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Click here to subscribeRoman Republic - C. Postumius Ta/At Denarius (c.74 BC), obv. draped bust of Diana right, bow and quiver over shoulder, rev. hound running right above spear C POSTVMI / TA in exergue, diameter 18mm, weight 3.85g, (Sear 330; BMC 3238; RSC 9), scratch across bust and minor edge chips, otherwise AVF.
A Second War D.S.M. awarded to Acting Chief Motor Mechanic C. Lonsdale, Royal Navy, for his gallantry during M.L. 238’s daring entry into the enemy held harbour at Krk, in the northern Dalmatians, on the night of 6 December 1944 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (A/C.M.M. C. Lonsdale. P/MX.99499.) extremely fine £1,600-£2,000 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 21 August 1945: ‘For courage, initiative, and great devotion to duty in damage control after the M.L. 28 [sic - M.L. 238] had made a daring entry into the enemy-held harbour of Krk, on the night of 6 December 1945 [sic - 1944]’. M.L. 238’s Daring entry into Krk Harbour ‘A further spirited engagement was the outcome of a daring entry by M.L. 238, under the command of Lieutenant-Commander W. Gibson, R.N.R., into the harbour of the enemy-occupied island of Krk, in the northern Dalmatians south of Fiume. Three Motor Launches were involved: Gibson’s vessel; M.L. 468 (Lieutenant F. A. Scott, R.N.V.R.); and M.L. 460 (Lieutenant K. D. Dewar, R.N.V.R.). Gibson had been ordered to hunt out and to attack two enemy craft reported to be patrolling off Krk. They arrived on their ground soon after 9 p.m. on 6 December 1944. There was a full moon, with a south-easterly breeze and slight swell, with occasional heavy rain squalls blotting down the visibility to almost nothing. The patrol was carried out within 100 to 200 yards of the shore, Gibson purposely keeping close in, as the moonlight was very bright between squalls and he wanted to keep under the shadow of the land. However, they sighted no enemy craft, and at about 11.30 p.m. moved off towards Krk town with the intention of ‘having a look in the harbour, with the possibility of sinking something inside’. At ten minutes past midnight, Gibson detached Motor Launches 468 and 460 half a mile from the harbour entrance with orders to cover him with their gunfire ‘if things got too warm and I am unable to get out’. He took his own ship into the little port, which has an entrance about 200 yards wide and is partly protected by a breakwater, the end of which he passed within 50 yards. About 300 yards away he soon saw what he took to be five craft tucked into a corner of the harbour deep under the shadow of the land. They looked like schooners and lighters; but, wishing to make certain, he switched on his small searchlight. The moment he did so he was fired upon by a battery of six 20-mm guns. As he wrote: ‘I opened fire with Bofors at the surface craft ahead... They [the 20-mm. guns] were replied to by our midship and after Oerlikons. Numerous light machine guns were observed firing from both the mole to port and a low quay to starboard... These were silenced in about one minute by very effective fire from both port and starboard twin Vickers. Hits were observed in the direction of the surface craft, and a dull red glow was seen, followed by a small explosion.’ Then the Bofors shifted its fire to the shore battery on the starboard bow. The noise of the gunfire was terrific. ‘We were receiving some hits from these guns, and the white tracer from their guns, and the red tracer, together with shell-bursts of Oerlikon and Bofors, were illuminating the town and ship at so close a range - roughly 100 yards. At about 20 minutes past midnight Gibson put his engine to slow astern, with the idea of backing out of harbour. But the stern of his ship fell off to starboard, which left her across the harbour entrance. It was then found that both engines were out of action, petrol pipes having been cut by a 20-mm shell bursting in the engine-room. However, except for one gun, all the shore batteries had ceased firing, and a few rounds from the Bofors silenced this one. ‘I ordered cease fire, although still in the harbour entrance, about 50 yards from the south mole. My intention was to make another investigation and see if the boat could be got clear without calling in the others to assist.’ They succeeded in this. The fuel tanks were changed over, and although the engines had an airlock in the fuel system, the boat was got under way by constant hand pumping and joined her consorts outside. M.L. 238 was hit at least eleven times by 20-mm shell, and many more times by splinters and bullets. As may be imagined, she was fairly badly knocked about, but by some miracle had no casualties at all. In his report of the engagement, Gibson mentioned Acting Chief Motor Mechanic Cecil Lonsdale and Stoker John Nugent, whose action in the engine-room undoubtedly saved the ship from destruction. This was endorsed by a senior officer, who added that the shooting of M.L. 238’s guns seemed to have been very accurate against the shore positions, ‘which is very much to the credit of the discipline and morale of the crew under close and heavy fire’. Sold with original Naval Gratuity Certificate, awarding the recipient a gratuity of £20 in respect of his D.S.M.; and somewhat damaged Admiralty enclosure announcing the award of the D.S.M.
Pair: Private J. J. Partridge, Rifle Brigade British War and Victory Medals (26945 Pte. J. J. Partridge. Rif. Brig.) extremely fine British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (William Bartlett; Ernest S. Davis); Victory Medal 1914019 (69209 Pte. S. Roberts. R.W. Fus.) good very fine Case of issue: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type, lady’s shoulder badge, by Royal Mint, with original lady’s bow riband on pin within, good condition (6) £80-£100
The rare Naval General Service medal awarded to Commander William R. B. Sellon, R.N., who was First-Lieutenant of the Castor at the capture of the French 74-gun ship-of-the-line D’Haultpoult in April 1809, and later distinguished himself when commanding a gallant boat action that elicited the high praise of Sir Edward Pellew Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Castor 17 June 1809 [6] (W. R. B. Sellon, Lieut. R.N.) engraved correction to second initial, probably official, some minor edge bruising and nicks, otherwise nearly extremely fine £14,000-£18,000 --- Provenance: Glendining’s, November 1956; Spink N.C., February 1957; The Armoury, December 1987; The John Goddard Collection of Important Naval Medals, Dix Noonan Webb, November 2015. Castor 17 June 1809 [real date of action 17 April] - 6 clasps issued: William Andrews, Boy 2 Class (National Maritime Museum; another medal to the same name in the Patiala Collection, Sheesh Mahal Museum, India); James T. T. Dixon, Midshipman (Known); John Forbes, Surgeon (Honeyman Collection, Huntington Library, U.S.A.); Joseph McCarogher, Surgeon (Known); John Ross, Pte. R.M. (Honeyman Collection, Huntington Library, U.S.A.); W. R. B. Sellon, Lieutenant, R.N. (Initials ‘W. B. B.’ in Admiralty Claimants’ list with second ‘B’ clearly corrected to an ‘R’ which strongly suggests that the correction to the medal was official). William Richard Baker Sellon (formerly Smith) was the son of Thomas Smith, Esq., of the Chapter House of the Cathedral Church of St Paul, London, Receiver-General to the Dean and Chapter, by Sarah, daughter of the Rev William Sellon. He assumed, in January 1847, the surname and arms of Sellon on inheriting the property of his maternal aunt, Sophia Sellon. This officer entered the Navy in March 1801, as a First Class Volunteer on board the Centaur 74, commanded by his relative Captain Bendall Robert Littlehales, at first in the Channel and next in the West Indies. He assisted, as Midshipman, at the reduction of St Lucia, where he served in the boats at the landing of the troops under a fire from the enemy’s batteries; and returned to England in 1803 in the Morne Fortunée, with Captain Littlehales, who carried despatches announcing the conquest. On 11 July 1805, having been employed nearly two years in the Downs and North Sea in the Orestes 14, Captain Thomas Brown, and had been in action with the Boulogne flotilla, he was wrecked, under a heavy fire from the enemy, on the Splinter Sand, in Dunkerque Road. He then joined the Virginie 38, on the Irish station; and on 22 December 1807, having for six months there acted as Lieutenant in the Helena 18, he was confirmed in that rank. His next appointments were, 25 February 1808 to the Alexandria 32, in the North Sea, and on 28 December following to the Castor 32, Captain William Roberts. In the Castor, of which frigate he became First-Lieutenant, he contributed to the capture in April 1809 of the French 74-gun ship D’Hautpoult. Capture of the French 74 ship-of-the-line D’Hautpoult Early in February 1809, the French dispatched a force under the command of Commodore Amable-Gilles Trude, on a mission to resupply the garrison at Martinique. His force comprised the 74-gun ships of the line Courageux, Polonais, and D’Haultpoult. These ships were escorting the en-flute frigates Felicité and Furieuse. The term en-flute meant a warship with some of its armament removed to make room for cargo. Trude’s force arrived in the Leeward Islands on 29 March and found that Martinique had already fallen. He anchored his small force off the Iles des Saintes, off Guadeloupe, where they were spotted by patrolling British warships. Admiral Cochrane, on learning of this, ordered that men and heavy guns be landed on the islands to drive the French out to sea, where they could be pursued and brought to action. Operations on the islands commenced on 14 April 1809 and by 8 p.m. that day, fire from the guns landed by the British had the desired effect and Troude ordered his ships to weigh anchor and put to sea. This had been seen by the Hazard 18 and reported to the blockading squadron which comprised of the flagship Neptune with York, Pompee, Polyphemus and Recruit. By 10 p.m., Pompee and Recruit had caught up with the rearmost French ship, the 74 gun ship-of-the-line D’Haultpoult. Pompee fired two broadsides into D’Haultpoult without effect and the French ship continued on without returning fire. At 8.15 p.m., Commander Napier managed to manoeuvre his vessel under the stern of the D’Haultpoult and opened fire. Napier was displaying a level of courage bordering on the insane. The D’Haultpoult was, after all, almost six times the size of his vessel and was several orders of magnitude more powerful. At 30 minutes past midnight, Neptune got close enough to open fire and her broadside killed one and wounded four of D’Haultpoult’s men. At 4 a.m., Recruit got close enough to fire another broadside into the French ship. Pompee opened fire from long range with her bow-chasers and throughout the night, Recruit continued to harass the French ship. At 10.45 a.m., the French ship’s commander decided to do something about Recruit’s fire, so he briefly turned his ship into the wind and fired a full broadside at the relatively small British vessel. This damaged Recruit’s rigging on the port side, but did no significant damage and caused no casualties. Napier was not intimidated by this and as soon as D’Haultpoult had resumed her course, he continued with his attacks, pulling up to the Frenchman’s stern and letting them have two broadsides through the stern. This continued throughout the day, with Pompee joining in the running battle while she was able to. By daybreak on the 16 April, Recruit had been forced to drop astern of D’Haultpoult as a result of the damage to her rigging. In the meantime, the chase had been joined by Latona, an 18-pdr armed 38-gun frigate and the Castor, a 12-pdr armed 32-gun frigate. Castor took Recruit’s place off D’Haultpoult’s stern and continued to harass the larger French ship until Pompee closed the range sufficiently to bring her to action properly. The harassing from Recruit and then Castor had slowed the French ship enough for Pompee to come alongside and batter her into surrender. On 12 June 1809, Sellon joined the Intrepid 64, and on 23 October, the Horatio 38, Captain George Scott, in which vessel he was present on 21 February 1810, at the surrender, after a long chase and a running fight of one hour, of La Nécessité, pierced for 40 guns but not mounting more than 28, with a complement on board of 186 men, laden with naval stores and provisions, from Brest bound for the Isle of France. While attached to the Swiftsure he distinguished himself in numerous boat affairs, and on one occasion in particular, on 26 November 1813, when with four boats containing 58 men, he boarded and carried, off Cape Rouse, in the island of Corsica, Le Charlemagne privateer, of 8 guns, pierced for 16, and 93 men, a vessel whose fierce resistance occasioned a loss to the British, out of 58 men, of 5 killed and 15 wounded. Referring to this exploit, Sir Edward Pellew, the Commander-in-Chief, thus expressed himself in a letter to Captain Littlehales: “I am happy to inform you that your friend Mr. Smith [Sellon] has signalled himself in boarding a privateer, in a manner much above the common practice. His captain and those that were with him gave him the loudest praise. Indeed it was a gallant and great achievement, and, what was far more honourable in him, he interceded for mercy with his companions, who were irritated at their loss and the obstinate resistance they had met with. I sha...
A Highland Light Infantry Tam O’Shanter. A scarce named other ranks Great War period Tam O’Shanter, complete with cap badge, double stitched lining, manufacturers lapel ‘Andersons & Sons, Edinburgh and Glasgow’, with ’N. P. Davidson HLI’ inscribed under the lapel, silk bow to the rear, contained in a leather collar box with the recipient’s initials on the top, good condition £200-£240
A gold brooch, designed as a coiled snake, circa 1830, unmarked, weight 2.2g, width 2.6cm, another gold brooch, designed as a tied ribbon bow, detailed '9ct', weight 2.5g, a gold, amethyst and seed pearl stickpin, detailed '15ct', weight 1.5g, a silver and Cairngorm single stone brooch, unmarked, weight 8.8g, a cameo brooch and two further brooches.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Sarah Fabergé St Petersburg Collection silver and pearl mounted photograph frame of oval form with gilt ribbon bow surmount and feet, limited edition No. 110 of 250, London 1999, height 9.6cm, cased with certificate.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
FIVE VARIOUS 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY PARIAN FIGURES AND TWO CONTINENTAL BISQUE FIGURES, comprising a W.H. Goss figure of 'Lady Godiva', printed mark to base, height 13.5cm, a match holder modelled as a seated Continental woman with a wicker basket, height 11cm, a Minton figure of a girl wrapped in a cape with a basket at her feet, impressed marks, height 16cm, an unmarked figure of a girl in a bonnet seated on a circular base, height 9.5cm, a match holder modelled as a figure of a classical child seated beside a woven basket, the raised hand with hole to take a match, four impressed dots to the base, height 9.2cm, a bisque figure of a cherub holding a cornucopia, numbered 2887 and a painted Parian sleeping cherub on a cushion, possibly Evangeline Goss (7) (Condition Report: Goss horse missing ear at front, match holder Continental lady has a small chip to the back of the basket, the Minton standing girl's bow on the top of her cape is chipped, cherub with cornucopia has a broken wing and sleeping cherub has a restored foot)
A selection of Crown Staffordshire "Blue Bow" porcelain dinner and tea wares, comprising: a serving bowl and cover, 28cm wide, seven dinner plates, 27cm diameter, three desert plates, 18cm diameter, four side plates, 16cm diameter, four coffee cans and saucers, a teacup and three saucers, a hot water jug and stand (lacking cover), a teapot cover, 7.5cm internal diameter, and two coffeepot covers, each 5.5cm internal diameter (Qty)Condition reportGeneral light rubbing to the gilt detail, overall minor surface abrasions and rubbing, small hairline crack 3cm long to one saucer, light crazing to the tureen, otherwise overall light general wear.
A George III mahogany bow front sideboard, outlined with ebony and boxwood stringing, the shaped and crossbanded top above a single frieze drawer and serpentine apron, flanked by a deep drawer and cupboard door, upon six legs of tapering square section extending to spade feet, 89cm H x 153cm W x 60cm D
A matched set of twelve ash and elm rush seat spindle back chairs, 19th century, each with a cupids bow top rail over two rows of five spindles and an envelope rush seat, upon turned front legs and rear legs of chamfered square section, to include four carver chairs with three rows of spindles, 95cm high approx. (12)
A set of four Victorian elm and beech kitchen chairs, each with a pierced and inverted vase shaped splat over a figured elm seat, upon ring turned tapering legs, 85cm high, along with four late Victorian walnut salon chairs, each with an angular carved top rail and splat over a stuff-over bow front seat, upon fluted slender front legs and peg feet, plain back swept rear legs, 89cm high (8)Condition reportOne of the elm chairs has a repair to a back leg which appears bowed, the top rail also needs securing as it is detachable, however this is not detrimental to the chairs stability, otherwise all chairs have general light wear and fading with no major visible faults or repairs and little or no play in the joints.The walnut chairs all appear firm with little or no play in the joints, general light wear commensurate with age and use.
Signed 'MONTAGUE. DAWSON' (in a cartouche) bottom left; also with Artist's copyright stamp verso, oil on board14 1/4 x 21 3/8 in. (36.2 x 54.3cm)ProvenanceTolford Galleries, Chicago, Illinois (per stamp verso).Private Collection, Massachusetts.NoteThe grandson of maritime painter Henry Dawson, British painter Montague Dawson was born in London in 1890 with the sea already in his blood. The younger Dawson served in the Royal Navy during World War I, and again in World War II as a war artist. His work from this time was published in both newspapers and magazines, most notably "The Sphere", where his numerous depictions of the German surrender during WWI earned him notoriety. Dawson's experience of the sea is visible in his finely rendered ship portraits. He also enjoyed recreating, most often in harmonies and greys and soft whites, naval battles from the WWII. Unparalleled as an observer and recorder of all manner of ships, few 20th century painters were as skilled or highly regarded in the genre of marine art.The present work depicts British coast forces engaging an enemy convoy off the Dutch coast. In the center foreground is the British torpedo-boat while in the distance, one can spot the three enemy tankers. The escrot vessel is seen, bow on, to the right. The result will be the sinking of a large auxiliary vessel, important damages to a medium sized tanker, and an escort ship set on fire. Frame: 20 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.To request a condition report, or for any additional information, please email Raphael Chatroux at rchatroux@freemansauction.com.
A PAIR OF RETRO AQUAMARINE EARCLIPS WITH MATCHING BROOCH, each rectangular-cut aquamarine within an openwork bow mount with ropetwist detailing, with brooch en suite, mounted in rose gold, earclip length 3.2cm and brooch length 3.2cm, total gross weight approx. 18.80gCondition Report: Aquamarine: well matched in colourNormal signs of wear, overall in good conditionRose metal unmarked and untestedTotal gross weight approx. 18.8g
A DIAMOND BROOCH, designed as a stylised bow in textured gold accented with brilliant and single-cut diamonds, mounted in 18K gold, length 4cm, total gross weight approx. 9.6g* This lot is sold without a reserveCondition Report: Normal signs of wear, overall in good conditionTotal gross weight approx. 9.6g
A PAIR OF AQUAMARINE AND DIAMOND PENDENT EARRINGS, each composed of an oval-shaped aquamarine within single-cut diamond surround, suspending from a similarly-set bow surmount, length 3.3cm* This lot is sold without a reserveCondition Report: Normal signs of wearFor pierced earsMetal is unmarkedTotal gross weight approx. 5g
Royalty, Auction/Sale Catalogues. Christie's:~ Property from the Collection of Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, two-volume set, 13-14 June 2006, illustrated throughout, original wrappers, large 4to, Sotheby's:~ The Jewels of the Duchess of Windsor, 2-3 April 1987, illustrated, pictorial dustjacket over green cloth, 4to, a further two books, non-royal, comprising Antique English Porcelain Collecting, a mid-20th century collector's photographically-illustrated manuscript collection catalogue, [35]ff, principally First Period/Dr Wall period Worcester, some mention of Bow and Oriental wares, approx. 25 photographs, a couple with the collection in situ within cabinets, inscribed in ink manuscript, original brown cloth, ledger, 4to, erotic photography, (5)
A Scottish mahogany eight day longcase clock, Robert Currer, Falkirk, 19th century, the breakarched and painted dial with twin subsidiary dial and painted with figures emblematic of the four quarters of the globe, the arch with the scene of the death of stag after Landseer, the case with swan neck pediment and brass mounts, turned pillars, the trunk with cushion moulded cornice and bow centred richly figured door flanked by pilasters, on panelled base, pendulum and weight, 222cm high
A carved and gilded settee, 20th c, in Louis XVI style, with twin oval padded back in ribbon-and-reed surround divided by a torch, crossed arrows and bow, on fluted legs, seat height 41cm, 113cm l Provenance: R E Spark & Co, Matlock from whom bought (as provenanced to the "Baronne Wuthenau" and "c1830") in 1974 for £210 Gold painted; paint rather shabby and requires cleaning or re-painting, upholstery slightly worn and stained
A satinwood display cabinet, late 19th c, the frieze inlaid and decorated in penwork with festoons hanging from bows, the upper part with dentil cornice and enclosed by a pair of doors with arched glazing bars, the top of the bow centred table with green stained sycamore oval patera within stringing, on square tapered legs united by incurved undertier, spade feet, 165cm h; 40 x 72cm Provenance: Price Axel of Denmark (1888-1964) and his wife Princess Margaretha of Sweden (1899-1977) by whom used for the display of porcelain figures in the first floor hall of the Bernstorff Palace, Gentofte, Denmark; thence by descent to their grandson Birger Valdemar Georg Flemming Kai Axel, Count of Rosenborg, the present vendor Fine quality and condition
A French spelter gilt mantel clock, c1880, in the form of a classical maiden emblematic of, possibly, Geometry, the drum cased movement with porcelain dial painted with flowers within bleu celeste and gilt surrounded, the bow ended and beaded base applied with festoons and set with a rectangular panel painted with putti, 51cm h
A group of nineteen late 19th/early 20th Century Continental porcelain figures in the style of earlier models, to include a figure of Falstaff, four cherubs emblematic of the seasons, a Bow style figure of a vintner, together with a pottery tiger, a small pair of cats, a Goss Ifold pot and an enamel metal group of Fo dogs CONDITION REPORT: Nymphenburg style group- restored forefinger of boy with arm raised and possibly to edge of cup. Sitzendorf dancers- male figure repaired to little finger. Small flat chip to front corner of base. Samson figure of 'America'- Broken through upper left arm and through fruit. Candelabrum- one branch cracked around top, below drop pan. Chipping to flowers. 28cm high
A pair of Bow style figure groups of Summer and Autumn on a sheep and goat, 24cm high and a pair of Chelsea style figures of musicians Shepherd and Shepherdess CONDITION REPORT: Goat group with a firing crack in base. Shepherdess restored to her left hand and top of instrument and to feather in hair. Firing crack to scroll on base. Otherwise all figures with some light chipping to flowers.
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