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Lot 199

A FINE LACQUERED BRASS SUNDIAL BY HENRY SHUTTLEWORTH, LONDON, CIRCA 1770, engraved to a latitude of 55° (Newcastle or Londonderry) with finely worked sixteen-point compass rose, outer minute scale, perspective radiused Roman hour numerals recording IIIIam to VIIIpm each separated by a decorative fleur-de-lys motif, signed at south Shuttleworth London, gnomen, three threaded pad feet, (retaining much original lacquered finish and black-waxed filling) -- 10in (25.5cm.) high, Literature: Turner, A: Early Scientific Instruments Europe 1400-1800, Sotheby's 1987, p.176, this dial illustrated fig. 182, Henry Raines Shuttleworth (w. 1760-1797) was apprenticed to the famous London Maker John Cuff in 1746. Made a Freeman of the Spectacle Makers Company 1756 he subsequently established his own Mathematical Shop near the west end of St. Paul's in Ludgate Street. Succeeded by his son, (also Henry, apprenticed to his father 1778) in Ludgate Street 1797-1811. His signature denotes some of the finest London mathematical instruments of the period.,

Lot 221

A FINE 'CAPTAIN KATER' PATTERN SIGHTING COMPASS BY THOMAS JONES, LONDON, CIRCA 1815, the 5in. mica card with arsenic green scale, signed in manuscript Thomas Jones No. 62 Charing Cross, steel needle, removable inclined lens assembly (later) and folding sight with lens -- 5¼in. (13.3cm.) wide, This pattern was invented by Captain Kater in 1811. A small inclined mirror and lens eyepiece assembly allows simultaneous viewing of the scale and the distant object via the opposite vertical folding sight. Kater's design pre-dates Schmalcalder's use of a prism but was not patented and became superseded by it., Literature: Scientific Instrument Society, Bulletin No. 127 (December 2015) p.36.

Lot 223

A SIMPLE SURVEYING LEVEL BY WILLIAM WILTON, ST. DAY, CORNWALL, signed on the cross bar W. Wilton, St. Day, Cornwall, pin hole sight with cross hair, scale divided from '0' at centre to 40° either side, the reverse with mounting cap for a ?telescope -- 5in. (12.5cm.) diameter, Wm. Wilton worked from St. Day in Cornwall between 1830 and 1851. It is uncertain at present what the mounting cap is for, but seems likely that it was to attach the tripod mounted telescope to survey as a primitive level.,

Lot 288

Ø An EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 9½IN. RADUIS VERNIER OCTANT BY SPENCER & CO. LONDON, inset scale divided to 100, braced brass index arm, sighting tube, six shades, two mirrors, pencil cap, contained within a fitted keystone case -- 13in. (33cm.) high

Lot 289

Ø A 7½IN. RADUIS VERNIER SEXTANT BY HARRIS & CO. LONDON, CIRCA 1840, signed on the arc as per title, with brass tulip pattern frame, inset scale divided 135°, vernier with magnifier, braced arm, sighting tube, shades and mirrors, containing in original fitted keystone box with retailer's label for B.R. Cousens Swansea -- 10in. (25.5cm.) wide

Lot 290

Ø An EARLY 19TH-CENTURY EBONY AND BRASS 10IN. VERNIER OCTANT BY MATTHEW BERGE, LONDON, the arc with inset ivory scale divided to 90°, signed to the right BERGE LONDON, fouled anchor division engine mark at 45°, stamped JR, brass index arm, pinhole sights, three shades, two mirrors, pencil cap and note plate to reverse, contained in original keystone box -- 13in. (33cm.) wide

Lot 291

Ø AN 11¼IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY CARY, LONDON, WITH DOLLOND-TYPE BACK-GLASS ADJUSTMENT, CIRCA 1800, the scale divided to 100°, signed on the cross bar as per title, pin-hole sights with swivelling shade and back-glass adjusting lever behind, three shades, mirrors and pin feet, contained within stepped keystone case with shaped escutcheon -- 14½ x 13in. (37 x 33cm.), The reverse glass adjustment is not commonly seen. A similar but earlier version can been seen in the collection of the Royal Museums, Greenwich, numbered NAV1356

Lot 294

A FINE 5IN. RADIUS VERNIER REFLECTING CIRCLE BY EDWARD TROUGHTON, LONDON, CIRCA 1820, the 10¾in. diameter lacquered brass lattice frame signed and numbered on the index arms Troughton London 210, inset silvered scale, vernier magnifier with light diffuser, wooden handles with threaded holes for mounting, removable bulbous handle, six shades, two mirrors, contained within original fitted box of issue with accessories including four sighting tubes and two eyepiece shades -- 7 x 11½in. (17.8 x 29cm.),

Lot 295

A 5IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY ELLIOTT BROS. LONDON, CIRCA 1850, the lacquered brass ladder frame signed on the arc as per title, with inset silvered scale divided to 150°, Vernier with magnifier, adjustable sighting tube mount, seven shades, two mirrors, mounted on black painted section, ebony handle with mounting hole, pin feet, contained within fitted keystone box of issue with accessories including trade label annotated to 449 Strand, the lid with brass mounting slot at apex, and mounting pillar escutcheon -- 7¼ x 9in. (18.5 x 23cm.),

Lot 296

CAPTAIN DOUGLASS'S REFLECTING PROTRACTOR, BY WILLIAM CARY, LONDON, CIRCA 1825, constructed in lacquered brass, arc divided to 130° and signed Cary, London, vernier scale inscribed Patent 289, index arm with pinhole sight, attached to square protractor, contained within original fitted wooden case -- 7in. (17.5cm.) diameter

Lot 297

A FINE 8IN. RADIUS PLATINUM SCALED VERNIER SEXTANT BY CARY LONDON, CIRCA 1840, constructed in lacquered brass, 'T' frame with arc inscribed and numbered Cary London, Platina & Gold, 950, platinum scale divided to 150°, vernier with gold scale, swivel magnifier and bubble level, adjustable sighting tube socket, black painted mirror and shade assembly with threaded cap over adjusting screw, ebony handle with mounting recess for stand, on three brass feet, contained within fitted box complete with accessories and key, and later retail label in lid for Scientific Instrument Works Johannesburg -- case 11½in. (29cm.) square approximately

Lot 299

A LATE 19TH-CENTURY 6½IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT, unsigned, oxidised brass three circle frame, brass arc no. '2275', silvered scale divided to 150º, vernier with magnifier, sighting tubes, mirrors, shades, shaped ebony handle, contained within fitted box with accessories, trade label for Henry Hughes & Son and test certificate for 1892, -- 10in. (25.5cm.) square

Lot 302

A FINELY OBSERVED ½IN. TO 1FT SCALE MODEL OF THE PILOT GIG BONNET [1830], modelled by R. Phillips in cherry and spruce wood and constructed as in working practise with clinker hull complete with seats, foot rest, rollocks, etc., mounted on wooden columns to display base with six carved awls -- 4½ x 18 x 6in. (11.52 x 46 x 15cm.)

Lot 303

AN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL MADE AND PRESENTED 8FT:1IN. SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF H.M.S. VICTORY AS FITTED AFTER HER 'GREAT REPAIR' OF 1800-1803, modelled by D. Patrick-Brown with a planked and framed hull sheathed in verdigris 'copper' below the waterline, contrasting yellow black livery, gun ports with rigols and opening ropes mainly closed with several open revealing iron guns with red tompions, carved entrance port, chain plates and deadeyes, anchors with bound stocks, catheads with polychrome crowns, lined head rails, carved crest with cherub supporters, carved and glazed stern and quarter lights; planked deck with inked treenails complete with detailed fittings including gratings, stove pipe, belfry, well deck with fitted gun carriages, shot racks, fitted dinghy, hammocks nets, moulded handrails, binnacle with chimney, rigged double helm, deck lights; bound masts with yards, s'tun'sl booms, foot ropes, standing and running rigging with blocks, tackle and much other fine detail. The hull mounted in 'dry dock' along runners set into a cobbled section with side supports and a scale workman on starboard side, on display base set within glazed wooden case with battery compartment and switch to operate stern cabin illumination and engraved plate. Cased measurements -- 34 x 50 x 22in. (86.5 x 127 x 56cm.), A high-quality offering of this much-modelled ship, it was produced at this slightly unusual scale to prove that it could not, in any part, emanate from one of the many kit versions now available. The quality, eye for detail, attractive finish and presentation set it apart from the many others offered to this House., This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road 

Lot 304

A REMARKABLY DETAILED 1IN:1FT SCALE MODEL OF THE 'BRISTOL' CLASS FRIGATE BRISTOL (1861) MODELLED BY COMMANDER A.H. OLIVER CIRCA 1870 AND LATER, the hull carved from the solid with copper-coloured 'sheathing', raising propeller, rudder with guide chains, enamelled name plate, gun ports with guns, figurehead; planked decks with contrasting central divide, gratings, bitts, belaying rails, cleats with rope coils, retractable funnel with chains, fully fitted long boat complete with oars, rollers, seats, foot rests etc,  and steam pinnace with steam engine with folding chimney, opening grate etc, painted capstan, rigged double helm and binnacles, poop with propeller lifting gear, side and stern davits with fully-fitted boats in straps; bound masts constructed as in working practice, fully rigged with standing and running rigging with running blocks and sheaths, yards with s'tun'sl booms and footropes, mounted on later perspex stand. Overall measurements -- 23 x 33in. (58.5 x 84cm.); Copies of historical data, Provenance: Oliver-Bellasis family and thence by descent; loaned to the Science Museum 1931-2016, inv. 1931-660., Algernon Hardy Oliver (1855-1934) completed his training aboard Britannia in 1869 and joined H.M.S. Bristol in December 1870 for eighteen months. He went on to serve on many vessels of which he kept meticulous logs which are now housed in the library of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. He retired a Commander in September 1900 and pursued a career as a silversmith and jeweller - skills he clearly drew on in this model where the most minute details are observed. His talent as a modeller was mentioned in his obituary of February 1934 which also noted that his model was now in the care of the Science Museum., The 'Bristol' Class comprised fourteen vessels with some enlarged retrospectively as the "modified" Bristol Class. Built at several yards, the design was approved in 1858 and was basically a conventional 'wooden wall': a 250ft gundeck mounting 51 assorted guns manned by 550 crew. The nameship was built at Woolwich by Napier & Son, fitted with a steam engine able to produce an impressive eleven knots and launched in 1865. Commissioned the same year as the Flagship of Commodore G.T.P. Hornby for a cruise to West Africa, she was paid off in 1868. Recommissioned later that year as a cadet training ship, it was a role in which she remained until sold to the famous Lambeth breakers firm of Castle in July 1883.,  

Lot 307

A RARE 1IN:32FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF H.M.S. HAWKINS MODELLED BY NORMAN OUGH, 1926, the hull carved from the solid with painted sides and natural deck, carved and painted fittings including capstan, bitts, anchors with painted chains, main and secondary armament, bridge with fire control, masts with radio aerials and signal lanyards, stayed funnels, covered boats in davits, and other details, mounted on raised cloth-covered plinth with maker's plate, name and scale plates, and contained within ebonised wood glazed cover with exhibition label to one corner. Cased measurements -- 6½ x 23½ x 6½in. (16.5 x 60 x 16.5cm.), Norman Ough (1898-1965) was principal model maker to both the National Maritime Museum and Imperial War Museum and made commissions for many others as well as private clients. A considerable eccentric, he was sometimes found half-starved having forgotten to eat for days being so wrapped in his work. His models are considered amongst the finest evocations of the genre, capturing the essential spirit of the ship and, at an age when few, if any short cuts were available, did not see the need to over-crowd detail. This model was presumably a private commission for someone connected to Hawkins, another example of this ship is held in the Imperial War Museum, Catalogue No. MOD1637., H.M.S. Hawkins was one of the five 'Cavendish' class cruisers ordered in 1915. Designed primarily for trade protection, Hawkins was built at Chatham where she was laid down in June 1916. Displacing 9,750 tons (12,190 deep loaded) and measuring 605 feet in length with a 65 foot beam, she could steam at 30 knots and carried a surprisingly heavy main armament of 7-7.5in. guns. Launched in October 1917, she was not completed until after the end of the Great War and her first tour of duty was as flagship to the 5th Light Cruiser Squadron on the China Station where she served from 1919 - 29. After a spell in the East Indies, she was rearmed in 1939 just in time for active duty in the Second World War during which she initially served as Flagship to Rear Admiral Sir Henry Harwood immediately after the Battle of the River Plate; She was scrapped in 1947.,

Lot 308

A 16FT TO 1IN. SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF NORWEGIAN TYPE 2 HUNT CLASS DESTROYER K.N.S ARENDAL (EX. H.M.S. BADSWORTH) AS DEPICTED IN 1946, modelled by E. Dyke, carved and laminated hull finished in red below the waterline and grey above, with detailed fittings and armaments as appropriate and depicted underway in a calm painted sea, contained on wooden display glass, with legend and plexiglass cover, overall -- 6½ x 19½ x 6in. (16.5 x 48 x 15cm.), Badsworth was built by Cammell Laird in 1941 as one of 33 produced under the emergency building programme. Displacing 1050 tons, they were 2ft 6in. wider than the Type 1s, their Parsons gears turbines developed 27kts and they were crewed by 168 personnel. Sold to Norway in 1946 and named Arendal she was struck from the list in 1961.  

Lot 309

A 16FT TO 1 IN. SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE NORWEGIAN S-CLASS DESTROYER K.N.S STORD (EX H.M.S. SUCCESS) AS DEPICTED ON OPERATIONS CIRCA 1943, modelled by E. Dyke, carved and laminated hull finished in camouflage colours with detailed fittings and armament as appropriate and depicted underway in a calm painted sea, contained on wooden display glass, with legend and plexiglass cover, 9½ x 26 x 10in. (24 x 66 x 25.5cm.), Built at Whites of Cowes in 1943, Success and her yard sister Shark were two of a small number immediately sold to the Norwegian Government in exile to boost their navy. Displacing around 1710 tons and crewed by around 200 personnel, their Parson's turbines developed an impressive 36kts. Renamed Stord, she survived the War to be broken in 1959; her sister (transferred to Norway in 1944 and renamed Svenner) was less lucky and was sunk by a German MTB whilst supporting the D-Day landings - the only vessel to be sunk in the first wave of 6th June.   

Lot 310

A 1:192 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF H.M.S. SWIFTSURE DEPICTED AS FLAGSHIP TO THE EAST INDIES STATION IN 1913, modelled by E. Dyke, with laminated carved hull, finished in red below the waterline with white and grey topsides, complete with details including furled sponson nets, main and secondary armament, fitted bridge and overbridge, suite of 11 assorted steam and rowing pinnaces, badges etc., stayed funnels, mast with fire directing nests and other details, depicted secured to a mooring buoy on a calm painted sea, on display base with plexiglass cover --overall 10 x 34 x 10in. (25.5 x 86.5 25.5cm.), Built by Armstrongs and intended for Chile, Swiftsure and her sister, Triumph, were bought on the stocks to prevent possible transfer to Russia. Fast, but comparatively lightly armoured and armed, Swiftsure was used in the Channel and Mediterranean Squadrons before becoming Flagship East Indies in March 1912. A veteran of Gallipoli, she was sunk as a target in 1919.  

Lot 311

A QUANTITY OF 1:1250 SCALE WATERLINE SHIP MODELS BY BASSETT LOWKE, including Japanese WW2 battleships: Kongo, Mutsu, Hiei, Ise, Fuso, Huruna and Jamashiro; together with US Navy WW1 destroyers: USS Blakely, USS Farrgut, USS Barker, USS Dale, USS Bagley, USS Dewey, USS Helm, USS Maury; USS Mugford; USS McCall, USS Benham, USS Gridley, USS Drayton and USS Selfridge; together with collection of similar models for Royal Navy warships by Reginald Carpenter: H.M.S. Agamemnon, H.M.S. Dreadnought, H.M.S. Vangard, H.M.S. Hercules, H.M.S. Agincourt, H.M.S. Conqueror, H.M.S. Marlborough, H.M.S. Warspite, H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth and H.M.S. Royal Oak, each model labelled as appropriate and loosely taped to blue wooden display base with plexiglass cover and legend to front, (31 in three cases)

Lot 315

A FINELY DETAILED 1/8IN. TO 1FT SCALE MODEL OF THE STEAM YACHT NAHLIN, DESIGNED BY G.L WATSON AND BUILT BY JOHN BROWN [1930], with bespoke moulded hull, planked deck with silvered fittings, painted and varnished superstructure, seven assorted and detailed boats swung out on davits and much other fine detailing, mounted on cradles within a glazed wooden display case -- 18½ x 47in. (47 x 119.5cm.), Undoubtedly the most famous pleasure yacht of her day, the Nahlin also achieved a degree of celebrity, some would say notoriety, after she was chartered for a summer cruise in 1936 by King Edward VIII, amongst whose guests was his companion, Mrs Wallis Simpson., Designed by G.L. Watson & Co. and built by John Brown at Glasgow in 1930, Nahlin had been ordered the previous year by Lady Henrietta Yule, the immensely wealthy widow of the business tycoon Sir David Yule who had died in 1928 leaving a fortune estimated at £20 million. Registered at 1,392 tons gross (556 net & 1,574 Thames), Nahlin measured 296 feet in length with a 36 foot beam and was powered by four of John Brown's own steam turbines to give her a cruising speed of 17½ knots. Described as "the most beautiful yacht in the world and the most seaworthy", Watson's brief had been to design a yacht to enable Lady Yule to "visit every part of the globe she desired" and the finished vessel fulfilled every expectation. Indeed, her appointments were so lavish that it was rumoured she cost £250,000 and her dimensions have rarely been surpassed, even by the most ultra-modern of luxury craft., After four years of extensive cruising, Lady Yule felt she had seen everything she wished to and, rather surprisingly, placed the yacht out to charter. In the late summer of 1936, the new -- though as yet uncrowned -- King Edward VIII decided to hire her for a cruise around the eastern Mediterranean with a party of special friends, including the American divorcee Mrs Wallis Simpson, who was already occupying a prominent place in the King's life. The resulting photographic coverage of the carefree couple on holiday was inevitably published in the British press and it has been said that the 'Abdication Crisis' of December 1936 probably started to gather momentum as a result of this public exposure of the King's liaison. The notoriety of this cruise brought Nahlin to the attention of King Carol II of Roumania who, in the summer of 1937, purchased her for £120,000. Renamed Lucearful ("Morning Star"), she was modified to suit the King's taste and acted as the Roumanian royal yacht until he was forced into exile in Spain when his country was occupied by German troops soon after the start of World War II., The subsequent history of Nahlin is tortuous in the extreme yet somehow she survived not only the War and its Communist aftermath but also obsolescence and decay. Once again bearing her original name, after numerous changes over the past fifty years, she completed a reputed £25 million restoration in 2010 which saw her steam turbines replaced with diesel, but otherwise retaining her fine lines, and she is now one of just three surviving large steam yachts from this elegant age. This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road

Lot 319

A QUANTITY OF WATERLINE MODELS BY BASSETT LOWKE, comprising 50ft:1in. scale vessels from mixed lines including Greenore, Waipori, Beaverburn, Esperance Bay, Huntsman, City of Agra and Reina Victoria Eugenie; together with  1:1250 scale Norddeutscher Lloyd Line liners Bremen and Columbus; and seven similar models of cross Channel ferries by R. Carpenter: Maid of Kent, Caledonia Princess, Caesarea, Cambridge Ferry, Pride of Dover, St George and St Edmond, all loosely taped to blue painted base with plexiglass cover, (17 in three cases) 

Lot 320

A QUANTITY OF 1:1250 SCALE WATERLINE MODELS BY BASSETT LOWKE, comprising P&O cargo/passenger ships: Macedonia, Narkunda, Naldera, Mooltan, Maloja, Ranchi and Viceroy of India, copy notes from first line, each model labelled as appropriate and loosely taped to blue wooden display base with plexiglass cover and legend to front, (7 in one case)

Lot 321

A QUANTITY OF 1:1250 SCALE WATERLINE MODELS BY BASSETT LOWKE, the Canadian Pacific vessels: Duchess of Bedford, Duchess of Atholl, Conte Birncamand, Empress of Australia, Empress of Japan, Empress of Britain, Empress of Canada, Marquis of Asia, Empress of Scotland (1926), Empress of Scotland (1921), Montcalm, Montclare and Duchess of York, each model labelled as appropriate and loosely taped to blue wooden display base with plexiglass cover and legend to front, (13 in two cases),

Lot 192

A Parker Vacumatic No.3 fountain pen, a Wahl gold-filled fountain pen, three Parker fountain pens, a brass sovereign scale and a Vest Pocket Kodak folding camera.

Lot 669

George Chapman (British, 1908-1994) - 'The Bridge' Large scale pencil signed etching, approx 71x60cm, framed. NB: The etching was part of the George Chapman touring exhibition organised by Aberystwyth Art Centre entitled 'A Welsh Story ' a retrospective exhibition no 50. A copy of the catalogue accompanies this lot. CONDITION REPORT: Etching good, bold and unfaded, minor stains in margins, no tears, no restoration, see images.

Lot 880

Bob Richardson (British, b. 1939) - 'Albert Square, Manchester' Large scale pastel, signed, approx 70x94cm, framed. NB: Bob Richardson was born in Salford, and attended five years at Art School. He is a member of the Pastel Society and a regular exhibitor, in 1991 he was awarded the 'Grand Prix', his paintings are in numerous corporate and private collections.

Lot 62

An unusual famille rose Jardinière,18th century, of octagonal section, the facets well and brightly enamelled with a large scale scene of a train of figures, including a man on a donkey, others proceeding with a bearers and a literatus leading the way to a pavilion where two ladies take tea, the everted rim with dragons,23.5cm wide18.5cm high清十八世纪 粉彩人物故事图花盆

Lot 135

1/100 scale model of Northern Canyon Nassau in glazed case

Lot 168

1/200 scale model of Northern Canyon

Lot 129

BRITAINS VOLVO TRACTOR & LOG TRANSPORTER 1:32 SCALE

Lot 133

ERTL JOHN DEERE TRACTOR WITH RIPPER & ANOTHER TRACTOR 1:32 SCALE

Lot 173

HT CONQUEROR REMOTE CONTROL RANGE ROVER LARGE SCALE

Lot 175

CORGI 1:50 SCALE LTD ED 55304 - TEXACO DIAMOND BALLAST, GIRDER TRAILER & NODDING DONKEY IN CASE

Lot 772

CASED WWI RANGEFINDER by E. R. Watts & Son, London, serial number 5949, the silvered scale with range in yards, wooden handle, complete with original fitted case

Lot 330

A SEVEN BRANCH JEWISH BRASS MANORAH of typical form with baluster turned column, domed circular base, 43cm high; an oval copper preserve pan; a brass postage scale on wooden plinth; a set of Oertling weights, boxed; a pair of Staffordshire spaniel figures and a John Beswick "Infamous Grouse" figure (7)

Lot 31

Mick Cawston Original Oil on Canvas "Fox in the Snow" We only know of a handful of Cawston's painted on this scale! It is sold framed as can be seen in the final photo, we are however unable to scan the frame even on our enormous scanner! 58"x 34" (Framed 45"x 66" 3ft 9" x 5ft 6")

Lot 233

ELGAR EDWARD: (1857-1934) English Composer. A.L.S., Edward Elgar, one page, 8vo, Malvern, 23rd April 1898, to Messrs. Novello & Co. ('Dear Sirs'). The composer writes to his music publishers concerning his composition Caractacus and states, in full, 'Enclosed I send you the libretto (no longer present) of scenes I, II & IV of which you already have the music'. VG Caractacus (Op.35) was composed by Elgar for the Leeds Festival of 1898 and is a large-scale cantata in six scenes telling the story of an ancient British King who fought the Roman invaders. Elgar chose a former civil servant and neighbour in Malvern, H. A. Acworth, as his librettist. Acworth took some liberties with history by introducing a love interest.

Lot 374

[TRISTAN DA CUNHA]: A scarce original War date edition of The Tristan Times, one page, folio, South Atlantic Ocean, 18th September 1943. The mimeographed newspaper (originally sold at a cost of '3 cigarettes, 2 potatoes or 1/2d') was edited by A. B. Crawford and reports on various recent events during World War II including heavy fighting in the Salerno district of Italy, the Russians continued victories including the taking of the Black Sea naval base of Novorossik and the city of Bryansk ('German resistance is said to be crumbling in southern Ukraine'), the war against Japan and the war in the air in Europe, 'The Bomber Command has made heavy attacks on rail and road communications from France into Northern Italy….”Mosquitos” have visited Berlin and by daylight the RAF and USAF offensive over Western Europe has continued….German raids on England continue but on a small scale….'. The paper also features a few paragraphs of news from Tristan da Cunha including the unexpected arrival of a ship, possibly belonging to an enemy power, 'An alarm was therefore sounded at the Naval Station and both the Station Active Defence unit and the local Tristan Defence Volunteers took up positions with rifles, machine guns and hand grenades in the event of anything untoward happening' and the birthdays of two residents of the island including 'Old' Sam Swain who, at 86, is the oldest man on the island. VG During World War II Tristan Da Cunha was used as a top secret Royal Navy weather and radio station codenamed HMS Atlantic Isle to monitor Nazi U-boats and shipping movements in the South Atlantic ocean.

Lot 1270

Sicura - A 1970's Sicura Breitling gentleman's manual wind chronograph wristwatch the circular black dial with twin subsidiary dials, date aperture and stainless steel hands, luminous seconds hand, outer tachymeter scale bezel to oversized case - scratches to glass face and case - 42mm diameter, 21mm lug width

Lot 1431

An 18th century Worcester blue scale pattern plate - 19cm diameter - good condition - and fourteen other pieces of assorted table ware including an 18th century Worcester plate - chipped, other pieces mostly good Provenance: Sherford House, Bromyard

Lot 215

A good mixed lot to include a weighing scale, a canteen of cutlery, handbags, vintage linen, walking stick and other

Lot 181

PAIR OF BLACK CONTEMPORARY BEDSIDE TABLES tops with scale-imitation design, each 65cm high

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