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Lot 400
(War of 1812) A 19th century documentary naval diorama, the background set with an oval watercolour decorated with three tall ships tacking around icebergs, the foreground laid with a hand written documentary panel, the whole within a gilt and ebonised box frame. The beginning and end of the panel is tantalisingly indistinct however, ???' Hethem Esq, Captain, and I George Harnage and I the third and junior lieutenant) at daylight on the morning of Sunday May 15 1814. Latitude at noon 44.25 north, longitude 48.20 west by my chronometer being about 30 miles east of the Boundesy (sic) of the great bank of New Foundland. We were going from England to Halifax in Nova Scotia with 103 sail of convoy having nearly 5000 troops on board, the weather hazy with light Avis? From the eastward and excessively cold; we at daylight ? one of owner (sic) convoys to be ahead of us with the signal flying for land which we soon discovered to be an immense island of ice and several smaller floating in all directions, the larger upwards of one hundred feet in height, we instantly made signal for convoy to haul on sails and tack close to the wind until we could see the extent of owr (sic) danger, when we again made sail S&W and run along the said islands some twenty five miles and some seventy miles we lost sight of the ice -having passed by it at about a miles distance from it. On it there were a great number of sea gulls. By keeping a good look out not one of the convoy met with any danger. The Hamadryad led the convoy. It was at noon the next day that we lost sight of it in the ? - had we been some little further ahead before the dawn of the morning of May 15 1814 there is no calculating the damage that might have befell ourselves and the convoy. ? There is not any instance where such an immense body of ice had been seen so far south especially at the time of year. His Majesties frigate leader of 56 guns Captain Sir George Collier was our ? I was ? ? of the Hamadryad from February 14 1814 to February 3rd 1815 which day she was paid off at that ? having so much damaged by the ? hurricane of September 28th precious. She was immediately broke up. ... George Harnage, 1822. This sketch was taken on the morning of May 5th 1814 ? of Baswardyne 1845 ...'
Lot 573
John Alford (20th/21st century contemporary) 'The Great Wind on Linley Avenue' signed and dated '90, also inscribed verso, with the title, artist's address and the original purchase price of £650 oil on board, a triptych, overall size 60cm x 96cm, the centre panel 60.5cm x 50cm, the right and left panels each 60cm x 23cm The right and left panels also bear paintings to verso (double sided), the artist lived at '47, Porthill Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8RN May be subject to artist resale rights
Lot 56
Ladies` stone set ring, comprising four square cut emeralds in diamond shaped settings with two small diamonds at either end & between each emerald, flat panel style with white gold settings, yellow gold shank with pierced under-bezel & ornately patterned shoulders, 9ct h/m, size P or 7.1/2 US (2.9g)
Lot 139
Antique mourning ring, comprising tapered band with oval lustre centre, comprising blond woven hair with surround of seed pearls, tested 9ct gold, size M or 6 US & a woven band of hair, approx. 5mm, gold panel wrap, tested 9ct gold, engraved "A.K. Dpt. 17th May 1831 at 71", size M or 6 US (gross 2.8g) (2)
Lot 26
Mahogany & Marquetry Inlaid Early C19th Mahogany Bureau, the fall enclosing fitted drawer with nest of pigeon holes, small & long drawers, central door with compartment under, the fall with marquetry panel, satin wood & tulip wood inlays with 4 long graduated cock-beaded drawers on bracket supports, swan neck handles
Lot 252
4x Hornby 1939 boxed accessories including No. 2 signal cabin - blue square tiled roof, blank name panel, yellow steps, green and yellow woodwork, No. 1 level crossing - light brown gate posts, No. 2 double arm signal - green base, black ladder, finial and flat top with Home and yellow Distant arms, and a No. 2a hydraulic type buffer stop (all G-NM-BG)
Lot 2067
ATTRIBUTED TO MALCOLM HUMPHREYS OIL ON BOARD 45" X 33 1/2", PORTRAIT OF WOMAN IN A HAT: MALCOLM HUMPHREYS [AMERICAN B. 1894]. The oil on wood panel depicts a seated woman with a wide-brimmed hat. On verso: "By Malcolm Humphreys [over-mantle decoration for the artist`s Palm Beach home] and "From The Collection Of Monsignor Edward Hickey".
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