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Click here to subscribeOver Twenty Five Rolled Posters, Mid 20th century onwards including Travel related Posters including Norway, France Winter Sports, Royal Mail Atlantis Sunshine Cruises, plus British Army information Posters, and Artists Posters including Clifford and Rosemay Ellis, J S Anderson, W J Steggles, etc*PLEASE ALSO SEE LOT 464 FOR SIMILAR*
Childs US Jeep Transmission: Mileage:This petrol engined Willys style ride on child's Jeep presents in classic military green. With U.S army decals and rear mounted spare fuel can, it really looks the part. This fantastic looking Jeep would make an ideal present or look impressive in any collection. Offered without reserve
1951 Bentley Mk. VI Standard Steel Saloon Transmission: manualMileage:89000The Mk. VI four-door standard steel sports saloon was the first post-war luxury car from Bentley. Announced in May 1946 and produced from 1946 to 1952, it was also the first car from Rolls-Royce with all-steel coachwork and the first complete car assembled and finished at their factory. These very expensive cars were a genuine success. These models had a shorter wheelbase chassis and the engine was a variant of the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith of 1946 and, with the same standard steel body, became the cautiously introduced Silver Dawn of 1949. In 1952, both Rolls-Royce Silver Dawn and Bentley Mk. VI standard steel bodies were modified to incorporate a boot of about twice the size and the result became known as the R-Type Bentley. Mk. VI engines and chassis were modified to provide higher performance and sold to be bodied by selected coachbuilders as the first Bentley Continentals.This nice example was purchased in 2013 by the present owner from an ex-Army Captain who was stationed in Austin, Texas USA. The gentleman had used this car as his everyday runabout to and from his place of work! He had even taken the car on a great trip from Texas to New York, apparently not breaking down once! The car had been in the USA (Texas) for just over 30 years before returning to the UK, hence the lack of rust. The car has been well maintained since with £10,000 being spent over the last five years by the present owner including the fitting of a new fuel tank. It is presented in dark green/beige with dark maroon leather interior. It is fitted with a sunroof and the door cappings and all woodwork are in good condition throughout, as is the headlining and carpets. A great British classic, which exudes class and elegance.
Airfix - 27 x unopened carded model kits including 00 scale Army Half Track M3 Truck # A13, 1:72 scale Kittyhawk # 118, 00 scale Matilda Tank # 01318-1 and similar others. They all appear in Very Good condition, two of the kits have lost their header cards but are still sealed. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
Airfix - Matchbox - 12 x boxed sets of soldier figures in 1:32 scale including four British 8th Army, three British Paratroopers, three Australian Infantry and other similar figures. They appear in Good overall condition in Good boxes. The plain box has painted soldiers from Crescent and Lone Star. They are unchecked for completeness. (This does not constitute a guarantee) (12)
A pair of late 18th Century George III watercolour portrait paintings on ivory miniatures depicting Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, FRS (1753-1814) and another possibly depicting his wife or daughter Sarah Rolfe born Sarah Walker. The portraits depicting Thompson in full military dress jacket and the lady being depicting in a blue dress with white shawl to hair. Both set to gilt metal frames. The portrait of Thompson being after the original by Moritz Kellerhoven. Measures approx; 11cm x 9cm.Count Rumford (German: Reichsgraf von Rumford was an American-born British physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th-century revolution in thermodynamics. He served as lieutenant-colonel of the King's American Dragoons, part of the British Loyalist forces, during the American Revolutionary War. After the end of the war he moved to London, where his administrative talents were recognized when he was appointed a full colonel, and in 1784 he received a knighthood from King George III. A prolific designer, Thompson also drew designs for warships. He later moved to Bavaria and entered government service there, being appointed Bavarian Army Minister and re-organizing the army, and, in 1791, was made a Count of the Holy Roman Empire.
Großbritannien: Große Ordenschnalle eines Veteranen des 2. Weltkrieges.1.) 1939-45 Stern, 2.) Afrika Stern, mit Spange 1st Army, 3.) Italien Stern, 4.) Verteidigungsmedaille 1939-45, 5.) Kriegsmedaille 1939-45, 6.) Effizienz Medaille, mit Spange TERRITORIAL, mit Randstempelung 2058421 CPT. R.G. PHELPS. R.E.Zustand: II
Godfried Donkor (Ghana, né en 1964)From slave to the champ III, 1998 signé, daté et titré 'From slave to the champ III, Godfried Donkor, 1998' au revers huile et acrylique sur toilesigned, dated and titled 'From slave to the champ III, Godfried Donkor, 1998' on the reverseoil and acrylic on canvas182 x 122cm.71 5/8 x 48 1/16in.Footnotes:ProvenanceAfronova, JohannesburgCollection privée, FranceEn réponse à son héritage britannique et ghanéen, Godfried Donkor utilise l'art pour explorer les relations socio-historiques établies entre l'Afrique et l'Europe. Né à Kumasi en 1964, il quitte le Ghana pour Londres à l'âge de huit ans. Déterminé à exploiter les talents artistiques dont il fait rapidement preuve, Donkor obtient une licence en beaux-arts au prestigieux Central St Martins College of Art de Londres puis entreprend des études de troisième cycle à Barcelone. En 1995, il termine une maîtrise en art africain à la School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) de Londres. Grâce à la curiosité technique dont il fait preuve, Donkor s'est imposé comme un artiste multimédia travaillant avec la peinture, les collages mixtes, la gravure et le cinéma.L'œuvre de Godfried Donkor témoigne de son intérêt pour l'héritage du colonialisme, de l'esclavage et des relations commerciales intercontinentales qui ont fortement contribué à façonner l'Europe et l'Afrique de l'Ouest. Le pugilisme (la boxe amateur et professionnelle) est un moyen convaincant d'explorer ces thèmes. La boxe a été introduite sur la côte ouest de l'Afrique au 18e siècle par les combattants amateurs de l'armée britannique. Dans son œuvre, Donkor présente des images puissantes de boxeurs noirs émergeant triomphalement des navires négriers et des vaisseaux coloniaux comme celui représenté dans l'œuvre From slave to the champ III. Alors que les colonisateurs européens ont souvent contraint les boxeurs esclaves à se battre entre eux, Donkor rend à ces hommes leur force, symbolisant à la fois l'autonomie corporelle et l'autodéfense contre les forces coloniales oppressives. Comme il l'explique, ' le seul moment où les boxeurs parlent d'être libres, c'est quand ils sont sur le ring, en train de se battre ' (cité par Ben Luke, 2018). La présentation glorifiante des sujets noirs dont il fait preuve est également visible dans la série People of Utopia. Ici, il emprunte le langage visuel des icônes religieuses russes et éthiopiennes pour encadrer ses personnages d'auréoles dorées brillantes. Conçues comme un processus de déification, des œuvres telles que Browning Madonna réalisée en 2009, reconfigurent les dynamiques de pouvoir raciales et sexuées à travers le langage visuel du Pop Art. Salué par la critique et les institutions, le travail de Godfried Donkor fait partie d'importantes collections internationales, dont le Stedelijk Museum d'Amsterdam, le Smithsonian Museum of African Art de Washington D.C., le Studio Museum Harlem de New York et la Whitworth Art Gallery de Manchester. Il fait l'objet de nombreuses expositions personnelles au Royaume-Uni, en Europe, aux États-Unis et en Afrique. Reflétant le large impact de sa prolifique production artistique, il a également représenté le Ghana à la Biennale de Venise en 2001. Aujourd'hui, Donkor vit et travaille entre Londres, au Royaume-Uni, et Accra, au Ghana. BibliographieBen Luke, 'Godfried Donkor interview: 'I was probably the first black boy from Battersea that ever went to art school', Evening Standard, 14 August 2018, en ligneResponding to his British-Ghanaian heritage, Godfried Donkor uses his artmaking practice to explore the socio-historic relations established between Africa and Europe. Born in Kumasi in 1964, he left Ghana for London when he was eight years old. Determined to pursue his artistic talents, Donkor completed a BA in Fine Art at the prestigious Central St Martins College of Art, London before undertaking postgraduate study in Barcelona. In 1995, he graduated with an MA in African Art from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London. Through his ever-evolving practice, Donkor has established himself as a multimedia artist working in paint, mixed-media collages, printmaking, and film.Donkor's oeuvre evidences the artist's interest in the legacies of colonialism, slavery, and the intercontinental trade relationships that played a powerful role in shaping both Europe and West Africa. Pugilism (amateur and professional boxing) stands as a compelling vehicle through which to explore these themes. Boxing was brought to the West Coast of Africa in the 18th century by amateur fighters in the British Army. In his work, Donkor draws upon extensive research to present powerful images of black boxers as they emerge triumphantly from the slave ships and colonial vessels depicted below. While enslaved black men were often forced to fight each other by European colonisers, in Donkor's work these individuals become figures of strength that symbolise both bodily autonomy and self-defence against these oppressive colonial forces. As he explains, '[t]he only time when boxers talk about being free is when they're in the ring, fighting' (quoted in Ben Luke, 2018). The artist's empowering presentation of black subjects is extended to his People of Utopia series. Here, he borrows the visual language of Russian and Ethiopian religious icons to frame his figures with glowing gold halos. Understood as a process of deification, works such as Browning Madonna (2009) reconfigure racial and gendered power dynamics through the visual language of Pop Art. Met with significant critical and institutional acclaim, Godfried Donkor's work is held in prominent international collections including the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; the Smithsonian Museum of African Art, Washington D.C.; the Studio Museum Harlem, New York; and the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. He has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions in the UK, Europe, the United States, and Africa. Reflecting the wide-ranging impact of his prolific artistic output, he has also acted as Ghana's representative in the 2001 Venice Biennale. Today, Donkor lives and works between London, UK and Accra, Ghana.BibliographyBen Luke, 'Godfried Donkor interview: 'I was probably the first black boy from Battersea that ever went to art school', Evening Standard, 14 August 2018, onlineFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Globus - - Seltener Marine Himmelsglobus zur nautischen Ausbildung. Kiel, um 1950, der Globus am Meridian signiert "Steger jr, Kiel", die auf Kugellagern frei drehbare Kugel aus Metall mit 12 lithographierten Papiersegmenten bezogen, das Gestell aus Stahl und Gussmetall teilweise verchromt, an der Sockelplatte ein Signet der Bundeswehr BWB 447 (Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung) und die Inventarnummer 12 124 7164, sehr guter Erhaltungszustand. Durchmesser Globus: Ca. 17 cm, Höhe: Ca. 21 cm. Vermutlich eine Neuauflage des schon vor 1940 erschienenen Marine Himmelsglobus aus dem Verlag von Ernst Schotte & Co. mit ähnlichem Kartenbild, allerdings ohne Herstellerangabe, und identischem Globus-Durchmesser von 17 cm. Dieses Nachkriegsexemplar für uns in der einschlägigen Literatur bzw. Sammlungslisten nicht nachweisbar. Vgl. Lot. 1496, U-Boot Himmelsglobus, Auktion 16, Nosbüsch & Stucke, 26.10.2019.Rare celestial globe for nautical instruction. Kiel c. 1950, the globe signed "Steger jr, Kiel", 12 lithographed globe gores mounted on metal sphere, steel and cast metal stand with army label BWB 447 and registration number 12.124.7164, in very good condition. Diameter globe c. 17 cm, height c. 21 cm.
Varia - Porträts - - Men of Mark. A gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the senate, the church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law, medicine, etc. Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield, and other eminent photographers, with brief biographical notices by Thompson Cooper. 7 Serien in 7 Bänden. Mit 254 montierten Woodburytypien (oval, 12 x 9 cm). London, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle und Rivington, 1876-1883. 28 x 21 cm. Grüne Original-Leinwandbände mit reicher Rücken- und Deckelvergoldung sowie Ganzgoldschnitt (leicht berieben).Einzige Ausgabe der legendären Porträtsammlung der viktorianischen Größen der Zeit. - Der größte Teil der Photos wurde von Samuel Robert Lock und George Carpe Whitfield aufgenommen, einige aber auch von anderen Photographen wie Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon (Jules Verne), Etienne Carjat (Victor Hugo) und John Jabez Edwin Paisley Mayall (Lord Tennyson). - Die Aufnahmen jeweils im Halbprofil von rechts oder links. - Weitere Abgebildete sind Henry Irving, Bedford Pim, Richard Burton, der Prinz von Wales, Walpole, Frederick Leighton, Airy, Collinson, Trollope, McClintock, Darwin, Gladstone, Huxley, Wilkie Collins, Hooker und Browning. - Die Klebebindung gelöst, Blätter lose (dadurch wenige etwas angerändert). -
Harry Potter toys to include a collection of PopCo figures from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to include Rubeus Hagrid, Albus Dumbledore, Harry otter with stag patronus, Ron Weasley with dog patronus, Neville Longbottom with Mimbulus mimbletonia, Hermoine Granger with otter patronus, Sirius Black, Fred & George Weasley, Mad-Eye Moody, Harry Potter with broomstick and trunk, Grawp the Giant, Dumbledore's Army 6 pack of figures and the Room of requirement with Cho-Chang figure and Harry Potter wand. Also included is a Mattel Harry Potter Mini Figurines Collection with Draco malfoy, Harry Potter and Buckbeak. and the Room of Requirement.
GEORGE III GOLD MILITARY GUINEA DATED 1813,featuring the famous 'military' portrait of the King, produced especially to fund the Duke of Wellington's army against Napoleon featuring a design that did not appear on any other guinea, the reverse shows a crowned shield within a Garter with 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' translating to 'shame be to him who thinks evil of it', the legend reading 'BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR', translating to 'King of Britain, Defender of the Faith', with 1813 between the legend and the Garter, in box, with certificate of authenticityProvenance: A Private Scottish Collection.Coin has been previously handled - scratches, marks and nicks visible. Please see additional images. No grading available.
A wooden lift-top cigarette box containing a silver and enamel Royal Army Service Corps sweetheart brooch, a selection of pen knives including advertising examples for Elders No.7 Whiskey, Glasgow and British Ropes Group - sold with a Peruvian white metal figural bookmark and a WWII ashtray made from battlefield reclaimed metal
A FINE EDWARD VII 1887 PATTERN HEAVY CAVALRY SWORD. With a 90cm spear-point blade with deep fuller, unsharpened with etched decoration including an Edward VII Crown and Cypher amongst scrolling foliage to both sides. With a brass proof disc and further marked for Hobson and Son, Lexington Street, London, the Ricasso marked 1-3-5 Lexington Street (1887-1901). With a broad pierced and engraved steel 'Honeysuckle' guard, the pommel and back strap with checkered finish, fish skin grip with silver wire bindings. In a Steel scabbard with twin suspension rings. 108cm overall. For similar swords see Charles Martyn Page 'The British Cavalry Sword',p 140. Robson 'Swords of the British Army' p89 and Withers 'British Military Swords' pp 54, 134 and 136.
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY BANDSMANS' SCIMITAR. With a 67cm curved, fullered and pointed blade, the handle with decorative scrolled bar and lion's head pommel. The red leather scabbard with stitched reversed seam and mount rings to the outside of the curve to keep the sword clear of the bandsman's legs. 80cm overall length, With painted museum identification 'Bandsmans' Sword 1800' believed to be Ex National Army Museum.
A SECOND WORLD WAR GERMAN ARMY BELT BUCKLE. A German Wermacht Heer enlisted man's belt buckle with the motto Gott Mituns (God With Us), probably an early aluminium die stamped buckle by Linden und Funcke c 1936, marked 'L.u.F. attached to a leather belt, the buckle 4.7 x 6.5cm. Second World War or later. This buckle is illustrated, front and back in Nash, P. German Belt Buckles 1845-1945. p131 where it is described as 'Early die struck aluminium buckle by Linden und Funckle, 1936'.
A COLLECTION OF COMMISSIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FOR GENERAL PLAYFAIR. To include a Commission to Elliot Minto Playfair, Gentleman, 1st Lieutenant in the East India Company Army from 11th May 1854 at Camp Lahore in Bengal, signed by William Maynard Gomm Commander in Chief in the East Indies. A similarly dated document appointing him First Lieutenant in the Corps of Artillery, Another similar document from 27th August 1858 appointing Playfair a 2nd Captain at Simla in Bengal, signed by Lord Clyde. A Commission from Queen Victoria for Playfair of the Madras Artillery as 2nd Captain of a Battery in the Royal Artillery from the 7th August 1858. With a selection of copied pages 'Concise Diary, First Division S. Africa Field Force under command of Lieut General Lord Methuen'. From 21st October 1899 'Embarked on S.S. Moor' and listing much action and movement from this date. All in a light brown leather wallet marked General Elliot M. Playfair.
A FINE VICTORIAN PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF COLONEL HENRY HUME OF THE 95TH, HERO OF CRIMEA.An oval portrait miniature on ivory, English School c1860, of an officer in dress uniform, looking to his right with gloves in one hand and cane in another. A black mourning band on his left arm and wearing a group of five medals which comprise the Order of the Bath, Crimea Medal with two clasps, Legion D’Honeur, Turkish Order of the Medjidieh and Turkish Crimea Medal. In leather outer case, a paper label to the reverse of the miniature ‘Colonel Henry Hume’. 12cm x 8.5cm.With a letter ‘My Dear Colonel’ dated 2nd Jan 1857 from De Lacy Evans and ‘My Dear Colonel Lewis’ dated 15 June 1860, and an Order ‘Head Quarters Before Sebastopol’.Henry Hume had a long and distinguished military career being wounded at Alma and Inkermann, being recommended for the Victoria Cross and receiving the honour of being presented with his Crimea Medal by Queen Victoria. It seems that Henry Hume was born on the 23rd January 1816, he joined the Army at the age of 19 years and three months. His rise through the ranks was impressive, Ensign from 9/5/1835, Lieutenant 1/12/1837, Captain from 19/1/1844, Major from 24/12/1852, Temporary Lt. Colonel from 12/12/1854 and Lieutenant Colonel from 9/3/1855 serving with the 95th Nottingham and Derby Regiment of Foot and later the Grenadier Guards.He fought gallantly during the Crimean War 1853-6 being twice wounded, dangerously at the battle of Inkermann when he was shot through the thigh and slightly at the battle of Alma, suggesting that the clasps visible were a well deserved reward for Alma and Inkermann, however records suggest he was also entitled to a clasp for Sebastopol. Wylly in his history of the 95th at Crimea records many details about Hume, most notably at the Battle of Alma ‘No supports were immediately at hand, and the moment was critical. Major Hume, who was on foot, his horse having been shot, seized the regimental Colour from the shattered hand of Ensign Bazalgette… the remaining men rallied to the Colour’. Hume had two horses shot from under him during the campaign, this horse being ‘Charlie’.This act of bravery was rewarded with a mention in the Lieutenant-General’s report of Officers whose gallant conduct had been brought to his attention following the battle: ‘Major H. Hume, after crossing the river, had a horse shot under him, headed the attack on the Russian main outwork and carried the Regimental Colour for some time during the hardiest part of the struggle’. It seems that Hume had also been shot at the time when he seized the Colours. It was also for this act that Major Hume was ‘recommended by Sir de Lacy Evans for the Victoria Cross’.The 2/95th suffered many casualties during the action and by the end of the battle they were reduced to ten officers and 433 non-commissioned Officers and men fit for duty. The losses were such that it was said that ‘There may be few of the 95th left but those few are hard as nails’. Lt Colonel Hume had the great honour of being awarded his Crimea Medal ‘from the hands of the Queen at Horse Guards, London on the 26th May 1855. Records further confirm his entitlement to the Legion D’Honneur 5th Class, Companion of the Bath and Order of Medjidieh 4th Class.Henry Hume transferred to the Grenadier Guards in April of 1858. As Her Majesty the Queen was Colonel in Chief of the Kidderminster Grenadier Guards it seems likely that the black arm band worn in this portrait is in remembrance of Prince Albert who died in December 1861 suggesting that this portrait was painted either in December 1861 or some point in 1862.Henry Hume received a commission from Thomas Henry Foley, Baron Foley of Kidderminster etc to the rank of Colonel to be one of Her Majesty’s Guard of the Honorable Corps of Gentleman at Arms on the 1st of December 1862.The promotion might well have promoted the painting of this miniature. The letter from 1857 signed by De Lacy Evans explains that he has recommended the Colonel for the VC ‘In an official report of the General Co.The Second Division of Lord Raglan (now Lt Colonel) Hume was referred to - Major Hume of the 95th Regt, Seized a Colour and led over the Bridge… this occurred at the Battle of Alma. The Officers previously bearing the Standard had been struck down by the Enemy’s Fire. It was a highly meritorious act of Valour at an opportune moment, decidedly useful in maintaining the successful advance of the Regiment against the enemy’.The letter of 1860 appears to be written by Hume explaining his part in carrying the colours whilst leading the Left Wing of the Regiment over the river whilst under deadly fire from the enemy ‘my horse was here killed under me - the next moment I caught sight of the Colours of my Regiment in the very act of retiring there were at that time only about ten of the 95 with them… I carried the Colour till I was hit in the right shoulder by musket balls.The Memorandum from ‘Head Quarters before Sebastopol 17th June 1855’ concerns encourages those in charge to impress upon their men the importance of ‘keeping together, and formed as a Military body after the Storm.Provenance: a distant relative of Colonel Hume.
A COLLECTION OF POST 1922 INDIAN ARMY CORPS INSIGNIA. A collection of badges and buttons to include Intelligence Corps: three shoulder titles and badges, Indian Army Medical Corps: 18 items including buttons and cap badges, Indian Pioneer Corps: three badges and two shoulder ranks, Indian Signal Corps: eight badges. 37 items mounted on four boards.
A COLLECTION OF POST 1922 INDIAN ARMY CORPS INSIGNIA. An extensive collection of Royal Indian Atmy Service Corps insignia to include a selection previously worn by a Major who came to the UK via France with the Mule companies, other badges and shoulder titles. Indian Army Catering Corps, 11 items. Indian Army Veterinary Corps, Remount department, Farms Department and others. 55 items mounted on four boards.
A COLLECTION OF POST 1922 INDIAN ARMY CORPS INSIGNIA. A good collection of Indian Army Ordnance Corps badges, buttons and titles, 16 items. Indian Artillery badges to include cap badge with rotating carriage wheel, shoulder titles, buttons and others 20 items. Indian Armored Corp to include 43, 45 and 26C. 51 items mounted on five boards.
A COLLECTION OF POST 1922 INDIAN ARMY STATE FORCES INSIGNIA. A varied collection of buttons, badges and a patch for: Faridkot State Forces, Bharatpur state forces, Gwalior state forces to include sappers and miners, Nawanagar or Navanagar state forces, Malerktla State foces, Mysore, Travangore, Jaipur and Jodhpur state forces. 35 items mounted on five boards.
CAP BADGES: TERRITORIAL FORCES AND YEOMANRY. A collection of British Military Cap badges to include badges for the Territorial Army from 1947, London Regiments Post 1945, seventeen post war staybright Yeomanry badges, and a further 31 Yeomanry, Hussars and similar badges. 83 badges mounted on three boards.
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