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Lot 649
China, AR proof 10 yuan set, 1997, Culture (.999 1oz) (4 coins), AR proof 10 yuan sets, 1997, Classical Literature (.925 0.87 oz) (3) (12 coins), AR proof 10 yuan set, 1997, Rare Animals (.999 1oz) (2 coins) & AR proof China/Canada, 1998, Joint Issue set, 10 yuan & $5, FDC, cased, mainly with certificates (20 coins) Care! High overseas shipping costs
Lot 1
HRH Princess Louisa Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn - rare Royal silver gilt coronet made by Garrard & Co for Her Royal Highness for the coronation of King George V comprised of a silver gilt circlet of interspersed crosses and strawberry leaves (two missing), chased with jewels with Royal purple velvet cap with gold bullion tassel and white and black spotted ermine headband and white silk lining contained in its original Garrard & Co leather case with silk lining and sliding pad with ring handle and brass plaque engraved HRH The Duchess of Connaught Coronet (hallmarked London 1911) Princess Louisa was a German Princess born in Potsdam in 1860. She married Queen Victoria`s youngest son Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn in 1879. Throughout their married life she accompanied her husband on many official duties in all parts of the Empire and was Viceregal Consort of Canada from 1911-1916. They lived at Bagshot Park, Surrey (currently the home of HRH Prince Edward, Duke of York) and Clarence House, London where the Duchess died prematurely at the age of 57 from influenza on 14th March 1917. She was the first member of the Royal family to be cremated and her ashes are interred at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore
Lot 2
The Order of The Garter - rare Georgian embroidered silver bullion work breast star with eight rayed points with finely embroidered Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense motto to collar on red silk ground and red silk cross to centre, 16cm high, 15cm wide - displayed in red and blue velvet frame. Provenance: by family repute formerly the property of Queen Victoria`s father HRH Prince Edward Duke of Kent who died January 1820-- sold with engraving of the Duke wearing his Garter Star
Lot 832
Rare 1920s Omega wristwatch with fifteen jewel Omega movement numbered 8591386 with square dial and Arabic numerals in a square tank shape stainless steel case with unusual patented slide out mechanism with stepped Art Deco lugs, the case numbered 9392200, the inner case inscribed P B Wood 73633 C of E on a later expanding bracelet, British patent number 365356
Lot 835
Rare and early twentieth century Masonic pocket watch, the triangular mother of pearl dial decorated with Masonic emblems and the motto - Love Your Fellow Man Lend Him a Helping Hand, with button wind Swiss fifteen jewel movement by G Schwab & Brandt, in triangular-shape silver case decorated in relief with Masonic emblems, case signed G Schwab-Loeille, numbered 2201 with USA, English and Swiss patents, in original box
Lot 851
Fine and rare eighteenth / early nineteenth century Indian Mogul ivory and horn inlaid hardwood box in the form of a hawk with side lock and key, hinged body revealing compartment and shelf, the body with finely engraved feather and chequered decoration supported on steel legs and claws, standing on dead prey, the stepped base with finely carved leaf and scroll decoration, 31.5cm high, base 16cm wide overall deptch, 19cm Good overall condition, some ivory and horn inlay and strapwork missing
Lot 17
Britten (James) European Ferns 30 chromolithographed plates [1881] § Hulme (F.Edward) A Series of Sketches From Nature of Plant Form lithographed decorative title and 100 chromolithographed plates all mounted on stubs some annotations in pencil some light foxing title creased 1863 § Hibberd (Shirley) New and Rare Beautiful-Leaved Plants 54 chromolithographed plates tissue guards 1870 § Lowe (E.J.) and W.Howard . Beautful Leaved Plants third edition 60 chromolithographed plates 1891 some also with wood-engraved illustrations all original pictorial or decorated cloth gilt a little rubbed the second rebacked preserving original spine the third with spine a little worn; and another on vegetables 4to & oblong 4to (5)(5)
Lot 3
Ephemera – visitors book a fine guest book produced in the style of the arts and crafts movement and with numerous entries from the early 1920s to the 1970s. Entries include the signatures of Big Chief White Horse Eagle who visited the house in 1930 when he was 108 years old and his queen Wa-The-Na as well as a fine sketch of African birds by the explorer and naturalist Capt C W R Knight. The signature of White Horse Eagle and his Queen are rare and sought after mainly because he toured the world claiming to be an ancient chief of the Osage Tribe – meeting heads of state and leading celebrities as a result. He met Hindenburg for example on a sensational tour of Germany in 1929 – having claimed to have similarly met Bismark on a visit in 1887. The problem with the Big Chief however was that he was a total fraud – his supposedly native people pointed out that he couldn’t speak a word of their language and knew nothing of their culture. Moreover he was African-American in origin and the only tribal god he subscribed to was alcohol ! Nevertheless his signature is rare and sought after by collectors of the more colourful American characters. This book is also of great interest in its style – very much reminiscent of William Morris and the arts and crafts movement.
Lot 63
Art and Artists – Ian Fenwick three original cartoons by Fenwick two with autograph notes signed by Fenwick dated January 1944 shortly before he was heroically killed. Each executed in line drawing with wash colour. Ian Fenwick was both a fine cartoonist a member of the original SAS and a war hero. A Major in the 1st Battalion SAS he was killed in action in June 1944 during Operation Gain – the clandestine sabotage mission south of Paris aimed at blowing up railway lines. He was killed in an attempt to rescue his men who he thought had been captured by the Germans. He attempted to take on a German column single handed but was killed instantly when his Jeep was ambushed. In civilian life he was a noted cartoonist working for Punch and other magazines. Original artwork by Fenwick is rare and highly sought after. A fine collection of 50 original cartoons by Fenwick are to be seen in the Royal Green Jacket Museum in Winchester.
Lot 68
WWII – German navy a rare log book of a German naval ship with a number of entries indicating that it was stationed in Norway. It covers a period from 1941-43. In good order throughout. Provenance: we understand that the ship was brought to Hartlepool for breaking up at the end of WWII and this book was taken from it at that time. Log books of this nature are rare on the market.
![WWII – the Nazi SS Das Schwarze Korps [The Black Corps] a bound volume of 23 issues of one of the most notorious public](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/3114/2803848/77-2010111116385_468x382.jpg)
Lot 77
WWII – the Nazi SS Das Schwarze Korps [The Black Corps] a bound volume of 23 issues of one of the most notorious publications issued by the Nazis the infamous newspaper of the SS. This volume includes editions of the paper from July 1935 to April 1939. It would seem therefore that this is a collection which has been subsequently bound rather than an originally issued bound edition. However the publication for obvious reasons is exceptionally rare- and of course it is full of the usual anti-Semitic and racist stuff
Lot 102A
Gloucestershire – Forest of Dean – coal mining rare indenture on five leaves of vellum dated 1857 being a counterpart underdemise of the Whittington and Coleford High Delf veins in the Princess Royal Colliery in the Forest of Dean between William Higgins of Bristol and the Bristol and Forest of Dean Coal Co Ltd. Document in fine order with the embossed seal of the Company attached to the base of the document.
Lot 145
Autograph – Political – Lord Randolph Churchill autograph letter signed to Lady Jeune dated June 13th 1894 – at the very time he made his last speech in Parliament and six months before his death from syphilis. The handwriting and signature in this letter demonstrate just how ill Churchill had become by this time. A once brilliant orator and politician who could have so easily been a great Prime Minister he fell foul to disease and his health and political career suffered a long decline. By this time his speeches had become a rambling parody of the fire cracker wit of his earlier career and when he gave his final speech on Uganda at about the time he wrote this letter it was a painful failure listened to by the few who bothered to hear it with enormous pity. Letters of Lord Randolph Churchill from this period of his life are rare.
Lot 166
Almanack The Historical Almanack 1840. Broadside large folio approx 20x30ins featuring a large woodcut illustration of the Houses of Parliament from the Thames (before it was actually built) and 23 woodcut illustrations on the borders illustrating various important events in British history with central text in remarkably good condition considering its age and the somewhat flimsy paper on which it was printed. Rare. This is a most attractive broadside and it is unlikely that many other copies exist.
Lot 167
Industrial Revolution – the Bedlington Iron Foundry three fine autograph letters signed by Christopher Bedlington founder of the Bedlington Iron Works in the North East perhaps the most significant manufacturer in the early history of railways dated 1781 discussing his development of what he describes as fire engines – ie steam engines – for use in the Esholt Colliery in Northumberland : ...I have at present two first engines the conducting of and nearly completed. I wd think it a pleasure if I could by any means settle the matter in dispute to the satisfaction of the parties but that kind of business I do not like... It would seem that the business referred to here is that the existing engines in the colliery were not working properly as the other two letters refer to Bedlington’s agreement to visit the colliery and inspect the fire engines for himself and assess the materials used. At the time these letters were written steam engines were in their infancy and based on the principles developed by Newcommen. They were static enormous and largely used for the raising of water from mine shafts. They were naturally subject to considerable problems. Letters from such an early period referring to engines of this kind are excessively rare on the market
Lot 217
Napoleon – Dorset – Bridport rare pamphlet being an account of the celebrations for the initial overthrow of Napoleon [prior to the 100 days] in Bridport Dorset dated July 14th 1814 – a fine and rare account of one town’s activities to celebrate what was assumed the end of the Napoleonic era. An unusual piece of vernacular history. Bound in modern binding with a few other pamphlets relating to the town together with a further pamphlet being sermons preached in the town on the occasion of the new century in 1801
Lot 306
Mosley and the fascists – Rudolf Hess rare poster calling for Hess to be freed from prison issued by the Northern European Ring – an alliance of fascist groups throughout Europe produced in seven languages. The poster was issued in the early 1960s and calls for Hess to be liberated as he was the man who tried to top the Second World War’.
Lot 308
Mosley and the Fascists – John Tyndall and the National Socialist Movement excessively rare collection of material relating to the National Socialist Movement created by John Tyndall and Colin Jordan in the UK during the 1960s comprising the first ten editions of the Movement’s newspaper The National Socialist with three unrelated letters.
Lot 312
Mosley and the fascists – Lord Alfred Douglas Plain Speech edited by Lord Alfred Douglas a fascist newspaper edited by the lover of Oscar Wilde dated January 7th 1922. A little browned with age and chipped at the edges but in otherwise good general condition. Rare. After abandoning Plain English’ in 1921 Douglas resurrected the newspaper the following year as Plain English’
Lot 327
Nazi Propaganda and the Britishscher Freikorps Munich – The Spirit of a German City. Bearing the stamp of Oflag VII B to inside cover. Printed in English this is a typical production of the Nazis propaganda machine which was distributed to British POWs in the hope that they could be turned to join the notorious Britischer Freikorps SS Platoon. This particular volume extols the virtues of Munich as : ...the scene of the first victims in the heroic battle for a strong Germany...the fountain of true joy of living and of pleasure-loving geniality...’ Rare.
Lot 333
WWII – Mosley and the British Fascists – Arnold Leese excessively rare letter sent to Leese via the German World Service deliberately unsigned (for obvious security purposes) referring to the Ritual Murder Number’ of Streicher’s notorious paper Der Sturmer : ...W is taking the necessary steps to get you a certified copy of the minutes of the court...’
Lot 446
WWII – the war against the Japanese rare intelligence review marked Secret and covering the immediate aftermath of WWII as it affected Indonesia – where some of the worst atrocities were committed by the Japanese against allied troops. The Review covers aspects of the military events – from the Japanese invasion and the eventual capitulation to British forces – but with fighting continuing long after the official surrender date. The report also deals with the sensitive issue of deserters particularly by Indian troops and mainly caused by the spread of venereal disease. It then deals with the desperate plight of allied POWs and internees – and refers at great length to the fact that the Japanese army was actually employed to maintain law and order particularly in Java. There is much in this document which will provide researchers with potentially new information about the immediate aftermath of WWII in this highly sensitive part of South East Asia and in particular the relationship between the allies and the defeated Japanese the rise of nationalism in Indonesia and the political steps to restore some semblance of order to the region in the wake of what happened.
Lot 448
WWII – Nazi Anti-Semitism The Kaiser’s Dream published by the leading anti-Semitic publishing firm Bodung Verlang featuring a large graphic showing Kaiser Wilhelm II with explanatory text. Rare. A notorious piece of Nazi propaganda. It purports to be the verbatim text of a document discovered in England by a German army officer in 1890 in which it clearly indicates that the events of WWI and the subsequent events leading to WWII were a plot by Jewish and Freemasonry interests in order to destroy Germany and therefore to allow them to achieve world domination. In order to get across its message as far as it could it was printed in three languages – English German and French. The original text was claimed to have appeared in a publication called Truth’ – which according to this pamphlet miraculously disappeared without trace.
Lot 455
WWII – Julius Streicher – Die Sturmer rare copy of this notorious anti-Semitic publication produced by one of the worst Jew haters in the Nazis Julius Streicher. This edition is dated April 1936 and carries the heading [trans.]’It’s never going to end’ with a front page cartoon showing a group of obviously Jewish people in a cafe with the caption [trans] They stick together these children of Satan’
Lot 93
A BOOK " CRITICAL ESSAYS ON THE PERFORMERS OF THE LONDON THEATRE " BY LEIGH HUNT - FIRST EDITION, 12 mo, 1807 PRINTE BY JOHN HUNT. A VERY GOOD COPY, LATER 20th CENTURY BROWN BOARDS BINDING. FRONTESPIECE AND HALF TITLE PRESENT PLUS ADVERT TO REAR FOR " SATIRES, EPISTLES AND LYRIC PIECES " BY LEIGH HUNT, SOME INK HAND ANNOTATIONS TO PAGES 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & 16, OTHERWISE A VERY CLEAN COPY OF A RARE PUBLICATION, TOGETHER WITH EXTRACT FROM CHAMBERS JOURNAL 1924 DESCRIBING THE PUBLICATION
Lot 1255
Continental School, 19th century: Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman, said to be John Burg, his grey powdered hair en queue and turning to dexter, wearing a black jacket, scarlet waistcoat and ruffled jabot, oval, 8cm high, in a gilt brass mounted ebonised wood frame with inscription verso A RARE MINIATURE ON IVORY PORTRAIT OF JOHN BURG ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM WOOD 1758-1820, FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE SIR MARCUS CLARK Marcus Clark, knighted in 1939, amassed a well known art collection and was appointed a Trustee of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia.
Lot 1388
A Rare Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, the case with flat top pediment, glazed side windows, moulded trunk door with glazed lenticle, plain rectangular plinth upon a moulded skirting, 12-inch square brass dial with silvered chapter ring signed `John Green de Skipton`, matted dial centre with ringed winding holes, date aperture and subsidiary seconds, crown and cherub spandrels, four pillar movement with anchor escapement and inside countwheel striking on a bell, (case with restorations and possibly associated to the dial and movement circa 1720), 213cm high John Green is recorded working in Skipton around 1696. He died in 1742. His work rarely comes on the market and there is thought to be only three longcase clocks known to exist by him. See Loomes (Brian) Clockmakers of Northern England, pg.43.
Lot 1394
A Rare Brown Oak Eight Day Longcase Clock, signed Simcock, Prescot, circa 1780, the case with broken arched pediment and good figuration, turned columns, wavy shaped crossbanded trunk door flanked by inset pilasters, rectangular plinth with a raised quatre form panel and canted corners, later bracket feet, 13-inch arched brass dial with a silvered Roman and Arabic chapter ring signed, inner date ring with a corresponding central date hand, dial centre with subsidiary seconds and applied silvered floral and scrollwork with old sayings "On Times, Date:depends, Uncertain, Eternity", the arch with rolling moonphase, four pillar movement with deadbeat escapement and rack striking on a bell, 220cm high
Lot 1398
A Fine and Extremely Rare Burr Elm and Walnut Three Month Duration Longcase Clock, signed Morgan Lowry in Leeds, circa 1715, the attractive and nicely figured case with a later built caddied top and pierced fretwork panels, glazed movement viewing windows to the sides, gilt wooden capitals with three-quarter columns flanking the hood door, case with burr elm panels and walnut crossbanding veneers on a oak carcass, moulded edged trunk door with glazed lenticle, rectangular plinth raised upon a later built double skirting, 13-inch square brass dial with silvered Roman numeral chapter ring signed `Morgan Lowry in Leeds`, finely matted dial centre with subsidiary seconds and engraved above on a silvered plaque depicting cherubs, dial with herringbone engraving around the perimeter, finely pierced hands, the large six pillar movement with a anchor escapement and outside countwheel striking on a bell, possibly later seatboard, 260cm high Morgan Lowry (Leeds, 1682-1757) was the son of Jeremy Lowry. He is recorded as a maker of repute, and was working in London c.1700 where he picked up his skills for producing quality movements, including long duration longcase clocks. In 1703 he married Ann Boyes in Leeds and they had a daughter named Anne in 1715. His wife died in 1726 and in 1737 he married Mary Thwaites. He worked in Briggate and in Boar Lane in Leeds. He was a Sergeant at Mace for the Borough of Leeds until 1755. His clocks are extremely rare. There is a walnut long duration clock and a year going longcase clock by him in the Leeds City Museum. For more information see Britten (FJ) Old Clocks & Watches And Their Makers, pg.791; Loomes (Brian) Yorkshire Clockmakers, pg.121); and Loomes (Brian) Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World, pg.147.
Lot 1404
A Fine and Rare 18th Century Walnut Stick Barometer, signed Jno Hallifax, Barnsley, Invt & Fecit, circa 1730, the finely figured case in the form of a longcase clock, caddied pediment with turned brass finials, inlaid stringing and turned side columns to the pediment, trunk with boxwood stringing and a central recording chapter ring with two hands, rectangular plinth with stringing and upon a waisted base, 6-inch arched brass dial with a silvered chapter ring and elaborately engraved with scrollwork to the dial centre, the arch with a circular silvered disc signed `Jno Hallifax, Barnsley, Invt & Fecit`, 130cm high John Hallifax (b.1694-d1750), the son of a vicar, he started in business in 1711. He became a notable clock and barometer maker and only a small number of his barometers survive today. His designs are distinctive and based on longcase clocks. See Banfield (Edwin) Barometer Makers and Retailers, pg.102
Lot 113
A Rare Staffordshire Pearlware Commemorative Mug, circa 1829, printed in underglaze blue with a bust portrait and inscribed TRIED MARCH 31st 1829 BEFORE MR BARON HULLOCK AND SENTENCED TO CONFINEMENT DURING HIS MAJESTY`S PLEASURE, the reverse with a titled scene YORK MINISTER ON FIRE FEBRUARY 2nd 1829, 9.5cm high
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