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Click here to subscribeA Royal Lancastrian vase of ovoid form, decorated with a mottled trailing flowers of turquoise, brown and blue, designed by Gwladys Rodgers and potted by Edward Thomas Radford, impressed stamp to the base for Royal Lancastrian Pottery together with twelve other items of pottery to include studio pottery, mug, candle stick, The Beatles commemorative plate, antique Derby plates, Chinese moon flask vase (13).
A collection of decorative early 20th century and earlier Indian brass figures to include a large deity in a crouching pose, 11 cm high, figural groups to include a snake charmer working with a hamper of cobras, 8 cm wide, another detailing a figure stewarding a cow carrying goods on its back, 8 cm long, together with others detailing animals to include a pair of camels, a large deer, an elephant and mount, a small model of Ganesh, a cobra, peacock, turtle, etc together with other small pieces of decorative Indian worked brass (20) also together with an Indian painted and gilded Indian stamp box, 4.5 cm high, 12.5 x 5 cm, and another small wooden box.
A collection of porcelain, to include a Minton dish with painted floral centre and gilt trellis border, a Coalport square dish with floral painted reserves, gilt border on a deep blue ground, a similar square dish with floral centre, a Caughley gilt decorated dish, a circular plate with relief moulded foliate design, with T. Goode & Co stamp to reverse. together with a Poole shaped 435 vase in the HJ pattern (6)
A small collection antique brass boxes comprising of a square snuff box having an embossed bull dog to hinged cover, 2½in. (6.4cm.) square; circular snuff box, the hinged cover with engraved gentleman riding a bike and the words 'Modern Prophecy', 2¾in. (7cm.) diameter; rectangular twin compartment stamp box the hinged cover with a shooting scene, 2 5/8in. (6.7cm.) long; bullet form trench art lighter; two go to bed vesta cases one fashioned as a barrel; rectangular cigarette box, together with a spitfire model. (8)
Two Royal Doulton Kingsware whisky flasks / decanters the first depicting the Watchman, made in England, Royal Doulton, mark to base, Rd No. 456947, the second, Dewar's Whisky Ben Jonson, part silver label to side, Royal Doulton, England and Dewar's Whisky stamp to base, the tallest standing, 8in. (20.4cm) high. *Condition: Both with no chips or cracks found, good condition.
WW2 Polish Combat Tunic, interesting four pocket New Zealand made other ranks tunic in serge khaki wool. Bullion embroidered “POLAND” on red shoulder titles and green felt collar badges with black top edge (field artillery). Polish eagle tunic buttons, un-marked. Interior of the tunic has khaki lined pockets and ink stamp with date 1941. Some wear and a couple of moth holes etc but good original tunic.
WW2 German Luftwaffe Wireless Operator Air Gunners Qualification Badge by C E Juncker Berlin, superb example of an early period example retaining much of the original frosted finish to the wreath and blueing to the eagle centre. Reverse of the award has makers stamp for C E Juncker Berlin, the premier makers of Luftwaffe qualification awards. Complete also with the correct type pin and catch fixing. The award is housed in its original presentation case with gilt tooled “Bordfunkerabz” to the top of the lid. A very good example.
WW1 German Bread Bag, fine example of a typical WW1 bred bag which would have been carried by an Infantry soldier of the WW1 German army. Constructed from a grey canvas, with cloth and leather fitting straps. Reverse with leather fittings holding the metal “D” ring attachment loops. Complete with the leather securing straps to the inside and zinc buttons. The rear of the middle top strap has ink manufacturers stamp. Good used example.
Luftwaffe Officers Dress Sword by Paul Weyersberg & Co Solingen, fine example of a Luftwaffe officers dress sword with nickel silver fittings. Large top pommel with inlaid mobile swastika to both sides, blue leather covered grip retaining the original wire binding. Winged cross guard having gilt mobile swastikas to the centre. Housed in its original blue leather covered scabbard with nickel silver mounts. Attached to the scabbard is the original blue leather hanging attachment. Fine double edged blade with fuller to the centre section at the top of the blade. Blue leather spacer still fitted between blade and cross guard. Paul Weyersberg & Co Solingen makers trade mark to the base of the blade and acceptance stamp below. Blade is 66 ½ cms, overall 89cms. Dark patina to the exterior fittings, blade remains in near mint condition. Some splitting to the seam of the leather covering to the scabbard but otherwise a very good example of a desirable sword.
WW2 German Pony Fur Backpack, being 1941 dated to the reverse. Complete with metal clips but no shoulder straps; WW2 German army 6x30 binoculars by Carl Zeiss Jena, complete with the original leather carry case; German black leather claw belt with aluminium claw buckle, the leather appears to have remains of an RZM and possibly SS runes stamp to the reverse; WW2 style German army canvass rucksack with shoulder straps; post-war refurbished German M-35 pattern steel helmet with later replaced decals, liner and metal camouflage holder. (5 items)
Very Rare Personal Letter Written by Reinhard Heydrich to Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler Regarding Polish Resistance Operations, the letter is on Heydrich’s official office headed paper, “Der Chef der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD” and is dated 12.Marz 1941. The five paragraphed typed letter is regarding the investigation carried out by the German secret police into the sabotage actions of Polish resistance groups, the document also mentions the good work carried out by SS-Brigadefuhrer Muller, he goes on to tell Himmler that it will not be long before they break the Polish resistance group. The bottom of the letter has an original ink signature of Reinhard Heydrich and also a stamp with a annotated signature indicating that the letter had been read by Himmler. It is very rare to find original correspondence from Reinhard Heydrich, so to find one that was written to the head of the SS is even more rare. Punch holes to the document and various stamps. A extremely rare and historical document. SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich is considered to be one of the most evil men of the Nazi system. He was given various nicknames over the years including “the man with the iron heart” by Adolf Hitler, “butcherer of Prague” and “the hangman”. Heydrich served in the German Reichsmarine before being dismissed due to “Conduct unbecoming to an officer and gentleman". He joined the SS on 14th July 1931. Himmler wanted to set up an intelligence agency within the SS and Heydrich was soon appointed in this role. Heydrich and his unit were responsible for many of the early persecutions carried out by the Nazi’s. When war broke out, he was very anti-Polish, and was keen to make sure that Poland suffered. In 1941 he was appointed Acting Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia). Heydrich terrified the Czech nationals, with 142 Czech’s executed within 5 days of his arrival in Prague. Heydrich is considered to be the main architect of the Holocaust. He was one of the main organisers of the Kristallnacht programme. In the meeting by the RSHA in Prague, in 1941, where the “Final Solution” was discussed and masterminded, Heydrich was the highest ranking officer. Heydrich was placed in charge of the “Final Solution of the Jewish question”. As well as serving with the SS, Reinhard Heydrich also served with the Luftwaffe, flying nearly 100 combat missions, it was on a mission over the Eastern Front that his plane was hit by Soviet Anti-Aircraft fire and he had to make a emergency landing behind enemy lines. He managed to escape capture and Hitler ordered he come back to Berlin and continue service with the SS. He was awarded the Luftwaffe pilots badge, bronze and silver operational flying clasps. In London, the Czechoslovak government-in-exile decided that Heydrich had to be assassinated. Jan Kubiš and Jozef Gabčík headed the team chosen for the operation, trained by the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). They returned to the Protectorate, parachuting from a Handley Page Halifax on 28 December 1941, where they lived in hiding, preparing for the mission. On 27 May 1942, Heydrich planned to meet Hitler in Berlin. Heydrich would have to pass a section where the Dresden-Prague road merges with a road to the Troja Bridge. The junction in the Prague suburb of Libeň was well suited for the attack because motorists have to slow for a hairpin bend. As Heydrich's car slowed, Gabčík took aim with a Sten submachine gun, but it jammed and failed to fire. Heydrich ordered his driver Klein to halt and attempted to confront the attackers, rather than having his driver speed away. Kubiš then threw a converted anti-tank mine at the rear of the car as it stopped. The explosion wounded both Heydrich and Kubiš. Heydrich ordered Klein to chase Gabčík on foot, and Gabčík shot Klein in the leg. Kubiš and Gabčík managed to escape the scene. A Czech woman went to Heydrich's aid and flagged down a delivery van. He was placed on his stomach in the back of the van and taken to the emergency room at Bulovka Hospital. He had suffered severe injuries to his left side, with major damage to his diaphragm, spleen, and one lung. A splenectomy was performed, and the chest wound, left lung, and diaphragm were all debrided. Himmler ordered Karl Gebhardt to fly to Prague to assume care. Despite a fever, Heydrich's recovery appeared to progress well. Hitler's personal doctor Theodor Morell suggested the use of the new antibacterial drug sulfonamide, but Gebhardt thought that Heydrich would recover and declined the suggestion. Heinrich Himmler visited Heydrich in hospital but Heydrich slipped into a coma after Himmler's visit and never regained consciousness. He died on 4 June; an autopsy concluded that he died of sepsis. Heydrich's assailants hid in safe houses and eventually took refuge in Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, an Orthodox church in Prague. After a traitor in the Czech resistance betrayed their location, the church was surrounded by 800 members of the SS and Gestapo. Several Czechs were killed, and the remainder hid in the church's crypt. The Germans attempted to flush the men out with gunfire, tear gas, and by flooding the crypt. Eventually an entrance was made using explosives. Rather than surrender, the soldiers killed themselves. Supporters of the assassins who were killed in the wake of these events included the church's leader, Bishop Gorazd, who is now revered as a martyr of the Orthodox Church. Adolf Hitler was so outraged at the assassination attempt and the eventual death of Heydrich, that he ordered the execution of 10,000 random Czech civilians, but was advised that this was not a good idea due to the Czech’s being responsible for much of the labour for the German war machine. on 10 June 1942, all males over the age of 16 in the villages of Lidice and Ležáky were murdered. All the women in Ležáky were also murdered. This was because it was believed that civilians in these towns were part of the resistance which helped plan the assassination.
^ Naval Ratings Dirk c.1800, regulation curved single edge blade 45cms, cut a single narrow fuller, with inspector’s stamp and J&R MOLE, regulation brass mounts comprising recurved crosspiece and lion’s head pommel, ribbed ivory grip (cracked), in its brass mounted leather sheath. Good condition, leather replaced.
Imperial German 36th (Magdeburg) Fusilier Regiment Presentation Statue, fine bronzed figure of a standing imperial German infantry soldier in full combat uniform with equipment and rifle. Mounted onto a steeped black base with engraved silver plaque to the front, “Dem scheidenden hauptmann Taehelmann in treuer Kameradschaft gewidmet Das Offizierkorps des Magdeburgischen Fusilier-Regiments No36”. To the base of the figure is a makers stamp for R BELLAIR & CO Berlin. Slight bending to the spike and small areas of bronze finish missing in parts but generally a very good example. Stands 40 ½ cms tall.
Imperial German Mauser 98/05 Butcher Bayonet with Sawback Blade, example with two piece slab grips and polished steel mounts. Housed in a repainted black steel scabbard. Blade with fuller and sawback edge. Stamped “WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER A.G OBERNDORF a N”. Blade edge with acceptance stamp and 1916 date. Generally good example.
WW2 German Kriegsmarine Battle Flag (Kriegsflagge), fine example of the printed cotton battle flag with central swastika and iron cross to the corner. Double sided example. Enforced taped end with ink makers stamp, Kriegsmarine acceptance stamp and size markings. Some scattered mothing and general wear but overall a good example. Measures 245 x 147cms.
Third Reich Kriegsmarine Cased Sextant by Seik & Co, blackened brass nautical sextant stamped with makers details “SEIK & CO GMBH NAUTISCHE WERKSTA KIEL” and marked with the Kriegsmarine eagle over “M” stamp. Complete with optical lenses. Housed in its wooden transit box. Some wear to the blackened finish revealing some of the brass but otherwise a good example.
Imperial German M-15 Prussian Pickelhaube, good example with leather shell, grey metal Prussian other ranks helmet plate, removable grey metal spike, repainted front trim and rear spine. Helmet is complete with replaced chinstrap and repainted other ranks cockades. Helmet is complete with the original leather liner to the interior. Rear peak with depot stamp and 1915 date.
British WW1 Mk1 Pattern Combat Helmet with Battalion Insignia, good untouched example of the early rimless pattern Brodie helmet which has a dark field paint finish to the shell. To one side of the shell is a painted battalion mark, being a squared shield with diagonal red line. The helmet is complete with its original oilskin liner and brown leather chinstrap which has been period repaired and is loose from one end. Pink Brodie stamp to the underneath of the liner. Some rust spots to the exterior of the shell but generally a very good example.
WW1 British 34th Division Royal Field Artillery 1902 Pattern Other Ranks Tunic, good example of a standard khaki wool four pocket tunic as worn during WW1. The tunic has embroidered formation signs to each arm for the 34th division. To one arm is a good service chevron and metal wound stripe, the other arm having a single overseas service chevron. White knotted artillery lanyard to the shoulder. The tunic has brass regimental buttons and altered stand up collar. White lined interior with ink broad arrow stamp faintly visible. Tunic shows some wear but generally still a good example.
WW2 German SS-VT M-34 Side Cap Attributed to SS-Rottenfuhrer Killed in Action of the Eastern Front 25th April 1943, fine example of a field grey pattern side cap (Schiffen) which is complete with the original front skull button, to the side is embroidered SS eagle. Cloth lined interior with the original ink issue stamp, however this is not clear to read. Accompanying the cap is the memorial card of SS-Rottenfuhrer Georg Grosch, who was the holder of the Iron Cross 2nd class, General Assault badge and the Eastern Front medal. He was killed in action on the Eastern Front 25th April 1943. This cap was recently found in Germany and came direct from the family of Grosch.
WW2 German Combat Boot Knife, two piece wood slab grips with three securing pin fittings. Plain cross guard. Housed in its original black painted scabbard with clip attachment to the rear. Partially double edged blade with acceptance stamp to the forte. Some light staining to the blade but generally a very good example. Blade 17cms, overall 29cms.
WW1 British “B” Pattern Brodie Steel Combat Helmet, good untouched example retaining much of its original combat paint finish to the exterior and interior of the shell. Helmet is complete with its original oilskin cloth lining to the interior which has the pink brodie stamp underneath. Helmet is also complete with its original brown leather chinstrap but this does show some wear and frail in places.
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