WAGNER EDUARD: (1894-1944) German General of World War II, a conspirator against Adolf Hitler. On 20th July 1944 Wagner arranged the airplane which flew Claus von Stauffenberg from Rastenburg back to Berlin after the bomb believed to have killed Hitler had exploded. The failure of the 20 July plot resulted in Wagner committing suicide by shooting himself in the head on 23rd July 1944. D.S., Wagner, one page, 8vo, Hauptquartier, 26th March 1942, in German. The partially printed award document, completed in typescript, is for the Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2. klasse mit Schwertern (The War Merit Cross, second class with swords) and was presented to Stabsarzt Dr. Ernst Bultink. Signed by Wagner at the foot alongside an official circular stamp featuring the Nazi swastika and eagle at the centre. Neatly mounted and with some light overall age wear and minor creasing, G
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U2 - Milan Live 2.11.06 ten song promo DVD as came with U218. Large new U218 T-Shirt, 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb’ Special Edition CD/DVD album with CD size carrier bags. Photocopy of interview with band about album. Jacknife Lee ‘Vertigo' Remix CDR’s 4 dated 15/10/2004, 'The Unforgettable Fire’ 2009 Remastered single album CD and 3 track promo CD. ‘Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own’ & ‘City Of Blinding Lights’ single set cases. ‘Music Rising’ large brad new T-Shirt, ‘No Line On The Horizon’ 2009 band interview CD about the album and album slipcase, ‘The U2 Talkie’ original cassette Interview with the band from 1987 about 'The Joshua Tree’ album plus CD version along with a transcript. U2 Remasters 6 track promo CD for the first 3 albums. ‘Electrical Storm (radio edit) promo CDR, MakePovertyHistory 2005 wristband, ‘The Million Dollar Hotel’ Soundtrack CD. 2 x ZOO TV promo packs, U2-3D In Cinemas promo card, ‘Zooropa’ 2 Condoms pack, VHS tapes of ZOOTV, Rattle and Ham, PopMart, U2 Irish Stamps First Day Cover 17th October 2002 presentation pack, Seven magazines featuring U2 including Time, Spin, Total Guitar, Q, Uncut.
Pacific (Gilbert & Ellice Islands) OP Grapple - 1956 Christmas Card Christmas Island B.F.P.O. 170 signed by Charles Unwin and with deleted printed "Headquarters, Task Force "Grapple" Air Ministry, Whitehall Gardens, London S.W.I." The card skilfully depicts the Nuclear Explosion in the form of a Christmas Cracker. With envelope GB 2½d tied by B.F.P.O. Christmas Island 13 DEC 56, A rare graphic 1 (Air Delivered 300 KT Fisscon/Fusion Nuclear Bomb on May 15 1957) documents of philatelic and Scientific importance.
Frederick E. McWilliam HRUA RA (1909-1992)Leg Figure D (1977)Bronze, 29.5cm high x 26cm wide x 9.5cm deep (11½ x 10¼ x 3¾'')Signed with initials and numbered 5/5Exhibited Taylor Galleries, 1979; Arts Councils of Ireland, 1981, cat. illus. p.86; Tate 1989, cat., illus., p. 62; NAC 1989; Mayor Gallery 1990.Literature: The Sculpture of F.E.McWilliam, Denise Ferran & Valerie Holman, Lund Humphries in association with the Henry Moore Foundation, 2012, no. 424, p. 161.After ‘Women of Belfast’ and ‘Woman in a Bomb-blast’ and the Banners series, McWilliam began his series of Legs in 1977. It must have been a relief for the sculptor to turn from the deeply emotional subject matter of the ‘Troubles’ to the beauty and playfulness of women’s ‘Legs’. In fact, McWilliam had begun ‘One pair of Legs’ and ‘Two pair of Legs’ in 1971, before he began ‘Women of Belfast’ and these legs informed his women caught in a bomb-blast and thrown off balance. ‘Legs’ allowed McWilliam the freedom to model legs and attach these to different bodies and heads, such as a fish head resulting in the surrealist figure ‘Lady into Fish’ and ‘Magritte’s Mermaid’ or ‘Legs with fig-leaf’. One of this series was ‘Leg Figure D’ which was included in the Tate retrospective exhibition of 1989. Patrick Heron wrote to McWilliam after visiting the Tate retrospective of his friend’s work: ‘I was fascinated by the hands and feet in all those 70’s figures. Nobody else in this country has been able to do hands and feet like yours.’ McWilliam had countless drawings of women’s feet and legs and collected large advertising posters for women’s stockings, which hung on his studio wall. The sculptor can achieve such expression and feeling in splayed toes and outstretched legs, as in ‘Leg Figure D’ which resulted in Heron’s admiring observation. The Leg series continued from 1977 until 1981, ending with ‘Ms Orissa’ which combined ‘Legs Upended’ with a clothed head and shoulders, again masking identification. This series resulted in two large sculptures ‘Umbilicus’, FEMcWilliam Gallery and the large sculpture of the ‘Judo Players’, Derry City Council. Dr Denise FerranNovember 2018
Frederick E. McWilliam HRUA RA (1909-1992)Woman of Belfast 10 - Woman in a Bomb Blast (1972)Bronze, 22cm long x 13.5cm high x 9cm deep (8½ x 5¼ x 3½'')Signed and numbered 1/5(The plaster maquette, collection of F.E.McWilliam Gallery and Studio, Banbridge.)Exhibited: Waddington 1973; McClelland 1973, cat. no. 10; Arts Councils of Ireland 1981, cat.no.106, illus. p. 72; Gordon Gallery 1990; Austin Desmond 1990; Banbridge 2008, exh. Cat., illus. p.101; Highlanes Gallery 2009.Literature: The Sculpture of F.E McWilliam, Denise Ferran & Valerie Holman, Lund Humphries in association with the Henry Moore Foundation, no. 386, p. 156. When McWilliam began modelling in clay and casting in bronze, a new freedom entered the sculptor’s figurative work as in ‘Girls’ 1969 - 1971, ‘Women of Belfast’ 1972 - 1974, ‘Banners’ 1975 - 1976 and ‘Legs’ 1977 - 78. Although McWilliam left Ireland at age 18 and lived in London most of his life, he maintained close links with family and friends in Northern Ireland and the ‘troubles’ affected him deeply especially the bomb which exploded in the Abercorn restaurant in Belfast, March 1972. McWilliam wrote in July 1973 that his ‘Women of Belfast’ ‘are concerned with violence, with one particular aspect, bomb-blast - the women as victim of man’s stupidity. …As they have a common subject matter these sculptures have no titles - woman affected by violence - women of Belfast.’ It was significant for McWilliam that the two deaths, that day, were women as were many of the seriously injured. He uses the drapery of these unfortunate and unsuspecting victims, to emphasise the impact of the blast, reminiscent of the Greek figure, Nike of Samothrace. His drawing ability, honed by his student days at the Slade in London, are evident in the outstretched limbs, fingers and toes which express human suffering while the faces remain anonymous. In 1973 McWilliam wrote about these works: ‘The figures are small because it was more convenient to make them small…..If you have something to say it makes no difference whether you whisper or shout, so long as it is audible.’ Dr Denise FerranNovember 2018
Ned Heywood, attributed, a large salt-glazed slab built architectural model of a bomb-damaged grocers store, seemingly unmarked, 41cm high (chips and losses).SALEROOM NOTICE: The attribution to this work has changed to Ned Heywood, the same potter responsible for making the blue plaques on heritage buildings.
Royal Air Force Trade / Proficiency Badges, consisting of embroidered circular Physical Training Instructor, embroidered Bomb Disposal, embroidered parachute qualification wing, crowned Physical Training instructors arm badge and 2x embroidered Air Sea Rescue badges. (6 items) Ex Brian L Davis Collection
A silver presentation masonary trowel, the inscription detailed 'Presented to Councillor Mrs Catherine Gates, Chairman of The Electricity Committee, after laying the Commemorative Foundation Stone of The New Southwalk Electricity Generating Station Buildings, following their almost total destruction by an enemy fly-bomb in 1944. October 1945', Birmingham 1907, fitted with a carved oak handle.
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