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A Georgian spirit decanter with mother of pearl brandy label, 22 cm

R. S. Thomas, 'Laboratories of the Spirit', Gregynog Press (University of Wales Press), 1976, no. 56 from a limited edition of 215.

Lambert, Coventry Street, London, a George V silver waiter, with central engraved crest within a tied reed rim, on three scroll cast feet, London 1911, 22cm diameter. Together with an Elkington EPNS spirit kettle on stand and an EP wine coaster with turned wood base

Rachel List 'NHS ANGEL' - Limited edition print - painted during Covid pandemic - print on paper - 27.5" x 20" - PROVENANCE: Donated to and sold on behalf of Macmillan Caring Locally, Canvas for the Mac - the full hammer price will be going to the charity - About the Artist: Rachel List is a Yorkshire artist who became known for her NHS lockdown murals. When lockdown began in 2020 Rachel could no longer go out to work, as she normally spends her days painting murals in people's homes. She decided to take her art with her on her daily exercise and started painting her murals outside instead, livening up walls around Pontefract. Her bright colourful works capture the spirit of that first lockdown when we all clapped for the NHS.

SAMUEL JOHN PEPLOE R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1871-1935) GIRL IN A HAT Signed, conté on buff paperDimensions:26.5cm x 21cm (10.5in x 8.25in)Provenance:Provenance: The artist's familyExhibited: The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, The Modern Spirit in Scottish Painting, 1986, no.84

§ ◆ JOHN BELLANY C.B.E., R.A. (SCOTTISH 1942-2013) THE PERSECUTED Signed and inscribed, signed, inscribed and dated 1968 to stretcher verso, oil on boardDimensions:185.5cm x 185.5cm (73in x 73in)Provenance:Exhibited: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, John Moores Exhibition 7, 1969Literature: John McEwen, John Bellany, Edinburgh 2013, p.72Note: ‘I believe that it’s imperative that one is really excited and overwhelmed by the things one paints and writes about.’– John BellanyThe late 1960s were a crucial point in Bellany’s evolution as an artist. Following a degree at Edinburgh College of Art he continued his studies at the Royal College of Art in London, graduating in 1968. More significantly, in the previous year, he had visited East Germany on a cultural scholarship, discovering a range of German artists and attending the site of the Buchenwald concentration camp. Unsurprisingly this had a significant impact on the young artist, and in the ensuing years he produced paintings that helped process the emotional distress he experienced subsequently. Artist and writer Janet McKenzie remembers ‘When I interviewed him in 2010, he recalled that, following the visit to Buchenwald, it took him many years to reconcile the experience of the Holocaust, and he was only able to do so through the creative process, through the visualisation of the sense of the dichotomous – horror and beauty – that constitutes the human condition . . . Bellany’s relentless struggle to make sense of the split between the love found in family bonds, in nature, in the human spirit in many instances, and the abject terror and evil that humans are capable of. These polar opposites drove him on a daily basis.’In ‘The Persecuted,’ Bellany centres the people that were sent to camps such as Buchenwald: the sick; the disabled; the homeless; political prisoners; those convicted of crimes, to name but a few. Bellany does not baulk at their suffering, choosing instead to portray his subjects as emaciated and huddled together. We can sense the cold, their discomfort, their hunger but there is also a vitality and vibrancy here, a defiance. The approach is confronting, with the intimidating scale and imposing dark green frame crowding the figures while also compelling our gaze towards them, as they stare directly back at us. Thus, Bellany forbids the viewer to shy away from their grim reality and committed endurance in the face of adversity.Bellany raises these dispossessed figures to an elevated position normally reserved for those hung on the hallowed walls of galleries or museums. He subverts our expectations, showcasing suffering rather than the dashingly heroic, framing and naming this group so that they cannot be erased or forgotten. The distinctive presentation also suggests Bellany’s acknowledgement of traditional trompe l’oeil framing devices. There is a sense, in the works of this period, of the inspiration Bellany found in the Old Masters, with his interest in classical works informing the committed realism that went against the grain of modern art in 1960s London.Large-scale paintings like this from the mid-1960s cemented Bellany’s reputation as a contemporary artist of significance. A masterful work from a key moment in the artist’s career, we see this formidable talent utilising his superb artistic abilities to interrogate key matters at the very heart of the human condition: our capacity for good and evil, our suffering and our perseverance, our enduring hope.

CHOPARD: PENDENTIF EMAIL ET DIAMANTS, 'HAPPY SPIRIT'Le pendentif orné d'émail et d'un diamant taille brillant, accompagné d'une chaîne, poinçons français d'occasion pour l'or 18K (750°/00) et 14K (585°/00), pendentif signé Chopard et numéroté, chaîne non signée, diamètre du pendentif 3.2 cm, poids brut total 31.95 g.Footnotes:CHOPARD: ENAMEL AND DIAMOND PENDANT, 'HAPPY SPIRIT'The pendant set with enamel and a brilliant-cut diamond, with a chain, French assay mark for 18 and 14 carat gold, signed Chopard and numbered, chain unsigned, pendant diameter 3.2 cm, combined gross weight 31.95 grams.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lalique for Rolls Royce, a Spirit of Ecstasy glass car mascot, after Charles Sykes model designed 1911, limited edition number 121 of 200, frosted and polished, incised Lalique France and intaglio etched logo and number RR121, original label, 19.5cm high

Minimalismus - - Brice Marden. (1938 Bronxville, New York). Blatt 6 aus: 12 Views for Caroline Tatyana. 1977/ 79. Aquatintaradierung auf kräftigem, genarbten Velin. 25,3 x 35,3 cm (67 x 52 cm). Signiert und nummeriert. Punktuell auf Unterlage montiert und im Passepartout freigestellt. Dort verso mit dem Etikett der Galerie Yvon Lambert und typographischen Werkangaben. - Mit zwei unwesentlichen, blassen und kleinen Fleckchen. Verso mit leichten Spuren der ehemaligen Montierung. Insgesamt in sehr gutem Zustand. Ausgesprochen prachtvoller, klarer und gratiger Druck mit Rand, allseitig mit dem Schöpfrand. Lewinson 29f.- Eines von 50 Exemplaren. - Aus dem Portfolio "12 Views for Caroline Tatyana". - Herausgegeben von Parasol Press, New York 1989. - Druck bei Doris Simmelink, Santa Monica. - Marden greift ganz im Spirit der Minimal Art auf das Format der Serie und eine reduzierte geometrische Formensprache zurück, nimmt aber zugleich Bezug auf die klassische Säulenarchitektur. Inspiriert von der griechischen Antike und ihren Tempeln, beabsichtigt er jenes Gefühl einzufangen, das sich beim Betrachten der Säulenfassaden einstellt sowie, wenn die einzelnen Architekturelemente in harmonischer Wirkung ein einheitliches Ganzes ergeben. Die spiegelbildlich zweigeteilte Fläche unseres Drucks steht in Verbindung zum Begriff Öffnungen, so wie es jene zwischen tragenden und liegenden Architekturelementen, zwischen Säulen und Räumen geben kann. Ein Zusammenspiel von meist schwarzen und weißen Tönen stellt sich beim Besuch solcher Orte ein: Kontraste zwischen Licht und Schatten, Innen und Außen, Dichte und Leichtigkeit. Innerhalb von Mardens 12-teiliger Serie, die nach seiner Patentochter benannt ist, schaffen die Wiederholung der Formen - sieben vertikale Säulen mit einem einzigen architravischen horizontalen Element - und die Spiegelung der Strukturen Einheit und Gleichgewicht. Selten. No.6 from: 12 Views for Caroline Tatyana. Aquatint and etching on strong, grained wove paper. Signed and numbered. Mounted in spots to underlying mat and free-standing in mat. There on the verso with the label of the Galerie Yvon Lambert and typographical indications of the work. - With two insignificant, pale and small stains. Verso with slight traces of the previous mounting. Overall in a very good condition. Extremely splendid, rich and burr-like impression with margin, deckle edge on all sides. - One of 50 copies. - From the portfolio "12 Views for Caroline Tatyana". - Published in 1989 by Parasol Press, New York. Printed by Doris Simmelink, Santa Monica. Rare.

A quantity of 20th century scientific and lab equipment to include slide rules, thermometers, gauges, a spirit level, a resistance substation box, a travel microscope, weights, a scale and testing equipment

Pair of Staffordshire pottery spirit barrels, circa 1900, each painted and gilded, marked for 'I. Whisky' and 'S.Whisky', 33cm high

Hume of Godscroft, David, ‘The History of the House and Race of Douglas and Angus’, vol II, Edinburgh 1743, printed by T. W. and T. Ruddimans for L. Hunter, 12mo. calf; together with James Ray of Whitehaven, 'A Compleat History of the Rebellion from its First Rise in 1745', printed for the author, 1757, portrait frontis. 12mo. 3/4 calf; and Montesquieu (Charles Secondat, Baron de), 'The Spirit of the Laws', London 1777, 11th ed, 8vo (3)

A Hayter Spirit lawnmower with Briggs & Stratton 450E 125cc motor, little use

An Antique brass mounted wooden spirit level

A Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., silver four piece tea set comprising spirit stand with kettle, London 1895. The makers mark double struck on the kettle, other marks are rubbed, treen handle inscribed presentation, 30cm tall, 1296g and a teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug all London 1896, presentation inscription to kettle and teapot, 1151g (total weight 2447g)

A BP Motor Spirit circular shaped painted cast iron wall plaque. In red, white blue & black. Approx. 25cm diameter.

Vinyl - Radiohead - 4 track 12" white label featuring Street Spirit and Die Another Day on side A, and Southern Sun and Never on Side B (white sleeve, vinyl Vg+) and Remixes 12" (Infamous Upstarts – INF001) Vg+

Vinyl - 10 Original Mainly USA 1960’s Pressing Garage / Beat albums to include The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics (Original USA Pressing, Etiquette Records, ET-LPS-024) VG+ / Vinyl is VG / VG+, Count Five - Psychotic Reaction (Original USA Pressing, Double Shot Records, DSM 1001) EX / VG++, The Seeds - A Web Of Sound (Original USA Pressing, GNP Crescendo Records, GNP 2033) VG+ / VG+, The Hombres - Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) (Original Australian Pressing, Verve Forecast Records, FTS 3036) EX / EX, Don And The Goodtimers - Where The Action Is (Original USA, Wand Records, WDM 679), The Young Rascals - The Young Rascals, Paul Revere & The Raiders - 4 albums - Here They Come, Midnight Ride, The Spirit Of ’67, Just Like Us !

Vinyl - 3 Groundhogs LPs to include Who Will Save The World (UAG 29237), Hogwash (UAG 29419) and Spirit (LBG 83401). Sleeves & Vinyl Vg

Memorabilia - Two framed and glazed Radiohead posters - one band shot and one to promote the release of Street Spirit (Fade Out).

Rolls-Royce - a gilt metal mascot, Spirit of Ecstacy, modelled after Charles Sykes, 13cm high

1 75-cl bt Lambs Navy Rum 40% sl ull (ms) 1 70-cl bt Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge 38.5% sl ull (ms) 1 35-cl bt Royal London Finest Selected Dry Gin 40% 1 litre bt Asbach Uralt 38% 1 70-cl bt Asbach Uralt 38% 1 70-cl bt Lazzaroni Amaretto 24% original tin 1 20-cl bt Marks & Spencer Special Reserve Blended Scotch Whisky 40% 1 litre bt Antonio Nadal Anis Tunel Bunola 1 70-cl bt William's Birne Schladerer 40% 1 50-cl bt Selsey Herb & Spice Co Gourmet Mulling Spirit 1 70-cl bt Marks & Spencer original Green Ginger Wine 13.5% 1 70-cl bt Unknown Spirit/Liqueur Above 12 various sized bottles

An early 19th Century glass spirit decanter, probably Irish, circa 1815, of rectangular section moulded with chevron flutes around diamonds, with triple ring to neck and moulded stopper, height 20cm.

A 1950s French Baccarat decanter, the square section spirit decanter with multiple mould blown and polished faces and angles, fitted with solid stopper, Baccarat logo acid etched to base, height 22cm.

A 1970s Swedish glass spirit decanter formed as a stylised pig, the spherical body with applied eyes, ears and loop handle, with cork stopper, height 12.5cm.

A hallmarked silver spirit kettle with conforming stand and burner, the stand raised on three pad feet and part foliate engraved and embossed decoration to kettle, total weight 23oz, height 25cm, London 1900, Charles Stuart Harris.

Französische Schule des 17. JahrhundertsPortrait König Ludwig XIV, 1644Öl auf Leinwand.62 x 49,5 cm.Dem Kind, das dem Betrachter sehr selbstbewußt entgegen blickt, wird ein großes Schicksal zuteil, das es schon zu ahnen scheint. Die großen dunklen Augen blicken den Betrachter ohne Scheu an, der Mund deutet ein halb amüsiertes, halb abschätziges Lächeln an. Das Kind ist mit einer großen weißen Straußenfeder geschmückt, die der ovalen Form des Gesichts folgt und perückenartig das Haar aufnimmt. Der Knabe ist luxuriös gewandet in feinem prächtigem Brokatgehrock, der vorne in zahlreichen kleinen Knöpfen geschlossen wird. Die drei Schleifen unten raffen einen nicht sichbaren Rock zusammen. Kragen und Ärmel sind aus Spitze. Quer über die Brust läuft eine Schärpe mit dem Orden des Heiligen Geistes, dessen Spitze im unteren Abschnitt noch zu sehen ist und auf adelige Herkunft weist.Auch der Text im Hintergrund des Portraits verrät die Identität der dargestellten Person: „Der sehr christliche König Ludwig XIV“. Der Schriftzug nimmt einen prominenten Platz ein und umschließt die Büste des jungen Königs. Er verrät zudem den Kontext und die Destination des Bildes als Dankesgeschenk des Königs an den apostolischen Nuntius als Andenken an seinen Aufenthalt in Frankreich.Die Gesichtszüge sind die des damals fünfjährigen Königs und ähneln stark jenen einer Skulptur von Jacques Sarrazin, die sich heute im Louvre befindet: die gleichen aufmerksamen Augen und vollen Wangen sowie die gleiche volle Unterlippe. Dieses Portrait ähnelt in allen Merkmalen auch dem Familienportrait mit Anna von Österreich und seinem jüngeren Bruder Philippe von Orleans, das heute in Versailles hängt. Es scheint wie ein Auszug aus diesem, nur die Farbe des Gehrocks ist eine andere. Mit drei Jahren Halbwaise kennt Ludwig XIV schon sehr früh dunkle Tage. Seine Kindheit ist gezeichnet von Aufständen gegen den Thron. Die Monarchie musste ihre Macht verteidigen und wieder bestärken. Dies geschah auch durch die Verbreitung von Bildern. Ludwig XIV wurde ab dem Alter von drei Jahren in zahlreichen Bildern dargestellt, oft von der Krone nahestehenden Malern wie Philippe de Champagne (1602-1674) oder Claude Deruet (1588-1662). Im vorliegenden Gemälde verstärkt der Text nochmal die Macht des Bildes. Die hohe Qualität der Malerei, und damit die des anonymen Künstlers, tritt insbesondere in der Intensität des Blicks hervor. (†) (1341459) (10)French School, 17th centuryPORTRAIT OF KING LOUIS XIV OF FRANCE, 1644Oil on canvas.62 x 49.5 cm.The child that is looking at the viewer with great self-confidence awaits a great destiny, which it already seems to be aware of. It is wearing a sash with The Order of the Holy Spirit across its chest with its inscribed tip, barely visible in the lower picture margin, suggesting the child‘s aristocratic ancestry.The text in the background of the portrait also reveals the identity of the portrayed person: “The very Christian King Louis XIV”. The text amplifies the power of this painting. The high quality of the painting and its anonymous painter is especially apparent in the intensity of the future king‘s gaze. (†)

Architecture & Design -- Photographer: Wilhelm Niemann (1891-1981). Design project for Alexanderplatz, Berlin by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. 1928/29. Vintage gelatin silver print of a photomontage. 10 x 14,5 cm. ATELIER MIES VAN DER ROHE, BERLIN W. 35 - AM KARLSBAD 24 stamp on the verso, framed under museum glass in fine wooden frame.With the appointment of Martin Wagner as Berlin's city architect (Stadtbaurat) in 1926, a new spirit of innovation emerged in the redesigning of Berlin. This particularily concerned a newly adapted traffic planning, as well as the design of some prominent Berlin squares, such as Alexanderplatz shown in this example, based on the ideas of the Bauhaus. Architects such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, Hans Scharoun and Hugo Häring were called upon for these building projects. – Minimal crease mark in upper right, otherwise in very good condition (not examined outside frame).Lit.: Das Neue Frankfurt. Monatsschrift für die Probleme Moderner Gestaltung. Vol. 3, issue 3, March 1929, p. 61.Helmut Reuter and Birgit Schulte (eds.): Mies und das Neue Wohnen. Räume, Möbel. Fotografie.Ostfildern 2008, ill. 252, p. 262.

Rebay / Guggenheim -- Photographer unknown. Frank Lloyd Wright with Hilla von Rebay and Solomon R. Guggenheim at the project presentation of the new museum for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation Collection. 1945. Vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver press print. 17,5 x 20,2 cm. Mounted to black card.Some retouched emulsion loss in lower edge and right corner, horizontal crease in mid area, some handling marks, traces of paint in upper right corner.Lit.: Joan M. Lukach. Hilla Rebay. In Search of the Spirit in Art. New York 1983, ill. plate 37 (variant).

Marco Palmezzano (Forli 1460-1539)The Annunciation oil on canvas, arched top218.3 x 175.5cm (85 15/16 x 69 1/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Collection of Baron Blanc, Château de Chancy, near ChambéryCharles Sedelmeyer, Paris, 1907Galerie Sanct Lucas, Vienna, 1927Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 30 May 1991, lot 19Private Collection, CaliforniaRoy T. EddlemanLiteratureCollection Ch. Sedelmeyer: 3me Vente, 1907, pp. 168-9, cat. no. 158, ill.Having completed his initial training with Melozzo da Forli, Marco Palmezzano, a native of Forli, then moved to Rome in the early 1490s. He later spent some time in Venice but then returned to Forli where he spent the rest of his long career carrying out many commissions in the area.At some point between 1927 and the 1991 sale at Sotheby's, the upper edge of the present canvas has been cut down to form an arched shape.The present Annunciation comes closest to the artist's altarpiece of circa 1512 for the Church of Santa Maria dei Servi in Forli and now in the Pinacoteca Civica (oil on panel, inv. no. 41). Both works see the two figures set before an arch, decorated with gold ground scrolling grotesques. Through the arch an expansive mountainous landscape is visible and the dove of the Holy Spirit is centrally placed high above the Virgin and Angel.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Meissen turquoise-ground spirit barrel, circa 1740-45Moulded with gilt-edged hoops, each end painted with an elaborate European harbour scene surrounded by gilt scrollwork, one with a small apeture for a tap, the purple-ground reserved with quatrelobe panels with similar European landscape scenes, 16.3cm long (some wear)Footnotes:The model for this spirit barrel was created by J.J. Kaendler after August 1738, and the figural stopper that would have come with it in April 1739, when it is mentioned in Kaendler's work notes. A similar model with yellow ground together with its stand painted with the arms of Count Brühl is illustrated in U. Pietsch/C. Banz, Triumph der blauen Schwerter (2010), no. 172. The inventory of Count Brühl's pantry lists '3 Grosse Fässer mit 1 Bacchus' and '2 kleinere dergl.' [3 large barrels with 1 Bacchus and 2 smaller similar].A purple ground spirit barrel with its matching stopper was sold in these rooms, 6 July 2021, lot 54.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Guinness Toucan advertising clock, Guinness Time; Suffolk Studio glass Drinking horn; Yakymly Brendisi Sword bottle alcoholic spirit, Doorly's Barbados Rum etc

Native American Interest - Country Artist figure Spring of Life, by K Sherwin, limited edition 157/850, issued 1993; others Noble American Indian Women, Sacajawea, Minnehaha and White Rose; Princess of the Plains, Spirit of the Grey Wolf; collectors plate

David Hawkins Collection Elastolin 70mm scale American War of Independence with George Washington, Spirit of '76, Drunner, Fifer, Colour Bearer, Officers, Mounted Officers, one British Infantryman and plastic mounted George Washington (Excellent-Very Good) (14)

David Hawkins Collection Elastolin 70mm scale American War of Independence with George Washington, Spirit of '76 (one missing), Drummers, Mounted Officers, plastic mounted George Washington and Preiser plastic Spirit of "76 in original individual transparent packs (Excellent-Very Good) (15)

‘One of nine children born to two impoverished alcoholics - all of whom were removed by the courts from their parent’s custody by the age of two - is hardly the start that would be attributed to a hero of the R.A.F., but that was how Victor started.’ (Zero To Hero, From a Boy’s Home to R.A.F. Hero, by P. W. Bodle refers) The outstanding and rare Second War C.G.M., ‘Immediate’ D.F.M. group of five awarded to Lancaster Rear Gunner V. A. Roe, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, who flew in 14 operational sorties in Wellingtons and Halifaxes with 466 Squadron, prior to flying the remainder of his operational service with 35 Squadron - which amounted to a remarkable 84 operational sorties with the Squadron, 50 of which were with Flying Officer John Forde as his pilot, and out of the total of 84, 11 were as Master Bomber crew and 7 as Deputy Master Bomber crew, all with Pathfinder Force. An accomplished ‘Tail-End Charlie’, Roe successfully fought off an Me. 110 during the raid on Haine-St-Pierre, 8-9 May 1944, ‘which made four successive attacks using cannon and machine-gun fire... Roe returned fire and on each occasion although his turret had been hit and become unserviceable, resulting in Sergeant Roe being covered with oil. When the Me. 110 made the fourth attack, it was seen to have caught fire in one engine and it is claimed as probably destroyed. Throughout the combat, Sergeant Roe handled his guns with cool determination, clearing stoppages in between attacks although he had received a slight injury in his right arm from a cannon splinter early in the encounter.’ Warrant Officer Roe was killed in action on a raid to Chemnitz, carrying out his 98th operational sortie, 5-6 March 1945. He was 21 years old Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying), G.VI.R. (Act. W/O. (1813968) V. A. Roe. R.A.F.); Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1813968 Sgt. V. A. Roe. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star, 1 clasp, Bomber Command; Air Crew Europe Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45, first two on investiture pins and in named card boxes of issue, remainder later issues, in Royal Mint boxes of issue, with enclosure, extremely fine (5) £30,000-£40,000 --- One of only 11 men to be awarded the combination of the C.G.M. and D.F.M. C.G.M. London Gazette 13 April 1945: ‘Since the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal, Warrant Officer Roe has participated in a further large number of operational sorties. He has proved himself to be a most enthusiastic and skilful air gunner and has continued to operate with undiminished determination and courage. By his magnificent record of achievement and unfailing devotion to duty, this gallant Warrant Officer has set a sterling example to all air gunners.’ D.F.M. London Gazette 13 June 1944: ‘On the night of 8/9th May, 1944, Sergeant Roe was rear gunner in a Lancaster detailed to attack Haine-St. Pierre. As the aircraft was approaching the target, two Ju. 88’s were encountered but successfully evaded. Shortly afterwards, and Me. 110 was encountered which made four successive attacks using cannon and machine-gun fire. Sergeant Roe returned fire and on each occasion although his turret had been hit and become unserviceable, resulting in Sergeant Roe being covered with oil. When the Me. 110 made the fourth attack, it was seen to have caught fire in one engine and it is claimed as probably destroyed. Throughout the combat, Sergeant Roe handled his guns with cool determination, clearing stoppages in between attacks although he had received a slight injury in his right arm from a cannon splinter early in the encounter. He carried on, showing a fine offensive spirit. Sergeant Roe is a very reliable Air Gunner who has always carried out his duties most conscientiously. At all times his courage, skill and determination are a fine inspiration to his crew. In recognition of his courage and devotion to duty during the combats of the night of 8/9th May, 1944, this N.C.O. is recommended for an immediate award of the Distinguished Flying Medals. Remarks by Station Commander: Recommended. This N.C.O. displayed courage and determination of a high order throughout the attacks.’ Victor Arthur Roe was born at Old Barge Yard, Norwich in May 1923. He was one of nine children, all removed from the custody of his parents, who were sadly alcoholics, and placed in various Children’s Homes around Norwich. Roe was educated at the Surrey Road Primary School and the Nelson Street Senior Boys’ School - and his father died whilst he was at primary school. Aged 11, Roe was transferred to Mr Fegan’s Home for Boys in Yardley Gobion, near Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. The latter institution had a rigid approach to preparing the boys for later life through discipline and hard work, which culminated in working at the Goudhurst Farm prior to ‘release’ into the wider world. Roe moved to work at the farm in April 1938, and having completed his time in Fegan system was subsequently employed at Copping Farm, part of the Bernstein Estate near Tonbridge in Kent. Roe enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in January 1943, and was posted to No. 14 Initial Training Wing, Bridlington. He trained as an Air Gunner at No. 8 Bombing and Air Gunnery School, Evanton, and advanced to Leading Aircraftsman. Roe, having advanced to Sergeant, was subsequently posted to 20 O.T.U., Lossiemouth. Whilst at the latter he trained in Wellingtons and formed his first crew with Warrant Officer J. Forde (Pilot), Warrant Officer H. Warner (Bomb Aimer), Warrant Officer J. Rollins (Navigator) and Sergeant D. Carruthers (Radio Operator). They were posted for operational service to 466 Squadron (Wellingtons) at Driffield in August 1943. They carried out 7 operational sorties, 5 of which were Mining, before being posted to 1652 CU to convert to Halifax bombers. Here they were joined by Sergeants D. Cole (Flight Engineer) and W. Quirke (Mid Upper Gunner), and upon return to their Squadron they carried out another 7 operational sorties, including: Frankfurt; Berlin; Magdeburg; Schweinfurt; Trappes and Le Mans. As Peter Bodle notes in Zero To Hero, From a Boys’ Home to R.A.F. Hero: ‘This time the seven operations more or less spanned the Christmas and New Year period of 1943-44. Their first Halifax sortie was on 20 December... On the third sortie, ‘The Big City’, Berlin was the target, but it was not until the raid following the Berlin run that Victor mentioned anything about enemy action. In that post raid report it was noted that their plane HX266 had collected some flak damaged from what was believed to be radar controlled ack-ack guns in the Wilhelmshaven area. Fortunately according to this report after the raid, it produced only a slight amount of damage to the aircraft and none to the crew. The other high point Victor noted from his time on the Halifax occurred just three days later, landing out at Tangmere, as their Halifax LV837 ran low on fuel and their pilot John Forde made a precautionary diversion into the Kent fighter airfield to take on more. In all the Halifax raids, they were led to the target area by the Lancasters of the Pathfinder Force, whom they were to join in just a few weeks’ time. This way, like many others before them, Victor and the rest of the John Forde team had been given a good insight into what was needed to be a Pathfinder crew, long before they ever started their PFF training.’ The PFF - Lancaster ‘Tail-End Charlie’ Roe was posted to Warboys for PFF training, prior to being posted for operational flying with 35 Squadron (Lancasters) in April 1944: ‘So just six months after stepping into a Bomber for ...

Five: Company Sergeant Major S. A. Holliday, Royal Marine Artillery, Royal Marine Brigade, who was interned in Holland after the fall of Antwerp, October 1914, and was undoubtedly one of the characters of H.M.S. ‘Timbertown’ China 1900, no clasp (S. A. Holliday, Sergt. R.M.A., H.M.S. Goliath.); 1914 Star, with clasp (R.M.A. 3722. Col. Sergt. S. A. Holliday, R.M. Brigade.); British War and Victory Medals (R.M.A. 3722 C.S.M. S. A. Holliday.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (S. A. Holliday, Sergt. No. 3722 R.M.A.) mounted for wear, remnants of adhesive to reverses, contact marks overall, generally nearly very fine or better (5) £500-£700 --- Stanley Albert Holliday was born in London in January 1871. He enlisted in the Royal Marine Artillery in January 1889, and was posted to ‘L’ Company in May of the same year. Holliday advanced to Corporal in March 1896, and to Sergeant in May 1898. He was posted for service with H.M.S. Goliath on the China Station in March 1900 (awarded his L.S. & G.C. in March 1904). Holliday subsequently served as Colour Sergeant at R.M.A. Headquarters, Eastney from April 1907. Holliday was discharged after 21 years service in January 1910, and transferred to the Royal Fleet Reserve. He was mobilised in August 1914 and embarked with the Royal Marine Brigade to defend Antwerp where, in early October, having belatedly received the order to withdraw, he was one of many forced to take refuge in neutral Holland in order to prevent unnecessary casualties or capture by the enemy. Holliday was interned under International Law on 9 October 1914 and housed in barracks in Groningen where, other than periods of leave from Holland he was so detained for the duration of the war. He received the following mention (as well as a sketch of him in uniform) in No. 22 The Camp Magazine, January 1917: ‘Although, comparatively speaking, we are only a small community, made up of the odds and ends of practically every trade and profession of the world, our institutions have yet taken a concrete form that redounds in a most creditable manner to the organising ability of those who are at the helm. In the domestic realm of Timbertown no figure stands out with greater popularity than that of Col. Sgt. Holliday, R.M.A., the Commander in Chief of the Culinary Department. His gentle persuasive address, invariable prefixed with ‘my friend’, always takes one off one’s guard, putting a curb on the most unruly tongues and softening the most diabolical expressions. With a smile and a pleasant word, which silences all ‘taps’ and protests, he negotiates his thankless job with a candour and fairness which would do honour to a born diplomat, while his knowledge of ‘Mrs Beeton’ is peculiarly adapted to present circumstances. We have no wish to embarrass this friend of ours who so carefully and conscientiously conducts the intricate duties of apportioning our rations, but we have much to thank him for, and in tendering this small appreciation we trust he will accept it in the same spirit of affection in which it is proffered.’ Holliday was eventually repatriated in November 1918, and promoted Company Sergeant Major in February 1919. He was demobilised in April 1919, aged 48, having served three Monarchs and his country for 26 years. Holliday died in Bournemouth in August 1960. Sold with copied research.

Dutch silver cake or similar serving slice, spirit kettle or similar stand marked 835 and a Dutch silver vase, width of stand 15cm, weight of all items 369g

A Great War O.B.E. Group of five awarded to ‘The Fighting Bishop’ Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel the Right Reverend Adam Urias de Pencier, Archbishop of the Metropolitan of British Columbia, who served with the 6th Canadian Chaplain Service, attached to the 62nd Battalion (British Columbia) Candian Infantry, who was also a notable local boxer The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type, breast badge, hallmarks for London 1917; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, emblem on each campaign medal (Hon. Lt. Col. A. U. De Pencier); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, mounted as originally worn, ribands somewhat frayed, generally very fine or better (5) £600-£800 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 7 June 1918. M.I.D. London Gazette 29 May 1917 and 28 May 1918. Adam Urias de Pencier was born 9 February 1866 at Burritt’s Rapids, Ontario, Canada, and was the great-great grandson of Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Following his education at Kemptville (Ottawa) and Trinity College Toronto, he was first ordained as an Anglican priest with the Church of England in Canada in 1890 at Navan. He made good progress in his career, taking up various ecclesiastical positions in Canada at St Albans, Uxbridge, Toronto, Brandon, Vancouver, and was made Bishop of New Westminster in 1910. During the Great War de Pencier volunteered for overseas service and was given the rank of Honorary Captain in August 1915 with the 56th Canadian Chaplain Service, attached to the 62nd Battalion CEF. In his Christmas address, he is recorded by Melissa Davidson in her thesis ‘Preaching the Great War: Canadian Anglicans and the War Sermon 1914-1918’ as having said: “Let us clearly apprehend that it is by mobilizing the Spiritual forces of our Country and by beseeching God in prayer that the material supply for the Nation’s need will most effectually be obtained.... I call upon you by virtue of the office to which God has called me, to use this greatest of all weapons, this power of the Spirit, for the conquest of our foes, both our individual, personal sins, and our national vices and enemies.” De Pencier travelled with the 62nd Battalion (British Columbia), Canadian Infantry to France in January 1916. He later served as Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class on attachment to No 1 Canadian General Hospital between late 1916 and 1918, and was made Honorary Lieutenant Colonel in April 1918, being twice mentioned in despatches. De Pencier also served for some time at Kinmel Park Camp, Rhyl in 1918, and was made OBE in that year. Returning to Canada, he is recorded as having taken part in a night of boxing at Vancouver University, where he: ‘Young’ De Pencier - ‘The Fighting Bishop’ (then aged 53!) took on ‘Battling Berto’ fought in a three-round ‘no-decision’ fight, which was recorded as having been ‘fast and even’. Bishop de Pencier died in 1949. Sold with copied research.

Various modern and vintage collectibles to include carved wooden boxes, various cutlery boxes, a Stanley spirit level in wooden box, small vintage plastic dolls with clothes, hip flasks, copper children's shoe ornaments, silver plated fighting cock figures, etc.

SCIENCE FICTION; a group of collectors' figures comprising 'Dark Angel Dark', 'Dark Angel Leen', 'Kabuki', 'Castlevania', 'Succubus', 'The Art of Spawn Series 27', 'Spawn Evolutions the 29th Series', 'Bionica Bride of Metropolis', 'Farscape Series 1 Chiana', 'Marvel Universe Series 1 Hawkeye', 'The Spirit' and 'The Goon Zombie Priest', all in original blister packs.

Various O gauge rolling stock and accessories, to include 'LMS Furniture Removal Service', 'Pratts Motor Spirit', 'Manchester Oil Refinery', a boxed Hornby Dublo 'D1 Ventilated Van Long Wheel Base' OO gauge, various buffers, track, signals, etc.

Various football collectibles to include a 'The Spirit of England' gentlemen's chronograph watch, in presentation case, various coin and stamp covers and stamp sets for the World Cup, a Manchester United European Champions 1999 trading card with player information sheet, two Danbury Mint Manchester United porcelain and silver plated serving trays, with certificates and boxes and four Manchester United framed stamp pictures.

Five Rolex themed books comprising 'The Spirit of Enterprise Rolex Awards' 1981, 1990 and 1993, 'The Art of Rolex: An Auctioneer's Guide' published by Antiquorum in 1992 and 'A Geneva Rolex Book' in outer presentation box case (5).

Collection of thirty mixed spirit miniatures. Not available for in-house P&P

A Shell Motor Spirit can, together with a Valor oil can. (2)

A Mowbray & Company Limited of Grantham two tone stone ware wine and spirit barrel, together with another. (2)

A Royal Doulton Black Images figure modelled as Free Spirit, HN3159, together with a white glazed Images figure modelled as Sisters, HN3018. (2)

A collection of assorted wristwatches & pocket watch. The lot to include; stainless steel storm bubble watch with blue face, stainless steel Rostini with white face, gilt gold tone & white stone set Kelia, gold tone & brown leatherette Limit, gold tone Titus, stainless steel Casio strap, Smiths pocket watch, 18ct gold filled Bulova, gold tone & brown leatherette strap Sekonda, stainless steel & white stone Spirit, rolled gold strap, gold tone Rotary, Helsa black strap, hallmarked silver A/F wrist watch, a boxed Chopard Geneve & boxed Mercedes - Benz, West McLaren.

5 X LARGE DISPLAY SPIRIT BOTTLES (EMPTY)

2 BOTTLES - A 1 LITRE BOTTLE OF BOOMSMA OUD FRIESCHE BEERENBURGER & DUBONNEE SPIRIT

15 mixed bottles of spirit to include Cherry Brandy and Tia Maria Location:

Five bottles of mixed spirit to include Captain Morgan rum, 13 1/3fl, Port, Lanson Champagne and Sherry Location:

Heaney (Seamus)  Preoccupations - Selected Poetry 1968-1978, Lond. 1984. First Edn., Signed 9.XI.89; The Haw Lantern, Lond. 1987. First Edn.  Signed; The Haw Lantern, Lond. 1987. First Edn. Signed; The Cure at Troy, Lond. & Derry 1990. First Edn. Signed; New Selected Poetry 1966 - 1987, Lond. 1990. First Edn; Seeing Things, Lond. 1991. First Edn; The Spirit Level, Lond. 1996 First Edn.; Electric Light, Lond. 2001. First Edn.,; Jan Kochanowski Laments, Lond. 1995. First Edn., all orig. paperbacks. V. good. (8)

All Signed First Editions Heaney (Seamus) Field Work, 8vo Lond. (Faber & Faber) 1979. First Edn., Signed & dated 22/11/85. cloth & pict. d.w. (faded at spine); Station Island, 8vo Lond. (Faber & Faber) 1984. First Edn. Signed and dated 22/11/85 on hf. title. Black boards, gilt lettered spine,& orig. pict. d.w.; Seeing Things, Lond. (Faber & Faber) 1991. First Edn., Signed and dated August 1991, on front loose end, grey cloth, & pict. d.w.; The Spirit Level,  8vo Lond. (Faber & Faber) 1996. First Edn. Signed on front loose end, green boards, orig. green pict. d.w. All v. fine copies. Brandes & Durkan A20; A36; A50; A65; A20; A36; A50. (4)

The Family of Jonathan Swift's Friend Co. Leix: Wilmot Chetwode Family Twenty-five small diaries and account books of the Wilmot Chetwode family of Woodbrook, Queen's County, c. 1816-1891. They include general accounts, household expenses, inventories of furniture, silver, etc., farm accounts, travel expenses, relating mainly 80 Newtown Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, and to Woodbrook, Co. Leix, which was inherited by Edward Wilmot in 1839, on the death of his cousin, Jonathan Chetwood. One of the volumes records a journey to Clifton in 1818 and concludes '.... returned to Ireland with a broken - oh may it be a contrite spirit,' What a world of anxiety lies before me! My heart is weak, and my children just at the age to require my utmost vigilance, care & activity, May God give, me his blessing!' & also includes a significant reference to the 'Night of the Big Wind in 1839,'  Mostly covered in limp hide & paper. As a coll., of m/ss, w.a.f. A Scarce survival. (1) * Jonathan  Swift stayed at Woodbrook, Portarlington on several occasions, and he is reputed to have written the bulk of "Gulliver's Travels," in the library there. In the 1940's John Betjeman often stayed in Woodbrook & fell in love with its galleried kitchen. The demesne is described in Thomas Lacy's volume, printed in 1863, "Sights and Scenes in Our Fatherland, c. 1860's.

Kavanagh (Patrick)  Recent Poems. 1958, self-published, quarto limp green cloth, untitled, ‘hand set in 12 pt Egmont Light & printed on a hand press in an edition of 25 copies of which this is no. 10’, signed (at rear) Patrick Kavanagh, also signed on t.p. dated Dec. 1958, and inscribed in Kavanagh’s hand, ‘For Elinor & Reggie / April 1959.’ With errata sheet, manuscript corrections in Kavanagh’s hand on p. 5, 11, 12, 14 and 20 (only the first and second listed on the errata sheet). Some browning on pp. 24-5 (from a press cutting of the same poem laid in), else a fine copy. Kavanagh’s last, rarest and most desirable collection, including his fine elegy ‘In Memory of My Mother’, and his apologia, ‘If ever you come to Dublin town’: ‘He knew that posterity has no use For anything but the soul, The lines that speak the passionate heart, The spirit that lives alone, O he was a lone one, Fol dol the di do, Yet he lived happily I tell you.’

A finely detailed 4in gauge nickel-plated 4-4-0 live steam locomotive 'Argentina' and tender,c.1900, spirit fired with detailed scale back head fittings including a pressure gauge, marked 'VER, B.Aires', sight glass, regulator, feed water pump, firebox door and brake; external details include steam whistle, safety valve, sprung buffers, hinged front buffers, spring and brake detail, internal mechanism, full boiler tubing and burner detail, bell, headlamp, Stephenson weighted reverse gear, cylinder drain cocks, water and spirit storage to tender, extensive rivet detail and wooden-clad cylinders, 80cm long, on a display track,92cm long,within an oak-framed display case,102cm wide28cm deep44cm highProvenance: The Railway Collection of Leopold de Rothschild CBE (1927-2012);Special Auction Services, 'Trains Galore', 5-6 December 2012, lot 1404.Condition ReportSome very minor denting and surface tarnishing, but good overall.

1984 Rolls Royce Silver Spirit Automatic. Registration number: SJI 7236. - LPG gas conversion fitted. - Two tone paintwork. - Full cream piped leather interior. Genuine low mileage having covered only 86,000 miles from new. With wood trim and rear wood tables. Private number plate included in sale. To satisfy your knowledge of the vehicles condition please come down to our viewing days as follows: Saturday 3rd of December: 10am-2pm Monday 5th of December : 9am-5pm Tuesday 6th of December from 9am - Our buyers premium on all cars, motorbikes and scooters is 10% + VAT - We encourage any interested parties to inspect the vehicle on our viewing days and prior to sale on Tuesday 6th December 2022 to satisfy themselves on the car's condition, please check our buying terms and conditions for cars and bikes available online or via email - Transportation options may be available, please contact us for a quote - Please call 01483 223101 to speak to one of our auction specialists for further information.

Rolls-Royce Enthusiasts Club, desk stand mounted with a Kneeling Rolls-Royce 'Spirit of Ecstasy' mascot, on a radiator cap, nickel plated, stamped under left wing "REG US PAT OFF". Under right wing "TRADE MARK REG". the polished mahogany stand with attached Rolls Royce and R.R.E.C chrome and enamel badges, 8.5cm