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Alexander HollwegFor John Constable (Country Dance)Woodcut on paperSigned in pencil to the marginLimited edition No. 50/10046 x 55cm (image size)55.9 x 76.2cms UnframedPublished by Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London***Artists resale rights may apply to this lot***

Scottish Silver - A set of six George III silver fiddle pattern table spoons, Edinburgh, 1812, William Constable approximately 375 grams

Four Provincial Constabulary Truncheons 19th Century And LaterThe first painted in gilt against a black ground with crowned 'VR' above 'TONBRIDGE' along one side, and with ribbed swelling grip pierced for a thong (some wear); the second with crown painted 'SUFFOLK', and with ribbed swelling grip; the third painted in polychrome against blackened ground with a crown above 'GR', a red rose, 'LANCS S.C' and the date '1915', and with turned wooden grip with leather thong; the last transfer printed against a dark brown ground with the crowned arms of 'MANCHESTER' above 'SPECIAL CONSTABLE', indistinct owner's name and '1914-1916', and with turned wooden grip with leather thong (4) 37 cm. to 44 cm. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

After John Constable RA (British,1776-1837), 'A Boat Passing a Lock' oil on canvas, unsigned,123x98cmNotes: John Constable painted several versions of 'a boat passing a lock' (Dedham Vale, Suffolk).'A boat passing a lock' was from a series of six large scale works known as 'The Stour series' of which this was number five. They were painted for exhibitions held at the Royal Academy between 1819 and 1830.The present copy is close in composition to the version with the Royal Academy, painted by Constable at the age of fifty in 1826.Sotheby's sold an upright version, known as the 'Foster Version', originally in the collection of Worcester industrialist - William Orme Foster (1814-1899). He had purchased it in 1855 for £860. When sold on 9th December 2015, it fetched nine million pounds.Previously, another version known as the 'Morrison Version' (as it was originally in the private collection of the industrialist James Morrison (1789-1857) was sold by Christie's for a record twenty-two million pounds on the 3rd July 2012 (then from the collection of the former Miss Spain - Baroness Carmen Thyssen Bornemisza)Yet another version is held by the National Gallery of Victoria (Australia) and a sketch of the same by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the USA.The present painting (copy) offered here bears a Christie's identification stencil to the stretcher : 533P 0

Collection of Folio Society Edition books, including Cautionary Tales, England's Constable etc.

GRIMM'S FAIRY TALES, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, limited edition, signed by Rackham and numbered 195 of 750, full vellum, gilt embossed titles and decoration to spine and cover, tissue-guarded tipped-in frontispiece, thirty nine tissue-guarded tipped-in lithographic plates, monochrome line illustrations throughout, Constable & Company Ltd, London 1909 (at fault)

A collection of Civil Defence Corps yellow arm bands, three 'welfare', one rescue and one plain, similar armbands for Special Constable, Fire Guard, GPO-L, Royal Naval Patrol, Military Police and others. Civil Defence patches, enamel badges, ARP badges. *CR Mixed states, mostly good condition.

After John Constable, RA,  British 1776-1837- Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows; oil on panel, bears old label inscribed 'Sketch of Salisbury / Cathedral / attributed to / John Constable' verso, bears remnants of an older, indistinctly inscribed label verso, 20.3 x 25.2 cm. Provenance:  Private Collection, UK. Note:  The present work is a copy after, presumably, a sketch for Constable's iconic 1831 painting 'Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows' (G. Reynolds, The Later Paintings and Drawings of John Constable, no.795), the latter of which is currently on display in the Tate Britain [T13896]. Whilst this smaller work does not include the rainbow which stretches across Constable's masterpiece, it does feature the same dramatic, swirling dark clouds which, in the Tate's painting, are typically interpreted as an expression of the artist's emotional turmoil following the death of his wife Maria, three years previously. In Constable's final painting, he has also replaced the fisherman sitting serenely on the riverbank with a figure in his cart, pulled through the river by two horses. 

David Lucas,  British 1802-1881- The Wreck of the Forfarshire Steam Packet by Grace Darling and her Father, after James Wilson Carmichael; hand-coloured mezzotint, 53.2 x 67.5 cm.; together with seven further mezzotints by David Lucas after John Constable, depicting The Young Waltonians; The Lock; The Cornfield; Summer Evening; Hampstead Heath; Mill Stream; and A Mill Near Brighton; an engraving of The Corn Field after Constable by Charles Cousen (British 1813-1889); and a mezzotint of Stratford Upon Avon after Constable by Alfred Lucas (British fl.1841-1886), signed in pencil (lower right), 63.5 x 74 cm. and smaller, ten (10), (part unframed). Provenance:  one with Thomas Agnew & Sons, London. (The Lock).  four with Goldmark Gallery, Rutland (The Cornfield, Mill Stream, Hampstead Heath, and Summer Evening).  all Private Collection, UK. Note:  Lucas studied under the engraver and landscape painter Samuel William Reynolds (1773-1835), and is best known for his close association with John Constable (1776-1837), working with Constable extensively in the 1830s to produce prints of the latter's paintings. 

Follower of John Constable,  British 1776-1837- Cloudy landscape with a tree; oil on canvas laid down on panel, bears inscription 'Constable' and further indistinct inscription on the reverse of the panel, 13.9 x 16.2 cm. Provenance:  Private Collection, Netherlands. Note:  The present work clearly exhibits the influence of John Constable, particularly in the free and loose brushstrokes which the anonymous artist has used to effectively evoke the swaying movement and rustling foliage of the towering tree in the wind. 

Grimm (The Brothers). The Fairy Tales, first edition, translated by Mrs Ed Lucas, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, gilt tooled red cloth, published by Constable and Company Limited, London 1909.

Grimm (The Brothers). Little Brother & Little Sister, and other tales, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, first edition, gilt tooled green cloth, published by Constable & Company Limited, London, 1917.

A Victorian Special Constable Wooden Police Truncheon, by Parker of Holborn, having dark painted body, with hand painted Crown above Royal VR Cipher, with the words 'Special Constable' within a decorative gilt frame with red ground, complete with turned grip and makers name stamped to the lower terminal, 47cm

A Victorian Greater Manchester Police Constable wooden Truncheon, for Oldham, having Victorian Crown with Cipher, dated 1865, with 'C7' lower, plus hand painted 'Oldham' within a scroll, shaped grip, 42cm

A British Police Special Constable wooden truncheon, stamped B.P SC R, with number 4043, with leather wrist strap

A Victorian Police Constable painted wooden truncheon, painted black with Royal Crown and decorative VR Cipher, with lettering '1 GM P' lower, with turned grip, 42cm long

A Vintage Special Constable wooden truncheon, being stamped 'SCC', with turned wooden grip, 39cm, together with a City of London wooden truncheon, stamped with a crowned CP, also with turned grip, 37.5cm, both having leather straps (2)

A George V Special Constabulary wooden Police truncheon for Salford, having transfer Crown and GR cipher, with 'Integrity and Industry Coat of Arms for Salford, with gilt 'Special Constable 1914-1919' to lower, with turned grip, 38cm

A Kidderminster Constabulary Special Constable wooden Police Truncheon, having hand painted gilt lettering with the number '27' lower, having turned grip, 40cm

A Victorian painted Police Constable wooden Truncheon, having hand painted VR above 4, painted in white on black ground, with shaped grip, 44cm

A Victorian Police Constable painted wooden truncheon by Parker, having yellow painted 'VR' on black painted ground, with ribbed grip, stamped 'Parker 233 Holborn' to the bottom, 43cm

A Vintage wooden Police Constable Tipstaff, having turned design, with shaped decoration to both ends, with partial ribbed grip, unpainted, 33cm

A Georgian Constable's wooden Police Truncheon, by Hiatt of Birmingham, having Crown with Royal GR cipher below, with gilt boarded red cartouche with the word 'Constable', with shaped grip and makers name stamped to the bottom, 38cm

A WWI period Special Constable wooden Police truncheon for Smethwick, West Midlands, having transfer decoration, with Crown GR cipher, above the Smethwick Coat of Arm, with 'Special Constable 1914-1919' to the lower, also stamped S.C.C into the wood, with turned grip and leather strap, 40cm

A Victorian Special Constable Wooden Police Truncheon, by Parker of Holborn, having dark blue painted body, with yellow/gilt lettering 'V.R. Special Constable', with turned grip, stamped with makers name to the lower terminal, 46cm

Andersen, H.C. Fairy Tales with Illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. London, Constable & Co., 1913. XII, 288 S., 1 Bl. Mit Frontispiz u. 15 weiteren Farbtafeln sowie zahlr. teils ganzseit. Textholzstichen. 4°. OPp. in Pergamentoptik mit reicher Goldprägung an Rücken u. VDeckel (etw. angestaubt u. berieben). Eines von 100 nummerierten und vom Künstler signierten Exemplaren.- Schöne Jugendstil-Ausgabe der Märchen von Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) mit den Illustrationen von W. Heath Robinson (1872-1944).- Teils leicht stockfleckig, vereinzelt etwas fingerfleckig im breiten weißen Rand.

Burton Constable Hall advertising post, 1960s, 'Indoor wrestling a Reswyskow and Green Programme ....... Mink Marino v Big John Lees ....... Les (the fox) Kellett v Ezzard Hart', framed H101cm, W70cm

Collection of Medals and badges from WWI WWII. British War Medal1914-18 awarded to John Wilson, On War Service 1915, Penny Trench Art Lighter, WWII Stars(4) 1939-45 War Medal(2) A.R.P. badge, Special Constable Service Medal Awarded to Thomas Corfield, Liberation Medal for Guernsey. Royal Corps of signals

6 antique police badges inc 1915 kidderminster special constable

Mounted ww1 liverpool police medal group navy pair named alfred barry bronze & silver liverpool police medals 1942 & 1947 GV.1 Exemplary service named constable alfred barry with info from merseyside police

Assorted Books, including: Captain Cook, Shakespeare, and Book History/Book Collecting; Shapiro (James), 1606: William Shakespeare and the Year of Lear, Faber and Faber, 2015, dust jacket, and others by Shapiro; Lynch (Jack), Becoming Shakespeare, Constable, 2008, dust jacket; Feather (John), A Dictionary of Book History, Routledge, 1988, dust jacket; Beaglehole (J. C.), The Life of Captain James Cook, Stanford University Press, 1974; and others. (3 boxes)

Circle of John Constable, rural buildings, ink/watercolour sketch on paper, unsigned, 17cm x 26cm, framedPaper very discoloured but no tears or creases, no labels or inscriptions verso, gold mount inscribed J Contstable

TOM KEATING (1917-1984) - 'Landscape in the style of Constable', oil on board, with hand written letter attached verso, framed, 43cm x 51cm, frame size 51cm x 59cm. NB - This lot may be subject to Artist's Resale Right levy.

WW2 BOB fighter pilots Michael Constable Maxwell 56 sqn, Basil Larbalestier 600 sqn signature pieces with biography details fixed to A4 page. Single vendor Battle of Britain RAF 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

A quantity of collectors cabinet plates including 3 Constable including The Haywain

The Haywain framed picture by Constable COLLECT ONLY

A lot comprising British metal bound ammunition case, special constable and fire guard armbands, military cap badge and two metallic boxes (6) Condition Report:Available upon request

27 x Police Cap Badges Pre 1952chrome KC include Hampshire Constabulary ... Essex Constabulary ... Leicestershire And Rutland Constabulary ... Birmingham City Police ... Manchester City Police ... Cardiff City Police ... Gilt and enamel Borough Of Preston Special Constable, Group Leader .... Gilt and enamel KC Lincolnshire Special Constabulary.   PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY

Four Special Constable Police Armbandsconsisting printed linen "Police Special Constable No 545" armband ... Alloy "Special Constable 420" on blue and white armband ... Red and white Duty armband ... Blue and white Duty armband.  4 items. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY

Bindings. The Forsyte Saga, by John Galsworthy, illustrated edition, London: William Heinemann, 1950, colour plates and monochrome illustrations, pictorial endpapers, all edges gilt, 20th-century light burgundy morocco gilt by Harry Bailey of Salisbury and Wing Commander Raymond Whitaker MBE (rear lower turn-in with initials and date R. W. & H. B. 1965), gilt crest to upper board, spine slightly faded, 8vo, together with:Moran (Charles). Winston Churchill. The Struggle for Survival 1940-1965, London: Constable, 1966, monochrome frontispiece and plates, all edges gilt, 20th-century light burgundy morocco gilt by Harry Bailey of Salisbury and Wing Commander Raymond Whitaker MBE (upper lower turn-in with initials and date R. W. & H. B. 1969), gilt crest to upper board, spine slightly faded, 8vo,Hubbard (Hesketh). A Hundred Years of British Paintings 1851-1951, London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1951, monochrome plates, all edges gilt, 20th-century light brown morocco gilt by Harry Bailey of Salisbury and Wing Commander Raymond Whitaker MBE (rear lower turn-in with initials and date R. W. & H. B. 1967), gilt crest to upper board, spine slightly faded, 8vo, and other fine leather bindings (many by the binders Harry Bailey & Raymond Whitaker), including The Yale Editions of the Private Papers of James Boswell, 8 volumes (numbered 1-2, 4-9), London: William Heinemann, 1950-63, and other history and literature etc.QTY: (28)

Morris (F. O.). A History of British Birds, 6 volumes [bound in 4], London: Groombridge and Sons, 1851, numerous colour engravings, ink mark to the front endpaper of volume 1, some spotting & toning throughout, contemporary blue half morocco, board & spines rubbed with loss, hinges cracked, 8vo, together with:Mayer (Alfred M.), Sport with Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters, 1st edition, London: F. Warne & Co., 1883, numerous monochrome illustrations, bookplate to the front pastedown, front gutter cracked, some light marks & minor spotting, top edge gilt, original gilt decorated quarter morocco to green cloth boards, boards & spine, slightly rubbed, 8vo, plusde Broke (Willoughby), The Sport of our Ancestors, being a collection of prose and verse setting forth the sport of fox-hunting as they knew it, London: Constable and Co., 1921, 20 colour & monochrome tipped-in plates illustrated by G. D. Armour, bookplate to the front pastedown, some light toning & spotting, top edge gilt, contemporary gilt decorated red three quarter calf bound by Birdsall, spine lightly toned & rubbed, 4to, and other late 19th & early 20th century ornithology, sporting, & natural history reference, some leather bindings, many original cloth, some in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4toQTY: (3 shelves)

[Constable, John]. The Conversation of Gentlemen. Considered in most of the Ways, that make their Mutual Company Agreeable, or Disagreeable, 1st edition, printed by J. Hoyles, 1738, engraved frontispiece, woodcut head- and tailpieces and initials, a few small holes in title-page affecting one letter, a few minor stains in lower margins, contemporary speckled calf gilt, 12moQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: 'Ld Stourton', contemporary ownership inscription to title-page: probably Charles Stourton, 15th Baron Stourton (1702-1753), or his brother and heir William, 16th Baron Stourton (1704-1781).ESTC T96735 (five copies in UK libraries).Constable (1676/8-1743) was a Jesuit priest and chaplain to the Fitzherbert family of Swynnerton, Staffordshire; the Stourtons are a prominent recusant family.

Rackham (Arthur, illustrated). The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, London: Constable & Company Ltd., 1909, colour plates, browning and fraying to lower outer blank corners at front of volume, original gilt-blocked red cloth, rebacked, preserving original spine, board corners repaired, 4to, together with:Lang (Andrew). The Lilac Fairy Book, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, colour frontispiece, few marks, original gilt-blocked cloth, dust-soiled, head and foot of spine lightly frayed, 8vo, together with The Orange Fairy Book, 1st edition, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906, colour frontispiece, few marks, original gilt-blocked cloth, dust-soiled and few marks, extremities frayed, 8vo, with The Blue Fairy Book, 5th impression, 1892; The Yellow Fairy Book, new impression, 1901; The Green Fairy Book, 17th impression, 1927, plus other related illustrated fairy story books etc.QTY: (13)

DARWIN (CHARLES)On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, FIRST EDITION, with misprint 'speceies' on p.20, line 11, and with the whale-bear story in full on p.184, folding lithographed diagram by W. West, without half-title and publisher's catalogue at end [Freeman 373; Garrison-Morton 220; Norman 593; PMM 344], John Murray, 1859; Journal of Researches into the Geology and Natural History of the Various Countries visited by H. M. S. Beagle, 2 charts (folding), occasional foxing, some offsetting [Freeman 11], Henry Colburn, 1839; On the Various Contrivances by Which British and Foreign Orchids Are Fertilised by Insects, one folding plate and 33 woodcuts in the text, faint spotting to title [Freeman 800], John Murray, 1862; The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication, 2 vol., FIRST ISSUE, 43 illustrations, with errata, light foxing [Freeman 877], John Murray, 1868; The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, 2 vol., wood-engraved illustrations, damp-staining to lower margin of title and first few leaves of volume 1, light foxing [Freeman 938], John Murray, 1871; The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, 7 heliotype plates (3 folding), illustrations in the text, upper margin a little shaved, occasional light spotting [Freeman 1142], John Murray, 1872; The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom, light spotting to title, lacks errata slip [Freeman 1249], John Murray, 1876; The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species, illustrations and tables in the text, light spotting and toning mostly to title [Freeman 1277], John Murray, 1877; The Power of Movement in Plants, illustrations in the text, light toning [Freeman 1325], John Murray, 1880, FIRST EDITIONS, without half-titles and advertisements, uniformly bound in half calf over marbled boards, gilt lettering and tooling within raised bands to spine, 8vo (11)Footnotes:A FINELY BOUND SET OF DARWIN FIRST EDITIONS, INCLUDING THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, 'THE MOST IMPORTANT SINGLE WORK IN SCIENCE' (Dibner, Heralds of Science).This set of first editions was previously owned by Stephen George Holland, founder of cloth merchants Holland and Sherry and heir to Holland and Sons, the renowned cabinet-makers of Victorian England. Holland not only owned an extensive art collection - including numerous artworks by Turner, Gainsborough, Landseer and Constable – but was also an avid bibliophile and his bookplate is found on many books on the market today including works by Dickens, Shelley and Carroll. Provenance: Stephen George Holland (1817-1908), cloth merchant and art collector, bookplate; Quentin Keynes (1921-2003); acquired from him by the family of the present owner.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Channel Islands, a collection of eight Great Britons Series silver proof five pound coins to include John Constable, Admiral Horatio Nelson, Charles Darwin, Bobby Moore, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Alexander Graham Bell, Sir Winston Churchill and Sir Francis Drake, together with four other commemorative crowns. (12)

A print after John Constable together with a further shell work picture

A Remembrance Postcard for PC Stephens who passed away on 4th April 1908 aged 48 years, he did 22 years service on the Leicester Police Force and was acknowledged to be Englands Heaviest Constable, weighing over 24 Stone along with 24 Egypt Regiment part Belt Buckle and Badges

A collection of collectors plates including Royal Worcester Art Nouveau inspired Four Seasons plates, Royal Albert Orchard Gold plate, Royal Albert Britain's Wild Flowers plates and Royal Doulton John Constable plates **PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR POSTING AND PACKING**

Carriage print CONSTABLE COUNTRY (FLATFORD BRIDGE AND COTTAGE) by Edwin Byatt from the LNER Pre War Series. In an original glazed frame, print measures 20in x 10in and is in excellent condition. A rare print.

XIX Century Style Sporting Prints, Constable prints, etc:- One Box.

In the manner of John Constable A view of Hampstead, 1834inscribed with title and date to mountbodycolour on paper13 x 18.5cm

HUMPHRYS, MRS ('Madge'), 'Manners for Men' James Bowden, 1897, 4th ed. Very very common in reproduced form, this is the genuine (if 4th edition) article; with SIMON, Andre, 'The Art of Good Living' 1st Constable, 1929, and one other book.

A silver and enamel oval trinket box with portrait of John Constable, Birmingham 1976 by Toye, Kenning & Spencer, 5 x 4cm

VERNON WARD PRINT OF VASE OF FLOWERS 21 x 24" TOGETHER WITH REPRODUCTION CONSTABLE PRINT

A fine Second War ‘London Blitz’ G.M. pair awarded to Police Constable W. Griffiths, Metropolitan Police George Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Willis Griffiths); Defence Medal, the first with repaired suspension loop, good very fine (2) £2,800-£3,400 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009. G.M. London Gazette 28 March 1941. The original recommendation states: ‘In the Enfield area of Middlesex, in the northern suburbs, a high explosive bomb practically demolished a house in Bush Hill Road, Winchmore Hill, at 11.15 p.m. on 1 December 1940, fracturing gas and water mains and trapping a woman below the debris. P.C. W. Griffiths, together with Inspector J. C. Pulham, climbed over the debris, broke down a door and removed many bricks which were holding it fast. The Constable then cut through one of the rafters with a saw and was able to crawl below the floor, clearing a passage through the pile of bricks and mortar. Owing to the confined space this had to be done by scraping it away by hand and passing it back. The woman was found to be trapped behind a spring mattress, part of which was resting on her legs while another mattress was obstructing the approach to her. The two officers were able to drag the second mattress away with a rope and a small coal shovel was then used to remove sufficient debris to enable a doctor to reach the woman and give her an injection. A saw and some pliers were then passed to the constable who sawed through the mattress frame and released her legs and broke the spring away from the frame, allowing her to be released after the rescue action had taken two hours. On 16 November, the Inspector went to the rescue of a man entombed in a demolished house in Park Way, Enfield, where he had managed to wriggle under some wreckage and lift it in such a way that he took the weight of the casualty while other members of the party completed the rescue. On 13 November, he rescued an elderly woman casualty who was trapped in her bedroom in a house in Bush Hill Park by climbing a partially destroyed staircase to the third floor. Despite the fact that a fire had broken out in the house he carried her to safety.’ Willis Griffiths joined the Metropolitan Police in November 1926 and was posted to “Y” Division, a unit whose area of operations included parts of London, Hertfordshire and Middlesex. He was invested with his G.M. at Buckingham Palace on 21 December 1941. The attack launched on London on 1 December 1940 was a subsidiary raid to a large strike on Southampton, the Luftwaffe having to rely on ‘DR’ (Dead Reckoning) as cloud and mist obscured much of the city. Encountering medium flak of moderate accuracy, the 17 attacking aircraft dropped around 30 tonnes of H.E. bombs, most of the evening’s damage being sustained in the outer suburbs, of which Enfield was one.

Pair: Lieutenant G. N. A. Pollard, Royal Navy Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 (Midshipman G. N. A. Pollard, Royal Navy) Canadian-style officially impressed naming; Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (Lt. G. N. A. Pollard, R.N. H.M.S. Simoom. 73-74) small test cut to rim of each medal, otherwise good very fine or better (2) £1,600-£2,000 --- Provenance: Captain W. A. Tinlin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, March 2007. George Northmore Arthur Pollard was born on 17 March 1847, at St Mary’s, Leicestershire. He joined H.M.S. Britannia as a Naval Cadet in 1861, and was appointed Midshipman in H.M.S. Wolverine in 1866. He saw considerable active service early in his career and was still only a midshipman when he participated in suppressing the Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica in 1865, and in operations against war parties of the Fenian Brotherhood in Canada 1866 (Medal with clasp). On 17 November 1865 the Board of the Admiralty signified its highest approval of his conduct in Jamaica. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 December 1871, and as Lieutenant of Simoom he served ashore during the Ashantee War of 1873-74, being Mentioned in Despatches (Medal). In 1875, now Senior Lieutenant in H.M.S. Nassau, he was present at the bombardment of Mombasa on the East African coast. He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December 1885, and to the rank of Captain on 1 January 1894. In 1897 he was appointed to third-class protected cruiser Wallaroo, additional, to date February 11, for re-commission for service on the Australian station, and commissioned the ship in Sydney on 21 April 1897. In June 1897 he annexed Bellona Island and the Stewart Islands to the British Crown. He retired due to age on 17 March 1901, and was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral (retired) on 26 June 1905. He died on 8 December 1920, The Times obituary noting: “Too old to return to the Navy for the late war, served as a special constable, and walked 3,000 miles on that duty.”

Pair: African Constable I. M. Chibage, British South Africa Police War Medal 1939-45; Colonial Police L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (10794 African Const. Ignatio M. Chibage, B.S.A.), contact marks, nearly very fine or better (2) £120-£160

Three: Police Constable G. Sparrow, Metropolitan Police Jubilee 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.C. G. Sparrow. Y. Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police, bronze (P.C. G. Sparrow. Y. Div.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. G. Sparrow.) light contact marks, good very fine (3) £70-£90 --- George Sparrow was born in Chesterton, Cambridge, on 28 March 1872 and joined the Metropolitan Police on 18 December 1893. He served throughout his service with the Police in ‘Y’ Division, and retired to pension on 19 March 1919, after 25 years and 91 days’ service.

Pair: Police Constable D. Reardon, Metropolitan Police Defence Medal; Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C., D. Reardon.) edge bruise to latter, otherwise about extremely fine (2) £50-£70 --- Denis Reardon was born in Risca, Monmouthshire on 28 March 1883 and joined the Metropolitan Police on 18 December 1905, having previously served as a Volunteer in the 2nd Battery, Monmouthshire Royal Horse Artillery. Posted initially to ‘Y’ Division, he later served with ‘C Division in Soho, before being posted to the 4th Royal Dockyard Division at Chatham on 2 June 1914. He retired to pension on 21 December 1930. Sold with copied research.

Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, bronze (To Con. 2. Bertram R. Squires. For Gallant Service, 19/7/50.) with integral top riband bar, in fitted case of issue, nearly extremely fine £100-£140 --- The 112th Annual Report of the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, for the year ending 1st July 1951, notes: ‘Bronze Marine Medal, Certificate and £5 to John Martin, Bronze Marine Medal and Certificate each to Constables T. Kinahan and R. B. Squires and Letters of Commendation to Police Sergeant Richard Waft and Constable John Fearon, for having rescued a boy from drowning at New Brighton, on 19 July, 1950.’