*H.M. Submarine `K3`. A fine 1/72nd scale museum quality display model of this steam-powered submarine, built by D. Simpson, finished in pale grey over light blue-grey below the water line, with conning tower, periscopes, forward and rear deck armament, twin folding funnels, upper deck armament, guard rails, cleats and other fittings, all gold plated, with twin radio masts forward and aft stabiliser planes, the bow torpedo doors and twin three-blade propellers gold plated, on stand in oak framed display case, 64in (162.5cm) long, with fore and aft simulated ivory builders plates, inscribed `H.M. Submarine `K3` High Speed Fleet Submarine `K` Class for the British Admiralty Constructed By Messrs Vickers Barrow in Furness, Launched May 1916` The `K` Class submarines were designed and built on the orders of the Admiralty as rumour was rife that the Kaisermarine had developed a high surface speed U-boat. Ultimately, driven by geared turbines of 10,500 h.p., the `K` class, with a crew of five officers and fifty-three ratings, this submarine had at the time (1916) a surface speed of 25 knots and was the world`s fastest. Known as the `Kalamity Kays` the eighteen `K` class built had unhappy lives. Accidents, technical malfunctions and incompetence led to the class becoming rapidly extinct. `K3``s most momentus moment was when, with HRH The Price of Wales abroad, she suddenly and uncontrollably dived, becoming stuck on the sea bed. After much anguish and 20 minutes she was freed and returned to the surface. The Prince was unharmed, but no doubt shaken by the experience. After many other `adventures`, `K3` was eventually scrapped in 1921. (1)
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19th Century Staffordshire pottery figure - Billy Waters, the peg legged figure standing and playing the fiddle, 21cm high The bow is missing as they always are on these figures, there is crazing to the lower section of the figure and the plinth, there is a series of horizontal stress fractures running from the corner of one front edge of the plinth caused no doubt by a blow,
19th Century Nailsea glass frigger formed as a three masted vessel together with companion friggers typically formed as a smaller vessel and a lighthouse, all displayed beneath a glass dome, height of dome 48cm Some visible repairs around the rigging towards the bow, the glass dome does not properly fit the plinth - would strongly recommend viewing in person for this lot - General condition consistent with age **
Early 20th Century silver enamel and guilloche enamel circular box formed as a basket of flowers, the hinged cover decorated with roses tied up with a blue bow, import marks and Birmingham date letter for 1915, 4.5cm diameter Chipping to enamel on the edge of the cover, one area approx 2cm long, another area approx 1cm long - General condition consistent with age **
Private collection of playing cards and gamesA boxed pair of Tiffany & Co. packs of playing cards with bow design to backs, with Tiffany & Co. bag, together with an Yves Saint Laurent boxed playing card set and a Hermes, Paris boxed setThis lot forms part of a private collection of playing cards and games from the 17th century onwards, comprising 400 lots, all to be sold without reserve
"AN IMPORTANT RUSSIAN MINIATURE OF A VIOLINIST, POSSIBLY THE YOUNG MIKHAIL GLINKA, SIGNED I. GERIN AND DATED 1835. A finely executed watercolor on an ivory oval depicting a waist-up portrait of a well adorned seated young gentleman holding a violin bow and with sheet music on a stand before him. Signed in Cyrillic at mid right "?. ??????" (I. Zheren) and dated 1835. Verso with finely penned indigenous dedicatory inscription written in Russian, "To my dearest friend Sofia Nikolayevna Treskina with the fondest of memories, 31st of August 1835". Height 3.1 inches (8 cm). At present the lack of more extensive and clear biographical data provides limited insight into the life of the obviously well-connected and highly skilled miniaturist portrait painter who signed his works ?. ??????. It would seem that Ivan Gerin was likely the son of a French born artist by the name of Michel Gerin. Some sources indicate he was already doing portraiture work in the 1780’s. However it is known that in 1808, Ivan Gerin received the rank of Associate in miniature painting from the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy, and in the following year the rank of Academician in miniature and nature painting.Known works by Ivan Gerin reflect his status amongst the social elite as having been a sought out miniaturist portrait painter of the day. Included among his known clientele were Empress Maria Fedorovna, General-Field-Marshal S. F. Apraksin, Major-General M. E. Khrapovitski, actress N. A. Samoilova, and the famous Russian poet Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol. It is believed that Gerin had two sons, Ivan and Nikolai who followed in their father’s footsteps and were in their own right also accomplished artists. Besides the Hermitage, works by Gerin are held in the collections of the St. Petersburg State Russian Museum and other important museums of Russia.One can only speculate as to the recipient of this portrait miniature who is addressed on the inscription found on the reverse as Sofia Nikolayevna Treskina. Perhaps the daughter of Nikolai Ivanovich Treskin (1763-1842), the controversial Civil Governor of Irkustk who is known to have fathered eight children including two daughters."
THREE FRENCH CARVED IVORY FIGURES OF CUPID AND PUTTO, 19TH CENTURY. Comprising a cupid with drawn bow (losses), a putto playing a violin, and a very fine winged putto playing a mandolin atop a snail shell with carved ebony snail below raised on an ivory veneered stand with ebony base. The largest height 3.75 inches (9.5 cm).
A FINE AUSTRIAN PAINTED PINE TWO SECTION ‘BAUERNSCHRANK’ (WARDROBE), TYROLEAN, DATED 1810. Each section with single door painted with portrait reserves on a red painted ground above a floral painted drawer front, the chamfered corners painted with floral reserves and bow-tied ribbons. Inscribed above "Johann Ulrich Souder Egger Magdalena Relteinerin 1810." Height 69 inches (175.7 cm), total width 72 inches (183 cm).
An Edwardian Mahogany Cabinet, the moulded cornice above a blind fretwork frieze with two astragal glazed doors enclosing shelves, the lower bow fronted section with two blind frieze drawers with brass knob handles above a shaped undertier, raised upon square tapering legs with spade feet and pierced corner mounts, 76.5cms wide x 41cms deep x 178cms high
A full size violin labelled "Made by George Craske (born 1797 died 1888) and sold by William E. Hill and Sons, London", with two-piece back, cased with a bow stamped Tourte, length of back 35.5cm. CONDITION REPORT: There have been repairs to scroll, quite a bit of damage to ribs, sound post loose and rattling about, in cataloguers opinion bow is not a genuine Tourte bow but a copy.
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