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Lot 140
5 Late 1990s Britains Military sets. 0180: The Drums & Pipes of the First Battalion The Gordon Highlanders (13 pieces / A Hamleys Limited Edition). 00316: Pipes and Drums of the Irish Guards (12 pieces). 00317: Colour Party and Mascot of the Irish Guards (12 pieces). 00154: Band of the Lifeguards (8 pieces). 00157: Band of the Lifeguards (5 pieces). Together with 00089: Sentry Box and Scots Guard. 40210: Pair of Scots Guards Pipers. 40318: Drum Major in State Dress (W. Britain Club Figure 2003). Plus 6 other Collectors Club figures. Plus a set of ‘The Guards Toy Soldier Centre’ set of 3 Highlanders. All boxed, contents As New.
Lot 501
The Most Noble Order of the Garter: Garter with embroidered lettering on a velvet backing, label attached printed “British Red Cross Society and The Order of The Hopital of St John of Jerusalem in England 1916” has pencil addition “Christie’s 13 April 1916”, see note, some wear, no fastening; a second Garter, silver embroidery on cloth garter backing, no fastening, worn; and 2 sections of sash style riband, no fittings, plain. For first item see Plate 4 Note: In April 1916 Christies held a 15 day sale of objects of art which had been donated to the British Red Cross. The Sale realized £52,690.
Lot 520
Four: Military Medal, George V first type (32579 Pte-A Cpl W Boxall 1/ S Staff R); 1914-15 star, BWM, Victory (012503 A Cpl W Boxall, A O C), GVF. Together with a “Loving Thoughts” postcard from daughter to 32579 Lce Cpl, 1 Batt, S Staffs Regt, D Company, 15th Platoon Italian Exp. Force”, 4 other postcards including 1 portrait of recipient, “Battalion Standing Orders for the Trenches”, (delicate); a letter to recipient’s family from Italy and newspaper cutting “When Atkins Wore Green” relating to an occasion when British troops had to cross the Piave river on the Italian front, the margin with note “Across the Piave River. Daddy (sic) last engagement in the big war 1914 awarded the Military Medal...”. Also photocopies of Attestation (A.O.C 31st October 1915), Medical history etc. Note: Military Medal, London Gazette 28th March 1919- 32579 Pte (A Cpl) Boxall, W, 1st Bn (Italy). Plate 4
Lot 590
The awards of James Rennie, CB, Indian Navy 1827-1857 who was recommended for the Victoria Cross following the Persian campaign, comprising CB in gold, bearing Geo III hallmark (date letter not visible due to case mounting), (1 lion missing from angles); China 1842, now fitted with scroll suspender and now engraved James Rennie Lieut HEICS Sesostris; IGS 1854, 2 clasps Pegu, Persia, (similar scroll suspender and similarly engraved in block serif capitals Comr Rennie “In Steam Frigate Zenobia”); France, gold medal “Ministre De La Marine - À Rennie Capne De La Marine Anglaise - Service Rendu À un Navire Francais 1853” GEF. Framed. See Front cover. During the China War James Rennie was in command of the Hon East India Company ship Sesostris. A family history by Alastair John Rennie (not included in lot) states “On 31August the “Sesostris” assisted in covering the landings of troops and Marines in face of intense Chinese fire from their fortresses and batteries...”During the next year the fleets and transports carried out landings at Tinghae, Chinhae, Ningpo Tsekee, Chapoo, and finally ... to Nanking...In all these operations Sesostris played a conspicuous role and James won a high reputation for his courage and dash leading his marines in many assaults on the formidable Chinese defences.” During the Burmese War 1852-53 James was promoted to Commander of the Indian Marine vessel Zenobia. He was present at the capture Rangoon and Bassein. “In the absence of any help from the military, he volunteered the services of his ship and blue jackets to help the Deputy Commissioner at Bassein, Captain Fitch, pacify the hinterland and rid if of Burmese forces still giving trouble. Twice he did this and convincingly proved himself as good a soldier as he was a sailor. He led his force, together with naval guns, through the densest jungle in a climate which had proved fatal to many European (sic) and succeeded brilliantly in trapping the Burmese forces, numbering some 3,000...” For his services Commander Rennie received a Sword of Honour from the Court of Directors of the East India Company. Throughout the Persian campaign Rennie commanded the ship Firoze. The family history again relates “it was resolved to attack Mohammerah, a fortress at the head of the Gulf defended by some 13,000 Persians....Sir James Outram wrote “on 24 March a boat with muffled oars, ..proceeded up the river to choose a position for a mortar battery, but when closely under the forts, it was discovered that the selected site for the mortar was a swamp. The ingenuity of Commander Rennie came to the rescue with the proposal of a mortar raft and in defiance of the engineers who said the first shot would smash it, a raft was constructed during the night, under Commander Rennie’s direction, of casks and studding sail booms securely lashed together and being manned by the Bombay Artillery...was towed up to its position opposite the Northern Fort”. On 26 March ...the Indian Navy frigates proceeded to the attack. The Firoze and Assaye moved up the river to a position opposite the northern battery and after an hours bombardment from the ships and the mortar battery, the order to close was given. The Firoze and Assaye then moved to within sixty yards of the earthworks and at about 10 0’clock the magazine of the northern fort blew up...The British loss was only ten killed and thirty wounded. The Persian army of 13,000 was beaten and dispersed losing some 300 killed...” and it was reported that “Commander Rennie’s happy thought of placing around the bulwarks of several vessels trusses of pressed hay in which the musket balls of the Persian matchlock men lodged without injury to anyone, thus 300 bullets were found buried in the sides of the Firoze and vast numbers were taken out of the hay trusses.” On 23 May 1857 General Outram, in a letter to the Chairman of the HEIC states “In due course I will send the names of individual officers who are worthy of distinction; some I hope may gain even that greatest of all distinctions, the Victoria Cross. One especially, Commander Rennie of the Indian Navy, will be found to have earned a just claim to it.” James was awarded the CB at this time.
Lot 829
“Headdress of the British Heavy Cavalry: Dragoon Guards, Household and Yeomanry Cavalry, 1842 - 1934” by Rowe, and “Head Dress of the British Lancers, 1816 to the present” by Rowe and Carman, fully detailed reference works, illus in colour and back and white, the first a presentation copy from the author. VGC
Lot 838
2 WWI posters: “The Empire Needs Men!” male lion on rock with cubs around him “Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand. Helped by the Young Lion the Old Lion Defies his Foes” by “Arthur Ward”, poster no 58; and “If you cannot join the Army try and get a Recruit” large script letters, poster no 32 (lower right corner torn). GC. First item Plate 4
Lot 840
2 WWI posters: “Your King and Country Needs You” aged veteran shaking hands with soldier departing for the front “A Chip off the Old Block”, by “Lawson Wood ‘14” poster no 18, and “Britons! Your Country Needs You”, in red on grey silhouette map, poster no 23 (lower edge stained). GC. First item Plate 5
Lot 842
2 WWI posters: “Follow Me” top half of smiling Tommy in battle dress, “Your Country Needs You”, artists initials EK, poster no 11, and Union flag with “Rally Round the Flag. Every Fit Man Wanted”, poster no 1 (lower edge stained). GC First item Plate 5 Note: The first of these was used in Wills Cigarette Card set of recruitment posters in 1915
Lot 860
A hand coloured early 19th century print “Les Souverains Allies a Paris, annee 1815”, showing Alexander I of Russia, Louis XVIII of France, Francis I of Austria and Frederick William III of Prussia, 16” x 11”; and 3 small French hand coloured prints c 1800, showing “Officier de Gendarmerie royale”, “Inf de Lig Sergentmajor de Grenadiers”, and “Aide de camp du Roi”, 7½” x 9”, all in ebonised frames. GC (the first slightly foxed). (4)
Lot 997
A French M1866 Chassepot bayonet, in its scabbard with matching numbers; a similar German made brass hilted bayonet, in its scabbard with regimental markings; and an officially cut down Chassepot bayonet, blade 14”, by Blechmann, in its brass mounted leather scabbard. Average GC (the first two need cleaning) (3)
Lot 1054
A rare .177” first model Britannia break action air rifle, 36½” overall, round barrel 21¾” apparently sleeved into the combined breech and pivot block, with small thumb release catch to the left of the breech, the air chamber and cocking lever matt nickel plated, stamped “Rd 394207” on air cylinder and breech pivot block, the barrel also stamped “Patent”, nicely figured pale walnut butt. GWO & C (has been pitted and well refinished overall, sights replaced) Plate 16
Lot 141
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE 17TH CENTURY BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN Europe saw three periods of `Chinamania` between the 17th and 20th centuries. The first in the early 17th with the kraak wares, the second with chinoiserie from the mid-18th century until the early 19th, , and again when the aesthetes went china crazy in the last decades of the century. Collectors vied for the best pieces - almost invariably Kangxi (1662-1722) blue and white, the best of sapphire-blue tone driving up prices only to see the craze vanish as quickly as it had begun. One devotee was the American painter James MacNeil Whistler who illustrated some of the pieces in the collection of Sir Henry Thompson (1878). One of the present lots no.145 is closely akin to no.203 in that Catalogue. Although modest, this offering is typical of a forgotten era. A double-gourd Vase, c.1640, trekked and washed with a literatus reading in a garden, a boy approaching, the upper bulb with stiff leaves, rim frits, 20.5cm A vase of similar form and decoration and the same size was raised by Captain Hatcher from the junk dated 1643, see The Hatcher Porcelain Cargoes,1988, pl. 61.
Lot 5
BR(S) enamel Station Sign TOWN CENTRE with right facing arrow, white on green, then beneath FOR WEST STATION STRAIGHT AHEAD TURN RIGHT THEN FIRST LEFT, green on white in a panel. F/F measuring 36" x 30". Excellent condition with deep colour and shine and only minor chips. Ex Tunbridge Wells station.
Lot 24
LNWR wooden First Aid Box with original labels (plus a later BR). Hinged top lid, measures 17" x 6" x 8". No contents except a few wooden splints some stamped L&NWR. Together with a small green on white enamel sign `Fire Exit` with left facing arrow and also a BR North Eastern Region `Best Kept Station` award for Featherstone Station dated 1958, in its original glazed frame.
Lot 75
Posters, London & North Eastern Railway, qty 2 together with a big 4 Poster. The first LNER is a D/R advertising the April 1937 Spring Timetable. Folds and a large, clean tear ¾ of the way up the poster. The 2nd LNER is a Q/R, fully titled Timetable for Branch Lines (North British Section) May to July 1938. A substantial timetable with many closed routes shown. Some tears and folds but good overall. Finally, the big 4 poster, D/R advertising the fact that it is easier, when you go on holiday, to obtain your tickets in advance. Dated 1937, it has folds and some damage and is a little grubby.
Lot 175
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Fusee Pocket Watch No12195, by John Agar Bury. A top quality English made fusee watch with back wind and key set to the hands, the movement is engraved 12195 John Agar Bury and is in working condition. The dial is free from chips and has Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Compy 12195. The Nickel case has L&Y hand engraved to the rear. A stunning watch and the first time we have seen a watch by this maker.
Lot 195
Large Photograph Albums, qty 2. The first contains a lifetime collection of ex SR Locomotives comprising approximately 300 Merchant Navy, West Country, Battle Of Britain, Nelson, School and King Arthur Classes. The second contains approximately 300 of Britannia and Clan Classes, Nameplate close-ups and a miscellany of other steam and electrics. Top quality, mostly b/w 6 x 4 postcard size format photographs, mostly early 1960`s but some later. Don`t miss this unique opportunity to obtain such a desirable collection in one lot.
Lot 254
Pullman brass Table Lamp ex TC96. An ornate lamp from a Bournemouth Belle second class parlour car. This lamp dates from January 1947, the car has a particularly interesting history as researched by Terry Bye of the Pullman car service information site, and these show that CAR No.96 was a second class Parlour car that originally was car SYLVIA of 1921 built at the Pullman Longhedge Works, London as a Parlour Car First Class, with 2 x 6 wheel bogies and seating for 27. It was supplied for use on the SE&CR and delivered in SE&CR crimson with gold lining (Same livery as TOPAZ in the NRM at York) the seating was reduced to 26 in January 1935 and was then remodelled at Preston Park Brighton to Second Class in January 1947 with seating for 36 and allocated the identity of No.96 Second Class. It was known to be in the Bournemouth Belle 1947 to 1959 and was withdrawn January 1961. Sold to BR and became Pullman Holiday Coach P48.located to Tipton St. Johns and eventually Scrapped c1968. The lamp is in excellent condition but has had the plug removed for safety reasons. We recommend that this is checked by a competent electrician before use.
Lot 321
Carriage Prints, qty 3 the first two are 20" x 10". BEN LOYAL, SUTHERLAND by W. Douglas Macleod, from the Scottish Region series. Unframed but in excellent unused condition. Plus THE THREE SISTERS, GLENCOE, ARGYLL (The Property of the National Trust for Scotland) by Frank Sherwin RI, from the Scottish Region series. Unframed but in excellent unused condition. Plus 25" x 10" LOCH KATRINE AND BEN VENUE, PERTHSIRE by Jack Merriott, from the Scottish Region series. Unframed but in excellent unused condition.
Lot 441
Framed Limited Edition Print of `Concorde Formation` by Robert Taylor. Depicts 4 Concorde aircraft, line abreast over The Needles. Most desirable being signed by not only the artist, but also Brian Trubshaw who was chief test pilot and also Brian Walpole who captained the first flight to New York.
Lot 1360
A very well detailed Sterling silver Medallion ``City and Gilds of London Institute Dept of Technology Advanced Technological Examination``, the revers very nicely detailed with 17 heraldic crests, engraved to the edge ``Elizabeth Lloyd, first prize, Advance Hand embroidery 1957`` 77 gms. approx. and a Silver Brooch fashioned from a Silver Crown piece dated 1820 and with a very clear fretworked image of St. George on horseback slaying the Dragon and with additional texturing to provide detail.
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Lot 749
[Wanostrocht, Nicholas]. Felix on the Bat; Being a Scientific Inquiry into the Use of the Cricket Bat: Together with the History and Use of the Catapulta... Also the Laws of the Game, as Revised by the Marylebone Club, 3rd ed., 1855, seven hand-coloured lithographed plates, wood-engraved illustrations, scattered light spotting, neat previous owner signature and bookseller blindstamp to fep, a.e.g., original cloth, rebacked, a little faded, small 4to. Padwick 397. The first cricket book to be illustrated with coloured lithographs. (1)
Lot 758
Football. Huddersfield Town v. Burnley, Monday August 30th, 1920, Official Programme and Record of Events, 8pp., last leaf with two holes and abrasions, a few light creases, 8vo, with a photographic print of the Huddersfield team for the F.A. Cup semi final v. Bristol City, 1919-20. Huddersfield’s first season in the top flight and first home game of the 1920-21 season, winning 1-0. (2)
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