VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. An unusual original pencil drawing by Queen Victoria, unsigned, one page, 8vo, n.p. (Buckingham Palace), n.d. (2nd May 1846), on a sheet of stationery bearing an attractive red, gold and blue coloured Royal coat of arms. The Queen has drawn a simple image of a lady's face, identifying three points with the numbers 1, 2 and 3. Beneath the drawing the Queen has added some notes, in full, '1+ A very little more closed by the eye lid. 2+ The eye brow a very little more raised. 3. The front of the nose less thick'. With the integral leaf bearing an A.N.S. Joseph Lee, by the artist Joseph Lee, in full, 'Buckingham Palace, May 2nd 1846. Her Majesty this day drew & wrote the within as instructions for me to alter the Enamel of the Duchess de Nemours'. Rare in this form. Some light overall age wear and a few minor, neat, professional repairs to the verso of the folds. G. £300-400 Joseph Lee (1780-1859) British Artist, a specialist in enamel portraits who executed many images of members of the British Royal Family from 1818 onwards. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1822-1857) Duchess of Nemours and a first cousin of Queen Victoria
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PRINCE CHARLES OF BELGIUM: (1903-1983) Count of Flanders, second son of Albert I, King of the Belgians. Prince Regent of Belgium 1944-50, serving in lieu of his older brother King Leopold III. Rare T.L.S., Charles Prince Regent of Belgium, one page, folio, Bruxelles, 27th January 1945, to Lieutenant Colonel Gualberto Villarroel, Constitutional President of the Republic of Bolivia, in French. The typed letter entitles `Leopold III, King of the Belgians´, and bears to the heading an embossed purple crown and two lions. Prince Charles signs at the foot of the document in his capacity as Prince Regent of Belgium and adds in his hand `In the name of His Majesty King Leopold III´. The letter refers to the recently appointed President of Bolivia, sending him congratulations and wishing him and his Country prosperity. Countersigned by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Paul-Henri Spaak. Very small holes and tears to the left edge, due to previous filing, not affecting the text or signature. VG £100-150 Leopold III (1901-1983) King of the Belgians 1934-51 when he abdicated in favour of the heir apparent, his son Baudouin. In 1944 Leopold was declared incompetent to rule, his brother Prince Charles becoming Prince Regent of Belgium. At the time of the present letter King Leopold was in Germany, deported by Nazis. Gualberto Villarroel López (1908-1946) Head of State of Bolivia 1943-46. A reformist with fascist sympathies. On 21st July 1946, anti-government crowds took control of the Palace of Government, and although Villarroel announced his resignation, he was assassinated. Villarroel's body was tossed from a balcony where the crowds proceeded to hang it from a lamp-post opposite the Palace. Villarroel is also known as “El Presidente Colgado” ("The Hanged President") and has since been revered by the majority of the Bolivian population as a martyr and hero. Paul-Henri Spaak (1899-1972) Belgian Statesman. Prime Minister of Belgium 1938-39, 1946 & 1947-49. First President of the United Nations 1946-47, and Secretary General of NATO 1957-61.
FREDERICK III: (1831-1888) German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days in 1888. Married to Princess Victoria, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria. Rare L.S., Friedrich R, as King, one page, 4to, Charlottenburg, 24th May 1888, to General Mischke, in German. Frederick III informs Mischke that he has been appointed noble and that he will receive from the Royal Chancellery the documentation referring to it. A large bold good example signature, dated during his short reign, only 22 days before his death. With blank integral leaf. EX. £400-500 After 27 years as Crown Prince, Frederick III, only son of Wilhelm I, became Emperor, but suffering from cancer of the larynx he died aged 56 after reigning for only three months. Albert von Mischke (1830-1906) Adjutant General of the Prussian infantry.
ALEXANDROVICH NICHOLAS: (1843-1865) Tsesarevich of Russia, son of Tsar Alexander II. Extremely rare signed piece (`Nikolai´), in Cyrillic, on a 12mo carefully laid down to a larger oblong 8vo. The Tsesarevich signs in bold black ink and cleanly adds and underlines the date, 5th/17th October 1864. Autographs in any form of Nicholas Alexandrovich are rare and desirable as a result of his tragic, untimely death at the age of 21. A fold to the left border not affecting the signature, otherwise VG £200-300
Vinyl - Fantastic collection of approximately 350 7" Soul, Northern Soul, Psych and Freakbeat singles from mid 60's to mid 70's period in two wooden crates includes rare titles and artists The Birds, The Poets, Loot, Count Five and The Searchers rarity Kinky Kathy Abernathy plus approximately 70 demos
A RARE RUSSIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL SQUARE EASEL CLOCK by FABERGE, 4ins square, mark to the back of the clock by MICHAEL PERCHIN (Michael Evlampievich Perchin) 1860-1903, it also carries the 88 zolotniks mark as well as the anchor and sceptre hallmark for ST PETERSBERG.Note: The dial and ivory back need some repair and attention.
50th Ann WW2 JS50 VIP signed cover collection of 37 covers all with WW2 heroes autographs, most are double signed many catalogue over £15. Includes Battle River Plate signed Admiral Sir D Dreyer DSC & R Admiral A Sturdee DSC, Invasion Norway signed ACM Sir K Cross DSO DFC & Mjr E Partridge DSO, Invasion Belgium signed Richard Annand VC, Operation Compass signed FM Lord Carver DSO MC, Siege of Malta signed Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin DSC, Dieppe Raid signed Pat Porteous VC, six rare varieties of The First Arakan Campaign signed by Generals Tuzo MC, Farndale, Inge, Bagnall, Pearson DSO, Gow, North Africa signed John Kenneally VC, Battle Atlantic signed Sqn Ldr T Bulloch DSO DFC, Operation Husky signed Lt D Galpin DFM, Battle Berlin signed Haworth DFC DFM, Pilgrim DFC, Operation Shingle signed Brig G Curtis MC, Overlord Navies signed Admirals Berger DSC, Bray-Nicholls DSC, Road to Mandalay signed Col Condor, Operation Bodenplatte signed AM Sir I Broom DSO DFC AFC, Capture of Mandalay signed Mjr V Sams, Operation Plunder signed Gen Sir R Ford. Good condition
John Cunningham Comet test pilot RAF18c 27 Aug 73 BFPS 1420. 20th Anniversary of Comet 2 XK655 27th August 1973. No 51 Squadron Royal Air Force. Personally Signed By the Pilots Wg Cdr W H Bonner and John Cunningham Battle of Britain WWll Ace. Rare Hans Rossbach variation also signed by Hajo Hermann KC with Oakleaves, Helmut Lipfert KC with Oakleaves and US ace John F Bolt. Info and photos inside the cover. Good condition
Lieutenant Hans-Georg von der Osten signed rare 4 x 3 vintage b/w portrait photo. He began his career as a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He later rose to command of all Luftwaffe bases in Germany, during World War II. After service in the 3rd Uhlans Rgt. he joined the Air Service in February 1916, serving with FEA 9. He then instructed for a spell before transferring to Jasta 11. He was acting commander of the Jasta in Jan-feb 1918, before taking over Jasta 4. On 28 March he was shot down and wounded by fighters while flying a Pfalz D.III, seeing no further action during the conflict. During the Second World War he served in a Luftwaffe staff role. Good condition
Werner Hermann Karl Ebeling KC OL signed 6 x 4b/w portrait photo. 21 November 1913-25 August 2008 was a highly decorated Oberst in the Wehrmacht during World War II and a Generalmajor in the Bundeswehr. Knight's Cross on 9 April 1944 as Major and commander of the II. /Grenadier-Regiment 220. 763rd Oak Leaves on 5 March 1945 as Oberst and commander of Grenadier-Regiment 154. Rare Good condition
Alfred Eick U510 6 x 4 b/w portrait photo Kriegsmarine in 1937, first serving on the destroyer Hermann Beitzen during the first year of the war. In November 1940 he joined the U-boats, first sailing on two trips on U-176. He became commander of U-510 in May 1943, patrolling the Brazilian Waters on his first U-boat patrol. His second patrol was on U-510 as a Monson Boat which was a Wolfpack operating far away from Germany out of Japanese bases in Indonesia at Jakarta, Penang and Sebang. U-510 operated in the Indian Ocean until January 1945 when they were ordered back to Germany, taking with them important materials including tin. U-510 was re-supplied with fuel from U-861 but ran out of fuel in the North Atlantic, finally managing to reach St Nazaire in April 1945. His awards were as follows: 12th January 1940 Iron Cross 2nd Class, 1st August 1943, Iron Cross 1st Class, 16 March 1944 German Cross in Gold, 31st March 1944 Knights Cross. Rare Good condition
An extremely rare pair of 'Martin's Margin' spectacles, made by Benjamin Martin circa 1750. Steel made with horn inserts or 'margins' around the glass lenses. Temple hinges with raised slotted screws. The straight arms with ring ends, the right arm stamped '36 BM.' A lead solder repair to the right arm ring end, some twine binding the ring end of the left arm, otherwise in excellent condition, no damage and no scratches to the lenses. Note: Hugh Orr, in his 1985 publication "Illustrated History of Early Antique Spectacles" states that Benjamin Martin did not stamp or hallmark his spectacles. It is certainly very rare to find marked models, however there are four known models with Martin's Margins stamped 'BM' in the Carl Zeiss Museum in Okerochen and one pair in the British Optical Association Museum in London. Benjamin Martin, was a London mathematician, instrument and spectacle maker and is credited with making the first eyeglasses that corrected vision in addition to being a reading aid. He published an essay in 1756 in which he explained his theories that the common spectacle then in use was "prejudicial to the eye" because the large lenses allowed too much "light to enter the eye." Martin made his 'visual glasses' which had reduced aperture lenses by way of the thick horn margin and in which the "lens tilted inwards so that the axes of the eye converged on the object of regard." This optical innovation with its extremely distinctive appearance became known as "Martin's Margins". (See cover illustration)
THE LESLIE DAVIE COLLECTION OF JADE A rare, mottled, deep brown jade rectangular pendant carved in low relief with a tiger looking up at the sun, upon which the character Nichi (sun) has been carved, to the back a dragon above water a fish and a flower in the sky a flame symbol, probably late 19th century, 5cm x 3.7cm, the lower edge drilled with three small holes. Condition Report: No condition issues.
A rare Staffordshire figure of a crouching rabbit, decorated with sponged black glaze on a green mound. Length 15cm. Circa 1850. (See illustration) Condition Report: Green base is flaking and some tiny foot chips. There is a kiln contact mark on the back, a patch of stain on the base and some shrinkage cracks.
A superb pair of rare Staffordshire leopards of large size, 19th century, each 20cm. Decorated in naturalistic colours with faces showing open mouths and teeth. (See illustration) Condition Report: Right hand leopard has a firing crack behind his back left leg and body, faint rubbing to the paint on the ears and fine cracks beneath the base. Left hand leopard, exactly the same condition.
A large and rare Chelsea cabaret tray the body decorated with floral sprays in the Meissen style the border with sweeping leaf sprays in puce and green, red anchor mark. Length 52cm. Restored. Condition Report: Repaired. This seems to have been broken into 4 pieces and well-restored. The minimal re-painting is good, but I judge the red anchor to be added.
A rare pair of salt-glaze pickle dishes, the press moulded body with leaf veins, raised on three conical feet decorated with coloured floral sprays. Length 9cm. Condition Report: There is a small chip to the underneath of the rim, the other has a restored stalk and 1.5cm crack from near the tip (this can only be seen from below).
A rare Susie Cooper tea for one set, comprising the teapot, a cup and saucer, a 13.5cm plate and a sugar bowl, together with a matching milk jug, cracked. Condition Report: Teapot:good conditoin. Bowl: one tiny 1mm glaze missing Cup: very small chips to glaze of handle No apparent damage or restoration.
THE SHEILA ROSENBERG COLLECTION Wooden figure carving by Mutuaga of the Massim Region, Papua New Guinea, circa 1900-1920. Height 38cm, width 8cm at widest point. Provenance: From the collection of Sheila Rosenberg. Carved in a reddish brown wood, the highly decorated naked figure stands crouching slightly upon a three-legged base, its arms held together in front of its body, fingers interlinked. Its face, arms, back and legs are all carved with scrolling decoration, as is its belt and the circumference of the three-legged stand. On the stand and head there are very small traces of lime that had once been rubbed in to heighten the carving. Mutuaga is a phenomenon amongst Oceanic tribal art. In a field where virtually all of the many thousands of carvers remain unidentified, Mutuaga stands alone as a master carver whose work has been celebrated, collected and is also the subject of much scholarly research and publication. Born around 1860, Mutuaga lived and worked in Dagodagoisu village in the Milne Bay province of Papua New Guinea. He died in the early 1920s. We know a great deal about him, in part because he was befriended by Charles Abel of the London Missionary Society. This friendship began in the 1890s. Although Mutuaga did not adopt Christianity, Abel became his patron and promoted his carvings among European missionaries, traders, and visitors in the area. Abel provided a outlet for Mutuaga's carvings beyond the traditional exchange practices of his community. Commodores and even two of Papua's first governors acquired Mutuaga's sculptures. Many of these works later found their way into galleries and museums across the world, even into the collections of artists such as Jacob Epstein. We are also fortunate in the extensive research and writings of the art historian Dr. Harry Beran who has studied Mutuaga at length. Beran identified Mutuaga and his body of work through some hundred sculptures that had been languishing largely unrecognised in museum collections. Mutuaga's naturalistic style is very distinctive, his three dimensional figures have realistic proportions, feature prominent ankle and wrist bones, almond eyes and eyebrows. The majority of Mutuaga's carvings are utilitarian artefacts such as lime spatulas used in the practice of betel nut chewing. There is a history in Mutuaga's Massim culture for the carving of independent, naturalistic figures for the purpose of warding off sorcery, however Abel asserted that figures such as the carving offered here were made for trade with Westerners at his suggestion. Beran has divided the independent figure carvings into stylistic periods, this piece is identified and illustrated in his book as "style variation 5 of the naturalistic sub style." (See page 231 of Beran's book 'Mutuaga, a nineteenth-century New Guinea master carver.') It dates from 1900-1920. An extremely rare, important piece, in near perfect condition. (See cover illustration) Condition Report: Good condition. No glue or repairs.
A rare German Hanhart nickel cased pilots watch with black dial, sweep seconds subsidiary dials for seconds and minutes. The movement and nickel case numbered 119585, fluted bezel. (See illustration) Condition Report: Not working, case is not in great condition, commensurate with age. Overall diameter of watch is 3.95cm.
Rare Floorstanding Period Marconi Wireless Radio Clock. Number S/F 18842. Stamped Red 779643 with domed top, walnut art deco case inlaid with geometric designs. The clock with a round steel dial makers Smith Electric with revolving aperture. Wireless dial to front. Marked MRC with exposed windows, bakelite knobs below. Cut out speakers to the sides. 3 valves. 44'' in height, 10: in width, 10'' in depth,
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