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MIXED LOT OF CERAMICSincluding a Royal Worcester coffee can and saucer decorated with a gilt harp, a Capodimonte figure of a photographer, large Hammersley sugar sifter, Shelley crested cup, Masons Ironstone jug, two Carlton Ware shaped dishes, Royal Doulton shaped dish and two Aynsley cups and saucers
GEORGE IV: (1762-1830) King of the United Kingdom 1820-30. A.L.S., George P, as Prince of Wales, one page, 4to, Carlton House, 15th November 1790, to Messrs. Hammersley & Co. The Prince writes, in full, 'You have my authority to cancel the power of attorney given to Mr. Bawn (?) in my Brothers names as were as my own'. With blank integral leaf. Some light overall age wear and a few small pinholes to the upper edge, not affecting the text or signature, about VG
BRITISH ROYALTY: An unusual D.S. by King George IV ('George PW', as Prince of Wales), King William IV ('William', as the Duke of Clarence and St Andrews) and Prince Frederick ('Frederick', as Duke of York and Albany), being the three eldest sons of King George III, one page (vellum), large folio, n.p. (London?), 20th September 1790. The attractively penned manuscript document states, in part, 'We the undersigned Do hereby jointly and overally promise to pay to Louis Phillipe (sic) Joseph D'Orleans, Duke of Orleans, first Prince of the Blood of France or Bearer at the Banking House of Messrs. Ransom, Morland and Hammersley, Pall Mall, London, the yearly sum of Five Hundred pounds by Two equal Half yearly payments on the Twenty fourth day of June and the Twenty fifth day of December in each and every year pursuant to the Condition of a certain Bond or Obligation under our respective Hands and seals……marked with the letter (F) as in the margin…..' with a second clause beneath originally signed by William Morland and Thomas Hammersley (their signatures neatly excised at a later date and only a few partial letters of each signature now visible) in their capacity as the appointed Receivers of the Revenue, Rents and other profits of the Duchy of Cornwall owned by Frederick, Prince of Wales. The document is also signed twice by William Sleigh as a witness. One neat area of paper loss to the right margin and with some light, extremely minor creasing and age wear, otherwise VG Louis Philippe Joseph D'Orleans (1747-1793) Duke of Orleans, a cousin of King Louis XVI of France and one of the wealthiest men in France. The Duke actively supported the French Revolution of 1789 and was a strong advocate for the elimination of the absolute monarchy in favour of a constitutional monarchy. He voted for the death of King Louis XVI, however the Duke was himself guillotined during the Reign of Terror in November 1793.
A Hammersley & Co. part tea and cake service retailed by T. Goode & Co., South Audley Street, Grosvenor Square, London; six large and five smaller cups, a two-handled cake plate, a circular bowl, five different varying sized plates, six large and ten smaller saucers, together with a separate milk jug, cream jug and two different sized marmalade/preserve jars and covers, (a very good selection), each piece with hand-gilded edge and delicately decorated in enamels with red roses; some pieces signed 'D. Millington', printed, impressed and painted marks to underside of bases etc. CONDITION REPORT: The pink enamelling decoration of the roses appears very good and vibrant as does the gilding mostly although there is minor gilt rubbing in places on the edges of some of the plates. One of the side plates has a small chip visible to the underside when you turn it over. The two handled cake plate appears in good general overall condition. The larger plates appear in generally good overall original condition although at some stage the service has been used, there are two cream jugs the large of which has a very minor pin head sized piece of porcelain/gilding away at the pouring edge. The small or the jugs appears in good general overall original condition except for some gilt rubbing to the extremities. Circular marmalade jar and cover appear in reasonable order. There is also a smaller circular pot and cover which appears in good general overall condition. The saucers, dishes and side plates appear generally reasonably good overall. Although the condition of each piece cannot be “guaranteed”. The six larger cups appear in reasonable order with some gilt rubbing to the edges at the top, the handles and exterior of bowls all appear good but there is some rubbing and discolouration to the underside of the circular feet to be expected. The five smaller cups again appear to be in good general overall condition with only minor gilt rubbing to the gilded border at the top. Handle appear in good original condition with some further minor gilt rubbing etc. The set overall is in good general order with no major problems or restoration noted. This has come privately, locally from a lady of title, she no longer requires such a service.
J. Hammersley - silver pocket chronometer, London 1877, the fusee half plate keyless movement signed J. Hammersley, Berkeley Road, Fulham, London, no. 1/2602, with rare duo-in-uno balance spring, compensated balance, diamond endstone and spring detent escapement, original signed dial with Roman numerals within a plain case engraved with a monogram, case maker JTW (James Thomas White), 53mm - *John Hammersley was credited for the introduction of the duo-in-uno balance spring with AP Walsh, he died in 1901 and few examples by the maker exist. - Condition Report: - Movement - currently functioning. Dial - good. Glass - surface marks present. Hands - matching. Case - nice quality case with typical light marks, but generally good condition. Crown - winding and adjusting correctly. - Condition reports are provided for general guidance only. Please view images and further information can be obtained upon request. Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the working order or time accuracy of any lots. Due to the opening of the wristwatch case backs, it is recommended watches are re-sealed by professional technicians to ensure any stated water resistance is retained
A collection of mainly Hammersley & Co Violet printed wares including coffee pot, hot water jug, sugar castor, double ended serving dish, candlestick, cups, saucers, tea plates, etc, together with further ceramics including a pair of Furnivals vases, a majolica comport, a Poole Pottery dish with blue glazed interior, etc
Hammersley Superb Quality Hand Painted Fine Bone China ( 60 ) Piece Tea-Dinner Service for Eight ( 8 ) People ' Queen Anne Pattern ' Acid Gold Borders. Comprises 8 Trios - Cup, Saucer & Side Plate, 8 Very Large Dinner Plates - 10.75 Inches Diameter, 8 Large Dinner Plates - 9.25 Inches Diameter, 8 Medium Sized Plates, 8 Soup / Desert Bowls - Large, 1 Large Sandwich Plate, 1 Large Teapot, Milk Jug & Sugar Bowl. All Pieces Have Never Been Used - Mint Condition & First Quality. Please Note - Due to Large Amount, Not Possible to Photo all Pieces, So Some Pieces are Not In the Photo.
A set of eight Wedgwood 'Prairie Flowers' twin handled soup bowls and two spare saucers, also a Hammersley & Co 'Going To Market' and 'Alice in Wonderland' pieces, etc, also a Royal Doulton figure HN2914 'Mischief', modelled by F Doughty. CONDITION REPORT: Worcester figure, head off and glued, surface scratches and staining to nursery wares, general wear throughout.
Baden-Powell (Robert, 1857-1941). A group of three scrap albums compiled by Leila Evelyn Landon, relating to the events of the Second Boer War, with some references to her husband Major Kenneth McLaren's involvement in the War, and a revealing telegram from Baden-Powell, 1899-1901, largely comprising hundreds of cuttings from newspapers and magazines of the day, one cutting [Daily Mail, 17 April 1900] giving the first news of McLaren's capture, 'he was now lying dangerously wounded in a laager two miles from the town. Owing to this officer being a Freemason, and to his meeting brother masons among the Boers, he is receiving every attention, and their anxiety on his account is quite remarkable. They send daily bulletins, and the last accounts were favourable. Sarah Wilson'; plus occasional further pencil corrections and notes to cuttings; a few scattered related ink signatures of officers involved including R.S.S. Baden-Powell, H. Plumer, W.P. Symons, Fred. Hammersley, A. Wormald, D.E. Wood, E.D. Miller; a pencil sketch map of Camp Junction, Limpopo; two menu invitations to Private W.H.F. Landon (Leila's brother); plus various telegrams sent to Mrs McLaren, mostly by her husband, messages reading: 'Buller has relieved Ladysmith', 1 March 1900; 'Cronje has surrendered', 27 February 1900; handwritten copy of a telegram sent by Lord Roberts to Colonel Plumer after the Relief of Mafeking; 'Roberts has taken Pretoria after twelve hours fighting' (date stamp indistinct); 'Splendid victory by Hunter 500 Boers captured' (30 July 1900); plus an interesting telegram sent by Baden-Powell to McLaren, received by the Eastern Telegraph Company from Funchal via Eastern, 23 July 1901, to McLaren, S.A. Constabulary, Colonial Office, London, 'Could you put me up Friday night incognito Bloater'; plus a few items loosely inserted including a short autograph note initialled in Kenneth McLaren's hand, Shashi Patrol, December 1899, concerning reconnaissance, a total of approximately 110 stiff card leaves, some leaves detached, contemporary red half roan, worn, covers detached and backstrips deficient, folio Kenneth McLaren was a Major in the 13th Hussars Regiment of the British army. After his military service he assisted with the growth of the Scouting movement, founded by his friend Robert Baden-Powell. In 1898 McLaren married Leila Evelyn Landon, who died in 1904. During the Second Boer War in South Africa McLaren was gravely wounded at the siege of Mafeking in March 1900, falling prisoner to the Boers. McLaren first met Baden-Powell (also a 13th Hussars officer) in 1881. Although McLaren was 20 at the time, Baden-Powell nicknamed him 'The Boy', on account of his young appearance. In turn, McLaren's nickname for Baden-Powell was 'Bloater'. The two became good friends, their relationship being one of the most important friendships in Baden-Powell's life. McLaren was one of the staff at Baden-Powell's Brownsea Island Scout Camp in 1907 and Baden-Powell convinced McLaren to be his first manager at the C. Arthur Pearson Ltd office of The Scout magazine but McLaren resigned that position in March 1908. Relations between the two ceased upon McLaren's second marriage in 1910 to Ethyl Mary Wilson (his nurse). Baden-Powell considered Ethyl below McLaren's station and advised against the marriage. There has been much speculation about Baden-Powell's sexuality, much of this attention following in the decades since Tim Jeal's exhaustive biography Baden-Powell (Hutchinson, 1989), wherein he closely scrutinised the relationship between 'Bloater' and 'Boy'. Jeal stopped short of concluding that the relationship was in any sense sexual or romantic, but reveals a very close bond which, had it been made public, would have scandalised Edwardian social attitudes. Tim Jeal wrote that 'The available evidence points inexorably to the conclusion that Baden-Powell was a repressed homosexual'; but the telegram from Bloater to McLaren included in these albums hints that the relationship may have been more than just platonic. Certainly, the fact that McLaren's wife Leila, who compiled these albums, saw fit to include this telegram, the meaning of which must have been clear to her, suggests that she privately accepted the relationship or affair, whatever her true feelings about it were. (3)

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