Ø AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING 1:48 SCALE MODEL FOR THE CELEBRATED THREE-MASTED ARMED YACHT FALCON, BUILT FOR LORD YARBOROUGH, FIRST COMMODORE OF THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON, BY LISTS YARD, ISLE OF WIGHT, 1824, the framed hull planked and pinned with copper pins, moulded ebony main wale, main deck pierced for twenty-four guns, finely carved bust-length female figurehead, stern and quarter lights, planked and pinned deck, mounted on slipway brackets attached to mahogany plinth with turned feet. Overall measurements -- 12 x 33in. (30.5 x 84cm.); together with a contemporary watercolour portrait historically associated with the model and, by hearsay, thought to be one Robert Butler, in period frame -- 17 x 15in. (43 x 38cm.) including frame, (2) Provenance: Sotheby's, 16 July 1993, lot 498, where attributed as a merchant ship; UK Private Collection. The second yacht to bear this name for him, Falcon (II) was launched in June 1824 for Lord Yarborough at a cost of £18000 (nearly £1.1m today) in List's yard at Wootton Bridge, Fishbourne, Isle of Wight. Though designed as a private yacht, her full-rig and general appearance prompted one spectator to remark that she more resembled a "20-gun ship-of-war" and she undoubtedly proved a highly impressive flagship to the Royal Yacht Squadron, a role she fulfilled for over ten years. It is notable that one of the main objectives of the R.Y.S.'s pioneers - and of far greater importance than the annual regatta at Cowes - was to improve the form and sailing qualities of warships and to that end, Falcon was the most successful of several experimental craft of her time. Yarborough, the Royal Yacht Squadron's first commodore, was a particularly colourful character in the early history of yachting and employed fifty-four "choice" hands under the command of a naval officer to crew Falcon whenever she raced. A serious accident at sea followed by illness prompted Lord Yarborough to dispose of Falcon and in 1836 she was sold to Captain Clifton on whose behalf Baring Brothers had financed the purchase for £5,500. Fitted with 48hp. paddle propulsion, she sailed for India in January 1838 but had the engine removed upon her arrival at Calcutta when she was resold to Jardine, Matheson & Co. Her new owners put her straight onto the opium run to Macao where her speed enabled her to continue trading throughout the so-called 'Opium War' of 1840-42. This acknowledged speed merely added to her lustre as flagship of the Jardine fleet and once the War was over, her main port of discharge became Hong Kong following the island's acquisition by British troops in 1841. Remaining a frequent sight all along the opium route until the mid-1850s, the end of her career remains shrouded in mystery. Said by some to have been taken by mutineers and by others to have been scuttled by pirates, there is circumstantial evidence that she was wrecked off Breaker Point, a projecting headland 60 miles South of Swatow, although this has never been proven. Recent research by Julian Reid has shed what may be a rare contemporary reference to this model: In 1825 Mr Belsey charged £15 for "a ship's model", perhaps for the use of the builder of Falcon II. Whilst it can now only be speculated upon, it seems highly probable that this is the model referenced. Literature: Reid, J: Original Members of the Yacht Club, Historical Publications Ltd, 2015, p.139-140.; MacGregor, D: Fast Sailing Ships 1775-1875, Conway, 1973 & 1988, p.71-75. Charles Miller Ltd is grateful to Ian McLaughlan for suggesting this attribution.
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WHITTLE FRANK: (1907-1996) English Royal Air Force Officer, inventor of the jet engine. Signed commemorative cover depicting a colour image of a Hawker Hurricane in flight and with an inset portrait of Squadron Leader James Lacey. Signed ('F Whittle') in black ink, with his name alone, to a clear area at the foot of the cover. Also signed by James Lacey (1917-1989) British World War II Ace (28 victories), the second highest scoring RAF Fighter Pilot of the Battle of Britain. Post marked at RAF Stanmore Park on 23rd September 1978. Together withThomas Sopwith(1888-1989) English Aviation Pioneer. Signed commemorative cover depicting the Sopwith Camel and with an inset portrait of Sopwith. Signed in bold blue fountain pen ink to a clear area of the cover and dated 1976 in his hand. Post marked on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Great Sopwiths, 25th August 1976. VG to EX, 2
WHITTLE FRANK: (1907-1996) English Royal Air Force Officer, inventor of the jet engine. A good signed 8 x 10 photograph, the image depicting Whittle, in a full length pose wearing his uniform, standing in front of a turbojet engine. Signed ('Frank Whittle') in blue ink, with his name alone, across a conveniently placed white area at the centre of the image (closer inspection of the image indicates that the area represented an explanatory card placed upon the engine). Together with a printed oblong 8vo menu for the annual Reactionaires Dinner at Brownsover Hall, Warwickshire, commemorating 40 years of Jet flight 1941-1981, signed to the inside by Jim Boal and one other, both associated with the development of the Jet engine, andalso including an unsigned 5 x 6 photograph by Whittle standing in a celebratory mood alongside a turbojet engine and an unsigned printed 8vo programme issued for the commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the first test run of a Jet engine, Lutterworth, 1987. Signed photographs of Whittle of this quality are rare and desirable. VG to EX, 4
MACARTHUR DOUGLAS: (1880-1964) American General of World War II. T.L.S., Douglas MacArthur, one page, 4to, General Headquarters, Army Forces in the Pacific, 21st May 1946, to Jane T. Swisshelm. MacArthur informs his correspondent, in full, 'My Sincere sympathy is with you in the death of your husband, First Lieutenant John J. Swisshelm. May you derive a measure of consolation from the knowledge that he fought for his country devotedly in an epic struggle to maintain freedom and justice in the world. By his death he made the supreme sacrifice that the noble cause for which he fought so valiantly might live forever.' Some extremely light age wear, VGJohn J. Swissholm – American Co-Pilot of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress 'Teaser', which was shot down on 24th March 1945 during the raid on the Mitsubishi Aircraft Engine Works in Nagoya, Japan.
A 1941 Dennis 'Light-4' fire engine or tender, registration GKR 216, in Kent Fir Brigade 'SEAL' livery, 3445cc petrol, V5 present, instruction books and some ephemera. NB. This lot was originally owned by Sevenoaks Rural District Council. It was known as a 'New World' machine intended solely for fire-fighting. It would have passed into Crown ownership on the 18th August 1941 when the National Fire Service was formed. The deceased acquired the vehicle in 10th January 2007.
John Berry (British, 1920-2009) Four original Ladybird gouache and watercolour on board illustrations from People at Work- The Shipbuilders, Series 606B, Book No. 14 comprising 'Propellor'; 'Foreman Shipwright'; 'Marine Engine Finished' and 'Fitting Out Basin'; all 26.9cm x 17.7cm; published by Wills & Hepworth, 1969 (4) Artists' Resale Rights/Droit de Suite may apply to this lot, please refer to our Terms of Business
JOSEPH GLOSTER LTD. AN ART DECO DESIGN SILVER CIGARETTE CASE, guilloche enamel front in white framed by pale blue, engine turned back, gilded interior engraved presentation inscription. Birmingham 1939 together with a STICK PIN mounted with a diamon d and pearl in an "Edmond Johnson, Dublin", leather covered, silk and velvet lined case and one other STICK PIN, in case (3)
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