WW2 USAAF Aircrew Air Gunners Steel Helmet and Flying Helmet Set, superb grouping consisting of an original USAAF aircrew M-3 pattern steel helmet with its original moveable ear flaps. Helmet retains much of the original rough textured green paint finish to the exterior and interior. Helmet with the original liner system and webbing chinstraps. Also brown leather USAAF A-11 pattern flight helmet with USAAF stamp to the side and the original ear phones. Set is complete with the original pair of flight goggles and A-14 type oxygen mask set with its original card storage box with illustration of a aviator to the front. Overall a superb set which remains in very good condition. (4 parts) Please note display head is only available for bidders in the UK, we can not ship on display head to bidders outside the UK.
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* Caucasian Short Sword Yataghan Dated 1801, slightly swollen recurved blade with 2 line engraved inscription, maker’s stamp, and small military trophy dated 1215AH, nielloed silver hilt with a line of inscription on each side, short ear-shaped pommel (covering plates missing), niello silver forte mount with 2 panels of gilding and with inscription along back edge (a little damage), in its leather covered scabbard with small silver mounts. Blade 49.5cms, good condition. This item has been imported from outside the EU so is subject to a 5% import duty on the hammer price.
British 1868 Pattern Metropolitan Police Short Sword, fine example with all brass ribbed handle, swept bar hilt. Rear of the hilt with press stud release button. Housed in its brass and leather mounted scabbard. Slightly curved blade with fuller, stamped M.P FIELI 1868 to one side and acceptance stamp to the other. Blade 68 ½ cms, overall 82cms. Ex John Ingham collection
Rare Imperial Japanese Naval Land Forces / Marines Type 30 Bayonet by Toyada Automatic Loom Works, this being the late war pattern with wooden grips. The exterior fittings are all painted black which was the practice with the bayonets used by the naval and marines forces. Attached to the steel scabbard is an original rubber bayonet frog. Blade with fuller to back edge, Arsenal marks and the Toyada Automatic Loom Works stamp. Some sharpening to the blade but generally a scarce example. Blade 39 ½ cms, overall 52 ½ cms. Ex John Ingham collection.
British P-1863 Whitworth Bayonet, fine example with two piece chequered grips, steel pommel with circular mortise slot, steel cross guard with muzzle ring. Housed in its leather and steel mounted scabbard. Yataghan blade with fuller to back edge. Crowned acceptance stamp and remains of other markings. Blade 57 ½ cms, overall 74 ½ cms.
A collection of modern collectable coins including London 2012 Olympics 50p with 1st class stamp, London 2012 £5 coin, 2015 Bailiwick of Jersey crown ("Never in the field of human conflict....") and another "Victory" and a folder containing various copper and other coin of the realm including cartwheel penny, a crown and rose Royal Selangor cast pewter mug with glass bottom (boxed), two stamp albums containing various British and world stamps (all 20th Century) and a folder of various modern day collectable stamps and first day covers
An early 20th Century brown crocodile skin covered vanity case by/for Mappin and Webb bearing gilt stamp, the fitted watermark silk covered interior with various ivory fitments including two clothes brushes, shoe horn and hand mirror bearing initials "NS" (Nina Stilgoe) together with canvas covered outer case bearing tooled and gilded label "N.M.H.S" 49 cm x 35 cm x 21 cm
A late 19thC silver plated three piece tea set, comprising teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl, the teapot with an ebonised knop and handle, on a fluted baluster stem, makers stamp MH & Co, each piece by W Mantle and Company, and bearing the initials CF, the teapot 23cm high, sugar bowl 11cm high, milk jug 16cm high. (AF, 3)
Two Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee stamp albums, a Stanley Gibbons 1977 Jubilee album complete with forty five issues of unused mint stamps commemorating the Silver Jubilee, and a commemorative book of first day covers featuring stamps of St Vincent depicting the Kings and Queens of England.
Attributed to William Charles Ross (1794-1860). The Three Graces, pencil on grey paper, depicting 3 bare-footed young ladies in flowing diaphanous gowns, with pencil attribution on verso, sheet size 26.8 x 18cm (10 1/2 x 7ins), together with 2 others attributed to the same artist: a pencil drawing on grey paper of a small child standing on her seated mother's lap, captioned 'Poor Mamma - Poor Mamma', top blank margin with a crease, image size 15.5 x 14.3cm (6 1/8 x 5 5/8ins), sheet size 23.7 x 18cm (9 3/8 x 7ins); and a watercolour on paper of a young lady seated drawing at an easel, slightly creased and dusty to edges, sheet size 13.3 x 12cm (5 1/4 x 4 3/4ins), plus 20 other watercolours and drawings, mostly British, 18th or 19th century, including a watercolour on paper of a seated young lady wearing a large hat attributed to William Henry Bunbury, with black circular ink stamp of Thomas Esmond Lowensky lower left (Lugt 2420a), 2 small pencil drawings on paper attributed to William Hoare, each of a slumbering child, a pencil and sepia watercolour on cardof a historical beheading scene, attributed to Alfred Elmore, 2 sepia watercolours on laid paper depicting scenes from 'Tom Jones' attributed to John Wright, and a pencil sketch on paper of a gentleman seated at a table, attributed to William MulreadyQty: (21)
Detaille (Edouard, 1848-1912). Caricatural self-portrait, pen & ink on wove paper, full-length portrait of a gentleman in mililtary costume, initialled in pencil lower right, sheet size 22 x 13cm (8 5/8 x 5 1/8ins), mounted, together with a pencil drawing on wove paper by Detaille, depicting a mounted officer, with the artist's initial ink stamp lower left, and partial watermark of Laroche Joubert, a few small nicks to edges, sheet size 28.1 x 15.2cm (11 1/8 x 6ins), together with:Colin (Alexandre Marie, 1798-1875). Portrait of a Swiss peasant girl, pen, ink and monochrome wash on card, depicting a young lady wearing national costume, including a fan-shaped headdress, signed lower left, sheet size 13.6 x 7cm (5 3/8 x 2 6/8ins), mounted,Léandre (Charles, 1862-1934). Girl with a Lily, pen, ink, and monochrome wash on paper, half-length portrait, profile to right, of a young lady holding a lily flower to her nose, signed to lower margin, red ink stamp of Gustav Engelbrecht lower right (Lugt 1148), partially toned, sheet size 28 x 20cm (11 x 7 7/8ins), mounted, and 4 other drawings, comprising 2 by Théodore Gérard, 1 by Pierre Luc Charles Cicero, and 1 by Charles Jouas, each mountedQty: (8)Footnote:
Downman (John 1750-1824). Portrait of a Wrexham Farmer, 1820, watercolour, depicting a ruddy-faced gentleman sitting in a chair wearing a tied orange cravat and a brown coat, signed and dated to lower right, minor foxing, sheet size 19.5 x 12.5cm (7 5/8 x 4 7/8ins),mount foxed, mounted, framed and glazed (35.5 x 26.5cm), together with:Attributed to Andrew Geddes (1783-1844). Seated Man, charcoal on paper, depicting a man perched on a window sill, holding his hat in one hand, head to one side, laid onto card, Earl of Warwick ownership stamp to lower right, inscription in pencil to verso 'D610/ Andrew Geddes ARA 1783-1844 Ex Coll the Earl of Warwick', 13.2 x 12.4cm (5 2/8 x 4 7/8ins), mounted (30.4 x 25.5cm), plus:English School, Grazing Cows, 19th century, pen and ink on wove paper, depicting a countryscape with a church and a large castle in the background, cows grazing in the fields in the foreground, toned with some soiling to margins, 1.3cm closed tear to lower left corner, 25.1 x 43cm (9 7/8 x 17ins),English School, Riverscape, 19th century, pen and ink on wove, depicting a hilly riverscape, sailing boats moored and sailing in the water, stone buildings including a Martello tower in the background, some small stains, toned, 14.7 x 24.2cm (5 3/4ins x 9 2/4ins), mounted (26 x 31.7cm), English School, Country Inn, watercolour, pen and ink, depicting a country inn surrounded by rolling fields, a horse and rider resting by a trough at the front of the inn, a man outside pointing to a lady carrying a bucket, some minor marks, 16.6 x 24.4cm (6 2/4 x 9 2/4ins), laid onto card (27.4 x 35.4cm)Qty: (5)Footnote: [Lugt 2600]
Pissarro (Camille, 1830-1903). Drawing of a putto corbel, pencil on wove paper, laid down on thin card and corners rounded, depicting a carved wood corbel in the shape of a putto holding an urn on its head, artist's initial ink stamp lower right, upper blank margin with small piece missing and 1.5cm closed tear, some light marginal staining (mostly to right-hand edge), sheet size 12.4 x 10cm (4 7/8 x 4ins)Qty: (1)Footnote: Lugt 613e (noting that Camille Pissarro used this ink stamp only on works executed by himself, never on works by other artists in his collection).
Rousseau (Théodore, 1812-1867). Landscape sketch, pen & brown ink, depicting a tree-lined lake with figures on the shore and a small boat on the water, toned and foxed, 5 x 3mm hole in sky area and a couple of chips to edges, initial black ink stamp lower left, sheet size 13.3 x 20.9cm (5 1/4 x 8 1/4ins), laid down and with mount lettered with artist's name in black ink (23.6 x 30.8cm)Qty: (1)Footnote: Lugt 2436 (noting that the mark is seen on Rousseau's own works sold at the sale of the artist's workshop in 1868 following his death).
Whistler (James Abbott McNeill, 1834-1903). Portrait of Whistler's Mother - Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, c.1900, photogravure, depicting a woman sitting in profile, wearing black dress with white cuffs and collar and white cloth hat, feet resting on a wooden block, signed with printers blind stamp 'HZX' to lower left margin, inscribed outside the plate 'L'Edition d'Art, H Piazza et Cie, Paris', printed on india laid paper, pasted onto card, after the painting by James McNeill Whistler, printed by H Piazza et Cie, 47 x 55.5cm (18 4/8 x 21 7/8ins), mounted, framed and glazed (49.5 x 57.5cm)Qty: (1)
Aldegrever (Heinrich, circa 1502 – 1555/61). The Fight with the Nemean Lion, 1550, engraving on laid paper, a good impression, trimmed to the subject (just within at right), a few small brown stains, together with plates 3 and 10 from The Large Wedding Dancers (1538), engravings on laid paper, plate 10 a fine, clear impression, trimmed on the platemark, plate 3 a good but later impression, with a thread margin at left and top, otherwise trimmed on the platemark, plus The Robbers Attacking, and The Good Samaritan putting the Traveller on his Donkey (plates 1 and 3 from The Good Samaritan series, 1554), engravings on laid paper, each trimmed to the subject, retaining the text beneath, and The Story of Lot, 1555, the set of four, on laid paper, very good to late impressions, plates 1 and 3 with one or two thread margins, the rest trimmed to the subject, plus other similar engravings on laid paper: The Annunciation, 1553, a fairly good impression, trimmed to the subject, The Temptation of Adam and Eve, 1540, a slightly later impression, trimmed on the borderline, Envy (from The Virtues and Vices), 1552, a late impression, with thread margins or trimmed on the platemark, The Rape of a Woman by a Satyr, 1553, on laid paper with a double headed Eagle and Shield watermark, a later impression, with margins, a further late impression of Hollstein 14, stained, a short tear tear upper right, a copy ‘a’ of Hollstein 32, generally in good condition, minor defects, largest sheet 15.5 x 11 cm (6 1/8 x 4 3/8 ins), smallest sheet 8.8 x 6.4 cm (3 1/2 x 1/2 ins)Qty: (15)Footnote: Provenance: The Temptation of Adam and Eve: Georg Hamminger, his stamp verso (Lugt 1159); Lot and his Daughters, plate IV: Graphische Sammlung, Munich, their stamp verso (Lugt 2397).Literature: Hollstein 3 (The Temptation of Adam and Eve), 14-17 (The Story of Lot), 38 (The Annunciation), 67 (The Rape of a Woman by a Satyr), 84 (The Fight with the Nemean Lion), 162 and 169 (The Large Wedding Dancers), 40, 42 (The Good Samaritan), 125 (Envy), and copy ‘a’ of Hollstein 32.
Busïnck (Ludolph, circa 1590-1669). Saint Simon, from the series Christ and the Apostles, 1623-29, chiaroscuro woodcut after Georges Lallemand (circa 1575–1636), printed from four blocks, black, olive-green, and yellow ochre, a very good, rich impression on laid paper, together with Da Trento (Antonio, circa 1508-circa 1560). The Holy Family with two saints (after Parmigianino), chiaroscuro woodcut printed in black and olive-green, a very good, rich impression on laid paper, plus Zanetti (Antonio Maria, 1680-1757). The Shepherd (after Parmigianino), 1722, chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks, in pink, dark blue and light blue, a very good impression on laid paper, on a paper support with painted decorative border, and five etchings with woodblock printing from the Recueil Crozat, 1729-1764: four by the Comte de Caylus and Nicolas Le Sueur, after Polidoro da Caravaggio (La Messe), Baldassare Peruzzi (A Shepherd leading a Lion), Pietro de Pietri (La Sainte Vierge accompagnée de plusieurs saints), Federico Zuccari (L’Empereur Henry IV aux pieds du Pape Gregoire VII), all very good, rich impressions on laid paper, and one by Charles Nicolas Cochin after Raphael (Hercule Gaulois, ou L'Eloquence), all etchings with tone block on laid paper, largest sheet size 45 x 22.8 cm (17 3/4 x 8 7/8 ins), smallest sheet size 17.2 x 11.5 cm (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 ins)Qty: (8)Footnote: Provenance: Busïnck: Friedrich August II, King of Saxony (1797-1854), Dresden, his stamp recto (Lugt 971); probably his posthumous sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 7-9 May 1928, presumably lot 1551 (with other prints); Caylus and Le Sueur after Polidoro da Caravaggio: Royal Arms of England stamp, verso.Literature: Hollstein 16 (Busïnck after Lallemand); Le Blanc 144, Bartsch 22 (Zanetti after Parmigianino); Le Blanc 305, Bartsch 24 (Anonymous after Parmigianino).
Rembrandt (Harmensz. van Rijn, 1606 – 1669). Woman bathing her feet at a brook, 1658, etching and drypoint, a fine impression of New Hollstein’s first state (of two), before the scratches at upper centre, with inky plate edges, with small to narrow margins, in good condition apart from the lower left corner made up (slightly affecting the subject), a further small made-up area to the upper left corner with associated minor staining to the sheet, a few nicks to the extreme sheet edges, a couple of tiny thinned spots, remnants of previous hinging to upper corners verso, plate size 16.1 by 8.1 cm (6 1/4 by 3 1/8 ins), sheet size 16.6 by 8.7 cm (6 1/2 by 3 3/8 ins), framed (33.5 x 23.5 cm)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Bibliothek der Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Vienna, with their stamp to verso (Lugt 2575); Sotheby’s London, 30 June 2021, lot 79.Literature: Bartsch, Hollstein 200; New Hollstein 309; Hind 298.
Miers (John, 1756-1821). Silhouette portrait of a gentleman, painted head and shoulders of a gentleman, profile portrait to the left, showing a larger gentleman in formal wear wearing a wig with ribbon wrapped around the pony tail, image size 6.5 x 4.5cm (2 4/8 x 1 6/8ins), sheet size 8.9 x 7cm (3 4/8 x 2 6/8ins), 'J. Miers, Miniature Profile Painter, Leeds' label to verso, framed and glazed (12 x 10cm), together withSilhouette portrait of a gentleman, painted head and shoulders of a gentleman, profile portrait to the left, showing a gentleman with a generous nose and wispy hair, image size 5 x 3.5cm (2 x 1 3/8ins), sheet size 8.9 x 7cm (3 4/8 x 2 6/8ins), heavily rubbed J Miers label to verso, framed and glazed (12 x 10cm), plusSilhouette portrait of a Lady, painted head and shoulders of a lady, profile portrait to the right, showing a lady with a voluminous wig styled with a bow to the nape of her neck, rubbed Miers London label to verso, image size 6 x 3.5cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/8ins), original ebonised frame, with acorn hanger (15.5 x 12.5cm),andSilhouette portrait of a Lady, painted head and shoulders of a lady, profile portrait to the right, showing a Georgian lady with ornate hair decorations, image size 7 x 4.5cm (2 6/8 x 1 6/8ins), original ebonised frame, with acorn hanger (15.5 x 12.5cm), 'Hill & Co, Birm.' stamp to verso, plusSilhouette portrait of a Lady, painted head and shoulders of a lady, profile portrait to the right, showing a lady with ornate hair and lace running down her top, broken into four pieces, image size 5 x 3cm (2 x 1 2/8ins), original embonised frame, back of frame has become detached, with acorn hanger (15.5 x 12.5cm) Qty: (5)Footnote: Miers was the best known and most prolific maker of this fashionable type of portrait, producing thousands of silhouettes which were considered to be excellent likenesses. It took two minutes to sit for a silhouette, the price for which ranged from 7 shillings and sixpence to one guinea.
A miscellaneous collection of silver to include, a modern salver, Chester 1926, with moulded style border, raised on four hoof feet; an American sterling cream jug, decorated in the Japanese taste; a George III cream jug of plain form; a cased set of four cauldron salts, Birmingham 1889, raised on three hoof feet; a cased set of two sauce boats, Birmingham 1936, of plain form; together with a cased set of apostle spoons, bon bon dishes, cigarette cases, stamp boxes, one for Ledsam, Vale & Wheeler, Birmingham 1830; a toast rack and a collection of Continental silver etc 43.8(Weighable silver: 59.7oz)
An Edwardian table bell William Hutton & Sons Ltd, London 1903, of domed form, with scroll pierced detail and gadrooned border to base; together with an oval swing handled basket, Hester Bateman, London 1777, three various shell butter dishes marked 925, a cased set of berry spoons various condiments and spoons, crochet hook, pillbox, stamp box, novelty miniature rhino etc(Height: 6.5cm, weighable silver: 29.9oz)
Gibson Dove acoustic guitar, made in USA, circa 1969, ser. no. 8xxxx0; Back and sides: cherry finish maple, lacquer checking and other marks; Top: natural spruce, restorations to correct bellying made evident from enforcement plates under the lower bouts and bridge and the additional pearl dot inlay to the bridge concealing screw heads, deep scratch to centre of lower bout, lacquer checking and further dings; Neck: lacquer checking, finish wear to first position, BGN stamp to back of head; Fretboard: rosewood, heavy wear to first position; Frets: indent wear to first position, minor wear throughout; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case: Weight: 2.62kg; Overall condition: fair *The 'BGN' stamped to the back of the head was a factory stamp used to designate the guitar as a 'bargain' due to a cosmetic flaw in the manufacturing process. These guitars were not released for public sale and instead made available to the Gibson employees *Sold with non transferable CITES A10 certificate no. 612152/01
Elton John - set of three silkscreen prints prepared for the Rocket Records offices, using imagery from the 'Sleeping with the Past' 1989 album period, including two black and grey and one black and yellow, printed by Wayne Johnson, each with Wherefore Art? studio stamp to the bottom right, each 38" x 25" *The David Costa Collection
Keith Richards - Ink Icon Keith Richards 'solo portrait' multicolour silkscreen print, printed by Bob Saitch on 300gsm Arches Waterleaf, advanced graphics, unsigned, unnumbered proof, bearing Wherefore Art? stamp to the bottom right and Ink Icon stamp to the bottom left, 35" x 25" *Ink Icon is a company shared between renowned photographer Gered Mankowitz and David Costa (Whereforart?) to explore some of the major and most familiar images in Gered's archive and to produce limited edition silkscreens * The David Costa Collection David Costa: ?Ink Icon was a company shared between renowned photographer Gered Mankowitz and myself (Wherefore Art?) to explore some of the major and most familiar images in Gered?s archive, particularly those of the Stones and Hendrix, and to produce limited edition silkscreens using diverse treatments. Of the two Jimi Hendrix images, Purple and Gold was subsequently adopted by Alan Douglas to front his 1992 Ultimate Experience compilation boxset and associated campaign materials. Assorted tests, variants and samples from both Stones and Hendrix editions are included in this sale.?
The Rolling Stones - Ink Icon 'Caged' silkscreen print of the complete band on the roof of Gered Mankowitz's studio, Masons Yard, London, unsigned production sample, bearing Wherefore Art? studio stamp to the bottom right, 40" x 30" * The David Costa Collection David Costa: ?Ink Icon was a company shared between renowned photographer Gered Mankowitz and myself (Wherefore Art?) to explore some of the major and most familiar images in Gered?s archive, particularly those of the Stones and Hendrix, and to produce limited edition silkscreens using diverse treatments. Of the two Jimi Hendrix images, Purple and Gold was subsequently adopted by Alan Douglas to front his 1992 Ultimate Experience compilation boxset and associated campaign materials. Assorted tests, variants and samples from both Stones and Hendrix editions are included in this sale.?
The Rolling Stones - Ink Icon 'Caged' silkscreen print of the complete band on the roof of Gered Mankowitz's studio, Masons Yard, London, printed by Bob Saitch, advanced graphics, one-off test print, bearing Wherefore Art? studio stamp to the lower left, framed, 21" x 34" * The David Costa Collection David Costa: ?Ink Icon was a company shared between renowned photographer Gered Mankowitz and myself (Wherefore Art?) to explore some of the major and most familiar images in Gered?s archive, particularly those of the Stones and Hendrix, and to produce limited edition silkscreens using diverse treatments. Of the two Jimi Hendrix images, Purple and Gold was subsequently adopted by Alan Douglas to front his 1992 Ultimate Experience compilation boxset and associated campaign materials. Assorted tests, variants and samples from both Stones and Hendrix editions are included in this sale.?
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