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Hunt (Major A M F) Guns At The Wood, limited edition, privately published copy, 391/500, signed by John Wanklyn, Denholm Armour (G) Hunts with Jorrocks and assorted other books (box)

Star Wars Cosplay armour (qty)

Gerrit van Honthorst ( 1592-1656) - attributed, Portrait of a young gentleman in half armour , oil on canvas, framed. 73X60 cm

AFTER COUNT ALFRED ÉMILIEN O'HARA VAN NIEUWERKERKE, A LARGE EQUESTRIAN BRONZE PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM I, PRINCE OF ORANGE 20TH CENTURY The armour clad figure wearing a plumed hat and short ruff and holding a scroll in his right hand, on naturalistic oval base signed C E de NIEUWERKERKE, and raised on a shallow beige marble plinth 85cm high, 73cm wide, 39cm deep Condition Report: Almost certainly hollow, second half of 20th century. Wear to extremities with paler patination to horse ears. Scuffing and scratches along his left arm and along sections of the base. Blotching to patina left rear haunch, shoulders of horse. Bronze is fixed marble base so inspection of underside of bronze is impossible. Some residual casting plastered tail.Please see all additional images.Condition Report Disclaimer

AN IMPRESSIVE GEORGE III GILT METAL MOUNTED MUSICAL AUTOMATON CENTRE SECONDS CALENDAR TABLE CLOCK UNSIGNED, LONDON, CIRCA 1790The substantial six pillar triple fusee bell-striking movement with plates measuring 8.75 by 7.25 inches and verge escapement regulated by lenticular bob pendulum incorporating unusual vertical rack slide regulation to suspension, the musical train playing a choice of six tunes on eleven bells with eleven hammers, via a 3.5 inch long 2.5 inch diameter pinned cylinder transversely positioned to the upper left of the backplate, every three hours after the sounding of the hour bell, the backplate engraved with a delicate arrangement of symmetrical rococo scrollwork around a central small basket of flowers within a scribed-line outer border, the 8 inch arched dial with circular fired white enamel Roman numeral chapter disc with Arabic five minutes beyond the outer minute track, with pierced brass hands and blued steel arrow sweep centre-seconds hand set within a moulded bezel surround, the spandrel areas with four fired enamel subsidiary dials, FASTER/SLOWER opposing selection for six tunes HORNPIPE/SANDY OF THE LEE/HELEN MACHREE/ROBIN GRAY/MINUET/HORNPIPE to the upper quadrants, over date-of-the-month opposing STRIKE/SILENT to the lower, within polychrome floral spray decorated verdigris painted infill, beneath arch composed with a realistically painted pair of red-brick townhouses flanking an aperture revealing ten parading figures modelled as actors, musicians and acrobats passing back and forth in front of three panels of glass spinning rod 'waterfall' automata, incorporating curved niche profile to the central bay of the backdrop and set within naturalistic leafy surrounds, the apex of the arch also bordered with painted representation of gathered drapery, the gilt brass mounted ebonised case with large fire-gilt figural surmount cast and chased as Mars wearing a feather-plumed helmet, armour and a cape, stood with the three-headed Cerberus on an oval plinth flanked by two further smaller figures of Classical maidens, over repeating leaf draped capping to the bell-top superstructure applied with rams-head adorned martial trophy decorated festoon mounts and lions masks at the angles to the concave sections, raised over a repeating rosette decorated gilt brass diamond lattice sound fret frieze flanked by further figural finials cast as Mars opposing a king applied to the corners above the ogee over concave top mouldings, the opening front with leaf cast fillet moulding bordering the glazed dial aperture surmounted by mask-centred husk swag decoration and applied with a generous martial trophy mount to lower rail, flanked by lions masks issuing further pendant husks and martial trophy motifs over stags head mounts to the canted angles, the sides with generous hinged carrying handles over rosette decorated gilt diamond lattice pierced arched sound frets and martial trophy mounts to lower margins, the rear matching the front, on cavetto moulded skirt base with generous acanthus scroll cast and chased supports.88cm (34.5ins) high, 35.5cm (14ins) wide, 28cm (11ins) deep. Although unsigned, the present lot does exhibit strong similarities with examples from the workshop of Francis Perigal who is recorded in Baillie, G.H. Watchmakers & Clockmakers of the World as gaining his freedom of the Clockmakers' Company on 1781, serving as Master in 1806 and dying 1824. Most notable amongst these features are the layout of the music work (transverse barrel set to the upper left of the backplate), use of fired enamel (both for the chapter disc and the subsidiaries), provision of sweep centre seconds set between the hour and minutes hands, and extensive use of glass-rod 'waterfall' automaton. Indeed, all of these elements can be seen in an example by Perigal sold at Christies, King Street, London sale of Magnificent Clocks 15th September 2004 (lot 16). The 'vine engraving' on the backplate can be also be closely compared to that on a table clock by George Margetts illustrated in Dzik, Sunny ENGRAVING ON ENGLISH TABLE CLOCKS, Art on a Canvas of Brass 1660-1800 on page 371 (Figure 20.4). Amongst the tunes is 'Auld Robin Gray' which is a Scottish ballad written by Lady Anne Lindsay in 1772; 'Sandy o'er the Lee' is also noted as 'Mr Baird's Favourite Reel' in Niel Gow's A Second Collection of Strathspey Reels of 1788. The extensive use of Martial motifs within the mounts of the present clock would suggest that it was originally supplied to a client with strong military connections; possibly for a regimental institutional or perhaps a wealthy member of the military class. Condition Report: CONDITION REPORT AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENTCondition Report Disclaimer

Rackham (Arthur) Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, by Richard Wagner, translated by Margaret Armour, London: William Heinemann, 1911, 4to, deluxe edition in gilt-stamped vellum, deckled edges, top edge gilt, original fabric ties present, limited edition numbered 430/1150, signed by Rackham; together with [ibid] Tales from Shakespeare, London: The Temple Press, 1909, 8vo, original gilt-stamped publisher’s cloth, including dust cover, booksellers label for Henry Sotheran (2)

Rackham (Arthur) The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, translated by Margaret Armour, London: Willian Heinemann, 1910, 4to, deluxe edition in gilt-stamped vellum, original fabric ties present, deckled edges, top edge gilt, limited edition numbered 420/1150, signed by Rackham, booksellers label for Henry Sotheran, including loose-leaf exhibition announcement

A French wooden framed weight driven clock, the metal Arabic numeral shields below two tiers of armorial shields and a knight in armour to ring the bell.   H 42cms.

12 TV / comic related collectibles featuring 1 x Walt Disney Showcase Tron Flynn statue (numbered 414 of 3000), 1 x Marvel Nova The Human Rocket bust (numbered AP of 2500), Kotobukiya Batman Arkham City statue, 1 x Kotobukiya Marvel's Iron Man statue (numbered 108 of 3000), 1 x Marvel Spiderman Paperweight, 1 x Marvel The Mighty Thor Battle Armour Edition bust (numbered 269 of 3000), 1 x Diamond Select Toys Marvel's Spider-Man bust (numbered 1533 of 5000), 1 x Weta Kong The 8th Wonder Of The World V-Rex Skull (numbered 440 of 4000), 1 x Marvel's Spider Man 3 bust, 1 x Groucho Marx figure, 1 x Neca Frankenstein Bubble Head & Kotobukiya The Infinity Gauntlet statue (numbered 804-1500, showing wear and missing fingers), vg overall (2 boxes)

Ten boxed diecast model aircraft to include 9 x Corgi Aviation Archive models featuring 48805 Military Short Sunderland MKIII, 48104 Military Air Transport Services, 48902 Military RAF Washington I, etc and 1 x Armour Collection Harrier, all diecast ex and appearing complete, boxes showing some signs of wear but gd overall

Catalogues - Auction Catalogues, Posters, Medals, Military Badges, Military Themed Postcards, Etc., comprising: a quantity [100+ Pieces] Includes: Masonic Medals in Leather Pouches, Military Postcards, Wallis & Wallis Arms & Armour Catalogue, Etc. Very Good overall. [Qty]

Robert "Bob" Hornung - Cincinnati USA [1994] - 54mm Knights, comprising: Figure No. 8E - Limited Edition Portrait Figure of: Lord de la Warr, Depicted in Full Armour. Nicely Painted Authentic Heraldry [ref: Heraldic Miniature Knights, Greenhill, p156] & Pose in the Style of Courtenay. The ffigure has been Signed & Dated [1994] on the Underside of the Base. Generally Mint overal, contained in a near Mint "Tournament Series" figure box..

Britains - Royal Armouries Series [Hand painted collectible Armour Series], comprising: Set 40291 - Pavia 1525 - Diorama, Set 40286 - Henry VIII Mounted, Set 40285 - Henry VIII, Set 40287 - Charles I, Set 40288 - Two Princes, Set 40289 - The Lion Armour & Set 40290 - James II Mint overall, contained in near Mint set boxes. [7]

Britains - Set 2022 - Swiss Vatican Guard, comprising: Officer Marching with Drawn Sword & 7 x Guardsmen Marching with Halberds in Traditional Uniform and Armour. Some minor paint chipping otherwise generally near Mint overall. [8]

A 19th century gilt metal plaque, St George and the Dragon, the patron saint depicted in Classical armour, holding a blued steel blade, rosewood frame, 24cm x 25cm overall

An autographed Under Armour cap signed by Jordan Spieth; an autographed golf ball and glove, both signed by Rory McIlroy; and a golf ball signed by Jon Rahm, all with certificates of authenticity. (4)

A pair of Punch and Judy cast metal door-stops; and another cast metal door-stop, in the form of a knight in armour holding a sword and shield, 44.5cms high. (3)

Wagner (Richard) (translated by Margaret Armour), The Ring of the Niblung: The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie, 4to, gilt cloth, illus. by Arthur Rackham, William Heinemann 1910; together with a loose-leaf flyer for the Arthur Rackham Exhibition of Original Watercolour Drawings for this work, October 15-November 12th, 1910.

A short sword with Yataghan blade, 19th century, Northan Indian,blade 56.5cm long70cm long totalan Afgan Khyber knife,19th century, blade 53cm long64cm longan Indian dagger with armour piercing point, 19th century, horn handle, blade 32.5cm long45cm long totala smatchet type fighting knife,20th century,blade 24.5cm long36.5cm long total (4)Shipping Disclaimer Buyers must be aware of their country’s shipping and import policies regarding guns, knives, swords, and other offensive weapons prior to purchase. They are required to ensure that the lot can be delivered by a specialist shipper, whether in the UK, Europe or internationally. No compensation will be given to buyers who fail to organise shipping arrangements for goods and weapons due to the prohibitions, restrictions or import regulations of their country.

Military Interest , large quantity of used surplus equipment to include numerous framed and unframed back packs and Bergan's, tactical and viper pouches, webbing modern and green cadet, camouflage clothing, cold weather kit, snow suit, holsters, body armour , belts, straps. etc All A/F

Antique Chinese hardwood figure of a warrior in armour and bearing banners. Height 39cm.

WW2 Third Reich Kriegsmarine Doppelfernrohr / U-Boot Fernglas 7 x 50 maker code marked "blc" for Carl Zeiss Jena. Early pattern without rubber eye cups or rubber armour. Complete with a modern custom made transit case.

Corgi - A mixed lot of boxed diecast vehicles to include: 6 x Corgi Royal Mail Definitive Double Deckers (2 x Arriva Cymru, 2 x Guy Arab "Arkells Ales", 2 x MGW Metrobus "Go Northern") all appear in excellent condition in excellent boxes in outer white boxes. Also included are 7 x Dickie Diecast (double trailers and International), Schuco Junior Line, 2 x Vanguards, 2 x Armour collection and others. These appear in very good condition in boxes that show signs of dust and storage wear. (This does not constitute a guarantee) [L]

Franklin Mint - Armour Collection - 2 x unboxed aircraft in 1:48 scale, A Dauntless and an F-86 Sabre. They have been on display so may have some minor marks, they appear in Very Good condition overall. (This does not constitute a guarantee) [ba-2]

GERMAN SCHOOL (17TH CENTURY) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN WEARING HALF-ARMOURoil on canvas85 x 66.5cm; 33 1/2 x 26 1/4in104 x 85cm; 41 x 33 1/2in (framed)Property of a Private CollectorProvenancePurchased by the husband of the present owner in the 1980s offered for sale without reserve

Emile Hebert (1823-1893): 19th century bronze figure, 'Thetis', modelled as the Greek Goddess of war, seated upon an anvil, one foot raised upon her helmet whilst adjusting her armour, titled and signed to the plinth, overall H49cmCondition Report: General wear commensurate with age, including surface scratches and scuffs, a few deeper scratches and indentations, and wear to patina.Traces of gilding to base.Overall in good condition.

A contemporary full suit of armour, in the medieval taste, with painted Welsh heraldic shield, height approx 170cm

18 volumes of the Journal of Arms and Armour Society

Combat Shirt with Underbody Armour with good zip plus a Lightweight NATO Thermal Smock (Size XL) Both in Excellent condition. See photos.

* JACQUELINE ORR RSW RGI PAI (SCOTTISH b. 1961) IN THE GARDEN mixed media on board, signedmounted, framed and under glassimage size 28cm x 35cm, overall size 48cm x 57cm Note: Jacqueline Orr was born in Glasgow in 1961 and studied Drawing and Painting at Glasgow School of Art under the tutelage of Dr James D Robertson, Dr Barbara Rae, Dr Jack Knox and Dr John Cunningham. James Robertson was her mentor until his death in 2010. A few years after graduating from Glasgow School of Art, she gained an MSc in Information Technology from the University of Glasgow and worked in the private sector, specialising in IT and technical project management while simultaneously pursuing her painting career. However, by the beginning of 2004, she found herself frustrated by the lack of time to paint and decided to paint on a full time basis. She set up studios both in Scotland and in France and is now based full-time in Scotland. I'm a painter. I tend to be drawn to subjects that visually stimulate me. In addition, the process and the craft of making paintings are very important to me, so draughtsmanship, mark making, composition and the intelligent use of colour are all key tenets of my work. I try to make best use of these tools to create rich and dynamic paintings. Jacqueline Orr exhibits widely and has gained a number of awards. 2013 Elected member of the Royal Glasgow Institute Of The Fine Arts (RGI) 2013 Mackintosh Residency, Collioure 2009 Riverside Gallery Exhibition Award (RSW) 2009 The Joe Hargan Award, Paisley Art Institute 2008 RSW Alexander Graham Munro Award, Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour 2007 Elected member of Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour (RSW) 1996 Armour Award, Royal Glasgow Institute Of The Fine Arts 1995 James Torrance Memorial Award, Royal Glasgow Institute Of The Fine Arts 1983 Armour Prize, Glasgow School of Art

* MARGARETANN BENNETT RSW (SCOTTISH b. 1968), SMOULDER oil on board, signed, titled and dated 2011 versoframed and under glass image size 19cm x 16cm, overall size 38cm x 35cmLabel verso: Smithy Gallery, GlasgowNote: Margaretann Bennett graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 1991 and has since worked full-time at her studio in Glasgow. She exhibits in galleries and at major art fairs throughout the UK, and in the major Scottish open exhibitions. She has won numerous awards and her paintings are held in the public collections of St Andrews Hospital, Fife, the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital, Edinburgh and in numerous corporate collections.. Margaretann is constantly pushing the boundaries of her work, resulting in a progressive transformation toward a darker imagery and narrative. It is not surprising that this no holds barred artist has a large and growing following who can't get enough of her exciting work. Awards include: The Mabel MacKinlay Award (RGI), The Scottish Arts Club Award (RSW), Inverarity One to One Travel Award RGI), The Arnold Clark Award (PAI), The Armour Award RGI), The William Bowie Award (PAI), The Landside College Watercolour Award (RGI), Contemporary Fine Art Gallery Award (PAI), The Glasgow Art Club Fellowship (RGI), Scottish Arts Council Individual Development Award (1997).

* GORDON HOPE WYLLIE RSW (SCOTTISH 1930 - 2005), MACLEOD'S TABLES, SKYE mixed media on paper, signed and titledmounted, framed and under glassimage size 21cm x 50cm, overall size 43cm x 70cmNote: Gordon Wyllie was born in Greenock and in 1949 was accepted to study at the Glasgow School of Art. Under the tutelage of such luminaries as Edward Odling and Mary and Willie Armour, Gordon distinguished himself, graduating in 1953 after an eminent final year. He was awarded the post-diploma, or Masters course, won the Scottish Academy Award and also the Newbery Medal, the school's most prestigious prize. This was all the more remarkable considering that Gordon had, in his diploma year, returned home to care for his father, whose seriously deteriorating health ended in death two months before the degree show, and Gordon himself had suffered a bout of pneumonia. With a scholarship award, he studied that summer at Hospitalfield, Arbroath, as a post-graduate under Ian Fleming. Fleming inspired Gordon and encouraged him in abstraction, with which he occupied himself for the next few years. Meanwhile, he trained at Jordanhill College of Education in Glasgow to become a teacher, in the vanguard of the resurgence of art teaching in Scottish schools by the new art masters, undoubtedly because they painted actively while teaching full-time. Passionate about art education, he was instrumental in influencing many students to pursue a career in the creative industry. A former pupil aptly described his classroom as a "guided exploration rather than a formal lesson". His love of the Scottish countryside is mirrored in his work and undoubtedly stemmed from the bank of images he built when, as a youngster, he travelled with his parents around the country. Argyll and the Western Isles were his favourite destinations, where he was fascinated by the crofts and farms sprouting from the land. Small houses typified his landscapes and still-lifes included abstracted landscapes; flowers, particularly poppies, fruit and fish feature in his later output. In 1996, he was awarded the Alexander Graham Munro prize at the RSW exhibition in Edinburgh. His work featured regularly in one-man and combined shows and at his last one-man show in London in 2003, demand for his paintings remained high, as it has done ever since.

* MARJ BOND RSW RGI (SCOTTISH 1939 - 2023), GARDEN oil on canvas, signed, titled versoframedimage size 61cm x 61cm, overall size 81cm x 81cm Note: Artist, born in Scotland, who studied at Glasgow School of Art, 1955–60, taught by Alex Dick, David Donaldson, Mary Armour and Benno Schotz. She was a figurative painter, in the Scottish Colourist tradition, with strong poetic and symbolic elements. In 1988 Bond made a trip to India which opened up new visual channels and gave her the opportunity to work on handmade paper. In 1992 she took part in a summer sculpture workshop in Tuscany; 1993 brought journeys to Yucatan, Mexico, and Urbino in Italy; and in 1994 she had a painting residency at Annaghmakerrig, the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, in Ireland. Among her awards was the Anne Redpath Award, 1984; Crawford Arts Centre Special Award, St Andrews, 1987; and an English Speaking Union scholarship, 1994. Was elected a professional member of SSWA in 1975, later a council member; a member of the Dundee Printmakers’ Workshop, 1987; and in 1989 member of both RSW and SSA. Showed at RSA regularly from 1983. Showed solo with Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, from 1984, Thackeray Gallery from 1992. Edinburgh University, Perth Art Gallery and Art in Hospitals hold examples.

* MARJ BOND RSW RGI (SCOTTISH 1939 - 2023), ECLIPSE oil on canvas, signed, titled versoframedimage size 61cm x 61cm, overall size 81cm x 81cm Note: Artist, born in Scotland, who studied at Glasgow School of Art, 1955–60, taught by Alex Dick, David Donaldson, Mary Armour and Benno Schotz. She was a figurative painter, in the Scottish Colourist tradition, with strong poetic and symbolic elements. In 1988 Bond made a trip to India which opened up new visual channels and gave her the opportunity to work on handmade paper. In 1992 she took part in a summer sculpture workshop in Tuscany; 1993 brought journeys to Yucatan, Mexico, and Urbino in Italy; and in 1994 she had a painting residency at Annaghmakerrig, the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, in Ireland. Among her awards was the Anne Redpath Award, 1984; Crawford Arts Centre Special Award, St Andrews, 1987; and an English Speaking Union scholarship, 1994. Was elected a professional member of SSWA in 1975, later a council member; a member of the Dundee Printmakers’ Workshop, 1987; and in 1989 member of both RSW and SSA. Showed at RSA regularly from 1983. Showed solo with Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, from 1984, Thackeray Gallery from 1992. Edinburgh University, Perth Art Gallery and Art in Hospitals hold examples.

* PETER QUINN RWS RSW OLD HOUSE, VEDADO, HAVANA watercolour on paper, signed, titled and dated 2004 label versomounted, framed and under glass image size 50cm x 69cm, overall size 71cm x 87cm Label verso: The Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow. Note: Peter Quinn RWS, RSW is an artist who seeks subject matter both in the everyday of his own locality and in more exotic locations. He is well known for brightly coloured, unique watercolours of interesting buildings; demonstrating perfectly a confident draughtsmanship and an eye for the details that capture the spirit of places so completely. Peter graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1986. He has shown at the Bankside Gallery with the Royal Watercolour Society since 1999, when he was an award winner; and in 1995 won the Armour Award for an outstanding watercolour at the Royal Glasgow Institute. He exhibits in Newcastle, Glasgow, Malta and London.

* ALEXANDER GOUDIE RP RGI (SCOTTISH 1933 - 2004), STUDY FOR OVER THE BRIDGE - HELL FOR LEATHER pencil on paper, signed, titled label versomounted, framed and under glass image size 21cm x 28cm, overall size 43cm x 50cm Label verso: Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow.Note: Alexander Goudie was born in 1933 at Paisley and, as a child, showed prodigious talent for drawing. He studied at Glasgow School of Art when William Armour was head of drawing and painting and David Donaldson was the ubiquitous influence. Goudie, as a student at Glasgow, demonstrated his extraordinary ability. He received the Somerville Shanks Prize for Composition and, later, his draughtsmanship and sense of colour was recognized with the award of the Newbery Medal. As a young artist he grew up admiring three great masters, Sir John Lavery, George Henry and James Guthrie; all artists who had bridged the gap between Glasgow and Paris. It was these artists’ glorious virtuoso control of oil paint that appealed to Goudie, as well as their genre and realist subject-matter. Alexander Goudie was elected a member of the Glasgow Art Club in 1956 and a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1970. He painted a portrait of the Queen for the Caledonian Club, London (1992/93), and exhibited widely, showing at Harari and Johns, in London, the Fine Art Society, Glasgow, and the Musee de la Faience, in Quimper. Sir Timothy Clifford, former Director of the National Galleries of Scotland, wrote: ''At his best, Goudie could draw better than any of his rivals in Scotland. There was magic and vision in his art and, I expect, history will be kind to him.'' Collections: 79 of Goudie's paintings are held in UK public collections including at Glasgow Museums & Galleries, The Hunterian, Rozelle House Galleries, Paisley Museum & Art Galleries and The Fleming Collection (London). Numerous prestigious corporate collections in the UK and France and in private collections around the world.

* ALEXANDER GOUDIE RP RGI (SCOTTISH 1933 - 2004), THE LOVERS bronze sculpture on marble base, signed42cm high (including base), 31cm wideNote: Alexander Goudie was born in 1933 at Paisley and, as a child, showed prodigious talent for drawing. He studied at Glasgow School of Art when William Armour was head of drawing and painting and David Donaldson was the ubiquitous influence. Goudie, as a student at Glasgow, demonstrated his extraordinary ability. He received the Somerville Shanks Prize for Composition and, later, his draughtsmanship and sense of colour was recognized with the award of the Newbery Medal. As a young artist he grew up admiring three great masters, Sir John Lavery, George Henry and James Guthrie; all artists who had bridged the gap between Glasgow and Paris. It was these artists’ glorious virtuoso control of oil paint that appealed to Goudie, as well as their genre and realist subject-matter. Alexander Goudie was elected a member of the Glasgow Art Club in 1956 and a member of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in 1970. He painted a portrait of the Queen for the Caledonian Club, London (1992/93), and exhibited widely, showing at Harari and Johns, in London, the Fine Art Society, Glasgow, and the Musee de la Faience, in Quimper. Sir Timothy Clifford, former Director of the National Galleries of Scotland, wrote: ''At his best, Goudie could draw better than any of his rivals in Scotland. There was magic and vision in his art and, I expect, history will be kind to him.'' Collections: 79 of Goudie's paintings are held in UK public collections including at Glasgow Museums & Galleries, The Hunterian, Rozelle House Galleries, Paisley Museum & Art Galleries and The Fleming Collection (London). Numerous prestigious corporate collections in the UK and France and in private collections around the world.

PAIR OF PAINTED CAST IRON BUSTS OF GREEK WARRIORS wearing plumed helmets and armour, on socle stems and square plinth bases, 92cms (h) (2)Provenance: The Cornelia Bayley Collection from Plas Teg, an important Jacobean house in Flintshire, North Wales Plas Teg: Once in a Generation Welsh House Clearance — Rogers Jones CoNote: the auction lots are contained in a warehouse near Wrexham. Viewing can be arranged by appointment by calling Richard Hughes on 07593 181017. Purchased lots require collection by appointment once invoices are settled and strictly within ten days (maximum) from the auction date. Purchases which are not collected by this time will incur a charge of £50 per item per day. Please note that most HGV vehicles can enter the warehouse for convenient collection, but we do not offer assistance for heavy and large objects, please be prepared.

MANNER OF SIR GODFREY KNELLER oil on canvas – portrait of a gentleman in armour, 60 x 49cmsProvenance: The Cornelia Bayley Collection from Plas Teg, an important Jacobean house in Flintshire, North Wales Plas Teg: Once in a Generation Welsh House Clearance — Rogers Jones CoNote: the auction lots are contained in a warehouse near Wrexham. Viewing can be arranged by appointment by calling Richard Hughes on 07593 181017. Purchased lots require collection by appointment once invoices are settled and strictly within ten days (maximum) from the auction date. Purchases which are not collected by this time will incur a charge of £50 per item per day. Please note that most HGV vehicles can enter the warehouse for convenient collection, but we do not offer assistance for heavy and large objects, please be prepared.

* Rome, Imperial 2nd century B.C., a Roman bronze half bust of Athena the goddess of warfare, modelled in armour, verdigris, 6.5 cm high, skillfully presented on a modern composite base, overall height 12 cm QTY: (1)NOTE:Provenance: From the estate of Hinton Daniell Stewart (1835-1926) of Strathgarry, Perthshire, founder of the firm of Stewart Thompson & Sons (Manchester Cotton Merchants), and thence by family descent.

Franklin Mint Percision Models 'Armour Collection' 1:48 scale B11F018 - F16 Falcon 111th FS 90th . Conditions appear Good to Excellent (unchecked for completeness) within generally Fair to Good box (slight crushing and fap on box has come loose.) see photo.

David Evans - Henry Richards Tile Co - An Art Deco Bookend circa 1920, modelled as a child in armour on seated mule, on chamfered rectangular base, stone glazed, impressed marks to base, height 19.5cm.

Warhammer 40,000. Tau Empire Megaforce. Unopened, sealed in wrapper. Warhammer 40k, The Tau Empire Megaforce contains the following plastic sprues for: 2 Tau XV8 Battlesuits, 3 Tau XV25 Stealth Armour Suits, 20 Tau Fire Warriors, 3 Tau Piranhs, 1 Tau Devilfish, 1 Tau Hammerhead Gunship, 6 Tau Gun Drones. In unused and unopened condition. Set no longer produced by Games Workshop, c2006 release. Citadel miniatures for Games Workshop. Warhammer 40,000 (sometimes colloquially called Warhammer 40K, WH40K or 40k) is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, and the tenth and current edition was released in June 2023. Condition Report: sealed unopened

Warhammer 40,000. Apocalypse. Tau Empire Rapid Insertion Force. Citadel miniatures from Games Workshop. Boxed and sealed set of mini figures, contains 9 Tau XV8 Battlescouts, 3 Tau XV25 Stelth Armour, 19 Tau Gun Drones. Warhammer 40,000 (sometimes colloquially called Warhammer 40K, WH40K or 40k) is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, and the tenth and current edition was released in June 2023.

Heinrich Aldegrever,  German 1501/2-1555/61- Four Engravings: Tamar turned out of Amnon's House; Dansend paar no. 10; Ornament with a seated child; and Ornament with a man in armour; engravings, each signed with monogram 'AG' and variously dated (within the plates), 12.3 x 8 cm. and smaller, four (4), (unframed / mounted). Provenance:  (the third and fourth) with Christopher Mendez, London, according to the label attached to the mount.  The collection of Peter and Ann Mactaggart: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/jun/22/peter-mactaggart-obituary

Russian School,  late 18th century- Portrait en grisaille of Catherine II of Russia, known as Catherine the Great, as Minerva, in profile; oil on panel, inscribed in Cyrillic (lower centre), 74.7 x 62.3 cm. Provenance:  Private Collection, UK. Note:  The present composition appears to be informed by numerous profile portraits of Catherine the Great (1729-1797) which were produced by a range of artists during Catherine's own lifetime, including Fyodor Rokotov (1736-1808), and Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707-1762), which also depict the Empress in an oval formulation, adorned with a similarly Classical laurel wreath. The present work also exhibits a similarity to an oval, profile portrait of Catherine executed en grisaille by an unknown artist, which is in the collection of the Russian Museum in St Petersburg, whilst also incorporating the formulation of Catherine as the goddess Minerva, dressed in armour, which was popular amongst 18th-century artists. 

Armoured bust right, CAROL I D G M B F ET H REX & GLOR MEM. Rev, legend in six lines reads REX PACIFICVS VICTVS VINCEBAT HOSTES VICTOR TRIVMPHAT IN COELIS (Eimer 160; MI 346/199; vL II, 320). Small scratch below TRIVMPHAT on rev., otherwise Extremely Fine, die break across bottom of hair and armour, a few edge bumps, attractively toned, very rare.

WILLIAM ARMOUR RSA RSW (SCOTTISH 1903-1979)  FIGURE STUDY, N.II  Pencil and pastel on grey paper, signed lower left, 48 x 29cm  Title inscribed to label verso  Provenance: The estate of The late Anda Paterson and James Spence Condition Report:Available upon request

The important Victorian K.C.B. group of five awarded to Admiral Sir Robert Robinson, Royal Navy, who was mentioned in despatches and specially promoted to Captain for his services in the Syria operations of 1840, besides being awarded the Turkish Gold Medal, the Order of Nishan el Ifikhar and a presentation sabre from the Sultan of Turkey The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Civil) neck badge, 18 carat gold, hallmarked London 1855, and breast star, in silver, with gold and enamel appliqué centre, the reverse engraved ‘R. & S. Garrard & Co., Goldsmiths Jewellers &c. to the Queen, His Royal Highness Prince Albert and all the Royal Family, Panton Street, London’; Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Robert S. Robinson, Commr.); Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued; St Jean D’Acre 1840, gold, some light contact marks, otherwise good very fine or better (5) £6,000-£8,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000. K.C.B. (Civil) London Gazette 7 December 1868. Robert Spencer Robinson was born on 6 January 1809, the third son of Sir John Robinson, Bt., Archdeacon of Armagh, by Mary Anne, second daughter of James Spencer of Rathangan, Kildare, and grandson of William Friend (1715-1866), Dean of Canterbury. He entered the Royal Navy in December 1821 and first saw action as a Midshipman in the boats of H.M.S. Sybille against pirates in the Mediterranean in 1826. Having then passed his examination, he served on the South America station in the Dublin, followed by further appointments in the Mediterranean in the Asia and Tyne. Advanced to Commander in June 1838, he took command of the Hydra in March 1840, in which capacity he distinguished himself in the Syria operations of 1840, gaining advancement to post-rank and the Turkish Order of Nishan el Ifikhar; he was also the recipient of a presentation sabre from the Sultan of Turkey (see Naval Medals 1793-1856, by Captain K. J. Douglas-Morris, for further details of these awards). Over the next decade he remained on half-pay but in 1850 he took command of the Arrogant in the Channel Fleet and, in June 1854, he commissioned the Colossus, which formed part of the Fleet in the Baltic and Kronstadt in 1855. Having then served as Captain of the Steam Reserves in Plymouth and Portsmouth, he was advanced to Rear-Admiral in June 1860 and joined a commission to enquire into the management of Royal dockyards. And it was direct from this role, in February 1861, that he was appointed Controller of the Navy, an office which he occupied for the next 10 years. Much has been written about Robinson’s time in office, for it encompassed a vital chapter in the Navy’s transition from wood-built to iron-built ships, in addition to advances in science and design that heralded a swathe of new ordnance, armour and engines, and crucial improvements to dockyards and ship-building. Much of this vital modernisation faced both internal and external opposition, but Robinson remained firm in his convictions and pulled no punches, the defence analyst Edward Luttwak crediting him with a convincing display of ‘amoral navalism’, namely ‘professionals agitating for the enlargement of the force at their disposal without regard for either the constraints imposed by politics and foreign policy - or any other factors for that matter - or the actual menace posed by rival forces.’ Thanks to Robinson’s unorthodox approach, and his keen eye on developments taking place in France and elsewhere, the Royal Navy maintained its domination of the High Seas, and he maintained his assertive approach as a Lord of the Admiralty under Hugh Childers in 1868-71. A well-known Naval contributor to The Times, Robinson also published Results of Admiralty Organisation as Established by Sir James Graham and Mr. Childers (1871). Innovation rarely comes without mishaps, however, a case in point being the loss of the recently launched H.M.S. Captain in September 1870, in a Force 9 to 11 gale off Cape Finisterre. She capsized with a loss of 472 lives, among them the son of H. C. E. Childers, the First Lord of the Admiralty. Childers partly, and unfairly, attributed the Captain’s loss to Robinson, thereby bringing an end to the latter’s term in office at the Admiralty. In addition to his appointment as K.C.B., Robinson was advanced to Vice-Admiral in April 1866 and to Admiral in June 1871. Placed on the Retired List in the following year, he died at his residence in Eaton Place, London on 27 July 1889, and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery.

The Great War group of three awarded to Petty Officer G. Baxter, Royal Navy, attached Armoured Trains 1914 Star, with clasp (206500 G. Baxter, P.O. Armd. Trains.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (206500 G. Baxter. P.O. R.N.) the last with very faintly impressed naming, good very fine (3) £400-£500 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Spink, April 1999. M.I.D. London Gazette 17 April 1918. 77 1914 Stars issued for service with Armoured Trains. George Baxter was born in Bristol, Gloucestershire on 4 March 1883, and entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in September 1899. Having then witnessed extensive seagoing experience in the interim, he was discharged as a Petty Officer ‘time expired’ in March 1913. Recalled in September 1914, Baxter was quickly re-employed in land operations in armoured trains and posted to H.M.A.T. Churchill. Three heavy armoured trains were built in Antwerp in September-October 1914, mounted with British naval guns, and placed under the overall command of Commander A. S. Littlejohns, R.N., with Lieutenant-Commander P. H. Riddler, R.N., as his second-in-command. Known from 9 November as H.M. Armoured Trains Jellicoe (Commander Littlejohns) with three 4.7-inch guns, H.M.A.T. Déguise (Belgian Captain Servais) with three 4.7-inch guns, and H.M.A.T. Churchill (Lieutenant-Commander Riddler) with two 6-inch guns, these three armoured trains fought around Antwerp until 7 October, then retreated via Ghent, in support of General Rawlinson’s advance to Ypres. H.M.A.T. Churchill became operational at Oostende after the retreat from Antwerp and in December went into action in the area around Oostkerke against German batteries to the south of Dixmude. From the end of December 1914 to March 1915, the three trains were continuously in action, sometimes in support of an assault (Jellicoe at la Bassée on 10 January), but in particular in counter-battery or bombardment missions in action to neutralise trench lines. Hence Jellicoe in action at Beuvry 20-24 January, Churchill at Oosterkerke on 28-29 January, and against an observation post at Ennetieres on 11 February, Déguise at Beuvry firing on a rail junction on the 15th, among other targets, and Churchill against a battery at Fleur d’Ecosse on 3 March. The guns of the trains were extremely effective, notably against troop concentrations. On 18 February, H.M.A.T. Déguise fired seven shells at German troops to the South-West of La Bassée. These actions brought the trains within range of the German artillery. The Germans scored hits, but the armour protection and swift manoeuvring of the trains normally protected the crews, except on 25 January when Jellicoe was hit, wounding two men and killing the Belgian engine driver. Between 10 and 13 March, the three trains supported the action at Neuve Chapelle. On that occasion, Field Marshal Sir John French paid a surprise visit to H.M.A.T. Churchill, which was the command train for Commander Littlejohns. Towards the end of March 1915, the three trains were withdrawn from service. Baxter’s subsequent appointments included the minesweeping sloop Alyssum from December 1915 to February 1916, the Queenstown depot Colleen and the Grimsby base Pekin, and he was demobilised in March 1919.

The exceptional Great War Tigris Flotilla operations Posthumous V.C. awarded to Lieutenant-Commander C. H. Cowley, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, the “Pirate of Basra”: having served on steamships up and down the Tigris and Euphrates rivers pre-hostilities, he mastered Arabic and made many local friends, and was ideally suited to serve as a river-pilot, interpreter and intelligence agent for the British - small wonder then that his Turkish captors murdered him after he was taken prisoner in a suicidal attempt to reinforce the Kut garrison in the Julnar in April 1916 Victoria Cross, the reverse of the suspension bar engraved (Lt. Comdr. C. H. Cowley, R.N.V.R.), the reverse centre of the cross dated ‘24 April 1915’, in its Hancocks & Co case of issue; together with his original Buckingham Palace memorial scroll in the name of ‘Lt. Commander Charles Henry Cowley, V.C., R.N.V.R.’, extremely fine £180,000-£220,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Private sale by Cowley’s descendants to Spink & Son and thence to the R. C. Witte Collection. V.C. London Gazette 2 February 1917 - joint citation with Lieutenant H. O. B. Firman, R.N.: ‘At 8 p.m. on 24 April 1916, with a crew from the Royal Navy under Lieutenant Firman, R.N., assisted by Lieutenant-Commander Cowley, R.N.V.R., the Julnar, carrying 270 tons of supplies left Falahiyah in an attempt to reach Kut. Her departure was covered by all artillery and machine-gun fire that could be brought to bear, in the hope of distracting the enemy’s attention. She was, however, discovered and shelled on her passage up the river. At 1 a.m. on the 25th, General Townshend reported she had not arrived, and that at midnight a burst of heavy firing had been heard at Magasis, some eight and a half miles from Kut by river, which had suddenly ceased. There could be but little doubt that the enterprise had failed, and the next day the Air Service reported the Julnar in the hands of the Turks at Magasis. The leaders of this brave attempt, Lieutenant H. O. B. Firman, R.N., and his assistant - Lieutenant-Commander C. H. Cowley, R.N.V.R. - the latter of whom throughout the campaign in Mesopotamia performed magnificent service in command of the Mejidieh - have been reported by the Turks to have been killed; the remainder of the gallant crew, including five wounded, are prisoners of war. Knowing well the chances against them, all the gallant officers and men who manned the Julnar for the occasion were volunteers. I trust that the services in this connection of Lieutenant H. O. B. Firman, R.N., and Lieutenant-Commander C. H. Cowley, R.N.V.R., his assistant, both of whom were unfortunately killed, may be recognised by the posthumous grant of some suitable honour.’ Charles Henry Cowley was born in Baghdad in February 1872, the eldest son of Henry Victor Cowley, an Irishman who was Senior Captain of the Euphrates and Tigris Steamship Company. His mother was half Armenian, being the daughter of Captain A. C. Holland, a former officer of the Indian Navy who later became a Tigris river boat captain, and Sushan Minas, a refugee from Persia who had fled to Baghdad in the 1830s, following the massacre of her parents. However, under English Law at the time of his birth, Cowley was a British subject - a significant distinction in light of future events. Educated in Liverpool, Cowley joined the training ship Worcester as a Cadet in January 1885 and, in July 1888, he was apprenticed to McDiarmid & Co., with whom he gained his first seagoing experience under sail. Four years later, on the sudden death of his father, he joined his mother at her adopted home in Baghdad, where he followed his grandfather and father into Lynch Bros employ on the waterways of Mesopotamia. A professional to his finger tips, he quickly soaked up the local language and customs, so much so that a fellow employee observed that by the outbreak of hostilities, no man carried greater influence over the Arabs than Cowley. By August 1914, he was the company’s senior captain and in command of the Mejidieh, in which steamer he was ordered from Basra to Baghdad to evacuate all British nationals who wished to leave. His command having then been formally requisitioned by the Royal Navy, he went on to play a critical role in carrying troops back and forth on the Euphrates and Tigris, fine work that also came to the attention of the Turks, who sentenced him to death in absentia at a military court hearing held in Baghdad - and even sent him a message declaring him to be a ‘pirate’. Such accusations appealed to Cowley’s sense of humour and, far from being perturbed, he took to flying the ‘skull and cross-bones’ flag whenever he returned to Basra. Among the more notable operations carried out by the Mejidieh in this period was her part in shelling enemy troops during the capture of Kurnah, when she had embarked two 18-pounder guns and some gunners from the R.G.A. Cowley’s ‘meritorious conduct’ was duly noted by their Lordships and he received a special letter of thanks from the Admiralty. While during the rapid advances made in the spring and summer of 1915, Cowley’s command was a leading participant of “Towshend’s Regatta”, often acting as a floating H.Q. for the General and his staff. Later still, after the tide turned at Ctesiphon, the Mejidieh was the means by which hundreds of wounded men escaped Basra. In August 1915, in an effort to protect Cowley in the event of capture, he was appointed to the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Commander in the “Wavy Navy”, and duly borne on the books of H.M.S. Espiegle for service with river steamers in Mesopotamia. But by this stage his reputation for being an infuriating thorn in the side of Turkish interests was sufficient to prompt an attempt to have him murdered, an assassin with a dagger boarding the Mejidieh one night in November 1915, only to seriously wound Captain Wingate, who was occupying the bed normally used by Cowley. Here, then, admirable evidence to contend that his subsequent decision to join the ill-fated Julnar enterprise was doubly courageous. Of his subsequent V.C.-winning exploits, Stephen Smelling’s history of Great War Naval V.Cs states: ‘Cowley received orders to take Julnar to Amarah on 14 April. The following day a call for volunteers to crew her resulted in every man of the Tigris Flotilla stepping forward. Twelve unmarried men were selected: Leading Seaman William Rowbotham, Engine Room Artificer Alexander Murphy, Leading Stoker Herbert Cooke, Able Seaman Montague Williams, Stoker Charles Thirkill, Stoker Samuel Fox, Able Seaman Herbert Blanchard, Able Seaman John Featherbee, Able Seaman Harold Ledger, Stoker George Foreshaw, Able Seaman Alfred Veale, and Able Seaman William Bond. And on 19 April Wemyss reported Julnar commissioned ‘for special duty’. Like Reed’s rank, the steamer’s new status was to be a brief one, lasting only as long as the mission. Six days were spent in Amarah fitting out. Reed wrote: ‘All cabin woodwork was removed from the inside, and the mast and top-deck stanchions were cut away. The ship was plated with armour 3/8-inch thick round the bridge and over the boiler and engine rooms, bags of atta [flour] being placed between the armour and the ship’s sides to give additional protection against bullets and shell splinters.’ The steamer was then carefully loaded with around 270 tons of food and medical provisions until, in Able Seaman Bond’s description, she resembled a floating &...

The impressive and important gold presentation cigar case given by General Baldomero Espartero, Duke of Victoria and Regent of Spain, to Lieutenant Frederick Lowe, R.N., on the occasion of the General’s flight from Spain to England in 1843 Presentation Gold Cigar Case, an impressive two-colour solid gold cigar case, applied on both sides with a finely cast and chased high relief knight in armour, the base with engraved presentation inscription ‘Given by Genl. Espartero, Duke of Victoria, to Lieut. Fredk. Lowe, R.N. 24th Septr. 1843’, indistinct Spanish hallmarks, 125mm x 60mm, the case tested as 14 carat gold, the appliqué mounts tested as 18 carat gold, total weight 260.47 gms, with old manuscript note ‘Given by Genl. Espartero, Duke of Victoria, to Lt. Fredk. Lowe, Commr. of H.M.S.V. Prometheus, Septr. 24th 1843, as a memento of his Excellcy’s arrival in England in that vefsel Augst. 23, 1843’, in original presentation case, an impressive object of outstanding quality and in excellent condition £4,000-£5,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, April 2004. Frederick Lowe was born on 30 October 1811, entered the Royal Naval College in March 1825, and first went to sea in December 1826. He saw service on the North American, Mediterranean, and South American stations and, in August 1834, accompanied an expedition sent from Lima to Para under the orders of Lieutenant Smyth for the purpose of exploring the Pachitca, Maranon, and Ucayali rivers. He received his commission as Lieutenant on 17 November 1837, and assumed command of the steam vessel Prometheus on 23 February 1843. In that ship he effected the escape of General Espartero from Spain by conveying him from Cadiz to England, where they arrived on 23 August 1843, much to the evident relief of the general. Baldomero Espartero, Duke of Victoria , Duke of Morella, Prince of Vergara, Count of Luchana, Spanish general and statesman (1793-1879). Espartero fought against the French in the Peninsula War, and later against the revolutionaries in South America. After the death of Ferdinand VII in 1833, he supported Isabella II against the Carlists and won important victories in the Carlist War of 1834-39. His agreement with the Carlist general Rafael Maroto at Vergara in 1839 practically ended the war, and in the following year he was rewarded with the title Duque de la Victoria [Duke of Victory]. As a member of the Progressive party in the Cortes from 1837, Espartero played an important political role. His opposition to the Queen Regent, Maria Christina, helped force her to leave the country in 1840. The following year Espartero was made Regent by the Cortes and became virtual dictator of Spain. His ruthless suppression of opposition, notably at Barcelona, soon made him highly unpopular. In 1843 a general uprising took place and the rebels, declaring Queen Isabella to be of age, marched on Madrid, led by General Narvaez. Espartero, driven from office, embarked in the Royal Navy steam vessel Prometheus at Cadiz on 30 July 1843, and fled to England, where he remained until 1847. He was then restored to his honours and lived in retirement in Logrono until 1854, when he was placed by Isabella at the head of the Progressive party, but resigned in July 1856. After the expulsion of Isabella in 1868, he supported the provisional government, and in 1870 several members of the Cortes offered him the crown of Spain, but he declined it on the grounds of his great age and want of heirs.

Full size, wearable, metal armour breast and back plates with leather adjusting straps

Ball (Richard Francis) & Gilbey (Tresham), The Essex Fox Hounds, with notes upon hunting in Essex, first edition, London: Printed for the Authors, 1896, monochrome frontispiece and plates, original red cloth boards, pictorial gilt, rebacked, 8vo; Daniel (Rev. William B.), Rural Sports, volume I (complete in its own right), first edition, [London]: Published by Bunny & Gold, n..d. [1801], engraved title-page, plates, 20th c calf over boards, morocco lettering pieces, 4to; Robertson (H.R.), Life on the Upper Thames, London: Virtue, Spalding, and Co., 1875, half-title, wood-engraved plates, in-text vignettes, some foxed spots, finely bound by Ramage, signed, in contemporary blue morocco over bevelled boards, gilt tooled, blocked and ruled with fish and fishing hooks in oval reserves, fleurons and fillets, rubbed in places, the corners gently bumped, starting to split, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, 4to; De Broke (Lord Willoughby, editor) & Armour (G.D., illustrator), The Sport of Our Ancestors [...], first edition, London: Constable and Co. Ltd., 1921, tipped-in plates, contemporary Hatchards green half-morocco, pictorial gilt, signed, tired, top edge gilt, 8vo; [Apperley (Charles James)], The Life of John Mytton, Esq [...], London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1893, illustrated with 16 colour plates after Alken & Rawlins, 20th c red half-morocco over marbled boards, 8vo; Tristram (W. Outram), Coaching Days and Coaching Ways, London: Macmillan and Co., 1893, illustrated plates by Hugh Thomson, contemporary fine binding of red half-morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, signed, top edge gilt, 8vo, (6)

Attributed to Willem Drost (Dutch, 1633-1659) Portrait of a gentleman in armouroil on canvas52 x 41cm Oil on canvas relined many years ago, canvas remains tight, paint dirty and dark with a fine but stable craquelure running through the darker tones and a hint of bitumous bubbling lower down, a small L shaped puncture mark near 9 o'clock, other light surface scuffs, housed in a later moulded wood frame, no labels verso.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

A Boxed Collection Armour Harrier 1/48 Scale.

A Boxed Collection Armour F105 Starfighter 1/48 Scale No Reserve.

A Boxed Franklin Mint Collection Armour F4 Phantom II 35th Anniversary Addition. No Reserve.

A Boxed Collection Armour F16 Falcon and a Spitfire Both 1/48 Scale. No Resrve.

A Boxed Collection Armour F15 Eagle 1/48 Scale. No Resrve.