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Lot 722
A square bronze plaque depicting a hammer thrower standing on a plinth "Beograd" incised to the top and bas Belgya-Jugoslavya 12 Juli 1950" CONDITION REPORT: Provenance - Ernest James Henry (Billy) Holt, CMG, CBE (1883 - 1972) who for more than 50 years was closely associated with athletics. He started as a sprinter with South London Harriers and turned to the administration side of the sport when he retired, He became an honorary official in 1907 when he was appointed assistant secretary of South London Harriers. In 1932 he became treasurer of the Amateur Athletic Association and progressed to become honorary secretary of the Amateur Athletic Board and honorary secretary treasurer of the International Amateur Athletic Federation. He was Director of Organization for the 1948 Olympic Games in London and was later invited to be adviser and technical director for the organisation of the 1956 games in Melbourne. He also held other roles in the Los Angeles 1932, Berlin 1936 and Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games. In recognition of his services to the sport he was awarded the O.B.E. in 1947, C.B.E in 1953 and C.M.G. in 1957Freemasonry - He was initiated in Black Horse of Lombard Street Lodge, No. 4155, in 1922, Master of Athlon Lodge in 1938 and had coached the long-distance athlete, Gordon Pirie.
Lot 101
A GILTWOOD 'PORTICO' CLOCK, AUSTRIAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, the gilt-metal dial with automaton figures of two Classical soldiers ringing bells surrounding the enamel roundel, its circular case flanked by flowering branches in cornucopia, all on a plinth supported by four columns centred by a mirror behind the sunburst pendulum, shaped plinth base, movement with perished silk suspension striking on two bells, 52cm high
Lot 116
J. BRAULT (FL.1920s/30s): LADY AND HER ALSATIANS, a French variously patinated bronze Art Deco group, circa 1930, her flowing robe with gilt details, her arms reaching towards the flanking recumbent or standing German shepherd dogs, on a stepped and canted plinth of black and veined black and white marbles, inscribed to reverse of her robe 'Brault / BRONZE', 73cm long Provenance: Private Collection, Berkshire; acquired Sotheby's, London, 9 November 2001, lot 111
Lot 4
A MEISSEN (MARCOLINI) GROUP OF THE BETROTHAL, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, modelled by Michel Victor Acier (1739-1799), a seated gentleman with a basket of flowers on his lap, a female standing beside, before a rectangular plinth supporting a covered vase, on an oval mound base moulded with egg and dart border, blue corssed swords and asterix mark, 22cm high
Lot 91
A FRENCH EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE ATHENIENNE, PARIS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, the dish with central capstan shaped knop and stiff leaf rim, the underside with lobes centred by an inverted cone, the triform support with an arrangement of X stretchers joined by gilt roundels and ending in paw feet, stepped plinth base, 47.5cm high An athénienne (or 'coupe') of very similar design, formerly belonging to Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841) and probably supplied by the marchand-mercier Martin-Eloi Lignereux, was sold at Sotheby's, London, 12 June 1992. Another pair of similar form, but lacking the central knop and on marble bases, were offered at Koller, Zurich, 26 March 2015, lot 1241, where noted that the design was published in 'Collection de Meubles et Objets de Goût', edited by Pierre de La Mésangère (1761-1831), Paris, 1807. Percier and Fontaine's 'Recueil de Décorations Intérieures', Paris, 1801-1812, apparently includes within plate 4 a similar athénienne design.
Lot 315
* Scouting. A bronze figure of a Boy Scout 1929, modelled standing in uniform whilst resting on a stick, the naturalistic case signed S W Ward Wallis and dated 1929, 32 cm high mounted on a wooden plinth, overall size 37 cm highQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Christie's London, 8 June 1983 (lot 301).Samuel William Ward Willis was born in London. He attended the West London School of Art and then the Royal Academy Schools, 1890–5. He completed a number of public commissions for venues in Britain and abroad and Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum holds his work. Exhibited RA, RSA, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, RMS and RBA. Lived in Parkstone, Dorset.
Lot 316
* Scouting. A bronze figured of a Boy Scout circa 1920, modelled holding his hat in one hand and stick in the other on a naturalistic base, 19.5 cm high, mounted on a circular wooden plinth with a silver plaque engraved 'Presented to Scoutmaster G.A. Lowe in grateful recognition of services rendered to the Boy Scout movement', overall height 26 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Christie's, London, 1 December 1999 (lot 145).
Lot 37
* Battle of Britain. A WWII Luftwaffe bomb fuse presentation piece, presented to Wing Commander BH Godfrey by the men of RAF Bomb Disposals, the aluminium fuse stamped 'El. Azc50, rhS 195-39 104c', 10.5cm long, mounted on a stepped oak plinth with a brass plaque engraved 'Fuse of 2000 kilo bomb dropped on St Paul's Cathedral September 1940 presented to Wing Commander B.H. Godfrey by RAF Bomb Disposals', 19 cm high QTY: (1)NOTE:On the night of 12 September 1940, the city of London received one of its heaviest German bombing raids. Considerable destruction centred on the area around St Paul's Cathedral. Miraculously, the Cathedral itself was relatively unscathed. Daylight revealed, however, a large and deep hole in the pavement in Dean's Yard close to the West Front of St Paul's. A large unexploded device had penetrated the ground and travelled for some distance before coming to rest to the Cathedral wall. A Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Team, led by Lieutenant Robert Davies, was ordered in. After several hours of painstaking digging the Sappers found the bomb at a depth of some 20 feet close to burning mains and live electricity cables. They estimated it to be some 8 feet long and one ton in weight. Sapper George Cameron Wylie scraped away the clay, freeing the bomb, and then fitted the harness required to lift it clear and onto a waiting lorry. Davies himself drove the vehicle carrying the bomb along streets which had been specially cleared, to Hackney Marshes. The controlled explosion following detonation left a crater some 100 feet in diameter.On 30 September 1940, the first awards of the newly instituted George Cross were announced in the London Gazette. Of the first three awards made, two were to members of the Royal Engineers team who had dealt with the bomb that had threatened St Paul Cathedral including Lieutenant Robert Davies, GC.Wing Commander Basil Henry Godfrey was born in 1896 he served during WWI with the Royal Flying Corps (2nd Lieutenant). He was recalled for service during WWII and appointed Squadron Leader in the Air Ministry's Personnel and Training Department, he advanced to Wing Commander in July 1945 and awarded the American Bronze Star, his medal group was sold at DNW (now Noonan's, London) on 5 July 2011.
Lot 491
* Alexander Davison's Trafalgar Medal 1805. A contemporary silver copy, obverse with a small bust of Lord Nelson facing left surmounting a shield, reverse showing a three-masted man-of-war facing right, 50 mm diameter, together with another medal for the death of Lord Nelson, 1805, white metal by P. Wyon, the obverse with seaman standing beside a tomb, the reverse showing Britannia and Neptune seated beside funerary urn on plinth, 52 mm diameter QTY: (2)
Lot 95
* Vickers Fighter F.B.5. A fine WWI silver presentation model of the Vickers Fighter "Gunbus" by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company, London 1916, a beautifully handcrafted piece with precision detail, the cockpit mounted with a Lewis machine, approximately 39 cm long x 30.5 cm wingspan x 12.5 cm high, mounted on an ebonised plinth with a silver plaque engraved 'Vickers Fighter F.B.5.', the overall height including plinth 27.5 cm, overall weight 38oz together with two related photographs plus a copied letter of provenance QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Percy Maxwell-Muller, General Manager for Vickers Aircraft during WWI and then by family descent.The Vickers FB5 also referred to as the “Gunbus” was a WWI British two-seat military bi-plane. It was armed with a single .303 in Lewis gun operated by the observer in the front of the nacelle.The FB5 was the world's first operational fighter aircraft being the first aircraft purpose-built for air-to-air combat. The war office ordered the new Gunbus from Vickers in Brooklands for the Royal Flying Corps in 1915.This superb handmade solid silver model is remarkable both in the fact it was made during the First World War with such attention to detail but also that it was specifically commissioned by Vickers from the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company in London as a gift to the Works Manager of Vickers Brooklands at this time Mr Percy Maxwell Muller, no doubt as recognition for the War office order in 1915. Although records from Goldsmiths no longer exist it is highly likely that this was produced as a “one-off” bespoke order. The Biplane is fully hallmarked and separately marked in 9 locations on the plane including the wheels and rotating propeller.During Maxwell Muller's time as General Manager Vickers also saw their modified Vickers Vimy bomber flown by British Aviators Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop Transatlantic flight in June 1919. It is interesting to note that one of the propellers was given to Maxwell Muller and subsequently was displayed for many years suspended inside the Transatlantic terminal at Heathrow airport. In October 1990 it was donated by the BAA via its former chairman Sir Peter Masefield to Brooklands Museum at Weybridge where it is now motorised and displayed as part of a full-size Vimy wall mural.A letter of authenticity and provenance from the grandson Mr Ian Maxwell Muller is included stating his previous ownership as well as his grandfather’s involvement in 1919 with the first transatlantic flight and his award of an MBE in 1918 for services to the war effort. He retired in 1936.
Lot 568
A large 18th century stoneware egg fermenting chamber, raised on museum plinth with later bronze cover, total H: 170 cm, circumference 240 cm. Not available for in-house P&P Warrington Auction endeavours to accurately describe the items being sold, but all property offered for sale is strictly as-is, where-is, and with all faults. All representations or statements made by Warrington Auction and its representatives, or in the catalogue or publication or report, as to the correctness of description, genuineness, attribution, provenance or period of the lot, are statements of opinion only.
Lot 474
A complex walnut and paper decorated sewing and games, toilet and writing box, Vienna 1802, in a fine state of preservation. For a video of this box with expert commentary, see: bit.ly/sewing_box The rectangular walnut box inset with panels of pierced pressed paper on a duck egg blue ground, the lid with four bone roundels to the corners, oval steel escutcheon. The lower section of the box compartmentalised and lined with marble paper with five removable fitted boxes and a pair of glass inkwells with silver plated tops. Each box with insets of pressed and pierced paper comprising a rectangular box between the inkwells with a drawer containing a toothbrush and a tongue scraper, a further rectangular box with tray top fitted with bone lucet, bone bodkin and ivory salve box, over an end drawer containing a two part steel and brass sewing clamp with detachable pin cushion top, ivory thimble and a sliding platform with six numerical needle tubes. The front with three square boxes each with a drawer one containing six dice and a complete set of thirty two miniature playing cards, (4.2 x 2.5cms), another fitted with a tray with circular bone box labelled 'Rouge S.F.', and with miniature brush, the last containing a circular cardboard box labelled 'Denten Pulver'. The plinth incorporating a secret compartmentalised drawer with internal latch and the following fittings, sliding top pin box, bone tambour hook, folding rule in three parts, a slate over five printed cards, a steel corkscrew, an almanac in gilt decorated leather cover dated 1802, a pair of multiple thread winders, a pair of steel and gilt scissors, a pencil, a bone ribbon threader, a bone cylinder needle case, a matching cylinder container with fitted slate scribe, a single blade folding knife with tortoiseshell guards, and a set of steel knitting pins in original paper wrap. The lid fitted with two secret shallow drawers, one containing two bundles of envelopes in original paper wraps over a printed chart of clothing and accessories, the other a quill, sealing wax, a ruler and a compartment for wafers. The lid interior with central framed mirror within conforming paper panels, borders and medallions, 23 x 17 x 7.2cms. For a video of this box, see: https://bit.ly/sewing_box Ivory Self-declaration Submission Reference Number TAH2TWDF
Lot 78
A good Tunbridge ware rosewood table cabinet with a fine view of St Helena Cottage attributed to Alfred Talbot, the plinth base below a hinged door with a border of leaf mosaic enclosing the inset mosaic panel of St Helena Cottage with natural grain of slices of wood for the strata and rocks. The canted top with a geometric mosaic panel within double mosaic borders. The interior fitted with four drawers faced in mosaic each with turned knob and lined in original red velvet and paper, plain rosewood sides and back, 18 x 12 x 15cms. From the collection of Dr. Brian Austen
Lot 98
Ten assorted pocket watch stands to include two Staffordshire pottery figural pocket watch stands, tallest 10.75'' high approx; glazed pottery pocket watch stand; four gilt metal pocket watch stands, the tallest 6.75'' high approx; Pagoda shaped brass pocket watch stand, 7.5'' high; wooden pocket watch stand with brass front and scrolled back legs and a metal pocket watch stand upon a plinth base (10)
Lot 2
George III mahogany secretaire bookcase, the dentil pediment above a central sliding astragal glazed panel flanked by two astragal glazed doors, the interior with adjustable shelves, the base with two small drawers and central secretaire drawer opening to reveal a fitted interior with small drawers and pigeon holes, above a central sliding panel flanked by two cupboard doors, on a plinth base, 163cm wide, 256cm high, 59.5cm deep
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