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Click here to subscribeTHE RECORDS & BADGES OF EVERY REGIMENT AND CORPS IN THE BRITISH ARMY' by Henry Manners Chichester and George Burges-Short, illustrated, published by Gale & Polden Ltd, 2nd edition, together with two other volumes, 'Kings Liverpool Regiment' and 'Wit h the 29th Division in Gallipoli', by Rev O. Creighton C.F. 1916 (3)
17 x Boxed and loose plastic model kits, both built and unbuilt, to include 7 x Airfix featuring H.M.S. Bounty, 01723 1:72 English Parachutist, 2 x 01748 1:72 US.A.A.F. Personnel, 02554-8 54mm George Washington, A01753 1:72 WWII German Paratroopers, 02304-5b OO scale RAF Emergency Set, Revell 03981 1:72 Focke Wulf Ta 152 H, Matchbox I-76 1:76 Monty's Caravan, 2 x Heller 79647 1:76 R.A.F. Personnel, Italeri 6023 1:72 Russian Knights, AMT Ertl Star Trek Klingon Bird of Prey, Lindberg 1:200 Space Shuttle, Ark Models 4000 1:400 Russian Navy Protected Cruiser 'Avrova', Starfix 1:48 Messerchmit Plastic Soldier 1:72 Allied Stuart M5A1 and Streletsr 1:72 Red Army in Summer Dress. All unchecked for completeness
A Civil War era Colt model 1860 Army percussion revolver in .44" cal, S/No.90423 c1863, matching numbers with cylinder marked Pat Sept 10th 1850 (serial number worn), L/H side frame marked Colts Patent with 8" barrel marked Address Col Sam'l Colt New-York U.S.America, no finish but a good even patina, this classic revolver is cased within a 'Colt style' box including accessories and a facsimile Colt loading label (N.B. exterior of box has finish as found)
A Civil War era Remington percussion new model Army revolver in .44 cal, S/No.122184 produced 1863-1875, this example has an excellent bore and Government stamping within cartouche on L/H grip (faint) and inspectors initials on other parts, this classic Civil War revolver has also been converted to accept an extra cylinder for metallic cartridge and an ejector rod has been added, the revolver with accessories including cylinder have been later cased within a period English oak case
CLAUDE JOSEPH ROUGET DE LISLE (1760-1836)Poetic manuscript partly autographed, in French and English.12 pp. in-8 square, about 4 pp. ½ autographs and about 7 pp. 1/2. A collection of English poems comprising on the one hand transcriptions of verses in their original language, from the hand of Rouget de Lisle and another unidentified hand, and on the other hand French translations, this time exclusively from the hand of Rouget de Lisle.Literary Anglophilia by Rouget de Lisle: the particular taste of this author for English literature, here manifest, is also reflected in his publications: he placed an English epigraph taken from Joseph Addison in his first printed volume, Essais en vers et en prose (Paris, Didot, 1796), and in 1827 he published an opera libretto taken from Shakespeare’s Macbeth.The present manuscript includes three autograph poems (80 verses in all):- a copy of Alexander Pope’s English poem «The Universal prayer». («Father of all! In every age, / In every clime adored / By saint, by savage and by sage, / Jehovah, Jove or Lord !52 verses, to be read in the following order: pp. 1, 8, then 2),- a French translation of a poem by Lord Chesterfield- and the French translation of a poem taken from the musical ode Orpheus and Eurydice by William HayesAnother hand wrote down 7 texts or excerpts from English texts (about 7 pp. 1/2): Alexander Pope’s poem «The fable of Dryope», based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses (pp. 3-7), the poem from William Hayes’ musical ode («Thy vain pursuit, fond youth, give o’er; / What more, alas, can Flavia do? ...», p. 11, which Rouget de Lisle translated above), and 5 other quotations from the works of Ben Johnson, «Underneath this stone doth lie / As much virtue as could dye...». (p. 7), William Congreve, «Pious Selinda goes to prayer...». (p. 10) and Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, «Whenever, Chloe, I begin / Your heart, like mine, to move...». (p. 9-10, which Rouget de Lisle translated above).Author of La Marseillaise, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836) first led a military career as an artillery officer, was for a time imprisoned under the Terror, and in 1795 took part in the defence of the territory against the landings at Quiberon. He resigned from the army in 1797 and devoted himself to his passion for literature. For a long time he had been cheating his boredom by writing poetry, and from 1789 to 1791 he had obtained a leave of absence which he used to frequent the Parisian literary and musical milieu. He achieved great fame with his Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin, written in April 1792, which would soon be known as La Marseillaise. Unfortunately, he did not meet with the same success with his other publications and theatrical works.CLAUDE JOSEPH ROUGET DE LISLE (1760-1836)Manuscrit poétique en partie autographe, en français et en anglais. 12 pp. in-8 carré, soit environ 4 pp. ½ autographes et environ 7 pp. 1/2. Recueil de poésies anglaises comprenant d’une part des transcriptions de vers dans leur langue originale, de la main de Rouget de Lisle et d’une autre main non identifiée, et d’autre part des traductions françaises, cette fois exclusivement de la main de Rouget de Lisle.Anglophilie littéraire de Rouget de Lisle : le goût particulier de cet auteur pour la littérature anglaise, ici manifeste, transparaît également dans ses publications : il a placé une épigraphe anglaise tirée de Joseph Addison dans son premier volume imprimé, Essais en vers et en prose (Paris, Didot, 1796), et il publia en 1827 un livret d’opéra tiré du Macbeth de Shakespeare.Le présent manuscrit comprend trois poèmes autographes (80 vers en tout) : -une copie du poème anglais d’Alexander Pope “The Universal prayer” (“Father of all ! In every age, / In every clime adored / By saint, by savage and by sage, / Jehovah, Jove or Lord !...”, 52 vers, à lire dans l’ordre suivant : pp. 1, 8, puis 2), -une traduction française d’un poème de Lord Chesterfield(“Dès que ton cœur, par mes tendres folies, / Sent qu’il s’émeut à l’unisson du mien...”, 16 vers, p. 9),-et la traduction française d’un poème extrait de l’ode musicale Orpheus and Eurydice de William Hayes (“Cesse, jeune imprudent, une poursuite vaine. / Que me veux-tu ? Que puis-je en ta faveur ? ...”, pp. 11-12).Une autre main a inscrit 7 textes ou extraits de textes anglais (environ 7 pp. 1/2) : le poème d’Alexander Pope “The fable of Dryope”, d’après les Métamorphoses d’Ovide (pp. 3-7), le poème extrait de l’ode musicale de William Hayes (“Thy vain pursuit, fond youth, give o’er ; / What more, alas, can Flavia do ?...”, p. 11, que Rouget de Lisle a traduit ci-dessus), et 5 autres citations tirées des œuvres de Ben Johnson, “Underneath this stone doth lie / As much virtue as could dye...” (p. 7), William Congreve, “Pious Selinda goes to prayer...” (p. 10) et Philip Dormer Stanhope, comte de Chesterfield, “Whenever, Chloe, I begin / Your heart, like mine, to move...” (p. 9-10, que Rouget de Lisle a traduit ci-dessus).Auteur de La Marseillaise, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836) mena d’abord une carrière militaire comme officier d’artillerie, fut un temps emprisonné sous la Terreur, et participa en 1795 à la défense du territoire contre le débarquement émigré à Quiberon. Il démissionna de l’armée en 1797 et se consacra à sa passion pour la littérature. Depuis longtemps déjà, il trompait son ennui en écrivant de la poésie, et, de 1789 à 1791, avait obtenu un congé qu’il avait mis à profit pour fréquenter le milieu littéraire et musical parisien. Il s’acquit une grande célébrité par son Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin, écrit en avril 1792, qui serait rapidement désigné comme La Marseillaise. Il ne rencontra malheureusement pas le même succès avec ses autres publications et œuvres théâtrales.
GB Officials: A Fine Collection of Queen Victoria and King Edward VI, including Inland Revenue, Office of Works Government Parcels, Admiralty and Army. Included Government Parcels 1½d with dot varieties, Army with broken L varieties, KE7 Office of Works with broken O on 2d. An interesting and valuable lot with cat value of £8000 plus. Fifty five stamps.
An Unusual WWII and Later Group of Five Medals, comprising Defence Medal, War Medal, Royal Naval GSM with Mine sweeping 1945-51 Bar, General Service Medal with Malaya Clasp and QEII Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Captain R.T Cosgrove RASC, lot also includes miniatures, dog tags, warrants, release papers, certificate of service among other items. * Records indicate Reginald Thomas Cosgrove was born on 24th March 1927 in Wellington, Somerset, son of John and Lavinia. He joined The Royal Navy, aged 17 on 28th December 1944 serving until 22nd January 1948 under The Service No KX737480. A short period on Civvy Street saw him convicted of driving a bus without a license in 1949, before enlisting in The Royal Army Service Corps on 3rd January 1950 rising to the Rank of Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant by 1965, he saw service at home, Malaya and Singapore, during his time in Malaya he met and married Ethel Maud Games, a Military nurse in February 1953 He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Army Service Corps on 4th January 1965, making the rank of Captian by 1968. He died while still commissioned on 28th July 1970 at The Military Hospital, Westminster.
A collection of Royal Army Chaplain's Department badges and insignia including silver gilt and enamelled Honorary Chaplain to the King badge, hallmark 1930; Christian Chaplain's enamelled badges with collars, Jewish Chaplain's Officers cap badge with collars; Royal Army Chaplain's Department enamelled scarf badges with Kings and Queens crown; First War Army Chaplain's Department cap badge with collars and various other insignia
A collection of United States Chaplain's insignia including United States Navy Captain Chaplain female insignia with shoulder boards; United States Navy Chaplains Office of Secretary of Defense insignia with shoulder boards; USAF Chaplain's insignia; a pair of US Army Chaplains shoulder insignia 1898-1905; US Army Major female Chaplains insignia, selection of US Army Chaplains badges and insignia, etc
A folder of original WW2 and later documentation and certificates relating to Maj. J.A. Kelling US Medical Corps including Presidential certificates, active service certificate, Army commendation ribbon certificate dated 1946, letters and notes; and original paperwork to Lieut. Col. G.H. Kelling US Medical Service Corps including Presinential certificate, bronze star certificate, Staff College certificates, notes, orders, paperwork etc
Duck, bronze, originally conceived in marble in 1914 and cast in bronze in 1964-68 in an edition of 12, and one further cast in lead on behalf of H.S. (Jim) Ede 12 cm longFootnote: Provenance: The Peter Simpson Collection, probably acquired directly from Jim Ede Literature: A. Hammacher, Modern English Sculpture, London, 1967, p. 54, another cast illustrated. R. Cork, Vorticism and Abstract Art in the First Machine Age, Volume II, Synthesis and Decline, London, 1976, pp. 433-34, marble illustrated. R. Cole, Burning to Speak, The Life and Art of Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, Oxford, 1978, p. 108, pl. 55, another cast illustrated. R. Cole, Gaudier Brzeska Artist and Myth, Bristol, 1995, pl. 32, another cast illustrated. E. Silber, Gaudier-Brzeska: Life and Art, London, 1996, p. 272, no. 90, pl. 132, marble illustrated. Born in 1891 in Saint Jean-de-Braye, France, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska’s life was tragically brief, dying in the trenches in 1915, aged only 23. However, as a founding member of the London Group, a leading proponent of Vorticism and abstract sculpture, and as, perhaps, the most instrumental figure in exporting Modern Art to the United Kingdom, Gaudier-Brzeska’s life cannot be defined only by its appalling brevity, but also by his outstanding legacy and contributions to art in the 20th century. In 1912, two years after his move to London, a seismic shift took place in Gaudier-Brzeska’s life when he met one of his greatest influences, Jacob Epstein. After meeting Epstein, Gaudier-Brezeska’s work became increasingly influenced by non-Western art and artefacts, specifically those of Pacific Island, West African, Indian, and Assyrian cultures, and away from the dominating influence of Greek sculpture. Cast between 1964 and 1968 from an original model carved directly from marble in 1914, the present lot was one of a number of ‘pocket sculptures’ carved by Gaudier-Brzeska very shortly before he enlisted in the French Army. Composed from simple geometric forms abstracted from both the natural and mechanical world, the head for example resembles a hammer and the tail an arrowhead. Duck is reflective not only of Gaudier-Brzeska’s artistic concerns and influences, but also of the wider social context of life in an increasingly industrial world.
VICTORINOX - a stainless steel Swiss Army Chrono Classic quartz chronograph wristwatch, ref. 241122, black dial with white Arabic numerals, luminous hands, 3 subsidiary dials, date aperture and tachymeter bezel, calibre G10.211, serial no. 101202965, case width 40mm, working order, boxedVery good working order, case lightly abraded all over, functions seem to be working correctly, crown working, hands adjust smoothly, quickset date working, boxed
Where Eagles Dare (1968) Gestapo/SS Officers Cap, especially created for the film by costumiers Bermans and Nathans by converting a then modern 1960s British Army cap, this style of cap was worn by Derren Nesbitt in his iconic role as the villainous Major Von Hapen, black felt with plastic peak and badges.
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