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![[Engraver's trade card] Towes, Herald Engraver. No 6, St Ann's Lane, near Goldsmith's Hall Aldersgate.](jpegs/50659.jpg)
[Engraver's trade card] Towes, Herald Engraver. No 6, St Ann's Lane, near Goldsmith's Hall Aldersgate. Bright Engraving with elegance.
[n.d., c.1797.]
Engraved trade card. 85 x 125mm (3¼ x 5"). Spotting.
Trade card of Christopher Towes (fl. 1780-98) with a monument to Woollett within a topographical caprice. Another card in the BM advertises 'Arms, Crests & Cyphers, on Stone, Steel & Silver. Steel Dies & Punches. A large choice of Gold Seals, Fancy work & Motto Rings; with immediate dispatch. Strong Likenesses in miniature & elegantly mounted in Gold. English & Foreign Bills of Exchange, Bills of Parcels, Cards, Book Plates &c. Engraved; And Copper & Letter Press Printing in general.'
BM Trade cards Banks,59, 212.
[Ref: 50659] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1797.]
Engraved trade card. 85 x 125mm (3¼ x 5"). Spotting.
Trade card of Christopher Towes (fl. 1780-98) with a monument to Woollett within a topographical caprice. Another card in the BM advertises 'Arms, Crests & Cyphers, on Stone, Steel & Silver. Steel Dies & Punches. A large choice of Gold Seals, Fancy work & Motto Rings; with immediate dispatch. Strong Likenesses in miniature & elegantly mounted in Gold. English & Foreign Bills of Exchange, Bills of Parcels, Cards, Book Plates &c. Engraved; And Copper & Letter Press Printing in general.'
BM Trade cards Banks,59, 212.
[Ref: 50659] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Erin Go Bragh. Quadrille by Cha.s d'Albert.
M. &. N. Hanhart.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Chromolithograph. Sheet: 335 x 240mm (13¼ x 9½''). Trimmed.
A song sheet for an irish melody. The scene shows figures upon Custom House Quay in Dublin, with a boat named Shamrock moored in the harbour.
[Ref: 49943] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
M. &. N. Hanhart.
[n.d., c.1840.]
Chromolithograph. Sheet: 335 x 240mm (13¼ x 9½''). Trimmed.
A song sheet for an irish melody. The scene shows figures upon Custom House Quay in Dublin, with a boat named Shamrock moored in the harbour.
[Ref: 49943] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)
The Duke of B_d's Reception at Exeter.
Murgo-resky Fuergrock inv. delin sc.
[1769.]
Engraving. Plate: 120 x 180mm (4¾ x 7''). Damage along lower edge.
A satirical scene showing the Duke of Bedford passing the doors of Exeter Cathedral followed by a shouting mob of inhabitants of the city. Some of crowd seem to be holding cricket bats.
BM Satire 4302.
[Ref: 50374] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Murgo-resky Fuergrock inv. delin sc.
[1769.]
Engraving. Plate: 120 x 180mm (4¾ x 7''). Damage along lower edge.
A satirical scene showing the Duke of Bedford passing the doors of Exeter Cathedral followed by a shouting mob of inhabitants of the city. Some of crowd seem to be holding cricket bats.
BM Satire 4302.
[Ref: 50374] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Thomas Fagan. Taken in a Wood in Ireland July 1810_after 14 Years concealment.
P. Roberts sc.
London, Published by Jones & Co. 1 June 1824.
Engraving. Sheet: 210 x 130mm (8¼ x 5''). Trimmed.
A scene showing the captured Thomas Fagan sitting on a bench outside a house and surrounded by soldiers and onlookers. Fagan was found in a wood, he was taken as a deserter and he may have been in hiding since the rebellion of 1798. Fagan reportedly refused clothing and preferred to eat raw meat.
[Ref: 49588] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
P. Roberts sc.
London, Published by Jones & Co. 1 June 1824.
Engraving. Sheet: 210 x 130mm (8¼ x 5''). Trimmed.
A scene showing the captured Thomas Fagan sitting on a bench outside a house and surrounded by soldiers and onlookers. Fagan was found in a wood, he was taken as a deserter and he may have been in hiding since the rebellion of 1798. Fagan reportedly refused clothing and preferred to eat raw meat.
[Ref: 49588] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
The Jolly Farmer. [&] The Farmer's Wife.
[n.d., c.1830.]
Pair of fine hand-coloured aquatint. Each sheet: 180 x 140mm (7 x 5½''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet. Slight loss on right.
Two portraits, the first of a ruddy faced farmer drinking beer. The second shows a farmer's wife churning butter.
[Ref: 49942] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1830.]
Pair of fine hand-coloured aquatint. Each sheet: 180 x 140mm (7 x 5½''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet. Slight loss on right.
Two portraits, the first of a ruddy faced farmer drinking beer. The second shows a farmer's wife churning butter.
[Ref: 49942] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Filial Piety. Dedicated to his Excellency Count Dezbodko Privy Councillor of her Imperial Majesty the Empress of the Russias &c. &c.
From a beautiful Copy in Crayons by S de Koster, after the Original by Hereyns of Meddin, in the Possession of I. Thiorais Esq.r. Engraved by James Daniell.
London, Published May 23rd 1796 by J. Brydon at his Print & Looking Glass Warehouse, Charing Cross.
Mezzotint. 665 x 510mm (16¼ x 20"). Repaired tears in borders.
A story told by Roman historian Valerius Maximus (c.AD 50): Cimon, sentenced to stave to death in prison, is suckled by his daughter Pero. The judges, when hearing of this act of filial piety, pardoned Cimon.
Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd.
[Ref: 49974] £480.00
From a beautiful Copy in Crayons by S de Koster, after the Original by Hereyns of Meddin, in the Possession of I. Thiorais Esq.r. Engraved by James Daniell.
London, Published May 23rd 1796 by J. Brydon at his Print & Looking Glass Warehouse, Charing Cross.
Mezzotint. 665 x 510mm (16¼ x 20"). Repaired tears in borders.
A story told by Roman historian Valerius Maximus (c.AD 50): Cimon, sentenced to stave to death in prison, is suckled by his daughter Pero. The judges, when hearing of this act of filial piety, pardoned Cimon.
Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox Boyd.
[Ref: 49974] £480.00
E.E. Leggatt. From Messrs Agnew & Sons.
Frank Paton 1884. [signed in pencil.]
Rare etching. Plate: 190 x 260mm (7½ x 10¼''), with large margins. Slight foxing.
A night scene in Cheapside in which two large men in classical armour and laurel wreaths, and a winged figure with a scythe, stand outside a fine art gallery. One of the large figures chases a policeman down the street.
[Ref: 50402] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Frank Paton 1884. [signed in pencil.]
Rare etching. Plate: 190 x 260mm (7½ x 10¼''), with large margins. Slight foxing.
A night scene in Cheapside in which two large men in classical armour and laurel wreaths, and a winged figure with a scythe, stand outside a fine art gallery. One of the large figures chases a policeman down the street.
[Ref: 50402] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Études de Poissons. Raie, Maquereau, Brochet, Rouget, Anguille, Langouste, Homard et Ecrevisse.
Peint et Lithog. par Gaildrau.
Paris, L. Turgis J.ne Imp.r Edit.r r. des Ecoles, 60 _ Maison à New-York.
Chromolithograph. Sheet 710 x 540mm (28 x 21¼"). Notch in right edge.
An array of fish and seafood, including a skate, mackerel, pike, mullet, eel, lobster and crayfish, around a bottle, glass of wine and a plate of open oysters.
[Ref: 50258] £520.00
Peint et Lithog. par Gaildrau.
Paris, L. Turgis J.ne Imp.r Edit.r r. des Ecoles, 60 _ Maison à New-York.
Chromolithograph. Sheet 710 x 540mm (28 x 21¼"). Notch in right edge.
An array of fish and seafood, including a skate, mackerel, pike, mullet, eel, lobster and crayfish, around a bottle, glass of wine and a plate of open oysters.
[Ref: 50258] £520.00
qui du Texel de Londres, de Bordeaux, S'en vont chercher, par un heureux echange .De nouveaux biens nes aux sources du Gange, Idem Ibid
Venet pinx. Franc:co Pedo sculp ap. Nic. Cavalli. Venetÿs.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving. Sheet: 325 x 410mm (12¾ x 16''), 18th century watermark. Trimmed within plate.
Fisherman bringing in their nets on the shore in the foreground, with a castle and other buildings around the lake behind. From a series by Francesco del Pedro (1749 - 1806) after Joseph Vernet (1714 - 1789), the famous marine painter. Vernet studied and worked in Rome (1734-53) until recalled to Paris where he was commissioned to paint a set representing French harbours (the 'Ports de France'). Published in Venice by Nicolo Cavalli (1730 - 1822).
[Ref: 50412] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Venet pinx. Franc:co Pedo sculp ap. Nic. Cavalli. Venetÿs.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving. Sheet: 325 x 410mm (12¾ x 16''), 18th century watermark. Trimmed within plate.
Fisherman bringing in their nets on the shore in the foreground, with a castle and other buildings around the lake behind. From a series by Francesco del Pedro (1749 - 1806) after Joseph Vernet (1714 - 1789), the famous marine painter. Vernet studied and worked in Rome (1734-53) until recalled to Paris where he was commissioned to paint a set representing French harbours (the 'Ports de France'). Published in Venice by Nicolo Cavalli (1730 - 1822).
[Ref: 50412] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
A Bit of Flattery.
Williams fecit.
Pub.d Septem.r 1811 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside London.
Hand-coloured etching. Sheets: 235 x 335mm (9¼ x 13¼''). Trimmed, damage in plate.
A satirical print which shows a flatterer complimenting a large woman on a portrait of her as Hebe.
[Ref: 50561] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Williams fecit.
Pub.d Septem.r 1811 by Tho.s Tegg 111 Cheapside London.
Hand-coloured etching. Sheets: 235 x 335mm (9¼ x 13¼''). Trimmed, damage in plate.
A satirical print which shows a flatterer complimenting a large woman on a portrait of her as Hebe.
[Ref: 50561] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Flavia. On her rais'd arm reclined her Drooping head.
S. Shelley pinx.t. C. Taylor sculp.t.
London, Publish'd May 1;st 1787, by C. Taylor No.10 near Castle Street, Holborn.
Stipple. Plate: 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½''), with large margins.
A scene showing a young woman by her bed at nightime.
[Ref: 50300] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
S. Shelley pinx.t. C. Taylor sculp.t.
London, Publish'd May 1;st 1787, by C. Taylor No.10 near Castle Street, Holborn.
Stipple. Plate: 185 x 140mm (7¼ x 5½''), with large margins.
A scene showing a young woman by her bed at nightime.
[Ref: 50300] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)
Fontana Di Venere Posta Nel Piano Dell' Organo. 22.
Gio: Francesco Venturini del. et inc.
[n.d., c.1680.]
Engraving. Plate: 220 x 320mm (8¾ x 12½''), with very large margins.
A view of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's fountains at the Villa D'Este in Rome. From 'Le fontane di Roma nelle piazze e luoghi publici della citta' by Giovanni Francesco Venturini.
[Ref: 50290] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Gio: Francesco Venturini del. et inc.
[n.d., c.1680.]
Engraving. Plate: 220 x 320mm (8¾ x 12½''), with very large margins.
A view of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's fountains at the Villa D'Este in Rome. From 'Le fontane di Roma nelle piazze e luoghi publici della citta' by Giovanni Francesco Venturini.
[Ref: 50290] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Foo Choo Foo- One of the Five Ports opened by the Late Treaty to British Commerce.
Drawn by B. Clayton, from an original painting by Piqua. On Stone by Dean & Co.
[1847.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 145 x 235mm (5¾ x 9¼''), with large margins. Tear in top margins.
A view of the port of Fuzhou, one of the five ports opened to British Traders following the Treaty of Nanking which ended the First Opium War. An illustration from 'The History of China and India Pictorial and Descriptive...' by Julia Corner 1847.
Abbey 468.
[Ref: 50116] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn by B. Clayton, from an original painting by Piqua. On Stone by Dean & Co.
[1847.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 145 x 235mm (5¾ x 9¼''), with large margins. Tear in top margins.
A view of the port of Fuzhou, one of the five ports opened to British Traders following the Treaty of Nanking which ended the First Opium War. An illustration from 'The History of China and India Pictorial and Descriptive...' by Julia Corner 1847.
Abbey 468.
[Ref: 50116] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Foot Ball.
Rob.t Cruikshank Fecit. Eng.d by Geo. Hunt.
London, Published by Tho.s McLean, 26, Haymarket, 1827.
Aquatint, early impression. Sheet: 240 x 360mm (9½ x 14''). Trimmed, very slight foxing, corners trimmed.
A scene showing a group of soldiers in a group, playing football, some have fallen over in the rush.
Hickman p.104.
[Ref: 50625] £480.00
Rob.t Cruikshank Fecit. Eng.d by Geo. Hunt.
London, Published by Tho.s McLean, 26, Haymarket, 1827.
Aquatint, early impression. Sheet: 240 x 360mm (9½ x 14''). Trimmed, very slight foxing, corners trimmed.
A scene showing a group of soldiers in a group, playing football, some have fallen over in the rush.
Hickman p.104.
[Ref: 50625] £480.00
![[Forged Bank Note.]](jpegs/50313.jpg)
[Forged Bank Note.]
[1827.]
Letterpress banknote. Sheet: 120 x 200mm (4¾ x 8''). Damaged and laid on album sheet.
A damaged forged note, across the letterpress are several stamps stating 'Forged'.
See Ref: 57915
[Ref: 50313] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
[1827.]
Letterpress banknote. Sheet: 120 x 200mm (4¾ x 8''). Damaged and laid on album sheet.
A damaged forged note, across the letterpress are several stamps stating 'Forged'.
See Ref: 57915
[Ref: 50313] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Obelisk at Forres.
Drawn & Engraved by Will.m Daniell.
Published by W. Daniell, Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London, June 1. 1821.
Fine hand-coloured aquatint. Plate: 230 x 305mm (9 x 12'').
A view of Sueno's stone, a Picto-Scottish standing stone, the largest remaining. From William Daniell's 'A Voyage Round Great Britain', a series of 308 aquatints published in eight volumes between 1814-1825, described by R.V. Tooley as 'the most important colour plate book on British Topography'.
Abbey, Scenery 16.
[Ref: 50509] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn & Engraved by Will.m Daniell.
Published by W. Daniell, Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London, June 1. 1821.
Fine hand-coloured aquatint. Plate: 230 x 305mm (9 x 12'').
A view of Sueno's stone, a Picto-Scottish standing stone, the largest remaining. From William Daniell's 'A Voyage Round Great Britain', a series of 308 aquatints published in eight volumes between 1814-1825, described by R.V. Tooley as 'the most important colour plate book on British Topography'.
Abbey, Scenery 16.
[Ref: 50509] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
The Forth Bridge, Length Including Viaduct, 8098Ft. Height 369Ft. Spans 1710Ft. Each. 676.
Alex. A. Inglis. Landscape & Architectural Photographer. Rock House, Carlton Hill. Edinburgh. Silver Medal, International Exhibition, Edinburgh 1888.
[1888.]
Photograph, mounted on card. 140 x 210mm (5½ x 8¼'').
A photograph showing the nearly completed Forth Bridge in Scotland which spans the Firth of the Forth from the villages of North Queensferry to South Queensferry and designed to carry railway carriages. Construction was started in 1882 and the bridge was opened on the 4th March 1890 by Duke of Rothesay, later Edward VII.
See ref: 50244
[Ref: 50245] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Alex. A. Inglis. Landscape & Architectural Photographer. Rock House, Carlton Hill. Edinburgh. Silver Medal, International Exhibition, Edinburgh 1888.
[1888.]
Photograph, mounted on card. 140 x 210mm (5½ x 8¼'').
A photograph showing the nearly completed Forth Bridge in Scotland which spans the Firth of the Forth from the villages of North Queensferry to South Queensferry and designed to carry railway carriages. Construction was started in 1882 and the bridge was opened on the 4th March 1890 by Duke of Rothesay, later Edward VII.
See ref: 50244
[Ref: 50245] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
The East Prospect of Four Oaks Hall in Warwickshire, the seat of the R.t Hon.ble the late Lord Folliot.
Hen. Beighton F.R.S. delin. E. Kirkall Fecit.
[London: John Osborn & Thomas Longman, 1730.]
Engraving. 365 x 410mm (14½ x 16"), with very large margins.
Four Oaks Hall, Sutton Coldfield, built by Henry Folliott, 1st Baron Folliott, in 1677, demolished 1898. Four Oaks Park is now a wealthy residential area.
[Ref: 49816] £380.00
Hen. Beighton F.R.S. delin. E. Kirkall Fecit.
[London: John Osborn & Thomas Longman, 1730.]
Engraving. 365 x 410mm (14½ x 16"), with very large margins.
Four Oaks Hall, Sutton Coldfield, built by Henry Folliott, 1st Baron Folliott, in 1677, demolished 1898. Four Oaks Park is now a wealthy residential area.
[Ref: 49816] £380.00
The Right Honourable Charles James Fox.
R. Bowyer Pinx.t. W. Bromley Sculp.t.
Pub. by Rob.t Bowyer, No 80 Pall Mall, Jan.y 2 1815.
Engraving, title in open letters. 725 x 480mm (28½ x 19"). Narrow margins. Repair at bottom edge.
Full length portrait of Fox, arm resting on a book.
[Ref: 49832] £380.00
R. Bowyer Pinx.t. W. Bromley Sculp.t.
Pub. by Rob.t Bowyer, No 80 Pall Mall, Jan.y 2 1815.
Engraving, title in open letters. 725 x 480mm (28½ x 19"). Narrow margins. Repair at bottom edge.
Full length portrait of Fox, arm resting on a book.
[Ref: 49832] £380.00
Frederick.
J. Baringer pinx. J. Webb sculp.
Published by M.A. Pittman, Warwick Square, London, Sept.r 1. 1829.
Engraving. Sheet: 130 x 210mm (5 x 8¼''). Foxing in borders.
A portrait of racing horse Frederic, bred by William Gratwicke of Ham Manor, whose career ran from June 1829 until August 1831.
[Ref: 50249] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
J. Baringer pinx. J. Webb sculp.
Published by M.A. Pittman, Warwick Square, London, Sept.r 1. 1829.
Engraving. Sheet: 130 x 210mm (5 x 8¼''). Foxing in borders.
A portrait of racing horse Frederic, bred by William Gratwicke of Ham Manor, whose career ran from June 1829 until August 1831.
[Ref: 50249] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)
Fredericus II Rex Borussorum 1776. Ill fait vaincre à la fois et chanter ses Victoirer.
a Londres chez Rob.t Sayer No. 53 in fleet Street. [n.d., c.1780.] bit later.
Engraving. Plate: 130 x 90mm (5 x 3½''). Very small margins. Paper loss in bottom left corner margin.
A full-length portrait of Frederick the Great of Prussia (1712-1786).
[Ref: 50579] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
a Londres chez Rob.t Sayer No. 53 in fleet Street. [n.d., c.1780.] bit later.
Engraving. Plate: 130 x 90mm (5 x 3½''). Very small margins. Paper loss in bottom left corner margin.
A full-length portrait of Frederick the Great of Prussia (1712-1786).
[Ref: 50579] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Grand Album des Célébrités Industrielles Contemporains. 1862.
Paris: Imprimerie de Georges Kugelmann.
Rare folio, original blind-decorated cloth gilt, with five studs on front and back boards; letterpress title and 14 tinted lithograph plates, one wood engraved, each with a page of letterpress. Inner hinges and plates strained; some plates damaged.
A scarce book of descriptions of the premises of 15 French industrialists, Wine & Champagne houses including Mumm etc, including the musical instrument factory of Adolphe Sax (1814-94), inventor of the saxophone. An advert for "photo albums from Scherff Freres " at back.
[Ref: 50436] £750.00 view all images for this item
Paris: Imprimerie de Georges Kugelmann.
Rare folio, original blind-decorated cloth gilt, with five studs on front and back boards; letterpress title and 14 tinted lithograph plates, one wood engraved, each with a page of letterpress. Inner hinges and plates strained; some plates damaged.
A scarce book of descriptions of the premises of 15 French industrialists, Wine & Champagne houses including Mumm etc, including the musical instrument factory of Adolphe Sax (1814-94), inventor of the saxophone. An advert for "photo albums from Scherff Freres " at back.
[Ref: 50436] £750.00 view all images for this item
Dragons Francais. A French Dragoon.
Rev.d W.m Bradford del. I. Clark sculp.
London, Published by J. Booth, Duke Street Portland Place, April 18, 1809.
Hand-coloured aquatint, J. Whatman 1811. Plate: 380 x 280mm (15 x 11''), with very large margins.
A portrait of a French soldier on a plain. A plate from the Rev. William Bradford's 'Sketches of the country, character and costume in Portugal and Spain' first published in 24 parts between 1809 and 1810 published in the aftermath of the Peninsula War the series was hugely popular and it was re-issued in 1812 1813 and 1823.
Abbey Travel 135.
[Ref: 50642] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Rev.d W.m Bradford del. I. Clark sculp.
London, Published by J. Booth, Duke Street Portland Place, April 18, 1809.
Hand-coloured aquatint, J. Whatman 1811. Plate: 380 x 280mm (15 x 11''), with very large margins.
A portrait of a French soldier on a plain. A plate from the Rev. William Bradford's 'Sketches of the country, character and costume in Portugal and Spain' first published in 24 parts between 1809 and 1810 published in the aftermath of the Peninsula War the series was hugely popular and it was re-issued in 1812 1813 and 1823.
Abbey Travel 135.
[Ref: 50642] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
A View of Fulham Church from the Bridge. La Veüe de l'Eglise de Fulham representée de Pont.
Printed for and Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate, London. [n.d., c.1750.]
Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet: 260 x 400mm (10¼ x 15¾''). Trimmed within plate, mount burn.
A fine view of Fulham from the south showing All Saints Church in the distance and the old wooden toll bridge spanning the Thames from Putney to Fulham.
[Ref: 50553] £360.00
Printed for and Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate, London. [n.d., c.1750.]
Hand-coloured engraving. Sheet: 260 x 400mm (10¼ x 15¾''). Trimmed within plate, mount burn.
A fine view of Fulham from the south showing All Saints Church in the distance and the old wooden toll bridge spanning the Thames from Putney to Fulham.
[Ref: 50553] £360.00
![[Funeral Invitation.] Regina de Papp nata Contessa Abriani,](jpegs/49578.jpg)
[Funeral Invitation.] Regina de Papp nata Contessa Abriani, dà parte con sommo cordoglio della dolorosa perdita dell'amatissimo suo Consorte, S.E. Il Tenente Maresciallo Cav. Francesco Papp de Vrakzna, passato agli eterni riposi quest' oggi alle ore 2 pomeridiane, dopo penosa malattia, nell' età di anni 62, munito di tutti i SS. Sacramenti. La tumulazione delle spoglie mortali segiurà dopo domani, Mercoledi 9 corrente, alle ore 3 pomeridiane. La Vedova dolente, pregna di essere dispensata da visite di condoglianza. Trieste, il di 7 Marzo 1836.
[1836.]
Scarce letterpress with decorative border. 140 x 210mm (5½ x 8¼'').
A funeral invitation to the memorial of Lieutenant Marshall Cav. Francesco Papp de Vrakzna who died aged 62 after a hard illness. ''The burial is to be held on Wednesday 9th March 1836''. The border is decorated with symbols of death such as hour glasses, skeletons, scyths and urns.
[Ref: 49578] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
[1836.]
Scarce letterpress with decorative border. 140 x 210mm (5½ x 8¼'').
A funeral invitation to the memorial of Lieutenant Marshall Cav. Francesco Papp de Vrakzna who died aged 62 after a hard illness. ''The burial is to be held on Wednesday 9th March 1836''. The border is decorated with symbols of death such as hour glasses, skeletons, scyths and urns.
[Ref: 49578] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Henry Gally Knight Esq.e.
Painted by Henry Edridge. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds.
[London, n.d., 1825.]
Fine & rare mezzotint. 495 x 370mm (19½ x 14½"), with large margins.
A romantic & fine image showing Henry Gally-Knight (1786-1846), in oriental costume and turban, holding the hilt of a sword and a long pipe. He was an MP and author of several Oriental tales and books on architecture. Lord Byron, in his ''Ballad to the Tune of Salley in our Alley'', accused Gally-Knight of being a dandy.
[Ref: 49961] £550.00
Painted by Henry Edridge. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds.
[London, n.d., 1825.]
Fine & rare mezzotint. 495 x 370mm (19½ x 14½"), with large margins.
A romantic & fine image showing Henry Gally-Knight (1786-1846), in oriental costume and turban, holding the hilt of a sword and a long pipe. He was an MP and author of several Oriental tales and books on architecture. Lord Byron, in his ''Ballad to the Tune of Salley in our Alley'', accused Gally-Knight of being a dandy.
[Ref: 49961] £550.00
The Rose Shamrock & Thistle. To General Union. This Plate containing Profiles of Eight Illustrious Personages is most humbly Inscribed by W.S.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Fine hand coloured engraving. Sheet size: 140 x 110mm (5½ x 4¼").
A rare 'puzzle' print, depicting a bunch of flowers, with a rose, representing England, a thistle, representing Scotland, and several clovers, representing Ireland. The outline profiles of 'His late Magesty Geo.e 3d' [died 1820], Louis XVIII, Wellington, Blucher, the Tsar of Russia and others can be seen within the flowers. The list of all eight portraits is inscribed below to the left.
[Ref: 50306] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1820.]
Fine hand coloured engraving. Sheet size: 140 x 110mm (5½ x 4¼").
A rare 'puzzle' print, depicting a bunch of flowers, with a rose, representing England, a thistle, representing Scotland, and several clovers, representing Ireland. The outline profiles of 'His late Magesty Geo.e 3d' [died 1820], Louis XVIII, Wellington, Blucher, the Tsar of Russia and others can be seen within the flowers. The list of all eight portraits is inscribed below to the left.
[Ref: 50306] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
The Geography of History. Relative Situation of the States and Sovereigns of Europe, from William the Conqueror to the present time; containing an easy and certain method of reading and studying History to advantage. By Mr A. Le Sage. N.B. The Reader is requested before he consults the Map to peruse the Explanations and Remarks which accompany it.
Printed by A. Paris, Rolls'-buildings, Fetter-lane; and sold by A. Dulau, 107, Wardour-street, J. de Boffe, Gerrard-street, Soho; and J. Boosey, Broad-street, Royal Exchange.
Hand-coloured letterpress. Sheet: 455 x 580mm (18 x 23''). Laid on canvas, foxing and creasing.
A chart explaining the monarchs, events, religions and illustrious men in European countries from the 1100s to 1700s.
[Ref: 50115] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Printed by A. Paris, Rolls'-buildings, Fetter-lane; and sold by A. Dulau, 107, Wardour-street, J. de Boffe, Gerrard-street, Soho; and J. Boosey, Broad-street, Royal Exchange.
Hand-coloured letterpress. Sheet: 455 x 580mm (18 x 23''). Laid on canvas, foxing and creasing.
A chart explaining the monarchs, events, religions and illustrious men in European countries from the 1100s to 1700s.
[Ref: 50115] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Charter Segment from reign of George II.]](jpegs/50267.jpg)
[Charter Segment from reign of George II.]
[n.d., c.1740.]
Engraving on vellum. Sheet: 215 x 200mm (8½ x 8''). Excised from larger sheet.
A portrait of George II surrounded by florid engraving. He reigned 1727-60, and this portrait shows him as young-looking, with a long wig. The captial to a larger document.
See Ref: 27840, 27843 & 27846
[Ref: 50267] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1740.]
Engraving on vellum. Sheet: 215 x 200mm (8½ x 8''). Excised from larger sheet.
A portrait of George II surrounded by florid engraving. He reigned 1727-60, and this portrait shows him as young-looking, with a long wig. The captial to a larger document.
See Ref: 27840, 27843 & 27846
[Ref: 50267] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
The attempt to Assassinate the King. On the second of August 1786, Margaret Nicholson, under the pretence of presenting a Petition, attempted to stab his Majesty as he was alighting from his Chariot at the garden entrance to St James's Palace...
Painted by Rob.t Smirke. Aquatinta by F. Jukes. Engraved by Rob.t Pollard.
London, Publish'd Oct.r 9, 1786 by R. Pollard, Engraver. No 7, Brayne's Row, Spa Fields.
Rare aquatint. 450 x 560mm (17¾ x 22"). Trimmed to plate, repaired tears.
Margaret Nicholson (c. 1750-1828) attempted to stab George III with an ivory-handled dessert knife. Clearly delusional (she claimed to be rightful heir to the throne and to be the mother of both Lords Mansfield and Loughborough, who were much older than her), she spent the rest of her life in Bethlem Royal Hospital (Bedlam). This plate was published just two months after the event.
[Ref: 49968] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by Rob.t Smirke. Aquatinta by F. Jukes. Engraved by Rob.t Pollard.
London, Publish'd Oct.r 9, 1786 by R. Pollard, Engraver. No 7, Brayne's Row, Spa Fields.
Rare aquatint. 450 x 560mm (17¾ x 22"). Trimmed to plate, repaired tears.
Margaret Nicholson (c. 1750-1828) attempted to stab George III with an ivory-handled dessert knife. Clearly delusional (she claimed to be rightful heir to the throne and to be the mother of both Lords Mansfield and Loughborough, who were much older than her), she spent the rest of her life in Bethlem Royal Hospital (Bedlam). This plate was published just two months after the event.
[Ref: 49968] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Georgius Quartus.
Chantrey Sculpsit. Reynolds Excudebat.
London, Published April 23rd. by W. Sams Book & Print Seller to the Royal Family S.t James Str.t.
Mezzoting. Plate: 230 x 150mm (9 x 6''), with very large margins. Foxing. Uncut.
A portrait of a marble bust of George IV (1762-1830) sculpted by Sir Francis Chantrey.
[Ref: 50471] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Chantrey Sculpsit. Reynolds Excudebat.
London, Published April 23rd. by W. Sams Book & Print Seller to the Royal Family S.t James Str.t.
Mezzoting. Plate: 230 x 150mm (9 x 6''), with very large margins. Foxing. Uncut.
A portrait of a marble bust of George IV (1762-1830) sculpted by Sir Francis Chantrey.
[Ref: 50471] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Vüe Sud Ouest des Forts Anglois et Hollandois de Sukkondi, tirée de Smith. T. IV. N.o XIII.
C Hedel del. sc.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving. Plate: 205 x 295mm (8 x 11½''), with large margins. Creases as normal and foxing.
A view of a Dutch and an English fort on the Gold Coast in Ghana.
[Ref: 49906] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
C Hedel del. sc.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving. Plate: 205 x 295mm (8 x 11½''), with large margins. Creases as normal and foxing.
A view of a Dutch and an English fort on the Gold Coast in Ghana.
[Ref: 49906] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Edward Gibbon Esq.re.
Sir. Joshua Reynolds pinx.t. H.R. Cook sculp.t.
Published Nov.r 1.st 1807 by Oddy & Co. No. 27, Oxford Street, London.
Engraving, unfinished proof. Sheet: 250 x 175mm (9¾ x 7''). Foxing.
A portrait of English historian, writer and M.P. Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) set in a decorative frame with a vignette of classical ruins below.
[Ref: 50395] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Sir. Joshua Reynolds pinx.t. H.R. Cook sculp.t.
Published Nov.r 1.st 1807 by Oddy & Co. No. 27, Oxford Street, London.
Engraving, unfinished proof. Sheet: 250 x 175mm (9¾ x 7''). Foxing.
A portrait of English historian, writer and M.P. Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) set in a decorative frame with a vignette of classical ruins below.
[Ref: 50395] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)
Edward Gibbon Esq.re.
Sir. Joshua Reynolds pinx.t. H.R. Cook sculp.t.
Published Nov.r 1.st 1807 by Oddy & Co. No. 27, Oxford Street, London.
Stipple, printed on chine collé. Plate: 225 x 145mm (9 x 5¾''), with large margins. Chine collé coming loose.
A portrait of English historian, writer and M.P. Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) set in a decorative frame with a vignette of classical ruins below.
[Ref: 50394] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
Sir. Joshua Reynolds pinx.t. H.R. Cook sculp.t.
Published Nov.r 1.st 1807 by Oddy & Co. No. 27, Oxford Street, London.
Stipple, printed on chine collé. Plate: 225 x 145mm (9 x 5¾''), with large margins. Chine collé coming loose.
A portrait of English historian, writer and M.P. Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) set in a decorative frame with a vignette of classical ruins below.
[Ref: 50394] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)
View of the Rock of Gibraltar. Vista del Peñon de Gibraltar.
Cassien I.e. J. Martinez.
Litog. de la Revista Médica Cadiz. [n.d., c.1840.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 265 x 420mm (10½ x 16½"). Trimmed into inscriptions at side, losing publication line at bottom?, several repaired tears at edges.
A view of Gibraltar from above Algeciras, with the Romanesque aqueduct built 1777-83.
[Ref: 50673] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Cassien I.e. J. Martinez.
Litog. de la Revista Médica Cadiz. [n.d., c.1840.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 265 x 420mm (10½ x 16½"). Trimmed into inscriptions at side, losing publication line at bottom?, several repaired tears at edges.
A view of Gibraltar from above Algeciras, with the Romanesque aqueduct built 1777-83.
[Ref: 50673] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Gibraltar, taken from the Westward.
N. Pocock del. W. Ellis sculp.
Publish'd Dec. 1. 1800 by Bunney & Gold.
Aquatint. Sheet: 145 x 245mm (5¾ x 9¾''). Trimmed.
A distant view of the Rock of Gibraltar with the bay full of ships.
[Ref: 49940] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
N. Pocock del. W. Ellis sculp.
Publish'd Dec. 1. 1800 by Bunney & Gold.
Aquatint. Sheet: 145 x 245mm (5¾ x 9¾''). Trimmed.
A distant view of the Rock of Gibraltar with the bay full of ships.
[Ref: 49940] £85.00 (£102.00 incl.VAT)
Glasgow. From the Green.
A.R. Grieve del. Friedel lithog.
London, Published by Subscription at Friedel's Establishment, 15, Southampton Street, Strand, 1835.
Rare & scarce lithograph. Sheet 380 x 520mm (15 x 50½"), with large margins. Repaired tear, surface skinning in margins and inscription area, not affecting image.
A view of the city with milkmaids in the foreground.
[Ref: 50417] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
A.R. Grieve del. Friedel lithog.
London, Published by Subscription at Friedel's Establishment, 15, Southampton Street, Strand, 1835.
Rare & scarce lithograph. Sheet 380 x 520mm (15 x 50½"), with large margins. Repaired tear, surface skinning in margins and inscription area, not affecting image.
A view of the city with milkmaids in the foreground.
[Ref: 50417] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Goa, From the Upper Curtain.
Drawn on the Spot by J.T. Rawlins. On Stone by Dean & Co.
[1847.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 145 x 235mm (5¾ x 9¼''). Slight cockling.
A view of the Western port town of Goa. An illustration from 'The History of China and India Pictorial and Descriptive...' by Julia Corner 1847.
Abbey 468, Plate 3.
[Ref: 50122] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Drawn on the Spot by J.T. Rawlins. On Stone by Dean & Co.
[1847.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet: 145 x 235mm (5¾ x 9¼''). Slight cockling.
A view of the Western port town of Goa. An illustration from 'The History of China and India Pictorial and Descriptive...' by Julia Corner 1847.
Abbey 468, Plate 3.
[Ref: 50122] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Hindu Goddess.]](jpegs/49910.jpg)
[Hindu Goddess.] Typus Pullae seu cybelis aut Isidis Sinensium. Characteres Sacri quos Sinae a Brachmanib acceperunt ÿsq magnae suae Deastrae attributa experimunt.
[n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving. Plate: 305 x 210mm (12 x 8¼''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet at corners.
A portrait of Hindu multiarmed goddess sitting upon a lotus. Above her are sanskrit like characters.
[Ref: 49910] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1770.]
Engraving. Plate: 305 x 210mm (12 x 8¼''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet at corners.
A portrait of Hindu multiarmed goddess sitting upon a lotus. Above her are sanskrit like characters.
[Ref: 49910] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
The Gold Beater.
[n.d., c.1810.]
Woodcut, with three sheets of letterpress. Sheet: 150 x 90mm (6 x 3½'').
A gold beater working at a piece of gold with a large hammer, with text.
[Ref: 50499] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1810.]
Woodcut, with three sheets of letterpress. Sheet: 150 x 90mm (6 x 3½'').
A gold beater working at a piece of gold with a large hammer, with text.
[Ref: 50499] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Monstrous good dinner.
[n.d., c.1800.]
Rare hand-coloured etching. Sheet: 105 x 170mm (4 x 6¾''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A comic scene showing three monsters sitting in a cave and picking at the bones of a carcase on the ground.
[Ref: 50282] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1800.]
Rare hand-coloured etching. Sheet: 105 x 170mm (4 x 6¾''). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A comic scene showing three monsters sitting in a cave and picking at the bones of a carcase on the ground.
[Ref: 50282] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Fleurs a l'Aquarelle. 6.
D'apres Mad.e P. Girardin. Imp. Lemercier Paris.
Publié par Goupil et C.ie, Paris. New York, Londres, Berlin. [n.d., c.1860.]
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 490 x 330mm (19¼ x 13"), large margins with publisher's blind stamp. Some spotting.
After Pauline Girardin von Schultz.
[Ref: 50367] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
D'apres Mad.e P. Girardin. Imp. Lemercier Paris.
Publié par Goupil et C.ie, Paris. New York, Londres, Berlin. [n.d., c.1860.]
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 490 x 330mm (19¼ x 13"), large margins with publisher's blind stamp. Some spotting.
After Pauline Girardin von Schultz.
[Ref: 50367] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Carnations] Fleurs a l'Aquarelle. 5.](jpegs/50366.jpg)
[Carnations] Fleurs a l'Aquarelle. 5.
D'apres Mad.e P. Girardin. Imp. Lemercier Paris.
Publié par Goupil et C.ie, Paris. New York, Londres, Berlin. [n.d., c.1860.]
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 490 x 330mm (19¼ x 13"), large margins, publisher's blind stamp. Some spotting.
After Pauline Girardin von Schultz.
[Ref: 50366] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
D'apres Mad.e P. Girardin. Imp. Lemercier Paris.
Publié par Goupil et C.ie, Paris. New York, Londres, Berlin. [n.d., c.1860.]
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 490 x 330mm (19¼ x 13"), large margins, publisher's blind stamp. Some spotting.
After Pauline Girardin von Schultz.
[Ref: 50366] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Roses] Fleurs a l'Aquarelle. 1.](jpegs/50365.jpg)
[Roses] Fleurs a l'Aquarelle. 1.
D'apres Mad.e P. Girardin. Imp. Lemercier Paris.
Publié par Goupil et C.ie, Paris. New York, Londres, Berlin. [n.d., c.1860.]
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 490 x 330mm (19¼ x 13"), large margins, publisher's blind stamp. Pinhole in image, some spotting.
After Pauline Girardin von Schultz.
[Ref: 50365] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
D'apres Mad.e P. Girardin. Imp. Lemercier Paris.
Publié par Goupil et C.ie, Paris. New York, Londres, Berlin. [n.d., c.1860.]
Tinted lithograph. Printed area 490 x 330mm (19¼ x 13"), large margins, publisher's blind stamp. Pinhole in image, some spotting.
After Pauline Girardin von Schultz.
[Ref: 50365] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
View of Great Bedwin & Wansdike 2 Iuly 1723 Leucomagus.
Stukely del.
[1723.]
Etching. Plate: 175 x 290mm (7 x 11½''), with very large margins.
A view in Wiltshire showing the start of the Wansdyke, a man made defensive ditch which runs from Savernake, near Marlborough to Monkton Combe near Bath. The village of Great Bedwyn is shown on the right. William Stukely was an antiquarian who took great interest in the prehistoric monuments at Stonehenge and Avebury.
[Ref: 50288] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
Stukely del.
[1723.]
Etching. Plate: 175 x 290mm (7 x 11½''), with very large margins.
A view in Wiltshire showing the start of the Wansdyke, a man made defensive ditch which runs from Savernake, near Marlborough to Monkton Combe near Bath. The village of Great Bedwyn is shown on the right. William Stukely was an antiquarian who took great interest in the prehistoric monuments at Stonehenge and Avebury.
[Ref: 50288] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)
![[Great Reed Warbler] 26. L'Efarvatte et son nid. Grandeur naturelle.](jpegs/50624.jpg)
[Great Reed Warbler] 26. L'Efarvatte et son nid. Grandeur naturelle. Sylvia arundinacea (Latham.) Europe.
Edouard Traviés.
London pub by Gambart, Junin & Co. 25 Berniers S.t.
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 490 x 375mm (19¼ x 14¾"). Printseller's blindstamp.
A great reed warbler on its distinctive nest. Plate 26 of the series 'Les oiseaux les plus remarquables par leurs formes et leurs couleurs'.
[Ref: 50624] £360.00
Edouard Traviés.
London pub by Gambart, Junin & Co. 25 Berniers S.t.
Coloured lithograph. Sheet 490 x 375mm (19¼ x 14¾"). Printseller's blindstamp.
A great reed warbler on its distinctive nest. Plate 26 of the series 'Les oiseaux les plus remarquables par leurs formes et leurs couleurs'.
[Ref: 50624] £360.00
![[Chinese Figures by the Great Wall of China.]](jpegs/49909.jpg)
[Chinese Figures by the Great Wall of China.]
[n.d., c.1860.]
Rare chromolithograph. Sheet: 175 x 125mm (7 x 5''). Laid on card as issued.
A view near the Great Wall of China with figures, one on horseback, in the foreground.
[Ref: 49909] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
[n.d., c.1860.]
Rare chromolithograph. Sheet: 175 x 125mm (7 x 5''). Laid on card as issued.
A view near the Great Wall of China with figures, one on horseback, in the foreground.
[Ref: 49909] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Grecque.
Guérard del. Imp. par Lemercier. Régnier lith.
Paris_ Jeannin, Place du Louvre, 20 et chez Desmaisons-Cabasson, Quai Voltaire, 15,
Tinted lithograph, with hand-colour. Sheet: 440 x 300mm (17¼ x 11¾''). Foxing in very large margins.
A portrait of a woman in Greek-style costume.
[Ref: 50140] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Guérard del. Imp. par Lemercier. Régnier lith.
Paris_ Jeannin, Place du Louvre, 20 et chez Desmaisons-Cabasson, Quai Voltaire, 15,
Tinted lithograph, with hand-colour. Sheet: 440 x 300mm (17¼ x 11¾''). Foxing in very large margins.
A portrait of a woman in Greek-style costume.
[Ref: 50140] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
The Greek Dance.
Printed in oil colours by G. Baxter the inventor and patentee.
11 & 12, Northampton Square. Licences Granted to Work the Process. [n.d., c.1845.]
Baxter print, laid on card, with stamp. Sheet: 120 x 175mm (4¾ x 7''). Slightly time stained.
A scene showing men and women in Greek costume dancing in a romantic landscape with ancient ruins.
[Ref: 50635] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Printed in oil colours by G. Baxter the inventor and patentee.
11 & 12, Northampton Square. Licences Granted to Work the Process. [n.d., c.1845.]
Baxter print, laid on card, with stamp. Sheet: 120 x 175mm (4¾ x 7''). Slightly time stained.
A scene showing men and women in Greek costume dancing in a romantic landscape with ancient ruins.
[Ref: 50635] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
View of Greenwich Hospital.
N.Pocock del. W. Ellis sculp.
Publish'd March 1. 1800, by Bunney & Gold.
Aquatint. Sheet: 145 x 245mm (5¾ x 9¾''). Trimmed.
A view of Greenwich Hospital from the Thames.
[Ref: 49936] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
N.Pocock del. W. Ellis sculp.
Publish'd March 1. 1800, by Bunney & Gold.
Aquatint. Sheet: 145 x 245mm (5¾ x 9¾''). Trimmed.
A view of Greenwich Hospital from the Thames.
[Ref: 49936] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)