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Preisdatenbank abonnierenTwo Corgi 1:50 scale World War II Collection Dioramas, comprising US61001 'D-Day Surrender' Set 1, Vierville, Normandy - US M4A3 Sherman, 741st Tank Battalion, three GI figures and diorama base - WWII, and US61002 'D-Day Surrender' - Set 2, Vierville, Normandy Army SdKfz 7 Quad Flak Gun, two surrendering German figures and one GI figure and diorama base - WWII, (2), boxed,
Three Corgi World War II Collection 1:50 scale die-cast model vehicles, comprising CC60203 PzKpfw V Panther Ausf. A - Panzer-Regiment, Eastern front, Winter 1943-44, CC60201 PzKpfw V Panther Ausf. D Panzer-Regiment, Kursk, Russia 1943, CC51602 T-34 Model 1943 - Soviet Army 112th Tank Brigade, 6th Tank Corps, January 1943, (all boxed), and Dinky Toys 351 S.H.A.D.O. UFO Interceptor, unboxed, (4),
CHARLES HORNER; a hat pin stand containing seven enamel decorated hat pins, one inscribed 'Army Service Corps'.Additional InformationA couple of tiny enamel losses to the enamel on one or two but overall the condition is good. Light surface wear and a couple of small cracks to some of the enamel.
A Remington 1858 army model six shot revolver, .44 calibre, length of barrel 15.75cm, overall length approx 36cm.Footnote: The only serial no's appear to be 18 stamped to the side of the action.Additional InformationA couple of old tiny repairs to the wooden stock. General surface wear throughout this area. Heavier wear to the action, fires on both half and full cock. General pitting throughout. Sold with an associated leather holster.
LOT 200: ON INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED FROM THE RECIPIENT: A rare Korean War Group of Four medals to 2/Lt N. F. DEAVILLE KINGS comprising Military Cross (1953), the two Korea medals and a Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve Efficiency Decoration (1969), with extract from The London Gazette, 4th December 1953. Neville Deaville was severely wounded and was taken Prisoner of War. He lost two of his comrades but his action saved the lives of the remainder of hos patrol. A signed account is included. --The British QEII medal has been officially re-named - see additional rim photos
Five Games Workshop Citadel Miniatures Fantasy Boxed sets unsealed, still on sprue, Skaven Clanrats Regiment,Dwarf Miners Regiment, Warriors of Chaos Regiment, Britonnian Men at Arms, Marauders of Chaos Regiment (boxes a bit batteredand somewhat open cannot guarantee complete but they do seem full) and two Games Workshop Lord of the Rings boxed sets, Gandalfs Cart and Army of the Dead
Eight 1980's Games Workshop Citadel Miniatures 'Warhammer 40,000' seven from 'Rogue Trader' and one 'Space Marine set, RT510 Adeptus Mechanicus, RT5 Imperial Troops, RT402 Eldar Command Group,Ork Plasma gun?, RT101 Chaplains, RT503 Army Speeder,Genestealers, RT404 D-Cannon; two otherblister backs with rips to plastic cannot guarantee complete BlackShadow bike and a speeder
8 HM (Hobbymaster) Military Aircraft. P-51 Mustang 'Ridge Runner III', Spring 45. FW-190 'General Major Adolf Galland' March 44. P-12E US Army, canal zone 44. Aircobra AH601 (P-39) 'County of London', Duxford October 41. Boeing P-26A Peashooter Michigan 1935-36. IS Navy F6F Hellcat. Douglas A-1J Skyraider, Thailand 1969. Plus a Nakajima B5N2 (Kate) Battle of Midway June 42. All boxed, minor wear. Contents VGC, some parts may be loose and may not be complete. £60-90
2 Dinky, A Supertoys Gift Set 698 Tank Transporter With Tank (698). Both in olive green. Boxed, with packing , minor wear only. Contents VGC a few minor chips. Plus a Military Vehicles Gift Set (699). Austin Champ, 1-Ton Cargo Truck, Armoured Personnel Carrier and a 3-Ton Army Wagon. All in olive green, but two have camouflaged. Boxed, some pen marking overall. Vehicles QGC-GC some wear/chipping. £70-100
AFTER THOMAS PHILLIPSPORTRAIT OF GENERAL LORD HUTCHINSON OF ALEXANDRIA HOLDING A MAP OF EGYPTOil on canvasLater inscribed 'General Lord Hutchinson by Phillips' (lower left)127 x 102cm (50 x 40 in.) Literature:F. Sitwell, Weston Hall, Towchester, Northamptonshire: A Brief Guide, Northampton, 1993, p. 4, in the Dining Room.Catalogue Note:This oil on canvas portrait of John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd earl of Donoughmore (1757-1832), is a close copy of a painting by Thomas Phillips (1770-1845) in the Royal Collection (RCIN 402776). The Royal canvas has near-identical dimensions to the portrait offered here - 50 x 40 ins. (127 x 102 cm.). The Royal portrait was painted in 1811 for George IV for 80 guineas in recognition of George's friendship with the sitter, who, as of 1803, had advised him on the governance of Ireland, and on the pacification of Queen Caroline. Lord Hutchinson was a well-known confident of George, when Prince of Wales, and became a regular visitor to Brighton Pavilion. The painting is recorded from the early-mid 19th century as having been at Carlton House, Windsor Castle and Hampton Court. Lord Hutchinson, army officer and politician, had an illustrious army career fighting against Napoleon's French revolutionary armies. In 1801, he commanded the first division of Sir Ralph Abercromby's army, which landed in Egypt on 10 March, and defeated the French at the battle of Alexandria. In December the same year, he was created Baron Hutchinson of Alexandria and of Knocklofty, co. Tipperary, with a pension of £2000 a year. He also received the new Turkish order of the Crescent in brilliants in March 1802. In 1825, he succeeded his brother as 2nd earl of Donoughmore and 2nd Viscount Hutchinson. He died, unmarried, at Knocklofty, co. Tipperary, in 1832, and was succeeded as earl and viscount by his nephew John Hely-Hutchinson (1787-1851). Colonel the Hon. Henry Hely-Hutchinson (1790-1874), the brother of the latter, and a professional solider who had served in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, married Harriet Wrightson (1788-1864) in 1825. Harriet Wrightson had inherited Weston Hall in 1809 through her aunt Mary Heber. Their fourth daughter, Louisa Lucy, married Sir Reresby Sitwell, Bt., in 1857, and hence the link with the Sitwell family.Condition Report: The canvas is not relined. There is some very fine craquelure throughout and some light surface dirt. There is some flaking and paint loss to the lower edge and a few further minor losses to the lower left quadrant. Inspection under UV reveals scattered retouching to the lower edge and a green masking varnish, which is uneven and may conceal further restoration. Otherwise, in generally good condition. Some minor scuffs and abrasions to the frame.Condition Report Disclaimer
Ɵ GREECE AND TURKEY: Contemporary copies of five letters by Frederick Sylvester North Douglas (1791-1819) to his father (Lord Glenbervie) or his mother, written from Yeni Shehr (Dardanelles), Athens and Andruzza (Androussa, Peloponnese), May-October 1811. 47pp., transcribed into an album, the remaining leaves blank, watermarked 1815, contemporary vellum, 4to. Condition Report: Comprises: Letter 1, Yeni Sehr (Dardanelles), 21 May 1811. Recounting meeting and travelling with his uncle (presumably the philhellene Frederick North), his estimation of the Greeks and Turks [p.4-5], visiting Skiathos ('a wretched barren uninhabited island by turns the residence & prey of pirates' [p.5]), Agio Strato (?Agios Efstratios, 'about four years ago a large army of small locusts laid it completely waste' [p.5-6]) and sending sainfoin to his mother from the summit of the tomb of Hector; Letter 2, May 27 1811. An account of his 'Trojan expedition' [p.9-15], including a tale of Lord Byron [p.8]:'Lord Byron a mad my lord who lived for a year in Athens making it his boast never to have been in the temple of Theseus swam over the Hellespont the other day, but by an unaccountable choice did not take the five furlongs between Sestos & Abydos but went to lower down where it is much broader & he performed his feat with much difficulty confirming the notion which all Mediterranean nations have of the madness of the English' (Byron swam the Hellespont on 3 May 1810, from Sestos to Abydos); Letter 3, Athens, Sept 14 1811. Setting out for the Morea, to Egina (Aegina), Epidaurus and Corinth and running out of funds [p.17-25]; Letter 4, Athens, Sept 22 1811. Describing Athens and its surroundings [p.27-34]; Letter 5, Andruzza, [Androusa, the Morea], 6 Oct 1811. 'I am writing in the wretched only Greek house in a Turkish village... only one room... no floor but stones, no ceiling but tiles & wood from which bugs are dropping in immense quantities... I own I begin to long for comforts & for remaining quiet for there is nothing so monotonous as unceasing novelty' [p.35-36]. He describes the rapacity of Veli, Pasha of the Morea ('a great friend of my uncle'; son of Ali Pasha of Ioannina), Mani and its "singular people... bloody and indefatigable pirates infesting the Archipelago in large row boats" [p.37-42] and writes favourably about the peninsula of Messinia [p.45-46]. 'I have taken means to gain a plan & statistical account of the country & visions of publishing may pass thro my head" [p.42]... 'a second volume of my journal is finished' [p.43]. The letter ends [p.47] 'You may imagine my joy at having met Cockerell at Meritra [?Mirtea] his name is I believe familiar to you as having been one of my old Westminster friends... the last time we had dined together before we did so over the ruins of Sparta was at Mother Chaphams. He is much improved in looks & manners & I hear him spoken well of everywhere'. Frederick Douglas undertook a grand tour from 1810 to 1812 and on his return wrote An essay on certain points of resemblance between the ancient and modern Greeks (1813). These copies of letters include a tale of Lord Byron swimming the Hellespont, an encounter with an old friend, the archaeologist and architect Charles Cockerell, visits to Skiathos, the Dardanelles, the plain of Troy, Athens, the Morea and Mani, and observations on Veli Pasha, son of Ali Pasha of Ioannina. Condition Report Disclaimer
TWO SIMILAR OTTOMAN MAMELUKE SABRES19TH CENTURYEach with leather and white metal mounted scabbards, each with Rhinoceros horn gripApproximately 82cm long, 99cm longProvenance: By repute, presented to General Lord Hutchinson of Alexandria (1757-1832), 2nd Earl Donoughmore. Second in command to General Abercrombie in the 1801 expedition to Egypt.Catalogue Note:In 1801, during the Egyptian campaign in which the British army fought against Napoleon's French revolutionary forces, John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd earl of Donoughmore (1757-1832), succeeded as commander-in-chief on the death of his superior, General Ralph Abercromby, in March. In July, he guaranteed the Mamluk beys British protection for their support against the numerically superior French troops at Rahmanie, and by October, he fully expected to establish the Mamluks in power. These sabres may have been presented to Hely-Hutchinson in recognition of this backing. Unfortunately, the British government had in parallel promised the Ottomans stewardship of Egypt. On 22 October, Kapudan Pasha, Grand Admiral of the navy of the Ottoman Empire, set an ambush for the Mamluk commanders, under the pretext of negotiations on board his flagship. All of the leading beys were either killed or captured, and although Hely-Hutchinson secured the release of the Mamluk prisoners, a settlement between Mamluks and Ottomans became impossible. As the British army withdrew from Egypt, this chaotic state of affairs was only settled when the Albanian contingent of the Ottoman army, commanded by Muhammad Ali, mutinied over lack of pay. Being the only fully trained unit in Egypt, they prevailed, and Ali became Pasha of Egypt in May 1805.Condition Report: The pommel on one is damaged and missingCondition Report Disclaimer
Ɵ ART BALLET AND RELATED: includes a signed programme, exhibition catalogues, a photograph, and a TLS. to Sacheverell Sitwell. comprises: HASKELL, Arnold L. (1903 - 1980). Baron at the Ballet, Presentation copy to Sacheverell Sitwell from Mark Bonham Carter, Collins Publishers, London, 1950. publisher's red gilt cloth, dustwrapper unclipped, Foreward by Sacheverell Sitwell, Preface by Baron, 222pp., with a loosely inserted typescript letter, signed, 1pp, 6 lines, written to Sacheverell Sitwell, Weston Hall, Towcester, Northamptonshire, from Mark Bonham Carter, Collins Publisher's St. James's Place London, dated 28 November, 1950, 'Dear Mr.Sitwell, I enclose a copy of BARON / AT THE BALLET to which you so kindly / wrote the foreward and I hope the / book comes up to your expectations. / Certainly we are most grateful to you for the help you gave us. / Yours sincerely, / Mark Bonham Carter'; WINDHAM, Donald / KIRSTEIN, Lincoln. [editors]. Dance Index. The Stage and Ballet Designs of Eugene Berman by Allison Delarue. Vol. V, No. 1, 1946, inscribed to Sir Osbert Sitwell from Allison Delarue. 8vo., (235 x 188mm), illustrated paper wrappers, photo. illustrated throughout, inscribed in black ink to front cover, 'For / Sir Osbert Sitwell / a token of / appreciation / Allison Delarue', 23pp; FELLOWES, Daisy. (1890 - 1962): VERTES, Marcel. (1895 - 1961). Les Dimanches de la Comtesse de Narbonne. Editions de France, Paris, 1935. first edition, limited edition of 1000, 4to., (263 x 230mm), original soft pictorial pink illustrated wrappers, edges untrimmed, ink flower illustration and inscription to half-title, 'to Emerald / with my love', in-text and full-page illustrations by Vertes, 192pp: Castello di Montegufoni, Italy, South Entrance. a sepia photograph, 26cm x 20cm, within a clear plastic sleeve, with NPG. label. National Portrait Gallery Exhibition. The Sitwells: 14/10/94 - 22/1/95. Catalogue No. a32 / 1.246; BEERBOHM, Max. (1872 - 1956). Max's Nineties. Rupert Hart-Davis, London, 1958. first edition, 4to., (293 x 228mm), publisher's original wavy, striped pink and grey paper covered boards, gilt title to burgundy buckram spine, dustwrapper unclipped, black e/ps., half-title, 10pp. Introduction by Osbert Lancaster, 46 captioned full-page monochrome plates; with CALLOWAY, Stephen. Twentieth-Century Decoration. The Domestic Interior from 1900 to the Present Day. Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London, 1988. first edition, green cloth, dustwrapper unclipped, 215 colour illustrations, 310 b/w. illustrations, 407pp., within white card slipcase; BEATON, Cecil. Photobiography by Beaton, Odhams Press Limited, London, 1951; MACINNES, Colin. Nolan, Thames and Hudson, London, 1961; 'HIS MASTERS VOICE', Catalogue, August 1920. 8vo., photo. illustrated green and white paper wrappers, 16pp. together with seven exhibition catalogues, 1931-1994. (Qty 17). Provenance: The Art Library of Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, Weston Hall. Condition Report: EXHIBITION CATALOGUES INCLUDE- Henri Matisse, Expostion organisee au profit de L'Orphelinat des Arts, Galeries George Petit, Paris, 16 juin - 25 juillet, 1931, 4to., (290 x 230mm), cream card wrappers, cream dustwrapper with raised blue lettering to front, edges untrimmed, 24 full-page b/w. photo. reproductions, 8pp. adverts at end, catalogue lists 142 works; Tchelitchew. The Gallery of Modern Art, New York, 20 March 1963 - 19 April, 1964. catalogue lists 322 works, 69pp.; John Piper. The Tate Gallery, London, 30 November 1983 - 22 January, 1984. catalogue lists 171 works, 152pp.; John Piper The Sitwell's Montegufoni, The Maclean Gallery, London, 28 January - 20 February, 1981. some prices marked in blue ink manuscript beside the catalogue entries of 4 works, with a price list loosely inserted, catalogue lists 14 works, 20pp., NPG. tissue wrapping and label; Gwen John, An Interior Life, Phaidon Press and Barbican Art Gallery, 1984-85. catalogue lists 126 works; Rex Whistler's War 1939-July 1944, Artist into Tank Commander, National Army Museum, 1994. catalogue lists 149 works; T.E. Lawrence. Lawrence of Arabia. National Portrait Gallery, London, 1988-1989. catalogue lists 363 works; C/R: Les Dimanches de la Comtesse de Narbonne. Editions de France - covers marked and creased, torn to lower spine, foxing to untrimmed edges and throughout.Max's Nineties - a few light marks to dustwrapper, o/w. a clean copy.Twentieth-Century Decoration. The Domestic Interior from 1900 to the Present Day - a clean copy, the slipcase marked with a few stains. Henri Matisse, Expostion - front board present but detaching, foxing to dustwrapper and untrimmed edges affecting leaf edges, and further foxing throughout. Condition Report Disclaimer
PHOTOGRAPHS: a group of fifteen items, including a small wedding photograph album, 1925. comprises: ALTON, PARIS: Sacheverell Sitwell and Georgia Doble's wedding photograph album, October 25, 1925. 8vo., (215 x 182mm), buff- coloured, decorative card covers, string ties, with the studio printed name and address lower right, Alton, 20 rue Gauthey, contains nine bromide prints (including oval inset image to front), mounted to single sides of eight brown card leaves, the images mostly 11 x 8cms, the album 21.5 x 18cm overall, with two small b/w. photographs of Reresby and Francis Sitwell loosely inserted, the images (Reresby), 15 x 19.3cm, (Francis), 19 x 6.5cm; A MODERN POET AND HIS BRIDE, The Sketch, 21 October, 1925. a reproduction b/w. photographic print, depicting Sacheverell Sitwell and his new bride Georgia Sitwell (nee Doble), in the doorway of St. George's Anglican Church, Paris, the image 23.5 x 18cm, printed label to verso,'The Illustrated London News Picture Library London, Ref. Sketch October 21st 1925'; FREDERICK. W. SCHMIDT. (German, active 1900s). Frederick Dawson, the Pianist, c.1930's. bromide print on photographer's grey card mount, manuscript title in pencil beneath, 'Frederick Dawson Esquire / the Pianist / (1868-1940)', further signed in pencil by the photographer lower right, 'F. W. Schmidt / Manchester', the image 23.8 x 18.8cm, within a paper folder with the studio printed stamp and address to front, F.W. Schmidt, 6 St. Ann's Square, Manchester, 43.5 x 27cm overall. Frederick Dawson, was a British pianist and teacher. Dawson was a child prodigy who by the age of ten could play the complete Bach 48 preludes and fugues. He studied with Anton Rubinstein, Halle and Dannreuther. Frederick Dawson pursued a successful career in his homeland and Europe, also touring with soprano Adelina Patti. He also taught at the Royal Manchester College of Music and at the Royal College of Music in London; EMIL OTTO HOPPE. (German, 1878 - 1972). Osbert Sitwell, 1918. bromide print part mounted on brown card, signed in black ink lower right, the image 19.3 x 14cm, numbered in pencil to verso of photograph 14697a / 2, photographer's printed label to verso of mount, titled and numbered in pencil '14697a Osbert Sitwell', with the studio address 7 Cromwell Place, South Kensington, 36 x 24.8cm overall. Emil Hoppé was the undisputed leader of pictorial portraiture in Europe, photographing many leading literary subjects and figures from the art world. In the early 1920s he was invited to photograph Queen Mary, King George, and members of the royal family. Emil Hoppe took on a lease in 1913 of 7 Cromwell Place, occupying all thirty-three rooms of the previous home of Sir John Everett Millais. National Portrait Gallery Exhibition. The Sitwells: 14/10/94 - 22/1/95. Catalogue No. 2.10; O.G. RYLANDER. Colonel Hon. Henry Hely Hutchinson, c. 1860s. two albumen prints mounted on card, one signed in pencil lower left, the images 19.5cm x 15cm, and 2.3 x 15cm, overall 48 x 355cm and 457 x 32.7cm. Colonel the Hon. Henry Hely Hutchinson (1790-1874) was the nephew of the celebrated General, Lord Hutchinson (later 2nd Earl of Donoughmore); ANON. Georgie Doble. ca. 1930s. two bromide prints, the first image - depicting the sitter in an evening dress wearing pearls, the image 30 x 24cm, (38.5 x 29.7cm overall within wood frame), the second image - pink-tinted, depicting Georgie wearing a scarf, the image 32.5 x 25cm., (45.5 x 37.8cm within a modern black frame) both framed and glazed; DR. GREGORY HARLIP. (Eastern European, active 1930s- 1950s). Lord Berners, c. 1940s. a black and white print, signed in the print lower right, 23.7 x 17.7cm, ink stamp to verso, 'Copyright by Harlip London'. Harlip was a photographic studio specialising in celebrity portraits, based at 161 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London, managed by Dr Gregory Harlip, and later his widow Madame Monte Harlip, both of Eastern European origin. Lord Berners (Sir Gerald Tyrwhitt Wilson, 14th Baron, 1883-1950), was a British composer, novelist, painter and aesthete. He established a close friendship with all three Sitwells. Lord Berners collaborated with Sacheverell in 1926, for the Diaghilev ballet, 'The Triumph of Neptune'. In 1931, Sacheverell dedicated his book 'Spanish Baroque Art' to Lord Berners; ANON. Pearl Argyle, c. 1935. a black and white photograph, depicting the young dancer with her arms behind her back, 21 x 15.9cm, framed and glazed. Pearl Argyle (1910-1947) was a dancer and actor. Her career included leading roles in productions for the Ballet Rambert and Vic-Wells Ballet (now the Royal Ballet). Frederick Ashton described her as 'the most beautiful woman of her generation'. Sacheverell Sitwell first met Pearl Argyle in 1933, and became infatuated by her beauty, and whilst aware he did not love her, Pearl relished in Sacheverell's sophistication and the influence he was able to wield in the ballet on her behalf. UNKNOWN. A Gentleman. bromide print, 'Clifford Coffin' in pencil to verso, 24.5 x 19.7cm; UNKNOWN: Jean Costa, c. 1940s. a black and white photograph, captioned in pencil to verso, 'M. Constantine Achillopoullo, Commonly known as A. Costa; or 'Soldat Jean Costa' of the Free French Army in Africa. Born (about) 1908. 22.2 x 19.5cm, within a clear protective sleeve, with NPG label; and a photographic print of a drawing of a lady by Augustus John, signed in the print, 24.5 x 17cm. (Qty. 15). Provenance: The Sitwell Family Collection, Weston Hall. Condition Report: Condition Report Disclaimer
A .577 Volunteer Enfield 2 Band Percussion rifle by Hollis & Heath, 40in. (101.6cm.) long overall, barrel 24 1/8in. (61.3cm), the breech bearing inspector's marks, metal ram-rod, the stock stamped 'Pimlico' (the South-London government ordnance depot) and dated 1865 as the date of refurbishment and re-issue, with brass butt plate and trigger guard, functioning sights. * This is probably a Royal Navy musket which is of shorter length than that employed by the British Army, for ease of use on a moving deck. ** Condition: The lower limb on mainspring needs replacing, otherwise fully functioning lock, ironwork in untouched condition with aged related pitted patina, woodwork good with split to lower butt.
An Army & Navy Co-operative Society Ltd pine seaman's chest, with metal banding and carry handles, the inner section with two stained pine trays and lockable box over a three section adjustable storage bay, with brass A. & N. C.S.L. plate and N.H.Barton brass plate on lid, 41¼ x 25¾in. (104.7 x 64.1cm.), 26¼in. (66.6cm.) high.
Military interest - a collection of Imperial Japanese Army collectables / uniform, comprising a tropical issue jacket; linen shirt (not issue); tropical issue trousers; octopus backpack; haversack side bag, named 'T. Hirata'; named canteen; mess tin; leather dispatch case; pair of boots; socks; puttees.
The Following 29 lots are from the collection of Michael Thomas Moon who was an architect and amateur historian descended from the 'De Mohuns', who arrived with William the Conqueror.It was Michael's interest in his long family ancestry that sparked his life long passion for British military history.He started collecting in his late teens and assembled a superb collection of quality swords , each meticulously catalogued with descriptions of the regimental officers who owned them and the campaigns in which they saw action, bringing each to colourful life. Michael's patriotism was reflected in his collection and in turn he respected those who had served the country dutifully and courageously, therefore his wishes were for the proceeds of the sale of the collection to go to the Gurkha Trust. A Victorian 1831 pattern General & Staff Officers' mameluke sword by Henry Wilkinson, London,: the curved acid etched blade with crown and 'VR' cipher, makers mark as per title to ricasso and numbered to the back ' 5909' over gilt brass hilt, two piece ivory grip with brass screws, and bullion loop, together in a brass scabbard with double suspension rings, blade length, 77.5cm.*Notes- The records of Wilkinson Sword Co , show the sword was made in February 1855 as 'General Officers sword with dress and field scabbards. There is no purchasers name but the initials 'JBG are shown. Reference to army lists 1855 show the only officer with these initials and rank as John Bloomfield Gough who in January 1855 was given the rank of Major General.
A Victorian 1877 pattern Heavy Cavalry Officers sword by Henry Wilkinson, London for Alfred Weston 6th Dragoon Guards,: the slightly curved fullered blade with acid etched decoration, crown and 'VR' cipher, makers mark as per title to shoulder, serial number '22073' over a pierced three quarter steel guard with single quillon and engraved '6' on a militaria motif, wire bound fish skin grip, together in a steel scabbard with double suspension loops, blade length 88cm.*Notes- The records for Wilkinson Sword show that this sword was made in 1877 for an A Weston. The only A Weston in the Army lists is for an Alfred Weston who served in the 6th Dragoon Guards from 1876 to 1888.
A Victorian 1857 pattern 4th Bengal Cavalry Light Cavalry Officers Sword by E Thurkle, London:, the straight single edged blade with acid etched decoration of a lion passant over 'IV' and 'BL' cipher, also decorated with the initials 'A De. V.A' beneath family crest, makers mark to shoulder as per title, three quarter pierced steel guard with single quillon, wire bound fish skin grip, together with a steel scabbard with double suspension loops and button to throat, blade length 89cm.*Notes- Research shows that the cutler E Thurkle was at Soho from 1876 to 1899 and that this sword was made for A De-Vere Alexander who , during his career in the army serve with the 4th Bengal cavalry from June 1875 to July 1877 and from December 1878 to September 1885. In its present form the sword is of 1896 pattern, however the blade is older and has been re-hilted to comply with the Dress Regulations of 1896.
A Victorian 1834 pattern 42nd Goorkha Light Infantry Officers sword by E Thurkle, London: the straight single edge blade with acid etched decoration, crown and 'VR' cipher, unicorn armorial over the initials 'A.K.A' , makers mark to shoulder as per title, pierced steel three bar guard with Infantry crest, wire bound fish skin grip, together in a steel scabbard with double suspension loops, blade length 83.5cm.*Notes- Vendor research indicates that this sword was made for A K Abbott who served most of his army career with the 42nd Goorkha Light Infantry.
A Victorian 1895 pattern Northumberland Fusiliers Infantry Officers sword by E Thurkle, London: the straight acid etched blade with regimental crest and battle honours, also decorated with the family crest of the Crofton Family, makers mark to shoulder as per title, over a pierced half-basket hilt decorated en suite, wire bound fish skin grip and oval pommel, together in a brown leather scabbard, blade length 83.5cm.*Notes- The vendors research indicates that the army lists of the period show Arthur Edward Lowther Crofton (later 4th Baron Crofton) as the only officer serving with the Northumberland Fusilier's
A George V 5th Royal Irish Lancers, Cavalry Troopers full dress uniform and chapka: the black patent skull with red and gold cloth to the upper section with gilt brass mounts and black horse hair plume, gilt brass repousse helmet plate with regimental crest and battle honours, lions masks cockades and chain mail chin strap, blue cloth tunic with plastron, collar and cuffs in scarlet, two rows of regimental buttons, yellow cord aguillette, label to interior ' Royal Army Clothing Factory' and dated 'March 1914' , with red and white stable belt, the overalls of blue cloth with double yellow stripes to seams.
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