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CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON-CUMMING (BRITISH 1837-1924), SCRIPTURE WHEEL

CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON-CUMMING (BRITISH 1837-1924)SCRIPTURE WHEELInk, watercolour and gouacheInscribed (lower right)32 x 32cm (12½ x 12½ in.)Provenance:Chris Beetles Gallery, LondonPlease note measurements do not include the frame unless otherwise stated.

* Gordon-Cumming (Constance Frederica, 1837-1924). Kalebooka Valley seen from Relugas [Ceylon]

* Gordon-Cumming (Constance Frederica, 1837-1924). Kalebooka Valley seen from Relugas [Ceylon], watercolour with pen and ink, and traces of pencil, titled and signed lower left, some marks and mount stains to outer edges of the sheet, 21.5 x 34 cm (8.5 x 13.4 ins), period frame, glazed, with early inscription to verso in ink 'View in Ceylon by F.C. Gordon-Cumming Qty: (1)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (Australian, 1837-1924) Gordonstoun, Elgin

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (Australian, 1837-1924) Gordonstoun, Elgin Titled and signed, watercolour 22 x 33cm (8 11/16 x 13in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) - Lankatilaka Temple, Sri Lanka

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) Lankatilaka Temple, Sri Lanka pencil and watercolour heightened with white and gum arabic on paper 19 ½ x 28in. (49.5 x 71.1cm.)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) - A mountainous landscape, Sri Lanka

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) A mountainous landscape, Sri Lanka pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper 15 ½ x 24 ½in. (39.4 x 62.2cm.)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) - Sacred Bo Tree at the burial place of the Kandian Queens, Kandy (Sri Lanka)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) Sacred Bo Tree at the burial place of the Kandian Queens, Kandy (Sri Lanka) pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper 13 7/8 x 21 ¼in. (35.3 x 53.9cm.)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) - Shrine of Sri Pada Holy Foot on top of Adam's Peak

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) Shrine of Sri Pada Holy Foot on top of Adam's Peak pencil and watercolour heightened with white and gum arabic on paper 15 3/8 x 24 3/8in. (39.2 x 61.9cm.)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) - The Kuttam Pokuna or twin bathing tanks near the Jetawanarama...

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) The Kuttam Pokuna or twin bathing tanks near the Jetawanarama... pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper 19 1/8 x 29 ¼in. (48.5 x 74.3cm.)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) - The Brazen Palace, Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) The Brazen Palace, Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper 15 7/8 x 24 7/8in. (40.3 x 63.2cm.)

ELEANOR GORDON CUMMING (1837 - 1924)Springtime in the Valley of the Oise Oil on canvas, 45 x 75cm

ELEANOR GORDON CUMMING (1837 - 1924)Springtime in the Valley of the Oise Oil on canvas, 45 x 75cm

Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming (1837-1924)

Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming (1837-1924) "Matheran Hill Station near Bombay", signed and titled lower left and verso, watercolour, 28cm x 58cm

Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming (1837-1924), rare watercolour depicting

Constance Frederica Gordon-Cumming (1837-1924), rare watercolour depicting a mountain stronghold with huts and native figures, entitled verso 'Bukutia' - Mountain Stronghold near the river Sigatoka-Viti Levu - Fiji', 15cm x 22.5cm. Provenance: By descent to the current vendor from an ancestor who collected a number of Fijian artefacts in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century whilst in the Diplomatic Service Constance Gordon-Cumming was a prolific travel writer and landscape painter and published several books including 'At Home in Fiji'. This watercolour was probably painted during her time in Fiji in the 1880s. Many of her works are on display in Museums around the world

CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON CUMMING (1837-1924). Bridge about 6 miles above Foochow, signed, watercolour on paper, framed and glazed, 33 x 52cm. Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910 – 1991). ?????????

CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON CUMMING (1837-1924). Bridge about 6 miles above Foochow, signed, watercolour on paper, framed and glazed, 33 x 52cm. Provenance: Collection of Bernard Buckman (1910 – 1991). ?????????

CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON-CUMMING (1837-1924) IN SUNGRI FOREST, NEAR SIMLA

CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON-CUMMING (1837-1924) IN SUNGRI FOREST, NEAR SIMLA signed and dated l.r.: C.F. Gordon Cumming/June 9th and inscribed One of the big Cedars (Diodars) at Poinda(?) in Sungri Forest near Nachar Himmalaya, watercolour 39cm by 61cm; 15 2/4in by 24in

CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON CUMMING (Australian, 1837-1924) Nananu, Fiji

CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON CUMMING (Australian, 1837-1924) Nananu, Fiji

(CHINA) CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON-CUMMING

(CHINA) CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON-CUMMING (1837-1924), Scottish writer and landscape painter who traveled the world, especially Asia and the Pacific. Collection of ten A.L.S.s, 35pp. 8vo., various locations, 1894-1912, to members of the Bompas family, excellent content concerning her charitable work for Reverend William H. Murray's school for the blind in Peking, China. In small part: "…Your most kind letter finds me at…a very large & very fine Exhibition…I grieve to say, the very worst we have ever held, in…attendance, largely because the so called Christians are so acrimonious regarding the shades of opinion…the great mass of people here are absolutely indifferent to Foreign…It is said that not 1 in 10…attend any place of worship…Before Christmas with its innumerable claims, is quite upon us. I am very anxious to secure the needed coin for the maintenance of the School for the Blind at Peking and the Blind Evangelists trained there. And so, as usual I look to you for the help…It is now 30 years since I realized that I had to take up this particular task, of Collector and Chief…no one else shows the smallest inclination to take it off my shoulders…it is increasingly difficult to fill up the many blanks left by the passing away of so many of the most liberal helpers…I do think it is very courageous of you to bid me welcome, after all the worry I gave you last time! Please Heaven that episode was unique! I am thankful to say we have all got through the Exhibition here…How many of my kinsfolk have passed away since I was last there…while in London I may be able to meet some of the Directors of the B. & F. Bible Soc. whom I may have a chance of interesting in my Peking work…in the last week, I have had four meetings to tell [William Hill] Murray's Chinese stories to 4 sets of people…north to Edinburgh, to take part in a big Missionary Loan Exhibition…by the way, I now have with me some of those including a complete set of the Hawaiian volcanoes…friends specially invited to hear about Mr. Murray's work for the blind in China…the story…brought in nothing to start the Female School in Peking…" Much more. William Hill Murray (1843-1911) was a Scottish missionary in China. He invented the Numeral Type system through which blind and Illiterate Chinese learned to write. Constance Gordon-Cumming wrote a book about the school and its methods, published in 1899. Light soiling. A very nice collection.

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) The Khylas Peaks and village of Pangi three miles above CHINE on the Sutledge signed with initials 'C.F.G.C' and dated 'June 19th 1869', and inscribed as titled, with further inscription 'Road 8971 ft above sea level. 157 miles from Simla' (lower left) pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper 19 x 28½in. (48.2 x 72.5cm.)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (Australian, 1837-1924) Panoramic view of Nagasaki, Japan

Panoramic view of Nagasaki, Japan signed and inscribed 'Nagasaki/Japan/C. F. Gordon Cumming' (lower left), pencil and watercolour 37 x 58.5cm (14 9/16 x 23 1/16in).

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (Australian, 1837-1924) Panoramic view of Nagasaki, Japan

Panoramic view of Nagasaki, Japan signed and inscribed 'Nagasaki/Japan/C. F. Gordon Cumming' (lower left), pencil and watercolour 37 x 58.5cm (14 9/16 x 23 1/16in).

CUMMING, CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON. 1837-1924.

Fire Fountains. The Kingdom of Hawaii, its Volcanoes, and the History of Hawaii. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1883. 2 volumes. With 8 plates and 2 maps (one folding, one with color). 8vo. Period red half morocco, t.e.g. Corners just showing and light scuffing at edges and spine ends. First edition.

Constance Frederica Gordon- Cumming (Australian

Constance Frederica Gordon- Cumming (Australian 1837-1924) The Min River & Sampans from the English Church - Foochow Signed with initials, titled, inscribed and dated 1879 Watercolour with pencil 22.5 x 37cm; 9 x 141/2in

Art Work by: Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming .

Art Work by: Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming . Nairukuruku Village Settlement, Rewa Valley, Fiji

CUMMING, CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON.

Fire Fountains. The Kingdom of Hawaii, its Volcanoes, and the History of Hawaii. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1883. 2 volumes. With 8 plates and 2 maps (one folding, one with color). 8vo. Period red half morocco, t.e.g. Corners just showing and light scuffing at edges and spine ends. First edition.

Constance Cumming (1837-1924), Snowy Ranges taken

Constance Cumming (1837-1924), Snowy Ranges taken from the summit of Ban Ouge, watercolour, inscribed and dated '68, 46cm x 72cm.

Circle of CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON-CUMMING

Circle of CONSTANCE FREDERICA GORDON-CUMMING (1837-1924) Figures on a Track, possibly near the Indian North-West Frontier watercolour 17 1/2 x 23 1/2in (44.5 x 59.6cm)

The Mahaweli Ganga below Gangarowa, Ceylon

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) The Mahaweli Ganga below Gangarowa, Ceylon signed, inscribed and dated 'The Mahaweli Ganga below Gangarowa Fredck Horseford 9th July 1873 CJGC' (lower right) watercolour and bodycolour heightened with white and gum arabic on paper unframed 14 x 20in. (35.5 x 50.8cm.)

Badulla Hills, Ceylon

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) Badulla Hills, Ceylon signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'Badulla Hills Bully Hilly/Y.mkana .... May 7th/73/CFG' (lower left) pencil watercolour and bodycolour on board unframed 6¾ x 9 7/8in. (17.2 x 25cm.)

Benares, the four converging Ghats

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924) Benares, the four converging Ghats signed and inscribed 'Pilgrims making "the 5 mile circuit" round the holy city. See "In the Himalayas" page C.F.Gordon Cumming. Benares. showing the 4 converging ghats CFGC' (lower right) watercolour heightened with white on paper 15¾ x 24 7/8in. (40 x 63.2cm.)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924)

Snowy Ranges, taken from the summit of Ban Ouge signed with initals, dated and inscribed 'Snowy Range & a morsel of/the Doon appearing above Vincent's Hill, from summit of Ban Ogue/Oct. 69/CFGC' (lower right) watercolour, bodycolour and pencil, heightened with white S. 18 x 28 1/2 in. (45.7 x 72.4cm.)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924)

China men boiling their nets, Hong Kong signed, inscribed and dated 'China men boiling their nets. Hong Kong. C.F. Gordon Cumming. Feb. 1879.' pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper unframed 14 x 21in. (35.5 x 53.3cm.)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924)

Adam's Peak, Ceylon signed, inscribed and dated 'Adam's Peak, Ceylon/clearing the Forest for coffee/C.F.Gordon Cumming./Christmas 1873.' (lower left) watercolour heightend with white and gum arabic unframed 23 1/8 x 31 5/8in. (58.7 x 80.5cm.)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924)

Looking down on the Coral Reef at Levuka, Fiji signed, inscribed and dated 'C.F.Gordon Cumming/Oct 1875-/Looking down on the Coral Reef/at Levuka Fiji/Koro and Wakaia in the distance' pencil and watercolour on paper 11 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (29.2 x 49.5cm.)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924)

Prayer Wheels in the temple at Rarung; and Bridge at Kong K'eo both signed and inscribed, the first 'Prayer Wheels in the temple at Rarung - Borders of Chinese Tartary. see 'in the Himalayas' by Miss C.F. Gordon Cumming. Chato & Windus. pages 424 - 441 C.F. Gordon Cumming' and the second 'Raft on wh. we returned from the Snowy Valley. Bridge at Kong K'eo on the Ningpo River 26 miles above Ningpo upright pillars of stone C.F. Gordon Cumming May 9 1879' (lower right) pencil and watercolour heightened with white on paper 10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.6cm.) and smaller and three other works by the artist including view, of the Kelani River, Avissawella, Ceylon, and the old granite bridge, Amoy. (5).

Constance Frederika Gordon-Cumming (British, 1837-1924) Figures on a river-side track; The water mill, a pair one signed and dated 1866, watercolour heightened with white 35.6 x 50.2 cm. (14 x 19 3/4 in.)

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924)

Ooanakanda Bungalow on Allegalla Peak; and Kandy Railway...from Allegalla Peak the first inscribed as title and signed and dated 'July. 1873. C.F. Gordon Cumming' (lower left), the second inscribed as title and dated 'July. 1873' (lower left) pencil and watercolour heightened with white 131/4 x 191/4in. (33.6 x 48.8cm.) (2).

Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924)

Study of a Jack fruit tree with women in Tamil dress, Ceylon signed with initials, inscribed and dated 'CFGC/1873 Study of a Jack fruit tree women in Tamil dress' (lower left) watercolour heightened with white 131/2 x 191/2in. (34.3 x 49.5cm.).