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Property of a gentleman Archibald Thorburn Lasswade, Midlothian 1890–1935 Hascombe, Surrey A grouse in flight signed and dated lower left: A. Thorburn. / Oct. 31. 1887, inscribed lower right in pencil: original study for bird in "last end of the Drive" watercolour and bodycolour over traces of pencil 323 by 465 mm

a grouse in flight

European Art: Paintings & Sculpture

ARCHIBALD THORBURN 1860-1935 BLACK GROUSE IN FLIGHT IN A WINTER WOODLAND signed and dated l.r.: Archibald Thorburn/ 1923 watercolour with bodycolour 36 by 54cm., 14 by 21in. Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. To view Shipping Calculator, please click here

archibald thorburn | black grouse in flight in a winter woodland

19th-Century European Art

Property of a Lady Archibald Thorburn Scottish 1860 – 1935 Pheasant signed and dated lower center: Archibald Thorburn 1903 watercolor and oil on paper, laid down on board sheet: 21 ⅝ by 29 ⅞ in.; 54.9 by 75.9 cm framed: 25 ⅛ by 33 ⅛ in.; 63.8 by 84.1 cm

pheasant

ARCHIBALD THORBURN 1860-1935 RED DEER IN A HIGHLAND LANDSCAPE signed and dated l.l.: Archibald Thorburn/ 1908 watercolour with bodycolour 31 by 51cm., 12 by 20in. Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. To view Shipping Calculator, please click here

archibald thorburn | red deer in a highland landscape

Travel, Photographs, Maps and Natural History

Archibald Thorburn British Birds... with eighty plates in colour, showing over four hundred species (supplementary part). London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1915-1916, 1918 [supplement] FIRST EDITION, 4 volumes plus supplement, together 5 volumes, folio (401 x 325mm.) volumes 1, 3, and 4 are number 23 of 105 copies, volume 2 is number 39, 80 ornithological colour plates mounted on card with tissue guards, prospectus and publisher's advertisement sheet loosely inserted, original red buckram with gilt fillet border, top edges gilt, supplementary part with 2 colour plates in original printed wrappers, light foxing to some pages, spine lightly faded, extremities slightly rubbed Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) was a Scottish artist known principally for his watercolours of birds. Born in Lasswade, Midlothian, and educated in Edinburgh and at St. John's Wood School of Art, London, he gained widespread recognition when commissioned to produce illustrations for Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Isles in 1887. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy, designed the first Christmas card for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in 1899, and was asked to paint Queen Victoria on three separate occasions. LITERATURE: Anker 508; Nissen IVB 938; Zimmer II, p.624

View 1 of Lot 209: Archibald Thorburn | British Birds, 4 volumes PLUS supplementary part, 1915-18

archibald thorburn | british birds, 4 volumes plus supplementary part, 1915-18

19th & 20th Century European Art

Property from a Distinguished Hong Kong Collection

Property from a Distinguished Hong Kong Collection Archibald Thorburn Lasswade 1860–1935 Hascombe A cock and hen pheasant signed and dated lower left: A. Thorburn. 1929. watercolour on paper unframed: 19.5 x 27.5 cm.; 7½ x 10 ¾ in. framed: 40 x 46.5 cm.; 15¾ x 18¼ in.

View 1 of Lot 402: A cock and hen pheasant

a cock and hen pheasant

19th & 20th Century European and British Art

Archibald Thorburn British 1860 - 1935 Blackcock on tree, The Sentinel signed A. Thorburn lower centre watercolour heightened with white unframed: 36.5 by 53.5cm., 14¼ by 20in. framed: 63 by 79cm., 24¾ by 31in.

View 1 of Lot 612: Blackcock on tree, The Sentinel

blackcock on tree, the sentinel

Archibald Thorburn British Birds, New Edition, 4 volumes. London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1925-26 LIMITED EDITION, one of 205 numbered copies, this being copy number 2, 4 volumes, 8vo (262 x 164mm.), 192 colour plates backed on card with tissue guards, original red cloth, light spotting and browning throughout, extremities lightly bumped PROVENANCE: 'Car. Jac. Longman' bookplate; 'J. Goodman' bookplate

View 1 of Lot 210: Archibald Thorburn | British Birds, New Edition, 4 volumes, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1925-26, limited edition

archibald thorburn | british birds, new edition, 4 volumes, london: longmans, green and co., 1925-26, limited edition

European & British Paintings Day Auction

Property from a Private Collection Archibald Thorburn British 1860 - 1935 Blackcock on Tree, The Sentinel signed A. Thorburn lower centre and titled on the reverse watercolour heightened with white Unframed: 36.5 by 53.5cm., 14¼ by 20in. Framed: 63 by 79cm., 24¾ by 31in.

View 1 of Lot 74: Blackcock on Tree, The Sentinel 

Scottish Art

Archibald Thorburn 1860 - 1935 A Reeve in Flight signed A. Thorburn and dated 1891 (lower left) watercolour on paper unframed: 24 by 33cm.; 9½ by 13in. framed: 41.5 by 49cm.; 16¼ by 19¼in. Executed in 1891.

a reeve in flight

Property from a Private Collection Archibald Thorburn British 1860 - 1935 Pintail Ducks signed and dated A. Thorburn / 1926 lower right watercolour heightened with white Unframed: 34.3 by 55cm., 13½ by 21¾in. Framed: 50 by 71cm., 19¾ by 28in.

pintail ducks

Archibald Thorburn British 1860 - 1935 A pair of Partridge on a sandy bank signed and dated Archibald Thorburn 1915. lower left watercolour heighted with white unframed: 18 by 27cm., 7 by 10½in. framed: 32 by 41cm., 12½ by 16in.

View 1 of Lot 610: A pair of Partridge on a sandy bank

a pair of partridge on a sandy bank

Property from a Private Collection Archibald Thorburn British 1860 - 1935 A pair of Partridge on a sandy bank signed and dated Archibald Thorburn 1915. lower left watercolour heighted with white Unframed: 18 by 27cm., 7 by 10½in. Framed: 32 by 41cm., 12½ by 16in.

View 1 of Lot 75: A pair of Partridge on a sandy bank

Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art

Property of a Lady ARCHIBALD THORBURN 1860-1935 The Call of the Highland Monarch, Red Deer and Ptarmigan in Summer Plumage ﻿signed and dated l.r.: A. Thorburn/ 1932 watercolour with bodycolour 27 by 36cm., 10½ by 14in.

archibald thorburn | the call of the highland monarch, red deer and ptarmigan in summer plumage

Property of a Lady ARCHIBALD THORBURN 1860-1935 Autumn Dawn, Pheasants ﻿signed and dated l.r.: A. Thorburn/ 1934. watercolour and bodycolour 27 by 36cm., 10½ by 14in.

archibald thorburn | autumn dawn, pheasants

European & British Art

Archibald Thorburn British 1860 - 1935 A Covey of Grey Partridge in Flight signed and dated Archibald Thorburn. 1900 lower left watercolour and bodycolour Unframed: 42 by 75cm., 16½ by 29½in. Framed: 69 by 101cm., 27 by 40in.

a covey of grey partridge in flight

Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History

Archibald Thorburn “Sketches”, a volume so titled, late nineteenth century 4to-sized album (310 x 235mm.), containing EIGHT ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR DRAWINGS OF BIRDS OF PREY BY THORBURN, with touches of body colour, ink captions and notes by the artist, one drawing dated 1891, finished printed plate for the goshawk loosely inserted, twentieth-century three-quarter morocco, morocco title label on upper cover

View 1 of Lot 33: Archibald Thorburn | An album containing eight original drawings of birds of prey

archibald thorburn | an album containing eight original drawings of birds of prey

Archibald Thorburn British 1860 - 1935 A Pair of Snipe (Gallinago Gallinago) signed and dated A. Thorburn. 1915 lower left watercolour with bodycolour Unframed: 27.5 by 18.5cm., 10¾ by 7¼in. Framed: 50 by 40cm., 19¾ by 15¾in.

a pair of snipe (gallinago gallinago)

Travel, Atlases, Maps and Photographs

Archibald Thorburn British Birds... with eighty plates in colour, showing over four hundred species (supplementary part). London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1915-1916, 1918 [supplement] FIRST EDITION, 4 volumes plus supplement, together 5 volumes, folio (401 x 325mm.) volumes 1, 3, and 4 are number 23 of 105 copies, volume 2 is number 39, 80 ornithological colour plates mounted on card, prospectus and publisher's advertisement sheet loosely inserted, original red buckram with gilt fillet border, top edges gilt, supplementary part with 2 colour plates in original printed wrappers, volume 1: small tear to lower margin of p. 65, all volumes: light foxing to some pages,spine lightly faded, extremities slightly rubbed Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935) was a Scottish artist known principally for his watercolours of birds. He gained widespread recognition when commissioned to produce illustrations for Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Isles in 1887. Thorburn exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy, designed the first Christmas card for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in 1899, and was asked to paint Queen Victoria on three separate occasions. LITERATURE: Anker 508; Nissen IVB 938; Zimmer, p. 624

View 1 of Lot 18: Archibald Thorburn | British Birds, 1915-18, 5 volumes, including supplement

archibald thorburn | british birds, 1915-18, 5 volumes, including supplement

ARCHIBALD THORBURN 1860-1935 A COVEY OF PTARMIGAN signed and dated l.r.: A. Thorburn/ 1928 watercolour heightened with white 28 by 38cm., 11¼ by 15in.

archibald thorburn | a covey of ptarmigan

Property from a British Private Collection

Property from a British Private Collection Archibald Thorburn British 1860 - 1935 Woodcock and Young signed A. Thorburn lower left watercolour heightened with white unframed: 33 by 24.1cm., 13 by 9½in. framed: 56 by 45.5cm., 22 by 18in.

woodcock and young

Property from a British Private Collection Archibald Thorburn British 1860 - 1935 Hawk owl and Tengmalm's owl signed and dated A. Thorburn / 1925 lower left watercolour heightened with white unframed: 19 by 28cm., 7½ by 11in. framed: 36 by 45cm., 14 by 17¾in.

View 1 of Lot 590: Hawk owl and Tengmalm's owl

hawk owl and tengmalm's owl

Property from a British Private Collection Archibald Thorburn British 1860 - 1935 Hen Harrier signed and dated A. Thorburn / 1924 lower centre watercolour heightened with white unframed: 28 by 19cm., 11 by 7½in. framed: 45 by 36cm., 17¾ by 14in.

hen harrier

Property from a British Private Collection Archibald Thorburn British 1860 - 1935 Nesting woodcock signed and dated Archibald Thorburn / 1917 lower left watercolour heightened with white unframed: 18.5 by 27.5cm., 7¼ by 10¾in. framed: 38 by 48cm., 15 by 19in.

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