Morant (Philip). The History and Antiquities of the most ancient Town and Borough of Colchester, in the County of Essex, in Three Books, Collected chiefly from Manuscripts. With an Appendix of Records and Original Papers. Adorned and Illustrated with Sculptures..., 3 parts in one, 1st edition, London: W. Bowyer, 1748, engraved frontispiece view of Colchester, seven engraved plates (including folding plate of St Botolph's Priory church with short closed tear to printed area at lower right corner), engraved folding plan of Colchester, previous ownership signature 'J Bradley' to upper margin of title page, fore-margin of A2 with small closed tear, M2 with stain marks to text, occasional damp spots, light spotting to first few gatherings, late 19th-century brown half morocco over marbled boards, slightly rubbed to extremities, folio, together with:Topham (Edward). The Life of the Late John Elwes, esquire; Member in three successive Parliaments for Berkshire. First published in the paper of the World..., new edition, London: Printed by Thomas Davison for James Ridgway, [1790], etched portrait frontispiece (paper toned paper), folding pedigree, publisher's list at rear, contemporary calf, modern reback preserving maroon morocco title label to spine, slim 8vo, Brand (John). Popular Antiquities of Great Britain comprising notices of the moveable and immoveable feasts, customs, superstitions and amusements past and present. Edited from the materials collected by John Brand F.S.A. with very large corrections and additions by W. Carew Hazlitt. With a new and copious index, 3 volumes, London: John Russell Smith, 1870, titles in red and black, top edge gilt, modern brown half morocco by J. & E. Bumpus, light even fading to spines, 8vo, (limited edition of 350 copies printed) QTY: (5)
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Gresham Publishing Co. The Principles and Practice of Modern House-Construction, 6 volumes, edited by G. Lister Sutcliffe, London, circa 1905, numerous monochrome illustrations, some light toning, original uniform gilt decorated green cloth, 4toThe Book of the Home..., 8 volumes, edited by H. C. Davidson, 1902, numerous monochrome illustrations, some light toning, original uniform gilt decorated blue cloth, 8voScience in Modern Life..., 6 volumes, edited by J. R. Ainsworth Davis, 1908, numerous monochrome illustrations, some light toning, original uniform gilt decorated dark green cloth, 8voThe Modern Carpenter Joiner and Cabinet-Maker..., 8 volumes, edited by G. Lister Sutcliffe, 1906, numerous monochrome illustrations, some light toning, original uniform gilt decorated green cloth, folio, all covers designed by Talwin Morris, together with other similar sets, G/VG, 8vo/folio (58 volumes)QTY: (3 shelves )
Hanway (Jonas). An Historical Account of the British Trade over the Caspian Sea: with the author's journal of travels from England through Russia into Persia, and back through Russia, Germany and Holland. To which are added, the revolutions of Russia, during the present Century, with the particular history of the great usurper Nadir Kouli..., 2 volumes 2nd edition, London: T. Osborne, D. Brown, T. and T. Longman et al., 1754, engraved frontispiece to each volume, 17 engraved plates, 9 folding maps (5 with a closed tear and trimmed to edge where bound, light offsetting to most maps), wooden engraved headpieces to both volumes, explanation of Foreign Words and advertisements bond to verso of volume 2, bookplate of John Hely-Hutchinson to front free endpapers, last 2 preliminary leaves of volume 1 misbound between p. 457-459, light spotting throughout, gilt turn-ins, contemporary sprinkled calf gilt rebacked, gilt decoration and contrasting morocco labels to spines, scratches to lower board of volume 1, some staining and small loss to lower board of volume 2, corners bumped, 4to QTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: John Hely-Hutchinson, Chippenham Lodge, Ely, 1946 (bookplate).
Resende (André de). Sententiae, & exempla. Ex probatissimis quibusque scriptoribus collecta, & per locos communes digesta per Andream Eborensem Lusitanum. Et ne oneroso volumine grauaretur lector, totum opus in duos diuisum est tomos: quorum alter sententias, alter exempla refert, volume 1 only (of 2), Lyon: Theobaldum Paganum, 1557, printer's woodcut device to title, some damp-staining, few marks and light dust-soiling, all edges gilt, contemporary Lyon binding bound in full blind panelled calf with gilt decorative motifs to spine compartments and boards, joints cracked with light wear, some board corners neatly refurbished, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Adams A1050.The title page to volume 2 (not present here) reads: 'Exemplorum memorabilium cum ethnicorum, tum Christianorum è quibusqve probatissimis scriptoribus per Andream Eborensem Lusitanum selectorum, tomus posterior'.
Sparling (H. Halliday). The Kelmscott Press and William Morris Master Craftsman, 1st edition, London: Macmillan and Co., 1924, monochrome portrait frontispiece plus 16 further illustrations, advertisements to the rear, some light toning & spotting, original white cloth spine to blue boards, boards & spine slightly toned & rubbed, 8vo, together with:Lees-Milne (James), Ancestral Voices, 1st edition, London: Chatto & Windus, 1975, Prophesying Peace, 1st edition, 1977, Caves of Ice, 2nd impression, 1983, all original cloth in dust jackets, covers slightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, with 7 further works by James Lees-Milne, all but 1 in dust jackets, 8vo, plusPowell (Anthony), To Keep the Ball Rolling, the Memoirs of Anthony Powell, 4 volumes, all 1st editions, London: Heinemann, 1976-82, monochrome illustrations, all original cloth in dust jackets, spines slightly faded, 8vo, and other modern literary & author reference & related, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8voQTY: (6 shelves & a carton)
Mercuriale (Girolamo). Hieronymi Mercurialis De Arte Gymnastica Libri Sex In quibus exercitationum omnium vetustarum genera, loca, modi, facultates, [et] quidquid deniq[ue] ad corporis humani exercitationes pertinet, diligenter explicatur, secunda editione aucti & multis figuris ornati, opus non modo medicid verum etiam omnibus antquarum rerum congnoscendarum, & valetudinis conseruandaestudiosis admodum vtile, ad maximilianum II imperatorem, 2nd edition, 1st illustrated edition, Venice: Juntas, 1573, printer's woodcut device to title page (minor spotting), 23 full-page woodcut illustrations, closed tear to F4 not affecting edge of margin or text, small single wormhole throughout entire text block, minor worming and a few light water stains to margins, small cut out of printed catalogue description pasted to front free endpaper, ownership inscription to front pastedown dated 1809 above paper scarring from removal of previous bookplate, 18th-century quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt title label to spine, hinges and joints cracked, rubbed with areas of loss, 4to QTY: (1)NOTE:Garrison-Morton 1986.1.'One of the earliest books to discuss the therapeutic value of gymnastics and sports generally for the cure of disease and disability, and an important study of gymnastics in the ancient world. The second edition, De Arte Gymnastica libris sex, Venice, Juntas, 1573 is the first illustrated book on gymnastics.' (Garrison-Morton).
Cussans (John Edwin). History of Hertfordshire, containing an Account of the Descents of the various Manors; Pedigrees of Families connected with the county; Antiquities, Local Customs, &c., 3 volumes, London: Chatto and Windus; Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons, 1870-81, first volume with engraved portrait frontispiece, general title to each volume with separate titles to hundreds, 22 plates, including chromolithograph and tinted, double-page hand-coloured lithograph map, wood-engraved illustrations, occasional spotting and light toning to margins, top edge gilt, contemporary dark green half morocco, gilt decorated spines, folioQTY: (3)
Jameson (James S.) Story of the Rear Column of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, edited by Mrs J. S. Jameson, 1st edition, London: R. H. Porter, 1890, portrait frontispiece, 2 folding maps, illustrations, light toning to endpapers, original green cloth gilt, a few light marks, 8vo, together with Baker (Samuel White). Exploration of the Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, 1st US edition, Hartford: O. D. Case, 1868, 2 maps (one folding), 16 plates, a little light toning, previous owner ink stamp to front endpaper, hinges cracking, original cloth, spine faded, 8vo, plus Pasha (Rudolf C. Slatin). Fire and Sword in the Sudan. A personal narrative of fighting and serving the Dervishes 1879-1895, translated by Major F. W. Wingate, 1st edition, London: Edward Arnold, 1896, portrait frontispiece (detaching), 2 folding maps, illustrations, some light spotting and toning, contemporary ownership inscription at front, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, tears at spine ends, 8vo, with other travel including Travel and Adventures of John Ledyard, [by Jared Sparks], 2nd UK edition, 1834, A Journey to Ashango-Land, by Paul B. Du Chaillu, 1st US edition, 1867 (lacking front endpapers), Travels in Central Africa and Explorations of the Western Nile Tributaries, by John & Kate Petherick, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1869, The Ashanti War, by Henry Brackenbury, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1874, The Autobiography of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, 1909, and History of the Gold Coast and Ashanti, by W. Walton Claridge, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1915 (ex-libris), QTY: (15)
![New Testament [English]. [The Newe Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ, translated out of Greeke by Theod. Beza. Whereunto are](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/627c8e76-de74-432f-9aeb-b14e01191536/1325f574-a2f3-4263-93e1-b1880117a942/468x382.jpg)
New Testament [English]. [The Newe Testament of our Lord Jesus Christ, translated out of Greeke by Theod. Beza. Whereunto are adioyned large expositions of the phrases and harde places by the authour and others: together with a table or concordance conteining the principall wordes and matters comprehended herein. Englished by L. Tomson..., Imprinted at London by Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, 1583], lacking initial blank leaf and title, black letter text throughout, decorative woodcut initials, woodcut map of Holy Land to verso of final preliminary leaf, final blank present, early manuscript ownership and genealogical entries etc. mostly to first and last leaves including 'Richard Weaver was born in January the fourth day 1670', 'John Weaver eius Liber 1681', Margarett Weaver the daughter of Richard Weaver was born ye twenty ninth daye of November 1720', 'Richd. Weaver son of Richd. Weaver was borne ye 20th day of September 1722', 'Elizabeth Weaver dauter of Richd. Weaver was born ye 15 of August 1726', and with the names of John Weaver 1681, Samuel Weaver, Richard Weaver, etc., colophon dated 1583, bound with at front an incomplete Book of Common Prayer, 1580 or 1586 (see Griffiths 1580/1 or 1586/1), lacking all before D1, printed in black letter, decorative woodcut initials, bound with The Psalter or Psalmes of David, after the translation of the great Bible, appointed as it shall be sung or aside in Churches, Imprinted at London by Christopher Barker, [1583], printed in black letter, title within woodcut border, decorative woodcut initials, printer's woodcut device to verso of final leaf, leaf C3 recto with typesetter's error at foot 'The righteous shall be punished', bound with The Whole Booke of Psalmes: Collected into English meeter by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins & others: conferred with the Hebrue, with apt Notes to sing them withall, London: John Day, 1583, title within woodcut border with inscription to upper blank margin 'Hugh Mortimer June the 24th 1712', black letter text, lacking all after U4 (final 4 pages), few other early manuscript annotations throughout volume, slight dust-soiling and few marks, occasional light damp-staining mostly to margins at rear, later endpapers (not laid-down), contemporary calf, brass corner pieces, central boss to upper board over gilt arabesque, neatly rebacked, lacking clasps, large 4to (27 x 19.3 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:New Testament - Darlow & Moule 137; Herbert 180; STC 2885.The Geneva version, translated by William Whittingham, Anthony Gilby, Thomas Sampson, and perhaps others, revised by Laurence Tomson.Book of Common Prayer - see Griffiths 1580/1 & 1586/1).Whole Booke of Psalmes - ESTC S102250; STC 2466.
Lysons (Daniel & Samuel). Magna Britannia; Being a concise topographical account..., volume 3 only, Cornwall, London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814, folding engraved county map, extra illustrated containing a total of 61 engraved and etched plates (including 16 double-page), all edges gilt, contemporary red morocco gilt, morocco labels to spine (with volume number 'VI'), some fading and discolouration to covers, extremities rubbed, large 4to, together with:Vivian (John Lambrick). The Visitations of Cornwall, comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573, & 1620. With additions by Lieutenant Colonel J. L. Vivian, Exeter: William Pollard & Co, 1887, minor damp-stain to text block edges at fore-edge of some leaves at rear of volume, contemporary black half morocco, gilt decorated spine, extremities lightly rubbed, large 4to,Glastonbury. The History and Antiquities of Glastonbury, collected from various authors. To which is added, an account of the Mineral Waters, and the Glastonbury Thorn, London: Nichols, 1807, 48pp., half-title present with light damp-stain at gutter, contemporary marbled wrappers, upper cover lightly damp-stained and slight wear to spine edge, small 8vo, plus Dyer (George). History of the University and Colleges of Cambridge, volume 1 only (of 2), 1814, additional engraved title, contemporary calf with gilt and blind decoration, morocco labels to spine, lightly rubbed, 8voQTY: (4)
Hind (Henry Youle). Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858, 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1860, 20 chromoxylograph plates, 7 colour maps (2 folding), folding geological section, publisher's list at end of volume I, one plate detached in volume II, light fraying to margins of folding map, original purple blindstamped cloth, spines faded, a few light marks, 8vo, together with Buckingham (James S.) Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the other British provinces in North America, 1st edition, London: Fisher, Son & Co., [1843], folding engraved maps with outline colour, 7 double-page engraved plates, advertisements at rear, some light spotting and small water stain to plates, previous owner inscription erased from head of title, bookplate, original blindstamped cloth gilt, edges a little rubbed, 8vo, plus A Winter in the West Indies, described in familiar letters to Henry Clay, of Kentucky, by Joseph John Gurney, 1st edition, 1840, and The Voyage of the Jeanette. The Ship and Ice Journals, by George W. De Long, edited by Emma De Long, 2 volumes, 2nd US edition, Boston 1884QTY: (6)NOTE:First work Abbey Travel 630; Sabin 31934.
Petley (Elias). [Leitourgia Brettanikē ēgoun Biblos dēmosiōn euchōn kai diakonēseōs mystēriōn kai tōn allōn thesmōn kai teletōn en tē Ekklēsia hēmōn Anglikanē eis t[ēn] tōn philhellēnōn neōn charin hellēnisti ekdotheisa. Liber precum publicarum] Liber precum publicarum ac celebrationis sacramentorum reliquorumq rituum & cæremoniarum in Ecclesiâ nostrâ Anglicanâ, in studiosae juventutis gratiam nunc primùm graecè editus. Operâ & studio Eliae PetilI presbyteri, & [Psalter], London: T. Cotes I, for Rich. Whitaker, 1638, first title in Latin and Greek and printed in red and black with contemporary ownership signature 'Celsaris Bradshaw' (trimmed close to printed edge with minor loss), title to Psalter printed in Greek character with printer's woodcut device, small hole with loss to text to last leaf, previous ownership signatures to front free endpaper, all edges gilt, contemporary black calf boards, rebacked preserving a proportion of spine with loss, contemporary title label to spine, extremities rubbed, small 8vo, together with: Brezae (Theod.). Nouum D.N. Iesv Christi Testamentvm, cuius Graeco contextui respondent Versions duae, altera Gallica, altera latina, [Geneva]: Joannem de Tournes, 1629, printers device to title page, added half-title for Epistles, text printed in Greek, Latin and French in 3 columns, slightly toned to title page and a few leaves throughout, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, armorial bookplate of William Phelps to front pastedown, minor hole with small area of loss to C1 and bio-predation to lower margin from M1 through to P3 with loss to text to New Testamenti Altera Pars complectens Apostolicas Epistolas et Apocalypsin, rear endpaper torn, contemporary speckled calf with modern red morocco gilt title label to spine, boards a little scuffed and rubbed, 8vo,Mastricht (Gerhard von). Hē kainē diathēkē. Novum Testamentum..., Amsterdam: Officina Wetsteniana, 1711, engraved frontispiece, (light spotting to upper margin), title page and pages 8-9 of the first sequence printed in red and black, 4 folding maps and plans (some with light offsetting), colophon to final leaf, bookplate of Duke of Sussex, 1773-1843 to front pastedown, ownership signature to front free endpaper and front pastedown, upper hinge cracked, contemporary speckled calf, rebacked with later spine, modern red morocco, title label to spine, boards a little scuffed and rubbed, 8vo, plus 4 other 18th and 19th-century volumes including 2 New Testaments in Greek, all leather bound, 8vo or smaller QTY: (7)NOTE:Griffiths p. 503 for the first work.
Livingstone (David). Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa;..., 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1857, 47 engraved plates, modern endpapers some light toning & spotting, rebound retaining original embossed brown cloth boards & spine, front boards slightly bumped to the top right corner, lightly rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, together with:Landon (Perceval), Lhasa, an account of the country and people of Central Tibet..., 2 volumes, 1st edition, London: Hurst and Blackett, 1905, numerous monochrome illustrations, period inscription to the head of the front endpapers, some light marginal toning, top edges gilt, original uniform gilt decorated red cloth, spines & boards slightly faded & rubbed to head & foot, 8vo, plusBorrow (George), Lavengro; the scholar-the gypsy-the priest, 3 volumes, 1st edition, London: John Murray, 1851, engraved portrait frontispiece & period inscription to the head of the title page of volume 1, gutters cracked, some spotting & light toning throughout, original uniform cloth, boards & spines slightly rubbed to head & foot, some minor loss to the paper spine labels, 8vo, and other miscellaneous mostly 19th century literature & reference, all original cloth, overall condition is generally good to very good, 8voQTY: (3 shelves)
Clarkson (Thomas). An Essay on the Impolicy of the African Slave Trade. In two parts, 2nd edition, London: J. Phillips, 1788, 138 pp., some spotting, original boards, rebacked with label renewed, light edge wear, 8voQTY: (1)NOTE:Kress B1381; Sabin 13480.Provenance: William Rotch (1734-1828), his signature to front endpaper. Rotch was a prominent New Bedford whaler, abolitionist and Quaker. He opposed the American Revolutionary War and ended up being accused of treason, disloyalty and sedition by the US, French, and British governments respectively, at various times from 1773 to 1795.Thomas Clarkson was a leading abolitionist and the present work is a continuation of his Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species, 1786.
Billings (Robert William). Architectural Illustrations, History and Description of Carlisle Cathedral, & Architectural Illustrations and Description of the Cathedral Church at Durham, 2 volumes, 1st editions, London: Thomas and William Boone, and the author, 1840 & 1843 respectively, Large Paper India Proof copies, additional engraved title and numerous engraved plates to each volume, all supplied in two states (unlettered and lettered proofs on India paper), first and last few leaves with overall spotting, occasional light marginal waterstains, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, inside gilt dentelles, bookplates of John Oswald Mitchell, Glasgow and of Sir Henry Hope Edwardes to front pastedown of each volume, autograph letter from the publisher Thomas Toone to Sir Henry Edwardes, dated February 11th 1870, bound in at front of the first volume, giving details of this rare proof set, fine uniform contemporary dark blue full morocco (by F. Bedford), elaborately gilt-decorated with raised bands to spines, joints rubbed and some light marks to covers, royal folio (binding size 51 x 33 cm)QTY: (2)NOTE:Provenance: Sir Henry Hope Edwardes (1829-1900) was the 10th Baronet of Shrewsbury, Shropshire; John Oswald Mitchell (1826-1904) was a Glaswegian historian and author (bookplates).Fine large Paper India Proof copies, of which only 6 sets were issued, according to the letter inserted in this copy written by the publisher.
English Civil War. Two Proclamations by the King. His Maiesties Proclamation for the more free passage of all His loving Subjects, and the free carriage and conveyance of their Horses, Provisions, or other Goods from any one place or part to another, within His Kingdom of England, and the Dominions thereof, Printed at York, and re-imprinted at London, by A. N. for Richard Lownds, at his shop without Ludgate, 1642, [2], 6 p., royal armorial woodcut at head of title, light dust-soiling mostly to margins of title, 20th-century terracotta half morocco, slim 4to, together with:English Civil War. A Continuation of the Proceedings of the Army under the Command of Sir Thomas Fairfax: from the eleventh of this July, to the nineteenth of the same. Whereunto is added a Petition presented at a Rendevouz of Club-men, with their Queries. As also certain Observations upon their Petition, with a few Crosse-Queries. Dated at Sir Thomas Fairfax his Quarters at Chedsey, neer [sic] Bridgwater, July 19..., Numb. 3...., London: Samuel Gellibrand, July 26. 1645, [2], 22 p., typographic border to title, modern brown morocco-backed cloth, slim 4toQTY: (2)NOTE:1. ESTC R20136; Kress 622; Wing C2857.2. ESTC P1047; Wing P3573A (for complete collection of part numbers).
English Civil War. The Six Secondary causes of the spinning out of this unnatural warre. By D.P.P., .... Octob. 19. 1644. Imprimatur, James Cranford, London: Printed by George Miller, 1644, [4], 94, [2] pp., woodcut floral device to title with manuscript annotation below letterpress initials of author, manuscript number to verso of title page, final blank leaf (N2) present, light dust-soiling and minor spotting mostly to first and last leaves, disbound, 4to, together with:English Civil War. The Four Bills sent to the King to the Isle of Wight to be passed. Together with the Propositions sent unto him at the same time, which upon the passing of those Bills were to be treated upon. And also the Articles of the Church of England; with the Rules and Directions concerning Suspension from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in cases of Ignorance. Unto all which doth refer, the late Declaration of both Houses of the fourth of March, 1647. concerning the papers of the Scots Commissioners, upon occasion of the last address to the King in the Isle of Wight. London: Printed for Edward Husband, March 20. 1647. [i.e. 1648], 46, [2] p., A1 detached and torn/frayed to blank margins, title cropped at foot with loss to ruled border, manuscript number to verso of A1 and title (A2), blank fore-margin to C2 cropped, final blank leaf (F4) present, some staining (mostly to fore-margins of C1-D1), toning, occasional light damp-stains, light dust-soiling and marks, disbound, 4toQTY: (2)NOTE:1. ESTC R210030; Thomason E.18[13]; Wing P16.2. ESTC R12041; Thomason E.433[1] & E.433[2]; Wing E1541.
Keats (John). The Poetical Works of John Keats, Oxford edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1915, frontispiece, top edge gilt, contemporary quarter vellum, spine elaborately gilt, red morocco title label lettered in gilt, lightly marked, 8vo, together with:Coleridge (Samuel Taylor). The Poems, including poems and versions of poems now published for the first time, Oxford: Henry Frowde, 1912, frontispiece, top edge gilt, contemporary quarter vellum, spine elaborately gilt, orange morocco title label lettered in gilt, lightly marked, 8vo, withBrowning (Robert). Poems, Oxford: Humphrey Milford, 1916, frontispiece, top edge gilt, contemporary quarter vellum, spine elaborately gilt, black morocco title label lettered in gilt, some light spotting and marks, 8vo, with 7 further leatherbound works, 4 bound in quarter vellum and the James Watt volume bound by SangorskiQTY: (10)
Bonvalot (Pierre Gabriel Édouard). Through the Heart of Asia over the Pamir to India..., with 20 illustrations by Albert Pépin, Translated from the French but C. B. Pitman, 2 volumes, London: Chapman and Hall, 1889, numerous in-text and full-page illustrations, school prize presentation label dated 1898 to front pastedown of each volume, publisher's blue-green cloth, spines lettered in gilt, blocked pictorial panel to the upper boards, head and tail of spines and corners a little bumped, tall 8vo, together with: Moser (Henri). A travers l'Asie centrale, la Steppe Kirghize, le Turkestan Russe, Boukhara, Khiva, le pays des Turcomans et la Perse..., Paris: E. Plon, Nourrit et Cie, 1885, title printed in red and black, folding map at verso (with tear to left edge where bound), engraved plates, light spotting to a few leaves, all edges gilt, red quarter morocco gilt over red textured cloth, gilt decorated spine, 4to QTY: (3)
Burberry-A 1970's beige double breasted 'Kensington' lightweight cotton trench coat having brown leather buckles to belt and cuffs, iconic branded tartan lining and lapels to shoulders, approx 36" chest x 46" long. Location:RailCondition:Clean lining intact with no strains, dry-cleaned with discolouration to outer collar fold, some light wear to leather buckles with faint marks of buckle leather on sleeve from leaning against fabric in storage, some light patches to outer garment from dry cleaning areas of historical marks (visible in bright light).
A mid 19th Century Anglo-Indian embroidered cape having blue ground with intricate cream silk embroidered images of shells, a cream tassel fringe, 2 small blue pockets to the lining and cream silk lining, approx 40" chest x 32" long. Location:RWB Wooden RailCondition: sun damage/light mark to lining where it had been stored inside out.
Lakshmi anointed by elephants (Gajalakshmi),Bikaner or Udaipur, Rajasthan, second half 19th century,Opaque pigments and silver heightened with gold on paper, two elephant flanking and dousing the haloed deity's on the bank of a river strewn with waterlilies, a palace in the background, within yellow margins and thin double white rules, wide red borders with thin single white rule, the reverse with old rectangular collection stamp with inventory number 1124, Thai red ink stamp "อติโรจติ ปญญาย สมฺมาสมฺพุทฺธสฺส สาวโก ศ...?... มทลวง", small oval label with ideogram 藤田 (Fujita ?), label reading "2454 Skinner 125", small inscription in blue ink "OOKTH81", other inscription in pencil, corners lacking, some losses to edges,28 x 22.4cm.Condition Report: The edges are scuffed with very noticeable losses. Some tears, some burns. The corners are lacking. The borders are dulled, creased, show some perforations and circular losses and some loss to the red pigments. The silver pigments used to paint the pond and the two surahis remain strong. They have not extensively corroded. The white pigments have cracked and flaked off. This is most noticeable to the right hand side elephant's hind limbs, the neck and arm of the deity, the head and arm of the attendant to its actual left. The pigments of the edifice in the background have held better. however, the left side of the painting seem to shows the most extensive losses : the pavilion roof (opposite the monkey) and the window below have been more affected than the rest of the palace - safe for the central red hanging under the awning-. A closer inspection will reveal some other losses, sometimes minute, overall, especially to the palm trees and some creased areas, the latter also visible on the catalogue on online illustrations.This lot would benefit form further attention and light cleaning.Please note this work has not been inspected under U. V light to prepare this condition report.
An illustrated album folio : a forlorn ladyProvincial Mughal, North India, mid-19th centuryOpaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, possibly an illustration to a ragamala series, facing left, she reclining on a bolster, her elbow resting on another, her veiled attendant standing behind, laid on card within thin polychrome margins, wide pink borders with large gold floral blooms on swaying tendrils, the reverse plain with old circular collection label in black ink cursive script, No (?) 2132 Eaa, applied to the upper left corner, inventory number in pencil 59 to the upper right cornerPainting 15.4 x 8cm., folio 31 x 29.2cm. Condition Report: The edges and corners are in fair condition : present, slightly scuffed. The wide light orange/formerly pink borders are dulled and lightly stained. The narrower margins and rules are in similar condition although a marked darker stain can be seen in the lower right corner. The painting is in fair condition overall with strong pigments and no untoward damages to the sitters face or upper body. The white pigments are lightly dulled with very occasional cracks and one minute area of flaking behind the servant's head. the most noticeable crack is behind her, at ankle level, running from the border to the bolster, and another less conspicuous one is located behind her back. Some other pigments have lift off. This can be seen on the bolster, to the main sitter's knee and the rectangular cushion below her. Further rubbing to the pigments is noticeable to the grey background to the sitter.
An unusual footed bronze bowl, Deccan, India, 18th century, on a splayed foot, with rounded sides and narrow everted lip, engraved and laid with black lac with floral and hatched designs, possibly imitating porcelain designs, 10cm. highCondition Report: This lot's rim is dented and shows a small loss. The engraved decoration is rubbed in places. The well is corroded. Further sign of corrosion to the hollowed areas especially below the rim and the central raised band. This lot would benefit from light cleaning.
The worship of Sri NathjiNathdwara, North India, circa 1860The bare chested and bejewelled blue skinned deity standing in a shrine clad with a floral and latticed picchvai, two priests worshipping, one holding a oil lamp, the other a morchal, the reverse with pencilled numerals to the lower right corner, mountedThe painting 28.8 x 25cm.Provenance:Christie's New York, September 14 September 2010, lot 205 Robert O. Muller collection (1911-2003)Footnotes: From the Robert O. Muller Collection.Christie's New York, 14 September 2010, lot 205Condition Report: The edges are sharp although patched in scattered areas. The corners are scuffed with the lower left lacking. The pigments are strong. Contrast is sharp overall. The upper part of this painting shows some worm holes. Those affect the shrine pennants, the shrine roof top, the sky, the left hand side tree top, the black rule above, the wide red border and a small part of the latticed picchvai to the lower left side. The latter is patched. There are two noticeable areas of rubbing where the pigments have lift off : the right marginal area and the lower left marginal area of the painting. The white lower ground below the priests' and deity's feet shows some light pigment flaking and tarnish. A larger aureole of possibly water staining can be seen under the priest's feet to the right while another although smaller one affects his yellow garment. The red borders are tarnished, pitted and show some colour pigment loss.
A standing portrait of a ruler, Jodhpur, Marwar, Rajasthan, early 19th century, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicted holding a tulwar, a katar tucked into his sash, a shield and another tulwar at his waist, depicted wearing white shirt and orange jama and purple slippers, on an ochre ground with sky above, within wide red border, the reverse with devanagari inscription, 30.2 x 25.6cm. Condition Report: The edges are in good condition. The corners are present but for the upper left one. The wide red borders show some light losses to their upper edge and further very minute losses scattered throughout. One droplet stain is visible near the upper left corner. The painting shows some minimal losses and rubbing to its very lower part, : the grassy area below the standing ruler. It is otherwise clean. The reverse plain, ink stained and pitted, inscribed in black ink and pencil.
A botanical painting,Rajasthan, India, probably 19th centuryGouache on paper, with a flowering plant and two open flowers on a yellow ground to recto, the reverse depicting a scene from the Bhagvata Purana, Krishna overhearing a conversation in the garden, within a red border21.7 x 21cm.Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 14 October 2005, Lot 314 (part lot)Condition Report: Overall good condition, with some scuffing to corners, general loss to pigment and light wear to gilding
A portrait of a kneeling nobleman on a terrace, Lucknow, North India, circa 1800Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, kneeling on a blue carpet with hexagonal pattern, white cushions at his side and to his right, books to the foreground, wearing a pale pink shawl with embroidered border, striped blue and white jama and a white chemise tied at the waist, a green turban and light facial fair denoting his youth, to the back ground a white pillar and architectural niche set into the wall behind, an inscription in Persian below 'Momin Khan [illegible] the Divan-e-Momin', laid on card, painting 17.8 x 12.5cm. Condition Report: This painting and its wide border show some damages caused by the careless removal of an older mount. Some pigments have been removed. There are traces of glue and remnants of card or paper along the periphery of this painting. The painting is rippling : there are scattered folds and creases which likely resulted from the drawing being carelessly laid on card. Those can be mostly seen to the knee of the sitter, the white wall behind him. Careful inspection will reveal scattered areas of flaking and pigment loss throughout the painting. The work is stained, mostly to its lower quarter, to the carpet, the manuscript stack, the rectangular cushion. This work would require further attention.The department would recommend the work be inspected in person before bidding.
An illustrated collection of Persian epics, possibly a volume of a Khamsa of NizamiKashmir, North India, second half 19th centuryOpaque pigments and black ink on paper, 360ff, 19ll. of nasta'liq script in four columns within green and red margins within thin black rules to the page, the opening folio's illuminated and simple headboard (sarlawh) picked in orange and pink, cusped bismillah cartouche below, catchword in black ink to each right folio's lower left corner, two illegible seal impressions to the last page, the opening folio with inscription in black ink reading "Persia... n Ashrar Nizami Shirin Khusraw, Leila Majnun ... and ... Sikandar Nameh written in Kashmir", in dark blue cloth European binding, the lower cover detached, the light brown spine with collection and descriptive labelsfolio 29 x 18cm.
A stuccoed wood figure of a tiger,First half 20th century,Crouching, his forelegs resting on a rock, on plinth36cm. long, 15.4cm. highCondition Report: The plaster is cracked under the figure, leaving the wood is apparent. The tail has been repaired from a break. The part of the rock beneath the figure is also cracked. A T-shaped crack is visible to the actual right flank, running on approximately 6cm. and another on the right hind legs. This piece would benefit form light cleaning.
A standing portrait of a courtier Mughal India, 19th century,opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, facing right, on a terrace, dressed in light pink and white, wearing a white turban ornate with a plume, his right hand resting on a khanda, within borders with scrolling gold palmettes, in gold, gold speckled aubergine and black rules, laid on card, inscription in blue ink to the reverse together with two detached album folios, the wide borders with birds within large polychrome floral sprayshe portrait 40 x 32cm., the detached folios 43.2 x 31cm.
Ranjit Singh enthroned in durbarafter Imam Bakhsh Lahori, India, 20th centuryOpaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the ruler facing courtiers, all bearing arms, on a terrace, the golden temple of Amritsar in the background, within thin polychrome margins, wider borders decorated with blue elongated lobed cartouches, the reverse with a larger ledger grid35.5 x 48cm.Condition Report: The corners are scuffed. The lower left corner is missing. The edges are scuffed and fritted. The marginal areas show some discolouration, rubbing. The pigments are strong overall. The painting presents as clean although under close inspection one notices scattered light creases, minute staining and losses. Those are easier seen in areas where darker and white pigments dominates. The reverse of this painting shows a ledger's ruling in black ink.
A standing portrait of a European lady holding a flask and cup,Deccan, Central India, late 17th century,Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, facing left, haloed, her long hair loosely tied in a knop, wearing a corsage embroidered with floral sprays over an orange dress, possibly part of a larger composition now lacking, framed within a19th century gilt oval medallion9.5cm. visible, the medallion frame 17.4 x 14.2cm.Condition Report: This lot is fitted within a medallion frame. It was likely part of a larger composition, then separated before being displayed as it is sold in our sale.Besides some light scattered pitting, the painting presents as clean overall. The pigments are strong and do not show any signs of lifting off. The painting is laid onto an oval card itself fitted in the black rectangular frame with oval opening. there is a further loose oval paper between the painting and the frame fall back.
Two illustrations from a Ragamala series : possibly Malkos Raga and Desvarati RaginiAmber, Rajasthan, 19th century,The first, seated under a canopy, a lord raises his hand, two female courtiers facing him in a courtyard, four lines of black script against yellow ground ; the second, a seated lady holds a lotus to a lord holding a small floral bud, a female attendant fanning her, each in black margins within thin double white rules, wide red borders, reverse plain safe for a numeralEach, 20.4 x 15cm.(2)Footnotes: Klaus Ebeling notes Malkos Raga being one of the most difficult to identify across traditions. Our painting with a lord rising his hands would be closer to a Marwar depiction (Ebeling, K Ragamala Paintings, ill. 171, p.237, Ravi Kumar, Basel 1973). Other iconography invariably show a seated lord, his hand raised, holding pan (Malwa and Bundi) or waving towards musicians (Deccan and Jaipur 18th and 19th century). The latter attribution offered by Ebeling is the more accurate for our painting which shows an alternative variant to Malkos. Although in our example the lord seem to be in company, he remains the only figure of status, sitting in the shade on a luxurious carpet, and ever so slightly raised. The composition seems to aim at recalling the 17th century Marwar lone lord fanned by an attendant. Condition Report: The first : The edges are scuffed with minimal losses. The corners are lacking, scuffed and pin-holed. The pigments are strong overall. As visible in the catalogue and online illustrations, a stain affects the ground below the pole holding the awning, another, brownish, under the seated lord, a third the sky between the two trees. The white pigments are lightly cracked and stained - a crack affects the awning's tassels -. the last affects the lord's face and torso. The pigments along those cracks are not lifting off. Some pigments have flecked off below the fire. A closer inspection reveals some very minute scattered stains. The borders are stained and slightly dulled. the white rules are affected by pin-holes. The second : The edges are scuffed with minimal losses. The corners are lacking, scuffed and pin-holed. The white pigments are slightly dulled with very light staining, especially tot he lower right corner of the painting. There are some light scratches to the gray cusped arches. One affecting the lord's face. Some black pigments have flaked off, especially to the ladies' hair. The lord's sarpech has flaked off and may have been repainted cursorily. A closer inspection reveals minute scattered stains. The borders are stained and slightly dulled. the white rules are affected by pin-holes.
Maharaja Bihm Singh or Jawan Singh of Mewar at a puja,North India, Rajasthan, mid-19th centuryOpaque pigment heightened with gold on paper, reclining on a bolster, holding a lotus, surrounded by courtiers and retinue, a shrine tended by two brahmins in the background, on a terrace overlooking a lake, within thin blue margins with gold scrollwork, wide red borders, the reverse with a line in black devanagari script, numbered in red below, corners and borders scuffed, creased, some losses38 x 49cm. Footnotes: Provenance :UK art market, 2014Condition Report: The corners are scuffed. The lower left corner is lacking. The edges are scuffed. The upper and lower edges are taped. The red borders are stained and show some areas of repaint and minimal tears, now repaired (taped). The red pigments have dulled and flaked overall. The upper and side margins show two distinct shades of red. The painting has been exposed to damp conditions and is stained throughout. The stains sometimes affect the sitters. Further pigments losses can be observed to the painting itself, notably around the ruler, to his bolster, carpet. The pigments are cracked throughout. However, in most areas of this painting they are strong and do not show obvious signs of lifting off. As expected for a painting of this period, the white pigments start to show signs of light staining, some occasional pitting. The reverse of the painting shows a large semi circular water stained area affecting the the lower third quadrant.
BLADNOCH 10 YEAR OLD FLORA & FAUNA LOWLAND SINGLE MALT 43% ABV / 70clBladnoch distillery, near Wigtown in Dumfries & Galloway, produces a light, grassy and malty spirit that epitomises the Lowland style. Another distillery with a history of sporadic production and closures over the years, it has been enjoying a bit of a renaissance since being resurrected by Australian entrepreneur, David Prior, in 2015.
GLENGOYNE 1967 CHRISTMAS DAY HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Distilled: 25/12/1967Bottle Number: 2333 / 250043% ABV / 70cl Founded in 1833, Glengoyne distillery, just to the north of Glasgow, straddles the Highland/Lowland border. The light, fruity and honied spirit is predominantly filled into Sherry Casks that are transported from its Highland Still House, across the road to its warehouses in the Lowlands. Glengoyne wasn't seriously marketed as a single malt until the 1990s, and has since achieved huge popularity, especially in Europe. And, thanks to its proximity to Glasgow, visitors flock to the distillery in their droves to experience the many tours and tastings on offer.
ARRAN 1995 SINGLE CASK #217 FOR THE WHISKY SHOP ISLAND SINGLE MALT Distilled: 15/11/1995Bottled: 08/01/2020Matured in Hogshead #217One of only 294 bottles released.51.7% ABV / 70cl Still a relative youngster in whisky terms, Arran distillery began production in 1995. Thanks to a focus on sourcing quality casks, and its light, accessible spirit that ages well, Arran has proven extremely successful. So much so, that in 2017 they began construction of a second distillery on the other side of the island. Sharing a name with Arran’s only other previous legal still (closed in 1837), Lagg distillery focuses on producing peated spirit.
BALBLAIR 1979 24 YEAR OLD HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Distilled: 1979Bottled: October 2003Bottle Number: 2533 / 315046% ABV / 70cl The Highland distillery of Balblair, overlooking the Dornoch Firth, produces a light fruity and complex spirit, a result of its slow, decidedly old school production methods. First marketed as a single malt in the year 2000, it wasn’t until 2007 when they expanded the range (prioritising vintages over age statements) that Balbair really took off. Despite this, in 2019, the distillery made the move back to age statements in order to appeal to a broader clientele. However, there will be a few diehard fans who will miss the era of vintages.
GLENGOYNE 1967 RESERVE WINTER DISTILLATION HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT 47.7% ABV / 70cl Founded in 1833, Glengoyne distillery, just to the north of Glasgow, straddles the Highland/Lowland border. The light, fruity and honied spirit is predominantly filled into Sherry Casks that are transported from its Highland Still House, across the road to its warehouses in the Lowlands.Glengoyne wasn't seriously marketed as a single malt until the 1990s, and has since achieved huge popularity, especially in Europe. And, thanks to its proximity to Glasgow, visitors flock to the distillery in their droves to experience the many tours and tastings on offer.
2 BOTTLES OF GLENGOYNE 10 YEAR OLD JOLOMO GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART MAKINTOSH APPEAL HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Each 40% ABV / 70cl Qty: 2 Founded in 1833, Glengoyne distillery, just to the north of Glasgow, straddles the Highland/Lowland border. The light, fruity and honied spirit is predominantly filled into Sherry Casks that are transported from its Highland Still House, across the road to its warehouses in the Lowlands.Glengoyne wasn't seriously marketed as a single malt until the 1990s, and has since achieved huge popularity, especially in Europe. And, thanks to its proximity to Glasgow, visitors flock to the distillery in their droves to experience the many tours and tastings on offer.
GLENGOYNE TEAPOT DRAM BATCH #4 HIGHLAND SINGLE MALT Matured in First Fill Oloroso CasksBottle Number: 0122 / 317858.7% ABV / 70cl Founded in 1833, Glengoyne distillery, just to the north of Glasgow, straddles the Highland/Lowland border. The light, fruity and honied spirit is predominantly filled into Sherry Casks that are transported from its Highland Still House, across the road to its warehouses in the Lowlands. Glengoyne wasn't seriously marketed as a single malt until the 1990s, and has since achieved huge popularity, especially in Europe. And, thanks to its proximity to Glasgow, visitors flock to the distillery in their droves to experience the many tours and tastings on offer.
AUCHENTOSHAN 12 YEAR OLD AND CLASSIC LOWLAND SINGLE MALT 12 Year Old - 43% ABV / 70clClassic - 40% ABV / 70cl Qty: 2 Auchentoshan is part of a small minority of Scottish distilleries, in that every drop of whisky it produces is sold as a single malt. Similarly unusual is its use of triple distillation to produce a purer spirit that’s light and mildly fruity. Situated just outside Clydebank, the distillery was lucky to survive the 1941 blitz relatively unscathed. Only one of its warehouses was damaged by a bomb blast, and another near miss provided a blast crater that later became the distillery’s picturesque pond.
Three: Sergeant Drummer J. Neill, North Staffordshire Regiment attached Permanent Staff, late South Staffordshire Regiment and Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (4766 Sgt. Drmr: J. Neill. N. Stafford: Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4766 Sjt:- Dmr: J. Neill. N. Stafford: Regt.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (4766 Sgt. Dmr: J. Neill. N. Staff: Regt.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine and better (3) £180-£220 --- James Neill was born in Limehouse in 1859 and worked initially as a musician in London. Stating previous service with the 32nd Regiment of Foot, he attested at Manchester for the 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, on 11 November 1884 and served as a Bandsman at Curragh Camp, Dublin and Aldershot. Raised Band Corporal 25 January 1893, he transferred to the 4th North Staffordshire Regiment and served in Egypt from 18 February 1893 to 26 April 1895. Returned home to Lichfield as Sergeant Drummer, Neill was posted to South Africa from 9 March 1900 to 9 June 1902, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1903. He was subsequently discharged upon termination of his second period of engagement on 10 November 1905.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (W. Andrews, 38th. Regt.) edge bruising, light contact marks, nearly very fine £240-£280 --- William Andrews served during the Indian Mutiny as a Private in the 38th (South Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot and is confirmed on the roll as entitled to Medal and clasp Lucknow.
Pair: Captain J. D. M. Guthrie, 19th Hussars Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Lieut: J. D. M. Guthrie. 19th. Hussars.); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed as issued, polished, light contact marks, very fine (2) £400-£500 --- John Douglas Maude Guthrie of Guthrie, 19th of that Ilk, was born at Guthrie Castle on 5 March 1856, the eldest son of John Guthrie of Guthrie, 18th of that Ilk, and was educated at Harrow. He was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant in the Highland Rifle Militia on 25 November 1874, before being granted a permanent commission in the 26th Regiment of Foot. He transferred to the 19th Hussars on 13 August 1879, and was promoted Lieutenant on 1 July 1881, serving with the Regiment during the Egyptian campaign at Mahsaman. Returning to the U.K. on sick leave in January 1883, he was promoted Captain on 7 March 1883, and resigned his commission on 7 November of that year. Guthrie succeeded his father to the clan title upon the death of his father on 7 December 1877, and subsequently served as a a Deputy Lieutenant of Forfarshire. He died on 17 January 1928, and was succeeded to the clan title by his second son Colonel Ivan D. Guthrie, M.C., his eldest son having been killed in action during the Great War. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient. For the medals awarded to the recipient’s son, see Lot 101.
A fine 10-clasp Peninsula War medal awarded to Private Robert Beatty, 88th Foot, who was wounded by a gun shot in the left hip at Badajoz, by a sabre wound across his right hand at Salamanca, and by a gun shot near the left elbow at Toulouse Military General Service 1793-1814, 10 clasps, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (Robert Beatty, 88th Foot.) light edge bruising and marks overall, therefore nearly very fine £4,000-£5,000 --- Provenance: Glendining’s, June 1903; Dalrymple-White Collection, Glendining’s, July 1946. Robert Beatty was born in the Parish of Newtown Butler, near Cavan, County Fermanagh, and enlisted for the 88th Foot at Enniskilling on 16 August 1808 (sic), aged 16, for life, a weaver by trade. His discharge papers give his period of service in the 88th as being ‘25 June 1808 - 30 May 1827’, amounting to 16 years 10 months after deducting 2 years underage. He was discharged in consequence of ‘lameness from gun shot wound near right hip - also gun shot wound near left elbow. His conduct is described as ‘Good’. The [very faint] surgeon’s report states: ‘I certify that the herein named Private Robt. Beatty is discharged in consequence of lameness caused by a gun shot wound received at Badajoz - the wound is [in front and near] the right hip. He has been in ten general engagements and was wounded near the left elbow at Toulouse & has also received a sabre cut across the fingers of his right hand at Salamanca, the wound at the elbow is liable to ‘?’ out & is only lately healed - He also labours under Chronic Cough & is completely worn out from service.’ Robert Beatty was admitted to Out-pension at 1/- per diem, to be collected at Edinburgh district, and died on 10 May 1856, aged 63. Sold with copied discharge papers and pension registers.
Five: Corporal Narbahadur Thapa, 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles, who was Mentioned in Despatches for his services during the Malayan Emergency 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R., with M.I.D. oak leaf (1139039 Cpl. Narbahadur. Thapa 7 G R); Indian Independence Medal 1947 (21139039. Cpl. Narbahadur. Thapa. G.R.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, generally very fine and better (5) £120-£160 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 26 October 1954: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Malaya during the period 1st January to 30th June, 1954.’
The Indian Mutiny Medal awarded to Second Lieutenant William Stirling, second in command of the Royal Marines Light Infantry contingent of Shannon’s Naval Brigade; he was wounded at Khujwa and did good service on his return to action at Lucknow, later taking command on the death of Captain Gray Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (2nd Lieut. Wm. Sterling, R.M. Shannon.) small edge bruise, otherwise toned, extremely fine £2,000-£2,400 --- Confirmed on the Shannon medal rolls as ‘Sterling’ and medal is impressed as such although the correct spelling should be Stirling. William Stirling was born on 16 June 1837, at Kingston upon Thames, son of Lieutenant Thomas Stirling R.N. and his wife Ann Maria Burch, née Hockin. William's father, Thomas, came from the Scottish Clan Stirling's of Ardoch. He was born in Jamaica to Charles of Ardoch, who owned a plantation and pen, and his housekeeper, Rebecca Ash. The records of Jamaica indicate Rebecca was Jewish, having abbreviated her name from Ashkenazi as did many of the Ashkenazi diaspora in Jamaica. On Charles' death, Rebecca inherited the plantation, but Thomas and his two brothers were brought to England by the Ardoch family in Scotland, citing the need for a proper education and upbringing. Thomas entered the navy as a Landsman, eventually advancing to Captain. He was heir to the titles 2nd Baronet of Strowan and 6th of Ardoch, but forces contrived against him. Neither did he receive any government slave-owning compensation due to third-party counter claims, leaving him in a state of penury for the rest of his life. William entered the Royal Marines as 2nd Lieutenant, Chatham Head Quarters on 23 April 1855; posted aboard H.M.S. Princess Royal, then to H.M.S. Perseverance on 8 January 1856; to Chatham Headquarters on 28 July 1856; and to H.M.S. Shannon on 27 September 1856. Shannon arrived at Hong Kong in the summer of 1857 and on the news of the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny she was ordered to Calcutta with the vessels Pearl and Sanspareil. Stirling proceeded up the Ganges with the first detachment of the Naval Brigade under the command of Captain W. Peel R.N. in August 1857. Stirling commanded Shannon's Marines in the action at Khujwa on 1 November 1857, when a strong force of 4,000 mutineers was signally defeated. In this action, Lieutenant Stirling received gunshot wounds to his thigh and calf. From a strength of 103 officers, men and marines the Naval Brigade had 3 ratings mortally wounded, and 3 officers and 11 ratings wounded. Total losses to the British was 95 killed and wounded including Lieutenant-Colonel Powell of the 53rd Regiment. Stirling rejoined the Brigade from Hospital at Cawnpore on Christmas day 1857. Lieutenant Verney R.N. notes in his book that Stirling, although not fully recovered from his injuries, was present at the battle of Kala Nuddee Bridge on 3 January 1858, and the subsequent operations at Futtehgurh. He served with the army under Lord Clyde during the siege and capture of Lucknow and frequently had command of the batteries. Assuming command of the Marine detachment upon the death of Captain Gray on 8 May 1858, he also served at Ayah from April to July 1858, when the Brigade marched down to rejoin their ship at Calcutta. (He received a gratuity of one year's pay for wounds received at Khujwa.) A telegram from H.M.S. Pylades dated Calcutta, 7 September 1858, states that Lieut. Stirling R.M. bears the highest testimony to his zeal and gallantry in the execution of his duties. Stirling returned to Woolwich Head Quarters on 15 January 1859; to H.M.S. Edgar on 5 June 1859, as part of the Channel Fleet; to Deal Depot for recruits on 1 May 1860. Having rejoined the Channel Fleet he was appointed acting Pay & Quarter Master. In compliance with his own request he was placed on half-pay on 2 February 1864, and died at Porlock, Somerset, on 20 June 1869, of cardiac disease, aged 32 years. On 30 March 1861 he married Jessie Sale, the daughter of Major-General William Friend Hopkins, Royal Marines, C.B., Knight of the Legion of Honour and A.D.C. to Queen Victoria, and had issue Florence, born 12 June 1861. On William's death, Jessie married Henry Oliver Lloyd and, under the name of Jessie Sale Lloyd, she commenced a literary career writing mystery novels. In this male-dominated profession she competed with the likes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and is today recognised as his equal with an avid following. Sold with comprehensive research with respect to the family's slavery connections in Jamaica together with family history which includes some personal letters written by William from India, and photographs of Jessie Sale and her daughter Florence.
An Order of St. John group of five awarded to Chief Surgeon J. B. Wilkinson, Oldham Corps, St. John Ambulance Brigade, who served for 38 years as Medical Officer for Health in Oldham and took an active part in recruiting ambulance men during both the Boer War and the Great War The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knight of Grace’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles; Star, silver and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles, with maker’s mark ‘JBC’ to reverse of Star; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Honorary Associate’s breast badge, silver, with heraldic beasts in angles; St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (Chief Surg. J. B. Wilkinson. Oldham Corps.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Service Medal of the Order of St. John, with 5 Years Service bar (Chief Surgeon J. B. Wilkinson, 10. July. 1908.), mounted court-style for display; together with an Oldham Corporation Jubilee Celebration Medal 1899, white metal, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, very fine and better (7) £400-£500 --- James Bates Wilkinson was born at Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, on 4 July 1857, and was educated at Huntingdon Grammar School, the University of Edinburgh, and the Royal College of Surgeons, graduating Bachelor of Medicine and Master in Surgery in 1883 and Doctor of Medicine in 1885. Initially working for the University of Edinburgh as Demonstrator in Pathology, Wilkinson subsequently went into private practice in London, and later in Peterborough and Manchester. In 1887 he moved to Oldham, and took an active part in sending out ambulance men to the Boer War, for which service he was one of the small number of ‘notables’ awarded an ‘honorary’ St. John Medal for South Africa; during the Boer War, Oldham had the distinction of contributing the largest number of men to the St. John Ambulance Brigade of any provincial town. Wilkinson served as School Medical Officer for Oldham from 1906 until his retirement in 1936. He was made an Honorary Associate of the Order of St. John on 25 April 1899 and was advanced to Knight of Grace on 21 October 1921. During the Great War he repeated his previous training endeavours for ambulance men and by 1930 had signed over 10,000 certificates and approved 13,000 awards in his capacity as Secretary for the Oldham branch of the St. John Ambulance Association. He died on 22 February 1941, his obituary in the Oldham Chronicle, dated 1 March 1941, noting: ‘He will long be remembered as a courteous and gentlemanly public servant of the old school.’ Sold with copied research. For the medals awarded to the recipient’s wife and daughter, see Lots 105 and 106.
Pair: Bombardier and Musician E. E. Taylor, Royal Garrison Artillery Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (84913 Musician E. E. Taylor. R.G.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (51873 Bmbr: E. E. Taylor. R.H.A.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, nearly very fine and better (2) £120-£160 --- M.S.M. London Gazette 12 December 1919. Ernest Edward Taylor was born in Hulme, Lancashire, in 1876. He attested for the Royal Artillery as Musician aged 15 years and 3 months, and is recorded in his Army Service Record as serving 18 years with the Band of the Royal Artillery. His reference at discharge on 9 May 1912, adds: ‘Bombardier E. Taylor is an excellent performer on the oboe and Cor Anglais (English horn). He is also a very competent viola player.’
Three: Sergeant Padambahadur Limbu, 10th Princess Mary’s Own Gurkha Rifles, who was Mentioned in Despatches for his services during the early stages of the Malayan Emergency General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R., with M.I.D. oak leaf (21146419 Rfn- Padambahadur. Limbu. 10 G R); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (21146419 Cpl. Padambahadur Limbu. 1/10 GR.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (21146419 Sgt. Padambahadur Limbu. 10 GR.) mounted as worn, light contact marks, very fine (3) £160-£200 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 24 October 1950: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Malaya during the period 1st January to 30th June, 1950.’
A rare ‘Borneo operations’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Rifleman (Local Lance-Corporal) Hindupal Rai, 10th Princess Mary’s Own Gurkha Rifles, for his gallantry near the Sarawak border on 25 March 1966, when he ‘personally silenced five of the enemy during a jungle ambush and dominated the action on the right flank of his Platoon during a fierce engagement at point-blank range’ - the last D.C.M. awarded to a Gurkha Distinguished Conduct Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (21140375 L/L/Cpl. Hindupal Rai. 10 GR.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (G.21140375 Rfn Hindupal Rai 1/10 G R); General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (21140375 Rfn. Hindupal Rai. 1/10 GR.) mounted as worn, light contact marks and minor edge bruising, good very fine and better (3) £4,000-£5,000 --- Only 4 D.C.M.s awarded for the Borneo Campaign, this being the last example awarded to the 10th Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles. D.C.M. London Gazette 13 December 1966. The original recommendation states: ‘On 25th March 1966, Lance Corporal Hindupal Rai was commanding a section of 10 Platoon D Company 1st Battalion 10th Princess Mary’s own Gurkha Rifles near the Sarawak border covering a complex of tracks to prevent the withdrawal of an enemy incursion party. Visibility was about three to ten yards. At 1030 hours, approximately 25 regular Indonesian troops approached 10 Platoon’s position, seven of them passing Lance Corporal Hindupal’s post from right to left at a range of three yards. Coolly he allowed them to pass towards Platoon Headquarters and a general purpose machine gun on his left. As the machine gun opened fire Lance Corporal Hindupal and his rifle group engaged three enemy to their front killing two. Within seconds, two more enemy advanced towards Lance Corporal Hindupal’s position firing bursts. He shot them both dead at point blank range. Heavy automatic fire was now directed towards Lance Corporal Hindupal’s section and a fierce fire fight ensued. By shouted fire orders, personal example and by crawling to the various groups of his section Lance Corporal Hindupal was able to prevent the enemy’s approach to the platoon position from along the main track. The order was then given to break off the engagement. He ordered his light machine gun group to move first while he covered them. The sound of this movement attracted further well-directed automatic fire which wounded the light machine gun Number 1. Lance Corporal Hindupal at once engaged the enemy, silencing them temporarily and continued to cover the withdrawal of the light machine gun party. Now ordering the rifle group to withdraw, first one and then a second Rifleman were killed within a few yards of him as they moved to the rear. He again took on the enemy single handed and so ensured the safe withdrawal of the remainder of his men. He was the last man to leave the position and was in the act of changing his magazine when an enemy advanced towards him firing an automatic weapon. Lance Corporal Hindupal shot him dead at two yards’ range. He now withdrew to the Company rendezvous, and reported that since he had been forced to leave two of his dead in the ambush position while extricating the rest of his section, he wanted to go back to get them. In spite of the now confused situation and continued enemy fire aimed at the ambush area, he personally led two sections of his platoon back to his post to recover the bodies. It seemed at the time, and in retrospect still does, that this act called for the greatest courage of all. In the action 13 enemy were killed; D Company lost 4 killed and two wounded. Lance Corporal Hindupal personally killed 5 enemy and dominated the action on the right flank of his platoon. His leadership, control, personal example, coolness and, above all, his courage throughout a fierce engagement at point blank range were outstanding.’ Hindupal Rai was decorated for gallantry by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at an investiture held at Buckingham Palace in March 1967. The event was later detailed in the Reading Evening Post on 7 March 1967: ‘The Queen decorated for gallantry four members of the 10th Princess Mary’s Own Gurkha Rifles for operations in Sarawak. The DSO went to Major Christopher Pike for “great personal courage, leadership and outstanding coolness under fire as a company commander; and the DCM to Lance-Corporal Hindupal Rai for “outstanding gallantry” as sector commander of a platoon. The Military Medal was awarded to Corporal Asmani Rai who showed “inspired leadership” in command of a section of a reconnaissance platoon, and to Lance-Corporal Jagatbahadur Limbu, who showed “complete disregard for his own safety” in his desire to get to grips with the enemy.’ Both Battalions of the Regiment made truly outstanding contributions to the success of the Borneo campaign in the mid-1960s, as did the Brigade of Gurkhas as a whole. In terms of enemy accounted for, gallantry awards won, and sheer professional accomplishment, the Regiment’s record was second to none; just six months earlier, in similar conditions on a jungle hill near Serikin, a fellow Gurkha, Lance Corporal Rambahadur Limbu of the 2nd Battalion, also found himself at the forefront of the action, faced intense machine gun fire concentrated upon him personally and carried out his leadership duties with persistence and bravery. He was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Seven: Sergeant S. Lamport, Royal Artillery India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (1422663 Bmbr. S. Lamport. R.A.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (1422663 Sjt. S. Lamport R.A.) nearly extremely fine (7) £120-£160 --- S. Lamport served on the North West Frontier of India from 1930 to 1931 with the 4th Light Battery, Royal Artillery, his medal being issued on 29 September 1934. The recipient’s Second World War Royal Artillery Tracer Card confirms later service with the 34th Light Anti-Aircraft Training Regiment and he was discharged in 1955.
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