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Lot 166
LLADRO NAO PORCELAIN TABLE LAMPof a young girl in her night gown, holding a teddy bear, with a cream shaped shade, 52cm high overall; a Royal Worcester Vine Harvest pattern cake stand, boxed; together with four Royal Doulton, one Old Country Rose and two Staffordshire porcelain floral posies
Lot 348
*A Rare Great War ‘Q-Ships’ D.S.M. and Bar ‘M.i.D.’ Group of Three to Chief Petty Officer William John Adams, Royal Navy, for services in Q-8 or S.S. Vala in action against enemy submarines, one of which would later sink Q-8 with the loss of all hands, including the recipient, comprising: Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (189087 W. J. Adams, P.O.1 Cl. Special Service. 22. Oct. 1916) with second award bar, reverse impressed (3rd January 1917); Naval General Service Medal, 1915-62, single clasp, Persia Gulf 1909-1914 (189087. W. J. Adams, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Fox.); 1914-15 Star (189087. W. J. Adams. P.O. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (189087 W. J. Adams. C.P.O. R.N.), with MiD bronze oak leaves; Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (189087 W. J. Adams, P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Fox:); Group swing mounted on bar with reverse brooch pin, light marks, otherwise good very fine (6). S.S.M.: London Gazette, 1 January 1917; Bar to D.S.M.: London Gazette, 23 March 1917; M.i.D.: London Gazette, 27 July 1917. William John Adams, of Littleham, Exmouth, Devon, was born on 9 June 1879 and had previously worked as a Butcher’s Assistant before joining the Royal Navy on 13 June 1896. He served in WW1 as part of the crew of Q-8, the former British collier S.S. Vala of 1016 tons, under the command of Lieutenant-Commander A. A. Mellin, R.N. With an armament of four 12-pounder guns, Vala came across and engaged a German submarine on 22 October 1916, which was later credited as ‘probably’ destroyed. In addition, on 16 January 1917 she had a further encounter with an enemy U-boat, this time credited as ‘possibly’ destroyed. For these ‘Q-Ship’ actions Petty Officer Adams received the D.S.M. and Bar, and was promoted to Chief Petty Officer. Included in his copied paperwork, describing his recommendation for D.S.M. & Bar is a short excerpt of handwritten notes, which appears to relate to the above and show that the recipient was firing the deck gun which sunk the enemy submarine: “In action. Sunday 20th May. G.L.S.I. Did not see submarine until the order action was given and gun brought to bear on the object as soon as object appeared in the telescope submarine fired and I fired…hit just by her gun fore side of conning tower. I also fired as soon as gun was loaded but the object was not very plain because of the explosion of shell and my shot went just short but ricchot (?) hit. Object then periscope laying across to starb(oard). 3rd shot also hit fore side of conning tower, submarine listing to starb(oard). 4th fired submarine hull just visible, hit with good result.” (W. J. Adams. C.P.O. G.L.II No.189087). Later, under the command of Cdr. Leopold Bernays, the Vala was tragically lost with all hands later in 1917 when, having last been heard of at Queenstown on 20 August, Harold Auten was sent out in the sloop Heather to search for remaining survivors or signs of the ship’s destruction. As ordered, he carried out an extensive search but returned empty-handed, having found neither survivors nor wreckage of the Vala. The S.S. Vala was officially paid off as from 25 August, 1917, but it was only after the war that it was revealed that Vala had in fact been destroyed by Commander Egon Von Warner ‘sUB-54 on 20-21st August off the west coast of France. Later reports state that the vessel had been hit by two torpedoes, and that roughly 28 to 34 men had abandoned ship into small boats in rough seas. Despite this, the boats and men were never found. Ex Spink, 18 July 1995, lot 307, where trio in smaller style impressed naming (also called ‘later style’ naming or ‘style no. 3’ by Williamson) was incorrectly catalogued as renamed. Duplicates of the D.S.M. (this lacking a named reverse bar) and N.G.S. are known to the market, reputedly issued to his brother. Offered with useful copied service papers and research.
Lot 184
A Schuco Tricky yes/no teddy bear 1950s, with beige mohair, clear and black glass eyes with brown backs, pronounced muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, jointed limbs with felt pads and tail-operated head mechanism - 161?4in. (411?2cm.) high (bald spot on chest, general wear and thinning, repaired tears to three pads, a hole in the other, yes mechanism a little sticky)
Lot 176
A 1930s British teddy bear, with light golden mohair, clear and black glass eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs and inoperative squeaker - 221?2in. (57cm.) high (pads replaced, some general wear, balding to forehead and eyes are odd sizes)
Lot 153
A post-war Hermann teddy bear, with beige mohair, orange and black glass eyes, inset short mohair muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head and jointed limbs - 13in. (33cm.) high (pads re-covered); a Carousel Museum Collection The Professor, a copy of the original with tag signed by Doris and Terry Michaud; and a book featuring the original bear
Lot 182
A fine Schuco Tricky yes/no musical teddy bear 1950s, with brown mohair, clear and black glass eyes with brown backs, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, jointed limbs with felt pads, tail operated head mechanism and key-wind musical box in back - 201?2in. (511?2cm.) high - this bear was lot 677 in Christie’s Teddy Bear auction on the 1st June 1995
Lot 118
British teddy bear twins 1930s, one with blonde and one with golden mohair, each with orange and black glass eyes, pronounced muzzles, black stitched nose and mouth, swivel head, jointed limbs with remains of cloth pads, inoperative squeakers and later green knitted cardigans - 171?4in. (44cm.) high (fairly worn, damage to pads and eyes possibly replaced) - these two bears were given to a brother and sister who lived in the West Country; it has been requested that they remain together
Lot 99
‘Oursi’, a Farnell teddy bear 1920s, with blonde mohair, clear and black glass eyes, pronounced muzzle, swivel head, jointed limbs, inoperative growler, home-made clothes and an additional jumper - 19in. (48cm.) high (muzzle and ankle darned, pads with knitted covering, fairly worn); and two original photographs of the original owner and her bear, circa 1921 - Provenance - This bear and lots 451 to 454 were the childhood dolls of Ariane Balland who was born in Geneva on 29th December 1916. Oursi, Madeleine, Claude and the following lot were her life-long companions
Lot 102
A rare British jointed polar bear 1910-20s, with white mohair, clear and black glass eyes, brown stitched nose, mouth and claws, well-modeled with slender head, swivel neck, elongated curved body with jointed limbs, felt pads, tail and solid stuffing - 151?2in. (39cm.) high (some wear and repairs to pads) - possibly made by Farnell or a good quality manufacturer, similar in style to the Steiff polar bear which was first manufactured in 1908
Lot 110
A rare Chad Valley teddy bear to dress 1940s, with golden mohair swivel head, orange and black glass eyes, pronounced muzzle, black stitched nose and mouth, cloth body with pin-jointed limbs and later khaki uniform - 121?2in. (32cm.) high (bald spots to head) - it is interesting how similar this bear is to the Merrythought Bingies, but a lower quality
Lot 148
A fine Steiff white mohair teddy bear 1920s, with brown and black glass eyes, pronounced muzzle, brown stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed elongated limbs with felt pads, hump, inoperative growler and FF button with remains of white label - 201?2in. (52cm.) high (very slight thinning to right cheek, needs a light clean); and a post-war multi-coloured plush ball
Lot 173
A Chiltern Hugmee teddy bear 1930s, with golden mohair, orange and black glass eyes, pronounced clipped muzzle, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs with velvet pads, slight hump and inoperative squeaker - 151?2in. (391?2cm.) high (some general wear and the odd bald spot, eye cracked)
Lot 111
An interesting British clown teddy bear 1930s, with brown tipped mohair head, clear and black glass eyes, black stitched nose and mouth, red and green mohair body with jointed arms and hinged legs, brown felt shoes, pom-pom and inoperative squeaker - 103?4in. (271?2cm.) high (some fading and slight wear, missing hat, ruff and one pom-pom) - a similar teddy bear is in the collection at Teddy Bears of Witney
Lot 149
A rare Bing white mohair teddy bear with button circa 1910, with black boot button eyes, brown stitched nose, mouth and claws, pronounced muzzle, swivel head, jointed limbs with felt pad, hump, inoperative squeaker and plated circular GBN button under arm - 12in. (301?2cm.) high (bald spot on back of head by right ear, the back of ear with hole, other general wear and hand pads re-covered) - this bear was the childhood toy of Lilian Florence Smalley who was born in 1901
Lot 177
A post-war Chiltern Hugmee teddy bear, with dark blonde mohair, orange and black glass eyes, black stitched nose, mouth and claws, swivel head, jointed limbs with velvet pads and inoperative squeaker, 1950s - 171?2in. (441?2cm.) high (slight wear, needs a clean); and a Roddy hard plastic walking doll
Lot 101
A rare Farnell ‘soldier’ black mohair cat, with green and black glass eyes, red stitched nose, whiskers, felt ears, swivel head and pin-jointed limbs - 31?2in. (9cm.) high; a similar blonde soldier bear (limbs need attention); and a larger ‘soldier’ type bear with blonde mohair, black glass pin eyes - 6in. (15cm.) high - it is the owner’s wishes that these three bears are sold together
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