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Lot 1709
Two Girl-in-a-Swing type porcelain gilt metal mounted seals, circa 1755, the first modelled as a girl playing a tambourine on a base inscribed `Toujours Gay`, the second as a Cupid on a base inscribed `Pait Tout Reussir Lor`, each with hardstone matrix, the first engraved, height approx 3cm (Cupid restored).
Lot 855
A 1914-15 Star and 1914-18 British War Medal to `1782 Pte. T.C. Danton. Midd`x R.` (attempted erasure to `Midd`x` on the British War Medal), a First World War period memorial plaque, detailed `Thomas Danton`, and a memorial card, detailed `Pte Thomas Tucker Dantan` [died 14th October 1918, buried in the St. Pancras Cemetery, Finchley] (Note: Victory Medal lacking).
Lot 138
A Great War Western Front, Second Battle of Ypres, Casualty Group of Three to Private J.Mc Fetridge, 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion, CEF, Canadian Infantry, 1914 - 15 Star (29580 Pte J. McFitridge. 16/ Can:Inf:), British War and Victory Medals (29580 Pte. J. Mc Fetridge. 16-Can. Inf.) Private J. Mc Fetridge, of the 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, son of William McFetridge of 27 Park Street, Motherwell, Scotland, was killed in action at the Second Battle of Ypres on the 23rd of April 1915, he has no known grave, but is remembered with honour at the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. The 16th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force. The first Volunteer Overseas Company mustered at Camp Valcartier, Quebec where they formed Number 4 Company of the 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion, CEF. The other Companies of the 16th came from drafts from three other Militia highland regiments. The 16th Battalion was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Brigade of the 1st Canadian Division and left Quebec for England with the first contingent on the 30th of September 1914. The matter of the adoption of a single tartan for the Battalion had been a contentious issue that had remained unresolved during the 16th’s training at Camp Valcartier. The matter was again addressed while the unit was encamped on Salisbury Plain. The officers met on the 21st of December 1914 to vote on the proposal that a khaki kilt be adopted, after much heated discussion the proposal was carried with twenty-one votes for and seven against. The khaki kilts would not reach the 16th until June 1915 and were received with such despair and contempt by the Battalion that the entire issue of khaki kilts was withdrawn. On the 12th of February HMTS Maiden set sail from Avonmouth dock, arriving at Saint-Nazaire two days later. From the 24th of February to the 1st of March the Battalion was attached to the 19th British Brigade for instruction in the trenches at the front. Its introduction to the front complete, the Battalion marched to Bac St. Maur on the 2nd of February, fully trained and ready for battle. On the evening of the 22nd of April the Germans launched the first poison gas attack of the war on the Western front, the Second Battle of Ypres had begun. The 1st Canadian Division was hastily pulled from the reserve and ordered to seal the line, the Canadians became heavily engaged at Gravenstafel Ridge. The 16th Battalion received orders to counter-attack Kitchener’s Wood and along with the 10th advanced steadily towards their objective. After covering half the distance from the start line to the edge of the wood they ran into a long strong hedge interlaced with wire, no reconnaissance had been done prior to the attack and the men were forced to break through the obstacle with rifle butts, bringing down fire from alerted German machine-gunners. After breaking through, both Battalions charged the last 200 yards into the wood, driving out the enemy before them.,The cost of this action proved costly, the Canadians suffered 75 percent casualties, the 16th having lost 3 officers and 87 other ranks. Although they had cleared the wood, they were forced to retire, more attacks that night resulted in disastrous casualties, but also brought time to close the gap. 16th Battalion War Diary 23rd April 1915. Trenches, South of Wood, 2m West of St. Julien. Many wounded and dead about. Very arduous time at dressing station. Germans did not counter-attack, but “sat tightÕ. Left Major Leckie in charge. Left with Lt. Col. Barland to dispose of 2 coys 14th Battalion which had come up in reserve. On return found station badly shelled. Many killed and wounded. Rapid fire from enemy in evening but no attack. Good telephone connection with Brigade H.Q. and with Capt Rae in trenches.
Lot 143
An Historically Important Second World War Group of Seven to Chief Petty Officer, Steward C.H. Hitchcock, Royal Navy, Winston Churchill’s Personal Steward, H.M.S. Prince of Wales at the Newfoundland Conference, August 1941. 1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence and War Medals, with M.I.D. Oakleaf, Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal G.V.R. (L.12989 C.H. Hitchcock. P.O. Std. H.M.S. Drake) generally extremely fine, together with certificate of service, related papers and personal mementoes. (i) Signed black and white photographic portrait of Winston Churchill, mounted to card, 13cm x 8cm overall (ii) Signed photographic image of Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, seated aboard H.M.S. Prince of Wales, 12cm x 16cm overall. (iii) A series of five photographic images including British and American chiefs of staff, Churchill and aids under the guns, Churchill and military aides, the Sunday church service, Churchill and Roosevelt seated before service, each marked to reverse “Sick Bay Photo, Passed By Censor, Not For Re-PublicationÕ, each 11cm x 16cm. (iv) A Dinner Menu - In Honor of The Right Honourable Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain and his staff, given by The President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, on board the United Flagship Augusta, Ship Harbour, Newfoundland, Saturday August 9, 1941(v) A typed luncheon seating arrangement, H.M.S. Prince of Wales, Sunday, 10th August, 1941, guests including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Admiral of the fleet Sir Dudley Pound G.C.B., G.C.V.O. (First Sea Lord), etc. Typed luncheon menu on embossed prime ministerial card, compliment slip “The Commander-in-Chief, United States Navy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States, (3) (vi) C.H. Hitchcock’s handwritten diary, August 1939 - 1941, entry for July records “ Short weekend, 28th returned 31st, left barracks for secret draft caught train for London, caught Thurso ferry for Scapa at noon, transferred to ships boat, which turned out to belong to POW, the first time we knew to which ship joining, 3rd on board POW, 4th Prime Minister arrived on board and POW sailed 9th arrived 10th, lunch on board POW for President USAÕ The Atlantic Conference. As a cover story, a flag day was enacted at Upper Street, filmed, and then broadcast while Churchill had already set off for the conference. Using for the first part of the journey the Great Central Railway, embarking at Thurso, he then boarded HMS Prince of Wales at Scapa Flow.m Though the ship had to make multiple course changes to avoid U-boats and lost her escorts to bad weather, on the morning of Saturday the 9th of August HMS Prince of Wales sailed into Placentia Bay down a line of United States ships to the USS Augusta where Roosevelt who, like Churchill, had left Washington under a cover story, supposedly in New England on a fishing trip, was waiting. On first meeting, Churchill and Roosevelt were silent for a moment until Churchill said “At long last, Mr President”, to which Roosevelt replied “Glad to have you aboard, Mr Churchill”. Churchill then delivered to the president a letter from King George VI and made an official statement which, despite two attempts, a sound-film crew present failed to record. Whilst the Chiefs of Staff and Head of State and Government met, Churchill’s bodyguard Walter Thompson was shown around the ship with the president’s bodyguard Mike Reilly. The following day, Sunday, 10th of August, a church parade was held aboard the Prince of Wales. From a lectern draped in British and U.S. flags, and with a congregation and naval clergy drawn from both nations, hymns selected by Churchill were sung with the sound of the patrolling US aircraft overhead. As HMS Prince of Wales departed, sailors from both navies lined their ships, the national anthem of the United States was played and Churchill stood at the salute until the whole line of U.S. warships had been passed. The ship then set sail for Iceland, making course changes en route against suspected U-boat attacks, her final destination being Scapa Flow.
Lot 144
The Unique Second World War “Tel Chehab, ViaductÕ Group of Seven to Major A. T. Murray of the 6th Rajputana Rifles, for His Actions Against the Vichy on the Syrian Border 1941, Military Cross, G.R.I., reverse engraved 1941, 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, War Medal with M.I.D. Oakleaf, Coronation 1953, Commonwealth Independence Medal (T/Lt. Col. A.T. Murray B.S.S.L.), with related dress miniatures. A Set of Silver Pouch Belt Furniture, comprising KC plate, whistle and triple chain. A Military Pattern Great War Kukri, the blade stamped 1918, in its leather sheath marked 1917. Related photographs and other paperwork to the First Punjab Regiment. Colonel Adam Turner Murray, was born on the 16th of December 1916, he entered Military Service in 1937. 1937 - 1st Battalion the Buffs, India. 1938 - 4/6 - Rajputana Rifles, India. 1939-1945 - Active Service, Middle East, Italy, Greece, Iraq, Syria, Indian Army Liaison staff G.H.Q. Middle East, Brigade Major 11th Indian Inf. Brigade. 1946-1948 - Commanded 1 Punjab Regt. (Para) Bn. 1948-1954 - Commandant 1 Punjab Regiment, Pakistan. 1954 - Retired as Colonel. Saving the Viaduct. An account of a daring exploit on the Syrian border performed by men of the then 4th Indian Division, led by a British officer. “Well, that’s your job; the success of the campaign, to a large extent, depends on you. Good Luck, Adam!”. Captain Adam Murray stepped out of the Brigadier’s staff car, where he had been receiving his orders, and walked thoughtfully away. He had been given the task for which all soldiers yearn - an independent mission. Success or failure depended on him and his men alone. The scene was Palestine, the date June, 1941. The British forces were lined along the Syrian frontier. In spite of every plea by the British Goverment, the Vichy French authorities refused to cease assisting the Germans to prepare Syria for invasion. There was no alternative but to occupy the country and eject the Axis. Preparations were now complete. On the right of the line was the 5th Indian Infantry brigade. It actually formed part of the 4th Indian Division in the Western Desert, but had been detached for this operation. The Brigade had already fought in Egypt, the Sudan, and Eritrea. These campaigns had been brought to successful conclusions, but not without casualties. Murray himself had been “Mentioned in dispatches.”. About two miles across the frontier lay a railway which, once the advance started, would be of vital importance to the British. At Tel Chehab the line crosses a valley by means of a viaduct. Lawrence of Arabia tried to destroy this same bridge in 1918, to hamper the getaway of the Turkish armies defeated by Allenby. The attempt was then frustrated, for one of the Arabs entrusted with the job accidentally dropped his rifle, thus warning the Turkish guards. Now in 1941, Murray had been given a task that was perhaps even more difficult - capturing the Viaduct intact. British Intelligence - and there is no better Secret Service in the world - had found out a good deal about the bridge. There were three piers, but the central span was huge, nearly sixty yards long. If that span were destroyed (and it was known that all preparations had been made to blow it up) it was irreplaceable from any resources then available in the Middle East. Charges had been placed in readiness under the main pier. These charges could be ignited either by ordinary match fuse, with about sixty seconds delay, or by dynamo exploder. The explosive was packed in a stone sangar built at the base of the pier. Twenty-five yards away was a tent where the guards slept when off duty, and the tent, pier, and sangar were surrounded by barbed wire, with trenches round the perimeter. The Vichy guard had strict orders to destroy the viaduct on the approach of the British. The problem therefore divided itself into three phases. The objective must be reached without giving the alarm; then the guard must be overpowered and the fuse disconnected before the bridge could be blown, and finally the structure must be held against any attempt to retake it. The task was obviously far from easy. All that day Murray studied maps and air photographs; he also made a reconnaissance as far as was possible without crossing the frontier. Actually available for the operation was one platoon of Murray’s own company - sturdy Jats of the 4th Bn. 6th Rajputana Rifles, a unit fighting continuously for over four years, has won two Victoria Crosses, and no fewer than ninety seven other awards for gallantry. Murray knew well what magnificent fighters his Jats were, and that they would follow him anywhere. This was an enterprise, however, calling for finesses rather than valour, and the planning must be quite fool-proof. The plan he eventually decided upon was that the platoon should creep to the end of the viaduct and lie up there. The signal for the men to charge the guard post would be the firing of the first shot. He explained his orders to Jemadar Jodha Ram, the platoon commander, and the section commanders. When he had finished Company Havildar-Major (the Indian Army equivalent of Company Sergeant-Major) Goru Ram stepped forward. “Who will fire the first shot, Sahib?” he asked. “I shall - I hope,” replied Murray, in Urdu. “I shall go down into the river bed and deal with the guard post.” “Will you go alone, Sahib?” queried Goru Ram, anxiously. “Yes,” said Murray. “The fewer there are, the better chance of getting into the post unseen.” “Nay, Sahib,” remonstrated Goru Ram. “You canÕt go alone! I shall come with you.. You know that I am a good athlete and can move like a cat in the dark. As a marksman, also, there is none better than I in the Company.” “No, Goru Ram,” replied Murray, shaking his head. “I go alone.” “Sahib,” urged the Company Havildar-Major, earnestly. “I must go with you! If you are killed I shall never be able to hold up my head again. The men of the Regiment will spit on me; the Jats will be accursed. Those are the men, it will be said, who let their sahibs do the dangerous tasks alone. For the honour of my people I must come with you!” In face of Goru Ram’s pleading Murray gave way. It was arranged that he should carry the tommy-gun and a couple of grenades while Goru Ram brought his rifle and bayonet and also a pair of wire-cutters. Shortly after dark the following night the party set out across the frontier. In front Adam Murray. With him were Goru Ram, his orderly and also an Arabic interpreter. The latter was in a high state of nerves, so much so that it was almost possible to hear him trembling. He was so scared, in fact, that Murray made him carry the tommy-gun “To weigh him down and prevent him becoming airborne,” as he explained later. Silent as shadows, the little band crept forward through the night. A gentle breeze blew down the valley, a welcome change after the oppressive heat of the day. No click of equipment, not a sound or a footfall, could be heard as these Jat soldiers carried out the manoeuvre for which they are so greatly dreaded - the noiseless night attack. Suddenly there was movement in front. The party halted, crouched down, and stared ahead through the darkness. Something was coming down the track - probably an enemy patrol! On Murray’s whispered order the Jats got ready with their fixed bayonets; the whole patrol must be wiped out, silently, instantaneously, without a shot or a shout. The party waited tensely, in a silence broken only by the slight sound of the interpreter’s chattering teeth. The patrol appeared to be large, moving slowly but not particularly carefully. It gradually drew nearer. Now it was fifteen yards away, now a dozen, but still the figures were not discernible. The Jats, scarcely daring to bre
Lot 6
An 1827 Pattern “East India CompanyÕ Officer’s Sword, 77cm slightly curved, wide pipe back, quill-pointed blade, engraved with arms, foliage and East India device, gilt brass hilt with East India Company cartouche and folding guard, lion head pommel with wire-bound fish skin grip, in its brass mounted black leather scabbard.. Provenance: Purchased at Bristows (now Two Toads Antiques) Tetbury, September 1969, thence by descent and by repute “This is a Naval officer’s sword given to Brooke the first white Raja of Sarawak (North Borneo) by the East India CompanyÕ.
Lot 92
A Great War De Havilland D.H.10 Laminated Mahogany Two-Blade Propeller, the nine-hole boss with various markings, 120” (304cm). Airco D.H.10 Amiens. The DH.10 was designed by Geoffrey de Havilland to meet requirements of Air Board Specification A.2.b. for a single, or twin-engined day bomber. It was a development of the earlier Airco DH.3 bomber, which had flown in 1916, but had been rejected by the War Office because of a belief that strategic bombing would be ineffective and that twin engines were impracticable. The first prototype flew on the 4th of March 1918, powered by two 230 hp (186 kW) Siddeley Puma engines mounted as pushers. When evaluated by the RAF, the performance of this prototype was well below expectation, reaching only 90 mph (145 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,572 m) with the required bomb load. Owing to this poor performance, the DH.10 was redesigned with more powerful engines in a tractor installation. The second prototype, known as the Amiens Mark II, was powered by two 360 hp (268 kW) Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engines and first flew in April 1918, showing greatly superior performance and proving to be faster than the DH.9A while carrying twice the bomb load. While shortages of the Eagle meant that the Amiens Mark II could not be put into production, it proved the design for the definitive aircraft, the Amiens Mark III which was powered by the more readily available 395 hp (295 kW) Liberty 12 from America, as was the DH.9 A. Following successful evaluation, large orders were placed, with a total of 1,291 ordered. Fast deliveries of DH.10s were to No. 104 Squadron RAF in November 1918 before the Armistice ended the First World War. Postwar DH.10s equipped 120 Squadron which used them to operate an air mail service to the British Army of Occupation on the Rhine. Amiens were also used by 97 Squadron, later re-numbered as 60 Squadron which deployed to India. It provided support to the Army on the North-West Frontier, being used for bombing operations in the Third Anglo-Afghan war. DH. 10s were also used by 216 Squadron in Egypt, where they provided an air mail service between Cairo and Baghdad starting on the 23rd of June 1921.
Lot 129
A South Africa Medal 1879 to Private M.McGann of the Second Battalion, Third of Foot, 1529 Pte. M. McGann. 2-3rd Foot.) The Third Regiment (The Buffs, East Kent Regiment) The Battle of Gingindlovu. At the end of March 1879 Colonel Pearson’s number one column lay isolated in a fortified position at Eshowe deep in eastern Zululand. Lord Chelmsford’s desperate worry was that this force would succumb before it could be relieved. Following the disaster of Isandlwana, the British goverment rushed reinforcements to Natal, two Regiments of cavalry, two batteries of Royal Artillery and five battalions of foot, including the 3rd Regiment (Buffs). On the 29th of March 1879 Chelmsford’s column crossed the Tugela River and began its march to the relief of Pearson’s force. The country was covered by Zulu scouts and it soon became clear that the advance would be fiercely contested. On the 1st of April the column reached the Royal Kraal of Gingindlovu and laagered for the night, a heavy rain came on, Chelmsford had taken careful note of the lessons from Isandlwana, at every encampment the wagons were carefully positioned to create an unbroken laager wall and the troops deployed to dig sections of trench around the perimeter. Chelmsford’s chief scout, John Dunn, a pre-war inhabitant of Zululand for many years, scouted across the Nyezane River, beyond it he encountered the Zulu Army, some 11,000 warriors, Dunn returned to the British camp and reported to Chelmsford that the Zulu army would attack in the morning. The British force laagered on top of a hill, the sides sloping away in each direction, as good a position as any for the battle and in accordance with the new standing orders, the whole laager was entrenched in a square, the north face held by the 3rd battalion 60th Rifles, the left by the 99th Regiment and the Buffs (3rd Foot) and the right by the 57th Regiment, the corners of the square were reinforced by gatling guns, artillery and rocket troughs. The Regiments in the camp stood to at 4 a.m., shortly before 6, reports came in from the advanced piquets of the Zulu approach, a native soldier pointed to the skyline, “ImpiÕ he declared. The British officers stared at the hill top before realising that what they had taken to be a long smudge of vegetation was in fact the mass of the advancing Zulu “chestÕ, Zulu skirmishers opened fired from cover as they rushed forward. The first attack was received by the 60th Rifles, one of the newly arrived regiments, the young soldiers of the 60th found the ordeal of the Zulu attack trying in the extreme and it took all the leadership of the battalion’s officers to keep the line steady and firing, the gatling guns at the ends of the line providing much needed support. Under heavy fire from the British line the Zulu charge faltered and flowed around to the west flank of the square, where the attack was renewed against the 99th and the 3rd (Buffs), in the face of the volley firing from the two sides of the square the Zulu “chestÕ finally went to ground in cover, the “hornsÕ of their advance surged around the British position expecting to find the rear open as at Isandlwana, only to meet sustained fire from the 91st Highlanders, here too the Zulus were forced into cover, the attack ebbed away and Chelmsford ordered his mounted units out of the square to complete the victory, this proved to be premature and it was some time before the Zulu withdrawal took place, soon after 7am, an hour after the first shots were exchanged the Zulus were in full retreat, pursued by the mounted troops and the native contingent, large numbers of Zulu warriors were killed in the long pursuit and as at Khambula the Zulus wounded on the battlefield were massacred, the Zulu army was effectively dispersed. The outcome of the battle was a great relief to Chelmsford, showing that his army’s confidence was re-established and enabling him to continue his advance to Pearson’s camp and on to defeat the Zulu King Cetshwayo at the battle of Ulundi.
Lot 134
A Great War Western Front, Delville Wood, Casualty Group of Three to Private Clifford Pike Fabian of the 12th Battalion (Bristol’s Own), Gloucestershire Regiment, British War and Victory Medals (22705 Pte. C. P. Fabian. Glouc. R.), extremely fine, in card box of issue; Great War Memorial Plaque (Clifford Pike Fabian) with framed and glazed Memorial Scroll. Private Clifford Pike Fabian, of the 12th “Bristol’s OwnÕ Gloucestershire Regiment, son of Mrs Florence Anne Fabian of 707 Fishponds Road, Bristol, was killed in action at Delville Wood on the 29th July 1916 aged 19, he has no known grave, but is remembered with honour at the Thiepval Memorial. 12th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment “Bristol’s OwnÕ. The boys of Bristol were heavily involved in the fierce fighting in and around Longueval and Guillemont, South of the infamous Delville Wood from the end of July to September 1916, during the second phase of the Battle of the Somme. Originally formed on the 3rd of September 1914, the 12th Battalion immediately became known as “Bristol’s OwnÕ. At first the boys of “Bristol’s Own were allowed to live at home and many continued to work, eventually the temporary buildings constructed for the Bristol International Exhibition at Bower Ashton were used as an HQ for the battalion. Ashton Court estate and Ashton Park were used for outdoor training. The Battalion arrived in France on the 21st of November 1915, with a complement of 27 officers and 886 men and spent some time in the quiet area of the Somme, moving to Arras during the spring and early summer of 1916. The Battle of the Somme began on the 1st of July 1916 and the Battalion was moved back there on the 20th of July. By the end of the month they were in the line facing Delville Wood - “Devil’s WoodÕ as it had already been called.
Lot 104
A nine carat rose gold double Albert with two swivels and T-bar together with a nine carat rose gold soccer trophy pendant - B & SA FL, 1910-1911, First Division, the front having an enamel raised panel of Wembley Stadium (note - the soccer trophy pendant maybe sold alone as an `A Lot` by show of hands request at time of sale)
Lot 140
Jack Vettriano (b.1954) MODEL DRESSING-(GIRL IN A SPOTTED DRESS) signed oil on board 49.5 x 39.5cms; 19 1/2 x 15 1/2in. PROVENANCE: Vicarage Cottage Gallery, North Shields, Contemporary Scottish Painting, October, 1991. This group exhibition at The Vicarage Cottage Gallery in 1991, is believed to have been Vettriano`s first such participation outside his native Scotland. His first one-man exhibition, in Edinburgh in 1992, was followed by another at the Corrymella Scott Gallery, Newcastle, and the Catto Gallery, London, in 1993; since when he has risen to become one of the most popular living artists in Britain. See illustration
Lot 324
A rare CT Maling "Cetem Ware" Presentation Plate; hand painted with a view of St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle, indistinctly signed "H. ?", the reverse inscribed "Walter Lee Lord Mayor 1920" 9 3/4ins (23.5cms) wide. NB Walter Lee was Lord Mayor of Newcastle 1919-1920. It was Maling`s practise to offer a plate to visiting dignitaries (or family members) to inscribed with their name. The plate would then be fired and usually printed with a design. A hand painted view like this is very rare. Although Harry Clifford Toft was the designer at the time, he signed work "C Toft" and the initials on this plate appear to be "H", followed by an somewhat smudged letter, suggesting that this piece, whilst decorated at the pottery, is the work of an unidentified painter. Laura Arkinstall is another possibility ( the head painter at the time-who had the necessary free hand skills) and whilst the first letter could be read as "L" "LA" looks unlikely.
Lot 366
Osbaldeston Mitford (Colonel John Philip) `From Northumbria to Rome MDCCCLXVII`, a manuscript account of a journey, 4to, sealskin gilt, g.e., slipcase, c. 260pp., illustrated with drawings, watercolours, photographs and postcards, [1867]. A lively account of the Grand Tour, made between January and May 1867, full of detailed descriptions of both places and people, often with an eye for the comic, including an account of the great 1867 Exposition Universelle in Paris. On 30 January 1867, John Philip Osbaldeston Mitford (1809-1895), of Mitford Hall, Northumberland, left London for France accompanied by his wife Sybilla and `Mistress M`, a female relative, together with a maid and an Italian courier, Signor Carenco. His account of the journey is divided into eight sections: the first about the journey to Rome, the second about Rome itself, with further sections about Naples, Florence, Venice, Milan, Turin and the return journey including Paris. The journey to Rome includes descriptions of Paris, Marseilles, Cannes, Menton (`one of the most lovely spots in Christendom`), Savona, Genoa, Pisa, Livorno and Civitavecchia, while the section on Naples includes descriptions of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius. As well as lengthy accounts of the buildings and works of art, there are descriptions of the lottery being drawn and gaming in the streets of Rome, of eating frogs` legs for the first time in Turin, `We made a desperate attempt to enjoy it, but it was "no go". We tried to persuade ourselves that it was like baby chickens, ducks or rabbits... but frogs is frogs and nothing else, so, revenons à nos cotelettes`. This episode is accompanied by a watercolour of `poor froggy` losing his legs, one of a number of similarly humorous illustrations. There are also several watercolour views, including ones of the English cemetery in Rome and Vesuvius, and a few fine early albumen prints of peasants and their animals. The tour ends in Paris not long after the opening of the Exposition Universelle, which they visited on several occasions and oversaw the setting-up of the stand of `our Cheltenham brother`. Mitford concludes his journal with a section on the expense of the trip, which came to a total of £550, but explains how the same journey could be made more cheaply. He cautions against expecting home comforts, `if they expect that the wretched `bûche` is to warm them up like the coal from Newcastle on Tyne... they will assuredly be disappointed`, and ends by comparing three table d`hôte menus in Milan and Rome with one at a `first rate English country house`, Alnwick Castle.
Lot 804
RMS Berengaria; a set of five mahogany open arm dining chairs with carved floral cresting rails above the padded backs and spring interior seats, raised on fluted and turned tapering legs with curved understretchers, each centred by a deck anchor roundel. NB RMS Beregaria`s final passage Southhampton-Cherbourg-New York 23rd February 1938. Fittings auction at Jarrow-on-Tyne in January 1939. These chairs were probably removed from the first class dinning room
Lot 20
A quantity of ‘00’ gauge railway. Including Tri-ang: BR A1A-A1A diesel locomotive, RN D5572. Searchlight wagon (R341). Mainline: LNER class J72 0-6-0T loco, RN 581 (37-054). Hornby: LNER class J83 0-6-0T loco, RN 8473 (R316). LNER class J83 0-6-0T loco, RN 8477 (R252). BR Mk 3 Test Coach 10. 2 x Pullman first parlour cars (R223) + ‘Rosemary’ (R217). 2 x Inter-City BR Mk 4 coaches (R407 & R408). Royal Mail Letters Operating TPO (R416). 3 x BR Mk 1 coaches (SR). BR Mk 1 sleeper (WR). 6 x LNER ‘teak’ passenger coaches + sleeping car. 2 x BR Mk 4 passenger coaches. Royal Mail Ancillary coach. Mainline: 4 x Stanier 60’ passenger coaches. BR Buffet / Restaurant Car. Most boxed, minor / some wear to some. VGC-As New. (32).
Lot 29
3 Hornby Railways ‘00’ Train Packs. Eurostar comprising class 373 powered and unpowered locomotives, 2 passenger saloons. Eurostar passenger saloons comprising 2 first class divisible coaches. Advanced Passenger Train comprising 2 driving trailers, power car, 2 van trailers. All boxed, minor / some wear. Contents As New.
Lot 43
17 various Transport Books. Subjects include The First RT’s by Townsin & Beard (Capital Transport). London Transport Buses & Coaches 1948, 1949 and 1956 by Hambley (John Hambley). Dennis 100 Years Of Innovation by Brown (Ian Allan). Union-Castle Line A Fleet History by Newall (Carmania Press). British Cross Channel Passenger Ships by Windsor (PSL). The Shieldhall Story: the first 50 years by Mackenzie (Mackenzie). British Airways-Its History, Aircraft and Liveries by Gaskell (Airlife). London Buses in Camera by Gray (Ian Allan). The London Brick Company plus Mechanical Horses by Aldridge (Nostalgia Road). London Bus File 1933-39 by Glazier (Capital Transport). East Anglian Steam-A Photographic Tribute by Mann (South Anglia). Also 2 The Observers Book of Aircraft 1969 and 1973, plus 2 small Ian Allan publications. GC-VGC minor wear to some.
Lot 159
The following 4 James Bond lots were purchased directly from Corgi’s No.001/and ‘First Born’ Auction held by Bonhams Knowle in 2007. These examples come under the ‘First Born’ category as they are un-certificated examples, each being the first off the production line and then retained by Corgi in the Corgi Archive Collection. All are in as new un-issued condition and come with a photocopy of the relevant page in the catalogue with the lot numbers marked. Note:- due to errors in the catalogue not all the examples are listed, but are guaranteed by the owner to have come from the sale. 12 Corgi ‘The Ultimate Bond Collection’ vehicles. Lotus Esprit Turbo Ty04702. BMW 750i TY05102. BMW Z3 TY04902. Mercedes Benz 220 Saloon TY05702. Aston Martin V8 TY04802. Lotus Esprit Underwater TY04510. Sunbeam Alpine TY02501. Toyota 2000 GT TY05202. Ford Mustang Mach 1TY02102. Rolls Royce TY06801. Aston Martin DB5 TY06901 and a BMW Z8 TY05002. All boxed as new. Contents Mint.
Lot 564
“Fleet Air Arm” by Rawlings; “Mosquito” by Sharp & Bowyer, “The Guinea Pigs: Britains First Paratroop Raid” by Foxall; “Early Aviation” by Saundby paper covers; “Famous Fighters” and “Famous Bombers of the Second World War”, both by Macdonald; “The Fighting Triplanes” by Hadingham; “Richtofen’s War” a Bookcase Game in carton; 12 similar titles and paperbacks. Generally GC. (20)
Lot 574
“Fragments from France” No 8 by Capt Bairnsfather, original paper covers with colour inset; 3 newsletters in English, Malay and Chinese, dropped by parachute in Malaya in 1945 informing the population of the bombardment of Japan, dropping the A Bomb and Japanese Surrender; 6 copies of the Daily Telegraph recording abdication of Ed VIII, Coronation of Eliz II, Berlin Wall building, Assassination of Pres. Kennedy, death of Churchill and first moon landing; a radio communication code and list of call signs and frequencies, both printed on silk, and a white on black cloth badge, 3 witches on broomsticks (Force 136, SOE?), framed, 22” x 13”; with details of former owner, who served with the SOE; an interesting lot. Generally GC
Lot 597
2 WWII A1 naval posters: “The Life Line is firm, thanks to the Merchant Navy” Captain and mate on bridge, by Charles Wood (HMSO 51-1131) and “These Men went through hell for you”, group of rescued seamen, seaman in oilskins and ship being built “Give Us The ships, we’ll deliver the Goods!”, No 8, Warwork News 1941, issued by the Admiralty (51-2069); in a sleeve. VGC First item Plate 1
Lot 599
4 WWII A1 posters “Don’t Be Fuel-ish” by H.M. Bateman, “The Worker Who Left the Lights On”, “The Man who wasted Gas”, “The Man who would not Close the Doors”, and “The Man who wasted power”, each showing the unfortunate waster confronted by 3 of his colleagues, with slogans (HMS 51-3169, 3171, 3174 and 3195); in 2 sleeves. GC (slight browning to edges and folds). First item Plate 1
Lot 601
2 WWII A1 posters: “Tell Nobody - Not Even Her, Careless Talk Costs Lives” with sailor telling his girlfriend (HMSO 51-477), and “If you are bombed out and have no friends to go to - ask a policeman....” etc, with 2 constables wearing tin helmets, issued by Min of Health; in a sleeve. GC. First item Plate 1
Lot 605
2 WWII A1 posters: battleships steaming in line ahead “Mightier Yet: in ships, tonnage and gun power, the Navies of the British Empire are the most powerful sea force in the world - and another million tons of British warships are building” (HMSO 51-7365); and amphibian craft landing on a beach “Ducks-amphibious fighting vehicles- issued for the first time in the Mediterranean landing” (51-4265); in a sleeve. VGC First item see back cover.
Lot 607
4 WWII A1 posters with the slogan “Back Them Up!”, graphic scenes: “A British ‘Commando’ raid on a German held post in Norway” (Ref no 51-2400), “Heavy ‘Stirling’ bombers raid the Nazi Baltic port of Lubeck and leave the docks ablaze” (51-2438); “A British tank attack in the Western Desert” (51-2400) and “Britains New Airborne Army goes into action” (51-4265); in 2 sleeves. VGC First item see back cover
Lot 611
“Fuehrer Directives and other top lever directives of the German Armed Forces, 1939-1941”, and another similar for 1942-1945, being bound type written folders each of over 200 pages of restricted information compiled by the Americans after the war, with forewords being dated “Washington D.C. 1948”, containing a wealth of first hand information relating to Hitler’s intentions and actions throughout the war, including such statements in April 1939 as “The operational objective in the East is annihilation of the Polish army”, in May 1941 to support the Arab rebellion in Iraq and send a German military mission, the members of which should be considered Volunteers and wear Iraqi insignia, the German aircraft to be similarly marked etc, etc. GC. Absolutely fascinating reading.
Lot 582
REEL SPARES: Large fruit box containing a mixed quantity of various spinning reels for spares, models incl. Intrepid, Omnia, Ambidex, Pinto plus others, assorted related spare spools and 5 boxes of spinning reel parts incl. springs, bail arms, gears and a Norris Shakespeare Allcock`s first aid kit No. DY1 for Ambidex.
Lot 244
WALLET: Early trout fly wallet in black leather with a large tongue and loop-closing device with some early repairs c1840 Ð1850, internally it holds a `fly book` with trout flies to gut and has the flies names recorded (as listed in `The Fly Fisher`s Entomology` first published in 1836), in copper plate handwriting.
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