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An Irish Celtic pearl and enamel shamrock and harp brooch, unmarked gilt-metal settings, brooch height 24.1mm, 4.4gNo damage or repairs, no enamel loss, brooch fitting working, unmarked

Hugh Douglas Hamilton (1740 - 1808)Portrait of Lady Caroline Spencer (1763 - 1813)Oval, pastel on paper, 23.5 x 19cm (9¼ x 7½")Signed indistinctly LL, inscribed verso and with a trade label for 'Royal County Depository, Reading, C &G Ayers, Ltd' and inscribed thereon 'Viscountess Churchill'Provenance: By direct descent from the sitter to Victor, 3rd Viscount Churchill (1934-2017); With Guy Peppiatt Fine Art, London; Private collection, Dublin.Exhibited: London, Society of Artists, 1775, no.108This particularly charming pastel portrait by Hugh Douglas Hamilton shows the young Caroline Spencer, the oldest daughter of George Spencer Churchill, 4th Duke of Marlborough (1739-1817) and his wife Caroline Russell (d.1811). This portrait dates from 1775 when she was twelve. It was exhibited at the Society of Artists, in London 1775. Subsequently Caroline married Henry Henry Welbore Agar, 2nd Viscount Clifden  (1761-1836) of Gowran Castle, Co. Kilkenny in 1792. The ducal connection and the young bride’s attraction were commented on back in Ireland: ‘I am not surprised that the Viscount has been inveigled by the splendour of Blenheim and the charms of his amiable wife to delay his journey to Bath (Cited Anthony Malcomson, Archbishop Charles Agar Churchmanship and Politics in Ireland, 1760-1810, Dublin, 2002, 513). This was a truly splendid match for the Irishman – and was likely facilitated by his influential kinsman Archbishop Charles Agar. Caroline, Anthony Malcomson writes, ‘was a strong-minded young lady who had already turned down, two much better offers’(ibid.).  She had, in fact, broken off engagements with both George Leveson- Gower, Viscount Trentham, and George Gordon, Lord Strathavaon. A decade or so after she sat for Hamilton as a child, Caroline, and her sister Elizabeth, were painted by George Romney in a famous composition showing the former sketching the latter playing the harp. Though the Romney portrait was commissioned by the sitters’ father it descended in the Cliften family until 1896. When it was sold by Joseph Duveen to Henry Huntington it was the third most expensive painting ever sold in Britain (Huntington Library, San Marino, CA). Caroline died back home at Blenheim Castle in November 1813 and was buried in the family vault of the Dukes of Marlborough, next to her mother. Unlike the Romney, the pastel descended within the Churchill family until recently.Condition Report: Very good overall condition The inside of the glass is a little dirty but the frame hasn't been opened in a very long time so we decided not to disturb itThere are some minor spots on the surface particularly to the left of the sitter, see imagesThe frame has some damage, see images

Irish Bog oak walking club carved with harp and shamrocks, L: 85 cm. P&P Group 2 (£18+VAT for the first lot and £3+VAT for subsequent lots)

Large collection of crested ware to include: chairs, throne, harp, lighthouses, tyg, etc. (twenty two items)(B.P. 21% + VAT)

Commonwealth of England (1649-1660) shilling, dated 1656, mm.sun, shield with cross of St George within wreath, 'THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND', ./. double shields having St George cross and Irish harp, 'GOD WITH VS'

Commonwealth of England (1649-16600 Shilling, dated 1653, mm. Sun, shield with cross of St George, within wreath, 'THE.COMMONWEALTH.OF.ENGLAND./. a pair of shields, with cross of St George to one and a harp to other, denomination above, '1653.GOD.WITH.VS'

Silver and white metal charm bracelet, containing many charms to include a hedgehog, Isle Of Man pendant, animals and a harp etc, gross weight 68.5 grams 

Collection of harmonicas to include Marine Band, Echo Super Vamper, The Echo Harp, Blues Harp, etc (7)

A GROUP OF CERAMICS, TABLE LAMPS AND DECORATIVE HOMEWARES, to include a pair of Roselle OCC & Co, Staffordshire vases, each of flared cylindrical form, elevated on four legs, supported on a fixed circular base, height 29cm, a pair of Roselle OCC & Co covered vases with matching tureen and stand, a glass bodied table lamp height 78cm including harp, a brass table lamp, two Asian brass covered vases (one missing a base), a resin figure of a female dancer, etc (14) (Condition Report: good overall condition, sd and as stated)

A SILVER CHARM BRACELET, curb link chain, hallmarked Birmingham, fitted with twenty-eight charms in forms such as a violin, shoe, keys, a harp, church, bucket etc some with marks to indicate silver, to the heart padlock clasp hallmarked 'PJC' Birmingham 1979, with additional safety chain, approximate gross weight 97.8 grams (condition report: general light wear, clasp in working order, overall condition good)

A Victorian library table with rectangular top each end with harp supports united by a turned stretcher on four ringed feet (H77cm W118cm D63cm)

A STIPPLE ENGRAVING OF A WOMAN PLAYING THE HARP WITH TWO PUTTI (4)18.5 x 23cm, together with three mezzotints of ladies, the largest image size, 18 x 14cm, the smallest image size 14 x 11cm, (4)ProvenanceThe Property of a noblewoman 

Sax, "Harp" and "Horn", a trio of contemporary miniature dry point etchings depicting musical instruments superimposed on sheet music, pencil signed, titled and bearing Roman numerals, in double card mounts and moulded frames under glass, 25 cm x 25 cm overall

A 19th Century French Aubert of Paris bronze worked music clock in the form a lectern adorned with multiple musical instruments including a harp, violin, trumpet etc. Central gilt dial with Roman numeral chapter ring, signed Barrard & Vignon Paris, circa 1876. The music on the score sheet is Barcarolle by Offenbach from Tales Of Hoffmann. Repairs in places. Measures approx; 60cm. 

INTERESTING AND VARIED COLLECTION OF SHELLS,including a Banded Bonnet, Phalium bandatum bandatum, Northern Australia, 9.5cm long, Scorpio Conch, Helmet Vase, Pacific Star, Perry's Triton, General Cone, True Harp, the majority with collector's scientific labelsProvenance: the collection of Dr. J. Gordon Todd MBChB FRCA.

INTERESTING AND VARIED COLLECTION OF SHELLS,including a Pacific Partridge Tun, Tonna perdix, 12cm long, Episcopal Mitre, Crown conch with operculum, Iredale's conch with operculum, Pagoda shell, Macoma calcaria fossil, Ventral Harp, Wavy Volute, Short Auger, Lightning whelk, Distaff Spindle, all with collector's scientific labelsProvenance: the collection of Dr. J. Gordon Todd MBChB FRCA.

A pair of 19th century carved oak newel post finials, EnglishDesigned as supporters of Henry VIII's coat of arms, a lion guarding Or, holding a shield with crowned Irish harp, and a dragon, holding a shield with crowned Tudor rose, height 41cm, (2)Provenance: Doughton Manor, Doughton, Gloucestershire

French ormolu Empire mantel clock emblematic of music, the 3.25" white enamel dial inset into a classical pillar surmounted by a lyre and attended to one side by a standing robed figure playing a harp and to the other with musical instruments fastened to a shaded pole, the movement with outside countwheel, silk suspension and striking on a bell, upon a stepped plinth and cone feet, 14.25" high (pendulum and key)

9ct gold charm bracelet (with hand chased decoration to the links) with charms inc 14ct gold map of Switzerland set with a ruby, antique carved amethyst stone set seal fob, antique (touch tests as high carat gold) seal fob, bible, Irish stone set harp etc - total weight 64.2g ~ 1 old repair to a link

Memorabilia - Collection of Queen ephemera to include A Kind Of Magic 1986 tour programme and 'book', Wembley Stadium ticket, Harp Beat Wembley Stadium info flyers, along with programme for the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in branded concert bag, a Metal Hammer 20th Anniversary special plus another 20 year celebratory book/magazine.

A Grecian Harp by Sebastian Erard, with a frieze of winged figures above three angel type figures and anthemions surmounting a fluted column and leaf and angel base, the brass sides engraved "Sebastian Erard harp and piano forte maker in ordinary to her Majesty and the Royal Family" the other side inscribed "Sebastian Erard's Patent No.5544, 18 Great Marlborough Street, London, 170cm high

A mixed lot to include a brass preserve pan, a barometer, a glue pot, a German harp and a lampLocation:

VICTORIAN OFFICER'S SWORD - 82cms single edge fullered blade, faintly etched, steel Gothic hilt, pierced and engraved with a crowned harp, wire bound shagreen grip with stepped pommel, 97cms overall

A Silver Irish Harp Pendant on Silver Chain, Pendant 24mm Long including Bale

Four Regency silk work pictures, early 19th century, comprising: an oval panel of a Shepherdess carving TANCRED into a tree while her sheep sit by her feet, in mahogany frame, picture 29.9cm x 24cm, frame 33.6cm x 27.9cm; another silk work of a woman seated next to a lion and a donkey, in a giltwood frame, 31.3cm x 24.8cm, frame 38.6cm x 32cm; another silk work of a woman in Classical dress laying flowers on Shakespeare's tomb, picture 31.5cm x 24.8cm, frame 38.8cm x 32.2cm; and a smaller silk work picture of a woman playing the harp, picture 14.7cm x 11.4cm, frame 19cm x 16cm (4)Provenance: Property from the estate of the late David Cornwell, best-known as the author John le Carré.

A collection of eight Staffordshire pottery flatbacks, 19th century, to include four depicting William Ewart Gladstone, 1809-98, variously standing with one hand on a plinth or wall and the other hand on or in front of his jacket, one example with an axe leaning near his hand and a Union Jack flying behind, three bearing his name to the base, the tallest approximately 40cm high; together with a similarly designed figure of a bearded politician, indistinctly titled, 38cm high; a figure of the Irish Nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell, 1846-91, dressed as a Roman general and holding aloft a green cape with Union Jack and Irish harp, titled to base, 34cm high; a figure of Roualeyn George Gordon-Cumming, 1820-66, The Lion Slayer, in Highland dress, titled to base, 42cm high; and a figure group commemorating the Acts of Union 1800, featuring allegories of Great Britain and Ireland seated on land separated by waves and shaking hands, overlooked by a winged angelic figure, 31cm high (8)Provenance: The Property of the late Lord Avebury.

Boxed Vintage Zither/Auto-Harp Musical Instrument

A large Brass fire fender having pierced harp and floral grill with rope effect border, a/f. 54" long x 9" tall.

Harmonicas - Super Chromonica by M Hohner, Hohner 270Chrometta 12. Big Valley, Silver Star, Echo Blues Harp (7).

Harmonicas - A - G 7 set by Hohner. Rhythm and Blues Big Valley, Special 20, cross harp, hot metal 3 pack.

A small antique embroidery picture, depicting a seated crowned female figure playing a harp with crest top left - sold with textile picture with crofts, two watercolours and a floral study crystoleum

Waterford Crystal - Five Items of Crystal, comprising a 5" harp, a ring holder, a round bowl 5" diameter, a paperweight, and a decanter stopper.

Musical Instrument Interest. 2 Miniature Novelty Musical Silver Instruments, Comprises 1/ Silver Double Bass?, Marked for Silver. Approx 3 cms In length. 2/ Unmarked Silver Harp. Approx 6.2 cms High. ( 2 ) In Total. Excellent Craftsmanship.

Antique needlework alphabet sampler with floral border enclosing multiple alphabets and numerical strands and depicting of animals including horse, squirrel, cat etc, also a lady playing harp, urn on pedestal and others, 40cm x 43cm.

A bronze figure of a female musician by Affortunato Gori. Modelled playing an Irish harp, on a marble socle, height 30cm, painted gilt finish.

Two 19th century silk embroidered and watercolour pictures of a woman in a landscape and a king playing the harp - largest 29 x 24cm

A small collection of Lladro figurines, to include: a Lady playing a harp/lyre (slightly chipped), approx. 31.5cm high; a Young Girl with hat in hand, approx 19.5cm high; a Lady with bear at her side, approx. 36.5cm high; and a Young Lady wearing a floral dress with bird to her right, approx 31cm high. Condition: Lady with the bear - the bear has a broken and reattached ear. (4)

Mixed Copper Coinage & Tokens, mostly 18th and 19th century with some earlier examples, highlights include: Ireland, William & Mary halfpenny 1692 obv. conjoined busts right, rev. crowned harp, (S.6597), darkly toned with green highlights, Fine; Isle of Man, James Stanley AE penny 1733 obv. Stanley crest, rev. Manx triskelion with I D J between legs. (S.7408), VG; Charles II farthing uncertain date, Poor to Fair; further halfpennies and farthings including George II, George III, George IV, William IV, and Victoria; and a quantity of tokens including Bristol Brass & Copper Co penny 1811 AVF etc.

William III, Halfcrown 1696 OCTAVO obv. laureate, draped and cuirassed first bust right, rev. crowned cruciform shields of arms, small shields and early harp, (S.3475; Bull 1014; ESC 534), toned AEF. A lovely example.ex CNG 115 lot 1187

* Eichenberg (Fritz, 1901-1990). And David Played the Harp, And in Her Mouth was an Olive Leaf, & The Peaceable Kingdom, 1955, three wood engravings (from the series Ten Wood Engravings for the Old Testament), each signed, titled, and numbered 159, 165 and 163 from the publisher's edition of 200 impressions, with water stain to lower left blank margin, sheet size 40 x 23 cm (15 3/4 x 9 ins), slightly smaller the third work (The Peaceable Kingdom), all framed and glazed (42.5 x 25.5 cm)QTY: (3)

Clogau gold and silver harp pendant necklace, chain L: 44 cm, 5.5g. P&P Group 1 (£14+VAT for the first lot and £1+VAT for subsequent lots)

An Elizabeth II silver christening egg cup and spoon, Birmingham 1967 by W.I. Broadway & Co, cased, a group of silver teaspoons, including a set of four with harp terminals, weight 205.9g, and a small collection of other spoons.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A WMF PEWTER LETTER TRAY, model 252A, relief moulded in the Art Nouveau style with a maiden and harp beneath a tree, cast model mark and stamped 'WMF EP I/0 OX', length 23cm, together with a pewter chamberstick / ashtray with match holder, the tray section cast with male mask to the front, unmarked, height 10.5cm x length 16cm (2) (Condition Report: the WMF tray has been fitted with a hanging loop to the back, traces of silver plate to the back, one of the feet is raised when the tray is sitting on a flat surface, the candleholder / ashtray is well worn but in usable condition)

A good quality oak drop leaf oval topped table with harp shaped carved supports to each side, feet shorter on one side to fit against wall, 91x68cm 

A Belleek style Shamrock cabaret set, 20th c, tray 43.5cm l, green printed spurious harp and crown mark (10) Good condition

THREE AFRICAN FIGURAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, including standing mbira and standing harp, and another, tallest 67cm h (3) Comments: mbira reglued arm and foot

A bronzed metal figure of a lady beside a harp, signed Auguste Moreau to the base, height 53cm

An Irish carved yew wood walking stick, the shaft carved with shamrock, harp, coiled adder and castle, 92cms long.Condition ReportLooks to be in good condition, no splits or visible repairs, some wear to the bottom of the stick and is inlaid with seed pearls and paste decoration.

'GOD SAVE IRELAND' SILK EMBROIDERY',featuring a centre medallion, depicting four provinces, as well as several Irish motifs: The Harp, Celtic Cross, Round Tower, Irish Woolfhound and The Shamrock, with the title 'Erin Go Brach' 'God Save Ireland', complete with green thread on navy silk ground, 51cm long x 44.5cm high, along with another silk embroidery, depicting the title 'Dieu. ET.Mon D Roit', a centre medallion with four symbols and border with title 'Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense', translating to 'Evil Be To Who Evil Thinks', 52cm long x 41cm high, as well as a further silk embroidery depicting a thistle in a centre medallion with the title 'Scotland For Ever', surrounded by The Royal Banner of Scotland 'The Lion Rampant', 51cm long x 44.5cm high, (3)'Erin Go Bragh' is an Anglicization of Éire go Brách, among other forms, literally meaning 'Ireland till the end of time' in the Irish language. The phrase was apparently first recorded during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It was on a flag brandished by the United Irishmen to voice a rallying cry for Irish independence from Britain.In the 19th century, 'Erin Go Bragh' was occasionally used as a slogan to express Irish national pride. It was also used as a motto for the now defunct Irish Unionist Party. In modern Ireland, it is used as the name of a Dublin-based Gaelic games athletics club. Many noted Irish musicians have also written songs that are either titled 'Erin Go Bragh' or deal with it as a theme.

An Edwardian silver novelty container modelled as a cat playing a lyre/harp, with hinged head. Import hallmarks on tail for London 1904, also hallmarked on side of cats head near opening rim. Approx. 5.2cm tall and weighs 34.8g.

Scarce 18th (County of London) ‘London Irish Rifles’ Warrant Officers Headdress Badge, large un-marked silver crowned harp with slider fitting to the reverse.

A GEORGE III SILVER OBLONG TEA POT MAKER'S MARK OBSCURED, LONDON 1813 With a wooden finial to the domed cover and a harp handle. a tongue border and band, engraved with scrolls and monograms, on four lion paw feet 29.5cm (11 3/4in) long 600g (19.3 oz) gross Provenance: The Rowse Collection     Condition Report: Marks are partially rubbed Slight play to the hinge Handle is tight Slight gaps to the corners of the cover Engraving lightly rubbed Slightly wobbles Hole to the cover Light scratches and wear commensurate with age and use 12cm wide 16cm high to tip of the finial Condition Report Disclaimer

A COLLECTION OF SILVER ITEMS To include: a Victorian silver cream jug by William Cooper, London 1851, with a scroll handle, engraved with strapwork and foliage, on four foliate scroll feet, 16cm (6 1/4in) high; an oval twin handled sugar bowl by William Aitken, Birmingham 1910, the half lobed body with twin harp handles and on an oval foot, 19.5cm (7 3/4in) long; and an Edwardian half lobed oblong baluster cream jug and sugar bowl by A. & J. Zimmerman Ltd., Birmingham 1908, the cream jug with a gadrooned border and leaf capped scroll handle, 12cm (4 3/4in) long 837g (26.9 oz) gross Condition Report: There is no condition report available for this lot and is sold as found Condition Report Disclaimer

A COLLECTION OF SILVER CRUET ITEMS To include: a three piece baluster cruet set by Gorham Manufacturing Co., Birmingham 1919, the mustard pot with a cone finial to the domed cover, a harp handle and on a circular foot, 7.5cm (3in) long, with a blue glass liner; a Victorian pepperette by Samuel Boyce (or Boaz) Landeck, Sheffield 1897, with a chased floral finial to the pierced domed cover, the body embossed with a floral band on a circular foot, 10cm (4in) high; an American silver coloured pepperette by Whiting Manufacturing Co., the hammered body chased with a bird and a floral spray, 11cm (4 1/4in) high; six other pepperettes; two toast racks; and a wine funnel 545g (17.55 oz) gross Condition Report: There is no condition report available for this lot and is sold as found Condition Report Disclaimer

A GEORGE III SILVER OVAL BALUSTER TEA POT JOHN EMES, LONDON 1802 With a lobed oval wood finial and loop handle, engraved with scroll bands and a crest 30.5cm (12in) long Together with a similar George III oval pedestal cream jug and sugar bowl by John Emes, London 1798 and 1799, with reeded borders, harp handles, engraved with scroll bands, a crest within a wreath and on a rectangular pedestal foot, the cream jug 12.5cm (5in) high, the sugar bowl 17cm (6 3/4in) long 1030g (33.15 oz) gross

A PAIR OF SILVER OVAL SALTS SPONSOR'S MARK FOR GEORGE BEDINGHAM, IMPORT MARK FOR CHESTER 1906 Pierced and chased with wreaths and female figures, painting, sculpting and playing the harp, on four pad feet 11cm (4 1/4in) long With two blue glass liners Together with two preserve spoons 229g (7.35 oz) gross

Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805) Document signed by Lord Nelson, Lady Emma Hamilton, Captain Thomas Hardy, and others certifying the marriage of William Compton and Anne Bottalin, HMS Foudroyant, Bay of Naples, 9 July 1799. Brown ink on single sheet of laid paper with Britannia watermark, remains of red wax seal, mounted (mount aperture 30.8 x 19.2cm). Old folds; paper worn away at intersections of a few folds; professional consolidation along folds and edges; a few spots and minute holes; line of offsetting around periphery from mount; old staining from wax seal.Main text reads 'This is to certify that, on board the Foudroyant lying in Naples Bay, on the ninth of July 1799 the marriage between William Compton & Mrs Anne Bottalin, widow, was solemnized by me S. G. Comyn HM. Chaplain to the Right Honble Lord Nelson, H.M.S. Foudroyant, in the presence of'. With the following autograph signatures:Sir William Hamilton (1731-1803);Lady Emma Hamilton (1765-1815);Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson (1758-1805);Sir John Thomas Duckworth (1747-1817);Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769-1839);John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick (1769-1859);Josiah Nisbet (1780-1830);John Tyson;William Compton and Anne Bottalin;and 2 others.Mounted together with the document is a contemporary manuscript account of the wedding, headed 'Paragraph for the papers, sent to Messrs Coutts & Co with request to have it inserted'Note: Note: A spectacular document never before offered for sale, uniting Nelson with an astonishing array of characters in his story and providing a snapshot of a moment of sublime unreality amid a period of high tension in the contest for the Mediterranean, when dismayed observers perceived the judgment of the victor of the Nile to have been fatally disturbed by his pursuit of a scandalous love affair.Nelson's signature is juxtaposed with those of both Hamiltons and three of his fellow naval officers who had most to regret in his behaviour: Thomas Masterman Hardy, his flag-captain at Trafalgar and famed recipient of his near final words; Josiah Nisbet, his stepson and rescuer at Tenerife, where Nelson lost his right arm; and John Duckworth, who, recently promoted rear admiral, sailed to Naples to reinforce Nelson, and as his second in command was required to cover Minorca on his behalf. John Rushout, collector and connoisseur, was in Naples as attaché to Sir William Hamilton; John Tyson was Nelson's personal secretary on the Foudroyant.Hardy was the most junior of Nelson's 'band of brothers' who secured the decisive victory over Napoleon in the Battle of Nile in August 1798. He was then promoted to Nelson's flagship, the Vanguard, before moving with him to the Foudroyant. At Trafalgar he was with Nelson during his final hours. Nelson's last words to his flag-captain have gone down in naval folklore as 'Kiss me, Hardy'; less frequently remembered is his request immediately beforehand: 'Take care of my dear Lady Hamilton, Hardy, take care of poor Lady Hamilton'. Hardy was appointed First Sea Lord in 1830 and oversaw the building of Nelson's Column. Nelson was fond of his stepson Josiah Nisbet, daughter of his Nevis-born wife Fanny from her first marriage, and took him to sea to train as a naval officer. They were side by side in the failed assault on Tenerife in 1797, when Nisbet applied a tourniquet to Nelson's wounded right arm, and got him back to the Theseus, where the arm was amputated. Between 1798 and 1800 he commanded the Thalia on the Mediterranean station, but according to the Royal Naval Biography fell out with his stepfather 'by remonstrating with him on his infatuated attachment to Lady Hamilton', and held no subsequent appointment.Nelson had been impressed by Lady Hamilton's bravery during the evacuation of the Neapolitan royal family to Palermo in December 1798, and by February the pair were lovers, with Sir William Hamilton, ambassador to Naples, a complaisant adjunct to the relationship. 'Vivacious and uninhibited even by the relaxed standards of the Bourbon court, [Hamilton] threw herself, and drew him, into an extravagant social round of spectacles, drinking, and gambling. Emma Hamilton's earlier career as a courtesan had taught her skills which might have overcome a more sophisticated and less vulnerable man than Nelson ... Her friendship with the queen [of Naples] and her intimacy with the hero of the hour placed her at the centre of affairs, and she relished the position' (ODNB).In June Nelson sailed for Naples to continue his expedition against the newly established French satellite republic. On 13 July he received the first of three orders from Lord Keith, commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, to sail to Minorca in anticipation of a Franco-Spanish assault, all of which he refused, and though he reasoned that Naples was of greater strategic importance, his conduct left the British fleet dangerously exposed.Dr William Compton, the chancellor of Ely and a relative of the earl of Northampton, and Anne Bottalin, daughter of a sometime mayor of Norwich, were both British residents of Naples who have otherwise left little mark in posterity. Their marriage onboard the Foudroyant, with Nelson himself giving away the bride, was a lavish affair, the accompanying despatch describing how '[they] were elegantly entertained at dinner & with music by Ld Nelson who did them the honor to accompany them in his own barge (which he had also sent for them) with Sir Wm & Ly Hamilton ... in the evening to Mr Compton's house at Posilipo'.Nelson's solicitude at such a juncture is picked out by his principal modern biographer John Sugden as evidence for a lesser-known side of his character: 'A man who invested time, effort and money into friendship, [Nelson] was hurt by anything resembling ingratitude. Even in these troubled times, we find him generous with now forgotten benefices. William Compton ... received "a great many favours and kindnesses" from Nelson, and most especially "the kind interest" taken in sealing his union with a wife who made him "the happiest of mortals". Anne, the aforesaid spouse, said that the admiral's "good heart" had made her "as happy as I can possibly be on this earth" ... Midshipman Parsons remembered those days nostalgically, noting the great improvement [King Ferdinand of Naples] made to the ship's mess, Emma's "graceful form" bending over her harp to bestow "heavenly music" upon the diners on the quarterdeck and the large-decked galley, flush with opera singers, that glided alongside to serenade the sunset of each day' (Nelson: The Sword of Albion, p. 255).Provenance:By direct descent from William Compton and Anne Bottalin to the vendor.

Irish Orientated Cap And Other Badgesincluding large, brass flaming grenade.  The ball overlaid with white metal castle and Inniskilling..  Screw post fittings ... Large, brass flaming grenade.  The ball embossed with castle.  Heavy brooch fixing ... Darkened KC 208 Canadian Irish Battalion ... Darkened 121 Western Irish Canada ... Anodised QC 8th Irish Batt The Kings Liverpool Reg ... Anodised QC Royal Irish Rangers ... Anodised QC Irish harp.  14 items

A cast garden cherub, of moulded form, holding a harp. 71 cm tall. Some wear and weathering. AF (1)

Fifteen 19th century and later white metal and silver charms. Including ones modelled as shoes, a teapot, harp, bicycle, etc