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Lot 741
EARLY 20TH CENTURY ORDER OF EGYPT UNDER SANCTIONED KHEDIVAL RULE awarded to a civil engineer that worked on the heightening of the Aswan Dam (1907-1912) after its completion, during the rule of Abbas II in the last few years of the British administrated Khedivate, including a medal with red and green grosgrain ribbon together with a star brooch, both white metal set with marcasite, centres with gilt Arabic sypher circled with red enamel Arabic script, reverse of both with arabic stamp, inside a red velvet box, lid gilt stamped with the same Arabic sypher, box 23cm long
Lot 797
SIX WWII GERMAN MEDALS including an Iron Cross 2nd Class, a '1 October 1938 Commemorative Medal' also known as a Sudetenland Medal, a Social Welfare decoration, 'For Faithful Service in the Police' for eight years medal, a War Merit Medal, a medal in the form of a star marked 1939, Iron Cross 4.5cm long
Lot 812
WORLD WAR I DUO comprising a British War Medal and a Victory Medal, named to 'S-18630 Pte. W. Wyllie. Gordons', each with ribbon; together with William Wyllie's Memorial Plaque or Death Penny and an Effects form, issued from the War Office, Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London, stating that the sum of 'fourteen pounds twelve shillings is due from Army Funds to the estate of the late No S18630 Pte. William A. Wyllie 5th Bat. Gordon Highlanders' etc
Lot 813
WORLD WAR II MEDAL GROUP including The Burma Star, The Africa Star, The Atlantic Star, The 1939 - 45 Star, and the 1939 - 1945 War Medal, each with ribbons and mounted on a bar, 10cm long, awarded to Charles Albert Hardman; together with a Boys Milling Contest medal, the 1939 winner is noted as 'C.A. Hardman', and with a Certificate of the Service of Charles Albert Hardman of the Royal Navy, official number 893086, and a letter from 1979 from the Pay and Pensions Division of the HMS Centurion related to the acquisition of Service Certificates
Lot 815
MILITARY MEDALS AND EPHEMERA RELATED TO CAPTAIN ALEXANDER BANNATYNE WATSON comprising a First World War service medal and an 'For Efficient Service' (Territorial) medal, 14654557, CPL A.B. WATSON, H.L.I, each with ribbons; together with a 'Certificate of Compentency as Master of a Foreign-Going Ship' by order of the Board of Trade, dated 15th December 1905, a letter from the British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd dated 26th February 1920, Watson's copy of the Holy Bible and his pocket compass, and three photographic prints of ships, one of which is named 'Loch Tay', framed and under glass, 18cm x 27cm Note: The letter from the British India Steam Navigation Company reading 'Certified that Captain Alex B. Watson joined the service of the B.I.S.N. Co. Ltd as a junior officer on 27th April 1900. He served through the various ratings of an Officer until 8th June 1915 when he was appointed a Commander, serving in that grade until 16th February 1920 when he resigned. Captain Watson during his service bore an excellent reputation for sobriety - and for strict attention to the interests of the service he served.'
Lot 818
GROUP OF WORLD WAR II MILITARY MEDALS comprising a service medal, The Defence Medal, The 1939-1945 Star, The Africa Star and The Italy Star, each with ribbons and bar; together with a Royal Warrant for John Archibald for the Territorial Army, dated 22nd April 1944, with its leather tube, and a Ypres medal
Lot 825
GEORGE V TERRITORIAL FORCE EFFICIENCY MEDAL together with WWI trio including the 1914-15 Star, all awarded to A. Gow, pair engraved '408813 ASW A. Gow RAF', 1914-15 Star engraved '572 SJT. A. Gow A&S Highrs', Efficiency Medal engraved '572 SJT. A. Gow 6/A&S Highrs'; all with ribbons mounted on a bar, bar 13.5cm long
Lot 830
WORLD WAR I AND II MEDAL GROUPS including a Royal Fleet Reserve Long Service medal; together with WWI campaign medals, each named 'J. 33778 W.C. RAYNER A..B.R.N', with ribbons and mounted on a bar; together with a WWII Defense Medal and an 'Exemplary Police Service' medal, each with ribbons, mounted on a bar, the Police Service medal named for 'Inspr. William C.C. Bennett', with a Masonic medal and ribbon and Raynor's test card for mobilisation, with a brown leather cigar case Note: The medals relate to the vendor's father-in-law, William Calder Colenso Raynor, born January 1900. He joined the navy as a youngster and served on the HMS Comus. After leaving the navy in 1918, he changed his name to Bennett and joined the Metropolitan Police.
Lot 831
WORLD WAR II RAF MEDAL MINIATURE GROUP awarded to 1368097 Cpl Alex C. Murphy, Royal Air Force, 1940-1952, comprising of the 1939/45 Star, Africa Star, Africa Clasp, Italy Star, Defense Medal, War Medal 1939/45 and the General Service Medal W/C Malaya with ribbons and on one bar, in a fitted red leather case with a brass presentation inscription plaque, approximately 10cm long
Lot 170
A fine, impressive and very rare Victorian engraved gilt brass and malachite inset clock with thermometer and aneroid barometer in the form of a full-sized occasional table Thomas Cole, London, number 1 545, circa 1860 The eight-day movement resembling that of a standard Cole strut clock with rectangular frontplate stamped with serial number 1 545 and applied with two separate shaped backplates for the going and strike trains each with going barrels, six-spoke wheel crossings and three pillars secured by screws from the rear, the going train incorporating vertical shaped platform English lever escapement regulated by sprung three-arm steel monometallic balance, the strike train sounding the hours on a coiled gong mounted behind the movement, the left hand backplate stamped THOMAS COLE, LONDON to lower edge, the 10 inch circular silvered Roman numeral dial incorporating recessed circular subsidiary barometer scale calibrated in barometric inches and with the usual observations and a curved Fahrenheit scale mercury thermometer to the finely engraved centre decorated in the Greek revival manner with hatched radial rosette incorporating anthemion motifs within a Vitruvian scroll border, with plain minute and cruciform hour blued steel hands within generous gilt cavetto moulded bezel incorporating concentric bead-cast borders and fitted with a heavy bevelled glass, the case with table-top incorporating quatrefoil lobed rim applied with eight malachite roundels set in pairs between anthemion and stylised scroll decorated projections of the stepped rim, the shallow dome-shaped rear panel centred with a square box enclosing the movement and incorporating winding/hand setting holes and shuttered escapement viewing aperture to underside, the whole mounted via hinged screw pivots and a curved graduated stay onto a conforming square plate attached by a rotating joint onto the elaborate two-tier triform base, the upper section with three slender square section uprights incorporating outswept bracket-shaped terminals to top over stylised panel and foliate scroll engraved feet resting onto a concave-sided platform stage with conforming fine foliate motif and gadroon border engraved detail, the lower tier with three further panel decorated square section baluster uprights mounted onto a substantial stepped triform block applied to a wide platform base adorned with three finely cast recumbent sphinxes within further finely worked stylised scroll and gadroon engraved borders, the underside with three adjustable disc-shaped levelling feet (surface with overall brown patination, barometer mechanism lacking), 49.5cm (19.5ins) wide across the top; 75.5cm (29.75ins) high with table top in horizontal position. Provenance: The current lot was a given to the vendor's father, a doctor, from a very grateful patient during the early 1960's, thence by descent to the present owner. The life and work of Thomas Cole is extensively documented in Hawkins, J.B. THOMAS COLE & VICTORIAN CLOCKMAKING. Thomas Cole was born in Nether Stowey, Somerset in 1800. His father, Thomas senior, was a local clockmaker who is now known to have moved his family to Taunton in around 1815; he was a talented maker who probably taught both Thomas and his older brother, James Ferguson, the clockmaking trade. By 1821 James Ferguson had moved to London and filed a Patent for a pivoted detent escapement, by 1823 he was working from New Bond Street where he was joined by his younger brother, Thomas. Over the next twelve years the two brothers worked alongside each other and produced a series of highly complicated silver 'humpback' carriage clocks very much in the manner of Abraham Louis Breguet (leading some to speculate a connection between Breguet and the Cole brothers). The brothers then went their separate ways with James Ferguson going on to explore his technical abilities later developing a series of escapement designs including a 'resilient' lever escapement (1830), a 'double rotary' escapement (1840), a detached escapement calliper (1849) and an escapement with negative diameter (1859). Thomas Cole sought to specialise in small decorative timepieces of the highest quality. By 1845 he was advertising himself as a Þsigner and maker of ornamental clocks' and in 1851 submitted examples for display at the Great Exhibition, both under his name, and on the stands of other leading retailers such as Hunt & Roskel and Hancocks. He then went on to exhibit at the Paris Exhibition of 1855 where his entry warranted an 'Honourable Mention', and again at the British International Exhibition in 1862 where he was awarded a medal for 'Excellence of taste and design'. Thomas Cole was elected to the Royal Society of Arts in June 1861; he died three years later of typhoid fever, at his home at 1 Westbourne Park Road, Paddington, leaving his second wife Charlotte and their three children (two boys and one girl). The originality and inventiveness of design coupled with the exceptional quality of finish ensured an enduring popularity for Thomas Cole's work, mainly from the rising Nouveau Riche class of Victorians made wealthy from the Industrial Revolution. Until the discovery of the current lot only two other full-sized 'table' clocks by Thomas Cole were known. Both of these were first documented as consecutive lots offered at Christie's, King Street, Important Clocks and Marine Chronometers 13th December 2000 (lots 63 and 64). The first was numbered 1884 and was signed for the retailer's Hunt and Roskell, London; whilst the second bore the numbers 1578 and 1505 and was dated March 1862 to the going spring barrel. Both of these clocks were very similar only differing in detail - mainly in the design of the engraving; they sold for the premium inclusive amounts of £69,750 and £71,950 respectively. It seems that these two examples were purchased by the same buyer as they were offered again by Christie's, in their sale of Magnificent Clocks, on the 15th September 2004. Presented together as a 'harlequin pair' (lot 29) they realised £81,260 including buyer's premium. Finally number 1884 appeared for a third time at Christies where it was sold for £73,250 on 15th March 2012 (lot 25). Although the current lot is outwardly similar than the other two known examples overall refinements and improvements in both its specification and detailing are evident. The dial incorporates the additions of a barometer scale and thermometer whilst the rim of the table is generally of increased complexity featuring a stepped layered edge. The base is also more substantial with the central platform being significantly wider than on the other examples. This allows the lower tier of baluster supports to be spread further apart and the base plate to have an increased footprint resulting in improved stability and more satisfactory proportions. In addition to this the horizontal elements of the both the central platform and the base are extensively engraved compared to the relatively simple single geometric band seen on the lowermost step of the other two examples. Overall the detail design of the engraved enrichments possessed by the current lot are particularly harmonious being in the Greco-Egyptian style throughout. This style of decoration was made popular by Thomas Hope during the first quarter of the 19th century and seems to have been used relatively sparingly by Cole and then only for his finest examples.
Lot 222
A fruitwood memorial box and cover,with a bust of Princess Charlotte and inscription 'HRH Princess Charlotte Augusta. Born 7 Jan 1796. Died 6 Nov 1817',6cm diameter,a cased bronze medal commemorating the death of Princess Charlotte,by Mudie and Mills,5cm diameter,another,inscribed 'Great Britain mourns. Her Princes weep!', boxed,3.7cm diameter, andan aquatint portrait of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold,with original paper label verso,8cm diameter overall (5)
Lot 236
A prize medal from Trinity College, Dublin,awarded to Henry Purcell and inscribed 'Politica Et Literis Anglicis (for Political Science and English Literature), Henricus F. Purcell, 1862', cased,Lord Macaulay,'Critical and Historical Essays...'vol. 1, 1869, leather with Dublin College crest in gilt to the cover and a Henry F Purcell bookplate,together with a letter from H Cleveland to J T Purcell,8th June 1899 (3)Henry Francis Purcell married Margaret Pugin, issue of A W N Pugin and his third wife, Jane Knill, in September 1870. Purcell, from Carrick-on-Suir, was a law graduate of Trinity University, Dublin. The Purcells made their home at No. 9 Holden Terrace, Hanover Square in Belgravia from 1871.Henry was involved in the infamous Tichborne claimant case, travelling to Chile and Australia to examine witnesses. The case was a legal cause célèbre which enthralled England during the 1860s and 70s. An individual known as either Thomas Castro or Arthur Orton, a man 'of unrefi
Lot 911
Royal Air Force ephemera, belonging to George Bell, 1473793 RAF, to include: pilot's flying log book dated March 29th 1943 - July 2nd 1943; flight log book, dated 31st October 1943 - 21st February 1944; air crew lecture notes; observers and gunners flying book dated 29th October 1943 - 27th March 1946; a service release book, stamps dated August 1946; identity card; his diaries dated 1943 and 1944, the aforementioned mainly based in Southern Rhodesia; a large quantity of military issue maps of: Alexandria, Sarajevo, Udine Bolzano, Venezia, Mombasa, The Mediterranean, Ravenna, Kenya and South Rhodesia; some of his general service medals, including: War Star, Italy Star, Defence and War Medal; his dog tags; many photographs of aircraft in flight and on ground as well as members of his squadron; and a large quantity of other ephemera.
Lot 577
A Victorian silver Masonic medal, hallmarked Chester 1893, maker's mark of MDL and stamped L. Symelman & Co., 56 York Rd N Maker The bars inscribed Court Queen Victoria and No. 5162 L.U.D., verso inscribed Presented Bro. Horace John Avery by the Members of Court Queen Victoria No. 5162, for services rendered in the chair during 1905. 16 cm long overall. CONDITION REPORTS: Generally in good condition, expected wear, could do with a clean, approximately 87 grammes all in.
Lot 74
After EMMA ELEANOR KENDRICK (1788-1871) British By *HEATH (19th century) Cleopatra Dissolving the Pearl Watercolour on ivory Inscribed to verso Cleopatra dissolving the pearl by * Heath 1818 from an original drawing by Miss Emma Kendrick which she gained the Isis medal [of the Society of Arts] 16.5 x 20.5 cm overall, framed and glazed, mounted CONDITION REPORTS: Generally in good condition, expected wear.
Lot 219
ENAMELLED JEWEL. A silver gilt & enamelled Chairman's Lady's jewel, for the Urban District Council of Camborne-Redruth. Medal by Thomas Fattorini Ltd., Birmingham, in original box & once owned by Mrs. Dennis Bray, the wife of Dennis Bray, Council Chairman 1963-4. Sold with two photographs relating to this jewel & a book by the Chairman, Denis Bray.
Lot 319
WWI memorabilia belonging to Captain J W Lomas M.C. of the 881 Brigade Royal Field Artillery Comprising officers sword, 88cm single edged single fullered blade with acid etched decoration of the Royal Artillery, George V cipher surmounted by crown, by Clement Gray of Sheffield, swept pierced guard, fish skin grip with twist wire decoration, leather sword knot, complete with a leather covered scabbard, outer sword bag, Captain Lomas' medals comprising British war medal, victory medal with oak leaf, miniature group with military crown, British war medal, victory medal, pair of Ross of London binoculars no 3 (mark II), dated 19, complete with leather case with broad arrow mark, top stamped no. 3 GJ.W.Lomas 331 brigade R.F.A. J & B Green Limited 1918. This lot is accompanied by some research. (illustrated) CONDITION REPORT: Lot 319: sword bag worn, sword blade with some staining, grip worn, sword knot worn, scabbard some marks - overall in good condition for age. Binoculars Ok, wear to leather of case, medals OK.
Lot 321
A Flying Officer's uniform Comprising jacket and trousers, with WWII medal bars, RAF Officer's jacket with WWII medal bars, matching trousers, and a further jacket and trousers. CONDITION REPORT: 1 TA uniform maker Lew Rose, RAF dress Uniform maker, I J Dewhurst, size 108L, RAF uniform maker JH Grimwade & Sons.
Lot 329
A WWI casualty medal group Awarded to 37204 Private J Wyld of the Lancashire Fusiliers, comprising Jack Wyld's death plaque war medal and victory medal, Private Wyld of the Second Battalion of Lancashire Fusilier's died on the 12th October 1916, his memorial is at Thiepvil Memorial Pier and face three C3D. This lot is accompanied by a copy of the certificate.
Lot 330
A WWI medal group awarded to 2104 Private H Crowther of the Cheshire Regiment A 1914-15 star and war medal, war medal awarded to 124308 J T Banks.,Petty Officer Royal Navy, victory medal awarded to 388541 Sapper T Turner of the Royal Engineers, Royal Engineers cap badge, Cheshire Regiment cap badge (2) and a Royal Artillery cap badge, WWI handkerchief decorated with images of George V and Allied Commanders from the first world war, all contained in a carved wooden box.
Lot 332
A Crimean war medal (unnamed), with sebastopol bar Bronze khedive's star 1882, WWI medal group awarded 4-9268 Private J. Deloughery of the Argyle & Sutherland Highlanders, comprising 1914-15 star, war medal and victory medal, WWI medal group awarded to 4616 Private T. A. Taylor of the Cheshire Regiment comprising British war medal and victory medal, various religious medals etc. (illustrated)
Lot 333
A WWII medal group Awarded to Lance Corporal J Burt of the Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armored Corps comprising 1939-45 medal, Africa star with 8th army bar, France and Germany star, 1935-45 medal and Defence medal, together with three oak leaf (mentioned in dispatches clasp), together with this lot photographs of lance Corporal Burt in his uniform, copy of the mentioned dispatches leaflet, instructions for wearing of the oak leaf emblem, photographs and paperwork etc also with this lot a book entitled 'Albanich a History of the Galloway rifle volunteers' by Ian Devlin, this being limited edition of 500 signed by the author, published by G.C Book Publishers Ltd Wigton Scotland 1996, together with a whistle with the Galloway rifle volunteers emblem.
Lot 335
A WWI matched medal group awarded to members of the Liverpool Regiment Comprising British War medal awarded to 359612 Private J. A. Drury, 32778 Private D. C. Jones, 111124 Private A. F. Williams, Victory medals awarded to 39211 Private S. Atherton, 69590 Private E. Crook, British war medal awarded to 56835 Private J. R. Watson of the East Yorkshire Regiment, Victory medal awarded to 77336 Private J. Johnson of the West Yorkshire Regiment (7).
Lot 336
A WWI Royal Air Force matched pair Comprising British War Medal awarded to 280266 W. J. Phillips, Victory medal awarded to 219871 F. Fleming, Royal Navy British War Medal awarded to K. 2983 D. Tobin, Victory Medal awarded to K. 51804 W. Battersby, Royal Air Force Victory Medal awarded to 28383 Private S. G. Cox and a British War Medal awarded to F. 13004 R. W. Owen of the R. N. A. S. (6).
Lot 337
A collection of matched WWI pairs to the Royal Artillery Comprising British War Medal awarded to 192617 D.V.A Robertson, 141050 Gunner F. Berry, 51037 Corporal E. Davies, 2492 Driver D. Hedges of the Royal Field Artillery, Victory medals awarded to 82929 Gunner A. Davenport, 220997 Gunner J. Brady, 115330 Gunner L. P. Weston, 997 Gunner W. H. Singleton and 217254 Gunner R. Nesbitt (9).
Lot 392
A large bronze medal commemorating Handel dated 1905 The medal with inscription Zurweihe Des Hauses, further inscription Wilhelm Herz Praesident der Handels, Kammer Zu Berlin, medal by G Morin, further coins to include a commemorative medal celebrating the meeting of the British Association in honour of Dr John Dalton dated June 1842, British Naval half penny dated 1812, Anglesey penny token dated 1788, George III ha'penny dated 1806, a continental coin embedded in a piece of pumice etc.
Lot 394
A large collection of British and American coinage To include a silver United States Bicentennial proof set dated 1976, Morgan dollar dated 1879, proof set dated 1977, British Festival of British crown dated 1951, further crowns, continental coinage, cased proof sets, official England squad medal collection albums etc.
Lot 191
A Collection of Medals including 1914 Star inscribed 30589 FAR: SGT S. PEARMAN. R.F.A., 1914-15 Star inscribed 50445. PTE. L. R. HUMPHRIES, R.A.M.C., Victory Medal inscribed 12040 PTE. J. HIRST. BORD. R.,Victory Medal inscribed 93566 DVR. G. GARDINER. R.E. and another Victory Medal inscribed 720019 PTE. W. MILLIKEN. 24 LOND.R.
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