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AN ENAMEL, CURBUNCLE AND SEED PEARL DEMI PARURE, 1867The hinged bangle set to the front with an oval plaque, enclosing a cabochon carbuncle inlaid with a yellow gold and seed pearl motif within a white enamel border, with textured and polished spherical accents throughout, the curb-link necklace suspending three pendants of similar design, each terminating in a graduated fringe, Registry marks for 1 October 1867, bangle: inner diameter 5.8cm, necklace: 7.5cmIn the 1870's, bangles had become the foremost fashionable arm ornament. Their wide gold bands set at the centre with circular gem-set or enamelled decorative motifs were of typical design, with often, detachable, or fixed cabochon or faceted stones.
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A 19TH CENTURY MOURNING RING, 1835Set centrally with a frame of enamel surrounded by half-pearls, between carved trifurcated shoulders, mounted in 18K gold, hallmarked London 1835 and engraved Dorcas Grives obt 4 June 1835 Oct 79 with heart-shaped fitted case, ring size U Mourning rings are commemorative rings created and worn to pay tribute to a deceased relative, close friend or historical figure. Accounts of mourning rings date back as far as the Roman Empire. After the defeat of the Romans by the Carthage Army lead by Hannibal at the battle of Cannae c.216 BC (a great battle of the Second Punic War), the Carthaginian general ordered all gold rings of the slain Roman soldiers to be removed and sent back to Carthage as proof of the army’s great victory. In remembrance of the fallen soldiers or others who had passed away, the elite of Roman society would remove their gold rings and replace them with iron ones to show they were in mourning. This tradition was only practiced by the upper classes as under Caesar’s reign only the rich could wear gold rings. Centuries later mourning rings were still in use and have been identified from the 15th to the early 20th Century, the pinnacle of their popularity being during the 18th Century.
Los 281
A late 19th century silver Waterbury series J keyless wind open face pocket watch, duplex escapement, enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial at six, engine turned case hallmarked Birmingham 1890, glazed cover to movement, together with three other silver open face pocket watches. (4)
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN CLOCK - a figural mantel clock with barrel clock housing on a floral encrusted and gilt decorated rocky base with four figures of putti wearing leaf and grape garlands, flanking, reclining before and surmounting the barrel, the reclining putti with goblet in hand, the other three carrying overflowing baskets of grapes, attached ladder to the rear, the white enamel clock dial set with blue Roman and Arabic numerals, the pendulum driven movement striking on a bell, underglazed blue crossed swords mark beneath with incised numerals 2136, 40 x 24 cms approximately (chips and losses to some leaves, loss to half the goblet and some factory firing flaws), mid to late 19th Century
Los 804
A good Bloor Derby red, blue and gilt Plate, a part ironstone floral decorated Dessert Service, five plates and two oval Dishes, a Mason Ironstone Plate; An attractive early 19th Century Chinese Bowl, decorated with figures in landscapes, flowers etc., 10"d; an early 19th Century Chinese large porcelain circular Plate, 15 1/2"d, a smaller matching ditto, 13 1/2"d; and another Platter, all decorated with pink decorated enamel flowers, some faults.; A 19th Century Chinese porcelain Bowl, a smaller Japanese Bowl, a good Chinese hand painted Dish, 22cms (8 3/4") diameter, and other small Oriental Dishes, Plates, and Cups. A lot.
Los 783
An attractive 19th Century French ormolu and gilt metal Clock Garniture, the clock with embossed and engraved decoration and with many inset porcelain and enamel adornments including portraits, and circular dial, the works by Japy Freres, Paris, and with matching pair of similar 5 light candelabra, en suite. (3)
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An Elgin 18ct half hunter with blue guillouche enamel chapter ring, the reverse, cartouche set with jewel set peacock, the feathers set with diamonds and rubies standing on green gold bushes. Ornate decoration all over the case with floral scrollwork and 8 point stars. Hallmarked 18k, dust cover matching serial number 4695, movement engine turned signed Elgin Natl Watch Co, patent pinion Serial Number 514709. Case width 41mm, total weight 86.4g
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A Regency mahogany break arch bracket clock, the enamel dial with maker's name Parkinson & Frodsham, 15 Royal Exchange, London CONDITION REPORT: Mechanism complete, with pendulum & key in need of attention strike not cancelling, unmarked movement striking on a gong. Glass panel missing from the back door. The clock stands 38cm
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An Intriguing WW2 ‘Warsaw Uprising’ and S.O.E. interest Group of Ten attributed to Major Jerzy Feliks Szymanski, Polish ‘Home Army’ (A.K.) and member of the Intelligence division of the elite ‘Cichociemny’ or ‘Silent Unseen’ paratroop force. Wounded and taken P.O.W. by German forces at the Battle of Tomaszow Lubelski, he later escaped to Paris, and then to Britain. Having received S.O.E. training in Scotland, Szymanski returned to occupied Poland where he operated under the name ‘Doctor Borkowski’ and other pseudonyms, and played a role in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 as Operations Officer in the Podobwodu District. Supporting documentation shows that he was known to Major General Sir Colin Gubbins, the wartime head of S.O.E., who later assisted with his application for British citizenship in 1965, comprising: Poland, Silver Merit Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari, unnumbered, in silver, with gilt and enamel centre; Cross of Valour, dated 1920, with two bars; Cross of Merit, 2nd Class with swords, in silver and enamel; Medal for the War of 1939; Warsaw Uprising Cross, 1944; Great Britain, King’s Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom; 1939-1945 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals; Original riband bar as worn, and an unrelated Belgian Congo, Bronze Service Medal, Leopold III issue (1935-53); Also offered with a quantity of documentation, including an original letter, signed by Major-General Sir Colin Gubbins, war-time head of the Special Operations Executive (S.O.E.) regarding Szymanski’s application for British Citizenship. It is addressed to S. Grocholski, Veritas Foundation, dated 7 May, 1965; also included are various hand-annotated copied photographs, and other copied letters; first with chipped enamel, King’s Medal for Courage with Royal Mint case of issue, generally good very fine (12). Major Jerzy Feliks Szymanski was born on 27 September 1909 at Wloclawek, Poland, and served in the Polish Army prior to WW2 as a cavalry officer between 1934 and 1939. He served in the 1st Mounted Rifles at the Battle of Tomaszow-Lubelski during the invasion of Poland, where he was wounded in action on 25 September 1939 and was captured by Nazi forces there. Managing to make a quick escape, he first travelled to Paris, where he became a personal emissary for General Sikorski, and then during the fall of France, he moved onward to Britain. There, he assisted the S.O.E. with the training of select Polish officers and soldiers in Biggar, Scotland in 1940, creating a new, elite paratrooper & espionage force called the ‘Cichociemny’ or ‘Silent Unseen’. Szymanski appears to have been an Intelligence instructor at this time. Those who passed the various examinations were then air-dropped back into occupied Poland to support the Home Army. After some work in Cairo and in Iraq, Szymanski made his return to Poland, and research suggests that he was in joint-command of the downtown Podobwodu District of Warsaw during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, where despite some impressive initial success, the Polish forces were slowly crushed whilst Soviet forces halted outside the city and failed to assist them. For his role in the uprising it appears he was awarded the Silver Merit Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari. He was taken prisoner of war once again, and having been moved around various POW camps (including one unsuccessful escape attempt), he did eventually escape from a small camp called Licterfelde near Berlin in March 1945. He reached the Polish Legation in Stockholm on 22 April 1945. Some years after the war he applied for British citizenship – his application supported by letters of recommendation (one original of which is included with the otherwise unnamed medals) written by Major-General Sir Colin Gubbins, the wartime head of S.O.E., who wrote: “He did great service during the War and we as a Nation are indebted to him, as so many other Poles for their gallantry and comradeship which was in so many cases so ill-rewarded by our country.” Major Szymanski eventually settled in Ealing, London, where he worked for Securicor, amongst other roles, and appears to have continued in further intelligence roles reporting ‘anti-Polish exile activities in London’. His name appears in numerous Polish-language books concerning the ‘Cichociemny’ force and he also penned the book ‘Losy Skoczka’ which appears to relate to the same elite paratroop force. He died in 1995. Ex Sotheby’s, 10-12 November, 1997, lot 91.
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*Poland, Order of St Stanislaus, a fine jewelled 18th century small-sized sash badge attributed to Stanislaus August Poniatowski, who reigned as the last King of Poland, Stanislaw II August (1764-1795), in gold and enamels, the eight points of the badge and the centre of the upper limb all set with a single diamond, the suspension ring set with three diamonds either side of the gold top and the circular green enamelled wreath surrounding the saint also set with four single diamonds at each 90° point, the white and black finely-enamelled eagles in angles of the cross with plain gold crowns and beaks, width 43.5mm, enamel chipped in places, better than very fine and extremely rare. Provenance: Private purchase from Spink & Son, London, 3 March 1966, when attributed to Stanislaw August Poniatowski (1732-1798). The piece was originally acquired together with the diamond type 1 set of insignia of the Polish Order of the White Eagle sold at Morton & Eden, 11-12 June 2015, lot 575 and which can be traced to a New York auction in the early 1960s; further research documentation and a related letter are also included in the lot as well as an edited copy of the 1966 Spink invoice. Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski (1732-98), a member of the Polish nobility, arrived at the Russian Court in 1755 where he became romantically involved with the future Catherine II. In 1764 he was elected King of Poland with Catherine’s support, and in the following year he founded the Order of St Stanislaus in honour of the country’s Patron Saint. The last King of Poland was himself a great patron of the Arts and founded the Polish National Theatre as well as commissioning many notable works. However with Austria, Prussia and Russia all seeking to dismember Poland in pursuit of their own interests, the country’s existence as a sovereign state was effectively ended in 1795. Poniatowski was forced to abdicate in November 1795 and died on 12 February 1798, a virtual prisoner in the Marble Palace, St Petersburg.
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