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Lot 60
Early 18th century oak, yew and fruitwood inlaid small ‘spice’ cupboard, English, of show-tenon boarded construction, the single raised-panelled door with a large central stellar inlay, conforming spandrels, and all framed by yew crossbanding, single-shelf interior, 26cm deep, 42cm wide, 52cm high
Lot 66
A ring lot consisting of a sapphire and diamond ring and a diamond half hoop ring. The five stone ring consists of three, claw set, alternating round sapphires and two old-cut diamonds with an estimated weight of 0.20ct, set in yellow metal, ring size P. The second half hoop Victorian ring is set with five stones, three old cut diamonds and two diamond chips with a total estimated weight of 0.20ct on yellow metal hallmarked 18ct gold in Chester 1897, ring size O. Total weight of rings 5.3 grams.Condition report: The top facets of the sapphire are showing wear but the claw work is good.The diamond 5 stone has good claw work but the central stone is showing chips around the girdle, the outer stones are diamond chips. Shank is in good condition
Lot 497
GYOKUSAI: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF EMMA-O FEEDING TWO ONIBy Gyokusai, signed GyokusaiJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The king of hell seated and holding a bowl of grains in one hand with the other hand inside the bowl, while two oni are on all fours beside him eating the grains. Himotoshi and signature GYOKUSAI to the flat oval base.HEIGHT 4 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear.Provenance: Ex-collection Jury Kolodotschko.This item contains or is made from elephant ivory and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Please note that in compliance with EU regulation effective January 19th, 2022, all items carved from elephant ivory before 1947 must carry a legal trade permit issued by the Austrian ministry of trade, or any other appropriate authority within the European Union. For this reason, any sale of such item can only be concluded after such permit has been granted. All payments made prior to the issuance of the respective permit will be held in escrow until the application for the permit has been approved. Please note that according to EU regulation it may take up to 3 months until the permit has been granted. In case the permit is declined, or not granted after 3 months, the payment will be returned to the client immediately.
Lot 663
KANEMOTO: A FINE MINO SCHOOL DAISHO CONSISTING OF A KATANA AND WAKIZASHIThe wakizashi by KanemotoJapan, 16th-17th century, late Muromachi (1336-1573) to early Edo period (1615-1868)The blades: The wakizashi with shinogi-zukuri and iori mune, with good niku, fumbari, exhibiting an older sashikomi polish, the hamon is sanbonsugi with togari elements, the hamon in nioi-deki, the hada is itame nagare. The nakago is suriage with machi-okuri, two mekugi-anas, the yasurime is higaki, the tip is kuri jiri, the mei (signature) reads KANEMOTO. The katana, also exhibiting an old sashikomi polish, with shinogi-zukuri and iori mune, ko-kissaki, the hamon is sanbonsugi with togari elements, the hamon in nioi-deki with sunagashi, the hada is mokume, o-itame. The nakago is suriage with machi-okuri, three mekugi-anas, the yasurime is kiri and the tip is kiri.The mountings:Each with an iron tsuba of maru gata form with one hitsu, executed in sukashibori to depict a sailing boat, a partly gilt copper fuchi with a hossu and mokugyo in relief, a partly gilt copper kashira depicting Hotei smiling in his sack, shakudo and gold menuki with seashells, a gilt habaki with distinct file marks, dew drops, and clouds. The tsukas covered in rayskin and wrapped in black textile. The sayas wrapped in a yellow silk brocade decorated with floral roundels.NAGASA 51 cm (the wakizashi) and 66.3 cm (the katana), LENGTH 75 cm (the wakizashi koshirae) and 99 cm (the katana koshirae)Condition: The blades in very good condition with minor surface wear. The mounts in good condition with some wear, particularly to gilt, few minuscule nicks, and soiling to the silk brocade.Provenance: Hungarian private collection.
Lot 1115
A RARE ENSEMBLE OF A LARGE IMARI VASE AND COVER ON AN ANCIENT HARDWOOD PEDESTALJapan, 18th-19th century, late Edo (1615-1868) to early Meiji period (1868-1912)The baluster sides rising from a slightly tapered foot to a straight cylindrical neck, the domed cover with a broad flat rim and surmounted by a gilt-enameled shishi. Well painted in gilt, underglaze-blue, and bright enamels with shaped reserves enclosing shishi amid peony, flowering prunus, and a Ho-o bird in flight, all within a terraced garden with a shishi on a high table, pine and prunus, rocks, and chrysanthemum.The design is repeated on the cover, against an elaborate ground with alternating diapered boders. The neck with a band of lotus and linked cash. The foot with evenly spaced stylized floral sprays.The vase is supported on an elaborate and fitted dark hardwood pedestal raised on four reishi-form feet and carved with lappets, bosses, a fluted design, and leaves. Most likely of Austrian origin, the base dates from the second half the 19th century.HEIGHT 135 cm (total), 89 cm (the vase and cover), and 46 cm (the pedestal)Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws, including manufacturing-inherent warping to the lid. The pedestal with wear and natural age cracks, traces of use and small losses. Provenance: The property of an aristocratic Austrian family, by repute acquired between 1870 and 1880. Thence by descent within the same family. The ancient pedestal was by repute commissioned by a member of the family in the late 19th century. Also by repute, this ensemble of vase, cover and pedestal was once part of a pair, the counterpart having been destroyed during a bombing raid in spring 1945.The present vase and cover, with its fitted wooden pedestal, itself over 100 years old, with its imposing size and superior state of preservation, must be considered exceedingly rare in this overall superb condition.
Lot 1192
HASHIMOTO GAHO (1835-1908): A SCROLL PAINTING OF A GOISAGI (NIGHT HERON)By Hashimoto Gaho (1835-1908), signed Gaho and sealed KokkiJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Painted with ink on paper and mounted as a hanging scroll with a silk brocade frame and black-lacquered wood rollers (jiku), depicting a night heron (Gorsachius goisagi) with a leafy bamboo stalk in the background. Signed lower right GAHO with one seal reading Kokki.SIZE 66 x 28 cm (image) and 161 x 47.3 cm (incl. mounting)Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little soiling, and minor creasing.Provenance: From a US private collection in New York. Hashimoto Gaho (1835-1908) was a Japanese painter, one of the last to paint in the style of the Kanō school. He was one of the first five painters to be appointed as an Imperial Household Artist and was one of the most authoritative painters in Japan at that time. He opened his own studio in 1860, but the political and economic upheavals surrounding the Meiji Restoration forced Gaho to seek income in other ways than by selling fine art. He produced maps for the Naval Academy, painted on fans, and used his skills in a number of other ways to earn a living. Gaho was invited in 1884, by Okakura Kakuzō, to become the chief professor of painting at the Tokyo Bijutsu Gakko (now the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music), which would open five years later. In 1898, Gaho joined Okakura in leaving the Bijutsu Gakko and founding the Japan Fine Arts Academy (Nihon Bijutsuin). He would teach there until his death in 1908.With a wood storage box inscribed to the cover Gaho-o suiboku goisagi zu (Ink painting of a night heron by Gaho), the interior of the cover with an inscription by Mizuta Chikuho (Nanga painter, 1883-1958) dated mid-February 1930.
Lot 1162
A SATSUMA STYLE CERAMIC FIGURE OF FUDO MYO-O AND ACOLYTESJapan, late 19th to early 20th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)The blue Fudo Myo-o (Acala) is depicted seated on a rockwork base with a short inscription, 'Naritasan', and towering over crashing waves, holding a metal sword hilt in his right hand, the left hand raised, wearing a robe draped over his left shoulder and richly adorned in beaded jewelry, a flaming mandorla crafted from metal attached behind him, flanked by two of his acolytes below, Seitaka to his left and Kongara to his right, each standing on a similar rockwork base, all supported on a stepped plinth, the back with an impressed double-gourd seal mark.HEIGHT 12.7 cmCondition: Overall good condition, extensive wear, minor losses to the attributes, chips to the lotus held by Kongara, one hand of Seitaka is missing, further minuscule losses here and there.Provenance: German private collection in the Rhineland.Naritasan ("Narita mountain") Shinshoji ("New victory temple") is a Shingon Buddhist temple located in central Narita, Chiba prefecture. It was founded in 940 by Kancho Daisojo, a disciple of Kobo Daishi. It is dedicated to Fudo Myo-o and is one of the best-known temples in the Kanto region.
Lot 82
WWII, Lancasters 10x6 colour photograph, multi-signed by 13 Bomber Command Veterans including Fit Lt Freddie Ball, Wg Cmdr John Bell, F/O Jeff Brown, Fit Lt Tommy Coles, Fit Sgt Jack Cook, Sqd Ldr Benny Goodman, Fit Lt Frank Hogan, W/O Ken Johnson, W/O Aneurin Taff Owen, W/O Harry Parkins, W/O Sam Thompson, W/O Frank Tolley and Sqd Ldr Geoffrey Whittle. This lovely photograph would make a great addition to a WWII/ aviation collection. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Lot 72
Large group of scale model trains, including one AHM model 3011 Baldwin 0-4-0 4-10-C train, one AHM model 3013 "Wood Burner" train, seventeen Mini Trains tracks, one KMT undecorated engine and caboose, one Stewart Hobbies model 5025 "Northern Pacific" FTB dummy HO scale train, one Stewart Hobbies model 5025 FTA single headlight powered "Northern Pacific" HO scale kit, one International Hobby Corp model 4358 "Chicago & North Western" track cleaning car, one TM model 8053 "Western Union" maintenance of way materials car, one TM model 8055 "Gerber's Baby Food" wood refrigerator car, one TM model 8052 "Old Dutch Cleanser" refrigerator car "Cudahy Packaging Co.", one TM model 8054 "3M" 40' wood "Minnesota Mining & Mfg." box car, one TM model 8059 "Baby Ruth" Curtiss Candy Co. wood sheathed reefer, one Tyco "Santa Fe" flat car, one Tyco "A.T & S.F." flat car, one Mantua model 353001 undecorated black 2-6-6-2T articulated logger-flywheel drive, one Bachmann model 1300 powered Amtrak Metroliner, one Bachmann model 1301 700 Amtrak Metroliner dummy, one ATT model 17 powered C&O car, one ATT model 12 C&O dummy, two McKean Models model 1002 "Santa Fe" flat cars, one Con-Cor model 0004-001042 Atlas tractor & moving van trailer, one Con-Cor model 0004-001021 CMS tractor & moving van trailer, one International Hobby Corp. Mountain Premier soo line set, one Nakamura Seimitsu undecorated locomotive, one Athearn model 91613 "Southern Pacific" locomotive, and one Walthers model 54073 double stack car.
Lot 174
Group of four books dating from 1806-1964 on optometry and vision including:Professor Beer, "Das Huge," Vienna: 1813.T. Wharton Jones, "A Manual of the Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery," London: John Churchill, 1847.Alexandra Lee Levin, "Vision: A Biography of Harry Friedenwald," Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1964.William Mackenzie, "The Physiology of Vision," London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1841.Benjamin Gibson, "Practical Observations on the Formation of an Artificial Pupil," London: J. Haddock, 1811.Antonio Scarpa, "Practical Observations on the Principal Diseases of the Eyes," Translated by James Briggs, London: 1806.F.C. Donders, Th. Leber, and H. Sattler, "Archiv fur Ophthalmologie," Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, 1888.Ferdinand Ritter von Arlt, "Clinical Studies of Diseases of the Eye," translated by Lyman Ware, Philadelphia: P. Blakiston, Son & Co., 1885.Maximilian Salzmann, "The Anatomy and Histology of the Human Eyeball," Chicago: 1912.O. Haab, "Atlas and Epitome of Ophthalmoscopy," Philadelphia and London: W.B. Saunders & Company, 1901.Herbert Parsons, "The Pathology of the Eye," Volume 1, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1904.Herbert Parsons, "The Pathology of the Eye," Volume 2, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1905.Herbert Parsons, "The Pathology of the Eye," Volume 3, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1906.Herbert Parsons, "The Pathology of the Eye," Volume 4, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1908.
Lot 409
A good collection of Hornby Meccano O gauge and rolling stock and buildings to include a maroon liveried Royal Scott 6100 and LMS tender, an 0-4-0 Type M.1 engine plus assorted rolling stock and a Hornby tin plate locomotive shed, level crossing, signal tower and station platform and track. (Qty)
Lot 460
A collection of War Office Ordnance Survey of England & Wales maps - Second War Revision 1944 - together with Guernsey maps some maps linen backed, some stamped 'O. i/c INSPECTIONS (ART'Y. & F.C.I.) 4 A.A. GROUP, THE CAMP. ARROWE PARK RD. UPTON, WIRRAL', comprising Kirkby Stephen & Appleby sheet 13; Anglesey sheet 41; Llandudno & Denbigh sheet 42; Chester sheet 43; Portmadoc & Criccieth sheet 49; Dolgelley & Lake Vyrnwy sheet 59; Burton & Walsall sheet 62; Llanidloes sheet 69; Rugby sheet 73; Ely sheet 75; Cambridge sheet 85; llanelly sheet 100; Newport sheet 102, together with two Guernsey maps. (qty)
Lot 726
A small collection of antique collectable silver comprising a pierced conical posy holder by Henry Mathews, Birmingham, 1899; pair of ornate napkin rings by John Biggin, Sheffield, 1907, inscribed with initial 'H', together with various other napkin rings etc, weight of silver items 7.o tr.oz. (quantity)
Lot 62
δ Salvador Dali (1904-1989)King John (from Shakespeare II) (Field 71-1-O; M & L 396b)Etching printed in colours, 1979, signed and numbered from the edition of 250 in pencil, on japan, printed by Ateliers Rigal, published by Editions Graphiques Internationales, Paris, the full sheet, 449 x 313mm (17 5/8 x 12 1/4in) (unframed)δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
Lot 143
Eight: Captain M. H. Hailes, Railway Transport Establishment and Burma Railways 1914-15 Star (Lieut. M. H. Hailes.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. M. H. Hailes.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1937 (M. H. Hailes) privately named; Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. (Pte. M. H. Hailes, Bur. Ry. Bn. A.F.I.); France, Third Republic, Order of the Academic Palms, breast badge, silver and enamels, the last chipped, otherwise good very fine (8) £100-£140 --- Martin Hunter Hailes entered the French theatre as a Lieutenant in the Railway Transport Establishment. Sold with copied Medal Index Card which gives his address as ‘c/o Traffic Manager, Burma Rly. Co. Ltd., Rangoon, Burma’. French award not confirmed.
Lot 145
Six: Lieutenant H. O. Routledge, Royal Engineers, late Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (10991 Pte. H. O. Routledge, P.P.C.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Lt. H. O. Routledge.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals, mounted as worn, good very fine (6) £80-£100 --- Henri Oscar Routledge served in France with Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry from 17 July 1915. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 12 November 1915 and is believed to have served with a Tunnelling Company. Sold with copied Medal Index Card which notes that another 1914-15 Star was issued off Canadian Supplementary Roll 12/260 but was returned by the Canadian authorities in November 1921.
Lot 219
A fine Battle of France and Battle of Britain Fighter Ace’s 1940 D.F.C. and 1945 Second Award Bar, ‘Test Pilot’s’ A.F.C. group of eight awarded to Hurricane and Spitfire pilot, Wing Commander P. L. Parrott, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who nearly achieved ‘Ace’ in a day status during his first aerial combats, 10 May 1940. Aged just 19, Parrott went on to fly with 607 (County of Durham) Squadron during the Battle of France, and with 145 Squadron over the beaches of Dunkirk. He was shot up whilst in combat with a He. III over Dunkirk, 26 May 1940, managing to limp home across the Channel and crash land in a field on the south coast. Parrott went on to distinguish himself during the Battle of Britain whilst operating out of the Tangmere Sector, the high point of which being when he shot down 2 enemy aircraft, 8 August 1940, ‘our first view of the convoy near St. Catherine’s Point was of Ju 87’s in their bombing dives. Above the Ju. 87’s were the escorting Bf 109’s and farther to the south-east were two more large formations of enemy aircraft approaching the convoy - a formidable sight. I had already taken part in the Battle for France, and patrolled over Dunkirk during the evacuation, but I had never before seen so many aircraft in the sky at once.’ A remarkable year continued when Parrott’s photograph, taken during the Battle of France, was used for a recruiting poster - thus providing one of the iconic Royal Air Force images of the Second World War, and literally making him the poster boy of the R.A.F. This only being ‘topped’ by Parrott being shot down, whilst serving as a ‘Weaver’ with 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron, 1 December 1940: ‘Looking down, the ground seemed to be coming up remarkably quickly. I was swinging from side to side but had no time to try pulling the shrouds to stop the swing before I slammed into the ground, on about the third downward swing, falling on my right leg and shoulder. I felt half stunned.... I opened my eyes and found I was lying on the grass.... I was at this time not sure whether I was still in this world or had already passed on to the next. I did not really care much either way....’ Parrott flew Spitfires over Sicily and Italy, and commanded 43 and 72 (Basutoland) Squadrons. After the war he was employed as a test pilot, and flew early Vampire and Meteor jets, and in retirement he even managed to have brushes with Colonel Gaddafi and Idi Amin Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1940’, and additionally engraved ‘F/O. P. L. Parrott. September’; with Second Award Bar, reverse officially dated ‘1945’; Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1952’; 1939-45 Star, 1 clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Wg. Cdr. P. L. Parrott. R.A.F.); Mauritania, Order of Merit, Officer’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in A. Bertrand, Paris case of issue, British awards mounted as originally worn, light contact marks overall, therefore generally nearly very fine or better (lot) £80,000-£120,000 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 22 October 1940: ‘This officer has been continuously engaged in operational flights against the enemy since January, 1940. He has displayed great determination and keenness and has destroyed or severely damaged at least six hostile aircraft.’ D.F.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 20 March 1945: ‘Squadron Leader Parrott is now engaged on his second tour in the Mediterranean Area. He has also completed a previous tour from England. Since the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross he has completed numerous sorties and has destroyed at least one enemy aircraft. He has led his squadron with skill and determination. During the landing at Anzio, his squadron engaged and drove off a large number of enemy fighter-bomber attacks, contributing materially to the successes achieved by his squadron. In all Squadron Leader Parrott has destroyed at least 6 enemy aircraft.’ A.F.C. London Gazette 1 January 1952. Peter Lawrence Parrott was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire in June 1920, and educated at Lord Williams’s Grammar School. After school, ‘I was an office boy in the Bucks County Council offices at the County Hall in Aylesbury. Although officially graded as a ‘junior clerk’ I was still an office boy, and I did not enjoy the work: licking stamps, filling inkwells, addressing envelopes and changing the blotting paper every Monday morning before the senior staff arrived. My elder brother, Tim [see following lot], had already taken a pilot’s short service commission in the Royal Air Force. His life was full of interest, travel, learning new skills and seeing new things. He was also being paid significantly more than my salary of £50 per annum. After eighteen months of the Buckinghamshire County Council at the age of 17 1/2, I was old enough to apply to the Air Ministry for a four-year short service commission and, after exercising considerable persuasiveness on my mother to obtain her consent, I sent in the application.’ (The Pilot In The Poster Peter Parrott, by R. Parrott refers) A Life Less Ordinary - 607 (County of Durham) Squadron and the ‘Weekend Fliers’ Parrott made it through the selection process, and armed with a short service commission carried out his initial flying training at No. 1 E&R F.T.S., Hatfield from June 1938. He was posted to No. 11 F.T.S, Shawbury in September 1938, and after completing his training went to No. 1 Armament Training School at Catfoss, 30 March 1939, towing targets. Parrott was posted as a staff pilot to No. 1 Air Armament School Manby in September 1939. He was then posted to No. 11 Group Fighter Pool at St. Athan on 28 December, converted to Hurricanes and then: ‘With a total of 300 hours flying I was the most experienced pilot of my course and, presumably for this reason, I was selected [January 1940] to fill the one posting for a squadron in France which was part of 11 Group Fighter Pool. I was the envy of my fellow students. Having flown a number of hours in the Henley I would have no problem flying Hurricanes..... We set off at dusk in the pouring rain and reached France in the late evening. Rather surprisingly we were allowed ashore but had to return to the ship by midnight. This must also have been a surprise to the ship’s company as there was no provision for dinner or supper that evening or for breakfast the following morning. However, this was no great loss as I joined forces with a few other people and we made the rounds of the Cherbourg bars that evening and were soon past caring whether we had supper or not. The next morning for related reasons we were not interested in breakfast! I reported to the Railway Transport Officer and told him that I was to report to the No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron, please where was it and how did I get there. I was pleasantly surprised to find that he had my name on a list and I was told that the squadron was at Vitry-en-Artois. For all that it meant to me it might have been in Timbuktu.... In late afternoon I arrived at Vitry-en-Artois. There was thick snow on the ground and two feeble oil lamps lighted the station. Apart from an elderly stationmaster the place seemed to be deserted. In broken French I enquired the whereabouts of “le RAF” and was directed to a small hotel facing on to the station yard. This had been requisitioned for the Officers’ Mess for the wing head quarters and the two squadrons, No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron and No...
Lot 220
The emotive Second War Whitley pilot’s casualty campaign group of three awarded to Flying Officer T. H. Parrott, 77 Squadron, Royal Air Force, whose crew on 15/16 March 1940, ‘performed a feat which probably remained unparalleled for the rest of the war. Having dropped their Nickels on Warsaw they returned safely across Germany and then, because the weather was bad, put down as soon as possible after crossing - as they thought - the Franco-German frontier. A few words with the local peasantry quickly disillusioned them, but by that time German troops were approaching on cycles. The quick-witted crew promptly dashed back into the aircraft, took off under rifle fire, and landed safely, but rather shaken, at a French airfield.’ Parrott was to take part in another pioneering flight, albeit with more tragic results, when on 11/12 May 1940, ‘overnight, Bomber Command launched its first deliberate raid on a German town when rail communications passing through Mönchengladbach became the target for a small force of Whitleys and Hampdens.’ Parrott’s Whitley V N1366 KN was the first bomber to crash inside Germany while carrying out a bombing operation on a mainland target. Parrott and three other members of crew were killed in action, whilst the sole survivor was taken prisoner of war 1939-45 Star, 1 clasp, Bomber Command, with named box of issue for clasp; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, with named Air Council enclosure slip, and enclosure for Bomber Command clasp, good very fine (lot) £800-£1,200 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 20 February 1940. Thomas Hayward Parrott was the brother of Peter Parrott [see previous lot], and Noel Parrott who also served with Coastal Command during the war. He joined the Royal Air Force aged 19 in 1936. Parrott advanced to Flying Officer, and was posted for operational flying as a pilot to 77 Squadron (Whitleys) operating out of Driffield and then Villeneuve, France. During the early months of the war the Squadron was employed dropping Nickels, or propaganda leaflets, over enemy territory. On 15/16 March 1940, Parrott’s crew ‘performed a feat which probably remained unparalleled for the rest of the war. Having dropped their Nickels on Warsaw they returned safely across Germany and then, because the weather was bad, put down as soon as possible after crossing - as they thought - the Franco-German frontier. A few words with the local peasantry quickly disillusioned them, but by that time German troops were approaching on cycles. The quick-witted crew promptly dashed back into the aircraft, took off under rifle fire, and landed safely, but rather shaken, at a French airfield.’ (Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft by P. Moyes refers) The flight was featured in a Pathé News item, several newspapers, and further detail is provided in The Pilot In The Poster, by R. Parrott: ‘Tomlin and Parrott got out of the aircraft and walked towards a group of peasants running towards them. Tim asked “C’est France, n’est pas?” in his best schoolboy French. The peasant looked at him and shook his head. Tim tried again “Luxembourg alors?” There was another shake of the head but this time the man pointed towards one of his friends and said, “Hans Franzosich” meaning that Hans spoke French. Tim repeated his question. Hans responded “Non, Monsieur, c’est Allemagne, la frontiere est à vingt kilometres” and pointed in the direction of France. Not stopping to thank the Germans, the two crew turned and bolted for their aircraft. As they climbed in, another group of figures started running towards them from the far end of the field. Fortunately the engines started immediately and they raced to take off in the direction indicated by the helpful Hans. Red Verey lights appeared to be shot in their direction but did no damage. Fortunately they had enough petrol to cover 24 km, hedge-hopping over the Siegfried Line to the border, but they did not try to land until they knew that France was below, by a hoarding advertising a well-known French beverage! Even so, at Villeneuve the crew agreed not to stop the engines or disembark until the Flying Officer had gone off to make sure that they were in France. Later they discovered that they had fuel for just 20 minutes more flying after 12 hours in the air and covering a distance of 1,600 miles. When they returned to base they bought a bottle of champagne that they presented to the engine fitter of the ground crew to show their appreciation for the engines starting immediately whilst on the ground in Germany.’ Parrott was to take part in another pioneering flight, albeit with more tragic results, when on 11/12 May 1940, ‘overnight, Bomber Command launched its first deliberate raid on a German town when rail communications passing through Mönchengladbach became the target for a small force of Whitleys and Hampdens.’ (Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War refers) Parrott flew Whitley V N1366 KN, which ‘T/o Driffield. Crashed near Mönchengladbach, Germany. This was the first bomber to crash inside Germany while carrying out a bombing operation on a mainland target.’ (Ibid). Parrott and three other members of the crew were killed in action. The remaining member of the crew, Flying Officer Don Blew, survived and was taken prisoner of war. A number of years later, Parrott’s brothers Peter and Noel met with Blew and he gave them an account of what happened: ‘Tim had navigated out from Driffield while F/O Blew flew the Whitley. On the way they had discussed what they should do. On arrival Tim took over the controls. F/O Blew came back to the door on the port side. There was no intercom so the pilots had agreed that Tim would flash a torch when he wanted a flare dropped. Blew saw what he believed to be the first flash and dropped a flare and continued to do so each time he saw a flash. At about the time of the 5th flare he saw lots of little holes in the fuselage with little blue flames and then he saw a wall of flame coming down the fuselage towards him. Luckily he had his parachute on and he had only to put his hand on the door handle and lift it. Blew remembered this because it had been modified. Previously it had a handle that went down but it had been changed because someone had leant against it, pushing the handle down, and fallen out. As he jumped and opened his parachute he could see the flares he had dropped and the Whitley, a mass of flames, ahead of them. Blew survived the fall but was taken prisoner and incarcerated in Stalag Luff III at Sagan for the remainder of the war.... The Observer, Sergeant T. T. Atchison, the Wireless Operator, T. Poad, and the Air Gunner, AC2 Jones also perished. The four graves are now at 25.ED 11-14 in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery at Kleve in Germany. Their Whitley was the first bomber to crash inside Germany while carrying out a bombing operation on a mainland target during World War II.’ (The Pilot In The Poster by R. Parrott refers) Sold with the following related original items and documents: a fine photograph album predominantly relating to the recipient, but with later additions relating to his brother P. L. Parrot, including newspaper cuttings relating to both; a number of photographs from recipient’s service career, and of his grave; the family’s copy of A.A.S.F. by Charles Gardner, in which the recipient is pictured with his crew, having safely returned from their impromptu landing in Germany; with other ephemera.
Lot 329
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak (Lieut: P. E. Monckton. 9th By. 2nd Bde. R.A.) official correction to surname, light contact marks, otherwise good very fine £400-£500 --- Philip Edmund Monckton was gazetted Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in July 1870; Captain, September 1880; Major, February 1886; Lieutenant-Colonel Retired, 12 December 1894. Lieutenant-Colonel Monckton served throughout the operations in Perak from November 1875 to January 1877; was in command of the Royal Artillery in the attack on the Passir Salah stockades in November 1875, and was with No. 6 Battery, 2nd Brigade, in the advance of the main column under Major-General the Hon. Sir F. Colborne, and at the capture of Kinta in December 1875. Was Acting Assistant Resident at Kinta during the latter part of 1876, and received the thanks of the Governor of the Straits Settlements for his services (Medal with Clasp). 9 Battery, 2 Brigade, Royal Artillery, comprised two officer and sixty-two men under Captain W. O. C. Shippard and Lieutenant P. E. Monckton. The Royal Artillery was also represented in Perak by 3 Battery, 5 Brigade, with six officers and seventy men.
Lot 512
1914 Star (MS-3724 Pte. F. O. Brand. A.S.C.); 1914-15 Star (L-6069 Gnr: S. Gilbert. R.F.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (Q.M. & Lieut. A. Triggs; M2-153104 Pte. W. F. Erichsen. A.S.C.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (3761 Pte. F. Pratt. Linc. R.); Bilingual Victory Medal 1914-19 (Dvr. W. Adams. C.A.H.T.C.) generally very fine or better Pair: Albert E. Davis, Mercantile Marine British and Mercantile Marine War Medals (Albert E. Davis) very fine (8) £80-£100
Lot 515
1914-15 Star (3) (K.21398 E. C. Marsh Sto. 1. R.N.; J.24088 W. A. Parsons. O. Sig. R.N.; SS.1568 F. Sands A.B. R.N.) very fine (3) £70-£90 --- E. C. Marsh was serving in H.M.S. Africa in September 1918 at Sierra Leone when the ship was overtaken by the influenza pandemic. By 9 September some 476 crew members were reported ill. By 14 September 16 men had died and burial parties were being sent ashore daily. Marsh was to succumb the following day and he is buried in Freetown (King Tom) Cemetery. By the time Africa lowered her quarantine flag on 30 September 1918, 52 crew members had died of illness. William Archie Parsons was born on 24 August 1896 in Ashton Lancashire. His attestation papers list him as a ‘Music Hall attendant’ when he joined training ship H.M.S. Impregnable on 30 April 1913. He went on to serve at H.M.S. Victory (I) and H.M.S. Ganges before he was promoted to Ordinary Signalman and finally went to sea aboard H.M.S. Bulwark on his 18th birthday. Tragically his naval career was not to be a long one and he was lost when H.M.S. Bulwark blew up in an accidental explosion whilst off the coast of Sheerness on 26 November 1914. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Lot 541
Victory Medal 1914-19 (5) (PO.13407. Pte. W. Rodwell. R.M.L.I.; 27387 Pte. H. W. Mountford. W. York. R.; 34111. Pte. E. W. Sands. North’n. R.; S-314060 Pte. J. O. Harris A.S.C.; 22901. 2.A.M. N. Rayman R.A.F.) worn in parts, nearly very fine (5) £70-£90 --- William Rodwell was born on 23 October 1885 and enlisted in the Royal Marines in Portsmouth on 15 July 1903 whilst still underage. He is listed as serving in operations off the Belgian Coast whilst in H.M.S. Venerable in April 1915, and received his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 2 May 1919. Sold with copied service papers. Harold William Mountford was born in St Chad’s, Staffordshire and attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment at Lichfield. He served with the 12th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 20 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. N. Rayman joined the Royal Flying Corps on February 14 1916. Only one N Rayman appears on the 1901 census – a seven year old named Nathan living with his family on Meanwood Road, Leeds. His father is listed as being a jeweller who is a ‘Russian Subject’.
Lot 65
Pair: Sergeant H. D. White, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914 Star, with clasp (7013 L.Cpl. H. O. White. 2/Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); Victory Medal (7013 Sjt. H. D. White. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) good very fine (2) £60-£80 --- Served in France with 2nd Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, from 13 August 1914, and subsequently served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment (No. 13947), the Labour Corps (549231), and the Army Service Corps (NAC/452002). Sold with copied Medal Index Cards, the Star shown with second initial ‘O’, the pair with second initial ‘D’, the two cards cross-referenced.
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