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Deborah Gibson signed 10x8 colour photo. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

WW2 Battle of Britain pilots multiple signed 1988 Duxford Spitfires cover. Signed by 13 inc, Jack Rose, Cyclops Brown, M P Brown, A Winskill, K Lee, T Gray, John Gibson, John Keatings, Ray Hulton, J G Millard, Peter Sewell, A R Russell, Richard Haine. Numbered 18 of 40 issued info inside. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

WW2 Battle of Britain pilots multiple signed 50th ann BOB JS50/40/6 cover. Signed by 17 inc, A Gear, A Wroblowski, Avis Hearn MM, G Leggett, L Martel, D Cox, J Millard, J Keatings, J Edwards, J Gibson, Wolton, P Ayerst, R Haine, F Carey, Ingle. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

WW2 Battle of Britain pilots multiple signed 50th ann BOB The Skirmishing cover. Signed by 12 inc, J Millard, R Jones, A Hearn MM, A Russell, J Leathart, J Gibson, A Gear, P Morfill, R Haine, A Wolton, D Woolley, J Keatings. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

WW2 Battle of Britain pilots multiple signed 50th ann BOB The Few cover. Signed by 10 inc, AVM Johnnie Johnson, J Keatings, A Gear, J Gibson, P Ayerst, R Haine, N Harding, H Heron, R Hay, T Gray. Good Condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

An Alan Gibson 'OO' gauge GWR 0-6-0 57xx Class pannier tank locomotive 5700, in original box.

MEDALS: HARRIS GIBSON (J): 'On British Silver Military War-Medals...', Liverpool, T Brakell, 1865, ...from the transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire..., 8vo offprint, original buff printed wrappers, frayed and dustsoiled: together with approx 20 others, medal lists and catalogues, 19th-mid 20thc, contained in old book-box labelled 'Pamphlets' to spine. (1)

A Moorcroft jug, ''Kingfisher'' pattern, designed by Philip Gibson, Gibson, limited edition number 35 of 350, 19cms, together with original box

A Maestro by Gibson electric guitar

An early Victorian Copeland & Garratt Parian sculpture, modelled as 'Narcissus', after the original sculpture by John Gibson (British, 1790-1866), depicting Narcissus seated nude upon a rock gazing at his own reflection in a pool, traces of interior label which originally stated 'Narcissus By Gibson R. A. Modelled By E. B. Stephens And Executed In Statuary Porcelain By Copeland And Garratt For The Art Union of London 1846', impressed 'Copeland' to side of integral base, a/f replacement horn, 22 by 13 by 30cm high.Notes: This was one of a small number of items selected to be produced for the Art Union of London in 1846 as the first parian sculpture, 50 copies were originally made in 1846 to be distributed as prizes.

Items for kit builders, unmade GEM whitemetal kit ref 4014 for Prince of Wales class 4-6-0 engine and tender and chassis kit to suit (M-BM), Ratio/Perseverance plastic kit to make MR Johnan 2-4-0 engine and tender with Gibson wheels to suit (M-BM) and Crownline brass parts for Midland Railway class 1F tank engine has been opened and may not be complete (a/f)

TWO WWI MEDALS WITH RIBBONS - A 1914- 1918 MEDAL AND A GREAT WAR FOR CIVILISATION - THE FORMER ENGRAVED DVR H WATHEY R.E. AND THE LATTER PTE J GIBSON R.FUS

Moorcroft Pottery: A Moorcroft Collectors Club 'Blue Rhapsody (Meconopsis/Himalayan Poppy)' pattern vase designed by Philip Gibson. Height approx 25.5cm. Impressed Moorcroft, Stoke on Trent, England plus painted signature, MCC 1468 and 2001 marks to the base. With box and sleeve.Condition: No obvious signs of damage or restoration. Crazing to the glaze.

Moorcroft Pottery: A Moorcroft Limited Edition 3 star collectors club 'Lizard Orchid' baluster vase designed by Philip Gibson. Height approx 21cm. Impressed Moorcroft, Made in Stoke on Trent, England plus painted signature, WM, 20.11.2001 and 3 star marks to the base.With box and sleeve.Condition: No obvious signs of damage or restoration.

Moorcroft Pottery: A Moorcroft 'Trinity' pattern slender vase designed by Philip Gibson. Height approx 31.5cm. Impressed Moorcroft, Made in Stoke on Trent, England, painted signature, 2003, 424 marks to the base. With box and sleeve.Condition: No obvious signs of damage or restoration.

Moorcroft Pottery: A Moorcroft 'Honeycomb' pattern ginger jar and cover designed by Philip Gibson. Height approx 16cm. Impressed Moorcroft, Made in England and painted WM marks to the base.Condition: No obvious signs of damage or restoration. Some crazing to the glaze.

Moorcroft Pottery: A Moorcroft 'Holly' pattern vase designed by Philip Gibson. Height approx 9.5cm. Impressed Moorcroft, Made in England plus painted marks to the base. With box and sleeve.Condition:No obvious signs of damage or restoration.

Moorcroft Pottery: A Moorcroft 'Chicory' pattern vase designed by Philip Gibson. Height approx 8.5cm. Impressed Moorcroft, Made in England plus painted 99 marks to the base. With box.Condition: No obvious signs of damage or restoration. Crazing to the glaze.

Moorcroft Pottery: A Moorcroft Limited Edition 'Geneva'pattern vase designed by Philip Gibson. Height approx 10cm. Impressed Moorcroft, Made in Stoke on Trent, England plus painted 86/500, 99 marks to the base. With box and sleeveCondition: No obvious signs of damage or restoration. 

Moorcroft Pottery: A Moorcroft Collectors Club numbered edition 'Wisteria' pattern vase designed by Philip Gibson. Height approx 15.5cm. Impressed Moorcroft, Made in England plus painted MCC, 428 and 98 marks to the base. With box and sleeve.Condition: No obvious signs of damage or restoration. 

Moorcroft Pottery: A Moorcroft 'Kowkhai Flower' pattern tall slender jug designed by Philip Gibson. Height approx 24cm. Impressed Moorcroft, Made in Stoke on Trent, England plus painted 2004 marks to the base. With box and sleeve.Condition: No obvious signs of damage or restoration. Crazing to the glaze.

A George IV samples by Mary Gibson, 1825, depicting Adam & Eve

Moorcroft jug in Art Nouveau shape, decorated with the Tulip pattern, signed by Philip Gibson, dated 2001, 23cm high

London Transport Gibson A14 TICKET MACHINE, serial no 23941. A decimal fares machine, 1 1/2p to 12p, in good working order and still prints 'London Transport' on the ticket. Comes with its original, correct box (serial no on the side, a bit battered)) plus spare ticket rolls and an emergency ticket-pack. [1 set]

London Transport bus conductor's WEBBING HARNESS for a Gibson ticket machine. A complete item with all clips and the apron. A superb example in excellent condition, appears to be unused. [1]

Very large quantity (c9,000) of mostly 1940s/50s bus & tram etc TICKETS from across the UK. Substantially punch type but also Willebrew, Automaticket, Edmondson, Setright, Ultimate, Gibson (early LT), TIM & paper issues. Operators include Tilling/BET, municipalities and independents. Examples also from cliff lifts, tunnels, ferries, car parks, bridge tolls, piers etc. Huge variety from a multitude of operators. Mostly in very good, ex-use condition. Part of the Peter Bloxam collection of 1920s-onwards tickets being offered in this and our previous sale. [c9,000]

Huge quantity (c19,000) of London Transport Buses PUNCH TICKETS of the late 1940s/early 1950s 'deaf & dumb' type (fare stages only) plus very small numbers of other punch types, Ultimate, Setright, TIM & Gibson examples. Mostly in very good, ex-use condition. Part of the Peter Bloxam collection of 1920s-onwards tickets being offered in this and our previous sale. [c19,000]

London Transport Gibson ticket machine WEBBING HARNESS plus an LT bus conductors' leather CASH BAG with BUDGET KEY. Both items in very good, ex-use condition, the bag has the conductor's name and garage (Norwood) written on the LT bullseye. [2]

A collection of assorted flatware, comprising: a George III silver table-spoon and sauce-ladle, each later chased as a berry spoon and sifting ladle; a pair of pickle forks with gadrooned border and a set of eight Victorian teaspoons, each lace back Trefid pattern, by William Gibson and John Langman, London, 1897, 10oz, 311gr (12)

Two electric guitars, one with two pick ups, the other with three both with wooden bodies, hardwood and mother of pearl inlaid necks by Westone Thunder 1 and an Epiphone Gibson, both in cloth bags, both af (2) serial numbers are 3070185 for the Thunder and 0123063 for the Epiphone.

* Film & Theatre Autographs. A collection of 47 signed photographs, letters, and signatures, 20th century, signed photographs include Mae West and Joan Crawford (both with dedications, 25 x 20 cm, framed and glazed), John Gielgud, Anton Walbrook, Michael Redgrave, Janet Leigh, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Harry Lauder (autograph self-caricature), Anna Neagle ('Marjorie'), Rafael Adelheim, autograph letters signed include Olivia de Havilland, Anna Neagle (3 autograph letters signed and 2 typed letters signed), James Stewart (postcard), Lilian Braithwaite, Jean Forbes-Robertson, Evelyn Laye ('Boo'), typed letters signed include Laurence Olivier (as Baron Olivier), John Gielgud, Vic Oliver, Derek Bond, Betty Balfour, signatures include John Gielgud, Gracie Fields, Paul Robeson, Dame Flora Robson, Joyce Grenfell, Doris Day and one multi-signed sheet including autographs of Wynne Gibson, Lionel Stander, Ida Lupino, Walter Connolly and Ralph Bellamy, etc., various sizes but mostly 8vo and smallerQty: (47)

CASED SILVER CONDIMENT SET, maker Gibson & Co Ltd, Sheffield 1969, comprising pepper shaker, open salt cellar, lidded mustard jar and two condiment spoons, in fitted case, along with a cased pair of silver replica anointing spoons, two cased silver spoons and others, the weighable silver approximately 200g gross

STUDIO OF ROBERT WALKER (BRITISH 1599-1658)PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM SEYMOUR, 2ND DUKE OF SOMERSET, 1ST MARQUESS OF HERTFORD (1587-1660), FULL-LENGTH, IN ARMOUR, HOLDING A MARSHAL'S BATONInscribed marqvis of hertford lower right Oil on canvas 86 ¼ x 51 in. (219.1 x 129.5 cm.)In a seventeenth century carved giltwood auricular frameProvenance:Probably commissioned by Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674), Clarendon House, London, and by descent to his sonHenry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (1638-1709), Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire, and by inheritance at Cornbury, and later The Grove, Hertfordshire, to his nephew,Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Rochester and later 4th Earl of Clarendon (1672-1753), and by descent to his son,Henry Hyde, 5th Baron Hyde and Viscount Cornbury (1710-1753), in 1749, and by inheritance to his niece,Charlotte (d.1790), eldest daughter of William Capel, 3rd Earl of Essex (1697-1743), who married Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1709-1786), and by descent to,The 7th Earl Clarendon's Will TrustSale, Christie's, London, 9th December 2015, lot 144.Purchased at the above sale by the present ownerLiterature:Clarendon State Papers, Bodleian MS Clarendon 92, ff 253-254, no. 31.G. P. Harding, List of Portraits, Pictures in Various Mansions in the United Kingdom, unpublished MS, 1804, II, p. 209.J. Smith, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and French Painters, London, 1831, III, p. 165, no. 574, as Van Dyck.E. Lodge, Portraits of illustrious personages of Great Britain, London, 1835, VII, no. 131.Lady T. Lewis, Lives of the Friends and Contemporaries of Lord Chancellor Clarendon, London, 1852, III, pp. 253, 335-338.G. F. Waagen, Treasures of Art in Great Britain, London, 1854, II, p. 455.R. Gibson, Catalogue of Portraits in the Collection of the Earl of Clarendon, Wallop, 1977, p. 113-4, no. 126.Exhibited:Plymouth, City Art Gallery, Paintings from the Clarendon Collection, 1954, no. 28.William Seymour was a moderate Royalist who had opposed the King in the House of Lords in the early years of his reign, He became an important commander in the Royalist army during the Civil War and led numerous decisive battles. He negotiated the surrender of Oxford, Charles I's headquarters during the wars between 1644 and 1646, and attended the King during his impeachment. The prototype for this picture is most probably a half-length portrait, signed and dated 1656, in the collection of the Duke of Northumberland at Syon House. While other versions exist, this is the only one that includes the pike-men in the background and it has been suggested that it could have been painted by a member of Walker's studio shortly after the artist's death in 1658 (Gibson, op.cit.). The portrait certainly postdates 1660 since, although Seymour was created knight of the Garter in 1650, he was not in fact installed until 1660, and no other portrait shows him wearing the Badge of the Order.This picture formed part of Clarendon's collection of portraits that decorated his celebrated picture gallery at Clarendon House, Piccadilly, built between 1664 and 1667 to designs by Roger Pratt. These portraits included notable figures from the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I, but also of men and women he had known and written about in his famous History of the Great Rebellion and Life. After dining with Clarendon's eldest son, Henry Hyde, Viscount Cornbury, John Evelyn wrote the following entry in his diary for 20th December 1668: 'I dined with my Lord Cornbury at Clarendon House now bravely furnished, especially with the pictures of most of our ancient and modern wits, poets, philosophers, famous and learned Englishmen' (J. Evelyn, The Diary of John Evelyn, II, W. Bray (ed.), New York and London, 1901, p. 45).Condition Report: Canvas has been relined and re-varnished. Unexamined under UV light.Looks like it has no holes or patches. In good clean condition. The frame has some gesso lossesThe dimensions are for the canvas frame are 258x 158 approx  Condition Report Disclaimer

Ackermann (Rudolph, publisher). A History of the University of Oxford, Its Colleges, Halls and Public Buildings, 2 volumes, 1st edition, printed for R. Ackermann, 1814, half-title to each volume, engraved portrait of Lord Grenville, 64 fine hand-coloured aquatint plates after Pugin, Mackenzie, Westall, Nash and others, list of subscribers, 17 stipple-engraved costume plates, 114 hand-coloured plates, including 64 aquatint views by Buck, Hill, Stadler, Havell and others, after Pugin, Mackenzie, Westall, Nash and others, 33 aquatint plates of Founders, and 17 stipple engraved costume plates, plates watermarked J Whatman 1812, offsetting from plates to text only (plates generally very clean with fine hand-colouring), wide margins, sheet size 332 x 275 mm (13.1 x 11 ins), contemporary half calf, with later good-quality antique-style reback to each volume, large 4to, together with: Buxton (L.H. Dudley, and Gibson, Strickland). Oxford University Ceremonies, 1st edition, Oxford University Press, 1935, several monochrome illustrations, including a few after photographs, top edge gilt, contemporary brown crushed half morocco, spine lettered in gilt, 8voQty: (3)NOTESAbbey Scenery 280; Tooley 5. The text is ascribed to both William Combe (1742-1823), and Frederic Schoberl (1775-1853). Attractive copy.

Camden (William). Britannia: or a Chorographical Description of Great Britain and Ireland, together with the Adjacent islands..., 2 volumes, second edition, revised, digested and published with large additions by Edmund Gibson, London: Printed for Mary Matthews, for Awnsham Churchill, and sold by William Taylor, 1722, engraved portrait frontispiece to volume 1, titles printed in red & black, 51 uncoloured engraved double page maps by Robert Morden (including two folding, Herefordshire map bound upside down) and 10 plates of coins and antiquities, few ink spots to leaf U2 and horizontal tear to leaf 3Q2 in volume 1, occasional light dust-soiling and spotting, light dampstaining at foot of initial leaves in volume 1 and to contents leaves at rear of volume 2, edges untrimmed with some fraying, short closed tears to margins at mostly at rear of volume 1, modern half calf, marbled sides, folioQty: (2)

Left handed Gibson style project guitar. P&P Group 3 (£25+VAT for the first lot and £5+VAT for subsequent lots)

A trio of WWI Naval medals to 166281 W. Gibson A.B., R.N.

* IRENE LESLEY MAIN (SCOTTISH b 1959), BEFORE THE RACE, INVERKIP oil on board, signed and dated 1992 36cm x 41cm Mounted, framed and under glass Label verso: Main Fine Art, 34 Gibson Street, Glasgow

A brass carriage timepiece retailed by T Gibson Poole and West Hartlepool, in fitted case, silver toast rack, dressing table silver topped glass bottle, silver topped jar, small plated bottle coaster, Victorian green glass dump, Scottish Caithness glass paperweight and two other smaller glass paperweights, Royal Copenhagen small vase and a Carlton ware biscuit barrel (on one tray)

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL 1906 Book Volumes One , Two and Four of "Association Football & The Men Who Made It" by Alfred Gibson & William Pickford from 1906. Generally good

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websitePair: Alison A. Gibson Defence Medal; Voluntary Medical Service Medal, silver, with five additional service clasps (Alison A. Gibson) mounted as worn, good very fine (2) £30-£40

In order to view full details and any additional images for this lot as well as place advanced bids or bid live, please click here to view this lot on the auctioneer's websiteLiverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, Marine Medal, 3rd type, silver (Mitchell Gibson. 2nd Offcr. S.S. “Canada”. For Rescuing With Boat’s Crew 10 Men From Barque “Anna” 30/11/81) with silver brooch bar, edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £140-£180 --- From Society Records: ‘A Silver Clasp to his medal and a vote of thanks to Captain John Robinson of the S.S. Canada for having on the 30th November 1881, during a hard N.W. Gale in the Atlantic Ocean rescued the crew of the Barque Anna which vessel had signalled ‘Rudder is gone, am in a sinking condition.’ A Silver Medal and vote of thanks to Mr Mitchell Gibson, second officer for having with a boat crew, at great risk from the high breaking sea, rowed to the Barque and rescued her crew, ten in number. The weather was so bad that after getting the people on board the Canada the boat could not be hoisted up and had to be abandoned.’

Gibson Les Paul 2011 Standard electric guitar, flame cherry finish, numbered 109810476, casedCondition report: In very good condition with minor signs of wear. Some scratching, mostly to the back.

Gaugemaster, Peco, Dapol, Master Piece, Alan Gibson, Others - A quantity of OO gauge model railway scenic accessories. Lot includes Gaugemaster GM185 Weeping Willow Trees; Alan Gibson 4mm scale Door Frames; Peco Loco Lift and similar. Lot also contains a large bag of OO scale figures. Items appear to be in Good condition some still in sealed packaging, and all are unchecked for completeness.

G W Gibson - Hunting Scene - signed & dated 1902 lower right, watercolour, framed & glazed, 23 by 15cms (9 by 6ins); together with another similar (2).

Gibson 'Pixyland' Jig-saw with all plywood pieces standing up as separate models, complete, with original box (Condition Good, box Poor) (24)

A large pair of Victorian silver ewersGibson & Langman, London 1899 In the early 18th century style, the flying scroll handles with mask terminals, the bodies with applied decoration, each engraved 'Viceroy's Cup 1932, Presented by H.E. The Earl of Willingdon, Won by Mr Edward Esmond's Sans Ame' and with the cypher of the Earl, height 36cm, weight 147.5oz. (2)Footnotes:The Viceroy's Cup was run at Calcutta between 1868 and 1947. The 1932 cup took place on 26th December and was won by Sans Ame who had also won the King Emperor Cup the week before.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 19th century mahogany eight day longcase clock, the 13in arched painted dial inscribed 'Thos Gibson, Berwick', 217cm high, with weights, pendulum and winding key. 

* Gibson (Michael L.). A WWII log book and aviation ephemera collected by Michael Gibson, aviation historian and author, including a WWII RAF log book, compiler unknown (115 Squadron), commencing 16 January 1939, training (D.H. 82 / Hawker Hart), 1 April 1940 (Oxford / Harvard / Wellington), mostly based in Oxfordshire and 33 operations including 12 October 1941 "War Ops. Nuremburg. coned in S/L at CHARLEROI ATTACKED BY FIGHTER HYDRAULICS SHOT AWAY 2ND PILOT WOUNDED CRASH LANDED AT BASE" (Wellington X9571), 1 June 1942 "War Ops Essen, Second 1000 Bombing Raid" (Wellington), together with a large collection of aviation ephemera including an extensive collection of index cards compiled by Michael Gibson, the cards all typed and in alphabetical order showing aircraft crashes mostly in Oxfordshire WWI & WWII period, the cards are incredibly comprehensive and and an important archival reference, other items include reel to reel films, various squadrons including 215 Group, Accidents, 384 Squadrons etc, U.S.A.A.F. documents and literature and other itemsQty: (A carton)NOTESProvenance: The collection of Michael L. Gibson (1931-2020), aviation historian and author of 'Aviation in Northamptonshire An Illustrated History'

* Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DFC (1918-1944). The Heinkel He III Propeller shot down over Skegness 15 March 1941, the three blade propeller supported on an impressive steel stand which has been constructed recently for a television programme, dimensions are floor to centre pin 200 cm, centre pin to top of propeller 173 cm, overall height 370 cm, overall width of propeller blades outward 275 cmQty: (1)NOTESPlease note the propeller is not on display at Dominic Winter Auctioneers. If you would like to view the propeller please contact the auctioneers. Viewing is by appointment in Lincolnshire. To discuss removal and reconstructing please contact the auctioneers. It is the buyer's responsibility to arrange haulage and shipping arrangements, however the vendors are happy to advise if required. The Heinkel He III H-3 Propeller was netted by trawlerman James Walker of Habertoft when fishing in his boat Thalassa off Ingoldmells Point in September 2007. It has recently featured in Salvage Hunters, The Restorers in September 2020, the programme is available to view online (Quest TV). After inspection by authorities from East Kirkby and the Lincolnshire Aircraft Recovery Group it was established that only one Heinkel was known to have crashed in that area during WWII. The Heinkel was shot down off Skegness Pier on 15 March 1941 by a Beaufighter crewed by Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DFC and this was the first aircraft shot down by Gibson in a Beaufighter. All three of the Heinkel crew were lost when it crashed into the sea. One of the crew, Corporal Helmut Seidel was washed ashore in June 1941, he is buried at Great Bircham Cemetery in Norfolk. Guy Gibson, with Sergeant James as A.I. operator, spotted a Heinkel flying north and immediately got behind and in range of the enemy aircraft. At the crucial moment, he too suffered gun trouble, and by the time James had cleared it the Heinkel was turning out to sea and diving home. In Gibson's account of the encounter, he says - "At last James got one cannon going and we aimed at the port engine. As shell after shell banged home, there was a yellow flash, sparks flew out and the engine stopped. Then we aimed at the starboard engine and this stopped within seconds. The Heinkel was careering down towards the earth at 120 m.p.h., someone baled out, but we were a long way out to see. We followed it right down, and watched it land on the sea off Skegness pier ...' Lincolnshire Crash List refers.

* The Dambusters Raid. Printed Menu Signed by Guy Gibson [for Barnes Wallis], Oatlands Park Hotel, Weybridge, Surrey, 23 June 1943, typed dinner menu on off-white card with hotel details and crest printed in gilt and silver at head and foot, the menu consisting of four courses including cold lobster and grilled chicken with mushrooms, two ink additions of ‘Asparagus’ and ‘Fresh Peaches’, boldly signed ‘Guy Gibson’ in pencil across crest at head, 16 x 10 cmQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: From the family of Barnes Wallis, by direct descent. A unique and highly important piece of Dambusters memorabilia, yoking together the raid’s two key figures of Barnes Wallis and Guy Gibson. The dinner here is not the much-written about and photographed Dam Busters’ dinner hosted by A.V. Roe that took place at the Hungaria in London on Tuesday 22 June, following the investiture at Buckingham Palace, where Gibson received his VC. This is a menu from a lesser-known dinner event hosted by Vickers at Weybridge on the following evening. The Oatlands Park dinner was given in thanks to Vickers staff, test pilots, directors and their wives. Barnes Wallis attended with his wife Molly and met Gibson and his wife at the railway station. At the dinner Gibson was seated on Molly’s right (a privileged place). Molly and Gibson hit it off and Gibson told her how much he admired Barnes, and that the success of the raid was essentially his. This pleased Molly because she was frustrated by the security blackout that forbade public acknowledgement. As the evening broke up, Gibson signed Barnes Wallis’s collar to show that he was the real dam buster – which pleased Molly even more. Sadly, the collar has long since vanished, (or possibly the inscription simply washed out), making the survival of this near-pristine signed menu all the more remarkable and special.

* Gibson (Michael L.). Aircraft Accidents 1943-44 Ledger, an important ledger compiled for the period of May 1943-May 1944, probably towards the end of the War, recording crashes throughout the United Kingdom, all handwritten with tabular columns inscribed Date od Accd, Time of Accd, Type. Mark & No of Aircraft, Place of Crash, Parent Unit, Group, Casualties (killed / injured), taxying, Landing (a (heavy landing), b (over shot), c (under shot) etc, Taking Off, Structured Failures, Collision, Low Flying, Force Landing, Other Causes, Day, Night, A.I.B., Cof I or T Off, Remarks, Symbol, File No, the ledger is incredibly detailed and include extensive remarks for example 'Pilot carrying out authorised aerobatics below authorised height struck slope of hill crashed (Llangollen Flintshire, Master III, 28 July 1943), half calf folio with printed label 'On His Majesty's Service', 38 x 25cmQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: The collection of Michael L. Gibson (1931-2020), aviation historian and author of 'Aviation in Northamptonshire An Illustrated History'

* Wallis (Barnes Neville, 1887-1979). An important Autograph Letter Signed, 'B.N. Wallis', White Hill House, Effingham, Surrey, 2 August 1948, to his Executors, giving a detailed account of his family and financial situation amid concerns for the financial welfare of his wife and children in the eventuality of his death, and hoping that they will act in his best interests with all the information he provides, Wallis begins with the death of his brother and sister-in-law, Barbara and Hurley McCormick, in November 1940, and Barnes and Molly's subsequent adoption of their two children John and Robert, 'This comparatively large addition to my dependants, combined with heavy taxation, and the refusal of the Walker family to agree to legal adoption of the children (with consequent tax relief &c), has ever since that time made my income insufficient to meet my expenditure, thus preventing my saving money to provide for the long period of widowhood that in the course of nature my wife will have to face', continuing that he had told these things to Sir Hew Kilner, managing director of the Aviation Section of Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. at Christmas 1944 and then going into details about various potential payments and tax implications, then giving an account of his various appointments and summary of his work and also referring to the 'bouncing bomb' invention, 'My Executors should know that, although urged to do so by my Patent Agents, I have refused to make any application to the Board of Inventions for any Awards that might be reasonably due to me for the inventions by which the Möhne and Eder Dams were destroyed in May 1943, or for the "Tallboy" and "Grand Slam" bomb. All these things were done entirely on my own initiative, in the face of strong opposition from Sir Charles Craven (footnoted as Chairman of Vickers-Armstrongs) though in the end with his help and approval... ', 5 pages with embossed address at head of first page, attaching two schedules, both in the hand of Barnes Wallis, the first a 'List of Appointments and Directors', summarising his career in eight periods from 1913 to the present time, written in tabular form on rectos of 2 leaves, the second schedule, being a 'List of Works' giving a more detailed description of the various projects undertaken during his working career and numbered to refer back to his list of appointments, 8 pages, all written on rectos only of a total of 15 foolscap folio sheets, first page of letter lightly toned, paperclip rust impression to blank upper left corner of first and last page, not affecting any textQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: From the family of Barnes Wallis, by direct descent. A highly important autograph summary of Wallis's working life. In the description of work schedule he gives detailed notes about the various projects and his roles in them, beginning with his involvement with H.B. Pratt on the R9. 'The R9 was stopped by Churchill then First Lord of the Admiralty, in the belief that the war would be over before the ship could be put into service. Pratt and I enlisted in the Artists' Rifles. It was soon realised that the war would be a long one, and Pratt and I, were firstly transferred to the R.N.V.R. to complete R9 as Naval Officers, and then transferred to Vickers, to carry out the programme of Naval Airship Development'. Wallis also refers to the R100 & R101 airships: 'During 1930 R100 flew successfully to Canada and back. The R101 attempting to emulate our performance by flying to India via Ismailia crashed after a few hours flight at Amiens with the loss of 48 lives. During the closing months of my time at Hawarden, when my design work was finished I had become interested in the design of aeroplanes, and saw that, with the great experience of the design of very light structures that I now possessed such improvements in the performance of aeroplanes could be made as would render the sole raison d'etre of airships, mainly their ability to fly great distances non-stop, no longer their sole prerogative. To this end I invented "Geodetic Construction" and the Wellesley monoplane... during this period also, in conjunction with R.K. Pierson I designed the Wellington Bomber which did frontline service throughout the war'. Wallis later refers to Operation Chastise and his experiments with bombs: 'Our experiments showed the impossibility of destroying these [Möhne & Eder Dams] or any other massive dams, even by the use of the largest bomb that I had suggested - ten tons, and in my extremity I invented the (still "top-secret") special weapon by which success was achieved in the historic attack which won for Wing Commander Guy Gibson the VC on the night of May 16-17, 1943. The attack did immense damage in the Eder & Ruhr Valleys. Industry in the Ruhr district was temporarily brought largely to a standstill due to the failure of fouling of the water supplies, and some 3,000 people were killed or drowned in the Ruhr Valley alone. The attack was one of amazing gallantry and skill on the part of Gibson and his Special Squadron (No. 617). The success showed to perfection the virtues of the scientific approach in modern warfare. Owing to the extreme secrecy, and novelty of the weapon and the harmful use that could be made of it against this country, it has not yet received the publicity nor the reward that it deserved, but it tended to establish in the minds of the C. in C's such as Sir Arthur Harris, and the C.E. Sir Wilfrid Freeman an impression of the rightness of the lines on which I had argued when writing my "Note on means of Attacking".' Wallis also gives an account of his involvement with the "Tallboy" and "Grand Slam" bombs and their successful use including the sinking of the "Tirpitz" by 617 Squadron, 'to the great indignation of the Director of Naval Construction and the Admiralty who still seem to think it not quite the thing that a battleship (albeit a German one) should be sunk by a bomb, when the whole efforts of the British Navy had conspicuously failed to do it by other means'. The account continues to his posting as head of a Research and Development department at Vickers-Armstrongs which was formed in 1945. The account ends in mid-sentence but is apparently pretty much complete: 'My knowledge of the German weapon V2 led to an interesting development in work that had long formed the purpose of my thought and aim in aeronautics, that is to say the development of a type of aircraft that could achieve long range, high speed and great load carrying capacity simultaneously. In a note [ends here].'

* Gibson (Michael L.). A collection of military and civil aviation colour slides compiled by aviation historian and author Michael Gibson, comprising approximately 814 colour slides printed on Johnson colorslide all metal 12 type 66 slides, compiled from 1958 to 1970s, the lot includes a handwritten index booklet documenting type of aircraft, location and date, for example, number 1 Viscount (B.E.A) Landing at L.A.P. (1958); number 50 Beagle Auster A.III Airedale G-ARKE (Prototype 1961); number 78 View of Horning Norfolk Broads, Coltishall 1959; number 102 Vulcan B.1. of 617 Sqn, Gaydon 1960, from Scampton; number 270 H.P.115 Gaydon 1963, the overall condition of the slides is good, presented in 5 big slide boxes and 10 small card boxes together with approximately 1000 mixed aviation 35mm slides, mostly Military aircraft, lacking captions but stored in slide boxesQty: (approximately 1800)NOTESProvenance: The collection of Michael L. Gibson (1931-2020), aviation historian and author of 'Aviation in Northamptonshire, An Illustrated History'.

* Gibson (Michael L.). A large collection of aviation photographs compiled by Michael Gibson, aviation historian and author, mostly copy prints of older photographs from c.1900-50, contained in card boxes inscribed with various airfields for example Harwell has 20 black and white photographs, 8 x 10ins and 5 x 7ins, many with Imperial War Museum copyright and captioned, for example 'Battles 105 Sqdn Harwell', 'Harwell 17 Sept 1944 295/570 Sqdns', other boxes include Grafton Underwood, Chelveston, Sywell, Upper Heyford, Bicester, Brize Norton, Abingdon, Benson, Culham, Wittering, Northans inc Sywell (approximately 20 WWII period press photographs), Harrington and Spanhoe, Northants Pre 1939, plus other boxes titled Poly Rapid III R.C. F Surface containing approximately 200 black and white 8 x 10ins copy photographs showing WWII aircraft, D-Day, Normandy and others, all captioned for example 'Short Sterling 8EC pulling Horsa out of Mt Farm 1944', many photographs inscribed Bob Astrella, the whole collection contained in approximately 30 box files, approximately 1500 + photographsQty: (1500 + )NOTESProvenance: The collection of Michael L. Gibson (1931-2020), aviation historian and author of 'Aviation in Northamptonshire An Illustrated History'

Gibson (Guy, 1918-1944), Bomber pilot. Autograph Signature, ’Guy Gibson’, in blue ink on the front free endpaper of Tadoussac Then and Now by William Hugh Coverdale, Canada, 1942, 8 sepia plates on 4 leaves, signed at front in blue ink by Gibson and 9 others including Lord Louis Mountbatten, Admiral William D, Leahy. E[rnest] J. King, Admiral Sir Arthur Leveson, J.M. Kirkman, Admiral Sir Dudley Pound, and Admiral Sir Charles E[dward] Lambe, original brown cloth, a little rubbed, small folioQty: (1)NOTESFollowing the events of 16-17 May 1943, Operation Chastise, better known as the Dam Busters Raid, Guy Gibson had little leisure but was invited to join the party accompanying the prime minister to the Quadrant Conference in Quebec. They departed from Faslane on the RMS Queen Mary on 4 August. The Quadrant, or Quebec Conference, of 17-24 August was hosted by William Mackenzie King, the Canadian prime minister, the principal participants being Sir Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Gibson was something of an outsider, but appears to have enjoyed the voyage and various activities and excursions available to the whole party.

* Jagger (Mick, 1943-). Head and shoulders portrait by Linda Sole, c. 1990s, bromide print, photographer's embossed name stamp to lower right corner, copyright wetstamp and address label to verso, 29.5 x 23.5 cm, aperture mountQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: From the family of Robin Gibson OBE (1944-2010), Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, London, between 1968 and 2001, and Chief Curator for his last eight years there.

* Jarman (Derek, 1942-1994). Portrait by Alastair Phain (1961-), 1985, vintage bromide print with photographer's wetstamp details to verso, image size 42.5 x 32.5 cm, sheet size 50.5 x 37.5 cmQty: (1)NOTESProvenance: From the family of Robin Gibson OBE (1944-2010), Curator at the National Portrait Gallery, London, and Chief Curator for his last eight years there.

* Morley (Lewis, 1925-2013). Christine Keeler, 1963, gelatin silver print, titled and signed in black felt tip to lower margin and numbered 'N.P.G. edit. 1/10', additional inscription written vertically downwards along left blank margin, 'For Robin - grateful appreciation - Lewis' and photographer's circular embossed stamp to lower left blank corner, image size 20 x 14 cm, sheet size 25 x 20 cm, framed and double glazed with photographer's limitation label visible to versoQty: (2)NOTESProvenance: From the family of the photograph's recipient Robin Gibson OBE (1944-2010). This is one of a presentation edition of 10 prints, printed by the photographer on Argenta 'Chamois' paper, made in conjunction with the Lewis Morley - Photographer of the Sixties exhibition held at the National Portrait Gallery in 1989. The label included on the verso of this photograph indicates that it is a photograph of Jo Orton, but otherwise all details are the same and correct. The recipient of the photograph was Robin Gibson, Chief Curator at the National Portrait Gallery and co-organiser with Terence Pepper of this exhibition. This iconic photograph is featured on the upper cover of the catalogue and on p. 16, and a signed presentation copy from Morley to Robin, dated August 2001, is included with the lot.

Kate Gibson (early 20th century) Neapolitan Cove with Vocano signed, dated 1914, watercolour, 24cm x 36.5cm