Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection: Online

A Japanese katana-tsutsu [sword case], Momoyama - Edo period, late 16th - early 17th century

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Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection: Online

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The Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection: Online Stuart Cary Welch (1928–2008) was a gifted scholar and hugely influential figure in the study of Indian and Middle Eastern arts. He shared this journey with his wife Edith, with whom he built the most extraordinary collection of artworks. After two record-breaking sales of Cary's Islamic and Indian art in 2011, Sotheby's is honoured to offer the Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection, boasting an impressive array of Indian paintings and objects, alongside a wide range of artworks including European silver, Chinese, Tibetan and Japanese art. For assistance with bidding and registration, please contact Bids.london@sothebys.com (+44) 207 293 5283 (bids general line) For sale enquiries please contact: Edward Gibbs Chairman Middle East and India +44 20 7293 5332 EDWARD.GIBBS@SOTHEBYS.COM Benedict Carter Senior Director Head of Department Islamic & Indian Art +44 20 7293 5113 BENEDICT.CARTER@SOTHEBYS.COM Shiona Fourie Senior Project Manager Private European Collections & Single Owner Sales +44 20 7293 5470 SHIONA.FOURIE@SOTHEBYS.COM Rukmani Rathore Specialist Islamic & Indian Art RUKMANI.RATHORE@SOTHEBYS.COM Louise Lebrun Project Coordinator Researcher & Department Assistant Islamic and Indian Art +44 20 7293 5755 LOUISE.LEBRUN@SOTHEBYS.COM Frankie Keyworth Associate Specialist Islamic & Indian Art +44 20 7293 5294 FRANKIE.KEYWORTH@SOTHEBYS.COM Miles Harrison Specialist Silver +44 (0)20 7293 5304 MILES.HARRISON@SOTHEBYS.COM Julian King Senior Vice President International Specialist & Head of Sale Chinese and Himalayan Art +1 212 606 7332 JULIAN.KING@SOTHEBYS.COM Gordon Lo Deputy Director Chinese Works of Art +44 20 7293 5371 GORDON.LO@SOTHEBYS.COM Connie Chau Cataloguer Chinese Works of Art +44 20 7293 5721 CONNIE.CHAU@SOTHEBYS.COM Mark Hinton Director Head of Japanese Works of Art +44 20 7293 6537 MARK.HINTON@SOTHEBYS.COM

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Wenceslaus Hollar: Wenceslaus Hollar 1607 - 1677 A Poodle (Pennington 2097, New Hollstein 1073) etching, 1649, a good impression of Pennington’s only state plate: 75 by 119 mm. (3 by 4¾ in.) sheet:

0321: Wenceslaus HollarEst. £500-£700Lot Closed

Stefano della Bella: Stefano della Bella Florence 1610 - 1664 Raccolta di vasi diversi (De Vesme 1045-1050) the complete set, comprising six etchings, good impressions of de Vesme's third (final) state each plate:

0322: Stefano della BellaEst. £400-£600Lot Closed

Stefano della Bella: Stefano della Bella Florence 1610 - 1664 Plan et vue de la ville d'Arras (De Vesme 880) engraving, 1641, a good impression of de Vesme's second (final) state plate: 369 by 510 mm. (14½ by

0323: Stefano della BellaEst. £2,000-£3,000Lot Closed

Cornelis Pietersz. Bega: Cornelis Pietersz. Bega 1631 - 1664 The Three Drinkers (Hollstein 29) etching, a good impression of Hollstein's first (?) state (of three) sheet: 106 by 100 mm. (4⅛ by 4 in.)

0324: Cornelis Pietersz. BegaEst. £300-£400Lot Closed

Louis Cossin: Louis Cossin 1627 - 1704 Tendril and Black Ornamental Design with Figurative Staffage, after Louis Roupert (Berliner Ornamentstich Catalogue 833) engraving, 1668, a good impression

0325: Louis CossinEst. £200-£300Lot Closed

Jacques-François-Joseph Saly: Jacques-François-Joseph Saly 1717 - 1776 Vasa a se Inventa Atq, Studii Causa delin. Et Incisa: Four Plates etchings, 1746, good impressions each sheet: approx. (4)

0326: Jacques-François-Joseph SalyEst. £1,000-£1,500Lot Closed

John Cage: John Cage 1912 - 1992 R3 (where R=Ryoanji) drypoint, 1983, signed in pencil, dated, titled, numbered 23/25, with the publisher's blindstamp, Crown Point Press, San Francisco, on J

0327: John CageEst. £1,500-£2,500Lot Closed

John Cage: John Cage 1912 - 1992 Déka 2 aquatint with monotype printed in colours, 1987, signed in pencil, dated, titled, from the edition of 45 unique impressions, with the publisher's

0328: John CageEst. £1,200-£1,800Lot Closed

Bruce Conner: Bruce Conner 1933 - 2008 Untitled #120 (Mandala) lithograph, 1970, signed in pencil, dated, titled, numbered 23/90, published by the artist, on wove paper image: 710 by 510 mm. (16 by

0329: Bruce ConnerEst. £1,200-£1,800Lot Closed

Bruce Conner: Bruce Conner 1933 - 2008 Untitled #122 lithograph, 1970, signed in pencil, dated, numbered 11/90, published by the artist, on wove paper image: 350 by 350 mm. (16 by 19¼in.) sheet: 400

0330: Bruce ConnerEst. £1,200-£1,800Lot Closed

James Bishop: James Bishop b.1927 Untitled Signed on the reverse gouache and pastel on paper 56 x 55.5 cm Provenance Galerie Jean Fournier, 1999

0331: James BishopEst. £3,000-£5,000Lot Closed

Susan Derges: Susan Derges B. 1955 Star Field Grass a unique photogram, dye destruction print, flush-mounted to aluminum, framed, 2003 image: 59 by 50.5 cm (23¼ by 19⅞ in.) frame: 70 by 61.2

0332: Susan DergesEst. £2,500-£3,500Lot Closed

Susan Derges: Susan Derges B. 1955 Recycling Lucifer's Fall (Homage to Hildegard von Bingen) I, II and III three unique photograms, mural-sized Cibachrome prints, each flush-mounted to aluminum,

0333: Susan DergesEst. £12,000-£18,000Lot Closed

Susan Derges: Susan Derges B. 1955 Atlantic Ocean a unique photogram diptych, mural-sized gelatin silver prints, each flush-mounted to aluminum, framed, 1997 each image: 174.7 by 102.2 cm (68¾ by

0334: Susan DergesEst. £4,000-£6,000Lot Closed

Susan Derges: Susan Derges B. 1955 Star Field Thistle a unique photogram, mural-sized dye destruction print, flush-mounted to aluminum, framed, 2003 image: 170 by 61 cm (67 by 24 in.) frame: 181.6

0335: Susan DergesEst. £6,000-£8,000Lot Closed

Byzantine, late 5th/ early 6th century: Byzantine, late 5th/ early 6th century Early Christian spoon silver with Christus monogram inscribed within a wreath to either side of the disk where the bowl joins the handle, and with the Greek

0336: Byzantine, late 5th/ early 6th centuryEst. £800-£1,200Lot Closed

A cased set of six triangular silver salts, maker's mark ?H, probably English early 17th century: Triangular form, engraved on the corners with acorns, in a shagreen-lined case, three marked on the undersides, length 6cm., 2 1/4in Catalogue note For a salt of similar form, marked for London,

0337: A cased set of six triangular silver salts, maker's mark ?H, probably English early 17th centuryEst. £1,200-£1,800Lot Closed

A Charles I silver wine taster, maker's mark BF a scallop below, London, 1639: The sides chased with lobes, each alternate panel decorated with punch-work, the front with pricked initials EG, the centre with punch-beaded flowerhead, with scroll

0338: A Charles I silver wine taster, maker's mark BF a scallop below, London, 1639Est. £2,500-£3,500Lot Closed

A Commonwealth silver wine cup, maker's mark ET probably for Edward Treene, London, 1653: On matted spreading foot, the bowl chased with scrolls centered by flowers, the rim pricked with initials E/IM, the interior base punched with flowerheads, marked on rim and underneath foot.

0339: A Commonwealth silver wine cup, maker's mark ET probably for Edward Treene, London, 1653Est. £1,500-£2,500Lot Closed

A Commonwealth silver beaker, maker's mark JB (see Jackson's, 1989, p.123), circa 1654: Slightly flaring form, engraved 'The gift of John Arnold and Margarett his wife', marked on base, height 13.5cm., 5 1/4in. 273gr., 8 3/4oz. Provenance Stephan Welz & Co., 24 May 2006, lot

0340: A Commonwealth silver beaker, maker's mark JB (see Jackson's, 1989, p.123), circa 1654Est. £800-£1,200Lot Closed

A Commonwealth silver mug, maker's mark HN with bird probably for Henry Noyes, London, 1655: The scroll handle with pricked initials FV, marked on base, height 6.4cm.; 2 1/2in. 90.6gr.; 3oz. Provenance James Robinson Imports, New York, NY

0341: A Commonwealth silver mug, maker's mark HN with bird probably for Henry Noyes, London, 1655Est. £1,500-£2,500Lot Closed

A Charles II silver tumbler cup, George Gibson, York, 1678: The lower body embossed with acanthus leaves, engraved underneath with block initials H over RH, marked on base, diameter 8.3cm.; 3 1/4in. 76gr.; 2 1/2oz. Provenance Louis Wine, Valuer &

0342: A Charles II silver tumbler cup, George Gibson, York, 1678Est. £5,000-£7,000Lot Closed

A small Charles II silver beaker, John Duck, London, 1682: Of flaring cylindrical form on a reeded foot, chased with a band of chased and embossed flowers and foliage, the rim with pricked inscription 'WO 1683 IH', marked on base, height 8cm., 3 1/4in

0343: A small Charles II silver beaker, John Duck, London, 1682Est. £2,500-£3,500Lot Closed

A Charles II silver trefid spoon, Lawrence Coles, London, 1684: Conventional form, length 20cm., 7 3/4in. 61gr., 2oz.

0344: A Charles II silver trefid spoon, Lawrence Coles, London, 1684Est. £250-£350Lot Closed

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Stuart Cary Welch (1928â€“2008) was a gifted scholar and hugely influential figure in the study of Indian and Middle Eastern arts. He shared this journey with his wife Edith, with whom he built the most extraordinary collection of artworks. After two record-breaking sales of Cary's Islamic and Indian art in 2011, Sotheby's is honoured to offer the Edith & Stuart Cary Welch Collection, boasting an impressive array of Indian paintings and objects, alongside a wide range of artworks including European silver, Chinese, Tibetan and Japanese art.

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