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Lot 348
An Italian carved marble bust, late 18th/early 19th century, 'The Albani Faun', after the antique, on a waisted circular socle,53cm high'The Albani Faun', also called 'The Laughing Faun' is a Roman marble c.100BC, which currently resides in the Munich Glyptothek. It was formerly part of the collection of the Albani Family, and may have adorned the bedroom of Cardinal Albani himself. In 1797, it was taken from Rome to Paris as one of the hundred works of art claimed by Napoleon's army after the invasion of the Papal States. Following the defeat of Napoleon twenty or so years later, the sculptor Antonio Canova was instated as 'Minister Plenipotentiary of the Pope' and tasked with recovering the artworks taken by Napoleon. However, the marble was not returned to the Albani family, possibly owing to transportation costs, and was thus sold in Paris to Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, with whom it travelled to Munich. Condition report: General wear commensurate with age. Dust and dirt. Chips to edges at back and sides. Scratches, blemishes and marks.
Lot 569
George Richmond RA (1809-1896)Portrait of Field Marshal Sir George Pollock (1786-1872)signed 'George Richmond' l.l., pencil heightened with white58 x 47cmSir George Pollock served in India for the majority of his military life. He joined the Bengal Artillery in 1803 and served during the 2nd Maratha War (1803-1805), the Siege of Bhurtpore (1805) and the Anglo-Nepal War (1814-1816). He was promoted to major-general in 1838, the year preceding the First Anglo-Afghan War, which continued until 1842. During this war he commanded the 'Army of Retribution' that, following a successful mission to relieve a besieged garrison at Jalalabad, joined forces with Major-General Sir William Nott's force and advanced to Kabul, where they rescued British hostages and destroyed the covered bazaar. This confrontation was the last in the First Anglo-Afghan War. Pollock was appointed military member of the Supreme Council of India in 1844 and retired in 1870 at the rank of field marshal. He was made a baronet in 1872.Condition report: One or two foxing spots and a little discolouration to the background, where an old stretcher/frame has been. Old gilt frame which has a few chips.
Lot 575
John Charles Dollman RWS RI ROI (1851-1934)'A Very Gallant Gentleman' - Captain Lawrence Oatespen, ink and watercolour heightened with white59 x 99cmProvenance: John Charles Dollman was born in Hove, Sussex, on 6th May 1851; his family were booksellers there. He lived at Hove House, Ditchling, where he painted many of his South Downs Landscape works.The present painting was given to the Thompson family, Beacon House, Ditchling Beacon, Underhill Lane, Sussex, by Ruth Dollman (Mrs Maurice Webb), Dollman's daughter, who lived in Ditchling until her death aged 90 in 1965.This is the original sketch by Dollman for his finished painting which hangs in the Cavalry Club, London. In the present sketch Captain Oates, as he walked to his death, has poles, and in the painting widely seen he just has mittens. The painting was commissioned by Officers of the Inniskilling Dragoons in 1913, and was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1914. A smaller preparatory sketch is in the Scott Polar Research Institute, at the University of Cambridge.Lawrence Edward Grace 'Titus' Oates (1880-1912) is remembered as a member of the ill-fated expedition to the South Pole, led by Captain Scott. In order to ensure that his colleagues had a better chance of survival when he found himself incapacitated by frostbite and gangrene, Oates deliberately walked out of his tent into a blizzard, having uttered the celebrated words: ' I am just going out and I may be some time.'Oates was born in Putney to a well-to-do family; his uncle Frank Oates was a naturalist and explorer. Oates attended both Wellington School and then Eton, subsequently obtaining an army commission. He saw active service in the Boer War, during the course of which he sustained a shattered thigh bone and was recommended for the Victoria Cross. In 1906 Oates was promoted to the rank of captain and became known by the soubriquet of 'Titus' after the seventeenth century priest of the same surname. Following tours of duty in Ireland, Egypt and India, Oates volunteered for Scott's Antarctic expedition of November 1911. Oates came with glowing army references and was described as 'a man of fine physique, full of pluck, energy and spirit.'Oates was accepted mainly on the strength of his experience with horses - his role was to look after the 19 ponies that Scott intended to use for sledge hauling during the initial food depot-laying stage and the first half of the trip to the South Pole. Scott eventually selected him as one of the five-man party who would travel the final distance to the PoleThe outgoing journey of 895 miles across Antarctica through the snow and ice took 79 days. Finally reaching the South Pole on 18th January 1912, the party was disappointed to discover that it had been forestalled by the rival Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen 35 days earlier. 'We are not a very happy party tonight' reported Oates. 'Scott is taking his defeat better than I expected.''Now for the run home and a desperate struggle', recorded Scott, 'I wonder if we can do it.' Plagued by frostbite and inclement weather, with temperatures dropping as low as minus 40 degrees Celsius, the little group struggled on painfully. 'Titus's toes are blackening and his nose and cheeks are dead yellow,' noted a companion. By 6th March, the harsh conditions, compounded by malnutrition, had taken their inexorable toll. Scott noted, 'Poor Oates is unable to pull. He sits on the sledge when we are track searching - he is wonderfully plucky, his feet must be giving him great pain ... 'On 15th March, Oates said he could go no further. By this point, with advanced frostbite on his hands and feet, it would take him two hours just to put on his footwear. He suggested to the others that they left him in his sleeping bag which they refused to do and urged him to struggle on. Realising his existence was proving a liability to his companions, that night Oates walked out of the tent into a blizzard. Scott recorded in his diary: 'We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death, but though we tried to dissuade him, we knew it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman.'The remaining trio struggled on for another 20 miles where their frozen bodies were eventually discovered by a search party on 12th November 1912. Oates's body was never found. A cairn and inscribed cross were erected by the search party near to where he was presumed to have died.Oates's reindeer-skin sleeping bag was recovered and is now at the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge. There is an Oates Museum at Gilbert White's House, Selborne, Hampshire. The Royal Dragoon Guards, the successor to the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons, have a regimental day to remember Oates, and in 1913 his brother officers erected a brass memorial plaque to him in the parish church of St Mary the Virgin in Gestingthorpe, Essex, which his mother, Caroline, faithfully polished weekly for the rest of her life. The church is opposite his family home of Gestingthorpe Hall.For further information, see Sue Limb and Patrick Cordingley, 'Captain Oates, Soldier and Explorer', published by B T Batsford, 1982.Condition report: 39in Long 23in High. Tape on reverse is restorer's tape, easily removed, for strength in frame.Picture sturdy and under non-reflective glass. Colours very good as was kept in a drawer. On four sheets of paper.On reverse (unseen as backboard now) - in script 'Original design for Captain Oates' picture'
Lot 614
English Provincial School (19th century)A soldier of the 40th Foot and his wife, in a grey dress and blue ribbon, holding a prayer book, a ship setting sail behind hera pair, oil on canvas34 x 27cm (2)The 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1717 in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 82nd Regiment of Foot (Prince of Wales’s Volunteers) to form the Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) in 1881. In the 18th and 19th centuries the regiment wore a scarlet coat with buff facings, silver lace and buttons arranged in pairs on the cuff, as in the present painting.The uniform and the shako in the picture, plus the haircut, dates the picture to the early 1800s; the pattern of helmet depicted was introduced in 1799 and abandoned in 1814. The sitter is a Sergeant Major (4 chevrons). He has silver lace epaulettes, carries a swagger cane and wears a sword, all of which confirm that rank attribution. The use of 4 chevrons as a badge of rank was only introduced in 1802, helping to further date the picture to 1802-1814.The regiment served in Australia in 1823-1828, when it fought in the Black War (1825-1832) against the indigenous peoples of Australia. The regiment returned to Australia in 1852 and was involved in the Eureka Rebellion (1854). There exists in Melbourne, Australia, today the 40th Regiment Living History Unit, a group of enthusiasts dedicated to preserving the memory of the 40th. This unit, which is affiliated with the 40th successor regiment in title (Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment) wears the uniform of the 40th at the time it was based in Australia, and so is not the uniform depicted in the painting.We are grateful to Christopher Joll for his assistance with the catalogue entry.Condition report: Lined and cleaned. Craquelure overall and the wife has a line of damage bisecting her portrait and old stretcher bar marks can be seen from the front. Few chips to the gilt frames.
Lot 814
A hardwood campaign chest,early/mid-19th century, with brass recessed handles and corners, the handles to one side engraved 'Lieut. Col. Graham, Bengal Army 18/19',83.5cm wide37.5cm deep100cm highCondition report: See additional images.Scratches to top, knocks and dents associated with age and use, top of lower section polished and with rounded edge.Vacant holes for screw in feet.Complete with a key.Re-polished.83cm wide38cm deep100cm high
Lot 73
The Coorg Fighting Knife An Indian cleaver-shape knife, ferrule of rectangular section, shaped and carved horn handle, 52cm overall, bespoke morocco case labelled "Coorg Fighting Knife / A present from the Rajah Coorg to Col. Geo. Mackenzie Stuart, who commanded a column of the Madras Army at the taking of Coorg, and afterwards, when commandant at Vallore had charge of the rajah, when prisoner in that fortress."
Lot 89
WWII RUSSIAN MEDAL GROUP MOUNTED FOR WEAR Soviet Victory over Germany, Capture of Kiev medal grouping of 7 medals: Victory Over Germany; 20 year anniversary of Victory Over Germany; 30 year anniversary of Victory Over Germany; Capture of Kiev; 30 year anniversary of the Soviet Army; 40 years anniversary of the Soviet Army; and 50 years anniversary of the Soviet Army.
Lot 39
WWI BRITISH INDIAN ARMY OFFICER'S GROUP Lt Col Robert Thomas Christopher Calvert Indian Army. Born 1873 in Norfolk and died in Windsor 1957 after marrying into the famous Rapaport Diamond family. A Sandhurst-trained officer who served in commanded an the 97th and 119th Indian Infantry regiments in Mesopotamia in WWI, and went on to serve in the Afghan War of 1919. British War Medal and Victory Medal, Indian General Service with two bars Afghanistan NWF 1919 and Waziristan 1921-24, Delhi Durbar 1911 Medal. With addition IGS bar Waziristan 1921-24 BWM and Victory named to Lt Col RTC Calvert, IGS named to Lt Col RTC Calyert 1-119 Inf. Delhi Durbar unnamed as issued. Together with a double-issue Afghan IGS named to Lt Col RTC Calvert 2-9 Jat Regt. First four medals contemporary court mounted. The 2nd IGS was issued due to naming error on his original medal. The Jat Regimen is one of the longest-serving and most-decorated Indian regiments.
Lot 41
WWI MACHINE GUN PAIRS WW1 Machine Gun pairs to 192169 Sergeant H G Heywood. British War Medal and Victory Medal both named to MGC. Henry G Haywood. The machine gun corps was founded in WW1 after the devastative effect of the machine gun was discovered. It was normal for a MG detachment to expend over 4000 rounds a day and was a lethal part of the modern army. It was well known that Machine Gunners known as Lewis Gunners were executed when captured due to the devastation they caused.
Lot 44
FAMILY GROUPING FOR WWI, WWII AND MODERN SADF TO THE LIESCHING FAMILY Family Grouping for WWI, WWII and Modern SADF to the Liesching Family. WWI trio named to Private GT Liesching, 1914-15 Star for service in German South West Africa named to Pte Ermelo Commando, BWM named to GMP, a rare unit, (Garrison Mounted Police), and Bilingual Victory Medal for service in German East Africa to Pte in 1st SAH (South African Horse). It is rare to find all three medals named to different units. Together with sons medal Group of 5 medals including an early issue SADF 10 years Good Service Medal (Permanent Forces Ribbon and medal numbered 4963), 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army clasp for service at El Alamein, War Medal and Africa Service medal all correct impressed to 134410 GHW Liesching. GHW Liesching served with the 1st South African Roads battalion SA Engineering Corps in WW2
Lot 38
1973 Land Rover Series 3 109 Military SOVRegistration no. not UK registered Military 53 GJ 31Chassis no. 91155454Odometer Reading: 70,532 MoT Expiry: TBA *Much original military kit including gun mounts*Recent new clutch, rear crossmember and outriggers*Said to be driving very well As much part of the British Army as a regular soldier, Land Rovers have played their part in the military for decades and are still in service today. This petrol-engined reconnaissance example saw duty with the Boscombe-based 30 Signal Regiment, which is nicknamed 'The Globetrotters.' Able to deploy rapidly anywhere in the world the Land Rover is part of their kit and this example, which was retired in 1997, comes to the auction with much of its kit in place. This includes radio/telephone, 24 volt electrics, twin fuel tanks, gun mounts front and rear, ammunition boxes, cargo net, roll hoop, rucksacks, etc etc It has the benefit of a recent clutch and the rear crossmember and outriggers have been replaced, our vendor says. Sure to have many stories to tell this rare and important example comes to market for the first time. Having been driven to the sale this unique Land Rover draws much attention and is offered at a very sensible guide price. To Schedule a video condition report for this lot please click hereFootnotes:Vendor Score Total: 73/100Bidders should note that the automated 100-point Seller's Assessment is provided by each Seller at the point of consignment using the guidelines below, and is not provided, assessed or verified by Bonhams MPH. Accordingly Customers (Bidders) are on notice that each vehicle is offered 'as is / as seen' subject to the Conditions of Sale for the auction, and Customers (Bidders) are strongly recommended to view the Lot(s) being offered, before bidding, in order to satisfy themselves as to their condition; Bonhams MPH will not entertain disputes over Sellers' Assessments. Key for sellers' assessments:1/5 POOR. A project vehicle | Requires urgent attention | Damaged | Parts missing2/5 AVERAGE. Useable condition | Requires some attention | Light damage3/5 GOOD. Drive away | Presents well | Good history file | Drives well4/5 VERY GOOD. Well restored | Running and driving with no noticeable faults | Sound throughout5/5 EXCELLENT. Concours condition | Beautifully presented | Driving very wellEXTERIOR TOTAL: 16/25Body Work: 4Chrome/Plastics/Trim: 3Glass: 3Paint: 3Wheels/Tyres: 3INTERIOR TOTAL: 13/20Dashboard/Door cards/Carpets: 4Headlining: 3Seats: 3Trim: 3ENGINE TOTAL: 15/20Mechanical components: 4Running: 4Starting: 4Under Bonnet: 3RUNNING GEAR TOTAL: 16/20Axles: 4Brakes: 4Gearbox/Clutch: 4Suspension: 4ELECTRICAL TOTAL: 8/10Ancillary components: 4Main components: 4Car History File: 5This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ▲▲ 'Bonhams' owns the 'Lot' either wholly or partially or may otherwise have an economic interest.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 672
Cigarette Cards - Various complete sets including Players Military Uniform of the British Empire, Gallaher Army Badges, Army Careers British Regiments Series 1 and 2, Wills Air Raid Precautions, Wills Speed, Wills Life in the Royal Navy plus other sets Golden Era Cards, Brooke Bond Cards, etc TOGETHER with an album of reproduction cigarette cards PLUS an album containing nine complete sets of Senior Service Cards, set of R & J Hill Cards and various other cards
Lot 647
A set of forty Brooke Bond Bird portraits, a set of Valentine's picture panels of Ambleside, Grasmere and Rydal, Gallaher Garden Flowers, series of 48, John Player set of 50, some missing, WD & HO Wills' Garden Flowers series of 50, Gallaher British Birds set of 48, Cavenders Ltd. Army Club cigarettes series of 72, 83 cards but not a set, etc.
Lot 36
Collection of WWII and Later Ambulance Service Helmet and Caps, To include a WWII Home Front Steel Helmet, With Chin Strap, Area Superintendent Cap for Leicestershire Ambulance Service 1982 to 2007, Scottish Ambulance Service Cap, circa 1950s to 1974, Area Chief Ambulance Officer (Rank 1) Issue 1974 to 1987, Ambulance Officers Cap, Issue 1974 to 1987, Lothian & Borders Area Cap, Issue 1974 to 1987, And with a Royal Army Medical Corps Beret, (8)
Lot 262
1950's Q Movements - Royal Corps of Transport"The British Berliner" Military Train Dining Car (The Only Remaining Intact Example of its Kind, the Carriage was gifted by the Berlin Senate to the U.K. and particular to the British Army in recognition of UK's Long Term Commitment to Berlin as a Free City and Centre of Capitalism) - Purchaser has a 6 month period to remove this item from site
Lot 718
1972 MG B GT Costello Mk. I – a genuine low mileage exampleReg. no. PJM 626LChassis no. GHD5280885GEngine no. 2M6550361-672From 1970 to 1974, successful racing driver and engineer Ken Costello converted around 225 MG Bs to V8 form, in which guise they could out-run a Jaguar E-Type to 100mph and reach almost 140mph. The start date of 1970 means, of course, that Costello was producing V8 Bs for three years before British Leyland themselves decided to do the same – BL were likely inspired to act by the success of Costello’s conversions. Like the later factory cars, Costello’s conversions used the excellent 3.5 litre Buick-derived V8 that Rover had put to good use in the P5 and P6. However, whereas the factory-installed engines were detuned to 137bhp, Costello cars had 180bhp, leading to those highly impressive performance figures. MK1 Costello V8s are easily spotted due to their distinctive bulging fibreglass bonnet and black aluminium ‘egg-box’ grille, which give the cars a much more muscular look than a standard B – appropriate, given the nature of the car. Costello stopped the conversions in 1974, both due to the international oil crisis putting off potential customers, and the competition from the cheaper (albeit slower) factory cars. Of the 35 roadsters and 190 GTs made, around 60 are thought to survive today, all highly collectible.This car was first owned by the owner of a British Leyland dealership in Windemere and was sent by him to the Costello works for conversion. It was also rust-proofed with ‘Endrust’, which has helped ensure its long-term preservation. In 1975, it was sold to a British Army officer, who would keep the car for the next 24 years. During his ownership, the car spent some time in Germany, where it is reported to have performed well on its regular Autobahn runs, and also took part in some competitive time-trials. In 1999, the car was purchased by Alistair Rew, the financial director of Red Bull Racing; it was then thoroughly recommissioned, work including an engine rebuild. Over the next 17 years, it was used sparingly, covering 6,000 miles. The current owners purchased the car in 2016. They have fitted a new leather interior in the original blue colour, and the car has been wax-oyled. Said to be a real pleasure to drive with masses of power, this rare car comes with an extensive history file, including nearly every MOT, a heritage certificate and a certificate of authenticity from Ken Costello. It also comes with a V5C.
Lot 722
1901 Renault 450cc Series E 4-seater TonneauReg. no. A 2743Chassis no. 023Engine no. 4749VCC Dating Certificate 1217Louis Renault built his first car in 1898 utilising a primitive tubular chassis and a propriety De Dion engine. Having secured substantial financial backing production soon started at Billancourt with the 1 3/4 and 3 hp cars. To publicise the cars Louis and his brother Marcel saw the benefits from active participation in early motor races. The Renault voiturettes were highly thought of, with Louis Renault leading a team of four cars in the 1901 Paris-Bordeaux Race. Louis won the voiturette class completing the epic race in a time of 9 hours and 31 minutes with Marcel second and the other two Renaults third and fourth.This early London to Brighton eligible car is unusual in that its complete history is known. It was supplied new by the sole agents for Renault Freres and Mors cars Roadway Autocar Co Ltd in London to Captain Basil Emery of Bulford Wilts and Hunstanton Norfolk. Captain Emery was a decorated career Army Officer and there is a photo on file taken c.1907 of him and his fiancé taken outside Ely Cathedral. The car was acquired in 1920 by a Mr Barnes, a chimney sweep from Reading who used it in his business. It was then acquired in 1927 by the well-known coachbuilders and motor dealers Vincents of Reading, and was in their custody until 1975. There then followed five owners until the current vendors late father acquired the car in 2006.This 1901 example is powered by a 4.5 single cylinder water cooled De Dion engine with automatic inlet and mechanical exhaust valves and features the traditional side radiators characteristic of Renault at that time. The car is running on the correct trembler ignition system and under the bonnet is fitted the De Dion type coil. The gearbox has three forward and a reverse gear. Now fitted with a four, as opposed to the original two, seat bodywork the front carries two plates cast with E Vicart et Fils of Levallois (Seine). The coachwork is presented in green with coach lining and red button upholstery and is fitted with brass sidelamps, an oil rear lamp and a brass horn.As well as being a proven early starter for the London to Brighton Run this historic veteran is also eligible for all VVC rallies including a number of popular single and twin events as well as Renault Frères events in France and is easily transportable. The car is offered with a current V5, an old style buff logbook, a VCC dating certificate and an extensive history file. Usefully there are also notes on the starting procedure as well as suggested driving technique both backwards and forwards.
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