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Lot 265
A SET OF FIVE LATE VICTORIAN GRAINGER WORCESTER PORCELAIN CABINET PLATES, having moulded acanthus leaf borders, hand painted central scenes to include "Worcester Cathedral", "Avon", "Old Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon", "Shakespeare's Birthplace" and "H oly Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon", printed factory marks verso, circa 1893, some hand painted titles, 22cm diameter
Lot 267
A ROYAL WORCESTER VASE, having fluted trumpet neck above a green man mask band with acanthus shoulder handles, tear drop body in primrose yellow with hand painted floral design, factory marks to base include code for 1893, ref. No. 1327 and 114303, 2 3cm high, together with a lobed WORCESTER VASE, having hand painted flowers on a blush ivory ground, 19cm high (missing cover)
Lot 103
A Second World War Battle of Britain and gallantry medal group, comprising Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar to Group Captain E. Norman Ryder, the cross engraved April 3rd 1940, with 1939-1945 Star and Battle of Britain clasp, Aircrew Europe Star, 1939-1945 War Medal with Oak Leaf, Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal and a Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau Knight's Cross (Military Division). The group also includes a cased Caterpillar Club badge to F/Lt E. Ryder D.F.C, Order of Orange-Nassau lapel pin, guilloche-enamelled silver RAF lapel badge retailed by Gieves of London, and an enamelled 56 Squadron lapel badge, together with two RAF Pilot's Flying Log Books covering the period August 24th 1936 until July 1963, a letter dated 1st December 1940 which accompanied the Iron Cross belonging to Feldwebel Wilhelm Erdniss, various original Wartime and later photographs, a signed Battle of Britain 50th Anniversary menu, a page of typed observations by Ryder on the Battle of Britain written 52 years in retrospect entitled 'A Tall Order', the Grant of Commander of the British Empire, signed by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Grant of the Order of Orange Nassau, an original charcoal and chalk framed and mounted portrait of Ryder by Captain Cuthbert Orde, dated 4th January 1941, 36 x 28 cm, and featured in his volume ‘Pilots of Fighter Command, Sixty-Four Portraits’, published 1942, together with sundry ephemera and books, including a post-War scrapbook archive pertaining to the 50th Anniversary Bleriot Air Race, containing photographs, ephemera, and pasted press clippings complied by Ryder, alongside an RAF produced film of the race, and a reel-to-reel sound tape of the dinner given for Lord Brabazon by the Royal Aero Club (for which Ryder was later Secretary General), including speeches by 'Freddie' Gough and the Duke of Edinburgh. Ryder both captained the winning team and participated in the event as a contestant. The scrap book contains many original photographs of the event and contestants, together with items such as Ryder's Competitor's License, congratulatory letters and a menu for the Celebration Dinner given by the Royal Aero Club.Edgar Norman Ryder was born at Risalpur, India on the 28th November 1914 where his father was a serving Army officer, although at the age of 10 he moved to England where he attended St. Albans School in Hertfordshire. In 1931 he joined the Royal Fusiliers at Hounslow and served until 1934 when he became a mathematics master at Tredennick School in Worcester. Two years later Ryder joined the RAF on a short service commission, first posted to 9 Flight Training School Thornaby, and then in June 1937 joining 41 Squadron at Catterick. It was from this squadron that three years later, on 3rd April 1940, Ryder took off alone in bad visibility and low cloud to investigate enemy aircraft attacking fishing boats in the North Sea off Whitby. He soon sighted a Heinkel 111 and shot it down into the sea off Redcar, the crew later being rescued by trawler. Ryder's own aircraft was hit in the exchange and he too was forced to land at sea. The spitfire he was flying immediately sank, and at a considerable depth he managed to extricate himself and struggle to the surface, where has was rescued by the trawler Alaskan, which he had been sent to defend. For this action he was awarded the DFC on 15th April 1940. This is reported to have been the first occasion on which a Spitfire was crash-landed at sea with the pilot surviving, and was also the first RAF aircraft lost due to enemy action in the defense of Great Britain during World War Two. Ryder himself however, with typical modesty, maintained that he was simply the first Spitfire pilot to be shot down during the war. In the September of 1940 Ryder and No 41 Squadron moved to Hornchurch, at which time was subject to up to five Luftwaffe raids daily. “It wasn’t long” said Ryder, then a Flight Commander “before we founded the Honourable Order of Fog Worshippers. We all bowed down, touching the ground with our foreheads three times, praying for the fog that would give us a break. Ryder recorded some of his thoughts on the Battle of Britain in a type-written document included in this lot, which he entitled 'A Tall Order'. "We had to weave our way through the lower bomber formations to gain the height to take on our true assignment - the 109 escort, and did so in line astern; this is when the weak link really became serious - if a pilot broke the line, those following would naturally follow, and the poor chap ahead of the weak link had no back cover and DID NOT KNOW IT. I lost a good friend in this fashion. […] My rule was that [new recruits] stayed with me to the point of attack, and then broke off to return to base - this to be done three times. […] One’s eyes became skinned in time, and then you could see things you had no hope of doing so in the early stages. Some would return with bullet holes in their Spits, yet professed to having seen or felt nothing, those who didn’t return - the same explanation possibly.” In November of 1940 Ryder was involved in another noteworthy incident when he shot down an Me109 piloted by Feldwebel Wilhelm Erdniss, which crash landed at Horton Park. Erdniss was arrested at the scene of the crash, where he was found attempting to bury his Iron Cross, for fear of it falling into enemy hands. Once in custody he requested that it be given to the man who had shot him down. Erdniss was aged 28, had six years’ service with the Luftwaffe and is described in the letter which accompanied the Iron Cross on its delivery to Ryder as 'a very good type, indeed rather a fine fellow’. Ryder held on to the cross until after the war, when in 1956 he sought out Erdniss in Germany and returned the decoration so graciously given. The event was captured by Movietone News footage in a segment entitled ‘War-Time Echo’ which can still be viewed via the internet. In January 1941 Ryder was given command of 56 Squadron at North Weald, moving in the role of Wing Commander to the Kenley Wing in the June of that same year. It was during this period that he was awarded a bar to his DFC, gazetted on 29th July 1941 for being ‘on operations continually since the outbreak of war and (showing) extraordinary powers of endurance.’ At Kenley his role was to lead Circus missions over Northern France, which he carried out over the summer of that year until being downed over France on the 31st October. On this date Ryder led two squadrons (485 New Zealand and 602) as a close escort to Hurricane II bombers attacking barges along the Bourboug Canal, just inland from Dunkirk. This was a low Ramrod operation, known as Circus 109. The operation was completed but Ryder’s Spitfire V (a presentation aircraft named Southland II) was hit by ground fire and he was forced to land. Ryder was captured and taken to Stalag Luft III (later the scene of the Great Escape). After six months’ captivity he was interned at Oflag XXIB, Schubin. From this latter camp Ryder managed to escape in 1943, hiding in a heavy box at the back of a truck. He was recaptured two days later when he was discovered selecting an aeroplane to steal, and was sent back to Stalag Luft III for his efforts. His final five months as POW were spent in Stalag IIIA in Luckenwald. For distinguished service as a POW Ryder received a Mention Despatches, gazetted 28th December 1945.After the war Ryder was offered a permanent commission with the RAF. He was made a member of the Order of Orange-Nassau for service with the Netherlands Air Force, and January 1958 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Ryder took early retirement from the RAF on 28th October 1960 as a Group Captain, and subsequently settled in Arizona, USA with his wife Jeanne, where he died in 1995 aged 81
Lot 485
Royal Worcester 'Highland Cattle' Trumpet Vase, signed H.Stinton, showing two cows in a misty Highland setting, the vase finished with a gilt flared rim and base; 7.5 inches high (restoration to all of of top rim, probably including some in-filling, and continuing further down the vase in several places)
Lot 489
Royal Worcester Hand Painted and Impressive Tazza / Pedestal Bowl ' Fallen Fruits ' Stillife. Signed R. Sebright. c.1935. 5.1/8 Inches High, 9.5 Inches Diameter. Faint Hairline to Underside of Tazza, Can Only be Seen In a Certain Light other than this Point, All other Aspects of Condition Is Excellent.
Lot 82
A ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN POT POURRI VASE AND COVER decorated highland cattle in a landscape by John Stinton with gilded handles and ribbon swag decoration, 32cm high Condition report:Lot 82: The vase has been professionally restored. There is some dirt/pitting under the glaze on the inside. The cows look to have been touched up. No damage apparent to the naked eye please see images
Lot 165
Various Badges and Insignia, including cap badges, glengarry badges, collar badges etc. Including brass Victorian 1st Volunteer Battalion West Kent glengarry badge (lacking black paint finish), Welsh Regiment other ranks helmet plate centre, cast white metal clan badge with brooch pin fitting, white metal APTC cap badge with slider, brass Rugby School OTC cap badge, white metal Border regiment helmet plate centre, 2 parts of a officers Seaforth Highlanders bonnet badge, other ranks Worcester regiment pagri badge, Westminster Dragoons cap badge, Queens Own Worcestershire Hussars officers collar badge, copper borough of Margate Special Constabulary lapel badge, plus other items. Possibly some re-strikes, viewing recommended. (54 items)
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