An illuminated Hajj Scroll presented to a woman named Fatemeh bint Abdullah Al-Hussaynieh, depicting Mecca and Medina, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on paper [probably Egypt, dated 1137 AH (1724-1725 AD)] single scroll formed of 2 membranes, divided into 8 main divisions, comprising: (i) 'Bismillah' opening, formed of large stylised calligraphic script in gold and outlined in black, (ii) another stylised calligraphic section of du'a in gold, with decorations in blue surrounded by red and black flowers, (iii) a decorative section containing text describing the parts of Ka'aba with a panel of text below in thuluth (iv) an illustration of the holy Ka'aba (v) a decorative section containing text describing the sections of Ka'aba with a panel of text below in thuluth, (vi) a detailed illustration of Medina, (vii) the prophet's footprint in outline surrounded by prayers in black naskh, (viii) the colophon and final section naming the pilgrim and dating the document, all outlined in royal blue, some slight surface soiling, some of the filigree detailing in later hand, overall very good condition, total 1040 by 190 mm.; with contemporary paper wraparound of eighteenth century marbled paper and leather strap, housed in late nineteenth/century leather tube-case with lid An exceptionally scarce Hajj certificate scroll copied for a female pilgrim in the first quarter of the eighteenth century. Hajj certificate scrolls with illustrations depicting Mecca and Medina are scarce in themselves, but to find one recording its owner as a woman is remarkable. The only comparable traced by us is British Library, MS. 27566 made for the Hajj of Maymuna, daughter of Abdullah al-Zardali, and is in a nearly identical format, but dated 836 AH (1433 AD), almost three centuries before the present example). That one is thought to be North African and possibly of Egyptian origin, and despite the difference in their age the emergence of this manuscript suggests the existence of a long-standing workshop in the region, who used this particular style of Hajj scroll for female pilgrims. Few Hajj scrolls are as sophisticated and colourful as the present example, and even fewer are signed and copied in such a competent hand. Where they do exist they are predominantly from large scribal centres such as Mecca or India (see the eighteenth- or nineteenth-century one from North India or Mecca, sold Sotheby's, 26 April 2017, lot 55, for £320,750, and that dated 1202 AH/1787-88 AD from India or Mecca, sold in Christie's, 7 April 2011, lot 267, for £62,750), and the present example and the British Library manuscript would appear to be the sole noteworthy survivals from Egypt or North Africa. Please note: The date should read 1237 AH and not 1137 AH (making it 1821 AD)
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ƟNazm Al-Jawahra al-Sheikh Ibrahim al-Qani (a Treatise of Religious Doctrines in Poetic form), in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [“the coast of Oman”, presently either Oman or most probably the United Arab Emirates, dated 4 Safar 1173 AH (1760 AD)] apparently complete, 5 leaves (possible lacking final free endpaper), double column, 15 lines informal naskh, red and purple decorations between the 2 columns, title on verso of first leaf, colophon at the end, contemporary ownership inscription on the first leaf, 220 by 150 mm.; nineteenth-century boards, leather-backed and edges in leather, marbled paper used to decorate covers, extremities a little rubbed, overall good condition This is a remarkable manuscript. Not only does it showcase a scarcely represented genre of Arabic literature, written in poetry instead of prose, but it was also copied in the greater Oman, making it an item of extraordinary rarity. The colophon stipulates that the manuscript was copied in Oman on the 4th Safar 1173 AH, and there is an additional inscription on the first leaf indicating that it was owned by Sa'id bin Yousuf al-Maliki in “a village of the great Oman” in the year 1190 AH (1776 AD), only 16 years after the manuscript was copied. In the eighteenth century, the greater region of Oman included all the land that has since been divided into the modern-day United Arab Emirates. Thus it is impossible to distinguish exactly in which of these two modern countries the present manuscript was written and the surname of the owner “al-Maliki” is common to the whole region. However, the terminology used in the colophon “sahil bahr” is often used to describe the eastern coast of Old Oman, which would indicate that it is in the modern day U.A.E, in either Abu Dhabi, Dubai or one of the neighbouring cities on that side of the Persian Gulf. Only one other Omani manuscript has appeared on the open market in the past few decades, in our rooms on 27 April 2018 (lot 38, achieving £38,000 hammer), which carried many physical similarities and attributes to the present manuscript. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
A Collection of 5 Calligraphic Panels, in Arabic, illuminated manuscripts on paper [Ottoman Turkey, first half of nineteenth century] 5 loose leaves, all either du'as or leaves from Qur'ans, all single column, between 6 and 11 lines black naskh per page, roundels or ornamental devices marking the verses throughout, heightened in gold, some lightly scuffed, all ruled within polychrome borders and mounted on thick card, most with decorative marbled paper borders, smallest 130 by 134 mm., largest 240 by 168 mm.
ƟMuhammad bin Abdan ibn al-Boudi al-Damashqi, Shahr Mukhtasar al-Qanun fi al-Tibb (A Commentary on the fourth chapter of Avicenna’s Canon of Medicine), in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [Jerusalem, dated Safar 920 AH (1514 AD)] 21 leaves (plus 2 fly-leaves), single column, 33 lines black cursive naskh in a cursive and somewhat unrefined hand in keeping with a practical medical book, key words and phrases in red, contemporary overlining to important phrases also in red, some contemporary annotations to margins, outer edges trimmed affecting marginalia, upper edges of hinges repaired affecting text in places, a few small scuffs and smudges to text, overall very presentable condition, 258 by 165 mm.; nineteenth-century morocco-backed pasteboards, blind stamped with central cartouches, extremities a little rubbed An important relic of two of the greatest medieval medical institutions of the Near East: copied half a millennia ago in the Salahi hospital in the Holy City of Jerusalem, and containing a text most probably written by the chief physician of the Nuri al-din Bimaristan of Damascus Provenance: The colophon in this manuscript indicates that it was copied in the Bimaristan al-Salahi (Salahi Hospital) in Jerusalem in month of Safar, 920 AH (1514 AD), doubtless as a practical medical handbook for use by physicians there. The Salahi hospital was founded in the heart of the Old City by Western Crusaders, and in 583 AH/1186 AD was reportedly refounded by Saladin, and endowed as a teaching hospital. It remained in use as one of the foremost medical centres of the Near East until the eighteenth century, when it fell out of use and became a fruit market. One of its cavernous halls presently holds the souvenir bazaar. Any manuscript from its once vast library is of great importance, adding to our knowledge of that lost book collection, and shaping our understanding of what was taught and practised there. This manuscript is likely to have been copied there from an exemplar in that library, perhaps for a visiting medical student or physician. Text: The Arabic commentary here focusses on the fourth book of Avicenna’s vast medical treatise, that on the spread of contagious diseases, such as fevers and viruses, which manifest the entire body and often have no physical appearance. What is also notable in this manuscript is that the author, who is named in the heading as the chief physician and head practitioner in the “Hospital of Damascus” (almost certainly the famous Nur al-din Bimaristan) proves difficult to trace with certainty, and this may well be the only recorded copy of his work, and perhaps the only surviving record of his life. This hospital was of no less fame in the Near East to that of its counterpart in Jerusalem, and was founded in 1154 by the Zengid sultan, Nur al-Din, in the al-Hariqa quarter of the city to the west of the Umayyad Mosque. It remained in use as the primary medical centre of the region until the late fifteenth century, by which time it had founded five further hospitals in the city. Its building presently houses The Museum of Medicine and Science in the Arab World. For a manuscript of Avicenna’s work, and an important copy of its first printing, see lots 28 and 67 here. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
ƟAbu 'Ali al-Husayn ibn 'Abdallah Ibn Sina, known as ‘Avicenna’, Al Qanun fi al'Tibb (The Canon of Medicine), in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [Near East, probably Jordan, or perhaps Jerusalem, mid-nineteenth century] 5 parts in 3 volumes, complete, 1282 leaves in total (being 342 in vol. I, 584 in vol. II, 356 in vol. III ), single column, 27 lines black naskh with headings in black or red, a few diagrams in the text, a few later manuscript inscriptions or annotations to margins in blue, overall exceptionally clean and crisp condition, contemporary ink ownership stamps to titles, belonging to “Malik Al-Qas li-Bas[] Sonbol”, 295 by 195 mm.; contemporary red morocco bindings, ruled in blind and tooled with provincial Byzantine stamps, contemporary paper labels pasted to spines identifying the parts in each volume, slightly rubbed and a few light scuff marks, overall excellent condition A handsome manuscript set of Avicenna's Qanun fi al'Tibb bound in 3 volumes and containing the complete 5 medical parts of the text. The generous spacing and clear headings present in the volume suggest it was probably used as a reference tool, and the exceptionally clean condition indicates that it was most likely used in an academic environment instead of a medical practice by working physicians. The absence of a colophon makes this manuscript rather difficult to place, however the use of what is evidently Egyptian paper alongside Byzantine leather and tooling in the bindings, suggests that this was compiled in the eastern Mediterranean. The script is relatively informal and thus probably copied in a provincial area of Jordan or perhaps somewhere near Jerusalem, the latter a hub for medical studies and the natural sciences in the region. For an example of the first printed edition of this work, see lot 28. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
ƟMusa bin Muhammad Qadi Zadeh al-Rumi, Sharh al-Mulakhas fi'Ilm al-Hay'a (an Astronomical Treatise), in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [Timurid Persia, last decades of fifteenth century] 86 leaves (including 4 contemporary flyleaves), complete, single column, 19 lines black nasta'liq, some overlining and many diagrams in the text in red, some very light waterstaining to outer margins, overall very clean and presentable copy, numerous contemporary ink ownership annotations and stamps to endpapers, including some poetic verses, 170 by 100 mm.; eighteenth-century morocco with flap, ruled in blind with central cartouches to covers also in blind, a little stained and worn, head and tail of spine worn with slight loss to leather An astronomical comnentary on fourteenth-century Persian physician Mahmoud ibn Muhammad ibn 'Umar al-Jaghmini's Al-Mulakhas fi'Ilm al-Haya, by celebrated Ottoman astronomer and mathematician Qadi Zadeh al-Rumi. The present work is one Qadi Zadeh's best known works, alongside the Sharh Ashkal al-Ta'sis (Commentary on Samarkandi's Arithmetics), but he is perhaps most well known for producing the first truly comprehensive stellar catalogue of over 992 stars, entitled the Zij'i Sultani alongside fellow astronomer Ulugh Beg. Qadi Zadeh was active in Samarkand until his death in 1436 AD, making the present manuscript a very early Persian translation of his work, copied only a few decades after the author's death. Other manuscript copies to have appeared on the open market in the past few decades have all been of Ottoman origin and in Turkish translation and dated firmly in the seventeenth century (Christie's, 11 April 2008, lot 152 and 8 April 2011, lot 40, for details). Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
ƟMasa'il Ilm al-Astrab (a Treatise on Workings of the Astrolabe), in Arabic and Farsi, decorated manuscript on paper [Timurid Persia, c. 1490 AD] 53 leaves, apparently only lacking the first leaf of text, single column, 18 lines black rounded naskh, diagrams and illustrations relating to the astrolabe and its construction in red, many contemporary marginal illustrations, some wormholes and small nicks and tears, a few repaired over small sections of text, some margins repaired, lightly soiled and stained in places, 210 by 160 mm.; eighteenth-century boards, recased and repaired, modern gilt coloured decorations to covers There is a contemporary ink inscription below the colophon of this manuscript, in the same hand as the marginal annotations throughout, dating the manuscript 1103 AH (1492 AD) and firmly placing its copying in the fifteenth century. Please note: The date of the contemporary inscription of the manuscript is 1130 AH, not 1103 AH as stated in the printed catalogue, therefore the manuscript dates to c.1690 AD. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
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Ɵ Guillaume Joseph Grelot, Relation nouvelle d'un voyage de Constantinople..., first edition [Paris, Damien Foucault, 1680] complete, woodcut vignette to title, 13 folding engraved plates and 4 engraved vignettes in the text, engraved initials, some light offsetting and toning, overall very good copy, contemporary ink ownership inscription to title, old auction record pasted to upper pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked in modern calf, spine gilt in compartments, corners repaired, 4to Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
ƟNasir al-Din al-Tusi, Shahr Usul Ashkal kitab Uqlidis fi ilm al-Hindasa (an exposition on mathematics and geometry taken from Euclid's Elements), in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [Early Safavid Persia, first half of the sixteenth century] 162 leaves, apparently complete, single column, 20 lines black nasta'liq influenced by naskh, overlining and some phrases in red, numerous diagrams and tables throughout the text ruled in black and red, catch-words throughout, text-block ruled in red and gold, occasional marginal commentary in red and black, a few outer edges repaired, some light scuffs and small smudges to some sections of text, a few small chips and closed tears to outer edges (rarely affecting text), 195 by 110 mm.; contemporary red morocco boards with flap, ruled in gilt, rebacked and creases repaired, rather scuffed Muhamad ibn Muhamad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi (1201-1274) was a Persian scholar known for his extensive work on science, physics, mathematics and theology, and is often credited with the invention and identification of trigonometry as an independent division of mathematics. As well as compiling many important works in these fields, he is also known for translating the definitive Arabic editions of Euclid, Ptolemy and Archimedes' works among others. The present text is a translation of Euclid's Elements, focusing on the discussion of mathematical and geometric area, and is illustrated throughout with many detailed diagrams and charts. The earliest known copy of this work dates to the thirteenth century, however, few examples have appeared on the open market in recent decades, and it is considered a uncommon work in manuscript. The last example to appear is the Persian copy dated 1061 AH / 1650 AD, sold in Bonhams, 6 October 2008, lot 15, for £9,600, and perhaps we should add to this the abridgement of the work from Ilkhanid Persia and dated 701 AH / 1301-02 AD, sold in Sotheby's, 26 April 2017, lot 38, for £12,500. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
ƟNataij al'Funnun bound with a historical treatise, in Arabic and Turkish, decorated manuscript on paper [China (town of “Khong Fo”, probably Xingjiang/Eastern Turkestan), dated 1128 AH (1712 AD)] 104 leaves (plus an endleaf at each end), 2 parts in one volume, both complete, single column with 19 lines of cursive nasta'liq, important phrases and overlining in red, three leaves with diagrams in the text (first section), some water-staining to upper edge of volume, mostly affecting first section, some slight spotting elsewhere, contemporary annotations to endleaves, generally clean and good condition, 200 by 130 mm.; contemporary limp leather, blind-stamped and ruled, a little rubbed An early and important witness to the crossover of Islamic and Chinese book culture in seventeenth-century Xingjiang/Eastern Turkestan; perhaps the only such manuscript to come to the open market It is a little known fact that from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century, Arabic and Persian manuscripts were sought out by Chinese scholars living in the border province of north-western China, and such manuscripts were copied in large numbers in the most westerly region of Eastern Turkestan, now Xingjiang (meaning ‘new dominion’). Following the Mongol invasion of China in the late thirteenth century AD, Chinese culture opened its intellectual horizons to the scholarship of its neighbours (especially that brought by the Mongol’s Uyghur Turkish bureaucrats). Occasional influences between these Chinese and Islamic book cultures can be demonstrated since the fourteenth century AD (see Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, Persan776, and comment by D. Weil, ‘Islamicated China: China’s Participation in the Islamicate Book Culture during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century’, Intellectual History of the Islamicate World 4 (2016), pp. 37-39). However, it was not until the last decades of the sixteenth century that these took root, with the scholar Hu Dengzhou travelling around China to collect Islamic and Persian texts, and the beginnings of importing such materials eastwards along the Silk Road. The present manuscript dates to the first few decades of this cultural movement. Such texts in the West are of enormous rarity with isolated examples in grand libraries such as the Beinecke in Yale (who own a fragment of an eighteenth-century Qu’ran), and Leiden University (who recently acquired the small collection of 29 manuscripts from the collection of Dr Frederick de Jong). The sole substantial holding is that of the Gunnar Jarring collection in Lund, Sweden, collected by that diplomat-scholar in the first half of the twentieth century in Turkestan and then donated to that library in 1982. We have been unable to trace another on the open market. The Nataij al-Funnun has received little scholarly attention, but is a scientific treatise dealing with important discoveries and relating them to the reign of the relative sultan in power at the time of their discovery. This manuscript is dated Rabi I 1124 AH (1712 AD) and signed by Chengiz bin Timur. The second section of this volume forms a historical account, described in the opening colophon as Waqamat wa'Tarikh al-Sultan Shah Jahan (events in history relating to Sultan Shah Janah) compiled by Al-Fadhil desi Efendi. This section is also separately signed and dated at the end of the volume, also by Chengiz bin Timur and dated 1224 AH (1712 AD). Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
ƟGuillaume Joseph Grelot, A Late voyage to Constantinople: containing an exact description of the ... Grand Seraglio and chief mosques ..., first English edition, translated by John Phillips [London, John Playford, 1683] textually complete, 13 engraved plates (7 of these large folding), index and 5pp. advertisements at the end, lacking portrait frontispiece and one plate (figure “VII”), some light browning, early ink inscription to title and final pastedown, engraved armorial bookplate to upper pastedown, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked spine lettered in gilt, extremities rubbed, [Atabey 528], 8vo Provenance: with armorial bookplate of Sir John Hope, bart., of Craig-Hall in Scotland, judge and land owner (1794-1858), and signature of a descendant of his named Archibald to title. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).
An exceptional Qur'an Scroll, reportedly once displayed above Shah Jahan's Peacock Throne, in Arabic, decorated manuscript on paper [India (probably Delhi), first decades of seventeenth century] single scroll formed of over 20 paper membranes, entire scroll mounted on fine polished paper forming wider margins around the textual scroll, comprising text from Surah al-Baqarah to al-Nas, being a near-complete Qur'an lacking only the first section of the first membrane (probably removed for the illumination of the opening section: see below), consecutive lines in fine black naskh, surah headings in red, some small sections of text rubbed and a few scattered spots, outer edges of scroll with some light water-staining, total length 16,100 mm. (16.1 meters) by 75 mm.; in early twentieth-century custom silver chest, inscribed “la Ilaha Ill'Allah Muhammad'ur Aasul'ullah”, this contained in another custom-made green morocco box lined with green silk, and these both placed inside a leather travel case fitted with a magnifying glass holder, typed letter from “E.C. Gould” loosely inserted containing provenance and physical description of contents The typed letter included here indicates that the scroll is of extreme cultural and historical significance, as it once “adorned the throne room of the great Moghul Emperor Shahejahan where it had a place of reverence right above the Peacock Throne”. The writer then explains that after the Emperor's death a scuffle took place among his attendants over the ruler's most treasured posessions, this being a prominent feature, which resulted in the first two “siparahs” being separated from the rest of the scroll.
George Earl (1824-1908) IN THE BRAMBLES Signed c.r., oil on board 34 x 34cmLots 152-185 The Bryan Steele Collection Many years ago Bryan was browsing an antiques auction when he came across a very appealing, small, pencil-signed Herbert Dicksee etching of a sleeping puppy. He left a commission bid and happened to secure it. He liked it so much that he went on to buy a few more dog etchings by the same artist and over ensuing years he amassed a large collection of works by Dicksee, travelling far. He had become a fanatical collector and over the years has created a large and virtually complete collection of etchings and other works by Herbert Thomas Dicksee R.E. (1862 – 1942). Bryan has taken the decision to begin the disposal of his collection, his reason is simply his advancing years. The Collection includes over 180 different-subject, original signed artist proof etchings (about 100 mounted and framed to conservation standards, the remainder stored flat and protected by individual folders). Many were purchased from the artist’s descendants and the family art dealer respectively. Sales will include items of interest to both print connoisseurs and collectors alike. We are delighted to present the first selection from the Bryan Steele collection in this sale, with further items to be offered in the forthcoming Fine Interiors sale on the 25 and 26 June 2019.
FOUR ROYAL MINT LIMITED EDITION SILVER ONE POUND COINS “ICONS OF A NATION” viz 2013 England x 2, 2014 Ireland and 2014 Scotland each in case with certificate, boxed SET OF FOUR “THE FIRST DATES TWENTY PENCE PRESTIGE COIN SET” in mahogany finish case with certificate together with a JERSEY ‘LEST WE FORGET’ COMMEMORATIVE FIVE POUND coin the reverse with red enamel poppy, 9 coins in total and a framed copy of “THE MILLION POUND NOTE” from the film with Gregory Peck and Wilfred Hyde –White (7)
SIX WWII SERVICE MEDALS, comprising: TWO SERVICE MEDALS AND FOUR STARS, with 8th Army clasp to the African, together with an Oak leaf to the brooch, housed in a gilt frame, bearing label for ‘Small’s Army Stores, Bolton’, lacking glass, a ‘YORKSHIRE REGIMENT’ CAP BADGE, an 'M/C TRIAL 1956 42ND (LANCS) INF. DIV. SIG. REGT. T.A, 'FIRST' PRESENTATION PLANISHED PEWTER TANKARD, and ANOTHER, (4)
'REFLECTIONS ON SHIPWRECK, WITH HISTORICAL FACTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR DIMINISHING THAT CALAMITY' George W. Manby, published by C. Slomar, Yarmouth, first edition 1837, 5 lithographed plates, one mounted, dedication to Queen Victoria, original cloth with gilt title to front cover -- 9 x 5¾in. (23 x 14.5cm.); together with another similar, William Gilly's Narratives of Shipwrecks , London 1851; and an imperfect copy of N. Bowditch's The Improved Practical Navigator , London 1802 (3)
'THE YOUNG SEA OFFICER'S SHEET ANCHOR, OR A KEY TO THE LEADING OF RIGGING, AND TO PRACTICAL SEAMANSHIP' Darcy Lever for John Richardson, London 1808, first edition, 106 engraved plates on 53 sheets, occasional very light browning, contemporary polished calf, single gilt fillet round sides, ( sympathetically re-backed, corners and some edges a little rubbed ) -- 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.)
AN UNUSUAL SET OF THREE WOOLWORKS DEPICTING THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA the first two composed as a pair and depicting the liner underway, framed within a life buoy inscribed R.M.S. Lusitania, Liverpool and in the corners inscribed Cunard / Liner / 670 of a crew / Her last run; the other depicting the sinking liner also framed within a lifebuoy with external inscription reading SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE / 1870 WAS ON BOARD / 1190 LIVES WERE LOST -- 15¼ x 15in. (39 x 38cm.); together with a third panel depicting the lifeboats heading towards land with the submarine in the lower left-hand corner marked with an X, entitled OLD HEAD OF KINSALE and inscribed MADE IN HOLLAND BY G. W. LEWIS, WHEN INTERNED 1915 -- 7 x 17½in. (18 x 44.5cm.), framed and glazed (3)
A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS BY BEKEN & SON, COWES comprising 15 9 x 11in. sepia toned prints, each blind stamp and inscribed in India ink with negative number and title, some counter-numbered and signed to the reverse, yachts including White Heather leading the Big Class at Cowes, 1930; Shamrock V ; Candida racing at Cowes, 1931; Velsheda and Endeavour ; Challenger's first trial in the Solent; Tomahawk leading Vim , Cowes Regatta 1939; Astra and Shamrock V at Cowes Regatta 1931; and several others of Royal Yacht Squadron class
A FINELY CONSTRUCTED AND DETAILED ?IN:1FT SCALE UNRIGGED MODEL OF CAPTAIN COOK’S BARK ENDEAVOUR AS FITTED FOR HIS FIRST VOYAGE OF EXPLORATION, 1768 modelled by M. Gebhardt from plans researched by K.H. Marquardt, the framed hull with lined planking and pinning over a simulated sheathed bottom, ebonised main wale, sweep ports, chain plates with deadeyes and booms, bound anchors with wooden stocks with spares chained behind, decorated stern lights with shutters, the deck replete with fittings including cut-away bowsprit and masts with cleats, catheads, bitts, winch with gilt knightsheads and belfry over, stove pipes, belaying rails, companionways, suite of fully fitted ship's boats in chocks over main hatch with spare spars over, four bilge pumps, capstan, compass box, helm rigged to tiller, swivel guns, tiller platform with rail, stern lantern and other details, mounted to ebonised cradle stand on display base. Overall measurements – 18 x 48in. (46 x 122cm.) ~~*~~ **This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road**
A DETAILED, PROBABLY SAILOR-MADE, MODEL OF THE EXTREME CLIPPER CHALLENGE , 19TH CENTURY the 20in. hull carved and scored with planking, copper below the waterline, with ebonised top sides and gilt stern and carved eagle head, scored deck with carved polychrome fittings, including anchors with bound stocks, capstans, bell, belaying rails, bilge pump, companionways, hatch covers, saloon with boats stowed over, water barrel, compass box and helm, bound masts with standing and running rigging, with yards, stuns'l booms, lined and furled sails and house flags, mounted on cradle stand pinned within green painted glazed wooden case with legend -- 22½ x 33½ x 14in. (57 x 85 x 36cm.) ~~*~~ Built in 1851 by William H. Webb of New York at a cost of $150,000, Challenge was an iron framed extreme clipper of 1,365 tons and the first to include three decks. Undoubtedly a fast vessel, she was blighted by bad luck and her first commander, Captain R.H. Waterman, had to be removed after the maiden voyage when the crew threatened to mutiny. In 1860, she was dismasted in a typhoon but made it to Hong Kong; a year later she arrived in Bombay leaking badly and was sold to Thomas Hunt & Co., Liverpool, for 78.000 rupees and was renamed Golden City. In July 1875, whilst in the Indian Ocean on voyage between South Shields to Anjer with a cargo of coal, her decks were swept clean with the loss of seven men and all the officers except third mate. Eighteen months later she was lost at Abervache off Ushant in passage between South Shields and Genoa with 1590 tons of coal and a crew of 26 men. **This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road**
A FINE AND HIGHLY ORIGINAL 1:48 SCALE BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE LINER S.S. MEXICO , BUILT FOR THE CIA. MEXICANA TRASATLÂNTICA BY ROBERT NAPIER & SONS, GLASGOW, 1884 the 104in. hull carved from laminated pine with Plimsoll marks, oxidised brass anchors with stocks and studded chain, hinged port lids with raising chains, oxidised brass propeller with bolted blades, and finely carved decorative boxwood stern mouldings incorporating company name, the lined boxwood and white decks complete with silvered, gilt and oxidised metal fittings including bitts, bollards, anchor winch, capstan, wood capped and metal deck rails with chains over, wash screen, carved wooden ventilators, coal chute covers, companionways, spare anchors, raised superstructure with open bridge with helm, binnacle, telegraphs, lamps, fire buckets, panelled passenger accommodation, twin raked funnels with stays, safety valve extension pipes and whistle, covered lifeboats in davits, one fully-fitted with cross boards, thwarts and oars, engine room lights, two cranes with weighted chain hooks, a pair of signalling cannons mounted amidships with one further, possibly for life-lines, aft, raked masts the fore and main with yards, standing and running rigging with blocks and tackle, cleats and belaying pins, and many other fine details, mounted on launching blocks within original glazed wooden case with twin builder's plates, mounted on table stand with six turned legs. Overall measurements -- 78 x 116 x 27½in. (198 x 295 x 70cm.); Table -- 29in. (74cm.) high; together with a letter from William Beardmore to J.M. Bowker, dated 3rd September 1925 confirming the model's availability for sale from their premises at £50. ~~*~~ The last of three near-identical sisters all built by Robert Napier & Sons Ltd for the Compãnia Mexicana Trasatlántica in 1883-4, they registered 4,142 tons, measured 400ft with 44ft beam and were powered by a three-cylinder compound engine driving a single screw which could develop 14 knots. Well appointed within for her day, her 98 First Class passengers travelled in a manner that rivalled a modern Cunarder and she had further accommodation for 108 Second and 784 Third Class. Entering service in May 1884 on a route from Vera Cruz to Liverpool via Bermuda, the venture proved too ambitious and by 1887 with mounting losses the Mexico , along with her sisters Oaxaca and Tamaulipas were listed for sale by receivers in Liverpool where all three were sold to the Italian line La Veloce Linea di Navigazione Italiane a Vapore ("The Fast Italian Steam Navigation Line") and Mexico , now re-named Duchessa di Genova, had her funnels painted buff with a red star and successfully plied a route between Genoa and South America until 1901 when she was transferred to the New York run, and was broken up in Genoa in December 1905. In 1889, however, she was one of several ships caught up in what became known as the 'Dresden Affair' - named after the eponymous Norddeutscher Lloyd liner which arrived in Buenos Aires with 1,772 mostly Irish migrants who had been encouraged with assisted travel to emigrate to South America. Her arrival on the 15th February unfortunately coincided with the arrival of the Duchessa di Genova carrying a further 1,000 Italian migrants, and several other smaller steam ships also packed with migrants. With no facilities or accommodation in town, the overwhelmed local authorities were forced to deny disembarkation to the ships and passengers aboard began to develop sickness, malnourishment and dehydration. Suffering was intense and casualities mounted to the extent that immigration programmes were suspended overnight and questions were raised in the House of Commons; many premature deaths were assigned to this incident over the next few years. This lot is available for viewing at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Imperial Road - please see map for details
A LARGE, FINELY CARVED AND WELL-PRESENTED EARLY 19TH CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE SHIP MODEL FOR A FIRST RATE SHIP OF THE LINE TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED AS H.M.S. CALEDONIA the 22in. planked and pinned hull with carved main wale with gilt foil, three deck broadsides of protruding guns on spring recoil action, carved Roman warrior form figurehead, depicted with sword, plume and billowing cloak, finely carved quarter galleries and stern with balconies, the planked and pined deck with details including metal anchors with bound bone stocks, deck rings, belaying rails, capstan, belfries with brass bells, wale deck with deck lights, compass house, companionways, deck lights, bound masts with yards, stunsail booms, standing and running rigging with blocks and tackle, and other details, mounted on bone cradle rest secured to fine marquetry inlaid wooden display base with carved bone curtain trim with foil backing, contained within later ebonised glazed case with plate inscribed H.M.S. Caledonia First Rate of 120 guns, circa 1810 -- 27½ x 37½ x 14¼in. (70 x 95.5 x 36cm.) Provenance : With Trevor Phillips & Sons, London circa 1998 ~~*~~ A magnificent and highly successful ship throughout her long life, H.M.S. Caledonia was laid down in Plymouth Dockyard in January 1805 and launched on 25th June 1808. Built under the direction of Mr. Joseph Tucker to a design by Sir William Rule, one of the Surveyors of the Navy, she was originally intended to carry 100 guns but was modified whilst on the stocks to mount 120 guns and, as such, was only the second vessel of the fleet to be so impressively armed. An enormous ship of 2,616 tons burthen, her gun deck measured 205 feet in length with a 53½ foot beam, and she was the largest warship ever constructed for the navy at the time of her completion. First commissioned as flagship to Admiral Lord Gambia, she was soon in action when, on 12th April 1809, she played a pivotal rôle in the destruction of the French fleet lying in the Basque Roads, off St. Nazaire. The Royal Navy's long blockade of the French ports was a tedious business and Caledonia was still stationed off the Basque Roads on 24th February 1811 when she was struck by lightning and had to return to Portsmouth for a new foremast. On 1 s t June 1811, she became flagship to Admiral Sir Edward Pellew (later Lord Exmouth) after which she spent three years in the Mediterranean for the duration of his tenure there as Commander-in-Chief. During this period she was present at the surrender of the fortress at Genoa in April 1814 prior to returning home that August, and was thereafter laid up due to the final ending of hostilities with France. Not commissioned again until 1830, she was found to be in such excellent condition that there followed several more periods wearing the flags of various Commanders-in-Chief, including two further terms in the Mediterranean, until she was finally withdrawn from sea service in the early 1850s. In 1856 she was fitted out to replace the old Dreadnought as the Seamen's Hospital Ship at Greenwich and, having taken the name of Dreadnought in 1857, occupied that position until the hospital facilities were moved ashore in 1873. No longer worth refitting or even hulking, Caledonia was towed to Chatham where she was broken up in the spring of 1875.
A RARE 1IN:32FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF H.M.S. HAWKINS , MODELLED BY NORMAN OUGH, 1926 the hull carved from the solid with painted sides and natural deck, carved and painted fittings including capstan, bitts, anchors with painted chains, main and secondary armament, bridge with fire control, masts with radio aerials and signal lanyards, stayed funnels, covered boats in davits, and other details, mounted on raised cloth-covered plinth with maker's plate, name and scale plates, and contained within ebonised wood glazed cover with exhibition label to one corner. Cased measurements -- 6½ x 23½ x 6½in. (16.5 x 60 x 16.5cm.) ~~*~~ Norman Ough (1898-1965) was principal model maker to both the National Maritime Museum and Imperial War Museum and made commissions for many others as well as private clients. A considerable eccentric, he was sometimes found half starved having forgotten to eat for days being so wrapped in his work. His models are considered amongst the finest evocations of the genre, capturing the essential spirit of the ship and, at an age when few, if any short cuts were available, did not see the need to over-crowd detail. This model was presumably a private commission for someone connected to Hawkins , another example of this ship is held in the Imperial War Museum, Catalogue No. MOD1637. H.M.S. Hawkins was one of the five 'Cavendish' class cruisers ordered in 1915. Designed primarily for trade protection, Hawkins was built at Chatham where she was laid down in June 1916. Displacing 9,750 tons (12,190 deep loaded) and measuring 605 feet in length with a 65 foot beam, she could steam at 30 knots and carried a surprisingly heavy main armament of 7-7.5in. guns. Launched in October 1917, she was not completed until after the end of the Great War and her first tour of duty was as flagship to the 5th Light Cruiser Squadron on the China Station where she served from 1919–29. After a spell in the East Indies, she was rearmed in 1939 just in time for active duty in the Second World War during which she initially served as Flagship to Rear Admiral Sir Henry Harwood immediately after the Battle of the River Plate; she was scrapped in 1947.
A FINE BUILDER'S HALF-BLOCK FOR THE S.V. MONARCH , BUILT BY GREEN'S YARD, BLACKWALL, LONDON, 1844 AND OWNED BY THE SHAW SAVILLE LINE, 1866 the hull carved from 1in. laminated wood, varnished below the waterline and ebonised above with faux gun ports, finely carved figurehead and scrollwork, tinted stern and quarter lights, plain mast with cut-away bowsprit, mounted on blue display board with gilt chamfered edge, inscribed Monarch 1444 tons. O verall measurements -- 15¼ x 66in. (39 x 167.5cm.) ~~*~~ Built by the famous Blackwall yard of R. & H. Green for themselves, the 1,444 ton Monarch was notable for quality of build - the planks next to the keel were American elm 5in. thick, then teak to the African oak wales, and more teak to the topsides, capstan and interior work. Described by a contemporary observer as a splendid mercantile vessel... pierced for 50 guns and capable of carrying a greater number.. there were 30 cabins over two decks and a 36 x 18ft dining room. By the time Shaw Savill bought her in 1866 she was somewhat passé but she served them well and was used first for their New Zealand run, and then Australia where she remained until sold to R.W. Morris after seven years service.
A FINE BUILDER'S MIRROR-BACK HALF MODEL FOR THE CARGO SHIP S.S. PORT CAROLINE BUILT FOR THE DOMINION AND COMMONWEALTH LINE LTD (PORT LINE) BY WORKMAN CLARK & CO. LTD, BELFAST, 1919 the laminated and carved hull painted red below the waterline and grey above with bilge keel, gilt-brass propeller and rudder with lined boxwood decking, replete with gilt brass fittings as appropriate and including anchor with studded chain, winches and crane, cleats, bitts, ventilators, deck rails, wooden companionways, covered lined hatches, rigged masts and derricks with blocked tackle and winches, raised white painted superstructure with bridge and wheel house with binnacle over, water tank, telegraph and lamps, covered lifeboats in davits, stayed funnel with safety value, extension pipe and hooter, engine room lights, aft superstructure with emergency steering and binnacle and other details, mounted on two turned gilt brass columns on original front silvered mirror within original carved display case with external ivorine builder's plates and mounted on later metal table stand -- cased 32 x 104½in. (81 x 265.5cm.) overall; 65½in. (166.5cm.) high ~~*~~ Built for the Dominion & Commonwealth Line (re-branded Port Line in 1937), Port Caroline was the first of a class of ten ships and her service speed was a healthy 14 knots. At the start of her maiden voyage she collided with Ellerman Line's City of Valencia but thereafter she did the Australian meat run without incident - including throughout World War II. After a brief period of use by the Ministry of Food as a meat storage ship, she was scrapped at Blyth in February 1950. **This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road**
Various Properties A BUILDER'S MODEL OF THE PASSENGER / CARGO SHIP M.V. CITY OF PORT ELIZABETH , BUILT FOR ELLERMAN LINES LTD BY VICKERS ARMSTRONG LTD, NEWCASTLE, 1952 the laminated and carved wooden hull with gold plated propellers, boarding companionways, bilge keels and rudder, lined and painted decks with fittings including anchors with studded chain, winches and hawse pipes, ventilators, companionways, covered hatches, masts with rigged derricks, superstructure with fitted open bridge over main, rangefinder, signal mast, liveried funnel with horn, engine room lights, open lifeboats in davits, swimming pool, aft emergency steering and other details, mounted on four silvered supports to satinwood display base with ivorine builder's plates and glazed wooden case. Cased measurements -- 32 x 80 x 19½in. (81.5 x 203 x 49.5cm.) ~~*~~ The first of a class of four new ships built for the London-Cape Town service (with sisters City of Exeter; City of York and City of Durban ), they were notable for their luxurious accommodation. Registered at 13,363 tons, she measured 541ft with a 71ft breadth and a draught of 28½ft, with 607,000 cubic feet of stowage. Her twin screw Doxford diesel engines provided a service speed of 16½ knots completing the passage in 16days for her 107 First Class only passengers. Sold in 1971 to Greek owners and used for cruising, she was broken up in 1980. **This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road**
A MIDSHIPMAN'S LOG BOOK COMPILED ON BOARD H.M.S. NILE , 15TH JANUARY 1893 TO 15TH MAY 1895 kept by A.B. Humphrey and comprising 192 pages liberally illustrated with 54 pen, ink and watercolour maps, charts and technical illustrations, half calf, spine gilt in compartments, folio -- 13 x 8in (33 x 20.5cm.), volume printed by Waterlow & Sons, 1890; together with a Legion of Honour Chevalier class awarded to Mr Humphrey for services in the Great War, and the accompanying certificate. (3) ~~*~~ Inscription on an endpaper 'This is to notify that Mr Alfred B. Humphrey, Naval Cadet joined the H.M.S. Nile his first seagoing ship the 12th February 1893', G.W. Noel, Captain. The Nile, with lengthy stays in Malta and Gibraltar, spent most of the two years in the Aegean and Ionian Seas performing mostly routine duties, before returning, via Vigo, to Chatham. The illustrations are of superior quality.
A FIRST WORLD WAR ADMIRALTY-ISSUE FOB WATCH the 1½in. black dial inscribed and numbered S. Smith & Sons (M.A.) Ltd, London, "Admiralty" A1 D11 / No.62 W.160 , luminous Arabic numbers and hands, subsidiary second hand, contained in brass case with hinged dust cover, the movement stamped with Swiss cross and numbered 7262 , with extended fob wind -- 2¾in. (7cm.) high
Mixed Lot: two various beam scales, the first De Grave Short - London, England with lacquered finish and two circular dishes on a mahogany box with fitted drawer, the second of lacquered brass construction, also with fitted drawer containing assorted weights and pans, width 38 and 25 1/2 cms respectively (2)
Early 19th century oak cased 30 hour longcase clock, the hood with shaped pediment and plain frieze over brass capped free standing columns to a moulded throat and long trunk door on a panelled base to a 30cm first period square painted dial with strawberry and honeysuckle spandrels to a Roman and Arabic chapter ring with outside minute track and enclosing subsidiary seconds and date sector with pierced hands to a single weight driven movement with plates united by four pillars and anchor escapement strike on a bell, height 196cm
Mixed Lot: RAF Pilot's flying log book, To Hugh Lynn Smith, with first entry for a Chipmunk 1952 and including Harvard, Vampire, Meteor, Hunter, Sioux, Whirlwind, together with a Certificate of Competence, Far East Air Force Survival and Parachute School to Fl/Lt H L Smith, RAF and dated 1966 and including further flight schedules, black and white photographs, certificates of competence, together with issue navigation kit, assorted cloth badges and patches, Douglas combined protractor and parallel rule, Singapore Armed Forces Yacht Club membership tickets, further civilian flight log book, navigator's log book, assorted British passports, UK Ministry of Aviation airline pilot's licence and a Republic of Indonesia commercial pilot licence etc (qty)
Mid-20th century Royal Naval kitbag and contents comprising a white Naval cap with band to HMS Tiger together with two woollen jerseys, woollen overcoat, assorted white tunics and shorts, Navy shorts, Navy woollen trousers, blue and white collars, St John's Ambulance white canvas First Aid kit, orange undergarment, assorted small kit bags and a large canvas duffle bag, all marked for E Davidson, together with an ID card and cloth patches (qty)
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