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Lot 456A
A 19th century Chinese blue and white plate and a cup. The first decorated with blossom, diam 27.5cm, the novelty cup decorated in flowers with a figure of an oriental man to the well, H 6.5 cm. Condition Report: The plate has a small chip to its rim. The cup has gilt wear present in places, most noticeable on the top rim. Hairline crack running down from rim circa 1cm. Marks and wear in places commensurate with age and previous use.
Lot 116
A COLLECTION OF ADMIRAL VERNON 'PORTO BELLO' MEDALS, 1739-1741with assorted portraits of Vernon to the obverse and the fleet attack to reverse, most -- 1½in. (4cm.) diameter(8)Reference: Adams, Chao & Bentley: Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon: Medals Sometimes Lie, Kolbe & Fanning, Gahanna, 2010Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Portsmouth Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757) gained his fame during the short war of Jenkins Ear, which was sparked by Captain Robert Jenkins having his ear cut off by Spanish Coast Guard when he and his smuggling ship Rebecca were captured off the coast of Cuba in 1731. Seven years later, in a wave of revenge filled debate, Jenkins was paraded before Parliament without his ear. Permission was granted for punitive raids to take place in the Caribbean and Vernon was given command of the expedition. He first attacked Porto Bello in Panama 20-22 November 1739 where, with six ships, he captured the port and over three days destroyed the fortifications and warehouses which provided much treasure. He then attacked Cartagena, in present day Colombia, on 13-20 March 1740. However the Spanish prepared a solid defence against the British and after 21 days of siege, Vernon withdrew his force and returned to Panama where he attacked Fort Real Chagres (22-24 March 1740). The fort was defended by only a small garrison which the British quickly overcame, thus removing the last Spanish stronghold in Panama.Vernon returned to Cartagena on 3 May 1740 and was again unsuccessful. Determined to gain Cartagena and her riches, Vernon returned on 13 March 1741 and maintained an amphibious assault during which the British gained the upper hand and a messenger was despatched to London with news of the victory which resulted in the minting of commemorative medals by Mr. Pinchbeck. The reality was much different, which following yellow fever afflicting the British troops, they then decided to return to Jamaica to regroup. A Council of War agreed to attack Havana which, when news reached London, meant more medals commemorating victory were struck. However, it was decided Havana was too strong so Santiago would be attacked. This too was deemed too strong at which point Vernon brought his fleet home.It appears the one man who did well from all this activity was the descent of Christopher Pinchbeck who developed the brass alloy which became the basis for these medals and became known as Pinchbeck Gold. The Vernon series of medals is unique in its scope with a couple of hundred varieties covering one campaign.With reference to ‘Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon’ by Adams, Chao and Bentleyall AE except where noted: NLv 8-G Betts 246 VF R-5, PBv 16-M Betts 194 VF R-5, 17-N Betts 180 VG R-6, 26-V Betts 216 AR VG R-5, 32-K Betts 204 F R-6. PBvi 5-F Betts 222 VG R-5, 6-G Betts 224 VF R-5, 11-P Betts 238 VF R-6.
![A FINELY CARVED AND PRESENTED 1:48 SCALE MODEL OF H.M.S. WAGER [1734]the planked and pinned 28in. hull painted white below th](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d5a399e5-3749-460f-aa1b-af2400ae63ac/ad03b1d7-fa48-48d8-8281-af2400c32025/468x382.jpg)
Lot 118
A FINELY CARVED AND PRESENTED 1:48 SCALE MODEL OF H.M.S. WAGER [1734]the planked and pinned 28in. hull painted white below the waterline, ebonised wales and carved gunwales, raised gun port lids with brass rings and oxidized brass guns run out, laminated rudder with pintles and chains, finely carved lion figurehead, stern and quarterlights, four anchors with bound wooden stocks, planked decks with fittings including stove chimney, belfry, gratings with shot rack surrounds, well deck with suite of three fully fitted ships boats over, the poop with double ten-spoke helm rigged to whip-staff, belaying rails with pins and other details, three bound first-stage masts with platforms, standing rigging and ratlines, mounted on cradle stand to green cloth display base with plate within Plexiglass wooden case. Overall measurements -- 25 x 43½ x 14in. (63.5 x 110.5 x 35.5cm.)H.M.S. Wager was a 28-gun East Indiaman purchased specifically for Commodore George Anson's ambitious but ill-fated six-ship expedition against Spanish Pacific outposts at the start of the War of Jenkins' Ear. Chronically undermanned, the squadron, led by Anson in Centurion, departed Portsmouth on September 18th, 1740 with crews including 260 invalids from Chelsea Hospital and 210 untrained marines. Raising St. Catherines Island off Brazil some three months later, they remained there until 18th January 1741. Intending to sail direct for Cape Horn, the need for repairs was so great they were forced to put into the deserted Port St. Julien where Wager came under the command of Lt. David Cheap, Centurion's former 1st Lieutenant. Transiting the Straights of Le Maire on 7th March, savage weather prevented them from rounding the Horn for six weeks, and, on 24th April, Wager lost sight of the rest of the squadron. Instead of making for a pre-arranged back-up rendevous, Cheap lay to for four days and by 13th May was in the Bay of Peñas - but with only "thirteen sickly hands" to work the ship. At 04.30 the next morning she struck a reef and came to rest just off the shore of the deserted island where she became a total loss. At this point the ship's company divided and pursued different strategies to reach home, which by 1746 several had managed. Wager's wreck was rediscovered in 2006 by the Scientific Exploration Society which, having allowed a full month to find it, arrived late at night and set up camp, with the first members tripping over her ribs, settled in an estuary, first thing the next morning! Whilst Anson's original objectives failed, Centurion circumnavigated the globe and was the only vessel to return to England n 1743 - having intercepted a Spanish treasure ship which yielded half-a-million pounds sterling which, despite all, guaranteed his career and with which he built the stately home of Shugborugh.Fine overall condition.
Lot 131
AN ELLIS-TYPE AQUATIC MICROSCOPE BY PETER DOLLOND, CIRCA 1768, ONE OF FOUR TAKEN BY JOSEPH BANKS ABOARD THE ENDEAVOUR ON CAPTAIN COOK'S FIRST VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY, 1768-1771with lacquered brass pillar thread-mounted into lid boss with concave mirror plate, circular specimen stage, two threaded eye-pieces, support arm engraved over both sides Joseph Banks / H.M.B. Endeavour, contained within green plush-lined pocket case covered in black fishskin with securing hooks -- 1½ x 5 x 4½in. (4 x 12.5 x 11.5cm.); together with a copy of Cavendish House Auctioneers catalogue 6-7th December 1950.(2)Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) to Knatchbull Family via his wife Dorothea Hugessen (1758-1828), believed dispersed at one of a series of London sales of Banks' effects between 1886-1893 where presumed bought by V.B. Crowther-Beynon (1865-1941); to his wife Mary (1856-1952) and sold by her as part of his effects by Cavendish House Auctioneers, Cheltenham, 6th December 1950, lot 175, where bought by vendor's late father.This design of microscope originated with John Ellis (1710-76), an English naturalist who had been an Agent for West Florida. The intention was to allow movement of the objective so as to follow the activity of small water creatures held by a glass watch on the stage. The first model was made for Ellis by John Cuff in 1752 but it wasn't long before other makers produced their own and, with Dollond's excellent reputation for lenses, theirs was soon being included in their list of products as Ellis's Aquatic Microscope for a considerable £2-12-6. When Joseph Banks was offered the chance to accompany Captain James Cook he set about acquiring one of the finest collections of naturalists' instruments and accessories he could. Although no list of his equipment has been found, other contemporary references offer useful suggestions and none less than John Ellis himself recorded for Carl Linnaeus (1707-78) the meeting between Banks and fellow naturalist Johann Fabricius (1745-1808) where he advised Banks on what equipment he should take aboard the Endeavour and which included his "modified" aquatic microscope: No people ever went to sea better fitted out for the purpose of Natural History, nor more elegantly. According to H.B. Carter whose book Sir Joseph Banks discusses the preparations The most important instruments were the optical items: the three-foot achromatic telescope for the study of passing coastlines and inaccessible places; the four Ellis 'aquatic' microscopes; the compound microscope of the Culpeper design by an unknown maker, said to have been a gift to Banks from the Dowager Duchess of Portland. Of these, perhaps the most important were the 'aquatic' microscopes in their fish-skin cases, adaptable in practice both for observations in marine biology (as originally intended by Ellis) and as early forms of the dissecting microscope for entomology and botany.Vernon Bryan Crowther-Beynon was a well-known antiquarian and a member of numerous antiquarian and archaeological societies, in many of which he held office. Educated at Trinity, Cambridge, he was called to the bar and lived for many years in Rutland, writing many papers about the local antiquities. Latterly he moved to Beckenham and became deeply involved in the London antiquity scene - he had been on the Council of the Society of Antiquaries since 1905. He had many interests and collections and was a prolific buyer. His greatest passion was numismatics, especially the associated side branch of obsolete coin balances, of which he became a pre-eminent authority. He retired to Bath where he died in 1941 and, in 1946, his widow, Mary donated his extensive coin balance collection to the British Museum. Four years later as she approached her 95th year, she sold off the rest of his collection in a large and eclectic sale held in Cheltenham. The 364 Crowther-Beynon lots took up the first day of a two-day sale and many were grouped - it makes for tantalising reading as no photographs were used. Lot 175 in which this aquatic microscope was included was one such and no claims were made for it, the cataloguing simply reading A pocket microscope and fittings in sharkskin case, another, bone cribbage board, ivory silk winder, tiny box of lead dominoes, a seven-draw pocket telescope, ivory spy-glass, travelling knife and fork and sundries. When bought, the brass arm was blackened and unpolished with the engraving obscured. The engraving is thought to have been added in the late 19th century and it seems likely that Crowther-Beynon having acquired the instrument, probably from one of the several Knatchbull sales of Banks's effects held at Sotheby's and Puttick & Simpson between 1886 and 1893, realised he needed to establish its credentials before they became obscured, precisely the behaviour of an antiquarian who understood the value of provenance.The Knatchbull Connection: Banks married Dorothea Hugessen in 1779 and her sister Mary wed Sir Edward Knatchbull (1781-1849); As the Bankses died without issue, Dorothea left the Banks estate including all his papers to her brother-in-law, who in turn left it to his eldest son Edward Hugessen Knatchbull (1829-1893) first Baron Brabourne of Brabourne. He attempted to sell Banks's complete and intact papers to the British Museum but the sale fell through and they were sent to auction at Sotheby's on 13th March and 14th April 1886 and, after he died, Puttick & Simpson on 26th June 1893 which, being a more general Rooms, is probably where this microscope was sold to Crowther-Beynon.Literature: Carter, H.B. Sir Joseph Banks, British Museum (Natural History), p. 70-72 Talbot, S. P.&J. Dollond Catalogues: A Trade Handbill of c.1780, Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society, No.100 (2009), p.15-22 Turner, G. L'E. The Great Age of the Microscope, Adam Hilger, 1989, p.270-271Box has a good exterior and is structurally sound; accessories are missing, mirror lacks silvering, platform plate and pincer pin missing, interior compartments loose.
Lot 141
A PARTIALLY-RESTORED FRENCH NAPOLEONIC PRISONER OF WAR BONE MODEL FOR A FIRST-RATE SHIP OF THE LINE, CIRCA 1800the 8in. planked and pinned hull with retractable guns, carved stern, contrasting deck with simple fittings, cut-away masts with standing rigging, contained in glazed wooden case -- 8 x 15in. (20 x 38cm.); together with a small sailor work model in case(2) Missing: original figurehead, approximately half the guns, several deck fittings which have witness marks, both quarter galleries, upper masts, bow sprit and running rigging.
Lot 145
A SILVER WINE LABEL FROM LORD NELSON'S SERVICEplain rectangular form, inscribed SHRUB and hallmarked for Elizabeth Morley, London 1801-2, further engraved with the initials “N” surmounted with an earl’s coronet, and “B” surmounted by a ducal coronet -- 1½in. (4cm.) wide; together with another similar, inscribed MADEIRA and dated 1806-7 for William, first Earl Nelson (1757-1835)(2)For similar see Sotheby’s London, 5 October 2005, Lot 111.
Lot 146
THOMAS JONES BARKER (BRITISH, 1815-1882) “Lord Nelson at Prayer Before Trafalgar” Circa 1854Signed and inscribed to reverse in pencil First idea for a large picture of Lord Nelson in the cabin of the Victory, T J Barker Oil on panel, framed8½ x 6½in. (21.5 x 16.5cm.) This is a preparatory sketch by Jones for his celebrated painting (Private Collection, USA) of Nelson in his cabin ahead of the battle of Trafalgar. Completed in 1854, the painting went on a public tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland, principally to promote its popular printed version by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert. Known as a history painter, often of military scenes, Barker enjoyed similar success with his depiction of Nelson receiving the surrender of the San Josef at the Battle of Cape St Vincent.
Lot 147
A GEORGE III PORCELAIN DESSERT PLATE, CIRCA 1810possibly Coalport, plain white, decorated in red and gilt with a Greek key border and in the centre with the “San Josef” crest and “Chelengk” crest surmounted by an earl’s coronet for William, first Earl Nelson (1757-1835) -- 8¼in. (21cm.) Other examples from this service made for Earl Nelson are in the collection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich and National Museum of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth.
Lot 149
A SAILOR’S ART CARVED OSTRICH EGG, EARLY 19TH CENTURYthe egg carved with the naval victors of the battles of The First of June, Camperdown, St. Vincent and Trafalgar within draped cartouches and further decorated with naval trophies, surmounted by the figure of Britannia and a lion. On a later silver stand -- overall height 7¾in. (19.5cm)(2)
Lot 184
THE DUAL BETWEEN SHANNON AND CHESAPEAKEphotographic reproductions after the originals, initialled 'E.B.E.' and comprising ‘Chesapeake’ approaches ‘Shannon’; and The first broadside, each -- 17 x 23½ in. (43 x 59.5 cm.) framed and glazed(2, a pair)Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Portsmouth Good overall condition
Lot 198
WILLIAM EDWARD ATKINS (BRITISH, 1842-1910)A First Rate Firing a Salute by The Citadel Portsmouth; Fifth Rates of The Royal Navy Exercise Off Portsmouth Both signed ‘W.E. Atkins’ (lower right)Watercolour with gouache9¾ x 28½in. (25 x 72.5cm.)(2, a pair)Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Portsmouth Some fading and time staining
Lot 202
AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING GOULD-TYPE BOTANIST'S MICROSCOPE BELIEVED USED ABOARD H.M.S. BEAGLE BY CAPTAIN WICKHAM 1837-41unsigned, parallel main tube and lacquered brass pillar with threaded lid attachment, contained in a fitted box with accessories including four threaded nose-pieces; live box; magnifier, single-sided mirror, contained in fitted case with plush-lined lid -- 5½ (14cm.) diameter; together with approximately fifty slides, some prepared by Norman and Topping, in five boxes, one with mss label inscribed 'J.C. Wickham'.(A lot) Captain John Clements Wickham (1798-1864) First Lieutenant later First Officer aboard Beagle (Captain Fitzroy) 1831-36; Captain of Beagle 1837-41 and thence by direct descent.John Clements Wickham (1798-1864) joined the navy in 1815 and, by 1825 was appointed Second Lieutenant of HMS Adventure which was ordered, along with HMS Beagle, to survey the coasts of the southern part of South America, includingPatagoniaandTierra del Fuego. He transferred to Beagle in 1831 under Captain Robert Fitzroy (1805-1865), becoming good friends with his passenger and companion, Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Whilst Fitzroy was undoubtedly a superb navigator and surveyor, he is also considered the father of modern weather forecasting techniques, he had a volatile personality which drove Darwin to find sanctuary with the steady-going Wickham. Beagle returned to the United Kingdom in 1836 and, after a refit, set off again to survey the coast of Australia, however, it seems Fitzroy's character traits had caught up with him and it was Wickham who was made Captain, setting off in 1837 and returning in 1843, although he fell ill in 1841 and had passed Command to his First Lt John Lort Stokes (1811-1885) - a shipmate from the first voyage and who also knew Darwin well. It seems entirely likely that it was Darwin who introduced Wickham to the delights of microscopy as a fascinating adjunct for any self-respecting educated gentleman. Whilst it is not impossible the example offered here was aboard that famous voyage, it seems a more reasonable conjecture that when Wickham set off again in 1837, he took this highly portable botanist's microscope with him.
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Lot 215
A FINE 1:48 SCALE BUILDER’S STYLE MODEL OF THE RIVER CLASS TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER BOYNE [1904]the carved 54in. hull with bilge keels, moulded and brass fittings including twin propellers on A-brackets, rudder and boarding companionways on cranes, scored deck with moulded metal and wooden fittings as appropriate including anchors with capstan winches, quick-firing guns, bridge with helm, binnacle, telegraph, searchlight, communication mast with blocks and tackle, ventilators, stayed funnels with safety valve extension pipes, raised compass binnacle, torpedo tubes on turntables, engine room lights, three fitted boats in davits and other details, mounted on cradle stand within glazed wooden case -- 23 x 64 x 14½in. (58.5x 162.5 x 37cm.)Built by Hathorn Leslie and displacing 545 tons, Boyne was the first ocean-going fleet destroyer with no fewer than 34 of these destroyers built between 1903–05. The turtle-back deck forward (see Sturgeon) was replaced by a normal forecastle, raised to improve sea-worthiness and copied from the German S90 class which had proved very seaworthy. Thius. this class marked the turning point in the transition of the destroyer from a short-range torpedo boat to fleet escort vessel. Their speed of 25 knots could be maintained in foul weather, whereas the earlier so-called 27 and 30 knotters - achieved in flat calm conditions - could not. Boyne served on the China station together with a number of its sister ships and during the First World War was on convoy duties in the Mediterranean and the North Sea and sold for breaking in August 1919.Fine overall condition
Lot 272
THE MOUNTS FOR AN 18IN. GUN TAMPION FROM H.M. AIRCRAFT CARRIER FURIOUS (1916)cast in two-tone brass in the form of an eagle's head, mounted on wooden display board with brass grommet frame -- 24 x 21in. (61 x 53cm.) Furious was designed as a battlecruiser but converted in building at Armstrong Whitworth's yard to include a hangar for ten aircraft. On 2 August 1917, while performing trials, Squadron Commander Edwin Dunning landed a Sopwith Pup, believed to have been N6453, successfully on board Furious, becoming the first person to land an aircraft on a moving ship. It was considered sufficiently successful that in November 1917 the aft turret was also removed and replaced by another deck for landing, giving her both launching and a recovery deck. Two lifts serving the hangars were also installed. Furious was recommissioned on 15 March 1918, and her embarked aircraft were used on anti-Zeppelin patrols in the North Sea after May. In July 1918, she flew off seven Sopwith Camels which participated in the Tondern raid, attacking the Zeppelin sheds there with moderate success. Going into reserve in 1919, she was massively rebuilt for service in WW2 and was broken up in 1948.
Lot 281
A RARE AND INTERESTING GREAT WAR MESOPOTAMIAN CAMPAIGN ‘RIVER TIGRIS GUNBOATS’ D.S.O. GROUP OF 8 AWARDED TO CAPTAIN WILFRID NUNN, ROYAL NAVY, IN COMMAND OF THE TIGRIS FLOTILLAcomprising: Order of the Bath (C.B.), Military Division, Companion’s neck badge, in silver-gilt and enamel, Order of St. Michael & St. George (C.M.G.), Companion’s neck badge, in silver-gilt and enamel, Distinguished Service Order, Geo. V, Naval General Service, 1915, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (Commr., H.M.S. Espiegle), 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal with oak palm for despatches (all Capt.), Coronation 1911, the two orders cased as issued and the D.S.O. group mounted for wearing(8)Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Portsmouth D.S.O. London Gazette: 10th April 1915 “For services in the operations in the Shatt-al-Arab, December 1914, resulting in the capture of Qurnah.” Captain Wilfrid Nunn, R.N. served on the Staff of the Royal Naval War College, 1911-12, and was appointed a War Staff Officer in 1912. He first saw action in the Persian Gulf and was mentioned in Despatches for his services at Amara. Subsequently, he was sent into Mesopotamia where he was given command of the so-called ‘Tigris Flotilla’ fighting locally based Ottoman forces in order to keep the vital waterway open. For his outstanding services on the Tigris, Nunn received his D.S.O., the C.M.G. in 1916 and the C.B. in 1917. Several times mentioned in Despatches, Lieut. General Sir Percy Lake, KCB, KCMG, C.-in-C. of the Mesopotamian Force from January-July 1916, reported, on 14th October 1916, “Nunn…..and other officers of the Royal Navy have afforded us the able assistance which we have become accustomed to receive from them”. Following his return to the U.K., Nunn commanded H.M. Ships Aurora and Curlew in the Harwich Force between July 1917 and April 1919, afterwards receiving the C.S.I. (sadly lacking from the group) Between 1914 and 1918, British and Indian troops fought against the Ottoman Turks in Mesopotamia (now Iraq). After many setbacks, they finally took Baghdad in March 1917. This marked the high point of a long and tragic campaign characterised by bitter fighting in a harsh climate.
Lot 289
A PRESENTATION TANKARD FOR THE RESCUE OF SURVIVORS OF THE T.S.S. ATHENIA, TORPEDOED 3RD SEPTEMBER, 1939inscribed to front Presented by the Directors / Donaldson Atlantic Line Ltd / owners T.S.S. Athenia / Sunk by Enemy Submarine / 3rd September 1939 -- 4¼in. (11cm.) highThe 13,465 ton Athenia was the first British ship sunk by U-boat in WW2 -- Britain declared War on Germany at 11.15 on 3rd September, shortly after this Athenia steamed from Glasgow bound for Montreal with 1,100 passengers aboard, including 300 Americans. She was spotted that afternoon by U-30 and controversially torpedoed without warning with the loss of 112 passengers and crew, including 28 Americans.
Lot 311
MIDSHIPMAN'S LOG BOOKSkept by J.A.F. Blight aboard H.M. Battleships King George V and Cumberland between September 1943 and September 1944, mss only, in a conversational style with some interesting first-hand accounts of actions and daily routine, stamped and signed off by the Commanding Officer; together with a set kept by J.R. Adshead between 1950-52 aboard H.M. Ships Theseus; Grenville and Redpole in two vols, written in a neat hand with graphics and diagrams, with three supplementary vols containing additional technical diagrams and charts, and a quantity of related ephemera and photographs as his career progressed(A lot)
![A 1:48 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF THE CUNARD LINE’S S.S. SERVIA [1881]the carved and painted 32in. hull with carved and gi](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/d5a399e5-3749-460f-aa1b-af2400ae63ac/c7f1622a-317c-4f88-946a-af2400c1420a/468x382.jpg)
Lot 61
A 1:48 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF THE CUNARD LINE’S S.S. SERVIA [1881]the carved and painted 32in. hull with carved and gilt stern decoration, brass propeller, rudder and brass portholes, scored and varnished decks with painted fittings as appropriate, masts with standing and running rigging with blocks and tackle, mounted within glazed wooden case with nameplate. Overall measurements – 16 x 37 x 9in. (40.5 x 94 x 23cm.)Built by J.&G. Thomson in 1881 and registered at 7,392 tons, Servia introduced a number of 'firsts' to the Atlantic passenger trade making her the first truly 'modern' liner: The first ship built to specialise in passengers only; the first Cunarder to introduce Edison's electric lamps; the first major liner to be built entirely of steel and to re-introduce Brunel's double bottom; and to incorporate watertight compartments with electric doors enabling her to remain afloat with any two flooded. Her public rooms were of a scale and luxury unknown at the time, and her powerful 10,300 ihp engines achieved an impressive speed of just over 17 knots. However, with the appearance of the crack Cunard liners Campania and Lucania in 1893, Servia was relegated to intermediate service. She was later used to transport troops to South Africa during the Boer war and was broken up in 1902 by Thos W. Ward.Good overall condition; rigging to mizzen gaff has parted.
Lot 64
THE HEAD OF H.M.S. AGAMEMNON'S FIGUREHEAD, HELLYER WORKSHOPS, CIRCA 1852carved as a moustachioed warrior wearing a plumed peak helmet with slightly open mouth, gesso covered overall, now ebonised, the neck inscribed AGAMEMNON / 1877 -- 36 x 20in. (91.5 x 51cm.); together with a 16 x 22in. engraving from the Illustrated London News date 1.8.57 entitled H.M.S. "AGAMEMNON", 91 GUNS, SHIPPING THE ENGLISH PORTION OF THE ATLANTIC SUBMARINE CABLE AT EAST GREENWICH. with good view of the vessel, including her bust-length figurehead.(2)Agamemnon (91), a 'James Watt'-Class battleship of 5,080 tons, had the distinction of being the first purpose-built auxiliary warship for the Royal Navy. Her success was such that she became the template for all RN auxiliary battleships for the decade after her launch in 1852. She served as flagship to Rear Admiral Mends in the Crimea and took part in the bombardment of Sevastopol in 1854 and the shelling of Fort Kinburn a year later. In 1857 she was fitted out to carry 1250 tons of telegraph cable for the Atlantic Telegraph Company's first attempt to lay a transatlantic telegraph cable. The first attempt was a failure, however, the next year she tried again and met her counterpart U.S.S. Niagara in mid-ocean, successfully splicing the cable ends on July 29th. Returning to Ireland with William Thompson (later Lord Kelvin) monitoring the 1,020 miles of cable, Agamemnon reached Valentia Bay on 5th August 1858 with Niagara raising Trinity Bay, Newfoundland the same day. Eleven days later Queen Victoria sent President Buchanan a ninety-nine-word message - a process that took over sixteen hours - which laid the foundation for all modern global communication thereafter. Agamemnon was paid off in 1862 and sold in 1870 -- her figurehead originally showed Agamemnon, Commander of the Greek Army at the siege of Troy in a plate-mail tunic and holding a scimitar and shield, Hellyer's charged £35/0/0 for the work.old wear and paint loss although seems to be mainly superficial and to the gesso/paint.
Lot 68
A TRINITY HOUSE BOX DEPICTING BRUNEL'S S.S. GREAT BRITAIN, CIRCA 1860in polychrome marquetry with contrasting pannelled sides, plush lined lid and letter tray within -- 13½in. (34cm.) wide The first iron ship to provide a regular transatlantic service in 1846, Great Britain was, by 1857, an Australian emigrant ship. After a refit that year, her masts were reduced from six (as launched) to just three. She is now preserved back in her original configuration in Bristol.old wear commensurate with age, some small losses to edges and corners, key seized in lock.
Lot 80
A FIRST CLASS STATEROOM CORNER CUPBOARD FROM R.M.S. AQUITANIA, CIRCA 1915in neo-Georgian style, inlaid quarter veneer mahogany cupboard, subdivided within on shaped support -- 32 x 20½in. (81 x 52cm.); together with an original copy of the promotional leaflet for Aquitania containing many photographs(2)Fine overall conditon, shelf height has been adjusted.
Lot 100
Three maps to include: 'Map Showing the Distribution of Cholera in London and its Environs, From June 27th to July 21st, 1866' Published by Day & Son Limited, Lithograph in colours, 90 x 63 cm; 'Isle of Man, Ordnance Survey of England and Wales, first published by The Director General at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southhampton, 1921. with periodical corrected reprints' 86 x 68 cm; 'A Map of The Isle of Man shewing The Railway System, By William Abbott F.R.G.S.', 57 x 44 cm (3)
Lot 225
A PAIR OF CARVED 'WALNUTS' AND TWO SNUFF BOTTLES19th to 20th centuryComprising: two carved walnuts, the first with monkeys clambering amongst pine trees, the second with Shoulao and the 'Hundred Luohans', two wood stands; a glass painted snuff bottle signed and dated jiazi year, corresponding to 1984, finely painted with a scholar, a monk and a lady in a continuous landscape, agate stopper; an agate snuff bottle carved in low relief with scholars in a pastoral landscape, quartz stopper. The tallest: 8.5cm (3 3/8in) high (8).Footnotes:The Property of GentlemanProvenance: A European Private CollectionLot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 226
TWO PALE GREEN JADE SNUFF BOTTLES AND ONE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE19th century and laterComprising a green jade baluster bottle with incised bats, coral stopper; a pale green jade bottle with cloudy inclusions, standing on a concave foot and terminating in a galleried rim, stopper; and a pale green glass bottle imitating jade, coral stopper. The first: 6.2cm (2 1/2in) high (6).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 231
A CARVED CAMEO AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE AND A HONEY AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE19th centuryThe first bottle carved to one side with a deer and crane amongst pine and rockwork, the reverse with a cockerel beside a leafy plant issuing from rockwork; the second of semi translucent golden hue, carved to the shoulders with lion mask handles, stoppers and boxes.The tallest 6cm (2 3/8in) high (6).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 232
A MOSS AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE AND A SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th centuryThe first of rounded form, well hollowed, with natural russet and moss green inclusions in the pale grey stone; the second of flattened form with natural dark formations in the amber hued stone, carved to the sides with lion mask handles, stoppers and boxes.The tallest 6cm (2 3/8in) high (6).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 234
TWO CARVED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLES19th centuryThe first of compressed form, richly carved to each side with an exotic bird perched on rockwork amongst flowering trees, two flowerheads at the shoulder; the second carved with four horses grazing in a rocky landscape, jadeite stoppers and boxes.The tallest 7cm (2 3/4in) high (6).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 248
AN AQUAMARINE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE AND A CARVED ROCK CRYSTAL BOTTLE19th centuryThe first of flattened pear-shape set on a neat oval footrim, the base formed as an unfurled lotus leaf, the shoulders flanked with mask ring handles; the second of rounded form, finely carved with a continuous scene of boys at play in a fenced garden amongst bamboo, pine and rockwork, stoppers and boxes.The tallest: 6.6cm (2 5/8in) high (6).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 249
AN AVENTURINE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE AND A ROYAL BLUE AVENTURINE-SPLASHED BOTTLE18th/19th centuryThe first of compressed rounded form, set on an oval footrim with recessed base, of russet tone suffused with goldstone specks, stopper; the second of flattened rounded form with concave oval base, the transparent deep cobalt blue glass with copper coloured splashes, coral stopper, boxes.The tallest: 6.6cm (2 5/8in) high (6).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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