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Lot 213
Early 20th century school - Still Life of Salmon, Lobster and a Pheasant - watercolour, initialled and dated 1902 lower right, framed & glazed, 74 by 27cms.Condition ReportGeneral wear with some minor foxing to the lower areas of the image, frame has a few small chips otherwise good overall condition.
Lot 1133
GLADIATOR (2000) - Battle-dented Gladiator HelmetA battle-dented gladiator helmet from Ridley Scott's Gladiator. After being forced into a life of armed combat, Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe) fought alongside a gladiator with a dented helmet.This fibreglass helmet is painted copper-colour and features matching side flaps, a bronze-colour strip down the centre with small decorative designs, and internal black padding with a red leather sweatband. The helmet has been intentionally distressed by production with denting throughout to appear battle-worn. Also included is a colour-printed still from the film. The helmet exhibits some wear from use and age, including scuffing and chipping.Estimate: £1,500 - 3,000 Ω View all lots from GLADIATOR (2000)Bidding for this lot will end on Saturday, November 11th. The auction will begin at 3:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Thursday, November 9th, Friday, November 10th or Sunday, November 12th.
Lot 407
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991) - T-800 Endoskeleton Right ArmA T-800 endoskeleton right arm from James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgement Day. In 2029, Skynet's T-800 Terminators worked to exterminate what remained of the human resistance in post-Judgement Day Los Angeles.Terminator 2 was highly influential, setting a new standard for both sequels and action films, and remains Schwarzenegger's highest-grossing film. It was nominated for six Academy Awards® and won four of them, including Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects.The genocidal T-800s were created by Cameron's long-time collaborator, Stan Winston, who originally helped bring one to life in 1984's The Terminator. Stan Winston Studio was tasked with creating numerous endoskeletons for the sequel's "Future War" opening sequence, including both cable-controlled puppets and static endoskeletonsThis articulated metal arm features a hand with five flexible fingers, including a thumb, as well as a forearm shroud and resin rod all cast by Stan Winston Studio and finished with chrome-colour paint. The pistons and cables are replicas added to complete the lot. While the finger joints can no longer be posed or moved mechanically, they can still be manually articulated. This arm underwent significant sympathetic restoration. It exhibits some scratches, exposed resin, chipped and flaking paint, and minor tarnishing from production and age. Dimensions: 54 cm x 10 cm x 9 cm (21.25" x 4" x 3.5")Estimate: £30,000 - 60,000 Ω View all lots from TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY (1991)View all lots from TERMINATOR - ALL ITEMSBidding for this lot will end on Thursday, November 9th. The auction will begin at 3:00PM BST and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Friday, November 10th, Saturday, November 11th or Sunday, November 12th.
Lot 21
THE HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT MEDAL GROUP TO VICE-ADMIRAL SIR ARTHUR FRANCIS PRIDHAM, K.B.E., C.B. as First Lieutenant on H.M.S. Marlborough, he rescued members of the Russian Royal Family and was A.D.C. to Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Military) Knight Commander's 2nd type set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Star, silver, silver-gilt, and enamelThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion's, neck badge, a silver-gilt example with enamel, complete with full ribbon1914/15 Star, correctly impressed Lieut. A. F. Pridham. R.N.British War Medal, correctly impressed, Lt. Commr. A.F. Pridham. R.N. Victory Medal, correctly impressed, Lt. Commr. A.F. Pridham. R.N.1939/45 StarDefence MedalWar Medal1935 Jubilee Medal1937 Coronation MedalRussia, Order of St. Stanislaus, 2nd Class neck badge with swords, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 46 x 46mm., gold and enamel, with manufacturer's name on reverse, with some enamel loss to the laurel leaves in the wreaths on obverseAmerican Legion of Merit in case of issue, the reverse of the award is officially engraved 'Arthur Pridham'Condition V.F. and betterSold with the original citation for the American Legion of Merit, hand-signed by President Harry Truman; certificate for Legion of Merit, K.B.E. and C.B. Original Dogtag; a badge from his time as A.D.C. to King George 5th; Admiral Shoulder boards; silver guilt and gold bullion; admiral buttons; with three ribbon bars.Admiral Pridham was born in 1886 and joined H.M.S. Britannia - the Royal Navy's Officer training college on the banks of the river Dart at Dartmouth in 1901. H.M.S. Britannia was then 'a wooden wall' hulk. In 1910, he qualified as a Gunnery Officer. At the start of the First World War, he was gunnery officer of the light cruiser H.M.S. Weymouth and took part in the destruction of the German cruiser SMS Koninsberg, which was hiding in the Rufiji River in what is now Tanzania. The 1976 film 'Shout at the Devil' is a fictional account of this incident.In May 1916, he travelled to Rosyth to join the cruiser H.M.S. Defence, but she had sailed unexpectedly early for the Battle of Jutland, where she was lost with all hands. A lucky escape!In 1917, he joined the battleship H.M.S. Marlborough as First Lieutenant and Gunnery Officer. The ship was present at the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet in 1918. Pridham was responsible for the disarming of the battleships SMS Konig and KaiserIn 1919 H.M.S. Marlborough was sent to Yalta Crimea to rescue Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and surviving members of the Russian Royal family. The ship arrived off Yalta on 7th April 1919, and whilst the Captain was ashore presenting a letter from Queen Alexandra (Edward VII's widow) to the Empress, Pridham was ordered to make arrangements for the embarkation and accommodation of the royal party. The first job was to build an improvised pier so as to avoid embarking passengers and their luggage over the beach. All the officers, including the Captain, were 'evicted' from their cabins; the Captain was able to use his sea cabin, but all the others had to bed down where possible! As most of the cabins now accommodated twice their normal number, the provision of bedding became an issue, especially when it became apparent that the ship would have to embark more people than expected and many ladies.Even today, warships are not designed to carry passengers! In the event, some 84 men and women, including the Empress, were accommodated, including the Tsar's sister Xenia, 12 relations of the Tsar, including Prince Youssoupoff, who had been involved in the assassination of Rasputin, 11 royal children, plus 59 assorted courtiers and servants. Pridham comments in his book 'how concerned the Royal family was for their servants.' Over the next couple of days, some 200 tons of luggage was loaded. In order that he could carry out his duties conscientiously, Pridham spent much time with the Royal Family and effectively became an honorary A.D.C. to the Empress. As a result, he got to know members well, especially Grand Duchess Xenia, who remained a friend all her life. Before the passengers disembarked in Malta 2 weeks later, Pridham was not only awarded 'Order of St Stanislas' by the Empress. But he was given some very special gifts by her. After disembarkation, H.M.S. Marlborough returned to the Black Sea to support the White Russian army during the Civil War. A year later, she returned to Malta with General Denikin, the White leader, onboard.Later in life, he wrote the book 'Close of a Dynasty' about the rescue and events surrounding the Revolution and subsequent Civil War.In 1926, he was promoted to Captain, and after various staff appointments and commands, including H.M.S. Excellent - the Gunnery School - he was given the very prestigious command of the battlecruiser H.M.S. Hood in 1936, the Navy's pride and joy. Whilst on the Hood he wrote a paper entitled 'Notes to Young Officers', which was required reading for his officers. This was subsequently included in the training of Reserve officers in WW2. It is worth noting that much of what he wrote is still pertinent in today's Navy.Whilst he was a man of his time and somewhat of a martinet, he was also far-seeing: for instance, he encouraged the mixing of engine room crews and seamen, which was rare in those days. During his time in command, H.M.S. Hood was involved in the rescue of British citizens from the Spanish Civil War. He was renowned for mooring the Hood to head and stern buoys in Grand Harbour Valletta without the use of tugs.He was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1939. After a short spell as Flag Officer Humber, he was appointed to the Ordnance Board (responsible for independent advice on the development and design of ammunition and weapons for all 3 Services). He was subsequently promoted to Vice Admiral and, in 1942, became President of the Board. As a result, he worked closely with Lord Cherwell (Chief Scientific Advisor) and Winston Churchill. He had very good relations with his United States Armed Forces colleagues, which resulted in United States representatives joining the Board and British representatives on the U.S. equivalent. The story goes that when the Navy wanted to send him to Washington and relieve him with an army officer, Churchill said, 'Buggins turn, Pridham stays.' So he stayed in London!As a result of his war service, he was awarded the U.S. Legion of Merit (Commander) and Knighted(K.B.E.) The Citation for the Legion of Merit says inter alia, ' Admiral Pridham's action contributed towards establishing the supremacy of Allied weapons and munitions.'He died in 1975; his ashes, together with those of his wife, were committed to the deep from H.M.S. Jupiter off Portland by his grandson and grandson-in-law, both serving naval officers.
Lot 269
COMMANDER JAMES SPRATT (1771-1853) An autographed letter recounting his famous exploits when he single-handedly boarded the French "L' Aigle", cutlass between his teeth, on two sheets of bifold paper, the last three pages blankProvenance: Purchased from T & W Auctions, Tunbridge Wells, November 2014. Included in several items from the papers of John Wilson Croker."Jack" Spratt writes: 'Woodway CottageTeignmouth Devon 27th Dec 1851 Dear Sir,I have much pleasure in complying with my kind friend Adml Sir F. Beaufort in forwarding you a copy of Admiral Sir P.C.H. Durham's letter, and also the particulars you requested, will feel obliged by your returning the printed description after you are done with it, as it belongs to one of my children. NB. Turn over.The French Officers whose life I saved whilst her colours was flying was called Mons. Salmon which caused a great laugh in the fleet to think the small fish saved the large one, & was very grateful whilst our prisoner.I lost my best friend when Lord Nelson died.I remain sir,Yours very truly,James SprattRetired Commander.'The following three leaves, in Spratt's own hand, contain an account of his remarkable Trafalgar actions in the words of his Captain, Philip Durham, who witnessed the event. Durham had written a letter to Spratt thirty-three years after the battle, which Spratt has copied, as follows:"A Copy of Admiral Sir Philip Durham to Lieut James Spratt R.N. Portsmouth 11 Jany 1838Dear Spratt,Your Gallant conduct in the Battle of Trafalgar when Midshipman of the Defiance under my Command is so well known to most officers of the Navy that is can scarcely be necessary for me to repeat it, but as it may satisfactory and perhaps serviceable for you and your family, to have it again - under my hand, I will state now as far as my recollection serves, the circumstances of your conduct in that engagement.The French L'Aigle appearing to me to be silenced by our fire although her coulers (sic) were still flying, I was anxious to stop the destruction of human life, and with that view was desirous of communicating with the Enemys ship, but it being a dead calm, & seeing that our boats were shot through, I felt it would be impossible to accomplish my wishes, upon which you came forward and volunteered to swim on board of her, which I at first refused to sanction, being an enterprise much too hazardous, and it was not until you strongly pressed it that I gave my consent, when you immediately called out Boarders follow me! And placing your cutlass between your teeth leaped over board and swam towards the Enemys ship. I soon saw you climbing up the rudder chains of L'aigle and enter her stern port followed by very few if any, and in a few minutes after I observed you in the Enemys poop hauling down the French colours, soon after, I saw you upon the Quarter Gallery holding up your leg bleeding I think calling out "Poor Jack Spratt is done up at last."To the best of my recollection you were swung on board the Defiance from the L'Aigle Quarter Gallery, but I forget in what manner.On our arrival at Gibraltar you were landed at the Naval Hospital where you remained confined to bed for 17 weeks, and your wounds proved equal to the loss of the limb. Upon my return to England the Admiralty placed at my disposal two Lieuts. Commissions to be given to the two most meritorious Petty of the Defiance and I immediately forwarded one of them to you at Gibraltar, in testimony of my sense of your general good conduct and alacrity for service, & particularly of your daring courage exhibited in striking as I have described the Colours of the French ship L'aigle. With best wishes, believe me always your friendR.C.H.Durham." Note: Dublin born James Spratt (1771-1853), on a day when there were countless acts of courage on both sides, performed arguably the most remarkable and certainly well-known single act of heroism, when he attempted to take L'aigle single-handedly, with his cutlass in his teeth and battleaxe in hand. A strong swimmer (uncommon amongst sailors of the day), he had entered the stern gunroom port of the Frenchman, and fought his way through all the decks until he reached the poop. Charged by three grenadiers with fixed bayonets, he disabled two of them and killed the third. By this time a boarding party from the Defiance had arrived, and Spratt joined in the hand-to-hand combat, when a French Grenadier tried to run him through with his bayonet. He parried the thrust, whereby the Frenchman fired his musket at Spratt's chest. Spratt succeeded in striking the musket with his cutlass, so that the charge passed through his right leg, shattering both bones.Taken back to the Defiance, a few days later Surgeon Mr Burnett asked for a written order to amputate Spratt's leg, saying that the man had refused to submit to the operation, but it could not be cured. Captain Durham refused, and despite his own wounds visited Spratt to remonstrate with him, whereby Spratt held out his good leg and exclaimed "Never! If I lose my leg where shall I find a match for this?"Spratt kept his injured leg, though he remained lame all his life. He eventually became a Commander, and was pensioned off in 1838. Despite one leg being three inches shorter than the good one, he remained a strong swimmer, and received several commendations for saving people from drowning in the sea off Teignmouth, where he retired. References: Adkin, Mark. The Trafalgar Companion (2009)Warwick, Peter. Voices from the Battle of Trafalgar (2005) The whereabouts of Captain Durham's original letter to Spratt, which "belongs to one of my children" is unknown.
Lot 10
* BETH HUNTER (BRITISH b. 1935), STILL LIFE oil on board, signedframed image size 26cm x 21cm, overall size 35cm x 29cm Note: Elizabeth Hunter was a British 20th century painter and print maker who trained at the Slade School of Art under Lucian Freud. She lived mainly in Bristol and Newlyn, but her examples of her work are often found in Scotland.
Lot 225
* JOHN BELLANY CBE RA HRSA (SCOTTISH 1942 - 2013), STILL LIFE WITH WHITE FLOWERS oil on canvas, signedframedimage size 122cm x 92cm, overall size 13cm x 104cmNote: After Bellany's 1988 life-saving liver transplant, his room at Addenbrooke's Hospital became full of flowers and plants sent by family, friends and loved ones. Bellany had escaped death and these flowers symbolized and celebrated ''life''. Bellany convalesced at Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire where he began a series of still life paintings, a subject which he'd never focused on before. This fine composition is a celebration of life, of family and of colour.Note 2: Collector demand has never been higher for the work of John Bellany and numerous examples have been sold in recent months by both McTear's and others at ever more impressive prices. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 29th May 2022 "The Finnon Smoker" by Bellany sold for £80,000 (hammer) and in the same sale, "Bass Rock Fable" (a 76 x 61cm unframed oil) sold for £12,000 (hammer). In our 21st August 2022 auction, lot 137 "The Newspaper Hat" (a 61 x 51cm oil) sold for £9500 (hammer). "Like-for-like" auction prices for original paintings are usually difficullt to assess, but in The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of April 2023, two Bellany paintings which had been acquired in our auctions in September and November 2014 were consigned for sale by the same owner. The original 2014 selling prices were £1800 and £4000 and the same paintings sold in April for £3800 and £7000 (all hammer prices). This equates to a growth in value of 86.2% in fewer than nine years. In The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction of 25th May 2023, lot 282, "Restless Wave" a 90 x 90cm oil (by Bellany) sold for £9000 (hammer).
Lot 9
* CYNTHIA WALL RSW PAI (1927 - 2012), IN THE GARDEN oil on board, signed and dated '87framed image size 25cm x 22cm, overall size 34cm x 30cmNote: Cynthia Wall was a painter of still life and landscapes in oil, watercolour, and pastel. Studied at Glasgow School of Art, 1946-1950 under William Armour, David Donaldson, Geoffrey Squire and Kathleen Whyte, and she lived in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire. She was elected a member of RSW in 1971, and exhibited regularly at the RSW, RSA, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and at Paisley Art Institute; her solo shows included the Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh 1993.
Lot 90
* CLAIRE HARKESS RSW (SCOTTISH b. 1970), GREAT BLUE HERON watercolour on paper, signedmounted, framed and under lgassimage size 29cm x 20cm, overall size 49cm x 39cm Note: Claire Harkess was born in Ayr, Scotland, graduating from Glasgow School of Art in the early 1990s. In recent years her painting has taken her to fragile lands to study and interpret life on the edge. Antarctica, Outback Australia and St Kilda are all places where, in such extreme environments, survival is difficult and the balance of life is delicate. Harkess has also worked on the Galápagos Islands, made famous by Charles Darwin’s ‘The Origin of the Species’. This isolated volcanic outpost remained relatively untouched by man, evolving to become one of the World’s unique ecosystems. The balance present in nature is clearly communicated through Claire's paintings. Painting in watercolour or gouache offers a unique directness; the essential qualities of light and energy present in the natural world are the very essence of the medium itself. The delicacy of her palette and oriental economy of her mark-making creates a subtle tension representing a world that is ‘holding still’, giving a sense of freedom, spirit, time and place. Claire's work is exhibited at The Scottish Gallery, where her most recent highly successful solo show was in July 2020, and at other prestigious galleries around the UK.
Lot 97
* DAVID MCLEOD MARTIN RSW RGI (SCOTTISH 1922 - 2018), RED ROSES mixed media on paper, signedmounted, framed and under glass image size 56cm x 76cm, overall size 78cm x 97cm Note: David Martin sold his paintings through our auctions from time to time and was always kind, courteous and well liked. David McLeod Martin was born in Glasgow in 1922. He studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1940 to 1942 before serving in India with the Royal Air Force between 1942 and 1946. He returned to Glasgow School of Art in 1946 where he studied under David Donaldson and met his future wife, the painter Isobel Smith. After graduating from Glasgow School of Art in 1948 he pursued a career in teaching. He married Isobel in 1949 and moved to Eaglesham where he lived for the rest of his life. He was elected a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts in 1959 and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour in 1961. Between 1973 and his retirement in 1983, David Martin was Principal Teacher of Art at Hamilton Grammar School. After his retirement from teaching he concentrated full time on his painting. Numerous highly successful solo shows in London were to follow and he continued to enjoy commercial success and critical acclaim both at home and throughout the UK for the rest of his life. David Martin was widely regarded as one of the finest still life and landscape painters of his generation and his work is held in numerous public, corporate and notable private collections including The Arts Council of Scotland, The City of Edinburgh Art Collection, Perth Museum and Art Gallery, The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock, Robert Fleming and Company Ltd, Linklaters and Paine, Lord MacFarlane, The Earl of Moray, Credit Lyonnais Bank, Warburg Asset Management and the Clydesdale Bank. A major retrospective of his work was held at Perth Museum and Art Gallery in 1999.
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