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Click here to subscribeA silver rectangular cigarette case, with engine turned decoration and later decorated with a chestnut coloured horses head, Birmingham 1930, a set of six gilt metal and red paste set dress buttons, decorated with white enamel borders, cased and a set of six mother of pearl dress buttons, cased, (3).
Early 20th century English School portrait miniature on ivory of a young girl set in a double sided glazed 9ct gold pendant frame, the image 2.7cm diameter, and a second quarter of the 19th century portrait miniature of a young woman in a black dress with white lace collar, the image 6cm diameter (2).
A lady's platinum cased and diamond set Omega dress wristwatch, with a signed jewelled movement, the signed square silvered dial with black Arabic numerals, the case ends and the bracelet mountings set with circular cut diamonds, in a geometric design, on an associated cord link bracelet, with a fold over clasp, with a case. Illustrated
ROBERTO BOMPIANI (1821-1908)Portrait of John Baddeley Wood (1849-1911), in a grey suit and with spotted cravat; and Portrait of his wife Elizabeth (b.1855), wearing a lace-trimmed pink Dressboth signed and dated 'R. Bompiani 1876', one inscribed 'Roma'oil on canvas, oval29 x 24 in (73.7 x 60.9cm) ; a pair (2) These portraits were painted during a stay at Rome by the Baddeley Woods in1876. The artist Roberto Bompiani worked in Rome throughout most of his life. He painted a number of notable portraits in the 1870's including a Portrait of Queen Margherita (1878) at the Palazzo di Montecitorio and various portraits of the Borghese Family. In 1872 he exhibited at the Mostra Internazionale of Vienna, where he won an award for his Portrait of Giovanni Battista Canevari (Accademia di San Luca, Rome)
ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1860Portrait of Marianne, wife of William Davenport of Maer, Staffs, three-quarter length, wearing a mauve dress and lace cap, seated in a rustic chair, a landscape beyond, oil on canvas, 36 x 27in ( 91.4 x 68.6cm )The sitter Marianne Wood married William Davenport in 1832
WILLIAM BOWNESS (1809-1867) Portrait of Mary, (1787-1866), daughter of John Baddeley of Shelton, wife of John Wood, three-quarter length, wearing black dress with lace collar and cuffs and floral head dress holding a fan in her right hand, oil on canvas, 49 x 39in (124.4 x 99.1cm)This portrait is sold with two other nineteenth century portraits by other hands depicting Agnes (daughter of Nathan Hibbert) and a Portrait of Nicholas Price Wood of Brownhills; three (3) AMENDMENT - First item in lot previously described as English School 19th Century. The artists name should read William Bowness (1809-1867) , inscribed and dated 1861 on the reverse
A collection of jewellery and costume jewellery, to include: a three stone half cultured pearl and diamond point ring, finger size P1/2; an amethyst set dress ring, the oval cut amethyst with an applied rose cut C, the setting with French poincon, finger size O1/2; a Georg Jensen labradorite dress ring, the oval cabochon labradorite within a silver coloured setting, stamped Georg Jensen Denmark 830 and numbered 46, finger size O; opal cluster earstuds, stamped 9ct; a filigree necklace; a lapis lazuli necklace; and other items
Two gold coloured bangles, each with scrolled panel to two row backs; a pair of gold coloured ear pendants with red and green enamel detail, suspending a red stone drop, and a matching pendant; together with a diamond dress ring; two white stone dress rings; and a gold coloured ring IMPORTANT: This lot is subject to VAT and the buyer must pay VAT on both the hammer and the buyer's premium at a rate of 20%
A small collection of jewellery, to include: a single stone diamond ring; a three stone white zircon ring, the shank stamped platinum; an amethyst dress ring; a two stone blue zircon crossover ring; a pair of diamond and sapphire cluster ear studs; together with two further rings, and two pairs of ear studs
A collection of rings, to include a 9 carat gold dress ring with diamonds and yellow diamonds, finger size L 1/2; a single stone diamond ring; a white stone set 9 carat gold dress ring; various other rings; a pair of ear pendants; and a 9 carat gold necklace IMPORTANT: This lot is subject to VAT and the buyer must pay VAT on both the hammer and the buyer's premium at a rate of 20%
A diamond dress ring, the 18 carat gold cross over ring pave set with brilliant cut diamonds, finger size M; together with an 18 carat gold half eternity ring, channel set with baguette cut diamonds, finger size M 1/2; an 18 carat gold single stone diamond ring, approximately 0.20 carats, finger size O; and an illusion set three stone diamond ring IMPORTANT: This lot is subject to VAT and the buyer must pay VAT on both the hammer and the buyer's premium at a rate of 20%
A shell cameo, the oval shell cameo carved with the profile of Hera, collet set within a ropetwist surround, 2.5cm long; a shell cameo earring, carved with the profile of a lady, 1.6cm long; a shell cameo stud; and three garnet dress studs, set with circular shaped garnets in claw settings, 8mm diameter
A small collection of gold and gold coloured jewellery, to include two single 18 carat gold cufflinks; a dress stud stamped 18ct; a 9 carat gold medal; a 9 carat gold cufflink; a dress ring with a black stone panel stamped 9ct; three bar brooches; and a single 9 carat drop ear pendant, and a 9 carat gold golf medal; 38.1g gross
A LT. COMMANDER'S FULL DRESS UNIFORM FOR THE ROYAL NAVY, CIRCA 1920 by Gieves, Matthew & Seagrove and comprising bicorn hat with bullion tassles, epaulettes, sword belting, kid gloves, laced trousers, full dress tail coat and boat cloak, contained in two regulation tin trunks inscribed for 'A.G. Davidson, RN', together with three service medals from the Great War comprising the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (3) Alastair Gordon Davidson (1893-1974) entered the Service in 1906 as a Midshipman, spent WWI as a Sub Lt, promoted Lt in 1916 and Lt Cdr in 1924. He is thought to have served in H.M. Ships Seraph, Wessex, Wakeful and Viceroy during the 1920s as a Lieutenant Commander. He left the navy in 1936 as a Commander but then was recalled during WWII, appointed Captain and commanded the training ship Cardiff from 1942 to 1944.
CAPTAIN HANS LANGSDORFF'S NAVAL DRESS SWORD Kaisermarine pattern, the 29½in. pipe-backed blade stamped with maker's mark for F.W. Höller, Solingen, regulation half-basket hilt inscribed on the hinged thumb-piece Kpt. Z. See Langsdorff , contained in leather scabbard of issue -- 35½in. (90cm.) overall Provenance: Phillips Glendinings, London, Arms & Armour Sale, 26th March, 1998, lot 1064: Acquired by vendor in lieu of a debt, from a German engineer in Buenos Aires in 1957. Captain Hans Langsdorff, born at Bergen on the Baltic island of Rügen in 1894, spent much of his youth in Düsseldorf before joining the Imperial German Navy in 1912. After active service during WWI, he remained in the navy and ultimately became a torpedo specialist before accepting a senior administrative appointment with the Reichsmarine. Proving equally capable behind a desk, he was an obvious choice to command the new cruiser Admiral Graf Spee when she completed in 1936, a commission which eventually ended with him being accorded that remarkable reputation for chivalry in war which not only made him a household name at the time, but which has now endured for over 50 years. When WWII broke out on 3rd September, 1939, the 'pocket battleship' Graf Spee was already in the South Atlantic although, despite Germany's invasion of Poland on 1st September, Hitler was initially convinced that Great Britain and France would negotiate for an early peace. To this end, he kept German warships away from the commercial shipping lanes as he awaited developments and Graf Spee stood off the South American coast in company with her supply ship Altmark for almost three weeks before finally receiving orders to assume the offensive. On 20th September Langsdorff sank his first victim, the Booth Line's steamer Clement, 60 miles off Pernambuco, and in just over two months, he sank a further nine British merchantmen. His dislike of unnecessary bloodshed however, coupled with the extraordinarily humane treatment of his prisoners whom he put aboard Altmark, earned him the grudging respect of even those captains whose ships he had sunk beneath them although it was not until Altmark herself was captured off Norway the following February that the full story emerged. The Admiralty meanwhile, realising that Langsdorff had to be stopped as much to allay public concern at home as to prevent further shipping losses, mounted an urgent operation to hunt and destroy Graf Spee as rapidly as possible. Commodore Henry Harwood, Senior Royal Navy officer in the area, was given command and his flotilla - designated Force 'G' - consisted of the heavy cruiser H.M.S. Exeter and two light cruisers, Ajax and Achilles, the latter seconded from the Royal New Zealand Navy. In theory at least Force 'G' was easily capable of dealing with a single enemy heavy cruiser; in practice however, the considerable strengths of the so-called 'pocket battleship' were such that Harwood knew he faced a formidable task even allowing for the fact that he would first have to locate Graf Spee and corner her somewhere in the vastness of the South Atlantic. Intuition suggested the wide estuary of the River Plate, a vital crossroads for many South American trade routes, and Harwood's fitness for command soon proved itself when Force 'G' sighted the smoke of an unknown vessel on the horizon early on the morning of 13th December. Exeter approached to investigate and instantaneously with Harwood's confirmation that the stranger was indeed Graf Spee, Langsdorff had spotted his pursuers, rung up 'battle stations' and was steaming into action at full speed. Harwood wisely divided his force so as to minimise the effects of the enemy's main armament but not before all three of his ships had become targets. Langsdorff opened fire at approximately 6.20am. and concentrated his port salvoes on Exeter whilst his starboard guns dealt with Ajax and Achilles. Exeter bore the brunt of accurate German gunnery and by 7 o'clock she had received between 40 and 50 hits and lost two turrets. Half an hour later, her last turret was silenced and she was forced to withdraw from the action, severely damaged and with heavy casualties including 53 dead. The light cruisers fought on obstinately, despite the overwhelming odds, and even though they too were damaged - especially Ajax - their dogged tenacity probably saved Exeter and decided the outcome of the battle. Unknown to them, Langsdorff had become concerned that he was vulnerable to a combined torpedo attack and that fear, coupled with the realisation that Graf Spee had actually been hit 20 times by British shells, provoked a surprising reaction and he broke off the engagement to run for shelter in the Plate Estuary 300 miles to the west. Racing past and ignoring a homeward-bound British merchantman the Shakespeare, Graf Spee made the neutral port of Montevideo after a 12 hour dash pursued by Ajax and Achilles. Britain immediately requested the Uruguayan authorities to expel Graf Spee within 24 hours or intern her under the provisions of International Law, thereby initiating a frenzied burst of diplomatic activity worthy of the most popular fiction. Despite the best efforts of both Langsdorff and the German Ambassador, the permitted stay was only extended to 72 hours and Langsdorff, surrounded by rumours of approaching British reinforcements, was faced with a bitter choice. As the 8.00pm. deadline neared on 17th December, Langsdorff took his second fateful decision and having released the few British prisoners still aboard his ship, and bidding farewell to those who had given him sanctuary in Montevideo, ordered Graf Spee to make ready to sail. Clearing her moorings at 6.15pm., she made for the open sea followed by the German steamer Tacoma. With her battle ensigns flying, she stopped engines at the three mile limit and there, in full view of Ajax and Achilles, she suddenly and unexpectedly blew up and destroyed herself with pre-set explosives. Her crew were taken aboard Tacoma which proceeded to Buenos Aires where, on 20th December, Captain Langsdorff took his own life rather than face the ignominy of surrender and internment. It was a tragic end for a man who, by then, had earned the admiration of those who were hunting him down as well a those who had suffered loss at his hands. To many he epitomised the chivalry of an earlier age and even though he had sunk over 50,000 tons of British merchant shipping, not a single allied life had been lost aboard any of those vessels. In fact, his conduct throughout the Graf Spee's final commission was such that he was, and still is, universally regarded as one of the last gentleman raiders in the history of war at sea. Admiral Graf Spee, the third of the 'Deutschland' class cruisers [the so-called 'pocket battleships'] was laid down in 1932, launched in 1934 and completed in January 1936. Displacing 11,700 tons, she measured 610 feet in length with a 71 foot beam, and could make 28 knots under full power. Her design, as a fast heavily-armed though lightly-armoured long-range merchant raider, proved a triumph and had all eight of the class been built instead of three which were completed, the Royal Navy would probably have faced an impossible task given that it had only three capital ships capable of matching their speed.
GOLDSCHEIDER ART DECO AUSTRIAN POTTERY FIGURE by Dakon, modelled wearing green dress with black printed floral designs on an oval domed black base, 14 3/4" (37.5cm) high, impressed marks and numbered 7195, 325, 16, (base broken into 5 pieces and re-glued, left foot off and re-glued above toes, right foot off and re-glued at ankle, long straight crazing/hairline visible to the full length of the figure)
LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY CROWN DERBY IMARI CHINA TALL MUSTARD POT with electroplated collar and lid, cylindrical form with shell thumbpiece to the flat hinged cover, typically decorated, 5" (12.7cm) high, printed mark and date code for 1883, TOGETHER WITH A ROYAL WORCESTER CHINA FIGURE' Grandmothers Dress' modelled by F.G. Doughty, 6 3/4" (17.2cm) high, printed mark (2)
Diana Hill (fl. 1775-1844) Portrait of a lady, in a plain white dress Watercolour on ivory Dated 1787 lower right Later label verso Possibly Rachael Dashwood w(ife) o(f) Sir Mark Wood 1787 by Diana Hill 7.2cm x 5.5cm, oval In a gilt metal oval frame, the reverse with a hair curl on a green guilloche enamel ground, within a plaited brown silk moire border
English provincial school, circa 1810, a portrait of a young lady in a blue dress, 6.7cm x 5.7cm, oval, the frame reverse with a lock of hair, seed pearls, monogrammed MA and gilt wire; English school, circa 1900, a portrait of a young lady with tousled hair, 7.2cm x 6cm, oval, each in a plain gilt metal oval frame (2)
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