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Lot 1200
A late 19th Century French four piece Bachelors Tea Set, comprising Teapot, Hot Water Pot, Lidded Sugar Basin and Milk Jug, each of compressed baluster and wrythen fluted form, with applied reeded rims and further embossed and chased naturalistic detail, to vacant cartouches entwined with bull rushes, and all with cast and applied leaf capped scrolling handles, all marked for France 950/1000 with further Maker’s Mark of a rampant lion beneath a star and flanked by EM
Lot 1201
A Victorian Scottish three piece Tea Set, comprising Teapot, Sugar Basin and Milk Jug, each of inverted baluster form, the former with hinged and domed cover with cast and applied finial, all with chased and engraved floral and foliate decoration on lattice background to vacant cartouches, the latter both with gilt interiors and each raised on a spreading circular foot, Edinburgh 1855, Maker’s Mark M&S (3)
Lot 1202
A Victorian composite three piece Tea Set, comprising Teapot, Sugar Basin and Milk Jug, the teapot and sugar basin each of compressed circular form, the former with flush fitting lid and concealed hinge with ball finial, the latter both with gilt interiors, and all with scroll capped handles and with engraved latticework and floral bodies, and engraved and monogrammed cartouches, teapot and sugar basin London 1871, Maker’s Mark DH,CH; the milk jug London 1878, Maker’s Mark TW (3)
Lot 1205
A Victorian four piece Tea and Coffee Set, comprising Teapot, Coffee Pot, Sugar Basin and Milk Jug, each of baluster form, the former each with hinged covers and floral cast finials, the latter with gilt interiors, and all decorated with floral and foliate sprigs and “C” scroll initialled cartouches, and each raised on cast and applied scrolling feet, London 1842/43, Maker’s Mark Edward Edward Jun, John & William Barnard (4)
Lot 277
An American White Metal Six Piece Tea and Coffee Set, Shreve & Co, San Francisco, circa 1920, the pedestal foot rising to an octagonal vase shaped body with beaded everted rim, scroll handle and domed cover with an urn finial, initialled, 26cm high, 77oz 10dwt including handles; and A Metal Strainer (2)
Lot 962
* A collection of Second World War items relating to Warrant Officer K.S. Batten, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force, a ÒCaterpillar ClubÓ member, who took part in the successful `V2` raid over Peenmunde and who along with his crew was taken Prisoner of War after being shot down over Magdenburg 22.1.1944, the archive comprises: Medals: 1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, Defence and War Medals, extremely fine, mounted for wearing in card box of issue addressed to `K.S. Batten Esq., 44 Clifton Road, Romford, Essex` with transmission slip Log Book: First entry 11.2.1943, training flights in Botha`s advancing to Wellington`s (April 1943), 17.8.1943 Operations - Peenmunde (bombed at 7000ft), 22.8.1943 Operations - Leverkusen (coned in searchlights, flack, heavy and accurate), 27.8.1943 Operations - Nuremburgh, 3.9.1943 Operations - Minelaying (2000ft unable to find pin point), 3.9.1943 Operations - Mannheim, 6.9.1943 Operations - Munich (forced landing at Benson owing to lack of petrol), 27.9.1943 Operations - Hanover (diverted on return to Bury St Edmunds, Yankee Drome), 29.9.1943 Operations - Bochum (very sticky over target area), 3.10.1943 Operations - Kassel (fired at 2 night fighters with no results), 4.10.11 Operations - Frankfurt (searchlights drove me crazy , fighter attack, two bursts ), 3.11.1943 Operations - Dusseldorf (starboard wingtip damaged by flack), 11.11.1943 Operations - Cannes (full moon, very quiet how beautiful the Mediterranean looks in the moonlight! Diverted landing to Middle Wallop), 19.11.1943 Operations - Leverkusen (Ruhr Defences to ourselves coming back, 7 flack holes), 28.11.1943 Operations - Stuttgart (fighter flare paths very troublesome (Pocklington), 20.12.1943 Operations - Frankfurt (swarms of fighters, flare paths many combats seen. Port inner badly shot up over Dutch Coast), the log book then ceases stamped `Withdrawn from Air Crew Duties`, total flying time 160hrs 40mins. Sundry items: Cloth badges including Air Gunners badge, riband bar, Air Gunners Association and P.O.W. Association ties, crest of 51 Squadron mounted on a wooden shield Caterpillar Club: Gold Caterpillar Club badge, with ruby eyes engraved `Sgt K.S. Batten`, Brass Caterpillar Club badge engraved `Sgt K.S. Batten`Caterpillar Club membership card, and `Congratulations` outer sleeve. NB: It is likely the brass example would have been worn by Batten during his time in the camp and the gold example would have been issued to him in the late 1940s, hence two badges P.O.W. related items: Three passport size photographs of Batten together with a larger photograph and the glass negative.`Kriegie` ID tag, impressed `2423 Stalag Luft`, 6 x 4.2cm, A Wartime Log for British Prisoners, printed `gift from The War Prisoners` Aid of the Y.M.C.A.`, inscribed to `Sgt Ken. S. Batten, prisoner of war, 2423, Barth, Germany, August 3rd 1944, shot down January 21st 1944`. Batten has drawn a picture of his A.G. wing and the following inscription `Sgt K.S. Batten. Rear Gunner. R.A.F. July 6th 1942, Operational Aircrew from July 26th 1943 to January 21st 1944 shot down over Magdeburg during my 24 missions over enemy territory. Remainder of war spent at Barth, Germany`, following page has a poem titled `Dangerous Moonlight`, the rest of the pages are black, the rear of the book has a theatre programme glued into it titled `Hit the Bottle` `The little theatre off Times Square, opening July 3, 1944, Barth, Germany`, there are several pages of fellow prisoners names and addresses, finally the back page has sample of `Ersatz coffee and tea`, A notebook made from packets of cigarettes the crude cover inscribed `KB Notes`, various insertions including a page inscribed `Bets. War over by Sept 30th 44`, and a primitive tin opener Post War items: Warrant certificate, 6.3.1945 (post mark 25.9.1981), R.A.F. release book, 16.10.1945A letter dated 31.12.1948 to Batten from Bill (Pilot William Bruce, R.A.F., 51 Squadron), 51 Squadron Association membership card R.A.F. Ex-Prisoner of War Association Rule Book and Directory Membership, three photographs of Battens wedding day, 51 Squadron Association Annual Reunion invitation, 51 Squadron First Day CoverLetter of condolence to Batten`s wife from the Air Gunner`s Association dated 10.8.1987. The following information is taken from an incredibly detailed account (sold with the lot) written by Warrant Officer S.C. Tait, R.A.F., who served with Batten throughout the war with 51 Squadron and was also taken prisoner of war after the fated operation over Magdenburg, 22.1.1944 Peenmunde Raid 17/18 August 1943: A special raid which Bomber Command was ordered to carry out against the German research establishment on the Baltic coast where the V2 Rocket was being built and tested. Comprising 696 aircraft, 324 Lancasters, 218 Halifaxes and 54 Stirling. The Peenmunde Raid was the only occasion in the latter part of the Second World War when the whole of Bomber Command attempted a precision raid by night on such a small target and also had a Master Bomber (piloted by Group Captain J.H. Searby, 83 Squadron). There were three aiming points, the scientists, the workers and the living quarters and the rocket factory and experimental station. The Pathfinders found Peenmunde fairly easily using a new technique of `Shifters` whose task was to move the Markers from one target to the next during the raid. Having found the target fairly easily the Master Bomber`s moved in a controlled the raid successfully. Approximately 180 Germans and 500-600 foreign slave workers were killed. This was the first time that the enemy deployed the Schrage Musik (Slanted or Jazz music) night fighters, effectively a pair of upward firing cannon fitted to an Me 110. Six Bombers became a casualty of the Schrage Musik. 40 aircraft were lost in this raid. 23 Lancasters, 15 Halifaxes and 2 Stirlings (6.7% of the force). Although heavy losses the raid was considered a success as the attack set back the rocket programme by at least two months which as a result delayed further attacks on London. Magdenburg 21/22 January 1944: The raid comprised 648 aircraft and was the first major raid on the city, and was not successful, winds were stronger than forecast and as a result brought some of the bombers into the target area before the Pathfinders. The Germans lit decoy fires, which caused the Pathfinders to miss their concentration of markers, and most of the bombs fell outside of the city. 57 aircrafts were lost on this raid. 35 Halifaxes and 22 Lancasters (8.8% of the force), including Batten`s Halifax L-Love LW 779. The attack came from an Me 110 night fighter, the fighter attacked from the rear starboard quarter destroying half the starboard fin and rudder, then travelled through the fuselage destroying the accumulator. As a result this stopped the bomb doors from opening and fully. The shells then ripped into the two port engines knocking them out along with the elevators on that wing, losing 2000ft per minute the skipper (Pilot, Bill Bruce) responded Òwell, what do we do now?Ó realising there was no chance of getting back to England with one engine the skipper gave the order to bale out, which they did (not before smoking a cigarette though!) Detainment: All the crew had ejected and landed safely but were quickly captured and taken to a local police station where they were interrogated by the local Luftwaffe unit. From there the crew were taken to a fighter base where they were ordered to stand 10ft apart and opposite each other this was to ensure they did not speak or pass messages on, after a short while they were then moved on to Dulag Luft Oberheusel interrogation camp near Frankfurt. Prisoners of War and Camp Life: Once arriving at the camp the crew were each immediately placed into a cell measuring about four feet square. The cell contained a straw mattress only, the walls were plain white with a sign saying Òno writingÓ to stop prisoners leaving messages for each other. Batten and the other crew members were warned to say very little within the camp as there was a ÒSquadron LeaderÓ who spoke perfect English and was known as a Òstool pigeonÓ (someone who was favoured by the Germans and received perks for information), after a few weeks the crew were then moved on to Stalag Luft. Stalag Luft 1 was the main American POW camp and there were about 8000 prisoners there, of which 1500 were British. As soon as the crew arrived, their equipment i.e. boots etc. were taken away and no doubt be taken to the Russian front and they were issued with a `Kriegie` ID tag. According to one source they were useful for dividing up bread fairly (a loaf divided into five slices). Batten and the other crew members were freed when the Russians liberated the camp in June 1945 having been in captivity for 18 months. (-)
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