TAG HEUER - a gold plated stainless steel 2000 Series Professional 200M quartz calendar bracelet watch, ref. WK1121, gilt dial with applied luminous baton hour markers, luminous Mercedes hands, sweep centre seconds hand, date aperture and rotating bezel, serial no. RF8041, case width 38mm, working order, boxed . Condition Report:Movement – currently working Dial - very cleanGlass - cleanHands - goodCase - general wear and light abrasions mainly to high pointsCrown – signed with Tag Heuer logo, screw-down working, Quickset date working, hands adjust smoothlyBracelet - associated Tag Heuer steel bracelet, very slight stretching to links, plating slightly worn on edges, general surface abrasions, clasp working, wrist size approx 19cm (excluding 2 spare links)Notes – boxed (heavily worn), no papers
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RADO - a gold plated black High-Tech ceramic Centrix DiaStar quartz calendar bracelet watch, ref. 115.0929.3, circa 2010, black dial with diamond hour markers, gilt hands, sweep centre seconds hand and date aperture, serial no. 11968777, case width 38mm, working order, boxed with papers . Condition Report:Movement – currently working Dial - very cleanGlass - cleanHands - goodCase - only very light surface abrasionsCrown – signed with Rado logo, Quickset date working, hands adjust smoothly Bracelet - associated Rado bracelet, some plating slightly worn on high points with very light abrasions, clasp working, wrist size approx 20cmNotes – with inner and outer box, instructions manual and guarantee card
OMEGA - a Vintage stainless steel Constellation chronometer automatic wristwatch, ref. 168.004, circa 1966, silvered crosshair dial with luminous gilt dauphine hands, sweep centre seconds hand, fluted baton hour markers and date aperture, 24 jewel movement with calibre 561, serial no. 23057246, case width 36mm, working order . Condition Report:Movement – currently working Dial - discoloured yellow with light pitting all over and 1 surface chip/mark? at 12Glass - general surface marksHands - goodCase - general wear and light marks particularly to casebackCrown – signed with Omega logo, hands adjust smoothly and date window advancing correctly Bracelet - unassociated black leather strap, in need of replacementNotes – no box or papers
BREITLING - a rare limited edition stainless steel SuperOcean 42 'King Charles III Coronation RaSP' automatic bracelet watch, made for the Royalty & Specialist Protection Unit, ref. A173754A1C1A1, date purchased 12th June 2024, blue dial with King Charles III Crowned Cypher, luminous baton hour markers, silvered outer minute divisions, luminous polished hands, sweep centre seconds hand, blue ceramic calibrated bezel insert with presentation engraving on caseback 'King Charles III Coronation, 6th May 2023', the personal warrant number, limited edition no. 96/189, on Breitling brushed and polished stainless steel bracelet with signed folding clasp, serial no. 6860710, 26 jewel movement with calibre Breitling 17, case width 42mm, working order, boxed with papers, . Condition Report:Notes: This watch was specially made in a limited edition of 189 pieces for the Royalty & Specialist Protection Unit and commemorates King Charles III Coronation in 2023. The first batch of RaSP watches have only just been released to the Unit and this is the first to ever appear on the open market for sale. The Unit provides close protection to the members of the Royal Family, Government Ministers including the Prime Minister and visiting Heads of State. The watch is in unworn condition with stickers still attached to the bracelet and caseback.
JUNGHANS - a stainless steel and black ceramic Mega Solar quartz bracelet watch, ref. 053/1210, black solar dial with quarterly Arabic numerals, luminous obelisk hands, sweep centre seconds hand and subsidiary digital aperture, serial no. 9534322, case width 37mm, working order, boxed . Condition Report:Movement – currently working Dial - cleanGlass - cleanHands - goodCase - extremely light abrasions to sides of caseBracelet - unassociated steel expanding strap, very light wearNotes – boxed, no papers
SEIKO 5 - a gold plated stainless steel automatic day/date bracelet watch, ref. 7009-3110, champagne dial with applied baton hour markers, luminous baton hands, sweep centre seconds hand, day/date aperture and fluted bezel, serial no. 415612, case width 36mm, working order, boxed . Condition Report:Movement – currently working Dial - very cleanGlass - a few extremely light surface abrasionsHands - goodCase - very light wearCrown – Quickset day/date working, hands adjust smoothlyBracelet - associated Seiko bracelet, light surface wear, clasp working, wrist size approx 18cmNotes – boxed, no papers
HAMILTON - a Vintage stainless steel automatic calendar wristwatch, ref. 4027-3, circa 1970s, silvered dial with applied arrowhead hour markers, dauphine hands, sweep centre seconds hand and date aperture, 21 jewel movement with calibre 64, serial no. 942749, case width 34mm, working order . Condition Report:Movement – currently working Dial - yellow surface stain patches all over and part of title is wornGlass - cleanHands - light surface stainingCase - general wear and minor surface abrasions mainly on casebackCrown – unsigned, hands adjust smoothly and date window advancing correctlyBracelet - unassociated steel bangle bracelet, general wear, clasp working, wrist size approx 18.5cmNotes – no box or papers
Rolex - a gentleman's vintage Oyster Perpetual GMT-Master 'Pepsi' bezel steel cased automatic calendar wristwatch, circa 1966, watch No 6636/1330700, comprising a matt black signed dial with lume dot and baton markers, magnified date aperture at 3, outer seconds division, lume inserts to hour and minute Mercedes hands, centre seconds sweep, red arrow tipped dual time zone hand, blue and red Pepsi insert to uni-directional bezel, case approx 39mm, to a later Rolex brushed steel bracelet link strap with logo fold over clasp, numbered 78360, with original purchase receipt for bracelet dated 20210, together with the original Rolex steel jubilee strap, original box and outer card box, Guarantee dated 1967 and service paper dated 1978 general condition: ticking at time of report, some fine scratches to glass and case/strap, slight degradation to lume inserts to hands and dots/batons wear commensurate with age Note: regarding watches/pocket watches please note movements untested, functionality untested, modifications and restorations may not be disclosed in the catalogue description, for more information on condition or any detail related to this lot please request a condition report with specific questions or view the lot in person
Louis le Brocquy HRHA (1916-2012) The Táin - The Boy Cúchulainn Hurling, 1969 Aubusson Tapestry, 184 x 129cm (72½ x 50¾''), Edition 2/9 Produced by René Duché, Signed on label versoProvenance: With Taylor Galleries, Dublin where purchased by the current owners.Having commissioned a new translation of the Irish mythological epic, the Táin Bó Cúailnge from Thomas Kinsella in 1967, Dolmen Press publisher Liam Miller approached Louis le Brocquy with a view to his making a series of illustrations to complement the text. Le Brocquy embraced the challenge. Recalling the striking, calligraphic approach to painting in the work of the Parisian, Belgian-born artist, writer and poet Henri Michaux, inspired by Zen calligraphy, le Brocquy felt he could devise a graphic visual language that would convey the sweep, pace and movement of the great epic and its formidable, larger-than-life characters. Furthermore he could do so harnessing all the freedom of monochromatic, brush and ink drawing, reflecting the reality of the printed black-on-white publication.The result was a series of remarkable graphic works that brought the ancient world of heroes and incredible feats to vivid life, to universal acclaim. Even as he worked on the brush drawings, le Brocquy began to think that the bold, energised images, formed by pure, unmediated gesture, might by ripe for translation into lithography and tapestry. A major commission for the PJ Carroll & Sons building in Dundalk allowed him to create an epic tapestry, The Táin, woven by Aubusson in 1970. That tapestry is made with a colour palette. A later commission, towards the millennium, prompted him to revisit his original illustrations and realise his ambition to explore the possibilities for working in black-and-white. Atelier René Duché at Aubusson wove another vast commissioned work, Army Massing, and also a series of individual pieces, all in black-and-white, including this energetic tribute to the super-heroic Cúchulainn, celebrating his prowess at the national sport.One of the leading Irish artists of the 20th century, le Brocquy was a central figure in Irish art and cultural life from the early 1940s onwards. He is celebrated for his approach to capturing the individual human consciousness, including his innovative portrait heads of writers and others.Aidan Dunne, August 2024
Jaeger-Le-Coultre gent's stainless steel Master-quartz wristwatch, the silvered dial with baton hour markers, castellated seconds track, centre sweep seconds and date aperture at 3 o' clock, the case back numbered 1326253 and 23303-42, with original box and repair guarantee certificate. Would need a battery to check working status. Some small dents and scratches to front of watch casing. Some wear and light scratches throughout.
DU MAURIER DAPHNE: (1907-1989) English novelist. An interesting, small archive of letters, documents and photographs signed by Daphne du Maurier, relating in particular to her beloved Cornwall, where she spent much of her life and where many of her works are set, comprising a T.L.S., Daphne du Maurier, two pages, 8vo, Kilmarth, Par, Cornwall, 30th November 1973, to Hans G. Kosters, stating, in part, ´Like many other writers, I myself think the novels written about other places besides Cornwall are sometimes better! For instance, "The Scapegoat" (set in France), "The Progress of Julius" (set in France)....and even "The Flight of the Falcon" (set in Italy) have more depth, to my mind, than my Cornish novels, though they may not have been so popular.....Meanwhile, I have answered your questions as best I could, and forgive this short letter, but.....I am working hard on research of the live and times of the two Bacon brothers - the elder, Anthony, is barely known to the non-historical reader, and was one of the first "secret agents" of those times, employed by the ill-fated Earl of Essex. His brother Francis is of course well known´; a second T.L.S., Daphne du Maurier, two pages, 8vo, Kilmarth, Par, Cornwall, 7th September 1974, also to Kosters, thanking him for his letter and a newspaper (´I only wish I could read German!´) and continuing to comment on tourism in Cornwall, ´The Cornish coast has been very crowded with tourists this past month, and although we like them to enjoy our beaches I wish they would not leave their rubbish behind them; all the debris of thousands of picnics, papers, tins, bottles, cans, which the tide cannot sweep away! I dare say you have the same in Germany, not only on your beaches but in the forests. It is a great pity´, and also referring to Golden Lads, her biography of Sir Francis and Anthony Bacon, ´I very much doubt if it will be published before next spring or summer......Printing seens to take a long time these days, at any rate in England´; an interesting questionnaire, four pages, 4to, n.p. (Cornwall), n.d. (1974), comprising over twenty questions regarding Cornwall and Du Maurier herself, to which the novelist provides her typescript answers, seventeen of which are signed with her initials (´D du M´), expressing her belief that the tourist industry in Cornwall does not benefit the tinners, clayworkers, fishermen or farmers and noting that ´Mass tourism has already spoilt Spain, Portugal, Brittany, and Greece´, stating that ´The discerning visitor will not cross the Tamar if he finds Blackpool the other side. Those who wish for Blackpool will be better served in Lancashire!´, observing that ´Cornwall is a narrow peninsular. It cannot feed or house a mass invasion of tourists. Nor does the majority of the population desire this invasion´, declaring ´I am appalled at the idea of High Rise buildings in Cornwall. I would like to blast them from the ground in London, Paris, and elsewhere!´, and also stating ´The challenge must be to the young, whether in Cornwall or in the world. They will inherit what we have bequeathed to them. If what we bequeath is ugly, and through our fault, surely they will blame us? Or, if they are without appreciation of the beautiful, this is equally our fault, for it means we have not taught them understanding. My voice is not important. Perhaps I do belong to Cornwall but Cornwall does not only belong to me. It belongs, as every place and country must do, to those who live their lives in it now, today, and will do so through the years, and if the memory of those who are gone and lie beneath the soil still lingers on through the centuries, then perhaps this can be an inspiration to the living to build well upon the old foundations´, followed by a series of questions and answers on a more personal level, stating that she has lived at Kilmarth since 1969 and that she generally does not write for more than five hours a day, adding ´I am not a recluse! Family and friends come to stay. But I do not go often to London´ and in response to a question about whether it disturbs her to be called the ´best-selling author´ in the world, Du Maurier responds ´I do not think this has been true for a number of years! Many best-selling authors have eclipsed me!´; a signed 4.5 x 6.5 photograph of Du Maurier standing outdoors in a three-quarter length pose, signed in blue ink with her name alone to the centre of the image; a signed 6 x 8 photograph of the novelist seated in a pensive half-length pose at a table upon which appears a copy of her book Vanishing Cornwall, signed in blue ink with her name alone to a light area of the image; a further six unsigned photographs of various sizes including images of Kilmarth and individual portraits of Du Maurier and her two daughters, Tessa and Flavia; and a carbon typed copy of a letter from Kosters to Du Maurier. Some light age wear and a few minor traces of former mounting, otherwise generally VG, 12
Cartier. An automatic stainless steel calendar bracelet watch Pascha Seatimer, 502785LX, Circa 2000 Automatic movement, black dial with printed white/luminous quarters, calendar aperture at 4, inner five minute track to the centre, luminous filled steel sword hands and sweep seconds, uni-rotating calibrated bezel, the case back held by 8 screws, crown with cabochon set security crown cover and chain, fitted steel link bracelet with DLC coated links, double folding Cartier clasp, case, dial, bracelet signed Diameter 40mm Please note that Roseberys do not guarantee working order or time keeping of any automatic, mechanical, quartz or other timepieceCondition Report: The case links are scratched and dirty from considerable wear but the clasp secures tightly. The dial is in good condition. The watch ticks when wound but is untested for timekeeping. Please note that Roseberys do not guarantee working order or time keeping of any automatic, mechanical, quartz or other timepiece.
LONGINES GOLD PLATED CONQUEST WRISWATCH, c. 1975, presumed ref.1570-2633, cal L633.1 automatic movement, baton indices with black insert, calendar aperture, sweep centre seconds, gold dial, screw down steel back, new aftermarket calf strap, wood box, 35mm (diam.)Comments: private collection Merthyr TydfilComments: good overall, working when catalogued.
Lessing (Doris) The Memoirs of a Survivor, first edition, second impression, signed presentation inscription from the author to "My dear Fay", toned, 1985; Canopus in Argos: Archives, 5 vol., first American edition, vol.5 jacket edges slightly frayed, a couple of small stains, a few short tears, New York, 1979-83; The Habit of Loving, first edition, bookseller's label to front pastedown, jacket lightly toned along spine and edges, very light staining along spine, 1957, original cloth, dust-jackets; and 13 others by Lessing, including a signed limited edition of Under My Skin, 8vo (20) *** Upon Lessing's death, her contemporary Fay Weldon, to whom this copy is inscribed, praised the Nobel Prize-winning writer for “her concern for humanity, her sense of the sweep of history and her ability to place human beings in it”.
Marine - Star 'Self winding' diver's style wristwatch with blue face, having Baton numerals, sweep second hand and day date aperture. Leather strap. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Heavily worn generally, the case and face being scratched and obviously well used, strap in poor condition, movement appears to work. Not tested long term.
Two Seiko wristwatches to include: Seiko gold plated perpetual calendar gentleman's wristwatch with cream face having Baton numerals, sweep seconds hand and date aperture, together with instruction booklet. Together with a Seiko Kinetic gold plated gentleman's wristwatch, having Atlas face with Roman numerals and date aperture on leather strap. Together with instruction booklet and guarantee, original box. (2) (B.P. 21% + VAT)
Breitling automatic twenty one jewels water resistant diver's type wristwatch, with black face, having gilt baton numerals, sweep seconds hand and day date aperture within a tachymetre rotating bezel. Glass back revealing movement. Leather strap. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Overall generally worn and rather grubby, strap in poor condition, movement works. Not tested long term.
Massive stainless steel Bulova Precisionist dive gentleman watch featuring a round black dial with luminous silver-tone hands and markers, yellow sweep, four chronograph sub-dials and a date display in a stainless steel case. Band length: 10"L. Dial dimensions: 50mm. Box size: 4"L x 4"H x 4.50"W. Includes four extra links. This item has its original box. Dimensions: See DescriptionCondition: Age related wear.
A continental 18ct gold cased half hunter quarter repeating chronograph pocket watch, having an unsigned white enamel dial, centre sweep seconds and stop/start function, further subsidiary seconds dial, fine outer scale, the keyless movement having two hammers striking one outer gong, gilt metal inner back cover, gross weight 134.5g, dia.56mmWatch runs.Stop/start and reset function good.Gold gauge quite thin and with some flex, sepecially to centre.Dial good, no chips or hairlines.Enamel losses to cover.
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHTTitle Lobby Card (11" x 14")Very Fine+ Columbia, 1934This exquisite title card, originating from director Frank Capra's critically acclaimed comedy/drama, predates the film's sweeping victory at the Academy Awards. The piece remains in remarkable unrestored condition, with only minor foxing along the borders, a slight crease at one corner, and minimal wear. It stands as a significant piece for any collector of classic cinema memorabilia.Starring Clark Gable as an out-of-work newspaper reporter and Claudette Colbert as an overindulged heiress, Frank Capra's classic screwball comedy was the first film to ever sweep all five major categories at the Oscars (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay) - a feat that's only been managed twice since.This lot will be auctioned on Thursday, September 12th. The auction will begin at 9:30am PST 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 September 13th.
A Second War Bomber Command D.F.C. group of five awarded to Flight Lieutenant James McCubbin, R.A.F.V.R., 9 Squadron, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1943, in its Royal Mint fitted case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, these last four in named Air Ministry card box of issue addressed to ‘F/Lt. James McCubbin’ at Motherwell, Scotland, extremely fine (5) £1,800-£2,200 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.F.C. London Gazette 28 September 1943: ‘This officer has completed very many sorties and has invariably displayed great persistence to achieve success. On more than one occasion his aircraft has been attacked by fighters but Pilot Officer McCubbin has displayed great skill to outmanoeuvre the enemy aircraft and return safely to base. He has displayed inspiring leadership and great courage.’ James McCubbin flew on anti-submarine operations with the 10 Operational Training Unit Detachment at St. Eval from October 1942 to January 1943. The Detachment augmented Coastal Command squadrons in the Bay of Biscay and Western approaches. He was the pilot of a Whitley V bomber from No. 10 OTU Detachment on 28-29 October 1942, engaged on an anti-sub sweep when, as recorded in his log book ‘oil leak port engine at 11:00 hrs - switched off 16:00 - oil leak starb. engine, danger of seizing - ditched 17:15. Adrift in dinghy 84 hrs - rescued by A.S.R. & R.N. HMS “Cutty Sark” 03:39hrs 2/11/42.’ Membership of the Goldfish Club followed, as did the adoption of “Cutty Sark” nose art for McCubbin’s regular Lancaster bomber, following a period at Wigsley 1654 Conversion Unit and transfer to No. 9 Squadron at R.A.F. Waddington in March 1943. The squadron moved to R.A.F. Bardney in April 1943, from where operations were carried out against targets in Germany, Italy, Spain, Czecho-Slovakia and North Africa. Log book entries include: ‘3 April - Ops Essen - holed by flak. 4 April - Ops Kiel - engaged ME 109. 4 May - Ops Dortmund - first prang since April ‘41. 12 May - Ops Duisburg - over 2,000 tons on target. 20 June - Ops Friedrickshaven - landed Blida North Africa. 23 June - Ops Spezia - return from North Africa 25 June - Ops Gelsenkirchen - P.F.F. u/s. 5 Sept - Ops Mannheim - attacked by N/F - 5 attacks - got him! - a/c badly damaged - end of tour.’ The consequent combat report concluded ‘The E/A had fired long bursts at the Lancaster in each attack and the Lancaster’s rear gunner also fired long bursts during each attack. During the final attack E/A burst into flames as shots from the rear turret hit him, he dived beneath the strbd wing obviously on fire, this was confirmed by the flight engineer and air bomber. This E/A is claimed as destroyed... The Lancaster suffered considerable damage, the bullet holes being too numerous to count.’ After completing his second operational tour, McCubbin was engaged largely as a Flying Instructor and left the R.A.F. in 1947, later becoming a roller in a Scottish steel factory. Sold with the recipient’s R.C.A.F. Pilot’s Flying Log Book for the period September 1941 to January 1947; Postagram message of congratulations for D.F.C., signed by ‘Bomber’ Harris; P.F.F. brass wings; original Goldfish Club membership card, cloth patch and small enamelled lapel pin; a quantity of original photographs including crew and their regular Lancaster ‘W’ ED654 ‘Cutty Sark’; and various other educational and flying related paperwork and certificates.
A Great War ‘Minesweeping’ C.G.M. awarded to Stoker 1st Class J. Davies, Royal Navy, for his gallantry in attempting to rescue crewmates after H.M.S. Carnation struck a mine off Kirkwall, Orkney, on 31 March 1917 Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.V.R. (301312. J. Davies, Sto. 1 Cl. H.M.S. Carnation. Minesweeping 31. Mch. 1917.) lacquered, very fine £3,000-£4,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- C.G.M. London Gazette 12 May 1917: ‘For very gallant rescue work performed when the ship in which he was serving struck a mine.’ James Davies was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, in March 1884. He joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class in September 1902, and advanced to Stoker 1st Class in July 1908. Davies served with H.M.S. Antrim from August 1912 to May 1915, and with H.M.S. Carnation from 29 October 1915 to 2 April 1917. The latter was a sloop, employed as part of the First Minesweeper Flotilla. Davies distinguished himself, when the Carnation hit a mine on 31 March 1917. On the night of 28 March 1917, UC-42, under the command of Kptlt. Otto Heinrich Tornow, laid two mine lines south of Auskerry. Three days later the Carnation left Scapa Flow, with ships of the First & Second Minesweeper Flotillas, to conduct mine sweeping off Kirkwall. The sweep had been ordered following the loss by mines of the S.S Ruby (29 March), and the Norwegian barque Urania similarly sunk the day before (as it turned out the latter had in fact been torpedoed by UC-42). At 07.55 on 31 March a sweep was passed to H.M.S. Lupin and the flotilla swept up passed Auskerry and the east side of Stronsay close to Brough Head. The wind was NNW 5 and the log from H.M.S. Carnation reports heavy snow squalls. At 09.55 the sweep was dropped and the ships proceeded south single line ahead, H.M.S. Gentian leading with H.M.S. Carnation sixth or seventh in line. At 10.45am the Carnation struck a mine. The position in the logbook is given as 59 01N 02 31W. The bow was badly damaged, with five of the crew being killed, and eight wounded. At midday H.M.S. Godetia went alongside the damaged Carnation, made fast and then proceeded to tow the ship back to Kirkwall, passing through the gate at 18.30, and tied to pier at 19.00. The following additional detail is provided by W. H. D. Boyle in Gallant Deeds: ‘The Minelayer Carnation struck a mine with her stern. The fore part of the ship was immediately flooded, the upper deck slightly blown up abreast No 1 stokehold. Five ratings lost their lives and eight were injured as a result of the explosion. The Commanding Officer in reporting this mishap to his ship drew special attention to the behaviour of Stoker James Davies who, as he expressed it, "brought Stoker Samuels from a position right forward in the eyes of the ship, the forecastle being liable to drop off any minute". Stoker Davies again did good rescue work in extricating a badly injured man from the wreckage of the bow. For his gallant conduct and bearing, Stoker Davies was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal.’ Davies advanced to Acting Leading Stoker in August 1918 and was shore demobilised in May 1919, transferring to the Royal Fleet Reserve.
‘Perhaps the most gallant story was that of Lieutenant Gould, Royal Navy, and his audacious voyage right up to the East coast of Tunisia round Cape Bon and into the Bay of Tunis in broad daylight, wearing German colours until he had successfully deceived the enemy. This fruitful expedition caused panic and alarm all up that coast, but the cost was heavy as Gould was mortally wounded.’ Extract from R.U.S.I. lecture, “The Navy’s part in the North African campaign,” 22 March 1944 A Second War Coastal Forces D.S.C. and Second Award Bar group of five attributed to Lieutenant P. F. S. Gould, Royal Navy, the legendary Motor Gun Boat skipper who was decorated for his actions in the English Channel in M.G.B. 43, including the daylight ‘Channel Dash’ attacks on the German ships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen in February 1942; his final action in April 1943 off Cap Bon in the Mediterranean was thought worthy of a V.C. but resulted in the award of a Posthumous ‘mention’ Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar, the reverse of the Cross officially dated 1941, hallmarks for London 1940, and additionally engraved ‘Lt. P. F. S. Gould’, the reverse of the Bar officially dated 1942; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War Medal 1939-45, with small M.I.D. oak leaf, these unnamed and mounted for display, extremely fine (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.S.C. London Gazette 21 October 1941: ‘M.G.B. 43 - For an attack on an enemy convoy in the Channel on 8 September 1941’ (Seedie’s Coastal Forces List refers). D.S.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 31 March 1942: ‘M.G.B. 43 - For daylight attacks on the German ships SCHARNHORST, GNEISENAU and PRINZ EUGEN in the Dover Strait on 12 February 1942’ (Seedie’s Coastal Forces List refers). M.I.D. London Gazette 5 July 1940: ‘M.T.B. 16 - For good service off the Dutch Coast’ (Seedie’s Coastal Forces List refers). M.I.D. London Gazette 6 January 1942: ‘M.G.B. 43 - For an attack on an enemy convoy in the Dover Strait on 3 November 1941’ (Seedie’s Coastal Forces List refers). M.I.D. Posthumous London Gazette 11 January 1944: ‘32nd M.T.B. Flotilla - For an action off Kelibia and Cap Bon on 28 April 1943’ (Seedie’s Coastal Forces List refers). Accompanying Admiralty letter states: ‘For his distinguished services in a daylight sweep against an escorted Enemy Convoy in the Mediterranean in April 1943. Lieutenant Gould was Senior Officer of the 32nd Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla and showed outstanding gallantry in deliberately drawing on to his own light craft the fire of a much more heavily armed ship and so enabling the rest of his Flotilla to carry out a successful Torpedo attack on the Enemy. In the course of this gallant action Lieutenant Gould was killed.’ Philip Francis Stewart Gould was born on 29 May 1916 at Eastbourne, Sussex, eldest son of Colonel Philip Gould, D.S.O. He entered the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, in January 1930; passed as a Cadet in September 1933; and went afloat for the training cruise in the Frobisher, and from May 1934 was a midshipman in the Neptune, Home Fleet. On completion of his courses for Lieutenant, in 1937 he was appointed to the minesweeper Hazard, but in July 1938 was selected for service with motor torpedo boats. In command of M.T.B. 16 he was Mentioned in Despatches for services off the Dutch Coast when he was the last boat to leave the Hook of Holland as the Germans invaded, and did good work during the evacuation from Dunkirk. Gould later took part in the blocking of Zeebrugge and Ostend, taking off the crews of the blockships under fire. Following the loss of M.T.B. 16 to a mine in the Thames Estuary on 31 October 1940, he transferred to Motor Gun Boats and took command of M.G.B. 43. Of the action fought on the night of 8-9 September 1941, in the Straits of Dover off Blanc Nez, when M.G.B. 43 operated alongside M.G.B. 52, and a flotilla of M.T.Bs, Bryan Cooper in his history The Battle of the Torpedo Boats, states: ‘Fifteen miles away, the gunfire was seen by Lieutenant Stewart Gould from the bridge of M.G.B. 43. Together with M.G.B. 52, commanded by Lieutenant Barry Leith, R.N.V.R., this boat was racing towards the interception, having received a bearing from Dover Command headquarters. The boats altered course slightly to head directly for the lights flashing over the distant horizon ... As Gould headed for the distant gunfire, he too was wondering if now, at last, they were to have their chance. It would be galling for the M.T.Bs to have it all their own way; at this time there existed a friendly rivalry between the crews serving in the two types of craft ...The first to actually sight the convoy was Gould, in M.G.B. 43. He signalled the information to Dover Command and also to Pumphrey [Flotilla C.O. of the M.T.Bs]. As far as Gould could make out, there was one merchant ship and about six escorts, two of them armed trawlers and the remainder E boats. He decided to shadow the convoy until the M.T.Bs had time to close for their attack, and took station on the port quarter, about three-quarters of a mile behind. But the minutes passed and there was still no sign that the M.T.Bs had seen the convoy. All Gould knew was that they were several miles to the west. At 01-40, he decided to make a depth charge attack with the dual purpose of inflicting as much damage to the enemy as he could and also guiding the M.T.Bs to the area. Just at that moment, however, he saw small craft coming up astern of the convoy at high speed. It wasn’t where he expected to see the M.T.Bs, but they could have changed their position. “Thinking they might be our M.T.Bs,” Gould later reported, “I challenged. This was answered by heavy and accurate fire from shell-firing machine-guns. I then saw they were German S boats, four of them, in line abreast.” Both of Gould’s Lewis gunners, Able Seamen S. J. Beckett and E. Fletcher, were severely wounded by fragments of cannon shell, so that they were unable to take any further part in the action. M.G.B. 52 following, increased speed to 30 knots and engaged the enemy S-boats with full armament. Turning north, he then raced across the bows of the leading German boat and dropped a depth charge, set to go off at 100 feet. There was a dull explosion and no more was seen of the S-boat. Meanwhile, the other German boats were being repeatedly hit with Oerlikon and Lewis gun fire, and after a couple of minutes they broke off the action and turned away to the south at high speed. Gould then set about the rest of the convoy, closing to within 600 yards and engaging with gunfire. The enemy were so demoralised by now that they were firing wildly in all directions, and at one point, as Gould later recalled, the trawlers were firing at their own S-boats ... the M.G.Bs broke off the engagement at 02.55 and set course for home ... On the way home, a Dornier 17 shadowed the two craft for about twenty minutes at a height of 500 feet. The plane was finally driven off by 43’s gunner, Able Seaman Lanfear. M.G.B. 43 finally arrived at Ramsgate at 09.20, after [the damaged] M.G.B. 52 had been taken in tow by a destroyer.’ Lanfear won a well deserved C.G.M. Gould won a bar to his D.S.C. for an extraordinarily gallant attempt to penetrate the enemy’s defensive screen during the famous “Channel Dash” of February 1942 - in the end, under a terrible fire, he engaged an enemy destroyer at 1000 yards range. From 23 November 1942, he was the commanding officer of the motor torpedo boat H.M.S. St Christopher, transferring in April 19...
A Zenith bi-metal 'Defy' wristwatch. The Zenith wristwatch having a white dial with bar number markers and trapezium shaped hour markers at 6, 9 and 12 o'clock, date function, sweep centre seconds hand and signed Zenith to steel case with rotating bezel. The watch having a bi-metal bracelet strap with fold-over clasp. The watch to come in Zenith branded box. Case measures 3.8cm (excluding crown). Watch measures 22.5cm. Weighs 120.7g. All weights, measurements and sizes are approximate. All watches are sold as untested, therefore without warranty.
Mattel - Mieler Dolls - Matchbox - Others - A pair of Cabbage Patch Kids to include a CK-3 and first edition CK47, A ChopStick Kid #21358 with hat and passport accessory. a Sweep Hand Puppet and others. Note: items not mention in this description are either incomplete of damaged. Items not checked for completeness. Mostly unboxed. (This does not constitute a guarantee) RG
A Bulova 'Royal Oak' automatic stainless steel Wristwatch, reference no. 12055, 4420101, case no. 6-157***, circa 1979, silvered waffle dial with applied stainless steel baton markers, date aperture at 3 o'clock, and sweep seconds hand, signed cal. 1432.10 ETA 2892 17-jewel movement, on original branded bracelet strap, the case 34mm wide, in presentation box, no papers.
A set of ten Elizabeth II novelty cast silver 'Cries of London' figural menu or place card holders, each modelled in the form of a different figure in traditional costume, including a shoe shine, flower seller, chimney sweep, & etc., each with a number mile marker, '1 miles' through '10 miles' respectively, Thomas Charles Jarvis, London 1973/4, height (of tallest) 6.5cm, combined weight 431g/13.85ozt approx (10)
Border Fine Arts, Predominantly Collie Models, including: 'Out of Harm's Way', 'Let Sleeping Dogs Lie', 'Bob' and 'Sweep', etc. with various other small dog models, mostly on wood bases, with various boxes available (one shelf)The boxes are not necessarily original to the model and not every piece has one.
LADIES 9CT GOLD OMEGA DRESS WATCH 18.0mm round case, stamped 9.375, champagne coloured dial signed Omega Ladymatic, gold coloured hands, sweep and batons. With a 6.0mm wide 9ct gold mesh and block link bracelet with stirrup cuff ends and fold over deployment, hallmarked 9.375 Birmingham 1980. Not currently working, sold as seen. Weight 20.3 grams.
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