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Click here to subscribeA FIRST PATTERN FAIRBAIRN SYKES COMMANDO KNIFE OR DAGGER, 17cm flattened diamond section blade etched to either side THE F-S FIGHTING KNIFE and with the Wilkinson sword emblem on the other, regulation plated hilt with recurved guard and chequered grip, complete with scabbard. Staining to blade, tip slightly rounded and frog replaced.
THREE ITEMS OF MEMORIAL JEWELLERY, the first a late Georgian brooch with vacant central panel surrounded by eight circular cut garnets, length 25mm, the second a mid Victorian pendant of circular outline with central coral bead and outer rope twist surround, suspending graduated tassels from the base, the panel to the reverse encasing a lock of hair, length 45mm, the third a mid Victorian circular pendant with cannetille decoration and central circular garnet with star set diamond, vacant panel to the reverse, length 24mm, approximate total gross weight 11.6 grams (condition report: Overall good condition, moderate general wear to all, in keeping with the age of the pieces, the brooch pin is missing)
A GEORGE V SILVER TWIN HANDLED TROPHY CUP OF CONICAL FORM, the handles cast with lion mask topped 'C' scrolls, the cup engraved 'PRESENTED BY LUKE LILLINGSTON, ESQ., M.F.H. TO A. HAMMONDS, AS FIRST PRIZE AT THE CLAY PIGEON SHOOT HELD AT WITHERLEY 25TH APRIL 1934', on a short circular pedestal with two lion masks mounts, stepped circular foot, makers Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Limited, London 1931, 50.14ozt, 1559.7 grams, height 33cm (Condition report: tarnished throughout, a few areas of surface scratches, maker's mark partially rubbed, base is fairly level on a flat surface)
AN OMEGA SPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL WRISTWATCH, the first watch worn on the moon, circa 1971, black matt dial, worn luminescent baton markers, white hands, chronograph dials to three, six and nine, tachymeter bezel, two pushers to the right side of case, case width approximately 42mm, case back signed Speedmaster, 861 calibre, movement numbered 30596096, model fitted 145.022 69ST, fitted with the flat link expanding bracelet and fold over clasp, end links numbered 516, clasp blade numbered 1039 (Condition report:- winds, sets and runs, good condition, pushers work and return back to twelve, scratches to glass but nothing deep)
F. BARTOLOZZI. A pair of late 18th century coloured engravings “JEMMY’S FAREWELL” & “JEMMY’S RETURN” after JOHN HODGES BENWELL (1781-1785), 12” (circular), in matching giltwood frames with original paper labels verso; & another pair of Bartolozzi coloured engravings in oval frames (16” x 14” over-all), with green ribbon ties for hanging (PLEASE NOTE: One Oval Frame Has Been Broken During Viewing, and is In Need of Repair - The frame on the left in the first image shown). (4).
A French silver-mounted glass claret jugLebrun & Fromont, with first standard Minerva head mark Elongated mounted neck with rococo style scrolls and flowers in relief, hinged shell form cover and leaf embellished scroll handle, spiral fluted baluster form glass body, on a silver mounted foot, height 29.5cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 19th century French silver-mounted glass claret jugEdmond Tetard, first standard Minerva head markElongated mounted neck with rococo style scrolls in relief and cartouche to the front, hinged cover with acanthus scroll finial and leaf embellished scroll handle, spiral fluted baluster form glass body, on a silver mounted foot, height 28.5cm.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A late 19th / early 20th century French silver three-piece bachelors' coffee serviceAlfred Hector, with first standard Minerva head mark, circa 1900, one piece also engraved to base Moutot, 18 Rue de la PaixIn the empire style, urn form with applied bands, on leaf-capped elongated paw supports, the pot with eagle head spout, ivory handles on the pot and cream jug, the sugar bowl with cover, each with an engraved script monogram, height of pot 16.5cm, weight total 27oz. (3)Footnotes:Please note that from 19 January 2022, items containing ivory cannot be imported into the EU. The import of ivory into the USA is already prohibited.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
STUART DEVLIN: a silver candlestick with silver-gilt filigree shadeLondon 1972With detachable slightly tapering cylindrical silver-gilt filigree shade, with plain polished trumpet form base, height 37cm, weight 15.2oz.Footnotes:STUART DEVLIN AO CMG (1931 - 2018)Australian silversmith, jeweller and designer. Stuart Devlin ranks as one of the great contemporary gold and silversmiths and has been acclaimed by the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths as the designer with 'the Midas touch'.Stuart Devlin, was born in Geelong, Australia in 1931. He trained at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and, in 1958, won a number of scholarships including one to study silversmithing under Professor Robert Goodden at the Royal College of Art, London. After spending a two year fellowship at Columbia University in America in 1962, he returned to Australia to teach and rose to become an inspector of art schools. In 1964, Stuart Devlin won a competition to design Australia's first decimal coinage. Devlin went on to be an accomplished coin designer, designing coins for over 36 countries worldwide and many more medallions, including the medals for the founding awards of the Australian honours system in 1975.On his return to London, in January 1965, Devlin set up a small workshop in Clerkenwell and the following year he employed his first craftsman. Devlin created new techniques and produced a wide variety of textures, filigree forms and gilding to create his distinctive style. Devlin aimed to design pieces that added 'delight, surprise, intrigue, and even amusement', this especially can be seen in his commercially successful limited edition novelty eggs and boxes.In 1972 Devlin transferred his retail gallery to the ground floor of his St. John Street workshop in Clerkenwell. After a sell-out collection at Asprey, Collingwoods of Conduit Street (in London's West End) set aside an entire floor exclusively for his work, in order to hold regular exhibitions. Between 1979 and 1985, in partnership with the Duke of Westminster, he set up a prestigious showroom in Conduit Street almost opposite Collingwoods. Devlin closed his London showroom in 1987.Devlin was made a freeman of the Goldsmiths' Company by special grant in 1966 and elected a liveryman in 1972. In 1980 he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George 'for services to the art of design' and in 1982 was granted the Royal Warrant of Appointment as Goldsmith and Jeweller to Queen Elizabeth II. He was Prime Warden of the Goldsmiths Company 1996 – 1997.The Goldsmiths' Centre situated in Clerkenwell, was developed from a discussion in 2006 between Stuart Devlin, Hector Miller and Grant Macdonald. They proposed the visionary idea of establishing a creative institute for the goldsmith's craft. Devlin's initiative also had the additional aspect of managed workshops and facilities for exhibitions, corporate hospitality and catering.Stuart Devlin was Postgraduate Programme Director at the Goldsmiths' Centre, and while there passed on his inspiration, skills and ethic to enrich the way people live and work. The torch for the 2012 London Olympics was designed as a tribute to Stuart Devlin's retro style and British craftsmanship by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, and won the Design Museum's Design of the Year Award.In 2011 his wife Carole and sister-in-law Victoria Kate Simkin started to assemble his archive. It became the basis for a book which was published in 2018 shortly before Stuart Devlin died.Stuart Devlin: Designer Goldsmith Silversmith, published by ACC Art Books Ltd, 2018.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
STUART DEVLIN: a collection of itemsComprising: a cased silver-gilt surprise egg, London 1977, to commemorate The Queen's Silver Jubilee, 1952 - 1977, three silver-gilt Christmas carol surprise boxes, London 1970 'The First Day of Christmas - A Partridge in a Pear Tree', London 1971, 'The Second Day of Christmas - Two Calling Birds' and London 1976, 'The Sixth Day of Christmas - Six Geese a Laying', two silver-gilt filigree stands, London 1975 and 1979, other modern silver items, include, a pair of salt and pepper pots, Christopher Nigel Lawrence, London 1979, a stand, Christopher Nigel Lawrence, a silver and silver-gilt sherry goblet, C J Vander Ltd, London 1970 and a silver 'flower' surprise egg, London 2000.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Victorian silver presentation centrepiece and standPaul Storr, London 1838Campana form, with a border of fruiting vine ornament, the handles formed as the heraldic supporters of Finch-Hatton, the square base engraved with a presentation inscription on one side, the other sides featuring the badge of the East Kent Regiment, the standards of the regiment and the arms for Finch-Hatton, height 56cm, weight 217oz.Footnotes:Property Of A Private CollectorProvenance Sotheby's, London, 7th June 2007, lot 152.The inscription reads:'Presented to Lt Colonel the Earl of Winchilsea & Nottingham by the Officers, non-commissioned officers & privates of the East Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry in testimony of their grateful sense of his unremitting and liberal exertions to promote the best interests of the regiment during a period of eight years that it was under his lordship's command, Octr 5th 1838.'George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea, 5th Earl of Nottingham (1791-1858) was named a deputy-lieutenant for the county of Kent in 1820. In his position in the House of Lords he was virulently anti-Catholic and firmly opposed to the Catholic Relief Bill brought in under the premiership of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. In an open letter the Earl accused Wellington of acting surreptitiously, intent on 'the introduction of Popery into every department of the State.' After a series of (later published) private letters to each other tempers had escalated, and Wellington challenged the Earl to a duel. Wellington fired first and missed (intentionally, some reports claimed), and, after receiving fire, the Earl raised his arm deliberately and fired into the air. He afterwards published a letter expressing regret for the offence caused, and the matter was considered closed.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A monumental Victorian silver Warwick cruetEdward, Edward Jnr., John & William Barnard, London 1838 The openwork handle with acanthus leaf ornament, the frame containing a large and small caster together with a blind caster, and two cut-glass bottles with silver mounts, the base with strap-work chasing, on four claw and ball feet with eagle head supports, one side with a foliate cartouche engraved with the arms of Darby and Grant for Francis Darby, the casters engraved with crests, height 39cm, weight without glass bottles 110.5oz.Footnotes:Property Of A Private CollectorProvenanceFrancis Derby (1783-1850).Christie's, New York, 5th October 1979, lot 191.Christie's, London, 8th July 1998, lot 152.Francis Derby, Esq., of Sunniside House, Colebrookdale, Shropshire, was the son of the engineer Abraham Derby (1750-1789) who made an important contribution to the Industrial Revolution. He is best known for the Iron Bridge over the River Severn: the first major bridge to be made of iron.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two silver photograph framesone Samuel M Levi, Birmingham 1901, the other H Solomon, Birmingham 1905the first, mount with open-work rectangular form and the other shaped-square embossed with scrolls and cartouches to the corners, later material covered easel backs, height 14cm and 16cm. (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A George III silver teapot, together with a Victorian Scottish silver teapotthe first, Alice & George Burrows II, London 1816 Squat inverted pear form, the hinged dome cover topped with a cast caterpillar finial, the body embossed with C-scrolls, plus floral and foliate decoration, a cartouche either side, one vacant the other with an engraved crest, the fluted leaf-capped spout gently curved, all on a raised circular pedestal foot; the second, William Marshall, Edinburgh 1869, of compressed melon form, a hinged circular lid with a flower bud finial, the whole embossed with scrolling foliage and flowerheads, a leaf-capped scrolling handle with ivory insulators, on a circular domed foot, height tallest 15cm, weight total 32oz. (2)Footnotes:Please note that from 19 January 2022, items containing ivory cannot be imported into the EU. The import of ivory into the USA is already prohibited.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Henri Van Wyk (Dutch, 1833-1889)A break on the camel trail; The scouting party, a pairthe first signed and dated 'Van Wyk. 1880' (lower left); the second signed 'Van Wyk' (lower right) oil on canvas the first 35.9 x 65.4cm (14 1/8 x 25 3/4in), the second 46.7 x 76.5cm (18 3/8 x 30 1/8in). (2)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
An early Victorian ormolu mounted tulipwood, walnut and marquetry writing table in the Louis XV stylealmost certainly originally retailed by Edward Holmes Baldock (1777-1845), possibly made by Robert Blake & SonsCirca 1840, inlaid with assorted flowers and foliage, the shaped rectangular top inset with a tooled leather writing surface and with a moulded brass mounted edge, above a shaped frieze comprising one long and two short oak-lined drawers, on cabriole legs, 125cm wide x 65cm deep x 75cm high, (49in wide x 25 1/2in deep x 29 1/2in high)Footnotes:A virtually identical writing table to the present lot, dated circa 1835, sold Christie's, 1 April 2014, Style and Spirit, lot 387. That particular model, which was branded with the initials: 'EHB' - for the renowned figure of Edward Holmes Baldock - was either executed, or perhaps more likely subsequently retailed, by the firm of G. Trollope and Sons.Another closely comparable example, also having the 'EHB' brand to its underside, sold Bonhams, New Bond Street, 11 March 2009, Fine English Furniture, lot 114.Edward Holmes Baldock is listed in London Trade Directories of the period in various capacities. He first appears listed at 7 Hanway Street, London in 1805 described as a '...dealer in china and glass' and by 1821 as '...an antique furniture and ornamental furniture dealer'. By 1826 the various facets of the business included '...buying and selling, exchanging and valuing china, cabinets, screens, bronzes...' Baldock's business seems to have largely involved trading in foreign items and from 1832 to 1837 he was the purveyor of earthenware and glass to William IV, then later purveyor of china to Queen Victoria from 1838 until his death. Baldock is known to have repaired, remodelled and adapted furniture, often 18th century pieces, but he also designed furniture both in the 18th century style and in more contemporary styles. The pieces that appear with the 'EHB' cypher may have been made by him at his Hanway Street workshop but there is no documentary proof as to whether he both designed and manufactured them. Rather than being a straightforward manufacturer Baldock's activities link him more closely with the 18th century marchands-merciers such as Daguerre and Poirier.Interestingly, a further similar bureau plat is at Goodwood House, Sussex, but has the label for Messrs Blake of 8 Stephen Street, Tottenham Court Road rather than an 'EHB' brand. In the Furniture History Society Newsletter of May 2005 Martin Levy compares this table with another supplied to the Duke of Buccleuch by Baldock in 1841, this also has the 'EHB' stamp, the suggestion is that Baldock could have sub-contracted the work to the Blake family as there are obvious similarities in the output of the two firms.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An early 20th century gilt metal and wrought iron grasshopper 'shop' sign for the Grasshopper bankin the style of earlier traditional commercial signs of the late 17th to late 19th century the three dimensional insect set with a black painted open oval suspension frame, 97cm long approximatelyFootnotes:The first bank in London was established by Thomas Gresham in 1563 at the sign of the Grasshopper in Lombard Street. The bank later evolved into Martins Bank and every branch had its grasshopper.In 1968 Martins Bank was taken over by Barclays and the grasshoppers were removed. This survivor is believed to have come from the branch of Africa House, Kingsway (London).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A 19th century gilt bronze and white marble portico clockthe dial signed for Piolaine A Paris the case with twin bird and foliate scrolling cresting mounts flanking a fluted square pedestal with flowering finial, the rectangular pilaster supports with inset pierced formalised foliate inset panels above swept acanthus case mouldings, the shallow plinth base centred by a floriate knopped final above a corresponding inset pierced inset mount, on toupie feet, the 4.5', enamel Arabic dial with outer minute divisions marked at the quarters and pierced hands below twin floral garland pierced mounts, the brass twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel striking on a bell, with maskhead pendulum and winding and adjustment keys, 51cm high Footnotes:Piolaine is listed as a major Paris clockmaker in of the last quarter of the 18th and of the first quarter of the 19th centuries. He became a maître in August 1787, settng up his studio on Rue Ecrivains before moving to rue des Gravilliers in 1810. He disappeared around 1815 although his widow seems to continue the workshop between 1817 and 1820.Literature: Tardy, Dictionary Parisian watchmakers, Paris, 1971, p.523).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A French late 19th century ormolu mounted kingwood, rosewood and Vernis Martin meuble a hauteur d'appuieither by Maison Krieger or Joseph Emanuel ZwienerOf breakfront form, the moulded marble top above three panel mounts incorporating a central door enclosing two adjustable shelves, the central Vernis Martin scene depicting Cupid in attendance as Venus is presented with armour for her son Aeneas from Vulcan who sits nearby his forge, within an acanthus and lotus-leaf cast gilt bronze surround with scrolled acanthus and flowerhead mounted re-entrant angles, flanked by keeled angles with espagnolette mounts, over a central lion mask cartouche mounted apron, on acanthus headed lion paw sabots, 132cm wide, 47cm deep, 116cm high (51 1/2in wide, 18 1/2in deep, 45 1/2in high).Footnotes:ProvenanceThe offered lot allegedly formed part of the property of Countess Nadina Kapodistrias, whose name was an abbreviation of Diamandina. She was the mother of the renowned and popular Greek historical political figure, Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776-1831) who was Governor of Greece for four years. However it seems impossible that the present meuble a hauteur d'appui was ever owned either by Countess Nadina or her son Ioannis, due to the fact they both died quite some time before the cabinet was most likely executed during the last quarter of the 19th century.Despite this, the offered cabinet is reputedly documented in a message written by Countess Nadina's grandson which describes two pieces of furniture in the family collection. In this message the grandson relates how it is his intention to ship both the present model, along with another item, to Athens.A virtually identical side cabinet to the present lot, which has a lock plate engraved: 'Mon. KRIEGER AMEUBLEMENT, PARIS', thus evidently made by Maison Krieger, sold at Bonhams, The Elegant Home sale, Los Angeles, 8th June 2016, lot 367.The present piece shares a number of characteristics in common with two meubles a hauteur d'appui, or side cabinets, produced in France during the last quarter of the 19th century. The first comparable example, and apparently the most aesthetically similar to the offered model, is one dated circa 1880 attributed to Joseph Emanuel Zwiener (b.1849), which also incorporates a bold central Vernis Martin panel. This piece is available to view online at www.onlinegalleries.com.The resemblance between both examples is apparent not only in their triple panel mounted breakfront design, but also in the distinctive frieze mounts and female espagnolette mounts each with distinctive plumed headdress. While even the elegant scrolled acanthus mounts seemingly emanating from the top of the re-entrant angles are very similar.Another series of late 19th century Vernis Martin meubles d'appui were executed by the renowned cabinet maker, Henry Dasson. One of these cabinets, which is illustrated in C. Mestdagh, L'Ameublement d'Art Francais, 1850-1900, Paris, 2010, fig. 282, p. 240, is dominated by an impressive Vernis Martin scene painted with the same subject matter as the present lot. It likewise shows Venus accepting the armour made by Vulcan in his forge on behalf of her son Aeneas, while Cupid and another cherub are also in attendance.Maison Krieger Maison Krieger was founded in 1826 by Antoine Krieger (1804-1869) together with his brother Nicolas at 17, Rue Saint-Nicolas, in Paris. As one of the longest running cabinet makers of the 19th and 20th centuries, despite changing names several times, the firm belonged to various relatives and successive descendants of the Krieger family until the mid-20th century.From 1850 the company became known as Antoine Krieger & Cie. Just one year later Antoine Krieger won an award at the Great Exhibition. However, following Antoine's death in 1856, the business was taken over by his son-in-law and the new name of Maison Racault et Cie was then adopted. Subsequent alterations to the name of the firm included; H. Racault et Cie; Colin Damon et Cie in 1870; Damon, Namur et Cie in 1875; and Cosse-Racault et Cie from 1892 onwards.The Krieger enterprise was primarily based at 74, Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, which was one of the largest mechanised workshops in Paris during the second half of the 19th century. Krieger were renowned for making furniture in a great variety of historical and contemporary styles, although they were perhaps most celebrated for their Louis XVI and Empire output. By the end of the 20th century Krieger was one of the most important producers of furnishings in France, while their factories covered an expanse of more than five acres within the famous Faubourg St. Antoine district.LiteratureC. Mestdagh, L'Ameublement d'Art Français 1850-1900, Les Editions de l'Amateur, 2010, p. 19; pp.'s 163-8; pp.'s 301-5.C. Payne, European Furniture of the 19th Century, 2013, Suffolk, pp.'s 20-1 and p.40.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A pair of gilt bronze mounted cream veined marble garniture urns in the Louis XVI style, probably first half 20th centurythe ovoid bodies with foliate mounts and scrolling handles united by floral garlands, the fixed covers with stiff leaf fruiting knopped finials, the circular bases raised on shallow square plinths, 54cm high overall approximately (2)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
World - Mixed coinage to include G.B. coin flatpacks x 7, G.B. coin sets x 10, Westminster issued Marshall Islands twenty four coin set, 'Aircraft of World War II' 1991, Four coin 'First Untethered Space Walk' 1984 (N.B. Includes silver $50, Gibraltar 'D-Day' commemorative Ten Pounds 2004) silver coin stamp covers and others (Qty)
Interesting First World War War medal named to Eng. Lt. W. J. Lapper. Nigerian Marine., together with named box of issue and miniature medal pair comprising War medal and George V Sea Gallantry medal.N.B. W. J. Lapper, assistant engineer, Marine Department, Nigeria (Government steambarge Gallwey). (9.12.16)
First World War Memorial (Death) plaque named to Charles William Boon, together with a First World War War medal named to 24629 PTE. C. W. Boon. Essex. R., First World War War and Victory medals named to 42075 PTE. T. Boon. R. IR. Rif. and a George VI General Service medal (naming erased and suspension bar missing) (5)
Interesting Boer War / First World War Nursing medal group comprisng a Boer War Princess Christian’s Army Nursing Service Reserve badge, numbered 6 to reverse, together with a First World War 1914 'Mons' Star Trio comprsing 1914 Star named to Miss E. L. Willoughby. (Ethel Lizzie Willoughby) Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. War and Victory medal (with mentioned in despatches oak leaf) named to Sister E. L. Wiloughby and a Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Cape Badge.
Scarce First World War tank crew face mask of steel construction with leather covering, attached chain mail and cotton retaining tabs.N.B. This mask was formerly the property of John Henry Small, known as Jack. He was born in Neath, South Wales on 3rd January 1892. At the age of 14 he started work in the local coal mines, before joining up at the age of 23 in 1915. The now Private Small, went on to serve in the Tank Corps, until he was badly injured during battle. He was reported as missing, presumed dead, until quite remarkably he turned up many months later in a French hospital run by nuns. He had been badly wounded by shrapnel in the temple, which left him with a huge indent in his forehead. As a result of his injuries, he was medically discharged from the army on 10th August 1918 (War Badge No. 434254). After the war ended he returned to South Wales, recovering and returning to work as a miner, going on to serve in the Home Guard in the Second World War, before he passed away on 16th April 1951, aged 59. This mask has been consigned for sale by Private Small's Grand daughter.
Pair of First World War Imperial German binoculars by Carl Zeiss, in original brown leather case with paper label to interior, together with a pair of First World War British No. 3 Prismatic binoculars, dated 1916 in brown leather case. (2)Condition report: German binoculars- screw on eyepiece missing on one side, some paint chips to body, lenses are dirty but appear clear from fungus, adjustments seem to function, leather strap is unattached at one end, outer case has some cracking but is sound overall. British binoculars- overall wear to case, with brass coming through in some areas. Lenses appear reasonably clear with no fungus, one end section has some signs of possible delamination? Leather strap is sound. Leather case has overall wear but is sound.
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