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Lot 219
Queen’s South Africa Medal to Private Rochester, 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry, later serving 10th New Zealand Contingent, who saw further service during the First World War in the Canterbury Regiment N.Z.E.F. Queen’s South Africa medal 1899-1902 with 6 clasps, CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE, JOHANNESBURG, DIAMOND HILL, BELFAST & SOUTH AFRICA 1902. Impressed named 109A PTE C. ROCHESTER. VICTORIA M.R. Ghost dates to rear. Comes with copies nominal rolls, medal rolls, N.Z. Boer War & WW1 service papers with research.Charles Henry Rochester was born 16/9/1878 in Inglewood, Victoria, later with stated occupation as a miner. Enlisted & served with 1st Victorian Mounted Infantry, departing Australia on the ‘Medic’ 28/10/1899, in which he returned to Australia ‘invalided’ 24/5/1900. 252 men served in the 1st V.M.I.Rochester moved to New Zealand & enlisted 7/4/1902 with the 1st Regiment, 10th N.Z. Mounted Rifles. Stated occupation as a grocer. Previous service 1st Victorian Mounted Rifles 6 1/3 years. WW1 Enlisted 6/9/1915 New Zealand, stated occupation as a driver. Regimental #3891 Canterbury Regiment. Service: NZ 8/9/1915 – 3/3/1916. Foreign service 4/3/1916 – 30/4/1917. N.Z. 1/5/1917 - 29/5/1917. Numerous ‘crime sheet’ incidents when overseas. Died acute alcoholism 2/9/31 Christchurch.A most unusual “double country service” medal, possibly being wounded or suffering the effects of disease from service in the 1st V.M.I.
Lot 297
Crimea Medal 1854 -1856 to Colour Serjeant C. Davis,31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot, who further served in the 2nd China War. Crimea Medal & clasp Sebastopol, regimentally impressed 2717. SERJT. CHARLES DAVIS 31. REGT. (top lugs removed from top of clasp for mounting). Comes with copies service records, medal roll.Charles Davis born 1826 Mauglebone, Linton, Middlesex. Enlisted 30/11/1846 & served 31st Regiment of Foot. Promoted Cpl 30/7/53. Sergeant 19/12/53. Colour Sgt 25/7/65. Discharged 24/12/67 after 21 years. Served abroad 10 years, including Crimea 13 months, Malta & Gibraltar 2 years, Cape of Good Hope, East Indies, China 3 ½ Years.He is also entitled to the Turkish Crimea Medal, 2nd China War Medal clasp Taku Forts & Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Lot 307
Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902 to Private P. Campbell, who was wounded at Doornkop 29th May 1900, whilst serving with the 1st Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders during the Boer War. Queen’s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, 3 clasps CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE & JOHANNESBURG, impressed named 3151 PTE P. CAMPBELL, GOORDON HIGHRS:. Medal comes with copied service medal rolls, confirming clasps and wounds sustained.Private Campbell had previously served in India, earning the I.G.S.M. 1895 with clasp Relief of Chitral.The Battle for DoornkopThe British decided to assault the positions along the ridge east of Doornkop frontally. The attack on the afternoon of 29 May 1900 was commanded by Maj-Gen H.L. Smith-Dorrien and carried out by the 19th and 21st brigades. The measured advance of the 1st The Gordon Highlanders, Royal Canadian regiment and City Imperial Volunteers, in particular, together with an outflanking move by the amplified cavalry division under Maj-Gen J.D.P. French, forced the Boers from their defensive positions along the ridge by late afternoon. The British troops bivouacked along the ridge that night and the road to Johannesburg was open. For repeatedly attending to wounded men under a withering fire, Cpl J.F. McKay, Gordon Highlanders, was awarded the Victoria Cross; the citation gives the location as 'Crow's Nest Hill, near Johannesburg'. This action is known as that of Klipriviersberg to some Afrikaner historians and as Doornkop or the Battle of Johannesburg to British historians.
Lot 313
WW1 British Army ‘Gallipoli/Krithia casualty’ 1914-15 Star to Private Stock, 1/6th Battalion,Lancashire Fusiliers. 1914-15 Star, impressed named 9524 PTE. A. STOCK. LAN. FUS. Comes with copies medal rolls, M.I.C., C.W.G. certificate, soldiers’ effects book & research.Albert Stock would have joined early September 1914 at Rochdale, Lancashire with the 1/6th Battalion. The 1911 census Albert Stock born Oct 1876 Rochdale, occupation ‘Water works labourer for Council. Landed Cape Helles, Gallipoli 5/5/1915 and straight to the front line between Gully Ravine and the sea on the night of 5th/6th May. The second battle of Krithia commenced on the 6/5/15. Pte Stock was killed during this battle and has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Helles memorial. Due to the chaos he is recorded as K.I.A. on different dates on his paperwork (M.I.C & 14-15 Star roll 7/6/15, soldiers effects list 11/8/15 & 8/5/15. C.W.G 8/5/15. He was probably killed on the 7/5 when his unit made two attempts to advance, one at 10 a.m. and the other at 4p.m. They were met with heavy shrapnel and machine-gun fire and their most strenuous efforts could take them no more than a score of yards forward.
Lot 339
WW1 & WW2 British/Rhodesian father and son (Prisoner of War) medal groups, including a 1917 ‘Passchendaele’ Military Medal group to Sergeant T.J. Beauchamp, Royal Engineers (Guards Signals Coy), awarded for actions during the 3rd Battle of Ypres. Group 1: Military Medal G.V.R., impressed named 64762 L.CPL T.J.BEAUCHAMP. 2/GDS:BDE: SIG:SEC:R.E.; 1914-15 Star, impressed 64762 SPR:T.J BEAUCHAMP. R.E.; British War & Victory Medals, impressed ANAMED 64762 SJT.T.J.BEAUCHAMP.R.E. Medals period swing mounted & include a Royal Engineers cap badge. Included are copies service papers, medal rolls, M.I.C. passenger lists & Copy photograph.Group 2: Zimbabwe Independence Medal, numbered 52442; Rhodesian General Service Medal, impressed named 22336 SP/R T.G.BEAUCHAMP; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; 1939-45 War Medal; Africa Service Medal, these all impressed named 108848 T.G.BEAUCHAMP. Comes with copies Rhodesian medal list, South Africa Death Notice. Period swing mounted & come with matching miniature medals.Thomas John Beauchamp was born 1/10/1882, in Bethnal Green, London. Enlisted 15/7/1901 Bodmin, Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry. Regimental #6554. Occupation listed as a baker. Posted 5 PB. Promoted L/Cpl 11/12/01. Reverted Pte ‘misconduct’ 27/6/02. Posted 1st Batt 8/11/02. Deserted 3/3/06. Arrested 24/11/06 & charged ‘desertion and loss of equipment’ - 7/1/07 convicted and imprisoned. 7/2/07 transferred 2nd Batt Yorkshire Regt. Regimental #8860. 19/8/07 purchased discharge. Service: Home 15/7/01-7/11/02. South Africa 8/11/02-29/8/07. Discharged and lived in South Africa. 31/10/1914 returned to England on the steamship Balmoral Castle. 3/1/1915eEnlisted at Tottenham into the Royal Engineers, regimental # 64762. Listing his occupation as a wireman. Posted to 14th Signal Coy, as a linesman (Guards Div. Sig Coy). Landed France 16/8/1915. Promoted Cpl 7/7/1916. Sgt 31/7/1917. 25/9/1917 M.M. London Gazette. Discharged 9/6/1919. Returned to South Africa, June 1920. Died Cape Town 5/12/1953.M.M. London Gazette 28/9/1917. 2nd Guards Brigade, Signals Section. 102985 Schedule. Schedule #102,000-104,9999. Mostly for Ypres July 1917. Dates covered by this gazette 17/7/1917-4/8/1917. (Probably for the battle of Pilkem 31/7/17-2/8/17). Thomas Gilbert Beauchamp. Served with the South African Army during WW2 & listed on the Prisoner of War records as a Gunner, most likely taken at Tobruk, being held in P.G. 85 Tuturano Transit camp (Italy) & Stalag VIII-C (near Sagan, Germany). Rhodesian service medal rolls show that he served with the B.S.A.P. 22336 Special Reservist Beauchamp. T.G., with him staying on in Rhodesia post-independence.
Lot 345
British Army Egypt & Boer War campaign group of 3 medals to Private W. Vallance, Kings own Scottish Borderers.Egypt Medal undated, with clasp GEMAIZAH 1886, regimentally impressed 2694 Pte W.VALLANCE. 2/K.O.SCO:BORD:; Queens South Africa Medal, with 3 clasps, CAPE COLONY, PAARDEBERG & JOHANNESBURG, impressed named 2694 PTE W.VALLANCE. K.O.SCOTT: BORD: & Khedive's Star undated, un named as issued. Comes with copies of medal rolls & service papers. Court mounted for display.William Vallance was born Dumfries, 1870 and was already serving with the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, K.O.S.B when he joined the 2nd Battalion (regulars) in 1888 Regimental #2694. Employment stated as a mill hand. Transferred to the Army Reserve 7/1/1896, recalled to the colours 18/12/1899 to 1st Battalion K.O.S.B., being discharged 30/1/1901. Service history: Home 31/1/1888 – 18/7/88, Egypt 19/7/88 – 1/1/90, East Indies 2/1/90 – 3/1/96, Home 4/1/96 – 4/1/00, South Africa 0/1/00 – 3/1/01 & Home 4/1/01 – 30/1/01.
Lot 347
British Army Boer War medal pair to Gunner T. Patterson, Royal Artillery.Queen's South Africa Medal, 1899-1902, with pronounced ghost dates & 3 clasps, CAPE COLONY, ORANGE FREE STATE & TRANSVAAL, impressed named 80856 GNR: T.PATTERSON. R.F.A. & King's South Africa Medal, 1901-02, 2 clasps, SOUTH AFRICA 1901 & SOUTH AFRICA 1902, impressed named 80856 GNR: T.PATTERSON. R.F.A. Comes with copies medal rolls, service records.Thomas Patterson was born Colverstown, Kildare, Ireland in 1871. Enlisted Royal Artillery 4/10/1890 in Liverpool, occupation stated as a labourer. Posted 1/8/1891 10th Mountain Battery & 7th Mountain Battery 29/9/1891. Served: Home 4/10/1890 – 28/9/91, India 29/9/1891 – 30/10/98, awaiting trial 6/6/1898. (19 Days), tried and imprisoned 25/6/1898 (84 days). Home 31/10/98 to 13/11/99, South Africa: Recalled to service 7/10/1899 posted 73rd Battery 4/8/00. Posted 39th Battery 1/1/02. Depot 7/8/02 & Home 30/8/02, being discharged 3/10/1902.Gunner Patterson is further entitled to the India General Service Medal 1895, with clasp PUNJAB FRONTIER 1897-98. It is probable that he is also entitled to the India General Service Medal (1854-1895) with clasp CHIN HILLS 1892-93, as this is recorded on his service papers. In 1889 that mountain artillery was established as a separate branch of the Royal Artillery with ten permanently established batteries. Of the original ten mountain batteries, all but two were garrisoned in India from the time of their formation and saw much action on the North West Frontier. These were the “screw guns” of Kipling’s poem.
Lot 365
WW2 South African Army Tobruk ‘P.O.W.’ medal group to Corporal J.T.ROE, 2nd Divisional Signal Coy. 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal & Africa Service Medal, all impressed named 17392 J.T.ROE. Medals are court mounted come with copy service papers.Joseph Thomas Roe was born in Cape town on the 17/2/1902. He enlisted at Cape Town 19/7/40, aged 38 years, with his occupation listed as civil servant. Home address: Caretakers Office GPO, Port Elizabeth. Posted to 2nd Division Signals Coy & landed Egypt at the Suez 20/6/41. P.O.W. in Italy 21/6/42 - 23/9/43. Germany 23/9/43-2/5/45. Discharged 18/9/1945.
Lot 370
WW2 South African Air Force casualty medal groups to the Felton brothers (2).1939-45 Star, Africa Star, War Medal 1939-45 & Africa Service Medal. All impressed named 207191 L.J.FELTON. Comes with copy enlistment papers & service history, C.W.G.C. certificate and article from ‘Eagles Strike’, copy 21 Squadron war diary July -Dec 1943.War Medal 1939-45 & African Service Medal. Both impressed named 578242 R.J.FELTON. Court Mounted for display. Comes with copy enlistment papers & service history, C.W.G.C. certificate.Leslie James Felton was born 11/5/1922, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Enlisted S.A.A.F 3/10/1941 with occupation given as storeman. Posted to 21 Squadron S.A.A.F on the 31/8/42. The squadron was flying Martin Baltimore’s and was involved in the battle of El Alamein. From the squadron war diary: On the 15/12/1942 a squadron sortie with 18 aircraft were bombing motor transport on the main road near Marble Arch. Enemy AA fire was heavy and accurate. 7 of our aircraft were hit. (All repairable) Major Jandrell’s aircraft sustained the worst damage. His top a/gunner 207191 FSgt Felton L.J was killed and his observed 206112 Lieutenant (?) was wounded’.Further reports: ‘Killed in action, in Martin Baltimore, AH-151 was hit three times by flak over the target area, these hits killed the top gunner and injured the observer. AH-151 landed at Belandah where the body of F/Sgt. Felton was removed from the aircraft by medical personnel of the U.S.A.A.F. and reputedly handed over to 239 RAF Wing for burial. His grave is unknown, so he is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial. He had been hit by flak shrapnel in the upper body’.Buried at Belandah U.S.A.A..F Cemetery: Belandah was constructed by Axis Air Forces in 1941. It consisted of two airfields, about 2.5 miles apart. After the Axis defeat in Egypt during the Western Desert Campaign, the facility was abandoned by the retreating enemy forces. It was later used by the United States Army Air Force during the North African Campaign by the 57th Fighter Group, which flew P-40 Warhawks from the airfield between 3 December 1942 and 3 January 1943. Located about 19 Miles (30 km) Southeast of Ajdabiya, Libya, there are no remains of either airfield today and the desert has totally reclaimed the site. Their locations can only be determined by German maps of the area. Reginald John Felton. Was born 10/9/1924, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Enlisted 31/8/1942 S.A.A.F Wireless Operator. Occupation Clerk. 31/8/42-16/10/42 100 Air School. 16/10/42 – 1/5/43 64 Air School. 1/5/43-28/5/43 66 Air School (Youngsfield Cape Town. Navigation & bombing).29/5/1943 killed in flying accident off Danger Point South Africa. Cause of Death: Died in Aircraft Accident, ran out of fuel and crashed into sea, in Avro Anson #1130. Also killed Laurence Francis Comyns 542762, Richard James Evans 99857, B V Clarence 542641.
Lot 2094
Barbour quilted jacket, Sheepskin coat, faux fur coat , Ostrich feather cape, Maxwell Croft Persian Lamb 1960s Coat, red jacket and quantity of leather jacketsProvenance- vendors grandmother's husband Brian Lister was the creator of the Lister Jaguar racing company who had huge success in the 1950s and 1960s. The clothes all belonged to Josephine who was always an extremely fashionable lady and had an income which could support it. . Group lot - general wear an tear commensurate with use and age some items in this lot listed below Brown jacket - mediumBlack Coat Maxwell Croft - size 8-10 approx wear to sleeve and other areas of missing fur, Fur effect gilet - size smallskin jacket - approx size 8, worn may be missing beltFaux fur shrug - some feathers missingMaxwell croft jacket size 8-10 general wearBeige coat- distressed look- approx size 14Barbour size 12 faded and worn Faux fur jacket- approx size 14, some tears to lining, some marks and loss of materialSee extra images see extra images
Lot 37
A set of stereocards, South African, Boer War scenes to include Lord Roberts; the Royal Munster Fusiliers; Adderley Street Cape Town; Cecil J Rhodes coffin procession; His Excellency Sir Alfred Milner; the Warwicks near Weppener near Bloemfontein; Yorkshire signalling from New Zealand Hill; Slingers Fontein; training one of HMS Monarchs 4.7 guns on the Pretoria Forts; arrival of General Cronje at Modder River; General Hospital at formerly Greys College, Bloemfontein; Remingtons Scouts; Jacobus DeLaRey, ex Commandant General, Western Transvaal; Halt of London Imperial Volunteers; the C.I.V.s cloakroom, Underwood & Underwood 1901, plus Others
Lot 103
THREE LATE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN RECTANGULAR SILVER CIGARETTE CASES, all three engraved with initials, inscriptions etc, including 'Lieut Ashby S.O No.9 AREA, Cape Colony, April 1902 C.H.C., maker William Thorneywork, Birmingham 1901, together with a pair of boxed semi-circular silver napkin rings, makers Henry Griffiths & Sons Ltd, Birmingham 1933, approximate gross weight 8.6ozt, 268 grams, together with a circular silver plated powder compact (6) (condition: cigarette cases with various dints, some wear to marks)
Lot 227
JOHN LENNON 'IN HIS OWN WRITE', signed by John Lennon in blue ink on the FEP, the book was published in March 1964 by Jonathan Cape, London and this edition is an April 1964 reprint, pages 15-24 have become detached from the binding of the book but are present and in good condition with little creasing or staining although the outer cover is worn, the book was a gift to the vendor in 1964
Lot 563
A 19TH CENTURY COLD PAINTED TERRACOTTA FIGURE GROUP OF TWO BLACKAMOORS, modelled as an adult male with one hand on hip, (lacks other hand) and a (detached) boy holding a covered urn, standing on a grassy mound, height approximately 31cm (condition: the boy is currently detached from the base and shows evidence of previous glued repair, man's hand is missing, there is damage to the back of his turban, some small chips and paint loss throughout, evidence of plaster to base, hole in back of man's cape)
Lot 388
Original vintage film poster for the first release in the USSR of 1986 Italian-French-German mystery The Name of the Rose. The film is a historical drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, based on the novel of the same name by Umberto Eco. Sean Connery stars as the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, called upon to solve a deadly mystery in a medieval abbey, and Christian Slater is his apprentice Adso of Melk. Great design by O. Vasiliev showing a portrait of the monk played by Sean Connery with his cape blending into the brick walls of the monasterywhile a little red angel holding a sword is emerging from a cloud above his head. Condition: Good condition, restored tears. . Country of printing: Russia, designer: O. Vasiliev, size (cm): 86x55, year of printing: 1989.
Lot 43
A collection of x25 original vintage Kenner / Palitoy made Star Wars action figures. Includes; C3PO, Leia, Darth Vader, Admiral Ackbar, Dengar, Ree Yees, Emperor Palpatine, and others. Along with a small collection of Star Wars figure weapons - including lightsabers, blasters and a Princess Leia cape (see pics for float test). Various conditions.
Lot 550
An incredibly rare original vintage rare Kenner made Star Wars ' Mail Away Display Stand ' - designed for the first 12 action figures released. Appears in good condition, with all pegs present on the baseboard, and the cardboard backing being very good, with no folds or tears. Includes a full set of the first 12 released figures - including Jawa (cloth cape), Stormtrooper, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, R2D2 and the others. Each figure comes with its original weapon (all float tested and vendor assures they are original). An impressive display piece, one of the best we've seen. Rare.
Lot 595
2 bts Ataraxia Serenity The Wines of Kevin Grant 2011 Western Cape 1 bt Ataraxia Pinot Noir The Wines of Kevin Grant 2014 Hemel en Aarde Ridge 1 bt Vergelegen GVB 2011 Stellenbosch 1 bt Kaapzicht Shiraz 2013 Stellenbosch 1 bt Kaapzicht Kliprug Bush Vine Chenin Blanc 2015 Stellenbosch 2 bts Thorne Daughters Rocking Horse 2015 Cape White Above eight bottles
Lot 358
A late 19th century Black Forest carved gilt and stained pine bust of Sibilla Delphica, height 62cm width 70cm Condition: An old split to the back of her hat which is not visible from the front, probably slight fading to the paint work, minor scratching to her neck, splits running through the gilt robe down from both shoulders towards the front, and some smaller scuffed and chipped losses to the edges of the cape, one or two small worm holes showing in the hands and the plinth, old splits showing around the edges of the plinth and rubbing across the base.
Lot 72
Rare Royal Navy Officer’s Victorian 1827 Pattern Sword with Lloyd’s Presentation c.1850, 80 cms blade, etched with large fouled anchor, royal coat-of-arms, retailer’s name ‘E & E Emanuel’ and presentation inscription etched in panels down the blade, ‘To Captain G. Davies, RN, upon his promotion to Post Captain for his admirable and decisive conduct at the wreck of the French East Indiaman “La Meuse” in December…on Rich..Consul Lloyds on behalf of the --- and Underwriters, Penzance, January, 1851’. Hilt retains much of the original gilded finish, fish skin grip & lion head pommel. Some patches of pitting on blade, deeper towards the point. La Meuse was wrecked on the night of the 4th December 1850 at Geavor beach between Lands End and Cape Cornwall. The full-rigged French East Indiaman La Meuse was on a voyage from Calcutta to La Havre. All of the crew and passengers (bar one) were saved as was much of the cargo before the ship went to pieces. The cargo and ships fitting were later sold at auction in Penzance. Part of the cargo consisted of the following: 3000 Kips, 14,000 Buffalo horns, 700 slabs of Tin (about 24 tons), 35 Bales of Cotton, 85 Bags of Mocha Coffee, 5 boxes of Indigo, 80 boxes of Shellac, amongst other items.
Lot 177
Twenty Loose 1st/2nd & 3rd Wave Vintage Star Wars Figures, including Stormtrooper, Hans Solo Hoth outfit, 2 x Imperial Stormtroopers, 2-1B with medical staff, Luke Skywalker Hoth outfit, Bespin Security Guard, Cloud Car Pilot (missing accessories) 4-Lom, Zuckuss with Blastech W-90,Nien Numb, The Emperor with cane, AT-ST Driver, B-Wing pilot, Han Solo with trench coat, Princess Leia Organa with combat poncho (complete) Prune Face, with cape & rifle, Rancor keeper with vibroblade, Teebo and Wicket W Warrick, all in excellent original condition. (20 items)
Lot 321
Thomas Koether (New York, Florida, Europe, Australia, b. 1940) Abstract Painting. Titled: "Azure Tides" Dated: '93 Oil on Canvas. Signed and dated verso. Overall Size: 31 x 43.5 in. (151 - 4331)In 1960, Koether was accepted to the school of the Art Institute of Chicago at age 20. In 1963 Koether Moved to New York City and started going to the Art Students League. In June of 1966 he graduated with honors from N.Y.U. and was accepted to the N.Y.U. graduate school of Communications Arts in Cinematography under Haig Manoogian. In 1970, he moved to Paris to take a studio space at the American Center on Boulevard Raspail. In July of ’71 Koether went to Italy and did a lot of drawing and watercolors. In Florence he met Italian art restorers and learned a lot about restoration from them. That same year, he participated in a group show at the American Center and sold several pieces – one to director Henry Pillsbury. The work from Ibiza and Paris dealt with attempts to delineate abstraction as a form with his own experience of his own abstractness – landscapes and still-lives of his own psychic and emotional space. This work has a post-psychedelic aspect. In 1974 Koether moved back to New York and worked in N.Y.C. as an art restorer with Roger Ricco Associates. That year, he had a one man show at Ajanta Gallery on East 9th Street. In 1976, Koether moved to Australia and established an art conservation business and worked on the 5 major collections of Oceanic art in Australia. ONE PERSON SHOWS2001 SRQ ON MAIN, Sarasota, Florida1996 TAMPA ELECTRIC CO., TECO PLAZA, Tampa, July 1 – July 31, Marilyn Mars, Curator1995 KOETHER – NEW OILS, Nations Bank Executive Headquarters, Sarasota, Florida1993 MATRIX, Renegade Gallery, East Hampton, New York1992 KOETHER, A NEW EDGE, Renegade Gallery, East Hampton, New York1989 AUSTRALIAN ROCK AND WATER, Gochenhaur Gallery, Delray Beach, Florida1987 TOM KOETHER, EXPATRIATE PAINTINGS, Curator: Nick Pearson, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY1988 KOETHER, Recent work from New York, Cape Gallery, Byron Bay, N.S.W., Australia1986 TOM KOETHER, RECENT PAINTINGS, AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton NY1985 PAINTINGS FROM EAST HAMPTON, Curators: Dane Dixon and Steve Loschen, Ashawagh Hall, NY1983 KOETHER, Outback Australian Gallery, Curator: Gate Fynn, 382 W. Broadway, New York, NY1974 AJANTA GALLERY, New York, New York1973 St. Croix, Virgin Islands1972 St. Croix, Virgin Islands1971 Ars Bar, Ibiza, Spain1970 Ars Bar, Ibiza, Spain1969 Ars Bar, Ibiza, Spain1969 KOETHER, DRAWINGS, Mahogany Inn, St. Croix, Virgin IslandsSELECTED GROUP AND JURIED SHOWS2002 TOM KOETHER, STEVE LOSCHEN RECENT PAINTINGS, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY1996 Represented by KLABAL GALLERY, 363 12th Avenue South, Naples, Florida1995 ART FOR LIFE, Juried Voice Auction, Jurors Marilyn Mars, Arts Impact, and Emily Kass, Exec Director, Tampa Museum1994 SARASOTA VISUAL ARTS CENTER, Autumn Annual, Juror Tiffani Szilage, St. Petersburg Center for the Arts, Exhibition Coordinator, St. Petersburg, Florida1994 GREATER TAMPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Executive Exhibition, Juror Marilyn Mars, Arts Impact, Tampa, Florida1994 KOETHER, ASHAWAGH ’94, Loschen, Najdzionek, Strong/Cuevas, Grove, and Briscoe, East Hampton, NY1992 SOUTH COBB ART ALLIANCE 7TH NATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIB., Juror: Larry Walker, Prof. of Art at Georgia-State University1991 KOETHER, GOCHENOUR, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1990 KOETHER, LOSCHEN, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1990 FICKERA, KOETHER, LAWRENCE, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1989 FICKERA, KOETHER, LAWRENCE, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1989 M. CAIN SCULPTURE TOM KOETHER, STEVE LOSCHEN, PAINTINGS, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1989 DRAWING THE LINE, Curator: Kay Jeffed, Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, Murwilumbha, Australia1989 BLOSSOMS, The Gallery at Bryant Library, Roslyn, New York1988 HUNTINGTON TOWN ART LEAGUE ANNUAL, Huntington, New York1988 BEYOND STATUS QUO, The Gallery at Bryant Library, Roslyn, New York1988 WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE, The Gallery at Bryant Library, Roslyn, New York1988 EGBERT, KOETHER, LOSCHEN, LAWRENCE, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1987 EGBERT, KOETHER, LOSCHEN, LAWRENCE, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1986 PLASTO GALLERY, Mullumbimby, N.S.W., Australia1986 SOUTHPORT ART SHOW, Southport, Queensland, Australia1986 GOLD COAST CITY ART INVITATIONAL, Gold Coast City Art Prize, purchase, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia1985 ST. ALBANS COLLEGE EXHIBITION, Honorable mention, Southport, Australia1985 N.P.U. QUEENSLAND EXHIBITION, purchase price, Cape Gallery, Bryon Bay, N.S.W., Australia1971 LE CENTER AMERICAN, Paris, France
Lot 323
Thomas Koether (New York, Florida, Europe, Australia, b. 1940) Monumental Abstract Painting. Titled: "Great Behemoth Rock" Dated: '87 Oil on Canvas. Signed and dated lower right. Overall Size: 66 x 82 in. (364 - 4275)In 1960, Koether was accepted to the school of the Art Institute of Chicago at age 20. In 1963 Koether Moved to New York City and started going to the Art Students League. In June of 1966 he graduated with honors from N.Y.U. and was accepted to the N.Y.U. graduate school of Communications Arts in Cinematography under Haig Manoogian. In 1970, he moved to Paris to take a studio space at the American Center on Boulevard Raspail. In July of ’71 Koether went to Italy and did a lot of drawing and watercolors. In Florence he met Italian art restorers and learned a lot about restoration from them. That same year, he participated in a group show at the American Center and sold several pieces – one to director Henry Pillsbury. The work from Ibiza and Paris dealt with attempts to delineate abstraction as a form with his own experience of his own abstractness – landscapes and still-lives of his own psychic and emotional space. This work has a post-psychedelic aspect. In 1974 Koether moved back to New York and worked in N.Y.C. as an art restorer with Roger Ricco Associates. That year, he had a one man show at Ajanta Gallery on East 9th Street. In 1976, Koether moved to Australia and established an art conservation business and worked on the 5 major collections of Oceanic art in Australia. ONE PERSON SHOWS2001 SRQ ON MAIN, Sarasota, Florida1996 TAMPA ELECTRIC CO., TECO PLAZA, Tampa, July 1 – July 31, Marilyn Mars, Curator1995 KOETHER – NEW OILS, Nations Bank Executive Headquarters, Sarasota, Florida1993 MATRIX, Renegade Gallery, East Hampton, New York1992 KOETHER, A NEW EDGE, Renegade Gallery, East Hampton, New York1989 AUSTRALIAN ROCK AND WATER, Gochenhaur Gallery, Delray Beach, Florida1987 TOM KOETHER, EXPATRIATE PAINTINGS, Curator: Nick Pearson, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY1988 KOETHER, Recent work from New York, Cape Gallery, Byron Bay, N.S.W., Australia1986 TOM KOETHER, RECENT PAINTINGS, AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton NY1985 PAINTINGS FROM EAST HAMPTON, Curators: Dane Dixon and Steve Loschen, Ashawagh Hall, NY1983 KOETHER, Outback Australian Gallery, Curator: Gate Fynn, 382 W. Broadway, New York, NY1974 AJANTA GALLERY, New York, New York1973 St. Croix, Virgin Islands1972 St. Croix, Virgin Islands1971 Ars Bar, Ibiza, Spain1970 Ars Bar, Ibiza, Spain1969 Ars Bar, Ibiza, Spain1969 KOETHER, DRAWINGS, Mahogany Inn, St. Croix, Virgin IslandsSELECTED GROUP AND JURIED SHOWS2002 TOM KOETHER, STEVE LOSCHEN RECENT PAINTINGS, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY1996 Represented by KLABAL GALLERY, 363 12th Avenue South, Naples, Florida1995 ART FOR LIFE, Juried Voice Auction, Jurors Marilyn Mars, Arts Impact, and Emily Kass, Exec Director, Tampa Museum1994 SARASOTA VISUAL ARTS CENTER, Autumn Annual, Juror Tiffani Szilage, St. Petersburg Center for the Arts, Exhibition Coordinator, St. Petersburg, Florida1994 GREATER TAMPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Executive Exhibition, Juror Marilyn Mars, Arts Impact, Tampa, Florida1994 KOETHER, ASHAWAGH ’94, Loschen, Najdzionek, Strong/Cuevas, Grove, and Briscoe, East Hampton, NY1992 SOUTH COBB ART ALLIANCE 7TH NATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIB., Juror: Larry Walker, Prof. of Art at Georgia-State University1991 KOETHER, GOCHENOUR, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1990 KOETHER, LOSCHEN, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1990 FICKERA, KOETHER, LAWRENCE, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1989 FICKERA, KOETHER, LAWRENCE, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1989 M. CAIN SCULPTURE TOM KOETHER, STEVE LOSCHEN, PAINTINGS, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1989 DRAWING THE LINE, Curator: Kay Jeffed, Tweed River Regional Art Gallery, Murwilumbha, Australia1989 BLOSSOMS, The Gallery at Bryant Library, Roslyn, New York1988 HUNTINGTON TOWN ART LEAGUE ANNUAL, Huntington, New York1988 BEYOND STATUS QUO, The Gallery at Bryant Library, Roslyn, New York1988 WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE, The Gallery at Bryant Library, Roslyn, New York1988 EGBERT, KOETHER, LOSCHEN, LAWRENCE, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1987 EGBERT, KOETHER, LOSCHEN, LAWRENCE, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York1986 PLASTO GALLERY, Mullumbimby, N.S.W., Australia1986 SOUTHPORT ART SHOW, Southport, Queensland, Australia1986 GOLD COAST CITY ART INVITATIONAL, Gold Coast City Art Prize, purchase, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia1985 ST. ALBANS COLLEGE EXHIBITION, Honorable mention, Southport, Australia1985 N.P.U. QUEENSLAND EXHIBITION, purchase price, Cape Gallery, Bryon Bay, N.S.W., Australia1971 LE CENTER AMERICAN, Paris, France
Lot 40
Dennis Lyall (American, B. 1946) "Cape Hatteras Lighthouse" Signed lower center. Oil on Canvas. Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.This painting appeared on the Fleetwood First Day of Issue Maximum Card for the U.S. 25c Cape Hatteras stamp issued April 26, 1990. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse lies at the crook of a bending arm of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina known as the Outer Banks. The turbulent waters and shifting sandbars of nearby Diamond Shoals have vexed mariners for centuries, and many a voyage has ended here in tragedy as storm and shoal conspired to defeat even the most experienced navigator. In an attempt to assist these hardy sailors, a lighthouse has been signaling from Cape Hatteras since 1803, but the lighthouse itself may soon become a victim of the sea. In its early days, more than a mile of beach protected the brick tower of the lighthouse from the threat of the sea. By the time a taller lighthouse replaced the original in 1870, about fifteen hundred feet of beach remained. Today, at high tide in winter, the beach may only measure one hundred fifty feet. Over the years, attempts have been made to halt the encroachment of the sea. The base of the more than two hundred foot high structure -- it is the tallest brick lighthouse in the nation -- buffered against the sea's attack by large nylon sandbags. Further, the beach has been replenished several times, sand fences have been planted to help build dunes, and artificial seaweed has been positioned offshore to create a sandbar to reduce wave erosion. In the future, rescue efforts like these may be funded at least in part through the efforts of concerned groups like The Lighthouse Preservation Society. Image Size: 12.5 x 17.5 in. Overall Size: 14 x 19.5 in. Unframed. (B12267)
Lot 528
A collection of various stamps to include uk and commonwealth 19th century and 20th century. Block sheets of Lundy 19 18 and 14 stamps, Olympic Games, One & Two Shilling large stamps, Cape of Good Hope One Penny Three & Four Pence. South Africa 2/6 and 6d, Tasmania 1868 1870 1871 stamps, Falklands, New Zealand size pence 5d and others 19th century, Newfoundland, South Australia to include 1858 South Australia six pence and various shades, New South Wales 1863 five pence, Nova Scotia five eight and two cents stamps, Natal 1924 six pence INdia Fiscals 1885 stamps and many others
Lot 137
Ca.900 AD. Interesting Viking Era brooch made of thick bronze wire. These ends extend to a round ring, flattened with a hammer. A pin is attached to the flattened portion with a loop and moves freely around the length of the ring. Metal objects, especially those made of precious metal like bronze, were treasured in the Viking period; this particular piece, used for an elaborate woman's cape, may have been passed through a family. Good condition; 95x57mm; 3.743x 2.2458 in; 39.5g; Provenance: Property of a London gallery, previously in old British collection formed in the 1980s.
Lot 133
Fleming (Ian) The Man with the Golden Gun, first edition, ink ownership inscription to half-title, original first state boards with golden gun on upper cover, upper cover with patch of discolouration and 2 small bumps to foot but with the gun clean and bright, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, minor rubbing and light creasing to spine ends and corners, but a near-fine example overall, 8vo, 1965.⁂ The rare first state, discontinued by Cape due to the prohibitive cost of stamping every copy in gilt. Around 940 copies were produced with this binding with the majority sent to Commonwealth countries.
Lot 153
Orwell (George) Animal Farm. A Fairy Story, first edition, contemporary ink gift inscription to pastedown, original cloth, very minor bumping to spine ends and corners, else fine, dust-jacket, Searchlight advertisement printed in red on verso, small chip to head of rear panel, light rubbing to tips of spine and corners, very short closed tear to head of upper panel, but a sharp, fine copy overall, 8vo, 1945.⁂ A superb example of Orwell's classic satirical allegory. Rare in such immaculate condition. Orwell struggled to find a willing publisher, eventually Secker and Warburg obliged after it was rejected by Gollancz (Orwell's usual publisher) as well as Faber and Faber and Jonathan Cape.
Lot 66
Royal Navy engineer.- Steel (W. St. John Steel, engineer) 2 Log book diaries of service on HMS Duke of Wellington and other vessels, 2 vol., autograph manuscript, c. 275pp. excluding blanks, first vol. ruled in red, a few ff. loose and others working loose, some browning, a few ink marks and stains, first vol. original calf-backed boards, lacks spine, second vol. original card wrappers, both worn with surface wear, folio & sm. 4to, 1854-58.⁂ Two diaries concerning Steel's service on HMS Duke of Wellington, the Flag-Ship of Admiral Sir Charles Napier (an early example of a steam and sail warship), HMS Arrogant, HMS Superior, and a gun vessel HMS Assurance, including visits to Calcutta, Cape of Good Hope, Rangoon, Madras etc.
Lot 68
South Africa & India.- 3 diaries kept by a doctor on board SS Warrior, SS Bladworth & SS Good Hope on voyages to South Africa and India, 3 vol., manuscripts, together 2 titles and c. 375pp. excluding blanks, a few small pen and ink sketches of coasts (including Gibraltar), slightly browned, original morocco, gilt, 8vo, 1872-73.⁂ A highly observant and lively set of diaries by a ship's doctor voyaging from London to Cape Town (calling at Tenerife and Madeira), and London to Calcutta (calling at Malta, Port Said, Aden, Colombo and Kandy). The doctor compiles acerbic notes on his fellow passengers, "Capt. Mason. Mrs Mason - Misses (2). A family at loggerheads. Father - Fussy & meddlesome to a degree - bothering everybody on board ship out of their lives... ."East London, South Africa on SS Bladworth. "The coxswain of of one of the lighters was quite drunk & had to be stowed away under the hatches twice, but could not be kept down. About 11.30 he was caught by a rope secured to the ship & jerked violently overboard - the rope caught him under the chin & apparently cut his throat as blood was seen across his throat - he was then jammed between the ship & the boat & floated dead... .""Ceylon [Sri Lanka]... After dinner... strolled out to see the temple of the sacred tooth. This is supposed to be one of Buddha's teeth, it is held in great veneration & worshipped - & the shrine it is placed in is of inestimable value - containing emeralds, rubies &c of immense size. The Buddhists are very superstitious here - on the top of Adam's Peak they have a temple wherein is supposed to be an imprint of Buddha's foot when he stepped on to the island of Ceylon. The Kandy temple is full of grotesque carvings both internally & externally - elephants - snakes &c all objects of worship."
Lot 169
NO RESERVE Gold & Silver.- Frederiks (J.W.) Dutch Silver, 4 vol., The Hague, 1952-61 § Heller (David) A History of Cape Silver 1700-1870 [&] Further Researches in Cape Silver, together 2 vol., the first signed by the author on title, Cape Town, 1949-53, plates or illustrations, original cloth with dust-jackets, rubbed, some a little torn and frayed; and 7 others on Dutch gold and silver, v.s. (13)
Lot 658
TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION: A slim 4to sheet of official printed stationery from the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-13, led by Robert Falcon Scott and his crew on the Terra Nova polar expedition ship, individually signed by three members of the expedition comprising Harry Pennell (1882-1916, British Royal Navy Commander, responsible for the first sighting of Oates Coast on 22nd February 1911 and naming it after Captain Lawrence Oates), Edward Nelson (1883-1923, British Marine Biologist & Polar Explorer, conducted tidal observations at Cape Evans) and Henry E. de P. Rennick (1881-1914, British Royal Navy Lieutenant, responsible for the hydrographical survey work and deep-sea sounding). All have signed with their names alone in fountain pen inks. With the circular printed logo of the expedition to the upper left corner and bearing four One Penny red oblique Victoria Land postage stamps to the upper right corner, post marked on 18th January 1913, the day when the Terra Nova arrived at Cape Evans, Victoria Land. A few minor creases and a couple of small areas of very light staining, not affecting the signatures, G £200-300
Lot 698
BRITISH MILITARY: A good, small series of A.Ls.S. by various British military officers comprising Dighton Probyn (1833-1924) English General, Victoria Cross winner for his numerous actions during the Indian Mutiny 1857-58. Keeper of the Privy Purse, Secretary to Edward, Prince of Wales and Comptroller of the Household. A.L.S., D. M. Probyn, four pages, 8vo, Marlborough House, London, 1st November 1879, to Dr. Stedman. Probyn expresses his concerns about his wife's health, stating 'She never complains, but I know that at times she is worse, or at any rate feels much worse, than she allows she is' and continuing 'You know her case, and what treatment she has received. I want her to see Sir William Gull before she goes to Sandringham, and Sir William has kindly promised to see her', adding 'I told Sir Wm. however that I would ask you to write to him….telling him what you know about Lady Probyn's ailment. Will you please do this for me, without fail' and further providing Gull's address at Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, concluding 'Nobody knows as much about Ly. Probyn's health as you do, and she kicks against seeing anybody else, but you will pardon a husband's anxiety in wanting a second opinion. I don't think she has ever been really strong since that illness she had at Milford, in 73 I think, when you were so kind to her'; Francis Grenfell (1841-1925) 1st Baron Grenfell. British Field Marshal who fought in the Battle of Ulundi during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. Grenfell also served as aide-de-camp to the Commander-in-Chief, South Africa. A.L.S., Grenfell, four pages, 8vo, Wantage, Berkshire, 3rd January n.y. (c.1902-03), to [T. Douglas] Murray. Grenfell states that he would be very interested in his correspondent's book on Joan of Arc 'as I really know but little of her true life' and remarking 'I was looking at her Gilt Statue in the Rivoli last week & thinking of her wonderful achievements'. The Field Marshal continues 'Her canonization could be very popular in France', adding that he had an interesting sight of the Borgia apartments and 'As regards the canonization I should fear that the presence of Royalty could, while being good as regards the "Entente" - might alarm the non-conformist conscience'; Frederic Thesiger (1827-1905) 2nd Baron Chelmsford. British Imperial General who served in the Anglo-Zulu War, Commander in the defeat to the Zulus at the Battle of Isandlwana. A.L.S., Chelmsford, four pages, 8vo, Knaresborough Place, Cromwell Road, London, 2nd May 1890, to Dr. [Herbert Armitage] James. Chelmsford states that he and Lady Chelmsford will be staying with the President of Magdalen College in Oxford on 17th May and will therefore not be able to be present at the meetings his correspondent mentions, further adding 'I am very sorry not to be able to support the movement for initiating a mission in South London in connexion with Cheltenham College by my presence on the occasion; but you may rest assured that the movement has my hearty sympathy'; Courtney Chambers (d.1848) British Lieutenant-Colonel who served at the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington and later Commanded the 25th Regiment of Foot at the Cape of Good Hope. A.L.S., C Chambers, three pages, folio, Cape Town, 10th August 1842, to [Abraham Josias] Cloete. Chambers states 'It occurred to me a few days ago that from your having had 400 of the 25th Regiment under your command at Natal you might probably wish to have my opinion upon the measures you carried into effect when employ'd upon a service of no ordinary nature, but one that required as much discretion and sound sense as any that ever perhaps agitated the minds of the Colonists at the Cape - English and Dutch' and continues to inform Cloete that, having considered the matter with close attention, he is 'quite satisfied that the course you pursued was not only the best, but the only judicious right and just one', further remarking 'I cannot understand the motives or views of those who have manifested so much hostility to your proceedings'. In a postscript Chambers also adds 'Major D'Urban who was with you fully concurs in my opinion and indeed so do all the officers of the Regiment whose age and experience enable them to form a correct judgement'; and Peregrine Maitland (1777-1854) British General who fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, later a Colonial Administrator serving as Governor of the Cape Colony 1844-47. An interesting A.L.S., P Maitland, four pages, 4to, Romney, Hampshire, 1st January 1848, to [Abraham Josias] Cloete. Maitland states that he is obliged to his correspondent for their letter 'and Sir H. Pottinger's proclamation against Sandille' and continues to explain that he has made use of the document in a letter to Lord Grey 'who has been pleased to affirm on the faith of Sir H. Pottinger's despatches, that I have made much too favourable representations of affairs in Kafirland, and conveyed to him very erroneous information on that subject' further reflecting 'Hence, I suppose arises one difficulty that stands in the way of my getting anything done for the officers I recommended by the Duke of Wellington's permission, for some mark of Her Majesty's favour', explaining 'Three or four times have I written, and three or four times I have seen Fitzroy Somerset on this subject, but still nothing has been done. I thought some demur might arise from the notion that to confer honours or promotion on the officers immediately under me, while I was passed over, might be considered as casting a shade on my conduct, and to obviate this, I assured Fitzroy Somerset, that I desired nothing for myself. Still nothing has been done'. Maitland further makes reference to the Cape Colony, 'The accounts I have seen from the Cape have seemed to me highly corroborative of my position that British Kafirland was virtually subjugated. If the Savages can't be provoked into any fresh hostilities after the lapse of nine months but submit to the marching of the troops through their fastnesses without attempting retaliation on the Colony, it is clear they have had enough of War and had already given in. In my despatch from Block Drifts…..I said "They are now fully convinced that though they may elude us in the bush for a time, and plunder the Colony in small parties with some success, yet when we encamp in their Country and scour it, they cannot hold out but must starve or submit." I seem to have had said this truly of them, with the exception of Landilli and his few followers…..' VG to EX, 5 £150-200
Lot 826
VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. Vintage ink signature ('Victoria R I') on a slightly irregularly clipped piece, evidently removed from the head of a document and with a pale blue blind embossed seal affixed beneath the signature. Together with a selection of signed clipped pieces, A.Ls.S. etc., by various children and children-in-law of Queen Victoria comprising Victoria, Princess Royal (A.L.S., The Crown Princess of Germany & Prussia & Princess Royal, in the third person, to General Dillon, thanking him for some 'charming little souvenirs from India', Berlin, 1886), Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (ink signature, 1882), Princess Helena (two A.Ls.S., in one suggesting an appointment at Buckingham Palace and in the other sympathising with her correspondent in regards to their illness and suffering, accompanied by the original envelope), Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (A.L.S.), Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (two A.Ls.S., in the first thanking her correspondent for a 'charming & useful warm woolly cape' and in the second thanking her correspondent for the 'beautiful photographs of the piazza and fountain at Palermo' and adding that they have given her much pleasure and made her long to go there), John Campbell, Duke of Argyll (two A.Ls.S., in one thanking his correspondent for a valuable article which he has read and commenting 'The chief danger….seems to me to lie in ignorance of the views of different parts of the Empire & even the Times of yesterday seems to insist on the old nonsense that everybody must be persuaded to be Free Traders', 1885), Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (two A.Ls.S., in the first referring to an individual 'whom the Queen proposes giving the Order of the Royal Red Cross' and in the second thanking his correspondent for an enclosure, which interested him very much, and amusingly remarking 'I shall do my very best to procure the Irish brogue & hope that the next time we meet you will hardly understand me'), Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (3; one being a clipped signature and the other two the signed front panels of autograph envelopes, one addressed to the Queen at Brighton and marked as private) and Princess Beatrice (A.L.S., writing on behalf of the Queen and asking her correspondent, [Emma] Prothero to let Mr. Dore know how very much the Queen admired his pictures and that 'Mama is very sorry that she could not this time see Mr. Dore's new picture, & particularly regrets the sad cause which has prevented him from finishing it'). Further including a small selection of A.Ls.S. (2) and printed ephemera etc. relating to Queen Victoria including an A.L.S. by Jane Loftus, Marchioness of Ely, to Lady Rosslyn, written two days after the death of Prince Leopold and stating, in part, 'The Queen knew the great affection our dear Prince had for you. Her Majesty is well in health, but sadly overcome with grief. The Duchess of Albany is also well in health but is unhappy & afflicted. Her brother came to-day & the Queen of the Netherlands comes to-morrow', two partially printed invitations to the English comedian and actor George Grossmith, and an attractive small 4to printed music programme for a performance at Buckingham Palace on 21st June 1871 etc. Some overall age wear and various minor faults, generally G to about VG, 22 £200-300
Lot 936
KOLLONTAI ALEXANDRA: (1872-1952) Russian Communist Revolutionary. A member of the Mensheviks first, and further Bolshevik Party, she was one of the first and few women appointed as Soviet Ambassador. Rare T.L.S., `A.Kollontay´, two pages, 4to, Oslo, 17th February 1925, in Cyrillic. Signed by Alexandra Kollontai in her capacity as Plenipotentiary Minister of the U.S.S.R to Norway. The letter bearing the printed heading, in French and Cyrillic, of the U.S.S.R legation in Norway, is a license approval stating in part `..is hereby authorized for sea-hunting in the territorial waters of Russia on the North cost of European Russia from the Finnish frontier up to Novaya Zemlya along the seaside of the continent and islands, except water zone of the White Sea, south of the Orlovsky Light-house and Cape Kanushin line, where the hunting is forbidden.´, further saying `This certificate is issued on the basis of the contract agreement signed by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics with the "Aaalesund Navigation Union, group of seal hunters", and ratified by the Council of Peoples' Commissars on 16th December 1924.´ Also bearing two countersignatures beneath Kollontai´s one, and alongside a C.C.C.P. ink stamp. Four binder holes to the left border with very small area of paper loss around them, none affecting the text or signatures. G £600-900
Lot 1002
COCKBURN GEORGE: (1772-1853) British Admiral of the Fleet during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars who was present at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in February 1797 and also directed the capture and Burning of Washington in August 1814. D.S., G. Cockburn, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Office of the Admiralty, 20th October 1818. The partially printed document appoints William Mules to the rank of Commander in His Majesty's Fleet following the Prince Regent's Order in Council of the 30th January 1816 'to direct that the Establishment formed for the relief of the Lieutenants of His Majesty's Fleet who by age and Infirmities are incapable of further Service be extended so as to afford retirement to One Hundd. instead of Eighty Lieutenants at a Pension of Eight Shillings and Six pence a day each & that they be permitted to retire with the Rank of Commander'. Countersigned at the footby two other Lords of the Admiralty, John Osborn (1772-1848, English Politician, Lord of the Admiralty 1812-24) and Henry Hotham (1777-1833, British Vice Admiral who served during the French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleonic Wars, and the War of 1812). With a blind embossed paper seal affixed to the upper left corner. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, otherwise VG £100-150
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