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Kit Carson A Portrait In Courage by M Morgan Estergreen 1982 Fourth Edition Softback Book with 320 pages published by The University of Oklahoma Press some ageing good condition. Sold on behalf of Michael Sobell Cancer Charity. We combine shipping on all lots. Single book £5.99 UK, £7.99 Europe, £9.99 ROW. We can ship a parcel up to 20kg which will take approx. 40 books in UK £12, EUROPE £39.99, ROW, £59.99
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Pair: Private J. Berry, Oxfordshire Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1901, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4786 Pte: J. Berry. Oxfd: L.I.) engraved naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4786 Pte J. Berry. Oxford: L.I.) edge bruising, nearly very fine (2) £120-£160 --- Sold with a postcard portrait photograph of the recipient.
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Five: Able Seaman J. Day, Royal Navy, who served in H.M.S. Challenger in the Naval Brigade ashore in the Cameroons and German East Africa, and was involved in the hunt for and destruction of S.M.S. Königsberg Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (230601 J. Day, A.B.. H.M.S. Fox.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (230601. J. Day. A.B.. H.M.S. Fox); 1914-15 Star (230601. J. Day. A.B. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (230601 J. Day. A.B. R.N.) mounted court style as worn, light contact marks, small stain to lower edge of V.M., overall very fine (5) £400-£500 --- James Day was born in Bristol on 1 January 1887, and was a carter when he commenced naval service on 5 May 1904 as a Boy 2nd Class, H.M.S. Pembroke. He was advanced to Boy 1 Class, H.M.S. Northampton, on 1 July 1904, and to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Vivid I, on 30 January 1906. He was advanced to Able Seaman in H.M.S. Monmouth on 14 February 1906, and remained as an Able Seaman for the remainder of his naval career. He was retired in 1922 on a reduced pension on reduction of the Navy. He had a slightly chequered disciplinary career having lost good conduct badges on three occasions, but by October 1919 he had attained three, but lost one on 12 August 1921 (restored 10 February 1922), however this meant that he was not eligible for the L.S. & G.C. medal. He served in H.M.S. Fox from 24 June 1908 to 13 July 1910 and in H.M.S. Challenger from 30 July 1914 to 11 January 1918. His service in the Great War was almost entirely in H.M.S. Challenger during which she was engaged in the campaign in German East Africa, including land operations ashore, in which it seems Day was involved. H.M.S. Challenger was involved in operations off the Cameroons and East Africa during the Great War, including the capture of Duala (Cameroons) on 27 September 1914, supporting the destruction of S.M.S. Königsberg on 15 July 1915, and the capture of Dar-es-Salaam on 4 September 1915. H.M.S. Challenger was in action against the Marie, the supply ship for S.M.S. Königsberg, on 26 April 1916, and supplied 5 officers and 50 sailors as part of a Naval Force of 300, under Commander Watson, R.N., to capture Bagamoyo. This they did even though they were shelled by Königsberg guns emplaced ashore. During bayonet charges and hand to hand fighting Captain R. H. Thomas, R.M., and the German officer in command were among the killed. It seems likely that Day also took part in operations ashore in 1916 and 1917, when a small Naval Brigade under Commander H. D. Bridges, R.N., were amongst the force that marched on Dar-es-Salaam which was captured on 4 September 1916. Sold together with a portrait photograph of the recipient wearing the first two medals, and two odd bits of memorabilia, one comprising a German 1 Mark piece soldered to a small plaque engraved "Bombardment of Duala by H.M.S. Challenger 26 Sept 1914", and the second, a ½ Mark piece soldered to a little plaque which is engraved "Kamerun German Bullets 1914" - both reflecting the Cameroon operations in the second month of the Great War.
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A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O. group of four awarded to Major E. A. Widdowson, New Zealand Army Medical Corps Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; 1914-15 Star (3/463 Major. E. A. Widdowson. N.Z.E.F.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (3/463 Major E. A. Widdowson. N.Z.E.F.) nearly extremely fine (4) £2,000-£2,400 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 3 June 1918. Eric Arthur Widdowson was born in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, on 11 November 1888 and enlisted at Otago on 21 October 1914. Commissioned a Captain in the New Zealand Army Medical Corps, he embarked for service with the 2nd Reinforcement, New Zealand Expeditionary Force at Wellington on 14 December 1914, and served during the Great War at Gallipoli; with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force; and on the Western Front. Promoted Major on 13 December 1917, he served latterly with No. 1 New Zealand Field Ambulance, and for his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig ‘for his gallant conduct and devotion to duty during the period 25 September 1917 to 24 February 1918’ (London Gazette 28 May 1918), as well as being appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. Returning to New Zealand on 20 May 1919, he was discharged on 21 August 1919, and in later life practised as a G.P. in England. He died on 29 April 1959. Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient, housed in a glazed display frame.
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Five: Sick Berth Attendant G. J. Grieve, Royal Navy, who was severely wounded in action at Athens in December 1916, being mentioned in despatches and awarded both the French Medaille Militaire and Croix de Guerre 1914-15 Star (M.4417. G. J. Grieve, S.B.A., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (M.4417 G. J. Grieve. S.B.A. R.N.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre 1914-16, with bronze palmes; Medaille Militaire, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, mounted for display, enamel chipped on reverse centre of last, otherwise good very fine (5) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 23 March 1917. Croix de Guerre with Palme London Gazette 23 March 1917. Medaille Militaire London Gazette 12 May 1917. George Johnson Grieve was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, on 24 May 1893. He enlisted into the Royal Navy on 6 May 1912, at Devonport, was rated as a probationary Sick Berth Attendant and served in this rate until May 1913 when he was rated Sick Berth Attendant having completed his training at the R.N. hospital Plymouth. He joined H.M.S. Exmouth as S.B.A. on 30 July 1914. Exmouth was sent to Gallipoli as flag ship to Admiral Nicholson and remained off the beaches even after the torpedoing of the Goliath, Majestic and Triumph. Grieve was landed ashore with the Allied Naval Brigade at Athens in December 1916, in which operations he was severely wounded, as described in Blumberg’s History of the Royal Marines: ‘During the fighting Surgeon Lt. John Desmond Milligan of the Exmouth continued to attend to the wounded on the crest of a hill all through the first period of the fighting, although fully exposed to the Greek fire, and was assisted by Sick Berth Attendant Grieve, who was wounded three times in the arm.’ Following his wounding in Greece, Grieve spent several months in hospital before re joining Exmouth which ship he left on 31 August 1917, returning to duties at R.N. Hospital, Plymouth. Unfortunately, Grieve developed epilepsy and was invalided out of the Navy on 12 December 1917. He died of tuberculosis in November 1929. Sold with the following archive: i) A fine studio portrait photograph of the recipient ii) The recipient’s Mentioned in Despatches Certificate, dated 23 Marcy 1917. iii) Admiralty Telegram to Mrs Grieve informing her that he son had been severely wounded. iv) Certificate of discharge from Hospital. v) Vellum parchment certificate for Medaille Militaire. vi) Borough of Tenby certificate admitting Grieve as an Honorary Freeman of the Borough. vii) Obituary notice from a Tenby newspaper. viii) Certified Copy of Birth Certificate.
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Six: Attributed to Trooper J. Perry 5th Royal Tank Regiment India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (7880597 Tpr. J. Perry 1 ACC RTC) re-named; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, the last five all privately engraved ‘7880597 Tpr. J. Perry 5 RTR’, the first polished, nearly very fine the others very fine Five: Attributed to Sergeant D. T. Tillson, 131/22 Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 8th Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very fine (11) £70-£90 --- Joseph Perry is confirmed on the Medal roll for the 1st Armoured Car Company, Royal Tank Corps as having received the India General Service Medal with clasp for North West Frontier 1930-31. Sold with Army Council medal issue slip for five medals and one clasp, Royal Tank Regiment white metal cap badge with King’s Crown with two lugs and red leather backing, original distressed National Registration Identity Card named to Joseph Perry of Wrexham, named Royal British Legion membership cards and several named Royal British Legion membership subscription receipts, several press cuttings relating to El Alamein reunion meetings; and several topographic and regimental fancy dress photographs the majority apparently taken in India. Douglas Thomas Tillson was born on 15 November 1918. He enlisted for the Royal Artillery (Militia) at Southend on 15 July 1939 serving in North Africa and Italy, being released in 1946. His Army Books confirm the award of the five medals and 8th Army clasp. Sold with the recipient’s riband bar for the five medals, and a large quantity of original documentation including, two original Army ‘Brown’ Soldiers Service and Pay Books (Army Book 64) one in relic condition, Membership card for the Southend on Sea Royal Artillery Association, original Certificate of Transfer to Army Reserve, dated 9 May 1946, hospital discharge certificate noting his service with 131/32 H.A.A. Regiment, dated March 1944, original 8th Army propaganda notice in Italian, Allied Military currency Italian 10 Lire note, original Army Record of Service form showing service from 30 October 1939 to 8 May 1946, head and shoulders portrait photograph of the recipient in uniform, cloth overseas embroidered service chevrons, one with four red chevrons and another single, together with other original named documentation and several original unit photographs and photographs in action in North Africa.
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Four: Attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel H. Lacy, O.B.E. (Civil), M.B.E. (Military), Royal Artillery, later Chief Design Officer at the War Office Armament Design Department, Principal Inspecting Officer at Woolwich Arsenal, Assistant Director of Artillery at at the Ministry of Supply, and latterly a Director of the British Aircraft Corporation (Guided Weapons) Limited 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted for wear, very fine (4) £60-£80 --- O.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 11 June 1977: Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Lacy (Retd.), M.B.E., lately Director, British Aerospace (B.A.C.). M.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 10 June 1954: Major (now Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Harry Lacy (222157), Royal Regiment of Artillery. Harry Lacy was commissioned into the Royal Artillery as a Second Lieutenant on 19 December 1941, and was advanced Major on 2 April 1949. He retired on 1 April 1955, and was granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. An un-attributed obituary of the recipient states: ‘Lieutenant-Colonel Lacy, who was educated at Burnley Grammar School and the University of London, began his career as a technical college lecturer in mathematics. He left a reserved occupation in 1939 to join the Army, rising from the ranks to win a commission in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, and was later granted a regular commission. From 1939 to 1945 Lieutenant-Colonel Lacy served with the Royal Regiment of Artillery at home and overseas, subsequently joining the technical staff course at the Royal Military College of Science, where he qualified as a technical staff officer in 1946. Later the same year he was appointed Chief Design Officer at the War Office’s Armament Design Department, Fort Halstead, and became Principal Inspecting Officer for the Chief Inspector of Armament at Woolwich Arsenal in 1948. From 1950 to 1953 he was Assistant Director of Artillery at Ministry of Supply Headquarters, and in 1954 was appointed Senior Technical Officer, Trials Establishments, Royal Artillery, at Ty Croes, Anglesey. In 1955 Lieutenant-Colonel Lacy joined Vickers Limited as Chief Technical Adviser to the Armament Department and joined British Aircraft Corporation on its formation in 1960. From 1955 to 1960, he was associated with the development of the Chieftain tank and Abbot self-propelled gun, both projects now being in service with the British Army. He had also been concerned with the development of the Vigimant anti-tank weapon system since the initiation of the project in 1957. On 13 February 1968 Lieutenant-Colonel Lacy was appointed a Director of the British Aircraft Corporation (Guided Weapons) Limited. Sold with over 25 original photographs, in several of which the recipient is identified, including 124th Officer Cadet Training unit Christmas party invitation addressed to Capt. & Mrs Lacy, several original portrait photographs of the recipient in uniform, a number of named Royal Artillery group photographs, including one of 22 War Gunnery Course, December 1942 - May 1943, named group photo of 124 O.C.T.U. R.A. A.A. Regimental Soccer team, 1943-44, including Capt. Lacy and an original print of his obituary which includes a photograph.
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Four: Attributed to Flight Lieutenant (Observer) H. D. Richards, Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very fine (4) £60-£80 --- Harry Dennis Richards served as Leading Aircraftman in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve with service No. 1395098. He was commissioned Pilot Officer, on probation, on 19 March 1943, and was further promoted to be War Substantive Flying Officer on 19 September 1943, and to War Substantive Flight Lieutenant on 19 March 1945. Harry Dennis Richards married Maud Reynolds at Islington in January 1945. Sold with original R.A.F. medal riband entitlement slip named to 151667 F/O H. D. Richards, confirming entitlement to wear the ribands of the 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star and Defence Medal signed by Group Captain D. Ross Shore, of Fighter Command, R.A.F. Bentwater; single Flying Officer’s uniform epaulette; two original officer portrait photographs in uniform and several smaller photographs in other ranks uniform wearing observer’s brevet half wings; another in civilian dress; R.A.F. group photograph with Airspeed Oxford training aircraft, in distressed condition; the lot accompanied by his wife’s Royal Air Force Service and Release book named to Leading Aircraft Woman M. Richards, No. 472257, who had served as a teleprinter operator and telephonist; her R.A.F. notebook; several other photographs and a related family ration book.
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A Great War ‘Salonika’ M.C group of five awarded to Captain J. R. Green, Hampshire Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. J. R. Green. Hamps. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. J. R. Green.); France, Thrd Republic, Medal of Honour, with Swords, gold (silver-gilt), unnamed, good very fine and better (5) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.C. London Gazette 11 January 1919: ‘For conspicuous gallantry during an attack. He commanded his company with great skill and determination. After the capture of all his objectives he organised his command under exceptionally heavy artillery fire, and throughout the action displayed a very high standard of command and set a fine example of courage and devotion to duty. When the enemy endeavoured to counter-attack he drove them back’ French Medal of Honour with Swords in Gold London Gazette 17 March 1920. John Russell Green was born on 10 August 1891 and following the outbreak of the Great War attested for the Welsh Field Company, Royal Engineers (Reserve) on 19 October 1914. He was discharged to a commission in the Hampshire Regiment and served with the 10th Battalion in the Gallipoli theatre of war from 4 October 1915. Advanced Captain, he saw further service in Salonika, and was awarded the Military Cross. He died on 15 January 1953. Sold with the named Bestowal Document for the French Medal of Honour with Swords in Gold, with War Office enclosure; named War Office enclosure for the Military Cross; various portrait photographs of the recipient; and copied research.
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A Great War ‘Ypres, October 1917’ D.C.M. and M.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant T. F. Johnson, 22nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (20999 Sjt: T. F. Johnson. 22/Manch: R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (20999 Cpl. T. F. Johnson. 22/Manch: R.); 1914-15 Star (20999 Pte. F. Johnson. Manch: R.) note single initial; British War and Victory Medals (20999 Sjt. T. F. Johnson. Manch. R.) medals unmounted, toned, nearly extremely fine (5) £2,200-£2,600 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 20 November 1917; citation published 6 February 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in a difficult situation. He reorganised the men of his platoon under heavy sniping and machine gun fire, and was slightly wounded.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘East of Ypres, 4 October 1917’. M.M. London Gazette 26 May 1917. Thomas Frederick Johnson was a native of Craven Arms, Shropshire, and served with the 22nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment in France from 12 November 1915. He was discharged to a commission on 5 March 1919. Sold with a splendid large portrait photograph of the recipient in uniform wearing his two decorations, approx. 38x35cm, together with copied research including Medal cards, gazette entries and War Diary extract.
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A Great War Western Front ‘Battle of Richebourg, May 1915’ and ‘Battle of Givenchy, September 1915’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant F. Merry, 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (9140 L. Cpl. F. Merry. 2/O. & B.L.I.); 1914-15 Star (9140 Pte. F. Merry. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9140 Sjt. F. Merry. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) mounted on card for display, contact marks, very fine (4) £800-£1,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous devotion to duty. Although very ill, he refused to go sick, and carried on all his duties, including the voluntary collection of the wounded between the lines, till he became light-headed. He also did very good work on another occasion.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘Richebourg 15 & 16 May 1915; Givenchy 25 & 26 September 1915’. Fred Merry was born on 26 September 1884, and served 7 years with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry before being transferred to the Reserve. Recalled on the outbreak of war, he re-enlisted on 2 September 1914, at Nuneaton, Warwickshire. He landed in France on 26 January 1915, joining the 2nd Battalion O. & B.L.I., then already on the western front as part of 5th Brigade, 2nd Division. Appointed Lance-Corporal in August 1915, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his actions during the battles of Festubert in May 1915, and Loos in September 1915. In October 1915 Merry contracted bronchitis and was invalided to England. In May 1916 he departed from Devonport to join the newly reconstituted 1st Battalion in Mesopotamia, landing at Basra on 24 June 1916. He was appointed Corporal in August 1916, and promoted to Sergeant on 3 February 1917, following short periods as Lance-Sergeant and Acting Sergeant. He embarked again at Basra on 22 February 1919, bound for England and subsequent demobilisation on 25 April 1919. Fred Merry was afterwards publican of The Punch Bowl public house at Nuneaton and died at Fleetwood, Lancashire, on 23 May 1981. Sold with original Post Card portrait photograph and Certificate of Transfer to Reserve, together with comprehensive copied research including War Diary extracts.
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A well documented Great War ‘Western Front, April 1917’ D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant (later 2nd Lieutenant) W. J. England, 1st South African Infantry Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (3558 Sjt: W. J. England. 1/S.A. Inf:); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (2nd Lt. W. J. England.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (3) £800-£1,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 26 July 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He displayed great courage and resource in dealing with an attempt to cut off his platoon by the enemy. His great coolness set a splendid example throughout.’ The citation as shown on the accompanying Regimental Testimony of Gallantry certificate states: ‘This N.C.O. displayed great resource and initiative in dealing with an attempt by the enemy E. of Fampoux to isolate his platoon & by quickly reorganising all the rifles in his vicinity, successfully smashed the movement. He bore himself throughout the operations of 12th April 1917 with great coolness & set a fine example to his men (Awarded D.C.M. - B.R.O. 24/5/17).’ The certificate dated 15 January 1918 and signed by the Commanding Officer of 1st South African Infantry. On 12 April 1917, the South African Brigade formed up to advance from the village of Fampoux towards the German chemical works at Roeux. An attempt to capture these works the previous day had been made by the 2nd Seaforths and the Royal Irish Fusiliers but both Battalions had been decimated. When the South Africans began their advance, the promised British bombardment did not arrive and the Germans did not miss the opportunity to cause heavy casualties within yards of of the advance beginning. British guns finally began a creeping barrage which was so fast that it was useless to the struggling advancing men and when the men eventually reached the German front line the barrage had missed it and the enemy line was intact. The attack was a total failure and the South African Brigade was virtually wiped out, only being able to participate in minor operations for the remainder of the war. William John England was born in Manchester, England, and attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 30 August 1915, aged 29, giving his sister, Daisy, as his next of kin, living at Paarl, Cape Province. He proceeded to England for training from October 1915 and first served in Egypt from 12 January 1916, before proceeding to France where he served from 21 April 1916 to 9 February 1918. England was granted a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the 1st South African Infantry on 2 November 1918, and returned to the front in France on 8 November 1918. He was released from service on 23 July 1919, and returned to his home at Sea Point, Cape Town. Sold with original large Regimental Testimony of Gallantry certificate with hand-written citation; Commission document as 2nd Lieutenant in South African Infantry, in O.H.M.S. envelope addressed to him at Sea Point; named card boxes of issue for campaign medals; 1924 South African Passport with photographs of himself and his wife; portrait photograph in uniform with collar dogs marked ‘C38’; a group photograph taken after training in England; metal identity disc; Driving Licence dated March 1939; together with two miscellaneous Citizens of Cape Town booklets and copied research including full record of service.
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Thailand, Kingdom, Medal for 15 Years’ Loyal Service, silver (2); Rama VI Coronation Medal 1911, 2nd ‘portrait’ type, silver; Rama VII Coronation Medal 1925, silver; Bangkok 150th Anniversary Meal 1932, silver; Victory Medal (4), for the Second World War (2); for the Korean War (2), silver, all with integral top riband bars, generally nearly very fine and better (9) £80-£100
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Three: Attributed to Admiral and First Sea Lord Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton, G.C.B., Royal Navy Baltic 1854-55; Arctic Medal 1818-55; China 1857-60, 1 clasp, Fatshan 1857, mounted as worn in this order, all unnamed as issued but attributed to Admiral and First Sea Lord, Richard Vesey Hamilton, Royal Navy, contained in leather case retailed by Phillips of Cockspur St., London, accompanied by extensive research and a copy photograph of Admiral Hamilton wearing the three medals mounted in the same order and style, good very fine, the last better (3) £2,000-£3,000 --- Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton was born at Sandwich, Kent, on 28 May 1829, the younger son of the Rev. John Vesey Hamilton, vicar of St. Mary’s Church, Sandwich, and his wife Frances Agnes Malone. He was educated at the Royal Naval School, Camberwell, and entered the Royal Navy in 1843, proceeding in the Virago to the Mediterranean. In 1850 he volunteered for service in one of the expeditions fitted out by the Admiralty in that year to search for the Arctic explorer, Sir John Franklin. He proceeded to the Arctic as mate in the Assistance and on his return in 1851 was promoted Lieutenant. He served in the Arctic in Assistance 1850-51, Resolute 1852-54 and with Assistance again 1852-54. He was First Lieutenant of Desperate in the Baltic, from 16 January 1855, and was discharged to Haughty on 4 Mar 1856. He was appointed Lieutenant and Commander of Haughty and, for his part in the action in Fatshan Creek on 1 June 1857, he achieved immediate promotion to Commander and, much later, in 1875, received a C.B. in recognition of this action. He left the ship on 21 September 1857 following his promotion. After leaving Haughty on 6 December 1857, he commissioned Hydra on 4 June 1858, and was promoted to Captain on 27 January 1862. He left Hydra on 15 July 1862 to join Vesuvius. He was promoted Rear Admiral on 17 September 1877; Vice Admiral 17 February 1884; and was created K.C.B. on 21 June 1887, when Commander-in-Chief, China Station; Admiral 18 October 1887; Second Sea Lord, 31 December 1888; First Sea Lord, 24 October 1889 until 27 September 1891, when he became President of the Royal Naval College Greenwich. He was transferred to the Retired List (aged 65) and ceased to be Admiral President on 1 October 1894. He died on 17 September 1912, aged 83. Attribution: The medals are unnamed but are housed in a contemporary fitted case (Phillips, Cockspur Street, London) and is of a style that a senior officer would have commissioned. The case appears contemporary, and the ribbons are of older weave and seem to be original. Research suggests that that only four officers had this combination of medals - T. B. Collinson, R. P. Jenkins, and R. Wynniatt (medals known) being the other three. None rose to Flag rank apart from Hamilton who was First Sea Lord in 1889-91. A portrait of Admiral Richard Vesey Hamilton in the National Maritime Museum (Negative No. 6573) shows him in the uniform of a full Admiral (with G.C.B. sash and star) wearing his medal group both in the order as mounted but also with the 2nd China medal significantly lower than the others, just as in this group. The portrait would have been painted in or after 1895 when he received the G.C.B. This medal group has been attributed to Hamilton for many years and the portrait evidence is compelling.
![[Chromos] Brown's Self-Interpreting Family Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments; to which are Annexed Marginal Refere](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/bd1ccc42-333e-4429-8c31-af2400c9f10a/f37164d1-9e2a-437b-992e-af2500b411cd/468x382.jpg)
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[Chromos] Brown's Self-Interpreting Family Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments; to which are Annexed Marginal References and Illustrations etc by the late Rev. John Brown with many additional references and numerous illustrations, published Adam & Co (c.1870) with frontis portrait, colour printed title page, printed title and full-page chromolithographic plates, folio bound in full heavily embossed gilt leather with decorated metal edges and hinged clasps
![[SIGNED] Hopkins of the Mayflower Portrait of a Dissenter by Margaret Hodges, published Farrar Straus and Giroux 1972 first e](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/bd1ccc42-333e-4429-8c31-af2400c9f10a/7cb603fb-af18-43b3-92fd-af2500a45c22/468x382.jpg)
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Circle of Johannes Kerseboom (British, circa 1679-circa 1707)Portrait of Miss Coningsby, half-length, wearing a gold coloured dress, blue shawl and white lace collarOil on canvas, oval 45.8 x 35.7cm (18 1/16 x 14 1/16in).Footnotes:This and the following Lot 108 are portraits of the daughters of Thomas, first Earl Coningsby, Margaret (d.1761) and Frances (d.1781) by his second wife, Frances Jones (1674-1714) daughter of Richard Jones, first Earl of Ranelagh. Lord Coningsby ensured that after his death each was a Countess in her own right, hence they are usually portrayed in red. With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research on this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Circle of Johannes Kerseboom (British, circa 1679-circa 1707 London)Portrait of Miss Coningsby, half-length, in a red dress and white lace collarOil on canvas, oval 45.8 x 35.6cm (18 1/16 x 14in).Footnotes:This and the previous Lot 107 are portraits of the daughters of Thomas, first Earl Coningsby, Margaret (d.1761) and Frances (d.1781) by his second wife, Frances Jones (1674-1714) daughter of Richard Jones, first Earl of Ranelagh. Lord Coningsby ensured that after his death each was a Countess in her own right, hence they are usually portrayed in red. With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research on this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![BACON (FRANCIS)Sylva Sylvarum: or A Naturall Historie... [edited] by William Rawley, 2 parts in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, secon](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5746212e-195e-47ce-8a3a-af200111fa2c/2acd084f-8f96-4b7a-94cb-af200115a787/468x382.jpg)
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BACON (FRANCIS)Sylva Sylvarum: or A Naturall Historie... [edited] by William Rawley, 2 parts in 1 vol., FIRST EDITION, second issue (with printed title dated 1627), fine engraved portrait and additional pictorial title, a2 a cancel with stub, blanks L3, 2A1, 2D4, 2M1 and g4 present, signatures I-L working loose, contemporary blind-ruled speckled calf, gilt panelled spine (stamped 'G:I 29'), tears at head and foot of spine and joints, folio, Printed by I[ohn] H[aviland and Augustine Mathewes] for William Lee at the the Turks Head in Fleet-street, next to the Miter, 1627This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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BOOK OF COMMON PRAYERThe Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments, contemporary mottled calf, crowned royal monogram 'GR' in corners of covers and in each spine compartment, worn at edges, tall folio, Oxford University, Printed by T. Wright & W. Gill, 1776--COWLEY (ABRAHAM) The Works, ninth edition, engraved portrait, contemporary panelled calf, gilt panelled spine, rubbed, joints cracking, folio, Henry Herringman, 1700--[House of Commons Journal], clerical manuscript in ink, recording orders and business in the Commons, 432pp. plus 8pp. index, contemporary reversed calf with gilt armorial stamp on upper cover, spine labels gilt-stamped 'Comons Journa Fro 12 Apr 1689 to 14 May 1689/ G.& M. Tom II', folio, [dated 1712 at end]; and 2 others (5)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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CURTIS (WILLIAM)Lectures on Botany as delivered in the Botanic Garden at Lambeth..., 3 vols., engraved portrait and 119 hand-coloured plates, occasional soiling and spotting, contemporary half calf, worn with tears, 8vo, H.D. Symonds, 1805This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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CURTIS (WILLIAM)The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed, 36 vol. in 18, 1501 hand-coloured plates (some folding) by J. Sowerby, Sydenham Edwards, W. Herbert and T. Curtis, engraved portrait in volume 15, light spotting and browning, occasional offsetting and damp-staining, contemporary tree calf, elaborate gilt spines with green morocco labels, slightly worn, some damp-staining, volume 1 lacking number label [Dunthorne 88; Henrey 473; Hunt 691], 8vo, for W. Curtis, by Coachman and Fry, 1787-1812, sold as a periodicalThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![HEREFORDSHIRE & SHROPSHIRE[CONIGSBY (THOMAS, Earl)] Collections Concerning the Manor of Marden, in the County of Hereford](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5746212e-195e-47ce-8a3a-af200111fa2c/e5f0cd11-0ee5-436e-be96-af200115fc72/468x382.jpg)
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HEREFORDSHIRE & SHROPSHIRE[CONIGSBY (THOMAS, Earl)] Collections Concerning the Manor of Marden, in the County of Hereford, title and Introduction printed in 1813, with 35pp. manuscript bound at end titled 'The fourteenth Part of ye Patents in ye fourth and fifth years of the Reigne of Philip & Mary King & Queen', lacking pp. 545-720 (see footnote), early nineteenth century diced calf, rebacked, folio, [Privately Printed, c.1722]--BAKER (OLIVER) Ludlow, Town & Neighbourhood, etched frontispiece (this and title foxed), illustrations, publisher's pictorial cloth gilt, rubbed, 4to, Ludlow, George Woolley, 1888--LEIGHTON (STANLEY) Shropshire Houses Past & Present, portrait and plates, publisher's parchment-backed boards, soiled, 4to, George Bell, 1901; and 10 others, topography & history (13)Footnotes:The Earl of Conigsby's 'collections concerning Marden were printed in 1722–1727 in a bulky tome, without any title-page, and with pagination of great irregularity, but were never published. When his right to the Marden property was disputed, all the copies of this work but a few were destroyed' (Wikipedia). The present copy has some additional sections bound at the end (as mentioned in Upcott), but in common with most others copies is imperfect.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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HEREFORDSHIRE - HAMPTON COURTVolume containing collection of c.70 seventeenth and eighteenth century manuscript documents pertaining to the history of Hampton Court and the Earls of Coningsby, beginning with 'Mr Blount's Account of Hampton, transcribed from ye original in his own hand', and including copies of extracts from manorial rolls ('...This is part of the manor of Hampton Rishards, now called Hampton Court, the seat of present Earl of Coningsby...'), the Doomsday Book and Monastium Anglicanum, abstracts from and copies of charters and registers ('The Charter of Richard Bishop of Hereford... Church of Leomynster...'), 'The Fifteenth Part of Patent Rolls of the First Year of the Reign of Queen Mary', a pedigree of the Nevills, receipt from George Holmes dated 1720 for exemplifying a charter (including 02.08.0 for the Great Seal and 00.05.0 for the 'Baggbearer'), papers on 'Lady Coningesby's Case', accounts signed by John Kyrle and John Scudamore, 1640, a schedule of letters belonging to Thomas Coningsby that 'remaine in my custody at Hampton Court... November 1614', and much else; written in several hands, in English and Latin, with occasional notes ('The Kings that follow are very ancient yet I could not avoid taking notice of them as they came in my way... There is a Roll of 4 membranes or skins of parchment written on the back thereof...'), duty stamps and dockets, bound in one volume with later index written in ink on blue paper tipped into front, several pages excised at end, titled 'Herefordshire Collections' in gilt on spine, 739 numbered pages, dust-staining, creasing and marks, edges frayed, half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt, corners bumped, hinges cracked, ink stain to spine, folio (various sizes 300 x 175mm. to c.320 x 200mm.), [seventeenth/eighteenth century]; and 2 others including a manuscript 'Survey and Valuation of the Estate belonging to the Right Hon.ble Lord Viscount Malden in the Counties of Hereford, Worcester and Radnor', 226pp., contemporary reversed calf, red and black leather spine labels ('Hampton Court Estate.. vol. 1'), 4to, [c.1780s] (3)Footnotes:'THIS VILLAGE, LYING IN THE PARISH OR CHAPELRY OF HOPE UNDER DINMORE, WAS HERETOFORE CALLED HAMPTON MAPPENORE AND HAMPTON RICHARD TO DISTINGUISH IT FROM OTHER HAMPTONS IN THIS COUNTY': A miscellaneous collection of documents pertaining to the property and history of the Coningsby family in Herefordshire seemingly gathered by Thomas Coningsby, 1st Earl Coningsby (1656-1729) and bound together in the nineteenth century. Amongst the copies of deeds and registers there are a handful of autograph letters to the Earl. One, signed 'James Hill' and undated, encloses copies of deeds concerning Bodenham, Marden and surrounding villages, and confirms 'This day I brought a Painter to look upon the picture of Sir Thomas Conyngesby, he admired it. And say it would take time to draw an accurate copy... he will come to Hampton & copy it exactly'. This may refer to the portrait now attributed to George Gower of his ancestor, also Thomas (1550-1625), senior knight of the shire for Herefordshire, intimate of Sir Philip Sidney and author of an account of the siege of Rouen in 1591. Another autograph letter on the militia dated May 1694 and signed 'J Scudamore', warns him to '...be careful in keeping out all those that are not very well satisfied with the government...', naming Sir John Hoskyns as such a person ('...it was against his conscience to take the Oaths Obedience to Government...').This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
![JONSTON (JOHN)Historia naturalis de quadrupetibus libri [... de avibus libri VI], 2 vol., engraved titles, engraved portrait](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/5746212e-195e-47ce-8a3a-af200111fa2c/3a62dbdd-c672-42c1-a7a9-af2001161d30/468x382.jpg)
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JONSTON (JOHN)Historia naturalis de quadrupetibus libri [... de avibus libri VI], 2 vol., engraved titles, engraved portrait, 80 and 62 engraved plates of quadrupeds and birds respectively, contemporary mottled calf, worn, quadruped volume slightly fire blackened, bird volume with stain to spine and label chipped [Nissen ZBI 2131; IVB 481], folio, Frankfurt, Matthaeus Merian, 1650Footnotes:The quadruped and bird parts of Jonston's six-part work.Provenance: Algernon Capell, Earl of Essex, bookplates dated 1701.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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LAURENCE (JOHN)The Clergy-man's Recreation: Shewing the Pleasure and Profit of the Art of Gardening, sixth edition, Bernard Lintot, 1726; The Gentleman's Recreation: or the Second Part of the Art of Gardening improved, third edition, Bernard Lintot, 1723, 2 parts in 1 vol., engraved portrait frontispiece to part 1, frontispiece to part 2, and 4 folding plates, a few woodcut illustrations, ownership inscriptions of Joseph & henry Brock, blind-stamps of 'IHA', contemporary calf, paper spine labels, worn [Henrey 938, 944 & 939]--[RAPIN (RENE)] Of Gardens. A Latin Poem... translated by James Gardiner, second edition, engraved portrait and 3 (of 4) folding plates, contemporary panelled calf [Henrey 1254], W. Bowyer, [1718], 8vo; and 2 others (4)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Maud Earl (British, 1863-1943)'White Light (No 2)' - a pointer catching the scentSigned and dated 'Maud Earl/1910(?)' (lower right) also signed and inscribed to the reverse with the title and artist's address '(Miss) Maud Earl / 8 Elm Tree Road, London NW' Oil on canvas 144 x 112cm (56 11/16 x 44 1/8in).Footnotes:'Miss Earl; a lady who, in addition to her other qualifications, combines enthusiasm for the pointer with an intimate knowledge of his anatomy' - William Arkwright, The Pointer and his Predecessor, pub.1902, p. 219.One of the most successful canine portraitists of her day, Maud Earl was born in 1863 into a family of painters. Beginning her training with her father, the acclaimed animal artist George Earl, Maud later studied at the Royal Female School of Art in 1882 before exhibiting her first work at the Royal Academy in 1884. With a clear skill and sensitivity to the specific requirements of painting pure-bred dogs, Earl rapidly developed a 'who's who' of clients keen to commission portraits of their champion and prize hounds. Indeed, permission was granted to paint one of Queen Victoria's White Collies at Windsor Castle in February 1897 which led to the Prince and Princess of Wales selecting one of their favourite dogs for a portrait too.The present Lots are fine examples of Earl's early style of painting which made her so popular, in which the dog is placed within a recognisable landscape or interior. In later works, this background almost completely fades away thus forcing the viewer to focus entirely on the dog in question.This Lot is of specific interest to the present Collection. Born 1st February 1906 by Wilful Dan ex (out of) Leader, White Light was one of William Arkwright's (1857-1925) best Pointers, in fact he is reported to have thought she was 'the most perfectly shaped Pointer that he has ever seen.'William, of Sutton Hall, Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire, was the great-grandson of Richard Arkwright and a cousin to the Arkwright family that lived at Kinsham Court. He held a particular interest in the breeding of Pointers and was considered the authority on the breed, particularly after his publication of The Pointer and His Predecessor in 1902 (see Lots 124, 125 and 126 for copies of the book). It is likely these paintings came to Kinsham Court as a result of William's death. He had no children and, on his death, he made Jack's son John RS Arkwright his residuary legatee. When artist and fancier first met is unclear, however Earl's 1902 exhibition British Hounds and Gundogs at the Graves Gallery in London is said to owe its inception to Arkwright who was founder of the International Gun Dog League.Arkwright clearly considered Earl the finest artist of the day to detail the characteristics of one of his most prized dogs.With thanks to the Kennel Club and Catherine Beale for their guidance and research on this lot.Literature:On the relationship between Maud Earl and William Arkwright, please see the following:A. Croxton Smith, The Power of the Dog: Twenty Plates in Colour by Maud Earl, Hodder and Stoughton.H. Cox, Dogs, By Well-Known Authorities, 1906, Vol II, p. 5.E. Miriam Garden, The Field of Art: Miss Maud Earl and her Pictures, October 5 1899, in Ladies' Field 1899, Vol. 2, pp. 186-188.William Secord, Dog Painting 1840-1940: A social history of the dog in art, Antique Collector's Club, 1992.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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MASON (SIMON)The Nature of an intermitting Fever and Ague, FIRST EDITION, some old ink marginalia, contemporary calf, gilt, rubbed, J. Hodges, 1745--GAY (JOHN) Fables, 2 vol., title with engraved vignette, illustrations, bookplate of the Countess of Tyrconnel, contemporary mottled calf, spines gilt with red and green morocco labels, J. and R. Tonson & J. Watts, 1753--WOODWARD (JOSIAH) An Account of the Societies For Reformation of Manners, in London and Westminster... With a Persuasive to Persons of all Ranks, to be Zealous and Dilligent in Promoting the Execution of the Laws against Prophaneness and Debauchery, engraved portrait, contemporary panelled calf, joints split, B[rabazon] Aylmer, 1699; and another, 8vo (5)Footnotes:The first book is a rare work on malaria, only two copies of which have appeared in auction records over the last fifty years.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Maud Earl (British, 1863-1943)'Largo' - a pointer in a hallwaySigned and indistinctly dated 'Maud Earl/1911(?)' (lower left), also signed and inscribed on the reverse with the name of the pointer and '(Miss) Maud Earl / 8 Elm Tree Road, London NW' Oil on canvas 165 x 121cm (64 15/16 x 47 5/8in).Footnotes:'Miss Earl; a lady who, in addition to her other qualifications, combines enthusiasm for the pointer with an intimate knowledge of his anatomy' - William Arkwright, The Pointer and his Predecessor, pub.1902, p. 219.One of the most successful canine portraitists of her day, Maud Earl was born in 1863 into a family of painters. Beginning her training with her father, the acclaimed animal artist George Earl, Maud later studied at the Royal Female School of Art in 1882 before exhibiting her first work at the Royal Academy in 1884. With a clear skill and sensitivity to the specific requirements of painting pure-bred dogs, Earl rapidly developed a 'who's who' of clients keen to commission portraits of their champion and prize hounds. Indeed, permission was granted to paint one of Queen Victoria's White Collies at Windsor Castle in February 1897 which led to the Prince and Princess of Wales selecting one of their favourite dogs for a portrait too.The present Lots are fine examples of Earl's early style of painting which made her so popular, in which the dog is placed within a recognisable landscape or interior. In later works, this background almost completely fades away thus forcing the viewer to focus entirely on the dog in question.This Lot is of specific interest to the present Collection. Born 25 February 1901, by Lorne (sire) out of First Fiddle (dam), Largo was one of William Arkwright's (1857-1925) top Pointers. William, of Sutton Hall, Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire, was the great-grandson of Richard Arkwright and a cousin to the Arkwright family that lived at Kinsham Court. He held a particular interest in the breeding of Pointers and was considered the authority on the breed, particularly after his publication of The Pointer and His Predecessor in 1902 (see Lots 124, 125 and 126 for copies of the book). It is likely these paintings came to Kinsham Court as a result of William's death. He had no children and, on his death, he made Jack's son John RS Arkwright his residuary legatee. When artist and fancier first met is unclear, however Earl's 1902 exhibition British Hounds and Gundogs at the Graves Gallery in London is said to owe its inception to Arkwright who was founder of the International Gun Dog League. Additionally, Earl's only sculpture is of Largo, executed in bronze in 1905 and presented by Arkwright to the Swedish Pointer Club in 1906. Arkwright clearly considered Earl the best artist of the day to detail the best characteristics of one of his most prized dogs.With thanks to the Kennel Club and Catherine Beale for their guidance and research on this lot.Literature:On the relationship between Maud Earl and William Arkwright, please see the following:A. Croxton Smith, The Power of the Dog: Twenty Plates in Colour by Maud Earl, Hodder and Stoughton.E. Miriam Garden, The Field of Art: Miss Maud Earl and her Pictures, October 5 1899, in Ladies' Field 1899, Vol. 2, pp. 186-188.William Secord, Dog Painting 1840-1940: A social history of the dog in art, Antique Collector's Club, 1992.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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John Alfred Wheeler of Bath (British, 1821-1903)Pedigree Herefordshire cattle - a bull, cow and calfSigned and dated 'J Wheeler/71' (lower right) Oil on canvas 76 x 102cm (29 15/16 x 40 3/16in).Footnotes:The Hampton Court herd of pedigree Hereford Cattle had been founded by John Arkwright in 1819. It was his son, John H Arkwright, who began showing the Herefords from 1859; at the Bath and West of England and Royal Agricultural Society of England Shows. In 1878 John H Arkwright called a meeting at which the Hereford Herd Book Society was established; he was its first President. He exported beasts all over the world and the Hampton Court name became synonymous with the Hereford breed. When Johnny was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire in 1901 he said that he felt that Edward VII (with whom he sat on the Council of the RASE) when he selected him, must have been thinking of the 'white faces' that represented this agricultural county. This picture, with bull, cow and calf, represents Arkwright's love for his 'ruby moos', his favourite agricultural endeavour on the estate. In 1871, Johnny entered three cattle for the Royal Show (that year in Wolverhampton); two yearling heifers and a heifer calf. The heifer 'Miss Hungerford' won Reserve and Highly Commended in her class, and the calf was Highly Commended. The sire of both winners and his prime bull at the time (which had himself won First Prize two years before at the Royal Show in Manchester) was called 'Sir Hungerford' (after Johnny's grandfather, Sir Hungerford Hoskyns). It is therefore possible that this is a portrait of Sir Hungerford and Miss Hungerford and the unnamed heifer calf. With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research with this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Lawrence MacDonald (Scottish, 1799-1878)A 19th century carved white marble bust of Mrs John Hungerford ArkwrightFacing left and wearing a square lace collar on turned socle base, signed to the reverse L.MACDONALD. FECIT. ROMAE 1868, together with a grey and red veined veneered column, 42cm wide, 22cm deep, 70cm high (16.5in wide, 8.5in deep, 27.5in high) the column: 90cm (35in) highFootnotes:Charlotte Lucy Davenport (1839-1904) was the youngest of six children of John D Davenport of Foxley, Herefds. She married John H Arkwright in 1866 and bore one son (Jack) and three daughters (Geraldine, Evelyn and Olive). Beyond the domestic sphere, she undertook responsibilities for the schools on the Hampton Court estate, and worked for the inmates of the Hampton Homes (almshouses established by the family on the estate) and of the Coningsby Hospital (for retired servicemen) in Hereford. She also provided nurses for the poor, established clothing clubs, and was Secretary to the Herefordshire General Hospital penny scheme. She led choir practices for the local church. 'On account of her own graces, amiability, goodness and many accomplishments,' noted the Hereford Times, 'Mrs Arkwright was dearly beloved by all classes in the county.'With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research on this lot.Lawrence MacDonald was born in Perthshire in 1799 and was apprenticed to a local mason called Thomas Gibson before moving to Edinburgh and then to Rome, becoming one of the founding members of the British Academy of Arts there. He remained in Rome from 1831 to 1878 where he worked continuously on portrait busts for the wealthy; many in the Classical style. His son, Alexander, followed in his father's footsteps and worked alongside him in his workshop. The following Lot 6 of John Hungerford was carved in the same year by his son. He exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy, London, and at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh. He also exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 and included Prince Albert amongst his patrons.Works by MacDonald can be found in the Royal Collection and the Victoria and Albert Museum.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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John Wood (British, 1801-1870)A portrait of John Arkwright, aged 58, standing, three-quarter-length, within the woodland of Hampton Court, and another of Sarah Arkwright, aged 35 on a terrace before woods and a stream, a pairBoth signed and dated 'JOHN WOOD PINXT/1843' (lower right and lower centre) Oil on canvas 142 x 111.5cm (55 7/8 x 43 7/8in). (2)Footnotes:These are the wedding portraits of John Arkwright and Sarah Hoskyns, who were married in 1830. Sarah was twenty-three years younger than John which, wrote the wife of the vicar of Bodenham, some thought 'unfortunate; persons who know her say her manners are artificial & that she has a very high spirit... but love is blind they say, & Miss H is young & pretty looking.' These portraits were the gift of John's father, Richard Arkwright, who died in 1843.With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research with this lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Circle of Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA (British, 1769-1830)Portrait of a gentleman, bust-length, wearing a brown coat and white cravat, in a painted ovalOil on canvas laid down on board 76.4 x 63.6cm (30 1/16 x 25 1/16in).Footnotes:The present Lot is likely to be a portrait of George, fifth Earl of Essex. George, Viscount Malden inherited Hampton Court Castle from his grandmother in 1781 and married Catherine Stephens (see Lot 57) five years later. Between 1786 and inheriting the earldom in 1799, the couple lived at Hampton Court Castle, remodelling the south front including the addition of a large glass house to the south-west corner, and calling in Repton to redesign the gardens. With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research on this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Attributed to Sir William Beechey (British, 1753-1839)Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a black dress with a ruby brooch and pearls in her hairOil on canvas laid down on board 75.2 x 63.6cm (29 5/8 x 25 1/16in).Footnotes:The present Lot is likely to be a portrait of Catherine Stephens, who married George, fifth Earl of Essex in 1786 (see Lot 56). George, Viscount Malden inherited Hampton Court Castle from his grandmother in 1781. Between 1786 and inheriting the earldom in 1799, the couple lived at Hampton Court Castle, remodelling the south front including the addition of a large glasshouse to the south-west corner, and calling in Repton to redesign the gardens.With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research on this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Studio of Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734-1797)Portrait of Sir Richard Arkwright, full-length, wearing a brown coat and yellow waistcoat, seated beneath a red curtain beside a table on which is a set of cotton spinning rollers Oil on canvas244 x 152.5cm (96 1/16 x 60 1/16in).UnframedFootnotes:The present composition is derived from the prime version by Joseph Wright of Derby, which was destined for Bakewell, the residence of the sitter's son, Richard Arkwright Junior, and delivered there before 3rd March 1790 (see: B. Nicolson, Joseph Wright of Derby, no. 323, when in the collection of Col. Peter Arkwright, and now on loan to the Derby City Art Gallery). Nicolson pointed out that Wright's vision of the industrialist is 'the same as that of Carlyle, who describes Arkwright as that 'plain, almost gross, bag-cheeked, pot-bellied Lancashire man, with an air of painful reflection, yet also of copious free digestion ...'' He also suggested that it was perhaps 'because aspersions had been cast on his qualifications as an inventor, he preferred to be shown accompanied, not by a plan of his industrial empire, the creation of his own undoubted genius, but by a model of the spinning frame he claimed to have invented ...' What Nicolson describes as 'This beautiful fragment of still life', which is a focal point of the present portrait, was 'the one object Wright guarded in his studio from romping sons, daughters and nieces – it is a faithful replica of the machine that revolutionised the cotton industry and remained the basic model for generations: consisting of a wheel which sets in motion the pairs of rollers of increasing rapidity of rotation, resulting in the production of a hard and firm thread calculated for warps, just as Hargreaves's spinning jenny was adapted for spinning weft, so that the two machines, in spite of occasionally coming into conflict, together transformed the economic structure of England.' (see fig. 1). Richard Arkwright (1732-92) came of a poor family in Preston and settled as a young man in Bolton as a barber, but later moved to Nottingham in 1768, then the centre of the manufacture of cotton hosiery, a profession in which he saw better prospects of developing his gifts as an organiser. Here he was provided with sufficient funds by Jedediah Strutt (see Lot 73) and Samuel Need to improve existing machinery for the manufacture of cotton and to run a cotton factory by horse power. Three years later he moved to the then unexploited district of Cromford near Matlock, where he built in partnership with Strutt and Need the nucleus of the Cromford Cotton Mills, to be run by water power. This move has been described as one of the turning-points in the history of the factory system. As well as Arkwright's social ambitions in the upcoming neighbouring spa town of Matlock Bath, he also had ambitions as an inventor, and during these early years at Cromford was engaged in perfecting a water spinning frame and improving on traditional methods of carding cotton. His enterprises were later to extend to Matlock, Bakewell and elsewhere, including on the banks of the Clyde. By the late 1780s he had been honoured with a knighthood and the Sheriffdom of the County of Derby, dying in 1792 one of the richest commoners in Britain. Sir Richard's legacy has divided opinions from the time of early eulogies that praised his achievements, combined with the controversy relating to the patents over his 'inventions'. Yet Arkwright's defeat in the patent trials should not detract from his skills as a businessman and an innovative production manager and the surviving Cromford machines are testimony to Arkwright's perseverance and the machine maker's art. The mill style Arkwright adopted, became, for a time, the industry's pattern. His biographer in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biographer proclaims him to be 'the archetypal self-made man'. As a master of water power and an imaginative builder 'Arkwright's achievement was to combine power, machinery, semi-skilled labour, and a new raw material to create, more than a century before Ford, mass production.'As per the other Arkwright portraits, this portrait may have been commissioned to replace that which was delivered to Stoke Hall while Willersley was completed. It probably remained at Stoke Hall until the house was sold in 1839. It was certainly acquired by John Arkwright from the home of his brother Charles Arkwright, Dunstall in Staffordshire. Unlike the other portraits (below), this formed part of a sale at Dunstall, after Charles's death in 1850. John's brother Peter wrote to John at Hampton Court, Herefds, 'I saw James the day before the Pictures were to be sold at Dunstall and told him to buy in the portrait of my GFather, expecting you would wish to have it, which you see by the enclosed scrap was done – for £50-'. It most probably arrived at Worcester with the other portraits, around May day 1852. It too is listed as hanging in the Dining Room at Hampton Court, Herefds in the inventory taken after the death of John Arkwright in 1858. '1 do [Portrait] Sir Richard Arkwright full length copy from original by Wright Derby'. It moved with Jack Arkwright from Hampton Court to Kinsham Court, Herefds in 1911, where it hung, without frame, set into the panelling of the first floor Schoolroom. With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research on this lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Studio of Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734-1797)Portrait of Jedediah Strutt, three-quarter-length, in a green coat and waistcoat, seated at a tableOil on canvas laid down on board 127 x 101.5cm (50 x 39 15/16in).Footnotes:Provenance:The Collection of Col. Walter Evans, by whom offeredSale, Sotheby's, London, 15 June 1960, lot 105, where acquired by the Arkwright familyThe present composition is derived from the prime version by Joseph Wright of Derby (see: B. Nicolson, Joseph Wright of Derby, no. 324, when in the collection of Lord Belper and now in Derby City Art Gallery). Strutt was a cotton spinner, hosier and business partner of Sir Richard Arkwright. The son of a farmer in Derbyshire, Strutt was the inventor in the mid-1750s, in collaboration with his brother-in-law, William Woollatt, of a Derby rib machine which seems to have been an improvement on existing machinery. Strutt conducted a business partnership with Woollat and subsequently a new backer, Samuel Need and then with Arkwright, but only until 1781, by which time both men were powerful enough to stand on their own feet, Arkwright remaining at Cromford, Strutt at Belper and Milford. An epitaph that Strutt composed for himself at the end of his life is revealing about his values: 'Here rests in Peace J.S. – Who, without Fortune, Family or friends raisd to himself a fortune, family and Name in the World – Without having wit had a good share of plain Common Sense – Without much genius enjoyd the more Substantial blessing of a Sound understanding – With but little personal pride despisd a mean or base Action – With no Ostentation for Religious Tenets & Ceremonies he led a life of honesty & Virtue - & not Knowing what would befall him after death, he dyed resignd in full Confidence that if there be a future State of retribution it will be to reward the Virtuous & the Good This I think is the true Character J. Strutt'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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British School, circa 1843A young boy exercising his pony, within the parkland of Hampton Court CastleOil on panel 31 x 41cm (12 3/16 x 16 1/8in).Footnotes:The young boy is likely to be one of the seven sons of John and Sarah Arkwright and most probably this is a childhood portrait of their son and heir, John Hungerford Arkwright who was born in 1833. His love of riding and good horsemanship was noted by his father in one of his only surviving and earliest letters, dated 18th March 1844. John Arkwright wrote 'We ride very rarely now. George's pony wants you to manage him.' (George was the third son (b1836).) This suggests a fondness for riding and a degree of horsemanship even aged 10, which is probably being celebrated here.With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research with this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Edward R. Taylor (British, 1838-1912)A portrait of a young boy, traditionally identified as John 'Jack' Stanhope Arkwright aged three or four, ovalSigned and dated 'E Taylor/1876' (lower left) Watercolour 38 x 32cm (14 15/16 x 12 5/8in).Footnotes:Lucy's letters reveal that in 1887 she returned, while in London, to Edward Taylor's studio to organise pictures of the children. 'On a little easel in the passage leading to the studio was a little picture of a child in a cap done from the photograph of Wee Wee' [Evelyn, Jack's younger sister, born 1876].With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research with this lot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Frederick Samuel Beaumont (British, 1861-1954)David Arkwright aged 11 months, ovalSigned 'Frederick Beaumont 1913' (lower right) Crayon and chalk 41 x 33cm (16 1/8 x 13in).Together with portrait of a girl wearing a shawl (2)Footnotes:David Arkwright was born in 1911, so this portrait probably dates to the period when Beaumont was painting his mother and brother in 1913 (see Lot 96).With thanks to Catherine Beale for her historical guidance and research with this lot.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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ANN MACBETH (1875-1948) GLASGOW SCHOOL COLLAR, CIRCA 1900 padded silk ground, with appliqué of silk, embroidered in silk threads in satin stitch and couchingDimensions:54cm wide, 45cm high, approximate depth 19.5cmNote: Exhibited: The Crafts Exhibition, Old Bluecoat School, Liverpool, 1912Literature: The Studio Yearbook, 1908, p. 291, where illustratedNote: An inspiring artist, teacher and women’s rights activist, Ann Macbeth’s embroideries continue to charm and captivate those who set their eyes upon them. Skilfully executed, her work typically features young female figures encased within an array of stylised roundels and openwork banding. However, as a teacher at the School of Art, she continued to uphold Jessie Newbery’s views and encouraged students to explore women’s fashion and artistic dress. This rare surviving example of a collar, very likely worn by her for a portrait taken in 1900, captures the organic essence and vibrancy of the Glasgow style.In an age of rapid change and industrialisation, Glasgow was transforming into a prosperous city; a model of pioneering design and manufacturing, especially within the shipbuilding and textile industries. Whilst the School of Art’s main focus was to foster fresh young designers to strengthen city’s key trades, the director Fra Newbery equally believed in the importance of nurturing individuality amongst his students. A hub of exciting creative experimentation, Ann Macbeth enrolled at the School in 1897 and immersed herself in this stimulating and progressive environment; a space in which women could actively pursue an artistic career and financial independence.By the late nineteenth century, embroidery was enjoying somewhat of a revival, however, the country’s contribution to the medium was largely machine-made. Handcrafted embroideries were limited to Berlin wool work: sold as ready-made printed designs for the consumer to stitch onto with coloured wools. Unimaginative, laborious and completely lacking in originality, embroidery was reduced to a stereotypical domestic craft of no real artistic merit. With Jessie Newbery at the helm of the School’s Embroidery department, she sought to transform such ideas and teach embroidery as a design subject in a variety of forms, including artistic dress.Arguably Jessie Newbery’s most talented student, Ann Macbeth’s striking embroideries were a regular feature in The Studio and the present lot was no exception. Well-received and much admired, it was illustrated in the Magazine’s 1908 edition on page 291. The design of this collar illustrates both Newbery and Macbeth’s interest in producing non-restrictive womenswear of an artistic aesthetic. Far removed from the tight-corseted dresses which shaped bodies into the desired aesthetic under a male gaze, Macbeth advocated designs for free-flowing garments that gave way to a natural waistline. Belts, collars and cuffs were a particular focus for the pair since they offered women several options to accessorise a variety of outfits; a highly economical approach to emerging fashions of the day.As a teacher, taking inspiration from William Morris’ Arts & Crafts ideals, Macbeth encouraged students to be inspired by nature as a source of ideas, a view which is clearly demonstrated in the design of this collar. Filled with friezes of intertwined leaves, petals and stylised rosebuds, Macbeth looks to traditional stitching methods of the past in a bid to achieve an expressive, yet elegant garment; the design of which is entirely original. Whilst Newbery’s earlier pieces take inspiration from the simple and delicate designs of the Renaissance, Macbeth tended to embellish her pieces with elaborate metal clasps and other decorative fastenings. Richly embroidered in brightly coloured threads, her pieces became popular for their practicality as well as their beautiful designs.In 1908, Macbeth succeeded Newbery as Head of the Needlework and Embroidery Department at the School; she also taught bookbinding and ceramic decoration in the years that followed. Both women designers held strong views that art embroidery should be accessible to all classes and often encouraged the use of cheaper materials in their designs, such as hessian and less expensive silk threads. A champion of honest and original designs, executed with a good level of craftsmanship, her students’ work was both stylistically distinctive and of very high quality.It must be said that whilst this design of this collar may appear simple to the eye it is deceptively so, as it demands a remarkable level of skill and creativity from the embroiderer. The arrangement of abstracted plant forms and expressive linear patterns come together in perfect symmetry and sit in harmony with the pastel-coloured silk threads chosen. The complexity of the stitching techniques employed also speak to the unique skills and knowledge of the embroiderer. Each component in the design has been worked with a great deal of silk threads and yet every rose bud and petal appears entirely uniform: the expressive stitching no doubt helps the design achieve a certain feeling of weight and energy which brings the piece to life. A careful balance of practicality and beautiful decoration, this rare collar showcases the enchanting designs of Ann Macbeth which were a significant contribution in the evolution of the iconic Glasgow style.
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