* 1914-15 Star (2834, Pte. M.W. Sturdy, Warwick Yeo.), badly damaged, fine, British War Medal (2028 Pte. S. Smith. Warwick. Yeo.), edge bruising, very fine, Victory Medal (1924 Pte. T.R. Elsworth. Warwick. Yeo.), good very fine 2834 Private Mark W. Sturdy, served in the Egyptian Theatre of War with the Warwickshire Yeomanry from 6.11.1915, attached to the Machine Gun Corps (170147). 2028 Private Sydney Smith, served in the Egyptian Theatre of War with the Warwickshire Yeomanry from 24.4.1915, Smith was a survivor of the Wayfarer torpedo attack (see lot 938), discharged 13.10.1917. 1924 Private Thomas R. Elsworth, served in the Egyptian Theatre of War with the Warwickshire Yeomanry from 20.4.1915, attached to the Machine Gun Corps (164560). (1)
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* Family Group: Pair: Private H. Melley, Yorkshire Regiment, British War and Victory Medals (41515 Pte. H. Melley. York.R.), extremely fine, A Casualty Group of Three to Trooper R. Melley, Royal Armoured Corps, Warwickshire Yeomanry, 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, War Medal, extremely fine, with named letter of condolence/ transmission slip 41515 Private Harry Melley, served during the Great War with the Yorkshire Regiment and the Labour Corps (12899). 7938043 Trooper Ronald Melley, a native of Leeds, Yorkshire 1920, served with the Royal Armoured Corps, Warwickshire Yeomanry, killed in action 3.11.1942, Melley is commemorated in the El Alamein War Cemetery. 2/3rd November night operations, tanks were formed into composite Regiment under Major Dicky Samuel. Some crews without tanks joined other Regiments such as the Scots Greys. 9th Armoured Brigade came under command of the 2nd New Zealand Division and prepared for the break out to the South. Intermittent shelling during the day, after a bombing raid about 08:30 hrs, Melley KIA, 4 wounded. (5)
* A Casualty Group to Gunner R. Sparkes, Royal Garrison Artillery, Killed in Action 24.9.1917, British War and Victory Medals (166265 Gnr. R. Sparkes. R.A.), Bronze Memorial Plaque (Richard Sparkes), extremely fine with card packaging and envelope addressed to `Mr R.J. Sparkes, 72 Roseberry Road, Redfield, Bristol`, with return slip to the `Memorial Plaque Factory, Acton`, and Funeral Card for 20.7.1920 `In Loving Memory of Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Richard Joseph Sparks[sic]` 166265 Gunner Richard Sparkes, served during the Great War with the 6th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, killed in action 24.9.1917, Sparkes in commemorated in Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, France. (3)
* A Great War M.C. Group to Major J.H. Des Voeux, North Staffordshire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps, one of the first Officer`s to be commissioned into the M.G.C., Later service saw him present at the Jallianwala Massacre, India 13.4.1919, Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in presentation case of issue, 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. J.H. Des Voeux. N. Staff.R.), British War and Victory Medals (Major J.H. Des Voeux.), Defence and War Medals, good very fine and better, together with dress miniature awards, a large hand drawn and coloured map on velum `Map of German Offences 1918`, 122 x 149cm WW1 Machine Gunners` Pocket Book, Field Service Pocket Book, and The Mounted Officer`s Book on Horses and Mules for Transport, Illustrated, red cloth hard back and a photograph album assembled by Des Voeux, covering his service with the Staffordshire Regiment from Devonport, France and Flanders, Trench Life and Hospital Ships the latter section shows a series of images titled `with 46 Squadron on 3 days course at Le Hameau. Jan1-4th 1918` M.C., London Gazette 3.6.1918 2nd Lt. (A.Capt.) John Hamilton Des Voeux. N. Staff. R., attd. M.G. Corps. Major John Hamilton Des Voeux (b.1898), Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Hampshire Regiment (aged 16) 3.9.1914, advanced to Major, North Staffordshire Regiment and attached to the Machine Gun Corps, according to the biography included with this lot Des Voeux was present at the Jallianwala Massacre. The Jallianwala or Armritsar Massacre took place on the afternoon of 13th April 1919, about 10,000 people including women and children gathered the garden of Jallianwala Bagh near Armritsar, India to hold a peaceful protest against the arrest of two leaders of the Indian National Congress. The order was given by The British General, Edward Dyer without any kind of warning to open fire at the unarmed crowd. For twenty minutes or so the soldier`s unloaded bullets at the crowd, killing 400 and severely wounding a 1000. The aftermath of the massacre resulted in an Indian uprising and insurgence and ultimately led to independence for Indian. (12)
* Breguet. A miscellaneous collection of manufacturers photographs and others originating from the archives of John W. R. Taylor, Publicit_ Francais, A.B. Vitoria Koch, Etablissement Cin_matographique des Arm_es, Peter Green, M. J. Gething and others,most inscribed verso (unpublished?), some good ground portraits of early Breguet types, aircraft types include 1-3 series, Michelin II-V, Type 14, 19 and 20 with others, inc. many rare aircraft with pilots, mechanics and other personnel, approx. 100 images, contained in a folder (approx. 100)
* Curtiss. A good collection of manufacturer`s, press, publicity and private photographs, many copied from other collections and private albums for research and other purposes,aircraft types include the first U.S.N. aircraft with Naval Aviator No. 1, Lt. T.G. Ellyson at the controls, the Curtiss `Twin Canada` type, various preserved early machines, the Triplane 18-T with adventurous pilot, the `Wildcat` triplane, the Curtiss-Wright Model 19-R, the `Eagle` Hospital Ship of the U.S. Army, the `Kingbird` in U.S. Marine markings and many other biplane and monoplane types including images from the W. R. Tyalor collection, most inscribed verso, approx. 110 images, contained in a folder (approx. 110)
* Dornier `Wal`. A collection of photographs and ephemera relating to these successful flying boats built by the Italian company Construzioni Meccaniche Aeronautiche Societa Anonima at the Marina di Pisa,including a mounted image of `Wal` M-MWAA (photo by R. Donnini, Pisa), 7 in x 10.25 in (17.8 cm x 26 cm), other press and publicity images of `Wal` construction, a floating dock built for these aircraft, photos by Vincenzo Carrese, R. Carbone and others, a postcard featuring I-AZEF, the launch of D-1115, official Dornier-Metall-bauten g.m.b.h. images of `Wal` D-ABAS, `Delphin` D-277 and the prototype `Libelle`, together with two leaflets and a rare embossed diamond-shaped manufacturer`s aircraft plate 8 in (20.3 cm) wide, approx. 15 images and ephemera (-)
Dirigibles. Airship R.100, Designed and Constructed by the Airship Guarantee Company, Ltd., Howden, Yorkshire, [1929],23 pp., four full-page b & w illusts. from photos, orig. stapled printed wrappers with vign. to upper cover, sl. dust soiled, slim 8vo The R.100 was largely designed by Barnes Wallis (who later designed the Wellington Bomber and the bouncing bomb of Dam Busters fame). The airship made a successful trial crossing to Canada and back but was scrapped when airship R.101 crashed in France in 1931.(1)
Exhibition Catalogue. 11me Salon de L`Aviation due 29 Juin on 15 Juillet 1928 au Grand Palais, Paris,Art Deco cover after the original artwork by R. de Valerio, 160 pp., with fold-out plan at rear, numerous illustrated advertisements for aircraft and engines, manufacturers including Albert, Arado, Anzani, BMW, Bl_riot, Br_guet, Bristol, C.A.M.S., Caudron, Couzinet, Dewoitine, Dornier, Gnome-Rhone, Heinkel Hispano-Suiza, Levasseur, Lior_ & Olivier, Nieuport, Potez, Salmson and others, text with index, some original notes in pencil, two small tears to cover, otherwise G/VG (1)
WWI - Royal Naval Air Service. Pilot`s flying log book for Flight Sub Lieutenant Herbert Rutter Simms R.N.A.S., 17th August 1915 to 2nd May 1916,twenty-three double page spreads completed in manuscript, aircraft flown include Avro, Curtiss, Bristol, Caudron and Morane biplanes, numerous remarks concerning bad or bumpy landings, engine troubles, etc., good landings beginning in October, patrolling in November and bomb dropping in December and later `Fighting patrol to Ostend. Sighted four submarines. Attacked seaplane on way home. Gun stuck. Got it going & attacked again. When all my ammunition was gone Boche turned away for home` (24th January), `Bombed submarine off Ostend. It just saved itself by diving missed it by seconds` (23rd January), `Fighting patrol to Ypres. Shot a Boche down by Dixmude` (29th February), `Attacked seaplane N.E. of Zeebrugge five miles out to sea, three trays ammunition. Seaplane in plum nose dive & observer jumped out at 3,000 feet. Bombs blew up when machine hit water` (24th April), orig. printed linen boards with name and rank inscribed to upper cover, a little rubbed and soiled, 8vo, together with a contemp. newscutting concerning the death of R.N. Sims, a mimeographed admiralty letter dated 14th May 1916 concerning the same and a three page biography reprinted from `The British Roll of Honour`, orig. printed wrappers, vertical fold, slim 4to Sub-Lieutenant H. R. Sims, R.N., was the eldest son of Alderman D. R. Sims, of Chipping Norton. He was born in 1891 and died of Ostend on 5th May 1916 after being shot down by a German torpedo boat whilst engaging a German aircraft off Ostend. His body was recovered from the sea and buried with full military honours in the cemetery at Chipping Norton. His name lives on through the eponymous Sims Gliders, a number of which he constructed between 1908 and 1910.(4)
* Pritchard (David). `Hammer Blow`, Having expended all his ammunition, Sgt. Pilot Ronnie Fokes of 92 Squadron, shadows the stricken `Yellow 7` and its pilot Uffz R. Hammer moments before their participation in the `Battle of Britain` was to end. Having sustained major damage to its cooling system `Yellow 7` crash-landed on the 30th September 1940, at Pelsham House, Peasmarsh, Sussex,49 x 67 cm, signed in pencil by three distinguished pilots including R.L. Jones, together with eight similar prints including Wong (Ronald), `Defending the Eyes of Freedom`, Battle of Britain Reunion RAF Lakenheath, July 17, 1998, signed in pencil by the artist and R.L. Jones, 41 x 61 cm, (limited edition 90/250), all unframed (9)
* Pritchard (David). `Hammer Blow`, Having expended all his ammunition, Sgt. Pilot Ronnie Fokes of 92 Squadron, shadows the stricken `Yellow 7` and its pilot Uffz R. Hammer moments before their participation in the `Battle of Britain` was to end. Having sustained major damage to its cooling system `Yellow 7` crash-landed on the 30th September 1940, at Pelsham House, Peasmarsh, Sussex,49 x 67 cm, signed in pencil by three distinguished pilots including R.L. Jones, together with various similar prints including Nutkins (Geoff), `Beach head patrol`, Flight Lieutenant Tony Cooper of No. 64 Squadron in his Submarine Spitfire MKVB (BL370) and his wing man patrol the D-Day beaches, June 1944, signed in pencil by the artist and by Tony Cooper, 41 x 58 cm, all unframed (9)
* Pritchard (David). `Hammer Blow`, Having expended all his ammunition, Sgt. Pilot Ronnie Fokes of 92 Squadron, shadows the stricken `Yellow 7` and its pilot Uffz R. Hammer moments before their participation in the `Battle of Britain` was to end. Having sustained major damage to its cooling system `Yellow 7` crash-landed on the 30th September 1940, at Pelsham House, Peasmarsh, Sussex,49 x 67 cm, signed in pencil by three distinguished pilots including R.L. Jones, together with similar prints including Coulson (Gerald), `Rhapsody in Blue`, Spitfire prototype K5054, resplendent in its new blue finish, banks high above the clouds on an early test flight in March 1936, signed in pencil by the artist and R.L. Jones and another distinguished pilot, presentation copy, 41.5 x 52 cm, all unframed (8)
![ROMAN IMPERATORIAL. Mark Antony, before 30 BC, Ar Denarius (Legionary coinage), [ANT AVGVR] III.VI.R.R.P.C, galley r., with b](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35933/2848897/127-20111018112644_468x382.jpg)
-----. -----. Brass box, 23mm round, with THE QUEEN PRINCE ALBERT AND BRITAIN’S HOPE within wreath on lid, two medallions inside. The first H M G M QUEEN VICTORIA with date around her gothic bust / EUROPE’S GLORY above Una and the lion. The second H R H PRINCE ALBERT around his bust with dates / ENGLAND’S PRIDE above steam engine and artifacts. [Both medallions appear to be modern proofs.]
-----. -----. VALE OF EDEN BAND OF HOPE UNION around JUBILEE 1923 / PLEDGED TO RESIST OUR COUNTRY’S GREATEST FOE on hammer within wreath, 32mm aluminium with ring, EF. NSSA [Nottingham Schools Swimming Association] QUARTER MILE around arms / engraved: R. PYCROFT 1924, 37mm x 27mm shield-shaped bronze with ring, EF. (2)
Europe. Italy, MICHAEL ANGELVS BONARROTVS FLO R AES ANN around his bust / DOCEBO INIQVOS V I E 1MPII ADTECONVER around man and dog walking right, 58mm Ae, VF, light corrosion, pierced twice at top. France, JUIN 1944 JUIN 1984 around chain broken by V and cross, arms above / BAYEUX below cathedral, arms at right, 34mm Ae, EF. (2)
"Victoria Golden Jubilee - two tickets to Mr Innes to see the Procession on June 21st 1887, from Horse Guards Parade, Whitehall, Room 122, in a War Office envelope (3); Victorian Diamond Jubilee - Three tickets to Mr. Innes to the Horse Guards, Whitehall, 22nd June, 1897, Room No 95, from R Grant, Inspector General of Fortifications (3); Military interest - Invitation the Revd Mr. Innes, and The Misses Innes to the presentation of the new colours of the 103rd Fusiliers by his Royal Highness Prince Arthur, K G, K P, at Albany Barracks, Parkhurst, on Saturday the 19th of August by Colonel Furneaux and the Officers; Edward VII - Five tickets to the opening of King Edward VII`s First Parliament in State, used by Mr Innes, Mrs Edmundson, Melvill Innes, Dick Innes and Mary Innes, Horse Guards, Whitehall, January 16, 1902, Room No 95, from E.W Dibard, Under Secretary of State for War, in an inscribed envelope (6); Edward VII - Invitation to The Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexander to Horse Guards, Whitehall, Rooms 1 & 2, from E.W. Dibard"
"R 101 Airship Memorabilia from the estate of Arthur W J Norcott, a rigger of the crew and our vendor`s Great Uncle comprising his photograph in a 9ct gold pendant, another photograph of him in uniform, photograph of the tomb at Cardington, Bedfordshire, Memorial booklet with a list of the passengers and crew who died, white metal airship brooch, 5.5cm l, and an R 101 embroidered cloth shield shaped badge (The Airship was design by V.C. Richmond, built at the Royal Airship Works, Cardington, and took its first flight on 14 October 1929. It crashed on Sunday 5 October 1930 at Beauvais in France killing 48 people)"
A George IV rosewood and brass bound writing slope, the hinged top opening to reveal a pen tray flanked by Bereys Patent leather bound ink canisters inscribed "Light" and "Ink", each with brass angular handle, over a hinged sloping fall with red, gilt and tooled leather inset, lock plate stamped "G R Patent & Tomeson", the sides with flush brass handles (ILLUSTRATED)
MUGHAL SCHOOL "Four figures attending the Royal couple, a river and temples in the distance", "A young woman crouching outside a building amidst lily pads", gouache, a pair, R A WILSON "Farm labourers working in a field in a river landscape", watercolour, signed lower left and two further pictures
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