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Shelley - Three 1930s Art Deco Eve shaped cake or bread and butter plates, patterns comprising one Gladiola 11960, one Phlox 2202 and one Cape Gooseberry 2226, all with green printed marks, length 25cm.

Apollo 14 Astronaut Edgar Mitchell Signed 1971 Antares Touchdown US Space FDC with Cape Canaveral CDS postmark 5/2/1971. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Irma Stern (South African, 1894-1966)'Arab with Dagger' signed and dated 'Irma Stern 1945' (upper right)oil on canvas71.5 x 71.5cm (28 1/8 x 28 1/8in).within original artist's Zanzibar frame.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe collection of Mr & Mrs Theodore Snitcher;A private European collection.ExhibitedJohannesburg, Bothner's Gallery, April 1946.Paris, Galerie de Beaux Art, 'Peintres d'Afrique', 1947, no.23.Pretoria, Christi's Gallery, 1948, no.11.Cape Town, South African National Gallery, 'Homage to Irma Stern', 1968, no.42.IllustratedStern, I, 'Zanzibar', pub. van Schaik 1948, illust pg. 71.Irma Stern painted 'Arab with Dagger' during her second visit to Zanzibar between 21st July and 30th October 1945. The painting was first exhibited at Bothner's Gallery, Johannesburg, in April/May 1946, when it was described by P. L. B. in a Rand Daily Mail review (26th April 1946) as:'Another fine study' For unknown reasons, it was not included in Stern's first two Zanzibar exhibitions, at the Gainsborough Galleries, Johannesburg, in December 1945, and the Argus Gallery, Cape Town, in March 1946. In 1947, 'Arabe au Poignard' was shown (no.23) in the prestigious Irma Stern, Peintures d'Afrique exhibition, at the Galerie des Beaux-Arts, Paris. And in June 1948, it was no.11 in Stern's exhibition at Christi's Gallery, Pretoria. Soon after this, although there is no record of the sale in her archive, the painting was acquired by Mr and Mrs Theodore Snitcher in Cape Town. Reflecting the growing popularity of her Zanzibar works, the price of 'Arab with Dagger' increased from 125 guineas in 1946 to 185 guineas in 1948. Also in 1948, Irma Stern included a reproduction of this work in Zanzibar, her account of her four months on the island. The book Zanzibar gives some idea what Irma Stern was looking for in her figure studies of people she encountered there. In her description of an Arab Men's dance, p.90, she wrote: 'The Arab is always armed. He is the most masculine man I have ever struck. His movements are rigid, his body hard and brown like wind-beaten trees. He is kind, with sudden passion and hatred rising violent and untamed – and so is his dance'. Earlier, p.55, she had written of older Arab men that:'their faces expressed depths of suffering, profound wisdom and full understanding of all the pleasures of life – faces alive with life's experiences'. 'Arab with Dagger' surely illustrates some of these features.With her titles, such as 'Arab Priest', 'Arab Praying', 'Arab Reading', etc., and in her commentaries, Irma Stern gave the impression that her Zanzibar paintings were portraits from life. But there is evidence that this was not always the case. An entry in her cashbook that is preserved in the National Library in Cape Town lists L500 for 'frames – paints – modells (sic)' during her stay in Zanzibar. This notice confirms what Morris J. Cohen was to soon publish, that her paintings were framed by an Arab carpenter from pieces cut up from Arab doors which, in their complete state, were prohibited for export. But it also determines that Irma Stern worked from hired models in Zanzibar. Another writer, Elizabeth Moore who, like Cohen, had obviously discussed her experience with the artist, described how Stern would engage sitters in the market place and, if she had difficulty in communicating with them while they sat for her, she would phone the telephone exchange operator who would then translate her requests for changes in pose, etc., to the sitter! These works, therefore, were never portraits in the conventional sense of being commissions by and for the sitter. The model was hired to realise the image that the artist had for him. 'And if', as Morris Cohen wrote, 'a man has a crooked nose ... That crookedness is all the better for a little accentuation. It often adds a subtle sense of eccentricity and caricature to an Irma Stern portrait'. In other words, the model provided the raw material from which the artist constructed her image. Moreover, the image that Stern had of Arab people in Zanzibar was well-established in South Africa. Thus Elizabeth Moore could write of works like 'Arab Priest' and, one could add, 'Arab with Dagger':'Her portrait studies are living breathing beings who stand out from their canvases with extraordinary reality and poignantly express the fatalism that is the very essence of the personality of the [Islamic] people'. Irma Stern wrote later that 'From this period in Zanzibar amongst the Arabs was born in me a desire to work amongst people who have a definite philosophy in life ... a truth handed down from age to age, a worship of spiritual forces'. In light of this, she was hardly concerned with ethnographic details. In Zanzibar, she had written of the 'rainbow-coloured turbans, wound artfully, each particular race having a different traditional way' but chose not to distinguish the Arab groupings that constituted the Zanzibari elite. The turban in 'Arab with Dagger' is unusually colourful in Stern's works from this period but she appears to attach only aesthetic significance to it. Similarly, Stern must have known that the weapon in the painting would have been called a 'khanjar' in Zanzibar and yet she insisted on calling it simply a dagger. Stern's interest in this painting, indeed in her entire time in Zanzibar, was not so much with physical details but rather in connecting with – and celebrating – what she understood to be an ancient culture of passion, wisdom and spirituality.We are grateful to Professor Michael Godby for the compilation of the above footnote.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Thomas Baines (1820-1875)The Eastern Cataracts of the Victoria Falls signed and dated 'T Baines Dec 1869' (lower left), inscribed verso 'The Eastern cataracts of the VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBESI RIVER from GARDEN ISLAND/ sketched in 1862/ painted 1869/ At MANGWE RIVER MATABELI LAND/ Sth AFRICA/ T.BAINES/ for E. Mohr Esq./ care of E. Oliver Esq'oil on canvas49.5 x 63.5cm (19 1/2 x 25in).Footnotes:ProvenanceThe collection of Eduard Mohr (1828-1876);The collection of Major Aubrey Hilton of Harare;Acquired by a private collector circa 1970;By descent.When introducing Baines's Northern Goldfields Diaries John Wallis comments:'some of the oil paintings of these travels are known ... But the whereabouts of many of the canvases has not been traced ...' (1946, p.xx). Now one of these important and historic lost paintings has emerged from a private collection to make an emphatic contribution to Thomas Baines's landscape oeuvre.Born into a family of mariners in King's Lynn, Norfolk, Baines served a five-year apprenticeship as an ornamental painter acquiring drawing and design skills. Instead of pursuing coach decorating professionally, he sailed to Cape Town and worked as a marine and portrait painter. He travelled throughout southern Africa before being appointed artist-storekeeper on Gregory's North-West Australian expedition (1855-57), and Livingstone's Zambesi expedition (1858-59). Fulfilling his artist role more enthusiastically than his storeman duties, Baines produced innumerable drawings including maps, and paintings. While this work relates to the expanding parameters of 19th century science, he claimed he was an artist 'working as much as possible in the actual presence of nature' (Victoria Falls portfolio, 1865, p.2).When free to determine his subjects, Baines's paintings display excellent powers of observation, a retentive visual memory and sensuous responses to natural visual spectacles. Consequently, his experiences of the Zambesi River and Victoria Falls with James Chapman (1860-65) generated many accomplished, arresting landscapes, fascinating for their scientific content and information on British colonial enterprise. 'The Eastern cataracts of the Victoria Falls' is one such painting, striking for its aesthetic qualities, dramatic rendition of landscape, portrayal of black and white men, and scientific curiosity about light manifested in the dominant double rainbow hovering over tumbling blue-white water and rising diaphanous spray. The Baines and Chapman journals reveal the explorers' delight in rainbows amd Baines recounts on 5th August 1862:'Here one may stand on the very edge as on a pier of solid masonry and look not only into the dim intricacies of the mist-hidden distances – spanned over by a rainbow, glorious in its brilliant loveliness and forming, but for the small segment cut out by the shadow of the rock he stands on, a perfect circle, surrounded by another with reversed colours, fainter and more indefinite as it approaches the thinner spaces in the mist; - but he may peer down into the very abyss beneath him.'Having lived under wide Norfolk skies in rainy England, Baines was familiar with double rainbows, a phenomenon produced by light refraction in spray droplets. Passing through droplets, light reverses the colour spectrum refracting or bending twice on the inside of each droplet before exiting. Red tops the primary bow but in the bow iteration, colours reverse with red at the bottom. Working from his reference portfolio of drawings and watercolours, Baines represented the double rainbow in many Falls landscapes. The Eastern cataracts oil painting suggests that a carefully observed watercolour of the Falls from Garden Island in Johannesburg's Brenthurst Library was a reference source but in the oil Baines does not reproduce the soft watercolour haziness of the rainbows' spectral colour. He heightens hues to convey the concept of light refraction, drawing attention to spectral wavelengths perceived by human eyes viewing transparent spray at close quarters. Baines and Chapman reached the Zambesi in July 1862 after a very long trek through Namibia. They marvelled at the surging river, deep cliffs, and thunderous falling torrents generating spray clouds. Baines sketched the Falls in situ from many angles, extracting denotational graphic information on spatial forms and tones from a vast spatial vista. He painted detailed, confidently executed watercolours at the campsite, and wrote adjectivally profuse journal descriptions to enrich his visual memory. His oils were painted after leaving the Falls when he had time to work on canvas. Artists' canvases may carry two forms of information – painted images on prepared surfaces and written data on the reverse. Baines's 1869 Eastern Falls Mosi-oa-Tunya annotated landscape is one of a number of representations of the dry 1862 winter season when two white Englishmen and several local Africans measured and viewed the Falls. Characteristically, Baines positions himself as eye/I witness on a rock promontory gazing at the falling Zambesi.The back of the canvas conveys narrative information in Baines's handwriting: 'The Eastern cataracts of the VICTORIA FALLS ZAMBESI RIVER from GARDEN ISLAND sketched in 1862 painted 1869 At MANGWE RIVER MATABELI LAND Sth AFRICA T.BAINES for E. Mohr Esq. case of E. Oliver Esq.' These statements invite questions: Why was Baines painting at Mangwe River in 1869? Who are E. Mohr and E. Oliver, and why is the painting being sent to Mohr in Oliver's wagon? Eduard Mohr (1828-1876), a wealthy German trader, ship owner, and explorer visited Natal in 1866. On a second trip in early 1869 he met Karl Mauch, who had discovered gold north of the Limpopo and Friedrich Adolph Huebner, a mining engineer who joined him on an expedition. Mohr met Thomas Baines in November 1868 when they embarked from London on the Asia to sail to Natal and in 1869 he renewed his acquaintance with Baines. Both men were heading north, Mohr to the goldfields and Victoria Falls, while Baines was leading an expedition to Matabeleland on behalf of the South African Gold Fields Exploration Company. The men outspanned next to each other in Pietermaritzburg, met again by the Tugela river, and Baines outspanned next to the German wagons in Potchefstroom. Baines and Mohr shared interests in zoology, astronomy and cartography; in Potchefstroom they worked together taking longitudinal readings. Importantly, Mohr commissioned Baines to produce scenes to illustrate his travels (Northern Goldfields Diaries, v.1, p.3). Baines immediately painted the Potchefstroom encampment and explains contractual details in his diary. Mohr and Baines spent more time together at Lee's farm at Mangwe river near the Tati goldfields. Mohr commissioned additional paintings from Baines, including the Pietermaritzburg encampment scene, which Baines painted in 1870 (Carruthers and Arnold, 1995, Ch. 11, figure 7). Mohr left for the Victoria Falls on November 26 and on Monday 29 Baines noted: 'Commenced a picture of the Victoria Falls for Mr. Mohr', presumably the Eastern cataracts canvas (Diary, v. 1, p.231). On 12 December Mohr, unable to proceed on his journey owing to heavy rains, arrived back at Mangwe. Two days later Baines wrote that Mohr had offered to extend his commission 'so as to make it in all £100' (Diary, v. 1, p.235). Clearly Mohr was an important patron and friend.Baines's diary entry for 14 December (p.236) describes his preliminary sketch for the Pietermaritzburg encampment painting and continues, 'I also succeeded in completing the picture of th... This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Thomas Baines (1820-1875)The Disabled Gnu, Mooi River signed and dated 'T BAINES MOOI RIVER/ LATITUDE 26.31 AFRICA/ MAY 26 1850' (lower right), inscribed 'THE DISABLED GNOO / MOOI RIVER MAY 25 1850' (lower left)oil on card25 x 34cm (9 13/16 x 13 3/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceThe collection of Eduard Mohr (1828-1876);The collection of Major Aubrey Hilton of Harare;Acquired by a private collector circa 1970;By descent.Baines gives a long account of a hunt in May 1850 in his African Journal. On 24 May he intercepted a herd of wilderbeests, shot at a bull, then followed the herd and 'dispatched a fine young bull which had fallen disabled to the ground'. His two watercolours, and this oil sketch are incorrectly dated 26 May. The dead animals were brought back to camp on the morning of May 25 and Baines would have made his sketches before the animals were skinned and the flesh 'cut into strips... to be hereafter converted into biltong'. BibliographyThomas Baines, Journal of Residence in Africa (1842-1853), v. 2. Cape Town: The Van Riebeeck Society, 1964.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (South African, 1918-2013)A Cape Aloe in flower signed 'Mandela' (lower centre)wax pastel42 x 59.5cm (16 9/16 x 23 7/16in).unframed.Footnotes:ProvenanceThe collection of Nelson Mandela (1918-2013);By direct descent to his daughter, Dr. Pumla Makaziwe Mandela;A private collection.On 16th June 1999 Nelson Mandela retired as President of South Africa. What is less well known is that following his retirement he began a new career as a talented artist.'When my father retired as the president, he didn't have much to do. I think for him, art was a good way of expressing himself or trying to come to terms with his history and his (I wouldn't want to say) demons, but just coming to terms with his whole life.'Makaziwe Mandela. Some of these original drawings were then reproduced as editions of lithographs 'My Robben Island' in 2002 and 'Reflections of Robben Island' in 2003. The above drawing of a Cape Aloe was produced at this time but was not used for the edition of lithographs, it remained in the collection of the Mandela family.The Cape Aloe (Aloe ferox) is found throughout Nelson Mandela's homeland of the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The hardy plant, not unlike the artist, can withstand the harshest of conditions. Nelson Mandela selected this subject from one of the many plants that populate the rolling hills around his home in Qunu. The red spear-like flowers emerge early in the Southern African winter and are in full bloom by the time of his birthday, their fiery colours bring a visual warmth to an otherwise bleak landscape.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

NASAA group of three photographs, comprising:1) Ahead of the first ever American spaceflight Alan Shepard sits for suit fitting at Goodrich (the manufacturer of Mercury era spacesuits). The suit is a prototype of modern space gearVintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.5 x 25.3 cm (8 x 10 in), NASA photo no. 60-M-41, with NASA caption on the verso2) Alan Shepard poses for a photograph just prior to leaving Hangar "S" at Cape Canaveral, Florida for his successful Mercury-Redstone 3 suborbital flight5 May 1961Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (8 x 10 in), with NASA caption on the verso3) A U.S. Marine helicopter recovery team hoists astronaut Alan Shepard from his "Freedom 7" Mercury capsule after a successful flight and splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean 5 May 1961Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.5 x 25.3 cm (8 x 10 in), with NASA/RCA caption on the versoCondition Report: Overall very good.1) Front: light impression from a pencil note on the verso, two minor handling dents;verso: light age toning, pencil annotation.2) Some age toning, particularly to the verso3) Some age toningCondition Report Disclaimer

NASAA group of five photographs, comprising:1) The "Faith 7" spacecraft lifts off at Cape Canaveral, Florida. The last one-man space mission to be launched by NASA.15 May 1963Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based paper, 20.4 x 25.3 cm (8 x 10 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA S-63-7603, with A KODAK PAPER watermark on the verso2) Gordon Cooper in the spacesuit he will be wearing on the Mercury Atlas 9 space missionMay 1963Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.4 x 25.3 cm (8 x 10 in), NASA photo no 63-MA9-29, with NASA HQ caption on the verso3) Gordon Cooper boards the "Faith 7" spacecraft prior to the launch. Cooper spent 5 hours in the spacecraft after which, due to problems with radar in Bermuda, the flight was postponed until the next day Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA S-63-6259, with NASA HQ caption on the verso14 May 19634) Walter C. Williams, the MA-9 flight director and Christopher C. Kraft, the Chief of Flight operations, discuss the MA-9 flight at Mercury Control CenterVintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.3 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), NASA photo no 63-MA9-153, with NASA HQ caption on the verso5) Gordon Cooper and John Glenn discuss the helmet and gloves Cooper will be wearing during his Mercury Atlas 9 space flightJanuary 1963Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.4 x 25.3 cm (8 x 10 in), NASA photo no S-63-4001, with NASA HQ caption on the versoCondition Report: Very good with some minor rubbing to the edges on the black and white photographs.Condition Report Disclaimer

NASAA group of five photographs, comprising:1) Gus Grissom and John Young after insertion into the 'Molly Brown' capsule 23 March 1965Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8), with NASA HQ caption on the verso2) Gemini Titan 3 vehicle at its Cape Kennedy launch complex 19 during pre-launch checkout testsMarch 1965Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.5 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8), NASA photo no 104-KSC- 65-3553, with NASA HQ caption and RCA/Technicolor stamp on the verso3) Gemini 3 lift off23 March 1965Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 20.5 x 25.5 cm (8 x 10 in), NASA photo no 104-KSC- 65P-39, with NASA HQ caption and on the verso4) Gemini Titan 3 lift-offVintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper, 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), with A KODAK PAPER watermarks on the verso, captioned 'NASA-S-65-4192 MARCH 23, 1965 GT-3 LAUNCH' next to image5) The lift off of Gemini Titan 2 Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 in), with A KODAK PAPER watermarks to the versoFootnotes:Gemini Titan 3 was the first American mission to carry two men in the capsule and the first manoeuvrable spacecraft equipped with Orbit Attitude and Manoeuvering SystemCondition Report: Some expected age toning but otherwise very goodCondition Report Disclaimer

BIGGS, Flags & Flags with Soldiers, South Australia (flag only); Cape Colony, Japan, FR to G, 3

Quantity of Vintage 1980s Mattel He-man MOTU loose action figures, including, Beast man only missing weapon, buzz-off compete, hordak missing cape and broken shield, korba khan, ram man, whiplash, stondar, rokken, roboto, spikor, tri-klops, mekaneck, battle cat complete and panther complete, all figures come complete with accessories unless said, range from fair to good play worn condition, (14 items).

Middle Eastern inspired 1970's ladies clothing to include a green cape with gold coloured brocade and needlework together with other items of late 20th century ladies clothing to include a Horrockses Fashion yellow and black two-piece knee length and strapless dress with sleeveless jacket, size 12 and a California cream dress with shoulder straps and handsewn floral details to the skirt (requires dry cleaning)Location:A2

Two photograph albums, Ottoman, Greek and African interest, compiled by Engineer Lieutenant Herbert W Harristhe first album large format, circa 1891containing photographs taken in and around Greece and Turkey, including views of Boudrum [sic]; Salonica; Thasos; Marmarice; Athens; Mycenae; Nauplia; Ephesus; Smyrna and Malta, a fold-out panoramic view of shipping in Bodrum harbour, 122.5cm wide; portrait photographs individually titled 'A Jew'; 'Dervishes'; 'A Greek Lady'; 'A Romanian'; 'A Turkish Lady'; 'A Maltese Lady' and 'A Bashi Bazouk'; further images include 'The Heads of Brigands', a gruesome shot showing decapitated heads on spikes; the Lost Chapel of Bones at Valletta; the crew of H.M.S Inflexible and a photograph of this ironclad battleship (then in service with the Mediterranean fleet).The second, smaller album dated 1904-06, taken onboard H.M.S Terpsichore during its service stationed at the Cape of Good Hope and re-commission at Simon's Town in 1904. Including views of Simon's Town, Zanzibar and St. Helena, containing 12cm x 8.5cm photographs of the surrounding area and its inhabitants, including ladies drinking at a well; the 'Sultan of Zanzibar and officers'; 'Billy the Goat' (dressed in naval uniform); a 300lb sting ray pictured alongside navy and boat crew; a presentation before the Duke of Connaught, Lieutenant George N. Ballard (fellow crewmember) in hospital etc and one further loose photograph of H.M.S Terpsichore (approximately 93 photographs contained within the two albums, most with individual inscriptions although some faded, smaller album only partly filled with photographs previously removed)Provenance: From a Herefordshire country house estate.Footnote: The online catalogue shows photographs of the 1891 Navy List for HMS Inflexible and the 1904 Navy List entry for HMS Terpsichore, which are for information only not included within this lot. Cross-referencing the lists of crew members between the two ships, the only name which appears twice is Eng. Lieutenant Herbert W. Harris. After this research was completed, the vendor confirmed that Harris was indeed a relation. He was also later stationed at Wei-Hei-Wei Dockyards in 1911 and collected a number of Chinese antiques during that time, which also are available to purchase in this sale.Condition report: Album exteriors - large album heavily worn with tears to corners and fraying and losses to spine. Smaller album worn and with wear to edges. Of the two photographs of ships which aren't laid down in the album, one is torn. Larger album interior- all pages stained and discoloured with age. The back page is slightly torn from the spine. Several of the photos are faded and all are glued down.Smaller album - photos are inserted in windows and not glued down, with some curling to corners on several photographs, some of the captions are now faded, some original photos have been removed from the album. Slight foxing in areas, photos towards the end are very faded.

A Chinese famille rose plate, Guanxu six-character mark and of the periodOf plain circular shape, decorated with three auspicious flower sprays around a copper red dragon roundel.24cm dia.Part of a Herefordshire Country House EstateFootnote: Part of a Herefordshire Country House Estate. Believed acquired by Chief Engineer Herbert Harris, stationed at Wei-Hai-Wei dockyards in 1911, thence by descent to the vendor. Harris had seen previous service with HMS Inflexible with the Mediterranean Fleet, 1891, and HMS Terpsichore at the Cape of Good Hope, 1904.Condition report: Fine hairline to the rim.  Rubbing to gilt on the rim edge.

A Chinese bronze Tang style 'lion and grape' mirror, first half 20th centuryOf circular form, cast in the manner of Tang Dynasty with birds and fruiting vines to the outer ring, four lions at play within the inner ring around a suspension loop in the form of a lion.20cm dia.Part of a Herefordshire Country House EstateFootnote: Provenance:Part of a Herefordshire Country House Estate. Believed acquired by Chief Engineer Herbert Harris, stationed at Wei-Hai-Wei dockyards in 1911, thence by descent to the vendor. Harris had seen previous service with HMS Inflexible with the Mediterranean Fleet, 1891, and HMS Terpsichore at the Cape of Good Hope, 1904.Condition report: Suspension loop has a hole to the top. Mirror surface abraded. Please refer to images.

A Sino-Tibetan bronze figure of a bodhisattva on buffalo, Qing DynastyThe figure modelled playing a pipe, the buffalo standing four square with head slightly raised, 14cm long, together with a Chinese bronze opium pipe, the bowl modelled as a pixiu, it's extended tail forming the tapering stem, 24cm long. (2)Part of a Herefordshire Country House EstateFootnote: Provenance:Part of a Herefordshire Country House Estate. Believed acquired by Chief Engineer Herbert Harris, stationed at Wei-Hai-Wei dockyards in 1911, thence by descent to the vendor. Harris had seen previous service with HMS Inflexible with the Mediterranean Fleet, 1891, and HMS Terpsichore at the Cape of Good Hope, 1904.

A pair of Chinese cloisonne vases, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th centuryOf bottle form with knopped necks, the bodies worked with opposing views of peonies and chrysanthemums issuing from rocks in shades of blue against a white fret ground, the necks with formal lotus flowers and foliage, the bases with lappet borders.30cm high (2)Part of a Herefordshire Country House EstateFootnote: Provenance:Part of a Herefordshire Country House Estate. Believed acquired by Chief Engineer Herbert Harris, stationed at Wei-Hai-Wei dockyards in 1911, thence by descent to the vendor. Harris had seen previous service with HMS Inflexible with the Mediterranean Fleet, 1891, and HMS Terpsichore at the Cape of Good Hope, 1904.Condition report: Both in good condition.

A Chinese cloisonne censer, Qianlong four-character mark, Qing DynastyOf rounded form with raised gilt rim, finely worked to the inside with a wrythen dragon chasing a flaming pearl above waves, the outside with confronting dragons, a further dragon to the underside, all against a white ground worked with dense cloud forms, with carved hardwood stand.31cm wide, 8cm high (15cm high on stand)Part of a Herefordshire Country House EstateFootnote: Provenance:Part of a Herefordshire Country House Estate. Believed acquired by Chief Engineer Herbert Harris, stationed at Wei-Hai-Wei dockyards in 1911, thence by descent to the vendor. Harris had seen previous service with HMS Inflexible with the Mediterranean Fleet, 1891, and HMS Terpsichore at the Cape of Good Hope, 1904.Condition report: There is a tiny surface bruise inside the censer, hidden under the rim.  Otherwise good condition overall with only negligible signs of age.

Boer War Q.S.A. medal with four clasps; 'Cape Colony', 'Orange Free State', 'Transvaal' and 'South Africa 1901', awarded to '241 PTE G.B. Heslop C.M.S.C'

A group of five Boer War/World War I medals, comprising; Q.S.A. with two clasps 'Cape Colony' and 'Orange Free State', K.S.A. with two clasps 'South Africa 1901' and 'South Africa 1902' awarded to '1292 A.F.G . Bosanquet C.P. Disti', together with 1914-15 star, war medal and Victory medal, awarded to 'S.S.M. A.F.G. Bosanquet' later 'LT A.F.G. Bosanquet', all mounted to bar

Six: Attributed to Miss L. Schofield, Territorial Army Nursing Service 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Miss L. Schofield, 141 Malton Road, Pitsmoor, Sheffield, Yorkshire’, and forwarded onto ‘German Hospital, Dalston, London E8’; together with the recipient’s Territorial Army Nursing Service cape badge; and a a Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps lapel badge, all mounted for display, nearly extremely fine (8) £60-£80 --- Miss L. Schofield trained as a nurse at the German Hospital, Dalston, London, and joined up as a member of the Territorial Army Nursing Service. In 1940 she was transferred to the Cairo Hospital to nurse British 8th Army wounded, and proceeded with the 8th Army to Italy. She then transferred to north-west Europe, to perform a similar role with the 7th Armoured Division. Sold with copied research.

Three: Sergeant G. W. Gatesman, 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, late Royal Army Medical Corps, a Boer War veteran who was wounded on the Western Front in September 1914 1914 Star (8023 Sjt. G. W. Gatesman. Dorset. R.); British War and Victory Medals (8023 Sjt. G. W. Gatesman. Dorset. R.) nearly very fine (3) £100-£140 --- George William Gatesman was born at Netley, Hampshire in 1878 and joined the Medical Staff Corps as a boy on 7 March 1893, transferring to the ranks on 7 May 1896 having reached the age of 18. He served with the newly formed Royal Army Medical Corps in South Africa from May 1898. During the Boer War he was hospitalised with enteric fever in March 1900 and was sent back to England in January 1901 but he returned to South Africa in July 1901 and remained there until February 1906. For his services during the Boer War he received the Queen’s South Africa Medal with Cape Colony clasp and the King’s South Africa Medal with both date clasps. Having been discharged from the R.A.M.C. at the termination of his period of engagement on 12 February 1906, Gatesman attested for the Dorsetshire Regiment on 21 August 1906 and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 August 1914. He suffered a gun-shot wound to his right shoulder on 10 September 1914, on which date his battalion was engaged in the Battle of the Marne, and was repatriated to England. Upon recuperation he returned to the 1st Battalion in France on 28 April 1915, remaining there until October 1920, when, having been advanced Acting Company Sergeant Major, he was discharged to pension after more than 21 years’ service.

Three: Private F. Campbell, 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders, later 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders 1914 Star (7882 Pte. F. Campbell. 1/ Gord: Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (7882 Pte. F. Campbell. Gordons.) slight edge bruise to second, generally nearly very fine (3) (3) £80-£120 --- Frank Campbell attested for the Gordon Highlanders in 1901 and served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War (entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1902), after which he was posted to the 2nd Battalion. Campbell served once more with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 September 1914 and subsequently transferred to the 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders.

Three: Sergeant A. E. Frost, 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), later Suffolk Regiment 1914 Star, with copy clasp (8032 Pte. A. Frost. 2/ Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (5-8032 Sjt. A. E. Frost. Rif. Brig.) good very fine (3) £80-£120 --- Albert Edward Frost was born at Norwich, Norfolk in 1882 and attested for the Rifle Brigade on 19 October 1900. Posted to the 2nd Battalion, he proceeded with them to South Africa and served during the Boer War from 14 April 1901 until 24 September 1902 (entitled to a Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Belmont and South Africa 1902). Remaining with the 2nd Battalion, he served in Egypt and India for a further 12 years (1911 Delhi Durbar Medal) before returning to England with his battalion shortly after the outbreak of the Great War. Frost served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 November 1914 and was hospitalised at Ypres on 28 May 1915. He transferred to the 1st Reserve (Garrison) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment in February 1916 and 2 months later, having been posted to the Police Company, he rejoined the British Expeditionary Force in France, advancing to the rank of Sergeant by 30 March 1918. He was discharged at his own request on 5 February 1920 after 19 years’ service.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (30480 Dvr: A. Godfrey, 39th. Bty: R.F.A.) good very fine £70-£90 --- Arthur Godfrey was born in Bungay, Suffolk, in 1877 and attested for the Royal Artillery in London on 5 October 1898, serving in South Africa during the Boer War from 30 December 1899 to 24 June 1900. He transferred to the Army Reserve on 5 October 1906, and was discharged on 4 October 1910 after 12 years’ service. Sold with copied record of service.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (302 Corpl: A. Harris. Mil: Mtd: Police) very fine £80-£120 --- Albert Harris was born in Exeter, Devon, in 1864 and attested there for General Service Cavalry on 15 January 1884. Transferring to the Military Mounted Police, he served with them in South Africa, and was discharged at Colchester, ‘medically unfit for further service’, on 22 August 1902. Sold with copied research.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (780 Pte. W. Palotta. Prince Alf: Vol: Gds:) minor edge bruising, nearly very fine £80-£120 --- W. Palotta served in Prince Alfred’s Guard (Mounted Infantry), and also in Gorringe’s Flying Column.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (23826 Pte. H. Wiehahn. C.C.C.C.) toned, extremely fine £80-£120 --- Hendrik Wiehahn attested for the Cape Colony Cyclist Corps on 9 January 1901, and served during the Boer War. Promoted Corporal, he was discharged, time expired, on 23 January 1902. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (36233 L. Corpl: W. T. Colmer. 102nd. Coy. Imp: Yeo:); together with a renamed King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (6002. W. H. Bailey E. Lancs. Regt.) edge bruising, the QSA good very fine, the KSA nearly very fine (2) £120-£160 --- W. T. Colmer served with the 102nd (Worcestershire) Company, 5th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War.

King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (599 Corpl: W. Nugent. Mil: Foot Police.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £40-£50 --- William Nugent was born in Bermondsey, Surrey, in 1874 and attested for the Royal West Kent Regiment at Woolwich, Kent, on 18 October 1892, having previously served in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Royal West Surrey Regiment. He transferred to the Military Foot Police on 1 March 1899, and served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 18 October 1899 to 13 November 1902 (also entitled to the Queen’s South Africa Medal with clasps Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, and Belfast.) Promoted Corporal on 15 June 1906, and Sergeant on 23 February 1910, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 92 of 1911, and was discharged on 17 October 1913, after 21 years’ service. Sold with copied record of service.

St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (1209. Pte. A. Owen. Leeds Corps.) good very fine £200-£260 --- 71 medals issued to the Leeds Corps. Orderly A. Owen served with the St John Ambulance Brigade in South Africa at No. 8 General Hospital, Bloemfontein, and was awarded the Q.S.A. with clasps for Cape Colony and Orange Free State. He returned to England on 10 October 1901.

A 1918 Royal Silver Wedding C.V.O. (1910 opening of Parliament of Union of South Africa M.V.O.) group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel G. J. Fitzgerald, Royal Horse Guards, latterly commanding the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment 1914-19 The Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, the reverse officially numbered ‘C724’; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Captn. G. J. Fitzgerald Ryl. Horse Gds:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (Capt. G. J. Fitz-Gerald, R.H. Gds:); Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1911; Union of South Africa Medal 1910, unnamed as issued, the last five mounted court-style as worn, toned, light contact marks to the first two, otherwise generally good very fine (6) £2,000-£2,600 --- Provenance: Major Flatow Collection, Spink, November 1998. C.V.O. London Gazette 6 July 1918: ‘Commanded Royal Horse Guards on the Occasion of Their Majesty’s Silver Wedding.’ M.V.O., 4th Class London Gazette 28 November 1910: ‘Assistant Military Secretary, South Africa. On the occasion of the visit of Field Marshal His Royal Highness The Duke of Connaught to represent His Majesty at the opening of the first Parliament of the Union of South Africa.’ Gerald James Fitzgerald was born on 26 March 1869, educated at Wellington, and entered the Royal Horse Guards in 1889, being promoted to Lieutenant on 24 September 1890, and to Lieutenant and Adjutant on 9 September 1891. He was promoted to Captain on 6 February 1895, and served on the North West Frontier of India between 1897-98 as Extra Orderly Officer to Major-General Sir Bindon Blood, G.O.C. of the Malakand Field Force. He commanded the Royal Horse Guards Squadron in South Africa in 1900, on the Orange River and in the Transvaal, including the action at Elands River. Promoted to Major on 16 June 1906, he was appointed Assistant Military Secretary to Lord Methuen, G.O.C.-in-Chief, South Africa, from 4 April 1908, a post he held until 1911, thus qualifying for the Union Medal. In addition, he was appointed an M.V.O. on the occasion of the Duke of Connaught opening the first Parliament of the Union of South Africa in 1910. Soon promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, he commanded not only the Royal Horse Guards, from 1915-19, but also the Household Cavalry Composite Regiment at Home from November 1914 until May 1919 prior to his retirement. He died on 15 June 1944. Sold with research including copied photographs and Central Chancery correspondence.

The Indian Mutiny Medal awarded to Captain, later Lieutenant-General, J. S. Thomson, 54th Regiment of Foot, who survived the Sarah Sands disaster, 11 November 1857 Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Captn. J. S. Thompson [sic] HM’s 54th. Regt.) with fragment of original riband, polished, very fine £1,000-£1,400 --- James Sinclair Thomson was born in Belfast on 3 July 1824 and was commissioned Ensign in the 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot by purchase on 25 November 1842. Appointed Adjutant on 24 May 1846, he was promoted Lieutenant on 15 June of that year, and Captain, by purchase, on 9 July 1852. He embarked aboard the ill-fated Sarah Sands, bound for India, in August 1857, thus becoming embroiled in one of the epic shipwrecks of Victorian times. The Sarah Sands The Sarah Sands, with 368 officers and men of the 54th Regiment, together with women and children, a total complement of some 500 persons including the ship’s crew, sailed from Portsmouth on 15 August 1857. During the course of the voyage the crew became mutinous and many of them were locked in irons below deck. On 7 November a squall carried away the foremost of the vessel's four masts but on 11 November a more serious disaster occurred when a fire broke out some days after leaving Cape Town. For 18 hours the troops and loyal members of the crew fought the fire with admirable discipline. The women and children were successfully lowered in the boats to safety whilst the mutinous sailors deserted in the ship's long boat. The gallantry of the 54th, together with the petty officers and engineers who had remained on board, in fighting the fire and the subsequent powder explosion is a matter of record. The regimental colours, kept in the saloon, were saved by the bravery of half a dozen volunteers who reached them after repeated attempts. Several casks of powder blew up most of the ship aft of the mainmast but in the process also blew away much of the burning woodwork, enabling the fire to be finally extinguished. Without loss of life, the Sarah Sands reached Port Louis, Mauritius, after being adrift for 12 days. Many soldiers had been terribly burned, their uniforms having been almost scorched from their bodies by the intense heat and flames of the fire. Of the original strength of the 54th only 151 remained fit enough to proceed to India and earn the medal for service during the Mutiny. Thomson is confirmed as being on board the stricken vessel, and he later wrote an account of the incident to the press. The Regimental notes of the 14th Foot state: ‘Colonel Thomson was on board the transport Sarah Sands with the Headquarters of the 54th Regiment on passage to India when that vessel was partially destroyed by fire at sea on the 11th November 1857. The conduct of the Regiment on this occasion was the subject of a Regimental Order from the Horse Guards.’ Arriving in India, Thomson served during the Great Sepoy Mutiny as part of Lord Clyde’s campaign in the Oude in 1858-59: ‘The 54th were assigned to a column concentrated at Beylah, with the Grenadier Company and No 8 Company under Captain Thomson seeing action in a successful attack on the nearby rebel fort at Deolee in early November 1858.’ Thomson was promoted Major by purchase on 21 September 1860, and Lieutenant-Colonel on 27 July 1866. He transferred to the 14th Foot on 30 April 1873, and was advanced Colonel on 27 July 1877, and Major-General on 1 April 1882. He retired on 2 December of that year, being granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant-General, and died in Mackworth, Derbyshire in 1893. Sold with two large photographic images of the Officers of the 54th (bearing their names) in India circa 1860’s, with Thomson identified in both photographs; and copied research.

A Great War D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. F. Ricardo, Royal Horse Guards, later Leicestershire Yeomanry, who was taken prisoner at Rensburg in January 1900, and wounded in France in 1915 Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top ribbon bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Belfast (Capt. W. F. Ricardo, R.H. Gds:); 1914 Star (Major W. F. Ricardo. Leic: Yeo.); British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaves (Major W. F. Ricardo); Coronation 1902, silver, mounted court-style; together with an unusual late Victorian ‘Welcome Home’ silver cigarette case, modelled as an envelope, of rounded oblong form addressed on the cover with enamelled facsimile handwriting to ‘Captain W. F. Ricardo, Royal Horse Guards, The Friary, Old Windsor, Berks’, stamped and postmarked ‘London W 1PM NO 28 00’, with a receiving postmark to the reverse ‘Old Windsor 2 PM 29 NO 00’, inscribed inside the cover ‘Welcome Home. Nov. 27. 1900. from “Steph” & Mary.’, by W. F. Wright, London 1900, 100g, slight wear on enamel, the postage stamp with some discernible detail but colour now lost, otherwise in good condition, the medals generally very fine or better (7) £2,400-£2,800 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 4 June 1917. M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916, and 15 May 1917. Wilfred Francis Ricardo was born in London on 23 March 1868, son of Francis Ricardo. Educated at Eton, he joined the Royal Horse Guards as 2nd Lieutenant on 16 May 1888, being promoted to Lieutenant in September 1889, and Captain in January 1895. He served in South Africa 1899-1900, where he had his horse shot and was taken prisoner at Rensburg on 7 January 1900, and, by family tradition, was held in the same prison from which Churchill had escaped in December of the previous year. Ricardo was released at Pretoria on 6 June 1900, and subsequently took part in operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to November 1900, including actions at Reit Vlei, Belfast (26-27 August) and Lydenburg (5 to 8 September); operations in Cape Colony, south of Orange River, 1899-1900, including actions at Colesburg (7 January). Ricardo was promoted to Major in October 1903, and transferred to the Leicestershire Yeomanry on 27 March 1908. He served with the Leicestershire Yeomanry in France and Flanders from 2 November 1914, and was wounded in 1915. He rejoined the Royal Horse Guards on 30 May 1918, and was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on 6 April 1919. Sold with a fine original portrait photograph of Ricardo in R.H.G. uniform wearing his Q.S.A. and Coronation medals, and an interesting scrap book kept by Ricardo’s mother containing numerous cuttings relating to the war in South Africa, including mention of Ricardo’s capture.

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (3) (M. 3013 A. E. Triggs. C.E.R.A.1. H.M.S. Cape Town.; 208360. A. T. Dyer, Ldg. Sea. H.M.S. Columbine.; K.23971 E. J. Foster, A/Mech. H.M.S. Eagle) light contact marks, polished, generally very fine and better (3) £100-£140 --- Alfred Ernest Triggs was born in Devonport on 26 February 1890. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in May 1911 and was first posted to the shore establishment H.M.S. Vivid. He spent the majority of the Great War serving with the scout cruiser H.M.S. Skirmisher and following further service was transferred to H.M.S. Cape Town in October 1925. It was whilst serving with this ship that Triggs was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged with a pension in May 1933, but was recalled during the Second World War, serving with H.M.S. Drake II and Defiance with the rate of Chief Engine Room Artificer First Class. Abraham Thomas Dyer was born in Paignton, Devon, on 2 April 1882. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in February 1900 as a Boy Second Class and first served with H.M.S. Northampton. Shortly after the outbreak of the Great War, Dyer initially served aboard the Battleship H.M.S. Marlborough and remained with her until July 1916. He was part of her crew during the Battle of Jutland and later served with H.M.S. Dartmouth until the end of hostilities. Dyer was later transferred to H.M.S. Columbine in December 1919 and it was whilst serving with this shore establishment that he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. He was discharged with a pension in April 1922. Ernest John Foster was born in Plymouth, Devon, on 30 December 1896. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in January 1915 and first served with the shore establishment H.M.S. Vivid II. In April 1915 he transferred to the battlecruiser H.M.S. Lion and remained with her for the duration of the Great War. He was part of Lion’s crew during her involvement in the Battle of Jutland, where she suffered a serious fire that could have destroyed the ship had it not been for the bravery of the turret commander, Royal Marine Major Francis Harvey, who posthumously received the Victoria Cross for ordering that the magazine be flooded. Foster’s later service included postings with H.M.S. Dauntless, Impregnable, Carysfort, Comus and Adventure. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst serving on the aircraft carrier, H.M.S. Eagle.

Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (3) (J.28140 J. J. Full. A.B. H.M.S. Comus.; K. 63774 A. E. Lawrence Mech. 2. H.M.S. Cumberland.; J. 94030 W. C. Walter. P. O. H.M.S. Norfolk.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (3) £100-£140 --- John Joseph Full was born in Exeter, Devon, on 24 July 1898. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in October 1913 as a Boy Second Class and first served with the training establishment H.M.S. Impregnable. During the Great War he served with several ships including the cruisers H.M.S. Edgar and Donegal, the dreadnought battleship H.M.S. Colossus, the PC-class sloop H.M.S. P.55 and the flotilla leader H.M.S. Valourus. Full was on the crew of the later during the Russian Civil War when she and the destroyer H.M.S. Vancouver severely damaged the Bolshevik submarine Ersh on 27 July 1919. Following the war he continued his service with ships such as the yacht H.M.S. Alacrity, the cruiser H.M.S. Cairo and the flotilla leader H.M.S. Valhalla. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst part of the crew of the light cruiser H.M.S. Comus. Arthur Ernest Lawrence was born in Camberwell, London, on 17 January 1901. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in May 1919 and first served with the shore establishment H.M.S. Vivid II. In January 1920 he was transferred to the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Argus. Following this, Lawrence had a long service with the Royal Navy, serving in many ships including the light cruisers H.M.S. Cairo and Curlew, the minelaying cruiser H.M.S. Adventure, the heavy cruisers H.M.S. Frobisher and Cumberland, and the battleships H.M.S. Resolution and Royal Sovereign. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst serving with Cumberland. On the outbreak of the Second World War, he was on the crew of the heavy cruiser H.M.S. York and was present during her involvement in the Norwegian campaign and also the Battle of Cape Passero, when she sank the disabled and abandoned Italian destroyer Artigliere on 13 October 1940. He was also aboard on 26 March 1941 when the York was disabled at Suda Bay in Crete by two Italian explosive motorboats of the Italian Regia Marina assault Flotilla. William Charles Walter was born in Holborn, London, on 8 March 1902. He enlisted into the Royal Navy in January 1919 as a Boy Second Class and first served with the training establishment H.M.S. Impregnable. He had a long service with the Royal Navy, serving in many ships including the destroyers H.M.S. Vidette and Seawolf, the heavy cruiser H.M.S. Norfolk, and the battleships, H.M.S. Benbow, Rodney and Queen Elizabeth. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal whilst serving with the heavy cruiser H.M.S. Norfolk. During the Second World War, Walter served with the shore establishments H.M.S. Impregnable and Raleigh. It was during his service with the later that he was commissioned in September 1942.

Defective Medals (6): Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 2 clasps, Abu Klea, The Nile 1884-85 (2112. Pte. A. E. Venn. 1/Ryl. Sussex Regt.) first clasp a contemporary copy, naming re-engraved; Jubilee 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.C. A. E. Venn, 48. M. Divn.) naming re-engraved; Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (4573 Pte. J. Murphy. 1st N. Staffs: Regt:) naming re-engraved; Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasp, Firket, Hafir (4573 Pte. J. Murphy. 1st N. Staffs: Regt:) naming re-engraved; Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, Orange Free State, Transvaal, clasps mounted in this order (34517 Corpl. E. Sinton, 74th Irish I.Y.) naming re-engraved; British War Medal 1914-20, naming erased, very fine (6) £80-£120

Three: Major J. D. Grubb, Durham Light Infantry Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (2366. Corp: J. Grubb, 2/Durh: L.I.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (3974 C. Sgt. J. D. Grubb, Durham Lt. Infy.); Khedive’s Star 1884, unnamed as issued, heaving pitting to first from Star, this therefore fine, the others nearly very fine (3) £240-£280 --- John Dickman Grubb ‘entered on his military career at the age of 16, when he enlisted in the Durham Light Infantry. He was stationed at Sunderland, Dublin, the Curragh and Galway, and was then drafted to Malta and subsequently to Gibraltar. He served in the 1885 Egyptian Campaign, for which he obtained the medal and bronze star, and afterwards served in India. In 1900 he served in South Africa, and two years later returned to England, obtaining his discharge in 1905. He was appointed instructor of drill and swimming under the Darlington Education Authority, and in 1906 accepted a similar appointment in Blackpool. He held this appointment until the outbreak of the Great War, when he immediately rejoined the colours. At this time he held the rank of Regimental Sergeant-Major, but in 1915 he was gazetted Lieutenant, and four months later Captain, and Major before the year was out. Major Grubb was stationed at Catterick Camp and Hornsea, later being transferred to the staff of the Northern Command Headquarters, York. He was appointed to raise Labour Battalions and, with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, took a unit to France. On returning to England he took over the West Hartlepool recruiting office. Later he took up the duties of military representative in the district and at the time of the Armistice had five tribunals to attend. Demobilised in December 1918, he took up the position of recruiting officer at Middlesbrough for the post-War army. He terminated his duties, under the age clause, in October 1919. In 1921 Major Grubb obtained a post in the Ministry of Labour, which he held until March 1928, after which he returned to Blackpool.’ (newspaper cutting with lot refers). Sold with a photographic image of the recipient.

Three: Private G. Woodford, West Riding Regiment British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (...te. Geo. Woodford 2 W. Rid...); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen, last two clasps both tailor’s copies (4346 Pte. G. Woodford. W. Riding Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4346 Pte. C. Woodford. W. Riding Regt.) heavy edge bruising and contact marks, especially to first, with suspension loose on this, the BSA therefore fair, the Boer War awards fine (3) £300-£400 --- Sold with copied medal roll extracts.

Three: Private J. Watson, Highland Light Infantry India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (No. 3706. Lce. Corpl. J. Watson 2nd. High. L.I.) renamed; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Wittebergen, Transvaal (3706 Pte. J. Watson, 1st. Highland Lt. Infy.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3706 Pte. J. Watson. Highland L.I.); together with a ‘Majuba Wiped Out’ patriotic badge, 17mm, silver (hallmarks for Birmingham 1899) and enamel, traces of lacquer, very fine and better, the Majuba wiped out badge very rare (4) £300-£400 --- John Watson was born in Dundee in 1872 and attested for the Highland Light Infantry on 5 August 1890. He served with the 2nd Battalion in India from 16 September 1892 to 23 March 1898, and was present during the operations on the North West Frontier of India, and the Malakand Operations in 1897-98, taking part in the attack on Buner and the capture of the Tanga Pass. He saw further service with the 1st Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 23 October 1899 to 27 August 1902, and was finally discharged on 31 August 1902. Note: During the Second Boer War, ‘Remember Majuba’ was a rallying cry of British soldiers. It referred to the British defeat at the Battle of Majuba Hill on 27 February 1881 during the First Boer War. Exactly 19 years later, on 27 February 1900, General Piet Cronje and 4,000 of his men surrendered after the British victory at Paardeberg. In Kipling’s poem, ‘The Absent-Minded Beggar’, there is a line that reads: ‘He is out on active service, wiping something off the slate’, hence the feeling that after Paardeberg the shame of Majuba had been wiped out, and British pride had been restored. Sold with copied record of service and other research.

Six: Private E. Walmsley, Cameron Highlanders Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3136. Pte. E. Walmsley, 1/Cam: Hrs:); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between fourth and fifth clasps (3136 Pte. E. Walmsley, 1st. Cam’n: Highrs:); 1914-15 Star (5920 Pte. E. Walmsley, Cam’n Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (5920 Pte. E. Walmsley. Cam’n Highrs.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum (3136 Pte. Walmsley 1 Cam. Highrs.) Regimentally engraved naming, edge bruising and light contact marks, nearly very fine (6) £500-£700 --- Edmund Walmsley served with the Cameron Highlanders during the Great War on the Western Front from 4 December 1914.

Four: Sergeant J. Cooper, Military Mounted Police, late Royal Horse Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (27503 Bomb: J. Cooper, M Bty., R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (P-535 Sjt. J. Cooper. M.M.P.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C., J. Cooper.) slight corrosion to VM, otherwise very fine (4) £160-£200

Six: Warrant Officer Class 2 F. Gage, Military Mounted Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Transvaal, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between first and second clasps (5092 Pte. F. Gage. 18th. Hussars.); 1914 Star (657 L.Cpl. F. Gage. M.M.P.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (657 T. W.O. Cl. 2. F. Gage. M.M.P.) contact mark to King’s forehead of BWM; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (657 Sjt: F. Gage. M.M.P.) initial officially corrected; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (657 A.S.S. Mjr: F. Gage. M.M.P.); with Corps of Commissionaire’s Badge, silver and enamel, reverse engraved ‘F. Gage’, generally very fine (7) £300-£400 --- F. Gage, a native of High Wycombe, attested for the 18th Hussars in January 1900, and served with them in South Africa during the Boer War, before transferring to the Military Mounted Police in November 1905. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 August 1914 was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 4 January 1917), and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 1 January 1918). He was discharged on 22 January 1921. Sold with two German bread tickets supposedly acquired by the recipient whilst in Germany after the Great War.

Pair: Private R. Blythe, Royal Scots Fusiliers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (2649 Pte. R. Blyth [sic], 2:R. Scots Fus.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2649 Pte. R. Blythe. Rl Scots Fus:) edge bruising and light contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £140-£180

Three: Lance-Corporal R. Gregg, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, later Military Foot Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg, South Africa 1901 (1243 Pte. R. Gregg. 2nd. D. Of C. lt. Infy.); British War and Victory Medals (P-111 L.Cpl. R. Gregg. M.F.P.) minor edge nicks, good very fine (3) £160-£200

Pair: Private D. Douglas, Royal Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Wittebergen, Transvaal, unofficial rivets between second and third clasps (7075 Pte. D. Douglas, 2nd. Rl. Highldrs:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (7075 Pte. D. Douglas. Rl: Highrs:) minor edge bruising to QSA, very fine (2) £120-£160

Pair: Private W. Reilly, Royal Irish Rifles Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State unofficial rivets between clasps (4540 W. Reilly, R. Irish Rifles.) re-impressed naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4540 Pte. W. Reilly. Rl: Irish Rifles.) light contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £80-£120

Pair: Corporal E. Lilly, Military Mounted Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (425 Corpl: E. Lilly. Mil: Mtd: Police); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (25 Corpl: E. Lilly. Mil: Mtd: Police.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (2) £120-£160 --- Edwin Lilly was born in Dover, Kent, in 1874 and attested for the 3rd Dragoon Guards at Canterbury on 2 May 1892. He transferred to the Military Mounted Police on 1 March 1898, and served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 22 October 1899 to 11 November 1902. He was discharged at his own request at Aldershot on 16 May 1910, after 18 years’ and 15 days’ service. Sold with copied record of service.

Family Group: Three: Corporal G. Watson, Military Mounted Police Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (353 Corpl: G. Watson. Mil: Mtd: Police); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (353 Corpl: G. Watson. Mil: Mtd: Police.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (353 Corpl: G. Watson. Mil: Mtd: Police) contact marks, nearly very fine Three: Driver G. H. Watson, Army Service Corps 1914-15 Star (T4-062248 Dvr: G. H. Wartson. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (T4-062246 Dvr. G. H. Watson. A.S.C.) very fine (6) £220-£260 --- George Watson was born in Edinburgh in 1864 and attested there for the Royal Dragoons on 18 May 1885. He transferred to the Military Mounted Police on 12 December 1892, and served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 15 October 1899 to 11 November 1902, his only overseas service. He was promoted Corporal on 21 February 1903, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 27 July of that year. He was discharged at Aldershot on 17 May 1906, after 21 years’ service. Sold with copied record of service.

Pair: Sergeant O. Dutton, Military Foot Police, late Royal Berkshire Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith (567 Corpl: O. Dutton. M.F. Police.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (567 Sjt: O. Dutton. M.F.P.) very fine (2) £140-£180 --- O. Dutton attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 20 August 1891 and transferred to the Military Foot Police on 9 February 1898. Promoted Corporal on 1 April 1904, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 21 April 1911, and was discharged on 19 August 1912, after 21 years’ service.

Pair: Nursing Sister Priscilla Young, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Nursing Sister P. Young.) officially re-impressed naming; King’s South Africa 1901-02, no clasp (Nursing Sister P. Young.); together with a cast copy Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service cape badge, light contact marks, good very fine (3) £400-£500

Pair: Trooper W. Lee, Brabant’s Horse, later Canadian Scouts, Orange River Scouts, and Graaff Reinet Commandos Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (20772 Tpr: W. Lee. Brabant’s Horse); British War Medal 1914-20 (Pte. W. Lee. Graaff Reinet Cdo.) nearly very fine (2) £100-£140 --- William Lee served during the Boer War with Brabant’s Horse, the Canadian Scouts, and the Orange River Scouts. He saw further service during the Great War with the Graaff Reinet Commandos, and was discharged, medically unfit, on 18 April 1915. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.

Pair: Company Sergeant Major J. Royal, Cape Town Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (707 Serjt: J. Royal. Cape Town Highrs:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (707 C.S. Major. J. Royal. C.T. Highrs:) minor edge nicks, good very fine (2) £120-£160

Four: Private P. J. Pyters, Prince of Wales’s Own Cape Peninsula Rifles, later Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (398 Pte. P. J. Pyters. D. of E. own V.R.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. P. J. Pyters. 2nd S.A.I. Bgde.); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (No.4072 Pte. P. J. Pyters. 9th Infy. (P.W.O.R.C.P.R.) edge bruising to first, nearly very fine and better (4) £180-£220 --- Peter John Pyters enlisted in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles on 10 February 1896 and served with them during the Boer War. Transferring to the 2nd Infantry on 1 July 1913, he was posted to the 2nd Brigade Reinforcements on 27 April 1916, and served during the Great War in German East Africa. He transferred to the Prince of Wales’s Own Cape Peninsula Rifles (9th Infantry) on 5 March 1917, and was discharged on 19 July 1918, after 20 years and 6 months’ service. Sold with copied record of service.

A well-documented Second-War ‘Customs and Excise Inspector’s’ I.S.O., Great War M.C. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel D. Lindsay, Northumberland Fusiliers, later Lancashire Fusiliers, who served with the Volunteer Company, Scottish Rifles during the Boer War, and was wounded in action during the Great War The Imperial Service Order, G.VI.R., silver, gold, and enamel, reverse engraved ‘Lt.-Colonel David Lindsay, M.C. 12th. June 1941.’; Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Capt. D. Lindsay.’; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (7939 Cpl. D. Lindsay. Vol: Coy. Scot: Rifles.); 1914-15 Star (Capt. D. Lindsay. North’d. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. D. Lindsay.) minor edge bruise to BWM, good very fine or better (6) £1,200-£1,600 --- I.S.O. London Gazette 12 June 1941: David Lindsay, Esq., M.C., Inspector, First Class, Board of Customs and Excise. M.C. London Gazette 17 April 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He went forward through a heavy hostile barrage to the new front line and returned with most valuable information. Later, he took command of a company, and was largely responsible for saving a critical situation.’ David Lindsay was born in Glasgow on 19 October 1878 and in civilian life was employed as an Inland Revenue Officer. Following the outbreak of the Boer War he attested for the Scottish Rifles at Glasgow on 8 March 1900, was promoted Corporal on 8 March 1901, and served in South Africa with the 2nd Volunteer Service Company, attached 2nd Battalion, Scottish Rifles, from 15 March 1901 to 19 May 1902 (also entitled to the two date clasps to his Q.S.A.). He was discharged on 19 May 1902, after 2 years and 80 days’ service. Following the outbreak of the Great War Lindsay was commissioned Lieutenant in the Northumberland Fusiliers on 17 December 1914, was promoted Captain on 1 April 1915, and served with the 16th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 November 1915. He was wounded on the night of 23 December by gun shot to the left thigh, whilst commanding ‘C’ Company, thus being the battalion’s first officer casualty, and was evacuated to England on 31 December 1915. After being discharged from hospital he returned to France on 10 November 1916, and served as a Brigade Intelligence Officer from 23 February to 9 September 1917, being promoted Major on 1 July 1917. He transferred to the Lancashire Fusiliers on 27 February 1918, and served with both the 16th and 15th Battalions for the remainder of the War. For his services during the Great War with the Northumberland Fusiliers he was awarded the Military Cross, and was presented with his M.C. by H.M. the King at Buckingham Palace on 26 September 1918. Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 1 May 1921, he transferred in this rank to the Reserve of Officers on 31 January 1922. Returning to his civilian job with the Board of Customs and Excise, Lindsay was advanced Inspector, First Class, and was created a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in 1941, being invested with the I.S.O. by H.M. the King at Buckingham Palace on 15 July 1941. He died in Deepdene, Surrey, on 1 October 1961. Sold together with a large quantity of original documentation and letters, including the Bestowal Document for the Imperial Service Order, dated 12 June 1941, together with a copy of the Statutes of the Order; Commission Document appointing the recipient a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Lancashire Fusiliers (Regular Army Reserve of Officers), dated 31 January 1922; Document appointing the recipient a Freeman Citizen of Glasgow; the recipient’s Officer’s Record of Service Blue Book; various War Office and Central Chancery letters regarding his military appointments and the awards and investitures for both the I.S.O. and M.C.; various letters congratulating him on the award of the I.S.O.; a large quantity of postcard and other photographs; and a large quantity of copied research. Sold also with various certificates and ephemera relating to Alan William Lindsay.

Three: Private T. Foster, Liverpool Regiment 1914 Star, with copy clasp (6718 Pte. T. Foster. 1/L’pool: R.); British War and Victory Medals (6718 Pte. T. Foster. L’pool: R.) mounted together with a copy Queen’s South Africa Medal, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (6718 Pte. T. Foster L’pool R.) good very fine (4) £70-£90 --- Thomas Foster attested for the Liverpool Regiment, and served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War, and subsequently with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 August 1914.

The Order of St John and Boer War group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, 6th Earl of Arran, K.P., P.C., Royal Horse Guards, Lord Mayor of Belfast and Lord Chamberlain to H.M. Queen Mary, one of the last two surviving non-Royal Knights of St Patrick Order of St John of Jerusalem, Officer’s breast badge, silver and enamel; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (Captain A. J. C. Earl of Arran, R.H.G.); Coronation 1911; Turkey, Order of the Medjidie, 4th class breast badge, silver, gold, and enamels, mounted court-style together with mounted miniatures of the first three and four various ribbon bars, good very fine (4) £2,400-£2,800 --- Provenance: Earl of Arran Collection, Spink, 2003; Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008. Arthur Jocelyn Charles Gore, son of the 5th Earl of Arran and the Hon. Edith, daughter of Viscount Jocelyn, was born in 1868. He was appointed 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Horse Guards, in 1889, becoming Lieutenant in 1892 and Captain in 1895. He was known as Viscount Sudley until 1901, when he succeeded to the Earldom upon the death of his father. He served for a while attached to the Egyptian Cavalry (Order of Medjidie, invalided), and served in South Africa during the Boer War with the Royal Horse Guards (Bt. Major, Queen’s medal 4 clasps). He was subsequently Brigadier Commanding all Officers’ Training Corps in Ireland 1909-12. He was invalided in 1914 and took no active part in the war. During the Second World War he raised and commanded the St Mawes Home Guard. The Earl of Arran was invested a Knight Companion of the Order of St Patrick on 13 December 1909, the fourth member of his family to be so honoured. After partition in 1921, the Earl’s house was one of many to be burnt down and he removed with his family to live in England. At the time of his death, on 19 December 1958, he was one of the last two surviving non-royal Knights of St Patrick.

A rare Great War sniper’s D.C.M. group of five awarded to Lieutenant V. S. Van Renen, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, late Cape Peninsula Rifles, decorated for ‘conspicuous bravery and ability as a scout and sharpshooter’ Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5800 Sjt: V. S. Van Reenan. 2/K.R.R.C.) note spelling of surname but as in London Gazette; 1914-15 Star (R-5800 Pte. V. S. Van Renen. K.R. Rif: C.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. V. S. Van-Renen.); Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Lt. V. S. Van Renen. R. of Officers.) court mounted, nearly extremely fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 1 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous bravery and ability as a scout and sharpshooter. Throughout the campaign he has always displayed great courage, and has been most successful as a sniper.’ Valentine Sebastian Van Renen was presumably born in South Africa and served as a Corporal and Sergeant in the Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles from 25 June 1890 to 1 July 1898. He served as Company Sergeant-Major in the Cape Peninsula Rifles from 7 July 1903 to 31 December 1912. Van Renen joined the British Army on 13 October 1914, as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who he joined in France on 23 November 1914, but ineligible for the 1914 Star. The following entry from the Regimental history would seem to tie in perfectly with Van Renen’s arrival in France and the award of his D.C.M.: ‘On December 26th the Brigade (2nd Brigade/1st Division) marched into Cambrin, and took over the line from the Bethube-La Basse road to the Canal, relieving the South Staffords. It was still freezing, and the trenches were in very good condition, except that the front parapet was barely bullet-proof, and that the Germans had attained an ascendancy in sniping, which made it almost impossible to use any of the loopholes in our own parapet. We had, however, lately received a draft of Rhodesians and of other men from our Overseas Dominions. A number of these men were selected from these and from the Battalion generally, and formed into a section of Battalion snipers under Lieutenant Rattray. Thanks to their enterprise and accurate shooting, we soon got the upper hand of the German snipers, and this ascendancy was maintained in every section of the line.’ Van Renen was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 29 August 1917, and sent to the 7th Battalion, K.R.R.C., located near Ypres, and spent the following five months in operations around that sector. At the end of January 1918, the unit moved to the St Quentin area where it helped stop the last German offensive in March. The Battalion afterwards transferred to Amiens where, on 20 June, it was disbanded. Van Renen was promoted to Lieutenant in the 5th (Reserve) Battalion, K.R.R.C., on 28 February 1919, and left the Army on 1 April 1920. Returning to South Africa after being released from the Army, Van Renen settled in the Sea Point area of Cape Town. In December 1927 he applied for the Colonial Auxiliary Forces L.S. & G.C. by virtue of his 23 years in uniform, viz 8 years in the D.E.O.V.R., 9 years 6 months in the Cape Peninsula Rifles, and 5 years 6 months in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps. His request was approved and the medal was issued in March 1928.

Pair: Nurse Elsie B. Gaussen, First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and French Red Cross British War and Victory Medals (E. B. Gaussen.); together with a Fist Aid Nursing Yeomanry cape badge, and British Red Cross Society lapel badge, nearly extremely fine (2) £80-£120 --- Elsie B. Gaussen served with the French Red Cross during the Great War on the Western Front from October 1918. Sold with copied research.

Realistic Travels stereoscope together with stereo cards (many dozens), in very good condition, including The Great War 1-100 and The Great War 100-200 and a full set of cityscapes 1-100 including Cape Town, Hong Kong, India, Rio, Naples, Norway amongst others.