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Click here to subscribeDINKY TOYS/ PLASTICART MODELLE 10 Militärfahrzeuge, Made in England, Metall/ Kunststoffteile, grün/schwarz, L 6-13 cm, 4x M 1:87, darunter 2x Nr. 651 Centurion Tank, Nr. 623 Army Covered Wagon, Nr. 692 Medium Gun, Nr. 693 Howitzer, Nr. 670 Armoured Car, Nr. 1105 Taktische Rakete, 2x Nr. 11040 SPW 40, Nr. 1103 SPW 40 P, Z 1-2, Okt. teils mit Gebrauchsspuren
GAMA 9 Militärfahrzeuge 8x Nr. 904-5-6 in verschiedenen Ausführungen, Made in Western Germany, Metall/ Kunststoffteile, überwiegend grün/schwarz, L 8-14 cm, 3x Jeep, 3x Jeep mit Zwillingsflak, Jeep mit Anhänger, Jeep mit großem Suchscheinwerfer, 1x Jeep Nr. 937, Z 2-3 2x U.S. Army Truck, U.S. Army Truck mit Zwillingsflak, U.S. Army Truck mit Granatwerfer, Pritschen LKW mit Geschütz, U.S. Army Truck mit großem Geschütz, Z 2-3
KIRK/ TEKNO/ DINKY TOYS 4 Modellautos 2x Denmark, Metall/Kunststoffteile, L 10 - 12cm, Nr. 829 Lincoln Continental, schwarz/rot, Scheibe leicht beschädigt, Nr. 927 Jaguar "E" Type, rot, Nr. 558 Citroen 2CV, beige, Nr. 953 Army Truck Anti Aircraft, grün, Z 1-2, Okt. teils mit Gebrauchsspuren
1940s Royal Engineers painting celebrating the end of world war two possibly for a post card. Inscriptions read 'And goodbye to all of this' depicting gas mask, army boots, helmets etc, also reads 'To express my joy in changing from arms to ARMS'...Frame size approx 15 3/4 x 12 3/4 inches (Glazed)
AMERICAN MEDICAL INTEREST:- Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon Generals Office United States Army, Washington 1872. Blue cloth (300 x 203mm). Mbld edges, some staining to cover plus A Volume of Medical Pamphlets reprinted from the Bulletin of the History of Medicine. c1940. Black cloth (250 x 175mm) plus The Vermont Asylum for the Insane, Its Annals for Fifty Years, Hildreth & Fales, Battleboro 1887. Brown cloth. Bds loose (236 x 160mm) (3)
A rare and potentially important early English wooden-framed turret clock movementAnonymous, believed to have been supplied to Greystoke Castle, Penrith, early 16th century or laterThe single-plane wooden frame enclosing three-wheel trains with both the wooden-cored capstan-wound barrels set within the centre section, the upper for the strike train fitted with ring-braced pins for the pivoted hour hammer lever to rim and pinion for driving the internal-toothed countwheel positioned within the adjacent compartment, the locking wheel separately driven by the greatwheel below with locking enabled by pair of pivoted levers (formerly interconnected) applied to the vertical frame member between, the lower barrel for the going train (formerly with verge escapement regulated by foliate balance) now driving a brass second wheel (probably mounted onto the original verge escape wheel arbor) and anchor escapement with external crutch for regulation by long pendulum, the opposite end of the going greatwheel arbor fitted with a flag for releasing the strike train, (lacking fly, strikework release detents, pendulum, lines and weights), the frame 147cm (58ins) by 128cm (50.5ins).Provenance: Hand-written correspondences included with the current lot anecdotally account the clock having been moved from Greystoke Castle to the village church (St. Andrews) for safe keeping after a fire, where it remained for a substantial period of time before being disposed-of (most likely during the 1980's) by a subsequent vicar (for scrap!). The mechanism was fortunately saved (apparently from the tip) and offered by the locally-based owner through Peter Shirley of Chatham in 1996. The clock was acquired by the late John Hooper at around this time and was subsequently inherited by the current owner.GREYSTOKE CASTLEThe History of Greystoke Castle can be traced back to the 1120's with the building of a house by Llyulph (de Greystoke) on lands re-granted to him after the Norman Conquest. In 1244 the manor received Royal Charter to hold a weekly market and yearly fair, and by 1300 was in the hands of John the first Baron of Greystoke who had been summoned to parliament by writ. The house subsequently went through at least two phases of enlargement including castellation after permission was granted in 1346 by Edward III. The succession continued unbroken until 1506 when the property passed to Elizabeth de Greystoke who, being a minor and ward of the King in the custody of the Earl of Cumberland, was not able to take the manor until her subsequent marriage to Lord Dacre of Gisland. It was at this time that the House went through a third phase of building.In the 1520's the Greystoke estate passed into the ownership the Howard family through the marriage of widowed Lady Anne Dacre to Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk. To ensure that the Greystoke estate remained in the hands of the Howard family, the Duke took in as minors Anne's three daughters who were later to marry three of his sons.During the Civil War Greystoke Castle was defended in the name of the King only to fall to a detachment of General Lambert's Army who subsequently placed a battery in the park above the castle. It has been traditionally suggested that the castle was then burnt down on the orders of Cromwell. However, The Lady Mabel Howard in her 1924 article published in the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archeological Society's Transactions (Vol. XXIV) firmly asserted that this was not the case. Notwithstanding this the fortunes of the Castle and estate took time recover however, by the mid 18th century, wealth and prosperity had returned to the extent that renovations and enlargements were able to take place in 1789. The castle was again remodelled in 1838-48 by Anthony Salvin however, in 1868, a maid left a lighted candle in a cupboard full of linen and the consequent fire gutted significant parts of the castle. The damage was subsequently repaired and restored in the 1880's by Henry Charles Howard apparently mainly using materials salvaged from the building or in and around the estate.During WWII the castle was requisitioned with the estate used for battle tank training, and the building for the detention of prisoners of war (mainly Polish Nazi sympathisers). After the war the castle was found to be in a bad state hence significant restoration work was undertaken in the 1950's; it is still maintained today still under the ownership of the Howard family.THE PRESENT CLOCK MOVEMENTPlacing the current lot within the context of the history of the Greystoke estate it would seem that it would have most likely been made during the first few decades of the 16th century when the Castle was going through its third phase of building under Lady Elizabeth Dacre. The clock would then have remained in-situ until the fire in 1868 when it would have been removed to the village Church for safe keeping. These possibilities appear entirely plausible on the assumption that the castle was not comprehensively destroyed during the Civil War. It is also interesting to note that the Lady Mabel Howard infers that the fire of 1868 mainly affected the areas which had been subject to the 1838-48 rebuilding. This would suggest that some of the older parts of the structure may have escaped damage hence why the clock would have survived this particular event.When considering the current movement as an object there are many features which would suggest an early date.The first is the decoration seen on original forged wheels with the finely finished crossings incorporating chamfered edges with the countwheel also having three bands of perpendicular 'collars' filed to each spoke. This degree of finishing is highly unusual in a large turret clock movement and the 'Gothic' nature if the decoration is indicative of an early date.Secondly the strike mechanism appears to have been made with no provision for 'overlift' (in respect to the operation of the strike locking detents) despite having a locking wheel, and the train may also not have had any form of warning. From the surviving mechanism it would seem that the strike train would have released via a lever engaging with an arm positioned on the end of the going great wheel arbor. This lever would have in-turn tilted the pivoted locking flag (attached to the wooden frame behind the locking wheel) and released the train. At the same time a second flag, via a connecting rod with the first, would have been pivoted away from its resting position in one of the slots in the countwheel. As the strike train runs the second flag would prevent the first from relocking the train due to being held in raised position by the rim of the rotating countwheel. Only once the countwheel has rotated enough for the next slot to appear, thus allowing the second flag to drop-in, would the strike train be arrested fully by the first flag also engaging with a pin on the warning wheel. Whether the mechanism has warning or not would seem to depend on whether there would be enough tolerance to allow the countwheel flag to be raised clear of its slot whilst the locking wheel flag has still yet to clear the pin on the locking wheel. The only way to establish whether this system of warning is possible would be by experimentation once the rod that connects the two flags has been reinstated.Read more in the page turning catalogue via the link here. Condition Report: Condition reports for this lot are available from the Clocks Department upon request (clocks@dreweatts.com). Condition Report Disclaimer
A Charles II brass lantern clock Nicholas Coxeter, London, circa 1665The posted countwheel bell-striking movement with separately wound trains and later anchor escapement regulated by long pendulum swinging behind the frame at the rear, the dial with a central rose decorated vestigial alarm disc enveloped by stylised leafy tulip sprays issuing from a three-petal flowerhead positioned just above six o'clock and interrupted by the signature Nicholas Coxeter Neare Gold, Smiths Hall Londini fecit to upper margin, with iron hand within applied narrow Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised wheatear half hour markers and engraved leafy infill to angles, the standard London third period frame with column turned corner posts beneath dolphin inhabited foliate pierced frets, vase turned finials and domed bell bearer, the sides with hinged brass doors and the rear with an iron backplate, hanging hoop and spurs, 38cm (15ins) high; with a copy of Britten, F.J. OLD CLOCKS & WATCHES AND THEIR MAKERS E. & F.N. Spon Limited, London, sixth edition 1932, bound in embossed red cloth, (2). Provenance: The property of a gentleman. Prior to 1935 in the collection of Mr. J.W. Browne; sold by Cromer Antique gallery to E. Britten Esq. of The Beacon House, Monken Hadley, Hertfordshire on 27th June 1935; subsequently acquired by the current owner.Literature: The current lot is illustrated in Britten, F.J. OLD CLOCKS & WATCHES AND THEIR MAKERS (sixth edition 1932) on page 525 (Figure 692). Nicholas Coxeter is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born in 1625 and apprenticed to John Pennock (through Richard Masterson) from 1638-46 gaining his freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in March 1646/7. He took on many apprentices including Thomas Wheeler who was freed in 1655/6. Coxeter was married to Priscilla Wells at St. Andrews, Holborn in 1648 and the couple had three children. He is initially recorded as being at Dolphin Court, off high Holborn and worked during his early period from 'near Gold Smiths Hall' before moving to Long Lane then Lothbury.In 1657 Nicholas Coxeter served as a Lieutenant in the Honourable Artillery Company and in 1659 he attended the House of Commons to have his commission as a Lieutenant in the London trained bands confirmed by Parliament alongside the renowned clockmaker William Clement. This was in the Yellow regiment of the Parliamentarian Army in which Coxeter later became a Captain. He died in November 1679 a resident of St. Margaret's Parish, Lothbury.The current lot is a textbook example of London third period practice using frame castings developed probably just prior to 1660 (see White, George English Lantern Clocks page 180 figures IV/37 - IV/39 and lot 153). By this time the design of the dial engraving had also become relatively standardised hence the 'tulip' decoration on the current lot can be closely compared with that seen on a clock by Benjamin Hill which was sold in these rooms on Tuesday 15th September 2015 (lot 155), as well as numerous other examples by the likes of Richard Ames and Thomas Wheeler made during the 1660's-70's.Condition Report: As catalogued the movement has an early conversion from verge escapement with balance regulation to anchor escapement with long pendulum, otherwise movement appears entirely original with the possible exception of the pinion of report driving the hour wheel. The movement is in working condition however is a little dirty and shows moderate pinion wear. The dial appears original and in good condition with brass surfaces exhibiting mellow patination matching the frame; the chapter ring shows signs of old silvering. The frame is also in good original condition with the exception of the rear right hand finial which has an old threaded repair. The backplate and side doors are replacements and there is no longer an alarm mechanism fitted. The hanging loop riveted to the top plate is also a replacement. The frets are original and retain some of their original securing screws, the bell and supporting frame also appear original and are in good condition. Clock is complete with pendulum and two weights. Condition Report Disclaimer
A fine Charles III olivewood and parquetry inlaid oyster eight-day longcase clock with ten inch dialWilliam Clement, London, circa 1680The five finned and latched pillar bell-striking movement with plates measuring 6.5 by 5 inches and anchor escapement regulated by seconds pendulum, the strike train with external countwheel for sounding the hour on a bell mounted above the plates, the 10 inch square brass dial with finely matted centre within applied silvered Roman numeral chapter ring with stylised two-tier trident half hour markers and Arabic fine minutes within the outer minute track, with sculpted pierced steel hands, gilt winged cherub head cast spandrels to angles and engraved signature William Clement Londini Fecit to lower margin, the case with rising hood fitted with a cherub-mask centred floral carved ebonised swan-neck crest over ogee cornice and foliate scroll pieced frieze fret to the entablature, above fixed glazed dial aperture flanked by ebonised Solomonic columns, the sides with rectangular glazed windows and conforming quarter columns set against bargeboards at the rear, the trunk with convex throat over 40 inch rectangular door inlaid with an oval starburst parquetry panel incorporating inter-looped subsidiaries above the oval lenticle and a matching slightly lobed panel beneath, set into an oyster olivewood ground with conforming quadrant decoration at the angles, line borders and ebonised D-moulded surround, the sides veneered with single panels of further olivewood oysters within crossbanded borders, the plinth base with stepped ogee part-ebonised top moulding over conforming oval and quadrant panel parquetry decoration and standing on ebonised bun feet, 199cm (78.5ins) high. William Clement is recorded in Loomes, Brian Clockmakers of Britain 1286-1700 as born before 1622, possibly 1621 in St. Albans. He was made a Freeman in the Blacksmiths Company in 1654 and rose to the Livery in 1664. From around 1665 Clement lived in the Parish of St. Saviours, Southwark, possibly to escape the plague from which his two sons William and Francis may have died. In 1659 a William Clement was commissioned as Lt Colonel in the White Regiment of Foot of the Parliamentarian Army. Clement was still alive in 1675 however records from this time onwards become confused with that of his son of the same name.In 1671 William Clement supplied a turret clock for Kings College, Cambridge, this clock was traditionally considered to be the earliest surviving timepiece to be regulated by anchor escapement and long pendulum supporting the possibility that Clement was the inventor. This view was further perhaps fortified by an entry in Smith, John Horological Disquisitions (1694) which states 'Mr William Clement, had at last the good fortune to give it the finishing stroke, he being indeed the real contriver of that curious kind of long pendulum, which is at this day so universally in use among us'. From this it would be fair to interpret Smith as not crediting Clement with the actual invention of the long pendulum, but perhaps is instead indicating that he devised the arrangement subsequently universally adopted which must be the recoil anchor. Two years later William Derham in The-Artificial Clock-Maker puts the case forward for Dr. Robert Hooke, who it is said demonstrated the long pendulum to the Royal Society soon after the Fire of London, however it is not clear whether this was with a form of recoil anchor escapement (although it is generally accepted that Hooke devised the spring pendulum suspension). Another contender for its invention is Joseph Knibb who, in early 1670, supplied a turret clock for Wadham College, Oxford, complete with anchor recoil escapement and long pendulum. But again there is no documentary evidence to support a view that Knibb actually devised this form of regulation. In 1677 William Clement was made a Free Brother of the Clockmakers Company and the following year was appointed Assistant by unanimous consent and approbation and for good reasons and especial esteem. He later served as Warden in 1690 and Master in 1694. In 1697 Clement signed the Oath of Allegiance and was from September of that year excused from attending meetings on account of his age. From April 1704 he received charity payments from the Company until his death in July 1709. The case of the current lot is fine example of a rare type which appear to have only been made in fairly small numbers for the relatively short time span of circa 1680-85. Two comparable cases housing movements and dials by Joseph Knibb are illustrated in Dawson, Percy G.; Drover C.B. and Parkes D.W. Early English Clocks on page 254 (Plate 340) and Lee, Ronald A. The Knibb Family * Clockmakers on page 32 (Plate 23); another this time for a movement and dial by Joseph Windmills, is pictured in Bruton, Eric The Wetherfield Collection of Clocks on page 134 (number 83); and finally a fourth by Tompion can be found in Dawson, Percy G. THE IDEN CLOCK COLLECTION on page 70. The dial of the present clock notable in that there is no subsidiary seconds to the centre, this very much follows the practice of Joseph Knibb, who from about 1680, appeared to more often than not dispense with the provision of a subsidiary seconds dial. From this it would seem that with the current clock Clement was keeping abreast of fashion by supplying an example which emulated that of his prolific rival.
* IAN FLEMING RSA RSW RGI (SCOTTISH 1906 -1994), EULOGY oil on board, signed verso 106cm x 208cm (approximately 41.75 x 81.75 inches, image size) Framed. Note: Ian Fleming was born in Glasgow and studied drawing, painting and printmaking at Glasgow School of Art. After graduating, he worked with etcher Charles Murray, and then travelled on an art school scholarship to London, Paris and Spain. In 1931 Fleming started teaching at Glasgow School of Art. During this time he met William Wilson, with whom he exchanged print-making ideas. He served in the police and army during the second world war and continued sketching and printmaking throughout. Notable are the prints he made of the Glasgow blitz. After the war Fleming taught again at Glasgow School of Art and at Hospitalfield, Arbroath. At this time he moved towards painting, rather than print-making, producing landscapes, harbours and portraits both in oil and watercolour. Fleming was principal of Gray's School of Art between 1954 and 1971. He continued in printmaking after his retirement. He died at Aberdeen.
Tokens, Great Britain, Somerset, a Frome Selwood Token for 12 Pence, 1811, VF, a Bristol silver Token, Shilling, 1811, VF+, 2 x 'Bristol Shilling Silver Token, Issu'd by Royal Licence', 1 x EF & 1 x VF, a Bath Token, One Shilling, by C. Culverhouse, I Orchard and J Phipps, 1812, NVF, a silver One Shilling token, 1811, by E Bryan of Bristol, F, 2 x Bristol token for XII Pence, 1811, by Garratt, Terrell, Bird, Beck & Grigg, both F, 2 x Somersetshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, South Wales & Bristol Tokens, 1811, by W. Sheppard, both VF, a 'One Shilling for the Army', 1811, No. 37 Quay Bristol, R Tripp & Co, F, a Bristol Sixpenny Token, 1811, by E Bryan, F, an R. Tripp & Co Bristol Sixpence silver token, 1811, VF+, a Bristol & Wiltshire Sixpence silver token, 1811, by Niblock & Latham, F,
Gregory Rudd (American, B. 1952) "Uncle Sam" Signed lower left. Original Oil painting on Cold Press Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which appeared on the Fleetwood First Day Cover of the 32c Folk Heroes Se-tenant Block of 4 issued July 11, 1996. The symbol of the United States, Uncle Sam originated as a nickname for the U.S. government during the War of 1812. The term was apparently derived from the initials "U.S.," stamped on barrels of salted meat provided by Samuel Wilson, a meat inspector and provisioner for the U.S. Army. Citizens in areas of New York and Vermont who opposed the war coined the term "Uncle Sam" to refer to the United States. American cartoonists have portrayed Uncle Sam in political satire since the early 1830s. In the 20th century, the familiar image of Uncle Sam was used in James Montgomery Flagg's design for a World War I recruiting poster. The caption read, "I Want You." In 1961 the United States Congress passed a resolution declaring Uncle Sam a national symbol. Image Size: 14.5 x 12.25 in. Overall Size: 17.25 x 15.25 in. Unframed. (B15524)
Howard Koslow (American, 1924 - 2016) "To the Heroes of Desert Storm - Eagle" Signed lower right. Original Watercolor painting on Cold Press Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original which appeared on the Republic of the Marshall Islands 29c To the Heroes of Desert Storm stamp issued July 4, 1991. On January 16, 1991, the day after a United Nations deadline directing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to withdraw from the tiny, defenseless Kuwait, word came. Operation Desert Storm -- the liberation of Kuwait -- had begun. For the next forty-three days, dauntless American forces and their UN allies battled an implacable enemy. Vastly outnumbered, they fought valiantly and achieved one stunning victory after another. On February 28, Saddam Hussein -- his heinous war machine decimated and his army in rout -- capitulated. Howard Koslow's painting honors the veterans who served in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. Image Size: 12.25 x 14.25 in. Overall Size: 20.25 x 21.75 in. Unframed. (B13158)
Ed Vebell (American, 1921 - 2018) "George Washington Inaugurated" Signed lower right. Original Acrylic painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood George Washington Inaugurated Commemorative Cover postmarked April 30, 1980, the 150th Anniversary of Washington's Inauguration. There was a hush among the crowd as Robert Livingston, Chancellor of the State of New York, spoke the solemn words. George Washington, dressed in an American-made brown suit with a dress sword at his side, faithfully repeated the oath, his hand on the open Bible. As Livingston concluded, Washington added his own suffix, his voice strong and clear as he spoke, "So help me God." Livingston relaxed and smiled, declaring, "It is done!" Then, he turned to the multitudes, shouting, "Long live George Washington, President of the United States!" The crowd was suddenly alive with cheers of "God bless our president." The flag was raised high above Federal Hall in New York City where the oath had been taken, and gun salutes and church bells rang throughout the land. Washington was fifty-seven years old when he took the oath of office and the country he came to lead consisted of four million citizens. He had no previous experience in any public executive position other than as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, and apologized in his inaugural speech for his "inferior endowments" in that respect. His speech, though not eloquent, called for unity and support, and thrilled the people with its humble devotion and sincere patriotism. Image Size: 20 x 22.25 in. Overall Size: 26.5 x 28.25 in. Unframed. (B06071)
Hodges Soileau (American, B. 1943) "Little Wolf" Signed lower middle. Original Mixed Media painting on Paper. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This artwork originally appeared on the Fleetwood Little Wolf Commemorative Cover Postmarked February 18, 1982. Born in Montana in the early 1820's, Little Wolf was one of the ablest military tacticians of the Northern Cheyenne. During the siege of Fort Phil Kearny in 1866, he probably taught young Crazy Horse some of the arts of decoying soldiers. After the soldiers withdrew from Fort Phil Kearny in August 1868, Little Wolf led the warriors who torched the buildings. Ten years later he again tasted victory, this time against Custer on the Little Bighorn. During the following months, the Army pursued the Cheyenne relentlessly, and on November 25, 1876, Colonel Ranald McKenzie attacked Dull Knife's village on Powder River in Wyoming. In the fierce fighting Little Wolf was wounded seven times. Although many Cheyenne escaped, they were without means of survival and were soon forced to surrender. In the summer of 1877, Little Wolf and Dull Knife with about 1,000 Northern Cheyenne were sent to Indian Territory. In that vastly different climate, without medicines or adequate rations, they began to die. Little Wolf and Dull Knife fled northward on September 10, 1878, with about 300 followers. Their epic 1500-mile flight across the Plains, pursued by thousands of soldiers and civilians, rivals that of the Nez Perce a year earlier. After crossing the North Platte, they split into two groups, one following Dull Knife to Fort Robinson, the other continuing with Little Wolf to their old homeland along Tongue River. There in 1884 they were at last given a reservation, Little Wolf living until well into his eighties. Image Size: 14.5 x 13 in. Overall Size: 19.5 x 17.5 in. Unframed. (B07363)
John Swatsley (American, B. 1937) "Best Friend of Charleston Locomotive" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor painting on Illustration Board painting. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original which appeared on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 22c Best Friend of Charleston stamp issued October 1, 1987. As railroads came to be built, American ingenuity and spirit took over, and the design and production of locomotives in this country soon became reality. While sail cars and horse drawn entities were not unknown, it was the experimental steam engine which quickly fired the imagination of the nation's mechanically-minded entrepreneurs. The Charleston & Hamburg Line had as its chief engineer Horatio Allen, who in 1829 had designed the "Stourbridge Lion" -- America's first operational locomotive. The success of the imported Lion gave Allen the encouragement he needed to attempt an American-made version. Thus, the first American-built steam locomotive was produced at the West Point Foundry and was named, "Best Friend of Charleston." In December of 1830, it became the first locomotive ever to pull a train of cars by steam power along American railroad tracks. And one month later, the six-mile railroad began formal operation hauling some two hundred guest passengers, most of whom were shareholders and their families, at a speed of twenty-one miles per hour, and marking its progress by intermittent explosions from a small Army field gun, specially requisitioned for the trip. Later, the two hundred guests were replaced by a much more realistic number -- forty to fifty -- of paying customers who traveled the Charleston & Hamburg Line. Image Size: 13.75 x 12 in. Overall Size: 20.25 x 18 in. Unframed. (B10102)
Paul Calle (1928 - 2010) and Chris Calle (B. 1961) "1960s - The Vietnam War" Signed lower right. Original Mixed Media painting on Illustration Board. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation. This painting is the original painting which was published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. Celebrate the Century Series 33c The Vietnam War stamp issued September 17, 1999. What would become America's most unpopular war began with a seemingly small and muddled incident in the Gulf of Tonkin on the afternoon of August 2, 1964. The U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet destroyer Maddox was patrolling the South China sea off Vietnam when three North Vietnamese PT boats appeared to launch an attack. Crusader jets from the carrier Ticonderoga came to the Maddox's aid, sinking one North Vietnamese boat and crippling another. After a second alleged attack on the Maddox two nights later, President Lyndon Johnson pressed Congress for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, allowing punitive air strikes against North Vietnam. The resolution was quickly passed, beginning a war that ultimately would cost over one million lives -- including more than 58,000 Americans. Although the U.S. Government constantly assured its citizens that America was winning, the 1968 Tet offensive led by communist general Vo Nguyen Giap proved otherwise. Despite the fact that the Vietcong suffered heavy casualties and were driven out of Saigon and other cities by the U.S. Army, the Johnson administration was dealt a fatal blow in an election year. One month after the Tet offensive, Johnson stopped bombing most of North Vietnam, called for the opening of peace negotiations, and announced that he would not run for re-election. Image Size: 16 x 11.75 in. Overall Size: 23 x 16 in. Unframed. (B16540 / B16541)
PAUL MAZE (1887-1979) pastel on watermarked Ingres drawing paper - Cambray, French Western Front in winter with two soldiers on guard, inscribed in pencil 'Coy. H Q Ravine at 3pm', signed fully in ink and dated 1917, 29 x 44.5cms Provenance: private collection, London Auctioneer's Notes: at the outbreak of World War I, Maze returned to France from Canada and attempted to join the French army but was deemed unfit. Determined to serve, Maze made his way to Le Havre and offered his services to the British and became an interpreter with the British cavalry regiment the Scots Greys. During the retreat from Mons, Maze became separated from the Royal Scots and narrowly avoided being captured by the Germans but was taken prisoner by a British unit. Maze's position with the Royal Scots Greys was unofficial and his lack of documentation and his odd uniform led the British to think he was a spy. Maze was summarily sentenced to death. On his way to face the firing squad, Maze was recognised by an officer from the Royal Scots Greys who happened to be passing and who quickly secured his release. Maze then joined the staff of General Hubert Gough, initially as a liaison officer and interpreter but increasing as a military draughtsman undertaking reconnaissance work. Maze would go to advanced positions, often forward of the British trenches, to produce accurate drawings of enemy positions and other military objectives. The work was very dangerous and Maze was wounded three times in four years. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal by the British, and the Croix de Guerre by the French. His book, A Frenchman in Khaki (1934), detailed his experiences of the action that he saw on the Western Front. Churchill wrote the foreword to his book Presentation & Condition: no problems, framed and glazedPlease note that this lot may be subject to Droite de Suite at 4% of the hammer price (Please see terms / enquire)
AN INTERESTING SCRAP BOOK OF PRE-WORLD WAR II RUGBY UNION EPHEMERA relating to Army officer and Harlequins Rugby Player (John) Brian Birkett (1916-2013), including Marlborough College photographs, military rugby items, match-day programs, official team photographs, newspaper cuttings together with cloth badges etc.Summary of notable entries as follows:1. 1945 Rosslyn Park v Harlequins program2. 1945 Harlequins v Guy’s Hospital3. 1945 Harlequins team photograph4. Photograph of 1933 Marlborough College rifle team in cadet uniforms and with Birkett pictured together with a successful hoard of trophies, inscribed with names verso, with associated embroidered 1933 Bisley cuff-badge (visible in the photograph)5. Photograph of 1932 Marlborough College Pieshute Rugby XV, names verso6. As above for 19337. Photograph of 1933 Malrborough 2nd XV, names verso8. Photograph of 1934 Marlborough College Pieshute XV9. Photograph of 1934 Marlborough College 1st XV10. 1934 Marlborough College RFC Fixture card with signatures and results added11. 1935 Brighton Football Club v Harlequins program12. 1935 Royal Military Academy v Royal Air Force dinner menu card, signatures13. 1935-6 RMA fixture booklet14. 1935 RMA v Royal Military College program and dinner menu card, signatures15. 1936 Brighton Football Club v Harlequins program16. 1937 Harlequin FC dinner menu card17. 1937 Headingley RUFC v Dublin University program18. 1938 Headingley RUFC v Sale program19. 1938 Lansdowne v Headingley program20. 1938 Bradford v Headingley program21. 1938 Bath v Headingley program22. 1938 Bristol v Headingley program23. 1938 Harlequins v London Scottish program24. 1938 United Services RFC v Rest of Hants program25. 1938 Devonport Services RFC v Aldershot Services program26. 1946 Harlequin Football Club dinner menu card, signed27. Group of cloth badges including Marlborough College mitre, numbers ‘4’ and ‘19’ etcProvenance: the vendors of the Birkett Sporting Archive are the grandsons of Brian BirkettSee our digital catalogue for this collection with further images here https://bit.ly/2PixOMn
EPHEMERA COLLECTED BY WELSH RUGBY UNION PLAYER JACK MATTHEWS (1920-2012) ON THE 1950 BRITISH LIONS TOUR OF AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALANDcomprising six gramophone 78rpm records of the British Lions Team choir singing various songs including 'Cwm Rhondda' 'Scotland For Ever', 'When Irish Eyes are Smiling', recorded in Sydney by Australian Broadcasting Commission on 23rd August 1950, four with paper sleeve (two records are duplicates). Together with two scrap-books; one book titled 'JACK MATTHEWS' containing excellent black and white photographs from moments of his playing career including All Black Ron Elvidge being helped off the pitch after a crunching Matthews tackle in the third test of the 1950 Lions tour, other tour scenes on the pitch and off, a view of Matthews being presented with a trophy by Field Marshall Montgomery, South Wales Argus Wales team photo, British Lions 1950 team photo signed by the players, Barbarians Football Club Easter Tour official photo 1953, Royal Army Medical Corps team photo and photograph of Matthews and his team meeting King George VI before a match. The second album contains press cuttings from the British Lions 1950 tourProvenance: from the family of Dr Jack MatthewsCondition Report: records appear to be unused, scrap books scruffy and damage to some photos (please see online images)
Original vintage hand drawn advertising poster for the British 2nd Armoured Division Autumn Carnival Ball at the Country Club in Lubbecke Saturday 30 September 1950. Dinner table bookings Novelty dances prizes bar and taxi extensions. Great design featuring a smiling lady with blue eyes and blonde hair behind the title and event information in colourful stylised lettering on a brown autumn leaf with another yellow leaf falling on the side against a blue background. On 25 August 1945, Field Marshal Montgomery's 21st Army Group was renamed the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR). It was made responsible for the occupation and administration of the British Zone in north-west Germany. The 2nd Armoured Division was the first of the four BAOR divisions to be reorganised. After the process was completed, it was 8,600 men strong, and equipped with 132 Chieftain tanks (with 12 additional tanks in reserve). The divisional headquarters was based in Lubbecke, West Germany, and its signal regiment was in Bünde. Good condition, pin holes, repaired tears, staining, original painted poster. Country of issue: Germany, designer: E. Neumann, size (cm): 70x50, year of printing: 1950
Original antique World War One military recruitment poster - The Call of the Open - featuring a great illustration of a smiling soldier standing over a city of house rooftops and traffic packed streets in shades of grey, a bridge, a cathedral and smoking factory chimneys leading to the direction of his hand which is pointing towards a bright and colourful view of army tents in a field with trees and the rolling hills of the British countryside below a cloudy blue sky, the text in bold red lettering. Poor condition, large paper losses, tears, staining, creasing, restored paper loss. Country of issue: UK, designer: Simmons, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1910s
Original vintage elections propaganda poster issued by Ceskoslovenska strana lidova / Czechoslovak People's Party a Christian-democratic political party founded in 1919. The poster features an illustration of outline of the Czechoslovak map with three rifles propping up three hats on it. The text above reads - Armada obrance Demokracie / Army for the Defence of Democracy. Excellent condition. Country of issue: Czechoslovakia, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 42x29.5, year of printing: 1930s
Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster for the U.S. Army Safety Program featuring an American bald eagle holding spears and an olive branch in its claws and a banner scroll in its beak with the motto E Pluribus Unum / Out of Many, One on it in the centre of the image with a Universal Safety green cross above and bold white and green text below reading In the home On the highway In the plant / The US Army says ... Make Haste Safely. Services of Supply Office of the Provost Marshall General. US Government Printing Office 1943. Good condition, pin holes, folds, creasing, small tears, ink stamp on reverse. Country of issue: USA, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 69x51, year of printing: 1943
Original vintage propaganda poster The Army - One of Today's Great Careers - Design features photograph of the crew dressed in green uniforms speaking on the radio preparing a 175 mm self-propelled gun for action. Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by W.S.Cowell Ltd Ipswich. Good condition, folds, creasing, tears. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1950s
Original vintage propaganda poster Join the Regular Army through a Junior Leaders' Unit - Apply to any Army Information Office or Employment Exchange, or write to the War Office (MP6), London SW1 - Great image of young soldiers wearing army uniform on exercise, a group in a clearing in the trees looking at a map and pointing ahead and two carrying a boat out of a river below. Good condition, creasing, tears, staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x50.5, year of printing: 1950s
Original vintage propaganda poster Join the Regular Army - Apply to any Army Information Office or Employment Exchange, or write to the War Office (MP6), London SW1 - Great image of soldiers wearing green army uniform preparing missile to be shot. Excellent condition, minor creasing. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1950s
Original vintage propaganda poster issued by the Royal Corps of Signals - trains you for a career in telecommunications. Apply to any Army Information Office or Employment Exchange, or write to the War Office (MP6), London SW1 - Design features a collage of a blueprint in the background and a photograph of two hands soldering. Very good condition, creasing. Country of issue: UK, designer: Marsden, size (cm): 75x49, year of printing: 1950s
Original vintage military recruitment poster - Join the Regular Army - depicting a soldier on a motorbike driving next to a large army truck with the truck driver indicating behind the motorcyclist, the text below in red letters. Prepared for the War Office by the Central Office of Information. Printed for Her Majesty Stationery Office by Fosh & Cross Ltd., London. Good condition, creasing , tears, trimmed edges. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 75x50 , year of printing: 1950s
Original vintage propaganda poster He Chose the Army - Good pay and prospects - World travel - A chance to learn a trade - A steady job that's always interesting - Design features photograph of the crew dressed in green uniforms speaking on the radio while navigating through palm trees in a tropical area by the sea. Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by W. S. Cowell Ltd Ipswich. Very good condition, minor creasing. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1960s
Original vintage propaganda poster featuring a quote from Mao Zedong in red writing on an orange background, with a small blue, white, and red image of Mao in the top right corner, published in French. Nous soutenons qu'il faut compter sur nos propres forces. Nous esperons recevoir une aide exterieure, mais nous ne devons pas en dependre; nous comptons sur nos propres efforts, sur la force creatrice de toute notre armee, de tout notre people. - We maintain that we have to rely on our own strengths. We hope to receive outside help, but we must not depend on it; we count on our own efforts, on the creative force of our whole army, of all our people. Good condition, creasing, tears, minor staining. Country of issue: China, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 38x53, year of printing: 1960s
Original vintage propaganda poster issued by ZANLA - Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army. The text reads - We are our own liberators - on top in bold red letters. The poster features a silhouette of a man holding a rifle against the background of green plants and golden red sun. The colours of the poster resemble Zimbabwean flag - green - the agriculture and rural areas of Zimbabwe, yellow - wealth of minerals in the country, red - the blood shed during in the struggle for independence, black - the heritage, race and ethnicity of the black majority. ZANLA (1965–1980) was the military wing of the Zimbabwe African National Union, a guerrilla militant African nationalist organisation that participated in the Rhodesian Bush War for independence against White Rhodesian rule. Good condition, creasing, tears, small paper losses on edges, minor staining. Country of issue: Zimbabwe, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 74x47, year of printing: 1976
Vintage reproduction of the Soviet propaganda poster Wrangel is still alive - finish him off without mercy. The poster features a caricature image of Wrangel being finished off by Red Army soldier's sword. The poster was created in July 1920 - a difficult period for the Soviet Republic: the army of Wrangel - commanding general of the anti-Bolshevik White Army in Southern Russia, approached the Donbass, planning a campaign to Moscow after its capture. Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel was a Russian officer of Baltic German origin in the Imperial Russian Army. During the later stages of the Russian Civil War, he was commanding general of the anti-Bolshevik White Army in Southern Russia. After his side lost the civil war in 1920, he left Russia. He was known as one of the most prominent exiled White emigres and military dictator of the South Russia (as commander in chief). Good condition, tears, minor stain on top left margin. Country of issue: Russia, designer: Dmitry Moor (D.S. Orlov), size (cm): 69x49, year of printing: 1970s
Original vintage anti war poster I Want You for U.S Army - Design is a political satire of the iconic World War One American army recruitment poster by James Montgomery Flagg. This poster features the image of Uncle Sam ripped apart to reveal a skeleton beckoning from beneath. Good condition, creasing, tears. Country of issue: Spain, designer: Flagg, James Montgomery, size (cm): 101x74, year of printing: 1970s
Set of three original vintage army recruitment propaganda posters depicting patches and badges worn by different ranks in the Army. 1. Detailed information on the insignia of - marshal - lieutenant - major - brigadier - colonel - major - captain - sergeant. Printed in the UK for HMSO. Very good condition, minor creasing. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1985; 2. Badges and information on the regiments of guards - hussars - lancers - royal tank artillery engineers and signals - infantry - borderers - Gurkha - Highlanders - Scottish - Irish. Printed in the UK for HMSO. Good condition, creasing, foxing, tears. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1986; 3. Silhouettes of frigates - ships - helicopters - submarines - bomber - destroyer - aircraft carrier - assault ship - mine counter measures vessel - tanker - missile destroyer on the top and bottom outlines. The left and right sides of poster depict shoulder patches for different ranks - Commissioned Officer - Admiral - Commodore - Captain - Commander - Lieutenant - Petty Officer. The central part of the poster depicts various Crests and Insignia. Devised by the Directorate of Public Relations at Royal Navy. Designed and printed by Gwynne Printers Ltd, Hurstpierpoint Sussex for the Department of Naval Recruiting. Very good condition, minor staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 51x72, year of printing: 1980s
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