An Indian Mutiny C.B. pair awarded to Brigadier-General Edward Brice, a veteran of the Coorg Expedition of 1834, who commanded ‘F’ Troop, Madras Artillery, throughout the campaign in Central India in 1858-59 The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1859, makers mark ‘WN’, complete with correct gold swivel bar suspension and ribbon buckle; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Bt. Major E. Brice, F. Tp. Madras Art.) good very fine (2) £3,000-£3,600 --- C.B. (Military) London Gazette 1 March 1861. Edward Brice was appointed Second Lieutenant, Madras Artillery, on 16 June 1826; First Lieutenant, Madras Artillery, 25 February 1828; Captain, by Brevet, 16 June 1841; Captain, Madras Artillery, 3 July 1845; Major, by Brevet, 20 June 1854; Lieutenant-Colonel, by Brevet, 20 July 1858; Lieutenant-Colonel, Madras Artillery, 5 November 1858; Colonel, Royal (Madras) Artillery, 25 September 1861; Inspector of Artillery with rank of Brigadier-General, from 1 November 1862. Served in the expedition to Coorg in 1834 - was present at affair at crossing of the river, and Ramasamy, Kanaway, Beebaby, and Hunninghy; served also with the Saugor Field division under Major General Whitlock in 1858, was present at the affair at Kubrai 17th April 1858, and at the battle of Banda 19th April 1858. Brice commanded ‘F’ Troop, Madras Artillery, throughout the campaign in Central India. The following extract is taken from the Memoirs of David Dinwiddie, who was Major Brice’s troop sergeant major: ‘To show you that all native troops during this time were not in open mutiny, I may mention that this very ‘F’ Troop when under the Command of Major Brice, in Secunderabad, was the means, under his well ordered plans, of keeping the large city of Hyderabad in awe and order, and under Providence, saved also the southern part of India from the fate of Bengal. For this important service, I believe, Major Brice received his military honours, and now, 1864, holds a good situation as Inspector of Artillery. Just think of the respect the native Mussel-men of this Troop must have held their Commanding Officer in, when they fired at and killed a number of their own caste and countrymen at a moment when the whole city of fanatics were ready to break out at the slightest success of their leaders, and murder every man, woman, and child of European descent belonging to the garrison of Secunderabad, which is situated a few miles from the Residence of their King or Rajah, the Nizam. If the Sepoys in Hyderabad city had not been held in check by this native troop at this critical moment, the entire people of the country from Cape Comorin to the river Nurbuddah, might have committed themselves, under the example of the Madras Native Army, which had been hourly expected to break out in open rebellion as had been the case in Bengal, in May and June the preceding year, viz., 1857.’ Troop Sergeant-Major Dinwiddie makes many mentions of Brice in his memoirs and also describes a close escape from an exploding gun-limber in May 1858: ‘Previous to finally quitting my troop; it was ordered out one morning, with a few of the 12th Lancers to reconnoitre the surrounding country, and to let the villagers know that they would be protected from the rebels, provided they would stay at home and cultivate the soil as heretofore. This being done, after a few hours fast riding, with the guns and Cavalry across country, we were on our way home, when an accident occurred, which proved more dangerous than the field of battle, viz., the blowing up of a gun-limber full of shot, shell and powder. On the leading gun-limber two unfortunate natives sat, whom we had taken with us from Bandah as guides to show the way from village to village. The ground was rough over which we passed at a quick pace, this shook the limber boxes in which was packed the ammunition, which ignited through friction, a rather uncommon occurrence, but it should be remembered the weather was very hot. The ammunition had been carefully packed a few days previously. First a single loud report was heard, when we looked over our shoulders to see what was the cause; quick as thought three shells burst in succession. The next moment, the guides before mentioned were blown up in the air, torn into pieces, their clothing on fire, portions of their bodies, being afterwards found half-roasted; the guns and cavalry, which were all in the rear had timely seen the danger, and halted. The six horses, yoked to the doomed limber, two of them within a yard of it, on the first report rushed to the front in terror, the drivers having no control over them, and they were only brought to a stand, when the pole horses sank exhausted, having been burnt by the explosion and wounded by the splinters of the carriage and limber, which were blown to a thousand pieces. Major Brice who commanded the party, and who was selected for this duty, on account of his knowledge of the language, Lieutenant Sewel, one of the subalterns of the Native troops, the Quarter Master Sergeant and myself were riding close in front of the leading horses. On the report of the explosion, our horses also stretched out at a full gallop in terror, but were closely followed by the exploding limber. We expected to have our bodies riddled by balls or splinters of wood and iron. In this case the strongest resistance to the force of the powder was from below, viz., from the strong frame of the carriage and axle tree-bed on which the two ammunition boxes were fixed, the consequence was, all the missiles of danger flew, sloping upwards over our heads, so we in front escaped uninjured: but the leading driver at the moment he was looking over his shoulder was struck on the mouth by a stray foot of one of the unfortunate guides, his lips were swollen for a few days; the centre driver, next in the rear, died of wounds received in his skull and neck; the pole driver, recovered of his wounds, which were (wonderful to say) very slight, he being next to the guides at a distance of two yards. One pole horse was shot to put him out of misery, the other five were soon fit for duty, a new limber was supplied from the large Park of Artillery, packed as its predecessor with ammunition, and the gun was again ready for action in a few hours after the accident. I shall always remember the blowing up of the limber, and thank God I escape. The families of the guides were paid a certain sum of money as compensation, and the widow of the unfortunate driver pensioned for life. Major Brice had, previous to the accident of the limber, been suffering from his chest and the extreme heat; he was now unable to do effective duty, so his Medical man recommended a change of climate. Doctor Ford doing duty with the force, was also seriously ill at the same time, thus they both left the Army a few days after the limber affair on sick leave to Madras, to enjoy the cool and bracing breeze of the Neilgherry [Nilgiri] Hills; I was likewise ordered to accompany the two sick officers, and have an eye to their wants as far as Madras, and then join my new appointment at Palavaram. Accordingly I bid farewell to camp life for a time, and made the best of my way down the valley of the Ganges to Calcutta.’ Sold with copied research including the above-mentioned ‘memoirs’.
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Endymion Wh President (John Barnett.) light contact marks to obverse, otherwise very fine and better £5,000-£7,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Carlton S. Gifford Collection, Glendining’s, May 1985; E. G. Hawkes Collection, Floyd, Johnson, Payne, 2004. John Barnett is confirmed on the roll as a Supernumerary Private Royal Marines aboard H.M.S. Endymion. 58 clasps issued for this action by Endymion with the American frigate President on 15 January 1815, off Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Two other men of this name are shown on the rolls: one as an Ordinary Seaman aboard Renomée at Egypt (Sotheby, February 1921); the other as an Ordinary Seaman aboard Piedmontaise at the capture of Banda Neira (unrecorded). The Endymion frigate - rated at 40 guns but carrying 48, Captain H. Hope, at the beginning of the year 1815 - formed part of a squadron which was watching the port of New York, where an American squadron was lying ready for sea. On 14 January, the American 50-gun frigate President, Commodore Decatur, taking advantage of a storm which blew the blockading ships off the coast, came out and set sail for the West Indies. The next morning she was observed by the British, who gave chase and the Endymion being the fastest sailing ship of the squadron, after a pursuit of 12 hours brought the President to action. An engagement lasting two and a half hours followed when the Endymion, much damaged in her sails and rigging, dropped astern to repair damages, and the American, with her hull pierced and shattered, continued her flight. Just as the Endymion, who had bent new sails and repaired her rigging, had come up again, and was about to renew the action, the Pomona frigate, Captain Lumley, arrived within gunshot, and firing a broadside or two at the President she at once surrendered. Her masts and rigging were much injured, several of her guns disabled, and she had six feet of water in her hold when Captain Hope took possession of her. Nearly 100 of her crew were killed and wounded; the loss of the Endymion was 11 killed and 14 wounded.
A well-documented Second War C.I.E. group of ten awarded to Major-General R. G. Ekin, 58th Frontier Force Rifles, later 5th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Indian Army, who served in Egypt and Palestine during the Great War, where he distinguished himself in the capture of the Turkish stronghold of Tabsor, capturing with just 20 men a target that had been assigned to a Battalion. After seeing much action in Waziristan during the inter-War period, Ekin commanded the 46th Infantry Brigade in Burma during the Second World War, where he swam the 600 yards across the Sittang River to report to Divisional HQ after the bridge had been destroyed in the retreat from Burma. His services for the War effort being ‘of the highest order’, he subsequently served as General Officer Commanding, Bihar and Orissa, prior to Indian Independence, and during the course of his career was five times Mentioned in Despatches The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel, with short section of neck riband for display purposes; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. R. G. Ekin.); India General Service 1908-35, 3 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1921-24, North West Frontier 1930-31 (Capt. R. G. Ekin. 58 Rfls.); India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1937-39 (Lt-Col. R. G. Ekin, 5-13 F.F. Rif.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf; India Service Medal; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, good very fine and better (10) £2,400-£2,800 --- C.I.E. London Gazette 13 June 1946. The official citation states: ‘Major-General Roger Gillies Ekin, Indian Army Commander, Nowshera Brigade. Lately as a Brigadier he commanded a Brigade in Burma in 1942 with conspicuous success until owing to lack of numbers his Brigade was merged with another formation. He has since commanded Nowshera Brigade and by his outstanding ability, keenness and personality managed to build up and train raw units into a first class fighting machine in the shortest possible time. Apart from his essential military duties Brigadier Ekin by his example and devotion to duty created a co-operative and happy atmosphere throughout the station. His services to the War effort was of the highest order.’ M.I.D. London Gazettes 22 January 1919; 5 June 1919 (both Egypt); 12 June 1923 (Waziristan 1921); 20 June 1941 (Waziristan); and 28 October 1942 (Burma). Roger Gilles Ekin was born on 18 November 1895, the son of Colonel T. C. Ekin, and was educated at Westminster School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant on the Unattached List for the Indian Army on 1 October 1914, a significant achievement as in those days the Indian Army only accepted those who had passed out in the first 35 in the final Order of Merit; a certain Bernard Montgomery had passed out 36th and had been rejected. Posted to the 55th Rifles, Frontier Rifles, on 16 December 1914, he served during the Great War in Egypt from 1916, escorting a contingent of reinforcement for the Indian Corps on the Western Front, before transferring to the 58th Frontier Force Rifles, and was promoted Lieutenant on 1 October 1916. The following year, Ekin served during General Allenby’s campaign in Palestine, being present at the battles of Gaza, Megiddo, and Jerusalem. During the advance on Jerusalem in November 1917, the 58th Rifles were assigned to picquet the pass north-east of Latrun. The History of Palestine states that throughout history 26 attempts had been made to attack Jerusalem from the west, and all had failed; the 58th were therefore the first ever to penetrate and hold the pass, which allowed for General Allenby’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Subsequently receiving orders to join the 232nd Brigade at Jimsu, Ekin is mentioned in the History of the 5th Battalion, 13 Frontier Force Rifles for his services on 11 December 1917: ‘“A” Company, under Lieutenant R. G. Ekin, assisted the 2/3rd Gurkhas in the capture of Budras village, putting an enemy machine gun out of acting and making prisoners of a Turkish officer and ten men.’ Promoted Captain, Ekin’s final action of the Great War came at the capture of the strongly held village of Tabsor on 19 September 1918, a Turkish strong-point, heavily protected by barbed wire and cactus hedges: ‘The Regiment advanced in two waves at 150 yards interval, “A” Company (under Captain Ekin) on the left of the first wave. Covered by an intense bombardment from our guns the line advanced, and came three minutes later under the enemy counter-barrage. The Turkish front line of defence was taken, and at soon after Tabsor village was encircled, its defenders flying in a westerly direction.’ (ibid). A Record of the 58th Rifles, F.F., in the Great War 1914-19 adds the following detail: ‘During the advance on Tabsor, the Battalion was on a much broader front than was intended [Ekin himself says ‘The Battalion “side-stepped” several hundred yards to fill a gap vacated by a Battalion which had retired], and consequently Tabsor village itself, the assault on which the entire Battalion had been specially detailed, was actually encircled and taken by a mere handful of about twenty men under Captain Ekin and Jemadar Thakur Sing.’ For his services during the Great War in Egypt and Palestine, Ekin was twice Mentioned in Despatches, the latter Mention almost certainly for his gallantry at Tabsor, and was awarded the British War and Victory Medals. Appointed Adjutant of the 58th Frontier Force Rifles in February 1919, Ekin saw further service during the Waziristan campaigns on the North West Frontier of India, taking part in the operations against the Wana Wazirs in 1920 in the column under Sir Walter Leslie, and served at Wana, Rogha Kot, and Dargai Oba in 1921, the fighting described as ‘the most desperate and costly in the whole history of the Frontier.’ For his services Ekin was again Mentioned in Despatches and was awarded the India General Service Medal with two clasps. On 1 December 1922, the 58th Frontier Force Rifles was re-badged as the 5th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles. Appointed Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General in August 1924, in the inter-War years Ekin held various staff and regimental appointments, and saw further service during the campaign on the North West Frontier of 1930 when Peshawar was isolated, receiving a further clasp to his India General Service Medal. Advanced Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in 1936, Ekin was appointed Commandant of the Battalion in May 1937, then stationed at Thal, on the North-West Frontier, and commanded the Kohat Brigade in operations against Mehr Dil during the unrest fermented by the Faqir of Ipi in Waziristan in 1938, and the subsequent uprising in the Bannu and Kohat districts, where the Battalion was tasked with protecting a 30-mile stretch between Banda Daud Shah and Bannu (Medal and clasp). Promoted Colonel in 1939, following the outbreak of the Second World War Ekin was appointed Commandant of the Tactical School, India, and then in 1941 was given command of the 46th Infantry Brigade, part of the 17th Indian Division; intended for service in Iraq, the division was instead sent to Burma at the end of 1941. In February 1942, having evacuated Moulmein in paddle steamers across the Salween estuary under Japanese shell-fire, and having fought a delaying action on the Bilin River, Major-General Smyth, V.C., the commander of the 17th Indian Division, decided to withdraw across the Sittang river, a more defensible obstacle. Ekin’s Times obituary takes up the story: ‘The ...
Ten issues, all published: Vol.1 Nos.1-5; Vol.2 Nos.1-4; Vol.3 Nos.1-2. San Francisco, 1983-1985. Edited by William S. Davenport et al. Staple bound, 27.5 x 21.5 cm, 40 to 65 pp. each. The final issue comprises a plastic bag containing a folder, tabloid issue, two booklets and an audio cassette. Unsound was a cult fanzine based in San Francisco which ran from 1983 to 1985. It covered a mixture of music and art, with a focus on the experimental genres emerging at this time, such as industrial and new wave, and genres like punk and noise. Contributions by Psychic TV, Culturcide, Thurston Moore, Remko Scha, The L.A. Experiment, Electronic Underground, Birthday Party, P. Meyer, Whitehouse, Kommunity FK, Xerox Sutra Editions, Z'ev, P.I.L., Debt of Nature, P. Ratt, S.C. Hunt, R. Farrel, P. Edlund, W. Torphy, D. Banda, D. Cremieux, G. Helfand et al. Cover art by D. Cremieux, H. Dekomposition, Mark Klee, Mary O'Neil, Paul H.O., T.M. Caldwell and others. The last issue carries a label sticker 'The Final Unsound', numbered 15 from a limited edition of 1000 copies. Small imperfection to front cover of No.1, otherwise all numbers in excellent condition. Rare complete collection. (total 10)
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Emily Eden, Portraits of the Princes and People of India, with 28 hand-coloured lithographed plates J. Dickinson & Son, 184428 hand-coloured lithographs mounted on 24 sheets of card (four cards with two lithographs each), by Lowes Dickinson after Eden, printed captions to each plate mounted on the reverse of the card, hand-coloured lithographed title page (illustrating the son of the Nawab of Banda), loose, unbound in an original morocco-backed portfolio, upper cover blocked in gilt Hon. E. Eden's/India, with a vignette illustration of a snake coiled around an egg card 560 x 445 mm.; portfolio 565 x 470 mm.Footnotes:A RARE HAND-COLOURED complete set of the well-known illustrations, the most famous being those of the Sikh rulers of the Punjab, but also those which normally have less attention drawn to them: servants of the King of Oudh, fakirs and Tibetans. Best known are the intimate portrait of Ranjit Singh, seated in a European chair with one foot tucked underneath him; the powerful, solid figure of Maharaja Sher Singh; and the swaggering, rather dandyish portrayal of Hira Singh - all of which capture something of each man's character, as reported by Eden and others.Emily Eden (1797-1869) accompanied her brother, Lord Auckland, to India in 1836 when he was Governor-General. They stayed in Calcutta at first, but then between October 1837 and February 1840 toured through Oudh and the hill regions. They visited (along with their sister, Fanny) the court of Ranjit Singh in 1838 at what was perhaps its high point, though it was soon to fall into internecine and murderous faction fighting. Eden recorded her impression both in writing, in an extensive collection of letters, and in sketches, which on her return to England in 1842 she worked up and then had printed privately as a set of 24 lithographs. The Portraits was published in 1844 in four parts in wrappers. Most were in monochrome except for a few beautifully hand-coloured copies, of which the present lot is one. Her written accounts were also published as Up the Country: Letters written to her sister from the Upper Provinces of India by the Hon. Emily Eden, 1866.The list of plates is as follows (using contemporary spelling in some cases):The son of the Nawab of Banda (frontispiece).Dost Muhammad Khan, ruler of Afghanistan, and family.Maharajah Sher Singh, 'the present sovereign of the Sikhs'.Hindoo Fakeer.Two Jemadars, Calcutta (two plates on one card).Akalees, 'being very wild in appearance, and turbulent characters'.The Rajah of Patiala.Rajah Heera Singh.Rajah Hindoo Rao.A Patiala horseman.A young hill Rajah, from the area around Simla.Falconers, servants of the King of Oudh.Servants of Raja Khurruk Singh.The late Maharajah Ranjit Singh, 'in his usual attitude and dress'.The horse and groom, and the jewels of Ranjit Singh, including the Koh-i-Noor (two plates on one card).Hunting leopards of the King of Oudh with attendants.Arab servants of Sir Alexander Burnes.A fakeer at an encampment.A Hindoo student at Calcutta and a girl, the daughter of a servant (two plates on one card).Purtab Singh, a Sikh prince, murdered at Lahore.A Shootr-Suwar, a camel despatch rider.The Rajah of Nahun and sons; Anund Musseeh, a convert to Christianity (two plates on one card).Tibetan tartars, traders, sketched at Simla.A Zemindar and a Pathan.Lord Auckland receiving the Rajah of Nahun in Durbar.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
cassa savonette in oro giallo diametro 51 mm, punzone 18k, quadrante a banda a due colori in oro giallo, numeri arabi per le ore, firmato Patek Philippe Geneve, lancette Breguet, piccoli secondi al sei, parapolvere firmato e numerato 201644, movimento dorato firmato. Orologio dotato di scatola originale, certificato di garanzia. Peso 113,5 gPATEK PHILIPPE, 18K OPEN FACE POCKET WATCH WITH ORIGINAL BOX AND CERTIFICATE, SWITZERLAND 1925
1859-1905 Covers and cards with despatch or delivery handstamps including 1873 cover from Poona with boxed "1 DESPATCH", 1866-70 covers from Madras with oval framed "M.D" (3, Morning Despatch), and delivery or Peon handstamps (42) with circular "MIRZAPORE / PEON / No. 6", "MIRZAPUR / PEON / No. 6" or "BANDA / PEON / No.3", boxed "PEON / No. 5" or similar (5), "A.M", "P.M", "1st. D", "2d D", "3d D", individual numbers, etc., some faults but an interesting collection. (46).
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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Banda Neira, Java (George Manning.) good very fine £3,000-£4,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Approximately 68 clasps issued for Banda Neira and about 25 medals with both clasps. George Manning is confirmed as a Landsman aboard Caroline at both actions. Captain Christopher Cole, commanding the Caroline and the senior officer present, was awarded a gold medal for the successful operations which resulted in the capture of the island of Banda Neira from the Dutch and the surrender of 1500 troops. George Manning was born in Bristol and was aged 22 when he joined from the frigate Doris at Madras on 20 April 1810. He had ‘volunteered’ for Doris on 24 June 1807, aged 19, from the True Briton, Indiaman. No doubt True Briton had been intercepted by Doris and some of her crew pressed, who, making the most of a bad job, would ‘volunteer’ to get the bounty. As a landsman he would have been of little skill as a sailor and he was discharged to the receiving ship Royal William in Portsmouth harbour on 19 January 1812, when all trace of him is lost.
° ° Emily Eden (1797-1869) - PORTRAITS OF THE PRINCES & PEOPLE OF INDIA. AN EXTREMELY RARE COPY OF THE BEST ISSUE. Hand coloured lithographed title mounted on card, list of plates and 27 hand coloured lithographed plates, heightened with bodycolour and gum-Arabic, by Lowes-Dickinson after Eden, printed by Charles Hullmandel and mounted on 24 card mounts with ink borders ruled by hand and 24 leaves of commentary text, published by J. Dickinson & Son, London,1844, with letterpress titles and captions on paper mounted on each verso, each interleaved with blank guard sheets.Unbound, as issued, in original purple morocco-back and cloth portfolio, upper cover blocked in gilt ‘Hon.E.Eden’s India Part.1’ around an integral vignette illustration of a snake coiled around an egg. 55.5 x 44.5cm. Not in Abbey.Estimate £25,000-35,000A scarce coloured edition of Emily Eden's major work, one of just a handful of copies published in this particular format. Emily Eden, the seventh daughter of William Eden, first baron Auckland, accompanied her brother, George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland (1784-1849), during his tenure as Governor-General of India from 1835 to 1842. A gifted amateur artist and writer, Eden documented her experiences in India through letters and an extensive collection of sketches. Upon her return to England in 1842, Eden privately arranged for the printing of her images as a portfolio of 24 lithographs, known as "Portraits," which was published in 1844 in four parts. While the majority of copies were issued without colouration, a select few, including the present edition, were beautifully hand-coloured. In addition to the "Portraits," Eden's journal, "Up the Country: Letters Written to her Sister from the Upper Provinces of India," was published in 1866.The "Portraits" by Eden feature detailed depictions and accompanying textual descriptions of various Indian rulers and their families, whom Lord Auckland encountered during his term in office. Initially residing in Calcutta, Lord Auckland and his entourage travelled through the Upper Provinces from October 1837 to February 1840, engaging with princely subjects. Notable individuals met and portrayed by Eden during this tour included the Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh empire and ruler of the Punjab until his death in 1839, his second son, the Maharaja Sher Singh, ruler of the Punjab 1841-1843, the Raja of Nahun, the Raja of Patiala, and Raja Hira Singh, son of the Prime Minister of the Punjab. The richness and splendour of the Indian Princes are deftly captured in this fine work.Depictions also include servants attached to Government House, and their families, part of a 12,000-strong retinue accompanying Lord Auckland and party up the country. There are additional depictions of figures that Emily Eden observed along the way - Pathans, Tibetans and others.Portraits of the Princes and Peoples of India - Front and rear boards faded, especially to 10cm. strip to right side of front board.List of Plates with some loss and tears to right side.Title borders browned, coloured image good.The plates - with very few exceptions the images are remarkably bright and unaffected by spotting, as are the captions mounted verso.Plate borders are spotted, as are the areas surrounding the captions.Worming noted to top right margin of plate 14 Commentary leaves generally good - a few with close tears to margins. Page 19 repaired lower right.PROVENANCE: Purchased from Sotheby’s Grosvenor Galleries, 1985, thence private collection Sussex. The list of plates is as follows (using contemporary spelling in some cases): The son of the Nawab of Banda (frontispiece). Dost Muhammad Khan, ruler of Afghanistan, and family. Maharajah Sher Singh, 'the present sovereign of the Sikhs'. Hindoo Fakeer. Two Jemadars, Calcutta (two plates on one card). Akalees, 'being very wild in appearance, and turbulent characters'. The Rajah of Patiala. Rajah Heera Singh. Rajah Hindoo Rao. A Patiala horseman. A young hill Rajah, from the area around Simla. Falconers, servants of the King of Oudh. Servants of Raja Khurruk Singh. The late Maharajah Ranjit Singh, 'in his usual attitude and dress'. The horse and groom, and the jewels of Ranjit Singh, including the Koh-i-Noor (two plates on one card). Hunting leopards of the King of Oudh with attendants. Arab servants of Sir Alexander Burnes. A fakeer at an encampment. A Hindoo student at Calcutta and a girl, the daughter of a servant (two plates on one card). Purtab Singh, a Sikh prince, murdered at Lahore. A Shootr-Suwar, a camel despatch rider. The Rajah of Nahun and sons; Anund Musseeh, a convert to Christianity (two plates on one card). Tibetan tartars, traders, sketched at Simla. A Zemindar and a Pathan. Lord Auckland receiving the Rajah of Nahun in Durbar.***CONDITION REPORT***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. 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East Indies & Asia. Covens (J. & Mortier C.), L'Asie divisée en ses Principales Regions..., Amsterdam, circa 1740, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, decorative cartouche and mileage scales, title repeated in Latin in the upper margin, slight staining, 495 x 590 mm, together with Valentyn (Francois). Kaart van de Zuyd-Ooster Eylanden van Banda. J. Van Braam en G.O. Linden exc. cum Privil. [1724 - 26], uncoloured engraved map, originally published in 'Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien', old folds, 450 x 555 mm, with Waldseemueller (Martin & Fries Laurent). Tabula II Asiae hae sunt Cognitis Totius orbis (title on verso), circa 1522, uncoloured woodblock map, toned overall, slight worming but confined to the margins, 300 x 375 mm, several woodcut devices and Latin text to verso, with another 45 maps similar, including examples by or after Merian, Bellin, Moll, Hall, Mallet, Prevost, De Vaugondy, Bonne, Rapin/Tallis, Johnson, Van der Aa, Mitchell, Cowperthwait, J & C Walker, Weller, Stockdale, Levasseur and Thomson, several duplicates, various sizes and condition, plus eleven topographical views, natural history and portraits, various sizes and conditionQTY: (59)
Vinyl - 20 limited edition Soundtrack / TV themes albums to include: Louis Andriessen – Golven (1982 BABEL 8206-1), Mary Millington – Come Play Me (12” 1999, BO 1), Sandra Kerr & John Faulkner – The Music From Bagpuss (2018, with lithographic prints of characters and a postcard, EARTHLP 033), Ingfried Hoffmann – Robbi, Tobbi Und Das Fliewatüüt (Die Original-Musik Aus Der Fernsehserie)(2002, DIG 005LP), François De Roubaix – Les Secrets De La Mer Rouge (2021, TRS 18), Piero Piccioni – Il Medico Della Mutua / Il Prof. Dott. Guido Tersilli Primario Della Clinica Villa Celeste Convenzionata Con Le Mutue (Colonne Sonore Originali)(2004, DJV 2000009), Christian Bruhn – Timm Thaler (Original Filmmusik Aus Der Gleichnamigen TV-Serie) (2004, DIG 014LP). Chris Marker – La Jetée (2016, SV 100), Goblin – Buio Omega (The Complete Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)(2013, AMS LP 40), Rimauri – D.O.C. (2013 DUAL 004LP), Carla Bley – Mortelle Randonnée (Extraits De La Bande Originale Du Film) (1983, 812 097-1), Morton Stevens – Original Hawaii Five-O TV Sound Track (US ST 410), Teisco – Tuscan Castle And Country Seat (Colonna Sonora Originale Dei Filmati Televisivi) (2012, SIR 010LP), John Sangster – Once Around The Sun (2010, SIR 002LP), Piero Piccioni – Bello, Onesto, Emigrato Australia, Sposerebbe Compaesana Illibata (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film)(2004, DJV 3000010), The Sensational Guitars Of Dan & Dale – Batman And Robin (2001 UV 016LP), John Carpenter – Dark Star (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2016 + red vinyl 7” single, WRWTFWW007), Gerardo Iacoucci – Industria N.1 (2017, INT 011), Mischa Spoliansky – Saint Joan - Banda Sonora Original De La Película (1985, 054-2606171), Edward Artemiev – Solaris (Original Soundtrack) (2013, MIR 1007050). Condition at least EX overall
Vinyl - 10 Soul / Funk / Disco / House / Latin limited edition albums and 2 x 12” singles to include: Venus Gang – Galactic Soul (2009 MGLP 10), Herman's Rocket – Space Woman (2009, MGLP 011), The Simonsound – Reverse Engineering (2010, FW 51LP), DJ Sprinkles + Mark Fell – Fresh Insights EP 1 (2015 Japanese, 12”, C.023), Georges Vert – An Electric Mind (2013, MELO 088), Señor Coconut Y Su Conjunto – Tour De France (2000 12”, MCR 107.0), Orchester Roland Kovac – Trip To The Mars (2001, SB 15 165), Kölsch – 1983 (2015 double album, KOMPAKT 329), La Nueva Banda De Santisteban – Sabor A Fresa (2009 limited numbered, VAMPI 106), Kölsch – 1989 (2017 double album, KOMPAKT 273), Tom Furse – Digs (2015, LO 130 LP), Alexander Robotnick – Ce N'Est Q'Un Début (2012, 2nd pressing of 500, MR-002). Condition at least EX overall
Thielmann, M. v.:: Vier Wege durch Amerika. M. 18 Taf. & 3 Ktn. Lpz: Duncker & Humblot 1879. 4'. XVI, 584 S. Olwd. (Kl.Läs.). ╔Dabei:╗ Schneider,L. Der Krieg der Triple - Allianz (Kaiserthum Brasilien, Argentinische Conförderation und Rebuplik Banda Oriental del Uruguay) gegen die Regierung der Republik Paraguay. Bln., Behr 1872. Hldr. d. Zt.
Central Bank of Sri Lanka, black and white De La Rue proofs for an obverse 500 Rupees (2), first dated 19 August 1994, Kumaranatunga and Heen Banda Dissanayake signatures, design as issued however date and signature not listed for type, second dated 15 November 1995, Kumaranatunga and A.S Jayawardena signatures, printed on thick shiny paper, uncirculated interesting and rare BNB B112p/118p, Pick 106p/112p for design £200-£300
Mixed Lot Iberian Fine Wines to include Rioja 6 bottles Mixed Lot Iberian Fine Wines to include Rioja comprising: 1 bottle Federico Paternina Rioja Gran Reserva 1968 (t/s), 1 bottle Vina Albali Valdepenas Tinto Gran Reserva 1993(i/n), 1 bottle Arco del Castilla Yecla Gran Reserva Coleccion Privada 1999, 1 bottle Caves Primavera Dao Vinho Tinto Colheita 1973 (5cms.), 1 bottle Caves Acacio Vinho Tinto Douro Reserva 1978 (t/s), 1 bottle Federico Paternina ‘Banda Dorada Blanco Seco Cosecha 1987.
Group of 12 transferware rice plates including the following makers and patterns: ten J. & M.P. Bell Co., Ltd. (Bells, Plate, and Johore), Glasgow plates in the patterns "Castile," two "Singapore," "Burung Kupu," "Tarlalu Bagus," two "Glasgow," "Trentham," "Banda," and "Sexagon." There is one Petrus Regout Maastricht Tecla plate and one small unmarked plate. All but one marked along the underside.Diameter ranges from 7 1/2 in to 10 1/4 in. />Condition: The plates are in fair condition with no major chips, cracks, or losses that affect the overall work. All items have wear, discoloration, and original firing flaws throughout as expected; as expected from age and use, there are several areas where the coloration has faded; there are several scattered areas with original paint. Most items have crazing throughout. The plate, captured second to the right in the third row in the lot listing, has a chip to the rim, which is more noticeable from the underside. The plate, far left in the second row, has a crack that is discolored brown, which measures 2 1/2 inches; the surface of the rim is uneven. All items have heavy wear and discoloration to the underside. The plate, second to the left in the second row has a sticker residue to the underside.
A group of 14 hand-coloured lithographs, including the frontispiece, from Emily Eden's Portraits of the People and Princes of India J. Dickinson & Son, London, 184414 hand-coloured lithographs (from the original 28), in card mounts cards 510 x 358 mm.; mounts 575 x 448 mm.(14)Footnotes:The list of plates is as follows (following the order of the original):The son of the Nawab of Banda (frontispiece).Hindoo Fakeer.The Rajah of Patiala.Rajah Hindoo Rao.A young hill Rajah, from the area around Simla.Falconers, servants of the King of Oudh.Hunting leopards of the King of Oudh with attendants.Arab servants of Sir Alexander Burnes.A fakeer at an encampment.A Hindoo student at Calcutta and a girl, the daughter of a servant (two plates on one card).A Shootr-Suwar, a camel despatch rider.Tibetan tartars, traders, sketched at Simla.A Zemindar and a Pathan.Lord Auckland receiving the Rajah of Nahun in Durbar.Emily Eden (1797-1869) accompanied her brother, Lord Auckland, to India in 1836 when he was Governor-General. They stayed in Calcutta at first, but then between October 1837 and February 1840 toured through Oudh and the hill regions. They visited (along with their sister, Fanny) the court of Ranjit Singh in 1838 at what was perhaps its high point, though it was soon to fall into internecine and murderous faction fighting. Eden recorded her impression both in writing, in an extensive collection of letters, and in sketches, which on her return to England in 1842 she worked up and then had printed privately as a set of 24 lithographs. The Portraits was published in 1844 in four parts in wrappers. Most were in monochrome except for a few beautifully hand-coloured copies, of which the present lot is one. Her written accounts were also published as Up the Country: Letters written to her sister from the Upper Provinces of India by the Hon. Emily Eden, 1866.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Three: General W. C. F. Gosling, Royal Horse Artillery, late Turkish Contingent and Madras Horse Artillery Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Captn. W. C. F. Gosling, F. Tp. H Bde. Madras Art.); Ottoman Empire, Order of the Medjidie, Fourth class breast badge, silver, gold and enamel; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued, the first mounted on ornate contemporary wearing brooch, the second and third mounted together on a larger foliate design brooch, contact marks to Mutiny Medal, this nearly very fine, the Ottoman awards good very fine (3) £700-£900 --- William Clarke Francis Gosling was born in Bath, Somerset, on 9 August 1822. He joined the Army of the Honourable East India Company and was appointed to a commission in the Madras Artillery on 11 June 1840. He was raised Lieutenant on 31 December 1842, Brevet Captain on 11 June 1855, and Captain on 9 October 1856. Gosling was employed in the Crimean Campaign of 1855-56, subsequent to the fall of Sebastopol, for which service he obtained the Order of Medjidie 4th Class and the Turkish Crimea medal whilst Assistant Adjutant General in the Turkish Contingent. Gosling witnessed further service with General Whitelock’s Field Force in Bundelcund, being present at the Battle of Banda on 19 April 1858, and the affair at Jheengan. He was further promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 11 February 1865, Lieutenant-General on 12 May 1882, and General in 1883. He died at Folkestone on 14 June 1885. Sold with copied research.
Vinyl - 12 mainly Original pressing Soundtrack albums to include: John Dankworth – Modesty Blaise (UK 1966, Fontana TL 5347), Jerome Moross – The Cardinal (UK 1963, RCA Records SF 7600), Stan Getz – Plays Music From The Soundtrack Of The Motion Picture "Mickey One” (UK 1966, MGM Records MGM C 8001), Jerry Goldsmith – 危険な道 = In Harm's Way (Japan 1979, RCA Records CR 10022), Elmer Bernstein – Walk On The Wild Side (US 1981, Citadel Records, CT 7028), Piero Piccioni – The 10th Victim - Original Sound Track Recording (US 1965, Mainstream Records, S/6071), Stanley Myers – Music From The Film Score Otley By Stanley Myers (UK 1969, RCA Records, SF 8014), Piero Piccioni – The Moment Of Truth 9US 1965, Mainstream Records, S/6057), Christopher Komeda – Rosemary's Baby (Music From The Motion Picture Score) (US 1968, Dot Records, DLP 25875), Gil Mellé – The Andromeda Strain (Original Electronic Soundtrack) (US 1971, Kapp records, KRS 5513), Giorgio Gaslini – Cuando Las Mujeres Se Llaman Señoras (Banda Sonora Original) (Spain 1973, Diresa Records, DLP 1040), Elmer Bernstein – The Man With The Golden Arm (Japan 1974, MCA Records, MCA 7134), Condition VG+ overall
Indonesia.- Bik (Adrianus Johannes), After. La Fabrique du Sucre; Vue prise des domaines de Koeripan, two views from the set of six, lithographs printed in colours finished by hand, each sheet approx. 400 x 510 mm (15 3/4 x 20 in), on thin wove paper fixed on thick paper support, as issued[?], some small nicks and losses, even toning and minor surface dirt, unframed, published at the behest of J. J. van Braam by François Buffa & Zonen, Amsterdam [1842]; together with a good group of 5 further views of Indonesia, including van R. de Vries' 'In Het Tengersche Gebergte (Oosthoek van Java)', a lithographic view of 'Gunung-Gamping', two impressions of Lemercier's 'Rade de Banda', and another, lithographs, various sizes, largest 335 x 520 mm (13 1/4 x 20 1/2 in), all unframed, 19th century (6)
Fünfter Teil der orientalischen Indien eygentlicher Bericht"Eygentlicher Bericht und warhafftige Beschreibung der gantzen volkommenen Reyse oder Schiffahrt, so die Holländer mit 8 Schiffen in die Orientalische Indien, sonderlich aber in die Javanische und Molukische Inseln, als Bantam, Banda, unnd Ternate, &c. gethan haben, welche von Amsterdam abgefahren im Jahr 1598. unnd zum Theil Anno 1599. zum Theil aber in Jüngst abgelauffenen 1600. Jahr". Hrsg. Neck, Jacob Cornelisz. van, 1564-1638, geschrieben von Arthus, Gotthard, 1568-Warwyck, Wijbrant van, 1569-1615 Kupfer von Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598, Bry, Johann Israel de, 1611Bry, Johann Theodor de, 1561-1623. Gedruckt zu Franckfurt am Mayn, durch Matthes Becker, Im Jahr M. DC. I. [1601] Pergamenteinband später. 1 Deutsche Ausgabe - Abb. 13-16 (von 20 ) fehlen. Sonst vollständig - min stockfleckig und gebräunt.
12 BOTTLES RIOJAViñedos de Aldeanueva Cuarenta Vendimias Crianza 2018; Bodegas Ramón Bilbao Edición Limitada Crianza 2019 and 2 x Crianza 2018; Marqués de la Concordia Family of Wines 2 x Federico Peternina Banda Rioja Reerva 2016; Marqués de Carrión 2 x Pata Negra Tempranillo 2018; Viña Pomal Reserva Ecológico 2017; La Rioja Alta 2 x Viña Arana Gran Reserva 2015
12 BOTTLES RIOJABodegas de Familia Burgo Viejo 2 x Reserva 2018; Marqués de la Concordia Family of Wines 2 x Santiago Para Guarda 2019 and 2 x Federico Paternina Banda Azul 2020; Bodegas Corral 2 x Don Jacobo Reserva 2017; Bodegas de Familia Burgo Viejo 2 x Papacio Del Burgo Crianza 2019; Marqués de Carrión 2 x Antaño Selección 2020
Emily Eden (1797-1869) 'Portraits of the Princes and Peoples of India by the Honble. Miss Eden/Drawn on the Stone by L. Dickinson' with hand-coloured lithographed title page depicting the son of the Nawab of Banda, and twenty-four hand-coloured lithographed plates by Lowes Dickinson, heightened with watercolour and bodycolour, each with printed caption below the image, printed on card, printed by Charles Hullmandel, published by J Dickinson, London, 1844 unbound, in a portfolio card 52 x 37cm Emily Eden (1797-1869), the seventh daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, was a novelist, gifted artist and traveller. She journeyed to India in 1836 with her sister Fanny to join their brother George, Lord Auckland, who was Governor-General between 1835 and 1842, and proceeded to write entertaining accounts of her time there. These were full of local colour and included descriptions of ceremonies and social functions, witty observations and, on occasion, she gave perceptive insights into significant political events. After a stay in Calcutta, Emily and her two siblings toured through Oudh and the Upper Provinces between October 1837 and February 1840, when she recorded their experiences in letters and sketched the people and places they visited. On her return to England in 1842, Emily worked up a number of the sketches, which she then had printed privately and published in four parts in the 'Portraits'. Most copies were issued in monochrome, but a few were enhanced by exquisite hand-colouring, of which the work offered here is one. The collection of twenty-four lithographs includes not only celebrated princely figures, such as the Maharaja Ranjit Singh, whom she met in 1838, and the King of the Punjab, Maharaja Sher Singh, but also members of their families, servants at Government House and various religious figures. On her meeting with Ranjit Singh, she presented him with her sketch of a portrait of Queen Victoria, with whom she corresponded, in her coronation robes. The superb quality of the plates and the freshness of the hand-colouring capture the magnificence of the artist's subjects and their entourage, and the images include caparisoned elephants, horses from the Mararajas’ stables, hawks and even hunting leopards, a gift to Lord Auckland from the King of Oudh. Condition ReportThe sheets are unbound in a portfolio and the corners are slightly worn with some small rips and tears to the edges. Some light time staining with dirty marks and smudges to the margins. Overall the printed areas appear to be in generally good condition. The sheets printed with text are foxed.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Banda Neira (William Parrott.) very fine £3,000-£4,000 --- Provenance: Gray Collection 1920; Sotheby, July 1982. William Parrott is confirmed on the roll as Carpenter’s Crew aboard Barracouta. 68 clasps were issued for this action, including 13 to Barracouta.
John Hoyland (1934-2011) Banda Oriental, 1989 57/65, signed, dated, and numbered in pencil (in the margin) etching and aquatint 90 x 70cm, unframed.Creases/handling dents to paper – more evident in white border area. Coffee/tea/brown stain splash mark shape and size of man’s thumb print upper right corner. Line mark very top of paper near edge circa 10cm length and brownish in colour. See condition report photos.
Three 19th century Indian portrait miniatures, finely painted, titled Ranee of Banda to verso approx 5 x 5.5 cms, presented in a gilt wood frame, together with miniature titled Begum of Bhopal (possibly Qudsia Begum) to verso, approx 5 x 5.5 cms, presented in a gilt wood frame, and miniture titled Begum Sumroo to verso, approx 5 x 5.5 cms, presented in a gilded frame. Three politically powerful women.
Pair: Major-General J. D. Mein, Madras Horse Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Capt. John D. Mein. 4th. Battn. Arty.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Capt. & Bt. Major John D. Mein. A. Tp. H. Bde. Madras Arty.), mounted for display with an Artillery pouch badge and a miniature photograph of the recipient wearing his medals in a glazed display frame, light contact marks, generally very fine (2) £1,400-£1,800 --- John Desbrisay Mein was born in Carlisle on 7 September 1813. He was appointed Cornet in the Madras Horse Artillery on 11 December 1829; then made Lieutenant on 15 October 1838; Captain on 4 June 1852; Brevet Major on 28 November 1854; Lieutenant-Colonel (in Regt.) on 18 February 1861; Lieutenant-Colonel (Army) on 20 July 1858; Colonel (Regt.) on 5 June 1865; Colonel (Army) on 8 July 1864; and Major-General on 1 August 1872. Major-General Mein served in the Burmese War in 1852-53 in command of a field battery, and was present at the capture of Prome and occupation of Meeaday (Medal with clasp for Pegu). He also served in the Indian Mutiny campaign of 1857-58 in command of a troop of horse artillery with the Saugor Field Force, including the attacks on Serghum and Kubrai; the battle of Banda; the attack on Thompore; the relief of Kirwee; and the attack on the heights of Punwarree and Duddoor in command of the right column advancing up the Duddoor Ghat (mentioned in despatches of General Whitlock, medal with clasp for Central India, and brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel). Mein commanded “D” Brigade Royal Horse Artillery from November 1865 to August 1870. Sold with the following archive: i) The recipient’s Royal Horse Artillery dress uniform in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, c.1860, being the uniform worn by the recipient in the photograph, some fragility and damage to the interior lining but otherwise in good condition. ii) Original statement of service, dated 1871, with much detail as to his career. iii) Various original photographs, together with some copied photographic images; and original newspaper cuttings regarding his death. iv) A copy of the book On Service in India: The Mein Family Photographs 1870-1901, edited by Peter Duckers.
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Banda Neira (Henry Notley.) good very fine £3,400-£4,000 --- Provenance: Spink N.C., October 1950; Christie’s, July 1983. Henry Notley served as a Quartermaster’s Mate aboard H.M.S. Caroline 36-gun sloop at the capture of the strongly fortified Dutch island of Banda Neira in August 1810. 68 clasps were issued for this action, including 37 to the Caroline commanded by Captain Christopher Cole who was awarded a unique gold medal.
Indonesia View of the Island of Banda-Neira ... Captured by a Force landed from a Squadron under the Command of Captain Cole, in the Morning of the 9th August 1810. Engrav'd from a Sketch taken by Captain Cole from the Island of Great Banda. London: Wm. Daniell, & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, 1811. Hand-coloured aquatint on wove paper, 40 x 54cm, toned, a few small marks, verso with remnants of mount along edgesNote: Note: Rare, two other copies traced in modern auction records, the last in 2004.
(1) Wet Dreams. Festivals Presented by Suck, that European Sexpaper. Amst., Joy Publication, 1973. 1st ed. 263 p. Sm. folio. Ill. sc. Num. b/w ills. and photos. Cover sl. worn. (2) L. Hartog van Banda/ the Tjong Khing. Iris. Amst., Bezige Bij, 1968. Hc w. (sl. worn) ill. dust-j. (3) Serge San Juan. Xiris. Paris, Losfeld, 1970. Hc w. (sl. worn) ill. dust-j. (4) G. Peellaert/ P. Thomas. Pravda. Amst., Bezige Bij, 1968. Ill. hc. -and 30 others. (total 34)
Most late 19th cent. Var. sizes. Incl. images of a.o.: Sabang (1899), Sumatra, Batavia, Indonesian people and soldiers, Dutch military officers, Banda Atjeh (Kota Radja) and Indonesian villages. Most prints w. short handwritten description verso. Some sl. dam., w. sm. tears/ holes, wrinkled. (total 32)
Two sets of vintage, retro flat green / indoor / carpet bowls by Banda and SCBA. Bandya miniature bowls are perfectly made and true to form and have correct bias as in full size bowls. Set of eight with jack in original box / rule book. Made in England. Along with a set of four SCBA lignum vitae bowls with jack in a vintage Betty Jane assorted Christmas biscuits tin with lid.
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