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Click here to subscribeFrom the Charles Hume-Smith Collection: A Collection of Military Medals, Badges and Buttons including various UN medals, Royal Engineers Cap Badge and brooch, WWI Army Service Corps Cap Badge, WWI Fear Naught Tank Badge, WWI 1915 War Service Badge, TA Badge, ATS Cap Badge, Indian Independence Medal, SA General Service Medal etc
An 1827 pattern Royal Navy officer's sword, having brass dish guard incorporating crowned anchor, lion's head pommel, shark skin grip with original wire and attached sword knot, engraved blade by Larcom & Veysey, 51 Queen St. Portsea, in original brass mounted leather scabbard, blade length 80 cm., together with accompanying medal group comprising 1914-15 star medal, engraved verso "Eng. Commr. P G Drake R.N", Sudan medal engraved "P G Drake 1896" and two others, and a monochrome photograph inscribed in ink "S J Drake, Christmas 1925", mounted, framed and glazed. (qty).
A miniature neck badge group and associated ephemera of the late Sir Arthur Wendell Snelling KCMG KCVO, including the silver gilt and enamel miniature grand cross neck badge Knight Commander of The Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, the silver gilt and enamel miniature grand cross neck badge of Knight Commander Royal Victoria Order and miniature silver 1953 coronation medal, all to original tunic ribbons and to Spink & Sons Ltd. bar. Sold with associated papers including appointment as CMG, 10th June 1954, signed by HRH Queen Elizabeth, Foreign and Commonwealth Office commissions as "Officer of Diplomatic Service" 13th March 1966 and "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Cape Town/Pretoria" 2nd January 1970, both signed by HRH Queen Elizabeth, together with accompanying FCO letters. (Qty)
Three British silver commemorative medals, to include a 1935 George V jubilee medal, a George VI coronation 1937 coronation medal in original box and an Elizabeth II coronation medal in original box, together with a Tissot 9ct. gold cocktail watch and chain, the German made textured link strap with clasp marked 9k+ (Total weight 18.4g) and a collection of other items, (Qty)
A Victorian long service and good conduct medal awarded to 1902 Armourer Sergeant S Sutton, 2nd Battalion 10th (North Lincoln) Regiment of foot and an Edwardian long service and good conduct medal awarded to 72616 Schoolmaster G. W. Sutton. Details from the family on the Sutton's 1. Samuel Sutton. Armourer Sergeant, 2nd 10th Foot. In 1871 he was in Rangoon, Burma. Possibly he was George William Sutton’s father or he could have been his brother. 2. George William Sutton. An Army Schoolmaster who was based in India then Cork, Ireland and Malta that we know of. He was stationed at the Pembroke Garrison in Malta in 1904. In his final years he lived in Kent, possibly in Bearsted and he died either 1940 or 1941.
Sadji (Sha Qi, Sha Yinnian) (1914-2005), A still life with flowers and carrots, oil on canvas, dated 1945Dim.: 111 x 91,5 cm (the frame) Dim.: 98,5 x 78,5 (the painting) Provenance: A private collection, Belgium Sha Qi is known by many names: Born Sha Yinnian in the village of Sha, part of Yinxian County in Zhejiang, China (1932), he would also be dubbed Sad Ji in his European travels, and eventually called the Eastern Van Gogh by the end of his career. The intense beauty and tragedy that permeated his life and artwork was recognized during his early years, neglected in his later years, then fortunately rediscovered before his final days; so his prolific body of work continues to gain praise and excite the world of art today. Sha Qi studied painting first at the Shanghai Arts School, then the Central University of China. His studies were interrupted, though, when Japanese armies invaded China. Sha Qi was not one to sit quietly by, and was arrested in 1933 after years of petitioning and demonstrations along with other Shanghai students. He spent a full year imprisoned by Kuomintang authorities, but after release he took a job at the Art Department of Central University in Nanjing. He worked then alongside his cousin and friend, Sha Menghai, who would go on to be a master calligrapher. It was at this same time Xu Beihong came into his life. Then Director of the Art Department, later to become President of Central Academy of Fine Arts (Beijing) and the Chinese Artists’ Association, Xu turned out to be a crucial guide and friend to Sha Qi, recognizing his talent and passion in art and spending the rest of their years together teaching, mentoring, promoting and protecting Sha. It was Xu that introduced Sha to the Belgium Royal Academy of Fine Arts, where he would learn Western painting under Professor A. Bastien (who also taught famous Chinese painter Wu Zuoren, 1908-1997). With his excellent teachers, Sha Qi quickly found his way as an artist. In 1939, his grades in sketching, oil painting and sculpture classes won him a Golden Medal in Fine Arts. He held many solo shows in Brussels, and in 1940 he was showing alongside Pablo Picasso at Atriome. His painting titled “Girl Playing Flute” was purchased by the Royal Family of Belgium in 1942. During these years of study in Europe, Sha’s style developed from academically notable to stylistic, as exhibited in his painting “Studio at Royal Academy of Fine Arts”, one of the first to be accented by expressive brushstrokes that would soon become trademark of his work in Belgium. By the time he moved back to China in 1946, ‘Sad Ji’ was a well known and beloved artist in Europe. At first Sha went right to work alongside his friend Xu to restore art education in their war-torn country, accepting a high-level position as professor at Beiping Special School of Art (later to grow into the Central Academy of Fine Arts). Unfortunately, he was not able to maintain the position when he fell very ill. It would seem the impact of war and prison, plus the emotional blow of his wife leaving him with their only son, pushed Sha over the edge. He was diagnosed with Schizophrenia, and the disease took a heavy toll on him. When word spread of his illness, Xu and Premier Zhou Enlai, in honor of his contributions to his country, made arrangements for the government to support Sha through a life-time monthly stipend. In a desperate state, with only his elderly mother to care for him, Sha’s ex-wife did eventually return their son, Tianxing, to live with him; and this was a great comfort to Sha in these long years of illness. After his friend, Xu, died in 1953, Sha seemed forgotten by his country and art community at large. Tianxing claims his father never stopped creating art during this time, though; often turning to old newspaper or wood, and using ash from cooking pots as paint. He would mostly hand out these pieces as gifts to neighbors, though anyone receiving his art during this time likely viewed him as nothing more than a madman, and would probably have burned or thrown away such works without understanding the value. Sha’s old cousin and friend, Sha Menghai, the famed calligrapher, restored some of Sha Qi’s earlier Belgium works which had been donated in 1978 to the Zhejiang Provincial Museum where Menghai held position as Director. Later, Cousin Menghai would organize a major show with these and more of Sha’s works, exhibiting 50 pieces in a solo show (1983) that would travel to Shanghai, Beijing, and Hangzhou, where the China Art Museum would keep 3 paintings. The show served to remind the art world of this forgotten talent, and also gave Sha encouragement to create again. Sha was invited to join the Shanghai Cultural-Historical Research Society in 1984, and the following year he showed his works throughout China and picked up the brushes again to create a new landscape series. His final works are now recognized as his most successful, “striking for their bold use of colors and the unusual spontaneity of strokes,” artist Yan Shanchun proclaimed. In the last few years of his life, Sha Qi was too sick to understand that his fame was steadily spreading. When he passed away in 2005, he left behind a large and growing crowd of admirers, students, a loving son, and a sizeable body of work that clearly tells the story of an artist’s changing and maturing approach to a range of subjects as wide as life itself, from portraits to still lifes, animals to landscapes, reflecting all that could imaginably be reflected in art- including high abstraction in his latest works. Though much of his work is now recognized and preserved, we have yet to see what lingering artwork may still be revealed as the provenance of his life’s work continues to come to light, piece by piece. (source: Tobin Reese)We have more lots available exclusively on our website www.rm-auctions.com! Condition reports and high resolution pictures are available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Mixed Selection of Mostly Military Ephemera inc. paybooks. A Colony of British Guiana Travel Permit 1952; George VI warrant to David Jenkins MBE to rank of Lieutenant from 06/08/1946, Royal Corps of Signals; Paperwork relating to training camp – note on security, Army Welfare Services’ Gala Cabaret pamphlet, Rank and Qualification record card for the Royal Artillery, blank; Single sheet (pp 1 and 2) from 23/06/1940 edition of Sunday Dispatch on Defending The Country – illustrations of German aircraft and paratroopers; Booklet of Motor Car 101-1500 cc fuel ration book – unused small tear to one sheet; Clothing Book 1945-46 to E A Whitton – part used; Single sheet Navy news item from 1908 ‘Deadly Naval Shot’ on the new World’s record for the 12pdr gun; Field Service Regulations book Vol 1 Organization and Administration 1930 with amendments 1 – 11 1939. Good condition, owner’s inscription; The King’s Own in the Great War by G E M, St Leonards, 3” x 2” booklet; Printed card – Barney’s Alphabet – comedic phonetic alphabet; 4 theatre tickets for the Allenby in Palestine, dated 1942; International Air Federation Competitor’s Licence to Henry G Perry dated 14/07/1921; HMSO booklet His Majesty’s Submarines, 1945, fair condition; 2 National Registration ID cards to Irene and Elizabeth Kirkman dated 02/06/1943 with small qty of photos and personal papers; Field Message Book notepad in wallet used for infantry training notes, with owner’s inscription; Campaign Medals list sheet noted as being for R Thomas Stripp, RN; Ration Book 1950-51 to I P C Calham, Dover, part used; Clothing Book 1947-48 to R F McCarthy, part used; Pocket Book of English-Arabic for British Soldiers and Sailors in Egypt; The Reconnaissance Journal Vol 1 No 2 Sept-Dec 1944; Regular Army Certificate of Service booklet to 857599 Edwin R Blackburn, RASC, served in France 1940, returned home 05/06/1940, appointed to a Commission 15/11/1940; Booklet The Guards Division 1914 – 1918, Nominal Roll of Casualties owner’s inscription; The Highway Code 1946 and Driving Licence to Henry E Heale, Kent 1959-1962; Campaign Medals list sheet, address from box cover and paper packets for Mercantile Marine War Medal and British War Medal; Reproduction booklet Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain 1942, Bodlein Library; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book AB64 to ATS Pte Enid Gaterall, 1942; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book AB64 to John W Craven, 1919; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book AB64 to Spr Ronald A Lee, 1945; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book AB64 to Arnold Dutton, 1944. V poor condition, all loose; Sailor’s Pay Book and Identity Book S43A to Norman C Clarke, issued by HMS Queen Elizabeth 20/12/1942.
VICTORIAN 9 CARAT GOLD MEDAL FOR THE 'HOLLYWOOD SHIELD'the reverse inscribed for the winner 'J. Hollywood', 1898, along with another 9 carat gold medal, uninscribed, 14g gross; a silver medal for the Glasgow College of Hairdressers, dated 1884; and a commemorative medal for the Glasgow Children's Fete (4)
WWI BRONZE MEMORIAL PLAQUE circular in shape, marked 'HE DIED FOR FREEDOM AND HONOUR', for 'Michael Finnigan', along with a collection of other war medals including three Allied Victory Medals 1914-1918 issued to Pte M. Finnigan, W. Chalmers and Pte M. Melvin, the 1914-1915 star, two Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-1918 and some WWII examples, etc (13)
LATE VICTORIAN SERVICE MEDAL AWARDED TO GEORGE BURNETfor 'his valuable assistance in discharging his duties with ability, diligence and success,' as a checker on foreign export, by the Leith & Foreign Steam Packet Coy., date June 1887; along with a French 1916 Croix Guerre; a British 1914-18 War medal; a British Military Authority one shilling note; and an Argyll and Sutherland cap badge (5)
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