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The important Victorian K.C.B. group of five awarded to Admiral Sir Robert Robinson, Royal Navy, who was mentioned in despatches and specially promoted to Captain for his services in the Syria operations of 1840, besides being awarded the Turkish Gold Medal, the Order of Nishan el Ifikhar and a presentation sabre from the Sultan of Turkey The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Civil) neck badge, 18 carat gold, hallmarked London 1855, and breast star, in silver, with gold and enamel appliqué centre, the reverse engraved ‘R. & S. Garrard & Co., Goldsmiths Jewellers &c. to the Queen, His Royal Highness Prince Albert and all the Royal Family, Panton Street, London’; Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Robert S. Robinson, Commr.); Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; St Jean D’Acre 1840, gold, some light contact marks, otherwise good very fine or better (5) £6,000-£8,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000. K.C.B. (Civil) London Gazette 7 December 1868. Robert Spencer Robinson was born on 6 January 1809, the third son of Sir John Robinson, Bt., Archdeacon of Armagh, by Mary Anne, second daughter of James Spencer of Rathangan, Kildare, and grandson of William Friend (1715-1866), Dean of Canterbury. He entered the Royal Navy in December 1821 and first saw action as a Midshipman in the boats of H.M.S. Sybille against pirates in the Mediterranean in 1826. Having then passed his examination, he served on the South America station in the Dublin, followed by further appointments in the Mediterranean in the Asia and Tyne. Advanced to Commander in June 1838, he took command of the Hydra in March 1840, in which capacity he distinguished himself in the Syria operations of 1840, gaining advancement to post-rank and the Turkish Order of Nishan el Ifikhar; he was also the recipient of a presentation sabre from the Sultan of Turkey (see Naval Medals 1793-1856, by Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris, for further details of these awards). Over the next decade he remained on half-pay but in 1850 he took command of the Arrogant in the Channel Fleet and, in June 1854, he commissioned the Colossus, which formed part of the Fleet in the Baltic and Kronstadt in 1855. Having then served as Captain of the Steam Reserves in Plymouth and Portsmouth, he was advanced to Rear-Admiral in June 1860 and joined a commission to enquire into the management of Royal dockyards. And it was direct from this role, in February 1861, that he was appointed Controller of the Navy, an office which he occupied for the next 10 years. Much has been written about Robinson’s time in office, for it encompassed a vital chapter in the Navy’s transition from wood-built to iron-built ships, in addition to advances in science and design that heralded a swathe of new ordnance, armour and engines, and crucial improvements to dockyards and ship-building. Much of this vital modernisation faced both internal and external opposition, but Robinson remained firm in his convictions and pulled no punches, the defence analyst Edward Luttwak crediting him with a convincing display of ‘amoral navalism’, namely ‘professionals agitating for the enlargement of the force at their disposal without regard for either the constraints imposed by politics and foreign policy - or any other factors for that matter - or the actual menace posed by rival forces.’ Thanks to Robinson’s unorthodox approach, and his keen eye on developments taking place in France and elsewhere, the Royal Navy maintained its domination of the High Seas, and he maintained his assertive approach as a Lord of the Admiralty under Hugh Childers in 1868-71. A well-known Naval contributor to The Times, Robinson also published Results of Admiralty Organisation as Established by Sir James Graham and Mr. Childers (1871). Innovation rarely comes without mishaps, however, a case in point being the loss of the recently launched H.M.S. Captain in September 1870, in a Force 9 to 11 gale off Cape Finisterre. She capsized with a loss of 472 lives, among them the son of H. C. E. Childers, the First Lord of the Admiralty. Childers partly, and unfairly, attributed the Captain’s loss to Robinson, thereby bringing an end to the latter’s term in office at the Admiralty. In addition to his appointment as K.C.B., Robinson was advanced to Vice-Admiral in April 1866 and to Admiral in June 1871. Placed on the Retired List in the following year, he died at his residence in Eaton Place, London on 27 July 1889, and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.

‘As an authority on gun matters, he is unrivalled – the greatest authority on Fire Control questions in the British Navy.’ So concluded Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, in assessing the capabilities of Frederic Dreyer, his Flag Captain at Jutland, in a report dated 4 October 1916. The important G.B.E., K.C.B. group of fourteen awarded to Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer, Royal Navy, Flag Captain to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe in the Iron Duke at Jutland; a noted expert in naval gunnery, Dreyer’s fire-control system was adopted by the Admiralty in the lead up to the Great War, a timely development that undoubtedly contributed to the award of the C.B. (Military) for the battle of Jutland and to Iron Duke’s unrivalled reputation for speed and accuracy The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, G.B.E. (Military) Knight Grand Cross, 2nd type, set of insignia, comprising sash badge, silver-gilt, and enamels, and breast star, silver and enamels, with full dress sash, in Garrard, London case of issue; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s, set of insignia by Garrard, London, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt, gold and enamels, minor damage to blue enamel on reverse, and breast star, silver, gold and enamels, in Garrard, London case of issue; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s, breast badge, converted for neck wear; 1914-15 Star (Capt. F. C. Dreyer, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. F. C. Dreyer. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Coronation 1911; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; France, 3rd Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer's breast badge, gold and enamels, hairline cracks to white enamel; United States of America, Distinguished Service Medal (Navy), the medals and foreign awards mounted court-style as worn, unless otherwise described, nearly extremely fine (16) £5,000-£7,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Spink, April 2004 G.B.E. London Gazette Coronation Honours List May 1937. K.C.B. London Gazette 3 June 1932. C.B. (Civil) London Gazette 22 June 1914. C.B. (Military) London Gazette 15 September 1916: ‘Commanded and handled the Fleet Flagship most ably during the action. The rapidity with which hitting was established on ships of the enemy’s fleet was the result of long and careful organisation and training of personnel.’ French Legion of Honour, Officer London Gazette 12 December 1918. [Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class London Gazette 8 March 1920] [Russian Order of St. Anne, 2nd Class London Gazette 1 October 1917] U.S.A. Distinguished Service Medal (Navy) London Gazette 16 September 1919. Frederic Charles Dreyer was born on 8 January 1878, the son of a Danish astrologer who was granted British citizenship in March 1885. He entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in Britannia in July 1891 and was appointed a Midshipman in July 1893. Having then gained advancement to Lieutenant in July 1898, he took a First with Honours in an advanced course for Gunnery and Torpedo Lieutenants and served in that capacity in battleship H.M.S. Exmouth in 1904-07. It was in this period that he commenced his pioneering research into fire control, work which resulted in him joining the revolutionary Dreadnought for an ‘experimental cruise’ in 1907. Of special interest to Dreyer was the fact that she was the first battleship to have a uniform main battery, rather than a few large guns complemented by a secondary armament of smaller guns. The result of his work - Dreyer’s Fire Control Table - was indicative of his approach to gunnery, namely plotting ranges and bearings versus time, using a range clock and other accessories to help relay data, and to develop a continuous hypothesis of range and deflection to send to guns’ crews. Their Lordships of the Admiralty were duly impressed, and he was advanced to Commander and appointed Assistant to the Director of Naval Ordnance. Dreyer’s talents also caught the eye of another noted gunnery expert, Vice-Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, under whom he served as Flag Commander in the Prince of Wales in 1910-12. A spell on the War Staff having then ensued, he was advanced to Captain in June 1913 and awarded the C.B. (Civil) in June 1914. By the outbreak of hostilities, Dreyer was serving as Flag Captain to Jellicoe in the Orion, following which he accompanied the Admiral to his new command, the Iron Duke. Given his senior role in the battle, Dreyer’s name looms large in numerous histories. Few of them fail to pay tribute to his skilful command and the fact that Iron Duke’s gunnery record for speed and accuracy was unrivalled, a record assisted by executing the classic ‘crossing the T’ manoeuvre. It was indeed to Dreyer that Jellicoe turned as the opposing sides closed each other in the early evening of 31 May 1916, requesting his Flag Captain’s opinion as to the most favourable direction in which to engage the enemy fleet, then heading north in pursuit of Admiral Beatty’s squadron. In Dreyer’s own words, ‘I reported to him that the most favourable direction was to the southward, and would [then] draw westwards as the sun sank.’ As evidenced by Iron Duke’s subsequent actions, he was bang on the mark, for at 1830 hours she had a clear view of the Koenig lit up against the sinking sun: in less than five minutes, Iron Duke fired nine salvoes, hitting the Koenig seven times. She also took out the German destroyer S-35. Arguably the most momentous moment aboard Iron Duke was awaiting news of the enemy’s precise position, a period of deep concern for Jellicoe and Dreyer. When Beatty finally imparted that information, Jellicoe reacted swiftly, a moment captured by Dreyer, who was standing by the compasses on the manoeuvring platform: ‘I then heard at one the sharp, distinctive step of the Commander-in-Chief approaching - he had steel strips on his heels. He stepped quickly onto the platform round the compasses and looked in silence at the magnetic compass card for 20 seconds. I watched his keen, brown, weather-beaten face with tremendous interest, wondering what he would do. With iron nerve he had pressed on through the mist with his 24 huge ships, each weighing 25,000 tons or more, until the last possible moment, so as to get into effective range and make the best tactical manoeuvre after obtaining the news of the position of the enemy Battle Fleet, which was his objective. I realised as I watched him that he was as cool and unmoved as ever. Then he looked up and broke the silence with the order in his clear, crisp-cut voice to Commander A. R. W. Woods, the Fleet Signal Officer, who was standing a little abaft me, “Hoist equal-speed pendant, south-east.” Woods said, “Would you make it a point to port, Sir, so that they know it is on the port-wing column?” This was a small matter and not actually necessary in view of Jellicoe’s habit of commencing the deployment in the Iron Duke while the signal was being answered. Jellicoe replied at once, “Very well. Hoist equal-speed pendant south-east by east.” ’ Of such moments, history is made. Jellicoe would later pay tribute to Dreyer in The Grand Fleet 1914-1916: ‘The mist rendered range taking a difficult matter, but the fire of the Squadron was effective. Iron Duke, having previously fired at a light cruiser between the lines, opened fire at 6.30 p.m. on a battleship of the Konig class at a range of 12,000 yards...

The outstanding Baltic 1918-19 operations C.M.G., Great War D.S.O. group of nine awarded to Captain J. A. Moreton, Royal Navy, who had earlier won a ‘mention’ for his leadership of a boarding party in a famous action off the Taku Forts, when cutlass wielding Jack Tars from Whiting and Fame stormed and captured four Chinese destroyers; he was, moreover, among the ‘first 100’ volunteers of the submarine service and commanded Holland class boats in the Edwardian period, Admiral Bacon describing him as ‘by far the best captain of a submarine boat we have had, approaching very closely to the ideal’ The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with full neck cravat in its Garrard & Co case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, with integral top ribbon bar; China 1900, 1 clasp, Taku Forts (Lieut. J. A. Moreton, R.N., H.M.S. Whiting.); 1914-15 Star (Capt. J. A. Moreton, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. J. A. Moreton. R.N.) the BWM officially re-impressed; Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold I, Officer’s breast badge with swords and rosette, gold and enamels; France, 3rd Empire, Legion of Honour, Officer’s breast badge with rosette, gold and enamels, a superior quality badge with three dimensional suspension wreath; Croix de Guerre 1914 1917, with Palme, the last eight mounted for display, minor glue deposits to reverse of D.S.O. and minor enamel chips elsewhere, otherwise good very fine (9) £4,000-£5,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000. C.M.G. London Gazette 8 March 1920: ‘For valuable services in command of H.M.S. Erebus in the Baltic.’ The original recommendation states: ‘With regard to the Libau operations which lasted from 30 October to 14 November 1918, the S.N.O. in the first phase to whom my orders were sent to prepare for and organise effective support to the Lettish troops should that place be attacked was Captain L. L. Dundas of H.M.S. Phaeton. He performed these duties most efficiently in conjunction with our and the Lettish military authorities. When it was evident that a determined attack was imminent, I detached Dauntless (Captain C. H. Pilcher) and Erebus (Captain J. A. Moreton) from my forces in the Gulf of Finland and sent them down there, Captain Moreton then assuming the duties of S.N.O. there. It was under his directions that the determined attack by the Russo-German Force on 14 November was repulsed. Captain Moreton’s great knowledge of war chiefly gained whilst in command of a monitor on the Belgium coast was demonstrated to the full, both here and in the Gulf of Finland whilst bombarding forts Krasnaya Gorka and Saria Lotchard in support of the left flank to the Russo-Estonian attempt to recapture Petrograd and his guns were used to the very best advantage. He showed also an exceptional confidence and power of command in both operations.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 26 April 1918: ‘In recognition of services performed on the Belgian coast during 1917.’ Belgian Order of Leopold, Officer London Gazette 17 January 1919. French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 24 March 1919. John Alfred Moreton was born in Bushbury, Hertfordshire on 21 May 1876, and entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in Britannia in December 1891, direct from the training ship Worcester. Appointed a Midshipman in August 1892 and confirmed in the rank of Sub Lieutenant in May 1896, he joined H.M.S. Centurion on the China station in December 1898, where he transferred to the torpedo boat destroyer Whiting at the time of the Boxer Rebellion. The Whiting, under the command of Lieutenant Colin MacKenzie, R.N., and the Fame, under Lieutenant Roger Keyes, R.N., afterwards Admiral of the Fleet, participated in a spectacular cutting-out operation on 17 June 1900, when both ships were ordered to capture four Chinese destroyers lying between Taku and Tongku. Each ship towed into action a whaler manned by a dozen bluejackets, all of them volunteers, on one of the last occasions boarding parties went into action with the cutlass. And command of the Whiting’s bluejackets fell to Moreton. In his subsequent report to the Rear-Admiral, China Station, dated 27 June 1900, Keyes stated: ‘After a slight resistance and the exchange of a few shots, the crews were driven overboard or below hatches; there were a few killed and wounded; our casualties were nil. No damage was done to the prizes, but the Fame’s bow was slightly bent when we closed to board, and the Whiting was struck by a projectile about 4 or 5 inches abreast a coal bunker. This was evidently fired from a mud battery on the bend between Taku and Tongku, which fired in all about 30 shots at us, none of the others striking, though several coming very close ... There was a good deal of sniping from the dockyard so I directed all cables of the prizes to be slipped and proceeded to tow them up to Tongku.’ Moreton was mentioned in despatches: ‘I beg to recommend to your notice Lieutenant J. A. Moreton of this ship who carried out the operation of boarding the first destroyer in a very able manner.’ He also became one of just 16 Royal Navy officers awarded the ‘Taku Forts’ clasp. On arriving back in the U.K. in September 1901, he volunteered for services in submarines, one of the ‘first 100’ to do so, and he remained similarly employed for the next four years, commanding Holland Boat No. 3 and gaining - in October 1902 - the Admiralty’s approval for the manner in which a number of submarines under his command were navigated from Barrow to Devonport. In the opinion of his senior officer, Captain Reginald Bacon, R.N., he was ‘by far the best captain of a submarine boat we have had, approaching very closely to the ideal. Besides which he is the best officer of Lieutenant’s rank I have ever known.’ In fact, so impressed was Bacon with his protégé that he enlisted his services in his next seagoing command. Moreton was advanced to Commander and, on returning to submarine duties, lent valuable advice to a special committee charged with assessing the capabilities of hostile submarines. In August 1910, he was appointed Executive Officer of the battleship Duncan in the Mediterranean Fleet, but he was serving in the battle cruiser Indomitable on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914. Subsequently present at the battle of Dogger Bank, he was advanced to Captain in December 1915, the same month in which he took command of the 12-inch monitor General Wolfe. Attached to the Dover Patrol under his old friend Reginald Bacon, General Wolfe was heavily involved in long range bombardments of German positions whilst anchored off the Belgium coast. In his history The Dover Patrol, Bacon refers to the General Wolfe and her sister monitors as having ‘formed the backbone of the Fleet for bombardments during 1915 and for the patrol off Ostend and Zeebrugge during 1916 and part of 1917. They took day and day about in patrolling the coast. Every night one of them anchored in the open off La Panne, 14 miles from Ostend.’ Moreton was awarded the D.S.O., in addition to being appointed an Officer of the Belgium Order of Leopold I and awarded the French Croix de Guerre, and he received the former distinction at a Buckingham Palace investiture in March 1919; no reference has yet been found in respect of...

The unique and quite outstanding Great War Q-ship ‘Baralong incident’ D.S.M. and Caspian Sea 1919 operations Second Award Bar group of seven awarded to Chief Petty Officer Harry Dickason, Royal Navy, who had earlier been a stoic member of the Northern Party in Scott’s Antarctic Expedition of 1910-13, when, over nine months, he shared in a story of endurance and courage rarely matched in the annals of exploration. Afterwards an equally valued member of the North-West Persia Mission in 1920, when he became one of just four naval personnel awarded the related Medal and clasp ‘N.W. Persia 1920’ Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (209527. H. Dickason, P.O. H.M.S. Baralong.) the reverse of the Bar officially impressed ‘Caspian Sea. 1918-19.’; 1914-15 Star (209527, H. Dickason. D.S.M., P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (209527 H. Dickason. P.O. R.N.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, N.W. Persia 1920 (209527 H. Dickason. C.P.O. R.N.); Polar Medal 1904, G.V.R., 1st issue, silver, 1 clasp, Antarctic 1910-13 (209527 H. Dickason, A.B. Terra Nova); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (209527 Harry Dickason, P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke.) original mounting as worn, very fine or better and numismatically one of the most important Naval groups of the 20th Century (7) £50,000-£70,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Just 67 Bars to the D.S.M. were awarded in the Great War. D.S.M. London Gazette 19 November 1915: ‘The following awards have been approved.’ The recommendation states: ‘H.M.S. Baralong. Sinking of German submarine U41 24 September 1915.’ One of two D.S.M.s awarded for this action. D.S.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 11 November 1919: ‘To receive a Bar to the Distinguished Service Medal.’ The recommendation states: ‘H.M.S. Kruger. Caspian Sea 1918-19. Brought to notice for the work done on behalf of the expedition.’ Harry Dickason was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire on 16 December 1884, and worked as a milk boy prior to entering the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in April 1900. Advanced to Able Seaman in June 1904, he was serving in the battleship H.M.S. Montague when she was wrecked on Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel on 30 May 1906. In the summer of 1909, Dickason applied for a place in Scott’s second Antarctic Expedition, a successful application that saw him joining the Terra Nova in May 1910. Having then shared in the trials and tribulations of the Terra Nova’s stormy passage south, he served in the Northern Party, a six-man team under Commander Victor Campbell, R.N., between January 1911 and January 1913, a period that witnessed great danger and hardship. In addition to himself and Campbell, the party comprised Surgeon G. Murray Levick, R.N., the geologist Raymond Priestley, and Petty Officers G. P. Abbott and F. V. Browning. Having spent the first 10 months of their northern sojourn at Cape Adare, where several journeys of exploration were carried out and extensive scientific observations taken, Campbell and his team were embarked in the Terra Nova in January 1912 and proceeded to Evans Cove in Terra Nova Bay, where it was intended they carry out a six week expedition. As a result of adverse ice conditions, however, the Terra Nova was unable to come and pick them up, and Campbell and his men were left stranded, with few provisions, and the daunting prospect of the imminent arrival of the Polar winter: what followed over the next nine months was a story of endurance and courage rarely matched in the annals of exploration. Wearing summer clothing, and equipped with light tents, it was quickly apparent that if they were to survive more substantial shelter was required. To that end, the six-man team constructed a giant snow cave (or igloo), from which they rarely ventured, other than to hunt for seal and penguin. In company with Petty Officer Browning, Dickason designed a “blubber lamp”, without which the interior of the ice cave would have remained pitch black in the winter months; the lamp comprised a strand of rope suspended from a “bridge” across the top of a small Oxo tin filled with melted blubber. As recounted by Apsley Cherry-Garrard, in Worst Journey in the World, blubber was very much the Northern Party’s order of the day: ‘They ate blubber, cooked with blubber, had blubber lamps. Their clothes and gear were soaked with blubber, and the soot blackened them, their sleeping-bags, cookers, walls and roof, choked their throats and inflamed their eyes. Blubbery clothes are cold, and theirs were soon so torn as to afford little protection against the wind, and so stiff with blubber that they would stand up by themselves, in spite of frequent scrapings with knives and rubbings with penguin skins, and always there were underfoot the great granite boulders which made walking difficult even in daylight and calm weather … ’ Severe privations were suffered by all, Campbell recording in his journal cases of frostbite and dysentery, and ongoing hunger, the whole compounded by the low temperatures and extreme winds. Dickason was, at one stage or another, laid low by all these factors, in addition to suffering from snow blindness. In early August the sun returned, and the party prepared the sledges for the return to Cape Evans. Setting off on 30 September 1912, they reached Cape Roberts four weeks later, having in the interim come upon the welcome contents of an old depot left by Shackleton’s 1907-09 Nimrod expedition. In fact, they discovered yet further supplies at Cape Bernacchi and at Butter Point, discoveries that enabled their safe return to Hut Point on 6 November, but, here, of course, they learnt of the tragic fate of Scott and his party. A full account of the party’s experiences is to be found in team member Raymond Priestley’s Antarctic Adventure, Scott’s Northern Party, in addition to the aforementioned diary kept by Victor Campbell, which was published in Scott’s Last Expedition (Volume II). In his diary, Campbell makes frequent mention of Dickason, often in glowing terms. For his services to the expedition, he was advanced to Petty Officer and received his award of the Polar Medal from the King on 26 July 1913. Moreover, Mount Dickason, at the head of Boomerang Glacier in Victoria Land, is named after him. Dickason was serving ashore at Pembroke I on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, but, in typical fashion, he sought further adventure by volunteering for Q-ships in January 1915. Shortly afterwards he joined the Antwerp, the ex-G.E.R. passenger steamer Vienna, and only the second Q-ship to be commissioned by the Admiralty. He subsequently participated in the first Q-ship/U-boat encounter of the war, when, in March 1915, Antwerp went to the rescue of three merchantmen which had been sunk by the U-29. Although a bloodless encounter, it did persuade the Admiralty that smaller, less well-known ships were required if German U-boat commanders were going to be tempted into action. Accordingly, the Antwerp was relegated to transport duties and her guns transferred to the newly acquired tramp steamer Baralong. And with those guns went Dickason, who would shortly witness the destruction of two U-boats and the demise of half a dozen enemy submariners in circumstances that would attract allegations of war crimes. By the Spring of 1915, Baralong had been fitted out with three concealed 12-pounder guns, and one of her first notable acts was to race to the scene of the sinking of the L...

The important Jutland C.B. group of seven awarded to Vice-Admiral A. Craig-Waller, Royal Navy, who commanded H.M.S. Barham on that memorable occasion; in company with her consort Valiant, Barham was credited with being the most accurate British battleship engaged at Jutland, when she fired a staggering total of 337 15-inch shells with commendable results: but her achievements came at a cost, six direct enemy hits causing her casualties of 26 killed and 46 wounded The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, breast badge converted for neck wear, silver-gilt and enamels, in Garrard, London case of issue gilt inscribed ‘A. W. Craig’; 1914-15 Star (Capt. A. W. Craig, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals,with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. A. W. Craig. R.N.); France, 3rd Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer’s breast badge, gold and enamels, these last four mounted as worn; Japan, Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, with central cabochon, with neck cravat in its original black lacquered case of issue together with various fitments; Russia, Empire, Order of St. Anne, Military Division, 2nd Class neck badge, gold and enamels by Edouard, in original case of issue and outer paper envelope, both marked for 2nd Class, the mounted group contained in an old leather case, the lid gilt inscribed, ‘Vice-Admiral A. Craig-Waller, C.B.’, good very fine or better (7) £3,000-£4,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Spink, July 2000. C.B. London Gazette 15 September 1916: ‘The Rear-Admiral commanding reports that the ships under his command were handled and fought by the captains in the manner one would expect from those officers and in accordance with the best traditions of the British Navy.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 15 September 1916. Russian Order of St. Anne, 2nd Class, with swords London Gazette 5 June 1917. Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class London Gazette 29 August 1917. French Legion d’Honour, Officer London Gazette 27 May 1919. Arthur William Craig (later Craig-Waller) was born at Tullamore, Co. Offaly, Ireland on 18 June 1872, the son of a clergyman. Having attended the training ship Britannia as a Cadet in 1884-85, he specialised in gunnery and passing out with five Firsts was advanced to Lieutenant in June 1892. A succession of seagoing appointments having ensued, he was advanced to Commander in December 1902 and to Captain June 1908, in which rank he served as Assistant Director of Naval Ordnance in 1909-11. By the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, however, Craig-Waller was back at sea with command of the battleship Albemarle, in which capacity he remained employed until June 1915, when he removed to the battleship Barham. And it was for his command of Barham in the 5th Battle Squadron at Jutland that he gained wider fame and recognition, not least her excellent gunnery discipline which inflicted serious damage on the S.M.S. Derfflinger, Lützow, Moltke, Seydlitz and von der Tamm. Admiral Scheer later paid tribute to Barham and her consorts, describing their arrival on the scene of battle as a critical moment for his battle cruisers: ‘The new enemy fired with extraordinary rapidity and accuracy.’ Barham’s rate of fire was indeed phenomenal: she expended 337 15-inch and 25 6-inch shells and, with Valiant, was credited with a combined total of 23 or 24 hits, thereby winning them the accolade of the most accurate British battleships engaged. But Barham also suffered severe damage, most notably when Admiral Evan-Thomas turned the 5th Battle Squadron north at around 1650 hours on the 31 May, a manoeuvre that placed Barham in the killing zone of Admiral Hipper’s battle cruisers. One heavy calibre shell from the Derfflinger detonated above Barham’s medical store compartment, blowing a 7ft by 7ft hole in her main deck and sending lethal shell fragments through her middle and lower decks; another destroyed the ship’s sickbay, killing the staff and its patients, including eight boy ratings. In total, Barham was hit by five 13-inch shells and one 11-inch shell and suffered casualties of 26 killed and 46 wounded. Craig-Waller - who had also done his best to persuade Evan-Thomas to follow Beatty’s main battle group in the absence of a signal - was appointed C.B., in addition to being awarded the Russian Order of St. Anne, 2nd Class, with swords; his subsequent award of the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class, in August 1917, likely reflected his part in the battle, too. Appointed to the command of the battleship Renown in April 1918, Craig-Waller was appointed an A.D.C. to the King in February 1919, awarded the French Legion d’Honour in May 1919, and advanced to Rear-Admiral in November 1919. He retired in the rank of Vice-Admiral in 1922 and submitted an account of the 5th Battle Squadron at Jutland to the R.U.S.I. Journal in the 1930s; see Volume 80, Issue 520. Having then volunteered his services after the renewal of hostilities in September 1939, by which date he was aged 67 and ‘employed on A.R.P. work’, the Admiral died in Walton-on-Thames in February 1943.

‘As Kingsmill, the third to attack, levelled up for his torpedo drop, Samples saw that the fabric of the aircraft's wings had been torn by enemy flak and was full of holes. But the Swordfish flew on until a cannon shell hit the fuselage immediately between them, wounding both men. When the air gunner, Don Bunce, looked up from his Vickers machine gun, the bloody Samples was shouting directions at him and Kingsmill. Then, screaming insults at the Germans, Bunce shot down one plane while Kingsmill struggled to control the Swordfish. Samples was looking at the German gun crews in their sleek, black anti-flash overalls when he felt a sudden burning sensation in his leg. Looking down, he was astonished to see a neat pattern of holes in his flying boots. But although blood was oozing out, he felt no pain, and he failed to notice that Kingsmill had dropped his torpedo, aimed at Prinz Eugen from about 2,000 yards. With the aircraft on fire and ripped by the flak, Kingsmill struggled to maintain height. He tried to communicate with Samples, not realising that the speaking tube had been shattered. Despite his wounds, Samples climbed up and shouted into his ear: “We'll never make it, ditch near those MTBs" – pointing towards some British boats which had also attacked the Germans. Shortly afterwards the three men were pulled from the drink by friendly hands … ’ The fate of Swordfish W5907 on 12 February 1942, as described in the obituary notice of Lieutenant-Commander ‘Mac’ Samples, D.S.O.; The Daily Telegraph, August 2009, refers. The post-war diplomatic service C.M.G., O.B.E., and outstanding Second War ‘Channel Dash’ D.S.O. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-Commander R. M. ‘Mac’ Samples, 828 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm Flying immediately behind the force leader’s aircraft, as observer to ‘Pat’ Kingsmill in Swordfish W5907, amidst curtains of flak and swathes of cannon shell, Samples sustained extensive wounds, including a smashed ankle and leg, and shrapnel to his right hand, backside and lower back; of the six Swordfish that went in, none returned, just five airmen out of 18 living to tell the tale. The force’s leader, Lieutenant-Commander Eugene Esmonde, D.S.O., R.N., was awarded a posthumous V.C., a distinction which recognised the valour of all of 825’s participating aircrew: ‘Their aircraft shattered, undeterred by an inferno of fire, they carried out their orders, which were to attack the target. Not one came back. Theirs was the courage which is beyond praise’ The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with neck cravat in its Spink, London case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamels, reverse of the suspension bar officially dated ‘1942’, with its Garrard & Co. case of issue; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Civil), Officer’s 2nd type breast badge, silver-gilt; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Nepal, Coronation Medal 1955, generally very fine or better (8) £30,000-£40,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- C.M.G. London Gazette 4 June 1971. D.S.O. London Gazette 3 March 1942 – joint citation: Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A.) Charles Major Kingsmill, R.N.V.R. Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (A.) Reginald McCartney Samples, R.N.V.R., who were Pilot and Observer of a Swordfish that was badly hit early in the action by cannon shells from an enemy fighter. Both were wounded but with part of the aircraft shot away, and the engine and upper wings in flames, they flew on undaunted until they had taken aim and fired their torpedo. They then turned and tried to come down near some ships, but these opened fire, so they flew on until their engine stopped and their aircraft came down into the sea. Soon afterwards they were picked up, still cheerful and dauntless, by one of H.M. vessels.’ O.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1963. Reginald McCartney Samples was born in Liverpool on 11 August 1918 and was educated at Rhyl Grammar School and Liverpool University, where he was reading commerce when war was declared. It was direct from university that he joined the Fleet Air Arm in the summer of 1940 and, on completing his training as an observer, he was posted to No. 825 Naval Air Squadron (N.A.S.) in January 1942; some sources state that he was present in the Bismarck action of May 1941, whilst under training. Samples’ hitherto unpublished account of his part in the Channel Dash action, as requested by Commander Prentice, R.N., and dated at Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood, Middlesex, on 26 June 1942, is reproduced here: ‘Sir, I have the honour to submit, as requested, a report on the operation carried out by 825 Squadron against the German warships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prince Eugen in the Channel on Feb. 12th last. May I first of all thank you, sir, for your congratulatory letter and apologies for my belated reply due to difficulties in writing with a damaged hand. 825 Squadron, consisting of 6 Swordfish aircraft and led by Lt. Cdr. Esmonde, took departure over Ramsgate at 1220 on 12th Feb. at a height of 50 ft. to contact the German warships on a course of 142 (T). Kingsmill (my pilot), N.A. Bunce and myself were in ‘C’ machine of the first sub-flight, the second sub-flight being led by Lt. Thompson, R.N. Visibility was patchy and hazy over the sea (there were several feet of snow and ice on land) and though we sighted at about 4-5 miles, the Gneisenau and Eugen were only vaguely to be seen, Scharnhorst apparently being farther north and not visible. The enemy had a screen of destroyers and to make the run on Gneisenau we had to pass between two of them at a range of approx. 3 miles to port and starboard of us. Very heavy flak was encountered at this time and at about 5000 yds. We were attacked by a squadron of Me. 109s which peeled off from about 1500 ft. on our port quarter and came in singly from astern, setting all mainplanes on fire and destroying part of the tail unit and fuselage. Simultaneously, we were hit by flak coming up through the deck, and Kingsmill and myself were both wounded in the left foot and leg. It was very apparent that to maintain the run in would be ridiculous, particularly in the face of enemy F.W. 190s forming astern, so we took a staggering, avoiding turn to port, noticing as we did that the C.O., who had obviously been hit badly, stalled about 200 yds. ahead of us and hit the water. Our aircraft was rather difficult to manage but we were able to come round in a circle and make a second run. It is rather interesting to note here that we passed below the second sub-flight coming into the attack. They were tucked in very close formation – a fact which no doubt explains their total loss. On our second run we were again attacked by fighters but dropped our torpedo at about 2000 yds. and again took avoiding action. We did not claim a hit, as we did not wait and see! Our aircraft was in very bad shape and was lolloping rather than flying along; the rockets and distress signals in the dinghy were exploding in the wing and creating a sight that might have been pleasant to see could we have appreciated it at the time. I endeavoured to get a course home, and the A.G. took over look-out astern, but unfortunately some M.T.Bs which my pilot made for turned out to be E-boats and gave us a hot reception with...

‘They ate blubber, cooked with blubber, had blubber lamps. Their clothes and gear were soaked with blubber, and the soot blackened them, their sleeping-bags, cookers, walls and roof, choked their throats and inflamed their eyes. Blubbery clothes are cold, and theirs were soon so torn as to afford little protection against the wind, and so stiff with blubber that they would stand up by themselves, in spite of frequent scrapings with knives and rubbings with penguin skins, and always there were underfoot the great granite boulders which made walking difficult even in daylight and calm weather. As Levick said, “the road to hell might be paved with good intentions, but it seemed probable that hell itself would be paved something after the style of Inexpressible Island.” ’ The grim realities of life as a stranded member of the Scott’s Northern Party, as summarised by Apsley Cherry-Garrard in The Worst Journey in the World. The important Polar Medal group of four awarded to Fleet Surgeon G. M. Levick, Royal Navy, who served in the Northern Party in Scott’s Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 and also acted as a zoologist and photographer The story of the Northern Party’s fight for survival is one much imbued with the spirit of the ‘Golden Age of Polar Exploration’, and a story of survival that rightly won wide admiration; of Levick’s zoological contribution to the expedition, he undertook a pioneering study of Adélie penguins, his findings finally appearing in Antarctic Penguins in 1914 Specially advanced to Fleet Surgeon for his services in Antarctica, he went on to witness active service in H.M.S. Bacchante off Gallipoli and latterly trained Commandos in the art of survival in extreme conditions in the wilds of Scotland 1914-15 Star (Ft. Surg. G. M. Levick. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Ft. Surg. G. M. Levick. R.N.); Polar Medal 1904, G.V.R., 1st issue, silver, 1 clasp, Antarctic 1910-13 (Surgeon G. M. Levick. R.N. Terra Nova.) mounted as worn, good very fine (4) £20,000-£24,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- A total of 59 silver medals or clasps were awarded for Scott’s Last Expedition, of which 33 were to the Shore Party and only 11 to Naval or Military officers. Levick was one of two Surgeons present on the expedition. George Murray Levick was born in Newcastle on 3 July 1876, the son of a civil engineer, George Levick, and his wife Jeannie; his elder sister was the sculptor Ruby Levick, who exhibited at the Royal Academy. Levick studied medicine at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital and was commissioned as a Surgeon in the Royal Navy in November 1902. And it was in that capacity, and as a zoologist, that he applied for and was granted leave of absence to accompany Scott’s Antarctic Expedition of 1910-13. As a member of Scott’s shore party, Levick joined the Northern Party under the command of Lieutenant V. L. A. Campbell, together with Priestly the geologist and three seamen - Abbott, Browning and Dickason. What ensued became one of the great epics of exploration in Antarctica. Having spent the first 10 months of their northern sojourn at Cape Adare, where several journeys of exploration were carried out and extensive scientific observations taken, the Northern Party were embarked in the Terra Nova in January 1912 and proceeded to Evans Cove in Terra Nova Bay, where it was intended they carry out a six week expedition. As a result of adverse ice conditions, however, the Terra Nova was unable to come and pick them up, and Levick and his comrades were left stranded, with few provisions, and the daunting prospect of the imminent arrival of the Polar winter: what followed over the next nine months was a story of endurance and courage rarely matched in the annals of exploration. Wearing light summer clothing, and equipped with light tents, it was quickly apparent that if they were to survive more substantial shelter was required. To that end, the six-man team constructed a giant snow cave or igloo, from which they rarely ventured other than to hunt for seal and penguin. Such was Levick’s devotion to his fellow explorers during this perilous time, that he was affectionately nicknamed ‘Mother’. In early August the sun returned and Levick and his comrades prepared the sledges for the return to Cape Evans. Setting off on 30 September 1912, they reached Cape Roberts four weeks later, having in the interim come upon the welcome contents of an old depot left by Shackleton’s 1907-09 expedition. In fact they discovered yet further supplies at Cape Bernacci and at Butter Point, discoveries that enabled their safe return to ‘Hut Point’ on 6 November, but, here, of course, they learnt of the tragic fate of Scott and his party. A full account of the Northern Party can be found in Antarctic Adventure, Scott’s Northern Party by R. E. Priestly, while the diary kept by Commander V. L. A. Campbell is to be found in Scott’s Last Expedition, Volume II. Levick is mentioned throughout in both accounts and appears in several photographs. His study of penguins was published by Heinemann as Antarctic Penguins in 1914 and some 30 of his photographs were reproduced in Scott’s Last Expedition, Volume II. On his return to naval duties, Levick was specially promoted to Fleet Surgeon and served off Gallipoli in H.M.S. Bacchante and in the Grand Fleet. And following his retirement, he pioneered the training of blind people in physiotherapy and established the Public Schools Exploring Society in 1932, which took groups of schoolboys to Scandinavia and Canada, and he remained its president until his death. Shortly after the renewal of hostilities in September 1939, Levick, who was then 64, took up the role of a specialist in guerilla warfare at the Commando Special Training Centre at Lochailort, Scotland. He taught fitness, diet and survival techniques, many of which were published in the training manual Hardening of Commando Troops for Warfare in 1944. Moreover, he was enlisted as a consultant for Operation ‘Trace’, a plan for hiding a small observation party in a secret chamber, dubbed ‘The Stay Behind Cave’, in the event of Gibraltar falling to the Axis. On his death in May 1956, Levick was the subject of numerous obituaries, Major D. Glyn Owen of the British Exploring Society writing: ‘A truly great Englishman has passed from our midst, but the memory of his nobleness of character and our pride in his achievements cannot pass from us. Having been on Scott’s last Antarctic expedition, Murray Levick was later to resolve that exploring facilities for youth should be created under as rigourous conditions as could be made available. With his usual untiring energy and purposefulness, he turned this concept into reality when he founded the Public Schools Exploring Society in 1932, later to become the British Schools Exploring Society, drawing schoolboys of between 16 and 18 years to partake in annual expeditions abroad into wild and trackless country … ‘ Sold with a large quantity of photographs (approx. 140 images), mainly of penguins and taken by Levick on the Expedition, some of them mounted in a pair of old albums, together with two images of him in Antarctica and a studio portrait of him in uniform, wearing his Polar Medal. Note: Levick’s original polar journal was sold at Christie’s in April 2000 for £93,950.

Garrard 401 record turntable deck with SME Tonearm in a teak case with Perspex coverThe vendor has owned the turntable from new and informed us that she believes that it works.

A set of silver enamel coffee spoons, the back of each bowl decorated with different flowers, Henry Clifford Davis, Birmingham 1957, in a fitted Garrard & Co. Ltd box; a modern silver caddy spoon, London 1979, sponsors mark Christopher Milton Stevens, not makers mark.Qty: 2Condition report:One spoon has a small black mark to the enamelled side of its bowl. Another has a small crack and related discolouration. All items have some fine surface scratches to the silver. Please see additional uploaded images.

A 1970’s Garrard 8-day mantel clock in a brass case, 14cm high; together with another mantel clock, 15cm high; a pair of cloisonne vases, 13cm high; & two fluted-metal lampshades.

THREE GENTS WATCHES, names to include 'Garrard, Amida, Smiths' (condition report: all require attention, one bracelet is broken, Smiths missing strap/bracelet, not tested, we cannot guarantee the working order of any watch)

A DYNATRON RG1010 RADIOGRAM, with a Garrard SP25 mark 4 turntable and a SRX20 amplifier (PAT pass and working but turntable slow to get to speed)

Advertising - Longines archive, a collection of exclusively Longines magazine advertisements dating from 1923 - 2014, adverts include: A Wittnauer Company, Henri Mercier, Country Life magazine, Watches of Switzerland, Garrard, Audrey Hepburn, sizes vary from approx 25 x 17cm to 38 x 28cm, all mounted with hinges and carefully stored within an archival folder (60)

A 9ct yellow gold Omega Seamaster De Ville automatic Wristwatch, c.1960's, the signed silvered dial with Arabic numerals, date aperture at 3o'clock,, the caseback with hippocampus motif, 34mm diameter, on a 9ct yellow gold bricklink bracelet strap, approx length 20cm, gross total weight 66.3g, running, in a Garrard & Co. retailers box.

A Victorian silver Teapot, by R & S Garrard & Co., hallmarked London 1863, with fluted decoration, 12cm high together with an Elizabeth II silver two piece tea set similar, by Wakely & Wheeler, hallmarked London 1856, the teapots lacking handles and finials, gross total weight 2.1g (3)

Garrard Record Deck and HMV Portable Record Player

A 9 Carat Gold Enamel Dial J.W.Benson Wristwatch, and Three Gents Manual Wound Wristwatches by Garrard, Montine and Precimax, (4)

A 9 Carat Gold Automatic Calendar Centre Seconds Garrard WristwatchThe case with surface scratches. Case dirty in parts. Later crown is worn. Winding crown is not returning back to winding position. Plexi glass has some scratches and cracks. Later strap and buckle are worn. Dial surface has some small stain marks. The movement is working.

A collection of wristwatch movements and dials, some signed, including Vertex, Marvin, Rotary and Garrard.

A yellow metal textured crossover link necklace, the clasp stamped '375', 39cm; together with a matching double link bracelet, the clasp stamped 'JKa' and '375', 18cm, in a Garrard & Co retail box.

A stylish 1960s Garrard & Co 18ct yellow and white gold diamond set filigree mesh necklace, with seventeen graduated brilliant cut diamonds and three eight cut diamonds totalling approximately 1.8ct, London 1963 import mark, French export marks for 18ct gold, 43cm long, gross weight 74.2g.

THE CRICKET CLUB HOUSE: SILVER CRICKET TROPHY, entitled ‘Brylcreem Cricket Cup’, plinth with plaque engraved ‘D. Shackleton, Hampshire, For his Bowling Performances through out the 1958 Cricket Season’, Garrard and Co. 1958, 10ozt, 23.5cms (h), ebonised wood plinth also marked ‘Garrard’Provenance: private collection Bridgend

An assortment of jewellery boxes. The collection of antique and later jewellery boxes to include necklace boxes, stick pin boxes, ring boxes, bracelet boxes, shirt stud boxes and more. To include leatherette, velvet and plastic examples. Examples from jewellers such as C.J.Hill, Catchpole & Williams Jewellers, Oxford Street, London and Garrard & Co Jewellers, Regent Street, London. Largest measures 17.5cm x 9.2cm. Smallest measures 3.8cm x 3.2cm. Total weight 1100g. All weights, measurements and sizes are approximate.

Asprey x Garrard: A Vintage Black Leather Shoulder Bag Circa 1970, silver metal hardware, with box 23 x 20 x 4cm

Wood (William). General Conchology; or, a description of shells, arranged according to the Linnean System, volume I [all published], London: printed for John Booth, 1815, half-title, 60 hand-coloured engraved plates, captioned in pencil, some spotting to endpapers, bookplate of Major General Apsley Cherry-Garrard (1832-1907), contemporary diced half calf gilt, one or two small stains, 8vo QTY: (1)NOTE:Nissen ZBI 4455.

The Garrard Silver Jubilee clock, designed and manufactured exclusively for Garrard, by F W Elliott Ltd, 28-day clock to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, sterling silver arch-top dial with applied chapter ring, Roman numeral hour markers and Tudor Rose centre column, London 1977, limited edition no. 81/250, case height 33cm, with key and certificate of authenticity

Five vintage hat boxes including Christy's, Harrods, Garrard & Co Ltd the Crown Jewellers, etc and a pair of wooden boot lasts.

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 33mm mount is in good shape with no signs of repair, brooch pin has a safety visor.

A collection of vintage gold, white metal and costume jewellery, a 63mm yellow metal bar brooch set with a cabochon cut coral, indistinctly marked, metal pin, in vintage fitted box; a yellow metal tie pin with vine leaf motif to top, soldered back, in vintage fitted box; a large blue agate and yellow metal brooch, marked 9ct, in a vintage A Spolander & Co Cape Town fitted box; a 36mm blue and white paste set arrow and crescent moon bar brooch, marked 935; Ciro - a two row cultured pearl necklace with paste set clasp and safety chain, 31cm, in a vintage Ciro box; a gilt metal half hinged bangle; costume jewellery pendants on chains; necklaces; brooches; 1951 crown coin; vintage patch boxes; and a Garrard & Co vintage wristwatch box.Qty: 1 box

An impressive Victorian silver sculpture of a fox en passant, by R & S Garrard & Co (Robert Garrard II), with textured 'fur', standing on a rustic silver base, London, 1878, length approximately 57cm from tip of tail to the nose, height excluding the wooden base is approximately 26cm, mounted on an oval wooden plinth, gross weight 7630 grams (245oz).A similar sculpture by the same maker, modelled in silver gilt, is on display in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Overall condition is good.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

Garrard, a pair of diamond 'Tudor Rose Mini Icon' earrings each suspending a Tudor Rose motif, pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds totalling approximately 0.71 carats, mounted in 18ct yellow gold, length 2.6cm each, post fitings, each signed Garrard, British hallmarks for 18ct gold, fitted case stamped Garrard In very good condition, combined gross weight approximately 4 grams. original RRP listed on Garrard website as £5800.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

GARRARD 9CT GOLD LADIES' WRISTWATCH, 18mms dial on 9ct gold bracelet, with safety chain, 13.7gms grossProvenance: private collection Conwy

Garrard and Co - 1980 London bracket clock housed in a wooden case with brass clock face including relief cherubs to each corner and Roman numeral chapter ring. Including four brass feet, handle and key. Measuring approx 22cm x 15cm x 8cm.

Collection of vintage stereo Hi-Fi systems, including Nikko NA-360 integrated amplifier, Nikko stereo cassette deck ND-500H, Garrard 86 SB MKII turntable record player, Kenwood compact disc player DP-3020, and a pair of Wharfdale speakers.

Dansette - A vintage Dansette record player turntable on legs. With faux rosewood front Oxford brand white metal chrome strip on Dansette ebonised legs. With Garrard model 1025.58cm x 39cm x 42cm approx.

GARRARD; a gentleman's vintage 9ct yellow gold quartz wristwatch, with date aperture and baton markers to the circular dial and presented in original box.

GARRARD; a gentleman's vintage stainless steel wristwatch, with baton markers to the circular dial, diameter 32mm, presented in Garrard's box.

A near pair of Elizabeth II silver presentation magnum bottles by Garrard & Co inscribed 'Moet & Chandon Silver Magnums, Epsom 28th August 1989' and 'Sandown Park, 27th August, 1990', both won by "Silver Owl", both London, 1988, tallest 43.5cm, gross 101.1oz. Condition - fair to good

A DYNATRON HFC 38 RADIO GRAM, in a Teak cabinet with matching speakers, SRX25 amplifier, a Garrard SP25 mk3 turntable (PAT fail due to uninsulated plug, turntable working, amp working but controls very scratchy and intermittent, tape not working)

A Garrard mid size manual wind wristwatch, 32mm case no 727700.

A silver snuff box, London 1966, by Garrard & Co Ltd, 9x5.5, 108gm.

A silver salt and pepper grinder set, by Garrard & Co Ltd, Sheffield 1992, having thistle decoration to the tops, 11.5cm tall.

Silver baluster sugar caster, by Garrard & Co., Birmingham, 1973, H.17cm; sauceboat, by A J Zimmerman, Birmingham, 1927, W.15cm; 2 salt cellars, by George Maudsley Jackson & David Landsborough Fullerton, London, 1897, weighable 230grs; silver plated 3 piece tea set by Thomas Wilkinson & Son, 3 other teapots, coffee pot, hot water jug, ice bucket, entree dish, and other plated items. (a lot)

A Victorian silver and silver-gilt Volunteer Officer's Decoration to Major W M Gillespie, 1st S R V, 1893, London, R & S Garrard & Co, 1892

A cased Victorian silver and silver-gilt Volunteer Officers Decoration, London, R & S Garrard & Co, 1893, together with press cuttings

A cased silver and silver-gilt Territorial Decoration, London, R & S Garrard & Co, 1908

A silver coffee pot, by R & S Garrard & Co, London 1911, of semi-fluted baluster form, having scroll handle with acanthus leaf thumb grip and ivory collars, gadrooned rim and swan neck spout, height 22cm. (1054.2g/33.89Toz. inc. ivory collars)  Submission referenceCY83LFSL

Garrard & Co 9ct gold pocket knife, with two steel blades, London assay mark, dated 1983, 11.5 cms (opened), approx. 26.9 gms, in the original Garrard & Co Ltd box.  Provenance: Property of a Worcestershire gentleman. 

Garrard & Co 9ct gold and mother of pearl dress studs heightened with a single diamond surround by enamel, comprising four dress studs two matching lapel pins and two 18ct pearl lapel pins, in the original Garrard & Co box.  Provenance: Property of a Worcestershire gentleman. 

Horological Spares - Omega 601cal movement, 32687074, Geneve grey textured dial; Omega 3012 15 jewel movement, 10362001, silver grey dial, Arabic numerals, others Garrard automatic S76/28 UT, manual wind 17 jewel; Longines 12.68zs (5)

A Garrard & Co London 9ct gold cased wristwatch, silver sunburst dial, block baton markers, subsidiary seconds, manual wind 17 jewel ETA 1120 movement, 9ct gold 32mm diameter case, serial no20337, London 1965, later black leather strap, unmarked buckle, 27.3g gross, original card box and guarantee certificate dated 6.7.1966; a Longines stainless steel watch head, textured dial, alternating Arabic numerals and arrow baton markers, centre seconds, Swiss 17 jewel 23ZS movement, serial no 8778069, lugs af (2)

Garrard 9ct gold cased (33mm case) manual wind wristwatch in original retail box - has had recent service & running BUT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE TIMEKEEPING OR RUNNING OF THIS OR ANY WATCH / CLOCK ONCE IT HAS LEFT THE PREMISES ~ has dedication to reverse

Garrard automatic 9ct gold cased (32mm case) wristwatch with date aperture in original retail box - has had recent service & running BUT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE TIMEKEEPING OR RUNNING OF THIS OR ANY WATCH / CLOCK ONCE IT HAS LEFT THE PREMISES

A mid-century teak Garrard Deccadec turntable

An Elizabeth II Garrard & Co silver cigarette box, hallmarked for Birmingham 1971, with decorative lid, 16.5 x 10cm.

A Elizabeth II silver trinket box, hallmarked Sheffield 2000 by Asprey & Garrard, commemorating the Millennium, circular design, personalised engraving to interior of lid, 12.5 x 13 cm, 11.6 ozt / 362 grams.In good condition with light scratching to exterior and minor tarnishing, hallmarks clear and defined.

A group of silver items, including a George V silver box with wooden lining, hallmarked for Birmingham 1925 by Hukin & Heath Ltd, a George V silver inkwell hallmarked for Birmingham 1913, a pair of Victorian sugar tongs, hallmarked for Sheffield 1897 by Harrison Brothers & Howson, a Victorian silver salt shaker hallmarked for Birmingham 1898 by Mitchell Bosley & Co, a Edward VII salt spoon hallmarked for London 1905 by Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd, a George V baby spoon and pusher both hallmarked for Birmingham 1925 by Levi & Salaman, a George V boxed silver spoon and pusher hallmarked for Sheffield 1930, a Elizabeth II silver spill vase with filled base hallmarked for Birmingham 1982 by M Kamin & Co Ltd, an Elizabeth II silver spiller vase with filled base hallmarked for London 1983 by DJ, a George V  silver sugar bowl and milk jug both hallmarked for London 1926 by Garrard & Co Ltd, a Elizabeth II silver milk jug hallmarked for Birmingham 1961 by J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd, and a small silver dish with indistinct hallmarks.Weighable silver; 577 grams / 18.5 ozt. (excluding inkwell, wooden lined box & both spill vases)

Horse Racing - Goodwood Stewards Cup 1985 - the original winner's trophy from the Stewards Cup Handicap race in 1985, won by Al Trui. Made by Garrard & Co of London, the large silver plate on brass trophy comes engraved to the front 'William Hill - Stewards Cup - Goodwood - 1985 - Al Trui'. With removable lid. Measures approx: 53cm tall. Along with a vintage Angelus carriage clock with plaque to top 'The Ladbroke Hotels Handicap - Salisbury - 13th July 1985' also won by Al Trui. The clock presented within its original box. Provenance: the vendor's grandfather was the horse owner.

ADAMS, William. Flowers of Modern Voyages, 4 vol., fold-out frontispiece map for each volume, half-calf, clean, bright and solid copies, sparse spotting at title pages and edges, some rubbing at board edges, very good for age, 162 x 102cm, London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1820._ Together with The Crossing of Antarctica, 1958 - Yacht Voyage Round England - Recent Polar Voyages - The Golden Book of the Dutch Navigators, 1938 - The Worst Journey in the World, Cherry-Garrard, one-volume edition, 1937 - Heroes of Exploration, 1913._ Varied condition, occasional spotting/toning, w/a/f (10) 

Commander of the Order of the British Empire. A cased cvil division neck badge awarded to Frank S. Mummery Esq. Deputy Chief Officer of the London Fire Brigade the silver-gilt and enamel neck badge suspended on ribbon in original Garrard case of issue, accompanied by certificate, related paperwork and a selection of photographs relating to the London Fire Brigade recording a visit by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, (qty)various Condition: Good condition