BARTHOLOMEW
(Valentine, 1799-1879, Flower painter to Queen Victoria)
Unsigned fragment of an autograph letter,
explaining that "as you were away from London I thought the delay in sending the skeleton sketch to enable you to write the short Memoir might not be of any consequence", resulting in "what I fear may [have] been thought neglect", he is now "getting nearly free of teaching" and before leaving town "about next Friday ... hope to send what you require", old identification on verso, 1 side 5¼" x 4¾", no place, no date, circa
Item Date:
1850
Stock No:
53462
£40
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BATEMAN
(Henry Mayo, 1887-1970, Australian Cartoonist, worked for 'Punch')
Printed copy of one of his cartoons signed and dated underneath,
the cartoon is titled "The Pupil who excelled his Master" and shows a young man painting with his teacher looking on and plainly in a rage, Bateman has written in his stylised capitals under the picture "H. M. BATEMAN - 'Punch' 12.3.30" and has signed and dated it under that, 8½" x 5¾". no place, 27th March
Item Date:
1930
Stock No:
40051
£225
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FILM STILL FROM "A FLEA IN HER EAR"
BEATON
(Sir Cecil, 1904-1980, Photographer & Designer) and Isla BLAIR (born 1944, Actress and Singer)
Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, signed by Beaton on the mount
showing her full length in costume as Antoinette, standing in a coquettish pose on an elaborately decorated staircase, wearing a frilly white dress, 14½" x 10" in mount 19" x 14", Paris,
Item Date:
1967
Stock No:
41321
£175
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FILM STILL FROM "A FLEA IN HER EAR"
BEATON
(Sir Cecil, 1904-1980, Photographer & Designer) and Isla BLAIR (born 1944, Actress and Singer) and Victor SEN YUNG (1915-1980, Asian American Character Actor)
Vintage Gelatin Silver Print, signed by Beaton on the mount
showing her full length in costume as Antoinette, wearing a frilly white dress, leaning over the bannister of an elaborately decorated staircase touching noses with Victor Sen Yung in costume as Oke Saki, 14" x 10" in mount 18½" x 14½", Paris,
Item Date:
1967
Stock No:
41322
£175
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BEATON IS IN LOS ANGELES WORKING ON 'MY FAIR LADY'
BEATON
(Sir Cecil, 1904-1980, Photographer & Designer)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to "Dearest Ava", Lady Waverley, signed "Cecil"
(1896-1974, wife of Sir John Anderson, Viscount Waverley) writing from Los Angeles, "It's really unbelievable - little did I realise when I signed the dotted line that they wouldn't be making any of the picture in London. But even Ascot & Covent Garden are to be recreated in the back lot - & here I must remain - nose to suburban arcadian - ground - until the day they decide I'm no longer indispensable. Of course it's a job I have to do - & it will help pay my taxes - but never again! I'm too old to waste such valuable time. However I'm disciplining myself thoroughly - not to look at the ugliness surrounding me, & to read the classics & to see the only few civilised people there are hiding in these hills. My new bungalow looks out on a Walt Disneyesque patio - with Italian fountain, marguerites and jasmine - it's really rather pretty & I'm going to swim in the pool each morning before driving myself on the terrifying speedways to the Office. I've never before had a desk to sit behind and a secretary to keep people at bay - & it's all a series of Firsts for me. Perfectly good for the character if hard on the soul ... the weekends come as a blessing & are more important than they have been since boarding school. Tell me your news! I expect you are full of activity & verve. I expect you will be waltzing at Windsor Castle in honour of Princes Alexandra & in touch with the nation's protectors. It would be kind if you would write to your friend in exile, & tell me for example what you thought of Freddie's latest or Nicholas Lawford's previous ...", 2 sides 4to., Hotel Bel Air headed paper, Los Angeles, 1st April
Item Date:
1963
Stock No:
39372
£775
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