RESTORATION OF WORDSWORTH'S FINGERS
HEBRON
(T., Registrar of Westminster Abbey)
2 Typed Letter Signed (one 'p.p.') to Mrs. D. Dixon
of Ambleside, Westmorland, telling her that he has "now received an estimate amounting to £25.0.0. for the repair of the fingers on the statue of William Wordsworth" and asking for her acceptance (12th April 1954), with a note in another hand detailing the parts missing "of the left hand ... also a quill pen?" and the name and address of A. Cantell, 21 Abbey Orchard Street, S.W.1, and informing her that the work is complete, "The account will be sent to you in due course" (28th September 1954), coat of arms of the Abbey at head, 2 sides 8vo., Chapter Office, Dean's Yard, Westminster Abbey, S.W.1, 12th April - 28th September
Item Date:
1954
Stock No:
15010
£30
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HEPWORTH
(Dame [Jocelyn] Barbara, 1903-1973, Artist and Sculptor)
Fine signature and inscription on a card
"With best wishes", 4½" x 3½", Trewyn Studio headed card, St Ives, no date
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
39817
£75
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HERKOMER
(Sir Hubert von, 1849-1914, Portrait Painter)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to "My dear friend"
telling him that his "difficulties with regard to Mr Watts [(George Frederick, 1817-1904, Painter & Sculptor)] are easily overcome - you MUST SIT TO BOTH OF US!!! I can't possibly let you off. It is my privilege to enable the companion to one you so appreciate. It is kind of you to tell people to come to me, but then you are always kind in my case ..." and he mentions a friend whose "eldest was ill ... with Rheumatic fever, but he is now getting better. But it touches up the parents dreadfully to see their children suffer ...", 2 sides 8vo,., Bushey House, 28th April
Item Date:
1894
Stock No:
29042
£100
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HERKOMER
(Sir Hubert von, 1849-1914, Portrait Painter)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed to "My Lord" the Marquis of LORNE
(9th Duke, John Campbell, Marquis of Lorne, 1845-1914, Husband of Princess Louise, Governor-General of Canada) saying that it "would give me so very much pleasure to be able to show my pictures to H.R.H. the Princess Louise & yourself, either on one of the days mentioned in the enclosed or separate day next week by appointment ...", together with the printed invitation that he is referring to with their names filled in by Herkomer, the invitation has an illustration at the head and says "Mr Hubert Herkomer, solicits the honour of a visit from ... & friends to a private View of his Pictures at his Studaio 22B Ebury Street ...", 2 sides 8vo., 22b Ebury Street, Belgravia, 28th March
Item Date:
1885
Stock No:
40585
£150
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HICKS
(George Elgar, 1824-1914, Painter)
Fine Autograph Letter signed to W. H. ALLCHIN
(Sir William Henry, 1846-1912, Physician) saying that he "will be of course speaking to any of the Academicians about the coming exhibition - your best way will be to write at once to the Secretary of the Academy who I suppose will make all the arrangements, saying that you are willing to contribute a valuable painting by Rembrandt and desiring to know when you are to send it in. This is a good opportunity of testing its originality. For the correspondence I shd not admit a doubt of its genuineness ...", 2 sides 8vo., with the address of the secretary on the blank 3rd side, 36 Kensington Park Road, 26th November
Item Date:
1887
Stock No:
40592
£75
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