SECOND WORLD WAR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS GROUPING. Second World War Distinguished Service Cross grouping, D.S.C. hallmarked London, 1942, stamped 'S.G.' for Garrard & Co Ltd, London, engraved '1941' to the reverse, 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, 1939-1945 British War Medal, Naval general Service Medal (1918) (LIEUT. G.D NUTT D.S.C. R.N.), Geoffrey Dyson Nutt was born on 3rd July 1916 at Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, he attended Hymers College in the East Riding of Yorkshire, on leaving he obtained his civilian Flying License with Hull Aero Club, he joined the Territorial Army as an officer being granted his commission in 1934, he later went on to join the Royal Navy in the Fleet Air Arm in 1938 and obtained his commission as Sub Lieutenant in 1940, trained as an Observer he served on the Aircraft Carrier HMS Glorious with 812 NAS (Naval Air Squadron), leaving the ship a few weeks before she was sunk with a huge loss in lives to join 767 NAS, a training squadron, he served with 767 Sqn. near Toulon in the South of France where it took on operational duties including a bombing raid on Genoa in Italy, with the fall of France the squadron evacuated to Algeria and was split, one part, including Nutt, going to Malta where it formed 830 NAS based at St. Angelo, the squadron carried out torpedo attacks on Italian merchant shipping and Italian Navy vessels, and bombing raids on port installations in Sicily and Libya, it was during one of these raids that the Swordfish aircraft on which Nutt was the Observer, was shot down at Zwara near Tripoli on 6th May 1941, he was captured, unwounded, along with the pilot Lt. N.K. Campbell, the Air Gunner, P.O. William Gracie Tennant died of wounds, a newspaper article at the time reads in part, '.. his parents have just received a letter from him in which he says his plane came down in the Mediterranean and after swimming and floating for some time he was washed ashore on a rocky part of the coast. He managed to escape without a scratch however, being protected from the rocks by his bulky flying kit. The Pilot was picked up the next morning little the worse, but the Air gunner was dead when found. Lieut. Nutt states that he was kindly treated when found by Italian soldiers..', Nutt was awarded the D.S.C. in the Birthday Honours List, London Gazette 1st July 1941, page 3745, his Prisoner of War Questionnaire filled out after he was liberated shows is POW number as 3292, after capture he was incarcerated at Camp 17, Rezzanello, Italy between 7/41-4/42, Camp 35 at Padula 4/42-7/43, Camp 19 at Bologna 7/43-9/43, Milag (Marine-Internierten Lager- Naval Internment Camp) & Marlag (Marinelager- Naval POW Camp), Marlag (O) Westertimke, Germany 10/43-4/45, Oflag 10c Lubeck 4/45-2/5/45, it also shows he was interrogated for two days at Tripoli after capture and that he made several escape attempts, 'Escaped with a large number of other officers at 0430 9th September 1943 when the Germans took over the camp at Bologna, Italy. The Italians after some hesitation opened a gate at the rear of the camp. I was recaptured in a wood at 1030 the same day.On 26th May 1944 I hid in one of a number of large cupboards which were being transported from my camp in Germany by lorry. Lorry searched at main gate and I was discovered. Two months previously I helped to construct a tunnel which fell in on reaching a trench which had been dug by the Germans around the camp.', after the war Nutt was offered the chance to remain on the active list in the Royal Navy which he accepted, serving on until 1958 with the Communications Branch, he married in 1950 and passed away in 2003, also with ephemera including, Kings Letter on Buckingham Palace headed notepaper forwarding his award (D.S.C.) to him, with facsimile signature of King George VI, Air Ministry Certificate of Competency and License to Fly Private Flying Machines to Geoffrey Dyson Nutt dated 6.2.1936, Aviation Certificate number 13551 to Geoffrey Dyson Nutt issued by Royal Aero Club, 119 Piccadilly, London, dated 26.5.1936, Territorial Army Officers Commission to 2nd Lieutenant Geoffrey Dyson Nutt, East Riding Heavy Brigade, Royal Artillery with facsimile signature of King George V, dated 9th August 1934, Royal Navy Officers Commission as Sub Lieutenant to Geoffrey Dyson Nutt, dated 15th June 1940 with seniority shown as 4th July 1939, with facsimile signature of King George VI, Watch Keepers Certificate to Lt. Nutt from Captain, HMS Victorious dated 8.6.1946, letter (torn in to 4 pieces) from Honours & Awards Branch, Admiralty, dated 19.6.1946 informing Nutt that his D.S.C. together with Kings letter was forwarded to HMS Victorious on 8th May 1946, letter from Admiralty to Nutt re decision to accept retention on Active List in R.N. dated 15.8.1946, letter from Admiralty acknowledging Nutts marriage dated 20.11.1950, CV to Lt. Cdr G.D. Nutt with summery of qualifications and experience, letter of appreciation to Nutt from Officer Commanding Communications Branch on his retirement dated 3.6.1958, quantity of pre and post WW2 Commanding Officers annual report slips, hand written notes, stapled together, listing courses and ships drafts in R.N. sea time, correspondence between Nutt and Admiralty, etc from 4th July 1938, letter from HMS Centurion re confirmation of entitlement to WW2 campaign medalsBaptism Card to Geoffrey Dyson Nutt dated 5th August 1916, University of London GSE (General School Examination) Certificate for six subjects to G.D. Nutt dated July 1933, University of London Matriculation Certificate to G.D. Nutt dated January 1935, reference letter for Nutt from the Headmaster, Hymers College, Hull dated 22.3.33, song sheet-the Hymers College School Song, ink and watercolour drawing of the Hymers College school crest signed 'G.D. Nutt, February 1st 1929', Confirmation Certificate to Geoffrey Dyson Nutt dated 30.3.1933, etc, (qty).
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GARRARD & CO; a brass cased carriage clock, the named enamelled dial set with Roman numerals, the single drum movement stamped 'Eleven Jewels', with personal dedication plaque dated 1994, height 12cm.Condition Report: - Please note that this lot is not suitable for our in-house postage service.We would recommend collecting this lot or contacting Mailboxes Etc for postage of this lot, their details can be found on https://www.adampartridge.co.uk/services/transport/
11th (Lonsdale) Bn Border Regiment 1914 HM silver cap badge by Garrard. Fine rare die-stamped London hallmarked crest of the Earl of Lonsdale on scrolls ELEVENTH BATTALION BORDER REGIMENT. Hallmarks to top of wing on reverse. Sebastian Garrard Original loop and blade fitting VGC 11th (Service) Battalion (Lonsdale), a Kitchener’s Army unit raised 1914.
A BANGLE BRACELET Of hinged slightly tapered polished design, in platinum and 18K gold, English hallmarks for London 2001, retailed by and with case by Asprey & Garrard London, total gross weight approx. 27.3g, inner circumference 16.5cm Accompanied by an insurance valuation, dated 13th February 2002, from Asprey & Garrard London (£1,995)Stamped 950Pt, ALDN, British hallmarks for London and with indistinct date letter, European control mark Clasp stamped 750 Light surface scratches to metal surfaces Clasp closes securely Normal signs of wear, overall in good condition Total gross weight approx. 27.3g Accompanied by case stamped Asprey & Garrard London and accompanied by an insurance valuation, dated 13th February 2002, from Asprey & Garrard London, value £1,995.-
A Garrard & Co brass mounted mahogany 350th anniversary of The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers commemorative bracket clock by F W Elliot Ltd, having an eight-day barrel movement striking Westminster, Whittington and Winchester chimes on rods, the white printed circular brass face bearing the Company crest and inscribed "1631-1981 Anniversary - Garrard & Co London" having Roman numerals and blued-steel trefoil hands, with key and certificate
FOUR BOXES AND LOOSE ASSORTED SUNDRY ITEMS, to include a Sony portable television - untested, an Olivetti 'Dora' Typewriter with the case, Janome sewing machine - no cables, boxed Yamaha Portasound VSS-200 keyboard - batteries leaked, gents Berwick shoes size 7.5, a plastic Moet & Chandon ice bucket, a picnic bag, wall mounted brass bell, Theakston pewter tankard, a metal document box, a Garrard Hacker record player etc (4 boxes + loose) (sd, untested)
Rare Document Signed by Joachim Murat, French, First Empire. This historically significant document bears the signature of Murat, then Governor of Paris, recognizing the valor and courage of Second Lieutenant Garrard for his distinguished service in the Egyptian campaigns. Signed and dated Vendemiaire, Year 13 (1805). Joachim Murat (25 March 1767 Ð 13 October 1815) was a French Army officer and statesman who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Under the French Empire he received the military titles of Marshal of the Empire and Admiral of France. He was the first Prince Murat, Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808, and King of Naples as Joachim-Napoleon from 1808 to 1815. A valuable piece for collectors of artifacts related to the history of France. Framed size 37x32.
19th Century Victorian extensive silver cutlery set. The set to include 9 spoons, 21 large forks, 8 dessert spoons, 19 small forks, 4 sauce ladles, 7 sauce spoons, 8 sorbet spoons, 1 tea strainer spoon, 2 marrow scoops and one pair of sugar tongs. Hallmarked London 1895, R & S Garrard & Co. Also to include four silver hallmarked mustard spoons of various hallmarks, with matching engraved crest.
A 1960s 9ct gold Garrard manual wind wristwatch. The signed dial with baton markers, tapered hands and subsidiary seconds dial to 6, cal. 1120 ETA 17 jewel manual wind movement within a 9ct gold case bearing hallmarks for London, 1965, numbered 20147, with black leather strap, case diameter 32mm.
A Elizabeth II five piece Garrard & Co silver tea and coffee set, including a tea pot, coffee pot, hot water jug with wooden handles and finials, along with a creamer and sugar bowl, all hallmarked for Birmingham 1973, height of tallest item 21cm. (5) Condition Report: 85.6 ozt / 2663 g total weight.
A set of six silver soup plates, by Robert Garrard II, London 1829, bearing the regimental badge for the 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot, of circular form, reeded rims with scrolled acanthus leaves at intervals, marked on the undersides, numbered 20, 21, 22, 24, 28 and 29, 26.0 cm wide, total weight of items 127.73 ozt. (6)
Father and Son decorations: Sir William Hannay Raeburn; his George V Baronetcy velum document, with seal, in a red Morocco leather dispatch box, the lid with the Royal Coat of Arms and Barons badge (Raeburn of Helensburgh 1923), cased, and his son, William Norman Raeburn, his CBE in a Garrard leather case and his Kings Council certificate, with copy documentation Provenance: On Instructions of the Family: Medals and Militaria from the Estate of a West Country CollectorNo key with boxlight wear/scuffing to the box, light dirt, document and seal generally good but with slight loss to one side just above 9 o'clock, see imagesCBE enamel looks food, ribbon poor, Garrard slight scuff marksBaronets medal, slight edge knock to 6 o'clock otherwise goodKC document folded, generally good
The historic sinking of the Bismark D.S.C. group of five attributed to Sub-Lieutenant Anthony William Duncan Beale, Fleet Air Arm: Distinguished Service Cross, George VI, 1st type, officially dated 1941 to reverse of lower arm and privately engraved (A. W. D. BEALE. R.N. H.M.S. ARK ROYAL.), in Garrard case of issue; 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-45, the last four loose; all very fine or better. [5] 36mm diameter of round medals Noonans, lot 1005, 24th June 2009 D.S.C. London Gazette 16/09/1941 "For gallantry, daring and skill in the operations in which the German Battleship Bismark was destroyed."Following the destruction of the British battleship H.M.S. Hood by a shell from Bismark during the Battle of the Denmark Straight on the 24th of May 1941, the Admiralty committed every available vessel in the Atlantic to chase down the damaged Bismark as she ran for shelter on the Atlantic coast of France. The race to sink Bismark became desperate, until on the 26th of May the Fairy Swordsfish torpedo bombers of H.M.S. Ark Royal, operating at the limits of their endurance, crippled the German ship and bought vital time for other Royal Navy ships to catch up and bring about her destruction the following day. The final flight of fifteen Swordfish took off from Ark Royal at 19:00 in bad and deteriorating weather conditions. Guided to their target by H.M.S. Sheffield they commenced their series of attacks in sub-flights of three aircraft. At about 20:55. Beale, piloting 2P of 810 Squadron Fleet Air Arm, lost touch with his sub-flight and had to return to Sheffield to re-orient himself. The exact sequence of events at this time is uncertain, but it is generally accepted that Beale was to reappear alone, ahead of Bismark, and attack her unsupported, scoring a hit on her port side.Beale was later based at H.M.S. Lanka, Ceylon, and was killed in action during an operational flight on the 5th of April 1942.
A George VI King's Messenger's Badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, the oval badge with convex centre bearing the crowned royal cypher in relief, bordered by a garter with the motto of the Order of the Garter in silver to a blue enamel ground, reverse engraved '48', below the badge a pendant silver greyhound running left, suspended from its original garter blue riband and in its original fitted case by Garrard & Co., small areas of enamel damage to right of suspension and on buckle of garter, some wear to gilding, good very fine or better.35.38mmThe Bamber CollectionThis badge was used by Major H.S. Lyons, M.B.E, who served as a Queen's Message to the late Queen Elizabeth II between 1962 and 1973. Because the overall design established under George V remained in use unchanged but for the central cypher, it was normal for badges to continue in use between one reign and the next.
A very rare and possibly unique King's Home Service Messenger's badge, George VI, oval, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, the convex central plaque with the crowned Royal Cypher in relief, the border with 'KING'S HOME SERVICE MESSENGER' in silver to a green enamel ground, the reverse engraved '18', vertical pin hinged at the top and secured by a loop at the bottom, 43 x 35 mm, Sebastian Garrard, London, 1942, obverse centre with loss to gilding, otherwise extremely fine; in original Garrard case.34.9mm wideThe Bamber CollectionSimilar in form to the George VI King's Messenger's Badge, but with the Home Service title against green enamel to the border. The Home Service Messengers were a select body of men responsible for conveying sensitive material between government departments in London during the Second World War, and these badges were used as a method of identifying them. It is believed that only twenty such badges were ever made by Garrard, and this appears to be the only known extant example.
A GEORGE IV SILVER TEAPOT by Robert Garrard, London 1827, of plain tapering cylindrical form with slight everted rim, the flat hinged cover with cast flower and leaf finial, eared fruitwood C scroll handle, engraved with a (rubbed) armorial and motto, retailed by Garrards, Panton Street, 9" wide, 21ozs 10dwts gross (Est. plus 24% premium inc. VAT)Condition Report: engraving very rubbed and unreadable, clear marks to base, hinge good, dent and crease to reverse side,
Garrard. A gold and diamond-set square cocktail watch on later white gold bracelet, circa 1930. Movement: manual winding. Dial: silvered, Roman numerals. Case: 18ct gold, snap-on back, diamond-set bezel, no. 21480, makers mark LH, later added 18ct white gold bracelet. Signed: dial. Dimensions: length 19.5mm, width 19.5mm. Accessories: presentation case. £400-£600 --- Condition Report Movement: fully wound and not running. Dial: tarnished, light scuffs. Case: scuffs throughout. Gross weight: 26.3gms. According to a PMI test on an XRF Analyzer, the metal is testing as 18ct gold. Please note that the above condition report is a statement of opinion only and may not specify all mechanical replacements or imperfections. Watches are opened to examine the movements, no warranties are made that the watches are water-resistant. The watch has not been tested for the accuracy of its time keeping and would benefit from a service at the buyer’s expense.
An Art Deco emerald and diamond pendant, designed as a square-shaped lattice set throughout with old brilliant-cut diamonds with vari-cut emeralds between, beneath a similarly-set surmount and to a fine cable-link chain, mounted in platinum, fitted case by Garrard & Co. Ltd, total diamond weight approximately 1.50 carats, pendant length 35mm. £2,000-£3,000 --- Condition Report General light surface wear commensurate with age and use. Minor abrasion to the emeralds, and two of the cushion-shaped emeralds slightly off-set. The diamonds are bright and lively, the principal diamond with dark mineral inclusion observed through the table. Chain length approximately 45mm. Gross weight 4.4gm.
A pair of diamond ear clips by Hans Georg Mautner, 1963, each designed as two overlapping leaves formed from ropetwist wires and centred with three brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in 18ct gold, maker’s mark, London hallmark, total diamond weight approximately 0.30 carat, length 20mm. £800-£1,000 --- Hans Georg Mautner (1901 - circa 1972) Born in Austria, Mautner undertook his apprenticeship in Prague , then working for the wholesale jeweller Bethhold Muller in Hanau. In 1925 he established his own workshop and retail premises in Vienna, exhibiting regularly at the Künstlerhaus, Vienna’s oldest surviving Arts Society. His work from this early period is sculptural and Art Deco in design. He went on to win a silver medal at the Milan Triennale in 1933, and a gold medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1937. Mautner moved to London in 1938, where he set up a workshop in Hatton Garden. Little is known about him during the 1940s, but through the 1950s and 1960s he produced jewellery for S. J. Rood of Burlington Arcade, Boucheron of Old Bond Street and Garrard & Co. Ltd. of Regent Street. Condition Report Gross weight 13.8gm.
Of Royal Interest: a William IV silver gilt inkwell, oval, the lid with pineapple finial, with fittings for pens, the body with lambrequin decoration and applied with a crowned initial letter ‘A’, by Robert Garrard, London 1837, with clear glass liner, formerly from an inkstand, width 10cm. £500-£600 --- Provenance: The crowned initial is probably that of Queen Adelaide, wife of William IV. Condition Report Good overall condition. Weight 11.8 troy oz.
A diamond brooch in Garrard box, the central old brilliant cut stone surrounded by nine old cut stones with twelve old cut stone set bars, all collet and claw set in a 33mm circular unmarked yellow and white metal snowflake design mount, 8.3g, in a vintage fitted Garrard & Co Ltd red leather box with outer Garrard & Co Ltd card box.Condition report:Please see further images.We do not have control stones or a certificate to grade the diamonds.In our opinion the centre diamonds approximate weight 0.40 carat, surrounded by nine approximately 0.03 carat diamonds, twelve further diamonds each approximately 0.05 to 0.06 carat each, please note one old cut diamond appears to have been replaced and is not such a good match, clarity would average VS1-SI1, approximate colour K-L, the replaced stone N-O. The mount is in good shape with no signs of repair, brooch pin has a safety visor.
Omega and Garrard - two gentlemen's manual wind wristwatches, Omega - a gentleman's stainless steel manual wind wristwatch, 29mm circular cream dial with raised arrow batons and subsidiary seconds dial in a 34mm circular stainless steel case, numbered 2750-3, manual wind movement signed Omega, numbered 13746573, cal. no. 266, strap model, in presentation box; and Garrard - a gentleman's gold-plated manual wind presentation wristwatch, 30mm circular silvered raised baton dial in a 33mm circular gold-plated case with stainless steel case back, manual wind movement, strap model, presentation inscription to case back, in Garrard box; both watches are running at present time although no guarantee is given.Qty: 2Condition report:Please see additional uploaded images of the Omega wtistwatch.
A Companion (Military Division) of the Order of the Bath, with the original Garrard & Co case, the bestowal to Colonel William Cyril Minchin, Army Pay Department, dated 1st January 1917, three further earlier commission documents and a Borough of Belfast Commission of the Peace, dated 1900, all relating to William Cyril Minchin.
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