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Lot 554
CLAUDE J W MESSENT: 6 TTLS: THE CITY CHURCHES OF NORWICH, 1932 1st edn, orig wraps, THE PARISH CHURCHES OF NORFOLK AND NORWICH, 1936, 1st edn, orig cl, THE WEATHER VANES OF NORFOLK AND NORWICH, 1937, 1st edn, orig cl soiled, THE OLD DOOR KNOCKERS OF NORWICH, 1948, 1st edn, orig cl d/w, (tatty), A THOUSAND YEARS OF NORFOLK CARSTONE, 1967, 1st edn, orig cl d/w, LYCH-GATES AND THEIR CHURCHES IN EASTERN ENGLAND, 1970, 1st edn, orig cl d/w (6)
Lot 146
A LARGE MAHOGANY MUSICAL LONG CASE CLOCK BY F.W. ELLIOTT LTD, with pierced, silvered and gilded domed top face, with Westminster, St. Michael and Whittington chimes. Set within a hood with columns and pierced sides, the case with astragal glazed single door. Striking on 9 tubular bells. 7ft 2ins high.
Lot 516
Puckridge, London, an early 19th century mahogany longcase clock having twin train eight day movement supporting a silvered arched dial, the case in the manner of Gillows, having ball finial and arched broken pediment over ormolu mounted half turned reeded pilasters, the three quarter length arched door flanked by quarter turned reeded pilasters above a box base on bracket feet. See Illustration.
Lot 527
An Edwardian mahogany cased mantle clock, 'The Automatic Memorandum Clock', having turned finials and hinged lid, enclosing a brass segmented dial with provision for ivory tablets, body with a blind fret frieze over enamel Roman dial with applied pierced floral spandrels and lower bell activating trap door on turned and block feet.
Lot 931
Four: Corporal G. Furlong, Parachute Regiment, late Royal Artillery and Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, who was wounded in the drop at El Gamil Airfield during Operation Musketeer korea 1950-53 (22039245 Gnr., R.A.); U.N. Medal; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (22039245 Pte., R.N.F.), initials ‘G. F.’; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Cyprus, Near East (22039245 Cpl., Para.), generally good very fine (4) £800-1000 the following obituary, which includes a photograph was published in the Pegasus journal, 1991: ‘Gerry Furlong died in April 1991 aged 61 years after a long illness. Gerry was called up for his National Service in 1948 and served with the Royal Artillery in B.A.O.R. He signed on for a further two years and saw service in Korea with the U.N. Commonwealth Division. He was demobbed in 1952 and after various jobs in civy street, he enlisted into the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers in 1953. He served with the Fusiliers in Kenya and took part in the operations against the Mau Mau. in 1954 Gerry transferred into the Parachute Regiment and was posted to the Third Battalion from 1954 until he was forced to leave the army in 1963, due to a back injury. Gerry was a well known J.N.C.O. in the battalion who was respected by everyone who came into contact with him. During his time in the battalion Gerry served in Cyprus in 1956 and was wounded in the drop at El Gamil Airfield and after a spell in hospital in Malta he rejoined the battalion in the U.K...’ Operation Musketeer the most recent, and to date, the last combat drop by the Paras, took place at Suez, when they joined French forces to protect the shipping canal after Egypt's President Nasser ‘nationalised' the international waterway. In November 1956, Lt Col Paul Crook, commanding officer of the 3rd Battalion Parachute Regiment, was told to prepare his Cyprus based unit for an operation. But with the 'run-down' of airborne forces after the war, equipment was in short supply. the plan, jointly agreed with French military commanders, called for 3 Para to parachute into a 'hot DZ' - held by the enemy - where they expected to face a fierce battle against 2,000 Egyptian troops, who were supported by armour. Operation Musketeer would need the element of total surprise if it was to succeed, and all 660 men had to be on the ground at El Gamil airfield and ready for action within four and a half minutes. Aircraft were covered in a coat of 'Gentian violet', a blue coloured medication, in a bid to camouflage them against the bright rays of the rising sun. In addition the airstrip at El Gamil was very narrow and the drop height had to be restricted to 700ft or less, in order to avoid soldiers being swept off the DZ by crosswinds. a further move which was not popular with the Battalion, was the decision not to wear reserve parachutes, due to the fact that they would not have the chance to use them at such low level. The Brigade had hardly enough aircraft for a single battalion lift. The Hastings and Valettas were unable to carry heavy equipment and at that time, the new Beverley transporters were not yet available. At 04.15 hours on November 5, 1956, 3 Para jumped in and although opposition was heavy, casualties were few. The unit medical officer, Lt Sandy Cavanagh, was shot in the eye as he descended to the DZ, as well as a dozen other injuries sustained on the ground. the Egyptians had been supplied with Soviet weapons and on the second day a Russian Mig fighter strafed the Paras, causing two casualties. It was a 'one-off incident, regarded as a show of strength by the Red Air Force against world opinion. A sergeant, who was one of the first out of the door at Suez, still remembers his concern for the unexpected 'We were nervous, nobody really knew what to expect, but as soon as we left the aircraft, they started firing at us . . . The airfield was covered with oil drums to stop aircraft landing and once we had cleared it, we made our way to Port Said. There was quite a bit of fighting and we took a few injuries, but nothing to shout about'. at Port Said, 2 Para came ashore, but within a week a ceasefire had been announced and the regiment pulled out, heading back to Cyprus. World opinion had forced Britain and France to withdraw their forces. £800-£1000
Lot 1433
A Second World War D.F.C. and Bar group of five attributed to Flying Officer A. W. Moore, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar, the reverse of the Cross officially dated ‘1944’ and privately engraved, ‘Plt. Offr. A. W. Moore, No. 12 Sqdn., R.A.F.’, and the reverse of the Bar also officially dated ‘1944’; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France and Germany; Defence and War Medals, these four privately engraved ‘Boots-style’, ‘Fg. Offr. A. W. Moore, R.A.F.’, mounted as worn, generally good very fine (5) £800-1000 d.F.C. London Gazette 2 May 1944. The original recommendation states: ‘Pilot Officer Moore was captain of a Lancaster aircraft ordered to attack Nurnburg on the night of 30-31 March 1944. On the outward journey he was attacked by enemy fighters four times. In the first attack he executed combat manoeuvres and both gunners opened fire. No damage was done to his aircraft and the fighter is claimed as damaged. In the second attack, which took place 30 minutes later, his aircraft was badly damaged however, and his Rear Gunner was wounded in the head. The fuselage was extensively holed and the rear turret rendered unserviceable. In spite of being 170 miles from the target and having neither Rear Gunner nor rear turret in operation, he decided to continue to the target. again when this aircraft was 15 miles from the target, an attack was made by a Ju. 88 from below. The Lancaster sustained further extensive damage including bomb bays badly damaged and incendiaries set on fire, port wing damaged, starboard wing tip shot off, oxygen system hit, elevators and rudder damaged, and intercommunications unserviceable. The Mid-Upper Gunner opened fire on the fighter, but while he was firing he observed another Ju. 88 closing to point blank range astern. He transferred his fire to the second enemy aircraft and fired all his remaining ammunition at very short range. The enemy aircraft fell away and was seen to explode a few seconds later. the Lancaster was now crippled, difficult to control, defenceless against possible attacks from astern and much of its incendiary load was on fire in the bomb bay. In spite of this the captain continued his bombing run and dropped his bombs in the target area. shortly after leaving the target area the damaged oxygen supply became exhausted and Pilot Officer Moore had to descend to 15,000 feet. With the Flight Engineer assisting to maintain control of his crippled and defenceless aircraft, he succeeded in bringing it back to England and landed successfully at the first airfield he came to. this officer’s courage and determination in continuing to the target and pressing home his attack in extremely difficult and perilous circumstances are worthy of the highest praise. He also set a fine example of good captaincy and airmanship which will be an inspiration to other crews. I strongly recommend the immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to this officer.’ Bar to D.F.C. London Gazette 13 October 1944. The original recommendation states: ‘Since being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in April 1944, Pilot Officer Moore has flown a further 22 operational sorties as pilot and captain of a Lancaster aircraft, including attacks on such strongly defended targets as Friedrichshaven, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Dortmund, Duisburg and Karlsruhe. he has made these attacks with magnificent courage and consistent skill regardless of the opposition, setting an inspiring example to the rest of the Squadron by his determination, exceptional ability and high courage. pilot Officer Moore’s cheerful fortitude and fine captaincy have not only welded his crew into a most efficient fighting unit, but have won the admiration of all and have contributed very largely to the recent successes achieved by this squadron. both in the air and on the ground, this officer’s strong sense of duty and enthusiasm to operate have embued not only his own crew but many other less experienced crews, with the utmost confidence and helped considerably to maintain morale at a high level. his inspiring example and exceptional fighting qualities fully merit the award of a Bar to his Distinguished Flying Cross.’ Alfred William Moore, who was born in Kintbury, Berkshire, and educated at Newbury Grammar School, joined the Royal Air Force in 1941. Trained as a pilot, he joined No. 12 Squadron, a Lancaster unit operating out of Wickenby, Lincolnshire, in early 1944, and first flew operationally in a strike against Berlin on the night of 20-21 January. Having then returned to the ‘Big City’ in the following month, in addition to attacking Leipzig, he flew sorties against Stuttgart and Frankfurt (twice) in March, one of the latter trips resulting in extensive damage from heavy flak - ‘Tail unit fabric, port inner, starboard inner, starboard outer cowlings holed’. his final sortie in March was the famous raid against Nuremburg on the night of the 30th-31st, in which, as cited above, he won an immediate D.F.C., and his Mid-Upper Gunner, Sergeant V. Peters, the D.F.M. A subsequent ‘station narrative report’ on Moore’s Lancaster reveals that the wounded Rear Gunner was placed near the fuselage door with his parachute on, ‘a position from which he could be easily assisted to abandon the aircraft if it became necessary’, and that Moore warned the remainder of his crew to put on their own parachutes, before continuing to the target in his defenceless Lancaster: no less than 94 aircraft were shot down in this raid, and well over 500 aircrew killed, Bomber Command’s heaviest loss of the War. moore went on to complete no less than six sorties in April, Cologne, Dusseldorf and Essen among his targets, but in May No. 12 Squadron turned its attention to the pending Normandy landings, four successive attacks being mounted against French targets prior to raids on Duisburg, Dortmund and Aachen. Finally, in June, he completed his operational tour with eight further sorties to France, and a trip to Gelsenkirchen. He was awarded a Bar to his D.F.C. £800-£1000
Lot 211
A fine Regency period mahogany and brass musical and quarter chiming bracket clock By Barrauds of London the enamelled dial with Roman chapters signed Barrauds, Cornhill, London and numbered '867', the arch with subsidiary dials for chime/silent and six tune selections, the similarly signed three train fusee and chain movement with anchor escapement, chiming the quarters on ten bells and playing one of six tunes at every hour on thirteen bells, the backplate and the pendulum bordered by foliate engraving, the pagoda top case with ball finials, fish scale fretted frieze above two similarly fretted door panels, the arched and glazed front between brass strung canted uprights flanked by twin pull-cords and leaf cast carrying handles, the skirted brass bound apron on brass ball feet 35cm wide, 65cm high, 25cm deep Literature: see Cedric Jagger, Paul Philip Barraud Antiquarian Horological Society 1968, and the supplement of 1979.
Lot 218
A George III period mahogany longcase clock the key fret carved swan neck pediment above brass dial with matted centre, subsidiary calendar aperture and seconds dial, the Roman and arabic chapter ring flanked by rococo cast spandrels, signed James Cowan to the arch, above a strike/silent lever with an anthemion and leaf scroll engraved escutcheon, between corinthian pilasters, the arched trunk door between caddy moulded uprights, on shaped apron and bracket feet the twin train movement striking the hours on a bell 223cm high
Lot 219
An early 19th century mahogany eight day longcase clock the twin train movement striking on a bell, the white enamelled dial with Roman chapter ring, subsidiary seconds and date dials, floral painted spandrels, with painted moonphase dial to the arch, the hood with swan neck pediment and gadrooned urn finials, above arched glazed door flanked by spirally reeded columns and demi columns, the case with triple arched trunk door flanked by spirally reeded columns, on panelled base with circular mouldings and bracket feet 236cm high
Lot 224
A late 19th century walnut musical longcase clock In the Gothic taste the crocket carved pediment with spire pilasters flanking a circular engraved brass and silvered dial with Gothic chapters and levers for silent/chime, Westminster/Whiltington chimes, with a subsidiary seconds dial in the arch, the three train movement chiming on nine tubular bells, the glazed lancet arched trunk door between Gothic uprights on a stepped plinth base 60 cm wide, 238 cm high, 40 cm deep
Lot 225
A fine 18th century blue japanned month-going longcase clock By Hugh Richards of London the twin train movement with anchor escapement striking the hours on a bell, the pagoda top with ball finials above a silvered roman and arabic chaper ring, the matted centre with subsidiary seconds dial and calendar aperture flanking maker's name plate, within rococo cast spandrels, the arch with an international time zone dial decorated with stars and Roman chapters, indicating times for (inter alia) Dublin, Cape Clear, Zealand and Amsterdam, the arched trunk door above a skirted plinth base raised on block feet, the whole decorated with ho-ho birds and scenes from Chinese courtly life 240cm high Property of a private Surrey collection.
Lot 282
An unusual George I period walnut bureau-bookcase, incorporating an automaton musical clock movement by Christopher Pinchbeck the upper portion with broken pediment and pierced brass fretwork incorporating musical trophies amongst exotic birds and foliage, enclosing painted dial signed CHRISTOPHER PINCHBECK, LONDON, the triple train movement with anchor escapement, the brass chapter ring with Roman and Arabic numerals, pendulum and calendar apertures, subsidiary seconds and tune dials, painted with a lady and her lover to the arch, the lady playing the harp and the gentleman singing from a music sheet, with a glazed arched door above a pair of bevelled plate glass doors enclosing a cupboard, above a long drawer, the associated base with fall front enclosing drawers and pigeonholes above two long drawers on squared cabriole legs 92cm wide, 233cm high, 85cm deep Note: The musical elements of this clock are now missing.
Lot 313
A George III period mahogany breakfront bookcase the stepped moulded cornice above a central astragal glazed cupboard door enclosing shelves, flanked by a pair of conforming doors, the lower section with a central raised panel door flanked by two conforming doors enclosing shelves, on plinth bases 260cm wide, 244cm high, 45cm deep
Lot 396
A mahogany bookcase In the Regency style satinwood crossbanded and line inlaid overall, the moulded Greek key cornice above central astragal glazed door, enclosing adjustable shelves, flanked on each side by a brass lattice and faux leather book spine filled door, the projecting base with frieze drawer to one side, above two cupboard doors, two longer cupboard doors to the other, all enclosing shelves and drawers, on bracket feet, mainly early 19th century, adapted 136cm wide, 221cm high, 41cm deep
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