A GLASS PAINTINGS, TRANSFER ENGRAVINGS
PAINTINGS ON GLASS
A GLASS PAINTING of the Virgin and Child,
accompanied by the infant St. John shown in a room,
after an Old Master, in shades of blue and red, by
83In(27cm. by 22.5cm.) 18th Century.
ANOTHER of Old Darby & Joan published by J.
Bowles 1759, the elderly couple shown seated in chairs
smoking pipes and attended by their livestock outside a
cottage, Min. by Win. (35.5cm. by 25.5cm.).
A PAINTING ON GLASS of a young woman in a
flowered green robe shown seated by a table against a
pale grey-blue background, Win. by (48cm. by
34cm.) second quarter 19th Century .
ANOTHER entitled Starting the Hare, published by
John Fairburn 1794, showing a huntsman hallooing
while his hounds pursue their quarry, Win. by 14in.
(25.5cm. by 35.5cm.).
A SET OF FOUR OVAL CONVEX PAINTINGS BEHIND
GLASS of Watterauesque Arcadian scenes of lovers and
music makers, 9′/2in. by 6in. (54cm. by 46cm.)
mid-19th Century, one broken ?200-300
7 ANOTHER entitled Woodcock Shooting, published
by W. B. Walker 1801, showing a sportsman with his
gun and hound setting out in a snowy landscape,. by
Min. (25.5cm. by 35.5cm.).
TRANSFER ENGRAVINGS
4 A TRANSFER ENGRAVING of Autumn, engraved by
Rich Purcell after Phil. Mercier and showing a young
woman half-length, with a basket of fruit, 14in. by
Win. (36cm. by 26cm.) mid-18th Century.
A GEORGE III TRANSFER ENGRAVING of Conjugal Happiness showing a happy couple and their three children, published 1769, 13in. by 9in. (33cm. by 23cm.).
A PAIR OF TRANSFER ENGRAVINGS of the Seasons,
each divided into two parts, with figures and attributes
of the season portrayed, published by P. Barnaschina
1799, by 14in. (26cm. by 36cm.) Spring/Summer
cracked .
A GEORGE III TEA CADDY, in quarter-veneered
mahogany with a striped banding and outer cross banding,
with original brass loop handle, escutcheon and feet and
the interior with three removable canisters with hinged
brass lids, 7lhin. wide (19cm.) circa 1765.
A PAIR OF TRANSFER ENGRAVINGS of Pheasant
Shooting and Duck Shooting published by W. B. Walker
1801, in each a gentleman and his gun standing with
dogs and game, 9Vzin. by Min. (25cm. by 35cm.) Duck
Shooting cracked.
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TEA CADDY with a
coffered hinged lid and brass scroll handles, with a
panelled front inlaid with herring-bone stringing, the
sides similarly panelled, the interior with three
compartments, 6in. high by wide (15cm. by
26.5cm.) circa 1765.
Two TRANSFER ENGRAVINGS of George III and the
Prince of Orange both engraved by Thomas Kelly 1816,
by 73Uin. (24cm. by 20cm.).
A ANOTHER of Lient. General Sir Thos Picton published by Rich. Evans, 9in. by 93Mn. (23cm. by 24.5cm.)
small piece missing top right hand corner, early 19th Century.
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TEA CADDY, the hinged moulded top with a brass loop handle enclosing three compartments, one with its original tin tea box, with a brass lock plate, on moulded base and bracket feet, 51/2 in. high by 9in. wide (14cm. by 23.5cm.) circa 1765 .
A TRANSFER ENGRAVING of Venus and Cupid,
engraved by Charles Phillips after Giuseppe Salivate,
both shown nude standing in a landscape and looking
over their Shoulders to the painter, 20in. by 14in. (50.5cm.
by36cm.).
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TEA CADDY, the hinged
lid with an S-scroll brass handle, enclosing two
compartments flanking a mixing bowl, 53in high by 12in.
wide (14.5cm. by 30.5cm.) circa 1770.
A REGENCY TRANSFER ENGRAVING of the Presentation in the Temple published by W. B. Walker, Win. by 14in. (25.5cm. by 35.5cm.) early 19th Century.
A VERRE EGLOMISE PICTURE in gold, black and red,
the centre with the Virgin Mary greeting a female saint,
within a border of scrollwork, birds and musical instruments, 18th Century, possibly Spanish.
AN OVAL TRANSFER ENGRAVING possibly of George I, shown bust-length in a wig and state robes.
A TRANSFER ENGRAVING OF The Marquise de Pompadour, shown half-length in the engraving by R. Purcell after Charles Coypel and with a four-line epigram, 14in.
Morgen-Le Matin, engraved by J. S.
Negges after Mercier, showing a young lady seated at a tea
table with a cup of tea, 14in.
A GEORGE II TRANSFER ENGRAVING of A View near
Uxbridge, Middlesex, showing a man fishing in a pool
beside a thatched cottage.
Domestick Employment Knitting
engraved after P. Mercier by Robt. Sayer, showing a
woman seated in chair knitting, 14in.
GEORGE II TRANSFER ENGRAVING, with an apotheosis scene, (24cm. by 20cm.) mid-18th Century, possibly originally larger .
Painting, engraved by R. Houston,
showing a group of fashionably dressed figures seated by
a ruined temple, watching one of their number painting
one of her fair friends, (25cm. by 36cm.)
mid-18th Century.
GEORGE II TRANSFER ENGRAVING of a pastoral scene, Engraved from an original drawing of Claude Lorrain’s by Wilson, by R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 6th January 1755.
His Royal Highness William Augustus,
Duke of Cumberland, engraved by /. Simon after C. Rusca,
the prince shown half length in an oval in armour and
scarlet cloak, Min.
Wilkes by Kitcheman after R. E. Pine, the M.P. shown seated at a desk covered with letters, 14in.
George the Third, engraved by R. Purcel, shown half-length in an architectural oval, 14in.
John Manners, Marquis of Granby by
Jos. Watson after Sir Joshua Reynolds, shown half-length
with a wig and his hand resting on a sword, 14in. by Win.
(36cm. by 25cm.) mid-18th Century.
Majesty Charte, Queen of
Great Britain, after Frye, shown half-length in jewellery
and fur-trimmed robe, 14in.
His Grace, The Duke of Bedford, relieving the distressed widow and children, the duke shown giving coins to grateful poor in their hovel, 14in. by Win. (36cm. by 25cm.) early 19th Century.
Autumn engraved by Simon after Rosalba, showing a young girl cradling a rabbit in her arms, 14in.
Charte, Queen of Great Britain, by
Robt. Sayer, shown half-length, 14in.
A PAIR OF TRANSFER ENGRAVINGS of Flora the
Goddess of Flowers and Pomona the Goddess of Fruit,
published by W. B. Walker, the former goddess in a
chariot drawn by tigers and the latter in a chariot drawn
by lions and each with appropriate attributes, Win.
ANOTHER of Miss White, Clear-Starcher to the
Queen, shown half length and wearing an apron 14in.
Two TRANSFER ENGRAVINGS, one of Queen
Charte riding to her trial and the other of Daniel
interpreted the hand writing on the wall, astounding King
Nebuchadnezzar, published by W. B. Walker 1800, Win. by
14in.
Jacobus Secundus, engraved by /. Smith after Sir Godfrey Kneller, shown half-length in an oval, 14in.
The Right Honourable Betsy, Countess
of Rochford, by /. Smith after Char1 , shown seated
full length in ermine-trimmed robes, 14in.
A TRANSFER ENGRAVING of Nature, engraved by
R. Smith after George Romney and showing Lady
Hamilton half-length holding a spaniel, (28cm. by 20cm.); and Another of a small child shown
half-length with a black cat balanced on her Shoulder.
William, Prince of Orange & of Nassau,
engraved by Bowles after P. V. Dyk, shown half-length
in flowing wig and red jacket, 14in. by Win. (36cm. by
25cm.)
A SET OF THREE TRANSFER ENGRAVINGS of sporting
scenes, duck shooting, pheasant and partridge shooting,
published 1801 by W. B. Walker, showing a man with a
gun, dogs and birds in a landscape, Win. by 14in. (25cm. by
36cm.)
A NELSON COMMEMORATIVE TRANSFER ENGRAVING
showing a sailor and Britannia mourning at the hero’s
tomb, published by I. Hinton 1806, by 14in. (25cm. by
36cm.)
Two TRANSFER ENGRAVINGS, one of Miss Lascelles
after Cotes, and the other of Britannia’s triumph, both
broken.
A TRANSFER ENGRAVING of The Lovely Fruherer
by W. B. Walker, showing a young woman plucking
fruit with a domed building in the background, by
14in. (25cm. by 36cm.)
A TRANSFER ENGRAVING of Flora, Goddess of
Flowers, published in 1814 by W. B. Walker, the goddess
shown in an English chariot drawn by a pair of crowned
lions.
A TRANSFER ENGRAVING of the Depositing of the
Body of her late Majesty Queen Caroline in the Family
Vault.
A SET OF FOUR REGENCY TRANSFER ENGRAVINGS of the Four Seasons, Spring with figures collecting flowers in a garden, Summer showing a harvest scene, Autumn depicting fruit gathering and Winter with a skating scene, 14in. high by wide (36cm. by 25.5cm.) early 19th Century, in contemporary frames.
A PAIR OF TRANSFER ENGRAVINGS of Connubial
Happiness and The Pleasure of Love and Retirement by
P. Stampa 1806, each showing a husband, wife and their
child in the contentment of their home, Win. by 14in.
GLASS PAINTINGS.
NICOLAUS MICHAEL SPENGLER. A FINE GLASS PAINTING of rectangular form, brilliantly painted and gilded with a kitchen scene, in the manner of Teniers, 38cm. by 66cm., signed: ‘Nicole. Michael Spengler pin it. 1762,gilded and ebonised wood frame.
V Literature: Frank Davis, Page for Collectors’, The Illustrated London News, June 1934.
Although it is known that Nicolas Michael Spengler was born in 1700 and was a member of a family of glass painters, mainly working in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, from Lake Constance, there is some confusion as to whether he was born there or at Schaffhausen. Certainly it is known that he died in Darmstadt in 1776 after spending some forty years in the service of Louis VIII, Landgrave of HesseDarmstadt. He painted some thirty-two glass paintings of Louis’s hunting scenes, flowers and general studies based on the works of local Court painters such as Fiedler and Eger. He also designed and painted works of congratulation for special occasions. These were all painted between 1747 and Louis’s death in 1768. Two earlier paintings dated 1727 are recorded in the Museum of Colmar and two are owned by the Museum of Art and Industry in Hamburg. It is evident from these paintings that Spengler had not only developed his own glass painting techniques, in particular in the use of metallic paints which glow behind the glass, but also he was a competent designer not merely a copier of other people’s work.
NICOLAUS MICHAEL SPENGLER. A COMPANION GLASS PAINTING of rectangular form, painted and gilded with a kitchen scene, after Teniers, a female cook stuffing sausages in the foreground, 38cm. by 66cm., signed: ‘Nicole. Michael Spengler pin it 1762′, gilded and ebonised wood frame.
Literature: Frank Davis, Page for Collectors’, The Illustrated London News, 16 June 1934
In both this painting and the previous , Spengler is not copying directly from Tenier’s work but combining portions of well-known paintings.
A GLASS PAINTING of a woman in a red and white dress shown three-quarter length by a balustrade picking a flower, the background with a poplar-lined promenade by the sea, 13V2in. by93In(35cm. by 25cm.)possibly Italian.
A SET OF EIGHT PAINTINGS ON GLASS of mythological subjects including Hercules and the Nepean Lion, Narcissus, Venus and Cupid and other nymphs, cherubs and satyrs, ail 5/2tn. by lin. (14cm. by 18cm.) probably Flemish, second quarter of the 18th Century.
A CUT PAPER PICTURE of Napoleon le Grand by V.G.F., the emperor shown half length in an oval on a trellised ground with martial trophies below, with a delicate foliate border, all executed in white cut paper, 13in. by 103In(33cm. by 27cm.) circa 1830, Spanish.
*Almost certainly by Vicente Genoves, a captain in the Spanish army.