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Lot 144
Three: Captain C. V. Fitzroy, The Rifle Brigade, late 41st Regiment Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Capt. C. V. Fitzroy, 41st Regt.) contemporary engraved naming in upright serif capitals, fitted with silver ribbon slide and silver ribbon buckle; Turkey, Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class breast badge, silver, gold and enamels, with contemporary silver suspension fitments; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, the first with edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise generally nearly very fine or better (3) £500-£700 --- Charles Vane Fitzroy was born in 1836, third son of George Fitzroy, Captain 1st Life Guards and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Berkshire Militia; grandson of General Lord Charles Fitzroy. The family is descended from the illegitimate son of King Charles II and Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland. He was appointed Ensign in the 41st Regiment, 6 June 1854; Lieutenant, 6 November 1854; Captain, 25 March 1856; Captain, The Rifle Brigade, 4 September 1857. Lieutenant Fitzroy served in the Crimea 1854-55, and was present at the siege and fall of Sebastopol from 15 November 1854, with the 41st Regiment, including the storming of the quarries, and the assault of the Redan on 8 September 1855 (Medal and Clasp, 5th Class Medjidie, and Turkish Medal). Captain Fitzroy transferred to The Rifle Brigade in September 1857, retired by sale of his commission in May 1870, and died on 1 May 1871.
Lot 139
A Venetian gilt copper weather vanePossibly 16th century By repute from the Doge of Venice's gondola, the pennant of embossed form decorated with a winged lion of St Mark, the stem with moulded triform baluster, 22cm wide, 4.5cm deep, 22cm high (8 1/2in wide, 1 1/2in deep, 8 1/2in high) For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 204
A variety to include an Oriental gilt-framed silk needlework study of the empress on the back of a fen amongst flowers and butterflies; together with three other further unframed fine Chinese silkworks similarly decorated; a glass-bottomed 19th century horn beaker; a 19th century cased daguerreotype-style portrait of a lady in a white shawl; a 19th century Meerschaum pipe end, a 19th century engraved copper plate and a hallmarked silver model of a weather vane surmounted with a cockerel and mounted on a later turned wooden base.
Lot 260
NO RESERVE Easton (Hugh) Three original illustrations for Ronald Firbank's 'The Artificial Princess', one being the frontispiece, pen and black inks over pencil, on thin wove paper, each signed with artist's "weather vane" monogram, between 320 x 215 mm (12 1/2 x 8 1/2 in) and 350 x 225 mm (13 3/4 x 8 7/8 in), the frontispiece with small loss to lower right corner, some pencil annotations, surface dirt and handling creases, unframed, [circa 1934] (3)Provenance:Sotheby's, London, Modern Books and Original Illustration, 3rd December, 1973, lot 224
Lot 66
A radio controlled plank built pond yacht. The wooden Marblehead plank built yacht was constructed in 1945 and was originally vane steered. The yacht was refurbished professionally by the vendor in 2011 and has been on display since. This magnificent model measures approximately 128cms bow to stern x 197cms in height (keel - top of mast) x 29cms (W) and sits on a wooden stand. The yacht named 'Nanajan' features internal Hi-Tec Sail Control HS765HB. The yacht appears to be in Excellent condition. The yacht comes with a boxed Planet T5 2.4GHz radio control transmitter which appears in Mint condition in a Very Good box. Lot descriptions reflect the cataloguer's opinion only and do not constitute a guarantee. If in doubt, intending bidders should either attend public viewing or request a written condition report. All sales are final.
Lot 728
An early 20th century black painted wrought iron weathervane with pierced gilt flag vane and on a lead covered wooden sphere, approximately 220cm high overallCondition report: At present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report
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Lot 523
[AVIATION]: An unusual printed 4to page reserved for autographs, evidently removed from a menu for an Aviation Dinner, most likely associated with Hendon Aerodrome, c.1910, bearing forty signatures by various individuals, several of them pioneer aviators, including Stanley Spooner (1856-1940; English Journalist, creator and editor of Flight, the first aeronautical weekly magazine in the world), 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944; English Peer and Sportsman), Edward Seymour (1840-1929; British Admiral of the Fleet), Colonel Henry C. L. Holden (1856-1937; English Inventor of a motor-propelled bicycle with a four cylinder engine, 1895), William Joynson-Hicks (1865-1932; English Politician who served as Home Secretary 1924-29), Arthur Du Cros (1871-1955; British Industrialist & Politician, associated with the manufacture of pneumatic tyres), Samuel Samuel (1855-1934; British Businessman & Politician, one of the founders of the company that would become Royal Dutch Shell), Francis Willey (1841-1929; English Wool Merchant), H. G. Wells (1866-1946; English Writer of Science Fiction novels whose works included The Time Machine and The War in the Air), Pierre Verrier (French Pioneer Aviator), Louis Noel (1872-1939; French Pioneer Aviator & Military Pilot), Lieutenant-Colonel John Norton-Griffiths (1871-1930; English Engineer & British Army officer known as 'Empire Jack'), C. J. Fairfax Scott (Secretary of the Imperial Air Fleet Committee), Arthur Stanley (1869-1947; British Politician, Chairman of the Royal Automobile Club 1905-36), Herbert Vane-Tempest (1862-1921; British Director of Cambrian Railways, a first cousin once removed of Winston Churchill), Charles Henry (1860-1919; Australian Merchant and Businessman who lived mostly in Great Britain), Baden Baden-Powell (1860-1937; British Military Aviation Pioneer, President of the Royal Aeronautical Society 1900-07. Brother of Robert Baden-Powell), James Valentine (1887-1917; English Pioneer Aviator, one of only four airmen to complete the Circuit of Britain race, and the only British aviator to complete the Circuit of Europe race. A Lieutenant-Colonel with the Royal Flying Corps, Valentine died aged 29 during World War I), Ernest T. Willows (1886-1926; Welsh Pioneer Aviator, regarded as the 'Father of British Airships'), Lewis W. F. Turner (English Pioneer Aviator), Atherton Fleming (1881-1950; Scottish Journalist, husband of the English crime writer Dorothy L. Sayers) etc. All of the signatures are in bold indelible pencil. Neatly inlaid. About VG
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Lot 610
[HITLER ADOLF]: (1889-1945) Fuhrer of the Third Reich 1933-45. [VANE-TEMPEST-STEWART CHARLES]: (1878-1949) 7th Marquess of Londonderry. British politician who served as Secretary of State for Air 1931-35 and is remembered for his 'understanding' of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. KIEWITZ WERNER (1891-1965) German diplomat who worked as a ministerial adviser under Otto Meissner. T.L.S., Kiewitz, one page, oblong 8vo, Berlin, 17th November 1936, to the Secretary of State, in German. Kiewitz states, in full, 'Attached are two letters of thanks from Lord Castlereagh and Lady Maureen Stanley, wife of Stanley, the Minister of Information, both of whom are children of the Lord Londonderry, who were received by the Fuhrer and each received a photograph of him. These were sent via Ribbentrop's embassy'. With a few holograph additions by Kiewitz and various other pencil and ink annotations in the margins. Together with photocopies of the two letters referred to (the present whereabouts of the originals is unknown), the first an A.L.S., Castlereagh, by the future 8th Marquess of Londonderry, two pages, 8vo, n.p. (London), 11th November 1936, to Adolf Hitler ('Your Excellency'), on the blind embossed stationery of the House of Commons. Castlereagh thanks Hitler for 'the honour you have done me in consenting to receive my sister & myself & for sparing so much of your valuable time in explaining certain questions to us' further commenting 'We not merely hope but intend to do all we can to promote the most friendly relations between Germany & Great Britain, which we regard as essential for the well being of Europe', and concluding 'I am particularly grateful to you for your generosity in presenting me with such an admirable portrait of yourself. I shall always keep this as a memento of a great episode in my life & in the sincere hope that the most friendly relations will always exist between our two countries', (the photocopy including an image of the original envelope) and the second an A.L.S., Maureen Stanley, daughter of the 7th Marquess of Londonderry and wife of Oliver Stanley, three pages, 8vo, Westminster, London, 12th November n.y. (1936), to Adolf Hitler ('Your Excellency'). Stanley sends thanks for 'the very interesting and wonderful interview you gave my brother and me two days ago', commenting 'It was a great privilege and I can assure you one which we more than appreciated. We have returned to England with a far better understanding of the needs and aims of Germany and a most delightful recollection of the wonderful hospitality we received' and concluding by sending her thanks for the photograph Hitler had presented her with ('it will be a treasured possession and a reminder of one of the most interesting weeks I have ever spent'). Also including a small German newspaper clipping from 30th October 1936 relating to the meeting between the 7th Marquess of Londonderry and his wife with Hitler (neatly laid down to a 4to sheet for the purposes of filing) and further including a vintage signed sepia 8 x 11.5 photograph by the 7th Marquess of Londonderry, the image depicting him in a formal head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Bassano. Signed ('Londonderry') in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to the image. A few file holes and light age wear to Kiewitz's letter and with one corner neatly clipped, generally VG, 5Robin Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1902-1955) 8th Marquess of Londonderry. British politician who was employed as an honorary attaché to the British embassy in Rome. Maureen Helen Vane-Tempest-Stewart (1900-1942) Wife of Oliver Stanley (1896-1950) British politician who served as Secretary of State for War in 1940. Between January 1936 and September 1938, the Marquess of Londonderry made six visits to Nazi Germany, evidently accompanied by his family on at least one of these in October 1936. During the first two visits, prior to the abdication of King Edward VIII (who the Nazis assessed as a supporter of their party) Londonderry was considered an aristocrat of real influence by Hitler. The friendly regard in which the Marquess was held in Berlin was reflected in Hitler indiscreetly informing his guest, at a meeting in October 1936 (to which the present lot relates) of his intended moves both on Czechoslovakia and Poland years in advance of these two invasions being actioned.
Lot 1558
A pair of mid 19th century diamond and ruby drop earrings, each earring centred with a cushion-shaped ruby and graduated circular-cut diamonds in scrolling silver and gold mounts and suspending a larger pear-shaped diamond, later peg fittings, pear-shaped diamonds approximately 5.50cts total, smaller diamonds approximately 3.50cts total, 4.5cm high, possible alterations, S.J Phillips case, 139 New Bond Street Accompanied by report number 81307-49 dated 19 May 2021 from GCS stating that the cushion-cut rubies are natural rubies with no indications of heat treatment. Origin: Burma (Myanmar). Provenance: Edith Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Marchioness of Londonderry (1878-1959), thence by direct family descent. Edith Chaplin (1878-1959) was the daughter of the 1st Viscount Chaplin and his wife Lady Florence Leveson-Gower, daughter of the 3rd Duke of Sutherland. In 1899 she married Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh who became the 7th Marquess of Londonderry on the death of his father in 1915. Among the several important properties that Charles inherited in the British Isles was Mount Stewart, the seat of the Stewart family in County Down, Northern Ireland, where Edith created a legendary garden and where the family still live today. The micro climate of the Ards Peninsula, that favors exotic and original planting, led to the Mount Stewart garden – now cared for by the National Trust - being voted among the ‘Ten Great Gardens of the World’ and nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was from Londonderry House, on London’s Park Lane, that Edith organized the Women’s Legion for work in the First World War and led to her being made the first ever Dame Commander in the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire. After the war she became London’s most important and influential political hostess whose Eve of Parliament receptions were famous for their lavish hospitality. Edith’s appearance at the top of the Londonderry House staircase wearing the fabulous Londonderry jewels – a selection of which are on loan to the Jewelry Gallery of the V & A – was an integral part of London social life in the interwar period, ably captured in Anne de Courcy’s full length biography, Society’s Queen: The Life of Edith, Marchioness of Londonderry DBE. Active in the early days of the suffragist movement, Edith was a significant scholar and authoress in her own right and has been called “the greatest lady plantsman of the early twentieth century.” She was passionate about fine jewelry, researching and documenting the Londonderry jewels from the Down Diamonds, the Golconda Stomacher, the Turquoise parure, the Siberian Emeralds and the Russian Amethysts, the Bonaparte-Murat pearls as well as the Antrim Rubies while patronizing the finest jewelers in London and Paris. For those who remember her reputation as a charming and generous hostess, her love of fine jewelry will always be a part of her image.
Lot 35
Cricket five legends signed 10 x 8 inch colour photo of the Lords Weather Vane. Signed by Brian Close, Fred Trueman, Ray Illingworth, Dickie Bird and Geoff Boycott. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99
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