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Lot 593
A good Chamberlain`s Worcester beaker, c.1800, finely painted with a panel of two figures in Classical dress, one with a dead bird resting in her lap, the other scribing, titled `Contemplation` to the base, on a peach and gilded ground, 8.7cm high. Cf. Geoffrey A. Godden, Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain, p.291, fig. 377 for a similar example titled `Music`.
Lot 663
A good German porcelain oval plaque, 19th century, probably Berlin (KPM), finely painted with a lady wearing a white and black cloak over a brown dress with lace collar, her gaze directed over the viewer`s left shoulder, wearing a slight frown, signed or titled `Eva Restout`, in a giltwood frame, small damages to the frame, the plaque 18.5cm.
Lot 244
A Pratt ware wall plaque, c.1800, moulded with figures in Classical dress beneath a winged mask, a pearlware shaped dessert dish painted with a pattern of elaborate foliate scrolls, and a Staffordshire pottery moneybox modelled as a cottage, the plaque broken and repaired, 19cm max. (3) Sold on behalf of the executors of Dr John Birch dec`d.
Lot 38
Aloysius O'Kelly (1853-1936) The Game of Chess Oil on board, 21 x 32cm (8.25 x 12.5") Signed Aloysius O'Kelly painted many versions of this subject, variously exhibited at the Royal Academy (1889); the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours (1892); the Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin (1896); The Royal Society of British Arts (1893); the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (1894) and two of these have previously been sold in these rooms, lot 205, 8th Dec 2009 and lot 80 5th Dec 2011. A further version was painted in the name of Oakley, one of O'Kelly's aliases, and submitted in 1893/4 to the Royal Society of British Arts.(i) The number of paintings of this subject is significant. Directly after painting 'Mass in a Connemara Cabin' (1883) (National Gallery of Ireland), which O'Kelly consigned to the Communard, Henri Rochefort to submit to the Paris Salon on his behalf, he went to Egypt and Sudan, with his brother, the Fenian, gun-runner, journalist and Member of Parliament, James J. O'Kelly. There they mixed with a group of French Socialists and Egyptian nationalists, and took up the cause of the Mahdi in Sudan, in an effort to embroil the British in the colonies, so as to create opportunities for Irish insurrection back home. Ciaro became an increasing subject of anxiety to the colonial authorities. And cafés were considered sites of political intrigue where the lower orders engaged in seditious behavior. According to a contemporary writer, there 'the rabble gathers...in a space so confined that the occupants are almost overcome by the fumes that rise from the stoves and the smoke of the pipes and nargilehs...It is a source of numerous infections and diseases, and a refuge for the unemployed and indolent, particularly in those places known for the consumption of hashish.'(ii) The pipe thus came to symbolize reflection and pleasure, as well as trouble. Given the ban on alcohol, hashish was thought to calm the nervous system, sharpen the intellect and lead to a state of intoxication called 'kayf'. an in this state, the native was considered highly unstable indeed. During the decade in which O'Kelly's café scenes were exhibited, the number of cafés where draughts/chess were played increased, a fact which was used to confirm the indolence of the Egyptians. Defining the defects of his character was considered the most effective way to accustom the native to his subordination. For these reasons, those who frequented cafés were considered suspect. But unlike most of his contemporaries, O'Kelly's was emphatically on the Egyptian nationalist side. Although less detailed than the other verions, compositionally this painting is the prorotype for those that followed. The three figures seated on the floor are engrossed in their game, the various elements of Egyptian dress, interior design and still life are all present, although they are much expanded in the later versions. Undoubtedly, the painting is indicative of O'Kelly's skills and interests, albeit in a preliminary form. - Prof. Niamh O'Sullivan (i) See Niamh O'Sullivan, 'Aloysius O'Kelly: Art, Nation, Empire' (Field Day, 2010), passim. (ii) Quoted in Timothy Mitchell, 'Colonising Egypt' (California, 1988),p. 117.
Lot 85
A Victorian Officer`s Dress Sabretache to the 4th Hussars, in maroon leather, the fascia covered in crimson Melton cloth with gold lace borders enclosing a gold bullion thread and maroon velvet stumpwork crown over VR monogram and 4H within a laurel leaf cartouche set with thirteen battle honours on raised blue ribbons, with three brass suspension loops and with maroon velvet lined leather case, 33cm by 29cm
Lot 143
A Quantity of Uniforms, comprising an RAF greatcoat, another greatcoat, an RAF service tunic, a shirt and two pairs of trousers, a No.3 leatherette jerkin, two Army battledress blouses and a pair of trousers, a Second World War British Zuckerman Civil Defence helmet, two Brodie helmets, a Woman`s army peaked hat, three No.2 dress peaked caps, a No.1 dress peaked cap, an Army field cap, and an RAF peaked cap
Lot 49
A Rare Great War ‘Western Front’ Nursing Pair to Sister Ethel Styler of the British Red Cross and Saint John of Jerusalem, British War and Victory Medals (E.A. Styler. B.R.C. & St. J. J.), mounted for wearing, together with related dress miniatures, a gold hair slide inscribed ‘B.R.C.S. 14333 Ethel. A. Styler. France’, the reverse ‘From Dudley’ and a large comprehensive collection of photographs and related ephemera, including an album, of black and white photographic images many of Great War nurses and wounded soldiers, a Brevet from the Belgian Army, inscribed to Miss Styler, framed and glazed, a collection of Red Cross Joint War Committee letters, awards, an album of postcards, nurses and wounded soldiers at Tottenhall Auxiliary War Hospital, Palmers Green London, a unique autograph album, each page inscribed with poems, sketches, and thank-you notes to Miss Styler from some of the soldiers she nursed during the Great War. A Second World War Group of Four to Private D.J.W. Hiscocks (Husband of the above) Order of St. John, Defence Medal, Coronation Medal 1953, Service Medal of the Order of St John (B347 Pte. D.J.W.Hiscocks Wembley 7 Harls’dn Div No.1.Dis S.J.A.B.1930) mounted for wearing, with related dress miniatures.View on dnfa.com
Lot 51
The Most Distinguised Order of St. Michael and St. George, Companion’s neck Badge, silver gilt and enamel, in case of issue, together with a Turkish Order and photograph of recipient, inscribed in pencil to reverse ‘Uncle Charlie - Charles Hooper - Mummy’s Brother’. A Great War Group of Eleven Dress Miniatures, 1914 Star, British War and Victory Medals, Khedive’s Sudan Medal 1910, General Service Medal 1918-62, 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Jubilee Medal 1935, Coronation Medal 1937, mounted for wearing.View on dnfa.com
Lot 79
A Great War Group of Four to Lieutenant R. S. Caslon, Honourable Artillery Company, 1914-15 Star (2277 Pte. R. S. Caslon. H.A.C.) British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. R. S. Caslon) Defence Medal, together with related dress miniatures. A Great War Victory Medal to Major D. Bainbridge (Major. D. Bainbridge). A Second World War Group of Five, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (Military) badge in silver, 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, mounted for wearing, with related dress miniatures. General Service Medal 1918-62 GR VI to Serjeant H. S. Faber, Royal Army Service Corps, clasp, S. E. Asia 1945-46 (14877091 Sjt. H. S. Faber. R.A.S.C.), complete with transmission slip and card box of issue, together with a collection of military related lapel badges, including a silver and enamel RAF sweetheart brooch. A Pair of Vice-Admiral’s Shoulder Board Insignia, and a collection of related brass buttons, (lot).View on dnfa.com
Lot 89
A Second World War Group of Six to Major W. A. Coulstock, Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, with oakleaf, mentioned in despatches (L.G. 2/08/45), Army Long Service Good Conduct Medal, GRV (7870160 Sjt. W. A. Coulstock. R. Tank. C.) Bronze Star Medal (William A. Coulstock) mounted for wearing, together with related dress miniatures, Bronze Star Citation presentation case, paperwork and cloth and metal insignia. A Great War Pair to Sapper J. A. Coulstock, Royal Engineers (1235 Spr. J. A. Coulstock. R. E. ).View on dnfa.com
Lot 94
A Second World War Group of Seven to Captain F. C. E. Fare, Army Catering Corps, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (Military) in silver, 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, General Service Medal GRVI 1918-62, one clasp Malaya, with oakleaves (MID), (Capt. F. C. E. Fare. A.C.C.) Africa General Service Medal, clasp Kenya (Capt. F. C. E. Fare. A.C.C.), mounted for wearing, together with related dress miniatures, and original photographs and papers of recipient.View on dnfa.com
Lot 162
A Great War Pair to Private L. V. Vine, Royal Fusiliers, War and Victory Medals (G-72425 Pte. L. V. Vine. R. Fus.) together with a Bronze Shooting Medal (E.R.C. Gilbert Cup, 1908, L. V. Vine) cased, and related metal insignia. A Great War Medal to Acting Serjeant W. Watts, Royal Artillery (102252 A. Sjt. W. Watts. R.A.). A Second World War Group of Three to 109009 Flight Lieutentant P.H.V. Vine, Royal Air Force, 1939-45 Star, Defence Medal and War Medal, together with transmission slips. related dress miniatures and a collection of commemorative medals, (lot).View on dnfa.com
Lot 22
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, OBE (Civil), complete in Garrard & Co, presentation case, together with related dress miniature. Volunteer Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to Lieutentant J. F. L. Hardy, 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment, (Lieut J. F. L. Hardy. Cadet C. 2nd V.B. Wilts. Regt). A Second World War Nursing Group of Three, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Voluntary Medical Service Medal, together with a Red Cross Society War Service 1914-1918 medal, and a small collection of related badges and buttons.View on dnfa.com
Lot 35
A Victorian two part bustle dress for the pursuit of walking, in indigo blue bengaline and satin, having a button down front, swagged and gathered overskirt above a box pleated underskirt, tassel trimmed with a matching fitted jacket, the latter having a button down front, square collar and decorative ribbon lappets, lined in waxed cotton ticking, circa 1870 (a/f)
Lot 39
Edwardian costume and accoutrements pertaining to the Longtown Agricultural Society Ball held March 1913, comprising; cream kid-leather evening shoes, cotton stockings, whitework dress apron, under garments, mittens and gloves together with a beaded ring purse, yellow metal pince-nez spectacles and a hand annotated dance card from the evening (12)
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