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Lot 14
Nicholas R. Brewer (American, 1857-1949). Oil on canvas landscape painting depicting a road curving into a group of trees with towering mountains rising in the background. Signed along the lower right.Lot Essay:Born in a log cabin in Minnesota in 1857, Nicholas Brewer’s work typifies his frontier spirit and love for the American landscape. He grew up on a farm, where his days were defined by hard work, but he still found the time to draw and paint in between chores. At the age of 18, he moved to St. Paul. He received some art training there from Henry Koempel, a local painter and decorator, and ended up marrying Koempel’s daughter. He eked out a living for his swiftly growing family through portrait commissions and teaching.In 1885, Brewer first traveled to New York, determined to make it as a serious artist. He received a small amount of training there; however, he remained primarily self-taught. He began receiving some success in New York, and continued spending winters there for much of his career. His work was included in several exhibitions, and he was inducted into the illustrious Salmagundi Club. In his later career, he traveled the United States, giving traveling lectures and exhibitions, as well as taking portrait commissions wherever he went. During one productive visit to Washington D.C., Brewer even painted a portrait of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.The main reason for his travels, though, was his love of the American landscape. Although Brewer was never able to fully make a living by landscape painting, it remained his true passion. His agrarian upbringing left him with a sense of reverence for the earth, and he delighted in experimenting with colors and textures to best capture the mood of a landscape. He paid particular heed to the flora he passed by, from the solemn Minnesota prairie grasses to southern blue bonnets to the tiny patches of scrub grass clinging to vertiginous California cliffs. His paintings rarely depict specific places; Brewer instead preferred to paint landscapes that he felt represented an ideal, more the spirit than the actuality of a location. Nevertheless, his travels provided him with a rich backdrop upon which to base his works.Sight; height: 20 in x width: 24 in. Framed; height: 21 3/4 in x width: 25 3/4 in.br/>Condition:The colors are bold and bright. The surface is stable. There are no major losses or signs of restoration under UV light. There is minute craquelure along the top half of the painting, particularly along the white areas. In the top right quadrant there is a loose brush hair in the paint, that was assumedly artist generated. The verso of the canvas is in stable condition, there are no losses or signs of repair.
Lot 47
Continental cut and engraved Art Nouveau glass trumpet-shaped vase cut and stained with pink tulips, with diamond cut leaves, on flared faceted foot gilt with fleur-de-lys, 29.5cm high (chipping to foot rim) and a Middle Eastern blue and gilt spirit decanter and six shot glasses, enamelled with flowers and foliage, within gilt bands
Lot 90
VARIOUS ARTISTS comprising PAUL A NICHOLAS (British, 20th Century) watercolour - titled verso 'Common Sandpiper', signed lower left, 13.5 x 19.5cms, and CLEMENCE WESCOUPE (Inuit, b. 1951) colour print - titled 'Mother Bird Spirit', signed and dated '78 lower right, 14.5 x 22cms, and a colour print AFTER BRUNET, titled in pencil 'Paris - Les Quais et Notre Dame', 34.5 x 41cms Provenance: private collection ConwyComments: all framed and glazed
Lot 267
A mangle board, 19th century, on turned supports, 61 x 33cm, together with a mixed lot of kitchenalia to comprise, a bell, a pottery jelly mould, a pottery strainer, various Chinese plates decorated with carp, an enamel metal jug, a 19th Century decanter and a stopper with two silver spirit labels, printed pottery plates
Lot 71
A niello decorated cigarette case, stamped 'Sterling', W 12.5cm, together with a Victorian silver lidded mustard pot, London, 1882, with blue glass liner and silver spoon, a pair of Victorian tongs, and a George V silver mounted leather spirit flask, London, 1923, weighable silver, 7.48oz (4)
Lot 1069
A COLLECTION OF DECORATING EQUIPMENT including an Earlex heat gun in case (PAT pass and working), an Aqua Vac easy stripper wallpaper steamer (untested), a Clark National Grip Master clamping system, Plasterers Hawk and feathering tool, timber sprayer, tile cutter, spirit levels, a Faithful platform step etc
Lot 698
Eleven 1981 Matchbox die-casts, MB7 IMSA Mazda, MB39 BMW Cabriolet, MB44 Skoda 130LR, MB47 Jaguar SS100, MB49 Sand Digger, MB54 Airport Foam Monitor, MB61 Wreck Truck, MB64 Chrysler Caravan, MB66 Rollsw Royce Silver Spirit, MB67 Ikarus Coach, MB71 Cattle Truck and MB73 Ford Model A, all in window display boxes, all appear unopened
Lot 57
A Victorian silver matched set of four spirit labels, two spirit labels and two napkin rings. One pair by Alfred Taylor, inscribed 'Whisky' and 'Port', Birmingham 1863, width 52mm; the other pair by Brook & Son, Edinburgh 1892, inscribed 'Sherry' and 'Brandy'; together with a GIN and WHISKY label and two napkin rings, total weight 79.6g. The estimated in-house shipping to a UK mainland address is available from £19.76.
Lot 443
An Arts & Crafts style copper and brass spirit kettle on stand - early 20th century, by Henry Loveridge & Co. of Wolverhampton, the rounded rectangular kettle with scalloped, overlapping rivetted seams and turned ebony handle on barleytwist mounts, on a swing stand with barleytwist hooped frame on a shaped, rectangular base, stamped maker's marks, 36.5cm. high.
Lot 76
WWI British War and Victory medal. (34063 Pte. A. Purdie. H.L.I) entered to a S.W.B. L/C 4005 (Missing). WWII medals including card medal box to "Mr J.L. Purdie, 1 Albion Place Edinburgh. 1939-45 star (2) France and Germany star (2) Defense Medal (1) War Medal (2). The Boys Brigade Queens Badge in card box. Two brass spirit levels et cetera
Lot 202
Five 1/32 scale racing slot car models from Revell Monogram to include 08354 Greenwood Corvette "Spirit Of Sebring '76", 08355 Greenwood Corvette Riverside '75, 08369 Shelby GT-350R '67 Le Mans, 08358 Jaguar E-Type #15 Le Mans 1963 and 08359 Jaguar E-Type #16 Le Mans 1964. Models as new and un-run, boxes at least near excellent, mostly near mint/mint
Lot 69
Three boxed 1/58 scale Budweiser themed diecast truck models to include Matchbox Collectibles DYM38233 1948 Diamond T Tractor Trailer Special Edition and KS201/A-M The Spirit Of Budweiser", and a Dinky DYM38258 "Budweiser Holiday Spirit Tractor Trailer". All models mint with CoA's, outer plain boxes with written description of contents
Lot 70
Five boxed distillery themed diecast American truck models (mostly 1/58 scale) from Matchbox Collectibles to include KS186SA-M Jim beam Commemorative 200th Anniversary Peterbilt Tractor-Trailer, KS190SA-M The Spirit Of J&B (1/53 scale), DYM92015 Jack Daniels 1948 Diamond T Tractor Trailer, KS189SA-M Jack Daniels Peterbilt 18-Wheeler and DYM37904 Jack Daniel's Kenworth Tractor Trailer. All models mint with CoA's, some outer boxes missing
Lot 71
Five boxed diecast truck models from Matchbox Collectibles to include Matchbox Collectibles KS187SA-M Beefeater Gin Spirit Of London, DYM38337 Campbells Soup Tractor Trailer (left wing mirror snapped off but present), DYM34577 1955 McDonald's Tractor Trailer, DYM92058 The Hershey's 18-Wheeler and DYM38277 Hershey's 100th Anniversary Tractor Trailer. All models mint with CoA's, contents descriptions hand written on outer white boxes
Lot 88
Seven Matchbox Collectibles Legendary Spirits Collection diecast spirit brewers vehicles to include YYM37788-93 inclusive including Jim Beam 1948 GMC COE, Jack Daniel's 1937 Dodge Airflow etc. Also YYM92087 Jack Daniel's 1934 International Pickup Truck. All models mint with CoA's, most with original protective tissue (removed to check item and re-wrapped where present), all packaging parts etc and boxes in at least in excellent condition (mostly near mint), vac-formed plastic box inserts vary but mostly excellent-mint
Lot 60
A Limited Edition Swatch Historical Olympic Games Collection Boxed Set, C.1996 Includes nine swatch wristwatches reflecting the Olympic spirit, culture & age of nine different hosting countries, includes one automatic model (Stockholm 1912) and one chronograph model (London 1948), others Pop Swatch Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964, Seoul 1988 etc, 2535/9999, with outer slip case and instruction leaflet.
Lot 1289
A small collection of mixed ceramics to include; a Wedgwood cane ware game pie dish, with cover with Rabbit finial, approx. 25.5cm wide, a brown glazed stoneware small barrel shaped spirit containers, with coat of arms. Along with a small quantity of Crown Staffordshire dinner/tea plates, all with floral designs. Chip/chunk to top rim of barrel, minor chips/nibbles to rims, some signs of wear, staining etc to most pieces.
Lot 562
Two gentleman's 'Spirit of Concorde' chronograph wristwatches, including a gold plated version with black and red dial along with a matching steel version with blue and red dial, dial approx 45mm, both cased General condition: minor wear commensurate with wear Note: regarding watches/pocket watches please note movements untested, functionality untested, for more information request a condition report with specific questions or please view in person
Lot 572
A collection of gents wristwatches to include two Timex Expedition watches both on canvas straps, one cased, along with a Military Bernex watch with brown dial and strap, cased Retro gold plated watch with green dial on brown leather strap, cased, together with two commemorative watches including Tiger and heroes of the skies and a 'Spirit of England' watch all cased, quartz movements (1 bag)
Lot 1518
A BURMESE WOOD NAT HEAD WITH ANTLER HEADDRESS, 19TH CENTURYBurma. Old wood carving of a Burmese Nat (celestial being or spirit figure), depicting a male human figure with head thrust forward and wearing a demon mask headdress mounted with antlers. The figure painted in polychrome pigments and with a mounting plaque for suspension on a wall.Condition: Good condition with little wear, natural age cracks, few nail holes, small chips, minor losses, worm damage, old repairs, and cuprite encrustations to the metal plates.Provenance: Estate of Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022), co-founder of Galerie Zacke, thence by descent.Weight: 1.1 kgDimensions: Height 67 cm
Lot 648
TOYOHARA KUNICHIKA: ICHIKAWA DANJURO IX AS THE PIRATE SHICHIZO KANTEIBy Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), signed Toyohara Kunichika hitsu with seal ToshidamaJapan, dated c. 1879Color woodblock print on paper. Vertical oban. Signed Toyohara Kunichika hitsu with seal Toshidama; publisher Kobayashi Tetsujiro. Titled Ichikawa Danjuro as the pirate Shichizo Kantei.Ichikawa Danjuro IX as the spirit of the pirate Shichizo Kantei, the foreground with carps swimming in turbulent waters.SIZE of the sheet 34.5 x 23.1 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and trimmed margins. Very minor losses along the margins.Provenance: A German private collection. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 14 May 2015, lot 402. An Austrian private collection, acquired from the above.
Lot 685
'TIGER IN A LANDSCAPE,' 19TH CENTURYKorea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1897). Ink, watercolor, and gouache on silk. Mounted on a silk brocade frame, set inside a vintage frame, behind glass. Illustrating a tiger seated on its hindlegs, the landscape rocky with sparse vegetation, a bird chirps at the ferocious feline as it looks at it with a stern expression. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, light scratches, and few spots. The frame with usual traces of wear and age. Provenance: From a German private collection.Dimensions: Image size 50.5 x 43.5 cm, Size incl. frame 69 x 61.3 cm The mountainous landscape of Korea was once home to a large tiger population, such that the country was popularly known as the “Land of Tigers.” Korea was also once called the “land of the exceptional people who know how to tame the tiger,” demonstrating the close relationship between tigers and the Korean people. From ancient times through the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897), Koreans have expressed their reverence for tigers in various ways. For example, a tiger plays a prominent role in the myth of Dangun, which depicts the birth of the Korean civilization. Tigers are often featured as guardian deitiesin funerary art and as the spirit of the mountain god in Buddhist and folk art.
Lot 151
Aircraft FDCs Collection of 9 Covers 7 of which feature Helicopters and 2 feature airplanes, Includes Bristow Helicopter Group - Operation 'Spirit of Paris' Signed by Captain Frederick Le Grys 1980, British International Helicopters 1964-1989 Multi-Signed by Captain Ian Morrison, Co-Pilot Tom Hooper, and Stewardess Tracy Matheson 1989. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 14
A Second War M.B.E. group of four attributed to Flight Officer Constance A. Hand, Women’s Auxiliary Air Force The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 2nd type, lady’s shoulder badge, silver, on lady’s bow riband; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very fine and better (4) £140-£180 --- M.B.E. London Gazette 1 January 1946. The original recommendation states: ‘Acting Flight Officer C. A. Hand (2550), 107 Maintenance Unit. Flight Officer Hand has, for over a year, held the appointment of Senior W.A.A.F. ‘G’ Officer at this Unit, a combined Equipment Holding and Repair Maintenance Unit which has a considerable number of airwomen on its strength. It has been largely due to her excellent example, sympathy and tact that such a good spirit exists among both British and locally enlisted airwomen who mix freely at the Unit. In addition, her interest in the welfare, living conditions and comfort of the personnel has been most marked and of valuable assistance to her Commanding Officer. Flight Officer Hand’s untiring energy in promoting interest in the Arts and Crafts circle and the help she has given in organising the Group Arts and Crafts exhibition have also been noteworthy. Her unselfish efforts have greatly contributed to the success of the scheme which has been the means of forming a practical foundation for vocational training in the E. V. T. Scheme in all Units of the Group.’ Constance Alice Hand was born in Salisbury in 1904 and appointed Assistant Section Officer on probation in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force on 29 August 1941. Raised Acting Flight Officer whilst in North Africa, she was released from the service in 1946. Sold with the original named O.H.M.S. box of issue lid for medals, with typed label: ‘Flt/Off C. A. Hand, 20, St. Leonards Road, West Hove 3. Sussex.’; a photograph of the recipient and her husband in later life given to the vendor by Mrs. Valerie Freeman, sister-in-law, details hand written to reverse; medal award slip and copied research.
Lot 31
A fine Second War R.R.C. group of seven awarded to Matron Dora G. Grayson, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service, late Civil Hospital Reserve Royal Red Cross, 1st Class (R.R.C.), G.VI.R. 1st issue, silver-gilt, gold, and enamel, reverse dated ‘1942’, on lady’s bow riband; 1914 Star (Miss D. G. Grayson. Civ: Hosp: Res.); British War and Victory Medals (Sister. D. G. Grayson.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, very fine and better (7) £800-£1,000 --- Provenance: Glendinings, September 1988. R.R.C. London Gazette 11 June 1942. Dora Granville Grayson was born in Kendal, Westmorland, on 16 March 1884, the daughter of wine and spirit merchant Oscar Granville Grayson. Educated at the Cheltenham Ladies’ College, she took her nursing studies at The London Hospital from 27 July 1910 to 28 July 1914 and then joined the Civil Hospital Reserve. This unit represented a group of trained nurses from throughout the United Kingdom who were vetted and recommended by their civil hospital matrons, each one willing and able to mobilise with the military nursing services in case of a future war; Grayson was promptly called up and disembarked in France on 8 August 1914, a member of the first party of 38 Civil Hospital Reserve nurses. Initially sent to No. 3 General Hospital at Rouen, Grayson transferred to the Q.A.I.M.N.S. Reserve on 8 November 1914 and was later accepted for the regular service as Staff Nurse in June 1916. Awarded the A.R.R.C. on 1 January 1918, she received her decoration at an investiture held at Buckingham Palace on 11 September 1918. Raised Sister, she continued to serve in France until the Armistice, latterly at No. 47 General Hospital. Sent to Hong Kong, Aldershot and York, Grayson finally resigned her appointment with effect from 4 July 1924. She returned to nursing during the Second World War and was awarded the R.R.C. as an Assistant Matron. She died on 16 April 1963. Sold with the recipient’s Q.A.I.M.N.S.R. cape badge by J. R. Gaunt, London; Badge of the London Hospital, white metal and enamel, engraved to reverse ‘Dora G. Grayson May 1910-July 1912, July 1914’ by J. Pinches, London; General Nursing Council Registration Badge, silver, engraved to reverse ‘D. G. Grayson S.R.N. 23300 19.10.23.’ by Thomas Fattorini.
Lot 481
A rare ‘Shannon With Chesapeake’ 2-clasp Naval General Service Medal awarded to Private G. Morris, Royal Marines, combining the Nile, Nelson's first annihilating Fleet Victory, with the Classic American Frigate Action, a Duel the Admiralty considers to be ‘The Finest Single-Ship Action in the Age of Sail’. After a furious exchange of multiple broadsides at very close range, Shannon’s Royal Marines joined their agile but less disciplined seamen comrades to board and capture U.S.S Chesapeake, overpowering their counterparts of the U.S. Marine Corps in vicious hand-to-hand combat Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Nile, Shannon Wh Chesapeake (Griffiths Morris.) good very fine £14,000-£18,000 --- Provenance: Spink, December 1965; Turl Collection, Spink, July 2010. Approximately 42 ‘Shannon Wh. Chesapeake’ clasps issued. One of only two medals issued with this combination of clasps. The name ‘Griffiths Morris’ is unique on the N.G.S. rolls, and his presence during the actions is verified by the muster rolls of both ships. Griffiths Morris was born in Wrexham, Denbighshire, near the border of north-east Wales, in 1772/73. A carpenter by trade, he voluntarily enlisted at Warminster, Wiltshire and attested as a Private in the Marines on 24 February 1796, aged 23. Marines were all volunteers, unlike the seamen, who included in their ranks reluctant-to-serve ‘pressed’ men, orphan boys sent by the Marine Society and ‘Quota men’ often collected from goals, hospitals and workhouses. In 1802 they were awarded the honour of becoming Royal Marines, which meant for Morris a new uniform with ‘royal’ blue cuffs and collar facings. Royal Marines were equipped with a shortened ‘sea service’ musket and were divided for administrative purposes into men with less than 7 years of service, those from 7-14 years and those who had served for over 14 years. Marines were the ship’s security force. On punishment days the Marines would parade under arms in a location overlooking the proceedings, ready to intervene if the crew became mutinous; they took part in boarding, cutting-out and littoral expeditions; they performed ceremonial duties, guarded the sensitive parts of the ship such as the spirit room and the Captain’s quarters and provided extra ‘muscle’ when needed. Marines could be and often were used as crew members of a great gun or to assist in working the ship from the deck, but they could not be ordered onto the yards to work the sails. Some volunteered as topmen, becoming sailors to increase their pay, as even the least skilled seaman, rated as ‘landsman’, was paid £1 2s 6d a lunar month compared to £0 19s 3d for a Marine private. Even after 14 years of service, a private earned just £1 3s 4d per month. When ‘Beat to Quarters’ was ordered, the Marines were stationed in detachments on the Foc’sle, Quarterdeck and in the fighting tops on the masts. Marines were trained to take cover behind the bulwarks and hammock netting while reloading their weapons, and then move to a different firing position. This involved “springing sideways with Life and Spirit”. The command “Marine Firing” allowed individual Marines to pick and engage their own target, then kneel for reloading. “The best marksmen shall be picked out, and ordered to Take Aim, and Fire at the Port-Holes; Two or Three expert Men killed at a Gun may silence it for half an hour.” In a boarding action, Marines fired volleys to clear the way for the agile but less disciplined seamen who were armed with hand-to-hand weapons such as boarding axes, cutlasses and pistols. Marines would help secure the enemy ship’s upper decks, mop up with their bayonets, secure prisoners below at musket point and guard them until they could be sent off the ship. Battle of the Nile Morris served as one of the 67 Marines on board H.M.S. Audacious during Nelson's action in Aboukir Bay, 1 August 1798, as verified by the ship’s muster. Audacious was the third of five battleships to pass the head of the line of French warships anchored close in-shore and then sail down its port side, trapping each of the leading French ships in a crossfire from two British vessels. Audacious anchored between Guerriere and Conquerant, the first and second in the French line of 74s, and engaged them for forty minutes with raking fire until the latter struck her colours, then used a spring to shift its fire onto Spartiate for another two hours. Audacious suffered casualties of one killed, thirty-five (including two marines) wounded. Audacious then took part in the blockades of Malta and Genoa for the rest of 1798 and into 1799. She escorted a convoy to Britain in late 1800, and on arrival was paid off. Morris is recorded as having deserted on 30 June 1802, during the brief peace following the Treaty of Amiens and after six years of service. He re-joined 13 months later, on 28 July 1803, two months after the resumption of hostilities. It is unclear whether he returned of his own volition or was identified as a deserter and reclaimed by the Royal Marines. The desertion probably explains why he was still serving in the same rank after 16 years of service, although with the greater seniority of 2nd Class Private, Plymouth Division, in H.M.S. Shannon (38), during the historic capture of the American frigate Chesapeake (38) in Boston Bay on 1 June 1813. Shannon with Chesapeake In the 1790s the Americans had built six large, heavily armed frigates. When war broke out between Great Britain and the United States, these vessels won a series of single-ship actions; U.S.S. Constitution captured H.M.S. Guerriere and H.M.S. Java whilst U.S.S. United States overwhelmed H.M.S. Macedonian. In response, the Admiralty instituted a closer blockade of American ports. H.M.S. Shannon, commanded by Captain Philip Broke, was one of the ships patrolling the coast of the United States. During his seven years as her Captain, Broke had worked up his ship to a peak of fighting efficiency. His gun crews were trained to fire into the hull of the enemy ship to kill the crew; his Marines were skilful snipers and their government-issue muskets were supplemented with a number of rifled carbines privately purchased for them by their officers. During a long patrol off Boston, Broke sent ashore a number of verbal messages to the Americans intended to provoke a battle, and followed up with a written message to Chesapeake’s Captain: “As the Chesapeake appears now ready for sea, I request you will do me the favour to meet the Shannon with her, ship to ship, to try the fortune of our respective flags...” In the early afternoon of 1 June 1813, the American frigate sailed out to challenge Shannon, accompanied by pleasure boats carrying spectators desirous of witnessing how quickly an American could 'whip' a British frigate. Chesapeake was slightly bigger and heavier, displacing 1,244 tons compared to the 951 tons for Shannon. The broadside weight of their great guns was similar at 540lbs for Shannon compared to 580lbs for Chesapeake; although the Chesapeake carried a greater weight of heavy close-quarter guns, the Shannon’s close action armament was more versatile. The key difference lay in the crews - Broke had 330 men (including 43 Marines) to Chesapeake’s 390 (including 44 US Marines). His superiority in manpower should have given the American Captain an advantage in fighting his ship, but this was blunted because both the Captain and his diverse crew (which included a significant number of Royal Navy deserters) were new on board Chesapeake and had not got used to working together. In contrast, 30...
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