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An Attempt to Ascertain the Resemblance which some Ornaments now used in China, Bear to those of the Most Polished Times of Grecian Sculpture and Architecture.
[by James Christie.]
London: printed by W. Bulmer & Co. Cleveland Row, St James's [n.d., c.1810].
Folio, 4pp. letterpress with loose plate engraved by P. Sansom, text watermarked 'J Whatman 1810', the plate 'Budgen'.
An examination of a Chinese cup belonging to Dorothea Banks, wife of the President of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks. The text suggests that the Chinese lotus pattern of the cup derived from the Greek palmette motif. A scarce item. According to the 'Catalogue of the Library of John Dent, Esq.r.' (1825), the author was James Christie (1773-1831), a noted antiquary and scholar, who took over his father's auctioneer business in 1803.
See V&A 28109 for the plate.
[Ref: 62367] £680.00 view all images for this item
[by James Christie.]
London: printed by W. Bulmer & Co. Cleveland Row, St James's [n.d., c.1810].
Folio, 4pp. letterpress with loose plate engraved by P. Sansom, text watermarked 'J Whatman 1810', the plate 'Budgen'.
An examination of a Chinese cup belonging to Dorothea Banks, wife of the President of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks. The text suggests that the Chinese lotus pattern of the cup derived from the Greek palmette motif. A scarce item. According to the 'Catalogue of the Library of John Dent, Esq.r.' (1825), the author was James Christie (1773-1831), a noted antiquary and scholar, who took over his father's auctioneer business in 1803.
See V&A 28109 for the plate.
[Ref: 62367] £680.00 view all images for this item
![['Ectypa' of Cornelis Ploos van Amstel]](jpegs/62274.jpg)
['Ectypa' of Cornelis Ploos van Amstel] Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo, Jonæ Witsenio Icto, civium Amstelædamensium Patri Consuliq. Vigilantissimo...
Inventor Cornelius Ploos van Amstel. D. 1 Febr. 1765.
Etching, printed in brown, with beige plate-tone; touched with white paint. Sheet 245 x 230mm (9½ x 9"), with Ploos van Amstel's coat of arms printed on the verso as proof of authenticity. Trimmed, mounted in album paper.
A crayon-manner etching of a monument, the frontispiece to a series of forty-six facsimiles off drawings of Dutch and Flemish artists, published 1765-87.
[Ref: 62274] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
Inventor Cornelius Ploos van Amstel. D. 1 Febr. 1765.
Etching, printed in brown, with beige plate-tone; touched with white paint. Sheet 245 x 230mm (9½ x 9"), with Ploos van Amstel's coat of arms printed on the verso as proof of authenticity. Trimmed, mounted in album paper.
A crayon-manner etching of a monument, the frontispiece to a series of forty-six facsimiles off drawings of Dutch and Flemish artists, published 1765-87.
[Ref: 62274] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)
M. Val Marziale. Fedelmente Tradutto in Italiano da Giuspanio Graglia Tomo.I.
G.B. Cipriani Del.t F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t
Pubd. as the Act dizects 14 th December 1783. by G. Graglia London.
Etching with engraving. 210 x 135mm (8¼ x 5¼"). Small margins.
A satyr seated playing Pan's flute before a bust of Martial (poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, c.40-c.104AD). The engraved title of 'Tutti gli Epigrammi di M. Val Marziale, fedelmente trasportati in italiano da Giuspanio Graglia Torinese'.
De Vesme: 1744; ii/iii.
[Ref: 62162] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
G.B. Cipriani Del.t F. Bartolozzi Sculp.t
Pubd. as the Act dizects 14 th December 1783. by G. Graglia London.
Etching with engraving. 210 x 135mm (8¼ x 5¼"). Small margins.
A satyr seated playing Pan's flute before a bust of Martial (poet Marcus Valerius Martialis, c.40-c.104AD). The engraved title of 'Tutti gli Epigrammi di M. Val Marziale, fedelmente trasportati in italiano da Giuspanio Graglia Torinese'.
De Vesme: 1744; ii/iii.
[Ref: 62162] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![[Six original sketches for the Sados Restaurant and Winter Gardens, Brighton.]](jpegs/62306.jpg)
[Six original sketches for the Sados Restaurant and Winter Gardens, Brighton.]
G. Mareshal. Artist. 35 Liverpool R.d Kingston Hill, Kingston on Thames.
[c.1930.]
Six watercolours. Sheets c.260 x 305mm (10¼ x 12") First sheet soiled, with tear.
Six interior design sketches. The three with pencil titles are: 'Front of Bar in Lounge 1st Floor Sado's Restaurant, Brighton', with a fantastical Chinoiserie pheasant; 'Proposed scenery for Walls Sado's Winter Gardens, Brighton', with a southern Italianate terrace; and 'Decorative Scheme for Bathing Pool'. The others are a view of a river from under an Arabesque colonade; another Chinoiserie pheasant on a wall; and a room with a fireplace and two large window-like paintings.
[Ref: 62306] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
G. Mareshal. Artist. 35 Liverpool R.d Kingston Hill, Kingston on Thames.
[c.1930.]
Six watercolours. Sheets c.260 x 305mm (10¼ x 12") First sheet soiled, with tear.
Six interior design sketches. The three with pencil titles are: 'Front of Bar in Lounge 1st Floor Sado's Restaurant, Brighton', with a fantastical Chinoiserie pheasant; 'Proposed scenery for Walls Sado's Winter Gardens, Brighton', with a southern Italianate terrace; and 'Decorative Scheme for Bathing Pool'. The others are a view of a river from under an Arabesque colonade; another Chinoiserie pheasant on a wall; and a room with a fireplace and two large window-like paintings.
[Ref: 62306] £290.00 (£348.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item
![[Sculpture head.]](jpegs/62404.jpg)
[Sculpture head.]
H. Howard, A. delin. W. Skelton Sculpsit.
[n.d., 1809.]
Engraving with etching, printed in dark brown ink. 330 x 235mm (13 x 9¼"), with very large margins.
From 'Specimens of Antique Sculptures, Ægyptyan, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman: selected from different collections in Great Britain'
[Ref: 62404] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
H. Howard, A. delin. W. Skelton Sculpsit.
[n.d., 1809.]
Engraving with etching, printed in dark brown ink. 330 x 235mm (13 x 9¼"), with very large margins.
From 'Specimens of Antique Sculptures, Ægyptyan, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman: selected from different collections in Great Britain'
[Ref: 62404] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
![[Universal Magazine frontispiece] Mechanical Powers.](jpegs/62381.jpg)
[Universal Magazine frontispiece] Mechanical Powers.
Publishd according to Act of Parliament 1750 for John Hinton at the Kings Arms in S.t Pauls-Church-Yard.
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right.
An allegorical plate of representing mechanics, with a man using a level and a waterwheel. The frontispiece from a volume of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62381] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
Publishd according to Act of Parliament 1750 for John Hinton at the Kings Arms in S.t Pauls-Church-Yard.
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right.
An allegorical plate of representing mechanics, with a man using a level and a waterwheel. The frontispiece from a volume of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62381] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
![[Universal Magazine frontispiece] Music the fiercest Grief can charm / And Fate's severest Rage disarm [...] Pope.](jpegs/62380.jpg)
[Universal Magazine frontispiece] Music the fiercest Grief can charm / And Fate's severest Rage disarm [...] Pope.
[London: John Hinton, c.1750.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right.
A young couple sit in a formal garden, listing to a man playing the flute. In the foreground is a violin. The frontispiece from a volume of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62380] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[London: John Hinton, c.1750.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right.
A young couple sit in a formal garden, listing to a man playing the flute. In the foreground is a violin. The frontispiece from a volume of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62380] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
![[Universal Magazine frontispiece] From Art and Science true Contentment springs, / Science points out the Cause, Art the Use of things.](jpegs/62377.jpg)
[Universal Magazine frontispiece] From Art and Science true Contentment springs, / Science points out the Cause, Art the Use of things. / Merit should be for ever placed / ln Knowledge, Judgment, Wit, and Taste.
[London: John Hinton, 1747.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right, small grease mark.
A gentleman in his library is visited by Mercury whose caduceus has the banner ''The Universal Magazine''. The frontispiece from Volume I of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62377] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[London: John Hinton, 1747.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right, small grease mark.
A gentleman in his library is visited by Mercury whose caduceus has the banner ''The Universal Magazine''. The frontispiece from Volume I of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62377] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
![[Universal Magazine frontispiece] To build, to plant; what ever you intend, / To rear the column, or the arch to bend,](jpegs/62378.jpg)
[Universal Magazine frontispiece] To build, to plant; what ever you intend, / To rear the column, or the arch to bend, / To swell the terras, or to sink the grot; / In all, let nature never be forgot. / Pope.
[London: John Hinton, c.1750.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right.
An architect shows his patron his designs, standing in front of the work in progress, with masons working to one side. The frontispiece from a volume of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62378] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
[London: John Hinton, c.1750.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right.
An architect shows his patron his designs, standing in front of the work in progress, with masons working to one side. The frontispiece from a volume of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62378] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
![[Universal Magazine frontispiece] Lo! Truth unveils the baseness of Mankind, / And in her Mirrour paints the Ugly Mind [...]](jpegs/62379.jpg)
[Universal Magazine frontispiece] Lo! Truth unveils the baseness of Mankind, / And in her Mirrour paints the Ugly Mind [...]
[London: John Hinton, c.1750.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right.
The naked figure of truth, with helmet and flaming sword, uses her shield to reflect the faces of men. The frontispiece from a volume of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62379] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
[London: John Hinton, c.1750.]
Engraving. 190 x 105mm (7½ x 4"). Trimmed into plate on right.
The naked figure of truth, with helmet and flaming sword, uses her shield to reflect the faces of men. The frontispiece from a volume of the Universal Magazine, an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62379] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)
![[Collection of 12 titles and frontispieces] The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure [...] Vol VIII](jpegs/62366.jpg)
[Collection of 12 titles and frontispieces] The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure [...] Vol VIII [& XI, XIII, XIV, XVI, XXI, XXIII, XIV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII & XXIX.]
Published Monthly at the King's Arms in S.t Pauls Church Yard [& Newgate Street] London [John Hinton, n.d., 1751-2]
12 pairs of letterpress titles and engraved frontispieces. Sheets 205 x 255mm (8 x 10"). Ten pairs laid on album paper.
From an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62366] £600.00 view all images for this item
Published Monthly at the King's Arms in S.t Pauls Church Yard [& Newgate Street] London [John Hinton, n.d., 1751-2]
12 pairs of letterpress titles and engraved frontispieces. Sheets 205 x 255mm (8 x 10"). Ten pairs laid on album paper.
From an early periodical, published monthly from 1747-1814.
[Ref: 62366] £600.00 view all images for this item
![2. [A vase with a scene of pagan devotion.]](jpegs/62307.jpg)
2. [A vase with a scene of pagan devotion.]
Polydorus de Caravagio I. Romae CAB [monogram of Cherubino Alberti].
[Rome, c.1592.]
Engraving. 240 x 160mm (9½ x 6¼"). Small margins. Mounted in album paper at edges.
One of ten numbered plates after Polidoro da Caravaggio, derived from a series that had been painted by Polidoro above the first floor windows of the Palazzo Milesi in the via della Maschera d'Oro in Rome.
BM: 1874,0808.562. B.162
[Ref: 62307] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Polydorus de Caravagio I. Romae CAB [monogram of Cherubino Alberti].
[Rome, c.1592.]
Engraving. 240 x 160mm (9½ x 6¼"). Small margins. Mounted in album paper at edges.
One of ten numbered plates after Polidoro da Caravaggio, derived from a series that had been painted by Polidoro above the first floor windows of the Palazzo Milesi in the via della Maschera d'Oro in Rome.
BM: 1874,0808.562. B.162
[Ref: 62307] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
![[Virgil Eclogues] _ the pastured bulls to stall /](jpegs/62235.jpg)
[Virgil Eclogues] _ the pastured bulls to stall / Wind hitherward along the dewy glade, / Ere yet, afar, the rosy mountains fade.
[Samuel Palmer.]
[London: Seeley & Co., 1883.]
Photogravure. 150 x 210mm (6 x 8¼"), with very large margins.
An illustration for Eclogue 2, in ''An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil'', begun by Samuel Palmer and finished by his son Alfred Herbert Palmer (who is renowned for burning most of his father's collection).
[Ref: 62235] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
[Samuel Palmer.]
[London: Seeley & Co., 1883.]
Photogravure. 150 x 210mm (6 x 8¼"), with very large margins.
An illustration for Eclogue 2, in ''An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil'', begun by Samuel Palmer and finished by his son Alfred Herbert Palmer (who is renowned for burning most of his father's collection).
[Ref: 62235] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)