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Obituary
Francis Hawcroft
11/1988 | 1028 | 130
Pages: 855
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Clifford, Timothy (Clifford, Timothy)
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Supplement
The Chelsea-Derby Royal Family Groups [The Burlington House Fair]
09/1985 | 990 | 127
Pages: 13-15
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Clifford, Timothy (Clifford, Timothy)
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Illustrations
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Figure 1. George III on Lion Pedestal. Biscuit Porcelain, the Column and Plinth Enamelled and Gilt. Height 14in (35.5cm). Chelsea-Derby, c 1773-4. British Museum.
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Figure 2. Bust of George III, by John Bacon RA (1740-1799), 1775. Windsor Castle. Replica of the Original of 1773, Also by John Bacon, at Christ Church, Oxford. Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty The Queen.
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Figure 3. George III, Queen Charlotte and Their Six Eldest Children, by Johann Zoffany (1753/4-1810), 1770. Oil on Canvas, 41¼ × 50¼in (104.8 × 127.6cm). Royal Collection, Windsor Castle. Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty The Queen.
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Figure 5. Garrick as Richard III, after Nathaniel Dance. Porcelain Enamelled and Gilt. Incised 'No 21'. Height 11¼in (25.5cm). Derby, c 1780. Victoria and Albert Museum, Schreiber Collection.
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Figure 6. Monument to Thomas Guy, by John Bacon, 1779. Marble. Guy's Hospital Chapel, London. Photograph Courtesy of A. F. Kersting.
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Figure 4. George III, Queen Charlotte and Their Six Eldest Children. Glass Painting by a Chinese Artist; Copy of the Mezzotint by Richard Earlom after the Painting by Zoffany. 22 × 28½in (55.8 × 72.3cm). Private Collection. Photograph Courtesy of H. Blairman & Sons Ltd.
Supplement
The Burlington House Fair [includes: Loans to the Burlington Art Fair & Royal Loans]
09/1985 | 990 | 127
Pages: 1+3-144
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Grey, Roger de (Grey, Roger de)
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Snowman, A. Kenneth (Snowman, A. Kenneth)
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(a) Henry VIII (1491-1547), by Hans Holbein (1497-1543). Miniature, Oil on Panel.
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(b) Unknown Woman, by Isaac Oliver (Died 1617). Miniature on Vellum.
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(c) Queen Elizabeth I (1536-1603), by Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619). Miniature on Vellum.
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(d) Unkown Woman, by Nicholas Hilliard (1547-1619). Miniature on Vellum in Enamelled Case with Baroque Pearls.
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A Chippendale Period Mahogany Commode of Serpentine Form. The Figuring to the Wood Throughout Is Superb. Circa 1760. A Very Beautiful Regency Period, Rosewood Sofa Table by the Renowned Cabinet-Maker, John MacLean of London. Circa 1810. A Chippendale Period Mahogany Serving Table, Standing Upon Cabriole Supports Terminating in Superbly Carved Paw Feet, and with a Fine Gadrooned Edge. Circa 1760. Of Classical Elegance, This English, Adam Period (1728-1792), Parcel Gilt Suite of Fourteen Pieces Comprising Two Canapes, Nine Fauteuils and Three Window Seats. Full History, Provenance and Documentation Available. A Late George III Period Mahogany Three-Pedestal Dining Table. The Colour and Patination to the Top Are Quite Outstanding. Around This Are Shown Several 18th-Century Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Shieldback Dining Chairs from a Set of Ten (8 Singles and 2 with Arms) Which Are Currently Available.
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A fine rosewood and gilt metal wall regulator with mercury compensated pendulum and gravity escapement signed 'Charles Frodsham & Co., 84 Strand, London, Clockmakers to the Queen. Late of 27 South Moulton St. London. No. 1562'. It bears four plaques: the first is surmounted by a crown, contains an anchor and is inscribed 'By appointment to the Queen'. The second is the 'Gold Medal of Honour, Paris Exhibition'. The third is 'Grand Gold Medal 1860, Russian Survey', and the fourth is 'First Class Gold Medal, Paris Exhibition 1871'. c 1875 Length 63in (160cm). Width (44cm)
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A highly important commode by Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix. Stamped R. V. L. C. (Roger Vandercruse, called Lacroix, Maître 1755); very fine flower-marquetry and rose-wood veneered on oak, with three shallow drawers in the frieze and two deep drawers sans traverse below. Very rich ormolu mounts. Louis XV—Louis XVI Transition, around 1770-75. Height 34½in (88cm), Width 50in (128cm), Depth 22½in (57.5cm)
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A Highly Important Eighteenth-Century George III Period Specimen Armchair, c 1770, Attributed to Thomas Chippendale. Height of Back 38½in (98cm). Height of Seat 16in (41cm), Width of Seat 26in (66cm), Depth of Seat 22in (56cm)
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A Large Charles II Silver Flagon by Charles Shelley London, c 1670. Engraved with the Contemporary Coat of Arms of Berkeley, Spetchley, Co., Worcester. Weight 86 oz Height (35cm)
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A Little Treasure This Enchanting Portrait by Giovanni Boldini of William George Bradley, Viscount Uffington and Later to Become the 5th Earl of Craven, Made in a Recent Sale of 19th Century Continental Paintings, £90,000.
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A London Delftware Money Box in the Form of a Dog with the Name George Adlvm Inscribed on the Collar. c 1717 Height (14.5cm). A Similar Example Dated 1717 Is in the Fitzwilliam Museum
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A Pair of Bow Figures of Kites, Painted in Cheerful but Unlikely Colours and Perched on Flower-Strewn Stumps c 1760. Height 5½in (14.5cm)
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A Pair of William III Silver Gilt Porringers and Covers by John Bodington, London 1699. Height 4¼in (10.9cm), Diameter (Exclusive of Handles) 5in (12.7cm), Weight 32.7oz
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A Rare Derby Six Shell Sweetmeat Centrepiece Surmounted by a Colourful Kingfisher c 1760. Height 6¼in (15.8cm)
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A Selection from Our Stock of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Jewellery, Including a Ruby, Diamond and Enamel Watch by Cartier and a Natural Pearl and Diamond Choker Necklace by J. Templier.
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A set of four candlesticks, made in London in 1761 by William Tuite. They stand 11.25in (28.5cm) high and weigh together 125 ounces. A set of two tea caddies and a covered sugar bowl. All made in London in 1756 by Edward Aldridge and John Stamper. They weigh together 26 ounces and the sugar bowl stands 6.25in (15.8cm) high. All three pieces are engraved with the same crest and have a shagreen box (not shown). A pair of salts on three mask and dolphin feet. Made in London in 1739 by Edward Wood, they weigh 9.5 ounces and are 3.75in (9.5cm) across.
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A very fine kingwood bureau plat, decorated with ormolu mounts of rare quality. It is stamped by Jacques Dubois (1693-1763) and bears the label of the Marchand-Mercier Bertin at the sign of 'The Golden Fleece' (A la Toison d'Or). A similar bureau is to be found in the Séverance collection at the Cleveland Museum. c 1755 Height 32in (80cm), Width 77cm, Length 147cm
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Adriaen Hanneman (1601—the Hague—1671) Portrait of Dr. Richard Steward D. D., Provost of Eton Canvas Signed and Dated 1651(83.8 × 68cm)
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Ahasuerus Fromanteel Londini Fecit Made Circa 1659, This Historical Timepiece Was the First Fusee-Regulated Pendulum Movement and the First Architect-Designed Ebony Case with Gilt Metal Mounts. Height 27in (68.5cm)
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An Extremely Rare First Period Worcester Circular Dish, Painted by Jefferyes Hammett O'Neale, with the Fable of 'The Forester and the Lion' within Scroll Shaped Reserves Painted with Castles, Reserved with Gilt Scroll Borders. 1765-1768 Diameter (25cm)
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An Important Brussels Tapestry Signed by Marcus de Vos c 1680. Height 123in (312cm), Width 180in (460cm)
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An important George III Desk and Bookcase in Finely Patinated Mahogany of Superb Colour, Attributed to Thomas Chippendale. English, c 1770. Height 97½in (247cm), Depth 25in (635cm), Width 48in (121.9cm)
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An Outstanding Regency Brazilian Rosewood and Coromandelwood Sofa/Writing Table with Ormolu Mounts, in Pristine Condition and Very Possibly Made by the London Cabinetmaker, George Bullock c 1815. Height 29in (73.6cm), Width 32in (81.2cm), Length 61in (154.9cm)
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Andrea Mantegna: The Adoration of the Magi (Detail), Oil and Tempera on Linen Laid down on Canvas, 21 × 27in.
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Antique French Aubusson Carpet 14ft 11ins × 11ft 1in (455 × 338cms)
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Arthur Hughes Wonderland Oil on Panel, Signed 7½ × 9½in (19 × 24.1cm)
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Carl Holso̵e (1863-1935) A Woman Reading in a Lamplit Room c 1910. Oil on Canvas, 20 × 17in (50.8 × 43cm)
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Cherry spray in a rock crystal vase, the engraved gold stem with carved purpurine fruit and nephrite leaves. Carl Fabergé, St Petersburg, c 1900. Height 5½in (15cm). Rock crystal dodo with cabochon ruby eyes. Carl Fabergé, St Petersburg, c 1900. Height (5cm). Twin lilies-of-the-valley with engraved gold stems, nephrite leaves and pearl- and diamond-set flowers, in a carved crystal pot with frosted handles. Carl Fabergé. Height 6in (15.25cm). Nephrite terrapin with rose-diamond eyes. Carl Fabergé, St Petersburg, c 1900. Length 4½in (11.3 cm). Gold snuff box with pierced openwork panels reserved with translucent dark and blond tortoiseshell. English, c 1720-30. Illustrated: Connoisseur, December 1963, Hugh Tait, plates 5 and 6; and European and American Snuff Boxes, Claire le Corbeiller (Batsford 1966), plates 243 and 344. Length 3in (8.25cm). Mid 16th-century Italian oval chased gold panel of the Nativity decorated in green and blue enamel. The panel was mounted as a locket in the seventeenth century in openwork enamelled gold set with rubies. Length 3in (8.25cm). Late eighteenth-century English articulated diamond aigrette mounted in gold and set in silver. Height 4½in (12cm).
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Daniel Maclise RA (1806-1870) Combat of Two Knights 25 × 19in (63.5 × 48cm)
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David Roberts Approach of the Simoom — Desert of Gizeh. Lithograph in Original Hand Colour by Louis Haghe. Published by F. G. Moon, 1849, 24 × 17in (61 × 44cm)
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David Teniers the Younger (Antwerp 1610—Brussels 1690). Peasants Outside a Village Inn. Oil on Panel, Signed 9½ × 14in (24 × 35cm)
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Edgar Degas Au théâtre, femme a l'éventail 1880. Pastel and Charcoal, $27frac{3}{4}times 18frac{5}{8}$ (70.4 × 46.9cm)
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Evariste Carpentier (Kuurne 1845-Liège 1922; Belgian School) Terrace on the Roof, with View on Liège. Canvas, Signed below Left, 32½ × 45in (86 × 113cm)
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Examples from Our Collection of Early Spoons. [Apostle spoons, by John Freake, Richard Crosse and Bird in Beart]
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Exceptional and historically important Louis XV commode inlaid with kingswood cartouches on tulipwood borders, framed by highly original ormolu mounts. Louis XV period, 1748-1762. The commode is stamped B. V. R. B. for Bernard Van Risen Burgh, official court ébéniste for Louis XV and his mistress Madame de Pompadour. His mark is found only on the most outstanding pieces. It also bears the mark B. V. for the Château de Bellevue. This château was commissioned by Louis XV for the Marquise de Pompadour and built by the architect A. J. Gabriel in 1748 at a cost of £2,500,000. The account books of Lazare Duvaux show that over 350 pieces were bought between 1748 and 1762. Height 34in (86cm), Width 58in (147cm), Depth 25½in (65cm)
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F. De Wit, Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula. Maritime Map of the World Engraved by De Hooghe, Published for Atlas Maritimus Ofte Zee Atlas in Amsterdam, c 1670
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Figure 10. Silvergilt Tankard, London 1572. Mark: A Bunch of Grapes. Ht: 21.9cm. Teffont Ewyas, Wiltshire (On Loan to VAM).
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Frank Percy Wild Water Lilies. Oil on Canvas, Signed 24½ × 35in (62.2 × 88.9cm)
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Gaetano Gandolfi (1734-1802) Venus Receiving the Arms of Aeneas from Vulcan Oil on Canvas. 24 × 31in (62 × 80cm)
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George Chinnery (1774-1852). Alloy, a Tanka Boat Girl Oil on Canvas. $9frac{3}{4}$ × 8in (24 × 20cm)
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George III, Queen Charlotte and the Royal Children, after a painting of 1770 by Johann Zoffany (see page 14, figure 3). Biscuit porcelain. Overall height of central figure 14in (35.5cm). Chelsea-Derby, 1773-1780. Royal Library, Windsor Castle. Loaned and Reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty The Queen.
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George Romney (1734-1802) Study for the Lost Painting of Midsummer Night's Dream Canvas. 46½ × 58½in (118 × 149cm)
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Giulio Cesare Procaccini (Bologna 1574—Milan 1626). The Entombment. Oil on Panel 25 × 19in (63.4 × 48.2cm)
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Gold Snuff Box, Decorated in Red and Yellow Coloured Gold. English, 1761-62. Maker's Mark of Elias Russel.
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Guido Reni, David with the Head of Goliath, Oil on Canvas, 214.5 by 143 cm.
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H. Alken, Fishing in a Punt. Coloured Aquatint Engraved by I. Clark after H. Alken. Published by T. McLean for Alken's The National Sports of Great Britain in London, 1821.
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Head of King Charlemagne. Study for Decoration for the Dome of the Pantheon in Paris. Baron Antoine Jean Gros (Paris 1771-1835 Maudon). Oil on Canvas. 24 × 19½in (61 × 50cm)
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James Jacques Tissot (1836-1902) Portrait of Kathleen Newton (Mavourneen). Oil on Canvas Signed and Dated 1877 35½ × 20in (90 × 51cm)
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Jan Both (Utrecht? c 1618—Utrecht 1652) and Cornelis van Poelenburgh (Utrecht 1586?—Utrecht 1667). River Landscape with Nymphs Bathing c 1640-1650. Oil on Canvas Signed: J. Both 19 × 23¼in (48 × 59.5cm)
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Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875) La Sieste au bord de l'eau c 1865-1870. Canvas, Signed 18 × (45.7 × 55.2cm)
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Jean François Raffaëlli (1850-1924) L'Ile San Pietro à Venise Oil on Board. Signed Lower Right 17 × 22in (43.1 × 55.9cm)
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Jean Laurent Mosnier (1743/4-1808) Portrait of Lady Callander and James Kearney, Her Son. Signed and Dated 1795. Oil on Canvas, (253.5 × 167.5cm). Exhibited: Royal Academy, 1796, no. 45
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Jean Laurent Mosnier (Paris 1743/4—Petersburg 1808) Portrait of a Girl Seated at a Piano c 1800. Canvas, (121.5 × 87cm)
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John Charlton R. B. A. (1849-1917) A Persian Cat Signed with Monogram 'IC' and Dated 1871 Oil on Canvas 8 × 10in (20 × 25.8cm)
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John Wootton c 1682-1764. Three Spaniels by an Urn in a Wooded Landscape Oil on Canvas 50 × 40in (127 × 101.6cm)
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Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi (1656-1740). The Sacrifice of Jephtha's Daughter. Bronze Group. Height 18¼in (46.4cm), Width (22.2cm), Length (42.5cm)
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Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (1800-1882). Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well. Oil on Canvas, Signed and Dated 'MDCCCXXVI', 34 × 26½in (87 × 67cm)
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Nicolas Vleughels (1668-1737; French School). Le Gascon Puni 1728 Oil on Metal. Monogrammed and Dated at Bottom Right: N. V. 1728 14 × 11½in (36 × 29cm)
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Odilon Redon Flowers in a Blue Jug Signed Lower Left Oil on Canvas c 1870-1880 13 × 12½in (34 × 32cm)
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One of a rare and important pair of Louis XVI ormolu-mounted rose granite des Vosges urns, mounted with gilt bronze putti, frieze and laurel swags. The model is attributed to Thomas Duplessis after a design by Juste François Boucher (1736-1781). In 1774 the granite quarries of the Vosges, which belonged to the Duchesse de Mazarin, supplanted the Assouan granite. c 1785 Height 21 ½in (54cm)
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One of an Important Pair of Chinese Export Wall Sconces Decorated after a Design by Cornelis Pronk in Rich Famille Rose Style with a European Phoenix Rising from the Flames Beneath the Gilt Rays of the Sun. c 1735 Height 14½in (36.7cm)
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Pair of Chelsea Artichoke Tureens and Covers with Finch Finials, Modelled with Overlapping Leaves Enriched in Tones of Green and Puce. c 1755 Height 6in (16cm). Longton Hall Circular Melon Tureen and Cover Striped in Yellow and Green on a Triangular Foliage-Moulded Foot. Puce W mark. c 1755. Height 4½in (11.5cm)
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Pieter Claesz. (Steinfurt c 1590—Haarlem 1661) Vanitas Still Life. Oil on Panel, Signed with Monogram and Dated 1645 15 × 24in (39 × 61cm)
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Pieter Cornelis van Slingelandt Family Group in an Interior. Signed and Dated 1674, Oil on Panel, 25¼ × 20½in (63.5 × 52cm)
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Pietro Fabris (Neapolitan School, Eighteenth Century). A Scene from Neapolitan Life. One of a Set of Four Oil Paintings on Canvas. Signed on the Reverse. One of the Series is Dated 1756, Another 1757 27½ × 38½in (70 × 96cm)
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Regency Period Ebony and Brass Inlaid Writing Table Signed by Louis Le Gaigneur c 1815. Provenance: Marchioness Conyngham, Slane Castle, Height (70.6cm), Width 35½in (89.6cm), Depth 25½in (64.8cm)
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Royal presentation gold box, the borders chased with oak leaves and berries over a granulated field, the cover with the monogram 'GR' for George III in brilliant diamonds applied to an engraved plaque enamelled translucent royal blue. A. J. Strachan, London, 1809. Diameter (9.5cm). Loaned and reproduced by Gracious Permission of Her Majesty The Queen Mother.
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Salvator Rosa (1615-1673) [Saint Anthony Abbot reading] 71½ × 40in (182 × 102cm)
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Satinwood mantle clock in the style of the furnishings in the Brighton Pavilion by John Carter, London. c 1852. One of a set of four candlesticks, by William Gould George III, 1748. Height (24.7cm). Sugar caster by Christopher Canner William III, 1701. Bullet teapot by Thomas Tearle George I, 1721. Ascos jug by Paul Storr Victoria, 1837
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Silver Gilt Tankard. Made by Robert Taleboyes in London 1556 6in (15cm)
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The Glory of Bacchus Tapestry from the series of Grotesques des Dieux; workshops of Beauvais under Philippe de Behagle after the design by Jean Bérain and the cartoons by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. Beauvais 1700-1725, Height 113in (289cm), Width 79in (201cm)
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Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales (Photograph: Lord Snowdon)
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Thomas Jones Barker (Bath 1815—Haverstock Hill 1882; English School) Departure of the Regiment. Canvas, Signed, 41 × 22in (102 × 55cm)
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Two Important Ebony Table Clocks. George Graham No 598 c 1720 Height 11in (27.9cm), Thomas Tompion No 317 c 1700 Height 14in (35.5cm)
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Very rare and important French Louis XV commode by Jean Desforges, maître ébéniste in Paris in 1739. The Japanese black and gold lacquer panels on three sides are framed by extremely fine and elaborate bronze doré mounts which continue down the legs to form intricate sabots. The piece is stamped four times in each corner of the top under the original marble. Height 34½in (88cm), Width 57in (145cm), Depth 27in (68cm)
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Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist by Guido Reni (1575-1642)
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A Bone Shaman's Charm Nicely Carved to Represent a Squid Bored for Suspension. Sitka Tribe of Tlingit. S. E. Alaska 18th-19th Century. 4 × 1½in (10 × 3.8cm)
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A Fine Rare Queen Anne Burr-Walnut Bureau of Superb Colour, Having a Well-Fitted, Shaped Interior and Retaining Its Original Handles. England, c 1705, Height 38in (97cm), Width 27in (69cm), Depth 19in (48cm)
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A Fine Straw Glazed Pottery Model of a Foreigner, Chinese, Tang Dynasty, 618-906 A. D. Height 16in (40cm)
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A Pair of Chinese Porcelain Figures of Hawks Decorated in Famille Rose Enamels, on Louis XVI Ormolu Bases. Ch'ien Lung Period. Height (37.4cm) Excluding bases
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A Rare Use of Enamelled Bronze. This Figure of the Egyptian God. Horus Wears a Roman Military Cuirass. Egypt, First Century AD. Height 6in (15.2cm)
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A Sino-Tibetan Seated Gilt Bronze Buddha on Double Lotus Base Fifteenth Century Height 18½in (46.9cm)
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Chinese Ornamental Carving in Chalcedony Agate, a Tree Trunk Entwined by Branches with Flowers and Birds. Eighteenth Century. Height 10¼in (26cm) Including Stand
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K'ang table in huang hua-li — carved apron with motifs of stylized dragons and foliage. A very fine example of a low Chinese table of the Ming Dynasty. Wan-li Period (1573-1619). Height 11¼in (28cm), Length 36½in (92.5cm), Width 25in (64cm)
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Seventeenth-Century Japanese Arita Dish with the Monogram of the Dutch East India Company 14in (36cm)
Non-western art unattributed:
Silk Carpet, Kashgar, 'Serindia', Late 17th or Early 18th Century, 205 × 360cm
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(e) Onyx Cameo of Queen Elizabeth I, Set in a Gold Ring Enamelled around the Hoop with Flowers Alluding to the Queen's Virginity. English, after c 1580. (On Loan to the Museum)
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A Breakfront Bookcase Containing a Specialist Selection of Art Reference and Decorative Art Books for the Collector and Connoisseur. (Bookcase for Display Purposes Only.)
Western art unattributed:
A Highly Important Pair of Late 18th Century Ormolu and White Marble Vases. Russian, c 1785. Height 23in (58.5cm), Width 15½in (39.5cm), Depth 9½in (24cm)
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A rare and interesting example of an English oak joined stool with silhouette legs. The legs of a joined stool are usually turned, and occasionally also enriched by carving. The legs of the example illustrated are of silhouette form, enriched with carving to simulate the carved turned legs of the late Elizabethan period. English, sixteenth-seventeenth century
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A rare George I walnut bureau bookcase of exceptional quality and colour with unusual bevelled mirror glass doors and finely fitted interior to both top and bureau. Inscribed on one of the drawers: 'Mr Witrod, Horse Heath Lodge, Nr Linton, Cambridgeshire'. Height 95½in (242.5cm) Width 40in (102.8cm) Depth 25in (63.5cm)
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A Selection from Our Stock of Interesting Jewellery, Objets de Vertu and Portrait Miniatures
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A Very Fine Quality George III Period Rosewood and Satinwood Secretaire Cabinet. English, c 1790. Height 59½in (1.51cm), Width 33in (84cm), Depth 13in (35cm)
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A very important early 18th-century boulle bureau bookcase, the exterior inlaid with tortoiseshell, brass, pewter and mother-of-pearl, the central panel of the fall representing Zeus, Ganymede and Io, the shaped cornice and base inlaid with broad panels of brass; the magnificent interior veneered in walnut and containing many small and secret drawers. Height 97in (246.5cm) Width 42in (106.5cm) Depth 28in (71 cm)
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An Augsburg 'Masterpiece' Clock, with Dials to all Four Sides Including an Astrolabe and Trimestrial Calendar, 12/24 Hour and Quarter Striking. Early Seventeenth Century, Height 22in (57cm)
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An Exquisite and Rare William III Period Mulberry and Walnut Feather Banded Dwarf Bureau c 1695. Height 3′ 0″. Width 2′ 0″, Depth 1′ 6″
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An Important George III Chippendale Period Giltwood Mirror c 1760. Height 84in (214cm), Width 40in (102cm)
Western art unattributed:
An important Irish late eighteenth-century Statuary marble chimney-piece, with fine quality 'Bossi' inlay, together with a finely engraved gunmetal register grate, indistinctly signed, but of Dublin manufacture. Height 57in (144.7cm) Length of shelf 74in (187.9cm)
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Anglo-Indian Ebony Centre Table Inlaid with Exotic Woods on Tripod Base with Feet in the Form of Peacock Heads. Ceylon, c 1825(75.5cm) Diameter (124cm)
Western art unattributed:
Art Reference Books: Essential Reading for Collectors and Dealers Alike
Western art unattributed:
Copper-Gilt Processional Cross, Found at Bosworth in 1778 and Traditionally Linked with the Battle of 1485. Height: 23in (58cm).
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Enamelled Gold Pendant Formed as a Warrior with a Trophy of Arms English or Dutch, c 1620. Shown Enlarged: Actual Size 2½ × 2in (6.3 × 5.1cm)
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English School. A Portrait of a Prize Cow Aged Seven Years Outside a Byre with a Farmer c 1840 19½ × 25½in (50 × 65cm)
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Extremely Rare George III Mahogany Commode of Concave and Bombé Outline, Retaining All Original Rococo Gilt Bronze Handles and with Canted Moulded and Carved Corners. Width 39″. Height 33½″. Depth 23½″
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Figure 8. Purbeck Marble Tankard with Silvergilt Mounts. English, c 1580. Unmarked. Ht: 24.5cm. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, USA. 1949.476.
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Figure 9. Serpentine Marble Bowl with Silvergilt Mounts. English, c 1500. Unmarked. Diam: 16cm. VAM M248-1924.
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From a Set of Engravings in the Clifton Little Venice Collection
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Henry VII (1457-1509), by an Unknown Artist. Seventeenth-Century Copy after an Original of c 1500. Oil on panel, (58.1 × 45.1cm).
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
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Italy, First Half of the Seventeenth Century A Bolognese Reverse Section Carved and Gilded Running Leaf pattern Frame Sight Size (49.5 × 67cm). Section Width (19.4cm)
Western art unattributed:
Louis XVI Vase Pendule with Chime. White Marble Case Paris, 1780. Height 12in (30.4cm)
Western art unattributed:
Platinum Brooch in the Form of a Flower-Basket, Set with Diamonds, Carved Emeralds, Carved Rubies and Carved Sapphires. c 1925. Height 1½in (4cm), Width 2¼in (6cm)
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Portrait of a Youth English School c 1630 Oil on Canvas. 28 × 26in (71 × 66cm)
Western art unattributed:
Professor Waetzoldt, Former Director of the Berlin State Museum, and Head of Our International Fine Art service.
Western art unattributed:
The Embarkation of Henry VIII from Dover. Artist(s) Unknown. Canvas, (168.9 × 347.3cm). Hampton Court, London
Western art unattributed:
The Mydelton Standing Cup, Silver-Gilt, 1599. Height: (27.3cm). Inscribed on bowl: 'Omnia ex deo mentem non munus, Hugh Midelton'.
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Stradanus and the 'Sala di Penelope'
09/1984 | 978 | 126
Pages: 569+587+592
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Clifford, Timothy (Clifford, Timothy)
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46. Study for the Ceiling of the Sala di Penelope, by Iohannes Stradanus. Pen and Brown Ink with Wash, Heightened with White, 40.4 by 24.6 cm. (Collection T. Clifford).
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47. Detail of Fig. 46.
Letter
The Chatsworth Drawings
09/1984 | 978 | 126
Pages: 569
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Auld, Alasdair (Auld, Alasdair)
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Clifford, Timothy (Clifford, Timothy)
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Diamond, Michael (Diamond, Michael)
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Ford, Brinsley (Ford, Brinsley; Ford, Richard Brinsley)
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Gowing, Lawrence (Gowing, Lawrence)
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H., T. (H., T.; Hodgkinson, Terence)
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Haskell, Francis (Haskell, Francis; Haskell, Francis James Herbert; Haskell, F.; H., F.)
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Hirst, Michael (Hirst, Michael)
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Jaffé, Michael (Jaffé, Michael)
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K., M. (K., M.; Kitson, Michael)
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Kemp, Martin (Kemp, Martin)
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Montagu, Jennifer (Montagu, Jennifer)
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Stevens, Timothy (Stevens, Timothy)
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Ward-Jackson, Peter (Ward-Jackson, Peter)
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Another Clock Painted by Baciccio?
12/1976 | 885 | 118
Pages: 852+854-855
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Clifford, Timothy (Clifford, Timothy)
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100. Truth Unveiled, by G. L. Bernini. 1646 52. Marble; Height, 280 cm. (Galleria Borghese, Rome).
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97. Table Clock, Signed by Giovan Pietro Callin of Genoa. c.1675. Height, 73 cm. (Museo Poldi-Pezzoli, Milan).
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98. Allegory of Justice, by G. B. Gaulli Called 'Il Baciccio'. Pen and Brown Ink, Brown Wash over Black Chalk Indications, 22.9 by 19.6 cm. (Royal Library, Windsor Castle). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.
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99. Detail of Painted Dial of Table Clock Illustrated in Fig.67, Here Attributed to G. B. Gaulli Called 'Il Baciccio'.
Article
Battista Franco as a Designer for Maiolica
06/1976 | 879 | 118
Pages: 386-410
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Clifford, Timothy (Clifford, Timothy)
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Mallet, J. V. G. (Mallet, J. V. G.; Mallet, John)
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36. Sheet of Studies Probably Connected with Decorations of the Duomo, Urbino, by Battista Franco. Pen and Brown Ink. (Musée du Louvre).
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37. Design for a Dish and Other Sketches, by Battista Franco. Pen and Brown Ink, 25.9 by 39.7 cm. (Windsor Castle). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen.
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38. Back of Plate with Angels Holding the Instruments of the Passion. Maiolica, Urbino (Fontana Workshop); c.1545-51. (Gambier-Parry Collection, Courtauld Institute of Art).
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39. (Cat.4) Design for a Plate with the Reception of a Warrior by King Priam, by Battista Franco. (Victoria and Albert Museum).
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40. (Cat.27) Design for a Plate with Hercules and Cacus, after Battista Franco.
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41. (Cat.26) Plate with Hercules and Cerberus. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1545-51.
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43. (Cat.3) Dish with the Rape of Helen. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1560-65.
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44. (Cat.2) Dish with King Priam Seated in Council with His Sons. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1560-65.
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45. (Cat.2b) Dish with King Priam Seated in Council with His Sons. Urbino (Alfonso Patanazzi Workshop); c.1580.
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46. (Cat.5) Design for Dish with the Reception of Helen by King Priam, after Battista Franco. 47. (Cat.5) Dish with the Reception of Helen by King Priam. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1545-51. 48. (Cat.5a) Dish with the Reception of Helen by King Priam. Duchy of Urbino (?Pesaro); c.1560. 49. (Cat.6a) Dish with Cassandra Raving. Duchy of Urbino, lustred at Gubbio; c.1550. 50. (Cat.6, Drawing A) Design for Dish with Cassandra Raving, by Battista Franco. 51. (Cat.6) Dish with Cassandra Raving. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1545-51.
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52. (Cat.6, Drawing B) Drawing of Camels, by Battista Franco.
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53. (Cat.8, Drawing C) Design of Centre of Dish with Discovery of Achilles, after Battista Franco.
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54. (Cat.8) Dish with the Discovery of Achilles. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1560-65.
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55. (Cat.8a) Dish with the Discovery of Achilles. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1570.
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56. (Cat.8, Drawing A) Design for Centre of Dish with the Discovery of Achilles, by Battista Franco.
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57. (Cat.8, Drawing B) Design for Dish with the Discovery of Achilles, by Battista Franco.
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58. (Cat.7) Design for Dish with ?the Greek Fleet Assembled at Aulis, after Battista Franco. 59. (Cat.9) Dish with the Greeks and Trojans Fighting Outside a Palisade. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); ?1559. 60. (Cat.9a) Cistern with Greeks and Trojans Fighting Outside a Palisade. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1560-65. 61. (Cat.9b) Dish with the Greeks and Trojans Fighting Outside a Palisade. Urbino (Patanazzi Workshops); c.1580. 62. (Cat.10) Design for Plate with Aeneas Defending the Body of Pandarus from Diomedes, by Battista Franco. 63. (Cat.10) Plate with Aeneas Defending the Body of Pandarus from Diomedes. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1545-51.
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64. (Cat.11) Dish with Achilles Putting on His Armour. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1560-65. 65. (Cat.11a) Cistern with Achilles Putting on His Armour. Urbino (Patanazzi Workshops); c.1580. 66. (Cat.11*) Design for Dish with Priam(?) Begging for the Corpse of Hector from Achilles, by Battista Franco. 67. (Cat.12) Design for Plate with the Greeks Getting into the Trojan Horse, by Battista Franco. 68. (Cat.13) Design for Plate with Trojans Dragging the Horse into Troy, by Battista Franco. 69. (Cat.14) Plate with the Greeks Battering down the Gates of Priam's Palace. Urbino (Fontana Workshops);c.1545-51.
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71. (Cat.15) Plate with Pyrrhus Killing Priam. Probably Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1545-51.
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72. (Cat.17) Design for Plate with Ascanius with a Flame Round His Head, by Battista Franco.
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73. (Cat.17) Plate with Ascanius with a Flame Round His Head. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1545-51.
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75. (Cat.17) Inscription on Back of Cat. No.17, Fig.73.
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76. (Cat.18) Plate with Troy Burning and in Ruins. Urbino (Fontana Workshops);c.1545-51.
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77. (Cat.19) Design for Plate with Aeneas Carrying Anchises on His Shoulders, by Battista Franco. 78. (Cat.19a) Plate with Aeneas Carrying Anchises on His Shoulders While Creusa Is Carried off. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1545-51. 79. (Cat.19 Note) Dish with Aeneas Carrying Anchises (The Centre after Raphael). Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1550. 80. (Cat.21) Design for Dish with the Madness of Hecuba, after Battista Franco. (Windsor Castle). Reproduced by Gracious Permission of H. M. the Queen. 81. (Cat.22) Dish with? the Goddess Latona Crossing the River. Urbino (Fontana Workshops);? c.1545-51. 82. (Cat.23) Dish with Diana and Her Nymphs Bathing. Urbino (Fontana Workshops); c.1560-65.
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83. Detail of Back of Dish Cat.22, Fig.81.
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84. (Cat.24) Design for Dish with Claudia Quinta Refloating the Boat, by Battista Franco.
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85. Design for Dish with Four Herdsmen in a Landscape, by Battista Franco.
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86. Pilgrim Flask with Four Herdsmen in a Landscape. Urbino (Fontana Workshops);c.1560-65.
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87. Dish with Saul and Abimelech. Duchy of Urbino, c.1570. In the Manner of Battista Franco. (Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum,Brunswick).
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88. Dish with Marcus Curtius. Duchy of Urbino (? Pesaro); c.1555. In the Manner of Battista Franco. (Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen).
Western art unattributed:
42. (Cat.1) Plate with Paris and Oenone. Duchy of Urbino; c.1560.
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70. (Cat.14a) Plate with the Greeks Battering down the Gates of Priam's Palace.? Pesaro, Late Nineteenth Century.
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74. (Cat.16) Plate with Venus Restraining Aeneas from Killing Helen. Duchy of Urbino; c.1560.
Article
James Jefferys, Historical Draughtsman (1751-84)
03/1976 | 876 | 118
Pages: 148-155+157
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Clifford, Timothy (Clifford, Timothy)
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Sloman , Susan (Sloman , Susan; Legouix, Susan; Sloman, Susan Legouix; Sloman, Susan)
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26. The Deluge, by James Jefferys. Inscribed Verso: 'Mr J. Jefferys 1772'. Pen and Ink Wash, 66.6 by 100.6 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Maidstone).
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27. Pride Led by the Passions (Spenser, Faery Queen), by James Jefferys. Signed Verso: 'J. Jefferys'. Pen and Ink Wash, 45.5 by 65.5 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Maidstone).
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28. Landscape with Orlando Rescuing Oliver from the Lion and Serpent (Shakespeare, As You Like it, Act IV, Scene II), by James Jefferys. Signed: 'Roma James Jefferys'. Pen and Ink Wash, 27.5 by 42.3 cm. (Collection D. L. T. Oppé).
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29. The Sacrifice in the Temple Interrupted, by James Jefferys. Pen and Ink Wash, 50 by 78.1 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Maidstone).
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30. The Gruesome Feast, by James Jefferys. Pen and Ink, 49.2 by 60.3 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Maidstone).
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31. Fallen Warrior Lying against a Horse, by James Jefferys. Pen and Ink Wash, 50.1 by 76.8 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Maidstone).
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32. A Group of Women Weavers Abandon Their Work to Dance and Make Music, by James Jefferys. Pen and Ink Wash, 59.2 by 91 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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33. Homer Reciting His Poetry to the Greeks, by James Jefferys. Pen and Ink Wash, 62 by 90.7 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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34. A Rustick Dance, by James Jefferys. Pen and Ink Wash, 51.1 by 66 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Maidstone).
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35. Woman Pleads with Three Men, by James Jefferys. Pen and Ink, 45.7 by 59 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Maidstone).
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36. Crowd Listening to an Orator, by James Jefferys. Pen and Ink Wash, 59.5 by 91 cm. (Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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37. (?) Christ with the Doctors in the Temple, by James Jefferys. Pen and Ink, 50.1 by 76.8 cm. (Museum and Art Gallery, Maidstone).
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38. The Scene before Gibraltar on the Morning of the 14th of September, 1782, after James Jefferys, by William Woollett (1735-85) and John Emes (fl. 1775-1810). Line Engraving, 49.5 by 68.9 cm. (British Museum).
Short Notice
G. B. Castello's Designs for the 'Cupid and Psyche' Tapestries
04/1975 | 865 | 117
Pages: 234-239
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Clifford, Timothy (Clifford, Timothy)
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60. Venus Admonishing Cupid, Here Attributed to Giovanni Battista Castello, il Bergamasco. Pen and Brown Ink over Traces of Black Chalk, 30.1 by 26.4 cm. (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh).
Attributed works:
62. Venus Seeking Vengeance on Psyche, Here Attributed to Giovanni Battista Castello, il Bergamasco. Pen and Brown Ink over Traces of Black Chalk, 30.5 by 26.8 cm. (Messrs P. & D. Colnaghi, London, 1960).
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64. Psyche Bringing the Phial to Venus and Psyche Assisted by Jove's Eagle, by Giovanni Battista Castello, il Bergamasco. Pen and Brown Ink over Traces of Black Chalk, 27.4 by 24.7 cm. (Christ Church, Oxford).
Attributed works:
65. Psyche Watching the Sleeping Cupid, by Giovanni Battista Castello, il Bergamasco. Ceiling Fresco. (Palazzo Tobia Pallavicino, Now Camera di Commercio, Genoa).
Western art unattributed:
59. Venus Admonishing Cupid. Here Described as Flemish, on Designs by Giovanni Battista Castello, il Bergamasco. Tapestry, 365.8 by 317.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum).
Western art unattributed:
61. Venus Seeking Vengeance on Psyche. Here Described as Flemish, on Designs by Giovanni Battista Castello, il Bergamasco. Tapestry, 362 by 318.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum).
Western art unattributed:
63. Psyche Bringing the Phial to Venus and Psyche Assisted by Jove's Eagle. Here Described as Flemish, on Designs by Giovanni Battista Castello, il Bergamasco. Tapestry Detail, c.375 by 310 cm. (Vaisse Sale, Paris, May 1885).
Western art unattributed:
66. Psyche Watching the Sleeping Cupid. Here Described as Flemish, on Designs by Giovanni Battista Castello, il Bergamasco. Detail from Tapestry. (Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington D. C.).
Letter
[Letters]
06/1974 | 855 | 116
Pages: 332+334-335
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Author:
Broeder, F. A. Den (Broeder, F. A. Den; Den Broeder, F. A.; Broeder, Frederick Den)
Author:
Clifford, Timothy (Clifford, Timothy)
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61. Dido Receiving Aeneas, by Giambattista Pittoni after Solimena. Black Chalk over Traces of Red, 20 by 28.4 cm. (Accademia, Venice.)
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