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Lot 3098
1938 Little Miss Muffet Chocolate Easter Egg made by Pascalls, in original rose gold paper, with a blue bow wrapped round the top, complete with decorative spiders web scene of a little girl with spoon and bowl. The egg was given as a gift by the vendors father to this then Fiancé on their engagement on 16th April 1938. The egg remained uneaten, intact & treasured. Along with a copy of the diary entry and marriage certificate.
Lot 2203
A pink silk/taffeta 1840s/50s Victorian bodice which was probably a ballgown bodice, this item is worn in places (one underarm is faded and torn and both underarms are discoloured) the neckline has a pie crust pleating, hook and eye fastening, the sleeves are attached from the elbow and the cuffs have two covered buttons, inside is very marked and discoloured and the pointed waist has wear on the edge. Also included is a wide remanent which shows how the bodice would have looked when new. A late Victorian bow in three shades of green striped silk/taffeta (could be off a hat or dress). A very decorative Asian wrap around, silk embroidered in flowers and foliage, silk (damaged in places) edged in a black border (a repair in tape has been carried out) the wide linen waistband is discoloured in places with iron mould spotting, large tear down the seam and damaged further in places, 1890-1905.
Lot 2224
A collection of designer shoes to include a pair of Beppe Sacco, Milan, Italy, 4" heels, embellished in silver, green and gold, heels are in a fan design of beadwork, size 6, a purple pair of stiletto heeled shoes with a shocking pink bow detail at the front, 3.5" heels and a pair of cerise pink 4" stiletto heels, satin fabric, made by Charles Jourdan size 6. (3).
Lot 2206
A collection of handbags and a brown embossed wide belt with bronze beadwork. Handbags include a black aligator (early 1950s), a large beige Jimmy Choo type bag (1990), a red bag by Osprey, a black medium bag with compartments inside (1980s), a navy classic leather bag with brass/metal frame and white bow to front (early 1960s), a leather camel coloured by Radley and a red/white cloth clutch bag with shiny metal frame by Coast (2000s). (8).
Lot 2191
A small collection of ball gowns to include a black tulle and lace late 1940s/early 1950s, the bodice is embellished in tulle and black sequins and has straps studded with sequins, the full dress has a metal zip at the back and layers of tulle and buckrum (discoloured) together with a cream lace ankle length evening gown with a peach lining and large peach bow, wear and tear on the lace on the top of the bodice, made by Ricci Michael. (2).
Lot 276
A collection of vintage costume jewellery to include various 1930's paste and stone set drop earrings, some silver mounted, along with later versions including moss agate, an early silver mounted white stone set drop pendant, a yellow metal bracelet suspending gilt metal charms, coral graduated bead necklace with gold clasp, together with with cameo set rings, enamel brooches (enamel losses) marcasite brooches including a bow version, silver medallion, jadeite necklace, together with clips, brooches, bead necklaces, vintage plated watch etc (1 bag) wear and tear commensurate with age Note: regarding watches/pocket watches please note movements untested, functionality untested, modifications and restorations may not be disclosed in the catalogue description, for more information on any detail related to this lot please request a condition report with specific questions or view the lot in person
Lot 3105
A pair of late 19th century alabaster busts of young children, one a boy wearing a cardigan and the other a girl with a bow in her hair. Both marked to reverse 'Prof G. Bessi, Houdon, Paris, 1785'. Both on onyx/marble bases. (2) Generally good condition, slight wear and marks to both, minor nibbles.
Lot 182
A collection of 9ct gold jewellery to include an Edwardian 9ct gold hinged buckle bangle, width approx 5mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1907, (dented) three pairs of creole hoop earrings, together with three missmatched, long with a pair of drop earrings (dented) and three row chain bracelet a/f one link snapped, combined total gross weight approx 18gms and a pair of bow top pearl set drop earrings, total gross weight approx 1.9gms Further details: wear and tear, denting damage to certain items commensurate with age
Lot 2533
A small mahogany Georgian-style bow fronted chest on chest of six drawers, with burr walnut veneered drawers and raised on bracket feet. 58x113x42cm.Appears to have been stored somewhere damp, mould present to inside and drawers stiff. Water marks and surface scratches visible to the exterior. This is in a single section and is not and antique piece of furniture, probably dating to the latter half of the 20th century.
Lot 723
A bow broochGold 800/000 Set with calibrated rubies Oporto hallmark (1938-1984) and goldsmith's mark Francisco de Oliveira Sampaio (1887-1975) (signs of wear)16gLiterature: VIDAL, Manuel Gonçalves; ALMEIDA, Fernando Moitinho de - "Marcas de Contrastes e Ourives Portugueses (1887 a 1993)", vol. II. Lisboa: IN-CM, no. 26 and 30095x6,5 cm
Lot 2
A fantastic second world war cased Distinguished Flying cross (DFC) gallantry medal and miniature medal awarded to flying officer William Walter Cave (86706) 502 squadron costal command for actions against German U-boat U-563 together with a large quantity of ephemera, photographs, personal snapshots, Ordinance survey and Air ministry maps of the British Isles and UK, Air ministry Top secret aerial photographs taken of German U-boats, French, Italian, Dutch, British merchant ships. AM gimble compass for aircraft (possibly for a Halifax bomber).Born in Leicester and orphaned at a relatively early age, he was educated at Slater Street school in the middle of Leicester. The school still exists and he is recorded in the school log book of the period (1941/2) as having come to speak to the pupils after he won his DFC. Slater Street was in an industrial Canalside area of Leicester in what at that time would have been a pretty deprived area.He left school at 13 or 14 and worked in the hosiery trade which was the dominant industry in Leicester at the time. However he was a talented footballer and joined Doncaster Rovers in 1935. However, he never got into the first team and appears to have come back to Leicester and returned to the hosiery industry working as a sales representative. Later, he appears to have set up his own small business supplying the hosiery industry locally.During this time, he encountered and was befriended by a couple called the Bazeleys. They were childless and he appears to have been unofficially adopted by them: but not formally. He refers to Mr Bazeley as “pop” in the correspondence that comes with the medal. Mr Bazeley was, amongst other things a motor agent and there is one of his bill heads in the paperwork.At some stage unknown, Bill got married and there are some pictures of his wife in the material with the medal. There were no children. After Bill was lost over the Atlantic in 1943, she eventually married a paratrooper, in early 1945 apparently.William Walter Cave was gazetted on the 6th January 1942 for his gallant actions – London gazette supplement reads:“Flying officer William Walter Cave (86706) Royal Airforce Volunteer reserve, No.502 squadron Costal command. This officer was captain of a Whitley bomber aircraft engaged on an anti-submarine patrol. He observed some 3 miles on his starboard bow, an outward-bound U boat on the surface of the sea. Flying Officer Cave skilfully manoeuvred to attack and released his complete load of explosives in a stick just Infront and alongside the approaching U-Boat. The vessel was completely engulfed in the ensuing explosions but remained long enough on the surface to allow for 6 front and rear machine gun attacks to be directed on the conning tower. During the second of these attacks an occupant of the enemy submarine (the commander of U563 -Kapitänleutnant knights cross recipient Klaus Heinrich Bargsten) tried to reach the rear gun near the conning tower but was driven to take refuge and wounded in the shoulder. Finally, the U-boat submerged, and a huge gush of oil rose to the surface and spread over an area 300 yards in about 30 seconds but then disappeared amidst the oil. In spite of temporary breakdown of inter-communication, Flying officer Cave had drilled his crew to such perfection that he was able to inflict the most effective damage on the enemy. The attack carried out with great skill by this officer, whose leadership and devotion to duty were of the highest order.”The U-boat in question was U-563 at the Bay of Biscay, outbound from Brest, France. U-563 reached Lorient on the 3rd December, but was so severely damaged she had to return to Germany to be rebuilt.William Cave then became squadron leader of No.59 squadron and on the 7th of May 1943 he flew his final mission, tasked with a convoy escort of the Queen Mary, took off at 11:20hrs RAF St. Eval, escorting convoy TA41B. his Liberator V Fl971 was ordered to divert to Aldergrove because of bad weather. The Liberator acknowledged the diversion at 17:13 hours but failed to arrive and supposedly crashed. No wreckage was found. All the crew are commemorated on the Runnymede memorial.
Lot 12
* Follower of Allan Ramsay (1713-1784). Portrait of a young lady, oil on canvas, half-length portrait of a young woman wearing a lace-edged pink and white silk dress, a flower tucked into her ribbon lacings, and pearl strings embellishing the slashed sleeves and the pink bow in her hair, some craquelure, re-lined, 76 x 63.7 cm (30 x 25 1/8 ins), gilt moulded frame (91.7 x 79.5 cm)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh, 2003.
Lot 191
* Notz (Johannes, 1802-1862). Lady Jane Peel, 1838, pencil on paper, portrait depicting a well dressed woman wearing a lace and bow trimmed gown, sitting down, resting her right arm on a table, signed and dated lower right, some overall toning, 31 x 23 cm (12 1/4 x 9 ins), arch top mount, framed and glazed (49 x 40 cm) QTY: (1)
Lot 58
The unique Great War 'Gibraltar Naval Hospital' R.R.C. and 'Plymouth Naval Hospital' Second Award Bar pair awarded to Head-Sister-in-Chief M. L. Hughes, Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel; British War Medal 1914-20 (Hd. Sister M. L. Hughes. Q.A.R.N.N.S.) mounted court-style for display, with lady’s bow riband to the RRC, good very fine; the award of a Second Award Bar to the RRC unique to the QARRNS for the Great War (2) £1,400-£1,800 --- Only 8 Royal Red Crosses First Class and 1 Second Award Bar were awarded to Queen Alexandra’s Royal Naval Nursing Service during the Great War. R.R.C. London Gazette 16 December 1916. R.R.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 9 May 1919. Miss Mildred Lloyd Hughes was born at Lampeter, Cardiganshire, on 9 March 1879, and trained at St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, joining Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service on 28 December 1908. Posted initially to Haslar Hospital as a Nursing Sister on 15 September 1909, she was advanced Superintending Sister in 1911, before being posted to Gibraltar Hospital on 14 January 1913. She served in Gibraltar during the first two years of the Great War, where the hospital was, from the start of May 1915 onwards, dealing with the influx of casualties from Gallipoli. For her services dealing with both the administrative and medical needs of the wounded, she was awarded the R.R.C. Following the evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula Miss Hughes was posted back to the U.K. in April 1916, and on 22 November 1916 was posted to Plymouth Naval Hospital as Head Sister. For her services at Plymouth Naval Hospital she was awarded the unprecedented Second Award Bar to the R.R.C. After the Great War she continued to serve in this position at Plymouth, being promoted Head-Sister-in-Chief on 14 March 1929. She retired on 9 March 1934 and died in Cheshire in 1962.
Lot 148
Pair: Commander E. T. Inman, Royal Navy, a distinguished Destroyer Captain who was killed in action on 22 January 1917 China 1900, no clasp (Lieut. E. T. Inman, R.N., H.M.S. Dido) rank and first initial officially corrected; British War Medal 1914-18 (Commr. E. T. Inman, R.N.) minor edge bruising, generally very fine and better (2) £400-£500 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2006. Edward Tyrell Inman, who was appointed a Naval Cadet in July 1892, served aboard the cruiser H.M.S. Dido from May 1899 to November 1902, a period that witnessed his advancement to Lieutenant and active service off China during the Boxer Rebellion - He added the Royal Humane Society’s Certificate on Vellum to his accolades in September 1905, for rescuing a boy from the military moat at Cosham. A Commander by the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, Inman initially served in the battleship Dreadnought, aboard which ship he was present at the ramming of the U-29 on 18 March 1915. But shortly afterwards, as recounted by his friend. Lieutenant Lionel Dawson, R.N., he was appointed to the command of the torpedo boat destroyer Mentor at Harwich: ‘Poor “Ted” Inman! It was his great desire to serve in destroyers, and he often discussed it with me. A very shy and reserved man, he unbent with difficulty, was not universally popular, and knew it. I saw a lot of him at Harwich during the ensuing eighteen months, and he was killed on his bridge during a night action soon after I left there. We had always got on together in the Dreadnought, and became intimate friends when he came to destroyers. He loved the life, and brought to his new experience all the throughness and conscientiousness towards his duty that had marked him as a gunnery and executive officer. I know that in him I lost a good friend and the Service an able officer. Like many who fell, I do not think that he had any great confidence in his survival of the War.’ One of Inman’s more notable destroyer actions - a contretemps in the Heligoland Bight on the night of 17-18 August 1915 - is described in Endless Story: ‘The senior officer of the escorting destroyers was Commander E. T. Inman, in the Mentor, and when darkness came the divisions had been disposed on each quarter of the Princess Margaret, a minelayer. It was a very dark night, calm but heavily overcast. Shortly before reaching the area to be mined, the force sighted a division of hostile destroyers, which at once fired torpedoes and then made off at full speed in the darkness. They had fired at the Princess Margaret, which, with her huge hull and three funnels, was a conspicuous and tempting target. The torpedoes luckily missed her; but one unfortunately hit the Mentor, the resulting explosion completely blowing away her bows under water ... The Mentor, meanwhile, seemed to be completely disabled, and found herself quite alone within a few miles of the enemy coast, and in water which generally teemed with German patrol vessels. The lower portion of her bows had been completely blown away, until the deck of the forecastle, from about the foremost gun, hung vertically down towards the water with the stem-head submerged. Realising the danger of capture, Inman destoyed his confidential books. Then, with his guns and torpedoes ready for instant action, he set the rest of his men to work to shore up bulkheads, place collision mats, and do all in their power to make the ship tolerably seaworthy for the 360-mile passage home. Luckily the weather was fine, and showed every prospect of remaining so. While this work was still in progress, Inman sighted some ships in the darkness and wished to ask them to stand by him. To his great annoyance, the smashing of lights and lamps made communications impossible, and the vessels steamed on and vanished in the darkness. It was not until some days later that he blessed the failure of his lights. Those ships were German cruisers. They passed him within a few hundred yards. Had he shown a solitary gleam he would have been sunk outright. Her temporary repairs finished, the Mentor made her tracks for home, gradually working up to 10 knots. At this speed, in the words of her captain, “she pushed the whole ocean in front of her.” The fine weather held, and she duly arrived at Harwich, where we watched her coming up the harbour, an extraordinary sight.’ Inman’s final action, in the Flanders Bight on the night of 22 January 1917, by which stage he was in command of the Simoom, is similarly described: ‘A torpedo exploded under the bow of his ship with such a terrific force that the forepart of the destoyer was blown clean over the foremost funnel. The Captain of the Simoom, Commander Inman, and his First Lieutenant were both killed, but notwithstanding that fact, and indifferent to the damage done to their boat, the after-gun crew fought their gun until the ice-cold sea water reached their knees, and the guns blazed forth in defiance for the last time only when the men were swept off their feet as their ship sank from under them. The miracle is that even 57 of her crew were saved that dark, bitterly cold night.’ Inman is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
Lot 57
A Great War O.B.E. group of five awarded to Matron Katherine A. J. Smythe, British Red Cross Society and Order of St. John of Jerusalem, who served aboard Egyptian hospital trains, and was twice Mentioned in Despatches The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 1st type, lady’s shoulder badge, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1918, on lady’s bow riband; The Order of St John of Jerusalem, Officer’s (Sister’s) shoulder badge, silver and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles, on lady’s bow riband; 1914-15 Star (K. A. J. Smythe. B.R.C.S. & O.S.J.J.); British War and Victory Medals (K. J. A. [sic] Smythe. B.R.C.S. & St. J. J.) good very fine (5) £400-£500 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 10 June 1918. M.I.D. London Gazettes 13 October 1916 and 7 July 1917. Katherine Altamont Jane Smythe was born in 1867 and took her nursing studies at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London from 1892 to 1895. She joined the British Red Cross and Order of St John of Jerusalem in August 1914, and was posted to Egypt where she was twice Mentioned in Despatches by Sir Archibald Murray and later recognised with the Order of the British Empire. She ended her military service on 17 March 1919 as Matron of Hospital Trains, her address at that time recorded as The Arsenal, Alexandria.
Lot 643
Italy, Republic, Order of Merit, Commander’s neck badge, 73mm including tower suspension x 55mm, silver-gilt and enamel, unmarked, with neck riband but lacking lapel rosette, in Arturo Pozzi, Rome, fitted case of issue; together with an International Order of St. George of Antioch Commander’s badge, gilt and enamel, on lady’s bow riband; and two unofficial breast Stars, good very fine (4) £70-£90
Lot 769
A German Second World War Luftwaffe Officer’s Sword, with Engraved Scabbard Mount. A superb blade manufactured by Horster and Son with its Luftwaffe acceptance stamp. Good bright finish to the blade, full length, no damage with its blue leather washer still intact butting up between the blade and the lower cross guard. All the leather to the grip good with one small section worn close to the lower ring. All grip wire intact. This is an early heavy nickel sword. The upper scabbard throat stamped to the throat itself ‘NR.32’, again matching nickel fittings to the hilt. To the face side of the upper scabbard mount it is beautifully engraved are the initials ‘FR’ with below a unit insignia of a bird in the form of a bow and arrow flying what appears to be over the series of islands on the Baltic coast of Germany. The leather is all complete with some minor indentations and abrasions, one slight crease and three indentations to the lower scabbard mount. The sword is with its leather hanger and is fitted into its blue carrying bag, this with a small hole. An excellent example, extremely good condition £800-£1,000 --- This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.
Lot 644
Italian States, Duchy of Parma, Order of Constantine (2), Third Class lady’s shoulder badge, 53mm, without crown, silver-gilt and enamel, mounted on a lady’s bow riband; Star, 66mm, silver, gilt, and enamel, both unmarked; together with a related unofficial badge, all of modern manufacture, the Star in an embossed case of issue, good very fine (3) £70-£90
Lot 64
The extremely well-documented and scarce Helicopter Winchman’s ‘Search and Rescue’ 1969 A.F.C., 1957 A.F.M. group of six awarded to Master Engineer P. E. J. ‘Chalky’ White, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force, for his gallant rescue of a watchman on a drilling barge, in the midst of a violent storm, off Dubai Jetty, Persian Gulf, 25 January 1969. In a career of over 28 years, White amassed thousands of flying hours in at least 37 different aircraft Air Force Cross, E.II.R., reverse officially dated ‘1969’, and reverse additionally engraved ‘GO. 579681 M. Eng. P. E. J. White R.A.F.’; Air Force Medal, E.II.R. (579681. F. Sgt. P. E. J. White. R.A.F.); War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Near East (579681 F. Sgt. P. E. J. White. R.A.F.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (60579681 M. Eng. P. E. J. White RAF); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (579681 F. Sgt. P. E. J. White. R.A.F.) mounted for wear, housed in a Worcestershire Medal Service Ltd leather case, generally very fine (lot) £6,000-£8,000 --- A.F.C. London Gazette 10 June 1969: ‘On 25th January 1969, Master Engineer White was briefed as winchman of the 78 Squadron Duty Search and Rescue helicopter crew, to attempt the rescue of a watchman from a drilling barge, with a 40 foot gantry on the stern, in difficulties half a mile off Dubai Jetty. A number of attempts at rescue had been made by various vessels from Dubai but, due to the violent sea state, they had all proved abortive. With a visibility of five nautical miles, the vessel was quickly located and found to be dragging its anchor in breakers approximately 300 yards from a lee shore. The generally rough sea, (sea state five) and the dragging effect of the one bow anchor caused the 80 foot barge to corkscrew violently and the gantry to gyrate furiously. The vertical movement of the bow was estimated to be twenty feet. With the barge lying head into wind, which at this time was gusting between 20 and 30 knots, the pilot found that, in the normal head-into-wind hover, the tail rotor of the Wessex helicopter was within feet of the top of the gyrating gantry and the first attempt was abandoned. Master Engineer White suggested that if the helicopter could be hovered 45 degrees out of wind this would keep the tail rotor away from the gantry and he would be willing to attempt a rescue. This was done and Master Engineer White started to winch down to the barge. However, due to lack of visual reference, the pilot was unable to maintain a steady hover and, although the winchman made contact with the barge, the rescue attempt had to be discontinued and Master Engineer White was winched back into the aircraft. Master Engineer White indicated that he would risk a further attempt at rescue, and the helicopter was brought into position at a much lower hover. Master Engineer White managed to obtain a foothold on the pitching deck and within a minute the survivor was secured and winched aboard the Wessex. During both winching operations, Master Engineer White was in grave danger of being dashed against the side or superstructure of the barge and, throughout the entire incident, he acted in the best tradition of the Service. He displayed complete disregard of personal safety and showed tenacity and courage well beyond the call of duty. The fact that both he and the remainder of the crew are only part-time Search and Rescue operators, with minimal training in the role, does much to emphasise his courage.’ 1 of 2 A.F.C’s awarded for the incident, as well as a Queen’s Commendation For Valuable Service In The Air. A.F.M. London Gazette 13 June 1957. The original recommendation states: ‘Flight Sergeant White has served with 511 Squadron, Royal Air Force Station, Lyneham, since March, 1952, as a flight engineer. For the last two years he has held an above average Transport Command category and at all times his work, keenness and efficiency have been an inspiration to all. On 6th October, 1956, he was flight engineer on a Hastings aircraft detailed for a flight from Lyneham to Luqa. As the aircraft crossed the English coast, the airspeed indicator suddenly failed to register. Flight Sergeant White investigated the failure and ascertained that no pressure was entering the instruments. By experimenting with lengths of alloy tubing, he produced a reading on the air speed indicator. Then, with the external rudder lock, webbing tape and tubing from the pressure head lines, he constructed a substitute pressure head and mounted it in the air-stream, through the starboard static vent access panel. The airspeed obtained appeared accurate with the power set and the aircraft was stalled to verify this. The result was exceedingly accurate. Flight Sergeant White’s remarkable ingenuity and knowledge of the aircraft resulted in the flight being continued to a safe landing at Luqa. Flight Sergeant White is an enthusiastic and thoroughly capable Air Engineer, who continues to perform outstanding work with his Squadron both in the air and on the ground. His resourcefulness on the flight to Malta is but one example of what could be expected of this aircrew Non-Commissioned Officer when face to face with danger or difficulty. His technical knowledge, combined with determination and natural ability, has done much to ensure aircraft serviceability and airborne efficiency. Flight Sergeant White’s devotion to duty and invaluable contribution to his Squadron and the Long Range Force are worthy of recognition.’ Peter Ernest John ‘Chalky’ White joined the Royal Air Force as an Apprentice Airframe Fitter at No. 1 School of Technical Training, Halton in August 1943. He joined the 47th Entry, and passed out in August 1946. White was posted for pilot training to No. 4 F.T.S., Heany, Southern Rhodesia in 1949, however, he was deemed unsuitable for flying and posted to No. 4 Technical Training School, St. Athan in September the following year. White remustered as a Flight Engineer in April 1951 and was posted for further training to No. 242 O.T.U., Dishforth. White served with 511 Squadron (Handley Page Hastings) at Lyneham, March 1952 - May 1957 (A.F.M.). He was posted to 216 Squadron (Comets) at Lyneham, and then served with 99 Squadron (Britannias) also based at Lyneham, from 1959. The latter was a Conversion Flight, and White served with them until February 1968. During his time with 99 Squadron he qualified as a Master Engineer and had amassed a total of over 8,000 flying hours world-wide. White retrained as a Helicopter Crewman at R.A.F. Odiham in March 1968, and was then posted to 78 Squadron (Wessex Helicopters) at Sharjah, Persian Gulf in June 1968. 78 Squadron were employed as a Search and Rescue unit, and it was whilst serving with them as a Winchman that White distinguished himself during the rescue of a watchman from a drilling barge off the Dubai Jetty, 25 January 1969 (A.F.C.) After a nine month tour, White returned to R.A.F. Odiham where he was to become an Instructor with the Helicopter Operational Training Flight in September 1970. He was to be involved in compiling the technical training syllabus for both pilots and crew of Puma helicopters. White had to take enforced retirement in August 1973, by which time he had completed over 28 years service and flown in at least 37 different types of aircraft. Master Engineer White died in January 1987. Sold with the following archive: i) No. 6B (warm weather) Non-Ceremonial Dress Issue (complete with brevet and ribands); R.A.F. issue white soft leather, Flying Gloves; American type O/S/FAP-2 Sheepskin Summer Flying Gloves; Warrant Officer Copper topped hard wood, Swagger Stick; Gold embroidered 115 Squadron badge (Q.C.) on black felt; 115 Squadron Blaz...
Lot 623
Miniature Medal: Crimea 1854-56, no clasp (J. Swaine Qar. Mr. 2d. Battn. The Rl. Regt.) contemporarily engraved naming, nearly extremely fine £100-£140 --- Joseph Swaine was appointed Quartermaster of the 2nd Battalion, 1st (The Royal) Regiment of Foot on 20 November 1846, and landed with the Battalion in the Crimea on 22 April 1855, being present at the siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal and clasp). Sold with two full-sized War Medals 1939-45, one a Canadian issue in silver; and a full-size Jubilee Medal 1935, on lady’s bow riband.
Lot 65
A fine Great War A.R.R.C., Dame of Justice of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem group of four awarded to Lady Superintendent-in-Chief Mrs. Beatrice H. Dent, The Most Venerable Order of Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem and St. John Ambulance Brigade Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R., silver and enamel, on lady’s bow ribbon; The Order of St John of Jerusalem, Dame of Justice, gold and enamel, with heraldic beasts in angles, on lady’s bow riband; Coronation 1911, Police Ambulance Service (Beatrice Dent.); Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver (Mrs. Lancelot Dent A.R.R.C. For Conspicuous Service 1927.) good very fine and better (4) £500-£700 --- A.R.R.C. London Gazette 23 February 1917. Beatrice Holdsworth Dent (née Dimsdale) was born in Kensington on 19 July 1878, the daughter of Joseph Cockfield Dimsdale. A banker by profession, her father would later serve as Lord Mayor of the City of London in 1901 and Member of Parliament for the City of London from 1900 to 1906, becoming 1st Baronet Dimsdale on 24 July 1902. In 1899, Beatrice married underwriter Lancelot Wilkinson Dent. The couple soon became parents to a daughter and Beatrice began to focus more upon her work with The Order of St John of Jerusalem and St John Ambulance Brigade. Appointed Commandant and awarded the A.R.R.C., she was decorated by the King at an investiture held in Buckingham Palace on 25 April 1917. Raised Lady Superintendent-in-Chief of the St John Ambulance Brigade Overseas, she left England in 1927 for a tour of inspection of India. For this work and other conspicuous service she was raised Dame of Justice of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in the London Gazette of 3 January 1928. Relocating to Oxfordshire, she is recorded in 1939 as a member of staff of the Women’s Voluntary Service. She died on 30 September 1967 in Eastbourne.
Lot 498
Jubilee 1977, Canadian issue, silver, unnamed as issued, on lady’s bow riband, in card box of issue; Confederation of Canada Centenary Medal 1967, unnamed as issued, in case of issue, with separate lady’s bow riband; Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal, unnamed, extremely fine (3) £60-£80 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---
Lot 624
Miniature Medals: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type badge, silver; 1914 Star; 1914-15 Star (3); Royal Humane Society, small silver medal (successful), lacking integral silver riband buckle; Russia, Empire, Order of St. Anne, Military Division, bronze-gilt and enamel, with crossed swords, of Continental manufacture; together with another badge of the Order of St. Anne, Civil Division, but lacking both obverse and reverse central medallions, nearly very fine and better World Orders and Medals (full-sized): Chile, Republic, Star for the Lima Campaign 1882, Third Class, silver, suspension ring crudely re-soldered; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918; Germany, Wurttemberg, Campaign Medal 1793-1815, bronze, number of campaigns erased from reverse, and suspension ring re-soldered; good fine and better (11) £80-£100 --- Sold with a top ‘bow riband’ bronze brooch.
Lot 165
Five: Petty Officer T. Saxby, Royal Navy, who served ashore from H.M.S. Exmouth during the Messina Earthquake Rescue Operations of December 1908 1914-15 Star (236104. T. Saxby. A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (236104 T. Saxby. P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (236104 T. Saxby. P.O. H.M.S. Yarmouth.); Italy, Kingdom, Messina Earthquake Medal 1908, silver (T. Saxby H.M.S. Exmouth. 28-Dec. 08) contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine (5) £180-£220 --- Thomas Saxby was born in Bow, London, on 22 April 1889 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 18 March 1906. He was posted to H.M.S. Exmouth on 4 December 1906, and promoted Able Seaman on 1 April 1908, serving in the Exmouth in the aftermath of the Messina Earthquake of December of that year, and was one of the ratings that was actually landed from the ship in order to participate in the rescue operations. He saw further service during the Great War in a variety of ships and shore based establishments, including H.M.S. Royal Sovereign from 18 April 1916 to 17 July 1917. Promoted Leading Seaman on 1 November 1915, and Petty Officer on 1 May 1918, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 2 May 1922, and was advanced to his ultimate rate of Chief Petty Officer on 25 December 1927. He was shore pensioned on 21 April 1929 and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve the following day.
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