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* DOUGLAS PHILLIPS (SCOTTISH 1926 - 2012), CAMPO DELLA MADDALENA, VENICE oil on board, signed, titled versoframed and under glassimage size 25cm x 25cm, overall size 46cm x 46cm Note: Douglas Phillips was born and brought up in Dundee. He studied at the former Dundee Art College in Bell Street before being called up to the army towards the end of the Second World War for service in India and Ceylon. On returning to Dundee he began work in the art department of DC Thomson where he illustrated for The Rover and The Victor, amongst others. After leaving D C Thomson’s went on to illustrate over 100 books but also continued to maintain a connection with the company, featuring in more than one thousand issues of The People’s Friend as the pen and brush of J Campbell Kerr. He also documented old Dundee with his lively pen and ink drawings and book collaborations with the late journalist, broadcaster and Courier columnist Ron Thompson. Latterly he followed in the footsteps of two artists he greatly admired, Joan Eardley and his good friend Lil Neilson, producing vibrant, expressive paintings of Catterline and the East Coast of Scotland which he loved so much. His work is held in public and private collections worldwide.
* JAMES WATT RGI (SCOTTISH 1931 - 2022), SHIP AT THE DOCK oil on canvas, signedframedimage size 56cm x 92cm, overall size 68cm x 102cm Note: James Watt was born in Port Glasgow in 1931 to Alexander Watt and his wife Isabella (nee Hooper). His entire family, including his grandfather, and everybody he knew, were in shipbuilding. He was always passionate about boats. He believed he was very lucky. "I was in the right place at the right time. I caught the tail-end of the Clydeside shipbuilding boom in the 1950s. Shipyards had full order-books and the river teemed with craft of every sort. So I always had a subject”. His paintings are in a formidable array of collections – including those of HM The Queen and Prince Philip, The Princess Royal, The Arts Council, The Hunterian, Glasgow Museums, Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, IBM, Britoil, the Danish Embassy, Yarrow Shipbuilders, McKean Museum and Art Gallery, Clyde Shipping Co, the Royal Bank of Scotland and also the town council in the Faroes. Watt went to Glasgow School of Art for four years where he was taught by Ted Odling, Douglas Percy Bliss, and David Donaldson. In 1958 he was one of 13 founders of the Glasgow Group, an artists' co-operative which continues to this day. Irritated by the conformist, unadventurous policies of local exhibiting societies like the Royal Scottish Academy and the RGI, and at the dearth of commercial outlets in the city, they got together with other GSA students and graduates to exhibit at Glasgow’s then-beautiful McLellan Galleries. The Glasgow Group was the Transmission Gallery of its day. After two years National Service in the army, from 1955 to 1957 he became an art teacher, and a much-beloved one at that. He was noted for his kindness and good counsel, and one former student says of him: "I had pretty much zero talent but he sparked a lifelong love and interest in art." Another remembered “His was the fastest-moving Volvo down the school drive. He was some man." Later Watt became a member of the RGI and was elected a member of Society of Scottish Artists in 1965. In 1997 he received The Royal Bank of Scotland Award at the Glasgow Institute. He dedicated much of his life to recording the River Clyde and its industries, and his vast body of work forms a vital archive of the river. Greenock's McLean Museum and Art Gallery exhibition, The Lost Clyde: The Paintings of James Watt, was mounted to celebrate his 90th birthday. James was also the father of Alison Watt OBE FRSE RSA, one of Britain's best-known painters.
* JAMES WATT RGI (SCOTTISH 1931 - 2022), LITTLE PORT, CRINAN oil on canvas, signedframedimage size 60cm x 100cm, overall size 74cm x 114cm Note: James Watt was born in Port Glasgow in 1931 to Alexander Watt and his wife Isabella (nee Hooper). His entire family, including his grandfather, and everybody he knew, were in shipbuilding. He was always passionate about boats. He believed he was very lucky. "I was in the right place at the right time. I caught the tail-end of the Clydeside shipbuilding boom in the 1950s. Shipyards had full order-books and the river teemed with craft of every sort. So I always had a subject”. His paintings are in a formidable array of collections – including those of HM The Queen and Prince Philip, The Princess Royal, The Arts Council, The Hunterian, Glasgow Museums, Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, IBM, Britoil, the Danish Embassy, Yarrow Shipbuilders, McKean Museum and Art Gallery, Clyde Shipping Co, the Royal Bank of Scotland and also the town council in the Faroes. Watt went to Glasgow School of Art for four years where he was taught by Ted Odling, Douglas Percy Bliss, and David Donaldson. In 1958 he was one of 13 founders of the Glasgow Group, an artists' co-operative which continues to this day. Irritated by the conformist, unadventurous policies of local exhibiting societies like the Royal Scottish Academy and the RGI, and at the dearth of commercial outlets in the city, they got together with other GSA students and graduates to exhibit at Glasgow’s then-beautiful McLellan Galleries. The Glasgow Group was the Transmission Gallery of its day. After two years National Service in the army, from 1955 to 1957 he became an art teacher, and a much-beloved one at that. He was noted for his kindness and good counsel, and one former student says of him: "I had pretty much zero talent but he sparked a lifelong love and interest in art." Another remembered “His was the fastest-moving Volvo down the school drive. He was some man." Later Watt became a member of the RGI and was elected a member of Society of Scottish Artists in 1965. In 1997 he received The Royal Bank of Scotland Award at the Glasgow Institute. He dedicated much of his life to recording the River Clyde and its industries, and his vast body of work forms a vital archive of the river. Greenock's McLean Museum and Art Gallery exhibition, The Lost Clyde: The Paintings of James Watt, was mounted to celebrate his 90th birthday. James was also the father of Alison Watt OBE FRSE RSA, one of Britain's best-known painters.
* DOUGLAS PHILLIPS (SCOTTISH 1926 - 2012), WILD DAY, EAST COAST watercolour on paper, signed, titled label versomounted, framed and under glass image size 27cm x 37cm, overall size 53cm x 63cm Handwritten artist's label verso.Note: Douglas Phillips was born and brought up in Dundee. He studied at the former Dundee Art College in Bell Street before being called up to the army towards the end of the Second World War for service in India and Ceylon. On returning to Dundee he began work in the art department of DC Thomson where he illustrated for The Rover and The Victor, amongst others. After leaving D C Thomson’s went on to illustrate over 100 books but also continued to maintain a connection with the company, featuring in more than one thousand issues of The People’s Friend as the pen and brush of J Campbell Kerr. He also documented old Dundee with his lively pen and ink drawings and book collaborations with the late journalist, broadcaster and Courier columnist Ron Thompson. Latterly he followed in the footsteps of two artists he greatly admired, Joan Eardley and his good friend Lil Neilson, producing vibrant, expressive paintings of Catterline and the East Coast of Scotland which he loved so much. His work is held in public and private collections worldwide.
Description: An extremely rare 19th century Russian cossack general's baldric, 167 cm, please see the official site of Felitsyn Museum in Krasnodar, Russia for the reference regarding the uniform and regalia of the General of Cossack Army, Prince Michail Nikolayevitch (the prince of blood), the brother of Alexander II, the Russian Emperor: https://felicina.ru/news/oruzhie-i-mundir-velikogo-knyazya-mihaila-nikolaevicha-hranitsya-v-muzee-felicyna/ Condition: In very good condition as it is. The loop might be missing. Inhouse worldwide shipping, including handling, $50; no hidden fees.
World War 2: A fine original World War Two A-2 Jacket, [DWG No. 30H1415 - A.C. contract, order No. 42-18775.P] made by Aero Leather Clothing Co., Beacon, N.Y., size 36R), the front with leather name badge G.L. Hart Junior (Col. George Luzerne Hart Junior) American Flag on right sleeve and badge for 64th fighter wing on front. As a fabric, w.a.f. (1) * G.L. Hart Junior was a Colonel in the Army during World War Two, he was U.S. District Judge of Colombia and played a role in determining the legal proceedings for the Watergate Case.
[Collins, Michael] A lock of hair, said to be from Michael Collins, taped on a card with harp and ‘Erin Go Bragh’ device, inscribed rear, O’Connor, Clerk of Works, 1925. (1) Provenance: This truly unique artifact was given after Collins death on 22 August, 1922 to his friend, Felix Cronin. Cronin was, 3 years later, to marry Kitty Kiernan, Collins fiancé at the time of his death. Cronin who was a veteran of the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War who served as quarter master General of the Irish Free State army in the 1920s. The couple had two sons, Felix jnr, who died in 2000, and Michael Collins Cronin, who died in 2021. Cronin was a dashingly handsome ex IRA man. Hearing anecdotes about his hunger strike, or the way he'd borrow a dress suit and gate crash a landlord's ball and dance with the most beautiful women there, you can see why Kitty might have liked him. Ostensibly, she played the role of wife: and mother in the Irish Free State - with style and conviction. But her family was not fooled. "My mother was cut out for something different," said her son Michael many years later. "She found it difficult to settle into her life as a housewife - she knuckled down and did it, but it was a chore." Kitty had been raised to think of herself as special. Her family was part of the new Catholic bourgeoisie which was a rising force in late 19th century Ireland. The Kiernans ran various business concerns, centred around their hotel, the Greville Arms Hotel, Granard, Co. Longford. But despite their prosperity, the Kiernans suffered great personal tragedy, with both parents and Kitty's twin sisters dying within two years of each other while Kitty was still a teenager. Loss was to become a theme of her life. Kitty's charisma was recognised at Saint Ita's, the innovative school for girls founded by Patrick Pearse as a partner to his boys' school, Saint Enda's. Kitty was School Captain, the Saint Ita's equivalent of head girl.
Signed by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) 'Official French State War Record signed by Napoleon as First Consul of the French Republic in June, 1803,' 42cms x 31cms (16" x 12"), overall with frame 53cms x 41cms (21" x 16"), vellum document. Signed by Napoleon as First Consul of the Republic with Marshall Louis Bertheir as Minister of War and Maret as Secretary of State. Signed & dated 16th June 1803 at Saint Cloud. An important official war record relating to a Major Nourry in an artillery regiment; signed by Napoleon just one year before he became Emperor in 1804. As with most vellum document of this age, there are some damp stains to the outer edges. This in no way detracts from the fantastic overall image. Napoleon himself, was the commander-in-chief of the Artillery Regiments of the French Grande Army in 1794 and would have known this officer personally as it states on this war record that he fought in 1793 in a campaign against the British with the rank of Major. This was certainly the Siege of Tulon against Admiral Alexander Hood, where Napoleon himself had fought first came to prominence and was commended to the Convention. As a result Napoleon was made Brigadier-General. A most important piece of original Napoleonic material which would make a wonderful addition to any collection. Framed and glazed. (1)
O'Duffy's Appointment as Garda Commissioner, 1922 A typescript copy of Kevin O'Higgins' Letter (as Minister of Home Affairs) to Gen. Mulcahy, Commader-in-Chief, making his 'astonishing' request for Gen. Owen O'Duffy to be released from his Army position to take up the Chief Commissionership of the Civic Guard (An Garda Siochana), 1.9.22, with a signed typescript copy of O'Duffy's letter, also to the Commander-in-Chief, 4 Sept. 1922, from Field HQ in Limerick, leaving the decision to Gen. Mulcahy and the Government. 'I am prepared to serve in any capacity that I can be of most value.' O'Higgins letter outlines in graphic terms the difficulties with the Garda force to date. 'Conspirators working from the outside with a few Agents within, vanity and jealousy on the part of some Officers, and an absence of tact and coolness on the part of others have combined to create a situation which calls for firm handling by some outstanding personality whose National record is of the highest.' Astonishing it may have seemed, but it was an inspired choice. Within a few years O'Duffy had succeeded in establishing the Gardai as a respected and unarmed force. (1)
Grose (Francis) The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio Lond. 1791; The Antiquities of England and Wales, 8vols. Lond. 1783-1787; The Antiquities of Scotland, 2 vols. Lond. 1797; Military Antiquities Respecting a History of The English Army, 2 vols. Lond. 1801; The History of Dover Castle, folio Lond. 1797; together 15 vols. folio Lond. 1783-1801. Engd. titles in each, engd. frontis, & numerous plts. fold. & other maps, many hand coloured, full calf, tooled Greek key pattern and floral borders, git spines, all uniform, (one cover loose). (15)
Americana: Owen (D. Dale) Second Report of a Geological Reconnoissance of the Middle and Southern Counties of Arkansas, sm. folio Philadelphia 1860. First Edn., lg. fold. map, frontis & 4 cold. tinted views & 9 plts., cloth; also The Sanitary Commission of the United States Army, N. York 1864, cloth. (2)
Military interest: Hall (Donal) The Unreturned Army - County Louth in the Great War 1914-1918, Sm. folio Dundalk 2005; Dalton (Chas.) Irish Army Lists 1661-1685, folio Lond. 1907, photocopy; D'Arcy (Fergus A.) Remembering the War Dead:... International War Graves in Ireland since 1914, folio 2007, illus.; Doherty (R.) & Truesdale (D.) Irish Winners of the Victoria Cross, Dublin 2000; & 2 others. (6)
Costello, Maj. Gen. M.J. Irish Army, Southern Command, 1st Division, Cork. Division Routine Orders 1942-43-44-45 (May). & Standing Orders, Southern Command Part II. A thick file of mainly cyclostyled circulars, mostly issued by Gen. Costello (later leader of the Irish Sugar Co.). Copiously indexed in ms. at front. Apparently mostly administrative, but careful research will doubtless uncover matters of interest. ‘In NO circumstances will an Army bicycle be used for PRIVATE purposes.’ (24-31 July 1943). (1)
The 'Big Fella's' Buttons [Collins, Michael] A collection of eight Irish Army brass uniform Buttons, with one smaller, cased with a photo of Collins in Army uniform and with an ALS from M. Collins Powell to ‘Dear General O’Duffy’, dated 27.1.33, asking for a receipt for ‘the enclosed, found in Michael’s tunic pocket, August 22nd 1922’. 22 August 1922 was the day of Michael Collins’ death. Mary Collins Powell was his sister. Presumably O’Duffy had asked her for a memento. O’Duffy, from Co. Monaghan, was a leading associate of Collins in the War of Independence. In 1922 he became Garda Commissioner. In January 1933 he was still Commissioner, but he was removed by the Fianna Fail government the next month. He went on to head the Army Comrades Association (a.k.a. Blueshirts) and was briefly leader of Fine Gael, before leading an Irish Brigade to Spain in support of General Franco. Mounted and framed in a hardwood box, a unique memento of the Big Fella. (1)
Britain in India & Central Asia Hough (Major W.) A Narrative of the March and Operations of the Army of the Indus in the Expedition into Afghanistan in the Years 1838-1839, Under the Command of H.E. Lt. Gen. Sir John (now Lord) Keane. 8vo Calcutta (W. Thacker & Co.) 1840. First Edn., Lg. fold. map, 3 litho plts. readers note tipped in & errata at end, uncut, orig. cloth, gilt lettered spine. V. good copy of a rare Volume. (1) * The author was from Cappoquin, Co. Waterford.
‘The Men are Sleeping’Important 1916 Documents. A very interesting and important file of documents with provenance to G.A. Newsom, manager of the Jacob’s Factory in Dublin, occupied by insurgents commanded by Thomas MacDonagh during Easter Week 1916, as follows:* A printed document headed ‘NOTICE / [three fleurons] / Please make no noise / as the men are sleeping’, on plain white poster-type paper circa 10 ½ ins x 10 ins, inscribed rear in a contemporary hand, ‘Printed by the I.R.A. / in Jacob’s Factory; & hung up there / during the Rebellion 1916. When / they took the Factory.’ Fold marks, frayed at one edge, no loss, a little print offsetting. To our knowledge unrecorded, probably A UNIQUE SURVIVAL from those dramatic days in April 1916.* Surrender Order. A contemporary manuscript copy of Pearse’s Surrender Order headed ‘H.Q. Moore St’ and subscribed ‘P.H. Pearse / Commandant General / Commanding in Chief / the Army of the Irish Republic’, dated 29 April 1916, in an unknown hand, not Pearse’s. The text, beginning ‘Believing that the glorious stand ..’, matches copies signed by Pearse for distribution to outlying units (one of at least three different versions of the surrender order). Written on the rear of a blank W.& R. Jacob memo form, evidently broadly contemporary.* Typescript (carbon copy) account by P. Barry, a Jacob’s employee, dated 14th May 1916, headed ‘COPY / To Mr G.A. Newsom, Director’, 1 pp, with ms. annotations adding names, on rear of a Jacob’s continuation sheet, describing how he went to the factory about 3.30 on Sunday April 30th, having heard of the surrender, ‘surprised and amazed to find Bishop Street full of Looters .. with armfuls of tins of biscuits .. others carrying away ten stone bags of flour .. It was disgraceful .. we entered and found the Volunteers ready to leave, I addressed the Commander and told him we were employees of the firm and wished to stop the looting. He readily agreed and told us to pass along and take two rifles with us. We found about 50 looters coming from the lofts, we made them drop their loot .. (They asked for mercy and not to shoot them) .. hearing the clergy were in the house I invoked their aid. I found Father Aloyious [sic] .. and Father Monaghan .. They got out on the window sill and addressed the crowd with determination and said they should be flogged bringing ruin and disgrace on this country.’A fascinating account, evidently authentic. Part (only) is quoted in W&R Jacob: Celebrating 150 Years of Irish Biscuit Making, by Séamas Ó Maitiú (Woodfield Press, 2001). * Typescript (carbon copy), 2pp, on rear of Jacob’s continuation sheets, ‘Account given by Mr P. Cushen of his experience at the Biscuit Factory at the time of the surrender of the Rebels on April 30th 1916’. Again a fascinating contemporary account, ‘ran down about 3 p.m. and saw about 90 of them getting out of the windows and a lot of the rabble getting in up the rope that was hanging from the office window, and tumbling the sacks of flour out .. got in to the Bakehouse and was surprised to see between 90 and 100 of the rebels standing and sitting around .. One of the officers of the rebels came in .. said there was a lot of bombs stored away that would blow up the whole place .. showed me where there were some hand grenades stored .. left me on guard of them and told me on peril of my life not to let anyone lay a hand on them until the Military came in that knew what they were. He then went away after making himself known to me, I found myself introduced to Major McBride, for the first and last time .. Just then the [British] soldiers came in, ordered me at the point of the bayonet to take down ‘that d— rebel flag’, which he did, etc., with more detail about the looting, Frs. Aloysius and Monaghan etc., saw Major McBride marshalling the rebels in the Bakehouse and forming them into ranks. McBride was called ‘General’ by the rebels and was the only Commander P. Cushen was aware of.
In Fine Binding - Militaria - The Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Army, 8vo Lond. 1844 [-47] Third Edn., XII, 462, VI, [1] 80pp + advert. leaf at end, a.e.g., cont. full crimson mor. tooled gilt borders and panels with lg. gilt stamped Royal Cipher in centre, gilt spine. V. good copy. (1)
Large quantity of boxed Airfix HO/OO figures to include 4 x Waterloo French Infantry, 2 X Waterloo British Infantry, Waterloo British Cavalry (Hussars), World War One Royal Horse artillery, U.S Cavalry, Waterloo British Artillery, Waterloo French Artillery, American War of Independence Washington's army, Waterloo French Cavalry (Cuirassiers), Waterloo Prussian Infantry, Waterloo Highland Infantry, Waterloo British Artillery, Waterloo French Artillery, Waterloo French Infantry and Waterloo French Imperial Guard. Most boxes appear between 50% and 90% full.(20)
Collection of loose playworn diecast army vehicles and accessories including 7 x Dinky (including Hornycroft Mighty Antar with a Supertoys tank transporter and Centurion tank 651), Lone Star armoured car and two small mobile fighting units and various field guns together with a collection of other loose playworn diecast vehicles and accessories including Dinky, Corgi, Lesney, Budgie tots, Crescent toys etc and a boxed Scalextric Tri-ang start and finish banner
A collection of British Cap badges, to include Army Catering Corps, The Cambridgeshire Regiment, Army Educational Corps, 5th Border Cumberland Regiment, The Wiltshire Regiment, Honorable Artillery Company, Royal Marines, Artists Rifles, The Rifle Brigade, Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles, Isle of Wight Rifles, 2nd Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, Royal Engineers, Royal Kent West and more, some with makers names to the reverse (parcel)
2nd Battalion Welsh Regiment, WWI British Mon-Star Trio, awarded to 6098 Private Edward Rees, as Rees was in the Boar War and an Army Reservist, he rejoined the 2nd Battalion upon the outbreak of the war, joining the Battalion at Ypres, attached to the 3rd Brigade, 1916 he marched south to the Somme, where he fought through-out the offensive, 1917 the 3rd Brigade was called as re-enforcements, while in front line trenches on the 9th November, during heavy German Bombardment, 10 men of the 3rd Brigade were killed in action, Rees was unfortunately killed, he has no known grave
A British WWI Victory Medal, awarded to 11-25849 Private H.W.Monks Yorkshire & Lancashire Regiment, together with a WWI British War medal awarded to 20365 Private J.W.Kelly Somerset Light Infantry, together with a selection of WWII British medals, an Army Pay Department belt buckle, overseas medals, miniature medals, a Del Parado figure and more (parcel)
WWI British, a Victory medal, awarded to Acting Sergeant Stanley Seaton, Lancashire Fusiliers (1588), together with a 1914-15 Star awarded to Private N Snow Royal Army Medical Corps (61494), believe to be a mis-stamp, should be an M not an N, for Matthew, a 1914 Christmas Tin, a Services Rendered badge (C63768), buttons and more (parcel)
A French Army Infantry Officer's Sword, possibly 1882 Pattern, having wire wrapped composite grip, with three branch plain guard, plain single fullered blade, compete with scabbard, no postage for this lot, we can supply pack only at a cost, the buyer to organise own collection as soon after the sale as possible
King & Country - Fields of Battle Series, comprising: Set FoB 027 - British Lying Firing Rifleman, FOB 047 - At Attention Sailor, 8th Army Series - EA011 - Field Marshal Alexander, WW1 Set FW041 - Kneeling Firing, D.Day Series - Set DD290 - Infantry Weapons & Set SP039 - Desert Palm Trees [some damage to base socket fixings]. Minor display wear otherwise generally near Mint overall, contained in near Mint set boxes. [6]
Britains Un-catalogued Band [Special Commission Set], Early 1960's Issue, comprising: Bugles & Band of the Hampshire Regiment - Band Master, Drum Major & 40 x Marching Musicians Playing Various Instrumentation. Originally commissioned [by the Ministry of Defence] for display in the Winchester Army Recruiting Office then displayed by the Vendor at the Guards Museum Exhibition in London to Mark the 100th Anniversary of Britains. Near Mint overall. Unique, The First Example to be offered for Sale. [40]
Britains - Set 1537 - The Territorials [1938 version - 1937-1941 Only], comprising: Marching Empty Handed Officer & 7 x Territorials Marching at the Slope, Depicted in Review Order - Blue Uniforms with Peaked Caps & Tan Bases. Generally near Mint overall, contained [strung] in a generally Excellent [minor age wear] illustrated "Types of the Territorial Army" [Powder Blue] label box. Rare Set to Find in this Condition
I.H. Arthur [Maker - England, 1960's Issues] - Carved Wooden 32cm Types of the British Army, comprising: Officer Irish Guards, Officer, 90th Perthshire Volunteers [2nd Cameronians], 1880 & Private 57th Foot [Middlesex Regiment], 1812. Constructed from Carved Wood with Card Belts /Sashes & Metal Weapons, Badges, Buttons Etc. Some age/storage wear otherwise generally Excellent overall, Rare, the First Examples to be Catalogued in the UK. [3]

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