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Lot 278
West Indies.- Grenada & Carriacou (former British colony in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain).- [Account Book for various plantations], manuscript, 56pp. excluding blanks, ruled in red, very slight stain to tail of a few early ff., slightly browned, original half morocco, corners and spine repaired, marbled covers, folio, 1830-35.⁂ A rare manuscript relating to the islands of Grenada and Carriacou in the final years of slavery in the British Empire. Owners of plantations include a high proportion of Scottish settlers who came to Grenada and Carriacou in the wake of the 18th century Jacobite insurrections.Entries including slavery: "July 9 [1833] To the sum assumed on A/c of Miss Mary Robertson for the manumission of Thomas a slave belonging to Meldrum [Estate] 80 loes... 264[£]... assumed the sum on A/c of Miss Bess Urquhart for the freedom of her daughter Nancy 9 loes... 29 14 [£]; "... my share of Orang Vale Lime Kiln..."; "1832 Jun 23... paid for account of the Hurricane at Barbadoes 3 12 6"; "1834 June 20... a Barrel sugar from Sinclair [Estate] 214 lb [£]7 1"; "William McLeod 1834 To Blackwood's Magazine for 2 years say 14 No. ea year [£]8 11 6"; "Matthew Davies 1834 Jany 31 By a half Barrel Pilot Bread [£] 1 6".People, including: Daniel Polson, planter of Carriacou; James McGillivray, Allan M Donald, John Campbell, David Logan, Roderick Fraser, Adam Head, Blair and Gilland (on the island of Carriacou), Charles S. Geddes, Simon Fraser, Duncan Blair... Surgeon (1793-1855), estate slave doctor; eldest son of John Blair, farmer in Drymen, Stirlingshire; matriculated at Glasgow in 1810; died on Carriacou in 1855. Estates include: Sinclair Estate, Grand Bay Estate, Harvey Vale Estate, Belan Estate, Dumfries Estate, Crayston Estate, Meldrum Estate, La Resource Estate etc.
Lot 287
England & West Indies.- Malcolm (George John, Rear-Admiral, 1830-84) Private Journal... [England, Gibraltar, Spain & the West Indies], autograph manuscript, title and 191pp., some stubs of ff. excised, browned, original roan, gilt initials "G.J.M." stamped on upper cover and spine, Malcolm's name lettered direct on upper cover, rubbed, corners bumped, tear at head of spine, sm. 4to, 7th March 1847 - 12th March 1851.⁂ Jamaica. "I met on board to day a gentleman who had been a 'planter' he said, that he had had a plantation in the parish of Manchester & finding that his sugar crops did not succeed he gave it up, he complained as they all do of the little difference between the duties on Colonial & Foreign sugar & said that in 1851 he thought there would be no difference between the duties." Bermuda. "H.M.S. Wellesley - Bermuda... strolled on shore after breakfast to smoke a cigar... went to the house of Mr. Donald, clerk of the Hospital... . I requested him... to take a phrenological survey of my head... we afterwards went to see the new houses building for the captain superintendent of the convicts & the clergyman... ."Malcolm was the eldest son of Sir Charles Malcolm (1782-1851), naval officer. He followed in his father's footsteps, serving in the Royal Navy for his entire career and becoming Rear Admiral in 1882. His long naval career took him to North and South America, the West Indies, the Baltic, the English Channel, Egypt, and the East Coast of Africa. After he retired from active service in 1873, he entered the Turkish services as Pasha and was employed at Constantinople as Director General of the Abolition of the Slave Trade and Judge of the Slave Courts.
Lot 1018
A pair of weathered contemporary cast composition stone garden planters of squat cylindrical form with classical repeating winged cherub and fruiting swag detail, 33 cm diameter x 26 cm height, a further small rectangular planter/trough and a small collection of garden ornaments, an owl, dog, etc
Lot 78
A 19th Century Victorian gilt brass planter on stand having repose relief decoration. Raised on a stepped circular base with large baluster and bladed knop stem. Large armorial coat of arms heraldic crest to planter top depicting crowned helmet and stag over scrolled back. Large lion mask handles to sides with circular drop ring hoops. Measures 80cm high.
Lot 260
Four (4) Pieces Vintage and Antique Majolica. Lot includes Wedgwood footed bowl 4-1/4" x 10-1/4", basket 8-1/2" x 11", tray 13-3/8" x 8-5/8", planter 5-1/8" H. Condition: Light crazing, wear, glaze chip on tray, Wedgwood with light hairline. Estimate: $200.00 - $400.00 Domestic Shipping: $110.00
Lot 41
A Burmantofts Faience small planter formed as a cauldron. With twin satyr mask handles, incised decorations and raised on three scroll feet. Impressed mark, model 2 or 3 97, 16.5cm. Provenance; The F. C. Upton collection.Condition report intended as a guide only.Crazed. Some minimal glaze chips. No repair.
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