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AMENDED DESCRIPTION 19th century Hallmarked silver Old English pattern flatware, comprising, seven table spoons, six forks, and four dessert forks, 28.8 ozs 897 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Six George III Old English pattern silver dessert spoons London 1808 and a pair of table spoons, 10.6 ozs 330 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

AMENDED DESCRIPTION Old English pattern silver flatware, various dates George III and later, comprising three table spoons, six large forks, five dessert spoons, six dessert forks, and twelve knives in two sizes, weight excluding knives, approx 40 ozs SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Composite Old English Pattern silver flatware, six table spoons, six table forks. six dessert spoons and six dessert forks, in an oak box, approx 46.4 ozs SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Composite Old English pattern silver flatware, comprising two table spoons, six large forks, six dessert spoons and six dessert forks, most pieces with shell backs, 34 ozs 1067 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Six George V Old English Pattern silver table forks. London 1933, 11.2 ozs, 349 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Seven Old English and thread Pattern silver table spoons, mostly various George III dates, 15.3 ozs, 477 grams VSILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Twelve George III Old English Pattern silver table spoons, London 1802, 24.6 ozs 765 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Fifteen various George III and later, Old English Pattern silver table forks, 31.8 ozs 990 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Composite collection of Old English Pattern silver flatware, George III and later, comprising six large forks, six dessert forks, six dessert spoons and six soup spoons, 43.5 ozs 1354 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Composition Old English Pattern silver flatware, various dates, comprising four table spoons, seven table forks, six dessert spoons, six dessert forks and six teaspoons, and twelve knives in two sizes, 47.8 ozs 1488 grams excluding the knives, in a box SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Composite silver Old English Pattern flatware, 18th century and later, comprising two table spoons, six table forks six dessert spoons, six dessert forks, 31.1 ozs, 969 grams, in box SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Old musical box (no interior fittings) containing a quantity of various knives SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Composite George III and later Old English pattern silver flatware comprising four table spoons,twelve large forks, twelve dessert spoons and twelve dessert forks, 58.7 ozs 1826 grams in a case SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Composite George III and later Old English Pattern silver flatware comprising four table spoons, twelve large forks, twelve dessert spoons and twelve dessert forks, and six tea spoons 77.5 oz, in a case. SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through. After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain. He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

George III and later Old English pattern flawwre, various dates, comprising , two table spoons, six table forks, six dessert spoons and six dessert forks, 33.6 ozs 1047 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Six various, 18th century and later Old English Pattern silver table spoons 10.6 ozs 330 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Composite set of George III and later Old English pattern silver, comprising, some Sottish and Irish, four table spoons, five table forks, five dessert spoons, five teaspoons, eight knives with plated handles, and eight knives with composition handles, weight excluding knives, 31.6 ozs 984 grams in a box SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through. After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain. He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour. Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Sixteen silver Old English Pattern table spoons mostly George III, various dates, 29 ozs, 902 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

George III Old English Pattern, feather edge silver sauce ladle by Hester Bateman, London 1777, SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Six George III silver Old English pattern table forks, 12.3 ozs 382 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Victorian fiddle pattern silver and another Old English Pattern sauce ladle, 4.9 ozs 152 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Twelve George III bright cut decorated Old English Pattern silver table spoons, 21.3 ozs 662 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers:Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through.After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain.He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour.Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Seven various Old English Pattern silver table spoons and seven various dessert spoons (various) mostly 18th century 22 ozs 683 grams SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through. After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain. He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour. Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Various old Sheffield plater mugs and tankards and a leather writing box SILVER COLLECTION OF SIR RAY TINDLE CBE DL 1926-2022 The following obituary (edited) was published by Tindle Newspapers: Sir Ray Tindle was a man who had a life-long commitment to, and passion for, the newspaper industry. He was a newspaper man through and through. After leaving school he enlisted in the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and saw service in the Far East between 1944 and 1947, rising to the rank of captain. He was extremely proud of his association with the now-disbanded regiment and greatly mourned its passing, going so far as to name his previous home in Farnham Devonshire House in its honour. Sir Ray made the Surrey town his home in the 1960s and made such an impact in the following 50 years that he was known by locals as Mr Farnham. If a charity or organisation needed help, Sir Ray was there. He eventually stepped down as Chairman of Tindle Newspapers when he was 90, remaining as president, with son Owen, who runs the Oxon Hoath Retreat and Conference Centre in Kent, taking over as Chairman.After returning to the UK after the War,Sir Ray acquired his first newspaper title, the Tooting & Balham Gazette, with his £300 demob payment. It was to be the first of many and, over the years through a series of launches and acquisitions, the group grew to a considerable force under the collective banner of Tindle Newspapers Ltd. It now owns local papers and radio stations covering large parts of Surrey, Hampshire, Essex, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Wales, Ireland, the Channel Isles and the Isle of Man. Many of these papers are very long established, including the Monmouthshire Beacon founded in 1837.Others were launched in Queen Victorias reign, such as the Farnham Herald (1892), Cambrian News (1860), Cornish & Devon Post (1856), Mid-Devon Advertiser (1863) and the Tenby Observer (1853).The Tindle Group became the fourth largest UK local newspaper group by number of titles published.Sir Ray was a man of immense self-belief and iron determination, as characterised by his coat of arms, carried by all his newspapers, with the Latin motto Noli Cedere, which translates as Never Surrender.He retired as Chairman of the Surrey Advertiser in 1977 after 35 years. He was also a director for 18 years on the main board of The Guardian & Manchester Evening News, and Chairman for ten years of the Belfast News Letter, the UKs oldest provincial daily. He was a founder shareholder and, for many years, an alternate director, of Capital Radio.He became Master of the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers in 1985 after some 20 years of service on several committees and of the Court.Over the years he also donated sizeable sums to various worthy causes and projects, particularly in and around his hometown of Farnham.In 1973 Sir Ray was appointed OBE for services to the newspaper industry and in 1987 he was appointed CBE. In 1989 he became a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Surrey. He was knighted in 1994 andwas made the Newspaper Personality of the Year at the 2005 Newspaper Awards, in the same year becoming an honorary vice-president of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain.Sir Ray died as he would have wished, still committed to the media empire he had so painstakingly created over the course of a long and distinguished career.He was an avid collector of silver, and his collection is being sold by the estate in this auction.

Meister der Lyversberg-Passion, tätig um 1460 – 1480, zug.Öl auf Holz.136 x 60 cm.Verso drei Befestigungsstreben.Gerahmt.Die vorliegende Tafel ist wohl das linke Stück eines dreiteiligen Altars. Die Darstellung wird überragt von einem goldbraunen Ast mit Blättern und Blüten vor dunkelblauem Hintergrund. Im Zentrum der Darstellung ein Heiliger mit dunkelblauem Gewand, rotem Mantel und goldenem Kreisnimbus, um die Hüfte ein befestigtes Seil, das von einem weiteren hinter ihm stehenden Mann in mehrfarbigen Strumpfhosen, Schnabelschuhen und mit roter Kopfbedeckung festgehalten wird. Hinter diesem sind weitere hintereinandergestaffelte Figuren erkennbar, teils nur an ihren Kopfbedeckungen.Im Vordergrund rechts ein großes langes Bett, auf dem auf einem weißen Laken und mit rotem Tuch ein Kranker liegt, der von dem Heiligen mit Segensgestus geheilt wird. Im Hintergrund ein breiter Fluss, über den zwei Brücken zu einer ummauerten Stadt mit Türmen führt, unter hohem weißem ins Hellblau übergehenden Himmel. Anmerkung:Meister der Lyversberg-Passion wird ein Maler der Altkölner Malerei bezeichnet, der vermutlich um 1465 oder 1466 in Köln einen Passionsaltar malte. Er war beeinflusst insbesondere von der niederländischen Malerei. An seinem mit Präzision im Hintergrund der Bilder gemalten Landschaften oder Ansichten kann man bei ihm besonders den niederländischen Einfluss erkennen, wie auch auf dem vorliegenden Gemälde. (1340305) (18)Master of the Lyversberg Passion, active ca. 1460 - 1480, attributedHEALING OF THE SICKOil on panel.136 x 60 cm.Notes:The Master of the Lyversberg Passion is an old master painter of the so-called Cologne School of Painting who probably painted a passion altar in Cologne in ca. 1465 or 1466.

Meister von Landshut, 1475 – 1485, nachweisbarMuseale HeiligenfigurHöhe: 47,5 cm.Rückseitig an der Plinthe wohl alte Sammlungsnummer in Schwarz „M 105“.Die beiliegende Begutachtung durch den Leiter der Skulpturensammlung Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg von 2011 erkennt in der Figur eindeutig die Arbeit eines Landshuter Meisters, jener Werkstatt, die an der (Landshuter) Stadtpfarrkirche St. Martin Figurenzyklen um 1474/85 schuf. Die Entstehungszeit der Figur ist also gegen 1485 zu datieren.In hellem Ton gebrannte Standfigur einer weiblichen Heiligen, auf mitgearbeiteter, achtseitiger Plinthe wurde bereits 2012 anlässlich einer Ausstellung der Stadt Landshut ausgestellt (siehe Literatur). Die Körperhaltung leicht S-förmig gestaltet, im sog. Weichen Stil. Kühn und schwungvoll gestaltete Mantel- und Kleiderfalten, bei hochsitzender, gegürteter Taille. Kragenausschnitt V-förmig, mit runder Agraffe. Das üppige Haar fällt seitlich der Schultern wellig herab, der Kopf mit einem feinen Tuch bedeckt. Eine leichte Einziehung des Tuches überhalb der Stirne, das auch nach hinten zieht, sowie eine kleine Lochung oben seitlich lassen erkennen, dass hier ehemals eine Krone aufgesetzt war. Diese Beobachtung und die Gesamterscheinung lassen auch vermuten, dass es sich hier um eine Marienfigur handelt. Die Handschrift des Bildhauers ist insbesondere an der Gestaltung des Gesichts – mit auffallend schweren Augenlidern, betonter Nase und den vollen Lippen – zu erkennen. Der hellfarbige Ton findet sich in der Landshuter Region. In den Faltentiefen, vor allem an der Rückseite Zinnober-Farbreste (Bolus ?). Rechte Hand und linker Unterarm fehlen. A.R.Literatur:Die Figur wurde 2012 zusammen mit weiteren Werken der Landshuter Werkstatt ausgestellt, im Katalog ausführlich besprochen und abgebildet in: Franz Niehoff, Die Stadt als Bühne der Bilder. Skulpturenstadt Landshut, Katalog anlässlich der Ausstellung der Museen der Stadt Landshut in der Spitalkirche Heiliggeist, 15. Juni-14. Oktober 2012, Landshut 2012, Kat. 7, S. 199 f. (1340431) (11)Master of Landshut,1475 – 1485, verifiableFigure of a saint of museum qualityHeight: 47.5 cm.Probably old collection no. “M 105” in black on the back of the plinth.The enclosed expert´s report by the director of the sculptures collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg from 2011 clearly recognizes the work of a Landshut master in the figure, “the very workshop that created figure cycles for the (Landshut) parish church of Saint Martin around 1474/85”. The time of creation of the figure can therefore be dated around 1485. Standing figure of a female saint fired in a light tone, on an eight-sided plinth worked in one piece together with the figure, was already shown in 2012 in an exhibition of the city of Landshut (see ref.).Literature:The figure was exhibited in 2012 together with other works by the Landshut workshop, discussed in detail in the exhibition catalogue and illustrated in: Franz Niehoff, Die Stadt als Bühne der Bilder: Skulpturenstadt Landshut 2012, cat. 7, p. 199 f.

Jusepe de Ribera, genannt „lo Spagnoletto“, 1588/91 Xàtiva/ Valencia – 1652 Neapel Apostel SimonÖl auf Leinwand. Doubliert.86 x 66 cm.Oben am Rand betitelt „S. SIMON“.In breitem, ornamental verziertem Rahmen.Vor unbestimmtem Grund hebt sich die leicht nach links gerichtete Gewandfigur als Hüftstück hab, in der linken Hand eine Säge haltend, die den Dargestellten attributiv als Apostel Simon Zelotes (geb. 1. Jhdt. n. Chr. in Babylon, heute Han-al-Mahawil) ausweist. Gemälde mit Aposteln oder ganze Apostel-Serien (Apostolados) waren während der Gegenreformation sehr beliebt und wurden zumeist – wie hier – als Halbfiguren vor neutralem Hintergrund dargestellt. Sie dienten als Archetypen für Wiederholungen, die teilweise in variierender Qualität von der Werkstatt angefertigt wurden. Apostelados sind verschiedentlich dokumentiert, so etwa im Kloster Santa Isabel in Madrid und im Kloster Santo Domingo in Valencia, sodass auch für das hier angebotene Gemälde angenommen wird, dass es einst Teil einer Gruppe von Apostelgemälden gewesen ist, zu der eventuell alle zwölf Apostel gehört haben mögen.Bevor Ribera nach Neapel ging, studierte er bei Francisco Ribalta (1565-1628) in Valencia. In Rom setzte er sich mit den Werken Raffaelo Santis (1483-1520) und Agostino (1557-1602) und Annibale Carraccis (1560-1609) auseinander, in Parma und Modena mit denen von Antonio Allegri Correggio (um 1489-1534). Später stand er stark unter dem Einfluss von Michelangelo Merisi il Caravaggio (1570/71-1610). Die Qualität seiner Bilder erhoben ihn zum Hofmaler des Herzogs von Osuna sowie des Königs von Neapel. Im Jahr 1644 wurde er durch den Papst zum Ritter des Christusordens geschlagen. 1630 war er bereits Mitglied der Accademia di San Luca in Rom. Neben Caravaggio ist er der bedeutendste Naturalist der Neapolitanischen Malerei mit Betonung des Chiaroscuro. Ein Hauptmerkmal seines Wirkens ist die bewusste Wahl der Darstellung von meist alten, asketisch knochig-schlanken Gestalten wie Einsiedlern oder Philosophen.Provenienz: Sotheby’s, Monaco, 23. Juni 1985, Lot 236. Privatsammlung, Monte-Carlo. Anmerkung:Ein Vergleichsbeispiel „Apostel Simon“, Museo del Prado, Inv.Nr. P001090. Das aus den königlichen Sammlungen stammende, im Prado verwahrte Gemälde ist mit 74 x 62 cm etwas kleiner als das hier angebotene Gemälde und stimmt in weiten Teilen mit unserem Bild überein. Es ist Bestandteil einer Serie mehrerer Apostel, die alle in den 1630er-Jahren entstanden sind und neben Simon Peter, Paul, Andreas und Thomas zeigen. Nicola Spinosa, Ribera. La obra completa, Madrid 2008, S. 376.Literatur: Nicola Spinosa, in: Ribera inedito tra Roma e Napoli, Neapel 1989, S. 14, Farbabb. S. 12. Robert B. Simon, in: Important Old Master Paintings. Discoveries. In una Nuova Luce, Piero Corsini, New York 1988, S. 73-76, Farbabb. S. 75. Robert B. Simon und Frank Dabell, in: Important Old Master Paintings. Devotion and Delight, Piero Corsini, New York 1989, Farbabb. S. 24, Abb. 2. Nicola Spinosa, Jusepe de Ribera. L’opera completa, Neapel 2003, S. 278, Nr. A86. Nicola Spinosa, Ribera. La obra completa, Madrid 2008, A 125, S. 376. R. B. Simon und Tiziana Zennaro, in: La Pittura Eloquente, Ausstellungskatalog, Maison d’Art, Monaco, 16. Juni 2010-16. Juli 2010, S. 53-58, Nr. 9, Farbabb. S. 55.Ausstellungen: Castel Sant’Elmo, Neapel 22. April-7. Mai 1989, Farbabb. im Katalog, S. 12. Important Old Master Paintings. Discoveries. In una Nuova Luce, Piero Corsini, New York 20. April-20. Mai 1988, S. 73-76, Farbabb. S. 75. La Pittura Eloquente, Maison d’Art, Monte-Carlo 16. Juni-16. Juli 2010, Nr. 9. (1340091) (13)Jusepe de Ribera,also known as “lo Spagnoletto“,1588/91 Xàtiva/ Valencia – 1652 NaplesSIMON THE APOSTLE Oil on canvas. Relined.86 x 66 cm.Titled top margin “S. SIMON“.Provenance: Sotheby’s, Monaco, 23 June 1985, lot 236. Private collection, Monte Carlo. Notes:An example for comparison “Apostle Simon”, Museo del Prado, inv. no. P001090. At 74 x 62 cm, the painting from the royal collections in the Prado is slightly smaller than the painting offered here and largely corresponds to our picture. It is part of a series of several apostles, all dating to the 1630s, showing Peter, Paul, Andrew and Thomas alongside Simon. Nicola Spinosa, Ribera: La obra completa, Fundación Arte Hispánico, Madrid, 2008, p. 376Literature: Nicola Spinosa, in: Ribera inedito tra Roma e Napoli, Naples, 1989, p. 14, colour ill. p. 12. Robert B. Simon, in: Important Old Master Paintings, Discoveries, in una Nuova Luce, Piero Corsini, New York, 1988, pp. 73-76, colour ill. 75. Robert B. Simon and Frank Dabell, in: Important Old Master Paintings, Devotion and Delight, Piero Corsini, New York, 1989, colour ill. p. 24, Ill. 2. Nicola Spinosa, Jusepe de Ribera, L’opera completa, Naples, 2003, p. 278, no. A86. Nicola Spinosa, Ribera. L’opera completa, Fundacioón Arte Hispanico, 2008, A 125, p. 376. R.B. Simon and T. Zennaro, in: La Pittura Eloquente, Maison d’Art, Monte Carlo, 2010, pp. 53-58, no. 9, colour ill. p. 55. Exhibitions: Castello Sant’Elmo, Naples 22 April - 7 May 1989, colour ill. in catalogue, p. 12. Piero Corsini, Important Old Master Paintings, Discoveries. In una Nuova Luce, New York 20 April - 20 May 1988, p. 73-76, colour ill., p. 75. La Pittura Eloquente, Maison d’Art, Monte-Carlo 16 June - 16 July 2010, no. 9.

Alvise Luigi Vivarini, um 1445 Venedig oder Murano – um 1505MADONNA MIT DEM KINDTempera und Öl auf Holz. Parkettiert.67 x 51 cm.Beigegeben eine Expertise von Mauro U. Lucco, Bazzano, datiert 15. Oktober 2015 sowie eine umfangreiche Dokumentation mit ausführlicher Bildvergleichsdarstellung.Zweifellos kann das Gemälde als bedeutendes Beispiel des Madonnen-Andachtsbildes der italienischen Renaissance insgesamt bezeichnet werden. Der schon zu seinen Lebzeiten gefeierte Meister Alvise Vivarini war ein bedeutender Vertreter obersten Ranges der venezianischen Malerei seiner Zeit. Das Werk zeichnet sich jedoch nicht nur durch den Ruhm seines Schöpfers aus, sondern auch wegen seiner ästhetischen Qualität. Nicht zuletzt hat das Gemälde eine bedeutende Provenienz vorzuweisen.Der Bildtypus war in Venedig traditionell vorgegeben, nicht zuletzt durch Werke des Giovanni Bellini (um 1430-1516). Noch in der Amsterdamer Ausstellung 1934 war das Bild als ein Werk des Venezianers Marco Basaiti (um 1470-um 1535) gesehen, bevor es 1956 durch Michel Laclotte, dann 1962 durch Rodolfo Pallucchini dem Werk Alvises zugeordnet werden konnte, aufgrund von Vergleichen u. a. mit der „Sacra Conversazione“ in Sankt Petersburg, danach auch mit weiteren Werken wie der „Assunta“ in der Kirche Santi Felice e Fortunato di Noale.Vivarini war der letzte Vertreter der bekannten venezianischen Malerdynastie des Quattrocento. Als Sohn des Antonio da Murano Vivarini (um 1415-1476) und Neffe des Bartolomeo Vivarini (um 1432-um 1499), aber auch des Giovanni d´Alemagna (gest. 1450) setzte er die Tradition fort. Vermutlich war er auch der Lehrer des berühmten Jacopo de Barbari (1440-um 1516).Im Gemälde wird Maria auch hier, dem Bildtypus gemäß, im Halbbildnis wiedergegeben, in einem loggienartig zu denkenden Raum, vor einem senkrecht ziehenden Tuch im Hintergrund, in einer Stilstufe davor meist mit Brokatmusterung, hier jedoch durch einheitliches Grün ersetzt, das das Haupt der Maria mehr zur Geltung bringt. Der schwarze Raumhintergrund beruhigt die Darstellung. Komplementär zum grünen Tuch erscheint hier der Mantel in Rot, was von der Tradition mutig abweicht, bedenkt man, dass der Mantel stets blau dargestellt wird. Der landschaftliche Ausblick links, mit Burganlage und Stadt an einem Flusslauf, lässt das Andachtsbild lebendig erscheinen. Im Arm der Mutter sehen wir das Kind schräg sitzend, sein Blick nach links gilt jedoch scheinbar einer Erscheinung außerhalb des Bildes. Auch dies ist für den Bildtypus dieser Zeit bereits ein ungewöhnlicher Vorgriff auf spätere Bildauffassungen. Die Raffinesse der Farbkomposition zeigt sich darin, dass nun das Rot des Marienmantels und der Frucht im Kinderhändchen von dem Grün des Tuchs auf der Steinbrüstung und im Hintergrund umspielt wird. Die Nachdenklichkeit im Gesicht der Maria und den unruhigen interessierten Seitenblick des Kindes hat der Maler ausdrucksstark verlebendigt.Verso auf dem Ädikularahmen:Sammlungsetikett „Collectie Goudstikker / Amsterdam Heerensgracht, No. „1295“ (handschriftlich)“.Ferner: Gedruckter Aufkleber „Stichting Nederlandsch Kunstbezit“ mit Inventarnummer 47.Aufkleber „Dienst voor’s Rijks Verspreide Kunstvoorwerken S’Gravenhage“ Inventarnummer 47.Provenienz:Das Gemälde entstammt der bekannten Pariser Sammlung Mori, einst gemeinsamer Besitz von Jaques Goudstikker, Amsterdam, halbanteiliger Rathgeber, Berlin.Im Juni 1940 wurde das Gemälde von der Nazi-Besatzungsbehörde enteignet, durch die Alliierten 1945 jedoch wieder aus dem Raub befreit und unter die Schirmherrschaft der Holländischen Regierung gestellt. Im Februar 2006 wurde das Bild an die Eigentümerin, die Erbin von Jacques Goudstikker, Marei von Saher New York, N.Y. restituiert.Anmerkung:Das Bild wurde kurz vor 1920 durch Jacques Goudstikker (1897-1940) erworben. Er entstammte einer einer Kunsthändlerfamilie, die 1845 die Firma gegründet und eine umfangreiche Sammlung aufgebaut hatte. Die Sammlung zählte zu den wichtigsten der Niederlande und wohl auch Europas. Die Kunsthandlung mit Stammhaus in Amsterdam führte auch zeitgenössische Werke, etwa von Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) oder Kees van Dongen (1877-1968), veranstaltete aber auch Festkonzerte (das letzte mit dem weltberühmten Pablo Casals (1876-1973). Die Einkünfte kamen Wohltätigkeitszwecken zugute. Goudstikker verstarb auf der Flucht ins Exil an Bord der Bedegraven. 1941 wurde die Sammlung durch Hermann Göring persönlich geplündert, manche der Werke an Hitler weitergegeben. Nach 1945 kam ein Teil der Sammlung in den Besitz des niederländischen Staates. Die Erbin Desi Goudstikker prozessierte sieben Jahre um die Herausgabe der Bilder, jedoch nur mit Teilerfolg. Erst 1998 konnte die Schwiegertochter Saher-Langenbein erneut Ansprüche geltend machen. (Siehe dazu: Pieter den Hollander und Melissa Müller, Jacques Goudstikker. 1897-1940, in: Melissa Müller und Monika Tatzkow, Verlorene Bilder. Verlorene Leben. Jüdische Sammler und was aus ihren Kunstwerken wurde, 2. Auflage München 2009.)Literatur:Catalogue de la Collection Goudstikker d’Amsterdam. Exposée dans les locaux du Schilderkundig Genootschap Pulchri Studio, n. 28. La Haye, November 1924, Den Haag.Italiaansche Kunst in Nederlandsch besitz, Amsterdam 1934, n. 20.Raimond van Marle, La pittura all’Esposizione d’arte antica italiana di Amsterdam, i Veneziani, in: Bollettino d´Arte, XXVIII, März 1935, S. 391.Michel Laclotte, De Giotto á Bellini, Paris 1956, S. 124.Fritz Heinemann, Giovanni Bellini e I Belliniani, Venezia 1962, Vol. 1, S. 303, MB 118.Rodolfo Pallucchini, I Vivarini (Antonio, Bartolomeo, Alvise), Venedig 1962, S. 140.Bernard Bonario, Marco Basaiti: a Study of the Venetian Painter and a Catalogue of His Works. Ph.D. Diss. Univ. of Michigan, ed. 1983, S. 230.H.W. van Os & C.E. de Jong-Jansen, in: H.W. van Os & C.E. de Jong-Jansen van Asperen de Boer, Jong-Jansen, C. Wiethoffe eds., The early Venetian Painting in Holland, Maarsen 1978, S. 45-49, n. 6.Vedere fino in fondo. Risultati di esperienze tecnico-scientifiche condotte su dipinti veneziani, Florenz 1978 (Inst. Univ. Olandese di Storia dell’Arte), S. 18 ff.F. Zeri, Recensione a „The Early Venetian Paintings in Holland“, in: Antologia di Belle Arti, Ausgabe 7-8. S. 316.A. Conti, Mostre fino in fondo, in: Prospettiva, 1979, 16, S. 18.Christopher Wright, Paintings in Dutch Museums, Amsterdam 1980, S. 20.John Steer, Alvise Vivarini. His Art and Influence, Cambridge 1982, S. 185 ff.Mauro Lucco, Venezia fra Quattro e Cinquecento, in Storia dell’Arte Italiana, Enaudi, Vol. V., Turin 1983, S. 456, Abb. 326.Fritz Heinemann, Giovanni Bellini e i Belliniani. III Suppl. e Ampliamenti, Hildesheim, Zürich und New York 1991, S. 98. N. MB. 118.Old Master Paintings. An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Rijksdienst Beeldende Kunst/The Nederlandish Office for Fine Arts, Zwolle und Den Haag 1992, S. 36.D. H. van Wegen, A.A.M. Quick (Hrsg.), Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht 1995, S. 177.C.E. de Jong-Jansen, Catalogue of the Italian Paintings in the Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht 1995, S. 126 f., Nr. 61.Ausstellungen:1924, Den Haag, Catalogue de la Collection Goudstikker d´Amsterdam. Exposée dans les locaux du Schilderkundig Genootschap Pulchri Studio, n. 28 La Haye, Nov. 1924, Nr. 2 m. Ill.11.05 - 01.10.1934, Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Italiaansche kunst in Nederlands bezit, Nr. 20. (13300573) (2) (11)Alvise Luigi Vivarini,ca. 1445 Venice or Murano – ca. 1505MADONNA AND CHILDTempera and oil on panel. Parquetted.67 x 51 cm.Accompanied by an expert’s report by Mauro U. Lucco, Bazzano, dated 15 October 2015 as well as detailed report with elab...

Meister der flämischen Schule des 16. JahrhundertsChristus am KreuzÖl auf Eichenholz.20,5 x 15 cm.Verso alter Aufkleber der Sammlung „Wagner de Wit“ mit Inv.Nr. „127 / S“.Kräftiger Rahmen, Hohlkehle mit altem Samt ausgelegt.Kleines Tafelbild aus prominenter Provenienz. Das kleine, oben halbrund geschlossene Tafelbild eines Meisters der Flämischen Schule des 16. Jahrhunderts wurde in den Sammlungen der Provenienz regelmäßig als ein Werk des Haarlemer Meisters Cornelis van Haarlem (1562-1638) tradiert. Gezeigt ist die Kalvarienberg-Szene mit dem Kreuz Christi und den Assistenzfiguren Mariae - links, Maria Magdalena, unter dem Kreuz kniend, sowie Johannes im roten Mantel mit Buch. Das Salbgefäß Magdalenas im Zentrum des Unterrandes. Im Hintergrund Andeutung der Stadt Jerusalem. Die dunklen Wolken öffnen sich in einer Lichtzone, die das Haupt Jesu umgibt. A.R.Provenienz: 1949 Stiftungssammlung Wagner de Wit.Museum Spaans Gouvernement.Bis 2010 Vrijthof - Maastricht, Inv.Nr. 02465.Auktion Kohn, 2011, Nr. 4.Dorotheum, Oktober 2013, Lot 703.Sammlung Jan de Maere. (13403016) (11)Master of the Flemish School, 16th centuryCRUCIFIXION Oil on oak panel. 20.5 x 15 cm.Old label of the collection “Wagner de Wit” with inventory no. “127 / S“ on the reverse. Provenance: 1949 Wagner de Wit foundation collection.Museum Spaans Gouvernement.Until 2010 Vrijthof - Maastricht, inv. no. 02465.Auction Kohn, 2011, no. 4.Dorotheum, October 2013, lot 703.Jan de Maere collection.

Louis XV-Kommode gestempelt „DAUTRICHE“ und „JME“ (Jurande des Menuisiers Ébénistes)Höhe: 89 cm.Breite: 140 cm.Tiefe: 64 cm.Paris, um 1765.Zweischübiger, leicht bombierter Eichenkorpus mit reicher Marketerie in verschiedenen Hölzern. Üppiges Beschlagwerk in feuervergoldeter Bronze. Die allseitig schräg gestellten Füße laufen gratig in die Ecken ein, unten säbelförmig sich verjüngend. Das Frontfeld, in heller Wirkung mit V-fömig verlegtem Furnier, wird dunkel gerahmt. Im hellen Mittelfeld, das sich über die beiden Schübe hinweg ausbreitet, in zarten Holztönen eingelegte Blütenzweige, Rosensträuße, größere und kleinere Blätter. Die Blattformen grün getönt, die Blüten in zarten Farben bis hin zu violett-rot abgestuft. Die Mitte wird betont durch ein in großzügigem Schwung eingelegtes Bandwerk, das eine leicht nierenförmige Mittelfeldbegrenzung umschließt, in geschickter Weise seitlich unterhalb der vergoldeten Henkelzüge durchlaufend. Zughenkel und Schlüsselbeschläge braun unterlegt, wie auch die Applikation an der mittleren Zarge, die in äußerst eleganten C- und S-Bögen mit eingearbeiteten Blüten gearbeitet ist. An den Seiten der Kommode ebenfalls V-förmige Verlegung des hellen Bildfeldes, darauf jeweils ein Blumenstrauß. Abschließende Marmorplatte in höchst seltener Ziegelrot-, Gelb- und Grausprenkelung. An den Rändern fein profiliert und gerundet. Zarge mit Schlagstempel „DAUTRICHE“ für Jacques van Oostenryk (Meister ab 1765, gest. 1778). Alte Schlösser und Schlüssel. Rest., erg.Literatur:Vgl. Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1989, S. 221 ff. (12901425) (10)Louis XV commode stamped “dautriche” and “jme” (jurande des menuisiers ébénistes) Height: 89 cm.Width: 140 cm.Depth: 64 cm.Paris, ca. 1765.Two-drawer, slightly cambered oak structure with rich marquetry. Opulent fire-gilt bronze fittings. Apron with embossed stamp “DAUTRICHE” for Jacques van Oostenryk (master from 1765, died 1778). With old locks and keys. Restored, mended.Literature:cf. Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Français du XVIIIe siècle, Paris 1989, p. 221 ff.

‘One of nine children born to two impoverished alcoholics - all of whom were removed by the courts from their parent’s custody by the age of two - is hardly the start that would be attributed to a hero of the R.A.F., but that was how Victor started.’ (Zero To Hero, From a Boy’s Home to R.A.F. Hero, by P. W. Bodle refers) The outstanding and rare Second War C.G.M., ‘Immediate’ D.F.M. group of five awarded to Lancaster Rear Gunner V. A. Roe, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in 14 operational sorties in Wellingtons and Halifaxes with 466 Squadron, prior to flying the remainder of his operational service with 35 Squadron - which amounted to a remarkable 84 operational sorties with the Squadron, 50 of which were with Flying Officer John Forde as his pilot, and out of the total of 84, 11 were as Master Bomber crew and 7 as Deputy Master Bomber crew, all with Pathfinder Force. An accomplished ‘Tail-End Charlie’, Roe successfully fought off an Me. 110 during the raid on Haine-St-Pierre, 8-9 May 1944, ‘which made four successive attacks using cannon and machine-gun fire... Roe returned fire and on each occasion although his turret had been hit and become unserviceable, resulting in Sergeant Roe being covered with oil. When the Me. 110 made the fourth attack, it was seen to have caught fire in one engine and it is claimed as probably destroyed. Throughout the combat, Sergeant Roe handled his guns with cool determination, clearing stoppages in between attacks although he had received a slight injury in his right arm from a cannon splinter early in the encounter.’ Warrant Officer Roe was killed in action on a raid to Chemnitz, carrying out his 98th operational sortie, 5-6 March 1945. He was 21 years old Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying), G.VI.R. (Act. W/O. (1813968) V. A. Roe. R.A.F.); Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1813968 Sgt. V. A. Roe. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star, 1 clasp, Bomber Command; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45, first two on investiture pins and in named card boxes of issue, remainder later issues, in Royal Mint boxes of issue, with enclosure, extremely fine (5) £30,000-£40,000 --- One of only 11 men to be awarded the combination of the C.G.M. and D.F.M. C.G.M. London Gazette 13 April 1945: ‘Since the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal, Warrant Officer Roe has participated in a further large number of operational sorties. He has proved himself to be a most enthusiastic and skilful air gunner and has continued to operate with undiminished determination and courage. By his magnificent record of achievement and unfailing devotion to duty, this gallant Warrant Officer has set a sterling example to all air gunners.’ D.F.M. London Gazette 13 June 1944: ‘On the night of 8/9th May, 1944, Sergeant Roe was rear gunner in a Lancaster detailed to attack Haine-St. Pierre. As the aircraft was approaching the target, two Ju. 88’s were encountered but successfully evaded. Shortly afterwards, and Me. 110 was encountered which made four successive attacks using cannon and machine-gun fire. Sergeant Roe returned fire and on each occasion although his turret had been hit and become unserviceable, resulting in Sergeant Roe being covered with oil. When the Me. 110 made the fourth attack, it was seen to have caught fire in one engine and it is claimed as probably destroyed. Throughout the combat, Sergeant Roe handled his guns with cool determination, clearing stoppages in between attacks although he had received a slight injury in his right arm from a cannon splinter early in the encounter. He carried on, showing a fine offensive spirit. Sergeant Roe is a very reliable Air Gunner who has always carried out his duties most conscientiously. At all times his courage, skill and determination are a fine inspiration to his crew. In recognition of his courage and devotion to duty during the combats of the night of 8/9th May, 1944, this N.C.O. is recommended for an immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medals. Remarks by Station Commander: Recommended. This N.C.O. displayed courage and determination of a high order throughout the attacks.’ Victor Arthur Roe was born at Old Barge Yard, Norwich in May 1923. He was one of nine children, all removed from the custody of his parents, who were sadly alcoholics, and placed in various Children’s Homes around Norwich. Roe was educated at the Surrey Road Primary School and the Nelson Street Senior Boys’ School - and his father died whilst he was at primary school. Aged 11, Roe was transferred to Mr Fegan’s Home for Boys in Yardley Gobion, near Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. The latter institution had a rigid approach to preparing the boys for later life through discipline and hard work, which culminated in working at the Goudhurst Farm prior to ‘release’ into the wider world. Roe moved to work at the farm in April 1938, and having completed his time in Fegan system was subsequently employed at Copping Farm, part of the Bernstein Estate near Tonbridge in Kent. Roe enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in January 1943, and was posted to No. 14 Initial Training Wing, Bridlington. He trained as an Air Gunner at No. 8 Bombing and Air Gunnery School, Evanton, and advanced to Leading Aircraftsman. Roe, having advanced to Sergeant, was subsequently posted to 20 O.T.U., Lossiemouth. Whilst at the latter he trained in Wellingtons and formed his first crew with Warrant Officer J. Forde (Pilot), Warrant Officer H. Warner (Bomb Aimer), Warrant Officer J. Rollins (Navigator) and Sergeant D. Carruthers (Radio Operator). They were posted for operational service to 466 Squadron (Wellingtons) at Driffield in August 1943. They carried out 7 operational sorties, 5 of which were Mining, before being posted to 1652 CU to convert to Halifax bombers. Here they were joined by Sergeants D. Cole (Flight Engineer) and W. Quirke (Mid Upper Gunner), and upon return to their Squadron they carried out another 7 operational sorties, including: Frankfurt; Berlin; Magdeburg; Schweinfurt; Trappes and Le Mans. As Peter Bodle notes in Zero To Hero, From a Boys’ Home to R.A.F. Hero: ‘This time the seven operations more or less spanned the Christmas and New Year period of 1943-44. Their first Halifax sortie was on 20 December... On the third sortie, ‘The Big City’, Berlin was the target, but it was not until the raid following the Berlin run that Victor mentioned anything about enemy action. In that post raid report it was noted that their plane HX266 had collected some flak damaged from what was believed to be radar controlled ack-ack guns in the Wilhelmshaven area. Fortunately according to this report after the raid, it produced only a slight amount of damage to the aircraft and none to the crew. The other high point Victor noted from his time on the Halifax occurred just three days later, landing out at Tangmere, as their Halifax LV837 ran low on fuel and their pilot John Forde made a precautionary diversion into the Kent fighter airfield to take on more. In all the Halifax raids, they were led to the target area by the Lancasters of the Pathfinder Force, whom they were to join in just a few weeks’ time. This way, like many others before them, Victor and the rest of the John Forde team had been given a good insight into what was needed to be a Pathfinder crew, long before they ever started their PFF training.’ The PFF - Lancaster ‘Tail-End Charlie’ Roe was posted to Warboys for PFF training, prior to being posted for operational flying with 35 Squadron (Lancasters) in April 1944: ‘So just six months after stepping into a Bomber for ...

Royal Doulton bone china figurine 'The Master' HN2325, together with a Royal Copenhagen porcelain figurine of a young girl with doll and a Royal Worcester 'Old Country Ways' figurine 'The Shepherdess'. (3)(B.P. 21% + VAT)

A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS OF OLD MASTER DRAWINGS FROM THE LOUVRE PARIS,19th century, each mounted on inscribed blue card, 24 3/4" x 18 3/4", together with the original French catalogue dated 1867, and contained in an oak cabinet with gilt brass carrying handles, the fall front opening to interior of five drawers each with brass campaign ring handles, 28" wide (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)Prints generally good, loss of moulding to top right corner of cabinet and loss of three ring handles to inner drawers

A GEM-SET CROSS PENDANT, BY LALAOUNISThe stylised textured gold cross of Byzantine style set with circular-cut sapphires and rubies with beading detailing, with similar bale, mounted in 18K gold, with maker's mark for Lalaounis, numbered E.69 and stamped Greece, length 6.8cm Greek jeweller Ilias Lalalounis was born in Athens in 1920, the fourth generation of a family of goldsmiths and watchmakers from Delphi. After studying economics and law at the University of Athens, he joined his uncles jewellery firm, where, apprenticed as a goldsmith, he learned the skills that were to determine his future as a master craftsman.Prompted by a passion for history, he began studying the art of his ancestors. In the 1950s he was inspired by Greek museum artefacts and transformed them into jewellery by reviving age-old techniques while also introducing the use of modern technology. His creative aim was to convey the spiritual and symbolic link of an object to its historical past, the art of neglected techniques, such as granulation, filigree, hand-weaving and hand-hammering.Lalaounis founded the Greek Jewellers Association and exhibited his first collection in 1957, the archeological collection, inspired by Classical, Hellenistic and Minoan-Mycenaean art, with modern jewels steeped in antiquity. In the 1960s, after his uncle passed away, Ilias Lalaounis started his own company. His collections, consisting of 18 and 22 karat gold pieces, were inspired by the art of many different cultures and periods. His interest spanned from prehistoric to Minoan art, from Persian to Byzantine, from Chinese art to the art of the Tudors. In the 70s, Lalaounis provoked a sensation with his collection BLOW UP, draping the human body in gold jewellery. He followed this by redefining new means of expression, inspired by spheres such as nature and science, flowers and biosymbols, the random movements of animal and plant cells, orbits and constellationsIn 1986 Lalaounis became the first jeweller to be honoured with the prestigious induction to the Academie des Beaux Arts et des Lettres of Paris.As appreciation of his work spread, the business continued to grow, expanding throughout Europe, Asia and America.Ilias Lalaounis continued creativity was passed on to his four daughters since 1998, who have been taking the respected brand to new heights of excellence and design.Condition Report: Sapphires: of blue hue, dark tone, overall well matched in colourRubies: of purplish-red hue, medium to dark tone, well matched in colourNormal signs of wear, overall in good conditionTotal gross weight approx. 20g

Lot of two rings. - An American wedding ring in white 18-carat gold set with twenty-five old-cut diamonds totalling about 0.50 ct (one stone is missing, originally the ring should have had twenty-six). Weight : 3 gr. Finger length : 52 ( US : 6 ) Marked : 0.750 and master mark - A yellow gold ring 18-carat made of two large wires, one twisted, the other smooth forming a wave in the centre of which six diamonds are set. Weight : 2.8 gr. Finger length : 46 ( US : 3 1/2 ) Marked : none the American wedding ring has one broken stone and one missing stone Weight : 5.8 g gross weight.

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Large Old Master Still Life Painting. Oil on Canvas laid on Board. Old labels verso. Appears to be unsigned. Overall Framed Size: 54 x 44 in.

Follower of Francesco Guardi (Italian 1712-1793) Old Master Drawing, Capriccio, Ink on Laid Paper. Size: 3 x 5.25 in.

Italian School, 18th Century Old Master Drawing, The Angel of the Lord Appearing to Hagar in the Wilderness, Ink and Brown Wash on Laid Paper. Image Size:10 x 7.5 in.

Italian School, 18th Century Old Master Drawing, the Lamentation of the Dead Christ, with Sanguine Drawing of a Hand, Pencil on Blue Laid Paper. Size: 13.75 x 8 in.

Altmeister 17./18. Jahrhundert Jesus Christus mit Dornenkrone, old master 17/18th century Jesus Christ with crown of thorns,Öl/Leinwand (doubliert auf Leinwand), keine erkennbare Signatur, Portrait Jesus Christus mit Dornenkrone, H 29,5 cm x B 23 cm, Holzrahmen 43 x 36 cm, Abrieb am Rand

Altmeister 18. Jahrhundert, Madonna della sedia nach Raffael, old master painting 18th century,Öl/Leinwand, unbekannter Maler des 18. Jahrhunderts, Motiv nach Raffael, H 50,5 cm x B 46 cm, Prunkrahmen 62 x 57,5 cm

Altmeister 17./18. Jahrhundert, Interieur mit Frau und Jagdbeute, old master painting Interior with a woman and hunting prey 17th/18th century,Öl/Leinwand (doubliert auf Leinwand), Niederlande 17./18. Jahrhundert, keine erkennbare Signatur, Frau rupft Jagdbeute, H 38,5 cm x B 33,5 cm, Holzrahmen 55 x 50 cm, oben links rest.

Altmeister 18. Jahrhundert Niederlande Stubeninterieur mit Personen am Küchenfeuer, old master 18th century Netherlands interior of a room with people at the kitchen fire,Öl/Holz, u. rechts monogrammiert H J ?, Stubeninterieur - bratende Dame mit vier Herren an großer Feuerstelle, H 37 cm x B 41 cm, Holzrahmen 53 x 57 cm, rest.

Altmeister Niederlande 17. Jahrhundert, Stürmischer Tag mit Segelschiffen in Hafennähe 1645, Old master Netherlands 17th century, stormy day with sailing ships near the harbor 1645,Öl/Holz, im Bild bezeichnet und datiert 1645 (schwer lesbar), niederländische Segelschiffe in Hafennähe, H 36 x B 46,5 cm, Holzrahmen 47,5 x 58,5 cm, Nachbesserungen, Abrieb, Rahmen bestossen

Altmeister 17./18. Jahrhundert, Blumenstillleben, Old master painting 17./18. Century, floral still lifeÖl/Leinwand, keine erkennbare Signatur, H 68,5 cm x B 55 cm, Rahmen 88 x 74 cm, Fehlstellen, rest.

SESSON SHUKEI: A SCROLL PAINTING OF FUKUROKUJUSchool of Sesson Shukei (1504-1589), signed Sesson Shukei with one seal Japan, 17th-18th century, early Edo period (1615-1868)Finely painted in ink on paper, with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll, depicting the lucky god Fukurokuju holding with both hands a small scroll to his head, his mouth obscured but the eyes at least seemingly betraying an unusually serious expression, his cowl and wide sleeves rendered with bold, dynamic brushstrokes, the brows and beard are painted with dense brushwork, his nostril hairs with short lines, and the contours and wrinkles of his face with dynamic brushstrokes.SIZE 110 x 50 cm (image) and 190 x 70 cm (total)Condition: Good condition with old wear, creasing, soiling, Provenance: German private collection.Sesson Shukei (1504-1589) was a Japanese Zen monk and painter from the Muromachi period. He was born a member of the Satake clan, but left after being disinherited by his father and was inducted as a monk at Shoso-ji temple, the Satake bodaiji. Sesson was a master of ink painting, ranked with Sesshu Toyo, one of the greatest painters in Japanese history, and worked in a dramatic style that generally accentuated idiosyncrasy, humor, and exaggeration in his approach to subjects, whether figural or landscape.Museum comparison: Compare a related painting of Jurojin by Sesson Shukei, 136.5 x 70.6 cm, in the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number F2015.6a-d. Also compare to a closely related painting of Daruma, School of Sesson Shukei, dated 17th-18th century, in the British Museum, accession no. 1913,0501,0.109.

SHISEN: A MAGNIFICENT LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING THE GION MATSURI WITH YAMABOKO FLOATSBy Shisen, signed and sealed ShisenJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rounded rectangular form, the rims of silver, the flush-fitting cover with a raised edge enclosing a slightly domed top, the roiro ground with superb iro-e takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashi, kirikane, and e-nashiji to depict an elaborately decorated yamaboko float, its roof flanked by two dragon fish and surmounted by a tall pole with a naginata halberd sword partly obscured by clouds, beside a smaller cart with a figure wearing voluminous robes, carrying a sword tied to the back, holding a fish in one hand and a parasol in the other. The interior of the cover is decorated in masterful togidashi-e and e-nashiji against a roiro ground with two samurai. The matching baseboard similarly decorated with the top of the float's pole emerging from the clouds, showing a red banner and a flaming tama finial, and fitted with a rectangular signed suzuri (inkstone) and a silver suiteki (waterdropper) depicting a scroll and leaves. The base with sparse nashiji. The side of the cover signed and sealed SHISEN.SIZE 2.8 x 23.5 x 16.4 cmCondition: Excellent condition with only very minor wear. Provenance: According to notes included with the suzuribako, the present lot was gifted by the Japanese royal family to General Douglas MacArthur, who in turn gave it to his aid Colonel Courtney Whitney. The base with an old label, '244. 18th cent. writing box'. A filing card and a paper with the collector's notes on the present lot, its provenance, and lacquer techniques, accompany this lot. Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States and oversaw the occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1951. As the effective ruler of Japan, he oversaw sweeping economic, political, and social changes. The Japanese subsequently gave MacArthur the nickname Gaijin Shogun ('The foreign Shogun'). Major General Courtney Whitney (1897-1969) was a lawyer and United States Army commander during World War II. Whitney remained close to MacArthur throughout the occupation of Japan and served as Chief of the Government Section at his headquarters. He accompanied MacArthur during the Korean War and received a Silver Star and second Legion of Merit for his visits to the front. Whitney resigned from the army after MacArthur was removed from command in 1951.The float depicted on the present suzuribako is one that appears in the Gion Festival which takes place annually during the month of July in Kyoto and is one of the most famous and largest festivals in Japan. This festival originated during an epidemic in 869 as part of a purification ritual (goryo-e) to appease the gods thought to cause fire, floods and earthquakes. The floats in the Yoiyama Parade are divided into two groups, the larger Hoko ("halberd") and the smaller Yama ("mountain") and are collectively called Yamaboko. The ten Hoko recall the 66 halberds or spears used in the original purification ritual, and the 24 Yama carry life-sized figures of Shinto deities, Buddhist bodhisattvas, and other historic and cultural figures.The character Shisen can be translated as 'Grass' and 'Spring, a natural wellspring' in this example. There are several lacquer artists with the same pronunciation Shisen; the maker of the present suzuribako is listed in Earle, Joe [ed.] (1995) The Index of Inro Artists, p. 244. Considering the exceptional quality of the togidashi work, a painstaking lacquering process which involves applying several layers of lacquer which are then carefully polished to create a flat image, it is plausible that Shisen was related to the Shiomi Masanari line of lacquerers who excelled in the quality of their togidashi-e work. Auction comparison: Compare a related suzuribako by the master-lacquerer Shisen, dated late 17th to 18th century, depicting Seiobo, at Christie's, 16 March 2021, New York, lot 54 (sold for 40,000 USD).13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium – only for buyers within the EU.

Master of Estamariu. Late 14th century. Two fragments of altarpiece inserts with saints depicted on them. Tempera on pine wood. Late fourteenth century. 33 x 14cm. Each. They come from the old main altarpiece of the Vilamur church (Soriguera, Lleida). During the Spanish Civil War, the Gothic altarpiece at the Vilamur church was disassembled and transferred to Lleida to protect it from destruction. Once the conflict ended, around 1940-1941, those responsible for the National Artistic Heritage Defense Service returned it to those responsible for the Diocese of Urgell, but the altarpiece did not return to its place of origin. Shortly after it was sold and its compartments appeared on the art and antiques market, which is why some are now kept in the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, the Maricel Museum in Sitges and various private collections. The two paintings kept in Bilbao (Dormition and Coronation of Mary) come from the collection of the painter and collector Marián Espinal (1897-1974), former owner of these presented here. The altarpiece was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and included episodes such as the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Epiphany, the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, the Dormition of Mary, or the Calvary. The sections were separated by inserts with full-length paintings of saints, four of which we know about through photographs from the Institut Amatller d'Art Hispànic in Barcelona, ​​and to which must be added the two that concern us and a fragment kept by the painter Oleguer Junyent in his studio (Barcelona), the last three being damaged in the lower area. The Master of Estamariu was a painter of a somewhat outdated style active in the Catalan Pyrenees at the end of the 14th century. His pictorial language is still indebted to both the Italianism of Ferrer i Arnau Bassa and the workshop of the Serra brothers, with no glimpses yet of what would be the novelties introduced by the international Gothic around 1400. Some specialists have proposed identifying him with Arnau Pintor, a widely documented master in the Seu d'Urgell area between 1357 and 1403, although there are no known paintings by him in existence. The painting that gives the master his name is the Altarpiece of Saint Vincent from Estamariu (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya), and the Altarpiece of Saint Lucia from Arcavell (Museo del Prado) has also been attributed to him; that of the Virgin of Vilamur, to which the fragments that concern us belonged, in addition to the burial box of Fray Bernat de Travesseres (Museu Diocesà d'Urgell). A report by Dr. Alberto Velasco Gonzàlez is attached. Provenance: Barcelona, ​​Marián Espinal collection; Barcelona, ​​private collection. Published in in: - Alberto Velasco, Painted Devotions. Retaules dels Valls d'Àneu (segles XV i XVI), Lleida, Pagès Editors, 2011, p. 49. Bibliography on the Vilamur altarpiece and the Master of Estamariu: Josep Gudiol Ricart; Santiago Alcolea Blanch, Pintura Gótica Catalana, Barcelona, Polígrafa, 1986, pp. 66-67. Pere Beseran, «El mestre d’Estamariu o el possible Arnau Pintor», en L’Art Gòtic a Catalunya. Pintura I. De l’inici a l’italianisme, Barcelona, Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2005, pp. 315-317.

Gillray (James) Search-Night; _or_ State Watchmen, mistaking, etching with original hand-colouring, on wove paper, sheet 260 x 358 mm (10 1/4 x 14 in), tipped onto card support, trimmed to or just within the platemark, small split to upper right corner, small tear to centre right edge, other small nicks and minor losses to extremities, unframed, published by Hannah Humphreys, 1798Literature:BM Satires 9189Provenance: Sale. Bonhams London, Old Master, Decorative, Modern and Contemporary Prints, includ. Caricatures, November 21st, 2005, lot 48⁂ O'Connor, O'Coigley, Binns, and two others were arrested in Margate when about to embark for France to urge (on behalf of the United Irishmen) the prompt dispatch of an invading fleet to Ireland. Binns was a leading member of the London Corresponding Society. The important arrest was due to Pitt's secret service, which had information from Hamburg of the Franco-Irish plans.

A small collection of 19th Century literature, including Charles Dickens: 'Master Humphrey's Clock', illustrated George Cattermole & Hablot Browne, London, Chapman & Hall, 1840-41, 1st edition in book form, 3 volumes, original publisher's blindstamped cloth gilt, gilt decorated clock vignettes to front covers, each volume with the clock hands pointing to the appropriate volume number, volume I with [4]pp original publisher's advert for the work in weekly part form tipped in at front; together with W.M. Thackeray, 3 titles: 'The History of Pendennis', L, Bradbury & Evans, 1849-50, 1st edition, 2 volumes, old half calf gilt, as "Mr M.A. Titmarsh": 'Doctor Birch and His Young Friends', 1849, 1st edition, orig. pictorial paper covered boards (worn), 'Rebecca and Rowena. Romance Upon Romance', illustrated Richard Doyle, 1850, 1st edition, orig. pictorial paper covered boards (spine rebacked/reinforced with tape); plus George W.M. Reynolds: 'Pickwick Abroad, or The Tour in France', L, Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper, 1839, 1st edition in book form, old half calf worn (8)

EIGHT VARIOUS 19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT STUDIES OF MEN & WOMEN, some in the Old Master style and one still life study, one indistinctly signed, pencil drawings on paper, framed and glazed, average 25 x 20 cm

(XVIII). An old master style wooded landscape with female and male figures resting, buildings in background, unsigned, oil on canvas, unframed, 32 x 38 cm

A rare early 19th century rosewood travelling timepiece with detent escapementWilliam Turner, Fenchurch St. LondonSurmounted by a facetted gilt handle on feathered uprights, over a large observation window, dentil moulded cornice brass-framed side panels and a plinth base and adjustable button feet. The white enamel Roman dial with blued steel spade hands framed by a minute track within an engraved gilt mask. The single chain fusee movement with maintaining power and large platform for the detent escapement, consisting of a cut and compensated bi-metallic balance on a blued steel helical spring with diamond endstone in a double-screwed chaton set into the engraved cock, united by four ringed pillars; the back plate engraved Turner Fenchurch St London. Ticking although in need of a service. Together with a winding key.Footnotes:William Turner was a watch clock and chronometer maker working in Fenchurch Street in London. It is tentatively suggested that he was born around 1800; a William Turner gained his freedom of the Clockmaker's Company in 1821, having previously been apprenticed to Thomas C. Titterton, a coachmaker and horologist. Assuming he began his apprenticeship at 14, and it took seven years to complete, that would give a birthdate of around 1800. That this was the same William Turner seems likely, as no other William Turner has been recorded as working as a horologist in London at this time. Insurance records from 1825 show Turner working at 167 Fenchurch Street as a watch and clock maker. It is also noted that he owned an additional property, 5 Clements Lane, Lombard Street, though whether this was another workshop, or his home is unknown. Three years later, the Fenchurch address remained, though the second property was now 24 Seething Lane; he would move again a year later to 62 Lower Thames Street, then again in 1830 to 19 Liverpool Street, Bishopsgate. By 1832, 167 Fenchurch Street is the only address he seems to have owned, possibly he was living above the shop. 1833 saw not only a change of premises, to 173 Fenchurch Street, but also the addition of 'chronometer maker' to his self-reported job description. He would remain at this address until his death in 1839. He was quite close to John Bird, a watchmaker, and Joseph Hoskins, a clockmaker. Interestingly, Bird and Hoskins operated as a partnership, known as 'Hoskins and Bird', from between 1822-1830 in 11 St. John's Square. Joseph Hoskins afterwards entered into a partnership with Charles Edward Viner from about 1829-1842, Hoskins apparently living and working at 8 Sweeting's Alley and Viner working from both 8 Sweeting's Alley and 235 Regent Street. John Bird continued to operate from 11 St. John's Square until 1842, after which no record of him can be found. In his will of 1839, Turner appointed his wife, Maria-Elizabeth also called Elizabeth-Maria, John Bird and Joseph Hoskins his executors and also left them all his possessions. He specified that with the plate and household goods, Elizabeth-Maria would be the first to determine what she wanted, but everything else was to be sold and disposed of to their greatest financial benefit, including his 'stock in trade and goodwill of a watch and clockmaker and jeweller'. His shop at 173 Fenchurch would eventually be continued by William Birch, though exactly what Birch's relationship to Turner was, if any, is not known. There is no record of Birch having been apprenticed to Turner; it seems that James Farmer was apprenticed in 1827 to a William Turner, watchmaker, though Farmer was never freed of the Clockmaker's Company. A chronometer by William Birch, made when he was operating out of Turner's old shop, was sold in these rooms in 2009.Will of William Turner (1839). The National Archives: Public Record Office. Catalogue reference: PROB 11/1918/66Atkins, C. E. (1931) Register Of Apprentices Of The Worshipful Company Of Clockmakers Of The City Of London From Its Incorporation in 1631 To Its Tercentenary In1931 Compiled From The Records Of The Company By Charles Edward Atkins, Master In 1897, 1909 And 1928. Compiled by Jeremy Lancelotte Evans. London: The Company of Clockmakers.Clutton, C. (1981) 'Charles Edward Viner and His Times', Horological Journal, Vol. 123 (10), pg. 8.Titterton, J. (2022) Titterton One-Name Study. Available at: https://one-name.org/name_profile/titterton/This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A late 17th century walnut inlaid longcase clock of one month durationJohn Cotsworth, Londonthe hood with stepped and domed ebonised caddy over an inlaid frieze supported on spirally twisted columns to the front over a decorated throat moulding and long door fully inlaid with a lavish design of flowers and foliage issuing from a classical urn, on a matching base. The 11-inch square brass dial with wide winged cherubs head spandrels between engraved foliage framing the Roman and Arabic chapter ring, the matted centre with central rose engraving, ringed winding squares and decorated date aperture. The movement of one month duration with six substantial knopped and finned pillars, the small outside countwheel mounted on the top right-hand side of the backplate, now striking on a long, coiled gong mounted on the backboard. Together with a pendulum and pair of brass clad weights. The case of the same period, but probably associated. 2.26m (7ft 5ins) highFootnotes:John Cotsworth was born in 1637. He was initially apprenticed to Nicholas Coxeter, before being turned over to Jeremy Gregory. He gained his freedom of the Clockmakers on 5 July 1669. In 1698, he took out a 13-year lease on a shop in St. Dunstan's-in-the-West. The shop was described as being at the south-west end of St. Dunstan's church, next to Cliffords Inn Lane. Cotsworth and the shop clerk, John Grant, were listed as the sole occupiers of the shop. As Grant is described as being from St. Dunstan's-in-the-West, it is possible that he remained on in the shop irrespective of the owner, rather than having a specific relation with Cotsworth. Cotsworth is mentioned as having also been an engraver; as his second master, Jeremy Gregory, is believed to have gained his freedom from the Goldsmith's Company, it is possible that Cotsworth learnt engraving from him. It has been suggested that Cotsworth was a non-conformist, but this has not been proved. Throughout his career, Cotsworth would take five apprentices, three of whom were freed, perhaps the most famous being Edward Crouch. Crouch became Cotswoth's apprentice in 1682, gaining his freedom in 1691. By 1719, Crouch had become the Master of the Company, unfortunately dying four years later. Interestingly, Crouch's shop throughout his career is listed as being in St. Dunstan's-in-the-West. What relationship he maintained with Cotsworth after his apprenticeship remains unknown.John Cotsworth died in 1732; he was 95 years old, and was described as a watchmaker and the oldest living resident of St. Dunstan's-in-the-West. In his will, he left instructions that his Grandsons/Godsons, Cotworth and Robert, the sons of seemingly his only living child, Elizabeth, were each to receive £50. A Month going longcase from 1730 is also known from him, and a similar month going longcase by Crouch was sold by Bonhams in 2006.Boney, G. (1992) 'Harry Callowe: A Sequel' Antiquarian Horology Vol. 20 (2) p. 157British Horological Institute (1974) 'Clocks recently sold', Horological Journal Vol.116 (11) p. 26.Atkins, C. (1931) The Company of Clockmakers: Register of Apprentices. London: Butler & Tanner Ltd.Atkins, C. E. (1931) Register Of Apprentices Of The Worshipful Company Of Clockmakers Of The City Of London From Its Incorporation in 1631 To Its Tercentenary In1931 Compiled From The Records Of The Company By Charles Edward Atkins, Master In 1897, 1909 And 1928. Compiled by Jeremy Lancelotte Evans. London: The Company of Clockmakers.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FINE LATE 17TH CENTURY EBONY VENEERED QUARTER-REPEATING TABLE TIMEPIECELangley Bradley, LondonThe caddy top with tied bud handle and four ball finials over a well-moulded cornice and base on button feet. The 6.75-inch dial framed by well-cast winged cherubs' head spandrels framing the silvered chapter ring, the periphery of which has Arabic five-minute numerals interrupted by half-quarter marks, around a minute band and Roman hour ring with fancy half-hour markers, the finely matted centre with chamfered mock pendulum aperture and signature between V and VII. The single gut fusee movement with knife-edge verge escapement repeating the hours and quarters on three bells and hammers via the repeat cord to the side, the backplate framed by a stylised wheatear border with shaded corners enclosing a series of symmetrical anemones within foliate scrolls, signed in an open reserve in copperplate script Langley Bradley, London. Ticking and repeating. 38cms (14.5ins) high.Footnotes:Sir Christopher Wren was a key supporter of Bradley's and may have influenced the decision to award him the contract for the new clocks at St Pauls Cathedral, Hampton Court and another in the Admiralty Building. King William III presented a Bradley watch to Wren on completion of St Pauls.Langley Bradley was born in Stepney in 1671, the second of five children born to Martha Curtus and Thomas Bradley, a gardener. In 1688, Langley was apprenticed to Joseph Wise, a member of a well-known horological family. His brother, Thomas Wise, seems to have known Joseph Windmills in some capacity, the latter of whom served as surveyor for Thomas' will. Three months after Thomas' death in 1696, his widow Ann, married Langley Bradley, who had gained his freedom a year earlier. This meant that Bradley was able to buy out Thomas' son's entitlement to his father's tools and materials; the inventory included a number of clock and watch movements, cases and a large clock which hung above the shop in the street. This clock gave Wise's house and shop its name, the Minute Dyall, in Fenchurch Street: Bradley is recorded as working here after his marriage, having previously worked in Whitechapel. The same year, 1696, Bradley assisted William Derham in his writing of the landmark book The Artificial Clockmaker. In 1706, Benjamin Bradley was born; Benjamin was apprenticed to his father in 1721, eventually being made partner in 1728. In 1726, Bradley became a Master of the Clockmakers Company, a position he would hold until 1748. Interestingly, Aynsworth Thwaites, who would go on to establish the Thwaites clock company, was apprenticed to Benjamin Bradley in 1735. The output of the Minute Dyall under the Bradleys was quite diverse, including longcase clocks, lantern clocks, bracket clocks, and watches. The firm also supplied a large number of turret clocks, using techniques Bradley possibly learned as an apprentice from his master's father, a noted turret clock maker. Seventeen turret clocks are known to have been made by Bradley, including one at Blenheim Palace, installed in 1710, whose escapement was later modified by Vulliamy, and one at St. Magnus the Martyr church by London Bridge, installed in 1709. Both these clocks are still working, though the clock for St. Magnus the Martyr has had the striking train disabled. He also maintained several turret clocks he didn't supply, including one supplied by Edward Stanton to the Royal Exchange. His turret clock work was not confined to London, ranging as far afield as Cambridge and Oxford; he is also known to have manufactured his own specialty tools to help him with his turret clock manufacture. Perhaps his most famous project, however, was supplying the original turret clock to St. Paul's cathedral in 1707. It was a massive undertaking, especially as it was desired that the clock should strike and run for eight days on a single wind. Unfortunately, the clock was plagued with time keeping problems; Bradley himself blamed the public, who were allowed to view the clock movement and apparently couldn't resist trying to ring the bell. A contemporary account, however, suggests that the movement itself was not robust enough to deliver the necessary power to drive the very large hands. Consequently, the clock was removed in 1717, and replaced with a thirty-hour clock by Wright and Street. Despite this, Bradley was still appointed Keeper of the Clock for St. Pauls in 1738, a position he held until his death.Benjamin worked at the Minute Dyall until his untimely death in 1744. A year later, the 74-year-old Langley Bradley moved back to Stepney; he continued to maintain a variety of turret clocks, though he no longer worked from a shop. He died in 1753, and the entirety of his estate was passed to his sole living child, Margaret Renard (née Bradley). She would also receive the final payment from St. Dunstan's Church, for Langley Bradley's work on maintaining their turret clock.Hodgson, B. (2002) 'Langley Bradley-'A Judicious Workman' Part I: Historical Details & Domestic Output', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 26 (5), pgs. 477-499.Hodgson, B. (2002) 'Langley Bradley-'A Judicious Workman' Part II: Turrett Clocks', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 26 (6), pgs. 611-625.Hodgson, B. (2002) 'Langley Bradley-'A Judicious Workman' Part III: St. Paul's Cathedral', Antiquarian Horology, Vol. 27 (1), pgs. 35-51.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A mid-18th century ebonised table clock with quarter chime on ten bells and hammersBenjamin Shuckforth, DissThe inverted bell top surmounted by a shaped brass handle above four brass pineapple finials on a moulded cornice, the sides, front and back door glazed panels all set in quarter-round lacquered brass frames, with upper quarter frets to the front and back doors, on a moulded base and brass ogee feet. The eight inch arched brass dial surmounted by the engraved motto Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (Thus the Glory of the World Passes) over a strike/silent subsidiary dial framed by scroll and floral spandrels, the Roman and Arabic chapter ring enclosing the finely matted centre with chamfered recessed plaque signed Benj Shuckforth Diss, over a chamfered date aperture. The triple gut (two now wire) movement with six knopped pillars and verge escapement, sounding the quarters of the hour on ten bells and hammers, the back plate engraved with acanthus vines, flower buds and a floral basket. Ticking with a case key. 58 cms (22.5 ins) highFootnotes:Comparative Literature: Dzik, S. (2019) Engraving on English Table Clocks: Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800, Wild Boar Publications, pg. 343 (S15-1).Benjamin Shuckforth, also Shuckford, was born around 1688. It is unknown who he served his apprenticeship to, however, it has been noted that his clocks are characteristic of London manufacture. There is a possibility then, that either Shuckford or his master learnt clockmaking in London. Assuming he followed the standard apprenticeship path, he would have been able to open his own shop by about 1709, though the first formal record of him is in 1730, when he took John Frost, of Bury St. Edmunds, as an apprentice, charging Frost £21. Two years later, Shuckford had married Dulcibella Dalton, who was part of the landed gentry of Bury St. Edmunds, going back to the early 17th century. Their first child, Benjamin, died shortly after birth, but their second child, also Dulcibella, born in 1734, would survive both her parents.Dulcibella (Snr.) died in 1741 and it appears that Benjamin never remarried. He took another apprentice in 1753, Thomas Jolly. It should be noted that there was a John Shuckford working in Diss as a clockmaker around this time as well. He seems to have been born around 1684, and it is reasonable to assume that he was a relation of Benjamin's, possibly his older brother. One longcase clock is known by him, and the supposition is that he worked with Benjamin for the majority of his career. Shuckford's output seems to have been mainly lantern clocks and longcase clocks, though a wall clock, and a pair case watch are also known by him.John Shuckford died in 1759, and Benjamin followed less than a year later in 1760. The younger Shuckford, described in his will as a watchmaker and cider merchant, left all his wealth to his only surviving child, Dulcibella, who was to be assisted by his good friend William Woolley, a beer brewer from Ipswich. Shuckford's shop was continued by a clock and watch maker named William Shaw, who continued the shop under his own name. It seems likely that Shaw bought the shop outright, as there is no mention of him in Shuckford's will. Shaw had another shop in Botesdale; he would apparently split his time between the two shops. There is no record of him after about 1790, but it remains unknown what happened to him or Shuckford's old shop.Cloutman, E. and Millar, L. (2002) 'A Thirty Hour Clock by Benjamin Shuckforth of Diss, Parts 1 and 2', Horological Journal, Vol. 144 (6), p. 204.Loomes, B. (2013) Collecting Antique Clocks: Benjamin Shuckforth of Diss in Norfolk. Available at: https://www.brianloomes.com/collecting/shuckforth/index.html.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

To be sold without reserve A Collection of Thirty-four Books:  Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays, 1960 Mordecai Richler, Cock-Sure, 1969 Sheila Gormely, Drugs and the Canadian Scene Georges Simeon, Three Beds In Manhattan, 1976 Tales for Males, 1945 Oliver Sacks, The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat, 1986 Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami and Other Stories, 1910 Irving Bacheller, The Master, 1909 Simon Raven, The Decline of the Gentleman, 1962 Akiyuki Nozaka, The Pornographers, 1968 E. Phillips Oppenheim, The Gallows of Chance, 1938 R. A. Fitzgerald, Wickets in The West or The Twelve in America, 1873 (first edition) Brian McFarlane, The Stanley Cup, 1971 George Lonn, Men and Mines Josephina Niggli, Step Down Elder Brother, 1947 The Vintage Book of Fathers, 1998 Josephus Daniels, The Wilson Era: Years of Peace 1910-1917, 1944 James Lincoln Collier, Louis Armstrong, An American Genius, 1983 Romain Rolland, Pierre et Luce Milan Kundera, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 1984 In Search of Light, the Broadcasts of Edward R. Murrow Hermann Hesse, Demian, 1960 Violet Irwin, Wits and the Woman, 1919 Dornford Yate, As Berry and I were Saying, 1952 Marie Nightingale, Out of Old Nova Scotia Kitchens, 1971 Michael McDonnell, Great Moments in Sport: Golf, 1974 Robin Estridge, The Publican's Wife, 1948 Ivan Turgenev, A Sportsman's Sketches, 1906 Harriette Arnow, Hunter's Horn, 1949 An 1836 Almanack The Visitor or Monthly Instructor, 1839 Dornford Yate, As Berry and I were Saying, 1952 Charlotte Mary Yonge, The Heir of Redclyffe, 1855 Alfred de Vigny, Cinq-Mars ou une Conjuration Sous Louis XIII, 1876