A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WRITING AND DRESSING CHEST OF DRAWERSCIRCA 1780The top drawer with a baize inset sliding surface enclosing stationery and dressing fittings to include a hinged strut mirror, a vide poche type tray, two cylindrical boxes with paper labels 'Fine Lip Salve', slatted divisions, two pen trays and lidded compartments92cm high, 98cm wide, 54cm deepSee Christopher Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, page 230, plates 419 and 420, for related drawer fittings of a Gentleman's dressing table supplied to Nostell Priory in 1769, the drawer shows the narrow slatted divisions are for razors and is described as a 'buroe dressing table with conveniences for shaving. An inventory of 1805 records the dressing drawer as having a mirror, razors, bottles, brushes, tooth powder boxes, essence bottles... and a writing slide over the whole.See also Victoria and Albert Museum, English Furniture Designs of the 18th Century, plate 166, showing a 1760 engraving of a 'Toilet Table' with related fittings 'Genteel Furniture in the Present Taste by a Society of Upholsterers, Cabinet-Makers, etc'.Details that make these fittings exceptional include the rare presence of the rectangular vide poche type small tray, the 'Fine Lip Salve' cylindrical boxes and the lift-out lidded boxes curved to fit the bowfront of the drawer. Condition Report: Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useOld splits and cracks, some chips and losses to timber, veneer, ebonised mouldings, and cock beadingThe majority of the fittings to the top drawer are present, the right hand side (as viewed) appears to have most elements, the left side has more losses, there is also a tray with some additional loose timber elements which may be required to affect a full restoration of the fittings. The pulls have been repaired and replaced, there are dry glue deposits visible - some are still short and may require further workThe handles appear to be original throughout, as do the locks, there are no keys present but all elements are unlocked at time of reportThe baize is probably replacedThe top drawer is mahogany lined, the remainder are oakPlease refer to additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer
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Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, 1st type, silver, the reverse inscribed ‘To William Jones who (aided by others at the risk of their lives) rescued several individuals from death by fire, at Messrs. King & Witts’, Stores, Southampton, 7th November 1837’, with swivel ring suspension, some edge bruising, very fine, scarce £700-£900 --- The Fire at Southampton, 7 November 1837 ‘The premises where this catastrophe happened consist of a large brick store, about 60 feet square, comprising four floors besides the basement, and containing a very large stock of turpentine, oils, resin, wax and gunpowder, and other inflammable materials. Adjoining this large store, and connected with it by a kind of room over an iron shed, is a smaller store, under part of which is a stable. It was in this smaller store that the fire was first discovered issuing from the roof. At this time it might have been extinguished by a few buckets of water, but it could only be reached by the engines, and great delay was experienced in getting a supply of water, as is always the case in county towns, and too often, indeed, in London itself. One of the partners of the firm, who lives close by, was instantly aroused, and proceeding to the top floor of the large store, with the assistance of several persons removed all the gunpowder, consisting of about 190lb. This danger now being generally known to be averted, a large number of persons, principally tradesmen and respectable mechanics, volunteered their services to remove as much as possible of the turpentine, oil, &c, from the premises, jointly apprehending the consequences to the neighbourhood should such dangerous materials be offered for the extension of the flames. While engaged in this praiseworthy office, several carboys of turpentine were accidentally broken, spreading, as is its well known property, over the whole floor, and saturating the lower garments of many who were employed in its removal. At this time several engines were actively at work, but, alas! Too late, for the flames had already communicated to the upper floors of the large store. It does not distinctly appear whether the persons engaged below on the ground floor, as above related, were aware of the dangerous proximity of the fire; indeed, it is not to be wondered at, the catastrophe which followed seems to have erased the recollection of preceding circumstances from the minds of most of them. It appears, however, to be pretty distinctly ascertained that the second and third floors at least were in flames some time before the occurrence of the melancholy catastrophe. Suddenly some red-hot materials fell through the apertures in the floor through which goods were hoisted up; a fragment in flame followed, and the whole floor was instantly in a blaze, the flames ascending to the ceiling, and reverberating to the floor again. Several explosions followed, caused it is supposed by the bursting of the carboys of turpentine, and in a few seconds the whole front wall of the building fell into the street. Several persons were literally blown through the open door into the street, others were seen running wildly about with blazing garments, and were necessarily rolled in the kennel to extinguish the flames, and several it was evident were buried under the wall; while of the number whose fate was evidently sealed in the burning building, all shuddered to conjecture. As soon as the ruins could be approached, workmen were set on, and six bodies were dug from the mass of brickwork in front; a seventh, a young man named Sellwood, clerk at the Bank, whose cries for help were heard three hours before he could be released, survived a few days, to expire in horrible tortures. A day or two necessarily elapsed before workmen could be safely employed in the interior, when nine dead bodies in all were found, three of them being burnt to a cinder, so as to be utterly unrecognisable, and the two others being known only by the contents of their pockets and other extraneous indicia. Eight more sufferers have since died in agonies which would almost lead their friends to wish that they had met the quicker fate of those who were pent in the building. Some of these survived nearly a fortnight; and it is apprehended that the melancholy list is not yet complete, as four others still lie in a dangerous state. One person moreover died from the effects of fright, and one of the widows has been deprived of her reason. By this calamity, which casts into shade all previous catastrophes of the kind, at least 70 individuals, including survivors, widows, and children of deceased, and two or three utterly maimed for life, are left dependent on the benevolence of the inhabitants of Southampton, whose property they risked their lives to save.’ (The Times, 4 December 1837, refers). The Society for the Protection of Life from Fire presented ‘a silver medal, together with the thanks of the society, on velum, to Mr. Richard Young; and silver medals also to William Jones, John Foote, and police-sergeant Terry, who aided his exertions on the above occasion. It was stated that on the above melancholy occasion 15 persons perished; eight had since died, and several remained maimed, whose final recovery was doubtful, whilst the lives of 12 individuals had been preserved through the exertions of the above, together with seven others, to who medals were likewise awarded, whose names were George Carr, Walter Anderson, William York, John Foster, John White, Henry George Graves, and William Whitcher’ (The Times 28 April 1838 refers).
The Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Gold Medal awarded to Captain Sir Alexander R. Glen, K.B.E., D.S.C., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Royal Geographical Society, Patron’s Gold Medal, 54mm, gold (9ct, 95.24g), the obverse featuring the bare head of George VI facing left, the reverse featuring Minerva standing left, holding wreath and map, with globe and sextant on ground, ‘Ob Terras Reclusas’ above, the edge engraved ‘Lieutenant Alexander R. Glen, R.N.V.R., 1940.’; together with the recipient’s Exploration of Polar Regions Bruce Medal for Valuable Services, 50mm, bronze, the edge engraved ‘Alexander Glen 1938’, nearly extremely fine (2) £6,000-£8,000 --- Sir Alexander (Sandy) Richard Glen was born in Glasgow on 18 April 1912, the son of a Glasgow ship-owner, and was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh, and Balliol College, Oxford, where he read Geography. He first travelled to the Arctic in 1932, as part of an eight man crew of a 45ft fishing boat owned by a Cambridge law don; legend has it that Glen accepted the invitation to accompany the expedition under the misapprehension that it was an invitation to a debutante ball. Setting sail from King’s Lynn (with Glen still in his white tie and tails), the crew ventured to Spitzbergen, and completed 4,000 miles of sailing and two months of surveying. The following year Glen led a more official 16 man Oxford University summer expedition to Spitzbergen to carry out topographical and geological surveys, spending some winter months with the Lapps of northern Sweden. He returned to Spitzbergen the following summer with the author Evelyn Waugh amongst the team (who nearly drowned when a glacier thawed). In 1935 he led another Oxford University expedition, establishing a research station on the ice cap of North East Land, and carried our research in glaciology, geology, and radio propagation in high latitudes. In 1937 he wrote a book about the expedition, entitled ‘Under the Pole Star’. For his expeditions and scientific work in the Arctic Glen was awarded the prestigious Patron's Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1940; at the age of 28 he was (and is) the youngest recipient of the medal. He was also awarded the Polar Medal (London Gazette 10 February 1942: ‘For good services with the Oxford University Arctic Expedition to North East Land in 1935 and 1936’) and received the Bruce Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1938. After going down from Oxford Glen worked in investment banking in New York and London. He joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1938, and posted to Naval Intelligence he worked with Ian Fleming under its Director, Admiral John Godfrey. Inevitably, in later life it was rumoured that Glen was perhaps an inspiration for James Bond, but Glen himself always denied the link: ‘I don’t think it is true for a moment; I’m far too gentle, too law-abiding.’ In January 1940 Glen was posted to Belgrade as assistant naval attaché at the British legation, where he met his future wife, the Serbian Baroness Zora (Zorica) de Collaert. Following the bombing of Belgrade in 1941 the British legation left and made their way home via Kotor, Albania, Italy, Vichy France, and Spain. He then worked on the staff of Rear-Admiral Philip Vian in 1941 helping to evacuate Norwegian and Russian coalminers and trappers in the Arctic Circle, and he spent some time protecting Spitzbergen from a German invasion. In the early summer of 1942, he took part in two 27-hour reconnaissances of Spitzbergen by Catalina flying boats of Coastal Command, based in the Shetlands. He then joined a 70-strong joint British-Norwegian force sent by boat, which was sunk by a Luftwaffe raid as they arrived in Spitzbergen harbour. As the survivors struggled ashore, Glen remembered where to find the frozen corpses of 60 slaughtered pigs, and they lived off these, washed down with abandoned German brandy and champagne. Glen later served with distinction with the Russian Army in eastern Europe in 1943-44, sabotaging traffic on the River Danube to disrupt oil supplies to Germany. He also took part in various clandestine and dangerous operations in Yugoslavia with Fitzroy Mclean, in support of Marshal Tito. He ended the War on the British staff in Athens. For his services during the Second World War he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in 1942 (London Gazette 27 October 1942), and a Second Award Bar in 1945 (London Gazette 20 February 1945). He was also awarded the Norwegian and Czechoslovakian War Crosses, and was created a Chevalier First Class of the Order of St. Olav (London Gazette 9 May 1944). Post-War, Glen joined the ship-broking business of Clarksons, eventually rising to become the firm’s Chairman. Remaining in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, he was advanced Captain in the Supply and Secretariat Branch on 30 June 1955, and served as a Member of the Council of the Royal Geographical Society periodically from 1945 to 1962. Appointed C.B.E. in 1964 (London Gazette 1 January 1964), he was advanced K.B.E. in 1967 (London Gazette 1 January 1967), and went on to hold various positions in the travel and hotel sector, including the Chairmanship of the British Tourist Authority. Amongst other public appointments he became Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Victoria and Albert Museum. He published his memoirs ‘Footholds Against a Whirlwind’, in 1975, and co-wrote (with Leighton Bowen) ‘Target Danube, a River not quite too far’ in 2002. He died on 6 March 2004. The Sandy and Zorica Glen Charitable Settlement (Charity no. 326311) is a grant making charity that supports a small range of charities in helping to develop leadership qualities in the young via exploration trips and other outdoor activities; and encouraging the conservation of heritage works of art. For the recipient’s group of twelve miniature awards, see Lot 618.
The mounted group of twelve miniature dress medals worn by Captain Sir Alexander R. Glen, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Civil) Knight Commander’s badge; Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Polar Medal 1904, G.VI.R., 1st issue, silver, 1 clasp, Arctic 1935-1936; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue; Norway, Kingdom, War Cross 1940-45, with bronze sword emblem to riband; Order of St. Olav, Military Division, Knight First Class badge; Czechoslovakia, Republic, War Cross 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fine (12) £1,000-£1,400 --- 1 of only 9 Polar Medals with clasp ‘Arctic 1935-1936’, all to members of the Oxford University Expedition to North East Land. K.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1967: Alexander Richard Glen, Esq., C.B.E., D.S.C., Chairman, Export Council for Europe, For services to Export. C.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1964: Alexander Richard Glen, Esq., D.S.C., Chairman, H. Clarkson and Company Ltd. D.S.C. London Gazette 27 October 1942. D.S.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 20 February 1945: ‘For courage and undaunted devotion to duty.’ Polar Medal (Silver) London Gazette 10 February 1942: ‘For good services with the Oxford University Arctic Expedition to North East Land in 1935 and 1936.’ Sir Alexander (Sandy) Richard Glen was born in Glasgow on 18 April 1912, the son of a Glasgow ship-owner, and was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh, and Balliol College, Oxford, where he read Geography. He first travelled to the Arctic in 1932, as part of an eight man crew of a 45ft fishing boat owned by a Cambridge law don; legend has it that Glen accepted the invitation to accompany the expedition under the misapprehension that it was an invitation to a debutante ball. Setting sail from King’s Lynn (with Glen still in his white tie and tails), the crew ventured to Spitzbergen, and completed 4,000 miles of sailing and two months of surveying. The following year Glen led a more official 16 man Oxford University summer expedition to Spitzbergen to carry out topographical and geological surveys, spending some winter months with the Lapps of northern Sweden. He returned to Spitzbergen the following summer with the author Evelyn Waugh amongst the team (who nearly drowned when a glacier thawed). In 1935 he led another Oxford University expedition, establishing a research station on the ice cap of North East Land, and carried our research in glaciology, geology, and radio propagation in high latitudes. In 1937 he wrote a book about the expedition, entitled ‘Under the Pole Star’. For his expeditions and scientific work in the Arctic Glen was awarded the prestigious Patron's Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1940; at the age of 28 he was (and is) the youngest recipient of the medal. He was also awarded the Polar Medal and received the Bruce Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1938. After going down from Oxford Glen worked in investment banking in New York and London. He joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1938, and posted to Naval Intelligence he worked with Ian Fleming under its Director, Admiral John Godfrey. Inevitably, in later life it was rumoured that Glen was perhaps an inspiration for James Bond, but Glen himself always denied the link: ‘I don’t think it is true for a moment; I’m far too gentle, too law-abiding.’ In January 1940 Glen was posted to Belgrade as assistant naval attaché at the British legation, where he met his future wife, the Serbian Baroness Zora (Zorica) de Collaert. Following the bombing of Belgrade in 1941 the British legation left and made their way home via Kotor, Albania, Italy, Vichy France, and Spain. He then worked on the staff of Rear-Admiral Philip Vian in 1941 helping to evacuate Norwegian and Russian coalminers and trappers in the Arctic Circle, and he spent some time protecting Spitzbergen from a German invasion. In the early summer of 1942, he took part in two 27-hour reconnaissances of Spitzbergen by Catalina flying boats of Coastal Command, based in the Shetlands. He then joined a 70-strong joint British-Norwegian force sent by boat, which was sunk by a Luftwaffe raid as they arrived in Spitzbergen harbour. As the survivors struggled ashore, Glen remembered where to find the frozen corpses of 60 slaughtered pigs, and they lived off these, washed down with abandoned German brandy and champagne. Glen later served with distinction with the Russian Army in eastern Europe in 1943-44, sabotaging traffic on the River Danube to disrupt oil supplies to Germany. He also took part in various clandestine and dangerous operations in Yugoslavia with Fitzroy Mclean, in support of Marshal Tito. He ended the War on the British staff in Athens. For his services during the Second World War he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in 1942, and a Second Award Bar in 1945. He was also awarded the Norwegian and Czechoslovakian War Crosses, and was created a Chevalier First Class of the Order of St. Olav (London Gazette 9 May 1944). Post-War, Glen joined the ship-broking business of Clarksons, eventually rising to become the firm’s Chairman. Remaining in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, he was advanced Captain in the Supply and Secretariat Branch on 30 June 1955, and served as a Member of the Council of the Royal Geographical Society periodically from 1945 to 1962. Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1964, he was advanced to Knight Commander in 1967, and went on to hold various positions in the travel and hotel sector, including the Chairmanship of the British Tourist Authority. Amongst other public appointments he became Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Victoria and Albert Museum. He published his memoirs ‘Footholds Against a Whirlwind’, in 1975, and co-wrote (with Leighton Bowen) ‘Target Danube, a River not quite too far’ in 2002. He died on 6 March 2004. Sold with the recipient’s Passport; Timex watch; and the empty case of issue for his K.B.E. set of insignia, by Garrard, London. The Sandy and Zorica Glen Charitable Settlement (Charity no. 326311) is a grant making charity that supports a small range of charities in helping to develop leadership qualities in the young via exploration trips and other outdoor activities; and encouraging the conservation of heritage works of art. For the recipient’s Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Gold Medal, and Royal Society of Edinburgh Bruce Medal, see Lot 587.
A fine and extremely well documented Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ DH4 pilot’s D.S.C. group of four awarded to Flight Lieutenant C. F. Brewerton, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force, who served as a Flight Commander of 2 Squadron, R.N.A.S., and flew countless reconnaissance missions over Belgium - often engaging enemy aircraft, with his aircraft being hit by machine gun and anti-aircraft fire, and two observers suffering wounds as a consequence. Brewerton went on to fly BE2b’s with 20 Squadron on the North West Frontier, with his letters home providing valuable insight into the extreme dangers of flying during that conflict. He commanded No. 423 (Fleet Spotter) Flight, Malta, and was killed in a flying accident whilst piloting a Bison, 18 January 1927 Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London ‘1917’; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. C. F. Brewerton. R.A.F.); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Waziristan 1919-21, Waziristan 1921-24 (F/O. C. F. Brewerton. R.A.F.) with unofficial retaining rod between clasps, mounted for wear, edge bruising, very fine (4) £3,000-£4,000 --- D.S.C. London Gazette 17 April 1918 (in joint citation with H. A. Furniss, R.N.A.S.): ‘For skill and courage displayed by him in carrying out many long and valuable photographic reconnaissance's over enemy territory, particularly over Ostende, on 21 February 1918.’ Cyril Fraser Brewerton was born in Sevenoaks, Kent in 1898. He was appointed Flight Sub Lieutenant (on probation) in the Royal Naval Air Service in July 1916. Brewerton carried out pilot training at R.N.A.S. Chingford, and gained his ‘Wings’ in December 1916. He was posted as a pilot to R.N.A.S. East Fortune at the end of January 1917, and subsequently to Pembroke and Dover in the following months. Brewerton was posted for operational service with 2 Squadron, R.N.A.S., on the Western Front, 1 September 1917. The Squadron was employed primarily in DH4’s on photographic reconnaissance and light bombing operations. Brewerton’s Log Book shows him as flying numerous photographic reconnaissance operations over Ostende and Nieuport throughout September 1917, including carrying out spotting for Monitors. He continued in a similar role, also covering Bruges, the following month - including 27 October 1917, ‘Photos: Attacked by 5 E.A. at long range on return.’ (Log Book refers) Four days later Brewerton was carrying out another reconnaissance over the same target, ‘Escort to photo m/c. Attacked two E.A. on return, gun jammed and just before crossing the lines was attacked by high patrol of 6 E.A. Gunlayer wounded in arm after shooting one down.’ Brewerton carried out a large number of reconnaissance missions into the New Year, including a two and half hour flight to Ostende, 21 February 1918. In a letter to his mother dated, 30 March 1918, Brewerton writes: ‘I got the D.S.C. the other day so I am quite pleased with life. I expect it will be in the papers in a day or two so look out for it...’ 2 Squadron was renumbered 202 Squadron with the formation of the Royal Air Force in April 1918. Brewerton, who had advanced to Captain, stayed on with the squadron and was flying DH4 A7632 when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire over Ostende, 13 June 1918. His Observer, Lieutenant M. G. English, was wounded. Brewerton’s letters home hint at difficult times, including one written, 15 June 1918: ‘I have got some fairly interesting news for a change and that is that I have been given a home job for a few months at Dover for a rest. I have had some rather rotten trips just lately ending up with my observer getting a piece of shell in his head over Hunland, so the CO put in for me to go to a home job for a bit...’ Brewerton was appointed to the command of No. 491 (Light Bomber) Flight in June 1918. The latter flew DH9’s from Guston Road, Dover, and Brewerton’s Log Book states, ‘total time at Guston Road on Submarine Patrols 70 hours.’ Brewerton advanced to Flying Officer in August 1919, and was posted for operational flying with 20 Squadron (BE2b’s) in India in February 1920. In a letter to his mother, dated 24 January 1921, Brewerton offers the following insight: ‘We ‘beat up’ some tribesmen yesterday and had the satisfaction of killing two women as well as several men. The women are much worse than the men up here if you are captured, one day I will tell you some stories about them.’ To put the above into context, there were examples of women carrying out castration amongst other atrocities on those being unfortunate enough to be captured. Brewerton was subsequently appointed to the command of No. 423 (Fleet Spotter) Flight, Malta, and was killed in a flying accident, 18 January 1927. The following official statement was issued by the R.A.F. at the time: ‘The Air Ministry regrets to announce that as a result of an accident at Malta to an Avro Bison of No. 423 Flight on January 18 Flight Lieutenant Cyril Fraser Brewerton, D.S.C., Royal Air Force, the pilot of the aircraft; Edwin Chafe, Lieutenant, Royal Navy; Lieutenant Guy Owen Owens-Jones, Royal Navy and J.39729 Leading Telegraphist George William Burton, Royal Navy, were killed. The aeroplane had just taken off, and, still flying directly into the wind, approached the coast where the cliff is about 300 feet high. Here the air was unusually disturbed by a gusty wind blowing seawards at about 30 miles an hour. The machine, at a height of 50 feet was thrown out of control, the starboard lower wing struck the ground near the cliff edge, and the machine plunged into the sea. There is no indication of any defect in the aircraft or engine. Flight Commander C. F. Brewerton, who commanded the Flight, was a most skilful pilot, with many years’ experience, both during and since the war.’ Brewerton’s brother Eric, who had been awarded a D.F.C., was officer commanding of No. 440 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flight also based on Malta, at the same time as the accident. Flight Lieutenant Brewerton is buried in Pieta Cemetery, Malta. M.I.D. unconfirmed. Sold with the following original documentation: Royal Naval Air Service Pilot’s Flying Log Book (8 September 1916 - 11 February 1919); R.N.A.S. Pilot Graduation Certificate, dated 13 December 1916; 3 Service and Conduct Certificates; Gunnery and Bomb Dropping Qualification Certificates; 6 Appointment and Posting Certificates; several photographs of recipient from service; a large number of letters, predominantly written to recipient’s mother and mostly on R.N.A.S. Station East Fortune letter headed paper, from wartime service including on the North West Frontier; with other ephemera.
A good Second War 1945 ‘Kyaukse operations’ M.C. group of six awarded to Major D. G. Butterworth, 9th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment, who was about to lead his Company in an attack on a heavily defended position, when he received a signal informing him that he would have to assume command of the Battalion due to the O.C. and all other officers at Battalion H.Q. being wounded by a Japanese sniper’s grenade. He remained with his company long enough to see them on their way, and then hastened to Battalion H.Q. from where he restored order and proceeded to successfully orchestrate the Battalion’s attack. Butterworth was ‘able to secure all his objectives and force some two hundred Japanese to break and flee’ Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated ‘1945’; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (Lt. D. G. Butterworth, 1-12 F.F.R.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; India Service Medal, mounted for display, generally very fine or better (6) £1,600-£2,000 --- M.C. London Gazette 20 September 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘For highly distinguished services and gallantry in action - at Sigon in Burma on 26 March 1945 during operations to clear a strong force of enemy who were threatening the main road to Kyaukse and jeopardising the operations of the leading Battalions against Kyaukse. Major Butterworth was commanding his company which was to assault the first located enemy position. Just before H hour he received a signal that he would have to assume command of the Battalion, 9th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment, as the Commanding Officer and all other officers at Battalion Headquarters had been wounded and evacuated. He remained with his company long enough to see them leave their start line and on arriving at Battalion Headquarters he found great confusion. Heavy grenade discharger and small arms fire was coming into Battalion Headquarters. As he arrived he heard his company had been pinned to the ground by accurate MMG fire just in front of theur start line, and were taking heavy casualties, amongst whom was the officer who had taken over command from him. He then showed leadership of the highest standard and quickly ordering another company to move round the flank of the enemy holding up the leading company and arranging for his heavy artillery in support of him to destroy by bombard the enemy bunkers which had brought the attack to a standstill, he was able to secure all his objectives and force some two hundred Japanese to break and flee. The leadership displayed by this officer under extremely difficult conditions, together with his gallantry under fire were a fine inspiration both to Battalion Headquarters who in confusion when he arrived and his company who were having a hard fight. Such was his inspiration to his Battalion, that notwithstanding the loss of their Commanding Officer, Adjutant, and Intelligence officer, they were inspired to fight to a successful finish their battle and completely put to rout the enemy who had control of the main road to Kyaukse.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 5 April 1945. Derrick Geoffrey Butterworth was born in Belgaum, India in November 1913. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 12th Frontier Force Regiment in February 1934, and advanced to Captain in October 1940. Butterworth served with the 9th Battalion during the Second War, and Officer Commanding, Administrative Company when the Battalion entered the Burma theatre in October 1943. Initially stationed in the Kabaw Valley, the Battalion command was restructured and in June the following year, Butterworth was Second-in-Command and in Command of the H.Q. Company. Early in the new year, Butterworth was in command of ‘A’ Company and by now heavily involved in the reconquest of Burma. The Regimental History gives the following: ‘The Battalion was now ordered to capture Yezin and Inza, clearing all Japs from the area between Kanlan Ywathit and Kanlan. This operation was ordered for 28th February and proved to be the Battalion’s outstanding achievement in the campaign for the reconquest of Burma. A tank squadron of the 7th Cavalry and the divisional artillery supported the attack. ‘C’ Company with the tanks led the advance, with ‘B’ Company following, and immediately found difficulty in locating the Japs who were well dug in and concealed in elephant grass and tobacco fields. Hand-to-hand fighting ensued, slowing down the advance. Major Butterworth wrote of this stage of the action as follows: “A Jemadar of ‘D’ Company had a hand-to-hand fight with a Jap officer and killed him in full view from Battalion Headquarters at Kanlan. A lot of slaughter was done to the east of Yezin in the nullah, by the tanks and ‘C’ Company, who stuck to the tanks like leeches. The Japs had anti-tank mines with them which they were clutching to themselves, attempting to blow the tanks up and themselves at the same time. A 105mm gun crew fought to the end until they were wiped out by the tanks. They were firing point blank over the sights.” As ‘C’ Company advanced with the tanks, enemy artillery and MMG fire caused casualties, and ‘B’ Company also became involved in the mêlée in the area south of Kanlan, where the main force of Japs was found to be dug in with strong bunkers, difficult for the tanks to deal with. However, the advance was not held up.’ Butterworth distinguished himself during the operations around Kyaukse (see recommendation above), and the Regimental History gives the following: ‘As a preliminary to the main attack on Kyaukse, the Battalion cleared the outlying villages of Thimbok and Kegwigye, and in this action Lieutenant Waters was killed. He was a keen young officer who had only recently joined the Battalion. The Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Hayaud Din, also was wounded at Kyaukse. He gives the following account of the action: “Actually the attack had gone off very well. The village had largely been cleared, and the Japs were running away fast. The forward companies were going well with Battalion Headquarters behind them. I stopped with the Adjutant, Captain Miller, and the Intelligence Officer, Lieutenant Bangash, to look at a map, when a Jap sniper hiding in a bush and not far from us popped up and threw a grenade at us. This landed in the middle of our group, wounding all three of us. However, I was able to continue commanding the Battalion, but sent off Miller and Bangash to the aid post for treatment. Later when the medical Officer learnt that I had also been wounded he came forward. As I was still bleeding he insisted on taking me back, and I sent for Butterworth to take over command.” Major Butterworth also writes: “We had a bit of trouble next day, but the Japs were clearing out every night. The Battalion was the first to enter Kyaukse. Some of us got up to Maymo from there, where we got news of the excellent work done there in the Jap hospital by our first Medical Officer Lieutenant Batt. He had earlier been captured on the first day the Japs came over the Chindwin advancing on Imphal.”’ The Battalion was given a further complete rest at Kyaukse, and in view of the heavy casualties it had suffered, particularly among officers, its role was now changed to Divisional Headquarters Battalion. Butterworth was posted to the Staff College at Quetta in June 1945, and appointed Brigade Major, Frontier Brigade Group the following year. Major Butterworth retired in 1947, and in later life resided at The Green Farm, Wangford, Beccles, Suffolk. He died...
+ LÊ PHỔ (VIETNAM & FRANCE, 1907-2001) ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS DE L’INDOCHINE (INDOCHINA FINE ARTS COLLEGE), 1ST CLASS (1925-1930) Bouquet de lys ou Nature morte au vase meiping fleuri d’hibiscus et au bol bleu blanc (Bouquet of Lily of Still life with a meiping vase with lily flowers and a bleu and white bowl) Gouache on paper Signed to the lower right Framed with a glass 44,3 x 36,3 cm (the full leaf out of the frame) Provenance: René et Raymonde Altobianchi, antique dealers active in the 1960s-1980s in l’Escarène, near Nice, French Riviera, where Lê Phổ settled after the French army, in which he enrolled in Carcassonne, was defeated by German. Their shop was named ‘César de Peluet’ after the first name of the father of Raymonde. Probably acquired in the 1970s from a local Estate. René Altobianchi was also an ornamental sculptor and was awarded the Medal of the French National Order of Merit for his volunteer role as a technical director of judo, which he practiced along with Yves Klein, a world-renowned artist of the School of Nice prized, notably, for his famous ‘Leap into the void’ and his ‘IKB blue’. + NOTICE TO BIDDERS: This lot has been authenticated by the Wally Findlay Institute, USA. According to them, it will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne of the artist. The buyer will bear the cost of this certificate. Please e-mail the department for further details: yuchen@adams.ie. This lot is stored at CADOGAN TATE PARIS. Please contact CADOGAN TATE at Parc des Docks, Batiment 553B, 50 rue Ardouin, St Ouen, 93400 Paris, France, +33 1 48 20 85 60. Notes: 1. One of the leading figures of modern Vietnamese art, Lê Phổ was born in 1907 in Hà Tây province into a respected Mandarin family, his father being the last viceroy of Tonkin. Showing a predisposition for painting and drawing, he entered the first class of the Indochina School of Fine Arts in 1925. He was soon noticed by the director and founder of the school, Victor Tardieu, for whom he retained a strong attachment throughout his life. In 1931, he came to France to present his works on the occasion of the International Colonial Exhibition. He chose to stay in Paris for a year to attend classes at the École des Beaux-Arts, then undertook several trips to Europe. He returned to Vietnam in 1933 and taught at the Indochina School of Fine Arts in Hanoi. He decided to settle permanently in France in 1937 and quickly became very well known. 2. Lily symbolizes purity and fertility. The sweet and innocent beauty of the lily flower has given it the association of fresh life and rebirth. In this painting, Lê Phổ pays tribute to the classic genre of still life, whilst bringing his fresh vision on it, thereby creating an image at the confluence of the Western and the East Asian pictorial traditions. The discreet and quickly painted low-tone grey background, possibly a reference to the Spanish Bodegones, contrasts with the vivid red of the round table. On the latter are depicted two antique Chinese porcelains: a Ming style blue and white bowl resting on a wooden legged-stand and a Yuan stype Meiping vase flowered with white lillies. 3. Bouquet of flowers was one of the main subjects depicted by Lê Phổ along with young women. In some paintings, he even combined both subjects, as one can see in a work entitled ‘Nostalgie’ sold at CHRISTIE’S Hong Kong, China, 2018-11-24, under lot number 44. The artist mastered at painting all varieties of flowers with bright colors and a rare freshness. The record price at auction for a bouquet of flowers was achieved at SOTHEBY’S Hong Kong, China, 2020-07-09, lot 268 at €273,153.
TOSHIO BANDO (JAPON ET FRANCE, 1895-1973) ECOLE DE MONTPARNASSE (SCHOOL OF MONTPARNASSE) Nature morte aux oignons (Still life with onions) Oil on canvas With its original frame and stretcher Signed on the upper right corner Pencil inscriptions (possibly numbers) to the back on the stretcher 19 x 23,7 cm NOTICE TO BIDDERS: This painting has been authenticated by the Toshio Bando Committee, Paris, France. The successful bidder will be provided with a certificate of authenticity established by Mrs. Sylvie BUISSON and Mr. Jacques BOUTERSKY. It has been listed in the Toshio Bando Archives under number 26.003.++. Note: Born in 1895 in Tokushima, Japan, the grandson of two samurai lineages, Toshio Bando set up in Paris in 1922 in Montparnasse where he became the student of Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita, who was already an established and praised artist and for whom he had a great admiration. Between the two world wars, many Japanese artists came to study in Paris and then returned to their home country, whilst Foujita and Bando stayed there for the rest of their lives. Bando is regarded as a member of the School of Montparnasse, but also as a member of the larger School of Paris, a well-known ‘family’ of cosmopolitan artists who were exhibiting their paintings at the ‘Salon d’Automne’, ‘Salon des Tuileries’ and ‘Salon des Independants’. NOTE: CONDITION REPORTS AND MEASUREMENTS It is up to the bidder to satisfy themselves prior to buying as to the condition of a lot. In relation to Condition Reports, whilst we make certain observations on the lot, which are intended to be as helpful as possible, references in the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance. The absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. The condition report is an expression of opinion only and must not be treated as a statement of fact. Measurements and weight are approximate and the potential bidder may re-ask it to be checked when asking for a condition report.
A BLUE AND WHITE MEI PING, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck and straight rim, depicting eight panels with nature still-life, framed by ornate borders and floral sprays, four smaller panels to the neck. The recessed base with an apocryphal six-character Kangxi reign mark within a double circle.Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1990 and has remained in the family ever since.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, and few manufacturing flaws.Weight: 1,806.2 gDimensions: Height 30.2 cm
CHRYSANTHEMUMS', LATE QING TO REPUBLIC, TWO PAINTINGSChina, 1850-1949. Ink and watercolors on fabric. One painting with two chrysanthemums borne on leafy stems, one white and the second reddish black. The other painting similarly executed with a single yellow chrysanthemum. Note the highly detailed, naturalistic manner of painting, strikingly capturing the complexity of the flowers. (2)Condition: Good condition with minor wear, soiling, foxing, few small creases and minuscule losses.Provenance: Belgian trade, by repute acquired from a Belgian private collection. Each painting mounted and framed.Dimensions: Image size 32.3 x 31 cm (each), Size incl. frame 51.5 x 51 cm (each)Expert's note: The present lot belongs to a group of complex floral still life paintings which became popular toward the later Qing dynasty during the second half of the 19th century (see auction result comparison), combining a naturalistic treatment with dramatic rendering of the subject, a distinct departure from the more stylized yet restrained flower depictions of earlier times.Auction result comparison: Compare a related painting of a bird and chrysanthemum by the Xuantong Emperor, dated to 1922 by inscription, at Christie's Hong Kong in The Imperial Sale on 29 April 2002, lot 504, sold for HKD 155,350. Compare a related painting of chrysanthemum by Chen Donghu, dated to 1931 by inscription, at Christie's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Modern Paintings on 28 May 2019, lot 1295, sold for HKD 350,000.清末民初兩幅《菊圖》鏡心 中國，1850-1949年。布面水墨設色。一幅繪兩朵菊花，枝葉繁茂，一朵是白色的，另一朵是紅黑色的。 另一幅畫一朵黃菊花。細節精美，表現生動，驚人地捕捉到花朵的複雜性。來源：比利時古玩市場，據説來自當地私人收藏。 品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損、汙漬、起毛，少量小摺痕和微小的缺損。 尺寸：畫面各32.3 x 31厘米，總共各51.5 x 51厘米。 拍賣結果比較：比較一件宣統帝的《鳥菊圖》，1922年，見香港佳士得2002年4月29日 lot 504, 售價HKD 155,350；比較一幅陳東湖的《菊圖》，1931年，見香港佳士得Fine Chinese Modern Paintings 2019年5月 28日 lot 1295, 售價HKD 350,000。
Jean Pougny (French, 1894-1956), 1925-1926Still life with eggs oil on canvasboard 18.5 x 23.5 cm (7 5/16 x 9 1/4in).Footnotes:ProvenanceCollection of Jacques Spreiregen (1894 - 1982), Paris (stamped with initials J.S. on verso)Thence by descentExhibitedGallery Tivey-Faucon, Paris (according to the label on verso) Rouen, Musée des Beaux Arts, Choix d'un amateur: collection de m. Jacques Spreiregen, January 1960 (according to the label on verso) LiteratureHerman Berninger et al., Jean Pougny (Iwan Puni) 1892-1956: Catalogue De L'œuvre, Vol. 2, Tübingen, E. Wasmuth, 1972, no. 280-182 A, p. 94This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Boris Pastoukhoff (Ukrainian/ Russian/ French , 1894-1974)Still life with fruits signed in Latin (lower right)oil on canvas60 x 74cm (23 5/8 x 29 1/8in).Footnotes:ProvenanceRossini, Paris, Dessins, Sculptures, Peintures, 27 June 2006, lot 196Private collection, UK (acquired from the above sale)Born in Kiev in 1894, to rich merchants, he is described as a patriot, letter-writer, and artist. He joined Tsar's infantry and in 1915 suffered a serious leg injury and was decorated for valour.Pastoukhoff had started studying in Kiev art school in 1913 Kiev however his exile had interrupted his studies and it was not until 1921 that he had been able to enter an academy, this time in the academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. Portraiture excited him at the outset and in 1925 he was commissioned by the Yugoslav court to paint King Alexander I and other members of the Royal Family. His career was launched and from then on and he was in demand to paint portraits for the highest and the richest in the land. In 1928 a portrait was exhibited at the Town Hall in Paris and won the Grand Prix with Gold Medal. In 1942 he married his companion and pupil Julia Worswick and whilst living in Paris he took up French nationality. The present lot is a brilliant example that not only was Pastoukhoff a master of the portrait but also of still life. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville (French, 1852-1941)Still life with oystersSigned 'Brunel Neuville' (lower left) Oil on canvas 54 x 65.1cm (21 1/4 x 25 5/8in).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
R. Lister, mid 20th century, oil on canvas - still life interior, signed, 60cm x 50cm, framedOverall framed size 75.5cm x 65.5cm. The oil painting is in good condition with no obvious defects. The frame is slightly warped and has losses to the moulding top left, also on other corners. To be sold between 2:00-2:30, approximately.
LONDON RECORDS - ORIGINAL UK SINGLE SIDED 7" R&R DEMOS. Hot pack of 13 x original single sided UK 7" recordings on London. Titles are Littl Richard - Miss Ann (MSC 1743, HLO 8470 - VG+), Fats Domino - Before I Grow Too Old (MSL 4331 - VG+) and I Still Lve You (MSL 2016 - glossy Ex), Chuck Berry - Let It Rock (MSP 4204 - VG), Duane Eddy - The Secret Seven (MST 4248 - Ex+) and The Everly Brothers (housed with repro picture sleeves, 4 complete releases over 8 x 7") - Wake Up Little Susie/Maybe Tomorrow, (Til) I Kissed You/Oh, What A Feeling, Problems/Love Of My Life and Let It Be Me/Since You Broke My Heart. Condition is generally VG to Ex.
Charles Archer (1855-1931) Still life of grapes, strawberries, raspberries and redcurrantsoil on boardsigned and dated 191615 x 20cmGood untouched condition, looks like the work has slightly slipped in the mount but no other faults noted, would probably benefit from a light clean, under glass in the original ornate gilt scroll frame which has old cracking, no labels verso.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 15 x 20cmArcher (1855-1931), Charles
Charles Archer (1855-1931) Still life of apples, grapes, plums, gooseberries and raspberriesoil on canvassigned30 x 34cmOil on original canvas in honest untouched condition, slight undulation of the canvas showing, might benefit from a light clean but no real faults noted, housed in the original glazed ornate gilt gesso frame which has some cracking but is otherwise good, framers label for Herbert J. Taylor of Derby verso.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 30 x 34cmArcher (1855-1931), Charles
§ § John Anthony Park (1878-1962) Still life of marigolds in a green bowloil on boardsigned29 x 39.5cmOil on board in honest untouched condition, paint in good order, board with a slight inward bow, signed top left, housed in the original gilt gesso bronzed frame which is in fair order, framers label for Broad Street Fine Art of Birmingham. Painted by Park for the vendor’s Grandfather in the early 1930’s, who knew Park and personally commissioned several works by the artist of which this is one, having been in the family ever since and not previously offered for sale or publically displayed.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 29 x 39.5cmPark (1878-1962), John Anthony
Modern British Still life of a vase and bowl of grapes upon a table topgouache and watercolour on boardindistinctly signed and dated 194955 x 75.5cmMixed media on paper which shows some undulation and a few scattered marks but overall looks to be in good untouched condition, signed and dated lower right, housed in a heavy moulded oak frame which has some worm holes, Christie's label verso along with chalk marks for a sale lot 139 20/20/76PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 55 x 75.5cm, Modern British
Mikhail Alexandrovich Shaposhnikov (Ukrainian, 1909-1989) Still life of fruit upon a table topoil on boardsigned and dated '6767 x 58cmOverall looks to be in good untouched condition with no faults noted, signed lower right, housed in an associated plain wood frame, small typed label verso.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 67 x 58cmShaposhnikov (Ukrainian, 1909-1989), Mikhail Alexandrovich
§ § Mary Fedden (1915-2012) Tabletop still life with a coastal view beyondwatercoloursigned and dated '0316 x 21cm.Good clean condition with no faults noted. Later framed.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 16 x 21cm.Fedden (1915-2012), Mary
PAINTINGS AND PRINTS ETC, to include a still life oil on canvas signed Beverly, approximate size 19cm x 24cm, a coastal view oil on canvas, indistintly signed, an Italian riverside village watercolour by Oreste Polidori, Gerald Coulson landscape prints, photographic print of a lake landscape, decorative winter landscape print approximate size 80cm x 100cm, a picture of a motorbike composed of watch parts, other prints and a mirror etc
PICTURES AND PRINTS ETC, to include Michael Burghers (1653-1727) topographical prints comprising Beaudesert Hall, Fisherwick Hall and Bentley Hall, with other topographical prints of Lichfield, Chelsea Hospital, Kenilworth Priory, Dudley Castle, and Warwick Castle, engraved portraits of Charles I, Charles II and Oliver Cromwell, Samuel & Nathaniel Buck prints of Lichfield and Burton upon Trent, Victorian ladies fashion prints, Florence Wilmot still life flowers in a vase watercolour, etc
PAINTINGS AND PRINTS ETC, to include an oil on canvas depicting a city skyline, signed Setford, approximate size 62cm x 152cm, an oil on canvas of a continental village, watercolour of an Italian village and a harbour scene by the same hand, a signed limited edition print by John Waterhouse 'The Listener' 4/195, Rowland Hilder prints, amateur oils of a still life and villages, other assorted prints etc
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