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Lot 180
W. G. CARTER C. B. E., F. R. Ae. S., Former chief aircraft designer to the Gloster Aircraft Company, Hucclecote, GloucestershireA unique and historical collection of correspondence, post office telegrams and press cuttings relating to the successful first flight of the Gloster-Whittle E. 28/39 on 15th May, 1941, at the hands of Glosters` chief test pilot P. E. `Gerry` Sayer. Other correspondence, including Post Office telegrams relating to the successful attempt on the world`s Air Speed Record on 7th November 1945, Group Captain H. J. Wilson Flying Meteor F.4. "Britannia" EE454, achieving 606mph over Herne Bay, Kent. Correspondents include Tom Sopwith, Frank Whittle, Roy Chadwick, W.E.W. Petter, Stafford Cripps and others. Other correspondence concerns the award to Carter of the C.B.E. in the 1947 New Year`s Honours List, together with his decoration in original case, with miniature; his Royal Aeronautical Society silver medal engraved `Awarded to W. G. Carter F. R. Ae. S. for his work on jet propelled aircraft 1947` and other ephemera including various drawing instruments, a Regent-Plate Rolls-Royce `Spirit of Ecstasy` ash tray, pocket watch, spectacles in case, family photograph album, various diaries. Note: Wilfred George Carter C.B.E., F.R.Ac.S. (1889-1969) was chief designer at the Gloucester (later Gloster) Aircraft Company and ranks amonst the greatest of aircraft designers. He helped design biplane fighters for the RAF (The Gauntlet and Gladiator most notably), before becoming involved with the Jet aircraft alongside Sir Frank Whittle. Carter was asked by the Ministry for Aircraft to design a brand new aircraft for Whittle`s engine and the result was the Gloster E.28/39 `Pioneer`. The plane was built in secret at the Regents Garage in Cheltenham and had its first flight at Hucclecote, Gloucestershire on 8th April 1941. It subsequently became the first Allied jet aircraft. Following on from the Pioneer, the Ministry for Aircraft encouraged Carter to design a more practical fighter for warfare. Consequently Carter made the decision to design the next plane with two engines and the result was the F.9/40, which flew for the first time on March 5th 1943, giving much more satisfactory and reliable performances. This plane found worldwide fame as the Gloster Meteor. In the hands of the RAF the Meteors were the first jet aircraft in operational service and were used primarily against the V1 flying bombs. The first `kill` came when Flg. Off. Dean `knocked down` a V1 by flipping it onto its back with the Meteor`s wingtip. In total 3875 Meteors were built, in over 34 versions, for 14 different nations and it changed the course of military aviation across the world.
Lot 181
W. G. CARTER - A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF THE GAS TURBINE COLLABORATION COMMITTEE, 21st Anniversary Dinner at Bristol Siddeley Engines, Leavesden, 1st November 1962, guests including W. G. Carter, Sir Frank Whittle, S. F. Smith of Rolls-Royce, J. Grierson of De Havilland Aircraft Company, J. R. Forshaw and P. Lloyd of the Ministry of Aviation, Sir Arnold Hall of Bristol Siddeley, F. H. Carey of Dowty Equipment Ltd. and others, 22 3/4" x 19"
Lot 950
An Elizabeth II four piece Tea and Coffee Service, comprising Teapot, Coffee Pot, Sugar Basin and Milk Jug, each of compressed rounded rectangular form, cast and applied gadrooned borders, plain polished bodies, and raised on four compressed bun feet, the former with composite finials and handles, the latter with applied strapwork handles, weight 61 oz all in, Sheffield 1976, Maker’s Mark R&B (4)
Lot 1310
A mid-19th Century Rosewood cased Wheel Barometer, R B Watson & Co, Dunfermline, the onion-topped case fitted with a silvered hygrometer, over a detachable single scale and silvered alcohol thermometer, to a spun brass bezel enclosing a signed 9 ½” silvered dial, with scale of 28-31, over a warranted level, height 41”
Lot 1317
An early 20th Century French Carriage Clock Movement, fitted to a lacquered brass lantern clock type case, with strapwork frame supporting a bell over cast and engraved gallery, to an oversize Roman chaptering ring with inside quarters track and floral engraved centre, with pierced steel hands, and raised on cast ball feet, to a carriage timepiece movement with platform escapement, signed R & Co, height 9 ½”
Lot 17
A set of four Royal Worcester side plates, circa 1934/6, designed by H R Millais, each depicting scenes of huntsmen on horseback surrounded by yellow and black borders, puce marks to bases and impressed numerals, diameter 17.5 cm, together with a Royal Worcester blue and white teacup, saucer and plate, circa 1881, each decorated with gilt rims above hatched band over a chinoiserie scene, green marks to base, (7).
Lot 258
A George III silver teapot, London 1793, R Hennell II, of inverted helmet cape form with a crest engraved body with wooden handle and finial, height 12 cm, restoration, together with a Victorian silver pedestal cream jug, London, of inverted helmet form with scrolled handle upon a circular base, marks rubbed, height 10.5 cm and a George III silver milk jug, London 1807, of typical form with reeded rim upon four ball supports, marks rubbed, height 9.5 cm, approximate gross weight 19.18 oz, (3).
Lot 406
A Georgian silver pair-case, verge pocket watch, by Alex Hollisone London. with chain fusee movement and verge escapement, signed on the top plate `alex hollisone london 7515.` Also another Georgian silver pair-case, verge pocket watch by Richard Amey London, with chain fusee movement and verge escapement, signed on the top plate `r amey london 173`. (2)
Lot 408
Two Georgian pair-cased, verge pocket watches. One by William Allam London, numbered 1410, with a tortoiseshell veneered outer-case. The other by R Haywood, London, numbered 8066, with a lacquered outer-case. Both with chain fusee movements and verge escapements, also a tortoiseshell veneered pair case for a pocket watch. (af) (3)
Lot 502
John Ward, mid-late 20th century- Winter sunset, Orchard Near Waverly; pastel on paper, inscribed verso, 12x17cm: together with a collection of further 20th century watercolour studies by various hands to include R S McArthur, K M Hume, Mary Freeman, Jamie Harding, Pithchforth and others, (a lot) (unframed)
Lot 506
* William Hogarth 1697-1764- Study of an old woman, head study; etching initialed within the plate, overall condition good, trimmed close and on the right side plate mark, mounted, 7.5x7.2cm: Antonio Tempesta 1555-1630- Ostrich hunt; etching, trimmed and backed, 8x12cm: together with other 17/18th engravings by and after various hands to include Dague, Noah Building the Ark, engraving after Raphael; Petrus Clouet 1629-1670 "R P Carolus Scribanius...", engraving after Van Dyck, and other similar examples, (a lot) (unframed)
Lot 566
Supplement to the Illustrated London news, "Oxford"; June 18. 1870- woodblock engraving, published 1870, extensive birds eye view of the river and Oxford, folded as issued, 116x55cm: Hurdis, act.1838- published by R W Lower, High St Lewes, c.1838; Queen Victoria, the Coronation, 1838 "...loyalty and benevolence by giving a dinner to 3900 poor persons St Ann`s, St Johns..."; engraving: together with other 19th century prints and engravings by and after different hands, (a lot) (unframed)
Lot 633
* R Zeeman, Dutch 17th century- "Marokko...."; published by Olfert Dapper , Amsterdam, c.1688, after Jacobum Meursius; hand-coloured engraving, with later hand-colouring 29x37cm: together with two other similar hand-coloured engravings titled "The City of Algier" and "The City Gegery", by the same hand(s), in matching glazed frames, unexamined out of the frame(s), (3)
Lot 10
A Collection of Boxed `OO` Gauge Trains and Accessories, including a Hornby-Electric Freight Train Set, Class 4 locomotive R.055, Duke of Sutherland locomotive and tender R.311, Class 3 Jinty R.058, Operating Turntable, Lima-locomotive, coach and wagon, Bachmann -Sir Francis Drake locomotive and tender, Grafar locomotive, Craftsman model kit, controller and track.
Lot 589
JACK MERRIOTT: British (20th century) Cornwall, two fishermen stand above a tiny beach with cottages and boats, with an extensive vista of the Cornish coastline, oil on board, signed lower right, 80 x 60cms, original design for the British Railways D/R Cornwall poster, pub. by British Railways Western Region
Lot 6
Glover.History/Gazetteer..County of Derby 2 vol." folding engraved map (repaired) plates and genealogical tables later cloth Derby 1831-33; The History and Directory of the Borough of Derby wood-engraved illustrations Derby 1843 § Bagshaw (Samuel) History Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire without map modern half morocco Sheffield 1846 § Bulmer (T.) & Co. History Topography and Directory of Derbyshire folding map (torn) title foxed Preston [1895] § Ussher (R.) An Historical Sketch of the Parish of Croxall number 48 of 100 copies plates 1881 § Keys (J.) Sketches of Old Derby and Neighbourhood plates and illustrations 1895 § Cox (J.C.) and W.H.St.John Hope. The Chronicles of...All Saints Derby one of 312 copies plates1881 occasional spotting all but the first and third original cloth the second rebacked the fourth recased; and c.60 others Derbyshire some duplicates" v.s.(c.65)
Lot 35
3 Albums of Prints mostly portraits and classical landscape prints" by or after Reynolds Gainsborough R. Wilson T. Lupton S.W. Reynolds also original botanical and landscape studies mezzotints engravings hand-coloured lithographs rice paper paintings and drawings v.s. in various decorative gilt- and blind-embossed bindings 4to two dated" 1830`s(3)
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