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Vintage enamel bread bin plus two other enamel storage containers, bread bin measures 13" by 10" by 14.5".

George III silver fruit or bread basket of oval form with wire-work sides applied with trailing grapevines, ears of corn and bees, having a twisted rope-work handle, sponsor's mark of Albartus (or Albert) Schurman, London 1764, 35.5cm long, 1120g approx

A HALLMARKED SILVER PEDESTAL BREAD BASKET, hallmarks indistinct - possibly 1952/53 monarch stamp, approx weight 770g, W 39 cm

Enamelled bread bin and two blue and white enamelled trays

A part modern canteen of silver cutlery from United Cutler's of Sheffield, the fiddle and shell pattern set comprising four tablespoons, eight soup spoons, four dessert spoons and forks, four dinner forks, a pair of servers, six teaspoons and coffee spoons, 81.65 ozt, together with eight side knives, four dinner knives, two cheese knives, a bread and a cake knife, each with silver handles, all appear hallmarked c1993

An Art Deco silver cigarette case together with a quantity of silver plated flatware, some boxed silver plated old English pattern from a canteen, also a silver handled bread knife

Stoneware bread bin with lid together with 2 vintage stoneware jars

Shelley - Blue Iris - A small collection of Queen Anne shape tea and table wears, numbered 11561, comprising a trio, bread and butter, milk and sugar and a slop bowl. (5)

Thomas Acland Fennemore - Foley China - A part tea service, circa 1930, decorated with interlocking bubbles and wavy line border, in tones of pink, blue and grey, comprising four cups, saucers, side plates, bread and butter plate, milk jug and sugar bowl, printed black marks and facsimile signature, marked First Edition,  painted pattern no. V608, maximum width 24cm.NB - This was designed for the 1934 Harrods and Art in Industry 'Modern Art for the Table' exhibitions. Marked 'First Edition'. In 1934 Foley China and Clarice Cliff were asked to produce a range of table wares for the exhibitions and notable artists of the day such as Paul Nash, Laura Knight, Duncan Grant, Graham Sutherland, Gordon Forsyth, Ben Nicholson and Barbara Hepworth were invited to submit designs. Due to poor marketing, the public were largely unaware of the designs and after an initial twelve sets were commissioned of each, further production was halted.

Harriet Gosling (late 20th century), Still life of bread and jams,  oil on canvas, 57cm x 24cm, signed and dated lower left (19)92, in gilt frame.

The Smiths: the original live booking contract for the band's performance at The Tower Ballroom (Birmingham), on 'Thursday 9th February 1984', signed by Morrissey, confirming the agreement between All Trade Booking, The Smiths and the venue, dated 9th January 1984. The contract includes financial details, such as the fee for 'one performance at a salary of £1,000 plus 80% of the nett advance and door takings after £2,550 in admissions at a ticket price of £3.00 in advance and £3.25 on the door. Nett takings being gross takings less agreed and itemised expenses of £1,350. The Management guarantees a minimum salary of £1,000 plus VAT @ 15%'. There are also 'Special Stipulations' such as 'The artist shall receive top billing...', 'The management shall supply Hospitality as per rider: agreed support 'Red Guitars' @ £100 & 24 lagers, 4 litres of orange juice, good quality brown bread meat and salad sandwiches for 8 people', and 'The attached rider forms an integral part of this agreement. Any deviation from either contract or rider will result in cancellation of performance and payment of the artist in full'.NB: This particular concert was postponed from February 9th, and actually took place on 20th March 1984. Provenance: From the personal collection of the late Mike Hinc, former booking agent at Rough Trade for Morrissey, The Smiths and others. The lot forms part of an extensive archive of related items on this sale, consigned by the family of Mike Hinc .

ROUSSELET DE CHATEAURENAULT FRANCOIS LOUIS: (1637-1716) French Vice Admiral and Marshal of France who saw action in the Franco-Spanish War, the Nine Years´ War and the War of the Spanish Succession. An excellent A.L.S., Chateaurenault, four pages, small 4to, n.p. (Vigo Bay), n.d. (October 1702), to a gentleman, in French. The Vice Admiral commences his letter by stating ´Mr de Gastines Commissaire general ordonnateur a la suite des vaisseaux que j'ai l'honneur de commander doit avoir receu presentement les soixante mil ecus que la Reyne a ordonne pour leur subistance et je vous supplie d´en faire le versement a sa Majeste´ (Translation: ´Mr. de Gastines, Commissioner General, responsible for the ships that I have the honor of commanding, must have now received the sixty thousand crowns that the Queen ordered for their maintenance and I beg you to pay it to Her Majesty´) and continues to send news and intelligence of the current situation, ´Nous sommes icy toujours mouilles dans une tres grande inquietude de ce que les vivres que nous attendons de la Corogne ne peuvent venir icy, les vens contraires les y retenant depuis trois semaines qu´ils y sont charges. Cela est d´autant plus facheux qu´il n´y a point desperance d´avoir de pain en ce lieu ou l´annee a ete mauvaise et le pais peu abondant......Nous avons ete d´autant plus inquiets que nous avons eu l´alarme hier au soir, sur ce qu´il a paru une flote a la vue de cette terre, dans le sens qu´il nous emblait que les vens violens qui avaient regne, avoient du obliger les ennemis de depasser ce lieu quand mesme ils auroient eu dessein d´y venir. Mais apres bien de la peine que j´ai eu cette nuit et le matin, nous avons lieu de croire que c´est la flote du Bresil qu´on a vu. J´ai deux batimens dehors qui m´en doivent donner incessamment des nouvelles. Je ne sceay Monsieur si vous aurez sceu que les ennemis se sont separes sur le cap St. Vincent et que vingt cinq de leurs plus gros et meilleurs vaisseaux renforces d´equipage ont fait la route de l´Amerique, et que le reste de leur armee a fait celle du Nord-Ouest qui est vraysemblablement celle d´Angleterre. Il nous a paru que cette nouvelle nous devoit otter toute inquietude. Cependant nous n´avons rien neglige icy, et le travail des bateries a ete toujours son chemin, parce que ce devoit etre la surete du pais et des vaisseaux de la flote quand nous serons partis d´icy. Sur la nouvelle que j´ai eu qui m´a paru tres certaine que les ennemis allaient a l´Amerique, j´ai cru qu´il etoit d´un service tres important pour la France et l´Espagne que les colonies de l´Amerique des deux Royaumes en fussent avertis. Je crois Monsieur que vous scavez l´etat de nos isles, et particulierement de St Christophe qui d´elle-meme auroit bien de la peine de soutenir la superiorite ou la colonie angloise y est. Il y a mesme d´autres mesures a prendre sur les autres isles. Le gouverneur en est nomme mais il est encor en France......Cela m´a fait prendre le dessein d´envoyer une fregate fraiche carenee premierement a la Martinique pour avertir toutes les isles franciaises, et de la ranger les costes d´Espagne et de bouquer par le canal de bahama pour s´en revenir en France, pendant que l´intendant des isles enverra un peit batiment du port pour donner cette nouvelle a porter a St Dominigue. Je n´attends, pour faire partir le batiment, que les vens propres pour cela et le pain qui luy manque.......Mr Don Juan de Larea Secretaire d´estat des Indes est arrive, et nous luy avons remis Mr de Barbanson et moy tous les registres que des gens de confiance de notre part y avoient fait de tout le debarquement. La pluye qu´il fait presque toujours dehors nous a enpeche qu´on ait envoye......l´argent parce qu´elle se seroit entierement gastee. Presentement Mr de Larea est charge de tout Dieu mercy, mais il sera remarque qu´on n´avoit jamais espere une pareille exactitude. Je ne secay de quel seront les soins de Mr de Larea pour la declaration des effets des ennemis´ (Translation: ´We are still anchored here in great anxiety because the supplies we are expecting from Corunna cannot come here, as the adverse winds have kept them there for the three weeks they have been loaded. This is all the more annoying as there is no hope of having any bread in this place where the year has been bad and the land scarce........We were all the more worried because we were alarmed yesterday evening when we saw this land and it seemed to us that the violent winds that had been prevailing must have forced the enemies to leave this place even if they had intended to come here. But after all the trouble I went through last night and in the morning, we have reason to believe that it was the Brazilian fleet that we saw. I have two boats outside which should give me news shortly. I do not know, Sir, whether you will have learned that the enemies have separated at Cape St. Vincent and that twenty-five of their biggest and best ships, reinforced with crew, have sailed for America, and that the rest of their army has sailed to the north-west, which is probably that of England. It seemed to us that this news should remove all concern. However, we have not neglected anything here, and the work on the batteries has continued, because it should be the safety of the country and of the ships on the water when we leave here. On the news that I had, which seemed very certain to me, that the enemies were going to America, I thought that it would be of very important service to France and Spain if the American colonies of the two Kingdoms were warned. I believe Sir that you are aware of the state of our islands, and in particular of St Christopher, which on its own would have great difficulty in maintaining the superiority of the English colony there. There are even other measures to be taken on the other islands. The governor has been appointed but he is still in France.....This has led me to take the decision to send a freshly tinkered fregate first to Martinique to warn all the French islands, and to stow it on the Spanish coast and to sail through the Bahama channel to return to France, while the intendant of the islands will send a small vessel from the port to deliver this news to be taken to St Dominigue. All I am waiting for to get the ship underway is the necessary funds and the bread it will need.......Mr Don Juan de Larea, Secretary of State for the Indies, has arrived, and we have given him Mr de Barbanson and myself all the registers that people we trusted on our behalf had made of the entire disembarkation. The rain that is almost always falling outside prevented us from sending......the money because it would have spoiled completely. At the moment Mr de Larea is in charge of everything, thank God, but it will be noted that we never expected such accuracy. I am not sure what care Mr de Larea will take in declaring the effects of the enemies´). A rare letter of excellent content, written at the time of the Battle of Vigo Bay in the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession. Some light age toning and wear and with a few small, neat splits to the lower edges, G 

DAVOUT LOUIS NICOLAS: (1770-1823) Marshal of France, Duc d´Auerstaedt and Prince of Eckmuhl. Known as the Iron Marshal, Davout was the only Napoleonic Marshal not to have been defeated in battle by 1815. Unusual and excellent content A.L.S., `L. Davout´, one page, 4to, Cairo, Egypt, n.d., to General Dugua, in French. Davout responds to General Dugua´s letter, announcing his arrival to Cairo and asking his correspondent to forward this letter to his friend General Desaix, stating in part `Je vous prie mon Général de faire passer la lettre ci-jointe au Général Desaix qui verra que je n´ai point mal fait de descendre jusqu´au Caire. Je ne vous répète point les nouvelles et les détails que je lui donne, vous pouvez les regarder comme certains venant de deux domestiques d´El Fy et de plusieurs Cheihks...´ (Translation: "I beg you, my General, to pass on the attached letter to General Desaix, who will see that I did not do wrong in going down to Cairo. I will not repeat the news and details that I give him; you can consider them as authentic as some are coming from two servants of El Fy and also from several Sheikhs...") Further Davout explains some of the actions carried out, saying `J'ai fait bruler ici du pain appartenant aux arabes, nous ferons la même opération dans les villages où j´apprendrai qu´ils en ont, et ensuite je descendrai au Caire où je serai rentré après-demain au pus tard, à moins que ma présence dans les environs soit nécessaire... El Fy s´est sauvé du côté du Nil... On m'a assuré que l'Emir Nadji était avec El fy avec qui il s'était sauvé aussi...´ (Translation: "I have ordered to burn here the bread belonging to the Arabs, we will do the same operation in the villages where I learn that they have some, and then I will go down to Cairo where I will be returned the day after tomorrow at the latest, unless my presence in the surrounding area is necessary... El Fy has fled to the side of the Nile... I have been assured that Emir Nadji was with El Fy with whom he had also fled...") Further again, and before concluding, Davout states `Si le General Lannes , comme il y a lieu de le croire, a dissipé le rassemblement... voila la Basse Egypte tranquille...´ (Translation: "If General Lannes, as is believed, has dispersed the gathering... then we have the Lower Egypt at peace...") Addressed to the verso to General Dugua in Davout´s hand. Also bearing to the verso and to the upper corner, remnants of a former red wax seal. Small overall creasing with very small areas of paper loss to the bottom corners as a result of the letter opening, otherwise GCharles François Dugua (1744-1802) French General of the French Revolution, present in the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria. General Head of Staff under Lecrec at Saint Domingue. Killed during the attack to Fort Pierrot.Louis Charles Antoine Desaix (1768-1800) French General and military leader during the French Revolutionary wars. Desaix was considered one of the greatest generals of the Revolutionary Wars. In Egypt it was Desaix´s division which bore the brunt of the Mamluk attack at the Battle of the pyramids, and he crowned his reputation by his victories over Murad Bey in Upper Egypt. Amongst the fellaheen he acquired the significant appellation of the "Just Sultan"Jean Lannes (1769-1809) Duke of Montebello. French military commander, a Marshal of the Empire who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

A Mappin & Webb Art Nouveau style silver plated breakfast stand with cruet, toast rack and Doulton flower-shaped dish (cracked), a cased three-piece set of plated servers, a cased set of fruit knives and forks, a pair of grape scissors, in fitted box, a carving set, boxed, a hot water jug with engraved Japanese style decoration, a bread board, a cruet set and a trophy

Plated ware - A Piquot ware, four piece tea set on tray; candelabrum, bread dish, Victorian three piece tea set; etc.

JAMES BROWN/RELATED - LP COLLECTION. Wicked instant collection of around 42 x LPs (including a few 12") featuring Mr Dynamite which also includes releases from the main man with the horn Fred Wesley and the wonderful Marva Whitney. To It's My Thing (UK original, Polydor 583767 - clean Ex record/VG+ minor creasing), Christmas Songs (UK original, Pye NPL 28097 - lovely clean Ex record/VG+ a little light lifting to the reverse left section flipback tab, elsewhere a clean example), Please, Please, Please (UK 1964 original, London HA 8231 - VG+/VG+), Think! (early US pressing on King 683 - VG/VG), In The Jungle Groove (US double LP original MASTERDISK, 829 624-1 Y-2 - VG+ records/VG+), Soul On Top (US King KS-1100 early pressing - VG/VG), A Soulful Christmas (modern private reissue), Motherlode (US), Take A Look At Those Cakes (UK), Hot (UK), Non-Stop Soul, Reality, Mutha's Nature, Get Up Offa That Thing, Body Heat, Vicki Anderson - Mother Popcorn (deleted 2004 comp, LP SBPJ 24) with Fred Wesley/J.B's/related releases including Damn Right I Am Somebody (Japanese w/obi and US pressing), Food For Funk (Japanese w/obi), Breakin' Bread (Japanese w/obi), Sweet Charles - For Sweet People (RE), Pass The Peas and Doing It To Death (RE). Condition can range from VG to Ex+. A mightliy impressive archive.

VINYL RECORDS a good box of LP records with Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Eagles, Santana, Elton John, Bee Gees, Bread, Simon and Garfunkel etc Also a box of single records to include The Beatles, The Animals, The Mammas and Papas, Tom Jones, Sam Cooke etc (2) Condition Report:Available upon request

Assorted pressed glass plates and dishes including American themed George Peabody, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Grant; an Egyptian example, Daily Bread examples etc Condition Report:Available upon request

A box of silver plate and glassware, including a second half 20th century gallery edge twin handled tray, wooden bread board in silver plated stand, hollow wares, toast rack, loose cutlery, etc and a set of four cut glass drinking glasses (2)

A Royal Albert porcelain Moss Rose pattern part tea service, comprising bread plate, cream jug, eight tea cups, nine saucers, and seven tea plates.

A Royal Albert porcelain Trigo pattern part tea service, comprising cream jug, sugar bowl, pair of bread plates, nine teacups, eight saucers and tea plates.

An Aynsley porcelain Fruit pattern part tea service, printed marks, comprising bread plate, cream jug, sucrier, six tea cups, saucers and plates.

A Royal Doulton porcelain Rose Elegans pattern tea service, comprising cream jug, sugar bowl, bread plate, twelve tea cups, thirteen saucers, and fifteen tea plates.

An early 20thC Mintons porcelain Gold Rose pattern part tea service, comprising teapot, cream jug, sugar bowl, bread plate, six teacups, ten saucers and tea plates.

An Elizabeth II silver piecrust salver, engraved with 'Here, with a little bread... Oh, wilderness where paradise enow!', Sheffield 2003, 10.73oz.

The scarce Great War D.S.C. group of five awarded to Acting Flight Commander C. C. ‘Jumbo’ Carlisle, Royal Naval Air Service, late Merchant Navy, one of the more unusual characters of ‘The Spider Web’ Sea-plane Flight at Felixstowe Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., the reverse hallmarked London 1917; 1914-15 Star (Flt. S. Lt. C. C. Carlisle, R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals (Flt. Cr. C. C. Carlisle. R.N.A.S.); Denmark, Medal for Heroic Deeds, silver, mounted as worn, good very fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Butterfield’s Auction, U.S.A., June 2000. D.S.C. London Gazette 1 May 1918: ‘For zeal and devotion to duty between 1 July and 31 December 1917.’ The original recommendation states: ‘This officer has served on this station [R.N.A.S. Felixstowe] since August 1915 and has been consistent in carrying out his varied duties in a thorough and capable manner. I consider his influence on this station to have been highly valuable to the Service and most deserving of recognition.’ Cyril Campbell Carlisle was born in Liverpool on 14 March 1880, and originally served in the Merchant Navy, having been apprenticed to Nicholson & McGill in February 1896. He was awarded the Norwegian Medal for Heroic Deeds in respect of the rescue of the crew of the barque Varuna in 1902 and he gained his 1st Mate’s Certificate in the following year. His subsequent Master’s Certificate was obtained at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in August 1906, but on joining the Royal Naval Air Service in May 1915, he listed his current employment as that of a manager of a petroleum company in West Africa. Having undertaken pilot training at R.N.A.S. Chingford - seemingly without success, one report stating ‘he will never improve as a pilot’ - Carlisle was posted to R.N.A.S. Felixstowe for duty as ‘senior watch keeper and motor boats’ in January 1916. Subsequently described as ‘an exceptional officer with great ability to command,’ he was advanced to Flight Lieutenant in October 1916 and given charge of ‘seaplane lighters and motor boats.’ And apart from his detachment to Houton Bay ‘in connection with the America Seaplane’ in April 1917, he appears to have remained likewise employed until the war’s end. Having been advanced to Acting Flight Commander in March 1918, he transferred to the Royal Air Force in the rank of Captain and served in 70 Wing and in France. Carlisle emigrated to Canada in the 1920s but died back in the U.K. at Brighton, Sussex, in July 1969. A much liked and unusual character, some of Cyril Carlisle’s antics are recounted in The Spider Web, The Romance of a Flying-Boat War Flight, by ‘P.I.X.’, published in 1919, an amusing account of R.N.A.S. Felixstowe during the war, but, as the following extracts might illustrate, ‘Jumbo’ had an important part to play: ‘C. C. Carlisle, the Old Man of the Sea, or Jumbo, as he was called, because of his appearance and methods on the football field, was an institution on the station. He was in charge of the working party which did all the pulley-hauley work, and of the piratical crews of the motor-boats who looked after the flying- boats when they were on the water of the harbour. He had all sorts of fascinating model sheerlegs and derricks for training his men, and on occasion headed the salvage crew or the wrecking gang. He was a merchant service officer who had spent thirteen years at sea, part of the time fetching oil from Patagonia, and it was rumoured that he had also fetched from that salubrious spot his picturesque language. Some weekend trippers to Felixstowe, standing outside the barbed wire enclosing the beach, after watching and hearing, with eyes popping out and ears flapping, the unconscious Jumbo handling a working party bringing In the Porte Baby, wrote an anonymous letter to the Commanding Officer complaining of the earache, and adding, “it was Sunday too." This effusion was signed " A Disgusted Visitor." It was quite evident that the writer had never been with our armies in Flanders.’ ‘The new year [1918] opened badly. On the 2nd, in a thirty-knot wind, Gordon took off the harbour in a new type boat. As he rose from the water a petrol pipe failed, and not having height to turn he landed her outside down wind. She touched the water at a rate of knots, her bottom split open, and she sank in shallow water. Before she sank Gordon and his crew were taken off by a motor-boat. The Old Man of the Sea organised a salvage party. Jumbo boiled about in the sheds setting alight his trusty henchmen, and collected an amazing assortment of wire cables, ropes, balks of timber, flares, anchors, and what else I know not. The station tug Grampus, the steam hissing from her safety-valve through the zeal of her fireman (for the usual unexciting job of the crew was to bring bread and beef from Shotley, and this was an adventure), took the O.M.O.T.S.'s pet, the flat- bottomed salvage barge, in tow. They took it out and anchored it to windward of the wreck, but nothing further could be done until low water, which was at nine o'clock. In the darkness of the night, in the shadow of the sheds, Jumbo collected his piratical crew and packed them into the Grampus. I asked to be taken along, and we all shoved out through the guardships into the open sea. We could not get near the barge owing to the shallow water, and Jumbo forsook us, climbing with five of his satellites into a small dinghy, which, perilously overloaded, bobbed away over the heavy sea into the darkness. A long wait. The tug was rolling and tossing in the steep waves. A drizzling rain was falling. There were no shore lights, and the night was pitch-black. And then there was a glare of light in the distance, Jumbo had lit one of the acetylene flares on the stern of the salvage barge. The glare increased, and presently a light came bobbing over the water towards the tug, - it was a lantern in the bow of the dinghy. I climbed across and was ferried to the scene of activity. It was a weird sight. Five hissing acetylene flares surrounded the wreck with a fierce glow. Intense darkness all around, and in the brilliant pool of light a section of tossing waves, the flying-boat with her lower wings showing on the surface of the water, and the oilskin-clad men working on her. The wind was dying down, and as the tide fell the force of the waves was broken by the shoals over which they had already passed and by the barge. Jumbo took a short wire rope, with a wire hawser attached midway between the two ends, and had it worked down from the bow beneath the flying-boat. The ends were made fast to the engine bearer-struts, the men tying the knots under water, as the tide was now rising. Other men had made and fitted a wire sling for each engine, and to these two lines were made fast and taken to the barge. The slack in the wire hawser and the two lines was hauled in, and as the incoming tide raised the barge the flying-boat was lifted clear of the bottom. As soon as the water was deep enough Jumbo had the anchor heaved up and two motor-boats took the barge in tow. The flying-boat, supported on the surface by its lower wings moving through the water, followed after. It was towed by the two lines attached to the engines, the wire bridle under the bow preventing it nose-diving. The Old Man of the Sea processioned into the harbour in triumph. First the Grampus, then the two motor-boats, then the barge, and finally the flying-boat....

The fine Victorian C.B. group of six awarded to Rear-Admiral U. C. Singleton, Royal Navy, whose active service career spanned four decades and four conflicts; he first distinguished himself in the Second China War, in which he was mentioned in despatches and specially promoted to Lieutenant, and added a commendation to his accolades for actions against pirates in Chinese waters in 1866-67 His subsequent services as second-in-command of the Naval Brigade in the Perak Expedition 1875-76 were no less distinguished, gaining him three further mentions and independent command on the Perak River; and he rounded off his active service career with a final mention as Senior Naval Officer at Trinkat in Egypt in the early 1880s C.B. (Military) breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, hallmarked London 1890, complete with ribbon buckle; Baltic 1854-55 (U. C. Singleton. Midn. H.M.S. Hecla); China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Canton 1857, Fatshan 1857 (U. C. Singleton Mate H.M. Brig “Elk”); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak (Commdr. U. C. Singleton. R.N. H.M.S. “Ringdove”); Egypt & Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (Captn. U. C. Singleton R.N. H.M.S. Jumna.) impressed naming; Khedive’s Star, dated 1884, adhesive deposit to reverse centre of C.B., light contact marks, otherwise very fine and better (6) £5,000-£7,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000. C.B. London Gazette 24 May 1892. Uvedale Corbet Singleton was born on 14 September 1838 and entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet aboard the training ship Britannia in 1851. As a Midshipman in Hecla during the Baltic operations he was present at the bombardment and taking of Bomarsund in 1854 and, following his transfer to Hastings, at the bombardment of Sveaborg in 1855. Advanced to Mate in September 1857, he next witnessed active service in the Elk in the Second China War, when he was present in her cutter at the boat action at Fatshan Creek in 1857, and was landed for service with the Naval Brigade at the capture of Canton in 1857. For his services at Fatshan in May-June 1857, he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 1 August 1857, refers), and specially promoted to Acting Lieutenant in February 1858. Subsequently confirmed in that rank, Singleton enjoyed a spate of seagoing appointments in the 1860s, among them Haughty in 1866-67, when he was commended for his services in several encounters with pirates in Chinese waters. Having then been advanced to Commander in December 1869 and appointed to the command of the Ringdove in January 1874, he was landed as second-in-command of the Naval Brigade in the Perak Expedition in the following year. The Brigade, under the overall command of Captain A. Buller, R.N., was drawn from Ringdove and her consorts Modeste and Thistle, the whole co-operating with Major-General Francis Colborne’s operations on the Perak River. Singleton was subsequently present at the capture of Kinta and afterwards conducted the transport of troops and stores from Durien Sabatong, the highest point on the river navigable by ships, to the front, and later still held independent command on the Perak River. He was thrice mentioned in despatches by Captain Alexander Buller, R.N., Senior Naval Officer, Straits of Malacca, the announcements appearing in the London Gazette on 3 February 1876 and stating: Firstly: ‘Commander Uvedale C. Singleton of Her Majesty’s ship Ringdove rendered great service in his whaler by leading the Flotilla up the river and sounding ahead to discover the passages.’ Secondly: ‘I beg to bring to your favourable consideration the conduct of Commander Singleton of Her Majesty’s ship Ringdove who acted as my Second-in-Command. His services were of great value to me and he carried out my orders with promptitude, displaying great energy and sound judgement.’ And thirdly: ‘I have much pleasure in bringing to your notice the conduct of Commander Singleton of Her Majesty’s ship Ringdove who acted as my Second-in-Command during the Expedition. His services were of the greatest use to me, rendering me much important assistance in carrying out the details connected with the Brigade at all times, encouraging the men when in difficulties with their heavy loads and always to the front when work was to be done.’ It had indeed proved to be an arduous campaign and in his despatch dated 17 January 1876, Vice-Admiral A. P. Ryder, Commander-in-Chief East Indies, paid the following tribute to the fine work of the Naval Brigade: ‘The services of the Naval Brigade has been highly appreciated by Major-General Francis Colborne. The heavy work performed by our seamen on the Perak River consisted of poling (oars were no use), numerous boats heavily laden with guns, ammunition, and stores for many consecutive days against a strong current (4 knots), the river being very shallow, but full of deep holes, under a broiling sun (latitude 3 degrees north), and in carrying guns, rockets, ammunition, in addition to their own accoutrements, through the jungle over roads so nearly impassable that only seven miles could be gained each day. For nearly a month the Naval Brigade under Captain Alexander Buller and Commander Uvedale Singleton had nothing to eat but preserved meat, supplemented occasionally by wild buffalo, no vegetables or bread. The officers and men were constantly wet through by rain; they had frequently to wade through water and mud over their waists. For the last three days of the advance on Kinta they threaded their way through a thick jungle, which during the whole of that time, allowed them no sight of the sky. During the ten days advance they had no cover of anything but slept in the ‘open’. Captain Buller attributes their entire immunity from any disease previous to the attack on Kinta to his having fortunately been able to provide them with waterproof sheets.’ On paying off from Ringdove in April 1877, Singleton spent six months on shore before being appointed to the command of the Durham in November 1877, but he was superseded on his advancement to Captain in March 1878 and placed on half-pay. Not to be outdone, he secured command of Jumna in January 1882 and took part in the operations in Egypt and the Sudan and served as Senior Naval Officer at Trinkitat. He was yet again mentioned in despatches, this time by Rear-Admiral W. Hewitt, V.C., K.C.B., K.C.S.I., Commander-in-Chief, East Indies: ‘My thanks are due to Captain Uvedale C. Singleton of Her Majesty’s ship Jumna for the very efficient manner in which he carried out the duties of Senior Naval Officer at Trinkat.’ (London Gazette 27 March 1884, refers). Singleton’s final command was the Neptune, in which ship he participated in the summer manoeuvres of 1890. Placed on the Retired List at his own request in June 1891, he was awarded the C.B. in May 1892 and advanced to Rear-Admiral in May 1893. Following his retirement, he served as a Justice of the Peace for Co. Meath in Ireland and died in Dublin in February 1910. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

A mid 19th century German papier-mâché delivery man nodder, with cap inscribed ‘Poste aux Commissions’, fine brown beard, articulated mouth, nodding head, dark blue smock, red with white polka dot neckerchief, parcels and packages under arms and in hands including a parrot in cage and loaf of bread, on painted wooden naturalistic base and SK to base —7in. (18cm.) high

A papier-mâché novelty cottage loaf with pop-up Joseph Chamberlain, circa 1905, a composition headed Chamberlain with monocle wearing black suit, pops out of realistic load —3 ½in. (9cm.) high - this pokes fun at policy that Chamberlain introduced as Colonial Secretary. His campaigns for the imposition of tariffs upon trade with countries outside the British Empire, in order to favour imperial trade. He became notorious for using two loaves of bread as visual aids during a speech in Birmingham, arguing that a loaf baked under tariff reform would be no more expensive than one baked under free trade. The phrase ‘Birmingham bred’ is a pun on this.

An 19th century German carved wooden man pedlar, with nodding head, painted brown hair and moustache, green painted hat, long brown coat, carved basket to front and back, probably for selling bread, walking stick and painted wooden base —8in. (20.5cm.) high (slight wear)

A German early 20th century novelty bread roll with appearing mouse, the painted composition round roll, when open down the middle a composition mouse springs out and sits on top —3 ½in. (9cm.) wide

A German early 20th century novelty bread roll with appearing mouse, the painted composition elongated roll, when open down the middle a composition mouse springs out and sits on top —3 ¼in. (8.5cm.) wide (mechanism needs attention)

SANDERS & MACKENZIE; a George V hallmarked silver napkin ring, Birmingham 1928, a further George V hallmarked silver napkin ring with engine turned decoration, a hallmarked silver topped inkwell and a cased Edward VII hallmarked silver bread fork, length 22cm, combined weighable silver approx 2.2ozt/68.3g.Condition Report: Yes, the fork is loaded but stated weight is excluding the fork.

An Aynsley Anemone pattern part tea service, comprising six eggcups, two milk jugs, six dessert plates, two bread and butter plates, sugar bowl, two teacups, six saucers, large teacup, printed marks

A DOULTON LAMBETH IMPROVED BREAD PANwith wooden cover, 29cm high, and a group of other kitchen stonewares

A Collection of Two Pairs of Coalport Cobalt Blue Batwing Bread and Butter Plates, Larger 26cms Wide

Cased set of six cake forks with serving fork, WW&S, Birmingham 1942, cased coffee spoons; cased seal top spoons; cake knife; bread knife; cake slice, total weighable silver 6.6ozt.

Coalport Cutlass boxed cutlery inc. 2 sets of 6 knives, cake slice, bread knife, cheese knife and butter knife

A Sèvres white biscuit porcelain group of ‘Le Dejeuner’, c.1775, the plinth incised 17 at the front, modelled by Josse-François-Joseph Le Riche after Louis-Simon Boizot, with a lady seated at a small breakfast table with two children nearby, a maid serving them hot chocolate and bread, a cat snuggling below the table, a dog behind, on an oval plinth base, 21.5cm highProvenance: By family descent from Joseph François Léon Arnoux (1816-1902), the Sèvres-trained artist, designer, and Art Director for Minton Pottery from c.1849-92.  Porcelain from a UK Private Collection.    Note: This group is one of a three-piece ensemble conceived by Louis-Simon Boizot after Jean-Michel Moreau's series of prints, "Les mœurs françaises". The other two groups are titled La Nourrice and La Toilette. Le Déjeuner and La Toilette are modelled by Le Riche, and because of the similarity of their modelling to the third group, La Nourrice (The Nursing Mother), it is thought that La Nourrice is almost certainly also by Le Riche. These scenes of upper-class French family life reflect the changing attitudes of the Age of Enlightenment, with a new focus on nurturing home environments and elevating maternal and familial commitments. This ensemble was popular, the factory selling 168 examples of Le Déjeuner and La Nourrice, often together, but only 23 of La Toilette. Similar examples can be found in the collection of Château de Versailles (inventory no. MV 8953.2) and the Seattle Art Museum (inventory no. 69.138), see also Tamara Préaud and Guilhem Scherf, La Maufacture des Lumières, La Sculpture à Sèvres de Louis XV à la Révolution, Dijon, 2015, p. 186, no. 152, where it is illustrated alongside La Nourrice, no. 151 and La Toilette on p. 187, no. 153.  Condition Report: Overall the condition appears to be good, with only some very small minor issues, listed in more detail below: The young girl’s fingers are detached (one of the four fingers is missing), and there is an element partially lacking (almost certainly grapes) from the boy’s right hand. Part of the bow tying the mother’s undergarment is lacking. There are some very small firing faults which date from the time of manufacture and are barely noticeable.

MAZZY STAR AND RELATED - LP RARITIES PACK. A quality pack of 2 LPs. Artists/ titles include Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Bavarian Fruit Bread (RTRADELP031, 2001 UK pressing on Rough Trade. Printed inner. Record Ex/ sleeve strong VG+, some light creasing along the spine edge) and Mazzy Star - Among My Swan (EST 2288, 1996 pressing with printed inner. Record Ex/ sleeve VG+).

A cased set of six George V hallmarked silver forks. To include pickle fork / bread fork. Cased and lined. Hallmarked year 1912 Sheffield. Sponsors mark for Thomas Bradbury & Sons Ltd. Total weight approx. 151g.Measures approx. 16.5cm long.

A bread bin, wall clock and a folding cake stand

Victorian Silver handled bread knife in original fitted case

A Bristol blue glass dump, a wheatsheaf carved bread board and bread knife, three ornate glass shades and a Copeland Spode china tea set, bread board 30.5 cm diameter. Condition - dump, tea set good, shades chipped and bread board worn with cut marks

A quantity of T. G. Green ‘Cornishware’, kitchen storage jars and covers, tallest bread bin and cover 29cm high. Condition - some staining and crazing, mostly good

A BOX OF ASSORTED WHITE METAL WARE, to include coasters, a large EPNS bowl with pierced rim, a floral embossed bowl, fish servers, teapot, trays, fruit bowl, toast rack, a cased set of cake forks, a boxed 'Arthur Price' bread knife, a wooden canteen of fish eaters, including a larger canteen of Kings pattern cutlery

A selection of Portmeirion china including bread crock, mugs and plates etc.

Seven sourdough bread starting kits, sealed in boxes. Not available for in-house P&P

Collection of Silver-Plated Bread Baskets and Sugar Bowls with Gadrooned Glass InsertsThis assorted collection includes two exquisite silver-plated bread baskets and three elegant sugar bowls, each showcasing masterful craftsmanship and intricate detailing. The bread baskets boast an oval form with strapwork decoration, measuring 18cm in width, 8cm in height from base to handle, highlighting their practical yet decorative appeal. Each sugar bowl feature twin handles and are designed with oval gadrooned glass inserts, securely held by rope and round design mounts, enhancing their aesthetic charm. The collection is characterised by elements of both classic and ornate styles, with the bowls providing larger profiles than the baskets and incorporating a striking gold-toned interior against the silver-toned exterior, perfect for adding timeless elegance to any table setting.

Vintage Personal Accessories CollectionA collection of vintage personal accessories and ephemera, likely from the late 19th to mid-20th century. Items include a textured black leather case with gold-toned Art Deco embellishments, possibly used for spectacles or small accessories, measuring approximately 15–20 cm in length and 6–8 cm in height. The collection also features a small brown devotional book titled "Daily Bread" by H.L.L., engraved with decorative ferns and geometric designs, a wooden pipe with a smooth finish, and two additional compact books: "Daily Bread" (pocket-sized with gold embossing) and "Common Prayer" in black leather, both showing signs of wear.Other items include a metal pen engraved "BENJAMIN COLE & SON ENGLAND," associated with 18th–19th-century precision instrument makers, further complemented by other metal tools with chevron patterns and gold-tone finishes, likely early-mid 20th-century drafting or personal grooming tools. A small gold and green accessory, possibly a money clip or decorative item, is also present, alongside a small decorated fabric-bound item featuring painted orange fruits and green foliage, potentially a notebook or keepsake from the late 19th to early 20th century.The collection includes a circular metallic token with a Star of David engraving, with a round photographic portrait in the frame, displaying significant wear, dating to the late 19th to early 20th century. The group reflects a blend of personal, practical, and decorative items from historical daily life.

**Collection of Goebel Hummel Figurines: Detailed Porcelain Child Figures in Traditional European Attire**This exquisite collection consists of ten meticulously crafted ceramic figurines from Goebel, the renowned German manufacturer known for its high-quality porcelain products, particularly the cherished Hummel figurines. Each figurine depicts a child dressed in traditional European attire, engaging in various activities with remarkable attention to detail and vibrant colouring.The figurines are mounted on round, decorative bases, each featuring distinct markings, including serial numbers, club membership years, and a variety of inscriptions in both German and English, which highlight their authenticity and collectible nature. Specific details captured from the bases include a Goebel hallmark, production years spanning from 1955 to 2001/2002, and additional identifiers like "M.I. Hummel Club", "TMK", and special edition notes.Several figurines have been identified by their unique labels:1. "Käuferie ist da! Purret Princess"2. "Ein fröhlicher Gesell Lucky Fellow"3. "Nachwuchsangler Little Fisherman"4. "Ein süßer Trost" / "A Sweet Offering"5. "Jungbauer" / "For Keeps"6. "Abendgebet" / "Evening Prayer"Among the figurines, notable activities include a girl holding a bread roll, a boy playing various musical instruments, and another child with a sack on his back, further enriching the collection's charm and appeal.This collection highlights the beloved charm and historical craftsmanship of Goebel's figurine artistry, embodying the innocence and simplicity of childhood in captivating traditional European fashion. These figurines are not just decorative items but are cherished pieces of cultural heritage, making them invaluable to collectors and enthusiasts of fine ceramics.

Sylvac face pots to include bread sauce 4557, beetroot 4553 together with Unique Pottery examples of mint sauce, mustard, celery and coffee and two other cucumber and pickled onion designs

WW2 gas mask tin, NAAFI wooden crate, enamel bread bin and a Colander

A group of white metal wares and silver plate, including various Indian wares, comprising an Indian jug with sparow beak, another jug decorated with scrolling foliage and a small salt decorated with dancers, a twin handled bottle coaster, a set of six mother of pearl handled bread and butter knives, a similar fork a planished pedestal bowl and a salver.

A collection of T G Green Cloverleaf Peaches and Cream pottery to include bread bin, pasta jar, clock, oil jar/jug, tea, coffee and sugar pots lidded, biscuit jar, mugs, coffee cups and saucers, jar and lid, together with three Staffordshire jugs of graduating sizes and a Tony Wood Staffordshire "Toby" teapot **PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR IN-HOUSE POSTING AND PACKING**

A large collection of early English china; twelve setting tea set with cream and sugar and two bread and butter plates, 19th century, each item with hand painted scene of ruins, both sandwich plates stained, some others are a/f , a collection of 18th and 19th century cups and saucers including Worcester, Wedgwood, Longton, some a/f, a collection of 19th century plates and dishes, five circa 1850 Staffordshire pearlware plates with scenes of country life, these plates used for educational purposes, four other plates with similar decoration and seven others including a Chinese famille rose dish, some damaged, 19th century children's plates; one Pearlware plate with naive painting of peacocks in a tree with a border of animals and plants, the rest with transfer printed decoration, nursery rhymes, other literary subjects, all early/mid 19th century and three with repairs **PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR IN-HOUSE POSTING AND PACKING**

Paragon, 21-piece Floral Spray on peach ground tea set. Comprising bread plate, six trios, milk jug and sugar bowl (21 pieces in 1 tray)

Midwinter Stylecraft Red Domino 1950s Jessie Tate designed tea set to include tea pot, six tea cups, six saucers, six side plates, bread plate, sugar bowl, milk jug (22pcs)(1Tray)

Shelley China, Dainty shape 'Blue Star and Fan' pattern tea service, no.11993/25. Rare addition of florally moulded handles. The set includes bread plate, four trios and side plate and cake plate. a/f. (1 Tray)

Royal Crown Derby, Imari pattern 9021 bread plate. Diameter: 27cm