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Lot 31
A diamond and ruby cluster pendant and chain; the abstract drop pendant comprising a central old transitional cut diamond; six smaller round brilliant cut diamonds, five baguette cut diamonds, five cabochon green stones and two circular cut rubies, all claw set within a handmade scroll work frame. The principal diamond is estimated to be approximately 1.45 carats, J/K colour and SI1/I3 clarity. To a conforming bi-coloured S scroll chain. Pendant 4.5cm length, chain 56 cm length. Gross weight 33 grams.
Lot 310
A pair of a 9ct gold signet ring and an onyx signet ring. The first consists of a shield head measuring approximately 13.4 x 11.3 mm, engraved with a monogram, on a tapered shank, Birmingham hallmarked 375, ring size S. The second consists of an oval onyx-set head measuring approximately 13.5 x 12.3 mm, on a tapered shank, hallmarked 375, ring size K. Total weight of items 13.3 grams.
Lot 318
A three stone diamond half hoop ring; the three slightly graduated round brilliant cut diamonds in mille grain finished collet mounts to an 18 carat gold shank, ring size I; together with an Art Deco 18 carat gold signet ring, with rectangular plaque within oval frame and carved shoulders. ring size K. Gross weight 4.75 grams (2).
Lot 206
An emerald and white stone three row 14ct gold ring, comprising a single row of French cut white stones, possibly white sapphire within a border of channel set calibre cut emeralds, width approx 8mm, size K, total gross weight approx 6.3gms Condition report: good all stones present and intact, slight abrasions and fine scratches
Lot 288
Three pairs of 9ct gold hoop earrings, total gross weight approx 5.2gms; a wedding band, stamped PLAT, size K, approx 2.2gms; two yellow metal bands, unmarked assessed as approx 18k, size Q1/2 and S1/2, gross weight approx 3.2gms; an Art Deco 9ct gold, silver and marcasite dress ring, size M, gross weight approx 5.6gms; a jadeite pendant, carved as a monkey
Lot 351
A collection gold and gem set rings to include a 14ct gold garnet cluster, size N, total gross weight approx 6.7gms, a pearl and sapphire 9ct gold ring, size J, along with two garnet set 9ct gold rings sizes L, and who cameo set 9ct gold rings, sizes L1/2, and K, combined total gross weight approx 19.9gms (1 bag) Further details: good all stones intact, minor wear and tear commensurate with age ,
Lot 35
Antlers/Horns: Assam Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee), circa 1852, Assam Northern India, a very large set of adult bull horns on upper skull, right horn 162.5cm (64"), left horn 164cm (64½"), widest span 166cm (65½"), tip to tip 108cm (42½"), painted number to forehead K, 11-6½, 3, entry reference within the game book notes - no 3. Assam Buffalo Cow Shot by my uncle Major Robert Campbell and sent home at the same time as Nos 1&2". Recorded as No 4 in the Rowland Ward Records of Big Game dated 1896, hand written note to page 267 by Sir John Campbell - "These two were shot by my uncle Col Robert Campbell but are in the possession of Sir John Campbell of Kilberry to whose father they were given by my father. When i sent the measurement to Rowland Ward i told him this, but he has nonetheless entered them wrongly as belonging to me, dated 1896"Measured using Rowland Ward method 10.
Lot 124
A Great War ‘Festubert and Givenchy 1915’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private P. F. W. May, 2nd King Edward’s Horse, attached Canadian Mounted Brigade, who was discharged due to wounds in December 1915 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (1186 Pte. P. F. W. May. 2/K. Edw: H.); 1914-15 Star (1186 Pte. P. F. W. May. K. Edw. H.); British War and Victory Medals (1186 Pte. P. F. W. May. K. Edw. H.) very fine (4) £1,200-£1,600 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: Private P. F. W. May, late 2nd King Edward’s Horse (attached Canadian Mounted Brigade). ‘For consistent good work, notably when rendering first aid to wounded under fire.’ Stated by an unnamed source to have been for work at Festubert 15th to 25th May 1915, and at Givenchy on 15th June 1915. M.I.D. London Gazette 27 January 1916. Percival Frederick William May was born at Reading, Berkshire, on 11 April 1888. He enlisted into 2nd King Edward’s Horse on 17 November 1914, and served in France from 4 May 1915, where he and his regiment were attached to the Canadian Cavalry Brigade under the command of Brigadier-General J. E. B. Seely. This brigade arrived in France as a dismounted unit known as Seely’s Detachment, during the battle of Festubert and then served in the trenches during the battle of Givenchy. The brigade was composed of Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, Royal Canadian Dragoons, Lord Strathcona’s Horse, and 2nd King Edward’s Horse. It became the Canadian Cavalry Brigade on 22 July 1915, and was restored to Horses on the formation of The Canadian Corps in September 1915. Seely’s Force was formed on 3 October 1915, and was composed of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade and the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Brigade. Seely’s Force, which disbanded on 9 October 1915, re-formed on 22 November 1915, as a composite of the Canadian Cavalry Brigade, 1st and 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles Brigades, and ceased to exist on 10 December 1915. Private May was discharged due to wounds at Canterbury on 22 December 1915, and is entitled to the Silver War Badge. He died at Colchester, Essex, on 19 February 1872, aged 83. Sold with copied gazette entries, Medal Index Card, and other copied research.
Lot 231
Three: Lieutenant A. Walker, Highland Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (2283 Sjt. A. Walker, High: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. A. Walker) better than very fine Three: Captain A. G. K. Ledger, Royal Army Medical Corps 1914-15 Star (Lieut. A. G. K. Ledger. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. A. G. K. Ledger) surname on VM officially corrected, all in named card boxes of issue, extremely fine (6) £80-£100 --- Alexander Walker attested for the Highland Light Infantry and served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 2 July 1915, subsequently being commissioned Lieutenant. Sold with a presentation copy of the published Regimental Records of the Highland Light Infantry, the inside inscribed ‘ To O/R Sergt. A. Walker, with compliments and best wishes for the New Year. 1st January 1915. J. H. Galbraith. Lt. Col.’; and a postcard size portrait photograph of the recipient in the uniform of a Sergeant, H.L.I. Archibald George Kirwood Ledger was born on 11 July 1885 and was educated at Edinburgh University. He was commissioned temporary Lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps on 1 May 1915, and served with the Hereford unit of the R.A.M.C. during the Great War on the Western Front from 12 June 1915. Subsequently serving at 14th General Hospital at Wimereux, he suffered from debility and was admitted to No. 37 Field Ambulance, being evacuated home on the Hospital Ship Asturias in April 1916. He later worked as Assistant House Physician at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.
Lot 25
Three: Sergeant H. M. Purnell, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (1656 Sjt. H. M. Purnell. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (1656 Sjt. H. M. Purnell. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) the 1914-15 Star with an engraved embellished line or frame around the rank and name, otherwise very fine (3) £60-£80 --- Hendrick Moore Purnell was born at Greenwich on 4 June 1892 and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Culham on 30 September 1912. Promoted Corporal on 5 September 1914, and Sergeant on 28 September 1915, he served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and suffered a severe hernia at Ploegsteert in April 1915, due to over exertion on active service. He was discharged on 22 August 1916, being no longer fit for military service, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 322962. He died in Leicester in June 1960. Sold with a subdued darkened cap badge of the O.B.L.I.; two darkened O.B.L.I. collar badges; a pair of darkened brass ‘Oxf & Bucks’ shoulder titles, one lacking a fixing lug; a postcard sized O.B.L.I. group photograph believed to contain the recipient; and a small collection of wartime German ‘bring back’ souvenirs, the majority in relic condition, including an Imperial German Great War Iron Cross 2nd Class, a small brass crucifix with black inlay and the figure of Christ on the cross, an Imperial German WWI Wound Badge, corroded to the front but with a silvered reverse, so possibly 2nd Class, a small German soldiers brass or plated note book in the form of a fob on a chain, and three WWI Imperial German uniform buttons, one with an incised ‘K’ to the centre.
Lot 326
Pair: Lance-Corporal K. Carter, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (23494 Cfn. K. Carter. R.E.M.E.) edge bruise; General Service 1962-2007, 2 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula (23494779 L/Cpl. K. Carter. REME.) with unofficial retaining rod between clasps, mounted court-style for wear, otherwise generally very fine or better (2) £80-£120
Lot 361
Four: Stoker Petty Officer T. W. Franklin, H.M.S. Blanche, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.21362 T. W. Franklin, Sto.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.21362 T. W. Franklin. Act. L. Sto. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.21362 T. W. Franklin. L.Sto. H.M.S. Waterhen) the first three very heavily polished, therefore fair to fine, the LS&GC better (4) £120-£160 --- The light cruiser H.M.S. Blanche was launched on 25 November 1909 and was part of the 4th Light Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland. Thomas William Franklin was born at Canterbury, Kent, on 30 January 1895 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class in H.M.S. Pembroke II on 10 November 1913. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Blanche, and was advanced to Leading Stoker in January 1919. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1928, he was advanced to Acting Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Hawkins, on 15 March 1931, and Stoker Petty Officer, H.M.S. Kent on 15 March 1932. He was shore pensioned in November 1935, but was recalled for war service in 1939, and was finally released from service in August 1945.
Lot 362
Three: Stoker Petty Officer J. Benham, H.M.S. Broke, Royal Navy, who subsequently took part in the celebrated ‘Swift and Broke’ action of April 1917 1914-15 Star (K.4675, J. Benham. L. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.4675 J. Benham. S.P.O. R.N.) nearly extremely fine (3) £120-£160 --- The destroyer H.M.S. Broke was launched on 25 May 1914 and was part of the 4th Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Jutland where, after hits from several German ships, she lost control and collided with H.M.S. Sparrowhawk, leading to the latter’s loss. James Benham was born in Southampton on 3 August 1885 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class on 7 February 1906. Advanced Leading Stoker on 22 February 1912, he served during the Great War in H.M.S. Broke from 9 December 1914 to 8 February 1918, and was promoted Stoker Petty Officer on 20 April 1916. As well as being present at the Battle of Jutland, Benham subsequently took part in the famous Swift and Broke action of 20-21 April 1917. On the night of 20-21 April 1917, six German destroyers left their bases on the Flanders coast and made a raid on Dover. Shortly after midnight the destroyers H.M.S. Swift and H.M.S. Broke, just east of the Goodwins, sighted ships approaching on an opposite course. The Germans opened fire, and scored several hits on the Swift. She turned to ram but missed, passed through the German line and scored some hits too. She then fired a torpedo which hit G.85. Swift had been sorely hit, had wireless out of action, damage to bridge and 4 ft of water in the stokers mess-deck, 1 crew killed and 4 wounded. She turned to follow the Germans but was unable to keep up, so made her way home. At the start of the fight H.M.S. Broke also opened fire with guns and torpedo, but failed to score. She then rammed G.42 amidships at 27 knots. Locked together, Broke’s sailors had to repel German borders in hand to hand fighting while Broke’s guns poured fire into G.42 at point blank range. While this battle was going on the last two German torpedo boats in the line sailed past and fired into Broke. She managed to break clear of G.42 and started limping eastwards after H.M.S. Swift. Broke had suffered damage to her boiler rooms with steam dropping, half of the bridge was on fire and the decks had been swept by gunfire. As she sailed away both G.85 and G.42 fired on Broke. She then turned back and fired on both German destroyers, silencing their guns. The battle ended at quarter past one. Both German destroyers sank shortly after. Benham was shore discharged, time expired, on 27 March 1920. Sold with copied research, including a photographic image of H.M.S. Broke.
Lot 364
Three: Stoker First Class W. G. Herbert, H.M.S. Centurion, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.26449, W. G. Herbert, Sto.2., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.26449 W. G. Herbert. Sto.1. R.N.) good very fine (3) £80-£100 --- The dreadnought battleship H.M.S. Centurion was launched on 18 November 1911 and was part of the 2nd Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland. William George Herbert was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on 27 January 1892 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 2 June 1915. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Centurion from 27 January 1916 to 9 February 1917, and was advanced Stoker 1st Class on 29 June 1916. He was shore demobilised on 15 February 1919. Sold with copied record of service.
Lot 368
Seven: Chief Stoker A. J. Nicholson, H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.23938, A. J. Nicholson, Sto.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.23938 A. J. Nicholson. Sto.1 R.N.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (K.23938 A. J. Nicholson. Ch. Sto. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K. 23938 A. J. Nicholson. S.P.O. H.M.S. Pembroke.) contact marks, nearly very fine or better (7) £240-£280 --- The armoured cruiser H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh was launched on 14 June 1904 and was part of the 1st Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland. Arthur John Nicholson was born in Dulwich, London, on 26 October 1896, and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 20 January 1915. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh from 19 April 1915 to 3 August 1918, and was advanced Stoker 1st Class on 25 November 1915. He was promoted Stoker Petty Officer on 15 March 1927, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal later that year. Advanced Chief Stoker on 19 July 1933, he served in H.M.S. Sussex in Palestine before being shore pensioned on 19 January 1937. He was recalled to the service on 31 July 1939, and served in H.M. Ships Caledon and Stag during the Second World War, before being invalided out of the service on 30 April 1942. Sold with copied record of service and other research.
Lot 369
Six: Stoker Petty Officer J. S. Tripp, H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.23940. J. S. Tripp. Sto.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.23940 J. S. Tripp. Sto.1. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, the F&G clasp erroneously affixed to the War Medal, with traces of a rosette having been affixed to the Atlantic Star, contact marks, nearly very fine, the Second War awards better (6) £120-£160 --- The armoured cruiser H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh was launched on 14 June 1904 and was part of the 1st Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland. John Stanley Tripp was born in Helston, Cornwall, on 27 August 1896, and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 20 January 1915. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh from 19 April 1915 to 3 August 1918, and was advanced Stoker 1st Class on 25 November 1915. He was promoted Stoker Petty Officer on 29 April 1931, and was shore pensioned on 23 February 1937. He was recalled to the service on 15 June 1939, and served in various ships and shore based establishments during the Second World War, before being released Class ‘A’ on 11 September 1945. He did not qualify for a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Sold with copied record of service.
Lot 377
Nine: Leading Stoker W. H. George, H.M.S. Lion, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.23892, W. H. George, Sto.1., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.23892. W. H. George. Sto.1 R.N.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (K.23892 W. H. George. L. Sto. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.23892 W. H. George. L. Sto. H.M.S. Ormonde) light contact marks to the G.V.R. awards, these very fine; the G.VI.R. awards nearly extremely fine (9) £240-£280 --- The battle cruiser H.M.S. Lion was launched on 6 August 1910 and was Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty’s fleet flagship of the Battle Cruiser Fleet at the Battle of Jutland. She was hit a total of 14 times during the battle, including sustaining near-catastrophic damage to Q-turret, and suffered 99 dead and 51 wounded. Although mortally wounded, Major Francis Harvey, Royal Marines, the Q-turret gun commander, ordered the magazine and turret to be flooded, which although costing him his life saved the magazine from exploding, which would undoubtedly have sunk the ship; for his bravery and self sacrifice he was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. William Harold George was born at Stonehouse, Devon, on 6 November 1893 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class on 18 January 1915. He joined H.M.S. Lion on 16 April 1915, and served in her for the rest of the Great War, being advanced Leading Stoker on 1 June 1919. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 28 February 1930, and served in H.M.S. Delhi during the operations in pre-War Palestine. He was shore pensioned on 17 January 1937, but was recalled for service on 23 August 1939, and served during the Second World War in various ships and shore based establishments.
Lot 379
Four: Stoker Petty Officer J. F. Oliver, H.M.S. Minotaur, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.6069. J. F. Oliver. Act. L. Sto., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.6069. J. F. Oliver. S.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension (K.6069. J. F. Oliver, S.P.O. H.M.S. Conquest.) contact marks, worn and polished, therefore fair (4) £120-£160 --- The armoured cruiser H.M.S. Minotaur was launched on 6 June 1906 and was the flagship of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Jutland. James Frederick Oliver was born in Marylebone, London, on 30 April 1891, and enlisted in the Royal Navy on 27 April 1910. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Minotaur, initially as part of the Northern Patrol. Appointed Stoker Petty Officer on 15 August 1918, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in May 1925. Shore pensioned on 26 April 1932, he was recalled on 25 September 1938, and served during the Second World War in H.M.S. Despatch from 31 July 1939 to 2 April 1941 in the South Atlantic and Caribbean. He latterly served in H.M.S. Duke before demobilisation on 27 September 1945. Sold with copied record of service.
Lot 388
Three: Stoker First Class J. J. Wright, H.M.S. Royal Oak, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star (K.22812, J. J. Wright, Sto.1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.22812 J. J. Wright. Sto.1 R.N.) nearly very fine (3) £80-£100 --- The dreadnought battleship H.M.S. Royal Oak was launched on 17 November 1914 and was part of the 4th Battle Squadron at the Battle of Jutland, where she fired a total of 38 twelve-inch shells and 84 four-inch shells during the battle. Jesse John Wright was born in Bermondsey, London, on 24 February 1893 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 1 July 1914. Advanced Stoker 1st Class on 10 June 1915, he served during the Great War in H.M.S. Royal Oak from 30 April 1916 to 27 May 1917, and was shore discharged on 3 March 1922. Sold with copied record of service.
Lot 669
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (K.63548 W. Davies. Sto. 1. H.M.S. Mackay.); Volunteer Force Long Service Medal, V.R., unnamed as issued; together with Northumberland Fusiliers Order of Merit Medal 1836, 34mm, bronze, for 7 years’ service, the obverse featuring St. George slaying the Dragon, ‘Quo Fata Vocant’ on scroll above, the reverse inscribed ‘V Northumberland Fusiliers Merit March 10th. 1767’ within wreath, unnamed with steel clip and small ring for suspension, the first two good very fine, the last worn (3) £80-£100
Lot 1020
A 9ct gold single stone cultured pearl ring (the pearl untested and unwarranted), finger size K, a 9ct gold blue and white stone carved head five stone ring, finger size N 1/2 and a 9ct gold three stone white stone ring, finger size N 1/2, 6.66g gross and a green and white stone costume ring
Lot 793
Westmeath Rifles Militia Officer’s Full Dress Busby c1874-78. A fine quality example, this short lived pattern was based on the 1869 pattern Line infantry shako, but without a peak. The stiffened body covered with black lambswool, the crown of black cloth. Black double cord sewn-in caplines supported by two black metal Garter-type stars, black lion's mask and ring ornament at the rear for the cap lines. Plated metal rose pattern side ornaments and ribbed plated velvet lined chin chain. At the front a large black metal coiled bugle horn with a plain black cord boss above. Buff leather sweatband and black silk lining. Complete with double black cord cap lines and olivets. No plume. Original black japanned metal carrying tin, this with Dublin Station labels (frayed). Traced to Sub-Lieutenant the Hon. T. K. D. St. Lawrence, very good condition £500-£700 --- Provenance: Howth Castle Sale, Dublin, October 2021. The Hon. Thomas Kenelm Digby St. Lawrence was born on 12 December 1855, the son of Thomas St. Lawrence, 3rd Earl of Howth, and was educated at Harrow. He was appointed a Sub-Lieutenant in the King’s Own Royal Tower Hamlets Militia in 1876, and by December of that year had transferred in the same rank to the Westmeath Rifles Militia. He was commissioned Lieutenant in the 5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards on 21 August 1878, and was promoted Captain on 19 December 1883. He served throughout the Egyptian Campaign of 1882 being attached to the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards (Medal with clasp and Khedive’s Star). During various home postings he led the mounted troops when quelling the Belfast Riots in August 1886. He was placed on temporary half-pay due to illness on 22 April 1891, and died from typhoid fever at Ardmore, Dublin on 8 May 1891. He is buried in the chancery of the old church of St. Mary’s Abbey, Howth, Dublin.
Lot 84
A Great War C.M.G., pre-War M.V.O. group of nine awarded to Vice-Admiral A. K. Macrorie, Royal Navy, who commanded the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert 1911-14, and was later Mentioned in Despatches for his services during the Dardanelles Campaign The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge converted for neck wear, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband; The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘424’; 1914-15 Star (Capt. A. K. Macrorie, M.V.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. A. K. Macrorie. R.N.); Denmark, Kingdom, Order of the Dannebrog, Third Class neck badge, C.X.R. (1912-47), silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband; Japan, Empire, Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband complete with usual fitments; Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, Third Class neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer’s breast badge, gold and enamel, with rosette on riband, mounted as worn, minor enamel damage in parts and the campaign medals lacquered, generally very fine and better (9) £2,400-£2,800 --- C.M.G. London Gazette 1 January 1919: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered during the War.’ M.V.O. Fourth Class London Gazette 12 August 1913. Danish Order of Dannebrog awarded September 1913 on the occasion of the Royal Visit to Copenhagen (not gazetted). Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure London Gazette 6 April 1918. Greek Order of the Redeemer London Gazette 17 April 1918. French Legion of Honour London Gazette 21 June 1918. Arthur Kenneth Macrorie was born on 6 June 1874, the son of the Rt. Rev. W. K. Macrorie, Bishop of Maritzburg, and was educated at H.M.S. Britannia. He entered the Royal Navy in January 1888 and was appointed Midshipman in 1890. He was commissioned Lieutenant in 1896, and served in a variety of ships, being given his first command, that of H.M.S. Thrasher, in November 1900. He subsequently served in command of H.M.S. Osprey and H.M.S. Panther, and was advanced Commander in 1907. In August 1911 Macrorie was appointed to command the Royal Yacht H.M.Y. Victoria and Albert, and held the appointment for the usual three years, being awarded the Royal Victorian Order, Fourth Class, in 1913, on the conclusion of H.M. The King’s visit to Cowes for the annual regatta. Promoted Captain on 1 August 1914, on his departure from the Royal Yacht he was given the command of the light cruiser H.M.S. Juno, and served during the Great War in the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915 for which he was Mentioned in Despatches ‘for the period from the landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula in April until the withdrawal in December 1915’ (London Gazette 14 March 1916). Appointed next to H.M.S. Theseus, Macrorie served in her until August 1918 and then, at the conclusion of the war, was employed as Superintendent of the Signal School, Royal Naval Barracks , Portsmouth from 15 November 1918. His final appointments was as Captain of the drifter Columbine, for command of Port Edgar base, from 20 November 1921 and then as Captain of H.M.S. Emperor of India the following year. Appointed Aide-de-Camp to H.M. the King on 2 November 1923, Macrorie retained the appointment until placed on the Retired List at his own request with the rank of Rear-Admiral on 2 September 1924. A Justice of the Peace for West Sussex, he was advanced Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 1 August 1929, and died in Chichester on 25 November 1947. Sold with copied research, including two group photographic images of the recipient with Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary and the officers of the Royal Yacht. Note: The recipient’s original insignia of the Order of the Dannebrog was returned to the Danish Orders Secretary in Copenhagen upon his death, in line with the statutes governing the Order, and the insignia included in this lot was subsequently acquired as a representative example.
Lot 106
C. F. A. VOYSEY (1857-1941) FOR THOMAS ELSLEY & CO. ARTS & CRAFTS FIRE SURROUND, CIRCA 1898 polished and cast brass, bears cast inscription WORK/ PLAY, maker's marks verso Rd. 233020/ ELSLEY/ No. 420(63cm wide, 93cm high)Footnote: Literature: Dekorative Kunst, vol. 1, 1898, p.256 illus. Livingstone K., Donnelly M., Parry L. C.F.A. Voysey: Arts & Crafts Designer, London 2016, p.254, pl.326 where this example illustrated.
Lot 109
C. F. A. VOYSEY (1857-1941) FOR TOMKINSON & ADAM LTD., KIDDERMINSTER DESIGN FOR A CARPET, DATED graphite and watercolour, depicting a lake landscape, signed and dated in pencil verso C. F. A. VOYSEY/ ARCHT./ APRIL 29/ 1901, and inscribed WORKED, bears printed Tomkinsons Carpets Ltd. stamp, no. V000032(50.5cm x 68.5cm)Footnote: Exhibited: The Fine Art Society, London C.F.A. Voysey: Designs for Tomkinson & Adam Carpets, 2013 Literature: Livingstone K., Donnelly M., and Parry L C.F.A. Voysey, Arts & Crafts Designer V&A 2016, pp.84-85 where a similar design is illustrated.
Lot 110
C. F. A. VOYSEY (1857-1941) FOR TOMKINSON & ADAM LTD., KIDDERMINSTER DESIGN FOR A CARPET, DATED graphite and watercolour, depicting a Crown, on gridded paper, inscribed with colour scale, signed, dated and inscribed C.F.A. VOYSEY ARCHT./ 6 CARLTON HILL/ NW/ JULY 1898, 2nd,- inscribed verso 7/ 561, bears printed Tomkinsons Carpets Ltd. stamp, no. V000041(55.5cm x 60cm)Footnote: Exhibited: The Fine Art Society, London C.F.A. Voysey: Designs for Tomkinson & Adam Carpets, 2013 Note: Voysey used the Crown motif extensively in his designs. For further examples see Livingstone K., Donnelly M., and Parry L C.F.A. Voysey, Arts & Crafts Designer V&A 2016, pp.93-97
Lot 116
C. F. A. VOYSEY (1857-1941), POSSIBLY MANUFACTURED BY COMYN CHING & CO., IPSWICH OR T. ELSLEY & CO. cast iron(grille18.5cm x 26cm)Footnote: Literature: Livingstone, K. et al., C.F.A.Voysey: Arts and Crafts Designer, V&A Publishing, London, 2016, p. 240-241, pl. 302 illus. Note: Voysey's use of cut-out silhouettes in metal, reducing his motifs to their very simplest outline, is said to have been influenced by the pierced metal fittings at the Houses of Parliament, designed by Pugin. For a comparable grille see V&A collection M.70 - 2014.
Lot 333
GEORGE HENRY WALTON (1867-1933) (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER) ARTS & CRAFTS XYLOPHONE, CIRCA 1900 Oak and brass, with bell metal and string(55.5cm wide, 80cm high, 32cm deep)Footnote: Literature: Moon, K. George Walton, Designer and Architect, White Cockade 1993, p.89, pl.115 where a similar example to the current lot is pictured in the Hall at The Leys, Elstree, designed by Walton for J.B.B. Wellington circa 1900.
Lot 423
DUNCAN. ALASTAIR (EDIT.) SIX VOLUMES OF 'THE PARIS SALONS' cloth bound, no dust covers, comprising Volume III ‘Furniture’; Volume IV ‘Ceramics & Glass’; Volume V ‘Objets d'Art & Metalware’; Volume VI ‘Textiles & Leather’; ‘Jewellery A-K’; and ‘Jewellery L-Z’, Antique Collector's Club 2002; also Hoffmann, Julius 'Der Moderne Stil: Jugendstil 1899-1905’, Arnoldsche 2006
Lot 518
WILLIAM MOORCROFT (1872-1945) FOR MOORCROFT POTTERY ‘BIG POPPY’ MINIATURE BALUSTER VASE, CIRCA 1925 glazed earthenware, impressed MOORCROFT/ ENGLAND, 11cm high; together with a ‘BIG POPPY’ PATTERN BALUSTER VASE, glazed earthenware, painted signature in blue, impressed MOORCROFT/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ K, 16cm high; and a ‘BIG POPPY’ PATTERN MINIATURE VASE, impressed MOORCROFT/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ 55/ M, 7cm high; a 'BIG POPPY' PATTERN DISH, glazed earthenware, painted initials WM in blue, impressed MOORCROFT/ MADE IN ENGLAND, bears paper label BY APPOINTMENT/ W. MOORCROFT/ POTTERS TO H. M. THE QUEEN, 19cm diameter; together with a ‘PANSY’ PATTERN VASE, by William Moorcroft, glazed earthenware, painted initials WM in blue, impressed MOORCROFT/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ 216, 16.5cm high; and a further ‘PANSY’ PATTERN VASE, glazed earthenware, with applied silver plated rim, painted initials WM in blue, impressed MOORCROFT/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ 372, with stamped marks to mount, 14.5cm high
Lot 66
HERBERT HORNE (1864-1916) FOR THE CENTURY GUILD 'PRAISE OF THE SOUL', RARE FABRIC PANEL, CIRCA block-printed velveteen, manufactured by Simpson & Godlee, Swinton, Manchester, later framed(panel 112cm x 80cm)Footnote: Literature: Livingstone, K. et al., C.F.A. Voysey: Arts and Crafts Designer, V&A Publishing, London, 2016, p. 65, pl. 79 illus. Parry, L. British Textiles from 1850 to 1900 V&A 1993, pl.103 illus. Note: Herbert Horne was a writer, architect, designer and member of the Century Guild. He was apprenticed to Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo in 1883 and the two were business partners from 1885 to 1890. The Century Guild was established in 1883 by A. H. Mackmurdo and Selwyn Image with several others, including Horne. This design is one of the most recognisable designs produced by the Century Guild. Known as 'Angel with Trumpet' or 'Praise of the Soul' it was exhibited at a number of exhibitions for the Century Guild. Not all contemporary critics were impressed, one reviewer of the 1897 Manchester Royal Jubilee exhibition in the Journal of Decorative Art described it as 'at the best a very weak effort'. Nevertheless, it is now seen as exemplifying the Guild's swirling designs that pre-empted the Art Nouveau era. As well as velveteen it was also produced as printed cotton. The two differ in one detail; in the cotton, the angel's halo contains a cross (usually signifying Jesus Christ), in the present velveteen example it has a dot, which may suggest that Horne amended the design, and that the velveteen was produced after the cotton.
Lot 196
A diamond solitaire ring, the six claw set round brilliant cut diamond weighing approx. 2.53ct, diamond set shoulders, yellow and white metal band unmarked, gross wt. 4.4g, size K. Condition - sold without certificate, however, the diamond is heavily included, colour ok, appears free from any yellowness.
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