CHARLES V. BOND ( AMERICAN 1825-1864) Portrait of General John Garland, wearing uniform, and Portrait of Harriet, his wife, in black dress, and white head-dress, both half-length signed and dated `C.V. Bond, Detroit` oil on canvas 35 x 28in (88.9 x 71.2 cm) ; a pair (2) General John Garland (1792-1861) was a career United States soldier in the regular army who had a long and distinguished career spanning fifty years of service. He joined the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. He served with distinction in the Florida War serving under General Worth. He took part in military campaigns in Northern and Central Mexico, and was severely wounded in the taking of Mexico City. Later he fought in the Utah War , and he was still on active duty in the regular army when The American Civil War broke out in 1861. He stayed loyal to the Union despite having been born in Virginia. Garland originally met his wife Harriet Smith, while stationed as a young man in Michigan in the 1820`s. She was the daughter of Capt. Jacob Smith of Quebec, Canada. She died at Saratoga in 1860. Both portraits have labels attached to the canvas reverse which bear inscriptions. A label on the reverse of his portrait states that it ` was painted in Detroit. Mich. when he (Garland) commanded the Port- as Col. of the 4th Infantry Regiment`. An inscription on a label on the reverse of her portrait states that it `was painted in 1843.` Other portraits by Bond from the mid 1840`s include a self-portrait of the artist, dateable to 1847 (Detroit Institute of Arts) and a Portrait of Eleazer Williams,c.1845 (Neville Public Museum of Brown County, Green Bay, Wisconsin) . A later portrait depicting John Hatton, 1852 is in the collection of The Detroit Historical Museum
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WWI fine series of eight whole plate size photographs taken in WWI showing scenes in the trenches, an attack on a village, a tank advancing over the top, a German trench with dead soldiers etc. This photographs each bear the ‘Crown Copyright’ stamp showing that they were taken by an official photographer, clearly, from the quality of the images, a professional. Together with a small group of WWI/military related ephemera. Note: miscellaneous lot not subject to return.
WWII large qty of letters (60 plus) relating to Ivor George Faulk, Pilot Officer (Air Bomber) RAF, of Newtown Road, Malvern, killed in action on December 21st 1942, included in the lot is the official telegram informing his family of his death, together with letters from the parents of other members of the crew: ‘...I am wondering if you have had any news of your son...my son was the wireless operator. As you know that the pilot...is a prisoner of war in Germany. I’m waiting every day for news of one of the crew as surely the six could not be lost. I heard that a good number of the boys bailed out that night of course they might all land miles from each other. The suspense is very hard to bear so I’m hoping if you get any news that you’ll let me know...’ There are also official letters confirming his death in action and the place of his burial, and some letters from Ivor himself. This little collection provides a most poignant reminder of the personal tragedies of WWII.
A Merrythought "Pumpkin Head" teddy bear, covered in chocolate brown and gold plush with white blonde hair, with swivel joints, stitched nose on beige velveteen muzzle, clear and black glass eyes, felt paws and card lined velveteen "shoes", with label to left foot, wearing a pair of felt shorts sewn onto tummy, 10" high
The Steiff Club Millenium teddy bear covered in golden brown and dusky pink mohair plush with swivel joints, shoe button eyes, stitched nose and claws and suedette paws, feet embroidered 1999 and 2000 with porcelain plaque, 12" high, boxed and with certificate of authenticity, No. 07064 of a limited edition
A Wedgwood novelty figural paperweight modelled as a stylised figure of a polar bear in blue together with a similar example modelled as a seal, retains foil label, together with a small collection of Wedgwood paperweights to comprise two Andromeda weights, two mushroom and an apple, various marks and signatures, (7).
An English pale gold mohair teddy bear, probably by Chad Valley, with dark orange glass eyes and a black vertically stitched nose, on a jointed body with dark brown velvet pads, 34cm high; a Chad Valley pale gold mohair teddy bear, 34cm high; a Twyford Products gold plush teddy bear, with squeaker, 38cm high; three other teddy bears; and two bear-related sheet music publications, (8).
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