DAGUERROTYPES

A pair of degauerrotypes that caught my eye - love the colour especially the blue of the upper one with the red velvet.

Lot No: 87

DAGUERROTYPES

A collection of 11 daguerrotype portraits, 2 framed, the others mounted in contemporary morocco cases, a few hinges and cases broken, one plate cracked, various sizes, [c.1860-1880]

Estimate: £150 - 300 

Automobilia

Bonhams are having a sale of Automobilia as part of the Goodwood Revival. A few items I like:

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Lot No: 85

The British Empire Trophy Race, Donington 1936,

Est £200 - £300

Fantastic graphic design, to me it looks more modern than the 30s (really looks 50s I think), which probably emphasised the modernity of the event.

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These two lots I thought were interesting to compare - two sets of race overalls: one from the 60s and one from the 00s, interesting to note (amongst other things) the spread of sponsors logos on the recent pair...

Lot No: 153

A pair of Andre Lotterer's Jaguar Formula 1 Team racing overalls,

in green and white, with 'Jaguar Racing', 'HSBC', 'Becks', 'Du Pon', 'EDS', 'Michelin', 'AT&T', 'hp', and 'S.Oliver' logos, with handwritten driver identification to inside of belt, good condition.

Estimate: £200 - 300

Lot No: 168

A pair of Jim Clark's Dunlop racing overalls,

mid 1960s, two piece type, in blue, zip fastening with button to top, with 'Dunlop, 'Esso', 'Lotus' and 'GPDA' logos attached, good condition, some light race wear, offered together with a letter outlining the provenance of the overalls and a photograph of the former owner wearing them in 1965.

Estimate: £2,000 - 4,000

 

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Bonhams Sale 16834 -15 Sep 2009

The catalogue for Bonhams forthcoming sale of clocks and watches is online now.

Some nice things in it as always - here are a few of the stranger itesm that caught my eye:

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Lot No: 109

Jaeger LeCoultre. A gold plated centre seconds alarm stirrup watch

Estimate: £300 - 500


I have no idea what a stirrup watch is (I guess it's the kind worn by nurses, pinned to their uniform), but this clearly isn't for a nurse (maybe some sort of military officer?)

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Lot No: 110

Omega. An early 20th century open face pocket watch conversion with Russian inscription on the reverse

Estimate: £300 - 500


I love the early pocket watch conversions - indeed having the crown at 12 o'clock feature was something I used on the series 2 case design.

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Lot No: 120
Heuer. A single button yachting recorder

Yacht Timer, 1960's

Estimate: £300 - 400


not sure what this is for exactly, but I like the combination of delicate colours and massive button!

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Lot No: 123

Omega. A split seconds chronograph within a specially designed red protective case

Olympic Timer, 1960's
65mm (Case, 95mm diameter).

Estimate: £700 - 900


This is a guess, but I imagine that the 60s were probably the last time that these kind of analogue human-operated timers were used at the Olympics (estimate sounds quite a lot, but I might be in there if it goes low enough!)
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Lot No: 303

An early 20th century desk timepiece and appointment book circa 1939

"Time Secretary", US Patent D-105,811, the movement by Imhof
The tooled leather bound diary with pen holder and centrally mounted Swiss jewelled timepiece movement with lever escapement, 2.25 inch dial, Arabic numerals and hour sectors followed through onto the diary pages 22cm (8.5in) x 15.5cm (6.25in).

Estimate: £250 - 300



This is without doubt my favourite item in the sale - such a strange combination of watch and diary. I wonder if anyone who brought one ever actually used it?

Shelley Animal three piece teaset

A Shelley Animal three piece teaset after Mabel Lucie Attwell

circa 1930-34,
the teapot as a dusk, anthropomorphically wearing blue jacket and striped scarf, similar milk jug, the sugar bowl in sailor suit, black backstamp 'Shelley England', the teapot 17cm in height.



from Bonhams forthcoming sale

Bonhams Sale 17191 - Decorative Arts

Bonhams are having a decorative arts sale - some very nice objects in it:

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Lot No: 2

A Gordon Russell double helix mahogany sideboard, designed by David Booth, circa 1950, for the Festival of Britain of 1951

Estimate: £400 - 600


I know very little about David Booth (I know very little about furniture designers generally, but that's another story). This piece is very striking, not in a flashy way, just nicely proportioned and with a handsome bit of detailing on the front. The helix detail was apparently achieved by cutting through the veneer, to show the material underneath (so smart as well as elegant), you can read more about David Booth here.

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Lot No: 122

A George Anton Scheidt silver mounted bird's eye maple cigarette box

Estimate: £200 - 300


The wood and the silver harmonise so well with this box, the patina of age completes the effect., lush!

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Lot No: 175

A Georg Jensen brooch designed by Arno Malinowski (1949)

Estimate: £100 - 150

Just a very charming design.

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Bonhams Sale 16805 - Watches & Wristwatches

Bonhams are having another sale - here are some pieces that caught my eye

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Lot No: 1

Cabrier. A fine and rare silver and underpainted horn triple case pocket watch

London Hallmark for 1794
70mm.

Estimate: £800 - 1,200


Very nice calligraphy / typography on the dial, loving that sweep on the 'L'!

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Lot No: 112

Patek Philippe. A rare integrated Electronic Master Clock System with independent minute and seconds comparators in a five-piece tower

Circa 1975

Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000


hmm not sure I have the space for this, but I love some of the detailing on it , why for example would they use wood on the side panels which (I assume) wouldn't be visible ? I guess if you're going to be buying an integrated electronic master clock system that you should go for a Patek, just for details like that.

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Lot No: 109

Corum. A limited edition stainless steel automatic centre seconds wristwatch together with fitted presentation box and papers

Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500


I don't love the design, but the hour and minute hands have something quite special about them, I always like a cut-through indicator hand. Incidentally the seconds hand is supposed to be a voodoo pin.

Bonhams

Some interesting automobile related stuff from Bonhams:


Aston Martin engine plate (I guess, I've lost the page).


Fiat 600 beach car(?)



F1 1:6 scale wind tunnel model (from 1979)

Bonhams watches & clock sale 16793

Bonhams are having another sale of clocks and watches, here are a few that caught my eye:

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Lot No: 100

Movado. An 14ct gold centre seconds triple calendar wristwatch

1940's
15-jewel manual wind movement, silvered bi coloured dial with applied alternate Arabic and dot hour markers, outer calendar scale, apertures for day and month, addition date hand, sweep centre seconds, polished case with snap on back, fancy lugs, fitted associated leather strap, case, dial and movement signed
32mm.

Estimate: £400 - 600

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Lot No: 287

A rare late 19th century continental digital mantel timepiece in a contemporary case

Unsigned
The arched crossbanded boxwood strung mahogany case with moulded plinth base on brass bracket feet, the cast brass seven inch dial with sunburst mask and winged cherub between the numeral apertures with painted metal flip-down numerals driven by a single barrelled movement with tapering plates and adjustable deadbeat escapement 35cm (14in) high.

Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

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Lot No: 338

Two early 20th century bulkhead timepieces

Smiths Astral, number AP160174 and Sestrel, signed by the retailer Capt. O.M. Watts Ltd.
The Smiths Astral clock with eight inch signed and numbered dial, with concentric inner hour ring and outer seconds/minute track, painted hands, locking bezel, hand-set and stop/start lever to the side of the brass case, single barrelled movement with lever escapement, the second clock with six inch signed dial, going barrel movement signed by Elliott and lever escapement 27cm (10.5in) and 20cm (8in) wide. (2)

Estimate: £250 - 350

[i'm fascinated by the red sections on the dial - are they the point when shifts changed?)

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Radialva

Lot No: 97

Radialva

'Super-Boum'
No. 72480, primary white case, with turquoise speaker fret, knobs and incised complement; No. 72904, primary maroon case with red complements - both of circular form, circa 1960 - 8.3/4in. (22.2cm) wide

Estimate: £70 - 100



from: Sale 16781 - Mechanical Music, Scientific Instruments and the Jeffrey Salmon Collection of Radios, 28 Apr 2009
Knightsbridge

Bonhams Sale 17185

More Bonhams stuff - I can't resist and as I don't really expect to buy any of these things it's nice to hold them somehow

Sale 17185 - Pictures, including Works by 'Snaffles', Furniture and Works of Art, 6 May 2009

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Lot No: 181

A late Victorian 'W. Hall & Co's' mahogany four drawer shop sewing cabinet

Each drawer with an inset reverse printed gilt title on glass flanked by a pair of brass handles, damaged, losses, 35.5cm.

Estimate: £100 - 150

// loving the typography //

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Lot No: 198

A late Victorian walnut and electroplate mounted three bottle tantalus

With additional side carrying handles (key lacking) 38.5cm wide.

Estimate: £200 - 250

// I love a nice tantalus - designed to prevent the butler helping himself to the whiskey //

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Lot No: 173

A late 19th century Italian Sorrento ware ebonised, amboyna banded and panelled, kingwood, marquetry and line inlaid writing casket

Of upright form, inlaid with panels to the hinged top, front and writing slope top to the base with figures, an elephant and chickens, each within a geometric inlaid border, the interior fitted with drawers, compartments and writing surfaces, s.d., restorations, 41.5cm wide, 35cm high.

Estimate: £600 - 800

Bonhams Sale 16777 - Antiquities, 29 Apr 2009

Some gems from trawling through the sale catalogue:


Lot No: 88^*

A pair of large Egyptian basketry sandals
Late Period, after 600 B.C.
Composed of plaited papyrus reeds, open toed, with finely plaited high sides and a bound reed thong, the left sandal with a strap over the instep, 14¾in (37.5cm) long (2)

Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000

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Lot No: 132

A South Italian red-figure owl skyphos
Circa 4th Century B.C.
Depicting an owl flanked by laurel sprigs on both sides, 27/8in (7.4cm) high, repaired

Estimate: £700 - 900

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Lot No: 108

A Phoenician hollow glass head pendant
Circa 6th-4th Century B.C.
The pale blue rod-formed glass head with a yellow face, nose and mouth, the applied eyes of white, with blue centres and rims and pronounced blue eyebrows, with an integral ridged suspension loop above, 37mm high, restored

Estimate: £1,800 - 2,200

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Lot No: 185

A large group of Syrian terracotta statuettes
Circa 1st Millennium B.C.
Including various bird-headed idols, some with pierced applied eyes, applied necklaces, cylindrical bodies and hands clasped to their chests, two seated on stools, one with hands clasped together, wearing a conical hat, 3in (7.7cm), the other with a striated beard and and pendant necklace, 33/8in (8.5cm) high; two quadrupeds with recessed eyes and upraised horns, 3¼in (8.4cm) long; some heads; and a flat-backed Astarte figure, standing naked with her hands cupping her breasts and moulded details of her pubic hair, necklace, long braided hair, facial details and himation pulled up over her head, with some red slip remaining, 5in (12.7cm) high, mounted; and some Not Ancient (a lot)

Estimate: £600 - 800