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Lot 178
A Fairchild K 20 Aircraft Camera, WWII, 8.10.45 scribed to body, name plate reads, Property Air Forces U.S Army, Camera Aircraft, K-20, AF42-66024, Type W535ac-26612, Serial No. 31126-B, MF'RS Assembly Part No. E280-Hi, US Patent No's 1. 777.424, 2. 974,842, 2. 131,926, Fairchild Avation Corporation New York. N.Y, shutter working, body G, scratches, some surface oxidation to screws, with Ilex Optical 163mm f/4.5 lens, serial no 14533, elements G, some edge haze, with an additional film spool, with film loading mechanism and K 24 film magazine, in sealed waxed cloth, Label reads, AAF Class 10-A, AAF Stock no. 8400 400865, Mfr's Part No U-7893, Housing Assem, Mag. Complete, Used on Camera Aircraft K-24, Contact No,W33-038-ac-1639, Item no 190, Date Packed Jan 1945
Lot 359
On instructions of the family: A group of five medals awarded to Farrier Staff Sergeant S M Layzell RA, comprising a 1914 Star with Mons Bar (61691S STH, RFA), a General Service Medal 1918-62, with Iraq and NW Persia bars, and Long Service Good Conduct Medal, a typed letter from the Royal Army Service Corps (Sergeant Mess) 1931, wishing Stan all the best, a silver cigarette case, as mentioned in the letter with presentation inscription, dented, a Visitors Book for The Choughs Hotel, Chard, Somerset (S M L Layzell, Proprietor), a Royal Horse Artillery Christmas Card, 1921, addressed to Stan, a 'bullet' cigarette lighter and a small containerLetter is in poor condition
Lot 335
Full title: A Chinese lotus shaped famille verte 'Mu Guiying' dish, KangxiDescription: Dia.: 21,8 cm Ref.:- Groninger Museum, The Netherlands, inv. no. 1945.0159, for a set of six. Published: C.J.A. Jorg: 'Famille verte enamels', Groningen, 2011. The catalogue entry states that 'The woman is Mu Guiying, wearing the long feathers of a military commander; the soldier with the large flag and the military tent are further indications that the scene is taken from the Yang-jia-jiang Yanji (The Command Troops of the Yang Ye Family) attributed to the Ming author Yong Damu. The story tells how Mu Guiying, of low birth, is determined to marry the sixth son of Yang Ye, one of the Song's Emperor's most esteemed generals who was betrayed by court officials and died while fighting the invading Khitan tribes. The girl was denied her wish, but she captures the son, Yang Zhongbao, and will not let him go unless he agrees to marriage. Her martial skills earn her much respect and eventually, when the men of the Yang family have been defeated in battle, she successfully leads an army of female warriors against the Khitan Liao invasion in the north'.
Lot 56
Ian Lavender signed 10x8 black and white photo pictured as Private Pike from the hit tv series Dads Army. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Lot 122
A German Third Reich Army Dagger, 25cm steel blade with rounded tip, maker's mark of a visored helmet over W.K.C., Solingen, the silver plated hilt with denazified eagle and wrythen fluted cream plastic grip, with pebbled silver plated scabbard; a German Paperknife, in the form of an M1898 knife bayonet, with chequered ebony grip scales, the black enamelled scabbard with Imperial German crown and iron cross transfer (2)
Lot 24
An Interwars Printed Tin Recruiting Poster - Enlist. Join the Army ''There's Room for You'', designed by John Hassall and depicting an officer standing on a parade ground with recent recruits, printed on tin, the bottom margin inscribed ORDER No.E41620. WARRANT No.P.1730. DEMAND No.26. /PTG/1350-50,000. DATE 12/24, ESTIMATE No.1392, 51cm by 38cm; a Framed Copy of the Daily Express Wednesday, July 24th, 1929, in which the headline reads ''Russia Accepts Great Britain's Invitation. Soviet Envoy for London (2) . Enlist has bends to the edges, small dents - some with holes. The reverse has the remains of paint where it has been pulled off a wall.
Lot 29
Field Marshall Lord Roberts V.C., a cabinet card by Messrs. Bassano, a carte de visite by the London Stereoscopic Company, an ink signature ''Believe me / yours sincerely / Roberts'', a cotton handkerchief printed with a portrait of Lord Roberts, the music and verse of ''The Absent Minded Beggar'' by Arthur Sullivan and Rudyard Kipling, and an HMV recording of his Address on National Service, Part II, 01084; six Woven Silk Stevengraphs of Lord Kitchener of Khartoum and Colonel Baden Powell, including two from the Empire Makers series and one from the Empire Defenders series; also, a Souvenir of London and the 3rd London General Hospital, which was presented to the staff who treated soldiers 1914-1919, a Bacon's Map of South Africa and fifteen volumes of Her Majesty's Army magazine (qty)
Lot 35
A Collection of Second World War and Post War Royal Army Medical Corps Publications, comprising Training Book for 1908 inscribed with original nurse's name Grace L Taylor, Training Book for 1935, Training Pamphlets No.1 & 2 for 1943, No.3 for 1944, No.3 for 1952 and No.4 for 1960, and a book Not Least the Crusade, a Short History of the Royal Army Medical Corps by Peter Lovegrove,1952 . 1908 bound edition has a split to the spine of the green cloth binding, two small tears to the frontispiece, some staining to the fore-edge. 1935 red cloth bound edition has a split to the spine of the binding. Some water staining to the top right corner of the binding and pages. Pamphlets No. 1 & 2 have both got three hole punches, and the Amendments are stapled. All with minor staining and thumbed edges. Pamphlet No.3 1944 - Annotations to the cover and some staining. Pamphlet No.3 1952 - Dog earred rop right corner, some staining and small tears to the spine. Pamphlet No.4 1960 - Used, but good condition. All in generally good order.
Lot 7
A Rare First World War Memorial Plaque to EMILY DAWES, 2/RES.D/369 Nursing Sister with Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, who died 23rd October 1918, in fitted leather display case and sold with photocopied research material Footnote:- Alice Emily Dawes, known as Emily, was born in London 7th December 1889. She enlisted in the Army 15th October 1917 and died of influenza and pneumonia at Queen Alexandra's Hospital, Vincent Square, London on 23rd October 1918. She is buried in Bedford Cemetery Grave F/4. 169. The plaque was in the possession of one of her distant relatives, see research notes.
Lot 302
A collection of around 110 standard-size postcards ' military and royal navy related. Most of these cards are World War One era, either before or mainly during the hostilities.- 28 naval cards ' including a group of 20 (most of which are pictured) which are unlocated but seem to show the same group of men in various activities, including playing cards. Please note some of these images are near postcard size photos on photographic paper ' not card. - 8 Daily Mail War Pictures of WW1.- 6 cards showing damage from German bombs on home soil during WW1 of Lowestoft or Scarborough, with one unidentified real photographic card dated on the back August 25th, 1916, so good clues there.- 66 army cards, including some strong real photographic cards of soldiers and camp life; a couple of silks, Tom Browne comic; a real photographic portrait of a soldier identified as Private AE Capell of the Grenadier Guards, who wrote to his mum at Streatham, London; and an artist drawn plain-backed card of the trenches from Lady Rawlinson and the friends of the 4th Corps. Her husband was Lt-Gen sir Henry Rawlinson, the 4th Corps commander.- four other non-military postcards which appear to have been sent to soldiers.There are also two old photos stuck on card of General Sir Redvers Buller* at Bradninch, Devon (see photo); and WW1 celebration from 1918 of an image (printed on pale sepia photographic paper) of a girl sweeping away the helmets of the enemy, captioned 'The Shorts' ' Westmead Farm, Carshalton, which was a possible proof for a trade card. It has a slight corner crease.*Gen Buller (1839-1908) was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Zulu wars and commanded the British Army during the Second Boer War. The cards are mainly in good collectable condition, but a few have been through the wars themselves, with edge knocks or minor corner creases and one of two have been trimmed (cut at the edges).
Lot 305
Two albums containing more than 630 standard-size postcards. Album 1 comprises approximately 264 cards, mainly British topographical, with a lot of scenic and other views ' real photographic, printed and art ' of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Some better cards include a real photo PC of Carnarvon, a printed card of Llangollen railway station and a street scene, an English cricket Test team (creased), Yorkshire XI, two of Seaford army camp in 1905, and an RAF tug-of-war match. The subject cards include a number of theatre/actress interest. There is also an unlocated shopfront. Album 2 has some better cards, and contains approximately 370 mainly English topographical cards, including the four Bewdley-on-Seven cards in our photo, the two of Stourport, Scalby near Scarborough and Tittleshall (selectively chosen for another photo). Other cards include a nice RPPC of Cambridge Street, Tunbridge Wells, Brenzett Mill, Chiddingstone, Edmonton and Snodland Paper Mills (Kent) after a 1906 fire. The condition of the cards is mixed, with some having faults ' but most are in good collectable condition.
Lot 306
A relatively small ' but impressive ' collection of 40 real photographic standard size postcards of the Royal Naval and Military Tournament at Olympia (London) ' all published by Gale & Polden Ltd, which had offices in Portsmouth, London, Aldershot and Chatham. The cards in the three photographs are typical of the collection ' the first shows King George V and the Kaiser in the Royal Box ' just a few years before no doubt many of the soldiers and sailors in these photos were fighting the armed forces of our monarch's special guest. Some of the cards show the Army Service Corps display, heroes of the British military pageant, displays by girls and boys from the RN School at Greenwich, a naval gymnastic display and army gymnastics display. One of the cards has the year 1910 in the caption, and the ones postally sent have dates on the postmarks which vary from 1907 to 1910. The cards are in very good condition.
Lot 445
Special Gift from Marie Antoinette ?Pendule et Flambeaux? ÿ An extremely important exquisite Louis XVI French ormolu Mantle Clock, by Regnault of Paris,ÿ together with matching pair of Candlesticks, all contained in original leather covered travelling case. This attractive heavy ormolu Mantle Clock is of upright rectangular form, the top decorated with trophy and scrolls, over a circular white convex enamel dial with Roman numerals, outside count wheel striking on a steel bell, the pierced front and sides chased with flowers, leaves and scrolls and on a chased moulded platform, over a rectangular base with inverted centre panel chased with vines and leaves, on four adjustable circular feet, approx. 33cms high (13?); the Candlesticks with leaf cast urn sockets, on a tapering reeded column and circular leaf cast and fluted base, 8 1/2" (21cms).ÿ Provenance ÿOn May 16th 1770, Louis, Duc de Berry, married Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria. He was 15, she was 14, and Louis becameÿking in 1774. Maria Therese de Barmont was a lady-in-waiting to Marie Antoinette and received the clock as a gift from her. She was only 13 at the time of wedding. Marie Therese de Barmont (1757 ? 1849) married in 1778, Charles de Pleurre, Marquis de Pleurre (1737 ? 1810). Their daughter, Adelaide (1797 ? 1884), married Andre Etienne d?Audebard de Ferussac (1786 ? 1836). Their son Amedee (1817 ? 1897) married Alice Thorn, daughter of Colonel Herman Thorn of New York in 1845. Their daughter Alice then married George Patrick Lattin Mansfield of Morristown Lattin, Naas, Co. Kildare in 1878. From whence by direct descent to the present owner. Biographical Notes: 1.ÿÿÿÿÿÿ Claude Charles de Pleurre, Marquis de Pleurre was born in 1737 at Chateau de Pleurre. He was a Marechal de Camp in the Kings Army, and later a French Politician. 2.ÿÿÿÿÿÿ Andree Etienne d?Audebard de Ferussac (1786 ? 1836) was a renowned French Naturalist, Botanist specialising in molluscs, malacology, and was the author of several important works on the subjects. He was also a well-known politician. 3.ÿÿÿÿÿÿ Colonel Herman Thorn, known as ?The Forgotten American Prince,? played a significant role in establishing America?s social identity in the early part of the 19th Century, through his patronage of writers, artists, and politicians. He has been lauded as the most colourful character of his generation.
Lot 523
Attributed to William Van Der Hagen (fl. 1720-1745) or Joseph Tudor (d. 1759) A Bird?s Eye View of Howth Castle,ÿ c 1738,ÿ oil on canvas, approx. 4' x 7' (122cms x 214cms), a contemporaneous copy, unframed. (1) Dating from around 1740, this bird?s eye view of Howth Demesne commemorates the extensive rebuilding of Howth Castle, a project completed in 1738 under the direction of William St. Lawrence, 27th Lord Howth. Since then, the original painting has been displayed over the chimneypiece in the Drawing Room. By Family Tradition this contemporaneous copy was removed in the 1800's by an ancestor possibly as part of a dowry. It was subsequently returned to Howth Castle in the 20th Century were it hung in the Billiard Room and the Cookery School before recently being professionally restored, and displayed for auction purposes in the Drawing Room. It is in the style of William van der Hagen, a Dutch artist who worked in Ireland in the early eighteenth century and who painted panoramic views of, among other places, Cork Harbour and Waterford, the latter commissioned by the town?s corporation in 1736. He was an artist held in high regard, and panoramic scenes by him were translated into tapestries for the Irish House of Lords in the 1730?s. Another possible artist is Joseph Tudor, (d. 1759) a follower of van der Hagen. ÿ Although some liberties have been taken with the topography, the painting is a broadly accurate representation of the Hill of Howth, with the castle surrounded by an elaborate complex of lawns, walled gardens, orchards and parterres, laid out in a French style. In the foreground is a canal with swans, and beyond that, an esplanade leading to the castle, with figures walking around a lawn. In the left foreground, the figure of a man in clerical garb, sitting on a garden bench, is believed to represent Jonathan Swift, who in the early 1730?s was a frequent visitor to the castle. In the centre of the lawn can be seen a circular pond, known as ?Black Jack?s Well?. In early nineteenth-century views of the castle, a lead figure of a blackamoor stood on a plinth at this spot. This was stolen in the 1950's and presumably melted down.ÿ Two horses with riders prance in front of the old Gateway Tower?a part of the castle that dates back to the fifteenth century. Flanked by two battlemented towers--that on the right being the medieval Keep, while that on the left a matching structure added in 1738, the central fa‡ade of the castle is asymmetrical, and evidently incorporates older windows. Other additions in 1738 include the classical doorcase, fronted by a terrace and reached by a steeply raking grand staircase. An ancient tree, known as the ?family tree? stands to one side of the esplanade. Behind it can be seen a stable yard and beyond that, a church within a walled enclosure. A formal planting of trees marks a road leading into the distance. In the left background, cattle, horses and sheep graze in fields. In the right foreground is a formal garden, arranged in geometric parterre pattern, with fish ponds and fruit trees. This is mirrored on the left by a smaller parterre with a diamond patterned lawn. These two areas are separated from the central esplanade by high straight brick walls, surmounted with urns. The painting does not show Kenelm?s Tower, which was added in Victorian times. The French-style garden in front of the house was soon altered, although the well, the family tree and canal survived through to the nineteenth century. In the distance, the Dublin mountains rise above Dublin Bay, the estuary of the Liffey busy with shipping. To the right, on the northern side of the isthmus that connects Howth peninsula to the mainland, a relatively flat landscape stretches out, beyond Sutton, to Baldoyle and the sand dunes of Portmarnock. The painting shows the Hill of Howth before the extensive planting of ornamental rhododendrons, beech hedging, and trees resulted in the castle being surrounded, as it is now, by dense foliage. The connection between the Gaisford-St. Lawrence family and the Castle goes back to the twelfth century, when an ancestor named Almerick (or Armoricus Tristram, abbreviated to Amore) was granted lands at Howth by the Norman adventurer John de Courcy. According to family tradition, as recounted in the manuscript Book of Howth, in 1177 Almerick had taken over command of de Courcy?s force when the latter was ill, and won a battle against a local Irish and Norse army. The family name was later changed to St. Lawrence, again in honour of a battle won on that saint?s day. The St. Lawrence family lived at Howth Castle for over eight hundred years, until its recent sale. This is a fascinating picture, very attractive, an enigma, and very important as a depiction of the Irish landscape, and primary evidence of the aspirations of the owners of large Irish Estates, or perhaps those who sought to advise them. Crookshank (Anne) & The Knight of Glin The Painters of Ireland c. 1660 - 1920, page 59, figure 43. Dr.ÿPeterÿMurrayÿ2021 & Julian Gaisford-St. Lawrence 2021 Important Note: In view of the cultural and historic importance of this lot , the vendors have granted an option to the Irish State to acquire same at a price equal to the hammer price realised at the auction date, should a private or trade buyer successfully bid for same.ÿThis option shall be valid for a period ofÿthree monthsÿfrom the auction date, and the Irish Stateÿ( as represented by theÿDepartment of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,ÿin conjunction with the National Museum, National Gallery and National Library of Ireland and Office of Public Works) shall have the option to acquire and purchase this lot within this time frame, at the final hammer price achieved at the auction date, plus buyer's premiums.ÿ This lot shall be retained within this jurisdiction, and collection and shipment of same shall only be permitted on the expiryand non-exercise of this option by the Irish State bodies.ÿA binding purchase contract shall still exist in relation to any private or trade buyer who successfully bids for this lot on the sale date and the full purchase price plus buyer's premiums due, shall become payable immediately following the expiry of the above option period.
Lot 545
Attributed to John Lewis (fl 1745-60) Portrait of William St. Lawrence, son of William, 14th Baron Howth c 1640, approx. 48" x 36" (122cms x 92cms), in later painted and parcel gilt frame. (1) Note: Dressed as befits a young Anglo-Irish gentleman, in crimson suit, lace collar, and blue velvet coat with gold trimmings, William St. Lawrence stands beside a table, assuming an elegant pose and paying little heed to the spaniel that dances at his feet. Behind a heavy curtain, a landscape can be glimpsed. There are several books on the table, which is also draped in red cloth, the folds of which contrast with the black and white tiled floor. The portrait is remarkable in that while the artist has portrayed William as a young adult, in fact he was around ten years old?the table top is at the same level as the boy?s shoulder. Born sometime around 1732, William was given the same name as his father, William St. Lawrence, 14th Baron Howth. Although William?s mother, Lucy Gorges, was twenty years younger than her husband, they were happily married and had three children; a daughter named Mary, and two sons, Thomas (who became 1st Earl of Howth), and William, the sitter in this portrait. The St. Lawrences were friends of Jonathan Swift, who was a frequent visitor to Howth Castle and also to Kilfane, their country house in Co. Kilkenny, where William Snr indulged his passion for horses and hunting. In his poem On Rover, A Lady?s Spaniel, written a decade or so earlier, Swift had described the physical features of a toy spaniel and given advice to aspiring artists: Happiest of the spaniel race, Painter, with thy colours grace: Draw his forehead large and high, Draw his blue and humid eye; Draw his neck so smooth and round, Little neck with ribbons bound! And the muscly swelling breast, Where the Loves and Graces rest; And the spreading even back, Soft, and sleek, and glossy black; And the tail that gently twines, Like the tendrils of the vines; And the silky twisted hair, Shadowing thick the velvet ear; Velvet ears, which, hanging low, O'er the veiny temples flow. Swift?s poem is a parody of namby pamby verses written by Ambrose Phillips, in honour of Georgiana Cartaret, daughter of the Lord Lieutenant. An admirer of Swift?s, Lord Cartaret no doubt secretly delighted in the Dean?s parody. The attribution of this painting to the Dublin artist John Lewis, in Toby Bernard?s "Making the Grand Figure: Lives and Possessionsÿin Ireland 1641-1770", is convincing. Although not well-known as a portrait painter, Lewis was at the centre of Dublin?s theatre and cultural life in the mid eighteenth century, when he worked as a scene painter at the Smock Alley Theatre. He painted portraits of actor Peg Woffington, and dramatist Henry Brooke. While on a visit to Quilca House in Co. Cavan with Thomas Sheridan, he painted mural decorations, with images of Milton, Shakespeare and Jonathan Swift. He may have painted the portrait of William St. Lawrence after the boy?s untimely death. Although destined for a life as a professional soldier, and appointed an ensign in the army while still just fourteen years old, William?s military career was shortlived. While still a teenager, in April 1749, he died of smallpox. Dr.ÿPeterÿMurrayÿ2021
Lot 928
The Great Sword of Howthÿ An early antique steel two hand Sword, with round pommel on a 21" (53cms), upward tapering tang the two cross quillions, measuring 19" (48cms), and one oval ring guard on a tapering double edge blade lacking its tip 44" (112cms), 66" (168cms) overall, as is. (1) This mighty weapon has been in the St Lawrence family for many generations.ÿ According to tradition, it was used by Sir Armoricus Tristram, who arrived at Howth with Sir John de Courcy in the year 1177 and commanded the Norman army which defeated the local inhabitants in battle at Evora outside the gate of the present castle, at a little river since known as the Bloody Stream.ÿ He was rewarded for his services by being granted the lordship of Howth and changed his name to St Lawrence in honour of the saint on whose feast-day the battle had been fought. A more sober assessment dates the sword to the late 15th century, so it may well have been borne by Sir Armoricus?s descendant Sir Nicholas St Lawrence, 16th Lord & 3rd Baron Howth, [Lordship by Tenure, and Barony by Royal Appointment] who commanded the ?billmen? (wielders of a fearsome chopping blade mounted on a strong staff) at the battle of Knockdoe in 1504, in which the army of the Lord Deputy, the Earl of Kildare, defeated that of Ulick Burke, Lord of Clanricarde. The Sword is first recorded in an inventory of 1748, and is described and illustrated in Joseph C. Walker?s An Historical Essay on the Dress of the Ancient and Modern Irish ? to which is subjoined, a Memoir on the Armour and Weapons of the Irish (1788), while Lodge?s Peerage of Ireland (1789) states, after mentioning the victory of Sir Armoricus, that ?The sword, wherewith he fought, is still hanging in the hall of Howth?. Important Note: In view of the cultural and historic importance of this lot , the vendors have granted an option to the Irish State to acquire same at a price equal to the hammer price realised at the auction date, should a private or trade buyer successfully bid for same.ÿThis option shall be valid for a period ofÿthree monthsÿfrom the auction date, and the Irish Stateÿ( as represented by theÿDepartment of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,ÿin conjunction with the National Museum, National Gallery and National Library of Ireland and Office of Public Works) shall have the option to acquire and purchase this lot within this time frame, at the final hammer price achieved at the auction date, plus buyer's premiums.ÿ This lot shall be retained within this jurisdiction, and collection and shipment of same shall only be permitted on the expiryand non-exercise of this option by the Irish State bodies.ÿA binding purchase contract shall still exist in relation to any private or trade buyer who successfully bids for this lot on the sale date and the full purchase price plus buyer's premiums due, shall become payable immediately following the expiry of the above option period.
Lot 954
Two green Khaki British Army Uniforms, by Peal & Co., London, early to mid - 20th Century; three Jackets, two pairs of Trousers, two peaked Caps, leather Belt by Peal & Co. London, also two Tunics, two pairs of Trousers, two peaked Caps, and one Sam Brown Belt by Rogers & Co., London, together with one other Jacket. (a lot)
Lot 159
Almanac. The Court and City Register, or, gentleman’s complete annual kalendar, for the year 1774: Containing, I. New and Correct Lists of both Houses of Parliament, II. The Court Register. III. Lists of the Army, Navy, Universities, Public Offices, Hospitals, &c. With many Improvements, and the Addition of some new Lists, London: J. Jolliffe, G. Woodfall, and J. Walter, et al., [1774], incorporating Rider's British Merlin for 1774, Dutch gilt endpapers, all edges gilt, contemporary red morocco with flap, elaborate gilt decoration, black morocco title label to spine, white metal clasp, 12moQty: (1)NOTESESTC N4862.
Lot 206
* Hammond (Robert, 1621-1654). Officer in the New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell and Custodian of King Charles I. Document signed, Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, 6 October 1648, giving permission for Lord Seymour to visit King Charles I while in custody, 'I admitt the Lord Seymour with his servants and horses to passe your guards into this Isle of Wight...', docketed [by Seymour?], one page with docketed integral blank, a few minor spots and dust soiling and verso where exposed after folding, 8voQty: (1)NOTESAt the end of the First Civil War in 1646, King Charles I was in custody but still had some freedom of movement while he endeavoured to negotiate his political future. However, by November 1647, and with no settlement in prospect, the king slipped away from Hampton Court, fearful that radical soldiers in the New Model Army were in control of Parliament, and went on the run. He soon ended up on the Isle of Wight believing its governor, Robert Hammond, was sympathetic to the royalist cause. Colonel Hammond was troubled by this important charge and wrote immediately to Parliament informing his superiors of the king's presence on the island. Hammond was given instructions to detain the king and instead of being the king's protector, he became his gaoler. Hammond's custody of the king lasted from 13 November 1647 to 29 November 1648. During his incarceration Charles made more than one attempt to escape. Shortly afterwards the king was sentenced to death and beheaded in Whitehall on 30 January 1649. This extraordinary and rare pass, signed by Colonel Hammond, is for William Seymour, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1588-1660) to visit the king towards the end of his imprisonment at Carisbrooke Castle. Seymour was a Royalist commander in the English Civil War. He was the most prominent nobleman (then as Marquess of Hertford) to remain alongside the king throughout his captivity, and was with him until his execution in 1649. He was one of four lords (the others being the Duke of Richmond, and the earls of Lindsey and Southampton) who petitioned the Commons to be allowed to assume responsibility for the King's acions and to suffer death in his place.
Lot 208
* Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619-1682). German-English Army Officer, Admiral, Scientist and Colonial Governor. Letter signed, 'Rupert', Whitehall, 29 May 1672, respecting the late burning of ships in the Thames near St. Katherines, and 'shews us that there ought to be some speedy care taken for preventing, as much as can be, the like mischiefs for the future' and asking for a plan for him to approve, with integral address leaf, endorsed 'Prince Rupert / May.29.1672' (probably in the hand of Samuel Pepys), seal tear repairs, small hole to left margin of first leaf, not affecting text or signature, some soiling and age wear, old albumen adhesive remains to top panel of address leaf, short split at foot of spine, folioQty: (1)NOTESThe damaged ships may have been as a result of the Battle of Solebay, the first naval battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, which took place on 28 May 1672. The Dutch fleet had surprised a joint Anglo-French fleet at anchor in Solebay (nowadays as Sole Bay), near Southwold in Suffolk. The Dutch had hoped to repeat the success of the Raid on the Medway and a frigate squadron under Willem Joseph van Ghent sailed up the Thames but discovered that Sheerness Fort was now too well prepared to pass. The battle ended inconclusively at sunset with heavy losses on both sides.
Lot 382
England & Wales. Hollar (Wenceslaus), The Kingdome of England & Principality of Wales, exactly describe with every Sheere & the small Townes in every one of them, in Six Mappes, Portable for every Mans Pocket..., Useful for all Commanders for Quarteringe of Souldiers & all forts of persons that would be informed, Where the Armies be; never so Commodiously drawne before this..., Described by one that travailed throughout the whole kingdom for its purpose, Sold by Thomas Jenner, 1644, printed title, six (complete) uncoloured engraved folding maps, a few maps with old folds strengthened on verso, map 6 (South East England) torn with the loss of the lower right corner of Kent & Essex, front endpaper with a manuscript monogram 'JR', contemporary calf, with gilt title to the spine, some wear and staining, binding size 220 x 115 mmQty: (1)NOTESR. W. Shirley. Early Printed Maps of the British Isles, 1477 - 1650, no. 537. The map is often referred to as 'The Quartermaster's Map' and is based upon Christopher Saxton's wall map. It was used widely during the English Civil War, particularly by the Parliamentarians with whom the publisher Thomas Jenner's sympathies lay. Jenner was a print and map seller who set up in business at the White Bear in Cornhill in about 1618. Until the impending Civil War Jenner was not known for cartographic material. Then in 1643, he published a revised edition of the 'Direction for the English Traviller' whose plates he had acquired from his printer Matthew Simmons. Jenner had timed his move perfectly. The demand for maps to help the large numbers of people moving about the country at the time of the Civil War was on the increase. The market for the little atlas clearly proved so great that he was emboldened to do more. He engaged the services of the noted engraver Wenceslaus Hollar to etch a reduction of Christopher Saxton's great wall map of 1583, thereby enabling his customers to have a more detailed and yet still portable map of England and Wales. Its success can be measured by how often it was re-printed - as many as fifteen different states, the last being in 1800 - however, its portability probably resulted in the destruction of most examples and complete copies such as this example are rare. This is a very rare example of the 1st state, variant 1b. The monogram is believed to be that of John Rushworth. Rushworth was a solicitor and was enrolled at Lincoln's Inn in 1640. After the outbreak of the Civil War, he acted as a messenger between Parliament and its committees at Oxford and York. As secretary to Sir Thomas Fairfax, general of the New Model Army, Rushworth was off considerable importance, and thereafter he was employed by the council of state and Parliament. Following the execution of Charles I in 1649, Rushworth became personal secretary to Oliver Cromwell. He began drafting plans for the abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords, and the establishment of an English Republic under the leadership of Cromwell. When Cromwell became Lord Protector in 1653, Rushworth was promoted to Registrar of the Court of Admiralty. At the Restoration, Rushworth made peace with Charles II and, although called to give information on the activities of the regicides, was not himself implicated. In 1667 he became secretary to the Lord Keeper and, later, agent to the colony of Massachusetts. Despite his many emoluments and an inherited estate, he fell into poverty, probably as a result of a combination of senility and alcoholism, and spent his last years in a lodging in the King’s Bench Prison, Southwark, where he died. A rare map with a remarkable historical provenance. I am grateful to Dr Robert Colley for his research into the monogram and its significance.
Lot 592
Military. A large collection of modern American Civil War, Boer War & military reference, including Crossing the Deadly Ground, United States Army Tactics, 1865-1899, by Perry D. Jamieson, 1st edition, Tuscaloosa: Univerity of Alabama Press, 1994, 8vo, The American Civil War and The Origins of Modern Warfare..., by Edward Hagerman, 1st edition, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988, and other modern American Civil War, Boer War, 19th-century & modern warfare reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, some paperback editions, G/VG, 8vo/4toQty: (6 shelves)
Lot 289
Isabel Saul (20th century), The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, coloured engraving, signed and dated MCMLVII in pencil, 26cm by 35cm, two Matthew Dubourg prints; 'Encampment of the British Army, in the Bois de Boulogne', 21cm by 28cm, and 'Review of the British Troops at Montmatre, near Paris', 22cm by 28cm, a collection of five humorous military sketches with annotations, ink, unsigned, attributed to Lt. Col. Thomas Strong Seccombe (act. 1865-1885), mounted in one frame, 19.5cm by 54cm, and three military prints published by Hullmandel and Hanhart (7)
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CHARLES II A Delft charger, late 19th/20th century, painted in blue with a scene depicting the Boscobel Oak with the King's head emerging from the foliage, three soldiers and buildings with spires in the background, within a border of scrolling flowers and foliage, broken and restored, 32.7cm. In the final battle of the Civil War, fought at Worcester on 3rd September 1651, Charles II's army was well and truly overwhelmed by Cromwell's New Model Army. Charles escaped a Parliamentary patrol by hiding in an oak tree in the grounds of Boscobel House. Provenance: with Alistair Sampson Antiques, September 1996.
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DUKE OF YORK AND PRINCE COBURG A Pratt ware jug, c.1793, moulded to each side with an equestrian portrait, the neck inscribed in blue with 'Duke of York' and 'Prince. Coburg', restoration to the rim and foot, 15cm. Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld commanded the Austrian army during the Flanders Campaign and, together with the British under the Duke of York, was successful in taking Valenciennes in July 1793. Cf. John and Griselda Lewis, Pratt Ware, pp.167-168.
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1803 GREAT INVASION SCARE A Spode porcelain porter mug, c.1803, the squat form printed in black and well coloured with a procession and crowd scene titled 'The Grand Triumphal Entry of the Chief Consul into London', the rim and handle gilded, 9cm. A satire with the same title was published by Fores on 1st October 1803 and depicted a manacled Napoleon seated back to front on a white horse. It is shown here without the original speech bubbles, which referred to the then Member of Parliament for St. Mawes, William Wyndham's opposition to the arming of Volunteers and Militia at the expense of the Regular Army, a consequence of the policies of the Addington government. Cf. David Drakard, Printed English Pottery, pl.VIIa and pl.568.
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1803 BATTLE OF ASSAYE A Copeland & Garrett pearlware plate, c.1840, printed in black with an equestrian battle scene, circled by a laurel wreath with a banner inscribed 'Col. Maxwell's Last Charge at Assye', printed and impressed marks, 21.6cm. In the second Anglo-Maratha war, the Battle of Assaye on 23rd September 1803 was a turning point which represented the Duke of Wellington's first major victory. During the battle, a detachment of British cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Maxwell was ordered into action. Routing the swarming attackers, Maxwell continued his charge into the Maratha infantry despite the guns to his left driving them and the guns backwards across the Juah, thus defeating a combined Maratha army of Daulat Scindia and the Raja of Berar, but losing his life in the process. The depiction here was engraved by J H Engleheart after A Cooper.
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14TH SEPTEMBER 1812: NAPOLEON ENTERS MOSCOW A massive pearlware jug, c.1812, printed in grey and decorated in colours beneath the spout with a view of Moscow burning titled 'Hourrah Your Serene Highness,' the sides decorated with figural scenes titled 'A Russian Boor returning from his field sports' and 'Specimen of Russian Chopping Blocks', inscribed in both English and Russian, a little retouching to the enamel, 26.6cm. On 24th June 1812 Napoleon crossed the Neman River with a force of 685,000 men. Following the French victory at the Battle of Smolensk between the 16th and 18th August, the Russians practiced a 'scorched earth' policy as they retreated. Having caught up with them by 7th September, Napoleon engaged Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov's Russian army at Borodino in what became the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, with a total of 72,000 lives being lost. One week later Napoleon entered a deserted Moscow which the Russians torched the following day. With no peace proposal forthcoming from the Russians and French failure under Murat's command at the Battle of Tarutino on 18th October, Napoleon fled Moscow the following day. There followed the Battle of Maloyaroslavets on 24th October which, although a modest victory for the French, did not stop Napoleon turning what remained of his Grande Armée west. The hideous Russian winter took its toll and by the time Napoleon crossed the Berezina River in late November a force of just 27,000 soldiers remained. The salutation 'Hurrah Your Serene Highness' refers to Prince Kutuzov. A translation of the old Russian script reads 'Bringing home a bunch of spillikins for the pleasure of the children' and 'There were hordes of you weren't there? Well, that's the lot! That's what you were up to, trying to hack your way through; in future you won't give any trouble'. Both are after the satires published by Hannah Humphreys on 8th January 1813 being Cruickshank's rework of the original cartoon by Terebenev published in Russia in November 1812. Cf. David Drakard, Printed English Pottery, pls. 650 to 660. Provenance: with Garry Atkins, March 1997.
Lot 276
1812 NAPOLEON'S RUSSIA CAMPAIGN A rare pearlware jug, c.1812, printed in black and well coloured with cartoons titled 'Murat Reviewing the Grand Army' and 'Boney Tir'd of Wars Alarms Flies for the Safety of His Darlings Arms', the rim banded in silver lustre, 14.8cm. On abandoning his army on 5th December, Napoleon entrusted its command to Murat, his brother-in-law. The cartoons here are after two satires, each by Cruikshank and published by Walker & Knight in January 1813. Cf. David Drakard, Printed English Pottery, pls. 680 to 684.
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NAPOLEON'S FAILED RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN A Pratt ware 'Bear Baiting' jug and cover, c.1813, the bear hugging a miniature Napoleon to his chest, depicted as the Corsican Monkey and wearing a hat titled 'Boney', the bear's collar inscribed 'Bon'parte and his Friend', chipping to the toes, 25cm. (2) A satire titled 'Boney and His Army in Winter Quarters' by Charles Williams (published by Walker in March 1807) depicts the Russian Bear carrying Boney away following the indecisive Battle of Eylau on 7th and 8th February 1807. Another titled 'The Bone of Contention or the English Bulldog and the Corsican Monkey' by Charles Williams (published by S W Fores on 14th June 1803) depicts Boney as the Corsican Monkey. Together these two caricatures may have served as inspiration for the potter in this portrayal of Napoleon following his disastrous Russian campaign.
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