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Lot 3120

A decorative onyx chess board of large scale with accompanying resin chess pieces 

Lot 3160

A pair of decorative 20th century large scale brass vases.approx 24" highwear consistent with age

Lot 213

A Japanese Satsuma vase, Meiji period, of tapering hexagonal form, the shoulder with diaper panels on a gilt scale ground, above panels of deities and Rakan, signed Hododa, 15.5cm; and a late Meiji period tapering cylindrical vase, with a panel of young boys with gilt fans and a panel of boys with scrolls and instruments, between moriage flowers, unsigned, 20.5cmCondition report: Both with some minor gilt rubbing otherwise no obvious visible faults.

Lot 472

A very large scale model (1/200) of a ship, a LNG tanker, Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd, 'RG' to the funnel and 'Fuwairit Nassau' to the stern, contained in a bespoke glass display case, the case 52.5 cm high x 160 cm x 42.5 cm.From the offices of a London investment bankCondition report: Some marks and light wear to the case, but in good, clean condition

Lot 482

A large scale model of a Dutch merchant vessel, EJ Smit & Zoon's, Scheepswerven NV, Westerbroek, contained in a bespoke glass display case, the case 39 cm high x 105 cm x 24 cm.

Lot 279

Four Hasbro Star Wars 1:6 scale action figures, comprising three Matserpiece Edition figures including Aurra Sing, Anakin Skywalker and C-3PO, and 1999 Portrait Edition Queen Amidala in black travel gown, all boxed. (4)

Lot 282

A Sideshow 7122 1:4 scale James Bond Pierce Brosnan figure, limited edition 318/1250, boxed.

Lot 338

A collection of Britains 1:32 scale agricultural models, comprising 40527 New Holland CX880 Combine, 42099 New Holland TS135A Tractor, 42112 New Holland T8040 Tractor, 42105 Massey Ferguson 1505 Tractor, 00039 Hurlimann SX 1500 Tractor with Loader, 00225 Renault Cergos 340 Tractor, 40753 New Holland TL80 Tractor, 40804 Steyr 6135 Profi Tractor, 00228 Case IH MX110 Maxxum Tractor with Loader, and a 04180 David Brown 990 Implematic Tractor, together with a Siku 3553 Claas Xerion 3000, all boxed. (11)

Lot 347

An assorted collection of Matchbox diecast models, to include Foden Steam Lorries, Atkinson Steam Wagons, Garrett Steam Wagons, Yorkshire Steam Wagons, together with an assorted group of 1:68 scale Limited Edition Matchbox Model of Yesteryear examples, all boxed. (qty)

Lot 348

Six larger scale diecast models, mostly 1:18 scale, comprising Sun Star 4461 2004 TVR Tuscan Mk2, Solido 1934 Ford Roadster Humphrey Bogart, Bburago 3520 Mercedes-Benz 500K Roadster, Bburago 3014 Alfa Romeo, Bburago 3016 Jaguar E Cabriolet and Polistil SN24 Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0, all boxed. (6)

Lot 353

A Corgi 1:43 scale James Bond 007 Aston Martin DB5, 04204, gold body with figure, boxed, together with James Bond 007 DB5, 50th Thunderball Anniversary, 04206, silver body with figure, boxed. (2)

Lot 365

A collection of Oxford Diecast Oxford Commercials 1:76 scale diecast models, all boxed. (90)

Lot 366

A collection of 1:76 scale Oxford Diecast models, to include Military, Emergency, Fire, Rail, Chipperfields Circus, Omnibus etc, all boxed. (81)

Lot 367

A collection of twenty seven Oxford Diecast 1:43 scale models, to include Emergency, Military and Roadshow, all boxed. (27)

Lot 368

Thirty one Oxford Diecast Oxford Commercials 1:43 scale diecast models, all boxed. (31)

Lot 369

Eighteen Vanguards 1:43 scale diecast models, to include Police, Commercials and others, mainly Land Rovers, all boxed. (18)

Lot 372

A collection of assorted small scale diecast models by Oxford, Hornby, Schuco and Cararama, mostly 1:76 and 1:72 scale, together with assorted carded models by Matchbox, Majorette and similar. (qty)

Lot 374

A collection of continental diecast models, mostly 1:43 scale Land Rovers, by Solido, Brumm, Schuco, Solido and similar, all boxed. (21)

Lot 376

Two Corgi Aviation Archive 1:72 scale diecast model aircraft, AA33611 Panavia Tornado GR.4, and AA32413 The Fleet Air Arm 100th Anniversary Bae Sea Harrier FRS.1, both boxed. (2)

Lot 377

Four Corgi Aviation Archive 1:72 scale diecast model aircraft, AA7403 Douglas A-4F Skyhawk, AA32516 Ju 87R-2 Stuka, AA32515 Ju 87B1, and AA35816 Canadair Sabre MkVI, all boxed. (4)

Lot 378

A collection of Corgi Aviation Archive 1:72 scale diecast model aircraft, including Jet Fighter Power, Military Air Power and Battle of Britain, comprising AA33203, 49803, AA32403, 49802, 49201, 49101, 49001, and 49004, all boxed. (8)

Lot 379

A collection of Corgi Aviation Archive diecast model aircraft, mostly 1:72 scale comprising AA36407 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4, AA32510 Junkers Ju-87B-2 Stuka, AA35812 Canadair Sabre F.4, PR99412 Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, 48206 B-17G Flying Fortress, and 48303 Avro Vulcan B2, all boxed. (6)

Lot 404

A 5/8 inch scale live steam working model, built from a kit by D R Mercer, Mercer Type 1, with 2 1/2 inch spoked flywheel, painted in red, height 19cm.

Lot 560

An Aston Martin enamelled car badge, width 14cm, a Rolls Royce Enthusiasts club enamelled car badge, a gilt Rolls Royce R.R.E.C car badge and a 1:18 scale model of an Aston Martin DB7 Vantage by Maisto products, boxed.

Lot 10

Bowman 0 gauge live steam large scale 0-4-0 LNER Tank engine No.265, model in green lined livery, with wooden box, engine in fair original condition, some scorching to boiler.

Lot 364

Five Royal Rolls Royce/Daimlers/Bentley Limousines, ATC 1/43 scale Rolls Royce Phantom IV Hooper Limousine Sultan Mohamed Shah The Aga Khan III, mint boxed, Classic Models 1/43 Rolls Royce Phantom IV Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 1977, model is near mint (one wing mirror is loose) 2 x RL models Daimlers DS420 Limousine Royal, Minichamps Bentley State Limousine (missing royal flag to roof) plus Rolls Royce silver wraith limousine (missing flying lady to front grille) models are in very good to excellent condition, some accessories missing/or loose, they have been on display.(6 items)

Lot 367

Victory Industries Hillman Minx De Luxe Saloon, official model scale 1/18, grey plastic body, silver trim, red interior, battery operated untested, in excellent original condition, with a very good original illustrated box and a boxed Mettoy Luxury motor coach, silver/blue plastic body, removable roof, with figures and luggage, working friction motor, in excellent original condition, original box is fair, missing one end flap.(2 items)

Lot 368

Two boxed Victory Industries 1/18 scale battery operated plastic model cars, Vauxhall Velox green VV1972 number plate, good condition, good condition box with instructions and guarantee, Austin Somerset fawn AUS40 number plate, fair condition, crack to rear below boot, one door handle and mascot detached, fair box tear to two corners, (2 items).

Lot 384

Norev plastic cars and vehicles, eleven cars Chrysler New-Yorker, Panhard PL 17, Simca Oceane, Citroen DS 19, Maserati Sport 200/SI, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint 1300, Simca Plein Ciel, Daphine Renault, Renault R.8Citroen 2 CV AZ lacks one headlight, Opel Rekord 1700 some bowing, Tracteur TBO15 Berliet, generally good to fair condition, Citroen van poor damage/loss and Police motorcycle and five smaller scale plastic vehicles, (21 items).

Lot 391

Four Lego 658 Volkswagen Vans, HO /1:76 scale plastic models, yellow/green, blue/white, red/white and yellow/red all in excellent original unboxed condition. (4 items)

Lot 392

Two Professionally Built Racing Car Kits, 1/20 scale Elf Tyrell P34 six wheeler and Renault RE-30B Turbo, both in glass display cases.(2 items) case size 30.5 cms L. x 16cms W. x 11.5 cms D. We are unable to offer in-house shipping for this lot

Lot 395

Sun Star 1:24 scale 2902 Routemaster Bus: RM 254-VLT 254: The Standard LT Routemaster Bus, with quarter-drop front windows diecast model, red with detailed interior, opening bonnet, poseable wheels and detailed engine chassis, limited edition 2185 of 3500, in mint condition, accessories still sealed in packet, outer box has some age wear.

Lot 396

Three Universal Hobbies 1:16 scale model Tractors, Massey Ferguson TE20 ‘The Little Grey’, Fordson Major E27N, Fordson Power Major, all very good condition, Power Major lacks exhaust, all boxed but ex display so dusty, (3 items).

Lot 99

Mixed quantity of Tinplate toys, including: Joustra (French) No.2002 Tinplate Clockwork Car, red body, tin printed detail, in fair original condition ,clockwork mechanism is not working, approx. 13cms long, Mettoy LNER Blue Link locomotive, with fixed key, working clock work mechanism, Chad Valley? Lithographed Tinplate/wooden hull Queen Mary liner, made in Germany clockwork small aeroplane, 4 x LB Ltd London small minic tin cars, Friction tinplate police car, Lehman Gnom toys touring car (poor) CKO Kellermam clockwork small locomotive, plus two small plastic 1:87 scale plastic cars. (14 items)

Lot 47

A set of Libra scale Co cast iron and brass scales, four bell weights

Lot 171

A SET OF VINTAGE LIBRASCO SCALES AND WEIGHTS BY THE LIBRA SCALE COMPANY

Lot 306

A Hornby Railways boxed OO gauge scale set, Lord of The Isles, Great Western Railway set. (boxed)

Lot 597

A scale model of an Elan single masted boat, with painted deck on a rectangular stand, 109cm high, 79cm long.

Lot 111

Fletcher (Hanslip, 1874-1955). Street scene with church in scaffolding, 1909, pen & black ink on wove paper, signed and dated lower right, mount mark to edges, with minor discolouration to upper left corner, sheet size 31.6 x 25.5cm (12 3/8 x 10ins), unframed, together with: Stained glass design, [for] Donhead E. Wdw, scale 3/4 in, c.1880, pen & black ink and watercolour on paper, one portion with an additional section of design tipped on (to cover original unfinished portion), title inscribed upper left, sheet size 25.3 x 13.5cm (10 x 5 1/4ins), laid on thick card (35.0 x 23.0cm), plus: Reddie (E.J., later 19th century), Portrait of a man, 1878, sepia watercolour on card, artist's monogram and dated centre right, pencil inscription to lower margin 'E.J. Reddie, 1 Bernard Street, W.C.', artist's pencil annotations to margins, closed tear to left side, extending 35mm into image, 45.3 x 33.6cm (17 7/8 x 13 1/4ins), unframed, with 52 other drawings, various mediums, some signed or initialled, a few dated, on paper or card, some laid down, various conditions, contained together in a card folder, works include: an oval watercolour Scottish castle and loch scene, signed A. Edwards, dated 1861, possibly by Amelia B. Edwards (1856-1891); a large portrait of two boys, coloured chalks on light brown heavy paper, laid on heavy paper, unsigned; and a group of pencil or pen & ink with watercolour wash copies of architectural or sculptural featuresQty: (55)

Lot 263

Alien : 1/5 scale model kit by Halcyon Movie Classics

Lot 280

A boxed XQ Street FXX K RC car 1:12 scale, a boxed RC Kawasaki KFX 450R, a boxed M&S Nasa space shuttle die-cast metal model and a boxed Baztoy RC racing car.

Lot 454

19th century brass warming pan with turned handles, together with a Salters spring balance hanging scale, and a reproduction rifle. (3)(B.P. 21% + VAT)

Lot 157

A gold coloured cocktail ring designed as a fish, with scale detail, garnets set to eyes, ring size J ½, weight 8.6gms

Lot 23

LADY AIKO (Nakagawa, Japan, 1975)."Lady butterfly".Resin, in pink.Limited edition of 10 copies.With its original box.Measurements: 30 cm. high.One of Lady Aiko's most popular pieces, a fairy-tale being, sensual and fanciful sculpture, "Lady Butterfly", the butterfly girl, is shown here in its pink version. Lady Aiko is a Japanese street artist based in Brooklyn, New York. In the contemporary art world, she is one of the most important street artists of this millennium. "It's hard to be a girl and a graffiti artist", the artist has repeatedly said. However, Aiko manages to rival Banksy, being highly respected for her large-scale work, and for her ability to combine Western art movements and Eastern technical artistic skills. She received a BFA from Tokyo Zokei University in the field of graphic design and filmmaking, before taking her MFA at The New School, New York. While at university in Tokyo, he set up a pirate television station that broadcast his own music videos and short films. In the mid-1990s, he moved to New York, where he apprenticed at the Brooklyn studio of artist Takashi Murakami. He has worked with high-end fashion designer Louis Vuitton. Towards the end of the 1990s Aiko collaborated with artists Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller The three formed the street art collective FAILE (then A-life) in 1998 Together the artists created "large-format, monochromatic, screen-printed female nudes". In 2013, she attended the international street art festival Nuart in Stavanger, Norway, along with fellow female graffiti artists Martha Cooper and Faith.

Lot 109

MIQUEL BARCELÓ ARTIGUES (Felanitx, Mallorca, 1957)."Dibuixant pintat" (Painted draughtsman), 20.2.1980.Mixed media (paint, gouache and charcoal) on paper.Signed, dated and titled in the lower margin.Work published in the artist's catalogue.Measurements: 37 x 27 cm; 53 x 39 cm (frame).A painter and sculptor, Barceló began his training at the School of Arts and Crafts in Palma de Mallorca, where he studied between 1972 and 1973. In 1974 he made his individual debut, at the age of seventeen, at the Galería Picarol in Mallorca. That same year he moved to Barcelona, where he enrolled at the Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts, and made his first trip to Paris. In the French capital he discovered the work of Paul Klee, Fautrier, Wols and Dubuffet, as well as "art brut", a style that was to exert an important influence on his first paintings. During these years he reads extensively, and is enriched by works as diverse as the writings of Breton and the surrealists, Lucio Fontana's "White Manifesto" and Arnold Hauser's "Social History of Literature and Art". In 1976 he held his first solo exhibition in a museum: "Cadaverina 15" at the Museum of Mallorca, consisting of a montage of 225 wooden boxes with glass lids, with decomposing organic materials inside. That same year, back in Mallorca, he joined the Taller Lunàtic group and took part in its social, political and cultural protest actions. In 1977 he made a second trip to Paris, and also visited London and Amsterdam. That same year he exhibits for the first time in Barcelona, and meets Javier Mariscal, who becomes one of his best friends in the city. Together with him and the photographer Antoni Catany, as a member of the group "Neón de Suro", he takes part in exhibitions in Canada and California, and collaborates with the publication of the magazine of the same name. It was also in 1977 that he received his first large-scale painting commission: a mural for the dining room of a hotel in Cala Millor, Mallorca. The following year, at the age of twenty-one, he sold his first works to some collectors and galleries, and finally moved to Barcelona. His international recognition began in the early eighties, giving a definitive boost to his career with his participation in the São Paulo Biennial (1981) and the Documenta in Kassel (1982). In 1986 he was awarded the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas, and since then his work has been recognised by the most important awards, such as the Prince of Asturias Prize for the Arts (2003) and the Sorolla Prize of the Hispanic Society of America in New York (2007). Barceló is currently represented in the most important contemporary art museums in the world, such as the MoMA in New York, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the Marugami Hirai in Japan, the Reina Sofía in Madrid, the Patio Herreriano in Valladolid, the CAPC in Bordeaux, the Carré d'Art in Nimes, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Caracas and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others.

Lot 1846

A late 18th century flintlock powder tester by Turner, Halifax, with graduated scale wheel with scrolling ratchet, the brass body with foliate decoration and chequered wooden grip.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

Lot 460

A scale blue Worcester style jardiniere; a selection of decorative china.

Lot 53

Corgi Classic model buses, 1:50 scale limited editions with certificates: A Yelloway Rochdale Bedford Val luxury coach; a commemorative twin pack of Yelloway Rochdale coaches

Lot 54

Corgi Classic model buses, 1:50 scale limited editions with certificates: A Manchester Corporation Daimler Fleetline bus, route 96; a Manchester Corporation Leyland Royal Tiger 1953 city circle bus service

Lot 55

Corgi Classic model buses, 1:50 scale limited editions with certificates: A Ribble Motor Services Leyland Atlantean 'Gay Hostess' motorway coach; a 1934 Blackpool balloon tram; a 60th anniversary presentation pack from Hall's Mentholyptus cough sweets with 1927 steam lorry

Lot 133

A Regency ebonised quarter striking bracket clock, unsigned, circa 1810, the five pillar twin fusee movement with anchor escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum and two-in-one ting-tang quarter strike on two bells mounted to the upper margin of the geometric border engraved shouldered backplate fitted with pendulum hold fast to centre, the circular white painted convex dial with vertical Arabic numerals and steel spade hands, the break-arch case with hinged brass carrying handle to the moulded single pad surmount over cavetto cornice and full-height front door fitted with convex glazed circular brass bezel over concave-topped brass fish scale sound fret to lower margin, the sides with further rectangular fish scale frets and the rear with plain panel door within the frame of the case, on cavetto moulded skirt base with brass ogee bracket feet. 39.5cm high (handle down), 31cm wide, 19.5cm deepCondition Report: Movement appears complete and fundamentally all-original with no obvious evidence of alteration or significant replacements. The mechanism is working (will run and strike correctly) however is somewhat dirty/neglected hence a clean/service is required before putting into service. The dial has overall flaking/losses and wear most noticeably to the lower edge, the hands are probably replacements with the minute being a little kinked (has been bent and straightened).The top of the case (including the top mouldings) has been rebuilt with the mouldings replaced with a simpler single profile than the originals which would have most likely been of double profile and taller. This has required the upper margin of the arch of the front door to be extended slightly to allow for the shallower top mouldings. The top mouldings are also omitted from the rear of the case (originally they would have continued around all sides of the case). The back door is a replacement - the original was probably glazed. The rest of the case is otherwise in sound original unrestored condition with faults limited to age related bumps, scuffs and small repairs. There are no locks present - both the front and rear doors are now held by hook clasps.Clock has original pendulum but no winder or case key. Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 190

Y A German coin scale by Johann Peter Aeckersberg, dated 1773, with balance and set of weights, paper label to the lid, 12cm wide, together with a collection of various items of treen, various dates 19th century, comprising; a pair of turned stands, of mallet form, 18.5cm high, a maul, 28cm long, a polychrome painted 'trowell', 37cm long, two circular silver coloured metal ebonised snuff boxes, a walnut snuff box, a circular burr wood snuff box with hinged lid, and a tortoiseshell thimble case, 3.5cm high

Lot 190

DIECAST MODEL VEHICLES - British motoring classics of the 1960s Commemorative Gold Plated Limited Edition box set, scale model 1:18 of a Jaguar XJS in a retail box, other retail boxed examples, ETC (approximately 20 in total). Also, commemorative box for The Variety Club of Great Britain and editions of Part Work - 'A Century of Cars'

Lot 267

A Collection of Vintage Scale Rules, Drawing Sets, Slide Rule

Lot 288

A Collection of Vintage Sundries to Include Kitchen Scales, Flatirons, Hip Flask, Shoe Stretchers, Scale weights etc

Lot 412

A Late Victorian Pan Scale Balance by W T Avery on Rectangular Mahogany Plinth Base, Incomplete, 60cm Wide

Lot 191

A Collection of Five 1/48 Scale Diecast WWII Aeroplanes

Lot 108

A Remote-Controlled Scale Model of the Steamboat 'Wahkeena', 20th century,1:8 scale, beam 15 inches, the plank hull painted green and white, built to exhibition standard by V.R. Bento in 1988 from detailed plans and photographs, powered by twin-cylinder engine and boiler shell by Maxwell Hemmens, expert modifications to the water pump, bypass valves, oil separator, pipework, whistles and other fittings, additional technical features include Displacement lubricator, separator tank, pressure gauge, sight glass, valves, hand-operate boiler feed pump, gas fired boiler, and two onboard tanks for boiler feed, and brass propeller, on teak stand.Controlled by an accompanying Futaba two-channel set radio control, together with a leather bound folder containing model documentation, operating instructions and certificate, the model 53 1/2in (136cm) long, 14 1/2in (37cm) high, 14 1/2in (37cm) wideFootnotes:The original 'Wahkeena' was constructed by the Elliott Bay Company Ltd in Portland Oregon in 1888. This fine model is coated in three coats of yacht varnish for an excellent and hard-wearing waterproof finish.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 192A

An early 20th century brass marine barometerthe bow-fronted glazed opaque glass dial marked with various weather conditions and scale from 27' to 32' with adjustment gauge, the slender shaft mounted on a gimbal and brass arm over an applied thermometer terminating above a corresponding cylindrical reservoir, 100cm high This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lot 306

Cyrus Edwin Dallin (American, 1861-1944): A rare patinated bronze equestrian figure entitled 'Appeal to the Great Spirit' presented to the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George whilst visiting the USA in October 1923depicting a Native American Indian (Sioux) chief seated on his horse wearing a feathered headdress and with outstretched arms, raised on a naturalistic rectangular base, signed and dated,C.E.Dallin 1913 and with circled 'C' copyright mark, the end of the base inscribed GORHAM CO FOUNDERS ma OXC, and one side also numbered #122, 22.5cm highFootnotes:Provenance:Presented to the Rt. Hon. David Lloyd George during his trip to the USA in October 1923.Gifted to Frances Louise Stevenson (1888-1972), personal secretary, mistress and confidante to David Lloyd George and later in 1943, Mrs Frances Lloyd George, subsequently Countess Lloyd George of Dwyfor, CBE, after the death of Lloyd George's first wife Dame Margaret in 1941. Thence by descent to Jennifer Longford, née Stevenson (1929-2012), daughter of Frances Stevenson and possibly (now generally assumed) David Lloyd George.Thence by descent to the present owner and vendor in 2012.David Lloyd George:David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, OM PC (British, 1863-1945) was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician from Wales who had a long and distinguished political career in Britain. He initially served as Chancellor of Exchequer, later Minister of Munitions and then Minister of War before becoming Prime Minister between 1916 and 1922, when he ousted his then party leader Herbert Asquith. As the last Liberal to serve as Prime Minister, he held the office during the final two years of the First World War and led the British delegation at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference where he was principal negotiator. The conference subsequently saw the signing of 'The Treaty of Versailles' by the 'Big Four' which aside from Lloyd George for Great Britain, included the US President, Woodrow Wilson, the French Prime Minister, George Clemenceau and the Italian Statesmen, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando. However, Lloyd George's tenure as Prime Minister ended in 1922 after the Conservatives withdrew their support from his coalition government. Lloyd George visited the United States and Canada in the autumn of 1923. Accompanied by his wife, Margaret, their youngest daughter, Megan and his private secretary, A. J Sylvester, the purpose of the tour was to personally thank both countries for their help during the Great War and was a resounding international success. A contemporary British Pathe newsreel clip entitled 'Welcome, Lloyd George!' from October 1923 (available to view online), documents the arrival of the Welsh statesmen and politician to great acclaim. It includes footage of the huge street parades that were held in his honour and captions to the silent film include 'Biggest crowds in New York streets since homecoming of US', '(U.S.) Troops greet the 'Wizard of Wales' and 'Bombarded by hundreds of cameramen.'A further contemporary Pathe Gazette newsreel clip from later that month entitled 'In Minneapolis' - 'L.L. G.' meets Sioux Chief - 'Two Eagle' – eagle in peace, eagle in war' (also available to view online) further documents Lloyd George meeting and accepting gifts from the Chief and other elderly statesmen of the Sioux tribe and this can be viewed under 'Ll G Sioux Chief Aka Lloyd George – Sioux Chief (1923)'Lastly a black and white documentary photographic image (available to view online at www.bonhams.com) from this same meeting at Minneapolis illustrates the meeting of Lloyd George and Chief 'Two Eagle' and other members of the Sioux tribe and was used in the New York times, published 23rd October 1923 entitled 'Lloyd George on the warpath: the British War Premier' A possible explanation for why Lloyd George came to visit Minneapolis and why he was presented with the current lot which depicts a Sioux warrior can be confirmed in a historical biography of the Sioux physician Charles Ohiyesa Eastman and his Euro-American wife Elaine Goodale by Gretchen Cassel Eick, entitled 'They Met at Wounded Knee – The Eastmans' story'In the biography, Eick comments that in 1922 the US Secretary of the Interior appointed Charles Eastman to a national advisory 'Committee of One Hundred' to make recommendations to the President on Native American policy. 'The 'Committee of One Hundred' proposed reversing the policy of banning (Native) Indian dances and ceremonies. It recommended providing scholarships to allow (Native) Indians to attend public schools and colleges whilst improving the health conditions on reservations, all positions Charles Eastman advocated'.Eick then pertinently comments 'That year (1923) Eastman organised a reception for David Lloyd George.. who wished to meet some American (Native) Indians. Charles made sure that Lloyd George's wish was more than fulfilled'.Eick then confirms that at the meeting which took place on October 15th 1923 'Eastman led a delegation from the Cheyenne River Reservation to the Madison Hotel, Minneapolis, where they presented the Prime Minister (Lloyd George) with a peace pipe, headdress and an honorary Lakota name. The prime minister's adoption by the tribe was recorded on film, and President Calvin Coolidge wrote to Eastman that it was the most memorable part of Lloyd George's American visit'Cyrus Edwin Dallin: Cyrus Edwin Dallin was an American sculptor who created more than two hundred and sixty works during his career in a variety of subjects and was also an accomplished painter and an Olympic archer. However, he is best remembered for his heroic-scale public tributes in honour of America's indigenous peoples. As a child, Dallin was close to Ute families who lived on the nearby Springville settlement, and he had a deep respect for their culture and history. Because of this he was profoundly disturbed by the crimes he witnessed being perpetrated against them and other native tribes by the US government. As such his sculptures were intended as admiring personal reflections and social and political comments on their resilience in the face of ongoing subjugation. The offered lot of 'Appeal to the Great Spirit' is a reduction of the monumental group located in front of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts which is arguably Dallin's most famous work. It was exhibited at the National Sculpture Society in 1908 and awarded a gold medal at the Paris Salon of 1909 before being finally unveiled in Boston in 1912. Dallin confirmed that the piece depicted a mounted Sioux chief engaged in prayer with a higher power after defeat by the U.S. Army, commenting that he had captured the moment when the chief had made his'final appeal to the Great Spirit' after 'his signal of peace...had been rejected'. It was the fourth and final work in a series of equestrian sculptures that Dallin completed between 1890 and 1909 which he collectively called 'The Epic of the Indian'. In the first quarter of the twentieth century over four hundred authorised small-scale bronze casts of 'Appeal to the Great Spirit' were produced in three different sizes, this cast being the smallest size. Literature:Frances Lloyd George 'The Years That Are Past', Hutchinson, 1967Roy Hattersley 'The Great Outsider David Lloyd George', Little Brown Book Group, 2012For details of Lloyd George's visit to the USA and meeting with elders of the Sioux tribe in Minneapolis, see the following historical biography of Sioux physician Charles Ohiyesa Eastman:Gretchen Cassel Eick, 'They Met at Wounded Knee – The Eastmans' story', University of Nevada Press, Reno & Las Vegas, 2020, chap. 2For examples of similar Dallin works in different edition sizes see the following references:Rell G. Francis, 'Cyrus E. Dallin: Let Justice Be Done', Springville, Utah,... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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