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9ct Gold Royal Army Service Corps enamel decorated brooch together with two enamel decorated silver brooches and a small military button brooch

Pair of oval 9ct gold Royal Army Service Corps enamel decorated cufflinks, together with another pair of 9ct gold cufflinksWeight = 17g

Deutscher Maler - Portrait Datiert 1886 27,5 x 21,5 cm Porträt eines Chinesen, vermutlich Li Hongzhang (1823-1901). Datiert 1886. Öl auf Leinwand, auf Holz aufgezogen, gerahmt. Signatur des Künstlers: "PS (O?), 1886". Notiz auf der Rückseite des Bildes: ". Li Hung Thang, letzter chines. Kanzler. Das Bild wurde bei Firma Krupp, Essen, im . Peter Schiek gemalt." Darunter spätere Erläuterung: "Li Hung-tschang, geb. 14.2.1821 in Peking, am 7.11.1901 gestorben. Schloss 1895 den Frieden von Schimonoseki." Auf angeklebtem Etikett: "Portrait: Li-Hung-Thang. Provenienz: Aus der Sammlung von Prof. Dr. med., Dr. phil. Hermann Schroeder (1902-1991) - Altersspuren German painter, Portrait of a Chinese, probably Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), China, dated 1886. Oil on canvas, pasted on wood, 27,5 x 21,5 cm, framed Signature by the artist on the painting: "PS (O?), 1886". Note on the back of the painting: ". Li Hung Thang, last Chinese Kanzler. The picture was painted at the Krupp Company in Essen, in . Peter Schiek." Beneath an explanation was added later: "Li Hung-tschang, born 14.2.1821 in Peking, died in 7.11.1901. Negotiated the Peace of Shimonoseki in 1895." On a glued on piece of paper is stated: "Portrait: Li-Hung-Thang ." - Property from the estate of the collection of Prof. Dr med., Dr phil. Hermann Schroeder (1902-1991) and his family - Li Hongzhang (1823-1901) was one of the most eminent Chinese ministers and diplomats of the second part of the 19th century. He organized and let an army successfully against the Taiping rebellion and recovered many cities and provinces for the Qing government. He was also a leading man in modernizing China through the import of Western technologies. In 1866 the Chinese government sent its first embassy to Europe, which also did a visit to the Krupp Company in Essen. From 1871 to 1880 China bought altogether 764 canons from Krupp using them for example in the war against the Moslems in Sinkiang. It also wanted to import whole factories from Krupp but the company refused. Li Hongzhang did his great journey to Europe and America in 1896 on occasion of an invitation to the new Czars coronation. He afterwards visited the German Kaiser and Bismarck, went to Brussels and Paris and met Queen Victoria before he travelled to Washington and Vancouver and back to Tianjin - Minor traces of age

Three Victorian framed and glazed mounted photos of famous British explorers. Captain Richard Francis Burton (19 March 1821 ? 20 October 1890) was a Captain in the army of the East India Company, Henry Morton Stanley (28 January 1841 ? 10 May 1904) and Sir Samuel Baker (8 June 1821 ? 30 December 1893), signed by Sir Baker. 42x37cm

Family Grouping. Anglo Boer Oorlog Medal named to Burger C I C Cordier. WW2 group, 1939-45 star, Africa Star, War medal and African service medal officially named to 104942 W M Cordier. WW2 medals are issued to the Field Army Artillery Training Depot (SAA)

Ɵ Boniface VIII,Liber sextus decretalium, the Constitutiones clementinae and other collections of Papal judgements on aspects of Canon Law, in Latin, decorated manuscript on parchment [France (Paris), mid-fourteenth century]To view a video of this lot, click here. 96 leaves (plus 3 paper endleaves at front and back), complete, collation: i10, ii-vii12, viii8, ix6 (iii and vi singletons, but no losses to text; this last quire an early addition and including 3 endleaves at back), some quire and leaf signatures, seventeenth- or eighteenth-century foliation in outer upright margin of rectos, double column of 45 lines of a good university hand, capitals touched in red, paragraph marks in red or dark blue, red rubrics (with hairline guides for rubricator often surviving in margins), running titles in alternate red or blue capitals, one-line initials in same, 2-line initials in same but with penwork flourishing in contrasting colour extending in long whip-like tendrils far into the margins, nine large variegated initials in red and blue with penwork infill and surrounds opening major text sections, the final additional quire with text in single column of 41 lines, with some sections here in double columns, all opened by a single red initial, slight cockling to first and last few leaves (with 2 small initials causing burn through of parchment on fol. 1), some rodent damage to edges of a number of leaves, small spots and stains, else good and presentable condition, 275 by 185mm.; eighteenth-century Italian paper-covered pasteboards printed with patterns of green leaves, corners and spine covered in brown leather, spine with gilt-tooled panel: "XXXI LIBR DECR MS.", scuffed and bumped in places, overall solid in binding A handsome fourteenth-century legal codex, with a probable origin point among Italian law students studying in Paris, and a likely provenance in the medieval library of the Dominican convent of San Domenico di Guzmán in Gaeta Provenance:1. Most probably written in Paris by a scribe who had trained in Italy: the script is a professional Italian littera bononiensis, but the decoration and some details of script (such as the use of the tironian 'et' symbol), indicate an origin in the French capital. The book was evidently completed there in the form it is now in, and the additions on fols. 89r-93v are in French hands.2. Probably from the Dominican convent of San Domenico di Guzmán, Gaeta, central Italy (founded 1229, expanded under Neapolitan royal patronage from 1308 onwards, suppressed 1809 by Napoleonic army and reused as barracks, and its goods then scattered): part of a group of eleven manuscripts of predominantly Dominican interest later owned by the Hispanic Society of America. As noted by Faulhaber, these are all in identical bindings and with similar descriptions at foot of opening leaves in scrawling hand of the previous century (here "Decretalium sextus liber bonifacii" and "C 6"); and one of these certainly from the house (Peter of Tarentaise, Commentary on Peter Lombard's Sentences with an ex libris "Iste liber est conventus sancti dominici de gayeta ordinis predicatorum" on fol. 1r and the classmark "E 5": now Yale, Beinecke, MS. 1207: see Faulhaber, no. 35). Further shared features are the nineteenth-century inscriptions on their back pastedowns (here "Foglie # 100 Miniature # 7" and "Foglie No 100 Iniziali # 7 Segnato NAP"). Many of these codices had French features, and were presumably written by, or carried by, Italian students of the University of Paris, while returning home. A number of the group had brief French descriptions of the nineteenth century (as here pasted inside front board, numbering this 'XXXI', agreeing with number on spine), and they appear to have been taken to France soon after the suppression of the house and entered the trade as a single unit there.3. Hispanic Society of America, acquired in early twentieth century (perhaps in France), their B2565 (Faulhaber, pp.127-8), with cataloguing in Spanish by A. García y García on a folded sheet of blue paper pasted to last endleaf; their sale in Christie's, 12 November 2008, lot 26. Text:The Liber sextus decretalium was commissioned by Pope Boniface VIII from Guillaume de Mandagot, bishop of Embrun, Berenger Fredoli, bishop of Beziers and Ricardo Petroni of Siena, papal vice-chancellor, as a practical collection of papal letters (also known as decretals) that contained clarification on individual points of Canon Law. It had been finished by 1298 when its pronouncements entered into law, and copies were then disseminated to universities to replace earlier textbooks. Once in use, it came to be known as the Liber sextus, as it supplements the five books of Gregory IX's Decretals, which had been promulgated in 1234. The present volume was probably ultimately copied from one produced for teaching in the University of Paris, and addresses the doctors and scholars of that institution in its opening line ("... doctoribus et scolaribus universis Parisius"). To this has been added decretals judged of some importance, but outside the official compilation (here fols. 53v-59r). These are followed by the Constitutiones clementinae (fols. 59v-81v, also called the Liber septimus decretalium), which were compiled under Pope Clement V and sent to the University of Orleans and the Sorbonne in 1314, but more widely disseminated by his successor Pope John XXII in 1317 (here prefaced by the latter's introductory letter, again addressing the doctors and scholars of Paris). The main section of the book ends with a collection of further decretals of Clement V, including those from the Council of Vienne in 1311-12 (fols. 81v-83r), as well as those of Popes Martin IV (fols. 83r-85v), and John XXII (fols. 85v-89r). To this body, hands of the late fourteenth or fifteenth century then added an anonymous text beginning "In vita bonorum et optimorum primo Ethicorum ..." (fol. 89rv), a Declaratio constitutionis 'Execrabilis' of John XXII (fols. 90r-92v), and an alphabetical subject index to the Liber sextus (fols. 93r-v). Published:A. García y García, 'Manuscritos juridicos medievales de la Hispanic Society of America', Revista Española de Derecho Canónico, 18 (1963), pp. 546-48, n. 1.Charles B. Faulhaber, Medieval Manuscripts in the Library of the Hispanic Society of America, 1983, pp.127-8. 

REMINGTON, USA A GOOD .44 PERCUSSION SINGLE ACTION SERVICE-REVOLVER, MODEL 'NEW MODEL ARMY', serial no. 92057, circa 1863, with blued octagonal 7 1/2in. barrel signed 'PATENTED SEPT 14 1858, E. REMINGTON & SONS, ILION NEWYORK USA' over 'NEW MODEL', blued plain cylinder, blued iron solid frame, brass trigger guard, walnut grips, the left with martial cartouche (tiny loss to lower top left corner) and blued rammer, the whole retaining much original finish.

A SCARCE INDIAN WARS CAVALRY RIG FOR A COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER, comprising of a Model 1874 belt (worn) with modified Hagner type belt plate, Pattern 1881 holster (for both Smith & Wesson Schofield and Colt Single Action Army revolvers - worn, some splitting), an unmarked Civil War period cap pouch (crushed, some splitting), and a Model 1872 Hagner cartridge box (worn and flaking)..

ARMY & NAVY STORES LTD. A 12-BORE SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 68847, 28in. nitro barrels, the rib engraved 'ARMY & NAVY STORES LTD. LONDON.' and with acanthus scroll detailing at the breech-ends, 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, treble-grip action, removable striker discs, automatic safety with engraved 'SAFE' detail, border, acanthus scroll and floral bouquet engraving, retaining traces of colour-hardening and finish, 14 1/2in. figured stock, weight 6lb. 8oz., in a lightweight leather single guncase with Edward Whistler trade label. S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act

A SCARCE INDIAN WARS PERIOD CAVALRY RIG FOR A COLT SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER, comprising of a Model 1874 belt (worn) with modified Hagner type belt plate, a Pattern 1881 holster (for Smith & Wesson Schofield and Colt Single Action Army revolvers), an unmarked Civil War period cap pouch, and a Model 1874 Dyer carbine cartridge pouch stamped 'J. MILLIKAN / CO. L. 5th CAV'Y / 53'..

ARMY & NAVY C.S.L. A BRASS-CORNERED LEATHER CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE, for approx. 500 cartridges, the interior lined with blue baize and blue canvas, a red leather gold-tooled Army & Navy C.S.L. trade label, six removable dividers, seven leather lifters, brass lock (key missing, the lid exterior embossed with 'BASIL OWEN R.N.'.

ANTON WINGEN JR., SOLINGEN A WW2 GERMAN ARMY DAGGER WITH BLACK COLOURED CELLULOID GRIP, this dagger has normal silver plated fittings to the crossguard, pommel and scabbard, nice eagle crossguard with oakleaf ferrule, celluloid grip is a black colour, good double edged stiletto type blade with Anton Wingen trademark to the reverse. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)

W. TRANTER, BIRMINGHAM A SCARCE .430 SIX-SHOT REVOLVER, MODEL '1868 ARMY WITH LONG-EJECTOR', serial no. 31382, circa 1870, with blued octagonal 4in. barrel marked on the left hand top-flat '.430' together with Birmingham proofs, engraved band at muzzle, crescent fore-sight, sighting groove to the solid borderline engraved top-strap, borderline engraved solid frame marked 'TRANTER'S PATENT' with sprung cylinder rod release pin to left front of frame, hinged swing-out ejector, the borderline engraved crane marked 'TRANTER'S PATENT', full length under-barrel ejector locking in a notch to underside of muzzle, plain cylinder with engraved rope-twist band to leading edge, chequered walnut semi saw-handled grip, domed iron butt-cap, brushed bright double-action hammer and trigger, retaining a strong amount of original finish throughout. Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament

A SCARCE INDIAN WARS PERIOD INFANTRY RIG FOR A COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER, comprising of a Pattern 1880 Mills Cartridge Belt and a Pattern 1896 holster (for Smith & Wesson Schofield and Colt Single Action Army revolvers), marked 'ANZ. OWEN & CO / CHICAGO' on belt strap..

E. REMINGTON & SONS, USA A RARE .44 PERCUSSION SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER, MODEL 'REMINGTON-BEALS ARMY', serial no. 449, circa 1861, with 8in. octagonal barrel signed on the top-flat 'PATENTED DEC 17 1861' over 'MANUFACTURED BY REMINGTONS ILION N.Y.' (rubbed, faint), conical nickel fore-sight, sighting groove to the top-strap, solid frame concealing the barrel threads, plain cylinder, brass trigger guard, smooth walnut grips, hammer replaced, worn with surface pitting, some deep..

A SCARCE INDIAN WARS MILITARY RIG FOR A COLT SINGLE ACTION ARMY REVOLVER comprising of a Model 1874 belt (worn, some splitting) with modified Hagner type belt plate, a Pattern 1881 holster (for both Smith & Wesson Schofield and Colt Single Action Army revolvers), a Civil War period cap pouch marked 'NEWARK N.J.' on inner flap for manufacturer E.A. Crossman and indistinct oval inspection marking on outer flap (tab split), and a Model 1874 McKeever cartridge box with 'ROCK ISLAND / ARSENAL' on tab (separated)..

SIX CHINESE WHITE AND CELADON JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a small pouring vessel set with a loop handle, a two-handled cup decorated with a landscape scene and calligraphy, and four openwork pendants, two carved with butterflies, another with twin-fish beneath a qing, the fourth with a bat and shou character, four of the items with wood stands, 12.3cm max. (10) Provenance: from the collection of Brigadier Gordon Richardson, DSO, OBE (1910-1998) and thence by descent. Richardson joined the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles in India in 1931 before working as an instructor at Sandhurst between 1938 and 1940. Richardson was awarded an immediate DSO in 1944 when commanding the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles during the Italian campaign at Monte Cassino. He then received a bar to this DSO later in the same year. Afterwards, Richardson served in Greece, India, Singapore, Malaya and Hong Kong. He retired from the British Army in 1964 and then spent nine years in Nepal working for the Overseas Aid Development Corporation.清  青白玉雕牌及杯  一組六件來源：Brigadier Gordon Richardson（1910-1998）將軍收藏。

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOY AND A LION DOG QIANLONG 1736-95 They crouch together resting on the large brocade ball between them, the child smiles as he clutches the ribbon tied around the ball in his hands, the mythical beast carved with bulging eyes and its teeth bared, its mane and tail detailed with finely incised fur, the stone with a few minor inclusions, together with a wood stand, 9.1cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Brigadier Gordon Richardson, DSO, OBE (1910-1998) and thence by descent. Richardson joined the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles in India in 1931 before working as an instructor at Sandhurst between 1938 and 1940. Richardson was awarded an immediate DSO in 1944 when commanding the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles during the Italian campaign at Monte Cassino. He then received a bar to this DSO later in the same year. Afterwards, Richardson served in Greece, India, Singapore, Malaya and Hong Kong. He retired from the British Army in 1964 and then spent nine years in Nepal working for the Overseas Aid Development Corporation.清乾隆  青白玉雕童子戲獅來源：Brigadier Gordon Richardson（1910-1998）將軍收藏。

TWO CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVINGS 18TH/19TH CENTURY One carved as a crested Mandarin duck grasping a leafy sprig in its beak, its wings detailed with archaistic motifs, together with a wood stand, the other carving formed as two persimmon fruits growing from a leafy branch, with a spray of lingzhi to the side of the larger fruit, 4.9cm and 5.3cm. (3) Provenance: from the collection of Brigadier Gordon Richardson, DSO, OBE (1910-1998) and thence by descent. Richardson joined the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles in India in 1931 before working as an instructor at Sandhurst between 1938 and 1940. Richardson was awarded an immediate DSO in 1944 when commanding the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles during the Italian campaign at Monte Cassino. He then received a bar to this DSO later in the same year. Afterwards, Richardson served in Greece, India, Singapore, Malaya and Hong Kong. He retired from the British Army in 1964 and then spent nine years in Nepal working for the Overseas Aid Development Corporation.十八/十九世紀  白玉雕鴛鴦及事事如意擺件  一組兩件來源：Brigadier Gordon Richardson（1910-1998）將軍收藏。

TWO CHINESE JADE CARVINGS OF LIU HAI AND A CARVING OF A BOY 18TH/19TH CENTURY The pale celadon carving of Liu Hai worked with the Immortal carrying a broom and a gourd, he stands on cash with the three-legged toad clambering at his side, together with a wood stand, the white jade carving formed as Liu Hai with a boy on his shoulders as he stands on the toad, attached to a wood stand, the third figure carved in pale celadon jade and depicting a boy holding a long branch of lingzhi, 5.4cm max. (4) Provenance: from the collection of Brigadier Gordon Richardson, DSO, OBE (1910-1998) and thence by descent. Richardson joined the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles in India in 1931 before working as an instructor at Sandhurst between 1938 and 1940. Richardson was awarded an immediate DSO in 1944 when commanding the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles during the Italian campaign at Monte Cassino. He then received a bar to this DSO later in the same year. Afterwards, Richardson served in Greece, India, Singapore, Malaya and Hong Kong. He retired from the British Army in 1964 and then spent nine years in Nepal working for the Overseas Aid Development Corporation.十八/十九世紀  玉雕劉海戲蟾及如意童子擺件  一組三件來源：Brigadier Gordon Richardson（1910-1998）將軍收藏。

A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'LOTUS' CARVING 18TH CENTURY Carved in openwork as two lotus blooms and large furling leaves growing around a thick curved lotus rhizome, with ribbon tying the stems and root together at the ends, the pale stone with some minor white inclusions, together with a reticulated wood stand worked with further lotus flowers and leaves, 8.2cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Brigadier Gordon Richardson, DSO, OBE (1910-1998) and thence by descent. Richardson joined the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles in India in 1931 before working as an instructor at Sandhurst between 1938 and 1940. Richardson was awarded an immediate DSO in 1944 when commanding the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles during the Italian campaign at Monte Cassino. He then received a bar to this DSO later in the same year. Afterwards, Richardson served in Greece, India, Singapore, Malaya and Hong Kong. He retired from the British Army in 1964 and then spent nine years in Nepal working for the Overseas Aid Development Corporation. The image of lotus blossom together with lotus rhizome conveys the wish for a happy marriage, as the Chinese word for 'rhizome', ou, is homophonous with that for 'spouse'.十八世紀  白玉雕一束蓮擺件來源：Brigadier Gordon Richardson（1910-1998）將軍收藏。

TWO CHINESE WHITE JADE OPENWORK PENDANTS QING DYNASTY One formed as a basket containing a large flower growing amongst leaves, the other carved as a stylised fu character, decorated to one side with two water chestnuts under a branch of blossoming prunus, with two fruiting peaches to the reverse, each together with a wood stand, 5.9cm and 4.9cm. (4) Provenance: from the collection of Brigadier Gordon Richardson, DSO, OBE (1910-1998) and thence by descent. Richardson joined the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles in India in 1931 before working as an instructor at Sandhurst between 1938 and 1940. Richardson was awarded an immediate DSO in 1944 when commanding the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles during the Italian campaign at Monte Cassino. He then received a bar to this DSO later in the same year. Afterwards, Richardson served in Greece, India, Singapore, Malaya and Hong Kong. He retired from the British Army in 1964 and then spent nine years in Nepal working for the Overseas Aid Development Corporation.清  白玉雕鏤雕牌  一組兩件來源：Brigadier Gordon Richardson（1910-1998）將軍收藏。

A collection of watches and watch parts to include a fine silver fob watch with engine turned silvered dial, together with a further services army pocket watch, a ladies tortoiseshell framed fob watch, one similar and three watch movements (a collection)

An oak canteen containing a quantity of silver plated flatware, the canteen marked Army & Navy CSL makers, together with two cased sets of fish knives and forks, a silver plated entrée dish and cover, together with a pair of brass candlesticks raised on ridged bases, brass lamp base, etc (a collection)

Hallmarked silver cigarette case, weight 166g, candlesticks marked sterling, Indian white metal tray with inscription 'General and Mrs W Kitching from Dr and Mrs R Wilson', possibly of Salvation Army interest, and similar smaller tray, length of larger 23cm, weight of both 213g, hallmarked silver compact, two hallmarked silver frames, hallmarked silver caster lid, costume jewellery, badges etc

A 19TH CENTURY OAK SILVER CHEST, with green cloth and paper lined fitted interior, hinged lid with brass named plaque to the exterior and paper label to interior stamped 'Rundell Bridge and Rundell, Goldsmiths and Jewellers to their Majesties' etc, contains a few hand written lists of silver items, one dated November 1843, together with a 19th Century painted pine chest, with Army and Navy outfitter plaque beneath the lock plate

A DISPLAY CASE FILLED WITH BROOCHES, HAT PINS, BUTTONS AND MEDALS, to include a large quantity of brooches such as Winnie the Pooh, bows, flags, planes etc, a quantity of hat pins of various designs such as a shell, flower, abolone shell, paste set etc, a blue, white and red enamel medal signed 'Walter J.Lovell' Samaritan fund society, a quantity of royal army service cross buttons etc

1971 Morey St Denis bottled at Shipper, Morgan Furze & Co 4x75cl 1981 Rully J C Boisset 2x75cl 1969 Pommard Rugiens Army & Navy Stores 1x75cl 1976 Chateauneuf du Pape, Reserve des Papes 1x75cl 1982 Chateauneuf du Pape Caves Bessac 1x75cl Total 9x75cl

A 1940’s INTERNATIONAL WALES RUGBY UNION JERSEY MATCH-WORN BY BILLY CLEAVER (1921 – 2003) in traditional red with white collar, Prince of Wales feathers embroidered directly on to the jersey, with blue ribbon and ‘ICH DIEN’, bears label for D L Davies’ outlet ‘The Bon’, Swansea (faintly inscribed J W Kyle – please see provenance below), printed black ‘F’ to canvas panel stitched to back, together with a black and white still photograph of Cleaver’s kicking action Auctioneer’s Note: William Benjamin Cleaver was born in Treorchy in 1921. He was known as Billy Cleaver and later by his nickname, ‘Billy Kick’. There is perhaps an unfair perception that the typical Welsh amateur era rugby-player was a man lacking in culture, that their strength and determination came from hard labouring jobs in the collieries and heavy industry. Such a theory was often disproven, especially in the years following the second world war. The famous Welsh backline quartet during that period consisted of Bleddyn Williams, a product of Rydal School, Doctor. Jack Matthews – a physician, Haydn Tanner who attended Harvard Business School and then Billy Cleaver. Cleaver was a graduate of Mining at Cardiff University, he was a wine connoisseur, a tenor and an art enthusiast who later became the Secretary of the Contemporary Art Society of Wales. Cleaver’s nickname ‘Billy Kick’ was a betrayal of his personality and his rugby play, which was as cultured as the man himself. He had a far greater depth to his game than simply kicking. Cleaver was a robust, reliable and charismatic individual.  With his distinguishable mop of blonde hair, he is an unmistakable figure in the team photos from the period - even in black and white. Cliff Morgan in ‘Heart and Soul: The Character of Welsh Rugby’, described one such photograph from the 1950 British Lions tour : ‘Rex Willis, Jack Matthews, Bleddyn Williams, Billy Cleaver and Cliff Davies look like a complete team in themselves; they stand (all much the same size and height whatever their position) with the confidence of gentlemen, some with their hands in their pockets, Bleddyn holding the ball, not unlike a group of army officers who have just won a regimental tour in Penang’. Cleaver was not only cultured and a gentleman of distinction, but he was one of the great utility backs of the early post-war era. He was best known for his defensive play but he had great technical ability in attack, being able to seamlessly take a pass on the move without interrupting the rhythm of play, while then moving the ball on to his outside with elegance, invariably he would then spirit behind his centres to make himself available again in the move. If the ball was dropped or came loose, he regularly scooped the ball effortlessly from his toes before it was turned over to the opposition. As with many naturally gifted sportsmen, Cleaver was not inclined to train too hard. His playing colleagues were staggered that he could muster such emphatic performances in a match while having such a casual approach to the game. He won 14 caps for Wales between 1947 and 1950, winning nine matches and drawing two. His many achievements included the distinction of playing in three different positions against the 1947-48 Wallabies on their tour of Europe and finishing on the winning side each time. He was also an intelligent and very effective pivot in Wales’ Grand Slam of 1950, their first after a thirty-nine-year barren spell. In the same year, he toured Australia and New Zealand with the British Lions, when he played in all three of the New Zealand tests at fullback. One of the old after-dinner stories from the 1950 British Lions tour was that the tourists stopped at Ceylon on their sea-passage home, where they played a one-off match against the national team. Billy Cleaver, much to the amusement of the rest of the party, ended up running the line for the match where he was constantly heckled by the locals to give the score. Cleaver could excel anywhere in the backline, but fly-half is where he enjoyed playing the most. He spent six years at Cardiff RFC primarily as a fly-half, between 1945 and 1951, making 150 appearances. During the Second World War years he firstly played with Billy Darch as his half-back partner for Cardiff, who was replaced when  Haydn Tanner joined the club, and they teamed up in one of the most famous halfback partnerships in rugby history. The 1947/48 season was particularly special at Cardiff, one in which he partnered with Tanner at scrumhalf and with the sublime partnership of Bleddyn Williams and Jack Matthews on his outside. That season was regarded as Cardiff’s best, they scored a remarkable 182 tries in 41 games and lost only twice. In ‘Rugger, My Life’ Bleddyn Williams writes a glowing tribute: ‘Cleaver was a natural footballer; but because people wanted a fly-half moulded on classical lines he was in and out of the Welsh team, playing at centre and full-back as well. But fly-half was his position, and I felt so all the time I was playing there for Wales against England in 1947. If “Billy Kick” had been out half that day I think Wales might have won.’ On his return from the Lions tour of 1950, Cleaver declined an invitation to be captain of Cardiff, instead retiring from the game entirely at the age of 29, to pursue further his career in mining. By the young age of 28 years of age, he had already become manager of North Celynen Colliery in Monmouthshire, eventually becoming a Deputy Director of the South Wales Coalfield. His premature retirement was a great loss to Welsh Rugby. But it was typical of the man who regarded rugby casually, as just another of his many interests and talents. He did however come back to figure at scrumhalf for the Lions against his beloved Cardiff to commemorate their 75th anniversary in 1951, partnering with Jack Kyle for one of the most spectacular games in post war rugby. Provenance: consigned in Ireland, from the collection of the late Jack Kyle OBE (1926 - 2014), one of Ireland's most famous players. The two players swapped jerseys on one of the occasions that they faced each other in 1947 or 1949 before the Wales team used a numbering system. The two players became good friends on tour with the British Lions where ‘he and Jack Kyle were as loth to appear at training periods as modern players are to pass the ball out in their own “25”….both their names will never be forgotten in the history of Rugby football.’ (Rugger, my life; Bleddyn Williams; Anchor press, 1956) Condition Report: one of the two buttons missing, faded printed ‘F’ on panel, small area of fading on back down spine, one small stitching repair on back which is believed to have been done during playing days, a few small blemishes but not serious, structurally no problems, in excellent condition overall, it has not been displayed so generally not faded and without pinholes or long-term folds

A RARE GENTLEMAN'S STAINLESS STEEL OMEGA SPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL "ULTRAMAN" CHRONOGRAPH BRACELET WATCHDATED 1968, REF. 145.012-67 SP WITH OMEGA EXTRACT OF THE ARCHIVES SHOWING DELIVERY TO BRITISH MILITARY SUPPLIERS NAAFI (NAVY, ARMY AND AIR FORCE INSTITUTES) AND CONFIRMING THAT THE WATCH WAS ORIGINALLY FITTED WITH AN ORANGE SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH HANDMovement: 17J, manual wind, cal. 321, signed Omega Watch Co, numbered 26,xxx,xxx.Case: Diameter approx. 42mm, screw back, Speedmaster emblem on case back, signed Omega Watch Co, dust cover, replacement/service tachymetre bezel, Omega crown.Bracelet: Omega Speedmaster bracelet, numbered (32) 1171/1/633.CONDITION REPORTDial: Original dial in very good condition, partial loss of luminous to some of the markers.Movement: Running & functioning at present, timekeeping and accuracy cannot be guaranteed.Case: In good condition, with small scratches due to use.Strap/Bracelet: In every good condition.

A Manor Collectables pottery model of a British Bulldog, shown wearing an army cap, 20cm high, together with two others similar, wearing Royal Navy caps (3)

A circa 1900 Army & Navy 3 3/4" brass salmon reel marked A&NCSL makers, 105 Victoria Street, Westminster

A box of miscellaneous loose and playworn diecast toy vehicles to include Dinky Toys leopard tank, Dinky Toys 3 ton army wagon etc

"Irish Mist", Ireland's liqueur advertising figure of an Irish soldier in the Irish Brigade-Austrian army circa 1750 and a smaller painted bisque figure (2)

Cherilea 12 Action Man type boxed army chopper.

A box of books to include three volumes of Manual of Seamanship 1951, Navy and Army Illustrated, History of The World's Warships, etc.,

A Flintlock Musket/Jezail probably circa 19th c., possibly modified from a match-lock and of Sindh design, the unusual curvature of the stock and positioning of the trigger facilitating the possibility of firing whilst held in one hand on horse-back. Probably issued to north-west frontier tribal forces of the British India Army. This antique weapon has a 34 5/8" long Damascus barrel, flared and engraved at the muzzle, which has a copper pip foresight, the bore approximating to 11.5 mm calibre. There are two pierced brass barrel-bands and brass decoration to the stock as well as an applied brass nine-point star to the right hand side, which is stamed with the number "830". The action cocks and fires. Overall the musket measures 52 3/8" and weighs 2.79 kg. (6 lbs. 2 1/2 ozs.), approx. THIS WEAPON IS AN ANTIQUE AND ACCORDINGLY MAY BE PURCHASED BY AN UNLICENSED PERSON, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN AGE LIMITATIONS.

A quantity of military cap Badges and buttons, etc. including ARP, Royal Army Dental Corp, Air Training Corp, The Boys Brigade, etc.

An old wooden box/Trunk having swing handles to either side and having applied fabric to the exterior printed with cane-work pattern, the interior lined in cream and dark blue pattern and with a maker's label ''G. Hunt, Trunk Portmanteau and Carpet Bag Manufacturer to the Army and Navy, 35 Above Bar, Southampton. Trunks, Portmanteaus, Coverings, Luggage straps and made to order in the shortest notice. Old trunks repaired or taken in exchange, Wholesale and for Exportation". 23" x 13" x 12'' high

A leather cartridge magazine by the Army & Navy Co-operative Society, early 20th century, of typical form with buckled leather over-straps and central brass lock, the lid debossed for 'R. HALLOWES', the interior with four removable dividers and five leather lifters, applied paper 'Army & Navy Co-operative Society' label to lid and 'Southern Railway Passenger's' label to body, 15cm H x 39.5cm W x 14cm D Condition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.

A collection of approximately 170 postcards depicting the military dress of various British Army regiments through the ages, all sleeve mounted to an album with slipcase Condition reports can be found attached to your lot of interest once a request has been submitted, and can be found attached to the lot at auctions.trevanionanddean.com. Please only bid if you are entirely satisfied with the condition of your lot. The absence of a condition report does not guarantee that the lot is free from faults or defects.

Herrenarmbanduhr (Hersteller unbekannt, China, neuzeitlich), Ziffernblatt bez. "50th Anniversary of P. R. China-Officer Watch", unten am Glied mit Kompass, aus Edelstahl (teils vergoldet), vergoldetes rundes Ziffernblatt besetzt mit farblosen Steinen, Datumanzeige auf der 3 (auf Chinesisch oder Englisch), oben am Glied der (kommunistische) Rote Stern, an der Schließe bez. "China Army", rs. bez. "PLA Officer Watch", Gehäuse Dm. (ohne Krone) ca. 3,7 cm.

Konvolut Militaria (Drittes Reich), 7 Teile, bestehend aus: 2x Schulterklappen für Unteroffizier, 1x Schulterklappe, 2x Abz. Reichsparteitag 1938 u. 1939, 1x kl. Tasse aus Porzellan (Plankenhammer Bavaria, grüne Unterbodenmarke m. Reichsadler u. Hoheitssymbol, Fl. U.V. 1942), dazu: 1x Ehrenkreuz (USA Army).

Diverse Schreiben, Urkunden, Militärpässe etc. (1. u. 2. WK), Kaiserzei / Drittes Reich, bestehend aus: 1x Grußschreiben, Präsidialkanzlei (1941) anlässlich der Goldenen Hochzeit, 1x Ernennungsurkunde zum Steuerinspektor (1943), 1x Schreiben aus der US-Gefangenschaft, 1x Wehrpaß (Luftwaffe), 1x Wehrmeldeamt Wiesbaden, Nachricht Tod im Res. Laz. IV-Wiesbaden (1944), 1x Militärpaß (I. Weltkrieg), Gen. Komp. Ers. Batt. J.R. 174, 1x Deutsches Reich, Kennkarte (1942) sowie 1x Postkarte für Kriegsgefangene, US-Army, Frankreich. Altersbed. Zustand.

Propagandateller "Lang lebe die rote Armee" Russland, 2. Hälfte des 20. Jh. - nach einem Entwurf von M. Adamowitsch, 1923 Porzellan. Runder Standring. Polychrome Aufglasurbemalung eines Roten Armee Soldaten, der unterschiedliche Länderflaggen zerstört. Bodenunterseite mit aufglasurgrüner Marke Nikolaus II, Hammer, Sichel, Teil eines Zahnrads 1923 Aufglasur, "po M. Adamowitsch", Initialien "MA" und Nr. "105/16). Fehlstellen. D. 23 cm - Vgl. N. Lobanov-Rostovsky, Revolutionary Ceramics, Nr. 4; Ausst. Katalog Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, Die Tafel der Zaren und das Porzellan der Revolutionäre, Nr. 408. - A propaganda porcelain plate "Long Live the Red Army". Russia, 2nd half of the 20th century, after a design by M. Adamowitsch, 1923. Polychrome overglaze painting. Back with green overglaze mark of Nicholas II, blue mark of hammer, sickle and cog, grey overglaze "po Agamovitch", initial "MA" and no "105/16". Losses. Diam. 23 cm. Propagandateller ''Lang lebe die rote Armee''. Russland, 2. Hälfte des 20. Jh. - nach einem Entwurf von M. Adamowitsch, 1923. Unterseite Marken. Fehlstellen. D. 23 cm

Five boxed Dinky Supertoys military diecast models to include 651 Centurion Tank, 661 Recovery Tractor, 689 Medium Artillery Tractor, 622 10 Ton Army Truck & 642 Pressure Refueller, diecast vg with some paint chips, boxes showing wear but gd strong examples

Three Dinky diecast military vehicles to include Army Wagon, Reconnaissance Car & Military Ambulance pllus a Dinky BEV Truck, Triang Minic Tank, Triang Minic (repainted) Delivery Van and a French military truck (7)

Three boxed Dinky diecast models to include 691 Striker Anti-Tank Vehicle, 668 Foden Army Truck & 264 Rover 3500 Police with figure and board, some damage to boxes, vehicles vg (3)

Two original Palitoy Action Man vehicles to include Army Landrover and 105mm Light Gun, with accessories and parts

Boxed G.I. Joe Classic Collection Army Football Quarterback & Navy Football Linebacker, both figures are mint in box while there are abrasions to each box (2)

10 Tamiya unbuilt plastic model kits to include 5 x 1:35 scale featuring 3546-600 British 25PDR. Field Gun, 3518-350 Scout Car, Daimler Mk II, 358-500 British Army Saladin MkII Armoured Car, 3589-700 British Universal Carrier MkII and 3545-600 Quad Gun Tractor, 4 x 1:48 scale to include 6-10-68-4200 Fairey Swordfish Mk.1, 61053-2800 Bristol Beaufighter Mk.VI, 61051-2400 Gloster Meteor F.1 and MA120 Avro Lancaster BI/BIII and 2439-900 1:24 scale Morris Mini Cooper 1275S Mk.1. All appearing complete but unchecked

100 + Mini Boglins to include ' The Army Guys', 'The Clumsies', 'The Freaks', etc. Plus 10 Zbots

12 x Boxed, unbuilt , plastic model kits to include Airfix 02406 1:32 scale Aston Martin DB5, Gunze Sangyo Ford 1959 Fairlane 500 Skyliner, Burago 1:24 Mini Cooper Monte Carlo 1960, 2 x UM 1:72 309 Anti-Aircraft Self-Propelled Plant and JB Models 1:72 scale M.113 Fire Support Version, Tamiya 1:35 scale Brick Wall Set, 5 x Strelets-R 1:72 scale 116 Roman Transport, 127 Crusader Transport 2, 132 Airfield Starter AS-2, Strelets-R Roman Transport 4, 136 Russian Army Sledge Train 2 and 137 Roman Senate 1. Plus Mega Bloks Nascar Jeff Gordons building set and Matchbox MC300 Motorcity 300. All appear complete but unchecked

11 Boxed Dinky military diecast models to include 621 3 Ton Army Wagon, 677 Armoured Command Vehicle, 693 7.2 Howitzer, 626 Military Ambulance, 688 Field Artillery Tractor, 674 Austin Champ x 2 (one box missing end flap) (missing end flap), 673 Scout Car with driver 643 Army Water Tanker, 676 Armoured Personnel Carrier, and 641 Army I Ton Cargo Truck, diecast gd/vg overall, boxes tatty but acceptable

16 Original Dinky military diecast models to include 622 10 Ton Army Truck, 626 Military Ambulance etc

Boxed Corgi 09002 Dad's Army Thornycroft Van wdiecast model with Mr Jones figure in excellent condition

Boxed Britains 1/32 9784 8th Army Scout Car diecast model, ex shop stock with box window squash

Edward Kenna VC, John Kenneally VC and Eric Wilson VC signed National Army Museum Group 2 No 7 cover. Officer of the 60th at Albuhera. 3 1/2p QEII GB stamp. Albuhera BFPS 1231 16th May 1971 postmark. 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.

Frank Williams signed 10x8 b/w Dads Army photo. 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.

Frank Williams signed 10x8 colour photo from Dads Army. 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.