*Samplers. A pair of linen samplers, by Mary Steuart Powell and Sarah Steuart Powell, 1810, worked in fine cross-stitch and eyelet embroidery in blue thread, with alphabets at head, quotations entitled 'Kindness' and 'On Education' respectively, and name and date (with day and month) at foot, each with the address '21 The Mall, Clifton', both with some additional stitching trials to left hand side in various colours (hearts, Greek key border, cross, etc.), linen toned, first item with one or two small holes (just clipping a few threads), second item with stitching slightly faded, both 30.5 x 30.5cm (12 x 12ins), matching frames, glazed Unusual to find a pair of samplers worked by sisters. Sarah Steuart Powell (1801-1884) and her sister Mary (dates untraced) were both christened on 26th August, 1801, at St. Augustine the Less in Bristol. Sarah married Daniel Fripp on 12th October, 1818, at Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire. The quotations read: 'Kindness. The gentle offices of patient love,/Beyond all flattery and all price above,/The mild forbearance of another's fault,/The taunting words suppress'd as soon as thought:/On these heaven bade the bliss of life depend,/And crush'd ill Fortune when he made a Friend/'; 'On Education. If Good we plant not, Vice will fill the mind,/And weeds despoil the space for flowers design'd/The human heart ne'er knows a state of rest;/Bad tends to worse, and better leads to best:/We either gain or lose, we sink or rise, Nor rests our struggling Nature till she dies.' (2)
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A 1960 Austin 152 (J2) Paralanian motor caravan, registration number 778 HYD, chassis number J2CA60908, engine number 15JCN18800, cream/brown. The Paralanian built by Central Garages of Bradford at their Parry Works' premises, was Britain's first new generation of coach built motor caravans. It was the idea of works director, Clifford Hobson, who drew inspiration from his time with motor cabin cruisers and torpedo boats. The new hobby of motor caravanning was the preserve of the well heeled as a Paralanian cost the price of a three bedroom semi detached house at its launch and would remain a luxury purchase. This time warp example has covered only 31,000 miles from new. The first owner having seen the promotional vehicle at the 1960 Caravan Show at London's Earls Court placed an order and subsequently received one of the first van's after he had parted with £1,251. The first custodian would use the van until 1977, when sadly the owner's wife passed away and the vehicle would be put into storage in a barn, where it would remain until 1993, when it was purchased by a John and Margaret Lewis, who were friends of the first owner. There would be two further changes of owner until our vendor acquired the Austin in 2006. The van is very original with a wonderful preserved interior, having its original stove, sink, upholstery and fittings. The exterior coachwork was originally two tone grey, has been repainted to tan cream and cream and brown at some point. This charming and rare motor caravan, would be just the thing for the Goodwood Revival or other festivals, and is offered with a history file. V5C, MOT to October 2017 See illustrations Condition report NH: The car runs and will be driven to auction.
A Naval Distinguished Service Medal to 227848 G. J. W. Bower P.O. HMS Dartmouth, Straits of Otranto 15th May 1917 (1)HMS Dartmouth was a Town Class light cruiser launched in 1911. She saw combat in the Battle of the Otranto Straits of 14/15th May 1917. She suffered heavy damage from the Austro-Hungarian cruisers and had to return to port. On return she was struck by a torpedo from UC-25 and began to sink. Despite the order having been given to abandon ship a small group of men stayed onboard manning the pubs so that she could be towed to port.
An early 20th Century ceramic pedestal sink, Stamped Delafon, FranceThe oval bowl complete with taps and fittings supported on a fluted pedestal with a circular base, height 112cm. CONDITION REPORT: Lot 713 - Pedestal stamped Delafon, France, Good condition, tarnishing only on taps and fittings
German WWI pilot Wolfram Eisenlohr signed No 9 Sqn Pathfinders cover. On August 27th 1917 Eisenlohr became the first pilot in history to sink a ship with Bombs from an aircraft when he sank a Russian destroyer. In October he captured some Russian soldiers in the Gulf of Riga and towed them in with his Seaplane! Following WW1 Eisenlohr was a test pilot for the clandestine Luftwaffe and was part of the Condor Legion in Spain. Lots of photos inside cover. Good Condition. All signed items come with our certificate of authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £3.95, EU from £4.95, Overseas from £6.95.
Union Flag marked CJP 6 Jack flown from HMS Coventry (D118) in March 1982. The flag was sent home from Gibraltar on orders of HMS Coventry's captain, David Hart Dyke before HMS Coventry sailed south on the 2nd April 1982. Documented letter from Lt Commander C.J Pollard RNR who was the Master Gunner on HMS Coventry in 1982. This ship was later bombed and sunk by two bombs from low flying Argentinian A4 Skyhawk aircraft on 25 May 1982 with the loss of 19 crew and 30 injured. After the ship was struck, her crew, waiting to be rescued, sang "Always look on the Bright Side of Life" from Monty Python's Life of Brian., also including an Original Royal Navy Sea Dart Missile Load and Fire Control Unit from a Type 42 Destroyer similar to HMS Coventry HMS Coventry was the first warship to fire Sea Dart surface-to-air missiles in anger when she fired three on 9 May at two Argentinian Learjets which missed the aircraft. Confirmed kills was an Puma helicopter and two A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft, an Original Royal Navy Sea Dart Missile Loading/Jettison Synchro Panel, Original Radar Type 909 Control Unit taken from a Type 42 Destroyer for the Sea Dart Missile System this radar was used to illuminate the target aircraft for the Sea Dart missile to lock onto the signal. This unit proved ineffective with low flying Argentinian Skyhawk aircraft with the radar unable to distinguish between the aircraft and the land and was unable to lock on to the attacking aircraft and Argentinian Skyhawk Aircraft C-215 Identification Panel and Indicator Angle of Attack Panel from Mariano Velasco's Skyhawk used to sink HMS Coventry and shot down by HMS Intrepid in San Carlos waters. 27th May 1982 Skyhawk Identification Panel of Neil Wilkinson HMS Intrepid shot down pilot sunk HMS Coventry 40mm cannon firing off six rounds. Lt Mariano Velasoco one of Skyhawk pilots credited for leading the attack and sinking of HMS Coventry and the only survivor in a squadron of 13 pilots. Plane crashed on Falklands West Island and pilot ejected and after suffering leg injuries walked in below zero temperatures to meet Argentinian forces on the island. Model: L A4D-2 Skyhawk, Model: D676, Serial Number 142102 assigned Number C-215: A4 Skyhawk info reference. Argentinian Air Force Skyhawk
WW2 SOE Force 133 Attributed Cap Badge & Original Ephemera. A scarce locally made cast brass cap badge in the form of the 50/52 Middle East Commando Knife, larger than usual with soldered loopss ... accompanied by two original postcard photographs, one wearing battledress uniform, with a dagger badge to the beret and to the breast of his battle dress blouse SOE parachute qualification wings ... Typed Confidential Report on Corporal J.B. Elliott service with Force 133, signed by Brigadier Maclean CO Force 133 ... First two typed pages of a biography Corporal Elliot began to write. Attributed to "Agent" Corporal James B Elliot RASC. The accompanying paperwork includes a typed confidential file report. signed by Brigadier Maclean Commander Force 133 for operations in the Balkans and North Italy. It confirms that Elliot was interviewed and excepted on the 8th March 1943. After sabotage and Parachute training he was ready for field duties. It quotes "Whilst in the field he performed his duties brilliantly" He assisted in the escape of 75 British & US POWs from the concentration camp at Ljubljana. After being withdrawn for a rest he was again in the field this time around the Hvar islands, detailed to destroy and sink a German Armed Sloop T17. Carrying plastic explosive in a rucksack with an Officer he climbed aboard, setting the charges they were about to escape when they were spotted by a guard. Elliot held off the German crew with MKIV grenades as the Officer finished the job, both men escaped. For this the Officer was put forward for the DSO and Elliot the MM. He then took part in Operation "Snood" this was mainly supplying food to the partisans. His next task was Operation Cuckhold in itsria. This operation was to help US shot down aircrew get to the coast and evacuation, operating as a pair, Elliott and his companion were captured by the Germans and subjected to eight days of interrogation and torture at Dubrovnik. The German HQ was attacked by Partisans and Elliot was released, his companion had been killed. Elliot returned to Force 133 base camp and was recommended due to stress and his nevus to be sent back to UK. The Brigadier wrote "I am proud to have had Cpl James Elliott to serve with me in this operation".
War Posters WWII Agricultural Production for Victory, Shaw. Rare original propaganda poster issued during World War Two by the Communist Party of Great Britain. Cartoon artwork in the style of TASS and ROSTA windows that were displayed in the USSR after the Revolution and during WW2. Increase Agricultural Production for Victory in 1943. Text: The U-boats sink our ships at sea That carry food for you and me, And that is why we must demand: Produce more food from Britain's land! While each one works as ne'er before There's still the need for more and more So let the women help us through - Land Army girls are needed too. With working hard we never tire, Yet surely we deserve our hire; So join the union today - The surest way to get fair play. The WAEC is there To plan production for the year But some were not too well selected - Let farmers and workers be elected. If we all work together and Increase production on the land Then ships which carried food before Can carry arms to win the war. And so whatever you are doing - Milking, ploughing, threshing, hoeing - Every bit of work that's done Helps to get Hitler on the run. Artwork by Elizabeth Shaw (1920-1992), an Irish artist, illustrator and children's book author. Very good condition, light creases.. Country: UK. Year: 1943. Author: Elizabeth Shaw. Size: 38x25.5cm.
A Rare Chance to Acquire an Early Hygena Formica and Teak Trimmed Fitted Kitchen Originally Installed in 1964 Comp. Briefly 34½" high x 20" deep Bases of a Double, Two Singles, a Corner and a Triple with Work Surface and Upstands T/W Wall Units 21" high x 12" deep Comp. Two Double, a Single and a Corner. Double Drainer SS Sink on Triple Base Fitted with Three Supataps by F H Bourner of Croydon.
Copy of the Policeman of the Lord a political satire by Beresford Egan and PR Stephenson, early 20th CenturyPublished by the Sophistocles Press, London, further booklet entitled "The Sink of Solitude" published by Hermes Press 1928, a collection of caricatures of eminent people to include Lord Cecil, HG Wells by Max etc.
Edgar Hunt (1876-1953) - Pair; Farmyard scenes with chickens, chicks and pigeons, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right 1911, 25.5 x 20.5cm Condition Report / Extra Information Both with original canvas.Clean condition. Paint good and stable, no crazing or breaking out.Appear to have been recently cleaned professionally. Stone sink example with minor overpainting to upper right corner and 6 tiny varnish(?) spots to pigeon.New frames.
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