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Keble Family.- Keble (Mary Caroline, wife of Rev. Thomas Keble, 1831-1920) Photograph album, 38 albumen photographs, some mounted, others loosely inserted, original half morocco, gilt, slightly rubbed, photographs 170 x 144mm. & smaller, album sm. 4to, 1867. ⁂ Views including: Hursley Church, Bisley, Bussage Church & Parsonage, Bournemouth Church, Pleasure Grounds & Sands Bournemouth, Ilfracombe Church, Lantern Hill, the harbour and street scene Ilfracombe, and several other views, church interiors, and one of two children on a rocking horse. Mary was the second wife of Thomas Keble, Jnr., (1826-1903), vicar of Bisley, who was the younger brother of Thomas Keble. All Saints at Bisley, was the the 'Mother Church' of the "Oxford Movement".

Bates (H.E., writer, 1905-74) Autograph Letter signed to Lord Maugham, 3pp., 8vo, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, 17th September 1962, thanking him for sending a copy of his book, "One of the bits I liked most in it was the conversation about Willie - how typical!" [William Somerset Maugham], and reflecting on one of Maugham's short stories, "I know a rubber planter who still lying 'of course I was there when Maugham wrote that thing called The Letter. Bad show. I knew his actual people. It all happened. There was the most frightful stink. That's all he did - just listened to gossip & then wrote it all up.' Tut, tut!", folds.⁂ Robert Maugham [Robin], second Viscount Maugham (1916-81), novelist and playwright.

Cockerell (Sydney C.) The Gorleston Psalter: a Manuscript of the beginning of the Fourteenth Century in the Library of C.W.Dyson Perrins, mounted colour frontispiece heightened with gold, plates, signed presentation copy from C.W. Dyson Perrins to Anthnoy C.Deane inscribed on front free endpaper, with newspaper cuttings tipped in at beginning, some foxing, slight water-staining to corners, contemporary half vellum, uncut, rubbed and soiled, folio, Chiswick Press, 1907.⁂ Anthony C.Deane (1870-1946), canon of Worcester Cathedral and author of many theological works. Dyson Perrins came from Worcester and took over management of the Lea and Perrins factory, co-founded by his grandfather who had devised the famous Worcestershire sauce. He went on to assemble one of the most important book collections in the world, a particular strength being medieval illuminated manuscripts.

[Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord)] English Bards, and Scotch Reviewers. A Satire, first edition, lacking half-title but with Preface leaf, some neat ink annotations to text denoting amendments in later editions, slight ink staining to fore-edge of first leaf of text and facing leaf, contemporary ink inscription "Charles Thos. Longley Novr. 1813" and another "Cotton 1817" to front free endpaper, contemporary straight-grain calf with border in gilt and blind, spine gilt, rubbed, spine chipped at head and foot, upper joint split, 12mo, James Cawthorn, [1809, watermarked "E & P 1805"].⁂ Written following the poor review of his first work Hours of Idleness which was published in 1807 and reviewed anonymously in the Edinburgh Review by Henry Brougham. In this work he praises the Neoclassical poets Dryden and Pope and attacks the Romantics Wordsworth and Coleridge, and the editor of the Edinburgh Review, Francis Jeffery, to whom he attributed the review. Charles Thomas Longley (1974-1868), clergyman who served as Bishop of Durham, Archbishop of York, and finally Archbishop of Canterbury from 1862 until he died.

Broadside songs.- The Banks of the Dee, The Jolly Skiffsman [and] I'm going ober de mountain, 250 x 189mm., double column, wood-engraved vignette at head, some light spotting, Durham, Walker, [c.1830]. ⁂ The two final songs have black men as their subjects, who are described using denigrating language.

NO RESERVE First World War.- [James (Alfred)] Six Months in Politics by "West Country Miner", presentation inscription from the author to title, ownership blind stamp to front endpapers, contemporary cloth, lightly soiled, printed for the Private Record of the Recipient only, 1917; and a pre-production typed proof, and 2 First World War letters by Lieutenant Frank Torbett to a friend, v.d., v.s. (4)⁂ Frank Torbutt was a Lieutenant in the 32nd Divisional Ammunition Column of the Royal Field Artillery. Both letters describe his daily life on the Western Front, including marching on a full pack and sleeping in fields, barns, and stables: ""it is quite a common thing here to see a raised plot of grass by the side of the road with an inscription an unknown soldier who died for his country R.I.P", and experiences in the trenches, "suddenly you will turn off and cut through a field or two and finally find yourself at the entrance to a communication trench which is some five foot deep with earth piled on each side. This trench is made in zig zag fashion and on you tramp until you eventually come to the firing line. It is quite an experience to hear the bullets whistling overhead...".

NO RESERVE First World War.- Hardy (J. L.) I Escape!, plates, 1927 § [Harriman (Karl Edwin)] Wine, Women and War, A Diary of Disillusionment, 1927, first editions, light foxing to fore-edge, endpapers lightly browned, original cloth, first lightly marked, spine frayed and faded, ends a little bumped, second with dust-jacket, lightly soiled with small chips to extremities; and 7 others, similar, v.s. (9)⁂ I Escape! follows the remarkable memoir of a poW who made twelve attempts while imprisoned by the Germans in the First World War, five of which were successful. His methods of escaping include breaking through brick walls, slipping away from a bathing party, picking locks and breaking through a skylight, and disguising himself as a German soldier. Hardyand finally escaped for good in 1918, having been a PoW for nearly four years.

NO RESERVE Gough (Hubert) The Fifth Army, inscribed by the author to endpapers, frontispiece and maps, many folding, endpapers very lightly browned, original cloth, dust-jacket, faded, 1931 § Wright (Harold) The Cambridge Economic Handbooks: Population, edited by J.M. Keynes, 1923, first editions, small chips to extremities, spine ends slightly frayed; and 15 others, WWI, 8vo & 4to (17)⁂ First with inscribed note from the author about Tommy Pitman, featured in the narrative on pp. v & 27: "Tommy Pitman who having played his own great part in most of the events recorded in these pages, will, I hope, recognize the resolute courage, devoted loyalty, and sound judgement, which animated the soldiers of his country."

WEINER J. S.  The Piltdown Forgery. Inscribed copy from the author. Orig. cloth in d.w. 2nd imp., 1955; also 3 tracts & extracts by W. J. Lewis Abbott who was closely involved with the initial "discovery". C.1890's.  (4).

SCLATER PHILIP LUTLEY & OLDFIELD THOMAS.  The Book of Antelopes. 4 vols. 100 hand col. lithograph plates after Smit, Wolf & others, & wood eng. text illus. Quarto. Orig. brown cloth gilt, some wear & mkg., creasing to backs, one or two plates loose or tending loose in vol. 4. 1894-1900.  The plates were prepared under the supervision of Sir Victor Alexander Brooke by Joseph Wolf, who provided many of the drawings.

ALBIN ELEAZAR.  A Natural History of English Insects Illustrated with a Hundred Copper Plates Curiously Engraven from the Life & Exactly Coloured by the Author ... to which are added Large Notes & Many Curious Observations by W. Derham. 100 hand col. eng. plates. Quarto. Old red morocco gilt armorial bdg. of George Henry Ward (1785-1849), of Northwood Park, Isle of Wight. 1749. Each plate is dedicated to a subscriber or other distinguished person. Albin emphasied the accuracy of his work as he noted "it has a great fault in those who have gone before ... that they either did not look often enough at their pattern or affected to make the picture out do nature".

SIMMS RUPERT.  Bibliotheca Staffordiensis or a Bibliographical Account of ... the County of Stafford. Ltd. ed. 330/450. Quarto. Orig. blue cloth, wear & rubbing. "Issued to Subscribers only", Lichfield, 1894. Simms was a book dealer who had lost his right hand & left arm & hand when only 9 years old.

A rare and unusual Chinese silk brocade robe, 18th century, woven with four front facing four-clawed dragons, mang, and four roundels displaying a large and a small writhing dragon above a lishui water and wave pattern in the roundel, all floating above a lively lishui water and wave hem line filled with further dragons, deer cranes and auspicious symbols of good fortune and prosperity.  This robe is a front opening three quarter length surcoat. This style of robe was generally worn by female courtiers of the indigenous Han clan who also held rank alongside the Manchu courtiers. Most likely worn by the wife of a Duke or 4th-rank Nobleman's wife. It is likely she wore this to a high court function over another jacket and pleated skirt. The roundels are woven in gilt silk thread, all lined in blue silk with a simple pale blue brocade neck edging and simple gilded button closures. Provenance: Private West London collection清18世纪 石青地八团织金缎女蟒袍拍品来源：西伦敦私人绅士收藏  Condition Report: Wear and discolouration to the blue lining, wear and split to the shoulder and collarCondition Report Disclaimer

A handsome Chinese summer gauze silk Dragon robe, late 18th or early 19th century dragon robe, with double sided embroidery showing the exquisite quality and wealth of the Courtier who wore this robe, gold thread embroidered on both sides of the five clawed dragons, with possible later extenders with blue dragons collar and gold dragon cuffs, the selvage vents are nicely tailored and the bold 5 clawed dragons are well drawn indicating classical long faces long writhing body and fine scales all indicative to 18th century design, with gilt filigree button fastenings, 141cm x 212cm  清18世纪晚期-19世纪早期 石青地纳纱龙袍Condition Report: wear to collar and cuffs and under arm tears brown sleeve extensions with large tearsedgings not originalsome loose stitching fading commensurate with age and minor stains Condition Report Disclaimer

An uncut Chinese brocade dragon robe, Qing Dynasty, circa 1860, with 9 dragons woven with grey blue scales and each clasping the pearl of wisdom, the ground silk has faded from an apricot-orange to a paler version, overall size excluding red border at one end, 289cm x 145cm and a smaller piece 146cm x 63cm (2) This may have been an offering robe for a temple to bestow good fortune and health upon a young prince or princess who would have the right to wear apricot orange in the Imperial Court. As the clouds are interspersed with delicate flowers and bats it may indicate a female garment. See a robe of yellow satin with similar five-clawed dragons at the V&A Museum, dated circa 1860, Accession Number 12-1881. According to the registration records, the robe came from the Summer Palace, Pekin. Provenance: Private Collection 约清1860年 黄地龙袍料拍品来源：英国私人收藏。见英国维多利亚与阿尔伯特博物馆藏类似五爪龙袍（疑圆明园所获），博物馆编号12-1881。 Condition Report: red stain to approximately 22cm x 17cm and to the right of the red stain the yellow silk if frayed right down that side in several places (please refer to images for visual reference to condition) overall fading / light damage throughout the smaller piece with fading /light damage and some small stains and small area of fraying to silk approximately 2.5cm x 1.5cm and other small stains and minor holesCondition Report Disclaimer

Three parts of Chinese export silk from a pelmet for a European four poster bed, circa 1720, Qing Dynasty, from the Southern Chinese embroidery schools who made silks for the export market, embroidered upon a cream silk in loose flossed thread depicting mythical dogs and the powerful Qilin and auspicious crane surrounded by floral scrolls and ladies in florets depicting the heavenly gardens, lined with a bright 18th century green satin silk, the pair 95cm x 35cm and the single 134cm x 36cm (3) Provenance: Private West London collection约清1720年 狮子仕女图床围拍品来源：西伦敦私人绅士收藏   Condition Report: Wear and stains commensurate to ageCondition Report Disclaimer

A Chinese shufu type white glazed stem cup, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), the cup with a slightly everted rim and standing on a high foot, the interior moulded with stylised lotus petals enclosing various floral patterns, 8.5cm high x 9cm diameterProvenance: From the collection of the late J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) and by family descent. Bought from Helen Expir (who in turn purchased it at Sotheby's, 11 December 1984, Lot 286). Previously in the R.F.A. Riesco (1877-1964) collection (label inside stem). No receipt but mentioned in collection notes. Exhibition: Oriental Ceramic Society, Hong Kong, 1979, Plate No. 70元 卵白釉模印莲瓣纹高足碗拍品来源：前英国外务部官员J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) 私人收藏，购自Helen Expir，其于1984年12月11日购自苏富比，此前曾为英国大律师及著名中国陶瓷收藏家R.F.A. Riesco收藏的一部分展览信息：香港东方陶瓷协会展览，1979年，图版70号 Condition Report: One crack of 1.3cm long to the rim, firing faults and blistering to the glaze, one chip to the foot and one shallow chip to the rimCondition Report Disclaimer

A good Chinese blue and white double-spouted teapot, Kangxi, the ovoid hexafoil body painted with flower-stems and foliage, repeated to the spouts and upright bracket handle and cover, the interior with a central partition, 15.5cm Provenance: The late J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) who inherited the teapot from his father-in-law in 1973.Exhibited: Oriental Ceramics Society, 1983, No. 28As tea drinking became increasingly popular in Europe in the 17th century, tea wares of Chinese porcelain found a ready market. This traditionally Chinese type was used to serve two different types of tea. Compare with a similar blue and white example in the collection of the Chitra Museum, London, No. 889. Similar Famille Verte examples are illustrated by, Regina Khahl, OCS Exhibition, 2016, China without Dragons, p. 310, no. 184. The author notes, 'A yixing teapot of this double form, and Western copy of it, were in the collection of Augustus the Strong of Saxony (r.1694-1733) and are preserved in the Zwinger Collection in Dresden.' Another illustrated by Dr C.J.A. Jorg, Chine de Commande from the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels, Exhibition at Flagstaff House Museum of Tea ware, Hong Kong, 30.11.1989 to 27.02.1990, and another similar Famille Verte example can be seen in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum , New York, Accession no. 79.2.1317a,b 清康熙 青花花卉图双流壶拍品来源：前英国外务部官员J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) 私人收藏，其于1973年从其岳父处继承展览信息：英国东方陶瓷协会，1983年，展品编号28号 Condition Report: in good condition other than some chips to unglazed foot rim and firing cracks and blemishes and small glaze frits Condition Report Disclaimer

Two Chinese red lacquer fluted dishes, Qianlong, 1770's, 18cm and 16cm Provenance: Purchased by the late J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) at Bonham's Knightsbridge (part lot) 1978 and by family descent. No receipt but itemised in collection notes.In the family notes Mr da Silva writes that he bought a group of lacquer at Bonhams 'for £33 and then took them to John Ayers at the V & A who confirmed they belonged to a small group of lacquers made for the Qianlong Emperor in the 1770's. He said he would be glad to have one of my damaged saucers which I duly gave him, and after further research I published an article about them in the 1979-1980 Transactions of the Oriental Ceramics Society. In 1992 I sold the intact saucer to the Ashmolean Museum for £4500, and still have the two damaged saucers.' 清乾隆 红漆脱胎菊瓣纹盘两件拍品来源：前英国外务部官员J.B. da Silva (1918-2003) 私人收藏，其于1978年购自伦敦邦瀚斯 Condition Report: Both damagedCondition Report Disclaimer

A fine Chinese pale celadon jade Chimera form water pot and cover, late Ming Dynasty, 17th century, the hollow vessel is well carved as a crouching, winged, mythical beast with ribbed chest, open jaws showing the teeth and tongue, a small single horn and a bifurcated tail, a circular opening centres the back with the long stopper carved with lion finial, the semi-translucent stone has some areas of pale brown and black, approximately 12.5cm long x 8cm high x 5.5cm wide, on later fitted hardwood stand Compare with a very similar Ming jade water pot sold at Christie's NY from the Junkunc Collection, 18 May 2021, Lot 631Provenance: The jade was collected by the current owner's father who worked in the Far East, on his death it was left to the current owner's mother. After her recent death, although the Jade wasn't left in her Will to the Alzheimer's Society, she always maintained that she would like the jade to be gifted to the Society when she died. The Alzheimer's Society are extremely grateful for this generous gift from the late owner's daughter. The proceeds of this lot will benefit the Alzheimer's Society.明17世纪 白玉辟邪水呈拍品来源：英国私人绅士收藏，其早年在远东工作时所购，去世后由其家族传承。出于藏家遗愿，该拍品全部收入将捐赠给英国阿尔兹海姆基金会。类似玉辟邪水呈见佳士得纽约Junkunc收藏，2021年五月18日，拍品编号631号，落锤价81,250美金。 Condition Report: small chip to rim of circular opening 3mm x 1mm the base of the stopper with several small bruises and small chipsnatural flaws to jade Condition Report Disclaimer

A Waddington Star Wars Return of the Jedi puzzle; another, Dr Who; Beano comics; Comics - Flash, Commando, Justice League; Superman; House of Mystery; others

*** Please note amended description *** Vinyl singles - Beatles, Kinks, Rolling Stones, The Who, T Rex, The Animals, Fleetwood Mac, The Beat, Supremes;  others, 50's Rock and Roll;  Record magazines;  etc. approx 180

ANGLO-CHINESE EBONISED LONGCASE CLOCKSHANGHAI, EARLY 20TH CENTURY the case carved throughout with dragons, bamboo and cherry blossom, fitted with a contemporary English movement by Elliot & Sons, Ltd.  211cm highPROVENANCE: the case was made in Shanghai for the Canadian Trade Commissioner, Joseph M. Mussen, who later became the mayor of Niagara-on-the-LakePROVENANCE: A Prominent Scottish Collection

A pair of early 20th century naval binoculars, one of the sliding brass object lens shades engraved 'Rear Admiral Charlton.' Admiral Sir Edward Francis Benedict Charlton (1865-1937) KCB KCMG JP was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station.

LOUIS RAOELINA (MADAGASCAN, LATE 19TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURY) A COLLECTION OF SCENES OF MADAGASCAN A collection of 15 watercolours and gouaches: Two Women in Blue, Signed and dated 1888, 21.5cm x 25cm; Two Women in Pink and Purple, Signed and dated 'Sep. 1888', 21cm x 26cm; Slaves Grinding Rice, Signed, titled and dated 1888, 21.5cm x 25cm; Gentleman Being Carried, 22cm x 25cm; Lady Being Carried, 22cm x 25cm; Two Blacksmiths Working, 24.5cm x 21.5cm; Woman Weaving, 22.5cm x 25cm; Woman Spinning, 25cm x 19cm; Practicing the Lasso, 20cm x 25cm; Two Women, 22cm x 23cm; The Water Carrier, 25cm x 21cm; Working the Earth, 26cm x 21cm; Meat Market, Signed with monogram, 25cm x 19cm; View of the Village, Signed with mongram and dated 1888, 18.5cm x 26cm; Looking Up to the Village, Signed with monogram and dated 1888, 20cm x 27cm(Various sizes, unframed)Footnote: Note: Very little is recorded about the life and work of Madagascan artist Louis Raoelina. He may be part of the first generation of Malagasy artists who were trained by British missionaries and depicted scenes of everyday life. When the island came under French occupation in 1897, French administrators were drawn to these works and some made it back to French collections. Within this collection, a wide range of aspects of everyday life is depicted – from contemporary hairstyles and dress to farming techniques, landscape and wider cultural practices. Raoelina’s delicate and deliberate technique is apparent in these works, as his exquisite attention to detail, capturing the tiniest aspects of Madagascan life. Very rarely offered on the open market, Raoelina’s work features in the collection of the Musee du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Paris and SOAS University Collection, London.

◆ JOHN WILLIAM GODWARD (BRITISH 1861-1922) POPPIES Signed and dated '98, oil on canvas(76cm x 61cm (30in x 24in))Footnote: Provenance: The Late Dr Helen E C Cargill Thompson Note: The model is Miss Ethel Warwick who was sixteen when she posed for this picture We are grateful to Dr Vern G Swanson for his assistance in cataloguing this entry. It is no.7 in his catalogue raisonne which he has updated. The details of Godward’s personal life are relatively vague. His choice to pursue a career as a painter went against his family wishes and this disapproval was compounded when he left England for Italy with one of his models. It is believed that at this point he became estranged from his relations to such an extent that they removed his likeness from family pictures. He remained in Italy for almost a decade, only returning home in 1921. In 1922 he died by suicide, with notes left by him indicating that he was struggling with his place in an artistic world that was now largely interested in the modern and contemporary. The circumstances of his death were considered a source of great shame to his family and so they destroyed much of his archive and papers; it is believed there remains only one photograph of the artist. There was drama and sadness in his personal life but this never spilled over into Godward’s painting. A loyal follower of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema and similarly inspired by classical civilization, particularly Ancient Rome, his works depict elegant women in classical dress, lounging against architectural features. His paintings are characterised by exquisite and meticulous detail. There had been a widespread taste for this style of painting and subject matter in-line with a wider cultural interest in classical study and so to be successful in this style of painting required a high level of accuracy and precision; Godward carefully researched architecture and dress to make sure every detail in his painting was right. He often exhibited at the Royal Academy and as the eminent scholar on Godward’s work, Dr Vern G. Swanson, indicates; he ‘quickly established a reputation for his paintings of young women in a classical setting and his ability to convey with sensitivity and technical mastery the feel of contrasting textures, flesh, marble, fur and fabrics.’ This is evident in the offered work, where Godward beautifully renders the cool, smooth marble framing the figure in marked contrast to the soft fabric folds of her gown while behind her a verdant expanse of overlapping lavender and red poppies unfold before further architectural columns and sculpture appear. The scene is a vision of sumptuousness and beauty, meticulous depicted by a talented hand. Godward’s approach has been referred to as that of a ‘High Victorian Dreamer.’ Technically, he can be considered a Victorian Neo-Classicist, though at times his strong colour and posed subject have seen him be grouped with the Pre-Raphaelites, despite a differing inspiration source. Within his lifetime, this approach fell out of fashion and though Godward remained committed to the art he loved, he did struggle to find his place as taste moved away from his work. Fortunately, his mastery of his craft and the enduring human interest in the beautiful and sumptuous means favour has returned to his work since his death. Fashions evolve but quality and harmony endure and this exquisite work is rich in both.

SCOTTISH REGENCY GILTWOOD CONVEX GIRANDOLE MIRROR EARLY 19TH CENTURY the circular mirror plate within an ebonised reeded slip and frame with a pair of intertwined serpents and bullrushes, issuing a pair of scrolling candle arms with raised star motifs, bearing a maker's label verso, JOHN STEELL, CARVER, GILDER, EDINBURGH(96cm high 88cm wide)Provenance: Property from Tornaveen House, AberdeenshireFootnote: Note: John Steell (1779-1849) was born in Aberdeen but settled in Edinburgh in 1806 and worked as a carver, gilder, and print-seller, having premises at 2 Low Calton and later 34 Princes Street. A carver of considerable skill, he completed numerous commissions throughout the capital, but proved to be a poor businessman with proceedings to declare him bankrupt taking place in 1819. Notably, his son John Steell, who started as an apprentice in his father's workshop, went on to become one of Scotland's highest regarded 19th century sculptors.

Y PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF POPE INNOCENT XII EARLY 19TH CENTURY oil on ivory, the subject seated in a red velvet chair, dressed in white, red and cold papal regalia, his left hand resting on the triregnum, his right hand pointing to the note 'A.S.S./ PAPA SISTO V./ Gan***netti?', in a Florentine giltwood frame(20cm x 15.5cm)Footnote: Note: Innocent XII served as Pope from 1691-1700. The note in his lap to which he is pointing is a reference to Pope Sixtus V, who served 1585-1590. Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/

* Cameron (Julia Margaret, 1815-1879). A Study of The Cenci, circa 1870, albumen print portrait of May Prinsep posing as Beatrice Cenci, wearing a patterned headscarf wrapped around her head and shoulders, 32 x 26 cm, pasted on board, framed and glazedQty: (1)NOTESNo other copies of this portrait have been located. Photographs of May Prinsep posing in a plain headscarf for the same study of The Cenci are found in Cox and Ford Catalogue Raisonné, nos. 409-412. These were photographed in 1870, two years after studies of the same subject by Kate Keown, nos. 988-989, seen wearing the same patterned headscarf. Beatrice Cenci was a 16th-century Roman woman who plotted the death of her tyrannical, abusive father, Count Francesco Cenci. The subsequent, lurid murder trial in Rome gave rise to an enduring legend about her. She was condemned and beheaded for the crime in 1599. A symbol to the people of Rome of resistance against the arrogant aristocracy, and the subject of a number of literary and musical works, notably Percy Bysshe Shelley's first drama The Cenci: A Tragedy in Five Acts (1819).

* Puyi (1906-1967). The Last Emperor of China. Two vintage photographs of the young Puyi, c. 1907, vintage gelatin silver print, the first of the young Puyi on his own in front of a Chinese screen, annotated in ink to verso, 'His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China who ruled 350 Millions of Chinamen', short vertical split to top right corner, the second from the same occasion and now accompanied by his seated father Prince Chun with his younger brother Pu Chieh on his lap, inscribed to verso in the same hand, 'The Regent and his family the present Emperor is standing by his side', each 14 x 9 cmQty: (2)NOTESThese famous photographs were probably printed circa 1910, and are sometimes attributed to the French photo journalist and press agency owner Charles Chusseau-Flaviens (active 1890-1920). Puyi famously became the Xuantong Emperor at age 2 but was forced to abdicate on 12 February 1912 due to the Xinhai Revolution, later serving as the nominal ruler of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo during World War II.

* China. A group of approximately 170 magic lantern slides, including approximately 110 diapositive lantern slides of China including Hankow and Peking, plus 20 of Russia and trains, all c. 1910, the China photographs showing views of the Emperor's summer palace, local people and scenes, Guling, Harbin, etc., and 30 late 19th century colour tinted magic lantern slides of Japanese scenes by Nakajima, plus 10 miscellaneous, a few slides cracked, contained in two wooden slide boxesQty: (approx. 170)NOTESThe compiler of these photographs may have been S.B. French who is identified in at least three of the images. Other names that appear are Davenport, Pearson and Hiscock.

* Crimean War. Portrait of Captain Richard Surtees Sherwood, Turkish Cavalry Contingent, 17th Bombay Lancers, circa 1855, albumen print, three-quarter length in regimental uniform with gouache highlighting, 19 x 15.5 cm, mounted as the centre of triptych with a pen and ink drawing en grisaille by Edward Wray mounted to the left, 17 x 25 cm, signed on the mount and captioned in ink 'The grave of Captain Sherwood at Arglie (?), Crimea, sketched on the spot by one of his friends', and with a true copy contemporary manuscript letter mounted to the right of the portrait, from R.J.H. Vivian, Lieutenant General Commanding Turkish Contingent, Headquarters, Kertch, 21 December 1855, to E.B. Ramsay, Secretary of State at the War Department, concerning the death of Captain Sherwood, 'This officer was engaged in a skirmish that took place on the 16th inst. between a detachment of our cavalry and a party of the Russian Cavalry, his gallantry in this affair was most conspicuous as is reported to me by the officers who commanded the detachment. Captain Sherwood was severely wounded and was carried off by the Russians and as I have since learned died on the 19th inst. from his wounds - I deplore his loss for he was an intelligent and very promising young officer - I have reason to believe that the treatment he received from the Russians was most humane and considerate', framed and glazed, 33.5 x 81 cm overallQty: (1)NOTESRichard Surtees Sherwood (1832-1855) was educated at Cheltenham College; Cornet, 1st Bombay Lancers 1849; Lieutenant 1853; Brevet Captain 1855. There is a memorial to Sherwood at Christ Church, Cheltenham. His sister married General Sir Sam Browne, V.C.

* Slavery. Two vignette carte-de-visite portraits of Rebecca, a slave girl from New Orleans, by Charles Paxson, c. 1864, printed details on lower mounts and versosQty: (2)NOTESThese were part of a series of anti-slavery portraits, many featuring the fair-skinned emancipated mixed-race slave child Rebecca Huger, who had likely gained her freedom under the authority of the Emancipation Proclamation. New Orleans was occupied by Union forces throughout much of the Civil War. Adult slaves were considered 'contraband' and commandeered for service in the Union army while Minor slaves were property of their Southern masters until made 'forever free' by Lincoln's proclamation. Rebecca toured through the North with other freed slaves to raise funds for the emancipated slave schools of Louisiana. Printed on the back of both cartes de visite is the statement: 'The nett proceeds from the sale of these Photographs will be devoted to the education of Colored people in the department of the Gulf, now under the command of Major General Banks'.

Special Air Services interest. A scale model of a Saracen Armored Car, one of four made, given as part of SAS training, raised on an oak display base with the SAS motif 'Who Dares Wins', approx 31 w x 24 d cms. (af)

Special Air Services interest. A scale model of a General Purpose Machine Gun, made for the SAS regiment, limited edition, private regiment memorabilia, raised on an oak display base with the SAS motif 'Who Dares Wins' approx 31 w x 24 d cms. (af)

Special Air Services interest. A scale model of a 50 calibre machine gun, limited edition, private regiment memorabilia, raised on an oak display base with the SAS motif 'Who Dares Wins', approx 31 w x 24 d cms. (af)

Rare SAS Limited Edition Royal Worcester silver and porcelain clock tower, specially commissioned by The Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess 22 Special Air Service Regiment 1994, with factory marks and SAS emblem 'Who Dares Wins' stamped to the base, the clock tower is fashioned from silver Birmingham hallmark dated 1969, with a brass SAS motif applied to the front of the clock tower, approx 16.5 cms h. A presentation plaque has been removed. Note: the clock mechanisms are all present but they will need putting together and new batteries. 

Special Air Services interest, including signed copy of The SAS Survival Handbook by John Wiseman published by Collins Harvill, a SAS poetry and prayer book entitled Born to be a Soldier publ. SAS Regimental Association Publishing Limited 2018, an SAS notebook un-used, a booklet presented to The Men of the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment by the U.S Army Special War-fare Center in commemoration of their Training Activities at Fort Bragg, North Carolina 25th July 1962 to 18 October 1962, together with a SAS Promisory Note serial nr 0678; SAS and French Resistance memorial programs, English and French copies, signed by famous French Resistance operators who are now no longer with us. 

Limited edition David Rowlands entitled 'Mess Meeting at Wadi Tubal, Western Iraq, 16th February 1991 nr 129/150, signed in the upper margin by General Norman Schwarzkopf, General Sir Peter de la Billiere and the lower margin Peter Ratcliffe approx 52 w x 69 h cms. This meeting took place behind enemy lines during Operation Granby. Sergeant Major of 22 SAS, WO1 P Ratcliffe, who was commanding one of the four columns, called an extraordinary meeting of 22 SAS Warrant Officers' and Sergeants' Mess, this being the first opportunity since assuming his appointment as RSM on 3rd December 1990. This is believed to be the first ever Mess Meeting to be held behind enemy lines. The four mobile columns continued to operate behind the lines for a further 3 weeks. The margins are signed by the following:General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Commander in Chief, General Sir Peter de la Billiere Commander British Forces Middle East, Lt Col. J T Homes CO22 SAS; Warrant Officer P. Ratcliffe RSM 22 SAS and David Rowlands the artist, complete with certificate of authenticity. This includes a further limited edition print by Peter Archer entitled 'The Convoy' nr 23/850 with printed quotes by General H. Norman Schwarzkopf and General Sir Peter de la Billiere KCB, KBE and DSO, approx 63 x 45 cms, framed and glazed. 

Silver ink well, Birmingham hallmark dated 1912, mm William Aitken, approx 256 .8 gms engraved 'Miss P. Minchin who did so much for No1 The College, Malvern 1946-1950' together with a card holder London hallmark dated 1914, mm SC& and a silver shoe horn with integrated button hook London hallmark dated 1892 approx 67.6 gms.

Late Art Deco chrome plated and black enamel cigarette case. The cigarette case has an interesting inscription inside which reads: From Baroness Helene Nostitz Hindenburg June 1937. The inscription may relate to the baroness whose father was Baron Conrad Otto von Benckendorff und von Hindenburg, a Prussian general and German diplomat (1839-1914), and cousin of the famous chancellor, Paul von Hindenburg. She was a renowned society beauty who went on to marry Count Alfred von Nostitz-Wallwitz  (1870-1953), facilitated by her social position and her marked artistic sensitivity, Helene became an important lady of European society and for the opening of her cultural salons for artists and writers. This enamel cigarette case may be an example of gifts she had made for family and friends.Note: some enamel loss noted on the outer extremities of the case.

REGENCY MAHOGANY 'VIDE POCHE' SIDE TABLE EARLY 19TH CENTURY in the French Empire style, the rectangular tray top above a frieze drawer to one end and a dummy drawer opposing, raised on gilt metal mounted column supports joined by a curved X-form stretcher, with ball feet(60.5cm wide, 73.5cm high, 41cm deep)Footnote: Note: It would be easy to mistake this flame-figured vide poche for a work table made in France or elsewhere on the continent during the Empire period. It's mahogany drawer linings and English made lock belie its origins however. The best-known cabinet-maker accurately replicating the French Empire style in England during the Regency period was S. Jamar (fl. circa 1818-26), who worked in London and Liverpool and produced work of very high quality. While unstamped, the present table could have come out of the same workshop due to its fine craftsmanship and top quality veneers.

Y REGENCY ROSEWOOD LAMP TABLE EARLY 19TH CENTURY the rectangular top above a baluster leaf carved support, on a concave quadripartite base with scrolled feet, with a partial paper trade label under the drawer(48cm wide, 73cm high, 38cm deep)Footnote: Note: The label fragment under the drawer is most likely that of the furniture maker Reuben Paul, who was in partnership with Charles Paul at 48 Upper Marylebone Street 1817-1819, then singly from 1820-1835. Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/

Pair: Private P. E. Palmer, Machine Gun Corps, who was wounded in April 1918 British War and Victory Medals (28550 Pte. P. E. Palmer. M.G.C.) the BWM officially re-impressed without any punctuation; together with Charing Cross Hospital bronze cross, the reverse engraved (P. Palmer) possibly his wife, good very fine --- Percy Edward Palmer, from Finsbury Park, London, served with 25 Company, Machine Gun Corps and was wounded on 10 April 1918 by a gunshot to his right arm. Entitled to Silver War Badge No. 452706.

Family group: Pair: Private S. Lazarus, Royal Flying Corps British War and Victory Medals (17427 Pte. S. Lazarus. R.F.C.) with Post Card group photo taken at Rath Camp, Ireland, and another of the recipient Three: Mrs Betty Rosenbloom (née Cohen), Women’s Royal Air Force, later Women’s Voluntary Service Defence and War Medals, in card box of issue addressed to ‘Miss B. Cohen’; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp Malaya, E.II.R. (B. Rosenbloom.) with small photograph in W.R.A.F. uniform, nearly extremely fine (5) £100-£140 --- Sim Lazarus was the uncle of Betty Cohen, later Mrs Betty Rosenbloom who, according to accompanying family letter, subsequently changed her name to ‘Ross’.

Six: Stoker Petty Officer W. Attey, Royal Navy, who was killed in action when H.M.S. Eclipse was torpedoed in the Aegean Sea on 24 October 1943 Naval General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (K. 62327 W. Attey. S.P.O. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (K. 62327 W. Attey. S.P.O. H.M.S. Hasty.); together with a named sporting prize medal for 1937-39, good very fine (6) £180-£220 --- William Attey, a native of Cardiff, was born in 1902 and served during the Second World War as a Stoker Petty Officer in H.M.S. Eclipse. He was killed in action when the Eclipse hit a mine in the Aegean Sea on 24 October 1943, and sunk within five minutes. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Sold with original Admiralty certificate of death; identity tag; and riband bar.

Four: Driver J. C. Hitchings, Royal Engineers, who was captured and taken prisoner of War at Kalamata, Greece, on 29 April 1941 General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (1874543 Dvr. J. C. Hitchings. R.E.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, minor edge nicks, nearly extremely fine (4) £140-£180 --- John Charles Hitchings, a native of Aberdare, South Wales, was born on 12 July 1919 and attested for the Royal Engineers on 16 July 1937. He served with the 7th Armoured Division during the Second World War, and was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Kalamata, Greece, on 29 April 1941. Whilst held at Krusdorf P.O.W. Farm Camp he escaped on 1 May 1944, but was re-captured at Halbenrain on 5 May 1944. Sold together with a copy of the recipient’s M.I.9 P.O.W. Questionnaire.

Three: Midshipman J. S. Rickcard, Royal Navy, who was killed in action aboard H.M.S. Exeter at the battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure (Midshipman John Scott Rickcord, R.N.) good very fine (3) £140-£180 --- John Scott Rickcord, R.N., H.M.S. Exeter, was killed in action at the battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939. He was buried at sea and is commemorated by name on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. He was aged 20, son of Percival Scott Rickcord and Charlotte Mary Dorothy Rickcord, of Crowthorne, Berkshire. Sold with a copy of The Cruise of H.M.S. Exeter, printed for private circulation by W. H. Smith & Son, 1940, with ink inscription ‘To Mr & Mrs Rickcord. In memory of your son John, H.M.S. Exeter, May 1938 - December 1939’.

Six: Master at Arms F. J. P. Vincent, Royal Navy, who was Mentioned in Despatches during the Second World War, and whose group is accompanied by a most comprehensive archive of letters and photographs Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, with M.I.D. oakleaf; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (M. 39837 F. J. P. Vincent. R.P.O. H.M.S. Victory.) mounted court-style for display purposes in this order; together with a small quantity of sporting medals, good very fine (lot) £120-£160 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1943 Sold together with a large quantity of letters, photographs, and other ephemera, the majority concerning the recipient’s time on the Mediterranean Station, all contained in a black metal case.

Six: Lance-Bombardier E. J. Harvey, Royal Artillery, formerly Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry, who served as the personal Driver to Major-General E. C. Mansergh, and was Mentioned in Despatches for his services in Burma 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, with Army Council enclosure, in named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. E. J. Harvey, 175 Fair Oak Road, Eastleigh, Hants’; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (897071. Gnr. E. J. Harvey. R.A.) nearly extremely fine (6) £180-£220 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 5 April 1945: ‘in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma and on the Eastern Frontier of India 16 November 1943 to 15 May 1944.’ Edwin John Harvey was born in Richmond, Surrey on 14 October 1920, and enlisted in the Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry at Midhurst, Sussex, on 19 April 1939. He served during the Great War with the Royal Artillery as the personal driver to Major-General E. C. Mansergh, and for his services was Mentioned in Despatches- he was the only man from his unit to receive the Burma Star. Post-War he served as a Motor Transport Driver for the Admiralty at the Royal Naval Air Station, Eastleigh. Sold together with a presentation silver cigarette case, 117mm x 84mm, the outside engraved ‘E. J. H.’, the inside engraved ‘L/Bdr. E. J. Harvey, Surrey & Sussex Yeo., from Brigadier E. C. Mansergh. 1940: Dursley - H.M.T. Highland Bde. Middle East 1941: Gallabat - Keren - Massawa - Amba Alagi - Western Desert - Almaza 1942: Libya - Matruh - Fuka - Ruweizat Ridge - El Alamein - Iraq 1943: India - Arakan 1944: Imphal - Kohima Rd. - Tiddim Rd. - Burma’ Sold also with the recipient’s Mentioned in Despatches Certificate, this mounted in a glazed frame; the recipient’s Record of Service; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Soldier’s Release Book; and Driving Licence; a H.Q. 5th Indian Division, SEAC letter of testimonial signed by Major-General E. C. Mansergh, and dated 22 March 1946; and various other ephemera including buttons, letters, newspaper cuttings, and postcard photographs.

Three: Bombardier W. Connelley, Royal Artillery, who was killed in action during Operation Lustre, 26-27 April 1941 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Territorial (751491 Bmbr. W. Connolley. R.A.) edge bruising to last, nearly very fine (3) £80-£120 --- William Connelley, a native of Bradford, Yorkshire, served during the Second World War in 106 (Lancashire Hussars) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, and was killed in action during Operation Lustre. On the night of 26-27 April 1941, following the fall of Greece, H.M.S. Wryneck sailed with H.M.S. Diamond to assist in the rescue of British personnel from the Dutch troopship Slamat, which had been disabled in air attacks. After picking up 700 crewmen and troops, the two ships came under sustained air attack from a force of Ju87 dive bombers. Wrynack and Diamond were both sunk around 20 nautical miles east of Cape Maleas, Greece. Of the 983 men from all three ships, only 66 survived. Connelley was amongst those killed, and is commemorated on the Athens Memorial, Greece.

Four: Bombardier D. P. C. Ledger, Royal Artillery, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War following the fall of Crete 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (1458405 Bdr. D. P. C. Ledger. R.A.) good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Douglas Philip Capon Ledger was born on 27 August 1916 and attested for the Royal Artillery (Territorial Army) in May 1939. He served with them during the Second World War, and was taken Prisoner of War following the fall of Crete in June 1941. He escaped whilst on Crete but was re-captured owing to malaria, and was held for the rest of the War predominately at Stalag VIII B, being liberated on 21 April 1945. Sold together with a copy of the recipient’s M.I.9 P.O.W. Questionnaire.

Five: Captain R. L. Pryce, Royal Engineers, attached Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners, Indian Army, who was Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service in Burma 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (Lt. R. L. Pryce. R.E.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £100-£140 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 19 July 1945. Ray Leighton Pryce was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 4 January 1942. Promoted Lieutenant on 1 October 1942, he served during the Second World War in the Arakan from 1944 to 1945 with the 93rd Field Company, Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners, as part of the 25th Indian Division. The regimental history of the Royal Bombay Sappers & Miners 1939-1947 includes the following account by Captain W. W. Guthrie, M.C.: ‘We arrived in the Maungdaw area in late March 1944. Contact with the enemy was taking place mainly high up on the west side of the Mayu Range inland from Maungdaw and slightly south of the tunnel road to Buthedaung... Besides manning our perimeter… we improved the single access road to the tunnel area… At other times we played infantry, making shallow reconnaissances to the south… After the monsoon there was more extensive patrolling in force and we accompanied the infantry on these sorties. On an expedition with the Oxford & Buckinghamshires… we were subject to mortar fire from the foothills. One round landed among Ray Pryce’s Mahrattas leaving one man with severe leg wounds.’ For his distinguished services in Burma, Pryce was Mentioned in Despatches. He subsequently joined the Bath branch of the Burma Star Association in 1976.

‘It seemed that Walker had decided to meet this threat on his own. Alone, entirely without orders, he was running down the hill with the gun on his hip, firing as he went. I think it was more his fierce determination than the bullets he fired that deterred the Chinese. To a man they ran back round the edge of the ridge. It was so like Walker: he was an independent type.’ The Edge of the Sword by Anthony Farrar-Hockley The outstanding and rare Korean War ‘Battle of Imjin River’ M.M. group of six awarded to Private D. M. R. Walker, Gloucestershire Regiment, late Black Watch and Highland Light Infantry, who was severely wounded in a lone charge against the encroaching enemy on the slopes of Gloster Hill at the Battle of the Imjin, 24 April 1951: ‘slinging his Bren gun to the hip position, he sprang into position and started shooting- almost immediately he himself was hit and severely wounded, but his objective had been achieved.’ Taken Prisoner of War he was again wounded during an American air attack, before escaping, only to be recaptured by the Communists and spending a further two years in captivity Military Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (22530161 Pte. D. M. R. Walker. Glosters.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22530161 Pte. D. M. R. Walker. Glosters.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, extremely fine (6) £20,000-£26,000 --- Provenance: Christie’s, November 1990. M.M. London Gazette 8 December 1953: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Korea.’ The original recommendation states: ‘During the second phase of the battle of the Imjin River on the night of 23-24 April 1951, the position of the Battalion’s HQ became untenable and a hurried move was made to a ridge immediately south of the original position. This new position had only just been reached and was yet unorganised when, at dawn, an attack materialised. The enemy were engaged by members of the Signal Platoon and among them was Private Walker. Failing in their direct assault up the line of the ridge, some enemy worked unseen along the precipitous slope of the ridge. Their close approach remained undiscovered until grenades and automatic fire started clipping the crest of the ridge. The Signal Platoon replied with grenades but no direct fire could be brought to bear over the crest. The enemy could only be located by one standing on the edge of the crest, who would then be exposed to the close range fire of the enemy. Grenades failing to dislodge the enemy, Private Walker decided to shoot it out with them. Slinging his Bren gun to the hip position and shouting for some grenades to be thrown to cover his action, he sprang to the very edge of the crest and started shooting down the steep slope. Almost immediately he himself was hit and severely wounded, but his objective had been achieved. The enemy made a rapid withdrawal and there was no further trouble at this point. Private Walker’s initiative, fighting spirit, and great gallantry were most praiseworthy.’ Douglas Michael Robertson Walker was born in Croydon on 26 November 1926, and volunteered for wartime service on 14 April 1943, adding 18 months to his age. After initial training with the General Service Corps, he joined the Black Watch on 1 July 1943, and saw active service in France and Germany. From D-Day, 6 June 1944, the Highland Division supported the Airborne Division in the Eastern Salient between Caen and the Normandy coast. By July the 1st, 5th, and 7th Battalions were fighting around the Caen countryside and took part in the drive to Falaise, thundering south in Armoured Personnel Carriers by the light of searchlights reflected off the clouds. Walker was wounded on 17 August 1944 whilst serving with the 7th Battalion. He was not officially 18 years old. On 8 February 1945 the 1st and 7th Battalions led the assault on Germany, the 1st Battalion being the first troops to set foot on the Reich. On 22 March 1945 the Black Watch crossed the Rhine, and swept up towards Bremen and Bremerhaven, mopping up pockets of last ditch resistance. From April 1945 Walker served in Palestine, before moving to the Canal Zone on rotation in December 1945, spending Christmas Day 1945 at Ismalia, Egypt. Returning to Palestine in April 1946, he transferred to the 2nd Battalion Highland Light Infantry on 3 August 1946. During this month the H.L.I. were overseeing the return to Greece of King George of the Hellenes, and were based at Vouliagmeni on the outskirts of Athens, before moving later in the year to Drama in North Greece. In February 1947 Walker moved with the Battalion to Salonika, before being posted to a wireless outpost in the Konitza Mountains on the Albanian frontier. He returned to Scotland with the Battalion on 7 November 1947, and was discharged on 10 April 1948 having completed 5 years with the Colours. Battle of Imjin River On the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950 Walker was employed as a salesman in Bristol. He immediately volunteered for service in Korea, and re-enlisted at Bristol on 22 August 1950. Posted to the Gloucestershire Regiment he sailed with them aboard the Empire Windrush for Korea, landing at Pusan on 10 November 1950. Posted to the Signal Platoon under Captain R. A. St. M. Reeve-Tucker, he was present at the Battle of Imjin River where, on the night of the 22 April 1951, a Chinese attack developed along the whole of the Regiment’s front. Over the next three days a large number of Chinese troops subjected the Battalion’s positions to almost continuous assault. At 8:00 a.m. on 24 April Colonel Carne ordered ‘B’ Company to break contact with the enemy, with whom they had been strongly engaged, and to join the Battalion on the steep and rugged feature known as Hill 235, and later renamed ‘Gloster Hill’. Their final dash for safety however was threatened by enemy forces which had worked unseen along the precipitous slope of the ridge. Taking matters into his own hands, Private Walker embarked on a lone mission to repel the encroaching enemy. Witnessed through the field glasses of both the Adjutant, Captain Anthony Farrar-Hockley and the Intelligence Officer, Lieutenant Henry Cabrel. It appeared to this watching group, now joined by the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel James Carne, that, had it not been for Private Walker’s heroic act of gallantry, their survival of B Company would have been in jeopardy. In his book The Edge of the Sword, Anthony Farrar-Hockley recalls Walker’s lone charge: ‘Private Allum, a signaller in HQ Company, declared: “You’d better come up quick Sir, there’s another party of Chinks just around the end of the ridge and they’re going to head B Company off. Walker’s got the Bren on them.” Accompanied by the Colonel we hurried up the slope only to discover Walker gone. “Where’s Walker?” I asked. “I thought you said he was here with a Bren?” “He was Sir”, said Allum. “He was right by this rock when...” “There he goes” shouted Henry Cabrel, pointing down the hill. It seemed that Walker had decided to meet this threat on his own. Alone, entirely without orders, he was running down the hill with the gun on his hip, firing as he went. I think it was more his fierce determination than the bullets he fired that deterred the Chinese. To a man they ran back round the edge of the ridge. It was so like Walker: he was an independent type.’ Walker, now wounded by a bullet to the lung, was taken by his comrades to the Regimental Aid Post. That night the battalion again beat off a determined enemy attack, inflicting heavy ...

Four: Driver H. O. J. Hambridge, Royal Engineers, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Tobruk on 1 June 1942 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure, in named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. H. Hambridge, 30 Crown Road, Kidlington, Oxford’; together with the recipient’s German P.O.W. identity tag ‘Stalag IV B 259838’, extremely fine (4) £80-£120 --- Herman Olaf Jack Hambridge was born in March 1922 and attested for the Royal Engineers on 16 October 1939. He served with 235 Field Park Company during the Second World War, and was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Tobruk on 1 June 1942. Held at camps initially in Italy, and then at Werdau, he was liberated on 16 April 1945. Sold together with a copy of the recipient’s M.I.9 P.O.W. Questionnaire.

Five: Major G. C. Matthews, Cheshire Regiment, attached Machine Gun Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment, Indian Army, later Singapore Police, who was Mentioned in Despatches for his services in Burma 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (A.S.P. G. C. Matthews. S’pore Pol.) mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £120-£160 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 19 July 1945. Guy Collington Matthews was born in 1919 and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Cheshire Regiment on 20 April 1940. Promoted Lieutenant on 20 October 1941, he served during the Second World War as a British Service Officer attached to the Machine Gun Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment, Indian Army, and was advanced Acting Major by April 1945. The Machine Gun Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment was formed in January 1942 and served in the Arakan initially from April to October 1943. In February 1944 the unit moved back into the Arakan and played its part in the relief of the Admin Box: ‘The battalion can justifiably claim its share of dead Japs... Major Matthews commanded “C” Company during these operations’ (Regimental Magazine refers). The October 1945 edition of the Magazine also lists Matthews serving with the unit. After operating on Ramree Island the record states ‘When the Japs eventually were driven out of the island itself two companies were employed on the mainland. Guy Matthews C Company and Bruce Hobson D Company were the lucky ones this time...’ Regarding the Rangoon landing: ‘Guy Matthews with his Company and the Second-in Command with the remainder of the battalion headquarters had no sooner arrived in the concentration area than they were told that their convoys had been cancelled and that they would be returning to India... This came as a considerable anti-climax.’ The February 1946 edition of the Magazine also lists Matthews serving with the unit, but he departed before the battalion embarked for operations in Java. For his services in Burma Matthews was Mentioned in Despatches. Transferring to Regular Army Reserve of Officers, Cheshire Regiment, with the honorary rank of Major on 6 May 1949, Matthews sailed for Singapore on 6 February 1963 in the SS Canton, giving his occupation as Police Superintendent. He died in 1985 and is buried at Holy Trinity Church burial ground, West Runton, Norfolk, where his father, Felix Hackett Matthews (1883-1964) was vicar for 45 years.

Four: Sergeant P. Lynch, Royal Irish Fusiliers, who was Mentioned in Despatches during the Second World War 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (7043341 Sgt P Lynch R Ir F) the last a somewhat later issue with officially re-impressed naming, generally good very fine and better (4) £70-£90 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 29 November 1945: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.’ The original Recommendation states: ‘During the recent period on the east bank of the Senio, Sergeant Lynch has acted both as Platoon Sergeant and Platoon Commander. In either capacity, he has been outstanding as an example to his men, whether it be at hurling grenades, or firing the 2 inch mortar and the PIAT, from which the latter his Platoon fired 300 bombs during one night. His enthusiasm at tormenting the enemy had a great effect on the morale of his men.’

A Second War D.F.M. awarded to Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Flight Sergeant A. M. McKelvie, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action when his Lancaster was shot down over Waterloo on 3 June 1942 during the 1,000 Bomber Raid on Cologne Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (971310 Sgt. A. M. Mc.Kelvie. R.A.F.) suspension claw sympathetically repaired, cleaned, good very fine £1,400-£1,800 --- D.F.M. London Gazette 22 August 1941. The original Recommendation, dated 25 June 1941, states: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during raids into enemy territory. This N.C.O.’s work both in the air and on the ground has never left anything to be desired. The majority of his flights have been during the winter months and he has shown great skill in the working of the set under most adverse conditions. His determination and enthusiasm have had an excellent effect on the other Wireless Operator/Air Gunners in this Squadron.’ Alastair Macnab McKelvie was born in Cowdenbeath in 1907 and enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1939. Qualifying as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, he served with 144 Squadron, and having completed his first operational tour was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal. Embarking upon his second Operational Tour with 61 Squadron in 1942, McKelvie was killed in action on 3 June 1942 when his Lancaster R5613, piloted by Pilot Officer R. E. Clark, D.F.M., was shot down homeward-bound by a Bf110 4km east of Waterloo, having taken part in the 1,000 Bomber raid on Essen. There was only one survivor, the Air Gunner Sergeant W. R. Griffiths, who managed to evade capture. McKelvie is buried alongside four of his crew in Brussels Town Cemetery; the final crew member has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Sold together with a photographic image of the recipient, and copied research.

Five: Captain (Quartermaster) A. E. P. Secker, Corps of Military Police, who was twice Mentioned in Despatches 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (313259 Cpl. A. E. P. Secker. C. of M.P.) nearly extremely fine (5) £120-£160 --- M.I.D. London Gazettes 26 July 1940 and 20 December 1940. Albert Edward Percival Secker was commissioned Lieutenant (Quartermaster) in the Corps of Military Police on 10 July 1940.

Three: Squadron Leader J. B. S. Monypenny, Royal Air Force, who was killed in action on 20 July 1940 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Air Council enclosure, extremely fine (3) £300-£400 --- John Blackwell Sinclair Monypenny was commissioned Pilot Officer in the Royal Air Force on 27 June 1930 and was promoted Flying Officer on 27 February 1932, Flight Lieutenant on 27 February 1936, and Squadron Leader on 1 December 1938. He served during the Second World War with 9 Squadron, based at R.A.F. Honnington, and was killed in action on 20 July 1940. Taking off at 20:10 on an operational sortie to Wismar, his Wellington L7795 was reported to have crashed into Eckernforder Bay, approximately 25 km north-west of Kiel. All the crew were killed. Monypenny has no known grave and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Sold together with a number of original letters concerning various gifts given posthumously on his behalf, including his R.A.F. Officers’ Sword which was presented to the R.A.F. by his widow, and is used by the R.A.F. Ensign bearer at the annual Battle of Britain Service in Westminster Abbey.