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An Emerald and Diamond Cluster Ring, the emerald-cut emerald in a yellow rubbed over setting, bordered by round brilliant cut diamonds with a square step cut diamond on each shoulder in white rubbed over settings to a yellow plain polished shank, total diamond weight 1.20 carat approximately, finger size O
* Great Western Railway. King George V (Britain’s Most Powerful Passenger Locomotive). Built at Swindon, England, by Mr. C.B. Collett, Chief Mechanical Engineer, GWR, n.d., prob. c. 1960s, coloured print, image size 22 x 56cm, contemp. gilt frame surmounted by royal crown, glazed, with approx. twenty-two miscellaneous framed railway prints and photographs, etc., including a hand drawn notice ‘Warning to passengers. Do not step on to running board... ‘ (23)
Vogt (Carl and Specht, Friedrich). The Natural History of Animals (Class Mammalia), 2 vols., Subscribers ed., 1889, forty b&w plts. (as list), b&w illusts. throughout, a.e.g., orig. blue gilt dec. cloth, some rubbing, folio, together with Sinclair (George), Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis: or, an Account of the Results of Experiments on the Produce and Nutritive Qualities of Different Grasses and Other Plants Used as the Food of the More Valuable Domestic Animals: Instituted by John, Duke of Bedford..., 3rd ed., 1826, fifty-nine (of 62) hand-col. plts., occ. spotting, contemp. cloth gilt, slightly rubbed, 8vo, plus Step (Edward), Wild Flowers, Month by Month in Their Natural Haunts, 2 vols., 1906, col. frontis. to each, b&w plts. and illusts. throughout, contemp. half calf gilt, spines darkened, rubbed, 8vo, plus Robertson (John), The Elements of Navigation; Containing the Theory and Practice..., 7th ed., 1805, thirteen (of 16) folding eng. plts., new endpapers, contemp. calf gilt, rebacked, rubbed, 8vo (7)
A silvered figure of a boxer by the German firm WMF, being a trophy for the I.S.B.A. [Inter Services Boxing Association] Amateur Championships 1939, with hallmarked silver plaque set on the lower step of the ebonised base engraved HEAVY WEIGHT, WINNER, GDSN F. GRIFFITHS, the upper step set with an enamelled military crest and Latin motto, together with smaller badges of the British Army, Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, overall height 28cm., 11in. Guardsman F. Griffiths of the 1st Grenadier Guards won this trophy at The Royal Albert Hall 3rd March 1939 fighting in the heavyweight division. The eliminating bouts had taken place at Chelsea Barracks on 28th February and 1st March.
Three 9 carat gold. sapphire and diamond rings, the first, London 1986, the central pendeloque cut sapphire with a diamond surround, finger size O 1/2; the second with oval cut central stone, and diamond set shoulders, finger size N; the last, London 1987, with a step cut central stone, finger size O1/2; together with two diamond set rings, 11g gross
A collection of jewellery, including a seed pearl necklace, a Victorian 18 carat gold and smoky quartz ring, Chester 1885, the central step cut stone with seed pearls at the cardinal points, the shank engraved with flowers, finger size O; a pair of Victorian gold and turquoise earrings, the hoop enclosing an articulated ball, with dome top; a large Victorian mourning brooch with central swivel panel, a lock of hair on one side and a carved ivory panel depicting a horse on the reverse, with gilt metal scalloped border; a cased set of Edwardian mother-of-pearl and enamel studs; a silver hinged bangle, Birmingham 1962; a paste and tortoiseshell hair comb; and other items
AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING TREADPLATE FROM H.M.S. KELVIN, USED BY WINSTON CHURCHILL TO VIEW THE D-DAY LANDINGS AT JUNO BEACH, 12TH JUNE, 1944cast in brass and impressed with name, the reverse inscribed in punch stamps: THE RT. HON. WINSTON CHURCHILL, MP, PRIME MINISTER, STEPPED ON THIS TREADPLATE AS HE BOARDED H.M.S. KELVIN TO VIEW THE D-DAY ASSAULT AREA, JUNO, ON 12TH JUNE 1944 — 12 x 28in. (30.5 x 71cm.) One of five K-class Destroyers laid down in 1937-38, Kelvin (F37) was built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Ltd, at Govan in Scotland, launched on 19 January 1939 and commissioned on 27 November 1939. Named for the famous compass and instrument maker William Thompson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), she displaced 1,600 tons and measured 339ft 6in. by 35ft 8in. with a 13ft 8in. draft. Powered by two Parson`s geared turbines developing 40,000shp, she could make 36 knots. Like her more famous sister Kelly, she had a very active wartime career and served with distinction in several theatres gaining battle honours for Atlantic (1940); Spartivento (1940); Crete (1941); Mediterranean (1941-43); Sirte (1942); Malta Convoys (1942); Normandy (1944) and the Aegean (1944). It was whilst serving in Normandy that she took Churchill and other VIPs to witness Operation Overlord first hand. Churchill had been keen to witness the First Wave of the D-Day assault, but had been persuaded that it was too dangerous. Thus it fell to Kelvin to play host six days after the initial bridgeheads had been secured. Having viewed the action from the bridge of Kelvin, he then went and inspected German defences destroyed by the Royal Navy. Kelvin was broken up at Troon in 1949, and although it is not known when the inscription to the reverse of this plate was done, it seems likely that, as they are typical of ships` punches, it was done shortly after his famous visit. Until recently, the treadplate was being used as a step in a flower bed.
A RARE 18TH-CENTURY WATCH-FORM PEDOMETER BY SPENCER & PERKINSwith 1¾in. enamel main dial for step counting signed SPENCER & PERKINS LONDON, subdivided with two further dials for miles and dozens of miles, each with blued-steel hands, the mechanism set within a gilt brass case and operated by a tilting rod numbered `361` terminating in a waistband hook — 8½in. (22cm.) long Spencer and Perkins were makers of watches between 1765 and 1806 from 44 Snow Hill, London. They are also known to have sold waywisers so the lot offered is a logical progression for them. When hooked over the waistband of a pair of breeches, the mechanism is progressed by the upward movement of the thigh which rocks the whole instrument forwards and backwards.
* An aquamarine and diamond ring, the step cut with a trio of channel set brilliants to either side, totalling approximately 0.06 carats, stamped `9k`, finger size O, shank is split; with an amethyst and diamond ring; a triple band ring in three colours set with a line of diamonds totalling approximately 0.05 carats; a 9 carat gold cultured pearl ring; a 9 carat gold cubic zirconia ring; and a sapphire ring
A Charming 17th Century Italian Walnut Side Table. The top with step-cut edge above a single drawer with raised mouldings and an iron knop handle. The four silhouette cut S-scroll legs above a shaped X-stretcher centred by a large turned finial and raised on bun feet 30 ins (76 cms) high, 33 ins (84 cms) wide, 19½ ins (50 cms) deep.
Napkin-Folding. A Series of Fully Illustrated Original Designs (Strictly Copyright). Price Two Shillings and Sixpence, [cover-title], Newton and Eskell, [1891], full-page diagrams throughout on letterpress, orig. cloth-backed printed boards, a few faint marks, but overall a clean copy, 4to. Rare: only the British Library copy located on COPAC. Giving instructions and step-by-step diagrams for forty-nine designs, including: The Cockle-Shell; The Lady Betty Balfour; The Turkey-Cock Tail; The Spill-Box; Sugar Tongs; The Four-Pointed Fan; and The Opera Glasses. (1)
GRISSOM VIRGIL: (1926-1967) American Astronaut, one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts. Grissom was the second American to fly in space and the first person to fly in space twice. Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 photograph of Grissom standing in a full length pose wearing his NASA spacesuit and helmet as he prepares to step into a US Navy training capsule. Signed in black ink across a light area at the centre of the image, `To Miss. McClure, Virgil I. Grissom`. Together with a similar unsigned photograph of Wally Schirra. Accompanied by an A.L.S. by Dr. Randall M. Chambers, one page, 8vo, Philadelphia, 29th September 1962, to Miss. Gladys McClure, forwarding the two photographs and adding that one has been signed. Also included is the original envelope from Chambers. Rare. Some very slight silvering to the images, extremely light surface creasing and two small pinholes to the upper edges of the photographs. About VG

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