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Click here to subscribeA TANZANITE AND DIAMOND DRESS RING, the oval-shaped tanzanite weighing approximately 2.40cts within a four-claw setting to a tapered baguette-cut diamond surround and shoulders, mounted in 14K gold, diamonds approx. 2.50cts total, ring size P½Condition Report: Tanzanite: of purplish-blue hue, good transparency, medium toneDiamonds: unable to assess colour due to yellow mount, estimated clarity SIStamped 14K goldNormal signs of wear, overall in good condition
AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY DIAMOND DRESS RING, the old cushion-shaped diamond at the centre between four single-cut diamonds, mounted in gold, diamonds approx. 0.65ct total, ring size LCondition Report: Some wear observed on the claws - particularly the principal diamondDiamonds: bright and well matched
A RUBY AND DIAMOND DRESS RING, centring a circular-cut ruby within a surround of brilliant-cut diamonds and similarly-cut diamond shoulders, mounted in 18K gold, ring size M½Condition Report: Ruby: of red hue, medium to dark tone, good transparencyDiamonds: too small to assess colour or clarity - bright and well matchedStamped 750 inside hoop for 18K goldNormal signs of wear, overall in good condition
A GARNET AND DIAMOND DRESS RING, the central rectangular-cut garnet within a four-claw setting, to a pavé-set brilliant-cut diamond frame and shoulders, mounted in 14K gold, ring size N¼Condition Report: Garnet: brownish-red hue, dark tone, good transparencyDiamonds: bright and overall well matchedStamped 14K inside hoopNormal wear, overall in good condition
Samuel Melton Fisher (British 1860-1939)Portrait of Mrs Fuller, half-length, in a grey dress with pink rosesOil on canvas, ovalSigned (centre right)58.5 x 44.5cm (23 x 17½ in.)Condition Report: The canvas has not been lined. Generally appears to be in good original condition. Inspection under UV reveals no visible damage or restoration. Would benefit from a light clean and new varnish.Condition Report Disclaimer
Manner of Nicolas de LargillièrePortrait of a woman wearing pink dress in a landscapeOil on canvas102 x 70cm (40 x 27½ in.)Condition Report: The canvas has been lined. There is some significant craquelure throughout, together with some scattered surface dirt some of which is ingrained in the pigment. The framed edges with scuffs and abrasions. The paint thinning in areas, particularly to the background. Inspection under UV reveals extensive retouching together with a green cloudy varnish. Previous restoration is a little crude.Condition Report Disclaimer
Follower of Sir Peter Lely Portrait of a lady wearing a gold satin dress with blue wrapOil on canvas111 x 77cm (43½ x 30¼ in.)Condition Report: The canvas has been relined and this is visible to each edge. Light surface dirt throughout. Stretcher marks are visible in natural light. Craquelure throughout, with some isolates areas just starting to lift - most notably to the right of the sitter's face. Paint wearing a little thin in some places. Inspection under UV reveals retouching throughout, particularly to the right of the sitter's face, possibly where there has been previous damage. Together with a green cloudy varnish throughout.Condition Report Disclaimer
Y Attributed to John Hoskins (British circa 1590-1664)Lady Glynne Wheler, wearing black dress, white underslip, pearl and gem jewels, single strand pearl necklace, pearl drop earrings, her hair curled and upswept into a bun embellished with pearlsOil on vellum, ovalSigned with initials and dated 1648 (lower right)6.5 x 4.5cm (2½ x 1¾ in.)Together with fourteen portrait miniatures, variously oil on copper, vellum, watercolour on ivory and enamel, each depicting a member of the Sitwell family from the 17th to 19th centuries, each identified by inscriptions to labels attached verso, the largest 14 x 10cm, the smallest 3.5 x 3cmFramed as three groups of five, in oval frames, the largest overall: 49 x 43cm, the remaining two: 42 x 35cm (3)Condition Report: They are all presented behind glass in three common frames. They are unexamined out of their frames, but under UV light there are no visible signs of damage or restoration.Condition Report Disclaimer
Follower of Sir Godfrey KnellerPortrait of a lady wearing a green dress and red shawlOil on canvas125 x 100cm (49 x 39¼ in.)Provenance:The 1st Earl Mountbatten of BurmaThence by descentCondition Report: The canvas has been lined and the reline is visible along the edges. There is also some associated scuffing. Some further scuffing and cracking to the paint surface along the stretcher line at the lower edge and a few other scattered areas of scuffing throughout. A small indentation and associated loss and visible retouching to the upper right corner and further visible retouching to a line above the sitter's head. There is a T-shaped repaired tear to the centre left of the sitter with retouching visible both to the naked eye and under UV. Craquelure throughout. Inspection under UV light reveals scattered retouching together with a green cloudy masking varnish throughout. Condition Report Disclaimer
18th and 19th century school, A Collection of fourteen naïve watercolour portraitsIncluding a portrait of a girl wearing a blue dress with her dog, inscribed to the back: 'HARDY 89 CHEAPSIDE about 1790', a portrait of two school boys, indistinctly signed and dated 1830, a portrait of a mother and her child, with a black bordered written inscription (now indistinct) dating the picture to 1821, a portrait of Lady seated on a bench with her spaniel, identified as Miss Augusta Law, taken at Willingham Rectory and dated 1808, and a portrait of a boy with a mastiff signed, possibly T Fals and dated 1845, The portrait if a girl wearing a blue dress: 32cm x 26cm (14)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller (British, 1646-1723)Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Queen Anne, three-quarter-length, in red dressOil on canvas 127.1 x 101.5cm (50 1/16 x 39 15/16in).125 x 100cm.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Circle of Joseph Highmore (London 1692-1780 Canterbury)Portrait of Rachel Busk, later Mrs Richard Milnes (d. 1835), half-length, wearing a pink dress and holding flowersOil on canvas 74.5 x 62cm (29 5/16 x 24 7/16in).Footnotes:ProvenanceRichard Slater Milnes (1784-1802), Fryston Hall, Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, by descent to Robert Crewe-Milnes, 1st Marquess of Crewe (1858-1945), Fryston Hall and later Crewe Hall, Cheshire from circa 1904, and thence by descent untilSale, Sotheby's, London, 27 May 2015, lot 44.LiteratureInventory of Contents of Crewe House, Curzon Street, London, 1913, vol. 1, p. 273, in the gallery, as by G. Romney;Manuscript Catalogue of Pictures at West Horsley, vol. 3, p. 6An Inventory [...] of Pictures at West Horsley Place, Surrey, The property of the Marquess of Crewe, 1938, p. 24, in the ante roomThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Of Lord Byron interest; A Lord Byron black and gold enamel mourning ringWith marks for 1822The bezel enclosing a lock of hair under rock crystal, engraved legend 'GEORGE GORDON NOEL. LORD BYRON' with inscription 'Died 19 April 1824. Aged 36', and a wax figure of Lord Byron in Albanian dress on a plinth base, a bronze medal of Byron and a lock of hair from the composer Carl Maria Von Weber in a frame, The wax figure: 20.5cm wide, 14.5cm deep, 18cm high (8in wide, 5 1/2in deep, 7in high) (4)Footnotes:Provenance: Christie's, London, South Kensington, 26 October, The Hone Collection, lot 98.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A marble bust of William IIIBy Peter Turnerelli (1774-1839), circa 1812In Classical dress, signed verso, on a later socle, 53cm wide, 30cm deep, 84cm high (20 1/2in wide, 11 1/2in deep, 33in high) Footnotes:Provenance: Christie's, London, South Kensington, 26 October 2016, The Hone Collection, lot 28.In 1812, Peter Turnerelli sculpted a bust of William III and another of George III for the Bank of England, now in the Bank of England Museum. The present lot is a further version.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
The Victoria Cross group of miniature dress medals worn by Major General Henry Edward Manning Douglas, V.C., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Army Medical Corps, comprising: Victoria Cross; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion's Badge; The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, Companion's Badge; Distinguished Service Order; Queen's South Africa Medal, 3 clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901; Africa General Service Medal 1899-1956, Edward VII, 2 clasps: Somaliland 1902-04, Jidballi; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-20; Victory Medal; General Service Medal 1918-62, George V, clasp: N.W. Persia; Coronation Medal 1937; Serbia: Order of St Sava; Red Cross Society Decoration; Commemorative Medal for the 1912 War; 1913 Commemorative Cross; France: Croix de Guerre with Palm, the foregoing mounted for wearing, good very fine and better; together with two loose miniatures: The British Red Cross Society Medal for the Balkan Wars 1912-13, damage to central enamel, ribbon frail; and a second C.B., nearly extremely fine. [16 / 2] London Gazettes: V.C. 29/03/1901, D.S.O. 19/04/1901, MID 16/03/1900 Born at Gillingham in Kent, 11th July 1875; Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps, 28th July 1899; served in the South African War 1899-1901; won the V.C. at Magersfontein where he was also severely wounded; Captain, 27th July 1902; served in Somaliland 1903-04 and India 1904-08; Major, 1911; served in the Balkans 1912-13 and in the European war from 1914; Lieutenant Colonel 1915. Lieutenant Douglas was medical officer in charge of the Black Watch (2nd Bn. Royal Highlanders) when he performed his V.C. action: "On the 11th Dec. 1899, during the action at Magersfontein, Lieut. Douglas showed great gallantry and devotion, under a very severe fire, in advancing in the open and attending to Capt. Gordon, Gordon Highlanders, who was wounded, and also attending to Major Robinson and other wounded men under a fearful fire. Many similar acts of devotion and gallantry were performed by Lieut. Douglas on the same day."
Two mounted groups of dress miniature medals, comprising: six: D.S.O., 1939-45 Star, Africa Star (1st Army), Italy Star, Defence and War Medals (MID emblem); ten: OBE, Military Cross, 1939-45 Star, Africa Star (1st Army), Defence and War Medals, GSM (Palestine 1945-48), Korea Medal, UN Korea Medal, Coronation Medal 1953.
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: the Companion's neck badge (military) attributable to Colonel Mossom Archibald Boyd, C.B.E., Royal Engineers, Britannia type, gilt and enamels, cased, wear to gilding, nearly extremely fine; together with the C.B.E. bestowal document (June 1919), a dress miniature C.B.E., and a photograph of the recipient in Royal Engineer's uniform. C.B.E. London Gazette 03/06/1919 Born in 1860, the Son of General Brooke Boyd, and first commissioned in the Royal Engineers 18th February 1880, Mossom Archibald Boyd served in various capacities including as Chief Instructor of the School of Submarine Mining from 1892-97. Promoted Colonel on half pay 5th September 1910, he served for the duration of the First World War at the Royal Engineers establishment at Aldershot.
A collection of dress miniature medals mounted in groups, comprising: six: QSA (5 clasps), KSA (2 clasps), IGS (North West Frontier 1908), BWM, Victory Medal, Delhi Durbar Medal 1911; a 1914-15 Star trio; four: BWM, Victory Medal, Medal of French Gratitude, French Order of Academic Palms; six: 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star (N.A. 1942-43), Italy Star, Defence and War Medals (MID); four: Africa Star, Defence and War Medals (MID), GSM (Malaya); four: BEM, GSM (N.I.), UNFICYP, Regular Army LSGC.
A First World War Belgian Coast D.S.M. group of five medals to Leading Telegraphist Alexander McKintosh Cowie, Royal Navy: Distinguished Service Medal, George V (J. 18622. A. M.CK. COWIE, LDG TEL "EREBUS" BELGIAN COAST. 1, JULY - 11, NOV. 1918), slightly irregular chamfer to edge, terminal date numerals run together, good very fine and attractively toned; 1914-15 Star (J. 18622, A. MCK. COWIE, TEL., R.N.), very fine; British War and Victory Medals (J 18622 A. MC K. COWIE. L. TEL. R.N.), some discolouration, otherwise very fine or better; Russia: Medal of St George for Bravery, 3rd Class, a modern replacement copy, nearly extremely fine; the first four mounted for wearing. [5] Offered together with the recipient's personal journal of the war for 1916, a mounted group of five dress miniature medals, ribbon bars, a presentation copy of the D.S.M. recommendation, photographs including the recipient, and a small collection of other ephemera. D.S.M. LG: 15/02/1919, "for services in monitors off the Belgian Coast.." Alexander Cowie was born 21st January 1897 at Cambuslang police station in Lanarkshire, the son of a police sergeant. He joined the Royal Navy in 1912 as Boy 2nd Class, and at the start of the First World War he was serving in the armoured cruiser H.M.S. Roxburgh as Boy Telegrapher. He served in various ships in home waters, including the boom defence vessel H.M.S. Flying Fish, and the coastal monitor H.M.S. Erebus. During the final stages of the war Erebus bombarded enemy positions n support of the troops advancing along the coast, and Cowie was awarded the D.S.M. in recognition of the highly effecting and vital role that he played in this. In the recommendation Vice-Admiral Keyes states that "I consider that it was due to Cowie's ability and work, and the good gunnery of the ship that the Infantry during the last offensive on the coast were able to advance in the Sector allocated to the "Erebus" with very few casualties" The extant volume of Cowie's journal covers 1916, during which year he volunteered for service ashore, manning W/T posts for communication with the fleet. He describes various instances of close combat with the opposing German forces. In other entries, he shares the broad insight that his job as wireless operator afforded him, with many references to naval actions and lesser incidents, both in home waters and globally.
A duplicate Distinguished Flying Medal group to Flight Sergeant Peter Linn Whittaker, 617 Squadron Royal Air Force: D.F.M., George VI, 2nd type (Fid Def), with tailor's copy bar (1587036 F. SGT. P.L. WHITTAKER. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, with France and Germany bar; Defence Medal; 1939-45 War Medal, with MID emblem; Coronation Medal 1937; Netherlands: Order of Orange Nassau, breast badge; recently court mounted by Spinks, good very fine or better except the last which has enamel damage, [7]; together with the recipient's dress miniature medals and his two Caterpillar Club badges, a D.F.M. case, and a large quantity of ephemera including a copy of the M.I.9. report describing the recipient's parachute descent and escape from occupied Holland. D.F.M. London Gazette 7th December 1945 Awarded for gallant conduct during the downing of his Lancaster on the 23rd September 1944, on his 37th sortie. In his M.I.9 debriefing he describes an episode of escape and evasion in occupied Holland during which he was betrayed by locals, fought his way out of the hand of the Germans, received shelter, and eventually made it back through the advancing Allied front. Provenance: consigned by the beneficiary of the recipient's will. Another DFM to this man was offered at auction by Spink's, 20th April 2006 (lot 403) described as "possibly a later issue", and the correspondence offered here includes references to the process of obtaining replacements for stolen medals. This DFM, having the 'FID DEF' obverse (as opposed to Spink's 'IND IMP') is clearly the later of the two, and it might be supposed that the other medals in the group are also replacements. The second award bar is not part of the recipient's entitlement, and the Coronation 1937 cannot be either (Peter Whittaker would have been 14 at the time). Research has not confirmed the award of the Order of Orange Nassau.
A group of seven medals to Stoker C. Thompson, Royal Navy: Naval General Service 1909-62, second obverse, clasp: Palestine 1936-39 (KX. 91581 C. THOMPSON. STO. 1, R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, France and Germany Bar; Africa Star, North Africa 1942-43 clasp; Pacific Star; Italy Star; 1939-45 War Medal with MID emblem, mounted for wearing; good very fine [7]; together with a mounted group of corresponding dress miniatures.
A collection of Austrian dress miniature decorations, mainly gilt, silvered and enamelled, and comprising: Merit Cross for Military Chaplains with swords, Gold Cross of Merit, Military Merit Cross with War Decoration (2), Merit Cross for Services to the Red Cross with War Decoration, Merit Cross for Services to the Red Cross without War Decoration (2 - one with bow ribbon), Red Cross Silver Medal (1) and Bronze Medal (2), War Cross for Civil Merits (enamelled), another (bronze), Iron Cross with Imperial Crown, Iron Cross of Merit; together with a miniature cross of the Order Pro Merito Melitensi (Malta). [15]
Major General Henry Edward Manning Douglas, V.C., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., Royal Army Medical Corps: a presentation silver cigarette box, engraved dedication from the staff of the Royal Army Medical College October 13th 1929, facsimile signatures to the sides, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co., London 1928; together with an Indian ivory statuette of the General, in dress uniform, wearing his orders, decorations and medals, his hand resting on the hilt of an 1831 pattern general officer's sword, the base engraved 'DOUGLAS V.C. and 'K.R. DESH PANDE FECIT POONA''; and a plaster bust of the general, by the same designer, dated 2nd August 1932. [3] See lot 7
An Austrian model 1889 state official's dress sword, slightly curved fullered blade 28.75 in., etched panels displaying trophies of arms amid scrolling foliage, ricasso marked for Weyersberg & Stamm, Solingen; brass hilt (originally gilt) with openwork foliate decoration incorporating the Imperial arms, shagreen grip; leather covered steel scabbard with embossed brass mounts, the locket bearing the cypher of Franz Joseph I.
A Scottish infantry officer's dress sword, double edged blade with etched decoration and named 'W.K.OTTEWILL (1938) 1939-1960 P.A.K. OTTEWILL 1960-', numbered 68202, cross hilt with ball terminal quillions and lacking pommel, leather covered scabbard; together with am Honourable Artillery Company officer's sword, gilt-brass hilt with applied flaming grenade, leather scabbard with gilt-brass locket. [2]
The MBE group of nine awards to Major Leslie James Harrison, Royal Army Medical Corps: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Member's badge; The Order of St John, Serving Brothers's Badge; 1939-45 Star; Defence Medal; British War Medal 1939-45; Africa General Service Medal 1899-1956, Elizabeth II, clasp: Kenya (MAJOR L.J. HARRISON. R.A.M.C.); General Service Medal 1918-62, Elizabeth II, clasp: Malaya (MAJOR. L.J. HARRISON. R.A.M.C.); Coronation Medal 1953; Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, George VI, Regular Army suspension bar (LIEUT. (QM) L.J. HARRISON. R.A.M.C.), court mounted, heavy toning to exposed parts of silver medals, nearly extremely fine; together with a corresponding group of court mounted dress miniature medals, very fine and better; a silver waiter with presentation inscription from the officers of 155 Field Ambulance 1943, Birmingham 1936; a presentation silver cigarette case, Birmingham 1945; and a collection of associated documents and photographs, including: warrants and commissioning documents (Warrant Officer, Lieutenant, Captain, Major (Q.M.)), bestowal documents (MBE and Coronation Medal 1953), qualification certificates, official testimonials, a typed briefing on Mau Mau oaths, and many other items.
A Japanese cavalry trooper's sword, slightly curved blade with narrow fuller, steel hilt with chequering to the back strap and wooden grip, steel scabbard; together with an Imperial Japanese officer's dress sword, plated blade 29.5 in., brass hilt with pierced and embossed decoration, horn grip, steel scabbard. [2]
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire: The Medal of the Order for Meritorious Service (British Empire Medal) to Miss Lenora Cornish, with bow ribbon (MISS LENORA CORNISH), in original card box and together with a dress miniature BEM; accompanied by a small collection of associated photographs and documents giving an insight into Miss Cornish's valuable work for the aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe & Company Ltd. B.E.M. London Gazette 12th June 1947 (Assistant Stock Controller). At the time of this award Miss Cornish had already worked for A.V. Roe for 30 years, including, of course, the critical period of the Second World War. She would not retire until 1960.
Horace Hone (c.1754/56-1825)Portrait of a young lady in a white lace dresssigned with initials 'H.H.' and dated 1819 l.r., on ivory, oval7 x 5.7cm, in an ivory caseCondition report: The image is clear and good - there is a slight scuff mark to the left-hand side edge by the mount. Scuffing to the velvet interior of the case. Not taken out of its frame.
English School, c.1730Portrait of Anastasia, Countess of Peterborough (1695-1755), wearing a white dress, red shawl and blue hat decorated with flowerson ivory, oval5 x 4cm, in a blue glass and 9ct gold frame, with plaited hair versoCondition report: Tested as approximately 9ct gold. Conditioin is fine - a really lovely miniature
Nathaniel Plimer (1757-1822)Portrait of Mrs Amos Gordon wearing a white ruffled dresson ivory, oval5.7 x 4.6cm, with blue glass and plaited hair versoCondition report: The colours have faded a little. There is a little light yellowing overall. Some light surface dust and dirt. The frame is in good overall condition. There sticky remnants of old labels on the case verso.
English School, early 18th centuryPortrait of a lady, bust length, in a brown dressoil on canvas64 x 48.5cmCondition report: Oil on canvas which has been lined at an early stage of its history. The canvas tension is slightly slack but the picture is generally in plane. The paint layers have a network of age cracks which are slightly raised in several areas. The cracks have imbibed dirt over time becoming prominent in the lighter paint passages such as the sitter’s face. There are old damages present in the sitter’s chest which have been filled and retouched. The varnish is degraded, becoming discoloured and brittle with abrasion around the edges.
Walter Robertson (Irish, 1750-1801)Portrait of Lady Pastard in a white dress with pink sash, her dark hair in ringlets, a landscape beyondon ivory, oval9 x 7cm, with a blue glass backProvenance: Sale, 5 November 2002, Lot 80 (label refers - sale unrecorded)Condition report: Some discolouration and browning throughout, including some dark shadows upper left. There appears to be a small chip to the righthand edge. The glass and frame are in good overall condition
R... Fortin (18th century)Portrait of a young girl with golden hair in a blue dress and straw hat bedecked with ribbonssigned and dated 'Fortin/1793' u.l., on ivory, oval6.6 x 5.5cm, with plaited hair versoLiterature: Miniatures Dictionary and Guide, Daphne Foskett, 1987, Antique Collectors Club, p.349.Condition report: There are a series of brown foxing spots running along the lower rim of the watercolour and some fadingf and discolouration.
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