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Click here to subscribePaar Traveller-Ohrgehänge mit Gem Lab-Diamantenund -SmaragdenWeißgold, gest. 750. Besetzt mit leuchtendgrünen Labor-Smaragden von zus. ca. 5,96 ct., entouriert von Labor-Diamanten von zus. ca. 3,88 ct. (vvs/DEF) im Pendeloque- und Navette-Schliff. Ges.-Gew. ca. 6,49 g. A pair of traveller gem lab earrings set with lab grown emeralds approx. 5,96 ct. and lab grown diamonds approx. 3,88 ct. (vvs/DEF), in 18 k white gold.
Paar klassische Brillantsolitär-OhrsteckerGelbgold, gest. 14 k. Zentral besetzt mit je einem Brillanten von zus. ca. 1,02 ct. (J-K/H-I/I2). Ges.-Gew. ca. 1,00 g. Beiliegend EGL-Expertise NA TH231616110.Wiederbeschaffungswert ca. $ 2.875,-. Pair of earrings set with brilliants approx. 1,02 ct. (J-K/H-I/I2), in 14 k gold. Certificate included.
Traveller-Anhänger mit Gem Lab-Diamanten und -SmaragdWeißgold, gest. 750. Zentral besetzt mit einem leuchtendgrünen Labor-Smaragd von ca. 2,36 ct. im Ovalschliff, entouriert von Labor-Diamanten von zus. ca. 1,16 ct. (vvs/DEF). Gew. ca. 3,19 g.A traveller gem lab ring set with a lab grown emerald approx. 2,36 ct. and lab grown diamonds approx. 1,16 ct. (vvs/DEF), in 18 k white gold.
Paar elegante Perl-Rubin-Brillant-OhrringeWeißgold, gest. 750. Zentral besetzt mit 2 weißen Zuchtperlen von ca. 7,6 mm in sehr feinem, rosé-grün changierendem Lüster, entouriert von Brillanten von zus. ca. 0,75 ct. (G-H/si) und Rubinen von ca. 0,75 ct.; Ges.-Gew. ca. 7,17 g.Pair of earrings set with 2 culture pearls approx. 7,6 mm, brilliants approx. 0,75 ct. (G-H/si) and rubies approx. 0,75 ct., in 18 k white gold.
Paar klassische Diamantsolitär-OhrsteckerGelbgold, gest. 14 k. Zentral besetzt mit je einem Diamanten von zus. ca. 0,70 ct. (K-L/I1/I2) im Princesscut. Ges.-Gew. ca. 1,01 g. Beiliegend EGL-Expertise NA TH251641008.Wiederbeschaffungswert ca. $ 1.000,-. Pair of earrings set with diamond solitaires approx. 0,70 ct. (K-L/I1/I2), in 14 k gold. Certificate included.
"Love"-Armreif im Stil von CartierRoségold, 18 k. Ovaler, umlaufend satinierter Armreif schauseitig besetzt mit 11 sternförmig gefassten Brillanten von zus. ca. 0,40 ct. (G-H/vs); Verschlusssystem mit Schraube und korrespondierendem Schlüssel. Ges.-Gew. ca. 27,47 g. Bracelet set with diamonds approx. 0,40 ct. (G-H/vs), in 18 k red gold.
ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991)Gauloises on Grey #28 1972 signé et daté 72 ; signé, titré et daté 9 dec 1972 au revers acrylique et papier manufacturé sur carton entoilé signed and dated 72 ; signed, titled and dated 9 dec 1972 on the reverse acrylic and manufactured paper on Upson board50.4 x 40.5 cm. 19 13/16 x 15 15/16 in.Footnotes:Nous remercions the Dedalus Foundation des informations qu'ils nous ont aimablement communiquées sur cette œuvre.ProvenanceDedalus Foundation, New YorkManny Silverman Gallery, Los AngelesCollection particulière, Etats-Unis Vente : Christie's, New York, Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, 14 novembre 2007, lot 151Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel ExpositionsSeattle, Current Editions, Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper, Including the Illuminations for A La Pintura, 24 mars - 29 avril 1973 Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Twelve American Painters, 30 septembre - 27 octobre 1974, p. 56, illustré en noir et blancBibliographieVirginia Museum Bulletin 35, Twelve American Painters, septembre 1974, p. 3, n°1, illustré en première de couvertureJ. Flam, K. Rogers, and T. Clifford, Robert Motherwell, Paintings and Collages, A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941-1991, Volume Three: Collages and Paintings on Paper and Paperboard, Londres 2012, p. 165, n°C317, illustré en noir et blancThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a reduced rate of 5.5% on the hammer price and the prevailing rate on buyer's premium if the item remains in EU. TVA sur les objets importés à un taux réduit de 5.5% sur le prix d'adjudication et un taux en vigueur sur la prime d'achat dans le cas où l'objet reste dans l'Union Européenne.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Armreif und Ohrschmuck mit Rohdiamanten, 1989/2002Sterlingsilber, Feingold, Platin, 60 Rohdiamanten (zus. ca. 19,84 ct.), 60 Diamanten (zus. c. 0,61 ct.), getöntes Weiß (K-L),VSI.Armreif 71,72 Gramm. L. 64 mm, Ø 53-63 mm; Ohrgehänge 29,26 Gramm. L. 72 mm.Gestempelt und graviert: ZO, 925, Zobel 1989 bzw. 2002. Das Gehänge des Ohrschmucks lässt sich abnehmen und so kann dieser auch als kürzere Stecker getragen werden. Mit Steck-Clip-Verschluss. Jeweils mit Zertifikat des Künstlers.
Dick (Philip K. ) The World Jones Made, first hardback edition, library stamp on printing page, few spots and light patches of staining on margins, light surface abrasion and paper remnants on endpapers, original boards, extremities bumped, dust-jacket, extremities chipped, a few light surface marks, shelf-lean, 8vo, 1968. *** First published by Ace Books in 1956 as a paperback dos-á-dos with Agent of the Unknown by Margaret St. Clair, it was only Dick's second published novel at the time.
Preußische Kavalleriepistole, Potsdam, Modell "M/1850". Nussbaumschaft, Messing und Eisen. Schlossplatte sign. "Potsdam /GS" für Gebrüder Schickler. Auf Abzugsbügel Truppenteilstempel "1. K. 2. 129." Leib-Kürassier-Regiment Großer Kurfürst (Schles.) Nr. 1, Breslau, 2. Escardon, Nr. 129. Gefertigt in Potsdam bei Gebrüder Schickler 1851. L. 39 cm. Lit.: Götz, "Militärgewehre und Pistolen der deutschen Staaten 1800-1870", Stuttgart 1978, S. 128/129 mit Abb. Erworben im Berliner Kunsthandel bei Seidel & Sohn (mit Expertise in Kopie).
Paar Empire-Leuchter in Form einer Korbträgerin, Entwurf K. F. Schinkel, je einflammige. Figürlicher Schaft in Frauengestalt nach der Antike. Geschwärzter Eisenguss (l. berieben). Modell nach Zeichnung von Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781Neuruppin – Berlin 1841), um 1815. Königlich Preußische Gießereien, nach 1815. H. 24,5 cm. Lit.: Katalog "Eisen statt Gold", Nr. 351 und Abb. S. 167 (mit Entwurfszeichnung Schinkels). Beigegeben: Kopie des Kaufbeleges Kunsthandel Faehte, Berlin aus 1991 über DM 4.000,-.
Platinum single stone marquise cut diamond ring, hallmarked, diamond 2.12 caratCondition Report:Approx 7.15gm, size K, diamond bright, with good movement, slight yellow, colour approx N-O, eye clean with some light colour inclusions under 10x loop approx SI2 clarity, diamond weight engraved to inner shank
DIAMOND RINGThe old marquise-cut diamond, weighing 12.85 carats, the openwork band with fleur-de-lys detail, set with single-cut diamonds, two diamonds deficient, maker's mark for Gübelin, ring size NFootnotes:Lots 152 - 157 feature Jewels from a Private CollectionAccompanied by a report from GIA stating that the principal diamond is K, Faint Brown colour, SI1 clarity. Report number 1236377941, dated August 28th 2024.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SPINEL AND DIAMOND RINGThe oval-cut red spinel, weighing 3.06 carats, within an old brilliant-cut and cushion-shaped diamond surround, ring size K, cased by Asprey & Co. Ltd., New Bond Street, LondonFootnotes:Accompanied by a report from GCS stating that the spinel is natural, of Burmese origin, with no indications of heating. Report number 5784-3671, dated 30th September 2024.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND CLUSTER RINGThe oval-cut sapphire weighing 14.97 carats within an old brilliant and cushion-shaped diamond surround, diamonds approximately 1.10 carats total, ring size K½Footnotes:Lots 162 - 164: From a Private UK CollectionAccompanied by a report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating that the sapphire is of Sri Lankan origin, with no evidence of heat treatment. Report number 25237, dated 18th October 2024.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
NATURAL PEARL AND DIAMOND RING, CIRCA 1935The 9.4mm-10.1mm natural pearls, within a pierced and sculptural surround of brilliant and single-cut diamonds, with baguette and trilliant-cut diamond accents, between a reeded tapering band with pavé-set single-cut diamond shoulders, diamonds approximately 1.60 carats total, ring size approximately K (sizing band), cased by S. J. Phillips Ltd, 139 New Bond Street, London, W1Footnotes:Lots 152 - 157 feature Jewels from a Private CollectionAccompanied by a report from The Gem & Pearl Laboratory, stating that each pearl is of natural, saltwater origin. Report number 24713, dated 11th June 2024.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
BULGARI: EMERALD AND DIAMOND 'TROMBINO' RING, 2000The oval-cut emerald set between baguette and brilliant-cut diamond shoulders, mounted in 18 carat gold, signed Bulgari, maker's mark SB, London hallmark, diamonds approximately 1.05 carats total, ring size K, maker's pouchFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
DIAMOND RINGThe brilliant-cut diamond, weighing 5.24 carats, between step-cut diamond shoulders, ring size KFootnotes:Please note, VAT at the prevailing rate is applicable on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer's Premium. An additional duty of 2% plus VAT will also be charged on the Hammer Price.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ΩΩ VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND RINGThe cushion-shaped sapphire, weighing 5.48 carats, between triangular-cut diamonds, diamonds approximately 1.80 carats total, ring size K½Footnotes:Accompanied by a report from the Gem & Pearl Laboratory stating that the sapphire is of Sri Lankan origin, with no evidence of heat treatment. Report number 25329, dated 5th November 2024.Please note, VAT at the prevailing rate is applicable on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer's Premium. An additional duty of 2% plus VAT will also be charged on the Hammer Price.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ΩΩ VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
KUTCHINSKY: ONYX, CORAL AND DIAMOND BROOCH, 1973Designed as six interlocking onyx and coral corallium rubrum hoops with textured 18 carat gold terminals, accented by a cluster of brilliant-cut diamonds and onyx cabochons, diamonds approximately 1.50 carats total, signed Kutchinsky, maker's mark K, London hallmark, length 5.3cm, maker's boxFootnotes:Please note this lot will be subject to US Fish and Wildlife inspection if imported into the USA.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A CORNELIAN INTAGLIO RING POSSIBLY 3-5TH CENTURY The intaglio possibly Roman or further East, with an ibex like beast within a later collet setting, to trifurcated shoulders and reeded shank Size: ring size K Gross weight: 3.5 grams Provenance: Purchased from a UK auction in 1980s Mounted into current gold fitting in early 1993 Condition Report: marks, scratches and abrasions commensurate with age, wear and use. Condition Report Disclaimer
Delhi Durbar 1911, silver (33114 Bombr F. S. Taylor R.H.A.) privately engraved naming, very fine £70-£90 --- Frederick Sidney Taylor was born in Plumstead, Kent, in 1884, and attested for the Royal Horse Artillery at Woolwich on 12 March 1904. Posted to “K” Battery in 1904, he was awarded his Schoolmaster’s Certificate the following year and served in India from 22 September 1906 to 19 March 1913. His Army Service Record further confirms entitlement to the Delhi Durbar 1911 Medal, but notes that he died of a gunshot wound at ‘Le Chateau Baron Hospital’ on 8 September 1914, whilst serving with the British Expeditionary Force in France.
A Great War ‘Egyptian Expeditionary Force’ D.F.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant D. Alliban, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, late Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment, who was also Mentioned in Despatches Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, on original horizontal riband; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. D. Alliban. R.A.F.) edge nicks, polished and worn, therefore good fine, the DFC better (3) £1,800-£2,200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.F.C. London Gazette 1 January 1919: ‘For distinguished services in the War.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 22 January 1919. Douglas Alliban was born on 23 February 1897 and was commissioned into the 4th Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment. Transferring to the Royal Flying Corps on 11 September 1916 and sent to the School of Aviation, his first operation posting was to 56 Squadron as a Flying Officer on 31 May 1917. Serving in Palestine from September 1917, he transferred to the Royal Air Force as a Founder Member on 1 April 1918, and for his services with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force was both Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Promoted Lieutenant, he transferred to the Unemployed List on 17 May 1919. Sold with the following Great War Flying ephemera: i) A copy of the book Five Years in the Royal Flying Corps, by Major J. T. B. McCudden, V.C., D.S.O., M.C., M.M., dedicated to the Glorious Memory of the Royal Flying Corps ii) Framed photographic display relating to K. F. Saunders, D.S.C., A.F.C., Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force, a Canadian pioneer aviator who was trained at Wright Brothers Field iii) A renamed Victory Medal 1914-19 named to Lieut. G. S. Jones-Evans. R.A.F., who was awarded the Air Force Cross, with copied research. Note: The recipient’s Flying Log Books, handwritten note books, and other ephemera, together with a representative renamed group, is known to exist and is currently being offered for sale by Lacy Scott & Knight.
British War Medal 1914-20 (3) (S-18734 Pte. W. King. Camerons.; 62751 Pte. C. K. Joseph. M.G.C.; E. G. Carter. V.A.D.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Lieut. V. O. Brown.); Coronation 1953 (C. D. Broomham) contemporarily engraved naming; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal (3), G.V.R. (2), 1st issue (William D. Pratt); 2nd issue (Fred Chant.); G.VI.R., 1st issue (Group Ldr. Shadrach Crowther) generally very fine and better (8) £100-£140 --- William King was born in Edinburgh and attested there for the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. He served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 18 July 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold with three unofficial Great War tribute medals, one in silver (in Recognition of War Work done at Messrs. Ransomes & Rapier Ltd.); and two in bronze.
Five: Attributed to Corporal S. F. R. W. Smith, Royal Air Force 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with ticker tape enclosure, in named card box of transmission, addressed to ‘S. F. R. W. Smith, Esq., 124 Rye Road, Hoddesdon, Herts.’, nearly extremely fine France and Germany Star; General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24818895 Fus A Malone RRF); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (Lt. K. Ballantyne. R.A.) good very fine Miniature Medals: Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45, very fine Copy Medals (4): Atlantic Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Pacific Star; Burma Star, good very fine (lot) £80-£100 --- Sold with a British Red Cross Society 3 Years Service Medal, gilt and enamel, the reverse impressed ‘55718’, with integral top riband bar; and an unofficial 1945 ‘Time for Peace’ Medal.
Ten: Stoker Petty Officer F. E. Elkins, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.22546, F. E. Elkins, Sto. 1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.22546. F. E. Elkins.. Sto. 1. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.22546. F. E. Elkins. L. Sto. H.M.S. Pembroke.) mounted as worn, the GVR awards heavily polished and worn, therefore fair to fine; the Second War awards good very fine (10) £100-£140 --- Frank Ernest Elkins was born in Dalston, London, on 10 February 1896 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class on 13 May 1914 and served during the Great War in H.M.S. Tiger from 3 October 1914 until the cessation of hostilities, being promoted Stoker First Class on 7 January 1915, and Leading Stoker on 1 December 1925. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 18 May 1929, and was further promoted Stoker Petty Officer on 3 July 1931. Shore pensioned on 14 May 1936, he briefly served from 10 to 23 May 1937 to coincide with the Coronation Review, and was again recalled for War service in 1939. He served throughout the Second World War in a variety of ships and shore based establishments, and was again shore discharged on 20 September 1945. Sold with copied service papers.
Family Group: Pair: Gunner F. W. James, Royal Garrison Artillery British War and Victory Medals (SR-60 Gnr. F. W. James. R.A.) edge bruising, wear to VM, fine to good fine Jubilee 1887, Metropolitan Police, bronze (PC. F. James. K. Divn.) edge nicks, clasp a little loose, nearly very fine (3) £60-£80
Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (2) (P.S., J. Monteigh.; P.C., R. Williams.); together with Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Lachlan J. Livingston) last in named card box of issue, with photographic image of recipient and his wife meeting the then Prince of Wales, now King Charles III, generally good very fine (3) £50-£70 --- John Monteith was born in Kirkconnel, Scotland in June 1877. His father was a Coal Miner, and aged 13 he followed his father into employment at Barrbank Pit. Monteith moved to Glasgow before applying to join the Metropolitan Police in 1898. He served with ‘S’ (Hampstead) Division, prior to be transferred to the 3rd (Devonport Dockyard) Division at Plymouth. Monteith returned to ‘S’ Division in 1901 (entitled to Coronation 1902 Medal), and subsequently advanced to Sergeant serving with ‘Y’ (Highgate) Division. An article from the Hendon and Finchley Times, 29 September 1905, records Monteith as being ‘severely assaulted in Crickelewood Lane on August 21st’ carrying out his duty. Monteith advanced to Station Sergeant at ‘K’ (Bow) Division in November 1914, and five years later was promoted to Inspector and transferred to ‘G’ (King’s Cross) Division. He retired in February 1925. In later life he resided in Ilford, and died in December 1949. Richard Williams was born in Cheriton Bishop, Devon. He served with ‘L’ Division, Metropolitan Police from August 1902, and resigned ‘medically unfit’, 30 September 1911. Lachlan John Livingston was born Govan, Glasgow in April 1911. He was the son of a Church of Scotland Missionary, and was employed as a Geography Teacher - with his wife being a Languages Teacher. Livingston resided at 1 Bourtree Avenue, Kirkcudbright, and died in January 1996. All sold with respective memory sticks of research.
Three: Cook H. Thomas, Royal Navy, who was killed in action during the First Battle of Sirte when H.M.S. Neptune, on convoy duty to Malta, struck four mines in quick succession off the Tripoli coast on 19 December 1941, and sank within minutes; of the 764 Officers and crew in Neptune only one man survived 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named Admiralty enclosure, in card box of issue addressed to ‘Mrs. M. Thomas, 57 Gaddesby Road, King’s Heath, Birmingham 14’, extremely fine (3) £60-£80 --- Hubert Thomas served during the Second World War in the Leander class light cruiser H.M.S. Neptune, as part of Force K deployed as convoy support to Malta. On 17 December 1941 the supply ship MV Breconshire was being escorted to Malta by Force K near the Gulf of Sirte, when the British ships sighted Italian battleships escorting a convoy to Tripoli. After seeing Breconshire safely into Malta, Force K sailed again to search for the Tripoli convoy. At 1:0 a.m. on 19 December 1941, whilst approximately 20 miles off the Tripoli coast, Neptune hit a mine. She then went full speed astern and struck two more mines, seriously damaging her propellers and rudder. The destroyer H.M.S. Kandahar went to assist but in doing so she herself struck a mine. At about 4:00 a.m. Neptune was struck by a fourth mine and sank within a few minutes. Only 16 men from a compliment of 764 survived the initial sinking and managed to climb aboard a raft; however, all but one man succumbed whilst on the open seas. The Neptune’s sole survivor, Able Seaman Norman Walton, was picked up by the Italians on Christmas Eve and made a prisoner of war. The loss of H.M.S. Neptune represented the greatest single tragedy for both the Mediterranean Fleet and the New Zealand Navy of whom 151 men were part of Neptune’s crew. Thomas was amongst those killed, aged 27. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, and his medals were sent to his widow Mrs. May Thomas.
Seven: Sergeant J. S. Heydenrych, South African Air Force, late South African Artillery and 1st Regiment, South African Infantry, who was twice wounded in action during the Great War 1914-15 Star (Pte. J. S. Heydenrych 6th Infantry.); British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. J. S. Heydenrych. 1st. S.A.I.); Italy Star (10495 J. S. Heydenrych.) unofficially renamed; War Medal 1939-45 (10495 J. S. Heydenrych); Africa Service Medal (10495 J. S. Heydenrych); Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st (bilingual) issue, Union of South Africa (Sgt. J. S. Heydenrych S.A.A.F.) glue residue to reverse of all, good fine and better (7) £160-£200 --- John Sydney Heydenrych, a mechanic by trade, was born in Cape Town on 20 August 1897, the son of Mrs K. Heydenrych of Cradock, South Africa. He attested for the South African infantry at Potchefstroom on 10 December 1915 and served in France from 13 July 1916 to 25 December 1917. Transferred to England for training and medical attention to his feet, he returned to the Western Front on 1 April 1918 and suffered a severe gunshot wound to the right thigh and throat eleven days later. Evacuated to No. 11 Stationary Hospital at Rouen, he spent 5 months in recovery before returning to the trenches and receiving a shrapnel wound to the right knee on 9 October 1918; returned to Rouen, Heydenrych witnessed the Armistice from a hospital bed in Havre suffering from a bout of influenza. Qualifying as a Lewis Gunner on 26 December 1918, he was discharged in England in May 1919, his address at that time recorded as ‘Bell Lane, Birdham, near Chichester’. Returned home to South Africa, he volunteered his services at the outbreak of the Second War and was appointed on 11 September 1939 as Gunner in the 6th Heavy Battery, South African Artillery. Raised Temporary Lance Bombardier in the Cape Artillery Brigade, he was posted to The Castle (Cape Town) from 12 December 1940, and is later recorded as serving at Waterkloof with the South African Air Force in February 1943. Sent to No. 24 Squadron, his Army Service Record confirms entitlement and notes the dispatch of his three Second War medals on 26 September 1951. Sold with copied service record for both campaigns.
Pair: Private W. T. James, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry, late South African Field Telegraph and Postal Corps 1914-15 Star (Pte. W. T. James S.A.F.T. & P.C.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Pte. W. T. James. 1st. S.A.I.) glue residue to the reverse of both, the Star a little polished, nearly very fine Pair: Private A. F. A. Leigh, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry 1914-15 Star (Pte. A. F. A. Leigh 1st. Infantry); Bilingual Victory 1914-19 (Pte. A. F. Leigh. 1st. S.A.I.) glue residue to reverse of both, good very fine Pair: Private T. Winter, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. T. Winter. 1st. S.A.I.) glue residue to the reverse of both, good very fine (6) £100-£140 --- Walter Thomas James, a telegraphist, was born in Exeter around 1875 and initially with the Eastern Force as a Signaller in the S.A. Field Telegraph and Postal Corps. He later attested for the 1st South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 17 September 1915 and arrived on the Western Front in time for the opening exchanges of the Battle of the Somme. Wounded in action 20 July 1916, his service record notes an injury to the left thigh; evacuated from Boulogne to the City of London Military Hospital, the wound ended his campaign and he was demobilised at Wynberg on 28 November 1917. Alan Frederick Arthur Leigh was born in Durban in 1894, the son of Mrs. K. Leigh of Pietmaritzburg, Natal. He initially served with the Durban Light Infantry in German South West Africa before attesting for the 1st South African Infantry on 7 March 1917. Posted to the Western Front, he was killed in action on 20 September 1917 in Belgium and is commemorated upon the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. Thomas Winter embarked from Cape Town to England per Dunvegan Castle on 13 September 1917. Posted to the Western Front with the 1st South African Infantry, he is recorded as missing in action on 24 March 1918 during the opening stages of the German Spring Offensive. Confirmed in May as a Prisoner of War, he was repatriated on 20 December 1918 and disembarked at Cape Town per Cawdor Castle on 24 April 1919. Sold with copied service record for all three recipients and a fine copied photograph of Private Leigh in uniform.
A fine Second War Force ‘K’ ‘Taranto’ D.S.M., post-War ‘Royal Tour’ R.V.M., and Second War ‘Malta operations’ M.I.D. group of ten awarded to Chief Petty Officer B. Hale, Royal Navy, captain of the foremost gun turret of H.M.S. Aurora, for the night action attack on the Duisberg Convoy, the ‘brilliant night action south of Taranto’ Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX. 132424 B. Hale. P.O. H.M.S. Aurora); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (JX. 132424. B. Hale. A/L.S. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (P/JX. 132424 B. Hale. D.S.M. C.P.O. R.N.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued; Royal Victorian Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, silver, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (JX. 132424 B. Hale. C.P.O. H.M.S. Vanguard.) mounted for wear in this order, light contact marks, good very fine and better (10) £2,000-£2,400 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 24 February 1942: The D.S.M. award was included in a list of awards to ships of British Force ‘K’: ‘For gallantry, skill and resolution in a brilliant night action South of Taranto, against odds, in which, without hurt or loss to the Royal Navy, ten enemy Supply Ships were wholly destroyed, one Destroyer sunk, and at least one other badly damaged.’ Hale was later presented with the D.S.M. by the His Majesty the King at Buckingham Palace. R.V.M. awarded per Admiralty Fleet Order No. 2392 of 1947: ‘In recognition of services in connection with their Majesties visit to the Union of South Africa, Southern Rhodesia and other territories in Africa.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1942. Brinley Hale was born at Neath, Glamorganshire on 2 October 1912 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in H.M.S. St. Vincent in 1929. He was advanced to Ordinary Seaman, H.M.S. Courageous on 2 October 1930 and to Able Seaman on 1 January 1932. He was further advanced to Leading Seaman on 1 May 1937, and to Acting Petty Officer, H.M.S. Hood on 21 April 1938. He was appointed to H.M.S. Aurora as Petty Officer on 9 February 1940, until she was mined off Tripoli, and it was for service in this ship, as part of British Force ‘K’, that he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his gallantry during the ‘brilliant night action south of Taranto’. Following service in H.M.S. Excellent, he was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1946, which was sent to H.M.S. Spartiate. Later in 1946 he was posted to H.M.S. Vanguard and was serving in that ship during the Royal Tour of South Africa, Southern Rhodesia and other territories, for which he received the Royal Victorian Medal in silver. He was invalided from H.M.S. Haslar on 12 March 1952 permanently unfit for naval service and was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Excellent on 3 June 1952. Sold with copied research and copies of contemporary press cuttings which include a copied photographic image of the recipient and which confirm that he was awarded the D.S.M. for his service as captain of the foremost gun turret in H.M.S. Aurora at Taranto.
Victory Medal 1914-19 (10) (3417 L-Nk. Jafar Ali. 3 S. & M.; 1595 Dvr. Rang Zeb. 21 P. Baty.; 44 Gnr Bagga Khan, 33 Pack Bty.; 1175 Dvr Lal Khan, 107 Pack Bty.; 1363 Fitter Gulam Mohd. I.W.T.; 148 L-Nk. Noor Mohd. 9 Mule Cps.; 1227 K-C Ghulam Haider, 17 M.C.; Clk. Merajuddin, M.W.S.; Ord. Dilawarshah.; Ali Akbar Khan, Police Dept.) a couple of minor official corrections, edge bruising and contact marks, generally good fine and better (10) £70-£90
A Great War ‘Battle of Cambrai’ M.C. group of three awarded to Captain K. C. Brooke, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, for his gallantry during the Bourlon Wood operations on 27 September 1918, where his two platoons captured two machine guns, accounted for many of the enemy, and took thirty prisoners Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse contemporarily engraved ‘Capt. K. C. Brooke. M.C. “Cambrai” Sept. 27th. 1918.’; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. K. C. Brooke.) traces of verdigris to VM, nearly very fine (3) £500-£700 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: ‘For marked gallantry and good work in command of a company during the Bourlon Wood operations on 27th September 1918. When his leading two platoons were held up by machine-gun fire, he led two platoons forward, eventually capturing two machine guns and accounting for many of the enemy, and enabling the advance to continue. He also took thirty prisoners. He then took his final objective and consolidated.’ Kingsley Copron Brooke was born in Toronto, Ontario, on 8 July 1888 and was commissioned in the 81st Battalion, Canadian Infantry, on 9 October 1915, serving with them during the Great War overseas from May 1916. Posted to the 3rd Battalion (1st Central Ontario Regiment) on 1 July 1916, he served with them on the Western Front from 9 July 1916, and was wounded in action at Cite St. Emile on 20 September 1917. Awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry at the Battle of Cambrai, he returned to Canada for discharge on 14 April 1919. Sold with copied service papers and other research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
Pair: Gunner J. W. Laing, Royal Marine Artillery British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 2504-S- Gr. J. W. Laing.) very fine Pair: Private F. G. Fincham, Suffolk Yeomanry British War and Victory Medals (2390 Pte. F. G. Fincham. Suff. Yeo.) very fine Pair: Bombardier C. Byron, Royal Field Artillery, who was killed in action on 27 March 1917 British War and Victory Medals (22552 Bmbr. C. Byron. R.A.) very fine Pair: Private R. J. Cousens, Royal West Kent Regiment, late Suffolk Regiment and Suffolk Yeomanry, who died of wounds on 5 October 1916 British War and Victory Medals (2633 Pte. R. J. Cousens. Suff. R.) good very fine Pair: Gunner J. K. McLean, New Zealand Expeditionary Force British War and Victory Medals (57735 Gnr. J. K. McLean. N.Z.E.F.) very fine (10) £140-£180 --- John Westfallen Laing was born in Hampstead on 15 May 1890 and attested for the Royal Marine Artillery on 25 April 1917. He served with an Anti-Aircraft Battery at Dunkirk from 10 June 1918, and was demobilised in February 1919. Claude Byron was born in Birmingham and attested for the Royal Artillery at Ipswich. Posted to the Western Front, he died whilst serving with “Y” Company, 7th Divisional Trench Mortars, Royal Field Artillery, and is buried at Ecoivres Military Cemetery in the Pas-de-Calais, France. Reginald John Cousens attested for the 3/1st Suffolk Yeomanry and disembarked at Boulogne on 27 August 1916. Transferred to the 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, he died of wounds at No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station on 5 October 1916.
Pair: Private N. Brown, 23rd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 1 September 1918 British War and Victory Medals (5312 Pte. N. Brown. 23 Bn. A.I.F.) extremely fine British War Medal 1914-20 (189 Sgt. S. Fry, 1-36 B.N. Ry. Bn. I.D.F.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (86763 Sjt. J. O. Edlin. C.F.A.); 1939-45 Star (M13018 K. Abdul); Pakistan Independence Medal 1947 (2) (84208 Spr Rashid Ahmed RPE.; 7859472 Sepoy Khushal Khan Baluch R.); Confederation of Canada Centenary Medal 1967, unnamed as issued, good very fine and better (8) £80-£100 --- Nemiah Brown was born at Ultima, New South Wales, Australia, and attested for the Australian Imperial Force at Waitchie, Swan Hill, Victoria. He served with the 23rd Infantry Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front and was killed in action on 1 September 1918. He is buried in Hem Farm Military Cemetery, Hem-Monacu, France. James Oliver Edlin was born in Streatham, London, on 15 November 1892 and having emigrated to Canada attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force. He served with the 5th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 2 September 1918. He is buried in Sun Quarry Cemetery, Cherisy, France. Sold with an unofficial white metal Canadian Boer War tribute medal.
Pair: Lieutenant M. K. Crozier, Cape Police Cape of Good Hope General Service 1880-97, 1 clasp, Bechuanaland (Sergt. M. K. Crozier. Cape Police.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Kimberley (Lieut: M. K. Crozier. Cape P.D. 1.) nearly extremely fine (2) £400-£500 --- M. K. Crozier served with the Cape Police during the Defence of Kimberley, and for his services was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 16 April 1901).
The British War Medal awarded to Pioneer H. K. Gow, Royal Engineers, who died when the Troopship Transylvania was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat on 4 May 1917 British War Medal 1914-20 (66716 Pnr. H. K. Gow. R.E.) extremely fine £60-£80 --- Harry Kenneth Gow was born in Stockwell, London, on 17 October 1897, the son of Neil Alexander Gow. He enlisted at Shepherd’s Bush for the Royal Engineers and was ordered to the R.E. Base Signal Depot, Egypt, in the late spring of 1917. Embarked at Marseilles for Alexandria per Transylvania 3 May 1917, the voyage across the Mediterranean was initially uneventful. Flanked by the Japanese destroyers Matsu and Sakaki, the Transylvania attempted to hug the French and Italian coastlines, thus restricting the direction of attack by German U-Boats. The tactic failed; at 10 a.m. the next morning she was struck in the engine room by a single torpedo from the submarine U-63, near the island of Bergeggi in the Ligurian Sea. An eyewitness account from a fellow Pioneer, No. 127051 Sidney Valentine Sillence-Lovell, as published in The Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Telegraph on 9 June 1917, sets the scene: ‘Suddenly our ship seemed to bump. It was a little shock which I attributed to the engines, and was surprised at the excited cry “We are torpedoed!” I ran on the highest deck and secured my lifebelt. Boats were immediately lowered, and the Red Cross nurses rowed away to our cheering.’ With the ship remaining steady there was a general consensus that all would be well, especially when the Matsu came alongside and began to remove men. The gravity of the situation amongst the fresh recruits was heavily underestimated however, and it wasn’t long before a second torpedo slammed into the side of Transylvania. Sillence-Lovell continues: ‘I was leaning overboard when, bang! followed by a rush of water at the hatchway. This was a nasty hit and many must have been killed by the explosion. A boat load was beneath me, the explosion blowing it to pieces. At 11.10, an hour after the first torpedo, our good old troopship rose to the perpendicular, and then adieu. Many were with my thoughts as I rocked to and fro in our little ship. A good number sank with our troopship, particularly R.A.M.C. men.’ The loss of the Transylvania cost the lives of 373 soldiers, 29 army officers and 10 crew, including Captain Brennell. 89 bodies were retrieved from the sea and buried in a small cemetery in Savona, whilst further victims were carried by the Mediterranean currents back along the coast to France, Monaco and Spain. Soldiers Died in The Great War confirms Gow’s death at Sea, either by drowning or at the time of the two torpedo explosions. Aged 19 years, he is buried at Mazargues War Cemetery in Marseilles, his headstone bearing the poignant inscription: ‘Gone from us but not forgotten, never shall his memory fade.’ Note: The British War Medal is the recipient’s sole medallic entitlement; he did not receive a Victory Medal.
The Royal Humane Society Medal awarded to Mr. R. K. Gilpin, Trinity House Pilot and Coxswain of the R.N.L.I. Lifeboat at Teignmouth Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (Richard Kemp Gilpin. 19th September, 1887.) with integral bronze riband buckle, minor edge nick, nearly extremely fine £140-£180 --- R.H.S. Case No. 23779: ‘At Noon on 19 September 1887 Stanley Pomeroy aged 9 was bathing near the Pier at Teignmouth. The boy got accidentally into the tidal channel and was carried away. Mr Gilpin with all his clothes on ran down the beach and swam out after the boy he succeeded in reaching him and bringing him into the shore’. Richard Kemp Gilpin was baptised at East Teignmouth Church in 1849, the son of a Teignmouth ship’s pilot. Appointed Trinity House Pilot for Teignmouth in 1876 and Second Coxswain for the R.N.L.I. Teignmouth Lifeboat in 1877, he was further advanced to Superintendent Coxswain of the lifeboat in August 1880. Following his rescue in 1873 he continued in his duel roll as Trinity House Pilot and Coxswain of the local lifeboat until October 1900 when the R.N.L.I. retired him to pension. In March 1908 he again came to the attention of the R.H.S. when he rescued his brother from the harbour at Teignmouth (R.H.S. Case No. 35865), being awarded a Testimonial on Parchment. Retiring to pension from Trinity House in 1921 he died at Teignmouth on 13 June 1927, aged 78. Sold with copied research together with two early postcards depicting a pilot boat bringing a sailing vessel into Teignmouth Harbour and Teignmouth Harbour; and a booklet ‘The History of Teignmouth Lifeboats’ by Jeff Morris, published 2001.
Four: Inspector H. A. Potter, Metropolitan Police, late Royal Garrison Artillery India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (8198 Corpl. H. A. Potter No 8 Mtn. B. R.G.A.); Defence Medal (98506 Inspr H. A. Potter Metro Police) privately impressed naming; Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C., H. Potter.); Jubilee 1935 (98506 Inspr. H. A. Potter Metro Police) last privately engraved, mounted for display, generally good very fine (4) £160-£200 --- Provenance: R. W. Gould Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2002 Herbert Alfred Potter was born in Thrandeston, Suffolk in August 1884. After 8 years service in the Royal Garrison Artillery, he joined ‘C’ (St. James’s) Division, Metropolitan Police, 13 June 1910. Promoted to Sergeant in July 1921, to Station Sergeant in May 1927, to Inspector, ‘K’ (Stepney) Division in October 1929, and retired on pension, 14 June 1936. Inspector Potter died in December 1963. Sold with copied service papers.
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