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DESMOULINS CAMILLE: (1760-1794) French Politician and Journalist, a prominent figure of the French Revolution. Desmoulins is best known for playing an instrumental role in the events that led to the Storming of the Bastille. He was also noted for his radical criticism of the Reign of Terror as the editor of the journal Le Vieux Cordelier. Desmoulins was closely related to the leading figures of the French Revolution, bieng a schoolmate and close friend of Maximilien Robespierre and was also a close friend and political ally of Georges Danton. In April 1794, Desmoulins was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal and guillotined alongside Danton and other accused Dantonists. Very rare D.S., `Camille Desmoulins´, one page, oblong 4to, Paris, 16th November 1793, in French. The partially printed document is a receipt of perpetual annuity signed by Desmoulins, stating `je soussigné Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoist Desmoulins, député de la Convention, commun en biens avec Anne-Lucie-Philippe Laridon ma femme, reconnait avoir reçu la somme de quatre cent cinquante livres…´ (Translation: "I, the undersigned Lucie-Simplice-Camille-Benoist Desmoulins, deputy of the Convention, with joint goods with Anne-Lucie-Philippe Laridon my wife, acknowledge having received the sum of four hundred and fifty pounds...") The document bears a contemporary legal ink stamp. Small overall minor staining with slightly trimmed edges, otherwise GIn April 1794, only few months after the present letter was signed, Desmoulins was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal and guillotined alongside Danton and other accused Dantonists at the very early age of 34.The present signature on this document is reproduced in the isographic dictionary of the National Convention by J.M. Courtois, edition La Poste d´Autrefois 2005
Collection of Nine Advertising sets of playing cards, including Carnegie creme d’Argent Gin, Motocraft, Autolite, Ford Mustang 1979 (Mexico), Delta Airlines, French Lines Transatlantique Cie GLE, Waddingtons ‘Rembrandt Gold Helmet Patience’ Purdey, and one other unnamed set, together with a set of 5 stones, a Traffic Light game and an early 20th century Parker Bros. Bull in Bear Edition, game of Pit (12)
Matchbox - Tekno - First Gear - 3 x boxed trucks, a 1:58 scale Freightliner in Beefeater Gin livery, a Volvo with container load in 1:50 scale and a Mack truck in 1:64 scale. The models appear Mint in Good boxes, there are no mirrors with the Volvo. (This does not constitute a guarantee) [ba-3]
Bottle of Lagavulin 16 Year Old Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 43%, 70cl; Pegasus Bridge Café Gondrée calvados, 70cl; Waitrose 3 year old French Brandy, 35cl; Stone's original Green Ginger Wine, 70cl; 8 Gordon's gin miniatures, and a House of Lords Scotch Whisky miniature, boxed. (13 bottles)
Bottle of Teacher's Highland Cream Scotch Whisky, 75cl; Bols Curacao, Henekeys Gin, Booth's Dry Gin, (label missing); Cointreau, (label missing); Shloer Liquid Apples, 20 Fl. Ozs.; Gordon's Orange Gin miniature, 2 other miniatures, and a large Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac bottle with pourer, (empty), H.59cm overall. (10)
Chinese silver "Brandy" decanter label, of octagonal form with pierced lettering within a chased zig-zag border, surmounted by an embossed dragon, W.5.4cm, stamped "90" and "W F" (most likely for Wing Fat, Hong Kong and Canton, act. c.1875-1930), and 2 similar decanter labels "Whiskey" and "Gin", both unmarked, (gin label a/f), 43grs. (3)
(Edward VIII Prince of Wales Royal Visit Kenya.) A snapshot photograph album containing 60 monochrome photographs of Kenya, 1928, including some images of Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, during his Royal Tour to East Africa, along with his younger brother Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, images include Royal party in motor car; troops and spectators lining streets; native chiefs come to welcome Royal visit; image of Prince of Wales on racehorse, alongside the Kenyan aviator, racehorse trainer and adventurer and author Beryl Markham (1902-1986), captioned beneath "Beryl Markham leading in H.R.H. and Cambrian"; other horse racing images of the Household Brigade Race October 4 1928 and the winning racehorse Thermopylae, including large group image at end of several jockeys and others posing, including the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester, approx. size 15 x 23.5cm, m/s names of those in photo beneath, plus numerous other photographs of British residents in Kenya, views of estates and topographical views of the country, including Kitimuru Estate at Thika, Murang'a District; views near Gilgil; Muthaiga Club, Nairobi; other photos Mombasa, Likoni, "The Truman's House at Molo", etc, images mainly approx. 9 x 11cm, many with m/s captions beneath, contemporary oblong cloth album. Beryl Markham was the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic from Britain to North America, and coached by Tom Campbell Black, was one of the first bush pilots, spotting game animals from the air and signalling their locations to safaris on the ground. She entered into an affair with Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester – known informally as Harry – the son of George V, who became besotted with her during his trip to Kenya. It is said that Beryl also simultaneously had an affair with Harry's older brother, Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII) during this time. Prince Henry's solicitors paid out a regular hush money annuity to Beryl Markham until her death in 1985, in order to avert a public scandal, after Markham's husband threatened to disclose Prince Henry's private letters to his wife if he did not "take care of Beryl". The Muthaiga Country Club is described in Beryl Markham's 1942 memoir West with the Night. The club had a reputation during colonial times as "the Moulin Rouge of Africa", where the elite "drank champagne and pink gin for breakfast, played cards, danced through the night, and generally woke up with someone else's spouse in the morning."
A collection of four bottles of Hine V.S.O.P cognac, together with a Hine frare and delicate champagne cognac, a bottle remy martin champagne cognac, a bottle of Hennessy champagne cognac, a bottle of emva cream cyprus sherry, a bottle Hennessy very special cognac, a bottle of couvoisier cognac , and a bottle of beefeater gin. (11)

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