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Lot 129
An interesting collection of artefacts relating to submariner Petty Officer T.W. Gould V.C., a replacement medal group of eight, V.C. replica, 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star with 1942-43 bar, Defence Medal 1939-1945 War Medal with oak leaf, Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, together with associated miniatures, a detailed solid brass model of HMS/M Thrasher, by W.H. Thomas, 55cm, case, a presentation Art Deco onyx and malachite mantle clock, a certificate of Honorary Freemanship to Dover, dated 30th June 1942, two folded Union flags and other presentation mugs and ephemera from later in his life.Thomas William Gould was in Dover on the 28th December 1914, two years later his father, Rueben was killed in action, his mother remarried a Petty Officer Cheeseman. After school in Dover he joined the Navy on 29th September 1933 and served in the cruisers HMS Emerald and Columbo, transferring to submarines in 1937 and serviced in HMS Regent, Pandora and Regulus (all three of these were lost with all hands during the war). He was rated Acting Petty Officer on 17th August 1940 and joined HMS Thrasher, a T-class submarine. She was launched in November 1940, she had an active career in the Mediterranean and Pacific Far East before being scrapped in 1947. At about midday on 16th February 1942, whilst on patrol on the north coast of Crete, Thrasher torpedoed and sank an escorted Axis supply ship. Thirty three depth charges were dropped on her before she escaped and that evening after dark, she surfaced to recharge her batteries. It was found that there was a bomb, probably weighing about 100lb, lying on the submarine's casing in front of the four-inch gun mounting. Lieutenant Peter Roberts, the First Lieutenant, and Second Coxswain Petty Officer Gould volunteered to go on deck and remove the bomb. There was some two or three feet clearance between the casing and the hull, enclosing a tangle of pipes, wires and other gear. At any moment the bomb might roll of the casing on to the saddle tank below and detonate. While Gould held the bomb still, Roberts put an old potato sack round the bomb and tied it with a length of rope. The bomb was too heavy to be thrown clear of the saddle tanks, so they manhandled it 100ft forward to the bows and dropped it overboard, while Thrasher went full astern to get clear. Looking more closely at the casing, they found a jagged hole and inside, another bomb, resting on the pressure hull. It was not possible to handle the bomb up through the hole it had made so they lowered themselves through a grating about 20 foot away and crawled to the bomb. Gould held it in his arms whilst Roberts pulled him out by the shoulders. It took 40 minutes before the two men had the bomb clear and could wrap it in the sack, carry it forward and drop it over the bows. When they got back into the submarine all Captain Mackenzie said was “You’d better get yourselves dried”. He merely mentioned the men’s “excellent conduct” in his patrol report and the V.C.s were awarded on the recommendation of the C-in-C Mediterranean, Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham.They were opposed by the Honours and Awards Committee in London, which argued that the acts of bravery had not been performed in the presence of the enemy, as V.C. Warrants stipulated, and that the George Cross would be more appropriate. Cunningham, however, retorted that two large enemy bombs, in a submarine off an enemy coastline, constituted quite enough enemy presence. Gould's V.C was invested by King George VI at Buckingham Palace in March 1943, he was one of only three Jewish Servicemen to be awarded the V.C during WWII. In 1987, shortly after the death of his wife, Gould sold his V.C. group in Sotheby's for a hammer price of £44,000 to the Jewish Ex-Serviceman Association to fund a round the world trip and they are on display at the Jewish Museum London. Interestingly the original group, on display at the museum does not have a Defence Medal and they do not have any miniatures. Provenance by family descent.
Lot 298
An early 20th century child's Ridgway tea service, transfer printed in blue and white with the "Humphrey's Clock" pattern depicting scenes from Charles Dickens' Old Curiosity Shop, comprising teapot and cover, three cups, saucers and plates, cream jug and sugar bowl in original box with straw packaging; and a Force Wheat Flakes Sunny Jim soft toy figure, 42cm high
Lot 90
A gilt bronze and ivory Mantel Clock - Emile Andrè Boisseau and Thiebaut Freres, Paris, last quarter 19th Century; ; bronze mounted base signed by Emile Andrè Boisseau (Sculptor, 1842 - 1923) and Thiebaut Freres (Clockmaker), with four bronze cherubs holding the round ivory timepiece with cast bronze Roman numerals. Height 19 cm, 7 31/64 in, width 10.5 cm, 4 9/64 in, depth 7 cm, 2 3/4 in. Item condition grading: **** good (the clock is mechanically in good condition but need a cleaning). Ce.S.Ar. Certificate of AntiquityOrologio da appoggio in bronzo dorato e avorio - Emile Andrè Boisseau e Thiebaut Freres, Paris, ultimo quarto XIX secolo; ; bronzo firmato da Emile Andrè Boisseau (Scultore, 1842 - 1923) e Thiebaut Freres (Orologiaio), con quattro cherubini in bronzo a sostenere la cassa sferica in avorio dell'orologio, indici romani in bronzo. Altezza 19 cm, larghezza 10.5, profondità 7 cm. Stato di conservazione: **** buono (l'orologio è in buone condizioni meccaniche ma necessita di pulizia e revisione). Certificato Ce.S.Ar.
Lot 1257
A SUPERB 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE THREE PIECE MANTLE CLOCK SET, Retailed by DUTERTRES A. PARIS, the eight-day movement with white enamel dial, black and white Roman numerals, striking on a single bell. movement No. 1343, the case with a winged cupid holding a cartouche, 16ins high, complete with a pair of five light candelabra, 20ins high.
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