A Second World War Home Front Brodie Helmet, the shell with original grey paint finish inscribed `W/FG`, dated 1939, lacking liner and chinstrap. A Second World War RAF Silk Escape Map, sheet E, Germany Protectorate, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary (torn). The Royal Observer Corps Club, first sheet `Silhouettes of all British, American and German Aircraft listed for the Third Grade Test of the Royal Observer Corps Club`, date stamped 20th February 1943. Ten Eyeshields Anti-Gas Mark II, in original card packaging, dated 1941. A Collection of Aircraft Related Publications, including, amongst others, `Aircraft of the Fighting Powers`, `Airplane Spotter Volume IV 1943` A Great War Group of Three to Private R.E.Farmer Army Service Corps, 1914/15 Star (M2-132673 Pte.R.E.Farmer A.S.C), British War and Victory Medals, a silver ARP Lapel Badge. Camp Guide for Rank and File Infantry, compiled mainly from Official Regulations and Instructions by a Volunteer Officer. June, 1901, printed and published by M.S.Dodds, Quayside, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, printed on a cotton handkerchief, 48 x 48cm. The Memoirs of Field-Marshal The Viscount Montgomery, signed in ink to frontispiece `Montgomery of Alamain F.M. 1958`, (lot)
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A STAUNTON CHESS SET BOX, circa 1870, the rectangular Carton Pierre box designed by Joseph Williams, the lid with a diamond lozenge centred with a roundel incorporating a bishop`s mitre, helmet and two crowns, the base with Romanesque arches enclosing figures, the ends with chess boards, original label to base, (lacks lining), 10.5cm high x 21cm wide x 16cm deep
Late eighteenth century Newhall porcelain helmet-shaped cream jug with polychrome painted Chinese figure decoration, on circular foot, 10cm high and Chinese export blue and white tea bowl (2) Both in good original condition Further images and condition reports are available at www.reemandansie.com
George III silver cream jug of helmet form with bright cut decoration, reeded rim and angular reeded handle, engraved monogram (London 1802), maker Samuel Godbehere, Edward Wigan & James Boult, all at approximately 3ozs, 10.3cm overall Further images and condition reports are available at www.reemandansie.com
Dou, GerritLeiden 1612 - 1675 Still Life with Armour, Shield, Helmet, Sword, Leather Jacket and Drum. Oil on wood. 31,7 x 46,5cm. Framed. Provenance: Private collection, Baden-Württemberg since 2003. The painting is in the RKD databank, The Hague listed under artwork no. 114826 and managed as "In the Art of the Gerrit Dou Circle". Assessment: Prof. Dr. Werner Sumowski from June 17th, 2003: "The image was previously misunderstood as a piece from a Dou-follower. Drum, shield, armour, helmet and leather jacket were copied from Dous Budapest`s painting "Standing Soldier with Weapons" still life (Sumowski, Paintings of the Rembrandt School, Landau l983 ff., I, Nr.268 with coloured tables: circa 1630).This assumption was not correct. The objects (except for one) are not all identical; also the perspectives are not the same. Only the shield indicates otherwise, which is missing the nail-like ornaments along the round and on the edge. The objects belong to a props supply. They must have been Rembrandt`s property, because the shield of the Budapest painter has appeared since 1626 in his weapon still life "Ungedeutete Historienszene" held in the Leidener Museum (Corpus I 1982, A 6 m. Abb.). These props would have been seen by Dou during his lessons in Rembrandt`s studio between 1628-1631. The student would have used them for his earlier still life: the small chest harness came from "Self Portrait on the Easel", at the time near Kisters in Kreuzlingen (Sumowski 1983ff., No.261 with ill.: circa 1629/30) before and by "Old Man Writing in his Study" by M.Hornstein, Toronto (ibid., no.267 with coloured tables: circa 1630).The new image, which matches the still life details, stems from Dou, dating back to ca. 1630. Compositionally speaking the items range in size and form and create a quasi-abstract construction. Artistically speaking there is a tonality created from the browns, blacks and especially grey tones in the refined nuances, a colourless colour in an exquisite chiaroscuro. Visible in the calculated reds and yellows of the feathers on the helmet and on the edge of the shield; in the minimal use of white to emphasize the glittering light; and the white of the tip of the sword is brought into sharp contrast. Artistically speaking, first class. The image also has contextual meaning. As does the opus in Budapest remind us of the "Allegory on the Art War". Only here there are no personifications with attributes depicted: the attributes fulfill ("Arma"). This is also found in Dou, who estimates, rarely and gives the images peculiarities. There are only two further pieces known, which are done in this way (of a later time). (Please refer to Sumowski 1983ff `no .307)."The 2011 x-ray images strongly indicate a pentimento located in the left side of the background of the painting. A large wheel is visible, presumably a wheel of a `small` front-loading cannon. A motif Dou Budapest`s dives into.
* Jackie Stewart. A replica Grand Prix-style race-helmet, signed by Jackie Stewart, three-times World Formula 1 Champion-driver c. 1980s,previously sold in aid of charity on behalf of Ford Racing Division for promotional purposes, open-faced pattern white finish with snap-on black peak, clearly & legibly signed in black marker pen (1)
* WWI - Brown Family of Eastbourne. A voluminous archive of some 300 autograph letters, mostly late 19th and early 20th century, the majority addressed to Elizabeth Brown of Highfield, 7 Carew Road, Eastbourne, by her many children, including a considerable proportion written during the first world war from three of her serving sons, Harry, Reg, and Archie, most notably Harry Brown of D-Company 2nd Bn. in the King`s Royal Rifle Corps, taken as a prisoner of war in 1917 along with much of his battalion, the remaining letters up until 5th November 1918 being written as a prisoner, one earlier letter from 29th July 1916 reading in part, `I was very glad to hear that Archie had come out of the first turn at the great push & that he writes very cheerful letters. I wish I could but it doesn`t charm me as so much as it used to. I make a sudden spurt occasionally & try to win a DCM, but it requires quite an effort. I would give a lot to be ten years younger & that`s where Archie will feel the benefit. We lost about 300 in this last push which unfortunately includes our C.O., he died a very brave man, not allowing anyone to stop and render first aid to him, but urged them to go on & show the enemy what the K.R.R`s could do. This is the second time we have been cut up like this in about three weeks. Somehow I can`t get a blighty one: I fully expected it this time, but all I got was bruises, every piece of shell that hit me, struck with the flatside instead of the sharp edge. My steel helmet warded off one piece, another piece broke my rifle. Things are looking better for the allies & it does one good to see so many troops & so much artillery, whose splendid work make it possible for us to break through fortifications that have been looked on as impregnable ...` and later in the same letter `... but I had better not let you into the know, regarding all these affairs or I shall be getting a Court Marshall. We have been very busy since coming out as these casualties have to be properly recorded & then there is heaps of clerical work connected with the new drafts that are joining us each day. Quite probably I shall get another Officer as our Captain wants me back in the mess. Two of our company Officers got wounded last week, we lost between 15-20 altogther ... As for me, well I am not lucky enough to get hit. I suppose it`s because I am not afraid of going west. If I do go up some fine day you will have the consolation of knowning that I was not afraid or unwilling to make the necessary sacrifice. My only care is for those who are so much to me & they are everything to me & my interest in them gets me lots of happy moments. Now dearie don`t bother about me ...`, mostly with orig. postmarked envelopes, but some letters now loose and out of order, also a proportion of letters from the 1890s when Harry and Reg went to New York to work in a department store, with descriptions of their hard working life and long days, expeditions around and about New York exploring, social and cultural comments, etc., plus a small proportion of letters from family members written after the war, also at least one letter written from a nephew during World War I on R.F.C. headed paper An interesting archive with many strands of interest. Charles and Elizabeth Brown had a large family of at least six children who are represented in the correspondence here and judging by the letters home, Elizabeth`s full time job during the first world war would have been writing letters back to one or other of her sons. Sadly, while the Red Cross letter informing Mrs Brown of Harry Brown`s death is not present, the information that he died immediately after the war on 27th November 1918 is revealed in the database of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. (approx. 300)
* An Edwardian blue cloth Officer`s helmet of the Royal Garrison Artillery, with ball top, Kings crown brass helmet plate and chin strap, original lining by `Hodgson & Morgan, Woolwich`, inscribed `A.N W.D.`, in its black metal tin with retailers plaque for `Hawkes & Co, 14 Piccadilly, London`, and plate engraved `A.N. Waddell-Dudley Esq, Rl. Garrison Artillery Captain Ambrose N. Waddell-Dudley served with the Royal Garrison Artillery, commissioned Captain 12.4.1911 (1)
* RAF Flying Suit. A post-war one-piece pilots` lightweight flying-suit & equipment etc, khaki woven cotton suit, Flt. Lieutenants ranking and applied flashes insignia for 617 Squadron, together with a MoD issue `Parachutists Life-Jacket` by P Frankenstein Ltd, Birkenhead & Manchester, dated 1958, plus lightweight woven cotton flying-helmet S/ref. 22C/8415, size 4 etc, dated 1984, complete with internal earphones, wiring & jack-plug, and a pair of later pattern Mk.VIII-pattern retro goggles (3)
* A 20th c. part suit of armour, comprising steel and brass close-helmet, one piece skull with high comb, brass plume holder, pointed visor with single vision slit, back plate with brass heraldic eagle crest, a pair of gauntlets, and a shield with embossed brass shield-shape plaque depicting a knight on horseback impressed `Toledo` (1)
* Canada. A collection of paperwork relating to Brackley`s time in Canada . Spring 1919 saw the demobilization of thousands of young men. The new science of aviation was now taking a new slant away from the destruction of the Great War to an age of pioneers and development. Brackley seized the opportunity for this innovative period. In 1919 The Handley Page V/1500 aircraft `Atlantic` was shipped in multiple crates from Liverpool to Newfoundland, in a bid to attempt the first non-stop Transatlantic flight. The team comprised Major Brackley, Admiral Mark Kerr, and the other pilot, Major Gran, R.A.F., the well-known Antarctic explorer, who was to act as navigator (BM p40). Unfortunately the prize was won by Alcock and Brown in a Vickers Vimy in June 1919. The crew of Atlantic headed for New York but on 5th July 1919 problems developed with the starboard engine which eventually brought the aircraft down in a field in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. Repairs to the Atlantic took most of the, on 9th October 1919 the crew reached New York. The progression of the flight is well documented and the lot comprises 46 black and white photographs, the shipping Atlantic in multiple crates on the ship with which she was transported from Liverpool, the construction in the Newfoundland, the crash at Parrsboro and the arrival in New York, there are also a large number of original newspaper cuttings, letters of congratulations from the Secretary of the King of Belgium and dated 26.10.1919 (BM p66 refer) and another from Hilda Dennis 12.10.1919 (BM p67), Hilda was the wife of Mr W.H. Dennis, the General Manager of the Halifax Herald and the Evening Mail who was a passenger on the day the Atlantic completed its flight. The lot also includes Brackley`s Passport; inscribed to `Major H.G. Brackley, D.S.O., D.S.C.` various stamps include American, Japanese, Belgium stamps, with a wonderful black and white photograph of Brackley wearing a flying helmet, and a souvenir `Parrsboro` pennant. (-)
* WWII Luftwaffe Fliegerhelm. A German pre-war leather flying helmet, c. 1930s,dark-tan leather with lambswool lining, adjustment strap from brow to crown, together with a pair of German Luftwaffe aviation head-phones complete with wiring, wet-stamped eagle & swastika motif, inscribed DMFA dated 1942 (2)
* RAF WWII - Flying Helmet. An original pilots` C-Type leather flying-helmet, c. 1940s(distressed, lacking headset earphones), together with a later pattern H-type oxygen mask, a pair of replica pattern Mk.VIII goggles, a pair of WWII pilot`s fleece-lined leather boots by Itshide, and also with a quantity of related RAF and other badges, flashes, and uniform insignia, tinder-box and trench-art RAF lighter etc., with further ancillary items including boxed gas mask and another, Air Raid Warden post door sign, and a musical score sheet ñBless them Allî, c. 1940s (a carton)
* Flying Apparel - WWII and earlier. A pair of good ñEscape-patternî pilots flying boots, c. 1939-45,having sheepskin-lined suede upper section above black leather shoe, together with a pre-war blue heavy-cotton/canvas one-piece flying suit by D. Lewis of Gt. Portland St. London, and also with a contemporary lightweight leather flying helmet (3)
* Flying Goggles. A rare pair of ñLuxor 12î goggles, by E.B. Meyrovitz of No.1 Bond Street, London, c. 1930s,the finest quality private pilot issue, having adjustable bridge nickel-plated vented frames, stamped maker`s name, with sorbo-rubber cheek-pads and elasticated head-strap, laminated lenses, excellent little-used original condition, together with Flying-Helmet, a good pre-WWII aviators` helmet by D. Lewis of London, c. 1930s, well-fitting in soft black glace-kid leather with chamois lining and maker`s applied label within, adjustable leather strap to forehead and button-down padded ear-flaps for ear-phone fitting, with `Gosport-tubes` having nickel-plated fittings with braided flexible couplings These deluxe private-purchase goggles were famously depicted in the cover-photo of ñPicture Postî published during July at the height of the Battle of Britain, depicting the young airman (later named post- war as Pilot Officer Gillman) an iconic image synonymous with the air war in the summer of 1940. (3)
* Flying Helmet. An RAF B-Type leather flying helmet of the Battle of Britain period, c. 1940,soft brown kid leather with chamois lining, zipped pattern ear pieces (lacking headphones) together with a boxed unopened original period pair ear-pieces, also with a pair of MkVIII RAF issue goggles (3)
* Flying Helmet. A rare early 20th c. American pilot`s helmet, c.1920s,soft dark-tan leather, close-fitting wind-cap, together with a pair of rare contemporary aviator`s goggles by ñSnugfitî Co. Nickel-plated vented frames with curved oval lenses, and soft rubber eye protection to cheeks, original elastic strap with owners name inscribed ñCharles Schooleyî, c. 1920s (2)
* Flying Helmet. A good early 20th c. Pioneer Pilot`s flying-Helmet by Robinson & Cleaver, Regent St. London, c. 1912,soft black-leather, fur-trimmed with cloth lining having applied makers label to inside crown, and with additional matching protective lower-face mask attached by straps to sides, good original condition (1)
* Flying Helmet. A good pre-war flying helmet formerly from the London Flying Club Hendon, c. 1930s,of soft light tan kid leather, with woven woollen lining, having applied maker`s label to crown inscribed Le Dux, London, fur trimmed to neck & forehead, excellent original condition showing little use, acquired by the vendor at source from direct connection to Hendon Aerodrome (1)
* Flying Helmet. A good pre-war flying-helmet by D. Lewis of Gt. Portland St. London, c. 1930s,of soft tan leather with chamois lining, eight-piece segment tailored fitting with adjustable headband strap , makers applied label to inside crown, size 6 7/8ths, together with a pair of original Gosport tubes with nickel-plated fittings (2)
* A Scarce Great War German Aviator`s Flying Helmet, brown leather with reinforced cruciform skull, ventilation holes, front visor and studded leather ear flaps,lined with blue cloth, general wear throughout Typically worn by an aviator in the Deutsche Luftstreitkrafte (Imperial Germany Army Air Service). (1)
* RAF WWII & Later. A group of Pilot`s apparel, c. 1940s,including C-Type pattern Flying-helmet Stores Ref: 226/886 No.4, together with `H`-type oxygen-mask Ref. No. 6D/1488, two pairs of MkVIII pattern RAF issue goggles (one with tinted lenses), a pair of sheepskin-lined black leather flying-boots , and a pair of leather-cased flying spectacles (distressed) (5)
A Sino-Tibetan gilt figure of Guandi the God of War, 19th century the fierce looking figure seated on a stepped rectangular plinth with a scroll front, his right arm raised and his left hand resting on his knee, wearing a helmet and long robes tied at the waist, with long beard, the base plaque with an incised double vajra For a similar example see Woolley and Wallis, 20 May 2009, lot 1 16.3cm high Some wear to the gildingView on auctionatrium.com
A commemorative plaque for the Nurnberg Reichsparteitag 1929, shield shaped with an eagle atop a helmet in relief, cased. Owing to the large number of reproduction Third Reich items that have been produced, we can give no assurance or guarantee as to the authenticity of any such item. Prospective bidders must satisfy themselves in this regards before bidding.
Fourteen assorted soldiers, most by Britains and in khaki uniform, including a British Expeditionary Force / Territorial Infantry soldier with peaked cap, rifle at the trail; British infantry soldier in steel helmet and gas mask throwing grenade; two British infantry soldiers in steel helmets and gas masks, rifles at the trail (variant pain finishes); a British infantry soldier in steel helmet and gas mask charging; and British Home Guard soldier marching with slung rifle, generally good condition.
A GEORGIAN SILVER HELMET SHAPED CREAM JUG with beaded rim and looped handle, standing on a square base, marks for London, possibly 1781, together with a mustard pot of ovid form with urn knop, a silver lidded sugar bowl of casket form on ball feet, a silver mounted oil and vinegar bottle, a small silver mustard in the form of a Jersey cream jug (5)
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