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Lot 141
A RARE AND FINELY CONSTRUCTED BUILDER'S PRESENTATION MODEL OF OXFORD'S 1865 VICTORIOUS ROWING EIGHT, CONSTRUCTED BY J. & S. SALTER BUILDERS, OXFORD the framed, planked and pinned hull constructed as in working practice with metal A-frame rowlocks, seats, foot rests with leather strapping, tiller with yoke and wire steering, and silver builder's plate located in bow inscribed as per title, mounted on chock supports with swivel arm securing to plush lined display base with four finely constructed blades mounted in pairs at each end and mounted on plush-lined display base with with bow-top glazed cover – 5¼ x 63½ (13.5 x 161.5cm.) Provenance: Allan Morrison (1865 Captain), and thence by descent.
Lot 144
THE CUMBERLAND FLEET (NOW ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB), A RARE LATE 18TH CENTURY BLANK INVITATION an unused and undated paper invitation, signed by Jos hhh . Wood (Hon. Sec.?) “to attend a Meeting of the Members of the Society”, printed in running script below an allegorical black and white engraving by J. Hall, 1775 (after J. Hitchingham) featuring Poseidon(?) holding the Cumberland Cup aloft, with racing cutters at sea beyond, 11 x 8.5in. (28.5 x 22.5cm.), unfolded, minor foxing, a very rare survival ~~*~~ The so-called ‘Cumberland Fleet’, known since 1830 as the Royal Thames Yacht Club, was founded in 1775 when Henry, Duke of Cumberland, the brother of King George III, put up a silver cup for a race on the River Thames and formed the ‘Cumberland Fleet’ to challenge for it. By virtue of its foundation date, it is recognised as the oldest continuous operating yacht club in the world.
Lot 164
THE FIGUREHEAD OF THE YACHT GELERT , R.Y.S., CARVED BY JAMES HELLYER OF HELLYER & SON TO THE ORDER OF R. & M. RATSEY'S YARD, WEST COWES, 1867 realistically carved in lime wood as a full-length crouching deer hound waiting for a command, his head alert with inset brown glass eyes looking up, mounted on a scrollwork bow section with thole pin and securing holes and finished in contemporary silver-grey polychrome -- 17 x 54 x 9in. (43 x 137 x 23cm.) Provenance: Aboard Gelert , 1867-1891; Ratsey's Yard, Isle of Wight, 1891-c.1960s; Digby Coventry (1919-2014), acquired from Ratsey's dispersal sale on closure, c.1960s, and thence by descent. ~~*~~ The Hellyer family of carvers became famous for their carvings used by H.M.S. Warrior and the Cutty Sark, but had been active as mainly Naval Dockyard carvers for about 400 years before these commissions. Listed in contemporary directories as 'designers' as well as carvers, their name is a byword for quality, a fact that is readily confirmed by the exquisite handling of the example offered here. It is comparatively rare to know the name of the vessel a head was intended for and very rare to know the name of its designer and carver, confirmed in this case by an inscription added to the reverse of a contemporary photograph of this head used in the book British Figurehead & Ship Carvers by P.N. Thomas where it is stated to be inscribed By James Hellyer, carver to the Royal Navy . The reportedly “fine schooner yacht” Gelert was built for Colonel Edward Loyd, a prominent member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, by Messrs. R. & M. Ratsey at West Cowes and launched from their yard by Mrs. Sandford, Colonel Loyd’s cousin, on 18th April 1867. Named for the legendary dog “Gelert” from Welsh folklore, the yacht was registered at 168 tons gross (94 net) and measured 98 feet in length with a 20 foot beam. Sporting the particularly distinctive figurehead being offered here, she attracted attention wherever she went but Loyd soon tired of her and she was laid up in 1870 and replaced with a 92-ton yawl called Day Dream . After ten years of idleness, Gelert was finally sold to Charles Howard, 5th Earl of Wicklow (in 1880) who unfortunately died the following year and was succeeded by his brother Cecil. Cecil Howard, the 6th Earl, like his deceased brother, was also a member of the R.Y.S. and he raced Gelert until 1889 when she was again laid up pending sale. Late the following year (1890), the Gelert was lying in the Medina River awaiting a buyer when she was spotted by Prince Henry of Battenberg, an enthusiastic yachtsman who was looking to replace his 62-ton yawl Sheila with something larger. Instantly attracted to Gelert’s fine lines, Prince Henry bought her and, on 29th January, 1891, the Isle of Wight newspapers reported that: “Prince Henry of Battenberg’s recently-purchased schooner, the Gelert , has been re-named the Sheila , after his old yacht, and she has undergone a complete refit at Cowes, which has been finished by placing a new figure-head on the vessel, which takes the form of a bust of Princess Beatrice.” As stated so clearly in this newsprint, the beautiful figurehead of the dog Gelert had been removed and put into storage where it remained until purchased by the present owner’s grandfather in the 1960s. Replaced by a bust of Princess Beatrice, herein lay the simple reason for the survival of this splendid figurehead in such exceptional condition. Prince Henry of Battenberg, born in 1858, was a morganatic descendant of the (German) Grand Ducal House of Hesse and was a familiar visitor to England and Queen Victoria’s extended family, so much so that in 1884 he became engaged to Princess Beatrice, the Queen’s fifth daughter and youngest child. The Queen however, would only approve the marriage provided the young Battenbergs made their home with her and the couple had no option but to agree. Married in 1885, Prince Henry was made Governor of the Isle of Wight in 1889, an event which probably sparked his desire for a larger racing yacht. Sadly, Prince Henry, having finally persuaded the Queen to allow him to go to West Africa to take part in the so-called Ashanti War, died of malaria during the campaign in January 1896. When the news reached the Queen, she is said to have cried out “The sunbeam in our home is GONE!”, and whether this is true or not, the Prince’s beloved yacht Sheila , formerly the handsome Gelert , quietly disappeared from record thereafter.
Lot 212
A RARE EARLY 20TH CENTURY BAROCYCLONOMETER BY H. HUGHES & SON, LONDON the cyclonometer with 7½in. silvered dial with adjustable plate and indicators, hinged bevelled glass port, contained within oxidised brass bulkhead case; mounted on substantial shaped wooden board with matching barometer signed as per title and numbered 508/49 with curved bar thermometer and typhoon calibrated settings, the board with retailer's plate for Lilley & Reynolds Ltd, 9 Railway Place, Fenchurch Street, London EC3 -- 12 x 22in. (30.5 x 56cm.); together with two range finders and a compass pelorus in wooden cases of issue (4) ~~*~~ The 1930 Henry Hughes & Son catalogue lists the standard model of this instrument at £10 10 0 but this version (with a handsome wooden frame) at £15 0 0.
Lot 229
A RARE TELESCOPIC INCLINOMETER, PROBABLY BY ZIMMER OF STUTTGART, CIRCA 1860 constructed in oxidised and lacquered brass, the 7in. square-section main tube with cross levels, one mounted in a protractor, rack-and-pinion focusing and mirror, mounted on a ball-joint with lateral and longitudinal thumb-piece adjustment -- 11in. (28cm.) high
Lot 26
SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS: A RARE PLATE FROM HIS PRIVATE SERVICE COMMEMORATING THE DISCOVERY OF MAGNETIC NORTH, 1ST JUNE, 1831 the rim with cartouche incorporating the family 'fox's head erased' crest next to a dip circle and Union flag inscribed in gilt 1st June 1831 , arsenic green field with gilt pie crust border, the reverse with maker's green transfer for Copeland & Garrett late Spode -- 9¼in. (23.5cm.) diam ~~*~~ Sir James Clark Ross (1800-1862) took part in four Arctic expeditions with Sir William Parry (1790-1855) between 1819 and 1827 and between 1829-1833 served on his uncle, Sir John Ross's (1777-1856) second Arctic expedition. It was during this latter voyage he led a small party that discovered magnetic north on 1st June, 1831. Magnetic dip was discovered towards the end of the 16th century but instruments to record it were developed quite late and it was only in the 1830s that Robert Were Fox (1789-1877) developed one that could be used as an aid to marine and polar navigation and Parry's must have been one of the earliest models used - a fact he recorded by proudly incorporating a depiction of one in his family crest.
Lot 269
A RARE 1IN:32FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF H.M.S. HAWKINS , MODELLED BY NORMAN OUGH, 1926 the hull carved from the solid with painted sides and natural deck, carved and painted fittings including capstan, bitts, anchors with painted chains, main and secondary armament, bridge with fire control, masts with radio aerials and signal lanyards, stayed funnels, covered boats in davits, and other details, mounted on raised cloth-covered plinth with maker's plate, name and scale plates, and contained within ebonised wood glazed cover with exhibition label to one corner. Cased measurements -- 6½ x 23½ x 6½in. (16.5 x 60 x 16.5cm.) ~~*~~ Norman Ough (1898-1965) was principal model maker to both the National Maritime Museum and Imperial War Museum and made commissions for many others as well as private clients. A considerable eccentric, he was sometimes found half starved having forgotten to eat for days being so wrapped in his work. His models are considered amongst the finest evocations of the genre, capturing the essential spirit of the ship and, at an age when few, if any short cuts were available, did not see the need to over-crowd detail. This model was presumably a private commission for someone connected to Hawkins , another example of this ship is held in the Imperial War Museum, Catalogue No. MOD1637. H.M.S. Hawkins was one of the five 'Cavendish' class cruisers ordered in 1915. Designed primarily for trade protection, Hawkins was built at Chatham where she was laid down in June 1916. Displacing 9,750 tons (12,190 deep loaded) and measuring 605 feet in length with a 65 foot beam, she could steam at 30 knots and carried a surprisingly heavy main armament of 7-7.5in. guns. Launched in October 1917, she was not completed until after the end of the Great War and her first tour of duty was as flagship to the 5th Light Cruiser Squadron on the China Station where she served from 1919–29. After a spell in the East Indies, she was rearmed in 1939 just in time for active duty in the Second World War during which she initially served as Flagship to Rear Admiral Sir Henry Harwood immediately after the Battle of the River Plate; she was scrapped in 1947.
Lot 27
SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS: A RARE PLATE FROM HIS PRIVATE SERVICE COMMEMORATING THE DISCOVERY OF MAGNETIC NORTH, 1ST JUNE, 1831 the rim with cartouche incorporating the family 'fox's head erased' crest next to a dip circle and union flag inscribed in gilt 1st June 1831 , arsenic green field with gilt pie crust border, the reverse with maker's green transfer for Copeland & Garrett late Spode -- 9¼in. (23.5cm.) diameter
Lot 35
A RARE SET OF STANDARD MEASURES FOR THE ADMIRALTY VICTUALLING BOARD, BY Rd. VANDOME & CO., LONDON, 1826 heavily cast in brass for measures comprising Imperial gallon; half gallon, quart, pint, half pint, gill and half gill; the gallon inscribed with maker's name as per title and complete with side handles, each inscribed with Victualling Board's crossed anchor mark, rim punches for George IV and dated 1826 – gallon 6.5 x 8in. (16.5 x 20cm.) excluding handle (7)
Lot 44
A RARE WORKING ELECTRIC MODEL OF A WHITEHEAD TORPEDO, PRESENTED TO AN OFFICER IN THE THAI NAVY, 6TH FEBRUARY, 1914 constructed in nickel brass with central cigarette compartment with internal touch plates briefly operating contra-rotating impulse and guidance propellers, mounted on tapered wooden base with dual-language presentation inscription plate and inset battery compartment under -- 5½ x 23½in. (14 x 60cm.)
Lot 107
A rare pearlware anti-Napoleon vase and cover, c.1813, printed in blue to two sides with a Cossack and a Frenchman attacking each other on horseback, reserved on a pale yellow ground, raised on a faux marble circular foot, applied with rams head handles, some good restoration, 25cm. (2) This is an adaptation of a print by Samuel Knight that was published on 1st January 1813.
Lot 269
A rare Chelsea bust of a maiden, c.1755, modelled in the Classical manner with head slightly turned, raised on a shaped square socle, red anchor mark, and two Chelsea figures of putti, one wearing a quiver of arrows and standing beside a basket resting on a tree stump, gold anchor mark, the other with one foot elevated on a marble slab, red anchor mark, some damages and repairs, 14.2cm max. (3)
Lot 291
Two rare Derby white-glazed figures, c.1760, one of a mother holding her baby, part of the Tithe Pig group, raised on a circular pad base applied with flowers and leaves, the other of a musician, seated on a rocky stump and playing the violin, incised W mark to the latter, some damages, 16.8cm max. (2)
Lot 314
A rare Worcester cylindrical blue and white mug, c.1775, printed with Man Holding a Gun and Man Shooting a Gun, each hunter in a rural landscape and accompanied by a hound, fluted strap handle, hatched crescent mark, 11.8cm. These shooting prints appear to be confined to cylindrical mugs of varying size, but the more common Man Shooting Gun print is usually seen alongside a print of a man aiming a gun, while the second print on this example is far less common.
Lot 318
A rare Caughley blue and white cabbage leaf jug, dated 1783, the moulded sides printed with the Fisherman and Cormorant pattern, beneath the spout with a circular cell diaper panel containing the painted inscription 'Bridgin 1783', the border echoed to the interior rim, 22.3cm. The name of Bridgin is recorded in Shropshire archives from the 1600s, and a Thomas Bridgin is listed on the roll call of the county's Loyal Volunteers in 1802. However, it is possible that the jug relates to the Bridgen of Messrs Waller and Bridgen, who were London merchants listed as owning lands in North Carolina. These lands were confiscated and sold following the American declaration of independence in 1776.
Lot 342
A rare Chelsea dessert plate, c.1752-58, richly decorated in the Imari palette with the Brocade pattern, with sprays of flowering chrysanthemum to the well, the cavetto and rim with a wide panelled border of prunus sprays and hatched designs beneath floating chrysanthemum mons, the underside of the rim with further flower sprays, 24.7cm. Paper label for the Lloyd Collection, No.43.
Lot 353
A rare Worcester small bowl, c.1756-58, finely moulded with small rococo panels on a strap-fluted body, the panels painted in puce monochrome with European landscapes, the smaller panels with polychrome flower sprays amidst purple scrollwork, the bowl's interior with further flower sprays issuing from a scrollwork border, 11.8cm dia. Cf. Bonhams, The David Butti Collection, 10th May 2006, lot 40 for a coffee cup and saucer from the same service.
Lot 365
A rare pair of Chelsea fluted dishes, c.1752-55, the rectangular forms painted to the wells with figures in pastoral settings, one with a shepherd tending his flock, the other with travellers beside a winding river with a village in the distance, the fluted rims with scattered flower sprays, brown line rims, two restored rim chips, 20.7cm. (2) Cf. Victoria & Albert Museum, Accession No. C.243-1935 for a similar dish from the Herbert Allen collection.
Lot 366
A large and rare Derby basket, c.1760, the oval form painted to the interior with three figures in a garden landscape, within a puce scroll border reserved on a rich yellow ground with small flower sprigs, the exterior of the latticed sides applied at the cross sections with single flowerheads, the ropetwist handles issuing from applied flowers, 28cm across. Illustrated: John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, p.103, fig.100.
Lot 56
A rare French faïence moulded dish attributed to Bernard Palissy, c.1580-1600, moulded with mask heads surmounted with floral diadems between foliate scrolls and around a central rosette, raised on a circular foot, the underside decorated in a mottled glaze, 23.5cm. Cf. Rev. Thomas Frognall Dibdin, The Workmanship of Bernard Palissy of the Sixteenth Century, title plate for an identical dish in Dibdin's collection. See also, Ashmolean Museum, Accession No. WA1978.158 for an identical plate bequeathed by Gerald Reitlinger. Provenance: from the collection of Hector Binney, Pampisford Hall, Cambridge.
Lot 858
Rare Worcester ' Lady at the Loom ' pattern sparrow beak jug painted in oriental style with a seated figure working at a wool winding mechanism opposed by a flowering shrub, 3.5ins high, circa 1770No chips or restoration. Does have some very small scratches to the painted picture of a figure at a loom.
Lot 200
Three extremely rare Civil War pamphlets collated together, sixteen, eight and fifteen pages respectively, ' The Perfect Narrative of the Whole Proceedings of the High Court of Justice in the Tryal of the King in Westminster Hall on Saturday 20th and Monday 22nd of this Instant January with Several Speeches of the King, Lord President and Solicitor General, Published by Authority to Prevent False and Impertinent Relations ', together with an extremely rare hand bill entitled ' A List of the Names of the Judges of the High Court of Justice for the Triall of the King Appointed by an Act of the Commons in England in Parliament and a List of the Officers of the Said Court by them Elected ', 12ins x 8ins approximately
Lot 149
Union Cases, 3-73G, Rare, G, corners rubbed, Samuel Peck & Co, Geometric/Scroll, Smith, before 1857, 88mm x 98mm, Ambrotype, sixth-plate, seated gent with cane; 3-151, Common, G, Littlefield, Parsons, & Co, Scroll, circa 1860, 84mm x 95mm, Ambrotype, sixth-plate, relievotype of young child; 3-85, Scarce, VG, A P Critchlow (in Krainik as Peck), Geometric Scroll, before 1858, 84mm x 95mm, Ambrotype,sixth-plate, seated young man, tinted; 3-186, Common, G, S Peck & Co, Geometric, Frederick Key, circa 1858, 85mm x 95mm, Tintype, sixth-plate, bearded young man
Lot 154
Union Cases, 1-139, Rare, F-G, Samuel Peck & Co, Angel with bird in Rose, before 1857, 65mm x 76mm, Ambrotype, ninth-plate, young boy seatedat table, tinted; 1-182, Scarce, VG, Littlefield, Parsons & Co, The Sleeping Friar, circa 1860, 54mm x 49mm; 1-156, Common, VG, Littlefield Parsons & Co, Mary & Her Little Lamb, Nursery Rhyme, circa 1861, 76mm x 64mm, Ambrotype & Tintype, ninth-plate, Ambrotype and tintype pair of same young man,
Lot 159
Union Cases, 2-65, Scarce, VG, one corner flake, Littlefield, Parsons & Co, Whelk Shell in Scroll Border, late 1850s, 83mm x 95mm, Ambrotype, sixth-plate, young man in long tail coat; 2-66, Rare, VG, Samuel Peck & Co, Shell, before 1857, 95mm x 84mm, Ambrotype, sixth-plate, lady with book; 2-67, Rare, G, hinges loose, S Peck & Co, The Clam Shell, 1854-1855, 127mm x 157mm, 1/6 plate, Very early Peck rubber-stamped label
Lot 163
Union Cases, 2-50, Rare, G-VG Littlefield, Parsons, & Co, A Single Rose, late 1850s, 83mm x 95mm, Ambrotype, sixth-plate, seated bearded man; 2-69, Scarce, VG, but flake by catch, S Peck & Co, Belt and Buckle 1,late 1850s, 85mm x 96mm; 2-57, Common, G, Littlefield, Parsons & Co, Bluebells in Oval, before 1857, 84mm x 95mm, Daguerreotype, soft, some edge oxidisation sixth-plate, seated gentleman
Lot 181
Union Cases, 2-84R, Common, VG, S Peck & Co, Peaches & Plums, circa 1859, 65mm x 75mm, Ambrotype, ninth-plate, seated elderly lady; 2-78, Common, VG, Samuel Peck & Co, Bunch of Grapes, before 1857, 75mm x 64mm, Ambrotype, ninth-plate, seated small girl; 2-77, Common, G, small repair, Samuel Peck & Company, Pears and Cherries, late 1850s, 63mm x 74mm, Ambrotype, glass cracked, ninth-plate, small girl; 3-287C1, Rare, VG, Littlefield Parsons & Co, Geometric with cameo, circa 1860, 76mm x 55mm, Ambrotype, ninth-plate, young moustachioed man
Lot 184
Union Cases, 2-126, Very Rare, G-VG, two corners by hinges damaged (Smith's) Improved Patent Union Case, British, Flowers in Oval, circa 1860, 100mm x 90mm, Ambrotype, sixth-plate, seated lady, tinted & gilded; 2-61 Common, G, one blemish to back, chip by catch, Samuel Peck & Co, Birds in Branches, before 1857, 95mm x 85mm, Ambrotype, sixth-plate, baby in arms, mother removed except arm
Lot 185
Union Cases, 2-38, Very Rare, G Smith's Patent Improved Union Case, Scroll & acorn motif with acorn borders, Brookes & Adams?, 1860s, 97mm x 88mm, Ambrotype, sixth-plate, mother and child; 3-170, Common, VG, Littlefield Parson & Co, Geometric, late 1850s, 95mm x 84mm, sixth-plate; 3-27, Common, G-VG Peck & Halverson Scroll/Geometric, before 1857, 124mm x 101mm, Ambrotype/Relievotype, quarter-plate, Alfred Booker, Photographic Artist, Redditch, seated young lady; 3-200, Common, G, one chip, Holmes Booth & Hayden, Scroll/Geometric, W E Houston (No.1), circa 1860, 84mm x 95mm, Ambrotype, sixth-plate, mother with young child
Lot 186
Union Cases, 2-64, Common, G, some chipping, Patent American Union Case (LP&Co), Nesting Birds, circa 1860, 95mm x 84mm, Daguerreotype, sixth-plate, seated young lady; 2-41S, Common, G-VG, lid velvet missing, Littlefield Parson & Co, Small Basket of Flowers, circa 1857, 94mm x 84mm, Daguerreotype, sixth-plate, lady with ringlet and rectangular neck brooch; 3-237G, Rare, G, chip by latch, Samuel Peck & Co, Geometric/Glass Window, or Peek-a-Boo Frederick Key, circa 1860, 66mm x 76mm, Ambrotype, ninth-plate, young lady; 3-271, Common, G-VG, Littlefield Parsons & Co, Recessed Oval/Scroll, circa 1858 76mm x 64mm, Ambrotype, ninth-plate, two gents seated wearing uniform caps
Lot 192
Union Case, 1-88,Very Rare, G, chip to front top edge, Littlefield, Parsons & Co The Butterfly Chariot, late 1850s, 95mm x 84mm, Ambrotype, sixth-plate, seated young lady, with pencil inscription to inside of case "Property of Seeley E Mensch, Marshall, Mich. Please forward to Marshall, Michigan if found, and you will be well rewarded for it. Seeley Mensch"; see https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3988099/seeley-e_-mench sadly recording that Mensch died on 20th July 1861, in a Civil War engagement near Cheat Mountain, Virginia, aged 24; furthermore his wife had died just before the outbreak of war, on 12 April 1861. This may be his memento of her.
Lot 198
Union Cases, 1-164a, Rare, G Holmes Booth & Hayden, Going to Market, text possibly removed, mid 1850s, 65mm x 76mm, Ambrotype, ninth-plate, seated gent; 1-144, Scarce, VG, Samuel Peck & Co Day, Aurora with the Genius of Light, Thorvaldsen medallions, before 1857, 64mm x 75mm, Ambrotype, ninth-plate, 3/4 portrait of lady seated, gilded & (faded) tinted; 2-100, Scarce, G, one corner chip, Bird in Flower motif, 64mm x 76mm, Ambrotype, P-F, small boy; 1-134, Rare, F-G Holmes, Booth & Hayden, Liberty in Profile, circa 1860, 68mm x 76mm, Tintype, ninth-plate, seated young lady
Lot 563
A varied selection of vintage items including, dolls clothing for Sasha and similar size dolls, rare Mattel 'The Sunshine Family' accessories (circa 1970's) together with four Victorian miniature dolls, a good selection of miniature wooden buildings of Eastern European manufacture, five 'Dylon' colour dye blocks, card 'dressing dolls' and a good selection of advertising cards for Sindy, Pippa, Action Man etc.
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