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Dolly Parton signed presentation. 20cm x 25cm, 10 x 8 inches image double 3D mounted in acid free mountboard with an authentic autograph, which comes from the collection of a former Heathrow Airport porter, who obtained a large number of celebrity signatures inperson in 1970s and 1980s. Overall size ready for framing is 28cm x 41 cm - £70 Good condition. All signed items come with Certificate of Authenticity. Can be shipped worldwide.
CONCENTRATION CAMP SURVIVORS - 50th anniversary events of WWII cover (JSCC series) Liberation of the Concentration camps, signed by Belgian resistance heroes Paul Halter who was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and sent to Auschwitz and Aaron Rene Raindorf, arrest in July 1943 and held in solitary confinement in Breendonk for 8 months before being sent to Auschwitz and on the apprach of the Russians was then taken to Mauthausen until his liberation in May 1945 Good condition. All signed items come with Certificate of Authenticity. Can be shipped worldwide.
- A 'home market' car that was restored using a corrosion-free (ex-USA) bodyshell - Coventry Climax-inspired 998cc engine, c.155bhp/ton and uprated brakes/suspension - Subject of a 5-page article in MG Enthusiast magazine (April 2012) Vendor Condition Ratings: Bodywork: 'Very Good'Engine: 'Very Good'Electrical Equipment: 'Very Good'Paintwork: 'Very Good'Gearbox: 'Very Good'Interior Trim: 'Very Good' Further Info: A RHD `home market' car that was extensively restored and upgraded by engineer Clark Dawson using a corrosion-free bodyshell (ex-USA), `700 DRM' is something of a wolf in sheep's clothing. Coventry-Climax-inspired, its jewel-like powerplant develops circa 100bhp @ 7,500rpm thanks to an enlarged Rootes B1 alloy block (998cc), big valve Imp cylinder head, R17 camshaft, balanced flywheel/clutch, PowerMax pistons and twin Weber 40DCOE carburettors etc. A sympathetic installation that retains the original engine mountings and BMC gearbox, it nevertheless endows the Little Healey with approximately 155bhp/ton and improved weight distribution. Tamed via uprated disc/drum brakes and revised suspension, `700 DRM' was the subject of a five-page article in MG Enthusiast magazine (April 2012) and is quite possibly the nicest 'Frogeye' we have encountered. PLEASE NOTE: The vendor purchased this vehicle from our 17th April 2013 auction with the intention of exporting it to Switzerland. However, after notifying the DVLA of its export the vehicle remained in storage in the UK. During that time, the vendor had applied to the DVLA to 're-register' the vehicle on a UK V5/C. Unfortunately, this proved unsuccessful and was possibly due to the vehicle being recorded with the DVLA as Red whereas it is currently Green. Correspondence regarding this application is available in the vehicles history file. We have spoken to the DVLA who informed us that they have no record of the registration number '700 DRM' on their system, although it is recorded on HPI as per a check we carried out on 26th July 2016, so the successful purchaser will need to apply for a V5/C registration document.
- Handsome four-door pillarless design and 1 of just 2 examples known to have survived - A rival in period to the Alvis Speed 20, Lagonda M45 and Bentley 3.5 Litre - Potent 3.3 litre OHV straight-six engine, documented history and wonderful interior Vendor Condition Ratings: Bodywork: 'Very Good'Engine: 'Excellent'Electrical Equipment: Paintwork: 'Very Good'Gearbox: 'Very Good'Interior Trim: 'Very Good' H&H are indebted to the vendor for the following description: 'This powerful 3.3 litre coupe was top of the Sunbeam range in 1933. Its lavish interior and low-line style singles it out as one of the great sports / touring cars of the 1930s. It is in good condition all round and ready to show or use. The Sunbeam 25 sports cars of the period vied with the Derby Bentleys and Alvis Speed 20s for prominence as the sporting gentleman's pride and joy. Relatively few 25s were made and this four-door pillarless coupe was the most expensive Sunbeam at the time with only one other known to still exist. Its history is well-documented with seven owners, generally in the South of England and latterly in Cambridge. It has covered less than 20,000 miles in the last forty-five years as evidenced from the MOT certificates. The Sunbeam had only one owner from 1967 to 1995 and was used regularly during the late 1960s and 1970s and attended Sandhurst rallies over this period. Mileage on MOTs was not recorded during the 1960s, but in 1971 a mileage of 3,500 was recorded and the history suggests that the car had always been kept on the road and in regular use. We know the Sunbeam was on the road in 1975 as a tax disc is present, but it was soon after garaged as its enthusiast owner opted to use his 18.2 Sunbeam model instead. Sadly during the mid-1990s the long term owner passed away and the car was given to a specialist for appraisal. The Sunbeam at this point required a high level of work but retained lots of originality. A new owner was found in 1995 and substantial work was then carried out. The engine was overhauled with new pistons, new big end bolts, refaced cylinder head, recut valve seats, refaced valves and various machining work was carried out. It was reported that white metal work had been done in 1965 and only several thousand miles had been covered since. The gearbox was inspected, the clutch relined and a higher ratio crown wheel and pinion fitted; ideal for longer distance touring. The electrical system was re-wired, brake system overhauled, steering overhauled and the suspension treated to new telescopic shock absorbers. The exhaust system was replaced and the starter motor and dynamo stripped, checked and overhauled. The bodywork was stripped down, floorboards and bulk head replaced and various frame work panels replaced or repaired. The Sunbeam was painted and various re-chroming work carried out. The interior was found totally original and treated to new carpets, new headlining and leather work carried out to the rear. Between 1996 and 2004 the Sunbeam covered around 7,000 miles and then changed hands; between 2004 and 2011 another 6,000 miles were accrued. 'AXE 411' was then sold to its most recent owner who covered several thousand further miles and carried out the expensive engine work. The car is currently in good mechanical order and had the brakes overhauled and relined again recently. The bodywork has a deep mature shine and internally the leather and woodwork are outstanding. The sliding roof pulls back easily and the steering is surprisingly light once the car is moving at over a few miles per hour. It comes with good records of its more recent history, tools and a sales brochure. All in all it is a most imposing car of the period. Rare, valuable and highly collectable and something different from the usual crop of thirties Bentleys'.
- Automatic example with just c.24,500 miles recorded - Document wallet with service book and handbook - In one family ownership prior to acquisition by the vendor in 2015 Introduced in 1982, Porsche's front-engined, rear-wheel drive 944 was a direct development of the 924 and was built around a re-engineered 924 platform. The company replaced the Audi engine with their own four-cylinder unit of 2.5-litres which, despite having few common parts, was effectively half of the 5-litre V8 that powered the 928. Other significant changes included wider wheel arches similar to those of the 924 Carrera GT, a better equipped, more refined interior and upgrades to the suspension and brakes. The model's respectable performance was surpassed by its excellent handling characteristics - the specification of a rear transaxle endowing the 944 with nigh on 50/50 front to rear weight distribution. Finished in Guards Red with beige leather, this automatic transmission example has just c.24,600 miles recorded on its odometer at the time of cataloguing, having been in one family ownership for most of its life. Purchased new as a gift for the buyer's wife, it was placed in storage on her death before passing to various family members prior to being acquired by the vendor in 2015 who intended to use it as a daily driver. Conscious of the car's rarity with so little mileage under its belt he has reluctantly decided it should really lead a more pampered existence and would like it to be cherished by a like-minded collector instead. Accompanied by its document wallet with service book and handbook, assorted MoTs and invoices together with a V5 registration document, this well-preserved and extremely low mileage 944 is worthy of close inspection. New tyres have recently been fitted and the car is expected to possess a fresh MoT in time for the sale.
- Reputedly 1 of just 15 Broadspeed Turbo Bullits built and the only LHD survivor - Exhibited at the 1973 Barcelona Motor Show and subsequently owned by renowned Spanish racing driver Rafaez Barrios - Said to have covered just 30,000km from new Inspired by the legendary Mustang, the Capri was Ford's European pony car and has a special place in many enthusiasts' hearts. With 138bhp on tap, the 3.0-litre versions of the MKI were quick cars, but a lot faster still when breathed on by one of the independent tuners of the period. Notable among these was Broadspeed who, based on their experience of preparing racing Escorts and Capris, offered both normally-aspirated and Turbocharged 'Bullit' Capris' for the road - the name was a nod to the legendary film Bullitt (with two Ts) and its Mustang-driving detective of the same name. It is thought only 15 Turbo variants were built, all of which were based on MKI 'Facelift' chassis, of which the sale car is one of only seven remaining, and the only left-hand drive example. Manufactured at Ford's Halewood plant in December 1972, it was immediately converted by Broadspeed before being shipped to Spain, where it formed part of the company's 1973 Barcelona Motorshow display. It then passed into the hands of Spanish racing driver Rafael Barrios before acquiring owners in Madrid and Coruna. After a period of storage following a minor accident it was acquired by Garcia Autos of Lugo, from whom the vendor purchased it in 2007. It was granted the UK registration 'YNE 125L' in July 2008; the same year it featured in Retro Ford magazine alongside 'EPY 302L', the oldest Turbo Bullit. Understood to have driven just 30,000 kilometres from new, this rare Fast Ford has never been restored, yet remains resplendent in its original livery of Monza Blue and contrasting bonnet, and is currently considered by the vendor to have 'excellent' bodywork, Tan vinyl/cloth interior trim, 3.1-litre V6 engine and four-speed manual gearbox, and 'very good' paintwork. It comes complete with rear window louvres, boot spoiler and MOT.
- Supplied new to Australia and treated to a cosmetic restoration in 1984 at a cost of $19,629 AUD - Repatriated in 1992 by Mr Baldwin from whose family the vendor acquired it five years ago - Paperwork back to 1976, said to be 'rot free', recently recommissioned and MOT'd till May 2017 Vendor Condition Ratings: Bodywork: 'Very Good'Engine: 'Average'Electrical Equipment: 'Good'Paintwork: 'Good'Gearbox: 'Good - Automatic'Interior Trim: 'Very Good' Further Info: Originally exported to Australia and supplied new to Mr Leslie Arnoh via the Brysons Industries of Sydney dealership, chassis P1A12390BW was road registered as 'NKY 921' during February 1966 and belonged to Sulis Investments of Sydney some eighteen years later. Sold by Steve Sulis to Mr Baldwin in 1984, the latter had the Daimler treated to a bare metal repaint in its original colour, refurbished woodwork, fresh headlining and new Connolly leather interior upholstery at a cost of some $19,629 AUD. All this work is fully documented in the car's history file. The V8 250 and its owner were repatriated during 1992. UK road registered as 'NWJ 196D', the saloon remained in Mr Baldwin's care until being sold to his son who later had to ask his father to re-purchase it. A regular at various classic car shows including the Bromley Pageant of Motoring, chassis P1A12390BW was also used by Mr Baldwin Senior for taking friends to the pub or the church to celebrate their nuptials! The vendor purchased the Daimler from Mr Baldwin's estate in 2011 but had known the car (and Mr Baldwin) for a decade before then. The V8 250 comes with a very extensive history file including Australian roadworthiness certificates, insurance documents, UK MOTs, tax discs, items of correspondence and receipts for work dating back to 1976. The Daimler comes complete with its original set of tools, owner's handbook and manufacturer's warranty card. The condition of the car is said to be remarkable for such a model having benefited from the kinder Australian climate in its early life. The bodywork appears to be rot free and has good panel gaps with each panel edge looking as crisp as when it left the factory. The interior leather is unmarked and barely worn, the back seat in particular looks 'as new'. An examination of the underside reveals the original factory white paint. Although, the car has not been resprayed since 1984 the paint is stated to still hold a very good shine and to be a testament to the work that was carried out back then save for the odd blemish. The Daimler has been extensively recommissioned following a period of inactivity. The recent work encompassing new hoses, various electrical items, new water pump, a service and brake overhaul. As is often the case with these cars the electrical oil pressure gauge is unreliable. The engine's oil pressure has been checked with a mechanical crypton gauge and shows a reading of 50lbs on the initial start-up falling to 16lbs at a hot idle and then rising up through the rev range as power is applied. 'NWJ 196D' comes with a MOT certificate valid until May 2017 and clear title.
- A very rare manual over-drive Jaguar XJ6 in a most agreeable colour combination - Wonderful early history file containing around 14 service reports from 1969 onwards and MOT certificates from 1978 to 1985 - Engine comprehensively refreshed during current ownership and also a new radiator This Jaguar XJ6 is unusual as it features an over-drive equipped manual gearbox where as many examples of Jaguar's iconic first series XJ saloon left the factory with an automatic transmission, and it also has air conditioning (although currently part-removed). It was first registered on August 19th 1969 and there are around fourteen Shell Service Report sheets in the history file from FW Mays of Dorking to a Mr Cummings, approximately covering the years of 1969 to 1975. Also present are a hand book and many expired MOT certificates, roughly from between the years 1978 and 1985. The history file contains a hand-written sales invoice from Graham Bovet-White of The Anchor Inn public house of Barcombe-on-Ouse near Lewes, East Sussex, dated March 1986 which states that Mr Bovet-White sold the car on behalf of his known Jaguar racing father Derek. The buyer (who is believed to have become the third owner) was a Mr Oakeley of Smarden, Kent, who registered the car with his number plate 4 JKO. Sold again in September 2001 to someone in Gillingham, Kent, the car changed hands again to someone in Tonbridge, Kent in August 2011. Finished in silver with red leather interior, the vendor became just the sixth documented owner of this XJ6 when he purchased it in March 2014, and he is keen to emphasise what a superb family classic car it is, proven by his several trips to Ireland on holiday in it with his family. A qualified mechanic, the vendor has removed the air conditioning compressor although left the receiver and condenser in the boot. He also comprehensively refreshed the engine at an approximate claimed cost of £4,500, and is reported to have fitted new pistons and liners, chains, cam shafts, sprockets, and overhauled the cylinder head and fitted a new clutch. Having carried out the work himself there are no labour invoices, but the file does contain many parts invoices and detailed photographs of the work undertaken. Other works during the current ownership include the fitting of a new radiator, fan, and water pump, and the filling of the cooling system with Evans Waterless Coolant. New front sub-frame mounts and new front tyres are also reported to have been fitted, along with the car just (July 2016) passing a new MOT test. The vendor describes the car as having an "excellent" engine and transmission and "very good" bodywork, paintwork, interior trim, and electrical equipment, explaining the reason for the latter only being classed as "very good" is due to one fuel gauge and the rev-counter not working.
- 63,620 recorded miles and three former keepers shown on V5C Registration Document - Extensively restored since entering the current ownership in 2006 after fourteen years' dry storage - Original engine, gearbox, back axle, bare metal repaint, fresh MOT Vendor Condition Ratings: Bodywork: 'Excellent'Engine: 'Very Good'Electrical Equipment: 'Very Good'Paintwork: 'Excellent'Gearbox: 'Very Good'Interior Trim: 'Good' Further Info: Purchased by its previous keeper in 1989 who laid it up from 1992 until 2006 when he sold it to the vendor who commenced an exhaustive eight-year long restoration. Submitted for MOT testing for the first time in twenty-two years on 24th June 2014, the Ford sailed through. The following work was carried out as part of the refurbishment: Bare metal respray from Diamond White to BlackOriginal wheels reconditioned and fitted with new tyresNew rear brake drums and shoesNew front discs and padsAll new springsNew rear shock absorbersNew rear tailgate gas strutsAll new wiper bladesNew windscreenNew original type electric aerialNew rear bumperNew clutch, pressure plate and release bearingNew water pumpNew alloy radiatorChrome rocker coversNew exhaust pipe in steelThe original engine, gearbox and back axle have been retained with no work needed beyond thorough inspection, head gaskets and oil changes etcOriginal propshaft - reconditionedOriginal interiorFully functional, original LCD radio cassette playerNew battery, plug leads, plugs, distributor cap, rotor arm, coil, ignition module, drive beltsNew fuel accumulator, fuel pump and fuel metering headNew front suspension bushesNew front and rear wheel bearingsOriginal steering rack, with new gaitors and ball jointsFully waxoyled throughoutNew brake pipes where requiredNew front indicatorsNew side repeat indicatorsNew side stripesNew Ford badges
- Reputedly used on a Malaysian IADS airbase from new until 2000 when it was repatriated - Credible but unwarranted recorded mileage of 5,058, Butterscotch upholstery - Malaysian paperwork, UK V5C Registration Document, said to be in 'very good overall' order Vendor Condition Ratings: Bodywork: 'Very Good'Engine: 'Excellent'Electrical Equipment: 'Excellent'Paintwork: 'Very Good'Gearbox: 'Excellent'Interior Trim: 'Excellent' Austin and Morris merged in 1952 to become the British Motor Corporation, which, among many other things, saw the Austin engine powering the Morris Minor from late 1952. The Austin Motor Company's large medium-sized saloon was the A40 Cambridge which became the 1489cc A50 and then, from 1957, the A55. In 1959, of course, it was this Cambridge which was reshaped by Pininfarina to become the Morris Oxford, MG Magnette, Riley 4.68 and Wolseley 15/60 range of badge-engineered models. Offered here is an A50, which was claimed to have been manufactured in Birmingham with right-hand drive in 1956. The vehicle was the property of the IADS (Integrated Air Defence System) in Malaysia and spent most of its life on an air base there. It had been spotted and repatriated by an RAF serviceman Flight Sergeant Stephen Pollitt who was also based in Malaysia.
- 1 of just 315 Saab 96 V4 cars known to the DVLA and 2 former keepers shown on V5C - Reportedly treated to 'routine maintenance and renovation over its 44-year life' - Dark Brown leather interior, MOT valid till Dec 2016 Vendor Condition Ratings: Bodywork: 'Average'Engine: 'Good'Electrical Equipment: 'Good'Paintwork: 'Average'Gearbox: 'Good'Interior Trim: 'Average' Further Info: The Saab 96 was released in 1960 as a replacement for the Saab 93 model. Initially available with only with a 3 cylinder 2-stroke engine until 1967 when, under a veil of secrecy other engines were tested before the 1498cc Ford V4 unit was chosen for installation. The 96 was transformed as a result of this, allowing it to compete on an entirely different level on both the retail market and indeed the competitive rally circuit where the V4 claimed World Rally Championship crowns in both 1973 and 1976. Being the subject of routine maintenance and renovation over its 44-year life, 'HVG 847L' is presented in Black with a Dark Brown interior, the bodywork is in above average condition and is very presentable and useable. The gearbox selects and engages as it should and the engine, having recently undergone a carburettor overhaul, pulls the car along with gusto, breathing well through the sports exhaust system that subtly upgrades this tax-exempt 96. Supplied with a MOT valid till December 2016, the Saab is ready to be immediately enjoyed boasting as it does quirky good-looks and Scandanavian charm aplenty. PLEASE NOTE: Upon nearing Donington Park, the vendor noticed what he believed to be a slight loss of power and mild vibration. A vehicle technician attended and suspects a degradation of a fibre/nylon gear attached to the balance shaft. Further inspection/costs will be necessary, but as the vehicle has arrived, the vendor has decided to offer the Saab at a reduced price. Any prospective purchaser who may have travelled has the option therefore to proceed. H&H Can confirm that the engine turns over: however should now be considered a non-runner. The vehicle remains taxed and MOT'd. The '96' remains a wonderful historic rallying opportunity, especially if equipped with a Weber carburettor and freshly balanced engine!
EDWARD ATKINSON HORNEL (SCOTTISH 1864 - 1933), SPRING FLOWERS oil on canvas, signed and dated 1913 63.5cm x 77cm (25 x 30 inches) Framed (original) Label verso: Robert Macindoe, Carver, Gilder and Picture Frame Maker, West Regent Street, Glasgow. Provenance: The late James Craig of Glasgow and by descent. This exceptional picture was originally purchased in the early 1900's by James Craig of James Craig's Bakeries and Tea Rooms (Glasgow). The business was started around 1870 by James Craig Snr and his two eldest children James and Jessie grew up in the business and continued to expand it after the death of James Snr in 1908. It was around this time that Harry Lauder would get a round of approving applause for confiding to his audience that he'd been away buying "a cookie frae Jimmy Craig's in the Wood-lands Ro-ad." There were twenty James Craig's Tea Rooms in Glasgow and the most prominent were The Ruhl at 123, Sauchiehall Street and The Gordon in Gordon Street. These were multi storey purpose built premises described as "the most luxurious and up-to-date in the city." In 1936 it was reported that James Craig's employed around 1100 people and were "known for never having had an industrial dispute." It was in The Ruhl and The Gordon that the majority of Craig's famous pictures hung and they became known as "the unofficial Art Galleries of Glasgow". T.J. Honeyman (the eminent Director of Glasgow's official Art Galleries) in an undated document describes Craig's collection as "first rate examples of the work of well-known Scottish artists." "Jas Craig's policy of exhibiting paintings so that all his customers might see them has given delight to a great number of people. I salute the pictures and Craig's for the opportunity they give to enlarge our experience." Craig bought generously and according to the Daily Record in 1932 the paintings which hung in the smoke rooms at Gordon Street alone were worth "£3000 - £4000." The artists he bought included George Houston and David Gauld, who acted as advisors, Hornel, William Wells, Stuart Park, D.Y. Cameron, Zorn, James McBey and J. Campbell Mitchell. In the early decades of the 20th century, there was probably no finer collection of "contemporary" Scottish paintings in private hands. It is believed that "Spring Flowers" was retained in the Craig family private collection and was never hung in any of the Tea Rooms.
JAMES HUME NISBET (SCOTTISH 1849 - 1923), WINTER SCENE oil on canvas, signed and dated 1876 52cm x 82cm Framed Note: Nisbet was the son of James Nisbet, house-decorator, and his wife Jane, née Hume. He emigrated to Australia at the age of 16. He had an artistic disposition and became an actor at the Theatre Royal in Melbourne, and spent time exploring Australasia, returning to Britain in 1872. He then studied and practised art, moving back to Scotland in 1873, where he married Helen, daughter of the sculptor Andrew Currie who did the Bruce statue on Stirling Castle Esplanade. From 1878 - 1885, he taught drawing at the Watt Institution (now Herriot Watt University). In 1886 he was commissioned by the publishers Cassell & Co. to go back to Australia to draw and write for their publications.
Cinema, a collection of 28 mostly film related annuals inc. Preview Hollywood & London Annuals, 1946, 48, 49, 50, 53, 59, 60 & 61 (all with dust jackets), Boy's Cinema Annual 1937 & 1938, TV Mirror Annual 1956, Picture Show Who's Who on the Screen, The Latest Film Show Annual, Swift Annual No 3 etc (some wear) (26)
Football programmes, selection of friendlies, 1960's onwards inc. Cheadle Town v All Star X1 1991/92 signed by Brazilian legend Jairzinho who played in the Cheadle side! plus Shrewsbury v Spartak CKD 63/4 & 64/5, Ex Spurs All Star X1 v International X1 67/8 at Orient, Brentford v All Star X1 56/7, Portsmouth v Leicester City 69/70, St Mirren v Liverpool Centenary game 77/8 etc (gd) (9)
Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988): Stanhopea Tigrina, botanical study, watercolour, signed and titled, H 62 x W 44 cm. Provenance: with The Moorland Gallery, London. Note: A British botanical artist who specialized in plants from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, Mee was one of the first environmentalists to draw attention to the impact of large-scale mining & deforestation on the Amazon Basin. Most of her illustrations are now part of the Kew Gardens collection which held a memorial to her life in 1989. Please note that Artist's Resale Rights may apply to this lot.
Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988): Gengara Truncata, botanical study, watercolour, signed & titled, H 60 x W 44 cm. Provenance: with The Moorland Gallery, London. Note: A British botanical artist who specialized in plants from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, Mee was one of the first environmentalists to draw attention to the impact of large-scale mining & deforestation on the Amazon Basin. Most of her illustrations are now part of the Kew Gardens collection which held a memorial to her life in 1989. Please note that Artist's Resale Rights may apply to this lot.
Of Presidential Interest (at that time Grover Cleveland was President): A late 19th century American silver presentation vase. The base incuse stamped "Moore & Leding, Designers & Makers, Washington DC" above "Sterling Silver 925-1000 fine", c1895. Baluster form with slender neck, the lower section finely chased with a scene depicting a ship in distress with a rescue ship in the background, within a surround of scrolls, cast handles formed as the American Eagle atop the shield on the Great Seal of the United States. Rim of vase applied with 13 star motifs and engraved with the following inscription: "From The President of the United States to Captain Amos Hawkett of The British Steamship, Queensmore, in recognition of his humane services in effecting the rescue of the crews of the American schooners, ALMA CUMMINGS and MARION F SPRAGUE, February 12th and 13th, 1895"; together with a newspaper article recording the gallant efforts of Captain Amos Hawkett's attempt in rescuing the crews of The Alma Cummings and The Queensmore. For his bravery, Hawkett was given a vase, a watch and a banquet at Gordon's on Gay Street (possibly Gordon's Wine Bar, London?). Also in the article, the journalist records the watch as "a singularly handsome piece of jewelery (sic) and it bears an inscription on its case denoting the reason for the presentation. It cost over $200." It is interesting to note that this particular watch appeared in auction, Cape Town, in 2013. Footnote: 1. Manufactures:- Moore & Leding are better known for their production and sales of American souvenir spoons. Given this, it is possible that they bought this vase from one of the leading New York silversmithing companies, probably Tiffany or Gorham. 2. The Steamship Company:- This was the second steamship to be named The Queensmore, (the first caught fire on her maiden voyage in 1889 and was put into Dunmanus Bay, Ireland and abandoned). The second, the one mentioned in this rescue, was sold in 1896 to the Elder Dempster Line by the Johnston Line. The latter company was formed prior to 1872 by William and Edmund Johnston. Their first steamer was purchased in 1872 and traded with countries in the Black Sea, as well as Greece and Turkey. The Johnston brothers formed and amalgamated with a number of other shipping companies, notably the St Andrews Steam Shipping Company, in 1876, and the Atlantic Services in 1880. This was in conjunction with The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, who specialised in the transport in live cattle. From this collaboration, it resulted in a direct shipping trade route between Boston and London. 3. The President of the United States in 1896:- Stephen Grover Cleveland was born on 18th March 1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey and died in 1908 at the age of 71. Cleveland was a heavyweight in politics, as well as body mass. He was a heavy 250 pounds and known as 'Big Steve'. It was perhaps because of this he dropped his first name and adopted Grover Cleveland as his preferred name. Cleveland's early career was as a teacher at the New York Institute for The Blind before embarking on a career in Law. During his political career, his first position was Sheriff of Erie County. This was for two years from 1871-1873. Between 1873 and 1881 he returned to his practice yet after some persuasion he ran for Mayor of Buffalo. His main cause for this return was the internal corruption of the City Government and, through his campaigning, he won. Although some of the battles he fought in the political arena, whilst Mayor, were for cost cuttings, he was popular with the voters, and was acknowledged by his fellow assemblymen, Theodore Roosevelt in particular noticed Cleveland's abilities. Cleveland was a member of the Democratic Party, and is the only President to date to serve two non-consecutive terms of office, the 22nd and 24th President. The campaign before his first term (1884-1888) saw a number of scandals: on Cleveland's side a paternity suit and on his rival's side several financial scandals! The second term (1892-1896) was more quiet and restrained. However, during his tenure viz financial crisis, railroad bankruptcy and issues concerning his opposition of discrimination against Chinese immigrants in the West and, on the other hand, he did not support equality for African Americans nor voting rights for women. CONDITION REPORT: The colour is flat ,this is due to the fact that the silver has been cleaned with liquid silver dip. It has now left the vase flat in colour and patchy. The reverse, scroll-edged panel, has a dent of approx 3/4 of an inch (2cm) and one small hole the size of a pin head in decoration. Eagle motif`s handles are crisp, yet there is gentle wear to the high relief decoration, this is commensurate with the age of the vase. Internal gilding flat in colour otherwise the vase is in good order. The separate disc that is secured to the base is loose and pitch filling uneven, This disc is incuse engraved with "Moore & Leding, Designers and makers, Washington DC", these marks are clear Height 28.5 cm approx total Weight 1650 Grams (52 oz)
Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988): Catasetum Oerstedii, Central America, botanical study, watercolour, signed & titled, H 60 x W 44 cm. Provenance: with The Moorland Gallery, London. Note: A British botanical artist who specialized in plants from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, Mee was one of the first environmentalists to draw attention to the impact of large-scale mining & deforestation on the Amazon Basin. Most of her illustrations are now part of the Kew Gardens collection which held a memorial to her life in 1989. Please note that Artist's Resale Rights may apply to this lot.
Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988): Vriesea Heliconioides, Rio Demeni, June 1971, botanical study, watercolour, signed & titled, H 62 x W 44 cm. Provenance: with the Moorland Gallery, London. Note: A British botanical artist who specialized in plants from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, Mee was one of the first environmentalists to draw attention to the impact of large-scale mining & deforestation on the Amazon Basin. Most of her illustrations are now part of the Kew Gardens collection which held a memorial to her life in 1989. Please note that Artist's Resale Rights may apply to this lot.
Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988): Catasetum Discolor, Rio Negro, Amazonicas, botanical study, watercolour, signed & titled, H 62 x W 44 cm. Provenance: with The Moorland Gallery, London. Note: A British botanical artist who specialized in plants from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, Mee was one of the first environmentalists to draw attention to the impact of large-scale mining & deforestation on the Amazon Basin. Most of her illustrations are now part of the Kew Gardens collection which held a memorial to her life in 1989. Please note that Artist's Resale Rights may apply to this lot.
Margaret Mee, M.B.E. (British, 1909-1988): Catasetum Gnomus, Alto Rio Negro, A.M. May 1969, botanical study, watercolour, signed & titled, H 62 x W 44 cm. Provenance: with The Moorland Gallery, London. Note: A British botanical artist who specialized in plants from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, Mee was one of the first environmentalists to draw attention to the impact of large-scale mining & deforestation on the Amazon Basin. Most of her illustrations are now part of the Kew Gardens collection which held a memorial to her life in 1989. Please note that Artist's Resale Rights may apply to this lot.
Helen Monk Sinclair (British, 19th/20th century): Scheherazade, watercolour & gouache, signed with monogram lower right, signed & titled on artist's original label verso, H 18 x W 23 cm. Note: the present picture depicts the story of Scheherazade, a legendary queen & the storyteller of One Thousand & One Nights. H. M. Sinclair exhibited widely between 1912-17 including 8 times at the Royal Academy, 47 times at the Walker Art Gallery & also at the Liverpool Art Gallery & Society of Women Artists. She executed works similar in style to Olive Carlton Smyth (1882-1949), a fringe member of the Mackintosh circle in Glasgow, who also illustrated the story of Scheherazade.
Fourteen 19th Century bone lace bobbins line inscribed on love and marriage comprising: Kiss Me Quick/Love Buy The Ring/Love and Liv Happy/Marrey Me Quick/I Love The Boys/Will Speak of Me As You Find/Don’t Tell My Mother/Kis Me Quick Me Mome Is Coming/Love Give Me A Kiss/Who Is Your Lover My Dear/Lovr Dont Be False/I Want A Husban/Love Dont Be Creul/When Will You Fix The Day (14)
JAMES WATHEN (1751-1828)'Original Drawings on the River Wye' - a collection of sketches, mounted in an early 19th century album, folio size, with leather spine, lacking some pages, the front page annotated in ink 'sketches on the river Wye....from Montgomeryshire thro Radnorshire, Breconshire, Herefordshire, & Monmouthshire'the 139 wash and watercolour sketches laid down on album leaves, each sketch circa 6 1/2 x 10 in or smaller, all dateable from c. 1794-1814, many inscribed on the supporting album leaves: subjects include 'View of Tintern Abbey; View of Monmouth; View of Rotherwas House, Nr Bodenham; View from Castle Green near Hereford; View of Belmont from above Clehanger Village; View of Bredwardine Bridge & Church; View of the Hay Town; Castle & Bridge over the river Wye; and View below Builth, looking up the Wye to Builth Bridge'James Wathen, the son of a glover from Hereford, was a self-taught artist. A keen walker and traveller, he produced a large number of topographical sketches which were reproduced in various publications such as Middleman's Views (1788) and Angus's Seats (1787)In his' Dictionary of British Landscape Painters' (1952), Col M.H. Grant describes Wathen 'as a painter interesting from a curious personality rather than from his exiguous art. Collector, Antiquarian, World Traveller, Good Fellow, and last, and worst, a Landscape Painter'.The writer John Britton wrote a memoir of Wathen in his autobiography (1852). In that book Britton wrote that Wathen ''was sought and respected by nearly every artist and author who made Hereford a resting place on their journeys..''. Watthen had (Britton, op cit) ''the nack(sic) of making sketches of all remarkable scenes and buildings and believing that a few hieroglypliic (sic) traces would serve to delineate all such places and objects and that perspective horizontal and perpendicular lines, were unnecessary restraints on the free use of pencil...his buildings were always shewn (sic) in sloping forms, and of such sketches he accumulated a countless number'In 1811 Wathen travelled to India, China, via the Cape of Good Hope with Captain Prendergast. In 1812 he visited St. Helena. In 1814 he published his work from that voyage in a 'Journal of a Voyage to India and China'Wathen died at Hereford in 1828.
A 19th CENTURY ALBUMlacking spine, sold A/F, titled on the cover 'Drawings- Pmalder Cottage', containing a collection of Watercolours and Drawings by various hands, dateable from circa 1840-1890, by members of the Paton family and circle, including works by Annabel Paton; T. Mackinlay; A. Roxburgh; John Fleming; Hablot K. Brown; William Gair; Alexander Macmillan: J.Fraser Paton; Ida Paton; John Gibb; and Mary Chambers.The album also includes some early pen and ink sketches by Sir J. Noel Paton RSA, including 'First Thought' sketches depicting scenes from Coleridge's 'The Ancient Mariner'; other subjects include a sepia wash 'View of the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow' by John Fleming; pencil 'Street' and 'Home' studies by Alexander Macmillan; and a watercolour sketch depicting a View near Guildford by J. Fraser Paton, all mounted on album leaves, in pencil, pen and ink and watercolour, varying sizes, 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 in and smaller; together with a small selection of other loose watercolours and associated ephemera.The inscription 'Pmalder Cottage' on the album suggests a possible link to the 19th century writer Alan Park Paton who lived at Pmalder Cottage, Greenock.
RUHLEBEN CAMP INTEREST-TWO ALBUMSboth with wear and defects to spines, sold A/F, containing a collection of unframed cover designs and Illustrations (in varying media), printed material and ephemera relating to the Ruhleben Camp Magazine (Lager Life) at Ruhleben World War One Internment Camp for British Civilian Prisoners of Warsubjects include 'Light Lager'; 'The Evolution of man in Ruhleben';'An Englishman's Home'; 'De Risque';'Marron Glace'; 'His Day's Washing';and 'The Galley Slave'; and 'A Happy Case'; by Robert Walker, F. Wade and others.In one of the albums a printed preface states 'With a few exceptions the contents of this book have already appeared in the pages of the Ruhleben Camp Magazine; it is hoped that they will find favour with readers in England, to whom Ruhleben is a name only.'Lager Life' is not conducive to merriment, but the aim of the Magazine has always been to keep a smiling journalistic countenance. ''Are we downhearted?'' was a phrase that was often heard in Ruhleben during the winter of 1914, and the answer without exception was ''No''. It was in order to perpetuate this spirit that the articles and sketches which follow were planned, and though meant originally for interned readers they may serve to show others that the spirit of cheerfulness was kept alive in the confines of Ruhleben. June 1917.' Ruhleben was a civilian detention camp located six miles west of Berlin.The camp detainees included male citizens of the Allied Powers living, studying working or on holiday in Germany at the outbreak of World War 1.They also included the crews of several civilian ships stranded in German harbours or captured at sea at the outbreak of war.There were also quite a number of fishermen captured from trawlers which were sunk in the North Sea in the first days of the War- these were mainly men from Hull, Grimsby and Boston.The camp numbers varied between 4000 and 5500 prisoners most of them British. Life in the camp has been described in several books and essays written by detainees.These include 'To Ruhleben-and Back 'by Geoffrey Pike who successfully escaped from the Camp in 1915. The German authorities adhered to the Geneva Convention and allowed the camp detainees to administer their own internal affairs.The civilian inmates embarked on many projects including a miniature model version of Britain complete with roads named after London Streets, a horticultural association and a cricket club. Letters,Books, Sporting equipment and a printing Press were all allowed into the Camp Inmates of the camp included James Chadwick who later received the 1935 Nobel Prize for Physics after discovering the neutron
AFTER GOTTFRIED MIND (1768-1814)Cat Subjects,fourteen hand-coloured aquatints, unframed, mounted on backing card, with ink borders and manuscript captions below, some with staining, each approx 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 in (13.3 x 19.7cm)Sold together with two sketch books containing pencil and ink drawings (principally portrait subjects) by Johann Konrad Fasi-Gessner (1796-1870)Gottfried Mind (1768-1814) was a Swiss autistic Savant who became known for his depictions of domestic animals, and in particular cats. His talent for drawing was only discovered by chance when as a young child he was placed at the Pestalozzi Academy for Poor Children at Neuenhof, near Bern. After Mind's death in 1814, various prints were made after his work by the Swiss engraver Franz Hegi and others.
A rare Indo-Portuguese mother of pearl and brass Dish, Gujarat, India, 17th Centuryof shallow rounded form on a short foot, with petal-edged everted rim, fashioned on both sides with lobed and rectangular plaques in the form of a stylised lotus and secured by metal pins, 17.3cm diam x 2.5cm high, minor losses to undersideFootnote:Gujarat, in Western India, was a centre for artisanal mother-of-pearl work that was in high demand both in the Mughal court and abroad. Records from the Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault) in Dresden indicate that these wares were being imported to Europe from as early as the second quarter of the sixteenth century. Regarded as exotic and precious, they were exchanged as gifts within the palaces and courts of Europe, and although they were produced in functional western shapes (ewers, dishes, basins, etc), they were not used but displayed in cabinets of curiosity. The commissioning of such wares was particularly associated with the Portuguese who were the earliest European traders in western India, and examples are found in several Portuguese collections. Indeed Manuel I of Portugal and Francis I of France both have mother-of-pearl objects listed in their collections in 1522 and 1529 respectively. In Britain, Thomas Cromwell gave Henry VIII a mother-of-pearl ewer set in gold as New Year's gift in 1524 (Philippa Glanville, Silver in Tudor and Early Stuart England, 1997, p.319). Cf. Amin Jaffer, Luxury Goods from India, 2002, pp.38-39, no. 11, for an example of a basin in the Victoria and Albert Museum
ELLA NAPER. A rare brooch designed & made by Ella Naper of Lamorna. The flowerhead design, enamelled in green & with a green chalcedony centre. Signed to the reverse. Diameter 2.1cm. Note: Ella Naper was a ceramicist & jewellery maker who lived in Lamorna Valley, Cornwall with her artist husband Charles. The Napers' were close friends with near neighbours, the artists Laura & Harold Knight. Laura & Ella collaborated on enamel work.
Movie poster for 1971 re-release of My Fair Lady. It is a 1964 American musical film adaptation of the Lerner and Loewe eponymous stage musical based on the 1938 film adaptation of the original 1913 stage play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. With a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner and directed by George Cukor, the film depicts a poor Cockney flower seller Eliza Doolittle who overhears an arrogant phonetics professor, Henry Higgins, as he casually wagers that he could teach her to speak "proper" English, thereby making her presentable in the high society of Edwardian London. The film won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. Country: USA. Year: 1971. Artist: Unknown. Size (cm):152.5x102. Fair condition, tears and creases in margins with paper loss in left margin.Guaranteed authentic original vintage poster.
Advertising Poster The New Yorker View of the world from 9th avenue. Country: USA. Year: 1976. Artist: Saul Steinberg - Saul Erik Steinberg (June 15, 1914 – May 12, 1999) was a Romanian and American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his work for The New Yorker, most notably View of the World from 9th Avenue. He described himself as "a writer who draws". Size (cm): 99x68.5. Very good condition, minor tears and faint creases in margins.Guaranteed authentic original vintage poster.
Country: Germany. Year: 1986. Artist: Georges Lepape. Georges Lepape is a French illustrator, who was born in Paris in 1887; he studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and he soon entered the world of art. In 1911 he created the book entitled Les Choses de Paul Poiret , by illustrating the maison’s collection. His illustrations show some thin and long-limbed feminine silhouettes, whose head are wrapped into turbans. During that time, he started collaborating with La Gazette du bon ton. Georges Lepape created many sketches for some important houses of fashion, such as Lanvin, Worth and Doucet, and he created the cover pages of Harper’s Bazaar, Vanity Fair and the first British edition of Vogue; he also worked for many years with the American edition of Condé Nast.Size (cm): 83x59. Excellent condition. Guaranteed authentic original vintage poster.
Spring Exhibition, Vienna 1912. The Hagenbund or Künstlerbund Hagen was a group of Austrian artists that formed in 1899. The group's name derived from the name Herr Hagen, the proprietor of an inn in Vienna which they frequented. The group's most prominent members early on were Heinrich Lefler and Joseph Urban, who had originally worked and exhibited within the conservative Vienna Künstlerhaus, but now, like the Vienna Secession, rebelled against the establishment and formed their own organization. The Hagenbund operated for almost a decade in the shadow of the popular and successful Secession, and only in the years that followed the damaging resignation of the Klimt Group from the Secession did its members succeed in developing a more moderate, independent line, in which atmosphere played a major role. Country: Austria Year: 1912. Artist: HR Size (cm): 26.5x21.5. Excellent condition.Guaranteed authentic original vintage poster.
An Admiralty brass dolphin tiller yoke, by family repute from the Terra Nova. By family repute, removed from the Terra Nova by Harry Lewin Lee Pennell who was a Royal Navy Officer serving on the Terra Nova with Scott. Commander Harry Pennell was born in 1882 and died in the battle of Jutland in 1916. He married Catherine Mary Maskew Hodson. Catherine was a sister of Gerald Lord Hodson. Both Pennell and Hodson were lifelong friends from their HMS Britannia Naval College days and were brothers in law. It is believed Harry Pennell, having acquired the tiller yoke, subsequently passed it over to Gerald Lord Hodson and it has come down through four generations to the current owner and vendor, 63 cm wide Condition report Report by GH Provenance as stated in catalogue description.
Two boxes of various LP records to include Dire Straits, Smiths, Ted Nugent, Pink Floyd, Pat Metheny Group, Fleetwood Mac, Doobie Brothers, ACDC, JJ Kale, ELO, Emmerson, Lake and Palmer, The Cars, The Who, ZZ Top, Bruce Springsteen, Budgie, Lou Reed, Atomic Rooster, Asia, Journey, Gordon Gilltrap, Jean Michel Jarre, etc
LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY GOTHIC REVIVAL MANTEL CLOCK Attributed to Bruce Talbert, by Hart, Son, Peard & Co. (atrributed maker) circa 1870, the unsigned two train movement striking on a gong and numbered 6261 64, the 6 inch dial enamelled with patterns inspired by Celtic designs, with Roman numerals and two front winding holes, pierced and engraved brass hands, the engraved brass case mounted with red glass cabochons, surmounted with a red glass mounted spiked finial, engraved above dial with Smith crest, 66cm high Note: Bruce James Talbert (1838-1881) was a Scottish architect, interior designer and author, best known for his work in the Gothic Revival style. Talbert supplied work to many manufacturers including Hart, Son, Peard & Co. who were artistic metalworkers specialising in the ecclesiastical. The firm exhibited at all the major Exhibitions and were awarded prize medals at London (1851, 1862), Paris (1855, 1867, 1878), Dublin (1855, 1865) and Philadelphia (1876). The arms are Gules on a Chevron Argent between three Bezants three Crosses Paty Fitchy Sable, and the crest Out of a Ducal Coronet an Indian Goat's Head Argent eared Sable attired Or and are attributed to a family named Smith or Smyth. In this particular case they are believed to represent a dentist named Henry Smith.
A Dictionary of Artists who have Exhibited Works in the Principal London Exhibitions from 1760 - 1893 by Algernon Graves Further books on artists to include The Dictionary of British Artists 1880 - 1940, Dictionary of British Watercolour Artists up to 1920, The Paintings of L S Lowry by Mervyn Levy, L S Lowry by Michael Leber and Judith Sandling, Miss Carter Came With Us by Helen Bradley, books on Liverpool to include Herdman's Liverpool, Pictorial Liverpool - the art of W G and Williams Herdman by K Parrott, further books to include Prison Painting by Michael Quanne, books on North Wales, Singapore, Wirral Visions etc also "Made in Liverpool - Liverpool Pottery and Porcelain 1700 - 1850", Colourful World of of Clarice Cliff, Victoriana and Art Deco, The Herculaneum Pottery - Liverpool's Forgotten Glory, books on Wedgwood and Worcester etc. (33)

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