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A mixed media and collage depicting Margaret Thatcher, etc. with a verse from the poem 'Contented Wi Little' by Robert Burns. Approx. 8 1/4" x 16 3/4"
Lots 1 - 1406 -- Viewing: Friday 20th May: 10am - 4pm
21st May 2022 from 8am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
John Deakin (1912-1972), Oil on canvas, A Mexican village with figures in a market square selling their wares. Signed and dated (19)35 lower right. Approx. 16" x 19" John Deakin was an accomplished painter in his early career, as well as portrait, fashion and street photographer. Not much is known of his early years. He was born in Liverpool in 1912. During his early career in 1930 he worked in Dublin, Ireland, and spent the middle to late 1930s travelling to Italy, Spain, Malta, Mexico, USA, Tahiti, Africa etc. with his partner Arthur Jeffress, a renowned art critic and collector. Jeffress was a wealthy American who helped Deakin in his career and financed their travelling while Deakin was painting. In October 1935 they sailed together to Vera Cruz in Mexico. From there they travelled to Mazatlan, and by May 1936 they had arrived in Los Angeles to visit Jeffress' friends and relatives. Returning to Europe through Paris and Rome, they settled in London, where in 1938, Deakin exhibited paintings of his travels at the Mayor Gallery, Cork Street, to critical acclaim. In 1939 he started photographing for Vogue magazine, mainly portraits of writers, artists, poets, actors, to include Eugene Ionesco, W. H. Auden, Yves Montand, Picasso, Dylan Thomas, etc. But also of his friends of Bohemian Soho, London, sitters to include Lucian Freud, John Minton, Francis Bacon, Robert Colquhoun, Robert MacBryde, etc. Lucian Freud painted Deakin's portrait and used his photographs to paint his subjects such as George Dyer, Henrietta Moraes, etc. After Bacon's death over 300 silver prints were found in Reece Mews that were used as painting images. Among them portraits by Deakin of Oliver Bernard, JP Donleavy. Francis Bacon supported Deakin to the end, and Deakin made Bacon his next of kin. While in Europe he photographed World War II from 1940 until the end. During the early 1950s he photographed the street life of Paris and Rome, and in 1956 he exhibited the images in London. However, he felt that his true vocation was to paint, in the 1960s he returned to painting again until his death in Brighton where he was convalescing with the help of Francis Bacon.
An Arts and Crafts hammered copper and brass standish, the central tapering inkwell with embossed owl decoration, flanked by Art Nouveau foliate detail. Marked Fisher, 188 Strand under. Approx. 4 3/4" high x 9 3/4" wide x 5" deep
A set of six Arts & Crafts silver tea spoons with hammered decoration to bowls and pierced terminals set with stone cabochon, hallmarked Birmingham 1927, maker Winifred King & Co. Spoons approx. 3 1/2" long
A mid / late 19thC mahogany buffet, bearing makers mark to underside of drawers ‘Rivett & Sons, Makers, Crown St, Finsbury, London’, having a shaped moulded upstand with heavily carved motifs including , shells, foliage and fruits, the upstand flanked by two scrolled mouldings with carved rosettes. The inverted breakfront having a gadrooned edge above two cushion drawers. Having heavily carved front supports with acanthus carved legs terminating in lions paw feet and raised on brass castors. 60" wide x 21" deep x 57" high.
Lots 1725 - 2521
25th February 2022 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
A 20thC colour lithograph advertising poster depicting an anchor hooked on a submarine cable with stylised colourful fish, titled Damaged Cable Hooked 1850 Fathoms Proceeding To Repair Ocean Cable, designed by Clifford Ellis (1907-1985) and his wife Rosemary Ellis (1910-1998) for the General Post Office (GPO). Facsimile title, date 1935 and GPO symbol. Approx. 20" x 25"
Lots 885 - 1724
24th February 2022 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
A Meissen allegorical figure group, Allegory of Africa, modelled as a black African female figure wearing an elephant headdress holding a sheaf of corn, seated on the back of a lion. On a rectangular base. Blue crossed swords mark and incised 689 under. Approx. 11 1/2" high
Lots 1 - 884
23rd February 2022 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
8th January 2022 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
Gbenga Offo (b. 1957), Nigerian School, Oil on board, A portrait of two African nude models wearing beaded jewellery. Signed and dated 2000 lower left. Approx. 20 1/4" x 17 1/4"
Lot 1441 - 2180
31st December 2021 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
A Japanese vesta case with Komai style damascene decoration depicting a monkey in a tree and a bird on a branch. Character marks lower right. Approx. 2 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 1/4"
Lot 710 - 1440
30th December 2021 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
A 19thC Italian micromosiac brooch depicting a recumbent spaniel dog within a silver mount. In the Manner of Luigi Cavaliere Moglia, c1830. Approx. 2 1/2" wide
Lot 1 - 709
29th December 2021 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
6th November 2021 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
A Regency burr elm sarcophagus wine cooler, having a carved handle above a moulded lid and carved front and escutcheon. 31" wide x 19" deep x 24" high.
Lots: 2000 - 2661
8th October 2021 from 10am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
A 19thC Islamic / Persian miniature amulet bazuband Quran / Qur'an / Koran holder / box of octagonal form with enamel and hand painted decoration depicting flowers and foliage, with hand painted face in a sunburst border verso. Approx. 1 3/4" wide
Lots: 1100 - 1999
7th October 2021 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
An Art Deco diamond ring set with a profusion of diamonds. The centre stone approx .65ct The overall setting approx. 7/8" x 1/2", ring size approx. I
Lots: 1 - 1099
6th October 2021 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
Germaine de Coster (1895-1992), French School, Colour wash and ink, A duck drinking from a bowl. Signed lower left. Collector's label verso for A. Chester Beatty. Approx. 9 3/4" x 17 3/4"
Day 3: Lots 1800 - 2537
6th August 2021 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
A 19thC Italian Grand Tour table cabinet / casket box of exceptionally large form with specimen marble inlay and pietra dura landscape scenes with buildings, church spires and bridges. Approx. 10 1/4" x 15 1/2" x 10 1/2"
Day 2: Lots 1008 - 1799
5th August 2021 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
A 15ct gold brooch with floral detail set with seed pearl. Approx. 2" wide
Day 1: Lots 1 - 1007
4th August 2021 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
12th June 2021 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
Ethnographic / Native / Tribal: A carved African mask with white painted detail. Approx. 12" high
28th May 2021 from 9am
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
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