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Click here to subscribeA collection of assorted WWI First World War & WWII Second World War and other military related badges and buttons to include; Connaught Rangers button made into a bracelet , Cold War era German Brothers in Arms pin badge , South Wales Borders gilt metal pin badge , WWI Canadian cap badge and others.
A collection of 6x assorted WWI First World War Imperial German / Prussian military uniform shoulder straps / epaulettes. Comprising: a pair of (likely) Lieutenant silver-thread on yellow cloth shoulder straps, an infantry ' R ' II strap, an AF Major's ' 28 ' Regimental shoulder strap, and a pair of ' R ' III shoulder straps / epaulettes. Various conditions, interesting assortment.
Two fascinating antique c1910-1920 photograph albums. Theme of nursing, although it isn't clear if the two albums are related. The first album (black) features many views of a family in Cambridgeshire - including a rally, inside a hospital (many newborn babies), larks on the river, animals and pets, a parade in the village, rather humorous pics of them dressing their pet dog, farming and machinery, views of Cheddar Gorge, family gatherings, one image of what appears to be a military meeting, and other views. A charming glimpse into the past. The second album (brown), contains largely earlier views (1900-1910) belonging to an ' Eileen Skelton ' and shows views of her family in Stockbridge, Winchester, Bournemouth, etc. Nearly every photograph annotated with who or where taken. A lovely album.
A collection of assorted WWI First World War militaria and related items - largely German / Bavarian - to include; a 1916 Trench art tobacco jar shell (with lid), a Prussian / German ' Gott Mit Uns ' belt buckle, an original German issue canteen Essbesteck folding knife & spoon, a collection of G98/K98 muzzle covers, and various German uniform buttons, buckles and other related items.
A WWI First World War soldier's remembrance / commemoration display. Unfortunately, the soldier is unknown. Comprising of a photograph of the soldier in uniform (a member of the Royal Artillery), and various silk postcards sent home. None of the cards or photograph are annotated, and all are stuck down to the silk presentation board (some loose to corners). Along with a miniature WWI First World War medal trio pinned to the display. Measures approx; 56cm x 81cm.
A rare WWI First World War era c1914 ' Perlux ' German trench signal lamp. Made by Gebruder Bing. The field-green steel case with sprung lid and two folding handles to rear. Various labels to the interior battery compartment. All neatly compacts back into the case. Case diameter (when closed) measures approx; 10.5cm. Very rare trench signal.
A WWI First World War local Bristol interest medal group and provenance. War Medal & Victory medal awarded to a 2012 Corporal W. Lidiatt of the RAMC. Along with a small newspaper cutting relating to the death of his father in Thornbury High Street, and various 'sweetheart' cards send home by Lidiatt and other serving members of his family during the war (likely his father) to his/their mother. Interesting collection.
A good collection of 6x early to mid 20th century Masonic medals - all being hallmarked silver. Many named to a ' Bro. T. Oliver '. The first being a rare Masonic WWI First World War ' 1914 - 1918 ' medal engraved with Oliver's service number 3027, a Royal Masonic Institution For Boys Steward 1929 medal, another service related silver medal, and others. Many with enamel decoration, and all being hallmarked to verso. Good collection.
A rare antique 19th century Prussian / pre-WWI First World War interest match holder and strike. Brass construction, with hinged lid and compartment for matches. The bottom being a cigarette cutter, also hinged. The front decorated with an 1813 Iron Cross and cannon motif, and the verso with an 1810 Iron Cross motif. Rare. 7cm tall.
A believed original WWI First World War Imperial German / Prussian Pickelhaube uniform helmet. Steel skull, with painted brass plaque and spike to top. Remnants of an original liner inside. Original strap and shackles still present to outside. NOTE: Whilst this is believed to be an original helmet, some parts do show signs of restoration / possibly later additions. We politely remind all bidders to satisfy themselves as to condition, accuracy and originality of this lot prior to bidding, irrespective of description.
A rare and important collection of ' Breitling Orbiter 'Around The World' balloon trip memorabilia. The collection includes; two rare failed test burners from the first trial for the around the world expedition. The burners of metal construction, one with apparent signs of use. Also included is a large collection of promotional merchandise relating to the project, to include; 2x briefing packs , 2x inflatable Breitling Orbiter balloons, a badge, baseball cap with project emblem to front , XL yellow fleece with wind zip cover having the project emblem , XL Breitling yellow jumper with project emblem to back , XL Breitling green jumper with Breitling slogan to the back , XL thick grey long sleeved polo shirt with project emblem to front and Breitling slogan to back , 2x Xl short sleeved short , XL T-shirt , poster of the Breitling Orbiter , Burgundy winter jacket and a holdall bag etc. Great collection. Breitling Orbiter was the name of three different Rozière balloons made by the company Cameron Balloons (in Bristol) to circumnavigate the globe. Mamed after the sponsor company Breitling. The first two balloons never completed the circumnavigation, while the third was successful during March 1999 - thereby making the first nonstop flight around the world by balloon (piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones). Provenance: the vendor's partner was an engineer during the project.
A collection of 3x pairs of WWI First World War related binoculars. All in their original leather cases. Comprising: a pair of French ' L. Petit Fabt ' binoculars (with eye pieces. Broad arrow scratched into body with ' 60199 '), a similar pair of French binoculars and a pair of Karl Zeiss German filed binoculars (with broad arrow, the eye pieces stamped with serial number; 289730). All cased.
Two albums of approx 50+ assorted WWII related signed / autographed FDC's / First Day Covers. Various series, and each signed by a person of interest during the Second World War. To include pilots, crew members, serving members etc. Brian Daunt, Jozef Rusecki, Doug Nicholls, Air Commodore Widdows, and many others.
An original WWI First World War medal pair awarded to a R-41770 Private G. E. Foale of the King's Royal Rifle Corp. Comprising Victory Medal and War Medal. Both appear unworn and in very good condition, within the original boxes. By family repute, Foale was killed in action two weeks before the end of the war. Consigned directly from the family.
An incredibly rare and personal uncensored handwritten letter written by a John ''Jack' McDonald ( 213815 No.663 Company, ASC) whilst serving in the Army Service Corps in the Salonika campaign, in the Sturma valley. Also included are several photographs of McDonald and personal effects. The letter goes into great detail as to the condition of the troops and conditions during the campaign. The letter is frank and open, and very often deals with McDonald's fears and feelings, and the rumours circulating amongst the troops. The letter, covering some 16 lined sheets from his Army notebook, and his full history can be read here: https://www.maybole.org/community/citizens/pastandpresent/mcdonald/index.htm Along with the letter, several photographs and personal effects are also included. These items comprise: - a real photographic postcard of McDonald in full uniform - a ' We'll meet again' postcard which reads: ' Dear Meg, I do not know yet when we are going, however, when we leave here I shall post this card so that when you get it you will know I have sailed. Best love, Jack . T.4/213815 No. 663 Coy ASC, Horse Transport, Aug. 1916 ' - another postcard showing a group of Nurses sent home to Meg which reads ' How would you like to be in this group? I hope you are keeping well, Jack .' - several original photographs of McDonald during service, including one of him riding a cow. - a real photographic postcard of McDonald standing infront of a Turkish Mosque with a message to the verso which reads 'This was taken in front of a Turkish mosque which escaped the fire. You can see some of the fire ruins still lying about, best love, Jack' - a wealth of ephemera from McDonald's school days at Dumfries Academy, including his leaving photograph, various class report cards, merit certificate, his educational certificates, an entire folder of school reports and related materials. The final item within the lot is a taxidermy snake which was brought back from his service, with a label which reads ' Snake!! brought back from WWI by my Grandfather John Mcdonald .' A truly incredibly and historically important collection of items. (John McDonald was born at Lochfoot, Dumfries, Scotland. He served in the first World War with the Army Service Corps from 1914 to 1919)
A fascinating collection of ephemera and related items pertaining to a Lucy Ann Perry of Cotham, Bristol and her travels around the world. Much of the lot focuses on a single trip in 1902 from Quebec to Liverpool (and then to Bristol). on RMS Ionian of the Allan Line and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Including various accommodation coupons, notes on her expenditure, reservation from Hotel Revelstoke, and other such items. All housed within a charming Canadian Pacific ' Tickets ' canvas wallet. A fascinating glimpse into the cost of first class travel at the time (the $275 hotel bill equates to some $7,000 today!).
A rare WWI First World War Officer's field telescope by F. Davidson & Co, of London. The brass scope being leather bound, with the adjustment knob stamped with broad arrow and makers patent. Supplied within its original leather case, with its secondary eyepiece present. Optics a little cloudly, but appear in good working order. Measures approx; 35cm when wound in.
A collection of 3x antique 1916/18 period WWI First World War German & French notice posters. Largely relating to food or Harvests that have been requisitioned by the Army / to be given to the army. All three posters are written in both German & French, and the largest measures approx; 69cm x 54cm, Rare.
An original WWI First World War Princess Mary ' Gift Tin ' from Christmas 1914. Largely very good condition, with no splits. Inside the tin is a letter addressed to a William C. Palmer 235260 of Bristol, dated January 1916, relating to the issuing of his Service Certificate after being invalided. Also within the tin are two vintage pen nib tins, also of Mr Palmer's.
A fascinating collection of original WWI First World War era 1918 aerial reconnaissance photographs - 40+ in total - all appear to be of the British coast line - including the East Coast, Scotland, Northumberland and others. Likely to show coastal defences. Some with notes to verso detailing the location shown. Very interesting set of images.
An incredibly rare original WWI First World War Imperial German / Bavarian Infantry Field uniform. Comprising of: an original Feldmutze cap (1916) with rare camouflage headband (to cover the red band), original M1910 jacket with red piping to the collar (complete with all brass regimental buttons), an original leather belt complete with ' Gott Mit Uns ' buckle, a pair of all-leather ammo pouches, an original screw-top water bottle with tan canvas cover, soldier's bread bag, entrenching tool / shovel (and leather carrier), original S98 / 05 rifle ' Butcher ' bayonet (within the original steel scabbard), and the pair of standard issue leather boots. All displayed upon a mannequin (included in the sale if desired). A rare and impressive German uniform. All elements are original and period, but likely not original to each other (the uniform being completed over a number of years by a collector). Rare.
A large collection of assorted WWI First World War (and slightly later) related badges and buttons. To include; a ' Services Rendered ' badge, ' The Kings Medal ' 1911, two enamel badges depicting swans in flight (possibly Masonic), a ' Queen Alexandra Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve ' medal, various cap badges and uniform buttons, St John's Ambulance, various white metal ' sweetheart ' style brooches, RAF Cuff links and various other items. Good collection.
An incredibly rare WWI First World War Prussian painted wooden plaque, featuring the Prussian eagle to the front. To the lower edge of the plaque is written ' Mar - 11 - 1917 Baghdad '. Likely a commemorative plaque made for the Mesopotamia Campaign, and the fall of Baghdad on March 11th 1917. The eagle itself appears to be a mixture of painted and transferred. The 3-plank plaque held together by struts to the verso. Fascinating item. Measures approx; 28cm tall (old repair to the base)
An original WWI First World War period Imperial German Seitengewehr 1884/98 pattern rifle bayonet, the ricasso marked for ' Gebr. Hartkopf ' to one side and ' Mundlos & Co. Magedeburg ' the other. Within the original scabbard. Mounted on a reproduction uniform belt, with an original period Troddle and a believed original ' Gott Mit Uns ' c1916 brass belt buckle. Good set. Scarce.
An antique pre-WWI / WWI First World War Prussian military uniform ' hate belt '. The leather belt marked to the clasp ' DRGM 98857 ' and features 32x assorted uniform buttons - most of Prussian origin, one featuring a Zeppelin airship. Rare. Genuine period hate belt. Measures approx; 95cm long.
An incredible and fascinating original WWI First World War soldier's personal photograph album, detailing his serving in the Gallipoli Campaign. Views from Anzac cove to Ismalia, Egypt, and back home in Cornwall after service. The album contains 97x sepia 3.5" x 5" (approx) photographs. All appear to be taken from the same camera. All within a period slide-in album. Each photograph is neatly annotated in white ink beneath. Images annotated include; ' Self & Dug-out, Anzac Hill ,' ' Anzac Beach ' (several views of the beach are present, showing unloading of troops and supplies), ' Turkish Prisoners Anzac ,' ' Queen Elizabeth ' (warship), ' Anzac Beach & stores on a rough day ,' ' Turkish prisoners digging our graves - Anzac ,' ' Pontoon over canal Ferry Post ,' ' Punt Over Canal, Ismalia ' ' Trenches Near Canal ', ' Australians crossing at Ferry Post before embarking for France ,' ' Suez Canal ', ' Aeroplane ship Ben Macree ,' ' Railway running to trenches from canal ,' ' Prince Of Wales House - Ismalia ,' ' Horse Train to Serapeum ,' ' Camp near Ismalia station,' ' Cairo ', ' Egyptian Barracks Cairo ,' ' Ghezireh Palace Hospital, Cairo ' (several views, including several of the soldier in the grounds), ' Kitchener's House Maadi ', ' Graves of those who died of wounds from Gallipoli ,' ' Indian Hospital San Stepheno ', ' Australian Camp in desert near Alexandria ,' (several views of this camp are present), several fabulous views on board SS Euripides - showing a very crowded deck of soldiers indulging in games - ' Pillow Fight on Euripides ,' ' Tub & Apple contest - Euripides ,' ' Deck sweeping ,' ' Church Service ,' etc,' Landing at Plymouth ,' ' Landing of Aust. Hd 2ters, Paddington ' and two views of the soldier back home in England ( ' Penwenack ' ). Consigned direct from the family, but nothing is known of the soldier. It can be presumed he is either English or possibly Australian (many of the images related to Australian troops). He is seen in several of the images, and many of his pals etc. The album has been handed down through the family, the specific details being sadly lost to the sands of time. One of the best personal photograph albums we have seen - nearly all of the views are those of general scenes (rather than of his friends) and show the reality of the Gallipoli campaign. Several images, no doubt, are taken upon leave and excursions but many are taken during his service. All of these images are unique and never-before-seen and show a rare and truly fascinating view into this period of the First World War. A poignant and remarkable album of images.
[§] DAME LAURA KNIGHT D.B.E., R.A., R.W.S. (BRITISH 1877-1970) PORTRAIT OF MAJOR PETER CASSON Signed and inscribed 'To my dear friend Peter - Laura Knight', chalk 29cm x 25cm (11.5in x 9.75in) Exhibited: Abbott and Holder, London Note: Major Peter Casson was Deputy Assistant Adjutant - General of the British War Crimes Executive based at the Courthouse, Nuremberg who first met Laura Knight at Nuremberg. He was responsible together with Captain Marsh and Captain Watts-Russell for the care, pass and travel arrangements of the artist whilst performing her commission on the Trials in 1946. They became firm friends for the rest of her life to such an extent that he shared with four others in the residuary assets of her Estate on her death and Casson read the Lesson at her memorial service. After the War, Peter Casson became a roving ambassador for the United Nations. In October 1966 he was appointed Commissioner General to the UN Pavilion at Montreal World Fair. Peter Casson organised the luncheon at Overtons Restaurant 3 St James London in celebration of her 1965 retrospective exhibition.
NAN GOLDIN (AMERICAN B.1953) SKINHEAD WITH CHILD, LONDON, 1978 C-print, artist's proof, signed and inscribed, unframed 45cm x 60cm (17.75in x 23.5in)Nan Goldin‘For me taking a picture is a way of touching somebody—it’s a caress. I’m looking with a warm eye, not a cold eye. I’m not analysing what’s going on—I get inspired to take a picture by the beauty and vulnerability of my friends.’It is difficult to imagine in 2018, when everyone is an amateur photographer, a smart phone with built-in camera feels like an extension of self to most people and Instagram, the image-based social media platform for sharing ‘snapshots’ of your life is rapidly gaining popularity, how radical Nan Goldin’s work was when she first unleashed her vision and aesthetic on the art world in 1973.The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is the over-arching name for a body of work created by Goldin depicting her social circle and their life through the 1970s and 80s. Created over many years, it was originally presented by the artist as a slideshow set to music, totalling approx. 700 images in a period of around 45 minutes, before being published as a book in 1986. It has more recently been re-presented in its original slideshow format in a selection of art institutions. Both artworks offered in this auction, The Hug and Skinhead with Child, London, 1978 are from this body of photography.With her captivating and immediate ‘snapshot’ style, Nan Goldin’s photography creates an intersection of autobiographical detail and documentary storytelling, as she honestly captures her friends as they live their lives, creating a body of work that is at once radical, intimate, personal, joyful and moving. Her circle of friends, subsumed as they are in the New York counter-culture of the 1970s and 80s, are shown in their beds, kitchens and living rooms, embracing, dancing, kissing, dressing, undressing and shooting up with a casual immediacy and frankness that can be disconcerting for the viewer.Yet Goldin was not a casual observer of this lifestyle, and was instead a close friend of all the people depicted, living with them and participating in this hedonistic lifestyle. She called these close friends her family, describing them as ‘bonded not by blood, but by a similar morality, the need to live fully and for the moment.’ She said of her artistic intentions, ‘I know how to make someone look beautiful. And I’ll never photograph anyone I don’t know. You have to know the person to really be able to photograph them. But I never show pictures of my friends if they don’t want me to. My drawers are full of great photographs that I won’t show because the person asked me not to.’ The sense of the work as confessional and uncompromising, making private acts, spaces and moments public is only strengthened by the artist’s commitment to self-portraits. She is as unflinching an observer of herself as of others, and her gaze is always one of love and connection, rather than interrogation or judgement. By her own admission, her photography is ‘the diary I let people read.’Goldin’s style and approach always stemmed from her life and circumstances, from capturing those closest to her, to working with artificial light as that was how she saw and experienced her life at that time, living almost nocturnally in central New York, and utilising slides and getting her prints developed in the chemists as she had no access to a darkroom. In The Hug, we get a real sense of Goldin’s approach, the camera and photographer as observer of an intimate moment, of human affection and connection, yet also with a potentially darker edge of vulnerability and power; it only takes a single male arm to completely encircle the woman’s body. The complexity of human connection and our way of relating to each other is reinforced in the artist’s handwritten inscription, ‘sometimes it hurts, sometimes it doesn’t, you know.’ While Skinhead and Child, London, 1978, demonstrates Goldin’s keen visual eye, capturing this odd juxtaposition of figures with its surprising compositional balance, and nods to the luck and circumstance inherent in the medium of photography, of hundreds of photographs taken, this is one of the images that delivers, the light and patterns giving an strikingly eerie and ghostly effect.In 2018, Goldin’s striking photographs continue to attract different meanings and foster new connections, as we read and experience them in relation to current events and attitudes. Goldin herself has said, ‘I always thought if I photographed anyone or anything enough, I would never lose the person, I would never lose the memory, I would never lose the place. But the pictures show me how much I've lost.’ And we can feel that even more acutely now, as we realise that many of the subjects, the friends and adopted family of the artist, have not survived, they are a generation lost to drugs, AIDS and suicide and although they have been captured in these specific moments, we do not know the entirety of their complicated story.
NAN GOLDIN (AMERICAN B.1953) THE HUG C-print mounted on Sintra foam-board, artist's proof, signed and inscribed verso 'Sometime it hurts, sometimes it don't, you know N.' 39cm x 59.5cm (15.25in x 23.5in)Nan Goldin‘For me taking a picture is a way of touching somebody—it’s a caress. I’m looking with a warm eye, not a cold eye. I’m not analysing what’s going on—I get inspired to take a picture by the beauty and vulnerability of my friends.’It is difficult to imagine in 2018, when everyone is an amateur photographer, a smart phone with built-in camera feels like an extension of self to most people and Instagram, the image-based social media platform for sharing ‘snapshots’ of your life is rapidly gaining popularity, how radical Nan Goldin’s work was when she first unleashed her vision and aesthetic on the art world in 1973.The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is the over-arching name for a body of work created by Goldin depicting her social circle and their life through the 1970s and 80s. Created over many years, it was originally presented by the artist as a slideshow set to music, totalling approx. 700 images in a period of around 45 minutes, before being published as a book in 1986. It has more recently been re-presented in its original slideshow format in a selection of art institutions. Both artworks offered in this auction, The Hug and Skinhead with Child, London, 1978 are from this body of photography.With her captivating and immediate ‘snapshot’ style, Nan Goldin’s photography creates an intersection of autobiographical detail and documentary storytelling, as she honestly captures her friends as they live their lives, creating a body of work that is at once radical, intimate, personal, joyful and moving. Her circle of friends, subsumed as they are in the New York counter-culture of the 1970s and 80s, are shown in their beds, kitchens and living rooms, embracing, dancing, kissing, dressing, undressing and shooting up with a casual immediacy and frankness that can be disconcerting for the viewer.Yet Goldin was not a casual observer of this lifestyle, and was instead a close friend of all the people depicted, living with them and participating in this hedonistic lifestyle. She called these close friends her family, describing them as ‘bonded not by blood, but by a similar morality, the need to live fully and for the moment.’ She said of her artistic intentions, ‘I know how to make someone look beautiful. And I’ll never photograph anyone I don’t know. You have to know the person to really be able to photograph them. But I never show pictures of my friends if they don’t want me to. My drawers are full of great photographs that I won’t show because the person asked me not to.’ The sense of the work as confessional and uncompromising, making private acts, spaces and moments public is only strengthened by the artist’s commitment to self-portraits. She is as unflinching an observer of herself as of others, and her gaze is always one of love and connection, rather than interrogation or judgement. By her own admission, her photography is ‘the diary I let people read.’Goldin’s style and approach always stemmed from her life and circumstances, from capturing those closest to her, to working with artificial light as that was how she saw and experienced her life at that time, living almost nocturnally in central New York, and utilising slides and getting her prints developed in the chemists as she had no access to a darkroom. In The Hug, we get a real sense of Goldin’s approach, the camera and photographer as observer of an intimate moment, of human affection and connection, yet also with a potentially darker edge of vulnerability and power; it only takes a single male arm to completely encircle the woman’s body. The complexity of human connection and our way of relating to each other is reinforced in the artist’s handwritten inscription, ‘sometimes it hurts, sometimes it doesn’t, you know.’ While Skinhead and Child, London, 1978, demonstrates Goldin’s keen visual eye, capturing this odd juxtaposition of figures with its surprising compositional balance, and nods to the luck and circumstance inherent in the medium of photography, of hundreds of photographs taken, this is one of the images that delivers, the light and patterns giving an strikingly eerie and ghostly effect.In 2018, Goldin’s striking photographs continue to attract different meanings and foster new connections, as we read and experience them in relation to current events and attitudes. Goldin herself has said, ‘I always thought if I photographed anyone or anything enough, I would never lose the person, I would never lose the memory, I would never lose the place. But the pictures show me how much I've lost.’ And we can feel that even more acutely now, as we realise that many of the subjects, the friends and adopted family of the artist, have not survived, they are a generation lost to drugs, AIDS and suicide and although they have been captured in these specific moments, we do not know the entirety of their complicated story.
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