MEMORIAL FLIGHT: A colour 27 x 20.5 print by the artist Robert Taylor entitled Memorial Flight, the image depicting a Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster in flight during the RAF Battle of Britain memorial flight, individually signed by the World War II pilots Leonard Cheshire VC (1917-1992) British Group Captain, a bomber pilot of World War II who served as Officer Commanding 617 Squadron November 1943 - July 1944, Victoria Cross winner for his aerial exploits during World War II, Johnnie Johnson (1915-2001) British World War II Ace (34 victories) and Peter Townsend (1914-1995) British Flying Ace of World War II, participated in the Battle of Britain. All have signed in bold pencil with their names alone to the lower border. Together with a colour 24 x 18 print by the artist M. A. Kinnear entitled An Unexpected Passenger signed by the Hurricane pilot R. T. Holmes and also by the artist, both in bold pencil to the lower white border. Limited edition number 126 of 500. Both prints are rolled. VG, 2
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SHERBROOKE ROBERT: (1901-1972) English Rear-Admiral, Victoria Cross winner for his actions on 31st December 1942 during the Battle of the Barents Sea. A.L.S., R St. V. Sherbrooke, Captain, Royal Navy, one page, 8vo, Admiralty, London, 26th July n.y. (c.1950s?), to Mr. Barratt. Sherbrooke writes, in full, 'I thank you for the remarks contained in your letter of 1st July. I have pleasure in signing myself -'. About EX
![[WORLD WAR II]: ALEXANDER HAROLD (1891-1969) British Field Marshal of World War II & CLARK MARK W. (1896-1984) American L](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e436c509-4a40-43ec-a5ed-add500ceb156/bb1411bf-ce7b-490c-b185-add700e6a901/468x382.jpg)
[WORLD WAR II]: ALEXANDER HAROLD (1891-1969) British Field Marshal of World War II & CLARK MARK W. (1896-1984) American Lieutenant General of World War II. A World War II date national flag of the United Kingdom (measuring 113 x 60”), the Union Jack consisting of the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England), edged in white, superimposed on the Cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which are superimposed on the Saltire of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland), manufactured by T. C. Hayward & Co. Ltd and bearing their stamp to the hoist, with two off-white cloth panels, each measuring approximately 11 x 2.5”, neatly stitched alongside each other to the flag, the first signed by Harold Alexander, 'H. R. Alexander, General, C in C Allied Armies in Italy, 1944', and the second by Mark W. Clark, with his name alone. A contemporary clear plastic protective covering has been neatly stitched over each of the panels. Accompanied by a partially printed oblong 4to card stating that the flag bears the signatures of Alexander and Clark and that it was presented to the United Nations Senior Youth Federation and that 'to the gracious courtesy of the distinguished donor of this historic and priceless gift must ever be extended the deep and sincere gratitude and thanks of all'. Rare. Some light age wear, VG
![[CANADA]: McNAUGHTON ANDREW (1887-1966) Canadian General of World War II, GOC Canadian Corps 1940-41, GOC First Canadian Army](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e436c509-4a40-43ec-a5ed-add500ceb156/099bdb4b-e200-45ed-b1a1-add700e6abcd/468x382.jpg)
[CANADA]: McNAUGHTON ANDREW (1887-1966) Canadian General of World War II, GOC Canadian Corps 1940-41, GOC First Canadian Army 1942-43 and later Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations 1948-49. A World War II date Canadian Red Ensign (measuring 72.5 x 35”) with a red field featuring the Royal Union Flag in the canton, defaced with the shield portion of the coat of arms of Canada, with the manufacturers label of J. J. Turner & Sons, Peterborough, Ontario, stitched to the hoist, signed by McNaughton in black ink with his name alone to the upper edge of the hoist. Accompanied by a T.L.S. by Major R. B. McDougall, Personal Assistant to McNaughton, one page, 4to, Headquarters, First Canadian Army, 20th January 1944, to the Grimsby & District United Youth Group, sending thanks on behalf of McNaughton for their good wishes and continuing to state that McNaughton 'regrets very much that the ensigns have taken so long in coming from Canada, and wishes me to tell you that he intends to take this matter up personally when he returns' and further adding 'After he has obtained and autographed the flags, they will be forwarded to you through Canadian Military Headquarters, London'. Also including a partially printed oblong 4to card stating that McNaughton personally signed the flag and that it was presented to the United Nations Senior Youth Federation and that 'to the gracious courtesy of the distinguished donor of this historic and priceless gift must ever be extended the deep and sincere gratitude and thanks of all'. Rare. Some age wear, otherwise VG, 3
CLARK MARK W.: (1896-1984) American General of World War II who also served in the Korean War. Vintage signed 4to printed cover from Time newsmagazine, 7th July 1952, featuring a colour image of Clark in a head and shoulders pose wearing his uniform and with the printed caption beneath, 'General Mark Clark - The Korean question: win, lose or draw?' Signed by Clark in fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area. Accompanied by a T.L.S. by Lieutenant Colonel R. L. Shoemaker, Deputy, Secretary General Staff, one page, 4to, General Headquarters, Far East Command, 23rd July 1952, to Edward A. Pollock, returning the Time cover which Clark had signed as requested and wishing him success with his collection. Some light creasing and minor age wear to the extreme edges of the cover, otherwise VG, 2
SCIENTISTS: Selection of signed clipped pieces, cards, T.Ls.S. (2) by various scientists etc., all of whom were involved in research and other projects during World War II, including Robert Watson-Watt (pioneer of radio direction finding and radar technology, the former of which provided vital advance information which helped the Royal Air Force win the Battle of Britain), Thomas R. Merton (whose work with phosphorescent powders with cathode rays made possible the two-layer long-persistence radar screens which helped to bring victory in the Battle of Britain; T.L.S., Thomas R Merton, one page, 8vo, Hereford, 18th September 1944, to Capt. Paterson, stating, in part, 'I can assure you that the flying-bomb was defeated by the fighters, the guns and the ballons (sic) and that the contribution which the Scientist was able to make was really of secondary importance'), John Baker (creator of the Morrison indoor air raid shelter), Alwyn Crow (involved in research into ballistics, projectiles and missiles 1916-53), Ben Lockspeiser (Director of scientific research at the Air Ministry during World War II), Donald Bailey (inventor of the Bailey bridge, about which Montgomery of Alamein is recorded as saying that 'without the Bailey bridge, we should not have won the war'), William Cook (Deputy controller of the Projectile Development Establishment during World War II), Christopher Hinton (Deputy Director General at the Ministry of Supply during World War II), Archibald Low (2; 'the father of radio guidance systems') etc. Several of the signatures are laid down to cards and some have attached printed biographies etc. G to VG, 13
WORLD WAR II: A hardback bound 4to Visitor's Book from the Embassy Club in Berlin containing over 190 signatures by various military leaders, servicemen and other individuals who visited the club between 1945-46, the majority of them British although also featuring some Americans and people of other nationalities, including B. L. Montgomery (dated 10th November 1945), Claude Auchinleck (dated 9th June 1946), Lewis Lyne, James Orr, Eric Nares, Wing Commander William J. Smith, Leslie B. Nicholls, Air Vice Marshal Raymund Hart, Robert A. Willard, Dudley Hallwood (two original coloured crayon drawings, one depicting Winston Churchill and other gentlemen smoking cigars and the other, loosely inserted, captioned The Man who Ordered Oxo at the Embassy), John N. Cheney, Lancelot Royle (Olympic silver medallist, 1924), William Strang, 1st Baron Strang, John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough, Lady Caroline Spencer-Churchill, Major General W. H. A. Bishop, Harman Grisewood, Major General Ian Erskine, Group Captain J. Woodroffe, Vice Admiral C. J. A. Miles, Frederick Elwyn Jones, William Steffens, General Sir George Erskine, Major General W. R. N. Hinde, Syed Shahid Hamid, Desmond Young and many others. Most of the signatories have added their ranks alongside their signatures and many have also added various comments. Bound in soft leather and with five raised bands to the spine. Some light overall age wear, about VG
![[NAZI OCCULT]: DARRE RICHARD WALTHER: (1895-1953) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer of World War II. Reich Minister of Food and Agricultur](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e436c509-4a40-43ec-a5ed-add500ceb156/50097d58-5389-4ad0-8240-add700e71064/468x382.jpg)
[NAZI OCCULT]: DARRE RICHARD WALTHER: (1895-1953) SS-Obergruppenfuhrer of World War II. Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture 1933-42. T.L.S., R Walther Darre, one page, 4to, Hohenlychen Sanitorium (although on the colour printed stationery of Der Reichsbauernfuhrer [Leader of the German Peasantry] featuring a logo with the motto Blut und Boden [Blood and Soil]), 9th December 1936, to Colonel [Wiligut], in German. Darre writes, in full, 'Let me present my very warmest sincerest congratulations for your birthday tomorrow. I hope that I shall very shortly be able personally to grasp your hand, and can say how happy I am to be able to call you my friend and counsellor'. With blank integral leaf. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG Karl Maria Wiligut (1866-1946) Austrian occultist and SS-Brigadefuhrer. Wiligut, who also used the alias Weisthor, was employed within the personal staff and offices of Heinrich Himmler and Karl Wolff, and claimed to be in the tradition of a long line of German mystic teachers, reaching back into prehistoric times. He also claimed to have spiritual powers that allowed him direct access to genetic memories of his ancestors thousands of years in the past. Wiligut contributed significantly to the development of Wewelsburg as the order-castle and ceremonial centre of SS pseudo-religious practice and also designed the Totenkopfring, which Himmler personally awarded to prestigious SS officers.
![[NUREMBERG TRIALS]: An interesting group of T.Ls.S. etc. by various individuals, all relating to Dr. Fritz Sauter, a German l](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e436c509-4a40-43ec-a5ed-add500ceb156/8e04757d-c93f-4af4-8428-add700e76f76/468x382.jpg)
[NUREMBERG TRIALS]: An interesting group of T.Ls.S. etc. by various individuals, all relating to Dr. Fritz Sauter, a German lawyer and defence counsel at the Nuremberg Trials, comprising (in chronological order), an official English translation prepared by Virginia von Schon of a document addressed by Sauter to the Secretary General of the International Military Tribunal, one page, 4to, Nuremberg, 17th December 1945, stating, in part, 'Last week I requested that a certificate be made out for me that I can present to the Housing Office in Munich to prevent requestioning of my home and my office. I take the liberty of repeating this request herewith, especially in consideration of the fact that I again received a special delivery letter from Munich yesterday, according to which the rooms used by me up to now are to be requisitioned. Thus I am running the risk of being without quarters in Munich after the end of the Nuernberg trial, and I am convinced that the International Military Tribunal in no way sanctions what amounts to a punishment for me for my activity at this court in having my rooms in Munich taken over meanwhile by others'; a D.S. by Brigadier General William L. Mitchell (1897-1974, General Secretary of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg), one page, 4to, n.p. (Nuremburg), 17th December 1945, being a typed memorandum addressed to the Commanding General of the International Military Tribunal and stating, in part, 'It is requested that the attached petition from Dr. Sauter, who is a defense counsel in the trials at Nurnberg, be turned over to the military government authorities for appropriate action. The Tribunal has informed defense counsel that it expects that each of them will regard his duty to the International Military Tribunal as of the first and most pressing importance. Consequently, counsel are not entitled to be absent from the sessions of the court without the expressed permission of the Tribunal. Since Dr. Sauter is assisting in the trial, the Tribunal is anxious that he should not suffer the loss of his office and apartment as a result of his work at the trial'; a D.S. by Brigadier Leroy H. Watson (1893-1975) of the United States Army, one page, oblong 8vo, Headquarters Command (Nuremberg), 18th December 1945, to the Commanding General of the Third United States Army, the typed document stating that it is to the interest of the court that Dr. Sauter's office and apartment should not be taken from him whilst he is acting as defence counsel at the Nuremberg Trials; a D.S. by Captain R. A. Knight, Assistant Adjutant General to Lieutenant General Lucian Truscott, one page, oblong 8vo, Headquarters, Third United States Army, 4th March 1946, to the Commanding General of the International Military Tribunal, the typed document concerning Sauter's request and stating, in part, 'It will be noted that the action recommended by OMG is not based on Dr. Sauter's present activities but upon his past record. Pending further information the Director, Office of Military Government for Bavaria has been requested to withhold further action'; a D.S. by Captain Augustus B. Hill, Chief, Social Insurance, Benefits, and Housing Section, Manpower Branch, two pages, 4to, Office of Military Government for Bavaria, 20th February 1946, being a typed memorandum addressed to Lt. Edward T. Diaz at the Headquarters of the Third United States Army and stating, in part, 'The housing case of Dr. Heinrich (sic) Sauter has been investigated by this office…..According to the records of the Investigation Section, Special Branch Public Safety, at this Headquarters, Dr. Heinrich (sic) Sauter, of Counsel for the Defense at the War Crimes Trials at Nuremberg, joined the Nazi Party in 1941. His Nazi affiliations are further shown by his memberships in the NSKK and the NSRB. In September, 1940, Dr. Sauter applied to the Police-Praesidium, Munich, for permission to carry a pistol; this application was referred to the Gestapo, and their answer, in the files of Special Branch, was that they had no objections to Dr. Sauter's being armed…..the apartment and office of Dr. Sauter have been taken over by the Housing Office in order to accommodate former concentration camp inmates and victims of the Nazi persecutions. Dr. Sauter and his small family have been assigned other quarters……Information received by this office indicates that Dr. Sauter was not only a member of the Nazi Party but also, in every sense of the term, an “activist”. The report is that up until the time of the occupation of Munich by our troops, Dr. Sauter was denouncing and condemning the Allies bitterly. That he was “an avowed believer in Nazism” seems beyond dispute…..Housing policy in regard to members of the Nazi Party has been laid down by the Office of Military Government for Germany (US) at Berlin…..which states…..no Nazi is permitted to live under conditions more favorable than those enjoyed by other persons in the community. It is a matter for German authorities to decide if compliance with this policy requires the eviction of any Nazi from his home…..It is therefore the opinion of this office that the German Housing Office of Munich was within its rights and had full authority to require Dr. Sauter to relinquish his former premises and to occupy others less desirable'; a D.S. by Lieutenant Colonel Airey Neave (1916-1979), in bold pencil, one page, slim 8vo, Office of the General Secretary, International Military Tribunal, 22nd March 1946, being a typed memorandum and stating, in full, 'Dr. Sauter was not appointed by the court. I have informed him of the circumstances and the papers have been referred to C.I.C. who have no comments to make', also annotated and signed by Leroy H. Watson with his initials in pencil. Each of the documents are neatly laid down to the recto and verso of four individual pages and all have file holes to the upper edges. Some staining to two of the documents, otherwise generally VG, 7 Dr. Fritz Sauter, a German lawyer, served as defence counsel to Joachim von Ribbentrop (to 5th January 1946), Walther Funk and Baldur von Schirach at the Nuremberg Trials. Airey Neave (1916-1979) British Lieutenant Colonel who was held as a prisoner of war at Colditz Castle (Oflag IV-C) during World War II, making a successful escape on 5th January 1942 and becoming the first British officer to make a 'home run' from Colditz. Neave was later recruited as an intelligence agent for MI9 and served with the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg where he was honoured with the role of reading the indictments to the Nazi leaders on trial. Provenance: The present document originated from the archives of Dr. Hans Werner who was responsible for directing the printing of the Record of the Trial of Major War Criminals in 42 volumes and in three different languages (English, French & German) immediately following the Nuremberg Trials.
![[NUREMBERG TRIALS - THE POHL TRIAL]: A group of eight original 10 x 8 United States Army public relations photographs, unsign](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/e436c509-4a40-43ec-a5ed-add500ceb156/b8ab0aff-d4f3-4d77-95a5-add700e7787e/468x382.jpg)
[NUREMBERG TRIALS - THE POHL TRIAL]: A group of eight original 10 x 8 United States Army public relations photographs, unsigned, taken during the Pohl Trial of 1947, the different images depicting Oswald Pohl delivering his final statement to the Tribunal, Pohl and seven other ex-officials of the WVHA (the Main Economics and Administrative Branch of the SS) listening to the final judgement being read by members of the Tribunal on 3rd November 1947, Erwin Tschentscher listening to his sentence of ten years imprisonment, Hans Heinrich Baier also listening to his sentence of ten years imprisonment, August Frank making his plead of 'not guilty' to charges of participation in war crimes etc., and also including two identical unsigned 7.5 x 4.5 photographs of American attorney James R. Higgins, a member of the prosecution staff at the Pohl Trial, reading a portion of the closing statements, 17th September 1947. Most of the photographs have the original printed captions lightly affixed to the versos and all bear the stamps and reference numbers of the Public Relations Photo Section, Office Chief of Counsel for War Crimes, Nuremberg, to the versos and a few are also credited to Gunther Peis. VG to EX, 10 The Pohl Trial was the fourth of the thirteen trials for war crimes that the United States authorities held at Nuremberg after the end of World War II. In the Pohl case, SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Oswald Pohl and seventeen other SS officers employed by the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office (abbreviated in German as SS-WVHA) were tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the time of the Nazi regime. The main charge against them was their active involvement in and administration of the 'Final Solution'.
King Carol II on the concept of peace between nations CAROL II OF ROMANIA: (1893-1953) King of Romania 1930-40 until his abdication. Signed oblong 8 x 5 card `Carol R.´, partially over a Romanian post stamp bearing the King´s portrait. Also dated in bold black ink, 1944, in his hand. Small overall age wear, with stain around the stamp as a result of the affixing, otherwise G
CHRISTIAN IX: (1818-1906) King of Denmark 1863-1906. King Christian IX was known as “The Father-in-Law of Europe” because his six children married into other European Royal families, with twelve Kings or Queens descendants. Attractive D.S., `Christian R.´, two pages, large folio, Copenhagen, 23rd March 1875, in Danish. The partially printed document, bearing the gilt printed heading “Christian IX”, beneath a large crown, confirms the change of Consul in Manila, Philippines, and the resignation of O.E. Edwards. Bearing beneath the King´s signature a very large Royal paper seal affixed in very fine condition. Countersigned at the base. With blank integral leaf. Small overall creasing, otherwise G to VG
Nikolai Efimovich Kuznetsov (Russian, 1876-1970)Dancer signed in Cyrillic and dated '17' (upper left)mixed media on cardboard64 x 48cm (25 3/16 x 18 7/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceCommission shop of the USSR 'Moscomissiontorg', N15 (label on verso)Acquired from the above a European gentleman in the 1970sThence by descent to an important private collection, EuropeWorks by Nikolai Kuznetsov (1876-1970) are mainly found in museum collections and are almost never offered at auctions. Kuznetsov's Dancer, 1917, is an excellent stylistic example of the art of the Jack of Diamonds group. The artist was a prominent member of the association and his works show the peculiarities of the Russian avant-garde. Kuznetsov was born in 1876 in Moscow and studied painting in the studios of Russian masters Valentin Serov and Konstantin Korovin. In 1906, he participated, for the first time, in the exhibition of the Moscow Association of Artists. A year later he moved to Paris to study at the studios of Henri Matisse (1869-1954) and Colarossi, at the Vitti Academy with the Spanish impressionist Anglada Camaraza (1871-1959) and the post-impressionist Charles Guerin (1875-1939). Undoubtedly, the trip to France determined further development of the artist's style. He began designing for the theatre in 1917, and even organized his own theatre studio.The Dancer may be one of his manifestations for his theatrical designs. Similar to the painting of the Dryads from the Chelyabinsk Museum; the dark haired and bare breasted woman's construction discards traditional forms. During this period, Kuznetsov engaged in the development of the expression of form, using a new stylistic technique. The dancer's body and dress are divided into planes that subtly infuse into a body in motion and dance. The borders of the dancer's body are underlined, typical of the artists of the Jack of Diamond group - such as I. I. Mashkov, P.P. Konchalovsky, A. I. Kuprin and R. R. Falk. Unlike the Dryads, the lack scenic of background departs from narrative, the dance is not concrete in time, we find the woman dancing with no plot, and left to our own imagination and a greater focus on her movement. In the first years of Soviet era, Kuznetsov continued to work actively, and, like some of his associates in the avant-garde society, completely abandoned artistic pursuits and returns to realism in his painting. The Dancer is a unique and rare example of the pre-revolutionary avant-garde period of Kuznetsov, this voyage of stylistic discovery and experiments is very rare to see at auction.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A hallmarked 9ct gold ' tutti fruitti ' ruby, emerald, sapphire and diamond ring. The ring being set with ten round cut rubies, two round cut diamonds, two marquise cut emeralds, and two marquise cut sapphires in a floral design. Assay marked Birmingham 375 with common control mark, sponsors mark B&B. Weight 3.9g. Size R.5.
A rare Copeland parian bust of 'The Mother', dated 1874Modelled by Raffaele Monti, her head tilted to her right gazing towards the sleeping baby held close, her fine headscarf draped gently over the child, its face and curls just visible through the drapery, on a socle, 37.2cm high, impressed COPELAND, CERAMIC AND CRYSTAL PALACE ART UNION, incised R Monti 1871Footnotes:'The Mother' was issued as a companion to 'The Bride'. See lot 464 in this sale for an example of the latter. Both busts are illustrated by Paul Atterbury (ed.) The Parian Phenomenon (1989), p.180, fig.586.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare Prattware 'Postillion' Toby jug, circa 1800-10Modelled seated on a fine scrolled chair, the pot-bellied coachman wearing a bicorn hat, striped jacket, pale blue waistcoat and yellow breeches, a jug of foaming ale in his left and a foaming glass in his raised right hand, 18.2cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceJames and Timmey Challenger Collection, ChicagoA similar jug is illustrated by Captain R K Price, Astbury, Whieldon and Ralph Wood Figures, and Toby Jugs (1922), no.91, pl.LII and another was sold by Bonhams, 14 November 2018, lot 296.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A highly important Beilby enamelled armorial light baluster wine glass, circa 1765The round funnel bowl finely decorated in polychrome with the arms of Yeoman, a red heart pieced by two arrows on a white ground, within an elaborate rococo scrollwork cartouche painted in shades of purple, pink and cream, flanked by long green palm fronds, the reverse with a crest of a winged red heart, resting on a scrollwork bracket flanked by foliate sprays, traces of gilding to the rim, on a stem with an angular knop over an annular knop, beaded inverted baluster and small basal knop, over a conical foot, 18.1cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceMrs W D Dickinson CollectionCommander Sir Hugh Dawson CollectionWith Sheppard and Cooper LtdPrivate British CollectionLiteratureW A Thorpe, A History of English and Irish Glass (1929), pl.CXXXII, fig.B3R J Charleston, English Glass (1968), no.56Delomosne and Son, Gilding the Lily (1978), p.26, no.64L M Bickerton, Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses (1971), no.739 and (1986), p.330, no.1071Christopher Sheppard and John Smith, Glass from the Restoration to the Regency (1990), pp.78-9, no.113ExhibitedEnglish Glass, Victoria and Albert Museum, 4 July-31 August 1968In the historic literature the arms on this glass have been presumed fictitious but were identified at those of the Yeoman family of Dryburgh in Berwickshire, Scotland, see Sheppard and Smith (1990), p.79. The crest of the winged heart on the reverse was used by several families, but may be that of either Constant or Peake. Sheppard and Smith suggested that this may be a marriage glass.The Beilby workshop specialised in armorial decoration and their most celebrated productions are a series of royal wine glasses and goblets. Understandably, many proudly bear the Royal arms of George III, King of Great Britain while other specimens show Dutch royal armorials. The British royal glasses mostly have bucket-shaped bowls and opaque twist stems, forms that were popular in England at the time.Once known as 'Newcastle' balusters, glasses of this distinctive form are now known to have been manufactured in Holland as well as England. It is possible that the Beilbys imported undecorated light-baluster glasses from Holland, as most surviving examples of this shape with Beilby decoration have identical stems. The Beilbys will have been aware that the best glass engravers working in Holland, such as Jacob Sang, favoured the light-baluster shape for their most prestigious commissions. Fourteen Beilby-decorated wine glasses or goblets of similar shape are recorded including the present lot. Eleven of these bear armorials or crests, while three are painted with vine in opaque white enamel. The latter include one in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no.c.625/1936), one in the Kunstmuseum Den Haag (inv. no.1005203) and one in the Fitzwilliam Museum (inv. no.C.513-1961).Of the crested and armorial examples, eight have direct Dutch connections. They include the magnificent Prince William V goblet from the A C Hubbard Jr. Collection sold by Bonhams on 30 November 2011, lot 142, a smaller wine glass also bearing the arms of Prince William V sold by Bonhams on 1 May 2013, lot 116, two wine glasses with the arms of Prince William V and Princess Wilhelmina accollé, including one from the Julius and Ann Kaplan Collection sold by Bonhams on 15 November 2017, lot 33 and one in Museum Rotterdam (inv. no.17), together with three glasses in private collections bearing the crest of the Tilly family of Haarlem, including one in the Durrington Collection, see Roger Dodsworth's catalogue (2006), p.35, no.29. A goblet attributed to the Beilby workshop from the Buckley Collection bearing the arms of the Van Dongen family of Amsterdam, now in the World of Glass Museum in St. Helens, is the only other heraldic goblet with a Dutch connection.A further signed Beilby wine glass enamelled with a presumably fictitious coat of arms, again from the Buckley Collection, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no.C.623-1936) and was originally acquired in Holland. The only other light baluster wine glass with a Scottish family connection is in the Museum of London (inv. no.34.139/334) and bears the arms accollé of the Paton family of Ferrochie, Fifeshire. The cartouche on the present glass bears a number of close similarities in style and palette to that on a goblet bearing the arms of Anderson impaling Consett from the Julius and Ann Kaplan Collection, sold by Bonhams on 15 November 2017, lot 32.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare Worcester pickle dish, circa 1757-58Modelled in the shape of a vine leaf with a serrated rim, the underside crisply moulded with fine vines, painted in bright colours with a European flower spray and smaller floral sprigs, 9.2cm wideFootnotes:Owing to problems caused by salts and acids in pickles and preserves, most factories produced pickle dishes in underglaze blue only. A few Worcester pickle leaves of vine leaf shape occur with overglaze decoration from the later 1760s and 1770s but very few from this early period appear to be recorded. A very similar pickle dish from the R David Butti Collection was sold by Bonhams on 10 September 2008, lot 244. At the time it was thought to be the only surviving example of this type.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Five Royal Worcester 'painted fruit' plates, by Richard Sebright and Albert Shuck, dated 1922The centres painted with ripe fruits and blossom, including pears, peaches, grapes, blackberries and currants, three signed 'R. Sebright', one signed 'A. Shuck', the other unsigned, 21.7cm diam, puce printed marks, together with two Coalport mugs commemorating the coronation of King George VI, dated 1937, in cobalt blue and gold, 7.8cm high, gold printed marks (7)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A large and early North Devon slipware harvest jug, dated 1740In a deep honey-coloured glaze, the generous globular form with a plain strap handle, the pinched neck sgraffito decorated with a formal chevron border and the initials 'W P' flanking the pouring lip, the front with a large heart-shaped panel inscribed 'Now I am com for to Sup-/ Ply your work men when that/ Thy are Dry In harvast time when/ Thy in Labor heard Do swet Good Drink/ Is beter for then miet and in winter when/ It is Could I Lik wais then Good bear/ Can hould both Se Sans Do Good Drink/ ReQuier this most men do the same/ Disire 1740 W Pope', above a formal spray of three leaves, the initials 'R W' below, flanked on both sides by a 'sun in splendour', one bearing teeth and the other smiling, 37.5cm highFootnotes:The verse reads 'Now I am come for to supply, your workmen when that they are dry, in harvest time when they in labour hard and sweet, good drink is better far than meat, and in Winter when it is cold, I likewise then good beer can hold, both Seasons and good drink require, this most men do the same desire'. Beer was drunk for quick energy release during hard labour, especially during harvest time. This jug was likely commissioned as a wedding present as suggested by the heart-shaped panel. The two 'suns in splendour' may be male and female, symbolising the happy couple. The initials 'W P' and 'R W' likely represent the couple, whereas W Pope is probably the potter. A jug dated 1724 from the Glaisher Collection with a North Devon pedigree, inscribed with another variation of the same verse, is in the Fitzwilliam Museum (inv. no.GL.C.59-1928). See also the armorial example dated 1748 attributed to Barnstaple or Bideford in the Chipstone Foundation collection, Wisconsin (inv. no.1994.10) which has a similar inscription also in a heart-shaped panel.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Three botanical paperweights, dated 1997 and 2003Comprising two Lundberg Studios weights by Daniel Salazar, one with yellow columbine over a jade-green ground, fully signed and dated 2003, no.050862, 7.9cm diam, 6.5cm high, and one with a pink camellia and two buds set in clear glass, fully signed and dated 1997, no.103018, 7.2cm diam, 5.7cm high, together with a Ken Rosenfeld weight enclosing a red flower with yellow stamens, on a leafy stem, with a black 'R' signature cane, 6.4cm diam, 4.5cm high, signed KR 2003 (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An exceptional Royal Worcester 'painted fruit' plaque by Richard Sebright, circa 1912Oval, painted with Autumn fruits including apples, grapes and strawberries, set against a mossy ground, signed 'R. SEBRIGHT', in the original giltwood factory frame, plaque 15cm x 22.3cm, puce markFootnotes:Richard Sebright (1868-1951) spent his entire working life as a craftsman at the Worcester factory. Henry Sandon, in his Royal Worcester Porcelain (1973) describes him as 'Probably the finest fruit painter even among the many fine exponents in his day and must rank as one of the finest fruit painters of any period.' Sebright's large fruit-painted plaques are rarely seen.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Derby stand and a 'spectacle' plate, circa 1758-62The stand of shaped oval form, painted in 'Moth Painter' style with an apple and brightly coloured insects, within a wide pale yellow border and a brown line rim, 24cm wide, the 'spectacle' plate with a pierced border and brightly painted leaf-moulded centre, 18cm diam (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceR David Butti CollectionAn almost identical pierced stand is illustrated by H G Bradley (ed.), Ceramics of Derbyshire (1978), p.75, no.96.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Three Royal Worcester miniature cups and saucers, dated 1916-18Comprising a rare coffee cup and saucer charmingly painted by William Powell with robin guarding a nest full of eggs, signed 'W Powell', saucer 9.7cm diam, a teacup and saucer painted with autumn fruits by Richard Sebright, signed 'R. Sebright', saucer 9.9cm diam, and a coffee cup and saucer similarly painted by William Ricketts, signed Ricketts, saucer 9.7cm diam, printed puce marks (6)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A very rare Martin Brothers Toby jug by Robert Wallace Martin, dated 1903Modelled seated in a high-backed chair with his feet resting on a cushion, a glass in one hand and a pipe in the other, his face carefully modelled with eyes looking to his left, his buttoned tunic with incised details, 25.2cm high, incised 'R W Martin and Bros. London and Southall. 10.10.03'Footnotes:ProvenanceJames and Timmey Challenger Collection, ChicagoA similar jug is in The British Museum (1978,0704.20), probably one of two exhibited at Fulham Public Library 1929. In the exhibition catalogue, Ernest Marsh states that three such jugs were made by Robert Wallace Martin in 1903.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
An exceptionally large Hollins Toby jug, circa 1815-20Seated and holding a foaming jug with both hands, a pipe resting on the paved base to his right, his smiling, warty face highly coloured, wearing a green coat, brown waistcoat and pale yellow breeches, characteristic stripy pale blue socks below, 31.5cm high, impressed HOLLINSFootnotes:ProvenanceJames and Timmey Challenger Collection, ChicagoOther examples are illustrated by Vic Schuler, Collecting British Toby Jugs (Third Edition 1999), p.20 and by Captain R K Price, Astbury, Whieldon, and Ralph Wood Figures, and Toby Jugs (1922), pl.XLIX, no.73. Another from the same collection was sold by Bonhams on 15 December 2020, lot 71This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Copeland parian bust of 'The Veiled Bride', circa 1861Modelled by Raffaele Monti, quarter-length, her head slightly bowed, the diaphanous veil covering her face secured by a garland of flowers, on a socle base, 37.5cm high, impressed COPELAND and incised R Monti 1861, socle impressed CRYSTAL PALACE ART UNIONFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Portuguese creamware 'Sailor' Toby jug, circa 1790-1800In English style, modelled seated with a bottle in his left hand and a glass in his raised right hand, his face sporting a fine beard and moustache, wearing blue jacket, ochre waistcoat and green breeches, 29.4cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceJames and Timmey Challenger Collection, ChicagoFor a similar jug from the same collection lacking the beard and moustache, see Bonhams, 23 June 2021, lot 85. Another similar jug is in the Museo Nacional de Arte Antigua, Lisbon, Inv.6299cer and is attributed to the Cavaquinho factory at Porto. See also Captain R K Price, Astbury, Whieldon and Ralph Wood Figures and Toby Jugs (1922), pl.LVIII, no.130.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A good Nantgarw plate of Mackintosh type, circa 1818-20The plain rim moulded with twelve unequal lobes, painted in London, probably by Thomas Martin Randall, with a bird perched on a grassy mound, its feathers picked out in purple, orange and blue, surrounded by flowering plants and grasses, misty trees in the background, the border with four full floral sprays reserved on a richly gilded ground of shells, scrolls, leaves and flowers, 23.5cm diam, impressed NANT-GARW CWFootnotes:ProvenanceC R Stephens CollectionFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Japanese Interest - an unusual 19th century specimen of wooden string, marked bought to England by S L R Pitt, 6th Nov 1885; pocket handkerchief; painted wooden doll; red lacquer and wooden chopsticks; five decorated envelopes; Toothpicks; wooden sheep; Banana leaf package; woven straw braid; miniature painted egg jug; pink and white and blue and white glass rings; tri-star Corn Doll, 12.5cm diameter.
Edward III (1327-1377), Pre-Treaty period, Half-Noble, series B/A mule, mm. cross pattée, ropes 3/3, quatrefoils 3/3, annulet stops, open e and wedge tailed r on obv., double saltire stops and lis by lion’s head in second quarter on rev., 3.32g/12h (LAL 5; Doubleday 12, same obv. die; SCBI Schneider 10; Stewartby p.255; N 1140; S 1491). Short of flan and sometime removed from a ring mount, a small crack through the King’s shield, otherwise good fine with a clear portrait, rare £500-£700 --- Provenance: From the collection of a Hampshire detectorist
FRANCE, Cardinal Fleury, 1736, a uniface impression in horn (?) of the obv. of the medal by J. Dassier, 57 x 54mm (cf. Eisler 233); Cardinal Fleury, 1741, a cast brass medal by S. Garbett, 38mm (BDM II, 200); Louis XVI, a uniface impression in glass (?) of the obv. of a medal by J. Duvivier, undated, 40mm; Napoleon I, 1807, a restrike bronze medal by B. Andrieu and L. Jaley [struck after 1880], 41mm (BDM III, 54); Death of the Duc du Berri, 1820, a copper medal by R. Gayrard, 41mm (BDM II, 226); Attack on the Hotel de Ville, Paris, 1830, a copper medal by N. Brenet, 59mm (BDM I, 275) [6]. Varied state £100-£150
Flight of Charles Green and Isaac Sparrow at Oxford, 1823, copper, 23mm (Malpas 29), Billingsgate, Isaac Sparrow, 1826, copper, 23mm (Malpas 31; W 2870), Launch of R 101, 1929, an aluminium medal by J.R. Gaunt, 38mm, Death of Charles Lindbergh, 1974, a silver medal by J. Pinches, hallmarked London 1975, 44mm, edge stamped 0231, Amy Johnson, a silver medal, unsigned [by the Royal Mint], hallmarked gs [Gerald Sheehan] London 2005, 44mm; together with a bronze cliché of the Aero-Club de Belgique, a medalet of Maurice Drouhin and a related offprint by Evelyn Malpas from The Numismatist, November 1983 [8]. Fourth and fifth extremely fine, others generally about very fine £60-£80
Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, a silver badge, inscribed (Tothill, City Road, London), 43mm, and a smaller brass and enamel badge, 29mm; National Union of Railwaymen, a silver and enamel badge by R. Chandler, named (Presented to G. Bedding, for services rendered as Chairman, Bow No.2), hallmarked Birmingham 1918, 31mm, together with other N.U.R. brass and enamel badges (3, all different); Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, a silver and enamel badge, 29mm; UK Railway Temperance Union, an enamelled brass badge, 28mm; together with royal Railway Centenary brass medalets (2), 1925, 1930 [10]. Generally very fine, first scarce £60-£80
British Railways First Aid Efficiency, silver award badges (10), type 1 (Harold J. Wilding, 1948, W 134), type 2 (2: Charles A. Harrison, 1953, W 656, 20, 25 and 30 Year clasps; E.F. Wakefield, 1954, M 688, 20 and 25 Year clasps), type 3 (2: Sam Brayshaw, 1955, N 522; George R. Tutt, 1957, S 338, 25 Year clasp), type 4 (5: Herbert Forster, 1962, NE 153, 20 Year clasp; Kathleen Middle, 1962, WR 1395; R.A. Jones, 1963, M 1426, 20 Year clasp; Edward Seabrook, 1966, S 719; Mr E. Cocker, E 1067); British Railways Scotland, silver award badges (2), type 1 (Robert Houston, 1951, 255, 20 Year clasp), type 2 (Frank McVittie, 1961, 37, together with an unrelated set of clasps for 20, 25, 30 and 35 Years; British Railways Staff Association, medals and badges (5, one silver), three engraved (Bisley 1952; Festival of Music 1958; Association Football 1966/67 Runner-Up) [Lot]. Very fine and better; mostly with ribbons as issued £80-£100
![FRANCE, A[rmy] D[ivision] L[ight] R[ailway], 5th Army, B[ritish] E[expeditionary] F[orce], 1914, a bronze badge, un-named, 25](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1e90be0c-e7fc-4e03-b4b4-adcf01811fb0/53ec24e6-6280-4e79-9215-addc00d6765a/468x382.jpg)
![INDIA, G[reat] I[ndian] P[eninsula] R[ailway] R[egiment], 1st Battalion, award medals (2), in silver and bronze, both unsigne](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/1e90be0c-e7fc-4e03-b4b4-adcf01811fb0/2a61b014-b145-4ca3-b9a2-addc00da7f15/468x382.jpg)
INDIA, G[reat] I[ndian] P[eninsula] R[ailway] R[egiment], 1st Battalion, award medals (2), in silver and bronze, both unsigned, both 38mm (Pudd. 960.90.2.1); East Bengal Railway Battalion, a silver award medal, unsigned, 32mm (Pudd. –) [3]. First extremely fine and toned, others very fine £100-£150
Greek Coinages, SICILY, Naxos, Tetradrachm, c. 460, a late 19th century electrotype copy, 14.61g (a copy of BMC 7); Syracuse, Tetradrachm, c. 410, signed by Eukleidas, a late 19th century electrotype copy, 15.50g (a copy of BMC 198) [2]. Good very fine, second stamped ‘R’ on edge £80-£100 --- Provenance: D.L.F. Sealy Collection
Roman Imperial Coinage, Augustus, Denarius, 19-15, Colonia Patricia, bust left, rev. signis receptis, shield inscribed cl v, s p q r at corners, aquila to left, standard to right, 3.89g (RIC 86B; RSC 267; RCV 1633). Reverse struck slightly off-centre, otherwise about extremely fine, attractively toned, with lustrous fields and a strong portrait £700-£900
George III (1760-1820), Pre-1816 issues, Restrike Pattern Penny, 1797, by W.J. Taylor after C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, large laureate bust right, small letters, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, single ship at left, edge plain, 30.05g/6h (BMC 1142 [R 54]). Light bruise at 10 o’clock and a trifle hairlined, otherwise good extremely fine, very rare £400-£500
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