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Lot 207
RAF flown cover No. 48 Squadron Royal Air Force - 30th Anniversary of Operation Varsity, 24th March 1975. Aircraft illustrated on the cover are Bristol F2B (1917), Dakota (1944) and Lockheed Hercules C-130K (1975). Cover was carried and dropped with a stick of 13 paratroopers of the Parachute Regt. British Forces 30th Anniversary postmark 'Operation Varsity' 24 March 1975. Signed Brigadier Maurice Tugwell (Commanded 8th Parachute Bn, Operation Varsity jumping across the Rhine into Germany. Also served in Palestine 1946-47). Good Condition. All autographed items are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99.
Lot 22
A VICTORIAN SILVER INKSTAND WITH TAPER STICK by Henry Wilkinson & Co, London 1857Oval with twin scroll handles, engraved with a scrolling band to the raised border, the centre with two circular receivers fitted with silver-topped glass ink bottles, flanking a central taper stick of hexagonal form.34cm across handles, 21cm wide.
Lot 75
An extremely rare combination flintlock blunderbuss carbine/ pistol/ gun/ walking stick, c 1760, the frame, breech and trigger guard with acorn finial of tutenag (German silver) engraved with scrolls and foliage, signed “London”, with sliding safety catch in front of the trigger guard, and with Birmingham private proofs; the detachable shoulder stock for use either with the 6” steel blunderbuss “cannon” barrel or the 32½” smooth bore gun barrel, breech and gun barrels having interrupted threads for rapid attachment or removal; the small ball pistol butt when screwed into the gun barrel forms the handle of the walking stick, for which purpose there is a push in metal muzzle plug which forms the end. Good Working Order and Condition. Note: this is the actual piece illustrated in “Blunderbusses” by Baxter, published by the Arms and Armour Press in 1970, plates 55 and 56. Plate 22
Lot 4004
A First Half of the 18th Century Carved Ivory Fan, the monture with figures to the guards and gorge. The paper leaf, mounted à l'Anglaise, shows the return of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15, 11-32), the parable in the Bible where a father welcomes the return of his younger son despite him having squandered his inheritance, simply thankful for his return. The verso is simply painted with a landscape. Guard length 10.75 inches or 27.5cm CONDITION REPORT: Issues with the join of ribs to gorge sticks, in that one is loose, one stick is missing, and others have been re-secured clumsily in the past. The rivet is too tight, probably due to the addition of the loop, and the fan is stiff to open.
Lot 4016
Grand Tour Fan, circa 1776, (note date to right hand side of leaf), depicting the Bay of Naples and Vesuvius by day in the central panel and by night in the smaller panel to the right. Between these two scenes is a poem in Italian. To the left, a musical score accompanies a verse in Italian. The double skin leaf, mounted on ivory, has a trompe l'oeil design of a striped ribbon, which is repeated on the verso, surrounding a closer image of Vesuvius. The carved guards both feature the same chinoiserie figure and carving that features on the gorge. Contained in a pale pink 18th century card fan tube, onto which is written "The ??? painted with ???gold by Sir J Reynolds". Guard length 28cm CONDITION REPORT: . One gorge stick is loose but present, and has torn the underside of the leaf, with evidence of a previous attempt to re-secure. The undersides of both guards have a plain ivory panel, which are not matching, suggesting a period replacement to one. The leaf is generally rubbed on the folds, with tiny slits to the top of several folds, but all writing is clear. The verso is grubby, slightly foxed and rubbed, with further tiny tears.
Lot 4019
A Group of Late 18th/19th and Early 20th Century Folding Fans plus one small cockade, the latter folding down to secure the sticks within the handles when closed. Overall height 6 inches or 15cm; A slender fan with plain monture and undecorated cream leaf, possibly 18th century. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm; A gold sequin fan c 1910, the monture lightly carved and gilded, the sequins embroidered onto gauze in vertical panels. Guard length 9.5/8 inches or 24cm; A small fan with silvered carving to the monture, cream gauze leaf painted in violet with a young girl seated outside and decorated with gold sequins; A plain bone 19th century fan with black silk satin leaf, black cotton to the verso, Guard length 9.25 inches or 23.5cm; a bone fan possibly 18th century, the double paper leaf embossed with gold flowers to the recto and a regular scrolling pattern to the verso. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm. And a bone fan with lightly carved monture and white cotton leaf painted with a dragonfly hovering over water. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm (7) CONDITION REPORT: . Fan 1 in good order, fan 2 is sound. Fan 3 has some splits starting to several folds and one stick needs to be moved slightly. Fan 4 has a splitting leaf. Fan 5 sound, fan 6, the leaf is tarnish d in places. Fan 7, the leaf is splitting.
Lot 4024
Three Fans: The first, circa 1890's, a large painted fan with double paper leaf, a restful scene of a courting couple seated in a clearing, the lady holding possibly a book, her beau leaning in closely and attentively. The pink Mother of Pearl monture is plain, fitted with a gold metal loop and elaborately knotted cream silk tassel. The verso is plain. Guard length 12.5 inches or 32cm. Together with an early 20th century bone fan, the monture lightly carved and pierced, the double leaf being painted with flowers to the cream silk satin recto, the cotton verso being plain. Fitted with an embossed and shaped metal loop and a cream silk tassel decorated with gold thread. Guard length 9.5 inches or 24cm. Finally, an early 20th century sequinned fan, the gauze leaf mounted on gilded celluloid, further piqué with silver dots. The sequins embroidered in swags and ribbons in rose gold and silver. The verso is plain. Guard length 8.25 inches or 21cm. Together with Romance in the Countryside: two fans, the first early 20th century, printed on fabric in the Watteau style, with wealthy and grandly dressed couples gathering in the grounds of a large country house, at leisure. The bone monture is gently incised and gilded. Guard length 7.25 inches or 18.5cm. A mid-19th century bone fan, the monture carved, pierced, and gilded, the double paper leaf lithographed with winged cherubs mingling with a group of ladies and gentlemen, the central figures having made a floral garland being used by one cherub as a swing. The verso is plain. Guard length 10.5 inches or 27cm (5) CONDITION REPORT: . 1890's fan: Good colour and painting. However, the leaf has damage to the left side, where two folds have been slightly damp and stuck, thus tearing when opened. The paper to fill the hole is present, still stuck. One tiny pinhole noted nearer the centre bottom of the leaf. The monture and tassel are sound. The satin fan is slightly crumpled with one pale mark right of centre near the top border. The backing fabric on the sequin fan is splitting but the recto is sound. Fan 4, two of the folds are slightly strained but holding. The earlier fan has damage, the leaf having a bad split to a fold at the left, some upper leaf crumpling, and the middle section of the upper guard is missing, this accident having also dislodged the first stick in.
Lot 4030
A Circa 1830's Very Pale Horn Brisé Fan with barrel head, the monture carved and pierced in decorated bands, the tips pointed, painted recto/verso with colourful flowers in pink, red, blue and lilac, with a background of mid-green leaves. Guard length 6 and 1/8 inches or 15.5cm CONDITION REPORT: . one stick tip nibbled, a sliver of horn missing top centre.
Lot 4047
An Oversized Wood Brisé Fan from Germany or Austria, autographed on the verso, one date of 1901 visible thereon, predated by the images on the recto dated '98 and '99, and one to the right stating 1898 just to help precision. Each wide stick is printed with a different image, one of a cow, two with a soldier and horse, the rest of various people of different social standing…possibly known paintings. Guard length 12.25 inches or 31cm, upper sticks 2.75 inches or 7cm at the widest point CONDITION REPORT: . good colour to the recto, a pale area on the wood on the verso appears to be natural.
Lot 4048
Three Wood Brisé Fans, 19th century to early 20th century, the first with 14 inner sticks and two guards, the stick tips pierced. Printed on both guards, "Liberty Bodice. Trademark". Guard length 7 inches or 18cm; with a slightly smaller wood brisé, fourteen inner sticks arranged in pairs, and two guards. Painted with small sprays of small blue flowers. Guard length 6 inches or 15cm; Finally a third such fan, the tips rounded, pierced in bands of differing designs, decorated with small pink flowers and swags of small blue flowers. Advertising on the guard for "Elisabetha Sanatorium Tiberias. Proprietor Solomon Feingold" (3) CONDITION REPORT: . Generally good, the third fan with slight loss and one split to a stick tip.
Lot 4050
Death and The Maiden: A Very Unusual Fan, the monture of plain light pink mother of pearl, the coffee coloured silk satin leaf painted both sides. To the recto, a scene of a young man or prince sheltering under a large tree, taking respite from the weight of the deathly pale maiden dressed in white on his shoulder, as the Grim Reaper approaches from across a river bank, pink flamingos paddling to the background, carrying his spade, his robe belted with a cross on a chain **. To the verso, painted on a darker ginger silk, two cherubs hold flower garlands, decorating entwined initials, a green dragon and a banner beneath, dating the fan to the 11th February 1885 (or 1895), possibly in Portuguese. One word could be a name beginning with A which would relate to one of the initials. No signature noted. Guard length 12.75 inches or 32.5cm. Together with a bone fan, 19th century, the pale pink cotton leaf painted with a gentle scene of a shepherdess being pursued by her beau. Signed Guronnet (?). The verso of plain cream cotton. Guard length 10.5 inches or 26.5cm (2)In many great artworks, a maiden is portrayed as wearing white, with long cascading tresses, as the Grim Reaper approaches. Is the river in this depiction signifying the river Stix that the dead must cross on their way to Hades?**An alternative offered by an FCI member is that the figure is that of a Carmelite monk wearing a brown habit and a Christian cross. The monks were known to dig graves and indeed there is one here***Another alternative offered by an FCI member considers that that this scene depicts a version of a painting by Girodet that is at the Louvre (The burial of Atala), depicting the tragic love story of Atala or the love of two savages in the wilderness that was written by Chateaubriand (died 1848) that gave Girodet the subject of one of his most popular paintings. Set in primitive America of the 17th century, Atala is the story of a young Christian metisse who falls madly in love with Chactas, an 'Indian' whom she has saved from a death sentence. Taken in by a missionary, Father Aubry, after a long 'walkabout' the young lovers cannot live out their passion. Trapped by the vow made to her mother to dedicate herself to religion, Atala chooses suicide in order to avoid succumbing to her passion, despite Chactas' willingness to convert so as to be able to marry her. CONDITION REPORT: . The first fan has repairs on the shoulder to both guards. A sliver of mop is missing near the top of the upper guard. One gorge stick is loose from the rib, a repair having failed, and the lower edge of the leaf is a little stained, probably from attempts to secure the gorge sticks. Similar residue is apparent here and there near the side and top edges. The smaller fan is sound, save for loss to the top border binding the layers together.
Lot 4052
A Large Late 19th Century Bone Fan, the monture plain, the double fabric leaf of cream silk, painted in soft pastels with a mountain scene and featuring a winged lady. Signed by G. Samperé?, the central feature is a lady with butterfly wings, hovering above the ground, dark curly hair cascading over her shoulders, her dress ethereal. The verso is plain. Guard length 13.75 inches or 35cm. Together with a monogrammed female ostrich feather fan c.1890's, the monture of tortoiseshell, the loop fitted with an elaborate silk tassel in ruby and black, the cord further fitted with a plaited silk ring with which to hold the fan closed when not in use. Overall height 16 inches or 41cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: . the bone fan leaf is slightly damaged along the bottom edge, where a loose gorge stick has moved and caught the silk. The verso is worn to one fold, wear as on the recto, and light brown staining that does not transfer through to the recto. The feather fan is sound but the feathers are a little thin in places.
Lot 4061
A Mixed Lot of Mainly 20th Century Miniature Fans, of a size suitable for a child or doll, consisting of a small brisé in a pressed manmade material, pierced and carved and painted with blue flowers and "Forget me not". Guard length 4 inches or 10cm; a small folding cockade with ivory guards which form a fixed handle when closed, celluloid sticks, approx. overall height 6.5 inches or 16.5cm; a smaller, similar cockade in cream celluloid; a cream celluloid fan applied with three painted panels showing scenes within an 18th century ballroom, guard length 6.5 inches or 16cm; a small brisé fan in pierced bone, guard 3 inches or 7.5cm; a bright green celluloid brisé painted with a marbled effect and stronger shades of green and brown; Guard length 5.5 inches or 13.5cm; a slightly larger mustard yellow pierced celluloid brisé fan printed with a lady picking flowers in her garden, guard length 6 inches or 15cm; a celluloid fan two guards and eight inner sticks, the design very random in a myriad of colours, guard length 6.5 inches or 16.5cm; a miniature celluloid fan in cream with a bird and flowers, guard length 2.5 inches or 6.5cm; a cream pierced celluloid brisé painted with small flowers, guard length 4 inches or 10cm; a black brisé of similar size, and seven further tiny fans, one on a stick, possibly for hair decoration (18) CONDITION REPORT: . all good except for the ballroom scene fan which is intact but warped.
Lot 4063
Novelty Assortment: A Small Tortoiseshell Brisé Fan, that folds down to be encased in the handle, opening with a sprung lever. Height when open 6.75 inches or 17cm; A Small Cream Celluloid Brisé Fan, the stick tips carved and pierced. Guard length 4.5 inches 11.5cm; A Maroon Leather Folding Cockade Fan, the leaf of glazed fabric painted with colourful flowers. Open height 13 inches or 33 cm; A Small Bone Dance Card in the form of a fan, with three central leaves on which to write, two outer panels. Closed with a silver metal catch. Closed, 1.75 inches or 4.5cm; A Small Victorian Birthday Card printed with a fan, birds flying over water; A Book Marker in light card, printed with a girl and lady in circa 1900 costume, both carrying an umbrella and sunshade, advertising an umbrella retailer on the verso; A 19th Century Fan Shaped Valentine Card that opens to a half cockade, and shows a sweet little girl similar to the Lucy Attwell children, holding an open folding fan. Marked "Beistle" and "printed in the USA" near the rivet, approx. 8.5 inches or 21.5cm; and finally, An Original Calendar Fan for 1892 showing typical seasonal scenes for each month, and "For Lizzie with Uncle and Auntie's Love" written on the verso (8) CONDITION REPORT: . Generally good.
Lot 4079
A Late 19th Century Female Ostrich Feather Fan, the monture of tortoiseshell, the appearance rather frothy from the centre to the top, where shaved white feathers supplement the others. Overall height 17.5 inches or 44.5cm. Together with a painted fabric fan, late 19th century, the monture of dark wood, the leaf depicting a lady strolling through woodland, her small child holding her hand. Signed to the bottom left "M Smith". Guard length 11.25 inches or 28.5cm; another late 19th century silk fan (a/f), the recto painted with swallows in flight, the verso plain; finally, a glazed cotton fan (a/f), the leaf printed with children wandering their way home from school, wearing various costumes reminiscent of the style of the painter Kate Greenaway (Catherine Greenaway 17 March 1846 - 6 November 1901) who was recognised for her depictions of children in imaginary 18th-century costumes in a Queen Anne style (4) CONDITION REPORT: . Feather fan in good order, the painted fan has a broken gorge stick. The final two fans really relate to the leaves only, for re-mounting or framing as they are, the montures lacking major sections.
Lot 4082
A Cream Ostrich Feather Fan, circa 1900, medium to large size, the feathers mounted on resin sticks. Overall height 17 inches or 43cm. Together with a large silk fan from the same period, mounted on bone, this being lightly incised with a floral design. The cream silk satin is painted in pastels with pink and apricot daisies, and slender leaves. The leaf is topped with marabou feathers in a shade of pale grey. The verso is plain cream cotton. The loop is finished with a cream silk tassel fitted with a plaited loop to secure the fan when closed. Overall height including feathers 15.75 inches or 40cm (2) CONDITION REPORT: . Feather fan, some brown marks on the feathers seen from the verso; one feather with broken spine. The silk fan is generally in good order, one stick has moved inside the double leaf, and the loop of celluloid is a replacement.
Lot 4085
A Large Tortoiseshell Brisé Fan, circa 1860's to 1880's, of fontange form, good mottling, both guards applied with a gilt metal shaped panel into which are set turquoises and red stones, in diagonal lines on the lower guard and forming the shapes of flowers on the upper guard. In between, the metal work can be seen to be worked in scrolling designs. On the recto, the sticks are further embellished with peacock feathers which extend past the stick tips. An extravagant dark silk tassel hangs from an elaborate metal loop, and has the benefit of a plaited ring for holding the fan closed when not in use. Overall central height including the feathers 12 inches or 30.5cm CONDITION REPORT: . The tortoiseshell and the metal panels and stones appear sound. The feathers have losses.
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