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Lot 9131
(Daniel Press, Katharine Adams binding.) 'A Royal Guest. Christmas 1900', Oxford, Daniel Press, 1900, limited edition, number 47 of 110 copies only, [16]pp, contemporary full morocco gilt by the distinguished fine bookbinder Katharine Adams (1862-1952) (spine rubbed, top board detached but present), gilt stamped "A Royal Guest" and "Daniel Press MDCCCC" to front and rear cover respectively, binding signed in gilt at foot of rear pastedown "KA 1901", all edges gilt. “In March 1901 Katharine Adams exhibited fifty-six bindings at Worcester House, Oxford, the home of the Daniel Press. Twenty-two of these bindings , which included a number of Daniel Press books, were borrowed from their owners for the occasion……..At this stage Katharine Adams’ bindings were still quite modest, but her style, which was both traditional and individual , was set. For covering she used a variety of materials, which in addition to traditional morocco goatskin, included straight-grain and niger pigskin, tanned pigskin and calf...". Marianne Tidcombe, from her important book 'Women Bookbinders 1880-1920.' The Daniel Press was a private press in England, run by Charles Henry Olive Daniel (1836–1919), his wife Emily and later even their daughters, firstly at Frome and afterwards in Oxford. he was a great enthusiast for letterpress, and is notable for the early date of his private press activities (starting more than forty years before William Morris conceived the Kelmscott Press and the so-called 'private press movement' began). He was also notable for using the Fell types, and a number of historical ornaments, cast by Oxford University Press when these were considered unfashionable by most other printers and publishers.
Lot 59
* Pair: Captain R.E.L. Townsend, 2nd Central Africa Regiment Later Worcestershire RegimentAshanti 1900 Medal, no clasp (Capt R.E.L. Townsend. 2/C: Afr: Rgt:), Africa General Service Medal 1902-56, E.VII.R., 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Capt: R.E.L. Townsend Worcester: Regt), good very fine, mounted as worn with miniature dress medals, plus The Ashanti Campaign of 1900 by Captain C.H. Armitage D.S.O. and Lieutenant A.F. Montanaro, Royal Artillery, Sands & Co 1901QTY: (2)NOTE:Robert Edward Lawrence Townsend was born in Leckhampton, Cheltenham in 1874. He died whilst serving with the 5th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment on 2 March 1918, Townsend is commemorated in the Fort Pitt Cemetery, Kent.Townsend is mentioned on page 197 of the Ashanti Campaign of 1901 (copy included in the lot). 'On the 2nd October the entire column returned to Kumasi. On the 13th October Major Holford's column returned from Kintampo. This column left Kumasi on the 20th September, and accomplished the journey to Kintampo and back without incident. The greater part of the road passed through the N'Koranza territory, the N'Koranzas, during the war, having remained friendly. The garrison at Kintampo was well, but badly in want of news; for example, they had only heard of the relief of Kumasi a few days before Major Holford arrived. A company of the 2nd Central Africa Rifles, under Captains Brock and Townsend, with Dr Simonds in medical charge, was left at Kintampo to strengthen the garrison.'Captain Brock's medals were sold at DNW (now Noonan's), 27 September 2017 (lot 345).
Lot 195
* Royal Humane Society Medal, large bronze issue, reverse engraved 'William Harrison 18 June 1853', drilled and in worn condition, with researchQTY: (1)NOTE:Royal Humane Case No 15378.William Harrison rescued Thomas Wainright of Fish Street, Worcester after he fell from a boat into the River Severn.
Lot 458
A Royal Worcester oval center piece, decorated with Autumnal leaves and berries by Kitty Blake, shape number H194, together with a Royal Worcester vase with similar decoration, lacking cover, shape number H261Condition Report: Both pieces are in good condition but the small vase is lacking its cover
Lot 410
A cased set of 6 Royal Worcester cups and saucers , two decorated with sheep by Barker, 2 decorated with pheasants by James Stinton and two decorated with highland cattle by Harry StintonCondition Report: Good condition, no signs of restoration, cracks or chips, not believed to be a true cased set but a composite set of three pairs
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