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Lot 41
A SCALE MODEL OF PS WAVERLEY MODEL BUILT CIRCA 1970 painted wood and ply, raised on a stand 99cm long, 33cm high Note: Built in 1946, by shipbuilders A. & J. Inglis of Glasgow, PS Waverley was launched in October 1946. She entered service with the London and North Eastern Railway in June 1947, working the LNER's Firth of Clyde steamer route from Craigendoran Pier, near Helensburgh, up Loch Long to Arrochar. In her first year in service she wore that company's red, white and black funnel colours. After a revival of fortunes in the 1950s, the 1960s saw a gradual change in holiday habits that led to a decline in passenger numbers and the closure of many of the small piers. Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) withdrew Waverley after the 1973 season as she was too costly to operate and needed significant expenditure. By then the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS) had been set up and had bought the near-derelict small River Dart paddler PS Kingswear Castle. CalMac, keen to ensure that the ship was preserved, sold Waverley to the PSPS for the token sum of one pound. Neither side really believed that the vessel would return to steam but, just in case, Caledonian MacBrayne stipulated that she should not sail in competition with their remaining cruise vessel, TS Queen Mary. A public appeal was launched to secure funding for the return of the Waverley to service and the fund-raising operation was successful. The PSPS found itself running a cruise ship operation, "Waverley Excursions". Since then Waverley has been joined in the PSPS fleet by PS Kingswear Castle and MV Balmoral and has had a series of extensive refits and much restoration work, including a new boiler and improvements to meet modern safety standards. She has circumnavigated Great Britain and every year makes extensive sailings around the country.
Lot 502
AN IMPRESSIVE GEORGE II PORRINGER WITH COVER KER & DEMPSTER, EDINBURGH 1755 of traditional form, two loop handles, demi-fluted body, with similarly decorated lid and finial of knopped form, later Breadalbane marked to base and cover 22cm high with lid, 36.28oz The rarity of such a piece is due to a combination of two defining aspects; that of craftsmanship and that of provenance. The word Porringer is derived from the French 'potager', a vessel for stew, and porringers were common throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, but one of this scale of Scottish manufacture rare if not unique. The presence of the cover also enables us to view this item in its entirety to imagine the way it was utilised in the mid 18th century. While many porringers would originally had covers most are now lost or perhaps were not supplied with them in the first instance. The craftsmen Ker & Dempster are synonymous with Edinburgh silversmith's finest wares. After an apprenticeship with James Ker 1739-1742 William Dempster, married Ker's daughter and set up Ker & Dempster which lasted until William Dempster's death. James Ker himself had many connections with landed families in the borders of Scotland with his Mother related to the Earls of Haddington. A member of parliament for Edinburgh 1747-54. The unmistakeable 'Breadalbane' in script struck incuse confirms without doubt that this originates from one of the earliest and arguably most important collections of Scottish silver. That of Gavin 1st Marquess and 7th Earl of Breadalbane. His collection, while now dispersed, is perhaps the best known of the period, not by its contents alone, nor auction catalogue as testament, but by the virtually unique applied collector's mark he used on pieces within the collection. Breadlabane was among the earliest scholars of Scottish silver and helped in the discovery and attribution of many makers and town marks. Many of these marks and his attributions (some now considered erroneous) formed the main reference for the Scottish sections in Sir Charles Jacksons' first (and later) editions of English Goldsmiths and Their Marks in 1905. Gavin Campbell was born in 1851 and succeeded his father John, 6th Earl in 1871. The succession of his father in 1867 had not been a simple one as he was not descended from the main Breadalbane line and was a cadet branch, the Campbells of Glenfalloch. When considering the importance the family had in Scotland and the lands they held, in excess of 450,000 acres from Perthshire to the Atlantic Ocean, this five-year dispute set legal history. Educated at St Andrews he succeeded his father as 7th Earl of Breadalbane, Earl of Holland; Viscount of Tay and Paintland; Lord Glenorchy, Benederaloch, Ormelie and Weik; and Baronet of Nova Scotia. He was created Baron Breadalbane in 1873; and Earl of Ormelie and 1st Marquis of Breadalbane in 1885. He married in 1872, Lady Alma Imogen Carlotta Leonore Graham, the youngest daughter of the 4th Duke of Montrose. A favourite of Victorian society he held many important roles within the country, notably Lord-inWaiting to the Queen, Treasurer to the Royal Household 1880 - 1885, Privy Councillor 1880, Lord Steward of the Household 1892 - 1895, Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1883 - 1885, A.D.C. to King Edward VII, Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland, 1907, Brigadier-General of the Royal Company of Archers - the Royal Body Guard for Scotland, Colonel of the Highland Cyclists Battalion; Colonel of the 5th Volunteer Battalion Royal Highlanders, Chairman of the St. Andrew's Ambulance Association, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire, from 1914 and Member of the Fisheries Board. In 1893 he was created a Knight of the Garter and was also a Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John and a Knight of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim. His collection was dispersed after his death in various auctions, nay of the most important items now reside in institutional collections. This would appear to be the largest piece which is still in private hands and available to collectors. Provenance: 'Catalogue of the major portion of the choice collection of antique silver, formed by the late Most Hon. Gavin, Marquess of Breadalbane, K.G., P.C., now the property and sold by instructions of the Right Hon. the Earl of Breadalbane, M.C.' Dowell's Ltd, Edinburgh 30th and 31st May 1935, lot 360
Lot 515
A COLLECTION OF SCOTTISH FOOTBALL INTERNATIONAL MEDALS AND CAP AWARDED TO WILLIAM WISEMAN comprising a blue cap with gilt emblem and dated 1929 - 30; yellow felt blazer badge 1929-30; a group of 9ct gold medals, PBC Messrs Wilks and Jacks Hong Kong Cup 1909; Ayr Charity Cup 1923; Paisley Charity Cup 1925; Scottish Football Association Scotland vs Wales 1926-27; Scotland vs England (amateur) 1929; Scottish Football Association Scotland vs Ireland 22nd February 1930; N.E Sector Football Winners of League II - Iceland 1931; and a Queens Park F.S Life Members badge (qty) Wiseman was educated at Fordyce Academy, Portsoy and Aberdeen University, leaving in 1916. He signed up to the local regiment the Gordon Highlanders during WWI. He served on the Western front and was wounded, gassed and report missing in action for a week. On his return from the war he trained as an engineer and worked with the British Army in India. His career in engineering continued in Banffshire, Glasgow and Dumbarton. By the time of the Second World War he was recruited as a Major in the Royal Engineers and worked recruiting and training with recruits on large scale engineering projects towards the war effort. His football career was spent at Queens Park where he made 264 appearances from 1922 - 1930 and played for Scotland at amateur level six times and full level twice playing at left back.
Lot 569
AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY JACOBITE PORTRAIT RING unmarked, the oval head with portrait behind glass after Alexis-Simon Belle, in a scalloped silver mount with yellow gold shank, in later leather box head 1cm Note: Portrait rings and other jewellery have been recorded as used and gifted by the Stuart Royal family from as early as King Charles I, to commemorate his execution, to the restoration of King Charles II. This medium, however, was seldom used by the Jacobite court, although some very rare portrait rings of Prince Charles from the mid-18th century and later are known. Much Jacobite jewellery consists of later supporters' jewellery, rather than period pieces, and are not as closely connected to the Court, such as this. This ring is a very rare and early example, depicting the Old Pretender and likely dating to the uprising of 1715 when King James was still the figurehead of the Jacobite cause. The portrait appears to be after the Belle portrait while James III was Prince of Wales in c1700 or the portrait of him immediately after taking the title of King in 1702. While there are similarities to both the fact that James appears to be wearing a wig of white hair rather than as in the portraits his natural hair does show some artistic license. The portrait shows James in the finery associated with his position as rightful King and notably even in such a small scale with his sash of the Order of the Garter, making sure this claim to his Royal lineage is prominent. References: Corp, Edward, 'The King Over The Water, portraits of the Stuarts in Exile after 1689', Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 2001
Lot 38
England & Wales. Berry (William), A New Mapp of the Kingdome of England and Wales Containing all the Cities, Market Towns, with the Roades from Town to Town and the Reputed Miles between them, are given by Inspection without Scale or Compass. To the most serene and most sacred majesty William III, circa 1690, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring on two conjoined sheets, distances shown in straight lines and circles, side tables list cities and market towns, elaborate uncoloured cartouche, two small stains, occasional repaired marginal tears, trimmed to plate mark along upper margin, 590 x 870 mm Uncommon. R. W. Shirley. Printed Maps of the British Isles 1650-1750, Berry 2, state 2. (1)
Lot 808
GENTLEMAN'S ROLEX 5513 OYSTER PERPETUAL SUBMARINER STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH c1969, the round black dial with luminous dot and rectangular hour marker, outer seconds track in white, lume hands, 41mm case with black enamel count up scale bezel, with a later Rolex stainless steel bracelet strap loose, lacking box and papers
Lot 179
Approximately 500 Napoleonic War Gaming figures to include approximately 200 lead Hinchcliffe 25mm (of which 150 are painted) and 300 Airfix HO-OO scale (of which 250 are painted), large variety of regiments and countries represented including horse drawn artillery and cavalry, cavalry officers including Wellington, Wargaming eg. bushes and trees, and wargaming /uniform books.
Lot 202
Hornby Railways - collection of 00 gauge boxed and unboxed engines, carriages and rolling stock along with layout buildings and materials, turntable, control units and track and a quantity of boxed Corgi and Lledo trackside 00 scale vehicles, mostly limited editions in predominantly unused conditions
Lot 189
Five vintage unboxed plastic Lego vehicles, approximately HO scale, all with 'Bedford' style cabs, including a Van in blue/yellow 'Lego Transport', a red Fire Ladder truck, a Breakdown Truck, also in red, and two red 'Esso' tankers, the latter both with wear to decals. Overall models appear G but with warping to the plastic bodies of some. (5)
Lot 192
A small quantity of unboxed vintage Lego HO scale plastic vehicles including a Bedford Tanker, Bedford Van in blue and yellow, a blue Bedford cab/chassis and a Bedford 'Esso' truck together with an 'Esso' trailer and a white trailer with sides, the latter with some distortion and both trailers missing drawbars. Also included are a green and white Volkswagen Kombi,Van, two Taunus 17M DL cars, in black and grey and two VW Karmann Ghia cars in black and red together with four Lego clear sided garages with grey plastic 'up and over' doors. This lot also includes four unboxed 'Minix' cars, yellow and red 'Morris 1100' cars, the red model having bumper damage, a blue Vauxhall Viva and a yellow Ford Anglia. (19)
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