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Lot 790
Two early 20th Century gilt-metal inkwells/desk stands, each of Rococo style, the first with scrolling acanthus scrolls and lion head masks, with central hinged inkwell, height 14cm, the second of stepped square section, the hinged cover with eagle finial, enclosing glass liner, height 20cm. (2)
Lot 20
The ex-Forrest Lycett, Don McKenzie, 'Jonty' Williamson1927 Bentley 3/4½-Litre Speed Model SportsCoachwork by CorsicaRegistration no. KOY 300Chassis no. HT1631*Corsica body fitted for Forrest Lycett in 1936*Extensively campaigned in BDC and VSCC events*Present ownership since 2006*Well maintained*Substantial history fileFootnotes:With characteristic humility 'W O' was constantly amazed by the enthusiasm of later generations for the products of Bentley Motors Limited, and it is testimony to the soundness of his engineering design skills that so many of his products have survived. From the humblest of beginnings in a mews garage off Baker Street, London in 1919, the Bentley rapidly achieved fame as an exciting fast touring car, well able to compete with the best of European and American sports cars in the tough world of motor sport in the 1920s. Bentley's domination at Le Mans in 1924, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 is legendary, and one can only admire the Herculean efforts of such giants as Woolf Barnato, Jack Dunfee, Tim Birkin and Sammy Davis, consistently wrestling the British Racing Green sports cars to victory. W O Bentley proudly unveiled the new 3-litre car bearing his name on Stand 126 at the 1919 Olympia Motor Exhibition, the prototype engine having fired up for the first time just a few weeks earlier. Bentley's four-cylinder 'fixed head' engine incorporated a single overhead camshaft, four-valves per cylinder and a bore/stroke of 80x149mm. Twin ML magnetos provided the ignition and power was transmitted via a four-speed gearbox with right-hand change. The pressed-steel chassis started off with a wheelbase of 9' 9½' then adopted dimensions of 10' 10' ('Standard Long') in 1923, the shorter frame being reserved for the TT Replica and subsequent Speed Model. Rear wheel brakes only were employed up to 1924 when four-wheel Perrot-type brakes were introduced.In only mildly developed form, this was the model that was to become a legend in motor racing history and which, with its leather-strapped bonnet, classical radiator design and British Racing Green livery, has become the archetypal Vintage sports car. Early success in the 1922 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, when Bentleys finished second, fourth, and fifth to take the Team Prize, led to the introduction of the TT Replica (later known as the Speed Model) on the existing 9' 9½' wheelbase, short standard chassis. Identified by the Red Label on its radiator, the Speed Model differed by having twin SU 'sloper' carburettors, a higher compression ratio, different camshaft and the close-ratio A-type gearbox, the latter being standard equipment prior to 1927 when the C-type 'box was adopted. These engine changes increased maximum power from the standard 70 to 80bhp and raised top speed to an impressive 90mph. Other enhancements included the larger (11-gallon) fuel tank and (usually) André Hartford shock absorbers. Bentley made approximately 1,600 3-Litre models (513 to Speed Model specification), the majority of which was bodied by Vanden Plas with either open tourer or saloon coachwork. Indeed, VdP was responsible for bodying Speed Model 'HT1631', which was completed with the North London coachbuilder's four-seat tourer coachwork in September 1927 and sold new to one K S Peacock. The car left the factory fitted with engine number 'HT1634' and was first registered as 'OX 1607'. Arguably this car's greatest claim to fame is the fact that it was once owned by Forrest Lycett, gentleman racing driver and renowned Bentley aficionado, who was also one of the founders of the Bentley Drivers' Club (BDC). Forrest Lycett owned a succession of standard and not-so-standard Bentleys (many of which still exist) including the legendary 8-Litre built for him by Lewis 'Mac' McKenzie. Clearly a man with an insatiable appetite for speed, Forrest Lycett first attained a genuine 100mph on the public highway while driving his Speed Six in Spain, and in 1951 was timed at 136mph on the Jabbeke autoroute in Belgium at the wheel of the 8-Litre. Prior to WW2 the latter had been one of the world's fastest road cars, setting the International Class B standing-start kilometre record at Brooklands in 1937 and the British standing-start mile record at the Surrey track in 1939. Taking a break from his job in the City of London, Forrest Lycett famously drove to Brooklands on the latter occasion, broke the record and was back at his desk soon afterwards. It was Lycett who in 1936 commissioned the two-seat Corsica body this car has today. Based in North London, Corsica was a relatively small firm that allowed clients considerable freedom in determining their cars' final appearance – surely the ultimate in 'bespoke' – an approach that endeared it to wealthy sporting motorists such as Lycett. In February 1950, Lycett gave the car to Mac McKenzie's son Don, probably in appreciation of the work Don had done for him. In a (copy) article on file, Don recalls that the Bentley had been 'well stored on blocks in a dry, warm lock-up' and that it required a full engine rebuild. Modifications carried out included fitting standard-bore Specialoid pistons; replacing the ML magnetos with Scintilla units; fitting a Borg & Beck clutch and lightened flywheel; and installing a coaxial starter. After the driving position had been adjusted (the body had been made to measure for Lycett), the car 'performed quite well at the BDC Silverstone meeting...' Further modifications were made over the winter months and Don went on to make several attempts at 100 miles in the hour, first at Monza and later at Montlhéry. By this time reregistered 'KOY 300', the car is pictured at Monza and Silverstone in Ray Roberts' Bentley Specials & Special Bentleys. Circa 1955 a triple-carburettor 4½-litre engine was fitted to the chassis, which by this time featured hydraulic brakes, 16' wheels, and a lowered radiator. From 1962 'KOY 300' was owned by well-known 'Vintage' racer 'Jonty' Williamson, who enjoyed considerable success, winning the BDC's Rolls-Royce Trophy on four occasions, as well as the VSCC's Pomeroy Trophy and Richard Seaman Memorial Trophy. The Brighton Speed Trials were attended regularly.The Bentley is known to have passed later on through the hands of dealer Bunty Scott-Moncrieff. A (copy) old-style logbook on file lists two subsequent owners: Lord Binning of Dunbar and from September 1977 Paul-Heinz Roehll (Röhll), a German citizen with a home in Staffordshire. The Bentley appears to have resided in Germany from 1977 to 2005, latterly in the ownership of Mr Jürgen Pyritz, who had the car maintained by recognised Vintage Bentley specialist, Neil Davies (NDR Ltd). It was Neil who replaced the engine for the previous German owner, installing a genuine 4½-litre unit rebuilt with a Phoenix crankshaft and con-rods.The current vendor acquired 'KOY 300' from NDR in 2006, and there are bills on file showing that during the next two years the car benefited from considerable work undertaken by Vintage and Historic restoration specialists D H Day of Swindon. Some £40,000-50,000 has been spent during the vendor's stewardship. Little changed in appearance since Forrest Lycett's day, 'KOY 300' is a highly developed competition 3-Litre with a sporting pedigree stretching back to the 1930s. It is capable of exceeding 100mph and Bonhams can vouch for the fact that it goes like the proverbial rocket! Recently serviced and offered with a substantial data file, this historic 3-Litre is a car for the active Bentley enthusiast.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 9
Orestis Kanellis (Greek, 1910-1979)Garçon avec tournesol signé en grec (en bas à gauche)huile sur toile96 x 78cm (37 13/16 x 30 11/16in).Peint vers 1948signed in Greek (lower left) oil on canvasFootnotes:ExposéAthens, National Gallery - Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Orestis Kanellis, 1900-1978, retrospective exhibition, September 11 - October 29, 1978, no. 35 (listed in the exhibition catalogue, p. 14).Athens, National Gallery - Alexandros Soutzos Museum, The Child in Greek Art, 19th - 20th Century, December 15, 1993 – February 13, 1994, no. 85 (discussed and illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, pp. 190-191).LittératureSpiteris T., Three Centuries of Modern Greek Art 1660-1967, vol. 2, Papyros editions, Athens 1979, 240e (illustrated).The Child in Greek Art, 19th - 20th Century, 1994 desk diary, National Gallery - Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Adam editions, Athens 1993 (illustrated).Lexi magazine, no. 118, November-December 1993, p. 796 (illustrated). E. Plessa, ed., The Work and Wonderful Days of Philippos Koutsinas, Athens 2013, pp. 10, 101 (illustrated). Kallergis, H., Approaches to Children's Literature, Kastaniotis editions, Athens 1995 (cover illustration).'In this painting, Kanellis transports us to a pure, paradisiac world beyond concrete time and space, a world that evokes the mood and atmosphere of Paul Gaugin and the Fauves. The dominant presence of nature connects the image of the child to the primitive and elemental, a recurrent theme in both European and Greek art.'11 A. Kouria in The Child in Greek Art, 19th - 20th Century, exhibition catalogue, National Gallery - Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Athens 1994, p. 190.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 10
A traditional painted wooden dolls house, made by F.H.Crowe, Newmarket probably 1920s, painted red brick exterior with large glazed bay windows, panelled front door with step and window above, pitched roof with chimney, front opening to two main rooms, hallway, landing and staircase with original papers, together with some furniture including wooden writing desk, piano, dressing table, Grandfather clock, cupboard, velvet settee and later doll, (condition: exterior paint crackled) , 28” (71cm) tall, 20” (51cm) wide, 16 ½” (42cm) deep. Please note: For viewing, shipping and collection of this lot please contact Leigh Gotch at C&T Auctioneers direct.
Lot 8
A large and impressive Lines Bros Triang painted wooden dolls house, English 1920s, with painted white façade and paper brick sides, glazed windows with brown painted metal frames, and front door with printed knocker, letter box and balcony above, with red brick papered pitch roof, attic window and two chimney’s, opens in two wings to four rooms, on two levels, hallway and landing, all with interior doors, kitchen with cooker, sideboard, dresser, table and garden room to alcove with selection of plants and flowers, dining room with table, chairs, side cupboard, writing desk, piano, and alcove with wireless, nursery with painted white and gold tri-ang bed, wardrobe, chest of draws, table, highchair, cot, towel rail and two chairs, second bedroom with four-poster bed, wardrobe, chairs, chest of drawers and full length mirror, 28 ¾” (73cm) tall, 18” (46cm) tall, 18” (46cm) deep. Please note: For viewing, shipping and collection of this lot please contact Leigh Gotch at C&T Auctioneers direct.
Lot 159
An Edwardian string inlaid mahogany veneer bureau bookcase by Maple & Co, the glazed astragal vitrine top with three fitted shelves above a roll top desk opening to reveal a green tooled leather top with various compartments, above twin drawers with swan neck handles, stamped Maple & Co on top of drawer, supported on four tapered legs with spade feet, 206 cm high x 91 cm wide x 57 cm deepLocation: LAM
Lot 435
LATE VICTORIAN OAK PEDESTAL DESK 19TH CENTURY the red leather insert top with a gilt tooled edge, above three frieze drawers, the central drawer fitted with a matching slope, raised on banks of four short drawers with pierced corner brackets to the kneehole; the opposing side finished without drawers(147cm wide, 86cm high, 82cm deep)
Lot 7
ARR * Beaton (Cecil, 1904-1980). H.R.H. The Princess Margaret, 1955, vintage bromoil gelatin silver print, seated and half-length in profile with full face and hands resting on the back of the chair in front of her, 37 x 28.5 cm, original mount signed and dated by the sitter in brown ink at foot, 'Margaret 1957' and with Cecil Beaton ink stamp to mount verso, overall 51 x 35.5 cm, together with: Wilding (Dorothy, 1893-1976). Queen Elizabeth II, 1952, gelatin silver print on tissue and card mount with photographer's facsimile signature at foot, image 24 x 19 cm, framed and glazed with desk supportQty: (2)NOTESThe first portrait was taken by Beaton in Clarence House, London, as an official portrait in advance of Princess Margaret's 25th birthday on 21 August 1955.
Lot 89
Special Air Services Interest - a brown leather jacket made in Bogotá Colombia. The jacket was attained and worn by a SAS operator during operations dealing with the drug cartels based in Medellin. This lot includes two circular cloth badges for the Departamento de Policia Antinarcoticos, an enamel medallion and disc labelled Policia Nacional Direccion Antinarcoticos "Idec IX" Cartagena - 1991 and a desk marble weight engraved Policia de Seguranca Publica Grupo de Operacoes Especiais.(Special Operations Group).
Lot 106
CHIPPENDALE REVIVAL MAHOGANY DESK LATE 19TH CENTURY the top with a green leather skiver and bead moulded edge, above three frieze drawers above a kneehole recess flanked by banks of two graduated drawers, all with carved leaf moulding, raised on foliate carved cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet flanking carved lion mask pendants(137.5cm wide, 76cm high, 62cm deep)
Lot 657
A Victorian mahogany partners pedestal desk, the rectangular top with a green tooled leather inset and a moulded edge, above an arrangement of nine drawers to one side, the reverse with six drawers and a panelled door, on a plinth, (AF), 74cm high, 50cm wide, 114cm deep. Note: VAT is payable on the hammer price of this lot at 20%.
Lot 752
A German Second War Luftwaffe Miniature Desk Dagger. A nice example of the miniature daggers that were generally given away as salesmans samples. The blade is marked SMF DRGM in excellent condition. Undamaged deep orange grip with all grip wire intact. In its correct scabbard with one of the hanging rings missing, reasonable condition £100-£140 --- This is an age restricted lot: the successful buyer will be required to either collect in person, or arrange specialist shipping.
Lot 170
A selection of white metal cutlery and accessories, to include; a George V silver wick burner, 5cm high, a white metal mounted horn beaker, 11.3cm long, a pair of white metal grape snips, 7.9cm long, a white metal cigarette case, 9cm x 8cm, two white metal apostle spoons, each 9.4cm long, a pocket magnifying glass, 7.5cm long, and a white metal desk clip, 16.5cm long (8)
Lot 625
A Regency mahogany tea caddy of sarcophagus form, with twin lidded interior compartments, raised upon compressed bun feet, 14cm H x 23cm W x 14cm D, a gilt metal stag figural plaque mounted upon a velvet lined metal plate, along with a gilt metal eagle crest, 10cm and 13cm wide respectively, a treen baluster shaped tea caddy, constructed from alternating wood type segments, with a removable cover, 13cm high (at fault), two 19th century birds eye maple picture frames, the largest 23cm wide, an arched easel desk mirror, late 19th century, 17cm high, a 19th century Tunbridge wear stamp box, 10cm wide (at fault), and an early 20th century set of letter scales, upon a serpentine oak plinth base with assorted chromed nest weights (9)Provenance: Ruyton Hall, Shropshire
Lot 637
A Victorian rosewood desk tidy, of country house proportions, the three glass bottles flanked by pen wells above a single frieze drawer, applied with substantial cast reeded side swing handles, upon a plinth base, 15cm H x 41cm W x 26cm D, along with two pairs of 19th century oak bellows, the smallest pair moulded with a bulls eye roundel, 58cm long (3) Provenance: Ruyton Hall, ShropshireCondition report; one side of beading detached to the underside cover of the central glass jar, damage/loss to the drawer handle, otherwise would benefit from a clean, only minor general wear commensurate with age and use
Lot 670
A mid 20th century walnut cased Elliot mantel timepiece, the 8cm gilt metal dial signed with the makers name and retailer 'Hancock, Manchester', enclosing the key wound movement, the case raised on gilt metal bun feet, with impressed number 'A2890' to base, 17cm high, along with a 19th century brass cased 'Metallic Barometer' by 'T Doninelli fils a Nice', the 12cm white enamelled peripheral bezel with central open movement, multiple handwritten inscriptions to the rear of the case, the earliest dated 1879, also a mid 20th century Bakelite easel desk 'Airguide' barometer by 'Fee and Stemwedel', the 9cm dial with temperature and relative humidity dials (3)Provenance: Ruyton Hall, Shropshire
Lot 767
A mid 19th century mahogany specimen chest, with rectangular leather inset top, above a single drawer and cupboard below with sliding trays, 90cm H x 105cm W x 67cm D Provenance: Ruyton Hall, ShropshireCondition report; 1cm square scuff to skiver, general minor marks and scratches, very minor rubbing to plinth base where doors close, light scuff/mark to LHS of the desk
Lot 768
A 19th century figured walnut faux partners desk, the rectangular top with an inset green skiver writing surface, above two pedestals each with canted corners and drawers to one side opposed with faux drawers, applied with ring handles, 75cm H x 152cm W x 91cm DProvenance: Ruyton Hall, ShropshireCondition report; General sun bleaching to faux side of desk, multiple rips and tears to skiver, multiple veneer chips to front edge of desk, very minor chips to drawer fronts and surrounds, minor warping to veneer in places, general wear commensurate with age and use.
Lot 788
A Louis XV style ladies kingwood writing desk/bureau de dame, mid 20th century, with a gilt metal galleried marble stand over two drawers, flanked by out swept sides, enclosing a sliding skiver lined writing surface above a single bowfront drawer, raised upon slender curvilinear legs and applied with gilt metal appliques, 98cm H x 75cm W x 55cm DCondition report; Splits in veneer at the top of both front legs, minor warping to veneer at the back of the desk, very minor chips and splits in the veneer, some tarnishing to gilt metal mounts with play in the feet mounts, otherwise general wear commensurate with age and use
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