India. Manuscript Plan of the Position of the Confederate Armies under the Direction of Earl Cornwallis before Shrerungputtun. From the Fifth to the Twenty-fourth of February when the Cessation of Hostilities took place. Likewise the Position of the Enemy's Army Commanded by Tippoo Sultan in person previous to the Action of the Night of February 1792, pen, ink and watercolour plan with a large decorative cartouche and 'scrolled' key, one closed tear, old folds, tipped on to later blue paper, 355 x 220 mm A highly unusual and accurate plan of Srirangapatna during the war with Tipu Sultan. Srirangapatna was the scene of the last and decisive battle fought between Tipu Sultan and a combined force of 50,000 men provided equally by the Nizam of Hyderabad and the East India Company under the overall command of General George Harris. This battle was the last engagement of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. The Battle of Seringapatam, 1799, was truly momentous in its historic effects. At the battle's climax, Tipu Sultan was killed within the fort of Seringapatam, betrayed by one of his own confidants; the spot where he ultimately fell is marked by a memorial. Apart from the usual gold and cash, innumerable valuables, objets d'art and many of the personal effects of Tipu Sultan, were shipped to England; including the famous automaton 'Tipu's Tiger' which is on display at The Victoria and Albert Museum. Much of the site of the Battle is still intact including the ramparts, the Water Gate, the place where the Tipu Sultan's body was found, the area where the British prisoners were held and the site of the destroyed palace. (1)
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WORLD WAR I: A series of thirty-two A.Ls.S., Reg, by Walter Reginald Hughes (1898-1963), a Gunner in the Royal Artillery, Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery during World War I, sixty pages (total), 8vo, 4to and some on correspondence cards, various places (most In the Field in France, some from a military camp in England etc.), 1916-17, to various family members in the West Midlands including his Aunt (21) and younger brother Arthur (5), some on printed stationery of the Y.M.C.A. On Active Service with the British Expeditionary Force. Hughes, writing in pencil, sends a series of largely social letters back home, conveying his thanks for socks, gloves, boots, cocoa and cigarettes, although also discussing various aspects of his life with the army, in part, 'We have had one of the latest guns come up to our camp & the shell travels 1820 ft. per sec. Some pace….', writing of a boxing match at the YMCA, 'I got a….man about 6-4 & very big with it, like hitting a haystack, but came off best on points', and of his time training at Cosham in Hampshire, 'I was on guard last night on the front on Portsmouth on the sands. You can see lots of searchlights….I was on from 1am to 5am, it nearly killed me but I suppose you must get used to it', 'We had a big parade on Friday to celebrate the 200th year of the RFA. Most camps had a half holiday but we had a hard days work' and 'We had a military funeral this afternoon, a fellow that died of wounds from France. I was in the firing party….while we are firing [the band] plays the last post, altogether it is a fine thing if it were not for the sadness of the thing….we are still waiting further orders, waiting with kits packed to go to Woolwich & getting very fed up', and of his arrival in France, 'I have been put into the trench mortars….and don't much like the idea of going in the trench after we have had 3 months training with the guns. France is a very nice place' (25th June 1916) and of his time fighting in France, 'I got the fags and very nice they were too. I think you can trust the newspapers that say things are moving all along the line….the other day they asked for 50 men to go up the line…I was one…& this morning they took 10 of the tallest fellows & they are going up the line tonight', 'Both sides have been shelling hard all day but none have got to our village yet. I went up the line last night with some shells….at nights the battle field is lit up with star shells', 'If we get much marching in our new boots there will be some sore feet as they are very hard', 'Much to our dislike we have had to have our hair all off, but it feels nice & cool but looks rotten', 'I don't blame Cyril for keeping out of it if he can. I've had quit [sic] enough of it', 'There is no news & I am sure the war's not over yet….at present they are busy shelling us', in one letter also briefly referring to soldiers having witnessed the Angels of Mons, and in another reporting on a football match in which he had been involved, 'We played K Battery R.H.A., they have 5 prows [sic] playing for them. I played….& had Barns (?) for West Bromwich against me….so I had my work cut out any how he was the only forward that did not score...for the last 20 minutes played centre half as we had a man knocked out & then I had an officer & a Sgt to mark, both international men, the officer got his cap in 1913 & the Sgt got his last year, they were hot...they were A1. I think we did very well. We had a Leeds City man playing for us, he is good but not a patch on their men...'and in one of the final letters Hughes writes from hospital, 'I am a stretcher case....I am not building my hopes on Blighty so as not to get disappointed, but one never knows....It seems funny that just as I come out of action the weather picked up, it makes a chap think of the poor fellows he left behind when he gets in a comfortable place'. An interesting series of letters. Some light overall age wear and a few letters with areas of paper loss. Generally G to about VG, 32
1st-3rd century AD. An inset carnelian cloison intaglio of a man, probably Jason, ploughing with two bulls, temple or palace silhouette in the back; set in a sympathetic modern gold flat-section hoop with three ribs to the outer face with central filigree decoration. 3.41 grams, 21.35mm overall, 18.27mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 17) (3/4"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. The ploughing man may represent one of the most famous Greek heroes Jason. In his quest to obtain the Golden Fleece he sailed to Colchis, where King Aeetes promised to give it to Jason only if he could perform three nearly impossible tasks. However, Hera had persuaded Aphrodite to convince her son Eros to make Aeetes' daughter, Medea, the sorceress, fall in love with Jason. As a result, Medea aided Jason in his tasks. First, Jason had to plough a field with fire-breathing oxen, the Khalkotauroi, that he had to yoke himself. Medea provided an ointment that protected him from the oxen's flames. Then, Jason sowed the teeth of a dragon into a field, which sprouted into an army of warriors . Medea had previously warned Jason of this and told him how to defeat them: before they attacked him, he threw a rock into the crowd. Unable to discover where the rock had come from, the soldiers attacked and defeated one another. His last task was to overcome the sleepless dragon which guarded the Golden Fleece. Jason sprayed the dragon with a potion, given by Medea, distilled from herbs. The dragon fell asleep, and Jason was finally able to seize the Golden Fleece. Very fine condition.
Valuable balance of collection from 1897 to early 1970s with most issues present unused and used, better items incl 1897 opts to 10p, vals to 1p in blocks of 60 (10x 6) showing the six opt types, vars incl 1m, 2m, 3m and 5m pairs or other small multiples showing striking opt misplacement, good range of 'Camel Postman' types with most basic stamps present to 20p or 50p, some vars incl 1927-41 2m, 5m, 10m and 15m with misplaced centres, two 1m black and orange with '10m' typewritten surcharge, each used by Army Signals cds, 4m green and chocolate watermark inverted, 1942 1m on 3p currency stamp corner pair, 1931 Air incl a few flown covers, 1931-37 Air to 10p incl specimen opts, 1935 Air surcharge incl specimen opts, some striking surcharge misplacements and minor vars, 1935 Gordon to 50p, 1938 Air surcharge incl opt specimen, 1940-41 4½p surcharges, 5m on 10m incl listed vars (mostly used), 1941 Tuti Island, 1948 to 50p incl opt specimen, vals to 15m in pos blocks with 'nun' variety, School specimens (punched) to 10m in blocks of 6, 1951-62 to 50p, also some vals to 10p with School opts, in blocks of 6, post independence issues incl good selection of 1962 defins to £S1 with perf changes and 1962 Arab League in imperforate pairs, overall cond fine (Few Hundreds)
P DAWS AFTER ROBERT POLLARD (1755-1838) THE VICTORY OF THE BRITISH TROOPS OVER THE FRENCH ARMY OF EGYPT ON THE 21ST MARCH 1801 mezzotint, printed in colour, published by Robert Pollard September 29th 1801, mounted to within platemark, 59 x 66cm ++General overall browning/timestains but no tears or holes and no restoration, long undisturbed in the present c1900 black and gilt frame with pierced giltmetal corner mounts
20th century AD. A rectangular paper panel on a fabric backing with wooden roller; painted scene of a mother kneeling beside her sleeping child, two cats playing alongside; panel of calligraphic text and two red chop seals; attributed to Zhou Huang. 602 grams, 200 x 66cm overall, 67 x 46cm image (78 3/4 x 26"). Property of an American lady living in Arizona, USA. Huang Zhou (1925–1997), was actively involved in the art of the People's Liberation Army under which he became a staff painter at the Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution. In 1981, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Painting. He was also a social activist who made outstanding contributions to the preservation and promotion of national art and to the advancement of public art education. [No Reserve]
A FINE GOLD OPEN-FACED KEY-WIND POCKET WATCH, probably Swiss, second half of the 18th century, the white enamel dial with inner Roman numerals and outer Arabic seconds chapter, with gilt hands and centre-sweep seconds hand, the fusee movement with filigree and engraved cock plate, the interior back cover inscribed "The Emperor Watch, Loot from the Summer Palace of the Emperor of China, Pekin, October 1860, Frank W. Cheney", the interior of the inner case with a coronet mark and numbered 10824, the dial 5cm diameter, the watch 8cm high overall Provenance: Almost certainly taken from the Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in 1860 by Sergeant William Murphy (1833-1885) of the (King's) 1st Dragoon Guards and acquired from him shortly after by Frank Woodbridge Cheney (1832-1909), and thence by descent. F. W. Cheney was descended from the pioneering American clockmaker Benjamin Cheney. In 1855 he was made a director of the historic Cheney Brothers Silk Company, co-founded by his father. Frank later became the firm's general manager and under his guidance it became an international leader in the silk manufacturing business. Between 1859 and 1861 F.W. Cheney was sent by the company to buy raw silk in the Orient and to study the Chinese silk industry. It was during this period that he acquired what the Cheney family have always referred to as 'The Emperor Watch'. This period in his life is recorded in 'Frank Woodbridge Cheney: Two Years in China and Japan' by Antoinette Cheney Crocker, 1970. On page 13 the author specifically refers to Cheney acquiring the watch from soldiers involved in action at the Summer Palace in 1860. The vendor's family have understood by tradition that the soldier in question was a British Cavalry Sergeant called William Murphy. K J Asplin's 'China Medal Roll 1856-60', 2004 vol. 2 only includes one person who could possibly fit that description - Sergeant William Murphy (1833-1885) of the (King's) 1st Dragoon Guards. This unit was heavily involved in the action in Peking in 1860 and in the lamentable sacking of the Summer Palace. For an account of Murphy's life and military career see the Journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America, vol. 60, no. 3, May-June 2009. Interestingly, a hand-written family note about the watch, states that it was given to Cheney by 'his sergeant'. It seems clear from this that Cheney was well-acquainted with Murphy. Given the dangerous conditions in China at the time, it may well be that the British army provided some protection to the American businessman during his activity there. After returning to the United States in 1861, F.W. Cheney became a lieutenant colonel of the 16th Connecticut Volunteers. In September 1862 he led his men in the Battle of Antietam, the first battle of the American Civil War and the bloodiest single-day battle in US history. He was severely wounded in combat and following his recovery he returned to the family silk business. Chinese Imperial taste for European watches, particularly by the Qianlong Emperor, is well-documented. Given the 18th century date of this watch it seems likely that it entered the Palace complex during Qianlong's reign.
A German Nazi Third Reich army officer's dagger by Weyersberg, Kirschbaun & Co WKC Solingen with white swirl grip, crown shaped pommel, cross guard with eagle holding swastika in wreath and 26cm double edged stiletto blade marked with a knight above WKC Solingen. In original scabbard with two braces holding suspension rings (overall length 39.3cm)
Rattray (James). The Costumes of the Various Tribes, Portraits of Ladies of Rank, Celebrated Princes and Chiefs, Views of the Principal Fortresses and Cities, and Interior of the Cities and Temples in Afghaunistan, Hering & Remington, 1848, hand-coloured additional title and 29 fine hand-coloured lithographed plates on 25 sheets, many heightened with gum arabic, a few short closed marginal tears, title printed in red and black, small errata slip, subject list, single leaf publisher's catalogue at end, dedication with author's facsimile signature, subscribers list, explanatory text (a few frayed margins), slight overall toning and some light scattered spots, contents disbound, contemporary red half morocco, red morocco title label to upper cover, spine with small tears at foot, joints and edges rubbed folio (61 x 43.5 cm) Abbey Travel 513; Colas 2489. James Rattray, a lieutenant in the 2nd Grenadiers Bengal Army, served during the First Afghan War of 1839 to 1842. The skilfully coloured illustrations made from Rattray's meticulous and lively studies include portraits of Emir Dost Muhammad Khan, Kandahar Lady of Rank, Ladies of Kabul, Ghiljye Women, Atmaran, Afghan soldiers and tribesmen, views of Kabul, Kandahar, Mosque and Tomb of Sultan Mahmood of Ghuznee, as well as other topography. (1)
Selection of British Cloth Formation Signs, including 2x embroidered 9th Anti-Aircraft division, woven 7th Armoured division, bullion embroidered 14th army, GHQ India, printed 2nd corps, embroidered 92nd AGRA, embroidered 55thInfantry division, printed 13th division, 2x printed 78th division, woven 11th Armoured division, 2nd pattern embroidered 5th division, printed 47th division, 2x printed Allied Land Forces SE Asia, 2x printed 8th corps, plus others. All remain in good overall condition. (40 items)
Selection of Cloth Formation Signs, consisting of printed 8th Armoured division, embroidered 6th Armoured division, embroidered RASC Southern Command, printed Royal Signals Southern Command, woven 8th army, bullion embroidered Allied Land Forces South East Asia, embroidered Control Commission Germany, printed East Africa command, plus others. All remain in good overall condition. (15 items)
Selection of WW2 Polish Cloth Beret Badges, consisting of original un-issued embroidered paratroopers white on blue /grey backing, bullion wire embroidered army eagle, un-issued embroidered army eagle, 2x un-issued bevo woven cap eagles, plus others. Single Polish airborne troops embroidered collar badge and pair of collar badges with one metal parachutist centre. All remain in good overall condition. (13 items)
Selection of German Army (Heer) Cloth Insignia, consisting of 3x variations of German Army tunic breast eagles, un-issued German Army side cap eagle, 3x cloth combat tunic trade badges and 3x collar litzen collar badges (one on tropical cloth backing). All remain in good overall condition. (10 items)
Selection of Army Air Corps Collar Badges, consisting of three pairs of WW2 bronze AAC, officers silvered Queens Crown 1st pattern collar badge, six anodised first pattern collar badges, various officers and other ranks silvered and anodised 2nd pattern collar badges and a pair of bullion embroidered collars. All remain in good overall condition. (27 items)
Selection of Regimental Collar Badges, consisting of various types of Small Arms School , pair of bi-metal and anodised Welbeck College collar badges, matched pair of brass king and queens crown Army Apprentice School, queens crown anodised Army Apprentice School pair of collar badges, two matched pairs of National Defence Company collar badge sets, 4x pairs of Army Physical Training Corps collar badges in white metal, chrome and anodised. All remain in good overall condition. (30 items)
Scarce Polish Holy Cross Mountains Brigade Breast Badge, being of silver plate having screw post fitting on the reverse. Badge has an unmarked copper dish to the reverse. Good overall condition. The Holy Cross Mountains Brigade was a tactical unit of the Polish underground NSZ organisation during WW2. In 1944, they did not obey orders and merge with the home army and as a result were part of the NSZ-ZJ faction. During WW2 this unit fought both the Germans, Soviets and other underground communist units.
Selection of WW2 Polish Cloth Insignia consisting of 3x variations of 3rd Carpathian division, bullion wire 2nd corps formation sign, printed 2nd corps, bullion base HQ 2nd corps formation sign, embroidered base HQ 2nd corps, 2nd (Warsaw) Armoured division formation sign cut from BD with single blue bar below, embroidered 7th Polish division, bullion 8th army, embroidered 6th (Lvov) Polish Infantry division, 14th Wielkopolska Armoured brigade formation sign, Polish HQ troops in the middle east embroidered formation sign and a embroidered POLAND nationality title. All remain in good overall condition. (14 items)
Selection of Cloth Formation Signs, consisting of bullion embroidered 14th Army, 11th Armoured division, printed HQ Land Forces Hong Kong, embroidered Canadian Military HQ, printed 2nd army, printed Tripolitania District, printed Eastern Command, printed Southern Command, embroidered Gibraltar garrison, plus others. All remain in good overall condition. (15 items)
Post WW2 Polish Army Trumpet Banner, red banner with heavy silver bullion embroidered Polish eagle to the centre. Reverse is divided red and white rectangle. To the edge is twist cord fringe. To the top of the banner are original ties. Accompanied by three Polish military flags. All remain in good overall condition. (4 items)
Selection of Cloth Formation Signs, consisting of early pattern 7th Armoured division embroidered, embroidered 1st Armoured division, embroidered Guards Armoured division, Infantry section Southern Command, woven HQ Land Forces Hong Kong, embroidered S.H.A.E.F, printed Allied Land Forces South East Asia, embroidered 21st Army Group, printed 12th Army, plus others. All remain in good overall condition. (15 items)
WW2 Royal Army Ordnance Corps Battle Dress Uniform Set, consisting of Canadian made battle dress blouse with Montreal makers mark stamp to the interior. Complete with original regimental shoulder titles to the arms and War Controlled units formation signs. The set has the original owners name inked to the inside. Both items remain in good overall condition. (2 items)
British Army 1845 Infantry Pattern Victorian Officer’s Levee sword. A good example the single edged fullered, slightly curved blade decorated with a VR entwined cypher surmounted by crown, also with the original owners initials “G.C.”. Gilt metal hilt with crowned VR cypher, shagreen grip and copper twist wire binding. Housed in original gilt brass scabbard fitted with two loose rings . Overall GC minor wear.
Scottish. 21st Foot special Regimental pattern Officer’s sword by Wilkinson Sword London A rare Victorian example with a slightly curved single edged blade, with etched decoration of a Regimental device flaming grenade with “21” to the ball, also Battle Honours of the Regiment the last being for the Crimea. The back of the blade with a Wilkinson number indicating a date of 1878. The blade also with an Armourial crest. The hilt is of special Regimental pattern. The open guard incorporates a Regimental device of a flaming grenade with 21 to the ball, this is supported by a pair of thistles and encircled by the Regimental title “Royal Scot Fusiliers’ and the Regimental motto. The shagreen to the grip is absent, but twist wire binding remains The back strap of gilt metal embossed with thistle design. Housed in original steel scabbard with two loose rings. The blade remains in clean bright condition, overall exterior is good. The crest to the blade appears to be that of the Chichester family. The sword is therefore attributed to Major Spencer Frederick Chichester who was appointed a Lieutenant in the 21st Foot 1876 and Captain in 1885. He served with the Regiment during the Zulu War and was also present during the 1st Boer War at Pretoria. In 1886 he was appointed Adjutant of the Wigtown Militia. He returned to South Africa and served during the Boer War. Retiring from the Army he was appointed a JP for Hampshire and died in 1931. The Regiment adopted the Highland pattern broadsword in 1881.
WW1 Attributed Cavalry Officer’s 1912 Pattern Sword by Wilkinson. A good World War 1 example by Henry Wilkinson (Serial 48720) attributed to Lieutenant J.E.C. MacKay of the Sussex Yeomanry and Army Remount Service. Good regulation blade, etched with foliate decoration, Royal Arms and Cypher, and named to JEC MACKAY. Regulation pattern plated guard and shagreen grip. Housed in brown leather scabbard. Overall GC Interior of guard pitted, scabbard lacking frog-loop. Clean. A Lieutenant J.E.. MacKay was commissioned in 1916 and was MID in January 1919. His units are given as Sussex Yeomanry and Army Remount Service.
AN IMPORTANT TROPHY RELATING TO TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR AND THE FIRST EVER FOOTBALL TOUR OF SOUTH AMERICA BY PROFESSIONAL ENGLISH CLUBS [THE LONDON CLUB JOINTLY TOURED WITH EVERTON FC] A silver-plated Art Nouveau football trophy cup & cover commemorating the match Between the Uruguayan League XI and Tottenham Hotspur played at Grand Parque Central, Montevideo, 10th June 1909, inscribed with the match details either side of the top of the bowl, the cover surmounted by a figure of a footballer, overall height 38cm. 15in. In 1909 Tottenham Hotspur and Everton, historically, embarked jointly on the first football tour to South America by English professional football clubs. The tour almost got off to a disastrous start with the Tottenham Hotspur party missing a train at Waterloo Station and thereby missing the sailing of the HMS Araguaya from Southampton. They had to privately charter a tug to catch up with the ship to complete the three week sea voyage. The tour started with what was the first ever football match on South American soil by two professional clubs. The exhibition match was played just a matter of hours after the teams had disembarked in Buenos Aires. Before a crowd of 10,000 Tottenham Hotspur drew 2-2 with Everton. Spurs' other matches comprised an 8-0 win over the Uruguayan League XI in Montevideo on the 10th June, for which the cup being auctioned here was presented. On the 13th June Tottenham defeated Argentinos 1-0 before beating an Argentinean League XI 4-1 three days later, both matches played in Buenos Aires. Spurs then played Everton again going down 4-0 to the Merseysiders in the capital, before travelling to Rosario where they defeated the Liga Rosarina XI 9-0 on 20th June. Tottenham's final tour game was on 24th June back in Buenos Aires, the 5-0 win over Alumni, the team founded by the Scot Alexander Watson Hutton known as the “Father of Argentine Football” (see lot 1232). The tour generated a profit of £300 which was used to develop football further in South America. A further legacy of the tour was that a group of young workers in the Chilean port of Valparaiso set up their own team which they christened Everton (de Vina del Mar), which still play to this day and are currently in Primera B of the Chilean Football League. One of Tottenham's tour party was Walter Tull, the first mixed race player to win a medal in senior English football, and who later died a war hero in the Battle of the Somme having been the first black commissioned officer in the history of the British Army. Tull signed permanently for Spurs after the conclusion of the tour. There is a story in the annals of Tottenham Hotspur history that the party acquired a parrot with they brought back to England on the voyage from South America. Tull and team-mate Fred Wilkes claimed third prize in the ship's fancy dress carnival as Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday. According to Tottenham's records, it is said that the bird died on the very day in 1919 that Arsenal were controversially elected to the top flight of the Football League at the direct expense of their north London rivals.
A rare set of four 78rpm records Wembley chronicling landmark events at Wembley Stadium and the Empire Pool between 1923 and 1944, reminiscences by Sir Arthur Elvin and Raymond Glendenning, recorded and published in 1944 by Raymond Glendenning, the records produced at Star Sound Studios, this set originally owned by Major McGrath a Director of Wembley Stadium, approximate running time 30 minutes overall, compilation of history of stadium with interviews, descriptions and commentaries, detailed below: Side 1 April 23rd 1924 State opening of British Empire Exhibition at Wembley. Description of declaration of opening by King George V. Singing of massed choirs 'Land of hope and glory' List of displays held at stadium, torch light tattoos. 1925 rugby union match -Army v RAF. May 19th 1925 description of planes in formation dropping small incendiary bombs over stadium and fire fighters extinguishing the fires. Side 2 15 years later - wartime. Closing ceremony 1925. First function April 28th 1923, first cup final - Bolton v West Ham. Crowds invaded pitch, interview with PC George Scorey who rode the white horse which pushed the crowds back. Side 3 Interview with Ted Vizard (left winger) about game. 1924 Arthur Elvin commentary as to how he founded present company and became MD - how he raised finances. Memories of zeppelin over ground and 1932 Newcastle v Arsenal match with the disputed goal. Side 4 Commentary by Tommy Woodrooffe about disputed goal. Crowd singing Abide with me. Memories from Fred Jackson who was responsible for box office for 21 years. Anecdotes of cup final ticket applications, issuing duplicates because dog chewed or charred remains plus one fellow each year included 5 cigarettes as a sort of bribe. Side 5 Speedway racing, description of race. 1936 Lionel Van Praag first world champion. Greyhound racing - 1940 story of broadcaster - technical difficulties then description of race won by Julia Classic. Side 6 Captain Brice 1927 director and judge. Detailed description of greyhound St. Leger October 3 1931 won by Mick the Miller. Rugby league cup final commentary of 1933 Warrington v Huddersfield match. Harold David - Press secretary recalling occasions. Side 7 Harold David anecdotes.1930 Brentwood v Southend. Ambitious lads tried to excavate tunnel near turnstiles, discovered following day. Empire Pool - foundation stone laid by Earl of Derby, opened 1934 -construction details. Boxing - 2 World title fights, commentary John Henry Lewis v Len Harvey Side 8 Events at Empire Pool. Boxing, tennis, table tennis, ice hockey. Cycling - commentary on race with American team. War time pool closed but stadium still played a part. Post war improvements. Greatest year 1937 Festival of Youth attended by Princess Elizabeth. Music of Brigade of Guards. Finally singing of crowds at Cup Finals.
A WWII Silvana German Army issue chrome plated wristwatch, issue no. D335283H, the black dial with Arabic numerals, luminous baton hands, and subsidiary seconds, 15 jewel lever movement AS1130, 33mm diameter, without strap, together with a Nazi black Verwundetenabzeichen (wound badge), and a silver coloured model plane (3) MOVEMENT: functioning at time of catalogung CASE: wear to plate, scratches and scuffs overall light scratches to glass DIAL: missing seconds hand, lume deteriorated on the minute and hour hands BADGE: rusted
Collection of various playworn tinplate and other toys, including Schuco type streamline car and Police Siren cars, two Schuco 3000 cars, Shell c/w tanker penny toy, army truck, Joustra c/w with opening door with driver, c/w Ideal coach, Tootsietoy planes and more, overall poor condition, damage and loss, (lot).
A small quantity of Britains military items. An articulated under-slung heavy duty lorry No.1641. 1st type with driver, metal wheels and original white rubber tyres. Plus a square front Army Covered Tender (Caterpillar Type) No.1333, rear tilt missing. Complete with original white rubber tyres and black rear rubber tracks. Also a field cannon and a small deck mounted anti-aircraft gun. GC for age, light wear overall. Plate 4
A good Victorian Army Surgeon’s case of instruments belonging to Deputy Surgeon General Rowland Wimburn Carter (1830-1907), comprising saws, 4 graduated knives, scalpels, tweezers, probes, 2 trepanning instruments, ivory and glass syringe, dental probes and extractors, tourniquet, etc, all contained in their brass bound burgundy velvet lined mahogany case with lift out trays, name in shield on lid “Rowld Wimn Carter, Staff Surgeon, Army”, 10” x 18” x 5” overall; together with full details of Carter’s career from his birth in Cape Town, 1830, qualification and entry to the army, 1854, service in the Crimea, Indian Mutiny, Afghanistan, etc, final promotion and retirement, 1884, and later work in hospitals in Dorset, with particular emphasis on the development of anaesthetics, until his death in 1907. Good Condition (minor wear commensurate with active service). Plate 4
A 6 shot .44” Starr Arms Co double action Army percussion revolver, barrel 6”, number 8994 on all parts, frame marked “Starr Arms Co. New York” on left side of frame and “Starr’s Patent Jan 15 1856” on right side, with plain walnut butt. Good Working Order and Condition (refinished and professionally reblued and colour hardened overall). Plate 28
SUCRE ANTONIO JOSE DE: (1795-1830) Venezuelan independence Leader and Hero. Statesman and General also known as the "Grand Marshal of Ayacucho. One of Simon Bolivar's closest friends. A.L.S., Sucre, one page, oblong 4to, Quito, 1st July 1822, to the Artillery Commandant, in Spanish. Sucre writes an order stating `Give the order to manufacture four hundred firearms cartridges without bullet, which will be delivered to B. Piura at 6h30 in the morning.´ Autograph documents of Sucre are rare in any form after his assassination at the age of 35. Some overall, minor age wear, with few holes to the upper right side of the document, not affecting the text or signature. G. £400-600 Only two weeks earlier Sucre entered Quito, 16th June, after his victory at the battle of Pichincha near Quito, at 3.500 meters above sea level. Sucre leaded the Patriot army and defeated the Royalists loyal to Spain. With the surrender of the Royalist army, Sucre was welcomed with enthusiasm by the population and the former Province of Quito was incorporated into the Republic of Colombia.
NAPOLEON I: (1769-1821) Emperor of France 1804-14, 1815. Rare N.S., Bonaparte, to the lower part of a L.S., Alex Dumas, one page, folio, Cairo, 13th September 1798, in French. The document sent from the Cairo headquarters is a request signed by Thomas-Alexander Dumas addressed to General-in-Chief Bonaparte. Dumas, in his capacity as General of Division, states `Citizen General, I send you a request of the veterinarians; which I consider righteous, and I kindly ask you to grant. Salutations and Respect´. Napoleon´s response is dated the following day, 14th September 1798. A bold example of Napoleon´s signature. An unusual document featuring an early signature by the future Emperor alongside Alexandre Dumas´ one. Some overall age wear and creasing to the upper border a few small tears to the edges, one repaired, and a very small area of paper loss to the bottom corner, none affecting the text or signatures. G £1200-1500 Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762-1806) Father and grandfather of the illustrious writers. French General. The highest-ranking black man of all time in a European army, and the first to become general-in-chief of a French army. Dumas served as Commander of the French cavalry forces on Napoleon´s Egyptian campaign. In August 1798, shortly before the present letter was written, Dumas discovered a significant cache of gold and jewels beneath a house in Cairo, which he turned over to Napoleon, and a little later, in October, he put down an anti-French revolt in Cairo by charging into the Al-Azhar Mosque on horseback. Dumas died at the age of 43 in deep poverty.
TOWNSHEND CHARLES VERE FERRERS: (1861-1924) British Army officer who led the disastrous first British expedition against Baghdad during WWI. Signed 9 x 11 sepia photograph by Townshend, the image depicting the Army officer in full length pose, outdoor, wearing his uniform. Signed in bold black ink to the lower clear area of the image `C.V.F. Townshend Major-General´ dated Jhanzi India, 20th November 1913 in his hand. Townshend was appointed Commander of Jhanzi Brigade in India in 1913. Some overall age wear with very small tears to the left edge. The photograph has been neatly affixed to a slightly larger cardboard. Together with Signed piece Charles V.F. Townshend M.G. The 3.5 x 1.7 piece has been affixed to a white postcard, beneath a 2.2 x 2.7 photograph, also affixed, the image depicting Townshend in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform. G, 2. £100-150
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FREDERIC V OF DENMARK: (1723-1766) King of Denmark-Norway 1746-66. L.S., Friderick R[ex], one page, 4to, Friedensburg, 9th September 1763, to Field-Marshal Count von Munnich, in French. The King thanks his correspondent for his zeal and affection and for the letter brought from `The country of Oldenburg and for the memorandum..´ further saying `…Be sure, please, that I will keep and take good and close care of both as a work done with your hands, and that I will enjoy with pleasure reading your good opinions.´ With blank integral leaf. Some overall age wear and creasing, otherwise VG £100-150 Count Burkhard Christoph von Munnich (1683-1767) German Field-Marshal and Engineer. A historical political figure in the Russian Empire. General-in-Chief by Catherine I , later appointed Governor of Saint Petersburg city while the Imperial court was temporarily transferred to Moscow by Peter II . He prepared the city for the return of Imperial Court upon the coronation of Anna of Russia. In charge of re-organizing the Russian Army, he modernized it and reformed numerous military formations and corps. After many victorious military campaigns he began taking part in political affairs. Sentenced to death by the 1741 revolution, Count of Munnich was pardoned at the scaffold. After few years confined in Siberia, he was released by Pierre III and later recovered by Catherine II.
FREDERICK II: (1712-1786) King of Prussia 1740-86, known as Frederick The Great. L.S., Friedrich, one page, 4to, Ruppin, 11th October 1739, to Samuel Von Marschall, in German. Frederick, as Prince, asks his correspondent if it would be possible to establish a post service from Hamburg to Reinsberg, so he could get his packages and letters much earlier, and concludes saying `If this happens I would be very thankful´. A letter of curious signed by the future King just a few months before being crowned. With blank integral leaf. Some light overall age wear, otherwise VG. £200-300 Samuel Von Marschall (1683-1749) Prussian Minister under Frederick I and Frederick II. Frederick was appointed to the Prussian Army as Colonel of Regiment stationed near Neuruppin. His father the King Frederick William granted Frederick Rheinsberg, north of Neuruppin. Frederick II would say later that in Rheinsberg, at the time of the present letter, he had one of the happiest times of his life assembling musicians and other artists, and spending his time reading, watching dramatic plays and listening to music. It is also there in 1739 when Frederick finished his idealistic refutation of Machiavelli, published anonymously in 1740 and largely distributed by Voltaire.
A SECOND WORLD WAR BRITISH AUXILIARY TERRITORIAL SERVICE WORKING OVERALL by Moore Taggart & Co., dated 1945, size No.2 (bust 35in. to 38in.); a Second World War British Women's Land Army pair of corduroy breeches, by Redman Bros., dated September 1941, size No.6 (waist 26in. to 28in.); and two Second World War British 'Mickey Mouse' gas masks, each boxed (both with wear / tears to red rubber), (4).
A Japanese WWII period eleven stick fan, issued by the Army Department under Hideki Tojo, the green canvas folds printed with the Kanji symbols for Suceed, Certainty, Win and Certainty, bamboo sticks and guards, the reverse boldly printed in red with the Hinomaru (or circle of the sun), 40.5cm wide overall, c. 1941-1945
URQUHART ROY: (1901-1988) British Military officer of World War II, commanded the 1st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden. T.L.S., R E Urquhart, one page, 4to, Whitehall, 22nd January 1947, to Whom it may concern, on the blind embossed stationery of the War Office. Urquhart writes a letter of testimonial, in full, 'Major S. Gregory has been acting as my Personal Assistant for the last 6 months of my tenure as D.T.A. & A.C.F. He has a likeable personality and can be relied upon at all times to do his best. He has a cheerful manner and is a very willing worker. His long experience of the Army has given him a very valuable background, of which he makes full use'. Together with an A.L.S. by Major General Russell Gurney (1890-1947), one page, 4to, War Office, 17th June 1946, to Samuel Gregory, thanking him for his magnificent work and loyal support and also including a folio document granting the dignity of an Additional Member of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire to Gregory, 1st January 1941, bearing rubber stamped signatures of King George VI and Queen Mary. Further including Leslie Rundle (1856-1934) British General of World War I. A.L.S., Leslie Rundle, three pages, 4to, The Palace, Malta, 4th October 1914, to [Arthur Edward Tolfrey] Christie, stating, in part, 'You have been a great assistance to me in every way - I shall not be alive when you get to the top of the tree, but I believe and hope you will go far. In losing you I part with a good deal; but for the sake of the service & your own, I do not regret your going - though I do for my own....The local auditor is going to play the devil with this place & had much better go to Egypt where I am sure he is much more wanted. I fancy we save hundreds here where Egypt wastes thousands...' and also including a naval commission and document granting the dignity of an Additional Officer of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire to Lieutenant Commander Christie, bearing rubber stamped signatures of King George V, King George VI and Queen Mary. Some light overall age wear, generally VG, 6
PATTON GEORGE S.: (1885-1945) American General of World War II. Blue fountain pen ink signature ('G S Patton Jr') to the upper left corner of an envelope, addressed to Mrs. E. Krieger in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and post marked 12th November 1944. Alongside Patton's signature appears the typed word Censored and beneath his signature is the printed return address of the Headquarters, Third United States Army, Office of the Commanding General, APO 43. Some light overall creasing and tears to the edges, slightly affecting Patton's signature, about G
A 6-shot .44” Colt Army Single Action Percussion Revolver No.141727, round barrel stamped ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA, stepped cylinder with roll engraved naval scene, frame stamped COLTS PATENT and cut for detachable shoulder stock, brass trigger guard, underlever rammer. Some age wear and refinishing, foresight missing, otherwise generally good condition. Overall 13.5”, barrel 8”.
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