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Capitalisme.
Comin'Ache (pseudonym of H. Comin).
[Pub. by Tailliardat, 1899-1903.]
Scarce lithograph. Sheet 565 x 450mm (22¼ x 17¾"), watermarked 'Van Gelder Zonen'. Edges chipped.
An anarchist condemnation of capitalism, showing workers dying beneath a monster consisting of a human skull with money bags in its teeth, bat wings and a peacock as a headpiece. It was published as plate 16 of 'Les Temps nouveaux', which were issued as inserts in the newspaper before being published as a collection in 1903.
[Ref: 63144] £850.00
[Ceramics] W.T. Copeland, Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordsihre. Birmingham Exposition of Arts and Manufactures, 1849.
T. Underwood Lith. High S.t Birm.m.
[Birmingham, 1849.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾").
A display of ceramics published in the brochure of the Birmingham Exposition of Arts and Manufactures, a precursor of the Great Exhibition of 1851. William Taylor Copeland continued the business of Josiah Spode. W T Copeland & Sons operated from 1847 until 1966, when it merged with Royal Worcester. It is now part of the Portmeirion Group.
[Ref: 63038] £95.00
(£114.00 incl.VAT)
Crosby Hall Literary and Scientific Institution. [Entrance Ticket.] Admit......... Hon: Sec:
[n.d.,c.1800s.]
Etching. 125 x 165mm (5 x 6½"). Foxing. Lower right corner of very large margin, torn away.
Entrance ticket for Crosby Hall Literary and Scientific Institution.
[Ref: 63133] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
[Papier mâché manufacturers] Jennens & Bettridge, Manufacturers, London & Birmingham. Birmingham Exposition of Arts and Manufactures, 1849.
T. Underwood Lith. High S.t Birm.m.
[Birmingham, 1849.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 275 x 380mm (10¾ x 15").
A display of ornate furnishings at the Birmingham Exposition of Arts and Manufactures, a precursor of the Great Exhibition of 1851, published in the exhibition brochure. Jennens and Bettridge (fl. 1815-64) produced quality papier-mâché wares, expaning from Birmingham to Belgravia, Paris and New York.
[Ref: 63036] £85.00
(£102.00 incl.VAT)
Admit One Person to the Dinner At Guildhall On Wednesday, the 9.th Nov.r 1791. The R.t Hon.ble John Hopkins Lord Mayor. I.W. Anderson Esq.r - H.C. Combe Esq.r > Sheriffs. No Admittance till Three nor after Six o'Clock.
Clark Sculp. Moorfields.
[London, 1790.]
Engraving on chine collé. Sheet 270 x 230mm (10½ x 9"). Not issued. Trimmed into plate on right.
A dinner ticket with an ornate design featuring armourials and cornucopiae. Sir John Hopkins belonged to the Worshipful Company of Grocers
[Ref: 63026] £160.00
(£192.00 incl.VAT)
Royal Insititution [Admission Ticket.] Omnes Artes Habent Quoddam Commune Vinculum.
R. Westall, R. A. delin. A. Raimbach, Sculp.
[n.d., c.1800s.]
Engraving. 100 x 70mm (4 x 2¾"). Laid on original album paper.
Ticket to the Royal Institution, with engraving of Minerva and the Muses, by Raimbach after Westall, and at bottom "Omnes Artes Habent Quoddam Commune Vinculum".
[Ref: 63141] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
G.R. Collis & C.º Silversmiths, Electro-Platers, & Gilders, Church Street Workins, Birmingham, & 1, Langham Place, London. Birmingham Exposition of Arts and Manufactures, 1849.
T. Underwood Lith. High S.t Birm.m.
[Birmingham, 1849.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 380 x 275mm (15 x 10¾").
A selection of silver ewers, teapots, tankards and goblets, published in the brochure of the Birmingham Exposition of Arts and Manufactures, a precursor of the Great Exhibition of 1851. By the 1890s George Richmond Collis & Co were operating from Regent Street, London.
[Ref: 63037] £85.00
(£102.00 incl.VAT)
[Vinegar Valentine] This creature is willing to marry, / Can you resist the temptation? / Why ladies to you so tarry? / His match is not in the nation. / Take him & mould him as you please. / What all refuse! ain't he the cheese?
[n.d., c.1860.]
Coloured woodcut. 205 x 120mm (8 x 4¼").
A writing sheet shows a satire of a man wearing a monocle and checked trousers.
[Ref: 63286] £65.00
(£78.00 incl.VAT)
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