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Lot 4
A professional campervan conversion in good condition both inside and out. The Duetto Autosleeper is LWB transit with a high top. With lots of living area and being 2 berths the front sleeping area converts into two singles or one double bed. Fully kitted out with sink, oven, hob and fridge, with lots of storage throughout. Fitted with Ford’s reliable 2.5L engine and manual gearbox. Runs and drives as it should, ready to be used. MOT until March 2023.
Lot 907
Hughes (Ted, 1930-1998). A group of seven autograph manuscript letters from Ted Hughes to Alan Hancox (the last letter written to his wife Shelagh), 6th July 1983-18th March 1992, the first referring to the expedition to Lake Victoria involving his son Nicholas: 'he's now presumably dissecting Nile Perch (up to 300 lb each) on the lake shores in 98º F', and offering Alan the services of his local healer: 'Roy [Davids] tells us you had a visit to hospital, Alan. I hope that's under control. He'll tell you of a visit to our local healer & miracle-worker. Roy seemed impervious to the magic rays - though very often they are magic beyond belief. Anyway, in spite of Roy, I recommend him without reservation to everybody, and he seems to help (cure) about 4/5', another letter (dated in another hand in pencil January 1988) thanks Alan for the gift of a Shakespeare Folio, with a further letter, dated Court Green, North Tawton, Devon, 14 November 1991: 'I arrived back here to be crushed under the last minute copy-editor's adjustment to my Shakespeare Tome. So I was trying to get all kinds of little embellishments in before the whole mass sank into the fixity of type....What a marvelous volume that is. I have it open on a very fine lectern my son made...After my Shakespeare digression, I'm surveying a pile of things that I left half-started at the point of distraction. So I am trying to refix my wits to cope with a new line in productions. Sustained writing of prose - formal prose - makes many things more difficult for a while, somehow. Everything one does leaves its habit-trace.' and finishing with a reference to the latest Cheltenham Literature Festival and to the publication of an Anthology of East European Poets by his friend Danny Weissbort: 'A bookfull of quite wonderful things that will probably sink without trace in the finely huge yawn of boredom with (boredom over? boredom about?) those wretched countries. A bookful of red-hot cries from the forge of history suddenly turned to chill, remote museum pieces. I'm sending the reprint of my Shakespeare Anthology, with the Note (at the back) from which my other book emerged', and a last letter to Alan's wife Shelagh referring to Alan's death 'Dear Shelagh - I hope all's going well with you. I imagine a great many people are giving support, but if there is anything I can do - you know I would love the opportunity to do it... it's a valuable memory that Alan was so warm and often with me. Just as it's a kind of thorn in my memory that I was so late for that Shakespeare lecture the year before. I got there exactly on time, but it must have given Alan an anxious ten minutes...I've got the Shakespeare he gave me here on a lectern, and I try to read it a play a week from it - aloud to myself', together with three handwritten cards from Carol Hughes, and a Morrigu Press invoice signed by Carol Hughes, as well as two photographs of Ted Hughes and Alan Hancox at the 1992 Cheltenham Literature FestivalQTY: (13)NOTE:Alan Hancox, Cheltenham bookdealer and director of the Cheltenham Literature Festival from 1980 to 1995, who oversaw the expansion of the festival into one of the leading British literary events of each summer. He regularly chaired poetry discussions, such as Seamus Heaney's 1988 Cheltenham Lecture 'Learning from Eliot', about the influence of T. S. Eliot on Heaney's writing. Alan's major contribution is acknowledged in the tribute to him by poets he brought to the festival, Poems for Alan Hancox, published by the Whittington Press in 1993.
Lot 342
Karl Hagemeister 1848 Werder a. d. Havel - 1933 Werder a. d. Havel Waldinneres – Birkenstämme im Herbststurm. Um 1912. Öl auf Leinwand. Warmt G 481 (2015: G 483). Verso auf dem Keilrahmen handschriftlich nummeriert. 67,5 x 45 cm (26,5 x 17,7 in). Mit einer die Zuschreibung vornehmenden schriftlichen Expertise von Frau Dr. Hendrikje Warmt, Karl Hagemeister Archiv & Werkverzeichnis, Berlin, Juli 2015. PROVENIENZ: Sammlung Alfred Daugs, Berlin (1975) Privatsammlung Niedersachsen. Die Wälder und Seen seiner norddeutschen Heimat im Havelland stehen im Zentrum von Hagemeisters Schaffen. Die leise Bewegung von Bäumen, Blättern und Gras verleiht seinen Werken jene besondere meditative Stimmung, die ganz aus dem unmittelbaren Natureindruck erwächst und sich diesem malerisch verpflichtet fühlt. So sucht man in Hagemeisters Landschaften vergebens detaillierte Beschreibungen oder kunstvoll arrangierte Kompositionen. Die breiten, spontan und intuitiv wirkenden Pinselstriche zeugen von einer Direktheit, in der sich die vor dem Motiv empfundene Atmosphäre auf die Leinwand niederschlägt. Dennoch entstehen sie aus einer kontemplativen Herangehensweise, wie Hagemeister seine Malpraxis beschreibt: 'Wenn ich in die Natur hinausgehe, und es sei auch an eine Stelle, die ich ganz genau kenne, so bin ich gar nicht imstande, mich sofort hinzusetzen und zu malen. Ich muss vielmehr immer erst längere Zeit still die Umgebung auf mich wirken lassen und mich ganz mit der Stimmung durchsättigen, die aus der gegenwärtigen atmosphärischen Verfassung sich um mich ausbreitet. Wenn ich dann den Grundton eingesogen habe, so bringe ich ihn als beherrschenden Farbakkord auf die Leinwand. Und diese Grundierung bleibt die Dominante, auf der das ganze Bild aufgebaut wird.' (Karl Hagemeister, in: Hendrikje Warmt, Hagemeister, Berlin 2016, S. 29). Hagemeister steht mit seinen Werken ab den 1880er Jahren in der Tradition der Pleinair-Malerei, die sich allmählich im Laufe des 19. Jahrhunderts entwickelt. Mit ihr setzt sich eine neue Auffassung der Landschaftsmalerei durch, die sich der akademischen Traditionen motivischer und technischer Art entledigt. Im Laufe seines Schaffens ist zu beobachten, wie sich Farbe und Form immer mehr vom Motiv lösen und zu reinem Ausdruck werden. [KT] Aufrufzeit: 10.12.2022 - ca. 15.26 h +/- 20 Min. Dieses Objekt wird regel- oder differenzbesteuert angeboten.ENGLISH VERSIONKarl Hagemeister 1848 Werder a. d. Havel - 1933 Werder a. d. Havel Waldinneres – Birkenstämme im Herbststurm. Um 1912. Oil on canvas. Warmt G 481 (2015: G 483). Verso of the stretcher with a hand-written number. 67.5 x 45 cm (26.5 x 17.7 in). Accompanied by an expertise issued by Dr. Hendrikje Warmt, Karl Hagemeister Archive & catalogue raisonné, Berlin, July 2015. PROVENANCE: Collection Alfred Daugs, Berlin (1975) Private collection Lower Saxony. Hagemeister’s work revolves around the forests and lakes of his native Havelland in northern Germany. The gentle movement of trees, leaves and grass lends his works a special meditative mood. Derived from the immediate experience of nature, Hagemeister’s artistic expression is fully committed to the experience of the natural world. His landscapes dispense with any detailed descriptions or artfully arranged compositions. Spontaneous and intuitive, his broad brushstrokes testify to an immediacy that reflects the atmosphere he perceives in front of the motif. Hagemeister’s painting process is nevertheless born from a contemplative approach, as he describes himself: “When I go out into nature, I never sit down and paint straight away, even if it is a spot that I know very well. Instead, I let the environment sink in for a while, allowing it to saturate all my senses with the ambient mood surrounding me. Once I have absorbed the basic note, I capture it on the canvas in the form of the main color scheme. This foundation remains the dominant element around which I construct the whole painting (Karl Hagemeister, in: Hendrikje Warmt, Hagemeister, Berlin 2016, p. 29). From the 1880s onwards, Hagemeister’s works can be attributed to the tradition of plein air painting. Evolving gradually over the course of the 19th century, the plein air approach focused on a new concept of landscape painting that dispenses with academic motif- and technique-based traditions. In the course of his work, the artist increasingly dissociated color and form from the motif, transforming them into pure expression. [KT] Called up: December 10, 2022 - ca. 15.26 h +/- 20 min. This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
Lot 201
A collection of doll's house objects, to include bathroom items such as two bathtubs, sink and toilet, together with a collection of fashion handbags, boxes, shoes, gloves, perfume bottles etc, a bed, and set of white painted shelving unitsProvenance: Contents of the Estate of Sir Frank Williams CBE and Mrs. Virginia Williams.
Lot 205
A collection of doll house mid century design furniture, to include a leather Eames style chair and stool, multiple leather upholstered sofas and chairs, with stools, some by 'Arlette', Danish design wooden sideboards and dressers, a white leather sofa by 'Arlette', a sofa by Ray Whiteledge, kitchen counters with fridge/oven/hob/sink, bunk-beds, and othersProvenance: Contents of the Estate of Sir Frank Williams CBE and Mrs. Virginia Williams.
Lot 193
An Omani Wild Olive Wood Throwing Stick, Dhofar, of cylindrical form, slightly swollen in the middle, with a silver pommel cap embossed with bands of scrolling tendrils, 89.5cm (with a note that states it will sink in water, and will maim or kill at 20 feet.); a Shihuh, Oman Battle Axe, each side of the small socket head struck with a sun motif, on a cylindrical wood haft, 76cm; a Syrian dagger, the curved blade engraved with Koranic script, the wood and bone grip inlaid with mother of pearl, with brass scabbard; also, two Omani bamboo camel sticks and a wood donkey stick (6)
Lot 126
Later in "Hesperus" I had the incomparable Petty-Officer Coster, who could be relied on to hear the first faint echo from a submarine at the maximum range of the asdic. Teamed up with Bill Ridley, my First-Lieutenant and anti-submarine specialist officer, they were a deadly combination for any U-boat that came within "Hesperus" range. U-Boat Killer by Captain Donald Macintyre refers. The unique Second War ‘Battle of the Atlantic’ D.S.M. and Bar, M.I.D. group of five awarded to Acting Petty Officer J. P. Coster, Royal Navy, for services as senior Asdic operator (H.S.D.) aboard the destroyer H.M.S. Hesperus under Commander Donald Macintyre, D.S.O.**, D.S.C., one of the most successful wartime C.O.’s of convoy escorts in the Battle of the Atlantic and author of ‘U-Boat Killer’ amongst many others Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (JX.148640 J. P. Coster. A/L. Smn.) impressed naming, with Second Award Bar, the reverse privately dated ‘1943’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, the last four all privately impressed ‘JX.148640 J. P. Coster. D.S.M. & Bar. A/L. Smn. R.N. “H.M.S. Hesperus”, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (5) £4,000-£5,000 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 9 March 1943: ‘For skill and determination in action against enemy submarines while serving in H.M. Ships Hesperus and Vanessa. - Temporary Acting Leading Seaman James Philip Coster. Seedies Roll confirms award for the destruction of U-357 in the north-western approaches on 26 December 1942. Commander Macintyre was awarded a Bar to his earlier D.S.O. for this action. U-357 was forced to the surface by depth charges and then rammed and sunk by Hesperus. D.S.M. Second Award Bar London Gazette 11 January 1944: ‘For courage and great skill in successful attacks on U-boats while serving in H.M.S. Hesperus. - Temporary Acting Petty Officer James Philip Coster, D.S.M. (Newbury, Berkshire).’ Two recommendations exist in Admiralty files for this award and it appears that the two were rolled up together into the Second Award Bar. The first, submitted on 20 May 1943, states: ‘Leading Seaman (Higher Submarine Detector - H.S.D.) James Philip Coster. D.S.M. awarded 9 March 1943. On Friday, 23rd April, 1943, when H.M.S. Hesperus was escorting Convoy O.N.S. 4, an enemy submarine was sighted and seen tio dive. This U-boat was soon afterwards picked up on the Asdics and a hunt ensued, at the end of which a hit with the Hedgehog was obtained and the U-boat sunk. Leading Seaman Coster was the asdic operator and his accurate and skilful operation of the set enabled contact with the submarine to be held throughout the hunt and accurate attacks to [be] delivered which resulted in the destruction of the U-boat.’ The second recommendation was submitted just 3 days later, on 23 May 1943, and states: ‘A/Petty Officer (Ty) James Philip Coster. D.S.M. awarded 9 March 1943. Previously recommended on 30 December 1942 and 20 May 1943. On the night of 11th/12th May, and again on 12th May, 1943 H.M.S. Hesperus detected and attacked U-boats. In the first case, the U-boat was depth-charged and forced to the surface after several attacks. It was then attacked by gunfire and left sinking. In the second case, the U-boat was detected by Asdics and, after three depth-charge attacks, was heard to explode, wreckage coming to the surface to confirm the sinking. Petty Officer Coster was the A/S operator throughout both these actions and his cool and skilful operation of the A/S set enabled the accurate attacks to be delivered which resulted in the destruction of the U-boats.’ Seedies Roll confirms award for successful attacks on U-boats in May 1943, with one sunk and two destroyed. U-186 was confirmed sunk north of the Azores by depth charges from Hesperus. M.I.D. London Gazette 23 November 1943: ‘For gallant and distinguished services in successful attacks on U-boats while serving in H.M. Ships... Hesperus.’ Seedies Roll confirms award for the probable destruction of a U-boat in the western approaches on 4 April 1943. James Philip Coster was a native of Newbury, Berkshire. He was the only recipient of the D.S.M. and Bar in Hesperus and the only crew member to receive three awards in this ship. Captain Donald Macintyre gives a succinct description of the asdic and depth charge attack procedure employed against U-boats in the early days of the battle of the Atlantic in his book, U-Boat Killer: ‘Once it was decided to attack, the procedure was to point one’s ship at the target and close it at a moderate speed. By the time the range was down to about 1,000 yards, sufficient data would have reached the plot to give a course and speed of the target. Course would then be altered so as to ‘collide’ with the submarine, and as the ship passed over it, or rather passed a little way ahead to allow for the time taken by depth-charges to sink, a pattern of depth charges would be fired. Those from the chutes in the stern would be dropped at evenly-spaced intervals in the wake, while the depth-charge throwers would send others out some fifty yards on either side. Thus the pattern properly laid would form a shape like an elongated diamond, somewhere inside of which, one hoped, would be the target. But to produce lethal damage the charges must explode near the U-boat in depth as well as in plan and as the depth of the submarine was largely a matter of guesswork the charges were fired at varying depths to increase the chance of success. Such in brief outline was the asdic and the depth charge attack as we knew them in the early days of the Atlantic battle. Of course, there were very many refinements of method and calculation. The effect of wind and weather on one’s ship and consequently on the best direction from which to attack, the need to avoid presenting oneself as an easy target for a torpedo attack in retaliation, the ruses tried out to prevent the U-boat commander from knowing when one was making the final dash to drop depth charges - all were of vital importance to the U-boat hunter. I was wonderfully lucky in the ‘Ping’ specialists who served with me in the two ships wgich I commanded for long periods of the war. In Walker the senior asdic rating, Backhouse, had the quiet confidence of the man who knows his job through and through. At the climax of a long night of confused fighting and mêlée, he was quite unperturbed and was able to classify the sounds in his headphones with the detachment acquired through long and wearisome practise. Later in Hesperus I had the incomparable Petty-Officer Coster, who could be relied on to hear the first faint echo from a submarine at the maximum range of the asdic. Teamed up with Bill Ridley, my First-Lieutenant and anti-submarine specialist officer, they were a deadly combination for any U-boat that came within Hesperus range.’ Sold with 6pp copied reports and recommendations.
Lot 128
‘With reference to my recommendations for recognition of officers and men of TRIBUNE in respect of the sinking of a U-boat I would like to stress that this achievement was outstanding observing that this is the first occasion on which an attack has been successfully carried out solely by means of Asdic by a submerged submarine against an enemy submerged submarine which was at no time sighted during the attack.’ (Vice-Admiral Submarines Sir Max Horton to Naval Secretary to First Lord of Admiralty, 18 October 1940) A Second War submariner’s D.S.M. group of five awarded to Petty Officer (Torpedo Gunner’s Mate) G. W. Butler, Royal Navy, for good services in H.M. Submarine Tribune during patrols in 1940, but more specifically on the occasion of her attack on U-56 in September 1940 when it was believed to have been sunk Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (J.110779 G. W. Butler. P.O. R.N.) impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45, these three all privately named ‘J.110779 P.O. George W. Butler D.S.M. R.N. H.M. Submarine’; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (J.110779 G. W. Butler. P.O. H.M.S. Forth.) mounted as worn, the last with an edge bruise, otherwise good very fine (5) £1,000-£1,400 --- D.S.M. London Gazette 12 November 1940: ‘For good service in recent patrols. - Petty Officer George William Butler.’ The recommendation states: ‘George William Butler, Petty Officer T.G.M. P/J.110779. For promptness in bringing the torpedo armament to the ready and speed in carrying out the many changes of orders for the torpedoes necessitated by the nature of the attack.’ One of 4 D.S.M.’s awarded to Tribune on this occasion. The commanding officer Lieutenant E. F. Balston received the D.S.O., and Lieutenant J. C. Ogle the D.S.C., six ratings also being mentioned in despatches. In his patrol report Lieutenant Balston describes the attack against a submerged U-boat on 6 September 1940, and is convinced of a successful ‘kill’: ‘0633 There was some evidence from adsics that we had been fired at, possibly three torpedoes, but these were never heard to detonate. Very loud water noises were heard close ahead in three distinct waves. The operator described these as ”rushes of water similar to that heard on firing torpedoes”. (In this connection I think the target, although knowing we were close, had no very exact idea of our whereabouts. This might account for him being as shallow as he was when we fired.) During this time TRIBUNE was stopped deep. 0637 Came up to 60ft, target right ahead range 1000yds. I was still trying to predict the movement of the target acrioss my bow and at 0638, range 700yds closing, this was 2º a minute from port to starboard. 0640 Fired two torpedoes at 4 second interval set to 44ft and 38ft, depth of submarine 70ft, using centre of asdic target as point of aim. Twenty five seconds after first torpedo there was a violent explosion and all H.E. immediately ceased. The second torpedo detonated eight minutes later having run off its range. Came to periscope depth after first explosion, nothing in sight. 0655 Surfaced to look for evidence. A considerable quantity of oil was visible on the surface and a sock and a glove and what may have been a coat were seen, but could not be found again after turning and it is doubtful if these could have been recovered as it was too rough to put a man over the side. 0715 Dived and carried out asdic search but nothing could be located. 0813 Surfaced to carry out further search. Oil on the surface was more widespread, long streaks tailing to leeward, and a patch of heavy brown sludge about six feet in diameter was seen to come to the surface close to the bow. The Engineer Officer stated this was what might be expected from the bottom of a fuel tank. I also saw a seagull soaked with oil trying to take off from the sea but obviously unable to do so. 0905 Abandoned search and proceeded. Weather: Wind force 5 to 6 from west. Sea rough.’ In forwarding his recommendations for awards, Vice-Admiral Sir Max Horton emphasised to the Naval Secretary to First Lord of Admiralty, Rear-Admiral E.N. Syfret, ‘I have no doubt that the U-boat was sunk.’ However, it later transpired that according to German records the only U-boat operating in that area had been the U-56, but she reported no attack and survived until April 1945, when she was scuttled at Kiel after being damaged by U.S. bombs. It is now an accepted fact that Tribune did not sink a U-boat on this occasion and her early history should read as below. H.M. Submarine Tribune was launched in December 1938 and completed in October 1939. Her first active service patrols took her to Norwegian waters where, on 6 January 1940, she fired 6 torpedoes against an enemy submarine in the Skagerrak, about 15 nautical miles east-north-east of Skagen, Denmark, but without success. On 22 June 1940, she made another torpedo attack on an enemy merchant vessel off Standlandet, Norway, but all torpedoes missed. On 6 September 1940, she attacked the German U-56 about 15 nautical miles north-east of St Kilda, Hebrides, but the two torpedoes fired both missed their target. Sold with copied recommendations and patrol report.
Lot 302
Wall mounting wood effect and stainless steel salon sink with wall mounting towel rack, and storage cabinet with mirror - THIS LOT IS TO BE COLLECTED BY APPOINTMENT FROM DUGGLEBY STORAGE, GREAT HILL, EASTFIELD, SCARBOROUGH, YO11 3TXDimensions: Height: 80cm Length/Width: 122cm Depth/Diameter: 60cm
Lot 40
Collection of Dolls house Garden and Kitchen/scullery furniture and accessories, including metal frames garden furniture and flowers, kitchen dresser, table, chairs, corner shelves, stove, sink area, copper ware, Toby jugs, various foods, scales and much more, (lot), please note that we cannot provide in house packing for this lot.
Lot 2
A De Havilland Devon fuselage section "G-ARBE (believed to be ex. BAE Systems Personnel Carrier), bearing Collins Tested OK label inscribed "Type 37P-4 Date 1 4 73 MFG No. 19051....", together with a spare tail fin section and tail elevator, wing tip and six other panels various, a toilet panel with folding sink and mirror bearing "Devon Air" label inscribed "G-ARBE Rear Packs B1 Head" and two interior doors bearing signs "No Smoking when Auxilliary Fuel Tank is Fitted"
Lot 493
clearance lot: all proceeds of this lot will go to Prospect Hospice at Christmas! Qty of marble, white Belfast sink with one chip, and purple coloured marble as part of a Victorian marble fire surround, garden parasol stand, fire grate, teak circular garden table (one leg off), a wall mirror, and a stone fire surround, etc all as found and viewed as seen .
Lot 547
CALDER ALEXANDER: (1898-1976) American sculptor known for his innovative mobiles and monumental public sculptures. An illustrated A.L.S., Alexander Calder, two pages, 4to, Sache, Indre-et-Loire, 9th July 1960, to his plumber, Monsieur Ferry, in French. Calder writes concerning some alterations that he would like to make to the bathroom in his house, 'Nous voudrions vois faire installer un cabinet et un lavabos dans notre maison au 2eme etage - Au dessus de votre installation dans la salle de bain - avec possibilitie de couper tout ca, sil fait trop froid la-haut, a certains moments. Un 'trombe', ou l'autre machin….serait bien' (Translation: 'We would like to see a cabinet and a sink installed in our house on the 2nd floor - Above your installation in the bathroom - with the possibility of switching it all off, if it is too cold up there at certain times. A 'waterspout', or the other thing….would be good') At this point in the letter, at the base of the page, Calder has drawn an ink sketch of what he envisages being installed. The artist continues to add that he will be away for some weeks from the 13th, 14th or 15th July, but asks Ferry to leave them some time on their return. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Calder (a few large tears and areas of paper loss, the postage stamp removed). Three file holes to the left edge, not affecting the text or signature, VG
Lot 2067
Lead-lined wood framed sink on wooden stand (108cm x 60cm x63cm) and a metal structure on four supports fitted with a glass bowlCondition Report Appears to be lead lined (metal is malleable). Old worm worm damage throughout, no signs of live wood worm. The corners of the basin are dovetail jointed. Please see photos.
Lot 482
Sindy - Collection of fashion dolls, furniture and accessories to include 4 x clothed fashion dolls, carded Sindy Boutique outfit 44085, a collection of clothing, a quantity of shoes, Sindy house - unchecked for completeness, and a collection of furniture (including a boxed Luxury Armchair 8720, chairs, sofa, cupboard, sink, dressing table, wardrobe, etc) (5)
Lot 519
* Three: Ordinary Seaman 1st Class R. F. Owens, Royal Navy, among those lost when H.M.S. Goliath was sunk off Cape Helles in May 19151914-15 Star (364772 R. F. Owens, O.S.1, R.N.), British War and Victory Medals (364772 R. F. Owens, O.S.1, R.N.), nearly extremely fineQTY: (3)NOTE:After the landing of troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula, fire support from naval vessels became ever important. Old pre-dreadnought battleships were assigned this task. On 13 May 1915, whilst at anchor in company with Cornwallis in Morto Bay, the old battleship Goliath was attacked by the Turkish destroyer Mouavenet-Millieh, which in fog, evaded the allied destroyer screen and fired three torpedoes in quick succession. The first hit Goliath abreast the fore turret, the second abreast the foremost funnel and a third abreast the after turret. So swiftly did the battleship sink that many of those below were drowned before they could reach the upper deck. Of the 750 on board Goliath about 570, including Captain Shelford and Ordinary Seaman Owens were drowned.
Lot 525
* A group of six to Captain T.R. Buckingham, Merchant Navy, who was serving in S.S. Laconia when she was sunk by the enemy on 12 September 1942, Buckingham spent 14 hours in the water having found floating debris and later used a floating corpse wearing a lifejacket for buoyancy1939-1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, French Medal Navy Medal of Honour, 1st Class reverse engraved 'Buckingham 1951' in case iof issue with miniature dress award, Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Medal 'To Thomas R. Buckingham For Gallant Service 19/2/51' in case of issue, good very fine and presented on a velvet card with blue riband and oak leaf representing the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct (for display purposes only and not original to the group), with a folder of extensive research plus The Sinking of the Laconia, A Tragedy in the Battle of the Atlantic by Frederick Grossmith and certificate for the French award, plus copied Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Medal certificate QTY: (6)NOTE:Captain Thomas Reginald Buckingham was born Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1911, after qualifying as 1st Mate in 1936 he was serving in RMS Nariva of the Royal Mail Shipping Ltd in 1941 and later that year in Blue Star Co ships Canadian Star and Columbia Star, in 1942 he joined the Cunard White Star Ltd and remained with the company for the rest of his career.On 28 May 1942, he sailed from Liverpool in SS Laconia. The ship was carrying troops to the Middle East via the Cape of Good Hope. On 11 August 1942 Laconia disembarked 3000 troops outside Port Tewfik and the following day sailed out of the Suez Bay, with officers, men, civilians and 1600 Italian POWs under Polish Guards. After reaching Durban the ship was full and sailed for England on 31 August with 3000 passengers of which 120 were women and children.Just after 8 pm on 12 September Laconia was struck by a torpedo followed by another torpedo minutes later, the ship was fatefully damaged and heeling over. Buckingham's main responsibility was to jettison all confidential and secret code books and mail which were stored in lockers in the Captain's chartroom and also to help survivors in the below decks.The ship took 1.5 hours to sink and during her last moments, Buckingham eased his way down the sloping hull to the protruding keel and dived into the sea. He spent 14 hours in the water having found floating debris and later used a floating corpse wearing a lifejacket for buoyancy. He spotted a lifeboat and swam for 2 hours to get near to the lifeboat. The lifeboat was full and he had to swim for another lifeboat close by and was hauled in by 13 Italians and 1 RAF Aircraftsman. He subsequently learned that several men had been taken by sharks.On the morning of 14 September, the small convoy of boats set sail for the African coast which was 600 miles away. Buckingham's boat led the way and the following day an Italian submarine passed them and an aircraft was heard overhead. At about 4 pm another submarine was spotted coming from astern this was the German U-boat U-507 commanded by Captain Schacht. The U-boat was towing 4 other lifeboats. Buckingham and his crew were ordered out of the lifeboat and onto the deck of the submarine and searched. The British survivors were ordered back into the lifeboats and the Italians were sent below. Buckingham was asked to form a list of all the survivors and the plan was to transfer them to another ship, however, due to a technical fault with the radio finding aerial preventing bearings from being taken off any ships approaching, the decision was made to let the lifeboats go. They were cast off with food supplies and water but Buckingham was taken POW and having spent a further 47 days at sea was sent to the Merchant Navy POW camp Milag which was 18 miles from Bremen. He remained there until 29 April 1945.Buckingham continued to serve with Cunard Line until his retirement on 31 March 1967 but on 19 August 1951 whilst serving as 2nd Officer on Queen Elizabeth which was lying on anchor near Cherbourg when he dived into the sea to rescue a French stevedore who had fallen down the luggage chute. For this Buckingham was awarded the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct (London Gazette - 20 November 1951), he also received the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Medal included in the lot. The French government also recognised his bravery and awarded him the Silver Medal 1st Class Merchant Navy Medal of Honour on 2 May 1952. He died in Bournemouth in 1982.
Lot 730
DECCA - 7" RARITIES (INC DEMOS). A quality pack of 3 7" rarities on Decca, including some demo pressings. Artists/ titles include The Tudor Minstrels - Love In The Open Air/ A Theme From "The Family Way" (F.12536, 1966 UK demo press. Record is Ex+), Savoy Brown Blues Band - Taste And Try, Before You Buy/ Someday People (F 12702, 1967 UK demo press. Record is Ex+) & Fearns Brass Foundry - Now I Taste The Tears/ Love, Sink And Drown (F 12835, 1968 UK stock copy. Ex+).
Lot 104
My Little Pony, Crimp 'n' Curl Hair Salon - Comes with: My Little Pony "Fifi", beauty trolly with tray, comb (1 tooth missing), sink & counter, 4 ribbons, ribbon display rack, 5 hair rollers, hair brush, cash register, 2 x hair clips, FiFi's fashion foam in spray bottle ( some contents remain), display case, chair, 2 x pony towels (1 with a slight mark), wall shelf, vinyl beauty smock (some tearing). Salon has damaged right hand hinge. Comes in original box which shows some signs of storage wear. (This does not constitute a guarantee)
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