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A Steiff teddy bear circa 1910, with short golden mohair, black boot button eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs, hump and inoperative squeaker —11 1/4in. (28.5cm.) high (damaged pads, some general wear and thinning); the childhood bear of Annis Newton who was born on the 30th June 1914, she lived in Leigh all her life until she died at the grand old age of 101. Sold with an original and two reprinted photos of Annis as a child, showing her with another bear (probably replaced during her childhood by this bear) and a 1953 Coronation scarf

˜Property from an Important Private Collection A FINE AND VERY RARE 18 BORE SOUTH GERMAN MATCHLOCK PETRONEL, LAST QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, THE STOCK SIGNED HP, ALMOST CERTAINLY HANS PAUMGARTNER with tapering barrel swelling at the muzzle and chiselled in relief with a pair of rampant lions supporting an open tome inscribed with the initials ~AB~ above a spray of acanthus foliage, breech chiselled with a frame of foliage enclosing three rounded figurative panels alternating with two octagonal, the latter decorated with a running design of vine fruit and foliage, the uppermost figurative panel with Homer seated playing his violin in a woodland, the middle with the standing figure of Mercury clutching the severed head of Argos within an architectural frame and struck with two marks at the base (Neue Støckel 7029, 7030) and the bottom with Venus bathed by three cupids, integral pan with pivot-cover etched with foliage within a framework of trellis, tang chiselled as an issuant mask, slender flat lock chiselled with three long panels with a foliate terminal at each end, retained by two screws entering from the lock side, fitted with curved serpentine formed as a monsterhead, slender curved faceted trigger with moulded terminal, full stock inlaid with engraved staghorn panels (restorations and small repairs, the butt-cracked through and repaired), comprising addorsed mythical creatures within segmental frames over the fore-end, further foliate monsters about the tang, the figure of Leda with the swan at the end of the ramrod channel, elaborate trigger-plate formed of a vertical arrangement of foliage, a winged lion opposite the lock, and elaborate herms on each side of the butt, the spine of the butt inlaid with further engraved staghorn comprising a unicorn horn top and bottom, the latter with the stockmaker~s initials ~HP~ in a frame (Neue Støckel 8025), ivory butt-cap, and associated ramrod 91.5 cm; 36 in barrel Decorated petronels are rarely offered for sale, the majority remaining in public collections, such as the Royal Armouries, Leeds (inv. no. XII.1548), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. No. 32.75.111), the Musée Royal de l~Armée et d~Histoire, Brussels (inv. no. IX/6); the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (inv. no D271); the Kienbusch Collection, The Philadelphia Museum of Art (acc. No. 635) and the Musée Rath, Geneva (inv. no. K182). For an extensive list of known examples see Godoy, 1993, cat. No. 8, p. 27 and 143. Hans Paumgartner is recorded circa 1540-90 in Graz and worked at the court of Charles II, Archduke of Styria. Two highly decorated firearms by this maker are preserved in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (inv. no. A2305) and the Art Institute of Chicago (acc. no. 1982.2266) respectively, the latter being made for Archduke Charles II. An apparently unsigned wheel-lock rifle in Vienna (inv. no. D272) is decorated with inlay of the same unusual design, notably the unicorn horns, monsters and foliage. See Schedelman 1972, pp. 8-9 and 24-25 and Karcheski Jr. 1995, p. 75. The barrelsmith is possibly Antonio Ferrari who, along with his brother Paolo, is mentioned as archibusari in the Brescian tax lists of 1588, 1590 and 1606. An alternative candidate is Antonio Carrara, a merchant who was entrusted, with Apollonio Chinell, in 1591 with the fontego of military barrels in Brescia and, in 1594, supplying guns to local troops in the Venetian region. Both attributions might be considered tenuous in light of the exuberant decoration of the barrel, perhaps the work of a specialist iron chiseller rather than a barrelsmith. See di Carpegna 1997, p. 44 and 116.

Property from an Important Private Collection A GERMAN (SAXON) SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL, BY F.CARLSON A DRESDEN, CIRCA 1710-19 with swamped barrel formed with a long slender flat signed ~F. Carlson a Dresden~ and fitted with silver fore-sight on a bed of engraved scrolls, the breech chiselled against a finely gilt matted ground with a trophy-of-arms incorporating a foliate mask beneath a canopy ahead of a band of beadwork, scroll-and border-engraved breech tang, signed border-engraved bevelled lock chiselled and gilt with a trophy-of-arms en suite on the tail, engraved with the reclining figure of Diana and signed beneath the faceted pan, fitted with chiselled and gilt cock and steel, the former involving an issuant serpent, top-jaw with a further foliate mask and the latter with foliage en suite, figured walnut full stock carved with sprays of foliage about the rear ramrod-pipe and the breech tang (expertly repaired), full silver mounts cast and chased in low relief against a finely gilt matted ground, comprising openwork sideplate involving scrolling foliage, an issuant serpent and a female portrait profile, trigger-guard with a grotesque mask on the bow and foliate terminal, butt-cap with a large green man mask and a bold design of symmetrical scrolls and foliage, and escutcheon decorated with a pair of bound prisoners carrying a portrait medallion on a trophy-of-arms beneath a count~s coronet, and a pair of faceted ramrod-pipes (later ramrod) 33.5 cm; 13 1/4 in barrel Friedrich Carlsohn was born in Liebau, Kurland in present day Latvia. In 1700 he made a masterpiece with Andreas Erttel who is credited with the introduction of the ~French manner~ to the Saxon Court. In 1701 he became a master of the Dresden Guild and a burgher in 1705. In 1716 he was reprimanded for employing six lockmakers and four gunmakers at the same time. In 1719 he died in his house on the Schiessgraben. The former Saxon Electoral Armoury, now incorporated within the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, includes a wheel-lock rifle, two flintlock rifles, and three pairs of pistols by this maker. The design of the mounts is taken from earlier French pattern books including those of Simonin and Guérard. Johann Christoph Weigel published a facsimile of the latter ~presented under the skillful guidance~ (vorgestellet unter anleitung der geschickteseten) of the Parisian Gunmakers in Nuremburg, some time before 1725. See Hayward 1963, pp. 110-111, Schaal 1975, p. 90 and Grancsay 1970, p. 14 and p. 86.

The Property of a Gentleman A FINE PAIR OF 22 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOLS BY JOHN COSENS, CIRCA 1690 with very minor differences, with tapering barrels formed in four stages, moulded girdles, octagonal then polygonal breeches, the forward sections signed ~I.Cosens~ ahead of a chiselled acanthus moulding and with panels of foliage and beadwork, the rear sections with contrasting classical warriors in the centre framed by monsterhead scrolls, struck with the barrelsmith~s mark and London view and proof marks on the left, border-engraved tangs decorated with scrolling foliage inhabited by an exotic bird, border-engraved rounded locks decorated with cupids on the tails, one brandishing a falchion and the other aiming an arrow, decorated beneath the pans with curved slender panels en suite with the breeches and signed beneath a monsterhead scroll, chiselled cocks decorated with monsterhead scrolls, the pans each with a monsterhed on the brim, chiselled steels (the tip of one steel with a small chip, the engraving on one lock refreshed), full figured stocks, perhaps ash or elm, lightly carved with scrolls and swelling about the rear ramrod-pipes, the tangs enclosed by raised mouldings framed by scrolls, silver mounts comprising pierced side-plates decorated with monsterhead terminals centring on a green man mask, spurred pommels with grotesque mask caps, iron trigger-guards with foliate terminals and engraved with strawberry foliage on the bows, a pair of moulded silver ramrod-pipes, moulded iron escutcheons formed as a gaping mask each charged in the centre with the owner~s crest, and original iron-capped ramrods 30.7 cm; 12 1/8 in barrels (2) The crest is that of Philipson. One likely candidate is Christopher Philipson (1646-1709), of Crook Hall, Member of Parliament for Westmoreland in 1679. Philipson served as a Royalist militia officer and assisted Daniel Fleming in breaking up a Quaker meeting at Windermere in 1675. He replaced Sir John Lowther III as the honourable member for Westmorland in the second Exclusion Parliament. For his efforts he was rewarded with a knighthood by Charles II in 1681 as ~a person of known loyalty and affection~, he was foreman of the grand jury which presented a loyal address after the Rye House Plot. John Cosens, said to have leant ~ye arte [of gunmaking] in ye City of Winchester~, was admitted to the Freedom of the Gunmakers~ Company on 14th August 1662. By 1664 he was in business and received payments from the Ordnance board for the manufacture and repair of matchlock and snaphaunce arms during the period 1666-80. In 1670 he took over Harman Barne~s shop in the Strand from his widow and he became Gunmaker in Ordinary to Charles II before 1669. The Wardrobe Account for 1680 shows that he delivered three pairs of pistols and one gun for £29 and in the same year he supplied pistols and one gun |stocked with asshe| for £8 as part of the King~s presents for the Emperor of Morocco. The last reference to him is on 4th August 1698 when he was fined ten shillings for proving a birding barrel belonging to John May who was not entitled to have barrels proved. See Neal and Back 1984, p. 139 and Blackmore 1999, pp. 58-9.

BLUNDEN (Edmund): holograph manuscript poem 'Pains of Memory', black ink on ruled notepaper, numerous pencil amendments including adjustment to title, 8vo: attached note typed reads: 'the pencilled annotations were added by Robert Graves, who also changed the title to 'Looking from Festubert', having seen the poem when Louis Golding was preparing it for Queen's College Miscellany. Given to Jon Wynne-Tyson by Louis Golding...' (1)

SPARK (Muriel): handwritten postcard from Muriel Spark to Jon Wynne-Tyson, thanking him for an ..'amusing postcard + your news' and adding ..'I would not contact Stanford in any circumstances out of respect for the memory of my dear father, who, rightly, despised + hated Stanford for exploiting me + writing so untruthfully about me..': together with a typed unsigned letter dated 15th Feb 1963 from an agent, adding ...'that she had nothing to add to her decision, communicated by telephone, not to authorise, and to disassociate herself from, any writings by Mr Derek Stanford that touch upon her personal life..': together with three ALS from Derek Stanford to JWT, plus a bundle of other correspondence and printed matter, some related. (Folder)

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE'S LAMP: sepia photograph mounted on card, image approx 14.5 x 9.5cm, depicting metal lamp, to verso handwritten text in blue ink headed 'The Lady with the Lamp', explaining ...'the late Mr Baker of Chichester, who served under Miss Nightingale was the recipient of one of these lamps, which, although plain & simple in appearance is now a treasured heirloom belonging to a lady who resides in Bognor & she states it was presented by Florence Nightingale to Hospital Sergeant Edward Baker, 34th Border Regiment, during the Crimean War...with much kindness this lady allowed a photograph to be taken of the gift...': photographer's label of Russells, Chichester, scattered foxing else VG. (1)

KINGDOM OF REDONDA: large archive of photographs, printed and manuscript material relating to Redonda and Jon Wynne-Tyson, who became the third King in 1970, becoming known as the 'Reluctant Monarch' and succeeded by Javier Marias: comprising 3 large albums of colour photographs depicting personal visits to the island and a large quantity of other material in 8 folders/box files and numerous other envelopes. (Qty)

A pair of armchairs from the investiture of the Prince of Wales, 1969, designed by the Rt Hon. the Earl of Snowdon, Carl Toms and John Pound, each red stained beach back gilt indented with Prince of Wales's feather motif, the seat upholstered in red Welsh tweed, stamped to underside, 77.5cm high, 54cm wideThe investiture of the current Prince of Wales was held at the Medieval Caernarfon Castle on 1st July 1969, following the ceremony the chairs were dismantled and offered for sale 'flat-pack', the attendant guest then had first refusal on their purchase, the remainder being offered to the public. The 1st Lord Snowdon, who orchestrated the ceremony, purchased six for himself.Condition Report: Overall these appear in a condition that reflects their lack of significant age and probably low amounts of use - some surface dirt, some marks to the seats one chair back with chips to upper corner edge - this can be seen in the online catalogue images. All elements appear to be originalCondition Report Disclaimer

[British military interest] A matched Continental and English silver gilt dessert service, French or French occupation and by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd, London 1912, engraved R beneath an earl's coronet, comprising:Twenty four dessert forksTwenty four dessert spoonsTwenty four tea spoonsA sugar sifting spoonA Dutch salt spoon, 3241g (104.2 oz);Together with the following with silver handles ad blades:Twenty four dessert knives; In a fitted mahogany canteen case by The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd, with a brass plaque engraved for presentation to Earl Roberts on his 80th birthday, 1912 Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, KStJ, VD, PC, FRSGS (1832-1914) was a Victorian era general who became one of the most successful British military commanders of his time. Born in India to an Anglo-Irish family, Roberts joined the East India Company Army and served as a young officer in the Indian Rebellion during which he won a Victoria Cross for gallantry. He was then transferred to the British Army and fought in the Expedition to Abyssinia and the Second Anglo-Afghan War, in which his exploits earned him widespread fame. Roberts would go on to serve as the Commander-in-Chief, India before leading British Forces to success in the Second Boer War. He also became the last Commander-in-Chief of the Forces before the post was abolished in 1904.A man of small stature, Roberts was affectionately known to his troops and the wider British public as 'Bobs' and revered as one of Britain's leading military figures at a time when the British Empire reached the height of its powerCondition Report: The following with English silver hallmarks:9 dessert forks9 dessert spoons9 teaspoons24 silver dessert knives1 Dutch silver salt spoon 1332g (42.8oz) without knives2715g (87.3oz) gross including knivesThe remaining items with pseudo French marks are NOT SILVERCondition Report Disclaimer

A George IV Irish silver rounded rectangular toasted cheese dish by Stephen Bergin, Dublin 1821, with a screw-out turned wood handle to allow for filling with hot water, a rounded oval finial to the detachable shallow domed cover, a nulled rim, in four paw feet, engraved with a crest, 21.5cm (8 1/2in) wide, 1386g (44.55 oz) gross (lacking the short chain) The crest belongs to Henry BARRY (1770-1823), 8th Earl Barrymore. The BARRY family of Co. Cork were created Earls of Barrymore 1628, having been previously Viscount Barry (created 1541) and Baron Barry (created 1261) all in the Irish peerage. All titles became extinct in 1823 with the decease of the 8th Earl. Henry Barry (1770-1823), who had the unfortunate nickname 'Cripplegate', probably as a result the disfigurement that he suffered throughout his life, was the son of Richard Barry (1745-1773), the 6th Earl by Amelia Stanhope (1749-1780) the daughter of William Stanhope (1719-1799) 2nd Earl of Harrington. Henry Barry was never married and had inherited the title as a result of the accidental death of his elder brother Richard Barry (1769-1793), the 7th Earl, just one year after his marriage to Charlotte Goulding. The Barry family were not held in the highest esteem. Many of the male members of the family being considered to be womanisers and frequent gamblers and theatre goers and this may be the reason for their short lives. The last generation of the family were categorised by their unfortunate nicknames: sister Caroline as 'Billingsgate' as a result of her 'foul tongue'; youngest brother Augustus (1773-1818) as 'Newgate' as a result of his encounter with Newgate Prison. Perhaps the demise of their line was inevitable. Condition Report: Marks are partially obscuredPlay to the handleThe handle with various splitsCrest is crispFinial slightly pushed into the coverWobblesFront left foot bentGap to the coverLight scratches and wear commensurate with age and use Condition Report Disclaimer

A George III silver oval sugar basin and cream jug, maker's marks worn (A..?), London 1804, with threaded rims and handles, engraved with a shoulder band of a ribbon meander with fern sprays, engraved with an armorial and two crests, the sugar 19cm (7in) long, 361g (11.6 oz)The arms and crests of GORE-BOOTH, Baronets of Artarman co. Sligo. The assay date of 1804 directs us to Sir Robert Newcomen Gore (1752-1814) the 3rd Baronet, who at his marriage in 1804 to Hannah Irwin adopted by royal licence the name GORE-BOOTH. The motto: IN HOC SIGNO VINCES (Under this sign thou shalt conquer) Sir Robert Newcomen GORE-BOOTH (1752-1814), the 3rd Baronet, was born at Bath, Somerset the second surviving son of Booth GORE senior (1712-1773), the first Baronet of Artarman co. Sligo, created 1760, by Emily NEWCOMEN (1716-1778) of Carlow Ireland, who married in 1743. The third Baronet married in 1804 Hannah IRWIN (1781-1868) daughter of Henry IRWIN. He succeeded to the Baronetcy at the death of his older brother Booth GORE (1744-1804), the 2nd Baronet, who was a bachelor. Their father Booth GORE (1712-1773), the 1st Baronet, was the son of Nathaniel GORE (1692-1773) of Sligo by Letitia BOOTH the heir of her father Humphrey BOOTH who was descended from the maternal line of the Salford branch of the ancient BOOTH family of Dunham MASSEY.   

WW2 Italian Forces Tricolour Flag 38 x 27 inches. Printed green, white and red flag with central crowned shield. Some fading. Consigned from the family of a former SOE member who served in the Aegean with the Levant Fishing Patrol ,Force 133 during WW2

Special Forces SOE Standard 37 x 28 inch, cotton flag with opposite blue and white corners and central red cross. The centre of the flag overlaid with a white sail boat. Top left with yellow flower and green plant. Top right with red medical snake and staff. Lower left with skull and crossbones. Lower right with 7 x yellow balls over a wavy line. Some service wear and minor damage. Consigned from the family of a former SOE member who served in the Aegean with the Levant Fishing Patrol ,Force 133 during WW2 .

Records Of The 24th Regiment printed 1892. Linen and leatherette cover with gilt tooling ... Similar edition owned by Capt C J Paterson who was killed at Ypres 1914 ... Punjab Campaign 1848-9 Sketch History Of The 24th Regiment From 1689-1888. Printed 1889. 3 items.

* Desk Seal. A Victorian Loyal Orange Lodge desk seal circa 1850, the brass seal incised 'Loyal Institution of England. Albert the Consett', No 572, the centre with a profile of William III on horseback and inscribed 'William the III Prince of Orange 1690', with a brass and fruit wood handle 13cm high together with another similar example for No 48 and a smaller brass example for No 116 Horwich, 6.5cm highQty: (3)NOTESProvenance: Collection of Jack Webb (1923-2019), London. The Loyal Orange Institution, commonly known as the Orange Order, is an international Protestant Masonic-style fraternal order based in Northern Ireland. Its name being a tribute to the Protestant king William of Orange, who defeated the army of Catholic king James II in the Williamite–Jacobite War (1688–1691). The Orange Order was founded in County Armagh in 1795, and headed by the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland, which was established in 1798. Today it also has lodges in the Republic of Ireland, Scotland, throughout the Commonwealth and United States.

* Swords. A late 19th century French fencing foil, the 88cm blade stamped 'L. Merignac', rectangular curved steel guard, cord-bound grip and brass pommel, 110cm overall with brass disc attached engraved 'Lucien Merignac', together with a collection of fencing foils including a pair French pair each with shell guard and knights head pommel, 110cm overall, another pair with Solingen blades and steel pommels, 108.5cm overall and othersQty: (9)NOTESProvenance: From the Leon Paul family collection Lucien Merignac (1873-1941) was a French fencer who won a gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.

* Pocket Sundial. A Steel Equinoctial Pocket Sundial by Samuel Saunders, [London], mid-18th century, circular ring with inset hours ring on pins and partly rotating centre bridge (one screw missing) with month markings in Latin, the hours ring with roman numerals and simple arrowhead half hour markings, engraved 'Sam: Saunders Fecit', 5 cm diameter, some rubbing and no longer fitting to fold flatQty: (1)NOTESIt has not been established which Samuel Saunders made this, there being three instrument makers by that name working in London in the first half of the 18th century. The serifs, and particularly the decorative serif on the lower stroke of 'S', for both engraved names may suggest that this was the work of the Samuel Saunders who was apprenticed to Jonathan Roberts in the Broderers' Company in 1699 and with John England in the Stationers' Company in 1703. He was freed by Patrimony in the Masons' Company in 1708 and died in 1743. See Maciej Lose, 'Samuel Saunders; A Study of a London Sundial Maker - Part 1', BSS Bulletin, Volume 24(i), March 2012, pp. 14-19; Gloria Clifton, Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 , National Maritime Museum, 1995, p. 244.

* Funerary pot. A Chinese Neolithic earthenware funerary pot, circa 2000 BC, the ovoid two handle pot painted with a lattice and lozenge decoration, some chips to the rim,19cm highQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: Private Collection, Herefordshire, England. The decoration is typical the Pan-Shan culture (2500-2000BC) of Neolithic China who had this distinctively painted pottery.

* Artificers Guild. A silver plated bowl and cover c.1930 designed by Edward Spencer, the domed cover with coronet type finial, the two stage base on hexagonal base with makers stamps to base, the whole piece with a hammered finish and gilded interior, 14cm high x 14cm diameterQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: Collection of Jack Webb (1923-2019), London. Edward Napier Hitchcock Spencer (1873-1938), trained in the architects office of Henry Wilson (1864-1934) a well known architect, jeweller and designer. The Articificers Guild was established in 1901 by Nelson Dawson and Spencer who had worked in the Dawsons workshop in Chiswick became a fellow-guildsman and junior designer at the Guild (later becoming Chief Designer). Spencer designed many forms of silverware and often incorporated other materials such as ivory, shagreen, nuts wood or mother-of-pearl. The Guild closed in 1942.

* Ghana. An early 20th century Akuaba wooden fertility doll, carved in the traditional form with outstretched arms, overall painted in black, 39cm high mounted on a perspex baseQty: (1)NOTESAkuaba women hoping for a child would carry these dolls in their clothes. They traditionally have large round flat heads which represent the moon goddess who was associated with fertility. Once the doll had fulfilled its purpose, the mother would place it on her domestic altar, where it was worshipped in a shrine. They were ancestral pieces often handed on to the next generation.

* Crimean War. A Victorian terracotta bust modelled as Mary Seacole the Jamaican Nurse and Heroine of the Crimean War by Count Gleichen, 1871, the half bust seen wearing her Crimean War medals, the rear inscribed 'G' and dated 1871, on a socle base, additionally inscribed recently 'Mrs Mary Seacole of Crimean War Fame by Count Gleichen', approximately 30cm high, please note several images are provided of important letters with background information relating to this itemQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: Collection of Jack Webb (1923-2019), London. Mary Grant Seacole (1805-1881), the Jamaican Nurse and Heroine of the Crimean War was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Her mother was creole and her father a Scottish soldier. Mary moved to London in 1836 and married a sick husband who died soon after they were wed. At the outbreak of the Crimean War she applied to the War Office to be allowed to nurse sick and wounded servicemen, but was not accepted by either the Government or Florence Nightingale. Undaunted, she joined with a Mr Day, and they went to the Crimea to open a restaurant which she called the "British Hotel". Mary helped the sick and wounded at Scutari and went to Sebastopol and opened a "mess table and comfortable quarters for sick and convalescent officers", she tended to the wounded from Balaklava. She was present at the assault on the Redan on 18 June 1855, tending to the wounded, even seeking such men on the battlefield. She returned to England and declared herself bankrupt, however in 1857 the firm was declared free of bankruptcy and some of her grateful and influential friends such as Major General Lord Rokeby, Sir William Russell and Count Gleichen started a fund for her. The row of pearls which she is wearing in this bust was left in her will to one of the daughters of Lord Gleichen. The bust was exhibited at The Black Cultural Archives in 1993.

* A WWII casualty group to Pilot Officer P.N. Hughes, Royal Air Force, killed in action over the English Channel on 14 September 1940 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, War Medal, extremely fine mounted on a cardboard for display with embroidered cap badge and Observers badge, with a hardbound book compiled by the recipient's brother in 1990, there is a large portrait photograph tipped in of Hughes, two Post Office Telegrams reporting Hughes missing, a letter of condolence to the family from his commanding officer dated 14 September 1940, another related letter, a Times newspaper cutting detailing the roll of honour, condolence slip issued with the medals and other related documents, plus copied service papers and researchQty: (3)NOTESPilot Officer Philip Leslie Norgrove Hughes was born in Dorridge, Warwickshire in 1918, he was educated at Cranleigh School, Surrey. He joined the RAF at the outbreak of WWII and was commissioned from the rank of Leading Aircraftman on 16 June 1940. He trained as an Observer with 15 Squadron who flew Blenheims. His first operation was on 11/12 September in aircraft R3777, the operation was to bomb the harbour and shipping at Ostend. On the 13/14 September the same crew flew R2768 on a similar raid on the channel ports but never returned home. There were no witnesses but they were the only crew from the Squadron to be lost on this raid. Hughes is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial

* Holloway (Milwyn). Eagle perched on a rock with mountainous landscape with lake in the background, handpainted porcelain plaque, signed lower right and numbers VI, 15 x 15cm, mount aperture, giltwood frame, overall condition appears to be good, with no obvious defects, frame size 31 x 30.5cmQty: (1)NOTESMilwyn Holloway was a Royal Worcester artist who trained under Harry Davis

* WWII. An 'Arnhem' group of six attributed to Private R.S. Edwards, 21 Platoon, 2nd Bn, South Staffordshire Regiment 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, France & Germany Star, Defence and War Medals, extremely fine, presented in a frame with medal enclosure inscribed to the recipient, Parachute regiment badge with king's crown, South Staffordshire Regiment cap badge, various related insignia and Airborne march medal and enameled badges, framed and glazed, frame size 31.5 x 55cm, together with a pocket diary kept by Edwards for 1944, inscribed in pencil with entries on the repeated cancellation of Operation Market Garden, for example, 15 September 'Operations!!! flew to Arnhem Holland shot up on landing platoon commander wounded, two killed', 20 September 'mortars all around us like rain, wounded in right leg', 21 September 'lose bridges, retreat from Arnhem to Oosterbeek, very heavy losses have only pistol 8 four rounds left, house to house fighting', 24 September 'am taken prisoner, feel very humiliated, a glorious scrap and it had to end like this, try to get away but am nearly shot', also included copied photographs of the recipient and family, two books, A Bridge too Far by Cornelius Ryan which features Edwards on p337, 338, 351, 443, 444, By Land, Sea and Air, Illustrated History of the 2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment 1940-1945 by Alexander Junier and Bart Smulders with Jaap Korsloot, Edwards is mentioned numerous times in this book with illustrationsQty: (6)NOTES5118991 Private Robert C.S. Edwards was born in Birmingham in 1923, he served during WWII with 21 Platoon "D" Company, 2nd Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. On 10 October 1941 the 2nd Bn became part of the newly formed 1st Airlanding Brigade as part of the 1st Airborne Division. After completing training the embarked for North Africa and became part of the Attacking Force, under American control that planned to land on Sicily on 6 July 1943. The glider towing aircraft piloted by the Americans had no experience of night flying, so the Force became widespread and as they neared Sicily the enemy opened fire, which unnerved the Americans who released the gliders prematurely over the sea. Private Edwards glider ditched into the sea and he was rescued some hours later. Of the 48 Officers and 768 men of the 2nd Bn who set out in gliders only 19 Officers and 269 returned. On 7th September 1944 the 1st Airborne took part in Operation Market Garden with the American 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. The Americans would drop around Eidoven and secure the roads near Nijemgen and the 1st Airborne would capture the Bridge at Arnhem (64 miles behind enemy lines). Once the bridges over the Rhine were secured the ground troops would have a pathway into Germany. The 2nd Bn South Staffordshire Regiment were engaged by the enemy almost as soon as the gliders landed and had nine casualties. The regrouped and proceeded to Arnhem / Oosterbeek coming under heavy machine gun fire and grenades all the way to Arnhem. On 19 September 1944 a meeting was held at the South Staffordshire Bn Field HQ and orders were given for the South Staffords to withdraw (if they weren't already dead). It was thought that the men were still on the bridge and orders were given to either reinforce or relieve the trapped Paratroopers at all costs. "D" Company advanced with 11th Para on their flank to give them covering fire. Edwards states in "Orders were to get through, on no account be held up until we had joined 2 Para on the Bridge", "When we came near the St. Elizabeth Hospital all hell broke loose, we were in the open and like targets in a shooting gallery. Capt Wyss ran up and down shouting 'On On On' like a harrier, stumbling over the dead and dying, slithering in pools of blood, until I reached partial shelter by some buildings". The Germans shelled the houses and set fire to them so protection was continually diminished. Then German tanks appeared and they started using Anti-Aircraft Artillery to make it even worse. The 3rd and 1st Paras suffered heavy losses and had to withdraw leaving the Staffords on their own and exposed on all sides. Edwards states "Opposition was terrific now, we were subject to the heaviest shelling and mortaring imaginable, also Tanks attacked us, we had no officer left so a Sergeant, his boots squelching blood, have the order to get out and join the first organised Unit we came to". When the Staffords pulled back they had to leave the wounded in the cellars to be taken prisoner by the Germans later. The troops were now being blown out of the ground by point blank range of 88mm fire from German Tanks. A German vehicle with loudspeaker came up "Come out you South Staffords, you are surrounded and there is no way out, come to the door with your hands up above your heads". The South Staffords carried on, some were captured some escaped and fell back to Oosterbeek. 375 men were left of the 2nd Bn, every morning Germans put up an intense mortar barrage. At Oosterbeek the Brigade HQ had moved to a laundry building, and on 22 September it was bombed and a store of ammunition exploded. Ammunition was now practically non-existent and soldiers were using German small arms picked up from dead Germans. On 25 September another heavy Artillery barrage by the Germans and this time Tiger Tanks were used, The South Staffords were overrun and many surrendered. Orders were issued to pull back the remnants over the Rhine during the night. Boats were sent to pick them up under heavy machine gun fire and several were sunk. Some of the men stripped and tried to swim across the river but were taken prisoner. Edwards was taken prisoner in Oosterbeek towards the end of the battle and interned in Stalag Xib. Private Edwards was interviewed by Cornelius Ryan for his book A Bridge too Far (copy of the book is included in the lot).

* Zulu War. A group of three to Quarter Master Sergeant E.A. Graves, 13th (Somerset Light Infantry) Foot who fought at The Battle of Khambula on 29 March 1879 South Africa 1877-79, one clasp, 1878-9 (1661. Corpl E. Graves. 1/13".Foot), correctly engraved in upright serif capitals, Army Long Service & G.C. (2101 Sergt. E.A. Graves. Som: L.I.), Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (Q.M.Sjt. E.A. Graves. Som.L.I.), minor official correction to surname, suspension a little slack on first two, very fine and last good very fine, with copied service papers and research, a scarce combination.Qty: (3)NOTESQuarter Master Sergeant Edward Alfred Graves was born in Westminster, London. He enlisted with the 13th Foot in 1867 aged 14, and after service in Gibraltar and Malta he embarked for Natal in 1875. Between October 1878 and March 1879 he is listed on the musters roll as being "in the field". On 29 March 1879 the regiment were engaged at the bloody Battle of Kambula (Khambula) during the Anglo-Zulu War of January-July 1879. The newly arrived Zulu Army, commanded by Chief Mnyamana Buthelezei, moved towards Kambula in battle formation, the mass of warriors forming the "chest" with other columns as the left and right "horns", ready to envelop the British, encamped ready for battle the next day. A British patrol spotted the enemy and 1200 men of the 1/13th Light Infantry and the 90th Regiment with 800 other irregular troops were assembled. After fierce fighting, at around 5.30pm the Zulus began to fall back, and orders were made for the cavalry to advance, killing fleeing Zulus mercilessly during a pursuit that continued for many miles. British foot patrols sought out Zulus lying wounded around the camp and killed many of them. Under the pressure of the defeat and the subsequent pursuit, the Zulu army collapsed. Casualties were 83 British with around 3000 Zulus killed in battle or fatally wounded. The soldiers of the 13th and 90th Regiments expended an average of 31 rounds per man. Graves is listed as discharged from service in 1903 having served 35 years 143 days with the Colours, residing in Taunton, Somerset.

* Soviet Union. A fine WWII Order of the Red Banner group of medals to Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Vasilyevich Lebedev, Chief of Staff, 360 Guards Rifle Regiment, 115 Guards Rifle Division, 1st Belorussian Front, Soviet Red Army Order of the Red Banner, silver and enamel, reverse with makers stamp and officially numbered 203329 (for extreme gallantry in action on the road to Warsaw), Order of the Red Star, reverse officially numbered 3244751, Medal for Combat Merit, Unnumbered Issue (for the advance on Berlin 1945), Capture of Warsaw Medal, Capture of Berlin Medal, Victory over Germany Medal, 30th Anniversary of Armed Forces and a Guards Unit Badge, mounted for wearingQty: (9)NOTESA scarce Order of the Red Banner Gallantry group Lieutenant Colonel Ivan Vasilyevich Lebedev, his citation reads 'During the fighting on Polish territory between 14th and 29th January 1945, comrade Lebedev, serving as the regimental reconnaissance officer, exhibited skill in leading reconnaissance operations and accurately and truthfully revealed important enemy objects, firing positions and troop concentrations. Throughout the fighting, reconnaissance operations were conducted continuously under comrade Lebedev's guidance. The reconnaissance platoons tally comprises 56 Hitlerites killed, while 36 were taken prisoner and 2 trucks, 5 motorcycles and 20 bicycles were captured in good working order. During the capture of the city of Bromberg comrade Lebedev, whilst taking part in a reconnaissance mission, personally captured 5 Hitlerites, one of whom turned out to be a Captain who provided valuable information about the enemy forces. During the fighting for the city of Fandsburg, he served with the regiment's forward detachment and was severely wounded. For the bravery, courage and initiative he displayed during the fighting with the German invaders and his skill in organizing reconnaissance operations, he deserves the Order of the Red Banner'. Signed and dated 2 February 1945. A folder of research is included with the lot and confirms his award.

* Art Union of London. A fine Victorian bronze model of the 'Townley Vase' after C. Delpech for the Art Union of London, 1871, the substantial vase with volute handles and decorated with a Bacchichanlian procession in high relief, the base signed Art Union of London 1871, C. Delpech Redt, 39cm high, placed on an associated wooden stand for displayQty: (1)NOTESThe Townley Vase is a large Roman marble vase of the 2nd century BC, discovered in 1773 by the Scottish antiquarian and dealer in antiquities Gavin Hamilton in excavating a Roman villa at Monte Cagnolo, Rome. The name was given to the vase by Charles Townley who subsequently purchased it in 1774 for £250. The British Museum purchased the vase in 1805 where it remains today. The Art Union of London was founded in 1837 to promote the interest in British artists and manufacturer of decorative arts. In 1871 a bronze copy of the vase was made by Delpech and copies were produced and given to ten members of the Art Union of London.

Thirteen David Bowie vinyl LPs including Ziggy Stardust, Pin Ups, Diamond Dogs, The Man Who Sold the World, etc.

An original brass advertising sign 'M. Armstrong F.S.M.C, F.I.O.O.D. B.O.A (By Exam London) Qualified Ophthalmic Optician', who was the first optician of Knutsford, mounted on wooden board, 30 x 43cm, together with a pair of wheel caps, each marked 'G. Johnson Builder Prestbury', height 7cm, diameter 7cm (3). Additional InformationThe sign with general wear and scratches throughout, the board at the back has been split and is held together by two metal plates, holes throughout the board. The caps with general wear, each with chipping/splits to the top and body. The Prestubury items are shown in the main image, they are the wheel caps either side of the central sign.

4 x Rock LPs. Bachman Turner Overdrive - Four Wheel Drive ( 9100012 ). Deep Purple - Deepest Purple ( EMTV 25 ). Santana - Moonflower ( 88272 ). The Who - The Story Of The Who ( 2683 069 ).

3 x Electronica 12" Singles / EPs. AFX - 2 Remixes By AFX ( MEN 1 ), orange label. (Saint Etienne, The Aphex Twin - Who Do Think You Are / Your Head My Voice ( HVN 29 12 PAA ), limited edition white Label, numbered 135 / 250. The Mike Flowers Pops Meets The Aphex Twin - The Freebase Connection ( LO EP 02 ).

4 x Rock LPs. Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Hendrix (2343 0800). The Who (2) - Odds and Sods, with poster and insert. Quadrophenia. Small Faces - The Ultimate Collection.

4 x 1980s LPs. Echo and the Bunnymen (2) - Crocodiles. Ocean Rain. Communards - Communards ( LONLP 18 ). The Housemartins - The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death.

A good early George III mahogany linen storage chest, of Chippendale inspiration, with rising lid and twin side carrying handles, fitted with two drawers to the base with innovative brass rollers, on shaped bracket feet, height 71cm, width 111cm, depth 58cm.Provenance:-Ex A.F.C. Speyer who had items from Paxton House.

Georges Geffroy. A pair of cream painted directoire chairs from the 59-metre super yacht Gaviota IV owned by the Chilean millionaire Arturo López-Willshaw. In the 1950s Lopez-Willshaw commissioned the legendary French interior designer Georges Geffroy to decorate Gaviota IV.Geffroy, who was Christian Dior's interior designer, was described by Givenchy as a “purist” and “An eighteenth-century gentleman, one of a breed of decorators that is extinct today,” He was known for never accepting more than one job at a time so that he could devote himself entirely to each assignment. Gaviota IV was one of the most sumptuous super yachts of its era. Condition report: some paint losses and splits. staining to the seats. Height to the seat is 49.5 cm.

Early railway interest. A collection of 16 photographs depicting railway construction in the Leicester area circa 1895. Size approximately 12 x16.5cm. Possibly by the photographer Sydney Walter Alfred Newton who lived in Leicester and documented the construction of the Great Central Railway, a line that would connect Nottinghamshire with London. Newton was noteable for documenting the lives of the Navvies who worked the railways and this collection contains remarkable photos of the men at work, as well as posed images. Four photographs show the same group of 8-10 well dressed men, possibly contractors or engineers. In one photograph they pose on and in front of a locoamotive identifiable as H.Lovatt No.2 a 0-6-0 saddletank locomotive built in Leeds in 1872 and was one of the fleet owned by Henry Lovatt of Wolverhampton who built the Leicester section of the Great Central Railway or 'London Extension'. Although many of the locations have since been demolished, the view from Bowstring Bridge over the River Soar is identifiable which used to be the only place in the UK where a railway bridge, went over a road bridge, going over a river (in that order). A remarkable and fascinating collection of historical images. Also one other card mounted photograph by Hobart & Co of Wolverhampton circa 1890s depicting a tall wall of advertising hoardings in Wolverhampton.

First World War Military Cross and bar grouping, George V Military Cross with bar emblem engraved to reverse, ' LT J. RANKIN McILROY, THE ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS, OCTOBER 29 1917 M.C., BAR 1918 26 MARCH ', 1914-1918 British War Medal, and Victory Medal ( LIEUT. J.R. MC ILROY ), together with a miniature medal bar to the same medals, a fitted case for the M.C. with Imperial Crown embossed on the lid, a pocket knife with mother of pearl handle engraved ' J. RANKIN McILROY ', a photograph of Lt. McIlroy in Service Dress uniform with the ribbon of the M.C. and bar on left breast, and a photograph of Mr McIlroy in later life with his wife, John Rankin McIlroy was born in Llandewy, Wales on 19.09.1894, he joined the army as a Private in the 19th ( Public Schools ) Battalion Royal Fusiliers in Sept. 1914 and was commissioned into the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in March 1915, during the course of the war he was wounded three times and was captured at the Somme in 1918 but escaped, he was awarded the Military Cross for his actions on 29th October 1917 and the bar to the M.C. on 26th March 1918, the citation in the Edinburgh Gazette dated April 29th 1918 reads, ' 2nd Lt. John Rankin McIlroy, R. Innis. Fus. Spec. Res., For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a raid. He was the first of his party into the enemy trenches, shooting two of the enemy immediately. He was the last to leave, and assisted one of his serjeants in carrying back a badly wounded man. ', during the Second World War John McIlroy commanded the Emsworth Home Guard Battalion,married with three daughters, he ran the family business, s department store, ' McIlroy's , in Northfield, Portsmouth, he passed away in 1975 Also included are a number of letters to Mrs Florence McIlroy, formerly Florence Turner, her family used to entertain soldiers from a nearby military hospital while they were recovering from their wounds and it is believed this is where she met her future husband John, prior to this though she had met and become engaged to another officer, William Maynard ' Chip ' James of the 1st Battalion Monmouthshire Regiment who had been badly wounded in April 1915, there are a number of letters and field post cards from Captain James from the front line and it is clear the couple were much in love, tragically, Captain James was killed in action leading an assault on a German position on 8th October 1918, there is also a letter to Florence from John McIlroy just prior to their wedding in 1922 outlining his hopes for the future and letters from other soldiers who had met Florence at her parents home while recovering and remembered it fondly, including a New Zealand officer who clearly wished to marry her himself,altogether a fine grouping and memorial to two very gallant soldiers and a remarkable lady, ( Qty )

Second World War medal grouping, 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star with clasp ' France and Germany', Defence Medal, 1939-1945 British War Medal, to Derek Weightman who is said to have served in both the Royal Navy and the Free French Navy, together with a bar of miniatures of the same medals

Second World War grouping to a Women's Royal Naval Service officer, Marie Therese Rice was the daughter of a British army officer who married a French girl at the end of the First World War, the family moved back to the U.K. prior to the German invasion, she initially tried to join the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry but was refused due to her mother being of foreign birth though she was told she could be a driver in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, she accepted this offer but then turned it down in favour of joining the W.R.N.S., she served as a Leading Wren at the Royal Marine Military School at Thurlestone in Devon, an officer training establishment, before undergoing officer training and eventually reaching the rank of Second Officer, she appears to have married a Royal Marines officer and settled in Cornwall after the war, the grouping includes the Defence Medal and 1939-1945 British War Medal, photographs of Marie Rice in W.R,N.S. uniform both as a wren and officer, group photographs of wrens wearing R.M. cap badges, photos from the R.M Military School showing cadets being inspected by United States Marine officers, group photos, views of the establishment, one photo of note shows Captain Ian De'Ath R.M. who won the D.S.O. at the Battle of the River Plate and went on to command both 40 and 45 Royal Marine Commando's, ephemera from the School includes daily orders dated 12th September 1942, leave ticket and dance invitation, there are two photograph albums, one with with family photographs in France, Portugal, Spain in the 1920's and 30's, and includes an abstract of the log of the Cunard liner R.M.S. Queen Mary on a voyage from New York to Plymouth and Luncheon Menu dated October 11th 1938, the other album shows post WW2 family photos in Devon, Paris London Scotland and Sri Lanka, other ephemera includes documentation pertaining to joining the A.T.S. and W.R.N.S., leave pass and railway warrant for leave to Paris to visit family in August 1945 and various telegrams and newspaper cuttings, etc, a fascinating archive of WW2 W.R.N.S. service with Royal Marines interest, ( Qty)

Second World War diary of Stanley Frampton who was an Aircraftsman in 142 R & S U ( Repair and Servicing Unit?) attached to 177 Wing R.A.F. in India detailing his day to day duties and off duty activities including his opinions on many wartime British Movies, together with a collection of Newsletters of the Brittania Commemorative Society

Second World War brass tompion from H.M.S. Implacable, Aircraft Carrier, Pennant number 86, the tompion belonged Richard Wyatt, who was ships doctor of H.M.S. Implacable, the lot also includes Dr Wyatts Medical Certificates

German Third Reich 1935 Pattern Army Officer's Dagger, steel blade with leather buffer pad intact,crossguard with open winged Wehrmacht eagle, celluloid grip with oak leaf detail to pommel, nickel plated scabbard with detailed pebbling missing bands for suspension rings, vendor states item brought back from WW2 by his uncle Jimmy Chadd who landed in Normandy on D-Day + 3 and served as a dispatch rider with the Army Air Corps in the campaign through France, Belgium, and Germany, eventually being stationed at Gatow, Berlin

Early 20th century sepia print, ' From the painting by W.B. Wollen, R.I.Exhibited in the Royal Academy, 1902', entitled 'The Victoria Cross' ( Colesburg, South Africa, 1900 ) the print is a depiction of the action in which Sir John Peniston Milbanke won the Victoria Cross on 5th January 1900,'during a reconnaissance near Colesberg, Sir John Milbanke, when retiring under fire with a small patrol of the 10th Hussars, notwithstanding the fact that he had just been severely wounded in the thigh, rode back to the assistance of one of the men whose pony was exhausted, and who was under fire from some Boers, Milbanke took the man up on his own horse under a most galling fire and brought him safely back to camp'

A very scarce Second World War joint Allied Nations flag,the flag features the national flags of the U.K., United States, China, and the U.S.S.R. surrounding the Cross of Lorraine, the symbol of the Free French, the flag is press-dyed on wool bunting,this was a resist dye process and a popular method of flag production in England in the mid-20th century,it has a jute rope with toggle fitting at the hoist,there are no markings on the flag but another example exists with the store label for Jones & Higgins of Peckham, London, whether it was made there or just sold from there is unknown, this particular flag was brought back as a trophy from the French port of Le Havre, being removed from a flag pole where it had been placed after the ports liberation in September 1944, by Able Seaman Peter Tooley of MTB ( Motor Torpedo Boat ) 757 which had been examining the German E-Boat pens situated there, now 95 years young, Peter Tooley joined the Royal Navy as an 18 year old in 1941, after training in the Orkneys he volunteered to go into Light Coastal Forces as an Ordinary Seaman, he went for further training at Fort William before joining MTB 724, a new boat with a new crew under the command of Lt. John Humphries RNVR, MTB 724 played an important part in the Battle of the Narrow Seas near Dunkirk, which resulted in the capture of Kapitan Leutnant Karl Muller a veteran of 164 E-Boat sorties and a holder of the Knights Cross, later, AB Tooley transferred to MTB 757, also included in this lot is a German Navy ( Kriegsmarine ) torch and mirror, 'liberated' by Mr Tooley from the E-Boat pens at Le Havre, and his Royal Navy jack knife, together with a wartime photograph of Peter Tooley with MTB crew ( Mr Tooley is in the 3rd row from the front, 4th man in from the right ) and a copy of a photograph taken in 2014 at a memorial service, there is also a facsimile of a letter sent to Peter Tooleys sister in law in October 1945 describing the attack and sinking by U.S. aircraft of a Japanese ship en route from Singapore to Japan carrying British Prisoners of War, among whom was her husband, written by a good friend and comrade who was taken prisoner with him at Singapore in February 1942, a fine historical grouping, flag dimensions approx 186 cm x 105 cm

A pair of Second World War Royal Air Force tropical mess dress epaulettes for the rank of Flight Lieutenant, R.A.F. Officers cap badge on cap band, medal ribbon bars, R.A.F. tunic, mess dress and blazer buttons,and a zippo type lighter engraved ' A.R.C. YOUNG ' all these items belonged to Group Captain Alistair Young O.B.E. who served in the Middle East and Burma, ( Qty )

Official Second World War press photograph of Princess Elizabeth naming a United States Army Air Force B-17 Bomber of the 306th Bomb Group on 6th July 1944 at Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, named for the then Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) the Rose of York was originally name Princess Elizabeth but that did not meet with any official approval,the aircraft was renamed 'Rose of York' instead and was christened by the Princess on her royal visit to the airfield,it carried out 62 successful missions as part of the 306th Bomb Group, it was destroyed on the return from a raid to Berlin on 3rd February 1945, hit by accurate and concentrated AA fire, all nine crew members were lost as was a BBC war correspondent, Guy F. Byam who was recording a mission over Germany

Collection of ephemera relating to a husband and wife who both served in the Second World War, 2044774 Private J. Brisland, originally of the 309th Anti Aircraft Company, Royal Engineers and who later transferred to the 1st Battalion the Gloucestershire Regiment and served with the 17th Indian Division in India, and W/13178 Cordelia Brisland who served as a cook with 47th Anti Aircraft Brigade Group, A.T.S., includes photographs one of note being of two officers from 44 Royal Marine Commando showing unit insignia on tropical dress, I.D. cards,soldiers release book,leave passes, letter of resignation from A.T.S. to get married, notebook with wartime recipes, NCO's rank chevrons, etc, (Qty)

Second World War Gurkha Kukri, double fuller along the spine with white metal bolster, blade length 30 cm, held in original scabbard which has been covered in green canvas, chakmak and karda knives present as is the leather frog,this kukri is one of two brought back after the Second World War by 6094686 Private Burt Rayner of the 2nd Battalion The Buffs ( Royal East Kent Regiment) who by family repute picked them up from the battlefield of Kohima in 1944, the kukri is not British army issue but may be private purchase or made locally, a facsimile letter to Private Rayner from his mother and a reproduction of a group photograph highlighting him is included in the lot

Scarce 1934 first edition German publication, ' Das Ehrenbuch der SA', the book is a commemorative history of the S.A. ( Sturm Abteilung) from its formation in 1923 as Hitlers private army under the leadership of Ernst Roehm, ironically the book was released straight after the purge of the S.A. during 'The Night of the Long Knives' in which Roehm and other S.A. leaders were killed, also included are three original photographs by Hitlers personal photographer Heinrich Hoffman, one is of Victor Lutze who succeeded Roehm as head of the S.A. another is of Hitler himself and the third is of S.A. man Horst Wessel, who became a nazi martyr after being shot by communists in 1930, all the photographs have Hoffman's studio stamp on the reverse

First World War officers Glengarry to the Cameronians ( Scottish Rifles), the Glengarry is dark blue with a dark blue tourie to the top, the headband is bound in faux silk, the tails are intact though a little tatty in places, the badge is in unmarked silver and is heavily tarnished backed by a black silk cockade/ribbon, inside there is a makers label to Wm. Anderson & Sons Ltd. Edinburgh & Glasgow, a well known military outfitters who had a premises at 14 George Street, Edinburgh,the Glengarry is unusual in that the Cameronians wore a dark ( rifle) green Glengarry with black tourie,the only explanation we can think of for this discrepancy is that late in 1914 three types of plain utility pattern Glengarries were introduced to simplify manufacture, the blue with blue tourie was one such pattern and although a green pattern was also manufactured it could have been a case of 'take what you can' due to the scale of demand by newly raised battalions at this time, the Glengarry was among the possessions of Colonel Godfrey Edward Tallents D.S.O. whose other uniform items are also in this auction, the Glengarry is well worn and the badge has been in situ for a very long time the cotter pin holding the badge in place leaving an imprint and verdigris on the liner opposite, it is unknown why Col. Tallents had this item in his possession but presumably it belonged to an army friend or aquaintance. (Godfrey Edward Tallents was born on the 31st August 1883, he was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College Sandhurst, on passing out of the R.M.C. Tallents was posted to the 3rd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers in the West Indies, he went on to serve with them in Malta and St. Helena,on the disbandment of the 3rd Battalion in 1906 transferred to the 1st Battalion, he was in India with this Battalion when the First World War broke out in 1914, 1st L.F. returned to the U.K. and joined the 29th Division, on 25th April 1915 1st L.F. landed on 'W' beach ( Lancashire Landing) Cape Helles, Gallipoli under a storm of fire, Tallents, by now a Captain, led an outflanking assault on the Turkish positions and was credited with breaking their line, later the same day he was badly wounded when he was shot in the head, the bullet entering the left side and exiting on the right shattering his eye socket into three pieces, for his actions that day Tallents was Mentioned in Dispatches and awarded the Distinguished Service Order, 1st L.F. suffered casualties of around 700 killed and wounded that day out of 1000 present and earned '6 V.C.'s before breakfast', after recovering in hospital in Malta Tallents returned to the U.K. briefly before going to France where he served on the Western Front as Staff Captain ( 177 Inf. Bde.), and G.S.O.2 (34th Div., 38th Div., GHQ, and 42nd Div. ) and was again mentioned in dispatches, after the war Tallents took command of 'D' Company 1st L.F. and then as a Major commanded the Depot Lancashire Fusiliers at Bury, he attended the senior officers course and in 1928 as Lieutenant Colonel took command of 2nd Bn. L.F. at Multan in India returning to the U.K in 1930, during the Second World War Tallents served as a Colonel on the staff of Northern Command in the U.K. as G.S.O.2, he passed away in 1967 )

Second World War/ Malayan Emergency Grouping with Colonial Police Medal to Alan Leslie Hardy, Deputy Superintendent of the Federation of Malaya Police, to include, 1939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 British War Medal, General Service Medal with clasp ' Malaya ' ( ASP A.L. HARDY. F OF M POL. ), Colonial Police Medal ( DEPUTY SUPT. ALAN L. HARDY FED. MALAYA POLICE ), four cap/collar badges in white metal with two loops to the reverse, two rank crowns in white metal, two loops to the reverse, 4 x 30 mm silver buttons, London 1948, 8 x 25 mm silver buttons London 1948, 2 x 25 mm silver buttons, London 1950, 4 x 20 mm silver buttons, London 1951, all made by Firmin & Sons, London, seven more tunic buttons in white metal by Firmin & Sons,together with a photograph album with images from operations in Kedah in Feb.1947 showing the round up of communist suspects, some named, and listing the amount of arrests and killed, loose photographs showing official gatherings and parades, Officers Mess images including what appears to be a mock funeral commemorating Operation Hive in 1952, showing a mock up of a Communist terrorist in a coffin below the legend, ' Op Hive 1952 A.D., Here lies the body of Comrade Hive, Who tried so hard to stay alive, Our constant road blocks and Gurkha chasing, Put him here in this well made casing, And in this tale a moral lies, Without any grub one surely dies, Born 20th Aug. '52, died on 21st Nov. '52' ( Operation Hive was a major sweep in Seremban by the Special Air Service Regiment ( Malayan Scouts ) together with two Battalions of Gurkhas, and a company of Fijian infantry, combined with food denial techniques restricting the amount of food available to the insurgents), also included are group photographs of Malayan Police and officials,and a typewritten report on British Malay and Oriental Rubber Company's properties dated 9/12/45 describing the condition of workers, buildings and machinery after the Japanese occupation, Alan Leslie Hardy served with the 14th Punjab Regiment in Burma during the Second World War, he served throughout the years of the Malayan Emergency at its height and was awarded the Colonial Police Medal in the New Years Honours List Jan. 1957, he was the nephew of Captain Eric Hardy R.N. whose medals and photo albums are also in this auction, (Qty)

A group of early twentieth century transfer-printed child’s plates and bowls, c. 1920-60. To include: a Royal Doulton Bunnykins bowl, a Koala Playtime series bowl and mug, a Barrett’s Little Miss Muffet musical bowl, a T G Green Dick Whittington plate, a ‘Who Said Dinner’ plate, Tuscan China Kiddies in Wonderland bowl and a Royal Worcester child’s bowl and plate. Largest plate: 21 cm wide. (9)  Condition: T G Green plate with rim chip.Provenance: The Arthur and Julia Roberts Collection

Second quarter of 19th century unsigned oil miniature, head and shoulders portrait of Capt Thomas Baker, he wears a blue Naval tunic with white cravat, the frame inscribed in gilt "Capt Thomas Baker, H.M.S. Princess Royal, 1797. Now, Rear-Adml. Sir Thomas Baker. K K.C.B. & C. K K.C.B. & C. 1835". Note: Capt Thomas Baker, a Nelson contemporary, was engaged in several actions. Two were most important. On 25th July, with a squadron in company, he opened fire on the Danish frigate "Freyer" when the Danes refused to allow their ships to be searched. This was the cause of the rupture of the Northern Federation and the preliminary to the battle of Copenhagen. The second important action was when Baker, in the frigate "Phoenix" came across Domanoir's four 74-gun ships, which had escaped Trafalgar. Baker drew their shot and led them to Sir Richard Strachan's ships, who gave battle and overcame them. R.C.F. Provenance: Phillips, Bury, Lot No 460, 27th September 2000, 9cm x 7cm within original ebonised frame with engraved brass inner and hanger, overall frame size 15.5cm x 13cm

19th century gold and enamelled framed portrait miniature of Viscount Lord Nelson, after Hoppner, the front bezel in dark blue and white enamel with eight garnet mounts, the back with central hair panel surrounded by dark blue enamelling and a gold outer, inscribed "A token of regard to Sir Hyde Parker from HN". Note: Sir Hyde Parker (1739-1807) was a contemporary of Lord Nelson, born in Devon, the second son of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet (1714-1782), in 1801 he was appointed to command the Baltic Fleet destined to break up the Northern Armed Neutrality, with Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson as his second in command. The first objective of the expedition, fell in the battle of Copenhagen on the 2nd April 1801, to the fierce attack of Nelson's squadron - Parker, with the heavier ships taking little part due to the shallowness of the channel. At the height of the battle Parker, who was loth to infringe the customary rules of Naval warfare, raised the flag to disengage. Famously, Nelson ignored the order from his commander by raising his telescope to his blind eye and exclaiming "I really do not see the signal". This may or may not be purely a myth. Nelson pressed on with the action and ultimately compelled the Danish forces to capitulate. Parker's hesitation to advance at the Baltic Sea after his victory was later severely criticised. Soon afterwards he was recalled and Nelson succeeded him. Overall size of frame 10cm x 8cm within a later folding leather case Provenance: Vost's, Newmarket 21 November 1997 Lot 216 £400-600

Mid-19th century large shell cameo brooch/pendant by Tommaso Saulini (1793-1864), signed T Saulini F to the shell to the right of the head, carved to depict Nelson in profile within an oval gold frame decorated with applied leaf and acorn motifs. Condition: two main vertical cracks to the shell background with smaller subsidiary cracks running from the same (not affecting the profile portrait). Cameo size 6cm x 4.5cm, overall size 7.5cm x 6.5cm. Info: Saulini was a favourite of Queen Victoria who requested frequent commissions from the Roman Gem-engraver including one for the famous Jugate heads of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria, with the Queen wearing a laurel wreath (circa 1840-50). Provenance: Bonham's "Nelson and the Royal Navy Sale", 5th July 2005, Lot No 273

A finely carved and painted oak plaque of Lord Nelson's arms, featuring the central shield with a cross with diagonal band of cannonballs beneath a ship by a headland surmounted by the Naval crown with opposing crested helmets, flanked to each side by a sailor and lion holding standards, base inscription "Palman qui Meruit Ferat", ("Let he who merits the palm bear it"), 58.5cm x 63.5cm. Provenance: Christies South Kensington 17/11/2004 Lot No 63. Note: In Christie's catalogue they commented that "it had been suggested that this plaque may have been removed from the ward room of one of several HMS Nelsons in service"

An infra red control Dr Who and the Movie Dalek in original box with Peter Cushing on the front, together with a boxed Austin Powers Dr Evil, Mini Me with Mini Mobile talking figure and two Movie Headliners figures of Austin Powers characters (4)

Quantity of modern pop culture memorabilia , including two Diamond select buffy the vampire slayer willow busts, sculpted by gentle giant, boxed and in good condition, two sealed wall-e figures, boxed Indiana jones “Cairo ambush” by Hasbro, sealed, three doctor who money banks and a football mug set,9 items.

Twelve Corgi Classics 007 James Bond Blister Carded Models, 3 x 99659 Goldeneye Aston Martin DB5, 3 x 99654 Toyota 2000GT, 2 x 99261 For Your Eyes Only Lotus, 2 x 99657 The spy who loved me Lotus, 99261 Dr No Alpine, 99652 Thunderball Aston Martin DB5, plus 10 x Johnny Lightning James Bond carded models, Goldfinger American flashbacks in time set, GE Fabbri Renault Taxi ‘A view to a kill’ unboxed Gyrocopter and Airfix 1998 issue James Bond & Oddjob model kit, all in near mint to mint condition, some header cards have age wear. (26 items).