1991 Talbot Express 1300P motor caravan, 1971cc petrol. Registration number H732 GRO. Chassis number SDB290G2200021301. Engine number 1ABTR110421.Sold with the V5C, MOT until May 2024, large history folder, copy of the MOT history and multiple keys.This camper van was bought by our vendor in 2011 and has been lightly used in his ownership and he also bought a Ford Transit Camper and alternated the use. He had professionally fitted a frame to take a trials motorcycle.Its specification includes 2 belted seatbelts, solar panel, manual transmission, 4 berth, area above front seats to sleep 2, sofa and table with two chairs that convert to very large sleeping area, kitchen area with sink, gas oven, fridge, bathroom area with chemical toilet and shower (boiler to heat shower water is not working), leisure battery.There is a copy of the MOT history from 2006 at 56,549 miles, until today, current mileage 78,244. It was driven from Bridlington to the saleroom.
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Very smart left-hand drive Type 2 'Pop-Top', carefully restored, tastefully presented and affectionately know as 'Bettina'. This Westfalia 'Campmobile 70' is resplendent in the classic Type 2 colours of Pastel White over Brilliant OrangeImported from Germany, registered in the UK on 08/03/2007 and owned by our vendor ever sinceProfessionally restored in late 2006/07 by VW Wolfsburg of Bolton including the bodywork, an interior retrim and an engine rebuildSuper interior with 'retro' fabrics and vinyls. Soft furnishings in a Tangerine, orange and green cloth, orange carpets and orange curtains. If you love orange, then this is the van for you Fitted with a sink, cooker and a gas fridge along with a pristine condition canvas on the 'Pop Top'Further enhancements include electric power-steering and gas struts for the pop top to aid single usageThe odometer was reset to zero upon completion of the restoration and the van has now covered 49,000km over 17 yearsMaintained for some years by the well respected Greatworth Classics near Banbury, offering peace of mindWith a good history file including full details of the restoration, 'Bettina' is now looking for a new homeIn addition we are told by the vendor that the Bus will come with, Original interior adjustable table with stool, the original roof frame, "Bus stop" side awning, wheels chocks for levelling, front window privacy cover, fitted towbar and various T2 manualsSpecification Make: VOLKSWAGEN Model: MOTOR CARAVAN Year: 1974 Chassis Number: 2352035861 Registration Number: MBV 162N Transmission: Manual Engine Number: AJPOS25780 Drive Side: Left-hand Drive Odometer Reading: 49000 KM Make: LHDClick here for more details, condition report and images
WW2 Tirpitz Colin Cole 617 Dambuster sqn signed Attack on E-Boat Pens Rotterdam 1944 RAF cover 2010. Rare numbered 1 of 20 on reverse. Has info card on the raid and career details. As a Wireless Operator, he flew on Wellingtons, Stirlings and Ansons and flew 18 Ops on Lancasters with 617 Sqn including raids to sink the Tirpitz and the final raid of the war in Europe on Berchtesgaden. Colin enlisted at 18 in 1942 and joined the Royal Air Force. He underwent intensive training at Warrington and a number of training facilities at Blackpool and Yatesbury. As well as studying to be a wireless operator he also learned to be an air gunner. This was because it was an 'insurance policy' of sorts that if the aircrew onboard the Lancaster Bomber lost their first gunner the 'wireless op' would take over. Colin and his fellow aircrew were first involved in several practice bombing raids. At this time he was also carrying out a role as an inspector of the aircraft, specifically ensuring the batteries and electronics were up to scratch. He was sent on his first operation aboard a modified Lancaster bomber. The Lancasters had been specially modified with the removal of their mid-upper gun turrets and other equipment to lighten them, and they flew with a crew of six rather than the usual seven men. Carrying extra fuel and the 12,000lb 'Tallboy' bomb it was to carry. At 3am on November 12th, as part of a force of 18 Avro Lancasters of 617 Squadron and 13 from 9 Squadron, Colin and the rest of the Lancaster crew left the Scottish base and headed into the night across the North Sea to Tromso on a 2,200 mile round trip, taking 13 hours in total. Initially they flew low at only 1,000ft to avoid enemy radar but 100 miles from that target the entire aerial assault climbed up to their bombing altitude of 14,000ft. Colin and the crew of the modified Lancaster Bomber delivered their payload bang on target, and along with the rest of the bombers were successful in sinking the German Navy's flagship. He flew 18 missions as a wireless operator aboard Lancaster bombers, targeting shipping, U-boat pens, viaducts and cities on the German mainland. Ironically, one was the town of his grandparents - Koblenz. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
WW2 Tirpitz Colin Cole 617 Dambuster sqn signed Attack on U-Boat Pens Hamburg 1945 RAF cover 2010. Rare numbered 3 of 20 on reverse. Has info card on the raid and career details. As a Wireless Operator, he flew on Wellingtons, Stirlings and Ansons and flew 18 Ops on Lancasters with 617 Sqn including raids to sink the Tirpitz and the final raid of the war in Europe on Berchtesgaden. Colin enlisted at 18 in 1942 and joined the Royal Air Force. He underwent intensive training at Warrington and a number of training facilities at Blackpool and Yatesbury. As well as studying to be a wireless operator he also learned to be an air gunner. This was because it was an 'insurance policy' of sorts that if the aircrew onboard the Lancaster Bomber lost their first gunner the 'wireless op' would take over. Colin and his fellow aircrew were first involved in several practice bombing raids. At this time he was also carrying out a role as an inspector of the aircraft, specifically ensuring the batteries and electronics were up to scratch. He was sent on his first operation aboard a modified Lancaster bomber. The Lancasters had been specially modified with the removal of their mid-upper gun turrets and other equipment to lighten them, and they flew with a crew of six rather than the usual seven men. Carrying extra fuel and the 12,000lb 'Tallboy' bomb it was to carry. At 3am on November 12th, as part of a force of 18 Avro Lancasters of 617 Squadron and 13 from 9 Squadron, Colin and the rest of the Lancaster crew left the Scottish base and headed into the night across the North Sea to Tromso on a 2,200 mile round trip, taking 13 hours in total. Initially they flew low at only 1,000ft to avoid enemy radar but 100 miles from that target the entire aerial assault climbed up to their bombing altitude of 14,000ft. Colin and the crew of the modified Lancaster Bomber delivered their payload bang on target, and along with the rest of the bombers were successful in sinking the German Navy's flagship. He flew 18 missions as a wireless operator aboard Lancaster bombers, targeting shipping, U-boat pens, viaducts and cities on the German mainland. Ironically, one was the town of his grandparents - Koblenz. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
• MARIE-LOUISE VON MOTESICZKY (AUSTRIAN-BRITISH 1906-1996) FRUIT AND ROSEoil on canvas50.5 x 35.5cm; 20 x 14in63 x 48cm; 24 3/4 x 19in (framed)Painted in 1991, a photograph, probably taken by the artist, records the present composition: a single rose in a vase with fruit and flowers in a basket arranged on the draining board adjacent to the sink in the scullery at Chesterford Road, Hampstead (Schlenker p. 501). The photograph, together with the domed wire-mesh food cover which can be glimpsed behind the fruit basket, are now in the Motesiczky Archive in Tate Britain. ExhibitedManchester, Manchester City Art Galleries, Marie-Louise von Motesiczky, Paintings 1925-1993, 1994, no. 34 (titled Still Life with White Rose)Schlenker no. 314
Leslie Duxbury ARCA 1921-2001 Quantity watercolours Landscapes, animals, skylines, in folder Leslie Duxbury was born in Accrington in 1921, he studied at Accrington School of Art, gained a place at the Royal College of Art in 1941 but was called to army service during WWII, however he was invalided out in 1943 and returned to the RCA. After the war he settled in London with his wife and family. In the 50's he was considered one of the 'Kitchen Sink School' of painters favouring harsh subjects of working class life. His oil on canvas 'Tenement Dwellers' was acquired in 1956 by the Arts Council and in 1984 his work was included in the Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield Touring Show 'The Forgotten 50's'. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, and local exhibitions in Wales and London. After part time teaching at various art schools throughout London he obtained a full time post at Kingston Upon Thames where he became a senior lecturer in the 70's until his retirement in 1986. He always carried a sketch book and drew views of London, the Thames, scenes in Wales and musicians at rehearsals in the Royal College of Music.
Leslie Duxbury ARCA (1921-2001) Quantity watercolour and pencil drawings Landscapes, figure studies and floral studies , all unframed, in folder Leslie Duxbury was born in Accrington in 1921, he studied at Accrington School of Art, gained a place at the Royal College of Art in 1941 but was called to army service during WWII, however he was invalided out in 1943 and returned to the RCA. After the war he settled in London with his wife and family. In the 50's he was considered one of the 'Kitchen Sink School' of painters favouring harsh subjects of working class life. His oil on canvas 'Tenement Dwellers' was acquired in 1956 by the Arts Council and in 1984 his work was included in the Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield Touring Show 'The Forgotten 50's'. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, and local exhibitions in Wales and London. After part time teaching at various art schools throughout London he obtained a full time post at Kingston Upon Thames where he became a senior lecturer in the 70's until his retirement in 1986. He always carried a sketch book and drew views of London, the Thames, scenes in Wales and musicians at rehearsals in the Royal College of Music.
Leslie Duxbury ARCA (1921-2001) Watercolour and ink "The Green Hat", head and shoulders of lady wearing green hat, 32cm x 25cm, exhibited at The Mall Galleries 1999 Quantity drawings and watercolours Figures, floral studies, landscapes, musicians, all unframed Leslie Duxbury was born in Accrington in 1921, he studied at Accrington School of Art, gained a place at the Royal College of Art in 1941 but was called to army service during WWII, however he was invalided out in 1943 and returned to the RCA. After the war he settled in London with his wife and family. In the 50's he was considered one of the 'Kitchen Sink School' of painters favouring harsh subjects of working class life. His oil on canvas 'Tenement Dwellers' was acquired in 1956 by the Arts Council and in 1984 his work was included in the Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield Touring Show 'The Forgotten 50's'. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, and local exhibitions in Wales and London. After part time teaching at various art schools throughout London he obtained a full time post at Kingston Upon Thames where he became a senior lecturer in the 70's until his retirement in 1986. He always carried a sketch book and drew views of London, the Thames, scenes in Wales and musicians at rehearsals in the Royal College of Music.
Leslie Duxbury ARCA (1921-2001) Quantity drawings, mainly charcoal Figure studies, children and others Two watercolour and pen Figure studies Leslie Duxbury was born in Accrington in 1921, he studied at Accrington School of Art, gained a place at the Royal College of Art in 1941 but was called to army service during WWII, however he was invalided out in 1943 and returned to the RCA. After the war he settled in London with his wife and family. In the 50's he was considered one of the 'Kitchen Sink School' of painters favouring harsh subjects of working class life. His oil on canvas 'Tenement Dwellers' was acquired in 1956 by the Arts Council and in 1984 his work was included in the Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield Touring Show 'The Forgotten 50's'. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, and local exhibitions in Wales and London. After part time teaching at various art schools throughout London he obtained a full time post at Kingston Upon Thames where he became a senior lecturer in the 70's until his retirement in 1986. He always carried a sketch book and drew views of London, the Thames, scenes in Wales and musicians at rehearsals in the Royal College of Music. Condition Report There are 43 works included in this lot.
Leslie Duxbury ARCA (1921-2001) Watercolour Pigeon, 56cm x 39cm Similar charcoal drawings Studies of birds Screenprints, figure drawings, mainly charcoal, all unframed Leslie Duxbury was born in Accrington in 1921, he studied at Accrington School of Art, gained a place at the Royal College of Art in 1941 but was called to army service during WWII, however he was invalided out in 1943 and returned to the RCA. After the war he settled in London with his wife and family. In the 50's he was considered one of the 'Kitchen Sink School' of painters favouring harsh subjects of working class life. His oil on canvas 'Tenement Dwellers' was acquired in 1956 by the Arts Council and in 1984 his work was included in the Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield Touring Show 'The Forgotten 50's'. His work has been exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Bankside Gallery, and local exhibitions in Wales and London. After part time teaching at various art schools throughout London he obtained a full time post at Kingston Upon Thames where he became a senior lecturer in the 70's until his retirement in 1986. He always carried a sketch book and drew views of London, the Thames, scenes in Wales and musicians at rehearsals in the Royal College of Music.
1970s Sindy collection, generally excellent to good plus in good plus Pedigree boxes (Sindy S collectors symbols present), with Shower No. 44573, Wash Basin No. 44541, Sink Unit No. 44548, Bed including mattress, pillows and linen No. 44503, Settee including cushions (2) No. 44518, Garden Swing No. 44511 and Wardrobe (one door hinge broken) No. 44502, plus Sindy's House (empty box only) No. 44570. Contents unchecked for completeness or correctness and untested. Viewing recommended. Qty 8 (3B)
Registration - OTK 851S Chassis No. - 2382084822 M.O.T. - Exempt Odometer - 53,755 Bright and vibrant in period buttercup yellow and white, this example of a late-70s VW camper even has matching striped canvas roof, shown when popped-up. ‘OTK 851S’ has been given a thorough refurbishment by its current owner, with the camper being rebuilt, including overhauled suspension, brakes, and a full shell restoration with new front panel and paint inside & underneath. The manual gearbox and 1.6-litre air-cooled engine are original, though fitted with a new carburettor, while the wheels have been treated to a powder coating and new tyres. Inside, the interior comes with tweed-style front seats, and tartan upholstery in the rear, kitted out fully with camping equipment, including ‘rock-and-roll’ bed, sink, hob, fridge, and auxiliary battery, as well as factory-fitted elevating roof. The vendor describes all aspects of the T2 as in ‘average’ condition, other than the transmission which is rated as ‘good’, on this camper with an indicated 53,755 miles on the odometer. Volkswagen’s ‘difficult second album’, the T2 had to follow in the hugely-popular footsteps of the Type 2 ‘Samba Bus’… but it more than passed muster. In 1967, the T2 ‘Bay Window’ replaced the Type 2 ‘Split Screen’ and came with significant changes to the suspension, windows, and engine mounting – in all, just about every panel and mechanical part was new for the T2. Regularly improved throughout its life, VW added developments such as disk brakes, an optional larger capacity engine, and styling changes, with the main design tweaks carried out in 1972. The following year, further design and mechanical changes were added to the T2, which included a 1.8-litre engine and further uprated brakes, before a 2.0-litre boxer was added to the range a year before the T2 halted production in 1979. In Summary · Beautifully restored T2 camper, with pop-up roof, fold out beds, and cooking facilities. · Relatively low mileage example with less than 54,000 miles on the clock. · Ideal chance to own a fully-functioning classic camper.
Sink The Bismarck!, 1960 UK quad film poster, artwork by Eric. W. Pulford, directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Kenneth More and Dana Wynter, framed 76 x 101cm.Please note that this poster was originally folded and has now been mounted on a board and has been framed so that we are unable to see the borders of the poster and see any tears/damage to the folds etc. The poster has been stuck to the board and is not glazed.
The outstanding Great War Tigris Flotilla operations posthumous V.C., Euphrates Flotilla operations D.S.O. awarded to Lieutenant-Commander E. C. Cookson, Royal Navy: severely wounded in winning the latter distinction for extricating the armed launch Shushan out of an Arab ambush in May 1915, he paid the ultimate price for his gallantry in the river gunboat Comet four months later, when, under a storm of point-blank fire, he leapt aboard a Turkish dhow brandishing an axe - a fellow officer later observed ‘there were more bullet holes in him than they cared to count’ Victoria Cross, reverse of suspension bar engraved ‘Lt.-Comdr. E. C. Cookson, D.S.O., Royal Navy’, reverse of Cross dated ‘28 Sep. 1915’, with an old fitted case, the lid gilt inscribed ‘V.C.’; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, both housed in a old fitted glazed display case, loose centre on the last, otherwise extremely fine (2) £180,000-£220,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Sotheby’s, January 1977, when sold by Cookson’s direct descendants. V.C. London Gazette 21 January 1916: ‘The King has been graciously pleased to approve of the grant of the Victoria Cross to Lieutenant-Commander Edgar Christopher Cookson, D.S.O., R.N., in recognition of the following act of most conspicuous gallantry during the advance on Kut-el-Amara: On 28 September 1915, the river gunboat Comet had been ordered with other gunboats to examine, and if possible destroy, an obstruction placed across the river by the Turks. When the gunboats were approaching the obstruction, a very heavy rifle and machine-gun fire was opened on them from both banks. An attempt to sink the centre dhow of the obstruction by gunfire having failed, Lieutenant-Commander Cookson ordered the Comet to be placed alongside, and himself jumped on to the dhow with an axe and tried to cut the wire hawsers connecting it with the two other craft forming the obstruction. He was immediately shot in several places and died within a few minutes.’ D.S.O. London Gazette 13 September 1915: ‘Lieutenant-Commander Cookson was conducting a reconnaissance up a creek of the Euphrates, west of Qurnah, in the armed launch Shushan on 9 May 1915, when he was heavily attacked by Arabs concealed in the reeds. Although severely wounded early in the action, he resumed command after his wounds had been temporarily dressed, and succeeded in most ably extricating the vessel from a most perilous position under heavy rifle fire.’ Edgar Christopher Cookson was born at Cavendish Park, Tranmere, Cheshire, in December 1883, the younger son of Captain William Edgar de Crackenthorpe Cookson, R.N. Receiving his early education at Hazelhurst, Frant, he entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in Britannia in September 1897, where, according to his official service record, he quickly came to the notice of his superiors: ‘Tried by the Portsmouth Magistrates for creating a disturbance at a music hall and using obscene language in the streets: he should not have been out of the college, being confined to college at the time. Deprived of three months time and Their Lordships severe displeasure expressed. To be reported on the end of three months.’ Here, then, early signs of an adventurous character whose youthful transgressions were quickly brought to heel by his seniors, and he duly passed out as a Midshipman with an appointment in H.M.S. Jupiter in the Channel Squadron. Removing to the Dido in early 1900, he witnessed active service off China during the Boxer Rebellion (Medal), and was advanced to Sub. Lieutenant in February 1903. And by the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914, he was serving as a recently promoted Lieutenant-Commander in the sloop Clio in the Far East. Immediate D.S.O. Ordered to Basra to reinforce the Navy’s small flotilla operating on the Euphrates and Tigris in Mesopotamia in early 1915, the Clio and her consort, Espiegle, were largely incapacitated from further operations owing to the shallowness of the waters that had to be navigated, and, in their place, a remarkable ‘gallimaufry of vessels’ was formed, a flotilla best described by Colonel Sir Mark Sykes: ‘There are paddle steamers which once plied with passengers and now waddle along with a barge on either side, one perhaps containing a portable wireless station and the other bullocks for heavy guns ashore; there are once respectable tugs which stagger along under the weight of boiler plating - to protect them from the enemy’s fire - and are armed with guns of varying calibre; there is a launch which pants indignantly between batteries of 4.7s, looking like a sardine between two cigarette-boxes; there is a steamer with a Christmas-tree growing amidships, in the branches of which its officers fondly imagine they are invisible to friend or foe. There is also a ship which is said to have started life as an aeroplane in Singapore, but shed its wings, kept its propeller, took to water, and became a hospital. And this great fleet is the cavalry screen, advance guard, rear guard, flank guard, railway, general headquarters, heavy artillery, line of communication, supply depot, police force, field ambulance, aerial hangar and base of supply of the Mesopotamian Expedition.’ Among this ‘great fleet’ was the newly commissioned stern-wheel river launch Shushan and, in April, Cookson was appointed to her command. Nor did it take long for him to make his mark - Deeds That Thrill the Empire takes up the story: ‘It was in the early days of the advance on Kut-el-Amara, when the advanced sections of our forces had reached the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates; and before pushing on along the valley of the former river, it was necessary to ascertain whether any considerable body of enemy troops had withdrawn up the Euphrates with the intention of coming down upon our lines of communication after the main force had passed on. The task of carrying out the reconnaissance fell to Lieutenant-Commander Cookson and his armed launch, the Shushan. The little steamer plugged her way up the Euphrates for some distance, a sharp look-out being kept on either side; but no sign of the enemy was discovered. Presently Cookson came to a tributary branching off to the left, and, impelled more by instinct than anything else, slackened the speed of the lumbering launch and steered her out of the main stream between the closer banks of the creek. On either side the tributary was flanked by a dense growth of rushes, which gently swayed in the wash of a passing vessel. For some distance the Shushan pushed on, the men on deck scanning every yard of the banks as they passed, still without finding a trace of a living soul. The Lieutenant-Commander was about to give up this particular part of his search as useless, and had already given orders preparatory to putting the vessel about for the return journey, when suddenly from among the rushes on both sides of the creek there burst forth a furious fusillade of rifle-fire. The Arabs, lying concealed amidst and behind the dense-growing rushes, could not be seen; but the guns, machine guns and rifles on board the Shushan instantly got to work and rained a steady stream of bullets along the banks. With all possible haste, but still all too slowly, the cumbersome Shushan was turned round in mid-stream, and off she set at the best of her poor speed to break out of the hornet’s nest into which she had stumbled. The enemy had disposed themselves well, but fortunately the launch had been well fitted up for the work she had to do,...
The rare and particularly fine Second War 1944 ‘Photo Reconnaissance Unit’ D.F.C., ‘Malta 1940-41’ D.F.M. group of eight awarded to Maryland and Mosquito navigator, Flight Lieutenant J. H. Spires, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, a Blenheim veteran of the Battle of Britain, who went on to distinguish himself flying with some of the most important Reconnaissance Pilots of the Second World War. Spires was posted to No. 431 (General Reconnaissance) Flight on Malta immediately after the Battle of Britain, and here he crewed up with the soon-to-become-legendary ‘Six-medal Warburton’ - who was later described as ‘the most important pilot in the R.A.F.’ by Air Marshal Tedder. Together they were to fly ‘in Maryland AR.713 affectionately known as the “Sardine Tin”... shot up in the air, holed by bomb splinters on the ground, in flight it played “Whistlers Mother.”’ Spires and Warburton provided vital reconnaissance for the Taranto Raid - plotting the positions of the Italian battleships mere hours before the Fleet Air Arm carried out their famous Swordfish attack. Warburton made three sweeps over the fleet at 500 feet and lower, even though ‘the weather was so bad that the birds were walking and the fish were at anchor..... we flew around the harbour twice and plotted the ships... when all hell let lose - Flack, tracer the kitchen sink - the lot.... We went in hugging the water, and the “Ities” were ready and tracer bullets poured towards us, I thought how in the hell can they miss us, but they did and we counted the battleships together, one, two, three, four, five.’ This was not the last of Spires’ adventures with Warburton, as the flight were tasked with carrying out the reconnaissance for Operation Colossus - the first British airborne operation of the Second World War. Warburton and crew took photographs of the Tragino viaduct near Calitri in southern Italy, which was to be the target for ‘X’ Troop, from the near-suicidal height of 25 feet! Having left Malta, Spires then converted to the blue Mosquitos of the P.R.U. and saw out the remainder of the War in the skies above North West Europe. His swan song came when flying with arguably the finest Mosquito and P.R.U. pilot of them all - Wing Commander J. R. H. Merifield, D.S.O., D.F.C. and Bar - when the pair achieved two Atlantic flying records and a trans-Canadian record, flying Mosquito PR34 RG241 'K' in October 1945 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1944’; Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (751252 Sgt. J. H. Spires. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star, 1 clasp, Battle of Britain; Air Crew Europe Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Air Efficiency Award, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Flt. Lt. J. H. Spires. R.A.F.V.R.) mounted as worn, cleaned, very fine (lot) £10,000-£15,000 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 7 November 1944. The original recommendation states: ‘This officer has an outstanding record as an operational navigator. Since the award of the D.F.M. he has completed many more operational sorties. He has flown on photographic reconnaissance’s over some of the most heavily defended targets in Germany and occupied Europe and has secured much valuable information. Throughout, Flight Lieutenant Spires has displayed skill, determination and great courage.’ D.F.M. London Gazette 17 June 1941. The original recommendation states: ‘While serving in Blenheims with 235 Squadron in the United Kingdom, Sergeant Spires took part in 55 operational flights which included reconnaissance flights over enemy occupied territory and escort duty. On four occasions, the aircraft met with opposition from German fighters. These flights amounted to a total of 157 hours operational flying. He was then posted to 69 Squadron based at Malta and between 1st November, 1940 and 12th February, 1941, has taken part in 38 reconnaissance flights, 28 of these flights were photographic reconnaissance of enemy territory. On seven occasions, the aircraft met with opposition from Italian fighters. He was also the Observer of the aircraft which successfully carried out the special Air Ministry reconnaissance of Southern Italy on 9th February, 1941 [the Tragino Aqueduct near Calitri, Southern Italy - prior to Operation Colossus being carried out by ‘X’ Troop, 10-11 February 1941, the latter being the first British airborne operation of the War], and again on 12th February, 1941. These flights amounted to a total of 160 hours operational flying. His total operational flying from the United Kingdom and Malta amounts to 317 hours. Without exception, the Captains of the aircraft in which Sergeant Spires has flown have the greatest faith in his abilities, which are definitely above the average. 27th May, 1941.’ John Henry Spires was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, in September 1920, and resided at 13 Montrose Avenue, Luton. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Observer Section) at Luton in May 1939. Spires was mobilised in September 1939, and carried out training at No. 6 Air Observers Navigation School, Cheltenham, and at No. 4 B. & G.S., West Freugh. Spires was posted for operational flying with 235 Squadron (Blenheims) as part of Coastal Command on 9 March 1940. The Squadron was tasked with fighter-reconnaissance duties, flying out of Detling and Bircham Newton. When the German invasion of the Low Countries began in May 1940, the squadron flew patrols over Holland and during the Battle of Britain was engaged in convoy protection and reconnaissance missions over the North Sea. In an interview given after the War, Spires commented on this period: ‘The emotion was unmistakable as John Spires spoke of the many friends who didn’t come home. “We would all go to the pub after a mission and then someone would say ‘Where’s old Charlie?’ “Someone else would say ‘He never made it today’. You would think ‘that could have been me.’ “I lost a lot of fine friends..... At the time I don’t think it registered. Survival was everything and King and Country meant everything. We were young, inexperienced and didn’t fully realise the danger,” he said. During the Battle of Britain, Mr Spires was a navigator in a Blenheim 5 used as a bomber/fighter. “We had to intercept enemy planes when they were flying back to Europe from England. But you needed a fair amount of luck and if your gunners were killed you were in trouble,” said the man who was shot down three times. “But it was the ground crew who kept us going,” he said. “We just did what we had to do throughout the war.” Spires was flying with Pilot Officer E. H. McHardy (of 248 Squadron) and L.A.C. Heaviside as gunner, when they shot down a Me110 three miles off Blankenberge, Belgium 18 May 1940. However, it was subsequently claimed that this may have been a French Potez 631.’ After the “Battle”, new friends in Malta - ‘Warby’ Warburton Spires continued to serve with the Squadron throughout the Battle of Britain, before being posted to No. 431 (General Reconnaissance) Flight on Malta at the end of October 1940. The latter was equipped with three Martin 167F Maryland light bombers, which were to provide the island with a reconnaissance facility able to operate over defended areas. Spires soon found himself in the ‘mix’ with the Australian pilot and C/O ‘Tich’ Whiteley, and the soon-to-become-legendary ‘Warby’ Warburton (later dubbed ‘the most important pilot in the RAF’ by...
Three: Stoker First Class C. Wake, Royal Navy, who was killed in action in H.M.S. Invincible at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916 1914-15 Star (K. 14962. C. Wake. Sto. 1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (K.14962 C. Wake. Sto. 1, R.N.) nearly extremely fine (3) £240-£280 --- Charles Wake served during the Great War in the battle cruiser H.M.S. Invincible and was killed in action at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916, when the armour of one of Invincible’s gun turrets was penetrated, causing her to be blown in half by a magazine explosion amidships and sink within 90 seconds with the loss of all but six of her crew of 1,032 officers and ratings. Like the vast majority of the crew Wake is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
A 1994 ABBEY PIPER 14.5 EX 5 BERTH TOURING CARAVAN with two sets of keys, fridge, sink, cooker, toilet, an Isabella awning, outdoor furniture and accessories, overall length 446cm (14.7ft) width 208cm(6ft10in) height 249cm (8ft 2in) Please Note; Buyers Premium is charged at 10% + VAT on this lot plus any online fees
Dolls House Furnishings - a collection of dolls house furniture, first-half 20th century and later, comprising a pine constructed Welsh style dresser, two tier plate rack top over one false drawer, 19cm high, 12cm wide, 5.5cm deep; a Victorian style towel rail, 9.5cm high, 8cm wide, 4cm deep; a tinplate and plastic kitchen unit with sink and a similar kitchen unit; other dolls house furniture including a three-piece sitting room suite, upholstered in a floral patterned fabric, comprising a sofa and a pair of armchairs etc (quantity)
ARTHUR OLDHAM (BRITISH 20TH / 21ST CENTURY) Life drawing of a female 'Nude', mixed media, titled, signed and labelled verso, 69cm x 49cm and by the same hand 'Sink', abstract oil on board of an interior scene, signed and dated (19)93? lower right, titled, signed and labelled verso, 75cm x 60cm, together with an unsigned oil on board of blue doors, 60cm x 44.5cm (3) (ARTISTS RESALE RIGHTS MAY APPLY TO THIS LOT) (Condition Report: scuffing to the surface of the blue doors, framed are marked /scuffed)
Charles Walter SIMPSON (1885-1971) The Sandpit - On Porthminster Beach, 1916 Oil on canvasSigned Charles Simpson75 x 91 cm, 30 x 40 inExhibitedPainting in Newlyn 1880 - 1930, Newlyn Orion Gallery, Plymouth City Art Gallery; Barbican Art Gallery, London, catalogue no 103 (illustrated), 1985Frank Heath and Friends, Penlee House Art Gallery, Penzance A Cornish Childhood, Penlee House Art Gallery, PenzanceLiterature Illustrated Charles Simpson, Painter of Animals and Birds, Coastline and Moorland, John Branfield, Sansom & Company, 2005Collector's Note"The girl in the green cardigan is Jennifer Rowe. It is the summer of 1916, and with zeppelin raids on London, she and her mother are staying with their Cornish relatives at the coastguard cottages in St Ives. On the first day of September she went as usual to the beach and found it almost empty. The children had gone back to school. She played with the only two girls there, building a sandcastle and digging a pit. Charles Simpson too was surprised to find so few children on Porthminster beach. It was very difficult to sell paintings in wartime and he had decided to try a new subject. He made some sketches of the girls and later Jennifer posed for him in his studio, sometimes being given half a crown. He produced three paintings, two with her sitting on top of the sandcastle and they were exhibited in London the following year. The Sandpit is unlike the other two, becoming a comment on the changing times. The two local children belong to the Victorian age while Jennifer in her smart machine-knitted hat and cardigan belongs to the twentieth century, rising up out of the pit as the others sink out of the picture. In the background, the tumultuous waves crash onto the beach."(Information from Jennifer Fleming née Rowe who bought the painting some forty years later from Charles Simpson at Stanley House in Penzance) This unrestored oil has some cracking of the pigment, We believe this to be an ageing issue and we believe the work to be stable. There appears to be no restoration. Varnish has yellowed.
INDIE/NEW WAVE/LO-FI - LP COLLECTION. Fantastic collection of 14 (largely) LPs loaded with deleted limited edition rarities. To include Low - Double Negative (Sub Pop SP 1250, ltd edition UK white vinyl copy complete with mask signed by the band - Ex+ or 'as new' condition in shrink), Pentagram Home Video - The Satanic Path (EU pressing, sealed), Society - All That We've Become, Psychic TV - Pagan Day (2017 RE), Las Kellies - S/T (deleted 2011 LP, FIRELP214), Money Mark (x3) - Push The Button (MW 090, stock double LP), Mark's Keyboard Repair (MW034LP) and Third Version EP, Sleaford Mods - Spare Ribs (clear green vinyl, RT0197LP), Warren Zevon - Preludes (NW5490), Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension (ltd edition clear vinyl AKR150), Sink Ya Teeth - Two (signed) and Oliver Shaw - Of Darker Plains and The Last Of The English Cowboys (both self released). Condition is almost entirely Ex+/'as new'.
A RARE GEORGE III CASED SET OF GLASS HYDROMETER BULBSA. LOVI, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1790The circular solid satinwood box enclosing sixteen (out of an original compliment of nineteen) small counterweighted glass bulbs each annotated with scripted numbers to upper surface and supported within a pierced red felt lined bed, the interior of the lid with printed paper providing a numbered key for gauging the alcohol content of various sprits indistinctly inscribed Hydrorostatic Balls for Proving Spirits, (The Beads will sink to the bottom of the Glass, according to the direction.) to the upper margin and Made and Sold by A. LOVI, Niddery's Street, EDINBURGH to the lower. The box 8.5cm (3.375ins) diameter, 3.3cm (1.25ins) approx. cm high. Angelo Lovi is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as a 'specific gravity bead maker' working from Niddery Street, Edinburgh from 1772 before moving to 83 South Bridge by 1804 and then 16 South Bridge. This type of alcohol spirit hydrometer, which are sometimes called philosophical bubbles or gravity beads, appear to have mostly been made by Scottish makers with other examples by the likes of J. Heron of Greenock and Telfer and Affleck of Glasgow known. The present lot is notable in that it originally contained a high number of beads (nineteen) whilst most other sets appeared to comprise of around a dozen or less. Condition Report: There are three bulbs missing, the sixteen present are in fine condition with legible numbering, The baize lining to the bed has some moth damage otherwise is in fair condition retaining strong colour. The box has a slight warp to the lid which also has a slight area of flattening-off to the edge at one point and a couple of light bumps and knocks; there are no problematic splits evident and the lid which slides-on securely but not tightly. The exterior surface polish is degraded/worn hence would benefit from the attention. Condition Report Disclaimer
Stone bowfront sink and two small stone planters. Qty: 3 Condition report:Smallest planter: w=37cm, d=29cm, h=13cm Largest planter: w=59cm, d=46cm, h=20cm Bowfront sink: w=47cm, d=45cm, h=21cm The small planter is reconstituted stone. Some scuffs and losses, well weathered, a drain hole drilled to the front left wall. Green mossy planter - stone - clearly well weathered, no substantial chips or breaks. Looks to have a design under the moss to the long sides. Sink - stone - weathered but overall good, some scuffs and scraps but not significantly chipped or cracked.
PUNK/ ALT/ WAVE/ INDIE - 7" COLLECTION. A super collection of 28 7" singles. Artists/ titles include The Fall inc Bingo-Master's Break-Out, It's The New Thing, Fiery Jack, Rowche Rumble, Mous Cha-Cha, Kicker Conspiracy, The Man Whose Head Expanded, Totally Wired. Foreign Press - Downpour, Joy Division - Transmission, James inc Hymn From A Village, Born Of Frustration, Buzzcocks inc Spiral Scratch (Howard Devoto mentioned on sleeve cover), Airwaves Dream, Promises, Everybody's Happy Nowadays, Why She's A Girl From The Chainstore. Big Flame inc Illness Sink Sometimes, Rigour. The Charlatans, Happy Mondays, Magazine inc Rhythm Of Cruelty, Thank You, A Song From Under The Floorboards. Condition is generally VG to Ex+.
An early 20th century continental, believed Czech, enamel painted wall sink basin. The basin with blue rim & white bowl fading into teal. Featuring a floral display to the back, with two wall hanging holes. A.f, with some noticeable rust damage; suited for reclamation use as a planter or similar. Measures approx. 18cm tall, 34cm long, 24cm deep.
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