A SELECTION OF CANES AND WALKING STICKS MOSTLY LATE 19TH CENTURY AND LATER Including a gilt metal mounted Malacca example with embossed pommel inscribed 'A C Cobham from numerous Daffodil Party friends 25th June 1897', 85cm long, an Ede and Ravenscroft umbrella with 9 carat gold band; with accompanying red leather, gilt embossed visitors book inscribed A.C.C. to the cover and signed within by friends of Mr Cobham's Daffodil Party. Together with two swords A George V Grenadier Guards officer's Levee sword, formally the property of Reginald Howard Reed Palmer, 82cm blade with single edge and single fuller on each side, etched overall with Regimental devices, GRV cypher, and owner initials 'RHR', stamped on the recasso 'E.Smith 139 Ebury St London', with engraved pierced hilt with flaming grenade motif, wire bound fish skin grip, contained in its leather covered scabbard, and an Imperial German army officer's dress sword and scabbard All held in an oval coopered oak barrel, 63cm high Condition Report: Daffodil stick in generally good condition, detailing crisp to handle, wear to ferrule. Gardener's walking stick with dry and perished leather top, scythe iron top rusted and damaged Remaining sticks mostly fairly modern, decorative and showing conventional signs of wears and use. Two bird head sticks, modern and unsigned. Book has damage to spine and wear and tear throughout. Minor foxing back paper. GV sword, generally good condition, some marking and wear to blade, scabbard with occasional bruise marks and scratches notably to ends German army officer's sword scratching and wear to blade which is unsigned, still folds but gilding heavily worn to all metalwork of handle, leather strap to drop has perished and snapped, scabbard very worn and later engraved Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Potential buyers should note that condition reports are matters of opinion only, they are non-exhaustive and based solely on what can be seen to the naked eye unless otherwise specified by the cataloguer. We must advise you that we are not professional restorers or conservators and we do not provide any guarantee or warranty as to a lot's condition. Accordingly, it is recommended that prospective buyers inspect lots or have their advisors do so and satisfy themselves as to condition and accuracy of description. If you have physically viewed an item for which you request a report, the condition report cannot be a reason for cancelling a sale. Buyers are reminded that liability for loss and damage transfers to the buyer from the fall of the hammer. Whilst the majority of lots will remain in their location until collected, we can accept no responsibility for any damage which may occur, even in the event of Dreweatts staff assisting carriers during collection.Condition Report Disclaimer
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Circa 1990s Vivienne Westwood ‘Westwood’ Choker Necklace, Always on Camera Collection 1992-3, with six chain supporting paste set letters ‘Westwood’, lobster claw and chain link fastening, stamped Vivienne Westwood, in original card box, together with a copy of the receipt Vivienne Westwood St Mary’s Street Manchester, dated 27 December 1995 Private Collection of Vivienne Westwood Costume The vendor was a punk in her youth and therefore was familiar with 430 Kings Road London the shop that Westwood and Mclaren established in 1971, showcasing their ‘clothes without rules’ by deconstructing traditional techniques and using them to promote their political beliefs. This love for Vivienne Westwoods tailoring and use of fabrics continued throughout her life. On the 15th June 1996 an bomb exploded in the centre of Manchester, carried out by the Irish Republican Army. This devastated the infrastructure around the area including the Arndale Shopping Centre, amazingly there were no fatalities however hundreds were injured and the cost of rebuilding ran into billions of pounds.The Vivienne Westwood shop in the locality was damaged during this and was relocated to near Deansgate. Vivienne sent up from London items off the catwalk and old stock to be sold at discounted price. The vendor as a Manchester resident was a regular visitor, and you can see picked up some fabulous purchases, some have never been worn and have been packed up for over 25 years. Couple of the stones may be slightly discoloured, slight wear overall.
A SET OF THREE VICTORIAN SILVER FIRST CHINA WAR FIGURES, HUNT & ROSKELL, LONDON, 1843/44 representing combatants of the First China War (or First Opium War, 1839-42), faithfully modelled and with a variety of surface treatments, depicting a Chinese soldier wearing a tunic of the Imperial army, with long pigtail under his pointed hat and holding a Chinese matchlock gun of the period, a Royal Marine in typical uniform, with shako and coatee, balancing a percussion musket to his shoulder, his knapsack, bayonet and cartridge box on his back, and a Royal Navy Able Seaman dressed in a straw sennet hat over 'sailor's slops' including a peacoat, striped shirt and wide trousers, a pair of pistols to his belt, originally holding a boarding pike (now lacking), all with maker's, duty and standard marks (all maker's marks of John Mortimer & John Samuel Hunt, excepting the Chinese gun with John Samuel Hunt's mark entered in 1844), each fixed by the feet to later circular stands in ebonised wood, tallest 27cm high excluding stand, 32.5cm high overallProvenance: Admiral Sir Henry Smith KCB (1803-1887); thence by family descent to the vendorOriginally these figures were mounted on the base of a massive silver candelabrum centrepiece, made for presentation to Henry Smith, at the time a captain in the Royal Navy. In March 1844 the London 'Morning Herald' reported on a quantity of presentation plate in production at Hunt & Roskell, including two silver testimonials: 'which are now to be seen at their establishment... The second testimonial is in the form of a candelabrum, recording one of the principal exploits of the late Chinese war, in which Capt. Smith, R.N., of her Majesty’s ship Druid, was the chief actor. The shaft is a plain column, wreathed with olive, and surmounted by the figure of Britannia; on the pedestal are a British sailor with a boarding pike, a marine leaning on his musket, and a Chinese soldier with his fantastical matchlock. The base is supported by dolphins, and on one side is a bas-relief representing the action between the Druid and the Chinese junks. The execution of this testimonial is no less creditable than that of the first to the skill and taste of the artists employed.’ (The Morning Herald, London, Wednesday, 6 March 1844, p.5f).Quantities of testimonial silver were produced in the 19th century, often of wonderful quality and size, but changing fashions and circumstances meant a high proportion were later consigned to auction by the descendants of the original recipients. Bought by the trade, almost invariably these large and unfashionable pieces would be melted down, the most dangerous period probably being from the 1940s to the early 60s. Although the original candelabrum seems to have disappeared, happily in this case Admiral Smith's family elected to save these figures.
* First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY). The WWII uniform belonging to Sergeant Ishbel Mackenzie who served in SOE SPOC (Special Projects Operations Centre) in Algiers from April to September 1944 and then at SOE HQ in Rome, under CO Commander Gerry Holdsworth, until August 1945, the green cloth tunic with anodised brass buttons to the front, pockets, shoulder straps and cuffs, F.A.N.Y. collar badges and maroon rank stripes to cuffs, the lining with tailors label 'Simmons Bros', inscribed 'No 2536, Date 28.3.44, Miss I.H. Mackenzie', 67 cm long, 43 cm inner arm length, plus a green cloth bonnet with anodised Women's Transport Services F.A.N.Y. cap badge with maroon felt backing, the lining with tailors label 'John Jones & Co (Egypt) Ltd, The English Tailors, Cairo', the overall condition is very good with one or two minor moth holes QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: By family descent.Ishbel Mackenzie (1925-2023), SOE/FANY spent her early years in India. Her father, Louis Mackenzie, was a Scottish surgeon serving with the Indian Medical Service in the North West Frontier Province (now Pakistan), and based at Abbottabad and then Parachinar. Her mother, Gwen Mackenzie née Jones, was a Welsh paediatric nurse. Louis died of pneumonia in Parachinar in 1929. Gwen married again, to a major in the Indian Army, also in the North West Frontier, based at Nowshera.In 1938 the family retired to Jersey in the Channel Islands. After the onset of WWII the German army was set to invade the Channel Islands. Ishbel's family, because of their connections to the British military, were expected to be maltreated and so were ordered to get out immediately. They managed to secure places on the last boat to leave St. Helier before the Germans arrived on 30th June 1940. As refugees, the family moved to Cheltenham. There Ishbel went to school up to School Certificate level and then went on a course at a secretarial college which had been evacuated from London to Stanway House in the Cotswolds.When she had qualified and was wondering what to do next, the Principal arranged for her to attend an interview at the Interservices Research Bureau in Baker Street, London. This turned out to be a recruitment front for SOE, the Special Operations Executive, the secret organisation charged with espionage, sabotage and reconnaissance in occupied Europe. Still just 17, she was offered a job as a secretary at Aston House - SOE Station XII - near Knebworth, in the department which designed and tested weapons and explosives for use by SOE agents in the field. After a while, Ishbel asked to be posted overseas and was advised to apply to join the FANYs (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry) which by that time was providing administrative support to SOE.Once in the FANYs, Ishbel was posted first to Massingham, the SOE headquarters in Algeria. After a few months, as the allies advanced north through Italy, she was transferred to the SOE base at Bari, in the south of Italy, and then to Rome where she worked and was billeted at the SOE headquarters at 115 Via Barnaba Oriani for the rest of the war. Back in London after the war she worked as a secretary for the BBC before getting married and moving with her new husband to Bangkok, Thailand, for seven years.The lot also includes a 5-page memoir which includes Ishbel's detailed account of active service in Algiers and Italy.Please note. The memoir is a typed Word document only and not an original document.
* Presentation Sword. 1827 Pattern Rifle Brigade Officer's Sword by Robert Mole & Sons, Birmingham, numbered M3821, the 82.5 cm straight steel dumbell blade etched with strung bugle surmounted by a crown within scrolls, the opposite side with a crowned entwined cypher, with a later presentation inscription 'Presented to Birmingham Old Edwardian Lodge No. 7115 in 1968 by Wor. Bro. D.W. Pond, P.P. Dep. G. SWD.B. Formerely the sword of his uncle Wor. Bro. Major. W.H. Wellsman T.D.J.P. Assistant Grand Sword Bearer 1928-1929', plated steel hilt with strung bugle, wirebound fishskin grip, and domed pommel, overall length 99 cm, in its plated steel scabbard, with copied researchQTY: (1)NOTE:W.H. Wellsman was commissioned in 1908 10th. City of London Regiment, Paddington Rifles a Major by 1916.Major Dennis Wellsman "Stag" Pond served in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and was an explosives expert.
A group of seven comprising Military Cross and second award bar, dated 1943. 1939-45, Africa and Italy Stars, Defence and War Medals, all unnamed as issued and a General Service Medal 1918 - 62 with Palestine 1945-48 clasp named to Major R.S. Streatfeild R.A. Mounted as worn. Two sets of miniatures, the Africa Stars with 1st Army clasps. Uniform ribbon bar. Dress uniform and two peaked caps. An 1821 Pattern Artillery Officer's Sword and scabbard and an extensive collection of photographs, press cuttings, documents and other supporting material. The sword an 1821 Pattern Artillery Officer's Sword with an 86.5 cm pointed, single edged fullered blade with Artillery crest to one side and Artillery lightening bolts to the other. Marked to the back 'Made in England'. With scrolling three bar guard, wire bound shagreen grip, stepped pommel and brown leather sword knot. In polished brown leather service scabbard with belt hanger and outer travelling cover. 104 cm overall. The uniform a dress uniform with labels for Moss Bros, Covent Garden, marked for Brig R.S. Streatfeild, 1966. With the rank of Brigadier with three pips and a crown to the shoulders and red tabs to the collars. With appropriate ribbons and Elizabeth the Second buttons. With black and khaki peaked caps with red bands and beret. Also a leather swagger stick and name plate for 'Brigadier R.S. Streatfeild M.C.' A Second World War German 'Afrikakorps' cuff title (presumably a souvenir), two shooting medals awarded to Lt. Col Streatfeild and a large collection of photographs, documents and press cuttings. Roger Sandeforth Streatfeild (12/4/1918 - 6/12/1980) was the second son of the Reverend C.A.C. Streatfeild, Rector of Symondsbury, Bridport. His was a busy and highly decorated military career rising from a Pre-War 2nd Lieutenant and War Substantive Lieutenant on the 1st of January 1941 to Brigadier in 1964. With gallantry awards whilst fighting in North Africa and Italy he went on to a senior role as Commander of the School of Artillery. After school at Marlborough College he attended Pembroke College, Cambridge where he studied Mathematics and Law graduating MA in 1943. Following his education he immediately joined the Army. It was only a matter of months before he won his first Military Cross whilst fighting in Tunisia as part of a well recorded three day action at Djebel Bou Aoukaz,a 700 ft hill that had been taken by the Irish Guards, and during which heavy casualties were taken. The citation reads: For outstanding courage and devotion to duty during the whole of the period of the attack and consolidation by 24 Guards Brigade from 23rd April to 4th May 1943. As Battery Commander, 96/97 Field Battery R.A., was in support of, and during this period liaised continuously in person with O.C. 1 Bn Irish Guards to whom he was of great assistance during a very unpleasant time under very heavy fire. After 1Bn Irish Guards captured Hills 212 and 214, he remained up on the hills, where he was always exposed to every type of danger, and played a conspicuous part in the Inf defence against constant enemy attacks. At one time, he was in command of the remnants of No. 1 Coy whom he led with great daring and zeal, and all these men were extremely happy at being under his command. He was cool, cheerful and heedless of danger during the whole proceedings and was a great example to the men with whom he was associated. A couple of more 'anecdotal' accounts are included with the lot, not least one by Streatfeild himself and, Lieutenant Colin Kennard, grandson of Col T.A. Colfox of Symondsbury Manor who was well known to the Streatfeild family, who won a D.S.O. for this action. In a letter to Streatfeild's Mother Kennard described Roger as 'I can truthfully say that I have more admiration for him, than any other man I met during the campaign .. When all No 1 company's officers had been killed and wounded he took over command of the company and he proved to be a constant source of inspiration, energy, zeal and amusement to us all ... The men took an instant liking to hi, (very rare in our type of Irishman) and would do anything for him ... it was a wonderful sight to see him joking with them and keeping them in fits of laughter at such a time of strain. Roger was responsible more than anyone for the great success No 1 company had in destroying wave after wave of German infantry attacks. His second award was in February 1944 when Captain Streatfeild was serving in Italy, during the fighting from the 26th Jan to 3rd Feb he performed his duties with extreme skill and nerve and never allowed any danger to interfere with the performance of his particular task and he was on all occasions a tower of strength in getting the artillery co-operation which I required. Lt Col C.A. Montagu-Douglas-Scott chose the events of the 4th Feb for the recommendation: During the morning of the 4th Feb our positions were seriously threatened by the enemy who had direct observation of our Bn HQ and were shelling it with 88-mm guns. BN HQ were ordered to withdraw and contact the Scots Guards, as this decision was made, Major Streatfeild's O.P. had a direct hit. He was wounded himself and also his two wireless operators and his car was put out of action. Although wounded he continued to man the wireless himself calling for smoke to cover our withdrawal. This smoke proved most useful to us. Major Streatfeild moved with Bn HQ and with them was captured in a small gulley before contact could be made with the Scots Guards. Shortly afterwards he escaped and along with four other officers and about a dozen men began to fight he way back to our lines, and eventually managed to reach some of our carriers. It was decided to make a dash through the positions now held by the enemy in three of these carriers. Major Streatfeild drove the second one, and stopped on the way to pick up Major Sir Ian Stewart-Richardson, who was badly wounded. ... Never once did Major Streatfeild complain of his wound. ... His initiative was largely responsible for making good the escape of the other officers and men who came with him. (Gazetted 15th June 1944 p2852). Peactime saw continual rise through the ranks and eventually, as a Brigadier he was commandant of the United Kingdom's School of Artillery at Larkhill. In later civilian years Brigadier Streatfeild was a well respected county councilor and chairman of Oxfordshire Education Committee 'A tough no nonsense man determined to do his very best for the county's education. With copies of the London Gazette 21/9/43 confirming the MC and 5/11/1957 confirming Brevet Lt-Col. Commissions 27th August 1938 Second Lieutenant and 6th Feb 1946 Rank of Lieutenant. Letter confirming promotion to Lt-Col from March 28th 1961. Married to Edith Mary Streatfeild in 1942. *CR Medals as issued and worn. Sword with some light marking to blade, scabbard and hanger in very good condition. Uniform with some moth damage, but generally nice state as worn. Accompanying photographs and documents in mixed but generally very good condition.
With a slightly curved 81cm blade with pointed end and partial fuller. Marked WKC beneath a knights helmet beneath the langets. The front langet mounted with a silver Army eagle badge against a textured gilt ground. With wire bound black grip, stirrup type guard and domed pommel, the fittings with cast leaf decoration. 93cm overall. This unusual variant is illustrated on p 135 of Angolia's work on German Swords. *CR Very good condition with well plated blade.
* Montgomery (Bernard Law, 1887-1976), 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars. Autograph Letter Signed, 'Montgomery of Alamein', Isington Mill, Alton, Hants, 11 October 1967, to Heim, in response to a letter and concerning the state of the nation, 'I am afraid that much of what you say is very true. The truth is that in our country today we are suffering from what I would call "A Twilight of the Spirit". At Trafalgar, Dunkirk, and Alamein, the enemy was clear and plain. Today we are confronted with a very dangerous foe - the weakness from within, by which alone great nations fall. We seem to have forgotten how to pull together, and fight our way out of the moral and economic dangers which threaten us. We live in an age of computers; but you cannot put leadership and guts into a computer! I do not entirely despair. What the country needs is a "big" man of real stature, and moral courage, to give a lead. But I do not see him in any political party - at present', written in black ink in a neat hand on personal printed stationery, 1 page, 4to, window-mounted with a photograph of four Desert Rats (including Oscar Heim) of the Eighth Army in a tank in the desert, framed and glazed, 50 x 32 cm overallQTY: (1)NOTE:A highly insightful and revealing letter, written to the owner's father Oscar Heim (1906-1994), who had been stationed in North Africa during the Second World War. At the time of this letter the Labour Prime Minister was Harold Wilson, and Edward Heath was leader of the Conservative Party. The Labour government had weathered several economic storms since coming to power in 1964. From the summer of 1967 onwards a series of events destabilised the economy, including the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War in June, leading to the closure of the Suez Canal and a subsequent sharp rise in oil and other commodity prices. However, Montgomery is striking out not simply at economics but at the state of political leadership and direction and yearning for a personality equivalent to the way he saw himself as a military leader.
the map showing the Danish Islands of Funen (Fyn), Aero, Alsen and Langeland, and bordering areas of Layland, Zeeland and Jutland, well framed and glazed, overall size 19½ x 21½in. (49.5 x 54.7cm.).* Denmark had declared war in the summer of 1657 while the Swedish King and his army were in Poland. Carl Gustav swiftly marched towards Denmark and occupied the duchies of Holstein and Schleswig, and invaded Jylland (Jutland). After capturing the fortress at Frederiksodde in Jylland in October, Carl Gustav crossed the frozen Little Belt to the island Fyn (Funen) on January 30th. Fyn was easily taken, and from his headquarter in Odense, the King sent out patrols to investigate the ice between Fyn and Sjælland (Zealand). The ice proved to be solid between the islands Langeland south of Fyn and Lolland south of Sjælland. The King gathered his troops on Langeland, and on February 6th, the army crossed the Great Belt. A few days later, it arrived in Sjælland, taking the Danish king and army by surprise. In the Treaty of Roskilde (March 8th), Denmark was forced to cede Scania and other ancient Danish and Norwegian territories to Sweden.
A Cinephon 35mm Hand Camera, 1940-, black, body, G, hand crank mechanism working, with a set of lenses including Astro-Berlin Gauss-Tachar f/2 32mm, black, serial no. 30333, Astro-Berlin Gauss Tachar f/2 50mm, black, serial no. 32493, and Astro-Berlin Gauss-Tachar f/2 75mm, black, serial no. 35432, bodies overall, F, elements overall, VG, some internal haze, complete with maker's wooden tripodNote: The Cinephot is a copy of an Arriflex produced for the U.S. Army
Pair of Boxed Britains Soldier Sets. Comprising: Set No. 225 'The King's African Rifles' (1958 version) & No. 1893 'Indian Army Service Corps' (probably 1946 version). Conditions generally appear Good overall (some paint chips), contained in generally Good set boxes (tears to one lid). Not checked for completeness. See photo.
Timpo Modern Army - Shop Counter Trade Pack of Artillery Guns. Labelled: "REF. 1008 - 6 units per. box". Circa 1972 issue. Conditions generally appear Near Mint overall (some parts may have damage), contained in a generally Excellent shop display box. Not checked for completeness (but does not appear to be a full box). See photo.
Timpo - Modern Army Collection - A Pair of Boxed Sets. Comprising: Set Ref. No. 752 'Modern Field Gun...' & No. 766 'American Bazooka Team...'. Circa 1973 issues. Conditions generally appear Excellent to Near Mint overall (some parts may have damage), contained in generally Good Plus set boxes. Not checked for completeness. See photo.
Pair of Boxed Britains Soldier Sets and Additional Loose Figures. Comprising: Set No. 142 'Types of the French Army - Zouaves' (probably 1925 version) & No. 197 '1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles' (probably 1916 version) plus additional loose figures. Conditions generally appear Fair overall (damage & paint loss), contained in Fair to Good set boxes. Not checked for completeness. See photo.
Timpo Modern Army - Shop Counter Trade Pack of Artillery Guns. Labelled: "REF. 1008 - 6 units per. box". Circa 1972 issue. Conditions generally appear Near Mint overall (some parts may have damage), contained in a generally Excellent shop display box. Not checked for completeness (but does not appear to be a full box). See photo.
Britains - No. 1433 'Covered Tender' & No. 1335 'Army Lorry'. Condition of 1433 generally appears Excellent overall (includes driver), contained in a Fair set box (heavy wear, fading & torn lid). Condition of 1335 generally appears Fair overall (surface corrosion but includes driver), contained in a Fair box (one end missing and may not be the original box to this model). Not checked for completeness. See photo.
Britains - Pair of Model Soldier Sets. Comprising: Set No. 7283 Britains "Eyes Right Models" - 'Band of the Royal Marines' & Set No. 00134 'The British Army in India - 125th Napier Rifles', both boxed. Conditions generally appear Near Mint overall. Set 7283 is contained in a generally Fair display box (torn ends, crumpling / tears to Perspex and tape) but insert appears generally Good Plus. Set 00134 is contained in a generally Near Mint set box. Not checked for completeness. See photo.
Britains - no. 2102 'Austin Champ' & no. 1512 'Army Ambulance'. Condition of 2102 generally appears Good Plus overall (small paint chips), contained in a Fair box (heavy wear and one end missing). Condition of 1512 generally appears Fair overall (heavy wear, especially to wheels, missing passenger door and both rear doors) but includes driver, patient & stretcher, contained in a Fair set box (missing one side of lid and some water damage to label and box). Not checked for completeness. See photo.
Timpo - Modern Army Series - Set Ref. No. 6/8 Infantry, Boxed. Circa 1960s issue. Condition generally appears Near Mint overall (some parts may have damage), contained in a generally Good, factory-sealed, window display box (Perspex torn & could benefit from some light cleaning). Not checked for completeness. See photo.
Timpo - Modern Army Collection - A Group of Boxed Sets. Comprising: Set Ref. No. 750 'Assault Craft...' plus Set Refs. 760 & 768. Circa 1973 issues. Conditions generally appear Excellent to Near Mint overall (some parts may have damage), contained in generally Good set boxes. Not checked for completeness. See photo.
Timpo - Modern Army Collection - A Pair of Boxed Sets. Comprising: Set Ref. No. 764 'Machine Gun Crew...' & No. 777 'Flame Thrower Team...'. Circa 1973 issues. Conditions generally appear Excellent to Near Mint overall (some parts may have damage), contained in generally Good to Good Plus set boxes. Not checked for completeness. See photo.
Timpo - Modern Army Series Set - 'British Infantry', Boxed. Circa 1960s issue, set reference number unclear. Condition generally appears Near Mint overall (some parts may have damage), contained in a generally Good, factory-sealed, window display box (could benefit from some light cleaning). Not checked for completeness. See photo.
Timpo - Modern Army Collection - A Group of Boxed Sets. Comprising: Set Ref. No. 704 '3 Guards Plus Guard's Officer' plus Set Refs. 707 & 711. Circa 1973 issues. Conditions generally appear Excellent to Near Mint overall (some parts may have damage), contained in generally Good set boxes. Not checked for completeness. See photo.
79 Punk and New Wave albums to include: The Clash; The Stranglers x 5; Charged G.B.H. x 2; Siouxsie and the Banshees (double); The B52s; Buzzcocks; The Jam; Broken Bones; Fad Gadget; The Teardrop Explodes x 2; U2 x 3; Gary Numan and Tubeway Army; Madness x 3; The The; Ian Dury and the Blockheads x 5; SNFU; Squeeze; Elvis Costello x 2; Simple Minds; Ultravox x 5; OMD x 2; Toyah x 5; The Police x 13; The Boomtown Rats x 10 and others. Condition: VG+ overall
Eight: Lieutenant (Quartermaster) T. G. Milner, Manchester Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Defence of Ladysmith, Belfast (4591 Pte. T. G. Milner. Manchester Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4591 Serjt: G. [sic] Milner. Manch: Regt.); British War and Victory Medals (Q.M. & Lieut. T. G. Milner.); Defence Medal; Delhi Durbar 1911, silver (No. 4591 Cr. Sgt. T. G. Milner. Manch. Rgt.) contemporarily engraved in the usual regimental style; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (4591 W.O. Cl. 1 T. G. Milner. Manch. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (4591 C. Sjt: T. G. Milner. Manch: Regt.) mounted court-style for display; together with two silver regimental prize medals, the first engraved ‘Laver Hockey Tournament 1908 - Col. Sergt. Milner 1st Manchester Regt’, and the second ‘S.A.F.L. 1904 - Band & Drums Won By Band Sergt, Milner 1st Manchester Regt. Under Singapore Association Football League’; contact marks overall, the Boer War pair polished and worn, generally good fine or better (10) £500-£700 --- Thomas George Milner was born in Newbridge, Co. Kildare, and attested for the Manchester Regiment aged 15 at Preston in May 1895. He served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War, and was promoted Corporal in November 1900; Sergeant Drummer in April 1906; and Colour Sergeant in February 1908, serving with the Regiment in India from 1904 until 1913. Milner served during the Great War as Acting Regimental Sergeant Major with the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Manchester Regiment. He was commissioned Temporary Lieutenant and Quarter Master in the 16th (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment (1st City), on 18 April 1918, and served with them on the Western Front from 24 April 1918. He was demobilised to reside in Devizes, Wiltshire, in September 1921, later moving to Cleethorpes and Grimsby, and served as an air raid warden for Grimsby Corporation during the Second World War. Sold with copied service papers and other research including a copied photographic image of the recipient in later life.
DE GAULLE, Charles (1890-1970) French General of World War II, later President of the French Republic (1959-69). Memoires de Guerre: L'Appel 1940-1942, Paris: Plon 1954, first edition, limited edition A1475 of 1500, signed and inscribed in blue ink to front free endpaper, a five line inscription in de Gaulle´s hand above his signature `C. de Gaulle´, also dated 14th October 1955 in his hand: 'A M. R.R. Hoare en souvenir des épreuves de son pays et du mien, bien cordialment', 680 pp, maps at end, half blue morocco, gilt lettering to spine, thick 8vo: DE GAULLE, Charles, black & white portrait photograph of de Gaulle standing in a library, signed and inscribed in black ink to Colonel R. R. Hoare above 'C de Gaulle' and dated in his hand 7.6.63 to the lower margin, the image 21.5cm x 17.5cm, 35cm x 28cm overall including frame; a typed copy of the thank you letter sent by Col. Hoare to de Gaulle and a translation of the book's dedication (lot)Col. Robert Rawdon Hoare, DSO, MC (1897-1977) was the commanding officer of 5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, part of the Eighth Army (Desert Rats). He was a major in command of K company which held up the German encirclement of British and allied troops at Dunkirk, at the village of Hondeghein on 27th May 1940. He was awarded the DSO later that year. Post war he was chairman of the Economic League, a cover organisation liaising between the secret services of NATO powers. It was through this that he had dealings with de Gaulle
1763 handwritten claim entitled "Reasons for Article 8 in the Expense of Service" setting on 3 papers some details of transfer by the British Army of horse and French cannon (sic) from Minden to Munster and Bremerlehe and the consequent deaths of many horses as a result of the various marches. An interesting contemporary account in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Minden and the 7 Years War. Note: The Battle of Minden was a major engagement during the Seven Years War, fought on 1st August 1759. An Anglo-German army under the overall command of Prussian Field Marshal Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated a French army commanded by Marshal of France, Marquis de Contades. -
* BILL WRIGHT RSW RGI DA (SCOTTISH 1931 - 2016), THE INCOMING TIDE watercoloour on paper, signed mounted, framed and under glass image size 30cm x 43cm, overall size 54cm x 64cm Note: Bill Wright's talent first became evident when he was a boy, drawing endlessly for amusement while bedbound with illness. He went on to study painting at Glasgow School of Art and became an award-winning watercolourist, constantly inspired by was seascape and ever-changing sky on the Kintyre peninsula where he had a second home. Glasgow-born Wright, the son of a shipyard plater, was brought up in Partick and started his schooling at the city’s Dowanhill Primary before being evacuated to Dunoon during the Second World War. After returning home he attended Hyndland Senior Secondary and despite being discouraged by his parents, who would have preferred him to have a “proper job”, in 1949 he began his studies at Glasgow School of Art. They were interrupted by national service – a duty he felt hindered the progression of his art career. He served at Catterick army garrison but was a pacifist who abhorred war and dismissed the opportunity to be promoted to Sergeant as an army career held no interest. His first teaching post was at East Park School in Glasgow’s Maryhill. He then moved in 1965 to St Patrick’s High School in Dumbarton where he spent two years before becoming art adviser for the area at the age of 36. Over the next two decades he fostered the idea of instilling a cultural interest in art among pupils. He formed working groups to reform teaching of first and second-year students, encouraged forward-looking principal teachers and recruited many young teachers. His ethos was that teachers were not just there to create artists but to give all children a good art experience. He also established a residential art course for school children, at the Pirniehall residential educational facility at Croftamie in Dunbartonshire, where youngsters from different backgrounds could investigate the idea of furthering an art career through experiencing a range of different mediums in an art camp environment. And he is said to have been instrumental in encouraging the implementation of Scotland’s Standard Grade art and design qualification. However, he suffered from the chronic arthritic condition ankylosing spondylitis which, by the age of 55, forced him to take early retirement from his post in the education department of Strathclyde Regional Council. Meanwhile, as he had strived to enthuse youngsters with his own passion for art, he had been elected, in 1977, to the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour. A member of the Glasgow Arts Club for many years, he was also an elected member of the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts and Paisley Art Institute, served as president of the Scottish Artists’ Benevolent Association for 14 years and was a Scottish Arts Council lecturer, touring the country discussing art. But perhaps his own greatest inspiration was the view from a cottage he stumbled upon half a century ago, seven miles from Campbeltown on the Mull of Kintyre. He rented the property at Bellochantuy and set up a studio there where he drew on the vistas stretching 180 degrees, encompassing sea, beach, rocks and sky. He was utterly smitten by the area and was ultimately bequeathed the cottage by the owner who had become a close family friend. Over the years he came to know the area intimately and was fascinated by the constantly changing moods of the sea and light of the sky which formed the majority of his output. One large body of work, "Towards Islay", focused on the view from the back of the cottage. He captured the patterns and waves of the sea, sometimes adding a bird, limpit, mermaid’s purse, rock lines or some seaweed. But at times his works were very abstract and symbolic, concentrating on themes of nature and transience. He was hung in all the major shows in Scotland and in galleries across the country from Aberdeenshire to Edinburgh, Glasgow and south of the border. His work also features in public collections of Stirling and Strathclyde Universities, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and the Educational Institute of Scotland. And he was recognised with The Laing Prize for Landscape and Seascape and the RSW’s Sir William Gillies Award.
* JAMES WATT RGI (SCOTTISH 1931 - 2022), INVERARY oil on canvas, signed, titled and dated 1979 versoframed and under glassimage size 46cm x 61cm, overall size 55cm x 71cm Note: James Watt was born in Port Glasgow in 1931 to Alexander Watt and his wife Isabella (nee Hooper). His entire family, including his grandfather, and everybody he knew, were in shipbuilding. He was always passionate about boats. He believed he was very lucky. "I was in the right place at the right time. I caught the tail-end of the Clydeside shipbuilding boom in the 1950s. Shipyards had full order-books and the river teemed with craft of every sort. So I always had a subject”. His paintings are in a formidable array of collections – including those of HM The Queen and Prince Philip, The Princess Royal, The Arts Council, The Hunterian, Glasgow Museums, Paisley Museum & Art Gallery, IBM, Britoil, the Danish Embassy, Yarrow Shipbuilders, McKean Museum and Art Gallery, Clyde Shipping Co, the Royal Bank of Scotland and also the town council in the Faroes. Watt went to Glasgow School of Art for four years where he was taught by Ted Odling, Douglas Percy Bliss, and David Donaldson. In 1958 he was one of 13 founders of the Glasgow Group, an artists' co-operative which continues to this day. Irritated by the conformist, unadventurous policies of local exhibiting societies like the Royal Scottish Academy and the RGI, and at the dearth of commercial outlets in the city, they got together with other GSA students and graduates to exhibit at Glasgow’s then-beautiful McLellan Galleries. The Glasgow Group was the Transmission Gallery of its day. After two years National Service in the army, from 1955 to 1957 he became an art teacher, and a much-beloved one at that. He was noted for his kindness and good counsel, and one former student says of him: "I had pretty much zero talent but he sparked a lifelong love and interest in art." Another remembered “His was the fastest-moving Volvo down the school drive. He was some man." Later Watt became a member of the RGI and was elected a member of Society of Scottish Artists in 1965. In 1997 he received The Royal Bank of Scotland Award at the Glasgow Institute. He dedicated much of his life to recording the River Clyde and its industries, and his vast body of work forms a vital archive of the river. Greenock's McLean Museum and Art Gallery exhibition, The Lost Clyde: The Paintings of James Watt, was mounted to celebrate his 90th birthday. James was also the father of Alison Watt OBE FRSE RSA, one of Britain's best-known painters.
* JOHN BYRNE RSA (SCOTTISH 1940 - 2023), MISS WALKINSHAW WITH WILLIE CURRY watercolour and pencil on paper, signed and inscribed, circa 1997mounted, framed and under glass image size 38cm x 55cm, overall size 62cm x 78cm Label verso: Duncan R Miller Fine Art, LondonNote: Characters from The Slab Boys Trilogy: Miss Walkinshaw: A maiden lady of indeterminate years. At the Dance on her own. Willie Curry: Design Room Gaffer. Ex-army, mid-fifties.Condition of the picture is good overall, with no visible or known issues.
German WWII Army officers dagger and scabbard, artificial Damascus blade etched 'Krefelder Transport Btl.' and decorated with vehicles between scrollwork, maker's mark J.A. Henckels Solingen, otherwise standard mounts, fitted with portapee knot and hanging straps. Buyer must be over the age of 18. Age verification ID will be required if this lot is to be posted out.39cm long The dagger is in reasonable overall condition. The blade is straight without bends and the scabbard is free of dents. There is some finish wear throughout especially to the blade where the gilding is worn from sliding in and out of the scabbard. There are lots of small minor dents, scratches and marks but no major dents. The knot and cord are fraying in places and there are some small loose threads and signs of use to the hanging straps.
Ruger Old Army .44 six-shot single action revolver with shaped wooden grips, adjustable sights and named 7.5 inch barrel, overall length 36.5cm, serial number 145-83005, in fitted case with powder flask and percussion caps. PLEASE NOTE THAT A VALID RELEVANT FIREARMS/SHOTGUN CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED TO HANDLE/PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
Two boxed Britains sets to include No. 1641 Lorry with Driver Mechanical Transport and Air Force Equipment and No. 1728 Anti-Aircraft Units Of The British Army Predictor, both sets in vg condition with some light signs of play wear, boxes vg overall with some general signs of age related wear
Four boxed Dinky diecast models to include 582 Pullmore Car Transporter with 994 Loading Ramp, 531 Leyland Comet Lorry with red cab, yellow trailer and yellow hubs, 651 Centurion Tank in army green and 965 Euclid Rear Dump Truck all in light yellow with decals, all diecast vg overall with some signs of paint chips / marks, boxes gd overall with some signs of storage and edge wear and some slight grubbiness to boxes
Three boxed Dinky military diecast models to include 660 Tank Transporter, 661 Recovery Tractor and 697 25-Pounder Field Gun Set, all diecast vg overall with a few chips / marks to some of the models, boxes gd overall with signs of storage and edge wear and grubby boxes, together with a quantity of nine unboxed Dinky diecast models to include 27C Motocart, 562 Muir-Hill Dumper, 622 10 Ton Army Truck, 676 Armored Personnel Carrier, 623 Army Wagon, 651 Centurion Tank, 643 Army Water Tank, 670 Armoured Car and 692 5.5 Medium Gun, all unboxed diecast models gd overall with signs of chips / marks to paint
12 Boxed Matchbox Series Moko Lesney diecast models to include 71 Army Water Truck, 73 RAF Pressure Refueller, 57 Wolseley 1500, 60 Morris Omnitruck, 61 Army Scout Car, 70 Thames Estate Car, 44 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud, 54 Saracen Carrier, 68 Army Wireless Truck, 72 Fordson Tractor, 51 Albion Chieftain and 62 General Service Lorry, diecast mostly vg overall, boxes vg overall with some light signs of storage wear
Five boxed Dinky diecast models to include 621 3-Ton Army Wagon, 108 MG Midget Sports in red with correct colour spot, 132 Packard Convertible in green with red interior and red hubs, with driver and correct colour spot, 234 Ferrari Racing Car in blue and 670 Armoured Car, all diecast vg overall with a couple of paint chips / marks, boxes fair overall with various end flaps missing and all showing signs of storage and edge wear
Six boxed diecast models to include 5 x Dinky models featuring 917 Mercedes Benz Truck and Trailer, 342 Austin Mini-Moke, 400 BEV Electric Truck, 404 Conveyancer Fork Lift Truck and 435 Bedford TK Tipper and 1 x Corgi 1118 International 6x6 Army Truck, diecast gd-vg overall with some paint chipping / marks, boxes vary in condition
15 Boxed Dinky diecast models to include 3 x 399 Convoy Series Skip Truck, Farm Truck and Dumper Truck, 303 Commando Squad Army Truck, Armoured Car and Army Helicopter, 299 Crash Squad Bell Police Helicopter and Plymouth Police Car, 202 Customised Land Rover, 300 Souvenir Set London Scene, 604 Land Rover Bomb Disposal Unit, 691 Striker Anti-Tank Vehicle, etc, all diecast ex, boxes gd-vg overall
34 Mid 20th C onwards diecast models to include Triang Minic, Dinky, Matchbox 75 Series, etc, featuring Dinky Observation Coach, 670 Armoured Car, Dinky Blaw Knox Bulldozer, Dinky 30V N.C.B. Electric Van, Triang Caravan, Dinky Daimler, Dinky 641 Army 1 Ton Cargo Truck, etc, all diecast gd overall with some chipping and marks to paint
Around 35 boxed diecast models to include Base Toys, Oxford Diecast, Matchbox Hero City, Lledo Days Gone, Classix, Sun Star 11019 Opel Blitz, Gilbow Railway Collection, 2 x Vitesse models to include 40SM66 Volkswagen 1949 US Army and 414B Volkswagen 1948 Polizei, Solido BTR 40, Schuco 03013 Mercedes Benz L6600 Planen-LKW, Herpa, Sibur 3002 Croisiere Jaune Citroen 1931 C6K Atelier, Midget Series, Corgi Limited Edition, etc, all diecast ex, boxes vg overall
Collection of various diecast models to include boxed Matchbox MB17, Dinky 626 Military Ambulance, Dinky 623 Army Wagon, 641 Army 1 Ton Cargo Truck, Matchbox 75 Series and Superfast models to include 39 Ford Tractor, 56 BMC 1800 Pininfarina, 37 Soopa Coopa, 13 Baja Buggy, etc, diecast vg overall with some showing more heavier signs of play wear and paint chipping
Collection of 14 Dinky military diecast models to include Berliet Gazelle, 665 Honest John missile launcher, Volkswagen KDF, 626 Military Ambulance, 621 3 Ton Army Wagon, 2 x 622 10 Ton Army Truck, US Jeep, D.U.K.W. Amphibian, 661 Recovery Tractor, 623 Army Wagon, 641 Army 1 Ton Cargo Truck, 643 Army Water Tanker and Sea King, all diecast gd overall with paint chipping to some models with a couple showing little to no signs of any paint chipping to diecast
A British Army 1903 pattern sword bayonet, marked for the 7th April 1903, various touch marks to the bottom blade edge and reverse, length of blade 30.5cm, overall length 42.5cm, in leather scabbard with leather frog, the scabbard marked 'C39'.Condition Report: - In good condition. The leather frog seems to have a line cut to the front, but it does not feel like it goes all the way through, so it just looks superficial.
INDIAN ARMY 53RD SIKHS (FRONTIER FORCE); an Edward VII hallmarked silver Corinthian column lamp, inscribed to stepped gadrooned base 'Presented to Col. R. W. Falcon by the Officers 53rd Sikhs (F.F.) 24th March 1913', with cut glass reservoir, Barker Brothers, Chester 1908, height approx. 54cm, (af, lacking burner and shade).Condition Report: Overall good condition, light tarnishing in grooves etc. One very minor dent to stepped plinth, otherwise appears ok.
A good double barrelled 16 bore percussion sporting gun by Samuel & Charles Smith, number 4712, for their patent "Imperial Caps", 44½" overall, damascus barrels 29" with nipples to take "Imperial Caps", the breech engraved "Smith's Patent" within a silver rectangle, the top rib engraved "Saml. & C. Smith, Princes Street, Leicester Square, London", with London proofs and serial number on the underside, the locks finely engraved with scrolls and game birds, signed "Saml. & C. Smith, Princes St, London", and with detachable hammer noses, with nicely figured walnut stock having engraved steel mounts, the trigger guard with scrolls and game birds, the butt plate tang with serial number, and with silver escutcheon engraved with rampant lion crest, with its original brass tipped wooden ramrod. GWO & C, the trigger guard retaining hints of original blued finish; in a slightly adapted canvas covered green baize lined case with trade label of "Army & Navy Co-Operative Society Ltd Gun Department". £600-700
A rare American .54" rim fire Sharps & Hankins Army Rifle, number 9545, 38½" overall, barrel 24" with ratchet rearsight, fore sight on separate barrel band, and original leather covering and correct leather sling, the under lever slides the barrel forward for loading, the frame marked "Sharps Patent 1859" and "Sharps & Hankins, Philada", the left frame also stamped "P" above "WCW", plain walnut butt with brass butt plate. GWO & C Frank Sellers in "Sharps Firearms" states that only 500 were made. £500-600
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THE SHIP'S BELL FROM H.M.S. CARDIFF, 1979cast and brass-inscribed H.M.S. CARDIFF 1979 in black-filled lettering and black painted interior complete with clapper -- 10½in. (26.5cm.) squareBonhams Knightsbridge: MOD Disposal Auction, 28 November 2007, lot 195A Type 42 Destroyer built by Vickers SB and launched on 22 February 1974, Cardiff wasn't commissioned until 1979. When the Falklands War erupted in 1982 she formed part of the Task Force. Although she escaped undamaged, she was involved in a 'friendly fire' incident with an Army helicopter. She subsequently took part in the first Gulf War of 1991 and was decommissioned in July 2005 at Portsmouth.some modest wear to the letter filling, the C of Cardiff has been repainted green, as has the crown, couple of small nibbles to rim otherwise in fine overall condition
A TREAD PLATE FOR H.M. SUBMARINE TRENCHANT 1944heavily cast in brass with recessed raised lettering and grips within brass frame with securing points -- 9½ x 17in. (24 x 43cm.)Built at Chatham and commissioned in February 1944, Trenchant spent most of her wartime career in the Far East where she sank a range of vessels using torpedoes, gunfire and even ramming. In September she sank U-859, taking eleven crew aboard as Prisoners-of-War and the next month Chariots carried by her sank a Japanese Army cargo ship in Phuket Harbour, Siam. Her most significant kill however was on the 8th June 1945 when five of eight torpedoes fired at 4000 yards found their mark and sent the Japanese cruise Ashigara to the bottom with only 400 of the 1600 troops she was carrying surviving together with 850 crew, which earned Trenchant's commander, Arthur Hezlet, a second DSO. Trenchant was broken up in 1963.signs of use and wear overall, in good structural condition
Status Quo LP collection plus memorabilia. Six 12" albums, together with a 'From The Makes Of.....' boxed cassette set (PRO MC 1) and two cased 'Dog Of Two Head' beer bottles. 'From The Makers Of....' (Ltd edition tin, numbered 17279, PRO BX 1), 'Hello!' (6360 098), 'Blue For You' (9102 006), 'Piledriver' (6360 028), 'In The Army Now' (VERH 36), 'Quo' (PRICE 38). (9) Overall condition is generally VG/VG+. Estimated in-house shipping for this lot is available to the UK for £19.76.
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