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A late 19th century French infantry officer’s sword, slender 33½” DE blade with double fullers, the brass hilt with down turned double shell guard, one with superimposed trophy of flags, the knucklebow and pommel embossed with coils, lightning bolts and wings, the black spiral grip bound with copper wire, in its plated scabbard. GC (scabbard plating flaking and rusted)
A Vic 1897 pattern Indian Army infantry officer’s sword, earlier, very slightly curved fullered blade, 34”, by H S King (? unclear) & Co, Cornhill, London, etched with crowned VR cypher and trophy within scrolled, fenestrated panels and owner’s name “ S.N. Walker”, crest and motto, regulation steel hilt, the guard incorporating crowned VRI cypher, in dark brown leather scabbard with plated (worn) locket and chape. GC (some wear)
A City of London official’s courtsword, slender DE blade 30” by Poole & Son, Savile Row, London W, etched with trophy and wreath within scrolled panels, copper ornamental hilt with vine crossguard and knucklebow, upturned shellguard with applied City of London arms and supporters, coronet pommel, ivory grip. GC (minor wear) Plate 3
Art Deco two-handled silver trophy cup and cover, ovoid, with pair ivory mounted wedge-shaped handles and having stepped cover with ivory mounted pointed finial, on circular stepped foot, Asprey and Co, Birmingham 1934, for the "Zaria Races, Easter Meeting, 1936", 29cm high, 33 troy ounces approximately
Roman Republican silver denarius of C.Vibius C.f.Pansa, c.90 B.C., letter `E` below chin of Apollo, reverse:- Minerva in quadriga, Sear 241var. NVF together with a ditto but of Vespasian, Rome Mint 78 A.D., reverse:- Modius, Sear 2293, GF and lastly ditto but of Septimius Severus, reverse:- Two captives seated at foot of military trophy, Sear - , but see 6323, NVF all of good silver [3]
*Schneider Trophy Races 1927-1929. A group of Press and related photographs and snapshots depicting aeroplanes and personnel of British competing teams during the late 1920s, some with photographers wetstamp marks and captions verso, including British royal visitor Edward Prince of Wales with victorious British Team 1929, and another from Venice 1927 depicting RW Mitchell in team-tender with fellow members, largest 7 x 9in (16 x 22cm) (9)
Aeronautics. Technical Reports of the Advisory Committee for Aeronautics for the Years 1909-1924, 26 vols., a run, pub. 1910-25, together with Aeronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda No. 1300, Collected Reports on British High Speed Aircraft for the 1927 Schneider Trophy Contest, with an Introduction by W.L. Cowley, January, 1931, and a further vol. for the year 1930-31, pub. 1932, b & w illusts. from photos, numerous diags., many folding, mixed bindings, mostly orig. or contemp. cloth, some wear, 8vo (28)
*Schneider Trophy. A gilded-brass cased miniature mantle timepiece by the Zenith Watch Company, with white dial, gold hour and minute hands, and blued-steel alarm hand, engraved `Congratulations to the Schneider Cup Winner from a few of his Comrades at Butts School`, the case on bun feet, 2in (5.1cm) square, (glass lacking), together with a print, after the original painting by Coombe Richards of the 1929 R.A.F. Schneider Trophy Team, 14.5 x 19.75in (36.8 x 50.2cm), framed and glazed. Flight Lieutenant S.N. `Pebbler` Webster, winner of the 1927 Schneider Trophy Race at Venice attended Butts School, Walsall, Staffordshire, before joining the Royal Air Force on 1st April 1918. He was selected to join the R.A.F. High Speed Flight to provide aircraft and air and ground crews for the Schneider Trophy Contests. (2)
* A group of items belonging to Group Captain H.R. Reid, D.F.C., M.I.D., Royal Air Force, Miniature dress awards, comprising, Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R. General Service 1918-62, one clasp, Kurdistan India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., one clasp, N.W. Frontier 1935 India General Service 1936-39, one clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 Defence and War Medals with M.I.D. oakleaf, mounted for wearing, a fine black and white portrait photograph of the recipient in uniform wearing his full size medals, 30cm x 22cm, in a carved acanthus gilt-wood frame, 46cm x 34cm overall, Edmond. C.J., Kurds Turks and Arabs, Politics, Travel and Research in North-Eastern Iraq 1919-1925 hard back, published 1957 Maxwell, Donald., A Dweller in Mesopotamia, hard back, published 1921, inscribed to the recipient from his wife Margaret dated 28.7.1921, approx. 450 letters to his wife dating from 1920s onwards, five brass buttons each engraved with a heraldic lion by Pitt & Co, London and three albums of family photographs mainly post WW2 DFC, London Gazette 11.6.1924 `For services in Kurdistan 19th February to 19th June 1923`. Group Captain Harry Redvers Mclaren Reid, born Newtyle, Forfar, Scotland 23.12.1899, educated at Harrow, joined the Royal Naval Air Service as Flight Officer 10.3.1918, excelled as a flying instructor, joined No.6 Squadron in Iraq 31.1.1922, moving to No.208 Squadron from 27.12.1924, it was with this Squadron that he was awarded the D.F.C. for bombing operations against the Kurds and Turks, this is recorded in Edmonds. J.C., Kurds Turks and Arabs (p299/300) `We started the intense bombing of Marga today, I went up to point out the targets. My pilot, McLaren-Reid, did some beautiful shooting; one `copper` in particular burst in the doorway of the serai and ought to have done some damage. The sensation of bombing is exhilarating as you cruise over your target and each discharge heel over to look down on your handiwork before working round to repeat the attack. One does not get the feeling of any great speed oneself, but the other machines look like so many angry hornets and terribly businesslike`, served in Aden June-October 1925 in an Army Co-operation role bombing recalcitrant sheiks and it was during this period that he met his wife Margaret and subsequently married her in 1927. He had a keen interest in animals and kept lion-cubs, foxes and owls, he was posted to R.A.F. Cranwell from 1.2.1926 and trained R.A.F. officer cadets, served in No.22 (Bomber) Squadron, and was involved with testing Schneider Trophy aircrafts at Farnborough, served in India from 7.2.1933,-18.4.1937, moved to South America and served as Air Attache from 16.7.1941, the remaining war years were spent at Farnborough, Egypt and Italy.()
Early 19th Century Russian silver, silver gilt and niello snuff box decorated with Motrosov’s statue of Minin and Pozharsky, the underside with a trophy of arms, Moscow mark for 1820 and assay mark for Michael Karpinsky, makers mark a Cyrillic O.I., 9.75cm wide, 2.8oz approx General condition consistent with age **
A FABERGÉ SILVER TROPHY CUP, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1890. Of traditional form with two handles, the side repoussed with rocaille cartouche engraved with a coat of arms and Latin motto "ADVERSA VIRTUTE REPELLO." Hallmarked Moscow circa 1890, "K.Fabergé" beneath the Imperial Warrant, 88 silver standard and engraved inventory number "235694." Height 8.75 inches (22.3 cm).
A PAIR OF LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE GILT BRONZE WALL SCONCES, 19TH CENTURY. Each with two scrolled candle arms with sculpted camel head terminals and dragonfly wings above three coiled trumpet form flower coupes mounted on a tassel form wall bracket with oak leaf and acorn branches and sculpted deer hoof trophy mounts. Length 43.75 inches (111.25 cm), width 19 inches (48.25 cm).
A George V hallmarked silver twin handled trophy and cover with gadrooned decoration and inscribed "Manchester and Salford Medical Charities, Horse Parade and Pageant, July 24 1926, First Prize Class VII presented by the Manchester Ship Canal Company", raised on ebonised socle base, Birmingham 1926, approx 8oz, height 23cm.
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