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Lot 259
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo1727 Venedig - 1804 ebendaNessos und De�aneiraR. u. signiert "Dom. Tiepolo f", l. o. nummeriert 61. Rücks. Nummerierung 409. Feder und Pinsel in Braun, laviert, auf Bütten. 19,5 x 27,5 cm. Mit Japanpapier angerändert. Min. fleckig. Rahmen (41 x 50 cm). Der Kentaur Nessos tat am Fluss Lykormas Fährdienste. Als Herakles mit seiner Gemahlin De�aneira den Fluss überqueren wollte, trug Nessos diese durch das Wasser. Als er sich an der jungen Schönheit vergriff, eilte Herakles zu Hilfe und tötete Nessos mit einem Giftpfeil. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo interpretiert diese Szene aus der antiken Mythologie mit großer künstlerischer Freiheit. Das Hauptaugenmerk des Künstlers liegt auf der bewegten Darstellung des vor Kraft strotzenden Nessos, der die sich heftig wehrende De�aneira zu entführen versucht. Die Szene spielt sich in einer idyllischen norditalienischen Landschaft ab, im Mittelgrund ist die Silhouette einer kleinen Stadt erkennbar, Pinien und Zypressen flankieren eine breite Landstraße, auf der in gewisser Entfernung zwei Personen zu erkennen sind. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, einer der berühmtesten venezianischen Künstler des 18. Jahrhunderts, war ein unermüdlicher Zeichner. Seine Blätter waren bereits bei den zeitgenössischen Sammlern sehr begehrt. Adelheid M. Gealt bezeichnet in ihrer Stellungnahme das vorliegende Blatt als "a particularly fine example" aus einer umfangreichen Serie von Zeichnungen Tiepolos, in welcher er sich mit der Darstellung von Kentauren befasste. James Byam Shaw, der große Kenner der Zeichnungen unseres Künstlers, sah in diesen Darstellungen seine "most delightful and original mythological subjects" (Byam Shaw, s. u., S. 41). Tiepolo scheint das Thema der Kentauren sehr geschätzt zu haben, nach Cailleux' Zusammenstellung von 77 vergleichbaren Blättern im Jahre 1974 konnte Gealt 2016 weitere 29 Zeichnungen des Sujets dem Themenkomplex hinzufügen. Auf dem vorliegenden Blatt sehen wir eines der bevorzugten Bewegungsmotive Tiepolos: der muskulöse Nessos, von hinten gesehen, seine kräftigen Arme umklammern das unglückliche Opfer seiner Attacke. Eine Szene, der sich der Künstler - stets variierend - mehrmals gewidmet hat. Als Beispiel für die motivische Kontinuität aber auch Variation verweist Gealt auf eine Zeichnung, die erst jüngst versteigert wurde (Auktion Tajan, Paris, 16. Dezember 2021, Kat.-Nr. 7). Diese "Entführung der De�aneira" zeigt die Gruppe der Hauptfiguren spiegelbildlich, mit sehr vergleichbarer Darstellung des Nessos. Dennoch variiert Tiepolo auf spielerische Weise: Während Nessos auf unserem Blatt in energischer Bewegung gegeben wird, er in die Landschaft hineinsprengt, hält er bei der erwähnten Vergleichszeichnung in der Bewegung inne und ist bemüht, De�aneira (hier von vorne gezeigt) die sich mit beiden Armen gestikulierend wehrt, zu halten. Ein in unserem Kontext hochinteressantes Blatt des British Museum, London (Inv.-Nr. 1885,0509.7) zeigt einen Kentauren, der auf seinem Rücken eine Satyrfrau trägt. Der Kentaur entspricht wiederum spiegelbildlich dem Nessos unserer Zeichnung, aber im Gegensatz zu De�aneira, die schließlich Opfer einer Entführung ist, schmiegt sich das Satyrweibchen liebevoll an den Pferdemenschen, der ihr seinen Oberkörper zuneigt. Fast könnte man von einem Gegenstück sprechen: hier der dramatische Raub einer menschlichen Frauengestalt, dort liebevolles Miteinander mit einem halbtierischen Mischwesen. Von gewisser Bedeutung könnte in diesem Zusammenhang auch die Nummerierung des Londoner Blattes sein: Es trägt links oben die Nummer "62", unsere Zeichnung ist "61" nummeriert. Es ist verlockend, zu unterstellen, dass die Nummerierungen vom Künstler selbst aufgebracht worden sind und wir hier die künstlerische Absicht Tiepolos wiedergespiegelt finden, De�aneira und den weiblichen Satyr in ihrem Verhalten bewusst zu vergleichen bzw. zu kontrastieren. Als andere Möglichkeit sieht Gealt aber auch die Nummerierung der Zeichnungen nach dem Tod des Künstlers durch seine Erben (seine Witwe), die sie an Sammler verkauften. Oder aber, als dritte Erklärung: Erst ein Sammler hat den reizvollen thematischen Zusammenhang erkannt und die Blätter selbst mit aufeinander folgenden Nummern versehen. Den Beginn von Giovanni Domenicos extensiver Beschäftigung mit dem Thema "Kentauren - Satyrn - Faune" könnte man zeitlich - aufgrund thematischer Parallelen - mit der Arbeit an den Fresken in der Villa Zianigo (ab 1757) festlegen. Der selbständige Kunstwerkscharakter der Zeichnungen spricht aber gegen eine Zuordnung zu einem bestimmten Projekt und so hat sich die Wissenschaft darauf verständigt, den Beginn dieser an die hundert Blätter umfassenden Serie mit der Rückkehr von Vater und Söhnen Tiepolo vom großen Würzburger Auftrag gleichzusetzen (1753). Bis in die 1790er Jahre scheint sich Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo dann mit dem Thema Kentauren und Satyrn beschäftigt zu haben Vgl. Byam Shaw, James, The Drawings of Domenico Tiepolo. London 1962. - Cailleux, Jean, Domenico Tiepolo: Centaurs, Fauns, Female Fauns and Satyrs among the drawings of Domenico Tiepolo, in: L'Art du Dix-huitième siècle. Supplement des Burlington Magazine, Bd. CXVI, Juni 1974. - Gealt, Adelheid M. (Hg.), Giambattista and Domenico Tiepolo. Master Drawings from the Anthony J. Moravec Collection. Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington 2016. Wir danken Prof. Adelheid M. Gealt, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, für Ihre großzügige Unterstützung im Rahmen der Katalogisierung. Als Datei liegt eine Stellungnahme Gealts vom 12. Mai 2022 vor, die ergänzt wird von einer Zusammenstellung verschiedener Vergleichszeichnungen. Provenienz: Süddeutscher Privatbesitz.
Lot 285
Niederlande (Nicolaes Bourgeois, verst. 1668 Amsterdam, Umkreis?)Stillleben mit Fayencekrug, Römer und RettichR. u. Reste einer Bezeichnung (rest.). Rücks. auf dem Keilrahmen Reste eines alten, französischen Katalogausschnitts mit Angabe "... Toile signé Mignon 1674". Öl auf Lwd. 62 x 53 cm. Doubliert. Rest. Rahmen min. besch. (78 x 69,5 cm).
Lot 329
Christian Mali1832 Broekhuizen b. Utrecht - 1906 MünchenHolländische Küstenlandschaft mit heimkehrender SchafherdeR. u. signiert, Ortsbezeichnung München und 1871 (o. '77) datiert. Öl auf Lwd. 104,5 x 138 cm. Craquelé. Rest. Rahmen min. besch (150,5 x 181 cm). Ein Gemälde vergleichbarer Darstellung, datiert 1869, wurde bei Nagel, Stuttgart, in der Auktion vom 6. Juni 2012 unter Kat.-Nr. 740 angeboten.
Lot 12
Prunkplatte "Char de la Ville"KPM Berlin, um 1875, Malerei Carl Grünwedel (1815 Pappenheim - 1895 München)"Historischer Festzug der Maria Leszczynska aus Polen, Gemahlin des französischen Königs Ludwig XV.". Porzellan. Oval mit seitlichen Rocaillegriffen. Hellblau staffierte Fahne mit reliefiertem, vergoldetem Ranken-, Rocaille- und Blütendekor. Im Spiegel bunte Darstellung des Festzuges, r. u. sign. C. Grünwedel 1875. Auf der Unterseite in Goldrankenkartusche betitelt. Blaue Szeptermarke, Malereimarke Kgl. b. pr. Porzellan-Malerei von Hannes & Wieninger, München. Min. best. 58 x 39 cm. Karl Grünwedel und die Firma Hannes & Wieninger lieferten seit circa 1868 Porzellanmalereien für die Ausstattung der Schlösser (Herrenchiemsee und Linderhof) König Ludwigs II. von Bayern, wobei das Service mit Szenen aus dem Leben König Ludwigs XIV. von Frankreich für Herrenchiemsee hervorzuheben wäre. Vgl. Hojer, Gerhard (Hrsg.), König Ludwig II.-Museum Herrenchiemsee. Katalog. München 1986, S. 367 - 403, 455. Vgl. Neuwirth, Waltraud, Porzellanmaler-Lexikon. Braunschweig 1977, Bd. I., S. 342 f.
Lot 264
Johann Georg von Dillis1759 Gmain - 1841 MünchenIm Botanischen Garten von PalermoRücks. Studie des Inneren eines Bauernhauses. R. u. bezeichnet "all' giardino botanico a Palermo". Bleistift und Feder in Schwarz, braun laviert und weiß gehöht, auf blauem Papier. Die rücks. Studie Bleistift, schwarz und braun laviert, weiß gehöht. 16 x 9,9 cm. Rahmen (31 x 24,5 cm). Im Oktober 1817 brach Johann Georg von Dillis im Gefolge von Kronprinz Ludwig von Bayern zu einer Italienreise auf, die ihn über Rom und Neapel auch nach Sizilien führen sollte. Eine Entstehung der vorliegenden Zeichnung, die - trotz fehlender Signatur - die charakteristischen Stilmerkmale der Zeichenkunst Dillis' aufweist - in diesem Zeitraum ist naheliegend.
Lot 388
Gabriel von Max1840 Prag - 1915 München"Fabiola"R. u. signiert, r. o. betitelt. Öl auf Lwd. 59 x 43,5 cm. Rest. Rahmen min. besch. (71,5 x 56 cm). Der Künstler bezieht sich bei dieser Darstellung auf den 1854 erschienenen Roman "Fabiola oder die Kirche der Katakomben" von Nicholas Patrick Stephen Kardinal Wiseman. In Rom zur Zeit der Christenverfolgungen unter Kaiser Diokletian findet Fabiola, reiche und schöne Patriziertocher, letztlich zum Christentum.
Lot 132
1975 Triumph T140 BonnevilleRegistration number KVX 705PFrame number GK61803Engine number GK6180326,939 recorded milesPresent ownership for 15 years Original machine with few modifications Last of the r/h gear change T140?sUnity Equipe 2 into 1 exhaustBoyer ignition K&N air filters Not used for 6 months but running ok at that timeV5C
Lot 16
1979 BMW R100T/RS Spares Being sold without reserve Including a dashboard fairing front grill Windscreen, side panels Left and right lower fairing panels-BMW R100RS Top right fairing ? new, unused Nose cone plus lens and shroud Fairing front T-piece and lower support RS starter cover Two R/H rocker box covers Clutch cable measure New centre stand, subframe Parcel carrier and numerous accessories with levers, grommets, fairing screws and other items
Lot 107
1961 BSA Spitfire ReplicaRegistration number 732 UYOFrame number 6A 721446Engine number DA10 R 6226Originally exported to USA in October 1961 as a BSA A10 SRReturned to the UK in 2014 Restored by the present owner in 2016 as a Spitfire replicaLast run at that time Previous MOT's, VMCC dating certificate A very attractive machineV5C
Lot 234
Ⓜ A FRENCH PARTISAN FOR THE ROYAL GUARD OF KING LOUIS XIII (1601, 1614-43)with tapering flat head formed with a medial ridge, a pair of up-turned and a pair of down-turned basal lugs, stamped ~C. Gounod~ on one face and with another name, probably ~Laine~ (unclear) on the other, tapering faceted socket moulded at the top, stamped ~10~ on the reverse and with traces of an inscription including ~Trent double~ on each face (rubbed), impaled by a transverse bolt with a characteristic up-turned hook finial on one side, the head etched with crowned Royal arms enclosed by the Order of St Michel and St Esprit above the letters ~LL~ on one face and with the crowned arms of Navarre on the other enclosed by the same orders, on a wooden haft with iron shoe60.0 cm; 23 5/8 in headProvenance; George R. Hann, Treetops, Pennsylvania, sold Christie~s, 19 May 1980, lot 62.; ; The maker Gounod is believed to have worked in Geneva. Another partisan of this type, formerly in the Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection, is preserved in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. See von Kienbusch 1963, no. 601.; ; Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Lot 235
Ⓜ A FRENCH PARTISAN FOR THE ROYAL GUARD OF LOUIS XIV AS DAUPHIN (1638, 1643-1715), CIRCA 1638-43with tapering flat head formed with a medial ridge, a pair of up-turned and a pair of down-turned basal lugs, stamped ~C. Gounod~ on one face and ~Laine~ on the other, tapering faceted socket moulded at the top, impaled by a transverse bolt with a characteristic up-turned hook finial on one side, the head etched with crowned Dauphin~s arms on each face, on an early wooden haft with iron shoe52.0 cm; 20 1/2 in headProvenance; George R. Hann, Treetops, Pennsylvania, sold Christie~s, 19 May 1980, lot 62.; ; Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Lot 261
A GEORGE V 1891 PATTERN MID-SHIPMAN~S DIRK BY GIEVESof regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolls, crowned Royal cypher, crowned Royal arms, crowned fouled anchor and the retailer~s name at the forte, brass hilt, complete with sword knot, in its scabbard, the locket engraved ~R. L. Davies~ with belt45.7 cm; 18 in blade
Lot 290
THE GEORGE V 1874 PATTERN SWORD OF R. F. SUTTON, FIRST LIFE GUARDS, RETAILED BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO. 42762 FOR 1910of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal Arms, crowned Royal cypher, regimental details, the owner~s crest and motto and the retailer~s details, plated hilt with brass fittings, in its brass-mounted plaited scabbard with two rings for suspension; 94.0 cm; 37 in blade; ; The Wilkinson sword records state that sword no. 42762 was sold to R. F. Sutton, 1st Life Guards, 24th November 1910. The crest and motto are of the Sutton family of Scawby Hall, Lincolnshire.
Lot 295
AN EDWARD VII ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS SWORD RETAILED BY HOLT & SON, 20 SACKVILLE STREET, LONDON, NO. 1767with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, crowned Royal arms, and the owners initials ~A. N. R. Mc. N.~, regulation brass hilt including the crowned Royal cypher, in its plated dress scabbard complete with a field service scabbard82.5 cm; 32 ½ in bladeThe Royal Army Medical Corps retained the sword that had been abandoned by the Infantry regiments some years earlier.
Lot 350
A PAIR OF VICTORIAN HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY TRUMPET BANNERStwo separate faces, each now mounted on a wooden frame, in crimson silk, edged all round with gold embroidery; in the centre, a flattened crown flanked by letters V and R, above the Royal Arms within a Garter with supporters, each with a cherub above, and the motto scroll below, all in gold and silver embroidery; the outer edging of gold fringe (the embroidery dull and crimson silk worn)(2)
Lot 420
˜A FINELY CONSTRUCTED MODEL OF A 68 PDR. DUNDAS 1846 PATTERN SHELL GUN OF 95CWT, MADE AT THE ROYAL GUN FACTORY, WOOLWICH, NO.4, DATED 1863; with heavy bronze barreL formed in five moulded stages and swelling towards the muzzle, the first reinforce stamped with Government ownership broad arrow, the weight ~2.3.2~ and the year of manufacture, raised vent field (plugged, probably in the workshops at the end of its working life), rounded cascable with ring-shaped button, and a pair of plain trunnions stamped R.G.F. for Royal Gun Factory and engraved with horizontal axis bisected and stamped ~No. 4.~: on its bronze-mounted mahogany sliding stepped carriage with small bronze trucks and elevating device, on its bronze-mounted dwarf traversing platform, the underside stamped W.D. R, all with bronze fittings throughout; 57.5 cm; 22 5/8 in barrel; 81.3 cm; 32 in the platform; ; The weight ~2.3.2~ is expressed cwt., qrs., and lbs.; ; The present gun is modelled on the iron 68 pdr. Dundas design of 1846. Colonel W. B. Dundas was Inspector of Artillery and of the Royal Brass Foundry 1839-52. His 68 pdr. was introduced around 1840 and was described by Sir Howard Douglas as ~one of the most valuable guns in service~ in his Naval Gunnery of 1851. ; ; The subsequent gun of this pattern, numbered 5, is preserved at the Royal Armouries, Fort Nelson (object no. XIX.190). See Blackmore 1976, pp. 178-179, plate 75.
Lot 484
A FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE LOCK SIGNED R. JENNINGS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY; with brass barrel flaring towards the muzzle, inscribed ~London~ on the flat within a linear frame drawn-out to a loop over the breech, engraved tang decorated with foliage and border ornament, signed stepped engraved bevelled lock decorated with foliage and border ornament, fitted with bevelled lock decorated en suite, rainproof pan and roller (the lock added to a let-in panel of wood in the blunderbuss~s early working life), figured full stock (light bruising), pineapple chequered grip, engraved brass mounts comprising trigger-guard decorated with a rococo flowerhead on the bow and with acorn finial, butt-plate with tang en suite, and a pair of moulded ramrod-pipes and associated horn-tipped wooden ramrod with iron worm; 29.0 cm; 11 1/2 in barrel; ; A Richard Jennings is recorded at Broad Street, Hereford 1821-30, Little Berrington Street 1834-44 and Broad Street 1849.; ;
Lot 528
AN 18 BORE PERCUSSION RIFLED BELT PISTOL SIGNED R. B. RODDA & CO, LONDON, AND A 54 BORE PERCUSSION PISTOL SIGNED H. SMITH, LONDON, BIRMINGHAM PROOF MARKS, MID-19TH CENTURYthe first with signed barrel fitted with German silver fore-sight and stirrup ramrod beneath (restored), engraved lock with spurious signature, figured walnut full stock, and iron mounts including belt hook; the second with signed octagonal rebrowned sighted barrel, scroll-engraved German silver side-hammer action, finely chequered walnut butt, engraved iron trigger-guard and German silver shield-shaped escutcheon with the owner~s initials ~TK~the first: 16.8 cm; 6 5/8 in barrel(2)
Lot 586
A SET OF TWENTY-FOUR GEORGE IV MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRSBY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1830Each chair with front seat rail stamped 'GILLOWS.LANCASTER', to include two armchairseach 89cm high, 50cm wide, 55cm deep For an example of chair of closely related form and incorporating a near identical top rail, see Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, Antique Collectors' Club, 2008, volume II, page 244, plate B20. Some of the chairs have pencil signatures to the undersides. This includes 'J. Dixon' which is possibly one of two John Dixons who are recorded as working for Gillows from 1807 and 1814 respectively. Another chair appears to be signed 'R. Law***' which could possibly relate to Robert Lawson who is recorded as working for the firm in the 1820s and 30s. His pencil signature appears to the underside of a related example of chair, see Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, Antique Collectors' Club, 2008, volume I, page 243, plate 209. For a set of twenty-four dining chairs by Gillows, see Christie's, London, Hackwood Park, 22nd April 1998, Lot 158 (£199,500). Condition Report: All with marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useAll more recently upholstered, the armchairs and two side chairs with corduroy upholstery, the remaining side chairs all with green-and-cream stripped fabric, the button castors throughout are later applied to protect carpetsThe armchairs entirely solid and stable, one with old splits and repairs to the curved ends of the back where they meet the uprightSome signs of old woodworm to some of the side chairs, there are also some with old splits and repairs to the curved ends of the back where they meet the uprightMost of the chairs are in a fairly uniform 'ginger' colour, one has had a stain applied and is much 'redder' than the others - please see a comparison picture for details Some natural variation across the chairs due to their being made by differing makers in the workshop to a patternPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer
Lot 166
Two antiquarian prints'Front view of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane', etching, published by James Whittle and James R H Laurie, 31cm x 45.5cm and 'A view of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich in Kent' etching, 27cm x 40.5cm (2)Foxing and some marks. Hand colouring is later. Overall scuffs and some marks/display wear to the frames.
Lot 338
Silver three piece bachelors teaset the teapot having wooden finial and handle, with inscription that reads "D. R Evans Esq, presented by his colleagues on the staff at Ellesmere College, in appreciation of 30 years devoted service to the Woodward School 1898-1928". 13cm high approx overall, bearing marks for Mappin and Webb, Sheffield, 1927, 652g approx overall (3)Some dents and marks, consistent with age and use throughout. The teapot has damage to the spout and a mis shapen foot rim.
Lot 507
THE 'GREGSON HOUSE' AN IMPORTANT EARLY VICTORIAN CUPBOARD DOLL'S HOUSE FROM 1830, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CONTENTS EARLY AND ORIGINAL the pine cupboard complete with original un-restored pale graining and with a moulded cornice above a pair of six panelled doors, over three short drawers, the whole raised on short shaped bracket feet; the pair of panelled doors opening to reveal nine room settings on three floors (three bedrooms above a music, dining and drawing room and the lower floor with hallway flanked by kitchen and rare still-room) the rooms communicating with thick opening latched brass handled doors and with marbled fireplaces with steel and brass inserts, cornicing and skirting to the main reception rooms, the original carpets mainly of thin velvet or oil cloth or baize, the walls covered with original coloured paper, sometimes hand painted or embossed and often edged in gilt or printed flowers and the whole containing the original furniture of wood, tin, card and in one instance pressed bread dressed in watered silks and other original fabrics, the walls hung with watercolours many painted by the original owner Bessie Wilkinson who also worked the drawing room carpet, also containing extensive fittings in ceramic, glass, alabaster and lead, the whole house peopled with the original dolls, including a cook doll with leather hands The cupboard: 204cm high, 168.7cm wide, 61cm deep; each room: 51cm high, 50.5cm wide and 51cm deep. Provenance Ordered, made for and furnished by Miss Elizabeth 'Bessie' Wilkinson (died 1857) of Aston Hall, Birmingham. By descent, to her nephew Henry Gregson 1857 who lived at Moorlands. By descent, to Annie Canon-Cox Little. By descent, to her daughter Lady Wenlock until about 1957 of Knockin Hall, Oswestry, Shropshire. Thence by family descent, until 2010 when sold by private treaty to the present vendor, a family friend. Elizabeth 'Bessie' Wilkinson was the scion of a great iron making dynasty being daughter of William Wilkinson (1744 - 1808) and niece of John 'IronMad' Wilkinson (1728 - 1808) most famous for instigating the famous Ironbridge in Coalbrookdale in the 1770's and who both had interests in iron works in North Wales and Shropshire. Both were tied in with Matthew Boulton senior and James Watt seniors' business making boilers in Birmingham. On the death of their father William in 1808 'Bessie' and her sister Mary Anne were made guardians of James Watt junior (1769 - 1848) who from about 1817 until his death leased and lived at the fine Jacobean prodigy house Aston Hall in Birmingham; ancestral home of the Holte family, it is listed Grade I and now owned and run as a museum by Birmingham City Corporation. 'Bessie's' sister Mary Anne had on 24th February 1817 married Matthew Robinson Boulton (1770 - 1842), only son of the great 18th century entrepreneur Matthew Boulton (1728 - 1809) who was also a member of the Lunar society and manufacturer of small metal trinkets, ormolu, silverware and in conjunction with James Watt senior of the steam engines that revolutionised industrial Britain. Mary Anne and Matthew Boulton lived at Soho House in Birmingham, built by his father to designs by Samuel and James Wyatt - the latter also providing designs for silver ware to Boulton senior. The fine Georgian house still exists as a museum run by the council. Mary Anne Boulton sadly died in childbirth on 7th June 1829, leaving seven children and a new born baby girl who was also named Mary. It was this tragedy that precipitated the creation of this wonderful doll's house to help her little nieces and nephews recover from this great sadness by their maiden aunt Elizabeth 'Bessie' Wilkinson. The doll's house was originally called 'Maryland Lodge' after her sister and baby niece. The house itself was possibly made for Aunt Bessie by estate carpenters but is fine enough to have been supplied by a more sophisticated cabinet maker. The nieces visited nearby Aston Hall where Aunt Bessie lived and between the years 1830 and 1850 they worked on it together collecting items, making some of the furniture and Aunt Bessie herself painted the watercolours and worked the carpet in the drawing room. Aunt Bessie died in 1857. Her sister Mary Anne is commemorated in a fine monument by Sir Francis Chantrey R. A. at St Michael's Church, Great Tew, Oxfordshire where the Boultons had their country estate. The contents of Great Tew House were sold by Sotheby's in 1987 and included furniture supplied by George Bullock who had also supplied furniture to James Watt junior. Bullock's associated cabinet maker and designer Richard Bridgens was furnishing Aston Hall from the 1820's onwards from his Birmingham workshop. Exhibited At No. 1, Royal Crescent Bath c.1985/6. Literature Vivien Greene, Family Dolls' Houses, pp.101-106 where the 'Gregson House' is discussed in detail and illustrated. Catalogue Note This remarkable doll's house has not only a fantastic provenance and has never been on the open market before, it is also in remarkably good and original condition with its original contents, the main reason being (according to family repute) 'no child has ever been allowed to play with it'. Doll's houses or 'Baby Houses' were originally conversation pieces of wealthy adults with the earliest examples dating from the 16th century. They were not meant to be used as toys, but as items of wonder of a world in miniature or sometimes as an educational tool. Vivien Greene (wife of Grahame Greene the famous author) in her book 'Family Doll's Houses' of 1973 wrote that the Gregson House was a 'splendid example of a 'cupboard house'. She thought the Still Room was unique in her experience 'and it is a delight to survey the ranges of built-in cupboards, curved round the room, some filled with china'.
Lot 324
Four: Private G. W. Glarvey, Gloucestershire Regiment, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War at the Battle of Imjin River, April 1951, and was subsequently Mentioned in Despatches Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Korea 1950-53, 1st issue, with M.I.D. oak leaf (5500001 Pte. G. W. Glarvey. Glosters.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, mounted court-style for wear; together with a United States of America Presidential Unit Citation riband bar, nearly extremely fine (4) £800-£1,000 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 8 December 1953: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Korea.’ George William Glarvey served with the Gloucestershire Regiment in Korea, and was captured and taken Prisoner of War at the Battle of Imjin whilst serving with Battalion Headquarters. The Battle of Imjin started on Sunday 22 April 1951 when wave after wave of Chinese infantry attacked the Gloster Battalion position. In the course of a three-day battle, the main thrust of the Chinese 63rd Army was directed against the Gloster’s position and it is estimated that the Chinese suffered over 7,000 casualties. After 60 hours of intense hand-to-hand fighting the Battalion was gradually forced back onto Hill 235, later known as Gloster Hill. Air resupply parachutes fell into enemy hands and the attempt at rescue by an armoured column led by the 8th Hussars failed. When the ammunition state was only three rounds per man, the Commanding Officer, Colonel J. P. Carne D.S.O., gave the order- ‘Break Out. Move independently. Make your own way back to the Allied Lines’. It was a daunting task and required great bravery and determination. Many tried and were killed in the attempt. Colonel Carne told the Doctor, Captain R. P. Hickey R.A.M.C., ‘I’m afraid we will have to leave the wounded behind’. There were some 80 casualties lying in an improvised Regimental Aid Post, so Captain Hickey decided he would remain with these wounded men and not try to escape. The Padre, the Reverend S. J. Davies R.A.Ch.D. also decided to remain with the wounded saying to Medical Sergeant S. J. Brisland, ‘This looks like a holiday in Peking for some of us’. The men of the Medical Section thus gave up their chance to escape for, as they saw it, ‘It was their duty to remain and look after the wounded’. They were then captured by the Chinese. In the Imjin Battle the Glosters suffered over 600 casualties, killed, wounded and taken prisoner. For his leadership and gallantry at the Battle of Imjin, Colonel Carne was awarded the Victoria Cross, as was Lieutenant P. F. K. Curtis who was killed leading his platoon in a counter attack. The Battalion were awarded the Battle Honour “Imjin” and, as a result of their bravery, the President of the United States awarded the Battalion as a whole a Presidential Citation. Sold with copied research.
Lot 325
Four: Major R. J. L. Robertson, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Palestine 1945-48, Malaya (Maj. R. J. L. Robertson. R.E.M.E.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed as issued, mounted for wear, generally very fine or better (4) £180-£220 --- Ralph James Leishman Robertson was initially commissioned into the Royal Artillery, prior to transferring to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in 1942. He subsequently transferred to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and was granted the rank of Honorary Major in 1947. Robertson relinquished his commission in July 1959.
Lot 326
Four: Private F. R. Koch, Ceylon Light Infantry Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Ceylon (11010 Pte. F. R. Koch C.L.I.); Ceylon, Dominion, Armed Forces Inauguration Medal 1954, unnamed as issued, edge bruising to last, otherwise good very fine (4) £100-£140 --- Frederick R. Koch served with the Ceylon Light Infantry during the Second World War, during which the C.L.I. was deployed to the Seychelles and Cocos Islands; escorted Italian Prisoners of War from the Middle East to Ceylon; and later escorted Japanese Prisoners of War from Ceylon to India. Koch continued to serve after the Second World War, and was awarded the Efficiency Medal in 1950 (Ceylon Government Gazette 8 December 1950), and the Ceylon Armed Forces Inauguration Medal in 1954. Sold with copied research.
Lot 327
Four: Inspector J. G. Phillips, Palestine Police and Kenya Police Reserve, later Inland Revenue Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (3000 2/B/Sjt. J. C. Phillips. Pal. Police.) unit partially officially corrected; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (M.598 I.P.I. (R). J. C. Phillips.) nearly extremely fine (4) £140-£180 --- John Graham Phillips served wit hthe Palestine Police before being appointed a Revenue Officer in the Inland Revenue Department and Inspector of Licences ands Taxes, Kenya, on 1 April 1950. He also served as an Inspector of Police First Class (Reserve) in the Kenya Police, and was advanced Chief Cashier of the Inland Revenue Department on 1 June 1956, and Registrar of Motor Vehicles from 1 July 1961. Sold with a Palestine Police button; a Kenya Police Reserve shoulder title; and copied research.
Lot 335
Three: Corporal T. J. Evans, Royal Hampshire Regiment General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (22244038 Pte. T. Evans. R. Hamps.); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Borneo (22244038 Cpl. T. J. Evans. R. Hamps.); U.N. Medal, on UNFICYP riband, mounted court-style as worn, good very fine (3) £140-£180
Lot 336
Pair: Warrant Officer Class 1 R. E. Parkins, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, E.II.R. (19025760 W.O. Cl. 2. R. E. Parkins. R.E.M.E.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army (19025760 W.O. Cl. 1. R. E. Parkins. REME.) mounted court-style for wear, toned, generally very fine or better (2) £50-£70
Lot 340
Pair: Private T. R. Traill, Parachute Regiment General Service 1962-2007, 4 clasps, Malay Peninsula, Borneo, South Arabia, Northern Ireland, clasps mounted in this order (23871572 Pte. T. R. Traill. Para.); U.N. Medal, on UNFICYP ribbon, mounted court-style as worn, good very fine (2) £500-£700
Lot 344
Pair: Private S. L. R. Robinson, Parachute Regiment, who served with 3 Para in the Falklands campaign and was present at the battle for Mount Longdon General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24460018 Pte S L R Robinson Para); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24460018 Pte S L R Robinson Para) nearly extremely fine (2) £1,800-£2,200 --- Private S. L. R. Robinson enlisted on 21 June 1977, and was posted to 3 PARA. He served in Osnabruck, West Germany 1977-79, Northern Ireland 1979-80, and in Canada in 1982. He served with 3 PARA in the Falklands campaign and was present at the battle for Mount Longdon. Robinson was discharged on 14 November 1983, after 6 years service (Accompanying details supplied by vendor refer).
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Four: Lance-Corporal M. R. Lott, Royal Engineers Operational Service Medal 2000, for Sierra Leone (25068222 Spr M R Lott RE) impressed naming; Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (25068222 Spr M R Lott RE) impressed naming; Iraq 2003-11, 1 clasp, 19 Mar to 28 Apr 2003 (25068222 LCpl M R Lott RE); Jubilee 2002, unnamed as issued, minor edge bruising, otherwise nearly extremely fine (4) £360-£440
Lot 375
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Samana 1891 (Lieut. R. H. M. Currie 1st Bn. 5th Gurkha Regt.) dark toned, extremely fine £300-£400 --- Robert Henry Money Currie was born on 8 October 1869, son of Major-General Robert Hamilton Currie. He was first commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant into the West Riding Regiment on 1 February 1888, becoming Lieutenant on 12 February 1890, and was appointed to the Indian Staff Corps, 2nd Punjab Infantry, on 15 March 1890. He was attached to the 1st Battalion, 5th Gurkha Regiment during the Black Mountain expedition of 1891 and was present at the spirited action against the villages of Saragarhi and Ghuztang on 20 April 1891 (Medal with Clasp). He died in a polo accident on 7 November 1893.
Lot 381
China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Lt. Col. J. R. S. Sayer, 1st. Dgrn. Gds.) edge bruising, possibly caused by the medal having been held in a circular mount, otherwise very fine £400-£500 --- K.C.B. London Gazette 29 June 1906. C.B. London Gazette 1 March 1861. James Robert Steadman Sayer was born at Sibton, Suffolk, in 1826, the eldest son of Robert Sayer, High Sheriff of Suffolk, and was commissioned Cornet in the 1st Dragoon Guards on 23 May 1845. Promoted Lieutenant by purchase on 31 March 1848, and Captain on 22 November 1850, he embarked aboard Himalaya at Liverpool in May 1855 for service in the Crimea, and was present at the Battle of Tchernaya and the Siege of Sebastopol (clasp). Promoted Major on 6 February 1857 and Lieutenant-Colonel on 21 October 1859, Sayer commanded the Regiment in China throughout the campaign of 1860, including the action of Sinho and the surrender of Pekin. On 20 September, the King's Dragoon Guards made a daring and successful charge against Tartars in entrenched positions along a bank of the Pei-Ho River, a manoeuvre deemed impossible for cavalry to achieve. For this action Sayer was Mentioned in Despatches, Sidney Herbert writing to Queen Victoria: ‘The charge of the King's Dragoon Guards was an act of horsemanship most remarkable. The Tartars were posted on an elevated mound with a deep ditch in front, and the Horse had not only to clear the ditch, but also to lead up the height at the same time. Only one man was unhorsed. The Sikh cavalry tried to do it, but upwards of 30 saddles were immediately empty. On looking at this and another obstacle with a deep drop, which the King’s Dragoon Guards passed, he [General Sir Hope Grant] says it is impossible to conceive how cavalry could do it.’ Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 1 March 1861, Sayer was promoted Colonel on 21 October 1864 and Major-General on 6 February 1870. He retired from the Army in 1883, with the rank of Lieutenant-General, and was elevated to K.C.B. in the 1906 Birthday Honours’ List. He died in 1908. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient. Note: Another China Medal with the same two clasps to this man, named (Lt. Col. Jas. Robt. Steadman Sayer, 1st Dragn. Gds.); together with his officially impressed Crimea Medal with clasp Sebastopol (Capt. J. R. S. Sayer. 1st Dragoon Gds.) and Turkish Crimea Medal is known to exist.
Lot 391
Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Maj: W. R. Bunbury. Bl: S.C. Exe: Com: Off:) minor edge bruising, nearly extremely fine £140-£180 --- William Reeves Bunbury was born in 1839 and attested for the 82nd Regiment of Foot in 1858 . He transferred to the Bengal Staff Corps in 1866 and was Promoted Major in 1878, seeing active service during the Second Afghan War with the Commissariat Department of the Kurram Field Force. Appointed Assistant Commissary General First Class in 1884, and Colonel, Indian Staff Corps in 1888, he retired in 1896 and died in 1906.
Lot 418
The Queen’s South Africa Medal awarded to Private A. Mitton, 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action at Caesar’s Camp (Wagon Hill), Ladysmith, 6 January 1900, in which action the regiment won two V.C.’s Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Defence of Ladysmith (5060 Pte. A. Mitton, Manchester Regt.) polished, otherwise very fine £400-£500 --- A. Mitton, 1st Manchester Regiment was a member of “A” Company and was killed in action at Wagon Hill, 6 January 1900, when the regiment was heavily engaged. Under Colonel Curran, Caesar’s Camp was manned by the Manchesters and the 42nd Battery R.F.A., Naval and Natal Brigade Volunteers. The Boers occupied part of the area and there was bitter fighting for most of the day. Only after some 15 hours of combat were the Boers driven from the hill. The fighting took its toll of the Manchesters with casualties amounting to 33 killed and 41 wounded. For this action, Privates R. Scott and J. Pitts, both of “D” Company, were awarded the V.C. for ‘holding out in their sangar for fifteen hours without food or water, all the time keeping a sharp look-out, although the enemy occupied some sangars on their immediate left rear.’ (Elandslaagte, by David J. Biggins refers). The battle is known in English as Wagon Hill but the larger area of the battle was on the neighbouring plateau of Caesar's Camp where the Manchesters had their camp and fought on 6 January 1900. “A” and “D” companies were principally involved. The men in “D” Company qualified for the clasp Elandslaagte, having fought in that battle a few months earlier, whilst “A” Company was not at Elandslaagte. “D” Company was holding the crest from a series of sangars and at about 3 am “A” Company was pushing up to relieve them when the Boers stormed over the crest. The men in the sangars fought a desperate battle to keep the Boers out, while those of “A” Company also came under heavy fire from the attacking Boers on the crest. Privates Pitts and Scott of”D” Company were awarded the Victoria Cross. They were the only survivors of the defenders of one of the sangars. Victoria Crosses were also awarded for this action to Lieutenant R. Digby Jones, Royal Engineers (posthumous), Lieutenant J. Masterson, Devon Regiment, and Trooper H. Albrecht, Imperial Light Horse (posthumous).
Lot 426
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (Captn. R. H. W. Tulloh, A.P.D.) engraved naming, small area of erasure between rank and initials, good very fine £180-£220 --- Henry William Tulloh was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Yorkshire Light Infantry on 18 January 1888, and served with the 1st Battalion. He was promoted Lieutenant on 20 November 1889 and Captain on 10 March 1894, and subsequently served as the regiment’s Paymaster. He transferred to the Army Pay Department on 12 March 1901, and served with this new unit in South Africa during the Boer War the following year. His brother, Lieutenant-Colonel G. S. Tulloh, Gloucestershire Regiment, as killed in action at Sanctuary Wood during the Great War on 9 May 1915.
Lot 428
The Queen’s South Africa Medal awarded to Corporal G. Leech, 1st Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action at Caesar’s Camp (Wagon Hill), Ladysmith, 6 January 1900, in which action the regiment won two V.C.’s Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith (4292 Cpl. G. Leech, Manchester Regt.) extremely fine £500-£700 --- G. Leech, 1st Manchester Regiment was a member of “D” Company and was killed in action at Wagon Hill, 6 January 1900, when the regiment was heavily engaged. Under Colonel Curran, Caesar’s Camp was manned by the Manchesters and the 42nd Battery R.F.A., Naval and Natal Brigade Volunteers. The Boers occupied part of the area and there was bitter fighting for most of the day. Only after some 15 hours of combat were the Boers driven from the hill. The fighting took its toll of the Manchesters with casualties amounting to 33 killed and 41 wounded. For this action, Privates R. Scott and J. Pitts, both of “D” Company, were awarded the V.C. for “holding out in their sangar for fifteen hours without food or water, all the time keeping a sharp look-out, although the enemy occupied some sangars on their immediate left rear.”’ (Elandslaagte, by David J. Biggins refers) The battle is known in English as Wagon Hill but the larger area of the battle was on the neighbouring plateau of Caesar's Camp where the Manchesters had their camp and fought on 6 January 1900. “A” and “D” companies were principally involved. The men in “D” Company qualified for the clasp Elandslaagte, having fought in that battle a few months earlier, whilst “A” Company was not at Elandslaagte. “D” Company was holding the crest from a series of sangars and at about 3 am “A” Company was pushing up to relieve them when the Boers stormed over the crest. The men in the sangars fought a desperate battle to keep the Boers out, while those of “A” Company also came under heavy fire from the attacking Boers on the crest. Privates Pitts and Scott of”D” Company were awarded the Victoria Cross. They were the only survivors of the defenders of one of the sangars. Victoria Crosses were also awarded for this action to Lieutenant R. Digby Jones, Royal Engineers (posthumous), Lieutenant J. Masterson, Devon Regiment, and Trooper H. Albrecht, Imperial Light Horse (posthumous).
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