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Click here to subscribe1st century BC-2nd century AD. A bronze pendant of a phallus with substantial loop to the upper face. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 420-4. 23 grams, 39mm (1 1/2"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A lead-alloy votive figurine of Venus (Aphrodite) standing on a tiered base holding her robe at thigh-level. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 79. 23 grams, 69mm (2 3/4"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Fine condition, lower base absent.
2nd century AD. A bronze plate brooch formed as a salmon(?) with broad, gently curved lozengiform body, small lateral fins, chevron tail, D-shaped head with large discoid eye; the body with five rows of crescent punchmarks denoting scales; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 616. 3.89 grams, 38mm (1 1/2"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A convex mount of the face of Silenus with ivy-leaf wreath to the brow and radiating braided beard. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 474 for type. 19 grams, 34mm (1 1/4"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A bronze pendant with facing bust of a bacchante (female follower of Bacchus) with swags to the chest, piled hair and loop above. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965 item 330 for type. 8.94 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). Property of a European collector; acquired Europe, 1980s-1990s. [No Reserve] Very fine condition.
2nd century AD. A matched pair of gold earrings, each a twisted wire shank and ovoid domed plaque with granule, pyramid of hollow-formed spheres. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 13 for type. 1.19 grams, 20mm (3/4"). From an important London collection, acquired in the 1990s. [2] Fine condition.
1st century BC-2nd century AD. A bronze appliqué bust of Minerva with Corinthian helmet; cuirass with beaded edge and band of incised roundels; helmet with feathered crest, incised scrolled tendrils and eyes; attachment peg to the reverse. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 68 for type. 23 grams, 48mm (2"). Found Lancashire, UK. Fine condition.
1st century AD. A D-section gold hoop with scaphoid plaque, inset glass cabochon. Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L. Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 234. 3.47 grams, 22mm overall, 16.44mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.30, Japan 11) (1"). Property of a Suffolk lady; acquired on the UK art market. [No Reserve] Fine condition.
ADOLF HITLER'S PERSONAL PRESENTATION TELEPHONE, RECOVERED FROM THE FUHRERBUNKER ADOLF HITLER'S PERSONAL TELEPHONE, presented to him by the Wehrmacht and engraved with his name, gifted by Russian officers to Montgomery's Deputy Chief Signals Offcer who had arrived at the Fuhrerbunker only days after the fall of Berlin. ARGUABLY THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE "WEAPON" OF ALL TIME, WHICH SENT MILLIONS TO THEIR DEATHS AROUND THE WORLD This Siemens phone, originally bearing a black Bakelite body, was professionally painted a deep red and bears on the reverse a 1 1/2" engraved NSDAP eagle and swastika above the recipient's name, "ADOLF HITLER", appearing beneath the handset cradle. The rotary dial is comprised of red Bakelite with a faded interior number dial on its surface, with a black numbered dial beneath. The handset bears an approx. 40" braided cord. Interestingly, the handset must be rotated almost 60 degrees before it can be removed from the cradle, this to prevent it from shaking loose during transport in a train, automobile, etc. The phone also has a 54" braided connection cord which terminates in four metallic loops: these loops would be pulled over pin-type connectors for quick connection. On the bottom, the phone is ink-stamped: "W38 Fg. tist 182b 31V.4." [Model W38 Fernsprechgeraet Tischstation 182b.; 31 representing the factory Berlin-Siemensstadt, "V" for 1940, "4" for April], and it is marked "A.23." in one corner. Paint on the left side of the phone is slightly darkened or scorched, and is crazed. Dimensions 6" wide, 7 1/2" deep, 6" tall. The telephone is stored in a vintage leather carrying case with strap which belonged to Brigadier Rayner and which bears various shipping line and destination stickers of the time, as well as a British wartime mail economy notice bearing the officer's typed name. This incredible relic, unequaled in historic importance, is accompanied by unshakeable provenance. It has been consigned by a direct descendant of Brigadier Sir Ralph Rayner (1896-1977). Rayner was commissioned into the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, in which he served as a signals officer. He was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps in 1916. During the First World War he served on the Western Front and India. He then entered politics and was Member of Parliament for Totnes from 1935 to 1955, and was Knighted in 1956. Early in the war, Rayner rejoined the Royal Corps of Signals, fought with the B.E.F., and was evacuated at Dunkirk. Promoted Brigadier, he served under Major-General C.M.F. White, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's Chief Signals Officer. On May 5, 1945, a day after the German surrender, Brigadier Rayner was order by Montgomery to establish contact with the Russians in Berlin. Very likely the first non-Soviet victor to enter the city, Rayner went to the Chancellery where Russian officers offered him a tour. On entering Hitler's private quarters, Rayner was first offered Eva Braun's telephone, but politely declined claiming that his favorite color was red. His Russian hosts were pleased to hand him a red telephone - the telephone offered here. Brigadier Rayner also left the bunker with an Allach porcelain Alsatian,likely gifted to Hitler as well (and offered elsewhere in this auction). Included with the lot is: the consignor's very detailed notarized letter of provenance which fully sets forth his personal recollection of the telephone being brought to England and his research on its history; a 1977 newspaper article showing Brig. Rayner with the telephone; a Jan. 29, 1988 letter from Peter von Siemens to the consignor offering manufacturing details of the telephone and stating that the color was not typical of that produced by the firm; a copy of a photo of Luftwaffe aces Dieter Hrabak, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, and Erwin Hentschel at an awards ceremony in April, 1943 possibly handing Hitler the gift of a telephone; an original fax message (faded) with translation from ROCHUS MISCH (1917-2013), SS-Oberscharführer and a member of Hitler's personal bodyguard, from Jan. 16, 1945 telephone operator in the bunker, states: "...From the photo I agree this was the red telephone that accompanied my Father [Hitler] constantly during the last two years of the war..."; photos of Russian soldiers in Hitler's quarters, imprints of the telephone's feet visible on the soot covered table (a failed attempt to burn the quarters had been made prior to their capture); a copy of a May 18, 1945 letter from Brig. Rayner in Germany to his wife mentioning meeting with the Russians in "a pile of rubble"; and a copy of a Sep. 9, 2006 letter from Rayner's daughter also mentioning her knowledge of her father returning from Germany with the telephone. There are additional photographs and research further buttressing the authenticity of this incredible museum piece. It would be impossible to find a more impactful relic than the primary tool used by the most evil man in history to annihilate countless innocents, lay waste to hundreds of thousands of square miles of land, and in the end, destroy his own country and people...with effects that still menacingly reverberate today. This was not a staid office telephone used to solicit contributions to the party, or to answer polite calls at the Berghof...this was Hitler's mobile device of destruction, used in vehicles, trains, his field headquarters, at the Wolf's Lair...and in the last desperate days deep beneath Berlin. While Hitler vehicles, tunics, accessories, tableware, and other personal items are readily available, an item of this importance with such solid provenance is offered perhaps once in a lifetime. A video of the interview can be seen at youtu.be/SUoynfNkArMADDENDA: The handset to the telephone is not typical of those which usually were fitted to the Siemens Model W38. The ear cup of the handset and the handset itself are both marked "S.B.&CO. LTD" by maker Siemens Bros. in the UK, an independently owned one-time branch of Siemens Germany which until World War II was still actively trading on many different levels with its original owners in Germany. This receiver, in Siemens Germany's stock, was custom-fitted to this phone simply to keep it from bouncing off the cradle while in transit. The heat-blistered paint on the body of the telephone and the braided cord match those seen on the handset and further prove that the handset is original to the telephone. Additionally, photographs shown here reveal that the interior of the telephone and its electrical fittings are original. They also show that the telephone and handset were painted red AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURE. At some point in time, a section of the Bakelite body was broken and a contemporary repair was made with the entire phone repainted, certainly while in Hitler's possession. This is evident as the paint over the repair (on the left side of the telephone) is uniformly crackled and blackened from the heat and soot resulting from the botched attempt to burn Hitler's quarters in the Fuhrerbunker. Please see additional photographs.
DENTAL BRIDGE FROM A JAPANESE SOLDIER K.I.A. AT IWO JIMAA particularly gruesome souvenir of World War II, a partial dental bridge, approx. 1" square, consisting of three glass artificial teeth, fastened to two real human teeth, one at each end, by means of a metal connector. The assembly would likely have replaced the wearer's lower front teeth, and would not have been removable except in the case of serious periodontal disease or death. Present with the item is a Silver Star commendation letter, issued to Marine Corps ambulance driver Louie F. Vickers for his actions on Iwo Jima, in part: "... Proceeding to the front lines to remove casualties, Corporal Vickers encountered a heavy mortar barrage and stopped to take cover in a cave. Inside the cave, he came upon seven Japanese, one of whom shot him in the leg. Quickly firing his .45 caliber pistol, Corporal Vickers killed two of the Japanese in rapid succession and, covering the remaining five, took them prisoners. With the aid of another Marine, he delivered the captured enemy to his Commanding Officer before having his own wounds treated..." The letter is signed at the conclusion by Secretary of the Navy JOHN L. SULLIVAN (1899-1982), indicating that the award was granted postwar. The two items were found together in a brown cloth wallet, and it is our belief the dental bridge was taken by Vickers as a souvenir, either from one of his prisoners, or more likely, from one of the two soldiers he killed.
HERMANN GORING CAKE KNIFESilver cake knife, 8 1/4" long, bearing the coat of arms of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goring, with a fist gripping a ring, at the base of the handle. The item bears the hallmark of French maker Emile Puiforcat, and is believed to have been commissioned for Goring's 50th birthday. The silverware was collected by Herman Smith, a mess sergeant who served in the 101st Airborne Division under General Maxwell Taylor. His unit made their headquarters at field marshal Wilhelm Keitel's summer headquarters at Berchtesgaden, and used the 48-person silver service, liberated from Goring's nearby hunting lodge, to entertain high-ranking army officers, including Dwight Eisenhower. Very good.
HERMANN GORING CAKE KNIFESilver cake knife, 8 1/4" long, bearing the coat of arms of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goring, with a fist gripping a ring, at the base of the handle. The item bears the hallmark of French maker Emile Puiforcat, and is believed to have been commissioned for Goring's 50th birthday. The silverware was collected by Herman Smith, a mess sergeant who served in the 101st Airborne Division under General Maxwell Taylor. His unit made their headquarters at field marshal Wilhelm Keitel's summer headquarters at Berchtesgaden, and used the 48-person silver service, liberated from Goring's nearby hunting lodge, to entertain high-ranking army officers, including Dwight Eisenhower. Very good.
HERMANN GORING LOBSTER PICKSilver lobster pick, 7 1/4" long, bearing the coat of arms of Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goring, with a fist gripping a ring, at the base of the handle. The item bears the hallmark of French maker Emile Puiforcat, and is believed to have been commissioned for Goring's 50th birthday. The silverware was collected by Herman Smith, a mess sergeant who served in the 101st Airborne Division under General Maxwell Taylor. His unit made their headquarters at field marshal Wilhelm Keitel's summer headquarters at Berchtesgaden, and used the 48-person silver service, liberated from Goring's nearby hunting lodge, to entertain high-ranking army officers, including Dwight Eisenhower. Very good.
R.A.F. BENEVOLENT FUND PISTON HEAD ASHTRAYCircular metal ashtray, 1" x 5 1/4" dia., bearing the inscription: "Made from a Rolls-Royce 'Merlin' Engine Piston as Used in the Battle of Britain - August-October1940". The item is further inscribed with the badge of the Royal Air Force at center, and with the motto "Never in the Field of Human Conflict was so much owed by so many to so few", with the facsimile signature of Winston Churchill below. The ashtray is stamped "Made in England" on the base, and bears minor oxidation and soiling, else very good.
GERMAN P.O.W. JEWELRY BOXA most impressive German-made piece of P.O.W. art, a tabletop jewelry box constructed with several thousand wooden matches and including felt-lined Maltese Cross designs and lined drawers. This artwork measures 15 1/2" x 7 1/2" x 8" tall and every side is covered with match sticks glued in a decorative design to a hardened cardboard backing. Five small pull-out drawers are present, each with an inset Maltese Cross with a black cloth interior and a tiny handle. The drawers are lined with a cheap faded brown terrycloth, probably section of a disused towel owned by the prisoner/artist. This is a professionally constructed item with close tolerances, undoubtedly built by someone with carpentry or furniture-making experience. In very good condition.
JIMMY DOOLITTLE AND 27 "DOOLITTLE RAIDERS"A terrific multi-signed item, a vintage 10" x 14" American war bond poster, signed by JIMMY DOOLITTLE at lower-left late in life, also signed by 27 of his fellow flyers, later called "Doolittle Raiders", who accompanied him on their famous raid on Tokyo. Fine condition. This is the largest number of Dolittle Raider signatures we've seen on a single piece.
"INVASION MAP" OF CHERBOURG, FRANCEAn outstanding map prepared for a potention invasion of France at Cherbourg, or perhaps made to deceive the Germans as part of OPERATION FORTITUDE, a 25" x 21" map titled "DEFENCES CHERBOURG Information as at May 44". The map is further marked: "TOP SECRET until issued for briefing ground troops; thereafter SECRET" and "This map will NOT be carried in operational aircraft" The map was created by Co. B, 660th U.S. Engineers. It has light topographical and structural details, with a blue printed overlay of all of the artillery defenses, redoubts, pillboxes, blockhouses, and fields of fire in and around Cherbourg, including the offshore islands. The harbor was heavily fortified with chains barring entry and fortifications and barriers lining the coast. The verso of the map bears an exhaustive key to every symbol used on the map. The map is from the estate of Brice W. Rhyne of the 8th Regiment who landed at UTAH, sold with a transcript of his May, 1945 recollection of the landing and aftermath. A rare item, in very good condition.
SS CONCERT POSTERLarge paper poster, 19 1/4" x 27 1/4", advertising a "Grosse SS-Konzert" (Grand SS Concert), to be held on March 3, 1934, at the Feldschlossen-Saalbau event hall in Helmstedt, by the regimental band of the Liebstandarte Adolf Hitler. The announcement promises an appearance by celebrated German composer and conductor Paul Lincke, who is considered the father of the German operetta. Tickets were available for purchase at the SS field office and at the Cafe Reeder. Mounted on a black paper backing, folds and some edge wear, else very good. A very unusual and early L.A.H. item!
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FRENCH SURRENDER AT COMPIEGNEOn June 22, 1940 an armistice between Germany and France was signed at Compiègne, France. Following the decisive German victory in the Battle of France (10 May–21 June 1940), this armistice established a German occupation zone in Northern and Western France that encompassed all English Channel and Atlantic Ocean ports and left the remainder "free" to be governed by the French. Hitler deliberately chose Compiègne Forest due to its symbolic role as the site of the 1918 Armistice with Germany that ended World War I. Offered here are over 100 images, each 3 3/4" x 2 1/2", very clean semi-gloss photocopies (the only set known) showing the proceedings before the surrender, the signing in the rail car, and Hitler and other top level Nazi officers celebrating the surrender and touring the area. Sold with a copy of a letter from COL. LESLIE E. JACOBY (b. 1900), a West Point graduate who was commander of the distinguished 5th Tank Destroyer Group. His unit left Munich on May 5th and made directly for Berchtesgaden where it arrived the day after the town was taken. On an envelope from Hitler's adjutant's office, on May 6, 1945 Jacoby writes his parents describing the photos and sending them home as a souvenir, describing them as "the most valuable item". The location of the original photos is unknown.
1934 MORRIS "TEN-SIX"- SPORTSMANS 2-DOOR SALONNETTE COUPE WITH FAUX CABRIOLET COACHWORK Chassis No: 17927 Engine No: 55458 Registration No: JO 8706 Date of first registration: 23rd March 1934 Specification: 6-cylinders in-line pushrod overhead-valve 10HP-rated motor, with four-speed gearbox, four-wheel mechanical brakes, live rear-axle with semi-elliptic spring suspension all round. Colour scheme: Black with black wings and black fabric roof; tan leather interior. History: By the early 1930s the well-tried, trusted and proven range of Morris Cars primarily based on their reliable side-valve engined types proved the need for a more modern approach in-line with developments in the industry. The range of cars introduced in late 1933 and early 1934 saw a new premise for the more discerning motorist, with a more sporting outlook in both design and performance. The new "Ten-Six" overhead-valve motor would become the basis for a range of more sporting machines, with bespoke coachwork offering in open & closed formats in both two and four-seater variants. Type MT12. Car No. 34/TS 24187. Engine No. 55458. Sadly, for all that the car represents, both a rarity and excellent state of preservation and appearance, the history file is very thin with no previous ownership evidence seemingly available. However, a complete engine rebuild was carried out in c1998, and from all appearances it would seem that much of the rest of the car was completely refurbished to a high standard. Condition: A fine detail is the original enamelled dashboard suppliers plate inscribed "The Morris Garages - Oxford" - this being a rare item in itself. The vehicle appears in excellent restored condition: black paintwork with leather interior trim, with opening windscreen and sliding-head sunroof. A rare model - well maintained in original specification condition. There are no old-style logbooks, but a current V5C document is present in the file, which shows the late owner to have been registered keeper of this car since 1985
A Victorian style cast iron stickstand, in the form of a cricketer, 37 cm wide Condition report Report by MWThe overall height is 83 cm. The overall base is 36 cm wide. No stampers make or model number stamped in the item. The back upright is wobbling on the base. There are several paint splatters on the base and upright.
A large Regency style mahogany three pillar dining table, inset two extra leaves, 630 cm (20 ft 8 inches), and a set of twenty dining chairs, including a pair of carver chairs (18 + 2) (21) See illustration Condition report Report by GHCondition is generally very good. Some light fading at one end.Some light scratches.The width of the two extra leaves are each 76 cm and the length fully extended is 630 cm. The width of the table is 152 cm. Item is modern, not period. Veneered.
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