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An illuminated terrestrial globe

A VERY RARE AND VERY FINE ICON SHOWING THE EUCHARIST Russian, Old Believer's Workshop, circa 1860 Tempera on wood panel with two splints on the back. The haloes made of gold. The faces rendered finely with soft colours. The border elaborately decorated with foliate scrolls and strap work. Border damaged. 40.6 x 35.8 cm. Die Ikone hat eine einzigartige Komposition. Sie thematisiert eines der der The icon has an unique composition. It thematises one of the main sacraments of the Church: the Eucharist, the transformation of the prepared gifts (bread and wine) into the Body and Blood. The purpose of this sacrament is the consecration of the body and blood of Christ. The purpose of this sacrament is to sanctify the faithful, as each communicant carries a particle of Christ, God himself, within him. In terms of content, the icon conceives of this great sacrament as the identity of the Holy Gifts, over which the Eucharistic Prayer is said, to the true Body and Blood of Christ. In the centre of the composition, within a bright red rhombus, is Jesus Christ. Standing at the altar, his right hand is folded in a gesture of blessing, and with his left hand he points to the prosphora (bread) and the chalice containing the wine. A red rhombus is superimposed on a blue square forming an eight-pointed figure with images of angels in the corners. The corners are inscribed in a green globe, framed by baroque elements in the form of branches and flowers. Inside the cartouches is a text from the Gospel that describes the content of the image: "I am the bread that came down from the earth // I am the bread that made my flesh // and I am the bread that drank my blood // and I am the bread that drank my blood // and I am the bread that drank my blood // and I am the bread that drank my blood. My blood // will have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day" (John 6: 51,54). In the four corners are representations of the four saints James, Basil the Great, John the Theologian and Gregory Dvoeslov, Pope of Rome. On the left and right are raised angel figures, one holding the chalice with the Holy Gifts (left), the second holding the censer with the burning coals. In the corners are the figures of the four evangelists, writing the Gospel texts. Thus the icon reveals the history of the formation of the doctrine of the Eucharist from the Gospel texts to the performance of the sacrament through liturgy and practice. The theology of the Eucharist was witnessed to in the New Testament, established by Jesus Christ himself at the Last Supper, in the instructions to the disciples and in the references to the administration of the Eucharist in apostolic times, quotations are found in each of the Gospels (Jn. 6: 51-56; Mt. 26: 17-30; Mk. 14: 12-26; Lk. 22: 7-39). The first liturgy was composed by St. James, the Brother of God; three texts are used in the modern Church: the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, the Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and the Liturgy of the Sanctified Gifts attributed to St. Gregory Dvoësloff, Pope of Rome. This icon indicates all the authors of the liturgy. An interesting feature of the icon is its possible origin in a workshop of the Old Believers, as witnessed by the writing of Christ's name by IC XC and the double-fingered blessing of Christ. The icon is distinguished by its programmatic character, the author's interpretation of the theme and the uniqueness of the composition. SEHR SELTENE UND SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT CHRISTUS UND DER EUCHARISTIE Russland, Altgläubigen-Werkstatt, um 1860 Holztafel mit zwei Rückseiten-Sponki. Eitempera auf Kreidegrund, partielle Vergoldung. 40,6 x 35,8 cm. Randbereich besch. Die Ikone hat eine einzigartige Komposition. Sie thematisiert eines der der Hauptsakramente der Kirche: die Eucharistie, die Verwandlung der zubereiteten Gaben (Brot und Wein) in den Leib und das Blut. Das Ziel dieses Sakraments ist die Konsekration des Leibes und Blutes Christi. Der Zweck dieses Sakraments ist es, die Gläubigen zu heiligen, da jeder Kommunikant ein Teilchen von Christus, Gott selbst, in sich trägt. Inhaltlich begreift die Ikone dieses große Sakrament als die Identität der Heiligen Gaben, über dem das eucharistische Gebet gesprochen wird, zum wahren Leib und Blut Christi. In der Mitte der Komposition, innerhalb eines hellroten Rhombus, ist Jesus Christus zu sehen. Am Gabentisch stehend, ist seine rechte Hand in einer Geste des Segens gefaltet, und mit seiner linken Hand deutet er auf die Prosphora (Brot) und den Kelch mit dem Wein. Ein roter Rhombus wird überlagert von einem blauen Quadrat, das eine achtzackige Figur bildet, in deren Ecken sich die Bilder von Engeln wiederfinden. Die Ecken sind in einer grünen Kugel eingeschrieben, umrahmt von barocken Elementen in Form von Zweige und Blumen. In den Kartuschen befindet sich ein Text aus dem Evangelium, der den Inhalt des Bildes beschreibt: ''Ich bin das Brot, das von der Erde herabkam // ich bin das Brot, das mein Fleisch gemacht hat // und ich bin das Brot, das mein Blut getrunken hat // und ich bin das Brot, das mein Blut getrunken hat // und ich bin das Brot, das mein Blut getrunken hat // und ich bin das Brot, das mein Blut getrunken hat. Mein Blut // wird ein ewiges Leben haben, und ich werde ihn auferwecken am letzten Tag'' (Johannes 6: 51,54). In den vier Ecken befinden sich Darstellungen der vier Heiligen Jakobus, Basilius des Großen, Johannes des Theologen und Gregor Dvoeslov, Papst von Rom. Links und rechts sind erhabene Engelsfiguren zu sehen, einer hält den Kelch mit den Heiligen Gaben (links), der zweite hält das Räuchergefäß mit den brennenden Kohlen. In den Ecken befinden sich die Figuren der vier Evangelisten, beim Schreiben der Evangelientexte. So offenbart die Ikone die Geschichte der Entstehung der Eucharistielehre von den Texten des Evangeliums bis zur Durchführung des Sakraments durch die Liturgie und die Praxis. Die Theologie der Eucharistie wurde im Neuen Testament bezeugt, begründet von Jesus Christus selbst beim letzten Abendmahl, in den Anweisungen an die Jünger und in den Hinweisen auf die Verwaltung der Eucharistie in apostolischer Zeit, finden sich Zitate in jedem der Evangelien (Joh. 6: 51-56; Mt. 26: 17-30; Mk. 14: 12-26; Lk. 22: 7-39). Die erste Liturgie wurde vom hl. Jakobus, dem Bruder Gottes, verfasst; in der modernen Kirche werden drei Texte verwendet: die Liturgie des hl. Basilius des Großen, die Liturgie des Johannes Chrysostomus und die Liturgie der Geheiligten Gaben, die dem heiligen Gregor Dvoësloff, Papst von Rom, zugeschrieben wird. Diese Ikone zeigt alle Autoren der Liturgie an. Eine interessante Eigenschaft der Ikone ist seine mögliche Entstehung in einer Werkstatt der Altgläubigen, wie das Schreiben des Namens Christi durch den IC XC sowie die Doppelfingersegnung Christi bezeugen. Die Ikone zeichnet sich durch ihren Programmcharakter, die Interpretation des Themas durch den Autor und die Einzigartigkeit der Komposition aus.

A Globe-Wernicke bookcase of four glazed sections, 34'w x 56'h. The lot to include a collection of books

The Morning Chronicle. Orig issues of this newspaper for 14th Aug. 1810 & 13th Dec. 1817; The Globe, 17th August 1809; The Times,  16th July 1830; The Observer,  4th Dec. 1808 & The York Chronicle, 27th Oct. 1825. (6)

(BLAKISTON JOHN)  Twelve Years` Military Adventure in Three Quarters of the Globe. 2 vols. Dark half calf, rubbing & wear. 1829; also Lt. Col. J Leach, Rough Sketches of the Life of an Old Soldier, 1831. (3)

A CARVED BONE GLOBE HANDLE WALKING STICK

A HARDSTONE TERRESTRIAL GLOBE OF THE WORLD on a metal base. (AF)

Crich Pottery: A Crich Pottery globe on wooden stand. Height approx 20cm. Condition: No signs of damage or restoration.

Bergamo School, late 17th CenturyLutes, a guitar, and a violin with music scores beside a celestial globe on a draped table oil on canvas86.4 x 114.5cm (34 x 45 1/16in).unframedFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

An oak Globe-Wernicke 3-section bookcase, with leadlight glazed doors, W87cm, H125cm, D30cm

A four tier Lebus brand sectional mahogany bookcase in the Globe Wernicke style, each section with a pair of hinged glazed doors, 81 cm wide x 147 cm high

A Philips Challenge 13" Globe, on oak base

VARIOUS ITEMS INCLUDING MINIATURE DESK GLOBE, LAQUERED BOXES, HIP FLASK ETC

Diocletian AE FollisCarthage, Struck 297-298 ADIMP DIOCLETIANVS P F AVG, laureate head right / FELIX ADVENT AVGG NN, Africa standing left, holding labarum and tusk; at feet, lion with captured bull; I in field.Probus Billon AntoninianusSerdica, Struck 276-282 ADIMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG Bust radiate, helmeted, cuirassed l., seen from front, holding spear over shoulder and shield / VIRTVS PROBI AVG Emperor on horse charging r., holding shield and spearing long-haired enemy kneeling l. below horse, while the enemy's shield lies uselessly before him; in exergue KA.G.Probus AntoninianusRome, Struck 276-282 ADPROBVS P F AVG, Bust of Probus, radiate, cuirassed, right / VICTORIA GERM, Trophy between two captives.Carinus AE AntoninianusRome, Struck 283-285 ADIMP C M AVR CARINVS P F AVG: Bust of Carinus, radiate, draped, cuirassed, right / AETERNIT AVGG: Aeternitas, draped, standing left, holding phoenix on globe in right hand and lifting robe with left hand, (4).First diameter 29 mmCondition: First good to very fine, second near very fine, third very fine, fourth fine to very fine

George I Halfpenny1719Laureate and cuirassed bust right, second bust / Britannia seated left on globe, with shield, spear and spray of leaves, date in exergueDiameter 29 mmCondition: Very fine to extremely fine

George I Silver Shilling1723South Sea Company issue, first laureate and draped bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding / Crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, initials of the South Sea Company in alternating angles.George I Halfpenny1721Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Britannia seated left on globe, with shield, spear and spray of leaves, date in exergue, (2).First diameter 26 mmCondition: First fine to good fine, second fine

George I Silver Sixpence1723South Sea Company issue, laureate and draped bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding / Crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, initials of the South Sea Company in alternating angles.George I Silver Threepence1721Laureate and draped bust right / Crowned '3'George I Halfpenny1723 Irish issue, draped bust right / Hibernia seated left with harp, date in legendGeorge I Farthing1723Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Britannia seated on globe with spear, shield and spray of leaves, date in exergue.George I Farthing1721Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Britannia seated on globe with spear, shield and spray of leaves, date in exergue. George I Silver Shilling1723South Sea Company issue, first laureate and draped bust right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding / Crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, initials of the South Sea Company in alternating angles. 'KP' engraved on obverse, (6).First diameter 21 mmCondition: First very fine, second fine to good fine, third near very fine, fourth good very fine, later engraving on obverse, fifth near fine, sixth poor, cut into portrait on obverse.

George II Silver Shilling1758Old laureate and draped bust, left / Crowned cruciform shields, garter star in centre.George II Halfpenny1748Old laureate and draped bust, left / Britannia seated on globe with spear, shield and spray of leaves, date in exergue, (2).First diameter 26 mmCondition: First good extremely fine, second near very fine

George II Silver Shilling1758Old laureate and draped bust, left / Crowned cruciform shields, garter star in centre. Second, ibid.George II Silver Sixpence1757Old laureate and draped bust, left / Crowned cruciform shields, garter star in centre.George II Halfpenny1748Old laureate and draped bust, left / Britannia seated on globe with spear, shield and spray of leaves, date in exergue, (4).First diameter 26 mmCondition: First good very fine, coin has some stains present, second good very fine, third extremely fine, fourth poor to fair

Roman Imperial Divus Vespasian silver Denariusstruck under Titus, Rome AD 80-81DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS, laureate bust right / SC inscribed on shield supported by two back to back capricorns, globe below. diameter 20 mmCondition: Very fine

Five early 2nd century AD Imperial Roman silver denarii from the reign of Trajanfirst Rome, 102 AD, IMP CAES NERVA TRA_IAN AVG GERMLaureate head right P M . TR . P . COS . IIII . P . P / Vesta seated left, patera in right hand, torch in left, second Rome 109 AD IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P, Laureate head right / COS V P P S P Q R OPTIMO PRINC, Dacian standing left, hands bound, various arms on ground, DAC CAP in exergue, third Rome, 113 AD IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P, Laureate head right / S P Q R OPTIMO PRINCIPI, Annona standing facing, head left, ears of corn in right hand, cornucopiae in left, child standing at left ALIM ITAL in exergue, fourth Rome, MP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS VI P P Laureate, draped bust right, S P Q R OPTI_MO PRINCIPITrajan's Column surmounted with statue of the emperor, two eagles on base, fifth IMP CAES NER TRAIAN OPTIM AVG GERM DACLaureate, PARTHICO P M TR P-CO_S VI P P S P Q RProvidentia standing facing, head left, right hand pointing at globe at feet, scepter in left hand and resting left elbow on column, PRO | VID across fields, (5)first diameter 20 mmCondition: first very fine/extremely fine, second very fine, third very fine, fourth very fine

Four early 2nd century AD Imperial Roman silver denarii from the reign of Hadrianfirst Rome, AD 125-128. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate head right / COS III, Neptune, second Rome AD 118 IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate head right /P M TR P COS II|, Fortuna seated left, holding rudder attached to globe and cornucopiae, FORT RED in ex., third Rome mint. D 119-122 IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, laureate Bust of Hadrian, right / P M TR P COS III SAL AVG, Salus seated left, feeding serpent, fourth Rome 134-138 AD., HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P Laureate head of Hadrian right /PROVIDENTIA AVG Providentia, draped, standing left, pointing downwards with right hand at globe on ground left and holding vertical sceptre in left hand, (4)first diameter 20 mmCondition: first extremely fine, second very fine, third near fine, fourth very fine.

Three early 2nd century AD Imperial Roman silver denarii from the reign of Hadrianfirst Rome, 119-122 AD., IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG Laureate bust right / P M TR P COS III Roma standing left, holding victory on globe and spear, second Rome, 134-138 AD, HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P bare head right./ MONETA AVG - Moneta standing left, holding scales and cornucopiae, third Rome 134-138 AD HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, head bare right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory seated left, holding wreath and palm, (3).diameter 20 mm.Condition: First fine, second good fine, third good fine

Five late 2nd century AD Imperial Roman silver denarii from the reign of Commodusfirst Rome 191AD. L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, bust of Commodus, as Hercules wearing lionskin headdress, facing right. / HER-CVL RO-MAN AV-GV either side of club of Hercules, all in wreath; second Rome 188 AD M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, Laureate head right / P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P, Libertas standing facing, head left, holding pileus and sceptre., third Rome,186 AD, M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT, laureate head right / P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P, Commodus seated on curule chair, holding globe; fourth Rome 192 AD L AEL AVREL COMM AVG P FEL, laureate head right / P M TR P XVII I-MP VIII COS VII P P, Pietas seated left, holding sceptre; child before, star in left field, fifth M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT bust of Commodous laureate facing right / P M TR P XIII IMP VIII COS V P P, Salus seated l., feeding snake arising from altar, (5)first diameter 19 mmCondition: first near fine, second extremely fine/very fine, third very fine, fourth very fine, fifth very fine/extremely fine.

Five early 3rd century AD Imperial Roman silver Antoninianii first IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, Radiate draped and cuirassed bust right / IOVI CONSERVATORI, Jupiter standing, head left, holding thunderbolt and sceptre; to left, Gordian standing left; second IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG. Raditate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / AEQVITAS AVG. Aequitas standing left, holding scales in her right hand and cornucopiae with her left; third IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG, Radiate draped and cuirassed bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding globe and sceptre; fourth Rome 218 AD, IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG, Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right of Elagablaus / P M TR P-COS P P Roma seated left, Victory in right hand, sceptre in left, shield at side; fifth Rome 219 AD, IMP ANTONINVS AVG radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Elagabalus right / LAETITIA PVBL legend with Laetitia standing left holding wreath and rudder set on globe, (5)first diameter 25 mm,Condition: first good very fine, second very fine, third very fine, fourth extremely fine, fifth very fine.

Five mid 3rd century AD Imperial Roman silver and silvered Antoninianii first Rome, 244-249 AD, IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I right / AEQVITAS AVGG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales in right hand, cornucopia in left; second Rome, 246 A.D. IMP. M. IVL. PHILIPPVS AVG. radiate, draped, cuirassed bust of Philip I right / P. M. TR. P. III COS. P. P. Feliciitas standing left, holding long caduceus and cornucopiae; third Rome, 247-249 AD, IMP PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Philip I right / FIDES EXERCITVS, four standards, one of which is a legionary eagle; fourth, Rome 244-246 AD. M IVL PHILIPPVS CAES, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust right.PRINCIPI IVVENT, Philip II, in military dress, standing right with globe & transverse spear; fifth Rome 248-249 AD, OTACIL SEVERA AVG, Diademed, draped bust right on crescent, hair weaved in straight lines and rows with long plait carried up the back of head / PIETAS AVGVSTAE, Pietas standing left, right hand raised, box of perfumes in left, (5)first diameter 21 mm.Condition: first good fine, second very fine poor legend definition, third very fine/extremely fine, fourth good very fine, fifth good fine/very fine

Seven mid to late 3rd century AD Imperial Roman silver and silvered Antoninianii first Mediolanum 252 AD, IMP C C VIB VOLVSIANVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Volusian right / FELICITAS PVBL, Felicitas standing left, long caduceus in right, cornucopia in left hand; second Rome 250-251 AD, Q HER ETR MES DECIVS NOB C, Radiate and draped bust of Herennius Etruscus Caesar right / PRINCIPI IVVENTVTISApollo seated left, holding branch and resting elbow on lyre; third 251-253 AD. IMP CAE C VIB TREB GALLVS AVG, radiate, draped bust right of Trebonian Gallus / PIETAS AVGG, Pietas, veiled, standing left, raising both hands, star in right field; fourth Trier 262 AD, IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust of Postumus right / VIRTVS AVG, Virtus standing right, holding spear and shield; fifth IMP GALLIENVS P AVG radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right / SALVS AVGG l Salus standing left, sceptre in hand, feeding snake rising from altar beside; sixth, IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, radiate, draped & cuirassed bust of Postumus right / VICTORIA AVG, Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm frond, captive at feet; seventh Billon Antoninianus, Antioch, 280-281 AD, IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG, Radiate bust right wearing the imperial mantle / CLEMENTIA TEMP, Probus in military dress, standing left receiving globe with Victory above from Jupiter standing right holding sceptre; XXI in exergue, (7)first diameter 23 mm.Condition: first Ad extremely fine, second very fine, third extremely fine, fourth good very fine, fifth good fine, sixth near extremely fine, seventh near extremely fine.

JOHN SENEX (1678 - 1740)Map of Ireland [1728]96 x 66cmThis is the second edition of John Senex map of Ireland in which the Maxwell imprint has been removed and the address is now 'The Globe against St. Dunstans Church'

A VICTORIAN 18" TERRESTRIAL GLOBE by W & A. K Johnson, on turned wooden stand. 71cm high Condition Report: Reasonably good overall conditionThe globe shows evidence of use, globe scratched throughout and small losses particularly close to the Johnston label. The North pole area is cracked The stand too is sound but a little shookWe don't know about the 'internal bag'

A large black ground hardstone inset globe of the world in gilt metal mount Condition Report: Approx 49cm diameter. It does have cracks running up from the base of the globe. Tarnishing to the gilding.

A 20th century drinks cabinet modelled as a terrestrial globe suspended on an axis, with outer border showing months and star signs, opening to reveal compartments for drinks and glasses, raised on baluster supports to sabot castors, 95 x 72cm wide

A Replogle 12" diameter World Series classic globe in cream having a bras stand on a treen mount

A VENETIAN REVIVAL AMETHYST GLASS SHAFT-AND-GLOBE SPIRIT BOTTLE, ZIRATFLASKE, LATE 18TH C, WITH APPLIED STRING RIM AND PINCHED VERTICAL RIBS, 22CM H, BRASS AND MOTHER OF PEARL MOUNTED CORK Good condition

ONE AND TWO PAIRS OF GOLD EARRINGS AND A GOLD AND GLASS GLOBE CHARM, VARIOUS SIZES, 7.9G

A Globe Wernicke oak sectional bookcase, with three glazed compartments above index drawers and cupboards and all raised on a plinth base. Height 153.5 cm, width 113 cm, depth 32 cm.

A BOX CONTAINING THREE CLOCKS, GLOBE OF THE WORLD, TWO CARBON MONOXIDE MONITORS AND A CAMERA

A LARGE GLOBE OF THE WORLD, TWO WOODEN BUTLER'S TRAYS, TWO METAL TRAYS, LARGE DINNER PLATE ETC.

A LARGE GLOBE OF THE WORLD, VARIOUS PICTURES, PICTURE MIRROR, ORNAMENTS, CLOCK AND A BOX OF HARDBACK BOOKS INCLUDING MILITARY, HISTORY ETC.

A LAPIZ LAZULI AGATE GEMSTONE HANDCRAFTED LARGE GLOBE INCORPORATING A COMPASS H:46CM

H.M.S. Zinnia was a Flower-class corvette that was launched in November 1940 and commissioned on 30 March 1941. She protected convoys in the North Atlantic during the Second World War as part of the Battle of the Atlantic. On 23 August 1941, while escorting Convoy OG 71, she was hit by a torpedo from U-564, commanded by Reinhard Suhren, exploded and sank west of Portugal. The Second World War anti-U-boat operations D.S.C. group of eight awarded to Commander C. G. Cuthbertson, Royal Naval Reserve, commanding H.M.S. Zinnia, whose meeting with Nicholas Monsarrat immediately following the disastrous Gibraltar convoy OG. 71 inspired the latter to write his best selling novel, “The Cruel Sea”: Cuthbertson was one of only 15 survivors from his torpedoed ship, and was fortunate to be picked up by a dinghy from H.M.S. Campion after clinging to the trunk of a body to stay afloat - ‘with blood and oil fuel coming out of me both ends’ Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1940’ and privately engraved, ‘C. G. Cuthbertson, Lieut. Commr., R.N.R.’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Burma Star, clasp, Pacific; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1941’, mounted court-style as worn, together with U.S.S.R. 40th Anniversary 1945-85 Commemorative Medal, very fine and better (8) £6,000-£8,000 --- Provenance: Sotheby’s, July 1995; Ron Penhall Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2006. D.S.C. London Gazette 1 January 1941. M.I.D. London Gazette 25 August 1941 and 1 January 1946. Charles George Cuthbertson was born in Gillingham, Kent in September 1906, the son of an Engineer Captain, R.N. Destined to follow in his father’s footsteps from an early age, he attended the training ship Worcester, lying at Greenhithe on the Thames, and was appointed a Midshipman in the Royal Naval Reserve in the new year of 1923. But as a result of the cutbacks being imposed on the strength of the Royal Navy, he opted instead to join the Merchant Navy, in which he was accepted as a Cadet-Apprentice by the Union Castle Mail Steamship Co. at the end of 1923. A diligent and competent student, he passed the relevant examinations without difficulty and obtained his full Master’s Certificate in 1930 at the unusually early age of 24. Thereafter he served in various capacities aboard a number of Union Castle vessels around the globe, all the while attending his annual naval training with the Royal Naval Reserve. Early Wartime Career and a D.S.C. The outbreak of hostilities in 1939, in which year Cuthbertson had attained advancement to Lieutenant-Commander, R.N.R., found him serving as 2nd Officer of the Union Castle Line’s prestigious Cape Town mail route ship, Carnarvon Castle, shortly thereafter destined to be converted into an Armed Merchant Cruiser. But the Admiralty already had plans for such qualified and experienced officers as Cuthbertson, and for his own part he was immediately attached to the Royal Navy for service as O.C. of an ad hoc flotilla of 70 anti-submarine trawlers, their task to patrol the east coast of Scotland, particularly in the Fleet’s main anchorage at Scapa Flow, in addition to the vital dockyard at Rosyth. But in the course of this appointment, that lasted until October 1940, Cuthbertson also volunteered to participate in a number of daring missions for “Gubbins’ Flotilla” in the Norwegian campaign, the latter comprising an irregular force of small ships and fishing vessels - including some of the renowned Scottish “puffers” - that carried out clandestine operations in and out of Norway’s fjords supplying Gubbins (later of S.O.E. fame) and his men behind-the-lines with vital equipment, personnel and ammunition. Supporting these ‘independent’ troop companies - out of which soon emerged the formidable Royal Marine Commandos - was a hazardous business, and Cuthbertson twice had ships sunk under him by enemy air attack. On 10 October 1940, he was appointed to his first command, H.M.S. Hibiscus, a Flower-class corvette which had been specifically built for convoy escort duties, but, which, nonetheless, lacked speed and armament. Notwithstanding these shortcomings, he commanded her with distinction over the coming months, not least on the night of 19-20 October, just a few days into his appointment, when, as part of Atlantic convoy HX. 79, the Hibiscus made an unsupported and daring attack on a U-boat - that same night 12 of the convoys merchantmen were sunk. Cuthbertson, who was gazetted for the D.S.C. on New Year’s Day 1941, was next appointed to the command of another Flower-class corvette, the Zinnia, which ship he joined that February. It was a busy month, for on the 22nd he also had to attend an investiture at Buckingham Palace to receive his D.S.C. Zinnia, Convoy OG. 71 and the Monsarrat Connection The terrible fate of convoy OG. 71 - vividly described in Nightmare Convoy by Paul Lund and Harry Ludlam - was to prove the inspiration for Nicholas Monsarrat’s famous title The Cruel Sea, for, as a young R.N.V.R. officer, he witnessed the unfolding massacre of the convoy’s merchantmen from the escort H.M.S. Campanula. Moreover, it was his meeting with Cuthbertson after he had been rescued that eventually led to the birth of Monsarrat’s fictitious character, “Commander Ericson”, a role so ably portrayed by Jack Hawkins in the film that followed in the wake of The Cruel Sea’s success in print. In mid-August 1941 Cuthbertson was ordered in the Flower Class corvette Zinnia to join the escort for OG. 71, outward bound for Gibraltar. First spotted by enemy aircraft on the 17th, the convoy came under repeated U-boat attack once clear of Land’s End, and lost several ships, amongst them the cargo liner S.S. Aguila, which was torpedoed on the 19th with heavy loss of life, including an entire detachment of Wrens. In fact the U-boats continued to harass the convoy all through the Bay of Biscay until, in the early hours of the 23rd, Zinnia herself was torpedoed off the coast of Portugal, near Oporto. Lund and Ludlam’s Nightmare Convoy takes up the story: ‘Zinnia, captained by Lieutenant-Commander Charles Cuthbertson, R.N.R., kept close station in her new position, carrying out a broad irregular zig-zag at fourteen knots. Both the captain and his No. 1, Lieutenant Harold Chesterman, R.N.R., were on the bridge. After the grim fate of the Bath with her exploding depth-charges, Lieutenant-Commander Cuthbertson had ordered all Zinnia’s depth-charges to be set to safe, and the corvette was keenly on the alert with extra bridge lookouts ordered to keep watch for torpedo tracks. Lieutenant Chesterman was on the starboard side of the bridge peering through the darkness trying to see the convoy and judge when the Zinnia was about 2,000 yards off to make a turn to the outward leg. The order “Port ten” had just been given and the corvette was turning to port and heeling to starboard when a torpedo from U-564 struck her portside abreast of the main bulkhead between the engine-room, bridge and foc’sle. There was a blinding flash and violent explosion followed by angrily hissing clouds of escaping steam. The captain had just stepped out of the bridge asdic house. In a split second it collapsed behind him and parts of the ship were thrown into the air - Zinnia instantly heeled over on to her starboard side beam ends and in five seconds had capsized through 120 degrees, hurling the captain from the compass platform into the water. So close had he been to the explosion that a mass of flame had s...

Motoring Interest - Wakefield pattern Castrol Motor Oil glass globe

A 19th Century brazilian link bracelet: with attached globe charm.

Tiffany & Co. A keyring in the form of a globe: stamped '2000 Tiffany & Co 925' together with original pouch and box.

A Micadore internally lit globe on a teak base, H. 37cm. together with a bone handle magnifying glass.

An oak Globe Werwicke five section stacking bookcase, 170cm high x 87cm wide x 27cm deep Condition Report: Bookcase shows signs of wear consummate with its age and use. This includes general surface wear to the wood of sections, cracks to the glass of one section and damage to the left hand side of the base.

Collectables including hardstone globe, Wedgwood glass etc and pewter lamp base

MODERN GLOBE STYLE TABLE LAMP

SHELF OF MODEL BOATS, GLOBE, IMITATION MODEL CANNON'S ETC

Globe Wernicke oak bookcase, with four glazed sections above single drawer, with makers mark to top section, H147 x W87 x D31cm

Illuminated globe, world atlas and an Earth story book. Not available for in-house P&P, contact Paul O'Hea at Mailboxes on 01925 659133

Six Hebe (13 cm pot) including 4x Green Globe and 2x Broughton Dome (ideal for low borders / edging). Not available for in-house P&P, contact Paul O'Hea at Mailboxes on 01925 659133

A collection of six milk glass globe shape light shades and another in pale gold (7)

A modern table lamp in the form of a globe, 40cm high

Three milk glass globe ceiling lights, largest 24cm diameter

Six milk glass globe ceiling lights, largest 24cm diameter

A Globe Wernicke four door leaded glass stacking bookcase fitted drawer beneath

PLANETARIUM,1954, an original American Spitz Junior Planetarium learning toy illuminated globe set by Harmonic Reed Corp, Rosemont, Pennsylvania, in original box with detailed instructions about the stars and with an unopened pointer,globe 36cm highCondition report: Excellent condition, light seems to be working – looks unused

Collection of wooden boxes together with a globe (6)

Two Globe Wernicke style oak bookcases, both with three tiers and glazed doors, 88cm wide (2)