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A folio album of private bound 18th & 19th Century sheet music and others the volume including: Wine cannot cure; Thomas Beilby, The Dying Negro … formed for promoting an abolition of the slave trade, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; Dibdin (Charles) Poor Jack, London: Preston & Son, n.d., circa 1790; Dibdin (Charles), Poor Tom …, London: The Author; Jackson (William), When first this humble Roof I knew, London: Preston & Son; Paisello, Whither my love ah! Whither art thou gone, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; Storace (S.) My native land I bade adieu, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; James (Charles) Melissa, London: Dale; Beilby (Thomas), The Dying Negro… formed for promoting an abolition of the slave trade, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; Manuscript score for Prince of Bale’s Minnet; Dibdin (Charles), The Tar for all Weathers, London: The Author; Dibdin (Charles), The Lucky Escape, London: The Author; Joshua, Oh, Had I Jubal’s Lyre, London: J. Bland; Arnold & Pinto, If ‘tis Joy to wound a Lover; Les Adieux de L’infortune Louis XVI a son people, London: Dale’s; Shield, W., The Heaving of the Lead, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; I know that my Redeemer Liveth, London: J. Dale; Storace (Stephen), The Lullaby, London: J. Dale; ; Dibdin (Charles), The Soldier’s Adieu, London: The Author; He was Despised, Messiah, London: G. Goulding; Kilvington (T.) His Royal Highness Prince William of Gloucester’s March, London: The Author, 1795; Gionovichi, Rondeau; O Dear what can the Matter be, London: Preston & Son; Corri, (D.) My Ain kind Deabie: A Scotch Air, London: C. & Co.; Storace (Stephen) A Plighted Faith, London: Dale’s; Jackson of Exeter, Love in Thine Eyes, London: Bland & Weller; Percy & Antoinette (Marie), The Captive, London: The Author; The Favorite Duett of Jess MacPharlane as sung at the Dillettanti Concerts by Mr Dignum and Mr Hindle; Hook, My Heart is devoted dear Mary to thee … sung by Mr Darley at Vauxhall Gardens, London: Bland; Arnold (Dr.), Oh Happy Tawny Moor, London: Preston & Son; Hook, Sweet Kate the Irish Maid sung by Mr Page at Vauxhall, London: Preston & Son; Carnaby (W.), Song on Peace, London: Sold by Rt Birchall; Haigh (T.), The favorite Air When the Hollow Drum, London: Preston & Son; Dibdin (Charles), The Siege of Troy, London: Preston; Hook, The Wedding Day: A Favourite song sung by Mrs Kennedy at Vauxhall Gardens, London: S. A. & P. Thompson; Pleyel, Tho’ pity I cannot deny: A favorite Song sung by Mrs Crouch in the Haunted Tower, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; Rimbault (S. F.) The Cottage in the Dell, London: F. Linley; pages 9-12 of A compleat delineation of the Royal procession to St. Paul’s on the 19 of December 1797; Here’s a health to those far away, London: R.t Birchall; Giordani, Queen Mary’s Lamentation sung by Sig. Tenducci at the Pantheon & Mr Abel’s Concert & c, London: J. Preston; Latour, New German Waltz, London: J. Bland; Storace (Stephen), Across the Downs this morning sung by Sig. Storace in No song, no Supper, London: Longman & Broderip [1776-1795]; Gray (J. B.), Oh! Balmy Sleep, London: Tho.s Cahusac; Knyvett, In the Dead of the Night, London: R.t Birchall; Hook, You shall be my Love … sung by Mr Darley at Vauxhall, London: Preston & Son; Sestini, The Gipsy Song; Hook, Henry & Maria or the Soldier’s Farewell, London: Preston; with further manuscript pages including composition by Mrs Siddons, How hard’s the Fate of Womankind, The Confession; Aldiborontiphoscophornio; Last May a braw Wooer; Drops of Brandy; Mozart Air; Tweedside; The Birks of Endermay; The Spectre Song; Lord of all Powers; Pleyel, It may be Love; Callicott, Epitaph; Go to the Devil and shake yourself; Whither a mile of Edinburgh; several blank musical score sheets within marbled paper boards and leather spine; together with Dussek (I.L.) A compleat delineation of the Royal procession to St. Paul’s on the 19 of December 1797, the music for the Piano Forte by I. Dussek to which is added the form of the Church Service with part of the Vocal Music sung at that celebration, London: Printed for Corri. Dussek & Co., [1798], frontispiece by T. King, folio; Introduction, The Acclamation of the People, Coronation Anthem by Handel, , (pages 9-12 bound in the larger volume), The Litany, Sanctus by Robt Hudson, The Communion Service, The Creed, A Voluntary for the Organ by Handel, God Save the King; a volume 19th century privately collated paper bound sheet music including P. Henrion, Polka, D. Magnus, Royal Schottische, Theodore Oesten, Das Alpenhorn, German Melodies, Golden Pearls, Fleurs Italiennes, G.A. Osborne Roy McGregor, Henry F. Hemy, The Sledge Bell Galop, Oscar Comettant, La Sympathie, Adrien Talexy Aurelia, Alphonse Leduc, L’Ecrin Musical, Fantasies; Away with Melancholy: A Favorite Air or Duet composed by M. Mozart, London: Bland & Wellers Music Warehouse, 23 Oxford Street, n.d. [1793-1818], folio, loose sheet music, 2 leaves, 3pp.Well used and thumbed condition, binding poor, some annotations and insciptions
Two oak and pine pews, 17th century and later, each with carved terminals and a solid seat over sledge supports, approximately 155cm wide49cm deep108cm high (2)Provenance: Wolterton Hall, Norfolk.Condition Report'Barn find' condition. Seats and feet appear later additions. Worn and heavily used. Losses, iron brackets below the seats. Old woodworm damage. Knocks, splits and wear. Joints sound and solid.
George III oak blanket box or kist, moulded rectangular top over hinged fall-front, with arcade frieze and central flower head with extending trailing branch and foliage, within a border carved with flower heads, initialled 'C.E R.T', fitted with wrought metal carrying handles, scaled serpent carved lower brackets, on sledge feetDimensions: Height: 70cm Length/Width: 141cm Depth/Diameter: 51cm
‘With the ensign at half-mast, and the Union Jack as a pall, the funeral procession, attended by all but four very bad cases, started at nine o’clock, and the burial service being read, the remains were consigned to their last icy resting place in this world. Improvising a crude cross, formed with a boat’s oar and a spare sledge-batten, it was placed at the head of the grave, with the following inscription: “Beneath this cross lie buried the remains of Geo. Porter, R.M.A., who died on June 8th 1876. Thy will be done.” Of all the melancholy and mournful duties I have ever had to perform, this has been the saddest. A death in a small party like ours, and under the present circumstances, is a most distressing event, and is keenly felt by all. During the service all were more or less affected, and many to tears.’ Commander A. H. Markham’s Northern Sledge Party Journal refers. A rare and emotive Arctic 1875-76 Medal awarded to Gunner G. Porter, Royal Marine Artillery, a member of Markham’s Northern Sledge Party whose sacrifice was commemorated by the naming of “Porter Bay” on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island Arctic Medal 1875-76 (G. Porter, Gnr., R.M.A., H.M.S. Alert) edge bruising, very fine £8,000-£10,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: J. B. Hayward (Gazette No. 7, June 1976, Item 198); of four casualties from the 1875-76 Expedition, the Arctic Medals of two of them reside in public institutions; Dix Noonan Webb, June 2008. George Porter enlisted in the Royal Marine Artillery in Birmingham in September 1866, aged 18 years, giving his trade as varnisher. Having then collected one Good Conduct Badge, he committed a spate of misdemeanours in the period 1869-74, ranging from absence without leave to the loss of a ‘rammer overboard through carelessness at gun drill’, the cost of which latter implement was deducted from his wages. Then in April 1875, he joined the Alert, under Captain George Nares, in which ship, in the following month, he sailed for the unknown “High Arctic”, where, in company with the Discovery, Nares was to explore North-West Greenland and the northern regions of Ellesmere Island. For his own part, Porter was one of just seven R.M.A. men employed on the expedition, and indeed one of only 13 such servicemen who qualified for either of the Arctic Medals issued in the 19th century. And in common with his R.M.A. predecessors from the Franklin Search Expeditions, Porter was tasked with handling cannisters of gunpowder to blast frozen obstructions, and in creating ‘ice docks’ for the ships' winter quarters, the latter work again entailing the use of gunpowder, and of giant ice saws. Another duty he shared with his predecessors was that of officers’ servant, in Porter’s case to Lieutenant Pelham Aldrich, who, in his journal entry of 8 August 1875, observed: ‘My servant Porter is a character. He has just been telling me of a dinner he has had of the heart of a Walrus, which he captured this morning. I expressed a hope he would not be ill after it - "That is if it is good to eat" says he, alluding to a remark he had made about it being better than some sheep's liver we had the other morning! - and then he finished up with "I eat a tidy lot of it Sir" - "this 'Eart was ate too Sir" - I am to have some this morning though somewhat doubtful in the subject it is nevertheless a good thing to find out what we can actually devour with infinity in case of future requirements.’ By late August, the ships had reached Discovery Harbour, on the northern side of Lady Franklin Bay, Ellesmere Island, the site chosen for Discovery’s winter quarters. The Alert, meanwhile, continued up Robeson Channel to Floeberg Beach, to 82º 82'N - the highest latitude reached by any ship up to that time - and established her winter quarters on 1 September. Shortly afterwards, Autumn sledge parties established depots northward at Cape Joseph Henry for extended journeys the following spring, but at this stage, at least, Porter would appear to have been spared such challenging work - and the accompanying threat of snowblindness, frostbite, blistering of the skin and extreme thirst caused by inhaling cold, dry air and exhaling moisture. Instead, happily, he added a second Good Conduct Badge to his accolades on New Year’s Day 1876. Markham’s Northern Sledging Party In the Spring, three major sledging parties - two from Alert and one from Discovery - set out to explore toward the North Pole and along the north coasts of Ellesmere Island and Greenland, the journey ahead being likened by one Arctic officer to far worse than going into action - in fact he had never ‘seen such labour, and such misery after. No amount of money is an equivalent ... Men require much more heart and stamina to undertake an extended travelling party than to go into action. The travellers have their enemy chilling them to the very heart, and paralyzing their very limbs; the others the very contrary.’ And so it was, on 3 April, that Lieutenant Aldrich's Western Sledge Party and Commander Albert H. Markham's Northern Sledge Party left the ship, along with supporting sledges. Markham's party comprised H.M. Sledges Support, Marco Polo (with a boat) and Victoria (with another boat and Porter), the object of the journey being to attain the highest northern latitude possible, and to determine to possibility of a more fully equipped party reaching the North Pole. The departure was poignantly described by Markham: ‘At eleven o'clock, everything being in readiness for a start, all hands assembled on the floe, and prayers were read by [Reverend] Pullen. The hymn, "[Praise] God, From Whom All Blessings Flow," was then sung, after which the order was given to "fall in," and amidst the hearty cheers of those few who were left behind, the sledging parties moved off. The captain and officers accompanied us for a short distance, when, wishing us God-speed, they turned to go back. This was a signal for three cheers from the travellers, after which they settled down to their work, and the march was steadily commenced.’ Shortly after leaving the Alert, Markham noted a temperature of 33º below zero and described the travelling as ‘by no means good, snow deep, and the sledges dragging very heavily’, the former factor ‘rendering the task of writing up our journals when we halted extremely unpleasant and painful’: on the second day the temperature plummeted to 45º below zero. And by 10 April, after marching nine to ten hours every day, Markham wrote, ‘We experienced heavy work in cutting a road [with pick axe and shovel] through the line of shore hummocks that gird the coast, and did not succeed in reaching the depot [at Cape Joseph Henry] until eleven o'clock.’ Here the Northern Sledge Party collected provisions for 63 days. The next morning was thick and foggy, to which was added a heavy snow fall. The supporting sledges returned to the ship, and the two extended parties pressed onward: the Northern Sledge Party leaving terra firma and pushing straight out onto the rugged polar pack, while the Western Sledge Party continued exploration of Ellesmere's coast to the westward. Markham's sledges Marco Polo, Victoria and Support weighed a total of 6,079 lbs. - 15 men were dragging a staggering 405 lbs. per man - which offers some appreciation of the effort it took to get through the snow and over hummocks of ice as high as 20-30 feet. 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A mid to late 20th century Russian lacquered box of oval form, the hinged cover depicting a troika sledge scene, iridescent pearl sheen, signed middle bottom, opening to reveal red interior, 4¼in. (10.8cm.) long, with certificate. *Good, very light surface wear, mainly to underside, hinge with a little movement.
The Antarctic Letters, written from the British Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 From Thomas Vere Hodgson (1864-1926) Letter 1.Dated 22th February 1903To: Mrs Waymouth From T V Hodgson (Marine biologist on the Discovery)Written from: Winter Quarters McMurdo Bay On Discovery Antarctic Expedition 1901 headed paper, no envelope. One sheet folded into four pages, two and half pages covered in handwriting.Excerpts: “The ice is very late getting out and the Morning has been here a month and is still five miles away. As the intervening ice is dead level we have done a good deal of hob-nobbing and got in most of our stores by sledge. She will leave at the end of this month with the mails and we shall follow if and when we can.” “We have been able to work all through the winter contrary to expectation. The only thing to do is to keep out of the wind. A wind adds 20 to 40 degrees on to the perception of cold, but all the extreme low temperatures occur in almost minus 50 is then warmer than zero in a breeze. "We are just 20 miles from the crater of Mount Erebus which is constantly smoking, but it has never given us any other entertainment.”Note: Thomas Vere Hodgson was born in Birmingham on 19 February 1864. He started his career in a bank, but studied biology in his spare time and applied successfully for a job as assistant in the Marine Biological Association's laboratories in Plymouth. He joined the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery), led by Robert Falcon Scott, as biologist. He took part in several sledging journeys and collected many biological specimens during the expedition. He was awarded a Polar Medal for his part in the expedition.Hodgson returned to the laboratories in Plymouth after the expedition, becoming curator of the city's museum and art gallery. His contributions to scientific journals won him distinction and he became an expert on porcelain. He died in 1926 and is commemorated in the Antarctic with Cape Hodgson (78°07' S 166°05' E). (Biography courtesy of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) From the estate of the Lamorna artist Eleanor Hughes, née Waymouth, thence by descent.Mr & Mrs. Frederick Waymouth and their family lived in Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand, in their grand home 'Karewa' now known as 'Mona Vale,' an important historic homestead. Mr Waymouth, a successful businessman, was the managing director of Canterbury Frozen Meats, and with his wife Alice, were prominent members of Christchurch society.The 'Discovery' docked in Lyttelton, the port for Christchurch, on 29th November 1901. The Waymouth family entertained members of the expedition in their beautiful home 'Karewa' and Frederick Waymouth also provisioned them with supplies. On December 21st, after a three-week stay in New Zealand, the 'Discovery' set sail and headed south for Antarctica. The correspondence that followed their visit is a testament of affection towards Alice Waymouth, and the warmth and hospitality she showed them is gratefully reflected back in the light-hearted conversational nature of these letters even when discussing the hardships of extreme cold and being locked long-term within the ice pack.In the introduction to his account of the 1901 expedition ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ Robert F Scott writes about the kindness his team received from the people of New Zealand. He goes on to list nine men who provided particular assistance and this includes Frederick Waymouth.“In considering such general kindness it is almost invidious to mention particular names, but the following gentlemen are among those who must be especially remembered by us for the manner in which they were ever ready to assist us: His Excellency the Governor Lord Ranfurly, the Premier Mr Sedden, the Hon. C C Bowen, Captain Hutton of the Christchurch Museum, Mr Kinsey, Mr Waymouth, Mr A Rhodes, Mr Coleridge Farr of the Christchurch Observatory and Mr H J Miller of Lyttelton.”Further information in our blog
(The Royal Society) National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904 Four volumes. 'Meteorology' in two parts, part 1 being 'Observations at Winter Quarters and on Sledge Journeys with Discussions by Various Authors', part 2 being 'Daily Synchronous Charts 1st October, 1901, To 31st March, 1904', uniform cloth backed boards with gilt lettering to spines, some sun bleaching to spines, rubbed to extremities, copious illustrations, fold out charts and maps, spotting to prelims and sporadic throughout but generally vg, The Royal Society, London, 1908 and 1913; 'Physical Observations with Discussions by Various Authors,' uniform cloth, plates 8-14 show Aurora observations, vg, 1908; 'Magnetic Observations,' uniform cloth, vg 1909. (4)
Antarctic and Arctic exploration Twenty eight works. Fridtjof Nansen. 'Farthest North,' two vols, rebound in a contemporary green cloth, copious plates throughout, speckled red ink edge, vg, George Newnes, London, 1898; George Binney. 'With Seaplane and Sledge in the Arctic,' original cloth, sun bleached backstrip, spotting to edges of leaves through, copious plates as called for, vg, Hutchinson & Co, London, n.d; Sir Douglas Mawson. 'The Home of the Blizzard. Being the Story of the Australian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914,' first edition thus, original cloth, splitting to rear joint, spotting to prelims and edge of text block, plates and fold out maps, good to vg, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1930; Martin Lindsay. 'Sledge. The British Trans-Greenland Expedition 1934,' first edition, lacks dj, original cloth, spotting to prelims and edge of text block, plates, Cassell and Company, 1935; Sir Vivian Fuchs and Sir Edmund Hillary. 'the Crossing of the Antarctica,' first edition, original cloth, unclipped dj, spotting throughout, good, Cassell, London, 1958; With twenty two other works. (28)
The Antarctic Letters, written from the British Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 George Francis Arthur Mulock DSO, RN, FRGS (1882-1963) Letter 5‘Feb’ Postmarked 25th March 1903To: Mrs Waymouth, Karewa From George F A Mulock (Cartographer, arrived on SV ‘Morning’ in 1903 and replaced Shackleton who was invalided home)Written from: (indistinct)? Strait On National Antarctic Expedition SY ‘Morning’ headed paper & with envelope. One sheet folded into four pages, two and half pages covered in handwriting.Excerpts: “The ice which still holds the ‘Discovery’ in her winter quarters, prevents us approaching nearer than 5 miles to her.” “Most of the ‘Discoverys’ think there is a chance of their being released later on in the summer months although all that remain seem in excellent spirits and quite prepared for second winter. I am sorry to say that the only opportunity I have had of using my sledge flag was in going to the discovery, a distance of 7 miles! but it is consoling to hope that if she winters down here again, there may yet be another chance.”Note: George Francis Arthur Mulock was born in 1882. He was educated at Stanmore Park and Dartmouth and qualified in marine surveying while serving in HMS Triton. Originally appointed in as sub-lieutenant on the British Relief Expedition 1902-03 (Morning) in 1902, he was seconded to the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 (Discovery) in 1903 to take the place of Ernest Shackleton in the shore party, because of his particular skill in drafting charts. In November 1903, he accompanied Michael Barne on a ten-week southern journey to Barne Glacier. On the return of the expedition, Mulock was lent by the Admiralty to the Royal Geographical Society to complete the compilation of his Antarctic survey. His results were published by the Society in 1908 as 'The charts of the Discovery expedition'.During World War I Mulock served with distinction in the Gallipoli campaign with the Royal Navy. Retiring in 1920, he joined the Asiatic Petroleum Company in Shanghai as Marine Superintendent. He saw further naval service in the Second World War. Mulock died in Gibraltar on 26 December 1963, and is commemorated in the Antarctic with Mulock Glacier (79°00' S 160°00' E) and Mulock Inlet (79°08' S 160°40' E). (Biography courtesy of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) From the estate of the Lamorna artist Eleanor Hughes, née Waymouth, thence by descent.Mr & Mrs. Frederick Waymouth and their family lived in Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand, in their grand home 'Karewa' now known as 'Mona Vale,' an important historic homestead. Mr Waymouth, a successful businessman, was the managing director of Canterbury Frozen Meats, and with his wife Alice, were prominent members of Christchurch society.The 'Discovery' docked in Lyttelton, the port for Christchurch, on 29th November 1901. The Waymouth family entertained members of the expedition in their beautiful home 'Karewa' and Frederick Waymouth also provisioned them with supplies. On December 21st, after a three-week stay in New Zealand, the 'Discovery' set sail and headed south for Antarctica. The correspondence that followed their visit is a testament of affection towards Alice Waymouth, and the warmth and hospitality she showed them is gratefully reflected back in the light-hearted conversational nature of these letters even when discussing the hardships of extreme cold and being locked long-term within the ice pack.In the introduction to his account of the 1901 expedition ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ Robert F Scott writes about the kindness his team received from the people of New Zealand. He goes on to list nine men who provided particular assistance and this includes Frederick Waymouth.“In considering such general kindness it is almost invidious to mention particular names, but the following gentlemen are among those who must be especially remembered by us for the manner in which they were ever ready to assist us: His Excellency the Governor Lord Ranfurly, the Premier Mr Sedden, the Hon. C C Bowen, Captain Hutton of the Christchurch Museum, Mr Kinsey, Mr Waymouth, Mr A Rhodes, Mr Coleridge Farr of the Christchurch Observatory and Mr H J Miller of Lyttelton.”Further information in our blog
The Antarctic Letters, written from the British Antarctic expedition of 1901-1904 From Michael Barne DSO (1877-1961) Letter 224th February 1903To: ‘My dear Mrs Waymouth’ Karewa From Michael Barne (Second Lieutenant to the Polar Expedition)Written from: Winter Quarters On Discovery Antarctic Expedition 1901 headed paper, and with envelope. One sheet folded into four pages, Three pages fully covered in handwriting.Excerpts: “We have got a very comfortable little cove for our winter quarters, with the huts onshore about 200 yards from the ship.”“We have great sing-songs and concerts periodically. Mr Royds takes the chair and pulls it to the piano and plays the accompaniment. Our pianola has held out wonderfully well, considering the amount of work it has.”Note: Michael Barne was born in England in 1877. He was brought up at Sotterley Park in Suffolk and entered the Navy in 1893. He qualified as a Royal Navy officer in 1898 and joined the British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04 as second lieutenant on the expedition ship Discovery. During the expedition he took responsibility for magnetometry and soundings, and was involved in several sledge journeys.After returning to the Navy Barne had hopes of forming an Antarctic expedition of his own and was involved in experiments with motor sledges, but these came to nothing. He served in the Royal Navy during World War I and was awarded the D.S.O., retiring from the Navy with the rank of captain in 1919. In World War II, he re-joined the Navy to command an anti-submarine patrol ship. He died on 31 May 1961. (Biography courtesy of the Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) From the estate of the Lamorna artist Eleanor Hughes, née Waymouth, thence by descent.Mr & Mrs. Frederick Waymouth and their family lived in Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand, in their grand home 'Karewa' now known as 'Mona Vale,' an important historic homestead. Mr Waymouth, a successful businessman, was the managing director of Canterbury Frozen Meats, and with his wife Alice, were prominent members of Christchurch society.The 'Discovery' docked in Lyttelton, the port for Christchurch, on 29th November 1901.The Waymouth family entertained members of the expedition in their beautiful home 'Karewa' and Frederick Waymouth also provisioned them with supplies. On December 21st, after a three-week stay in New Zealand, the 'Discovery' set sail and headed south for Antarctica. The correspondence that followed their visit is a testament of affection towards Alice Waymouth, and the warmth and hospitality she showed them is gratefully reflected back in the light-hearted conversational nature of these letters even when discussing the hardships of extreme cold and being locked long-term within the ice pack.In the introduction to his account of the 1901 expedition ‘The Voyage of the Discovery’ Robert F Scott writes about the kindness his team received from the people of New Zealand. He goes on to list nine men who provided particular assistance and this includes Frederick Waymouth.“In considering such general kindness it is almost invidious to mention particular names, but the following gentlemen are among those who must be especially remembered by us for the manner in which they were ever ready to assist us: His Excellency the Governor Lord Ranfurly, the Premier Mr Sedden, the Hon. C C Bowen, Captain Hutton of the Christchurch Museum, Mr Kinsey, Mr Waymouth, Mr A Rhodes, Mr Coleridge Farr of the Christchurch Observatory and Mr H J Miller of Lyttelton.”Further information in our blog
Plackman, Carl Joseph (British, 1943-2004); b. Huddersfield ENGLAND, Reason versus Pleasure, 1985, an openwork uniface cast bronze medal by C.J. Plackman [Lunts Castings] for the British Art Medal Society, pick-axe prising a loaf of bread on a divided mill-stone held by a sledge-hammer, ball and chain at upper right, 108mm, 593.76g (Attwood 23; The Medal 6, p.47; BM Acq. 1983-7, p.84, 170; Jones, CBM, p.52, no.1). Extremely fine, as made £60-£80 --- Edition of 18.
A CHARLES II OAK BENCH TABLE circa 1660 and later, with shaped arms on baluster supports over a rectangular seat with a moulded edge and recessed metal hinges, the front with a lunettecarved frieze over a pair of rectangular panels carved with stylised flowerheads and leafage, the sides with conforming decoration, on sledge feet and later castors, the folding rectangular top secured with pegs fixing into circular apertures in the arms, the left hand side of the seat branded "PS", 94cm wide x 53.5cm deep x 120cm high
A CONTEMPORARY BURR ELM DINING TABLEby Tim Stead, designed as two trestle tables with thick burr elm tops, the top inlaid with irregular geometric patterns in bronze, with a naturalistic edge along one side, the trestle bases naturally formed from planks and on sledge bases, 155cm x 196cm overall with the two tables pushed together; and a set of six elm chairs ensuite (8)
Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson (1876-1955) An oak coffee table, circa 1970/80s, having an adzed octagonal top on cruciform base and sledge feet, carved with mouse signature, 47cm high x 50.5cm wideCatalogue note: Lots 55 -62Ordered in 1954 as a wedding gift, delivered in 1955 and been in the same family ever since.Some items were purchased then afterwards, photocopies of original receipts are available.
Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson (1876-1955) An oak coffee table, circa 1955, having an inverted curved adzed octagonal top on cruciform base and sledge feet, carved with mouse signature, 47cm high x 51cm wide Catalogue note: Lots 55 -62 Ordered in 1954 as a wedding gift, delivered in 1955 and been in the same family ever since. Some items were purchased then afterwards, photocopies of original receipts are available.
A large collection of 150 later 20th century 45 RPM singles vinyl records. Artists to include; The Buggles, China Crisis, DExy's Midnight Runners, Art Garfunkel, Earth Wind & Fire, Bryan Adams, George Michael / Elton John, EMF, Gloria Mundi, Alice Cooper, Tom Jones, Guns & Roses, Stevie Wonder, Poison, Sister Sledge, Bad Manners, Fun Boy Three, Malcolm McLaren, The Mission, Kate Bush, Blancmange, Sade, The Jacksons, Kim Wilde, Wham, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Steadyeddiesteady, The Assembly, Phil Collins, Japan, Crowded House, Genesis, Simon & Garfunkel, Jesus Jones, Bon Jovi, Transvision Vamp, The Supremes, amongst many others. Labels to include Record Shack, Chrysalis, Cockteau, Buddah, Ramp, CBS.
Having a pivotal-hinged back/top of two boards, the underside of the top initialled "AW", downswept flat arms with rounded ends on baluster-turned front supports, a box-base with one-piece hinged seat board, and twin-panelled front, the stile supports on sledge-type feet, 137cm wide, 83cm deep, 66cm high.
TWO LIMITED EDITION STEIFF BEARS, comprising a boxed Record - Teddy replica 1913, from the Museum Collection, a pull along bear, with gold coloured ear button and white label no 400704, limited edition 1714/4000, together with Winter Bear, with gold coloured ear button and white label no 654817, limited edition 416/4000, with stand, height approximately 23cm (2 + 1 box) (Condition Report: bears appear in good condition, Winter Bear is missing a sledge, the scarf has a couple of loose threads, stand has wear and paint loss)
A mid-century Danish-style teak extending dining table together with a set of four chairs with padded backs and seats on sledge feet, in the manner of Henning Sorensenthe table 74 x 175 x 93cm (245cm when extended)The two table extensions are fitted under the table. Please see additional images.
A selection of double bill UK Quad film posters to include: CINDERELLA LIBERTY / CALL HARRY CROWN (99 AND 44/100% DEAD) (1974), MOMENT BY MOMENT / THE EIGER SANCTION (1978), THE STUD / THE BITCH (1979), THE AGE OF CONSENT / MICHAEL KOHLHAAS (1969) x2 and THE EXECUTIONER / A MAN CALLED SLEDGE (1970) (folded) (9)
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