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Click here to subscribeTheatre Programmes: A 1901 souvenir programme of 'Twelfth Night' at Her Majesty's Theatre, illustrated by Charles A. Buchel, a Jubilee Commemoration 1856-1906 for Allen Terry at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, programme for Fred and Adele Astaire's comedy, 'Lady Be Good' at the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square and 3 other programmes (6)
Cruikshank (George) and others. Collection of 12 original caricatures with Drury Lane and Theatrical interest, including 'The Rival Queens of Covent Garden and Drury Lane Theatres at a Gymnastic Rehearsal' [BM 11277], Williams' 'The Extinguisher' [BM 10457], 'New Reading- or Shakespeare Improved' [BM 13366], 'Wolves Triumphant or a Fig for Public Opinion' [BM 14865], 'Odds & Ends for February 1816' [BM 12714], 'A Scene in the Pantomimime of Cock a Doddledoo!!' [BM 14866], 'The Theatrical Atlas' [BM 12325], 'A Foot on the Stage and Asses in the Pit, or a New Years Piece for Covent Garden Theatre' [BM 14861], etchings with hand-colouring, various sizes, some scattered spotting and minor surface dirt, all unframed, circa 1795-1825 (12)
An early 18th century white enamelled pocket watch dial with black Roman hour numerals, outer Arabic minutes and date aperture at 12 o'clock, signed 'Fromanteel & Clarke', diameter 4.2cm, together with another enamelled watch dial, signed 'De. St Leu London', diameter 3.7cm, and four 18th century gilt fusee movements, each with finely pierced and engraved balance cock and each signed, comprising 'Jason Cox Longacre', 'J. Hallifax Barnsley', 'Drury & Son Strand London' and 'Charlson London'.
(Theatre.) John Bell: 'Bell's British Theatre', London, for John Bell (and later George Cawthorn), 1791-1796, 33 volumes, containing 136 separate plays including works by John Milton, Ben Jonson, John Dryden, Colley Cibber, Joseph Addison, Robert Dodsley, Oliver Goldsmith, Henry Fielding, Richard Cumberland, George Farquhar, Sir John Vanbrugh, Isaac Bickerstaff etc etc, 136 engraved plates, many volumes with dedications; some with preface and advertisements, all with dramatis personae for performances at the Drury Lane and/or Covent Garden theatres, 12mo, uniform contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt in compartments, morocco gilt labels to spines, pencil ownership signature at front of volume 1 of Lady Bampfylde, Poltimore House embossed stamps to title pages, contemporary manuscript list of plays to blank leaves at front of volume 1 (33)
* Naval Papers. A group of 13 mostly Nelson-era Autograph Letters and related, 1796/1841, including three letters signed from Evan Nepean (1751-1822), 1799/1801, all to Rear Admiral Duckworth, the first (ALS) approving the conduct of Captains Blackwood and Brenton, Master of the St Vincent schooner, the second a cover letter concerning another letter received from a Mr Madden at Liverpool containing intelligence respecting the sailing of a Spanish squadron from Havana to Cadiz, the third marked 'Secret' and 'Copy', to Rear Admiral Duckworth, concerning the safety of the white inhabitants of the island of St Domingo, 'that the intentions of France in respect to its reduction, should not be known to the Blacks and People of Colour; you are not to communicate on any account whatever, the information which has been given to you on the subject, excepting to persons from whom it cannot be withheld without prejudice to the Public Service... '; Two Letters Signed from James Gambier (1756-1833), 1808/09, both to Duckworth, relating to the transporting of the French Army from Portugal to Quiberon Bay, and giving naval instructions; An Autograph Letter Signed from John Thomas Duckworth (1748-1817), signed with Initials, Port Royal, 3 March 1804, to Lieutenant General Rupert, concerning the use of various vessels, corrections and deletions; A statement concerning a Court Martial on board HMS Bellerophon at Port Mahon, 17 April 1799, following an order from Admiral John Thomas Duckworth, signed by 7 Captains including Darley, William Drury, W. Rowell, Robert Campbell and others; A Letter Signed from several Captains on board the sloop Hunter, 10 September 1802, concerning an order from James Richard Darres and reporting that they 'find there are Two Mulatoe Lads on board who entered at Barbadoes on 14 July last', giving further details of their names and trades; an Autograph Letter Signed from William Cross, Spanish Town, 21 September 1802, giving his version of the events to an unidentified officer, 'The officers of the yard have misinformed you, in acquainting you, that I have given an opinion so contrary to reason, as that the Negroes alluded to were proper subjects, to be tried for Murder, because a Boat ran foul of them, in the execution of their duty, by which accident some people were drowned... '; plus 4 others, some occasional browning, a total of 25 pp., mostly folio/4toQTY: (13)
Royal Variety Performance. A group of 9 multi-signed Royal Performance programmes, at Victoria Palace, The Palladium and the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, 1982-90, photo illustrations and adverts throughout, the 1982 programme containing a total of 55 autographs, including: Christopher Timothy, John Inman, Ruth Madoc, Gloria Hunniford, Dennis Waterman, Esther Rantzen, Bonnie Langford, Tim Curry, Sylvester McCoy, Angela Rippon, etc., together with a ticket; the 1983 programme containing a total of 25 autographs, including: Twiggy, Les Dawson, Wayne Sleep, Sarah Kennedy, Michael Barrymore, Gene Kelly, etc., the 1984 programme containing a total of 29 autographs, including: Emma Thompson, Barry Humphries, Eric Sykes, Robert Lindsay, Peter Sallis, Terry Wogan, Ronnie Corbett, Simon Callow, Matthew Kelly, Denis Norden, etc., together with a ticket; the 1985 programme containing a total of 35 autographs, including: Maureen Lipman, Jose Carreras, Joan Collins, Su Pollard, Sarah Brightman, Norman Wisdom, Roy Castle, Rula Lenska, etc.; the 1986 programme containing a total of 33 autographs, including: Bob Monkhouse, Val Doonican, Petula Clark, Peter Ustinov, Victoria Wood, etc., together with a ticket; the 1987 programme containing a 28 autographs, including: Eartha Kitt, Tommy Cannon, Bobby Ball, Stephen Fry, James Galway, Hugh Laurie, Tom Jones, etc., together with a ticket; the 1988 programme containing 36 autographs (18 inserted on separate piece of card), including: Kylie Minogue, Mickey Rooney, Cliff Richard, Brian Conley, Bruce Forsyth, Julio Iglesias, Russ Abbot, Bella Emberg, etc.; the 1989 programme containing 13 autographs, including: David Essex, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Rosemarie Ford, Michael Ball, Julian Lloyd Webber, Chris De Burgh, etc.; the 1990 programme containing 33 autographs, including: Sir John Gielgud, Patricia Hodge, Michael Caine, Roger Moore, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Warren Mitchell, Darcey Bussell, Elaine Paige, Placido Domingo, etc., signatures in all programmes mostly in blue ball-point pen and adjacent to their publicity photographs with some pages multi-signed, all original printed wrappers, 1982 programme central leaf detached, 1987 programme a few leaves detached, slim folioQTY: (13)NOTE:Provenance: The Autograph Collection of Peter Bland (1928-2003).
Royal Variety Performance. A group of 7 multi-signed Royal Performance programmes, at The Palladium and The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, 1974-80, photo illustrations and adverts throughout, the 1974 programme containing a total of 9 autographs, including: Josephine Baker, Perry Como, Ted Rogers, Noele Gordon, Billy Dainty, George Carl, etc.; the 1975 programme containing a total of 12 autographs, including: Bruce Forsyth, Arthur Lowe, Arnold Ridley, Michael Crawford, Telly Savalas, etc., together with a ticket; the 1976 programme containing a total of 9 autographs, including: Tom O’Connor, Shirley Bassey, Roger de Courcey, Max Bygraves, etc.; the 1977 programme containing a total of 17 autographs, including: Bob Hope, Julie Andrews, Pam Ayres, Tommy Cooper, Little & Large, Shirley MacLaine, Jim Henson, Rudolph Nureyev, etc., together with a ticket; the 1978 programme containing a total of 18 autographs, including: Wayne Sleep, Max Boyce, The Nolan Sisters, Danny La Rue, Harry Secombe, etc.; the 1979 programme containing a total of 25 autographs, including: Elaine Stritch, Jim Davidson, Noel Edmonds, Bill Haley, Yul Brynner, Les Dawson, etc.; the 1980 programme containing a total of 30 autographs, including: Larry Hagman, Aretha Franklin, Sammy Davis Jnr, Henry Mancini, Cleo Laine, Rowan Atkinson, Bruce Forsyth, Una Stubbs, Lionel Blair, etc., signatures in all programmes mostly in blue ball-point pen and adjacent to their publicity photographs with some pages multi-signed, all original printed wrappers, 1979 central leaf detached, 1980 central two leaves detached, slim folioQTY: (9)NOTE:Provenance: The Autograph Collection of Peter Bland (1928-2003).
dalle nostre ricerche, questa chatelaine in oro, della lungheza di 11 cm, risultererebbe probabilmente commissionata da Re Giorgio III per la moglie Carlotta di Meclemburgo-Strelitz; decorata con smalti champlevé in smalto traslucido blu cobalto brillante, e dettagli in azzurro e bianco, con grandi medaglioni in smalto 'en grisaille' su fondo marrone, tecnica neoclassica molto ricercata a Londra alla fine del XVIII secolo. In alto, una piccolo genio alato consegna una lira ad una musa, in basso un balsamiere, nel centro due medaglioni raffigurano di profilo i due figli primogeniti di Re Giorgio III, la Principessa Carlotta Principessa Reale (Charlotte Augusta Matilda; in seguito Regina Carlotta di Württemberg (Buckingham Palace, 29 settembre 1766 ; Ludwigsburg, 6 ottobre 1828) e Giorgio IV di Hannover (Giorgio Augusto Federico) (Londra, 12 agosto 1762 ; Windsor, 26 giugno 1830). Questa chatelaine, di altissima fattura, è dotata di 4 pendenti, 2 chiavi in oro e due porta sigilli vergini. Visto e considerato i decori, la colorazione degli smalti, i dettagli, possiamo affermare senza ombra di dubbio che questa chatelaine era in origine abbianata all'orologio venduto in asta da Auckionnen Dr. Crott, nell'asta n. 98 del 10 novembre 2018 al lotto n. 376 alla riserva di 80.000 euro. La nostra chatelaine è corredata di confezione originale in marocchino marrone adornato da decorazioni in oro con interni in castorino rosa.MOSER, FOR THE KING GEORGE III OF ENGLAND, AN IMPORTANT GOLD CHATELAINE WITH POLYCHROME ENAMELS AND GRISAILLE, LONDON CIRCA 1776George Michael Moser (1706-1783) nacque a Schaffhusen in Svizzera. Apprese l'arte della raffinata lavorazione orafa dal padre Michael. Moser si trasferì a Londra nel 1726 e lavorò specializzandosi dal maestro orafo John Valentine Haidt. Nel 1737 si mise in proprio nei pressi di Craven Buildings vicino a Drury Lane; Divenne un grande abile orafo, ricercatissimo dall'alta borghesia e dal Re Giogio III. Negli anni Quaranta del Settecento Moser divenne una figura rispettata alla St Martins Lane Academy; nel 1769 fu nominato primo custode della Royal Academy.Le opere repoussé da lui create sono tra le più alte qualità del suo tempo. Moser lavorò almeno fino alla fine degli anni Settanta del Settecento e fu attivo alla Royal Academy fino alla fine della sua vita nel 1783.Nel numero del 30 gennaio 1783, il Gentleman's Magazine scriveva che Moser 'fu sepolto in un magnifico corteo funebre, al quale parteciparono eminenti artisti con Sir Joshua Reynolds alla testa, tra cui Sir William Chambers. Oltre a dieci carrozze funebri c'erano anche due Le carrozze degli uomini fanno parte del corteo funebre.' (cit Crott)In 'L'arte del cacciatore d'oro nella Londra del diciottesimo secolo', Richard Edgcumbe dedica più di 40 pagine di testo e numerose illustrazioni al lavoro di Moser.Moser progettò e realizzò il grande sigillo di Giorgio III e dipinse ritratti in smalto dei suoi figli per la regina Charlotte, che sono proprio i medaglioni presenti sulla nostra chatelaine.Dalle ricerche effettuate, non esistono al mondo altri esempi di chatelaine alla grisaille come la nostra, risulta che per stile, tipologia, che questa chatelaine, naque con l'orologio andato in asta da Crott n.98 il 10.11.2018 lotto 376 (Grignion / James Snelling / George Michael Moser, London, 47 mm, 124 g, circa 1776) con un prezzo di partenza di 80.000 euro.https://uhren-muser.de/de/archives/98/47835
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (1271. Pte. W. Brassington. 7/Dn. Gds.) edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £600-£800 --- William Brassington was killed in action by a gunshot wound to the chest at the battle of Kassassin on 28 August 1882, taking part in the “Moonlight Charge” of the 7th Dragoon Guards and the Household Cavalry Brigade. ‘On the morning of the 28 August the Egyptians threatened the advanced troops at Kassassin, and the Household Squadrons and the 7th Dragoon Guards, at Mahsamah, were ordered forward. All day, in burning sun and parched with thirst, they remained out in the desert. As all was apparently quiet, Drury Lowe returned at 4.30 p.m. to Mahsamah to feed. Many a time has one seen horses mad with thirst, but surely never so mad as on that day, for no sooner was the canal in sight than the horses took charge of their riders, and rushing down the muddy banks, plunged into the water girth-high, and drank as if they had never drunk before. Before the Brigade got back to camp guns were heard again, and immediately the order came to turnout. It was now dark and the 7th Dragoon Guards, leading, directed the advance by the evening star. A mile or two further on the flashes of the Egyptian guns, as they bombarded the camp at Kassassin, gave a more tangible objective. Drury Lowe, having received orders to attack the enemy's left, made a wide sweep to the north. At this time the 7th were in the first line, the guns of N Battery, R. H. A., behind, and the Household Troops in support. Suddenly the Brigade came under fire from Infantry and Artillery, and the 7th were ordered to wheel outwards to uncover the guns, and then to form up in support of the Household Squadrons. By this time the moon had risen. Squadrons showed up black, and flash answered flash as the opposing guns opened one on the other. The order now came to charge, and away went the Household Squadrons led by the gallant Ewart. Into the Egyptian Infantry and up to the guns thev went, the 7th following as a solid reserve in hand, but a little of this work was enough for the enemy, and they evaporated in all directions. It was now about 9 p.m., and, the firing having, ceased, all returned to camp. The losses of the Regiment on this occasion were: Lieutenant Gribble, 3rd Dragoon Guards, attached, killed, and three men wounded.’ (The Seventh (Princess Royal’s) Dragoon Guards, The Story of the Regiment, refers).
A Great War M.C. group of four awarded to Major K. K. Drury, Royal Army Medical Corps, who was awarded the M.C. for his gallantry at St. Jean, Ypres, on 19 December 1915, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘St. Jean. K. K. Drury. 19-12-15. Ypres.’; 1914-15 Star (Capt. K. K. Drury R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major K. K. Drury.) mounted as worn; together wit hthe recipeint’s Royal Medico-Psychological Association badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘K. K. Drury M.C., M.D., D.P.M. President 1950-51’; and a silver presentation cross, the obverse showing a native African warrior at centre, ‘PGC’ on arms of cross, the reverse plain, good very fine (6) £700-£900 --- M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1916. Kenneth Kirkpatrick Drury served with the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Great War, and for his services he was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 29 May 1917 and 25 May 1918) and awarded the Military Cross. Sold with the recipient’s partial riband bar for the first three awards.
Three early 19th century engravings and a print, to include: After Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827) - 'A Bill of Fare for Bailey Epicures!! 2/3 Duke Street, Dublin', chromolithograph, 24 x 33 cm; V. Pillement and C. Niquet - A French engraving depicting a cat catching a mouse on a woman's thigh; Two hand-coloured engravings of Drury Lane Theatre on Fire and The Ruins of the Theatre after the Fire; together with J. Pass after G. Edwards - A hand-coloured engraving of various rodents (4)
Collection of silhouette, portrait miniatures relating to the Drury family of Ballybay. This lot includes two oval portrait miniatures of George Drury and his wife 7 x 9 cms, in a leather covered presentation case; a photograph of Mrs Thomas Drury (née Girdwood) of Corstorphine House Edinburgh approx 7 x 9.5 cms (af); John Girdwood Drury Dublin 5.5 x 7 cms; John Girdwood Drury Dartry Rathmines Co Dublin 4 x 5 cms; silhouette of Admiral Drury, Adwillia o' Brian Drury, W.H Wells Drury, William Vallancey Drury M.D (1821-1892) together with six prints of various members of the family. -
Postcards, Theatre, a selection of approx. 105 mostly RPs of Edwardian actors, actresses, and play scenes inc. 'The Cingalee' (Huntley Wright), 'Drake' (Lyn Harding), 'Love in a Cottage' (Dorothy Drake), 'Boy O'Carroll' (Martin Harvey), 'Henry of Navarre' (Fred Terry), 'Sweet Nell of Old Drury' (Julia Neilson), 'The Lily' (Mabel Hackney), 'The Popinjay' (Fred Terry), 'Samson' (Violet Vanbrugh), 'The Attack' (George Alexander), 'Charles I' (H.B Irving), 'The Duchess of Danzig' (Kitty Gordon), 'Captain Bird' (Seymour Hicks) etc (gd)
Theatre Programmes: A 1901 souovenir programme of 'Twelth Night' at Her Majesty';s Theatre, illustrated by Charles A. Buchel, a Jubilee Commeroration 1856-1906 for Ellen Terry at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, programme for Fred and Adele Astaire's comedy, 'Lady Be Good' at the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square and three other programmes (6)
Shakespeare.- Theatrical broadsides.- Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane...Thursday, February 1, 1827...Shakespeare's Tragedy of Hamlet. Claudius, King of Denmark, Mr. Powell, Hamlet, Mr Kean, printed on light blue paper, fold, little spotting, 333 x 213mm., no printer, 1827; and 12 others, theatrical broadsides for performances of Shakespeare plays, v.s (13)
Grimaldi (Joseph).- Clowning.- Heath (William) and others. Collection of satirical prints, playbills and ephemera relating to Grimaldi, including 'Grimaldi's Leap Frog...', 'Grimaldi's Bold Dragoon...', 'Grimaldi & the Nondescript...', 'The Favourite Comic Dance', and others including O'Keeffe's 'Grimaldi with the Broom & Tin Kettle in Mother Goose...', a Drury Lane theatre bill with Grimaldi listed from 1828, and others similar various sizes, all loose, unframed, [early 19th century] (Sm. qty.)
1660 (Aug 16) Entire letter from Earl Clare, written from Drury Lane in London, addressed "for Henry Shipton at Hamstall Ridware near Yoxall in Staffordshire, leave this with the post off. of Litchfield to be sent Litchfield", the address panel signed "Clare", a "3" charge crossed out when the Earl's signature was noticed. A rare early restoration period free frank; franking for MPs continued after the restoration in April 1660 until omitted from the December 1660 Post Office Act. Ex Jay. Photo on Page 20.
1661 (Jan 24) Entire letter from Earl Clare, written from Drury Lane in London, addressed "for Henry Shipton at Hamstall Ridware near Yoxall in Staffordshire, leave this with the post off. of Litchfield to be sent Litchfield" and endorsed "post paid 3d". Franking for MPs was suspended between 12th Dec. 1660 and 14th May 1661. Very scarce and a fine companion to the previous lot. Ex Jay. Photo on Page 20.
THEATRE & BOXING EPHEMERA, comprising twenty-one Victorian Theatre Bills from The Lyceum Theatre Strand, Theatre Royal Covent Garden, Theatre Royal Marylebone, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Theatre Royal Haymarket, Theatre Royal Adelphi Royal Strand Theatre, Royal Princess's Theatre Oxford Street, Royal Olympic Theatre Strand, New Royalty Theatre Soho, a Steam to Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Liverpool, Plymouth, Falmouth, Exeter, Topsham & Torquay and Berwick-On-Tweed Poster, three Regional Theatre Programmes, a signed Beniamino Gigli Programme and book 'The Gigli Memoirs' an autograph book with unknown signatures apart from 'Alfredo' a commemorative magazine, an unused ticket from the Middleweight Championship of the World, June 9th 1953 between Randolph Turpin and Charles Humez and a Programme from The Heavyweight Championship of the World, August 6th 1966 between Brian London v Muhammad Ali at Earls Court
[Tragedies & Comedies] William Shakespeare, a Group of Eight plays as performed at Drury Lane and Covent Garden in one volume printed by J. Wenman 1777-1778 comprising King Richard III; Romeo and Juliet; The Tempest; A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Much Ado about Nothing; King Henry VIII; The Merry Wives of Windsor; All’s Well, that Ends Well – with several engraved plates bound with Twenty-Two other plays by Congreve -The Mourning Bride; Henry Fielding – Don Quixote in England; Harry Carey – The Honest Yorkshireman; Thomas Otway – The Orphan; or The Unhappy Marriage; Mr. Dryden – All For Love; or The World Well Lost; Aaron Hill – Zara; Mr. Farquhar – The Beaux Stratagem; N. Rowe – Tamerlane and Lady Jane Gray; Richard Steele – The Conscious Lovers; Thomas Southern – Oroonoko; John Hughes – The Siege of Damascus; Mr. Gay – The What D’ye Call It; D. Young – The Brothers; Mr. Otway – Venice Preserv’d, or A Plot Discover’d; Mrs. Cibber – The Oracle; Samuel Foote – The Orators; Taste; The Minor; The Author; The Englishman In Paris; The Knights, bound in worn leather backed boards (bottom half of last page torn away)
AFTER FREDERICK JAMES HALNON (BRITISH, 1881-1958), A PLASTER BUST EARLY 20TH CENTURY On integral graduated square section integral pedestal, signed to cast and dated 1910 56cm high, base 18.5cm wide Frederick Halnon was a student of Alfred Drury, and exhibited classical and genre works at the Royal Academy from 1904. Condition Report: Wear, marks, knocks and scratches as per age, handling, use, and cleaning. Wear and chips, surface loss and wear throughout surface but notable attrition to her forehead- and to her left side of base Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Potential buyers should note that condition reports are matters of opinion only, they are non-exhaustive and based solely on what can be seen to the naked eye unless otherwise specified by the cataloguer. We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of description. If you have physically viewed an item for which you request a report, the condition report cannot be a reason for cancelling a sale. Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection.Condition Report Disclaimer
74cm pipe backed blade faintly etched with the Royal arms, crowned fouled anchor and foliage, regulation gilt hilt with lion's head pommel, wire bound fishskin grip, contained in its leather scabbard with engraved gilt mounts, the locket signed Drury & Son, Sword Cutler, 32 Strand, London. Provenance: The Meldonfoot Collection, Phillips Scotland, 1st October 1991, Lot 158. The sword of Philip Charles Durham.
Kelly (Michael) Reminiscences of Michael Kelly of the King's Theatre and Theatre Royal Drury Lane ..., 2 vol., half-titles, portrait frontispiece, occasional marginal finger-soiling, bookplates, contemporary half-calf, backstrip lacking extremities and splitting at upper joints but holding firm, rubbed and worn, 1826 § Catalogue of the Natural History Drawings commissioned by Joseph Banks on the Endeavour Voyage 1768-1771, 3 vol., plates and illustrations, original paper wrappers, fractional rubbing to corners and extremities, 1984-87-86; 8vo & 4to (5).
A group of five small antiquities, comprising:a terracotta votive mask, c.1st century BC/AD, possibly Alexandria,12cm wide,an Hellenistic bunch of grapes, c.100 BC, Asia Minor or Islands,8.5cm wide,a Romano-Egyptian terracotta figurine of Harpocrates, c.1st century BC/AD, Alexandria,9.5cm high,a Romano-Egyptian lidded pot, c.2nd century AD,7cm diameter, andan Etrusco-Corinthian alabastron, c.6th century BC, with linear and dotted decoration,11.5cm high (5)Provenance: The collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory, 5th Baronet of Coryton;the mask and grapes acquired from Charles Ede Ltd., 15 June 1984 (mask) and 17 October 1985 (grapes), the Harpocrates figure from Agroa Ancient Art, Vienna, 11 October 1985, the lidded pot from The Old Drury Lane, London, 20 December 1983, and the alabastron from Phillips, 24 September 1985.
A group of three Gnathian ware miniature pottery vessels, c.4th-3rd century BC, South Italian, comprising:a miniature cup, 10.5cm wide,a skyphos, 9cm wide, andanother cup, 11cm wide (3)Provenance: The collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory, 5th Baronet of Coryton;the two cups acquired by the above from Agora Ancient Art, Vienna, 7 June 1986, the skyphos acquired from The Old Drury Lane, London, 28 June 1983.
A group of six small classical pottery vessels, comprising:a pair of miniature red figure lekythoi, c.4th century BC, Greek from South Italy, each decorated with a woman of fashion,6cm high,an Attic black figure mastos, c.5th-4th century BC, painted with a satyr and reclining figures,7cm wide,a squat pattern lekythos, c.4th century, BC, with net decoration,8.2cm high,an Attic black figure kylix, c.5th century BC, decorated with figures to a white ground,9.1cm wide, anda Boeotian trefoil-lipped chous, c.5th century BC, decorated with a black running figure to a red ground, 9.5cm high (6)Provenance: The collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory, 5th Baronet of Coryton;the pair of lekythoi acquired by the above from The Old Drury Lane, London, 25 March 1987, the mastos from Sotheby's 14 December 1982, the squat lekythos from James Chesterman, 21 July 1994, the kylix from The Old Drury Lane, London, 20 December 1983, and the chous from Charles Ede Ltd., 25 November 1985.Condition ReportOverall all six are in good and stable condition with no obvious signs of restoration. Threre is some wear to the interior of the kylix. Some rubbing and loss to the black decoration to the two red-figure lekythoi, one with a historic chip to the foot and the other with wear to the foot. The net lekythos with flea bite to rim and slight wear to black decoration. All with Cory provenance labels to the undersides. Please see additional photos for reference.
A group of four classical pottery antiquities, South Italian, comprising:a Gnathian juglet, c.3rd century,10cm high,a Gnathian skyphos, c.4th century BC,9cm high,an Apulian kantharos, c.4th century BC, painted with red ivy leaves and stems on a black ground,7.6cm high, andan Apulian oinochoe, c.4th century BC,15.5cm high (4)Provenance: The collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory, 5th Baronet of Coryton;the juglet acquired by the above from Phillips, 25 July 1984, lot 123, the skyphos acquired from Old Drury, Antiquities and Tribal Art, 28 June 1983, and the kantharos acquired from B A Seaby Ltd., 5 March 1986.
An Apulian squat red figure pottery lekythos, c.4th century BC, South Italian, decorated with a woman in profile,5.5cm wide13cm high Provenance: The collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory, 5th Baronet of Coryton;acquired by the above from Old Drury, Antiquities and Tribal Art, 28 June 1983.Condition ReportOverall the lekythos is in good cosmetic and structural conditon. There is a repair to the rim. Small hairline crack to the base of the neck. Wear and small losses to the decoration. A few tiny chips to the body. Please see additional photos for reference.
* Chinese Export School. Branch of a Chinese fruit tree and butterfly, circa 1820-30, watercolour on wove paper, with single-rule outer border line in black ink, unsigned, pale spotting (mainly visible to verso), 20th-century pencil inscription to verso 'Mrs Drury Leevin, The Old House, Sonning, Berks' to verso, sheet size 35 x 27.5 cm (13 7/8 x 10 3/4 ins)QTY: (1)
AR * Drury (Paul, 1903-1987). The Family, 1951, etching on cream wove paper, the fourth state (of 4), published in an edition of 50 or more impressions, with initials PD 51 to lower left corner, signed and dated in pencil lower right, plate size 141 x 176 mm (5 5/8 x 7 ins), sheet size 293 x 44 cm, with printed title label attached to verso, and numeral 47 in pencil to lower left corner rectoQTY: (1)NOTE:Garton 66, iv/iv.
A bronze medal commemorating the Centenary of The Royal Family 1897, Golden Jubilee medal, and assorted 18thC and later trade and gaming tokens, including Samuel Fereday Bilston one penny 1812, Great Drury Lane Drama Armada coin, Spade Guinea gaming tokens, and a John Banner Ltd of Sheffield half pence token. (a quantity)
Entertainment of 7 Theatre Programmes. Eileen Gourlay signed 'How to Succeed In Business without really trying' Shaftesbury. Multi signed Harve Presnell, Marion Ramsey. 'Gone with the Wind' Royal Drury Lane. Multi signed Digby Fairweather, Julian Stringle 'Digby's Half Dozen' Essex Libraries Entertain. Multi signed Erin Pizzey, Sally Ann Howes, Rod Hull plus 1 others 'Super Star Sunday' The Adelphi plus 3 others. Some are Dedicated. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Programme for Drury Lane theatre. Analysis of names dates document to c 884 at the latest Notes included. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Clare (John). The Village Minstrel, and Other Poems, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Taylor & Hessey; Stamford: E. Drury, 1821, half-title to first volume discarded, engraved portrait frontispiece by E. Scriven after W. Hilton to volume 1, 4pp. publisher's advertisements at rear of volume 2 (adverts not present in volume 1), contemporary half calf, rebacked with gilt decorated spine, board corners worn, 12mo, together with:Clare (John). Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, 4th edition, London: Taylor and Hessey; Stamford: E. Drury, 1821, half-title, contemporary half calf, gilt decorated spine, lightly cracked to joints, 12moQTY: (2)
1885 A.D.. William A. Cotton - The Coins, Tokens, and Medals of Worcestershire - Privately printed, Bromsgrove, 1885 - hardback, full leather binding with gold titling and blocking - 147 pp with text on recto (right page) only - two pages loose (copied from another volume) - limited print-run of 80 copies only; supplied with letter from John Drury Rare Books of 7th July 1971. 803 grams, 22.7 x 15 cm (9 x 6 in.). Property of a Kent, UK, collector. [No Reserve]
1888 A.D.. Wright - Catalogue of the Exhibition of Armada and Elizabethan Relics Held in the Grand Saloon of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London opened October 24th 1888 - Plymouth, 1888 - card cover pamphlet rebound in harback with cloth covers - 74pp, text figures; 'Ex Libris C.A. Cuthbert Keeson' bookplate to inner front with theatrical image; printed paper 'Gravesend' and crest pasted to inner front cover of the card, pasted address label to back card cover for 'Edward Rowley-Morris Esqr' of Tufnell Park, London. 236 grams, 21.5 x 14.2 cm (8 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.). Property of a Kent, UK, collector. [No Reserve]
1876-1901 A.D.. Series of Art Handbooks comprising: The Industrial Arts of Spain (Riaño); Industrial Arts - Historical Sketches (various); Scandinavian Arts (Hildebrand); Danish Arts I & II (Worsaae) [2 vols]; Russian Art (Maskell); Persian Art (Murdoch Smith); Precious Stones (Church); English Earthenware (Church); Bronzes (Drury & Fortnum); Ironwork 1 & II (Starkie Gardner) [3 vols]; Gold & Silver (Hungerford Pollen) - all hardback with cloth covers, gold titling to spine and cover, black blocking. 4 kg total, 20 x 13.5 cm each (8 x 5 3/8 in.). Property of a Kent, UK, collector. [14, No Reserve]
TWO BOXES OF RECORDS, to include approximately one hundred and thirty LPs and 12'' singles, including Kate Bush 'The Kick Inside' EMC 3223, Carole King 'Tapestry' AMLS 2025 and Roxy Music 'Avalon' EGHP 50, others by artists to include Fleetwood Mac, Azymuth, Spyro-Gyra, The Beach Boys, John Denver, Cat Stevens, Mike Oldfield, Peter Gabriel, 10CC, and The Who, approximately sixty singles by artists including Queen, A-Ha, Ultravox, Sade, Robert Palmer, Earth Wind and Fire, Kool & the Gang, Madonna, Level 42, Blondie, Black Sabbath, Ian Drury and the Blockheads, The Pretenders and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, etc.
A WW1 officer’s 1914 Star with ‘Mons’ clasp, Prisoner of War medal trio, a portrait of the officer while in captivity, and other associated items. To include: a 1914 Star with original sewn on Mons clasp, British War Medal, each named to Captain Edward Nathaniel Drury-Lowe (1888-1948), of the Notts & Derby Regiment (Sherwood Foresters). Also included is a framed head & shoulders oil portrait of Captain Drury-Lowe, painted in 1917 while a P.O.W. In the Schwarmstedt camp, in Lower Saxony. The portrait is named, dated and has the artists name of ‘G.G.Jackson’ signed at the edge. G.G Jackson was almost certainly a fellow officer prisoner, and only person carries that name who was a prisoner at the time the portrait was made; Captain G.G.Jackson of the Ox & Bucks Light Infantry. Other items included in the lot include a WW1 era compass by Newton & Co of London, 2 1935 silver jubilee medals, a 1937 Edward VIII coronation medal, a Royal Navy bullion blazer badge, a 1904 dated (written in French) to ‘Monsieur Drury Lowe’ from the Royal College of Art, and a 1951 dated Engineers Certificate of Competency, and a framed baptismal certificate for Edward Nathaniel Drury-Lowe, and dated November 22nd 1888 (confirmed 1905). Notes: Capt Drury-Lowe’s medal index card confirms that the 1914 trio and clasp was his full medal entitlement. It would appear that he was also entitled to the Silver War Badge. He first entered the conflict on September 20th 1914, and according to published records by Cox & Co, he was reported as missing on October 20th 1914. He was confirmed as interned on February 6th 1918, and was repatriated on November 18th 1918. The Cox & Co records erroneously refer to him as ‘Capt W.Drury-Lowe’ of the Notts & Derby Regiment, but this must be this officer as there not another Drury-Lowe listed. Information supplied by the vendor suggests that the oil portrait was painted on the back of biscuit tin, and it was certainly framed in Germany judging by the label on the back panel. His medal index card also refers to the ‘Exonerated Officers List’, which clearly references his time as a POW, and the subsequent questions he would have been required to answer to army command upon his repatriation. Attestation papers suggest he first enlisted for service wit the 3rd Battalion Sherwood Foresters in March 1908. Unusually, the mounting bar for the medals is marked for Spink & Son of London, but whether they just supplied the bar or mounted the medals is unknown. Condition: generally very good. The medals are swing mounted (with original ribbons) on a bar for wear, with a fine colour and patina to each. The portrait is generally good, with just a little chipping to the frame in places.
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