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Lot 326
A PERSIAN CARPET Approximately 298 x 208cm Condition Report: Wear to carpet overall consistent with age and use. Longest edges are untidy. They have been re-bound and have wear, undulation, and stitching/knots visible. Fringing short at both ends. Both have wear, fraying and losses. This wear encroaches into the guard stripe slightly at one end. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 40
A superb Second World War D.S.O. and Bar group of twelve awarded to Captain C. H. Petrie, Royal Navy, commanding H.M.S. Glengyle during the evacuation of Greece and the Battle of Crete, later on the planning staff of the Mulberry Harbour project for the invasion of Europe Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar, the reverse of the lower suspension dated ‘1941’, the reverse of the Bar dated ‘1942’, with integral top ribbon bar; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (Lieut. C. H. Petrie, R.N., H.M.S. Fox); 1914-15 Star (Lieut. C. H. Petrie R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C. H. Petrie. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; France, Third Empire, Croix de Guerre 1914-1917, mounted for wearing, good very fine (12) £3,600-£4,400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.S.O. London Gazette 7 November 1941: ‘For gallantry and devoted services in operations in Greek Waters.’ The recommendation for the immediate award of the D.S.O. states: ‘Christopher Henry Petrie, Acting Captain, H.M.S. Glengyle. On the occasion of the embarkation of Crete Force from Sphakia on the night 29th/30th May, Captain Petrie handled his ship with skill and determination and the embarkation arrangements in the “Glengyle” were well organised and skilfully conducted.’ D.S.O. Second Award Bar London Gazette 6 January 1942: Captain, H.M.S. Glengyle, ‘For outstanding gallantry, fortitude and resolution during the Battle of Crete.’ French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 24 March 1919. Glengyle was one of three fast ‘Glen’ Line ships specially equipped with strengthened davits to carry assault-landing craft, and earmarked for Operation ‘Workshop’, the Commando night attack on Pantellaria. In January 1941, Glengyle left Glasgow for the Middle East, in company with Glenroy and Glenearn. Already embarked in Glengyle were the commando forces of Brigadier Laycock, or ‘Layforce’ as it became, including the young Geoffrey Keyes, later to win the V.C. for the Rommel Raid. The objective of ‘Layforce’ was to effect a landing on the island of Rhodes, but this was cancelled because the Germans had landed in Greece, and the ships and craft were needed to evacuate the British and Commonwealth troops from there, and subsequently from Crete. With her specially fitted assault-landing craft, Glengyle played a significant part in these evacuations. When the Germans invaded Crete in May 1941, Laycock’s commandos were sent in and played a gallant but fruitless part in that débâcle. The majority went into the bag and ‘Layforce’ was disbanded at the end of July. The commandos were in a highly demoralised state, perhaps best summed up by some graffiti found on a troop deck in Glengyle: ‘Never in the whole history of human endeavour, have so few been buggered about by so many.’ Christopher Henry Petrie was born in Hertfordshire on 18 April 1889, and joined the Training Ship Britannia in September 1904. He took part in the operations in the Persian Gulf as Lieutenant of H.M.S. Fox, and during the Great War commanded H.M.T.B. 33, and H.M. Ships Phoenix, Skilfull and Miranda. He retired with a Gratuity in the rank of Lieutenant Commander in June 1920. Appointed Commander (Retired) in April 1929, and granted Acting Rank of Captain in November 1939, Petrie returned to active service in command of the Armed Merchant Cruiser H.M.S. Bulolo. In December 1940, he was appointed Captain of H.M.S. Glengyle, a Glen Line ship hired to the Royal Navy as a shore carrier. During the period 24-29 April 1941, Glengyle took part in Operation ‘Demon’, the evacuation from Greece in which 50,672 troops were embarked and brought to Crete. At the end of May, Glengyle embarked further troops of Crete Force during the night from Sphakia, for which Petrie was awarded his first D.S.O. Glengyle next took part in the reinforcement and eventual evacuation of Crete for which Petrie was awarded a Bar to his D.S.O. Subsequently, the ship took part in convoying heavy and light oils to Malta, especially during January 1942, when Malta was hardest pressed. After leaving Glengyle, Petrie was appointed to the planning staff for the Mulberry Harbour project for the invasion of Europe, and was specifically responsible for the construction of the artificial harbours and shelters in the British assault area. Captain Petrie retired in 1945. The Royal Navy was awarded 618 D.S.O.s and only 110 first bars during the Second World War.
Lot 37
A fine ‘Mekran Expedition 1898’ C.B. group of nine awarded to Colonel R. C. G. Mayne, Bombay Army The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge converted for neck wear, silver-gilt and enamels; Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kandahar (Lt. R. C. G. Mayne, 29th Bo. N.I.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (Lieut: R. C. G. Mayne 29th Bombay N.I.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (Lieut: R. C. G. Mayne, 2nd Belooch: Regt.); China 1900, no clasp (Lt. Col: R. C. G. Mayne, C.B., A.D.C., 30 Belooch: Inf:); Coronation 1902, silver; Delhi Durbar 1903, silver; Coronation 1911; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, mounted court-style, minor enamel chips to the first, the earlier campaign medals with pitting from star, otherwise very fine and better (9) £2,800-£3,400 --- Richard Charles Graham Mayne was born on 27 August 1852 in Simla, India, the son of Major Robert Graham Mayne, and Eliza Anne Landale. He was sent back to England to be educated at Wellington College, and then attended the Royal Military College Sandhurst, being commissioned as an Ensign into the 83rd County of Dublin Regiment of Foot in 1872. Mayne then transferred to the Indian Army, and was appointed a Lieutenant with the 29th Bombay Native Infantry, which was otherwise known as the Balooch Regiment. He saw service during the Second Afghanistan War of 1878-80, being present during Lord Robert's famous march from Kabul to Kandahar during August 1880, and was then present at the capture of Kandahar on 1 September 1880. Mayne was then present with the Indian Contingent sent to Egypt during the Egyptian War of 1882, being present in action at the battle of Tel-el-Kebir on 13 September 1882. Mayne was promoted to Captain in 1884, and then to Major in 1892, followed by Lieutenant Colonel in 1898, and appointed to command the 30th Bombay Native Infantry which was otherwise known as the 3rd Balooch Regiment. It was in this year that Mayne performed his most distinguished services for the Indian Army when he commanded the forces during the little known but important Mekran Expedition. At the turn of the 19th Century, the Mekran area of north-west India (now Pakistan) and adjacent south-east Persia was a remote dry strip of land running along the northern coastline of the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. This was, and remains today, one of the most hostile and inaccessible regions in the world. Mountains rising to over 10,000 feet formed a backdrop to the coastal desert. Habitation inland followed watercourses that ran through gorges in the hills where date gardens could be irrigated. Coastal communities existed on fishing and smuggling, with Muscat, in Oman across the Straits of Hormuz, being a major source of illegally-imported weapons. The camel provided a transport resource, as well as milk and meat. The standard of living was very low, bordering on wretched, for many inhabitants. The people were hardy and lawless Muslim Baluch tribesmen who resisted outside interference and who constantly intrigued and fought amongst themselves. In the British-administered portion of Mekran government of a sort was achieved by tribal treaty supervised by British Political Agents. The British presence was most evident on the coast where a telegraph line ran from Persia to Karachi. However, by 1898, British survey parties were working inland. In January 1898, conflict broke out in Kej, where the Hindu Nazim Diwan Udho Das (a district administrator who reported to the ruler of the region, the Khan of Kalat) was disliked and disrespected by the Baluch sardars (leaders) Baluch Khan and Mehrab Khan Gichki. The latter, with the complicity of Baluch Khan, attacked Diwan Udho Das on 6th January, imprisoned him in Kalatuk Fort and looted his treasury. Meantime, the unsuspecting British had deployed four surveyors, with Punjabi civilian support staff, into the Kolwa and Kej valleys, depending on the Baluch sardars' levies for security. On 9th January, the camp of one of the surveyors, Captain J. M. Burn, Royal Engineers, was attacked by local tribesmen. The fifteen-man levy escort team, commanded by Rhustam Khan, brother of Mehrab Khan Gichki, stood aside as sixteen support staff were slaughtered. The attackers and the escort party then seized thirty-five rifles and 15,000 Rupees. Captain Burn had been sleeping on a hill three miles away, and he was alerted by one of his men who had escaped from the camp. Burn started off on foot to Balor, thirty-five miles away. At Balor he sent messengers to alert the other surveyors, and he obtained a camel to ride to Urmara, whence on 11th January he telegraphed a report to Brigadier-General T. A. Cooke, the Officer Commanding Sind District, at Karachi. Within two hours of the report's arrival, a military response was initiated. Lieutenant-Colonel R. G. C. Mayne, commanding 30th Bombay Infantry (3rd Baluch Battalion), was ordered to proceed with 250 men to Urmara, seventy-five miles east of Pasni. Transportation was provided by the tug Richmond Crawford, with a local boat in tow carrying followers, baggage, 400 rounds per rifle, and rations for one month. Three British officers and one medical officer accompanied Mayne. Parties from the 21st Bombay Infantry were despatched to Chabbar and Jask in Persian Mekran to protect British telegraph facilities in those locations. Meanwhile those sardars wishing to avoid direct conflict with the British escorted the three remaining surveyors and their men into Urmara. At Urmara, Colonel Mayne landed his men, horses and supplies by using local bunder boats (ship-to-shore coastal boats). More troops were being organised to join Colonel Mayne, and Pasni was chosen as the operational base. From Pasni, a direct route led north to Mehrab Khan's fort at Turbat and the nearby fort at Kalatuk where Nazim Diwan Udho Das was jailed. Colonel Mayne marched on 19th January with his men along the 100 miles of telegraph line to Pasni, repairing the line as he went. The hostile sardars had sent instructions that the British were not to be offered camels to assist with transportation, but the British Political Agent for South-East Baluchistan, Major M. A. Tighe, quickly found camels for Colonel Mayne. None of the beasts were strong due to recent droughts in the region and many died under the pressure of work. By 27th January, Colonel Mayne had under his command at Pasni the 30th Bombay Infantry (400 rifles), a section of No 4 Hazara Mountain Battery (two 7-pndr guns), and eighty-eight transport mules. Two days later the following troops left Karachi to join Colonel Mayne: 6th Bombay Cavalry (half-squadron); 30th Bombay Infantry (eighty rifles, tasked with guarding telegraph facilities at Urmara, Pasni and Gwadur); Bombay Sappers and Miners (one British and one Indian officer with twelve other ranks); No 42 Field Hospital ('C' and 'D' Sections); an additional twelve transport mules. Colonel Mayne left Pasni with his men and the two mountain guns on 27th January, knowing that Baluch Khan intended to block his advance to Turbat. Four dry and dusty days later at 08.00 hours, the column came across the hostile Sardars and 1,500 of their men on hills 300 feet above the mouth of a narrow six-mile long defile. When the advance guard under Lieutenant N. R. Anderson got within 850 yards of the enemy, it came under breech-loading rifle fire. Captain A. Le G. Jacob, with fifty rifles, was deployed onto a hill on the enemy's left flank where he met stiff opposition. Lieutenant J. H. Paine and his gunners now delivered destructive blows by blasting the sardars' forces with shells. Colonel Mayne sent Captain R. Southey with fifty rifles to drive the enemy off low hills to the left (west) of the defile. At that moment Lieutenant H. T. Naylor appeared with thirty-two sabres from the 6th Bombay Cavalry. ...
Lot 150
Five: Chief Petty Officer H. W. Webb, Royal Navy Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Tugela Heights, Relief of Ladysmith (189621 A.B. H. W. Webb, H.M.S. Terrible) officially engraved naming; China 1900, no clasp (H. W./ Webb, A.B. H.M.S. Terrible.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (189621 H. W. Webb, P.O. 1Cl. H.M.S. Mashona); British War Medal 1914-20 (189621 H. W. Webb. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (189621 H. W. Webb, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Penbroke:) mounted court-style for display, dark toned, nearly very fine or better (5) £900-£1,200 --- Only 44 medals to European recipients in Mashona for the Persian Gulf operations. Harry William Webb was born at Woodton, Norfolk, on 18 May 1880, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in H.M.S. Impregnable on 4 July 1896. He joined Terrible as a Boy 1st Class in April 1898, advancing to Ordinary Seaman in May 1898, and to Able Seaman in November 1899, remaining in Terrible until 19 October 1899. He was advanced to Leading Seaman in June 1902, to Petty Officer 2nd Class in November 1902 and to Petty Officer 1st Class in August 1903. He became Acting Chief Petty Officer in November 1915 and was confirmed in that rank in November 1916. Most of his Great War service was at Pembroke 1 and from November 1915 at the submarine depot ship Titania. He was shore pensioned from H.M.S. Mars on 17 May 1920, and died at Woodton on 20 July 1953. Sold with copied research including medal rolls and record of service.
Lot 300
Fine Bone China, Glazed Decorated "Persian Cat" from the Clowder of Cats Collection. Hand-made, hand painted by the Artists of Bronte' in England. Signed by Artis, TA. Limited Edition: Number 77/250. Hallmark: Model F XII Size: 4.5"h x 1.75"w x 1.75d. Excellent Condition. Artist: BRONTEIssued: 2004Dimensions: IN DESC.Edition Number: 77 Manufacturer: BRONTE PORCELAINSCountry of Origin: ENGLANDCondition: Excellent
Lot 5
A MODERN RUG With rows of beige leaves on a green ground Approximately 331cm x 182cmProvenance: Supplied by David Mlinaric Condition Report: Rug with the expected wear and fading in places consistent with age and use. Some isolated areas of loss to pile, possibly for old moth damage. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Rug is in wool and woven in traditional Persian knotting. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 640
Pair of Persian/Iranian white metal vases of baluster form, densley decorated with shaped cartouches of flowers and birds, bearing marks in Arabic and 84%, 11cm high and a Persian/Iranian white metal jar and cover of circular form decorated with a continuous band of animals and birds, within borders of floral decoration, Arabic marks to base, 11cm high (3) Condition Report Overall good condition. Some light surface scratches, accretions. Some small dents. General wear and tear.Total weight approx. 538g
Lot 1333
Persian red ground carpet, shaped medallion decorated with central latticework of flower heads, the field decorated in segments of trailing flower head bands, tree and lotus flowers, overall floral design spandrels, the border decorated with further floral motifs in wreaths interspaced with scrolled motifs, within guard bandsDimensions: Length/Width: 380cm Depth/Diameter: 261cm
Lot 1040
Persian ivory and peach ground rug, the ivory ground field with peach medallion and indigo spandrels, decorated with scrolled foliage and stylised floral motifs, the guarded border with signature panels decorated with flowers and birds with trailing branchesDimensions: Length/Width: 304cm Depth/Diameter: 198cm
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