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Lot 2154
RMS Queen Mary Maiden Voyage 27th May 1936: nickel-plated alloy ship-screw souvenir dish commemorating the event, titled in relief on base 'This is a model of one of the Propellers made by The Manganese Bronze & Brass Co.Ltd. London England, Weight 35 Tons, Reg'd 811926 Design, H10cm, D13.5cm Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs
Lot 1811
Golden Penny for Bravery, awarded to: Thomas Bellamy, 1903, silver with engraved name and date. Note: Extract from The Golden Penny - Two Brave Hoxton Boys receive The “Golden Penny” and Royal Humane Society Medals - In awarding the Silver Medal for Bravery this week to Thomas Bellamy and George Jonas, two schoolboys of Hoxton, the “Golden Penny” is satisfied that the recipients are well worthy not only of this honour, but also of the Bronze Medal of the Royal Humane Society which has been awarded them. These two lads have proved that Hoxton boys are as ready as any others to risk even life itself on behalf of a drowning comrade. One day in June, Charles Flude, a little fellow of eight, while playing on the tow-path of the Regent’s Canal, accidentally fell in and was fast drowning. No grown person being near, and his playmates being too young to help, there seemed no hope of rescue. Young Bellamy, who is only thirteen, and a small boy for his age, came up in the nick of time, and at once throwing off his jacket, sprang into the water. Instantly the drowning boy gripped him by the throat, and both went under, but, freeing himself, Bellamy again tackled the lad, who was now getting weak, and landed him on the bank. Here he at once began restorative treatment according to the system taught at his school, and in a short time was successful. ..... Quite everyday events, some may say. Well, they may be commonplace, but nevertheless they require as much real courage as has gained many a man the Victoria Cross’. Also awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal in Bronze, ref. R.H.S. Case No. 32,664.
Lot 1519
Constabulary medals, comprising: ten Special Constabulary Long Service medals, one with British War Medal awarded to 40250 Private David Woodcock, Kings Own Scottish Border Regiment; Police Long Service and Good Conduct medal awarded to Constable Alber W. Holder; Queen Victoria Jubilee medals, both 1887 and 1897, some with clasps; Edward VII bronze Coronation Metropolitan Police medal; George V silver Coronation Metropolitan Police medal; and helmet badges for Kent and Durham Constabularies; a silver Liverpool City Police silver medal for Good Service awarded to Con.210.K. J.A. Airey, 20th March 1944, boxed; and another in bronze also boxed.
Lot 1813
Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society's Marine medal, awarded to John Fitzgibbon, for Gallant Service, 9/6/34, bronze 3rd type, in fitted case. Notes: 96th Annual Report Year end 1st July 1935 - Bronze medal, Certificate of thanks and 20/- to John Fitzgibbon, for bravery diving into the Leeds and Liverpool Canal near Lightbody Street Bridge, and rescuing a child from drowning, on 9th June 1934.
Lot 1815
Bronze Royal Humane Society medal and silver fob, the small bronze medal awarded to Alfred Cohen 29th May 1871, a successful rescue, in original case by Warrington of London, with original paper certificate case no. 18721 stating he saved F. Passitt from drowning at Harrow Road, Kendall Town; the fob awarded to A. Hurst 1908, silver and enamel, in fitted case.
Lot 586
A 19th century French bronze and marble mantel clock, the striking movement stamped Japy Freres 6815, the black dial with gilt Roman numerals inscribed Sociele des Bronzes di Paris Richaud & Cie Marseille, surmounted by a bronze bust of a Classical male, to a socle base, on a black marble fluted column with gilt metal swags, leaves and scrolls, height 24.5ins
Lot 1027
A Tibetan or Himalayan gilt alloy figure of a Bodhisattva, probably Tara The Bodhisattva of Compassion and Consort of Avalokiteshvara; seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with both her hands expressed in mudra; her hair falling in long tresses across both shoulders and with a third eye on her forehead. Both shoulders and both arms with a long flowing scarf wrapped around them; 16.5 cm high, 19th CenturyProvenance: The Property of a Lady. From a Private English Collection. According to family tradition, this sculpture was acquired by the vendor's Great-Great-Grandfather, Sir Louis Dane, GCIE, CSI (1856-1946), who became Lieutenant Governor of The Punjab in 1908. Sir Louis presumably lived in Lahore at the Lieutenant-Governor's official residence, and it may of course have been at this time that he acquired this sculpture of Tara, given Lahore's relative proximity to the Himalayan region. Interestingly, Sir Louis is specifically mentioned by Younghusband in his book 'India and Tibet' in relation to a journey down the great Brahmaputra River which flows through the Himalayas.For similar iconography, also identified as Tara with a third eye, long hair, and with a scarf wrapped around both arms, compare Lot 1 from Bonhams New York/Indian, Himalayan & South East Asian Art/March 14th, 2016.Doubtless it was the extreme geography and spiritual mysticism that attracted Chinese intellectual thought to the topography and art of the Himalayan region. Whatever the case, it was as long ago as the 7th Century that the Chinese Ambassador, Wang Hsuan-tse, travelled southwards to arrive in Nepal.Chinese Imperial study of the devotion and sculpture of Tibetan Buddhism, likewise, enjoys a long history dating back to at least the Yuan era when Mount Wutai in Shanxi Province was defined as the terrestrial home of Manjusri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom. This connection prompted The Yongle Emperor to receive the Tibetan Monk, Shakya Yeshe (1354-1439) at Nanjing in 1415 creating a relationship that lasted into the Xuande reign when Shakya Yeshe resided on Mount Wutai for a number of years ('Ming, 50 Years that Changed China' Edited by Craig Clunas and Jessica Harrison-Hall, refers in detail). For a gilded bronze figure of a kneeling Bodhisattva, attributed to the Xuande era, see Victoria and Albert Museum (275&A-1898).. Please note that there has been some deterioration to this sculpture, including: wear to the gilding; a casting fault apparent on the lotus base; evidence of polishing that has resulted in patination and detail loss, or general fatigue. Please note that the weight of this figure is 1.154 Kg.. Please note that there has been some deterioration to this sculpture, including: wear to the gilding; a casting fault apparent on the lotus base; evidence of polishing that has resulted in patination and detail loss, or general fatigue. Please note that the weight of this figure is 1.154 Kg.
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