Pair of Chinese bronze 'Crane and Turtle' candlesticks, 19th Century, each cast as a crane standing on the back of a mythical formed turtle with a lotus stem in its beak, circa 1820 H 27cms- Soame Jenyns Collection Condition Report & Further Details This lot comes from the collection of Soame Jenyns (1904- 1976) and is being sold by order of the executors of his younger son, the late John Jenyns. Soame Jenyns was Assistant Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at The British Museum from 1931-1967. He published several books including: "A Background to Chinese Painting" published 1935, "Chinese Archaic Jades in the British Museum" 1951, "Ming Pottery & Porcelain" 1953 etc.
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Interesting group of First and Second World War medals awarded to four brothers including Great War and Victory Medal awarded to W.H. J. Hood No. 9602 Herts.R., Harry Reginald Hood, George Hood and Stanley Hood including bronze death plaque for Harry Reginald Hood including related ephemera and with photographs of Winston Churchill, army and battle scenes etc
PIERCE, MICHAELTWO COMMEMORATIVE VOLUMES FOR THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - FINE BINDINGS ...so Few. A Folio. Dedicated to All Who Fought and Won the Battle of Britain, 10th July-31st October 1940. [London], 1990; [AND] So Many. A Folio Dedicated to All Who Served with RAF Bomber Command 1939-45. [lLondon], 1995. 2 volumes, folio, each no. 323 of 401 copies signed by the artist and creative team, each volume contains 25 silhouette portraits of Battle of Britain pilots and crewman, each signed by the subject, numerous illustrations and facsimile letters and documents throughout, original dark blue goatskin lettered in gilt by Hartnolls of Bodmin, ...So Few with RAF embroidered Wings inset to upper board, ...So Many with bronze relief by James Butler (RA) inset to upper board, each with original case (2)

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