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Click here to subscribeA sapphire and diamond Art Deco dress ring, the octagonal shallow sapphire in a rub over setting, measuring 10.5mm x 12mm, surrounded by baguette cut and round brilliant cut diamonds, the baguettes each approximately 0.10ct and 0.15ct, with twelve round brilliant cut diamonds each approximately 0.02cts, in a platinum setting, on a raised scroll basket, with etched shoulders, yellow metal tests as 18ct, ring size O, 5.7g all in.
Aviation pioneers. A photograph album containing approximately 380 photographs and real photo postcards, depicting early aviators and aeroplanes, collected by a Miss G. Choate, all corner mounted, including approx. 70 photographs signed by aviators such as: Claude Grahame-White, Thomas O. M. Sopwith, Edwin A. V. Roe, Francis K. McClean, and Harry G. Hawker, plus a few colour printed early aviation postcards, including a souvenir postcard from the first English airmail flight, dated 'Sp 9 1911', some photographs faded (mostly unsigned towards rear of album), support leaves brittle and faded, many detached, contemporary cloth, worn, spine detached and loosely inserted, plus a few loose photographs at rear, a copy of 'Flying at Hendon: a Pictorial Record', compiled by Clive R. Smith, 1974, and several ink manuscript notes from aviators, addressed to Miss Choate and accompanying signed photographs sent to her, 4toQTY: (1)NOTE:Miss G. Choate lived at Hendon and apparently spent much of her time at Hendon airfield, watching and buying photographs of early aviators and their aircraft. Indeed, it appears that she may have taken some of the photographs herself. In one of the signed manuscript notes, sent to Miss Choate to accompany a photograph that an aviator was returning after signing, the airman remarks, "May I compliment you on the excellency of the photo, by its sharpness your lens must be very good...", and in several of the manuscript notes the aviators ask if it is possible to obtain a copy of the photograph Miss Choate has taken of them.The subjects of the signed photographs include:Claude Grahame-White (1879-1959) was an English pioneer of aviation, and the first to make a night flight. He was one of the first people to qualify as a pilot in England, becoming the holder of Royal Aero Club certificate No. 6 in April 1910. One of the most influential aviation pioneers, he was nvolved in promoting the military application of air power before the First World War with a campaign called "Wake Up Britain", whilst experimenting with fitting various weapons and bombs to aircraft. During the war itself he flew the first night patrol mission against an expected German raid on 5 September 1914. In 1911 he established a flying school at Hendon Aerodrome, and many of the signed photographs in this collection are from pilots attending the Grahame-White Flying School. Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith (1888-1989) was an English aviation pioneer. During the First World War his Sopwith Aviation Company, based at Brooklands, produced more than 18,000 aircraft for the allied forces, including nearly 6,000 Sopwith Camel single-seat fighters. Financial troubles after the war resulted in Sopwith closing his company, but then re-forming it under the name of his chief engineer and test pilot Harry Hawker. Edwin Alliott Verdon Roe (1877-1958) was a pioneer English pilot and aircraft manufacturer, and founder in 1910 of the Avro company. In 1909 he became the first Englishman to fly an all-British machine. Francis Kennedy McClean (1876-1955) was a British civil engineer and pioneer aviator, one of the founding members of the Royal Aero Club and one of the founders of naval aviation and amateur flying. Harry George Hawker (1889-1921) was an Australian aviation pioneer. He was the chief test pilot for Sopwith and was also involved in the design of many of their aircraft. After the First World War, he co-founded Hawker Aircraft. This signed photographic postcard seems to commemorate his winning of the No. 1 British Michelin Cup for 1912, judging by the ink manuscript inscription.Plus numerous others including: D. Graham Gilmour (1885-1912), Charles Grey Grey (known as ‘C G’; 1875-1953), Charles Gordon Bell (1889-1918), William Barnard Rhodes-Moorhouse (1887-1915), Wilfred Parke (1889-1912), William Hugh Ewen (1879-1947), Cheridah de Beauvoir Stocks (1887-1971), Sydney Vincent Sippe (1889-1968), Louis Noel (1872-1939), Harold Blackburn (1879-1959), Arthur Murray Longmore (1885-1970), Louis Arbon Strange (1891-1966), Samuel Franklin Cody (1867-1913).
An Interwar and WWII group to Warrant Officer C Stobart, Royal Air ForceBurma Star, Defence and War Medal, RAF Long Service & GC, GVIR (W/O C. Stobart. (507043) R.A.F.), Iraq Active Service Medal with clasp, swing mounted as worn, with Polish Cross of Merit, silver and enamel, reverse stamped Sterling Spink London, good very fine plus miniature dress awards QTY: (6)NOTE:507043 Warrant Officer Claude Stobart was from Hoole, Cheshire, he joined the Royal Air Force as an Aircrafthand in 1925, Stobart died in 1974.
Wing Commander J.C.W. Goldthorp, DFC. A collection of WWII period items relating to the RAF service of Wing Commander Goldthorp, including a Distinguished Flying Cross 'Royal Mint' case of issue (the whereabouts of the DFC is unknown but the log books are in the RAF Museum) letter of congratulations from Buckingham Palace, medal transmission slip, original newspaper cuttings relating to the DFC, 225 Squadron blazer badge, RAF pocket bible, pilots writing pad holder inscribed P/O M.N. Jones, RAF service and release book, Pilot's Notes for Spitfire IIA and IIB Aeroplanes Merlin XII Engine, Hurricane IIA, IIB, IIC, IID and IV Aircraft Merlin XX Engine, Mustang II Packard Merlin V-1650-3 Engine, Mosquito FB.6, Spitfire IX, XI & XVI Merlin 61, 63, 66, 70 or 266 Engine (2 copies), technical notebook compiled by Goldthorp, Enemy Defences Volume III (Mediterranean Allied Photographic Reconnaissance Wing) inscribed 'JCW Goldthorp', Gothic Line Defences Maiu (West) 336 P.R. Wing a box containing 24 envelopes and multiple reconnaissance photographs August / September 1944 plus two further related books a chart of Salzburg and 45 aerial reconnaissance photographs and other related booklets and ephemeraQTY: (a carton)NOTE:All proceeds from this sale will be donated to the RAF Benevolent Fund. DFC: London Gazette 29 December 1944 John Christopher Willans Goldthorp (43964), Royal Air Force, No. 225 Squadron'Since joining this squadron, this officer has taken part in numerous tactical and photographic reconnaissance flights. By his thoroughness and efficiency, he has frequently secured valuable information by penetrating deeply into enemy territory in spite of intense anti-aircraft fire. While in command of the squadron, Wing Commander Goldthorp has proved himself a splendid leader. In support of the Fifth Army during the advance of Florence and later, while working in support of the Seventh Army during the invasion of the South of France, outstanding successes were achieved which were almost entirely due to the brilliant leadership of Wing Commander Goldthorp'
Mae West. A WWII RAF 1941 pattern stole inflated life-saving waistcoat, fitted with grab handles, leg ties, battery and light pouches, whistle pocket, lacking bladder, lining stamped AM 1942 and tailors label stamped 'Type Flap, Size Medium', the back of jacket stencilled 'MR. K.E. KNOWLES WT(O)R.N.' QTY: (1)
Flying Jacket. A WWII RAF electrically wired Irvin brown leather flying jacket, sheepskin lined with original tailors label stamped 'Jacket' but all other markings illegible, additionally inscribed ../O Numan', dot zip, waist belt and three wiring connectors to the lower section and one to each arm, 70cm long, chest size approximately 50cm, the inner arm 60cm, all zips working, the leather dry and there are some areas of mildew QTY: (1)NOTE:Manufactured for heavy bomber crews from 1942 onwards, the jacket was not electrically heated but carried a current to the heated gloves, the trousers would similarly carry heat to the boots.
Model Rail. A collection of mostly Hornby O Gauge model rail, including locomotive 4-4-0, LNER 4390, green livery complete with tender (unboxed), Bassett-Lowke Ltd LNER Third Composite Coach No 65/0 (1.5 gauge) in original box, selection of 7 rolling items of rolling stock, track (some in original boxes), buffers and points, signals and other itemsQTY: (a carton)
World War One. A First World War Nurse's souvenir album belonging to Mary J. Dening, compiled at the British Red Cross Hospital at Tournan (Seine et Marne), and at Windlestone Hall, County Durham, Christmas 1914-December 1915, 92 pages (47 leaves) signed at front 'Mary G Dening, Tournan Christmas 1914', with numerous wounded British and French soldiers' signatures with their regiment's name, many with additional expressions of warm thanks and appreciation to Sister Dening for her kindness and care, also short poems and ditties, cartoons ridiculing the Germans, several mounted photographs and printed postcards, and drawings in colour and monochrome (mostly in coloured pencils, or pen and brown or black ink), including a sketched plan in coloured pencils of the front line, leaves now somewhat loose, original reversed calf, stamped in gilt to upper cover 'Autographs', some marks and some wear to spine and edges, oblong 8vo (16 x 20cm, 6 1/4 x 8ins), together withDening (Douglas, 1877-1922). Album of photographs compiled by Douglas Dening, circa 1910-1920, 30 leaves (60 pages), with numerous photographs of military life, family, holidays, etc., including 12 aerial reconnaissance photographs, 528 Battery RFA July 1917, a visit to see King George V at Buckingham Palace in July 1918 (presumably to receive his MC), Lieutenant Davy MC, the RAF King's Balloon Service (as no. 42 Commander) dark green half morocco, rubbed and some wear, oblong 4to, plusA Miscellany of the Great War and Notabilities, compiled by Selina Maud Maberly, 1914-1923, an album of contemporary newscuttings, with occasional manuscript comments providing an general account of the war, and presented to her nephew Patrick Dening in May 1925, titled to upper corner 'Letters from the Front, A Miscellany of the Great War and Notabilities', bound in contemporary boards, rubbed and some marks, 4toQTY: (3)NOTE:The first album offers a fascinating insight into the life of a first world war nurse, Mary Dening, working at a Red Cross hospital at Tournan en Brie, east of Paris. Numerous wounded soldiers offer testimonials of sister Dening's care and compassion as well as many examples of humour in the face of adversity, morale-boosting verse, photographs and postcards. The album is signed by other nurses working at the hospital (on the first leaf: Olwig Elizabette de Lastey, Florence C. Pisa, Peggy T. Montgomery, Evelyn Eburah, Eleanor Faulkner, Beatrice Wise, Maud Hamilton, Jacq. de Perthuis), a group of French Zouaves (with African names), and French soldiers (writing in French), various British soldiers from the Durham Light infantry, Corporal David Hall (1st Royal Fusiliers), Private E. Morrow (3rd Northumberland Fusiliers), Captain W. Ellis (West Yorks Regiment), O. Mosely Leigh (Lieutenant Colonel, Royal East Kent (Duke of Connaught's) Regiment), Sergeant J. D. Curry (1/7 Durham Light Infantry), Lieutenant Colonel Nightingale (2nd South Staffs), Private A. Lee (1st Battalion, ROYLI), Private Eames (Sherwood Foresters), Private J. Williams (1st/7th D.L.I.), etc.The second album was complied by Douglas Montgomery Dening (1877-1922), 2nd Lieutenant in the King Edward's Horse, who fought in the First World War. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps, in the air balloon arm, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1918. He was also a shipping agent with the Anglo South American Insurance Company, and Vice-Consul, British Consulate, Manáos in 1910. The album includes photographs of Major Carbery DSO MC and Douglas Dening at Neuve-Chapelle in 1915, 12 aerial photographs (including railways blown up by retreating huns in November 1918, East of Ypres, March 1918, etc.), and other scenes in Manaos (Brazil), France, Belgium and England.
Vinyl Records - 45rpm singles various genres and artists including Madonna, Elvis Presley, Vanilla Ice, Ace of Base, The Paranoids, East 17 picture disc, Sinéad O'Connor, Jive Bunny, Meatloaf, Take That, Fairground Attraction, Pet Shop Boys, Blondie, Queen & David Bowie, Boomtown Rats, Boom Boom Room limited edition poster pack, Robert Broberg clear vinyl, Jet Bronx and the Forbidden red vinyl, Ben E King, The O Jays, Aretha Franklin & George Michael, Roy Orbison, The Piranhas, Phil Collins, Yazoo, Stevie Wonder, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, The Simpsons, Mari Wilson, The Beautiful South, Bronski Beat, Tony Bennett, Cher Wham, Frank Sinatra, Chuka Khan, Jeff Beck, Mike Oldfield, John Bon Jovi, Moody Blues, Fergal Sharkey, Pat Benatar, The Lunatics, others including classical, easy listening, show songs, pop, big band, etc (*over 300)
An album of black and white photos, including 1930s military photos, of soldiers, and horses, many photos with pencil inscriptions on the back. Including Charlton Parl near Malmesbury; another album of black and white photos from the 1940s, from all around the British Isles, holiday snaps from Lake District, Isle of Man, London, Wales, Torquay; and some Militaria pictures, Men O War at Porland Bill, ships,
A CHINESE GREY LIMESTONE BUDDHIST STELE TANG DYNASTY DATED 717 AD Carved in high relief with Buddha Shakyamuni at the centre, flanked by two bodhisattvas, each figure depicted standing in samabhanga on a double lotus base, wearing long flowing robes, backed by a nimbus, the inscription dated to the eighth day, third month and fifth year of Kaiyuan, AD 717, 23cm. Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. Cf. O Siren, Chinese Sculpture, from the Fifth to the Fourteenth Century, pl.368 for a similar Stele, see also Chinese Buddhist Sculpture from Northern Wei to Ming, Eskenazi, p.40, no.11, for a limestone Buddhist group dated to 673.
From the private collection of a continental ladyA SAPPHIRE, COLOURED SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND COCKTAIL RINGOf flowerhead design, set with oval-shaped sapphire petals centring a brilliant-cut diamond of yellow tint, between oval and cushion-shaped yellow and pink sapphire shoulders, mounted in gold, ring size O½Condition Report: Sapphires: of blue cornflower blue, approx. 9.00cts total (very approximate due to mount), good transparency, medium tone, some natural inclusions visible under a bright light source, facets are smooth, overall well matched in colourDiamond: approx. 0.60ct, of yellow tint, estimated clarity SI12 sapphires: of pink hue, medium tone, good transparency, well matched in colour2 sapphires: of orangy yellow hue, medium tone, good transparency, well matched in colourYellow metal unmarked, tested by the jewellery department to be 18K goldMinor signs of wear, overall in good conditionTotal gross weight approx. 9.4g
A Pair of John Bridge Silver Covered Vegetable Serving Dishes, London, 1829Marks: IB, (lion passant), (leopard's head), (duty mark), O6-1/2 x 12-3/4 x 9-3/4 inches (16.5 x 32.4 x 24.8 cm)4180 gramsInscription: PER ADVERSA VIRTUS, lion rampant with stalk Pair of covered dishes with intertwining foliate handles above scrolling vegetal decoration to shaped lid, conforming dish with a shaped foliate border and flanking shell handles. HID12701242017
A Christofle Silver Two-Handled Tray with Chinoiserie Motif, Paris, France, circa 1890Marks: CRISTOFLE, (O-weights-C), (Minerva) 43249929 x 17-1/2 inches (73.7 x 44.5 cm) The tray of rounded rectangular form with raised border and two cast handles in the form of twisted bamboo sprouts. Well engraved with four Chinese-inspired vignettes separated by geometric bamboo sprout motif. HID12701242017
A Rare Tiffany & Co. Mokume and Partial Gilt Silver Demitasse Cup and Saucer from the Collection of Mary Jane Morgan, New York, circa 1878Marks to both: TIFFANY & CO., 5041 M 3124, STERLING SILVER, AND, OTHER METALS2 inches (5.1cm) (cup height)3-3/4 inches (9.5 cm) (saucer diameter)158 grams (gross)PROVENANCE:Mary Jane Morgan;Her sale, Thomas E. Kirby via the American Art Galleries at New York's Chickering Hall, 1886; Lot 749 (in part)Private Swiss collection;Acquired from the above. LITERATURE:American Art Association, Priced Catalog of the Art Collection Formed by the Late Mrs. Mary J. Morgan, 1886, pp. 143.The demitasse cup and saucer with mokume technique to rim of saucer and exterior of lobed cup having gilt interior, each bearing the distinct monogram of Mary Jane Morgan to underside. This example was sold in 1886 as part of a lot of twelve cups and saucers in the sale of Mary Jane Morgan's estate. Tiffany mokume is rare, and it is even rarer to have a piece with traceable provenance from a great American art collection. Mary Jane Sexton Morgan (1823-1885) was the daughter of Francis Sexton, a New York City Merchant involved East Indian trade. She married shipping, railroad and iron magnate Charles Morgan (1795–1878) in 1851 and inherited $9 million upon his death in 1878. Mary Jane Morgan used this sizable inheritance to fund an ambitious and seemingly unending quest to assemble a world-class art collection. Her voracity for collecting was perhaps only matched by her cousin-in-law, J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913).When Mary Jane Morgan died in 1885, the press reported that "the house of the late Mrs. Morgan is literally honeycombed with secret closets and drawers filled with works of art of the most varied kind. Since the first inventory was made there have been several supplements. Now the total value is put down at something like four million dollars." (Town Topics, November 1885)Her estate was sold over three days at no reserve and was attended by notable collectors and society members like Charles L. Tiffany, William Walters, Henry G. Marquand, Henry O. Havemeyer, Mrs. Collis P. Huntington, and Mrs. Ogden Goelet. The multi-category sale was comprised of but not limited to Asian ceramics and bronzes, silver, fine European porcelains, glassware, paintings, sculpture, etchings, and books. According to the auction catalog, most of the 154 lots of silver, "with few exceptions made to order by Messrs Tiffany & Co." Mary Jane Morgan was one of Tiffany's most loyal clients during the late 19th century and she favored the firm's creative Japonesque pieces. She was particularly fond of mixed-metal and mokume, which represented some of Tiffany's most labor intensive, rare, and beautiful objects the firm ever produced. The present lot is described on page 143 of her auction catalog as part of lot 749:"AFTER-DINNER COFFEE CUPS AND SAUCERS, "Moku-me" or "Veins of the wood" design, 18 pieces"Though the company cataloged its mokume works as "mixed metal" in company inventories, our understanding of the craft extends beyond the simple inclusion of differing metals. To craft mokume, meaning "wood grain" or, literally, "wood eye" in Japanese, artisans laminated thin sheets of differently colored metals and alloys, folded them to increase the number of layers, cut through or bent, and, finally, hammered to produce marbleized patterns.The present lot exhibits a shimmering kaleidoscope of silver, gold, copper, and alloy laminations. The labor-intensive nature of the process meant that few pieces were created by Tiffany with this technique covering the entire body of the piece. Most commonly, Tiffany included mokume as a decorative accent, found on some applied insects or small handheld works. The extensive mokume decoration to the present lot emphasizes its special commission to a wealthy client.While the form of the saucer is of traditional shape, the cup derives its lobed "squat" design from ancient Persian and Turkish vessels. These design elements allude that the present lot was likely designed directly by Edward C. Moore, Tiffany's chief designer from 1873-1891. At the time of the present lot's creation, Tiffany & Co. drafted the shapes of hollowware separately from ornamentation. Moore was innovative and wildly creative, drawing design inspiration from Tiffany's Oriental archive collected by Dresser and from his own extensive personal collection of objects. His exploration outside of Western design can be seen in his adoption of Islamic and far-Eastern forms in hollowware as early as 1867. A pear-shaped "Moresque" tea and coffee service was exhibited at the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle where he won a gold medal for silverware. Moore almost certainly would have been personally involved in this important commission from one of Tiffany's most loyal and high-profile customers in the late 19th century. Moore's vast and pioneering collection of more than 2,000 objects and 500 volumes was donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art upon his death in 1891 and remains one of the institution's most important bequests.Artwork from Mary Jane Morgan's collection can be found in notable museums and private collections across the country including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), the National Gallery of Art (Washington DC), The Walters Art Museum (Baltimore), Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), and Art Institute of Chicago. HID12701242017
An 18ct yellow gold, sapphire and diamond half hoop eternity ring, comprising three graduated sapphires and two Old European cut diamonds grain set in a boat shaped setting, sapphire dimensions between approx 1.9 x 1.75mm and 3.2 x 2.7 x 2.15mm, total weight estimated as 0.28 carats, assessed mounted collectively colour G to H and clarity SI2 to I1, size O, gross weight 4.6g, hallmarked 18ct, Chester 1914Some light surface scratches to gold only.Otherwise excellent and appears very little worn.
A yellow metal diamond crossover style ring, featuring three graduated Old European cut diamonds in millegrain settings, diamond dimensions between approx 1.85 x 1.35mm and 2.81 x 1.5mm, total weight estimated as 0.13 carats, assessed mounted collectively colour H to I and clarity SI1 to SI2, size O, gross weight 2.4g, stamped and tested as 18ctOne outer diamond with small rim chip.Otherwise excellent and appears little worn.
A yellow and white metal, emerald and diamond navette shaped cluster ring, featuring a central marquise shaped emerald within a border of twenty single cut diamonds, all in claw settings, emerald dimensions approx 9.1 x 5.95 x 4mm, weight estimated as 1.01 carats, diamond diameters between approx 1.3 and 1.55mm, total weight estimated as 0.19 carats, assessed mounted collectively colour I to J and clarity SI1 to SI2, size O, gross weight 4.5g, stamped and tested as 18ctRounded and abraded facets to emerald.
A white metal diamond half hoop eternity ring, featuring seven round brilliant cut diamonds in grain settings, diamond dimensions between approx 2.95 x 1.65mm and 3.1 x 2.05mm, total weight estimated as 0.68 carats, assessed mounted collectively colour I to J and clarity SI1 to SI2, size O, gross weight 5.3g, stamped and tested as 18ctStones all good.Gold with light surface wear only.A good example.
A yellow metal treated opal and diamond dress ring, the opal measuring approx 22 x 11.1 x 3.7mm, weight estimated as 4.69 carats, diamond diameters each approx 1.2mm, total weight estimated as 0.04 carats, size O½, gross weight 6.8g, stamped and tested as 18ctThe opal appears to have been treated - possibly with sugar to enhance the dark body colour. This would need to be confirmed by a gem testing laboratory.
A late Victorian 15ct yellow gold, opal and garnet dress ring, featuring a centre oval cabochon with an oval faceted garnet on either side, all in scalloped claw settings, opal dimensions approx 6 x 4.05 x 1.55mm, weight estimated as 0.19 carats, garnet dimensions each approx 4.55 x 3.85 x 2.6mm, total weight estimated as 0.78 carats, size O½, gross weight 2.5g, hallmarked 15ct, Birmingham 1876Worn facets on garnets.
A yellow metal, citrine and diamond dress ring, featuring a trilliant cut citrine in a four claw setting, with a round brilliant cut diamond on either side, citrine dimensions approx 13.65 x 11.9 x 9.45mm, weight estimated as 6.92 carats, diamond diameters each 1.9mm, total weight estimated as 0.04 carats, size O½, gross weight 4.9g, stamped and tested as 18ctIn excellent condition and appears very little worn.
A contemporary 18ct gold, sapphire and diamond cluster ring, the claw set oval cut sapphire measuring approx 9.5 x 7mm, within a surround of twelve small brilliant cut diamonds, all in a raised setting, sponsor KC, 6.7g, size OStones and setting excellent.Light surface wear to gold.Appears very little worn.
Rolex. A rare stainless steel manual wind bracelet watch offered on behalf of the original ownerModel: Anti-Magnetic Oyster Chronograph 'Pre-Daytona'Reference: 6234Date: Circa 1960Movement: 17-jewel Valjoux Cal.72 manual wind, column wheel chronographDial: Silvered, applied polished dart hour markers, black outer 1/5th second divisions with luminous dot 5 minute markers, blue outer telemeter scale, black outer base scale, subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, polished dagger hands with luminous inserts, red tipped centre chronograph handCase: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down crown flanked by twin pushers, personal engraving to back, No.530239Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed 78350 Oyster linkBuckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp, stamped S 1Signed: Case, dial & movementSize: 36mm Accompaniments: Rolex pouch Footnotes:Offered between 1955 and 1960, the reference 6234 was one of the forerunners of the Daytona collection and as such is known by the nickname 'Pre-Daytona'. With such a short period of production the 6234 is a highly prized watch with limited availability. It is believed that approximately only 2300 examples were released in steel and naturally far less in gold. In 1960 Rolex replaced the 6234 with the 6238 which also shares the nickname of 'Pre-Daytona'.The present lot is offered for sale by the original owner who purchased the piece in 1964 whilst in the Royal Air Force in Singapore. At the young age of just 20, the owner bought the watch through NAFFI on HPI. A keen sailor, the owner was drawn to the watch by the practical nature of the 3 minute markers to the subsidiary dial at 3 o clock - when racing this was ideal for counting down after the three minute warning gun was fired. The owner went on to have a long career within the RAF spanning 25 years before establishing his own business dealing in reclaimed building materials.The watch was serviced by Hertfordshire Horologists (Tring) in 2017 and 2022 and is accompanied by the service guarantee cards.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
MG - 'O WAD SOME POWER THE GIFTIE'. A rare 1929 large format 12pp brochure, highlighting the activities of the company at a time of their move to Abingdon, having a tipped-in depiction of the Abingdon factory covering that of Edmunds Road in Oxford. Discussed is the Capt. Samuelson success in the Monte Carlo, Chiesman in the L to L, tributes from Malcolm Campbell and others, monochrome images. Some creasing to the cover edges, some soiling, the laid paper editorial with a little foxing, otherwise sound. Also, 'Adventures in France', a 1929 12pp leaflet discussing the use of a 14/40 through France, Good, clean condition. (2)
HORNBY 'O' GAUGE. A clockwork GWR Tank Engine, A 20-volt Royal Scott, two LMS tenders, each in red modern boxes. Also, an early period mechanical Duke of York with tender and a 2-inch GWR clockwork Tank Engine with removed motor, together with a similar dismantled locomotive in a wooden box. All in need of refurbishment. (6)
An 18ct yellow gold brilliant cut solitaire diamond ring, approximately 0.5ct, ring size O, 3.1g. CONDITION REPORT: We are not diamond graders, however this stone isn't drawing lots of colour and is quite white and bright, it isn't showing bad black inclusions in the main, under low magnification it does show a feather-like inclusion towards the surface and edge of the stone. We would think it might be around Vs1 and around a G/H in colour. The diamond is approximately 5mm in diameter.
Decca Label Demo 7" Singles, eight Demo release 7" singles on the Decca label comprising Life n Soul - Here Comes Yesterday Again, Sam Apple Pie - Tiger Man, Art Movement - Loving Touch, Ola and The Janglers - I Can Wait, John Mayall - Jenny, Joseph Consortium - The Coat Of Many Colours, Kingly Band - Bitter and the Sweet and Foggy Dew-O - Reflections - various years and conditions
CBS Label Demo 7" Singles, ten UK Demo release singles, all on the UK CBS label with White labels and large Orange 'A' lettering and comprising Magnet - Let Me Stay, Steamhammer - Junior's Wailing, The Selofane - Shingle I-A-O, Fields - A Friend Of Mine, January - It Sings For Me, The Quotations - Hello Memories, Moby Grape - Trucking Man, Chuckles - Never, High Noon - Old Fashioned Feeling and The Arbors - The Letter - all in Company sleeves - various years and conditions
A selection of collectible items, including: a pair of leather and brass opera glasses; a pair of gilt metal and red enamel opera glasses; a Yard-O-Led silver pencil; a silver plated chamber candlestick with snuffer; two twin handled silver plated trophy cups; a brass channel form snuff box; and other items.
A LARGE JAPANESE KAKIEMON-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE DISH EDO PERIOD, C.1700 Painted in underglaze blue with a central cartouche enclosing an elegant ho-o bird, the shochikubai (pine, prunus and bamboo) emerging from rockwork beside it; the cavetto with panels variously enclosing Chinese figures, flowering branches and further peacocks, the underside with karakusa scrolls, the base left unglazed; together with a baluster-shaped vase decorated in underglaze blue with peonies and pomegranates amongst tall grasses, the shoulder applied with small studs and handles modelled as mythical creatures with lion heads and fish tails, 34cm and 21.7cm respectively. (2) Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Cf. B Davies, Ko-Imari Porcelain from the collection of Oliver Impey, pp.94-95, no.46, for a closely related dish, formerly in the collection of Margaret, Duchess of Portland (1715-1785), Welbeck Abbey.
AN EARLY JAPANESE NAMBAN CABINET FOR THE EXPORT MARKET MOMOYAMA PERIOD, C.1580-1620 Of rectangular form and with a hinged fall front opening to reveal nine drawers, the door and sides decorated with panels enclosing many fans embellished with bands of geometric designs and flowering branches of prunus, scrolling tendrils, and ume-bachi mon (family crests), in between borders of chevrons and other formal patterns, the decoration rendered in a multitude of raiden (mother of pearl) inlays and gold and black lacquer, the inside with further mother of pearl inlays and gilt decoration depicting panels of flowering prunus and peony, the copper fittings and side loop handles with designs of melons, flowers and tendrils, together with a key, 28cm x 37.5cm x 24cm. (2) Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Formerly Sotheby's London, 24th June 1982, lot 566. Cf. O Impey & C Jörg, Japanese Export Lacquer (1580-1850), pp.123-24 where this very piece is illustrated and discussed. See the Brooklyn Museum, New York, access. no.84.69.1, for a comparable piece decorated with open fans. Also, see Christie's, New York, An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese and Korean Art, lot 33, for another namban cabinet with mother of pearl fans. The ume-bachi mon was notably used by the Hisamatsu and the Maeda clans.
A SMALL JAPANESE GOLD AND SILVER LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX AND COVER) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of rounded rectangular form, decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and with silver inlays on the nashiji ground, the cover and sides embellished with a stream meandering amongst rocks, flowering prunus and pine to the side, some branches issuing from behind fences made of woven bamboo; with two raised characters reading tsuki o (the moon), possibly a reference to a chapter from the Tale of Genji, and with ai go mon crests for the Tokugawa clan repeated across the composition, 6.7cm x 7.5cm x 8.7cm. (2)
A POLYCHROME WOOD EMA (VOTIVE PAINTING) EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Of rectangular form and painted in ink and pigments, the heavy wood panel decorated with Ono no Takamura, Emma-O, and a queue of demonic figures behind them, the tall scholar dressed in long black garments, holding a shaku tablet before him and looking up towards the King of Hell, the Lord of the Underworld depicted with ornate robes embellished with patterns of seashells; framed and glazed, a paper label on the back explaining Ono no Takamura's story, 60.3cm x 46.5cm. The label reads: [...on thin wood panels illustrating the following legend: Ono no Takamura, a councillor of Saga, tenno (9th century A.D.) sentenced to exile in the Isles of Oki, took a certain holy monk with him to visit Yama the King of Hell, where he found Jizo among the damned in the lowest of the hot hells, undergoing torment to free some of the inmates and to mitigate the punishments of sinning mankind. Jizo besought the monk to describe his suffering so that the hearts of men should be turned to his worship. When the monk returned to earth, he carved a great figure of Jizo, which is still in the temple of Yata no Jizo at Koriyama near Nara.]
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