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Lot 149
Aboriginal art Northern Australia, a turned hardwood fire stick or drill of slightly tapering form, length 73cm.Provenance: From the Estates of Constance Mary Hazeldine (Hazel) Wheeler (nee Roberts) and Vincent Harold Roberts (Harry), born 18th November 1887. Thence by family descent. Harry Roberts served in the 9th Australian Light Horse from 26 October 1914 - 12 June 1919. Harry had a smallholding south of Melrose, in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia, with his wife Winifred. Sadly Winifred died, leaving Harry with their three very young daughters. Not knowing how to cope, Harry travelled by ship to visit his relatives in the U.K. It was decided that his niece, Constance Mary Hazeldine (Hazel) Wheeler (nee Roberts) would travel back with them to Australia to help look after her young cousins, her uncle and the smallholding. Hazel was just 16 years old. They set sail in 1928. Hazel stayed in Australia with her cousins and uncle for approximately 3 years. After which time Harry sold his smallholding and they all returned to the U.K. Harry and Hazel acquired and owned these Aboriginal artefacts while in Australia and brought them back upon their return to the U.K. The Aboriginal items are understood to be from the Arrernte People or Arunta tribe of the Arrernte Lands (Alice Springs) of the Northern Territory in Australia. Some were exhibited at the Budleigh Salterton Museum in Devon in 1984.
Lot 32
COLLECTION OF GEM-SET JEWELLERY, 19TH-20TH CENTURY1st: The memorial locket decorated with black enamel, the front with a painted portrait of a gentleman wearing formal attire, within a rose-cut diamond bezel, the reverse with applied monogram set with rose-cut diamonds, 2nd: The pendant designed as a Celtic cross, set with step-cut rock crystal, 3rd: The brooch set with dendritic agate within a colourless paste surround, 4th: Two stick pins, one set with a heart-shaped garnet within a colourless paste surround, one set with a carved chalcedony flowerhead, 5th: The bracelet set with faceted rock crystal beads between chrysoprase beads, 6th: The pendant set with amber containing an insect, 7th: The pendant set with a pear-shaped emerald within a brilliant-cut diamond surround, 1st one diamond deficient, amber untested, lengths: 1st 5.6cm, 2nd 4.5cm, 3rd 2.5cm, 4th 4.5-5.4cm, 5th 18.0cm, 6th 4.7cm (8)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 219
A pair of late 19th century French gilt brass and enamel opera glasses and two French fansfirst having pink ground barrels decorated with gilt stars and floral painted reserves with jewelled borders, mother of pearl eye pieces in a leather case together with a fan with mother of pearl monture, carved and gilt with flowers, the cream gauze embroidered with sequins and painted a central panel with in a woodland setting flanked by two further landscape panels, in an associated case the other fan sequin embroidered with bone stays, (3)variousCondition: One jewel knocked off one barrel, leather case worn and distressed. Mother of pearl fan with one crack stay, some loss to sequins and gauze pulling away and fraying from guard stick. Associated case as found. One bone guard stick cracked
Lot 338
A collection of mostly 19th century and later silver, Old Sheffield plate and electroplated itemssilver items to include a small late Victorian embossed cream boat with gilt interior, Birmingham, 1891 by John Milward Banks, a meat skewer with plain ring handle, a pair of late Victorian foliate engraved napkin rings, number I + 2, an engine turned pair of napkin rings, a silver gilt anointing spoon, a pair of apostle sugar tongs, unmarked, together with a pair of novelty plated knife rests in the form of goalposts with a football, an aesthetic electroplated chamber stick by Walker and Hall in the manner of Dr Dresser, and Old Sheffield plate to include a fruit stand, a teapot, a pint tankard and pair of candlesticks, etc., (qty)silver weight approx. 10.12 oztCondition: Silver in mostly good condition. fruit stand leans slightly. lid of teapot is detached but present. corrosion to drip pan of chamberstick, candlesticks in need of a clean, bottle tickets rubbed.
Lot 440
A 15ct Edwardian brooch in the form of handhallmarked Chester 1902, the outstretched hand hold a heart between index and thumb set with diamond to centre, the hand wearing a diamond set ring and bracelet with heart locket, together with an unusual gold mounted bone brooch in the form a hockey stick (?) with engraved date to reverse 16/03/03 (2)the first weight approx 3.5gCondition: Both in good wearable . Pins appear original.
Lot 553
A collection of brooches and accessories etccomprising a bloodstone and hardstone mounted circular brooch with central citrine, a smoky quartz tear drop shaped pendant, a silver sterling penannular Celtic brooch, a silver knot brooch with central hardstone cabochon, a Victorian shield shaped brooch with mounted hardstones, a 9ct gold mounted jade brooch, a Silver cocktail/champagne swizzle stick etc...(10)diameter of the former 4cmCondition: All with general wear, no specific damage. however first hand inspection is suggested.
Lot 325
A WWI medal group, comprising The Great War of Civilisation Medal, 1914-1915 Star and The George V Defence Medal, awarded to 552 Pte T Holding A CYC Corps, along with a George V Bravery in the Field Medal, awarded to 189620 PNR T Holding R E, together with associated cap badges, Army Cyclists Corps Notts & Derby, RAFC, Royal Engineers, stick pins, etc. (a quantity)
Lot 1371
A 19th century majolica twin handled stick stand of square form, relief moulded with floral decoration, height 37cm, width 41cm.Additional InformationNumerous areas of loss to the glaze, chipping throughout, large crack terminating from the rim running down to the body, the piece has been drilled for drainage.
Lot 239
Pair: Private R. G. Simpson, Royal Army Medical Corps, who died on active service in Palestine on 29 September 1918 British War and Victory Medals (113822 Pte. R. G. Simpson. R.A.M.C.) good very fine (2) £40-£50 --- Reuben G. Simpson was born in Lambeth, London, and attested for the Royal Army Medical Corps at Camberwell. He served with the 115th Sanitary Section during the Great War in Palestine, and died on active service on 29 September 1918. He is buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery. Sold with a memory stick of copied research.
Lot 526
Pair: Police Sergeant G. Parsons, Metropolitan Police Jubilee 1887, 1 clasp, 1897, Metropolitan Police, bronze (PC, G Parsons. R. Divn.); Coronation 1902, Metropolitan Police (P.S. G. Parsons. W. Div) minor edge bruise to first, good very fine (2) £80-£100 --- George Parsons was born in Horley, Surrey, in 1853 and joined the Metropolitan Police on 29 November 1872. He served initially with ‘R’ (Greenwich) Division, later transferring to ‘W’ (Clapham) Division. Sold with a memory stick containing copied research.
Lot 691
A fine American group of ten awarded to Colonel F. A. Flynn, United States Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, who served with the Dwina Wing in North Russia, was wounded whilst fighting the Bolsheviks, and was awarded the Russian Order of St. Anne with Swords United States of America, Allied Victory Medal 1917-19; American Defense Service Medal 1941; American Campaign Medal 1941-45; World War II Victory Medal 1941-45; National Defense Service Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal; Great Britain, British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. F. A. Flynn. R.A.F.); together with a duplicate Victory Medal (Lieut. F. A. Flynn. R.A.F.); France, Third Republic, Commemorative Medal for the Great War 1914-18, generally very fine and better (10) £600-£800 --- Frank Anthony Flynn was born in San Francisco, California, on 21 May 1896, a United States citizen, and attested for the Royal Flying Corps at Toronto, Ontario, on 2 October 1917 having previously, by his own admission, ‘served as Second Lieutenant in the United States Cavalry at the beginning of the War.’ Appointed an Air Mechanic Third Class, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 1 February 1918, and was initially posted as an Instructor with the 85th Training Squadron, Canada. However, at the end of February he was granted four weeks’ sick leave and he returned home. On 3 March, while at Tallaferro Field, Fort Worth, Texas, Flynn took an air cadet from Los Angeles on a flight and when 400 feet from the ground the machine went into a tailspin. The controls refused to work, and the machine started to drop. There aircraft struck the ground in a newly ploughed field which may have saved their lives, the air cadet, who was in the front seat, received a broken arm and two broken ribs, while Flynn received a broken nose. Recovering, Flynn proceeded to England and served with the 33rd Training Squadron, before receiving an operational posting to the 20th (Bristol) Fighter Squadron in France. He was subsequently attached to the Dwina Wing for service in North Russia, and was wounded whilst fighting the Bolsheviks, whilst doing some low level flying over the lines. In the California Honour Roll, War History Department for the First World War, Flynn describes his service thus: ‘My work consisted partly in chasing down submarines on the East Coast of England; the work was rather monotonous except for a stray Hun patrol or Zep, and through our vigilance we kept these rather scarce. later I went to France and my work consisted of escorting bombers, which I was just getting warmed up to, when the armistice was declared. I then answered the call for volunteers to Russia and certainly worked hard up there, bombing the Bolshevik positions and dumps and doing considerable artillery observation for the Army and Navy; it was for good work along this line that I received the Russian Order of St. Anne with crossed swords. Whilst observing some gun positions I stopped a machine gun bullet in my leg, thus concluding my war in Russia.’ A study of the Royal Air Force casualty cards confirms that Flynn was not wounded from ground fire, in fact he was wounded while flying over the Bolshevik position while trying to reload an automatic pistol, when it discharged, and he shot himself in the leg. He was admitted into the 53rd Stationary Hospital at Archangel, Russia and he was repatriated to the Royal Air Force Hospital at Eaton Square, London in August 1919. On 27 November he departed from Southampton for New York, and whilst en route he was transferred to the unfit list. For his services during the Great War the American authorities officially approved him to wear the British War Medal, the (British) Victory Medal, and the Russian Order of St. Anne (US Service record confirms), although, given the political situation in Russia at the time, and the lack of available insignia, it is possible that he never physically received the Russian insignia. After completing his legal studies in San Francisco, Flynn enlisted with the United States Army Air Corps Reserve on 6 July 1923, and was advanced First Lieutenant on 12 June 1926. On 17 September 1928, he was co-pilot of an aircraft which was en route from Mines Field at Los Angeles to Crissy Field, San Francisco when their gasoline was getting dangerously low. They circled over the city of Tulare in the dark searching for a landing field when they crashed in an alfalfa field north of the city. The aircraft struck the ground and plunged through the telephone wires along the railway, entirely destroying service between Tulare and Points North and the plane immediately caught fire, however both men escaped. After this mishap, he returned to duty and was promoted to the rank of Captain on 18 May 1930, being rated a Pilot from 27 July 1931. He remained with the reserves while working as a lawyer (Attorney) in his civilian life, specialising in aviation law, defending airlines from liability claims. He applied for a Purple Heart on 27 October 1932; however, his application was rejected as he received his wound as a member of the British Expeditionary Force and not with the American Expeditionary Force. Flynn was promoted to the rank of Major on 18 October 1935, and the following year, on 30 May 1936, endured another crashed landing: Chosen to pilot the plane to scatter the ashes of a comrade, and air ace, ‘Tex’ Frolich, over Chrissy Field, Flynn had only just completed the memorial service when suddenly his motor failed when at approximately 400 feet. With hundreds of picnickers in the park, Flynn skilfully manouvered the plane to avoid hitting anyone and landed between some trees; at the time he was noted in the local newspapers as having risking his own life to avoid killing others. Flynn saw further service during the Second World War, and was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 22 June 1943. serving with 461st American Air Force Base, San Francisco, California and 464th American Air Force Base McChord Field, Washington D.C, as executive officer. Reverting to the Reserve following the cessation of hostilities he was promoted Colonel on 22 July 1949, finally retiring, unfit for further duties, on 31 January 1956, after 32 years’ service. He died at San Rafael, California on 12 April 1980, aged 84. Sold with various N. S. Meyer, New York, silver Wings; an R.F.C. and R.A.F. cap badge; and other metal and cloth insignia; as well as extensive copied research (both hard copies and on a memory stick), including a photographic image of the recipient.
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