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Lot 843
Circle of Jonathan Richardson/Portrait of a Lady/half-length, within a feigned oval, wearing a brown dress/oil on canvas, 73cm x 61cm/see illustration CONDITION REPORT: Relined otherwise overall good condition, some stretch marks visible, frame rubbed particularly noticeable on ebonised edges, gesso surround fine.
Lot 941
19th Century English School/Portrait Miniature of a Young Lady/half-length, wearing a white dress/initialed AP/watercolour on ivory, 11.5cm x 8.5cm/in a gilt metal frame with engine turned back CONDITION REPORT: The image is of good quality, and the mellow colours are a little faded, the frame is gilt metal Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions.
Lot 175
Two gold dress rings, a 9 carat yellow gold reproduction Victorian style carved claw mount claw set with an oval cabochon cut opal 8 x 5.5mm, and two oval garnets, London 1975, ring size L, 4.5g, a 9 carat white gold solitaire ring set with a 6mm synthetic white stone, Birmingham 1960, size O, 2.5g.
Lot 228
A silver pair case pocket watch by John Notral of London, case hallmarked London 1752, gun metal albert, a slim Waltham gold-plated dress watch, stem wind, "The Midland Lever" .935 open face pocket watch, "Superior Timekeeper" base metal demi-hunter pocket watch, H Williamson London 26609F military issue base metal open face pocket watch, broad arrow and corresponding numbers on case.
Lot 8
A scarce police gallantry group to Sergeant Thomas Arthur Stevens, Palestine Police: Colonial Police Medal (Gallantry), George VI, (SGT. THOMAS A. STEVENS. PALESTINE POLICE FORCE.), engraved in serif capitals; General Service Medal 1919-62, George VI, clasp: Palestine (336 T. 2 B. SJT T. A. STEPHENS [Sic]. PAL. POLICE); Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45; together with a dress miniature Colonial Police Medal and a corresponding ribbon bar; medals all about extremely fine. Colonial Police Medal, Palestine and London Gazettes: 28/01/1944. "In recognition of gallant conduct in the Galilee District on 14th September 1943". Sergeant Stevens was wounded while attempting to apprehend "absconding offenders" (Hansard 22/09/43)
Lot 251
A collection of small swords, comprising: an 18th century smallsword, hollow triangular-section blade 32 in. and marked 'I.G.B.', cast steel hilt with classical scenes in relief, leather scabbard (lacking chape) with engraved steel locket with loose ring and frog stud; another smallsword, slender blade 27.25 in., brass hilt of characteristic form, fragmentary scabbard with brass locket and chape; another smallsword, hollow triangular-section blade 32.25 in., brass hilt with moulded borders and fluted pommel and quillon block; another, of small proportions, brass shell guard embossed with scenes of revelry; together with a British court sword, late 18th/ early 19th century, cut steel hilt, shagreen covered part scabbard with steel locket and collar (lacking chape); and a continental court or dress sword, blade 31.75 in. etched and blued at the forte, relief decorated brass hilt with arms to the outer shell (possibly Savoy). [6]
Lot 29
The splendid group of orders and medal to Dr James Ferguson Lees C.B.E., Director General of Public Health, Egypt (1920-25), and Acting Under-Secretary of State 1920-22: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander's neck badge, Britannia type, gilt and enamels, some verdigris, otherwise good very fine or better; Queen's South Africa Medal, second type, 3 clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901 (J.F. LEES. SURGEON.), impressed in plain capitals, good very fine; 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal (J.F. LEES.), mounted for wearing with the QSA, good very fine or better; Turkey: The Order of the Medjidieh, third class neck badge, silver, silver gilt and enamels, 69mm, with ribbon, extremely fine or nearly so; Egypt: the Order of Ismail, Grand Officer's neck badge and breast star, badge with ribbon, gold, silver, silver gilt and enamels, by Lattes, extremely fine or better and very scarce; Egypt: the Order of the Nile, Commander's neck badge, Grand Officer's neck badge and breast star, silver, gilt and enamels, badges with ribbons, star and one badge marked for Lattes, light wear to centres, otherwise about extremely fine; together with a corresponding group of mounted dress miniatures, warrants and licences to wear for the various orders, the Duke of Connaught's Medal (masonic) in box, and the recipient's personal journal of the Boer War (March 23rd to November 28th 1900 - and with an entry concerning the duties of an Orderly Medical Officer dated October 28th 1899). James Ferguson Lees was born on the 29th January 1872 and educated at the University of Glasgow (M.B., C.M. 1893). He served in the South African War on the Hospital Ship Spartan, at a base hospital in the East End of London, and in the field attached to the 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers. Having become an M.D. in 1902, he joined the Egyptian Government Service as Port Health Officer for Alexandria in 1908, rising to become Director General in 1920, and acting as Under-Secretary of State from July to October 1920. He served in the Great War as Inspector of Prisoner of War Camps in Egypt, E.E.F. He died on the 12th January 1935.
Lot 3
A scarce M.V.O. group to Superintendent Frederick Beard, Metropolitan Police: The Royal Victorian Order, Member's 5th Class breast badge, silver, silver gilt and enamels, reverse numbered 38, in Collingwood & Co case of issue, minor enamel damage good very fine or better; Jubilee Medal 1897, silver, unnamed as issued, some scratches to obverse field, otherwise nearly extremely fine; Jubilee Medal (Police) 1887, Metropolitan Police reverse, clasp: 1897 (CHF INSPR F. BEARD. A. DIVN), good very fine; Coronation (Police) Medal 1902, silver, Metropolitan Police reverse (FREDERICK BEARD, SUPT A DIV.), scratches to obverse field, stain to reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine; the last three mounted for wearing in the foregoing order; together with a corresponding set of dress miniatures, extremely fine.
Lot 30
The Great War P.O.W. group of four medals to Captain (later Lieutenant-Colonel) Arthur Stewart-Cox, Royal Artillery, who was wounded and taken prisoner during the retreat from Mons, August 1914: 1914 Star and Bar (LIEUT: A. STEWART-COX. R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal with Mention in Despatches emblem (CAPT. A. STEWART-COX.); War Medal 1939-45, unnamed as issued; together with a mounted group of corresponding dress miniatures, nearly extremely fine, full size medals with replacement ribbons. Born in 1888, the recipient served with the British Expeditionary Force in France, 1914, and was part of the section of 118th Battery, 26th Brigade Royal Field Artillery which was ordered to support the men of the 2nd Battalion Munster Fusiliers in their celebrated rearguard action at Etreux, 27th August 1914. This tiny force, comprising approximately three and a half companies of the Munsters, two guns from 118 battery, and a handful of others, delayed the advance of an entire German Corps in fourteen hours of fierce fighting, surrendering only when compelled to by the exhaustion of their ammunition. The artillery were called upon to work their guns with no cover and in close proximity to the enemy, and suffered heavy casualties - among them Lieutenant Stewart-Cox, who was wounded and taken prisoner. See lot 41 for the medals to this officer's son
Lot 31
The Order of the Nile group of four medals to Major Edward George Kekewich Sinclair May, City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders): 1914-15 Star (LIEUT. E.G.K.S. MAY. C. OF. LOND. YEO.), about extremely fine, later ribbon; British War Medal 1914-20 (MAJOR E.G.K.S. MAY), uneven toning, otherwise good extremely fine, later ribbon; Victory Medal with replacement Mention in Despatches emblem (MAJOR E.G.K.S. MAY), light corrosion to rim and lower obverse, otherwise good very fine, later ribbon and MID emblem; Egypt: Order of the Nile, 4th Class badge, reverse marked 'LATTES', wear to centre and slight looseness to central star, otherwise very fine; together with a corresponding set of mounted dress miniatures, medals good very fine, ribbons heavily deteriorated. Born 12 February 1893, son of Major (later Major General) Edward Sinclair May. Educated at Eton and was an Officer Cadet in the O.T.C. Joined the City of London Yeomanry in 1912. Went to Egypt as a 2nd Lieutenant, 5 May 1915. Wounded in the right thigh by a shrapnel shell at Gallipoli, 4 September. Served subsequently at Salonika. Twice Mentioned in Despatches. Became an accountant following the war and moved to Hong Kong where he died of the affects of his wounds, 5 April 1921. The doctor who attended him in his final illness stated that blood poisoning originated in his wound, having been aggravated by a more recent injury.
Lot 32
The historic Great War Military Cross group of medals to Captain (Robert) Anthony Eden, King's Royal Rifle Corps, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1957: Military Cross, George V; British War Medal 1914-20 (CAPT. R.A. EDEN), Victory Medal (CAPT. R. A. EDEN), Jubilee Medal 1935, Coronation Medal 1937, Coronation Medal 1953, the last three unnamed as issued; mounted for wearing and with tailor's copy MID emblem to the Victory Medal, good very fine or better; together with two mounted sets of corresponding dress miniatures, one pre and one post 1953. Best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955-57, as a young man Robert Anthony Eden was involved in the formation of the 21st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps (Yeoman Rifles) during the First World War. He was a member of Eton College Officer Training Corps, and the outbreak of the War had found him eager, like many of his generation, to find a place in a regiment. His brother Jack was killed in action in 1914, and this seems only to have quickened his enthusiasm. His initial efforts were hampered by poor eyesight, but his chance came when a family friend, the Earl of Feversham, set about raising the new battalion. Eden went with the Yeoman Rifles to the Western Front as a junior officer and his early exploits included an abortive trench raid following which he led the hazardous rescue of a dangerously wounded Sergeant. The battalion was deployed to the Somme front in September 1916 where its commander Lord Feversham was killed in action, and his replacement appointed the young Eden as his Adjutant, in which capacity he gave exemplary service. His M.C. was gazetted in June 1917, shortly before he went into action following the detonation of the mine under Messines Ridge at the start of the 3rd Battle of Ypres. All sources indicate that Eden was not only very brave; but that he was also compassionate and highly principled, with a deeply felt concern and respect for the men under his command. This courageous and intelligent officer went on to have a distinguished career in politics, becoming an opponent of appeasement during the 1930s, and then playing a vital role in Winston Churchill's cabinet during the Second World War. He served as Prime Minister between 1955 and 1957, and it is believed that this is the first time that the medals of a British Prime minister have been offered at auction. Military Cross: London Gazette, 4th June 1017
Lot 354
An Austrian officer's dress shoulder belt pouch, curved silver cover with scalloped lower edge and brass rim with acanthus leaf details, removable gilt metal plate in the form of the double-headed Imperial eagle, the box lined and bound in red leather, silver plates to either end embossed with trophies of arms, lid secured by a stud, silver parts marked for the period 1886-1922.
Lot 4
A part group of medals to Major General Sir Edward Sinclair May (Royal Artillery), comprising: The Order of St John, Star, with Lions and Unicorns, minor nibbling to enamel, otherwise extremely fine; Queen's South Africa Medal, 2nd reverse, 6 clasps: Cape Colony, Defence of Ladysmith, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Laing's Nek, South Africa 1901 (Lt. Colonel. E. S. May. R.F.A.), engraved, near very fine; British War Medal 1914-20 (MAJ. GEN. E.S. MAY), very fine; Jubilee Medal 1897, silver, unnamed as issued, near very fine; Jubilee Medal 1935, unnamed as issued, very fine; together with the recipient's dress miniatures, representing the forgoing awards together with: K.C.B., C.M.G. and Legion D'Honneur, ribbons worn and tatty, C.B. detached from ribbon, centre missing from Legion d'Honneur, minor enamed damage elsewhere, otherwise extremely fine or nearly so. Commissioned Lieutenant R.A. 28/01/1875, Captain 31/12/1883, Major 07/11/1891, Lt. Col. 18/10/1900 and Colonel 05/12/1903. Service in South Africa 1899-1902 included action at Lombard's Kop 1899. During the Defence of Ladysmith the recipient commanded the 1st Brigade Division Royal Field Artillery, and artillery attached to the Brigade. He commanded the artillery of Lt. Gen. Hildyard's force at Laing's Nek, and was three times mentioned in despatches. Appointed Brigadier General Irish Command 20/08/1907, and to the General Staff 19/10/1908. He also served for a time as the Governor of the Royal Hibernian Military School.
Lot 40
The Second World War Japanese internee group of five medals to Major Donald Honey Grist (OBE), Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, agricultural expert: 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45; Efficiency Decoration (Malaya), George VI (GRI), reverse engraved (MJR. D.H. GRIST F.W.S.V.F.); mounted for wearing, all about good very fine; with a mounted set of dress miniatures corresponding to the foregoing but commencing with an OBE badge, extremely fine; offered together with a large archive of ephemera, original and scans/transcripts, including correspondence, diary excerpts and paintings, the latter produced by the recipient's wife Isobel while they were both interned in Changi Prison Camp, and depicting scenes of camp life. D.H. Grist studied at the University of Cambridge School of Agriculture (Diploma), before becoming an officer of the Colonial Agricultural Service, in the service of the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. Having previously spent four years in the 1st Bn Cambridgeshire Regiment, he joined the ranks of the Malay States Volunteer Rifles in 1915, before obtaining a commission in the Malay Volunteer Infantry, which he held until 1935. He captained the F.M.S. rifle team in the 1930s, and competed for them at Bisley. On the outbreak of the Second World War he was on leave in England, and he applied for a commission in the army, but was advised that his services were of greater use to the Colonial Service, and so returned to his duties in the East, and was interned as civilian, together with his wife Isobel. He was a published expert on rice, and copy of his book 'Rice', is offered with this lot. His O.B.E. (not present in the lot) was gazette in December 1976. The paintings included in this lot are of particular importance, Prisoners experienced great difficulty in obtaining (and retaining) the even basic necessities of life, and Isobel Grist was usual in being able to produce these paintings and preserve them through her captivity, until her liberation. Her family recount that she secured her watercolour paints mere moments before being marched off to Changi, and that brushes were made for her by other prisoners using human hair.
Lot 41
The scarce Korean War D.F.C. group of eight to Major (later Major General) Arthur George Ernest Stewart-Cox, Royal Artillery: Distinguished Flying Cross, George VI issue (2nd Type), reverse dated 1952; British War Medal 1939-45; General Service Medal 1918-62, George VI (IND IMP), 2 clasps: Palestine 1945-48, Malaya (CAPT. A.G.E. STEWART-COX. R.A.), officially adjusted naming; Korea Medal, with Mention in Despatches emblem (CAPT. A.G.E. STEWART-COX. D.F.C. R.A.), official alteration to surname; United Nations Korea Medal; General Service Medal 1962-2007, clasp: Malay Peninsula (MAJOR A.G.E. STEWART-COX. D.F.C. R.A.); Jubilee Medal 1977; Pingat Peringatan Malaysia Medal, bronze; court mounted, all about very fine or better; together with the corresponding mounted group of dress miniatures; and a Republic of Korea Korean Veteran's Association Medal, with enamelled suspension brooch. D.F.C. London Gazette 03/10/1952, "..in recognition of gallant and distinguished flying services in Korea" Major General Stewart-Cox's long and highly distinguished career began in November 1944 when, as a cadet, he received an emergency commission as 2nd Lieutenant; and by the time of the Korean War he was a Captain. As he advanced in rank he held a number of prestigious appointments, including GOC Wales, Honorary Colonel 289 Commando Battery RA TA, and Colonel Commandant of the Royal Regiment of Artillery - a post which he relinquished in April 1990. In July 1951 Captain Stewart-Cox was deployed to Korea as part of 1903 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF, where his role was to pilot Auster aircraft in order to observe and direct artillery fire. His CO, Major R.N.L. Gower, describes him in the following terms, in his recommendation for the D.F.C.: "...his courage and efficiency have been outstanding. He has engaged most successfully a large number of enemy targets with the artillery of the Division and the Corps medium and heavy artillery.....A large number of his shoots have been against heavily dug in and AA protected enemy gun positions sited well behind the front lines.....Captain STEWART COX has allowed nothing to deter him in the completion of the task of each sortie and has always displayed cool determination and a disregard for his personal safety." He goes on to cite the following example of the recipient's remarkable bravery and professionalism: "Last November he was carrying out a dusk sortie while the division was being attacked in considerable force. Flying over enemy territory he spotted 150 enemy moving forward to attack our own infantry and he immediately called down the fire of the whole Divisional Artillery on to this target. As the enemy advanced up a steep reverse slope the field guns were crested [unable to engage the enemy owing to the topography]. Captain STEWART COX foresaw this situation and had issued fire orders to all mortars that could reach. As a result there was no gap in the engagement of the enemy and his cool and efficient handling of the situation resulted in only 40 enemy surviving the shelling."
Lot 49
Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta: a group of insignia comprising: neck badge, silver gilt and enamel, elaborate suspension involving an openwork crown and a trophy of arms, stamped '925', black ribbon, in a fitted case with vacant space for a dress miniature and a lapel badge, minor enamel scuffing, nearly extremely fine, a silver gilt and enamel breast star, stamped '925', pin loop bent, nearly extremely fine; and a dress sword by Wilkinsons, numbered 022, gilt-metal cruciform hilt with enamelled cross to the grip, gilt brass mounted leather scabbard. [3]
Lot 50
A small collection of dress miniature medals, comprising: D.S.O. and Bar, George V; C.B.E., breast badge; a mounted group of a no-clasp QSA with a 1914-15 Star trio; another mounted group of six Second World War awards; and a mounted group of Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, GSM with Malaya clasp, and Regular Army L.S.G.C.; some scuffing and enamel damage to first two, generally very fine or better. [qty]
Lot 458
Cigarette & trade cards, Shipping & Naval, a collection of 15 sets and 2 part-sets, various manufacturers inc. Cadbury's, Famous Steamships, (25/27), Wills, Naval Dress & Badges, Signalling Series, Famous British Liners, 'L' size, 1st Series, (28/30), also 2nd Series, Carreras, History of Naval Uniforms, Player's, History of Naval Dress 'L' size, Lambert & Butler, Pirates & Highwaymen etc (gd)
Lot 183
A collection of Nao porcelain figures, to include a girl with a cello, 19cm high, a girl with a mandolin, 19.5cm high, a girl with a dog, 23.5cm, a seated girl, 16cm high, a boy with a plane, 15cm high, a seated harlequin, 23cm high, two choir boys, 17.5cm high, a girl with a violin, 19cm high, a young boy and girl, 25cm high, a girl with hands raised in prayer, 27.5cm high, a boy at a ship's wheel, 22cm high, a girl in a white dress, 20.5cm, another girl in a white dress, 21.5cm high, a couple on a bench, 16.5cm and a seated ballerina, 29.5cm wide, six with original boxes (qty.)Condition report: Plane is loose but present. No obvious major chips, cracks or restoration.No obvious chips or cracks. Boy with plane has the plan detached but present.
Lot 242
An 18th century ivory and hand painted fan, decorated with figures and a putto in classical dress within a landscape scene and rococo scrolls, the ivory frame carved and pierced with figures and painted with birds and insects, in box frame, 50cm wide (fan only), the frame measuring 34.5 x 58.5cmCondition report: Unexamined out of frame. Wear to the paint in some areas, losses and tears to some areas. An old patch repair to one spot. Some losses to ivory.
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