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Lot 1384

Cinema Interest. Large scale promotional film poster. 'Alice In Wonderland' 100cm x 76cm

Lot 1401

A Very Fine Detailed and Large Handmade Match Stick - Scale Model LMS London, Midland and Scottish Steam Locomotive Train - Comet Renamed ' The Scottish Horse ' No 6129, Glasgow Built. 37 Inches In length + 7 Inches High.

Lot 1526

A Large Collection of Model Cars And Retro Vans Comprehensive collection, most unboxed, to include several London buses, Matchbox/Lesney 'Superfast Londoner' with carnaby street logo, Typhoo Tea tram Tetley Tea van by Lledo etc. Also, boxed Vespa Mini Scooter 1997 collector edition by Xonex, boxed die cast Lambretta Scooter by Xonex, boxed limited edition Morris Minor Traveller by Lledo, scale 1.43 etc.

Lot 475

Friedrich Goldscheider (1845 - 1897) Austrian Art Nouveau Large Terracotta Sculpture In The Form Of A Grecian Maiden, Signed E. Tell A large scale example circa 1890's in terracotta with painted umber and gilt finish. The whole in the form of a seated Grecian maiden draped in golden chiton, her hair elaborately coiled and tied with gold fillets. In her arms she cradles and urn, upon which perches a bird. Impressed artist signature 'E. Tell to bottom right. Impressed factory mark and numbered 3624 14 2, 'Fabrique En Autriche' to bottom centre. Very good condition, 35 inches in height, 15 inches at widest point.

Lot 934

Mid Century Modern Lee Reynolds Vanguard Studios Oil On Canvas A Large Scale 1970's oil painting depicting a fishing boat moored in calm waters, the sea and sky picked out in impasto flourishes. The whole, in sunset pastel tones of peach, dove grey, lilac, blue and white. Signed in umber oil paint to bottom left 'Lee Reynolds' produced as a decorative piece under license of Vanguard Studios, California. Housed in original slim yellow gilt frame, good condition, 59 x 48 inches.

Lot 125

"Titanic" 1997 framed section of the ship hull and piece of bench seat from original full scale model from the film directed by James Cameron, complete with C.O.A. Rosarito beach in Mexico. {cabinet I}

Lot 269

A CHINESE PORCELAIN BOWL of square lobed form, decorated with alternating panels of court scenes and landscapes on a scale mauve ground (old stapled repairs), 24cm square

Lot 285

A CHINESE CLOISONNE BOWL the interior with shou symbol with circular borders on a scale ground, 20cm diameter; together with another cloisonne vase 14cm diameter (2)

Lot 289

Magic Lantern - Mahogany-Mounted Hand-Painted Slide of the Duke of Wellington, with ink inscription 'George 5th (?)', possibly a comment on the scale of his ambition; and small circular hand-coloured head and shoulders portrait of Lord Byron (1), G (2)

Lot 282

A Minton punchbowl, 19th century, decorated in the Mandarin manner with four Chinese figures outside of a house, the exterior with panels of stylized trees in iron red, reserved on a pink scale ground, blue factory mark, 26cm dia.

Lot 425

A large Herend model of a rabbit, modern, seated on its haunches with ears pricked, its coat decorated in a red scale pattern, its nose and paws highlighted in gilt, printed mark, 29.5cm high.

Lot 427

Two Herend models of elephants, modern, standing, the smaller with his trunk raised, decorated in a typical iron red scale pattern, and a Herend model of a sea lion, his flippers coloured in stripes of red, blue, black and gilt, printed marks, 18.5cm max. (3)

Lot 428

Four Herend figure groups of rabbits, modern, variously modelled with ears pricked or laying flat against their bodies, decorated in a bright orange-red scale design, with gilt highlights, printed marks, 14cm max. (4)

Lot 429

Five small Herend animal groups, modern, including a seated cat, two mice on a circular base, two ducks with necks entwined, a standing chick, and a frog on a lily pad, brightly enamelled with a typical iron red scale design, 11.3cm max. (5)

Lot 451

Three English porcelain blue and white teabowls, c.1765-75, one Lowestoft and painted with shaped blue scale panels alternating with flower sprigs, a small Worcester teabowl in the same pattern, the third probably Isleworth and printed with a version of the Fence pattern, and a Lowestoft saucer printed with a pagoda landscape, some faults, 12.8cm max. (4)

Lot 491

A Worcester sucrier and cover, c.1765, painted with panels of Oriental flowers and banded hedges in the Kakiemon palette, reserved within shaped gilt scroll cartouches on a blue scale ground, square seal marks, 11.7cm dia. (2)

Lot 496

A Worcester slop bowl, c.1770, finely painted with exotic birds and brightly coloured moths reserved within scrolled gilt panels on a blue scale ground, the interior with further insects, square seal mark, 16cm dia.

Lot 510

Five English porcelain cups, 2nd half 18th century, a rare Philip Christian (Liverpool) armorial coffee can printed in black with the arms of Grossett quartering Tyldesley, with polychrome painted flower sprays beside, a Chelsea custard cup painted with panels of musicians on a blue ground, a Chelsea two-handled cup painted with floral panels. a Worcester coffee cup with Kakiemon floral panels and a Worcester tea cup with panels of birds on a blue scale ground, damages, 6.5cm max. (5) Provenance: the Watney collection. Illustrated: Bernard M Watney, Liverpool Porcelain, fig.190 for the armorial coffee can.

Lot 75

Die Cast Models and Toys - Vanguards, boxed 1:43 scale models including Red/Black Mini Cooper; Green Austin A35; Black Beetle; White Maroon Anglia; Almond Green Trailer; a Lledo Railton Mobil Special ; a Chad Valley tin plate spinning top; a die cast BM-X bike ; Lego ; etc qty

Lot 101

Die Cast Toys - Lledo Vanguards; Vanguards 1.43 scale models; a Paul Smith Mini, boxed; die cast model buses on wooden plinths; Quantas Airlines; etc qty

Lot 187

A Hornby O Gauge M Locomotive 040, no.1225, red, 'Fab. En France' Meccano Paris circ. 1930; tender no. 2528; a Hornby 0 Gauge Voiture Pullman Car, Fab. En France Meccano Paris; a Hornby 0 Gauge open wagon, LMS; a New Bright Industrial Co. Ltd G Scale Locomotive 'The Royal Blue' no.231 (5)

Lot 771

Map: Irish, Dublin: Taylor (John) Taylor's Map of the Environs of Dublin, extending 10 to 14 miles from the Castle, by Actual Survey, on a scale of 2 inches to one mile" Dublin 1816, hand coloured in outline, engd. dedit, approx. 92cms x 80cms (36" x 32"), linen backed slip case. As a map, w.a.f. Scarce. (1)

Lot 288

[Joyce (James)] & Ellmann (R.)ed. Giacomo Joyce, 8vo N.Y. (Viking Press) 1968, First Edn. (this format), with 4 full scale fac-simile pages of m/ss, cloth backed boards, slip case; Roe (D.)ed. Ulysses, thick 4to, D. (Lilliput Press) 1999, Ltd. Edn. 512 (1000), duck egg cold. cloth, slip case. (2)

Lot 384

A box containing a selection of fountain pens, some with marbled finishes, box of weights (incomplete), drawing instruments (incomplete), cased Unique Universal slide rule, table top balance scale, Tumbridge ware stamp box and French cased medical instrument marked 'Auto-Brodeur Model de Pose System Dumortier'

Lot 333

GEORGIAN MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER, LAURIE & TELFER, GLASGOW the pitched pediment above the signed ivory scale, mercury vial and inlaid cistern cover 97.5cm high Provenance: Duchal House, Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire Note: Please be aware that this lot contains material which may be subject to import/export restrictions, especially outside the EU, due to CITES regulations. Please note it is the buyer's sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. For more information visit http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/

Lot 335

SET OF BRASS AND OAK FLOOR SCALES, BY W. & T. AVERY LTD, BIRMINGHAM LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY the adjustable height gauge marked in inches and centimetres, with two cross arms, weight scale and two sets of nesting weights, on an oak ogee moulded base with leather pad 135cm high

Lot 402

MAHOGANY STICK BAROMETER EARLY-MID 19TH CENTURY the arched ivorine scale marked COX/ OPTICIAN' DEVONPORT, with mercury filled vial fitted to a plain column, above a rounded cistern cover 94cm high approx. Contents from a West Coast of Scotland Lodge

Lot 216

My first Scalextric 1:64 scale, and another, each boxed. (2)

Lot 257

Various souvenir crested china, to include large scale pieces, WH Goss Glamorganshire, ancient Welsh bronze Crochon 10cm high, Arcadian Northampton crab, cups, saucers, vases, Chester Goss German Bomb Dropped On Bury St Edmunds, etc. (a quantity)

Lot 39

Early 20th Century oak wheel barometer, ceramic face and thermometer scale, marked: Crouch, Cardiff and Newport. 80cm high approx.(B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Lot 413

Two trays of Corgi 'The Aviation archive' 1:72 scale diecast World War Two and Battle of Britain airplanes to include: DH Mosquito, Mustang 'Old Crow' etc. (7)(B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Lot 423

Large box of assorted diecast model vehicles in original packaging to include: Corgi transport through the ages scale model 1-43, racing and other cars etc. (B.P. 24% incl. VAT)

Lot 132

A tray containing six large scale die cast vehicles, Burago, Maisto, including sports cars, Mini Cooper, etc

Lot 133

A tray containing six large scale die cast vehicles, including Maisto, Burago, sportscars, Ferraris, etc

Lot 149

AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING 10«IN. RADIUS WHALING OCTANT, PROBABLY BY D.W. LAIRD, LEITH, CIRCA 1847, unsigned, the ivory scale divided to 100§ and stamped ~WH~ by 50§, brass index arm inscribed James Clark / First Mate Whaling Barque |North of Scotland| / of Peterhead; died at NORTH GREENLAND, / 26th July, 1847., pinhole sights, three shades, mirrors and feet (lacking some minor components) -- 13in. (33cm.) high, The North of Scotland was a 297 ton whaling barque built at Sunderland in 1845. After a modest season where 4 whales and 36 seals produced 53 tuns of oil, 1847 yielded 2 whales and 5635 seals, producing 80 tuns. It seems James Clark died en route from Iceland on the 26th July 1847 aged 46 and was buried in Scotland - his widow erecting a headstone. She was buried with him in 1909 aged 90 with their three sons and wives also joining them in due course. It seems likely this octant, which has little sign of use, was presented to the widow by the owners, at present it is unknown who the scale divider ~WH~ is, and to date only one other (similar) example has been recorded and is held by the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, ref. T.1980.182 the maker~s label for David White Laird of Leith (w.1834-51).

Lot 202

A 1:12 SCALE MODEL OF A 24-PDR GUN POSITION FROM H.M.S. ROYAL GEORGE, modelled as a cross section with planked and trennelled hull with boarding companionway, ebonised wale top, and raised port-lid with lion~s face, the inner hull painted Venetian red with shot racks and lid tackle, planked deck with 11in. brass gun mounted on Venetian red stepped wooden carriage secured with blocks and tackle as appropriate, loading tools either side and plaque -- 8¬ x 17 x 14in. (21 x 43 x 35.5cm.)

Lot 266

A 13«IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY SPENCER, BROWNING & RUST, LONDON, CIRCA 1790, the ebony T-frame with inset ivory maker~s plate signed as per title, scale divided to 95§ and stamped with SBR dividing letters at centre, brass index arm, pinhole sight, three shades, mirrors, note plate and pin feet (lacking reverse sights and shades), contained within wooden keystone box -- 16in. (40cm.) diameter

Lot 267

A 8«IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY BY D. MCGREGOR, GLASGOW, CIRCA 1840, ebony Ð-frame with maker~s plates signed as per title and inset scale divided to 105§, braced index arm, sighting tube, seven shades and mirrors and ebony handle and pin feet -- 11in. (28cm.) high overall; together with a vernier sextant by Robert Young & Son, Glasgow, with polished frame, contained in fitted box -- 10in. (27cm.) wide (2)

Lot 268

A 15«IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT, CIRCA 1796, unsigned, the ebony ~T~ frame inscribed on the cross bar Christopher Johnson, 1796, inset ivory scale divided to 95ø, engraved brass index arm, pinhole sight, note plate and pin feet (missing shades, reverse sights, pencil, mirrors replaced) -- 18in. (46cm.) high overall

Lot 269

A 7«IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY FRODSHAM & KEEN, LIVERPOOL, CIRCA 1860, the oxidised brass T-frame with arch signed as per title, the scale divided to 120§, vernier with magnifier, seven shades, two mirrors, ebony handle, contained within fitted keystone box with two sighting tubes and mirror pin -- 11in. (28cm.) wide

Lot 271

A 7¬IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY SEWILL, LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW AND LONDON, CIRCA 1890, the oxidised ladder frame with polished brass arch signed as per title and numbered K/718 and inscribed Maker to the Royal Navy, inset silvered scale divided to 150§, vernier with magnifier, seven shades, two mirrors and ebony handle, contained within box of issue with sighting tubes and accessories, box -- 10óin. (27cm.) wide

Lot 312

A DIP CIRCLE BY BATE, LONDON, CIRCA 1840, signed on the calibrated base plate as per title, threaded levelling screw feet, swivelling scale magnifiers, internal bubble level, hinged access plate -- 11 x 8in. (28 x 20cm.), Probably by Robert Brettell Bate, who worked until 1847.

Lot 325

AN IMPRESSIVE 1:48 SCALE NAVY BOARD STYLE MODEL OF THE PRINCE [1670], modelled by Alan Walker after the Science Museum original, 1974, the planked and pinned hull with carved and gilt decoration including figurehead, cat head, anchors with bound wooden stocks, knights, wreathed gun ports, numerous stern carvings including royal arms, etc., planked decks with fittings including belfry, lead lights, capstan, guns in carriages with shot racks and buckets, gratings, cutaway bound masts, and other details, mounted in an ebonised glazed case with casters, overall -- 30« x 53 x 17óin. (77.5 x 134.5 x 45cm.), This model will be available for viewing at Imperial Road

Lot 328

A WELL PRESENTED ¬IN. : 1FT SCALE MODEL OF A 14FT ADMIRALTY-PATTERN PULLING AND SAILING DINGHY, OF CIRCA 1830, modelled by G. Cheikhet with planked wooden carvel hull, brass lined keel and wales, rudder with yoke, brass swivelling crutches, cross board, thwarts, two bundles of four oars and furled sail and mast, mounted within glazed wooden case -- 6 x 12in. (15 x 30.5cm.) overall

Lot 330

A SCALE MODEL OF THE PILOT GIG SHAH OF 1826, modelled in fruit woods, fully framed with clinker-built planking, bottom boards, foot rests, thwarts and rowlocks for six oarsmen, finished in blue, white and varnish and mounted on a display base with pen presentation inscription to underside dated 1980 -- 9in. (23cm.)

Lot 338

A FINELY DETAILED 1:200 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL FOR THE HEAVY CRUISER H.M.S. EXETER AS IN FITTED IN 1942, modelled by John R. Haynes with bespoke pre-formed hull with lined decks and minutely observed fittings as appropriate and including main and secondary armament, anti-aircraft guns, fully fitted bridge with binnacles, voice tubes, range finder, communications mast with radio aerials and lanyard, signal flag racks, fitted boats on launches, Supermarine Walrus seaplane, and much other fine detailing, set on a light green-blue base with plate, glazed wooden cover, overall measurements -- 10« x 39 x 8óin. (26 x 99 x 22cm.), Exeter first came into prominence at the battle of the River Plate which ended in the destruction of the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee, in December 1939. Having sustained the full weight of the enemy~s heavy guns until her consorts, Ajax and Achillies, arrived, Exeter scraped through with four of her six 8in. guns out of action and her steering gear smashed. After a lengthy refit, early in 1942 she was in Far Eastern waters under Capt. O.L. Gordon, M.V.O., and, on February 27th she formed one of a force of cruisers and destroyers led by Rear-Admiral K. Doorman of the Royal Netherlands Navy engaged in repelling a Japanese landing in the Dutch East Indies. The Allied forces comprised, beside Exeter, the Dutch cruisers De Ruyter, (flagship) and Java, the Australian cruiser Perth, the U.S. heavy cruiser Houston, and the Dutch destroyer Kortenaer with the British destroyers Electra, Encounter and Jupiter. Not one ship of this unfortunate squadron escaped destruction. The Japanese force comprised the cruisers Nati and Haguaro, two lighter cruisers and about a dozen destroyers. Action was joined at about 4 o~clock in the afternoon, Exeter receiving a hit from an 8in. shell which caused great damage in the boiler room, putting six of her eight boilers out of action and considerably reducing her speed. In these circumstances she had no alternative than to go about for Sourabaya as she could not keep up with her consorts. At Sourabaya she made contact with the U.S. destroyer Pope and was later joined by Encounter, the three ships leaving under cover of night for Australia. For this voyage Exeter~s maximum speed was at first 15 knots, but her engine room staff worked heroically through the night and by morning three more boilers were in use and speed had increased to 26 knots. Her plight was still very grave, however, as she had expended four-fifths of her 8in. gun ammunition in the recent action and was in no condition to fight a prolonged engagement. At 9.35 on the morning of March 1st the ships ran into three Japanese cruisers and some four or five destroyers and Exeter sent out a wireless message that she was about to engage the enemy. Despite the odds the battered cruiser fought well for over two hours after which time, at just before noon, she was sunk by her crew. Her boilers had been wrecked and all her ammunition expended before she sank. The loss on board the Exeter in both actions amounted to 54 officers and men killed. The survivors were taken prisoner by the Japanese and no less than 152 of them died in captivity. Capt. Gordon, who was released at the conclusion of hostilities, had preserved his records of the action in a tube of shaving cream. The destroyer Encounter sank shortly after the cruiser, but Pope, which scored a hit on a cruiser, ran into a rain squall and was not located for more than a hour, at the end of which time she was attacked and sunk by Japanese bombers.

Lot 339

A FINELY DETAILED 1:192 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL FOR THE V.C. DESTROYER H.M.S. GLOWWORM AS FITTED IN 1938, modelled by John R. Haynes with bespoke pre-formed hull with minutely observed fittings as appropriate and including main and secondary armaments, fully fitted bridge with signalling masts, stayed funnels, fitted boats and launches in davits, pompom guns, search lights, torpedo, ship~s bell, name plate, etc., mounted on a light green base within a glazed case, overall measurements -- 7ó x 25¬ x 6«in. (19.5 x 64 x 16.5cm.), The destroyer Glowworm, commanded by Lt Cdr Gerald Roope, was one of the vessels engaged upon the mining of Norwegian waters to prevent their use by the Germans, more especially to interrupt the iron ore traffic between the port of Narvik and Germany. The operation began on April 8th, 1940, and coincided with the German invasion of Norway. Early on the morning of the 8th when escorting the battle cruiser Renown, Glowworm lost touch owing to one of her crew having fallen overboard. The delay was occasioned in picking up the man, together with the heavy seas which reduced the destroyer~s speed to 10 knots, allowing a German force consisting of the 10, 000 ton cruiser Hipper and four destroyers to intercept her. Action was joined at daybreak and Glowworm engaged first one and then two enemy destroyers. These vessels failed to score any hits, though the British vessel managed to get in at least one before the enemy broke off the action. Shortly afterwards the Hipper came in sight and began to shell the Glowworm. Lt Cdr Roope decided to make smoke and attack with torpedoes. This attempt failed and the more desperate plan of ramming the cruiser was put into operation and, despite a deluge of shell fire, succeeded in striking the enemy on the starboard side, though with insufficient force to cause vital damage. By this time Glowworm was a wreck and at about 10am Lt Cdr Roope gave the orders to abandon ship and the destroyer turned on her side and sank. Unfortunately, the strain of the action proved too much for the gallant commander who took to the water in an exhausted condition. He managed to reach the Hipper but failed to catch a rope thrown to him and was never seen again. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. The Admiral Hipper~s commander, Kapit„n zur See Heye, wrote to the British authorities via the Red Cross, recommending award of the VC for his opponent~s courage in engaging a vastly superior warship. A 35-year-old Royal Navy officer, his action was the earliest awarded a Victoria Cross in the Second World War (although the award was gazetted after hostilities ended) and is one of very few to have the award justified, in part, from a recommendation and supporting evidence provided by the enemy. Of the Glowworm~s complement of eight officers and 144 ratings, seven officers and 105 ratings were killed. Lieutenant Ramsey and 39 ratings were picked up by the Germans and of the number two men died while prisoners of war.

Lot 341

A WELL PRESENTED AND DETAILED 1:192 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE HUNT CLASS DESTROYER H.M.S. BADSWORTH, ORIGINALLY BUILT BY CAMMELL LAIRD, 1941, modelled by E. Dyke with carved hull finished in dazzle camouflage, grey decks with fittings as appropriate including anchors with chains and winches, deck rails, bitts, ventilators, main and secondary anti-aircraft armament, wooden decked open bridge with controls, communication masts, stayed funnel, carlie floats, launch and boat in davits, mine racks to stern with mines, etc., set on a blue base within plexi-glass case, overall measurements -- 7 x 21« x 7in. x (18 x 52 x 18cm.), Commissioned in August 1941, Badsworth was prepared for close convoy escort duties, initially in the north west approaches, and then to Russia during which she fought off repeated attacks and saved many men from the water; in May 1942 she was allocated to Operation Harpoon, escorted essential supplies to Malta during which she was badly damaged when she hit a mine entering the Grand Harbour and docked until November for repairs. Deployed thereafter in the Atlantic, and then Western Mediterranean, she hit another mine and beached herself to avoid sinking. Refloated and repaired, she was loaned to the Norwegian Navy as HNoMS Arendal in 1944 and purchased by them after the War. She was broken up in 1965.

Lot 343

A 1:96 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL FOR THE C.S. MERCURY, ORIGINALLY BUILT BY CAMMELL LAIRD, 1962, modelled by K. Routledge with carved laminated wooden hull, lined boxwood decks with painted wood and metal fittings including split bow with cable drum, open cable hatch with equipment, winches, bollards, bitts, white superstructure with glazed bridge with awning stanchions over, communications mast, covered lifeboats in davits and one motor launch, twin buff coloured funnels, and divided stern for cable drum and other details, mounted on two turned brass pedestals on baize-lined base with maker~s and specification plates, plexiglass cover -- 19« x 68« x 13«in. (49.5 x 74 x 34cm.); together with a souvenir for the Mercury and a receipt from the modeller dated 1996 (3), This model will be available for viewing at Imperial Road

Lot 344

A 1:100 SCALE BOARDROOM MODEL FOR THE M.S. VIRGILIA, CONSTRUCTED BY VAN DIEPEN WATERHUIZEN, HOLLAND FOR HARRISON'S (CLYDE LTD), 1970 , the moulded hull with bilge keels, gilt propeller, ochre coloured decks with grey fittings as appropriate, white superstructure and other details, mounted on four plain aluminium posts within Perspex case with plate -- 14ó X 37ó x 9«in. (37 x 95.5 x 24.5cm.), This model will be available for viewing at Imperial Road

Lot 345

A 1:100 SCALE BOARDROOM STYLE MODEL OF THE M.S. STABILITY BY NORMAN HILL, 2012, ORIGINALLY BUILT BY GOOLE SHIP BUILDING 1978, the laminated wooden hull with gilt propeller, ochre coloured deck, wooden hatch covers, white superstructure with other fittings as appropriate including lifeboats in davits, livery funnels, contained within a brass bound glazed case -- 15 x 35 x 10in. (38 x 89 x 25.5cm.), This model will be available for viewing at Imperial Road

Lot 350

A DETAILED 32FT:1IN SCALE MODEL OF THE LEYLAND LINE PASSENGER/CARGO SHIP CALIFORNIAN [1902], modelled by R.A. Wilson with masts, derricks and rigging, anchors, winch, bollards, ventilators, deck rails, deck winches, hatches, superstructure with wheelhouse with open bridge over with awning stanchions, stayed funnel with safety valve extension pipes, engine room lights, aft deck house and six lifeboats with thwarts in davits, finished in red and black with white upperworks and natural wood decks and mounted on two turned brass columns, glazed case -- 6ó x 19¬in. (17.2 x 49cm.), carrying box, Californian was thought to be the mystery ship that slept whilst Titanic sank about ten miles away on the horizon. Although this was never proven, Captain Stanley Lord (1877-1962) - known as ~Lord of the Californian~ never recovered his reputation and was dismissed from Leyland Line in August 1912, spending the rest of his life trying to clear his name. Interestingly the deathbed confession in 1965 of a Norwegian seal smuggler called Hendrik Ness seems to confirm Lord~s story. When their ship, the S.S. Smansun, lying 4-5 miles off Titanic with a hold full of contraband, saw the first distress rockets fired they extinguished all lights and effectively disappeared - they were not fitted with wireless and Captain and crew agreed a pact of silence when they learned the shocking news in Iceland. Californian, registered at 6, 223 tons - about 40, 000 less than Titanic - was torpedoed on 9th November 1915 by U-34 61 miles southwest of Cape Matapan in passage between Salonica and Marseilles in ballast.

Lot 352

A óIN. :1FT SCALE HALF-BLOCK BUILDER'S MODEL OF A CRASH RESCUE TENDER BY VOSPER LTD, PORTSMOUTH FOR THE AIR MINISTRY, carved in contrasting woods and mounted on a mahogany backboard with builder~s plate. Overall measurements -- 9ó x 41¬in. (24.8 x 104.8cm.)

Lot 353

A «IN. : 1FT SCALE BUILDER'S HALF-BLOCK MODEL FOR A HIGH SPEED PASSENGER LAUNCH, BUILT BY VOSPER LTD, PORTSMOUTH FOR SHELL LTD, carved from contrasting laminated woods and mounted on an ebonised backboard with builder~s plate. Overall measurements -- 10 x 44in. (25.4 x 111.8cm.)

Lot 354

A 1:5 SCALE ROYAL NAVY CADET TRAINING MODEL FOR A SAILING AND PULLING CUTTER GIG, CIRCA 1890, constructed and fitted as in authentic practice in pine and oak with pinned clinker hull, foot-rests with rope foot holders, gratings, cast brass knees and rowlocks, bottom boards, keel hoist, windlass, slatted stern seat with removable transom board, rudder with tiller, collapsible mast with stitched lug and foresails with reefing points and woven standing and running rigging with sheathed blocks and tackle, mounted on lead ball joint to quatrefoil stand with casters -- 90 x 84 x 20«in. (229 x 213.5 x 52cm.), A similar model is held in the National Collection at Greenwich (SLR1318) and which it is stated was made by Dockyard Apprentices in Plymouth; The ball joint allows the model to be set at any angle for instruction. , This model will be available for viewing at Imperial Road

Lot 355

A 1IN.:1FT SCALE DOCK YARD MODEL FOR AN ADMIRALTY-PATTERN WHALER, JOSEPH WHITE, COWES, CIRCA 1870, framed with pinned clinker hull with air cased bulwarks, cross boards, thwarts, gratings, detachable rudder with yoke and furled sail -- 3 x 26in. (7.5 x 66cm.); later display stand, Provenance: R. & J. White, Cowes, and thence by descent. , Literature: May, W.E. The Boats of Men of War, NMM, 1999, p. 73.

Lot 95

A LARGE SCALE WOOD AND BRASS MODEL FOR A 9LB NAVAL GUN OF 1800, possibly made by a naval engineering cadet, circa 1950, with the 25in. five stage tapering barrel with trunnion and cascabel, loosely mounted on stepped wooden naval type truck with metal tyred wooden wheels and elevation blocks -- 10 x 26in. (25.5 x 66cm.)

Lot 653

JON WATSON (BRIDPORT): A collection of large scale photographs including views of Australia, Venice and other subjects (2 folios)

Lot 192

A pair of Chinese stoneware wall pockets, surmounted with exotic birds, a decorative Chinese porcelain plate with transfer printed scene of a picnic within a dragon scale border, a 19th Century carp plate and a terracotta Chinese teapotAll items have scuffs and scratches to the exterior and rubbing to the bases. The red plate has tarnishing to the gilt and rubbing to the glaze and decoration, noticeable scratch to the centre. The fish plate has pitting and spots of discolouration. No apparent chips or restoration. Both pockets have larger chips to the tops that have attempted to be repaired and multiple smaller ones, heavy crackling to the glaze. Interior of teapot is discoloured.

Lot 438

An 18th century Worcester porcelain teacup and saucer, decorated in the 'Rich Kakiemon' pattern, with blue scale ground and floral filled cartouches, blue fret mark to base of cup

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