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Los 206
A SCIMITAR PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN JAMES KEARNEY WHITE R.N. ABOARD H.M.S. NORTHUMBERLAND BY NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, ST. HELENA, 1815the 31in. curved steel flat blade with faint etching, brass quillon guards with cast and engraved foliate decoration, shaped polished stone grip with tassel hole to end, contained in brass mounted leather scabbard with medallion facings by suspension loops, the top locket engraved From Napoleon Buonaparte / To Captn. James Kearney White / St. Helena, October 1815. / H.M.S. Northumberland -- 36in. (91.5cm.) overallJames Kearney White (1782-1828) and thence by descent. Blade has small patches of corrosion but remains sharp, close examination shows the top third was once finely etched but this is now almost invisible.; the scabbard is scuffed and the top section now loose, but overall in fair condition.A FASCINATING AND IMPORTANT TRIO OF SWORDS PRESENTED TO CAPTAIN JAMES KEARNEY WHITE, R.N.James Kearney White was born in 1782 and although there is scant information about his family, his early life or his entry into the Royal Navy, the latter part of his career more than made up for this deficiency. He first came to notice in 1804, during operations off the coast of the Netherlands, when the 18-gun brig-sloop Scorpion was detached from Admiral Thornborough’s squadron to reconnoitre the Vlie passage into the Texel where she discovered two Dutch brig-corvettes at anchor in the Texel Roads on 28th March. One of them, the Atalante, was armed with sixteen valuable ‘long’ 12-pounders and Captain Hardinge, commanding Scorpion, resolved to take her. Not wanting to risk Scorpion herself because of the danger of shoals, he decided to mount a ‘boat action’ when conditions allowed. In the event, it was three days before the conditions were right and, at 9.30pm. on the evening of 31st March, in full dark, three boats from Scorpion and two from H.M.S. Beaver (which had joined the fray earlier that day) set out on the flood-tide. Nevertheless, it still took two hours to reach the Atalante which, by now, was on full alert and more than ready to repel any boarders. Leading the attack, Captain Hardinge himself was first aboard and, in a short but furious action, the Atalante was taken. In his subsequent despatch to Admiral Thornborough, Hardinge described Atalante as “one of the largest brigs in the Dutch navy… and admirably calculated for His Majesty’s service” and then went on to commend “the zeal and gallantry” of several individuals including “…Lieut. White” who was rewarded with a £50 sword from Lloyd’s Patriotic Fund (see lot 204).He next attracts attention during the Anglo-American ‘War of 1812’ during which he achieved at least a small measure of fame as well as wealth and, finally, a well-deserved promotion to post-rank. Having been made Commander on 10th June 1811, he was given the gun-brig Thistle, still on the stocks at Rochester but launched on 13th July 1812. From there, White took his new command to Chatham to oversee her fitting out after which she sailed for North American waters. White only stayed in Thistle just over a year until appointed to the command of the larger brig-sloop Peruvian in October 1814. The Peruvian had already enjoyed two very successful tours, first in the Caribbean in 1812 and then, in 1813-14, on the American Station during which she had captured two U.S. privateers and taken part in a daring expedition up the Penobscot River in Maine. When White took over the command in October 1814, crew morale was riding high and, under his captaincy, two more prizes were added in quick succession to Peruvian’s impressive tally – the Spanish ship Dolores and the U.S. merchantman Rufus – before Peruvian was ordered home in April 1815. By mid-June, she lay becalmed at Ostend and when Major the Hon. Henry Percy, the only one of Wellington’s aides to have survived the carnage at Waterloo unscathed, arrived with the news of the great victory, White took drastic action. With no wind in the offing, he immediately ordered Peruvian’s gig lowered and, after selecting four of his strongest crew, the six men, including both White and Percy who did their share at the oars, rowed it across the Channel to Broadstairs where the two officers hired a fast post-chaise-and-four and raced to London bearing the momentous news of Napoleon’s defeat.Once Napoleon had been brought to England and the decision taken to banish him to the distant island of St. Helena, Peruvian and her sister Zenobia were assigned to Admiral Cockburn’s squadron which was to escort the Emperor into exile. Extraordinarily, and before the long journey south began, Peruvian was despatched to Guernsey to pick up a supply of wine for Napoleon’s consumption in exile, a very personal service rewarded by the presentation of another sword (see lot 206). Later, when Cockburn became concerned that the French might use the then uninhabited island of Ascension as a base from which to mount a rescue attempt to free Napoleon, he sent Peruvian and Zenobia to claim it and, at 5.30pm on 22nd October 1815, White and Zenobia’s commander Captain Dobree went ashore, raised the Union flag and took possession of the island in the name of King George III. Leaving some marines as a garrison, the two sloops then resumed their voyage to St. Helena although, in the meantime, Peruvian’s crew had presented White with a splendid silver-mounted sabre (see lot 205), presumably purchased in Portsmouth before Cockburn’s squadron sailed. Months later, Peruvian returned to England carrying despatches from the island’s governor, and then laid up In Ordinary at Plymouth where she remained until broken up in 1830. After some shore leave, White returned to sea and was promoted Captain (December 1818) although he was already in command of the sixth-rate Spey (1818-August 1819). Before taking up his next command, another sixth rate, the Tyne, in February 1821, with orders to sail for the West Indies, White took the opportunity to marry Elizabeth Neeld in London with whom he had one daughter. His appointment to Tyne was short-lived however – barely one year – and he was not re-employed at sea, perhaps due to sickness. Given that he died in Bermuda on 2nd March 1828 at the age of only 46, it is possible that he had contracted one of the many fevers which afflicted Europeans there and died as a result, although this remains unconfirmed.
Los 166
VARIOUS ARTISTS works on paper - including J. S. WRIGHT watercolour - pastel Conwy Castle and bridge from foreshore, signed and dated lower right, 19.5 x 36.5cms, CHARLES BELL limited edition (5/500) print - entitled 'Conway One Design Class Off Deganwy', 30 x 40.5cms and HENRY G. WALKER original etching - Conwy Castle with boats in foreground, signed in pencil, 21 x 32cmsProvenance: private collection ConwyComments: framed and glazed
Los 172
An 18ct white gold diamond daisy cluster ring, with seven round brilliant cut diamonds rub set to an open gallery, to elevated shoulders and a plain band. Total diamond weight estimated as 1.20 - 1.40ct. Sheffield, 2002. 7.85g Ring size N½Buying this diamond ring at auction could save up to 0.42 tonnes of CO2e compared to buying new. Condition ReportDiamonds well matched, with inclusions visible under 10x magnification. Some pits and etching to the metal surfaces of the under-gallery. Surface scratches to band.
Los 1700
Sydney Maiden (1893-1963), folio of watercolours, largest 31 x 48cm; 1. The Marketplace, Blois 1947, 15.5 x 24cm2. Thorpeness from Aldeburgh, End of Holiday Season, Aug, 52, 25 x 35cm3. Arundel 1960, 29 x 39cm4. Pegwell Bay 1960, 17 x 25cm.5. Aldebright? 1956, 18 x 27cm.6. Corfe castle from Purbeck Hills 1955, 28 x 39cm.7. Dover? 28 x 37cm.8. Hastings 1949, 29 x 37cm9. Bosworks Moor Fram, 1928, 26 x 31cm10. Polperro etching 1928, 14 x 20cm11. Grosvenor Square, 1954, 11.5 x 17cm12. Ramsgate exh RA 1929, 31 x 48cm13. Vacuum Cleaner cartoon for Men Only.Condition - mostly fair to good
Los 1751
Collection of watercolours and oils to include Patricia Prentice (1923 - 2006), Rural landscapes, 19th century style oil on board, Study of a rearing horse and Jean Hardy, dry point etching, Art Nouveau lady beside birds, together with a Regency silk work largest 37 x 51cm. Condition - varies, poor-fair
Los 1703
Ernest Borough Johnson (British 1867-1949), four works; The Pearly Queen, etching, 22.5 x 17cm; 'The Real Arab of Palastine...', charcoal and chalk, 29 x 22cm; Mother and child, sepia chalk, 37 x 22cm & Greek Orthodox priest in a garden, 25.5 x 35.5cm. Condition - all unframed, etching paper tired and inscribed 'paper 230 years old'.Drawings with some even paper discolouration.Watercolour bright and fresh.
Los 282
Rarely offered original antique etching on paper by 18th century Italian Neoclassicist Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Avanzi della Villa di Mecenate a Tivoli (Remains of the Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli) is an outstanding large etching from Piranesi's portfolio Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome) that he completed in the mid-1760s. On lower left: title and description, with Piranesi Sc (made by.) Sight size: 27.50"L x 19"H. Frame dimensions: 42"L x 32"H x 1"W. Housed in a sleek silver brushed frame with a white mat. Artwork can be unframed and rolled for shipment. Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi ( Italian, 1720-1778)Issued: 1763Dimensions: See DescriptionCountry of Origin: ItalyCondition: Age related wear. Minor foxing on lower right side. Some buckling on upper center left.
Los 83A
A group of various pictures including - After Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770) - Portrait of a girl - Chalk manner copper etching - 26 x 23cm - Provenance Agnew & Sons, London - Together with a 19th century pen and coloured ink drawing depicting a genre scene with three children seated in a landscape, 16.5 x 23cm, signed lower right margin - A 19th century watercolour drawing of a man watching boats in the distance, 10 x 19cm - And 19th century etching depicting Interlacken, 11.5 x 17.5cm (4)
Los 448
After Kenneth Lindley (British 1928 - 1986), Dorset Coast: Ballard Point, woodcut, signed in pencil lower right, titled lower left and numbered 4/75, label verso for Alexander Gallery, 24 x 30cm, after Frank Brangwyn (Welsh, 1867 - 1956), John Gilmer, etching, label verso for Alexander Gallery, 14.5 x 11.5cm, Theatre, etching, indistinctly signed in pencil lower right and titled lower left, 37 x 27cm, Continental school, bedroom scene, coloured etching, indistinctly signed lower right and titled lower left, label verso for Alexander Gallery, 22 x 30cm, all framed and glazed (4)
Los 682
Ten 19th and 20th century pictures and prints. Comprising a Arthur Boris Klein (1893-1985) hand coloured humorous etching with aquatint 'Dick! time indeed', signed in pencil, 36.5cm x 29.5cm, Vincent Brooks Day & Son 'Blackmore Vale', 39.5cm x 26.5cm, Warren Blackman (1839-1912) watercolour, depicting cattle being herded onto a beach, 17.5cm x 26.5cm, print of Geo Morland 'The Alehouse Kitchen', 52cm x 39cm, an oval print of a woman and child riding a donkey, 29cm x 39cm, a comical print 'Much Ado About Nothing!!!', 39.5cm x 31cm, a signed picture of a woman, 37.5cm x 25cm, Lawrence & Jellicoe Ltd print 'A Garrison Libel', 28cm x 47cm, an etching of a woman wearing a hat, signed 'Hiller', 16cm x 10cm and an indistinctly signed etching of a riverside scene, 24cm x 31cm,
Los 681
An assortment of 19th century and later watercolours, prints and etchings. Including a print of flowers, 24cm x 30cm, a watercolour of a water mill signed 'W E M', 28.5cm x 39cm, an unsigned watercolour landscape, 17cm x 25.5cm, a pencil and pastel drawing 'Pulley Hol-- and Wester Bay, from Old Church Road', indistinctly signed, 28cm x 38cm, a drawing of a mountainous village, indistinctly signed, 28cm x 39.5cm, an etching of a castle, 20.5cm x 29.5cm, an etching of a farmer ploughing, signed 'Wi---d Hardy', 15.5cm x 23cm, a John Swain etching of a religious scene, 32.5cm x 26cm, an etching of a stable block, 21cm x 29cm, four etching attributed to Ernest Meissoner (1815-1891) and more
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