New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860 to 1861 (Asst.-Surgn. R. C. P. Lawrenson, H.M.S. Niger) officially impressed naming, ‘Egan’ engraved below bust, lacking suspension bar and fitted with swivel ring suspension, polished, good fine £300-400 66 medals were awarded to H.M.S. Niger (13 to R.N. officers, 37 to R.N. ratings, and 16 to R.M. N.C.Os. and men) of which 33 are known including 2 to R.N. officers with reverses dated 1860, 4 to R.N. ratings with reverses undated, and the rest with reverses dated 1860-1861. Richard Lawrenson was appointed Assistant Surgeon at Plymouth Hospital in January 1857 and then was transferred to Niger in March 1857 until September 1861, returning to Plymouth Hospital in October 1861 for two years, followed by further Home Service until being posted to Royal Alfred from January 1867until May 1869, during which period he was appointed Surgeon on 27 December 1867. He was at sea again on Barracouta from May 1869 to April 1870, then Pembroke for leave followed by service in Britannia, Royal Adelaide, and Impregnable (the latter as Staff Surgeon, 2nd Class) in Home Service until October 1873 when he was transferred to Victor Emannuel from November 1873 to June 1874. He then served at Portsmouth Dockyard from August 1874 to November 1877 and then Audacious from February to December 1878, during which period he was promoted to Fleet Surgeon on 18th July 1878, followed by service on Duke of Wellington from January 1879 to August 1881. He was then transferred to Hercules in September 1881 for two years, being posted to Malta Dockyard in September 1883 where he died on 2 November 1883. ADM 101/44 refers to Staff Surgeon R.C.P. Lawrenson as aboard the Victor Emmanuel from November 1873 to June 1874 on the Gold Coast fitting the ship as a military hospital.
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Four: Able Seaman T. A. Evans, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve 1914-15 Star (233763 A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (233763 A.B., R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., Admiral’s bust (233763 (Ch. B. 11164) A.B., R.F.R.), lacquered, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (4) £40-60.
A fine Second World War Dunkirk operations D.S.M. group of nine awarded to Chief Petty Officer A. H. H. Gutsell, Royal Navy, for services in the yacht Thele Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (J. 28475 A. H. H. Gutsell, C.P.O., H.M.Y. Thele); 1914-15 Star (J. 28475 Boy 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J. 28475 L.S., R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage bust (J. 28475 P.O., H.M.S. Victory), the Great War period awards with contact marks and polished, thus fine or better, the remainder generally good very fine (9) £1800-2200 D.S.M. London Gazette 16 August 1940: ‘For good services in the withdrawal of the Allied Armies from the beaches at Dunkirk.’ The original recommendation states: ‘For conspicuous boat work and in effecting contact with G.H.Q. He worked the dinghy under heavy fire.’ Arthur Henry Herbert Gutsell was born in Hastings, Sussex in June 1898 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in 1913. Appointed to the cruiser H.M.S. Achilles in October 1914, he remained similarly employed until August 1918, in which period she formed part of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron in the Grand Fleet and sank the German raider Leopard north of the Shetlands in March 1917. Remaining a regular between the Wars, Gutsell was appointed to the motor yacht Thele, recently requisitioned by the Admiralty for services as an Auxiliary Patrol vessel, soon after the outbreak of hostilities, and it was in this capacity that he won his D.S.M. off Dunkirk. Thele’s C.O., Lieutenant H. M. Glassborow, R.N.V.R., submitted the following report in respect of her movements on 31 May 1940: ‘0600 - arrived off Bray. Proceeded to La Panne under orders from Ankh to take soldiers off beach. 0630 - arrived off La Panne, took soldiers from surf boats and transferred them to destroyers. Later ordered by captain of a destroyer to place ourselves at the disposal of a paddle steamer anchored off the beach. Did this, collected her boats, took them in to the beach and brought soldiers to her. The Commodore in Bounty suggested we used our launch and with assistance of soldiers on board, we tried to get the launch in the water but smashed it in the process. Later called up by the destroyer Keith and ordered to anchor astern of her. After about half an hour there was an air raid and Keith weighed and left ordering me to remain where I was as despatch boat. As bombs were falling all around, weighed anchor but remained in position. The Commodore arrived in a small boat, transferred to us and took over the ship. Sailed round La Panne and Bray, boarding ships and transmitting Commodore’s orders. 1300 - went alongside the sloop Hebe and took her captain on board. Put Commodore on board paddle steamer. While we were alongside her, she was attacked by aircraft and she weighed and left with the Commodore aboard. Heavy air attack at La Panne; captain of the Hebe ordered me to signal all ships to move half a mile westward. Followed Hebe to try and put her captain aboard. Arrived alongside her off Bray, just as she was attacked by bombers, so was ordered by her captain to lie off her while she was in action, but close enough for him to pass orders to her if necessary. Later, put him on La Panne and took off G.H.Q. personnel. Was given night operation orders to hand to Lord Gort. Proceeded to La Panne escorted by Hebe and lay off pier. 1630 - sent dinghy with A. H. H. Gutsell, C.P.O. and G. Duncan, A.B., with orders to contact G.H.Q. and hand over night operation orders. While waiting took on soldiers. Dinghy returned with Lieutenant Crosswell, R.N., N.L.O. to Lord Gort. Lord Gort was taken off by a destroyer’s launch. Went to Bray to try and contact Hebe, but on the way was ordered by the Admiral to go in to the beach with whaler and take off a General. At beach, Ahola arrived and transferred to me Lord Gort’s baggage, valet and driver. Requested Ahola to attend to the General and off again to find the Hebe. Ordered by the Admiral to proceed to sea to collect boats drifting about. Went about two miles out and collected three boats and brought these back to Bray. Closed Hebe and put Lord Gort’s gear and servants aboard. Lieutenant Crosswell remained with me. Lay off La Panne ferrying soldiers to destroyers until 0200, when no more troops could be found. Proceeded in direction of Bray and was ordered by M.T.B. 102 to lay off H.M.S. Keith as we might be wanted. Did this until 0300 when shelling of water started. Keith weighed and went off without giving me orders. Informed by Lieutenant Crosswell that everything had to be gone by 0400 and, as no ships could be seen at 0325, left beaches and proceeded to Dover and arrived 1100. It is estimated that about 250 soldiers were taken off in the course of the day. Chief Petty Officer A. H. H. Gutsell remained by the dinghy in spite of heavy shelling of the pier, until G.H.Q. staff arrived.’.
Family group: The rare and important Second World War St. Nazaire raid D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer Harry Howard, Royal Navy, who was responsible for scuttling H.M.S. Campbeltown after she had rammed the dock gate - and fortunate indeed to make his escape in M.G.B. 314 - a story related by him under the title ‘Stand by to Ram ‘in Carl Olsson’s wartime publication From Hell to Breakfast Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (M. 31976 H. Howard, C.E.R.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (M. 31976 Act. E.R.A. 4, R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage bust (M. 31976 E.R.A. 1, H.M.S. Cairo), together with Boston War Heroes Day Presentation Gold Medal (Mayor Maurice J. Tobin), 10-carat, dated 10 July 1942, the reverse engraved, ‘Harry Howard’, and Mayor of Salt Lake City Presentation Key, dated 23 June 1942, this engraved ‘Chief Artificer Harry Howard’, minor official correction to number on the second, the earlier awards a little polished, but otherwise very fine and better The Second World War campaign group of three awarded to his brother Sergeant J. A. Howard, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, who was taken P.O.W. at Dunkirk 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., Territorial (7599542 Sjt., R.A.O.C.), these extremely fine (12) £20,000-25,000() Only 24 Distinguished Service Medals were awarded for the St. Nazaire raid, the vast majority to men of Coastal Forces, Howard’s award being one of three to the Campbeltown. D.S.M. London Gazette 21 May 1942: ‘For great gallantry, daring and skill in the attack on the German naval base at St. Nazaire.’ The overall movements and events aboard H.M.S. Campbeltown have largely been related in the footnote to the D.S.C. awarded to Warrant Engineer W. H. Locke (see Lot 1197), but luckily for posterity’s sake Harry Howard, a native of Sheffield, later published his own account of the raid in Carl Ollson’s wartime anthology From Hell to Breakfast, from which the following extracts have been taken: ‘At about 1.20 the Engineer Officer, who had been popping up and down from the deck, came to see me in the engine-room and said, ‘Only about ten minutes more. ‘I went into the stokehold for a last look round where men were watching the clock and handling the fuel controls. It was silent here except for the droning of the feed pumps and the roar of the oil burners. I made sure every man knew the handhold he was to cling to when the ‘Stand by to Ram ‘order came through .. By now the ship was shaking, and above the whine of the engines I could hear the sound of gun-fire. In the same instant the telegraph rang full steam ahead, and we pushed in every ounce of steam pressure we had. The old Campbeltown began to tremble till all the footplates were quivering and rattling. ‘Now for it, ‘I thought. My mouth felt a bit dry. Another minute or so, and then the loud speaker blared from the bridge - ‘Stand by to Ram! ‘Each man threw himself at his selected handhold, some at steel ladder rungs, others clasping stanchions. In a flickering glimpse I saw the Engineer Officer wedging his body against one of the side ribs in the engine-room, and then I sprang at the big wheel I had picked. But she struck even as I was leaping, and I was flung a full six yards down the engine-room, hitting a Chief Engineer full in the stomach and nearly knocking him out. All the lights went out, leaving only the blue glimmer of emergency lamps. There was an instant stillness, except for the hell that was now breaking loose on deck. The loud speaker called again: ‘Abandon ship! ‘That was not the order we expected. We had been told that if we jammed the gate properly, the order would be: ‘Finished with main engines. ‘With a sick feeling of disappointment I thought at first we had bounced off the gates (Nobody could know, when we planned this party, whether in fact that might not happen. The specially strengthened bows of the Campbeltown might have given way under the impact). So stopping some of the men who were leaving the stokehold, in case there might have been a slip-up in the order and we might after all still want steam, I rushed up on deck to the bridge to find the Captain. He told me: ‘Get your men up and away to hell out of it. ‘And as I looked forward I saw that I needn’t have asked about that order. The Campbeltown was jammed slap into the lock-gate, nearly at the point where it joined the dock wall. Her bows were buried inside the gate, and she was right on the place aimed for on the sketch plan at the conference two days before. As a piece of masterly navigation on the part of the Captain that was the most wonderful thing I have ever seen in all my years at sea. I had no time to look at more or notice what else was going on around me. And there was plenty. The night had gone crazy with flashes and bangs and whistles from flying metal. I just legged it back to the engine-room and said, ‘It’s all right to come up, and you can get ashore all right from the fo’c’sle head. Beat it, everybody. ‘Then I went to do the final job to which I had been assigned. That was to unbolt the condenser inlet covers and to open the inlets, so that even if the explosive charges failed to go off, the Campbeltown would scuttle and block the channel into the dock and perhaps tear away part of the lock gate as well, as she sank. I had picked a young E.R.A. to do this job with me, and we worked by torchlight in the empty engine-room, because all the lights had now gone out. We worked quickly, but the job did not in fact take long, because I had previously loosened and removed many of the bolts. As I passed through the engine-room to go on deck for the last time I saw a young electrician busy with screwdriver and torch making some adjustments to the switchboard controlling the explosive fuses. He was whistling softly as though he was merely intent on a pleasantly interesting job. I never saw him again .. ‘Back on Campbeltown’s deck, Howard was compelled to get down and crawl amidst bullets and splinters which were rattling against the armour-plate along the rails: ‘It was bright moonlight and there was a vast pandemonium going on. Mixed with the din of their gun-fire I could hear the Campbeltown’s steam escape blowing off .. There were some wounded men being carried along towards the escape ladders and some dead .. Machine-guns were firing tracers towards us from the top of the lock pumping-house. Suddenly the firing stopped as the Commandos got there and wiped out the German crews with grenades .. The fo’c’sle was on fire, but we managed to get ashore by means of one of the bamboo scaling ladders used by the Commandos. I landed on the plank-covered top of the long deep channel slit into the dock wall which was designed to receive the lock gate. I slipped just as I was stepping off on to the level ground, and some ratings caught me. I could see the glare of the searchlights and gun-flashes that they were holding up a badly wounded Commando officer in kilts, and were getting him to rescue boats .. It is a sight I shall always remember; to see the dark forms of the dead and wounded men being carried aloft on the shoulders of their comrades, silhouetted against the glare of burning buildings and explosions, towards the rescue boats .. I had covered about 200 yards when we were challenged near the corner of some buildings. I flicked the answering colour on my signal torch and gave the password. They were two Commandos, placed there as guides to the boat. They had white armbands on, and stood there as calmly as though they were road cops seeing children safely over a school crossing. They waved us on in the right direction. At the boat a young Lieutenant on the bridge was calling out, ‘Come along, come along! ‘and then, ‘Any more for the Skylark? Any more for the Skylark? ‘I checked all my men on boar
A good Second World War D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Petty Officer Telegraphist J. Lilly, Royal Navy, who served on the Staff of Admiral Sir Charles Ramsey, K.C.B., Commodore of Convoys Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P.O. Tel. J. Lilly, P./J. 84401); British War and Victory Medals (J. 84401 B. Tel., R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage bust (J. 84401 L. Tel., H.M.S. Douglas), the second with re-riveted but slack and slightly bent suspension bar, the three earlier awards with contact marks, edge bruising and polished, thus fine, the remainder good very fine (7) £800-1000 D.S.M. London Gazette 8 June 1944. Jesse Lilly, who was born in Southsea, Hampshire in August 1902 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in January 1918, was appointed a Boy Telegraphist in the battleship H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth a few days before the end of hostilities. Gaining steady advancement between the Wars, he was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in October 1935 and was serving as an Acting Petty Officer Telegraphist in Portsmouth on the outbreak of war in September 1939. Shortly thereafter, he was ordered to the Liverpool establishment Eaglet, and it was in this capacity that he served in numerous convoys and was awarded his D.S.M., not least for his work on the staff of Admiral Sir Charles Ramsey, K.C.B., a Jutland veteran who had volunteered to serve as a Commodore of Convoys on his retirement in 1942 - thus North Atlantic convoy HX231 in April 1943, when Ramsay and his staff sailed aboard the Tyndareus - of 61 ships, 22 of them tankers, six were sunk by U-Boats. Lilly was released from the Service in November 1945. Sold with the recipient’s original Certificate of Service and Wireless History Sheet, together with Buckingham Palace D.S.M. forwarding letter and a portrait photograph.
A rare Victoria Royal Marine M.S.M. dated ‘1848’ on obverse awarded to Serjeant J. Ford, R.M. Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medal, V.R., dated ‘1848’ below bust (J. Ford, Serjt., R.M. Plymouth Divn. 32 Years) officially engraved naming, contact marks and some edge bruising, nearly very fine £1400-1600 One of probably only 39 Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medals issued with the ‘1848’ dated obverse. Joseph Ford was born in the Parish of Wimborne (?) near the town of Bridgewater in Somerset in about 1804. He was 20 years of age and a Labourer by occupation when he attested for the 23rd Company, Plymouth Division, of the Royal Marines at Batcombe near Shepton Mallet, Somerset on 11 March 1824. He served as a Private until 6 December 1835 (11 years 271 days), Corporal to 29 January 1841 (5 years 54 days), and Sergeant to 13 January 1858 (16 years 349 days) for total service of 33 years 309 days. During this period he served aboard Harlequin, November 1824-January 1829; Druid, January-October 1829; Champion; St. Vincent; Alfred and Britannia, September 1832-February 1835; Comet for Spain, December 1837-August 1840 (Carlist War), and Cornwallis, April 1841-August 1843, for total service of 12 years 142 days Afloat and 21 years 167 days On Shore. He was awarded the Long Service Medal (wide suspension) with a gratuity of £15 in January 1852. It is uncertain if Ford received this medal but had to return it when he was awarded the Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medal and an Annuity of £10 from 13 January 1857. He was discharged on 13 January 1858 due to length of service. Joseph Ford would have participated in the Carlist War (British Involvement, 1835-1839) aboard the Comet but he is not included among the Roll of 123 Royal Marine N.C.Os and Men who received the Silver Cross of the Order of Maria Isabella Louisa, mainly for the prelude to the assault on Irun in 1837. He was also awarded the First China War Medal 1841-42 for his service aboard Cornwallis and there is a China medal named to Sergeant J. Ford, Royal Marines, in the R.M. Museum collection at Eastney. Sold with copied service papers and other research.
Pair: Quartermaster Sergeant W. V. Quarterman, Royal Marines Light Infantry Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (W. V. Quarterman, Sergt. No.1681 Po. R.M.L.I.) officially impressed naming; Royal Marine Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., Admiral’s bust (Depot 60 Q.M.S. W. V. Quarterman, 3.5.29) officially impressed naming, first pitted, good fine; second nearly extremely fine (2) £380-420.
Three: Warrant Officer 1st Class Henry Fretwell, New Zealand Permanent Staff New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal (S.S.M. W.O.1), N.Z.P.S.); Permanent Forces of the Empire L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (S.S.M. (W.O.1), N.Z.P.S.); New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., Field Marshal’s bust (W.O.1, N.Z.P.S.) first with edge bruise, very fine (3) £800-1000 Approximately 159 Permanent Forces of the Empire Long Service Medals were issued to New Zealand recipients during the reign of George V. Approximately 145 G.V.R. ‘Field Marshal’s bust’ M.S.M's. were issued with the ‘New Zealand’ reverse. Henry Fretwell was born on 29 April 1880 near the town of Mataura, south of Gore in Southland Province. He was educated at the Gore and Orepuki Public Schools. On leaving school he first worked for John Stocker, a blacksmith, and William Forbes, a gold miner, both at Orepuki. He then joined the New Zealand Railways before taking up gold mining with a partner, selling his share and joining the Canadian Flat Gold Mining Company from October 1900 to mid-1901. He applied to the No. 2 Service Company, Permanent Militia on 16 May 1901 and when this was turned down he joined the Orepuki Rifle Volunteers and continued gold prospecting. He enlisted as a probationer in the Royal New Zealand Engineers during February 1905 and was attested at the Permanent Force Depot, Buckle Street, Wellington on 11 February 1905. He was transferred to the Shelley Bay Section of the R.N.Z.E. and was promoted to 2nd Class Sapper on 11 August 1906. On 15 October 1907, on the reorganisation of the Permanent Force, he was transferred to the Electric Light Section of the Royal New Zealand Artillery and became a Gunner. He was next posted to the Electric Light Section, R.N.Z.A. at Dunedin on 21 July 1909, and was transferred there to the Artillery Section on 1 August 1911. On 1 May 1912 he was appointed to the New Zealand Permanent Staff and posted to the Otago Military District as Sergeant Instructor, the appointment being confirmed on 2 December 1912, and remained there until 18 May 1916, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant, before being posted to Trentham Camp as Musketry Instructor to recruits being trained for overseas service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. He applied for overseas service but was refused as his skills were required for training in New Zealand. In January 1918 he was transferred to the NZEF and attached to 'A' Company of the 47th Reinforcements. He was promoted to Warrant Officer 2nd Class on 1 May 1918 and discharged from the N.Z.E.F. on 5 December 1918 without overseas service. He was next posted to Christchurch as an Instructor, later becoming the Sub-Area Sergeant Major and then, on 1 June 1920, he was promoted to Warrant Officer Class 1. In 1924 his instructional duties took him to Burnham Camp where he was involved with training senior cadets. He next passed a Vickers Machine Gun course at Trentham Camp. Henry Fretwell was appointed Regimental Sergeant Major, 1st Battalion, the Canterbury Regiment on 28 April 1928 until being discharged at the height of the Depression in March 1931, managing to find employment as Club Manager of the Canterbury Branch of the Automobile Association. He was recalled for service on 26 September 1939, attested at Burnham Camp for services in the New Zealand Temporary Staff and later the Permanent Staff (Temporary). Later he was appointed a Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, the Canterbury Regiment in February 1941. He retired at his own request on 24 June 1943, suffering from chronic lymphatic leukaemia, and died in Christchurch on 7 February 1948 at the age of 67 years. Fretwell’s New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal was approved on 15 September 1922 and presented to him at Christchurch on 11 October 1922. His Permanent Forces of the Empire Beyond the Seas Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was approved on 28 March 1923, which he also received while at Christchurch on 5 April 1923. His New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal was approved on 5 March 1926 which he received, again, at Christchurch on 15 March 1926. In addition to the these three he was also entitled to the War and New Zealand War Service Medals 1939-45.
A scarce ‘wide suspension’ L.S. & G.C. medal dated ‘1848’ below the bust awarded to Quarter Master William Groves for 21 years service Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension, dated ‘1848’ below bust (Willi[am] Groves, Qr. Masr. H.M.S. Howe. 21 Yrs.) heavy edge bruising, contact marks, good fine £800-1000 Approximately 100 dated ‘1848’ long service medals were awarded. The medal to Groves was approved on 5 July 1850. William Groves joined as a Boy on Ringdove on 25 June 1826 and served in H.M. Ships Hyperion, Britannia, Melville, Rodney, Vanguard, Star, and Howe until 5 July 1850. He re-engaged at Sheerness Yard as Seaman Rigger on 6 September 1850, then as an Able Seaman and Seaman Rigger, and Captain After Guard on Euryalus until 30 April 1856. He was then engaged again from 21 May 1859 as an Able Seaman with three Good Conduct Badges on board the Minotaur, being promoted to Boatswain's Mate from 1 June 1859. He then transferred to the Cumberland on 1 October 1859 from whence he was sent to Shore for the last time on 30 November 1861. His service aboard H.M.S. Vanguard was from 22 May 1840 to 16 August 1843 as Captain Fore Top. During this period the Vanguard took part in the combined operations against Syria. In the published roll, a ‘W. J. Groves’, Captain Fore Top on the Vanguard is listed as being entitled to the Naval General Service Medal with clasp for Syria. The roll shows two other recipients of the medal named ‘William Groves’ - both entitled to the clasp ‘Syria’. Sold with copied service papers.
A 22ct gold medallion to commemorate the last days of steam 1966, the obverse depicting 'Locomotion No.1 of 1825, which opened the Stockton and Darlington Railway and 'Evening Star' the last steam locomotive to be built in tis country by British Railways' the reverse depicts a bust of George Stephenson 'Father of Railways', 52mm diameter, 105gms, with accompanying certificate, numbered 158, in fitted case by Connoisseur Coins Ltd
A late 18th/early 19th Century French straw work casket, the domed lid worked with an oval landscape panel within flowering vine and geometric borders, the front with an oval bust portrait of a gentleman above the inscription 'Don de la Mitie', the back with similar portrait, flanked by flower sprays, the interior fitted with a central circular box and cover and four smaller oval boxes and covers, seated within a removable tray above a further tray, on brass disc feet, bearing 'B. Durand ˆ Villefranche d'Aveiron' applied paper label to base, width approx 20cm.
George Landseer c.1834-1876- Portrait of a young woman, bust length in profile, reading a book; and a portrait of a woman, bust length, dressed in black; pastel, signed and dated 1833 and 1850/6 respectively, ovals, mounted in matching oval gilt composition frames, 60x50cm., ea. Note: Both portraits are possibly of the same sitter one executed in 1833 and then again in 1850/6
After Canova, a bronzed terracotta model of a seated putto, 20th century, inscribed to reverse 'apres Canova', impressed cipher mark, 32 cm high, a late 19th century Robinson & Leadbetter parian ware bust of E.V Neale on a circular socle base, 23 cm high, and a 20th century bronzed terracotta bust of 'Diana' on a circular socle base, 42 cm high, (a/f), (3).
A bronze and gilded bust of a classical Greek figure, early 20th century, on a gilded circular socle base, 24 cm high, another bronze bust of an adolescent male, 20th century, on circular socle base, 22 cm high, another 20th century bronze bust, younger version of adolescent boy, on circular socle base, 19 cm high, a cast bronze bust of Zeus, late 19th century, on circular socle base, 13 cm high, and a 20th century spelter bust of a classical Greek figure on a square stepped base, 16.5 cm high, (5).
A GOLD SPOON with a fluted oval bowl, the centre with a profile portrait bust, probably representing a Roman Emperor, within a beaded border, the flattened stem decorated with lions pursuing and bringing down an antelope, 208mm long. See illustration This enigmatic spoon appears to the without parallel. It has been suggested that the design and iconography are redolent of Roman imperial metalwork emanating from the Eastern Mediterranean, or North Africa.
A large stoneware dated hunting mug, Vauxhall, sprigged with a bust of Queen Anne, flanked by two beefeaters and Boscobel oak trees above running hounds, the rim inscribed with 'Thomas Sprito Mrs Jane Sprito 1730', the handle riveted, nibbles to the rim, 21.5cm. Cf. Oswald, Hildyard & Hughes, English Brown Stoneware, colour plate C.
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