Whisky Decanters Barn Owl and Snowy Owl Made For Whyte and Mackay (Unopened) and Coalport Christmas Plate (3)
Bien Chromolithograph of Audubon's "Barn Owl" after John James Audubon (1785 - 1851), "Barn Owl," No. 11-1, Plate 34 from "Birds of America" (New York: Julius Bien,1860); behind mat and glass in beaded wooden frame.Small split in lower margin, nicely toned paperThe Estate Collection of the late W. Samuel TarltonSS 36.75 x 23.5 in.; DOA 46.25 x 32.25
(BIRDS.) Audubon, John James. Barn Owl. Plate 34. Chromolithographed print by Julius Bien, on full elephant folio sheet; 2 tears entering image from bottom margin (both entering approximately 20-mm), one over-colored, several other short marginal tears; paper-backed. New York, 1860
Assorted Group of Mostly Ceramic Decorative Items, including a Wedgwood jasper dip vase and lidded box, a Wedgwood light blue jasper teacup and saucer, two small Delft vases, a cut glass dish, an Asian ceramic figural group with nodding heads, an Austrian painted porcelain bowl and vase, a pair of Chinese export plates, a ceramic figure of a barn owl, a moon flask, a carved and pierced wooden stand, and a group of small Asian items including bird carvings, wine cups, and snuff bottles. Estimate $250-350 The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
? ALFRED WALLIS (BRITISH 1855-1942)
HOUSES IN ST. IVES oil, pencil and chalk on cardboard18.5cm x 26.5cm (7.25in x 10.5in)Provenance: In Barns-Graham's notes about her collection she states she was given three oils by Alfred Wallis by Mary Buchanan, Ben Nicholson and Sven Berlin. In the exhibition catalogue for Alfred Wallis (The Arts Council of Great Britain 1968) it states this painting is ex-collection Ben Nicholson.Exhibited: 1950: Possibly shown with title 'Houses', Bournemouth, Bournemouth Arts Club, Alfred Wallis and Christopher Wood, 12 Aug to 2 Sep 1950, no. 32;1959: St Ives, 36 Fore Street (Penwith Gallery?), Alfred Wallis Exhibition, 1-6 June 1959, cat. no. 24;1968: London, The Arts Council of Great Britain, Alfred Wallis, Tate Gallery 30 May to 30 June 1968, York City Art Gallery 6 to 28 July;1968: Aberdeen Art Gallery 3 to 25 August, Abbot Hall Art Gallery 31 Aug to 22 Sep 1968, cat. no. 2, plate XII;1983: St Ives, Penwith Gallery, Alfred Wallis, 3 September to 1 October 1983, cat. no. 5;1985: London, Tate, St Ives 1939-64: Twenty Five Years of Painting, Sculpture and Pottery, Tate 13 Feb to 14 Apr 1985, cat. no. 25;1999-2000: Dublin, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Two Painters: Works by Alfred Wallis and James Dixon, Irish Museum of Modern Art, 1 Sep to 21 Nov 1999, Tate St Ives, May to Nov 2000, cat. no. 3.2020: Bristol, Royal West of England Academy, St Ives: Movements in Art and Life, 14 March to 19 September 2020.Literature:Possibly published with title 'Houses,' Nicholson, Ben (1950), (Bournemouth Arts Club Presents a Retrospective Exhibition of) Paintings by Alfred Wallis, Sydenham & Co. Ltd, Bournemouth, cat.no. 32;The Arts Council of Great Britain (1968), Alfred Wallis, Percy Lund, Humpries & Co Ltd, London and Bradford, cat. no. 2, plate XII;Tate Gallery (1985), St Ives 1939-64: Twenty Five Years of Painting, Sculpture and Pottery, Tate Gallery Productions, London, cat. no. 25;Irish Museum of Modern Art (2000), Two Painters: Works by Alfred Wallis and James Dixon, Merrell Holberton Publishers Ltd, London, cat. no. 3.The three paintings in this collection by Alfred Wallis were gifted to Barns-Graham by individual friends: Mary Buchanan, Sven Berlin, and Ben Nicholson. Wallis died in 1942 two years after Willie settled in St Ives. There was time however for her to become acquainted with him, and to act as a sort of ambassador for those who wished to meet the self-taught painter (he could be crotchety). She admired, as did Ben Nicholson and other painters before her, the simplicity and directness of his imagemaking. There was a freedom, a lack of formality, that the Moderns strived for. To Wallis, painting was a physical event: perspective and relative scale was irrelevant as he storyboarded his memories. It is difficult today, when his work commands so much attention, to imagine the ease with which one could acquire his work, and also give it away. Mary Buchanan and her husband, the novelist George Buchanan were among those friends the newly arrived Barns-Graham made through the auspices of her Edinburgh College of Art fellow painter Margaret Mellis, and her new husband the art critic and painter, Adrian Stokes. The latter was the catalyst for the move to Cornwall of Barbara Hepworth, her husband Ben Nicholson and the Russian sculptor Naum Gabo with his wife, Miriam. The Stokes’ Carbis Bay home, Little Parc Owles, was a magnet for all new arrivals, and those visiting from London and elsewhere. Despite the house being full of senior Modernist figures, Barns-Graham never forgot her first encounter with the group of Wallis paintings Stokes owned. Always a note-taker, she recorded the oddly shaped bits of cardboard he painted on, and his particular colours: black boats, green and white seas, and grey houses. Some very early St Ives paintings of sheds by Willie owe something to Wallis, the flattening of perspective and his palette.Essay by Lynne Green, author of W. Barns-Graham: a studio life, and Trustee of the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust.
Alexander Wilson: (British, 1788-1813) Plate 50, Great Horned Owl, Barn Owl, Meadow Mouse, Red Bat, Small-headed Flycatcher, Hawk Owl, fromÿAmerican Ornithology; or, the Natural History of the Birds of the United States, ÿ1876, plate, 13-1/4 x 10-1/4 in. ; gilt wood frame, 19-1/8 x 16-1/8 in. ÿProvenance: Private Collection, Richmond, Virginia Condition light toning, not examined out of frame
ROYAL COPENHAGEN BARN OWL, ROYALE BLUE WINTER CHINA: Ceramic owl Figurine #273, limited edition owl plate. Hand painted barn owl and owl plate. . . Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 8. 5"H. Manufacturer: Royal Copenhagen, Royale bluewinter china. Country of Origin: Denmark, Germany Condition Overall good Available payment options on Bidsquare
After John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851), “Barn Owl”, Part No. 11-1, Plate 34, chromolithograph by J. Bien, New York, 1860, from The Birds of America, with “Ground Squirrel” in claw, sheet 26 1/2 in. x 39 1/2 in., unframed. $1200/1800
6 pieces. Color Prints. Audubon, John James. Owls. (The Birds of America. ) Amsterdam, 1971-1972. Each 1/250, 26 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches (673 x 1003 mm) , clean & bright: Plate #46, "Barred Owl"; Plate #61, "Great Horned Owl"; Plate #97, "Little Screech Owl"; Plate #171, "Barn Owl"; Plate #188, "Little Owl"; Plate #351, "Great Cinereous Owl. "
A collection of Portmeirion wares including three jardinieres, lidded storage jar, a pair of boxed plates showing a Barn Owl and a magpie, further plates, oval tray, etc
Havell Edition Audubon print (John James Audubon, American, 1785-1851), "Barn Owl", CLXXI, 1833, " from The Birds of America, "J. Whatman 1836" watermark present in raking light verso, hand colored engraving, aquatint and etching, 25-1/4 x 38-1/8 in.; 20th century fluted wood frame. Colors fresh, light toning, plate marks at top and bottom, trimmed at left and right edge, small marginal tears right and left edge, water stain at top affecting watercolor, tear at top margin with archival tape verso, taped at top to mat with archival tape; frame with abrasions. Private Collection, North Carolina.
COLLECTION OF SILVER PLATES & INGOTS, 10 pieces. Includes 2 Franklin Mint Limited Edition Sterling Silver Bird Plates: "The Cardinal," and "Bobwhite," each 8" D, includes the original presentation boxes; 7 Franklin Mint Sterling Silver ingots, including "Bald Eagles," "Barn Owls," "Peregrine Falcon," "Ospreys," "Great Horned Owls," "Goshawk," and "Ruby Throated Hummingbird;" together with the .999 Fine Silver "Spirit of St. Louis," oval ingot, mounted on wood plaque. Condition Report