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Click here to subscribeASTRONAUTS: Selection of signed colour 8 x 10 photographs and some smaller by various astronauts including John Young, Helen Sharman, Richard Farrimond & Nigel Wood, Jerry Carr, Fred Haise, Sally K. Ride, Bob Crippen and crew members of Space Shuttle STS-7, Ed Gibson, Jack Lousma etc. VG to EX, 13
SPACE: A collection of original NASA colour 8 x 10 photographs, all unsigned or bearing autopen signatures, subjects include astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, William Anders, James Lovell, Alan Bean, Alan Shepard, Dave Scott, Gene Cernan, John Glenn, crews of Apollo 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 & 17, Walt Cunningham, Jack Swigert, John Young, Harrison Schmitt, Sally K Ride, Judith Resnik, Dick Scobee, Ellison Onizuka, various shuttle crews etc., other images depict lift offs, the moon, the earth, Jupiter, Mars and other planets etc. VG to generally EX, 212
CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. A very fine Wartime signed 10.5 x 15.5 photograph, the image depicting Churchill seated in a half length pose. Photograph by Harrods and bearing their pencil credit to the lower photographer`s mount. Signed (`Winston S. Churchill`) in fountain pen ink by Churchill to the lower photographer`s mount and dated 1941 in his hand. Accompanied by a T.L.S. by R. E. K. Hill, on behalf of Churchill`s Personal Private Secretary, one page, 8vo, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 3rd July 1941, to Mrs. Stapleton, stating, in full, `I am now returning to you the photograph of Mr. Churchill, which he was glad to autograph for your husband`s ship, H.M.S. "Amaranthus".` An unusual, and desirable, image to find signed by Churchill. Some very light, extremely minor creasing to the corners and extreme edges of the photographer`s mount, otherwise about EX Lt. Nicholas Stapleton commanded HMS Amaranthus (K17) from January-August 1941. The Royal Navy warship, a Corvette of the Flower Class, was launched on 17th October 1940 and commissioned on 12th February 1941.
ROBERTS FREDERICK: (1832-1914) British Field Marshal, Victoria Cross winner for his actions at the Indian Mutiny on 2nd January 1858. Secret A.L.S., Fred Roberts, three pages, 4to, Kurram, Afghanistan, 17th April 1879, to `My dear Macgregor`. Roberts has partially written the letter in a secret code using an assortment of capital letters, for example Kabul is written as DPMHC and mission as BFVVFYZ. The code has been deciphered in English in another hand and coded words appear in bold in our description. Roberts announces that `A messenger of mine who left Kabul on the eleventh said that Javaguaris` man was expected there that day, and that the general opinion was Y. K. wd. accept the mission and agree to our terms.` and continues `I shall be ready to move any day after the twentieth, a move will be advantageous, but I trust there will not be great delay, or camels may disappear, they have died in numbers lately, however, nearly all are being rested now and fed well.` Roberts further discusses the route to be used, opting for one that is fit for camels, and refers to collecting supplies and the use of wheeled guns along a road which will be completed in a few days time, explaining `This will assist materially, the opposition, the Afghans can bring can stop us and I hope to be at Dobundi if not Kushi before our departure from Alikhel is known.` Some extensive, although very neat, splitting to the horizontal folds, about G
ENTERTAINMENT: Selection of vintage signed postcard photographs and slightly larger, a few 8 x 10s etc., by various male stage and screen actors and entertainers including Marius Goring, Wallace Ford, Tullio Carminati, Barry K. Barnes, Carl Brisson, Clive Brook, Brian Aherne, Lee Tracey, Michael Redgrave, Ramon Novarro, Ivor Novello, John Mills, John Lodge, John Loder, Alfred Lunt & Lynn Fontainne, Ben Lyon, Patrick Waddington, Anton Walbrook, Henry Wilcoxon, Edward Everett Horton, Noel Madison, Rudy Vallee etc. G to generally VG, 56
ROD: Hardy The Continental Special Palakona 8` 4" 2 piece split cane trout fly rod, staggered ferrule model with 4" cane ferrule extension, agate butt guide, snake intermediates, whipped green, tipped black, bronzed ferrule, line rate 6, keeper ring, rod No. B/K, cork handle with up screw reel fitting, fine condition throughout, in MOB.
GB - 1840 large cover with 4x Penny Blacks :- (D-K) Plate 8 Fine 4 margins, (N-D) Plate 3 Fine but with torn corner N/W, (E-H) Plate 8 Fine but with torn corner S/E, and (E-I) Plate 8 Fine 4 margins. Sent within Chelmsford, dated CDS on reverse DEC 16 1840, stamps not well tied but definitely all belong. Scarce piece (1)
Diamond dormilonas earrings En oro blanco, un diamante talla brillante, 3,60 cts, color J y pureza Piqué, el otro diamante talla brillante antigua, 3 cts, color K y pureza Piqué. Se adjuntan certificados de CIBJO nº 16281 y nº 16282, que describen el primer diamante como 2,73 cts, color K y pureza SI y el segundo diamante como 2,42 cts, color K y pureza Si 2. 1 cm. 4,6 gr
An early 20th Century gentleman’s 14k gold cased open faced keyless lever pocket watch by Longines, retailed by Nacib K. Djezvedjian & Son, Constantinople, the white enamelled dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds hand, engraved to interior “Longines, 7 Grand Prix”, contained in engine turned case 48mm diameter (gross weight 63 grammes)
Toys: five boxed Matchbox vehicles to include a K-5 King Size Racing-Car Transporter, a Volkswagen 1600TL 67, a 73 Ferrari Racing Car, a 15 Volkswagen Beetle, and a 23 Volkswagen Camper, together with a Corgi 102 Rice's Pony Trailer with pony, a Corgi 420 Ford Thames Airborne Caravan, and a Politoys-M 536 Ferrari Dino. (8)
Antique Porcelain Headed Dolls inc. Simon & Halbic K&R, fully jointed composition bodied doll with blonde wig approx. 16" L, Simon & Halbic K&R fully jointed composition bodied doll with blonde wig, brown eyes approx. 17.5" L, Armand Marseille no. 3901.2N with light brown long haired wig, fully jointed composition body, brown eyes, approx. 17.5" L, Heubach Koppelsdorf no. 300.6 with light brown wig, composition part jointed body, blue eyes, approx. 21" L, K&R Plastic Headed Doll 728/5/O Germany no. 19, composition body, partial blonde wig, brown eyes, 3 Pairs Bloomers, 3 Lace Petticoats, 2 Lace Full Length Camisoles, Short Pink Dress, Bonnet, 2 Long Pink Dresses with embroidered neckline, Plastic K&R 727/4 Germany no. 34 Boy Doll head & arms only
Waterman Fountain Pen, fitted box with additional cartridge dark tan & gilt body with gilt end caps, blue mottle fountain pen 14ct. warranted gold nib with black end cap gilt fittings, in box marked Folkestone Herald, Schaefer black bodied fountain pen with gilt fittings, narrow Swan black engine turned bodied pen with gilt fittings & red box repair box marked Feb 21 ?? March Swan USA, Conway Stewart green marbled pen with gilt clip, black top, Italian 601-1 black bodied pen, nickel clip marked K, Queensay black bodied pen, fine gilt nib, gilt fittings, Schaefer pen box & Schaefer lifetime nib, green transparent black mottled body marked W A Schaefer Co for Madison USA patent 0-78-795, gilt clip & fittings, Schaefer Streamline Style maroon bodied with faceted end, chrome cap, Made in Australia, Schaefer 14ct. gold encased nib, black plastic body with 14ct. clip, 14ct. gold band, grey bodied streamline style gilt nib & fittings, black plastic bodied pen, nib marked Bury & maroon cap with gilt fittings
A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS - ONE ALBUM DEPICTING THE LIFE OF SERVICEMAN K J C SEECLEY, NORFOLK, ENGLAND 1270400, PHOTOS INCL.BI-PLANES, AERIAL FOOTAGE, DOUGLAS B18A ,THE BARRACKS, THREE ALBUMS OF POSTCARDS ETC.AND PHOTOS OF 1940`S FAMILY LIFE TOGETHER WITH AN ALBUM OF AUTOGRAPHIC CARDS OF VINTAGE ACTORS, SOME WITH SIGNATURES
A COLLECTION OF MISC. SILVER INCL. A SHEFFIED HALL MARKED BRANDY LABEL, MM F H, LONDON HALLMARKED PORT LABEL,MM R & K, A SHERRY LABEL, LONDON HALLMARKED MUSTARD POT, MM R P, BIRMINGHAM HALLMARKED MUSTARD SPOON, MM I T, SHEFFIELD PEPPER POT, MM H A, BIRMINGHAM MINIATURE BUTTON HOOK WITH IVORY HANDLE IN THE FORM OF A HOOF, MM C V LTD. AND A SILVER TAPE MEASURE OF A PEANUT
A Georgian Sterling Silver Flatware Service, by Various Silversmiths Circa 1809-1834, London, In the threaded fiddle and shell pattern with the mark of 15 different silversmiths including Paul Storr. The Makers Mark: PS- Paul Storr TB- Thomas Bamford MC- Mark Cripps JS/AS- Joseph and Adey (or Albert) Savorey TW/JH- Thomas Wallace and Jonathan Hayne WE- William Elliot WK/SK- William and Samuel Knight SH/SR/IED- Solomon Hougham, Solomon Royes and James East Dix TT/HL- (Thomas Turner/Henry John Lias) With four family crests incl. a winged sword, knight on horseback, unicorn head and arm holding a sword. Piece count: 2 Gravy Spoons: 2 PS Q 1811/12 5 Dessert Spoon: 2 TB F 1821/22 1 TB b 1817/18 1 SH/SR/TED b 1817/18 1 JS/AS t 1834/35 3 Sauce Ladles: 1 TW/JH e 1820/21 2 PS Q 1811/12 12 Table Spoons: 12 PS Q 1811/12 1 Fish Server: 1 WK/SK O 1809/10 19 Dessert Spoons: 10 TB f 1821/22 5 TB b 1817/18 3 SH/SR/IED b 1817/18 1 W? T 1814/15 12 Tea Spoons: 12 MC t 1834/35 12 Cheese Knives: 8 WE k 1825/26 4 unmarked k 1825/26 12 Table Forks: 6 TB f 1821/22 5 TB e 1820/21 1 PS Q 1811/12 12 Dessert forks: 6 TB b 1817/18 5 TT/HL d 1819/20 1 ? c 1818/19 2 Salt Spoons: 2 ? Q 1811/12 12 Salad Forks: 8 PS Q 1811/12 4 ? ? 12 Dinner Knives: 12 WE k 1825/26 Carving set: 2 Knives: 2 WE k 1825/26 2 Forks: 2 WE k 1825/26 Total piece count: 109. Total troy oz: 245.
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A 14 BORE SWEDISH PERCUSSION SPORTING RIFLE BY MEIDINGER, STOCKHOLM, CIRCA 1750 converted from flintlock, with octagonal swamped sighted barrel rifled with eight grooves and chiselled with a band of beadwork at the breech, signed stepped bevelled lock engraved with border ornament and sprays of foliage, figured walnut full stock (small chips), moulded over the fore-end, carved with foliage about barrel tang, raised cheek-piece carved with foliage on the left of the butt and patchbox with carved sliding cover decorated en suite on the right, moulded steel mounts (rear ramrod-pipe missing), including trigger-guard with finial of shaped outline and butt-plate with pronounced heel, solid side-plate engraved with foliage and shell ornament, faceted ramrod-pipe, a single sling swivel (the other missing) and horn fore-end cap (ramrod missing) 71cm; 28in barrelJohan Frantz Medinger was born in Germany in 1720 where he apprenticed to Moritz Friederich Nussbaum circa 1750. He returned to Sweden where he was appointed gunmaker to the King Adolph Frederick (1710-1771) on 4th September 1759. A number of firearms by him, including a gun with gold inlaid mounts, are preserved in the Livrustkammeren, Stockholm. See K. Wennberg 1979, p.38 and N Drejholt, 1996, p. 255.
AN IMPORTANT 20 BORE FRENCH ROYAL FLINTLOCK LONG HOLSTER PISTOL MADE FOR CHARLES XI, KING OF SWEDEN (1655-97), BY PIRAUBE AUX GALLERIES DU LOUVRE A PARIS, DATED 1676 with blued barrel formed in four stages, the forward section signed `Piraube aux Galeries du Louvre a Paris 1676` in gold damascene on a long flat decorated with further damascened scrollwork, fitted with silver fore-sight, damascened with a classical trophy-of-arms at the muzzle, and a pair of monsterheads attacked by serpents hanging in scrolls of foliage ahead of the median, the latter formed with an engraved shaped panel flanked by a pair of damascened captives seated upon further trophies, the breech of octagonal then polygonal form, decorated in gold damascene with foliage, pellets and the full crowned Royal Swedish Arms (the bluing faded and with losses), the underside of the breech stamped with the barrelsmith`s mark, the letter `M` in a rondel, engraved tang decorated with monsterhead scrolls of foliage and border ornament, rounded lock chiselled with scrolls of foliage issuant from a classical vase and signed `Piraube` twice on the tail, engraved with border ornament, delicate scrolling tendrils inhabited by an archer and inscribed `aux Galleries a Paris` beneath the pan, the brim of the pan chiselled with a grotesque, fitted with chiselled cock decorated with leafy tendrils, a serpent head, a green man mask on the comb and retained by a further mask-shaped screw (the top-jaw and screw replaced), steel chiselled with a symmetrical arrangement of leafy tendrils issuant from a green man mask, figured walnut full stock (an early working replacement of circa 1730-40), impressed with the letter `K` next to the trigger-guard, carved with a raised moulding over the fore-end, a spray of foliage ahead of the trigger-guard and further scrolls and shell ornament about the tang, steel mounts comprising side-plate pierced and chiselled with a central moustachioed mask dividing an arrangement of scrolling monsterhead tendrils inhabited by a pair of differing herms, spurred pommel engraved with a pattern of rondels and foliage around the border, chiselled on each side with a symmetrical design of scrolling monsterhead tendrils issuant from a green man mask against a recessed gilt ground, the front and the back chiselled with further masks and engraved with monsterhead scrolls, fitted with a small finely chiselled grotesque mask cap supported by a pair of gold damascened Classical figures seated upon Classical trophies and surmounted by a Classical bust portrait, engraved trigger-plate, trigger-guard with an early inventory number `P No 1` chiselled with a further mask on the bow, the forward baluster issuant from a gaping mask and the finial chiselled with scrolling tendrils on a recessed gilt ground, a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes, the rear decorated with a gold damascened angel, pierced and engraved escutcheon damascened with the crowned Royal Swedish Arms, and steel-tipped ramrod, perhaps the original, and remaining in fine condition throughout (the damascene with small losses, areas of light wear) 53.3cm; 21inProvenance Charles XI, King of Sweden An American Private Collection Literature John F. Hayward, Bertrand Piraube, in Livrustkammaren 15, no.5 (1980), pp.129-132, figs 12-14.The pair to this pistol is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no. 1990.114.2).These pistols are Bertrand Piraube`s earliest dated work. The late John Hayward identified three levels of quality by this maker of which the present pistol belongs to the highest. Piraube has been described as the most important figure in the decorative development of French firearms in the latter part of the 17th and early 18th centuries. On 25th January 1670 Louis XIV granted him a brevet de logement in the Galleries du Louvre. This appointment, which was confirmed in March the following year, established Piraube as primus inter pares amongst the gunmakers working for Louis XIV. In Germain Brice`s Description de la Ville de Paris, published in various editions between 1698 and 1718, he was described as a gunmaker who produced pieces of rare beauty. His period of tenure in the Galleries to Louvre (1670-1720) was the longest of any gunmaker. Working within the precincts of the Royal Palace freed Piraube from the restrictions of the Parisian Guilds and consequently he was able to employ as many apprentices and journeymen as his commissions required. It comes as no surprise that a significant number of the great European Ancestral Gunrooms have firearms by him. The present pistol and its pair illustrate a number of aspects of the designs of Louis XIV`s chief designer, Jean Bérain. For a further discussion of this maker and his work see John F. Hayward (op.cit.), and Thomas Del Mar Ltd, 9th December 2009, lot 266.Charles XI (1655-97) succeeded to the throne at the age of 4 in 1660. He excelled in the chase and was a fine horseman, as recorded in both his and other members of the Royal Family`s diaries. The present made to him by the French Ambassador at his coming of age in 1672 comprised twelve magnificently caparisoned Spanish thoroughbreds, complete with an equal number of pistols and guns, of which Piraube made one pair of pistols and one fowling piece. The present pistol, and its pair, must have been ordered within two years of this gift, allowing for the time lag in construction. A smaller pair of pistols, with silver barrels and mounts, decorated in almost an identical manner to the present pistol, are preserved in the Royal Armoury, Stockholm, (inv.no.4072, 4073). Given their size they were probably intended for a lady, and the materials used would suggest that they were made more for display than use.The letter `M` within a rondel beneath the breech is stamped on a number of French firearms of this period, including another pair of pistols and a gun by this maker, a pair of pistols by Masson, and a gun by Varnier all preserved in the Livrustkammeren, Stockholm (inv. nos. LRK 4334, 4335, 3626, 3627, 10036 respectively).See J. F. Hayward 1963, pp.32-47; the same author 1980, pp. 118-157; N. Drejholt1996, pp. 136-139 and S. J. Pyhrr 1991, p. 24.
A RARE CASED SET OF FOUR PERCUSSION PISTOLS, COMPRISING A PAIR OF 28 BORE D.B. IRISH PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY TRULOCK & SON, 9 DAWSON STREET, DUBLIN AND A PAIR OF 28 BORE PERCUSSION TRAVELLING PISTOLS BY THOMAS K. BAKER, LONDON, NO. 283, MID-19TH CENTURY the first pair each with etched twist sighted barrels inscribed with the maker`s address on the rib, engraved case-hardened breeches, engraved case-hardened tang, signed engraved flush-fitting bolted locks decorated with border ornament and scrolls, engraved hammers decorated en suite, highly figured walnut half-stock, slender butt cut with a panel of chequering on each side, engraved blued-steel trigger-guard with pineapple finial, engraved blued butt-cap, blued stirrup ramrod, vacant silver escutcheon, and silver barrel bolt escutcheons, and retaining some original finish throughout; the second pair each with sighted barrels engraved with a band of foliage at the muzzles, fitted with a screw-in plug at the breeches, scroll-engraved side-hammer bolted action signed on the top (one safety-catch and three nipples expertly replaced), finely chequered numbered walnut butts, engraved steel trigger-guard and butt-cap, the latter fitted with a circular trap, vacant silver escutcheon, and with traces of finish throughout: in contemporary mahogany case with brass carrying handle (key escutcheon detached), the first pair contained in the top layer and the second within a drawer operated by a dummy vertically-sliding shank lock, and complete with some accessories including blued bullet mould, turnscrew, Sykes nickel flask, nipple wrench and brass cap tin the first: 23.5cm; 9 1/4in and the second 20.5cm; 8inProvenance: Christie`s King Street, 18th May 1994, lot 190
AN 18 BORE SILVER-MOUNTED FLINTLOCK HOLSTER PISTOL BY LEWIS BARBAR, CIRCA 1740 with three-stage swamped sighted barrel moulded at the breech, engraved tang, signed rounded border-engraved lock, figured walnut full stock (minor chips), moulded over the fore-end and carved with a stylised leaf ahead of the trigger-guard and about the tang, pierced and chased silver rococo sideplate of scrolling leafy tendrils, engraved steel trigger-guard with moulded finial, engraved spurred steel pommel fitted with silver grotesque mask cap, vacant silver escutcheon, and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes (the steel parts lightly patinated), and steel-tipped ramrod 40.5cm; 16inLewis Barbar, a Protestant, came to England from France circa 1688. He naturalised in 1700, was elected to the London Gunmaker`s Company in 1704, and became Master in 1708. He was appointed Gentleman armourer to King George I and George III and died in 1741. See W. K. Neal and D. H. L. Back 1984, pp.288-302.
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