A Rolls-Royce sterling silver desk lighter by Saunders & Shepherd, presented as a Christmas gift for 1934,hallmarked London 1934 under base, machine turned hexagonal pillar surmounted with a miniature Spirit of Ecstasy, with patented lever striking mechanism having undergone a recent professional refurbishment and providing a good spark, 16cm high, the front of base engraved with initials 'R.H.'. Footnotes:This desk lighter was one of a series commissioned and presented by Rolls-Royce Ltd as a Christmas gift for 1934 to selected dealers and distributors of UK Rolls-Royce motor cars, and part of a set of 11 different Christmas gifts in total presented in the years 1926-1937, after the successful introduction of the Phantom I.Recipients of desk sets included Clyde Automobiles of Glasgow, Watson of Liverpool, Cockshoot of Manchester, Rippon Bros of Huddersfield, Car Mart of London, Roltes of Maidstone and Croal of Edinburgh.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ΩΩ VAT on imported items at the prevailing rate on Hammer Price and Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Silver large curved spirit flask with a detachable cup cover and hinged bayonet action stopper, the cover engraved with a monogram ?C.I.? and date ?13-8-25?, by William Neal & Son Ltd, Birmingham 1924, 13.5 x 11.2 x 3.5cm, hammered napkin ring by F.J., C.J., Birmingham 1951, 375grs and a B.O.A.C. plated coffee/hot milk jug, H 20cm (3)
A Brass Atmos Clock, signed Jaeger LeCoultre, 20th century, five glass brass case, 4-1/4-inch white dial with Arabic and dagger markers, large balance wheel below with start/stop lever, base with spirit level, movement numbered 113219, 22cm high, with Jaeger LeCoultre fitted case and booklets 12.08.21 Brass surfaces are discoloured and stained in parts, dial with minor scratches and minor staining marks, outer fitted case is worn, movement has been on a short test and stops after about 10 minutes, movement needs a service.
Tobermory 10 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 40% vol 70cl, in original cardboard sleeve (one bottle), The Glenlivet 12 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 40% vol 70cl, in original cardboard tube (one bottle), Johnnie Walker Black Label Old Scotch Whisky, aged 12 years, 40% vol 70cl, in original cardboard sleeve (one bottle), W.R. Patterson Ltd. Spirit Of... Book Form Decanters: Spirit Of Ireland (Irish Whiskey) and Spirit Of The Indies (Jamaica Rum) (two bottles), and a Twin Bottle Of Cassis and Framboise by Trotosky (one bottle) (6)
A Victorian Burr Walnut Decanter Box, of cube form, containing four glass spirit decanters and stoppers, 26cm high; together with A George IV Silver Bottle Ticket, George Smith, London 1821, inscribed MADERIA; An Elizabeth II Silver Bottle Ticket, Birmingham 1987, inscribed WHISKY; and Two Plated Bottle Tickets, inscribed GIN and SHERRY (5). Decanter box with some sun bleaching and some minor lifting of veneer, some water staining and scratching. One decanter with chip to lip. Other minor small chips. One plated bottle tick worn through to copper. Some minor scratching throughout.
A Victorian White Metal Mounted Oak Three-Bottle Tantalus, the superstructure with shield cartouche engraved with a monogram over three cut glass spirit decanters and stoppers, the base with twin hinged covers enclosing compartments and three glasses over a fitted drawer, 34.5cm wide; A Pair of Bottle Tickets, inscribed BRANDY and GIN; and Another Bottle Ticket, inscribed Sherry (4). In restored condition with some typical minor scratches, splits and flakes. With key and mechanism working. Unmarked.
A Chokwe chair decorated with carved figures together with an Ashanti stool and a spirit broom (3)Condition report: Chair dimensions 90cm high, 35cm wide, seat depth 35cm, floor to top of seat 40cmThe chair rocks slightly from back left to front right footChipping to high points of figures at the top of the side railsSeat covering very worn but tight, possibly re-tightenedFront stretchers left join is difffernet to the others, combination of rope and a nail, the figure bent forward on the front stretcher has been broken off and repaired, chipping to both figures on the insideThe right side stretcher with the animal carving is slightly loose at the joints with chipping to the insideThe chair looks to have been altered/ made up of earlier partsSee photosThe broom is worn, mirror to the figures stomach is crackedStool has various chips to the extremities
A collection of 1990s/2000s movie posters, to include Kill Bill, German teaser poster, Trainspotting 2 music poster, Cable Guy, The Thin Red Line, Steve Irwin the Crocodile Hunter, South Park Bigger, Longer and Uncut, Dolores Clairborne, While You Were Sleeping, Galaxy Quest, The Shipping News, The Last of The High Kings, To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar, Fierce Creatures, Ice Age, Broken Arrow, Spirit: Legend of The Cimarron, Royal Tenenbaums, Jason Bourne, Hardball and Shooting Fish. (20)
B10 The Spirit of Alamein by J Lawrence Isherwood signed by Field Marshall Montgomery of Alamein. The full title of this early framed print is "The Spirit of Alamein After The Oil Painting by J Lawrence Isherwood FRSA. FIAL. " this being number 26 of just 75 published by Henry Donn in 1971. Signed by the artist J Lawrence Isherwood (1917-1989) and an icon of Second World War history, Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery (1887 - 1976), 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, DL, nicknamed "Monty" and "The Spartan General", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the Second World War. This print has been stored out of natural light for many years and is in. The print is framed and overall in frame measures approximately 70 cm x 63 cm (27. 5 inches x 24. 75 inches). Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
A J.B. Dancer Surveyor's Level and A Newton Student's Microscope,unsigned but with trade label applied to lid interior, with sliding tube focusing to the objective, the telescope mounted by two brackets above large spirit levels, complete with staff-head mounts, in mahogany case, the telescope, together with a Newton microscope in mahogany case with accessories, the level 14in (35cm) long (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A J. Short 1 1/4-inch Brass Transit Telescope, English, Late 19th century,Signed J. SHORT, 2 GLADSTONE ST, SOUTHWARK, LONDON, Pivoted on stand for single-plane movement, with accompanying spirit level, supported on painted brass base, in a fitted pine box with two objectives, prism lens, with lamp on stand, the microscope 12in (30cm) high; the case 13 3/4in (35cm) wide Footnotes:The transit telescope was used in order to create star charts, by combining the time at which a star crosses the meridian with the angle of the telescope.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CHUBB (RALPH N.)Flames of Sunrise. A Book of the Man Child Concerning the Redemption of Albion, NUMBER 5 OF 6 SPECIAL COPIES WITH ORIGINAL HAND-COLOURING, FROM AN OVERALL EDITION OF 25 COPIES, decorative title, numerous full-page illustrations, decorations and lettering by the author, the title and 7 other illustrations (6 full-page) fully hand-coloured in water colour, publisher's 2-page prospectus (with newspaper review by George Arnsby-Jones pasted on) loosely inserted, publisher's half vellum over black cloth, gilt lettered on spine, large 4to (320 x 245mm.), Fair Oak, Ashford Hill, Newbury, Berks, Design'd, Illustrated, Letter'd, Hand-printed & Published the Author, [1954]Footnotes:ONE OF ONLY SIX COPIES WITH ORIGINAL HAND-COLOURING, FROM AN OVERALL EDITION OF 25, of one of Ralph Chubb's rarest and most lavishly produced works. These hand-coloured copies were published at £18.18s., whilst the uncoloured copies were £15.15s., both extraordinarily high prices.'One night (while my body lay asleep) I penetrated in a vision of the spirit... from whence I beheld the glorious figure of the sunchild...'. Influenced by William Blake, Arthurian legend and the Uranian poets of the fin-de-siecle Chubb interweaves word and verse in his investigation of the 'man child'.Provenance: Harry and Belline Woodcock, pencil ownership inscription dated 1954 inside upper cover.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Quantity of Mixed Diecast Models, Matchbox Lesney 19 Lotus Racing car in F type box, Y-15 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, boxed Rami France Lacroix De Laville 1898,B2 Citroen, Ziss Mercedes Simplex, boxed Dugu Italy Fiat 500A, Mercury Alfa Romeo Montreal Bertone, Lledo Thrust SSC Super sonic car, unboxed Spirit of America, boxed Aviva Snoopy bi plane, box poor, Somerville Riley Kestrel, Husky Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 2 x Corgi Juniors Popeye and Matchbox YY027 Fullers Brewery Foden. (14 items).
Mamod Boxed T.E.1 Traction Engine, complete with vaporising spirit lamp, filler funnel. detachable steering extension, plus boxed line shaft, model power hammer and miniature polishing machine, all un-tested, in very good used condition, original boxes are very good, with Gales Barnstaple & Bideford shop labels. (4 items) This item has not been tested.
A Waterford crystal Lismore pattern suite of glasses for sixcomprising six champagne, six claret, six white white, six high tumblers six tumblers, six sherry, six brandy balloons, a pair of salt and pepper pots with plated mounts and a Roly Poly decanter together with an associated Waterford square spirit decanter and a vase, (47)variousCondition: Very good condition. Unused with original paper labels
A set of four Victorian 'Last Drop' whisky tumblers c.1870 and three early 19th century decantersthe tumblers cut with large prints and deep flute cuts, deceptive base and with polished pontil, wheel engraved with a man hanging from a gibbet together with a Prussian shaped triple ring neck decanter, having a slice cut decoration to shoulder and row of basal flutes, radial cut mushroom stopper and two spirit decanters, (7)first height 10.5 cm., Condition: All four tumblers in good condition with chips or damage. Two of the hanged men on the tumblers are the same, the other two are slightly different. Prussian shaped spirit decanter has a small chip to rim
A Bristol (Pountney) pearlware spirit barrelcirca 1820-30painted in the manner of William Fifield with flowers, pink and yellow banding and monogrammed initials,11.5cm highCondition report: No damages or repairs, although there is a very tiny bit of wear to the interior of the hole. Some very light flaking/rubbing to painted enamels. The sticky label has been able to be removed, please see the additional image. This label has not affected the paintwork. There is a lot of black speckling/kiln dust throughout alongside some areas of fine crazing. The monogram is ES.
WW2 RAF Historic Operation Jericho Amiens Gestapo Jail Break Raid Medal Group of Flight Lieutenant M.N. Sparks AFC. .The medal group and archive of Flight Lieutenant Maxwell Nicholas Sparks AFC, Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air, who as a New Zealand Mosquito pilot flew as number 3 in the first wave of the daring low level Amiens Prison Raid in 1944, remaining with the RAF he became a senior Helicopter Pilot in the Far East and was awarded the AFC for this work in 1960. Comprising: Medal Group: Air Force Cross (1961 Engraved M.N. Sparks), 1939/45 Star, Aircrew Europe Star, France & Germany clasp, Defence Medal, War Medal, MID Oak Leaf, New Zealand War Service Medal, General Service Medal, clasp Malaya (FLT LT M.N. SPARKS RAF), Campaign Service Medal, two clasps Borneo, Malay Peninsula (FLT LT M.N. SPARKS RAF), Blue Ribbon with Oak Leaf. The group remains originally mounted court style as worn. Medals have been plated/lacquered..... Accompanied by: Mention in Despatch Certificate 1st January 1945. .... Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air certificate 12th June 1945. .... Pilots logbooks. A number of logs have been privately bound into one volume this covers the period August 1941 to June 1963 and a separate log continues to April 1967. On the 18th June 1944 the log records Operation 25. Low level daylight opn. Attack on prison at Amiens. Walls breached later gen proves opn 100% success A/C A write off (No.3 in First Wave). The log records 45 missions with 487 (NZ) Sqd. ... A selection of personal photographs and official documents recording his service career. ... Selection of RNZAF and RAF pilot wings, including by repute the pair he wore on the Amiens Prison Raid. ..... Selection of flying maps..... etc. . . . .Flight Lieutenant Maxwell Nicholas Sparks AFC was born in New Zealand in 1920. He volunteered for service with the RNZAF in July 1941 and began Flying training in August 1941. Posted to Canada for training he landed in the UK in March 1942 and served at 17 OTU before being posted to 487 (NZ) Squadron operating the Ventura 1 light bomber flying for the first time with the Squadron on the 12th October 1942. On the 19th February 1943 he flew his first operation described as a Circus Dunkirk, with 10/10 cloud over the target the op was abandoned. The following month would see operations over Rotterdam. Having 11 trips under his belt with the Ventura, the Squadron was rested and converted to the De Havilland Mosquito twin engined bomber. On the 3rd August he flew his first trip with the new type a low level raid on Pont Chateau Power Station the log records A/C hit by bomb blast. On the 18th February 1944, along with his regular navigator P/O Dunlop he was briefed for a daring low level bombing operation on the Amiens Prison, this would become known as operation Jericho very a low altitude attack, on Amiens Prison in German-occupied France to blow holes in the prison walls, kill German guards and use shock waves to spring open cell doors. The French Resistance was waiting on the outside to rescue prisoners who got out and spirit them away. Some 258 escaped, including 79 Resistance and political prisoners. Sparks was detailed to fly number 3 in the first wave, his Squadron tasked with the destruction of the guards quarters. The target was reached Sparks and his navigator approached at only 10 feet from the ground, bombs gone, a steep powered climb and his aircraft only just cleared the roof of the prison. This dramatic moment was captured by the aviation artist Philip West titled Mosquito Attack, one of Flt Lt Sparks personal presentation editions of the print is included in the lot. Despite the success of the raid and celebrations it was back to ops two days later with a night intruder operation. On the 6th June 1944 he flew in support of the Allied Landings D-Day and with 45 trips noted in his log book he was screened from operations and posted in late June to RAF Defford. He remained a flying instructor until in January 1945 he returned to New Zealand. In 1947 he volunteered his service to the RAF and returned to the UK. First serving with 202 Squadron and later flew with 19 Squadron which flew the twin engined Hornet. He later converted to flying helicopters qualifying on the Sycamore, Skeeter, Whirlwind, Belvedere, etc. He saw extensive service in the Far East and was rewarded with the Air Force Cross in 1960. He returned to the UK and resigned his commission in 1967. He remained in the UK and died in 2013
An early 20thC pine Teachers Whisky advertising The Right Spirit box, of rectangular form with hinged lid, 43cm wide, containing various ephemera advertising, paper clippings, etc., early newspapers, Bartholmew's maps, other cloth maps, Donington public meeting poster, various other posters, interesting ephemera, etc. (a quantity)
A Second War D.F.M. group of five awarded to Air Gunner Flight Sergeant A. Massey, Royal Air Force, who completed 29 operational sorties, 21 of theses against heavily defended targets in Germany, and on one occasion destroyed an Me109 in aerial combat Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (649458. F/Sgt. A. Massey. R.A.F.) 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, traces of lacquer, nearly extremely fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.F.M. London Gazette 13 October 1944: ‘In recognition of gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy.’ The original Recommendation, dated 2 July 1944, states: ‘Flight Sergeant Massey has completed 29 sorties against the enemy, 21 of these against heavily defended targets in Germany. On several occasions his aircraft has suffered damage and at all times his coolness and courage in the face of enemy fire has been an inspiration to his crew. He has had several combats with enemy fighters and on one occasion destroyed an Me109. His devotion to duty at all times set a good example to his fellow gunners and as a crew member he inspired the greatest confidence. This N.C.O. is recommended for the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal. Remarks by Station Commander: Flight Sergeant Massey is a thoroughly competent and reliable Air Gunner and by his skill and determination has contributed to the success of his crew and to the safe completion of an operational tour. His ability and spirit have been a fine example to his unit. He is strongly recommended for the award of the D.F.M.’ Alan Massey enlisted in the Royal Air Force and served during the Second World War as an Air Gunner in 51 Squadron (Halifaxes). His first operational sortie was to Hamburg on 29 July 1943; further targets over the next year included Mannheim (twice), Nuremberg (twice), Milan, Peenemunde, Munchen-Gladbach, Modane, Hannover, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Lille, and four sorties to the ‘Big City’ Berlin. The sortie to Munchen-Gladbach on the night of 29-30 August 1943 was particularly noteworthy: ‘02:31 hrs 25 miles north Hassett. No moon, 10/10th cloud, odd searchlights and red fighter flares burning for about a minute. Me109 seen with white flashing light in nose 800 yards on port beam. Appeared to be coming in to attack and Halifax turned to port. Rear Gunner [Massey] fired 300 rounds when enemy aircraft was on port quarter. Caught fire and immediately went down. Mid Upper Gunner fired 100 rounds and saw strikes when enemy aircraft was already on fire. Me109 disappeared through cloud and appeared to explode under the cloud. Claimed as destroyed.’ (Squadron Operational Record Book refers). Massey’s final operational sortie was to St. Maritn l’Hortier on 17 June 1944, and for his services during the Second World War was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal. Sold with copied research.
The Second War 1945 North West Europe ‘Paarlo’ M.C. group of eleven awarded to Captain Robert Maxwell, Queen’s Royal Regiment, who fought across Europe from the Normandy Landings to the capture of Berlin. Later rising to prominence as a flamboyant and controversial media magnate, Member of Parliament, fraudster and suspected spy - his mysterious drowning off the Canary Islands in 1991, ruled accidental by a subsequent inquest, left behind financial scandal and a fallen business empire and continues to excite speculation and conspiracy theories Military Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1945, in Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Poland, Republic, Cross of Valour 1944, bronze, unnumbered; Czechoslovakia, Republic, Military Medal for Merit; War Commemorative Medal 1939-45; Bulgaria, People’s Republic, Order of Stara Planina, First Class neck badge, 68mm, silver, gilt and enamel, in (damaged) case of issue; Finland, Republic, Order of the White Rose, Second Class set of insignia, by Tillander, Helsinki, comprising neck badge, 51mm, silver-gilt and enamel, and breast star, 78mm, silver, with gilt and enamelled centre and gilt retaining pin; Poland, People’s Republic, Order of Merit of the People’s Republic, Second Class set of insignia, comprising neck badge, 60mm, silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star, 81mm, silver and gilt, with silver and red enamelled centre; together with the related miniature awards, these also including Swedish Order of the Polar Star, the four campaign medals all official later issues, generally extremely fine (lot) £6,000-£8,000 --- Provenance: Sotheby’s, January 1993, when sold by direction of the Joint Court-appointed Receiver to the Estate of the late Robert Maxwell, M.C. M.C. London Gazette 12 April 1945: ‘For gallant and distinguished service in North West Europe’ The original recommendation states: ‘During the attack on Paarlo on 29 January 1945, Lieutenant Maxwell was leading his Platoon when a heavy artillery concentration fell on and near the Platoon killing and wounding several men. The attack was in danger of losing momentum but this Officer, showing powers of leadership of the highest order, controlled his men with great skill and kept up the advance. During the night another Platoon of the Company was counter attacked and partially overrun. An attempt to restore the position with another Platoon failed but Lieutenant Maxwell repeatedly asked to be allowed to lead another attempt; this request was eventually granted. This Officer then led two of his Sections across bullet swept ground with great dash and determination and succeeded in contacting the Platoon who had been holding out in some buildings. Showing no regard for his own safety he led his section in the difficult job of clearing the enemy out of the buildings, inflicting many casualties and causing the remainder to withdraw. By his magnificent example and offensive spirit this officer was responsible for the relief of the platoon and the restoration of the situation.’ Robert Maxwell was born Ján Ludvîk Hyman Binyamin Hoch in 1923 in the small town of Slatinské Doly in Carpathian Ruthenia, Czechoslvakia (later Hungary and now Solotvyno, Ukraine). He was one of seven children born into a poor Yiddish speaking Orthodox Jewish family, many members of which died in Auschwitz after the occupation of Hungary by the Nazis in 1944. Having left home for France in 1939, aged 16, Maxwell joined the Czechoslovak Army in exile in Marseilles in May 1940 but after the fall of France and evacuation of the British Army, he transferred in Britain to the Pioneer Corps and subsequently in 1943 to the North Staffordshire Regiment. He served throughout the campaign across Europe from the Normandy Landings to the fall of Berlin, was commissioned into the Queen’s Royal Regiment in January 1945 and the same month won the Military Cross at Paarlo, Netherlands: 'During the night 29th/30th [January 1945] about fifty enemy crossed the river in assault boats and, preceded by heavy shelling and mortaring, made an unexpected counter-attack on “A” Company in Paarlo. The Germans got into the houses held by 8 Platoon (Lieutenant M. L. Baker) and there was fierce fighting in the dark. In one house Lance-Corporal Dennis most gallantly held them at bay with his Sten gun until 7 Platoon, splendidly led by Second-Lieutenant R. Maxwell, counter-attacked with tank support and cleared the enemy from the village. Our artillery then took a heavy toll as the Germans withdrew across the river. Ten prisoners were taken and there were numbers of other casualties, including the enemy company commander. Our losses were seven killed and wounded...’ (History of the Queen's Royal Regiment. Vol VIII 1924-1948, compiled by Major R. C. G. Foster, M.C. refers). Maxwell received his award from Field Marshall Montgomery. He achieved the rank of Captain by the end of the war and afterwards for two years was a press censor for the foreign office in Berlin, becoming a British citizen in in 1946 and changing his name to Robert Maxwell in 1948. Using contacts gained during the Allied occupation, Maxwell made a start in business by becoming the British and United States distributor for Springer Verlag, a publisher of scientific books. In 1951 he bought a controlling stake in Butterworth Springer, renamed it Pergammon Press and rapidly built it into a major publishing house. By the 1960s, Maxwell’s business success had made him hugely wealthy and in 1964, representing the Labour Party, he was elected Member of Parliament for Buckingham, holding the seat until 1970. In 1984, he acquired Mirror Group Newspapers, giving him control of six British Newspapers, including the pro-Labour Daily Mirror, and precipitating a media war between himself and Rupert Murdoch, the proprietor of the News of the World and The Sun. Maxwell rescued the third division football club Oxford United from bankruptcy in 1982. As chairman, he helped to lead them to the top flight of English football in 1985 and the club won the League Cup the following year. By 1991 Maxwell’s business empire was heavily in debt and struggling to remain solvent. On 5 November 1991, he was found to be missing from his yacht, Lady Ghislaine (named after his youngest daughter) which was cruising off the Canary Islands. His naked body was later recovered from the Atlantic Ocean. The official ruling at an inquest held in December 1991 was death by a heart attack combined with accidental drowning although three pathologists at the inquest had been unable to agree on the cause of death. Maxwell was afforded a lavish funeral on the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem. The ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state occasion, was attended by many dignitaries and politicians and no fewer than six serving and former heads of Israeli intelligence listened while Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir eulogised him stating ‘he has done more for Israel than can today be told’ (Gideon’s Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad by Gordon Thomas refers). Robert Maxwell’s death triggered the complete collapse of his publishing empire. As lenders rushed to call in their debts, it emerged that Maxwell had used hundreds of millions of pounds from his companies’ pension funds in an unauthorised attempt to save his businesses from bankruptcy. In 2003, Foreign Office papers were released which revealed that British intelligence officers had suspected Maxwell of being a Soviet agent with one report describing him as ‘a thoroughly bad character and almost certainly financed by Russia’. ...
A well-documented Second War 1944 Halifax pilot’s D.F.C. group of six awarded to Flight Lieutenant H. Brawn, Royal Canadian Air Force, who flew in at least 35 operational sorties with 429 (Bison) Squadron, the first of which being to attack the gun emplacements at Merville on D Day, 6 June 1944 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, with overseas clasp; War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver, mounted as worn, generally very fine (6) £1,600-£2,000 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 16 January 1945: ‘This officer has completed a large number of operational sorties during which he has taken part in attacks on a wide variety of targets in Germany and France including such heavily defended targets as Stuttgart, Hamburg, and the Ruhr. Throughout his tour he has always shown exceptional skill and fortitude in pressing home his attacks, often under the greatest opposition. He is an inspiring leader and captain of aircraft who has encouraged and trained his crew so that they have invariably carried out their duties satisfactorily. It is considered that this officer’s fine operational record, offensive spirit and devotion to duty fully merit the award of the D.F.C.’ Harry Brawn enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in March 1941, and after carrying out initial pilot training in Canada he was posted overseas to No. 2 Flying Instructors School, Montrose. Having carried out the course Brawn was posted as an Instructor to No. 15 (P) A.F.U., Kirmington, Lincolnshire in June 1942. He advanced to Pilot Officer and moved with the unit to Ramsbury. Brawn advanced to Flying Officer before being posted to 82 O.T.U., Ossington in March 1944. He converted to Halifax aircraft at No. 1664 H.C.U., Dishforth, and was posted for operational flying with 429 (Bison) Squadron at Leeming in June 1944. Brawn flew in at least 35 operational sorties with the squadron, with his first of the war being 5/6 June 1944 ‘ “D” Day Ops to Merville Francais. Gun Emplacements’ (Log Book refers) Other operational sorties included: Conde sur Noireau, Rail and Road Junctions, 6 June 1944; Versailles; Boulogne (2); Sautrecourt; Oisement en Bois (2); Gorenfos; Siracourt; Ardouval; Acquet; Caen; Wesseling; St. Nazaire; Stuttgart; Hamburg; Coeqercours; L’Hey; Foret de Nieppe; Bois D’Amont; St. Ew D’Esserent; Kiel (2); Brest; Marquis; Emden; Le Havre; Oslo (2); Sterkrade, 27 September 1944, ‘Oil Plant 10/10 Cloud. Raid a Shambles & Most Amusing. Motor Failure’ (Ibid); Cap Gris Nez; Dortmund and Wanne Eickel, 12 October 1944, ‘Oil Plant. Predicted H/F [Heavy Flak], holed lost s.i. [starboard inner engine]’ (Ibid). Having advanced to Flight Lieutenant, Brawn returned to Canada in September 1945 and was discharged in October of the same year. Sold with the following original related items and documents: Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book (21 August 1941 - 13 September 1945) spine damaged; R.C.A.F. Operational Wings, with named Certificate, dated 1 February 1945; Certificate of Service; Letter of congratulation on the occasion of the award of the D.F.C. to recipient addressed to ‘Mr and Mrs F. Brawn, 151 Wellington Avenue, Victoria, British Columbia’, from the Minister of National Defence for Air, dated 25 January 1945; R.C.A.F. cloth wings, and two cloth ‘Canada’ shoulder titles; a piece of metal labelled ‘German Flak 1944’; R.C.A.F. lapel ephemera; a number of annotated photographs of recipient in uniform, and over 500 pages of letters sent home by recipient between 1941-1944, covering his military career from flight training in Canada, service as a flight instructor in England, and finally operations with interesting comments throughout, including frustration on assignment as flight instructor on arrival in England in late 1942 and later comments about operations in 1944.
Five 19th century and later hallmarked silver mounted glass dressing table jars and covers, height of tallest 16.5cm, together with a silver plate mounted faceted glass spirit flask and two plate mounted condiments, with a small selection of costume jewellery.Additional InformationThe small silver mounted toilet jar has several chips to the underside of the base, all of the silver lids with some small knocks and dents, some more so than others, the plate mounted hip flask with general tarnishing and the two condiments with general tarnishing.
A collection of various early 19th Century editions of "The Sporting Magazine" or "Monthly Calendar of the Transactions of the Turf, the Chase and every other Diversion interesting to the Man of Pleasure, Enterprise and Spirit", together with five various volumes of "The Annals of Sporting and Fancy Gazette", a leather bound edition of "The Racing Calendar 1828" and another 1836, etc
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