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Lot 206
A rare bronze handled iron headed sailor's axe 34cm long, an antler handled hatchet with a pen knife to handle 33cm long and a rosewood handled battle axe with screw fitted head 46cm longCondition ReportAge unknown. Items have come from a local deceased antique dealer - see photos for more details.
Lot 297
camera, motor, and intervalometer tested and working at time of auction, cosmetic condition VG-E, also with an Angenieux 10mm f/1.8 Retrofocus R21 No. 1405740, optics VG-E, Takes 16mm single perf film, contains two DL 100' spools, with some film inside. Notes from the previous owner: 100’ DL demonstration single per colour stock in camera; RARE 100’ Paillard Bolex DL take-up reel. Body Ser. 257059. Single C mount lens hole. Flat base with two 3/8” and one ¼” attachment screw holes. Pelling & Cross ACTUATOR Mk. IV (single frame motor). Pelling & Cross Synchrolapse MarkVII (controls the interval between frames, thus aka an ‘intervalometer’). On/Off power supply switch. ‘TIMER’ with settings for 1,2,4,8,15,30 seconds and 1,2,4,8,16,32 minutes. (100’ = 4000 frames. At 1 frame per second a full 100’ DL would record for 66.66 minutes; at 1 frame every 32 minutes a full 100’ DL would record for 89 days or effectively 3 months.) No precise optical viewing system available, so test exposure frame or other method likely necessary. C mount 10mm Pierre ANGENIEUX lens PARIS F . 101:1,8 RETROFOCUS R21 No. 1405740. Front and rear lens caps. Pierre ANGENIEUX red lens box.
Lot 315
body ser no. 192653, body VG-E, 12 to 64 fps; Variable shutter, singleframe, frame counter to 2000; Clockwork spring in excellent condition, also with 100’ DL Spool, rare 50’ DL, parallax viewfinder; rubber eye-cup Rewind handle; pistol grip. clockwork winder for “Rexofader” to operate variable shutter. H8 Reflex camera “instructions for use”, plus various Paillard useful technical publications, In well-used classic leather case. Lenses: Vario-Switar 1:1,9 f8-36mm (zoom), H8 RX No. 944288 Kern-Paillard, orangedepth of field marking, f1.5 – f22 with T stop. SWITAR 1:1,6 f=5.5mm H8 RX No. 937117 Diaphragm Preset; Orange indoor / exterior filter; two lens end screw caps. Kern-Paillard CASE. SWITAR 1:1,4 f=36mm H8 RX No. 857467 Kern-Paillard f1.4 – 22, orange depth of field marking. Focus markings from 1¾ feet - ∞; Orange indoor / exterior filter; end screw cap. YVAR 1:2,8 f=75mm No. 904578 f2.8 -22, orange depth of field marking. Focusmarkings from 5feet - ∞; end screw cap. COSMICAR Television Lens 25mm 1:1.9 No. 16165. F1.9 – f22. Focus from ≤2feet - ∞.
Lot 106
A RARE NATIVE SCOTTISH GOLD AND CAIRNGORM BROOCH CIRCA 1870, POSSIBLY GLASGOW OR INVERNESS the scalloped circular frame with engraved foliate scrolls on matted back ground, centrally set within a raised claw setting with a round cut 'Cairngorm', the reverse inscribed ‘KILDONAN 1869’, hinged pin and safety catch(4.2cm diameter )Footnote: Note: Although there is much Scottish gold jewellery made and surviving from as early as c1700, very little has been recorded which can be proven to come from natively sourced Scottish gold. While native gold has been mined and sourced for centuries in Scotland it was more commonly found as a by-product of other mining activities, notably lead. Except in the few rare occasions of miniature gold rushes in Scotland such as Kildonan in 1818 and again in 1868. It was reported by the Inverness Courier in 1869 that ‘Messrs D. C. Rait and Sons, of Buchanan Street, Glasgow, have been active purchasers of Sutherland gold from the commencement of the discovery, and have assayed several specimens officially. These have ranged from 19 to 19¾ carats. Mr Robert Gilchrist, the original discoverer, seems to have been very successful of late at the Kildonan burn’. The amounts of Scottish gold available for work were however rare, rarer still are examples noted and sold as such like this example. Various pieces by Glasgow companies, D C Rait and Muirhead & Sons, as well as Inverness makers have been noted. These generally follow the interest in native materials by combining the gold with other materials synonymous with Scotland such as freshwater pearls and Cairngorm stones. This fitted perfectly into the wider Scottish historical and national revival started as early as George IV’s visit in 1822 and continued with the Royal purchase of Balmoral and beyond into the early 1900’s. Pieces of native Scottish gold feature in the collections of both the National Museum of Scotland and Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery but seldom are seen at auction.
Lot 131
ABERDEEN - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL SPIRIT KETTLE AND STAND JAMES GORDON marked IG, ABD, the spherical body with foliate and scroll decoration, twin scroll Rococo formed cartouches, both enclosing foliate initials, the cover with a flame finial, short curved spout and a leather handle, raised on a bold spirit burner base with S-scroll supports and shell feet joined by foliate and cherubic swags(35cm high, 64.2oz (all in))Footnote: Note: The spirit kettle was arguably the height of fashion in tea services from the mid-18th century and an extravagant optional extra to the standard tea service, only commissioned by wealthy patrons and even then on rare occasions. While Edinburgh examples do survive in small numbers, most notably perhaps in the famous Hopetoun service and presented as two Leith race pieces, provincially made examples are extremely rare. This newly discovered Aberdeen example is now only the third provincially made example recorded, the other two being Glasgow made. James Gordon was a highly respected maker in Aberdeen and received many commissions for communion cups as well as tea wares, snuff boxes and salvers, etc.
Lot 137
ABERDEEN - A RARE SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL COFFEE POT COLINE ALLAN marked CA, ABD, Continental import mark, of baluster form, heavily chased and embossed scroll and floral decoration throughout, the central Rococo shaped cartouche with armorials to one side and crest and motto to other, leaf clasped spout, the hinged lid with similar decoration and conical finial(29cm high, 31.9oz)Footnote: Heraldry: The Marital Arms of Blagrave and Blagrave Arms: (on the dexter) Or on a bend sable three legs in armour couped at the thigh and sans foot proper (for Blagrave) (on the sinister) Or on a bend sable three legs in armour couped at the thigh and sans foot proper (for Blagrave) Note: Only two other Aberdeen 18th century coffee pots are recorded, this being the only available to private collectors. There is another of similar form also by Coline Allan in Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museum (see Silver, The Aberdeen Story page 73 and catalogue item 68) and a chased baluster example by James Wildgoose previously in the V.J. Cumming collection which now resides in Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery (see Finlay, Scottish Gold and Silverwork, plate 100). Why coffee pots should be so rare when compared to Aberdeen teapots is unclear but when looking at the wider survival ratio of Scottish coffee and teapots it is perhaps not surprising. Any form of 18th century Scottish coffee pot must be considered scarce. This perhaps suggests the spread and popularity of coffee was smaller and/or took longer to establish in Scotland making these not only rare survivals but ones commissioned by people at the front of fashionable trends in Scotland.
Lot 150
BALLATER – A RARE SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL FOUR PIECE BACHELOR'S TEA AND COFFEE SERVICE WILLIAM ROBB marked WR, BLTR, the lids with additional ROBB / BALLATER triangular mark, comprising coffee pot, Edinburgh 1912, remaining items Edinburgh 1911, teapot, twin handled sugar bowl and milk jug, each of simple flared form with straight spouts and curled handles with heart shaped terminals, the bodies engraved with crest and motto to one side and italic initials to other, each additionally engraved ‘Ballater 1917’(Coffee pot 13.5cm high, combined weight 29.8oz)Footnote: Note: William Robb’s work is well recorded, making predominantly souvenir items for the Victorian and Edwardian tourists to Royal Deeside. More domestic items such as this are very rare. These four pieces show William Robb’s skill in making larger items and the fine detail of craftsmanship is obvious. While many makers would simple have bought items in and retailed them this is obviously hand made by him, a rare survival.
Lot 291
COLONEL JAMES ALEXANDER GRANTE (ACTIVE 1745-6) RARE JACOBITE MAP OF GREAT BRITAIN 1745-6, PUBLISHED engraving and etching, printed on paper, being a map of the routes, battles and sieges of the campaign of Prince Charles Edward Stuart in Great Britain, 1745-6 (Jacobite Rebellion (1745-6)), titled A CHART/ Wherein are mark’d all the different Routs of P. Edward in Great Britain, and the Marches of his Army, and the English. The Sieges are distinguish’d, and the Battles that were Fought in this Enterprise [process]/ This Chart with the Book will be very useful in History, the Dates of the principle Events, being marked with the greatest care and exactness./ More care has been taken in this Chart to mark out the motions of the Armies / than to make an exact Geographical Description of the Counties: An / old Map of Morden was our Model, as being proper for the Design. INSCRIB’D – to all –The HONEST(63.7cm x 41.5cm)Provenance: Property from Tornaveen House, AberdeenshireFootnote: Note: This map, a reduced version of a larger map held in the Royal Collection, was issued folded inside a ‘Book’ which is referred to in the title. The ‘Book’ is a small explanatory text entitled: ‘A / Description / of a / chart / wherein are marked out / All the different Routes / of / Prince Edward / in / Great Britain / and the Marches of his Army and the / E - gl - sh.’ According to Blaikie p.106, it was published in 1749. A description of the map and booklet is given in Shirley 1988, pp.63-4. Shirley records no variant states for this map which is thought to have been a proof and therefore very few copies would have been seen by the public. Copies of this map are held in the Royal Collection (RCIN 729135); and The National Archives, Kew (TNA MPF 1/2 extracted from SP 36/79.)
Lot 303
1714 RISING - PROCLAMATION TO SEIZE THE PRETENDER BY THE LORDS JUSTICES. A PROCLAMATION, ordering the Payment of One hundred thousand Pounds to any Person who shall Seize and Secure the Pretender, in case he shall Land, or attempt to Land in any of His Majesties Dominions. London: Printed by John Baskett, Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, 1714. Broadsheet, 47 x 38cm., small section excised from bottom right corner with loss of a few words of imprint, with old ink manuscript note on back 'Proclamation for Apprehending the Pretender Promising a Reward to any person who apprehends him on hundred thousand poundes, proclaimed 20 Sept. 1714' which has slightly stained the printed text on the front, [ESTC T19571 or T19572; both Rare]
Lot 320
A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF JACOBITE ENGRAVED WINE GLASSES MID-18TH CENTURY the large drawn trumpet bowl finely engraved with displayed rose head flanked by open and closed buds with foliage, the reverse engraved in script 'Fiat' above an oak leaf, raised on a slightly tapered multi air twist cylindrical stem and a domed circular foot(17.9cm high, Diameter of rim 8cm)Footnote: Note: These elegant glasses closely resemble the important set of eleven glasses and two decanters from Chastleton Manor, Oxfordshire, now split between private collections and the National Trust (who have a decanter and four glasses). The glasses and decanters discovered at Chastleton Manor are considered to be from one of the oldest established Jacobite Societies, the Cavalier Club: founded in 1657 it ran well into the reign of Queen Victoria. Chastleton seems to have been the centre of the Club's activities throughout the 18th century and the owner, Henry Jones, was a zealous supporter until his death in 1761. Jones planted Scots fir trees within the grounds, often termed as 'Charlies Trees', and they were rumoured to be navigation markers for fleeing Jacobite’s given shelter and sustenance on their retreat or escape. This pair are slightly larger than the recorded Chastleton Manor glasses but feature the same decoration and appear to be by the same engraver. For a similar single glass see ‘Fine Furniture & Works of Art’, Lyon & Turnbull 2nd May 2018, lot 8
Lot 327
A JACOBITE WINE GLASS 18TH CENTURY the tapered bucket bowl with a swollen hexagonal facetted stem and circular foot, the underside of the bowl and join with stem with engraved arched decoration, which when viewed through the base of the bowl when drinking displays a Jacobite rose(15.7cm high,diameter of foot 7cm)Footnote: Literature: For a comparable example see Fine Furniture & Works of Art, Lyon & Turnbull 2nd May 2018, lot 5. Note: This rare 18th century Jacobite glass is a seldom encountered example of symbolism used in glassware of the period. In Seddon's seminal work 'The Jacobites and Their Drinking Glasses' no examples of the rose hidden in this form are recorded. The shape of glass is most commonly associated with English manufacture, and it may have been used by an English Jacobite supporter. Without doubt the English Jacobite supporters, post 1746, were closely watched by their Hanoverian neighbours and showing any overt support for the cause could result in lands being seized, status taken, and even death.
Lot 354
MORTLACH 11 YEAR OLD - GLEANN MOR RARE FIND distilled in 2010, non-chill filtered, one of 210 bottles, with presentation case and certificate(70cl/ 50.8%)Footnote: Note: Bottled to commemorate the 280th anniversary of the construction of Edinburgh Castle Officers' Mess, which began in 1740, and presented to serving Officers and members of the Mess
Lot 94
A RARE WEMYSS WARE PLATE CIRCA 1900 decorated with sheep by Karel Nekola, with gilded border, signed KAREL NEKOLA, bearing inscription verso CA' THE YOWS/ TO THE KNOX(23.5cm diameter)Footnote: Note: 'The Knox' in the inscription on this plate may allude to the Knox Pulpit formation, an outcrop of sandstone on the lower slopes of the Lomond Hills in west-central Fife, an area known for its sheep grazing.
Lot 20
Three bottles of brandy to include; Martell fine cognac VS, 70cl, 40% volume, in original box, a Reverie French Napoleon brandy, 70cl, 36% vol. and Three Barrels rare old French brandy VSOP, 70cl, 40% vol. Together with a bottle of Chivas Regal 12 year old Scotch whisky in original box. (4)(B.P. 21% + VAT)
Lot 72
RUGBY UNION, programmes, inc. Australia (29), 1976, v Newport, Swansea, Wales, Barbarians, Cardiff, Llanelli; 1981/2, England, Wales, Bridgend, London Division, Pontypool, Swansea, Pontypridd; 1984, Cardiff, Midlands, Pontypool, Llanelli, Barbarians; South Africa (14), v England 1952 & 1969; Wales 2004 & 2005; at Neath 1994; 1974, at Ireland (rare); 1980, Swansea, Cardiff, Llanelli, Newport & Wales; 1989, Cardiff, Wales, Pontypool, Ireland, Swansea, Llanelli, Neath (with rare team insert), , Cardiff v New Zealand 1972, Newport v NZ 1973; Welsh Cup finals (8), 1978-1988; other cup finals. 1999 World Cup programmes, Australia v France (final); brochures etc., G to EX, 140*
Lot 144
CRICKET, rare original press photographs, India to Australia 1947-48, Indian captain Lala Armanath alongside wicket-keeper Sen and reserve 'keeper J.K. Irani on the news of the birth of his fourth child, Lala Armanath reading Don Bradman's article on captaincy in the October issue of 'The Sporting Life', good head and shoulders date stamped December 1947, press stamps (3), all 6.5 x 4.5 EX, 3
Lot 145
CRICKET, rare original press photographs, Australia v India 1947-48, 6 x 4.5 Indian captain Lala Armanath meets Arthur Morris upon arrival in Sydney, 8 x 6 Bradman in batting pose in the nets at the W.A.C.A. both 6 x 4.5, Large (14 x 10) head & shoulders pose of Australian wicket-keeper Don Tallon wearing his 1947-48 Australian cap, repaired former central tear, press stamps (3) G to EX 3
Lot 146
CRICKET, rare original private photographs, England to India 1951-52 both ex Fred RIdgway collection, Fred Ridgway and three member of the England touring party en route to India, and the England team taking the field in India during the 1951-52 tour, both ex Fred Ridgway collection 6 x 4 and 4 x 3, EX 2
Lot 1622
ENTERTAINMENT, signed selection, inc. letters, programme, leaflets etc; 10 Historic Record Society labels autographed by Leon Escalais, Francisco Nuibo, Lucian Muratore (5), Dinh Gilly, Riccardo Martin (2), Yuri Mazurok, Landon Ronald, Marguerita Sylva, Isobel Baillie, Agnes Harty, John Brownlee, Lawrence Brown, Peter Dawson, Arthur Tracey, Janet Baker, Lucia Popp, Rosalind Plowright, Luciana Serra, Eva Turner, Rita Hunter on ENO publicity leaflet [some skipping], ANQS Ernest Austin, ROH programme signed by Joan Sutherland, Bonynge, Alfredo Kraus, ROH programme page signed by Jill Gomez, Forbes Robinson, Heather Begg, Stuart Burrows, rare Dolores Nau ALS, coloured print of Edouard de Reszke, and Harold Fielding, contracts signed by Albert Sandler, Pouishnoff, Mark Hambourg, Robert Easton etc., FR to VG, Qty.
Lot 183
Three: Private C. C. Ferguson, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, who was killed in action at the Battle of Nonne Boschen, during the First Battle of Ypres, on 11 November 1914 1914 Star (9583 Pte. C. Ferguson. Cam’n: Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (9583 Pte. C. C. Ferguson. Cam’n Highrs.) extremely fine (3) £200-£240 --- Charles Craig Ferguson was born c.1892 in Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire and attested for the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders at Glasgow in 1913. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, arriving at Havre on 14 August 1914 with the original British Expeditionary Force. Deployed to serve as Army Troops attached to General Headquarters, Headquarters 1st Army and Headquarters 2nd Army, Ferguson’s battalion took part in the Retreat from Mons in this capacity. Relieved from duties with the General Headquarters in early September, it became part of 1st Brigade, 1st Division and engaged the enemy at the Marne and the Aisne, taking part in heavy fighting at the Chemin des Dames. Having continued to see costly engagements throughout October at Ypres, Langemarck and Gheluvelt, the 1st Cameron Highlanders were moved to trenches around Veerbeek Farm where, on the night of 11 November, they faced the final German attempt to break through the British lines around Ypres. This attack, preceded by a prolonged and heavy artillery bombardment, was mostly turned back by accurate British rifle fire but the Prussian Guard emerging from the morning mist, succeeded in breaking through the lines of the British 1st Guards Brigade (Scots Guards, Cameron Highlanders and Black Watch) in a rare bayonet attack. Accurate artillery fire and isolated points of British resistance then took any further momentum out of the Germans who withdrew into the Nonne Boschen woods, thus giving this battle, the last major German offensive of First Ypres, its name. Initially reported missing, Private Ferguson was later confirmed among the 137 men of the Battalion to be killed on 11 November 1914. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Ferguson of 8 Mathieson St., Govan, Glasgow and, having no known grave, is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial.
Lot 19
Four: Sergeant J. R. Cornall, 19th (Queen Alexandra’s Own Royal) Hussars 1914 Star, with clasp (172 Pte. J. R. Cornall. 19/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (172 Cpl. J. R. Cornell. 19-Hrs.); Panama, Republic, Solidarity Medal 1917-18, Third Class, bronze, contact marks, traces of lacquer, nearly very fine or better, the last rare (4) £300-£400 --- Panama Medal of Solidarity 3rd Class London Gazette 17 February 1920 . John Robert Cornall was born in 1889 at Bintree, Norfolk. A Horse Breaker by trade, he attested for the 19th Hussars on 26 February 1907 and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 September 1914. He enlisted in the Royal Tank Corps on 21 January 1919 and he died in 1924 whilst in the rank of Sergeant. Note: The Panama Medal of Solidarity was instituted in 1918 and although Panama played no active part in the Great War, they did award this medal in solidarity to the allies, Panama having previously declared war on Germany on 7 April 1917. The award was issued in three grades: Gold (silver gilt) to commanders in chief; Silver with a rosette to Generals and senior officers; and Bronze to officers and other ranks. Michael Maton’s Honour the Recipients of Foreign Awards identifies from the London Gazette 61 Panama Solidarity Medals in bronze, 5 in silver and 1 in gold.
Lot 23
A very rare ‘August 1918’ American D.S.C. group of four awarded to Gunner E. W. R. Auty, Royal Field Artillery 1914-15 Star (17106 Gnr: E. W. R. Auty. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (17106 Gnr. E. W. R. Auty. R.A.); United States of America, Distinguished Service Cross, bronze, the edge officially numbered ‘6278’, in case with gold debossed lettering ‘D.S.C.’, together with badly damaged box of issue, officially numbered ‘6278’ with spare brooch bar, good very fine (4) £300-£400 --- United States of America D.S.C. London Gazette 17 August 1920: ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign’ Edward William Robert Auty was born on 20 January 1894 at Poplar, London and attested there for the Royal Artillery on 9 November 1914. Posted to the B/109 Brigade on 27 November 1914 he served with them as part of the British Expeditionary Force in France from 30 August 1915 (B/109 Brigade became D/108 Brigade on 21 June 1916). He was gassed whilst serving with 338th Battery on 13 July 1917 and invalided to England on the Hospital Ship St. Patrick on 5 August 1917. Returning to France on 21 March 1918, he was posted to 112 Battery, 24 Brigade on 6 April 1918. Gunner Auty was awarded the American Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry at Vierstraat, Belgium in August 1918 with Lieutenant W. T. J. Munday, also of 112th Battery, 24th Brigade, R.F.A. The citation for Lieutenant Munday’s award is as follows: ‘For extraordinary heroism in action near Vierstraat, Belgium, August 30, 1918. While in command of an accompanying gun, Lieut. Munday advanced in close support of the attack of the 106th American Infantry. With a signaller, he made a daring reconnaissance in advance of our lines, and returned with valuable information. In an encounter with an enemy patrol, near Rosignol Wood two of the enemy were captured.’ Just 24 British servicemen were awarded the U.S. Army’s Distinguished Service Cross, which was only ever awarded for extraordinary heroism in the face of the enemy. A list of all 24 awards is contained in Decorations United States Army 1862 – 1926 - an official U.S. Government publication. The following descriptions of the awards to Auty and Munday are extracted from this list and show identical units, places and dates: 17106 Signaler Edward W. R. Auty, 112th Battery, 24th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, British Expeditionary Force. Near Vierstraat, Belgium, 30 & 31 August 1918. D.S.C. number unknown. Awarded in War Department General Order No. 60, 1920. Lieut. William Thomas John Mundy, 112th Battery., 24th Brigade., Royal Field Artillery, B.E.F. Near Vierstraat, Belgium, 30 & 31 August 1918. D.S.C. number unknown. Awarded in W.D.G.O. No. 60, 1920. Sold together with a letter to Auty, from the Colonel in charge of R.F.A. records, regarding the award of his American D.S.C., dated 27 October 1920.
Lot 236
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, G.C.B. (Military) a rare William IV Knight Grand Cross breast star, by Rundell Bridge & Co., London, c.1834-37, 91mm x 84mm, silver, gold, and enamel, the reverse inscribed ‘Rundell Bridge & Co., Jewellers to their Majesties and all the Royal Family, Ludgate Hill, London’, and fitted with gold retaining pin, some enamel loss to ‘Ich Dien’ motto and central wreath, otherwise good very fine and rare for this period £2,400-£2,800 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, December 2009. The name of the firm was changed to Rundell Bridge & Co. in 1834 after the deaths of various former partners.
Lot 251
The exceptional and rare Indian Mutiny and Red River 1870 campaign group of three awarded to Staff Sergeant Instructor John ‘Mac’ McNaughten, Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteers, late 60th Royal Rifles and ‘Meerut Elephant Corps’ Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (J. McNaughten, 1st Bn. 60th Rifles); Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Red River 1870 (3192 Sgt. J. McNaughton, 1/60 K.O.R.) officially engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3192 Serjt. J. McNaughten, 1-60th Foot.) the first with refixed suspension post, polished with edge bruising and contact marks, fine, otherwise very fine and better (3) £4,000-£5,000 --- An extremely rare combination of medals, one of only three such to the army. John 'Mac' McNaughten was born in Chelsea, London in June 1834 and enlisted in 1/60th Royal Rifles in September 1852, aged 18 years. Embarked for India in the following year, he was present at the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny at Meerut on 10 May 1857, when the regiment had the sorry task of recovering the butchered remains of the garrison's women and children. Regimental musters confirm that McNaughten was serving in either 'B' Company or 'G' Company at this time and, as such, he would have been allocated to the ‘Elephant Corps’ under Lieutenant Stanley Mortimer. With four riflemen to each elephant, and 50 men of the ‘Meerut Volunteer Horse’, Mortimer set off in pursuit of the rebel leader Sah Mull; the mutineers were put to flight in a hotly contested action at Bussowd on 29 July 1857. His services in Meerut's Elephant Corps happily concluded, McNaughten was ordered to Delhi in the following month. He arrived there in time for the storming of the city on 14 September 1857, when the Battalion's multiple-V.C.-winning ranks suffered 20% casualties (Medal and clasp). Following further service in the Oudh, McNaughten was advanced to Corporal in February 1859 and to Sergeant in August 1860. He returned to the U.K. at the year's end. He was next embarked for Canada, via Malta, in September 1867, where he participated in the Red River Expedition of 1870, serving in Captain Buller’s “C” Company (Medal and clasp). He returned to the U.K. in September 1873 and was discharged at Gosport in the same month. Awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal in May 1874, McNaughten was next appointed a Staff Sergeant-Instructor in the Hertfordshire Rifle Volunteers and he served in that capacity until December 1887. The 1901 Census reveals that he was employed as a Bailiff for a County Court and he died at Wear, Hertford in July 1907; above details courtesy of the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum, Winchester.
Lot 254
The unique Red River 1879 and Afghanistan campaign group awarded to Major H. S. Marsham, 60th King’s Royal Rifle Corps Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Red River 1870 (Lt. H. S. Marsham. 1/60. K.O.R.); Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Ahmed Khel, Kandahar (Captain. Hy. S. Marsham, 2/60th Foot) mounted for display purposes with an erased Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880, the second with light pitting from star, otherwise very fine, the first nearly extremely fine and very rare (3) £5,000-£7,000 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2001, the first two only, the erased Kabul to Kandahar Star since added for display purposes. Only 28 medals issued to British officers with the ‘Red River 1870’ clasp. This clasp in combination with the medal for the Afghanistan campaign occurs only twice, without clasp to Ensign Riddell (pair in the Rifles Museum) and with two clasps to Captain Marsham. Henry Savill Marsham was born in Norfolk on 19 January 1847, eldest son of Henry P. Marsham of Rippon Hall, Hevingham. He was educated at Eton and joined the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in December 1865. He served as Adjutant with the 1st Battalion in the Red River Expedition in 1870 (Medal with Clasp); with the 2nd Battalion in the Afghan war from October 1878 to November 1880, took part in the advance on and occupation of Kandahar and Kelat-I-Ghilzie, and was present in the engagements at Ahmed Khel and Urzoo near Ghuznee; accompanied Sir Frederick Roberts in the march to Kandahar, and was present at the battle of Kandahar; and served in the Marri Expedition under Brigadier General MacGregor in October 1880 (mentioned in despatches London Gazette 3 December 1880, Medal with two Clasps, and Bronze Decoration). In January 1881, Marsham embarked with the battalion at Bombay for Natal, South Africa, for service against the Boers of the Transvaal in 1881. He was promoted to Major in December 1882, and retired from the Army in December 1888. He was subsequently a Deputy-Lieutenant for the County of Norfolk, Lord of the Manor of Cats-cum-Cricketots, and patron of the livings of Stratton Strawless, Brampton, and Wramplingham. He was for forty years a magistrate, occupying for many years the chairmanship of the Aylsham Bench. He died, shortly after his 91st birthday, in April 1937. Sold with copied research including news cuttings describing ‘A Grand Old Man of Norfolk’ on the occasion of his 91st birthday, and three obituary notices.
Lot 269
Pair: Private G. Polhill, 4th Hussars Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (1769 Pte. G. Polhill, 4th Hussars); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed as issued; together with City of Pretoria commemorative coronation medal 1911, bronze, with bronze and enamel top suspension, the first pitted, good fine or better, very rare (3) £300-£400 --- Only 6 medals with clasp for Tel-el-Kebir issued to the 4th Hussars.
Lot 461
A rare four-clasp N.G.S. medal awarded to Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Richardson, K.C.B., Royal Navy, who as a Lieutenant distinguished himself during the battle of Camperdown on 11 October 1797, when he volunteered to ‘go in an open boat’ and capture the Dutch Fleet’s Commander-in-Chief, Admiral De Wet, before he could effect his escape from his stricken ship - Richardson presented De Wet to Admiral A. Duncan and in recognition of this was appointed as his Signal Lieutenant; he successfully commanded a division of seaman attached to the Army under Sir Ralph Abercromby in the Expedition to Holland in 1799, and was similarly employed with Abercromby in Egypt, before carrying out the same role to great effect at the investment of Flushing under his old friend and patron Sir Richard J. Strachan. Richardson had developed into somewhat of a specialist in this field and in 1815 was nominated for the C.B., having ‘For more than 26 Years, passed in active service at Sea and in co-operation with troops on Shore in every quarter of the globe’, indeed apart from his gallant and meritorious naval services, Richardson was about 140 years ahead of his time in pioneering ‘Combined Operations’. Naval General Service 1793-1840, four clasps, 1 June 1794, Camperdown, Egypt, Basque Roads 1809 (C. Richardson, Lieutenant R.N.) good very fine £14,000-£18,000 --- Confirmed on the rolls as Master’s Mate in H.M.S. Royal George 100 guns (flag ship for Sir A. Hood) at the fleet action that became known as ‘The Glorious First of June’; as Senior Lieutenant in H.M.S. Circe at the defeat of the Dutch fleet by the British Naval squadrons under Admiral Duncan, including the capture of nine ships-of-the-line and two frigates off the Dutch coast, 11 October 1797; as Lieutenant in H.M.S. Kent in co-operation with the Army on and off the coast of Egypt in 1801 and as Captain in H.M.S. Caesar during Lord Cochrane’s successful destruction of a number of French ships, including four ships-of-the-line, in the Basque Roads, off St. Nazaire, 11-12 April 1809. Approximately 88 four clasp awards issued. It is known from a surviving portrait that Richardson originally received, and wore, a medal with two clasps, those being the gold medal actions of 1 June 1794 and Camperdown authorised in the list published in the London Gazette of June 1847. His medal was issued in the rank of Lieutenant, reflecting the rank he held at Camperdown, and it is clear that he must have received one from the first few batches of medals issued, before the London Gazette announcement in June 1848 which authorised further clasps, including Basque Roads, to which he was entitled as Captain of the Caesar. His clasp for Basque Roads is recorded as being an ‘Additional Claim’ in the Admiralty claims list, but no rank is given, and no doubt further confusion occurred with the London Gazette announcement in February 1850 authorising the issue of the clasp for Egypt, to which he was also entitled in the rank of Lieutenant. Perhaps it was an oversight that, strictly speaking, Richardson should have been given a new medal in the rank of Captain, which rank he held at Basque Roads. He is shown in the Navy List for 1850 as being in receipt of a medal with two clasps but he would be required to submit his medal to receive the additional two clasps to which he was entitled. His death occurred later in the same year, effectively bringing the matter to a close. Charles Richardson was born in 1769 and joined the Royal Navy as Captain’s Servant in H.M.S. Vestal (Captain R. J. Strachan), in November 1787; after accompanying an embassy to China he removed with Strachan to H.M.S. Phoenix 36 guns and ‘was present, 19 November 1791, while cruising off the Malabar coast in company with the Perseverance frigate, in an obstinate engagement (produced by a resistance on the part of the French Captain to a search being imposed by the British upon two merchant vessels under his orders) with La Résolue of 46 guns, whose colours were not struck until she had herself sustained a loss of 25 men killed and 40 wounded, and had occasioned one to the Phoenix of 6 killed and 11 wounded. While on the East India station Mr. Richardson was for several months employed in the boats in co-operating up different rivers, with the army under Sir Robert Abercromby in its operations against Tippoo Saib’. Having attained the ranks of Midshipman and Master’s Mate and having fought with H.M.S. Royal George in Lord Howe’s actions of 29th May and 1st June 1794, Richardson was appointed Lieutenant in H.M.S. Circe (Captain P. Halkett), in August. 1794 - ‘of that frigate he was First-Lieutenant during the great mutiny at the Nore; where his exertions in preventing the crew from acquiring the ascendancy gained him, in common with his Captain and the other officers of the ship, the thanks of the Admiralty. The Circe forming one of Lord Duncan’s repeaters in the action off Camperdown, 11 October 1797, Lieutenant Richardson on that occasion achieved an important exploit. Fearing lest the Dutch Admiral, De Winter, after his own ship had been dismasted and silenced, should effect his escape on board some other, he volunteered to go in an open boat and take him out. Succeeding in his object he had the honour of presenting him in person to the British Commander-in-Chief [Admiral A. Duncan] who, in consequence, received him on promotion in January 1798 on board his flag ship the Venerable 74, and made him, 6 March following his Signal Lieutenant in the Kent 74 (Captain W. M. Hope)’. In the following year Richardson was sent with the expedition to Holland, where he commanded a division of seaman, attached to the army under Sir Ralph Abercromby, from the period of the debarkation near the Helder until the surrender of the Dutch squadron under Admiral Storey. With the conclusion of the expedition Richardson was ordered home in charge of a Dutch 68 gun ship; after assisting Abercromby again, this time in Egypt, he removed to H.M.S. Penelope (Captain the Hon. H. Blackwood). Following this he was nominated Acting-Commander of H.M.S. Alligator 28, armée-en-flûte, in July 1802. Whilst aboard that ship Captain Richardson directed the movements of the flotilla employed at the reduction of Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice in 1803, and was highly spoken of in the public despatches for his exertions at the taking of Surinam in the spring of 1804. [London Gazette 1804, pp. 755, 761]. On the 6th of July in that year he was, in consequence, invested by Sir Samuel Hood with the command of the Centaur 74, the ship bearing his broad pennant, an act which the Admiralty confirmed on the 27th of Sept. Richardson returned to England in March 1805. Appointed to H.M.S. Caesar (bearing the flag of his old friend and patron Sir Richard J. Strachan) in January 1806, he was employed in the latter off Rochefort and subsequently in the Mediterranean. On 23 February 1809, the Caesar, then bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Stopford, but still commanded by Captain Richardson, assisted, along with the Defiance and the Donegal, at the destruction of three French frigates in the Sable d'Olonne. On that occasion his ship sustained considerable damage in her bowsprit and rigging, by the fire from several batteries under which the enemy had sought refuge. He next served with Strachan in the expedition to the Scheldt, during which the town of Camvere offered it's surrender to Richardson, he being the senior naval officer being present on shore, terms having been agreed with him and Lieutenant-General Fraser. During the investment of Flushing he landed at the head of a brigade of seaman, and commanded a battery of six 24-pounders with much effect. His...
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The British War Medal awarded to Sir Norman Strathie, K.C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, who served during the Great War as a Corporal in the Southern Provinces Mounted Rifles, Indian Defence Force British War Medal 1914-20 (593 Cpl. D. N. Strathie, S. Prov. M. Rif. I.D.F.) good very fine, rare to unit £70-£90 --- K.C.I.E. London Gazette 1 January 1944: David Norman Strathie, Esq., C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, Adviser to His Excellency the Governor of Madras. C.I.E. London Gazette 2 January 1939: David Norman Strathie, Esq., Indian Civil Service, Member, Board of Revenue, Madras. Sir (David) Norman Strathie was born in Glasgow on 31 October 1886 and was educated at Glasgow Academy and Balliol College, Oxford. He entered the Indian Civil Service in 1911 and served initially as Under Secretary in the Revenue, Judicial, and Public Departments, Madras. He served during the Great War with the Southern Provinces Mounted Rifles, Indian Defence Force, from November 1917 to February 1918 (entitled to British War Medal only). Thereafter he was Commissioner of Income Tax, Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Inspector of Local Boards, and Adviser to the Government of Madras. He served as Commissioned of Income Tax for Palestine, and became Chief Civil Representative with the Southern Army in India. During the Second World War he returned to the U.K. and served in the Home Guard in London. Appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1944, for his services as tax expert and adviser to the Governor of Madras, he retired from the Indian Civil Service in 1946, and subsequently served as Financial Secretary of Jamaica from 1946 to 1949. He died on 3 August 1959. Strathie was evidently an accomplished Baritone, as he entertained the listeners of Madras Radio on one occasion with a medley of songs (appearing on the programme just after a Violin Recital given by Yehudi Menuhin). Sold with copied research.
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A rare Great War ‘1914’ ‘Warrant Officer’s’ M.C. group of four awarded to Company Quartermaster Sergeant, later Second Lieutenant, T. H. Crabb, 4th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment); commissioned in the field in February 1916 after 16 years in the ranks, he died the following month from wounds received in action in the Ypres Salient on 18 March 1916 Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 Star, with clasp (7799 C.Q.M. Sjt. T. H. Crabb. 4/R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. T. H. Crabb.); together with Royal Fusiliers Cap Badge with apparent bullet-hole piercing, nearly extremely fine (4) £1,200-£1,600 --- M.C. London Gazette 18 February 1915. M.I.D. London Gazette 17 February 1915. Thomas Henry Crabb was born in 1881 in the Parish of St. Mary, London and attested for the Royal Fusiliers at Hounslow on 25 January 1900. Posted to the 3rd Battalion, the following ten years saw him advanced steadily through the ranks whilst stationed successively in Gibraltar, Egypt, Bermuda, South Africa, and Mauritius. Having extended his service in 1909 to ‘such time as shall complete 21 years service’, he returned home in September 1910 and was posted to the 4th Battalion. Following the outbreak of the Great War, Company Quartermaster Sergeant Crabb disembarked with his battalion at Le Havre on 13 August 1914 as part of the 9th Brigade in the 3rd Division with Smith Dorrien’s II Corps. With a full war establishment of 992 men, comprising 734 reservists, the 4th Royal Fusiliers were among the first of the B.E.F. battalions to arrive in France, and proceeded directly to Mons where, together with the 4th Middlesex, they faced the first German attacks and could count among their number Lieutenant M. Dease and Private S. F. Godley who were awarded the first V.C.s of the Great War for their defence of Y Company HQ at the Nimy railway bridge on 23 August 1914. After a fighting withdrawal south to trenches at Inchy, the Battalion was relieved by the 1st Northumberland Fusiliers on 26 August. They were in reserve positions during the Battle of Le Cateau but saw hard fighting at the Marne, the Aisne, La Bassée (Neuve Chapelle), Messines and First Ypres, the battalion war diary recording a staggering total loss of 1900 men and 50 officers killed, wounded, missing or sick by the end of November. Having been promoted Company Sergeant Major on 1 October 1914, Crabb’s designation of rank was altered to Warrant Officer Class II on 29 January 1915. He was Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in the Field during the period up to 20 November 1914 (the date of French’s original despatch referred to in the London Gazette of 17 February 1915) and his Military Cross, gazetted the following day, was undoubtedly for the same period although, in common with all these early awards it was announced under the general heading ‘for services rendered in connection with operations the field’. Crabb was appointed Acting Regimental Sergeant Major on 23 September 1915 and commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Field on 14 February 1916. Just over one month later, on 18 March 1916, he died at No. 10 Casualty Clearing Station, from wounds received in action in the Ypres salient as his battalion prepared for the attack on the St. Eloi craters. He was the son of Thomas and Albertina Gabb; husband of Charlotte Crabb, of 30, Vicarage Lane, Romford Rd., Stratford, London and a native of Stamford Hill, London. He is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium. Note: The recipient’s service papers contain a communication from the War Office to the recipient’s widow regarding arrangements for the despatch of gallantry awards to deceased officers. The awards mentioned are the Military Cross and a ‘Russian Decoration.’
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Y.M.C.A. ‘Lena Ashwell Concert Party’ Badge, gilt and enamel, with pin-back suspension, good very fine, rare £60-£80 --- Lena Margaret Ashwell, Lady Simson was a British actress and theatre producer, who during the Great War was the first person to organise large-scale entertainment for the troops at the front. Partly due to the influence of her acquaintance Princess Helena Victoria, and her connections to the Y.W.C.A., she was given permission to take a group of entertainers to the Western Front to perform concerts for the troops, and to help raise morale. For her services during the Great War she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
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A Great War 1918 ‘Béthune’ French Croix de Guerre group of four awarded to Acting Sergeant L. M. Schwabacher, 10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), later attached Intelligence Corps 1914-15 Star (Stk-225 Pte. L. M. Schwabacher R. Fus.) first initial and last two letters of surname officially corrected; British War and Victory Medals (Stk-225 A. Sjt. L. Maurice. R. Fus.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, all housed in an A. W. Baldwin fitted case, good very fine and better (4) £100-£140 --- French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 7 January 1919. The original citation (in French), dated 24 August 1918, states: ‘From 10 April 10 to 1 May, 1918, during the period when Bethune was being regularly and violently bombed, he showed courage and dedication in helping to evacuate the population to safety, despite the ever-present danger.’ Leslie Maurice Schwabacher (later Leslie Maurice) was born in 1895 in St. Pancras, London into a family of Jewish diamond merchants who settled in London in the 19th Century. He served with the 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 July 1915 and was later attached to the Intelligence Corps, with which unit he was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for gallant services during the civilian evacuation of Béthune in 1918. He changed his name to Leslie Maurice after the War and his British War and Victory Medals were issued under this name. Sold together with rare original Citation for French Croix de Guerre.
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