A large collection of memorabilia relating to the career of Lieutenant Colonel `A Wright` TDACF, to include signed manuscript `The fog of war` by Major General Sir Hugh Tudor, K.C.B. C.B C.M.G., relating to his experiences impressions of an Artillery Officer doing the four years of the First World War, with inscription by Hugh Tudor, also in this lot many books and pamphlets to include Mountain Artillery, Army Lists, Regulations for the Territorial Army, Medical Documentation, Concealment in the field, Anti-aircraft command intelligence summaries, Atomic warfare (top secret), numerous photographs of Military personnel, Artillery, Tanks, Manoeuvers etc, also large quantity of ordinance survey maps, a George VI framed commission, folding up camp bed, ammunition case, water bottles etc (illustrated)
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A collection of theatrical programmes some autographed, subjects such as Auf Wiedersehen Pet, signed by Kevin Keegan, `Shirley Maclaine in Concert`, signed to the front `To Debbie, love always Shirley Maclaine`, `Wayne Sleep` signed by Wayne Sleep, `The Sound of Music`, `My Fair Lady` souvenir book from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Triumph Apollo, The Triumph Apollo Productions Ltd, `Starlight Express`, an original souvenir brochure first performed in the theatre on 27th March 1984, `Wayne Sleep with Dash` signed by Wayne Sleep, Ross Taylor`s production of `The Sound of Music`, a framed Edelweiss Flower presumably from The Sound of Music, `Farewell of Dame Nellie Melba`, 1926, a Menu Card for Robert Sangster`s 50th birthday celebrations, numerous theatrical posters for subjects such as `Fatal Attraction`, `Al Pacino, American Buffalo`, `Kiss Me Kate`, `The Sound of Music`, etc.
A small stamp album "Album Timbres-Poste", containing various British and other 19th Century and later stamps, to include a two penny blue, a penny red, etc, together with a small quantity of first day covers and mint stamps, and a velvet covered desk blotter containing a souvenir programme of the Coronation of Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, etc
EFE, Creative Master Northcord Ltd Bus Models, Corgi Tram: EFE Wallace Arnold OB coach, Stagecoach Routemaster, Metrobus Daimler DMS, Southdown Guy Arab, Maidstone Leyland Olympian, Creative Master, First bus ALX400, London Central LDP Plaxton, Metroline DLM 160, London United Dennis Dart R272 Transbus Trident R94, Corgi Original Omnibus Feltham Tram, VG-E, boxes VG (11)
The Charles Biggs Collection (Lots 787-816). In 1947, Charles started his apprenticeship as a hand die-sinker and engraver for Willmore & Sons, later going to Britains in 1956. The start of his long and illustrious career there coincided with Dennis Britain`s crucial purchase of 55 of Herald Miniatures. It also reunited him with Roy Selwyn-Smith after their time together at Willmore & Sons. He supervised Charles when he began as a plastic die-sinker, working on many classic Herald models. In 1957 Charles helped to formalise the first Britains design department. Charles and his team began developing product ranges and in 1971 the Deetail range of products were launched. In 1993 Charles founded `The Charles Biggs Model Company` while continuing as design consultant during the Britains Ltd hollow-cast centenary celebrations, which he helped to organise. Reference Books, some probably for Britains production design or inspiration: period books including Some Well Known Characters from the Works of Charles Dickens, Illustrated by J Clayton Clark (Kyd), Hildesheimer and Faukner, 1892, chromolitho illustrations, all pages now loose, incomplete, Album Militaire - Scenes de la Vie du Sold at, 1890s, incomplete, Die Reichswehr, Haus Neuerberg, cigarette card album, 1933, annuals, Great War books, and modern reference books and pamphlets, 1960s to present, including guns, military uniform, regimental histories, battle histories, spacecraft and farm animals, varying condition (155)
The Roy Selwyn-Smith Archive - Catalogues and Ephemera. Britains photographs, family history and promotional material: press photographs - including Roy Selwyn-Smith, Joe Thake, 1968 Toronto display, staff groups outside new building in 1972 and visiting children, 1960s/1970s (23), snapshots of Herald display stand, showing Antarctic Explorers set, circa 1958 (7), copy-prints of old factory scenes (9), Richard Simkin chromolithograph, Military Types, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 1893 (Simkin influenced Britains hollow cast design in this year, the first of series production), family tree details and various company history, one by Scrine, 1930s/1940s, `Little Wars`, H G Wells, Dent & Sons, 1931, with copy-letter from Wells` grandson, paper flags and drum decorations, folder of printed letters sent by Britains in 1959-1960 about catalogue changes, Swoppet printing block flyer and facsimiles of court judgements against Britains fakers, `Toy Factory`, Sue Wagstaff, ILEA, two Britains bags, four window stickers, 1980s, sale flyer for Walthamstow factory, a Skybirds Spitfire design print, replica catalogues and other items (a lot)
Herald/Myer Zang Ephemera: some artwork by Roy Selwyn-Smith - Zang Products Metal and Plastic Toys and Novelties leaflet, showing Tipsitoff and Drummer Boy, circa 1948, designs for M Zang`s headed paper at 52 Old Kent Road and 16 Cluny Place, Modern Packages Ltd, Darwin Work letterhead artwork, first Herald price list, June 1953 (2), with note from Roy Selwyn-Smith, M Zang proof letterhead, Herald colour box artwork proof, based on McLoughlin drawing, artwork and descriptions of Zanco steam engines, dummy 1956 Catalogue, compiled by Selwyn-Smith, and Farm Series flyer, P-G (a lot)
Railway and Toys collectors books: Tri-ang Railways by Hammond, Tri-ang Railways First 10 years, Tri-ang Hornby Book of Trains by Nock, Tri-ang Railways, Spot-On and Minic price guide by Thompson, Hornby Book of Trains 25th year edition, Products of Binns Road by Randall, History of Trix by Matthewman, Toyshop Steam by Harley, Older Models by Peter Gomm, Recent Locomotives by Randall, Clockwork Steam and Electric models up to 1939 by Reder, Railways of the Channel Islands by Judge, G (12)
Fleischmann HO Railways: 4273 DSB Double ended diesel My 1144 in original box, loose 2-6-2T black Steam locomotive 064 389-0, 5131 SBB CFF Restaurant Car with pantographs, 5151 Orange first class coach and green 5133 SBB FFS first class coach and SBB FFS second class coach, green SNCF 2nd class coach in original clear plastic boxes. VG, boxes G (7)
Bachmann, Hornby and Rivarossi coaches: Hornby Pullman First Parlour car, Third Parlour, Pullman blue grey Golden Arrow, SR Luggage van, SR Mk 1 green coach, Bachmann, SR green Bullied Corridor composite (2) open brake, Corridor 2nd, Bulleid Crimson and cream Composite, Parcel van 63` Thompson 1st corridor, BR blue centre railcar, mostly in original boxes, loose Hornby Mail coach and three crimson and cream coaches, Lima maroon parcels van and Mainline maroon suburban coach, G-E, boxes VG (22)
TWO CHINESE CANTON CARVED IVORY TABLE ARTICLES 19TH CENTURY the first a box of cylindrical form with scroll cover to each end, decorated with scholars and attendants in a pavilion setting, 12.5cm high; and a small carved ivory card case of rectangular form with similar decoration, 4.5cm wide, 8cm high (2)
SAWOS, SEPIK RIVER, PAPUA NEW GUINEA ANCESTRAL SPIRIT BOARD FIRST HALF OF 20TH CENTURY pigment on wood, of vertical rectangular form with three ancestral spirit masks flanked by birds and snakes 48cm wide, 202cm high Provenance: Formerly from the Alex Phillips Collection, Melbourne, Australia
Gabrielle Bellocq (French 1920-1999) "Yachts in yellow", pastel, signed in pencil to the bottom right corner, mounted, framed and glazed, the rear with Peter Hedley label, numbered "3040/7" together with two other pastels by the same hand, "Waiting for the fisherman" and "Shutters through the trees ", both signed to the bottom right corner, the first mounted, framed and glazed, the rear with Peter Hedley label, numbered "3040/9", the second unframed but with part of the original backboard with Peter Hedley label, numbered "3040/21" The first, 49cm x 64cm, the frame, 65cm x 80cm, the second,48.5cm x 64cm, the frame, 67cm x 81cm, the third, 49c x 64cm In good condition, the first two unexamined out of frames, the frames with some small knocks and dents. View on auctionatrium.com
A 17th century Dutch engraving of a jester and a similar period engraving of a gentleman, the first engraved by Jan Sanredam entitled "Tis om te lachen", the second entitled "Militia neruum bellantis, Scriba, Gradiui, Adnumero interpidis ara Jatellitibus", both later mounted and framed (2) 24cm x 16.5cm In good condition with typical minor yellowing to the paper, the frames of recent manufacture. View on auctionatrium.com
Two South Indian bronze figures of the infant Krishna and Venugopala, late 18th / early 19th century, both of typical form with dark brown patination, raised on square plinth bases Provenance: From the residual estate of the late Honor Frost (1917-2010) 9cm and 11cm high Both with old wear commensurate with age, the first figure with losses to the base and restorations View on auctionatrium.com
A Victorian papier mache tray, four various modern mother or pearl and bone inlaid boxes, a mid 19th century German“Der Tunnel” concertina diorama, a Victorian childs printed first music book, a small collection of European pottery items and a devoire scarf, the tray of oval form with floral painted and mother of pearl inlaid decoration, the boxes with geometric decoration, the diorama and the book with hand coloured decoration, the pottery comprising a 20th century French faience platter with polychrome decoration, a Victorian blue grey glazed jug with moulded Bacchus mask decoration, an Art Deco green glazed pottery art pottery bowl with incised border decoration, and two Victorian Staffordshire figural spill vases (as found), the devoire scarf with cut foliate decoration in black (qty) Provenance: From the residual estate of the late Honor Frost (1917-2010) Various sizes All in fair condition commensurate with age and wear View on auctionatrium.com
An attractive 19th century tin glazed pottery bowl, probably Moroccan, the deep u-shaped body painted to the exterior with stylised flowerhead motifs painted in deep blue and pale green and blue green below a blue banded border, the interior painted in blue to the centre with a formalised scattered leaf and flower motif, the inner rim with a interlaced blue banded border, on low waisted circular pedestal foot Provenance: With the vendors French Grandfather in Morocco prior to the first world war and thence by descent. 17cm high, 25cm diameter In good condition commensurate with age, the rim with a very small chip and some minute losses to the glaze to the rim and some minor imperfections, running and patching to the surface glaze and to the extremities of the edges of the foot. View on auctionatrium.com
Ruskin, John, Modern Painters, George Allen, complete edition, 1888, five volumes including Index, vellum bound, gilt tooled crests, presentation book plate to William Malcolm Hailey (later Lord Hailey of Newport Pagnell and the Punjab), scholar of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, from the President and Fellows on the occasion of his obtaining a First in Classics, 1892
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