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Lot 3230
Antique nickel bronze national cash register, United States, circa 1910. Marked: "National". Some keys are stuck and the piece needs some attention. Note: In 1880 the invention that was patented under the name "Jack Ritty’s Incorruptible Cashier" changed retail business. The first cash registers had elegant polished wood casings. From 1888 onwards ornate cases of brass and cast iron were produced. The production of these fancy cases on cash registers ceased during the First World War due to demand for metal. From then on lmost registers were produced from less expensive sheet metal. Estimate: € 100 - € 150.
Lot 10
A post-War O.B.E. group of seven, together with a large number of presentation items, awarded to Deputy Commissioner of Police Mr. P. T. Moor, Royal Hong Kong Police, late Royal Air Force, who over the course of a 34 year career served in all the major branches of the Force, and in all four regions The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt, with Toye, Kenning, & Spencer, London, case of issue; Queen’s Police Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, for Distinguished Service (Peter Thomas Moor. CPM.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Colonila Police Forces Meritorious Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Peter T. Moor. Sen. Supt., Hong King Police.); Colonial Police Forces L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, with two Additional Award Bars (Chief Superintendent P. T. Moor Hong Kong) mounted court-style as worn; together with the recipient’s related miniature awards, these similarly court-mounted as worn; the recipient’s Royal Hong Kong Police Commemorative Medal 1997, silver (SDCP P. T. Moor. OBE, QPM, CPM), together with the related miniature award, in fitted Spink, London case of issue; a commemorative Hong Kong Service Medal, bronze, unnamed as issue in case of issue, together with the related miniature award, the Second War medals all heavily lacquered, with the 1939-45 Star somewhat silvered, generally very fine and better (18) £1,800-£2,200 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 31 December 1980: Peter Thomas Moor, Q.P.M., C.P.M., Deputy Commissioner of Police, Hong Kong. Q.P.M. London Gazette 11 June 1977: Peter Thomas Moor, C.P.M., Assistant Commissioner of Police, Royal Hong Kong Police Force. C.P.M. London Gazette 1 January 1969: Peter Thomas Moor, Senior Superintendent, Hong Kong Police Force. Peter Thomas Moor was born in Jarrow-on-Tyne on on 3 January 1926, and having moved with his family to Staines, upon leaving school joined a firm of insurance brokers as an assistant account. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1943, and after training initially as a pilot-navigator and bomb aimer, he then went through further training, this time as a wireless operator, before being posted to India where he was stationed in Bombay, Delhi, Karachi, Calcutta, and then Bhopal at an R.A.F. radio base. He left the Royal Air Force in 1947 and, because of his radio training, joined the British Post Office for two years as a telecommunications engineer. Arriving in Hong Kong as a probationary Sub-Inspector of police in August 1949, over the next 34 years Moor served in all the major branches of the Force, including Uniform Branch, ClD, Special Branch, Traffic and Marine, as well as serving in all four regions (Hong Kong lsland, Kowloon, the New Territories, and Marine). During his time with the Force, Moor had been the Recruiting Officer for the Hong Kong Government in Pakistan in 1961, and seconded to the Ministry of Overseas Development as Deputy Director of Overseas Police Courses at Hendon for two years from 1963. He was also the Recruiting Officer in Canada in 1973. He was the only officer to command the Auxiliary Police for two separate periods, and was Principal Staff Officer at the Auxiliary Police Headquarters during the 1967 disturbances. Moor commanded Kowloon Police District from 1975 to 1978, and was also chairman of the Hong Kong International Airport Security committee, as well as heading delegations to Thailand, the Philippines, and Australia. He also visited Zambia with General Fursdon from the Ministry of Defence to evaluate the Zambian requirements in regard to their Police Para-military Forces and the re-organisation of the Zambian Police Force. Twice Commended by the Commissioner of Police, Moor was advanced Deputy Commissioner in 1978, and was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1981 New Year’s Honours’ List. He also served briefly as Acting Commissioner of Police Retiring in 1983 to West Sussex, he took an interest in local affairs, being a County Councillor from 1997 to 2009, and serving as Vice-Chairman of West Sussex County Council from 2005 to 2009. He also held various charitable appointments, and was President of the Royal Hong Kong Police Association up until his death. He died on 15 June 2012, aged 86. The Peter Moor Building, at the School of Foundation Training, Hong Kong Police College, is named in his honour, and is the current headquarters of the Hong Kong Police Band. Sold with the Bestowal Document for the O.B.E., this mounted in a glazed display frame; the recipient’s Royal Hong Kong Police cap; and the following presentation items: i) A large Silver Presentation Salver, inscribed ‘Presented to Mr. P. T. Moor, J.P., Senior Superintendent of Police, by the Gazetted and Inspectorate Officers of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force as a mark of their esteem, Hong Kong, 1st December 1967’ ii) Silver-plated Presentation Bowl, inscribed ‘Presented to Mr. P. T. Moor, O.B.E., Q.P.M., C.P.M., F.B.I.M., J.P., Deputy Commissioner of Police, by the Officers of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force on the occasion of his being awarded the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty the Queen 1981’ iii) Presentation Salver, inscribed ‘Presented to Mr. P. T. Moor, O.B.E., Q.P.M., C.P.M., F.B.I.M., J.P., Deputy Commissioner of Police, by Members of the Shatin Junior Police Call on the occasion of the opening of their Clubhouse, 1.9.1981’ iv) Presentation Salver, inscribed ‘Presented by the Gazetted Officers of the Crime Wing to Mr. P. T. Moor, O.B.E., Q.P.M., C.P.M., F.B.I.M., J.P., Deputy Commissioner of Police, Operations, on his Retirement from the Royal Hong Kong Police 1983’ and engraved with the subscribers’ signatures v) Presentation Salver, inscribed ‘Presented to Mr. P. T. Moor on his Retirement from All Pakistan Police Officers on 9th June 1983’ vi) Presentation Salver, inscribed ‘D/Commr. Peter T. Moor, O.B.E., Q.P.M., C.P.M., F.B.I.M., J.P., Royal Hong Kong Police, with Best Wishes from your Canadian Friends 1983’ vii) Presentation Ewer, complete with interior ice tube, inscribed ‘Presented to Mr. P. T,. Moor, C.P.M., M.B.I.M., J.P., Chief Superintendent of Police, by the R.H.K.A.P. Officers Mess, May 1975’ viii) A pair of identical Presentation Goblets, both inscribed ‘Presented by the Staff of Police Training School 20th April 1974’ ix) Presentation Tankard, inscribed ‘Presented to Mr. P. T. Moor, D.S. S.S.P. on his departure from the Colony by the Officers of S.S.P. Division’ x) Presentation Tankard, inscribed ‘Presented to Mr. P. T. Moor, O.B.E., Q.P.M., C.P.M., F.B.I.M., J.P., Acting Commissioner of Police, on the Occasion of his Retirement from Civil and Administrative Department 23 June 1983’ xi) Presentation Mounted Figurine of a Police Officer, the plinth inscribed ‘Mr. P. T. Moor, O.B.E., Q.P.M., C.P.M., F.B.I.M., J.P., Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ops), Chairman, Joint Emergency Control Committee 1979-1983, from the Members of J.E.C.C.’ xii) Presentation Hong Kong Police Swagger Stick, inscribed ‘P. T. Moor, O.B.E., Q.P.M., C.P.M., F.B.I.M., J.P., Deputy Commissioner of Police’, in fitted case; together with two other Swagger Sticks, one inscribed ‘P. T. Moor, O.B.E., Q.P.M., C.P.M., F.B.I.M., J.P., the other uninscribed. xiii) Two Royal Hong Kong Police Presentation Truncheons, both in fitted cases. Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement with Christopher Mel...
Lot 125
Six: Orderly W. G. Elcombe, Baltic and Corn Exchange Unit, British Red Cross Society 1914 Star (W. G. Elcombe. B.R.C.S. & O.St.J.J.); British War and Victory Medals (W. G. Elcombe. B.R.C.S. & St.J.J.); B.R.C.S. Medal for War Service, unnamed; B.R.C.S. medal for Prioficiency in First Aid, bronze-gilt and enamels (10521 W. Elcombe); Belgium, Military Decoration, silver medal with swords and dated bar ‘1914-1918’ (6) £140-£180 --- William George Elcombe served with the Baltic and Corn Exchange unit of the British Red Cross Society with the British Expeditionary Force from 10 November 1914. His Medal Index Card indicates that a duplicate 1914 Star was issued in August 1921
Lot 161
Seven: Acting Captain I. P. Morris, Royal Engineers, late Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. I. P. Morris. R.E.) in named card box of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. I. P. Morris.) in named card box of issue, with outer OHMS envelope for all Great War campaign awards, addressed to ‘Capt. I. P. Morris. Government Laboratory, Cairo. Egypt.’; War Medal 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure slip in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Capt. I. P. Morris, 20 Endell St., London.’; Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Knight’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in box of issue; Egypt, Kingdom, Order of the Nile, Fourth Class breast badge, by Lattes, Cairo, silver, gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband, in damaged box of issue; Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze; together and the recipient’s related group of miniatures (lacking the War Medal 1939-45), these mounted as worn, in Spink, London leather case, extremely fine (7) £400-£500 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 7 July 1919. Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 25 July 1918: ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’ Belgian Order of the Crown, Chevalier London Gazette 25 July 1918 ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’ Egyptian Order of the Nile, 4th Class London Gazette 22 September 1933: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered.’ Ivor Prys Morris was born in 1890 at Penllwyn, Cardiganshire, Wales and was commissioned Second Lieutenant into the 15th Battalion (1st London Welsh) Royal Welsh Fusiliers on 23 February 1915. He served on the General List during the Great War in France from 18 September 1915 and was promoted Temporary Lieutenant and transferred to the Royal Engineers, Special Brigade on 18 January 1916, receiving further advancement to Acting Captain on 1 October 1917. For his services on the Western Front during the Great War, he was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre and the Belgian Order of The Crown (5th Class). Between the wars, Morris was in the employ of the Egyptian Government, his valuable services being recognised by the award of the Order of the Nile (4th Class). He saw further service during the Second World War as a Lieutenant in the Pioneer Corps from 3 February 1941. Sold together with the recipient’s engraved copper calling card template in paper surround ‘Mr. Ivor P. Morris.’.
Lot 17
A Second War 1943 Wellington and Lancaster Rear Gunner’s D.F.C., and rare Netherlands Bronze Cross for Arnhem group of six awarded to Gunnery Leader Flight Lieutenant W. R. ‘Bob’ Chalk, Royal Air Force. His first operational sortie was the first 1,000 Bomber Raid to Cologne, 30 May 1942, followed two days later by a trip to Essen, when he shot down a night fighter. Having flown in the daylight raids to Le Creusot and Milan Chalk undertook Special Operations with 299 Squadron to S.O.E. and S.A.S. operatives in Northern France, August 1944. He flew as Gunnery Leader for 299 Squadron with Wing Commander P. B. N. Davis for Operation Market, and was shot down and taken prisoner of war over Arnhem, 19 September 1944 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1943’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Netherlands, Kingdom, Bronze Cross, with Caterpillar Club badge, in gold with ‘ruby’ eyes, reverse engraved ‘F/Lt. W. R. Chalk’, mounted as worn, generally good very fine (6) £4,000-£5,000 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 15 June 1943. The original Recommendation, dated 27 April 1943, states: ‘This Officer has set the highest possible standard by his ability and efficiency throughout an operational tour of 23 sorties. His conduct throughout has been outstanding and all gunners in the Squadron have been influenced by his fine example. His operations have included two attacks on Berlin and many against other heavily defended targets in the Ruhr. He also took part in the famous daylight attacks on Le Creusot and Milan. On his second operational sortie his accurate fire commentary enabled his pilot to manoeuvre the aircraft and thus allow this Officer to destroy an enemy night fighter. On every one of his sorties he has shown the same high degree of skill and co-operation with the rest of his crew. He is strongly recommended for the award of the D.F.C.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1942. Netherlands, Bronze Cross London Gazette 2 September 1949 The original Recommendation, dated 2 November 1945, states: ‘Whilst on this Squadron F/Lt. Chalk proved himself a brilliant leader, and welded his gunners into a highly efficient team. He took part in a number of sorties in support of resistance movements. In September, 1944, he flew as gunner on the leading aircraft engaged in the Airborne Operations at Arnhem. His persistence and courage in the face of fierce enemy opposition set a fine example to his comrades in the Squadron. Whilst engaged in a re-supply mission to Arnhem, his aircraft was severely damaged by flak and set on fire. In spite of this, F/Lt. Chalk continued firing on the enemy ground positions until finally ordered to abandon aircraft by his captain. He landed amongst the enemy and was taken prisoner. For his high example of courage and determination in the face of the enemy F/Lt. Chalk well merits the award of the Bronze Cross.’ Approximately 8 Dutch Bronze Crosses were awarded to R.A.F. and R.A.F.V.R. personnel in recognition of gallant actions undertaken during the Second War, 7 of that number were awarded for Arnhem, and 3 of them were awarded to Chalk’s crew. William Robert ‘Bob’ Chalk was born in Porthcawl, Glamorgan, in 1913. He was educated at Claysmore School, Winchester, and was articled to a firm of auctioneers in Bromsgrove. He left the firm shortly after joining, and having been turned down for a commission in the R.A.F. on medical grounds Chalk emigrated aged 17 to Nova Scotia. Whilst in Canada Chalk had a farming accident, as a result of which he broke his arm and suffered lung damage. He was forced to return to the UK, and subsequently enlisted in the Royal Air Force in June 1935. After training and a brief posting to 101 Squadron Chalk was sent overseas to Air H.Q., Signals Section, Habbaniya, Iraq, in 1938. He was present during the Iraqi uprising, 30 April 1941 - 31 May 1941, and once the latter had been put down Chalk volunteered for Aircrew training as an Air Gunner. He was posted to No. 24 Combined Air Observer/Air Gunner School, Moffat, in August 1941, and was commissioned Pilot Officer in December of the same year. After several more training courses Chalk was posted to ´D´ Flight 25 O.T.U., Bircotes, in May 1942, and it was from here that he took part in his first operational sorties, the first of which being as a Rear Gunner in a Wellington engaged in the first 1,000 bomber raid to Cologne, 30 May 1942. The second sortie was in the same capacity to Essen, 1 June 1942, ‘Operations - To Essen Shot Down German Night Fighter - Confirmed’ (Log Book refers). Chalk offers more detail, ‘I sighted the enemy aircraft at a distance, closing in on a straight course towards my aircraft and waiting for him to get close enough for me to fire and not wanting him to deviate from our course. I finally fired and he went down in flames. (personal account included in lot refers). After an aborted trip to Bremen Chalk was posted to 61 Squadron (Lancasters), at Syerston, in July 1942. He flew two operational sorties as Mid Upper Gunner (Wilhelmshaven and Kassel) before flying the rest of his tour as a Rear Gunner, these included: Nurnburg; Gardening-Denmark (2); Karlsruhe; 17 October 1942, Le Creusot (Daylight); Genoa (2); 24 October 1942, Milan (Daylight); Turin (2); Mannheim; Munich; Essen; Berlin (2); Dusseldorf; Hamburg (2), and Bremen. Chalk was posted as Rear Gunner/Instructor to 81 O.T.U., Whitchurch Heath, in March 1943. He returned to operational flying when he was posted as Gunnery Leader to 299 Squadron (Stirlings), Keevil, in August 1944. Chalk flew in operational sorties with the Squadron as Rear Gunner in the Officer Commanding´s (Wing Commander P.B.N. Davis, D.S.O.) Stirling. Throughout August he flew on Special Operations to SOE and SAS groups based in France, including 6 August 1944, ‘Special Operation. 24 Containers, 5 Bicycles. D.C.O. A/C Hit by Light Flak Nr. Le Mont Michel’; 11 September 1944, ‘SAS Operations Holland’; 12 September 1944, ‘SAS Operations Nr. Bordeaux.’ (Log Book refers) Operation Market Garden On 17 September 1944 Chalk´s squadron took part in Operation Market, the airborne element of Operation Market Garden. On the first day of the operation Chalk´s Stirling towed a glider carrying airborne troops and motor transport which was successfully released over Landing Zone ´Z´. The following day saw another successful release of a similarly laden glider over the same landing zone. On 19 September Stirling LK135 5GN returned on a resupply mission carrying containers of petrol in the bomb-bay, ‘the Stirlings suffered the same punishment when it was their turn to drop, and six were shot down or were so badly damaged that they crashed soon afterwards. One was the aircraft of Wing Commander Peter Davis, the Commanding Officer of 299 Squadron. He died at the controls of his Stirling when the containers of petrol in the bomb-bay caught fire after the aircraft was hit.’ (Arnhem - 1944: The Airborne Battle refers). Davis’ co-pilot for the mission takes up the account, “The approach to the dropping area” says Squadron Leader R.W. Lovegrove, flying in the aircraft piloted by Wing Commander Peter Davis, in command of the Operations, “was rather a disconcerting spectacle. Flak was simply being pumped up; heavy flak, light flak, machine-gun fire and rifle fire.” Having watched a Stirling go down in flames, they reached the dropping zone where they were at once hit in the bomb-bay by a shell. “As we were carrying petrol, ...
Lot 212
Three: Acting Sergeant G. H. Cozens, Military Foot Police, who was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Serbian Gold Medal for Zeal for his services with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force British War and Victory Medals (P-1924 A. Sjt. G. H. Cozens. M.F.P.); Serbia, Kingdom, God Medal for Zeal, bronze-gilt, better than very fine (3) £300-£400 --- Serbian Gold Medal for Zeal London Gazette 26 February 1920: ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’ George Henry Cozens attested for the Military Foot Police at Southampton, and served with them during the Great War as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. For his services he was Mentioned in Lieutenant-General G. F. Milne’s Despatch of 8 October 1916 (London Gazette 6 December 1916) - the only member of the Military Foot Police so honoured - with the Commander of the British Salonika Army going on to say: ‘I take this opportunity to bring to notice the excellent work performed by the Military Police. In an unaccustomed situation with troops of five allied nations in addition to a mixed population, their work has been performed with cheerfulness, zeal, and discretion, and the method employed in control of traffic and the movement of inhabitants had invariably proved effective.’ Sold with the recipient’s Mentioned in Despatches Certificate, and copied research.
Lot 37
After Emile Louis Picault (1833-1915). A spelter figure of a gentleman carrying a torch, seated on an eagle, inscribed Letud Affranchit La Pensee, on a marble plinth, 104cm high overall, and an associated modern simulated bronze pedestal 101cm high.Buyers Note: This lot contains untested or unsafe electrical items. It is supplied for scrap or re-conditioning only. Trade Only.
Lot 222
Ancient heavy cast bronze and mixed alloy hunting plate, possibly Persian in origin, the interior of the bowl cast with a figural scene having finely incised details in silver. The plate depicts a mounted nobleman possibly a Sassanian king hunting lions, wearing a domed crown with rippling streamers behind him. The king is depicted with a sword in his left hand and a coiled lasso in his right, inlaid silver reflected on the harness, saddle garments and horses mane. The bowl having a flared rim with incised decoration which may also be an ancient inscription as no two are the same, approx 29 cms d. Note: some areas of loss and wear to the bowl, see images.
Lot 44
Quantity of pens, including Parker, Waterman and Sheaffer. The first box containing a brushed finish ink pen and ballpoint pen; the second box containing dark grey brushed finish ink pen and ballpoint pen, the third box contains stainless steel fountain pen with full ink cartridge, the fourth box contains a bronze-colour fountain pen, the fifth box contains a stainless steel pencil (incorrect box) and the sixth box contains stainless steel Sheaffer pencil and roller-ball pen and the seventh box contains a Shaeffer fountain pen in a Parker box.
Lot 141
Victor Huguenin (1802-1860) French circa 1922 'Roi du Volant (King of the Road) bronze motoring wall plaque, depicting a motorist sporting a leather helmet and goggles, cast with signature, approx 25 cms diameter, mounted to original square wooden plaque with decorative edging, the total size is approx 36 cms overall.
Lot 2923
A 19th century French black slate mantel clock, by Leroy & Fils, Regent Street and Palais Royal, Paris, the bronze mounts cast as cherubs on scrolled foliate side supports, surmounted by a cherub on an urn and with a central mask of Medusa, the movement also signed and striking on a saucer bell, height 42cm.Condition report: It has a pendulum but no key, the movement winds on both trains but does not run (we presume this to be a minor problem)See images for the several chips to case
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