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Lot 1813

A SILVER OPAL SET BRACELET WITH THISTLE LOCK.

Lot 1597

A SILVER TEA STRAINER, LONDON, 1904, together with a silver frame. Tea strainer: hallmarked. 1904 - 190. Donated by Her Majesty the Queen.

Lot 1595

A PAIR OF .925 SILVER SWANS. 2.5ins high.

Lot 248

Postcards, Music, a fine dance and jazz band mix of approx. 51 cards, also with military and brass bands. RPs include 2nd Seaforth Highlanders, The Optimists Jazz Band, Chesham Iowa Silver Band, Whitby Band, Kings Lancs Military Convalescent Hospital Band Blackpool, The Hadleigh Rhythm Boys, Girls Novelty Fire Band, Stanley North Band, Drayson Marsh and his Band, Melodias, The Robbie Rialto Rhythmic Ragtime Band, Hugh Young Band etc. Also good Art Deco stage and scenery arrangements (mainly gd)

Lot 803

Coins, Collection of GB coins QV-QEII in Collecta album 1880s-1980s to include silver 3ds, half pennies, pennies, thrupenny bits, sixpences, shillings etc together with Whitman penny collections 1902-1929 and 1930-1966 (not complete) and proof sets dated 1953, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967 & 1971 and 2003 £5 Royal Navy commemorative coin. 100s

Lot 721

Silver, a collection of items to comprise an ornate trophy hallmarked Chester 1902, silver weight approx. 319 g mounted on a wooden stand, a pig pie weight with rubbed Chester hallmark Circa 1870, a teaspoon hallmarked Exeter 1853 JS (John Stone), a pair of boxed Walker & Hall napkin rings, a silver topped sugar caster, a silver ink well (glass missing), silver sugar tongs, 2 teaspoons and 2 thimbles ( gen gd) (11)

Lot 802

Coins, A boxed set of 5 silver coins by Slade, Hampton and Sons Ltd commemorating 25th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth and Price Philip, with certificate no. 47. Each coin weighs 1oz, together with 2 boxed sets of 1970 proof coins of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (3)

Lot 564

Football medals, World Cup 1966, 2 medallions, one a gold coloured metal, the other a silver coloured metal, one in a Global Medals Ltd of London fitted case, the other in plastic sleeve, both with image of Jules Rimet Trophy to one side and raised Football image to reverse (gd) (2)

Lot 722

Jewellery, a 9ct yellow gold gate bracelet (approx. 15.55g) together with some other small items of gold and silver and a selection of costume jewellery (necklaces, earrings, brooches) together with 3 vintage jewellers ring boxes all presented in an inlaid wooden jewellery box (gd) (30+)

Lot 84

Postcards, Olympics, Winter 1924 Chamonix, Ice Hockey GB (Bronze)/Sweden, France/America (Silver), Czechoslovakia/Canada (Gold), rare (gd/vg) (3)

Lot 807

Coins, a selection of mainly British coins 1816 onwards, mostly silver pre 1900 to include 1d, 1 1/2d, 3d, 4d, 6d,1 shilling, half crowns, mixed cond (approx 90)

Lot 352

A pair of Chinese carved and silver wire-inlaid zitan stands, Qing Dynasty, 10cm long x 8cm wide清 紫檀嵌银丝座一对Condition Report: one stand missing a foot and slightly faded on the baseCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 366

A Korean iron and silver inlaid 'dragon' box, 19th century, the dragons heads inlaid with brass tongues, the sides with deer or storks amongst trees, with inner wood cover, 13cm wide x 9cm deep x 8.5cm high, 1252 gramsCondition Report: old wear and some scathes to surface the silver handle on the inner cover presumably a later Japanese replacement Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 375

A unusual silver figure of Avalokiteshvara, late 19th or early 20th century, perhaps Ski Lanka, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion seated in rajalilasna with right leg raised and the left reaching down in a position of royal ease, open at the chest revealing beaded jewellery, the legs wrapped in a flowing dhoti gathered at the waist, the face with down-cast gaze, the hair swept up into a high chignon and with long tresses falling over the shoulders, the figure and base separately modelled, 13cm high, 760 grams Condition Report: minor knocks and wear but well cast and in overall very presentable condition Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 380

A Chinese bronze inlaid tripod censer, Qing Dynasty, the body inlaid in silver with a dragon chasing flaming pearl amongst scrolling clouds, with gilt details, the base inlaid with a four-character yu tang shi sou mark, 14.5cm high, with wood cover, 760grams清 铜嵌银丝龙赶珠"玉堂石叟"三足炉(克重:760g)Condition Report: minor loss of inlaid, wear and small knocks to the rimCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 395

A Chinese celadon jade 'chilong' belt hook, the jade Qing Dynasty, 18th century, attached to a silver a trefoil bowl with the jade forming the handle, Milano 1944-1968, .925 standard, stamped serra roma, the jade 18th century, jade 12.3cm long青白玉螭龙柄意大利三叶草盘Condition Report: the jade chilong dragon with one mane missing a section of 1.4cm Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 438

A late 19th century imperial yellow book cover, possibly from the palace libraries, Late Qing dynasty, oven with nine five clawed dragons, the dragons are highlighted with bright blue silk and an abrash of gold and silver thread, 77.5cm x 76cm晚清 黄地龙纹书套Condition Report: very good conditionCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 444

A Chinese sancai-glazed earthenware tazza with blue glaze, Tang dynasty (618-907), 11.5cm diameter, with Japanese silver lidCompare with a similar example sold from the collection Dr. Peter Nicolaus (1940-2020), Nagel auction, Stuttgart, 24th June 2021, lot 776唐 三彩挂蓝彩小高足盘Condition Report: glaze flakes restored on rim Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 479

A Chinese blue and white ewer and cover, Kangxi, painted with flowers on scrolling stems, with later silver metal additions, 20cm high 清康熙 青花缠枝花卉纹持壶 Condition Report: lid with chips restoredthe spout and handle terminals with silver metal mounts covering up old damagesome fritting on glaze on handle and foot rim firing crack connecting piece connecting spout to body of ewer and also firing crack to base of spout Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 532

A Chinese Dutch decorated tea caddy, Kangxi, painted with panels of birds and flowers, 12cm high including silver metal lidProvenance: Major Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967) collection and by family descent.清康熙 荷兰后加彩四方茶罐拍品来源:Edward Copleston Radcliffe (1898-1967) 少校私人收藏Condition Report: Fritting to upper rim and some enamel lossCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 562

A Persian silver desk seal, 19th century, dated 1261AH, Persian calendar, 5.6cm diameter x 5.5cm high with handle upright, 132 grams Condition Report: some wear and knocks to edges Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 578

A Japanese Gold Lacquer Box with Inner Tray and Stand, of fan shape, the cover decorated in gold takamakie and hiramakie on the kinji ground as a fan with a landscape scene, the struts in silver coloured metal, details in e-nashiji, the sides with rouyndels of peonies, Ho-o birds and other emblems, interspersed with hanabishi diaper, the trsy with birds by a prunus tree in gold takamakie on a kinji ground, the stand shows a butterfly and chrysanthemums over water in togidashi, the whole raised on four cabriole legs, the interiors in rich nashiji, width 23.5cms, Late Edo-Meiji EraCondition Report: Some fading, some wear, a few small dents and chipsCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 581

Y A Japanese Three-Case Japanese Inro, of slender section decorated on the sparse nashiji ground with an ikebana arrangement of a budding plant in a chinkinbori decorated bronze vessel, the reverse with a battledore and a dried salmon, all in tones of silver and gold hiramakie and takamakie with gold foil details, signed to the base, Early 19th Century; with coral Ojime and Netsuke formed from a silver-mounted fragment of coral branch Provenance: formerly from a private collection, purchased in Tokyo in the 1940s and by descent from Californian estate     Condition Report: Chip to lower edge of bottom case, some scratches, minor chips to edges, losses of gold foil and on side with flowers two chips in middle section and some wear and oxidation  see additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer

Lot 598

KAWAGUCHI BUNZAEMON: A Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Presentation Vase, the body of tapered form resting on a broad, splayed foot and rising to a knopped neck with stepped mouth, decorated in gold and silver wire on the light grey ground with a panel of a flower cart filled with chrysanthemum, the reverse with a Ho-o bird with spread wings, the foot and neck with kiri leaves and tendrils, the neck with a sixteen-petal Kiku-mon rectangular seal chased to base Aichi-ken Nagoya Kawaguchi Bunzaemon sei, height 37cms, Meiji PeriodCondition Report: Short section of footrim ground down, minor hairline crackCondition Report Disclaimer

Lot 373

* Schneider Trophy. An important silver-plated Schneider Trophy miniature presented to Group Captain William Frederick Dry, CBE, mounted on an ebonised plinth applied with nine silver-plated plaques recording the International Schneider Trophy winners, World's Speed Record holders and Royal Air Force High-Speed Flight members, variously dated 1927-1931, 11.5 cm high x 14.5 cm wide x 11 cm deep, together with a collection of original documents and photographs including a photograph album containing approximately 40 black and white photographs compiled by Dry including the aircraft workshop, Supermarine S.6A, N248, Gloster Napier IVB N222, Supermarine S.5 N219, plus earlier family life and military service in the Royal Flying Corps, nine large format black and white photographs (some press and RAF issued) showing the Schneider Trophy in Venice (1927) and Calshot (1931), a handwritten copy of lecture notes and a further typed copy, the book, The Schneider Trophy Contests (1913-1931) by Ellison Hawks, inscribed 'W Dry' and other related items QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Group Captain William Frederick Dry, CBE (1896-1974) then by family descent.Group Captain William Frederick Dry, CBE (1896-1974) was the Engineering Officer of the 1931 Schneider Trophy-winning team. He and seven of the winning team were awarded the Schneider Trophy miniature. The full-size trophy is held at the Science Museum.Dry on leaving school in 1914 enlisted in the Royal Engineers, his role was a motorcycle despatch rider. In 1915 he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and quickly gained his wings and commission, being based at Netheravon.The RFC amalgamated with the RNAS to form the RAF on 1 April 1918 and Dry transferred to the RAF and started engineering training, whilst flying squadrons were being established. He served for six years at Martlesham and then posted overseas to India, based near Karachu. Whilst there many pioneer long-distance flights to the Far East and Australia passed through including Arthur Gordon Jones-Williams and Sir Alan Cobham (see lot 375)At the end of 1930 Dry returned to England and early in 1931 he had the opportunity to join the High Speed Flight as Team Engineer, which set up initially at Felixstowe, later moving to Calshott. This was RJ Mitchell's dream child and the Supermarine S6B was born.The seaplane was quite different to contemporary aircraft, being all metal and its fuel contained in the floats, a supercharged boosted Rolls Royce engine, and the whole plane of futuristic aerodynamic styling.Dry explained in a lecture talk he made (the notes included in the lot) that the seaplane was tricky to handle, particularly at take-off, made even worse more difficult with no forward visibility!There were significant engineering issues to overcome. The reality was that every occasion the plane ventured out was a test, with great risk of damage, and danger for the pilot.The advance in air speeds that were achieved that September of 1931, were indeed remarkable. It is little wonder that the Supermarine S6B should be the forerunner of what was to come the Spitfire fighter aircraft.After the Schneider Trophy excitement, Dry continued in the RAF, and another tour of India later returning to England to take up an appointment at the RAF Staff College. His role became Personal Staff Officer to four successive Assistant and Deputy Chiefs of Air Staff including William Sholto Douglas and Arthur 'Bomber' Harris. Dry retired from active service in 1946.Dry could often be seen driving between Camberley and his home Frogmore, Surrey in his pre-war open top Riley sports tourer resplendent with its Supermarine seaplane bonnet mascot. see lots 374, 375.

Lot 194

* Ubsdell Family. Lieutenant James Eads Ubsdell, Somerset Light Infantry who died of fever on 13 October 1896 at Keila DroochIndia General Service 1895-1902, VR, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (Lt. J.E. Ubsdell, Som.L.Infy), extremely fine, contained in an ebony box which was requested by his mother after his death as a memorial, the lid with a silver plaque with London 1902 hallmark engraved 'In Affectionate Remembrance of my dearly loved son James Eads Ubsdell who died at Drosh, Chitral 13th October 1896 Aged 27 years', silver corners and key plate, the hinged lid enclosing a fitted lift out tray with the personal effects of the recipient including his campaign medal, silver 13th Foot cap badge, belt buckle, silver sovereign case and yellow metal pocket knife each engraved with the initals 'J.E.U.', tunic buttons, Southampton Yacht club enamel badge and other items, the lower section with a large collection of original documents, telegrams, letters including letters from Ubsdell to his family etc including a printed and manuscript letter titled 'circular no 238 Divisional Transport office Late Chitral Relief Force Rawal-Pindi, 19th November 1895' in which the divisional transport officer thanks the transport officers on the conclusion of the operations of the Chitral Relief Force, military educational documents including one for qualifying as a Russian interpretor dated 23 April 1890, a passport signed by the the Marquess of Salisbury, Earl of Salisbury dated 1888 with several Russian stamps, vellum death certificate dated 24 August 1897, a manuscript list of effects sent to his mother including many of the items in this box, a copy letter to his mother from Lt Col A.C. Borton giving condolence, an original telegram inscribed 'regret that he died suddenly fever, thirteenth October Drosh, Colonel Somerset', black and white photographs of Ubsdell's grave stone, plus a large watercolour portrait of Ubsdell painted by T.M. Heaton in 1912, as a tribute commissioned by his mother, Ubsdell seen in full scarlet uniform of the Somerset Light Infantry, period gilt frame, glazed, frame size 78 x 83 cm, a handcoloured photograph of Ubsdell in Eton uniform, presented in a gilt metal frame with Eton Register, a humerous drawing of Ubsdell by Marcel Pil 1893, in a period carved wood frame, frame size 22 x 17 cm and other items, a good original family archiveQTY: (1)NOTE:Captain James Eads Ubsdell, Somerset Light Infantry (1868-1896), was born in Southampton and educated at Eton. He served with the regiment in India and was a transport officer during the Relief of Chitral in 1895. Ubsdell died of fever at Drosh, India on 13 October 1896. His headstone at Drosh Cantonment is inscribed 'In memory of Captain James Eads Ubsdell, The Prince Alberts Somersetshire Light Infantry, who died at Killa Drosh whilst employed as Transport Officer 13th October 1896, aged 28 years. Deeply mourned by his parents and brother officers'. See lot 195 for Lieutenant Colonel Thurlow Richardson Ubsdell (brother).

Lot 53

* Regimental Colour. The remnant of the Regimental Colour of the 71st Highland Light Infantry 1817-37, silver bullion wire on silk, the embroidered battle honour scroll with one side for 'Peninsula' the other for 'Almarez', laid on an early 19th century map of Tipperary and presented in a period gilt moulded frame, glazed, frame size 21.5 x 64.5 cm, with an inscribed note which according to the information with the lot was found behind the backing board 'This is a portion of the Colour of the 71st Regiment (Highland Light Infantry) and was borne through the Peninsula War' (which is inaccurate, see notes provided with the lot)QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: Reputedly laid over the monument to Major-General Sir Denis Pack ay St. Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland and purchased in Ireland by the A.S.J.The Battle of Almarez was a battle of the Peninsula War which took place on 18-19 May 1812 between the Anglo-Portuguese Army under Lord Hill destroyed the French pontoon across the River Tagus, Almarez, Spain. The bridge was protected by two French garrisons at either end.The action was swift-moving, deceptive and daring. The decisive result produced improvement in the Allied position by keeping French forces separated ahead of the imminent Battle of Salamanca.

Lot 102

* Sword. A George III cavalry officer's sword, circa 1796, the 82 cm curved steel blade with silver stirrup hilt and chequered ivory grip, overall length 94 cm, in its black leather scabbard with silver mounts, engraved Prosser late Gullum, Sword Cutler and belt maker to the King Charring Cross London, the hallmarks bearing the monarch George III and maker IP (John Prosser, registered 1796)QTY: (1)NOTE:Ivory submission reference, 17147K4L.

Lot 363

* RAF Trophy. A Royal Air Force silver-plated trophy presented to Air Vice-Marshal D. Parry-Evans, CBE, the trophy formed as a kestrel mounted on an ebonised base with a hallmarked silver plaque engraved 'Royal Air Force Staff College Air Vice-Marshal D. Parry-Evans CBE, RAF Commandant 1981-1902', 19 cm highQTY: (1)NOTE:Air Chief Marshal Sir David George Parry-Evans, GCB, CBE (1935-2020) was educated at Berkhamstead School before joining the RAF in 1953. He became Officer Commanding No.214 Squadron in 1974, Commandment of the RAF Staff College, Bracknell in 1981 and then went on to be Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Germany and Second Tactical Air Force in 1985, and last post as Air Member for Personnel in 1989 before retiring in 1991. He later became President of the Shackelton Association.

Lot 173

* Davison's Nile Medal 1798, gilt bronze, reverse contemporarily engraved 'Donald Blair', 47mm diameterQTY: (1)NOTE:The medal was issued in four types, gold (Nelson and his captains), silver (junior officers), gilt-bronze (petty officers) and bronze (ratings). It was struck at Matthew Boulton's factory in Soho Birmingham and commemorates Nelson's victory at the mouth of the Nile on 1 August 1798. His prize agent Alexander Davison celebrated the victory by having these medals struck, his name appears around the edge of the medal.

Lot 182

* An impressive group to Captain Walter Beale Cornock, Gloucestershire Yeomanry who famously quoted “I would rather die a man's death, than have to feel that I had failed to go through with it or taken a cowardly advantage of a chance to get out of it. Not that I expect to be killed, I have every hope of coming through, providence has been very good to me thus far, thankfully I don't mind much either way. I think we are unnecessarily afraid of death - I'm only worried because of the pain it would cause to all you at home”1914-15 Star (1906 Pte W.B. Cornock. Glouc Yeo), British War and Victory Medals (Capt. W.B. Cornock.), India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, unnamed, good very fine and mounted on a ribbon bar for wear, with dress miniature awards, a silver prize medal for the “Congreve Challenge Cup” won by the recipient on 17 August 1917, a Gloucestershire Regiment “sweetheart” brooch, regimental cap badge, trench art brass sword mount engraved with the recipients record of service from 1914 to 1922Original documents including record of service, field medical card, newspaper cutting noting Cornock’s promotion to Lieutenant, a humorous manuscript menu card for the Lewis Gun School Break Up Dinner, Le Touquet dated 15 December 1916, offering several courses including ‘Fish, Whiting A La Somme, “Hun”ion Sauce”, the reverse signed by attendees including Cornock, a letter from his mother dated 21 July 1915, several letters written by the recipient to his father, 1917 and 1918, a typed account of the recipients experience in Spring 1916 whilst serving with the 12th Bn Gloucestershire Regiment in Villars au Bois, near Mount Eloi “it was intensely cold, the air filled with snowflakes as the men went over the top, sheltered to some extent by a creeping barrage”, several photographs of the recipient including a portrait of the recipient in WWI service dress, three signed letters from Vera Brittain (1893-1970) WWI nurse and author of the 1933 bestseller “Testament of Youth” which recounted her experiences during WWI. The letter thanks Cornock for his letter regarding the Testament of Youth, also letters written from Sir Philip Gibbs (1877-1962) author and WWI reporter and Sir Harold Boyce MP, newspaper cutting reporting Cornock coming to the aid of an employee who had been injured in a road traffic accident, Cornock saved his life by giving blood, another folder containing numerous WWI period letter to and from his parents, three manuscript journals kept by Cornock commencing 1913 and recording his complete WWI service with many extracts harrowing and emotive, writing about his time in Gallipoli, Sulva Bay he recollects “I had been told that men always messed their breeches the first time under fire but this proved only to be a rumour, at any rate this unfortunate calamity did not occur in my case”,On October 8th 1915 he writes “We relieved the Rough Riders in the front line by night, I was put on guard at once. The Turks were about 100 yards away. I found it very exciting, interesting but they were well dug in, once seldom got a chance of a target. There were many dead bodies between the two lines, they smelt- the flies were very trying, masses of them fierce biting things whilst centipedes and scorpions in the trenches were minor evils”.Moving to the Western Front he writes of Vimy “Next day the 5th we got hell, heavily shelled all day. The enemy seemed to have the trenches taped. Their aeroplanes come up and down the lines, our planes are conspicuous by their absence, we had not achieved air supremacy in those days. The support from the Canadian Artillery behind us was lamentable, they seemed to be firing all the dud stuff. Walking up the trench I found two men buried, one man’s head lying in the trench, severed clean from the body. With the help of sergeant Whittacre I got one of the buried men out alive, the other was dead, we had many casualties and were very demoralized” many pages supported by snaps shot size photographsA huge family archive including 8 manuscript memoirs by his father A.W. Beale dated 1891 but recollecting various historic occasions for example a visit with his father to St James Park. His father would often take him to see the changing of the guard and for long walks, Beale takes up the story “I remember an incident which though it made little impression on me then I have always been proud of since - The Duke of Wellington was riding down St James Street, saluted by everyone high and low and mechanically returning their salutes when he seemed suddenly to see my father and instead of merely saluting him in the same fashion he rode up to where we were standing and stooped down shaking hands and stayed some time taking with my father and was this not talked of among the soldiers it flew all over London and whenever Father and I went to any of the Barracks after this which we so often did he seemed to be received with double respect. Father showed me a wound in his right breast and side where a bullet had gone through him at the Battle of Waterloo and told me that he never knew he was wounded the excitement of battle being so great till the Duke of Wellington cried out Lieutenant Beale you are wounded.” He went on to recount an incident that in his mind was the finest exemplification of true courage that he could imagine - “that a soldier in the ranks whispered to another while the Duke was passing in front of them and just about to enter into an engagement with the enemy - Comrade the Duke looks pale and frightened at which the Dule turned round and retorted - yes my man and the Duke feels so frightened so much that many of you men would not dare to be here if they felt as he does”. Cornock’s grandfather, Captain Thomas Griffin Beale the writer A W Beale himself recounts travels to the Crimea and seeing Florence Nightingale at Scutari. The whole collection contained in Captain W.B. Cornock’s military chestQTY: (an archive)NOTE:Captain Walter Beale Cornock was born Churchdown, Gloucestershire in 1892, he was educated at Wycliffe College, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, he joined the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars as a Private in 1906, he served in Gallipoli as a Trooper from April 1915 before returning to England as a result of dysentery in December 1915. Once recuperated he was attached to the Cadet Corps Officers at Magdalen College, Oxford in June 1916 and then served on the Western Front with 12th Bn, Gloucestershire Regiment from November 1916, he was promoted to Lieutenant in May 1917 and Captain in August, in September 1918 he embarked for India and served with the 31st Punjabis before being stationed on the North West Frontier at the time of the third Afghan War with the 1/30th Punjabis, Cornock and remained in service until 1922 retiring with the rank Captain.

Lot 54

* Royal Irish Rifles. A Victorian white metal badge of the Royal Irish Rifles, with harp and crown and the motto Quis Separabit and battle honours, two lugs to the back, 10 cm long, presented in an Edwardian style silver frameQTY: (1)

Lot 30

* Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. A photograph album belonging to Major General William Scott Cole, 1920-24, approximately 100 mounted gelatin silver prints (mostly two per page, to recto and verso), hand-written captions to margins, contemporary green cloth gilt, neat ownership inscription of Cole to front board and front pastedown, bumped, oblong 4toQTY: (1)

Lot 84

* Hunting Knife. An early 20th-century hunting hanger, the 26 cm double edge blade stamped 'Whitby Solingen Germany', etched with a mountainous landscape, German silver shell guard, S shape quillon with acorn finials, stag antler grip with black and red roundels, flared pommel with oak leaves, overall length 36.5 cm, in its black leather scabbard with white metal mounts QTY: (1)

Lot 171

* Sporting Gun. A Victorian percussion double barrel shotgun by John Charles Reilly, London (numbered 7902) circa 1854, the 75 cm barrels with Damascus twist figuring, inscribed 'J.C. Reilly, New Oxford Street, London', the sidelock, trigger guard and hammers engraved with foliate scrolls, walnut stock inset with silver escutcheon, with ramrod, in good working order, overall length 118 cm QTY: (1)

Lot 353

* Flying Helmet. An interwar period brown leather flying / motoring helmet, brown leather with Newby Brothers Ltd B'ham studs, chamois and fur lining, together with a WWII period RAF silver sweetheart brooch, with blue, green and red enamel , 55 mm wide, WWII period lock knife with blade and two tools including marlin spike, composite chequered grips, plus two Air League of the British Empire gilt and enamel badgesQTY: (5)

Lot 23

* WWII RAF. A WWII collection of items belonging to Charles John Allen, 116 Squadron, comprising a sterling silver identity bracelet engraved 'Luck be with you all my lover Doris', pilots cloth wings, airman's pay book with entries for 1943 at North Weald, No 22 EFTS, 116 Squadron, Gatwick and Biggin Hill 1944 plus 24 black and white photographs showing training in Canada with Fairey Battle cockpit, loading bombs on wings, Spitfires and other subjects and a large image of Horsa Glider QTY: (1)

Lot 157

* Pistol. A Victorian double barrel percussion pistol by Clayton of Lymington, the 9.5 cm barrel engraved 'Clayton Lymington' along the top, dolphin engraved hammers, foliate engraved casing, rounded and chequered walnut grip with vacant silver escutcheon, action in good working order, overall length 23.5 cmQTY: (1)

Lot 67

* Court Sword. A George V court sword, the 80 cm straight steel blade with brass guard applied with silver G.V.R. cypher and thistle wreath with brass kuncklebow and grip with urn finial, overall length 94.5 cm, in a brown leather scabbard with brass mounts together with a similar George V example but with crown finial and lacking scabbard, overall length 85 cm QTY: (2)

Lot 147

* Pistol. A 19th-century small percussion pocket pistol, the 4.5 cm turnoff barrel with foliate engraved casing, concealed trigger guard and walnut chequered grip with oval escutcheon and German silver lions head butt cap, action in good working order, overall length 13.5 cm QTY: (1)

Lot 278

* Aviation Badges. A mixed collection of badges including a De Havilland silver gilt badge with blue enamel, reverse numbered '38', a 1930s Cobham 'Flying Circus' brass badge with red enamel wings by H.W. Miller Ltd, a Soviet enamel 'Hampden' badge, with screw back, ARP Warden enamel lapel badge for Thomas William Lench Limited (poor condition), Air Defence Corps white metal and enamel badge with brass pin, together with a Fairey Aircraft Company ashtray with enamel decoration, a bakelite morse code key and other itemsQTY: (1 )

Lot 66

* Bowie Knife. A Victorian bowie knife, the 18 cm blade stamped 'J Rodgers & Sons 6 Norfolk St Sheffield England', star and Maltese cross marks, German silver oval crossguard, chequered horn grip with 'hoof' pommel, overall length 30.5 cm, in its brown leather sheathQTY: (1)

Lot 41

* Letter Opener. WWI Imperial German officer's sword letter opener, 18.5 cm curved steel blade, brass lions head grip, overall length 23 cm, in its steel scabbard, together with suspension straps from a full-size German army dagger, silver bullion with oak leaf decoration and green velvet lining QTY: (2)

Lot 291

* Flying Helmet. Mk1A bone dome flying helmet circa 1967, size 3, finished in silver with stores reference No.22 C/2120, inscribed '12 Sqn Soames', with microphone and jack and modern replacement visor (sealed in a bag)QTY: (1)

Lot 195

* Ubsdell Family: Lieutenant Colonel Thurlow Richardson Ubsdell, DSO, Royal Horse ArtilleryDistinguished Service Order, G.R.V., silver gilt and enamelQueen's South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Lieut T.R. Ubsdell, R.F.A.), 1914 Star and Bar (Capt:T.R. Ubsdell, R.F.A.)British War and Victory Medals (Major T.R. Ubsdell) with MID oakleaves1935 Jubilee MedalFrance. Légion d’honneur, good very fine or better, lacquered with dress miniature awards and cases of issueSilver desk stand presented to Ubsdell from the officers R.A. mess Rawal Pindi April 29th 1909 (and so inscribed), with two silver top ink bottles with the initials T.R.U., the stand 27 cm long, approximately 747g together with a box containing hundreds of letters from Lt Col Thurlow Richardson Ubsdell from the Western Front circa 1914 onwards, a large scrap album compiled by Ubsdell which covers his personal life and career in the army and at home, many photographs, including Ubsdell wearing his QSA medal, another of the 13th Battery receiving their medals at Nowgong, India, original documents such as commission certificate dated 21 May 1900 (2nd Lieutenant), mentioned in despatches certificates etc, Secret blue report No4 titled 'Report on the Armed Forces of Germany and the work the Effective Sub-Commission of Control', the cover inscribed 'T.R. Ubsdell', two folders full of documents titled 'Political Parties in Germany', and 'Revolution of March 12/13th 1920' with a typed report for the Berlin Revolution on 13 March 1920, together with another group of medals to his son Major Edward Thurlow Hope Ubsdell, Somerset Light Infantry, killed on active service in a motoring accident in Germany, 10 November 19451939-1945 Star, Burma Star, Defence and War Medals, extremely fine and lacquered, both groups presented in a modern display frame, glazed, frame size, 49 x 35 cm QTY: (1)NOTE:D.S.O. London Gazette 1 January 1918M.I.D. London Gazette 14 January 191530 November 19157 November 191713 November 1919Lieutenant Colonel Thurlow Richardson Ubsdell (1872-1955) was born in New York, America, he was the son of John Ubsdell who had emigrated to America in the late 1850s and was President of the Great Lakes Engineering Company, River Rouge (considered an outstanding naval architect and marine engineer), the family moved back to England in the 1870s and resided in Southampton, Ubsdell was educated at Rugby School and Jesus College, Cambridge before being commissioned in the Royal Artillery in May 1900, he served in the Boer War from 1901 with the 13th Battalion and was present at the Delhi Durbar on 1 January 1903, an original programme of the Durbar plus order of service is included with the lot, Ubsdell relinquished his commission in 1912 with the rank as Captain, he re-engaged for service at the outbreak of WWI and served on the Western Front with the 6th Division Royal Artillery from September 1914 until the end of the war, he was mentioned in despatches four times plus awarded the DSO.In 1918 Ubsdell was appointed Summary Court Officer in Cologne, during this time, he tried over 5000 Germans and presided over a special court to try Spartacists charged with inciting Mutiny in the British Army and with a plot to murder General Plumer and other British Officers.Between 1918-1920 he joined the "British Effectives' Sub-Commission of the Control Commission or the Disarmament of Germany in Berlin as AAG and subsequently was President of the Berlin District Commission of Control for the Execution of the Military clauses of the Peace Treaty (Treaty of Versailles) and the Disbandment of the German Army, there are several pages of black and white photographs relating to General Foch accepting the German request for armistice, with relevant newspaper cuttings. Ubsdell served during WWII with the Home Guard from 3 June 1940 to 1 October 1942 (a certificate from George VI is included along with original ARP paperwork and photographs).On 10 November 1945 his son Edward was killed in a jeep accident whilst serving in Germany, the album included in this lot has several black and white photographs of Edward and his family, a newspaper cutting reporting on the death, roll of honour plus a photograph of his grave.A wonderful and comprehensive family archive.See lot 194.

Lot 374

* Schneider Trophy. A Royal Air Force silver-plated trophy presented to Group Captain William Frederick Dry, CBE who was the Engineer Officer on the winning 1931 Schneider Trophy Contest winning team, the trophy formed as a kestrel mounted in an ebonised base with a plaque engraved 'Royal Air Force Staff College Presented to Group Captain W.F. Dry, C.B.E., R.A.F. (Ret.) College Secretary 1946-1962', 19 cm high QTY: (1)NOTE:See lots 373, 375.

Lot 10

A collection of hardstone and silver set brooches and pendants, including a Wedgwood Jasper ware green and white brooch, a late 19th early 20th century oval gilt metal example, bloodstone and carnelian gilt metal swivel fob, pink pendant drop and other items (a parcel)

Lot 110

A 19th Century French paste cluster ring, with feather shoulders, the oval with silver set paste stones, ring size L, 4.2g, boxed

Lot 12

A collection of silver and white metal jewellery, including a white metal bell 'belly dancer' belt, a silver curb linked necklace, a Scottish silver Celtic cross with Glasgow hallmarks and a pendant (4)

Lot 122

A small collection of 9ct gold earrings, together with a small quantity of costume jewellery and gentleman's watches including a silver hardstone signet ring, a marcasite dress ring, a stainless stell gentleman's wristwatch and various other items, gold weight 8g

Lot 123

An Art Deco silver, marcasite double clip brooch and frame, a silver marcasite fern brooch, a silver paste set twelve pointed star, a large butterfly wing circular brooch and other items

Lot 124

A quantity of silver and costume jewellery, including a silver gilt and 18ct plated bangle, a pinchbeck mourning pendant, EPNS napkin ring, 1930s Art Deco necklace and various beads etc

Lot 125

A quantity of silver and costume jewellery, including a blue john ring, an engraved hinged bangle, a silver curb link padlock clasp bracelet and various other chains and costume jewellery, silver weight 106g

Lot 134

A quantity of silver jewellery, including a filigree brooch, a charm bracelet set with a town crier, cottage, golf clubs and others, silver locket etc, 149g

Lot 137

Four carved and moulded cameos, including a cameo glass example in a 9ct gold frame, a mother of pearl and silver framed double profile cameo and two shell examples

Lot 147

A small collection of silver jewellery, including an Art Deco paste clip brooch, a three leaf clover and horseshoe riding crop bar brooch, an Arts and Crafts silver rose and strawberry cuff bangle and others, 72g

Lot 150

A silver and marcasite double bird brooch, a glass bead necklace and other items

Lot 151

An Art Deco 9ct gold rectangular pierced linked bracelet, each link centred with a pierced quatrefoil and X, united by a heart shaped padlock clasp now af, with an associated 9ct gold and silver Masonic orb charm, 19.5cm, 28.2g

Lot 154

Seven silver bracelets, of various designs, including flattened links, Celtic style, circular and baton links with padlock clasp, an Emporio Armani example and others, 126g

Lot 155

A collection of silver St Christopher pendants, some on chains, of various shapes and designs, 161g

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