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[The Late Benjamin Aislabie, Esq.r. Dedicated to the Noblemen and Gentlemen of the Marylebone Cricket Club by their obedient Servant W.H. Mason.]
[Painted and engraved by H.E. Dawe.]
[n.d., c.1840.]
Mezzotint, very scarce proof before letters. Sheet 360 x 245mm (14¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed within plate, small tear entering image taped.
A half-length portrait of Benjamin Aislabie (1774-1842), placing a book, ''M.C.C. Subscribers to Matches'', on a table, engraved by Dawe from his own painting of 1838 (still in the collection of the M.C.C.). A wine merchant and cricket administrator, Aislabie joined the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1802, becoming President in 1823 & acting as secretary from 1822 until his death. A large man, he averaged 3.15 runs in over 100 innings, taking only eight wickets, 1808-41. Towards the end of his careet he needed a substitute not only to run for him when batting but also to field. Despite his lack of skill he was very popular. In 1841, he took the MCC team to Rugby for the match celebrated in 'Tom Brown's School Days' by Thomas Hughes. O'D 19. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 64346] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Alfred Dyke Acland]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash & white highlights, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾").
A full-length sketch portrait of Alfred Dyke Acland (1858-1937), a distinguished British Army Officer and golfer, produced for publication in 'Country Life', with name & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63890] £380.00
[Walter W. Bovill.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash and white highlights, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾"). Edges chipped in top right corners.
A full-length sketch portrait of a golfer, produced for publication in 'Country Life', with the name written on the reverse. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63897] £380.00
[H. Ross Coubrough.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾"). Edges chipped. Slight loss top right corner.
A full-length sketch portrait of H. Ross Coubrough produced for publication in 'Country Life', with the name & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. A 'W Ross Coubrough' is recorded as being secretary of the Mancester Golf Club in 1903. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63894] £450.00
[Denys Finch-Hatton?]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink and grey wash on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾").
A full-length sketch portrait, probably of Denys Finch-Hatton (1887-1931), who played golf for Oxford against Cambridge 1909-10. It was produced for publication in 'Country Life', the name 'Finch-Hatton' & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. Denys Finch-Hatton is best known as the big-game hunter played by Robert Redford in the 1985 film 'Out of Africa'. One of the 1920's Kenyan Happy Valley set whose lover was Karen Blixen of Kenya fame. He died in a plane crash in 1931. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63885] £380.00
[Herbert Gladstone.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash and white highlights, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾").
A full-length sketch portrait of Herbert Gladstone golfing, produced for publication in 'Country Life', with the name written on the reverse. Gladstone (1854-1930), youngest son of William Ewart Gladstone, was Home Secretary 1905-10 and Governor-General of the Union of South Africa 1910-4. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63898] £380.00
[James Hepburn]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash & white highlights, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾"). Edges chipped, some surface soiling.
A full-length sketch portrait of James Hepburn (1876-1945), produced for publication in 'Country Life', with 'J Hepburn' & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. Hepburn, a Scottish golfer, club maker and course designer, emigrated to the United States in 1915 and was one of the founding members of the PGA of America. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63891] £480.00
[Edward Lassen.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink and grey wash on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾").
A full-length sketch portrait of Edward Lassen (1876-1938), British Amateur Champion in 1908. Played at Bradford. A keen chess player. It was produced for publication in 'Country Life', the name 'Lassen' & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63884] £320.00
[Gordon Lockhart.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾").
A full-length sketch portrait of Gordon Lockhart (b.1887), produced for publication in 'Country Life', with name & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. Lockhart, a Scottish golfer, won the Irish Amateur Open in 1912 and Scottish Amateur Championship in 1920. He turned professional in 1921 and became the second pro at the Gleneagles club from 1921 to after 1938. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63889] £380.00
[F.W. Maude.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾"). Top & bottom corners chipped.
A full-length sketch portrait of novelist F.W. Maude produced for publication in 'Country Life', with the name & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63895] £380.00
[Patrick Murray.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash and white highlights, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾"). Edge chipped right bottom, some surface soiling.
A full-length sketch portrait of Patrick Murray, member of the Royal & Ancient, produced for publication in 'Country Life', with the name & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63887] £380.00
[Bruce Pearce.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash and white highlights, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾"). Edges chipped at corners at bottom.
A full-length sketch portrait of Bruce Pearce of Tasmania, a left-hander who reached the last eight in the British amateur championships in 1911. It was produced for publication in 'Country Life', the name & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63886] £380.00
[Clyde Pearce.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾").
A full-length sketch portrait of Austrian amateur golfer Clyde Bowman Pearce (1888-1917), produced for publication in 'Country Life', with the name and 'C Life' written on the reverse. In 1908 Pearce won both the Australian Open and the Australian Amateur; he was runner-up in the Australian Amateur three times. He died in Belgium, during the Battle of Messines. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63899] £380.00
[Guy Pym.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash & white highlights, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾"). Edges chipped, some surface soiling. Top right corner missing.
A full-length sketch portrait of Guy Pym, produced for publication in 'Country Life', with 'Mr Guy Pym' & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. Pym founded the Bedfordshire Golf Club in 1891. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63892] £380.00
[Dr Milsom Rees.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾").
A full-length sketch portrait of surgeon Milsom Rees (1866-1952), dressed for golf. A specialist in laryngology, he treated George V. The portrait was produced for publication in 'Country Life', with the name & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63896] £380.00
[Montague Shearman.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash heightened with white, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾").
A full-length sketch portrait of judge Sir Montague Shearman (1857-1930) playing golf, produced for publication in 'Country Life', with the name and 'C Life' written on the reverse. He was a co-founder of the Amateur Athletics Association in 1880. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63900] £380.00
[E.A. Smirke.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash & white highlights, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾").
A full-length sketch portrait of E.A. Smirke, produced for publication in 'Country Life', with the name & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. Smirke was one of the three Sunningdale members who reached the semi-finals of the Amateur Championship Cup in 1906. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine.
[Ref: 63893] £450.00
[James S. Worthington.]
Charles Ambrose.
[n.d., c.1910.]
Ink with grey wash and white highlights, on card, signed. Sheet 290 x 225mm (11½ x 8¾").
A full-length sketch portrait of James S. Worthington, produced for publication in 'Country Life', with the 'J.S. Worthington & 'C Life' among the pencil annotations on the reverse. Worthington (d. 1926) was an English international golfer and open amateur champion of Ireland. Charles Napier Ambrose (1876 - 1946), illustrator & journalist for sporting magazines, including 'Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine', 'Fry's Magazine', The Tatler, The Field, Country Life, Golf Illustrated & Golf Monthly. Provenence: the offices of Country Life magazine. See National Archives for scrapbook.
[Ref: 63888] £380.00
[Metropolitan Swimming Baths, City Road.]
[n.d., c.1850.]
Scarce tinted lithograph. Sheet 270 x 340mm (10½ x 13½"). Trimmed into image, rounded top corners, laid on card with another tinted lithograph of the baths.
The interior of the Metropolitan Swimming Baths, Ashley Crescent, City Road.
[Ref: 64316] £230.00
(£276.00 incl.VAT)
[The Oxford & Cambridge boat race.]
[C W Sherborn.]
Imp Deloitre London 1876.
Drypoint etching. 140 x 485mm (5½ x 19"). Some rubbing in lateral margins.
The Boat Race in progress, with the eights followed by three steamers. Charles William Sherborn (1831 - 1912). Etcher and engraver, prominant designer working with Seymour Haden and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
[Ref: 63959] £480.00
Régates (Asnières). Les Plaisirs de Paris.
A. Morlon pinx. Régnier, Bettannier, Morlon lith.
London 1.st August 1869.
Rare tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 400 x 505mm (15¾ x 20"). Trimmed, affecting title, laid on card.
A romantic scene of a regatta at Asnières-sur-Seine, concentrating on the audience during a rowing race of fours.
[Ref: 63902] £950.00
[Scrap sheet with five items relating to the Thames Regatta of 1843.]
[1843.]
A letterpress programme with pencil marking of places in races and four wood engraved cuttings. Programme 185 x 120mm (7¼ x 4¾"). Pencil annotations on progamme, cuttings trimmed from larger sheets.
The programme for the second day (of three) of the Thames Regatta of 1843. The cuttings include views of the old Hammersmith and Fulham bridges.
[Ref: 63909] £280.00
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