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Lot 552
Royal Humane Society, large bronze medal (successful) (Go. Callow Jr. Vit. Ob. Serv. D.D. Soc. Reg. Hvm. 1841) fitted with small unofficial ring for suspension, very fine £140-£180 --- The only entry found for Callow relates to a William Callow for the rescue of John Coppins at Canterbury on 1 October 1841: ‘W. Callow jumped into the river and saved him. Hon. Bronze Medal. The Silver Medallion has already been awarded to this brave man.’ R.H.S. Case No. 13,062: ‘On the 11th January 1837, when the rush of water down the river Stour was very great after the heavy fall of snow, George Lacy, a boy aged nine years, fell in, and floated down the river, passing over the floodgates, where his head was cut, into the depth below: he there became insensible. Although there were nearly fifty spectators on the spot, no one offered the poor child any assistance, until William Callow, who was then suffering from a severe cold, fearlessly plunged into the stream and, notwithstanding the impetuosity of the current, saved the boy’s life.’ Silver Medallion.
Lot 553
Royal Humane Society, large bronze medal (successful) (Charles Newnham, Vit. Ob. Serv. D.D. Soc. Reg. Hvm. 31 July 1856) fitted with ring suspension, extremely fine £140-£180 --- R.H.S. Case No. 15,857: ‘Charles Newnham, retired builder, rescued George Savage, 14, from the River Thames at Lambeth. Savage was drawn out of his depth by the wash of a steam boat while bathing. Charles Newnham went in with part of his clothes on, swam to his assistance and rescued him.’
Lot 554
Royal Humane Society, large bronze medal (successful) (Thomas Fletcher Vit. Ob. Serv. D.D. Soc. Reg. Hvm. 20 Sept. 1857) fitted with ring suspension, edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £140-£180 --- R.H.S. Case No. 16,075: ‘Mary Marshall, aged 16, accidentally fell from the Quay into the River Ouse at Goole, Yorkshire, on 20 September 1857. Thomas Fletcher, aged 16, apprentice to a druggist in Goole, jumped from the Quay, a height of 20 feet, swam to her relief and supported her until, assistance came.’
Lot 555
Royal Humane Society, large bronze medal (successful) (James Freeman Vit. Ob. Serv. D.D. Soc. Reg. Hvm. 27 June 1861.) fitted with ring suspension, good very fine £140-£180 --- R.H.S. Case No. 16,712. ‘James Freeman, Engine Fitter. On 27th June 1861, at a reservoir at New Holland, Hull, Charles Hill and Joseph Taylor both sank while bathing in the reservoir. Freeman went in on a piece of timber and rescued them.’
Lot 556
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (George R. Hinchley, 19 March, 1870.) lacking brooch buckle, very fine £100-£140 --- R.H.S. Case No. 18,488: ‘George Richard Hinchley, 24, of Shoreditch, rescued John Bentill, 10, who fell into the water at the East London Railway cutting at Spitalfields, 8 to 10 feet deep. Hinchley jumped from a wall, a height of 16 feet into the water and rescued the boy, then swam 15 yards before being able to land.’
Lot 557
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Thomas Irvin Warr. 11 March 1886.) lacking brooch buckle, very fine £100-£140 --- R.H.S. Case No. 23,052: ‘Thomas I. Warr, John Barber, Alfred Barber, and Louis Windsor, at great personal risk, saved Jessie Spurway, and attempted to save Charles Windsor from drowning in No. 2 Pond, at Highgate, on 11th March 1886. Bronze medal to Warr, Vellums to J. & A. Barber, and L. Windsor.’
Lot 558
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Robert J. Adcock, 15th January, 1887.) lacking brooch buckle, extremely fine £100-£140 --- R.H.S. Case No. 23,394: ‘Robert J. Adcock, Clerk, 25, and Rev. J. C. Longe, 27, rescued Henry Gates, farmers son, 13, from Wroxham Broad, Norfolk, on 15 January 1887. Gates broke through a thin part of the ice into 10 feet of water 50 yards from shore. The two gentlemen seized a ladder and rope and skated to the boy’s rescue but found that the ice would not bear the ladder. Mr Adcock plunged into the water and supported the boy while Mr Longe tried to get the ladder near enough. Finding he could not manage this he kept hold of the ladder and followed the others into the water, by means of the rope they were then hauled to where the ice was thick, when they were all pulled out.’
Lot 559
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (George Fordham, 24th October, 1891.) complete with bronze brooch buckle in its Warrington fitted case of issue, nearly extremely fine £120-£160 --- R.H.S. Case No. 25,704: ‘George Fordham, Ship Worker, saved H. Williams from the Thames at Limehouse. Williams threw himself into the River at a point where the current rushes round a bend like a torrent. 10 feet deep. Fordham threw off his coat, sprang across the barges and plunged in after the drowning man who was being carried down by the tide. He reached the man as he was sinking for the 3rd time and held him up until a boat came.’
Lot 560
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Harold P. Wright, S.A.C. Feby. 8. 1906) complete with bronze ribbon brooch, extremely fine £120-£160 --- R.H.S. Case No. 35270: ‘On the 8th February, 1906, a cart with four persons on it was swept away while crossing the Groenvlie Sluit, at Fauresmith, Orange River Colony. Harold P. Wright, Sub-Inspector S.A.C. and C. F. Atkinson went in and succeeded in saving two women and a child; the fourth person, a native, got out unaided.’
Lot 561
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Jabez Purdy. 23rd Feby. 1913.) lacking brooch buckle, extremely fine £100-£140 --- R.H.S. Case No. 39,792: ‘At 3 p.m. on the 23rd February, 1913, a man named Spence was washed from the elevated railway into the sea at Seaham Harbour. W. M. C. Tayler, Jabez Purdy and Wm. Smith went to his assistance and between them succeeded in saving him. Bronze medal awarded to each of the salvors.’ Sold with full research including a copied page from Seaham Weekly News giving full details of this gallant rescue.
Lot 562
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Peter John Sargeant. 24th June 1952.) complete with bronze brooch buckle in its Elkington case of issue, good very fine £200-£240 --- ‘The rescue took place on 24 June 1952 on the mud flats at the mouth of the River Colne, at Ray Creek, Point Clear, St. Osyth, Essex. Barry Trevor Stock, aged 10 years, attempted to ride his cycle across the mud flats as a short cut to the far shore starting at about 9.00p.m. About 200 yards out, the front wheel dropped into a hole of soft mud and the boy fell into the hole with the bicycle on top of him. He struggled but could not get up, so he shouted for help. It was nearly an hour before his cries were heard and by that time it was quite dark. William Norman Station-Bevan, his wife and others tried to find the boy without avail. Station-Bevan then brought his car to the cliff top and lit up the flats with his headlights. This helped Peter John Sargeant and Harold Benjamin Glynn who were having difficulty in locating Stock from the sound of his cries. They sank to their waists in a soft patch, tried a fresh cast and reached the boy. Here Sargeant borrowed Glynn’s stick, clambered into the soft hole and freed the boy whom he carried to safety. Glynn, a sick man, could not assist in this being exhausted by his efforts. For their efforts in rescuing Barry Stock, Peter Sargeant, a schoolboy aged 15 years, was awarded the R.H.S. Bronze Medal and Harold Glynn, a window cleaner, aged 27 years, was awarded the R.H.S. Certificate on Vellum’ (Case No. 62,653).
Lot 563
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (unsuccessful) (Frank Knott, 23rd June, 1893.) complete with bronze brooch buckle, good very fine £100-£140 --- R.H.S. Case No. 26,563. ‘Frank Knott, a builder, aged 30, attempted to rescue Walter Phillips, a mason, aged 29, from a well at Sturminster Newton, Dorset. The man went down as usual to work when he was overcome with the foul gas and signalled for the bucket, when being drawn up he became unconscious and fell to the bottom, fracturing his skull. Knott volunteered to go down although he was advised by the doctor not to do so, he tied a rope round Phillips and he was drawn out, but unfortunately he immediately succumbed.’ Sold with copied extract from case book and newspaper account of Coroner’s report.
Lot 568
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, General Medal, bronze (To John McNee. For Meritorious Service, 26-10-25.) extremely fine £140-£180 --- ‘Bronze Medal and Certificate of Thanks to John McNee (Postman) and Bronze Medal, Certificate of Thanks and 20/- to Arthur Green for stopping a runaway horse attached to a furniture van in Brythen Street on the 26th October, 1925. Both men were injured, McNee rather severely.’
Lot 569
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, General Medal, bronze (To Thomas Young for Gallant Service, 13/8/35), with bronze brooch bar, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £140-£180 --- ‘Bronze General Medal and Certificate of Thanks to Thomas Young for stopping a runaway horse attached to a L.M. & S. laden lorry in Ford Street, Liverpool, on the 13 August, 1935’ (Extract from the 97th Annual Report, year ended 1st July 1936, refers). ‘L.M. & S.’ = London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
Lot 575
An unattributed O.B.E. mounted group of four miniature dress medals The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil) Officer’s 2nd type badge, silver-gilt; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, gilding somewhat rubbed from first, otherwise very fine An unattributed mounted group of three miniature dress medals Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901; Coronation 1902, bronze; Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, E.VII.R., mounted as worn, good very fine The mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to Acting Warrant Officer Class II J. L. Davis, Hampshire Yeomanry British War and Victory Medals; Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, mounted as worn, good very fine The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type badge, silver-gilt; Imperial Yeomanry L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R., these both loose, very fine (13) £70-£90 --- John L. Davis attested for the Hampshire Yeomanry and served with them during Great War, being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal ‘in recognition of valuable service rendered with the Armies in France and Flanders’ (London Gazette 18 January 1919). For the recipient’s full sized awards, see Lot 282.
Lot 602
A Memorial to Lieutenant R. H. Montague, Hampshire Regiment A privately produced bronze small plaque in memory of Lieutenant Richard Headley Montagu, 8th (Isle of Wight Rifles) and 15th (Hampshire Carabineers) Battalions Hampshire Regiment, who was killed in action at the Third Battle of Ypres on 21 September 1917, 95mm x 68mm, bearing the crests of Rugby School, Balliol College, Oxford, The Hampshire Regiment, the Scales of Justice, the Masonic Square and Compass, and a King David Harp, residue on reverse from removed clip and slight damage at six o’clock, where a tassel emblem has bent, otherwise good condition £50-£70 --- Richard Headley Montagu, Hampshire Regiment, was killed in action having been struck by a shell at the Third Battle of Ypres on 21 September 1917. A solicitor, educated at Rugby School (where he became Head of his House) and Balliol College, Oxford, he was a son of the distinguished numismatist Hyman Moses, who later changed his surname to Montagu. A Freemason and member of Royal York of Perseverance Lodge (No. 7), he is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, the Rugby School Memorial, the Balliol College Memorial and the Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-18. A photograph of him, available online, is held by the Imperial War Museum. Sold with copied service papers.
Lot 616
France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, 57mm including wreath suspension x 44mm, silver, gilt and enamel; Medaille Militarie, silver, gilt, and enamel, with trophy of arms suspension; Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze palm emblem on riband, minor blue enamel damage to obverse motto on first, generally very fine (3) £80-£100
Lot 625
A scarce Sultan’s Distinguished Service Medal for Gallantry group of four awarded to Lieutenant K. F. Whitehouse, Sultan of Oman’s Navy, late Petty Officer Marine Engineering Mechanic, Royal Navy Oman, Sultanate, Sultan’s Distinguished Service Medal, for Gallantry, bronze, with Khunjar gallantry emblem on riband; Peace Medal, bronze, with Omani crown emblem on riband; Tenth Anniversary Medal, silver; Great Britain, Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (K9755978 K. F. Whitehouse. POMEM HMS Neptune.) mounted as originally worn, with a USA Submarine Warfare Badge by Myer, New York and other insignia, minor edge bruising, very fine (lot) £400-£500 --- The Sultan’s Distinguished Service Medal for Gallantry was awarded to Whitehouse in 1980, whilst he was serving as a Lieutenant in Sultan of Oman’s Navy.
Lot 79
Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Peiwar Kotal, Kabul, Kandahar (Lieut: Chas: G. Robertson. 2/8th Regt.) a little polished, otherwise toned, good very fine £600-£800 --- Charles Gray Robertson was born on 19 September 1853, son of Lieutenant-General Alexander Cunningham Robertson. He was appointed Lieutenant in the 8th Foot on 11 September 1876, and served with the 2nd Battalion throughout both campaigns, during the first with the Head-quarters of the battalion, being present at the skirmish of the 28th November, 1878, and the assault and capture of the Peiwar kotal; during the second as Transport Officer with the Kabul and Kabul-Kandahar Field Forces, being present at the action of Charasia, the occupation of Kabul, and the defence of Sherpur, and taking part in the advance of the force under Sir F. Roberts to the relief of Kandahar, and the battle of Kandahar (twice mentioned in despatckes; Medal with 3 Clasps and Bronze Star). Robertson was the author of ‘Kurum, Kabul and Kandahar Being a Brief Record Of Impressions In Three Campaigns Under General Roberts’, David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1881.
Lot 106
A scarce post-War M.V.O., Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air group of six awarded to Squadron Leader D. J. Rowe, Royal Air Force The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘2792’; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Cyprus, Near East (Fg. Off. D. J. Rowe. R.A.F.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, South Arabia (Flt. Lt. D. J. Rowe R.A.F.); Jubilee 1977, unnamed as issued; Malaysia, Federation, Meritorious Service Medal 1960, silver; Pingat Peringatan Malaysia Medal 1963, bronze; mounted as originally worn by Spink, London; together with recipient’s Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air emblem, lacquered, generally very fine or better (6) £1,200-£1,600 --- M.V.O. London Gazette 31 December 1981. Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air London Gazette 1 January 1976. David John Rowe joined the Royal Air Force, and passed out as Cadet Pilot to Acting Pilot Officer (on probation) in April 1952. Confirmed as Pilot Officer in June the following year, and advanced to Flying Officer in July 1954. Rowe advanced to Flight Lieutenant in September 1958, was designated Specialist Aircrew in September 1970, and advanced to Squadron Leader in January 1974. He died in Oxfordshire in December 2015.
Lot 121
A very fine Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. and Second Award Bar, M.M. group of six awarded to Company Sergeant-Major P. McArthur, 1st and 8th Battalions, Royal Highlanders Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (7804 Sjt: P. McArthur. 1/R. Hdrs.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (7804 Sjt: P. McArthur. 1/R. Hdrs.); 1914 Star, with clasp (7804 Pte. P. McArthur. 1/R. Highrs); British War and Victory Medals (7804 A.W.O. Cl. 1 P. McArthur. R. Highrs.); Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre,A.I.R., bronze, unnamed, mounted for display, good very fine (6) £5,000-£7,000 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 10 January 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. He showed great courage and initiative in organising and leading bombing attacks against the enemy, who had got into the trench on the left.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘Eaucourt l’Abbaye, 19 October 1916.’ D.C.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 16 August 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry. He rallied and reorganised the remnants of three battalions after an unsuccessful attack, displaying great initiative and total disregard for danger. He brought in about sixty of our wounded out of “No Man’s Land.”’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘North of Fampoux, 3 May 1917.’ M.M. London Gazette 14 September 1916. M.I.D. London Gazette 15 June 1916. Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 12 July 1918. Peter McArthur was born at Houston, near Paisley, Renfrewshire, in 1882 and enlisted into the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) at Hamilton on 1 May 1900, aged 18, a farm servant by trade. He served in South Africa from 25 April to 22 October, 1902, and received the Queen’s medal with clasps for Orange Free State and South Africa 1902. He then moved with the regiment to India where he served until 10 January 1908, being transferred to Army Reserve on 30 April 1908. He reengaged in May 1912 and was mobilised at Perth on 5 August 1914. Posted to the 1st Battalion he served in France and Flanders from 26 August 1914 until 4 November 1914, when he was posted Home. He returned to France from 11 March to 31 October, 1915, and was at Home again until 23 June 1916, when he returned to France. He was posted to the 8th Battalion on 27 July 1916, and was severely wounded by a gunshot to his right arm on 7 October 1917. After recuperation at Home, he returned to France on 24 March 1918 and served there until 11 October 1918. He was discharged on 19 November 1919.
Lot 13
Five: Staff Captain J. R. N. Moss, Royal Navy Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Sebastopol, Azoff, unnamed as issued; China 1857-60, no clasp, unnamed as issued; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Staff Comdr. J. R. N. Moss, R.N. H.M.S. “Agincourt.”; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, fitted with additional silver bar suspension; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, unnamed, generally good very fine (5) £600-£800 --- John Rolfe Nelson Moss was appointed Navigating Sub-Lieutenant on 11 July 1856; Navigating Lieutenant, 19 April 1859; Staff Commander, 7 December 1869; Staff Captain 11 July 1882; Retired Captain, 25 August 1889. He served as Master’s Assistant of Viper at the destruction of the Fort, &c., at Djimitea, in March 1855; took part in the siege of Sebastopol, and expeditions to Kertch and Yenikalé, and operations in the Sea of Azoff (Crimean and Turkish Medals, Sebastopol and Azoff Clasps); present during China war (Medal); Staff-Commander of Agincourt during the Egyptian war, 1882 (Egyptian Medal, Khedive’s Bronze Star).
Lot 131
A Great War ‘First Day of Loos 1915’ D.C.M. group of five awarded to Sergeant A. J. Taylor, 7th London Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (2087 Sjt: A. J. Taylor. 7/Lond: Regt.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (2087. L-Sjt. A. J. Taylor, 7-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2087 Sjt. A. J. Taylor. 7-Lond. R.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1914-1915, with bronze palme, the first and last with contemporary suspension pin brooches, good very fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 16 November 1915: ‘For conspicuous gallantry on the 25th of September, 1915, at Loos, when he showed great powers of leadership in cutting off and capturing a party of Germans. He also displayed great bravery and coolness in the German counter-attack on the Double Crassier when, with three bombers, he held the enemy back till the trench was double blocked.’ French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 24 February 1916. The History of the 7th (City of London) Bn., The London Regiment records: ‘For his gallant conduct on the Crassier, Sergt. A. J. Taylor was awarded the D.C.M. and the French Croix de Guerre, the latter being pinned on his breast by General Sir Douglas Haig at a special parade. Alfred James Taylor served with the 7th London Regiment in France from 17 March 1915. He was discharged in consequence of wounds on 5 April 1919, and is entitled to the Silver War Badge. A picture of Sergeant Taylor appeared in The Daily Mirror of 15 December 1915, under the caption “Londoners win the D.S.M.” - ‘Sergeant A. J. Taylor (7th London Regiment) who helped to cut off and capture a party of the enemy at Loos.’
Lot 164
Pair: Private W. Honey, Royal Marines Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (William Honey.); St. Jean d’Acre 1840, bronze, unnamed as issued, pierced with ring suspension, minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine (2) £700-£900 --- William Honey saw service as a Private in the Royal Marines, and was present aboard the 90 gun warship H.M.S. Rodney in the Mediterranean and during the operations on and off the coast of Syria in 1840, including the bombardment and capture of Acre, August to November 1840. Sold with copied research.
Lot 251
A French gilt bronze figural fire fenderIn the Louis XV style, of sectional extending form, the chenet surmounted by putti reclining on scrolling acanthus leaves and each holding a flower garland, above shaped moulded bases applied with flowers and scrollwork, the fender with central acanthus cresting above a floret frieze and a gadrooned foot, 32cm high x 114cm wide overall.Condition report: Generally good throughout with only minor signs of age.
Lot 252
A very large French cast bronze bacchanalian brass wine ewer, 20th century, the high handle moulded with fruiting vines and surmounted with a putti crushing grapes into a cup, the ovoid body moulded with putti arranged in scholarly pursuits above a knopped and fluted stem, the foot moulded with further fruiting vines, 102cm high.Condition report: Good overall with only minor/negligible signs of age.
Lot 118
An assorted collection of British silver, cupro-nickel and bronze coinage, to include; two George III crowns, a George V half crown, 25 silver threepences, 6 Victorian silver maundy pieces, a William IV groat etc, together with a small collection of modern cupro-nickel and bronze coinage (a lot)
Lot 130
A large collection of British Commonwealth and Foreign gold, silver, cupro-nickel, copper and bronze coinage, to include; a U.S.A. gold one dollar dated 1856 (pierced), a U.S.A. one dollar dated 1880, Belgium 5 francs dated 1871 etc, together with modern foreign coinage and banknotes (a lot)
Lot 141
A small collection of British pre-1947 silver coinage, comprising; half-crowns, florins shillings and sixpences, together with a George II half penny dated 1733, a Victoria penny dated 1858, a George V penny dated 1935, a George V silver trade dollar dated 1929 and two Roman bronze quarter follis (a lot)
Lot 144
A large collection of British Commonwealth and Foreign silver, copper and bronze coinage, from 19th century to 20th century, together with China (Hsien-Feng) provincial cast copper coinage, 100 cash x 2, 50 cash, 20 cash, 10 cash (a lot)Condition report: Please refer to additional images (all coins are pictured)
Lot 44
After the Antique. A Bronze of A Dying Gladiator on a bronze base. 13cm x 17.5cm. The Dying Gaul, also called The Dying Galatian or The Dying Gladiator, is an ancient Roman marble semi-recumbent statue now in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. It is a copy of a now lost sculpture from the Hellenistic period thought to have been made in bronze.
Lot 225
A pair of Italian baroque gilt bronze and tortoiseshell mounted ebonised cabinets, 18th century, each centred by a niche with a bronze figure of Athena standing holding a shield, flanked to each side by a pair of Tuscan columns, the cabinet door opening to reveal five drawers fitted with small ring handles, the bottom drawer concealing a further secret drawer to the back, the portico flanked to each side by four drawers, the sides inset with geometrical parquetry each with a heavy cast iron carrying handle, one cabinet raised on ball feet, the other on claw and ball feet 72 x 128 x 42cmProvenance:Believed to have been purchased by Mr Stuart Fearnley of Rose Green Farm, Lindsey, Suffolk in the late 1930’s at a country auction in or in the environs of Hadleigh, Suffolk, and thence by decent to the current owner.Condition report: There are minor losses and cracks to the surface in areas. Some staining and minor losses to the tortoiseshell in areas. Loss of ebonised veneer to the bottom right corner of one cabinet. One metal escutcheon is missing from a drawer, one is loose and would benefit from tightening. One figure of Athena to the front is missing her spear, the wooden block under the other figure appears to have been replaced. One small ring handle is missing to a drawer to the interior. The handles to the sides have left heavy marks and dents to the side panels due to use and age. Each cabinet has four construction holes to the centre top possibly indicating a missing upper structure or further bronze figurines now lacking.Minor losses to the circular brass inlays around the drawers. The wooden ball feet are later.These cabinets would benefit from a sympathetic restoration but remain however overall in good condition
Lot 300
A bronze portrait relief of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI, 19th century, mounted to a cylindrical marble column and square plinth base22cm highCondition report: Markings and scratchings commensurate with age and use. A minor scratch under the collar of the Louis XVI and slight discolouration. Cracking and frcature lines on the plinth nad a slight knock to the marble column.
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Lot 331
A bronze model cat [Bastet], probably Egyptian late period 640-322BC, the encrusted body with recess between the ears for a scarab (missing) and recessed eyes which would have been inset, the underside with two tangs, mounted on a basic pine stand18.5cm high excluding tangsProperty of a deceased estate, Suffolk.Footnote: Bastet was an a Egyptian ancient goddess worshipped in the form of a lioness and in later periods a cat, native to the Nile River Delta, she also had a cult in Memphis; bronze statues were also used to contain the bodies of mumified catsCondition report: Overall the surface is quite encrusted with variations in colour and surface texture, left foot with old crack at paw, both tangs with snapped tips, empty recesses for eyes and scarab, base is a poor quality pine and the cat does not sit well.Provenance: The cat belonged to her [the deceased owner’s] parents. They were great collectors. Her father would have picked it up. He was a journalist with BBC radio and travelled all over the world. He may have got it during WW2, he was in the navy. He was Maurice Brown. No paperwork provided.
Lot 333
A Roman bronze temple ladle, possibly 1st or 2nd century AD, the handle with deer head finial,30cm longCondition report: Generally in good condition, noting a small loss to the tip of the wing to one side of the bowl support - see images. Unfortunately, there is no provenance to speak of, from a private collection in London but with no supporting documentation.
Lot 335
Henri Picard (French, fl. 1831-1864), a silvered bronze vase, decorated with a relief depicting the Centauromachy between the Lapiths and the Centaurs at the wedding feast of Pirithous, marked 'H Picard' (to the base); and '77' (to the underside of the detachable bronze lining), plated bronze20 x 11.5 x 15cmProvenance:Bonhams, The Summer Athenaeum Sale, Bury St Edmunds, 13th-14th June 2007,Birling Ashes, KentFootnote: Henri Picard was a prestigious 19th Century fondeur and doreur, who worked in Paris between the years of 1831 and 1864. Picard was celebrated for casting and gilding decorative objects to a very high quality of production. Picard worked for the firm Defreville, in addition to collaborating with contemporary designers such as Charles Perrault and Grault. While the craftsman was commissioned by many important patrons, Picard’s most notable achievement was to supply the Emperor Napoleon III with decorative objects, several of which are still in the State Apartment of the Musée du Louvre in Paris.
Lot 365
A Chinese bronze censer, Xuande mark, probably 17/18th century, of cauldron shape with two maned beast heads 12.5cm diameterCondition report: Minor markings and dents to rim and base commensurate with age and use. Repair to lip below the rim, and discolouration around the beasts' heads. Staining and marking to the interior.
Lot 369
An interesting group of antiquities, academic collectors' items and medallions, briefly including a fragment of stained glass (by repute from King's College Cambridge), a Georgian silver paten, three lead papal "Bulla", an enamelled ecclesiastical ornament with three crowns (the arms of Edmund, King and Martyr), two medieval bronze horse trapping shields, a 15th century bronze personal ring, a piece of Pope Pius VII's waistcoat in a small reliquary with papal arms, and a fragment of religious text on vellum, perhaps 14/15th century, and a William Pitt the Younger medallion 1806 (quantity)
Lot 410
A French gilt and bronze fifteen light chandelier, 19th century, the star studded globe surmounted by a seated maiden, issuing naturalistic branches58cm high x 71cm wideProvenance:Christie's South Kensington, Style & Spirit sale, 17th May 2011, Lot 388,Birling Ashes, KentCondition report: Repair to two of the arms
Lot 442
A pair of French ormolu chenets, 18th/19th century, in the Rococo style decorated with scolling foliage50 x 33 x 15cmCondition report: Base metal is bronzeBoth flower heads are slightly loose, various knocks and scratches all over consistent with age and useOne with a chip to the foliateSee photos
Lot 445
§ Charles Thomas (Sir) Wheeler (British, 1892–1974) a cast bronze model of a child’s hand, with mid-brown patina, signed with initials13cm longProvenance:Bonhams Knightsbridge, 12th June 2007, Lot 176,Birling Ashes, KentCondition report: Cracking to middle finger near the knuckle, another crack on the index finger down the side - no repairs to either. Peg on the the base of the hand is loose and worn, and collection of dust in crevices throughout. Slight rubbing to the edge of the fingertips. The paint on the wooden plinth has faded and has slight cracking to the wood. The hand is loose from the base.
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