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Lot 347
Chi Wing Lo (Chinese 1954-) for Giorgetti 'Eos' Writing Desk and 'Eon' Chest of Drawers the desk with metal label GIORGETTI / design CHI WING LO / MADE IN ITALY/ 059015 (to underside), with original paperwork, maple, brushed nickel and leather, and the chest with metal label GIORGETTI / design CHI WING LO / MADE IN ITALY / 055522 (to reverse), maple and steel, with 10 drawersDimensions:The chest of drawers: 85cm high, 150cm wide, 45cm deep (33 1/2in high, 59in wide, 17 3/4in deep); the desk: 74cm high, 160cm wide, 59.5cm deep (29 1/4in high, 63in wide, 23 1/2in deep)Provenance:ProvenanceGerald Moran;Estate of David Cornwell (John Le Carré).Note: “A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.”(John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy.) David Cornwell - John Le Carré - is considered to be one the most important writers of the post-war era, with an impressive list of publications in the spy genre. Since the 1960s, his tales of espionage have entertained audiences internationally. Le Carré is famous as the creator of George Smiley and the author of Cold War spy novels such as Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - filmed once for television with Sir Alex Guinness and more recently for cinema with Gary Oldman in the lead role - which defined the form. Since the 1990s he has increasingly been regarded as one of the great English language novelists of the modern period, and a caustic chronicler and critic of British political morality. He declined honours and literary prizes from the UK with vehemence, saying a writer should remain on the outside looking in, but was awarded almost in spite of himself the Goethe Medal, the Légion des Arts et des Lettres and the Olof Palme Prize. We are delighted to be offering this desk and chest of drawers which were used by Le Carré from the end of 2009 until his death in 2020. They were acquired from his friend of almost fifty years, Gerald Moran, and were used in his workspace in London for the creation of all of his final novels. On this desk, he wrote A Delicate Truth (2013), A Legacy of Spies (2017, the companion volume to The Spy Who Came In From The Cold), Agent Running In The Field (2019), and Silverview (published posthumously in 2021). He also wrote his memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel (2016), at this desk. Within the elegant drawers of the chest, Le Carré safely stored his manuscripts during the editing process. These finely crafted pieces of furniture therefore represent an important piece of literary history: it was where Le Carré transported his stories from pen to paper, and where the journeys of his novels first took shape. The pieces were designed by Chi Wing Lo, a prominent architect and designer who has been shaping the direction of furniture at Giorgetti since 1996, and whose work achieves a timelessness that has led to him achieving international acclaim. The ‘Eos’ line at Giorgetti represents Chi Wing Lo’s refined taste and exquisite craftmanship, with elegant lines and a smooth sense of motion that produces an overall impression of reflection that would be the perfect place to put pen to paper. Le Carré will also have worked on his final and still-unpublished project, The George Smiley Years, upon this desk and chest of drawers.
Lot 725
War Medal FDC collection of ten Millennium JSCC FDCs with full stamp sets and special Great War, WW2 postmarks 1999/2000, one signed by artist Tony Theobald, one has 1914 replica medal encapsulated into cover. 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 £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10.
Lot 47
Jack Matthews silver medal following his bout with Jean Audouy of France on 16th April 1910 Jack Matthews, 'The Fighting Barber' hallmarked silver medal by William James Dingley, following his bout with Jean Audouy of France on 16th April 1910 at King's Theatre, Hanley, losing by KO in round 7
Lot 8
Liverpool FC Challenge Europeen Interclubs 1984 Medal Liverpool Football Club, Challenge Europeen Interclubs 1984, medal awarded by France Football magazine to Liverpool FC, voted France Football European Team of the Year in 1984, gilt metal, Adidas & France Football sponsorship logos, inscribed '1er. LIVERPOOL F.C'Given to Peter Robinson, Liverpool's former Club Secretary and Chief ExecutiveCrack to the medal
Lot 9
Liverpool v Real Madrid XI Trofeo "Santiago Bernabeu" participant's medal Liverpool v Real Madrid XI Trofeo "Santiago Bernabeu" participant's medal, 30th August 1989, inscribed 'Real Madrid Club de Futbol' with club crest, reverse inscribed 'Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu Equipos Participantes 30th August 1989' with both club's crest and trophy symbol, circular silvered medal, diameter 35mmGiven to Peter Robinson, Liverpool's former Club Secretary and Chief Executive
Lot 2
Dryden (John) Eleonora: A Panegyrical Poem: Dedicated to the Memory of the Late Countess of Abingdon, first edition, browned, disbound and loose, [Macdonald 29; Pforzheimer 324; Wing D2270], for Jacob Tonson, 1692; Threnodia Augustalis: A Funeral-Pindarique Poem Sacred to the Happy Memory of King Charles II, second edition, variant with "fate" line 17 p.4, disbound, final leaf browned and frayed at upper outer corner with loss of a couple of letters, [Macdonald 20a; Wing D2384], for Jacob Tonson, 1685; Mac Flecknoe, 84pp. including 'Absalom and Achitophel' seventh edition and 'The Medal' third edition, caption title, a few contemporary ink marginalia identifying characters, some light browning, one or two stains, modern calf, [Macdonald 14b; Wing D2304], [Tonson], [?1692], 4to (3)⁂ The last is a satire against Thomas Shadwell. A note in ESTC states, "It is not certain whether this is a separate issue or whether it originally formed part of v. 4 of Dryden's works, which were issued with collective title page by J. Tonson in 1693 and again in 1695."
Lot 36
AN 'IMPROVED PATENT MAGNETO-ELECTRIC MACHINE FOR NERVOUS DISEASES' in a mahogany case, a large descriptive label to the inside of the lid, noting 'First prize medal London 1862' and 'Silver medal Paris 1878', the case measures 11.5cm high x 22cm wideProvenance: The John Reckless collection of Kitchenalia
Lot 1
WW2 NZ Airforce gallantry medal miniature group of 7 to Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Robert Head N.Z.413414 to include Distinguished Service Order (DSO), Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939-45 Star, Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany clasp, Defence Medal, 1939-45 medal with Mentioned in Dispatches oak leaf and New Zealand War Service Medal together with citations, log book accounts and London Gazette issue (7) NOTE: Flying Officer Head was posted to No 9 Squadron on 15th May 1943 and at once showed by his enthusiasm for operations against the enemy that he would prove a valuable addition to the Squadron. Up to 14th July 1943 he had completed 12 successful sorties against heavily defended German targets, on night of the 29th and 30th May 1943 he was subject to accurate fire from heavy flack between Cologne and Dusseldorf, the aircraft being hit in a number of places. He had throughout his tour exhibited an offensive and determined spirit, and both on the ground and in the air had instilled the spirit into other members of his crew. He had exhibited all the qualities of a good Captain, and for this reason was specially selected on 14th July 1943 for the attack on the small target of Reggio in Italy. Over the target he was involved in a collision with another aircraft sustaining such extensive damage to his aircraft that he was compelled to give the order to abandon. On reaching the ground he was captured but was determined to escape from the enemy at the first opportunity, thus maintaining the same spirit shown in carrying out his operational duties. His final escape was characteristic of all previous service and after several brushes with the enemy, during one of which he received a broken arm from small arms wound dated 5th April 1944 he was recommended immediately for a Distinguished Service Order. 22nd September 1944 recommendation for Distinguished Flying Cross. Since being awarded the DSO Flight Lieutenant Head completed 25 successful sorties as pilot and captain of Lancaster aircraft. He was a most outstanding operational pilot and set an example worth of immitation by all. Not once did he fail to complete a sortie for which he was detailed and invariably pressed home his attacks despite the defences of the targets or the nature of weather conditions encountered. On two occasions during the attacks on Russelheim and Alnoye on 12th August 1944 and 8th July 1944 his aircraft was attacked by night fighters but his manoeuvres were so skilful that his gunners were able to engage and destroy the fighters without damage being done to the aircraft, because of this he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in recognition of a fine record of sustained operational flying dated 22nd September 1944. The lot is provided with a substantial amount of copied research, including the DSO and DFC citations and the list of missions undertaken.
Lot 11
Boer War Queen Victoria and King South African medal pair impressed to 2705 Pte P Ball North Staffordshire Regiment. Queen's Medal with three clasps to include Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony. King South Africa medal with two clasps to include South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 (2)
Lot 18
Second World War British Campaign Medal Group comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army clasp, 1939-45 Medal awarded to T-258202 Lionel Norman Rogers of Royal Army Service Corps 2nd Field Ambulance serving in North Africa at El Alamein and in the Middle East together with a large quantity of related ephemera and photographs, soldiers pay book and related El Alamein post war reunion programs also including complete rare unused full page of utility furniture coupons 1-30, date of issue 14th January 1946. NOTE: Rogers was wounded in the left arm and right buttock after his field ambulance was attacked by German aircraft on 30th and 31st August 1943 resulting in him being discharged from the Army
Lot 19
WWI French Legion d'Honour medal group of three to include Legion d'Honour, Croix de Guerre with palm leaf and Order of Palms of rosettes together with cased Legion d'Honour officer class with rosette to ribbon, also a set of medal miniatures 'Legion d'Honour with rosette, Croix de Guerre with palm leaf and Order of Palms of rosettes', awarded to Capt Ferdinand Renaudeau of Artillery. Initially enlised in the Artillery during the outbreak of WWI, to later be awarded the Croix de Guerre with palm leaf for valiant actions during the Battle of Verdun at Chemin des Dames and promoted to the rank of captain at the age of 25. In 1917, Capt Renaudeau travelled to the US to convince the Americans to engage in the conflict, while after he also worked closely with British and American forces as an interpreter. After the war he became an Associate Professor of English where the Lycee Reneaudeau Institute bears his name.
Lot 74
First World War Imperial German medal group and photographs, the medal group to include Iron Cross EK1813, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach merit medal with crossed swords clasp and 1914-18 Honour Cross together with Iron Cross 1914 First Class with bar back clasp marked KO to reverse and further Preussicher Landeskegverband jewel
Lot 238
SELECTION OF MASONIC ITEMSincluding 'A Mason And A Man' ode, Transactions Of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No.2076 London, pair of white gloves with the Masonic emblem, neck sash, ring, Spezial Masonic watch and box, The Metropolitan Working Of Royal Arch Masonary book, West Middlesex Lodge enamel medal, Province Of Hampshire & Isle Of Wight enamel medal, Royal Masonic Institution For Girls enamel medal, Grand Patron medal and other items
Lot 539A
Canada - a small collection of silver and other coins, including a cased silver 1873-1973 Royal Canadian Mounted Police Centennial One Dollar $1; a silver 1867-1967 Centenary of Canada silver One Dollar $1 and a 50 cents coin; a cased set of four 1974 souvenir Klondike Dollars; 1978 and 1980 North-AM Dollars; and six others; together with a 1973 John F Kennedy silver memorial medal. (qty)
Lot 549A
A small collection of silver coins, including a cased Guernsey 1972 The Royal Anniversary Medal; a cased John Pinches Edward Duke of Windsor 1894-1972 commemorative medal; a cased 1951 Festival of Britain crown; a cased John Pinches 1977 Silver Jubilee medal; and a 1935 crown; together with a cased Royal Mint EEC 1973 50 pence. (6)
Lot 7023
Palitoy Action Man Vintage - French Resistance Fighter to include jumper, trousers, boots, black beret, Croix de Guerre medal, pistol, sword, grenades, sub machine gun, radio - dressed on later flock haired figure with gripping hands but lot does include early painted head figure - Fair to Good with a card display box.
Lot 425
An 1817 Admiral Lord Nelson and British Naval commemorative set of twelve watercolour tinted printed roundels, "Record of British Naval Valour (Naval Victories)", published by Edward Orme, 1817, in bronzed drum-form slip-lidded box medal by Thomas Webb, it slid portraying the profile bust after Flaxman, with legend "England's Admiral Nelson Duke of Bronte. Hor Vicecom Nelson Ob Patriam Pugnando Mort Oct XXI MDCCCV", verso Bellona advancing across the sea with legend "Record of Naval Valour. Every Man Has Done His Duty", the interior of lid and box bearing printed paper compass roses, 74 mm (BHM 1056; Hardy 83; MH 508);
Lot 440
An Imperial German 1916 Gold zur Wehr, Eisen zur Ehr (gold for weapons, iron for honour), iron watch chain, 32 cm. [The First World war saw a revival of the practice begun in Berlin during the Napoleonic wars of handing in gold jewellery to finance the war effort and receiving iron jewellery instead. The commissions for the various First World War iron jewels and medals were given by the Reichsbank. A gift of 5 marks' worth of gold entitled the giver to a medal. The makers of the watch chain, Klein & Quenzer, were specialist jewellery and watch-chain manufacturers working in non-precious metals.]
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