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*The Important Sudan, Boer War, and Great War C.M.G. and D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Colonel Charles. M.A. Wood, Northumberland Fusiliers, late Bimbashi in the Egyptian Army, and second son of Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G. He saw action in the Sudan and was mentioned in despatches for his part in the Battle of Omdurman, where he was one of just two British officers commanding the anti-Mahdist Tribal Irregulars. As a result of his success with unorthodox fighting units he was one of the first British officers called upon to help raise the Chinese Wei-Hai-Wei (or First Chinese) Regiment between 1898 and 1899. Afterwards he served as Captain and Adjutant with the Northumberland Fusiliers during the Boer War, and latterly served as Assistant Adjutant-General of the British Armies in France between 1916 and 1918, comprising: The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion’s neck badge, in silver-gilt and enamels; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., in silver-gilt and enamels; Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Lt. C. M. A. Wood, 1/North’d Fus.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3rd type reverse, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Capt. & Adjt. C. M. A. Wood, North’d Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, the latter with bronze M.I.D. spray of oak leaves (Lt. Col. C. M. A. Wood); Coronation 1911; France, Legion of Honour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, with silver mark to tie in lower wreath; Turkey, Order of Medjidie, Officer’s breast badge, silver, gold and enamel, the reverse privately inscribed (Lt. C. M. A. Wood, 1/North’d Fus.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (Lt. C. M. A. Wood, 1/North’d Fus.), engraved in typical upright capitals; the second with slightly recessed centre both sides and minor enamel loss to wreaths, Legion d’Honneur with slightly bent finial point and minor enamel damage, campaign medals once lacquered with light contact marks, otherwise good very fine (10) C.M.G.: London Gazette: 12 December 1919 – ‘for services rendered in connection with the War’ D.S.O.: London Gazette: 4 June 1917 (General Citation) Legion d’Honneur: London Gazette: 15 April 1916 – ‘distinguished services in connection with the War’ M.i.D.: London Gazette: 30 September 1898; 10 September 1901; and 15 May 1917. Charles Michell Aloysius Wood (1873-1936) was born on 2 April 1873, the son of Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C., G.C.B., G.C.M.G, then serving in the 90th Regiment. Receiving his education at Beaumont College and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Northumberland Fusiliers on 19 November 1892. He was soon afterwards promoted to Lieutenant during a period of secondment to the 4th Battalion Egyptian Army between October 1894 and November 1895, with the rank of Bimbashi. He was then appointed A.D.C. to Sir Alfred Milner, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Cape of Good Hope, in April 1897. In 1898, Wood witnessed active service in the Sudan and was present at the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898, and the subsequent taking of Khartoum. He was one of just two officers seconded to the Egyptian Army to command the anti-Mahdist Tribal Levies. For this, he was mentioned in despatches and appointed to the Fourth Class of the Turkish Order of the Medjidie. Later that year, he also took part in the occupation of Crete. Having evidently shown his ability to instruct and command local levies, he was sent to China between 1898 and 1899 to assist with the creation of The Wei-Hai-Wei (or 1st Chinese Regiment). This force of 1,000 men, created in 1898, was raised purely from the men of Shantung Province to fight for and defend the British enclave of Wei-Hai, and it was led by British officers and Colour Sergeants only. In the book ‘Fists of Righteous Harmony: A History of the Boxer Uprising in China in 1900’ by Henry Keown Boyd, Charles Wood is mentioned as part of this unit’s early history: ‘Among the first British officers to join it was Captain Charles Wood, son of the celebrated Field-Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood VC, a former Sirdar of the Egyptian Army. Wood Junior was no stranger to unconventional soldiering as he had fought at the Battle of Omdurman as one of only two British officers with the anti-Mahdist tribal levies.’ Although Wood left to take part in the Second Boer War after roughly one year training this regiment, it would later serve during the Boxer Rebellion with some distinction. Having then been advanced to Captain and appointed Adjutant, Wood served in South Africa, participating in operations in Orange Free State, Transvaal and Cape Colony, and he was again mentioned in despatches. Between October 1901 and December 1904, Wood served as A.D.C. to the Commander of 1 Indian Army Corps, in Southern Command, and he was advanced to Major in December 1910, upon taking up duties as a G.S.O. at the War Office until May 1911. Upon the outbreak of war in August 1914, he was serving as a Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, where he remained until his appointment as Assistant Adjutant-General to Australian H.Q., Salisbury Plain, in the summer of 1916. The appointment was short-lived, as just a month or so later he was embarked for France to serve as Assistant Adjutant-General to the British Armies in the Field, in which role he remained until early 1918. For his Great War service he was awarded the C.M.G., D.S.O. and mentioned in despatches for a final time. Wood, who was promoted to Colonel in April 1919, was placed on the Retired List in March 1929. He married Olive, daughter of Major Herbert Miles, R.A., in 1915, and died at his home in Bude, Cornwall, in April 1936. This lot is offered with a substantial folder of mainly photocopied research, but also with an original press cutting of his obituary in the Morning Post, also containing research concerning his father. Howe and Tandy setting a ‘Senior Doubles’ canoeing record, 1961. Sold by direct descent

*China, Republic, Order of the Illustrious Brilliant Golden Grain, First Class breast star, in silver-gilt and enamels, with inner circle of 18 pearls and central red stone, reverse with Chinese maker’s plate, vertical brooch-pin and two hooks for wearing, width 95.5mm, surface scratches on the backplate, extremely fine

*China, Republic, Order of the Illustrious Brilliant Golden Grain, a Second or Third Class badge which has been converted to create a reduced-size breast star in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, with inner circle of 18 pearls and central red stone, reverse with original Chinese maker’s plate and fitted with a later brooch-pin for wearing, width 67.5mm, minor enamel defects, generally good very fine and toned

*China, Republic, Warlords: Yunnan Province, Tang Ji Yao, Second Class Order breast star, circa 1922, in silver-gilt, of hollow, high relief construction with a central orange stone, reverse with Chinese characters and vertical brooch-pin, width 59mm, in its original well-made silvered brass silk-lined case of very strong construction, with etched decoration and name of the medal on the lid, good very fine

Chinese silver metal baluster shape vase, with foliate engraving, stamped marks, vase 10.5" high, upon a hardwood stand, vase 13.9oz t

CHINESE SILVER CHRISTENING SET, by Leeching, circa 1870, the handles cast in relief with dragons, scrolls and foliate decoration (c.3.8oz)

CHINESE SILVER CIGAR CASE by Sing Kwong, oblong form, domed top to accommodate three cigars, the top applied with yellow metal mount with personalised inscription, gilt washed interior, 16cm length (c.7.3oz)

A CHINESE SILVER AND ENAMEL BOX, 19th century, impressed character marks to base, octagonal form, pull off cover, decorated in polychrome enamel with stylized flowers and cranes on orange ground, planished sides, applied with enamel bracket shaped mounts, 13cm diameter (c.12.2oz)

A CHINESE SILVER MINIATURE FOUR-FOLD SCREEN cast with lotus, pine and bamboo below calligraphic panels, on a wood base, 16cm high

A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER PRESENTATION TRAY by Zeewo, Shanghai, rectangular form, raised sides with bamboo design border and dragons in relief, the centre decorated with dragons, inscribed "To E.C. Hagen Esq From Chiu Yew Wen", with hardwood carved stand, 19cm length (c.7.66oz)

A Chinese Hand Carved Silver Gilt and Rose Quartz Brooch, carved with peony in silver beaded mount, approx 55 x 40 mm.

WING NAM & CO; a set of three late 19th/early 20th century Chinese Export silver shot measures decorated with applied dragon chasing the pearl of wisdom, Hong Kong, height 5.5cm, a pair of coin set circular pin dish, maker's initials WK, diameter 8cm, and a pair of Japanese Meiji period Satsuma vases (one af), weighable silver approx 6ozt (7).

A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese Export silver miniature chair with mesh seat and ring turned stretchered legs, with character marks underneath, height 5.5cm, and a modern rickshaw menu holder, length 6cm, approx 0.9ozt.

J ULLMANN & CO; an 800 grade silver pocket watch made for the Chinese market, the dial inscribed 'J Ullmann & Co, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tientsin & Wladiwostock' [sic] above Chinese characters, subsidiary seconds dial flanked by detailed scroll decoration, diameter 5cm (af). CONDITION REPORT: Push button in upper socket missing, rear case detached. Balance cock moves when wound. Surface wear. Missing function button.

CHINESE SILVER NAPKIN RING

A white metal gaming counter box, set with two Chinese mother of pearl gaming counters; a circular silver pill box, repousse decorated with 'c'scrolls; two filigree work pill boxes, one stamped 925; and a Chinese filigree work miniature rickshaw and figures (5)

A pair of Dutch silver miniature chairs, along with a Chinese silver dolls house table marked WP90 and with Chinese calligraphy on one chair A/F

A modern resin figure of a Chinese warrior on a rearing horse, 11" h, along with A mixed lot of silver plate to include ashtrays, tankards and two blue and white figures

A White Star Line Elkington & Co silver plated serving fork and another silver fork, Rd No 579792 and a set of six Chinese sterling silver teaspoons

Three silver-plated cased sets of fish knives and forks, a silver-plated cased dessert serving set, two cased sets of spoons, a cased set of dessert forks, eleven loose dessert forks and three Chinese pewter tankards, with glass bottoms, engraved with scrolling dragons

A Chinese silver buckle, Luen Wo, Shanghai, c.1900

A Chinese 18th Century porcelain tea caddy with later hallmarked silver top, height 12.5cm.

A GOOD CHINESE IVORY SHIBYAMA BASKET with mother-of-pearl flowers and silver rustic handle.

TWO CHINESE SILVER AND ENAMEL LOCKET.

A pair of Chinese silver vases, Wang Hing & Co, late 19th/early 20th century, of trumpet shape pierced and embossed with dragons chasing flaming pearls, on domed circular bases, 19.5cm high, 6ozs.

A collection of eighteen Chinese tea and coffee spoons, mostly detailed sterling, first half 20th century, with varying capitals and stems including a set of six with faux bamboo stems, also a pair of silver sugar tongs, 5ozs weight combined (19).

A Chinese narrow rectangular bookmark, 20th century, with engraved figures of eight, carved and pierced jade capital and enamelled drop, 33cm long, a pair of miniature gilt metal and enamelled figures of lion dogs, one paw resting on a ball, 5cm wide, a miniature filigree purse and a miniature silver mounted photograph frame (5).

A Chinese export silver four-piece tea and coffee service, Wang Hing & Co, circa 1900, of compressed circular form with faux bamboo handles, the sides with raised decoration of birds amongst flowering branches, the sugar basin with a cover, sugar basin and milk jug gilt lined, coffee pot 23cm high, 58ozs. Illustrated

A Chinese export silver bowl, Wang Hing & Co, circa 1900, the sides with raised decoration of birds amongst flowering branches, on a spreading base, 18.8cm diameter, 14ozs, inscribed Fay Gladys Field. Illustrated

A set of five Chinese Export fiddle pattern silver tablespoons, Khecheong, Canton, circa 1840 - 1870, 12ozs, initialled 'H'.

Chinese silver-coloured metal censer with pierced top and handles, decorated with dragons and three model children as the supports, 22cm high

Chinese vase, silver plated bowl and spoons, balance scales and weights and cased set of weights

A Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co. Ltd silver sugar sifter, of typical canted vase shaped form in original case, London, 1929, together with a silver mustard pot, London, 1910, with a blue glass liner, and two Chinese coin dishes; ‘Kwang-tung province, 7 mace and 2 candareens’ (4)

Mixed collection of silver and white metal to include pair of dwarf candlesticks, hip shaped card case, Chinese silver dish fitted with a silver token, three decanter labels and two novelty spoons

A good quality Chinese silver pedestal bowl, embossed with prunus and birds, maker Li Sheng (Chengdu, early 20th century) 9.5cm diameter, 4.5oz approx

A collection of English and foreign silver spoons, two enamelled overlaid boxes, Chinese pewter dish, etc

A mixed lot to include a sarcophagus tea caddy with fitted interior, a mixed collection of silver plated flatware, silver sugar nips and two silver teaspoons (displayed in miscellaneous cabinet) a Chinese terracotta miniature tea pot and others

A Chinese iron red enamelled 'dragon' snuff bottle, 19th century, of flattened ovoid form, the finely painted five claw dragons on a sgraffito waves ground, height 7.6cm excl. coral and enamelled silver stopper

A Chinese silver filigree and amber pendant, late 19th century, possibly formerly part of a court necklace, the bead 3.6cm and the tapered amber cylinder 3.3cm,

A 19th century Chinese repousse silver pocket watch holder? by Luen Wo, Shanghai, the front and cover decorated with dragon's, 10.5 cm

A late 19th/early 20th century Chinese Export repousse silver christening mug by Wang Hing, Hong Kong, and one other Chinese silver christening mug by Khecheong, Canton, tallest 86mm.

A Chinese pierced silver cigarette case by Sunshing, decorated with dragons and bamboo and a Chinese silver card case decorated with dragon and prunus, signed on interior rim, largest 10.2cm.

A pair of mid 19th century Chinese silver double struck fiddle, thread and shell pattern basting spoons by Cutshing, Canton, with engraved monogram, 29.9cm 12 oz.

An early 20th century Chinese repousse silver bonbon dish by Woshing, Shanghai, decorated with figures and birds and a Chinese silver cream jug and cover by Hung Chong, Canton, dish dia. 15cm.

A pair of early 20th century Chinese repousse silver egg cups by Hung, Chong, Shanghai, one other Chinese silver egg cup, a Chinese silver match sleeve by Zee Wo and a Chinese pencil holder and a book on Chinese Export Silver 1785-1885.

A group of sterling silver jewellery to include a Celtic knot bangle , horse shoe and riding crop brooch , red stone bar brooch , two treble clef stick pins , Niello panel bracelet , Chinese character brooch. Along with a silver propelling pencil.

A suite of Chinese silver and enamel jewellery, comprising a necklace and matching earrings, early 20th century

CHINESE JADE AND SILVER HINGED BANGLE WITH CHASED AND EMBOSSED FLORAL DECORATION (DIA: 8cm), ANOTHER JADE BANGLE (DIA: 7.7cm) AND A SILVER BANGLE [3]

AGATHA LEATHER BRACELET, BOXED, CARVED SHELL CAMEO BROOCH, RING, CHINESE SILVER COLOURED BRACELET, FILIGREE BRACELET, SILVER COLOURED RINGS, EARRINGS AND BROOCHES ETC.

CHINESE GREEN HARDSTONE BEAD NECKLACE WITH SILVER GILT FILIGREE CLASP, THREE AMBER COLOURED BEAD NECKLACES, SILVER COLOURED PENDANT NECKLACE, BOXED AND TWO OTHER NECKLACES [8]

CHINESE SILVER FILIGREE BRACELET SET CARVED OVAL HARDSTONES, CHINESE CINNABAR MOUNTED BRACELET, PENDANT BRACELET, 3 OTHER BRACELETS AND 2 OPEN BANGLES (283g GROSS) [8]

Two silver pendants and silver chains both pendants decorated with Chinese characters.

Two Chinese silver and enamel lockets

Silver flatware, various dates and makers, comprising of five silver teaspoons, two sifter spoons, two coffee spoons, a Chinese silver teaspoon and a condiment spoon, 7oz, (11)

A set of four Chinese silver plated manuscript paperweight, fashioned as room screen panels 6''h 11

A circa 1900 finely pierced Chinese silver Incense Burner Cover, on Swastika diaper, stamped CONDITION REPORT: This measures almost 7cm diameter (widest)

A Chinese silver (marked 925) silver filigree Rickshaw and Rider, 8cm long

A Chinese watercolour and ink on paper scroll painting, 20th century, depicting waterfalls cascading down a rocky mountainside, with overhanging fir trees and a single silver birch at ground level to the fore, signed and inscribed with script upper left and with two red seals, 52¾ x 26½in. (134 x 67.25cm.), on a gold silk covered paper scroll with wooden roller, 84 x 32¼in. (213.25 x 82cm.) overall.* Condition: In very good condition overall. Clean and bright, with no fading or damage to paper. Small, light brown dirty mark just above script at upper left. Silk border has a little darker toning at the lower right edge. Otherwise, no other faults.

Chinese Silver Sailing Boat / war Junk boat, depicting a naval vessel with 3 masts, canons and 4 oars on each side, W150mm, weight:144g, character mark on the back, late 19th/early 20th century.

AN ORIENTAL CLOISONNÉ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER with polychrome enamel decoration, 9cm diameter; and a pair of Chinese silver colour metal mounted and greenstone scroll weights and kylin finial, 6cm high (3)