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![Atkinson (Herbert) The Old English Game Fowl .., nd. [1891], Fanciers` Gazette, London, 4to., numbered first ltd. edition of](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/10041/2801763/282-20101022114913_468x382.jpg)
Lot 282
Atkinson (Herbert) The Old English Game Fowl .., nd. [1891], Fanciers` Gazette, London, 4to., numbered first ltd. edition of 100, frontis, 3 plates, original cloth; H.A., Notes on Artificial Cock-Spurs, nd. [c1919], 3 plates, original wraps [Norris & Palmer, 17 & 19]; Fothergill (Charles), The British Bird Fancier: or Bird Fancier`s Delight ..., 1820, 4 folding plates, later leather binding with original worn wraps loosely inserted (3)
Lot 326
Elvin (Laurence) Pipes & Actions, Some Organ Builders in the Midlands & Beyond, 1995, ltd. first edition, dust wrapper; id., Family Enterprise, the Story of some North Country Organ Builders, 1986, ltd. first edition, dust wrapper (laminated); id., Bishop and Son Organ Builders, 1984, ltd. first edition, dust wrapper (laminated); Wicks (Mark), Organ-Building for Amateurs, nd. [c1887], folding plates, original cloth (worn); with a quantity of others (qty)
Lot 61
THE FOLLOWING LOTS 61 TO 79 RELATE TO TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STALWART JOHNNY WALLIS MBE. Born in Finchley, he played for Hendon and captained both Middlesex and London Schoolboys before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1936. Twice capped by England at Schoolboy level, he played for the `A` team in the War League. His first match was at home to Luton Town in 1940. Johnny also represented the club in the London War Section `B` that term, until military service with the Royal Artillery saw his football career end prematurely, at the age of 23, by a shrapnel wound sustained while serving in Palestine. He played a few further matches for Spurs during the 1944-45 season before moving on to non-league Chelmsford City and Wisbech Town. After a coaching course he returned to White Hart Lane in 1948, when he was appointed `A` Team Manager under Jimmy Anderson. Johnny guided the side to the Eastern Counties League Championship, Eastern Counties League Cup and other championships. Ten years later he became assistant trainer to Cecil Poynton and in 1964, he took charge of the Reserve team and led then to the Football Combination Championship three times. In 1968 he switched to first team trainer/physiotherapist and in 1975 he reverted to kit manager, which he held until 1987 From 1987 to his retirement in May 1994, Johnny had a few roles in the club including a member of the groundstaff. He was awarded the MBE in 1993. A CONTINENTAL 18CT GOLD AND ENAMEL MEDAL the obverse inscribed League Cup, Winners` Cup, 1971, the reverse inscribed J. Wallis, with ring suspension, in original fitted case Tottenham Hotspur defeated Torino 3-0 on aggregate after the two-legged final match.
Lot 68
A 100TH F.A. CUP FINAL FIRST DAY COVER the reverse bearing sixteen autographs including Hughton, Miller, Roberts, Perryman, Archibald, Smith, Falco etc also signed by Johnny Wallis; and a piece of white card bearing numerous autographs from the 1986-87 squad including Steven, Allen, Mabbutt, Thomas etc (2)
Lot 81
ALAN BALL: AN EVERTON V. MANCHESTER UNITED, ALAN BALL TRIBUTE, MATCH PROGRAMME, 28/4/07 and an autographed Mexico 86 first day cover signed by Alan Ball, in common mount, framed and glazed, 19 x 11.1/2in. (48.2 x 29.2cm) overall; another signed Mexico 86 signed first day cover; and a black and white signed photograph of Alan Ball, framed and glazed, 11.1/2 x 13.1/2in. (29 x 34.2cm) overall (4)
Lot 105
A CONTINENTAL GOLD AND ENAMEL 1968 EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS MEDAL the obverse inscribed Coupe Des Clubs Champions Europeens, the reverse inscribed Vainqueur, 1968, with ring suspension Manchester United became the first English Club to lift the coveted European Cup by beating Benfica 4-1 after extra-time, in the final played at Wembley. On their way to this historic win, United defeated Hibernians Valletta 4-0; Sarajevo 2-1; Gornick Zabrze 2-1; and the mighty Real Madrid 4-3 in the semi-final.
Lot 108
A 9CT GOLD 1964-65 DIVISION 1 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL the obverse inscribed The Football League, Champions, Division 1, the reverse inscribed Season 1964-65, with ring suspension. Manchester United won the Division 1 Championship this season beating Leeds United on goal difference after both clubs finished with 61 points. This was United`s first League Championship win since the Munich Disaster
Lot 111
FULL INTERNATIONAL DEBUT SHIRT. A WHITE 1965 ENGLAND V. SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL SHIRT No.4, with crew-neck collar and embroidered cloth badge some discolouration and staining to the front of the shirt. The above shirt was worn by Nobby Stiles on his first full International debut for England. In the match played on 10th April 1965 at Wembley, England and Scotland drew the match 2-2
Lot 114
A BLUE ENGLAND V. WEST GERMANY INTERNATIONAL CAP, 1966 In the above friendly match played on 23rd February 1966 at Wembley, England defeated West Germany 1-0, with Stiles scoring his first and only goal at full International level. Appropriately enough in the above match Stiles wore the No.9 shirt
Lot 117
A BLUE ENGLAND V. NORTHERN IRELAND, WALES AND SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL CAP, 1966-67 In their first International match after winning the World Cup, England played Northern Ireland on the 22nd October 1966 at Windsor Park, with England defeating Northern Ireland 2-0. In the match against Wales played on 16th November 1966 at Wembley England defeated Wales 5-1. In the match against Scotland played on 15th April 1967 at Wembley, Scotland defeated England 3-2
Lot 119
A BLUE ENGLAND V. U.S.S.R EUROPEAN NATIONALS CUP 3 & 4TH PLACE PLAY-OFF INTERNATIONAL CAP, 1967-68 The above match saw Stiles make his first appearance for England after a fourteen month absence. In the match played on 8th June 1968 at the Olympic Stadium, Rome, England defeated the U.S.S.R., 2-0
Lot 145
THE FOLLOWING LOT WAS AWARDED TO MANCHESTER UNITED FULL BACK JACK GRIFFITHS. A 9CT GOLD 1935-36 DIVISION 2 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL the obverse inscribed The Football League, Champions Division 2, the reverse inscribed Winners, Manchester United, J. Griffiths, 1936, with ring suspension. Provenance: Graham Budd Auctions, Sporting Memorabilia, 28 & 29 October, 2009, Lot 366. Jack Griffiths was born in Fenton, Staffordshire, he joined Manchester United in 1934 after spells with Wolves and Bolton Wanderers. He quickly established himself as a first team regular making a total of 176 League and Cup appearances scoring one goal. Manchester United won the Division 2 Championship this season with 56 points, Charlton Athletic being runners-up with 55 points
Lot 177
AN OFFICIAL 1972 CELTIC V. INTER MILAN EUROPEAN CUP SEMI-FINAL PENNANT inscribed European Cup, Semi-Final, Inter Milan v Celtic, 5th April 1972, 15.1/2in. (39.5cm) high. Provenance: The San Siro Museum. The above is the official pennant that was exchanged prior to the European Cup, semi-final first leg against Inter Milan.
Lot 211
THE FOLLOWING LOT RELATES TO THE CAREER OF LIVERPOOL AND ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL RAY KENNEDY. A WHITE LIVERPOOL 1978 LEAGUE CUP FINAL SHIRT No.5, with v-neck collar and embroidered badge, inscribed Football League Cup Final, 1978, L.F.C. The above shirt was worn by Ray Kennedy in the 1978 League Cup final (first match). In the match against Nottingham Forest played on 18th March 1978 at Wembley, Liverpool and Nottingham Forest drew the match 0-0. Nottingham Forest won the replay 1-0 played on 22nd March
Lot 224
A LIMITED EDITION AUTOGRAPHED BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF DENNIS VIOLLET No.16 of an edition of 25, 8 x 10in. (20.3 x 25.5cm); and a black and white photograph of George Best. Matt Busby and Paddy Crerand holding the European Cup, autographed by George Best (2). The image in the first item in this lot shows a goal celebration at Highbury on what was to be the last goal scored by the Busby Babes on English soil before the Munich Disaster
Lot 2
RICHARD ARCHIBALD RAY (BRITISH, 1884-1968)The Edmund Graham in two positionsSigned and inscribed `RICHARD A.RAY 1946 A.R.CA.` (lower right); with title plate engraved Ship No. 54 - "Edmund Graham" - Launched1855 . The first ship designed and built by Mr. Joseph Lowes ThompsonOil on canvas24 x 36in. (61 x 91.5cm.)
Lot 13
AMERICAN School (19TH-CENTURY)`The cigar ship` Ross Winans at sea under full power Watercolour heightened with white16 x 22½in. (40.5 x 57cm.) framed and glazed The concept of the `cigar ship`, one of the nineteenth century`s most bizarre examples of naval architecture, was invented by two American brothers named Winans. Wealthy and successful railway engineers, they rejected the prevailing view that steam propulsion was merely a useful adjunct to sail whilst the theory of their so-called `cigar ships` was to discard all masts, sails and rigging. Likewise, they did away with casings on deck - even discarding the deck itself - as well as the keel, cutwater and any superstructure that would impede the motion of the cigar-shaped hull through the water.The first of the Winans` four `cigar ships` was launched at Baltimore in 1858 with two more - both of different design - following in 1865, one built in St. Petersburg and the other at Le Havre. The fourth and largest, however, was built at Hepworth`s Yard, on the Isle of Dogs, and launched in 1866. Classed as a yacht and named the Ross Winans, she was 256 feet long overall with a maximum diameter of 16 feet amidships, and was powered by 4-foot diameter propellers at both bow and stern. Lavishly furnished and appointed throughout, she also boasted numerous technical innovations and novelties, many of which later came into general use but only in the twentieth century.Despite her efficiency and economical operating costs, neither she nor the `cigar ship` concept ever achieved the success they deserved, however, their principal faults being their extremely narrow beam, the problem of excessive spray thrown up by the forward propeller, and the impossibility of either passengers or crew staying on deck. Apart from one or two coastal voyages, Ross Winans never put to sea in earnest and was soon written off as an expensive failure. Both she and her French-built sister the Walter S. Winans were abandoned at their Southampton moorings for nearly thirty years, but were nevertheless well-maintained and remained a perennial attraction to holiday sightseers until finally scrapped as the century drew to a close; the Ross Winans had cost £60,000 to build and sold for a paltry £210 as scrap, a very sad end to a truly remarkable experiment.In this work, the Ross Winans is shown wearing the ensign of the St. Petersburg`s Yacht Club as her owners were still trying to interest the Russian Czar with their invention. Apart from an engraving of her launching (on a cradle) held at Greenwich by the National Maritime Museum, no other images of the Ross Winans are currently known.For more detailed information on this unique vessel, see John Guthrie`s Bizarre Ships of the Nineteenth Century, Hutchinson & Co., London, 1970.
Lot 16
CIRCLE OF LT. ROBERT STRICKLAND THOMAS (BRITISH, 1787-1853)A Royal Occasion at Portsmouth Harbour, with ships of the Blue Squadron being moored by paddle tugOil on canvas18 x 27in. (46 x 68.5cm.) This interesting view of Portsmouth almost certainly shows H.M.S. Victory at anchor and flying the flag of an Admiral of the Blue, with vessels of a Blue squadron being moored nearby. The design of the tug, with its very tall funnel, and the costumes of the onlookers suggest a date of about 1830. The significance of the Royal Standard shown flying over a merchant`s warehouse is, at present, unexplained although it has been suggested that the officer shown may possibly be William IV, either as King or as Duke of Clarence, before his accession, in the undress uniform of Admiral. H.M.S. Victory, after being laid up at the end of 1812, served briefly as a Guard ship for six months from June 1823, before being made Port Admiral`s flagship from January 1824, with a permanent mooring in the harbour where she remained until dry-docked in the 1921.The eventual introduction of steam-powered ships into the Royal Navy during the first half of the nineteenth century was a saga of epic proportions. Almost to a man, the naval establishment - still basking in the afterglow of Trafalgar - took the view that "the wooden walls of old England", which had been good enough for Nelson, would remain good enough to protect the British Isles well into the future despite significant technological advances. Steam, dirty and expensive as it was, was regarded with utter disdain and even the most strident efforts of the few forward-thinkers in the `Senior Service` could only manage to produce one solitary exception to this entrenched opposition, the tug. Recognising the enormous value of being able to disregard both wind and tide, the Navy built its first tug, the Comet, at Deptford in 1822, and thereby began the tradition which still survives today in every naval dockyard in the world.
Lot 18
WILLIAM FREDERICK MITCHELL (1845-1914)The battleship Neptune at anchor offshore at duskWatercolourSigned and inscribed W.F. Mitchell 1879-1938 (lower left)5 x 7½in. (12.5 x 19cm.); together with a preparatory sketch for the battleship Albemarle, pen and ink heightened with watercolour, signed W. Fred Mitchell (lower right) — 6½ x 9in. (16.5 x 23cm.) (2) Built by Dudgeon at Millwall, Neptune was laid down in 1874 and launched in 1878 for the Brazilian Navy as the Independencia but purchased for the Royal Navy prior to completion, thanks to the panic caused by a potential war with Russia. First commissioned in 1883, her sea-going career proved a short one and she was sold for scrapping in 1903; on her final passage down the harbour at Portsmouth, whilst en route to the breakers, she managed to ram Victory and collide with Hero thereby cementing her already somewhat tarnished reputation.Albemarle was one of the six `Duncan` class pre-`Dreadnought` battleships ordered in 1898-99. Built at Chatham, launched in March 1901 and completed in 1903, Albemarle sported a main armament of 4-12in. guns and, despite her age, rendered useful service in the Great War before being scrapped in 1920. This lot is signed and inscribed W.F. Mitchell 1879-1038 (lower left) and not as stated in the catalogue, and further inscribed “Neptune”-1038 on the reverse. 1038 is Mitchell’s personal catalogue number.
![FRANÇOIS GERFFROI ROUX (1811-1882)Souvenir of my stay in May and June 1860 on board the [ship] Algesiras, Captain Vrignaud, [](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35440/2801127/28-2010929151854_468x382.jpg)
Lot 28
FRANÇOIS GERFFROI ROUX (1811-1882)Souvenir of my stay in May and June 1860 on board the [ship] Algesiras, Captain Vrignaud, [C.A. E. Paris], 3rd Division Mediterranian Squadran, under the orders of Vice Admiral Le Barbier de Tinan, casting off from the harbour of Hyeres, the 8th May 1868.Signed, inscribed and dated `Frois Roux Marseille 1868` (lower right)Watercolour heightened with scratching out16¼ x 22½in. (41 x 57cm.) Exhibited: Antoine Roux et Fils, at Musee Cantini, Marseille, Feb 1955, No.10.Provenance: Ex-Collection: Jean Meissonnier, Marseilles.The steam auxiliary two-decker Algesiras was the nameship of a class of nine vessels designed by Dupuy de Lome and laid down in several French dockyards between 1848 and 1854. Built at Toulon, she was laid down in March 1853, launched on 4th October 1855, and first commissioned in September 1856. Measured at 5,160 tons displacement and 233 feet in length with a 53 foot beam, she mounted 90 guns of varying calibre and was fitted with a 900nhp. engine fired from eight boilers. Her engine was, in fact, so efficient that it was claimed she could steam at 14 knots and this so alarmed the Admiralty that it quickly led to improvements in engine design for comparable ships then under construction for the Royal Navy. Based at Toulon for her entire sea-going career, Algesiras was decommissioned in 1865 and put to work as a fleet transport. Later used as a school ship, she was accidentally destroyed by fire in Toulon harbour on 25th November 1906.
![[Beaumont, J.], The Present State of the Universe, 3rd edition, London, 1701, containing "the Ensigns, Colours or Flags](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35440/2801127/60-20101015173618_468x382.jpg)
Lot 60
[Beaumont, J.], The Present State of the Universe, 3rd edition, London, 1701, containing "the Ensigns, Colours or Flags of the Ships at Sea: Belonging to the Several Princes and States in the World"antique calf, with decorated boards and ribbed spine with original label, some old damages within the text and preliminary pages but the 70 hand-coloured flags in good condition, with index Although a very small number of flag treatises are recorded from the seventeenth century, almost all are in manuscript form and are predominantly European rather than English; the third edition of The Present State of the Universe is, however, believed to be the first printed work in English which illustrates sea flags [it is presumed that the two earlier editions lacked this section]; copies of this third edition are rare and hand-coloured ones excessively so.
Lot 63
Ekins, Rear-Ad. Charles, Naval Battles from 1744 to the Peace in 1814, critically reviewed and illustrated, London, 1824seventy-nine plates, mostly illustrating battlefleet formations and movements, stout modern library binding of light brown buckramThis fascinating work actually continues until 1816, with 10 pages, plus one plate, on the Algiers expedition of that year. As a pioneering opus, the book is the first really professional British study of fighting tactics, characterised by attention to narrative detail and close analysis.
Lot 72
CAPTAIN MARRYAT`S TELESCOPEa rare model by Thomas Jones, London comprising a 5½in. objective lens with removable lens cap, tapering leather-covered tube with carry strap and single drawer with dust slide, signed Captain Marryat C.B. / Thomas Jones, Charing Cross, London — 21in. (53.5cm.) high (closed) Captain Frederick Marryat (1792-1848) joined the navy in 1806 and, although he missed all the big fleet actions, he enjoyed a lively naval career and seemed to take his lead from his first Commander, Lord Cochrane. By the close of the Napoleonic Wars, he had guarded Napoleon, assisted in several spirited frigate actions, survived serious fevers, saved five lives in action and had been promoted Commander. Despite this, he found fame initially for his signal code, first published in 1817. The Code of Signals for the Merchant Service became an international success going through no less than nineteen editions (not including foreign ones) through to 1879 and which was still used by some merchants until the 1890s. When he retired from the Navy (or rather hot-headedly resigned on the nominal grounds of `private affairs`) in 1830 he became a man of letters and it was in this part of his career that he became a highly popular author, spawning many famous works drawn from his own experiences: Newton Forster, Peter Simple, Jacob Faithful, Midshipman Easy, and Japhet came first to great acclaim. The last eight years of his life were devoted to children`s stories including Masterman Ready, or, The Wreck of the Pacific (1841) and The Children of the New Forest (1847). He also colluded with George Cruickshank who wittily illustrated his Midshipman Ben Blockhead series which are duplicated often in modern references.The instrument offered is a very rare form and the huge objective lens gives a bright and wide field of vision suited more to celestial navigation than signals. It is thought that only four others by Jones exist, one of which is in the national collection at Greenwich.
Lot 74
TEDIOUS DELAY OF THE FIRST FLEET PROMPTS JAILBREAK the felons in Carlisle Jail make a break for freedom, ten having got off their irons, five soon recaptured, four-five others all named still at large (7cm. column space, page 2 column 3); Yesterday forty deserters sent under escort to Gravesend to be shipped as "marines" on the Botany Bay Fleet (3 lines only, page 2, column 1), both in an original and complete issue of THE NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE dated 20th January 1787
Lot 75
AUSTRALIA: THE FIRST FLEET extract of a letter from an officer in the Botany Bay Fleet dated Cape of Good Hope, November 7th,1787: The healthy state of the fleet is wonderful-the number of deaths ,from our leaving England to this place is 21... — 5in. of column space, back page, column 1, in an original and complete issue of THE LONDON CHRONICLE, dated 29th April 1788
Lot 76
EARLY REPORT FROM THE FIRST FLEET as the outward bound fleet parted, "an Indiaman", an officer on the Commodore`s ship near the Madeiras sends back a melancholy account of the convicts. Front page report of 6 lines in column 4, in an original and complete issue of THE NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE, dated 7th July 1787
Lot 96
AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY COMMEMORATIVE REVERSE-GLASS PICTURE OF LORD ANSONThe Rt Honble. George, Lord Anson, Baron of Soberton, First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Vice Admiral of Great Britain, Admiral of the Blue Squadron & one of his Majesty`s most Honble Privy Council..Published for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill, in original frame16¾ x 12¾in. (42.5 x 32.5cm.) including frame
Lot 115
A. MOORE (BRITISH, EARLY 20TH-CENTURY)THE FIRST BRITISH SUBMARINE TO SINK A GERMAN WAR-SHIP BY TORPEDO THE E9Signed and dated `A. MOORE SEPT 30. 1914` (lower right)Oil on canvasImage size 16 x 20in. (40.5 x 50.7cm.) At dawn on 13 September 1914 E9, commanded by Lt-Cmder Horton, torpedoed the German light cruiser S.M.S. Hela six miles southwest of Heligoland. All but two of her crew were rescued by the German submarine U-18 and another German ship. Although pursued most of the day by German naval forces, E9 managed to reach Harwich safely. Three weeks later, Horton sank the German destroyer S 116 off the mouth of the River Ems, for this and the earlier action, Horton was awarded the DSO. E9 was scuttled outside Helsinki (Helsingfors) 1.5 nautical miles off Grohara Light in the Gulf of Finland on 3 April 1918 to avoid seizure by advancing German forces, and was finally salvaged for breaking in Finland in August 1953.
Lot 116
AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING TREADPLATE FROM H.M.S. KELVIN, USED BY WINSTON CHURCHILL TO VIEW THE D-DAY LANDINGS AT JUNO BEACH, 12TH JUNE, 1944cast in brass and impressed with name, the reverse inscribed in punch stamps: THE RT. HON. WINSTON CHURCHILL, MP, PRIME MINISTER, STEPPED ON THIS TREADPLATE AS HE BOARDED H.M.S. KELVIN TO VIEW THE D-DAY ASSAULT AREA, JUNO, ON 12TH JUNE 1944 — 12 x 28in. (30.5 x 71cm.) One of five K-class Destroyers laid down in 1937-38, Kelvin (F37) was built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Ltd, at Govan in Scotland, launched on 19 January 1939 and commissioned on 27 November 1939. Named for the famous compass and instrument maker William Thompson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), she displaced 1,600 tons and measured 339ft 6in. by 35ft 8in. with a 13ft 8in. draft. Powered by two Parson`s geared turbines developing 40,000shp, she could make 36 knots. Like her more famous sister Kelly, she had a very active wartime career and served with distinction in several theatres gaining battle honours for Atlantic (1940); Spartivento (1940); Crete (1941); Mediterranean (1941-43); Sirte (1942); Malta Convoys (1942); Normandy (1944) and the Aegean (1944). It was whilst serving in Normandy that she took Churchill and other VIPs to witness Operation Overlord first hand. Churchill had been keen to witness the First Wave of the D-Day assault, but had been persuaded that it was too dangerous. Thus it fell to Kelvin to play host six days after the initial bridgeheads had been secured. Having viewed the action from the bridge of Kelvin, he then went and inspected German defences destroyed by the Royal Navy. Kelvin was broken up at Troon in 1949, and although it is not known when the inscription to the reverse of this plate was done, it seems likely that, as they are typical of ships` punches, it was done shortly after his famous visit. Until recently, the treadplate was being used as a step in a flower bed.
Lot 138
A PAIR OF LARGE 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR`S SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE`S TEETHeach incised and pricked out over both sides, the first depicting three full-length fashionable ladies, the second with a group posing in national costume with a winged herald over, the reverse with half-length classical female entitled NEHINA - each 6in. (15.2cm.) high, 640g. each approx. Provenance: Succession de feus Monseigneur le Comte de Paris et Madame la Comtesse de Paris, Christie`s 14 Octobre 2008, Paris; allegedly gifted to them by Queen Victoria.
Lot 160
A CAST IRON AND WOOD FIRST/SECOND CLASS SALOON CHAIR FOR THE CUNARD LINE, CIRCA 1906the back carved with the Cunard emblem, removable seat, cast iron base impressed with marks for Cruikshank & Co Limited, Denny Patent No. 3429, later red leather upholstery — 36in. (92cm.)This pattern of chair is recorded in photographs showing the interiors of the Mauretania and Lusitania
Lot 225
AN APPARENTLY UNUSED ADMIRALTY STANDARD COMPASS PATTERN 1, 1840-88with 7½in diameter blue and black compass card contained within separate lid compartment, oxidised-brass and white-painted bowl with lacquered-brass fittings, folding sights, shades etc., with gimbals and mounting frame, contained within fitted case of issue with plummet line, bubble level and set of typed notes from The Admiralty Compass Observatory, for determining magnetic variation dated 13 July 1953 and inspection stamps inside for 1937, the compass frame and box numbered B40, securing hooks and original leather carry strap, overall measurements — 10¼ x 15 x 13½in. (26 x 38 x 34.5cm.) The lack of a good-quality standard compass for naval use had long been a problem for the Royal Navy. Various learned experts (such as Dr. Gowan Knight) had produced instruments which were highly satisfactory as long as they were tested ashore, once aboard, the rolling ship combined with dramatic magnetic variation produced by iron guns and girdles, made them more of a hazard than a help if blindly trusted by ships commanders. The response to growing peril was the Admiralty Compass Committee, founded in July 1837 and comprising six members (including Francis Beaufort and James Clark Ross), they first met on the 24th July that year in the Admiralty Library. The product of this committee was the Admiralty Standard Compass Pattern 1 of 1840 and which transformed marine compasses overnight. Orders from foreign navies flooded in and it remained the principal RN compass until 1888, after which it was re-designated a `landing compass`. In his book Steady As She Goes, Cmdr A. Fanning states `Although it was removed from the Rate Book shortly before World War II, it is known to have still been in operational service as late as 19 44, over a century after its introduction`. This example remained in Admiralty surplus stores until sold to the present vendor in 1988. Its spotless condition throughout suggests it was never issued, but maintained all the same, in case it would be required.
Lot 234
A RARE LONG MID 18TH-CENTURY 1½IN. NAVAL OFFICER`S TELESCOPE BY NAIRNE, LONDONthe tapering decagonal mahogany tube with bulbous eye-piece and dust slides, the objective signed as per title — 53in. (134.5cm.) longEdward Nairne worked between 1749 and 1796 in Cornhill. This pattern of telescope is typical of examples seen in prints from the first half of the 18th Century and must have been one of Nairne`s earlier productions. With improved lenses and developments, telescopes were able to shrink to more convenient sizes making this lot, which is in excellent optical condition, a very rare survivor.
Lot 246
A 19TH-CENTURY 6½IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY T.L. AINSLEY, SOUTH SHIELDSwith polished brass `bell` pattern frame signed on the arc Made For T.L. Ainsley, South Shields, silvered scale divided to 155º, adjustable telescope and horizon glass, secured in original brass-bound fitted box with press-button release and accessories, Kew test certificate with `0` error from 1904 and ivorine "Hezzanith" plate — 10¼in. (26cm.) diameter. T.L. Ainsley worked, or sold, from several locations between 1858-1886. This example appears to be of higher quality than later `bell` framed examples and is presumably one of the first of this well-known model to be retailed. Originally the frame would have been oxidised brass, the special mirror key ensured that this instrument`s errors could be maintained at `0`.
Lot 289
A HIGHLY DETAILED, PLANKED AND FRAMED ¼":1` SCALE MODEL OF THE 74-GUN SHIP VANGUARD AS FITTED FOR LORD NELSON PRIOR TO THE BATTLE OF THE NILE 1798 researched and modelled by Charles d`Clinton in boxwood with fully framed port side and semi-planked and framed starboard side, carved and gilt figurehead, stern carvings and gun whale trophies, with semi-planked deck exposing internal framing with details including stove, belfry, capstan, shot racks, cannons in trucks, deck lights, companionways etc., bound masts, yards with s`tuns`l booms, hand-wound standing and running rigging with sheathed blocks with fully fitted longboats being slung out, and a number of finely modelled crew including Nelson and marines going about their duties, mounted on a light oak panel with side brace, overall measurements — 52 x 64 x 26in. (132 x 162.5 x 66cm.); together with framed details and `gold` certificate from the Model Engineer Exhibition, videos and photographs of construction (2) H.M.S. Vanguard, 1,604 tons, was one of the "Arrogant" class of two-decked 74-gun third rates designed by Sir Thomas Slade in 1758. Although several ships were begun immediately, Vanguard herself was not actually ordered until 1779 and it took a further three years before her keel was laid on 16 October 1782. Finally launched at Deptford on 6 March 1787, she measured 168 feet in length with a 47 foot beam, and was commissioned with a crew of 550 men. Assigned to the Channel fleet on the outbreak of war with Revolutionary France in 1793, she was soon dispatched to the West Indies where she first distinguished herself on 29 September 1795 by capturing the French 50-gun Superbe off the Leeward Islands. This was clearly a prelude to greater things for when she returned home to refit in late 1797, it was announced that she was to become flagship for Nelson for his forthcoming tour of duty in the Mediterranean. Ready for sea by the end of March, Vanguard sailed from Portsmouth on 10 April 1798 and was nearly lost in a severe storm off Toulon in May. On 1 August - after three months of searching - Nelson at last located the French fleet lying in Aboukir Bay at the mouth of the Nile, and even though it was already six o`clock in the evening, he astonished his own captains as well as the enemy by attacking them immediately. Outgunned and unprepared for an action they believed would not come until the next morning, the French were decisively defeated in a brilliant show of Nelsonian daring. It was a glorious victory and one which brought England`s hero to the pinnacle of his fame. Although Vanguard was to see plenty more action before the Napoleonic Wars were finished, particularly in the West Indies, much of it - even the bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 - was an anticlimax after the battle of the Nile. Worn out by continuous service at sea for almost twenty years, she was hulked to become a prison ship in December 1812, relegated to a powder store in 1814, and finally broken up at Portsmouth in September 1821.
Lot 292
A WELL-PRESENTED AND DETAILED 20`-1" SCALE ADMIRALTY BOARD-STYLE MODEL OF THE ROYAL GEORGE (1715) modelled by J. Ryan in box and fruitwoods with frames exposed below the main wale and planked above, intricately carved bow and stern with double-equestrian figurehead and caryatids, partially planked decks revealing lower decks, fittings including belfry, capstan, bitts etc., the bulwarks finished in Venetian red and other details, mounted on a burr walnut display base with wood-bound glazed cover. Model measurements — 2½ x 8in. (6.5 x 20cm.); cased measurements — 7 x 12¾ x 7¼in. (18 x 32.5 x 18.5cm.) Originally built as Royal Charles in 1673, she was rebuilt in 1693 and re-named Queen. Rebuilt again in 1714 and re-named Royal George but not commissioned until 1741 she was now a first rate of 90-guns. After a quiet career, she served as Flagship to Admiral Vernon in the Downs, was paid off in 1748 and remained at Sheerness until 1756 when she was re-named Royal Anne (to make way for the new Royal George) but, after some brief service was paid off in 1761 and finally broken up in 1767 at Portsmouth without ever having fired a shot in anger.
Lot 743
A Boer War /Great War group of four medals to Lt. Col. Sir Brodrick Cecil Denham Arkwright Hartwell, Queen`s South Africa Medal, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Driefonteim (288 Cpl. B. C. D. A. Hartwell, Ceylon M.I.), 1914-15 Star (Capt. Sir B. C. D. A. Hartwell Bt, Leic. R.), War and Victory Medals (Lt-Col. Sir B. C. D. A. Hartwell Bt), brooch mounted. Very fine. (4) Sir Brodrick Cecil Denham Arkwright Hartwell, 4th Bt (1876-1948) was the nephew of Sir Francis Houlton Hartwell, from whom he inherited his title and whose medals are offered in the previous lot. The Ceylon Mounted Infantry saw action in South Africa in 1900 and the War Services list shows him as having 4 clasps to his QSA. He rose from the ranks to 2nd Lieutenant. He was gazetted to the 2nd Battn. Leicestershire Regiment in August 1900, as a Lieutenant. He resigned his Commission in March 1906, citing "Private affairs" (copy letter with lot), Hartwell applied for employment with the Home defence Forces in November 1914. He served in Gallipoli in the Great War, arriving in May 1915 and later invalided home. Between 1916-18, with the rank of Major, 2nd Garrison Battalion, Northumberland Fusileers, then Lt. Col., 1st Cn. Bn. Oxford & Ba he was in command of the British Convalescent Section, Dagshai. Hartwell led an interesting life. His first wife was French, though living in Algeria. However after only four years of marriage and amidst much scandel, he eloped to Australia in 1907, with the wife of a naval officer, Lieut. E. W. Chamberlain (Joseph Chamberlain`s nephew), hence the resigned Commisssion. In 1908 he was able to marry the former Mrs. Chamberlain as his second wife - she was originally from Esquimault, Vancouver. Hartwell tried his hand at various schemes including treasure hunting in Australia, but he was declared bankrupt in 1913. After the War he was declared bankrupt a second time in 1925, this time for trying to smuggle alcohol into America during the prohibition era. Ramsay MacDonald was to call him a "disgraceful blot". In March 1934 he wrote to the War Office volunteering to raise a unit in Berkshire, but the idea was rejected. A number of photocopied records are sold with the lot.
Lot 752
Scotland, engraved silver Agricultural Medals (2), West Fife, 1905, "Best Clydesdale"; Kintyre, 1902, oval, "Best Clydesdale Filly…",; Lambeth Borough Council, Scottish-made engraved silver medal, 1909, 1st Prize, for the "Cart Horse Parade", first and last with ornamental border. Very fine and better. (3)
Lot 1021
A silver Livery Company cigarette box- The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, by Sebastian Garrard, London 1926, square form, the reverse mounted with a vest striking pad, the hinged cover chased with the arms of Company, the sides inscribed, ` The Gift of the Goldsmiths Company A.D 1327-1927`, the interior gilded and inscribed; `Presented to John Henry Keeling, Liveryman of the Goldsmiths Company in Commemoration of the 600th Anniversary of the granting of the Company`s first Charter,` width 9.2cm, approx. weight 9oz.
Lot 1457
A George III silver honey skep and stand, by Paul Storr, London 1799, the stand 1805, conventional form with a ribbon -tied ring handle, pull off cover, detachable base, gilded interior, with a later glass liner, the circular stand with a ribbon and reed border, engraved with two crests, height 12cm, approx. weight 16oz. (2) The arms are those of Godfrey impaling Chapman for Peter Godfrey of Old hall, East Bergholt, Suffolk. He married Catherine, daughter of Abel Chapman of Woodford, Essex in 1806. This followed the death in 1804 of Peter Godfrey`s first wife, Arabella, daughter of Admiral Sir Joshua Rowley, Baronet.
Lot 13970
Two decorative 20th century Chinese equestrian Prints, the first with a block printed image paper of a running horse, with vertical character and red seal marks, mounted on a brocade ground, framed and glazed, the second with a printed laminated scene of two figures on horseback leading a white horse, framed (2)" 25cm x 30cm and 35cm x 41cm Condition: In fair condtion. View on auctionatrium.com
Lot 124
Two 9ct gold Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) medal, the first star shape with polychrome enamel obverse, reverse engraved `This roll of honour war conferred upon Bro. Henry J. Cane. K.O.M. by the Dewstow Lodge No 2336, 21.Sep.1936.` hallmarks for Chester with silver Roll of Honour top riband Bar, in case of issue and another engraved to the same recipient dated February 4th 1925, hallmarks for Birmingham, in case of issue, total weight approximately 61gms
Lot 143
A Naval General Service Medal to Ordinary Seaman J. Taylor who served in H.M.S. Insolent during the destruction of French Ships in the Basque Roads April 1809, and who was one of only four men who served in Insolent to claim his medal Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840, one clasp, Basque Roads 1809 (James Taylor.), edge bruising, therefore very fine, with an original copy of `The Morning Chronicle` dated April 22nd 1809, and a photocopied account from `The Naval Chronicle for 1809` A total of five clasps were claimed for this action by the crew members of H.M.S. Insolent (one officer and four men) and a total of 518 clasps were claimed overall H.M.S. Insolent was a Gun-brig 14 guns vessel, originally called the Arrogante (a French ship captured on 19.4.1798 by H.M.S. Jason) after 1801 she was renamed Insolent. During the action in the Basque Roads 11-12th April 1809 she was commanded by Lieutenant John Row Morris, his first command), it was the ship`s only notable action. In June 1818 she was sold to J. Cristall Provenance: Debenham & Coe, June 1908
Lot 154
Pair: Sepoy J. Singh, 5th Punjab Infantry Afghanistan Medal 1878-80, no clasp (Naick Jourahir Singh, 5th Punjab Infy), India General Service Medal 1854-95, silver, one clasp, Jowaki 1877-8 (Sepoy Jourahir Singh 5th Punjab Infy), both engraved in running script, first with edge cut, second slack suspension, very fine and better (2)
Lot 156
Three: Private J. Spillane, 82nd Foot Crimea Medal 1854-56, one clasp, Sebastopol (Pt. John. Spillane. 82nd. Regt. P.W.V.), regimentally impressed, Army Long Service & G.C. Medal, V.R. (2473 John, Spillane. 82nd Foot), Turkish Crimea, British die, contemporarily engraved, `242 [sic]3. J. Spillane. 82nd Regt`, pierced for ring suspension, first with contact marks throughout, very fine and better (3)
Lot 209
Pair: Leading Seaman E.T.C. Osborn, Royal Navy Naval General Service Medal 1915-62, G.VI.R., one clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (J.106738 E.T.C. Osborn. L.S. R.N.), Naval Long Service & G.C., G.VI.R. (J.106738 E.T.C. Osborn. L.S. H,M.S. Aberdeen.), first with edge bruise, good very fine and better
Lot 213
Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service & G.C. Medal (2), G.V.R., 1st `Admirals bust` type (Ply 13477 B. 1189 T.H. Booth. Mne. R.F.R.), G.VI.R. (J.95582 (P.O.B.18616) C.A. Eddings. A.B. R.F.R.) first extremely fine, second with edge bruise, good very fine (2) 95582 Able Seaman Charles Alexander Eddings, Royal Navy, native of Thornton Heath, Surrey, born 1903, killed whilst serving in H.M.S. Foxglove 9.7.1940. H.M.S. Foxglove was a Portsmouth based ship, having previously been involved in the rescue operations off Dunkirk, it was attacked by enemy JU 87 dive bombers whilst in the Solent. A total of 17 men were killed on board and 3 died of wounds sustained from the attack. Eddings is buried in Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Hampshire
Lot 233
Seven: Sergeant E. Goreham, Royal Army Medical Corps Queen`s South Africa Medal 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (14086 Pte E. Goreham. R.A.M.C.), King`s South Africa Medal 1901-02, two clasps (14086 Pte E. Goreham. R.A.M.C.), 1914 Star and Bar (19963 Cpl. E.Goreham. R.A.M.C.), British War and Victory Medals (19963 T.S. Sjt E. Goreham. R.A.M.C.), Army Long Service & G.C. Medal, G.V.R. (7245578 Cpl. E. Goreham. R.A.M.C.), France, Republic, Croix du Guerre 1914-1918, bronze, first two very fine and better (7) 19963 Transport Sergeant Ernest Goreham, served during the Great War with 20th Field Company, Royal Army Medical Corps from 21.8.1914
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