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Lot 1161
A 1939/45 Star, Africa Star with North Africa bar, Burma Star, Defence medal and War medal in box of issue with Air Council slip awarded to R. A. Quintrell together with Royal Air Force Service and Release Book with details together with one other Royal Air Force Service Release Book the former property of J. Quintrell and a small brass mounted pocket compass
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Lot 307
[GREAT EXHIBITION INTEREST]. AN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION, LONDON, 1851 COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL the obverse with a portrait of Prince Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria, the reverse with an image of the Crystal Palace, by Allen & Moore, 6.25cm diameter; together with a Festival of Britain, 1951 crown, in box of issue; and a plated metal coin holder (for sovereigns, half sovereigns, shillings, sixpences, and threepences), stamped 'JWB Patent', 5cm x 4cm, (3).
Lot 11
MIGUEL ORTIZ BERROCAL (Villanueva de Algaidas, Malaga, 1933 - Antequera, Malaga, 2006)."Homage to Arcimboldo", 1976-1979.Bronze, copy 893/1000.Signed and numbered.Measurements: 29 x 16 cm (larger diameter); 6 x 12 cm (base).Miguel Ortiz Berrocal showed a special predilection for articulated and detachable bronze sculptures. Inspired by the main creative forces of the first half of the 1900s, the artist sought his own artistic path. He was inspired by science and created works based on mathematical, physical and scientific principles. He also developed the concept of "dismountability", understood as the process of searching for the inner forms of volumes, which implies that sculptures are composed of elements that must be assembled and disassembled in order to penetrate their invisible space. This sculpture, made up of 30 interlocking bronze elements, is a tribute to the unmistakable Giuseppe Arcimboldo, an artist who painted imaginary portraits composed of flowers and fruit during the 16th century.Berrocal began his training at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios in Madrid, where he was a pupil of Ángel Ferrant. He then went on to the San Fernando School of Fine Arts, where he was a pupil of Ramón Stolz. He complemented his training with work as a draughtsman in the studio of the architect Casto Fernández Shaw and as an assistant to several architects in Rome between 1952 and 1954. During his stay in Paris in 1955, he finally decided to devote himself to sculpture. His early works show the influence of Chillida, while at the same time denoting his preference for articulated and detachable forms in bronze. The difficulty involved in making each of his sculptures led him to decide to produce them in series. With this idea in mind, he produced two hundred copies of the sculpture "Maria de la O", for which he received the prize for sculpture at the Paris Biennale and which was later acquired by the MOMA in New York. In 1966 he settled permanently in Verona, and from 1968 he alternated his work between monumental and small-scale works. Together with several gallery owners, he founded the Società Multicettera, the first industry of small sculptures. He has exhibited in Italy, France, Germany, Spain and the United States, received the gold medal of the Bronze of Padua, the Grand Prize of Honour at the Brazil Biennial, and was named Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government. He has sculptures in public places in Korea, Bordeaux, Denmark and Switzerland, as well as in various places in Spain. He is represented in the Museums of Modern Art in New York and Paris, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, the Kunsthalle in Hamburg, the Juan March Foundation in Madrid, the National Gallery in Rome and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
Lot 66
JAUME PLENSA (Barcelona, 1955)."Li", 1988.Book-sculpture.Handmade paper and copper covers.Book with 12 etchings, edition of 35 copies, plus 5 P.A. plus 5 H.C., of which this is the 32/35. of which this is the 32/35th.Publisher: Tristan Barbará. Workshop: Baleta-Vibes, Barcelona 1988.Signed and justified by hand. As well as engravings numbers III and VII.Measurements: 59,5 x 52 x 3 cm .Book-sculpture with 12 etchings by Jaume Plensa and an unpublished poem by Jesús Ferrero. It contains twenty-eight loose sheets, kept in a rigid unvarnished copper box, based on an original design by Jaume Plensa, on handmade paper. Edition of 35 copies, plus 5 P.A., plus 5 H.C., of which this is the 32nd. of which this is the 32/35th.Jaume Plensa studied at the Escuela de La Llotja and the Superior de Bellas Artes de Sant Jordi, both in Barcelona. He excelled in sculpture, drawing and engraving. His work focuses on the relationship between man and his environment, often questioning the role of art in society and the position of the artist. He currently lives in Paris, and was recently awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Plensa began his career working with wrought iron mixed with polyester. Between 1983 and 1984 he began to mould iron using the casting technique, and developed a sculptural concept based on zoomorphic elements. His work gradually evolved, and he is now considered a precursor of Spanish neo-expressionism. In the nineties he introduced modifications in his work in terms of both material and form, and began to use different materials such as metal waste, polyester and resins. During these years he produced series of walls, doors and architectural constructions, seeking to give space an absolute protagonist role. Between 1999 and 2003 Plensa became one of the pillars of world scenography, reinterpreting four classical operas by Falla, Debussy, Berlioz and Mozart with "La Fura dels Baus", and alone in a contemporary theatrical production, "La pareti della solitudine", by Ben Jelloun. He has held solo and group exhibitions all over the world, including a retrospective at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in 2000. In June 2008 he unveiled his work "Breathing", a memorial to journalists killed in the line of duty, at the BBC headquarters in London. Throughout his career he has received numerous distinctions, such as the Medal of the Knights of Arts and Letters in 1993, awarded by the French Ministry of Culture, and the National Prize for Plastic Arts in 1997, awarded by the Generalitat of Catalonia. Considered one of the leading representatives of the new Spanish art of expressionist tendency, his work is present in the best national and international galleries and art fairs, as well as in the main museums of Europe and the United States, such as the MOMA in New York, the Kemper in Kansas, the Museo Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the Palazzo Forti in Verona, the MACBA and the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.
Lot 100
MANUEL VIOLA (Zaragoza, 1916 - San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 1987).Untitled, circa 1970.Oil on panel.Attached certificate issued by Jacobo Viola, son of the artist.Signed in the lower right corner.Measurements: 46 x 38 cm. The piece shows the usual use of black as a background in which the tonalities are reversed, and at the same time they emerge as flashes of light, in an immense inconcrete emptiness. A pictorial space, which becomes a visual poetry, where the tensions generated by the artist, through the contrast of tonalities, such as magenta and armarillo, directly question the spectator. In this apparently simple work, Viola introduces only the primary colours on the black, which he manipulates with great mastery to create a whole range of tonalities that merge between the brushstrokes of the artist, who lets a large amount of matter rest on the support.José Viola Gamón adopted the name by which he is known, Manuel Viola, after the Civil War. A member of the El Paso group, his painting is characterised by an informalist and colourist treatment, in line with the avant-garde movements developed in Spain from the 1950s onwards. He began studying philosophy and literature in Barcelona, but was forced to abandon them because of the war. His first drawings date from these years. After the war he went into exile in France, where he wrote for the surrealist poetry magazine "La main à plume". There he began to exhibit his work in the exhibitions of the so-called Spanish School of Paris. He returned to Spain in 1949, and in 1958 his truly personal style began to emerge, and at the same time he joined the avant-garde pictorial group El Paso, to which Antonio Saura, Rafael Canogar, Luis Feito and Manolo Millares, among others, belonged. He began to express himself through abstract painting with a strong expressionist character and great attention to colour. He definitively left behind the figuration that had prevailed until then in his work. Throughout his life he was awarded numerous prizes, such as the Condado de San Jorge Prize, the Lissones Prize (Milan) and the Gold Medal of the City of Saragossa. He exhibited in the most important galleries in Spain and also abroad, in cities such as Oslo, New York, Venice, São Paulo and Houston. While he was still alive, important retrospective exhibitions of his work were held: in 1965 at the Dirección de Bellas Artes de Madrid, in 1971 at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Madrid, in 1972 at the Lonja de Zaragoza, in 1983 at the Armas Gallery in Miami, and in 1986 in Houston. After his death, anthological exhibitions of his work continued to be held in international galleries and museums. Manuel Viola's work can be seen in the Reina Sofía Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in Cologne, the Museum of Fine Arts in Bilbao, the Guggenheim in New York and Bilbao and the Museum of Spanish Abstract Art in Cuenca, among many others.
Lot 72
MANOLO VALDÉS (Valencia, 1942)."Profile".Silkscreen. Copy 39/50.Signed and justified in pencil.Measurements: 167 x 128 cm; 195 x 155 cm (frame).In this piece Manolo Valdés reinterprets in his colourful style the portrait of the Duchess of Urbino, which was painted by Piero de la Francesca in 1472. Around 2006, Valdés focused on this model on which he explored the profile of the original work through shapes, colour and synthesis. Manolo Valdés introduced in Spain a form of artistic expression that combines political and social commitment with humour and irony. He began his training in 1957, when he entered the San Carlos School of Fine Arts in Valencia. However, two years later he abandoned his studies to devote himself fully to painting. In 1964 he founded the artistic group Equipo Crónica, together with Juan Antonio Toledo and Rafael Solbes, in which he remained until the latter's death in 1981, despite the fact that Toledo had left the group two years after its foundation. Since then he has settled in New York, where he currently lives and where he has continued to experiment with new forms of expression, including sculpture. Among the numerous awards Manolo Valdés has won are the Lissone and Biella awards in Milan (1965), the silver medal at the II International Biennial of Engravings in Tokyo (1979), the Bridgestone Art Museum prize in Lisbon (1979), the National Plastic Arts Prize (1983), the medal at the International Festival of Plastic Artists in Baghdad (1986), the Decoration of the Order of Andrés Bello in Venezuela (1993), the prize of the National Council of Monaco (1997), the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts (1998), the Prize of the Spanish Association of Art Critics (2000) and the Prize for the Best Print Artist (2002), among others. With Equipo Crónica, Valdés used figuration as a vehicle of expression for his approaches, for his criticisms of art, society and politics, but prioritising above all other content the pure act of painting. From the thematic point of view, Valdés was inspired by the art of the great masters of painting: Goya, Velázquez, El Greco, Ribera and Zurbarán, and he never concealed his models, but rather emphasised them, even in the titles of his works. Formally, he produces a large-format work in which the lights and colours express tactile values, due to the treatment given to the materials. His work forces the observer to delve into memory and search for significant images from the history of art. Valdés is represented in some of the world's leading museums, such as the Reina Sofía in Madrid, the Metropolitan, the MoMA and the Guggenheim in New York, the Centre Georges Pompidou and the Fons National d'Arts Plastiques in Paris, the Kusnthalle in Hamburg, the Kunstmuseum in Berlin and the Museo de Bellas Artes in Bilbao, among many others.
Lot 28
LUIS FEITO LÓPEZ (Madrid, 1929).Untitled.Watercolour on paper.Signed in the lower right corner.Size: 29 x 40 cm; 40 x 50 cm (frame).Born and trained in Madrid, he was one of the founding members of the group El Paso. In 1954 he held his first individual exhibition, with non-figurative works, at the Buchholz gallery in Madrid. From then on Feito exhibited regularly in the most important cities in the world, such as Paris, Milan, New York, Helsinki, Tokyo and Rome. Appointed professor at the San Fernando School of Fine Arts in 1954, two years later he left teaching and went to Paris on a scholarship to study the avant-garde movements in force. During this period he was influenced by automatism and matter painting. In 1962 he became a founding member of the El Paso group, with which he had lost contact during his years in Paris. His first works were figurative painting, followed by a phase in which he experimented with cubism and finally moved fully into abstraction. At first he only used black, ochre and white colours, but when he discovered the potential of light he began to use more vivid colours and smooth planes. He evolved until he used red as a counterpoint in his compositions (from 1962) and, in general, more intense colours. In his abstract phase, which includes the 1970s, Feito showed a clear tendency towards simplification, with the circle predominating in his compositions as a geometric form. Possibly, the influence of Japanese art can be seen in his preference for large bands of black. Most of his works are untitled and can therefore be recognised by a number assigned to them. Among his awards is his appointment as an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters of France in 1985. In 1998 he was awarded the Gold Medal of Fine Arts in Madrid, and was made a Full Member of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. In 2000 he was awarded the Prize of the Spanish Association of Art Critics at the Estampa Salon, in 2002 the AECA Grand Prize for the best international artist at ARCO, in 2003 the prize for the most important artist at the Osaka Art Fair (Japan), in 2004 the Prize for the Culture of Plastic Arts of the Community of Madrid, in 2005 the Francisco Tomás Prieto Prize of the Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre, and in 2008 the Jorge Alió Foundation Prize and the Grand Prize for Spanish Contemporary Art CESMAI. Luis Feito is represented in the most important museums around the world, including the Gallery of Modern Art in Rome, the Guggenheim, the MoMA and the Chase Manhattan Bank in New York, the Museums of Modern Art in Tokyo, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and Montreal, the Lissone in Italy and the Albright Art Gallery in Buffalo.
Lot 74
A World War II South African six piece medal group to A H Crumpton comprising Africa Service medal, 39-45 star, Africa star, Italy Star, Defence medal, 39-45 war medal, each named, with ribbons, sheet of issue, etc; Portuguese Alfredo Da Silva inauguration bronze medal, 1971, boxed; Imperial Service Medal etc
Lot 51
A collection of coins and medals, including assorted Pennies from the 19th Century to the 20th Century, a 1970 and 1971 'Coinage of Great Britain' sets, complete in original envelopes, assorted commemorative Crowns and coinage, together with a World War II Defence Medal, Service Medal, 193901945 Star, The Africa Star and The Italy Star, in original cardboard box, addressed to 'Mr A.G. Coleman, 9 Bettespol Meadows, Redbourn, Nr St. Albans, Herts.'The coins are all showing signs of wear.The medals are in very good order.
Lot 228
50st Annivy Air Raid Pearl Harbor signed by Kenneth Ambrose Walsh was the fourth ranking United States Marine Corps Fighter Ace in WW11 with 21 enemy planes destroyed. At the time of the attack on pearl Harbour, he was a technical sergeant, becoming a Warrant Office in May 1942, and was commissioned a year later. He was also one of a handful of Marine aviators qualified as an aircraft carrier landing signal officer. Assigned to VMF -124, flew in 1st Vought F4U Corsair Sqn. The unit arrived at Guadalcanal in February 1943 He claimed his first three Japanese planes on April 1, 1943 and two more in his next combat, May 13, 1943, becoming the first Corsair ace. Walsh brought his score to 20 by the end of August 1943, he earned him the Medal of Honor. Walsh returned to combat in 1945, flying with VMF -222, scoring his last Victory l at Okinawa on June 22, 1945. Details enclosed. Good condition Est.
Lot 217
Ascension Island Cenotaph FDC 1985 Signed 13 involved in WW11, VC holders, GC Holders Battle of Britain Pilots, Crew WAAf Pilots. 8th May 1995 Ascension Island Cenotaph cover First Day of Issue on Full Set of Ascension Island 50th Anniversary End of WW11 Personally Signed 13 involved in WW11, VC holders, GC Holders Pilots. USA Fighter Aces 'Bill' Weatherly MM of the 'S. O. E' ( Special Operations Executive ) Peter Ayerst who achieved confirmed victories in the Battle of Britain and not eligible for the Battle of Britain Clasp, Sqn Ldr J G P Millard Nos 1 and 242 Squadrons Battle of Britain fighter pilot. John Keatings Air Gunner with 219 Sqn Battle of Britain Sqn Ldr Lewis Brandon DSO, DFC and Bar Night Fighter Ace and author of the book Night Flyer 141 - 157 - 488 Sqn's Alan W Gear 32 Hurricane Sqn, Battle of Britain fighter pilot Anthony John Gledhill George Cross Holder, He was serving as a constable in the Metropolitan Police Force at the time. His partner, Constable Terry McFall, won the George Cross for the same action. They were on patrol when they were ordered to chase a car driving the wrong way down a one way street. Fifteen shots were fired at their police car during the ensuing chase. The criminals' car crashed into a lorry and they attacked the police officers, who were trying to arrest them. Both police officers were injured in the confrontation but managed to subdue the men until assistance arrived. Avis Hearn awarded M M for Bravery during Battle of Britain whilst under stuka attack on poling radar station Aug 1940, Daphne Pearson GC Holder (25 May 1911, – 25 July 2000, ) was an English Women's Auxiliary Air Force NCO and later officer during World War 11 and one of only thirteen women recipients of the George Cross to date, the highest medal for gallantry not in the face of an enemy that can be awarded to a citizen of the UK Kenneth Farrow GC, won George Cross 21 Jun 48 (Cardiff City Police Force). Ken Farrow GC ( Police Constable ) rescued a child who had fallen into the feeder, an aqueduct which supplies water from the river Taff to Cardiff, running under concrete slabs. H H Flintoff George Cross Holder ran to the aid of a Farmer after a Bull turned on him J A A Gibson 501 Sqn New Zealander Ace with 12 Victories in Hurricane. Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot Edward Kenna Victoria Cross holder 2 4th ( N. S. W. )Australian Military Forces. Won VC 1945 in New Guinea. was the last living Australian Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Richard Haine ( No 25(F) Sqn 4 Sep 1939 First Blenheim fighter patrol of War. Also 600 Sqn Battle of Britain pilot. Good condition Est.
Lot 369
A collection of medals awarded to Lady Northcliffe formerly Miss Mary Elizabeth Milner, later Lady Mary Hudson wife of newspaper tycoon Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe, including the Grand Cross of the most Excellent Order of the British Empire (awarded for her Red Cross work during the First World War) including neck decoration and breast badge, British 1914-1918 War medal inscribed to the edge "Lady M E Northcliffe", H.M. Queen Alexandra's Committee silver and enamel decorated medal inscribed verso "Queen Victoria's Jubilee Institute for Nurses 1887", two Order of St. John enamel decorated medals, a silver Order of St. John medal/badge, British Red Cross Society medallion stamped verso "JR Gaunt, London - 1625 - Lady Northcliffe" together with miniatures for the GBE, War medal, Order of St. John and George V Royal Red Cross medal together with certificate awarded to Mary Elizabeth the Viscountess Northcliffe CBE as Lady of Grace of the Grand Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England .... framed and glazed together with GBE silk ceremonial robe/mantle by W. Northam, Robe Maker, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London bearing silver mounted medallion depicting the portrait busts of George and Mary and inscribed "For God and the Empire" 168 cm neck to base CONDITION REPORTS Please note - the GBE medal is the later 1937 version not 1918 model. Unknown if a replacement for the original 1918 or not. Centre of the medal with small scratches to the surface and minor wear to the extremities conducive with age and use. The metal ware with oxidisation in various areas - see images for detail. Leather case has some scratching, particularly to the top right section. Order of St. John appears to need a clean and has light surface scratching conducive with age and use. Metalwork with oxidisation. Miniature in similar but better condition i.e. cleaner overall. The British 1914-1918 War medal - basically sound though with oxidisation. Ribbon with some marks. Box not original.The Queen Alexandra's Committee silver and enamel medal - basically sound. Enamel looks good. Metalware with oxidisation. Ribbon with some fraying and marking. Silver St. John's badge - basically in good condition though arguably in need of a clean.Miniatures appear in good condition though ribbons with marks throughout. Original large version of the Royal Red Cross medal - not here.British Red Cross Society medal - basically sound - cord also basically sound.Certificate basically sound though with some rippling to the lower border. The metal casing bearing Cross of St. John - with some chipping to the paintwork and tassels with some sign of old moth damage. Cape / mantel - with several areas of damage to the silkwork, rips, scratches, creases, etc. See images for detail. Ribbons to shoulders with damage - again see images. The sash basically sound but with marks, possibly cleanable. Tassel basically appears sound though arguably could do with a clean along the cord as some slight browning.
Lot 301
A George VI WWII Distinguished Flying Medal awarded to Air Gunner Samuel Henry Smith, the medal inscribed 1670659 SGT. S.H. SMITH R.A.F. framed together with AG badge and George VI letter, 28cm x41cm, framed photograph 14.5cm x 19.5cm and copy of a London Gazette article from 1st August 1944 '...The Kind has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy :- 1670659 Sergeant Samuel Henry Smith, R.A.F.V.R. 1- sqn. As air gunner, Sergeant Smith has participated in very many attacks against enemy targets. On his first sortie, which was against Berlin, he defended his aircraft with great skill against attacks by Junkers 88 which he finally shot down. In June, 1944, Sergeant Smith was a gunner in an aircraft detailed to attack Fouillard. During the operation a fighter was encountered but this airman engaged it successfully and, following a burst of fire from his guns , the enemy aircraft caught fire and fell towards the ground. Some days later he was the mid-upper gunner of an aircraft which attacked a target at Blainville. After leaving the target area, Sergeant Smith sighted a Messerschmitt 210 closing in. He promptly gave the necessary combat manoeuvre and then delivered a burst of machine gun fire which struck the attacker with devastating effect, causing it to disintegrate in the air. The example of this cool, confident and skilful gunner has been most inspiring.'
Lot 676
A 9ct gold fob medal, presentation inscribed, Birmingham 1915, weight 8g, length 3.2cm, a gold brooch, designed as two swallows, unmarked, weight 2.4g, a gold pendant fob, mounted with a George IV sixpence (formerly glazed), and six further items.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 556
A silver curblink watch Albert chain, fitted with a silver T-bar and a silver swivel, weight 60.2g, length 42.2cm, a silver and enamelled Bishop Otter College Guild fob medal, Birmingham 1922, fitted to a curblink chain, a Mexican bracelet, three pairs of earrings, a plated lady's waist belt, a blue stained agate pendant and seven further items.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 611
A group of silver jewellery, including a blue and colourless gem set pendant necklace, detailed 'Silver', length 41cm, with a matching pair of pendant earrings, length 4.1cm, five silver pendant crosses and a heart shaped pendant locket, the front with a bird motif, detailed 'silver', together with a silver and enamelled RAOB medal, a gilt metal medal, a silver and enamelled fob medal, a pair of Victorian gold cased lorgnettes and a small quantity of costume jewellery.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Lot 762
A 9ct gold and blue enamelled fob medal, the front detailed 'Southern Counties Amateur Swimming Assoc. Sussex Local Centre', the reverse inscribed '1st 100yds Champion 1925 A.E. Bridge 66 4/5', Birmingham 1924, weight 6.6g, length 3.2cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
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