Victoria and Albert Museum Dept of Circulation - Binder of prints - Selection of unframed mounts of famous works of arts and rare textiles - Leonardo Da Vinci - John Constable, etc, the binder having original receipt to inner front board ' Guernsey, 1956, 25 mounts', each board with attached title of works and ' LENT BY THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM'. comprising - HORSE'S HEAD, from the original drawing by Pisanello (c. 1395-1455); FARMYARD WITH FIGURES IA A LANDSCAPE, pen and Indian ink, Francis Barlow (1626-1702); A BEAR, pen and ink, Sinibaldo Scorza (1589-1702); HORSE LYING DOWN, pen and bistre, Hans Baldung (1470/6-1552); STUDIES OF CATS, pen and ink with touches of wash, over black chalk, Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519); STUDY OF CAT, charcoal, T. A. Steinlen (1859-1923); THE ZEBRA OF THE EMPEROR JEHANGIR, Mughal miniature painting, Ustad Mansur (1620); TREES IN LEICESTERSHIRE, pencil, John Constable (1776-1837); IRIS, watercolour, Johann Walther the Elder (worked c.1637-1650); A HARE, water and body colour, Albright Durer (1471-1528); RECUMBENT NUDE, brush, Bernard Meadows; RECUMBENT NUDE, chalk, Ruskin Spear; STANDING NUDE, pencil drawing, Ceri Richards; MOTHER AND CHILD, pen and ink and wash, Francesco Barbieri (1591-1666); MALE NUDE SEEN FROM THE BACK, red chalk, Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519); STUDY OF NUDE, pencil, Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas (1834-1917); A MODEL, chalk drawing, Georges-Pierre Seurat (1859-1891); STUDIES OF A MALE NUDE, pencil drawing, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), together with prints of rare textiles to include Byzantine, 10th century, silk tissue; scarf, silk and gold brocade, Polish, 18th century, etc etc. (quantity) * Fascintating visual view of copies of some of the rarest works by the best artists ever known. ** The prints pasted down to card, mostly very good condition, boards and cover with light wear, stains and broken clasp.
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A Joseph Lorenzl (Austrian, 1892-1950) for Goldscheider Art Deco porcelain dancer, model 7582, depicting a dancer in a split skirt, leaning back and holding the ends of the skirt aloft in both hands, the skirt in claret red and decorated with flowers and leaves, on a black triangular base with painted and impressed factory marks, 13¼in. (33.75cm.) high. * Tiny glaze chip to lower edge of skirt to LH side and another to front corner of robe on the LH side of base. Minute glaze frit to edge of base. Some crazing lines to glaze on body. No other faults and no restoration.
A large limited edition Lladro porcelain group, 'The Fox Hunt', model no. 5362, modelled by Salvador Furio, first issued 1986, edition no. 24, blue printed factory mark and black sculptor, decorator and edition marks to underside, 33in. (84cm.) long, 16½in. (42cm.) high, damaged, requires restoration. * The piece has been damaged, but most of the pieces to repair remain. The huntsman on horseback blowing the hunting horn is detached, but this appears to have been caused by the original glued fixing drying out - the porcelain is undamaged here. The horn is detached from his hand, but again is undamaged. The central huntswoman and horse are completely detached but this is due to a break in the porcelain to the tree stump support - the break is recent and completely clean so it should be possible to reattach this figure almost invisibly with care. The only loss is the front part of one front leg on the dog beneath the front huntswoman - this part is missing.
A well detailed Napoleonic era ships cannon on deck fitting, probably mid-century, the well detailed model with ropes, block & tackle, cannon tools, to include rammer, scraper etc., raised on rectangular planked plinth, housed under glass display, cannon barrel measuring, 8¾in. (22.2cm.) long, the whole, 15½ x 6½in. (39.3 x 16.5cm.), 7¼in. (18.5cm.) high. * Very good condition, a few tiny scratches and dings etc.
Lindsay Wagner signed 10x8 colour photo. Lindsay Jean Wagner (born June 22, 1949) is an American film and television actress, model, author, singer, acting coach, and former adjunct professor. [1] Wagner is best known for her leading role in the American science-fiction television series The Bionic Woman (1976-1978), in which she portrayed action character Jaime Sommers. She first played this role on the hit series The Six Million Dollar Man. The character became a popular-culture icon of the 1970s. For this role, Wagner won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Dramatic Role in 1977. Wagner began acting professionally in 1971 and has maintained a lengthy acting career in a variety of film and television productions to the present day. Good condition Est.
Jane Fonda signed 12x8 colour photo pictured in her role in the film 1968 film Barbarella. Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, political activist, environmentalist, and former fashion model. She is the recipient of various accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, seven Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Honorary Golden Lion, [4] and the Cecil B. DeMille Award. Good condition Est.
George Lazenby signed 10x8 black and white photo pictured in his role as James Bond. George Robert Lazenby (born 5 September 1939) is an Australian actor, martial artist and former model. He is known for playing the fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). Lazenby's tenure as Bond was the shortest among the role's actors in the series, appearing in just one film, and he is the only non-British or Irish actor to portray the character. At the age of 29, he was also the youngest actor to be cast as Bond. Good condition Est.
GIO PONTI Produzione Ariberto Colombo Italia 1946 ca.Coppia di poltrone, struttura in legno di noce curvato, spalliera e seduta in tessuto nei toni del blu.Bibliografia: Irene de Guttry, et. al., Il Mobile Italiano Degli Anni '40 e '50, Bari, 1992, p. 234 (for a related model)Laura Falconi, Gio Ponti: Interni, Oggetti, Disegni, 1920-1976, Milan, 2004, pp. 92 and 240 (for related models) PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS, WALNUT STRUCTURE, UPHOLSTERED AND COVERED IN FABRIC BACKRESTS AND SEATS. cm 70,5 x 88 Alt. cm 100.
OSVALDO BORSANI Produzione Italia 1946 ca. Rara Coppia di Poltrone 6575, struttura scultorea in noce con seduta imbottita. Questo modello è stato originariamente progettato per la Casa Borsani a Varedo e in vendita nello studio ABV.Bibliografia: Osvaldo Borsani - architetto, designer, imprenditore. Giampiero Bosoni. Pagg. 221, 224, 343 e 571. RARE PAIR OF 6575 OPEN ARMCHAIRS. SCULPTURAL STRUCTURES IN WALNUT WITH UPHOLSTERED SEAT. THIS MODEL WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR CASA BORSANI IN VAREDO AND FOR SALE IN THE ABV STUDIO. cm 61 x 75 Alt. cm 86.
GIANFRANCO FRATTINI Produzione Bernini Italia anni 1956 ca. Tavolo da pranzo mod. 522 in palissandro , Piano rotondo, piede quadripartito, Etichetta della manifattura.Bibliografia: G. Gramigna, "Repertorio del Design italiano 1950 - 2000" Torino 2003, Vol I, p. 81. DINING TABLE MODEL NO. 522 IN ROSEWOOD. ROUND TOP, QUADRIPARTITE FOOT. MANUFACTURE LABEL. Alt. cm 73 Ø cm 128,5.
GIO PONTI Produzione Cassina Meda, Italia 1950 ca. Sedia mod. "Leggeraâ€, struttura in legno di frassino, seduta in paglia.Bibliografia: Gio Ponti, Ugo La Pietra, Rizzoli editore ; G. Gramigna, Repertorio 1950-80, Mondadori, 1985.Domus 264-265 (dicembre 1951), p. 15; Centrokappa, Il design italiano degli anni '50, p. 109, Ricerche Design Editrice, 1985. "LEGGERA" MODEL CHAIR, ASH WOOD FRAME, STRAW SEAT. Alt. cm 83 Alt. cm s46.
Walter Richard Sickert A.R.A. (British, 1860-1942)Portrait of Mrs Barrett signed 'Sickert.' (lower left)oil on canvas50.8 x 40.3 cm. (20 x 15 7/8 in.)Painted in 1906Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Artist, 3 January 1907, from whom purchased byBernheim-Jeune, ParisRt Hon Frederick Leverton Harris, thence by descent toMrs Gertrude HarrisSale; Sotheby's, London, 19 June 1974, lot 66aJ. Moore PollockSir Denis Rickett, thence by family descentPrivate Collection, U.K.ExhibitedParis, Bernheim-Jeune, Exposition Sickert, 10-19 January 1907, cat.no.30 (as Le Canapé rayé)London, Stafford Gallery, 27 June-July 1911, An Exhibition of Pictures by Walter Sickert, cat.no.30 (as The Striped Sofa)LiteratureJames Bolivar Manson, 'Walter Richard Sickert A.R.A.', Drawing and Design, July 1927, p.5 (ill.) (as Portrait)Wendy Baron, Sickert, Phaidon, London, 1973, cat.no.228Wendy Baron, Sickert, Paintings & Drawings, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2006, p.320, cat.no.266.1 (ill.b&w) In April 1906 Sickert sent his intimate friend, the society beauty and talented amateur singer Elsie Swinton (Mrs George Swinton), a series of 14 postcards, each containing a cameo sketch in pen and ink, illustrating the paintings on which he had been working in his studio at 8 Fitzroy Street between Good Friday (13 April) and the following Thursday. All were figure subjects set within a room which featured a striped green sofa, a bentwood chair, and a few heavily-framed pictures on the walls. He inscribed each card, some with the timing of his sittings, some with the identities of his four models and several with both. His models were the Belgian Daurment sisters, Hélène and Jeanne, whom he had recently met in Soho; Agnes Beerbohm – elder sister of Max, a talented dress designer, and some ten years earlier one of Sickert's lovers; and a woman identified in three sketches as 'new model'. The new model sat for two head and shoulders strict profile portraits, one on Saturday morning and one on Sunday (New Head of New Model); on Thursday afternoon she sat for a near frontal head wearing a shy smile and a large straw hat which shadowed her eyes. At no other time in Sickert's long career has his precise production over a one week period been so accurately disclosed.The paintings of Aggie Beerbohm in fancy dress and of the racy Daurment sisters are all in character. Not so the three portraits of the 'new model'. Her face and personality seem to have offered Sickert a blank canvas on which he could experiment with old master prototypes. The Thursday afternoon painting (Private Collection) is a free reworking of Rubens's Chapeau de Paille (London, National Gallery); the two profile portraits adapt the well-known Renaissance formula which Sickert regularly returned to from the 1890s to the 1930s. One of the profile heads is on offer here. The other was bequeathed by Roger Fry to the Courtauld Institute of Art. Fry probably bought it from the Savile Gallery where it had been exhibited in February 1928 (31) under the title Portrait of Mrs Barrett. But who was Mrs Barrett? Lillian Browse, in her monograph on Sickert published in 1960 (p.21) had defined her as 'charwoman', a statement which prompted Mrs Barrett's daughter-in-law to inform Miss Browse that her mother-in-law had been a dressmaker, not a charwoman', and that she had died in 1925. This raises the intriguing possibility that Agnes Beerbohm, the dress designer, may have introduced the dressmaker to Sickert. The portrait on offer here is certainly the profile begun on Sunday. The sitter's jacket or blouse on the Sunday sketch is repeatedly annotated 'RED' denoting vertical stripes, consistent with the colour used in this painting, whereas in the Fry version Mrs Barrett wears an olive green blouse, similar in tone and colour to the background wallpaper. The Sunday version is also much enlivened by the introduction of the striped sofa, the title under which it was exhibited at the Galerie Bernheim-Jeune in Paris in January 1907 and at the Stafford Gallery, London in 1911. The red and pink striped jacket worn by Mrs Barrett reappears (together with a pearl necklace) in two more, near full-face, head and shoulders portraits: The Red Blouse (The Carrick Hill Trust, Adelaide) and Le Collier de Perles (Private Collection), the latter identified in the archives of Bernheim-Jeune as La Belle Sicilienne or La Siciliana.Sickert's model, wearing different clothes, also seems to feature in two interiors executed in pastel: Blackmail: Mrs Barrett (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa); and Mrs Barrett (Tate). Confusion struck when the Ottawa pastel was taken from its frame. Old backing labels and inscriptions were discovered which revealed it had been exhibited at the Salon d'Automne in Paris in 1905 under the title Popolana Veneziana. How can a 'new model' of Easter 1906 have sat for a picture exhibited in autumn 1905? Did Sickert deliberately mislead Mrs Swinton? And why? I have no answers. The confusing plethora of titles is typical of Sickert. He used invented titles to manipulate the characterisation of his Camden Town period models. In the case of the portraits discussed here, fashion may have misled future scholars and collectors. Heavy, upswept, rolled wings of hair are common to Mrs Barrett at Easter 1906, to an extant photograph of Mrs Barrett given by her daughter-in-law to Miss Browse, and to Sickert's 1905 model – whether Sicilian, Venetian or possibly neither. However, it is indisputable that the models for all these pictures are strikingly alike. We are grateful to Dr. Wendy Baron for compiling this catalogue entry.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Roger Fry (British, 1866-1934)Vanessa Bell in a deckchair oil on board33.6 x 56 cm. (13 1/4 x 22 in.)Painted in 1911Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Artist, thence by family descentPrivate Collection, CanadaExhibitedCanada, Edmonton, Edmonton Art Gallery, Roger Fry, Artist and Critic, 19 March-18 April 1976, (as Model Resting)In early summer 1911 Vanessa Bell spent a considerable time staying at Roger Fry's house Durbins near Guildford and at a nearby rented house called Millmead Cottage. She was recovering her health after a bout of illness while in Turkey with Fry, Clive Bell and Harry Norton earlier in the year. It was about this time that Fry and Bell began their affair and there are several portraits by him of Bell, painted and drawn, from the next year or two. On the verso there is another painting depicting Bell lying on the grass.We are grateful to Richard Shone for compiling this catalogue entry.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Ⓦ AN EXTREMELY RARE .31 CALIBRE PERCUSSION COLT PATERSON NO. 2 MODEL POCKET REVOLVER^ NO. 570^ CIRCA 1837-40¦with blued octagonal 4 5/8 in barrel fitted with German silver bead fore-sight^ inlaid with a German silver band encircling the muzzle^ a German silver line behind^ two further lines above and below the breech and signed ~Patent Arms M~g Co Paterson N-J Colt~s Pt.~ in a single line on the flat^ blued numbered barrel wedge^ engraved cylinder numbered on the rear face^ inlaid with two German silver bands framing characteristic centaur scene^ stamped ~Colt~ and with a further complete centaur on an island^ numbered cylinder spindle^ blued recoil shield inlaid with two further German silver bands^ blued frame^ blued hammer (nose tip worn^ now thin)^ blued folding trigger^ blued back-strap inlaid with a vacant German silver escutcheon with clipped corners^ mother-of-pearl grips^ perhaps the original (chipped)^ and much early blued finish throughout¦23.0 cm; 9 1/8 in overall¦¦Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)¦¦Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection¦¦See Sutherland and Wilson 1971^ pp. 27-28.
Ⓦ A .31 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1849 LONDON FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION POCKET REVOLVER^ NO. 8712 FOR 1855¦of standard production specifications^ with 12.7 cm; 5 in blued barrel stamped ~Colt London~^ engraved cylinder^ iron frame stamped ~Colt~s patent~ on the left^ silver-plated back-strap and trigger-guard^ polished walnut grips^ and matching numbers throughout (areas of light wear)¦27.0 cm; 10 5/8 in overall¦¦Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)¦¦Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
Ⓦ A .44 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1860 SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER^ NO. 32249 FOR 1862¦of standard production specifications^ with 20.4 cm; 8 in barrel with single line New York address^ stepped cylinder (seized)^ iron frame stamped ~Colt~s patent~ on the left^ iron back-strap^ brass trigger-guard stamped ~S~ behind^ walnut grips^ and matching numbers throughout (areas of light wear)¦36.5 cm; 14 ½ in overall¦¦Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)¦¦Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
Ⓦ A .44 CALIBRE COLT MODEL 1860 SIX-SHOT PERCUSSION ARMY REVOLVER^ NO. 25799 FOR 1862¦of standard production specifications^ with 20.0 cm; 7 7/8 in barrel with single line New York address^ stepped cylinder (worn)^ iron frame stamped ~Colt~s patent~ on the left^ iron back-strap^ brass trigger-guard^ walnut grips^ and matching numbers throughout (areas of pitting)¦37.0 cm; 14 ½ in overall¦¦Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)¦¦Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
Ⓦ A CASED 54 BORE DEANE-ADAMS 1851 MODEL FIVE-SHOT SELF-COCKING PERCUSSION REVOLVER RETAILED BY DEANE ADAMS AND DEANE^ LONDON^ NO. 11^995R^ CIRCA 1855¦with sighted barrel signed in full on the flat^ border-engraved frame inscribed ~Adams Patent~ and numbered on the right and with traces of early blued finish^ fitted with arbor pin with blued spring-catch and blued safety-catch^ numbered cylinder (small dents)^ finely chequered walnut butt^ brass trigger-guard^ brass butt-cap with lanyard ring: in associated relined case (fittings missing)^ complete with accessories including bullet mould^ brass powder-flask by G. & J. W. Hawksley^ bullet-mould and nipple wrench¦17.0 cm; 6 3/4 in barrel ¦¦Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)¦¦Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
Ⓦ AN 80 BORE FIVE-SHOT PERCUSSION REVOLVER^ BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS^ CIRCA 1860¦with octagonal sighted ~hog~s back~ barrel^ border-engraved top-strap^ hinged loading lever on the left^ (the iron parts pitted) and chequered walnut butt; together with a Remington New Model Army revolver^ in excavated condition¦the first: 12.7 cm; 5 in¦(2)¦¦Property from the David Jeffcoat Collection (1945-2020)¦¦Part proceeds to benefit The Wallace Collection
‡ AN AUSTRIAN CAVALRY OFFICER'S MODEL 1861 PATTERN SABRE^ WORN BY WILHELM^ DUKE OF BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBÜTTEL K.G. CIRCA 1865¦with curved single fullered damascened blade with blued and gilt decoration incorporating the Duke of Brunswick~s arms to either side^ steel hilt of regulation pattern with copper twist wire^ black leather scabbard¦85.0 cm; 33 1/2 in blade¦¦Provenance¦The Hanoverian Royal Gunroom^ Königliche Waffen 1895 (inv. nos. 613)¦The Royal House of Hanover^ sold Sotheby~s Marienburg^ 5th October 2005^ lot 3858
THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLE FAMILY¦¦A RUSSIAN ALEXANDER III MODEL 1881 SHASKA FOR BRAVERY^ CIRCA 1881-94¦with slightly curved regulation blade formed with a long fuller over the greater part of its length on each face (one face with areas of rust)^ the forte etched with elaborate trophies-of-arms^ scrolling foliage and the Imperial arms on one face and with further trophies-of-arms^ foliage and stamped with the bladesmith~s name ~Alex. Coppel^ Solingen~ on the other^ the back-edge etched with foliage and |M. J. Skossjreff|^ regulation brass stirrup hilt with bravery inscription on each face^ the pommel stamped with the Order of St Anne and with traces of red enamel^ in its leather-covered wooden scabbard with regulation brass mounts¦80.7 cm; 31 3/4 in blade¦¦
THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLE FAMILY¦¦A RUSSIAN MODEL 1841 SHASKA¦with slightly curved regulation blade double-edged towards the point^ formed with a long fuller the greater part of its length on each face^ etched with foliage enclosing a cyrillic inscription on one face and the crowned Imperial cypher on the other^ stamped by the bladesmith |Heinr.Roedder^ Solingen| at the forte^ regulation brass stirrup cast with foliage in low relief^ wire-bound fishskin-covered grip^ in its regulation brass-mounted leather-covered wooden scabbard^ the locket with provision for a bayonet^ and complete with its bullion sword knot¦77.5 cm; 30 1/2 in ¦¦The inscription reads |CÚ HßÙÈ ÁÎÃZ |^ a Slavic dialect^ perhaps provincial Russian or Bulgarian^ which translates to |with our God|¦
A BRITISH 1908 PATTERN CAVALRY TROOPER'S SWORD^ A PRUSSIAN MODEL 1889 INFANTRY OFFICER~S SWORD^ A SAXON MODEL 1867 INFANTRY OFFICER~S SWORD^ AN ENFIELD 1856 PATTERN BAYONET^ AN INDIAN TALWAR AND A FURTHER SWORD¦the first of regulation type in its steel scabbard; the second of regulation type^ with polished fullered blade^ brass hilt with folding side-guard^ in its scabbard; the third of regulation type^ with fullered blade engraved at the forte including the crowned Royal cypher^ regulation brass hilt^ in its scabbard; the fourth stamped ~CHAVASSE~ at the forte^ in its scabbard; the fifth with traces of silver-plating on its hilt (the first^ fifth and sixth rusted)¦the first: 88.0cm; 34 5/8 in¦(6)
A .700 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1777 FLINTLOCK MUSKET¦of regulation type^ with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands (one replaced)^ rounded lock of regulation type engraved with the letter |B|^ full stock impressed with |MA967| on the butt (wormed)^ iron mounts^ and iron ramrod¦113.5 cm; 44 3/4 in barrel¦¦Provenance ¦The Museum of Artillery^ Woolwich^ inv. no. 967 ¦¦
A .700 CALIBRE FRENCH MODEL 1777 FLINTLOCK MUSKET^ DATED AN 11 (1803)¦of regulation type^ with sighted barrel retained by three bands^ dated breech^ tang with model designation^ lock with Charleville National arsenal inscription^ full stock impressed |RF| on the right of the butt and hollowed for the cheek on the left^ iron mounts^ and iron ramrod¦113.5 cm; 44 3/4 in barrel¦¦
A .700 CALIBRE PRUSSIAN MODEL 1839 PERCUSSION MUSKET¦Of regulation type^ with sighted barrel retained by three iron bands^ struck with ordnance marks at the breech^ flush-fitting lock by S & C of Suhl^ full stock^ the butt hollowed for the cheek on the left^ regulation iron mounts including butt-plate inscribed ~4tGGC^ No. 117~^ two sling mounts^ and iron ramrod (areas of pitting)¦104.5 cm; 41 1/8 in barrel¦
A 32-40 CALIBRE U.S. WINCHESTER MODEL 1894 REPEATING CARBINE^ NO. 231704¦of standard production specifications^ with blued barrel with the manufacturer~s inscription^ blued magazine^ case-hardened action numbered beneath^ the tang with model designation^ polished figured walnut butt^ and case-hardened iron mounts^ and much early finish throughout¦50.8 cm; 20 in barrel¦¦
2012/2016 Wadkin-Snaith Brooklands Sprint SpecialTotally artisan built 500cc sprint machine constructed on the lines of a 1920’s Brooklands race bikeThe creation of specialist engineer Carl Wadkin-Snaith over a period of 4 years No castings were used for the engine and gearbox as all components were machined from solid using non C&C machines From the owner: A more complete version of this is available on Easy Live Auction.I selected the Suzuki DR800 engine as a donor for it's huge 90mm stroke and purchased one from a breaker on eBay. The plan was to use a Velocette piston for a long stroke 500cc. But on stripping the engine it turned out to be a 750 with 6mm shorter stroke, at this point my Father unfortunately died and returning the engine was obviously not a priority, so when work started again a Yamaha SR500 piston was selected for 500cc.CAD design work began in April 2012. Much midnight oil was spent with my artist's hat on to arrive at an aesthetically pleasing result, for example the cant of the engine was varied in 2° increments back and forth until I was happy.The DR engine has conventional modern gear primary drive on the right and rotates forward, I needed chain primary on the left to look period correct: As a consequence the engine had to rotate backwards, driving the upside down, flipped over DR gearbox internals in reverse for forward motion! It all sounds a little unlikely, but the gearbox dogs are not undercut and I'm relieved to say it all worked fine.Metal cutting began in late June 2012, no castings are used, everything carved from solid billet on my manual milling machines and lathes (no CNC). A vast amount of time was spent hand finishing the billetparts which I then bead blasted to give the illusion of castings. Much of the really tricky machining, of crankcase webs for example, was done on my trusty pre-WW2 Alexander Master Toolmaker milling machine, whereas the heavier work was completed on my large turret mill.After discovering period racing bike experiments with total loss battery ignition, it was decided to have the ignition on the end of the cam and drive the oil pump from the cam wheel. This pump is my own design; a simple feed and scavenge gear type. There are feeds to the end of the crankshaft and the camshaft/follower interface, scavenge from the bottom of the crankcase and the timing cover, the latter prevents excess oil leaking past the seal onto the digital ignition circuit board. I used the Pazon digital ignition; a very impressive unit with built in timing light and digital advance etc.I decided to go with the Mikuni Yamaha SR500 race carburettor as I hoped this would avoid aggravation setting up, this proved to be the case, only needing a change of pilot jet.The clutch was converted to chain driven dry operation by cutting off the primary drive gear and replacing it with a custom made sprocket incorporating the DR shock absorbing springs. The DR lifting mechanism is in the clutch cover, pulling the clutch off and obviously not suitable. By drilling right though the gearbox mainshaft I was able to convert the clutch to push off from the opposite side in the conventional manner. Despite now running dry the clutch works fine. Replicating the complex die cast interior of the Suzuki gearbox casing was probably the most difficult task in the whole construction saga. Initially I set the bike up with hand/knee change, partly because I had a nice piece of teak to make the knob; more on this later.The frame is my own design and manufacture and aimed at spinning the wheel rather than wheelying. I took a punt at the unidentified bare girder fork blades on eBay after no one showed interest, these were then bushed and a stem, spindles, links, yokes, steering damper etc made to suit. The spring is a modified auto jumble find. I bent the handlebars myself for the authentic Brooklands style, this proved to be a mistake as they were incredibly uncomfortable and impractical, they have since been replace with some flat bars. I was not happy with the quality of commercial classic style throttle and handlebar controls, the chrome plate just looked totally wrong too so I carved the clamps, choke control and a quick action throttle from billet steel. None period ball end levers are necessary to comply with ACU Regs.Front wheel is a from a Yamaha DT50 (21” rim) though I made a new period style backplate with anchor to suit my forks, plus an aluminium brake lever. Rear hub is from a Honda CB250RSA, much modified and laced into a 19” rim. Chainguards made to suit, the primary one having a quickly detachable outer plate as this is required for ACU competition events. I bent up the exhaust pipe with the characteristic large radius front bend myself and made the Brooklands can as the ones available just weren't right for the period, theoretically this should not protrude beyond the rear wheel for ACU sprints, though no one has noticed yet.The oil tank was a piece of cake compared to the petrol tanks: Fortunately only the right one needed to be leak free as the left is a dummy containing the Pazon ignition module, coil, ignition switch and gel battery (mounted upside down) for the total loss system. As a result the whole electrical system can be removed as one unit in minutes.This is secured with a couple of charity shop sourced leather belts.Apart from the exhaust pipe and handlebars I dull nickel plated everything myself. Fasteners are all stainless steel, the heads of commercial bolts were machined flat to be more in keeping with my period. Naturally I used slotted screws and traditional fabricinsulation tape where necessary.Since then I've refined various features, added an oil filter in the scavenge return and making primary chain adjusters. At the Brooklands Museum the bike flies up Test Hill, in fact the wide ratio DR750 gear set is ideally suited to the engine.The bike has proved an ideal publicity vehicle for my one man business resulting in some interesting projects, for example:A commission to design and build the new vintage style Wardill Motorcycle, subsequently officially launched at the Brooklands Museum in 2018, I recently completed the first production model. A one off fishtail silencer for the Perry Barwick/Brooklands Museum Freddie Clarke Triumph Tiger 80 replica, created using the only existing photo of the bike. A new billet front brake back plate incorporating improvements for a Parilla 175 MSDS racer.My Brooklands SS has been exhibited at two shows and won an award at both. It is always satisfying when older enthusiasts are thrown by the bike believing it to a genuine 20's racer, however when an auction house valuer said he could see it on display in a collector's house as a work of art I was delighted. I wonder what my Art School tutors would have thought?
A1947 Vincent HRD Rapide with Watsonian GP sidecarRegistration number OMK 245Frame number R 2051Engine number F10AB/1/527,992 recorded miles.Rare sought after early model as most were exported to Argentina. Original unrestored matching numbers machinePresent owner 54 yearsLast used 4 years agoVincent Club Certificate of AuthenticityFactory works order form and engine spec sheetOld green log book and tax discsMany old MOTsSidecar fitted in 1991Engine rebuilt in 1996/7 by Don AlexanderNew Alton generator fitted2017 (original supplied)Fitted later type girdraulic foks, coil ignition, monobloc carbs and later type (series C) rear damperLarge battery located in sidecarInvoices for parts fitted and work doneWith V5CSORN'd March 2021Little work needed to convert back to 100% originalExcellent opportunity to acquire a highly collectable and unrestored Rapide
1958 NSU Max Race bikeFrame number N/AEngine number 3235050Very well English built frame made in the early 1960?sMade along the lines of a genuine race model with subframe and rear mudguard incorporating the number platesNew aluminium petrol tankThe swing arm is a standard Max item with rebuildable Rock shocksNSU Max front and rear wheels fitted with new tyresFitted NSU Max strengthened forks with correct torque armThe engine has a new 11 to 1 piston and much work done on the cylinder headNew coil valve springs, valves, guides with sealsModified camshaftNew Amal concentric carburettor and electronic ignitionSupplied with the original TT carburettor and Smiths rev counter V5
1965 BSA A65 Lightning Clubman ReplicaRegistration KBF 177CFrame number A50-9733CEngine number A65 DC 710123,285 recorded milesOriginally exported to the USARepatriated as is and first registered in the UK in 1993Purchased by the present owner in 2008 and recently restored Documents include V5C, maintenance book, copies of classic magazines showing articles on the model,BSA original catalogue and invoices for parts fittedWith light re-commissioning will be ready to useA good looking usable classic
1974 Ducati 750 SportRegistration LDB 946PFrame number 756596Engine number 75663625,588 recorded milesPurchased by present owner in 19781974 model first registered 1975Used regularly for the first two years of ownership Little use recently due to medical problemsFactory dual seat included With V5CExtremely nice conditionVery collectable and fast appreciating asset
1973 Honda CB 125 S Registration number PHW 855M Frame number CB 125 1035247 Engine number CB 125 E 1041176 Early model totally restored to original specification Many new original Honda parts fitted New cables, speedometer, tyres, tubes, seat, battery, headlamp/rim, chain, sprockets, mudguards All new fasteners, some stainless Wiring loom checked and re furbished All electrical items working perfectly In perfect condition mechanically and cosmetically Paperwork includes old tax discs and V5C
1980 BMW R100RS Registration number CRL 869V Frame number 6097534 Engine number 6097534 11,052 recorded miles Original, unrestored and in very good condition All accessories are still with the bike, tool kit, wheel lock, first aid kit The original exhaust is supplied with the bike This must be the finest example of this sought after model Purchased by the present owner in July 2019 He has known the bike since his friend the first owner purchased it in 1980 The motorcycle was his cherished possession Recently fitted with a new battery and exhaust system It has covered only 11,000 miles in 41 years With V5C , old MOTs and sundry invoices A real collectors item
1936 New Imperial Model 30 250cc Registration number HV 6109 Frame number 28840 Engine number 36785 38,982 recorded miles Last used in 2008 The magneto will require attention as there is no spark otherwise in good order All original nice usable lightweight machine Like all New Imperials sturdy and well engineered Older restoration Recent purchase by present owner With V5C Sorned 29-03-21
1978 Moto Guzzi Le Mans Registration number VRL 438S Frame number 74816 Engine number 74816 Purchased in the USA by the present owner in 2012 Totally restored by Moto Guzzi specialist in the USA Fitted 950 cc conversion and Lafranconi exhaust system The original 850 cylinders, pistons and standard exhaust are supplied with the bike Built in the Moto Guzzi factory in August 1977 as a 1978 model New tyres fitted and recent service Very good condition Collectable Italian Classic One previous owner
2003 Ducati 999 Monoposto Special Order Registration number WD52 GGA Frame number ZDM1UBST 83B 005810 Engine number ZDM1UBST 83B 005810 3,059 recorded miles Special order model Carbon fibre panels and Termignoni exhaust fitted at the factory when new Purchased by the present owner in 2012 from Gold Coast Motorsports in USA Maintained regardless of cost One previous owner The odometer reading at that time was 860 miles First registered in the UK on 1st May 2019 Never used in the rain Recent cam belt change and new tyres fitted Rare and attractive yellow livery Perfect condition With V5C, MOT (expiry date 29-09-21) and 3 sets of keys Low mileage investment for the future
1955 AJS Model 16 Registration number 581XUU Frame number A34233 Engine number 26718 38,755 recorded miles Purchased 2009 last used 2018 Unrestored original condition Will need re-commissioning before use New complete clutch fitted, gearbox main shaft, reconditioned magneto and dynamo, new carburettor, jam pots re-built, new brake linings, front wheel rebuilt, speedometer re-conditioned, good running order
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