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*A Rare Officer’s Prisoner of War MGS awarded to Captain George Tito Brice, 3rd Dragoon Guards, who was severely wounded by a cannonball at Talavera and captured by the advancing French forces whilst lying wounded on the field of battle. He was initially held at the infamous prison-fortress & town of Verdun until the end of the Peninsular War, when his passport was reportedly signed by Napoleon himself at the time of his release, comprising: Military General Service, 1793-1814, single clasp, Talavera (G. T. Brice, Capt 3rd Dragn Gds.), offered with complete box of issue and original ribbon, old cabinet tone, just one or two tiny marks, otherwise practically as struck and rare with original box. Ex Spink, December 1986; Ex DNW, 23 September, 2011; Ex Baldwin, 2013, retail purchase. George Tito Brice was born in 1872 in Wimborne, near Poole, Dorset, the first son of Reverend George Tito Brice – Vicar of Great Canford, Dorset. As a young man of some private means, he purchased a Cornetcy in the 3rd Dragoon Guards for £630 on 17 October 1799, being promoted to Lieutenant on 24 April 1801, and then being reduced to half-pay. He was re-appointed Lieutenant on 2 September 1802, and was very soon after promoted to Captain on 17 December 1803. Serving in the Peninsular War, he landed with the 3rd Dragoon Guards at Lisbon on 26-27 April 1809 as part of Fane’s cavalry brigade. Marching on 4 May to join Wellington’s army they took part in the battle of Talavera on 27 and 28 July, where he was wounded by a cannonball during abortive preparations for a cavalry charge against the opposing French infantry. Captain Brice and one other Trooper were wounded and subsequently captured and taken as prisoners of war from the battlefield as the British troops withdrew to Portugal. According to analysis in Michael Lewis’ ‘Napoleon and his British Captives’ the Army accounted for only 25%, or 1,000 officers and other ranks, of a total of 4,000 British sailors and soldiers held as prisoners of war by Napoleon. Lewis indicates that a total of 229 Army officers were held as prisoners during the Napoleonic War, so a medal to one is really quite rare. A particularly high number of officers were taken prisoner – with many wounded – after Talavera; Lewis indicates no less than 52. In addition, analysis suggests that perhaps 16 Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons elected to attend to the needs of the wounded after the battle in full knowledge that they would fall into captivity as Wellington’s forces left the field. After presumably being treated and transported to France, he arrived at the military fortress of Verdun on 13 May 1810 for registration as a P.O.W. High-ranking officers such as Brice were given the opportunity to live on parole and to pay for their own lodgings elsewhere within the town itself, having given their word as gentlemen not to escape, but with strict curfews issued and daily rolls enforced nonetheless. He remained in Verdun until April 1814 (having in the meantime received the brevet of Major in May of the year before), and for his wounds received at Talavera he was issued an annual pension of £100, dated from 25 December 1811. His death was erroneously announced in The Gentleman’s Magazine in January 1814 (Vol. 84, Part I) with other accurate details included beside it, where it stated: ‘At Great Cranford, where he had lately arrived from France, Capt. Brice, 3rd drag. guards, son of the Rev. George Tito B. vicar of that parish. He was severely wounded at the battle of Talavera, and had been a prisoner four years at Verdun. Bounaparte signed his passport, with those of four other wounded officers, at Dresden, the beginning of September.’ Returning to ‘life’ in Britain alive, he was confirmed as Major in January 1818, and in due course settled in Fordingbridge, Hampshire. In later life he became a local magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for his county, and he died at Packham House on 29 March 1862, aged 80. His son Major-General George Tito Brice C.B., of the 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, served with distinction in the Crimea and in Canada, and his medals are held by the Leicester City Museum.

A 19th century Dresden porcelain covered bowl and stand, of quatrefoil form, decorated with alternate panels of flowers to a pink ground and figures in landscape, with flower finial, AR mark to base, height 4.75ins, together with a Dresden porcelain vase, of baluster form, decorated with panels of flowers to a black ground and figures in landscape, AR mark to base, height 8.75ins and a similar continental porcelain covered cup and stand Condition report: Dresden covered box and stand - Chip to finial, rubbing to gildingVase- gilding very rubbedCup, cover and stand - finial glued, gilding very rubbed

Interesting 'Feine-Compositions-Figuren' Roman Figures by Hersteller Georg Heyde & Co, Dresden, in original box (poor), includes 6x figures on horseback and 12x figures, condition varies, mostly good, marks present, recommend inspecting

1936 German Anti-Semitic Book 'Anti-Semitism in the world in words and pictures' the world dispute over the Jewish question, 'Anti-semitismus der Welt in Wort und Bild', by Dr. Robert Korber and Prof. Dr. Theodor Pugel, Verlag M. D. Groh, Dresden, illustrated, in green leather covers with gold gilt, some fading to covers, pages are good

6 Pieces of mixed porcelain incl. Royal Crown Derby ' Derby Posies', milk jug and plate and lidded casket, Wedgewood ' Hathaway rose', urn shaped vase, Foley ware Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee coffee cup and saucer, lidded segment casket and a Dresden urn shaped vase (repaired)

Dresden tea and dessert service, painted with figures and floral subjects on yellow grounds, consisting of five cups and six saucers, six plates, bowl, one large cake plate, and three footed comports, late 19th early 20th century, (22) Condition report: The bowl and two saucers have minor foot chips. One saucer has large glazed over rim chips, there are several other glazed over factory faults. One comport has a section of the rim restuck, another a rim chip, the third a hairline. The cake plate has a hairline to the rim. One saucer and one plate both have a star crack.

VARIOUS CERAMIC FIGURES, to include Dresden lacework figures (a/f), Capodimonte, Spanish Valencia porcelain figures, etc (22)

An Adams blue and white Jasperware bowl/jardinière, and two relief Dresden panels 'Scene from the Castle Park of Sanssouci' and courting couples in gilt frames (3). CONDITION REPORT Spanish girl, chips to petals on approx seven flowers and damage to flowers in hair, wing broken off Hummel Goebel figure, Nao figure in good condition.

Pair of “Irish Dresden” Simone Candelabra, a pair of “Irish Dresden” harp players & 4 porcelain pieces – water can, swan, dish & figures on sofa (8)

A 20thC Dresden group of musicians aside piano and a cellist, on a shaped gilt lined base headed by a crown, polychrome decorated, printed marks beneath, 26cm high, and another figure group of a lady and gentleman dressed in finery taking tea. (2)

DRESDEN PORCELAIN CENTREPIECE LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY the circular pierced basket with applied trailing roses, raised on a tree form column with a pair of lovers, a goat and a dog, with impressed and painted marks 53.5cm high

PAIR OF DRESDEN PORCELAIN COVERED VASES LATE 19TH CENTURY with knop finials and domed covers above the ovoid baluster bodies, decorated with bands of putti on green and puce ribbons, within gilt borders, with underglaze blue maker's marks and indistinct incised numbers (2) 35cm high

DRESDEN TEAWARE, spiral fluted floral painted small teapot with similar cream jug, 5 coffee cups and saucers, teacup and similar saucer (numerous defects)

A late Victorian brown leather travelling trunk, applied with old labels, the lid inscribed 'LORD TERENCE BROWNE', containing: two leather cased cameras one by Kodak, the other by TCA of Dresden, together with another case containing photographic equipment, a boxed parallel rule, various books including 'Visitation of England and Wales' volume 7, inscribed 'Lord Terence Browne February 5th 1912', Philips' 'Mercantile Marine Atlas of the World', two tin boxes and other items. (A lot) Provenance: Lord Terence Morris Browne, 9th Marquess of Sligo (1873-1952).

A Dresden tea service

Two mirrors and two boxes of china and collectables including Dresden figure groups

A Meissen porcelain six footed teacup, 19th century, of lobed form with twist handle, floral encrusted and painted with insects and floral sprays, blue cross swords mark, 5cm, a Dresden figural group, late 19th century, with a courting couple sat on a bench, a coloured glass hand bell, painted with flowers, 14cm, and a perpetual desk calendar, with onyx base, seven plastic cards in metal holder displaying each month, and a later added china figure of a young girl, 22 by 7.5 by 14cm high. (4)

A Dresden china floral mantel clock, decorated in pastel tones with floral relief, gilt highlights, surmounted by an urn, 1910, marks to base, 32cm high, with key.

A collection of ceramic figures, comprising a 19th century Staffordshire reversible figurine, 'Gin and Water', 22cm high, a Royal Doulton Spaniel Retrieving a Pheasant, printed and painted marks, a Dresden figure of an Apple Seller, early 19th century, painted and impressed marks, 28.5cm high, a/f repaired, and a Staffordshire figurine, 'Amber', painted and impressed marks, 21cm high. (4)

A Dresden porcelain twin handled porcelain tea cup and saucer, 19th century, of lobed and fluted form, decorated with reserves of courting couples and floral sprays, gilt highlights, with Meissen Augustus Rex marks to the base, together with a Meissen tea cup and saucer, late 19th century, with swan's neck handle and vine leaf borders. (2)

A Swiss toboggan, wooden frame with iron mounts, metal plaque inscribed Herr Mulberg, Dresden, the body later inscribed 'Bull' in pen, 72 by 35 by 27cm high.

Selection of decorative 19th C ceramics including Dresden cup and saucer with decorative hand painted panels depicting courting couple, highly elaborate chocolate cup and saucer, Staffordshire style figurines, large figure of a young man in Victorian dress, egg shaped vase with applied flower and bark detailing

A Caithness glass paperweight "Cauldron Aqua" a Dresden ceramic letter rack and an R.A.F. Benevolent cast bell from a shot down aircraft 1939-45.

An assortment of mixed ceramics including a Suzie Cooper Crown Works Burslem dessert set, a Crown Dresden painted saucer and a Cauldon ware coffee cup.

Two Prattware pot lids - The Chin-Chew River and Garibaldi, with bases, a Dresden pot with cover and a small Victorian enamelled decorated jug.

Large Victorian Dresden figural group with seated gentleman drinking with lady and dog

Dresden porcelain egg-shaped lidded pot, three cloisonne items, a Crown Staffordshire pin tray and other items (8)

A quantity of ceramics comprising a Sunderland lustre trio, beaker and plaque, a pair of mid-19th century stoneware platters, a Plichta elephant, a twin handled Dresden floral bowl, a quantity of Paragon teaware in 'Victoriana Rose' pattern, a quantity of Crown Staffordshire floral teaware and six Royal Copenhagen Christmas plates. CONDITION REPORT: Crazing, otherwise appears good with no further obvious faults, damage or restoration.

Dresden floral encrusted mirror with cherub casting

Two glass domes, a liqueur decanter, a Dresden bowl and Brentleigh ware

French faience vase, earthenware game pie dish, Dresden figural candlesticks and a jug and bowl

A FINE 60 BORE GERMAN (THURINGIAN) WHEEL-LOCK CARBINE, SUHL, LATE 16TH CENTURY with tapering barrel chiselled against a finely matted ground over its full length with the five allegorical figures, probably of the seven liberal arts, within architectural niches surrounded by leafy tendrils inhabited by exotic birds, a hound and a rabbit, struck with the maker's mark (Neue Støckel 2767) over the breech, engraved tang signed 'HW', flat lock retained by two side nails, struck with leafy tendrils on a matted ground and stamped with the maker's mark en suite with the barrel, fitted with raised wheel-cover decorated with a double eagle displayed, engraved dog formed as a marine monster, sliding pan-cover with button release (spring defective), and delicately filed safety spring with button lever, full stock inlaid with engraved staghorn plaques within segmental frames, comprising leafy mouldings enriched with pellets over the fore-end, flowers and scrolls about the tang, a devils mask between two scrolling demi-masks behind the ramrod-pipe aperture, a strapwork frame inhabited by an owl and two rabbits opposite the lock, foliate strapwork about the trigger, hooked butt formed with a slender comb decorated with a classical vase beneath and bouquets of fruit above, the left and right with differing espagnolette masks on strapwork panels, exotic birds and flowers, and all enriched with scrollwork and pellets, associated iron trigger-guard, engraved staghorn ramrod-pipe and fore-end cap (small cracks and chips, a small numbers of inlays missing, some minor restorations), and associated horn-tipped wooden ramrod 63.5 cm; 25 in barrel Provenance Thomas Davies-Colley, Newbold Estate, Bruera, Chester, circa 1890 Thence by descent The treatment of the barrel and lock belongs to a small group of wheel-lock firearms including a number with profusely inlaid stocks previously attributed Klaus Hirt of Wassungen. A pair of such pistols, with the same mark as the present carbine and also with a double eagle on the lock, were formerly in the Saxon Royal Collections, Dresden, sold Sotheby & Co, London, 23 March 1970, lot 66. Another pistol decorated in this manner was sold Sotheby's Olympia, lot 26 June 2003. The leafy tendrils on the barrel and lock are characteristic of Suhl firearms of this period a number of which have stocks carved en suite. For a discussion of this group, many of which are preserved in the former Saxon Electoral Armoury, now the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden see Schaal 1978, pp.19-33.

An 18th century Dresden (Meissen) lidded chocolate cup and trembleuse saucer. Bears underglaze blue mark for c.1725-40 a/f. Repairs and chips to lid, and repair to fretwork on saucer.

A pair of Dresden style ceramic two handled urns, together with an oriental ceramic comport. Urns depict painted landscape scenes with green and gilt decoration. Comport blue and white pattern. Urns approx 16cm tall, comport 8.5 cm tall.

Early 20th century Dresden pierced potpourri bowl with lid. Lid with rosebud finial, applied flower decoration and foliage. Dresden mark to base. Some chips to flower decoration.

Two similar German porcelain cabinet cups and saucers depicting figures in landscape and flowers, Dresden. (2)(B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

A p;air of c1900 Dresden porcelain pot pourri urn vases, with swan neck handles and wreath bound pierced high covers, raised on squared sub-plinths, marked with a blue crowned Dresden mark, 35cm high

A PAIR OF DRESDEN PORCELAIN FIGURES OF A YOUNG COUPLE, the girl holding a basket of flowers, the boy a sprig of flowers, bearing cross swords marks, 19th century, 10.5" high

A Dresden figure,20th century, of a seated jester figure ‘playing a cat’, mounted on a triangular flower embellished base,15cm high

An L. Lowendall violin, stamped with the date 1881 Dresden, the body 14in., with another violin bearing No. 9 and remnant of JTD labels, body 13.5in.

A Dresden floral bowl and three flower pots

Dresden four piece handpainted floral teaset C1900, comprising of a teapot, lidded jam pot, sugar and creamer

Four Dresden floral trios with gilt highlights.

ROOSEVELT MARTHA: (1835-1884) American Socialite, mother of American President Theodore Roosevelt and the paternal grandmother of Eleanor Roosevelt. A true southern belle, she is considered to have been one of the inspirations for Margaret Mitchell's character Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind. A good, lengthy A.L.S., Mittie, six pages, 8vo, Henderson, Herkimer County, 28th September 1882, to [Captain James D. Bulloch] 'My darling Brother', on mourning stationery. Roosevelt commences her letter stating 'I think of you tenderly & most lovingly as seated in that little room at Irvine's writing & thinking & looking so far away in yr. dear brown eyes', adding that she shall 'eagerly look for your book & read it with mingled feelings of pride, interest, love, all deeply permeated with the patient, thoughtful, painstaking truthful writer who tho' the revival of most of the incident must be painful in one sense must still remember thy interest such incidents will lend his book'. Roosevelt continues her charming letter with family news of their recent activities and many references to relatives and mutual friends, in part, '…the four or five months Theodore, Elliott & Corinne spent in Dresden in 1873 is always fresh in their memory - & it gave them such a spur in their German. Nannie being near Linlie will be a great comfort & advantage to her. I long to hear of her departure & first impressions….Bamie & I spend October at Tranquillity - hoping that Alice & Teddie, Corinne & Douglas & Elliott will spend some Saturdays & Sundays with us - November will find us all in the City for the winter. I wish you all could see the glorious view from The Mansion & the Farm House….clear atmosphere with every distant point & range, tree farm in view & blue either overall, then all in melting haze & great soft masses of clouds. Purple & gold sunsets, golden sun sets - then the heavens flecked with soft pink clouds & the distant hills steeped in depths of saphire (sic) blue….We took Tea with old Mr & Mrs Ward yesterday in their most comfortable Farm House which had the usual bead baskets large Bible in the best parlour & our tea was exquisite in its daintiness & brightly cleaned real silver….the Pastor of the primitive little church at the village of Henderson is a most agreeable man, a scholar & very fine preacher - Their House most pretty, cake & home made wine they refreshed us with when we called…..Douglas has gone in his dog cart for our mail at Jordanville. He is also ordering potatoes, buckwheat & maple syrup for all of our tables in the winter….Elliott is seated by Corinne reading Sidney Smith's Memoirs & Letters to her….& they are both laughing at some of the bon mots. Mr. Robinson rises at four a.m. after his toilette, he makes a little fire in his room, boils his water & makes his tea & partakes of it with bread & butter, reads & then has prayers at 7 am for the farmer….He again has prayers for us at half past eight after which we breakfast. Our table is waited on by a young girl formerly Mrs. R's Sunday School schooler. Her little brother Willie follows in John Martin's wake in overhauls far too large for him…..Elliott has been unfortunate in the illness of his horse Jack who foundered the other evening after coming in from the ride….the poor old Horse has his two feet done up & in saw dust while the Vet (as D & E say) from Utica visits him….' Roosevelt concludes by sending her love to Hariott, Jessie, Linlie, Jimmie and Stuart. A letter of wonderful content and quite scarce as a result of Roosevelt's untimely death at the age of 48 from typhoid fever. Some light creasing and very minor age wear, otherwise VG          James Dunwoody Bulloch (1823-1901) American Naval Officer, half-brother of Martha Roosevelt. Bulloch served as the Confederacy's Chief Foreign Agent in Great Britain during the American Civil War. Based in Liverpool, he operated blockade runners and commerce raiders that provided the Confederacy with its only source of hard currency. Bulloch arranged for the unofficial purchase of Confederate cotton, and the despatch of armaments and other war supplies to the South. His secret service funds are alleged to have been used for the planning of Lincoln's assassination.Never pardoned by the American Government for his role in the Civil War, he spent the rest of his life living in exile in England.The book which Roosevelt refers to in the present letter was Bulloch's The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe which was published in two volumes in 1883.Hariott Foster (1829-1897) Second wife of Bulloch from 1857. They had five children together, James ('Jimmie'), Jessie, Henry, Stuart and Martha Louise.Irvine Stephens Bulloch (1842-1898) American Naval Officer, brother of Martha Roosevelt. Bulloch served with the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War and was the youngest officer on the famed warship CSS Alabama, firing its last shot before it was sunk off the coast of France at the end of the Civil War.Anna Roosevelt Cowles (1855-1931) American Socialite, eldest daughter of Martha Roosevelt. Nicknamed 'Bamie', she was the older sister of Theodore Roosevelt and an aunt of Eleanor Roosevelt.Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) American President 1901-09, eldest son of Martha Roosevelt.Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt (1860-1894) American Socialite, third child of Martha Roosevelt. Father of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and the younger brother of Theodore Roosevelt.Corinne Roosevelt Robinson (1861-1933) American Poet & Writer, the youngest child of Martha Roosevelt. Sister of Theodore Roosevelt and an aunt of Eleanor Roosevelt.Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1861-1884) American Socialite, the first wife of Theodore Roosevelt from 1880-84. Less than two days after giving birth to their only child, Roosevelt tragically died at the age of 22 from Bright's Disease. Her mother-in-law, Martha Roosevelt, somewhat remarkably died on the same day and in the same house.

A set of six 19th century Rosenthal Dresden cabinet cups & saucers, having hand painted floral sprays on an ivory ground with gilt finish, printed marks to base. Condition Report: Small chip to rim of one cup, otherwise good.Minor gilt loss in places.We would suggest shipping by Mailboxes

A late 19th century Minton porcelain pot pourri bowl, having loop handle, together with a 19th century flower encrusted candle holder, a cabinet cup and saucer and a Dresden porcelain inkstand.

A pair of Meissen Dresden bust figures, each of maidens in the 18th century style, and raised on gilded and moulded plinths, underglazed blue crossed sword mark verso, h.12cm

Dresden and continental porcelain, etc., a/f, the figures marked with gold anchors

A Chinese Ming-style flower scroll dish, Yongzheng/Qianlong, ex-coll. August The Strong Dia.: 37,5 cm - H.: 8,5 cm Condition:- With an area of restoration on the rim of ca. 5 x 2 cm, around that area 5 hairlines are present of 4, 3, 4, 4 and 5 cm. On the back the restoration stays outside of the blue decoration, so stays within the first 1 cm. Provenance: With an inventory N0.152 on the base refers to the Dresden collection of August the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony. These marks are referred to as Johanneum Marks : Inventory marks added to porcelain belonging to the collection of August the Strong. The first inventory was made in 1721. The inventory numbers were painted in black, or cut through the glaze with a glass cutter's wheel and blackened (as above). In some cases the numbers have only been drawn in ink and have by natural causes been washed away. The term "Johanneum" was taken from the building in Dresden to which the royal collection was moved 1875-76. With a label for Vanderven, antiquairs, Den Bosch, The Netherlands. Condition reports and high resolution pictures are available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com

Two Vintage Cameras, one Minolta XG9 camera, one cased Ihagee Dresden EXA 11a camera and one Sirius 80-200mm F:39 lens in original box. (3 items)

A Dresden style lidded vase with gilt and floral detail, Crown & W Mark 1764 to base, 45cm tall

A Pair of Meissen Porcelain Small Vases, together with a Rosenthal Model of a Dog and a Dresden Pen Tray

A Staffordshire Highland Group together with three other items of Staffordshire and a small collection of other ceramics to include Dresden figures

A Royal Worcester Spill Vase in the form of a Lily, together with a Dresden cup and saucer and a similar Dresden porcelain dish

THREE SMALL DRESDEN SHELL DISHES painted with flowers. 5ins.

A fine Dresden porcelain Pail, the tapering cylindrical body surmounted with pierced lugs and headed with gilded ram's heads in neo-Classical style, the main body decorated with three bands of gilding and decorated with roses in enamel, blue Dresden marks to underside, 19cm high

A World War II era Dresden figurine with pink lace decoration, Spanish Lady,and 'My Wonderful Mum' (2)

Two Dresden lamp bases

A near matching pair of Dresden polychrome encrusted figures of children in 18th century dress, with flowers, heights 5" & 6"; a similar figure: 18th century man with lamb, height 7½"

1977/1978 European Cup Dynamo Dresden v Liverpool football programme date 2 November, plus Borussia Monchengladbach v Liverpool 29 March semi-final at Dusseldorf, match programmes. (2) Good.