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Lot 223
Four silver mounted walking canes, to include walking stick with horse's hoof silver terminal, silver collared stick with bone handle, umberella with silver terminal to handle etc, together with six further walking sticks and umberellas to include African ebonised walking stick with a carved top in the form of a man's head (10)
Lot 18
SALVADOR DALÍ (1904-1989)Visage féminin pour l'hologramme 'Submarine Fisherman' signed 'Dalí' (lower left)oil on glass11.4 x 14cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/2in). (within the mount)Painted in 1972Footnotes:The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Nicolas Descharnes.ProvenanceDr. Maury P. Leibovitz Collection, Connecticut (possibly acquired directly from the artist through M. Knoedler & Co., circa 1972).Private collection, US, UK and Greece (by descent from the above in 1992).Private collection, UK (by descent from the above).ExhibitedNew York, M. Knoedler & Co., Holograms Conceived by Dalí, 7 April - 13 May 1972 (as part of the hologram installation titled 'Submarine Fisherman').LiteratureS. & L. Lissack, Dalí in Holographic Space, Charleston, 2013 (illustrated p. 12; illustrated pp. 18 & 23 as part of the hologram installation titled 'Submarine Fisherman').S. Lissack, 'Dalí in Holographic Space, Salvador Dalí's contributions to art holograms', in Spie. The international society for optics and photonics, online article, January 2014 (illustrated as part of the hologram installation titled 'Submarine Fisherman').Salvador Dalí's enthusiasm for holography was proudly declared in his introduction to the catalogue for the important 1972 Knoedler Gallery exhibition dedicated to his holographic exploration: 'all artists have been concerned with three-dimensional reality since the time of Velázquez, and in modern times, the analytic cubism of Picasso tried again to capture the three dimensions of Velázquez. Now with the genius of Gabor, the possibility of a new Renaissance in art has been realized with the use of holography. The doors have been opened for me into a new house of creation' (Dalí quoted in Exh. cat., Holograms Conceived by Dalí, New York, 1972, p. 1).This interest started in the late 1940s with the discovery by British-Hungarian scientist, Dr. Dennis Gabor, that a three-dimensional image could be recorded on a two-dimensional space. It took several years and a few technical advancements before holograms finally took the shape they have today: a transparent photographic plate which has recorded a phenomenon of diffraction of light of a three-dimensional object. Then, when illuminated at a certain angle by a beam of light, the plate reproduces a relief image of the photographed object. This major discovery earned Dennis Gabor the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physics.Coincidentally, that year also marked Dalí's introduction to holography, when South African artist Selwyn Lissack approached him at the St. Regis Hotel in New York. Lissack recalls Dalí's immediate enthusiasm for the medium and what seemed like the endless possibilities it created, with laser lights now becoming the artist's brush. The hotel suite at the St. Regis became Lissack and Dalí's impromptu studio office as 'Dalí was thrilled with the notion of working with a medium which gave him the ability to create beyond the confines of linear space' (S. Lissack, 'Dalí in Holographic Space', in SPIE. The international society for optics and photonics, online article, 1 January 2014).The present work, Visage féminin pour l'hologramme 'Submarine Fisherman', is part of Dalí's second holographic work, executed under the guidance of Selwyn Lissack: Submarine Fisherman. It consisted of a holographic installation mixing different media: first, a holographic plate of a diver was isolated in a metallic box with laser. This was then incorporated within another larger box which had a separate source of lighting shining onto a transparency of Pablo Picasso's masterpiece, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. This second box projected the image around the hologram – contained within the first box - like stained glass. Finally, Dalí painted an oil portrait of a Catalan girl on a glass plate – the present work – which he superimposed over the holographic plate. The multi-layered result showed the portrait of the Catalan girl projected over the hologram of a diver in the sea, superimposed on the reproduction of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. The superposition of the oil portrait and the hologram was measured by Dalí so that the nose of the girl would coincide with the elbow of the diver in the holographic image projected. Dalí thus produced a three-dimensional image while mixing media and merging artistic and scientific dimensions, at the crossroads of painting, sculpture, and photography. Selwyn Lissack, who witnessed the creation of Submarine Fisherman, recalls that he 'stood mesmerized as Dalí created a perfect merging of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional plane' (S. & L. Lissack, Dalí in Holographic Space, Charleston, 2013, p. 23).Dalí's choice of imagery for the final hologram was no coincidence and the individual images each have their own importance. Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon depicts prostitutes in a Spanish brothel on Avignon Street in Barcelona, and Dalí's Catalonian face is thought to be one of the young girls, her visage certainly reminiscent in appearance to the figures in Picasso's work, with her abstracted features and Cubist appearance. For Dalí, the underwater world, with its deep and dark waters, was the place of all buried secrets and a perfect metaphor for the human subconscious. As such, the diver is projected onto the Picasso, which we can interpret as a materialisation of the deeply buried sexual desire in the human psyche. This interpretation is further confirmed by the luscious red lips which recall Dalí's lifelong obsession with Mae West, a sex-symbol and an often recurring motif in his oeuvre. Visage féminin pour l'hologramme 'Submarine Fisherman' is an extremely rare piece, as Dalí only ever conceived of six other holograms. Thus, creating a new way of painting using light and technology and contributing to a new artistic paradigm, Dalí's process recalled the Renaissance geniuses who had been revolutionising painting with camera obscuras. The Nobel Laureate Dr. Gabor himself saw in Dalí, 'a genius [...], creating a new art of which old, great painters may have dreamed, but which could only be realized by combining art with the most modern technology' (Gabor quoted in Exh. cat., Holograms Conceived by Dalí, New York, 1972, p. 2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 156
748 Friedensreich HundertwasserONE OF FIVE SEAMENIL MARINAIOVenice 197590 x 60 cmHerausgegeben von: Gruener Janura AG, Glarus, 1975 Siebdruck in 18 Farben mit Metallprägungen in 2 Farben Gedruckt von: Studio Quattro, Mestre, Venedig, 1975; Metallprägungen: Multigraphic, VenedigKoordinator: Alberto della VecchiaAuflage: 250, signiert und nummeriert 1-250/250; LXXXVII Probedrucke, signiert und nummeriert I-LXXXVII/LXXXVIIPublished by: Gruener Janura AG, Glarus, 1975Silk screen in 18 colours with metal embossings in 2 coloursPrinted by: Studio Quattro, Mestre, Venice, 1975; metal embossings by Multigraphic, VeniceCoordinator: Alberto della VecchiaEdition: 250, signed and numbered 1-250/250; LXXXVII proofs, signed and numbered I-LXXXVII/LXXXVII5 Papiervarianten mit jeweils 50 Abzügen in 5 Farbversionen. Prägestempel mit Liste der Papiervarianten rechts unten. 5 paper variants of 50 prints each, in 5 colour variants. Imprint with list of paper variants bottom right.1-50 AFRICAN BLACK PAPER51-100 EUROPEAN WHITE PAPER101-150 RED INDIAN BROWN PAPER151-200 CHINESE YELLOW BROWN P201-250 ASTRO AUSTRALIAN GREYI-LXXXVII PROOFS VENEZIA© HUNDERTWASSER 748 1975Koschatzky / Fürst HWG 66Proof V/LXXXVII748 Friedensreich HundertwasserONE OF FIVE SEAMENIL MARINAIOVenice 197590 x 60 cmHerausgegeben von: Gruener Janura AG, Glarus, 1975 Siebdruck in 18 Farben mit Metallprägungen in 2 Farben Gedruckt von: Studio Quattro, Mestre, Venedig, 1975; Metallprägungen: Multigraphic, VenedigKoordinator: Alberto della VecchiaAuflage: 250, signiert und nummeriert 1-250/250; LXXXVII Probedrucke, signiert und nummeriert I-LXXXVII/LXXXVIIPublished by: Gruener Janura AG, Glarus, 1975Silk screen in 18 colours with metal embossings in 2 coloursPrinted by: Studio Quattro, Mestre, Venice, 1975; metal embossings by Multigraphic, VeniceCoordinator: Alberto della VecchiaEdition: 250, signed and numbered 1-250/250; LXXXVII proofs, signed and numbered I-LXXXVII/LXXXVII5 Papiervarianten mit jeweils 50 Abzügen in 5 Farbversionen. Prägestempel mit Liste der Papiervarianten rechts unten. / 5 paper variants of 50 prints each, in 5 colour variants. Imprint with list of paper variants bottom right.1-50 AFRICAN BLACK PAPER51-100 EUROPEAN WHITE PAPER101-150 RED INDIAN BROWN PAPER151-200 CHINESE YELLOW BROWN P201-250 ASTRO AUSTRALIAN GREYI-LXXXVII PROOFS VENEZIA© HUNDERTWASSER 748 1975Koschatzky / Fürst HWG 66Proof V/LXXXVII
Lot 157
748 Friedensreich HundertwasserONE OF FIVE SEAMENIL MARINAIOVenice 197589,5 x 59,8 cmHerausgegeben von: Gruener Janura AG, Glarus, 1975 Siebdruck in 18 Farben mit Metallprägungen in 2 Farben Gedruckt von: Studio Quattro, Mestre, Venedig, 1975; Metallprägungen: Multigraphic, VenedigKoordinator: Alberto della Vecchia Auflage: 250, signiert und nummeriert 1-250/250; LXXXVII Probedrucke, signiert und nummeriert I-LXXXVII/LXXXVIIPublished by: Gruener Janura AG, Glarus, 1975Silk screen in 18 colours with metal embossings in 2 coloursPrinted by: Studio Quattro, Mestre, Venice, 1975; metal embossings by Multigraphic, VeniceCoordinator: Alberto della VecchiaEdition: 250, signed and numbered 1-250/250; LXXXVII proofs, signed and numbered I-LXXXVII/LXXXVII5 Papiervarianten mit jeweils 50 Abzügen in 5 Farbversionen. Prägestempel mit Liste der Papiervarianten rechts unten. 5 paper variants of 50 prints each, in 5 colour variants. Imprint with list of paper variants bottom right.1-50 AFRICAN BLACK PAPER51-100 EUROPEAN WHITE PAPER101-150 RED INDIAN BROWN PAPER151-200 CHINESE YELLOW BROWN P201-250 ASTRO AUSTRALIAN GREYI-LXXXVII PROOFS VENEZIA© HUNDERTWASSER 748 1975Koschatzky / Fürst HWG 66Proof LXXX/ LXXXVII748 Friedensreich HundertwasserONE OF FIVE SEAMENIL MARINAIOVenice 197589,5 x 59,8 cmHerausgegeben von: Gruener Janura AG, Glarus, 1975 Siebdruck in 18 Farben mit Metallprägungen in 2 Farben Gedruckt von: Studio Quattro, Mestre, Venedig, 1975; Metallprägungen: Multigraphic, VenedigKoordinator: Alberto della Vecchia Auflage: 250, signiert und nummeriert 1-250/250; LXXXVII Probedrucke, signiert und nummeriert I-LXXXVII/LXXXVIIPublished by: Gruener Janura AG, Glarus, 1975Silk screen in 18 colours with metal embossings in 2 coloursPrinted by: Studio Quattro, Mestre, Venice, 1975; metal embossings by Multigraphic, VeniceCoordinator: Alberto della VecchiaEdition: 250, signed and numbered 1-250/250; LXXXVII proofs, signed and numbered I-LXXXVII/LXXXVII5 Papiervarianten mit jeweils 50 Abzügen in 5 Farbversionen. Prägestempel mit Liste der Papiervarianten rechts unten. / 5 paper variants of 50 prints each, in 5 colour variants. Imprint with list of paper variants bottom right.1-50 AFRICAN BLACK PAPER51-100 EUROPEAN WHITE PAPER101-150 RED INDIAN BROWN PAPER151-200 CHINESE YELLOW BROWN P201-250 ASTRO AUSTRALIAN GREYI-LXXXVII PROOFS VENEZIA© HUNDERTWASSER 748 1975Koschatzky / Fürst HWG 66Proof LXXX/ LXXXVII
Lot 248
Ethnographica - Two African tribal figures, Suku, Congo, one holding a cup or bowl, the other with hands holding his belly, 25.5cm high, an African mask, Kuba, possibly Biombo, Congo, with hatched hair, 'endless knot' scarification mark to forehead, pierced sunken almond shaped eyes and similar projecting mouth, the whole with red-brown earth pigmentation, 31cm high, and a tribal quiver of six barbed arrows each with barbed tip and bamboo shaft, approx 51cm long, in hide-wrapped cylindrical quiver with original plaited carrying loops and later leather cover, 57cm long
Lot 1652
1881 (Jan) Cover to London franked ½a + 4a cancelled by "BRITISH / P.O / ZANZIBAR / B" duplex, red London Paid arrival c.d.s (Feb 2), backstamped in Aden (Jan 20). A fine cover, from Walter Thomson, then serving with the Eastern and South African Telegraph Co. Ltd., their imprint on the envelope flap. Photo on Page 242.
Lot 187
Ebani. 1914-19 Stampless postcards (6) and a cover all written on the ship, two cards of the ship with datestamps of Cape Town or South African F.P.O 5 at Walvis Bay, the other five with differing oval cachets comprising "HOSPITAL SHIP "EBANI" / 18 DEC 1914 / S.A Expeditionary Force" in blue (Alfred Docks, Cape Town c.d.s), violet "HOSPITAL SHIP "EBANI" / 13 MAR 16 / M.E.F" (London Received From H.M Ship), similar 19 JUN 1917 cachet with "E.F" at base (Point c.d.s), "H.M HOSPITAL SHIP "EBANI" / 9 MAY 1918 / M.E FORCE" (Durban c.d.s and "PAQUEBOT") or "H.M AMBULANCE TRANSPORT "EBANI" / 10 JUL 1919 / M. Expdy Force". Also four postcards of the ship and four original photos taken on board of nurses or crew. A fine lot. (15). Photo on Page 32.
Lot 28
England - Scorecards. 1894-1936 Cards comprising 1894 Gentleman v Players at Lords Ground showing W.G Grace as the opening batsman for the Gentlemen, complete with all scores; 1894 North v South at the Kennington Oval, complete with all scores; 1902 Devon v Glamorgan at the new County Ground, Exeter; 1920 Eton v Harrow at Lords Cricket Ground; 1936 Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Trent Bridge. The two 1894 cards with some staining and faults but scarce, both with fixture lists on the reverse which include matches against the South African team. (5).
Lot 743
South Africa. 1942 South African Red Cross forms from S.A Brouard to his wife or parents in Guernsey, with replies on the reverse, all with large circular "THE SOUTH AFRICAN / RED CROSS SOCIETY", Swiss and German Red Cross cachets, two with Egypt censors. Also a letter from the South African Red Cross to Brouard at A.P.O 1574 R.A.F Headquarters sent with one of the replies. An interesting correspondence. (Also see lots 724, 733). (4).
Lot 744
South Africa. 1943 South African Red Cross forms to Jersey or Guernsey, both with replies on the reverse sent back in 1944, Swiss and South African Red Cross cachets, one with German Red Cross cachet and boxed "BY AIR MAIL / PAR AVION", the Guernsey form with a South African Red Cross letter sent with the reply on 1st May 1945. (3).
Lot 232
A collection of silverware including a tea strainer, 6 cased coffee spoons with South African crests stamped' silver', 6 cased butter knives, 6 cased Russian silver sweetmeat forks, a Danish silver caddy spoon, a cased pair of butter spades and cheese knives, a collection of American silver flatware, a silver table cigarette box, a silver cream jug and a small silver plated trophy, 21.4ozt weighable silverProvenance: From the estate of the late Barry Lock (1934-2021)
Lot 307
Frank Dean (1865 - 1947) North African street scenesigned 'FRANK DEAN' (lower right)oil on canvas34 x 24cmGenerally, the paint layer appears stable. Minor cracking in the impasto. Some white marks to the lower right of the canvas and surface dirt commensurate with age. Canvas tension good with some minor give in the middle
Lot 359
Vinyl – 22 Caribbean / USA pressing reggae / calypso albums to include Cultutal Roots - Revolutionary Sound (Original Jamaican Pressing, Revolutionary Sounds / Germain Records) VG+ / VG+, The Sounds Of Joy - Take Warning (Original Trinidad Pressing, Ibis Records, SPA 1145) VG / VG, Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – African Dub All-Mighty (Original Jamaican, Joe Gibbs Records) VG / VG/ Gregory Isaacs - In Person (Original Jamaican, GG Records 004) VG+ / VG+, John Holt - Time Is The Master (US 1974, Moodisc Records International, HM 105) VG+ / VG, Gregory Isaacs - The Best of Gregory Isaacs (Original Jamaican, GG Records) VG- / VG+, The Tru-Tones Of St. Lucia – Tru-Tones Combo Of St. Lucia (Original Barbados Pressing, Wirl Records, WIRL 0008) VG+ / VG+, also including King Obstinate (Barbados), Kitch (Barbados), Becket - Mama (USA), The Mighty Sparrow – Pussy Cat Party (Trinidad & Tobago), Sparrow – Sweeter Than Ever (Album + 12”, Trinidad & Tobago, Jet Age Records), Pan Vibes – Callaloo ’82 (Barbados), Calypso Rose – Her Majesty Calypso Rose (Trinidad & Tobago). Blue Boy (USA), West Indian Tobacco Desperadoes (Trinidad & Tobago), The Helenites Of St. Lucia (Trinidad & Tobago), Various – Dance Hall Live / Instant Rewind (Original Jamaica Double album, Signed by Smiley of Smiley & Michigan). Swallow (USA). Mighty Swallow (USA), Pat Kelly (USA). Vg overall
Lot 1412
A modern West African gold sun circle pendant, centred with a face with scar decoration within two engraved sun ray surrounds, 7.2cm wide, tests as 17ct gold, 49 grams. Provenance: from the collection of Adolphe Stoclet, 1871-1949.Published: Georges A Salles and Daisy Lion-Goldschmidt, Adolphe Stoclet Collection (part I), Brussels, 1956, p.483
Lot 2581
A group of nine mid-20th century cold painted lead figures, each depicting a member of an African tribe, some with paper labels to the base, detailed 'Miniland Johannesburg', height 9.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 2534
An African carved stone abstract head, height 38cm, together with an African carving depicting three stylized heads in a row, height 54cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 2064
ROELOF UYS, (CONTEMPOARY, SOUTH AFRICAN), a large stoneware charger, decorated with geometric designs, with blue dash decoration to the rim, incised initials and dated 2005, 51cm diameterNote: Roelof Uys is the lead potter at the Leach Pottery, St Ives, Cornwall. He studied Fine Art at East London Technical College, South Africa and founded his first ceramics studio in Limpopo Province in 1992. He left South Africa in 1998 and worked for David Small at Four Seasons Pottery in North London before moving to St Ives in 1999 where he worked as a Studio Potter at the Goalyard Studios founded by Leach apprentice John Bedding.
Lot 160
Black, brown and white coloration.This jug was issued as the Character Jug of the Year for 1996, to commemorate both the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, and the first African-American to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games. Owens won four gold medals in Berlin during the 1936 Summer Games. Series: Character Jug of the Year. Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: Stanley J. TaylorIssued: 1996 - 1996Dimensions: 7"HManufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Good.
Lot 289
Tan uniform.A South African attorney, military man and politician, Jan Christian Smuts (1870 - 1950) served as a member of the British War Cabinet in World War I and was one of the authors of the Covenant of the League of Nations. In 1945, after again serving the Allies in World War II, Smuts is credited with writing the preamble to the Charter of the United Nations. He became the Prime Minister of South Africa in 1919 and again in 1939. Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: Harry FentonIssued: 1946 - 1948Dimensions: 6.5"HManufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.
Lot 1348
Leonard Rosoman RA, British 1913-2012- Looking through a window; lithograph printed in colours, signed and numbered 5/160 in pencil, 76.2 x 50.9 cm. Provenance: Business Art Galleries, Royal Academy of Arts, London.: Jennifer Dickson RA, South African/British b.1936- Secret Water Games, Villa Garzoni; etching with aquatint printed in colours, signed, titled and numbered 8/30 in pencil, 30.5 x 24.2 cm. (2) (ARR) Note: The second work is accompanied by printed biographical details about the artist.
Lot 111
A quantity of vintage costume jewellery to include a red coral multi-strand necklace, a multi stone necklace, brooches and badges, also an African carved comb, a pair of ladies black leather gloves, a vintage handbag tape measure, a mid 20th Century red feather ladies hat A/F and other items all housed in a basket. Location:R2.5
Lot 19
An early 20th Century Flemish fine bead and sequin evening bag and 2 others, a 1997 Spanish fan presented to The Lady Mayoress, Mrs Shelagh Nichols, now known as Lady Nichols ( Wife of Alderman Richard Nichols, the new Lord Mayor of London in 1997) on 12th November, being a fist edition livery fan by Nicholas Crispin commissioned by The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers together with a late 19th/early 20th Century white metal chain purse, 17.4g, a 1920's turquoise hand-crocheted, bead and sequin head piece and an North African silver coloured and red coral necklace, 159g. Location:BWR
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