Brustkopf-Dame und Sänfte für die Puppenstube Puppenstubenpüppchen mit glasiertem Brustkopf, Stoffkörper, hellen Biskuitgliedern und rotbraunem Samtkleid, L 20 cm. Dreiseitig verglaste Sänfte mit farbigem Lithodekor auf Goldgrund, 17 x 9 x 10 cm Sänfte mit Altersspuren.Breasthead lady and sedan chair for the dollhouse Dollhouse doll with glazed breast head, fabric body, light bisque limbs and reddish brown velvet dress, L 20 cm. Three-sided glazed litter with colored litho decor on gold background, 17 x 9 x 10 cm Litter with signs of age.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
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3 Püppchen und etwas Zubehör für die PuppenstubeUngemarkt. Um 1900.H 5 - 18 cm. Puppenstubendame mit schwarzem Haar und blauem Filzkleid, Puppenwiege aus Zinn, kleines Biskuit-Baby, Kind in Hochstühlchen, Metallkörbchen mit Textilblumen und geklebtes Väschen Altersspuren, kleine Defekte.3 dolls and some accessories for the dollhouseUnmarket. Circa 1900.H 5 - 18 cm.Doll house lady with black hair and blue felt dress, doll cradle made of pewter, small bisque baby, child in high chair, metal basket with textile flowers and glued Väschen Traces of age, small defects.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Konvolut 6 Puppenstubenpuppen mit GlasaugenUngemarkt.L 9 - 14 cm. Alle mit Kurbelkopf, Glasaugen, Mohairperücke, Stehpuppenkörper und Kleidchen. 3x Ganzbiskuit, 3x mit Massekörper. Als Zugabe Drahtwägelchen in alter Art Teils mit Altersspuren, darunter 2 Püppchen wohl jünger, Wagen neu.Convolute 6 dollhouse dolls with glass eyesUnmarket.L 9 - 14 cm.All with crank head, glass eyes, mohair wig, standing doll body and little dress. 3x whole bisque, 3x with mass body. As an addition wire wagons in old style Parts with age traces, including 2 dolls probably younger, carriage new.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
6 kleine Puppenstubenpuppen Biskuitporzellan. L 7 - 9 cm. Verschiedene Ganzbiskuit-Püppchen, alle mit festem Kopf, gemalten Augen (1x braune Glasaugen) und gedrahteten Gliedern. 5x rote Kleidung, 1x in rosa Kleidchen Keine Defekte sichtbar, eventuell kleine Ergänzungen.Provenienz : Sammlungsnachlass aus Nordrhein-Westfalen.6 small dollhouse dolls Biscuit porcelain. L 7 - 9 cm. Various whole bisque dolls, all with fixed head, painted eyes (1x brown glass eyes) and wired limbs. 5x red clothing, 1x in pink dress No defects visible, possible small additions.Provenance : Collection estate from North Rhine-Westphalia.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Miniaturkirche mit Figuren unter Glassturz, dazu Puppe mit WachskopfUngemarkt. 19. Jh.Holz und Tragant, farbig bemalt. H 19 cm. 2 Geistliche und kniendes Mädchen, vor Kirchenarchitektur. Dazu alte Krippenfigur mit wachsiertem Brustkopf, Gliederkörper aus Holz und rotbraunem Kleid (L 23 cm) Altersspuren, kleine Defekte.Miniature church with figures under glass lintel, plus doll with wax headUnmarket. 19th c.Wood and tragacanth, colorfully painted. H 19 cm. 2 clergymen and kneeling girl, in front of church architecture. In addition, old crib figure with waxed chest head, limbs body of wood and red-brown dress (L 23 cm) Traces of age, small defects.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
3 Puppenstuben-Herren und HundVermutlich Pariser Repliken aus den 1970er/80er Jahren. Ganzbiskuit, Fell. H 7 - 16 cm. Alle mit Kurbelkopf, Glasaugen, Mohairperücke und modellierten Schuhen. 2x in eleganter Rokokokleidung, 1x mit hohem militärischen Helm. Dazu Windhund mit weißem Echtfell Kleine Defekte an der Kleidung.3 dollhouse men and dogPresumably Parisian replicas from the 1970s / 80s. Whole bisque, fur. H 7 - 16 cm.All with crank head, glass eyes, mohair wig and modeled shoes. 2x in elegant rococo dress, 1x with high military helmet. In addition, greyhound with white real fur Small defects on the clothes.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
Mignonetten-PuppenpaarVermutlich Pariser Repliken der 1970er/80er Jahre. Ungemarkt.Ganzbiskuit. L 15/16 cm. Beide mit Kurbelkopf, blauen Glasaugen und Mohairperücke. Kleiner Herr mit Zylinder und blau-weißem Seidenanzug, blonde Dame in rosa Kleid mit Strohhut Provenienz : Sammlungsnachlass aus Nordrhein-Westfalen.Pair of mignonette dollsPresumably Parisian replicas of the 1970s / 80s. Unmarket.Whole bisque. L 15/16 cm.Both with crank head, blue glass eyes and mohair wig. Small gentleman with top hat and blue and white silk suit, blonde lady in pink dress with straw hat Provenance : Collection estate from North Rhine-Westphalia.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
BLAEU (JOAN) AND MARTINUS MARTINI Novus Atlas Sinensis. Seste Deel van de Nieuwe Atlas, engraved hand-coloured allegorical title, 17 double-page hand-coloured engraved maps (16 of China, one of Japan), worming to right margin of title and first map touching text, foxing and some browning throughout, contemporary panelled vellum, gilt-stamped rectangular frames and floral borders encasing a central lozenge-shaped floral ornament, yapp edges, silk ties (some loss), minor repairs, rubbed [Shirley T.BLA1n], folio (540 x 360mm.), Amsterdam, Joannes Blaeu, [1655] Footnotes: FIRST DUTCH EDITION OF THE FIRST EUROPEAN ATLAS OF CHINA. This is the first atlas to include descriptions and geographical coordinates of the fifteen provinces of the Chinese Empire, with the location of the capitals and the precise delineation of the borders. The maps are noteworthy also due to the decorative cartouches featuring vignettes depicting regional dress, activities and animals. The Atlas was based on the travels of Father Martino Martini (1614–1661), a Jesuit missionary in China who made use of 'Chinese materials from a much earlier date, originally an atlas compiled by Chu-Ssu-pên in about 1312' [Shirley p. 241]. The text is Martini's own account of his travels in the Chinese provinces, which took place over a period of roughly ten years. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ALBUM – COLLECTIONTwo albums containing autograph letters, cut signatures, free fronts, and other material collected by the Hathaway family, some sewn in, others loose; the first album containing c.35 autograph letters including Warren Hastings (honoured to be made a governor of Christ's Hospital and arranging to be presented to the staff, 23 July 1795), Charles James Fox (making arrangements to be presented to the school governors, [n.d.]), George Canning (regretting he can not help, 5 October 1806), William Wilberforce (secretarial, 23 April 1806), Thomas Clarkson (3 pages, regarding a journey around the country gathering support for the abolitionist movement, 18 January 1804), other material and ephemera including manuscript notes (6 pages), probably by Charles Hathaway, describing the history of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond and how it was nearly lost, the Seige of Lucknow, a massacre of Europeans ('...some blackening their faces & putting on native dress to escape in disguise...'), with 12 pages taken from a travel log, printed note of thanks to William Silas Hathaway for his gift of Mr Pitt's Speeches, etc., original brown ruled calf with metal clasp stamped 'VR Patent London', 'Autographs' embossed in gilt on upper cover, worn, 4to (260 x 202mm.); the second containing c.160 cut signatures, free fronts and fragments including Walter Scott (from letter to his cousin William Scott of Raeburn), three notes from William Scott of Raeburn ('...I beg your acceptance of the enclosed autograph...'), Wellington, Charles Dickens, Lord Anson Byron, various bishops and clergy, nobility, politicians (Joseph Hume, Francis Burdett), royalty (Queen Victoria) etc., and 9 autograph letters including Richard Owen (making arrangements to dine), half calf, worn, 4to (238 x 135mm.), late eighteenth/nineteenth century (2)Footnotes:These albums, together with the letter from Isaac Newton to Samuel Pepys also included in this sale, come from descendants of Dr William Silas Hathaway (1783-1853) of Wimbledon, who collected and edited the speeches of the younger Pitt and was painted by Edmund Havell in 1847. His son Dr Charles Hathaway (1817-1903) joined the East India Company in 1843 and was promoted to Special Sanitary Commissioner for Calcutta 1861-64, during which time he corresponded with Florence Nightingale. For the last two years of his career from 1864-1866, he became private secretary to John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence and Viceroy of India. The addressee of several of the earlier letters contained in the album was Matthias Hathaway, who held the position of Steward at Christ's Hospital from 1790 to 1813, and is mentioned by Charles Lamb in his memoir 'Christ's Hospital Five & Thirty Years Ago'. Provenance: Matthias Hathaway, Steward at Christ's Hospital 1790 to 1813; Dr William Silas Hathaway (1783-1853); his son Dr Charles Hathaway (1817-1903); thence by descent to the present owner.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Vintage clothing and accessories to include an Etam full length black cotton dress with sprays of flowers, UK size 14, a Leshgold Wanda brown velvet evening gown, size 83" chest, a Marion Donaldson green velvet dress, UK size 12, three gents hats and mixed sunglasses, all housed in a vintage brown suitcaseLocation:
Lowe-A ladies red suede 3 piece outfit consisting a wraparound skirt, a sleeveless top with side zip and a fitted jacket, size M (36/38"Chest) together with a Ralph Lauren black cashmere mix dress, European size 36"chest together with a Claudie Pierlot 60's style cotton and woollen mix dress, European size 36 having 4 zipped pockets. Location:Rail1
A mixed lot comprising loose Venetian and painted glass beads, modern costume jewellery and ladies watches, a faux pearl necklace with a silver clasp, a gold tone Niello style bracelet, dress rings, a 1990 Mexican bronzed medallion, vintage paste stone brooches, mixed jewellery boxes and miscellaneous items to include a shell pin cushion, a elasticated and peacock feather belt, corkscrew and a Sheaffer fountain pen with 14ct gold nib
Costume jewellery to include silver chains, bracelets, earrings and pendants together with a silver napkin ring, makers initials JBC&S Ltd (B Chatterley & Sons Ltd ), 4 dress rings, a D'Orlan gold tone chain, a pair of gold tone Monet clip on earrings with black cabochons and 3 jewellery boxes; mid blue, navy and green. Location:R1.4
Mixed late 20th Century to modern day costume jewellery to include a silver ingot on a silver chain, mixed gold tone and silver chains, dress rings to include a Sarah Coventry silver tone, blue and white stone ring and earrings to include a pair of 9ct gold and single pearl earrings and a single 9ct gold stud earring. Location:R1.3
The mounted group of eleven miniature dress medals worn by Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Cunliffe-Owen, C.M.G., Royal Artillery, soldier and diplomat who was appointed Military Attaché attached to the Greek Army during the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G. silver-gilt and enamels; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq; Coronation 1911; Serbia, Order of the White Eagle with swords, silver-gilt, gold and enamels, with rosette on ribbon; Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, silver-gilt and enamels, with rosette on ribbon; Medal for Greco-Turkish War 1912-13, bronze; Medal for Greco-Bulgarian War 1912-13, bronze, mounted as worn and contained in a contemporary carrying case, minor enamel chips otherwise very fine or better (11) £400-£500 --- For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see the previous lot (Lot 107).
The group of three miniature dress medals worn by Conductor W. Parsons, Commissariat and Transport Staff, ‘the Real Hero’ of the Defence of Lydenburg South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp 1879; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, mounted as worn; together with an unmounted miniature South Africa Medal 1877-79, no clasp, nearly extremely fine (4) £300-£400 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, February 2022 (when sold alongside the recipient’s full-sized medals) William Parsons was one of the three senior ranks besieged at Lydenburg in 1881 during the First Boer War. He was commissioned for his gallantry during the siege, newspapers of the time, with justification, calling him ‘the Real Hero’ of the defence. The Defence of Lydenburg
Lydenburg is a small town named after Leyden in Holland, 180 miles north east of Pretoria. Besieged at Lydenburg were 54 non-commissioned officers and men of the 94th Foot; a Sergeant and 7 Sappers of the Royal Engineers; and 8 N.C.O.s and men of the Commissariat and Hospital Corps, with Surgeon Falvey in medical charge, and Conductor Parsons in charge of supplies. In overall command was Lieutenant Walter Long, a 23-year old junior officer of the 94th Foot. Long’s force of 76 men were crammed into the town’s fort, which measured 78 yards by 20 yards, and under siege, by an estimated force of 700 Boers, between 5 January and 30 March 1881 (84 days). During the siege, Lieutenant Long, was reportedly frequently ill and as next senior Officer, Surgeon Officer Falvey took over command during such periods. As an experienced ex Royal Engineer N.C.O., Conductor Parsons contributed greatly to the organisation of supplies and fortifications, on the eve of and during the siege. Very like James Langley Dalton, V.C., often called real hero of the Defence Rorke’s Drift (and also an ex-N.C.O.), it seems Parson’s was very much the brains behind the defence. Not only was Parsons noted for his work on the defences throughout the siege, he was also noted for the gallantry he showed whist leading parties to dislodge the Boers from posts too close to the Fort, as the following records show: 9 January 1881. ‘Annoyance being experienced from the Day sortie, close vicinity of some of the enemy, who had established themselves among the ruins of the old Dutch laager, Conductor Parsons volunteered and gallantly led out a party to dislodge them. Starting at noon with six non-commissioned officers and men, three natives also going with them, the Boers were driven out and made to retire precipitately down the hill. Then throwing down some shelter the latter had constructed, the party returned under a heavy cross-fire, but with only one of the natives wounded.’ 11 January 1881. ‘Towards midnight Parsons again distinguished himself. Crawling out to the old Dutch laager, from which some Boers were, firing, he coolly lighted a hand-grenade and pitched it amongst them, causing a loud explosion and fresh stampede, with the good result that the enemy did not reoccupy that ground for some days.’ 18 January 1881. ‘Conductor Parsons, with Sergeant Day and five sappers, covered by a supporting party of eight men of the 94th Regiment, under Sergeant Cowdy, sallied forth cautiously to the ruins of the old Dutch laager which had been again occupied by the enemy intending to lay a mine. They, however, failed in this purpose, being discovered after working for some time, and obliged to fall back under heavy fire, though fortunately without casualty.’ 4 March 1881 ‘The wire attached to the mine by the old officer mess-building having become covered with debris and overgrown with grass. Conductor Parsons and Volunteer Holmes remained outside the fort, on the night of the 4th, for upwards of an hour, clearing it, while the enemy's rifle-fire continued. They, it was afterwards found, had managed to take up this fougasse without damage to themselves.’ The siege continued until 30 March, when a Lieutenant of the 3/60th arrived with despatches confirming the terms of peace. Casualties during the siege were four killed, including two volunteers and nineteen wounded, or nearly a third of the defenders. As far as recommendations for awards and promotions were concerned, the Transvaal Argus of 17 September 1881 stated:
‘Lieutenant-Colonel Winsloe has been made a C.B., besides receiving promotion, no doubt for his gallant defence of the fort at Potchefstroom. Men like him and Lieutenant Dalrymple Hay, like Captain Auchinlech, who so gallantly held the fort at Rustenburg, and like Conductor Parsons, the real defender of Lydenburg, should get some recognition of their gallant conduct.’ The following March, Parsons’ gallantry was indeed recognised and with a Commission of Quartermaster, as reported in the Yorkshire Gazette of 1 April 1882:
‘A Well-Earned Promotion.- The promotion of Conductor William Parsons, of the Commissariat and Transport Staff (Son of Mr. Robert Parsons, formerly of Coney-Street, dentist) to be Quartermaster was gazetted a few days ago, and rarely has a man in the British army better earned his laurels, Quartermaster Parsons was acting-commissariat officer at Lydenburg during the eighty-four days siege of the fort by the Boers a year ago. He rendered such important service during that period as to meet with the special approval of Major-General Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C., and was reported upon as “frequently displaying great gallantry.” Quartermaster Parsons also served through the Zulu War of 1879 and has a medal and clasp. He was formerly a non-commissioned officer in the Royal Engineers, and was employed on the Ordnance Survey in Cornwall and Devon for several years. He is Fellow of the Geological Society, and Associate of King’s College, London.’ Shortly after the War’s end, accusations that Lieutenant Long had behaved cowardly during the siege led to a Court Martial and he was given the choice of resigning his commission or facing a Court decision. It may well have been that his relative inexperience, combined with his frequent illnesses and the fact that his wife was also besieged with him, led to the more experienced Parsons, taking a more of a lead in the defence. However it was also reported that on 10 March, when two Boers appeared under a flag of truce, offering favourable terms of capitulation, Lieutenant Long was in favour of accepting but Surgeon Falvey and Conductor Parsons were strongly against. An argument ensued, during which Surgeon Falvey threatened to place Lieutenant Long under arrest for cowardice. The garrison did not surrender. Long resigned, tragically later taking his own life after the criticism of his conduct during the siege. His wife, Mary Long, who was the sole female present during the siege, worked tirelessly in the improvised hospital and was reportedly an inspiration to all during these desperate days. Indeed, the fortified post was named ‘Fort Mary’ after her. Shortly after the War, she wrote a book on her experience; ‘Peace and War in the Transvaal. An Account of the Defence of Fort Mary, Lydenburg.’ Of other books, ‘The Transvaal War’ by Lady Bellairs, contains a chapter on the Defence of Lydenburg, during the course of which, Conductor Parsons deeds are mentioned multiple times. Private Whalen, 94th Foot, and Conductor Charles Jurgenson, together with Sergeant Day of the Royal Engineers were all awarded the D.C.M. for gallantry during the siege of Lydenburg. Parsons was commissioned Quartermaster, specifically for his gallantry during the siege, which at the time was considered a far greater reward, both in rank and from a financial po...
The mounted group of nine miniature dress medals attributed to Major-General W. S. Anthony, Royal Army Veterinary Corps The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98; 1914-15 Star (Major W. S. Anthony. A.V.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; Delhi Durbar 1911; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, mounted as worn, very fine and better (9) £160-£200 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 2004 (when missing the Delhi Durbar Medal). C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1930. C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1919. William Samuel Anthony was born in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, on 3 January 1874. Commissioned into the Army Veterinary Department, he served with them in the operations on the Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Medal with clasp); Promoted Captain in October 1903, and Major, Royal Army Veterinary Corps, in October 1911, he served during the Great War with the Indian Expeditionary Force “D” in Mesopotamia from November 1914 to June 1917, at various times as Deputy Director, Assistant Director, and Director of Veterinary Services in that theatre. For his services during the Great War he was three times Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 5 April 1916, 19 October 1916, and 15 August 1917); was promoted brevet Lieutenant-Colonel; and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. Post-War, Anthony was advanced Major-General, and was appointed Director-General, Army Veterinary Services at the War Office in 1929, being appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the following year’s New Year’s Honours’ list. He transferred to the Retired List in 1933, and the following year he became Colonel Commandant of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. He died in Surrey on 15 November 1943. For the recipient’s related full-sized awards, see Lot 177.
The mounted group of seven miniature dress medals attributed to Flight Lieutenant R. W. Powell, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew 116 operational sorties, the majority as a Mosquito Navigator with 109 Squadron, the original ‘Oboe’ Squadron of Path Finder Force Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with integral top riband bar; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R.; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; France, Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse blank, mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s Pathfinder Force Badge (the retaining pin on this re-soldered), very fine and better (7) £240-£280 --- D.S.O. London Gazette 26 October 1945. The original Recommendation, dated 19 May 1945, states: ‘Flight Lieutenant Ronald William Powell arrived in the Squadron having already done a fine operational tour on Wellingtons and Lancasters during which time he had attacked targets ranging from Essen, Berlin, Copenhagen and Pilsen to Spezia in Italy. He has since flown on a further 87 sorties on Mosquitos as navigator and as operator of Oboe. During his tours here his attacks have included the pre-invasion targets, flying bomb sites and storage depots, tactical targets in support of the Allied armies, and a vast number of strategical attacks against German oil and industrial centres. He has cheerfully volunteered to take part in any difficult operation and was at all times ready and eager to fly. Flight Lieutenant Powell's uncanny navigational accuracy and complete grasp of the difficult manipulation of Oboe equipment has ensured the greatest possible number of successful sorties. He has placed his vast fund of knowledge at the disposal of new crews and has so striven to impart his knowledge that recent arrivals have the more quickly absorbed the niceties of our methods of operating under the prevailing difficult conditions of extreme height and extreme range. Further, Flight Lieutenant Powell has set the Squadron a magnificent example by his imperturbability under concentrated enemy anti-aircraft fire, by his readiness to be of help, by his cheerfulness and by the leading part he has taken in organising Squadron sports and activities. I strongly recommend him for the award of the Distinguished Service Order. Covering remarks by the Station Commander: Flight Lieutenant Powell has achieved exceptional skill in his work and has utilised it with unshakeable determination. He has been a driving force in his Squadron and is considered a worthy recipient of the Distinguished Service Order. Covering remarks by the Air Officer Commanding: Strongly Recommended.’ D.F.C. London Gazette 16 February 1945. The original Recommendation, dated 22 November 1944, states: ‘This navigator has now completed two operational tours with Bomber Command. His first tour of 29 sorties was carried out on heavy bombers and the list of targets he attacked include all the heaviest defended targets of Germany and the then occupied countries. Flight Lieutenant Powell’s second tour has been as a target marker on Mosquito aircraft and his record to date is one of which any man would have reason to be justly proud. His keenness for operational flying and his ability to ignore severe and persistent ground defences while carrying on with his job has been displayed on many occasions. He is most deserving of the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. Covering remarks by the Station Commander: This officer has completed many sorties over some of the most heavily defended targets in Germany. He has displayed courage and ability of a very high order, and is recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross. Covering remarks by the Air Officer Commanding: Strongly Recommended.’ Sold with extensive research, including a photocopy of a lengthy letter written by the recipient in 1996; copied Squadron operational records for the period 12 April 1944 to 25 April 1945; a copy of the book Beam Bombers: The Secret War of No. 109 Squadron, by Michael Cumming, containing a group photograph with the recipient; and other research.
The mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to Major B. L. Fletcher, Scots Guards, attached Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division, who was Second in Command of the latter in September 1914, and was interned in Holland for the duration of the war after the fall of Antwerp, October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue, mounted for wear, nearly extremely fine (4) £60-£80 --- Bolton Littledale Fletcher was born at Allerton Manor, Allerton, Liverpool in October 1886, the son of Alfred Fletcher, a Cotton Merchant, and was educated at Eton. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Scots Guards in February 1906 and was appointed as Aide de Camp to Admiral Sir D. H. Bosanquet, G.C.V.O, K.C.B., Governor of South Australia in December 1910. Fletcher was attached as Temporary Major to the Royal Marines, 30 September 1914, and appointed as Adjutant and Second in Command of the Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division. He embarked with the Battalion to defend Antwerp where, in early October, having belatedly received the order to withdraw, he was one of approximately 1,600 men of the Benbow, Collingwood and Hawke Battalions of the 1st Brigade who were forced to take refuge in neutral Holland in order to prevent unnecessary casualties or capture by the enemy. Fletcher was interned under International Law on 9 October 1914 and housed in barracks in Groningen where, other than periods of leave from Holland, he was so detained for the duration of the war (he was in fact on one of these periods of leave in England when the Armistice was signed). Fletcher returned to the Scots Guards, 30 November 1918, and died in Hoylake, Wirral in November 1943. Note: The recipient’s full-sized medals were sold in these rooms in December 2022.
Germany, Prussia, Iron Cross 1870, Second Class breast badge, with 25 Year Jubilee oak leaf, silver with iron centre, a nice example from the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71, some light wear to the central iron core and the tips of the arms, mainly to the right hand arm slightly distorted, with its black and white riband fitted with its 25 year anniversary oak leaf having its original uniform or dress fitting pin on the reverse side of the riband, good very fine £400-£500
An unattributed M.B.E. group of four miniature dress medals The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type badge, silver; 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, good very fine An unattributed A.F.C. group of five miniature dress medals Air Force Cross, G.VI.R.; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fine (9) £60-£80
The Indian Mutiny medal awarded to Corporal W. G. Morey, who was wounded in action while serving with the Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry; a civilian who rose from a humble draper’s assistant in Tasmania to become a well known adventurer, sportsman, and one of India’s finest exponents of the hazardous sport of ‘Pig-Sticking’ Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Corpl. Wm. Morey, Bengal Yeo. Cavy.) together with contemporary dress miniature, fitted with ribbon brooch buckle, named on the edge ‘Sergt. W. G. Morey B.Y. Cavy.’, nearly extremely fine and scarce (2) £800-£1,000 --- William George Morey was born circa 1837 at Chichester, Sussex, the 8th of 10 sons and 3 daughters to James Morey, a shoemaker, later a relieving officer and his wife Martha (née Bullbeck). After the death of his mother on 8 March 1854, James, with a large portion of the older members of his family, emigrated to Australia. The Hobart Colonial Times, dated 10 October 1854, lists among the new arrivals on the City of Hobart from Melbourne, James Morey senior, sons Charles and Josiah together with their wives, daughter Amelia, and two younger sons William and Walter. James opened a drapery store, assisted by William, but it went into liquidation shortly afterwards. With the family situation tenuous William, seeking adventure, travelled to Melbourne where he boarded the American owned ship Rowena and sailed to Calcutta arriving in October 1855, aged just 17. Papers Past in the New Zealand Archives has an article from the Grey River Argus titled “Incidents of the Indian Mutiny”, dated 14 April 1888, by a certain ‘J.P.’ who relates the following: ‘Previous to my becoming a Govern[ment]-employee I held a situation in a Calcutta house, and among others in the same store was a young man named Fred (sic) Morey. Born and bred in London he had served some time as a draper’s assistant but the spirit of adventure and the desire of seeing foreign countries was too strong within him to allow him to remain as such. As soon as the mutiny broke out he threw up his situation and went up country, where he joined the irregular cavalry. During the period he and I were together I had conceived a friendship for him and he stated when leaving he would correspond with me. Soon after his departure I resigned my situation and went up country and heard no more of him. Some days after the arrival of the Lucknow-wounded Mr Carter, a Calcutta merchant, he told me that Morey was among the wounded in Fort William, and was desirous of seeing me, having called upon him and expressed that wish. I went and saw him more than once and happy to say he afterwards recovered and accepted a situation in the same house that employed him before becoming a sabreur.’ It is unclear if this article was written in 1888 or earlier which may account for the inconsistencies of the text but it is clearly referring to William Morey. The Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry was a melange of incongruous men with little or nothing known of each participant other than their name on a medal roll. Raised as early as 23 July 1857, it consisted of strays, adventurers, merchants, planters, teachers, clerks, seafarers, Eurasians ‘of good character’ and ‘homeless’ British or H.E.I.C. army officers who were without a regiment. The only criteria was the ability to ride a horse which understandably confounded the mariners amongst their number. Interestingly the corps members elected their own Lieutenants. They wore a practical ostentatious uniform of corduroy breeches with knee high boots, loose blue flannel blouses and grey felt helmets enveloped in a huge white pugree, their personal arms comprising a heavy sabre, a light carbine and a formidable revolver. The B.Y.C. joined the operational Sarun Field Force at Chatra on the Nepal border in January 1858, serving under Colonel (later Brigadier, C.B.) Rowcroft. The medal roll shows Morey listed as a Corporal serving in the 2nd Troop. The mutineers gave the B.Y.C. the soubriquet “Shaitan-i-Pultan”, the “Devil’s” or “Satan’s Regiment”, due to the ferocity of their charges. With a lack of mounted units the B.Y.C. protected the flanks of various British columns, sharing the trials of climate, exposure, disease and terrain. The BYC fought in 17 actions during the campaign but perhaps their greatest triumph came at Almorah on 5 March 1858, when they made three successive and successful charges to protect the flanks of the column, while Pearl’s Naval Brigade led the forward assault. They were to perform further good services and charges at Tilga (17 April), Deamureagunj (26 November), Toolsipore (23 December), and Kandi Koti (4 January 1859). The Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry was disbanded in the spring of May 1859. Quite when Morey was wounded is unknown as he does not appear in any official casualty figures. After the mutiny Morey returned to Calcutta and according to ‘J.P.’ returned to his job in a Calcutta trading house. The directories of 1861 and 1863 show Morey working in the Indian silk industry as an assistant in R. Watson & Co’s silk filatures at Surdah and Motehar, and concerns at Rajshahi, West Bengal, later becoming Manager of the Radnagore Silk and Indigo concerns at Panchkoorah, Midnapore in 1873. In 1875 the Bengal Directory shows him as the manager of the Fureedpore silk concern. Morey was to become a leading expert in the silk trade comparing the quality of Indian silk to that produced in Italy. In 1871 William married Frances Sophia daughter of Thomas Tweedie, a deputy magistrate in Bengal, who had inherited large indigo estates from his father. He continued working in West Bengal until 1900 before retiring to Ootacamund (Ooty) in the Nilgiri Hills, living in a house called Sydenham. Here he was to become a well loved member of the Nilgiri and Bangalore community. He died on 7 May 1905, on Ootacamund racetrack riding a horse belonging to his son-in-law Captain Gordon-Price when, between the 3rd furlong and half mile posts, he fell from his horse. He was 68 years of age. One might say that he ‘died in harness’ but racing and hunting were indeed his passions. In 1871 the South Australian Chronicle records that Morey sold 31 horses in Colombo for £906, so it is clear he was trading in Indian and Australian horses, if not breeding them, for many years. He was described as genial and fond of the society of men, and his accounts of the Nilgiri racing and hunting scene for the South India Observer were jovial and racy. He was a wonderful rider and just a year before his death he won a race with his country-bred ‘Kunigal’. However, it was the sport of ‘Pig-Sticking’ that he loved most. Ferocious and dangerous, it was not for the faint hearted. Pig-Sticking in Bengal by Raoul, 1893, devotes his book to the best known exponents of this art including William Morey. Raoul gives dozens of pages to the hunts that relate to Morey ‘whose blood is always up when he sees pigs’. It tells a rollicking yarn of the shikari and hunter against a formidable foe. Raoul also provides us with a full length photograph of Morey. The danger is emphasised in an article from The Queenslander, 6 September 1890, which relates: ‘Mr Morey, a well known planter and sportsman in Bengal, was out hunting lately, on horseback, with his daughter, when a wild boar suddenly sprang from the jungle, and making for Mr Morey, threw over both horse and rider with a severe crash. The brute was on the point of tearing his victim with his formidable tusks, when Miss Morey sprang to the ground and placed herself between him and her father, who had been stunne...
Prince Albert, Duke of York (King George VI) & Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) Wedding cake and ephemera Remnants of royal wedding cake from the marriage of Prince Albert, Duke of York [later King George VI] and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon [later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother] on 26th April 1923, housed in the original box (7 x 10.5cm) with the couple's AE cipher, Buckingham Palace, 26th April 1923, lacking lower edge of lid; Two carriage tickets to admit Colonel and Mrs Colin Neish to the marriage of His Royal Highness the Duke of York, K.C., with The Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey, along with a card giving carriage directions and a printed note of the dress code for the wedding, all contained in the original addressed envelope;Bowes-Lyon, Cecilia, Countess of Strathmore. A collection of over 30 letters from Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, mother of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, addressed to Mrs (Alice) Neish, on various personal matters, several mentioning Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, including: 24th January 1923: [on the engagement of the Duke of York and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon] "...She is now very happy & after a long period of uncertainty, (as she has ?? for over 3 years) but love prevailed & they are both radiant."; 9th August 1926: [Baby Elizabeth - the future Queen Elizabeth II - comes to visit aged 3 months] "Your lovely little book arrived safely this morning, & I shall give it to Elizabeth as soon as she arrives on Wednesday. They are all, I hope, arriving in a body, Elizabeth & the Duke, the baby, 2 horses, a Valet, maid, detective & Chauffeur!!...";
Scotland including North, Charles McIntyre Leabhar Comunn nain Fior Ghaël. The Book of the Club of True Highlanders. A record of the dress, arms, customs, arts and sciences of the Highlanders. London, [1881]. 2 volumes, folio, bound in gilt embossed tartan with tartan swatches to endpapers;Martin, M. A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland. London: A. Bell, 1716. Second edition, 8vo, folding map (some tape repairs to reverse), folding plate, contemporary panelled calf, bookplate;Sherlock, William. A Preservative against Popery... London: William Rogers, 1688. Fifth edition, small 4to, with the ownership inscription 'T. Carlyle 1833' [presumably Thomas Carlyle], 17th century panelled black morocco gilt, bookplate, small hole to F2 slightly affecting text, some marginal dampstaining, joints split
A 9ct gold filed curb link chain, a decorative cross marked '9ct', a 9ct gold figaro link chain, a cross marked '9ct apex', a 9ct gold filed link chain, a 9ct gold padlock, a 9ct three colour gold Russian wedding ring, a 9ct gold dress ring and an unmarked cameo ring, tests as 9ct gold, 24.8g gross
Raphael Nannini (Continental, 19th/20th century), a bronze and ivory figurine of a lady in an off the shoulder evening dress, leaning forward with her hands on her lap, raised on a green onyx base, signed in the casting and numbered '128', 29.5cm highIvory submission reference 6MXDG39S.Condition:Ok, other than some tiny splatters of decorator's paint and the ivory with tiny hairline scratches.
A group of cufflinks and dress studs, including: two diamond and onyx dress studs; two imitation pearl dress studs; a pearl and mother-of-pearl dress stud; a pair of rose quartz cabochon cufflinks (cracks to one cabochon); a pair of closed-back foiled amethyst cufflinks; a pair of bezel set amethyst cufflinks; a pair of purple paste cufflinks; a pair of 9ct gold cornelian cufflinks, Birmingham hallmarks; a 15ct gold diamond set scarf clip, Birmingham hallmarks; a set of three orange garnet dress studs; a set of three lapis lazuli dress studs; a stickpin with twisted wire finial; and a small quantity of silver and gilt metal cufflinks (a lot)Provenance: The Barry Lock collection
Shreeve Crump & Low. An Art Deco platinum and sapphire dress set, comprising: a pair of calibré sapphire nine stone square-shaped panels with chain-link connections, and three matching dress studs, all signed SC&L Co, width of cufflink panels 1.1cm, circa 1930, maker's stamped fitted case, recess for dress buttonsCondition Report: Incomplete set as the dress buttons are missing, otherwise in a good condition overall.
A group of jewellery, including: a turquoise pippin drop; two 22ct gold wedding rings, Birmingham hallmarks; a 9ct gold dress stud, Birmingham hallmarks; an early 20th century gold belcher chain with later imitation pearls on metal wire; an early 20th century gold hollow bangle, broken; an early 20th century 9ct gold trace chain; a Chinese character pendant and chain; etc. (a lot)Condition Report: 22ct wedding rings 5.89g total (2)Gross weight remaining items excluding turquoise drop 38.87g.
A pair of cufflinks and a dress set, comprising: a pair of early Victorian agate cufflinks, with figure of eight connections, circa 1840, oval panels 1.6 x 1.3cm; and an American 14ct gold and thulite cufflink and dress stud set, by Larter & Sons, the thulite cabochons to ribbon and laurel borders, maker's mark, circa 1910, oval panels 1.5 x 1.2cmProvenance: The Barry Lock collectionCondition Report: Dress set stamped 14k. Gross weight 13.42g. The backs to one of the dress studs is slightly bent.Victorian cufflinks gross weight 6.83g.
A sapphire and diamond dress set, comprising a pair of cufflinks and three dress studs, circular panels with bloomed finish, with a sapphire and rose-cut diamond cluster, the cufflinks with hollow torpedo fittings and chain link connections, French import mark, Paris, cufflink panels, circa 1900, 1.3cm diameterProvenance: The Barry Lock collectionCondition Report: Gross weight 12.65g.
A group of cufflinks and dress studs, comprising: a pair of floral design ruby and diamond set cufflinks, with chain link connectors; a set of the three emerald-set dress studs in Hunt & Roskell case; a set of three 15ct gold amethyst dress studs; and a set of three old-cut diamond and enamel dress studs (a lot)Provenance: The Barry Lock collection
A late 19th century gold and turquoise dress set, comprising a pair of cufflinks, three shirt studs and a collar stud, each set with a cabochon turquoise to raised quatrefoil border, in fitted case, cufflink panels approximately 1.6 x 1.3cmProvenance: The Barry Lock collectionCondition Report: Gross weight 18.73g.Minor surface marks/scratches.Wear and scuffs to the case.Cufflink chain links are worn.A minor ding to one of the cufflinks.
A large and impressive painted Sculpture Group possibly bronze, of a lady in 1920's style costume, wearing a headdress, with black and gilt dress and two gilded borzoi hounds at her feet, the base with design of continuous horizontal gilded motifs, and painted fruiting vine in relief, 6ft 7in H x 3ft 4in W
Collection of late 19th/early 20th Century accessories and clothes to include: a child's dress with handmade lace overlay, a tulle and handmade lace wedding veil and a crepe shawl with fringe. (3) (B.P. 21% + VAT) The veil has a repair and some brown staining. 189x198cm approx. No tears or holes noted.
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