We found 61330 price guide item(s) matching your search

English School, early 19th century, charcoal and chalk drawing depicting The Old Stone Lodge, Richmond Park, inscribed verso, 11.5cm x 17.5cm, in glazed gilt frame

12 boxed Myth & Magic figures - Drawing the Power, The Armoured Dragon, The Escapologist, The Treasurer, Moonstruck, The Ancient Castle, Dragon of the Crystal Ice, The Charmed Shield, The Magic Crystal, This New Bike is Great!, The Mirror of Truth & Unlocking the Crystal

Francis Picabia (Paris, France, 1879 - 1953)"Manola".Pencil drawing on paper. Signed.34,5 x 23 cm.

Francis Picabia (Paris, France, 1879 - 1953)"Female nude".Pencil drawing on paper. Signed.28 x 20,5 cm.

Christo Javacheff (Gabrovo, Bulgaria, 1935 - New York, 2020)"The Mastaba of Abu Dhabi."Mixed media, drawing, collage, pencil, photography and oil on cardboard under plexiglass frame by the artist. Signed in pencil and dated 1979.80 x 59,5 cm.Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, better known by his first name Christo, was a plastic artist famous for his large-scale artistic projects and international repercussion.After his name, in biographies, headlines of cultural magazines and newspapers, a verb appears conjugated: 'to wrap'; this is the term that summarizes his extensive, fruitful, complex and, at times, polemic career. To put this verb into practice, it is essential to consider another name: Jeanne-Claude; the artistic and vital companion of the Bulgarian creator. The three of them, Christo, Jeanne-Claude and 'wrap', amazingly converged in an original artistic practice characterized by its monumentality, by a great personality and by leaving no one indifferent. With it, they managed to transcend "the traditional limits of painting, sculpture and architecture", as we read on their official website "Christo and Jeanne-Claude".Among their main works, we highlight "Wrapped Coast" (1968-1969), where they wrapped 2. 4 km of Australian coastline near Sydney; "The Pont Neuf Wrapped" (1975-1985), where they covered the oldest bridge in Paris with fabric; "The Umbrellas" (1984-1991), the installation of blue and yellow umbrellas in valleys in Ibaraki (Japan) and California, respectively; "Wrapped Reichstag" (1971-1995), the cladding of the German parliament; and "L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped" (1961-2021), for the moment, the only project of the couple completed by their team, after the death of both (Jeanne-Claude in 2009 and Christo in 2020).Our piece, completed in 1979, is part of "The Mastaba, Project for United Arab Emirates", the project to erect the Mastaba of Abu Dhabi. It is a work of special interest and of the utmost topicality for several reasons. Firstly, this project, which the artist couple undertook in 1977 without completing it during their lifetime, is officially their last project and the only one that is still being carried out by their team, led by Christo's nephew, Vladimir Yavachev. Secondly, it was precisely in 1979, the year of our work, when they visited the United Arab Emirates for the first time and when they decided on the colors and the placement of the steel barrels. Finally, "La Mastaba" will be the only permanent large-scale public artwork. As Christo and Jeanne-Claude state on their website, the Abu Dhabi Mastaba "will be the largest contemporary sculpture (in volume) in the world, made with 410,000 multicolored barrels to form a colorful mosaic, echoing Islamic architecture". For more information, complemented by evocative photographs that take us through the entire process, we highly recommend consulting the artists' official website https://christojeanneclaude.net/artworks/the-mastaba/

Contemporary homoerotic graphite on paper drawing depicting the torso of a handsome muscular male nude that the artist made in a chiaroscuro technique. Signature on lower right: illegible. Housed in a modern black frame with an anthracite color mat. Artwork dimensions: 7.75"L x 10.75"H. Frame size: 16.75"L x 19.25"H x 1.25"W. Artwork can be unframed and rolled for shipment. Issued: c. 2000Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

Grey and white replica wall plaque of the famous drawing of a nude man with four arms and four legs by Leonardo da Vinci. Weight: 8.5 pounds. Includes original box, 18"L x 16.25"W x 3.5"H. Dimensions: 15.25"H x 13.5"W x 1.25"DManufacturer: Design ToscanoCondition: Age related wear.

This wax pastel on paper is an original color drawing of a supine Male Nude seen from the back who lays on a patchwork of bold apple green, scarlet red and fuchsia, warm yellow, turquoise and purple colors. Written on lower left: Ken Starr. Housed in a modern black frame with an anthracite color mat. Artwork dimensions: 14"L x 10"H. Frame size: 20"L x 16"H x 1"W. Artwork can be unframed and rolled for shipment. Issued: c. 2000Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear. Frame does not include a protective glass.

Resin with bronze finish decorative replica of the famous drawing of a nude man with four arms and four legs by Leonardo da Vinci. Includes original box, 10.5"L x 10"W x 2.75"H. Dimensions: 8.5"L x 1.75"W x 8.5"HCondition: New.

Homoerotic drawing made with graphite and wax pastels on paper. It depicts a recumbent muscular male nude seen from above who lays asleep on a pink blanket. Signature and date on lower center: illegible 89. Housed in a modern black frame with a black mat. Artwork dimensions: 9.50"L x 12.50"H. Frame size: 12"L x 15.50"H x 1.25"W. Artwork can be unframed and rolled for shipment. Issued: 1989Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

A pair of French ormolu figural three-light candelabra, After a model by François Rémond, of Louis XVI style, late 18th / early 19th century, Each modelled with a Classical maiden holding aloft carnation branches with flowers and buds, on white marble cylindrical plinths mounted with swags, 88cm high (2)Provenance: From the David Weill Collection, according to vendor records.Footnotes: Note: H. Ottomeyer and P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munich, 1986, vol. I, p. 283, fig. 4.14.4, cites a drawing for a candelabrum with classically draped maiden supporter holding a cornucopia from the catalogue of the marchand-mercier Dominique Daguerre from circa 1785.  Differences in the drapery and pose of the figures demonstrate the popularity and diversity the design enjoyed through the late 18th and 19th centuries. A set of four related candelabra in the Wallace Collection have been attributed in part to the ciseleur-doreur François Rémond (F-142-5, F146-7).

A pair of French ormolu chenets, Of Regence style, 19th century, Each mounted with a dragon, probably associated and possibly earlier in date, on a shaped moulded base centred by oval portrait plaques of Apollo and Venus, on acanthus-wrapped scrolled feet, 29.5cm high, 26cm wide (2)Footnotes: Note: With C scrolls, flowers, foliage and spread-winged dragons or chimera, the design of these chenets share ornamental elements and movement depicted in an engraving dated 1724-1750, by François Roumier (1701-1748), now in the Victoria & Albert Museum (E.2428-1909) as well as a design by Nicolas Pineau (1684-1754), in particular a drawing of a wall-light, in the Kunstbibliothek, Berlin, published in H. Ottomeyer and P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, vol. I, Munich, 1986, p. 66, fig. 1.9.19.

A group of Victorian sketchbooks to include an album of cartoons relating to Merville Boyer, featuring travels in America, an album of sketches by Lady Duckworth, and a Reeves travel drawing set, totalling approximately 150 watercolour sketches and further pencil sketches (qty.)Condition ReportKnocks, losses, wear and some foxing to the album throughout. Creases and small tears in places.

Pencil drawing of a stag by a young Gertrude BUGLER (Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles), monogram and dated 19" x 24" inc. frame

Drawing and artist's instruments, inc. stencils, Uno airbrush nozzles, pens, inc. a Parker 51 in box, Rapidograph in box, a Wyvern 808 and a Gunther Wagner pen, etc.

A print of seated woman with parasol after the drawing by William Ablett

Tools - drawing pins, panel pins, screws, Savannah camping stove, etc (untested sold for parts only).

R. Richards?, Back to Back Houses, with Distant Cathedral, pastel drawing, signed and dated '77, 25 x 44.5cm.

Large original gouache, graphite, and wax sticks drawing on thick brown paper by founder of the New York Graphic Society, Anton Schutz who has depicted a still life of luscious fruits set on a basket. Purchased directly from the estate of Anton Schutz in Scarsdale, New York. Artist: Anton Friedrich Josef Schutz (German/American 1894-1977)Issued: c. 1950Dimensions: 25.15"L x 19.75"HCountry of Origin: Germany/United StatesCondition: Age related wear. Traces of tape on corners of sheet.

Large original gouache, crayon and wax sticks drawing on thick brown paper by founder of the New York Graphic Society, Anton Schutz has depicted a basket of autumn fruits in a Neo-Classical style. Housed under an off-white mat. Sight size: 19"L x 16"H. Mat size: 26"L x 23.50"H. Purchased directly from the estate of Anton Schutz in Scarsdale, New York. Artist: Anton Friedrich Josef Schutz (German/American 1894-1977)Issued: c. 1950Country of Origin: Germany/United StatesCondition: Age related wear. Wear on left side of the mat.

Large original China ink drawing on paper made in a Realist style that portrays a wrinkled skin woman drown in her thoughts. Ink signature, title and date on lower right: Marie Scheuck? Broening? 69. Artwork dimensions: 12"L x 17"H. Mat size: 16.50"L x 22"H. Issued: 1968Condition: Age related wear.

Color lithograph on wove paper entitled Circus Clown Animal Trainer after French Symbolist artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's original 1899 pencil and crayon drawing At The Circus that depicts a clown with a thin whip training a horse and a mandrill. Toulouse-Lautrec's monogram in plate. Artist: After Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French 1864-1901)Issued: c. 1950Dimensions: 9.50"L x 12.25"HCountry of Origin: FranceCondition: Age related wear. On verso: paper glued to upper part.

Large original gouache, graphite, and wax sticks drawing on thick brown paper by founder of the New York Graphic Society, Anton Schutz who has depicted a basket of Summer and Fall fruits in a Classical style. Graphite tracing around the composition. Purchased directly from the estate of Anton Schutz in Scarsdale, New York. Artist: Anton Friedrich Josef Schutz (German/American 1894-1977)Issued: c. 1950Dimensions: 25"L x 19.75"HCountry of Origin: Germany/United StatesCondition: Age related wear. Smudge on lower right side of paper.

Original Expressionist ink drawing on thick paper that depicts a shepherd shearing a flock of sheep. Signed on lower left: N. Dagan (?) On verso, it includes a crossed out sketch of a man shearing a sheep and an illegible ink writing. Housed under a light blue mat. Artwork dimensions: 10"L x 12.50"H. Mat size: 15"L x 19.50"H. Artist: DaganIssued: c. 1980Condition: Age related wear.

Original pastel drawing on rugged board of a pensive female sitter whose face is partially covered by the veil of her soft orange color hat. Issued: c. 1940Dimensions: 12.50"L x 18.50"HCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

Large original gouache, crayon and wax sticks drawing on aged pink paper by founder of the New York Graphic Society, Anton Schutz who has depicted a basket of berries, grapes, plums and tropical fruits on a round glass coupe. Housed under an off-white mat. Sight size: 18.50"L x 17.50"H. Mat size: 25.50"L x 25"H. Purchased directly from the estate of Anton Schutz in Scarsdale, New York. Artist: Anton Friedrich Josef Schutz (German/American 1894-1977)Issued: c. 1950Country of Origin: Germany/United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

This mixed media drawing on cream paper is made with black ink markers and bright color oil sticks and is attributed to Pop Expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. It depicts Basquiat's Self-Portrait made with black, green, yellow and blue markers and baby pink, blue and green oil sticks. The synthetized face with a sharp, pointed tongue and red pupils floats beneath Basquiat's iconic crown. The words Brooklyn-New York are inscribed in black capitals underneath Jean-Michel Basquiat written in scarlet red marker. Signature on lower center in black marker: Jean Michel Basquiat. Stamped on verso: This will certify that it is the oblation of the Authentication Committee of the Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat it is a genuine work by JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT. Signature in brown wax crayon under a crown: J-M-B. Housed in a mat black frame with a white mat. Artwork dimensions: 8"L x 12"H. Frame size: 16"L x 20"H x 0.75"W. Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988)Issued: c. 1980Country of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

Outstanding large original pen and ink drawing on paper by American Expressionist Oliver Grimley. Charging Rhinoceros is made with a multitude of tiny lines in a continuous pattern to form a seemingly realistic animal that follows Albrecht Durer's 16th century woodcut of the Rhinoceros at rest. Signature and date in graphite on lower right: Oliver Grimley 65. Paper glued to beige mat. Artwork dimensions: 30.50"L x 19.50"H. Mat size: 31.50"L x 22.50"H. Artist: Oliver Fetterolf Grimley (American b. 1920-?)Issued: 1965Country of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

Original China ink drawing on paper entitle Le Bestiaire (The Bestiary) that depicts loosely formed animals including a stylized elephant, a sharp-beaked bird, and a dragon-shaped snake with enormous claws that emerge on the top of this fantastical inspired composition. Ink signature on lower right: D. Ray ? Title on lower left: Le Bestiaire- Manasa ? Housed in a silver color frame and an ecru linen mat. Artwork dimensions: 10"L x 13.25"H. Frame size: 17"L x 20"H x 1.50"W. Issued: c. 1980Country of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear. Minor buckling on upper part.

Outstanding drawing on ecru paper attributed to Pop Expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat that is made with bold color ink markers and accents of red gouache paint. This artwork depicts one of Basquiat's self-portrait with brown, red, orange, white and green colors that forms the shape of a screaming face with a wide-open mouth. Below this expressive portrait, Basquiat included the words: SAMO KING in green with a black crown between the words. Signed on the lower center in blue Jean Michel Basquiat. Stamps on verso from the New York Gallery. Signed in black marker: SAMO (three times) in between Basquiat's iconic crown and a dollar sign below a scale. Housed in a black frame with a caramel brown mat. Artwork dimensions: 8.75"L x 13.50"H. Frame size: 15.80"L x 19.75"H x 0.75"W. Artist: Jean-Michel Basquiat (American, 1960-1988)Issued: c. 1980Country of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.

AKIRA (1988) - Three Original Shotaro Kaneda Hand-Painted Animation Cels with Drawings, 1988Bidding for this lot will end on Thursday 30th May. The auction will begin at 2:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Set of three original hand-painted animation cels showing Shotaro Kaneda in a pink polo shirt from Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira (1988), widely regarded as one of the greatest animated and science fiction films ever made and a landmark in Japanese animation. These cels were initially obtained from a VHS video store in the early 1990s, where they helped promote the Manga film genre, which was new to the UK at the time. All three cels are painted in gouache on acetate sheets and are labelled "C-15", "C-16", and "C-22". Each cel also comes with its original corresponding pencil production drawing.(Each Cel): 13.75" x 9.25" (35 x 23 cm)Additional Information: Sold without copyright; see copyright notice in the Buyer's Guide.Condition: Very Fine+Some transferral of ink on to the paper.Artist: Unknown Artist£500 - 1000VAT Status: M

WACKY RACES (T.V. SERIES, 1968 - 1970) - Framed Fender Bender 500 Original Production Animation Cel Autographed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, 1990Bidding for this lot will end on Thursday 30th May. The auction will begin at 2:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. A framed and autographed original production animation cel for Fender Bender 500, one of the animated segments in Wake, Rattle and Roll. Created by Hanna-Barbera Animation art, the artwork shows Top Cat and Choo-Choo in their trash can monster truck, the Alley Cat. To achieve this production art, the black outlines were transferred from the animator's original drawing onto an acetate cel and then the colours were hand-painted on the reverse. The artwork was finally placed over an artist's background, reproduced directly from original art. It comes mounted within a black frame with acrylic and features a hanging wire on the reverse. The cel is autographed in black ink by the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera, Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, and bears the studio seal in the lower right corner. The lot is accompanied by a Hanna-Barbera Animation Art certificate of authenticity and a Warner Bros Animation Art care guide.(Framed): 19.75" x 16.75" x 1" (50 x 43 x 2.5 cm)Additional Information: Signed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera. This lot is accompanied by a Hanna-Barbera Animation Art COA. Sold without copyright; see copyright notice in the Buyer's Guide.Condition: Near Mint-Artist: Unknown Artist£300 - 600VAT Status: M

BUGS BUNNY IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT (1978) - Framed Unique Limited Edition Cel and Original Pencil Drawing Display Signed by Chuck Jones, 1978 and 1993Bidding for this lot will end on Thursday 30th May. The auction will begin at 2:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. A framed display showing an original animation cel and matching pencil drawing of Bugs Bunny dressed as a knight in armour from the Looney Tunes television special Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court. The original drawing was traced onto acetate in ink and then hand-painted on the reverse. Both items are signed by Chuck Jones, director of the television special, with the drawing dated "1978" and the cel dated "1993". The lot comes mounted within a black-coloured frame with acrylic. It is accompanied by a Linda Jones Enterprises Inc. certificate of authenticity, which states this is a unique cel numbered #1/1.(Framed): 34.5" x 18" x 1.5" (88 x 46 x 4 cm)Additional Information: Unique #1/1. Accompanied by a Linda Jones Enterprises COA. Sold without copyright; see copyright notice in the Buyer's Guide.Condition: Very Fine+Framed has some handling wear.Artist: Unknown Artist£400 - 800VAT Status: M

THE FLINTSTONES / THE JETSONS - Framed Limited Edition Character Study Animation Cel Autographed by Jane Vander Pyl and Penny Singleton, 1997Bidding for this lot will end on Thursday 30th May. The auction will begin at 2:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. A framed and autographed limited edition animation cel titled "A Mother's Work" from the animated sitcoms The Flintstones and The Jetsons, authenticated by Hanna Barbera Animation Art. This fun design, where two completely different worlds are merged, was created by designer Iwao Takamoto. The artwork shows the Stone Age masto-vac of Wilma Flintstone against the futuristic environment of Jane Jetson and Rosie the Robot. This cel was created by transferring Takamoto's original drawing onto an Exlar film sheet through silk screening and then hand-painted using Hanna-Barbera colours. It has a reproduction background and is hand-numbered # 28/200. The cel is autographed in black ink by Penny Singleton (the voice of Jane Jetson) and Jane Vander Pyl (the voice of Wilma Flintstone). The lot comes mounted within a black frame with acrylic and features a hanging wire on the reverse. It is accompanied by a Warner Bros. certificate of authenticity and a Warner Bros. Animation Art care guide.(Framed): 32.75" x 21" x 1" (83 x 53 x 2.5 cm)Additional Information: Signed by Jane Vander Pyl (Wilma Flintstone) and Penny Singleton (Jane Jetson). Hand-Numbered #28/200. This lot is accompanied by a Warner Bros. COA. Sold without copyright; see copyright notice in the Buyer's Guide.Condition: Very Fine+Frame has some chips and light scratching.Artist: Iwao Takamoto£200 - 400VAT Status: M

PINK FLOYD: THE WALL (1982) - Original The Marching Hammer Animation Cel and Pencil Drawing, 1982Bidding for this lot will end on Thursday 30th May. The auction will begin at 2:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. An animation cel and its original pencil drawing for Alan Parker's musical drama Pink Floyd: The Wall. Noted British illustrator and cartoonist Gerald Scarfe produced groundbreaking animation for the movie, with this cel and drawing showing The Marching Hammer turning into a megaphone. The animation imagery is rendered in gouache on a celluloid sheet. It is held in a light grey card mount alongside a simple pencil illustration of the same image (annotated "Paint Line" and labelled "M1X"). The animation cel bears a Pink Floyd: The Wall seal in the lower right corner.(Mounted): 31.5" x 15.5" (80 x 39 cm)Additional Information: Sold without copyright; see notice in the Buyer's Guide.Condition: Near Mint-Artist: Unknown Artist£800 - 1600VAT Status: M

LABYRINTH (1986) - Brian Froud Autographed Original Pencil Drawing by David Steele, 2021Bidding for this lot will end on Thursday 30th May. The auction will begin at 2:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. A beautiful original pencil drawing featuring a montage of characters from Jim Henson's classic Labyrinth. The drawing has been signed by conceptual designer and costume designer Brian Froud, who worked with Jim Henson on multiple projects.16.5" x 11.5" (42 x 29 cm)Additional Information: Signed by Brian Froud. Sold without copyright; see copyright notice in the Buyer's Guide.Condition: Near MintArtist: David Steele£100 - 200VAT Status: M

AKIRA (1988) - Two Original Tetsuo Shima Hand-Painted Animation Cels with Drawings, 1988Bidding for this lot will end on Thursday 30th May. The auction will begin at 2:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Two original hand-painted animation cels showing Tetsuo Shima from Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira (1988). These cels were initially obtained from a VHS video store in the early 1990s, where they helped promote the Manga film genre, which was new to the UK at the time. The artwork appears to show Shima after the Clowns ambushed him and his girlfriend Kaori, and he experiences intense headaches and hallucinations. The two cels are painted in gouache on acetate sheets and are labelled "B-28" and "B-36". Each cel also comes with its original corresponding pencil production drawing.(Each Cel): 13.75" x 9.25" (35 x 23 cm)Additional Information: Sold without copyright; see copyright notice in the Buyer's Guide.Condition: Very Fine+Some transferral of ink on to the paper.Artist: Unknown Artist£300 - 600VAT Status: M

Judiaica.- Immortality of the Soul.- ben Israel (Menasseh) Nishmath Chaim, engraved portrait frontispiece, title within ornate architectural border, Latin title, dedication and abstract at rear, portrait slightly trimmed at head and window mounted, title with early ink ownership inscription, small tear (not affecting text) and border dryly inked, following leaf with small marginal tear and paper repair, some damp-staining and finger soiling, top edge generally slightly trimmed close to headlines, contemporary half calf, expertly and neatly recbacked, spine gilt with red morocco label, sm. 4to, Amsterdam, Samuel Soeiro, 1652.*** A work of fundamental importance to Jewish theology, described as Rabbi Menasseh's magnum opus, arguing for the immortality of the soul drawing together philosophy, scripture, gentile scholarship, kabbalistic texts and contemporary ethnographic accounts of spiritual possession.   

Eliot (T.S., poet, 1888-1965), W. H. Auden, Ted Hughes, Philip Larkin, Robert Lowell, Seamus Heaney, & others. A Personal Anthology for Eric Walter White, 2 vol., 58 autograph poems by many of the leading poets of the time, choosing their favourite poem from their own works, ten with accompanying Typed or Autograph Letters signed from the poets, many signed or with signed presentation inscriptions to Eric or Eric and his wife Dodo, with 2 typed poems loosely inserted into vol.2, c.80pp. excluding blanks, on recto and verso, thick cream wove paper, autograph title, list of contents (loosely inserted), and occasional pencil note by White, vol.1 half maroon morocco over cloth, vol.2 full cloth, one or two marks, overall bright and attractive, 4to, 1962-75.*** An outstanding and unique piece of literary compilation, amassing a collection of the poets’ favourite works from their own oeuvre, sometimes with further gleams from accompanying letters.This extraordinary album amicorum poeticorum, so titled ‘The Personal Anthology of Eric Walter White’ was created over a period of thirteen years for Eric Walter White, CBE (1905- 1985), who was the first Literature Director of the Arts Council, music critic and writer, and poet. The work contains 60 poems by many of the leading poets of the time, some with accompanying letters. From his remarkable literary connections, it appears that White sent the contributors the book and invited them to write by hand their favourite poem from their own body of work. Many choose some of their more obscure poems, and some were even composed impromptu for White. Others, such as Ted Hughes, chose 'Full Moon and Little Frieda', a well known poem about his daughter, while Heaney intriguingly chose 'Personal Helicon', an autobiographical poem from his first collection Death of a Naturalist. The first volume contains the majority, including 58 autograph poems by T.S. Eliot (‘Usk’), W.H. Auden (the amusing 64-line ‘The Circuit’, on a whistle-stop reading tour of American universities, here written out before publication in the New Yorker, two months later), Stephen Spender, C. Day Lewis (an apparently unpublished poem, not in Complete Poems (1992), Philip Larkin (‘Modestie’, with an arch signed letter) , Charles Causley (‘At the British War Cemetery, Bayeux’), Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Robert Lowell (the masterful ‘Inauguration Day: January 1953’), Richard Wilbur, Kathleen Raine, R.S. Thomas, Dannie Abse, John Lehmann, Edmund Blunden, John Betjeman, etc.Other poets who inscribed a work in the principal album include John Hollander, Richard Murphy, Michael Schmidt (‘Underwater’ ), Roy Fuller (‘Sister Anne’), Alan Brownjohn, two by James Kirkup, William Plomer (‘Before the Crash’), Vernon Watkins (‘Old Triton Time’), George MacBeth (‘Owl’, with a drawing of an owl), Dom Moraes, Tom Driberg, John Lehmann, Hugo Williams, Edward Lucie-Smith and Wole Soyinka. Poetical albums of this nature and quality are rarely available in commerce.

India.- Anglo-Indian School (19th century) View of Hindu shrine, Madura District, Madras, brush and ink, watercolour, over pencil under-drawing, on thin wove paper without watermark, title inscribed verso, 232 x 420 mm (9 1/4 x 16 1/2 in), minor handling creases, small nicks and tears, unframed, [circa 1855]

India.- Anglo-Indian School (19th century) The Poor house and the Civic Hospital, Madura District, Madras, brush and ink, watercolour, over pencil under-drawing, on thin wove paper without watermark, title inscribed in ink to lower margin, 202 x 368 mm (8 x 14 1/2 in), minor handling creases, small nicks and tears, unframed, [circa 1855]

Potter (Beatrix) Autograph Letter signed with drawing of Hunca-Munca, 4pp., replying to a young fan "it is the first that I have had from an American boy", discussing her preparations for her next book "published next September. It is about a hedge hog" as well as preparations for future works "I have ever so many inside my head but the pictures take such a dreadful long time to draw!" and her domestic pets including a "real live tame hedge-hog... when she wakes she stretches herself and gapes and shakes herself just like a dog. She bites when I tease her" and her mice "Hunca-Munca is very well; she will sit on my finger!... I have 2 piebald mice, but Hunca Munca fights with them", folds, corner crease, 5th March, 1905.*** A superb picture-letter by Beatrix Potter with a charming drawing of her pet mouse Hunca-Munca sat on her finger. Potter references her work on her upcoming publications The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and The Pie and the Patty Pan and includes mention of her frustrations at the work required "I get quite tired of the pictures before the book is finished" as well as charming descriptions of her domestic pets.

Wilde (Oscar) and Aubrey Beardsley.- Contract letters, agreed and signed by Wilde and Beardsley with publishers Elkin Mathews and John Lane, together 5pp. on Holyrood watermarked paper, 6d. stamps to each contract, each hole-punched at head, some repaired splitting at folds, tape residue to verso, folds, window-mounted together, framed and glazed, 8vo, 8 June and 3 August, 1893.*** Contracts for the publication of Salomé, one of the most important literary and artistic collaborations for the period and for the publication of Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan, A Woman of No Importance and The Duchess of Padua as well as the unrealised enlarged version of The Portrait of Mr W.H.Wilde wrote the original French version of Salomé while living in Paris in 1891. He submitted the completed work to Sarah Bernhardt who agreed to include the production in her 1892 season at the Royal English Opera House. Rehearsals were underway in June 1892 when word came that the Lord Chamberlain had withheld his licence, ostensibly on the grounds that the play depicted biblical characters. This resulted in an indefinite hiatus for the play (Wilde would never see a performance of his work) and in the publication of numerous letters, essays, poems and cartoons both in support and opprobrium of the play and Wilde. Elkin Mathews and John Lane had published an edition of Wilde's Poems in May 1892 (the first work by any author to be published under the joint imprint) and were clearly keen both to capitalise on the furor surrounding the play and to cement their relationship with its author, publishing the first edition of the play (in French), in February 1893. The publication of Salomé was itself an event given the extensive discussion of the cancelled run in the previous year. Several literary periodicals took special notice of the event, including the Pall Mall Budget whose editor, Lewis Hind, commissioned the young Beardsley to create a picture inspired by the work or its author. The resulting picture of Salomé, embracing the severed head of John the Baptist, was seemingly too strong for Hind but was published instead in the first issue of the Studio magazine in April, 1893. Wilde was impressed by the drawing and an introduction between the pair was arranged by their mutual friend Robert Ross. The enthusiasm of Wilde for Beardsley's work, along with the desire of Mathews and Lane to continue their relationship with the author, is evident in the present contract being dated 8 June, just 2 months after the issue of The Studio appeared, and in the agreed sum of 50 guineas, a considerable fee for the young artist. Wilde's contract too shows the enthusiasm of the publishers to work with the author and to agree to his choice of designers (Ricketts, Shannon and Beardsley) and other collaborators. Ultimately the revelations made in the trial led to the publishers parting ways with the author and their edition of The Duchess of Padua along with the extended Portrait of Mr W.H. would never appear. Together these contracts show the considerable influence of Wilde a mere 2 years before his downfall. Provenance: from the estate of the late Max Reinhardt. Proceeds from the sale will benefit MaxLiteracy.org, which inspires creative writing in young people - set up in memory of Max and his authors.

India.- Anglo-Indian School (19th century) View of the Kalan Masjid, or "The Black Mosque", Delhi, watercolour over pencil under-drawing, heightened with white, on buff wove paper without watermark, sheet 335 x 495 mm (13 1/4 x 19 1/2 in), tipped onto paper support, some toning to sheet with spotting and minor surface dirt, unframed, [probably mid to late 19th century]

Robinson (William Heath).- Hunter (Norman) The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm, first edition, with original captioned pen and ink illustration by Heath Robinson over pencil outline on artist's board (a few holes to board) loosely inserted, Autograph Note signed by Hunter laid onto front free endpaper, colour frontispiece and illustrations by Heath Robinson, very faint browning to endpapers, original cloth, very slight fading to spine, dust-jacket slight chipping to spine tips and corners, light surface soiling to spine, a near-fine example overall, small 4to, 1933. *** A superb example of the first Professor Branestawm book. This copy with an original drawing by Heath Robinson depicting Branestawm with an umbrella, as printed on the half-title of this edition. 

# Frederick Gerald KINNAIRD (act. 1864-1881) Drawing Water From The Spring Oil on canvas, relined Signed lower left Framed Picture size 59.5 x 49.5cm Overall size 82.5 x 72cm

BRONZED AND GILT FIGURE OF VISHNU, AND A GOUACHE DRAWING the figure on a fixed wooded base, the drawing of a Burmese dancer, indistinctly signed lower right27cm highQty: 2

RIEFLER DRAWING INSTRUMENT SET, 20TH CENTURY in fitted case, along with a measuring gauge in box, a vintage measuring tape by John Rabone & Sons, a folding rule, and one other rule in box

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - an original drawing portraying the characters Hogarth and Dean McCoppin, as drawn by Richard Bazley. Signed to the bottom right corner. Measuring approximately 32cm x 40.5cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - an original Warner Bros cinema lobby card, featuring a scene from the movie. Signed and sketched on by Bazley, featuring a drawing of Hogarth. Exclusive to this auction. Measuring approximately 28cm x 35.5cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - an original Warner Bros cinema lobby card, featuring a scene from the movie. Signed and sketched on by Bazley, featuring a drawing of The Giant. Exclusive to this auction. Measuring approximately 28cm x 35.5cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - an original pencil on paper drawing portraying the characters Hogarth and Dean McCoppin, as drawn by Richard Bazley. Signed to the bottom right corner. Measuring approximately 32cm x 40.5cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - an original drawing portraying the character Hogarth, as drawn by Richard Bazley. Signed to the bottom right corner. Measuring approximately 32cm x 40.5cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - an original Warner Bros cinema lobby card, featuring a scene from the movie. Signed and sketched on by Bazley, featuring a drawing of Hogarth. Exclusive to this auction. Measuring approximately 28cm x 35.5cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - an original drawing portraying the characters Hogarth and Dean McCoppin, as drawn by Richard Bazley. Signed to the bottom right corner. Measuring approximately 32cm x 40.5cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - an original pencil on paper drawing portraying the character Hogarth, drawn by Richard Bazley. Signed to the bottom right corner. Measuring approximately 32cm x 40.5cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - an original pencil on paper drawing portraying the character Hogarth, as drawn by Richard Bazley. Signed to the bottom right corner. Measuring approximately 32cm x 40.5cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - an original pencil on paper drawing portraying the character Hogarth, as drawn by Richard Bazley. Signed to the bottom right corner. Measuring approximately 32cm x 40.5cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - an original Warner Bros cinema lobby card, featuring a scene from the movie. Signed and sketched on by Bazley, featuring a drawing of The Giant. Exclusive to this auction. Measuring approximately 28cm x 35.5cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.

The Iron Giant (1999) - Richard Bazley (lead animator) - an original drawing portraying The Giant, drawn by lead animator Richard Bazley. Signed to the bottom right corner. Measuring approximately 31cm x 40.5cm. Richard Bazley is an Emmy-nominated film director and a storyboard artist. Although now a Director of Live Action and animation, his background is in animation and his credits include Disney’s Pocahontas, Hercules, Tarzan and a lead animator and sequence director on the Warner Bros. film The Iron Giant which was released in 1999. Set during the Cold War in 1957, the film centers on a young boy named Hogarth Hughes, who discovers and befriends a giant alien robot. With the help of a beatnik artist named Dean McCoppin, Hogarth attempts to prevent the U.S. military and Kent Mansley, a paranoid federal agent, from finding and destroying the Giant.