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Los 1331
An early 20th century brass Merryweather fireman's helmet, the high comb with dragon decoration above an applied crossed axe badge, having rosette ear bosses, leather backed chin scales, and a leather liner, bearing label for Merryweather & Sons Firemans Outfitters London, h.26cm Condition Report / Extra Information Complete with both rosettes and chin chains.Several minor dents all over, most noticeable to peak.Otherwise good.
Los 267
dating: circa 1900 provenance: India, Convex-edged axe with curly ends, geometrical carvings along the back, oval quillon block with longitudinal grooves, cylindrical haft with tapering tip and base with a knot, completely in iron. Remains of engravings and silver decorations. height 65.5 cm.
Los 269
dating: 19th Century provenance: Indopersia, Strongly convex-edged axe, with damask weave, with inlaid catouche on both facets with Arabic inscription. Block with effigy of birds, engraved on sides. In-the-round butt to effigy an ox head, engraved and with remains of gilding. A big button in the upper part, adorned with spirals. Iron haft with traces of damascened decoration, the two ends chiselled with floral motifs. A hemispherical cap on the bottom. height 66,2 cm.
Los 492
dating: 17th Century provenance: Papal States, Double-edged cusp with central raiser, flat, double axe, one side is concave-edged, the other convex-edged, quillon block framed with wings, tapering ferrule and flat straps. Antique, octagonal haft with metallic rivets and tassels. Rare type. height 214 cm.
Los 373
A set of 82 boxed magic lantern photographic slides taken by the revered Alpine & Himalayan mountaineer, author, photographer and botanist Frank S. Smythe, documenting the successful British Himalayan expedition to climb mount Kamet in 1931. (At 7,756 metres (25,446 feet) Kamet was the highest summit ever climbed at that time).The team consisted of Smythe, Eric Shipton (who went on to lead several Everest expeditions), Wing-Commander Eric Bentley Beauman, an experienced alpine climber and skier, Capt. Bill Birnie, a future member of the 1933 Everest expedition, R. L. Holdsworth and the team physician Raymond Greene (brother of novelist Graham) who was the chief medical officer for the 1933 Everest expedition. The expedition was assisted by 10 Sherpas, many of whom had already gathered considerable experience on Everest and Kangchenjunga: Lewa (sirdar), Achung (cook), Nima Tendrup, Nima Dorje, Nima, Ondi, Passang, Ang Nerbu, Nerbu and Dorje. After two failed British attempts at Everest and the loss of Mallory and Irvine on the second expedition in 1924, pressure was building within the British climbing establishment. Scaling the tallest mountain in the world had become a national obsession. It was the 'Space Race' of its day. At this time the Germans were concentrating their efforts on summiting Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain in the world, had they succeeded, it would have been a bloody nose for the British. When news broke at home that the Kamet expedition was a success, it was rejoiced in the British press. Smythe, Shipton et al, were the celebrity heroes of their era. Although Kamet at 7,756m is perhaps not considered in the same league today, in 1931 as the highest peak ever climbed, conquering it was a hugely exciting result. Importantly, the experience gained on this expedition proved invaluable for future Everest expeditions. Smythe, Shipton, Greene and Birnie were all members of future Everest attempts. In 1935 when Shipton led an Everest reconnaissance expedition, it was he who gave an inexperienced 19-year old Sherpa his first job, (chosen mainly because of his beaming smile) that Sherpa was Tenzing Norgay.This set of slides details every stage of the expedition. There are many glorious shots of the Himalayan scenery, unguarded moments between expedition members, wonderful posed images of the Sherpas, the villagers they encountered en route to Kamet and of course the mountain itself. The period from the 1920s to when Everest was finally climbed in 1953, was a unique period in mountaineering history. With basic equipment and limited understanding of the effects of high altitude on the human body, the men endured tremendous hardship in order to achieve their goals. This is a remarkable set of images from that golden age of mountaineering.Frank Smythe's account of approaching & reaching the summit: "At this point Nima Dorje collapsed. He had bravely done his best, carrying a load of over 20 lbs. of photographic and cinematographic apparatus. After a rest he was able to return alone in safety. I suggested abandoning the apparatus, but Lewa insisted on carrying it.The ascent of 300 ft. from the rock to the summit ridge will remain in the memory of all of us as the most exacting and exhausting piece of climbing any of us have ever endured. The slope was very steep, consisting of loose snow and skavala overlying hard, icy snow. Steps had to be made, since the penalty of a slip was the great eastern precipice. I remember that towards the top I drove my ice-axe in before me, with. both hands hauling myself up on it while kicking steps withfeeble viciousness. We were in a cold shadow, but a few yards above the declining sun illuminated a small flake of ice on the summit ridge with a calm gleam. We were drawing on our reserves of energy. Faculties were numbed, action automatic. " "Heaving ourselves to our feet, we started along the ridge. The snow was firm and, planting our feet well into it, we advanced without difficulty. We gained the point and gazed over and beyond. Only a gentle dip and an easy ridge separated us from the summit. We gasped along, but all sense of weariness had vanished. A few yards from the top we halted, telling Lewa to go ahead. It was the least compliment we could pay to those splendid fellows, our porters, to whom we owed so much.At 4.30 P.M. we stood on the summit. It is difficult to render any account of the view. We were too far above the world. One's eye passed almost contemptuously over mighty range upon mighty range to seek repose in the violet shades of illimitable horizons. Even the turreted thunder clouds, sun-crested above, purple below, could not attain to our level. The breeze fanning us was deathly cold ; the silence and sense of isolation almost terrible. There were no green valleys. All about us were peaks of black rock and glaring ice or snow."Raymond Greene trivia: In 1953 when Everest was finally climbed, it was Greene who made the announcement on the BBC. He coined the phrase "pre-menstrual tension " and his research into the subject was apparently used in a criminal case by counsel defending a woman accused of murder.
Los 135
1951 Crosley CD Four Hook & LadderOne of just four "Hook and Ladder" examples built by Overland Amusements of Lexington, Massachusetts between 1949 and 1952 for amusement park, tourist attraction and carnival usage, this novelty ride combines a Crosley CD Four Pickup with a custom-made fifth wheel `hook and ladder' trailer. The trailer features benches down both sides with wooden ladders hinging up and down to act as passenger restraints. Said to have been extensively restored whilst resident in a New Jersey museum for many years, it sports `Itty Bitty Fire Co' livery and a complement of fire-fighting equipment: extinguisher, hose, axe, bell, siren and lights etc. A guaranteed head turner and perhaps welcome at the likes of the Goodwood Revival, the `hook and ladder' is the only one of its kind outside of America. All four examples still exist and the last one to cross the block made$115,500 with Barrett Jackson in 2015! Founded by radio pioneer Powel Crosley, Crosley Motors Inc switched from two- to four-cylinder engines after WW2 adopting the innovative 44ci (722cc) CoBra (Copper Brazed) overhead camshaft unit which had proven its worth as a generator aboard PT boats and Boeing B17 Flying Fortresses. Evolving into the CIBA (Cast Iron Block Assembly) version for 1949, the OHC powerplant developed a quoted 26.5hp and 32.5lbft of torque and was allied to three-speed manual transmission. Current from late 1948 until Crosley closed its doors on July 3rd 1952, the CD Four could be had as a Sedan, Coupe, Convertible, Station Wagon, Pickup or Panel Truck. A Crosley won the first race at Sebring and famous owners included Humphrey Bogart and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The diminutive width of the Crosley at 48 inches is because they weren't sold through dealerships but department stores, and they had to get them through the doors!
Los 114
ZULU AXE, FLY WHISK AND KNOBKERRIE consisting of; wood and trade iron axe, the blade flares out into a triangular shape with the upper segment much longer, wirework fly swat and carved wood knobkerrie 76cm long Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Alex Ferrier, acquired 1920's, thence by descent.
Los 409
TWO JAPANESE IVORY SMALL FIGURES, c.1900, one carved as Ashinaga wading through water with Tenaga on his shoulders holding a fish, unmarked, 3 1/4" high, the other as a woodman holding a gourd and axe with his young son standing at his side, signed, 3 1/2" high, together with an ivory netsuke of a lion dog, 1 1/4" high (3) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)
Los 248
CARVED OKIMONO OF A WOODCUTTERSIGNED GYOKUYUKI, MEIJI PERIOD the figure shown standing on a rock, holding a peony in his left and an axe in his right hand, carrying a large bundle of dried firewood, the belt suspending a double-gourd water bottle, with later wooden stand33cm high (excluding stand)Provenance:Private Scottish collection.
Los 36
COLLECTION OF JADE CARVINGS19TH/20TH CENTURY comprising: a reticulated 'phoenix' plaque mounted on a wooden display stand; another smaller reticulated 'phoenix' plaque; a ruyi-shaped 'longevity' pendant lock'; a pierced pendant in the shape of a bird beside bamboo; another pendant in the form of a bat suspending a lotus flower; another pendant in the form of an axe; a mandarin duck; and a monkey playing with its young (qty)largest 9.5cm wideProvenance:Contents of a Scottish Country House, for more information, please see lot 1.
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