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Click here to subscribeA First World War Trio, comprising British War Medal, Victory Medal and Territorial Force War Medal, awarded to 780043 W.O.CL/ii. J.A. HANSON. R.A.; also, an RAF cap badge, four RAF sweetheart brooches, commemorative medallions, buttons, a small aluminium plaque stamped SALONICA ZEPP. NO. 1916 FB, a pair of dog tags to 1140832 RICHARDSON, a 1916 dated whistle etc.
A Group of Three First World War and Africa Campaign Medals, comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal named to 669150 PTE.C.(Cecil) J.GAY CAN.PNE.BN. and Africa General Service Medal with clasp SOMALILAND 1920 named to 337330 A.C.2. C.J.GAY. R.A.F., swing mounted as worn, together with the miniatures and medal ribbon bar, also with a photocopy of his obituary.Footnote:- At the age of 7, Cecil J Gay moved with his family from England to Canada, but he ran away from home at the age of 14 to join the Forces in the First World War. After the war he settled in England where he married and moved to Ripon, North Yorkshire. He started a bakery and soon expanded, opening shops in Westgate, Ripon and in Oxford Street and Leeds Road, Harrogate.
An O.B.E. (Military), in silver, hallmarks for London 1919, in Garrards case of issue, believed to have been awarded to Private (Sergeant) William T Lovell of the Royal Sussex Regiment, together with a set of miniatures of OBE, British War Medal and Victory Medal with MID oak leaf, in Spinks case of issueFootnote:- William T Lovell served in India during the First World War. On his return from service he worked for the newspaper industry in the printing presses.
A First World War Pair, awarded to 63226 PTE.A.CARTLEDGE, DURH.L.I., comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal; also, a bronzed white metal 1902 Coronation commemorative medallion, a Victorian Diamond Jubilee medallion to Gateshead Borough, a Church of England Working Mens Society medallion, a Sinex gold plated sprung fob watch on leather fob strap, and ten First World War embroidered silk postcards
Twelve Various Police Badges, in chromium plate, including a Victorian Hertfordshire Constabulary cap badge, a pre-1953 Lincolnshire Constabulary cap badge, a post-1953 blue enamelled inspector's cap badge to Lincolnshire Constabulary, two small helmet plates, four collar badges etc.; also, eleven buttons and two collar badges to Devon Constabulary; a First World War Pair, awarded to R-277673 PTE.G.CUMMIN, A.S.C., comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal, with a sweetheart brooch (28)
A Collection of Twelve Second World War Badges, including a silver ARP badge and two white metal examples, a Civil Defence lapel badge, a Home Guard Proficiency badge for Bradford, a King's War Badge, two Home Guard lapel badges, four Railway Service badge to SR, LMS, LNER and GWR, also four First World War On Service badges and a Defence Medal (21)
Leicester City Police:- two Helmet Plates in die stamped white metal, one First World War with King's crown over foliate cartouche enclosing coat of arms over ribbon legend, one circa 1920's with King's crown over coat of arms flanked by lion supporters over ribbon legend, each with three fixing lugs; a Silver Cap Badge, with hallmarks for Birmingham 1923 by J R Gaunt & Sons; a Senior Police Officer's Collar Dog, with King's crown over Wyvern, Birmingham hallmarks rubbed; a Pair of White Metal Collar Dogs, each as a Wyvern (6)
Police Related Items, comprising a Police Auxiliary Messenger Service armband and two enamelled chrome lapel badges, one stamped 568 to the reverse, a First World War Liecester Borough Police cream cloth armband, the reverse inscribed C. Downing, four aluminium Leicester City Police Special Constable arm plates numbered 18, 37,191 and 284 with duty armband and nickel buckle, two similar Special Constable aluminium arm plates, an embroidered Special Constable shoulder title, four Special Constable chrome collar dogs - King's and QEII crowns, a NARPO enamel badge and a Sergeant's black wool rank armband with gilt wire chevrons (17)
A First World War Officer's Private Purchase Sam Browne, in dark brown leather with brass buckles and studs, with crushed leather pistol holster; a Small Quantity of Police Related Items and Militaria, including a police rattle, a helmet spike, a helmet rose top, six helmet ear rosettes, a pair of East German police submission handcuffs, three police whistles, a small quantity of keys and an ammunition tin etc.
Battle of the River Plate Interest:- a Collection of Second World ephemera and items relating to P/Kx 75383 Stoker Petty Officer Patrick Harmon, Royal Navy who served on HMS Achilles which was one of three Royal Navy cruisers involved in the battle in December 1939 and which was the Allies first naval victory of the Second World War, the collection includes a portrait photograph, his qualifications certificates, War Medal, medal ribbon bar, embroidered cloth rank and qualifications insignia, embroidered insignia to the Order of St Joseph, his Naval Pension award, Order for Release, Auckland Metropolitan Area Complimentary Travel Ticket, a J. Arthur Rank Productions Ltd document naming the guests invited to a special viewing of the film "The Battle of the River Plate" which took place at the Odeon Theatre, Leicester Square, London on Monday 26th November 1956, all contained in a binder fileFootnote:- More than half of the crew of the Achilles were New Zealanders and they received a hero’s welcome when they returned to New Zealand in February 1940. Parades in Auckland and Wellington drew huge crowds onto the streets.
A Quantity of Second World War British Army Equipment, including three tins of dubbing, a brass bed plate to the Green Howards, six tins of Anti-Gas Ointment, two tins of Anti-Mosquito Paste, a Vapour Pocket Detector Mk.II, six Billy cans, three enamel mugs, boot polish and brush, First Aid Kit, webbing belts and pouches, and a quantity of NAAFI and other cutlery etc.
A Quantity of Second World War Home Guard and ARP Related Items, including two Local Defence Volunteers armbands and shoulder strap insignia, two Home Guards armbands and various insignia, ARP and other civil defence armbands, an ARP rattle dated 1945, an ARP bell, an ARP first aid tin and contents, an ARP tin for Black-Out paper, an ARP whistle and folding pocket knife, a British Red Cross Gift From War Association ashtray, an RAF Benevolent Fund bell, Civil Defence canteen etc
A Military Top Wind Pocket Watch by Cyma, the circular white enamel dial with luminous arabic numerals and hands with subsidiary seconds dial, in a chromium plated case, the back stamped with a broad arrow over G.S.T.P. M96541; a Similar Pocket Watch, un-named, the case back stamped with a broad arrow over G.S.T.P. F058468, in a German silver pair case; a First World War Jack Knife, with Marlin spike, blade and tin opener stamped Sheffield, England, with chequered black plastic grip scales (3)Pocket watches do not work. Some pitting to the cases. Jack knife with some pitting to the metalwork.
A Pair of First World War Officer's Brown Leather Long Boots, with lace-up front fastenings, the steel studded leather soles measure 31.5cm from heel to toe, with beech trees, the tops with brass plaques stamped with maker's name Peal & Co., Patent No. 5562 of 1905, and original owner's name S M Anderson Esq., Royal Artillery.Footnote:- Research shows that there were a number of officers with the above name in the Royal Artillery at the time, in the rank of either Major or Captain.
A Quantity of Militaria Relating to the First and Second World Wars, including a British War Medal and Victory Medal to 131273 2-CPL. L.F.BEDFORD R.E., a pair of brass shoulder titles to the 6th Territorial Bn Notts & Derby Regiment, with an album and loose photographs to the same regiment, a large quantity of snapshot and postcard photographs showing training, family life etc. a 1914-1918 Red Cross collection tin as a shell, a quantity of mixed rank pips, buttons and cloth insignia, unrelated Soldier's Release and Pay Books etc (four small boxes)
A Mid-20th Century First Aid Post Enamel Sign, with white lettering on a blue/black field, the lower left corner bearing traces of original manufacturer's name .....GHT & CO., B'HAM, 61cm by 30.5cmBottom left corner with a bend and loss of enamel, further enamel loss to the right edges and three spots in the main field.
A German M1898/05 Butcher Bayonet, first type, the 36.5cm broad leaf shape blade stamped C.G. HAENEL, SUHL to the ricasso, with extended prongs to the crossguard and no flashguard, with steel scabbard and leather frog; a British Military Issue Martindale Machete, with copper rivets to the two piece hard rubber grip scales, with crushed leather scabbard; an Indian Eating Set, of a knife and fork, each with wood pistol grip handle and in a single foliate carved wood scabbard with brass mounts (3)1 - Some rust pitting to the blade, hilt and scabbard which also three dents to one side; 2 - in well used condition with rust pitting to blade and scuffing to the scabbard; 3 - Rust pitting to blade and tines.
A German Infantry Officer's Sword, the 82cm single edge fullered steel blade stamped with maker's mark of visored helmet over W.R.K. for Weyersberg Kirschbaum & Cie, the back edge stamped with a crowned K, the brass gothic hilt pierced and line engraved with a scrolling tendril, with ribbed horn grip and steel two ring scabbard, 99cm; a Copy of a First World War Kukri, the curved steel blade stamped Co I broad arrow over I G II 1917 37, with brass bolster, teak grip and leather scabbard; an AfricanSpear, with small leaf shape steel blade and socket on a wood haft, 145cm; a Tibetan Wood Mask, carved as a tiger with bright yellow fur highlighted in red, black and white (4)
A GOOD WELL CURATED STAMP COLLECTION primarily consisting of seven Windsor Sovereign loose leaf albums containing a good British selection including 17 Penny Blacks an assortment of Two Penny Blues and Penny Reds with many examples on original postal envelopes and also other examples of early postal history dating from the 1830s, together with a large quantity of well presented albums from other nations, First Day covers and loose stamps PROVENANCE: The David Stainthorpe Collection
THE BEATLES: A PAGE FROM AN AUTOGRAPH BOOK SIGNED BY ALL FOUR BEATLES These signatures were personally collected by the vendor after their concert at the Gaumont Southampton in December 1963, together with the original ticket for the first performance at 6.30 and a newspaper clipping of the Beatles. 10 x 13 cms
FILM: A UNIQUE MOVIE PRESS ARCHIVE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN FILM MAGAZINE 'MOVIE' (which later became ‘Movie ’82, ’83 etc) comprising approximately 1,680 manila A4 alphabetically ordered envelopes containing film studios press releases photographs, press material, editorial magazine material and transparencies of well over a thousand actors dating from the post-war period and up to the 1980s. NOTE: This archive is not sold with any inferred copyright. SHORT HISTORY OF "MOVIE NEWS" and "MOVIE" MAGAZINE "Movie News" was a full-colour Australian film industry magazine of film-related previews and reviews of movies and film soundtracks, celebrity profiles, quizzes, crossword puzzles, and industry gossip, first published by "Hoyts Theatres Limited". The magazine was bi-monthly and its long-time founding editor-in-chief was the late Cathy Donaldson who was succeeded by Robyn Oneile in 1981 not long after it was purchased by Cinebill, the movie division of Playbill Australia. The magazine was sold in Hoyts cinemas and drive-ins throughout Australia, as well as by subscription. In the 1970s Australia's other major cinema chain, Greater Union Organisation, produced a rival bi-monthly magazine entitled "Movie", which featured the then current year as part of its title ("Movie 78", "Movie 84" etc.). Its founding editor was John Fraser, also later succeeded by Robyn Oneile after the closure of "Movie News" due to the major impact of the advent of home video on cinema attendances and movie magazine sales. Movies' home-viewing technology brought about the demise of the lucrative drive-ins' market which had been a major area of the magazines' sales. "Movie" magazine continued for a few more years, under the editorship of Terry O'Brien, but the same factors that caused the cessation of publication of "Movie News" eventually saw the end of "Movie" magazine as well.
A GROUP OF THREE TIBETAN POSTAGE STAMPS to include a 2/3 Shanka, a 1 Shanka and a 4 Shanka mounted on fine postage paper with annotations and inscribed verso ‘From Rai Sahib Fouyot Lering(?) Yatung , Tibet’ , a Triumph Stamp Album containing various stamps together with some loose stamps and later first Day covers.
FOUR FOLDERS CONTAINING ROYAL MAIL PRESENTATION PACKS mostly 80s, 90s and early 2000s, together with four Royal Mail folders containing First Day Covers from the same period PROVENANCE: A Single Owner Collection of Stamps Comprising Personally Assembled Albums and Parts of Other Collections Acquired During the Course of Collecting
SEVEN 'ENVELOPE' SIZED ALBUMS CONTAINING A SELECTION OF BRITISH FIRST DAY COVERS dating from the 1970s and 80s and two Royal Mail Universal vinyl folders containing First Day folders and special editions. A lot. PROVENANCE: A Single Owner Collection of Stamps Comprising Personally Assembled Albums and Parts of Other Collections Acquired During the Course of Collecting
A STOCK ALBUM CONTAINING A SELECTION OF BRITISH MINT STAMPS AND FIRST DAY COVERS and a selection of other albums with similar content much dating from the 1980s/90s. A lot. PROVENANCE: A Single Owner Collection of Stamps Comprising Personally Assembled Albums and Parts of Other Collections Acquired During the Course of Collecting
CARTIER: AGATE, DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE CASE, CIRCA 1912Rectangular with rounded corners, formed from hollowed out agate, the cover set with rose-cut diamonds, the hinge and catch further set with cabochon, rose and calibré-cut sapphires, signed Cartier Paris, Londres, New York, numbered 3247, workshop mark of Henri Lavabre, French assay mark, length 9.7cmFootnotes:ProvenanceMrs Robert Emmet (1875-1947)Descent to the current ownerMrs Robert Emmet (1875-1947), born Louise Garland, was the daughter of James Garland, co-founder and Vice President of the First National Bank of the City of New York and organiser and builder of the Northern Pacific Railway. In 1896, she married Robert Emmet and the New York Times described their wedding as 'one of the prettiest house weddings of the season'. The service was performed by Archbishop Corrigan under a canopy of red roses in the home of the bride's parents on Madison Avenue, New York, and the entire choir of St. Patrick's Cathedral provided the vocal music accompanied by the organ and Lander's Orchestra. The couple moved to England and settled in Warwickshire buying 500 acres of land and building a manor house in Elizabethan style called Moreton Paddox. During World War One, Moreton Paddox was converted into a 50-bed convalescent hospital for which Louise received a citation from the War Office expressing the highest commendation and most appreciative thanks. A noted collector like her father, Louise was a valued client of Cartier and purchased superlative jewels when visiting their stores in Paris, London and New York. The two lots offered here are from her exquisite personal collection and have been enjoyed by four generations of her family. Henri Lavabre first registered his mark in 1904 and his atelier worked for Cartier exclusively from 1906 to 1921. The workshop was closed between 1914 and 1918 during World War I. He supplied a number of cigarette and vanity cases to Cartier in the 1920s.For a carved agate cigarette case of similar design, Cartier Paris, 1912, see Nadelhoffer, H., 'Cartier', Thames & Hudson, London, 2007, ill.p.200, no.252.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CARTIER: ART DECO DIAMOND CLIP, CIRCA 1930The stylised fountain motif of Persian inspiration, with pierced detail, pavé-set with brilliant and single-cut diamonds, accented by baguette and step-cut diamonds to the centre, mounted in platinum, diamonds approximately 7.00 carats total, signed Cartier Paris, rubbed number L 2942, maker's mark, partially struck French assay marks, length 3.0cmFootnotes:ProvenanceMrs Robert Emmet (1875-1947)Descent to the current ownerMrs Robert Emmet (1875-1947), born Louise Garland, was the daughter of James Garland, co-founder and Vice President of the First National Bank of the City of New York and organiser and builder of the Northern Pacific Railway. In 1896, she married Robert Emmet and the New York Times described their wedding as 'one of the prettiest house weddings of the season'. The service was performed by Archbishop Corrigan under a canopy of red roses in the home of the bride's parents on Madison Avenue, New York, and the entire choir of St. Patrick's Cathedral provided the vocal music accompanied by the organ and Lander's Orchestra. The couple moved to England and settled in Warwickshire buying 500 acres of land and building a manor house in Elizabethan style called Moreton Paddox. During World War One, Moreton Paddox was converted into a 50-bed convalescent hospital for which Louise received a citation from the War Office expressing the highest commendation and most appreciative thanks. A noted collector like her father, Louise was a valued client of Cartier and purchased superlative jewels when visiting their stores in Paris, London and New York. The two lots offered here are from her exquisite personal collection and have been enjoyed by four generations of her family. Significant archaeological discoveries during the second half of the 19th century led to a rediscovery of civilisations beyond Europe's borders. By the turn of the 20th century, Islamic art had become a field of study and inspiration for museums, artists, musicians, dancers, such as the Ballet Russes, and jewellers, such as Cartier. Louis Cartier was influenced by the Exposition des Arts Musulmans at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in 1903 and the museum's 'Oriental Rooms', which opened in 1905, while Jacques Cartier travelled extensively around India and the Persian Gulf. The resulting relationship between Cartier and the East was long and fruitful, with Persian and Indian-inspired motifs appearing in their jewels from the dawn of the 1900s to the 1930s. Comparable diamond-set 'cloud' and 'fountain' motifs can be found on a variety of jewels by Cartier (see Eds. Ecker, H. et al, 'Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity', London, 2021, pp.178-179 for a sautoir pendant and cigarette case of Persian inspiration from 1928-29 and p.275 for an emerald and diamond necklace from 1932, also see lot 148, 'Fine Jewellery', sold Bonhams, 25th April 2018, for a circa 1930 emerald and diamond bracelet). It is also interesting to note the study of Islamic architectural motifs in the design drawings of Charles Jacqueau (Eds. Ecker, H. et al, ill.p.272).The Persian inspired form of this clip also incorporates baguette-cut diamonds - one of notably large size - and this was one of Cartier's innovations. The baguette-cut is believed to have developed from the 16th century 'hogback' used for the setting of monograms and jewelled initials. Cartier reintroduced this cutting style in 1912 and its popularity increased throughout the Art Deco period due to its bold clean lines and geometric form. Here, the baguette-cut has been combined with the brilliant and the square-cut – the deceptively simple geometric lines of the jewel are in fact a foil for its technical artistry.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ATTRIBUTED TO ARCHIBALD KNOX FOR LIBERTY & CO: ART NOUVEAU PEARL, DIAMOND AND OPAL MOSAIC PENDANT, CIRCA 1900The pendant inlaid with opal, onyx and a pink gemstone accent, depicting a sailing boat at sunset, with mother-of-pearl backing, the scrolling cushion-shaped and rose-cut diamond knifewire frame terminating in a pearl drop, on a fetter-link chain with swag detail and set with three pearls, unsigned, lengths: pendant 6.5cm, chain 50.5cm, cased by Liberty & Co, Regent Street, LondonFootnotes:Please note, this lot is subject to US Fish and Wildlife Regulations if it is to be imported to the USA.For an almost identical example of this pendant see Becker, V., 'Art Nouveau Jewellery', E P Dutton, 1985, ill.p.164, plate 245.Archibald Knox (1864-1933) was born on the Isle of Man, an island nation in the middle of the Irish sea with ancient Celtic heritage. He moved to London in the late 1800s to join the design firm, The Silver Studio, and it was here that he began working with Liberty & Co. In 1899 Knox designed the first series of silverware for their Cymric line, a collection with strong Celtic influence which was integral to Liberty's successful contributions to Celtic Revival, where in Italy, the period is still referred to as 'Stile Liberty'. As Liberty's chief designer, between 1900 and 1904, Knox is thought to have created over seven hundred jewellery designs. Knox undoubtedly shaped the Celtic Revival in the United Kingdom, and his pioneering and prolific work bridged the Arts and Crafts Movement, Celtic Revival, Art Nouveau, and Modernism.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
CARTIER: GEM-SET BEAD AND DIAMOND NECKLACE, CIRCA 1925The front set with three rows of graduating turquoise beads alternating with ruby spacers, continuing to a double-row backchain of similar design, connected each side via an old brilliant and single-cut diamond geometric plaque with lily-of-the-valley terminals, signed Cartier, indistinctly numbered, length 38.5cm, Cartier caseFootnotes:Please note, lots 206 - 216 are from a Private Collection of 20th Century Jewels.Provenance:Mrs Alice Lurcy (1906-1980)Sotheby's New York, 14th April 2011, lot 179In 1957, Sotheby's Parke-Bernet sold the collection of French investment banker Georges Lurcy. The collection comprised 65 Impressionist paintings, 18th century furniture and objets d'art and totalled $2,221,355. Time Magazine described the historic sale as 'The Greatest Auction'. The ticketed event was limited to 1700 people seated in three salerooms and for the first time closed-circuit television was used to relay live proceedings. The auction was attended by some of the wealthiest, most consequential people in the world who included Eleanor Roosevelt, Helena Rubenstein, Mr and Mrs Winthrop Aldrich, Mrs Stavros Niarchos, the agent for Paul Mellon, James Rorimer, Director of the Met, Charles Durand-Ruel, Mr and Mrs Robert Lehman, plus members of the Rockefeller, Ford and Vanderbilt families. The auction was followed 24 years later by the sale of Georges' wife's magnificent jewellery collection that included pieces by Lacloche, Mauboussin and Cartier. The present lot was kept by the family until it was sold on 14 April 2011, at Sotheby's New York, 'Magnificent Jewels', lot 179.Georges Lurcy (born Levy, the son of a modest Jewish family in Alsace), made his fortune in banking and investments and in developing hydroplanes during World War One. Generous to a fault, he installed his mother and brother in the best quarter of Paris and constantly entertained friends in his homes in Paris and Deauville. In 1937 he married Alice Snow Barbee, an American from High Point, North Carolina, whom he described as 'the only luxury in my life I do not share'. At the advent of World War Two, the couple fled to the USA, eventually settling in New York's Fifth Avenue with an estate on Long Island. The Lurcy's loved to surround themselves in opulence with Georges adding to his art collection, of which he was very proud, as well as showering Alice in exquisite jewels. He saw the acquisition of art as 'money reaping paradise'. Alice writing in 1945 told him 'you are the dearest, most exquisite little husband in the whole wide world; I love you so tenderly, and I want you to know that you have been the only happiness, love and pleasure in my whole life.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
HENRI PICQ: MULTI GEM-SET AND DIAMOND TUTTI FRUTTI DOUBLE-CLIP/BROOCH, CIRCA 1930Each openwork shield-shaped clip composed of twisting vines issuing from a central ogee motif, set throughout with brilliant, old brilliant, single and baguette-cut diamonds, leaf-shaped carved rubies and sapphires and fluted emerald beads studded with diamonds, with further black enamel detail, one clip with maker's mark HP, both clips with French assay marks, length 6.2cmFootnotes:Provenance: A Private Collection of 20th Century Jewels (Lots 206 - 216)This double-clip/brooch displays the maker's mark of Henri Picq (1861-1941) whose workshop was favoured by Cartier as their principal Parisian supplier for gem-set platinum jewellery between 1900-1918. The Henri Picq workshop was renowned for their high-quality platinum jewels and later produced many of Cartier's 'Tutti Frutti' creations. Cartier 'was said to use the best platinum in Paris. It was renowned for its white, shimmering surface, an alloy of which the Picq workshop was especially proud' (see Nadelhoffer, H., 'Cartier', Thames and Hudson, 1984, p.59).Cartier's Indian-inspired 'Tutti Frutti' jewels are some of the firm's most celebrated and recognisable designs. Cartier first began experimenting with Indian-inspired jewels as early as 1901 when the firm produced a necklace for Queen Alexandra. In 1911, Jacques Cartier first visited India for the Delhi Durbar, a two-week mass event celebrating the coronation of George V, a dazzling scene where the giving and receiving of jewels played an important role in the ceremony. This was the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship between Cartier and the East, resulting in numerous purchases of rare, historic Indian jewels in Delhi, Calcutta and Bombay. The ancestral carved gems that Jacques Cartier first brought back to Paris inspired the creative genius of Louis Cartier and their designer, Charles Jacqueau, who created light, airy platinum frames that were strong enough to hold them in a variety of geometric arrangements, producing a riot of colour. During the 1920s, Indian princes went to Cartier to have their family jewels and ancestral gems redesigned into modern European jewels. American and European clients simultaneously fell in love with Cartier's Indian-inspired creations that were rooted in antiquity while looking refreshingly modern, capturing the spirit and exuberance of the Jazz Age. The first 'Tutti Frutti' jewel to be shown publicly was a bracelet at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in 1925 and the firm's 'Tutti Frutti' creations continued to flourish throughout the 1930s. During this next decade, Cartier began to move away from the austere geometry of the early Art Deco period towards more sinuous motifs with vibrant combinations of colour and texture.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CASTELLANI: GOLD AND ENAMEL 'MILLEFIORI' BROOCH AND SEVEN GOLD BEADS, CIRCA 1860The circular brooch with a central putto amongst flowers with white, blue and red enamel, within a ropetwist and blue enamel surround, together with seven gold beads with pellet and wirework decoration, brooch with maker's mark CC, lengths: brooch 4cm, beads 1.5cm, case by Cameo Corner, 26 Museum Street, London WC1, accompanied by a purchase receipt for the brooch from Cameo Corner dated 14th March 1973Footnotes:For a comparable brooch example, see Weber Soros, Susan., 'Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewellery', p.235, pl. 9-11. Many variations of this 'millefiori' motif are known, and these brooches are one of the jewels that can be directly related to designs of Michelangelo Caetani, which are kept at the Fondazione Camille Caetani , Rome (Munn, G., 'Castellani and Giuliano', 1984, p. 48. These brooches are typically domed in the centre, whereas the design of lot 32 is flat. For a 'Campana' necklace by Castellani containing similar beads, see Weber Soros, Susan., 'Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewellery', p. 215, pl. 8-23.Provenance:Hilary Clarke of Cameo Corner (1925-2015) Known as 'Jill' to her friends, Hilary Clarke was one of the first women to be made a Fellow of the Gemmological Association in 1951. In her early career she worked as a designer for Edward Barnard & Sons of Hatton Garden (1950-1951) and S Root & Co. Ltd (1951-1954) before joining Cameo Corner, Bloomsbury as assistant manager in 1954.Cameo Corner (located at 26 Museum Street, just behind The British Museum) had a world-famous reputation not only for its historic jewels but for its royal, as well as celebrity connections. Queen Mary, Princess Margaret and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother had all been frequent visitors.When Hilary Clarke was made a director in 1962 she instigated a series of annual modern jewellery exhibitions which soon became a regular fixture in the trade calendar until the shop eventually closed in 1978. In 2001, in recognition of her contribution in promoting the work of British studio jewellers from the early Sixties until the mid-Eighties, she was awarded The Centennial Medal by the Society of Designer Craftsmen.Hilary Clarke's vast knowledge of jewellery history has become legendary within the industry. She was frequently asked to give talks and lectures and retained, until her death, close ties to The Society of Jewellery Historians.Black and white photography of Hilary 'Jill' Clarke © Private CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
DIAMOND TIARA/NECKLACE COMBINATION, CIRCA 1910The scrolling foliate knifewire sprays set throughout with old brilliant, single and rose-cut diamonds, mounted in silver and gold, diamonds approximately 8.20 carats total, cased by Carrington & Co, 130 Regent St, W, the interior of the case applied with a handwritten note 'To Mildred Dorothy Flint, on her marriage October 5 1910, from her Father & Mother'Footnotes:Provenance:Mildred Dorothy Imbert-Terry, née Flint (1886-1975)Descent to the current ownerThis tiara/necklace was given to Mildred Flint by her mother and father, Mildred Salome Flint, née Kekewich and Brigadier General Edward Montague Flint on the occasion of her marriage to Sir Henry Bouhier Imbert-Terry, 2nd Baronet (1885–1962) on 5th October 1910. Sir Henry was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming in Surrey. He was awarded the Military Cross and the Distinguished Service Order having served in both the First and Second World Wars. He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery and held the office of Deputy Lieutenant. He also served as High Sheriff of Devon in 1948, just as his brother, Captain Frederic Bouhier Imbert-Terry had in 1928. Frederic sold the Castle of Mey to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother in 1952. For a diamond and sapphire ring owned by his wife, see lot 56.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
RUBY AND DIAMOND ROYAL CYPHER PENDANT, CIRCA 1905-10The old brilliant and old single-cut diamond 'E' for King Edward VII interlocking with a calibré-cut ruby 'A' for Queen Alexandra, beneath a red enamel, old brilliant and rose-cut diamond crown, within a garland of laurel leaves and ribbon bows, set throughout with old brilliant, old single and rose-cut diamonds, accented by cushion-shaped and circular-cut rubies, terminating in an old brilliant-cut diamond drop, suspended from a rose-cut diamond surmount, millegrain detail throughout, on a later flattened curb-link chain, lengths: pendant 5.3cm, chain 51.7cmFootnotes:Provenance:Charles Carter (1869-1952), thence by decent. This pendant was given to the racehorse trainer, Charles Carter, by King Edward VII (1841-1910) and Queen Alexandra (1844-1925). The Carters were one of the most distinguished English horse racing families in France. The family originated in the village of Peckleton, Leicestershire. Thomas 'Genius' Carter (1805-1879), was the first to make a name for himself on French turf having been invited to France by Lord Seymour in 1831. The Carters went on to dominate the Bois and later Chantilly for over a century. They were instrumental in building the reputation and success of Chantilly in addition to increasing the fortunes of their clients.Members of the Carter family have an unparalleled record, having collectively won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe five times, the Grand Prix de Paris on sixteen, the Prix de Diane twenty-three times and the Prix du Jockey Club a total of twenty-seven times. In 1920, Charles Carter's horse, 'Troytown', won the Grand National.Black and white photographs © Courtesy of Charles Carter's descendants.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
DIAMOND AND SAPPHIRE CLUSTER RING, EARLY 20TH CENTURYThe central cushion-shaped diamond, weighing 1.65 carats, within borders of calibré-cut sapphires and single-cut diamonds, ring size QFootnotes:Provenance:Lilian Frederica Violette Lucy Imbert-Terry née Hickman (d.1949) Descent to the current ownerLilian Hickman was the daughter of Sir Alfred Hickman, 1st Baronet and Lucy Owen Smith. On 23rd January 1917, she married Captain Frederic Bouhier Imbert-Terry (d.1963), son of Sir Henry Machu Imbert-Terry, 1st Baronet and Lydia Moore Stringfield Roberts. Frederic held the office of Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff for Devon. He was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming in Surrey and Clare College at Cambridge University. He was awarded the Military Cross and gained the rank of Captain in the Devonshire Regiment having served during the First World War. Frederic purchased the Castle of Mey in 1929 and sold the estate to Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother in 1952. For a diamond tiara previously owned by his sister-in-law, see lot 39.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
IMPERIAL TOPAZ RING, FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURYThe large cushion-shaped topaz, weighing 37.16 carats, in an eight-claw setting with pierced geometric decoration to the gallery, ring size MFootnotes:Accompanied by a report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating that the stone is natural Imperial Topaz. Report number 22009, dated 5th August 2022.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SAPPHIRE RING, FIRST QUARTER OF THE 20TH CENTURYThe cabochon sapphire between engraved foliate shoulders, mounted in platinum, sapphire approximately 26.00 carats, ring size NFootnotes:Accompanied by a report from SSEF stating that the sapphire is of Sri Lankan origin, measuring approximately 16.40mm x 13.35mm x 12.45mm, with no indications of heat treatment. Report number 116931, dated 23rd April 2021.Accompanied by a report from the Istituto Gemmologico Nazionale stating that the sapphire, weighing approximately 26.00 carats, is of natural origin with no indication of heat treatment. Report number 29660, dated 30th March 2021.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CHARLES DE TEMPLE: 'ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD' RING, CIRCA 1965The bicoloured openwork ring in polished and textured finish, forming the words 'All the time in the world' to both the interior and exterior, unsigned, size I, maker's pouchFootnotes:Provenance: The present owner's father, who was a close friend of Charles de Temple, purchased the ring from him in the 1960s. It is believed to be the prototype of the famous wedding ring given by James Bond (George Lazenby) to Contessa Teresa di Vicenzo or 'Tracy' (Diana Rigg) on the occasion of their wedding in the 1969 film 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'.The phrase 'All the Time in the World' was the title of the film's theme song by Louis Armstrong, as well as being the final words of the film; 007's first and only wife is assassinated shortly after their nuptials and Bond recounts the phrase to her as she lies lifeless in his arms. The song also featured as closing credits after 007 was killed at the end of the 2021 film 'No Time to Die'. Following the release of the film, Charles de Temple garnered a great deal of success and by popular demand, a limited edition of 50 rings were produced instead reading 'All the Love in the World'.Black and white photograph: Diana Rigg & George Lazenby, 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', 1969 © Mirrorpix/Peter StoneFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Recently Serviced and in Excellent Condition - Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona stainless steel gentleman's wristwatch, reference no. 116520, serial no. F23xxxx, circa 2003, white dial, cal. 4030 movement, Oyster bracelet with folding clasp, 42mm - ** This is a very fine example presented in excellent condition throughout having been recently service by Rolex. It is offered for sale with the original box and outer cover, guarantee certificate stamped Haribhai Jewellers (South Africa) two tags, bezel protector and service guarantee dated 08/07/2022 -** The Rolex reference 116520 was the first Daytona to be powered by Rolex's first in-house chronograph movement, the calibre 4130. This model was produced from 2000 until 2016 -Movement - currently functioning and serviced in July 2022 and not worn since.Dial - good.Glass - replaced during the recent service.Hands - good.Case - good, the bezel replaced during the recent service.Crown - replaced during recent service.Bracelet - good, wrist size 7.5"-7.75" approx.-Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
View of Boulogne, Upper Harbour, with fishermenwatercolour on paper18 x 25.5cm; together withHenry Gastineau (1791-1876)Figures on a country path with a view of town beyondsigned 'H Gastineau del 1826' (lower left)watercolour on paper20.5 x 30.5cm (2)Provenance:The first - Beryl Kendall, The English Watercolour Gallery, LondonThe view of Boulogne is based on the engraving by W Floyde produced in 1836 for Stanfield's Coast Scenery: A Series of Views in the British Channel, From Original Drawings Taken Expressly for the Work. The original drawing by Stanfield is in the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester.33.5 x 41cm and 39 x 49cm framedThe first - Discolouration throughout. Surface dirt throughout. Some small areas of foxing and some staining around the edges were the paper has made contact with the frame. No major signs of damage or repair nor any signs of warping to the paper.The second - Discolouration throughout. Surface dirt throughout. significant areas of foxing particularly In the sky. No major signs of damage or repair nor any signs of warping to the paper.
A Turkish / Ottoman short sword, 18th or 19th century, with studded chevron-grooved wood hilt, the metal guard with down-curved quillons relief decorated with animal and leaf ornament, slightly curved 68cm blade with partial double fuller to both sides 81.5cmProvenance:By repute, the Van Lennep, Morier, Waldegrave families and thence by descent to the current ownersBorn into a family of successful Amsterdam merchants, David George Van Lennep (1712-1797) left Holland for Smyrna in Turkey in 1731, working first for the De la Fontaine and Muyssart families long associated with the Levant trade before being registered as an independent trader in December 1737 and later appointed as Dutch Consul-General and President of the Dutch Levant Company. On marrying Anna Maria Leytstar in Constantinople in 1758, the Van Lennep’s had eleven children. There were two notable daughters - the first, Elizabeth Clara (1760-1834) married Isaac Morier (1750-1817), an Englishman and merchant who worked in his father-in-law's firm and was later appointed first Consul-General of the Levant Company at Constantinople. On the dissolution of the company in 1806, he became his Britannic Majesty's Consul as well as an agent of the East India Company, holding both positions until his death in Constantinople in 1817 from the plague. The second daughter, Cornelia Jacoba (1763-1839) married Admiral William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, GCB (1753-1825), officer in the Royal Navy and Governor of Newfoundland.
Admiral Lord Nelson commemorative snuff box, the burr walnut circular box with tortoiseshell liner, the cover inset with a silvered metal portrait medallion marked 'P.W.F.' at truncation 72mm diameterProvenance:William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock (1753-1825) and thence by descentWilliam Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock (1753-1825) was the second son of John Waldegrave, 3rd Earl Waldegrave. On entering the Royal Navy in 1766 at the age of 13, he rose quickly through the ranks, being given his first command in HMS Zephyr in 1775. He was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in 1794 and Vice Admiral in 1795. Following his involvement in the victory of the Battle of Cap St Vincent, 14th February 1797, he was awarded a baronetcy which he declined on the grounds that being the son of an earl already gave him a higher station. In May of that year, he was granted the governorship of the North American colony of Newfoundland where, apart from military and judicial matters, he was committed to relief of the poor - setting up a fund to which he was personally a generous benefactor. On his return to England in 1800, he was created an Irish peer - 1st Baron Radstock, of Castletown in the Queen’s County.
Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, 1725-1799, bronze medal, 1794, Naval victory of the first of June, by C.H. Küchler. Obv: Uniformed bust of Howe right; Rev: View of the Howe's flagship Queen Charlotte sinking a French ship, in contemporary hinged case 49mmProvenance:William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock (1753-1825) and thence by descent
gouache on paper, varnished, in an ebonised frame with ivorine Liberty of London plaque 159 x 59.5cmDuring the 19th century, demand grew in the UK and France for exotic shawls imported from India. These complex designs were labour intensive and the skills necessary to produce them domestically were almost non-existent. European textile manufacturers needed a solution to reduce the costs of imports and allow them to exploit this burgeoning market.In 1804, the Frenchman, Joseph Marie Jacquard (1752-1834), created an attachment known as the Jacquard Machine, which could be fitted to western machine looms and would allow the weaving process to become semi-automated. The Jacquard Machine worked by reading a series of punch cards that were laced together in a continuous sequence. The machine rotated the cards and read the punched holes that corresponded to rows in the final weaved design. In the mass manufacture of textiles, this allowed the production of complex patterns to be produced consistently and quickly without the need for a skilled weaver. The machine today is considered to be the first-ever programmable device used in manufacturing and is regarded as a key point in the development of computing. The Jacquard loom revolutionised the textile industry and in the UK, Paisley in Scotland and Norwich in England became key centres in the production of shawls. It is likely that the present lot was a design produced in India by an anonymous artist and then brought back to the UK to be transferred onto a punch card by a specialist technician. Examples of similar designs can be found in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (62.600.235(8)) and the V&A, London (E.4411-1911).See imagesHorizontal wrinkles and creasing overall, tears and some areas of loss and repair to top edge and extensive infill of loss to top right corner, further small light abrasions to the surface, appears to be on a stretcher with card backing
Kittiwakes nesting, Dunbar, Scotlandsigned and dated 'David Binns 70' (lower right)watercolour and pencil on paper65 x 49.5cm; together with Eider in Springsigned 'David Binns' (lower right) and inscribed with titlewatercolour and pencil on paper28.5 x 20cm (2)Provenance:The first - Acquired directly from the artistThe second - The Blake Gallery, York68.5 x 53cm and 45.5 x 37cm framed
Portrait of Charles Chadwick (1753-1829) half length, in brown, wearing a mortar board and gown, a view of Emmanuel College, Cambridge beyondsigned and dated 'J. Downman / Pinxt / 1779' (lower right)oil on copper23.3 x 19.4cmProvenance:By descent in the family of the sitter until an unknown date;The Rev. Henry Madan Pratt, MP, JP (1856-1934) Southern House, Cheltenham;His sale, Christie’s London, 23rd May 1930, lot 144 (26gns to Jones);H Burton-Jones, London;Mrs K Gifford Scott,Her sale, Sotheby’s London, 14th March 1984, lot 54 (£5,280),When acquired by Spink, London;Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 8th July 2016, lot 185, When acquired by the present ownerThe present portrait was painted during the brief period when Downman resided in Cambridge. He reputedly set up his easel in college gardens to attract custom (see G C Williamson, John Downman ARA High Life and Works, London, 1907, p. xiv).The sitter, son of Colonel John Chadwick (1720-1800) of Healey Hall, was admitted to Emmanuel College in 1771. He is shown here outside the long facade of Emmanuel College where he had his lodgings, the new college building which was still being completed when he was there. He was later admitted to the Middle Temple in 1775 and attained his Bachelor of Law in 1778, he already being JP for the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1775. He was the same for Lancashire from 1785 and for Staffordshire from 1792 having succeeded to the family estates at Mavesyn Ridware in Staffordshire in 1784; Callow in Derbyshire and New Hall in Warwickshire in 1793 and to that of Healey Hall in Lancashire in 1800. He served also as a Deputy Lieutenant for Lancashire from 1777 and for Staffordshire from 1796. In 1788, he married Frances Green of Leventhorpe Hall in Yorkshire. In 1803, he went to reside at New Hall, his Warwickshire estate. He became a member of the Antiquarian Society in 1807 and after the fire at Emmanuel College in 1811, he contributed a substantial sum towards its rebuilding.The Chadwick family had a long association with Emmanuel College. The sitter’s kinsman, Charles Chadwick (d. 1627) was Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth I, James I and Thomas Howard, Earl of Suffolk, and was among the first three Fellows at Emmanuel College at its founding in 1584 where he became President in 1588 (see Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, Published by the Chetham Society, vol. XXXI, 1853, p. 183).A preparatory chalk drawing of 1778 of this sitter is in Downman's sketchbooks in the Fitzwilliam Museum (inv. no. 1894, Downman Sketchbooks from Butleigh Court, Second Series, vol. IV, no. 2). This portrait was almost certainly from its date commissioned from Downman to commemorate Chadwick receiving his law degree.We are grateful to Amanda Goode, Archivist at the Emmanuel College, for her assistance with this catalogue entry.The painting is executed in oil on an oval copper support. The support and paint layers are in a good, stable condition overall. The paint layer has a slightly mottled surface, visible in the upper half which is due to application of the paint layer as well as the interaction between the oil and copper support. There are a few localised areas of retouching which are generally well matched to the original. The varnish is clear and even.
Portrait of Joseph Brotherton MP (1783-1857) three-quarter length, in black, holding a documentinscribed with the names of the sitter and artist on an old label (to the reverse)oil on canvas90 x 69.5cm;together with a cartoon taken from Punch titled 'Mrs. Brotherton Putting the House of Commons to Bed!' (2)Joseph Brotherton was appointed minister for the new Bible Christian Church, Salford, in 1817 and held the position for the rest of his life. One of the core teachings of the Church was not to eat meat and Joseph and his wife Martha were strict vegetarians. In 1847, he held a meeting that established the Vegetarian Society. Additionally, following the Reform Act of 1832, Joseph was elected the first Member of Parliament for Salford and held the position over the course of five successive elections. He was a great parliamentarian and pushed for better factory reforms and advocated for the provision of public walks, gardens, museums and libraries. Due to Brotherton’s efforts, Salford became the first municipal authority to provide a free lending library, museum, and art gallery. He is also today widely considered to have been the first vegetarian Member of Parliament.The present portrait was engraved in mezzotint by Samuel William Reynolds Jr. and published in 1836.Framed 120.5 x 100cmThe painting is executed in oil on a canvas support which has been lined. The canvas tension is good and the picture is in plane. The darker passages of paint have an uneven texture with islands of raised paint. This is probably a result of the artist’s choice of materials and would have formed as the paint layers dried. The paint layers are stable overall. There are areas of overpaint across the surface which are generally well matched to the surface. The varnish is clear, even and semi-matte. There is a light layer of surface dirt present.
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