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P U L L M A N
Title
Th e mag az i ne o f th e Pu l l m a n G a l l ery
Issue No . 2 6
‘ACCORDÉONISTE’:
pride of place for issue
26 is reserved for one
of Jan and Joel Martel’s
finest pieces, created in
1927. The Martel twins (see
page 23) proved themselves to
be artists not just of quality,
but true originality, and
worthy of the most discerning
collectors.
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The World according to Pullman
Collecting is a singular business, based principally on love of the object. Art Deco influenced
pieces are a case in point, their enduring appeal sustained by loyal and discriminating collectors
- pieces as covetable as anything yet to follow those inspired by the 1925 Paris Exhibition.
Art Deco, the decorative style at its most sophisticated and refined, is well represented in the
pages of our latest PULLMAN magazine, issue 26, our largest so far. We have cast our net far
and wide in offering an exposition of some of the most respected artists and designers of their
generation – Lalique, Cassandre, Mallet-Stevens, Desny, Goupy, Kelety, Focht and the Martel
twins among them.
By any objective consideration, PULLMAN’s collection of original posters is outstanding. A
significant group reflecting the response of some very creative minds, Cassandre for instance,
to the influences current in an exciting time, and more than enough to satisfy the discerning
and to intrigue the curious.
No less interesting and persuasive are French master Lucio Perinotto’s paintings of the air,
invoking a bygone era of luxury passenger flight, John Elwell’s superb rendering of a Supermarine
seaplane and, witness to history, a complete set of espresso cups with saucers from the glorious
Graf Zeppelin airship service.
Infinite variety is offered by the powerfully expressive Locomotive II by Emmanuel Zurini, an
important pair of statuary bronze busts of Rolls and Royce, makers of the ‘Best Car in the
World’, and a consummate collection of Dunhill Aquarium lighters created by Ben Shillingford
for Alfred Dunhill.
Glittering prizes from the field of polo include the historic 19th Century Polo Challenge Cup
and a unique Tiffany pitcher, once the property of Alice Lee Roosevelt, daughter of President
Theodore. Trophies of their time, and in the most positive sense. The equine theme continues
with a regal bronze Combat de deux Cavaliers XVeme siecle, the only recorded example of
Niewerkerke’s 1839 masterwork.
PULLMAN’s rear cover is reserved for a very special Porsche poster featuring Steve McQueen.
The Hollywood star was a classic motorcycle collector and intense motor sport enthusiast movie backers threatened to pull out if he actually raced cars - yet ‘The King of Cool’ was never
anything but entirely his own man.
Until next time,
Simon Khachadourian
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Simply the Best
Mixology: collectors share an admiration
for ‘Tells-U-How’ cocktail
shakers dating from the 1930s,
one of the most creative periods
in shaker design. (Left to right)
a fine two-colour silver and
gold-plated shaker, the
outer-sleeve rotating
to display 16 recipes,
patented by luxury English
maker Asprey, 1932 Ref
3004; highly distinctive
Sterling silver shaker, also
designed by Asprey, the
edge extensively inscribed
with 16 recipes Ref 1509;
a very good silver-plated
shaker, of similar design,
introduced by Asprey, 1932
Ref 3003; unusual shaker of
Italian origin, the removable
glass body rotates to show
two of 24 classic recipes listed
Ref 3023. Recommended for
the discerning who, like James Bond, prefer their cocktails ‘to be large and very strong and very cold, and very well-made.’
Novelty value: nickel-plated cocktail shaker
in the form of a genial polar bear. The
head is removed to reveal a strainer.
One of the rarest. Austrian, circa
1930s. Height: 10" (26 cm).
Ref 2934.
Esquire: Art Deco shaker portraying
the enduring image of Esquire Man. The
convivial caricature, first featured on
the cover of ‘The Magazine for Men’ in
1933, continued to enchant, entertain
and amuse urbane Esquire readers
for years thereafter. Signed Napier,
American, circa 1935. Height overall:
12" (30 cm). Ref 3000.
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Tantalising
Marcel Goupy (French,
1886-1977). A ﬁne Art Deco
tantalus decanter set, housed
in an ebene-de-macassar frame
with stylised Art Deco bronze
carrying handles, each decanter
engraved in stylised Art Deco
script ‘GIN’, ‘WHISKEY’,
‘VERMOUTH’, ‘SHERRY’, ‘PORT’, and
‘BRANDY’, French circa 1930.
Length: 17" (43 cm). Ref 3032.
Glass master: a magnificent Art Deco cave à liqueurs by René
Lalique, dating from 1931. The oblong Tantalus frame, in nickelplated bronze, is signed, bearing registered trademark detail. The
three hand-blown decanters are of recent origin, commissioned
by Pullman to interpret the French glass master’s Art Deco
– influenced style (the survival rate of the delicate decanters
produced in the 1930s is
virtually nil). Examples
of this exceptional model
rarely surface, at auction
or elsewhere. Length: 13"
(32 cm). Ref 2705.
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PULLMAN Issue No: 26
Desny-land
Maison Desny, Paris: a rare and important Art Deco cocktail
set comprising cocktail shaker and six goblets, each piece
stamped ‘DESNY PARIS, MADE IN FRANCE’. French, circa 1928.
Height of shaker: 10" (26 cm). Ref 3065.
Confusion surrounds the brief history of Maison Desny, established in 1927 by the designers Jean Desnet
and Rene Nauny, from whose name the contraction of ‘Desny’ was derived. By 1935 it seems that it was all over for Desny, but if
their career was brief, their works – with their geometric precision and architectural properties - appear novel and avant-garde
to this day. Produced in very limited numbers, their ‘service a cocktail’ dating from 1928 is one of the most coveted of all Desny’s
works, and consequently appears very rarely.
Farewell Piccadilly: exceedingly rare Edwardian crocodile-skin Travelling Bar companion of cylindrical form. Three stylish curved
flasks – marked GIN, FRENCH and VERMOUTH – screen a centrally-mounted cocktail shaker. A nostalgic glance at a more genteel age
of travel, the feeling of luxury further enlightened by the markings of Piccadilly maker Fortnum and Mason. Rare in pigskin, virtually
unheard-of in crocodile. English, 1910. Height: 8" (22 cm).
Ref 3009.
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Stairway to the Sparks
The Age of Aquarium: unmatched line-up of aquarium–themed cigarette lighters by Alfred Dunhill. Rarity and
condition add to the values of the most desirable of the luxury maker’s classic lighters. Ben Shillingford (1904-2001),
the expert engraver responsible for carving out the Perspex using the reverse intaglio technique, famously remarked
that ‘whoever created the panels did not know much about fish.’ His finished panels were then passed to London art
students to colour-in the design, again in reverse. Launched in 1949, no two lighters were the same – each example
was bespoke. Sir Winston Churchill, one of numerous prominent owners, kept one on his desk at Chartwell while
writing his memoirs.
Pullman is widely recognised as holding the largest collection of Aquarium lighters – greater in number than Dunhill’s
own archive. An unrivalled selection including some of the rarest of them all, the ‘Service’ size. The ‘non-aquatic’
models, comprising fox-hunting, ships, horse racing and other sporting scenes, are especially scarce, and several of
these are to be found in the collection.
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Model behaviour: a stand-out piece in the form of a newly discovered spiral staircase model. Made by 19th Century
architectural students, the beautifully made fruitwood staircase has the rare distinction of being constructed to
double the size of conventional examples of the period. A total of 16 steps rise in a double spiral. French, circa 1880.
A staircase was traditionally wound in a clockwise direction to place attacking swordsmen at a disadvantage. French,
circa 1880. Height: 24" (61 cm). Ref 3040.
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Inside the White House
Presidential: impeccable large-scale cigar humidor modelled
on the historic White House, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington.
The façade is finished to resemble the white-painted Aquia
sandstone of the original. Lifting the lid on the ‘White House’
reveals a cedar-lined interior, with removable trays, and
capacity for approximately 250 cigars. American, late 20th
Century. Architect James Hoban took the ducal Leinster House,
Dublin as inspiration for his most celebrated commission,
fashioned in late Georgian style. Length: 25" (64 cm).
Ref 3041.
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Elliptical: distinctive silver-plated
cigar drum of oval form, cedar
lined to the interior, and
raised on conforming base
with ball feet. The baying
stag affixed to the hinged
lid provides the finishing
touch. A late 19th Century
Scottish rarity. Height:
9" (23 cm). Ref 3046.
Smoke Signals
(Above) Checkered history: among
the most recognisable and desirable of
all travelling cigar humidors, made by
Louis Vuitton, circa 1930. The interior
has been expertly re-lined with
Spanish cedar, and the humidification
is modern. Length: 19" (48 cm). Ref
3008; a grand malle cigares by the
luxury Paris maker, circa 1920. The
spacious interior has removable
trays and quadruple humidifiers and,
exceptionally, room for up to 600
cigars. Brass binding to the exterior
and the leather handle to the lid add
distinction. French, c.1930, length:
23" (58 cm). Ref 3007.
(Right) Sterling area: a fine and
massive Sterling silver cigar box of
unusually heavy gauge. A thumb piece
is integral to the design, and the
interior, lined with cedar, is fitted
with two adjustable dividers. The
largest Sterling silver cigar box we
have seen. American, c.1950, length:
11" (28 cm). Ref 2103.
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Who Let the Dogs Out..?
L’homme aux chiens: dramatic representation of four untamed hunting dogs straining at their master’s leash. The
heavily figurative Art Deco bronze is the work of Alexandre Kelety (active 1918-1940). A regular exhibitor at the Paris
Salon between the wars, the foremost Hungarian sculptor was one of the recognised masters of the medium. Mounted on
a marble plinth, signed KELETY in the bronze. French, circa 1930. Length: 21" (53 cm). Ref 3039.
Canine companions: a fine pair of bronzes resembling winsome West Highland terriers. The bookends are superbly cast,
using the cire perdue (lost wax) technique, and representative of the very best work by Maximilian Fiot (1886-1953). The
French-born sculptor trained with the legendary Prosper Lecouter, first exhibiting at the Paris Salon in 1910. Signed by the
artist, and bearing the Paris foundry mark of the pre-eminent Susse Frères. French, circa 1930. Height of each: 7" (17 cm).
Ref 2959.
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Out of the Blue
(Above) ‘The Aviator’: highly expressive large-scale gilded bronze sculpture by Frederick Focht, c.1930. The distinguished
French sculptor (born 1879) favoured bronzes inspired by the pioneer years of powered flight. Signature: Fred. C. Focht
in the bronze. Length: 34" (87 cm). Ref 2071.
(Below) Eagle's Nest: large and imposing bronze sculpture of the bird of prey, wings outstretched and powerful talons
prominent. Mounted on a square bronze socle. Of German origin, late 1930s (full details upon request). Wingspan: 48"
(120 cm). The German eagle is one of the oldest surviving state symbols in Europe. Ref 2333.
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‘Rapide Pyrenees’. Original railway poster, linen mounted. French c. 1930. 28" x 40" (70 x 100 cm).
Ref 3052.
A. M (Adolphe Mouron) ‘Cassandre’ (French, 1901-1968) ‘l’Oiseau Bleu’ – (1929). Original poster, linen
mounted, framed and glazed. 25" x 40" (64 x 102 cm). Ref 2012.
‘Rapide Manche Ocean’. Original railway poster designed as a stylised map of the rail network. Linen A. M (Adolphe Mouron) ‘Cassandre’ (French, 1901-1968) ‘Nord Express’ – (1927). Original poster, linen
mounted. French c.1930. 28" x 40" (70 x 100 cm). Ref 3051.
mounted, framed and glazed. 39" x 52" (99 x 132 cm). Ref 1874.
All Aboard!
Track Star
‘Locomotive II’: outstanding Art Deco-rated bronze in the
form of a stylised Express locomotive, finished in dark
green patina and mounted on complementary
marble base. The bold vision of French artist
Emmanuel Zurini (born 1942), is his
second interpretation of the ‘train
de luxe’ and the edition sold
out at launch. Signed and
numbered 7/8, 1998.
Length: 43" (109
cm). Ref
3045.
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Speed Matters
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Supermarine: a unique hand-made rendering, by the
superb John Elwell, of the winning Supermarine S5 racing
seaplane. Correct in every detail, of aluminium space frame
construction, and mounted on a timber plinth bearing a
signed plaque, numbered 1/1, and dated 2007.
Reginald Mitchell, Supermarine’s chief designer, and the
man who designed the Spitfire, built the streamlined
monoplane for the 1927 Schneider Trophy, won by Britain’s
High Speed Flight. Jacques Schneider’s Air Racing Trophy
for hydro-aeroplanes was introduced in 1913 to encourage
marine aviation. Wingspan: 38" (97 cm). Ref 3036.
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High Life
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Title
Fixed stars: (top, left) ‘Constellation on the tarmac at La Guardia’,
52" x 36" (132 x 92 cm). Ref 3066; and (above) ‘Constellation over
Battery Park’, 52" x 39" (132 x 99 cm) Ref 3067. Two strikingly
evocative oil paintings by Lucio Perinotto that perfectly express the
heyday of airline passenger flight. Lockheed’s sleek and powerful
Constellation has a deserved reputation as the most graceful airliner
ever built.
Painter of the Air: (Left) ‘Swissair’: Lucio Perinotto’s strong sense
of composition is evident in this interpretation of a Douglas DC-3 in
flight. The French-born artist, twice winner of the French Ministry of
Defence Award, is one of the elite group of official French aviation
artists. His covers for editions of Le Fanu de l’Aviation are widely
admired, and he has undertaken major commissions for Air France
and the Musée de l’Air. Swissair, once called the ‘Flying Bank’, has
transfigured into SWISS, an amusing acronym for So What It's Still
Swissair... 52" x 39" (132 x 99 cm). Ref 3067.
Beyond the Sea: (Right) a rare commodity in the form of an original
Air France poster advertising the national carrier’s flagship Paris – New
York service, by Constellation of course. In excellent condition, linen
mounted, framed and glazed. French, c.1950. 28" x 40" (70 x 100 cm).
Ref 3037.
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Aiming High
A passion for wings: (left) intriguing carved soapstone model in stylized
form, recalling the victorious Schneider Trophy seaplanes. French, circa
1950. Wingspan: 8" (20 cm). Ref 3050. (Right) cracquelure glazed Art
Deco ceramic design in the style of a racing hydro-plane, signed St.
Clement. French, circa 1930. Wingspan: 12" (31 cm). Ref 3022.
Biplane: very rare original vintage car mascot, rendered as a
biplane. Navigation lights jewelled in red and green, and dogbone radiator cap engraved with the letter ‘A’. American, circa
1920. Wingspan: 6" (15 cm). Ref 3028.
‘Lignes Farman’ original poster by Albert Solon (1897-1973). Henri Farman, son of an English newspaperman in Paris,
was the premier French aviator, superseding Santos Dumont. In addition to building aircraft, Farman’s airline – Lignes
Farman – later formed part of Air France. 24" x 39" (61 x 99 cm). Ref 3049.
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Riding
Title the Skies
Touched by history: a perfect and permanent
momento of a truly exceptional era of exclusive air
travel in the form of a complete set of six espresso
cups and saucers from the famed Graf Zeppelin
service. Rare in the extreme, each cup and saucer is
imprinted Deutsche Zeppelin Reederei. German, circa
1929. Ref 3042.
The Zeppelin Company founded by Count Ferdinand
von Zeppelin is still based at Friedrichshafen, on
the shores of Lake Constance. Dr. Hugo Eckener’s
outstanding leadership reached its zenith between
the wars with the launching of the transatlantic Graf
Zeppelin, the Concorde of its day.
Perfect formation: the romance of air travel in the 1920s inspired German luxury maker Henckels
to create highly desirable Zeppelin and Airplane travelling bar sets. The classic monoplane design
features hipflasks for wings; and cups, spoons and strainer, corkscrew and olive box, all fit perfectly
into the cocktail shaker fuselage. Both versions were originally offered in 9" and 12" form, and the
18" sets illustrated are the only recorded examples.
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English Class
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Ghost Story
Objets de Bureau: impressive display of the rare 1920s and
1930s Sterling silver desk pieces commissioned by Rolls-Royce
for presentation as gifts. All the pieces – with the exception
of the ashtray from Crown jewellers Garrard – were made by
leading silversmiths Saunders and Shepherd. The individual
pieces comprising the ‘Desk Set’ were never available for
sale, being available only as gifts to important Rolls-Royce
customers and other ‘friends of the house’, and are today
highly coveted by collectors and enthusiasts for the ‘Best
Car in the World’. A different piece was introduced annually,
from 1925–1935.
The maker’s unmistakable Spirit of Ecstasy mascot provides
the leitmotif for all the hallmarked pieces illustrated. (Top,
left to right): a pair of bookends, the demi-lune stepped base
supporting a fluted half-column. Ref 0614; a manual clock in
the shape of a Rolls-Royce radiator, topped by a miniature Spirit
of Ecstasy mascot. Ref 2383; a ‘Pillar Box’ lighter with unique
spherical spring cap, mounted on hexagonal stepped base.
Ref 0611; a similar centrally-mounted clock by Brietling. Ref
1293; a finely engraved salver with incurved corners and four
hoof feet. Ref 2185; a glass-lined desk inkwell inspired by a
Rolls-Royce expansion tank. Ref 1290; a cigarette box with
Spirit of Ecstasy profile and shadow acid etched into the lid,
the boxwood interior fitted with adjustable compartments.
Ref 1289; a circular ashtray with raised rim, marked ‘S.G’
(Sebastian Garrard). Ref 2184.
Famous names: important pair of statuary bronzes, finely detailed
in deep brown gilt patine and mounted on flame mahogany
plinths, with name plaques affixed. Signed by the artist William
McMillan RA (1887-1977), dated SC1934 in the bronze. Height:
32" (77 cm). The renowned Scottish Academician undertook a
number of high-ranking commissions – works in Whitehall, Carlton
House Terrace and Trafalgar Square among them.
(Above) polymath Charles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910),
aristocrat, Cambridge half-blue for cycling and pioneer motorist.
He once worked in the railway sheds at Crewe, and was an ardent
balloonist. A founding member of the Aero Club, he was the first
Englishman to lose his life while flying an aeroplane, when his
tail plane collapsed during a tournament at Bournemouth, 1910.
Rolls, who formed his famous company in Derby with Royce in
1906, was an accomplished amateur musician, actor and football
player. Lord Montagu described the dare-devil driver as ‘mostly
visible as a pair of boots under a car.’
(Left) Frederick Henry Royce (1893-1933), the former railway
apprentice and pioneer carmaker took as his motto ‘Organise
and Specialise’. As chief designer, he concentrated entirely on
the fabled Silver Ghost (until the advent of the new Phantom and
Wraith models). It was mainly Royce’s determination that led the
company successfully to enter the Schneider Trophy competition.
Created a baronet for services to engineering and the country,
one contemporary wrote of him: ‘Mr. Royce is not a man who
prides himself upon inventing things. He likes to perfect things
already in existence.’ Ref 3054.
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Robert Mallet-Stevens
A highly important and unique original poster for the fashionable Cote Basque resort by Robert Mallet-Stevens (1886-1945), dated 1928. The
definitive Art Deco architect, Mallet-Stevens exhibited at the Paris Exhibition in 1925. He designed film sets and grandiose interiors, as well as
buildings, and was celebrated for his stylish experimentation, creating his own fantastic vision for an ‘Ideal City’. The architect’s aesthetically
appealing poster for St. Jean de-Luz is suggestive of his commission the following year from a wealthy patron at Croix and is the only example
of any Mallet-Stevens poster recorded. Of special interest, he designed a studio residence in 1926 for the Martel twins (see opposite), located
on the rue Mallet-Stevens, in the 16th arrondisement, Paris. 46" x 62" (117 x 158 cm). Ref 3047.
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Jan et Joel Martel
‘Accordéoniste’:
this rare and
expressive Art
Deco terracotta
sculpture, of
museum quality,
perfectly defines
the Cubist
influence on the
work of the Martel
twins, Jan and Joel
(1896-1966). The piece is signed
‘MARTEL’ and dates from 1927. Of
impeccable provenance. Height: 25"
(64 cm). Ref 3011.
Born in Nantes, the Martel twins shared
a studio, and together conceived
sculptures of large monuments and
individual commissions, smaller in
scale, of figures, animals and fountains.
Exhibiting at the 1925 Paris Exhibition,
the brothers proved themselves to be
artists not just of quality, but also of
true originality, and lasting influence.
Widely respected, quite rightly, for their
monument to French composer Claude
Debussy, the Martel twins were
prominent exhibitors at the Salons
Musicalistes in the 1930s.
Their fabulous oeuvre and close
alliance with Desny and Mallet-Stevens
as part of the Union des Artistes Moderne until
the latter’s disappearance in 1945, is chronicled in
every major Art Deco reference work.
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Fabius Lorenzi ‘Nice’, original poster dated 1926. 29" x 44" (74 x 112 cm). Ref 3048.
‘Meeting International de Canots Automobiles, Gardone Riviera’, original poster, Italian dated 1931.
27" x 39" (69 x 100 cm). Ref 3056.
Mario Pezilla ‘P.L.M Monte Carlo’, rare original poster, French c.1900. 30" x 41" (76 x 105 cm). Ref 3057.
Jules-Alexandre Grün (1868-1938) ‘Monaco Motorboat Racing, 1905’, rare original poster, linen
mounted, unframed. 36" x 50" (91 x 128 cm). Ref 3024.
Days of Summer
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De Carli ‘Gran Premio San Remo 1951’, rare original poster. 28" x 40" (70 x 100 cm). Ref 3059.
Roberto Falcucci (1900-1989) ‘Monte Carlo Rallye, 1931’, rare original poster, 32" x 48" (80 x 120 cm).
Ref 3033.
Erberto Carboni ‘VIII Campionato Provinciale Automobilistico’, original poster, Italian c. 1930. 28" x 40"
(70 x 100 cm). Ref 3058.
Geo. Ham (Georges Hamel, French, 1900-1972) ‘1934 Monaco Grand Prix’, rare original poster. 32" x 48"
(80 x 120 cm). Ref 0183.
Good Sports
The
Prince of
Wales
Cup:
historic miniature
Sterling silver vase,
repoussée engraved
beneath
facsimile
signature
Edward
R and Ich Dien (‘I
serve’). The trophy
commemorates
the
OXFORD CAMBRIDGE
vs ROCKAWAY HUNTING
CLUB
polo
match,
WON
BY
THOMAS
HITCHCOCK JR, TEN
GOAL. Signed TIFFANY
AND
CO. STERLING
SILVER to the base.
American, circa 1920s.
Polo was introduced to
America by newspaper
magnate Gordon Bennett
and
spread
rapidly,
particularly on the East
Coast. The US was the
predominant polo nation from
1919 to the outbreak of war, and
Hitchcock unquestionably one
of the most successful exponents
of the game. Height: 5" (12 cm).
Ref 3010.
Polo at Hurlingham, 1930: two excellent oil paintings on board by the celebrated equestrian artist Lionel Edwards (1878-1966),
generally regarded as the equal of Sir Alfred Munnings and Charlie Payne, aka ‘Snaffles.’ Edwards’ original oils, rich in detail, are rarely
found. Both signed ‘L.E.’, framed and glazed. Polo in England was originally confined to Cavalry regiments, and Hurlingham has been
synonymous with the sport since the late nineteenth century. Dimensions of each: 13" x 12" (33 x 30 cm). Ref 3044.
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A Prince at Polo
Gentleman Player: ‘Prince Léon Radziwill au polo à Bagatelle, 1910’, one of the most historically important polo portraits of the
Edwardian era, by Parisian society painter Bernard Boutet de Monvel (1881-1949). Prince Léon, born 1880, was a descendant of the
Lithuanian Royal House, and happily his mother, Louise Blanc, was heiress to a fortune created by his grandfather, who built the casino
at Monte Carlo.
The sportive Prince, a keen automobilist and expert aviator, epitomised the l’Homme Moderne of the age. He is portrayed standing
in the shade during a match at the Parc du Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, in 1910. He died young, aged 47 years. Oil on
canvas, 36" x 30" (91 x 76 cm). Ref 3055.
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Polo's Glittering Prizes
1.
2.
A magnificent collection of
uniquely important Sterling
silver polo trophies, dating
from the late 19th and early
20th Centuries, comprising:
1. The Polo Challenge Cup: historically significant Sterling silver trophy of grand proportions. The dedication and lists of winning
teams impressed in Art Nouveau script to one side, complemented by a scene of polo players set in high relief to the other side.
The foot of the cup, with applied polo balls and mallets, is mounted on an ebonised lacquer swept plinth; silver presentation plaque
(vacant) affixed. The Challenge Cup was presented in 1896 by Colonel Edward Morell, a passionate horseman, Congressman and owner
of Morell Park estate, north of Philadelphia. Rockaway Hunting Club, whose team comprised a roll-call of US polo legends, retained the
trophy after their third victory in 1902. The cup has been sympathetically restored following its recent discovery in a private collection
in Pennsylvania. Marked J.R.CALDWELL, PHILADELPHIA STERLING SILVER 925 1000. Width: 18" (45 cm). Ref 2945.
2. The Ladies' Cup: a unique and historically important Sterling silver polo trophy, the scalloped body mounted on a chased rococostyle foot, the base marked GORHAM & CO, STERLING. The invincible Rockaway Hunting Club, three-times winners, thereafter retained
the Cup, held aloft by virtually all the greats of American polo – Foxhall Keene, Harry Payne Whitney and George Kendrick 3rd among
them. Width: 16" (41 cm). Ref 2947.
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3.
5.
4.
3. The Overture Cup: a fine Edwardian silver-plated polo trophy, won by the American Dedham Polo Club and engraved The Overture
Cup – Point Judith Polo Club – Narragansett Pier, R.I. – August 1911. Point Judith was the first place where polo was played in the
United States. Height: 8" (22 cm). Ref 2946.
4. Tiffany: a presentation trophy tankard in Sterling silver, finely engraved with a polo scene and polo pennant above. Acanthus leaf
decoration to the hinged cover, bearing the legend Huntingdon Long Island September 1888 – Champion Polo Pony Races. Height: 8"
(22 cm). Ref 2944.
5. Of Presidential origin: highly important Tiffany Sterling silver pitcher, with a detailed relief of rival polo players challenging for
the ball. A frieze of laurel leaves, elongated fluted handle, and Bacchus mask are distinctive features. Art Nouveau monograms GWK
3rd and MA. Made to special order by Tiffany, around 1910, the initials refer to the sporting playboy George Washington Kendrick 3rd
and Miss Alice (the name by which Alice Roosevelt, daughter of President Theodore was known). Both were accomplished players on
the polo field and it is generally assumed the pitcher was a gift to her from Kendrick, her some-time lover. Formerly from the estate
of Alice Lee Roosevelt. Signed Tiffany & Co. Height: 18" (48 cm). Ref 2943.
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The Shipping News
All at sea: (above) very rare, original ‘Voyage Autour du Monde Round the World’ poster by Emil Jakob Schindeler for the Compagnie
Generale Transatlantique, commonly known as the French Line.
The company was formed in the mid-nineteenth century, and
although speed and size in their fleet took second place to luxury
appointments, passengers circumnavigated the world in true style.
Linen mounted, circa 1890. 50" x 37" (127 x 94 cm). Ref 3060.
Leviathan: (left) original poster by William J. Aylward (18751958) for the RMS Majestic, flagship of Liverpool’s White Star Line
and one of the most popular liners afloat. Built as the Bismarck
by Blohm and Voss, Hamburg, completion was delayed by the
First World War. Once the world’s largest ship, with capacity
for over 2,000 passengers (750 in First Class accommodation),
she was known, curiously, as the ‘Magic Stick’. In 1934, when
the Liverpool shipping line merged with their traditional rival,
Cunard, the Majestic continued to serve the transatlantic route
until 1936. Dated 1932, linen mounted. 20" x 30" (50 x 75 cm).
Ref 3061.
Shipping line posters evoke the glamour of a golden age, a period
of elegance and grace available to a select few. None are more
striking than the Italian shipping line NGI (opposite), the only
known example. Its artist, Guiseppe Riccobaldi, is one of the most
sought-after poster designers, and this large 1930 creation without
doubt is his most important. 40" x 55" (100 x 140 cm). Ref 3053.
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Age of Chivalry
Combat de deux Cavaliers XVeme: a knight’s tale in the form of an extraordinary bronze depicting Thomas Lancaster,
First Duke of Clarence and the Chevalier de Fontaine locked in mortal combat. The huge bronze plinth is inscribed on
two sides with the legend of the encounter between the two 15th Century noblemen. A clash dating from the Battle
of Bauge, 1421, in The Hundred Years War between England and France. Jean de Fontaine’s lance is captured striking
the fatal blow to Clarence – distinguishable by the coronet to his helmet. The work of Alfred Emilien O’Hara, Comte
de Niewerkerke, a gifted sculptor with friends in high places, including Emperor Napoleon III. The Comte’s reputation
rests securely on his equestrian bronzes and this particular work is regarded as his finest achievement. The only
recorded example, cast in 1839 by the leading French art foundry Susse Frères. Signed Niewerkerke in the bronze.
Length overall 25" (62 cm), height overall 21" (51 cm). Ref 3062.
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Hare Line
The Clifton Cup: impressive Sterling silver flagon,
chased in relief with striking scenes from one of the
most ancient of field sports. The ground coursed on
the Lancashire estate of Clifton Hall attracted record
crowds of sportsmen and spectators in its prime. The
purpose of coursing was to test the dogs on their
ability to turn the hare, rather than the kill. A finely
modelled greyhound in pursuit to the flagon’s handle,
and a hare at speed atop the hinged lid, complete the
picture. Made by Edward and John Barnard, London
silversmiths, extensively engraved, and hallmarked
1860. Height 12" (30 cm). Ref 2995.
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Pullman Selection
Luxury variety: a stylish pair of Art Deco five-branch silver candlelabra,
distinguished by a hexagonal central column and matching candle holders.
Of 1920s origin, recalling the house of Odiot, most celebrated French silver
manufacturer of the 19th Century. Height 10" (26 cm). Ref 3038.
A fist full of Dollars: a 1906 double eagle bearing the mint mark ‘S’
(denoting San Francisco Mint), and mounted on a 14ct yellow gold
money clip. The double eagle, first minted in 1849 to coincide with
the California Gold Rush, is a gold coin with a denomination of $20.
Ref 3026; an unusual 14ct gold money clip taking as its cue ‘the gun
that won the West’. American, of course. Circa 1930. Ref 3027.
To the lighthouse: a silver plated lighthouse cocktail shaker by one of the
big guns in shaker production, International Silver Company of Meriden.
Modelled as a replica of the famous Boston lighthouse built circa 1720,
examples of the larger version are especially rare, with only a handful
being recorded. Height 14" (36 cm). American, circa 1927. Ref 2651.
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Full marques: no film star is
more closely associated with
motor racing than the late Steve
McQueen, who remarked that
‘There is racing, everything
else is waiting.’ The Hollywood
legend once considered a race
career and his major track
successes, in the Porsche 908,
are featured in this rare original
poster published by the highperformance carmaker, circa
1970. Linen mounted. 30" x 40"
(76 x 101 cm). Ref 3043.
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