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Click here to subscribeA SET OF SEVEN SCOTTISH REGIMENTAL COPPER AND BRASS BUGLESEarly 20th centuryBearing the badges for Black Watch, Gordon Highlanders, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Royal Scots Fusiliers, Cameronians (Scots Rifles), King's Own Scottish Borderers and Royal Scots regiments, all named and numbered, two stamped with dated battles Marne and Arras, all with tassels and cords, 28.5cm long .For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Parry (Edward Abbott). Butterscotia or a Cheap Trip to Fairy Land, London: David Nutt, 1896, additional title, folding map and illustrations by Archie Macgregor, one or two marginal spots, top edge gilt, original cloth, spine and extremities faded, small indentations, 8vo, limited edition 35/85 on Japanese vellum, together with Savage (Reginald, illustrator). A Book of Romantic Ballads, London: George Newnes, 1901, frontispiece and illustrations, contemporary presentation inscription, endpapers toned, original paper-backed boards, spine toned with wear at ends, 8vo, limited signed edition 70/105, plus Sullivan (Edmund J., illustrator). The Sketch Book, by Washington Irving, London: George Newnes, 1902, illustrations, one detached in volume I, , contemporary inscription to volume I half title, endpapers toned, original paper-backed boards, spine toned, 8vo, limited signed edition 74/106, with seven others including Poems Dramatic and Lyrical, by John Leicester Warren, Lord de Tabley, illustrated by Charles Ricketts, 1893 (one of 600 copies), Green Arras, by Laurence Housman, 1896 (one of 800 copies), Life in Arcadia, by J.S. Fletcher, illustrated by Patten Wilson, 2nd edition, 1896, Sartor Resartus, by Thomas Carlyle, illustrated by Edmund J. Sullivan, 1898, and The Vicar of Wakefield, by Oliver Goldsmith, illustrated by C.E. Brock, 1904QTY: (11)
A Great War ‘Western Front 1918’ D.S.O. and M.C. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel R. C. Lloyd, commanding 1/1st Denbigh Yeomanry, later re-designated as 24th (Denbighshire Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. R. C. Lloyd.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (Capt. R. C. Lloyd. Denbigh Yeo.); Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1919, the last five mounted as worn and contained in a contemporary fitted glazed display case with the D.S.O. still on its original integral ribbon brooch, obverse centre depressed on the D.S.O., otherwise good very fine, the TFWM rare to unit (6) £3,600-£4,400 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 2 April 1919; citation published 10 December 1919: ‘Captain (acting Major) Roderick Croil Lloyd, M.C., 1/1st Denbigh Yeomanry, attached 24th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. During the successful operations of 31st October 1918, in the vicinity of Tieghem, he showed great gallantry and able leadership in command of his Battalion. At one period of the operations he went forward to the leading Company Commander, and with him so effectively reorganised the Company under heavy fire that he was able to order it forward to the attack on the second objective. He then found the supporting Company, who had lost direction, reorganised it and placed it in position’. M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1919: ‘Captain (acting Major), 1/1st Denbigh Yeomanry.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 12 January 1918 (Egypt) and 5 July 1919 (France). Roderick Croil Lloyd was born in Flint, Mold, on 3 July 1885, the son of Major Edward Lloyd and his wife Ethel Mary. Educated at Cheltenham College, he was first commissioned in the Denbighshire Hussars Yeomanry as Second Lieutenant on 30 August 1902; Lieutenant, 1 April 1908; Lieutenant, Denbigh Yeomanry, from T.F. Reserve of Officers, 19 August 1914; Temporary Major, 7 May 1916; Acting Major whilst employed on H.Q. of a Yeomanry Regiment, 20 June 1918; Acting Lieutenant-Colonel, 9 November 1918, whilst commanding a Yeomanry Battalion. Relinquishing the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, 3 December 1918, he was promoted substantive Lieutenant-Colonel on 7 March 1921. Post War he commanded the 5th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers from 10 September 1920. Serving with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force from 3 March 1916 with the Denbighshire Yeomanry, on 1 March 1917 whilst in Egypt it was re-designated 24th (Denbighshire Yeomanry) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Territorial Force. Leaving Egypt on 30 April 1918, the Battalion arrived in France on 18 May 1918. On 21 June 1918, it became part of 94th Brigade, 31st Division and took part in the following actions: battle of St Quentin, battle of Bapaume, battles of Arras, Estaires, Hazebrouck, defence of the Nieppe Forest, attack at La Becque, capture of Vieux Berguin, battle of Ypres including the action at Tieghem. War Services of Army Officers (1920) records that Lieutenant-Colonel Lloyd was wounded. Post War he returned to his estate and probably continued his former career as a Land Agent. He married Joan Tate on 29 April 1924, whose family owned the well-known Tate & Lyle Company. He was a J.P. of Denbigh and died there in 1971 aged 86 years.
A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant W. A. Wood, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, attached York and Lancaster Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W. A. Wood.) very fine (3) £500-£700 --- M.C. London Gazette 15 February 1919; citation published 30 July 1919: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and leadership. On 21 and 22 September 1918, near Gavrelle, north of Arras, during a night attack, this officer's platoon was the only one which managed to reach and keep its objective. They maintained their position for some time, but, seeing that the enemy were working round them and that they were in danger of being surrounded, he succeeded, in spite of heavy machine-gun fire, in withdrawing his men to a more favourable position about 150 yards in the rear, in which he maintained himself, although very much in advance of the remainder of the line. By so doing he- made possible a subsequent operation which was successful. He has previously done fine work on patrol.’ William Alfred Wood attested or the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and served with them as Company Quartermaster Sergeant during the Great War on he Western Front from 31 July 1915. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, and was awarded the Military Cross whilst serving on attachment to the 1st/5th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment. Sold with copied medal index card which states that at some point the recipient’s medals were returned and re-issued. The medals index card is also unclear as to whether the British War and Victory Medal pair should show the rank 2nd Lieutenant or Lieutenant, and this is possibly the reason whey the medals were re-issued. Two other officers with the name W. A. Wood also served with this rank during the Great War.
Statue of painted and gilded wood. Part of the figure is carved on the back. The Madonna is designed in the Gothic style, seated and holding a grape. The sculpture further ties the influence of the Italian Renaissance, present especially in the north of the Alps, which can be recognized in the large headdress, in the oval of the face with a long straight nose, small mouth, and heavy eyelids.It can be compared with the statue of Saint Helena preserved in the Boucher de Perthes Museum (France), where a particular stylistic affinity can be observed in the richly brocaded fabrics of gold, which evoke the textile industry of Arras, which flourished around 1500. The Picardy sculptors were able to render the weight very realistically, and the structure of the substances that surround the body shapes.The exceptional size of both sculptures is also similar: approximately 1.13 m in height.The symbolism of grapes as an attribute of the Virgin Mary, or the baby Jesus, is abundantly represented in France and Belgium. Various studies have been carried out on the origin of its meaning, and the explanations can be different: The first examples found date from the 14th century, when it was customary for winemakers to hang grapes on the arms of a statue of the Madonna, which they carried in procession to invoke the protection of the vineyards. The grape is a symbol of the Eucharistic wine, and therefore the Redeemer's blood, but it is also a sign of friendship between God and people. God is the vinedresser of the parable, men are its fruit.Polychromed and gilded woodHeight: 115 cm
Gordon, Alister Fraser, Capt. (later Brigadier-General) (1872-1916), Gordon Highlanders Personal Correspondence 1895-1917, c. 695 autograph letters to his mother 1895-1902 and 1914-17, and to his wife Pilar 1915-17; describing 1895 Chitral expedition (arrived too late for any action); 1897 Tirah expedition including the taking of the Heights of Dargai (including 6 quarto albumen prints of Tirah expedition, captioned on verso); 1897-8 Post Tirah, mainly garrison at Gharialm, coming home via Alexandria to UK; 1899 Central Africa, Mauritius, Somalia, then to Ashanti; 1900-01 Ashanti campaign, War of the Golden Stool under General Willcocks; taking of Kumasi and expeditions, awarded DSO; 1901-2 Boer War, via SS Matabele to Pretoria, Wonderbook Fort, Pretoria; 1914 France (Arras, Marne & Ypres) Staff officer DAA & QMG - Temp. colonel 1st Division; 1915 Ypres and Artois Offensive, Staff Officer, then takes command of 92nd Regiment (20 Inf. Bde., 7th Div), April wounded in hand, May wounded in calf, returned to UK; 1916 Commanding 182nd Brigade in England; 1916 Commanding 182nd Brigade on the Somme, visit by Haig, various raids on German lines to distract from main battle area of the Somme, mining and counter mining, losses of 75 officers and 1200 men; 1916 On leave in UK and France, bad car accident, repatriated to England; 1917, In London, then Commanding 153rd Brigade during Nivelle offensive, hit when carrying out recce before taking over part of front line, died of wounds 13th July. Letter from Doctor offering the piece of shrapnel which killed him; Letters to his wife, Pilar: 1916, Commanding 182nd Brigade in England and France; 1916 Battle of Somme; 1917 Takes over 153rd Brigade. Nivelle Offensive, hit on 29th July and dies 2 days later; in total about 695 letters, plus miscellaneous items (e.g. envelopes, dried flowers, bills &c); together with diaries for 1898 (Tirah expedition, garrison life, return home); 1899 (Central Africa, Mauritius, Somalia, Ashanti), 1900 (Ashanti Campaign)Note: Note: A very large collection of detailed personal correspondence from a military professional, illuminating a distinguished military career and casting light on many of the military expeditions of the day, over 22 years, from his first military engagement at Chitral in 1895 at the age of 23 to his death in the Nivelle offensive in Northern France in 1917 at the age of 45, serving with and commanding the Gordon Highlanders.Alistair Fraser Gordon 1/2/1872 to 31/7/1917Letters to Mother 1895 to 1902Folder No. - Dates - Number of Letters - Activity31/3/95- 3/11/95 (32) 1895. Chitral Expedition (arrived too late for any action )28/6/97- 13/4/98 (49) 1897. Tirah expedition including the taking of the Heights of Dargai 27th Oct 1997. Plus six photos2/5/98- 19/12/98 (35) 1897/1898. Post Tirah. Mainly garrison at Gharial. Coming home via Alexandria to UK19/3/99- 27/12/99 (29) 1899. Central Africa, Mauritius, in Somalia against the Mad Mullah. Then to Ashanti11/1/00-21/12/00 (50) 1900. Ashanti campaign- War of Golden Stool under General Willcocks6/1/01-14/9/01 (34) 1901. Ashanti War continues. Taking of Kumasi and expeditions -Ashanti campaign ends- Awarded DSO23/9/01 25/12/01 (18) 1901. Boer War. Via SS Matabele to Pretoria (final throes of the Boer war)1/1/02-16/8/02 (34) 1902. Boer War. Wonderboom Fort- PretoriaAFG letters to his mother 1914 to 19172/8/14-30/12/14 (27) 1914. France (Arras, Marne and Ypres). Staff Officer DAA & QMG- Temp. colonel 1st Division4/1/15- 31/12/15 (50) 1915. Ypres and Artois Offensive. Staff Officer, then takes over command of 92nd Regiment (20 Inf. Bde,7th Div.). In April slightly wounded in hand. In May wounded in left calf and returned to UK6/1/16-21/5/16 (22) 1916. Commanding 182nd Brigade in England. Training in Salisbury Plain. Visit by King. Embark for France26/5/16 -3/9/16 ((22) 1916. Commanding 182nd Brigade on the Somme. Visit by Haig. Various raids on German lines to distract from main battle area of the Somme. Mining and counter mining. Losses of 75 officers and over 1200 men21/9/16-18/12/16 (22) 1916. On leave in UK and then to France. Bad car accident and repatriated to England3/1/17-13/7/17 (31) 1917. In London, then commanding 153 Brigade during the Nivelle offensive. Hit when carrying out a recce before taking over part of front line. Died of wounds 31st July. Letter from Doctor offering the piece of shrapnel which killed himAFG Letters to his wife, Pilar 1916 to 191714/2/16- 31/6/16 (103) 1916. See Letters above 11 and 12. Commanding 182nd Brigade. Training in England. Move to France. Battle of Somme starts 21st June1/8/16 – 21/10/16 (80) 1916. See Letters above 12 and 13. Battle of Somme continues. Goes on leave20/3/17 – 6/7/17 (57) 1917. See Letters above 14. Takes over 153rd Brigade. Nivelle Offensive. Hit on 29th July and dies two days laterTotal letters about 695 plus miscellaneous eg envelopes, dried flowers, bills etc.DiariesJanuary 1st to December 30th. Tirah Expedition, garrison life, and return homeCoincide with above letter folders 2 and 3January 27th to December 31st. Central Africa, Mauritius, Somalia, AshantiCoincide with letter folder 41900 January 1st 1900 to 20/1/1901. Ashanti CampaignCoincides with letter folders 5 and 6The letters are currently housed in 18 separate folders, according to date. The 19th folder contains 9 large 4to albumen prints of the Gordon Highlanders and 2 of Hong KongTotal Diaries: 3
A FIRST WORLD WAR TRIO AND MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO THE KING'S ROYAL RIFLE COMPANY. A Great War Trio comprising 1914-15 Star named to R-6229 L.Cpl W.Murray K.R.Rif C. War Medal and Victory Medal similarly named, the plaque William Murray. William Murray was born at Banchory, Kincardineshire the son of the late David and Margaret Murray of Woodend Farm, Banchory. He enlisted at Woolwich in Kent, he served with the 7th (Service) Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, he entered France on the 3rd August 1915 and was promoted to Corporal on the 12th December 1915 he was severely reprimanded 'Neglect of Duty - Not seeing hut cleaned out' on the 21st December. He was killed in action on the 3rd of June 1916 in the trenches at Arras and is buried at the Ecovrews Military Cemetery, Mont-St Eloi, he was 37 years old. Sold with copied research. *CR Medals on new ribbons.
A 1914-1915 STAR TO THE LIVERPOOL REGIMENT. A 1914-15 Star named to 3905 Pte F. Barrow L'Pool R. Frank George Barrow was the son of Margaret and the late Frank James Barrow of 50 Invernia Road, Liverpool. He served with 'C' Coy 5th Battalion The King's (Liverpool Regiment) entering France on the 12th October 1915, he died on the 23rd February 1916 and is buried at Le Fermont Military Cemetery, Riviere, South West of Arras, this is a small cemetery with only 80 graves. His headstone reads 'Fondly Remembered by his Sisters Alice, Isabel, Marion and Eveline', he was 20 years old. *CR Light surface marks.
FIRST WORLD WAR TRIOS AND MEMORIAL PLAQUES TO BROTHERS IN THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. A Great War Trio comprising 1914-15 Star named to 6211 Gnr J. Walker R.F.A. War Medal and Victory Medal similarly named to Walker in the R.A. John Walker arrived in France on the 20th April 1915 and was later raised to the rank of Acting Bombardier with number 755860. He died on the 9th May 1917 whilst serving with 'D' Bty 251st Brigade, he is buried outside Arras at Hibers Trench Cemetery, Wancourt, with only 129 others from the war, his headstone reads 'In God's Keeping', he was 25 years old. The second Trio named to 864 Gnr J. Walker R.F.A. and War Medal and Victory Medal to J. Walker with the number 4278, With separate MiC for each number, neither including the alternate number. Probably the same James Walker who Died of Wounds on the 8th November 1916. He is buried at Warlincourt Halte British Cemetery Saulty, his headstone reads 'Life's Battle Won', he was 20 years old. Both men were sons of Annie Walker of 54 Argyle Street, Hebburn-on-Tyne Co. Durham and the late Peter Walker. Both plaques in cardboard outer cases. *CR Usual light surface marks.
A FIRST WORLD WAR PAIR, MEMORIAL PLAQUE AND SCROLL TO THE LONODON REGIMENT. A Great War Pair comprising War Medal and Victory Medal named to 3909 Pte H.W. Harlow 1-Lond R. Memorial Plaque to Henry William Harlow. Private Harlow was the son to Henry W and Kate Harlow of 46 Cornwall Road, Brixton Hill, London. He served with the 1st Battalion of the London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), also with number 201458, and died on the 16th June 1917, he is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, he was 21 years old. With photographs of the recipient in uniform, three letters to his mother 'Just a line to let you know I am still alive .... about six days in mud up to our waists'. A copy of 'The Arras Memorial Part X' The Memorial plaque in leather covered and velvet lined display case. *CR Normal light surface marks.
A FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO THE MIDDLESEX REGIMENT. A Memorial plaque named to Henry Walter Jones. Private Jones was the son of W. and Harriet Jones of 62, Tewkesbury Road, South Tottenham London. He served as L/15878 with the 11th Platoon of the 12th (Service) Battalion, he was wounded on the 21st September 1916 and entitled to a wound stripe, he was killed in action on the 3rd May 1917 and is commemorated at the Arras Memorial, he was 23 years old. *CR Lightly polished.
A FIRST WORLD WAR TRIO AND PLAQUE TO THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT. A Great War trio comprising 1914-15 Star named 200250 Pte A.E. Brain Glouc: R. War Medal and Victory Medal named to 1879 A.E. Brain Glouc R. The plaque to Albert Edward Brain. Pte Brain served with C Company of the 8th and 1/4th Battalions, he was the son of Edward and Thurza Brain of 47 Dove St Kingsdown, Bristol. He was initially reported as wounded, then wounded and missing in August 1918 and confusingly as killed in action on the 18th March 1918, he is commemorated on the Arras memorial, he was 23 years old. *CR Marks to surfaces.
A FIRST WORLD WAR TRIO AND MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO THE ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS. A Great War Trio comprising 1914-15 Star named to 12003 Pte J. Brown R. Sc. Fus War Medal and Victory Medal similarly named, the plaque named John Brown. John Brown was the son of Mr and Mrs William Brown of 32 East Road, Irvine and husband of Marion Brown of 3 Glasgow Vennel, Irvine, Ayrshire. Born c1884 in Coatbridge, he served with the 6th and 7th Battalions, he was wounded on the 18th September 1916 and 23rd August 1917 and entitled to a wound stripe on both occasions, he died of wounds on the 21st March 1918 Arras Memorial, he was 34 years old. *CR Plaque polished and normal surface wear.
A FIRST WORLD WAR CASUALTY PAIR TO THE LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT. A Great War Pair comprising War Medal and Victory Medal named to 34605 Pte J.F. Raven L.N. LAN R. John Fleming Raven was husband to Annie E. Raven of 31 Blenheim Avenue, Barnsley, he served with the 9th (Service) Battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, he was killed in action on the 22nd March 1918 and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, he was 32 years old. Sold with copied research and a typed description of the actions around the Cambrai to the Bapaume road that day. Medals in original cardboard delivery box. *CR Medals in good condition, box distressed.
A FIRST WORLD WAR TRIO AND MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO THE RIFLE CORPS. A Great War Trio comprising 1914-15 Star named to R6944 Pte G E Minton K. R Rif C. War Medal and Victory Medal similarly named, Plaque to George Edward Minton. Rifleman Minton from Sandiacre, Nottinghamshire served with the 9th (Service) Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, he died of wounds on the 4th May 1917 and is buried south of Arras at London Cemetery Neuville-Vitasse. *CR Mounted court style for display, lightly cleaned.
A FIRST WORLD WAR PAIR AND PLAQUE TO THE HOUSEHOLD BATTALION. A Great War pair comprising War Medal and Victory Medal named to 1717 Tpr J.B. MC LAGHLAN HOUSEHOLD BN. The plaque to James Boyd McLachlan. Trooper McLachlan was born at Gourock c1890 and a resident of Cathcart, formerly with the Kent Yeomanry, he died on the 2nd May 1917, he was 27 years old. He is buried at the Crump Trench British Cemetery, Fampoux, east of Arras, his headstone reads 'Until the day break and the shadows flee away. Sold with a photograph of the recipients headstone. *CR Plaque slightly polished, normal surface wear to medals.
A FIRST WORLD WAR CASUALTY VICTORY MEDAL TO THE ARTILLERY. A Great War Victory Medal named to 1040 GNR S.E. SLAUGHTER R.A. Sydney Edward Slaughter served with C Battery of the 280th Brigade of the Royal Artillery. He is also recorded with number 925370. He was born in 1896 at Pentonville London, he entered France on the 4th October 1915 and was killed in action on the 28th March 1918, he is buried at the Anzin-St. Aubin British Cemetery outside Arras. With a reproduction miniature memorial plaque. *CR Normal light surface marks.
A FIRST WORLD WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE REGIMENT. A Memorial plaque named to Francis Ryder Macnally. Charles Francis Ryder Macnally served as number 59617 in the 1st Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment. The son of Rev. Charles Ryder-MacNally and Mary Adelaide Ryder-MacNally of Hartwell Rectory, Northampton. He died on the 29th October 1918 and is commemorated on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial East of Arras, he was 24 years old. *CR slightly polished surface.
A FIRST WORLD WAR PAIR AND MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO THE YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. A Great War pair comprising War Medal and Victory Medal named 28126 Pte H. Greaves Yorks L.I. Plaque to Herbert Greaves. Private Greaves was husband to Mrs J. Cunningham (formerly Greaves) of 44 Fitzhubert Rd, Manor Estate, Sheffield, they had one daughter, Evenly. He served with the 6th (Service) Battalion, he was killed in action on the 15th of May 1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. Sold with copied research and Diary extract. *CR Cleaned and on new ribbons.
A FIRST WORLD WAR TRIO AND MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO THE SCOTTISH BORDERES. A Great War Trio comprising a 1914-1915 Star named to 16659 Pte C.ROBBIE K.O.SCO.BORD. War Medal and Victory medal similarly named, Plaque named Charles Robbie. Serjeant Charles Robbie served with the 6th (Service) Battalion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers. He entered France on the 12th May 1915 He died on the 9th April 1917 and is buried at Tilloy British Cemetery, Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines, South East of Arras. He left a widow Isabella D.Hepburn Robbie of Le Normand, Dunbland, Perthshire. Sold with a photograph of the headstone, memorial in Dunblane and an album of extensive research. *CR slight marks to surfaces.
A FIRST WORLD WAR FAMILY GROUP TO TWO BROTHERS, ONE A CASUALTY. A Great War family group comprising a pair and Memorial plaque, the War Medal and Victory medal named to 19992 Pte A. O'Keefe R.IR FUS, the plaque to Alfred O'Keefe. And a 1915 Trio comprising 1914-15 Star named to M-33954 Pte C. O'Keefe A,S,C, The War Medal and Victory Medal similarly named to him as an Acting Corporal. Alfred O'Keefe served with the 1st Battalion of Princess Victoria's (Royal Irish Fusiliers). He was wounded on the 12th October 1916 and entitled to a wound stripe, he was initially recorded as wounded and missing but in fact he was killed in action on the 3rd May 1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, he was 31 years old. His brother Cornelius, a Private and later an acting Corporal in the Service Corps survived the war. Both men were sons of Mary O'Keefe 41 Beecham Road, Reading. Memorial plaque with Buckingham Palace note and original cardboard cover. *CR On modern ribbons, slightly polished.
A FIRST WORLD WAR FAMILY CASUALTY GROUP TO THE DURSTON/DEWELL FAMILY TO INCLUDE SAPPERS WITH CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS. A Great War collection comprising: A Pair comprising War Medal and Victory Medal named to 140974 Spr S.J. Durston R.E. with a single dog tag, with the same number but the name as 'Derston'. Sydney J. Durston , a resident of Weston Super Mare was wounded on the 1st November 1916 and entitled to a wound stripe. With a Pair and Plaque to the following number in the R.E. the War Medal and Victory Medal named to 140975 Spr E. Durston R.E. The plaque Ernest Durston. Ernest was born in Wells, Somerset, he served with the 89th Field Company and died on the 22nd March 1917, he is buried south of Arras at the Beaurains Road Cemetery, Beaurains, he is recorded as having a brother Mr J. Durston of 4 Jubilee Terrace, Drove Road, Weston Super Mare. The plaque with cardboard cover and Buckingham Palace insert. A Second World War Medal, unnamed as issued with a note awarding it to Gnr. J Durston 'in respect of whose service it is awarded did not live to receive it'. With a Red Cross Proficiency Medal and St John's Ambulance award, the second named to A209464 Lottie W. Dewell and an Elizabeth II Civil Defence Long Service Medal with scroll awarding it to Lottie Winifred Dewell, in Royal Mint case of issue. *CR Light surface marks only. Paperwork with marks and folds.
A FIRST WORLD WAR GALLANTRY CASUALTY GROUP TO THE DORSETSHIRE REGIMENT. A Great War Group of four and Memorial Plaque comprising Military Medal named to 10084 LCpl F.H. Higgins 5/Dorset R. 1914-15 Star named to 10084 Pte F.H. Higgins Dorset R. War Medal and Victory Medal to Higgins as Cpl, plaque to Frederick Henry Higgins. Corpoal Higgins from Puddletown outside Dorchester served with the 5th (Service) Battalion of the Dorset Regiment, arriving in France on the 11th July 1915 his Military Medal was gazetted on the 5th January 1917 (Gazette 29893 p34), The award is recorded in the History of the Dorset Regiments which suggests that the 5th were in trenches at Mericourt for 'three particularly vile but not costly tours in trenches in the same sector'. Higgins was killed in action on the 1st October 1918 when the Battalion left Marquion at 11.30 to join the 32nd Brigade in the push forward towards the Aubencheul-Abancourt Railway, resistance from unbroken wire and Machine Gun fire led to one officer and 16 O.R. being killed and 209 other ranks wounded, 34 missing. Higgins was among those killed and is buried at Chapel Corner Military Cemetery between Arras and Cambrai. Framed and glazed, maximum dimensions 40 x 38cm. With an extensive collection of copied documents, photographs of the headstone and Diary extracts. *CR Mounted in a glazed frame with name and details below the medals.
Family Group: Three: Private J. Carney, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 May 1917 1914-15 Star (21088 Pte. J. Carney. K.O. Sco: Bord:) with named Record Office enclosure; British War and Victory Medals (21088 Pte. J. Carney. K.O. Sco. Bord.) extremely fine Pair: Private B. Carney, Manchester Regiment British War and Victory Medals (57650 Pte. B. Carney. Manch. R.) nearly extremely fine Victory Medal 1914-19 (43773 Sjt. P. Carney. L’pool. R.) some staining, very fine (6) £100-£140 --- James Carney was born in Fleetwood, Lancashire and attested for the King’s Own Scottish Borderers during the Great War, serving on the Western Front from 19 December 1915. He was killed in action on 3 May 1917; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Sold with a transcript of letters published in the Blackpool Gazette, from a Private Michael Carney of the 5th King’s Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment.
Pair: Stoker First Class E. J. Paxton, Royal Navy British War and Victory Medals (K.37694 E. J. Paxton. Sto.1 R.N.) in named card box of issue, extremely fine Pair: Private H. R. Hughes, Border Regiment British War and Victory Medals (4129 Pte. H. R. Hughes. Bord. R.) good very fine Pair: Airman First Class R. G. Corder, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (22199. 1. A.M. R. G. Corder. R.A.F.) good very fine Pair: Acting Corporal A. French, 49th Canadian Infantry British War and Victory Medals (432662 A. Cpl. A. French. 49-Can. Inf.) nearly extremely fine (8) £80-£100 --- Ernest James Paxton was born in Acton, Middlesex, on 29 January 1878 and joined the Royal Navy for service during the Great War. He served in H.M.S. Snaefell and H.M.S. Kildare, and was advanced Stoker First Class on 17 March 1918. He was shore released on 19 January 1919. Hugh R. Hughes attested for the Border Regiment and later saw service with the Army Veterinary Corps. Reginald George Corder was born in Grays, Essex, on 15 May 1899 and joined the Royal Navy for service during the Great War as a Boy Servant on 13 September 1915, later serving with the Royal Air Force. Arthur French was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1880 and attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 11 January 1915. He served with the 49th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, during the Great War on the Western Front, where his regiment fought at Arras, Hill 70, Passchendaele, on the Hindenberg Line and at Mons. He wad discharged on 8 July 1919. Sold together with original discharge certificate.
Pair: Private L. White, Royal Fusiliers, late Royal West Kent Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (23318 Pte. L. White. R.W. Kent R.); Memorial Plaque (Leon White) good very fine (3) £70-£90 --- Leon White was born in Petworth, Sussex, and attested there for the Royal Sussex Regiment. Transferring to the Royal Fusiliers, he served with the 13th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 23 April 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.
Pair: Private A. B. Harrison, East Lancashire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (36767 Pte. A. Harrison. E. Lan. R.) with named Record Office enclosure in named card box of issue; Memorial Scroll, ‘Pte. Abraham Birtwistle Harrison, E. Lancashire Regt.’, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, in OHMS transmission tube, addressed to ‘Mrs Harrison, 32 Wales Road, Waterfoot, Manchester’, extremely fine (3) £70-£90 --- Abraham Birtwistle Harrison was born in Blackburn, Lancashire on 6 May 1895. A resident of Waterfoot, he attested at Rawtenstall for the East Lancashire Regiment and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action at Arras on 9 April 1917, the opening day of the Battle of the Scarpe, and is buried in Point-Du-Jour Military Cemetery, France.
Memorial Plaque (Frederick Carlton James Brake) polished, very fine £60-£80 --- Frederick Carlton James Brake was born in Aldershot, Hampshire in December 1894. He was the son Major T. F. Brake, R.A.M.C., and initially served during the Great War as a Private with No. 5 Canadian General Hospital, Canadian Army Medical Corps in Salonika from 16 November 1915. Brake was subsequently commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 10th (Service) Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 21 March 1918. Second Lieutenant Brake is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, Pas de Caslain, France.
Follower of ANTONIO MORO (Utrecht, between 1516 and 1520 - Antwerp?, 1575/1576). "Portrait of a lady", late sixteenth century. Oil on panel. Size: 57 x 40 cm; 64 x 47 cm (frame). In this female portrait, starring a lady of high lineage, elegantly dressed and adorned with rich jewels, captured with a language based on the rigor of the drawing and the meticulous brushstroke, the heritage of the work of Antonio Moro, painter of chamber of Carlos I and Felipe II, whose language determined the development of the court portrait in the Spain of the 16th century, is clearly appreciated. Born Anton van Dashorst Mor, Antonio Moro worked in the Southern Netherlands and also in Spain, Italy, Portugal and England. He trained in his native Utrecht as a disciple of Jan van Scorel, whose assistant he became in 1540. According to Karel van Mander, Moro traveled to Italy during his youth, and there he was able to spend three years before returning to Utrecht in 1544. In 1547 he was admitted as a master in the Guild of St. Luke in Antwerp, although he preferred to reside in his hometown. The following year he would attract the attention of his first important patron, Antonio Perrenot de Granvela, bishop of Arras and member of the court of Charles V. His portraits made between 1549 and 1550 already reveal an innovative style that would replace the oldest portrait traditions, combining Flemish precision with Italian models. Particularly important in his language would be the influence of Titian, which he brought to him through the works of the Venetian that existed in the collections of Granvela and Maria of Hungary, regent of the Netherlands. Moro's mature style will be characterized by the steely precision of Nordic heritage, the muted colors, the detail in the fabrics, folds and qualities, a simplified lighting generally on the left side and a neutral background that enhances the monumental isolation of the figure, which is usually three-quarter or full-length and fills the entire height of the pictorial plane. His career experienced the definitive impulse when he was presented by Granvela to Philip II; since then Moro will work the royal and courtly portrait in the Dutch and Spanish courts, so that his style will exert an important influence throughout Europe and, above all, in the Iberian Peninsula, where he had numerous disciples and followers. Among them were Alonso Sánchez Coello, Jorge de la Rúa, Manuel Denis, Cristóbal de Morales and Sofonisba Anguissola. In 1550 he was sent by Maria of Hungary to Lisbon to paint the Portuguese royal family, and especially Maria of Portugal, the fiancée of Philip II. On the way he painted his first official portrait of Emperor Maximilian II, probably in Augsburg. Probably from there he continued his journey in the retinue of Philip II, who was then in the Netherlands. He arrived in Spain in 1551, and there he painted Philip II's sister and her first daughter, Maria of Austria, with her husband Maximilian II. The following year he worked at the Lisbon court, and finally in 1553 he returned to Brussels only to go to London, where he was sent to portray Philip II's wife after the wedding. That same year of 1554 he was officially appointed painter to Philip II and moved to the court of Brussels, where he remained until 1559. After a brief stay in Spain Moro returned to Brussels in 1561, after having painted some of his best portraits in Toledo and Madrid. In the following years he continued to work with Granvela and also with the court of Margaret of Parma and the Duke of Alba, governor of the Netherlands. Also, in 1570 he portrayed the fourth wife of Philip II, Anne of Austria. During these years he also painted important aristocrats and bourgeoisie, applying attitudes and compositions of his court portraits.
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A WWI Military Silk Commemorating 19th The Green Howard Regiment , listing battles such as S. Africa 1899-02, Ypres 1914-15-17, Somme 1916-18, Arras 1917-18, Afghanistan 1919, and more; plus an oak framed set of three cloth badges bearing the royal cypher and with scrolling banner Dieu Et Mon Droit; the silk 59 cm x 60 cm, framed and glazed (2)
Family group: Three: Private W. Holwell, Lincolnshire Regiment, who was wounded at Le Bassee, and died at home on 31 January 1915 1914 Star, with copy clasp (11009 Pte. W. Holwell. 1/Linc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (11009 Pte. W. Holwell. Linc. R.) traces of verdigris to Star, otherwise good very fine Pair: Private J. Holwell, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 April 1917 1914-15 Star (2944 Pte. J. Holwell. Notts: & Derby: R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2944 Pte. J. Holwell. Notts. & Derby. R.) good very fine (5) £120-£160 --- Walter Holwell who was born in Orston, Nottinghamshire, and attested for the Lincolnshire Regiment at Newark. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 12 November 1914, and was wounded in a bayonet charge at La Bassee (contemporary newspaper report refers). Invalided home, he underwent an operation but contracted pneumonia, and died at home on 31 January 1915. He is buried in Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery. Sold with copied research, including a photocopied newspaper extract including a photograph of the recipient. James Holwell, brother of the above, was born in Newark and attested there for the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment. He served with the 1st/8th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 23 April 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on Arras Memorial, France.
Pair: Lance-Corporal G. L. Catherine, 24th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Irish), who was killed in action during the first day of the Battle of Arras, 9 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (46425 Pte. G. L. Catherine. North’d Fus.) number officially corrected on both; Memorial Plaque (George Lionel Catherine) generally very fine (3) £100-£140 --- George Lionel Catherine was born in Depford, Kent. He served during the Great War with the Northumberland Fusiliers on the Western Front. Lance Corporal Catherine was killed in action on the Western Front, 9 April 1917. He was serving with the 24th (Service) Battalion (1st Tyneside Irish) - CWGC erroneously lists 9th Battalion. Lance Corporal Catherine is buried in the Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St. Laurent-Blangey, France.
Victory Medal 1914-19 (16727 Pte. A. Wiltshire. Glouc. R.; 30365 Pte F. L. Freeman. Essex. R.; 2875 Pte. F. Underwood. York. & Lanc. R.; 4-10000 Pte. T. R. Robinson. Durh. L.I.; S-13863 Pte. W. F. Johnston. Gordons.; 203081 Sjt. A. Cadman. 1-Lond. R.; 24468 Pte. J. Cowan. 15-Can. Inf.) generally very fine or better (7) £80-£100 --- Arthur Wiltshire served during the Great War with the Gloucestershire Regiment in the French theatre of war from 21 November 1915. Private Wiltshire was killed in action on the Western Front, 21 March 1918, and is buried in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France. Fred Underwood was born in Greasborough, Rotherham. He served during the Great War with the 1/5th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment on the Western Front. Private Underwood died of wounds on the Western Front, 20 June 1916, and is buried in the Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Thomas Richard Robinson was born in Hartlepool. He served during the Great War with the 14th (Service) Battalion, Durham Light Infantry in the French theatre of war from 12 November 1915. Private Robinson died of wounds on the Western Front, 6 June 1916, and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. William Finlay Johnston was the son of Mr and Mrs A. Johnston of 43 Aylesbury Road, Portsmouth. He served during the Great War with the 8/10th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders on the Western Front. Private Johnston was killed in action on the Western Front, 1 August 1917, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Alfred William Cadman was born in Islington, London. He served during the Great War with the 1st (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Sergeant Cadman was attached to the 1/3rd Battalion when he was killed in action on the Western Front, 14 May 1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.
Michelin Guides to the WW1 Battlefields, interesting set of four publications produced in 1919 as tour guides to the battlefields of the Western Front. All produced for the Michelin Tyre company. Books cover Ypres, The Somme (two volumes) and Arras. Some wear to the covers. Accompanied by another early guide to the battlefields of France produced by the Northers and Eastern Railways of France. (5 items)
A First World War Pair of Medals & Memorial Plaque Awarded to a Private in the Coldstream Guards, Who Was Killed by a German Shell Just as he Returned to the British Trenches After a Successful Trench Raid, British War and Victory medal, “17881 PTE. G.E. STRINGER C.GDS.”, with a bronze Memorial Plaque, “GEORGE EDWARD STRINGER”. Plaque in damaged embossed envelope and card folder. With certified copies of birth and death certificates. 22 year old George Edward Stringer, a resident of Fulham Middlesex served with the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards. In the trenches near Arras, the Battalion launched a raid on the German trenches just after midnight on the 28th February 1918. The raid was launched after an intense barrage and within 6 minutes 12 German prisoners had been captured and returned to the British trenches without any British casualties. The German retaliatory barrage hit the British trenches just as the last of the raiding party returned with 1 shell making a direct hit on Chili Avenue trench killing 2 and wounding another. Private Stringer was initially reported missing but was later found dead at the place where the shell struck (mentioned in the War diary). George Edward Stringer is buried in Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-en-Gohelle, France.
Great War Territorial Force War Medal Group of Three Awarded to a Private in the Northumberland Fusiliers who was Killed in the German Spring Offensive in March 1918, British War medal, Victory medal and Territorial Force War medal, “5-5805 PTE. G. E. STEVENSON NORTH’D FUS.” Medals remain in good condition. George Edward Stevenson from East Dereham Norfolk was killed in action on 29th March 1918 with the 1st Battalion during the German Spring Offensive. Also numbered as 5124 and 202003. Commemorated on the Arras memorial, France. Approximately 232 Other Ranks T.F.W.M. issued to this unit.
Jamieson (Alexander, 1873-1937). Mid-Summer, circa 1936, oil on canvas, signed lower right, additionally inscribed by the artist to canvas verso 'Mid Summer by Alexander Jamieson', 86.5 x 112 cm (34 x 44 1/8 ins), handwritten title label to verso, with the artist's name and address: Burnside, Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Bucks, and further printed labels for the Royal Scottish Academy (with stamped date 1937), and James Bourlet, attractive period gilt frame by Theo J. Gidden, 18 London Street, Southport, with his printed label to verso, (102 x 129 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Lyon & Turnbull Edinburgh, Fine Paintings, 3 December 2008, lot 104; Bonhams London, British and Continental Pictures, 18 January 2011, lot 3.Exhibited: Royal Scottish Academy, 111th Annual Exhibition, 24 April - 4 September 1937.Alexander Jamieson was born in Glasgow and trained at the Haldane Academy (Glasgow School of Art) in the mid 1890s. In 1898, he won a scholarship to study for a further year in Paris. There he met fellow artist Gertrude 'Biddy' MacDonald who he went on to marry. They returned to England and in 1914 Jamieson enlisted in Kitchener's 'New Army' as a volunteer, aged 42. He served throughout the Great War, taking part in the battles of Loos, the Somme and Arras from 1915-18. After the war, he settled with Biddy and their daughter Katharine in the village of Weston Turville in the Vale of Aylesbury where he continued to paint, teach and exhibit.
A Pair of Arras Porcelain Plates, circa 1780, painted in underglaze blue with chantilly style foliage, B mark in underglaze blue, 24.5cm diameter; A Vienna Porcelain Plate, painted with flowersprays and scattered sprigs, shield mark in underglaze blue and impressed 42, 25cm diameter; A Limbach Porcelain Coffee Cup and Saucer, circa 1780, painted in puce monochrome with figures and buildings in landscape, crossed Ls mark in puce; A Nymphenburg Porcelain Coffee Cup and Matched Saucer, circa 1800, in Empire style, painted in colours and gilt with stylised foliage, scrolls and strapwork, impressed shield marks; A Rue Thiroux Paris Porcelain Coffee Can and Saucer, circa 1790, painted with chantilly sprigs, stamped crowned A mark in red; A Tea Bowl and Saucer, decorated with the Worcester Rich Queens pattern, painted Sèvres marks; A Doccia Porcelain Leaf-Shaped Butter Boat, circa 1780, 10.5cm long; A Cozzi Porcelain Tea Bowl, circa 1790; and A Porcelain Tureen Stand, probably Italian, circa 1790, painted with chinoiserie flowers, 22cm diameter (qty)
SARGENT JOHN SINGER: (1856-1925) American painter. A good A.L.S., John S. S., two pages, 4to, n.p., n.d. ('Friday'; 1918), to Philip [Sassoon]. Sargent states that he received his correspondent's message yesterday 'to say that you could help me to run to earth the Americans, either in the Ypres direction or farther south', adding that he must take advantage of the opportunity and remarking 'I shall try to find out from the Tank Commandant this morning whether you are still within reach and whether the roads are available and perhaps go to see you today and consult which Army would be the best to go to. I have an idea that there is more movement and more actual fighting going on, and that there could be more to see'. Sargent concludes by reporting 'There has been tremendous cannonading going on since 4 this morning, and distant drum fire'. VG Philip Sassoon (1888-1939) British politician, art collector and social host. Sassoon served as a staff officer and private secretary to Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig from 1915-18 during World War I. Sargent painted Sassoon's portrait in 1923. Sargent was commissioned as a war artist by the British Ministry of Information in 1918. He visited the Western Front in July 1918 spending time with the Guards Division near Arras, and then with the American Expeditionary Forces near Ypres.
A Green album containing approx. 190 postcards, many better quality including a good range of Silks (35) including Edith Cavell and Arras 1915 silk view. Hand Painted cards, Calendar cards from the early 1900s along with a selection of large letter boys’ and girls’ names. Shipping including a submarine with a good range also of village scenes, parades, Fireman’s Parade and Trams and also 4 of the destroyed Railway Bridge from the 1932 Glaisdale Floods.
World War One medals belonging to Pte. J. C. Buttle, 24977, Devon R. Victory medal and 1914-1918 WWI medal, plus collection of ephemera including model tank, six hat pins in a silver topped glass jar, plus two other pins, cufflinks stamped 835, a boxed Stesco compass, pair of glasses in a case, French playing cards, an egg timer, two treenware boxes, a small collection of coins, Devonshire regiment small badge, together with a Valenciennes 1918 wooden box containing unused post cards of Valenciennes and Arras, and a Albo silver fobchain.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private G. H. Young, 9th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, who was killed in action at the battle of Fontaine on 3 May 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (9-12900 Pte. G. H. Young. 9/Leic: R.); 1914-15 Star (12900 Pte. G. H. Young. Leic: R.); British War and Victory Medals (12900 Cpl. G. H. Young. Leic. R.) together with Memorial Plaque (George Herbert Young) and a 14k gold plated open-faced keyless watch, the inner lid of the case inscribed ‘Presented to Corporal G. H. Young by his Bakestone Moor admirers on winning the Military Medal’, good very fine (6) £600-£800 --- M.M. London Gazette 20 October 1916. George Herbert Young landed in France with the 9th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, on 29 July 1915. He was killed in action on 3 May 1917 at the battle of Fontaine, aged 22, and is commemorated by name on the Arras Memorial. He was the son of Mr and Mrs George Young, of 6, Wandsworth Terrace, Bakestone Moor, Whitwell, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Sold with a gilt double-sided locket with small photograph of the recipient and his sister or loved one.
A Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant G. Betts, 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, who was later killed in action whilst serving with the 24th (Service) Battalion (1st Tyneside Irish) during the Second Battle of Arras, 9 April 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (3496 Sjt: G. Betts. 1/Nth’d: Fus:) number and rank partially officially corrected; 1914 Star (3496 L. Cpl G. Betts. 1/Noth’d Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (3496 A-W.O. Cl. II. G. Betts. North’d Fus. ); Memorial Plaque (George Betts); Memorial Scroll (Serjt. George Betts, M.M. Northumberland Fusiliers) generally good very fine (5) £400-£500 --- M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916. George Betts was born in York in June 1895. He was employed by Rowntree prior to the war, and served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers in the French theatre of war from 8 October 1914. Betts advanced to Sergeant and transferred to the 24th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Irish). Sergeant Betts was killed in action during the first day of the Second Battle of Arras, 9 April 1917, and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Sold with several photographic images of recipient.
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