* Wallpaper panels. A set of 10 embossed panels, late 19th century, leather laid down on linen, and further backed with linen, heavily embossed with overall pattern of scrolling foliage, flowers, grapes, pomegranates, dragons, birds of prey, dogs, monkeys, and serpents, on a background mosaic of seamless triangles, gilded and with remains of some colours, faded and some soiling, each heavily worn with losses, especially to brittle edges, each approximately 80 x 60cmQty: (1)NOTESA skilful revival interpretation of the heavily embossed leather wall coverings made during the second half of the 17th century. By their very nature these panels are a rare survival, intended as they were to adorn a wall. They would have been costly to produce, and would certainly, therefore, have been commissioned as part of a decorative scheme for a room in a large residence.
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* Chinese. A French-style painted chasuble, circa 1770-1790, hand-stitched chasuble of cream silk taffeta hand-painted with delicate flower sprays and tendrils, sometime embellished with central orphreys of silk brocade with cream floral pattern on a puce ground, backed at the same time with pale pink coarse linen and edged with woven gold trim, lightly rubbed and marked, a number of small areas perishing, and some period darns, 3 x 5mm hole to lower left of front, 119 x 70cmQty: (1)NOTESIt is rare to find painted vestments and other liturgical pieces, and such articles were most often made in small cloistered monasteries because the process of painting was less costly than that of embroidery.
* Philippe et Gaston. A rare couture evening coat, Paris, 1930s, black silk velvet knee-length unstructured coat, with three-quarter length balloon sleeves, tightly gathered at shoulder, collar forming neck tie (stitching attaching it to coat strained, and adjacent lining with 2" stitching lost), lined with satin quilted with an interlocking double diamond pattern, with woven Philippe et Gaston label at neck numbered '22672', sleeves 50cm (19.5ins), length 104cm (41ins), together with a full-length black velvet evening gown, with long narrow sleeves, v-neck with large cream frilled lace collar, with trefoils and bee motifs, matching wide lace flounced cuffs, wide black satin ribbon trim to waist with large bow at front, metal zip fastener to reverse, black satin lining (with some faint white discolouration to underarms), bust 84cm (33ins), waist 70cm (27.5ins), sleeves 61cm (24ins), length 143.5cm (56.5ins)Qty: (2)NOTESProvenance: From a large private estate. Prestigious Parisian couture house Philippe et Gaston was established in 1922, and by the mid 1920s it ranked alongside such notable French fashion houses as Chanel. Its heyday was the 1930s, and by 1946 the firm was in need of new inspiration. That year, wealthy French entrepreneur, Marcel Boussac, invited Christian Dior to become head designer for Philippe et Gaston, but Dior declined, preferring to launch his own label.
Vinyl - Garage / Psych - Four Rare and long deleted Re-issues of US Garage / Psych albums including? Mary Butterworth - Mary Butterworth (Breeder Records) Sleeve vg+, vinyl is ex, Hunger - Strictly From Hunger (Psych Records) ex, The Rising Storm - Calm Before? (Eva Records) ex, C. A. Quintet - Trip Thru Hell (Psych Records) vg+
Vinyl - Psych / Punk Garage / Freakbeat - Eight long Deleted 80?s / 90?s rare UK compilations including Psychedelic Salvage Company, + Inserts. Punk Ballads Sampler From The Sixties (Eva Records). Rubble 15 (Bam Caruso Records). Psychedelic Unknowns (Calico Records). Psychedelic Unknowns vol. 5 (Scrap Records, still sealed). Garagelands Volume 1 (Strange Things Records). Garagelands Volume 2 (Strange Things Records). Rubble 14 (Bam Caruso Records) vg+
Vinyl - 10 original US pressing Psych albums to include Summerhill - Summerhill, 1969 US Tetragrammaton Records (Still in shrink), Elephant Candy - The Fun And Games, 1968 US, Uni Records), The National Gallery - The National Gallery 1968 US, Philips Records, (in shrink, with rare insert included), The Boston Tea Party - The Boston Tea Party, 1968 US, Flick Disc Records,?Beast - Beast (1969, Cotillion Records), Aorta - Aorta (1969 US, Columbia Records, Promo), The Electric Prunes - Underground (1967 US Reprise Records), The Griffin - The World?s Filled With Love (1968 US, ABC Records), The Hour Glass - The Hour Glass (1973 US, United Artists Records, Double LP), The American?Revolution - The American Revolution 1968 US, Flick Disc Records, overall vg+
Vinyl - Psych / Prog / Acid Folk - Fie Rare UK Original Psych / Prog albums on Deram?records to include John Surman & John Warren - Tales Of The Algonquin (1971 UK, Deram Records), Touch - Touch (1969 UK, Deram Records) Gatefold Sleeve, William R. Strickland - Is?Only The Name (1969 UK, Deram Records, Mono copy), East Of Eden - Mercator Projected (1969 UK, Deram Records), The Anvil Flutes And Capricorn Voices - Something New Is Coming (1968 UK, Deram Records, Mono copy) overall condition vg-vg+
Vinyl - New Wave / Synth - 6 Rare UK Original albums / 12?s to include Gary Numan - Outland (I.R.S., 1994 EIRSA 1039) Sleeve EX, Vinyl Mint- (appears unplayed) + Insert, The Human League - Travelogue (1980, Virgin) excellent, Bill Nelson - The Love That Whirls (Diary Of A Thinking Heart) / La Belle Et La Bete (Beauty And The Beast) (1982, Mercury, Double albums) ex + inner sleeves & Promo insert, Japan - Exorcising Ghosts (1984, Virgin, Double album), ex + Limited Lyric Sheets, Gary Numan - Complex (Beggars Banquest, BEG 29T 12") ex, Cabaret Voltaire - The Dream Ticket, 1983 12?, ex
Vinyl - Punk - The Rezillos - Can?t Stand the Rezillos album + Promo Press pack. Original 1978 UK pressing in ex condition, sleeve ex/vinyl ex + Rare Promo ?Lucky Bag? Pack including: Folder, Promo Photo / Postcard Single + Sire Records comp slip (only a handful of these Promo ?Lucky Bag? press packs are known to exist)
Royal Mint 2018 Sapphire Coronation brilliant uncirculated UK £5 coin presentation pack. Created to celebrate the rare, royal milestone this was the only official UK coin range to mark the occasion. The reverse of the coin shows the Royal Arms with the Royal Cypher of Queen Elizabeth II above it and the text reads SAPPHIRE ANNIVERSARY 1953 - 2018". The pack is still in its original unopened packaging. Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
Over 55 FDC in a Stanley Gibbons Avon Stamp Album Binder with 16 Leaves, Various FDI Postmarks, Typed & Hand Written Addresses, Including British Trees 1974, 3 x British Birds (Different Postmarks) 1980, British Birds Pictorial Issue 1966, 2 x Roses (Different Postmarks) 1976, 2 x Horses 1978, International Year for the Disabled 1981, British Wildlife 1977, Centenary of the T.U.C.1968, Commemorating the first British Post Office Charity Stamp 1975, Charity Stamp An Experimental Issue 1975, Great Britain First Official Charity Issue 1975, International Year of the Disabled 1981, The International Year of Disabled People 1981, We call it technology But to Pamela it's the chance to live a full life 1990, Year of the Child 1979, The London International Stamp Exhibition 1970, London 1980 International Stamp Exhibition 1980, The Royal Mail 1984, 25th Anniversary British Philatelic Bureau 1988, British Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh 1990, Post Office Tower 1965, Rowland Hill 1979, The Telephone 1976, Centenary of the Telephone 1876-1976, Insects 1985, The Bicentennial of American Independence 1976, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award 1981, IX British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh 1970, Sport 1988, Cycling 1978, The British Army 1983, The National Trusts 1981, Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1980, Famine in Africa Appeal 1985, British Polar Explorers 1972, British Explorers 1973, 1975, Royal Institute of Chemistry 1877-1977, British Achievement in Chemistry 1977, British Discovery 1967, British Discoveries 1967, British Technology (with Rare CDS Postmark). Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
6 Rare Liebig Collectors Cards, Including 1 - Jean Olieslagers, 2 - Willy Coppens de Houthulst, 3 - Jean Offenburg, 4 -Michel Donnet et Leon Divoy, 5 - Jean Michel de Selys-Lonchamps, 6 - Remy Van Lierde, Good condition. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
δ Victor Pasmore (1908-1998)Poster for the London GroupThe very rare lithograph printed in colours, a scarce, possibly unique proof printed before letters, 1948, there is no recorded edition and we have found only four examples of the poster printed with letters, printed and published by the Baynard Press, London on thin wove paper, the full sheet printed near to the edges, sheet 745 x 510mm, (29 3/8 x 20 1/8 in.) (unframed) δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
δ David Hockney (b.1937)Man (Mikro 20)The rare lithograph, 1964, signed and numbered from the edition of 60 in pencil, published by Galerie Krugier, Geneva, on BFK Rives wove paper, the full sheet 450 x 575mm (17 3/4 x 22 1/4in) (unframed)δ This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
ELVIS CD BOOKS COMPILATIONS. A fantastic collection of 6 Elvis Presley hard-back books with CDs cutouts inside. Titles include, ‘The Complete Louisiana Hayside Archives 1954-1956’ (MRS30001256) which contains the complete archival live recordings of the Louisiana Hayride performances by Elvis.‘Blue Hawaii - The Expanded Alternate Album’ (MRS30021361) the CD is accompanied by a 40 page book containing many rare and unpublished photographs taken on and off the set of ‘Blue Hawaii’.‘Off Duty With Private Presley’ (MRS30065859) 50 year commemorative Army Issue (1960-2010) that includes 30 unreleased tracks privately recorded by Elvis while stationed in the US and Germany.‘Tupelo Welcomes Elvis Presley Home’ (MRS30026956) Special CD Collectors Edition featuring two concerts, rare interviews and a 40 page hardback glossy book packed with rare photographs and new information on the recording of the concerts by Ron Brandon on Elvis, two homecoming concerts in September 1956, Tupelo Mississippi.‘Such A Night In Pearl Harbor’ (MRS30025361) Elvis Presley's benefit concert recorded at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on March 25th 1961 to aid the USS Arizona Memorial Fund.‘G.I. Blues, The Cafe Europa Sessions’ (MRS10027460) A special 4 CD set contains nearly 4 hours of unreleased studio takes from the Elvis ‘ Cafe Europa sessions which were out for the movie ‘G.I. Blues’.This lot also includes A double video box set (PES 35551) which contains lost performances and a colourised version of jailhouse rock.Also finally includes 3 CD singles.Everything is NM condition.
BLUES - LPs. A superb selection of 21 blues LPs. Artists/ titles include Historical Records Vol:22 - They Sang The Blues 1927-34 (ASC22), Annie Pavageau And The Morning Star Choir (Southland 1001), Fred McDowell/ Furry Lewis - When I Lay My Burned Down (BLP 12017), Blind Lemon Jefferson - 1926-29 (BLP-12000), Jesse Fuller inc Favourites (Prestige 7368) & Sings And Plays Jazz, Folk Songs, Spirituals & Blues (S10039), Bawdy Blues (Bluesville 1055), Leadbelly (T1821), Blind Blake, Masters Of The Blues 1928-40, Miss Ethel Waters, Chicago The Blues Today Vols 2 & 3, Odettea At Carnegie Hall, Rare Blues Of The Twenties Nos 2 & 5, Revival, O'Bryants Washboard Wonders, Clarence Williams. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex.
BLUES - LP COLLECTION. A superb selection of 23 blues LPs. Artists/ titles include Eddie Lang & Lonnie Johnson - Blue Guitars (PMC 7019), Out Came The Blues (DL4434), Jesse Fuller inc San Francisco Bay Blues (S10051), Jazz, Folk Songs, Spirituals & Blues (L-12031), Christ Was Born On Christmas Day (HLP-34), Odetta - Sings Ballads And Blues (TLP 1010), From Slavery Til Now (VJ-8505), The Party Blues (MLP 7324), Chicago The Blues Today Vol1, Blind Blake 1926-32, Leadbelly, Spirituals To Swing Vol 2, I'm Wild About My Lovin, Traditional Country Classics, They Sang The Blues, Women Of The Blues, Lucretia West, Rare Blues Of The Twenties, Bluebird Blues, Washboard Rhythm. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex.
JAZZ LP COLLECTION (RAGTIME/ NEW ORLEANS/ DIXIELAND). A wonderful collection of around 86 LPs. Montana Taylor & Cripple Clarence Lofton - Low Down Piano (RLP 152), Fats Waller inc Young (RLP 12-103), The Amazing (RLP 12-109). Dick Wellstood Alone, From Ragtime On, Mississippi Valley Ragtime, Tom Shea inc Prairie Ragtime & CLassic & Modern Rags. Willie The Lion Smith inc A Legend, The Memoirs, Grand Piano. Trebor Tichenor - King Of Folk Ragtime, Butch Thompson, Snookums Rag, Parker-Simeon, Slow Drag's Bunch, Dixieland Jamboree, Santo and his New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Billie & Dee Dee Pierce, New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra, Historical Jazz inc Vols 3, 6,7. Rare & Hot. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.
JAZZ LP COLLECTION (RAGTIME/ NEW ORLEANS/ DIXIELAND). An extensive collection of around 137 LPs. Artists/ titles include Funky Blues (V-8486), Billie Holiday inc Twelve Of Her Greatest Interpretations (FL 30.008), Lady Day (CL637), Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (P412969). George Guesnon - The Creole Blues, The Village Stompers, Fats Waller inc One Never Knows Do One?, Ain't Misbe-Havin'. James P Johnson inc Father Of The Stride Piano, Rare Solos. Charleston, Honky Tonk Train, Don Ewell, Chris Hamilton, Della Reese At Basin Street East, Dinah Shore, Turk Murphy, Eubie Blake, Danny Turner, Jazz Band Ball, George Lewis, Mardi Gras Parade Music, Kid Marty McKinney's Cotton Pickers. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.
JAZZ/ BLUES - LPs. A smashing collection of around 75 LPs. Artists/ titles include American Folk Music LP Box-Sets Vols One: Ballads (FP251), Two: Social Music (FP252) & Three: Songs (FP253). Roosevelt Sykes - Hard Drivin Blues (DL-607), Bessie Smith - Bessie's Blues. Big Joe Turner - Still Boss Of The Blues (US-7790), Kid Thomas, Tampa Red, Pernell Charity - The Virginian, Beer Parlor Jive, Sacred Harp Singing, The Delmore Brothers - The Best Of, Eddie Piano Miller, Early Hawaiian Classics, Chet Baker (SMP 2102), Ida Cox, Big Al Downing, The Hot Spot, Pete Johnson, Rare Blues Of The Twenties, Leroy Carr, Mr Sykes Blues, Jelly Roll Morton, Joe Pass, Jabbo Smith. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.
TRAD/ SWING/ DIXIELAND - JAZZ LPs. A superb collection of around 89 LPs. Artists/ titles include Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson & Meade Lux Lewis (JP 5003), WC Fields - Original And Authentic Recordings By The Great (LBL 83206E), Clarence Williams, The Olympia Brass Band Of New Orleans (AP108), The Georgians, Cootie Williams Sextet and Orchestra, Waring's Pennsylvanians (LPV-554, sealed), Charlie Christian/ Lester Young, Kid Punch Miller, The Goofus Five, Traditional Jazz In Rural Churches, Dizzy Gillespie (LPV-530, sealed), Art Tatum, Mills Blue Rhythm Band, Fletcher Henderson, Rare Hot Chicago Jazz, Roy Palmer, Natty Dominique, Claude Hopkins, Earl Hines, Paramount, Hot Jazz/ Hot Dance. Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.
60s SOUL - 7" (STOCK UK COPIES). Stirrin' selection of 11 x stock 60s Soul 7" fully loaded with rare cuts. Artists/titles/cat. numbers are Simone Jackson - Pop Pop Pop-Pie (7N 35087 - VG+), Tha Chariots - Problem Girl (7N 35061 - please note G), James Brown - Out Of Sight (Philips BF 1368 - VG+), The Marvelettes - Twistin' Postman (H. 386 - nice Ex) and Please Mr. Postman (2 x original misprint copies with 'Marvellettes', H. 355 - VG+ and VG), Ruby And The Romantics - My Summer Love (HL-R 9734 - Ex), Ben E. King - I (Who Have Nothing) (HLK 9778 - VG+), Joe Henderson - Snap Your Fingers (HLU 9553 - VG), The Drifters - Stranger On The Shore (HL-K 9554 - VG+) and Gloria Lynne - I Wish You Love (HLY 9846 - G+).
BLUES LPs (ELECTRIC/R&B) - MANY RARITIES. Superb offering of 27 x LPs loaded with goodies! Artists/titles include Freddy King (x7) inc. Freddy King Sings (US King original 762 - VG with some surface marks, no heavier scratches/G+ sleeve with tape repair over seam splits, also with yellow label RE), Gives You A Bonanza Of Instrumentals (including original mono and stero copies, King 928, mono copy VG record with some surface marks/G+ sleeve with tape repair/seam splits top and bottom, stereo copy VG record with some surface and scuff marks/VG neat sleeve, partial bottom edge seam split) and Let's Hide Away... (early US King 773 - VG/G+), Johnny Guitar Watson - Johnny Guitar Watson (very rare US King original 857 - please note record in Poor/Fair condition with heavy marks and scratches and should be considered for collection only/G+ top and bottom complete seam splits, though elsewhere the 'feel' of the sleeve is strong and clean), Snooks Eaglin - New Orleans Street Singer (Folkways FA 2476, US 1968 pressing - Ex+/Ex+ a superb condition copy complete with booklet), Magic Sam Blues Band - Black Magic (Delmark DS-620 early pressing - Ex/VG+), Albert King, Big Bill Broonzy - Trouble In Mind (UK 688 206 ZL), King Curtis & Champion Jack Dupree, Memphis Slim - At The Gate Od Horn, Little Walter, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, Little Willie John and Jimmy Rushing. Condition elsewhere is generally VG to Ex.
A RARE GRITSTONE MODEL OF THE CAPTOLINE WOLF17TH CENTURYBearing the 'Cavendish' armorial snake to the frieze40cm high, 59cm wideCondition Report: There are marks, knocks, scratches and abrasions consistent with age, some scuffs and knocks to the extremities, corners and edges. Some chips look fresher than others of some age.There is some surface dirt and variable discolouration including some blackening, possibly residue from a flame, there is some dirt and dust to the deeper recesses.In comparison to the image on my screen the original has a slightly more grey/yellow (rather than pink tones) appearance.There is some loss of definition to some areas, for example to the eyes, muzzle, paws.There are some cracks within the stone, for example along the back of the wolf and along the serpent across the front of the plinth.There are vestiges of fixings to the back of the plinth.There is a possibility that the front forlegs are later restored (see photographs) although no joins can be seen.Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
An exceptionally rare George V (1911-1936) British India 1911C Original Proof Rupee (11.63g), Half Rupee (5.8g), Quarter Rupee (2.92g), in original burgundy presentation case with gold lettering and silver crown on lid, of original ‘Pig’ Rupee type, from the Calcutta mint, Provenance: Just two complete 1911 Proof sets are known to exist, most notably in the Ted Reams Collection, sold in the US and a set offered in the David Fore Sale in 2013. The Proof set was never meant to leave the Mint in Calcutta and were only for presentation purposes. It is also acknowledged that there are only five or less of the Half Rupee 1911 Proof in existence.The original strikes displayed an elephant on the robes of George V, however it caused much controversy as it was said to depict an image of a pig rather than an elephant. These coins were melted down and restruck showing a more clear elephant.
Morris (F.O.) A History of British Butterflies, London: Groombridge and Sons, 1860, 71 hand-coloured lithograph plates, 2 uncoloured plates, light water stain to a few text leaves towards end, slight toning to some plates, a little minor spotting, contemporary presentation inscription, original blindstamped cloth gilt, small stain to upper cover, 8vo, together with Lowe (E.J.) A Natural History of New and Rare Ferns, London: Groombridge and Sons, 1868, 72 colour plates, marginal offsetting to endpapers, original green cloth gilt, spine a little darkened, slight rippling to upper cover, a few small indentations, 8voQty: (2)
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Mosley (Seth Lister). Illustrations of Varieties of British Lepidoptera [cover-title], 14 parts (complete), 1st edition, Huddersfield: to be had of S.L. Mosley, 1878-[1885], 73 plates (complete), the majority original watercolours, some lithographed and hand-coloured, a few plates with a minor mark to margin, interleaved with descriptive letterpress (some pencil annotations), parts I & II with some spotting, barely affecting plates, a single text leaf in part I with insect damage at foot, 8 parts with either stitching broken or disbound and loose in wrappers, all in original printed wrappers, each with ink manuscript ownership name A.B. Farn at head, some dust-soiling, first and last parts somewhat soiled and rubbed, most spines rubbed with splits and losses (5 spines fully split), a few creases, 8voQty: (14)NOTESNissen ZBI 2901; Freeman 2699. This rare work was issued in 14 parts and is seldom found complete as here: apparently only twenty copies were published. Copies found in only two UK libraries and one other worldwide. In his Preface to part I Mosley explains his intention that all the plates would be drawn and coloured by hand. "The advantage of this will be - I can regulate the supply according to the demand, without going into a lot of expense in lithographing them ... The parts will be issued occasionally, as I am able to complete them". However it appears that as the work progressed he was compelled to resort to lithography.
Kent. Cary (John), Geological Map of Kent by W. Smith, Mineral Surveyor, 1819, engraved map with contemporary hand-colouring identifying the various rock strata within the county, sectionalised and laid on linen, additional title within an oval cartouche 'A New Map of Kent Divided into Lathes and Subdivided into Hundreds...,' compass rose and key, slight staining and dust soiling, marbled endpapers with slight wear, 510 x 545 mm, the verso of the marbled endpapers have one ownership paper label of G. M. Arnold Esq. of Milton Hall Gravesend and another of a clipping from an old trade catalogue offering the map for sale for 2s 6d, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase, some wear to slipcaseQty: (1)NOTESThe noted cartographer, engraver and publisher John Cary (1755-1835) collaborated with William Smith, 'the father of English geology', on a number of his geological projects, notably the 1815 Map and geological sections (1817-1819). Cary had previously produced large, topographical county maps for his 'New and Correct English Atlas'. The plates that were being prepared for a new edition were instead adapted to accommodate Smith's detailed geology, the first set of geological maps being issued in 1819. This is the first state of these rare geological county maps. The second state, although coloured using William Smith's geology, gives no acknowledgement to Smith at all.
Scotland. Ainslie (John), Scotland Drawn and Engrav'd from a series of Angles and Astronomical Observations..., 2nd edition, Printed and Sold by the Proprietor Thomas Brown, North Bridge Street, Edinburgh and William Faden London, Published with improvements till 1800, large scale engraved map with bright contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, on four sheets, inset maps of the Orkney and Shetland Islands, calligraphic title, compass rose, large uncoloured allegorical cartouche, dedication, list of 'The Heights of Remarkable Hills' and a triangular distance table, each sheet approximately 910 x 815 mm, William Faden's label to the verso of each sheet, contained in a contemporary calf book box which is worn and rubbed, repaired and re-backedQty: (1)NOTESFirst published in 1789, this large and rare map would become the benchmark map of Scotland unsurpassed until Aaron Arrowsmith's map of Scotland some 20 years later. A large and very striking four-sheet map of Scotland with bright contemporary colouring.
* Dried specimens. An album of fern doilies, Jamaica, late 19th century, album of 14 octagonal leaves, comprising first leaf with a lozenge-shaped printed descriptive note within typographic border mounted on recto, a blank leaf, and 12 leaves with a loosely inserted circular doily made from pressed ferns mounted on fine lace bark, with intricately cut border, each of a different design, using the sheath of a palm fruit, 6 with loss or damage to border, 3 or 4 with slight losses to ferns, octagonal cardboard cover with remains (an imprints) of mounted ferns, tied with a purple silk ribbon (faded), diameter 18.5cmQty: (1)NOTESRare, and particularly so with all 10 doilies present: The V&A has a copy (accession number E.741-1955) and pictures 9 doilies; The Met appears to have 2 loose doilies only and no cover (accession numbers 08.180.972 and 08.180.973). The explanatory note at the beginning states: “The Doyleys are made of the bark of the Lagetta - Lintearia tree, growing in Jamaica. The Borders are cut out of the Spatha, the sheath of the fruit of the Mountain-Cabbage palm. The ferns are collected from different parts of Jamaica. The Doyleys are sold for the benefit of the Orphanage for Girls, at Halfway Tree, Jamaica.”
Negi (T. Jadh Singh Bagli). Himalayan Travels, 1st edition, Calcutta: Chuckervertty, Chatterjee & Co., 1920, 2 folding maps and 5 pages of errata at rear, ex library from the Vedanta Society of Chicago with several ink stamps and labels to front and rear endpapers, 2 preliminary leaves near detached, original cloth, rubbed and some marks to spine from previous library label removal, a few nicks to joints, 8voQty: (1)NOTESA rare Victorian travelogue by an Indian, published in India by a little-known publisher, the work concerns travels in the Kumaon and Garhwal Himalayas in the 1890s by a deputy collector and settlement officer who was a native of the region.
Birken (Sigmund von). L'Origine del Danubio con li nomi antichi, e moderni di tutti li Fiumi, & Acque, che in esso concorrono, Venice: S. Zulian, 1685, 43 engraved plates, 19 folding plates, contemporary vellum, hinges cracked, adhesive tape to outer joints, spine extremities worn, 12moQty: (1)NOTESAn extremely rare example, published in 1685 in Venice. Worldcat can only locate one copy at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Library. This edition seems to have been expanded from other editions, featuring 42 plates and 20 folding maps of Eastern Europe.
Briggs (Henry George). The Cities of Gujarashthra: Their Topography and History Illustrated in the Journal of a Recent Tour; with Accompanying Documents, 1st edition, Bombay: The Times' Press, printed by James Chesson, 1849, plan on p. 277, Appendix at rear, a few pinhead worm holes to lower margins not affecting text, a little soiling and light browning, modern two-tone cloth gilt, 4to (28 x 22 cm)Qty: (1)NOTESA rare Bombay imprint.
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C[airncross] (W.M., editor). The Record Flight from London to Calcutta: Being the Experiences and Adventures of Lieutenants Raymond Parer and John Cowe McIntosh (Australian Flying Corps) on their most Remarkable Flight, 1st edition, Development, 1920, black & white illustrations from photographs and commercial adverts, original cloth-backed printed boards, slightly browned and soiled, some edge and corner wear, 8voQty: (1)NOTESA rare publication concerning the first pilots to fly a single-engine aircraft from England to Australia. By the time they reached Calcutta they had run out of money and decided not only to fly advertising flights for whisky and tea companies over Calcutta but also to publish this account setting down the record of their flight thus far in order to help raise funds. They did eventually reach Melbourne and their aeroplane survives as part of the Australian War Memorial Collection in Canberra.
Brookshaw (George). Groups of Flowers, drawn and accurately coloured after nature, with full directions for the young artist; designed as a companion to the Treatise on Flower Painting, 2nd edition, London: Thomas McLean, printed by Turner and Hadley, Minerva Press, Cheltenham, 1819, bound with Groups of Fruit, 2nd edition, 1819, and Six Birds, 2nd edition, 1819, 3 parts bound in one, half-titles and advertisements not present, 18 hand-coloured stipple-engraved plates after Brookshaw, and 18 uncoloured duplicates of the same plates (6 hand-coloured and 6 uncoloured duplicates to each part, forming a total of 36 plates), each subject with accompanying leaf of text describing the species and giving guidance for drawing and colouring, some scattered, mostly light, spotting and minor offsetting (first title with somewhat heavier spotting), all edges gilt, bookplate of C. Robert Bignold to front pastedown, contemporary gilt-decorated straight-grained red full morocco, rubbed and a little scuffed, some marks and surface tears repaired, old reback, with original gilt decorated spine laid down, folio (sheet size 36 x 26 cm, 14.25 x 10.25 ins)Qty: (1)NOTESDunthorne 53, 55 & 54; Oak Spring Flora 91 (Groups of Flowers); Oak Spring Pomona 41 (Groups of Fruit); Nissen IVB 150 (Six Birds). Complete set of Brookshaw's finely illustrated series of natural history drawing manuals in contemporary morocco binding. Oak Spring Pomona 41 "exceedingly rare".
Four: Lieutenant F. R. Blair, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1914-15 Star (Lieut. F. R. Blair, R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. F. R. Blair. R.N.V.R.); Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R., with Second Award Clasp (6 F. R. Blair, C.P.O., R.N.V.R.) mounted court style for display, very fine and better, rare (4) £600-£800 --- Provenance: John Tamplin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2008. Only 65 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medals awarded during the reign of Edward VII, of which 8 subsequently had clasps. Frank Robertson Blair was awarded the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 20 December 1910. During the Great War he was granted a Temporary Commission as a Sub-Lieutenant on 15 January 1915, and from 29 January 1915 he held the command the yacht Maire of the Motor Boat Reserve- this vessel he commanded as the only officer aboard for a total of three years. On 28 July 1915 he was promoted to Lieutenant on the Permanent List of the R.N.V.R., and in March 1918 he was borne as an Additional for special service on the submarine depot ship H.M.S. Pactolus. For his services during the Great War Blair was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 24 May 1919) ‘for services in the Auxiliary Patrol between 1st July and 11th November 1918’. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 29 July 1919 when he was demobilised, and was awarded a Second Award Bar to his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 18 January 1922.
Pair: Private V. Richards, Monmouthshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (61014 Pte. V. Richards. Monmouth. R.); together with a Llandebie Tribute Medal 1914-19, silver and enamel (hallmarks for Birmingham 1921), the reverse inscribed ‘Presented by the People of Llanderbie to Pre. V. Richards K.S.L.I.’, minor enamel damage to last, generally very fine, the last rare (3) £140-£180 --- Vincent Richards was born in Llandebie, Carmarthenshire, on 27 November 1898 and attested for the Monmouthshire Regiment at Carmarthen on 27 October 1916. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 October 1918, transferring to the 1st Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry on 29 October 1918, and was demobilised on 4 February 1919. He died on 21 September 1994, aged 95. Sold with copied research.
The rare Naval General Service Medal for the attack on Malaga in April 1812 awarded to Clerk J. M. Hoffmeister, Royal Navy, who was afterwards Paymaster of the Detroit in the British squadron on Lake Erie which was captured and destroyed by Commodore Perry’s superior American squadron on 10 September 1813, Paymaster Hoffmeister losing a leg in the action Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Malaga 29 April 1812 (J. M. Hoffmeister, Clerk.) minor edge bruises, otherwise nearly extremely fine £9,000-£12,000 --- Provenance: Payne Collection 1911; Sotheby, November 1981. John M. Hoffmeister is confirmed as a Clerk aboard H.M.S. Goshawk in the attack on Malaga, 29 April 1812. Only 18 clasps issued for this action which resulted in the capture of the French privateers Brave and Napolean. John Matthew Hoffmeister was born in Portsmouth on 19 February 1792. He entered the Royal Navy in H.M.S. Goshawk as a Volunteer from Portsea on 28 July 1810, serving as a Clerk. He was promoted to Acting Purser on 5 May 1812, and confirmed as Paymaster on 9 March 1813. He was appointed Paymaster of the Detroit 19, Captain Robert Heriot Barclay, the senior officer of a small, miserably equipped squadron of six sail on Lake Erie, carrying altogether 63 guns (yielding a broadside weight of 478 lbs.) and 345 men, the greater part of them nondescripts, he was further present in a most desperate action which terminated in the capture of the whole by an American force under Commodore Perry, consisting of nine excellently appointed vessels, carrying 54 guns (throwing 928 lbs. in broadside weight of metal) and 580 picked men. The battle of Lake Erie took place on the morning of 10 September 1813, starting at 11:45 a.m. and lasting until 3:00 p.m. At 11:45 Detroit opened fire on Commodore Perry’s ship Lawrence and 30 minutes later the Lawrence, supported by two schooners, came to close action with the Detroit. Havoc and destruction was heaped on all vessels involved and continued with great fury until 2:30 p.m., when Commodore Perry transferred his flag to the Niagara, which vessel was at this time perfectly fresh, and shortly afterwards the Lawrence struck. Perry, supported by his small vessels, now bore up and passed within pistol shot of the now defenceless Detroit, which had suffered badly from the raking fire of the American gunboats. On board the Detroit, the first lieutenant, John Garland, was mortally wounded and Captain Barclay so severely wounded that he had to leave the deck and pass command to Lieutenant George Inglis, who continued the action until further resistance became impossible. Paymaster Hoffmeister played an active part in the action as reported in Captain Barclay’s subsequent despatch of 12 September 1813 (London Gazette 8 February 1814): ‘Every officer in the Detroit behaved in the most exemplary manner. Lieutenant Inglis shewed such calm intrepidity, that I was fully convinced that, on leaving the deck, I left the ship in excellent hands; and for an account of the battle after that, I refer you to his letter which he wrote me, for your information. Mr. Hoffmeister, purser of the Detroit, nobly volunteered his services on deck, and behaved in a manner that reflects the highest honour on him. I regret to add, that he is very severely wounded in the knee.’ The British squadron had 3 officers, 38 men killed, and 9 officers, 85 men wounded. The loss sustained by the Americans was 27 killed and 96 wounded. Hoffmeister was listed as dangerously wounded and in fact had his leg amputated. He was granted a pension for wounds on 28 May 1821. At a subsequent court-martial held at Portsmouth in September 1814, for the loss of the Lake Erie flotilla, Captain Barclay was adjudged to be ‘most fully and honourably acquitted.’ Paymaster Hoffmeister died at Southampton in January 1865 and was buried on 3 February 1865, in Northwood Cemetery, Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Waterloo 1815 (Arm. Sergt. D. Farnsworth, 3rd Bat. 1st Foot. or R. Scots) last letter of unit obscured by replacement silver ball and bar suspension, generally very fine and a rare rank £2,400-£2,800 --- Armourer Sergeant David Farnsworth served in Captain James Cowell’s No. 1 Company at Waterloo. No other regiment in the British army suffered greater casualties amongst its officers at Quatre Bras and Waterloo, as a percentage, than the Royal Scots. Of the 42 officers of this regiment at Waterloo, only nine remained unwounded, these including the Paymaster, the Surgeon and the two Assistant Surgeons. Seven officers were killed. Most of these casualties occurred at Quatre Bras where the regiment distinguished itself in a particular manner, receiving repeated attacks from the lancers and cuirassiers whilst formed in square. According to the muster lists Farnsworth was still serving when the battalion was disbanded at Canterbury on 24 April 1817. It appears that he was afterwards transferred to the 1st Battalion Royal Scots and made his way to London where he was robbed of a substantial sum of money, most likely his final pay settlement from the 3rd Battalion. At the Old Bailey on 21st May, 1817, ‘Sarah Margaret Austin was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of May, from the person of David Farnsworth, one purse, value 6d.; four guineas, one half guinea, one 7-shilling coin [third-guinea], six £5 bank notes, and twenty-two £1 bank notes, his property.’ David Farnsworth made the following statement in court: ‘I am a Sergeant in the 1st Regiment of the Royal Scots. On the 15th of May, about a quarter before one o’clock in the morning, when I got to my lodgings at the Eagle and Child, in St Martins-le-Grand, they were gone to bed - I had the money in my possession. I knocked at the door, and the prisoner came up to me, and said, as I was locked out, I had better go along with her. I told her she had better go home. She caught hold of me, and put her hand into my pocket, took out my purse, and ran away down a passage. I went after her, but lost her. The watchman came up - I went to the watch-house with him, and described her to him - They said they knew her well, and went to her lodgings, and found a padlock on the door. The next morning, I saw her talking in the street to another woman, and gave her in charge. Nothing was found on her. I am positive she is the woman. I never saw her before - I knew her by her voice and person. I lost £57-1s-6d in all - £52 in notes, and the rest in gold - my purse was in my left-hand pocket.’ After further statements from watchmen and others, Sarah Austin, aged 26, was pronounced guilty and transported for seven years. Nothing further is known of Sergeant David Farnsworth. Sold with copied medal roll entry and Old Bailey trial details.
‘I have never witnessed a more gallant charge than was made upon the enemy’s infantry by the heavy brigade of the King’s German Legion under major-general von Bock, which was completely successful, and the whole body of infantry, consisting of three battalions of the enemy’s first division, were made prisoners.’ (Wellington) ‘The boldest charge of cavalry in the whole war.’ (French General Foy) The important and rare ‘Garcia Hernandez 1812’ casualty Waterloo Medal awarded to Lieutenant Augustus Fumetty, 2nd Light Dragoons, King’s German Legion, who was wounded in this historic cavalry action when he led his troop, with that of Captain Baron von Marschalck, in charging a ‘third square’ formed of those who had escaped from the destruction of the first two squares, which they broke and completely overthrew; upon the wreck of these routed battalions making another stand, ‘Marschalck and Fumetty led their troopers a second time to the charge, but their little force had become too much reduced, and the horses were too fatigued to admit of any impression being made upon the enemy... Captain von Uslar was killed, Lieutenant Fumetty was wounded, and several men and horses were struck down.’ Waterloo 1815 (Lieutenant Fu[m]ette, 2nd Reg. Light. D[ra]g. K.G.L.) fitted with silver clip and small ring suspension, dark toned, considerable contact marks commensurate with a long serving cavalry officer, a few letters of the naming now weak but still discernable, otherwise nearly very fine and the only named medal to an officer casualty of the historic action of Garcia Hernandez £8,000-£10,000 --- Augustus Fumette, so named in the Army List of 1810, or Fernetti [A.L. 1815], or Fumetti [A.L. 1817, 1821, 1830, and in Beamish’s history of the K.G.L.) was henceforth, from the Army List of 1840 to the announcement of his obituary in the Army List of 1862, styled as Joannes Justinus von Fumetti or Fumetty. Fumetti served as an N.C.O. in the 2nd Heavy Dragoons K.G.L. (designated Light Dragoons from 1813) in the Baltic campaign of 1807. He was commissioned as a Cornet on 27 February 1809, and promoted to Lieutenant on 24 March 1812. He served in the Peninsula and South of France from January 1812 until April 1814, being present in 1812 at the combats of Castrejon (18 July), Salamanca (22 July), Garcia Hernandez (23 July), Venta del Pozo (23 October), San Munoz (17 November), and in 1814, at Vic Bigorre (19 March) and the battle of Toulouse (10 April). He afterwards served in the Netherlands in 1814 and the campaign of 1815 including the battle of Waterloo. He was slightly wounded at Garcia Hernandez on 23 July 1813, or, as it was termed in the London Gazette, ‘an Affair with the Enemy’s Rear-Guard near La Serna’. Garcia Hernandez Following the bloody victory at Salamanca on 22 July 1812, the allied troops designated to pursue the French General Foy were under the command of Major-General Eberhardt Otto George Von Bock, who had taken temporary command of the Cavalry Division after Le Marchant had been killed and Stapleton-Cotton wounded. These troops consisted of Baron Von Bock's Heavy Brigade, comprising 1st Heavy Dragoons K.G.L. (3 Squadrons, each of 100 men) and the 2nd Heavy Dragoons K.G.L. (3 Squadrons, each of 100 men); and General George Anson's Light Brigade, comprising the 11th Light Dragoons (1 Squadron of 105 men) and the 16th Light Dragoons (1 Squadron of 105 men). The action that followed on the 23rd of July is best described by N. Ludlow Beamish’s classic History of the King’s German Legion: ‘The French infantry and artillery being at first, concealed by the inequalities of the ground, the brigades were ordered by Lord Wellington to attack the cavalry, and their pace was accordingly increased to a gallop. The German regiments, confined by the narrowness of the valley, had been unable during their progress through it, to move upon a larger front than sections of threes, and now, being an echelon of squadrons, they attempted to form line upon the first squadron. Who without waiting hurried forward, however, by the excitement of the moment, the leading squadron of the first regiment under Captain Von Hattorf - having also in front General Bock; the field officers of the regiment and Lt. Col. May of the English artillery, who had brought the order from Lord Wellington - dashed on without waiting for the remaining squadrons, and made straight for the enemy's cavalry.’ ‘The left wing of the French horsemen retired from the charge of Anson's brigade and those in front went about on the approach of Hattorf's squadron; but in pursuit the flank of the squadron became exposed to the fire of the infantry on the heights, by which Colonel May and several men and horses were wounded, and the pursuit was discontinued.’ ‘Captain Gustavus Von Der Decken, who commanded the third or left squadron of the regiment, seeing that if he advanced according to the order given, his flank would be exposed to the fire of a dense infantry square, formed the daring resolution of attacking it with his single squadron.’ ‘This square stood on the lower slope of the heights and obedient to the signal of their chief, the German troopers advanced against it with order and determination, while a deafening peel of musketry from the enemy greeted their approach. Arriving within a hundred yards of the point of attack, the gallant squadron officer, struck by a ball in the knee, fell mortally wounded, and Lieutenant Von Voss, with several men and horses, were killed; but instantly, Captain Von Uslar Gleichen, who commanded the left troop, dashing forward, placed himself at the head of the squadron and re-animating his followers by words and example, while another shower of bullets carried destruction among their ranks, the intrepid soldiers forced onward and bringing up their right flank, appeared before the enemy's bayonets on two sides of the square.’ ‘The two front ranks, kneeling, presented a double row of deadly steel, while in the rear of these, the steady muskets of four standing ranks were levelled at the devoted horsemen. At this critical moment, when the sword was about to be matched against the firelock, and the chivalrous horsemen against the firm foot soldier - when victory hung yet in equal scales - an accidental shot from the kneeling ranks, which killing a horse, caused it and the rider to fall upon the bayonets - gave the triumph to the dragoons!’ ‘For a path was now opened, and the impatient troopers rushing in amid the blazing fire, while men and horses fell fast before the muskets of the French infantry, their firm formation was destroyed, and the whole battalion were either cut down or taken prisoner.’ ‘Captain Von Reitzenstein, who commanded the second squadron, seeing the success which had attended the daring onset of his comrades on the left, and being also impeded in his forward movement by the difficulties of the ground, decided upon following up the discomfiture of the infantry, and attempting the second square, which stood on the edge of the heights. He was received with a steady and destructive fire, by which Lieutenant Heugel was killed and Lieutenant Tappe severely wounded; but the moral force of the French infantry had been shaken by the fearful overthrow which they had just witnessed, and some timid individuals leaving their ranks, Reitzenstein rushed in with his ready followers; the square broke, and the greater part of the battalion was cut down or captured.’ ‘A third square was instantly formed by those few who had escaped from destruction, and some cavalry came to thei...
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (T. Christopher, A.B.) light pitting and minor edge bruising, otherwise very fine and rare £180-£220 --- Tom Christopher was born at Sytchett Minster, Dorset in November 1865 and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy Second Class in February 1882. Advanced to Ordinary Seaman in November 1883 and to Able Seaman in March 1884, he was awarded his Egypt and Sudan Medal for services in the Nile Flotilla during the Gordon Relief Expedition. Christopher transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve as a Petty Officer First Class in November 1903, but was recalled on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914. He subsequently served at the Rosyth depot ship Columbine from December of the same year until March 1916; at the Devonport torpedo school Defiance from October 1916 until February 1917; and, latterly, from June 1918, at the Devonport training establishment Powerful. He was finally demobilised in May 1919.
‘Today’ Gallantry Fund Medal, silver, 38 mm, the reverse inscribed (James Rowley, Decr. 15. 1894) in fitted case of issue, good very fine and very rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, September 1998. The following report was published in the 10th November 1894 issue of Today, written by the editor Jerome K. Jerome, author of Three Men in a Boat and other popular titles: ‘I am sending three guineas from the Gallantry Fund (and a medal will follow) to James Rowley, an employee at Mr Whiteley’s, who was instrumental, a little while ago, in saving four lives at Sheerness. Mr Rowley is an expert swimmer, but he had to plunge into deep water with all his clothes on, and to rescue four struggling people - two lads and both their parents - none of whom could swim, and who were naturally in a state of mortal terror. The fear was that he would become exhausted before he could possibly land the whole of them, or that they in their frantic efforts would pull him down; but the gallant fellow seems never to have thought of that, and to have stuck to his task till everyone was safe on shore.’ A letter from the un-named father of the family praising Rowley’s heroics appeared in the 8th September 1894 West London Observer under the headline - ‘Gallant rescue from drowning.’ ‘Being on a visit to Sheerness, I took my wife and seven children onto the beach near the War Department fortifications on Friday last, to give my two sons James aged 12 and Edward aged 11 a bathe. They both undressed and got into the water. James got over the breakwater and suddenly found himself in deep water. Edward seeing him struggling went to his assistance, but he was soon placed in the same position. I at once went out to try and save my boys, but being unable to swim and not knowing of this sudden depth of water, was like them struggling in the water for my life. My wife, who was by this time frantic, left the other children on the shore and rushed into the water to try and help us, but like us also getting into deep water, was like ourselves in danger. Mr James Rowley, an artist and expert swimmer of No. 6 Saunders Road, Notting Hill, also on a visit to Sheerness, seeing us all struggling in the water, took off his coat and swam towards us. He succeeded in getting us all to shore, where willing hands were ready to receive and assist my unconscious wife. We were all taken home and medically attended to, but my wife is now in a critical condition. Now, if bravery ever deserved to be recognised by the Royal Humane Society, I consider that shown by Mr James Rowley ought not to pass by unnoticed.’ Rowley’s case was considered by the Royal Humane Society, who awarded him a ‘Testimonial on vellum.’ Besides the silver medal the Today newspaper also awarded him the sum of 3 guineas. The actual date of the gallant act was the 31st August 1894, so the date engraved on the medal must be the date of award or sanction. Sold with additional research (on paper and CD) making the case for the recipient to be (Albert) James Rowley, later an important figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement. However, his father was also named James and was by profession an ecclesiastical carver and muralist. When interviewed by the press after his heroics at Sheerness in 1894, he described himself as an ‘Artist’, a profession which could apply to either man, as A. J. Rowley, who set up the Rowley Gallery in 1898, always certainly considered himself to be an artist.
Glorious First of June 1794, engraved coin, a William III Halfcrown, rev engraved with three-masted ship sailing left, ‘The Glorious Firft of June’ above, ‘1794’ below, obv engraved ‘H. Gibb. Queen’ in two lines divided by a potted plant, a salmon above, plain edge, 33mm, 12.55g (Comfort -) fine and very rare £300-£400 --- Comfort only describes one engraved coin commemorating Earl Howe’s victory over the French fleet on 1 June 1794. H.M.S. Queen, a 98-gun second rate of 1,876 tons, was launched at Woolwich in 1769. The vessel took part in the relief of Gibraltar in 1782-3 and, as the flagship of Admiral Alan Gardner, she led the van in the engagements that led up to the battle of 1 June 1794, closing with the Jemappes, a French man-of-war, and in the battle that followed disabled her, forcing the Jemappes to strike her flag in token of surrender. However, before the Jemappes could be taken as a prize, a full squadron of the French fleet swept down upon Queen fore and aft. Surrounded by the French men-of-war she was exposed to fierce fire from all quarters. Her captain, John Hutt, fell mortally wounded upon her quarterdeck and her first officer, Mr Mitchell, and 36 seamen also died while 67 seamen lay wounded on her decks. Disdaining the enemy's summons to surrender, the survivors fought back gallantly until finally Lord Howe's squadron came to the assistance of the Queen and drove off her attackers, although the vessel was seriously damaged. Sold with a transcript of a letter from Jno. Wilkinson, steward to the ward room on Queen, written from Spithead in July 1794, in which he describes the action, as well as further background information on the life of the ship, which was broken up in April 1821.
Nelson Testimonial Medal 1844, by E. Avern, obv. bust of Nelson facing left, enclosed by a garter, ‘England Expects Every Man Will do His Duty’; rev View of the Column in Trafalgar Square, with the National Gallery and the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in the background, ‘To Commemorate the Opening of the Nelson Testimonial in Trafalgar Squ.’; exergue, ‘21 October 1844’, 60mm., pewter, pierced for ring suspension (Hardy 97; MH 531) nearly extremely fine and very rare thus £400-£500 --- Provenance: Goodwin Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, September 2009. The ‘Gentlemen of the Parish of St. Martins’ had raised a subscription for the purpose of giving a dinner to veteran sailors on the occasion of the ceremonial opening of Nelson’s Column. Unsuccessful in this regard, the fund was instead used to strike a commemorative medal to be awarded to the veterans together with a gratuity of 10 shillings. The medal was duly struck and presented on 2 April 1845 to eligible In-pensioners of Greenwich Hospital, being awarded to 39 veterans who had served at Cape St. Vincent, 35 from the Nile, 45 from Copenhagen and 238 who had fought at Trafalgar - total of 357 awards. Milford Haven states that the medals were struck for presentation to the Royal Marine guard-of-honour who were present at the ceremonial opening of the monument but this is unsubstantiated (Ref: Remember Nelson, by Thomas A. Hardy, 2005 and Naval Medals 1793-1856, by K. J. Douglas-Morris, 1987).
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