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Lot 2019
Somner, William: The Antiquities of Canterbury or a Survey of That Ancient Citie with the Suburbs and Cathedrall, Richard Thrale, London 1640, first edition, with dedication to the Archbishop of Canterbury, arms of the See to rear of title page, fold-out map, fold-out engravings of the high altar and font, rebound in tooled full calf with gilt titled banded spine, 8vo. (1)
Lot 2020
Somner, William: The Antiquities of Canterbury or a Survey of That Ancient Citie with the Suburbs and Cathedrall, Richard Thrale, London 1640, first edition, with dedication to the Archbishop of Canterbury, arms of the See to rear of title page, fold-out map, fold-out engravings of the high altar and font, rebound in full calf with gilt titled spine and red edged pages, 8vo. (1)
Lot 2012
Seymour, Charles: A New Topographical, Historical, and Commercial Survey of the Cities, Towns, and Villages, of the County of Kent. Arranged in Alphabetical Order…, printed for the author, first edition 1776, with dedication to Lord Sondes and list of subscribers, bound in full calf with gilt tooled titled spine, crown 8vo. (1)
Lot 2024
Ireland, William Henry: England's topographer, or A new and complete history of the county of Kent; from the earliest records to the present time, including every modern improvement. Embellished with a series of views from original drawings by Geo. Shepherd, H. Gastineau, &c. with historical, topographical, critical, & biographical delineations, four volumes (the frontispages for vols. I and IV appear to have been transposed during re-binding), George Virtue, London 1829, the first volume with dedication to the Nobility, Gentry and Clergy of the County of Kent, with engraved plates but apparently lacking folding maps, in brown morroco with marbled boards and banded spines gilt tooled IRELAND’S HISTORY OF KENT VOL…, all with bookplates for John R Lambert (4 vols)
Lot 2008
Anon (but largely taken from Francis Blomefield’s (1705-1752) works), The History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk, ten volumes comprising v1. Blofield, Brothercross and Clacklose,v2. Clavering, Depwade, Diss and Earsham, v3. North Erpingham, South Erpingham, and Eynsford, v4. East Flegg, West Flegg, and Forehoe, v5. Freebridge Lynn, Freebridge Marshland, and Gallow, v6. North Greenhoe, South Greenhoe, Grimshoe, and Guiltcross, v7. Happing, Henstead, Holt, Humbleyard, and Loddon,v8. Launditch, Mitford, and Shropham, v9. Smithdon, Taverham, Tunstead, Walsham, and Wayland, and v10. Norwich., printed by J. Crouse for M. Booth, Norwich 1781, with engraved plates and fold-out maps, the first volume with dedication from ‘The Editors’ to Charles Howard, Duke of Norfolk, all in 8vo brown leather with gilt tooled edging (10 volumes), most with bookplates for Hugh Fitz Roy dated 1852
Lot 2023
Ireland, William Henry: England's topographer, or A new and complete history of the county of Kent; from the earliest records to the present time, including every modern improvement. Embellished with a series of views from original drawings by Geo. Shepherd, H. Gastineau, &c. with historical, topographical, critical, & biographical delineations, four volumes, George Virtue, London 1828-1831, the first volume with dedication to the Nobility, Gentry and Clergy of the County of Kent, folding map and engraved plates, rebound in quarter green with pebbled boards, spines gilt tooled HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF KENT and with volume number, previous owners notes to endpapers, 8vo. (4 vols)
Lot 2128
A French faience tankard, probably Aprey, Haute Marne, circa 1900-1925, inscribed 'The Glorious First of June, Lord Howe, 1794', h.14cm, together with a similar faience bowl, 20th century, commemorating Horatio Nelson, inscribed Nile Copenhagen Trafalgar Nelson', dia.25cm (2) Reference: Archer M (1997) Delftware, M.13, p.415Plate – hairline to the rim, quite crazed (particularly around the word Trafalgar).Tankard – tiny chip to the rim, small chip by the date 1794, lightly crazed to the body and more so to the underside.
Lot 2035
Jermoe, K. Jerome: Three Men In A Boat (to say nothing of the dog), Bristol, J.W. Arrowsmith Ltd., Quay Street, London, 1889, publishers blue cloth, 8vo., together with Stage-Land (1889), Paul Kelver (1902), Passing Of The Third Floor Block (1908), The Idle Thoughts Of An Idle Fellow (1932), Second Thoughts Of An Idle Fellow (1901), Sketches In Lavender Blue And Green (1934), They And I (n/d), Malvina Of Brittany (n/d), Three Men On The Bummel (n/d Unwin's Colonial Library), Told After Supper (1891), Tea-Table Talk (1908), The Observations Of Henry (1901) and My First Book (1897). (14)General condition – all are worn and well-read with bumps to corners and spines etc.Three Men in a Boat – overall OK with bumps to corners of spine, general wear, some discolouration to the pages outside edges but not affecting text.My First Book – foxing throughout.Some leaves coming loose.Many with sun-bleached boards and previous owners inscriptions.
Lot 2445
A 19th century treen cotton dispenser, in the form of a brass coopered walnut barrel with screw cap, the cutter in the form of a spigot, on a revolving circular base, h.8cm, together with one other smaller example, h.6.5cm. (2)First barrel with one brass band missing, split to tap, old break and repair to the base.
Lot 47
An Astbury-Whieldon-Type Creamware Figure of a Musician, probably circa 1750, sitting singing from a hymn book, decorated in streak glazes on a brown glazed base12cm highAn Astbury-Style Figure of a Violinist15.5cm high (2)First figure with some good quality restoration to both arms and waist. Firing flaw / sliver in the top of the head. Glaze crazed.Second figure with restoration to violin and bow. Crazed.
Lot 60
A Ralph Wood Type Creamware Toby Jug, circa 1790, of traditional form, the seated figure holding a jug, a pipe at his side26cm highA Similar Toby Jug, decorated in Pratt type colours24.5cm high (2)From the Estate of Stephen Hamilton Rawlings, Scarborough.First jug with old reapir to hat, loss to the pipe and with some hairline cracks. Second jug with restoration to hat and hairline crack to base.
Lot 71
A Set of Six Wilkinson Pottery First World War Allied Commanders Toby Jugs, circa 1915-1919, designed by Sir Francis Carruthers-Gould, comprising General John French, Field Marshal Douglas Haig, David Lloyd-George, Admiral Beatty, Marshal Foch, and Field Marshal Joffre, printed and incised marks24.5-31cm highFrom the Estate of Stephen Hamilton Rawlings, Scarborough.Lord French - with a repaired section to the front brim of his hat showing mostle over spray to the coloured underside. Crazed and with some minor enamel flaking.Marshall Joffre - crazed.Lloyd George - some light crazing.Admiral Beatty - good condition.Marshall Foch - top of bottle lacking, enamel flaking to the cuff next to the bottle. Crazed. Field Marshall Haig - some enamel flaking, most notably to the union flag jug. Some crazing.
Lot 387
One secret and two humorous Royal Navy communications (1935-1941): 1. 'Report of Operations in Pursuit of the Bismarck' with 28/05/41 cover letter of congratulations from Admiral Jack Tovey to the commanding officers of the Home Fleet (659/H.F. 1325). The first of the 12-page enclosure stamped 'SECRET' and the tenth includes Tovey’s assessment of the sinking in point 28: 'After being torpedoed on both sides, Bismarck sank at 1037 in position 48°09’N, 16°07’W, close to where the action started, with her colours still flying. She had put up a most gallant fight against impossible odds, worthy of the old days of the Imperial German Navy. It is unfortunate that “for political reasons” this fact cannot be made public.’ Tovey goes on to say in point 29 how HMS Dorsetshire and Maori rescued 103 German officers and ratings and were forced to abandon the remaining survivors when ‘Dorsetshire sighted a suspicious object, which might have been a U-boat.' 2. Naval Message dated 30/12/35 – ‘It is a custom in some localities of Alexandria to throw bottles from the windows of houses at about midnight on the 31st December. This is an old custom and although it has no hostile intent but endangers passers by and the broken glass is detrimental to motor tyres. Officers and men who land on the 31st December are to be warned accordingly.' 3. Floyd Gibbons - 'Ear-Shattering Exhibition of John Bull's Might' - dated 21/11/35, 1800 words of truly entertaining and fast-reading copy wired by the intrepid American war correspondent from Alexandria in between his 1934 Mussolini interview and his coverage of the Spanish Civil War. It covers the 'Big Shoot [which] had been scheduled for the purpose of impressing Egypt with Britain's might’. Floyd managed to witness the spectacle, a 31-ship and 60-plane live-round exercise off Alexandria, from the bridge of the newly launched HMS Ajax, because, he said, he was wearing an ‘English sombrero’ (presumably a sun-helmet), which had nearly cost him his life three days before in the Cairo student riots. According to the authors of ‘Grippo’, the 1935-1937 history of the Ajax, Gibbons was inexplicably allowed on board by the Officer of the Watch without an invitation to the British-Press-only affair despite his gangster-like appearance. The leather-faced ace reporter for the Hearst Press, had a rasping voice, boisterous personality and had lost an eye in France during the First War.Once it had been wired to America, Gibbons' copy was distributed to the red-faced commanders of the Mediterranean Fleet. It is quoted in full and the story recounted in 'Grippo - A Record of the First Commission of HMS Ajax (1935-1937)’ under the chapter subtitle 'ENTER FLOYD GIBBONS OR HOW THE BRITISH WERE BALLYHOOED.' www.axfordsabode.org.uk/pdf-docs/ajax09.pdf Provenance - by descent through the family of Capt. Philip Foster Glover RN, Commander of the Ramillies in 1935 and Director of the Signal Department in 1941.
Lot 162
A mixed lot of mostly pre-decimal GB coins to include:a 1942 Australia florin and 1917 6d;four 'Britain's First Decimal Coins' (1/2p to 10p sets);pre -1947 to include 37 x 3d, half crown, 4 x 2s and 12 x 1s;four 50p pieces (1969, 2 x 1973 and 1983);Princess Helena birth coin, dated 25th May, 1946
Lot 1090
William F Yeames RA (1835-1918)"Dr Harvey and the children of Charles I at the Battle of Edgehill"Signed, oil on canvas, 161cm by 107cmExhibited at the RA 1871, No.81"The Young Princes accompanied their father the King, whilst he waged war with Parliament. At the outset of the Battle of Edgehill, their tutor Harvey, the famous discoverer of the circulation of blood, took them to a place of safety, as he thought, and all absorbed in his meditations, sat down, pulled out his books, and plunged into his studies. It was only when the bullets whistled about their heads that he became aware of the danger to which his young charges were exposed." - Royal Academy accompanying note (1871)Literature: James Dafforne, 'The Works of William Frederick Yeames, A.R.A.', in Art Journal, 1871, p.100William Frederick Yeames was born in Russia to a British consular official. He was educated in Dresden following the death of his father where he first began to study painting.The Yeames family moved to London in 1848 where William began studying anatomy. In 1852 Yeames made a career defining trip to Florence where he learned from and made copies after Renaissance luminaries such as Benozzo Gozzoli, Andrea del Sarto and Raphael. On his return to London Yeames set up his studio in Park Place and began associating with other artists who became known as the St John’s Wood Clique. He was made an associate of the Royal Academy in 1866.Yeames did not exist as a stereotype of the bohemian artist, instead he lived a civilised and comfortable existence with a smart house in London and holidays to Hever Castle and the Devon coast.He is best known for his 1878 painting “And When Did You Last See Your Father” which is in the collection of the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. In it a group of Parliamentarians question a Royalist household and a young boy in partiular as to the whereabouts of the head of the house. Yeames' fascination with British history, and the Civil War in particular can be seen in both his seminal masterwork and the fine example in this sale.
Lot 1037
Alfred Montague (1832-1883) Continental river town with loaded barge and market stalls Sailing and shipping vessels beside a quayside with figures Signed, oil on canvas, 24cm by 39.5cm (2)Market Stalls - Covered in a later of dirt and discoloured varnish. The black areas of pigment to denote the right hand side market stalls roof and awning is possibly later with some further more delicate retouches and strengthening through the darker tones denoting the edges of the tiles on the right hand side roof. The right hand shadows side of the lead window immediately above the top of the first market stall has also been strengthened. Some of the pebbles in the foreground in general look to be retouched/strengthend as do some of the outlines of the figures and parts of the window paines within the more prominent building. Some circular craqulure towards upper right hand corner. Minor rubbing to edges. Signature slightly obscured by slip. Quayside - Covered in a layer of dirt and discoloured varnish. Retouches and strengthening to the rooves, outlines and windows of the buildings on the left hand side. Further sporadic retouches and strengthening to darker shadows, to figures, across the quayside itself and within the underside of the nearest boat moored at the quayisde, touches through the water, far right window pains, the centrally positioned boats and figures, parts of the horizon line and the group of figures and boats towards the lower right hand corner. In addition to isolated spots within the water. Minor rubbing to edges. With line of small losses towards upper right hand corner and upper left hand corner.
Lot 2177
A German Parcel-Gilt Silver Cup, by David Weinhold, Augsburg, First Quarter 17th Century the tapering bowl lobed to simulate grapes, the parcel gilt-stem with foliage scrolls and grotesque masks, on a spreading base chased with foliage scrolls on a matted ground 19.5cm high, 8oz 7dwt, 259grMarked on edge of foot with Augsburg town mark, maker's mark and with later French tax/import mark. The bowl and foliage each apparently unmarked though with similar assay scrapes visible. There is some surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The pieces are each further numbered 'IV. Parts of the stem have possibly been replaced. The bowl perhaps originally with cover which is now lacking. There are some losses to the foliage on the stem.
Lot 2289
Audemars Piguet: A Rare 18 Carat Gold Automatic Day/Date Wristwatch, signed Audemars Piguet, No.779, Known by Collectors as "The Owl", model: Royal Oak, ref: 25572BA, circa 1988, (calibre 2124) lever movement, champagne coloured "Tapisserie" pattern dial with rounded baton hour markers, two sub calendar dials for day and date, octagonal shaped bezel with eight screws, hexagonal shaped unsigned screw down crown, case back signed Royal Oak and numbered 779, Audemars Piguet 18 carat gold bracelet with deployant clasp stamped with maker's mark AP&Co and a convention gold mark 750, with Audemars Piguet box36mm wideThis Iconic Audemars Piguet Royal Oak was first released in the early 1970's and designed by the famous designer Gerald Genta. Audemars Piguet first introduced this reference 25572 to the market in 1983. It has the double calendar function for the date and day of the week. Due to the dial layout and with the sub dials positioned at a horizontal axis, these watches are now referred to by collectors as "The Owl". The executions of reference 25572 comes in two form types. The first type 1 layout shows the hands and hour markers having a slender stick form. The type 2 version like the present lot shows the hour and minute hands and hour markers of a rounded baton shape. This is a highly desirable model and reference in today's watch market.Case and bracelet with light surface scratches, case sides and bezel with very minor dents visible under an eyeglass, case has been polished, bezel edges are slightly rounded, crown is screwing down correctly on the threaded tube, crown is unsigned, glass is clean, original dial surface is in good condition, hand setting correctly, both calendars are changing correctly, movement in going order. Total watch weight 167.2g. Bracelet length including watch case is 20cm approximately. Box is worn, front of the box with a vacant recess which would have been the AP plaque.
Lot 2173
A Japanese Parcel-Gilt Silver Box, by Shinsetsu, First Quarter 20th Century compressed circular, the detachable cover and body each cast with chrysanthemum flowers and foliage in high relief, the interior gilded 70mm diameter, 8oz 14dwt, 270grProvenance: Bonhams, London, 14 May 2015, lot 439.Marked underneath with seal mark. There is some minor surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The gilding is somewhat pale.
Lot 2223
A Cased Pair of Elizabeth II Parcel-Gilt Silver Goblets, by Stuart Devlin, London, One 1977 and One 1978, Numbered 211 and 10 Respectively produced for the Royal Agricultural Society, each with plain tapering bowl, the silver-gilt stems with textured finish, the first with cast bull the second with cast ram, each in fitted casethe cases 20cm wide, the goblets 15.5cm high, 12oz 6dwt, 382gr (2)Each fully marked underneath and stamped with a number. The marks are generally clear. There is some overall very minor surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. There is a minor bruise to the base of the bull cup which causes this one to lean very slightly.
Lot 8
Full title: Jan David Col (1822-1900): 'Voisinage', oil on panel, dated 1872Description:Work: 30,5 x 27 cm Frame: 51 x 48 cm The reverse with a handwritten certificate by the artist himself (countersigned). Jan David Colwas a Belgian painter of genre scenes with an anecdotal character. He received his artistic training at the Academy of Antwerp, under the direction of Nicaise De Keyser. He gave his first exhibition in 1846 and was quickly appreciated for his depictions of scenes with a humorous and anecdotal touch from everyday life. With these folksy scenes he practiced the same style as Jean-Baptiste Madou (1796-1877) and especially Ferdinand de Braekeleer (1792-1883). He sometimes collaborated with Eugène Remy Maes (1849-1931), who painted animals and chickens, and Constant Boon (1830-1882). His paintings are exhibited in the museums of Antwerp (Royal Museum of Fine Arts), Bruges (Groeninge Museum), Brussels, Ixelles, Chicago, Cincinnati, Montreal and Rostock. (link) Provenance: - Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 19th Century European Paintings, Oct. 16 2007, lot 92 (hammer price: €5.500).
Lot 70
Full title: Vladislav Mikhailovich Metyolkin (1962): Forest landscape, oil on canvas, dated 2018Description:Work: 65 x 50 cm Frame: 78,5 x 63,5 cm The contemporary Ukrainian landscape painter Vladislav Mikhailovich Metyolkin(°11 March 1962) studied from 1983 to 1988 atK. D. Ushynsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University(Department of Arts). In 1991 he was appointed as anart directorof the artist association ‘Creativity’ inOdessa. He participated in exhibitions all over Europe. His paintings are purchased by several museums inUkraineand Russia and are held inprivate collectionsinUkraine, Russia, the United States, France, Poland and Germany. He won different awards: the Order of St. Michael in 2004, as well as the First-degree Diploma (2007) and the gold medal and the Honorary Diploma (2012) of the International Foundation ‘Cultural Heritage’.
Lot 9
Full title: Josephus De Pooter (1867-after 1924): The painter in his studio, oil on canvas, dated 1891Description:Work: 67 x 54,5 cm Frame: 76 x 63 cm The painting was madein 'Antwerpen' (Antwerp) in 1891. The Belgian painter Josephus Petrus Ludovicus De Pooter was born in Antwerp on the 31st of December 1867. With the outbreak of the First World War, he moved to Tilburg (the Netherlands). After the war, he came back to Belgium (Duffel) and in the period 1919-1923 he is present in Brussels (link).
Lot 37
Full title: Dutch-Austrian school, monogrammed: Bibber in a window opening, oil on panel, dated 1796, 18th/19th C.Description:Work: 55,5 x 36 cm Frame: 71 x 51,5 cm The monogrammed (left bottom corner) work bears also the inscription 'Vivat Carolus Archidux Austriae Liberator Germaniae Vivat 1796', most probably referring to the success of archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria in the war against the French army, as at the end of the 18th C. he was considered as one of the best generals in Europe. Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen (5 September 1771– 30 April 1847) was anAustrianfield marshal, the third son ofEmperor Leopold IIand his wife,Maria Luisa of Spain. He was also the younger brother ofFrancis II, Holy Roman Emperor. Despite beingepileptic, Charles achieved respect both as a commander and as a reformer of the Austrian army. He was considered one ofNapoleon'smore formidable opponents and one of the greatest generals of theFrench Revolutionary Wars. He began his career fighting the revolutionary armies of France. Early in the wars of theFirst Coalition, he saw victory atNeerwindenin 1793, before being defeated atWattignies1793 andFleurus1794. In 1796, as chief of all Austrian forces on theRhine, Charles defeatedJean-Baptiste JourdanatAmberg,WürzburgandLimburg, and then won victories atWetzlar,EmmendingenandSchliengenthat forcedJean Victor Marie Moreauto withdraw across the Rhine. He also defeated opponents atZürich,Ostrach,Stockach, andMannheimin 1799. He reformed Austria's armies to adopt the nation-at-arms principle. In 1809, he entered theWar of the Fifth Coalitionand inflicted Napoleon's first major setback atAspern-Essling, before suffering a defeat at the bloodyBattle of Wagram. After Wagram, Charles saw no more significant action in the Napoleonic Wars. As a military strategist, Charles was able to successfully execute complex and risky maneuvers of troops. However, his contemporaryCarl von Clausewitzcriticized his rigidity and adherence to 'geographic' strategy.Austriansnevertheless remember Charles as a hero of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. (link) The way in which the portrait is built up - a seated man in a window opening - is a clear nod to the oeuvre of Gerrit Dou (1613-1675).
Lot 23
Full title: René Théodore Berthon (1776-1859): Madonna of the Rosary, oil on canvas, dated 1845Description:Work: 223 x 180 cmFrame: 246 x 205 cm The date rather difficult to read,although it is without any doubt in the 1840s.René Théodore Berthon (1776-1859) was a French painter, born in Tours in 1776 and died in Paris.He studied under the famous painter Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). He paintedportraits and religious and historical subjects, which gained him a certain reputation in the days of the First Empire and the Restoration. Some of hispaintings are part of the Versailles collection. (link) He was the father of the portrait painter George Théodore Berthon, who emigrated to England and Canada, and the miniature painter Sidonie Berthon. (link)
Lot 60
Full title: Willem Geets (1838-1919): Artist at work in the first real academy for women in Belgium, oil on canvasDescription:Work: 172 x 100,5 cm As a child, Willem Geets already had a clear drawing talent. He started his artistic studies at the Academy in Mechelen, later at the Academy of Antwerp. In Antwerp he was taught by, among others, Nicaise De Keyser, one of the most important painters of Flemish romanticism. He also received lessons from Léon Cogniet in Paris (1861-1863). In 1869 he was appointed director of the Academy in Mechelen. This institution played a major role in the training of sculptors for the Mechelen decorative furniture industry. He remained in office until 1891. His incomprehension of artistic innovation at his Academy was legendary. In 1886 he founded the Lucasgilde, an association for visual artists in Mechelen. Willem Geets is best known for his historical paintings. (link) Academies have long been a man's world. Men did not use female models until the mid-19th C. For the presence of women among the students we even have to wait until the end of the 19th C. (T. De Doncker,Hupsicheyt en hantgedaet. Kunstacademie en ambachtsgilden te Gent ca. 1748-1800, Ghent, 2013, p. 103; C. Goldstein, Teaching Art: Academies and Schools from Vasari to Albers, Cambridge, 1996, p. 162; M. Sterckx, "Agorafobie of 'agorafilie'? Publiek beeldhouwwerk van vrouwelijke makelij in Parijs, Londen en Brussel, 1750-1950”, in: Stadsgeschiedenis, III, 2008, 1, p. 2). The combination of a female model and a female artist makes the work presented here iconic and of great historical importance.
Lot 49
Full title: Flemish school, in the manner of Jheronimus Bosch (ca. 1450-1516): The magic scene, oil on panel, third quarter 16th C.Description:Work: 58 x 52 cm Our painting is made after the work 'The Conjurer', which is part of the collection of the Musée Municipal in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.There are different opinions about the Saint-Germain-en Laye work, since there are five known versions of the magician (Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Private collection California; Musée Municipal, Saint-German-en-Laye; Coronari Auctions; link). Bosch connoisseur Charles de Tolnay attributed the copy in Saint-Germain-en-Laye to Bosch with some reserve. "Having had several occasions to re-examine the panel," he wrote, "I am inclined to regard it as an original." According to him, all other versions are derived from this panel. In 1958, the various versions of 'The Conjurer' were published and discussed by art historian Lotte Brand Philip. According to her, the Saint-Germain Magician is a non-faithful, highly simplified copy of a lost tondo, which had the same "additions" as a copy of 'The Conjurer' in Philadelphia. According to De Tolnay, however, the additions were not Bosch's, but were devised between 1540 and 1560. He also assumes that this is a youth work by Bosch. Later art historians are more cautious, as Max Friedländer described it as 'perhaps only an old copy', although he admits that the best example is in Saint-Germain. According to Ludwig von Baldass, this is a copy of an early work by Bosch. Dendrochronological research has now shown that it was created around 1502 at the earliest and therefore cannot be youth work. Bosch connoisseur Bernard Vermet therefore thinks that the work very likely originated in the vicinity of Bosch, which would be an indication of the existence of a studio. (link)The painting depicts how people are fooled by lack of alertness and insight, creating a 'spellbinding tension'. Theconjureron the right of the image captures his apt and diverse audience with a game ofcups and balls. The central character and true focus of the image is the man of rank in the forefront who leans in and is fixed on the pearl in the conjurer's hand while unaware of being relieved of hismoney purse. Bosch depicts the conjurer as a common criminal, luring in the prey. Beasts are used in the painting to symbolize human traits that allow for deception and victimization. Thelittle owlfrom the basket at the conjurer's waist signifies his intelligence. Frogsjumping out of the mouth of the central character represent the extent to which the victim let go of reason and gave in to bestial impulses. The child engrossed in our victim and the man stealing the money purse seems to exemplify theFlemishproverb: 'He who lets himself be fooled by conjuring tricks loses his money and becomes the laughing stock of children.' Another Flemish proverb, published and widely distributed ca. 1480 in Bosch's hometown of's-Hertogenboschabout the time of this painting, is: 'No one is so much a fool as a willful fool.' (link) In other words, the main theme of the work is credulity. In French, the work is called 'L'Escamoteur', which means both magician and pickpocket. The frogs probably illustrate the saying 'swallow a frog', which also refers to extreme credulity.(link)De Tolnay describes it as follows "At first one thinks they are witnessing a humorous incident of the well-known kind: a cunning magician makes frogs jump from the mouth of a simpleton, who does not notice that an accomplice of the magician is meanwhile robbing him of his purse. The stupidity and glee on the faces of the bystanders, their ridiculous seriousness, make an extremely comical impression on the outsider who sees through the game. But the anecdotal theme is overshadowed by the inner intentions of the artist: the group wholly succumbed to the magician's suggestive power becomes a symbol of humanity, defenseless at the mercy of ridiculous sorcery." (C. de Tolnay, Hieronymus Bosch. Het volledige werk, Alphen aan den Rijn, 1984, pp. 86-89).On an engraving by Balthasar van den Bosch from the mid-16th C., the representation is also clarified by the following caption:Och wat vintmen coenskens in tswerelts rondenDie door den guijckelsack wonder connen brouwenEn doen tuolck spouwen met hare loose vondenwonder op de tafele waer dore sij huijs houwendaeroen betrouwse niet tot gheene stondenwant verloordi oock borse tsoude brouwen. (link)Finally, what our version makes very exceptional is the coat of arms with the lion rampant on the robe of the figure on the far right. The appearance of the coat of arms of Flanders is particularly unique. The same representation occurs only rarely, among others in the judgment of Cambyses by Gerard David (The skinning, above the door in the background). It also shows that the work was more than likely commissioned. (link)
Lot 52
Full title: Goffredo Wals (1595-1638, attributed to): Animated river landscape, oil on copper, first half 17th C.Description:Work: 39,5 x 29 cm Goffredo Wals (Gottfried Waals, Gottfried Waeles, Goffredo Tedesco) was a German painter, draftsperson and etcher, born in the late 16th C. in Cologne.At an early age he moved to Italy, where he was active in a.o. Rome, Genoa and Naples. He was trained by Agostino Tassi.He focused mainly on (Italianizing) landscapes in small format, often circular and painted on copper. He himself was the teacher of Antonio Travi, and, more important, Claude Lorrain.He most probably died as a victim of an earthquake. (link) The reverse with some annotations.
Lot 45
Full title: Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) and workshop: Susanna harassed by the Elders, oil on canvas, 17th C.Description:Work: 171 x 149 cm Frame: 192,5 x 171 cm Depicted is the well-known Old Testament story of Susanna, the beautiful and pious wife of Joachim, a wealthy Jew in Babylonian exile. While bathing in her garden, she was spied on by two elderly men, who made in vain indecent proposals to her, whereupon, in revenge, they accused the chaste woman of adultery with a young man, completely unjustly (Daniel 13: 1-24). This subject was one of the most popular themes of biblical iconography and was depicted countless times inearly modern period painting. As an example of female chastity, the theme was of course an 'exemplum virtutis', but this biblical bathing scene was also a pretext for depicting sensual female nudes. The destination of this type of painting was mainly the relative seclusion of the bourgeois or aristocratic interior. Jordaens depicted the theme repeatedly between the thirties and the sixties of the 17th century (for an overview: R.-A. d'Hulst, N. De Poorter & M. Vandenven, Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678), cat. tent., Antwerp, 1993, pp. 270-272, no. A88). The painting is a somewhat more detailed replica of the oldest known version that is now in the Royal Museums in Brussels and must be situated in the late 1630s on stylistic grounds (a.o. Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België. Departement Oude Kunst. Inventariscatalogus van de oude schilderkunst, Brussels, 1984, p. 158, inv. nr. 3295; R.-A. d'Hulst, Jacob Jordaens, Antwerp, 1982, p. 162, pl. 131; link and link). In the scheme of this composition, Rubens' version of the same theme from 1614 (Stockholm, Nationalmuseum) was taken as the starting point; moreover, Jordaens has incorporated motifs from two other Suzanna scenes by Rubens (see R.-A. d'Hulst & M. Vandenven, op. cit., pl. 152, 159, 162; linkand Tif" target="_blank">link). The ambiguous function of the Suzanna depictions is emphatically emphasized in this version by Jordaens by the depiction, on the left, of a fountain statue under the figure of Cupid and a large peacock with a graceful tail. While the first motif refers to the erotic intentions of Suzanna's interests, the second - the attribute of Juno, the Roman patron goddess of marriage - refers to marital fidelity. The painting is accompanied by a certificate from Hans Vlieghe from November 1997 (Emeritus Professor Dr. Hans Vlieghe (°1939) studied art history at Ghent University. He was an assistant at the Seminar for the History of the Textile Arts, conducted long periods of research in Munich, London, Florence and Rome and obtained his doctorate in 1967. He then worked as a research assistant at the National Center for the Plastic Arts of the 16th C. and 17th C., now the Center Rubenianum and from 1974 he was active as a Research Fellow and Research Director of the Flanders Scientific Research Fund. In the meantime he became a professor at the universities of Antwerp and Leuven and later full-time professor at the University of Leuven, emeritus professor in 2004. He is a member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts, of the board of directors of the Centrum Rubenianum (chairman, 2004-7) and of the editorial board of the Corpus Rubenianum Ludwig Burchard. Together with Katlijne Van der Stighelen he is series editor of Pictura Nova. Studies in 16th and 17th Flemish painting and drawing (since 1996). He is the author of numerous books and articles on Flemish 17th-century painting, especially on Rubens and the painters from his immediate circle, link): "In the physiognomy of the depicted figures, in the rather flabby and curvaceous appearance of the flesh parts (especially the hands), the broken folds and the muted but at the same time glowing color scheme, one recognizes very striking features of Jordaens' style. Compared to the version in Brussels, the work nevertheless makes a somewhat less lively impression, so that one should certainly think of an important participation of studio employees." Ref.: - Exposition d'oeuvres de Jordaens et de son atelier: Catalogue, Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels, 1928, p. 8, no. 3 - Suzanne et les vieillards: "Un tableau du même genre avec de légères variantes se trouve chez M. Van Audenhove, Bruxelles" (apainting of the same kind with slight variations is part of the collection of M. Van Audenhove, Brussels).
Lot 58
Full title: South German School: Europe and the bull, oil on canvas, 18th C.Description:Work: 67 x 44 cm Frame: 87 x 61 cm Zeus was enamoured of Europa and decided to seduce or rape her, the two being near-equivalent in Greek myth. He transformed himself into a tame white bull and mixed in with her father's herds. While Europa and her helpers were gathering flowers, she saw the bull, caressed his flanks, and eventually got onto his back. Zeus took that opportunity and ran to the sea and swam, with her on his back, to the island ofCrete. He then revealed his true identity, and Europa became the first queen of Crete. Zeus gave her a necklace made byHephaestus and three additional gifts: the bronzeautomatonguardTalos, the houndLaelapswho never failed to catch his quarry, and ajavelinthat never missed. Zeus later re-created the shape of the white bull in the stars, which is now known as the constellationTaurus. It should not be confused with theCretan bullthat fathered theMinotaurand was captured byHeracles. Roman mythology adopted the tale of theRaptus, also known as 'The Abduction of Europa' and 'The Seduction of Europa', substituting the godJupiterforZeus. (link)
Lot 75
NASA Astronaut Apollo 14 moonwalker Dr Edgar Mitchell signed Space 2002 postmarked cover. Illustrated with crew and mission information on reverse. Edgar Dean Mitchell (September 17, 1930 - February 4, 2016) was a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist and NASA astronaut. As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971 he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region and was the sixth person to walk on the Moon. Before becoming an astronaut, Mitchell earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Carnegie Institute of Technology and entered the United States Navy in 1952. After being commissioned through the Officer Candidate School at Newport, Rhode Island, he served as a Naval Aviator. In 1961, he received his second bachelor's degree, in aeronautical engineering, from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and three years later earned his doctorate in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). From 1965 to 1966, he attended the U.S. Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School and graduated first in his class. During this period, he served as an instructor in advanced mathematics and navigation theory for astronaut candidates. The legacy of his post-NASA scientific and parapsychology work is carried on through the Institute of Noetic Sciences. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 74
Apollo 9 moonwalker Dave Scott signed Space cover NASA Astronaut. 2002 postmarked cover. superb illustration on front of scenes from the mission. Also illustrated on back with crew names and mission information. David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and commanded Apollo 15, the fourth lunar landing; he is one of four surviving Moon walkers and the last surviving crew member of Apollo 15. Before becoming an astronaut, Scott graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and joined the Air Force. After serving as a fighter pilot in Europe, he graduated from the Air Force Experimental Test Pilot School (Class 62C) and the Aerospace Research Pilot School (Class IV). Scott retired from the Air Force in 1975 with the rank of colonel, and more than 5,600 hours of logged flying time. As an astronaut, Scott made his first flight into space as a pilot of the Gemini 8 mission, along with Neil Armstrong, in March 1966, spending just under eleven hours in low Earth orbit. He would have been the second American astronaut to walk in space had Gemini 8 not made an emergency abort. Scott then spent ten days in orbit in March 1969 as Command Module Pilot of Apollo 9, a mission that extensively tested the Apollo spacecraft, along with Commander James McDivitt and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart. After backing up Apollo 12, Scott made his third and final flight into space as commander of the Apollo 15 mission, the fourth crewed lunar landing and the first J mission. Scott and James Irwin remained on the Moon for three days. Following their return to Earth, Scott and his crewmates fell from favour with NASA after it was disclosed that they had carried four hundred unauthorized postal covers to the Moon. After serving as director of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California, Scott retired from the agency in 1977. Since then, he has worked on a number of space-related projects and served as a consultant for several films about the space program, including Apollo 13. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 316
Zeppelin ace Werner Vermehren signed Capt William Robinson VC historic aviators cover. On April 1, 1909, he joined the Imperial Navy as a midshipman and completed his naval training on the large protected cruiser SMS Hansa (1898). After successfully attending the naval school, where he was promoted to the rank of ensign, he came aboard the battleship SMS Heligoland (Schiff, 1909) where he was promoted to lieutenant at sea. In 1913/1914 he was a radio technical officer (FTO) on SMS Zieten. During the First World War he initially served, again as a radio technical officer, on the cruiser SMS Pillau. With a patent dated May 2, 1915, he became a Promoted to lieutenant at sea. In October 1916 he transferred to the airship fleet. He was a watch officer on the airships L 14 and L 30 (= LZ 62 ). In April 1917 he became commander on L 30 and then on the airships L 35, L 42 and L 65. At the end of World War I he became commander of the minesweeper M 40 and by mid-1919 he was intelligence officer at the Baltic Sea Naval Station. On November 1, 1919 he took his leave, which was granted to him with the character of a lieutenant captain. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 76
Apollo 14 moonwalker Dr Edgar Mitchell signed Space cover NASA Astronaut. 30th Anniversary Apollo 2001 postmarked cover. superb illustration on front of scenes from the mission. Also illustrated on back with crew names and mission information. Edgar Dean Mitchell (September 17, 1930 - February 4, 2016) was a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist and NASA astronaut. As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971 he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region and was the sixth person to walk on the Moon. Before becoming an astronaut, Mitchell earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Carnegie Institute of Technology and entered the United States Navy in 1952. After being commissioned through the Officer Candidate School at Newport, Rhode Island, he served as a Naval Aviator. In 1961, he received his second bachelor's degree, in aeronautical engineering, from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and three years later earned his doctorate in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). From 1965 to 1966, he attended the U.S. Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School and graduated first in his class. During this period, he served as an instructor in advanced mathematics and navigation theory for astronaut candidates. The legacy of his post-NASA scientific and parapsychology work is carried on through the Institute of Noetic Sciences. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 80
Apollo15 moonwalker Dave Scott and CMP Alfred Worden signed Space cover NASA Astronauts. 2001 30th Anniversary Apollo 15. postmarked cover. Superb illustration on front of scenes from the mission. Also illustrated on back with crew names and mission information. David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and commanded Apollo 15, the fourth lunar landing; he is one of four surviving Moon walkers and the last surviving crew member of Apollo 15. Before becoming an astronaut, Scott graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and joined the Air Force. After serving as a fighter pilot in Europe, he graduated from the Air Force Experimental Test Pilot School (Class 62C) and the Aerospace Research Pilot School (Class IV). Scott retired from the Air Force in 1975 with the rank of colonel, and more than 5,600 hours of logged flying time. As an astronaut, Scott made his first flight into space as a pilot of the Gemini 8 mission, along with Neil Armstrong, in March 1966, spending just under eleven hours in low Earth orbit. He would have been the second American astronaut to walk in space had Gemini 8 not made an emergency abort. Scott then spent ten days in orbit in March 1969 as Command Module Pilot of Apollo 9, a mission that extensively tested the Apollo spacecraft, along with Commander James McDivitt and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart. After backing up Apollo 12, Scott made his third and final flight into space as commander of the Apollo 15 mission, the fourth crewed lunar landing and the first J mission. Scott and James Irwin remained on the Moon for three days. Following their return to Earth, Scott and his crewmates fell from favour with NASA after it was disclosed that they had carried four hundred unauthorized postal covers to the Moon. After serving as director of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California, Scott retired from the agency in 1977. Since then, he has worked on a number of space-related projects and served as a consultant for several films about the space program, including Apollo 13. Alfred Merrill Worden (February 7, 1932 - March 18, 2020) was an American test pilot, engineer and NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. One of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, he orbited it 74 times in the command module (CM) Endeavour. Worden was born in Michigan in 1932; he spent his early years living on farms and attended the University of Michigan for one year, before securing an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Graduating in 1955, he elected to be commissioned in the United States Air Force, though he had no piloting experience. He proved adept at flying fighter planes, and honed his skills, becoming a test pilot before his selection as a Group 5 astronaut in 1966. He served on the support crew for Apollo 9 and the backup crew for Apollo 12 before his selection for the Apollo 15 crew in 1970, with David Scott as commander and James Irwin as lunar module pilot. After Apollo 15 reached lunar orbit, and his crewmates departed to land on the Moon, Worden spent three days alone in the CM, becoming in the process the individual who travelled the farthest from any other human being, a distinction he still holds. He took many photographs of the Moon and operated a suite of scientific instruments that probed the Moon. During Apollo 15's return flight to Earth, Worden performed an extravehicular activity (EVA), or spacewalk, to retrieve film cassettes from cameras on the exterior of the spacecraft. It was the first "deep space" EVA in history, and as of 2022 remains the one that has taken place farthest from Earth. After their return, the crew became involved in a controversy over postal covers they had taken to the Moon; they were reprimanded by NASA and did not fly in space again. Worden remained at NASA until 1975 at the Ames Research Center, then entered the private sector. He engaged in a variety of business activities, and had a longtime involvement with the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, serving as chair of its board of directors from 2005 until 2011. He made many public appearances, promoting a renewed space program and education in the sciences, before his death in 2020. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 43
Top Great War fighter ace Phillip Fullard signed No 1 sqn RAF flown cover. Air Commodore Philip Fletcher Fullard, CBE, DSO, MC & Bar, AFC (27 May 1897 - 24 April 1984) was an English First World War flying ace, one of the most successful fighter pilots of the Royal Flying Corps, with a reputation as a superb combat leader. With 40 confirmed victories, he was the top scoring ace of WW1 flying Nieuports, and overall the 6th highest scoring British pilot, and the 2nd highest to survive the war. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 82
Apollo15 moonwalker Dave Scott and CMP Alfred Worden signed Space cover NASA Astronauts. 2001 30th Anniversary Apollo 15. postmarked cover. Superb illustration on front of scenes from the mission. Also illustrated on back with crew names and mission information. David Randolph Scott (born June 6, 1932) is an American retired test pilot and NASA astronaut who was the seventh person to walk on the Moon. Selected as part of the third group of astronauts in 1963, Scott flew to space three times and commanded Apollo 15, the fourth lunar landing; he is one of four surviving Moon walkers and the last surviving crew member of Apollo 15. Before becoming an astronaut, Scott graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and joined the Air Force. After serving as a fighter pilot in Europe, he graduated from the Air Force Experimental Test Pilot School (Class 62C) and the Aerospace Research Pilot School (Class IV). Scott retired from the Air Force in 1975 with the rank of colonel, and more than 5,600 hours of logged flying time. As an astronaut, Scott made his first flight into space as a pilot of the Gemini 8 mission, along with Neil Armstrong, in March 1966, spending just under eleven hours in low Earth orbit. He would have been the second American astronaut to walk in space had Gemini 8 not made an emergency abort. Scott then spent ten days in orbit in March 1969 as Command Module Pilot of Apollo 9, a mission that extensively tested the Apollo spacecraft, along with Commander James McDivitt and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart. After backing up Apollo 12, Scott made his third and final flight into space as commander of the Apollo 15 mission, the fourth crewed lunar landing and the first J mission. Scott and James Irwin remained on the Moon for three days. Following their return to Earth, Scott and his crewmates fell from favour with NASA after it was disclosed that they had carried four hundred unauthorized postal covers to the Moon. After serving as director of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California, Scott retired from the agency in 1977. Since then, he has worked on a number of space-related projects and served as a consultant for several films about the space program, including Apollo 13. Alfred Merrill Worden (February 7, 1932 - March 18, 2020) was an American test pilot, engineer and NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. One of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, he orbited it 74 times in the command module (CM) Endeavour. Worden was born in Michigan in 1932; he spent his early years living on farms and attended the University of Michigan for one year, before securing an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Graduating in 1955, he elected to be commissioned in the United States Air Force, though he had no piloting experience. He proved adept at flying fighter planes, and honed his skills, becoming a test pilot before his selection as a Group 5 astronaut in 1966. He served on the support crew for Apollo 9 and the backup crew for Apollo 12 before his selection for the Apollo 15 crew in 1970, with David Scott as commander and James Irwin as lunar module pilot. After Apollo 15 reached lunar orbit, and his crewmates departed to land on the Moon, Worden spent three days alone in the CM, becoming in the process the individual who travelled the farthest from any other human being, a distinction he still holds. He took many photographs of the Moon and operated a suite of scientific instruments that probed the Moon. During Apollo 15's return flight to Earth, Worden performed an extravehicular activity (EVA), or spacewalk, to retrieve film cassettes from cameras on the exterior of the spacecraft. It was the first "deep space" EVA in history, and as of 2022 remains the one that has taken place farthest from Earth. After their return, the crew became involved in a controversy over postal covers they had taken to the Moon; they were reprimanded by NASA and did not fly in space again. Worden remained at NASA until 1975 at the Ames Research Center, then entered the private sector. He engaged in a variety of business activities, and had a longtime involvement with the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, serving as chair of its board of directors from 2005 until 2011. He made many public appearances, promoting a renewed space program and education in the sciences, before his death in 2020. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 73
NASA Astronaut Apollo 14 moonwalker Dr Edgar Mitchell signed Space Nobel Prize 2001 postmarked cover. Commemorates The Nobel Prize for Physics 1921 to the Time Lord Albert Einstein. Illustrated with information on reverse. Edgar Dean Mitchell (September 17, 1930 - February 4, 2016) was a United States Navy officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, ufologist and NASA astronaut. As the Lunar Module Pilot of Apollo 14 in 1971 he spent nine hours working on the lunar surface in the Fra Mauro Highlands region and was the sixth person to walk on the Moon. Before becoming an astronaut, Mitchell earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Carnegie Institute of Technology and entered the United States Navy in 1952. After being commissioned through the Officer Candidate School at Newport, Rhode Island, he served as a Naval Aviator. In 1961, he received his second bachelor's degree, in aeronautical engineering, from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and three years later earned his doctorate in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). From 1965 to 1966, he attended the U.S. Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School and graduated first in his class. During this period, he served as an instructor in advanced mathematics and navigation theory for astronaut candidates. The legacy of his post-NASA scientific and parapsychology work is carried on through the Institute of Noetic Sciences. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 81
Apollo 16 Charlie Duke Moonwalker signed 2002 30th Ann Space cover NASA Astronaut. Superb illustration on front of scenes from the mission. Also illustrated on back with crew names and mission information. Charles Moss Duke Jr. (born October 3, 1935) is an American former astronaut, United States Air Force (USAF) officer and test pilot. As Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, he became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon, at age 36 years and 201 days. A 1957 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he joined the USAF. He completed advanced flight training on the F-86 Sabre at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, where he was a distinguished graduate. After completion of this training, Duke served three years as a fighter pilot with the 526th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Ramstein Air Base in West Germany. After graduating from the Aerospace Research Pilot School in September 1965, he stayed on as an instructor teaching control systems and flying in the F-101 Voodoo, F-104 Starfighter, and T-33 Shooting Star. In April 1966, Duke was one of nineteen men selected for NASA's fifth group of astronauts. In 1969, he was a member of the astronaut support crew for Apollo 10. He served as CAPCOM for Apollo 11, the first crewed landing on the Moon. His distinctive Southern drawl became familiar to audiences around the world, as the voice of a Mission Control made nervous by a long landing that almost expended all of the Lunar Module Eagle descent stage's propellant. Duke's first words to the Apollo 11 crew on the surface of the Moon were flustered, "Roger, Twank...Tranquillity, we copy you on the ground. You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again. Thanks a lot!" Duke was backup lunar module pilot on Apollo 13. Shortly before the mission, he caught rubella (German measles) from a friend's child and inadvertently exposed the prime crew to the disease. As Ken Mattingly had no natural immunity to the disease, he was replaced as command module pilot by Jack Swigert. Mattingly was reassigned as command module pilot of Duke's flight, Apollo 16. On this mission, Duke and John Young landed at the Descartes Highlands, and conducted three extravehicular activities (EVAs). He also served as backup lunar module pilot for Apollo 17. Duke retired from NASA on January 1, 1976. Following his retirement from NASA, Duke entered the Air Force Reserve and served as a mobilization augmentee to the Commander, USAF Basic Military Training Center, and to the Commander, USAF Recruiting Service. He graduated from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1978. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1979 and retired in June 1986. He has logged 4,147 hours' flying time, of which 3,632 hours were in jet aircraft, and 265 hours were in space, including 21 hours and 38 minutes of EVA. Duke resides in New Braunfels, Texas, and was named Texan of the Year in 2020. He is currently on the board of directors for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation and previously served for two years as the chairman. He is a popular motivational speaker, with NASA films and personal stories of his Apollo mission on the moon. He is a born-again Christian and he and his wife Dorothy speak to audiences regarding their faith and its effect on their marriage. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 1275
Lester Piggott (1935-2022), an edition of Picture Post dated 29th March 1952 which features a three page article titled The Boy With Five Generations Of Jockeys Behind Him where Piggott talks of his racing ambitions, together with a First Day Cover All The Queen's Horses, dated 8 July 97 and signed by Piggott and two press photographs. (4)
Lot 1263
Muhammad Ali (1942-2016), American Boxer and Former World Heavyweight Champion, a 39 x 49cm black and white print of as then Cassius Clay with all four of The Beatles, signed middle left Cassius Clay, mounted for display with a KO Collectibles Peter Morkovin certificate of authenticity, 82 x 67cm.On February 18th 1964 The Beatles on their first American tour were in Miami prior to their second appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and are seen in this photograph with the 22 year old Cassius Clay at the 5th Street Gym in preperation for his fight against heavyweight champion Sonny Liston.It was approximately three weeks later that Clay announced that he would no longer acknowledge his name as Cassius Clay and from then on would be known as Muhammad Ali after his mentor Elijah Muhammad.
Lot 1077
Bob Dylan, a collection of CD sets to include Decades Live... '61 to '94, The Genuine Bootleg Series The First, Second And Third Time Around (Ltd ed 106/500), The Rolling Thunder Revue The 1975 Live Recordings, The Original Mono Recordings, Dylan (Ltd ed deluxe), Live On Air Vol. 1 and No Direction Home: The Soundtrack etc. (17 sets)
Lot 1248
A George V. silver trophy cup, the shaped rim with cast border and acanthus capped twin C-scroll handles, having an enamel badge for the North London Motor Club above a presentation inscription "Barnet Grass Speedway July 24th and August 1st 1932, R.A. Scott", maker Birmingham Medal Co., Birmingham, 1932, h.19cm, 10.8oz.From a collection of early Speedway / Grass-Track Racing trophies and badges awarded to Roland Albert Scott a.k.a. “No.69”The majority of these trophies date from the early 1930s and include races put on by the North London Motor Club and staged at Barnet Speedway. This grass and cinders track was used from 1929 until 1936 and attracted thousands of spectators and competitors during the early boom years of Grass-Track Speedway.Speedway took off as a competitive sport in the UK after the First World War when technological advances and mass production led to increased availability of motorcycles to the general public. When the Auto Cycle Union banned racing on public roads in 1925, many riders clubbed together to hire privately-owned grass fields (after the harvest had been collected), which naturally led to dedicated clubs and racetracks being established in the late 1920s.Roland Albert Scott was a keen amateur competitor from these early beginnings – and was clearly very successful. Early Speedway racers became stars in their own right and were commemorated on cigarette cards, while championships were reported on in the National press. Despite ebbs and flows in the popularity of the races, it is now a major competitive sport with many branches of contests and an annual Speedway World Cup.Lots 1246 to 1260 comprise a collection of early Speedway / Grass-Track Racing trophies and badges awarded to Roland Albert Scott a.k.a. “No.69” Read more here
Lot 1099
NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE SHAPED BOWLS LIKELY QING DYNASTY decorated in enamels on pale yellow ground, the first featuring dragon and pheonix above waves, the second Buddhist scholarly objects, both with moulded handles and presented on hardwood standsthe bowl mouths c.15.5cm wideA ring handle of one bowl has been repaired (and reattached). Some flaking of the paint work to the handles. On the other bowl, one handle looks to be a complet replacement. Both stands have splits/cracks and glue repairs. Additional photos now available.
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