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Lot 276
A late Victorian and 20th century part canteen of fiddle pattern silver flatware, comprising 88 table and dessert forks, 79 table, dessert and soup spoons, and 44 teaspoons, 4 soup ladels, 1 large ladel, 1 large serving spoon, assorted makers, mainly George Jackson and David Fullerton (1891 - 1903) and Boodle & Dunthorne (1940-41) each piece crested 'Post Nubes Lux' with star above cloud, within oval belt motif, gross weight approx. 541oz For condition report please see the catalogue at www.peterwilson.co.uk
Lot 20
GEORGE BARRETT SENIOR R.A. (IRISH, 1730-1784) WOODLAND LANDSCAPE WITH PEASANTS MAKING HAY Oil on canvas 63.5cm x 76cm (25in x 30in) Note: George Barratt was one of the most distinguished landscape artists of the 18th century, and certainly among the most successful of his peers. The exact date of his birth is disputed, but Barratt was born in Ireland c.1728-32, the son of a clothier. He learnt his craft in Dublin, and developed the initial contacts that would set him in good stead for the rest of his career. Perhaps the most influential of these early relationships was his close friendship with Edmund Burke who was at that point studying at Trinity College. Burke became a prominent political theorist and philosopher, but is known in art historical circles for his 1757 publication 'A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful', a treatise on aesthetics that was to have a wide influence; articulating the transition from the Neo-Classical to the Romantic era. The influence of Burke's thinking can be detected in some of Barret's paintings, which had a greater tendency towards wild and natural landscapes than many of his contemporaries. Upon moving to London in 1762, Barratt found rapid success and was supported by various prominent patrons, including the Duke of Portland, the Duke of Buccleuch, and the Earl of Albermarle. In an era that saw many members of the gentry acquiring or designing new estates, Barratt saw himself well-placed to assist with their decoration, and had a handsome income relative to many of his peers as a result. Barratt, described as 'well-informed, an enthusiast in his art, and a delightful companion,' was also an influential figure in artistic circles. In 1768 a rift developed in the Society of Artists of Great Britain. A faction led by Sir William Chambers, at the suggestion of Barret, petitioned the King for the foundation of the Royal Academy. Barret is mentioned as a nominated member in the foundation document, and appears in Zoffany's picture of 'The Royal Academy in 1773,' now in the Royal collection. Though it would appear that Barratt never travelled to Italy, he was very well versed in the British countryside, and his subject matter featured landscapes as diverse as Wales, the Isle of Wight, and Scotland. Landscapes made up to over a third of his known output. Despite his significant commercial success, Barratt was apparently "feckless" with money, and found himself in difficulties in the latter years of his life. On Burke's recommendation he obtained the appointment of master painter of Chelsea Hospital, a post he held until his death in 1784. At the time of his death his widow and children were left destitute, but the Royal Academy granted her a pension of thirty pounds a year.
Lot 452
~A FRENCH GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL BOX AND COVER WITH MINIATURE BY GERARD VAN SPAENDONCK (1746-1822), PARIS, CIRCA 1800circular, with a painted inset of a bowl of lavish summer flowers signed to right table edge ‘G. v Spaen...’, plain gold mounts unmarked8.2cm diameterProvenance: The Hoffenreich Collection of Snuff Boxes, ViennaG‚rard (or Gerardus) van Spaendonck is famed for his flower painting, in miniature, larger scale and botanical formats. He was born in Tilburg and studied in Antwerp, moving to Paris in 1769. Appointed miniaturist to Louis XVI in 1774, his floral miniatures set into snuff boxes became hugely sought after. In 1780 he became Professor of Floral Painting at the Jardin des Plantes. Post-revolution he was one of the first members of the Academy of Fine Arts, was awarded the L‚gion d’honneur in 1804 and the following year was ennobled by Napoleon.
Lot 3782
Medals, Adjutant General's Corps (Special Protection Service), Post-War group of four, UNPROFOR United Nations Medal (Yugoslavia), unnamed as issued; NATO Service Medal/clsp. Former Yugoslavia, unnamed as issued; Golden Jubilee Medal 2002, EIIR - named card box of issue, ribbon bar; Army LSGC Medal, EIIR/Reg. Army clsp. (25003042 S.Sgt. R.P. Lee, AGC (SPS)), court-mounted for wear
Lot 3783
Medals, B.E.M., WW1 Royal Marines, WW2 ARP, 1937 Coronation, 1953 Coronation, group of six, B.E.M. (Civ.), GRI (Walter W. Ryle) L/G 10.6.1948; British War Medal (PO. 11008/S W.W. Ryle, Pte., R.M.; Victory Medal 9PO.11008/S W.W. Ryle, Pte., R.M.; WW2 Defence Medal/ARP badge, 1937 Coronation Medal, GRI; 1953 Coronation Medal EIIR, pin-mounted for wear in an incorrect order, the last medal mounted later; research, including Royal Marines Short Service papers, First World War Medal Roll & SWB certificate, 1937 & 1953 Coronation Medal Rolls (HM Treasury Messenger/Office Keeper) and L/G dated 10th June 1948 for his B.E.M. awardWalter William Ryle was born in Islington, November 10th 1895, and enlisted in the Royal Marines at Southampton on October 14th 1915. Serving in ships and shore establishments under war conditions, including active service with the Royal Marine Brigade in France from September 1916 to March 1917. He was invalided as unfit for further service on July 4th 1917 and is entitled to the WW1 SWB (not included). He subsequently served in HM Treasury pre and post-WW2, based in London, and died there aged 74 in 1970
Lot 3807
Medals, WW2 and Post-War, group of six, Captain G.V. Neil, RAMC, 1939-1945 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 Medal, unnamed as issued; GSM 1918-62, GVIR/clsp. Malaya (Capt. G.V. Neil, RAMC); Army LSGC Medal, GVIR/Regular Army clsp. (Captain [O.M.] G.V. Neil, RAMC), all pin-mounted for wear
Lot 17
1921 January 4 registered 'red band' cover from Tsinan to Kienchow, 13c rate paid by 3c and 10c junk tied by Tsinan rural post office 'tombstone' cancels with manuscript date, with transit cds Tsinan 4.1., Chengtu 21.1, Tehyang 22.1 and Kienchow arrival 24.1, minor insect damage but a very scarce mark
Lot 178
Mount Everest Expeditions: 1936 Expedition cover from Shekar Dzong to London, initially unfranked but bearing on face boxed 'EVEREST, 1936' handstamp with 'Shekar Dzong, Tibet' in manuscript, reverse bears large 'POLITICAL OFFICE/SIKKIM' h/s, over which has been affixed a type-written label inscribed "Suffered detention in Gangtok post/office owing to the Postmaster's/failure to affix postage stamps and/to forward them in time. The post-/master has been sent jail for his offence.", this is one of a small batch of expedition mail that was stolen and later found buried in a tin in the Sikkim forest, when it eventually arrived in England a KEVIII 1½d adhesive has been applied and cancelled Dorking 26 JAN 37, a fascinating and rare item, accompanied by three other covers to same address posted from various Indian post offices including Simla S.W. (10 JLY 36), Kalimpong (22 JLY 36) and Joshimath (19 SEP 37), the first with contemporary? pencil annotation on reverse 'From Frank Chapman, Mount Everest Expedition
Lot 228
Selection of 13 air mail covers incl five signed covers flown during 1934 MacRobertson Air race, 1932 November 8 "BY IMPERIAL AIRWAYS" flight cover Greece to Bahrain, two 1931 "Stephen Smith" covers Calcutta to Rangoon and Akyab to Calcutta flown on the 2nd Experimental flight England to Australia and Australia to England respectively, both signed on the reverse, also Canadian Airways Ltd semi-official' Air Post Roessler "essay" in orange/brown trees and background, fine lightly hinged o.g. this scarce with apparently only 20 copies printed, also pane of four of the "stamps" in orange and green
Lot 25
Incoming Mail: 1898 Sepember 7 registered cover from Elberfeld, Germany, franked pair 20pf dull blue, addressed to R A de Villard, Shanghai (De Villard was instrumental in reorganising the Imperial Post Office at this time), the cover has been re-addressed to simply 'Nederland' and it is unclear if it ever reached its addressee, either in Shanghai, or the Netherlands as the cover bears no other postal markings, one adhesive torn and a little roughly opened
Lot 417
1940 Two red 'Formula Registered Envelopes' addressed to the USA, the first franked 1938-50 ½d, 1d, 2d and 2½d tied by POST STANLEY cds dated July 12th , the other franked 2d and 4d with similar cds dated 22 August, each with Stanley registration labels, both with 'P.C. 90 OPENED BY EXAMINER' tape affixed in Bermuda and arrival backstamps, a most interesting and scare pair of covers
Lot 496
1917 December 3 4c carmine postal stationery card with CHINA opt, used from Tientsin to England, the stationery stamp was initially un-cancelled as the card appears to have been posted at the Chinese (rather than British) post office, with bilingual Tientsin cds for DEC 7 at lower left and right, and very fine 'BUREAU AMBULANT No 1/PEKING-MOUKDEN' cds for 8 DEC 17 at top, upon arrival in England the card was treated as unpaid with a 2d/466 h.s and 2d postage due tied by Sevenoaks reg oval d.s. for 28 JA 18, the stationery stamp has been cancelled by a Sevenoaks cds for the same day, subsequently readdressed to Wiltshire, some creasing but most unusual
Lot 526
Hong Kong used in: Wei-hai-wei 1922 Group of six covers to Shanghai, each franked 4c CHINA opt tied by WEI-HAI-WEI/PORT EDWARD cds, each also bears rectangular 'B.P.O. TO C.P.O./SHANGHAI'. one on face, others on reverse, also Chinese and British Post Office Shanghai cds, most roughly opened but the instructional marks fine strikes
Lot 579
Postal History: Small collection on pages 1922-51 including 1924 GB Post Office OHMS envelope h/s 'RIALTAS SEALADACH NA hEIRANN', 1940 cover from Cork to Dublin, readdressed to Rome with 85c in Italian postage dues, 1931 First England-Australia flight from Dublin to Sydney, franked 1s 8d in 1922 Provisional Government opts incl 10d, 1933 (22 Oct) airmail from Galway to Berlin with special cachet in green, 1939 North Atlantic Air Service with large violet cachet, 1949 Airmail to Austria with Bregenz balloon flight cachet, 1929 O'Connell 2d and 3d on first day cover, also some stationery and other odds (41)
Lot 6
Dealer's 'clear-out' lot in two cartons from 1850 to around 1990, a mixture of mint and used with some better (m/mint unless noted) including 1930 Anti TB, 1925-30 Air 10g to 10s (type 97 only), 1933 Ski Championship, 1933 WIPA 50g&50g on ord paper (used), 1933 Relief of Vienna, 1933 Winter Relief Fund, 1935 Air to 10s, 1935 Welfare Funds, post 1945 issues quite comprehensive and mostly u/m incl 1946 Renner imperf singles from sheetlets, 1948-52 Costumes, 1949 Child Welfare, 1949 POW Relief Fund, 1950 Carinthian Plebiscite, (last three also used),1950-53 Birds and 1951 Reconstruction Fund (also used), some duplication and condition of earlier issues typically mixed (Hundreds)
Lot 869
Diverse accumulation in carton including 1937 Coronation, 1946 Victory and 1949 UPU (Commonwealth countries only) omnibii in stockbook, appear largely complete except Canada (Victory) and French New Hebrides (UPU), almost all u/m, also South Africa 1946 Victory, UPU and 1953 Coronation in large part sheets, first two including listed varieties, remainder a mixture of rather sparse old-time albums and assorted stamps taken off the post (Few Hundreds)
Lot 93
Small collection in stockbook including 1878 3ca brown-red, lightly used, 1885-88 per 11½-12 1ca bright green and 3ca mauve, part o.g., 1894 Dowager 9ca o.g., 1897 small fig surch on Small Dragons 1c on 1ca and 5c on 5ca, o.g., on Dowager Empress 1c on 1ca, 4c on 4ca, 5c on 5ca, 10c on 6ca, 30c on 24ca, part o.g., 1897 Red Revenues 1c on 3c (unused) and 4c on 3c (SG 90) used, German POs in China incl Germany 2m deep claret used Shanghai, 2pf grey used part Tientsin, 1898 3pf to 50pf used, 1901-04 1m, 2m used, Kiaochow 1905-18 wmk lozenges 1c to 2½d used, Kewkiang local post incl 40c block of 4, a few postage dues, also some non-Chinese, mostly thematic odds (120+)
Lot 1000
1737 September 3 entire from Fulham to 'The Rt. Hon'ble the Earl of Northampton (Lord Compton) at Castle Ashby, Northampton-Shire', endorsed 'By Ashby Bagg', reverse bears Westminster Government Penny Post mark and Bishop Mark for 3/SE, the letter is from Lord Compton's wine merchant Nicholas Guillibeau, fine and scarce
Lot 1015
House of Commons: Small group of postcards (7) or covers (14) with H.O.C. Speaker's embossed crest, used between November 1943 and October 1946 to same addressee in Warwickshire, with 'Official Paid' cds in red except one with London SW1 'post early' slogan, also a quantity of normal stamped covers to same addressee and some later odds and ends
Lot 1156
1865-67 Watermark Emblems10d red-brown plate 1 lettered 'AH' (SG 99), right wing marginal but this largely trimmed off, also perfs at left trimmed, used by bold London barred oval, a good collectable example of this great rarity of which only fourteen have been recorded (all used), of these nine were used at the British Post Office in Constantinople and the remaining five in London, RPS (1967) and BPA (2008) certs, cat £55,000
Lot 119
"The Fighting Free French", a fascinating, extensive and valuable gold medal winning collection of postal history relating to the Free French forces in their various colonies and elsewhere between 1940 and 1945, divided largely by colony or area with some additional study of postal markings which were not specific to one area, in brief the collection covers the Free French in London incl 1940 (July) front addressed to De Gaulle, c/o The Right Honourable Winston Churchill, 10 Downing Street, London, then re-addressed to 125 St Stephen's House, where De Gaulle was actually based,1944 (Nov) Air Force cover from Lille to Loughborough, then multiply readdressed with red 'ETAT MAJOR/LONDRES' cachet, Syria from both Damascus and Aleppo, Indian Settlements, New Caledonia, French Guinea, Cameroun, French Equatorial Africa, Algeria, Lebanon incl 1942 (Nov) Beirut to Alexandria with F.F.L.L./POSTE SUR ARMEES/VE17' and 'TO BE DELIVERED BY/CIVIL POST OFFICE' cachets, Levant including 1943 (Jan) Damascus to Djibouti 'B.C.M.1', also from Libya with B.P.M.6 cds, French Somali Coast incl 1943 from French Consulate in Dire Daoua (Ethiopia) with FSC stamps tied by 'Cross of Lorraine' marks in violet, also a good selection of literature (some non-philatelic) including "The Free French in London 1940-45" by Peter A Baker, this signed by the author, the collection represents an unrepeatable opportunity to obtain such a wide range of this material which has been painstakingly assembled over many years by the vendor (Hundreds)
Lot 13
1897 Two stampless newspaper wrappers addressed to R A de Villard who was instrumental in reorganising the Imperial Post Office at this time, both bear 'CUSTOMS/SHANGHAI' cds, for Mar 31 or Apr 2 1897, also Shanghai Local Post cds, but these poorly struck, as a senior I.P.O. official de Villard would have been entitled to have his mail carried without charge
Lot 133
1888-98 Stamps of Germany inscribed 'DEUTSCHE REICHS-POST': 1888 10pf carmine (SG Z4), block of 6 (2x3) used by several STEPHANSORT cds for 20.9.91, 1891 50pf chocolate (SG Z13a), vertical pair and two singles used on small piece with single HERBERTSHOHE cds for 6/5.98 and a block of 4 used on small piece, each with STEPHANSORT cds for 21/12.94, a scarce trio
Lot 14
1898 December 12 picture post card (depicts Chinese gambling) used from Whampoa to Germany, franked Hong Kong QV 4c grey tied by HK cds for DE 16 98, with superb undated circular 'IMPERIAL POST OFFICE/WHAMPOA' alongside, fine CANTON 'dollar chop' ds for 15 DEC 98 at lower left and Hamburg arrival cds for 17.1.99, attractive and rare, exhibition quality!
Lot 15
1907 1c green postal stationery card, uprated 1c and 2c C.I.P. coiling dragons, used from Kiangyin to Ireland, adhesives and card used Kiangyin cds for 10 Apr 08, various Shanghai transit marks for 11 Apr incl Local Post cds, two types of bilingual ds and British Post Office cds, a few tones and some light soiling but still attractive
Lot 154
Incoming Mail: 1897 April 20 registered cover from Tokyo to Shanghai, franked on reverse Japan1s, 2s, 4s (3) tied by Japanese language cds in brown, with TOKIO/I.J.P.O. cds alongside for 20 APR 97 and SHANGHAI/I.J.P.O. cds for 27 AP 97, face bears additional TOKIO cds and KOBE transit for 21 APR 97, some toning and substantial (c80mm) tear affecting front, however the addressee is R A de Villard who was largely responsible for reorganising the Chinese post office in 1897
Lot 1555
Royal Mail Uncut Press Sheets: Small selection housed in long box and rolled in original cardboard tubes including 2007 Arnold Machin, Diamond Wedding, 2008 James Bond, Houses of Lancaster & York, cathedrals, Country Definitives, 2009 House of Tudor, Robert Burns, Charles Darwin, Kew Gardens, Post Boxes, 2010 House of Stuart, Festival of Stamps, 2011 UK Aerial Post, House of Hanover, 2012 House of Windsor, Diamond Jubilee, 2013 Auto Legends, Mackennal Seahorses (limited edition of 150), 2015 175th Anniv 1d Black, Longest Reign and 2016 Queen's 90th Birthday, all appear to be fine, face value well in excess of £800
Lot 1566
Large and quite comprehensive collection in nine volumes from 1970 to around 2012 including commemoratives, miniature sheets, definitive with values to £10, regionals and an excellent range of bar-code and prestige booklets, also some f.d.c.s and 'Post & Go' issues, condition almost all fine and with an appreciable postage content (Few Thousands)
Lot 1613
Booklet Panes: Very useful selection of KGV to KEVIII incl 1911-12 ½d yellow green die 1B watermark imperial crown (inverted), 1d pale carmine and 1d scarlet panes with watermark upright, all perf E, 1912-24 watermark simple cypher ½d pale green (2), one perf E, the other P, 1d brick-red (wmk inverted), perf P, 1d bright scarlet, perf I, 1½d red-brown, perf I, 2d orange die I (wmk inverted) perf I, 1924-26 watermark block cypher, 1½d red-brown two booklet panes of 4 plus 2 labels, (TELEPHONE SERVICE/AIR MAILS), one wmk upright, the other inverted and 1934-36 1½d red-brown, intermediate format, booklet pane of 4 plus 2 labels, perf P (Saving is Simple/WITH a Post Office HOME SAFE), watermark inverted, usual trimmed/straight edge in places, the majority u/m and with individual certs (27)
Lot 1647
Useful collection in one volume from 1840 to 1970 mint and used, QV mostly used including 1840 1d black (9), also one apparently unused, 2d blue (2), 1841 1d red-brown incl numbers 1 to 12 in MC, 1841-51 2s strip of 3, 1854-58 2d blue plate 6, 1864-79 1d incl 225, 1870 ½d incl plate 9, 1847-54 embossed 6d, 10d, 1s cut square, good range of SP incl 1855-57 4d small and medium garter, 1862-64 to 1s, 1867-80 to 2s brown, also 1s green plate 'Stock Exchange' forgery with possible lettering, 1867-83 wmk MC 10s and £1, wmk anchor 10s, 1873-80 to 1s orange-brown incl 4d grey-brown,1883-84 to 1s dull green, 1884 and 1888 £1 brown-lilac, KEVII DLR to £1 used, 1911 Harrision perf 14 3d used, KGV 1911 Aerial Post cards in green and brown, 1913 multiple cypher ½d and 1d mint and used, 1924 and 1925 Wembleys incl 'last day' covers (latter 1½d only), KGVI incl 1939-48 to £1 large part o.g., good run-through of QEII incl 1955, 1958 and 1959 Castles mint, 1962-64 phosphor commems and postage dues from 1914 (mostly used), condition typically mixed but later issues mostly fine (Few Hundreds)
Lot 8
The impressive Second World War and post war experimental flying D.F.C. group to Flight Lieutenant Denis Graham William Tayler, O.B.E., D.F.C., R.A.F.V.R: O.B.E., breast badge, 2nd type; Distinguished Flying Cross, reverse dated 1944; 1939-45 Star; copy Air Crew Europe Star and France and Germany Bar; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45, mounted for wearing; the John Derry and Anthony Richards memorial medal, inscribed to D.G. Tayler 1967, in original case; accompanied by thirteen pilot's flying log books, a silk 'escape map', fabric pilot's wings, the warrant for the O.B.E., a large collection of photographs relating the the recipient's post war experimental flying, and much other very good ephemera. Medals good very fine or better. D.F.C. London Gazette 06/06/44 O.B.E. London Gazette 31/05/56 The recipient was born in Lymington, Hampshire, 19th September 1920 and enlisted as Aircraftman 2nd Class 18th April 1940. By the time his D.F.C. was gazetted he was a Flying Officer serving with No 139 Squadron (then part of the Pathfinder Force), flying mosquitos on raids over Germany. He took part in the celebrated 'last raid of the war' on Kiel, 2nd May 1945. Following the war he continued his aviation career as a test pilot, flying in a huge variety of aircraft. Of particular note are photographs of Tayler with the prototype Shorts Belfast, which he piloted for its 55 minute maiden voyage on the 5th January 1964.
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