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Lot 213
Two silver cigarette cases the first of slightly bowed rectangular form, the front depicting an Egyptian desert scene, when opened the interior reveals a two section panoramic pyramid scene, sterling mark impressed to inside right, 4¾ x 3¼in. (12.1cm. x 7.9cm.), the second bearing an Isis and hieroglyphic front with a gilt interior, 3.¾ x 3¼in. (9.6 x 8.4cm.)
Lot 301
A unique piece of Guernsey pub history - `The Hangman`s Inn` pub sign this painted steel and wrought iron sign, depicting the classic hooded hangman next to his gallows, hung outside the Guernsey Brewery pub `The Hangman`s Inn` for many years until the pub`s closure in 2005 and was a landmark at the Bailiff`s Cross crossroads, St. Andrews. The sign is complete with its wrought iron wall mounting bracket. The sign measures 50 x 25in. (127 x 63cm.) excluding the bracket. (2) * This is the first time that this iconic sign has been available on the open market, having been acquired from BBC Radio Guernsey by the current owners through a Children in Need charity auction in 2007.
Lot 387
First World War interest - An autograph book with inscriptions from the Michie Hospital, London the leather bound autograph book the property of Joyce Newman, a nurse at the hospital, with inscriptions including poems, sketches and rhymes by various patients from a number of regiments, including the 3rd Worcestershire, 7th Notts & Derbys, Middlesex, MGC, 25th Batt. Canadians, 10th Batt. Royal West Kent and The Gordon Highlanders, dated from 1915-1917, together with earlier inscriptions and sketches from civilian life. * The Michie Hospital for wounded and sick servicemen was a Voluntary Aid Detachment hospital located at 184 Queens Gate, London during WWI, using a house loaned by Mrs Mary Michie, widow of art collector George McCulloch and then wife of the Scottish painter James Coutts Michie. The hospital was opened on 13th March 1916 by Queen Alexandra. The Michie Hospital was always full and had the reputation of being one of the best V.A.D. hospitals in London. Of the 2,859 patients admitted, only 5 died. The hospital closed in June 1919.
Lot 405
Cust, Lionel Albrecht Durer - A Study of his Life and Work, first edition published by Seeley and Co. 38 Great Russell Street, bound in buckram with gilt title above a foliate cartouche bearing a portrait of Durer, pencil dedication to first page. * Bears a pictorial bookplate for Athelstan Riley who was Seigneur of Trinity, Jersey.
Lot 409
Le Carre, John Two volumes, A Perfect Spy, first edition, published 1986 by Hodder and Stoughton London, text over pin-stripe dustjacket covering a blue cloth board binding with gilt title and author to spine, pen dedication to front page; together with a copy of The Secret Pilgrim, first British edition published by Hodder and Stoughton 1991, blue, yellow and red tear effect dustjacket over blue cloth with gilt text to spine. (2)
Lot 417
Forsyth, Frederick and Maclean, Alistair comprising two volumes by Forsyth, The Dogs of War, first edition, published 1974 by Hutchinson, price clipped dustjacket over black cloth with gilt text and silver grenade motif to spine and The Fourth Protocol, first edition, published 1984 by Hutchinson, price clipped dustjacket over black cloth, silver text to spine, faux red skull seal to bottom right, together with Maclean`s `Floodgate`, published 1983 by Collins, dustjacket over black cloth, gilt title to spine. (3)
Lot 419
Dodgson, Campbell A Catalogue Raisonné of Etchings, Drypoints and Lithographs of Edmund Blampied, a first edition by John Appleby publishing, Jersey, 1996, burgundy hard boards with gilt title to front and spine, speckled and bordered edges, contained in slipcase, the definitive book on the works of Blampied in unread condition.
Lot 423
Gorbachev, Mikhail `Memoirs`, first edition published Doubleday 1996, a unique and very good copy, clean dust jacket but bears a small tear to rear approx 4mm in length, over grey cloth boards with silver lettering to spine, eleven word Russian inscription and signature to title page in black felt tip pen.
Lot 443
A 14 carat gold cased ladies half hunter pocket watch the outer case bearing stencilled Roman numeric dial on plain background surrounded by engraved repeating trefoil design, opening to reveal a Roman dial with central circular reserve bearing a foliate motif, the first of the two back plates bearing engraved 14ct gold warranty, the gilt second plate bearing impressed serial number, on a 9ct 0.4oz gold fob chain adorned with pendant engraved with stork to one side and floral engraving to the other side.
Lot 584
Paul Jacob Naftel (British, 1817-1891) View from a terrace across a Swiss town to mountains beyond watercolour 12 x 18½in. (30.5 x 47cm.) * Naftel`s first visit to the Continent was in 1850, when he visited Switzerland. The following year he exhibited seven works at the Old Watercolour Society in London, three of which were Swiss views, titled `Hotel at Handek`, `On the Aar` and `Between Handek and Grimsel`. The artist made further visits to the country, generally en route to Italy which he visited regularly after 1860. This Swiss views almost undoubtedly dates from this first visit to Switzerland. We are grateful to Stephen Furniss for providing the above information.
Lot 234
OF BOMBER COMMAND INTEREST, A World War II R.A.F issue pilot`s log book for Sergeant Cowley dating from March 25th 1941 through to 17th April 1942, charting first flights in a D.H.82A through Oxfords and Wellington IC to Wellington IV. Sergeant Cowley failed to return from a raid on Hamburg on 17th April 1942, whilst flying for 101 squadron. He is buried in Hamburg cemetry.
Lot 388
A waterline model of the Hornson Line MV Ascanius, fully detailed decks and radio masts, flying bridge over black hull to waterline and red beneath, in a glazed case with photographic panorama to back board, 86.5cm x 37.5cm. *Notes Built by Mr D Davis, last in service as the radio operator of the Ascanius on his first voyage.
Lot 29
A Group of WWI Medals and Miniatures awarded to Captain W O Watson of The Royal Artillery, to include the Victory Medal, 1914-18 Medal, 1914 Star with bar for 5th Aug/22nd Nov 1914, a military MBE and a Military Cross with dispatches, leaves. This lot also contains various papers, certificates, etc referring to his career. William Watson joined the army and was commissioned in the Royal Artillery in 1913, he was sent with his battery to France as part of the British Expeditionary Force and served there throughout the war. He was promoted to Colonel just before WWII while at the Directorate of Tank Design, was sent to Australia to help design and produce their own tanks, returning in 1943 to become the first director of Tank Armourment Research. He retired in 1947.
Lot 858
A VICTORIAN FRUIT STAND of urnular form to support a glass dish and with flared base, embossed with swags and paterae, on four paw feet, 20cm h, by H Woodward & Co, Birmingham 1876, 36ozs Presented to Dr Joseph Gouge Greenwood (1821-1894) in 1890. He was Principal of Owens College (founded in 1851) from 1857 and subsequently First Vice Chancellor of the University of Manchester. In late 1889 he resigned from the position he had held for 37 years. The donor, his colleague, another classical scholar, Augustus Samuel Wilkins (1843-1905) was professor of Latin at Owens College from 1869 until his death. Heavily tarnished but condition practically as new with no signs of wear, damage or repairs, neatly engraved on one side with a near contemporary Latin inscription and the underside engraved for the retailer Watherston, London. Lacks glass dish
Lot 1007
AN ENGLISH GEM SET THREE COLOUR GOLD `REGARD` VINAIGRETTE in the form of a book the lid set with six gemstones, the first letter of each spelling REGARD and applied with lemon and red-gold flowers and leaves, 2.6cm w, unmarked, c1820, 8g Lacks grille and slightly dented attached to a short length of gold chain. No repairs
Lot 1122
A VICTORIAN GOLD MOURNING BROOCH of quatrelobed and domed design, set with a central foiled amethyst and four opals, foliate engraved locket back, a Georgian oblong garnet set gold mourning brooch, the back engraved A J Ives and three other Victorian gold lockets (5) One locket with loss to some of the black enamel, the garnet locket heavily dented on the reverse, the first named item originally with an integral chain now lacking, the other items in good condition
Lot 1201
A VICTORIAN SILVER CELTIC REVIVAL QUIVER OF ARROWS BROOCH engraved PODR mark for 13 December 1869, a Victorian silver and agate anchor brooch, by Hilliard & Thomason engraved REGD 30 MARCH 1848 and four silver Scottish dirk or claymore brooches, three inset with granite or other hardstones (6) The first item in fine condition, most of the others also good, claymore brooch lacking one piece of the inlaid granite from the shield
Lot 1303
GEORGE LOUIS PALMELLA BUSSON DU MAURIER, RA, RWS (1834-1896) HARD TIMES; CHIC; BOREDOM three, the first signed, dated Oct `86 and inscribed, the second inscribed on a fragment of the artist`s label preserved verso with the date Sept 18 1880 and price 6gns, pen and brown ink, 13 x 22cm and c (3) Provenance: J S Maas & Co Ltd. Exhibited: (Hard Times) Leicester Galleries, London, January 1909. Bought at the Exhibition by Mrs Coode. Mounted and framed as a set and in the same good condition as when purchased by the later owner`s family from J S Maas & Co Ltd before 1967
Lot 1353
A EMBLETON, 1906 PORTRAIT OF MR W WAINWRIGHT`S "MODEL QUEEN" WINNER OF FIFTY FIRST AND SPECIAL PRIZES IN SHOWS on a tiled roof with townscape beyond, signed and dated, board, 37 x 26.5cm Tiny paint loss extreme upper centre, unvarnished with light surface dirty only, in the original early 20th century varnished wood frame
Lot 1370
SIR GEORGE JAMES FRAMPTON, RA PETER PAN bronze, fine rich even dark patina, signed with monogram, dated 1919 and inscribed with the initials PP within a circle, on Conemara marble plinth, 48cm h, 52.5cm h overall, sold with a letter from Frampton`s widow acknowledging the price £105) paid for the present cast (2) Cast in 1919. Frampton`s Peter Pan by the Serpentine in Kensington Gardens has always been one of the most admired works of public sculpture in Britain, having attained virtually iconic status. Its originality and the naturalism of the innocent child appealed to an Edwardian England in the aftermath of the Boer war and its poetic newness accorded well with the mood of youthful optimism for the new century, in the years leading up to the World War One. How different it must have seemed to that other great work of the `New Sculpture` Movement, Sir Alfred Gilbert`s Shaftesbury Memorial (Eros) of 1886-93. Peter Pan was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1911. It was commissioned anonymously by the book`s author Sir J M Barrie and erected, in great secrecy, on the night of the 29-30 April 1912 so that its appearance the next day would seem magical. `It is placed at the spot where Peter Pan lands for his nightly visit to the Gardens` observed Sir Edward Gleichen (London`s Open-air Statuary, 1928). The Adventures of Peter Pan was published in 1904 and first performed at the Duke of York`s Theature on 27 December of the same year. Barrie gave the copyright to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in April 1929. Frampton`s range was unusually wide, as he was a versatile exponent of several branches of the applied and decorative arts, a medallist, a skilful enameller, maker of jewellery and decorator working in stone, plaster and other media. He trained as an architect before studying at the Royal Academy Schools and in Paris. In Belgium he was strongly influenced by the new developments there. He was in reality himself an English Symbolist and one of the original members of the Art Workers Guild, serving as Master in 1902. He was born in 1860 and died in 1928, having been knighted in 1908. The present bronze is one of the small number of reductions cast for Frampton up to about 1920. The letter from Frampton`s widow, which accompanies the lot is of interest for a number of reasons, not least for giving the high price (£105) the cast commanded: Dear Mr-, Thank you for your letter - I am very sorry to hear that Mr Mitchells Memorial is neglected and hope it will be cleaned satisfactorily. As the the Peter Pan statuette there will certainly be no more of these produced - I have just succeeded in finding a record of what must have been the last one done & the price paid for it was £105. The Statue is strictly copyright & we have decided that no further replicas of it or any part of it shall be made - Since my husband`s death I have had repeated trouble with infringements & have had to take very drastic measures to try & stop the abuse - Some of the statuettes he presented to old friends & some were sold in the ordinary way. I have not had time to trace the complete record of them but I daresay this information will be sufficient for your purposes. With kind regards Yrs sincerely Christabel A Frampton` Other examples were sold Sotheby`s London, 9 July 2002 (£36,000), 14 December 2001 (£48,000) and 26 June 2001 (£45,000). Literature: Beattie (Susan), The New Sculpture, 1983, pp218-219. Cooper (Jeremy), Nineteenth-Century Romantic Bronzes, 1975, pp 85-85. Read (Benedict), Victorian Sculpture, 1983, pp315-7 and 365. Jexxard (Andrew), George Frampton (unpublished MA thesis Leeds University). Bilbey (Diane), British Sculpture 1470 to 2000 Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2002, Nos 403-409. In fine original condition
Lot 1400
AN 1822 PATTERN PRESENTATION SWORD AND SCABBARD OF THE ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY the etched pipe backed 79cm blade inscribed JOHN P.N.F. CLAPPERTON R.M.A. TO G A SCHOMBERG R.M.A. WEST COAST OF AFRICA FEBY 13TH 1845 and with VR cipher, fused grenade, crest and motto Persevere, the reverse also etched and with sword cutler`s signature DUDLEY GRAND PARADE PORTSMOUTH, the hilt incorporating VR cipher on fused grenade, the gilt brass mounted black leather scabbard signed as the blade and an 1822 Pattern infantry officer`s sword, with single fullered 1845 Pattern Wilkinson type etched blade, signed for Selby, Portsmouth (3) Provenance: (first sword) Presented to General Sir George Augustus Schomberg, KCB (1821-1907) by John Philip Nelson Forrest Clapperton. In a distinguished and lengthy military career Sir George Schomberg served on the coast of Africa, 1844-46. Sword - in generally good condition with light pitting and rather dirty. The hilt painted with a hammerite metal bronzing paint, the folding guard original and still functioning. Scabbard - the leather powdery, all the mounts present and retaining most of the gilding but somewhat dull and scratched, especially the chape. Second sword - blade heavily pitted and rusted with a few nicks. The retaining most of the original gilding although extremely dirty, the hinged guard working retaining the remains of a sword knot, both kept for many years in an attic and entirely unrestored
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