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Lot 108
AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING CANE MADE FROM OAK RECOVERED FROM THE CELEBRATED U.S. BRIG LAWRENCE, FLAGSHIP AT THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE, 1813, the tapering shaft with inset silvered plaques inscribed Taken from the flag-ship Lawrence. March 5th 1836 / Com. O.H. Perry`s victory Lake Erie. Sept. 10th AD1813 / "We have met the enemy and they are ours", pierced for carrying loop and terminating in an ivory handle - 34in. (86.5cm.) Folder of data and provenance, Provenance: The family and thence by descent and auction. Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) provided the United States with what proved to be the defining victory in her War with Britain in 1812-13. His squadron of nine vessels fought the Royal Navy`s six and after a bitter and very bloody action lasting several hours, during which time Perry had been obliged to transfer his flag (parting with the famous order "don`t give up the ship") to the Niagra because the Lawrence was so battered. He returned to the Lawrence to receive the surrender. The vessels were anchored and hasty repairs were underway near West Sister Island when Perry composed his now famous message to General Harrison: We have met the enemy and they are ours. Two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop. Winning this battle ensured American control of the lake for the remainder of the war, which in turn allowed them to recover Detroit and win the Battle of the Thames to break the Indian confederation of Tecumseh. His younger brother was Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858) who also served with distinction in the U.S. Navy in this war and was the original recipient and owner of this lot. In mid-1815, following the end of hostilities, Lawrence was sunk in Misery Bay on Presque Isle, Pennsylvania in order to preserve her hull. Her submerged hulk was sold in 1825 and, except for a brief examination in 1836, remained underwater for five more decades. By 1836 M.C. Perry was second officer at the New York Navy Yard and it seems highly likely that he was presented with this highly appropriate souvenir of his brother`s greatest moment at that time. In September 1875 her remains were raised, cut into sections, and transported by rail to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she was exhibited during The U.S. Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. Her remains were destroyed by a fire during that exhibition, suggesting very little wood from this famous ship survives.
Lot 115
The following two lots were owned by Sir Charles Napier (1786-1860). Napier went to sea at 13 and received his first command in 1808. Commanding the Thames in 1811, he inflicted great damage on the French in the Mediteranean. In the American war of 1812-14, he led the ascent of the Potomac and took part in the operations against Baltimore. Between 1831-33 he commanded the loyalist Portugese Fleet and defeated that of the pretender Maria Evaristo Miguel and restored Queen Maria II to the throne. Returning to the R.N., he fought in the war between Porte and Mehemet Ali, storming Sidon and defeating Ibrahim Pasha in Lebanon, attacked Acre, blockaded Alexandria and concluded a convention with Ali. He commanded the Baltic Fleet in the Crimea campaign, however the capture of Bomarsund did not meet expectations and he was superceded. Latterly he sat twice in Parliament, working for naval reform.AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY MIDSHIPMAN`S DIRK BY W.P. READ, PORTSMOUTH with 12 1/4 in. straight steel blade, tapering ivory handle with gilt brass fittings, terminating in a lion`s mask and contained within leather scabbard with gilt brass mounts with frog loops, the upper engraved W.P. Read Sword Cutler Portsmo. (tip of scabbard missing) - 16in. (40.5cm.) overall. W.P. Read operated out of several addresses in Portsmouth between 1781 and 1823 although there is another W.P. Read recorded who worked between 1775 and 1798.
Lot 116
AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY MIDSHIPMAN`S CURVED DIRK OR HANGAR with 11Iin. blade stamped indistinctly stamped Abraham .. ST Sollignen quillons with lion`s masks, wire-bound ivory grip with lion`s head pommel and chain link guard, contained within brass-mounted leather scabbard with frog loops (lacking tip) - 15in. (38cm.) overall; together with a regulation leather and brass belt stamped Dudley Portsmouth (2)
Lot 254
AN 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH CANAL OR DRAINAGE SURVEYING LEVEL BY LENNEL, PARIS sighting tube with top-mounted bubble level, signed on support Ve Lennel ? Paris, key adjusted positioning, securing socket for tripod, contained within shaped fitted case with ivory-handled keys - 18 1/4 in. (46.3cm.)
Lot 265
AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY EBONY 11IIN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT the ivory scale divided to 100¡ on Ramsden`s dividing engine (foul anchor mark to centre), braced index arm, interchangeable shades, pinhole sights, pencil and note plaque behind, contained within a fitted keystone case with mid-19th century trade label for R.M. Barrett over an earlier example in lid - 15in. (38cm.) diameter
Lot 64
A late Victorian silver mulled wine lidded ewer by James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield 1888, in the Renaissance style, with cast masks to spout, the body with repousse foliage and mask set in panels, the scroll handle set a term and with ivory insets, on domed pedestal foot with foliage and mask decoration, engraved with a crest, 22.5ozs, 27cms high, 31cm (12.5in) high 684g, (22oz) The crest of Collins of Ardnalee, Co. Cork. Provenance: The Late Sir Richard Henn Collins and thence by descent. The late Sir Richard Henn Collins, Baron Collins, P.C., of Kensington, a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary from 1907-10 Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
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