipriani inv. et del. F. Bartolozzi sculp. 1775.]
Engraving in red/brown ink. Plate 240 x 215mm. 9½ x 8½". Fine proof impression before all letters, with good margins all around.
Elaborate ticket for an April 17th 1775 ball at The Mansion House in the City of London. Three putti dance with a classical female figure, while two more fly overhead bringing vines, all in a frame of palm and oak leaves.
De Vesme: 1963; i/iv. See Ref: 14666 for later state in red/brown ink, and 20524 & 21223 for later states in black ink.
[Ref: 14667] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

Dinner At the Mansion House. April 9th 1798. The Right Hon.ble John W. Anderson. Lord Mayor.
Engraved by Courbold & Co., 37 Foster Lane Cheapside.
[1798.]
Engraving. Sheet 185 x 230mm (7¼ x 9"). Trimmed.
An invitation, with a classical scene of a woman with a lyre and cherubs dancing and playing pipes.
[Ref: 51309] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[Ticket/Invitation] Dinner at the Mansion house, April 3, 1820. The Right Honorable George Bridges Lord-Mayor. Dinner at 5 o'Clock.
Chas. Corbould sc. Cary Lane Cheapside.
[London, c.1820.]
Large admission ticket to a Dinner/Ball at the Mansion House, City of London, April 3rd 1820. Etching with stippling. 225 x 290mm. 9 x 11½". Folds as normal; lower right corner lacking, indicating ticket has been redeemed.
Putti dancing in a circle to pipe-music; far left a putto holding drinking cup and jug. Coat of arms below. Numbered '88' in ink upper left, signature of issuing officer lower right. In ink: Wm Borra Daile. Dinner hosted by the Right Honorable George Bridges, Lord Mayor of London.
V&A 24909.
[Ref: 21151] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Ticket/Invitation] Dinner at the Mansion House, April 15th. 1805. The Right Honble. Peter Perchard, Lord Mayor.
Wm. Craig Del. Gale & Butler Sc.
[London, c.1805.]
Large admission ticket to a Dinner/Ball at the Mansion House, City of London, April 15th 1805. Etching with stippling in brown ink to thick wove, 200 x 255mm. 8 x 10". Fold creases as normal; lower right corner lacking, indicating ticket has been redeemed. Some foxing.
Three winged putti supporting a shield/crest; musical instruments and mayor's sceptre immediately behind. Numbered 'No 131' in ink to upper left margin, (part of) signature of issuing officer lower right. Dinner hosted by Peter Perchard, Lord Mayor of London. After William Marshall Craig (c.1765 - c. 1834).
[Ref: 21153] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[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.
[Ref: 21154] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Masqued Ball New Club Soho Feby. XXIV. MDCCLXXV.
I.B. Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi Sculp. 1775.
Stipple, very fine image. Plate 321 x 233mm. 12¾ x 9¼". Trimmed to the plate, slight foxing.
A ticket; a bacchanal women holding up a mask with a her left hand a cloth in her right. A putto seated to the right holding up a basket of flowers, a bunch of grapes next to him; two masks on the ground in left foreground.
De Vesme: 1959; I of II.
[Ref: 20425] £360.00

Miscuit Utile Dulci.
E.F. Burney del. F. Bartolozzi sculps.
[n.d. c.1797.]
Etching with engraving, large margins. Plate 109 x 152mm. Some foxing.
Apollo and Mercury as children on clouds. A naked child is seated playing the lyre with another child wearing a winged hat and standing behind a music score conducting. Admission ticket for an evening by A. A. Le Texier, and later for Brandenbough House masquerade. Illustration to 'Mes soixante ans; Epitre en vers, par M. Le Texier' (London: Baylis, 1797).
De Vesme: 1934; ii/iii.
[Ref: 20512] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

A Messieurs les Présidens & Membres Des Societés Royals de Botanique et des Concerts du Casino, A Gand, pour la Presente Année 1843, Par leurs trèshumbles Serviteurs, Ch. Syts. P.re Hollevoet.
Lith. G. Jacqmain, r. basse, à Gand.
[n.d., c.1845.]
Chromolithograph on porcelain card. 100 x 140mm (4 x 5¼).
A concert ticket.
[Ref: 41756] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[For The Benefit Of Mr. Salpietro.] Music the fiercest grief can charm, And fate's severest rage disarm [etched in image.]
F. Vieira Portuensis inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
[n.d., c.1780.]
Concert ticket, proof etching, sheet 116 x 150mm. Trimmed inside plate.
Proof before cartouche lettered. Refers to a Giovanni Salpietro, violinist. Designed by Francisco Vieira 'Portuense' (1765 - 1805), Portuguese painter born in Oporto, where he trained in studio of Jean Pillement.
Ex: Collection of Alec Clunes.
[Ref: 7842] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

New Musical Fund, Established 1786.
R. Cosway R.A. del.t J.Mitan sculp.t
Very rare engraving, sheet 195 x 220mm (7¾ x 8½"). Slightly trimmed to plate at bottom slightly. Foxed.
Ticket for the New Musical Fund. An angel is seated on a cloud, playing a lyre. Performance by C. B. Incledod. The New Musical Fund was established 16 April 1786 and consisted of numerous concerts all held at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket.
Daniell: 206. BM: 1981 ,U.475.
[Ref: 61993] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

New Musical Fund, Established 1786.
R. Cosway R.A. del.t J.Mitan sculp.t
Engraving. 164 x 177mm. 6½ x 7". Trimmed and stained.
Ticket for the New Musical Fund. An angel is seated on a cloud, playing a lyre.
The New Musical Fund was established 16 April 1786 and consisted of numerous concerts all held at the King's Theatre in the Haymarket.
From the Collection of J.S. Bumpus. Daniell: 206. BM: 1981 ,U.475.
[Ref: 17269] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

New Musical Fund
L. Legoux sculp. late pupil of F. Bartolozzi R.A. No.1 Poland Street Soho.
Stipple, sheet 180 x 140mm (7 x 5½"). Trimmed and tipped into album sheet, possibly losing text.
Apollo with his lyre standing on clouds, to his right a female figure with dove perched on her head and holding horn of plenty and pair of compasses; another female figure sits to left. In the background a pelican feeds its chicks. A violin and musical instruments below are draped with a banner inscribed 'New Musical Fund'. By French engraver Louis Legoux (1789 - 1804, fl.).
For another state with additional text see ref. 13503.
[Ref: 42475] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Rob.t Dunthorne has the honour to invite [-] to see a New Etching by A.H. Haig. The Cathedral of Saint George Limburg on the Lahn. at The Rembrandt Head, 5, Vigo St London W. Saturday 26th Feb.y 1887.
AH [monogram of Axel Haig] 1887.
Etching. Sheet 80 x 115mm (3¼ x 4½"). Invitee's name scraped off.
An invitation to a private view, decorated with a view of the cathedral and a representation of St George and the Dragon.
Ex collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 53198] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[Two putti unveiling a rural scene.]
I.H. Green delin et sculp.
[n.d., c.1810.]
Etching and aquatint, sheet 132 x 178mm. Light foxing.
A charming print, with putti flanking a picturesque view of a cottage next to a bridge over a river. Possibly a proof for an invitation to an exhibition of pictures, or intended for a peep show. By J.H. Green (fl. c.1801 - 1807), publisher and maker of satirical prints.
[Ref: 7584] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Svbsn: Masqe: Ranelagh XIIII. June. MDCCLXXVI. HDV.
G.B. Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
[n.d. c.1776.]
Etching with engraving, fine. Plate 222 x 185mm. 8¾ x 7¼". Trimmed to platemark, very slight foxing
Ticket. The Birth of Venus; Venus standing naked in front of the sea combing her hair with her fingers. Two birds above the over and two putti seated at each end of the console holding masks. Ranelagh Gardens, adjoining the Wren's Pensioner's Hospital, became popular as a place to escape the city and take in the cleaner air in Chelsea. Balls, concerts, dinners and of course gossip were shared here almost daily. It quickly exceeded Vauxhall in popularity, but it's popularity waned until the season of 1804 when the fashionable set abandoned it entirely.
De Vesme: 1957; iii/iii. See Ref: 20539 for earlier state.
[Ref: 20538] £320.00

[Svbsn: Masqe: Ranelagh XIIII. June. MDCCLXXVI.] HDV.
G.B. Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp.
[n.d. c.1776.]
Etching with engraving. 158 x 102mm. 6¼ x 4". Cut nearly to image, slight foxing.
Ticket. The Birth of Venus; Venus standing naked in front of the sea combing her hair with her fingers. Two birds above the over and two putti seated at each end of the console holding masks. Ranelagh Gardens, adjoining the Wren's Pensioner's Hospital, became popular as a place to escape the city and take in the cleaner air in Chelsea. Balls, concerts, dinners and of course gossip were shared here almost daily. It quickly exceeded Vauxhall in popularity, but it's popularity waned until the season of 1804 when the fashionable set abandoned it entirely.
De Vesme: 1957; ii/iii. See 20538 for later state.
[Ref: 20539] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Regatta = Ball at Ranelagh XXIII June MDCCLXXV.
G.B. Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi sculp. 1775.
[London, c.1775.]
Etching. Image 165 x 205mm (6½ x 8"). Fold creases as normal; trimmed within plate.
A ticket for the Regatta Ball held at the Ranelagh Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens, Chelsea, on 23rd June 1775. Old Father Thames stands at the front of a conch shell on the river holding forth three medals from Britannia; Abundance and a putto with shield behind, Triton and Siren in water, two naked children rowing boats far left. The Rotunda on far bank to left background. Ranelagh Gardens, adjoining Wren's Pensioner's Hospital, became popular as a place to escape the city and take in the cleaner air in Chelsea. Balls, concerts, dinners and of course gossip were shared here almost daily. It quickly exceeded Vauxhall in popularity, but it's popularity waned until the season of 1804 when the fashionable set abandoned it entirely. After Giovanni Battista Cipriani (1727 - 1785).
De Vesme 1969, iii/iii. See 20451.
[Ref: 21163] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

The President of the Royal Society requests the honor of Mr Winkworth's [ink] Company at the Soirées at 13, Connaught Place, on Saturday April 24th May 8th. 22 & June 12th. at 9 o'Clock.
[n.d. c.1852.]
Ticket. 102 x 140mm. 4 x 5½".
A ticket requesting the company of Mr Winkworth to the parties of 1852 hosted by the President of the Royal Society, William Parsons, Earl of Rosse (1848-1854).
[Ref: 25549] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

The President of the Royal Society requests the honor of Mr Winkworth's [ink] Company at the Soirées at 13, Connaught Place, on Saturday April 23rd May 7th. 28th. & June 11th. at 9 o'Clock.
[n.d. c.1853.]
Ticket. 102 x 140mm. 4 x 5½".
A ticket requesting the company of Mr Winkworth to the parties of 1853 hosted by the President of the Royal Society, William Parsons, Earl of Rosse (1848-1854).
[Ref: 25548] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

The President of the Royal Society requests the honor of Mr Winkworth's [ink] Company at Burlington House, on Saturday, March 16th. and May 11th. at 9 o'Clock.
[n.d. c.1861.]
Ticket. 102 x 140mm. 4 x 5½".
A ticket requesting the company of Mr Winkworth to the parties of 1861 hosted by the President of the Royal Society, William Parsons, Earl of Rosse (1848-1854).
[Ref: 25550] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

Sçavoir = Vivre Masquerade May. XVIII. MDCCLXXV. Mvto, Non Ciecho.
C.B. Cipriani inv. F. Bartolozzi Sculp.
[n.d. c.1775.]
Etching with engraving, uncut sheet. Title means "know how to live!" folded around margins. Plate 152 x 116mm. 6 x 4½". Creasing.
Ticket. Cupid standing on clouds with his mouth gagged. He stands holding and admiring a picture of Thalia in his left hand, leanding on his bow with his right and carrying a quiver on his back. Two doves on the right.
De Vesme: 1958 [only state].
[Ref: 20531] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

St. Christopher and the Christ Child. Whoever shall behold the image of Saint Christopher on that day shall not faint or fail [ink mss.].
Axel H. Haig [ink signature.]
Chistmas 1904.
Etching, signed and inscribed by the artist in ink. 135 x 105mm (5¼ x 4¼").
Within an elaborately decorated border. The ink inscription is apparently standard on impressions of the Christmas print.
Mordant Crook & Lennox-Boyd: 190. Ex: Collection Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 53199] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[St. Margaret's Church, Westminster.]
[Smirk Invt: F: Bartolozzi sculp:]
[n.d. c.1792.]
Etching with engraving, rare proof before all letters. 210 x 177mm. 8¼ x 7". Just cut inside platemark, small foxing.
Ticket to a concert at St Margaret's Church, Westminster. St Cecilia seated playing the organ with two winged figures standing to the left. A low-relief which depicts Charity and three children, a lion and a unicorn on sides of the relief.
De Vesme: 1948; ii/v. See Ref 16047 for later state in red/brown ink & 21215 for later state.
[Ref: 20503] £320.00

4 Logger heads or B--e Triumphant. Received of ['E.W. Martin Esqr' ink mss.] Ten Shillings & Six pence for the first Part of Sketches of Characters. Mr. J. White [signed in ink.] The remaining parts to be delivered at the same price.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Etched subscription ticket with engraved lettering on india laid paper, completed in ink. 125 x 95mm. 5 x 3¼". A good impression with full margins.
A receipt for a subscription to a series of prints, the design after William Hogarth (1697 - 1764).
[Ref: 12200] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)

Subscription Ticket.
T. Bonnor invt. et fecit.
Publish'd by T. Bonnor April the 1st 1784.
Scarce and unused subscription ticket for a series of lectures, etching with aquatint printed in red ink, on coarse wove paper. 125 x 80mm, 5 x 3¼". A fine impression with wide margins.
'Mr. Browne's Lectures' inscribed to the pediment of an initialled bust of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106BC - 43BC). Mr. Browne is unidentified; possibly he was a noted public speaker in Norwich, Norfolk. The bust of the Roman statesman Cicero is being decorated with garlands of flowers by three winged putti within the oval design. Possibly by engraver Thomas Bonner (c.1740 - c.1812).
[Ref: 18146] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[A group of chemical instruments.]
[After Mulholland by H. Mutlow.]
[n.d., c.1801.]
Engraved bill head/trade card, proof, sheet 120 x 205mm. 4¾ x 8". Trimmed, soiled. Some creasing and two holes.
For a trade-card and bill of sale for Friedrich Christian Accum and Alexander Garden, 'experimental chemists' at 11 Old Compton Street, Soho, London. Several chemical instruments are grouped together as if on a table.
BM Registration number: D,2.260.
[Ref: 9512] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

[Facsimile mss.] Cumberland Fleet. Sir/ You are desir'd to attend a Meeting of Members of this Society...[etc.] Josh: Wood Secy. [facsimile signature.]
J. Hall Sculp 1770.
Unfilled printed invitation with etched illustration on laid paper, sheet c.275 x 215mm. 10¾ x 8½". Creases where folded; age toned and laid on tissue backing. Left margin partially missing.
The Cumberland Fleet is an alternative name still occasionally used of the Royal Thames Yacht Club (RTYC), the oldest sailing club in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are located at 60 Knightsbridge, London, overlooking Hyde Park. The club was first formed in 1775 by Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, younger brother of King George III, who made a silver cup available for a race on the River Thames. This cup is held aloft in the illustration by a figure of Neptune who rides on the waves in an oyster shell with a British maritime flag accompanied by three other allegorical/mythological figures. This group heads towards racing sailing boats in the distance far left. Members of the club in these early years met in coffee houses. The club owned various properties in London from 1857 onwards and moved to its present location in 1923.
[Ref: 11717] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

Si Giacerebbe Inutile Per Terra Deserta Senza Frutto, E Senza Onore.
G.B. Cipriani inv: F. Bartolozzi sculp. 1777.
Theatre ticket, printed in red, etching, sheet 200 x 175mm. 8 x 7". Lightly soiled. Trimmed within plate and at corners.
A classical male and female figure, with a putto flying above holding a dramatic mask, enclosed in an oval frame of fruit, corn, vine and grapes.
De Vesme: 1966; ii/ii. See 20506.
[Ref: 10554] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

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