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An assortment of collectors' items including a bronze Victorian medal awarded to Harry G. Cooper Inorganic Chemistry 1889, awarded by the Science and Art Department for Proficiency in Science, three further medals including a hallmarked silver example, Manchester & District Medical Golfers' Association, a lighter, etc, leather cased hip flask, travelling cups, etc.
A collection of gold and costume jewellery, including: a Victorian diamond, red stone and 9ct gold ring; a bar brooch, stamped '9ct'; a mother of pearl cased wrist watch; a cultured pearl and marcasite five-strand bracelet; silver brooches; bead necklaces; and other items, together with a selection of antique and other accessories, including: a Ronson cigarette lighter; a Magma cigarette lighter; a silver teddy bear baby rattle; an Edwardian silver mounted velvet evening bag; two silver thimbles; and a selection of fruit knives, by makers including Wheatley Brothers.
The Memorial Plaque to Able Seaman E. H. Coase, Royal Navy, who was killed in the H.M.S. Glowworm explosion on the Dvina River on 25 August 1919 Memorial Plaque 1914-18 (Edward Henry Coase) extremely fine £140-£180 --- Edward Henry Coase was born in Devonport on 5 October 1896 and enlisted into the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class on 28 March 1912. He entered the War serving on the battleship Centurion, in which he was promoted to Ordinary Seaman in October 1914 and Able Seaman in June 1915. He then served at Vivid I from November 1915 to July 1916, before joining the gunboat Glowworm, based on Halcyon,from July 1916 to September 1918, and subsequently: Pembroke II, from October 1918; Monitor 25, from October 1918 to May 1919; and Fox, June 1919 to August 1919. Able Seaman Coase was killed on 25 August 1919 ‘as a result of the blowing up of an ammunition lighter.’ On the night of 25 August 1919, the gunboats Glowworm and Cockchafer were proceeding down the Dvina River to relieve Cricket and Cicala as part of the advance guard on R.N. gunboats operating on the Dvina. As the Glowworm and Cockchafer neared Bereznik, the watch on the Glowworm spotted a barge on fire mid-river. The Mercantile Marine Reserve and Russian crew of Army barge NT326 Edinburgh had raked out the galley fire as usual before heading to their hammocks for the night. Closer to midnight, two of the crew awoke to find the aft cabin ablaze. Unable to stem the flames, some of the crew fled the barge in a small boat. The crew of the barge had good reason to flee the inferno as they knew what Commander Green onboard Glowworm did not: that the barge was being used to transport ammunition and was loaded with 70 tons of explosive. As Commander Green brought the Glowworm alongside, nose towards the blazing barge, the crew of the gunboat rushed with hoses to fire-stations on the fore-deck in preparation to put out the conflagration. Many of Glowworm’s crew not involved in fighting the fire crowded the fore-deck to watch the brilliant bonfire before them. As the crew of Glowworm began to fight the fire, the Cockchafer, some distance away, began to manoeuvre to approach the barge from another direction. A crowd had gathered ashore of men observing the spectacle. The crowd watched in horror as a huge wall of flame rose into the calm night sky. Soon after there was another explosion and several smaller ones after that. It is unknown how many of Glowworm’s crew died in the initial explosions, but by now it must have been apparent to Commander Green that he had brought his ship alongside a blazing ammunition barge. A few minutes later an enormous flash blanketed the countryside. Seconds later the deafening roar and shock wave of the explosion ripped through air sending debris up to a mile away. Slowly, as those on the shore began to regain their senses, rescue teams hastily cobbled together began to make their way towards Glowworm in whatever vessels they could find. As the rescue teams boarded Glowworm, they could not believe the devastation that awaited them. The entire superstructure seemed to be scorched and bent; debris and the remains of the crew lay everywhere. The fore-deck had suffered the most damage being closest to the explosion. All of the fire-fighting crews had been wiped out whilst manning their hoses. As rescuers came across wounded sailors they carried them to the relatively undamaged after-deck and lay them in rows for the medical staff to attend to. Commander Green was found on the bridge mortally wounded, surrounded by the bodies of other officers and sailors who had been killed outright in the explosion. He was evacuated to the hospital barge which moored alongside the smoking Glowworm, but did not regain consciousness and died an hour later. In the meantime Cockchafer, under Commander Preston Thomas, had come to her stricken sister ship’s aid. She lit the ship with her searchlights to aid the rescue efforts whilst coming alongside. From the bridge of Cockchafer, Commander Thomas directed the rescue crews through a megaphone. The following day, the full scale of the tragedy became apparent. Onboard Glowworm, 23 officers and men had been killed, and another 15 had been wounded. Additionally, two Mercantile Marine Reserve men and two Russian seamen onboard a nearby ammunition barge had been killed by flying debris and three other Mercantile Marine Reserve men wounded. It was the largest loss of life suffered on a single day by the Royal Navy in North Russia in 1918-19. The damage to Glowworm was significant. She was towed back to Archangel to be refitted and repaired and was able to make her way back to England under her own steam, but she was too worn out to continue service and was paid off almost as soon as she arrived back at Chatham on 18 November 1919 and was eventually scrapped in 1921.
ASSORTED JEWELLERY & COLLECTABLES including cased simulated pearls, silver set jewellery, silver fringe necklace, various brooches and pins, 2 x vintage telescopes, trench art shell bullet lighter marked 'Williamson 1919', white metal tassel bracelet, boxed silver cufflinks, yellow metal locket on woollen cord, brooch, pendants, ETCProvenance: private collection GwyneddComments: viewing recommended
Two Chinese green hardstone pendants, with a 40cm 14k gold snake chain, dark green pendant carved with fruit & foliage, (af) mounted in 14k, together with a lighter example carved with bamboo and a small mammal with big eyes, mounted in 18k white gold.weight all together 7.6gms Condition Report:Available upon request
A George V silver cigarette case, by H Bros, Birmingham 1937, the body with engine-turned decoration, and another smaller by W. T. Toghill & Co, Birmingham 1934, an a Japanese 950 silver zippo lighter, engraved with a map of Korea, weighable silver 241gms (3) Condition Report:Available upon request
ALFRED DUNHILL (BRITISH 1872-1959): An ‘Aquarium’ table lighter, circa 1950s, four lucite panels, each deeply engraved in reverse intaglio technique and hand-painted to create a three-dimensional effect, the front panel depicting a fish in shades of pink and orange, the reverse with three small fish, with rocky waterbed and water plants on a blue and green ground, base stamped ‘DUNHILL LIGHTER’8 h x 10 w x 5 d cm Alfred Dunhill: a very rare silver-plated 'Aquarium' table lighter, the Perspex body enclosing decoration of fish, in pale green and blue, in excellent condition. English circa 1950. Length 10 cm (4 inches).Notes: Dunhill Aquarium Lighters are miniature works of art that first appeared in 1949 and were made until 1959. They were a luxury functional object aimed at the wealthy and notable owners and collectors of Dunhill Aquarium Lighters were Sir Winston Churchill, the IT couple of post-war Britain Norah Docker and husband Sir Bernard and most recently Timothy Oulton.The lighters were made from lucite, characterized by its transparency, durability, and resistance to yellowing. The panels that formed the lighters were hand carved with reverse intaglios using dentist tools and drills.The panels were then painted and applied to the lighters’ bodies in four distinct sections. All the lighters were hand carved and painted so each one is unique. The main artist on many of the early lighters was Ben Shillingford, and later the husband and wife team of Margaret and Allan Bennett. They worked out of their home on the south coast, and were soon producing about a dozen lighters a week. Margaret would send her watercolour and pencil designs to Dunhill for approval, and Allan would then use dentist tools to carve the design, which Margaret would then paint.
ALFRED DUNHILL (BRITISH 1872-1959): A 'Fox Hunting' Aquarium table lighter, circa 1950s, four lucite panels, each deeply engraved in reverse intaglio technique and hand-painted to create a three-dimensional effect, the front panel depicting a hound at the scent and a mounted huntsman, the reverse with a mounted huntsman in a rural landscape, base stamped ‘DUNHILL LIGHTER’.8 h x 10 w x 5 d cmNotes: Dunhill Aquarium Lighters are miniature works of art that first appeared in 1949 and were made until 1959. They were a luxury functional object aimed at the wealthy and notable owners and collectors of Dunhill Aquarium Lighters were Sir Winston Churchill, the IT couple of post-war Britain Norah Docker and husband Sir Bernard and most recently Timothy Oulton.The lighters were made from lucite, characterized by its transparency, durability, and resistance to yellowing. The panels that formed the lighters were hand carved with reverse intaglios using dentist tools and drills.The panels were then painted and applied to the lighters’ bodies in four distinct sections. All the lighters were hand carved and painted so each one is unique. The main artist on many of the early lighters was Ben Shillingford, and later the husband and wife team of Margaret and Allan Bennett. They worked out of their home on the south coast, and were soon producing about a dozen lighters a week. Margaret would send her watercolour and pencil designs to Dunhill for approval, and Allan would then use dentist tools to carve the design, which Margaret would then paint.The vast majority of designs featured either fresh or salt water fish (never mixing the two), but this example is a rare exception, and is therefore highly collectable.
â–² Sir William Russell Flint RA ROI (1880-1969) Study of a seated girlsigned 'W Russell Flint' l.c., black chalk13 x 9.5cmCondition ReportFramed: 34.5 x 29.5cmSome soft smudging and light surface dirt. There is a small area where the paper is lighter in the bottom left corner with some slight discolouration, please see images. The work is on laid paper. Ready to hang. Not viewed out of glazed frame.
Mixed lot comprising a 1920s silver baby's rattle in the form of a red squirrel by Crisford & Norris Ltd (af), a single teaspoon, a pair of Christofle silver plated dishes, a Dunhill engine turned silver plated lighter - no. 390107, a further gold-plated Dunhill Rollagas cigarette lighter - no. 24163 (6)
AN ASSORTMENT OF JEWELLERY AND OTHER ITEMS, to include a silver hinged bangle with gadrooned detail, hallmarked Chester 1951, a silver hinged bangle with etched floral detail, hallmarked Birmingham 1973, approximate gross weight 31.3 grams, a hinged metal core bangle, a silver floral locket, hallmarked Birmingham 1978, suspended from a white metal rope chain 22 grams, three pairs of white metal cufflinks, stamped silver, approximate gross weight 24.8 grams, together with a white metal pendant, stamped 925, approximate gross weight 12.8 grams, a 2006 80th birthday commemorative coin, a 'Ronson' lighter, two ladies watches, assorted dress studs and other items (condition report: general moderate wear, overall condition good, we cannot guarantee the working order of any watch)
A COLLECTION OF ROYAL DOULTON, AYNSLEY AND WEDGWOOD GIFTWARE AND OTHER CERAMICS, including Royal Doulton Bunnykins a.f., boxed Poole pottery pin dishes, five pieces of Wedgwood jasperware including a table lighter, Aynsley Wild Tudor boxes with hinged lids, a small number of commemorative items, etc, s.d. (Qty)
A GROUP OF COLLECTABLES AND BAKELITE, comprising a wooden 'Red Lion Inn' hanging sign, a Bakelite desk top calendar (chipped base, numbers a little stiff), a brown Bakelite hairdryer made by 'Ormond' E1022 in original case with accessories, a taxidermy ' Butterfly Creations' glass dome containing two butterflies, and a large wooden case (possibly handmade) lighter (6) (Condition Report: glue visible under butterfly, hairdryer is not for use/untested)
Mid 18th century, English school, oil on canvas, Portrait of a gentleman wearing a wig and frock coat, 74 x 60cm Professionally cleaned as per restorer’s report, see seventh image; a scrape at his right chest, as shown; light scratch alongside, approx. 8cm; further (lighter v-shape scuff lower right); light scuff just beneath his cravat; not re-lined; not glazed. Later frame good. As catalogued, mid-18th century.

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