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Lot 55
GIRALDUS, Lilio Gregorio “De DEIS GENTIUM LIBRI SIUE SYNTAGMATA XVII”, title page with printer’s device, decorated capital letter at the beginning of each chapter, publ. 1565, Lyon, Apud haeredes lacobi lunctae, vellum bound with tooled decoration to both boards & spine, with brass-mounted corners, central lozenge-shaped bosses, & clasps; 33.8cm x 22.8cm overall.
Lot 113
Original vintage advertising poster for LGA Zentrum Form Exhibition in 1965, featuring a graphic illusion in black and white forming a tunnel with an arrow at the end, the text below reads - Permanent exhibition of international product design from the consumer and capital goods industry. Special shows 11.6-12.9.1965 Historical and modern eating utensils from the Bood Glaub collection, Cologne and The Golden Chain, results of a competition by the German Society for Goldsmiths, Hamburg. Printed by Domberger. Fair condition, folds, tears, paper losses on edges, creasing. Country of issue: Germany, designer: H.W. Kapitzki, size (cm): 84x60, year of printing: 1965.
Lot 143
Original vintage advertising poster for Folklor Centrum / Folklore Centre Budapest capital city of culture, featuring a matyo floral embroidery style illustration of a bird sitting on a branch with green lettering set over a light background. Good condition, folds, tears, staining. Country of issue: Hungary, designer: Legrady S., size (cm): 97x67, year of printing: 1971.
Lot 292
Set of two original vintage travel posters. 1. Swedish capital city of Stockholm - the City on the Water - as a tourist destination with a photograph showing the tower of the City Hall overlooking one of Stockholm's numerous waterways. Poster published by the Swedish Tourist Traffic Association and the Stockholm Tourist Traffic Society. Good condition, restored tears, paper skimming, minor staining, backed on linen. Country of issue: Sweden, designer: Lars Ryde (Photo), size (cm): 100x63, year of printing: 1970s; 2. United States Lines no finer way to USA - featuring a photograph of a cruise liner with the cabin lights reflecting in the water. Founded in 1921, USL United States Lines was a transatlantic shipping and cruise liner company that operated until 1992. Fair condition, creasing, folds, tears, small paper losses, trimmed paper loss on bottom right corner. Country of issue: France, designer: R. Descharnes (photo), size (cm): 97x60, year of printing: 1960s.
Lot 346
Original vintage educational poster Western Pakistan, featuring illustrations of Khyber Pass railway to Afghanistan, a map of the area, Badshai Mosque in Lahore, fields near Quetta in Baluchistan, and the capital street view of Karachi. Printed by Educational Productions Ltd. Excellent condition. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 46x31, year of printing: 1940s.
Lot 402
Original antique World War One recruitment poster encouraging men to enlist in the army and fight the war in France: Boys Come over here you’re wanted. Great design featuring a young soldier in uniform holding his hat and rifle gun with a colourful map of the Channel between the south coast of England and north coast of France in the background, the stylised text across the two countries with the capital cities - London and Paris - marked with boxes showing St Paul's Cathedral and the Eiffel Tower in addition to other towns marked: Portsmouth Brighton Dover Folkestone Southampton Calais Dieppe Havre Boulogne and Amiens. Published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, London. Printed by David Allen & Sons. Ltd., Harrow, Middlesex. Horizontal. Large size. Good condition, folds, creasing, staining, browning, small tears on folds. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 102x128, year of printing: 1915.
Lot 232
On offer from the Barton J Hubert No Reserve Collection - with the hammer price (plus Buyers Premium) going to the Kids Club Kampala Charity; a simply stunning Collector-quality Series 1 with just under 1,900 miles from new. Purity is a fragile and vulnerable thing and in August 1996, the revolutionary new Lotus Elise seemed to ooze purity from every extruded anodised aluminium and epoxy resin crevice, with nothing superfluous subtracting from the essence of this truly minimalist, focused little sports car. Although 'beautiful to behold' it certainly was, the time-honoured relationship between 'form and function' was clearly evident in the way it went and handled, with its lightweight chassis-tub at 731kg failing to daunt the enthusiasm of the mid-mounted, 1.8-litre K-series engine and its 118bhp was enough for a 0-60mph time in the low sixes, allied to decent torque in the higher ratios. Clothed in two-piece 'clamshell' fibreglass bodywork, the featherweight two-door also featured all round double-wishbone, independent coil-over suspension, rack and pinion steering, four-wheel ventilated disc brakes and a 5-speed gearbox.Designer Julian Thomson and engineer Richard Rackham were keen to create a car with something of a motorcycle's feel and they undoubtedly succeeded; as is evident as much in the aluminium-and-rubber interior and neat little Stack instrument panel, as in the car's dynamic intimacy with the road, the wind and the weather. The Elise was a reaction to the corpulent world of leather, luxury and levers becoming increasingly evident in Lotus road cars, and was an attempt to recreate Colin Chapman’s early principles before he abandoned them in a move upmarket.Introduced at the 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show, just over 10,600 S1 Elises were built before the arrival of the S2 in 2001. It’s a testimony to the concept that, almost 27 years on from launch, the original 118bhp S1 still delivers. As with other great drivers' cars such as the E30 M3 and the original Elan, all things feel in balance – power, grip, handling and mass, making for a uniquely satisfying experience. The Series 2 naturally benefitted from further years of development, however the more demure Series 1 still defines the breed.The car presented here is a 1997 Lotus Elise S1 which was supplied new by long-established Lotus dealers Bell & Colvill to Robert ‘Robs’ Lamplough, the well-known 1960s racing driver and prominent member of the BRDC. Remarkably, it has covered just 1,900 miles from new, supported by its incredible condition and its detailed history file. This is a 'museum-quality' modern-classic, but it has been used and exercised sparingly, ensuring its fitness. Coincidentally, our very own ambassador, Harry Metcalfe, drove this actual car in October 2022, saying 'Nothing to see here, just an 1,800 miles from new 1996 Lotus Elise I was in today. Felt so light on its feet (K-Series was the perfect engine for the Elise) and steering was a reminder of how good a no-power assist rack can be. Pretty car too.'This little Lotus presents superbly in Racing Green Metallic with Magnolia hide, and is fitted with a 'Momo' steering wheel, built in driving lights and Perspex headlamp covers. It is the 911th example produced and is equipped with a number of features unique to the early cars, including the lightweight Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) brakes and aluminium engine cover that helped towards achieving the headline-grabbing target weight of just 690kg.The accompanying history file includes it's original purchase invoice and previous service invoices (including from the supplying dealer). As good as you'd ever find.This fabulous Lotus is very generously being offered for sale with the hammer price figure realised (plus, the IA sellers commission) being donated to Birmingham-based charity Kids Club Kampala - a children’s charity with a Christian ethos working in Uganda, East Africa. Their mission is to support vulnerable kids in the slums of Kampala, the capital of Uganda, by providing for both their immediate needs and strengthening their futures by feeding, protecting, educating and skilling. Their projects are a lifeline to vulnerable children, and they are currently supporting over 300,000 individuals across 12 communities in Uganda.Specification Make: LOTUS Model: ELISE SERIES 1 Year: 1997 Chassis Number: SCC111YN1VHA10911 Registration Number: P516 FPM Transmission: Manual Engine Number: 18K4FJ31481945 Odometer Reading: 1900 Miles Make: Interior Colour: Magnolia Click here for more details and images
Lot 2017
A Pair of George III Silver Candlesticks, by William Cafe, London, 1761 each on square base with foliage borders and fluted sides, the tapering stems fluted and terminating in a socket in the form of a Corinthian capital, with later silver plate detachable gadrooned nozzle, filled32cm high (2) Each fully marked on the base. The marks with some wear. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. One side of the base with cartouche engraved with a crest. The crest is very worn. The wear is noticeable as a softening to the high points.
Lot 2099
An Edward VII Silver and Cut-Glass Oil-Lamp, by Hawksworth, Eyre and Co. Ltd., Sheffield, 1903 on square stepped case with gadrooned border and further stamped with vases connected by drapery swags, the fluted stem terminating in a Corinthian capital, the cut-glass font with silver plate mounts, stamped 'No. 1 Hinks Safety', supporting the tapering clear glass and globular frosted glass globular shades, filled74.5cm high including shadeFully marked on base. The marks are generally clear. There is some overall surface scratching and wear consistent with age and use. The font is in generally good condition with only some minor chips. The mounts with some discolouration and seeming to function correctly.
Lot 560
LITTLE MIX - Band-Autographed JacketA camouflage-patterned jacket autographed by the four original members of British girl group Little Mix. This jacket was initially donated to the 2013 Capital Rocks auction event, the proceeds of which went to Help A Capital Child. The back of the garment has the band's name handwritten in black ink, with the word "Salute" written below it, plus the autographs of Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall. A patch has been removed from one sleeve, and there are minor holes at the back of the neck. The lot is accompanied by a printed photo of the original letter sent by Capital FM to the original owner.Estimate: £300 - 600 M Bidding for this lot will end on Friday, November 10th. The auction will begin at 3:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, November 9th, Saturday, November 11th or Sunday, November 12th.
Lot 161
Essex House Press.- Tennyson (Alfred, Lord) Maud, one of 125 copies printed on vellum, hand-coloured frontispiece by Reginald Savage after Laurence Housman, hand-coloured capital initials, edges slightly toned, original blind-stamped vellum, spine gilt, corners slightly bumped, Chipping Campden, Essex House Press, 8vo, 1905.⁂ The thirteenth work in the press's Great Poems series.
Lot 501
AN UMAYYAD LIMESTONE CAPITAL, SYRIA OR JORDAN, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY of square section, carved in relief with stylised acanthus leaves, 21 x 22.5 x 22.5cmProvenance: Property of a European Collector (see lot 8 for further details); Sotheby's London, 1st April 2009, lot 54; formerly in the collection of a French diplomat, acquired in the 1960s.This column capital demonstrates the way Greco-Roman and Byzantine decorative motifs endured and evolved after the arrival of Islam; the acanthus motifs of the Corinthian capital have become increasingly abstract and more reminiscent of palm fronds.
Lot 161
A Chinese unglazed pottery model of a Bactrian Camel, Tang dynasty 618-906 AD, 32.5cm high Oxford Authentication Report, Sample No. C104n49, 22nd June 2004Similar examples are illustrated in Treasures of Chang'an: Capital of the Silk Road, no.70, pp. 190-1, unearthed from the tomb of Zheng Rentai in Liquan county in 1971, and now in the collection of Shaanxi Historical Museum; and in Tregear, Chinese Ceramics in the Ashmolean Museum, fig. 7, p.11唐 駱駝俑附：牛津熱釋光認證報告，編號: C104n49, 2004年6月22號 Condition Report: off at base and repairs to legs Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 179
A Chinese blue and white ovoid jar, Kangxi, painted to the body with the scene from the Western Chamber, depicting Zhang Sheng riding on the horse back to the capital with attendant, 18.5cm high Provenance: From a Family collection by descent and listed on a John Sparks inventory from 1986, No. 22清康熙 青花張生趕考圖罐拍品來源：英國家族私人收藏，記錄於英國著名古董商John Sparks 1986 檔案（編號 No.22) Condition Report: scratches to the glazea few nibbles on the body and one very shallow glaze chip near the foot rimCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 170
SPRINGBANK 15 YEAR OLD EARLY 1990S CAMPBELTOWN SINGLE MALT 46% ABV / 70cl There are very few distilleries left in Scotland that have the capacity to carry out 100% of the whisky making process onsite, but Springbank can make that claim. Situated in Campbeltown (the former whisky capital of the world) the distillery produces three distinct styles of single malt: lightly peated Springbank, heavily peated Longrow, and triple distilled, unpeated Hazelburn. Despite being a relatively small distillery, Springbank has cultivated a global cult following, with older expressions such as their legendary Local Barley series commanding eye-watering sums at auction. Fill level in mid to high shoulder. Please see additional images.
Lot 180
SPRINGBANK 21 YEAR OLD 2000S CAMPBELTOWN SINGLE MALT 46% ABV / 70cl There are very few distilleries left in Scotland that have the capacity to carry out 100% of the whisky making process onsite, but Springbank can make that claim. Situated in Campbeltown (the former whisky capital of the world) the distillery produces three distinct styles of single malt: lightly peated Springbank, heavily peated Longrow, and triple distilled, unpeated Hazelburn. Despite being a relatively small distillery, Springbank has cultivated a global cult following, with older expressions such as their legendary Local Barley series commanding eye-watering sums at auction. Please see additional photo.
Lot 311
SPRINGBANK 10 YEAR OLD 2000S CAMPBELTOWN SINGLE MALT 46% ABV / 70cl There are very few distilleries left in Scotland that have the capacity to carry out 100% of the whisky making process onsite, but Springbank can make that claim. Situated in Campbeltown (the former whisky capital of the world) the distillery produces three distinct styles of single malt: lightly peated Springbank, heavily peated Longrow, and triple distilled, unpeated Hazelburn. Despite being a relatively small distillery, Springbank has cultivated a global cult following, with older expressions such as their legendary Local Barley series commanding eye-watering sums at auction.
Lot 52
SPRINGBANK 12 YEAR OLD 1990S CAMPBELTOWN SINGLE MALT 46% ABV / 70cl There are very few distilleries left in Scotland that have the capacity to carry out 100% of the whisky making process onsite, but Springbank can make that claim. Situated in Campbeltown (the former whisky capital of the world) the distillery produces three distinct styles of single malt: lightly peated Springbank, heavily peated Longrow, and triple distilled, unpeated Hazelburn. Despite being a relatively small distillery, Springbank has cultivated a global cult following, with older expressions such as their legendary Local Barley series commanding eye-watering sums at auction.
Lot 120
The post-war C.B., Great War D.S.C. group of eleven awarded to Vice-Admiral M. H. A. Kelsey, Royal Navy, a veteran of Dogger Bank and Jutland, who went on to command the cruiser Naiad (1940-42) and battleship Warspite (1944), the latter commissions including extensive action in the Mediterranean and off Normandy, including his unique order in the annals of Naval gunnery on D-Day, 6 June 1944: ‘Fifty rounds 15-inch rapid fire’ The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1920; 1914-15 Star (S. Lt. M. H. A. Kelsey, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. M. H. A. Kelsey, R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Coronation 1937, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, generally very fine and better (11) £5,000-£6,000 --- Provenance: R. C. Witte Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2007. C.B. London Gazette 10 June 1948. D.S.C. London Gazette 11 June 1919: ‘For distinguished services whilst in command of a destroyer.’ Marcel Harcourt Attwood Kelsey was born in February 1894 and attended Eastman’s, Winchester prior to entering the Royal Navy as a Naval Cadet in January 1907. Appointed Midshipman in the cruiser Good Hope in September 1911, he was advanced to Sub. Lieutenant in September 1914, while serving in Dryad. Then, in January 1915, he joined the destroyer Defender, in which ship he was present at Dogger Bank before removing to another destroyer, the Obdurate, in April 1916 - on this occasion as a newly promoted Lieutenant and “Jimmy the One”. A fellow officer in Obdurate later described Kelsey as ‘tall, blond and intrepid’, and ‘a polished product of the new Navy, trained to a strong sense of active duty’ - in point of fact ‘[h]e kept the ship’s company on the hop and, although they groused at times, he soon had them worked up to a fair state of war efficiency’. And this was fortuitous, for the Obdurate had a busy time at Jutland, participating in the 13th Destroyer Flotilla’s attack on German destroyers in the afternoon of 31 May 1916, during which she was hit by a 4.1-inch shell from the Regensburg, in addition to suffering a ‘burst’ 4-inch gun of her own. Nonetheless, she managed to stop and pick up three survivors from the Ardent. Kelsey removed to the Valentine in November 1917, in which ship he remained actively employed until the War’s end, a period that witnessed at least one action with a U-Boat patrol and, ultimately, the award of his D.S.C. Advanced to Commander in June 1930 and to Captain in December 1936, he was serving at the Admiralty as Deputy Director of Personnel by the renewal of hostilities. In April 1940, however, he was given command of the cruiser Naiad, in which capacity he would see a great deal of action in the Mediterranean, and serve on the staff of Rear-Admirals Vian and King, in addition to acting at other times as S.N.O. of 15th Cruiser Squadron. Naiad was heavily employed in the operations leading to the evacuation of Greece and Crete in April-May 1941, and took several hits off the latter place on 22 May: ‘The light cruiser Naiad had two turrets put out of action, and near misses caused several of her compartments to be flooded and her speed to be reduced to 17 or 18 knots. In the course of ten minutes there were 36 misses, and during a period of two hours 181 bombs were counted. Only two of her turrets remained in action ... ’ Added to which, she lost 7 men killed and a further 31 wounded. Having then fought an engagement with a French destroyer off Beirut, the Naiad was involved in several further engagements in December 1941, among them the action off Bardia, in which the Barham was lost, and the bombardment of Derna. In January 1942, Kelsey was appointed Commodore at Freetown, but he returned to sea with command of the battleship Warspite in March 1944, a commission that would witness significant support being lent to the Normandy landings, not least on D-Day itself, when she was one of the very first ships to engage the enemy ashore, her 15-inch broadsides silencing the enemy coastal batteries at Benerville and Villerville - the latter target was treated to no less than 73 rounds of 15-inch, 9 of them resulting in direct hits. A few days later, off the “Gold” area, Kelsey had occasion to issue his famous command: ‘Fifty rounds 15-inch rapid fire’, an ‘order which must be unique in the annals of British naval gunnery’. Unsurprisingly, his target, a large concentration of enemy troops and tanks hidden in woodland, rapidly dispersed! That evening, the Warspite returned to Portsmouth to embark still more ammunition, following which she journeyed to Rosyth to replace her worn guns - this entailing the first passage of the Dover Straits by a capital ship since the famous ‘Channel Dash’ back in 1942. The German batteries on ‘the whole French coast were ablaze with their gun flashes’, luckily, however, without effect. Back off Brest by late August, Kelsey got his new guns into action on behalf of the Americans, Warspite firing 147 rounds of 15-inch high explosive, and 66 armour-piercing shells, on the 25 alone - she, too, was subjected to heavy fire from enemy batteries, but was only hit by a few shell splinters. In the following month, off Le Havre, she engaged enemy gun positions at her maximum range of 32,000 yards, assisted by our aircraft spotting for her, and wiped out a troublesome 6.7-inch battery. Better still, she lent valuable assistance to the Royal Marines during the subsequent Walcheren operations, but this proved to be the last time her 15-inch guns were fired in anger, and Kelsey came ashore in early 1945 to take up the post of Commodore, Chatham. He had, meanwhile, been Mentioned in Despatches for ‘Neptune’ (London Gazette 28 November 1944 refers). Advanced to Rear-Admiral in January 1946, and awarded the C.B. in the Birthday Honours List of 1948, he was placed on the Retired List in the rank of Vice-Admiral in the following year. His last post had been as Flag Officer, Malta, where he oversaw the clearing of Valetta Harbour, in addition to boarding operations in connection with immigrant ships trying to run the blockade of Palestine. The Admiral died in 1965. Sold with a fine run of original ship’s ‘flimsies’ 1911-40 (approximately 40).
Lot 132
A post-War ‘Royal Yacht’ C.V.O., C.B.E. group of nine awarded to Captain J. S. ‘Fish’ Dalglish, Royal Navy, who served aboard H.M.S. London during the Yangtze incident and was the first Commanding Officer of Her Majesty’s Yacht Britannia The Royal Victorian Order, C.V.O., Commander’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘C553’, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Yangtze 1949 (Cdr. J. S. Dalglish. R.N.); Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued; together with the related miniature dress medals, both sets mounted for display, good very fine (9) £2,800-£3,400 --- C.V.O. London Gazette 1 January 1955: ‘For services in H.M. Yacht Britannia.’ C.B.E. London Gazette 8 June 1963. M.I.D. London Gazette 11 June 1946: ‘For winding-up operations in the Far East.’ James Stephen Dalglish, widely known as ‘Fish’, was born in Kensington, London, on 1 October 1913, eldest son of Robin Campsie Dalglish, later Rear-Admiral. He was educated at Ampleforth and Dartmouth, and in January 1931 joined the battleship Rodney as a Naval Cadet. He was promoted to Acting Sub-Lieutenant on 1 January 1934; Sub-Lieutenant, 1 May 1934; Lieutenant, 1 June 1935; Lieutenant-Commander, 1 June 1943; Commander, 30 June 1948; Captain, 30 June 1954; retired, 31 August 1963. In August 1939 Dalglish was appointed to Kempenfelt as Gunnery Officer of the 18th Destroyer Flotilla, but after less than a month he was posted back to Excellent, where his duties included gunnery training of the armed merchant cruisers. In February 1940 he began a two-year posting in Faulknor, leader of the 8th Destroyer Flotilla, engaged on patrols in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway, and then to Gibraltar as part of Force H, escorting warships and convoys to Malta. In February 1942, following a refit at Southampton, Faulknor escorted convoy PQ9 to Murmansk. In April 1942, Dalglish commenced an 18-month appointment on the staff of the gunnery school at Chatham. Having been promoted to Lieutenant-Commander, Dalglish was appointed to the cruiser Swiftsure in September 1943. He served in this ship for the rest of the war, at home and in the Mediterranean, before sailing for the Far East in October 1944, where Swiftsure took part in Operation Iceberg which lasted until the end of May 1945, when the last Japanese resistance on Okinawa was crushed. Following an appointment in April 1947 as Staff Officer Force T, the naval component of the British occupation force in Japan, Dalglish was appointed Staff Gunnery Officer of the 5th Cruiser Squadron at Hong Kong and serving in Sussex. After his promotion to Commander in June 1948, he successfully applied to remain in Hong Kong as Fleet Gunnery Officer on the staff of Admiral Alec Madden. In April 1949, Admiral Madden decided to visit Shanghai for St George’s Day, and he and his staff embarked in the cruiser London. At this time civil war was raging between the Communists and the Nationalists. The capital of Nationalist China was Chungking, which lay on the upper Yangtze. On 20 April the frigate Amethyst was proceeding upstream to relieve another ship as guard-ship there. As she approached Chungking, about 140 miles upstream from Shanghai, she suddenly came under heavy fire from communist batteries on the north bank. One of the first shots struck the bridge, badly injuring the captain and helmsman. Amethyst then went aground and while thus immobilised was hit several more times, suffering 17 killed and 10 wounded. Some of the ship’s company, including the wounded, were evacuated to the south and an uneasy truce developed. Admiral Madden decided that London should go to the assistance of Amethyst and, on the 21st, advanced upstream with her battle ensigns flying. As a staff officer, Dalglish had no particular duties but was assigned to “A” turret where, in his own words, ‘I had precisely nothing to do but to sit at the back of the gunhouse talking with the Ordnance Artificer’. Long before reaching Amethyst, London came under heavy fire, ‘the Communists opened fire at a range of less than a mile with solid armour-piercing (anti-tank) bullets and larger high explosive shells from field guns. London was a very big ship and difficult to miss at that close range, the former penetrated the ship like butter and the latter wreaked terrible damage... London opened fire with everything and I have little doubt that our 8-inch, 4-inch and pom-pom gunfire caused havoc ashore... Poor London was hit over 250 times! The turret I was in was put out of action by armour-piercing bullets severing the electric cables and then an H.E. hit on the turret roof flipped off one of the three armour plates and we were open to the sky! We were achieving nothing for Amethyst so we eventually turned in the river and retreated, with nineteen dead and many more wounded.’ London returned to the U.K. and was eventually scrapped. Admiral Madden and his staff, meanwhile, transferred to the cruiser Belfast, and returned to Hong Kong. Soon after, Dalglish returned to the U.K. and was cheered to receive news during the voyage of Amethyst’s successful escape from the Yangtze. On his return from the Far East Dalglish had a period ashore, first attending the Joint Services Staff Course, then instructing the Sub-Lieutenant courses at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. Towards the end of 1952, he was selected to be Executive Officer of the Royal Yacht which was still under construction on the Clyde. First, however, he had to have experience in command and, for the first three months of 1953, he commanded the destroyer Aisne. He took up his appointment to the Royal Yacht (subsequently named Britannia) on 8 April 1953. He and the other officers supervised the final stages of construction, fitting out and selection of the ratings - it was a sought after posting, with over 1,000 applicants for just 200 vacancies. The new company then had to be trained in the peculiarities of service in a Royal Yacht - for example, orders had to be given and executed silently. Dalglish was gratified to learn that the Queen would tour the Commonwealth in early 1954 in the liner Gothic and that the Flag Officer Royal Yachts would accompany her which meant that Dalglish would be the first (acting) Captain of the Britannia. On 14 April 1954, Prince Charles and Princess Anne embarked, escorted by various members of the royal household, and Britannia sailed for Malta, where she arrived on 22 April. The Flag Officer and other officers from Gothic took up their appointments, and Dalglish reverted to his role as Executive Officer. Britannia then sailed for Tobruk where, on 1 May, the Queen and Prince Philip embarked for the final stage of their journey. The following day, the Mediterranean Fleet, commanded by Lord Mountbatten, executed an impressive manoeuvre, steaming past Britannia at 25 knots at a distance of only 300 to 400 yards. On 15 May Britannia conveyed the Queen up the Thames to the Pool of London, right by the Tower. It was a grand occasion, with hundreds of thousands of spectators, hundreds of boats crammed with people, everyone cheering and waving and sirens hooting. Dalglish was still aboard Britannia for the July/August trip to Canada but, having been promoted to Captain in June 1954, left the Yacht in October. He received further recognition for his services to the roy...
Lot 306
A rare ‘Yangtze incident’ M.B.E. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-Commander G. B. Strain, Royal Navy, one of only four officers who remained on board the Amethyst for the duration of her captivity and her dash down-river to freedom The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Yangtze 1949 (Lieut (L). G. B. Strain. R.N.) official correction to second initial, mounted on card with a copy Korea pair for display purposes, good very fine (8) £4,000-£5,000 --- M.B.E. (Military) London Gazette 2 January 1950: ‘Lieutenant Commander (E) G. B. Strain, R.N., H.M.S. Amethyst. George Blackstock Strain, more commonly known during his service days as ‘Jock’, was born on 25 August 1917 to Janet Brown Glen (née Blackstock) and Weatherall Ritchie Strain, of Oban, Scotland. His birth certificate shows that his father was employed as a Mercantile Clerk and that his parents had married in November 1913 in the Kelvin District of Glasgow. His name first appears in the Navy List as an Acting Temporary Sub Lieutenant (Sp.Br) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve with seniority of 6 March 1944. The abbreviation ‘Sp.Br.’ indicates that he was an officer of the ‘Special Branch’; the abbreviation ‘Sc’ that precedes his name in the Navy List indicates that he was an officer employed on ‘Scientific Duties’. On 1 October 1944 he was appointed to the convoy escort ship H.M.S. Antwerp serving as a Fighter Direction Ship with the Mediterranean Fleet. His next appointment on 14 May 1945 was to the 2,650-tonne Minelayer Ariadne. In 1946 he was offered and accepted the opportunity to transfer to the Royal Navy with the rank of Lieutenant (E) with seniority backdated to 25 July 1941 - the abbreviation (E) signifying that he was an officer of the Electrical Branch. On 17 June 1946 he was appointed to Collingwood, the Royal Navy Electrical School at Gosport, Hampshire. He remained in this posting for eighteen months, and during this period underwent specialist training and qualified as an officer of the Electrical Branch. The Navy List for January 1948 shows him as being unattached and therefore with no indication of where he was serving. The Navy List for January 1949 shows that in November 1948 he was appointed to the 1,250-tonne frigate H.M.S. Black Swan, then serving with the Far East Fleet, and was later appointed Electrical Officer, Yangtze Flotilla. On 19 April 1949 as part of his Yangtze Flotilla duties, during the Chinese Civil War, he took passage aboard the 1,350 ton frigate H.M.S. Amethyst to Nanking where she was to relieve the ‘C’ class destroyer Consort as guard ship to the British Embassy. At that time, Nanking was the capital of the Nationalist Republic of China. Following hand-over, it was intended that he would return down river aboard Consort. Whilst on passage, on 20 April, Amethyst came under heavy and sustained artillery fire from well-concealed Chinese Communist troops on the north bank of the Yangtze River; the south bank of the river was held by the Nationalists, and the north bank by the Communists. About 9.30 on 20 April 1949, a Communist shore battery opened fire on Amethyst, hitting her bridge, mortally wounding her captain, Lieutenant Commander B. M. Skinner, and injuring First Lieutenant Geoffrey Weston, before he could pass on the captain’s order to return fire. A second shell hit the wheel-house wounding the coxswain and, in trying to take evasive action, Amethyst slewed to port and grounded on a sandbank near Rose Island. Other shells exploded in the sick bay, the port engine room, and finally the generator. The loss of power also disabled the gyrocompass and electrically-controlled firing circuits. Amethyst was now a helpless target and had grounded in such a way that neither of the two gun turrets at the front of the ship could be brought to bear on the P.L.A. (People’s Liberation Army) targets. The shelling continued, ripping large holes in the hull (some near the waterline), the sickbay and the port engine room. Only one turret was able to bear on the hostile batteries; it fired under local control until it was disabled. Just after 10.00, the wounded First Lieutenant ordered the evacuation of all but essential personnel. Just over 60 men reached the southern shore. Shelling stopped at 11.00; 22 men had been killed and 31 wounded (the wounded were taken off by sampan the next day, and the evacuation of nonessential personnel completed). The ship had received over fifty hits, and P.L.A. snipers continued to fire at any visible movement on board. During this time H.M.S. Consort was sighted, flying seven White Ensigns and three Union flags, steaming down from Nanking at 29 knots. Consort came under fire from the shore batteries and returned fire with her 4.5 inch guns, destroying the enemy shore batteries before she attempted to take Amethyst in tow. Consort turned about wit all guns blazing at the north bank batteries, destroying an enemy position. However, Consort came under heavy fire, and the attempt was abandoned with 10 killed and three injured. First Lieutenant Weston refloated Amethyst on 22 April and moved her out of range of the P.L.A. artillery. The British Assistant Naval Attaché, Lieutenant-Commander J. S. Kerans came on board and took over command of the ship and the 50 or so crew members, including Strain, who remained on board during the entire Yangtze incident. On 26 April an attempt to free Amethyst from the mud was successful and the ship then proceeded to move up river and anchored off Fu Te Wei. Later that day a signal was received: ‘H.M. ships London and Black Swan are moving up river to escort the Amethyst down stream. Be ready to move.’ Both ships were heavily shelled as they attempted to help Amethyst, and they were forced to retreat with 3 killed and 14 wounded. Amethyst remained under guard by the P.L.A. for 101 days and vital supplies were not permitted to reach her. After a fourth attempt, the R.A.F. Sunderland flying boat from 88 Squadron succeeded in landing a replacement doctor, and medical supplies. Negotiations with the Communists made no progress, because they insisted as a precondition that Kerans must begin by confessing that the ship had wrongly invaded Chinese national waters and had fired upon the P.L.A. first (in 1988 the Chinese commander, Ye Fei, admitted that it was his troops that opened fire first). According to Lawrence Earl in the Yangtze Incident: ‘As early as mid-May Kerans reserved a corner of his mind for thinking about a possible break-out from the river in case his negotiations for a safe-conduct should fail. With this in his mind he decided to get the ship into seaworthy shape as soon as possible. He appointed Garns and Saunders, under the supervision of Strain, as Damage-Control Party, but he did not mention to anyone his secret fears that a break-out might eventually become the only avenue to freedom. The damage control party used hammocks stuffed with mattresses and blankets and old clothing, anything they could lay their hands on that could be spared. Then they used from one to three of these at a time according to the size of the hole. After that they shored up the damaged area with planks, using the stock of timber, taken on board in Malaya sometime previously, which they cut down to proper sizes. In a month they had succeeded in adequately filling in eight holes along the waterline, but one waterline hole, dead astern and directly over the rudder, resisted all their efforts. Kerans w...
Lot 62
A Naval Good Shooting Medal group of seven awarded to Lieutenant C. E. Bounton, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (Gnr. C. E. Bounton. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Gnr C. E. Bounton. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals; Naval Good Shooting Medal, G.V.R. (190817 C. E. Bounton, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Neptune. 1911. 12 In. B.L.) mounted as worn, good very fine (7) £800-£1,000 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 15 August 1915 (Vice Admiral John de Robeck’s despatch for the Gallipoli landings). Charles Edward Bounton was born at Alverstoke, Hampshire, on 23 April 1881. He joined the Royal Navy in September 1896 as a Boy Seaman and on reaching the age of 18 years he engaged for 12 years’ service. At that time he was 5 feet 4 inches tall with brown hair, light blue eyes and a fresh complexion, and had a toe missing from his left foot. In the early years of his service he was in the battleship Resolution in the Channel Fleet (1898-1900), the armoured cruiser Aboukir (1902-04) and the battleship Barfleur (1905-07). He also attended courses at Excellent, the gunnery training institution at Whale Island, near Portsmouth. His character was consistently rated as ‘Very Good’ and he achieved steady promotion, being rated Able Seaman in 1905, Leading Seaman in 1907, and Petty Officer in 1908. In January 1911 he was appointed to the dreadnought battleship Neptune at the beginning of her first commission. Laid down at Portsmouth in January 1909, she displaced 19,900 tons and had a main armament of ten 12-inch guns. In 1911 Bounton was awarded the Naval Good Shooting medal for his excellence with the 12-inch guns aboard H.M.S. Neptune in the Fleet Gunnery Competition of that year. In March 1911 Bounton was promoted to Gunner, a Warrant Officer rank, and then appointed to the cruiser Furious. His commanding officer reported on him favourably: ‘Physical qualities VG. A zealous officer who performs well.” He subsequently served in Melpomone and then in destroyers before being appointed to the staff of Excellent in May 1914. In December 1914 Bounton was appointed Gunner in H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, thus becoming the Warrant Officer charged with care of all the weapons, magazines, shell-rooms and naval ordnance stores of the most modern and powerful capital ship in the Royal Navy. Queen Elizabeth arrived in the Dardanelles on 19 February 1915 and played an active part in the harassment of the Turks and in supporting the landings on the Gallipoli peninsula. However, as a result of the sinking of H.M.S. Goliath in May 1915, it was decided that the risk of losing one of our finest ships was too great and she was withdrawn home to Scapa Flow at the end of May. In March 1916 Bounton was transferred to P26, a patrol boat. These small vessels were used for patrol and escort work, and were armed with one 4-inch gun, two torpedo tubes and depth charges. Bounton’s commanding officer commented, ‘This officer appears to be wasted in a small ship as he has thorough knowledge of big guns and Director firing.’ He was transferred to the monitor Marshal Soult in February 1917, part of the Dover Patrol deployed to bombard submarine bases and other German defence facilities in occupied Belgium. In October 1918 his commanding officer assessed him as ‘Above Average,’ observing ‘Has carried out with success the duties of Director Officer during many engagements with German batteries and vessels on the Belgian coast. He has kept sea-watch and has proved a good Instructional Gunner. Specially recommended for advancement to Lieutenant.’ From January 1919 to May 1921 Bounton was on the staff of Excellent, in charge of the rifle range. Having previously distinguished himself at the 12 inch guns he then demonstrated his versatility as ‘an exceptional rifle and pistol shot.’ In this and subsequent postings to Excellent (1923-25 and 1928-31) he was also described as an exceptional instructor, especially in bringing along the young seamen, zealous and reliable, and physically fit. During this time he was promoted to Commissioned Gunner in 1921 and to Lieutenant in 1927. Other post-war appointments included the battleship Thunderer, a sea-going training ship for cadets (1921-23), an attachment to the Royal Australian Navy (1925-27) and the battle-cruiser Tiger (1927-28). He retired to his pension in 1931. Bounton returned to service in September 1939 and served first at Eaglet, the shore base at Liverpool, then at Excellent, and Boscawen, the depot ship at Portland. He reverted to the retired list in May 1945. Sold with full research including a number of contemporary post cards of H.M.S. Neptune and Queen Elizabeth.
Lot 682
A 19th century brass and moulded glass oil lamp, on stepped circular base, the reeded stem terminating in a stepped capital, the multi-faceted moulded glass font with brass mounts and a pair of burners stamped Patent Duplex, supporting the acid etched globular shade and clear glass chimney, 65cm high including chimney; another, 19th century brass and moulded glass oil lamp, on octagonal base with spreading acanthus leaves terminating in a stylised leaf socle, the multi-faceted moulded glass font with brass mounts and a pair of burners stamped Wright & Butler Birmingham, supporting the acid etched multi-faceted shade with ribbon tied laurel wreath and clear glass chimney, 59.5cm high including chimney; a glass chimney, 24.5cm high (3)
Lot 114
A pair of 19th Century French gilt bronze table lamps in the Louis XV Rococo taste by Gagneau of Paris 60.5 cm high together with another to match (the first two with block capital signature to base, the third with Italic signature to base) CONDITION REPORTS All three have pitting, patination and some verdigris. All wires have been cut. The pair are missing finials. General wear and tear conducive with age and use. See images for further detail.
Lot 214
Peter Cushing - a vintage colour postcard hand written in his familiar dark blue ink to his wife Helen dated 20/3/1948, headed Perth W.A. Capital Theatre and reading: "Dearest, darling Helen, This souvenir of the 'Corinthic' comes along with all Dadda's love to wish you a happy and restful (?!) tour, and welcome, welcome back home ever so soon - and thank you darling, for being the only one who can 'keep me going'! Always, Otter" after which he has drawn a bone, two kisses and a paw print. Cushing was a prolific writer to his wife whilst they were apart, frequently using pet names as in this case, and often sending postcards by Mabel Lucie Attwell although this one was drawn by G E Studdy (who was famous for his creation of Bonzo the dog in the early 1920's) featuring to the front an anthropomorphic puppy mistakenly pouring tea into a milk jug as it sheds a tear, with the caption 'When you're out of sight, I'm out of mind'. Cushing was famously devoted to his wife and in later years became increasingly reclusive following her death in 1971 (ex-Peter Cushing collection). Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 332
BENRUS CAPITAL DE-LUXE: A GENTLEMANS' GOLD-PLATED WRISTWATCHwith manual wind movement, the silver dial with subsidiary seconds dial, gold Arabic numerals and gold hands, on a brown leather strap; a Sagara gentleman's stainless steel wristwatch; and two other gentleman's stainless steel wristwatches (4)
Lot 17
BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL AND COVER, BIANHU HAN DYNASTY 漢 青銅扁壺 of flattened globular form raised on a spreading oval foot, the curved sides accentuated by shallow, recessed panels, flanked by a pair of suspending loose rings, the slightly domed cover with deep inner rim and a small loop finial in the centre Dimensions:28.3cm high; 2934g Provenance:Provenance: Capital Gallery, Hong Kong, 10 June 1998, with an original receipt.Dr. Kenneth P. Lawley's inventory number: M.25. Note: Please note this lot will be offered with no reserve. 本拍品不設底價
Lot 230
JADE EARRING HAN DYNASTY 漢 雞骨白玉玦 thinly carved as a slit ring, the stone of milky white tone with black and russet spots Dimensions:5cm diameter Provenance:Provenance: Private Scottish collection, North Berwick, has been collecting Asian ceramics for 25 years. Acquired from Capital Gallery, Hong Kong, 2 Feb 2001, with a photocopied receipt.
Lot 232
THREE BRONZE ORNAMENTS WARRING STATES PERIOD TO HAN DYNASTY 戰國至漢 銅虎銜羊紋、龍紋飾兩件 及 帶鉤（共三件） comprising: a plaque piece decorated with a stylised tiger devouring a lamb; a plaque with stylised dragon underneath swirling clouds; and a belt hook of slender form Dimensions:the largest: 9.3cm high, 40g Provenance:Provenance: Private Scottish collection, North Berwick, has been collecting Asian ceramics for 25 years. The plaques acquired from Capital Gallery, Hong Kong, 2 Feb 2001, with an original receipt.
Lot 15
A RARE PAIR OF WUCAI 'TANG EMPEROR VISITS THE MOON PALACE' JARS AND COVERS, GUANShunzhiEach of elegant baluster shape, decorated around the exteriors in vibrant enamels with continuous scenes of noble ladies, attendants, musicians and noblemen in palatial settings with balustrades and gnarled pine trees amidst wispy clouds, Chang E carrying a hare, all beneath bands of flowers on the shoulders, the slightly domed cylindrical covers decorated with three boys playing in a rocky fenced garden, the sides with further rocks and floral sprays. 33.5cm (13 1/4in) high. (4).Footnotes:清順治 五彩「唐明皇夜遊月宮圖」蓋罐一對Provenance: Elizabeth Crompton, 1830 (old label)S.Marchant & Son, London, 1 November 2008來源：Elizabeth Crompton，1830年（據老籤）倫敦古董商S.Marchant & Son，2008年11月1日The scenes on the present lot are from the popular drama 'The Tang Emperor Visits the Moon Palace' based on the Tang poem by Bai Juyi (772-846), 'Song of Eternal regret'. The Tang Emperor Minghuang (685-762) was infatuated by his concubine Yang Guifei (719-756), so much so that affairs of state were being neglected leading to the An Lushan rebellion of 755. The Emperor and his concubine were forced to flee the capital, but on the road, the Emperor's own bodyguard, blaming her for the rebellion, forced the Emperor to order her suicide:君王掩面救不得，回看血淚相和流。His Majesty covered his face, for he could not save her. Looking back, he saw a stream of blood and tears mixing togetherThe Emperor grieved for a long time afterwards until a Daoist priest felt pity for the Emperor and decided to use his powers to search for the spirit of Yang Guifei. In the 17th century drama, The Emperor and Concubine are reunited in Chang E's moon palace, underscored in the present lot by the presence of the hare, which pounds the elixir of Immortality on the moon.See a wucai vase, circa 1650-1660, with similar decoration, illustrated by M.Butler et al, Shunzhi Porcelain: Treasures from an Unknown Reign, Alexandria, 2002, p.207. The story is also recounted by J.B.Curtis, Chinese Porcelains of the Seventeenth Century: Landscapes, Scholars' Motifs and Narratives, New York, 1995, p.112. Compare also with a related wucai jar, 1645-1660, illustrated by C.J.A.Jorg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: The Ming and Qing Dynasties, London, 1997, p.84, no.75. See also a related pair of wucai jars and covers, 1650-1670, in the Royal Collection Trust (acc.no.RCIN 35286).See also one wucai jar and cover, Shunzhi, which was sold at Bonhams London, 3 November 2022, lot 23.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
Lot 12
A VERY RARE DOCUMENTARY BLUE AND WHITE 'TANG EMPEROR VISITS THE MOON PALACE' SLEEVE VASEChongzhen, cyclically dated to the Wuyin year corresponding to 1638 and of the periodThe tall cylindrical vessel with slightly tapering sides decorated around the waisted neck with a band of pendent plantain leaves, above a continuous scene in vibrant tones of cobalt-blue of the Tang Emperor Minghuang standing beneath a peacock-feather fan visiting the Guanghan Palace of Chang E on the moon, accompanied by a Daoist priest wearing a patterned cloak and holding an official's tablet, Chang E accompanied by attendants, one carrying the hare, the inscription and signature reading Zhu Shiju, all between incised borders at the shoulder and foot rim. 45cm (17 3/4in) high. Footnotes:明崇禎1638年 青花「唐明皇夜遊月宮圖」象腿瓶 Provenance: Berwald Oriental Art Ltd., London, 9 June 1998Published and Illustrated: R.Kilburn, Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, Hong Kong, 1981, p.34, fig.17來源：倫敦古董商Berwald Oriental Art Ltd.，1998年6月9日著錄： R.Kilburn, 《Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners》，香港，1981年，第34頁，插圖17The scene on the present vase is from the popular drama 'The Tang Emperor Visits the Moon Palace' based on the Tang poem by Bai Juyi (772-846), 'Song of Eternal regret'. The Tang Emperor Minghuang (685-762) was infatuated by his plump concubine Yang Guifei (719-756), so much so that affairs of state were being neglected leading to the An Lushan rebellion of 755. The Emperor and his concubine were forced to flee the capital, but on the road, the Emperor's own bodyguard, blaming her for the rebellion, forced the Emperor to order her suicide:君王掩面救不得，回看血淚相和流。His Majesty covered his face, for he could not save her. Looking back, he saw a stream of blood and tears mixing togetherThe Emperor grieved for a long time afterwards until a Daoist priest felt pity for the Emperor and decided to use his powers to search for the spirit of Yang Guifei. In the 17th century drama, the Emperor and concubine are reunited in Chang E's moon palace, underscored in the present lot by the presence of the hare, which pounds the elixir of Immortality on the moon. See a wucai vase, circa 1650-1660, with similar decoration, illustrated by M.Butler et al, Shunzhi Porcelain: Treasures from an Unknown Reign, Alexandria, 2002, p.207. The story is also recounted by J.B.Curtis, Chinese Porcelains of the Seventeenth Century: Landscapes, Scholars' Motifs and Narratives, New York, 1995, p.112. Compare with a related sleeve vase, decorated with water buffalo, circa 1640, illustrated in Seventeenth Century Chinese Porcelain from the Butler Family Collection, Virginia, 1990, pl.99. See also a similar blue and white sleeve vase, dated 1637, illustrated by R.Kilburn, Transitional Wares and Their Forerunners, Hong Kong, 1981, pl.60.Compare with a related blue and white 'Saagata' sleeve vase, Chongzhen, but with a different narrative, which was sold at Bonhams London, 3 November 2022, lot 17.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
Lot 453
An early 19th century French gladiatorial short sword, length of blade 46cm, stamped to the hilt on one side with a small coat of arms, and further stamped with a capital letter within a circle and indistinctly signed to the reverse, further marked to the hilt 'N' within a circle and '1634' to the reverse, with brass mounted leather scabbard, overall length 65cm.
Lot 15
BAGHRAMIAN, NAIRY1971 Isfahan/IranTitel: Maintainers (für Parkett 100/101). Datierung: 2017. Technik: 2-teilig. Aluminium und Polierwachs, gegossen. Maße: 11,5 x 7 x 5cm bzw. 5 x 11,5 x 7cm. Bezeichnung: Signiert und nummeriert auf beiliegendem Zertifikat. Herausgeber: Parkett-Verlag, Zürich (Hrsg.). Exemplar: 1/28. Zustand:Die Objekte befindet sich in einem sehr guten Zustand.Mit beiliegendem Zertifikat. Mit Parkett-Magazin."Baghramian has often argued against both didactic art, on the one hand, and the adoption of social or political activity as a substitute for art in pictorial or sculptural form on the other. Even so, it is tempting to view the signature stratagem just outlined, her sculptures' proclivity for boundaries, as emblematic of so many regulatory interventions or blockages in the flow of people, resources, ideas, capital across the world's borders, many of which are currently being refortified and increasingly policed after a sustained period of relative relaxation."Caoimhín Mac Giola Léith, Parkett Nr. 100/101, 2017.Artikel zu Werk und Künstler aus Parkett Edition Nr. 100/101. Nairy Baghramian Iran Minimalismus Lichtkunst Zeitgenössische Kunst Multiples 2010er Formen Objekt Aluminium AbstraktErläuterungen zum Katalog
Lot 1847
A George IV mahogany twin pedestal sideboard or serving table, shaped half-gallery with gadrooned capital centred by a stylised anthemion, above three frieze drawers, each pedestal with a panel door, the left enclosing a shelf, the right two drawers, bun feet, 117.5cm high, 182.5cm wide, 66cm deep, c.1825
Lot 1475
A George III oak chest on chest, moulded cornice with meandrous capital above two shorts and three long drawers, the projecting base with an idiosyncratic arrangement of two short and two long drawers, Chinese Chippendale design backplates, ogee bracket feet, 172cm high, 102cm wide, 56cm deep, c.1770
Lot 1460
A 19th century Colonial teak library bookcase, outswept dentil cornice with foliate swag capital above a pair of glazed doors enclosing two shelves, flanked by spirally turned supports, the projecting base with a long frieze drawers above a pair of panel doors, enclosing two drawers and a shelf, paw forefeet, 175cm high, 107cm wide, 51.5cm deep
Lot 1937
A George III mahogany bureau book cabinet, dentil cornice with blind fretwork capital above a pair of raised and fielded panel doors, the projecting base with fall front enclosing an architectural interior, above two short and three long graduated cockbeaded drawers, brass ring handles, ogee bracket feet, 223cm high, 107.5cm wide, 58cm deep, c.1775
Lot 1698
A George II Revival mahogany secretaire chest on stand, in the manner of William Vile, later retailed by Muirhead Moffat & Co, Glasgow, stamped, rectangular top with moulded edge above a blind fretwork capital and two long drawers, the upper with fall front enclosing a the well fitted interior finely carved, small door, small drawers and pigeonholes, brass swing handles, batwing escutcheons, carry handles to sides, shaped apron, cabriole legs carved to the knees with acanthus and a stylised bell husk, ball and claw feet, 96cm high, 121cm wide, 65.5cm deep, early 20th century
Lot 1858
A large Chippendale Revival mahogany bookcase or display cabinet, outswept cornice carved with acanthus above a dentil frieze and pendant capital, astragal glazed doors, shaped apron centred by a shell, in the Irish taste, cabriole legs, paw feet, 196cm high, 131cm wide, 45.5cm deep, early 20th century
Lot 1611
A 19th century Chippendale design mahogany longcase clock, 31cm arched brass dial inscribed James Gibb, Stirling, silvered chapter ring with Roman and subsidiary Arabic numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, date aperture, twin winding holes, eight day movement striking on a bell, the case with swan neck pediment and blind fretwork capital, 209cm high, 49cm wide, 24cm deep
Lot 2065
A George III Revival mahogany display cabinet, outswept cornice with meandrous capital and pendant frieze above a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing four adjustable shelves, the apron carved and applied with a shell and acanthus, cabriole legs, ball and claw feet, 210.5cm high, 137cm wide, 46cm deep, early 20th century
Lot 2115
A pair of 19th century Swedish silver three-light candelabra,by Carl Nyström, Stockholm 1840 tapering circular columns, fluted and foliate decoration, with detachable branches with three scroll arms each supporting a capital, on raised circular bases, some damage and repair, height 46cm, approx. weight 91.5oz. (2)
Lot 1778
A George II silver candlestick and snuffer stand with matching scissor snuffers, by James Gould, London 1728, the snuffers possibly by another maker and over-struck with Gould's mark, the candlestick of knopped tapering form, spool-shaped capital, on a raised square base with canted corners, engraved with an armorial, the snuffer's stand of shaped rectangular form, flying scroll handle, on four hoof feet, engraved with an armorial, and the scissor snuffers with ring handles, height of candlestick 16.2cm, length of tray 16.4cm, approx. weight 22.4oz. (3)Provenance: A Private Collection. Purchased from Christie's, London, 23 October 1991, lot 96. The armorial is that of Newman and another.
Lot 1916
A set of four George III silver candlesticks, by John Carter, London 1770, fluted Corinthian column form, with detachable drip pans, on raised stepped square bases with gadroon borders, turned wooden bases, each capital with a scratch weight which adds up to 60oz, also with a crest, height 31cm. (4)The crest is that of Bowles.
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