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Lot 22
Africa.- Niger River.- Lander (Richard Lemon) & John Lander. Journal of an Expedition to Explore the Course and Termination of the Niger; With a Narrative of a Voyage Down That River to Its Termination, 3 vol., second edition, engraved frontispieces, 4 plates and 2 maps (1 folding, tear repaired), slightly browned, some slight foxing, contemporary calf prize binding, gilt, edges rubbed and faded, gilt spines, faded, 12mo, 1833.⁂ In 1830 Richard Lander led an expedition in the company of his younger brother, John, to explore the course and termination of the Niger river; despite being robbed and imprisoned, the Landers succeeded in penetrating further than Mungo Park, past Bussa to Yaoorie. Richard, for his role in the expedition, received the first ever gold medal from the Royal Geographical Society and John Murray offered the brothers one thousand guineas to publish their journals.
Lot 39
PORTRAIT OF A MAN PLAYING A GUITARSigned l.r. 'Jan Zamoyski'Oil on canvasImage size: 100 x 67cm. (39½ x 26¼in.)Framed size: 134 x 102cm. (53 x 40in.)Jan Zamoyski was born in Poland, and was a painter, stage designer and decorator. His style represented the traditionalist trend in art during the 1930s and socialist realist aesthetics in the post-war period. From 1921-1922, he studied under John Kauzik, Wladyslaw Skoczylas and Mieczyslaw Kotarbinski at the Municipal School of Decorative Arts in Warsaw. He continued his study at the School of Fine Arts under the tutelage of Tadeusz Pruszkowski during 1923-1928.In 1925 he, along with fellow creatives, founded the Brotherhood of St. Luke. The most notable exhibitions by the group were at the Warsaw Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts (1928,1929, 1932, 1938.), the Institute of Art Propaganda (1938) and the Palace of Art at Krakow (1930, 1938). Zamoyski exhibited extensively abroad, including the Musée Rath in Geneva (1931), the Brooklyn Museum in New York (1933), Pruessiische Akademie de Künste in Berlin (1935) and the Dutch Association of St. Luke in Amsterdam (1936). Zamoyski also practised interior design; his involvement in the design and painting of the fresco that adorned the lobby of the Military Geographical Institute in Warsaw (1919-1949) depicting Polish history became the highlight of his interior design career.During the Second World War, Zamoyski was drafted and took part in the September campaign. From 1939-1945, Zamoyski was captured and sent to Oflag II B Arnswalde, a prisoner of war camp, where he taught art classes and gave lectures on art. After the liberation, Zamoyski continued to pursue a successful career in art and interior design. He was later awarded the Gold Cross of Merit (1954), the medal of the 10th anniversary of Peoples Republic (1955), Knight~s Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Poland (1956), Officer's Cross of the Order of the Rebirth of Poland (1969) and the Cross of Military virtue, the equivalent to the Victoria Cross. By the end of his life, Zamoyski was highly regarded as both an artist and soldier in Poland, exhibiting unwavering patriotism for his country, evident in his art and military career.Provenance: The Tony Bingham Collection
Lot 300
Framed group of Second World War miniature medals awarded to Flight Lieutenant John Edwin Midgley, RAF VR comprising; The 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, The France & Germany Star, 1939-45 War Medal, Defence Medal & George VI Air Efficiency Medal, together with a group of cap badges to include; Royal Horse Guards, The Life Guards, etc, both in framed cases
Lot 724
Selection of Royal Mint silver proof Royal commemorative coins to include UK 1977 ER II coronation 40th anniversary crown, Fiji 1997 HM Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip golden wedding $10, UK 1997 golden wedding £5, 1993 Queens Silver Jubilee £5 and a 2005 Celebration Medal for the marriage of HRH Prince of Wales and Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles, all encapsulated with certs
Lot 1576
A selection of WW1 and Commemerate medals including WWI British Anti-German propaganda Antwerp Iron Cross Medal, WW1 medal group inscribed 22043 Private E Moisey, WW1 medal group inscribed 196746 DVR D Alderman RA, 3 x WW1 No.4 Service Wounded Stripes made by SS Ltd, 2 Bullets. plus ribbon. Commemerate medals x 5 including Queen Victoria 1887 Jubilee, Coronation of George VI and Queen Elizabeth and 1935 George V and Queen Mary Silver Jubiliee.
Lot 187
Antlers/Horns: Common Duiker & Oribi Game Trophies, dated 2003-2006, South Africa, medal class adult male Oribi horns on upper skull, mounted upon a shaped hard wood shield, with accompanying Safari Club International measurement form, bearing engraved brass plaque "Oribi, Zimbabwe, 26. 09. 03", medal class Common Duiker adult male horns on upper skull, mounted upon a shaped shield, with accompanying Safari Club International measurement form, Common Duiker adult male horns on cut upper skull, mounted upon a shaped shield, bearing engraved brass plaque "Duiker, Weltervreden , S.A, 28. 04. 06", Common Duiker adult male horns on cut skull cap, mounted upon a shaped hard wood shield, bearing engraved brass plaque "Duiker, "Shit", 24. 10. 04, Zimbabwe", including laminated amusing anecdote relating to the hunt, (4)
Lot 247
Taxidermy: Common Impala Full Mount (Aepyceros melampus), circa 2003, South Africa, by Aldays Taxidermy, a high quality Gold medal class full mount adult male, stood with head turning slightly to the right, right horn 57cm (22¼"), left horn 56.5cm (22"), tip to tip 21cm, mounted upon a shaped grit covered base, nose to tail 122cm, overall height 150cm
Lot 71
Antlers/Horns: Wild Goat & Black-Faced Sheep Game Trophies, dated 2006 & 2010, a set of adult Wild billy goat horns on upper skull, widest span 79cm, height 62cm, mounted upon a shaped shield, bearing engraved brass plaque "Wild Goat, Silver Medal, Barmouth, 05. 11. 2010", together with a set of adult Black-faced sheep horns on cut upper skull, widest span 53.5cm, height 48cm, with embedded spent bullet casing to the forehead, bearing engraved brass plaque "Beast of Barras, 24. 03. 06", (2)
Lot 1
A Great War ‘Kut al Amara’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Corporal A. Evenett, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was Mentioned in Despatches and subsequently died on the march in captivity Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (8654 Cpl. A. Evenett. 1/O. & B.L.I.); 1914-15 Star (8654 L. Cpl. A. Everitt [sic]. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (8654 T. Cpl. A. Everett [sic]. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) Star finely gilded, otherwise good very fine (4) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 12 December 1917. M.I.D. London Gazette 19 October 1916 Arthur Evenett was born at Edmonton, London, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Stratford, Essex, about 1908. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War in the Mesopotamia from 5 December 1914, and was amongst those of the Battalion who were especially recommended by Major General Townshend, for distinguished service during the Defence of Kut al Amara, covering the period from 19 January to 30 April 1916. Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, he died of illness and starvation on the march in captivity between Samarra and Ras al ‘Ain, on 31 July 1916, after the surrender of the troops in Kut al Amara, aged 27. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. Note: One of his medal index cards is annotated with a note to the effect that the errors in naming had been noted, but that no action would be taken unless the medals were returned for amendment. Sold with two original letters from the War Office dated in 1918 and 1919, regarding the payment of a War Gratuity to his surviving family.
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