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Lot 475
THE DUNLOP TROPHY. A SILVER FIGURAL TROPHY IN THE FORM OF GIAMBOLOGNA`S STATUE OF MERCURY. the ebonised square plinth with plaques and medallions, on paw feet, 36cm h, by The Birmingham Medal Co, Birmingham 1923 The engraved inscriptions read: BLACKPOOL CARNIVAL THE DUNLOP TROPHY FOR "FASTEST TIME" and WINNERS H LE VACK 1924 G W PRATCHETT 1925 GEORGE BROUGH 1926.. ++ Some polish wear including two small holes in the central relief of the motorcyclist
Lot 476
FIVE MEDALS comprising three of the Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club, obverse THE PIONEER RUN before rays, rev. engraved 1931 G BROUGH 1902 DREADNOUGHT, 1932 G BROUGH 1902 `3 DREADNOUGHT and GEORGE BROUGH 1939, matt gilt bronze, 63mm, bronze medal of the MOTOR CYCLING CLUB, obv. four shields of arms, rev engraved BROOKLANDS MEETING 1933 TWO LAP HANDICAP 3RD PRIZE G BROUGH and a parcel gilt silver rose shaped fob shield of the SUTTON COLDFIELD & NORTH BIRMINGHAM AUTOMOBILE CLUB`S COLMORE CUP TRIAL, rev. engraved 1924 G BROUGH
Lot 485
ROYAL. A VICTORIAN CIGAR BOX. of moulded octagonal form with divided interior, the lid inset with crowned oval badge of the Prince of Wales and inscribed HRH ALBERT EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES INDIA 1875, the underside engraved Presented to Lord Suffield on returning from India by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, 24 x 15cm, by R & S Garrard, London 1876, the underside of the lid engraved [presumably at Goldsmiths Hall] Goldsmiths Hall June 10th 1876. This Box weighing 36oz 5dwt was made to receive a stamped silver medal of unknown assay, marked R & S GARRARD PANTON ST LONDON, 39ozs; sold with Russell (W H), The Prince of Wales` Tour a Diary in India with some account of some of the visits of His Royal Highness to the Courts of Greece Egypt Spain and Portugal, second edition, Woodburytype portrait and wood engravings, scarlet cloth, worn, aeg, London: Sampson, Lowe, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1877 (2) Provenance: Charles, 5th Lord Suffield; thence by decent at Gunton Park, Norfolk until sold on the Instructions of the Trustees of the Gunton Park Estate, Irelands` (Auctioneers), sale on the premises, 16-17 and 25-26 September 1990, lot 1258, whence bought by the present vendor. A keen sportsman, Charles Harbord, 5th Lord Suffield (1830-1914) was a favourite of the Prince of Wales, his new neighbour at Sandringham House. He served as Lord-in-Waiting and Head of the Household of the Prince. Russell`s Diary which accompanies the lot is full of incident, from lively antics on board the "Serapis" to dramatic accounts of elephant charges and big game hunting: "For Lord Suffield there was the pleasant combination of the duties of a high officer of state about the person of the Prince, and of the pleasures of a keen sportsman - good with rifle and gun, and firm in the saddle - in new fields" and, later "The Prince killed a fine tigress with six cubs... Lord Suffield shot a tiger which assumed a very menacing attitude, and obliged him to fire in self-defence; and an odd lot of porcupines, deer, wild boar, pea-fowl, black-buck, duck, snipe, partridge and plover were laid out before the tents when the shooting parties returned in the evening".. ++ Box - in fine condition with light wear to the top as when purchased at the above mentioned house sale
Lot 710
A FINE CORAL, SPLIT PEARL, GOLD AND LAVENDER BLUE ENAMEL LOCKET BY PHILLIPS BROTHERS fleur de lys device on applied pad, c1865 Robert Phillips of the leading firm Phillips Brothers was the only English jeweller to be awarded a Gold Medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867. See Bury (Shirley), Jewellery 1789-1910, Woodbridge 1991, Vol II, p 465.. ++ A few light scratches but of fine quality and in excellent condition
Lot 527
Elizabeth II, Proof 100 Dollars (2), 1975, 1977, Proof 20 Dollars, 1970 (KM. 21, 24, 27; F 1-3); Crowns (5), 1959 (2), 1964 (3, one a specimen); Proof Dollars (3), 1970 (2), 1972; Proof 50 Cents, 1970; mis-struck 25 Cents, 1982, 10 Cents, 1981, Cent, 1980; Proof set, 1970, Dollar to Cent; wooden nickels (4), Bermuda Coin Co (3) and Bermudiana Hotel, Frank Davison; cast copy of a Sommer Is. Shilling on a key fob; 9ct gold medal of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor for R. Lobel [1984], 4.76g (Bruce Ð) [27]. First three brilliant, others in varied Description Footnote
Lot 694
James II, Coronation, 1685, a silver medal by J. Roettier, laureate bust right, rev. hand from heaven about to place a crown on a cushion bearing a laurel, 34mm (MI I, 605/5; E 273). A couple of light scratches in obverse field, otherwise good extremely fine, attractively Description Footnote
Lot 696
SPANISH WRECK RECOVERED, 1687, a silver medal by G. Bower, conjoined busts of James II and Mary to right, he laureate, rev. the salvage operation, a small row-boat to the fore with Sir William Phipps s ship, the Algier Rose, beyond, 55mm (MI I, 619/33; E 285; Betts 67). A few light marks and scratches in the fields, otherwise extremely fine or better, attractively Description Footnote
Lot 701
Birth of Prince Charles, 1720, a silver medal by E. Hamerani, conjoined busts of James III and Clementina right, rev. Providence holding a child in her arms, pointing at globe, 41mm (Woolf 38:1; MI II, 452/60; E 488). Small edge bruise at 11 o clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine, dark-toned, very Description Footnote
Lot 702
Appeal Against the House of Hanover, 1721, a silver medal by E Hamerani, bust of James III right, rev. Hanoverian horse trampling lion and unicorn, view of London behind, 49mm (Woolf 40:1; MI II, 454/63; E 493). A few light hairlines, otherwise extremely fine or better; in fitted shagreen Description Footnote
Lot 706
Geological Society of London, Bigsby Medal, 1876, a gold award by J.S. & A.B. Wyon, bust of John Bigsby left, rev. starfish superimposed on rocks, edge named (John Walter Gregory, FRS, 1905), 45mm, 65.79g (BHM 3033; E 1653). Minor surface marks, otherwise brilliant, very Description Footnote
Lot 709
INDIA, Agricultural & Horticultural Society, Calcutta, a gold award medal, unsigned, Hindu farmer ploughing field with two bullocks, palm-tree and temples in background, rev. wreath, named (Presented to Captn. Charlton as the first person to establish, to the Satisfaction of the Tea Committee and its Secretary, that the Tea Tree was indigenous in Assam, voted at a General meeting of the Society held Septr. 8th 1841). 62mm, 73.45g (Pudd. 824.1.1). Minor rim nicks and surface marks, with small piercing for suspension, otherwise good very fine and very Description Footnote
Lot 721
Kricheldorf, H., Der MŸnzen- und Medaillensammler Berichte, vols I, II and III, nos. 1-90 complete, Freiburg im Breisgau, April 1961-December 1975, 680 + 2,328pp, extensively illustrated [3]. Publishers maroon cloth, nos. 61-90 loose in binding; the first modern European coin and medal magazine of any significance, containing much useful Description Footnote
Lot 65
A FINE SILVER-MOUNTED OTTOMAN GREEK SHAMSHIR PRESENTED BY THE PACHA OF CANDIA TO CAPTAIN F.T.MICHELL R.N., DATED 1829. with curved blade double-edged towards the point and cut with two slender fullers of differing length along the back-edge, silver hilt comprising a pair of quillons with bud-shaped finials, engraved with scrolls and a bouquet of fruit, moulded back-strap engraved with the presentation inscription and date, and a pair of horn grip-scales fitted with a tear-shaped washer on each side of the pommel, in its original leather-covered wooden scabbard with large silver mounts cast and chased in relief, comprising locket, middle-band and chape each decorated with sprays of flowers, foliage, trophies and bouquets all within an elaborate series of scrollwork frames, and retaining a ring for suspension (one suspension ring missing). 75.5cm; 29 3/4in blade. Admiral Sir Frederick Thomas Michell KCB (1788-1873) was the son of Lieutenant Sampson Michell RN, a Cornishman who died an admiral in the Portuguese Navy in 1809. He was born in Exeter, entered the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth in 1800 and joined HMS EURYDICE (24) as a Midshipman in 1803, serving in a number of ships and locations before being commissioned lieutenant on 29th May 1807. Serving in several more ships in locations from the Adriatic to Brazil, he became 1st lieutenant of HMS BOYNE (98) in March 1815. When Admiral Lord Exmouth was appointed to command a punitive expedition to Algiers in 1816, he took BOYNE`s officers with him into his flagship, HMS QUEEN CHARLOTTE (100). Before the bombardment of Algiers, late in August 1816, Exmouth appointed Michell to command the battering flotilla of 55 small vessels - principally gun, mortar, rocket and bomb ships - in the acting rank of commander and Michell was confirmed in that rank on 16th September 1816. After a decade on half-pay, Michell was appointed to command HMS RIFLEMAN (18) on 27th December 1826 and took her to the Mediterranean.. During the 1820s Greece fought her war of independence from Turkey: Britain, France and Russia were involved to maintain the balance of power and their own interests in the eastern Mediterranean. At the time, Crete was known by its Venetian name Candia and the Sultan ruled the island though a governor, or Pasha; the island`s capital, now Heraklion, was also known as Candia. It was British policy to recognise Crete as Turkish and British ships were welcomed in its harbours by the island`s governor.. The Ship`s Logs of HMS RIFLEMAN for 1829 (The National Archives; ADM 51/3377 and ADM 53/1140) show that she left Malta, bound for Crete, on 2nd March 1829, taking as passengers two Turks, Mustapha Hassan and Mustapha Ali. On 7th March, she anchored in Port Greco, a harbour on the island of Stondia - now Dia Nisida - off the north coast of Crete opposite the city of Candia. On 8th March, she sailed across the strait to Candia, put the captain, Michell, and the surgeon ashore in a yawl, `stood off and on` until the yawl returned and then, having fired a salute of 19 guns - which was returned by the harbour`s Turkish fort - sailed back to Port Greco, leaving Michell - and, presumably, the surgeon and the ship`s two Turkish passengers - in Candia. On 9th March, she returned and sent the yawl for Captain Michell, who returned at 11.30am, whereupon she left Candia harbour, returning a salute of 21 guns from the fort, and made sail for Malta, arriving there on 16th March 1829. For the remainder of 1829, HMS RIFLEMAN cruised in the Mediterranean but did not return to Crete.. It seems most likely that Michell received the sword offered here in March 1829 as a gesture of thanks from the island`s governor, perhaps for conveying the two Turks from Malta. The Turkish governor of Candia 1832-51 was the Albanian Giritli Mustafa Naili Pasha (b. 1798) who, in 1829, would have been known as plain Mustafa Naili and so may have been the `Mustapha Ali` taken aboard Michell`s ship on the orders of C.-in-C. Mediterranean for passage to Crete; he had been active in suppressing Greek insurrections on Crete in the 1820s and passage on a British sloop-of-war was probably the most sure way of returning him safely to the island.. Michell was promoted post captain on 22nd February 1830, commanded the 5th Rate HMS MAGICIENNE (24) at the siege and bombardment of Acre in 1840 and then the 5th Rate HMS INCONSTANT until 1843. In 1852 he was given command of HMS QUEEN (110) and commanded her during the Crimean War, particularly distinguishing himself at the bombardment of Sebastopol 1854-55, after which he was promoted rear admiral and created CB. Michell returned home to live in Totnes, Devon, where he was elected mayor in 1855 and 1858 and where he died. He became a vice-admiral in 1862 and an admiral in 1866, being created KCB in 1867. In addition to the sword given him by the Pasha of Candia/Crete, he received another from the Sultan, as well as a cloak with diamond clasps and several Turkish orders and decorations; as well as the insignia of a KCB, he received that of an Officer of the Legion of Honour, the Naval General Service Medal 1793-1814, with clasps Algiers and Syria and the British and Turkish medals for the Crimean War.
Lot 276
A FINE PAIR OF 25 BORE BOHEMIAN D.B. FLINTLOCK PISTOLS BY PAUL POSER IN PRAG, CIRCA 1720. with long swamped reblued barrels signed `Paul Poser` and `In Prag` respectively, fitted with brass foresights, border-engraved tangs incorporating grooved back-sights, finely engraved signed flat bevelled locks decorated with cavalrymen and pikemen beneath the pans, and on the tails with a musketeer and an encampment scene, the cocks engraved with foliage and chiselled with a monsterhead in relief (one trigger repaired), moulded figured walnut full stocks (minor repairs) carved in relief with linear mouldings over the fore-ends, strapwork and foliage behind the rear ramrod-pipes and about the barrel tangs, full brass mounts finely cast and chased in low relief, comprising trigger-guards with acanthus finials decorated with strapwork and opposing warrior busts on a punched ground on the bows, spurred pommels with further designs of strapwork foliage enclosing standing classical warriors on a punched ground, grotesque mask butt-caps within a beadwork frame, pierced escutcheons supported by female figures, engraved with the owner`s crest beneath a coronet, a pair of faceted ramrod-pipes, the mounts retaining some original gilding, and original horn-tipped wooden ramrods. 53.5cm; 21 1/8in. (2). The crest is that of the Pálffy von Erdöd family, Counts of Bohemia and Hungary, created circa 1581. Paul Poser was one of the leading Bohemian gunmakers of the first half of the 18th century. He is especially noted for his co-operation with the distinguished chiseller Franz Matzenkopf, medal die-cutter at the court of the Prince-Bishops of Salzburg, who is thought to have been responsible for the relief decoration on the locks and mounts of some of Poser`s firearms. See J. Hayward 1963, pp. 124-126.
Lot 465
Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons officers khaki uniform jacket, brass buttons with `RHG 1stD`, medal ribbons above left breast pocket, purple cord through left shoulder running down to pocket, khaki ca and dress ca with gold foliate braid both probsbly for the same regiment, by Herbert Johnson, and a khaki side hat by Clement H. Sunderland of Liverpool,
Lot 925
Northern European School, Portrait Miniature c.1850, depicting a Prussian Hussar officer, standing three-quarter length in an extensive landscape, in full uniform wearing a feathered fur busby, short blue Attila adorned with extensive gold braiding and gold sash, a gold braided fur pelisse worn over his shoulder, red riding breeches. His hand resting on his sabre, the brass hilt decorated with the Prince of Wales feathers. Around his neck the Pour le Mérite medal tied with a black sash and a Waterloo medal on his chest, held in a contemporary gilt metal frame with scallop shell corners and centres, various scrolls and ribbons entwined with an Oriental serpent motif, terminating with various C-scrolls. Note: The colours of dolman, pelisse and breeches varied greatly by regiment, even within the same army. The French hussar of the Napoleonic period was armed with a brass hilted sabre and sometimes with a brace of pistols. Hussars were notoriously impetuous, and Napoleon was quoted as stating that he would be surprised for a hussar to live beyond the age of thirty due to their tendency to become reckless in battle, exposing their weaknesses in frontal assaults. The hussars of Napoleon created the tradition of sabrage, the opening of a champagne bottle with a saber.
Lot 1026
A collection of items appertaing to able seaman Alexander Joseph Blake R.N, including group photographs on board H.M.S Falcon and H.M.S. Ardent, an identity certificate from the British Consulate General Chungking 1940, a photograph album containing snapshots including the aftermath of bombing raids and fighting, executions and corpses, Blake on board a R.N. river gunboat, and other related ephemera, together with a group of unverified medals comprising 1939/45 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star with N.Africa 1942-43 clasp, Pacific Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, and War Medal 1939-45, ( a lot ).
Lot 255
An 18 carat gold wedding band; a Swiss open face keyless wind nickel plated `Goliath` pocket watch, unsigned, the white dial with arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o`clock; a First World War War Medal to Lieut. H. C. J. S. King; and a No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak camera, model E-3, latest patent date 1906, Bausch & Lomb lens in an FPK automatic shutter, red bellows, black leather covered Visit www.dnfa.com for condition reports
Lot 319
A group of seven George V, George VI and Elizabeth II medals "To 93976 Gunner John William Cook, R.F.A., later 2809972 Warrant Officer (Class 2) Seaforth Highlanders", comprising - Elizabeth II British Empire Medal inscribed "To John Willie Cook", 1914-1915 Star, George V First World War medals, Victory Medal, George V Indian General Service Medal with one bar "North West Frontier 1930-31", George VI Defence Medal and George V Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with bar "Regular Army", complete with Regular Army Certificate of Service Book, and Soldier`s Service and Pay book, and with framed Certificate "To Chief Inspector John W. Cook" relating to the award of the British Empire Medal, together with a copy of a photograph of the recipient in dress uniform of the Seaforth Highlanders
Lot 320
A group of four George V First World War and Elizabeth II medals and two Orders "To 2nd Lieutenant Cecil Rex Niven, Royal Field Artillery", comprising - Military Cross, 1914-1918 War Medal and Victory Medal, and Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, and with Neck Badge for Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George in silver gilt and enamel, and Knight Bachelor`s Breast Badge and Neck Badge (First Type in gilt metal), contained in three fitted cases and complete with a handwritten copy of the entry in The London Gazette, 2nd April 1919 regarding the award of the Military Cross, and Illuminated 90th Birthday Congratulations to Sir Rex Niven from Her Majesty The Queen and Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, 18th November 1988
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