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Lot 11
A PORTRAIT OF THE FIDDLER NEIL GOWOil on canvasImage size: 72 x 61cm. (28¼ x 24in.)Framed size: 88 x 78cm. (34¾ x 30¾in.)This portrait is similar to Raeburn's most well known portrait depicting Neil Gow. Neil Gow was the most famous Scottish fiddler of the eighteenth century. Gow recieved patronage from the Duke of Atholl and it is believed that this was the result of Gow's performance in a musical competition, judged by John McCraw, a blind musician, who awarded Gow first prize, and stated that he:"would ken his bow hand amoung a hunder(d) players".This patronage meant Gow secured performances for balls and dance parties put on by the local nobility, which would go on to make him a renowned musician and composer. Raeburn~s complete portrait of Neil Gow is currently on display at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.Provenance: The Tony Bingham Collection
Lot 731
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, CROSSBANDED, AND INLAID SIDEBOARDCIRCA 1790Of large and impressive proportion and bow-front outline93cm high, 280cm wide, 71cm deepCondition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useOld splits and cracks, chips and losses, joints opening upFading and colour variation overallThe top with numerous scratches and gouges, one front leg split through and with metal brace behind, the tambour broken and not running at time of reportSome later blocks to the underside to secure elements of timber and boardsOverall this will require the attention of a professional restorer prior to use in a domestic setting. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 3
A George III pine bow front hanging corner cupboard, the pair of doors with painted scene after Rubens, the head of St John the Baptist presented to Salome, enclosing four shelves, height 93cm, width 63cm.later hinges have been added to the left door (photos uploaded to our website). There is extensive bubbling to the paint work, although this doesn't quite subtract from the ambience of the piece. There is a split to the panelling at the rear of the cupboard. Minor chips and dinks to the edges of the piece, which is consummate of its age and use. There are no obvious signs of any woodworm.
Lot 418
A Victorian pendant/brooch set with diamonds, turquoise and seed pearls, featuring an old cut diamond set bow, with a circular surround with enamel, with a central turquoise cabochon surrounded by seed pearls with an articulated drop set with further diamonds and turquoise on yellow metal with pin back and top loop, total weight of item 14.3 grams
Lot 275
An early 20th Century diamond and ruby gold bar brooch, comprising a central rose cut diamond set bow set to the centre with a round cut ruby suspending a diamond set heart dropper with pearl accent, ruby set terminals, unmarked yellow metal, total gross weight approx 6gms in a fitted case Further details: good- all stones present, minor wear and tear commensurate with age
Lot 303
An Austo-Hungarian style pendant necklace, set with diamonds, the central cluster set with coloured stones, bows set with diamonds to the top suspended from a diamond set floral cluster to a fine link chain, unmarked yellow metal, bow and swag details, to a fine link chain, total gross weight approx 8gmsFurther details: good all stones intact, some abrasions and chips to stones
Lot 417
An early 20th century enamel and 14ct gold open faced pocket watch, white enamel dial with number markers, gilt outer seconds track, approx 21mm, red guilloche enamel bezel and case back with Fleur De Lis decoration, case approx 25mm, 16.1gms suspended from a red enamel and 9ct gold bow brooch, total gross weight approx 3.3gms Further details: good winds and working case good, enamel intact, brooch some wear and tear but enamel intact, some scratches to it
Lot 223
Taxidermy: A Cased Common Chub (Squalius cephalus), dated 21st October 1905, by A.W. Gamage Ltd, Holburn, London, for W.F. Homer, 105 Woodgrange Road, Forest Gate, London, E7, preserved and mounted in a naturalistic setting amidst reeds and grasses, set above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a pale blue/green painted back drop, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 66cm by 15.5cm by 34.5cm, bearing gilt legend to front glass " Caught by F.A. Mitchell. Hedges. at Marlow. 21st Oct.1905. Wgt 4lbs 8ozs'', taxidermist's trade label to interior upper right, various photo copies of book entries to verso of case,The angler of this prize catch was the Adventurer and author Frederick Albert Mitchell-Hedges, father to adopted daughter Anna Mitchell-Hedges who famously discovered the Crystal Skull found at Lubaantun, in British Honduras, now Belize.Mitchell-Hedges claimed that she found the skull buried under a collapsed altar inside a temple in Lubaantun, in British Honduras, now Belize. As far as can be ascertained, F.A. Mitchell-Hedges himself made no mention of the alleged discovery in any of his writings on Lubaantun. Others present at the time of the excavation recorded neither the skull's discovery nor Anna's presence at the dig. Recent evidence has come to light showing that F.A. Mitchell-Hedges purchased the skull at a Sotheby's auction in London on October 15, 1943, from London art dealer Sydney Burney. In December 1943, F.A. Michell-Hedges disclosed his purchase of the skull in a letter to his brother, stating plainly that he acquired it from Burney.The skull is made from a block of clear quartz about the size of a small human cranium, measuring some 5 inches (13 cm) high, 7 inches (18 cm) long and 5 inches (13 cm) wide. The lower jaw is detached. In the early 1970s it came under the temporary care of freelance art restorer Frank Dorland, who claimed upon inspecting it that it had been "carved" with total disregard to the natural crystal axis, and without the use of metal tools. Dorland reported being unable to find any tell-tale scratch marks, except for traces of mechanical grinding on the teeth, and he speculated that it was first chiseled into rough form, probably using diamonds, and the finer shaping, grinding and polishing was achieved through the use of sand over a period of 150 to 300 years. He said it could be up to 12,000 years old. Although various claims have been made over the years regarding the skull's physical properties, such as an allegedly constant temperature of 70 °F (21 °C), Dorland reported that there was no difference in properties between it and other natural quartz crystals.While in Dorland's care the skull came to the attention of writer Richard Garvin, at the time working at an advertising agency where he supervised Hewlett-Packard's advertising account. Garvin made arrangements for the skull to be examined at Hewlett-Packard's crystal laboratories in Santa Clara, California, where it was subjected to several tests. The labs determined only that it was not a composite as Dorland had supposed, but that it was fashioned from a single crystal of quartz. The laboratory test also established that the lower jaw had been fashioned from the same left-handed growing crystal as the rest of the skull. No investigation was made by Hewlett-Packard as to its method of manufacture or dating.As well as the traces of mechanical grinding on the teeth noted by Dorland, Mayanist archaeologist Norman Hammond reported that the holes (presumed to be intended for support pegs) showed signs of being made by drilling with metal. Anna Mitchell-Hedges refused subsequent requests to submit the skull for further scientific testing.
Lot 226
Taxidermy: A Cased Cast Half Block Tench (Tinca tinca) or Doctor Fish, dated 1910, mounted within a naturalistic river bed setting of tall reeds and weeds, set above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a painted pale blue backdrop, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 62cm by 13.5cm by 35.5cm, hand written paper legend to interior upper right " Tench, caught by R.S. Williams, Mote Park Lake, August 18th, 1910, 5lbs 2oz".
Lot 229
Taxidermy: A Cased Very Large Northern Pike (Esox lucius), by Barry Williams, Taxidermist, Cannock, Staffordshire, a very large cast of a Northern Pike, mounted in a naturalistic setting amidst reeds, weeds and grasses, set above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a painted pale blue backdrop, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 133cm by 29cm by 52cm, bearing taxidermist's full paper trade label to verso, this very large specimen is a cast of the largest Northern Pike ever mounted by John Cooper & Sons, Radnor Street, London, weighing a colossal 42lbs, this is No.2 of a limited edition of 10 casts taken, see Fred Bullers "Domesday Book of Mammoth Pike".
Lot 230
Taxidermy: A Cased Common Barbel (Barbus barbus), circa late 20th century, skin mount preserved and mounted in a naturalistic setting amidst weeds, reeds and grasses, set above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a painted blue back drop, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted glass display case with verre eglomise border, 82.5cm by 17.5cm by 36.5cm, bearing legend to interior - "Barbel, Caught by A. Naughton-Brown, River Thames Isis, Oxfordshire, 5lbs 6ozs"
Lot 231
Taxidermy: A Cased Grayling (Thymus thymus), dated 1972, a skin mount preserved and mounted in a naturalistic setting above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a painted green back drop, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 36.5cm by 11cm by 22.5cm, painted legend to interior upper right - "River Test, May 1972".
Lot 234
Taxidermy: A Cased Common Bream (Abramis brama), by Peter Stone, Taxidermist, Oxford, a high quality cast specimen mounted within a naturalistic setting amidst reeds and grasses, set above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a painted graduated blue back drop, enclosed within a typical ebonised bow-fronted three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 83cm by 18cm by 47.5cm, bearing gilt legend to front glass - "Caught & mounted by Peter Stone from the River Windrush, 1988/89 Season", taxidermist's paper trade label to interior upper rightCondition report: this specimen is a cast of an actual Common Bream and not a skin mount.
Lot 236
Taxidermy: A Cased Bronze Bream (Abramis brama), circa early 21st century, a large specimen preserved and mounted in a naturalistic setting amidst reeds and grasses, set above a pebbled river bed, mounted against a painted green back drop, re-cased within a typical period ebonised bow-fronted glass display case, 71cm by 30.5cm by 61cm
Lot 237
Taxidermy: A Cased Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio), dated 1888, by W.M, Gibson, Naturalist, 19 Richmond Grove, Barnsbury, London, preserved and mounted within a naturalistic setting of weeds, reeds and grasses, above a pebbled river bed, set against a pale blue painted back drop, enclosed within a typical bow fronted three-glass display case with verre eglomise border, 73cm by 18cm by 36.5cm, taxidermist's small paper trade label to interior upper right, bearing hand written paper legend to interior upper left - "Carp, Taken by D. Slater, 27th Sept 1888, weight 7¼ lbs" including original line, hook and sinkers, this particular Carp was the Work of Charles and Henry Gibson, son's of William Gibson, it was taken to the East End of London to be mounted during the very week Jack the Ripper committed two murders in close proximity to Gibson's premises, see "The Domesday Book of English Fish Taxidermists", page 211, author Barry Williams.
Lot 102
A well documented post-War ‘Royal Household’ M.V.O. group of nine awarded to G. E. Hill, Esq., Clerk of the Works at Buckingham Palace The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 5th Class breast badge, silver and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘1004’, in Collingwood, London, case of issue; Defence Medal, with Home Secretary’s enclosure, in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘George E. Hill, Esq., The Royal Gardens, Buckingham Palace, Lower Grosvenor Place, London, SW1’; Italy, Republic, Order of Merit, Knight’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with lapel rosette, in Arturo Pozzi, Rome, case of issue; Germany, Federal Republic, Order of Merit, Knight’s breast badge, gilt and enamel, with lapel bow, in Juncker, Berlin, case of issue; Persia, Empire, Order of the Lion and the Sun, Fifth Class breast badge, silver and enamel, with lapel riband, in Arthus Bertrand, Paris, case of issue; France, Colonial, Order of the Black Star, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver and enamel, with lapel riband, in Arthus Bertrand, Paris, case of issue; Nepal, Kingdom, Order of Trishakti-Patta, Fifth Class breast badge, silver, with central bronze kukri, in case of issue; Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver and enamel, bilingual motto, in Walravens, Brussels, case of issue; Sudan, Republic, Order of the Two Niles, 2nd type, Fifth Class breast badge, silver and enamel, in Garrard, London, case of issue; together with the recipient’s miniature British awards (M.V.O. and Defence Medal) mounted as worn, generally nearly extremely fine and better (9) £600-£800 --- M.V.O. Fifth Class London Gazette 2 June 1962. Italian Order of Merit awarded 9 May 1958. German Order of Merit awarded 12 December 1958. Persian Order of the Lion and the Sun awarded 4 May 1959. French Order of the Black Star awarded 24 May 1960. Nepalese Order of Trishakti-Patta awarded 18 November 1960. Belgian Order of Leopold II awarded 2 July 1963. Sudan Order of the Two Niles awarded 21 May 1964. George E. Hill served as Clerk of Works at Buckingham Palace. Sold with the named Bestowal Documents for the Italian, German, French, and Sudanese Orders, housed in their original scroll tube holders; various Buckingham Palace letters regarding the awards, giving the recipient Restricted Permission to wear them; various letters of congratulations on the occasion of the recipient’s award of the M.V.O., a copy of the statutes of the Royal Victorian Order and copies of the London Gazette announcing the award; and the recipient’s Freedom of the City of London Parchment Scroll, in embossed scroll tube holder.
Lot 112
A Second War A.R.R.C. and Order of St. John group of seven awarded to District Superintendent Miss Hilda M. Smith, Lytham St Anne’s Nursing Division, St. John Ambulance Brigade, late Voluntary Aid Detachment, who was Mentioned in Despatches for her services in Italy during the Great War, and served as Acting Matron of a Military Hospital which was used as an overflow annexe to the Fleetwood Cottage Hospital for casualties of the Fleetwood Floods of October 1927 Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.VI.R. 1st issue, silver and enamel, reverse officially dated 1942, on lady’s bow riband; The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Serving Sister’s shoulder badge, silver and enamel, on lady’s bow riband; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (H. M. Smith. V.A.D.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued; Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver, with two Additional Award Bars (13899 L/D. Supt. H. M. Smith. Lytham St Annes Nsg. Div. No. 4 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1935) all mounted together for display purposes, contact marks to Great War pair, otherwise good very fine (7) £500-£700 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 1999. A.R.R.C. London Gazette 1 January 1942. Miss Hilda Marie Smith was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, in 1887 and joined the Voluntary Aid Detachment as a Cook on 28 June 1916. She served during the Great War initially in a Military Hospital in Malta, before proceeding to Salonika in September 1917, and then to Italy in February 1918, where she remained for the rest of the Great War. Whilst in Italy she was ranked as Commandant, Invalided Kitchens, and worked in hospitals all over the country. For her services during the Great War in Italy she was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 6 January 1919). In 1925 Miss Smith became the founder Lady Superintendent of Lytham St. Annes No. 2 Nursing Division, St. John Ambulance Brigade, and served as acting Matron of a military hospital which was used as an overflow annexe to the Fleetwood Cottage Hospital for casualties of the Fleetwood Floods of 28-29 October 1927. In addition she established a medical comforts depot in Lytham St. Annes. The Fleetwood Floods was a major incident in the town, which severed the gas and electricity supplies, and cut all road ands rail links; around 30 people lost their lives as a result of the storm, including three bed-bound hospital patients. During the Second World War Miss Smith served as the full-time Commandant of the Lytham St. Annes Convalescent Hospital from 1940 to 1946, for which services she was awarded the Royal Red Cross Second Class. Sold with copied research.
Lot 164
A post-War M.B.E. attributed to Miss Jane Field, Warden of ‘Oaklands’ Home for old people, Huddersfield The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 2nd type lady’s shoulder badge, silver, on lady’s bow riband, in Royal Mint case of issue, nearly extremely fine £100-£140 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 10 June 1954. Miss Jane Field served as Warden of ‘Oaklands’ Home for old people in Dalton, Huddersfield, and was awarded the M.B.E. in the 1954 Birthday Honours’ List. Sold with the Bestowal Document for the M.B.E., this mounted in a glazed display frame; and a copy of the 1948 Statutes of the Order of the British Empire.
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