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Click here to subscribeA Poor Law Examination Award of Merit Cast Bronze Medallion, to Charles Purser Richards, 1929, cased; a Silver Gilt and Enamel Independent Order of Foresters Presentation Jewel, Birmingham 1938, cased; a Hull Education Committee Perfect Attendance Bronze Medal, cased; a British Empire Exhibition 1925, Souvenir Penny; a French Legion d'Honneur (Third Republic) Knight; and two others, (Third Republic) Officer (7) All items in good condition.
A First World War Bronze Memorial Plaque, to Gladstone Burnett, in original board folder; other items, First World War memorabilia, including a prisoner's cap and an arm sling, inscribed with its history; two First World War prisoner-of-war ration biscuits and a piece of bread, each inscribed, etc; and a framed set of 48 Gallaher, Army Badges, cigarette cards
Two First World War Italian Historic Bronze Medals :- one cast with an allegorical scene of a naked man restraining a rearing horse and standing before the figure of Victory, signed G Romagnoli, the reverse inscribed GUERRA PER L'INTEGRITA DELLA PATRIA MDCCCCXV (1915) 6.5cm; the other with a scene of a Goddess crowning a man with a laurel wreath, signed A.MOTTI, the obverse inscribed MAGGIO AD GLORIUM MCMXV, 6cm, both contained in a fitted case
A Late 19th Century Indian ''Village Chaukidar's'' Staff of Office, the ebonised bamboo haft bearing traces of red paint, the bronze cylindrical head with two beaded bands, one cast DT. SITAPUR, the other with Hindi type script, the deep conical bronze butt with three similar bands, two cast with VILLAGE POLICE and CHAUKIDARI, bearing traces of gilt, 161cm **The Village-Chaukidari Act,1870 was instituted to provide for the Appointment, Dismissal and Maintenance of village-Chaukidars.(watchmen/police), the salaries of which were paid by the taxation of assigned Chaukidari lands
A Pair of 19th Century Bronze 10 Bore Small Signal Cannons, each with 21cm ringed barrel with swollen muzzle, later part blocked with lead, baluster cascabel and cylindrical trunnion, mounted on a mahogany carriage with mahogany wheels, 29cm overall af **Purported to have been fired at the Duke of Connaught's weddingBoth have been partially deactivated by lead filler. One carriage has the back section and two wheels detached. The other carriage is missing its back section. Good patina and quality
A Collection of Twenty Eight Cap Badges, in brass, bimetal, white metal, bronze and economy bakelite, including two 'Kadima' Judean Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, Notts & Derby, East Surrey, Denbighshire Hussars, Reconnaissance Corps, Montgomeryshire Yeomanry etc, all loosely mounted on a card display
A First World War Pair and Bronze Memorial Plaque, comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal, to 787925 PTE.T.J.R.COLLIER.C.M.G.BDE., framed and glazed, together with a Canadian Memorial Cross and a quantity of related ephemera including portrait photographs, letters of condolence, memorial cards, birth certificate, items of correspondence, Canadian Expeditionary Force Death Certificate, Overseas Military Forces of Canada official grave photographs, etc; also a copy of the Times newspaper, December 16th. 1861
An Imperial German Bronze Ship Builder's Plaque, of rectangular form, cast NO. 570 BREMER VULCAN Schiffbau & Maschinenfabrik Vegesack 1913, 24.5cm by 32cm; six Imperial German Small Silk Flags, with blued steel pins, in a glazed display; a Brass Allied Friends Embossed Dish, on an oak display board; a Goebbels Invitation Card, with facsimile signature, framed; HMS Iron Duke - a small casket made of teak from the ship; a US Remington 1918 Bayonet, with leather scabbard (6)
A Fine Scratchbuilt 1:8 scale model of a Horse Drawn Brush Wagon, constructed in wood and metal to an excellent standard with a huge assortment of brushes and other household ware, presented in a wood/glass display case, a Bronze Medal Winner at the 2002 Annual Model Engineering Exhibition, featured in a 2002 Model Engineer, E
Chinese bronze bell cast with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl supported by a silver inlaid padouk and wood stand carved with two immortals H: 48 cm W: 33 cm bell weighs 1475g CONDITION REPORT: There is a double crack to the back of the base, the bell has some age but is possibly later than the stand.
Frederick E. McWilliam HRUA RA (1909-1992)16th June Bloomsday (Banner series)Bronze, 23cm high x 22cm wide x 12cm diameter (9 x 8¾ x 4¾'')Signed with initials and numbered 1/5Exhibited: 'F.E. McWilliam Retrospective' travelling exhibition, Arts Council of Ireland, The Ulster Museum, April/May 1981, Douglas Hyde Gallery, May/June 1981, Crawford Gallery, Cork, July/August 1981, Cat. No. 123. Literature: 'The Sculpture of F.E. McWilliam' by Denise Ferran and Valerie Holmes, 2012, Cat. No. 432 illustrated P162.After working on his ''Women of Belfast'' series between 1972 - 74, McWilliam turned his attention from the victims of the troubles in Northern Ireland to the survivors. A prologue to the new series ''Banners'' was a piece called ''Survivor'' which he completed early in 1975. He then started ''Banners'' - women as survivors and campaigners for peace: ''United as mothers across the religious and political divide we marched through towns, held rallies, galvanised speakers''. This series shows again that Mc William had not lost his Ulster roots and was concerned about what was happening there. He continued with this ''Banner'' series until the end of 1976 completing 30 different pieces in the series some of which contained non- Ulster references like this one with its Joycean reference or ''Buy more art'' and other witty titles. We thank Dr Denise Ferran whose various writing on F.E. Mc William formed the basis of this catalogue entry.
William John Leech RHA ROI (1881 - 1968)London Bridge and Soutwark CathedralOil on canvas, 44 x 36cm (17¼ x 14¼)SignedExhibited: 'William J. Leech Exhibition’ The Dawson Gallery, March 1947; 'William John Leech: An Irish Painter Abroad', National Gallery of Ireland, October-December 1996, Catalogue No.100.Born in Dublin, William John Leech studied at the Metropolitan School of Art and later at the RHA School under Walter Osborne and at the Academie Julian in Paris. From 1903 until 1917 Leech lived mainly in Concarneau in Brittany, but visited Dublin regularly and continued to exhibit annually at the RHA, who elected him a full member in 1910. His reputation was gaining similar status in Paris, where he won a bronze medal at the 1914 Salon. In 1918 Leech served for a time in France, but this experience of World War I left him suffering from depression. He continued painting however, and exhibited throughout the 1920s and 1930s at the RHA, RA and New English Club in London, and represented Ireland at a number of significant international locations including Venice in 1926 and Brussels in 1930. From 1944 on Leech was represented by the Dawson Gallery in Dublin, where solo shows were held in 1945. A major retrospective of his work was held at the National Gallery of Ireland in 1997 and toured to the Ulster Museum and the Musee des Beaux Arts, Quimper, accompanied by an extensive catalogue by Denise Ferran.Although he received a huge amount of recognition for his art throughout his life, Leech struggled financially, often making his own frames to save money. His paintings can be found in major Irish collections such as the National Gallery of Ireland, The Hugh Lane, The Office of Public Works, Ulster Museum and Crawford GalleryIn her 1997 catalogue Denise Ferran wrote of this piece that it was one of a series of works painted by Leech in oils and watercolour of the Thames around the Billingsgate area painted from 1939 onwards. She notes of this work “the curve of the dock forms a lead-in to the expanse of cold water beyond which small wooden boats are moored at the harbour. The piers wooden uprights offset the dominant horizontal of the bridge beyond. The swell of the icy water is captured in strong brushstrokes in tones of blue. These works are evocative of Monet’s views of Westminster, seen in muted tones and captured in atmospheric light”.Our thanks to Dr Denise Ferran whose scholarly writing on William J. Leech formed the basis of this catalogue entry.
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