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Lot 1133

*An Indian shield (Dhal), of convex circular form with four central bosses, within chiselled foliate decoration in silver, black and red, reverse with velvet pad and four rings, 36.5cm diameter, together with two Indian Jambiya knives, each with chased silvered sheath (3)

Lot 1140

*An Indo-Persian dagger, the 34cm wavy steel blade finely watered in silver, leading to a fine hilt formed as an elephant`s head with the guard formed as its trunk, all finely decorated in silver koftgari, 45.5cm overall in its velvet covered scabbard (1)

Lot 1146

*A 19th century Japanese tsuba, of oval form, pierced with samurai warriors on boats in gold and silver, the design continues to the underside of the piece, signed, 8.5 x 7.5cm (1)

Lot 1166

*A fine quality Officer`s brown fur busby of the Warwickshire Yeomanry, white bag to the crown laid with silver braid trim and purl button, the busby with three lines of silver gimp cord and purl button, with horsehair plume, with black leather sweat band and cream leather with burgundy silk lining printed in gold `Hawkes & Co, Helmet, Cap, Sword & Accoutrement Makers, 14 Piccadilly London`, in metal tin bearing engraved brass plaque for `N.O. Laing 4th Hussars` (1)

Lot 1167

*A good Officer`s brown fur busby of the Warwickshire Yeomanry, white bag to the crown laid which fall to the right side with silver braid trim and purl button, the busby with three lines of silver gimp cord and purl button, with white horsehair plume with silver mount in its steel tin, silk sweat band and red silk lining printed in gold `H. Poole & Co, Saville Row`, nickel chin scales, in metal tin with painted initials `T.W.S.` (1)

Lot 1168

*A scarce Warwickshire Yeomanry Officer`s short tailed coatee, scarlet melton cloth with white facings to the stand collar and cuffs, each with silver lace, the front with a double row of seven silvered buttons embossed by crown and `WY`, five smaller buttons to each side (two replacements) and a further seven buttons (one missing) to the short tail, with a pair or silvered shoulder scales each with embossed regimental button The coatee was introduced to the regiment in 1833 and was popular until the end of the Crimean War. (1)

Lot 1179

*A Victorian Lieutenant`s full dress blue jacket of The Warwickshire Yeomanry, with white facings, silver braid trimming, fifty-four silvered balls to edge, cavalry pattern shoulder cords each with regimental button, black cloth lining, together with Officers hat (1)

Lot 1186

*A Victorian scarlet officer`s tunic of the Bombay Engineers, with ten buttons aligned, gold lace collar, and cuffs, embroidered Queen`s crown and officer`s insignia, together with another scarlet officer`s tunic of the 75th Carnatic Infantry, eight brass buttons aligned, yellow facing with gold lace embroidery to collar and cuffs, with silver bullion shoulder straps, each with brass button and embroidered King`s crown and officer`s insignia (2)

Lot 1188

*A Victorian Major`s full dress tunic and trousers of the Warwickshire Yeomanry, dark blue melton cloth with white facings to the collar and cuffs, silver braid trimming, six silver bullion cord droop loops with silver gimp purl buttons, loop and olivettes, edged with silver cord lines, cavalry pattern shoulder cords each with regimental button (1)

Lot 1189

*A Victorian Lieutenant`s full dress tunic and trousers, dark blue melton cloth with white facings to the collar and cuffs, silver bullion cord knot decoration to each cuff and to each breast, six silver bullion cord droop loops with silver gimp purl buttons, loop and olievettes, jacket edged with silver cord lines and further cord decoration to the real of the jacket, the cavalry pattern shoulder cords with Lieutenants rank stars, quilted lining (1)

Lot 1191

*WWI officer`s cap of the 17th Dogras, green with silver regimental badge, leather chinstrap with brass and silver regimental studs by Hawkes & Co., Savile Row, together with an early 20th c. officer`s tunic, black with black embroidered collar and cuffs, with five cord droop loops and another officer`s hat, plus a section of a Victorian sidedrum of the 109th Bombay Infantry, and a Ghurka slouch hat, etc. (11)

Lot 1198

*A collection of Regimental cap badges, mainly Great War period, including, Isle of Wight Rifles (The Needles Battery), 48th Highlanders 15th Canadian Battalion, The Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) Sergeant badge, London Scottish, Manchester Regiment, several other line regiments, a Great War silver war badge (62471), shoulder titles, pips, buttons, together with various pressed bronze and copper medallions (presumably specimens) including The Gloucestershire Photography Society, and Royal Comers Championship Rifle Association medal for 1892-95 (one carton)

Lot 1203

*A fine 18th century `American War of Independence` etui, the tapered green fish-skin case set with oval silver plaque engraved `Capt James Nicholson Continental Navy 1776`, the hinged lid with brass button enclosing, divisional interior and five instruments including brass compass, ivory parallel rule (6 pieces missing), the inner lid later inscribed in ink `Thomas Williams 1850`, 18cm long Senior Captain James Nicholson (1737-1804), born in Chestertown, Marlyland, United States of America, he served in the colonial Navy with the British during the assault on Havana in 1762, commissioned Captain with the Continental Navy 1776, his career saw him commanding various ships including Defense, Trumbull and Virginia, served with George Washington at the Battle of Trenton. Nicholson had an undistinguished career losing his first command whilst commanding Virginia, on his orders she tried to run past the British squadron blockading the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, running the Viginia aground, Nicholson chose to flee to shore rather than fight leaving the crew to be captured, he reported to the Congress that his flight was an `escape`. (1)

Lot 1206

*A Victorian helmet plate of the Royal Berkshire Regiment, (post-1881), silver stag backed with red velvet, the base with silver `Royal Berkshire Regiment`, three lug fasteners (1)

Lot 1211

*Flying Officer C. McLaren-Reid, Royal Air Force, Boei Glodak P.O.W. Camp, Java 1942-45, A rectangular teak table top inscribed with the names of all the R.A.F. Officers and Warrant Officers at the time of imprisonment in Boei Glodok, 1942-45, the top left with characters for the Japanese equivalent of McLaren-Reid`s initials, with central design of the solitary confinement cells, within chain border and bottom link inlaid with signed silver plaque of Mountbatten of Burma, 50cm x 85cm, together with an number of original documents relating to the table top, including, Letter from Buckingham Palace dated September 1945, welcoming Reid home, a letter confirming release of the table from Customs 1946, Caxton Exercise Book with names and addresses of the names on the table top, an archive of letters from fellow prisoners and their families, photographs Japanese Prisoners in Batavia formerly connected with Allied Prisoners-of-War, portrait photograph of Reid in uniform and one Reid and the table top, newspaper cuttings detailing the story of the table top, documents discussing the table top being exhibited at The Scottish United Services Museum in 1949 R.A.F. section at the Edinburgh Castle, exhibited with other P.O.W. work from the Napoleonic Wars. The Clarion magazine published 1949, detailing the story of the table top, also included in the lot is a heavy silver cigarette case engraved with heraldic crest and motto `Nihil Amanti Durum` (nothing is hard for one who loves), the reverse engraved with a record of service from January 1916 - February 1953, approx. 5.5 oz, Birmingham 1943, and three personal photograph albums, mainly post WW2. The Tale of a Table, Java 1942, The R.A.F. orderly room in Boei Glodak, the civil gaol in Batavia for long-term prisoners, in half of which some 1200 R.A.F. personnel were crowded, was a cell-like room in the administration block some twelve feet by six. The furniture consisted of one small table, a chair and a couple of empty boxes, and the table did duty for the C.O., myself and the clerk, as necessity demanded. After cajoling, threatening and imploring the officer in charge of the workshops for a month or more an extra table was made for myself. The table was made from old sleeping boards used by the civil prisoners in peace time, but found to be hopelessly bug-ridden as to be unusable by our men. The top was a single piece of teak, approximately thirty-four inches by twenty inches. As Adjuntant and interpreter, my time was more than fully occupied for the first three months, but after that things got easier, and I occasionally found myself with nothing to do, there being very few available. The then Japanese Commandant, a regular officer, had encouraged arts and crafts, and a successful exhibition had been held, many of the exhibits being made by expert hands. One day it crossed my mind to do something of the sort myself, and the idea of carving the names of the Officers and Warrant Officers on my table occurred to me. I found that I had more space than was needed, so included a view of the solitary confinement cells. I finished up by placing a symbolic chain round the outside, the links being copied from the chains used on the civilian prisoners. I managed to borrow an extremely blunt and jagged-edged gouge for a short while to remove the wood to give depth to the picture, but, apart from that, had only one blade of a `Dewars` advertisement penknife, a bone handled nail file and a sharpened nail or two to work with. It took nearly four months to complete and looked a pretty amateurish job when I had finished, but it kept me occupied and I was quite pleased with, not to say proud of it. In October, the night before our first draft left, I got everyone available to autograph the back of it, but one man would never be there to sign. He had been captured one night early in April with two Sergeants pilots while making a gallant and very nearly successful attempt to steal an aircraft from the local aerodrome, after they had escaped from the gaol and made their way through the town. We never saw them again. I put a coating of brown boot polish on the carving, made a three ply cover for it, and was looking for a place to hide it when, quite unexpectedly, in January 1943 the R.A.F. were moved to a camp at Tandjong Priok, the port for Batavia. Before leaving I handed it over to a Dutch friend, Lieut. G. Vischer, R.N.N.R. to hide for me. We stayed at Tanjong Priok only three months, and were moved to `Cycle Camp`, Batavia, an old Dutch army barracks. Here I met Lieut. Vischer again. His crowd had been moved suddenly from Boei Glodak the day after we left, so he had handed the table over to an Ambonese officer, who had been unable to hide it before he himself left and the gaol was closed. The gaol was re-opened for some months as a rope-spinning factory, and several hundred British personnel went there from `Cycle Camp`. The Adjutant found the table and looked after it, but, when the time came to leave, was too busy to hide it, so once again it was left lying about. Although they closed the gaol again the Japanese decided to keep on the vegetable gardens around the gaol, and for quite a while a party went there daily from `Camp Cycle`. The Dutch officer in charge of the party told me that he had been inside the gaol, and had seen the table stowed away in a furniture store. And that was the last I heard of it up to the time I left Java at the end of September, 1945. London 1946 One day in June my friend Dudley Grundy telephoned to my flat and said he had great news for me. He had just heard from `Wiggie`, Squadron Leader C.C. Wigram, that the table had been found. Wiggie had just arrived from India, where he had been recuperating after our release, and on the way home in H.M.T. `Cape Town Castle` had met a Wing Commander of the R.A.F. Regiment. It transpired that the latter had been in Java, particularly Batavia, and, while describing what had been going on there after the arrival of the British, mentioned that one of his raiding parties had found a bit of wood with a lot of names mentioned on it, and had taken charge of it. Wiggie recognised the description as that of my table top, and told the Wing Commander that he knew the owner and would pass on the information. As a result I got in touch with the Wing Commander, who told me that the carving was in safe hands, but he could not say where. At his suggestion I went to the Historical Records Section of the Air Ministry it was not there, but a lot of stuff was expected from Singapore, and I was assured that if it arrived I would be informed at once. I then wrote to the Officer in charge of the Historical Records Section in Singapore asking him to keep it, if he had it, as I was sailing for Malaya very shortly. I received no answer to this letter. When I reached Malaya I started my search again. After a number of letters had been written and answered I traced the table top to the R.A.F. Provost and Security Services in Singapore, in whose custody it was pending onward transmission to the War Museum. I then wrote to the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief S.E.A. asking for the necessary authority for its release, and, on 8th December, 1946, saw it again after nearly four years. It was a bit knocked about. Several of the letters were chipped and vandals had seen fit to knock a few rusty nails into it, but the boot polish finish was still there. The autographs on the back had nearly all faded away, and did so completely when I oiled the wood. I finished off the carving by inserting the date of our release, and by splitting the bottom centre link of the chain, which, with justifiable optimism, I had made larger than the others, in preparation for the day when our bonds would be broken. (I did not explain this to the Japanese who saw the table!)Now there was one thing left to do. There was space inside the broken link for an autograph, and there was one person only whose name I wanted there. I intended sending the carving itself to England, but it was bulky, and would be inconvenient; in addition to which it would take months to get there and back. Instead of this I took the spoon and fork which I had used throughout my prisoner-of-war time, which constituted the last of the `Family silver`, the remainder having been looted from my house in Malaya, to a local silver-smith, who made a flat plate out of them. This I posted home by air mail, and, in a few weeks, it was returned, autographed, together with a short but gracious letter. A coat of varnish to keep the silver from oxidising and into its place it went. Of those whose names are on the carving the majority are alive. I send them this card as a memento of hard times shared, and with my best wishes for the future. To the relatives of those who are gone, I offer it as my humble tribute to the memory of the dead.()

Lot 104

A cut glass decanter and stopper with silver collar.

Lot 150

Three boxes of various decorative pottery, porcelain and glass, including: silver plated part-tea service, moulded clear glass candlesticks, decanter and stopper, various transfer decorated blue and white tableware and a 1950`s wall mirror.

Lot 173

A silver plated two division wine cooler of oval twin handled form with central ice reservoir.

Lot 205

Four boxes of various items, including: miners lamp, pair of silver plated wine coasters, contemporary Chinese lidded ginger jar, commemorative and other plates etc.

Lot 209

A late Victorian tubular brass and cast metal stick stand, together with various sticks including: malacca cane with ivory and silver mounted handle and a silk parasol etc.

Lot 210

Two boxes containing a collection of silver plated and white metal trophy cups, a pewter vase and a pewter tankard.

Lot 211

A mixed lot of silver and EPNS, including: a silver covered hymnal, part-tea service, soapstone dish with silver mount, flatware, cutlery and other items. Various dates and makers.

Lot 212

A South American silver beaker, together with a set of silver tots stamped 925, a silver toddy ladle with whale bone handle, together with various EPNS including: spirit kettle on stand, flatware and cutlery, teapot of melon form, hors d`oeuvre dish and other items.

Lot 220

A silver and white metal charm bracelet, suspending various articulated and charms with padlock heart clasp.

Lot 221

Two late Victorian silver cased pocket watches, together with two Scottish hard stone brooches and a gold mounted cameo brooch.

Lot 227

An Edwardian silver buckle, centrally set with a hard stone cameo of two classical females in a pierced silver surround, together with two shell cameo brooches, each in yellow metal mount.

Lot 239

An early 19th century silver caddy spoon, Birmingham hallmarks and a white metal buckle cast with the head of a female deity (possibly South American).

Lot 241

An Elizabeth I silver coin.

Lot 243

A mixed lot to include: mother of pearl cased and other fruit knives, slide rule, silver cigarette case, card case, watch stand and other items.

Lot 248

A silver plated cigarette box, containing various costume and paste set jewellery, including: micro mosaic, brooches, pendants and other items.

Lot 253

A pair of silver salad servers, each with scrolled terminal and wrythen handle, London 1902.

Lot 254

Two hallmarked silver cigarette cases.

Lot 255

Five silver teaspoons, together with a hip flask cup and two silver plated mustard spoons etc., various dates and makers.

Lot 256

A silver teapot of generous proportions, having angular handle and ribbed body on four ball feet, London 1817.

Lot 257

A cased set of six silver teaspoons, each with initialled and pierced terminal, together with a cased pair of silver plated fruit spoons and sifter spoon, various dates and makers.

Lot 258

An Edwardian silver teapot, Birmingham hallmarks, together with a silver quatrefoil dish on four ball feet, two serviette rings and a silver locket on fine link chain, various dates and makers.

Lot 259

A continental, possibly Dutch silver salt of triangular form, the inverted dome well dated 1656 within cherub mask spandrels over pierced frieze on three scrolled feet.

Lot 260

A mid-19th century silver waiter, London hallmarks, together with a three piece silver condiment, various dates and makers.

Lot 261

A silver twin handled throphy cup of generous proportions, Birmingham 1928 on a named ebonised socle.

Lot 262

James Dixon & Sons, a silver plated and etched glass table centre epergne, the fern decorated trumpet supported by three storks over a geometrically florally etched glass stage, the leaf swagged scrolled supports surmounted by three spread eagled birds on a triform neo-classical foot, 58cm.

Lot 262A

A mixed lot of small silver to include: an evening purse, serviette ring, two salts, silver backed mirror and brush etc., various dates and makers.

Lot 264

A mixed lot of silver and white metal including: cigarette and vesta cases, scent bottle, glove hook and propelling pencil, various dates and makers.

Lot 265

A silver backed engine turned decorated five piece mirror and brush set, Birmingham 1924.

Lot 267

A hallmarked silver mustard spoon, a kings pattern silver plated soup ladle, together with a cased set of six mother of pearl handled fish knives and forks, a 1970`s wood handled steak knife and fork set and a small quantity of silver plated holloware and flatware etc., various dates and makers.

Lot 269

A mixed lot including: a small hip flask, silver plated flatware and cutlery, a wooden backed clothes brush advertising Guinness extra stout, a 1953 Coronation tin, commemorative crowns and other items.

Lot 333

Japanese dusting brush, the gilt metal handle having hsibuichi, silver and copper decoration depicting birds amongst foliage on a nanako ground, overall length 6cm General condition consistent with age **

Lot 353

Chinese export silver miniature two handled cup by Tuck Chang & Co of Shanghai, having high loop handle and standing on a circular foot, 9.25cm high, 2.1oz approx Possibly re-attached to base at bottom of column although this could well be part of the manufacturing process - General condition consistent with age **

Lot 354

19th Century Chinese export silver sweetmeat stand by Tien Shing, the circular top having a pierced prunus rim, inner rim with embossed decoration depicting dragons, fish and flowers, engraved decoration to the centre depicting a bird in a prunus tree, the stem with applied prunus decoration and standing on a circular foot, makers mark to foot rim, 18.5cm high, 10.7oz approx Tray top is very slightly buckled - General condition consistent with age **

Lot 355

Japanese silver, shibuichi and enamel urn and cover, the dome cover having an eagle finial and multi coloured enamel decoration on a black ground, the urn with six Shibuichi panels, each having copper and silver inlay depicting birds amongst foliage and fish, the flared foot with conforming multi coloured foliate enamel decoration on a nanako ground, the underside signed Tadamasa Sei, one of the panels also bearing a signature, 23.5cm high Eagle finial is loose and cannot be tightened as it is held in place with an internal nut. Some minor loss of enamel on cover - General condition consistent with age **

Lot 356

Four pieces of Chinese export silver comprising: miniature square shaped vase with prunus decoration, 5cm high, a tapered cylindrical measure with dragon decoration in relief, 4.75cm high, a miniature two handled bowl with prunus decoration in relief, 3.5cm high and a napkin ring with pierced foliate decoration, 4.5cm diameter, combined weight 3.6oz approx together with two Chinese engraved white metal cups and a matching saucer, each engraved with flowers and verse, height of cups 5.75cm Two handled bowl may have originally had a cover - General condition consistent with age **

Lot 358

Large early 20th Century Chinese Export silver two handled bowl by Lain Chang & Co of Shanghai, having high scroll handles, outer rim decorated with prunus in relief, circular foot with conforming decoration, 28.25cm high to top of handles, 68.9oz approx, standing on a turned hardwood socle There is a visible bulge on the inner base of the bowl where it has been forced down onto its foot rim somewhat bears presentation inscription - General condition consistent with age **

Lot 359

Two Chinese silver ‘chain mail’ evening bags, circa 1925, each having a foliate engraved frame, 13cm and 18cm wide, combined weight 10.4oz approx Square purse - one of the ball drops to the lower edge is missing and it bears a presentation inscription to the inner of the frame - General condition consistent with age **

Lot 364

Late 19th/early 20th Century silver plated mounted oak tantalus, hinged cover opening to reveal a fitted compartment and with a drawer below, 34.75cm diameter All three decanters have fairly severe chips to its base rim whilst two have chips to the bases of their stoppers. Although not original one of the tumblers is missing - General condition consistent with age **

Lot 386

French rosewood flute by Louis Lot of Paris, circa 1900, having nickel and silver keys and fittings, one bearing an indistinct makers mark and the Paris guarantee mark, and stamped L.L. Louis Lot Paris 4655? Brevete, 67.5cm long, cased 5cm split to shorter end section. Verdigris build-up to some of the metal, pads will most likely need replacing, box is somewhat worn both inside and out - The spring catches on both covers need attention - General condition consistent with age **

Lot 404

19th Century Austrian silver mounted meerschaum pipe bowl, carved in high relief with a hunter, hounds, deer and rabbit, the silver mounts and cover hallmarked for Vienna 1848 and having a Poodle finial, mask head decoration and with indistinct makers mark, 16.25cm high Poodle finial has been re-attached at some point and has two blobs of solder to underside of cover. Meerschaum is a little scratched in places and has a few very minor nibbles - General condition consistent with age **

Lot 416

Early 20th Century twelve person set of mother-of-pearl handled engraved silver plated desert knives and forks, in an oak case One of the knife handles has a 1cm flake chip to one side of the end - General condition consistent with age **

Lot 443

Medals - Boer War/World War I group of four awarded to James Felix and comprising: The Queen’s South Africa Medal (1899-1902) to 7472 PTE J Sexton Liverpool Regt, with three clasps - Natal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony also The British War Medal and Victory Medal to 476015 A.C.S. MJR. J.F. Sexton P.P.C.L.I. also a named Memorial Plaque, a hand written note and a W.W.I period silver cased half hunter trench wristwatch by Waltham, monogram ‘J.S.’ Generally good but would advise viewing in person - General condition consistent with age **

Lot 470

Late 19th Century French silver plated cased architectural style mantel clock, the arched top with urn shaped finials, gilt dial with Arabic numerals and flanked by fluted pillars, standing on bracket feet, brass movement by Japy Freres, striking on a gong, 37.5cm high We do not guarantee the workings of clocks - General condition consistent with age **

Lot 476

Elizabeth II silver six person canteen of Harley pattern cutlery comprising: six each of table forks, dessert forks, dessert spoons, soup spoons, teaspoons, together with two tablespoons, also six silver handled table knives and dessert knives, makers Argentum Ltd, Sheffield 1996, 58.4oz approx of weighable silver, housed in a mahogany case Although there is no fault with the cutlery itself it should be pointed out that the box is intended for a full twelve person service so only certain apertures in the upper tray and inner cover are filled and the lower section is completely empty - Genera

Lot 477

George V silver mounted glass claret jug, the facet cut body of flared form, silver mounts hallmarked for John & William Deakin, Sheffield 1924, 25cm high Lid will not shut fully as it appears the hinge has perhaps been forced backwards very slightly - General condition consistent with age **

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