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Lot 138

RAC 1955 Veterans Car Run medal and Wolves limited edition medal. P&P group 1 (£16 for the first item and £1.50 for subsequent items)

Lot 127

TWO GROUPS OF MEDALS BELIEVED TO BE FROM MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY, the first group 1939-45, Burma, France & Germany Stars, Defence & War medal, un-named as issued (no ribbons), together with General Service medal GEO VI South East Asia 1945-46 bar, named to Leading Aircraftsman 1222093 A. Burton. R.A.F., together with a miniature of the Royal and Noble order of the Garter, circular 45mm diameter, brooched and enamelled, the second a swing mounted group of three including Naval General Service medal, GEO VI named C/SSX 833014 M.J. Burton Able Seaman, R.N. Queens Korea medal, same naming and U.N. Korea medal, un-named (8)

Lot 128

A WWI M.C. GALLANTRY GROUP OF THREE MEDALS TO AN OFFICER WHO SERVED WITH THE 28TH LONDON REGIMENT AND 16TH BTN ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT (3RD BIRMINGHAM PALS), together with a copy of M.I.C. (Medal Index Card) and a copy of the Birmingham Pals book by Terry Carter (hardbound), the group comprises of Military Cross GEO V, un-named, height 46mm x width 41mm, the reverse of the cross is heavily polished, British War & Victory medal named to 2 Lieut W.H. Griffiths, the group is mounted on red cloth and card, with a brief description of the action regarding the award of the MC, Griffiths is named in the award honours section of the book, the group also comes with a box for the Military Cross

Lot 142

A NUMBER OF GERMAN WWII 3RD REICH MILITARY BADGES AND PAPERWORK, comprising of soldiers 'Soldbuch' 2 x 'Besitzzeugnis Award' documents and a further award wound document, post WWII safe passage document believed to have been issued for German soldiers in Berlin, German Army Wound badge (black) Wehrmakt stick pin, NSDAP enamel badge marked M1/129 on reverse, three day badges (tinnies),1936 white enamel Olympics pin badge and a small glazed frame containing a German cloth chest Eagle and War Merit Cross medal (parcel)

Lot 153

A GROUP OF 3RD REICH WWII MEDALS AND BADGES, plus paperwork relating to two members of the same family, War Merit Cross with swords 2nd class, marked on suspender ring '6' indicating the maker Fritz Zimmermann, East Front medal 1941/42, no ribbon, 1934 Tag Der Arbeit 'tinnie' badge and a nice Nazi party style stick pin, gold coloured, two 'Arbeitsbuch' in the names Josef Blakovec & Georgia Blakovec, together with 'Wehrpass & Soldbuch' in the name Josef Blakovec and a 'beschaftigungsausweis' document for Anton Josef Blakovec, information from the vendor suggests they were family members from Czechoslovakia, and Josef fought on behalf of the Germans eventually being taken P.O.W. by the US Forces in France, also included are fifteen small black and white photographs believed to show the recipient (parcel)

Lot 165

A WWI GALLANTRY GROUP OF MEDALS, and other items relating to the War Service of a soldier with the Worcester's and later Warwick Regiments, group consists of Military medal GV (un-crowned bust), named to 9075 Cpl C Goodman 3rd Worcester Regiment, British War medal and Victory medals named 9075 A/Sjt C Goodman Worcester Regiment, 1939-45, Burma Stars, Defence and War medal (all un-named as issued) and Geo VI Territorial Efficiency medal named 5243311 Sjt C.V. Goodman 8th Royal Warwick Regiment, also included is an original award slip for the MM with a brief description of the action on or around 25/26th September 1918 when commanding a post during German counter-attacks, Goodmans compass and Albert chain with silver award named to him and a black and white photograph of him in WWII dress uniform, please note this eight medal group is mounted on two loose wearing bars

Lot 166

A SUPERB AND ALMOST TOTALLY UNIQUE GROUP OF NINE MEDALS, awarded to a member of the '22 Special Air Service Regiment' (S.A.S.) & 1st Btn Parachute Regiment, the recipient served his country in various theatres/conflicts and actions in the 1960's and after leaving the British Army continued to see Military Service & action in various Continents throughout the World, the group which is court mounted consists...(L to R) ERII General Service Medal 1918-1962, three bars, Borneo, South Arabia, Cyprus 1963-64, correctly named to 23782640 Trooper (TPR) P McAleese, S.A.S, United Nations Medal (UNICYP) Cyprus, Zimbabwe Independence medal, engraved 08233 on reverse, Rhodesia General Service medal named 728200 Cpl P. Mcleese, South Africa Pro Patria medal, (South African Defence Force), engraved 122596 on reverse, Southern Africa medal, 1987, engraved 003329 on reverse, South African General Service medal, engraved 059962 on reverse, Jasa-Malaysia (Malaysian Service medal) 1968-69 Emergency, Rhodesian Independance medal, 11.11.65-11.12.79,***the recipient states he was awarded the Cyprus Bar later and it was attached via a steel rod*** Peter McAleese was born 7th September 1942 in Glasgow, Scotland, near to the famous 'Barlinnie Prison', he would go on to enlist in the Parachute Regiment in Aberdeen at the age of 17 years, after basic training he was to become a member of the 1st Btns Mortar Platoon, he served with the Platoon until1962, whereafter due to completing the legendry selection course he became a member of the 22 Reg't S.A.S, he joined 'D' Sqdn and went to train with US Special Forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, being one of the first SAS Troopers to complete H.A.L.O. Parachute Training with the US Green Berets. He would see action, firstly in the Aden Crisis On a 16 man night patrol, (his enemy were the Arab Tribesman of the National Liberation Front), they came across a goatherd, after being called up to translate, this happened! (extract from No Mean Soldier by P McAleese..)'We assumed everything was going according to plan, and moved on carefully, the moon was not yet up and it was so dark in the narrow wadi I could only just see the rock walls rearing up beside us, five minutes later Dave Haley(Sgt) whispered 'Pete come up' there's some more chappies down here! I padded up to Dave, to speak to them and made out the dark shapes of a group of shepherds lying on the ground ahead, just as i started to speak, I saw one of them shift on his side, it was probably the way he moved which warned me and I thought this is never right, the Arab shot Dave Haley full in the chest, he should have shot me as I was the closest, but I was standing to one side......Dave collapsed badly wounded and I shot the Arab six times, then all hell broke loose. 'McAleese would later serve again in Aden and would become one of the first Parachute Reg't/SAS members to free-fall parachute into a 'hot zone' with Operation Snowgoose 'Radfan Emergency', McAleese served in Bahrain and Cyprus and served in Borneo with the SAS 16th Air troop (D Sqdn) being involved in the gruesome 'Jungle Warfare' of that conflict. It would be fair to say that when McAleese left the British Army in 1969 he had already seen plenty of action with the Regiment. He worked in the lucrative Industry of the North Sea Oil Rigs, but once a soldier, always a soldier and in 1975, this was all to change with a new career as a 'mercenary' fighting in the Angolan Civil War, fighting on behalf of the National Liberation Front of Angola, even assuming Command of the Formation after the Capture of 'Costas Georgiou'. In early 1977 he went to Rhodesia, where he enlisted with the Rhodesian Special Air Service Regiment, being assigned to A Sqdn, with the rank of a Non-Commissioned Officer, later in 1979 he joined the British South Africa S Police 'Special Branch' operating in South Rhodesia and after the fall of Rhodesia in 1980 he enlisted with the South Africa Defence Forces 44, Parachute Brigade, in which he served as Colour Sgt. In the early 80's he was instrumental in the creation of a new Pathfinder Reconnaissance unit, and served in the South Africa Border War, in the mid 1980's McAleese set up home in Pretoria and became employed with the COIN Security group, a Military/Police private contractor based in South Africa. He would go on to be severely injured in a near-fatal Parachute Display jump and would return to the UK. At the end of the 1980's he spent two years working for Government forces in the Columbian Drug Wars conflict, being involved in a covert Operation to locate and 'deal with' Pablo Escobar, he also went onto work in Moscow, Russia, as a Bodyguard Training Instructor and also undertook Security work in Algeria and later Iraq for several years, the recipient also ran a Public House in Birmingham, 'The Gunmakers Arms'. Peter McAleese was once quoted....'I'm just an ordinary person, who happened to find himself doing extraordinary things' and there is no doubt that this group represents a unique insight to the 'tough' world of being a professional soldier and its combination of awards is almost unique, the recipient not only served his country with 'distinction but led a very colouful military career throughout...the lot also consists of the following... Recipients Official issue Sand coloured SAS Beret, with cloth badge, South African Parachute Regiment Beret, Recipients official British Army Dog Tag, together with Rhodesian & South African Dogs Tags, Note: British Army Blood group was wrong), a large wooden SAS plaque obtained by the recipient at auction due to its provenance from a contact at 22 S.A.S. HQ, Hereford, a large ceramic tile plaque, hand made and painted by staff in Algeria during his time completing Security work etc, a hardback copy of 'No mean Soldier' by Peter McAleese, various frames containing cloth and metal insignia Parachute/SAS related, wall plaques SAS related, some hand made, stand with AK47 bayonet attached, presented to recipient by SA CP Team Algiers 2002, glazed certificates, US Airborne, South African Parachute Regiment, photo of recipient completing HALO jump over Rhodesia, South African ID/Driving licence etc, certificate of Service Rhodesian Army, boxed pewter SAS crest and weapon, horse brass letter opener, small pin badge & Bolo tie, US Special forces (parcel)

Lot 243

'THE BUGLET' A COMPACT BUGLE MANUFACTURED BY HENRY KEAT & SONS, impressed 'Prize Medal 4 Turns By Appointment to the Contractors and Manufacturers War and Indian Offices', length 17cm not including mouthpiece, some dents, together with a Boosey & Co copper and brass coaching horn, length 132cm not including mouthpiece, some dents

Lot 329

Original vintage Olympics sport poster for the 1968 Winter Olympic Games /Jeux Olympiques D’Hiver held in Grenoble France from 6-18 February 1968. The poster features the iconic Olympic rings at the top and the city of Grenoble set against the snowy French alps. The image is cleverly silouetted into the shape of the Olympic torch. Main venues of the games: Autrans – biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, ski jumping (normal hill); Chamrousse – alpine skiing (men); L'Anneau de Vitesse in Paul Mistral Park – speed skating; Le Stade de Glace in Paul Mistral Park – figure skating, ice hockey, medal ceremony, closing ceremonies; Piste de Bobsleigh – bobsleigh; Piste de Luge – luge; Recoin de Chamrousse – alpine skiing (women); Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte – ski jumping (large hill); Olympic Stadium (Grenoble) – opening ceremonies Condition: Good condition, creasing, pinholes.. Country of printing: France, designer: Constantin. Ph. Machatschek. Alain Perceval., size (cm): 100x62, year of printing: 1968.

Lot 684

A WWII Frenca British Military Issue Pocket Watch, with religious medal stuck to rear.

Lot 310

19th century French black slate mantle clock, the enamel dial inscribed Miroy Freres, Paris, a prize medal 1851, 37 x 22cm

Lot 1267

SPORTING MISCELLANY Includes Swimming: 2 programmes for the European Championships at Wembley 9/8/1938 and Swimming Gala at Hoxton 20/9/1933. Table Tennis: Ticket for the World Championship Finals at Wembley 29/1/1938. Sailing postcard: Bristol Channel Pilot Cutters Race Sept. 1905. Bowling: 4 postcards - The Bowling Green, Hanley Park 1920, Bowling Green, Pontycymmer tiny paper loss top right, Bowling Green, Adelaide and Woodstock Bowling Green, Woodstock Ont. Canada 1914. Bobsleigh postcard: Black & white scene in Switzerland 1906. Rifle shooting: Boxed medal 1936/7 Lloyds Bank Sports Club Section. Rink Hockey: Programme for the 1938 European Championships in Antwerp 26-29th May. Minor paper loss from the corner of the front cover and the bottom of the spine, slightly worn. Baseball / Babe Ruth: A U.S. reprinted full newspaper of the Los Angeles Evening Herald on 30/9/1927 with the headline "Ruth Hits 60th Home Run" advising that Ruth broke his own home run record. Weightlifting: A competitor's entrance ticket and itinerary for the British Amateur Championships: British Olympic Trials and Open Novice Competitors at the Drill Hall, Clapham Junction for events 2/7/1927 - 19/11/1927. Lacrosse: Single sheet programme for the International at Richmond, England v. Scotland on 5/4/1924, creased, slightly marked and pencil annotations. Ice Hockey: Wembley Members Ticket for season 1935/6. British Empire Exhibition / Wembley 1924: Small medallion on a chain, one side is the Wembley logo 1924 and on the reverse Wembley Imperial Stadium 1924 showing the stadium. Fair to generally good

Lot 64

1960 OLYMPIC GAMES ROME Official 1.25" metal commemorative medal. Good

Lot 529

DENNIS BERGKAMP / ARSENAL A commemorative medal in plastic casing and Certificate of Authenticity licensed by Arsenal FC with Dennis Bergkamp portrait on one side and the Arsenal crest on the reverse. Good

Lot 527

DAVID SEAMAN / ARSENAL A commemorative medal in plastic casing and Certificate of Authenticity licensed by Arsenal FC with David Seaman portrait on one side and the Arsenal crest on the reverse. Good

Lot 263

1972 WINTER OLYMPICS SAPPORO A boxed commemorative medal. Good

Lot 78

1968 OLYMPIC GAMES MEXICO Metal 2" commemorative medal. Good

Lot 528

TONY ADAMS / ARSENAL A commemorative medal in plastic casing and Certificate of Authenticity licensed by Arsenal FC with Tony Adams portrait on one side and the Arsenal crest on the reverse. Good

Lot 1107

100TH FA CUP FINAL MEDAL A commemorative boxed medal for the 100th competition in 1981. One side of the solid nickel silver medal has 1972 winners Wanderers and the other show the FA Cup with 100 on the base. The box has a notation in gold print on the inside. Generally good

Lot 1118

Danish Royal Medal of Recompense (Den Kongelige Belønningsmedaille), Frederik IX issue, 1947-1972. Long service medal, cased.

Lot 1421

Motoring interest.. Clifton Penn-Hughes 1905-1939. a hallmarked silver Bugatti owners club Medal awarded in may 1931 to C.Penn Hughes. Plus 2 Tourist race bronze medallions for 1935/5, and a further bronze plaque from the British Racing Drivers club dated 1934 awarded to C. Penn Hughes competed in Le Mans and Monaco Grand Prix.

Lot 1434

A collection of medals badges and ribbons. To inc. WW2 medal group, WW1 2 medal group awarded to Pte R.H Moore Royal Fussilers 39632.

Lot 349

TWO MILITARY DRESS UNIFORMS, ONE WITH NORTHERN IRELAND CAMPAIGN MEDAL

Lot 23

Third Reich Prague Castle Bar for the 1st October Campaign Medal, bronze bar with two prong fittings to the reverse.

Lot 24

15x German Medal Bar Emblems, being crossed swords, various constructions and sizes. Most with the prong fixings to the reverse.

Lot 25

15x WW2 German Armed Forces Long Service Medal Ribbon Emblems, white metal eagles with swastikas, having split prong fittings to the reverse. Worn on the long service medal and ribbon bars.

Lot 26

13x WW2 German Armed Forces Long Service Medal Ribbon Emblems, gilt metal eagles with swastikas, having split prong fittings to the reverse. Worn on the long service medal and ribbon bars. One large example.

Lot 27

Third Reich Luftwaffe and NSDAP Medal Ribbon Emblems, consisting of 3x variations of Luftwaffe droop tail eagles from ribbon bars and 4x NSDAP 10 year political long service medal ribbon emblems. All with split prong fittings to the reverse. (7 items)

Lot 28

Third Reich Medal Ribbon Bar Emblems, including NSDAP Faithful Service decorations, Police long service medal, RAD long service medal, 1st October medal, Police 25 year long service medal and Prague castle bar. Some duplicates. Various conditions. (14 items)

Lot 52

Coin collection to include a golly bade & world war I medal

Lot 65

Russian army pilot ka garrison cap with USSR badges & a bronze medal for horse racing

Lot 696

'Betjeman's Bygone Britain', a collection of 36 silver medals by John Pinches from a limited edition set of 1,266, depicting Britain's vanished landmarks as selected by Sir John Betjeman, contained in a bespoke presentation folder with slip case, certificate and information leaflets, together with an additional 'Chain Pier, Brighton' medal contained in a unopened card folder.Condition- Some visible tarnishing, otherwise in good order.

Lot 456

Cased uninscribed WVS medal P&P group 1 (£16 for the first item and £1.50 for subsequent items)

Lot 435

Sterling silver 1975 L'Escargot 1st News of the World Grand National medal boxed with full hallmark to the rim, 65g P&P group 1 (£16 for the first item and £1.50 for subsequent items)

Lot 65

A collection of metal/brass buttons: together with a cased mounted medal, brooches etc (1 tray)

Lot 126

AFTER PIERE-JULES MENE bronze sculpture - entitled 'L'Accolade No.2' (The Embrace No.2), bears signature to base, 'P.J.Mene', on black marble plinth base, 64cms long x 28cms wide x 48cms high ~Auctioneer's Note: L'Accolade is one of Mene's most famous works, first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1852 with the title 'Tachiani and Nedjebe' , depicting a courting Arab mare and stallion. Mene won a medal for the work in 1855 at the Exposition Universelle in 1855. This is the largest of the three sizes that L'Accolade was cast Condition Report: good overall condition.Lots marked with ~ can be collected by couriers by appointment 

Lot 157

Military - a mixed lot to include The Kings own Scottish Borderers regiment cap badge, a WW1 1914 - 1915 (star) campaign medal with ribbon and inscription verso 15928 PTE G.Dickson, K.O.Sco:Brod, a 1891 Silver crown coin and a retro style brooch (please note more medal relating to G. Dickson in lot 156)

Lot 269

A German Iron Cross medal

Lot 156

Military - a collection of WW1 (world war one) silk remembrance cards with a WW1 victory medal and a WW1 British war medal with ribbons, inscriptions and boxes, inscribed 15928 Pte. G Dickson K.O. Sco Bord (please note another medal relating to G. Dickson in lot 157)

Lot 113

A WWII Defence medal (incorrect ribbon).

Lot 271

Order of the British Empire medal and ribbon in original presentation case with 'instructions as to wearing' card, and a group of eight World War One and World War Two miniature medals

Lot 7

Telic medal & Nato medal S245169249 PTE D. Quilgley Para

Lot 9

Central India Medal, Named W.Jennings 83rd

Lot 46

§ BARBARA RAE R.A., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH B.1943) PORTNAHALLY SEA -2002Monotype, signed and titled in pencil (Dimensions: 21.5cm x 27.5cm (8.5in x 10.75in), image size)Exhibited: 'Barbara Rae - an tlarthar - the West,' The Scottish Gallery , Edinburgh - November 2003. Biography: Barbara Rae is one of the most distinguished contemporary artists in Scotland. She attended Edinburgh College of Art from 1961 to 1965 and with a travel scholarship, travelled in France and Spain in 1966. In 1967, she had her first solo exhibit in Edinburgh. She lectured at Aberdeen College of Art from 1972 to 1974 and at Glasgow School of Art from 1975 to 1996. Her work has won many awards and recognitions including two Major Scottish Arts Council Awards, the Guthrie Medal, and the Royal Scottish Academy Sir William Gillies Travel Award. In 1983, Rae was elected President of the Society of Scottish Artists. She has had a long association with the Royal Academy and has been a member since 1992 and a Royal Academician since 1996. Rae's work has been exhibited all over the world and is held in many private collections. Rae's work is concerned with the passage of time and history. She "distils the presence of mankind," and often depicts subjects reflective of an area's history and culture. She spends weeks getting to know the surrounding area and people before beginning her artwork.

Lot 96

§ BARBARA RAE R.A. ,R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH B.1943) LOCH HA BAIRNESSSigned, inscribed and dated '80, watercolour and gouache (Dimensions: 10cm x 14.5cm (4in x 5.75in))Provenance: Open Eye Gallery , Edinburgh Biography: Barbara Rae is one of the most distinguished contemporary artists in Scotland. She attended Edinburgh College of Art from 1961 to 1965 and with a travel scholarship, travelled in France and Spain in 1966. In 1967, she had her first solo exhibit in Edinburgh. She lectured at Aberdeen College of Art from 1972 to 1974 and at Glasgow School of Art from 1975 to 1996. Her work has won many awards and recognitions including two Major Scottish Arts Council Awards, the Guthrie Medal, and the Royal Scottish Academy Sir William Gillies Travel Award. In 1983, Rae was elected President of the Society of Scottish Artists. She has had a long association with the Royal Academy and has been a member since 1992 and a Royal Academician since 1996. Rae's work has been exhibited all over the world and is held in many private collections. Rae's work is concerned with the passage of time and history. She "distils the presence of mankind," and often depicts subjects reflective of an area's history and culture. She spends weeks getting to know the surrounding area and people before beginning her artwork.

Lot 8

§ BARBARA RAE R.A., R.S.A., R.S.W. (SCOTTISH B.1943) IANO - AUTUMN, 1995Colour etching, A/P, signed, titled and editioned in pencil to margin (Dimensions: 60cm x 80cm (23.5in x 31.5in), full sheet)Biography: Barbara Rae is one of the most distinguished contemporary artists in Scotland. She attended Edinburgh College of Art from 1961 to 1965 and with a travel scholarship, travelled in France and Spain in 1966. In 1967, she had her first solo exhibit in Edinburgh. She lectured at Aberdeen College of Art from 1972 to 1974 and at Glasgow School of Art from 1975 to 1996. Her work has won many awards and recognitions including two Major Scottish Arts Council Awards, the Guthrie Medal, and the Royal Scottish Academy Sir William Gillies Travel Award. In 1983, Rae was elected President of the Society of Scottish Artists. She has had a long association with the Royal Academy and has been a member since 1992 and a Royal Academician since 1996. Rae's work has been exhibited all over the world and is held in many private collections. Rae's work is concerned with the passage of time and history. She "distils the presence of mankind," and often depicts subjects reflective of an area's history and culture. She spends weeks getting to know the surrounding area and people before beginning her artwork.

Lot 92

FRANK STELLA (AMERICAN B.1936) VARIOUS COLOUR STUDIES AND DESIGNSSix wool tapestries (Dimensions: 67cm x 80cm (26.5in x 31.5in), frame size)Provenance: Dovecot Tapestry Studios , Edinburgh Note: In 1984, Frank Stella was commissioned to design a set of tapestries, to be woven by the Dovecot Tapestry Studios in Edinburgh, for PepsiCo Inc. headquarters in New York. The set of tapestries were inspired by El Lissitzky's Had Gadya. The tapestries in this lot are test samples for different colours and patterns for Stella's designs. The tapestries are accompanied by a catalogue, published to commemorate the entire project. Biography: Frank Stella is one of the great American artists associated with the Minimalism movement of the 1960s. Minimalism spanned many artistic fields, from the compositions of musician Philip Glass, to the plays of Samuel Beckett. In terms of the visual arts, it is characterised by an often 'hard-edged' take on abstraction and a systemic approach to painting, often formed of geometric shapes depicted in highly saturated 'fields' of colour. Stella is regarded as one of the pioneers of this new approach, though many included under the Minimalism banner rejected the categorisation of their work as a cohesive movement as such. Stella struck out on his career path as an artist largely independently and with a clear, singular vision for the work he wanted to create. Having been influenced early on by the precise, tonal works of European modernists like the Bauhaus' Josef Albers, Stella very deliberately chose to move away and past the dense, gestural approach to abstraction made famous by Abstract Expressionists like Jackson Pollock. In antithesis, his work sought to elevate the picture as object, as opposed to the picture as cipher for something tangible in the physical world, or as representative of the artist's own interior life and emotions. Where the previous school had sought to capture feeling and painterly movement in the immediate post-war years, Stella and his contemporaries were cool and detached. Stella's work is featured in the collections of important institutions around the world. In 1970, he became the youngest artist to be the subject of a major solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. In 2009, Stella was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Obama.

Lot 10

§ ALEXANDER GOUDIE (SCOTTISH 1933-2004) BRITTANY VIEWSigned, watercolour (Dimensions: 62cm x 87cm (24.5in x 34.25in))Biography Alexander Goudie (1933-2004), was one of Scotland's foremost contemporary artists. He was born in Paisley in Renfrewshire. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art, where he received the Newbery medal. On a trip to France, he visited Brittany, where he met Marie-Renée Dorval. They married in 1962 and her education in art and Breton culture helped establish him as a leading 'Breton' artist and Brittany became one of his main sources of inspiration. He exhibited widely in Brittany and in 1966 for the first time he exhibited his Breton paintings in Edinburgh. In 1987, he was commissioned to design the interiors and artworks for the ship ‘Bretagne,’ flagship of the Brittany Ferries Company. His work brought together landscapes, small scenes & still lives. The tables of the first class dining room were divided by paintings of food hanging at right angles. The originality of the scheme and the large number of works on display was received with great acclaim at the time. He liked to see, and attempt, mastery in painting but in a more conventional way; remaining uninspired by 20th century artistic movements, such as cubism or futurism. He has been described as 'an old-fashioned painter,' and for a man who felt that his job as an artist was 'to simply to tell a story in pictures and to speak with a clear voice,' presumably this was a compliment. But for the artistic establishment at this time, that would be far from a positive affirmation of his approach, entirely aside from their thoughts on his technical abilities. As Sir Timothy Clifford, former Director-General of the National Galleries of Scotland eulogised, Goudie 'had the skill and eye to describe, as almost no one else could, the sweating flanks of a cart-horse, the toiling, foreshortened form of a Breton peasant, the sheen on silk velvet, or the glow on a pretty girl's cheek.'

Lot 150

§ ALEXANDER GOUDIE (SCOTTISH 1933-2004) BOATS IN HARBOURSigned, mixed media (Dimensions: 48.5cm x 63.5cm (19in x 25in))Biography Alexander Goudie (1933-2004), was one of Scotland's foremost contemporary artists. He was born in Paisley in Renfrewshire. He studied at the Glasgow School of Art, where he received the Newbery medal. On a trip to France, he visited Brittany, where he met Marie-Renée Dorval. They married in 1962 and her education in art and Breton culture helped establish him as a leading 'Breton' artist and Brittany became one of his main sources of inspiration. He exhibited widely in Brittany and in 1966 for the first time he exhibited his Breton paintings in Edinburgh. In 1987, he was commissioned to design the interiors and artworks for the ship ‘Bretagne,’ flagship of the Brittany Ferries Company. His work brought together landscapes, small scenes & still lives. The tables of the first class dining room were divided by paintings of food hanging at right angles. The originality of the scheme and the large number of works on display was received with great acclaim at the time. He liked to see, and attempt, mastery in painting but in a more conventional way; remaining uninspired by 20th century artistic movements, such as cubism or futurism. He has been described as 'an old-fashioned painter,' and for a man who felt that his job as an artist was 'to simply to tell a story in pictures and to speak with a clear voice,' presumably this was a compliment. But for the artistic establishment at this time, that would be far from a positive affirmation of his approach, entirely aside from their thoughts on his technical abilities. As Sir Timothy Clifford, former Director-General of the National Galleries of Scotland eulogised, Goudie 'had the skill and eye to describe, as almost no one else could, the sweating flanks of a cart-horse, the toiling, foreshortened form of a Breton peasant, the sheen on silk velvet, or the glow on a pretty girl's cheek.'

Lot 12818

Italy Italy : 1890-2003 Mainly mint collection on Hagner leaves in a luxury ring binder with slip-case(approx 1,800 stamps) including 1890 ovpts on Parcel Post set, 1911 Jubilee set, 1912 St. Mark set, 1923 March on Rome set, 1926-8 Air Post set, 1928 National Defence set, 1932 Dante set complete, Garibaldi set complete, March on Rome set complete, 1933 Zeppelin set, Balbo triptychs, 1934 Football Air set, Military Medal set complete, 1938 Empire set complete, 1948 St. Catharine Air set, 1949 ERP set, UPU 50L, 1950 Occupations set complete, 1951 Tuscan stamp set, good range of later issues. A GOOD LOT in mainly fine condition. HEAVY LOT - OVERSEAS BIDDERS PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR SHIPPING COSTS. Cat £6458

Lot 458

1976 sterling silver medal and first day cover for Queen Elizabeth II visit to USA for bicentenary July 4th 1976P&P group 1 (£16 for the first item and £1.50 for subsequent items)

Lot 109

A Collection of Treen to Include Butter Pats, Magazine Rack, Inkstand, Card Index Box, Carved Panel, Mauchline Ware Box for Rhyl, Mahogany Box, Chemical Extract Box, Puzzle Box etc Together with a Small Collection of Curious to Include Coronation Medal, Lapel Badge, Chicken Toe Punch, Keys etc

Lot 106

Silver rotary international medal

Lot 104

Silver London college of music 1952 medal

Lot 38

Limited edition gold plated medal, minted by the tower mint London with coa

Lot 912

A World War One (WW1) Allied Victory medal with incorrect ribbon, the medal inscribed to the rim 668333 Pte J A Keating, Labour Corps

Lot 7

Tennis Tim Henman and Neil Broad signed 1996 Atlanta Olympics Benham Silk FDC. Nice illustration of the Silver medal winners 32ct USA stamp and postmark. Good Condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.

Lot 206

Unboxed Vintage Kenner Star Wars Large Size Action Figure Han Solo, 12inch poseable figure, complete with Rebel Alliance Medal of Honor, in excellent original condition.

Lot 75

A gold medallion "The Lorimer Medal For Dog Racing" January 3rd 1920 Mr. Barclays Edinburgh Success. Tests as 8ct. Total weight approx. 11.2g.

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