Arthur Gray Part II (#104MG) Closed Auction Info View ▼ Items per page 102550100 Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBids (Low - High)Bids (High - Low)Views (Low - High)Views (High - Low)Relevance Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-21 of 21. Previous|1|Next Lot #36 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: Complete "set" of die proofs of the four states of the die all in black on highly glazed thin card (45x51mm, or State 3 115x95mm) BW #70DP(11)Bc, (12)Ac, (13)Ad & (14)Ad, Cat $24,000. An unusual (unique?) & wonderful opportunity. SymbolPGradea/a+ View details Estimate$12,000Price Realized$8,000StatusSold Lot #37 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 1 with a Solid Field behind the King's Head with cleared surrounds, in black on highly glazed thin card (95x126mm) BW #70(DP)11Bb with 'PERKINS BACON & CO LTD/PROOF/...' cachet on the reverse, Cat $12,500. Superb! Ex Perkins Bacon Archives: only five in this format exist. Most of the Perkins Bacon die proofs have the firm's cachet on the reverse &/or are signed/initialled. Those not so-marked never left the custody of Perkins Bacon. SymbolPGradea+ View details Estimate$8,000Price Realized$6,000StatusSold Lot #38 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 1, in bright red on highly glazed thin card (95x126mm) BW #70(DP)11Cb, very minor blemishes, Cat $12,500. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives: only six in this format exist. SymbolPGradea- View details Estimate$6,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSold Lot #39 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2 with a Field of Horizontal Lines behind the King's Head, in black on highly glazed thin card (125x94mm) with no endorsements on the face BW #70(DP)12Ac, vertical crease well clear to the right of the impression, Cat $12,500. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives. Six examples recorded. SymbolPGradeb View details Estimate$5,000StatusUnsold Lot #40 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2, in black on lightly surfaced thin card reduced to 42x45mm BW #70(DP)12Ad, Cat $5000. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives: eight in this format exist. SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$3,000Price Realized$2,300StatusSold Lot #41 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2, in carmine-rose on highly glazed thin card (126x95mm) endorsed "State 2/SB" (= Seymour Bennett) at upper-right & "Second state" at lower-right and with 'PERKINS BACON & CO LTD/PROOF/...' cachet on the reverse BW #70(DP)12Ca, Cat $16,000. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives: only two in this format exist. SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$10,000StatusUnsold Lot #42 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2, in carmine-rose on highly glazed thin card (124x90mm) endorsed "old" at lower-right BW #70(DP)12Cc, Cat $16,500. Superb! The only recorded example. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives. SymbolPGradea+ View details Estimate$10,000StatusUnsold Lot #43 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2, in carmine-rose on an unusual slightly surfaced stock, cut-down with very close margins BW #70DP(12)Ce, Cat $6000. [The ACSC states that 5 examples have been recorded] SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$1,500StatusUnsold Lot #44 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 2/3 with the King's Nose now Straightened but Otherwise Identical to State 2, with uncleared surrounds in black on thin unsurfaced paper (99x89mm) BW #70(DP)13Aa, Cat $12,500. Superb! RPSofL Certificate (2010). Only three other examples are recorded. [Arthur's other example - slightly larger but with minor toning & wrinkling - sold for $3570. Sir Gawaine Baillie's fine example sold for $10,350] As noted in the ACSC, this proof is quite abnormal. It is stated SymbolPGradea+ View details Estimate$6,000Price Realized$4,600StatusSold Lot #45 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 3 with the King's Nose now Straightened & the Lined Background Slightly Modified, in black on highly glazed thin card (126x95mm) BW #70(DP)13Ad, Cat $12,500. Superb! Eight examples in this format are recorded. SymbolPGradea+ View details Estimate$7,500StatusUnsold Lot #46 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 3, in carmine-red on highly glazed thin card (115x94mm) BW #70(DP)13Bc, minor surface-rubbing, Cat $12,500. Only four examples in this format are recorded. [Lord Vestey's example sold for £7200] SymbolPGradea- View details Estimate$5,000Price Realized$5,500StatusSold Lot #47 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 3, in dull brown-purple on highly glazed thin card reduced to stamp-size BW #70DP(13)C, the design shaved in places & with diagonal white scratch at right, Cat $8000. The only die proof recorded in this colour. SymbolPGradeb View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Lot #48 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 4 with the Emu's Feathers & Neck Re-Engraved, in carmine-rose on highly glazed thin card (126x80mm) endorsed at upper-right "Final State/SB" & at lower-left "last" BW #70DP(14)Ba, Cat $15,000. Ex Perkins Bacon Archives: only two examples with endorsements recorded. [Arthur's similar proof in black with endorsements - also only two examples recorded - sold for $11,305] The initials "SB" are of Seymour Bennett. SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$9,000Price Realized$8,000StatusSold Lot #49 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 4, in carmine-rose on unusual unglazed wove paper reduced to 41x44mm. Superb! Unlisted in the ACSC census. SymbolPGradea+ View details Estimate$4,000Price Realized$3,000StatusSold Lot #50 THE PERKINS BACON DIE PROOFS: State 4, a "set" of four, in black, rose-red, green & bright ultramarine on glazed to highly glazed thin card all reduced to stamp-size & affixed to slightly larger pieces of backing cards (green is 69x68mm) BW #70DP(15)A to D, Cat $45,000. Superb! Both the exhibit page & the ACSC state these are all on "thin wove paper" but they are definitely on thin glazed card. However, Geoff Kellow has advised us "They are certainly die proofs pulled by Seymour Bennett at Some SymbolPGradea+ View details Estimate$10,000Price Realized$15,000StatusSold Lot #51 THE PERKINS BACON IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS: 1d singles in black (marginal) & dull violet (minor surface abrasions) & a marginal horizontal pair in carmine-rose, Cat $1400. SymbolPGradea/b View details Estimate$400Price Realized$550StatusSold Lot #52 THE PERKINS BACON IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS: Block of 4 in dull violet from the lower-right corner of Pane VII [53-54/59-60] BW #70PP(2)F with Scratch behind Emu (concealed damage at upper-right). [54] was later retouched - the Ferns variety - & [60] developed the 'RA' Joined variety. SymbolPGradea/b View details Estimate$400Price Realized$2,200StatusSold Lot #53 THE PERKINS BACON IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS: Block of 4 in dull violet from Pane VIII [14-15/20-21] BW #70PP(2)F the first unit with Defective 'ONE PENNY' (later retouched to create the Thin 'ONE PENNY' variety), the last unit with a fault at lower-right. SymbolPGradea/b View details Estimate$750Price Realized$2,400StatusSold Lot #54 THE PERKINS BACON IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS: Plate 2 1d No Monogram block of 12 (6x2) in carmine-rose BW #70PP(2)C from the base of Pane III [49-54/55-60], enormous sheet margins, Cat $3600++. A marvellous proof. [NB: the Jubilee Lines at the base appear to have been contemporaneously enhanced by hand!] SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$2,500Price Realized$2,800StatusSold Lot #55 THE PERKINS BACON IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOFS: Plate 4 1d block of 4 in dull violet BW #70PP(2)E from the upper-right corner of Pane VIII [5-6/11-12], humungous sheet margins, Cat $1700+. SymbolPGradea View details Estimate$1,000Price Realized$950StatusSold Lot #56 WATERMARKED PERFORATED PLATE PROOF: 1d red Single-Line Perf 14 on gummed watermarked Pink Paper punctured 'OS' BW #70PP(5), black mark on the King's head, full unmounted o.g., Cat $7500 (mounted). Simon Dunkerley Certificate (2008). [The ACSC states "At least one pair & two singles are known"] SymbolPGradea- c1 View details Estimate$2,000Price Realized$1,500StatusSold Items per page 102550100 Previous|1|Next Previous 1 Next Previous 1 Next
