The Douglas Fairbanks Jr Collection - Wednesday 2 March

© M Wanamaker, Bison Archives

THE DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR COLLECTION Wednesday 2 March 2022

Books & Maps TIMED AUCTION | FRIDAY 1 - SUNDAY 10 APRIL

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THE DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR COLLECTION Live Online Wednesday 2 March 2022 at 2pm ORDER OF SALE Lots 1-114 Photographs, Posters etc.

Lots 115-158 Clothing and Accessories Lots 159-181 Pictures and Prints Lots 182-201 Silver, Jewellery and Objets de Vertu Lots 202-228 The Fairbanks’ Home

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THE DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS JR COLLECTION

By Instruction of Dominick Fairbanks Dominick is the proud grandson of Douglas Fairbanks Jr and a successful film producer in his own right.

‘I have great pleasure in offering this collection of family items from my late Grandfather’s estate, so that they may be enjoyed by film collectors and Fairbanks’ admirers all over the world.’

Dominick Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks Jr (1909-2000) Fairbanks Jr, the son of Douglas Fairbanks, was arguably one of the most famous Hollywood actors of the early 20th century, starring in over 130 motion pictures opposite the likes of Greta Garbo, Ginger Rogers, Joan Crawford, John Wayne and Fred Astaire.

His father, Fairbanks Sr, is considered one of Hollywood’s founding fathers, having launched the United Artists Corporation in 1919 together with his wife, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and D W Griffiths, which placed Hollywood at the centre of film production, later becoming Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, as we know it today.

Fairbanks Jr was not only a great film star, but also a successful movie and television producer, having screen written The Exile and Fighting O’Flynn, as well as producing The Douglas Fairbanks Jr Presents TV series that aired in America on NBC between 1953 and 1957 for a total of 157 episodes.

Fairbanks Jr’s film career was only one of his great achievements; serving in the US Navy in World War II he saw six years of active conflict, surviving the Russian convoys and rising to the rank of Lt Commander. Having worked with Lord Louis Mountbatten on the ‘Combined Operations Command’, training commando units, Fairbanks returned to the US and set up a secret camp to train a clandestine unit known as the ‘Beach Jumpers’, later thought to have become the inspiration for the US Navy Seals of today.

King George VI knighted Fairbanks Jr in 1949 for his post-war work in founding three hospitals for war wounded; indeed, he was the only American actor/film star to receive the KBE up until that time.

Fairbanks Jr met and mixed with presidents and royalty, culminating in a Grand Reception at Syon House in 1981, the guest list of which included HM Queen Elizabeth II and other well known members of society.

Sworders are pleased to present a collection of signed photographs, cinema posters, personal jewellery, objets de vertu, furniture, paintings and clothing amassed over the various periods of Fairbanks Jr’s fascinating life, many of which can be seen in albums of photographs of their various homes.

1-114 PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTERS ETC. Lot 100 After Paul Sawyer, a signed photographic print of Frank Sinatra, with pen inscription ‘To Daphne fond regards Frank Sinatra’, 25 x 20cm, a black and white photograph of Douglas Fairbanks Jr in Burlington Arcade, London, 34 x 23cm, on card mount, unframed, Douglas and Mary Lee by Baron Studios, signed ‘Baron’, 24.5 x 18cm, unframed, Douglas and Mary Lee by Dorothy Wilding, signed on card, 18 x 15.5cm, unframed, Douglas and Mary Lee on their wedding day, 27 x 34cm, unframed, and a photographic copy of a Douglas Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks Jr, 35 x 28cm, unframed (6) £200 - 300

100 Lot 101 A photograph by Baron Studios, a formal photograph of Douglas and Mary Lee Fairbanks in white tie evening dress and wearing military decorations and fine jewellery, signed ‘Baron’, 37.5 x 28cm, and another, unsigned, formal black and white photograph on their wedding day, 34 x 27cm (2) £100 - 200

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Lot 102 Sheila Metzner (American, b.1939) A portrait photograph of Douglas Fairbanks Jr embossed ‘Shelia Metzner and signed ‘SM’ in pencil, inscribed verso and dated 1987 54 x 39cm; and a lithograph of Douglas Fairbanks Sr 38.5 x 25cm (2) £50 - 80 Sheila Metzner was the first female photographer to collaborate with Vogue magazine on an ongoing basis.

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PHOTOGRAPHS, POSTERS ETC. 1-114 Lot 103 Sing-Si Schwartz (American, 1965-2005) Douglas Fairbanks Jr a black and white photograph, signed on the mount and inscribed verso ‘To Douglas Fairbanks with respect and admiration’ 18 x 18cm £100 - 150 Lot 104 A black and white family photograph of Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Mary Lee and their two daughters, 22 x 30cm a wedding photograph, ‘39 33.5 x 28cm a group photograph of Mr and Mrs Douglas Fairbanks Sr and Jr on the same day 25.5 x 30cm both signed Charles E Kerle(?) a formal portrait signed Dorothy Wilding 31 x 25.5cm, and another copy image of Douglas Fairbanks Jr with printed signature 25.5 x 20cm (5) £200 - 300 See Doyle New York, 13 September 2011, part lot 280.

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Lot 105 Syon House Reception, 2 July 1981, hosted by Douglas and Mary Lee Fairbanks Jr, in honour of the new American ambassador and his wife, Mr & Mrs John Louis, a bound book of thank-you letters including a copy of a letter from HM Queen Elizabeth II, and a copy letter from HRH Princess Margaret, together with the correspondence and list of guests from the party planner, Bridget Riley £500 - 700

Lot 106 ‘The Fighting O’Flynn’, a Universal International original movie poster, chromolithograph, printed

by W E Smith Ltd., Sydney, 75.5 x 33cm, framed £200 - 300

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107 Lot 107 ‘Le Beaujolais Nouveau de Georges Duboeuf est arrivé!’, colour print poster with pencil inscription ‘for Mr & Mrs Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Le 19 Novembre 1987’, 64 x 49cm, framed £60 - 80 Lot 108 A post-war ‘El Capitan Theatre’ billboard, ‘The Greatest Cast Ever Assembled On Any Stage’, by the Theatre Guild of California in Noel Coward’s ‘Tonight at 8.30’, 55 x 35.5cm £70 - 100

108 Lot 109 A series of ten posters for The Thames Live Cinema Festival, 5-8 March 1987, 91.5 x 61.5cm together with two ‘Hommage à Douglas’ Fairbanks posters, 37.5 x 50cm, two Thames Television ‘Thief of Bagdad’ posters, 1984, 64.5 x 46cm, an Oscars poster to commemorate 70 years 1927-1997, 68 x 101cm, a photographic Hollywood reprint black and white poster of Douglas Fairbanks as a Musketeer, 62 x 93cm, and two Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences certificates to Thomas Edison signature posters, 55 x 42cm (15) £50 - 80

109 part lot Lot 110 A collection of ten French cinema movie posters, on five uncut sheets, two per sheet, 59 x 82cm, unframed (5) £100 - 200

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Lot 111 An ‘Hall of Fame’ glass trophy, November 5, 1999 to Douglas Fairbanks Jr,

by Tiffany & Co., 22.5cm high, and a ‘Care International Humanities Award’ on a presentation stand, 11.5cm high (2) £70 - 100

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Lot 112 A collection of 33rpm records narrated by Douglas Fairbanks Jr, comprising: 3 x ‘Kidnapped’, 1 x ‘Beauty and The Beast’, and 3 x ‘Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’ (7) £50 - 70

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Lot 113 A collection of 33rpm records narrated

by Douglas Fairbanks Jr, comprising: 3 x ‘Kidnapped’, 1 x ‘Ivanhoe’, 1 x ‘Flying Dutchman’, 1 x ‘Beauty and The Beast’, and 3 x ‘Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’ (9) £60 - 80

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Lot 114 A collection of 33rpm LP records narrated by Douglas Fairbanks Jr, comprising: 1 x ‘Blueskin the Pirate’, 1 x ‘The Flying Dutchman’, 1 x ‘Ivanhoe’, 2 x ‘Beauty and The Beast’, 3 x ‘Kidnapped’, and 3 x ‘The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam’ (11) £60 - 80

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In 1969, Douglas Fairbanks Jr was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Best-Dressed List

Clothing and Accessories Lots 115-158

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Lot 115 Douglas Fairbanks’ much-loved green felt trilby hat,

by Lock & Co., with rope detailing, and his well-used brown leather briefcase, with ‘DF’ initials to the front (2) £80 - 120

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Lot 116 A pair of 14k Cartier prescription sunglasses, set with small diamonds to the ‘C’ of each arm hinge, stamped ‘Cartier Paris’, in a red suede Cartier case £200 - 300 Lot 117 A collection of seven ties, comprising: a Turnbull & Asser pink tie, a Metropolitan Club Washington DC tie, WM Chelsea silk tie and others (7) £50 - 60 Lot 118 A collection of eight ties, comprising: Baekgaard Ltd., Turnbull, Ralph Lauren, Balmain, Fendi and others (8) £80 - 120 Lot 119 A collection of eight ties, comprising: Tommy Hilfiger, Turnbull & Asser, Dunhill Tailors and others (8) £70 - 100

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Lot 120 A collection of nine ties, comprising: Turnbull & Asser, The Metropolitan Club DE, the official tie of the National Press Club, a WM Chelsea Ltd. suit tie and others (9) £50 - 70 Lot 121 A collection of eight ties, comprising: a Turnbull & Asser red ground tie, a blue multicolour spot tie, a Nica & Rattner tie, a black St John Ambulance Brigade Centenary tie and others (8) £50 - 60 Lot 122 A collection of eight ties, to include: a Christopher Hayes cream ground tie, a Turnbull & Asser blue and white spot tie and a blue and red spot tie, a Dior blue silk tie, a Toye & Co. Ltd. tie with red and yellow stripes (8) £50 - 70 Lot 123 A collection of eight ties, comprising: a Huntsman Savile Row tie, a Turnbull & Asser green and brown striped tie and others (8) £50 - 70

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Lot 124 A collection of eight ties, comprising a Turnbull & Asser tie and seven others (8) £50 - 60

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Lot 125 A collection of eight ties, comprising: an Hermès yellow ground tie with a bird and leaf design, a Suka grey silk tie, Turnbull & Asser ties, and others (8) £70 - 100

125 Lot 126 Six ties, various brands, a velvet bow tie by Turnbull & Asser, and a red ground silk scarf (8) £50 - 60

126 Lot 127 Seven ties, various brands, a spotted bow tie by Turnbull & Asser, and a paisley design multicoloured pockerchief (9) £70 - 100

127 Lot 128 Eight ties, comprising: Leslie Brown, General Dynamics ‘Electric Boat Division’, Pick Smith Ltd. and others, a cream bow tie by Turnbull & Asser, and a paisley design pockerchief (10) £50 - 60

128 Lot 129 Ten ties, comprising: a grey New & Lingwood, Jerry Rothschild, and six others, a cream Hawes & Curtis bow tie, another striped bow tie, a paisley design pockerchief and three cummerbunds, together with a green cord Lock & Co. hat (qty.) £80 - 120

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Lot 130 A pair of black suede shoes,

by John Lobb, with ‘DF’ red embroidered initials to the front, with shoe trees, and another pair of shoes with embroidered motif (6) £60 - 100 Lot 131 A pair of brown leather custom-made shoes, with shoe trees, and a pair of brown suede loafers (6) £50 - 60 Lot 132 A pair of beige/tan loafers, with horsebit detail, a pair of black leather brogues, and a pair of brown leather loafers by Augusta (6) £50 - 60

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Lot 133 A pair of John Lobb black crocodile leather slip-on shoes, together with a pair of John Lobb brown crocodile leather slip-on shoes with trees (6) £100 - 200 Lot 134 A pair of black suede shoes, with key and flower embroidery to the front, with shoe trees, and a pair of brown leather slip-on shoes,

by Maxwell, Dover Street (6) £50 - 80

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Lot 135 A pair of black suede shoes,

by Maxwell, Dover Street, London, with ‘DF’ embroidered initials to the front, and a pair of brown suede boots by Churchill (4) £60 - 100

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Lot 136 A pair of brown leather brogues,

by Maxwell, Dover Street, and a pair of black leather shoes with horsebit detail (4) £50 - 60

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Lot 137 A pair of black leather patent shoes,

by John Lobb, with shoe trees, and a pair of leather shoes,

by Maxwell, Dover Street, with shoe trees (8) £60 - 100 Lot 138 A pair of brown leather shoes with buckle, and a pair of black leather evening shoes,

by Simpson, with shoe trees (6) £50 - 60 Lot 139 A pair of black patent leather evening shoes,

by John Lobb, a pair of brown leather slip-on shoes, and a pair of white lace-up shoes,

by Maxwell, Dover Street (6) £80 - 120

Lot 140 A pair of brown leather boots, together with a pair of brown leather loafers, and a pair of black slip-on shoes with horsebit detail (6) £70 - 100 Lot 141 A pair of beige slip-on shoes, with gold-tone detailing, a pair of Anthony Cleverley black leather shoes, with trees, and a pair of brown leather loafers (8) £50 - 60 Lot 142 A pair of brown leather shoes,

by Freemans, a pair of brown leather loafers, a pair of black leather slip-on shoes,

by Maraolo, and a pair of white loafers,

by Dunhill Tailors (8) £60 - 100

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CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES 115-158 Lot 143 Four suits by Stovel & Mason Ltd., comprising: a single-breasted grey tweed suit, a light grey single-breasted suit, a dark grey double-breasted suit, and a navy single-breasted suit (8) £120 - 180 Lot 144 A dark blue double-breasted suit,

by Leslie Roberts (Tailors) Ltd., with label to interior pocket printed ‘11/7/85 Douglas Fairbanks KBE D’, a brown single-breasted suit,

by Stovel & Mason Ltd., and a grey striped double-breasted suit, designed for Lansons (6) £100 - 150 Lot 145 Three suits by Stovel & Mason Ltd., comprising: a dark grey single-breasted suit, a mid-grey double-breasted striped suit, and a dark grey double-breasted suit, together with a Daks double-breasted tweed wool jacket (7) £100 - 150

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Lot 146 A Simpsons blue & white single-breasted pinstripe suit, a Stovel & Mason dark grey single-breasted suit, a Stovel & Mason light grey single-breasted suit, and a Stovel & Mason single-breasted jacket (7) £120 - 180

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115-158 CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES Lot 147 A cream double-breasted jacket,

by Hughes & Hatcher, with gold-tone buttons to the front and sleeves, a cream linen waistcoat, a pair of cream trousers,

by Hickok, a dark grey double-breasted suit and a mid-grey suit, both by Stove & Mason (7) £70 - 100 Lot 148 Three Stovel & Mason double-breasted suits, one each in dark, medium and light grey (6) £80 - 120 Lot 149 A Stovel & Mason dark grey double-breasted pinstripe suit, a Stovel & Mason light grey single-breasted striped suit, a Brooks Brothers light beige single-breasted suit, and a lightweight beige jacket (7) £80 - 120 Lot 150 A black double-breasted tuxedo £60 - 100

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CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES 115-158

Lot 151 A double-breasted coat,

by Stovel & Mason Ltd., with a velvet collar and slip pockets to the front £100 - 150

Lot 152 A black and white long single-breasted coat,

by Aquascutum, dual slip pockets to front, faux fur lining £70 - 100

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Lot 153 A black single-breasted full-length overcoat,

by Stovel & Mason, with a velvet collar £100 - 150

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Lot 154 A black double-breasted overcoat,

by Abercrombie & Fitch, with label for ‘US Navy Uniform’, with belt £80 - 100

Lot 155 A grey tweed single-breasted overcoat,

by H Huntsman & Sons, with side slip pockets £60 - 100

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Lot 156 A light brown double-breasted overcoat, with pockets to the front £60 - 100

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Lot 157 A Maximillian full-length mink fur coat, with hook closure, ‘MLF’ monogram to the lining £100 - 200

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Lot 158 A cream astrakhan full-length coat, with moulded detailed buttons and gold-tone thread trim £50 - 80 Property of Mary Pickford.

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Pictures and Prints Lots 159-181

Photographed at The Boltons, the London residence of the Fairbanks

159-181 PICTURES AND PRINTS Lot 159 *Johan van der Linde Jr (Dutch, 1887-1956) Portrait of Douglas Fairbanks Jr, half length, seated, in a grey suit, 1947 signed ‘J. V. d. Linde Jr’ u.r., oil on canvas 60 x 51cm £300 - 500

159 Lot 160 Louis Betts (American, 1873-1961) Portrait of Mary Lee Fairbanks, née Epling, three-quarter length, seated, in a red dress signed ‘Louis Betts’ u.l., inscribed with sitter’s name and date June 1935 verso, oil on canvas 102 x 77cm £300 - 500

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161 Lot 161 Douglas Fairbanks Jr (American, 1909-2000) Palm Beach Garden unsigned, oil on canvas 45.5 x 61.5cm, unframed £500 - 700 See Doyle New York, 13 September, 2011, lot 89, for a similar work painted in the garden of ‘The Vicarage’, his Palm Beach home.

162 Lot 162 Edward Pritchett (1808-1894) Gondolas on the Grand Canal, Venice, looking towards the Dogana and the Salute signed ‘E Pritchett’, oil on canvas 20.5 x 31cm £300 - 500

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Lot 163 20th century The Life of Douglas Fairbanks Jr on a world stage, as a collage oil on board 101.5 x 114.5cm, unframed £300 - 500

As seen in a personal photograph album

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PICTURES AND PRINTS 159-181 Lot 164 Mary Munn Boxwood Farm signed l.r, dated 1938, oil on board 22.5 x 29.5cm £70 - 100 Boxwood Farm was the first country home of Douglas and Mary Lee.

Lot 165 Lee Reynolds Burr (American 1936-2017) London River Bridge impasto oil on canvas, unstretchered canvas 74 x 99cm £300 - 500

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Lot 166 Continental School, late 19th century Flower pieces a pair, oil on canvas, oval 60.5 x 50.5cm (2) £300 - 500

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159-181 PICTURES AND PRINTS Lot 167 Attributed to Sir Martin Archer Shee PRA (Irish, 1769-1850) Portrait of a young girl, seated full-length in a white dress and holding a basket of flowers oil on canvas 92 x 71cm, in a carved giltwood and gesso frame £2,000 - 3,000

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Photograph from Westridge, Los Angeles

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168 Lot 168 After Edgar Degas Ballerinas offset lithograph in colours, signed in plate, bears blind stamp l.l.

40.5 x 30.5cm £100 - 200 Lot 169 Asian School, 20th century Rice and Willow Harvest a pair, woodblock prints on rice paper 36.5 x 44cm and 37 x 55cm (2) £100 - 200

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Photograph from The Vicarage, Palm Beach

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170 Lot 170 After George L Skypeck, 50th Anniversary D-Day Normandy Invasion, colour print poster, inscribed by the artist ‘to Douglas Fairbanks Jnr (US Navy) with pride and best wishes’, signed l.r, published 1994, 45 x 61cm £50 - 70 Lot 171 Ron Lizorty Douglas Fairbanks Snr in ‘The Exile’ etching, signed l.r.

51 x 69cm £70 - 100

Lot 172 Fairbanks newspaper cartoon sketches: ‘Well, darling, and how was the Fairbanks ball?’ pen and ink 22.5 x 12.5cm, and two others, ‘It’s alright darling, she’s had nothing that we haven’t had...’

21.5 x 14cm; ‘Tell me, Is it true that Mr Dalles Theatrical to withdraw Douglas Fairbanks’ 18.5 x 10.5cm; together with two pen and ink cartoons and two newspaper prints (7) £100 - 200

Ron was also a set designer and known for visual effects in film.

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Lot 173 Douglas Fairbanks Jr Sketchbook of pen and ink sketches two pages and the remaining part of the front cover, including multiple studies of Fairbanks Sr, 45.5 x 30.5cm £400 - 600

Lot 174 Continental School, 20th century A series of three stage costume studies military and royal subjects, pencil and watercolour 42 x 29cm two 35 x 24cm (3) £150 - 200

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159-181 PICTURES AND PRINTS

Lot 175 *Rory McEwen (1932-1982) Tulips signed ‘Rory McEwen’ and dated June ‘54 l.r., watercolour sheet 43.5 x 28cm £2,000 - 3,000

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176 Lot 176 *Nicole Hornby (1908-1988) Tulips a pair, both signed ‘Nicole Hornby’ and dated 1960 l.r., watercolour 39 x 28.5cm (2) £80 - 120 The Trafford Gallery labels verso.

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Lot 177 James R Reynolds (1896-1996) still life studies, one of roses, one of tulips signed ‘JR 1937, Kildare’, watercolour 40 x 40cm; and another watercolour 39 x 60cm, in matching velvet frames (3) £100 - 200 Lot 178 Greek School, 20th century City rooftops signed l.l., watercolour 26.5 x 37.5cm £200 - 300

179 part lot Lot 179 James R Reynolds (1896-1996) Boxwood Farm, Hot Springs, Virginia, 1941 - with horse-drawn gig waiting for Douglas, Mary and daughter Daphne at the garden gate signed l.r. with ‘JR’ monogram, watercolour 85 x 115cm, in a silvered frame, and a bedroom interior study of Mary Lee’s dressing table watercolour 45 x 45cm (2) £300 - 500

Photograph of the painting of Boxwood Farm, West Virginia. As seen in the family photo album hanging above the fireplace at Westridge, California 32

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180 Lot 180 Robert Mero Kalloch (American, 1893-1947) Costume study inscribed ‘To Mrs Douglas Fairbanks’, pencil and watercolour 37 x 27cm £200 - 300 Robert was chief designer for Columbia Pictures in Hollywood in the 1930s and a trendsetter in the world of fashion.

Lot 181 Letitia Fairbanks (American, 1913-1992) Fairy Tales for Adults eight pencil illustrations 35 x 45cm; and original artwork for the cover watercolour and pencil 51 x 38.5cm unframed (9) £800 - 1,200

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Silver, Jewellery and Objets de Vertu Lots 182-201

182-201 SILVER, JEWELLERY AND OBJETS DE VERTU

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Lot 182 A large George II silver basting spoon,

by Thomas Spackman, London 1709, Hanoverian pattern with rat-tail bowl, 35cm long, 6.2ozt £400 - 600 Lot 183 A George III silver soup ladle,

by William Eley and William Fearn, London 1802, old English pattern, crest engraved, 31cm long, 7ozt £100 - 150

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Lot 184 A pair of Cartier sterling silver tongs, thread pattern with eagle claw grips, stamped ‘sterling 925-1000’, 18cm long, 2.6ozt £50 - 70 Lot 185 Four matched George II silver dessert spoons, Hanoverian pattern, a similar spoon, swan neck and feather crest engraved, and another old English pattern spoon, bottom stamped, 1740 and various dates, 11.7ozt (6) £150 - 250

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Lot 186 A pair of shallow sterling silver dishes, inset with Irish half crowns and engraved ‘Douglas’ and ‘Mary Lee’, ‘Xmas 1940’, 10.7cm diameter, 4.7ozt (2) £60 - 80

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Lot 187 A sterling silver plate, with graduated border, engraved with ‘DF’ monogram, stamped ‘Sterling, Newport’ verso, 25cm diameter, 6.68ozt £80 - 120

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SILVER, JEWELLERY AND OBJETS DE VERTU 182-201 Lot 188 A five-piece sterling-silver-backed dressing table set, engine-turned decoration and engraved ‘DF’ for Daphne Fairbanks, stamped ‘Gorham Sterling’, comprising: hand mirror, brush, comb, shoe horn and lidded glass jar (5) £200 - 300

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Lot 189 An Art Deco silver and gold faced sapphire set minaudière, c.1935, of hinged rectangular form, the top decorated with applied gold plaques, with sets of calibré French cut sapphire thumbpieces, fitted to include a compact, mirror deficient, a lipstick holder, a cigarette lighter and a cigarette case, with gilded interior, tested as silver and approximately 14ct gold, 75 x 53 x 18mm, 151.65g £200 - 300

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190 Lot 190 A sterling silver four-fold pocket photo frame, with Fairbanks’ photos, given as a present to Douglas Fairbanks Sr from Mary Pickford, inscribed ‘For my Douglas April 22, 1940’, ‘Mother’, ‘Pete’, ‘Mary’ and ‘Daphne’, 6 x 8.75cm £250 - 350

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Lot 191 A modern silver tumbler,

by Gilliam, London 2000, set with American coinage, maker’s mark for George Gilliam, 8.6cm diameter, 7.5cm high, 9.5ozt £200 - 300

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Lot 192 A pair of cast white metal shell butter dishes, each on three hoof feet, 9cm long, 5.4ozt (2) £300 - 500

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Lot 193 A pair of silver candlesticks, maker’s mark for Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh 1898, each of octagonal shape, on a loaded base with detachable sconce, 9cm wide, 16cm high (2) £200 - 300 Lot 194 A George III silver two-handled cup, maker possibly John King, London 1775, a wrythen moulded lower half, with rope twist band and repoussé-decorated wreath, to the scroll-framed monogrammed cartouche, 9.5cm wide, 11.25cm high, 4.6ozt £100 - 150

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Lot 195 An ivory bound prayer book, celebrating the first marriage of Douglas Fairbanks Sr, to Ann Beth Sully, 11 July 1911, with 18ct gold clasp and mounts £500 - 700 Ann Beth Sully was Douglas Fairbanks Jr’s mother.

Lot 196 A Russian two-colour gold and silver gilt, sapphire set, bell push, maker’s mark unidentified, St Petersburg 1908-1917, of scalloped trefoil form, a central cabochon sapphire push piece, rub set to a plain collet with green gold guard swags, to a white guilloché enamel ground, 88 zolotnik standard mark, damages, 60 x 51 x 25mm, 79.59g £800 - 1,200

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Lot 197 A Swiss or German Hanau four-colour gold minaudière, c.1820, with a later Russian standard mark 1908-1917, a later lift-out minaudière insert, hand engraved ‘Fairbanks’, of rectangular cushion form with a central oval raised panel of rose, yellow and white chrysanthemums, with green gold leaves and a galleried border, giardinetti and flower heads to a textured ground, repeated on the sides, with a pair of lions at either side of a central giardinetti to the base, with foliage, snakes or serpents, and a foliate border, a later mirror fitted to the inside of the lid, damaged, with the minaudière insert, one section deficient, later Russian standard mark to the lid 1908/1917, tested as approximately 14ct gold, 265.83g excluding the mirror, 91 x 64 x 22mm approximately £7,000 - 9,000

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Provenance: G iven to Douglas Fairbanks Sr and Mary Pickford.

Photograph from The Vicarage, Palm Beach

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© Allan Warren

Lot 198 Douglas Fairbanks’ gold signet ring by Cartier, c.1960, with a flat section square head, intaglio engraved with the Fairbanks crest, with the Fairbanks crest, molten effect shoulders and guards, signed ‘Cartier London’, tested as approximately 18ct gold, 10.4mm wide, 14.46g, finger size J LE £2,000 - 3,000 The engraved crest can be seen in his coat of arms, which symbolises the uniting of the US and Britain across the Atlantic, awarded to him by the College of Arms in London.

Lot 199 A sapphire and diamond oval cluster ring, with an oval mixed cut sapphire, claw set to the centre, a border of old brilliant cut diamonds, all claw set to a white head, with yellow open shoulders and a plain shank, marked 18ct PLAT, head 17.5 x 13.7mm, 5.1g, finger size E½ £500 - 700 Mary Lee Fairbanks, born Mary Lee Epling, was the second wife of actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The couple married in 1939, and remained married until her death in 1988. They had three daughters.

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© Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com). Stock Photo - 13 January 1953 - London

Douglas Fairbanks wearing the gold signet ring

Mary Lee wearing the sapphire and diamond oval cluster ring

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© Archivio Cameraphoto Epoche / Carlo Pescatori

Lot 200 A pair of American blue glass oval intaglio cufflinks, each intaglio depicting the profile of a classical male head, rub set to plain collets with swivel fittings, marked 14KT, cufflink plaques 21 x 16mm, 17.09g (2) £400 - 600

Mary Lee Fairbanks wearing the brooch Lot 201 A gemstone and diamond set blackamoor brooch, c.1950, the headdress and tunic set with coral, synthetic ruby, ruby, synthetic sapphire, sapphire and diamond, with pavé set rose cut diamonds between, with a later brooch fitting and hook support, tested as approximately 9ct gold, 14ct gold, silver and gilt metal, 56 x 32mm, 25.89g £3,000 - 5,000

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Lot 203 as seen in the family photograph album at The Boltons, London

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Lot 202 A pair of Egyptian Revival figurative parcel-gilt candlestick lamps, each painted composition subject, holding a torchère sconce, on an ebonised base, 39.5cm high 56cm high including base and light fittings (2) £100 - 150 Lot 203 An embossed leather ten-piece desk set, some pieces with an eagle crest, from the office of Douglas Fairbanks Jr, blotter 56 x 40cm £200 - 300

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Provenance: A gift from David O Selznik, film producer; Doyle New York, 13 September 2011, lot 109.

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204 Lot 204 A Chinese agate box, carved with dragons, 11cm wide 7.5cm deep 3.5cm high £50 - 70

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Lot 205 The copper engraver’s plate for the wedding invitation of Mary Lee to Douglas Fairbanks Jr, remodelled as a table box, 12.5cm wide 9.5cm deep 2.5cm high, and another, with change of address copper plate lid, 9.5cm wide 5.5cm deep 2.5cm high (2) £80 - 120 Each lot is subject to Buyer’s Premium at 30% inclusive of VAT @ 20% Lots marked * will be subject to an additional fee - please see ARR details on page 51

202-228 THE FAIRBANKS’ HOME Lot 206 Douglas Fairbanks Jr (American, 1909-2000), A plaster sculpture of a female nude, believed to be Marlene Dietrich, a former girlfriend of Douglas Fairbanks Jr, on a wood plinth, 17cm wide 30cm high £100 - 200 Lot 207 A plaster portrait case mask of Douglas Fairbanks Jr, from the film ‘Ghost Story’, 15.5cm wide 22.5cm high £200 - 300 See Doyle New York, 13 September 2000, part lot 81.

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Lot 208 A pair of cinnabar lacquer table lamps, each ornately carved with floral blooms, on an ebonised base, 46cm high (2) £300 - 500

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Lot 209 A pair of Dresden vases, each decorated with Deutsche Blumen, on a yellow ground with gilt borders and scroll feet, 10cm wide 10.5cm high, a Cantonese potpourri and another similar with covers, 12 and 13cm, and an 18th century Chinese export coffee pot and three bowls, each decorated with ribbon and floral crests, coffee pot, 19cm high (10) £80 - 120

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210 Lot 210 A Continental porcelain botanical-decorated dessert service, early 20th century, with lattice pierced borders, comprising eleven plates and two cake stands of differing heights, 22cm diameter (13) £70 - 100

Photograph from Westridge, Los Angeles Lot 211 A Continental porcelain floral-encrusted vase lamp, with cover, decorated with fruiting vine and doves, later mounted for electricity, 56cm high including fittings 22cm wide £150 - 200 As seen in the the album image for lot 160.

Lot 212 A pair of Belleek-type porcelain baskets and covers, each lustre glazed, ornately decorated with briar rose, thistle flowers and with briar handles, 31cm wide 23cm deep 15cm high (4) £200 - 300

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Lot 213 A Chinese blanc de Chine libation cup, 18th century, gilt mounted, 13.5cm wide 10cm deep 8cm high, excluding the gilt mount £100 - 200

Lot 214 A set of four cut-glass bonbonnières, each with a crown-cut top of octagonal form, on a star-cut lobed base, 17cm wide 14cm high (4) £120 - 180

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Lot 215 A series of four hurricane shade candlestick lights, with etched shades and heavy moulded glass bases, 12cm wide 41cm high (4) £100 - 200

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Lot 216 Douglas Fairbanks Jr (American, 1909-2000), ‘Peasant Madonna’, a plaster figure, signed ‘D. Fairbanks Jr 1940’ and inscribed with title, 19cm wide 30cm high £100 - 200

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Lot 217 A modern wool rug, woven with a ‘Key and Roses’ family emblem of the Fairbanks, manufactured by Carpets Inc., 135 x 185cm £200 - 300

Lot 218 A modern wool rug, woven with the crest of Douglas Fairbanks Jr, manufactured by Carpets Inc. for his Whitehouse Office, 135 x 185cm £200 - 300

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Lot 219 A pair of Louis XVI Revival mahogany tables ambulant, each with a brass-galleried and leather-lined circular top, on gilt metal-mounted swept legs and sabots, 41cm diameter 71cm high (2) £500 - 700

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220 Lot 220 A pair of Regency Revival grained and parcel-gilt decorated bookcases, 20th century, each with a scroll decorated frieze, open shelves and concave sides, on turned feet, 107cm wide 31cm deep 86cm high (2) £800 - 1,200 Photographed in the family album at The Boltons, London - as seen in the album image attached to lot 225.

Lot 221 A pair of Chippendale Revival torchères, c.1900, each with a pierced fret-carved octagonal galleried top and similarly carved column, on a tripod base, 30cm wide 114.5cm high (2) £300 - 500

Lot 221 as seen in the Fairbanks’ family photograph album for Westridge, California

221 Lot 222 An 18th-century-style red lacquer low coffee table, c.1900, decorated with chinoiserie and inscribed on the underside with a Chinese poem by Liu Yong, with fret cut leg brackets, on square legs and shaped feet, 104cm wide 38cm deep 41cm high £150 - 250 By repute a gift to Daphne Fairbanks (eldest daughter of Douglas Fairbanks Jr) from her godfather and family friend, Charlie Chaplin.

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Lot 223 A Chippendale Revival mahogany lattice-back side chair, c.1900, with an overstuffed seat, carved and pierced seat rail brackets, on square chamfered legs, 59cm wide 55cm deep 97cm high £100 - 200

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Lot 224 A George III mahogany three-tier dumb waiter, on a tripod stand, two tiers revolving, with brass-mounted leather barrel castors, 60cm wide 108cm high £200 - 300

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225 Lot 225 A pair of Regency spoon-back chairs, each parcel-gilt and scumbled chair, decorated with an anthemion and bellflower upholstered seat, on swept legs with leaf-chased brass feet and brass castors, 67.5cm wide 61cm deep 94cm high (2) £2,000 - 3,000

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Lot 226 A gilt metal two-branch wall light, of laurel branches, 71cm wide 50cm high, a three-branch wall light of palm leaves, 65cm wide 61cm high, and a two-branch light of a wheat ear spray and leaves, 28cm wide 39cm high (3) £150 - 250

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Lot 227 A pair of tinplate ‘crossed sword’ five-branch wall lights, believed to have been created to celebrate Douglas Fairbanks Sr’s film, ‘The Three Musketeers’, 61cm wide 100cm high (2) £300 - 500

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Lot 228 A pair of French-style neoclassical gilt metal three-branch wall lights, each with two tiers of lustres, an oval mirror and leaf-chased decoration, 43cm wide 93cm high (2) £300 - 500 Photographed in the family album at Westridge, Los Angeles - see lot 210.

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GLOSSARY OF PICTURE CATALOGUING TERMS A work catalogued with the forename(s) and surname of a recognised destination of an artist is or is probably a work by the artist, eg. David Cox. Nevertheless, intending buyers are reminded that while a full designation is our highest category or authenticity, no unqualified statement as to the authorship is made or intended. A full cataloguing does not necessarily imply a full warranty.

Attributed to David Cox in our opinion a work of the period of the artist which may be in whole or in part the work of the artist.

Bears/with signature, inscription, date in our opinion the signature/inscription/date are not by the hand of the named artist.

Circle of David Cox in our opinion a work from the period of the artist and showing his influence.

The addition of a question mark (?) after any of the above cataloguing terms indicates an element of doubt.

A work catalogued as ‘School’ accompanied by the name of a place or country and a date means that in our opinion the work was executed at that time and in the location, eg. South Netherlands School, circa 1750.

Follower of David Cox in our opinion a work executed in the style of David Cox After David Cox in our opinion a copy of any date after a work by the artist

All references to signatures, inscriptions and dates refer to the present state of the work, ie. as at the time of inspection for the purpose of cataloguing.

Signed/inscribed/dated in our opinion the work has been signed/inscribed/dated by the artist

Condition reports are not included in the descriptions.

ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT (ARR) What is Artist’s Resale Right?

Following a European Directive in 2006, the Artist’s Resale Right entitles creators of original works of art to a royalty each time their work is resold, with the involvement of an auction house, for 1,000 Euros or more.

This right covers sales of work by living artists and also the beneficiaries and heirs of artists deceased within the last 70 years of the sale.

How are resale royalties calculated?

The artist’s royalty depends on the hammer price (sale price without any VAT or Buyer’s Premium). The higher the sale price of the artwork, the lower the overall royalty rate.

The royalty is worked out according to a sliding scale from 4% to 0.25%.

What nationality must an artist be to qualify?

The Artist’s Resale Right applies to the sale of artworks in the European Economic Area (EEA). The following countries are in the EEA: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

Artists who are nationals of these countries are therefore generally eligible to receive resale royalties. The nationality criteria only applies to the artist and not to the beneficiaries or heirs.

From 0 to €50,000

4%

Are all sales of artwork covered?

The Artist’s Resale Right does not apply to all sales of artworks. A royalty is only due if the following conditions are met:

From €50,000.01 to €200,000

3%

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Hammer Price

Royalty

From €200,000.01 to €350,000

1%

From €350,000.01 to €500,000

0.5%

Exceeding €500,000

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What is the qualifying threshold?

An artwork must sell for more than €1,000 to qualify for a royalty. The law defines the price threshold in Euros and, because the exchange rate between the two currencies changes daily, the equivalent in Pounds Sterling must be worked out according to the exchange rate on the date the artwork was sold.

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the artwork is a copyright protected work of graphic or plastic art; it is sold for more than €1000; it is sold in the secondary market with the involvement of an art market professional (e.g. auction house); and it is sold in the UK or another country in the European Economic Area (EEA).

This royalty, where applicable, will be charged to the purchaser. It is exempt of VAT.

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