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Lot 538
A COLLECTION OF GERMAN PORCELAIN FAIRINGS, SECOND HALF 19TH C including many by Conta & Boehme, several scarce, various sizes, impressed mark or unmarked, Sarah's Young Man, No2874, group B, Conta & Boheme, 1850-70; Alone at Las, group B, by C&B, 1850-70; Match Striker, Happy Father, What Two?, C&B, 1850-70; Her First Ball, factory C, 1890s; Copy Fairing, 20th c, Japanese, Lor 3 Legs, 1950s; God Save the Queen, group D, C&B, 1850-70; Love's Old Sweet Song, group D, C&B, 1850-70; If Youth Knew, group F, C&B, 1850-70; Copy Fairing, 20th c, All Over; Awkward Interruption, group C, C&B, 1850-70; Match Striker Ready to Start, C&B, 1850-90; Kiss Me Quick, restored, C&B, 1850-70; Kiss Me Quick, C&B, 1850-70; Baby, restored; After, group D, C&B, 1850-70; Match Striker Just in Time, group X, C&B, 1850-70; Waiting for a Bus, group F, C&B, 1850-70; I am off with Him and I am starting for a Long Journey, C&B, 1850-70; Looking through the Keyhole, unlisted, 19th c; Checkmate, group F, C&B, 1850-70; When a Man is Married his Troubles Begin, C&B, 1850-70, hand missing; Caught in the Act, 1850-70; If Old Age Could, group F, C&B, 1850-75; After, group D, C&B, 1850-70; Ungelegene Ankunft (Inconvenient Arrival), rare, unlisted, attributed to C&B, 1850-70, minor restoration; Please Sir, how much to Christen my Doll, group F C&B, 1850-70; To Let, group X, rare, C&B, 1850-70; The Murder, group C, C&B, 1850-70; The Landlord in Love, group F, rare, C&B, 1850-70; Matches Sir, pot and lid, C&B, 1850-70; Small boy brushing a large Riding Boot, C&B, 1850-70; Figure of a Boy holding cosh …., C&B, 1850-75; Small shell tray with fox figures.., Continental, c1880; Man blowing a trumpet to wake Sleeping Beauty, C&B, 1850-70; Man in a Turban, Ernst Bohene, 1850-70; Cat and Dog, C&B, 19th c; Cavaliers Leading horses…, C&B, 1850-70; Wellington's Boots …, C&B, 1850-70; Child sleeping over dinner, C&B, 1850-70 (2); Girl adjusting her stocking, Continental 19th c; Inkpot as Chinese prisoner, Ernst Bohene, 1880-90; Paddling his own Canoe, pot, C&B, 1850-70; Man, Woman, Dog and Horse Drinking Water, pot, C&B, 1850-70; Boy & Lantern, spill vase and Match holder, C&B, 1850-70; Chestnut Seller, spill vase, 19th c, by Ernst Bohene; trinket pot lids; Girl holding a Doll, Match Striker; Modesty C&B, 1850-70 (49) ++On request
Lot 640
A CHINESE EXPORT IVORY MODEL OF A PLEASURE BOAT, GUANGDONG (CANTON), QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH C the hull straked, the upper deck structures with finely carved and pierced sides, several pairs of opening grilles to the windows, divisions and canopies, the principal of the several cabins divided by a screen flanking two entrances up steps to a presence chamber with a seated mandarin and his consort, both it and the adjoining larger 'Saloon' with others of his retinue, the furnishings including an altar table, stands set with cups, a table screen, chandelier and ornamental plants in tubs, a similar smaller pavilion on the roof above, the exterior with the figures of six quanters and other servants, the figures and smaller items also of ivory and painted in polychrome, pairs of pierced lanterns fore and aft and poles with flags of the same faded red silk that in part hangs at the two open entrances, with pierced rudder, 34cm h, 74cm l overall, mounted on an early wooden base beneath glazed brass case, 40cm h; 34 x 80cmProvenance: Acquired c1770-c1800 by a member of the Thornton family of Clapham and by descent to Charles Conway Thornton (1851-1902); his widow Mary Diana Conway Thornton, nee Thornton-Wodehouse (1854-1948); acquired by the family of the present vendor in the early 20th c. This magnificent model pleasure boat exemplifies the supreme class of Chinese Export ivory carving from Guangdong (Canton) during the second half of the 18th c and first few years of the 19th c. Surprisingly large and extraordinarily detailed, they represent the type of elaborate pleasure boat of intricate openwork on which Chinese dignitaries such as the 'Tartar General' as well as European merchants diverted themselves along the estuaries and waterways between Canton and Whampoa. For the Europeans, who were confined to the waterfront such excursions, musical parties afloat and other entertainments proved especially welcome. It may be the case that Lord Macartney's Embassy to China travelled on one in his voyage to secure a treaty of friendship from Qianlong in 1792. Comparable ivory models of the period, variously described in contemporary inventories as Pleasure Boats, Junks and 'Sampands' are in major collections; see for example that delivered by Dr J J Garnett to the Prince Regent in 1804, "One ivory flower boat with a war junk cost £105" (illustrated J Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of H M The Queen, No 2058); the pair of "Royal Junks" at Osterley Park (National Trust) described in the 1782 inventory of Child Family Heirlooms as "L[ong] Galleries: Two Indian [sic] Sampands of ivory... in plate glass cases in brass frames"; and the examples in the Victoria & Albert Museum obtained by Richard Hall (1764-1834) of the HEIC, Chief Supercargo at Canton until his return to England in 1802. The present example has a particularly interesting and eventful provenance. In 1909 it was the subject of a court case, the unusual nature of which caused it to be extensively reported not only in the Westminster Gazette and London Standard Newspapers but also by the Australian and Canadian press. The then owner, Mrs Thornton claimed the model had been damaged whilst supposedly in a warehouse at Southampton. Her late husband, a diplomat had displayed it at the British Embassy in Lisbon until, on his being posted to Budapest, it was packed and sent to England. For reasons unknown it was not called for by the storage firm to which it was destined and was subsequently sold by the railway company in a lost property auction for six shillings, being bought by one Oddy a dealer. When discovered the storage firm swiftly persuaded Oddy to part with it, paying him £105. The court heard that "someone injured the junk by pushing his fingers through the filigree work" at the auction, which it seems was little better organised than a jumble sale. Mrs Thornton, who was reported to be 'tall and stately dressed in black' gave evidence, as did Lady McDonald the widow of the British Ambassador, who recalled the pleasure boat had stood in the Gallery at the top of the Staircase at the embassy in Lisbon, where "it was an object of much interest to the Portuguese". Several 'experts' were called who stated the value of the model in its undamaged condition would have been £300-400 but that it was now of negligible worth. A professional valuer, W H Fenton of Oxford Street assessed it at £60 undamaged and now £50. The court uphold Mrs Thornton's claim and awarded her 50 guineas in compensation. As to its earlier provenance, in her deposition Mrs Thornton stated the model had been an heirloom of the Thornton family "for about 150 years" and had been presented to a member of that family by "an ex cabinet minister". It is here suggested that it was owned by her husband's paternal great grandfather Samuel Thornton (1754-1838), who either acquired it himself or from one or other of his brothers, or their father. Samuel Thornton and his brothers, Henry and Robert were wealthy evangelical Christians, philanthropists, abolitionists and members of parliament who resided in close proximity to one another at Clapham where, with William Wilberforce, they formed the nucleus of the so-called Clapham Sect. Samuel Thronton was a director and later Governor of the Bank of England for a period of over 50 years. Henry was also a banker and economist and Robert, perhaps significantly, was a director of the HEIC. The brothers' father, John Thornton (1720-1790) also a devout Anglican who deployed his wealth to evangelical purposes, is best known as the sponsor of the ex- slave trader-turned clergyman, the Rev. John Newton (author of 'Amazing Grace'). The Thorntons were therefore unusually well placed to have acquired so costly an object in London, whether by purchase or as Mrs Thornton asserted, by gift.++Old localised damage (see catalogue footnote); silk flags and hangings worn and faded; old accretion of dust/dirt over time, no restoration during the present family ownership (ie since the early 20th c
Lot 708
A GILBERT (FL MID 19TH C) KELP GATHERERS ON THE COAST signed and dated 1868, watercolour, 31 x 45.5cm and a watercolour of Men Fishing by a River in a Village by a follower of David Cox (2)++The first browned, reframed, the original backboards preserved, the second with slight discolouration and some stains in the upper part of the composition
Lot 71
A NATURAL PEARL NECKLACE of 153 2.3-4.5mm approx natural (saltwater) pearls with diamond set shuttle shaped clasp, 5.6g and a three strand necklace of seed pearls, gold clasp (2)Sold with GCS Pearl Report in respect of the first necklace, dated 11 January 2018.++Natural pearl necklace broken, in the original early 20th c dove grey leather triptych case of Dimmer & Sons Ltd Liverpool
Lot 717
ANTHONY VANDYKE COPLEY FIELDING, OWS (1787-1855) FOUNTAINS ABBEY; LANDSCAPE STUDY two, the first signed, watercolour, 24 x 34.5cm and 14.5 x 19cm and two other watercolours, attributed to the same (4)++All in apparently good condition except for some stains/fading affecting one of the attributed works, none examined out of the recent gilt frame
Lot 773
FRENCH SCHOOL WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH A MAN ON A PATH BY A RIVER; LANDSCAPE WITH A SOLDIER ON HORSEBACK two, gouache, 12 x 17cm and 18.5cm diam (2)++The first in stained mount, long unexamined out of the frame with on the backboard the printed label of William Rodman & Co, Belfast. The second with minor creases and handling marks in good quality early 19th c turned giltwood frame, shrinkage crack in one place
Lot 90
A GEORGIAN FOILED GARNET AND GOLD MOURNING BROOCH, EARLY 19TH C and three other Victorian brooches, variously set , the first 17 x 22mm (4)++The largest brooch with slight wear and minor dents on the back, the mourning brooch in very good condition, the garnets bright and attractive, not scratched or chipped
Lot 920
†ALFRED PAUL DALOU DRURY, PRE (1903-1988) HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN; PORTRAIT OF AN ACTOR two, etchings, both signed by the artist in pencil, the first dated 1932, the second 25 and numbered 26, 17 x 14.5cm and 13 x 10cm and four other etchings, all signed, including Dwight Case Sturges, sold in portfolio (10)++Good overall condition
Lot 922
WILLIAM THOMAS ANNIS (FL 1799-1811) AFTER FRANCIS WHEATLEY, RA (1747-1801) REPAIRING TO MARKET; RETURNED FROM MARKET plates First and Fourth [of four] mezzotints, printed in colour, with margins, 1803, 57 x 47.5 (2)Provenance: Collection of William Terry (1922-2017).++Both in apparently very good condition, the colours strong and not noticeably faded, a few minor stains evident in the margin, remounted preserving the early late 19th c frames and backboards with engraved trade label of Thomas Agnew & Sons
Lot 935
†SIR WILLIAM NEWZAM PRIOR NICHOLSON, RA (1872-1949) THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY; TOM TOWER OXFORD two, lithographs, the first signed by the artist in ink, the second with printed signature and Presentation Copy, both blindstamped PUBLISHED NOV 1905 AT THE STAFFORD GALLERY..., 28 x 33.5cm and 35 x 27cm (2)++Both in apparently good condition, long undisturbed in the present somewhat stained mounts with title labels in narrow ebonised wood frames
Lot 1062
FIREARMS. A NORTH ITALIAN SNAPHAUNCE LOCK FOR A PISTOL OR GUN, FIRST HALF 18TH C profusely chiselled with monsters, a sportsman and dog, mask and grapes, 11.5cm lProvenance: Collection of William Terry (1922-2017).++Lacks frizzen, otherwise complete, spring very stiff, soaked in oil at the Saleroom and in operative condition. Minute chip on upper jaw
Lot 1134
A GEORGE III PAINTED SATINWOOD CARD TABLE, C1800 crossbanded and line inlaid, the fold-over top and frieze painted with foliage and swags, on square tapered legs headed by paterae, 71cm h; 45 x 92cm++Redecorated and embellished in the first half of the 20th c, small repairs and replacements to crossbanding
Lot 303
1st Royal Surrey Militia Victorian OR’s glengarry badge circa 1874-81. A good die-stamped white metal example. Crowned circlet “First Royal Surrey”; “XX” to voided centre. Two loops to reverse. VGC (KK 1214) Raised 1759 at Richmond; reformed in 1779 as 1st Surrey Militia; redesignated “Royal” in 1804; became 3rd Bn. East Surrey Regiment in 1881.
Lot 334
King’s Own Norfolk Imperial Yeomanry Edwardian Officer’s helmet plate circa 1905-10. A fine scarce die-stamped example. Gilt star resting in laurel sprays mounted with silver crown above ERVII cypher over a tri-part title scroll inscribed ‘King’s Own Norfolk Impl Yeomy’. For screw posts to reverse. Left hand laurel spray repaired otherwise VGC. Helmet was introduced to the regiment in 1905 on the instruction of Col Barcley. In May of that year Hawkes supplied the first 22 Officers helmets and 425 Other Ranks. This pattern was worn until 1914.
Lot 440
WW1 Royal Flying Corps RFC Medal Pair and original Ephemera. Awarded to “24458 2.AM. C.S. CULLEN RFC”. Comprising: British War Medal, Victory Medal. The medals are accompanied by a quantity of original ephemera including: Pay Book. .... Discharge Papers. ... Photograph in uniform. .... WD Issue Road Map of First Army Area, with pencil notes etc. ... Also original ID Dog Tag. 2nd Air Mechanic Cecil Spencer Cullen enlisted into the RFC on the 4th March 1916, his trade being Motor Driver. He embarked to France on the 18th August 1916 and served with 40 Squadron. Returning to the UK in May 1917. He received his discharge on the 5th January 1919.
Lot 453
WW1 1st Bn Border Regiment 1917 Casualty Group of Medals. Awarded to “11000 PTE R SKURR BORD R”. Comprising: 1914/15 Star “PTE BORD R”, British War Medal, Victory Medal “PTE BORD R”, Bronze Memorial Plaque “RICHARD SKURR”. Private Richard Skurr a native of Workington Cumberland he first saw action at Gallipoli landing on the 20th July 1915. Transferring to the Western Front, he was Killed in Action whilst serving with the 1st Bn Border Regiment on the 19th May 1917.
Lot 454
2/4th Bn Border Regiment Two India General Service Medal Clasp “Afghanistan NWF 1919” The first example was awarded to “201128PTE J FLETCHER BORD R”. ... The second example “203665 PTE O JOHANSEN BORD R”. (2 medals) Private John Fletcher is entitled to the BWM. Private Oscar Johansen was awarded the IGS only with the Border Regiment.
Lot 461
WW1 6th Bn Durham Light Infantry Military Cross Group of Four Medals. Awarded to Captain William Percival Gill MC for gallantry at Ypres whilst serving with the Battalion Machine Gun section. Comprising: Military Cross, engraved to the reverse “CAPT W.P. GILL DLI 1915 YPRES HOOGE”, 1914/15 Star, “LIEUT W.P. GILL DURH L.I.”, British War Medal, Victory Medal, “CAPT”. Medals loose small impressed naming. The announcement of the award of the MC appeared in the London Gazette on the 1st January 1916. Captain William Percival Gill MC landed in France with the 6th Bn on the 18th April 1915. The Bn history states that the Battalion was rushed into the line for the first time on the 25th and Lieutenant Gill was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry the following day, the 26th April 1915, whist serving with the MG section at Ypres, this being only the second day the fresh Battalion was in the trenches. Trio Issued 26th January 1923.
Lot 472
HMS Royal Sovereign “Trafalgar” Naval General Service Medal Four Clasps. A unique issue awarded to “WILLIAM BOUND”. Bearing Four Clasps “Egypt”, “Trafalgar”, “Java”, “Algiers”. Confirmed on the NGS Roll as an unique issue and with four clasps.Able Seaman William Bound was born at Portsea in 1770, he originally served with the Merchant Service before entering the service of King George in 1801 appearing on the Muster Books of HMS Regulus a fifth rate of 44 guns. He was with her at Aboukir Bay disembarking Troops, earning the “Egypt” clasp. Returning to England in 1805 he was paid off and then joined HMS Royal Sovereign 100 guns first rate ship of the line. He would be on her at the Battle of Trafalgar, as she led one of the columns and was the first to cut the line and engage the enemy, Nelson pointed to her and said, 'See how that noble fellow Collingwood carries his ship into action!'. So heavily engaged Royal Sovereign lost 5 Officers, 29 seamen, and 13 marines killed, and 9 Officers, 69 seamen, and 16 marines wounded. Surviving the action Bound later served in the 5th Rate Frigate of 38 guns HMS Nisus, which formed part of the Fleet that invaded Java. Returning to England in 1814 he was once again paid off and found a berth on HMS Queen Charlotte a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line. At this time she was serving as a guard ship and Flag Ship of Lord Exmouth, she later sailed and led the bombardment of Algiers, earning Bound his fourth clasp. Returning to England once more he received his final pay off on the muster role shown as “unsuitable”. In 1851 he was recorded as an In Pensioner at Greenwich Hospital and died at the age of 81 in April 1851. This medal is recorded as being part of the Murray Collection in 1926 and later sold by Glendinings in 1990.
Lot 473
Special Air Service Regimentally Important SAS Founding Father’s Military Medal & Bar Group of 8 Medals. Awarded to Warrant Officer Robert “Bob”Duncan Tait MM & Bar Founding member of “L Detachment”, later the Special Air Service and credited with the design of the most coveted Military Badge in the world “The Winged Dagger”. Comprising: Military Medal with second award bar, “2888693 L/CPL D.R. TAIT GORDONS”, 1939/45 Star, Africa Star, clasp “8th Army”, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, General Service Medal, clasp “Palestine 1945-48”, “2888693 WO CL2 R.D. TAIT MM AAC”, Royal Air Force Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (EIIR), “P4040670 F.SGT R.D. TAIT RAF”. ... Accompanied by a small quantity of original ephemera, including WW2 Scrap book with newspaper cuttings of SAS Operations, W.O. Tait’s trip to the United States in 1945. 1965 dated personnel letter from David Stirling, SAS signed Menu.... Miniature Medal group, mounted as worn, please note EIIR MM. .... Operational maps of Libya, some with pencil notes. ... Certificate of Service. ... Original photographs. ... etc. The Recommendation for the award of the Bar to the Military Medal was raised by Lt Col A.D. Stirling DSO. “A/Sgt Robert Tait MM The Gordons (London Scottish), L Det SAS Bed. Sgt Tait under an Officer and with two OR’s destroyed 37 aircraft on Agedabia aerodrome 1942. The party showed the highest degree of skill in arriving undetected on the aerodrome and great determination in fighting their way out on the completion of their task. The same party on their next raid in the Marble Arch area succeeded in spite of not being picked up at their RV in returning to our lines 180 miles distant. On this occasion their Officer was sick and they were obliged to hold up enemy trucks on two occasions to provide transport for the party. They returned with information on enemy dispositions and minefields most valuable at the time. This NCO has since taken part in many raids”. Recommendation for the award of the Military Medal was raised by Col Laycock of Layforce.L/Cpl Robert Tait S.S. Bde (Layforce) 26.6.41.“Litani River (Syria) 9-10 June 1941. L/Cpl Tait showed considerable initiative and enterprise throughout the action. When his section was attacked by A.F.Vs he himself set one of them on fire and he and his detachment drove off 5 others. When his detachment was eventually surrounded and surrendered on the orders of an Officer L/Cpl Tait made good his escape, swam the river and rejoined his Battalion.”Warrant Officer Robert Duncan Tait MM & Bar a native of Greenock joined the Royal Navy at the age of 16. In 1940 he enlisted into the Gordons (London Scottish). Posted to Aberdeen for training he decided on a more exciting army career and volunteered for Commando training. Joining 11 Commando he was posted to the Middle East in January 1941 to serve with the Special Service Brigade Layforce under the command of Col.(later Major General) Robert Edward Laycock KCMG CB DSO KStJ. The Battle of Litani River took part on the 9th June 1941. 11 Commando were tasked with the capture of a vital bridge, but due to delay the Vichy French blew the bridge. The commando secured a small bridgehead via pontoon bridges, it appears that Bob’s group became separated and came under direct heavy attack from armoured cars. It was about this point that Bob disobeyed the order to surrender and swam the river to meet up with Allied forces. The CO of 11 Commando was killed and the later Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes, VC, MC took command and the crossing was later secured.Later in 1941 Bob was invited to join L Detachment Special Air Service Brigade under the command of Col David Stirling DSO and took part in the first operation of the Regiment in November 1941. This was a parachute drop in support of the Operation Crusader offensive. Due to German resistance and adverse weather conditions which resulted in the loss of valuable RAF aircraft, the mission was a disaster; 22 men, a third of the unit, were killed or captured. Bob survived this and was selected to take part in the second operation. The future of the SAS in the balance, they would attack three German airfields in Lybia. Transported by the LRDG the raid has become legendary and confirmed the SAS’s place in the British Army and it’s reputation as the premier unit of the world’s Special Forces. The recommendation confirms Bob took part in a number of operations and one newspaper reports him being wounded. He returned to the UK in early 1944 in readiness for D-Day. After the landing he took part in operations and is believed at one time attached to an American unit as a scout and other recon duties. In April 1945 he was selected to visit the USA and many of the newspaper cuttings and photographs record this trip. Returning to the UK in 1946, the SAS had been disbanded in October 1945 and Bob reenlisted into the Army Air Corps in September 1946 seeing service in Palestine during the troubles. Discharged in 1949 he completed the Military Trio by joining the Royal Air Force Regiment being awarded the LS&GC Medal and with the rank of Flight Sergeant. In 1963 he was posted as an instructor to RAF Henlow, nearing retirement age he drew on his SAS skills for one last covert operation, by breaking into the Headquarters block retrieving his personal records and changing the date of Birth on them. Alas his tampering was discovered and at age expired received his final discharge. However “Bob” Tait will not only be remembered as a founding member of the SAS and his daring operations, but being the man who put pencil to paper and designed the most famous and coveted military cap badge in the world “The Winged Dagger”.
Lot 479
WW2 Lloyd's Medal For Bravery at Sea SS Tucurinca 1943 Awarded to “FIREMAN EDWARD ANDREWS SS TUCURINCA 10TH MARCH 1943”. Edge knocks and pitting. (possibly being in a fire) Fireman Edward Andrews was serving onboard the Merchant vessel SS Tucurinca carrying ammunition on the trans Atlantic convoy HX-228. On the night of the 10th March she was attacked by the German U-Boat U221 who successfully fired a torpedo into her. Fireman Andrews actions can be gleamed from his British Empire Medal citation.“The ship, sailing in convoy, was torpedoed and sustained heavy damage which caused serious flooding. Owing to damage to the machinery, only ahead movements of the ship were possible, but she was got under way again at reduced speed and pumps were put into action to reduce the flooding. Later the weather became bad, flooding increased and it became necessary to abandon the ship.Fireman Andrews acted with great gallantry throughout. He was the first to volunteer to go below to raise steam after the ship was torpedoed. He remained in the engine-room maintaining steam, encouraging the other firemen and helping with the pumps. His courage and qualities of leadership set a high example.”The third engineer was lost. The master, 65 crew members, five gunners and ten passengers (RCAF officers) were saved. Fireman Andrews appears to have lived a charmed life, born in Liverpool in 1913 he joined the Merchant service and during WW2 as well as surviving the sinking of the Tucurinca he survived the mining and loss of the S.S. Chagris in Liverpool Bay, later bomb damage in the SS Oronsay in the Mediterranean and a mid-Atlantic collision in the SS Historian. Remaining with the Merchant service after the war he was finally beached in 1958.
Lot 486
The Life Saving Medal Group of The Reverend C.A.V. Robins RNLI Volunteer Crewman Lydd RNLI Life Boat. The reverend Cyril Ansgar Willberforce Robins had a 55 year association with the RNLI, first serving as Chaplain, Volunteer Crewman and later as a Committee member. Awards comprising: Lloyds Medal For Saving Life at Sea, Bronze Large Medallion (1839-1896). Engraved to the edge “TO REV C.A.W. ROBINS 11TH NOV 1891 “AEOLUS”. .... Norwegian Medal of Heroic Deed 2nd Class Silver “REV CYRIL ANSGAR WILLBERFORCE ROBINS NOVEMBER 11TH 1891 AEOLUS” (in fitted case). ... RNLI Gold Badge “PRESENTED TO THE REV. C.A. WILLBERFORCE ROBINS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS VALUABLE HELP 1944”. Hallmarked .585 Birmingham 1938. ... Also a small quantity of research. The reverend Cyril Ansgar Willberforce Robins was born in 1867. Following his father into the Church he was appointed curate at Lydd in Kent and in 1889 he was appointed Coast guard Chaplain Lydd and Dungeness Life Boat Stations. He also became a volunteer crewman. On the 11th November 1891 hurricane force winds swept across the coast, the Norwegian Brig Aeolus sent at a distress call and the Life boats of Dungeness and Lydd were launched, the former capsizing and killing two crew members. In the Lydd boat was Rev Robins, the boat suffering great difficulties managed to get to the wreck. Eight crew members were saved. In 1898 he moved to the Holy Trinity Church in Yeovil keeping ties with the RNLI. In 1935 he was living at Seaton and was Honorary Secretary of the Seaton Branch of the RNLI. In 1944 now at an age of 77 he resigned and was awarded the RNLI Gold Badge.
Lot 501
Royal Marine Light Infantry China War 1900 Long Service Group of Three Medals. Awarded to PO.9323 Sergeant David Hutchison who served with Vice Admiral Sir Edward Seymour’s Landing Brigade in China. Comprising: China Medal, clasp “Relief of Pekin”, “D. HUTCHINSON CORPL RM HMS ENDYMION”, Naval General Service Medal, clasp “Persian Gulf 1909-1914”, “PO.9323 SERGT D. HUTCHINSON RMLI HMS PROSERPINE”, Royal Navy Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (GVR Admiral bust), “PO.9323 DAVID HUTCHISON SERGEANT RMLI.”. Medals loose. PLEASE NOTE the spelling of the surname as it appears on the Long Service Medal and the Roll. Sergeant David Hutchinson joined the RMLI in 1897 and joined HMS Endymion on the 7th June 1899. Ordered to China he served with the Landing Brigade under the command of Vice Admiral Sir Edward Seymour. The Brigade made the first attempt to relief Pekin, but was cut off and relieved. Hutchinson’s papers indicate that he then took part in the final relief column. The NGS Roll confirms the award of the medal and clasp.
Lot 505
Royal Air Force Gloster Gladiator Fighter Pilot’s Air Force Cross AFM Group of Five Medals & Log Books etc. The medals and archive of Squadron Leader R.A.H. Smith AFC., MID a pre war pilot he was posted to 33 Squadron operating the Gloster Gladiator in Palestine in 1938. Comprising:Medal Group: Air Force Cross (1945), General Service Medal, clasp “Palestine”, “564721 SGT R.A.H. SMITH RAF” (RAF Style naming), 1939/45 Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, MID” Mounted as originally worn. .... Miniature Medal group mounted as originally worn (with addition of Air Crew Europe Star). ... Three Pilots Log Books. These record flying from 5th January 1937 until 30th July 1950 and over 3,000 flying hours. ... Large number of snap shop photographs, including RAF service. ... Wood presentation box with engraved silver plaque dated 1949. .... Ephemera etc. The announcement of the award of the Air Force Cross Appeared in the London Gazette on the 14th June 1945 (Birthday Honours)Squadron Leader R.A.H. Smith AFC., MID, began his flying career at Reading on the 5th January 1937 on a Tiger Moth flying his first solo 8 days later, with just over 7 hours under his belt. Promoted to Sergeant and after further training he was posted to 33 Squadron in Palestine flying Gladiators. During his time on the Squadron his log records “Recce” and convoy escort duties. A number of occasions he refers to firing whilst undertaking these tasks. Ending his tour with the Squadron he was posted back to UK and joined 12 Flying Training School. During the war he held various Flying Instructor posts and was commissioned in 1943. At the end of the war he was serving at RAF Coleby Grange in Lincolnshire. Remaining with the RAF in May 1947 he was posted to 504 AAF Squadron and here he flew a wide range of aircraft including Mosquito and Spitfire. He remained with the Squadron his favourite aircraft becoming the Spitfire, he also flew as second pilot in the Meteor Jet, his last flight being on the 30th July 1950. Transferring to the Secretarial Branch, he was present for a period on Christmas Island during the A Bomb tests and retired in 1963 having attained the rank of Squadron Leader.
Lot 551
Masonic Army Ordnance Chapter Medal. This silver gilt example HM 1916, with an Ordnance shield device to the ribbon. The reverse is engraved “PRESENTED TO M.E. COMPANION J.A. LAWRIE FIRST PRINCIPLE 1918”. ... Accompanied by a Chapter Jewel for Bengal. Silver Hallmarks for London 1896. (2 items)
Lot 573
Pioneer Aviation Pottery Jugs. Two interesting and scarce small water jugs, the first depicts a colour transfer of a Farnman Box Kite aeroplane flying over Fleet titled “Market Place Feet”. ... The second jug depicts a similar Box Kite aeroplane flying over a church. The jug made by Copeland. ... Accompanied by a WW2 mug decorated with a “Spitfire” and text “Fighter Plane Fund Derby” Made by Bridge Street Pottery Burslem. (3 items)
Lot 574
Magnificent Boer War Commemorative Loving Cup by Copeland China. This impressive china loving cup bears colourful transfer panels, between the three handles. The first panels depicts, the head and shoulders of Queen Victoria, against a Stand of Flags of the Empire ... Medallions of Field Marshal White, the Prime Minister Marquis Salisbury, The Victoria Cross and a Red Cross. Also a list of Victories in South Africa ... The final panel, shows Britannia, with a soldier kneeling in front of her, flanked by a Yeoman and a Sailor. The underside with maker’s details “Copeland”and additional transfer of “Subscriber’s Copy T. Goode & Co.”. GC Colours bright. Height 5 1/2 inches This items appears to be in fine condition, but bidders must satisfy themselves of condition before bidding.
Lot 584
“The Fifth Battalion Wiltshire Regiment in North West Europe June 1944-May 1945. Original publication. By Captain J.S. McMath and published Circa 1945. A history of 128 pages with various Rolls. Retaining original soft cover. Minor age wear. ... Accompanied by “First Battalion The Wiltshire Regiment” Photograph book Circa 1926. Showing Officers (named), various Companies and Sections. Retaining original soft cover. .... Also a short history of the Wiltshire Regiment 1756-1936. GC (3 items)
Lot 585
Wiltshire Regiment Service in India Two Photograhic Record Books. The first book records the 1st Bn service in India 1899. Photographs include Officers and Regimental Staff (named), various Companies and sections. Also Regimental silver etc. Retaining original covers. Damp Damage. ... Accompanied by a similar example publishe in 1915 recording the service of the 1st & 2nd Battalions. Good clean condition. (2 items)
Lot 59
1st Middlesex Engineer Volunteers Victorian OR’s helmet plate. A good scarce die-stamped white metal example. Royal Arms with scroll below inscribed ‘Middlesex Engineer Volunteers’, between the Royal Arms and scroll, an additional scroll inscribed ‘First’. Two loops to reverse. GC Formed 6th January, 1860 by the staff of the South Kensington Museum. HQ at 67, College Street, Fulham Road. London. Hon.Col. Field Marshal Sir J.L.A. Simmons.
Lot 592
“The Leaguer of Ladysmith” Boer War caricature book. By Captain Clive Dixon of the 16th Lancers ADC to General Sir George White. This book comprises colour caricature illustrations referring to various parts of the Siege including the first shell to fall from the Boer field gun “Long Tom”. Original board covers, these a little dusty. Interior remains in good clean condition. GC
Lot 612
1901 British Army Aldershot District Orders Regarding the death of Queen Victoria. Comprising: Three District Orders the first dated 23rd January 1901 announcing the death of Queen Victoria. .... 28th January 1901 Order for Mourning for the British Army. ... 11th February Funeral details. All now framed.
Lot 719
German Third Reich 50 year Faithful Service Decoration in case of issue. A good scarce example. Silver cross with black enamel swastika set on gilt oak wreath; gilt ‘50’ to top arm of the cross. Suspended on cornflower blue ribbon with original brooch fitting. Housed in its red Deschler & Sohn. München original case, the fitted interior with maroon flock and simulated cream silk, the lid impressed gilt ‘50’ within a wreath. Service wear otherwise GC. Following the first mention of such awards in late 1935, the Faithful Service Decorations were instituted by Adolf Hitler on 30th January 1938, designed by Professor Richard Klein
Lot 726
German Third Reich cased Faithful Service Decoration 1st Class for 40 years by Deschler & Söhne, München. A fine gilt example with black enamel swastika on cornflower blue ribbon and brooch pin (awarded for 40 years service) housed in red fitted case of issue, the lid with gold embossed ‘40’ within laurel sprays. VGC Case with minor external wear. Following the first mention of such awards in late 1935, the Faithful Service Decorations were instituted by Adolf Hitler on 30th January 1938, designed by Professor Richard Klein
Lot 742
WW2 German Third Reich 1941 Norway Diary of SS Interest. This diary was published for German troops serving in Norway. The first section giving information on the country. Some ink entries. ... Accompanied by two postcard size photographs, one showing a Private of the SS signed. The other a group of three. .... Also other military snap shots. & photographs in total.
Lot 822
German Third Reich Mother’s Cross 2nd Class and a 3rd Class. The first a good silvered example with blue and white enamelled arms and central black enamel swastika awarded for bearing 6 or 7 children. Reverse with facsimile Adolf Hitler signature. VGC ... together with similar 3rd Class bronzed and enamel example (4 to 5 children). Both VGC. (2 items) Instituted by Adolf Hitler on 16th December 1938.
Lot 83
Scottish. 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteer Corps Edwardian Sergeant’s helmet plate circa 1901-08. A good scarce die-stamped lightly silvered blackened example by Hobson and Sons, Lexington St.. Crowned Maltese cross, lions between the arms, bearing circlet ‘First Lanarkshire R.V.C’ with strung bugle to voided centre. Three original loops to reverse. with oval maker’s tablet. VGC Formed in 1859, became 5th Bn. Cameronians in 1908. HQ at 261 West Princes Street, Glasgow
Lot 486
Heinrich Johann von Zügel (German 1850-1941) A farmhand with horses watering at a stream Oil on canvas 99 x 158cm; 39 x 62in This alluring oil by Zügel is typical of his large rural scenes, which nearly always featured farm animals and livestock. He started his training in Stuttgart in 1867 and it was at this point that he discovered his desire to specialise in painting animals and the countryside. After two years he moved to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, but later decided to pursue his own direction and moved to Vienna. On returning to Munich he discovered impressionism and after visiting Paris he changed his style to reflect the atmospheric lighting of the impressionist movement. He later joined the Munich Secession movement as one of their first members. A theme to which he returned frequently was the heavy horses of agriculture. He was not alone in this regard as many artists became preoccupied with the debt humans owed to these hard working animals, who kept farms and the food chain working year in and year out. He painted many of his large canvasses on this theme and this work is a delightful depiction of a team of horses watering after a hard days work on the farm, the farmhand capable of controlling the whole team. It is painted on a large scale which reflected the respect that Zügel felt for these creatures. He worked into his eighties and he was unusual in that he mastered the art of painting on a very large and also very small scale with equal skill and success.
Lot 56
Follower of Peter Tillemans Evelyn Pierrepoint, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull and suite with the celebrated pack of pointers which were presented by the court of France at Versailles, 1725, with Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire beyond Oil on canvas 40.5 x 70cm; 16 x 27½in Provenance: W. H. Savill, Esq., The Old Manor House, Upton Grey, 21 July 1936, Lot 116, 145gns and thence by descent Recently removed from Gavelacre House, Longparish. This is the first Thoresby Hall before it was destroyed by fire in 1746, the same year that the Duke fought at Culloden. A second house, completed in 1772 was demolished in 1864 and the current Gothic Victorian house was built. The contents were sold by Sotheby’s, 31st May, 1st and 2nd June 1989
Lot 131
Two Chinese blue and white moon flasks19th CenturyThe first with twin chilong handles, decorated with each side with confronting dragons within a lotus and foliage border, the second with ruyi scepter handles and decorated to each side with a single dragon within a lotus border.Both 21cm high Conditon Report: Ruyi handle vase: Chip to one handle. Minor fritting to the rim.Chilong handle vase: Minor fritting in places.Please refer to images.
Lot 132
A group of four Chinese blue and white vases19th CenturyThe first of bottle form with garlic mouth, decorated with bands of flowers and foliage, 25.5cm high (later metal rim mount), the second of baluster form and decorated with confronting dragons amid clouds, 19cm high (lacking cover), the third of ovoid form and decorated with confronting dragons, 22.5cm high, the fourth of similar shape and decorated with prunus blossom, 20cm high. (4) Conditon Report: Garlic head vase: Metal rim applied later presumed covering chip/damage. Whole garlic head section has been off and cleanly restuck. Fine hairline crack to body.Baluster vase: Probably lacking cover. Minor surface scratches and signs of age.Ovoid dragon vase: No discernible damage.Ovoid prunus vase: Very small chip to foot rim.
Lot 248
Frederick S Beaumont, Portrait of John Martin Davenport, drawn at Thursley Hall, Haslemere, pastel, 48 x 34cm, together with a collection of line engravings with hand colouring, signed Kyd, depicting 18th century characters, a pencil drawing of a duchess, a charcoal drawing of an 19th century lady, a watercolour titled 'the first born' by Gacovaci and two courting scenes in watercolour inscribed verso Ernest William Webster, (Quantity)
Lot 362
WILLIAM ALLEY - The Poore Mans Librarie, Rapsodiae G.A. Byshop of Exceter upon the first Epistle of S. Peter..... 1560, black letter 2 vols in one, iv, 215ll; blank leaf, 110ll, xxiv, Printers Device with Portrait on last page, Printed by John Daye 1571, damp staining in parts, binding split (complete some page numbers corrected)
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