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AN ELIZABETH II THREE PIECE SILVER BRUSH SET, BY W G SOTHERS LIMITED, BIRMINGHAM 1955, A CUT GLASS HAIRPIN BOX WITH EMBOSSED SILVER COVER, A SET OF SIX SILVER TEASPOONS OF RAT TAIL PATTERN, AN ELECTRO FORMED SILVER MODEL OF A WREN, A PIERCED SILVER BONBON DISH, A SILVER HAFTED SHOE HORN AND SEVERAL OTHER SILVER ARTICLES, 7OZS WEIGHABLE Brush set with slight knocks to engine turned backs, the rest in good condition
A VICTORIAN MOTHER OF PEARL CARD CASE AND TWO CONTEMPORARY MOTHER OF PEARL AND ABALONE CARD CASES, ONE WITH ENGINE TURNED LOZENGE PANEL TO THE FRONT, C1850, 10-10.5CM H AND A PAIR OF LATER VICTORIAN ANGLO INDIAN WHIST MARKERS WITH HORN TABS AND DECORATED IN LAC WITH FLOWERS (5) One of the whist markers broken and restuck, the other with minor hairline crack. Cardcases - two with losses to veneer on edges, hinges undamaged, lids closing tight shut
BRITISH RAILWAYS. FIVE SHELVES OF BOOKS AND MAGAZINES, SUBJECTS INCLUDING REGIONAL AND LOCAL RAILWAY HISTORIES, LOCOMOTIVE BUILDERS, RAILWAY STATIONS, NARROW GAUGE AND MINIATURE RAILWAYS, JOURNALS INCLUDING RUNS OF THE MAGAZINE OF THE NATIONAL TRACTION ENGINE TRUST AND THE HEYWOOD SOCIETY JOURNAL, ETC
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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Second War ‘Tempest pilot’s’ D.F.C. group of five awarded to Flight Lieutenant G. W. Dopson, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who shot down a Fw. 190 over Rheims on 27 August 1944 and an Me. 109 over Dorsten on 28 March 1945, and shared in the destruction of a Ju. 188 over Osnabruck on 31 March 1945 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45; Air Efficiency Award, E.II.R. (Flt. Lt. G. W. Dopson, R.A.F.V.R.) nearly extremely fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 1 June 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘This Warrant Officer joined the Squadron in October 1944. His timely arrival marked the commencement of a long series of offensive operations flown deep into Germany and consisting of armed reconnaissances and fighter sweeps. In such spheres, W./O. Dopson has proved to be a worthy contributor to the ever increasing total of successes by attacking 22 locomotives, several barges, motor transports and miscellaneous targets. To these claims he has added the destruction of an Fw. 190 and damaged another enemy fighter. His figure of operational hours has been achieved with constant keenness, initiative and offensive spirit. He has always pressed home his attacks with a fearless determination and complete disregard for his own personal safety.’ Geoffrey William Dopson commenced operational flying with 80 Squadron as a Warrant Officer in October 1944, soon after the unit had converted to Tempests and, by the time of his recommendation for the D.F.C., dated 10 March 1945, had flown 74 operational sorties. Of his air-to-air successes, official records reveal his destruction of an Fw. 190 five miles north-west of Rheims on 27 August 1944 and an Me. 109 over Dorsten, on 28 March 1945. Of this latter engagement his combat report states: ‘When in the Dorsten area two Me. 109s flew across our nose in a south easterly direction. I turned onto the starboard Hun closing from line astern and fired one 3-second burst from 150 yards closing to 50 yards from which I obtained several strikes on the under aide of the fuselage and just behind the cowling and also on the port wing root. A stream of whitish smoke was emitted, several pieces flew off the port wing and as the aircraft went into a gentle climb, the cockpit hood was jettisoned. I broke away just as the Hun entered cloud.’ On the last day of March 1945, and having been commissioned as Pilot Officer, Dopson shared in the destruction of a Ju. 188 seven miles north-east of Osnabruck: ‘I approached from line astern and fired one 4-second burst from 800 yards closing rapidly to within 50 yards, when I was forced to break violently to avoid collision. The E./A. was then in a gentle turn to port and on looking back I could see the port engine smoking and later catch fire.’ (combat report refers). Dopson was awarded his Air Efficiency Award on 19 January 1956. Sold with copied combat reports and other research.
In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA Second War B.E.M. group of eight awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer L. R. Grove, Royal Navy British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (C.E.R.A. Leonard R. Grove. C. 347548); 1914-15 Star (347548, L. R. Grove, C.E.A. 2., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (347548 L. R. Grove. C.E.A. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (347548 L. R. Grove, C.E.A. H.M.S. Crescent.), this last officially corrected, earlier awards polished, otherwise very fine (8) £220-£260 --- B.E.M. London Gazette 11 June 1942. Leonard Robert Grove was honoured for service in H.M.S. Watchful (Seedie’s Roll, refers).
In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websitePair: Engine Room Artificer H. G. Parker, Royal Navy Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (H. G. Parker. E.R. Artifr. H.M.S. “Superb”.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued, heavy pitting from star, nearly very fine (2) £140-£180 --- Henry George Parker was born in Woolwich, Kent, on 17 November 1850, and enlisted in the Royal Navy 18 May 1875. He served in H.M.S. Superb from 6 October 1880 to 21 December 1883, and is confirmed on the Egypt Medal roll for the clasp Alexandria 11th July. He was invalided from the service on 8 June 1894.
In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websitePair: Chief Stoker R. Quick, Royal Navy, who was severely wounded whilst serving in H.M.S. Warrior at the Battle of Jutland, 31st May 1916, and subsequently died of wounds twelve days later Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp, (R. Quick. Sto, H.M.S. Niobe); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (287343, R. Quick, Sto. P.O., H.M.S. Fox) edge nicks and light contact marks,very fine and better (2) £240-£280 --- Richard Quick, a fisherman from Mousehole, Cornwall, was born on 29 December 1878. Enlisting in the Royal Navy on 15 February 1898, he saw service during the Boer War in H.M.S. Niobe, and later in the Persian Gulf in H.M.S. Fox, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 28 February 1913. Appointed Chief Stoker on 10 April 1914, his Great War service was in H.M.S. Warrior in the Mediterranean Fleet, where she participated in the Allied sweep which led to the sinking of the Austro-Hungarian light cruiser SMS Zenta during the Battle of Antivari in August 1914. Warrior joined the Grand Fleet in December 1914 and was assigned to the 1st Cruiser Squadron under Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot. At the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, the 1st Cruiser Squadron was in front of the Grand Fleet, on the right side. At 5:47 p.m., the squadron flagship, H.M.S. Defence, and Warrior spotted the German II Scouting Group and opened fire. Their shells felt short and the two ships turned to port in pursuit, cutting in front of the battlecruiser H.M.S. Lion, which was forced to turn away to avoid a collision. Shortly afterwards they spotted the disabled German light cruiser SMS Wiesbaden and closed to engage. When the two ships reached a range of 5,500 yards from Wiesbaden they were spotted in turn at 6:05 p.m. by the German battlecruiser SMS Derfflinger and four battleships who were less than 8,000 yards away. The fire from the German ships was heavy and Warrior was hit by at least fifteen 28-centimetre (11 in) and six 15-centimetre (5.9 in) shells, but was saved when the German ships switched their fire to the battleship H.M.S. Warspite. Warrior was heavily damaged by the German shells, which caused large fires and heavy flooding, although the engine room crew, where Quick was serving, and of whom only three survived, kept the engines running for long enough to allow her to withdraw. She was taken in tow by the seaplane tender H.M.S. Engadine who took off her surviving crew of 743. She was abandoned in a rising sea at 8:25 a.m. on 1 June when her upper deck was only 4 feet above the water line and subsequently foundered. Quick’s service record noted that he was wounded on 31 May 1916. He died of wounds, aged 36, on 11 June , whilst borne on the books of H.M.S. Vivid. He is buried in Penzance (St. Paul’s) Cemetery, Cornwall.
In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteFive: Chief Engine Room Artificer J. Burgess, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Benbow at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1915 1914-15 Star (M. 11219, J. Burgess. Act. E.R.A.4., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (M. 11219, J. Burgess. E.R.A.3 R.N.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (M. 11219, J. Burgess. C.E.R.A.2. H.M.S. Devonshire.) light contact marks, nearly very fine (5) £100-£140 --- John Burgess was born in Dublin on 5 July 1889 and enlisted in the Royal Navy on 19 December 1914. His Great War service included service in H.M.S. Benbow, in which ship he was present at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 6 February 1930 and the George V Silver Jubilee Medal on 7 May 1935. Recalled for Second War service, he received a War Gratuity for service in H.M.S. Dartmouth.
In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteFive: Engine Room Artificer F. L. Pritchard, Royal Navy British War Medal 1914-20 (M.24903 F. L. Pritchard B.Art. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (M.24903 F. L. Pritchard E.R.A. 1. H.M.S. Hawkins.) light contact marks, very fine and better (5) £140-£180 --- Frank Lycett Pritchard was born in Shrewsbury on 20 October 1901 and enlisted in the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on January 1919, serving during the Great War post-Armistice in H.M.S. Indus. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 6 December 1932. He saw Second World War service in H.M.S. Charleston, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 1 January 1943).
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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA good Second War D.F.M. group of seven awarded to Flying Officer W. E. Dunhill, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, late Auxiliary Air Force, who was decorated for a gallant tour of operations as a Rear Gunner in Whitleys and Halifaxes of 78 Squadron and Halifaxes of 35 Squadron (Path Finder Force), his sorties including an attack on the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at Brest; the ‘Thousand Bomber Raids’ on Cologne, Essen, and Bremen, May to June 1942; and the Hamburg ‘firestorm’ raids of Operation Gomorrah, July to August 1942 Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (804266 F./Sgt. W. E. Dunhill, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue (804266 F./Sgt. W. E. Dunhill, A.A.F.) generally good very fine (7) £1,800-£2,200 --- D.F.M. London Gazette 12 January 1943. The original recommendation states: ‘Flight Sergeant Dunhill has proved unfailing in his keenness and cheerfulness to combat the enemy during the many sorties upon which he has been engaged. His reliability has given his crew the utmost confidence throughout and his example has been, and continued to be, hard to equal. In recognition of his valuable selfless devotion to duty, Flight Sergeant Dunhill is recommended for the non-immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medal. Group Captain Commanding Path Finder Force added: The cheerful spirit in which Flight Sergeant Dunhill has at all times carried out his many operational missions deserves high praise. His thorough knowledge of his work and his unfailing keenness to fight the enemy single him out among his fellows. In recognition of the excellent work he has done, and is still doing, Flight Sergeant Dunhill is recommended for the non-immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.’ Walter Edward Dunhill commenced his operational career as a Rear Gunner in 78 Squadron, a Whitley unit, in late 1941, when he participated in a sortie to Kiel on the night of 1 November: owing to a fire in the starboard engine, his aircraft flew home on one engine. The following month he took part in an attack on the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at Brest, and then in early 1942, after Dunhill and his crew had attacked additional German targets, including Dusseldorf and Emden, 78 Squadron converted to Halifaxes. Dunhill participated in the first 1,000 Bomber Raid, Operation Millennium, on Cologne on the night of 30-31 May 1942; and subsequently in the second and third 1,000 Bomber Raids, on Essen, 1-2 June 1942, and Bremen, 25-26 June 1942, respectively,as well as raids on Bonn, Emden, Bremen (three more times), Duisburg, Saarbrucken, and Dusseldorf. He also participating in the opening and final nights of the famous ‘firestorm’ raids on Hamburg, Operation Gomorrah, 26-27 July and 2-3 August 1942. Shortly afterwards Dunhill and his crew transferred to 35 Squadron, a Halifax unit operating out of Linton-on-Ouse, as part of the newly established Path Finder Force (P.F.F.). Their first sorties as members of the P.F.F. were flown in September, including two trips to Saarbrucken, their fifth to Bremen, and attacks against Duisburg, Frankfurt, and Dusseldorf. He completed his operational tour with two sorties to Turin on 18 and 20 November 1942, and for his services during this tour was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal. Sold with copied research including copied extracts from the relevant Operations Record Books for all of his sorties.
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In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteA post-War ‘S.A.S. Operations’ General Service Medal pair awarded to Corporal A. E. Evans, 22 Special Air Service Regiment, later Royal Anglian Regiment, who served with ‘D’ Squadron for much of his military career; an expert mountain guide and climber, he undertook arduous mountain patrols and ambushes in Radfan, Top Secret ‘Claret Operations’ during the Borneo Campaign, and was awarded a Commendation Certificate for saving many lives during the rescue of survivors from the passenger liner M.V. Dara, destroyed by sabotage in the Persian Gulf General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (23200134 Tpr. A. Evans, S.A.S.); General Service 1962-2007, 3 clasps, Borneo, Radfan, Northern Ireland (23200134 L./Cpl. A. E. Evans, S.A.S.) mounted court-style as worn; together with the recipient’s rare official German ‘Expert High Mountain Leader’ cloth badge, nearly extremely fine (3) £3,000-£4,000 --- Alfred Ernest ‘Yanto’ Evans appears to have been born in 1934 (there are handwritten corrections entered into the printed official Register of Births) and to have begun his National Service obligation in the South Wales Borderers. He next appears in an official group photograph of HQ Squadron 22 SAS taken in January 1954 in Penang, Malaya, with the SAS cap badge on his maroon beret (which was worn by the SAS until 1958 - a copy of the photograph is included in the lot). At the beginning of the rebirth of the SAS (after its disbandment at the end of World War II), necessity forced it to recruit from many sources, including National Service conscripts. Major John Woodhouse took charge of transforming 22 SAS into a unit of highly motivated, well-trained, experienced, relatively stable volunteer soldiers and Evans was directly involved in this process. He chose to voluntarily enlist into the Regular Army, becoming a soldier in the Parachute Regiment in April 1954. After earning his Para wings, Evans applied for SAS Selection, knowing that if he was accepted into the Regiment, it automatically meant an active service posting to fight in the Malaya Campaign. Evans passed Woodhouse’s famously ferocious Selection Course and was permanently attached to the Special Air Service in July 1955. The rest of his first regular army engagement period was spent in Malaya and came to an end in April 1957. Evans chose not to extend or renew it. His Military Conduct was assessed as Very Good. After two years Evans re-joined the Colours in February 1959, returning to 22 SAS, which strongly suggests that the Regiment approved of what he had been doing during his ‘break’. In May 1961 he received a Commendation Certificate: “The Commander-in-Chief Middle East has awarded his commendation to Trooper A. Evans, ‘D’ Squadron, 22 S.A.S. Regiment, for distinguished conduct on 7 and 8 April 1961 whilst a passenger on board L.S.T. ‘Empire Guillemot’, which took part in the rescue operations when M.V. ‘Dara’ caught fire in the Persian Gulf. Trooper Evans attended to approximately 200 casualties whose complaints ranged from 1st degree burns to compound fractures. Some casualties had gaping wounds. Although only trained in First Aid Trooper Evans put in about 40 stitches, set broken limbs and treated serious burns. He remained on duty for 16 hours and his fine First Aid work and his unceasing attention to the injured undoubtedly prevented many deaths among the survivors. His conduct throughout the rescue operations reflects great credit on himself, his training and his unit.” The Dara was a British owned, Dubai-based cargo and passenger liner, mostly carrying expatriate families from the Indian sub-continent who worked in or traded with the various countries around the Persian Gulf. Dara was crippled by fire, which had been initiated by an explosion, at 4.40 a.m. at night, about 12 hours after her expected time of departure from Dubai. The explosive device contained some 20 pounds of TNT and was placed just inside the engine room by an unknown anti-British saboteur. About 240 out of 820 people on board lost their lives. ‘D’ Squadron was not deployed in the Middle East at that time, but its Mountain Troop may have been present on exercise. At the inquiry into the sinking, the Captain of the Landing Craft Tank on which Evans was embarked testified that he had to keep about half a mile away from Dara as “We could not go any closer because we had certain inflammable and explosive cargo on board Empire Guillemot.” (Last Hours on Dara by P. J. Abraham refers). Evans had been appointed Lance Corporal by the start of the Borneo Campaign in 1962. He served during three deployments which covered all the main phases of the conflict, notably the early long-range cross-border patrols with the renowned Captain André Dennison and the secret 1965 Claret offensive strikes deep inside Indonesia. Lance Corporal Evans is mentioned in the book, SAS The Jungle Frontier: 22 SAS Regiment in The Borneo Campaign 1963-1966. In April 1964 Evans was flown out from Britain to Aden to participate in the British Army’s first-ever major offensive in Southern Arabia. It was intended to subdue local tribesmen in the harsh, arid mountains of Radfan close to the border with Yemen. The Qutaibi tribes had been causing great trouble for travellers on the main route between Aden and Sana’a, attacking caravans, convoys and demanding ‘protection money’. They received modern weapons and much encouragement from the Egyptian forces who had moved into Yemen in 1962-63 and were trying to start a full-blown insurgency throughout Aden. The 22 SAS contingent was led by ‘A’ Squadron. Evans’s presence does not necessarily mean that he had transferred to ‘A’ Squadron (though he may have done so), as he had built up a considerable recognition in the Regiment for his mountain warfare skills. Radfan was all about fighting in the mountains, so he may have been ‘drafted in’ to the operation due to his specialist skills. British offensives in tribal areas had mostly only been successful when they included a locally-raised force of indigenous troops to provide expert knowledge of both the ground and tribal tactics, such as the legendary Frontier Scouts of India, the Surrendered Enemy Personnel and Senoi Praaq of Malaya or (later on) the firqats of Dhofar. The British had persuaded the multitude of emirs, sheikhs and rulers in Aden’s hinterlands to support the creation and training of the British-led Federal Regular Army, but it was far from being generally considered an effective fighting force and was included in the offensive for political rather than operational reasons. The SAS had been bought in to act as pathfinders for the Radfan offensive, but they had scant opportunity to acclimatise, understand the terrain and the operating environment before being committed to battle. The offensive was carefully planned to showcase the prowess of the new, all-volunteer and professional British Armed Forces; units from all the British elite forces were utilised as its spearhead. Evans arrived in Aden on 23 A...
In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteLiverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (Mr. Robert P. Gittins. 2nd Officer S.S. “Londonian” A Volunteer in S.S. “Vedamore’s” Boat After Being Himself Rescued From The “Londonian” On 26/11/98) with silvered brooch buckle, minor contact marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine £200-£260 --- The heroic efforts made in rescuing men from the stricken Londonian is related in the Dictionary of Disasters at Sea, by Charles Hocking: ‘The (Wilsons & Furness - Leyland Line) liner Londonian, Capt. E. B. Lee, left Boston, Mass., for London on November 15th, 1898, with a company of 70. The cargo consisted chiefly of grain, there being also 150 head of cattle. After about a week at sea the ship ran into foul weather, increasing later to a gale, and she began to make water; her steering-gear jammed and it became impossible to keep her head-on. The ship broached to and she was thrown on her beam ends, and her engine room flooded. The cattle were driven overboard to lighten the ship which continued to drift for two days and nights, until the morning of the 25th when she was sighted by the Johnston liner Vedamore, Capt. Bartlett. The captain of the Londonian asked to be taken in tow, but this the Vedamore’s captain declined to do, though he was prepared to take off the crew. About noon therefore Capt. Lee decided to abandon his ship and the Vedamore made an attempt to get a boat alongside, but after three hours struggle the boat returned without having rescued a single man. Other efforts by rocket and line from windward of the derelict were equally unsuccessful and operations had to be suspended until daybreak when lines attached to life-buoys were floated down to the Londonian. After many hours one of these was picked up and a heavier line taken on board. A lifeboat was lashed to this and was hauled to and fro between the ships, 22 men being saved in the first journey. At the second attempt the rope broke and the boat capsized. Another boat under Mr Doran, the first officer, was lowered by the Vedamore but this was smashed, the crew barely escaping with their lives. These efforts had lasted throughout the day and there was another pause during the hours of darkness. Next morning one of the Londonian’s boats was got over the side where it at once capsized, drowning all its occupants. A second boat got away with 23 men who were taken on board the Vedamore. All day attempts to effect further rescues continued but without success. At dawn on the morning of the 28th those on board the Vedamore saw no sign of the Londonian, so with the survivors on board the ship proceeded on her way to Baltimore. Meanwhile the derelict Londonian with Capt. Lee and seven men still on board was drifting helplessly with the gale. At midnight on the 28th one of their flares was seen by the German steamship Maria Rickmers, Capt. Grolsh, which sent a boat under Mr Lenz, the second officer. After a struggle of many hours a line was passed to the ship and all the survivors were taken off. The number of drowned was 17, and 45 men were rescued by the Vedamore and eight by the Maria Rickmers’. Robert Philip Gittins was born in Liverpool in January 1866. He joined the merchant navy, passing for Second Mate in June 1890, First Mate in September 1891, and Master in February 1893. For the Londonian incident Gittins was also awarded the Sea Gallantry Medal in silver; and a gold watch and chain from the citizens of Baltimore, U.S.A., in recognition of their services in rescuing their shipmates when the “Londonian” was abandoned in the North Atlantic. For service in the Great War as Master of the S.S. Antillian, he was awarded the British and Mercantile Marine War medals. He died in Cheshire on 19 March 1956.
Early 20th century 8 Day car clock by Doxa in circular brass caseCondition report: Clock is actually a Goliath watch in a case. Good overall condition, watch winds and runs well, no damage to dial, some minor chips / nicks to the glass, some wear to engine turning to edge of bezel of brass outer case
An Onyx Cufflink and Button Set, a pair of cufflinks and four buttons, of octagonal onyx form within a white engine turned border with cross motif detail centrally see illustration . The pieces are in good condition. They are stamped '9CT' and 'PT'. Gross weight 11.9 grams. CR made 21.10.20.
A Stainless Steel Automatic Calendar Wristwatch with Moonphase and 24-hour displays, signed Oris, circa 1995, lever movement signed, engine turned silvered dial with dagger markers, three dials for day/date and 24-hour display, moonphase aperture at 12, protected crown, glazed screw back, 36mm wide see illustration 08.12.20 Case with surface scratches, lugs and sides with minor dents in parts, later bracelet, dial with minor dust particles laying on the surface which are visible under an eyeglass, calendar pushers are working correctly, calendars, moonphase and 24-hour display are working when hand setting the watch, movement in going order.
A Stainless Steel Automatic Day/Date Wristwatch, signed Mido, Officially Certified Chronometer, model: Belluna, ref: M00.143.1 A, circa 2000, lever movement signed, adjusted to five positions and temperature, engine turned silvered dial with dagger markers, day/date apertures, screw down crown, glazed screw back numbered 12HA0010024, Mido stainless steel bracelet with a concealed double deployant clasp, 37mm wide see illustration 10.11.20 Case and bracelet with surface scratches, bezel with small dents, bottom left hand side lug with one dent, dial is clean, calendars are changing correctly, hand setting correctly, movement is clean, movement in going order.
A 14 Carat Gold Quarter Repeating Chronograph Full Hunter Pocket Watch, signed Bernard Reber, Locle, Switzerland, circa 1900, lever movement, column wheel chronograph movement, quarter repeating with two hammers striking on two outer polished gongs, enamel dial with Arabic numerals, seconds dial, outer fifths of seconds track, slide repeat and chronograph button in the band, inside covers stamped 14k, cuvette signed and numbered 5433, 52mm wide see illustration 09.12.20 Case with surface scratches, case covers with the engine turning rubbed throughout, case with small dents in parts, later plated bow is rubbed, dial blue hour cartouches are slightly rubbed in parts, otherwise the dial looks clean, hands are stained, repear is working and the chronograph is working, movement is dirty and needs cleaning, movement in going order, total watch weight 118.3g.
An 18 Carat Gold Full Hunter Chronograph Minute Repeating Pocket Watch, circa 1900, lever movement, enamel dial with Roman numerals, seconds dial, outer fifths of seconds track, chronograph button and slide repeat in the band, engine turned covers, front cover with a vacant cartouche, inside covers stamped 18k and numbered 2780, Swiss gold convention mark, cuvette inscribed Medaille Exposition Universelle Paris 1889 no.2780 and E.Sommer Mexico, 52mm wide see illustration 10.11.20 Case with surface scratches, band and covers with minor dents, engine turned case decoration with minor rubbing in parts, all covers close correctly, glass covering the movement is missing, dial with one fine hairline crack at 4 o'clock dial edge to the edge of the seconds dial, dial with minor scratches in parts visible under an eyeglass, winding smoothly, hand setting correctly, chronograph and repeat functions are working correctly, movement in going order, total watch weight 130g.
A Victorian Silver-Gilt Mounted Ruby-Glass Scent-Bottle, by Frederic Purnell, London, 1881, Retailed Second Hand by Garrard and Co. Ltd., London, the ruby glass body cylindrical, the mounts with engine-turned decoration, in later fitted case, the case 13cm high. Marked on neck mount. There is some wear to the marks. The cover is possibly marked inside but the marks are obsured by the spring loaded cover which acts as a stopper. There are some scuffs to the case which is later.
A silver mounted cigarette box, of square form with engine turned cover and soft wood lined interior, hallmarked Northern Goldsmiths Co, assay mark worn and indistinct, together with a silver mounted hair brush and hand held mirror, hallmarks worn and indistinct, two silver mounted cruets, hallmarked Birmingham 1899, Georgian silver salt spoon, spoon with thistle terminal, hallmarked Glasgow 1951, and George V silver compact, plus a glass preserve jar with pierced silver plated mount and spoon. - Condition Report
Hornby Dublo, Triang - A collection of boxed OO / HO gauge trackside buildings and accessories by Triang and Hornby Dublo. Lot includes Hornby Dublo #5020 Goods Depot Moulded Kit; Hornby Dublo 5005 Engine Shed Kit; Triang R458A Small Station Set; 2x R583 Platform Pack (still wrapped in original brown retailers packaging S&N Leigh of Hyde') and similar. Items appear to be in Good overall condition presented within Fair Plus - mainly Good Plus boxes with age and storage related wear, and are unchecked for completeness.
Hornby Dublo, Triang - A collection of mainly boxed OO / HO gauge trackside buildings and accessories by Triang and Hornby Dublo. Lot includes Hornby Dublu #5005 Engine Shed Kit; Triang R675 Freightliner Depot Crane and 1 Container; Triang R188 River Bridge (x4) and similar. Items show signs of play but appear to be in Good overall condition presented within Fair Plus - mainly Good Plus boxes with age and storage related wear, and are unchecked for completeness.
Hornby Dublo - Two boxed Hornby Dublo Building Kits. Lot includes #5005 Engine Shed (2 Road) Kit; and #5006 Engine Shed Extension Kit. Both sets appear to be unmade in Excellent condition and contain fixtures and fittings mostly (one has a small tear to top but is unopened) in manufacturer sealed polythene bags. Sets are presented in Good - Very Good boxes with some small amounts of taping, pen marks and general age related wear. (2)
Matchbox - A small collection of Matchbox Models of Yesteryear. Lot consists of a boxed Matchbox Model of Yesteryear Set G7 containing Y9 Fowler Showmans Engine; Y12 London Horse Drawn Bus; Y3 London Tramcar; Y14 Duke of Connaught Locomotive and Y8 Morris Cowley Bullnose - all of which appear to be in Near Mint - Mint condition. The box is in Fair condition with imperfections and is incomplete missing its outer lid; plus a boxed No.1 Allchin Traction Engine in Very Good condition in a Very Good Type 'A' box, with two playworn Y9 Fowler Showmans Engine.
Corgi Classics, Atlas Editions - Five boxed diecast commercial vehicles. Lot includes Corgi 'Showmans' #27602 Atkinson 8 Wheel Rigid Truck & Trailer 'Billy Crow & Sons'; Corgi Limited Edition 'Heritage Collection' EX11402 Bedford TK Brasseur et Remorque - Kangourous; Atlas Editions Burrell Showmans Engine 'Winston Churchill' and similar. Models appear to be in Mint condition in Good - Mint boxes with some storage imperfections. (5)
Hornby, Hornby Skaledale, Plastic Ration Models, Others - 14 boxed items of OO gauge model railway layout scenic buildings and accessories. Lot includes Hornby Skaledale R8636 Engine Shed; Hornby Skaledale R8955 Signal Box; Plastic Ratio Models Island Apex Platform Canopy and similar. Items appear to be in Good - Mint condition in Fair Plus - Excellent boxes and are unchecked for completeness. Kits appear part-built.
Bachmann, Bachmann Scenecraft - Seven boxed items of OO gauge scenic buildings and accessories from Bachmann. Lot includes #44-007 Red Brick Single Road Engine Shed; #44-004 Provender Store; #44-038 Level Crossing and similar. Items appear to be in Mint condition in Fair - Very Good condition boxes with some imperfections.
Hornby, Hornby Skaledale - 13 boxed / carded items of OO gauge scenic accessories from Hornby. Lot includes Hornby Skaledale R8798 Skaledale East Station; R9667 GWR Engine Shed; R8698 Normoyle Folly and similar. Items appear in Excellent - Mint condition in Good - Very Good boxes with storage wear and imperfections. All items unchecked for completeness.
A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Metal Mounted Ivory Aide de Memoire, circa 1860, of rectangular form, the cover with scroll cartouche within foliate spandrels and with turned pencil, 9.5cm long; and A Gilt Metal Mounted Aide de Memoire, of engine turned arched form, containing six ivory leaves and a pencil, 6.5cm long (2)
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