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Lot 312
AN ATTRACTIVE UN-RIGGED MODEL OF THE FAMOUS RACING YACHT AMERICA (1851), POSSIBLY CIRCA 1901, the 25½in. hull carved from the solid with bow decoration and stern eagle, painted deck with cut-away bow-sprit and masts, covered hatch, finely modelled capstan, deck light, companionway and circular cockpit, mounted to two turned columns on wooden base -- 11 x 31½in. (28 x 80cm.), Arguably the most celebrated racing yacht ever built, America was commissioned by a syndicate of New York businessmen who engaged George Steers to design them a schooner based upon the lines of the city's distinctive pilot boats. Launched on 3rd May, 1851, she measured 95ft in length and was constructed of five different woods, mostly white oak. She left American waters in June and, after a brief call at Le Havre, arrived at Cowes on 1st August where she caused an immediate sensation. The now famous race for which the Royal Yacht Squadron had put up a handsome new Hundred Guinea Cup took place amidst great excitement on 22nd August, 1851. Commencing at 10 o'clock, the 58 mile course was around the Isle of Wight and, after a disappointing start, America took the lead at 11.30. She crossed the finishing line at 8.37 that evening, eight minutes ahead of the nearest challenger and, in that instant, achieved the fame which was to remain hers long after her timbers had perished away.,
Lot 322
A FINE BUILDER'S HALF BLOCK MODEL FOR THE IRON HULLED WOOL CLIPPER MERMERUS, BUILT FOR A. & J.H. CARMICHAEL'S GOLDEN FLEECE LINE, GREENOCK, BY BARCLAY, CURLE & CO., GLASGOW, 1872, carved from ¾in. laminated yellow pine with ebonised topside stencilled No.224, simulated gun ports, finely carved scrolled stern, head and figurehead decoration, lined boxwood fore and poop decks, mahogany main deck with cut-away masts and bow sprit, mounted on mahogany display board with suspension hooks -- 13 x 74½in. (33 x 189cm.) overall, Considered a remarkably fine vessel with excellent sailing properties and beautiful lines, she was deemed worthy enough for inclusion in Basil Lubbocks' Romance of the Clipper Ships published in 1930 and was even used by his collaborator Jack Spurling for the frontispiece. Registered at 1750 tons gross, she measured 264.2 feet long with a 39.8 feet beam and depth of 23.7 feet. Given an exceptionally high rig, her three masts carried 35,000 yards of sail - about 3300 more than the four-masted County of Peebles built by the same yard. Over fifty feet longer than Cutty Sark, she was proportionally slim and a crack sailer when given her legs recording crossings from Gravesend to Melbourne of 66 days in 1876 and 71 days from Melbourne to the Lizard in 1872. In 1898 she was sold on and by 1900 was in the possession of Robert Mattsson of Mariehamn. On the 8th December 1909 Mermerus left Fredrikshald bound for Melbourne with a cargo of timber when, three days later, she ran aground off Ranö, 12 nautical miles from Kristiansand in dense fog. During efforts to refloat her she lost her foremast and, when finally freed, it was only her cargo which kept her afloat. Uneconomic to repair, she was sold in 1910 for breaking. Her house flag from the Golden Fleece Line is preserved in the Royal Museum, Greenwich, object number AAA1000., , This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
Lot 325
A FINE BUILDER'S MIRROR-BACKED HALF MODEL FOR THE TANKER S.S. LUMINA, BUILT BY SIR JAMES LAING & SONS, LTD, FOR THE LUMINA SS CO., 1915, the laminated and carved hull finished in pink and black with lowered companionway, white lined decks and superstructure with gold-plated and painted metal fittings as appropriate, two covered boats rigged in davits, cut-away funnel and masts, mounted on a finely-preserved front-silvered mirror with angled bow and stern mirrors within original glazed wooden case with ivorine builder's plate. Overall measurements -- 21 x 92in. (53.5 x 234cm.), Launched in May and completed on 15th August 1915, the S.S. Lumina was a large vessel exceeding over 6,200 tons. Sadly her life was to be an exceedingly short one when she was cornered barely ten weeks later on the 6th November 1915 by U-35 on passage to Malta with oil and sunk by gunfire - there were no casualties though. Her replacement and namesake was launched a year later to the day by Palmers of Jarrow and lasted until 1935.,
Lot 327
A BOARDROOM MODEL FOR THE CARGO SHIPS M.V. DONNINGTON AND DALLINGTON, BUILT BY VEROLME, HOLLAND, 1975, by Unterweser Modellbau, Bremen, the laminated and carved hull with Plimsoll line, bilge keels, bulbous bow and gilt propeller, green painted fore and aft decks with metal fittings as appropriate, covered hatches, white painted superstructure with bridge, gilt binnacle over, covered lifeboats in davits, comms mast, companionways, funnel and other fittings, mounted on wooden display board with maker's label and builder's plate with glazed cover. Overall measurements -- 18 x 61 x 13½in. (45.5 x 155 x 34cm.), Donnington became the Sider Genova in 2007 and the Zehra VIII in 2011 and was broken up in February 2013; Dallington became the Lena Kileva in 2010 and was broken up in September 2015., This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
Lot 120
A good quality late 18th Century style artillery officers uniform Comprising blue coat with red trimmings with individual gold bullion flashes with Royal Artillery buttons, lace sleeves, white metal epoulettes, waistcoat and breeches, white wig with black silk bow, also a collection of buttons. CONDITION REPORT: armpit to armpit 42cm, shoulder to cuff 61cm
Lot 306
DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) British Author. T.L.S., Daphne, two pages, 4to, n.p. (London, 'The Flat'), 15th March 1948, to [Foy Quiller-Couch] ('My dear'). Du Maurier tells her friend that she has been meaning to write to her all week, but has been very busy in London and attending many plays ('which has been rather fun'), and continues to report of a lunch with a gentleman named Fergus, '….I arrived at his office in Lincoln's Inn feeling very queer, having eaten a bad mushroom the night before! He was all sympathy, took me to his lair in Gunpowder Ally, and produced gin, whereupon we sat down to our lunch (of which I ate very little) and then discussed every sort of subject under the sun, from spiritualism to Roman Catholicism and whether ladies at the time of the Crusades remained true to their absent spouses. He really is a most entertaining companion, and has such a funny earnest manner though describing something quite funny. The real purpose of our encounter was to put into action a plot, which had been hatched at Menabilly, and which by now will have been broken to you, either by Fergus himself, or the Bank. We are both prepared for violent protest on your part followed even by your wrath as Justice of the Peace, to which we bow our heads in all humility but the matter has now gone beyond redemption, and I do believe that your anger will spend itself if you recognise that this is truly a memorial to your father'. Du Maurier further continues 'That plaque in Truro cathederal never did seem the right answer, to my mind, and though the X ray machine in the Cottage Hospital was laudable, there is something rather un-inspiring about a machine which would certainly never have driven your father to have written one word of his beautiful prose….That plaque in Truro cathederal is no practical use to you or your mother now, while she is ill, and the X ray machine cannot do anything for her either, so - my dear - let the small and very inadequate private memorial on the part of Fergus and myself be of some use to her, and to you, in the days to come'. Some extensive overall creasing, G
Lot 803
SECOND WORLD WAR - WINSTON CHURCHILL (1874 - 1965) - AN ORIGINAL WARTIME WOOL WORK PORTRAIT STUDY OF WINSTON CHURCHILL head and shoulders with his iconic polka dot bow tie, signed top right and left 'ERC - 1942', the reverse inscribed '2 portraits one sent to Churchill, worked in 1942' signed ERC' framed and glazed, 20cm x 23cm.
Lot 163
An Anton Kessel violin, a violin bow with ivory and mother of pearl inlaid frog and bearing ownership stamp "SB Prommer", a sarcophagus shaped rosewood violin case, together with two framed prints CONDITION REPORTS Case with various scratches, chips, etc, mechanism probably does not work, wear and tear. Violin missing strings, bridge is off, no tuning pegs, small chips, worn section, rubbed sections, impressed marks, light scratches. Length of back of the violin 14". General wear and tear.
Lot 216
NAO FIGURINES - a collection of 9 Nao by Lladro figurines to include 3 Nao child ballerina figurines from Lladro's 'Cultural Heritage' collection to include Dance Class (1283), My Recital (1151) and First Bow (1150) - a/f missing thumb, 3 girls with animals to include Young Girl With Rabbits (1026), Pampered Poodle (1157) and Girl with a Bird (1042), 2 bedtime figures Girl Yawning (02010230) and Boy Washing His Feet (02010231) and Grace (1265) with individual wooden display stand.
Lot 45
Douglas Wylie, limited edition bronze and glass coffee table, Bow Rider, the oval glass top supported by a dolphin on a wave with fin to the top of the glass, on oval black marble base, with certificate of authenticity, numbered 9/100, signed and dated 1995, diameter approximately 40ins D Condition report: Good condition
Lot 600
A 19th century Continental porcelain figure, of a man playing a violin, crossed swords mark to back and incised 10, height 5.25ins, together with another 19th century Continental porcelain figure, of a semi naked putti holding a violin and open book of music, incised 364, height 4.25ins Condition report: Putti holding violin - seems ok Figure playing violin - chip to bow on his hat, restored around left hand and through violin
Lot 502
A late 19th century rose cut diamond and ruby set fob watch, to a similarly set bow brooch fitting Condition report: We do not guarantee the watch to be in working order but the movement winds and is heard to tick. All stones are present and the dial is in good order. The minute hand is bent, there is a minor dent to the case and the case has scratches and the case and bow is tarnished. Overall height 2.25ins, diameter of case 1ins
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