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Lot 75
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, signed autograph display UACC dealer 10 x 8 inches photo double 3D mounted in acid free mountboard with an authentic autograph. Overall size 40 x 33 cm 16 x 13 inches, ready for framing. Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC, PC (Can), JP, FRS (3 August 1867 - 14 December 1947) was a British statesman and Conservative Party politician who dominated the government of the United Kingdom between the world wars, being Prime Minister on three occasions. Baldwin first entered the House of Commons in 1908 as the Member of Parliament for Bewdley, succeeding his father Alfred Baldwin. He held government office in the coalition ministry of David Lloyd George. In 1922, Baldwin was one of the prime movers in the withdrawal of Conservative support from Lloyd George; he subsequently became Chancellor of the Exchequer in Bonar Law's Conservative ministry. Upon Bonar Law's resignation due to health reasons in May 1923, Baldwin became Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party. He called an election on the issue of tariffs and lost the Conservatives' parliamentary majority, after which Ramsay MacDonald formed a minority Labour government. After winning the 1924 general election Baldwin formed his second government, which saw important tenures of office by Sir Austen Chamberlain (Foreign Secretary), Winston Churchill (at the Exchequer) and Neville Chamberlain (Health). The latter two ministers strengthened Conservative appeal by reforms in areas formerly associated with the Liberal Party. They included industrial conciliation, unemployment insurance, a more extensive old-age pension system, slum clearance, more private housing, and expansion of maternal and childcare. However, continuing sluggish economic growth and declines in mining and heavy industry weakened his base of support and, although Baldwin was supportive of Labour politicians forming minority governments at Westminster, his government also saw the General Strike in 1926 and the Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 to curb the powers of trade unions. Baldwin narrowly lost the 1929 general election and his continued leadership of the party was subject to extensive criticism by the press barons Lord Rothermere and Lord Beaverbrook. In 1931, Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald formed a National Government, most of whose ministers were Conservatives, and which won an enormous majority at the 1931 general election. As Lord President of the Council, and one of four Conservatives among the small ten-member Cabinet, Baldwin took over many of the Prime Minister's duties due to MacDonald's failing health. This government saw an Act delivering increased self-government for India, a measure opposed by Churchill and by many rank-and-file Conservatives. The Statute of Westminster 1931 gave Dominion status to Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, while establishing the first step towards the Commonwealth of Nations. As party leader, Baldwin made many striking innovations, such as clever use of radio and film, that made him highly visible to the public and strengthened Conservative appeal. In 1935, Baldwin replaced MacDonald as Prime Minister of the National Government, and won the 1935 general election with another large majority. During this time, he oversaw the beginning of the rearmament process of the British military, as well as the very difficult abdication of King Edward VIII. Baldwin's third government saw a number of crises in foreign affairs, including the public uproar over the Hoare-Laval Pact, Remilitarization of the Rhineland and the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Baldwin retired in 1937 and was succeeded by Neville Chamberlain. At that time, Baldwin was regarded as a popular and successful Prime Minister, but for the final decade of his life, and for many years afterwards, he was vilified for having presided over high unemployment in the 1930s and as one of the Guilty Men who had tried to appease Adolf Hitler and who had - supposedly - not rearmed sufficiently to prepare for the Second World War. Today, modern scholars generally rank him in the upper half of British prime ministers. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Lot 84
Henry John Temple Prime Minister signed autograph display UACC dealer 10 x 8 inches photo double 3D mounted in acid free mountboard with an authentic autograph. Overall size 40 x 33 cm 16 x 13 inches, ready for framing. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, PC, FRS (20 October 1784-18 October 1865) was a British statesman who served twice as Prime Minister in the mid-19th century. Palmerston dominated British foreign policy during the period 1830 to 1865, when Britain was at the height of her imperial power. He held office almost continuously from 1807 until his death in 1865. He began his parliamentary career as a Tory, defected to the Whigs in 1830, and became the first Prime Minister of the newly formed Liberal Party in 1859. Palmerston succeeded to his father's Irish peerage in 1802. He became a Tory MP in 1807 (his Irish peerage did not bar him from a seat in the House of Commons, because it did not entitle him to a seat in the House of Lords). From 1809 to 1828 he served as Secretary at War, in which post he was responsible for the organisation of the finances of the army. He first attained Cabinet rank in 1827, when George Canning became Prime Minister, but, like other Canningites, he resigned from office one year subsequently. He served as Foreign Secretary from 1830-34, from 1835-41, and from 1846-51. In this office, Palmerston responded efficaciously to a series of conflicts in Europe. His belligerent actions as Foreign Secretary, some of which were highly controversial, have been considered to be prototypes of the practice of liberal interventionism. Palmerston became Home Secretary in Aberdeen's coalition government, in 1852, subsequent to the Peelite advocacy of the appointment of Lord John Russell to the office of Foreign Secretary. As Home Secretary, Palmerston enacted various social reforms, although he opposed electoral reform. When public antipathy over the Government's policy in the Crimean War lost the Government popular favour, in 1855, Palmerston was the only Prime Minister who was able to sustain a majority in Parliament. He had two periods in office, 1855-1858 and 1859-1865, before his death at the age of 80 years, a few months subsequent to victory in a general election in which he had achieved an increased majority. He remains, to date, the last Prime Minister to die in office. Palmerston masterfully controlled public opinion by stimulating British nationalism, and, despite the fact that Queen Victoria and most of the political leadership distrusted him, he received and sustained the favour of the press and the populace, from whom he received the affectionate sobriquet 'Pam'. Palmerston's alleged weaknesses included mishandling of personal relations, and continual disagreements with the Queen over the royal role in determining foreign policy. Historians consider Palmerston to be one of the greatest foreign secretaries, as a consequence of his handling of great crises, his commitment to the balance of power, which provided Britain with decisive agency in many conflicts, his analytic skills, and his commitment to British interests. His policies in relation to India, Italy, Belgium and Spain had extensive long-lasting beneficial consequences for Britain: although the consequences of his policies toward France, the Ottoman Empire, and the United States were more ephemeral. Good Condition. All signed pieces come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.99, EU from £5.99, Rest of World from £7.99.
Lot 312
*Railways. A large collection of approximately 3,500 postcard-size photographs of mostly British railway interest, all modern gelatin silver prints, many from older negatives, some with annotations, stickers and stamps to versos, unsorted and contained in a two drawer metal cabinet (approx. 3500)
Lot 313
*Railways. A large collection of approximately 3,500 postcard-size photographs of mostly British railway interest, all modern gelatin silver prints, many from older negatives, some with annotations, stickers and stamps to versos, unsorted and contained in a two drawer metal cabinet (approx. 3500)
Lot 48
A Bloor Derby cabinet plate, having painted decoration of foliate sprays on a rich blue ground heightened in gilt; a Chelsea type octagonal serving dish with foliate spray decoration; an Adderley & Co., floral decorated cabinet plate; a Chamberlain's Worcester type cabinet plate; an early 19th Century slops bowl and a modern mug, (6)
Lot 134
An Edward VII mahogany elevated display cabinet with marquetry dentil cornice surmounting a single astragal glazed door over frieze drawer, on square tapering legs united by a shaped shelf stretcher, stamped to the locks for Shapland and Petter of Barnstaple, height 73.5cm. CONDITION REPORT Figured mahogany veneer over a solid mahogany carcass.
Lot 315
A group of Aynsley printed and hand-painted ware to include hand-painted and gilded cups, saucers and plates, cabinet plates, various saucers, pin dishes, shell-shaped dishes and coasters, all painted with autumn and harvest fruits, signed D Jones. CONDITION REPORT Some rubbing and fine scratches to the gilt of two cups, fine marks commensurate with age, otherwise no obvious signs of damage or repair.
Lot 49
A 1930s mahogany display cabinet with beaded mouldings surrounding twin glazed doors enclosing wooden shelves supported on splayed legs, height 129.5cm and a modern mahogany jardinière stand with four barleytwist supports and cabriole legs to scroll feet united by a shelf stretcher, height 99.5cm (2)
Lot 53
Crystal Palace Automaton. A 19th century sand automaton of an acrobatic clown:, the polychrome lithograph articulated clown rotating around a central bar with monochrome printed backboard of the Crystal Palace Exhibition, within a glazed mahogany case 33cm x 27cm x 18cm.*Provenance- Purchased by visitors to the Great Exhibition in 1851 and then by family descent. The family placed the piece on loan with the City Museum of Sheffield but upon visiting the museum on one occasion were distraught to see a sign next to it stating 'Out of Order'. The museum had incorrectly displayed the wooden case in a high humidity cabinet and the back was split allowing the sand to spill out. The family demanded the immediate return and restoration of the automaton and it was then obtained by Mr Banham for the purpose of displaying to school children and art societies.
Lot 12
Panorama : 'Fore's Grand Coronation Procession' - linen backed hand coloured rolled panorama, end piece as per title and inscribed 'Published Aug 20th 1838 by Messrs Fores, at their Sporting & Fine Print Repository, 41 Piccadilly, Corner of Sackville St', 10cm by 16 metres approximately, believed to be complete, together in a later wooden case labelled 'Coronation Procession'*Note Abbey (Life), 539.* Notes- Other titles include 'Correct representation of the state procession on the occasion of the August ceremony of Her Majesty's Coronation, June 28th, 1838'. The panorama is 50 feet in length and contains a total of 364 horses and approximately 800 people are included in the procession. A similar panorama is displayed fully extended in the cabinet of the Royal jewels in the Tower of London.
Lot 32
'Panorama of the Coronation of George IV, 19th July 1821':, hand coloured aquatint panorama, approx. 25 feet long [shorter than the Abbey copy], in original circular pictorial boxwood drum, which seems to lack the base and lid, circa 1822.*Notes Abbey Life, 483.*Notes sold with all faults not subject to return*Notes- George IV was determined to have a Coronation that outshone Napoleon's Coronation of 1804. Parliament had voted for £100,000 to be given to the costs in 1820 and a further £138,238 was paid out from money received from France under the Treaty of 1815 making it the most expensive Coronation ever held in Britain (around £9.5 million in today's terms). The Coronation was hugely popular and the Grand Historical Peristrephic Panorama was a commercial success in several British cities. An example is on display around the cabinet of the crown jewels in the Tower of London.
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