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Lot 430
General Service Medal 1918-62, Elizabeth II with Cyprus clasp to 4170864 Act Cpl D F Hewitt RAF, together with original fitted box of issue and with RAF Certificate of Service named to the same and a gilt RAF cap badge and further named unofficial medals comprising National Service Medal, Active Service Medal, Border Service Medal, Cold War commemorative medal, The Commemorative Service Medal (RAF), Queen's Diamond Jubilee commemorative medal, The Veterans Star and British Forces Campaign medal, all with original fitted boxes of issue, and a small quantity of associated paper work and photograph, together with an embroidered patch pocket, Royal Air Force Police Association white beret and further RAF peaked cap (qty)
Lot 97
WAGNER RICHARD: (1813-1883) German Composer. A good vintage signed sepia carte-de-visite photograph by Wagner, the sepia albumen print by Franz Hanfstaengl of Berlin depicting Wagner in a profile half length pose wearing his velvet suit, cravat and beret. Signed ('Richard Wagner') with his name alone in ink to the lower photographer's mount. With the photographer's imprint to the verso, which is further annotated in bold black fountain pen ink in an unidentified hand indicating that the photograph was received on 15th September 1893 from [the antiquarian bookseller] B. Seligsberg of Bayreuth, 'Wagner's own collector of curios etc., who, in letter of same date, absolutely guarantees the authenticity of the autograph'. Some light, very minor age wear, otherwise VG
Lot 1521
A Collection Of Vintage Hats Five items in total to include woven raffia and grosgrain trim boater style hat by Marshall & Snelgrove, a 1960's cobalt blue velvet Tam o' Shanter by Jaeger, a cream velvet beret with blue topstitched detail, flat cap and a brown mink skullcap with ribbon trim. Together with two original hat boxes - one with Harrods branding. Please see accompanying image
Lot 477
An ERII General Officer's blue peaked cap, gilt embroidered black PL peak, PL chinstrap, scarlet headband, embroidered badge; and blue beret, embroidered badge, initials "GSH" inside; in card box with name "Brig. Sir Gilbert Heathcote"; full details of Brig. Heathcote inside lining of cap. Near VGC £60-90
Lot 79
ERIC ROBERTSON (SCOTTISH 1887-1941)CECILE (WALTON) AT CRIANLARICH Oil on canvas91cm x 105cm (36in x 41.5in)Provenance:Collection of the artist's daughterExhibited:Bourne Fine Art, Edinburgh, Eric Robertson 1998 Note: A passionate love affair between two exceptionally talented and promising young artists has the potential to go to two extremes: it could be a promising partnership, full of happiness and support, and the creation of beautiful work by both parties or all that passion and ambition might instead create a toxic atmosphere of jealousy and resentment, tearing a couple apart and distracting them from their work. In the case of Eric Robertson and Cecile Walton, their relationship and marriage was to continuously move between these two extremes. At times, their marriage was happy and stable and allowed both of them to dedicate time and energy to their work, with the support of someone else who understood an artist's unique trials and tribulations. At other times, the distance created by war and Eric's lack of interest in maintaining conventional relationships created strain, while sometimes jealousy over individual artistic success crept in.As you might expect from a passionate, artistic relationship there was some scandal associated with the pair, especially by conservative Edinburgh society standards. Cecile Walton was the daughter of established Glasgow Boy artist, E.A. Walton who was extremely invested in his daughter's artistic talent and developing career, while Eric Robertson was a talented art student who wished to follow his romantic ideals and act freely. Their attraction was viewed with suspicion by her family, who viewed Robertson as a philanderer (one engagement had already ended, as he had openly started a relationship with another woman), as well as an inappropriate artist (his work had previously been removed from public exhibitions, over concerns about decency). They quickly sent Cecile off travelling, but a year apart did not affect her feelings and she re-established the relationship on her return and subsequently married Robertson and had their first son. Robertson held very romantic, idealistic views of how he wished to behave that were mostly incompatible with a conventional marriage. As a result, throughout their relationship they seemed to find themselves involved in love triangles, most prominently with fellow Edinburgh artist Dorothy Johnstone, a very close friend of Cecile's who Eric developed a relationship with, creating an 'inseparable triangle' for a period before he became engaged to Cecile. At this time, while travelling in Scotland, he wrote to Cecile describing how he 'wrote the names Cecile, Dorothy and Eric on a card with a circle round them and laid it in the centre of the top of the Cairn.' Though later, while Eric was in service at the war front, Cecile herself became interested in principles of free love and feelings for the man who was publicising these views at the time. She sent letters to Eric outlining how she thought they would continue their marriage in line with her new perspective, though this does not seem to have followed through on his return. We can only imagine that these additional relationships and complications were widely known and discussed within Edinburgh social and artistic circles, particularly as art also imitated life, and on more than occasion the artists and their relationships featured, rather thinly disguised, in works of contemporary fiction. It is difficult to say how accurate these fictions are, but they do indicate that this was a widely known, and scandalous set of circumstances. Throughout their tempestuous relationships, husband and wife continued to paint each other, as well as their friends and family. This striking and elegant portrait of Cecile by Robertson dates from a happy time in their lives and marriage, a holiday they spent in a cottage in Crianlarich across the May and June of 1920. The cottage had the charming feature of this small waterfall leading to a pool located just behind it, where the couple took every opportunity to bathe in the nude. The painting is inspired by these visits and this idyllic Scottish holiday, that took place just a few short years before the marriage ultimately ended. In these early years of the 1920s when Eric had returned from war, their second child was born and both were working passionately and effectively, in part, due to the inspiration and success they had both found in working to establish the Edinburgh Group and its exhibitions. Cecile at Crianlarich has a timeless quality, though her distinctive bobbed haircut and jaunty beret do add a specifically 1920s charm.
Lot 15
A Second World War Group of Five Medals, awarded to T/66792 Sergeant Frank Eyre, RASC, comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence and War Medals, with award slip, cap badge, beret and related ephemera including Soldier's Service and Pay Books, Certificates of Transfer and Discharge, photograph, letters from his war time sweetheart etc
Lot 4
A Royal Observer Corps Medal and Defence Medal, awarded to OBSERVER LIEUTENANT H (Harold) TAYLOR, in boxes of issue, together with a pair of miniatures, brass shoulder titles, embroidered cloth cap badge and tunic badge, buttons, lapel badge, enamel badge, pair of cuff-links, peaked cap, beret, two pairs of leather gloves, a tie, an enamelled car badge, a quantity of related photographs and books, with vendor's hand written notes relating to her father named above. Footnote:- Harold Taylor joined the Royal Observer Corps at the outbreak of the Second World War and served in County Durham. He was posted to Scotland in 1943 where he served until the end of the war.
Lot 8
2nd Battalion The Glider Pilot Regiment - a Second World War Trio, of 1939-45 Star, Defence and War Medals, to 4465420 Corporal James Jennings, with two log books from 1942 to 1944, three RAF exercise books inscribed Stoke Orchard RAF Station and Booker RAF Station, a group photograph to No.10 Glider Pilot Course, RAF Booker 1942-43, a copy photograph, a red beret with white metal cap badge and an Arnhem 50th Anniversary Medal in case of issue; Arnhem, a colour print signed by J D Frost and First Solo, a colour print of a Tiger Moth
Lot 375
AFTER REMBRANDT (1606-1669) "Self Portrait in a Velvet Beret" Oil painting on canvas, a 19th century copy of the 1634 portrait to be found in the Gemaldegalerie, Berlin. 60cm x 48cm inscribed verso "B. Saher" (possibly the artist, possibly a past ow ner) grain effect and gilt rope design frame.
Lot 304
First World War.- Royal Army Medical Corps.- Grant (Colin, Captain, RAMC, medical practitioner, of Kirkaldy, Fife, invalided from the front after a fall from his horse in 1916, b. 1885) Collection of manuscripts, letters and artefacts relating to his service on the Western Front in the Great War, including: (1). Correspondence Book, carbon paper duplicates of c. 60 reports sent while in command of the 70th Field Ambulance at Erquingham and L'Estrache, the Advance Dressing Station at Brasserie etc., manuscript, 65pp. excluding blanks, original cloth, soiled, sm. 4to, September - October 1915 § (2). Diary, autograph manuscript, 53pp. excluding blanks, a few ff. loose, original cloth field-book, rubbed, 108 x 74mm., August - October 1915, browned; and a group of dispatches written to him in the field and letters after return to England and hospitalization, a group photograph, lecture notes, his medals (the silver Faithful Service and 1914-1918 medal, etc.), regimental badges, his beret, chevrons, and set of trench maps in their holder, v.s., v.d. (sm. qty).(1). Correspondence Book. "Report for 24 hours... 13 Oct. 1915. At 11.15 last night, two shots from our heavy guns landed at a point almost due south from us. In a few minutes a large fire occurred at the spot, and was followed apparently by an explosion. At 9 am four very heavy enemy shells exploded in the field behind us, near railway avenue. Our batteries kept up a fairly heavy fire... . From 4 - 6 p.m, the Germans dropped numerous shells in this vicinity, some shrapnel balls and fragments landed on the roof of this house."(2). Diary. "... after inspecting the RAP I went right on to the fire trenches, which just here are within a stone's throw of the Germans. One could hear them talking, and with a periscope could examine their works, but of course no men were to be seen at all. Below ground... one could hear them moving. One German who spoke excellent English, had the cheek to call out 'Tommy lend me staples, my barbed wire comes undone'! Coming down another way, six shots came smack into a brick wall very close to us, but we got out with our wounded without any mishap. In the evening we watched the shelling of an aeroplane by the Germans , but they were hopelessly out of range."
Lot 746
Vintage Palitoy Action Man Talking Commander, c.1970, with brown flock hair, hard hands, silver plastic dog tag, black rubber beret with metallic red badge, jacket, trousers, short black boots, belt with holster and pistol, in original box with instruction sheet, VG, box G-VG, with a small quantity of accessories including Red Devil helmet, googles and jumpsuit (20+)
Lot 163
Rare Simon & Halbig 150 bisque head character doll, German circa 1909, the nicely moulded head with painted pale blue eyes, and single stroke eyebrows, closed mouth and original short blonde wig, on a good fully jointed wood and composition body with swivel wrists and wearing original white cotton sailor-style outfit with beret, socks and white leather shoes, incised 150, S&H, 0, (condition: a few minor wig pulls to back of head), 15” (38cm) tall.
Lot 167
Kammer & Reinhardt 117 bisque head character doll in original clothes, German circa 1909, the fine bisque head with weighted blue glass eyes, finely painted lashes and feathered eyebrows, closed mouth and original light brown wig in two plaits, on a good fully jointed wood and composition body with swivel wrists and wearing all original blue dress with pocket, blue flannel coat and beret, , underclothes, socks and brown leather shoes, incised K&R/Simon & Halbig 117, 43, known as ‘Mein Liebling’ in the rare K&R character doll series, (condition: one wig pull to back of head, otherwise, perfect) 17” (43cm) tall.
Lot 251
A Rare Albert Marque bisque head Art- Character doll, French circa 1916, the highly sculptured head with beautiful fixed blue glass paper-weight eyes, finely painted lashes and feathered eyes-brows, closed mouth with protruding upper lip, moulded pierced ears, plump rounded cheeks and elongated sloping nose with shaded nostrils, original light brown wig with card pate and on a uniquely modelled fully jointed composition body with elongated torso, wide hips and bisque lower arms with attached ball-joints at elbows and finely sculptured fingers, the shaped legs with elongated narrow feet, wearing Russian style black velvet trouser suit with gold silk lining, fine black bead trim to jacket and decorative mirrored metal buttons, with a cream silk blouse decorated with sequins and metallic beads, thick red sash, floppy black beret, underclothes, white socks and brown leather shoes with ‘Au Bon Marche Layettes’ label, incised A. Marque to back of head and with pencil mark to sole of right foot, reading ’32, P??miela’ , indecipherable, 22” (56cm) tall. (professional restoration to head and left hand). Albert Marque was a sculptor at the Ecole Francaise and from the end of the 19th century regularly exhibited at many prestigious Paris salons, in around 1915 there was a deliberate movement in Paris away from the traditional pretty Bebe dolls so famously made there. A group of well- known artists, including sculptors, porcelain manufacturers and fashion designers, became involved in creating a more realistic doll, reflecting a more expressive character. The artist doll by A. Marque was first presented at an exhibition by Margaine Lacroix, it is thought that no more than 100 of these dolls where made, most being inscribed by a number, this doll has number 32 in pencil to foot. A rare and important opportunity to acquire one of the world’s rarest dolls that seldom come up for sale at auction.
Lot 307
Rare Gebruder Heubach 7759 bisque head character doll, German circa 1910, good quality head with blue intaglio eyes, painted brows and brown hair in strokes, closed mouth and on a fully jointed wood and composition toddler body, wearing later sailor-style trouser suit in blue and white, striped socks, wool beret, and leather shoes, (condition: tiny repair to one finger tip), 15” (38cm) tall.
Lot 309
Large Heubach Koppelsdorf 320 bisque head baby, German circa 1910, with weighted blue glass eyes, pierced nostrils, open mouth, two upper teeth and blonde wig, on a composition baby body, wearing a blue dress, (condition: good), together with a similar A.M 990 baby wearing a blue velvet trouser suit and beret, (2 items).
Lot 332
Bahr & Proschild 585 bisque head character baby doll, German circa 1910, with weighted blue glass eyes, painted lashes and brows, open/closed mouth with two moulded upper teeth, brown wig, on a composition baby body and wearing a cream silk shirt with blue velvet pantaloons and beret, 15” (38cm) tall.
Lot 85
A 1920s blue straw hat decorated with grosgrain ribbon; a 1930s brown hat embellished with small silk and velvet flowers, a black straw hat from France, a 1940s beret style felt hat, a green silk velvet hat decorated with mauve flowers, a brown felt 1940s hat and a quantity of other vintage hats
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