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Lot 376
A group of early 20th Century 8 x 6 inch photographs of British and Indian army troops on the North West Frontier, including forts / camps, group photographs, the issue of awards to Gurkha troops, camel and mechanised vehicular transport, a railway ambulance train, drill etc, circa 1910 - 1920, (22), together with six late Victorian photographs of troops building a pontoon bridge, one captioned 3 co 1st Bn Grenadier Guards
Lot 4093
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery Typed letter dated December 1943, headed Eighth Army Italy, thanking the correspondent for their kind Christmas Greetings and wishing them good luck in 1944, signed by Montgomery. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope with Field Post Office and Passed by Censor stamps, along with a modern colour postcard of a 1945 painting of Montgomery shown in battle dress.
Lot 4100
Three original annotated Blueprints from The Mummy (1999), accompanied by a crew gift embossed bikers wallet (presented by Johnny Depp himself at the wrap) from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011). The front is stamped with a Sparrow (which Depp had tattooed on his forearm) and a caption inside reading 'with thanks, love and much respect / captain jack sparrow.' The back is stamped '...the legend commands...'. This lot is also accompanied by a silver swiss army knife from the award winning HBO series Band of Brothers starring Damian Lewis. (5)
Lot 4
including Punch artist George du Maurier, A Lesson in Altruism, 45cm x 55cm overall, further works by Ravenhill, and G.D. Armour, all framed, three under glassProvenance: This lot is being sold on behalf of Scottish Youth Hostels Association (also known as Hostelling Scotland) a registered Scottish charity No. SCO13138. It formed part of the collection of art from Carbisdale Castle. Carbisdale Castle was built in 1905-1917 for the Duchess of Sutherland on a hill across the Kyle of Sutherland. Until its closure, the castle had a large collection of art, with some pieces dating back to the year 1680 and including a number of fine Italian marble statues. Colonel Theodore Salvesen, a wealthy Scottish businessman of Norwegian extraction, bought the castle in 1933. He provided the castle as a safe refuge for King Haakon VII of Norway and Crown Prince Olav, who would later become King Olav V, during the Nazi occupation of Norway in World War II. During that time the castle was also used to hold important meetings. King Haakon VII made an agreement at the Carbisdale Conference on 22 June 1941, that the Russian forces, should they enter Norwegian territory, would not stay there after the war. Three years later, on 25 October 1944, the Red Army entered Norway and captured thirty towns, but later withdrew according to the terms of the agreement. After the Colonel died his son, Captain Harold Salvesen, inherited the castle and gave its contents and estate to the Scottish Youth Hostels Association. Carbisdale Castle Youth Hostel opened to members on 2 June 1945. Towards the end of 2014 Carbisdale Castle was put up for sale and in 2015 the bulk of the art collection was sold by Sotheby's reportedly raising £1M for SYHA. The internet has a plethora of information about Carbisdale Castle and some of the lots now being offered through our auctions can be seen in situ at: Carbisdale Castle - Part 2 of 2 (The Interior) - YouTube.Overall decent condition with no major rips or tears to the images there appears to some brown spots of staining to the border and pictures themselves (additional images added) also appears to be some water damage to one the pictures (image added) no other noticeable damage.
Lot 30
A mid 19th Century Military Campaign mahogany and pine silver chest trunk box. Typical form with notation for a Douglas Hamilton to top. Bound with metal the hinged lid opening to reveal a fitted interior with removable tray. Comes with letter from the National Army Museum. Measures approx; 66cm x 71cm x 52cm.
Lot 131
Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of, army officer, Prime Minister, 1769-1852) Autograph Letter signed to General Sir Henry Fane, 1p., 230 x 180mm., 7th March 1814, "The Comte de Viel Castel, the Agent of the Prince Royal of Sweden, is going over to Pau, in order to see the Prince Royal's relatives. He will probably urge you to place the authority of the town in his hands, which you will of course do if the town should choose them. Otherwise you will not," a few small holes, extensively browned, laid down on board, framed. ⁂ Charles de Salviac de Viel-Castel (1766-1821), officer of the Dragoons and a Chamberlain of the Empress Joséphine in 1810.
Lot 141
NO RESERVE India.- Indian Mutiny.- Cubbon (Sir Mark, army officer in the East India Company, 1784-1861) Autograph Letter signed to "My Dear General", 2pp., sm. 4to, n.p., 13th December 1837, concerning General Windham's tactics at the Second Battle of Cawnpore, "The destruction of his camp with the stores which it probably contained seems to me to be the greatest disgrace that has yet happened to us, at any rate, the greatest insult we have received."
Lot 224
ROBIN KAY: 27 (MACHINE GUN) BATTALION, Wellington, New Zealand, War History Branch Department of Internal Affairs, 1958, first edition, Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War series, presentation slip to 7466 Captain J F M Rose in recognition of his service with 27(MG) Battalion in the Second World War loosely inserted, original cloth, d/w, some clear adhesive tape residue to inner flaps and end papers, d/w with some repairs, plus 9 New Zealand WWII publications comprising PRELUDE TO BATTLE NEW ZEALANDERS IN THE FIRST LIBYAN CAMPAIGN, Wellington Army Board 1942, first edition, original wraps, THE DIAMOND TRACK FROM EYGPT TO TUNISIA WITH THE SECOND NEW ZEALAND DIVISION 1942-43, Wellington Army Board 1945, first edition, original pictorial wraps, CAMPAIGN IN GREECE THE NEW ZEALAND DIVISION IN ACTION, Wellington Army Board 1943, first edition, original pictorial wraps, BATTLE FOR EYGPT THE SECOND NEW ZEALAND DIVISION AT EL ALAMEINE, Wellington Army Board 1945, first edition, original pictorial wraps, RETURN TO THE ATTACK, Wellington Army Board 1944, first edition, original pictorial wraps (small part loss to top wrap), WAR RECORD, Wellington 1946, two copies, original pictorial wraps, ALAN HERCUS: LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR BERNARD FREYBERG, Wellington, New Zealand, A H and A W Reed, 1946, first edition, lacks ffep, previous owners label on title page, original pictorial wraps, THE BOOK OF THE GUARD PORTRAYING CERTAIN HIGHLIGHTS LOWLIGHTS SIDELIGHTS AND DELIGHTS OF HOME GUARD ACTIVITIES AND INACTIVITIES IN PICTURE CARTOON VERSE AND INCIDENTALS, Wellington, New Zealand, Coulls Somerville Wilkie, 1944, second edition, oblong original pictorial wraps (10)
Lot 265
Manner of Nina Hamnett (1890-1956) Two women with babyinscribed to the reverse oil on canvas86cm x 81cm Provenance:The collection of the late Eric Stevens, removed from Hampstead, LondonSale; Cheffins, Art & Design, 11 October 2018, lot 363Widely known as the ‘Queen of Bohemia’, Welsh artist, writer and authority on sailors’ shanties, Nina Hamnett was a Vesuvius of both talent and character.Born to a military family in Tenby, Wales, Hamnett enjoyed a privileged childhood, attending a private boarding school on the Kent coast and later in Somerset. However, her father’s dishonourable discharge from the army and his subsequent employment as a taxi driver appears to have been a seismic event in Hamnett’s early life. Although she was able to continue her education, due to financial support from other family members, her father’s change in circumstance allowed Hamnett to liberate herself from the constraints of middle-class expectations and affectations. A lady, she claimed, was the last thing she ever wanted to be.After training in London, in 1914 Hamnett moved to Montparnasse, Paris, to attend the academy of Marie Vassilieff. In Paris, Hamnett dedicated herself to hedonism and became close friends with a number of influential cultural figures, including Modigliani, Picasso, and Cocteau. Tales of this fiercely vibrant and openly bisexual sybarite soon spread back to England and upon her return she was invited to work at the Omega Workshop with Bell, Fry and Grant where she produced a number of textiles, murals, furniture and rugs.Although prodigiously talented, Hamnett was a reluctant artist with a baffling disregard for her own artistic gifts. She received robust advice and encouragement from both Sickert and Fry, who were amongst her most ardent supporters. Revelling in her reputation as a libertine, however, Hamnett often chose pleasure over artistic rigour and as such, her output suffered. Indeed, this is noted in her seminal memoir Laughing Torso (1932), which recalls a number of carousals across Paris and Fitzrovia, including dancing for Satie, hiding from Modigliani and singing shanties to Cocteau. Hamnett’s life was cut tragically short in 1956 when she fell from the window of her Paddington flat. Accounts of this incident vary with some claiming that she was impaled on the railings below. Whether the fall was a tragic accident, a drunken stumble or a deliberate act remains in question.The present lot is an excellent example of Hamnett’s works which are typified by their contemplative qualities and their meditations on everyday life. Although quiet and still, one can imagine that her sitters have a fully realised internal life.
Lot 497
A Victorian silver pocket spirit flask Army & Navy Co-Operative Society Ltd., London 1888, oval form with detachable cup and turn-off lid, 5 3/8in. (13.6cm.) long, weight 4.65 tr.oz.* Condition: Marks rubbed to main body, some wear but remain legible to removable cup. Dent to shoulder and several small dings.
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