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Lot 651
Parachute Regiment Attributed Commanding Officer’s Red Beret. Worn by Lieutenant Colonel Peter Mandeville Aldersley Taylor MC & Bar, who commanded the 5th & 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment in the early post war years. Comprising: Red Beret complete with cap badge, the interior with stamp Kangol Wear Limited 1946. Very Clean. Contained in a Bates service dress cap box addressed to “Lt Col P.M.A. Taylor MC HQ 2 Inf Div Coln RASC BAOR 34”. (2 items) Lieutenant Colonel Peter Mandeville Aldersley Taylor MC & Bar originally served in the ranks before being commissioned into the Queen’s Regiment. He was awarded the MC & Bar with 2/6th Bn and at the end of the war gained a permanent commission. In 1946 he became second-in-command of the 8/9th Parachute Battalion and saw service in Haifa with 6th Airborne Division. He commanded the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion and later the 2nd Parachute Battalion in Germany. After breaking his leg while captaining the Para rugby team, he was medically downgraded. He transferred to the RASC and commanded a number of Royal Army Service Corps Units, one of these commands took him to Egypt during the Canal Zone crises.
Lot 649
Royal Tank Regiment full dress astrakhan beret. A scarce early Elizabeth II example tailored by Herbert Johnson of London. Black astrakhan wool body and crown, with a band of black mohair edged with gold cord. To the front a bullion regimental Officer’s cap badge, which supports the regimental feather hackle of brown, red and green. The interior retains sweatband; tailor’s label. GC ... Contained in original Herbert Johnson card forwarding box.
Lot 583
Special Air Service SAS Malay Scouts Original Snap Shot Photographs. An extremely rare selection of personal snap shot photographs of a SAS unit in Malaya. These images include small groups, a number in jungle surrounding, presumably on operations. Wessex Helicopters, one showing landed in Jungle surroundings. In camp etc. The SAS beret can be clearly seen, been worn in a number of shots. The images remain clear. (approx. 154 images)
Lot 579
Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery Signed Photograph Western Desert. This black and white photograph, depicts “Monty” sitting in a tank turret, binoculars to hand and his famous black “Tankers” General’s beret. Signed in ink “Montgomery of Alamein 1972”. Image clear size 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches
Lot 197
A pair of pale brown corduroy Women's Land Army breeches, 26 inch waist approx.; a P.S.S 1944 War issue canvas map bag; a second pair of corduroy Women's Land Army breeches, dated April 1944, 30 inch waist approx.; a 1940s blue and white striped collarless shirt with a CC41 utility label, 44in chest; a pair of black suede 1940s shoes, UK size 5 approx.; a red pleated velvet hat; a French wool beret; two other hats; a pair of braces; and a quantity of belts, (qty).
Lot 162
A Chanel ivory tweed ensemble, probably American Patron Originale, 1966, large label numbered 31303, comprising: jacket with gilt lion mask buttons, matching skirt with navy silk waistband, navy silk short-sleeved blouse and a beret with narrow black on white label, blouse bust 92cm, 36in, skirt waist 71cm, 28in (4) CONDITION REPORT: Good condition, looks little worn
Lot 96
A Jeanne Lanvin black felt conical hat, early 1930s, with narrow yellow on white woven label, hand numbered 52948, of conical shape with black glazed cotton fins; together with a Claude Saint Cyr golden velvet swirling beret; and a brown velvet hat 1950s (3) CONDITION REPORT: Lanvin hat - good condition, some dulling to the almost patent effect cotton bands, tulle lining has a couple of pinhead sized holes (minor); Saint Cyr - good condition; third hat has a bogus Patou label, this has a few small scuff marks to chenille, centre seam of lining needs re-stitching.
Lot 1225
An Italian Lenci felt girl doll, 1920s-30s, with painted side glancing eyes, nostrils and lips, rouged cheeks, blonde bobbed hair (possibly trimmed), on a jointed body with joined finger hands, wearing just a red beret and brown leather shoes, 16½in. (42cm.) high. * Condition: Hair possibly trimmed. Lacks clothes apart from hat and shoes. Face a little dirty but no wear to painted features. Felt to front of body also a little dirty. Slight indent to body just below neck to front. Small brown stain mark to left leg.
Lot 123
A Large Deans Rag Book cloth doll, 1939, the moulded felt face with painted brown side-glancing eyes, red lips and rosy cheeks, blonde plaited wool hair with red ribbons and swivel neck, on a cloth body and wearing winter yellow jumper, green felt pleated skirt, shorts, shoes, mittens and beret, green tights and a tartan scarf, label to left foot, 42” (106.5cm) tall, condition good, see page 76 in ‘The Deans Rag Book Company Limited, The first 100 years’ by Neil Miller for similar doll.
Lot 6
Extremely rare and early Bees wax shoulder head Lady and Gentleman Dolls, English mid 18th century, the wax Lady with slightly turned head, each doll with inserted blue glass eyes, painted mouth and eyebrows, remains of hair, on cloth bodies with wax lower arms having separately moulded fingers and thumbs and remains of red wax shoes, the Lady wearing her original Mantua paper lined dress in Spitalfields silk with large brightly coloured embroidered flower decoration, and scallop hem, hat and dress with elaborate silver and gold wire and spangles decoration and bag, the Gentleman wearing paper lined green Spitalfields silk long coat with large gold stitched cuffs, jacket and pantaloons, coat and jacket decorated with gold wire and spangle trim and embroidered silk beret, both mounted on wooden bases, gentleman’s face a little sunken in, possibly due to heat, both approx. 8 ¼” (21cm) tall, (2 items). Interestingly this pair of dolls came with a very early henna handkerchief with written note, ‘Pattern Stamped, ??, Central Provence India’, and an ink drawn and painted Coat of Arms ‘Pro Patria Populoque’ (For the Fatherland and the People). This being the motto and Coat of Arms for Blundell’s Boarding School, Tiverton, founded in 1604.
Lot 277
A late 19th Century DEP bisque head doll, incised mould no."9", pierced ears, long brown wig, brown glass sleeping eyes, open mouth showing teeth, jointed wood and composition body, dressed in period and later made blue dress and beret with cotton under garments, height 54cm, on a metal display stand
Lot 347
Or WWII interest: - the Sam Browne belt belonging to Rita Wightman a decoder in FANY (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry), together with an RAF scarf, buttons, beret , a photograph of Rita Wightman, and a watercolour of a plane, date '22-IX-1940' * Notes. Additional information ….. Mrs Wightman was at the time, Mrs Barrett, wife of SOE operator Dennis Barrett from F Section. He was captured in July 1944 and was executed in Buchwald Concentration Camp. She was in the FANYs and was in contact with overseas SOE agents. The Sam Browne belt is signed on the reverse by some of her FANY friends and by Stephen Ward the society osteopath
Lot 374
Flying Helmet collection etc, Woodward & Co leather helmet, RAF dark blue flying helmet Size 2 by Helmet Ltd 14084/64, RAF green flying helmet Type G with label 22C/1301/67, white leather helmet, RAF Canvas helmet with label James Forsyth 1940, RAF Flying Helmet with label 22C/1732 44649/57, plus a 1945 dated Kangol Wear Beret (7)
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