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ARTHUR JOHN BALLIOL SALMON (1868-1953); pencil and charcoal drawing, 'The Welterhorn', signed in pencil lower left and inscribed with title, 44 x 30.5cm, framed and glazed and a set of three early 19th century hand coloured engravings of royal houses comprising 'The King's Library, Buckingham House', 24.5 x 28.5cm, 'Queen Anne's Bed, Windsor Castle', 28 x 22.5cm, and 'Second Drawing Room, Buckingham House', 24 x 29cm, all framed and glazed, all by T Sutherland (4).

Denise Arokas (French, b.1931) Study of a young lady oil pastel, signed in pencil lower centre right 13¼ x 10in (33.75 x 25.5cm), distressed, carved wooden frame (48.5 x 40.5cm) * Denise Arokas became Henri Matisse's last muse late in his life. Discovered aged 19 in Paris in 1950 by Matisse's great muse, the Russian refugee Ludia Delectorskya, Arokas was initially recruited as Matisse's night nurse, but commenced modelling for him soon afterwards. They became close companions and she soon moved with him to his studio in the Hotel Regina in Nice, resulting in important works such as the painting for the Pavillion de Marsan and large cut-out gouache works such as 'La Tristesse du Roi'. Matisse also gave Arokas drawing lessons during this period.

Willem DE FAMARS TESTAS (1834-1896), set of 3 watercolours of young girls and one pencil drawing of a reclining male nude, monogrammed and datedWillem DE FAMARS TESTAS (1834-1896), set van 3 aquarellen van jonge meisjes en één potloodtekening van een liggend mannelijk naakt, gemonogrammeerd en gedateerd9 x 18, 17 x 19.5, 16.5 x 20.5 & 15.5 x 19.5 cm

Franz VON STUCK (1863-1928), pencil/chalk drawing Mythical scene with Amazons, signedFranz VON STUCK (1863-1928), potlood/krijttekening Mytisch tafereel met Amazones, getekend34.5 x 63 cm

Johan VAN VLAENDEREN (1952), pencil drawing Standing pregnant woman, signed and dated '98Johan VAN VLAENDEREN (1952), potloodtekening Staande zwangere vrouw, getekend en gedateerd '9845 x 52.5 cm

Jakob SMITS (1855/56-1928), pencil drawing Josine, his wife, not signed and etching Landscape with large white clouds, signed in pencilJakob SMITS (1855/56-1928), potloodtekening Josine, zijn vrouw, niet getekend en ets Landschap met grote witte wolken, getekend in potlood15 x 18 & 15 x 12.5 cm

Byron Howard, signed pencil drawing of "Louisa", signed halfway down on some steps, 80 x 37.

COCTEAU, J. Léone. (Paris, Gallimard), 1945. (4), 120, (2) pp. W. 2 plain lithogr. plates by the author. 8°-obl. Obrds., uncut. (Cover a bit soiled and age-toned, but in v.g. condition).NOTE: Printed in red and black in a limited edition of 400 numb. copies. This copy w. ms. dedication in pencil by the author, dated 1958, to Jean Pierre Coeuriot and w. a nice large 'en profil' drawing in pencil of a face, also by Cocteau, on the half-title.

LUCEBERT. (Abstract drawing). 1986. Or. drawing in water colour, chalk, pencil and gouache. Signed and dated in pencil in left lower corner. 320 x 230 mm (paper size). (Traces of former mounting, a bit browned, espec. along extremities). -- Added: Id. (Abstract drawing). 1986. Or. drawing in water colour, chalk and gouache. Signed and dated in pencil in right lower corner (same day as previous drawing!). 320 x 230 mm (paper size). Between cardboard mounts. -- (2).

Four assorted pictures, comprising a pencil sketch of a cat signed indistinctly lower left, Olga ......,  a Gerald Ososki sketh of nude figures, a Meg Willams pen and ink drawing of a stream and a watercolour nude sketch (4) Largest - 53cm x 73cm

A detached album folio : a drawing of a young beauty sleeping under a tree,  Safavid revival style, Qajar Iran, late 19th/early 20th century, ink and gold on paper, under a richly decorated blanket, two standing young suitors and a recumbent deer to her side, a servant behind a tree and a sufi sage asleep against its trunk, within narrow polychrome and gold margins, laid on card, within wide pink borders with an elegant gilt decoration consisting a lion pouncing on a deer, a fox or wolf and fleeing deer in the background above, the sides with a rabbit and recumbent deer, two oxen and a wolf below, the reverse with pencil inscriptions, mounted33 x 20.4cm.Condition Report: The corners and edges are in good condition. The wide borders present as very clean with crisp gilt decoration. The floral margins are in very good condition. The scene is affected by a very slight tarnishing. The most noticeable affected area is in front of the dozing dervish.This works was taped to its mount.

A preparatory drawing for an illustration for a Krishna Lila series : Radha at her toilet readying herself to meet Krishna, Kangra school, North India, late 18th century,ink and pencil on paper lightly heightened with gouache or water colour, in a courtyard, then seen joining him by a doorway before dancing together surrounded by gopis,  mounted, framed and glazed43.4 x 33.5cm. framed, 23.7 x 17.5cm. visibleProvenance: From the Collection of Francis Golding (1944-2013)Condition Report: Tarnished and stained overall. Slightly warped. Possibly patched to lower left corner.Please note this work was not taken out of its frame and glaze to prepare this condition report. Thus, the department recommends its inspection in person before placing bids.

A tethered camel, Probably Isfahan, early 18th century, Ink and colours on paper, in a rocky landscape, his keeper in the background, within gold borders ruled in black, rectangular calligraphic panels containing poetic verses in black nasta'liq script, the reverse with numerals in blue ink and pencil, cropped label, mounted20.8 x 12.4cm. visible, 31.6 x 20cm.  mountedProvenance: Sotheby's Fine Orientalist Manuscripts and Miniatures, 15 October 1984, Lot 133This drawing is a near copy of a watercolour signed by Mu'in Musavvir and dated 1678 (B.W. Robinson, Persian Drawings from the 14th through the 19th century, Boston, 1965, p. 95.)Footnotes: This work is closely inspired from, if not a copy of a work signed by Mu'in Mussavir, dated 1678 and published in B. W.  Robinson, Persian Drawings from the 14th though the 19th Century, p. 95, Boston 1965Provenance : Sotheby's London, Fine Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures, 15 October 1984, lot 133Condition Report: This work is taped to its mount. The visible edges are in fair condition. It is likely it has been cropped. This work is lightly stained and pitted. It shows some smudging in scattered areas. some minute losses can be noticed. 

ROGER HILTON C.B.E. (BRITISH 1911-1975) DRAWING (SEATED NUDE), 1972 signed and dated (lower right), pencil on paper 25.4cm x 20.3cm (10in x 8in)  Redfern Gallery, London (as 'Seated Nude with Crooked Arm');Cyril Gerber Fine Art, Glasgow;Jones & Jacob Ltd, Watlington, where acquired by the present owner.  

ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER (GERMAN 1880-1938) ZWEI FRAUEN IM GESPRÄCH [TWO WOMAN IN CONVERSATION], c. 1921 stamped with the Nachlass E. L. Kirchner mark and numbered P Da/Ba 5 in ink and K6796 and 6450 in pencil (to reverse), Indian ink and wash on paper  30.2cm x 36cm (11 7/8in x 14 1/8in) Theo Hill Galerie, Cologne, 1968;Anthony Hepworth FIne Art, Bath;The Collection of Gillian Raffles. This work is listed in the Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Archives, Wichtrach/Bern and will be included in any forthcoming catalogue raisonnés of the artist's graphic works,Exhibited:Mercury Gallery, London, Summer Exhibition, 11 June - 15 September 1973, no. 191, illustrated in exhibition catalogue. ‘I learnt to value the first sketch, so that the first sketches and drawings have the greatest worth for me. How often I’ve failed to pull off and consciously complete on the canvas that which I threw off without effort in a trance in my sketch…’ Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, ‘Zebdher Essay’, recorded in his diary, 1927 Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s Zwei Frauen im Gesprach is the perfect expression of the ‘modernist primitivism’ that defined German Expressionism in the early 20th Century, both that of the Die Brücke group (of which Kirchner was the founder and leading light) and its Munich counterpart, Der Blaue Reiter, led by Kandinsky. Both groups sought to free art – and life – from the shackles of bourgeois ideals and (in art) stifling Academism, alighting upon the cultures of non-European peoples as ciphers of a more direct and intuitive emotional ‘truth’, in particular the art of the Pacific (inspired by Gauguin) and of Africa. Whilst today we would look at the Expressionists’ approach to non-Europan art as a form of cultural appropriation, based on fundamental misconceptions of this art being ‘primitive’ rather than highly sophisticated in its own right, this approach was, at least, wholehearted in its intention: Kirchner and his contemporaries were genuinely looking to the non-European for something lacking in the West, their ‘primitivism’ beyond a mere imitation – rather  a search for authenticity, a direction of travel to express true modernity.  In Zwei Frauen im Gesprach, we see two young women in conversation in what looks like Kirchner’s studio – which itself was a gesamkunstwerk (total art work) of hand-printed batik hangings, dark painted walls, hand-carved furniture and African objects. In the background, we see one of these objects, a small totemic figure, listening in, perhaps, to what these two thoroughly modern women are discussing. The figure on the left, with her bobbed hair and arch hand gesture looks like she has stepped straight out of a Berlin cabaret. Indeed, she could well be the dancer Nina Hard, renowned for her slick black bob, whom Kirchner had met in Zürich in May 1921 and who was to became an important model and muse for him.  And this sculpture in the background could well be African, brought back by the brother of fellow Die Brücke artist Erich Heckel, who held a job in colonial East Africa, but equally it could be a work of Heckel or Kirchner’s own making, as modern as the women themselves. Kirchner’s sculptures of the 1910s are incredible hybrid works, far beyond imitations of African art and distinctly European, that don’t really find their counterpart until Georg Baselitz’s chainsaw carvings of the 1980s. In Zwei Frauen im Gesprach Kirchner shows his mastery of brush and ink, which perhaps could be said to be the medium of German Expressionism. The brush allows for bold, jagging lines and an emphasis on outline over shading, as sculpting the figures on paper as they would with chisels out of wood; and the ink allows for speed – an idea as modern as modern can be. Brush and ink allows spontaneity, a definitiveness of gesture, that Kirchner, Heckel and fellow members of Die Brücke honed in their ‘quarter-hour’ life drawing sessions, where working quickly became analogous to working without premeditation – or as Jill Lloyd puts it, speed of execution becomes an ‘attempt… to catch modernity on the wing’. (Jill Lloyd, German Expressionism: Primitivism and Modernity, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1991, p.45)

GRAHAM SUTHERLAND O.M. (BRITISH 1903-1980) PALMS (DOUBLE-SIDED DRAWING), 1948 initialled and dated (lower right), pencil on paper 16.8cm x 22.2cm (6 5/8in x 8 ¾in) The Collection of Gillian Raffles.

EDWARD BURRA (BRITISH 1905-1976) NUDE MALE MODEL WITH A VIGNETTE OF A LADY / NUDE FEMALE MODEL estate stamp (lower left) pencil and bistre on paper (double-sided drawing) 56cm x 38cm (22in x 15in) The Estate of the Artist;Private Collection, London.

Colin Self (British b. 1941), 'Inca Youth', pencil drawing, signed and dated 14.8.1997, 22 x 14cm. ref 453.

York Racecourse Collection - Framed pencil drawing of Simeon Templeman by J.F.Herring (1795-1865), 29.7cm x 38.8cmShipping £48.00 plus vat (UK Only)

Laurence Stephen Lowry (British 1887-1976)Street scenes (recto and verso), and ghostly figurebiro and pencil on pamphlet cover on The Common Market (street scenes), biro on brown envelope (ghostly figure) 20 x 25 cm, unframed (street scenes), 23 x 10 cm, unframed (ghostly figure) (2) Qty: 2 Provenance: Monty Bloom, thence by descent. Street scenes: surface dirt, particulalry to the drawing on the back page of the pamphlet. Soft creasing to the corners and a few further mild handling creases. Holes to the paper where the staples have been removed. A small indentation lower left.Ghostly figure: in fairly good condition. The envelope is creased throughout.

Nigel Hall (British b. 1943)Drawing no. 1047signed and dated 'Nigel Hall 1047-96' in pencil (lower right) charcoal and gouache on paper 35 x 50 cm, unframed Light scattered foxing throughout. Very light acidification to the sheet, becoming a shade darker at edges. A light brown stain visible, centre, on close inspection. Spots of surface dirt throughout and some handling dirt to edges and corners. A small area of very fine craquelure visible to white paint, lower left.

E J Frost (19thC/20thC). Steamer Yacht LT942, pencil drawing, signed, dated, Lowestoft 1919, 36cm x 48cm.

Lieutenant-General Archibald Ingles Lockhart (1810-1880)View of the Ruins of the Abbey at Inchiquin in County Clare in the South-West of Irelandsepia wash and pencil on paper18cm x 26.5cm by family descent to Stephen Lockhart CMG; with Michael Appleby of St James's. Private Collection, UK. The present drawing comes from a collection reportedly sold at Sotheby's in 1979, the majority of which were overseas scenes, typically India. The collection offered at Chorley's comprises studies of Ireland.

John Sell Cotman (1782-1842)View of Domfront, Looking to the South Eastpencil26cm x 40cm Private Collection, UK. The present drawing comes from a series of four executed by Cotman in the early 1820s, when he visited the Norman town. The current artwork is an early preliminary outline drawing; Cotman also produced two versions in pencil and brown wash, and another in watercolour. The source cited in the bibliography below describes the most advanced version of the same view.Bibliography:Rajnai (Miklos) John Sell Cotman 1782-1842, A touring exhibition arranged by the Arts Council of Great Britain, London: Arts Council of Great Britain and The Herbert Press, 1982, pp. 121-122. Generally very good condition overall; the paper is bright, with minimal fading, although there is some time staining around the edges of the sheet, in addition to some undulation to the sheet below the glazing. It is ready to hang.

Attributed to Robert Hills (1769 - 1844), pencil sketch of an ox, 9.5 x 15cm, together with a pencil drawing of a donkey and foal and another of a camelNo provenance, privately entered. Bearing old label verso

Enaid Jones, red conté crayon drawing, portrait of Julia, 12.5 x 9.5cm, together with a small monochrome water study of mice, signed Vogel, 7 x 12cm, gilt framed and a small pencil drawing, study of a pony in harness

After Charlie Johnson Payne (Snaffles), That Far, Far Away Echo, colour print, with printed remark, signed in pencil,38x51cm.Condition report:There is some foxing to the mount, including some touching the edge of the print. The glass would benefit from a clean. Please see additional uploaded images of the original pencil signature, blind stamp, and drawing in top left corner.

Richenda Cunningham, née Gurney (1782-1855) pencil drawing on stamped Bristol (Thomas) Creswick paper, ‘A Picardy Market’. 25cm x 37cm, in glazed frame. Richenda was a pupil of John Crome and Henry Bright, she was raised at Earlham Hall with her sister Elizabeth (Gurney) Fry (1780-1845) the renowned prison reformer.Provenance: William Lee-Hankey (label verso)

Chinese Guangzhou School ((mid 19th century))Album of 22 watercolours on pith paper and a pencil drawing on rice papercontaining sixteen full page paintings on pith paper with ribbon borders, comprising seven of flowers and insects, five of birds and foliage, four of mandarin or trade figures, six half page pith paintings, comprising two of boats and four of torture, together with a single pencil drawing on rice paper of the Hongs of Canton PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

AN EXTENSIVE PERSONAL ARCHIVE OF NAVAL EPHEMERA INCLUDING DETAILED EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLES OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS AND JUTLAND collated in two albums by Lt. John Bostock commencing in January 1914 and comprising letters, some on decorative ships stationary, sent to his mother closely describing his life aboard H.M.S. Cornwall immediately prior to the Great War with numerous photographs aboard and off ship, post-cards and invitation cards etc. pasted alongside, 31st July "...if there is War, we go South to protect commerce..", August 1st "..I have just heard that Italy has backed out of the show so Germany will be pretty well in for it..."; photograph of a German merchant they capture on August 5th; 25th November he comments on the Battle of Coronel "...Admiral Craddock went down in the Good Hope. Of course the Germans had a vastly superior force & their gunnery was most excellent, the Scharnhorst being the crack ship of the German Navy"; he goes on to fight at the Battle of the Falkland Islands and gives a thirteen page typed account of his part in it, enjoying the experience except a cold open boat trip which was "freezing", he pasts in cuttings about the action and pencil chart for comparison; Transferred to H.M.S. Warspite he sees significant action at the Battle of Jutland and encloses an eleven page pencil written account on ship stationery duplicated in a typed transcript, and including the loss of steerage and drawing of significant German fire; the content continues until 1921 with photographs of the Prince of Romania arriving aboard H.M.S. Ajax, each quarter calf albums, one with photo of Cornwall to cover -- 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.)(2)

Walt Disney - Sleeping Beauty (1959) - a production used clean-up drawing of Briar Rose / Princess Aurora from the animated classic. Believed to be in the hand of Marc Davis. Drawn in pencil on period animation paper. Some minor wear from handling. Total size: 32cm x 40cm.

(ARR) David Morrison Reid-Henry (British, 1919-1977) - Two 20th century ornithological pencil on paper studies sketches of birds. To include a study of a woodpecker, together multiple sketches of similar bird in various positions. In one frame. Mounted, framed & glazed.Measures approx.24cm x 19cm larger drawing without frame.

ATTRIBUTED TO WALLERANT VAILLANT (1623-1677): A PENCIL DRAWING OF A SEATED GENTLEMAN WITH LONG BEARD15cm x 12cmFramed and glazed.

OLD MASTER STYLE DRAWING: A PENCIL SKETCH OF A MAN WITH A BEARD14cm x 9cmFramed and glazed.

ALFRED CROWDY LOVETT C.B.E (BRITISH 1862-1919): A WATERCOLOUR PAINTING ON PAPER DEPICTING A MILITARY CHESTNUT HORSE USED BY THE INDIAN CAMPAIGNS DURING THE RAJ CIRCA 1880'SWith another pencil drawing to verso.39cm x 28cmAlfred Lovett was an army officer commissioned into the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1883, and he was promoted through the ranks to Brigadier General. He was posted to India with his regiment as a lieutenant in 1883, initially in Karachi. He then moved to Poona, Ahmedmagar, Bombay and Narisabad. He commanded the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment with the BEF in 1914. He was appointed Brigade Commander in the First Division and made Companion of the Order of the Bath, and awarded CBE in 1919.While in India, Lovett illustrated an important book written by Major Macmunn, 'Armies of India' published originally in London by A&C Black in 1911.Lovett died from illness aged 57 years old and is buried in Scarborough Manor Road Cemetry, North Yorkshire.He was a very talented artist, painting landscapes, Indian Army uniforms and soldiers and his work is held in the Royal Academy.Provenance: British Private Collection.

Charles McCall (1907 -1989) Ink and pencil drawing - Languedoc, signed, 26cm x 24cm, in glazed frame.

Le Corbusier - Étude pour La Pêcheuse d'HuitresOriginal pencil drawing on paper, not signed, but recognized as authentic verbally by Mr. Eric Mouchet. Good condition. Paper dimensions : 27 x 20.5 cm. Frame dimensions : 50 x 36 cm.Dessin original au crayon sur papier, non signé, mais reconnu authentique verbalement par M. Eric Mouchet. Bon état. Dimensions papier : 27 x 20,5 cm. Dimensions cadre : 50 x 36 cm.

Amy Scott - Hermes, pencil drawing, signed and dated 1880, 70 x 45cm; together with two others from the period (3)

Japan - - Konvolut mit 8 Japanischen Zeichnungen, Briefen und einem gerahmten Hozschnitt. Je zwischen 1786 und 1981. Je unterschiedliche Technik, darunter Tusche und Bleistift auf Velin sowie Holzschnitt auf Japan. Je zw. 14 x 9 cm und 49 x 35,5 cm. Teils signiert sowie mit Künstlerstempel. Enthält: Holzschnitt "Kyoto", hinter Passepartout und unter Glas gerahmt - Mappe mit bedrucktem Einband - Zeichnung Hasen - Handkolorierter Druck einer Brücke - Offsetdruck einer Japanerin beim Flötenspiel - 4 originale Postkarten aus der Zeit der Jahrhundertwende. - Ränder teils bestoßen sowie vereinzelt mit kleinen Fleckchen. Insgesamt sehr gut. Convolute with 8 Japanese drawings, letters and a framed woodcut. Each between 1786 and 1981, each in a different technique, including ink and pencil on wove paper and woodcut on Japan. Each between 14 x 9 cm and 49 x 35.5 cm. Partly signed and with artist's stamp. - Contains: Woodcut "Kyoto", framed behind passepartout and under glass - Portfolio with printed cover - Drawing of a hare - Hand-coloured print of a bridge - Offset print of a Japanese woman playing the flute - 4 original postcards from the turn of the century. - Edges partially bumped and with occasional small stains. Overall very good.

Liber amicorum - Bayern - Hessen - - Stamm- und Gästebuch der Familie von Bethmann auf Schloss Fechenbach am Main. Mit ca. 80 Einträgen, 5 Bleistiftzeichnungen, 2 Notenseiten, 7 OPhotographien (6 CdV) u. 2 Visitenkarten. Schloss Fechenbach, 1852-1887. 39 tls. doppels. beschr. Bll. (je ca. 22 x 28,5 cm). Quer-4°. Ldr. d. Zt. mit dreis. Goldschnitt, goldgepr. Deckelfileten u. vegetabilen -Bordüren mit DTitel "Album" (berieben, bestoßen, ein Gelenk eingerissen, Deckel leicht gelockert). Das 1754/1755 erbaute Schloss Fechenheim im Osten der heutigen Gemeinde Collenberg im unterfränkischen Landkreis Miltenberg wurde 1842 von dem Bankier Carl Ludwig Caesar von Bethmann (1812-1871) erworben und war bis 1941 in Familienbesitz. - Enthält Einträge vorwiegend in Deutsch u. Französisch, oft in umfangreichen, eigenen Reimen verfasst, u.a. von: Alexander, Carl, Carola, Franz, Lucie, Marie, Moritz, Sephine u. Sophie Bethmann, Tony de Blittersdorff (mit Zeichnung), Alfred G.G. Bonar (1813-1886, brit. Diplomat, Botschafter der Schweiz), Moritz Baron von Bose, P. du Fay, R. van Geldern-Egmond, Adolf von Grunelius (1831-1912, Bankier), Baron Du Jardin mit Frau Elisa, Alexander u. Emanuel von Perfall, Ludwig von Reck (1866-1924.95), von Rommel (Leutnant Kgl. Preuß. 9. Husaren Regt.), Louise de Rothschild (mont. Ausschnitt), Jean Schlapp, Schmerling, Wilhelm Schmidt, (Karl) Frhr. von Schrenck (1806-1884) u. Frau Auguste, Lothar von Schweinitz, F. Vlasits, Carl Vrints zu Treuenfeld, Sigmund u. Carl Waitz von Eschen (1735-1873), E. Wetzler, Zocchi (mit Trinklied), Marie, "Moritz genannt Kikeriki" (mit kl. Tuschezeichnung eines Hahns). - 1 Bl. zur "Erinnerung an die Einquartierung während der Herbstübungen" mit eh. U. von Dr. Bürger, von Gropper, Spiess, Urban, von Ziegler etc. - Noten mit dem Titel "Abschied eines Oesterreichers aus Fechenbach" sign. A. Braun. - Die tls. sign. Zeichnungen zeigen u.a. das Schloss u. ein Wappen. - Die Photos mit Portraits von Louise Mardrice de Bethmann, Forstmeister Gottfried Schaefer, Pfarrer Constantin Will u.a. - 2 Visitenkarten von Frederic Eden (1828-1916). - Einige Zeichnungen u. Einträge ins Album montiert. - Etw. stock- u. fingerfleckig, 1 Zeichnung am Block überstehend u. dort mit kl. Randläsuren, sonst insg. gut erhalten. Bavaria - Hesse - Liber amicorum and guest book of the von Bethmann family at Fechenbach Castle on the Main. With approx. 80 entries, 5 pencil drawings, 2 pages of notes, 7 orig. photographs (6 CdV) and 2 visiting cards. Contemp. leather with three gilt edges, gilt-stamped cover fillets and vegetal borders with cover title 'Album' (rubbed, bumped, one joint torn, cover slightly loosened). - Fechenheim Castle, built in 1754/1755 in the east of today's municipality of Collenberg in the Lower Franconian district of Miltenberg, was acquired by the banker Carl Ludwig Caesar von Bethmann (1812-1871) in 1842 and remained in family ownership until 1941. - Contains entries, among others, as listed above. - Sheet music with the signed A. Braun. - The partly signed drawings show the castle and a coat of arms. - The photos with portraits of Louise Mardrice de Bethmann, forester Gottfried Schaefer, pastor Constantin Will a.o. - 2 business cards of Frederic Eden (1828-1916). - A few drawings and entries mounted in album. - Some foxing and fingerstaining, 1 drawing protruding at the block and there with small marginal tears, otherwise overall good condition.

Liber amicorum - Lettland - - Sammlung von ca. 90 Stammbuchblättern für den Studenten und späteren Schulinspektor August Gottfried Pacht. Mit 2 Federzeichnungen, 1 kol. Bleistiftzeichnung, 1 hs. Notenblatt, figürl. Papierausschnitten u. 21 Kupferstichen. Um 1809-1851. Lose Bll. (vorw. ca. 10 x 16 cm) tls. mit Goldschnitt in marmor. Kt.-Umschlag (dieser mit kl. Fehlstellen) in 2 teiligem marmor. Pp.-Schuber mit goldgepr. Monogramm "A.P." sowie Jahreszahl 1812 (etw. berieben, obere Kanten des Deckels tls. geplatzt). August Gottfried Pacht (*1785 Göttingen - nach 1838) studierte in Göttingen Bauwissenschaften u. war später Schulinspektor, wiss. Lehrer und Ritter. - Enthält Eintragungen in Deutsch u. vereinzelt in Französisch von Freunden sowie Schülerinnen u. Schülern in Wolmar, u.a. von: Magnus Johann von Drenteln (1774-1828), Henrietta von Drenteln (*1785) in Leipzig, Natalie Hartwiss in Kokenhof, Carl Nielitz in Lemsal, Ida u. Selma Plato in Riga, Heinrich Conrad Poppenhusen (1773-1829, Kaufmann), B. Weyrich in Stürzenhof, Joh. Carl Zimmermann in Pollenhof, in Wolmar von Amalie Blechschmidt, Clara Gessau, Joh. Friedr. Koch, Carl u. Wilhelmine Koehler, Carl Nielitz. - Das Notenblatt von Gregor von Krüdener. - Die Kupferstiche, meist von Wiederhold in Göttingen, vorwiegend mit Ansichten (Der Hardenberg, Plesse, Göttingen, Weende, Halle, Loewenburg etc.) - Blattränder tls. gering angeknickt, ein Kupferstich mit Riss, sonst insg. wohlerhalten. Latvia - Collection of approx. 90 album pages for the student and later school inspector August Gottfried Pacht. With 2 pen and ink drawings, 1 col. pencil drawing, 1 sheet of music, figurative paper cut-outs and 21 copper engravings. Loose leaves, partly with gilt edges, in marbled paper envelope in cardboard slipcase with gilt stamped monogram 'A.P.' and year 1812 (somewhat rubbed, upper edges of cover partially chipped). - August Gottfried Pacht (*1785 Göttingen - after 1838) studied civil engineering in Göttingen and was later a school inspector, scientific teacher and knight. - Contains entries in German and occ. in French from friends and pupils in Wolmar, among others, as listed above. - The sheet of music by Gregor von Krüdener. - The engravings, mostly by Wiederhold in Göttingen, mainly with views. - Margins slightly creased in places, one engraving with tear, otherwise overall well preserved.

Anton von Werner. (1843 Frankfurt an der Oder - 1915 Berlin). Otto von Bismarck und Graf Andrassy bei der Abschlussansprache des Berliner Kongresses am 13. Juli 1878. Bleistift auf Velin. 24,5 x 32,5 cm. Monogrammiert, datiert und bezeichnet. Verso mit weiterer, skizzenartiger Zeichnung. - Im linken Blattrand mit leicht unregelmäßiger Abrisskante, punktuell leicht fingerfleckig. Insgesamt gut erhalten. In schwungvoller Strichführung erfasste Original-Zeichnung. Otto von Bismarck and Count Andrassy at the closing speech of the Berlin Congress on July 13, 1878. Pencil on wove paper. Monogrammed, dated and inscribed. Verso with further, sketch-like drawing. - The left margin with a slightly irregular tear-off edge, slightly fingerstained in few spots. Overall in well preserved condition. Original drawing captured in dynamic manner.

Jahrhundertwende - - Albert Mueller. (1884 Schwandorf - 1963 Bremen). 11 Arbeiten mit Landschaftsdarstellungen. Verschiedene Techniken, u. A. Pastellkreide, Aquarell und Buntstift. 10 Arbeiten auf Velin, 1 Arbeit auf Karton. Blattmaße von 14,6 x 5 cm bis 35,4 x 26,5 cm. 7 Arbeiten je signiert. 6 Arbeiten punktuell unter Passepartout montiert. Provenienz: Aus dem Nachlass des Künstlers. - Überwiegend mit Baumdarstellungen, aber auch Szenen, die eine Brücke und ein Flussufer sowie Boote zeigen. - Insgesamt in gutem Zustand. Die vorwiegend voll ausgeführten Szenen in frischen Farben und klassischer Manier. 11 works with landscape depictions. Various techniques, including pastel, watercolour and coloured pencil. 10 works on wove paper, 1 work on cardboard. 7 works each signed. 6 works mounted under passepartout. - Altogether in good condition. The mainly fully executed scenes in fresh colours and classical manner. - From the artist's estate. - Predominantly depicting trees but also showing scenes with a bridge and a riverbank as well as a drawing of a boat.

Battista Guarini. Il Pastor Fido. Tragicommedia Pastorale ... Ora in questa XXVII impressione di curiose, & dotte Annotationi arrichiotto, & di bellissime Figure in rame ornato. Con un Compendio di Poesia ... Mit Titelblatt und 7 weiteren kupferradierten Tafeln, wovon 1 Porträt des Autors nach Zeichnung von Lucas Killian, die anderen von Francesco Valegio, sowie zahlr. Holzschnitt-Zierleisten und Initialen mit Bildeinschluss (teilw. wiederholt). Venedig, Ciotti, 1602 (recte 1603). 8°. 260 num. Bl. Etw. spät. Pgmt. mit goldgepr. RTit. auf Ldr.-Schildchen und gesprenk. Schnitt. Zweite Auflage der ersten illustrierten Ausgabe des wohl einflussreichsten Hirtenspiels der Literaturgeschichte. - Brunet II, 1775, Crescimbeni, II, 479, Folger 515, Gamba 556, Adriano Cavicchi: La Scenografia dell' Aminta e la tradizione scenografica pastorale ferrarese del sec. XVI. Firenze: 1971, S. 63-8 (Dank an Diana Parikian). - Von Guarini (1538-1612) als Drama in 5 Akten in Versform geschrieben. Übersetzt in zahlreiche Sprachen, sogar in das Persische und das Indische. Crescimbeni zufolge ist die vorliegende Ausgabe die bemerkenswerteste, was die Genauigkeit des Textes und die Schönheit der Illustrationen betrifft. Auch für die Theatergeschichte von größter Bedeutung, da die von Francesco Valegio gestochenen Tafeln detailliert die von Aleotti für den mantuanischen Hof im Jahr 1598 vorbereiteten Bühnenbilder zeigen: "La scenografia cosi detta 'didascalica' si trova impiegata - forse per la prima volta in maniera cosi sistematica - nel Pastor Fido di G. B. Guarini nell' edizione Ciotti di Venezia, stampata in 1602... La consideraione attenta di una serie di documenti... ci ha permesso di stabilire con tutta certezza che le scene e gli apparati spettacolari di questa rappresentazione del Pastor Fido furono opera dell'ingegnere ferrarese G. B. Aleotti detto l'Argento..." (Cavicchi) - Provenienz: 1) Etikett der Libreria Cecchi, Florenz, aus dem 19. Jh. auf dem vorderen Einband. 2) Karl Schalk (1851-1919), bekannter österreichischer Historiker, mit seinem Besitzeintrag von 1909, sowie seinen Anmerkungen mit Tinte und Bleistift auf dem Vorsatzblatt recto und verso. - Wie oft ohne das angehängte "Compendio di Poesia" (70 S.). Einige Paginierungsfehler. - Der Einband berieben und mit Kratzspuren. Pergament mit leichten Gebrauchsspuren. Titelblatt mit einer Fehlstelle aufgrund eines rasierten Besitzervermerks (der den Druck nicht beeinträchtigt) und einem Einriss, leichter Beschnitt am oberen Rand, sonst gut erhalten. With 8 etched plates, where of 1 title page and 1 a portrait of the author after a drawing by Lucas Killian, the others by Francesco Valegio, as well as numerous wood-cut head- and tail-pieces and initials with pictorial inclusion (partly repeated). - Second imprint of the first illustrated edition of what is probably the most influential pastoral play in literary history. - Written by Guarini (1538-1612) as a drama in 5 acts in verse form. Translated into numerous languages, even into Persian and Indian. - According to Crescimbeni, the present edition is the most remarkable in terms of the accuracy of the text and the beauty of the illustrations. It is also of great importance for the history of theatre, as the plates engraved by Francesco Valegio show in detail the stage sets prepared by Aleotti for the Mantuan court in 1598. - Provenance: Label of the Libreria Cecchi, Florence, from the 19th century on the front cover; Karl Schalk (1851-1919), well-known Austrian historian, with his ownership entry from 1909, as well as his annotations in ink and pencil on the recto and verso of the flyleaf. - As often without the appended 'Compendio di Poesia' (70 pp.). Some pagination errors. - Binding worn and with scratches. Cover with slight signs of wear. Title page with a small fault at bottom left due to a removed owner's remark (which does not affect the printing), slight trimming at the upper edge, otherwise a well preserved copy of this important edition.

Graphik - - Sammlung von 24.95 Graphiken und 1 Handzeichnung. Ca. 1972-1991. Mit (Farb-)Radierungen, teils mit Aquatinta, eine mit Pinsel in Rot und Braun überarbeitet, und (Farb-)Lithographien, sowie einer Bleistiftzeichnung auf verschiedenen Papieren. Blattmaß von 24 x 18 cm bis 88,5 x 70,5 cm. Nahezu sämtlich signiert, zumeist datiert, einige betitelt und bezeichnet. Wenige Blatt in Rändern ganz leicht gegilbt bzw. gebräunt oder vereinzelt gedunkelt, sehr wenige Blatt mit kleinen bis mittelgroßen sehr blassen Flecken, vereinzelte leichte Griff-/Knickspur, ein Blatt mit Randeinriss, insgesamt sehr gut. Prachtvolle bis vorwiegend ausgezeichnete Drucke, mit zumeist breitem Rand. - Dabei: Jens Rusch (3) - Edith Meinel - Wolfgang Niesner - Christoph Hessel (4). Collection of 24.95 graphics and 1 drawing. With (colour-) etchings, partly with aquatint, one overworked with paint in red and brown, and (colour-) lithographs, as well as a pencil drawing on different papers. Almost all signed, mostly dated, some titled and indicated. - Few prints very slightly yellowed or rather browned or isolated darkened in margins, very few prints with tiny to small very faint stains, isolated slight grip-/crease mark, one print with marginal tear, all in all very good. Splendid to mostly superb impressions with mostly wide margin. - With artists as mentioned above.

Emil Orlik u.a.. Freundschaftsalbum mit 15 Original-Zeichnungen verschiedener Künstler. 1906-1937. 12° (14,5 x 11 cm). Blattmaße Ldr. d. Zt. mit dreis. Goldschnitt und Buntpapiervorsätzen (mit größeren Defekten). Enthält signierte Arbeiten folgender Künstler: Emil Orlik, William Strang, Walther Caspari, Fritz Ernst Rentsch, Leonhard Fanto, Walter Sintenis, Franz Hein, Hermann Sandkuhl, Harald Pickert, Dora Seifert und (Eugenie?) Hauptmann-Sommer. Desweiteren zwei unleserlich signierte Zeichnungen. Der erste Eintrag, datiert auf den 18. Feb. 1906 könnte Aufschluss über die vermeintliche Besitzerin des Albums geben. Er beinhaltet Geburtstagwünsche samt einer Blumenzeichnung von einer Tante gerichtet an eine Person namens "Phoebe". Alle Zeichnungen bis auf zwei sind datiert, die Mehrheit zwischen 1906 und 1915, nur die Zeichnung von Pickert zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt, nämlich 1937. Die Arbeiten sind ausgeführt in verschiedenen Techniken, darunter Feder, Gouache, Bleistift und Aquarelle, und zeigen u.a. Porträts, Landschaften, symbolistisch angehauchte Szenerien. - Zwei Lagen lose. 3 Bll. lose. Die doppelblattgroße Zeichnung von Orlik lose und in der Mitte getrennt. Die Zeichnungen insgesamt wohlerhalten. Friendship album with 15 original drawings by various artists. 1906-1935. 12° (14,5 x 11 cm). Folio size printed boards with three gilt edges and coloured paper endpapers. gilt edges and coloured paper endpapers (with larger defects). - Contains signed works by the following artists: Emil Orlik, William Strang, Walther Caspari, Fritz Ernst Rentsch, Leonhard Fanto, Walter Sintenis, Franz Hein, Hermann Sandkuhl, Harald Pickert, Dora Seifert and (Eugenie?) Hauptmann-Sommer. Furthermore, two illegibly signed drawings. The first entry, dated 18 Feb. 1906, could provide information about the supposed owner of the album. It contains birthday wishes including a flower drawing from an aunt addressed to a person named "Phoebe". All but two of the drawings are dated, the majority between 1906 and 1915, only the drawing by Pickert at a later date, namely 1937. The works are executed in various techniques, including pen and ink, gouache, pencil and watercolours, and show portraits, landscapes, scenes with a symbolist touch, among others. - Two layers loose. 3 fol. loose. The double-page drawing by Orlik loose and separated in the centre. The drawings overall in good condition.

Zoologica Specifica - - Johann Daniel Wilhelm Hartmann (zugeschrieben). Zeichnung einer Eidechse. Um 1840. Aquarell über Bleistift auf leichtem Velinkarton. 19,2 x 14,2 cm. In Punkte auf Unterlage montiert. Johann Daniel Wilhelm Hartmann (1793 - 1862) war ein Schweizer Maler, Kupferstecher und Malakologe. Er erlernte die Malerei insbesondere durch seinen Vater Georg Leonhard Hartmann, der ebenfalls Maler war. Tätig in St. Gallen arbeitete er später insbesondere als Naturalien- und Miniaturmaler. Im Jahr 1844 erschienen seine Aufzeichnungen zu "Erd- und Süsswasser-Gasteropoden der Schweiz, mit Zugabe einiger merkwürdigen exotischen Arten" bei Scheitlin und Zollikofer in St. Gallen. Hartmann war Hofmaler von Prinz Maximilian zu Wied, welcher selbst als Zoologe, aber auch als Ethnologe tätig war, zahlreiche Forschungsreisen unternahm und umfassende wissenschaftliche Sammlungen pflegte. - Verso sowie auf Unterlage mit Bezeichnung fremder Hand in Bleistift, minimal fleckig. Insgesamt sehr gut erhalten. Drawing of a lizard. Watercolour over pencil on light wove card. Spot-mounted to underyling mat. - Johann Daniel Wilhelm Hartmann (1793 - 1862) was a Swiss painter, engraver and painter-acologist. He learnt painting in particular from his father Georg Leonhard Hartmann, who was also a painter. He later worked in St. Gallen, particularly as a painter of natural history and miniatures. Hartmann was court painter to Prince Maximilian zu Wied, who himself was active as a zoologist and ethnologist, made numerous research trips and maintained extensive scientific collections. - Inscription by another hand in pencil on verso and on mat, minimally stained. Overall in very well preserved condition.

Zoologica Specifica - - Joseph Oberthür. (1872 Rennes - 1956 Cancale). Grues de Numidie et Vannneaux armés. Original-Zeichnung. Um 1947. Feder und Kreide, teils laviert und in Weiß gehöht auf leicht chamoisfarbenem Velin. 14,5 x 26,5 cm. Mit Künstlerstempel, verso zusätzlich handsigniert. Gesteckt unter Passepartout. Vorzeichnung zu einer Illustration, vgl. "L'activité migratoire" (Rennes, Oberthur, 1947), S.124.95. - Verso in Buntstift bezeichnet. Insgesamt sehr gut. Aufmerksam beobachtete und fein schattierte Zeichnung. Original drawing. Circa 1947. Pen and chalk, partly washed and heightened in white on light buff wove paper. With artist's stamp, additionally signed on verso. Under mat. - Preliminary drawing for an illustration, cf. 'L'activité migratoire' (Rennes, Oberthur, 1947), p.124.95 - Inscribed in coloured pencil on verso. Very good overall. Carefully observed and finely shaded drawing.

Zoologica Specifica - - Joseph Oberthür. (1872 Rennes - 1956 Cancale). Migration saisonnière d'Elephants d'Afrique. Original-Zeichnung. Um 1947. Kreide und Federzeichnung, teils laviert und in Weiß gehöht auf leicht chamoisfarbenem Velin. 21 x 27 cm. Mit Künstlerstempel. Gesteckt unter Passepartout Vorzeichnung zu einer Illustration, vgl. "L'activité migratoire" (Rennes, Oberthur, 1947), S. 221. - Oberthür war ein französischer Maler, Tierzeichner und Jagdschriftsteller. - Verso mit Bezeichnungen in Bleistift und Buntstift. Technikbedingt nur vereinzelt mit leichten Verwischungen, die Ecken minimal bestoßen. Insgesamt sehr gut erhalten. Feinlinig-lebendige Zeichnung. Original drawing. Chalk and pen and ink drawing, partly washed and heightened in white on light buff wove paper. With artist's stamp. Under mat. - Preliminary drawing for an illustration, see 'L'activité migratoire' (Rennes, Oberthur, 1947), p. 221. - Inscriptions in pencil and coloured pencil on verso. Due to the technique with only occasional slight smudging, the corners minimally bumped. Overall in very well preserved condition. Fine, vivid drawing.

Lois. E. Freeman, seated male nude study in graphite 47 x 36.5cm, female nude rear study pencil drawing, three male and one female portraits (6).

Robin Symes (British, 1939-2023)Collection of circa 12 life drawing sketches, circa 2009, some double-sidedGraphite pencil, colour pencil & sepia pencilUnframed, rolledUnsigned To include female and male models in various positions for anatomical study. Measures approx. 84cm x 60cm.Robin Symes, (b.February 1939) was among London’s best-known and most successful antiques dealers in the seventies, eighties and nineties before being unmasked as a key player in an international criminal network that traded in looted archaeological treasures. Sometime during the 1960s, Symes met Christo Michaelides, a Greek heir to a family of shipping magnates, and separated from his wife. The encounter gave birth to a life-long relationship between the two, which ended with Christo’s sudden death in 1999. After Michaelides’ death, his family took legal action to recover his share of the Symes company's assets, and when the matter went to trial, Symes was found to have lied in his evidence about the extent and value of his property. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of contempt of court, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, of which he served seven months. After these seven months in HMP Pentonville, Symes enrolled at the Prince’s Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School at Kensington Palace) and started a life-drawing course. What you can explore in this exclusive auction are never-before-seen sketches, preparatory drawings, oil on canvas paintings, pastels, copper-plates, etchings and entire portfolios of projects. Each hand-painted / drawn by Symes during his time studying art.

Believed Robin Symes (British, 1939-2023)Untitled - Naive study of owl and barn Graphite and colour pencil on paperUnsignedFramed & glazedMeasures approx. 51cm x 71cm including frameRobin Symes, (b.February 1939) was among London’s best-known and most successful antiques dealers in the seventies, eighties and nineties before being unmasked as a key player in an international criminal network that traded in looted archaeological treasures. Sometime during the 1960s, Symes met Christo Michaelides, a Greek heir to a family of shipping magnates, and separated from his wife. The encounter gave birth to a life-long relationship between the two, which ended with Christo’s sudden death in 1999. After Michaelides’ death, his family took legal action to recover his share of the Symes company's assets, and when the matter went to trial, Symes was found to have lied in his evidence about the extent and value of his property. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of contempt of court, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, of which he served seven months. After these seven months in HMP Pentonville, Symes enrolled at the Prince’s Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School at Kensington Palace) and started a life-drawing course. What you can explore in this exclusive auction are never-before-seen sketches, preparatory drawings, oil on canvas paintings, pastels, copper-plates, etchings and entire portfolios of projects. Each hand-painted / drawn by Symes during his time studying art.

Robin Symes (British, 1939-2023)Art sketchbook, circa 2004-05Colour pencil, ink, graphite pencil & more on paper To include sketches of religious icons, portraits of famous figures such as Frida Kahlo, still life scenes, studies after Picasso, erotic & nude scenes, studies of animals etc; three-quarters full.Robin Symes, (b.February 1939) was among London’s best-known and most successful antiques dealers in the seventies, eighties and nineties before being unmasked as a key player in an international criminal network that traded in looted archaeological treasures. Sometime during the 1960s, Symes met Christo Michaelides, a Greek heir to a family of shipping magnates, and separated from his wife. The encounter gave birth to a life-long relationship between the two, which ended with Christo’s sudden death in 1999. After Michaelides’ death, his family took legal action to recover his share of the Symes company's assets, and when the matter went to trial, Symes was found to have lied in his evidence about the extent and value of his property. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of contempt of court, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, of which he served seven months. After these seven months in HMP Pentonville, Symes enrolled at the Prince’s Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School at Kensington Palace) and started a life-drawing course. What you can explore in this exclusive auction are never-before-seen sketches, preparatory drawings, oil on canvas paintings, pastels, copper-plates, etchings and entire portfolios of projects. Each hand-painted / drawn by Symes during his time studying art.

Robin Symes (British, 1939-2023)Portfolio of circa 100+ life drawing sketches, 2008-2015, some double-sided.Graphite pencil, ink, watercolour, charcoal, colour pencil & sepia pencilUnframedUnsigned To include models such as Magdalena, Ronnie, Neil, Judith, Matthew, Tom, Chiara, Alan, Marcus, Liz, Emma, George & John, depicted in full body, portraits, anatomical body part studies etc. Studies include a pig and a goat, dancers, flute player.Largest measures approx. 85cm x t0cm.Robin Symes, (b.February 1939) was among London’s best-known and most successful antiques dealers in the seventies, eighties and nineties before being unmasked as a key player in an international criminal network that traded in looted archaeological treasures. Sometime during the 1960s, Symes met Christo Michaelides, a Greek heir to a family of shipping magnates, and separated from his wife. The encounter gave birth to a life-long relationship between the two, which ended with Christo’s sudden death in 1999. After Michaelides’ death, his family took legal action to recover his share of the Symes company's assets, and when the matter went to trial, Symes was found to have lied in his evidence about the extent and value of his property. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of contempt of court, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, of which he served seven months. After these seven months in HMP Pentonville, Symes enrolled at the Prince’s Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School at Kensington Palace) and started a life-drawing course. What you can explore in this exclusive auction are never-before-seen sketches, preparatory drawings, oil on canvas paintings, pastels, copper-plates, etchings and entire portfolios of projects. Each hand-painted / drawn by Symes during his time studying art.

Robin Symes (British, 1939-2023)Untitled - Full body life-drawing portrait of female sitterPencil on paperUnsignedFramed & glazedMeasurs approx. 88cm x 63cm including frame.Robin Symes, (b.February 1939) was among London’s best-known and most successful antiques dealers in the seventies, eighties and nineties before being unmasked as a key player in an international criminal network that traded in looted archaeological treasures. Sometime during the 1960s, Symes met Christo Michaelides, a Greek heir to a family of shipping magnates, and separated from his wife. The encounter gave birth to a life-long relationship between the two, which ended with Christo’s sudden death in 1999. After Michaelides’ death, his family took legal action to recover his share of the Symes company's assets, and when the matter went to trial, Symes was found to have lied in his evidence about the extent and value of his property. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of contempt of court, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, of which he served seven months. After these seven months in HMP Pentonville, Symes enrolled at the Prince’s Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School at Kensington Palace) and started a life-drawing course. What you can explore in this exclusive auction are never-before-seen sketches, preparatory drawings, oil on canvas paintings, pastels, copper-plates, etchings and entire portfolios of projects. Each hand-painted / drawn by Symes during his time studying art.

Robin Symes (British, 1939-2023)Art sketchbook, 2013Colour pencil, graphite pencil & more on brown paper To include sketches of portrait studies, nude & erotic scenes, and what appears to be a self portrait comparison between 2013 & 1969. Album only partially filled.Robin Symes, (b.February 1939) was among London’s best-known and most successful antiques dealers in the seventies, eighties and nineties before being unmasked as a key player in an international criminal network that traded in looted archaeological treasures. Sometime during the 1960s, Symes met Christo Michaelides, a Greek heir to a family of shipping magnates, and separated from his wife. The encounter gave birth to a life-long relationship between the two, which ended with Christo’s sudden death in 1999. After Michaelides’ death, his family took legal action to recover his share of the Symes company's assets, and when the matter went to trial, Symes was found to have lied in his evidence about the extent and value of his property. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of contempt of court, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, of which he served seven months. After these seven months in HMP Pentonville, Symes enrolled at the Prince’s Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School at Kensington Palace) and started a life-drawing course. What you can explore in this exclusive auction are never-before-seen sketches, preparatory drawings, oil on canvas paintings, pastels, copper-plates, etchings and entire portfolios of projects. Each hand-painted / drawn by Symes during his time studying art.

Robin Symes (British, 1939-2023)Untitled - Three studies of full body nude figuresGraphite & colour pencil, and pastel on paperUnsignedEach framed & glazedLargest measures approx. 64cm x 46cm including frame.Robin Symes, (b.February 1939) was among London’s best-known and most successful antiques dealers in the seventies, eighties and nineties before being unmasked as a key player in an international criminal network that traded in looted archaeological treasures. Sometime during the 1960s, Symes met Christo Michaelides, a Greek heir to a family of shipping magnates, and separated from his wife. The encounter gave birth to a life-long relationship between the two, which ended with Christo’s sudden death in 1999. After Michaelides’ death, his family took legal action to recover his share of the Symes company's assets, and when the matter went to trial, Symes was found to have lied in his evidence about the extent and value of his property. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of contempt of court, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, of which he served seven months. After these seven months in HMP Pentonville, Symes enrolled at the Prince’s Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School at Kensington Palace) and started a life-drawing course. What you can explore in this exclusive auction are never-before-seen sketches, preparatory drawings, oil on canvas paintings, pastels, copper-plates, etchings and entire portfolios of projects. Each hand-painted / drawn by Symes during his time studying art.

Robin Symes (British, 1939-2023)Collection of circa 14 life drawing sketches, one dated 2009, some double-sidedGraphite pencil & sepia pencilUnframed, rolledUnsigned To include model called Gabriel, and other male & female models in various body positions for anatomical study. Measures approx. 84cm x 60cm.Robin Symes, (b.February 1939) was among London’s best-known and most successful antiques dealers in the seventies, eighties and nineties before being unmasked as a key player in an international criminal network that traded in looted archaeological treasures. Sometime during the 1960s, Symes met Christo Michaelides, a Greek heir to a family of shipping magnates, and separated from his wife. The encounter gave birth to a life-long relationship between the two, which ended with Christo’s sudden death in 1999. After Michaelides’ death, his family took legal action to recover his share of the Symes company's assets, and when the matter went to trial, Symes was found to have lied in his evidence about the extent and value of his property. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of contempt of court, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, of which he served seven months. After these seven months in HMP Pentonville, Symes enrolled at the Prince’s Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School at Kensington Palace) and started a life-drawing course. What you can explore in this exclusive auction are never-before-seen sketches, preparatory drawings, oil on canvas paintings, pastels, copper-plates, etchings and entire portfolios of projects. Each hand-painted / drawn by Symes during his time studying art.

Robin Symes (British, 1939-2023) Untitled - Portrait of male sitter in black and whiteCharcoal, chalk and pencil on paper Unsigned Framed & glazedMeasures approx. 80cm x 115cm including frame.Robin Symes, (b.February 1939) was among London’s best-known and most successful antiques dealers in the seventies, eighties and nineties before being unmasked as a key player in an international criminal network that traded in looted archaeological treasures. Sometime during the 1960s, Symes met Christo Michaelides, a Greek heir to a family of shipping magnates, and separated from his wife. The encounter gave birth to a life-long relationship between the two, which ended with Christo’s sudden death in 1999. After Michaelides’ death, his family took legal action to recover his share of the Symes company's assets, and when the matter went to trial, Symes was found to have lied in his evidence about the extent and value of his property. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of contempt of court, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, of which he served seven months. After these seven months in HMP Pentonville, Symes enrolled at the Prince’s Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School at Kensington Palace) and started a life-drawing course. What you can explore in this exclusive auction are never-before-seen sketches, preparatory drawings, oil on canvas paintings, pastels, copper-plates, etchings and entire portfolios of projects. Each hand-painted / drawn by Symes during his time studying art.

Robin Symes (British, 1939-2023)Drawings at the Breakfast Table, 17 Gay Street Bath 2015Folder of studies & sketchesWatercolour, ink & pencil studies, many on newspaper To include studies of Queen Elizabeth II, sporting stars studies after classical scenes such as the disrobing of Sebastian, etc. Album appearing full but many leaves blank. Robin Symes, (b.February 1939) was among London’s best-known and most successful antiques dealers in the seventies, eighties and nineties before being unmasked as a key player in an international criminal network that traded in looted archaeological treasures. Sometime during the 1960s, Symes met Christo Michaelides, a Greek heir to a family of shipping magnates, and separated from his wife. The encounter gave birth to a life-long relationship between the two, which ended with Christo’s sudden death in 1999. After Michaelides’ death, his family took legal action to recover his share of the Symes company's assets, and when the matter went to trial, Symes was found to have lied in his evidence about the extent and value of his property. He was subsequently charged with and convicted of contempt of court, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, of which he served seven months. After these seven months in HMP Pentonville, Symes enrolled at the Prince’s Drawing School (now the Royal Drawing School at Kensington Palace) and started a life-drawing course. What you can explore in this exclusive auction are never-before-seen sketches, preparatory drawings, oil on canvas paintings, pastels, copper-plates, etchings and entire portfolios of projects. Each hand-painted / drawn by Symes during his time studying art.