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Click here to subscribeA collection of shrapnel pieces, mainly from the Harlow area in Essex, including 'part of the band of a 550 kilo bomb which fell at Netteswell 1940...' incendiary cases and tails, 'parachute cord from a landmine stuck in trees in Roydon, lengths were sold for war effort', '|catridge case and clip picked up in the garden at Roydon after air battle'Condition report: As one would expect!It is inert. It does unscrew and is empty inside.
*Cecil Keeling (1912-1976) 'Bomb Casualty' signed 'C Keeling' and inscribed as titled in pencil, pen and ink and watercolour 27 x 19.5cm *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.Condition report: Paper a little cockled as often is the case for watercolour on a thinner paper. A few spots of foxing and staining as would be expected with age of work. Not viewed out of glazed frame, potential for further marks under mount as this may be acidic.
A Second World War RAF Caterpillar Club and Prisoner of War medal group, that of 1318320 Flight Sergeant William Alfred "Bill" Brooks, comprising Defence and War medals in carton, together with RAF Airman's Service and Pay Book, RAF Service and Release Book, Telegrams, correspondence, YMCA "Wartime Log for British Prisoners", German POW camp inmate personal documents, photographs and Irving Air Chute Caterpillar Club award notification letter, etc. [Brooks, bomb aimer aboard a Halifax of 10 Squadron flying out of RAF Melbourne, baled out of his stricken aircraft over Germany in the vicinity of Aachen, 25 May 1944. He was interned at Stalag Luft 7, in Bankau, Silesia.]
An RAF Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Efficiency with bar medal group, that of 754269 Flight Sergeant / 112388 Flight Lieutenant Robert Richard Gee, including a Flying Log Book covering the period August 1940 through to 1956, flying operations with as Navigator / Bomb Aimer 104 Squadron in Wellington's from May 1941 over North West Europe, including a daylight raid on the Gneisenau in July of 1941, going on to operations in the Mediterranean from October 1941 followed by a return to NW Europe with a 1000 bomber raid in May of 1942, following officer training Gee returned to operations with 161 Squadron in July of 1944, on Special Operations over France and Belgium in Halifax's and Stirlings, on the 6th - 7th October onboard Stirling LK238 on an SOE "Tablejam" operation in support of the Danish resistance, the aircraft was shot down by a Luftwaffe Ju 88 killing the Bomb Aimer, Gee and others escaped to Sweden, the lot includes a seven page hand written account of the escape and a Norwegian Emergency Visa dated November 1944, also with the group is Gee's Navigator's Log Book detailing operations over North Africa and Italy with 104 Squadron during 1941 - 1942, commissions, a 1937 RAF Pocket Book etc
* Hazell a Lancaster Bomber with figures loading bombs into its bomb cargo bay, signed Hazell and dated 78 (1978), oil on canvas, 20" x 30"; together with four further pictures including a watercolour signed C. Martlock and dated 1985, depicting cottage garden and extensive landscape also three pictures on silk possibly Indian depicting an elephant, a tribal mask, and two Indian figures, various sizes (5)
WW2 JG 400 Me-163 Komet multiple signed print. Signed by artist by Mike Machat and WW2 Luftwaffe fighter aces Wolfgang Spate and Rudolf Opitz. World War II saw airpower come of age…the predictions of Mitchel, Douhet and Trenchard came true. Their theories were tested…some were proven correct and some flawed. One theory which held that great fleets of bombers would devastate enemy homelands was proving true. To counter the fleets of bombers, German technology responded with truly revolutionary designs. One was the Me-163 “Komet” rocket powered interceptor. Komet pilots literally rode a bomb as their unit emblem depicts. The Me-163 had only minutes of highly volatile fuel with which to streak to altitude, attack incoming bombers, and then glide to a landing on a skid. Jagdgeschwader 400, the only unit to become operational in the Me-163, was commanded by a combat veteran with 99 victories on the eastern front…Wolfgang Spate. He would not only command the unit…he flew the first combat mission in the aircraft. With him in JG 400 was Rudolf Opitz, who first saw combat in the famous glider assault on Fort Eben Emael in Belgium during the initial attack on the western front. Opitz was next assigned to “Project X” and soon became the chief test pilot in the development of the Komet. Although the Me-163 came too late to stop the bomber assault on Germany, it provided technology that today can be seen in the space shuttle - a craft, which also streaks to altitude and then glides unpowered back to earth. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Book of Bomber Command Heroes, an extraordinary WWII interest autograph book. 230 autographs including Many DFC, AFC MID medal holders. Sadly over 80 were killed and many shot down and held as POWs. Comes with hundreds of pages of research on all the autograph. A unique collection of autographs, poems, sketches collected by schoolboy Raymond Harry Spalding, who lived close to the RAF bases at Mildenhall and Lakenheath in Suffolk. His personal autograph album contains over 230 signatures, dated between March 1941 and November 1942, from Bomber crews serving in the Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and volunteers from the USA. Most of the crews have signed together on the same pages, adding their aircraft call signs (e.g. O Orange, T Tommy, N Nuts, V Victor, C Charlie, P Peter, D's Crew, U's crew) and their ranks/roles e.g. Flying Officer Pilot, Sgt Bomb Aimer, Navigator, Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, Front / Rear Gunner & Observer. Some have added their Squadron. Most are from 149 and 115 Sqns with others from 419 and 57 Sqns. Some have added their own personal touches in the form of poems verses, proverbs, comic remarks and drawings which include Pinocchio, Goofy, a Wellington Bomber and a Flying 'Jumbo' elephant. Others have added words of wisdom for young Raymond. On several pages, there are some army signatures, 149 Sqn was involved in the famous wartime propaganda film "Target For Tonight" which was filmed at RAF Mildenhall in 1941. The signatures include Sgt William McCabe (rear gunner) who featured in the film, with a pasted-in contemporary news clip stating he was now training to be a pilot. Names include. Adams, Michael Evelyn, POW 21 Jul 1941, Allen, David Cashman, POW 26 Jul 1941, Vernon George Ingram, MiD, POW 12 Jun 1942 146, Thomas Anderson, DFC*, Frederick Alexander, DFC, Askham, Alfred George ,Bainbridge, John, KIA 19 Aug 1941, Baker, Richard Guy, POW 20 May 1942, Barritt, John, DFC, KIA 21 Feb 1945, Batten, Douglas Esmond, AFC, DFM, Injured in crash-landing 13 Aug 1941, John Alexander Smith, MBE, MiD, Burch, Cyril Robertson, KIA 9 May 1941, John Douglas, KIA 27 Apr 1942, Charles Edward, Killed in a flying accident 17 May 1941, Capham, Ronald George Peter, KIA 30 Jul 1942, Carroll, J, QOCH, Carter, Henry James, DFM, Carter, Peter Charles, Chandler, Charles, OBE, MiD, Reginald Leonard, Injured in crash 10 Apr 1941, Coltman, John, KIA 29 Oct 1942, Ronald Charles, Killed in airplane crash 10 Mar 1949, Cook, Roy Edward, KIA 17 Jun 1944, Henry Bradfield, MiD, Joseph John Edward, KIA 7 Oct 1942, Crosby, Knowles Eugene, DFM, Stanley William, KIA 8 Nov 1941, Davis, Howard Leslie, KIA 9 Jun 1942, Charles Dudley, KIA 29 Aug 1942, Ellerker, Lancelot Herbert, KIA 13 Jul 1944, Finch, Ronald John, KIA 17 Apr 1942 or Ronald James, KIA 4 Jun 1942, Fowler, George Paget, DFC, Richard Thomas Patrick, KIA 30 Jun 1942, Garland, John Francis, KIA 3 Dec 1942, Gee, Donald Antony, Killed in flying accident 7 Oct 1942, Douglas Huntly, KIA 17 Oct 1942, James Noble, POW 15 Jul 1941, Graham, Donald Arthur, KIA 11 Mar 1942, Graham, Irwin Phillips, KIA 12 Sep 1941, Graham, William, Grant, Gerry, POW 18 May 1942, Gray, Ernest William, KIA 13 Aug 1941, Hall, William, CBE, DFC, Arthur Noel, KIA 13 Aug 1941, Hanna, James, 995693 KIA 7 Jun 1944, Hanson, B, Harris, Ronald Leslie, POW 25 Aug 1944, Harris, Thomas Harold, KIA 9 Dec 1942, Richard Edwards, KIA 7 Dec 1942, Herapath, Raymond Dillon, Killed in an air raid 4 Jun 1943, Hickman, Tom, KIA 29 Aug 1942, Hill, Cecil John, MID, Holland, Ernest John, DFM, KIA 13 Apr 1941, Sefton Douglas Lisle, MiD, KIA 17 Jan 1943, Hook, Leslie Herbert, Killed in flying accident 5 Sep 1941, Hutchinson, Ronald, KIA 13 Apr 1941, Ironside, Charles Theodore Lyall McIntosh, Killed in flying accident 6 Oct 1941, Jackson, John R, James, W, Jane, Charles Douglas, Jarrett, G, MiD, QOCH, Jerman, James Auguste, POW 18 May 1942 , Johnson, Donald Murray, Johnson, Henry Peter, Killed 16 Jul 1942, Jones, Alexander, DFM, Jones, POW 19 Jul 1941, Jones William Thomas, POW 1 Jan 1943, Jordan, Thomas Edward, KIA 10 Mar 1942, Keating, Louis Joseph, MiD, Kendall, Richard Bigland, KIA 30 Jul 1942, Ingleby, Cyril, DFC, Injured in crash 10 Apr 1941, Kimpton, Hugh Colin, King, Henry Frank, KIA 16 Jan 1945, Kowalski, Louis, KIA 11 Mar 1942, Leahy, John Michael, KIA 24 Jul 1942, Leedham, William John, KIA 24 Sep 1943, Lickley, Geoffrey, KIA 7 Aug 1941, Littlefield, Jack Richard, KIA 13 Aug 1941, Lown, Ernest Arthur, KIA 18 Mar 1941, Main, James Richard, DFM, Injured in crash 18 Jul 1941, Malcolm, Thomas, POW 5 May 1943, Martin, Barry, KIA 3 Feb 1943, Martin, J (American), Dennis Cokill, DFM, McArthur, Alexander Allan, Reverend, McCabe, William, DFM, Killed in flying accident 30 Apr 1945, Mccrea, Athol Malver William, KIA 3 Dec 1942, McIntyre, A, QOCH, McKay, Harry Robertson, KIA 4 Feb 1943, McMillan, Glen Allen, MiD, KIA 13 May 1943, Mein, Leslie Coore, Merrony, Henry Arthur, KIA 29 Oct 1942, Meynell, Peter Robert Birch, KIA 15 Apr 1941, Frank, Millichip, John, KIA 11 Mar 1942, Moore, Joseph Stanley, Killed in training accident 24 Aug 1943, Morris, Francis Leslie Ashton, Morris, Gerald, KIA 13 Aug 1941, Muir, Clarence Henry, KIA 31 May 1942, Murphy, William Morgan, KIA 29 Oct 1942, Ronald Jack, POW 18 May 1942, Neilson, James, QOCH, Noseley, William Frederick Leonard, KIA 2 Oct 1942, Palmer, A, Parslow, William Vernon, Pate, Harry Allen, Pearce, Basil Vincent, KIA 14 Jul 1942, Phillips, William Charles, Pickering, William Vincent, KIA 30 Jul 1942, Pollard, Maurice Arthur, KIA 4 Feb 1943, Prager, Harry Edward Tony, Price, Frank William, POW 15 Jul 1941, Proudfoot, J, QOCH, Rathe, Donald Stewart, KIA 29 Oct 1942, Rault, Alfred Charles, KIA 17 Sep 1942, Rawlings, Kenneth Charles Herbert, POW 13 Apr 1941, Reeveley, Walter Desmond, Reynolds, L W, QOCH, Richardson, Harry Reginald Jack, KIA 28 Aug 1943, Riley, Albert Thomas, KIA 3 Jan 1943, Robertson, Geoffrey Ernest, KIA 21 Aug 1942, Rodgers, John Robert, DFC, DFM, Rutter, Harry William, Sewell, Gordan Frank, Seymour, William George, DFC, Shannon, Geoffrey Harcourt, Shea, Richard Arthur, KIA 11 Mar 1942, Shields, Robert, Ditched 6 Jun 1942, Shoreman, Albert, Sinclair, Ian Menzies, Skelton, Harold, KIA 11 Mar 1942, Skinner, Bruce Honeyborne, Spalding, Harry, Spooner, Kenneth, KIA 4 Feb 1943, Spratt, Cecil Robert, KIA 30 Jul 1942, Stammers, Ernest Frank, KIA 7 Dec 1942, Stawicki, Hieronim, Stewart, David Cameron, MiD, KIA 13 May 1944, William Harrington Davy, DFM KIA 1941, Frederick Stanley, DFC, KIA 27 Mar 1943, George Keith, KIA 30 Jul 1942, Swain, John Godhugh, DFC, KIA 26 Feb 1943, Thomson, Eric Alexander Raven, KIA 6 Aug 1941, John Leonard, KIA 19 Jul 1945, Tuma, Charles, KIA 4 Feb 1943 871, Tuson, Donald Ernest, KIA 10 Jan 1942 229, Waite, Ronald Herbert Peak, POW 18 May 1942 730, Samuel William, POW 1 Jan 1943 959, Warren, Ronald, KIA 18 Mar 1941 57, Watkins, Leonard John, Westmacott, David, POW 9 May 1941 74, White, Maurice Frederick 59, Whitney, Eric Willan, DFC, Ditched 6 Jun 1942, Whymark, John Percy, DSO, DFC, KFA 4 Oct 1945, Wilkinson, Walter Hugh, KIA 13 Apr 1941, Williams, Lance, KIA 7 Sep 1943, Williams, P, Williams, Thomas Glenville, KIA 9 Dec 1942, , George Francis, KIA 3 Jul 1944, Wilson, Murray Gray, KIA 8 Aug 1944, Graham Roy, Injured in crash-landing 1941, Steven Richards, KIA 17 Jan 1942, James Michael, KIA 18 May 1942, Charles Frederick, KIA 13 Aug 1941.
RAF Bomber Command Collection Signed Profiles Each set of profiles is supplied mounted in its own unique presentation album and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. The collection contains TWENTY-SIX legendary RAF Bomber Command veterans who individually contributed to this outstanding historical collection and personally signed their own exclusive biographical profile document. RAF BOMBER COMMAND COLLECTION: G/Capt Hamish Mahaddie DSO, DFC, AFC & Bar, W/O Norman Jackson VC, A. V. M. Pathfinder Don Bennett CB, CBE, DSO, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Ft/Lt Bill Reid VC, Marshal of the RAF Sir Michael Beetham GCB, CBE, DFC, AFC, Air/Com John Searby DSO, DFC, Air Marshal Sir Harold Martin KCB, DSO & Bar, DFC & 2 Bars, AFC, W/O Derek Tulloch DFC, DFM, F/O W. S. Parker DFC, Air Marshal Sir Ivor Broom KCB, CBE, DSO, DFC & 2 Bars, AFC, F/O Roland Hammersley DFM, Wing Commander Roderick Learoyd VC, G/Capt J (Willie) Tait ? sunk the Tirpitz ? DSO & 3 Bars, ADC, Flight Lieutenant Victor Azzaro MBE, DFC & Bar, W/C Roy Ralston DSO & Bar, AFC, DFM, Flt/Lt John Benison DFC, Flt/ Lt Douglas Cameron DFM, G/Capt Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & 2 Bars, DFC & Bar, F/O Danny Daniel, aimed the bomb which sunk the Tirpitz DFC, Squadron Leader D J Shannon RAAF DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, Squadron Leader John Costello DFC, DFM, Air Chief Marshal Sir Wallace Digger Kyle, RAF & RAAF, GCB, KCVO, CBE, DSO, DFC, G/Capt Leonard Trent VC, DFC, ADC, Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Hodges KCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, G/Capt Ken Batchelor CBE, DFC, Air Chief Marshal Sir Augustus Walker GCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, AFC. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
King and Country WSS135 L 'The Devil's Own Luck" The July 20 1944 Bomb Plot against Hitler, Certificate for Limited Edition of 888, with WSS136 General and Adjutant, WSS137 Discussing the War, DD41 US MP on Harley Davidson and SP27 Bunker and Dog in original boxes (Condition Excellent, boxes Very Good, SP27 box Fair) (13)
Britains Artillery and Anti-aircraft, khaki finish, 1725 4.5in Howitzer (three, two damaged), Royal Artillery Guns 1201 (dark green finish), 1292 and 1263 (two, one damaged), 2026 25pdr Gun-howitzer, 1715 2pdr AA gun, brass gear, in original box, 1717 2pdr AA gun on chassis, 1718 Searchlight on chassis in original box, 1876 Bren Gun Carrier with crew and a lorry driver, with a small size Hanks cannon (damaged) and a Unity Adjustable Trench Bomb Thrower (Condition Excellent-Good, boxes Good) (17)
Thatcher (Margaret, 1925-2013). Two autograph letters signed to Mr Leslie O'Neil of Manchester, 1984 & 1989, each on a single sheet of 10 Downing Street stationery, the first reading 'Thankyou [sic] for your kind words about the bomb outrage in Brighton. The many hundreds of messages I have received ... demonstrate the overwhelming feeling of our people that terrorism and violence must never prevail over freedom and democracy', the second accepting congratulations for her tenth anniversary in office ('something to celebrate when Britain's standing in the world has improved so much'), together with: 1) Typed letter signed by Margaret Thatcher acknowledging the recipient's condolences on the death of Denis Thatcher, [2003], on a single sheet of House of Lords stationery, 2) Signed portrait photograph of Margaret Thatcher, gelatin silver print signed by Mrs Thatcher lower left in blue ink, mounted, framed and glazed, mount aperture 160 x 112 mm, with typed letter signed by Mrs Thatcher's secretary Nicola Halton presenting the photograph to Leslie O'Neil, dated 1978, 3) A group of 7 typed letters signed to Leslie O'Neil from various secretaries of Mrs Thatcher including Tessa Gaisman, Janice Richards, Caroline Ryder (née Stephens) and others, 1978-86, one on Conservative Party stationery, the rest on 10 Downing Street stationery, most retaining envelopes (qty: 12) Provenance: the recipient Leslie O'Neil appears to have been a sometime employee of Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (a few of the letters are addressed to him there, the rest to addresses in Manchester). The first letter is an especially eloquent statement of the famous resolve demonstrated by Mrs Thatcher in the wake of the Brighton bombing.
RAF Scampton. 1940-43. Autograph Album. 19cm wide x 13cm tall. Green cloth. Over 250 signatures. Worthy of research as this will contain scarce signatures. The British Newspaper Archive mentions all of the variety acts listed in this album (details published in the Lincolnshire Echo). A quick look: a. Full of RAF Gang Show inscriptions (probably the best WW2 collection of Gang Show signatures in one album). Includes: i. Squadron Leader William Henry Ralph Reader. Through the pre-war Gang Shows, Reader became friends with Air Commodore Archibald Boyle, the deputy director of RAF Intelligence. The German Ambassador, Joachim von Ribbentrop, attended the 1938 London Gang Show and invited Reader to visit the Hitler Youth Movement in Germany. Boyle persuaded Reader to become an Intelligence Officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve with the rank of Flight Lieutenant, although the diplomatic situation had deteriorated before he could take up von Ribbentrop's invitation. On the outbreak of war, Boyle sent Reader to France for undercover work, in the guise of running a concert party, for which some former Gang Show members were recruited into the RAF. The show was entitled Ralph Reader and Ten Blokes from the Gang Show and, besides allowing Reader to complete intelligence tasks, had a positive effect on morale. On returning to England, Reader was ordered to expand the Gang Shows, while his visits to RAF stations allowed Reader to monitor subversive propaganda which was a concern of the RAF high command. Reader eventually raised twenty-four RAF Gang Show units and two female WAAF units with a total establishment of nearly four hundred serving personnel. The RAF Gang Shows toured nearly every theatre of war, from Iceland to Burma. By 1944, Gang Show units were estimated to have travelled 100, 000 miles and entertained 3, 500, 000 servicemen. Some of those who served in the RAF Gang Shows would later become well known entertainers, such as Peter Sellers, Tony Hancock, Dick Emery and Cardew Robinson. For his services to the RAF, he was awarded an MBE (Military Division) in 1943. https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Ralph_Reader for more detail. ii. Murray Browne, Assistant to Ralph Reader; later Musical Director; later Chairman of the Gang Show committee. Died 1992 aged 84. iii. Douglas (Cardew) Robinson. Joining the RAF in 1939, AC2 Douglas Robinson found himself stationed at Uxbridge, where he quickly found a place in the camp shows. It was in 1941 that Squadron Leader Ralph Reader, arrived at RAF Uxbridge to put on a performance. Robinson seized his chance, did a working audition, and soon found himself posted to RAF Gang Show Unit Number Five. His pre-war experience now came in handy, and he was promoted to Flight-Sergeant and put in charge of the unit. They played at RAF camps all over the country, and when the 'second front' was opened up in Normandy, Unit 5 followed, eventually touring through Belgium and Holland giving concert-party entertainments on the tail-flap of their lorry. A tour of the Far East followed, including a sudden detour when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan. https://www. independent. co. uk/news/people/obituary-cardew-robinson-1565861. html for his detailed obituary. b. Cabaret Parade (10 signatures). c. Northern Wights (12 signatures). D Crackers (an ENSA company - cartoon drawing and 10 signatures). e. Let's Get Together (lovely sketch and 11 signatures). f. Laburnham Grove (9 signatures including: i. William Heilbronn, known for The Last Voyage of Captain Grant (1938), Geneva (1939) and Badger's Green (1938), he died on July 10, 1947, in Covent Garden, London ii. Nancy Seabrooke, known for Danger Man (1960), Spy-Catcher (1959) and The Grove Family (1954). iii. Margot Bryant, born on March 8, 1897, in Hull, Yorkshire as Kathleen Mary Margaret Bryant, known for Coronation Street (1960), Duty Bound (1958) and The Cure for Love (1949). She died on January 1, 1988, in Heald Green, Cheshire. iv. Alan Welch, known for The Devil's Jest (1954), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and Who Dotes Yet Doubts (1953). v. Felicity Gower, born June 13, 1917, in Wood Green, London, as Felicite Mabel Gower, known for The Man Who Came to Dinner (1947), The Ugly Duckling (1947) and The Queen's Maries (1949). She was married to John Probert and Douglas Murray. She died in 1953 in Oxford. g. Out of the Blue (11 signatures). h. Waldini and his Gypsy Band (15 signatures). Waldini (1894-1966) was the stage name of Wallace Bishop, a musician, band leader and impresario. During WW2, he was invited by Jack Hylton on behalf of ENSA, to take his Gypsy Band to entertain the British and Commonwealth Forces at home and abroad; he later wrote of this experience in his self-published book Front Line Theatre. https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Waldini for more info. i. Private Lives (6 signatures including Helen Redgrave and Peter Cushing mentioned below). j. Rhyme and Rhythm (16 signatures). k. The Scampton Station Band (4 signatures). l. Actors, including Nancy Burman, Peter Cushing (he was a member of the RAF Gang Show), Herbert Lomas Alexander Kardan, Billy Milton (signed the book and pasted-in signed photo), Yvonne Mitchell, Joy Parker, Hester Paton-Brown, Sandy Powell (signed full page sketch; https://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Sandy_Powell_(comedian)), Helen Redgrave, Kynaston Reeves, Paul Scofield, Terry Thomas (between 1940 and 1942, he staged his own shows Cabaret Parade and Stars in Battledress; see https://chartersandcaldicott. co. uk/i-say-old-man/terry-thomas), Bill West (silent film actor, born 1892; rare autograph), and many, many more. m. Art Gregory's St Louis Band in Swingtime (14 signatures). https://www. britishpathe. com/video/art-gregory-and-his-band for a film clip. n. Dancing through the show (17 signatures). o. Hal Tauber's Band (12 signatures). p. Cabaret Calling (13 signatures). q. Ladies in Waiting (13 signatures). r. Voices of the Stars (1 signature). s. RAF Swinderby (5 signatures). t. Travelling Repertory Theatre (11 signatures). u. D'Albert the Royal Ventriloquist [aka Royal Entertainer (Ernest Mortimer)] - joined ENSA to entertain the troops during WW2. v. RAF Dance Orchestra - The Squadronaires, Raf Coningsby (7 signatures). w. RAF: i. F/E Alfred Charles Elphick (574934). 149 Sqn. DFC. ii. F/L George Arthur Pettit (41461). 149 Sqn. iii. F/E Sgt J Wilson. 115 Sqn. I think this is John [Jack] Aubrey Wilson, a mid-upper gunner. x. WAAF. Pasted-in page dated 1943 (14 Swinderby signatures). y. Alhambra Co (6 signatures). z. Youth on Parade Co (1 signature). aa. Many miscellaneous pages. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
World War Two enamel sign Re PRECAUTIONS for storing AW BOMBS. Albright and Wilson Bombs were used mainly by the Home Guard in there Northover Projectors. The Projector was one of the makeshift anti-tank weapons developed in the wake of the Dunkirk evacuation when a German invasion seemed likely and more conventional anti-tank weaponry was in short supply and prioritised for the Army, it fired a 2.5 inch phosphorus grenades named the A W Bomb. This was a self igniting phosphorus fired petrol bomb in a glass bottle. In very good condition with minor chipping to the corners measures 12in x 8in.
A collection of mixed 7" singles to include some Hip Hop, House, Reggae and other genres, artists include Desmond Dekker, Pluto Shervington, De La Soul, Children Of The Night, Eric B and Rakim, Salt N Pepa, Fat Boys, Bomb The Bass, Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock together with a small quantity of assorted 12" singles (ranging from F to VG+)
British War Medal 1914-20 (466132 Sjt. F. W. D. Sorby. 13-Can. Inf.) good very fine £80-£120 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 15 November 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and ability during an attack. He employed his Lewis gun to great tactical advantage, killing a large number of the enemy. By giving covering fire with his gun, he was responsible for the capture of two strong points by his section. He rendered most valuable service.’ D.C.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 15 November 1918: ‘When his platoon was advancing on a village along a sap, the enemy attempted a flanking movement. This N.C.O. rushed out with a Lewis gun, and beat them off with many casualties. The platoon was next held up by a defended wire block. In attempting to rush it he was wounded by a bomb bursting on his helmet. He next found one of his men, who was missing, lying very badly wounded. He picked him up and carried him back under a hail of bombs.’ Frederick William Dare Sorby was born in Todwick, Yorkshire, on 13 April 1889, and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Edmonton on 4 January 1915, having previously served for three years in the 101st Edmonton Fusiliers. He served with the 13th Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada), Canadian Infantry during the Great War on the Western Front, and was awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal and a Second Award Bar, one of only three such combinations of awards to the unit. Wounded to the head on 16 August 1918, and to the knee on 28 September, he died of his wounds on 9 October 1918, and is buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery, France. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.
An original Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book appertaining to Flight Lieutenant R. H. Orlebar, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who saw much action in Spitfires with 145 Squadron during the Italian Campaign in 1944, covering the period July 1941 to August 1957: extremely well annotated and together with numerous assorted inserts and a quantity of additional ephemera including photographs, letters, cards, medical reports, newspaper cuttings, the spine a little frayed; covers and contents in good condition £200-£300 --- Rupert Hale Orlebar was born in 1920 at Steyning Sussex and joined the Royal Air Force in November 1940. He commenced his pilot training in July 1941 in Texas, U.S.A., and, having been commissioned Pilot Officer on 6 December 1941, was selected to continue training on Spitfires at No. 53 O.T.U., based at Llandow, Vale of Glamorgan from March 1942. The following month Orlebar was involved in a mid-air collision at 1000ft. His log book noting ‘undignified descent on golf-course - 4 months in hospital after collision - most awkward.’ Upon recovery, he completed his training and went operational at No. 504 Squadron, Ibsley, on 29 January 1943. Flying the Spifire Mark V he partook in a variety of sorties over the next six months, his logbook noting, inter alia, sweeps over France, convoy patrols and a shipping strike on barges. On 3 May he states ‘Escort to 12 Venturas to Amsterdam docks. Attacked off Dutch coast by 190s. Phew!!!’ After a posting to R.A.F. Setif in North Africa in July 1943 he received promotion to Flight Lieutenant in December and then joined No. 145 Squadron flying the Spitfire Mark VIII ‘a lovely aircraft...oceans of power’ in Italy on the front line of the Italian Campaign in March 1944. Here Orlebar’s logbook takes on a diary like form, often containing lengthy paragraphs to describe the day’s events and usually including details of kills and incidents relating also to other pilots in the squadron. His first month in Italy consists of sweep patrols over the Anzio Invasion and Cassino Battle Areas with much action and a forced landing due to engine failure at Lago being noted early on. Involved in a kill on 24 March 1944, Orlebar’s log book entry - not atypical - reads: ‘24 March 1944 - Sweep-Patrol Cassino Battle Area. Blooded! Jimmy Minto, Mac McDonald, and ‘Blackie’ each got a destroyed this morning! Terrific show. Took off 15.45hrs in Green section, Hughie Wells leading 2/10 cloud, very good visibility. We were bottom section of 4, at 12000 ft. 2 stray huns cam down - Jock Sterling destroyed one - a 109. Jock Sutherland, Tommy Thomp and Hughie Wells shared the other - I had a shot at it from about 300 yards giving 3 rings deflection - didn’t see the strikes, but it started smoking and crashed. Pilot baled out.’ After a six week course at the Advanced Bombing and Gunnery School at El-Ballah, Egypt, Orlebar returned to Italy to rejoin 145 Squadron, now a fighter-bomber squadron, at Lago, Italy on 27 May and proceeded over the remainder of the year to undertake a variety of sorties including bombing rail targets and gun positions, bomber escort, bombline patrol, scrambles, fighter sweeps, armed reconnaissance and strafing. Detailed logbook entries continue to describe each day’s activities, e.g.: ‘29 March - Sweep Patrol Anzio Invasion Area. W/O Jerry McCully (Canada) destroyed a long nosed 190, and F/O ‘Brook’ Harrington got a probable and a damaged (long-nosed 190s) this morning before breakfast off Anzio these were both later confirmed as ‘destroyed’ by ships - very fine.’ ‘3 April - Sweep Patrol Anzio Invasion Area. Good weather and thin layers of cloud 5/10 - Bandits reported north of Frosinone - Blue Section saw their smoke trails - Jock Sutherland and Tommy Thompson closed to engage them, two short nosed 190s - they were at 20000 ft, the huns at 22000. Enemy aircraft dived steeply - Tommy followed his and shot him down ‘on the deck’ - Jock lost his - I was yellow 2 to Hughie Wells. ‘2 August - Bombing Road-Rail junction and strafing goods train on Bologna-Pesaro R/R - Weather good but towering masses of cumulus up to 14000 ft south of Bologna and over the hills. C.O.’s bomb failed to release on his bombing dive, coming off and exploding underneath him when he was strafing, blowing a hole in his wing. I was only a hundred yards behind him! - My bomb also hung up and was eventually jettisoned. Strafed train but it was empty and would not burn - no flak.’ Orlebar’s wartime operations tail off sharply after 21 November 1944. Aside from a series of internal flights in Italy in the summer of 1945 and a single solo flight in a Messerchmidt 108 in 1946, the only further entries in the logbook are local flights in light trainers in 1957.
A Second War ‘Immediate’ D.F.M. group of six awarded to Flight Lieutenant Jack Edwards, 142 Squadron, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1317475 Sgt. J. Edwards. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, good very fine and better (6) £2,400-£2,800 --- D.F.M. London Gazette 19 March 1943: ‘Edwards, Jack. 1317475 Sergeant, No. 142 Squadron (Immediate). Joint citation with Sqn. Ldr. James Frederick Henry Booth (37958), No. 142 Squadron (Awarded Immediate D.F.C.); and 911963 L.A.C. James Arthur Skingsley, No. 142 Squadron (Awarded Immediate D.F.C.): ‘One night in January 1943, Squadron Leader Booth, Sergeant Edwards and Leading Aircraftman Skingsley were captain, bomb aimer and acting flight engineer respectively of an aircraft which attacked the docks at Bizerta. Shortly after its bombs were released the aircraft was subjected to a series of attacks by an enemy fighter, sustaining much damage before the attacker was driven off. The starboard engine was hit and burst into flames, the hydraulic system rendered useless and the rear turret and other equipment damaged; in addition, a portable oxygen bottle was set on fire. The aircraft began to lose height and the situation appeared hopeless. The captain ordered his crew to prepare to abandon aircraft. Leading Aircraftman Skingsley, ignoring his parachute pack, however, attempted to extinguish the flames from the oxygen bottle. Sergeant Edwards came to his assistance and together they grasped the blazing bottle with their bare hands, carried it to the escape hatch and hurled it out. The fire in the engine and in the main plane subsided and Squadron Leader Booth decided to attempt to fly the bomber home. All moveable equipment, including guns and ammunition, was jettisoned in an effort to maintain height. Although the aircraft was difficult to control, Squadron Leader Booth succeeded in flying it to base where he made a successful crash-landing in the face of extremely harassing circumstances. These members of aircraft crew displayed courage and devotion to duty in keeping with the highest traditions of the Royal Air Force.’ The original recommendation for Edwards’ Immediate D.F.M. adds a little more detail: ‘Sergeant Edwards was the Bomb Aimer of the crew detailed to attack Bizerta docks on the night of 18th January, 1943. After dropping their bombs, they were attacked by a Ju.88 night fighter. After the fourth attack, the starboard engine was on fire, the rear turret knocked out, airspeed indicator and flaps damaged and the portable oxygen bottle amidships on fire. The machine also began to lose height rapidly. Despite this Sergeant Edwards very gallantly stayed in his turret until ordered by the Captain to take up position for bailing out. On leaving the turret, he immediately went to the fire amidships and with complete disregard for his personal safety and ignoring his parachute pack, he proceeded to help put out the blazing oxygen bottle, getting his hands severely burnt. He also assisted the Flight Engineer to lighten the aircraft by jettisoning all the removable equipment. By his prompt action, Sergeant Edwards undoubtedly helped his Captain to save the crew and aircraft. Sergeant Edwards has completed 23 successful sorties and his devotion to duty at all times has been outstanding and an example to his comrades in the squadron. Very strongly recommended for an immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medal.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 8 June 1944. Jack Edwards was born at Pontyridd on 18 May 1909, and was employed prior to the outbreak of war in 1939 by the South Wales Power Company as an assistant electrical storeman. Joining the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as a Leading Aircraftman, he in due course became a Sergeant-Observer and was posted to No. 142 Squadron at Blida, Algeria. He was awarded the D.F.M. for his gallantry on the night of 18 January 1943, when his Wellington III bomber attacked by a Ju.88 after a successful bombing raid on Bizerta docks. The Rear Gunner successfully baled out but the remaining crew, after the exertions described above, made a successful crash landing at base; their aircraft was written off. Edwards returned home on leave in May 1943 and on 13 September he was commissioned as Pilot Officer (on probation). He was decorated with the D.F.M. at an investiture at Buckingham Palace, accompanied by his wife Bessie, on 12 October 1943. On 13 March 1944, his appointment as Pilot Officer on probation was confirmed and he was promoted to Flying Officer (War Substantive). He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant (War Substantive) on 13 September 1945, and finally relinquished his commission on 18 May 1954. Flight Lieutenant Jack Edwards died at Swansea in 1971, aged 63, his death being registered in the 3rd quarter of the year. Sold together with original Observer’s cloth wing and ribbon bar for D.F.M.; an original wartime copy of Blida’s Bombers by Squadron Leader Eric M. Summers, M.M., R.A.F., being a record of Nos. 142 and 150 Squadrons of 330 Wing during six months in North Africa, with honours & awards and casualties, the front and rear fly-leaves signed by numerous squadron members; together with an original photograph of Edwards and crew members at Blida, two original news cuttings and a quantity of detailed copied research and photographs including squadron O.R.B., combat report and London Gazette notices, all additionally copied to CD. For the medals awarded to the recipient’s father, see Lot 282.
Rare 50st Anniv Air Raid Pearl Harbor Signed Hirata Matsumura Japanese Bomb Aimer. 7 Dec 1991 - Mildenhall CDS pmk. 50st Anniversary Air Raid Pearl Harbor - This is No Drill showing Curtiss P-4O aircraft added cachet 07. 58 (Local Time) Emergency broadcast by Commander Logan C. Ramsey from Marine Air Base at Ewa Ford Island, Air Raid Pearl Harbor - This is No Drill. Personally Signed in English and Japanese by Hirata Matsumura. Officer in command of Torpedo carrying aircraft Japanese Carrier Hiryu/ Pearl Harbour 7 December 1941. Photo copy of letter in Japanese. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
WW2. V-1 Flying Bomb Attacks, 13th June 1944 FDC (JS 50/44/5) signed by Wing Commander Roland Beaumont CBE DSO DFC DL FRAeS. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
WW2. A 10x8 black and white signed photo. Signed by the crew of Enola Gay:- Tibbets, Van Kirk and Ferebee. The Enola Gay is a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, named after Enola Gay Tibbets, the mother of the pilot, Colonel Paul Tibbets. On 6 August 1945, piloted by Tibbets and Robert A. Lewis during the final stages of World War II, it became the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb in warfare. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
BICKERTON RICHARD: (1759-1832) British Admiral, served as Second-in Command to Lord Nelson, 1804. An interesting L.S., R Bickerton, one page, folio, on board HMS Swiftsure, Bay of Aboukir, 21st March 1801, to the Masters of HMS Europa, Diadem and Regulus. Bickerton states that it has been brought to his attention by Captain Thomas Hand of the bomb vessel HMS Tartarus that 'there is a quantity of Bread on board the said Vessel in a mouldy state, and unfit for men to eat, and requesting a survey thereon', further instructing his correspondents to board the Tartarus and 'strictly and carefully survey the Bread complained of, but on no account condemn any part thereof unless totally unfit for use, as the difficulty in procuring supplies and the high price of every species of victualling renders it necessary to practise the utmost economy in the expenditure, such part of the said Bread however as appears in the state represented and a nuisance in the ship you are to see thrown over board into the sea'. To the verso appears the manuscript report individually signed by the three Masters of the vessels, given on board HMS Tartarus, 22nd March 1801, and stating, in part, 'Bread - Four hundred and thirty five Pounds, mouldy, maggoty, rotten, and unfit for men to eat, occasioned, in our opinions, from its having been wet with salt water, and it appearing to be a nuisance in the ship, we have seen the same thrown over board into the sea…..And we do further declare that we have made and taken this survey with such care, and equity, that if required we are ready to make oath to the impartiality of our proceedings'. Some light age wear and minor staining and a few small, neat splits at the edges, otherwise about VG The present letter was written and signed shortly after the British victory in the Battle of Abukir on 8th March 1801. The landing of the British expeditionary force was made with the intention of defeating and driving out the estimated 21,000 troops remaining from Napoleon's ill-fated invasion of Egypt. Each of the five ships HMS Swiftsure, Europa, Diadem, Regulus and Tartarus were involved in the British navy's Egyptian campaign from March to September 1801, resulting in their officers and crew being eligible for the clasp “Egypt” to the Navy General Service Medal which the Admiralty issued in 1847 to all surviving claimants.
FRISCH OTTO ROBERT: (1904-1979) Austrian Physicist. Designer of the first mechanism for the detonation of an atomic bomb. A key figure in the first nuclear fission theoretical explanation. An excellent A.L.S., `O.R. Frisch´, one page, folio, stating in part `I think my paper with Prof. L. Meitner in which fission was first explained in some detail, and my subsequent paper in which the liberation of very large energies was first demonstrated..´ Frisch concludes with a sentence in French `Auquun(sic) de mes ouvrage je considere comme un chef-d´oeuvre!´ ("I do not consider any of my works a master work!´). To the heading showing the collector´s annotations with questions Frisch responds to, also indicating at the base of the document the date this statement was obtained, 8th November 1947. VG
PEIERLS RUDOLF: (1907-1995) German-born British Physicist. Peierls played a major role in the Manhattan Project. His co-authored 1940 memorandum with Otto Frisch set out the first step to the atomic bomb construction. Interesting autograph signed thoughts by Peierls about himself and his works, one page, folio, stating in part `I have never done any one great piece of work, but mainly small (but I hope useful) contributions to several branches of quantum theory.´ To the heading bearing the collector´s annotations with questions Peierls responds to, also indicating the date this statement was obtained, 23rd April 1950. VG
TIBBETS PAUL: (1915-2007) American Brigadier General in the United States Air Force, pilot of the Enola Gay, the first aircraft to drop an atomic bomb, Hiroshima, 6th August 1945. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Tibbets waving from the cockpit of the Enola Gay. Signed in black ink with his name alone to the image. Together with a second signed 8 x 10 photograph, the cardstock image depicting the mushroom cloud over Hiroshima following the bombing on 6th August 1945. Signed by Tibbets in blue ink to a clear area at the head of the image, also adding Pilot in his hand alongside his signature. Also including George R. Caron (1919-1995) American Pilot, Tail Gunner of the Enola Gay during the historic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, 6th August 1945. Signed 8 x 10 photograph of Caron seated in a three-quarter length pose wearing his uniform. Signed in black ink with his name alone to a clear area of the background. And further including Morris Jeppson (1922-2010) American Second Lieutenant, Assistant Weaponeer of the Enola Gay during the historic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, 6th August 1945. Signed 3.5 x 5.5 photograph of Jeppson standing in a three-quarter length pose alongside the Enola Gay. Signed in bold black ink with his name alone to the lower border. VG to EX, 4
δ Banksy (b.1974) Bomb Middle England Screenprint in colours, 2002, numbered from the edition of 500 in pencil, printed and published by Pictures on Walls, London, on wove paper, with full margins, sheet 347 x 988mm (13 5/8 x 37 7/8in) This work has been authenticated by Pest Control Office and a new Certificate of Authenticity is being issued. WE ARE PLEASED TO OFFER FREE INSURED SHIPPING WORLDWIDE FOR ALL LOTS IN THIS AUCTION. δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Beautiful coocktail table - arcade machine in good and working condition. Includes 60 games like: 1942 / 1943 / 1943 Kai / Amidar / Arkanoid / Bomb Jack / Burger Time / Centipede / Congo Bongo / Crush Roller / Dig Dug / Dig Dug 2 / Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong 3 / Donkey Kong Junior / Frogger / Galaga / Galaga (Rapid Fire Mode) / Galaga 3 / Galaxian / Gun Smoke / Gyruss / Hustler / Jumping Jack / Juno First / King & Ballon / Ladybug / Mappy / Millipede / Moon Castle / Do / Do's Castle / Ms PacMan / Ms PacMan (Fast Mode) / New Rally X / PacMan / PacMan (Fast Mode) / PacMan Jr. / PacMan Jr. (Fast Mode) / Pacman Plus / PacMan Plus (Fast Mode) / Pengo / Phoenix / Pinball Action / Pleiads / Pooyan / Qix / Scramble / Shao-Lin's Road / Space Invaders / Space Panic / Super Breakout / Super Cobra / Super PacMan / Tank Battalion / The End / Time Pilot / Van-Van Car / Xevious / Zaxxon. Year of construction is unknown. Size: 75 cm high (adjustable), 86 cm wide, 70 cm deep. Condition: Good.
Josh Dorman Ex Equidae, 2021 Ink, Acrylic, Antique Collage and Resin on Paper Signed on front and verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) Josh Dorman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, 1966. He lives and works in New York City and in the Catskills Mountains. He received his MFA from Queens College, Flushing, NY and his BA from Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY. His work is represented by Ryan Lee Gallery in New York City, Koplin Del Rio in Seattle, and John Martin Gallery in London. Education BA Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 1988 MFA Queens College, Flushing, NY 1992 Exhibitions Dorman's work is in private collections around the world and U.S. museums including the Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Springfield Museum, The Tang Museum, The Butler Institute, and the Naples Museum. He's had one-person institutional exhibitions at the Longview Museum of Fine Art in Texas, 2019, the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, 2008, and Hallwalls in Buffalo, 2007. He's been included in numerous group-shows including: The Drawing Center, Torrance Art Museum, Katonah Museum, Swarthmore College Museum, Weatherspoon Museum, and The National Academy. His shows have been reviewed in ArtNews, Art in America, LA Times, BOMB Magazine, The Paris Review, Modern Painters, ArtForum, and The New Yorker, and he's been the subject of essays by acclaimed authors Paul Auster, Michael Chabon and Nam Le. From 2009 to 2014, Dorman created seven animated short films to accompany Anna Clyne's The Violin, (DVD available on VMA Records). He's executed public art installations at One New York Plaza in New York City and at Century House Historical Society in Rosendale, NY. In 2009, he received a grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts, and he has been awarded residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, I-Park, Millay Colony and Art Omi. John Martin Gallery, London, UK. Ryan Lee Gallery, New York City. Koplin Del Rio, Seattle, WAMy paintings emerge from a liminal state, placing form next to form. My studio overflows with musty textbooks, player piano scrolls, antique maps and diagrams from which I cull imagery. The meaning of my art is in your mind. I'm equally an observer as the pieces come together and the worlds develop. After generating fields of visual detritus, I bury and excavate, wandering between flesh, fog, feather, metal, glass, bone, water, flower, rock. My work is an examination and an escape. A joyful apocalypse.
Josh Dorman What We've Lost (Mini), 2021 Ink, Acrylic, Antique Collage and Resin on Paper Signed on front and verso 15 x 10cm (5¾ x 3¾ in.) Josh Dorman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, 1966. He lives and works in New York City and in the Catskills Mountains. He received his MFA from Queens College, Flushing, NY and his BA from Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY. His work is represented by Ryan Lee Gallery in New York City, Koplin Del Rio in Seattle, and John Martin Gallery in London. Education BA Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 1988 MFA Queens College, Flushing, NY 1992 Exhibitions Dorman's work is in private collections around the world and U.S. museums including the Minneapolis Institute of Art, The Springfield Museum, The Tang Museum, The Butler Institute, and the Naples Museum. He's had one-person institutional exhibitions at the Longview Museum of Fine Art in Texas, 2019, the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles, 2008, and Hallwalls in Buffalo, 2007. He's been included in numerous group-shows including: The Drawing Center, Torrance Art Museum, Katonah Museum, Swarthmore College Museum, Weatherspoon Museum, and The National Academy. His shows have been reviewed in ArtNews, Art in America, LA Times, BOMB Magazine, The Paris Review, Modern Painters, ArtForum, and The New Yorker, and he's been the subject of essays by acclaimed authors Paul Auster, Michael Chabon and Nam Le. From 2009 to 2014, Dorman created seven animated short films to accompany Anna Clyne's The Violin, (DVD available on VMA Records). He's executed public art installations at One New York Plaza in New York City and at Century House Historical Society in Rosendale, NY. In 2009, he received a grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts, and he has been awarded residencies at the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, I-Park, Millay Colony and Art Omi. John Martin Gallery, London, UK. Ryan Lee Gallery, New York City. Koplin Del Rio, Seattle, WAMy paintings emerge from a liminal state, placing form next to form. My studio overflows with musty textbooks, player piano scrolls, antique maps and diagrams from which I cull imagery. The meaning of my art is in your mind. I'm equally an observer as the pieces come together and the worlds develop. After generating fields of visual detritus, I bury and excavate, wandering between flesh, fog, feather, metal, glass, bone, water, flower, rock. My work is an examination and an escape. A joyful apocalypse.
Pair of Royal Corps of Transport Plaques, cast alloy plaques with the regimental badge of the Royal Corps of Transport. These plaques were housed in a WW2 German stick grenade transit case which is painted to the front “P251685 CAPTAIN J D PIBWORTH R.E THE COTTAGE SHEET PETERSFIELD HANTS”. It is believed that Captain Pibworth served with the Bomb Disposal section of the Royal Engineers in Germany, probably how he came by the stick grenade transit case.
Commemorative crowns and coinage, including a Tower of London one pound coin., Bailiwick of Guernsey 1997, Chinese coin decorated with the Emperor BuYi, Elizabeth II circulated one pound and ten shilling bank notes, and a pendant commemorating the Recovery of Sefton, from the Hyde Park bomb attack on July 20th 1982, chain mounted. (a quantity)
Eight WWII aircraft relics, including pieces purporting to be from a Junkers 88, shot down by Squadron leader W.P.F. Treacy (Douglas Bader's C.O.) on 1st April 1941, at Henstead in Suffolk, together with two pieces of shell that hit RAF Hawkinge, in Kent, on 14th February 1941, believed to fired from Cape Griz Nez, mounted on cardboard with a black and white print showing German officers looking over the channel, and an oil cooler grid from a B17 Flying Fortress, which had been used in an experiment as a part radio controlled bomb, crashed into Suffolk woodland in 1944, recovered on site, 32 by 16cm, together with a P47 Thunderbolt fuel cap, with aromatic printed upon it, 11cm diameter. (1 box) Provenance - From the Christopher Elliott collection
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