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Lot 422
Box of oddments to include: gilt metal sovereign case with suspension loop, champlevé Chinese white metal bangles, Special Constabulary 1914 cap badge, silver brooch marked 830, earrings, Scottish white metal and hardstone brooch in the form of an arrow, Victorian brooch, bangle etc. (B.P. 21% + VAT)
Lot 344
Selection of miscellaneous silver, including a silver topped scent bottle by Sampson Mordan, a silver topped cut glass bottle, with engraved armorial, a Georgian silver caddy spoon, Edwardian silver baby's rattle, in the form of a Royal Guard, a page marker, tea strainer, a continental silver marker in the form of a hockey player and a Chinese silver trophy by Wang Hing, (various dates and makers). Approximately 3ozs weighable silver. (Qty).
Lot 163
A Chinese Yixing pottery teapot 19th century, decorated with figures amongst scrolls, with later applied rattan handle, silver spout, and silver cover, 11.1cm high Condition ReportHeavily cracked and repaired. Handle, spout and lid later. Spout and lid with knocks and wear. additional images added.
Lot 70
A collection of six 20th century Japanese & Chinese lacquer papier mache boxes & others. The lot to include a large rectangular box decorated with landscape, birds and trees in the centre. Mother of pearl fret motif inlaid along the border. Together with two wooden circular graduating trays decorated with flowers & butterfly. Further a jewellery box by William Rae, Kobe Japan. In addition, a lacquer wall plaque decorated with a lady in traditional dress from Saigon, Vietnam. Additionally, a black lacquer with silver paint dragon name card holder.Largest measures approx. 12cm x 30cm x 22cm.
Lot 177
A GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE SILVER BANGLES Two flat-formed examples decorated in Buddhist emblems, a rope-form example with dragon head terminals, and another rope-form example 7.5cm to 8.5cm wide This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration. Ownership Statement: This item is offered for sale without disclosing the identity of the owner.
Lot 181
TWO SILVER NECKLACES One example of spherical Chinese beads decorated in various flowers; the other with a large pendant of repousse foliate decoration, silver droplets and spherical silver and black glass beads 46cm and 22cm long (double strand) For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration. Ownership Statement: This item is offered for sale without disclosing the identity of the owner.
Lot 27
ASIAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS - EARLY CHINESE WORKS OF ART Assorted volumes mainly focused on early Chinese metalwork. bronzes; silver; historical relics etc., to include: Gems of Asian Art from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Avery Brundage Collection, 1983; The Search for Immortality, Tomb treasures of Han China, Fitzwilliam Museum, 2012; Complete Collection of Chinese Fine Arts, Gold and Silver Articles, Volume 2, 2004; Historical Relics Unearthed in New China, Foreign Languages Press, 1972; Gilded Dragons, Buried Treasures from China's Golden Ages, Carol Michaelson 1999; Mysteries of Ancient China, New Discoveries from the Early Dynasties, Jessica Rawson, 1996; Ancient Art, from The Shumei Family Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996 (approx 30) For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration. Ownership Statement: This item is offered for sale without disclosing the identity of the owner.
Lot 27
Set of 6 Russian silver gilt coffee spoons, each modelled as an arrow and with a floral picture back bowl, L.11cm; another similar spoon and 3 similar forks, L.13.5cm the largest; another fork and spoon, all marked "84"; pair of filigree sugar tongs with Serbian Peter I 50 Para coin bowls, Chinese white metal spoon, 110grs; 2 mother-of-pearl spoons, Chinese game counter, and 4 other items. (21)
Lot 7
Museum, State & Private Collection Catalogues Molinier, Emile The Wallace Collection at Hertford House (Oblets D'Art), 2 Volumes, Folio, Limited Edition, No. 67 of 200, 1903. Temle, A G The Wallace Collection at Hertford House, (Paintings), Folio, Limited Edition, No. 167 of 250,902. Tatlock, R R, Fry, Roger, Hobson, R L & Macquoid, Percy Record of Collection in Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight formed by the First Viscount Leverhulme: 1) English Painting XVIII-XX C Spanish, French & Dutch Schools (2) Chinese Porcelain & Wedgwood Pottery (3) English Furniture, Tapestry XVI-XIX C with Examples of Other Styles. Limited edition of 200 copies in GB & 150 in USA, 3 Volumes, 1928. Guibal, Jean & Bosso, Annie One Day in The Alps, from the Collections of the Musee Dauphinois at Grenoble, in slipcase, 1990. Salles, Georges & Lion-Goldschmidt, Daisy, Collection Adolphe Stoclet (Premiere Partie), 1956. German National Museum, Nurnberg Ludwigs Lust. Die Sammlung Irene und Peter Ludwig. Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nurnberg 19. Juni bis 10. Oktober 1993, 1993. Muzeum w Wilanowie Artystyczne Zbiory Wilanowa, 1979. Perdigao, Jose De Azeredo; translated by Ana Lowndes Marques Calouste Gulbenkian Collector, 1969. Landowski, Marcel, Messmer, Pierre & Favier, Jean Les collections de l'Institut : Bicentenaire de l'Institut de France,1995. Henker, Michael Ein Herzogtum und viele Kronen, Coburg in Bayren und Europa [One Duchy and many Crowns. Coburg in Bavaria and Europe A duchy and many crowns. Coburg in Bavaria and Europe Parts: Nr. 35 & 36 Catalogues of the State Exhibition 1997], 1997. Roberts, Jane (edit) Royal Treasures: A Golden Jubilee Celebration, 2001. Sullivan, Edwars J The Taft Museum, Its History and Collections, Boxed Set, 2 Volumes (Collection includes Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art), 1995. Edited by Otto von Falke, Robert Schmidt and G. Swarzenski The Guelph Treasure. The Sacred Relics of Brunswick Cathedral formerly in the Possession of the Ducal House of Brunswick-Luneburg,1930. Warren, David B, et al American Decorative Arts and Paintings in the Bayou Bend Collection,1998. Baer I., Baer W., et al Kaiserlicher Kunstbesitz - Aus dem Hollandischen Exil Haus Doorn [Imperial Art Collection from the Dutch Exile Haus Doorn],1991. The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Vatican Collections - The Papacy and Art, 1983. Newton, Douglas Masterpieces of Primitive Art (The Nelson A. Rockefeller collection),1978. Szablowski, Jerzy Kunstschatze des Konigsschlosses Wawel [Art treasures of the Wawel Royal Castle], 1990. Roberts, Jane, editor George III & Queen Charlotte : Patronage, Collecting and Court Taste, 2004. Medlam, Sarah The Bettine, Lady Abingdon Collection. The Bequest of Mrs. T.R.P. Hole. A Handbook (V&A, 1996. Clifton, Gloria [editor]; Riby, Nigel [editor] Treasures of the National Maritime Museu, 2004. Viscount Lee of Fareham (Introduction) A Catalogue Of The Principal Works Of Art At Chequers, 1923. Staff of Nottingham Public Libraries The Roe-Byron Collection Newstead Abbey, 1937 Hojer, Gerhard (Hg.) Koenig Ludwig II.-Museum Herrenchiemsee. Katalog, 1986. Grandjean, Serge Les Tabatieres Du Musee Du Louvre Serge Grandjean,1981. Kelleher, Bradford D The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1984. Newbery, Timothy The Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume XIII: Frames, 2007. Winkler, Hubert Chryspolitus Ehemalige Hofsilber- und Tafelkammer Silber Bronzen Porzellan Glas Sammlungskatalog Band 1 [Former Court Silver and Table Chamber Silver Bronzes Porcelain Glass Collection Catalogue Volume 1], 1996. Pope-Henessy, ,John & Taylor, Lisa An American Museum of Decorative Art and Design: Designs from the Cooper-Hewitt Collection, New York. Catalogue of an exhibition mounted by the Arts Victoria and Albert Museum, June-August 1973. Bibliotheque Nationale Collections De Louis XIV, Dessins, Albums, Manuscrits. Exhibition Catalogue, 1977. Konerding, Volker The Manor House Of Steinhorst And The Schwarzkopf Collection 1985. Glaser, Hubert Krone und Verfassung Konig Max I. Joseph und der neue Staat Beitrage zur Bayerischen Geschichte und Kunst 1799 - 1825, Katalog der Ausstellung Munchen 1980 Band 2, 1980. Sotheby's Childhood - A loan exhibition of work of art in aid of The Save the Children Fund, 1988. Impey, Oliver The Cecil Family Collects: Four Centuries of Decorative Arts from Burghley House, 1998. Wolf, Deborah (editor) Een collectie / A collection. Een keuze uit de verzameling van de ABN AMRO Bank/Selected works from the collection of the ABN AMRO Bank,1995. Mallett Mallett The Nineteenth Century, 1996. (41) Lot UpdatesAll lots are subject to 25% Buyer's Premium plus VAT
Lot 57
A group of 19th and early 20th century Chinese and Japanese metalware Comprising of a pair of silver Zodiac plates or scroll weights decorated with signs of the zodiac, one with a pig to the reverse, the other with a dragon, 9cm & 9.5cm high, a small Chinese archaic style bronze censer, 13cm wide, a Chinese bronze figure of Kuanya, 13.5cm high, a Chinese polished bronze Xuande style censer with a apocryphal mark to the underside, 7.6cm wide and a Japanese cast bronze 'Longevity' mirror, engraved to the reverse, 'In memory of John Thackray Bunce, June 28 1890' 10cm diam. (6)Lot UpdatesAll lots are subject to 25% Buyer's Premium plus VAT
Lot 82
A 20thC Chinese export white metal bracelet, with inset green jade oval cabochons, and delicate and intricate filigree wirework in the form of various scrolling designs and a Chinese symbol, with safety chain, the catch stamped 'SILVER' contained in its original fabric covered and lined box, bracelet 51.4g, total weight 129g.CONDITION: As new, immaculate. Box also in fine order. PACKING & SHIPPINGLet us take the hassle of sorting out packing and shipping from you. Mark Hill Auctions is delighted to be able offer the buyer an in-house packing and shipping service for this lot. We use UPS for shipping and all packages are sent insured with a tracked service. We do not ship without insurance. We do not use any other service such as Royal Mail, FEDEX or DHL.Please see below for estimated packing and shipping prices: UK (Estimated): £14.00 USA (Estimated): £25.00 EU (Estimated): £20.00 R.O.W. (Estimated): £38.50In addition to these packing and shipping estimates, insurance will be charged as described below.INSURANCE We only ship with insurance. Insurance costs 1.5% of the total of the hammer price plus buyer’s premium and any applicable VAT, so you can work this cost out yourself when you have won a lot and received your invoice. As such, the price for insurance will be added to the above estimates if you request your item(s) to be shipped.HOW TO REQUEST SHIPPING To request packing and shipping, please wait for your invoice to arrive by email and click on the ‘Request Postage’ button on your invoice, or contact us by email at admin@markhillauctions.com requesting packing and shipping for your lot(s). The actual packing, shipping and insurance cost will then be added to your invoice and your invoice will be resent to you for payment.VAT All above quoted packing, shipping and insurance prices will have VAT added at 20%.IMPORTANT When you request your lot(s) to be packed and shipped, you understand and agree that you are committing to pay for packing and shipping because, in order for us to give you an accurate cost, we need to pack the lot(s) to ascertain the final weight and size. By doing that, we have already incurred cost by spending time and using materials to pack your lot(s). Therefore this charge must be paid, even if you later decide to collect your lot.Please note that this packing and shipping service is undertaken entirely at the buyer’s risk. Whilst we are careful and experienced and take the utmost care to pack items as well as we can, we cannot be held responsible for any damage to, or loss of, items packed and sent to you. By paying for our in-house packing and shipping service, the buyer agrees that any items are sent entirely at their own risk and that no compensation can be offered by us for any loss or damage. Lots must be paid for in full before they will be packed and released.MULTIPLE PURCHASES The estimates above are for this lot only. If you buy multiple lots from this auction, they can be combined where possible into one or more packages - size, shape and weight permitting. For these packages containing multiple lots, you will receive a discount of 17.5% of the total of the applicable quotes listed for those lots.IMPORT DUTIES When your item(s) arrive in your country, import duties & taxes and other service charges may be payable before goods are released to you. These duties, taxes and charges vary for each country and are entirely your responsibility and must be paid by you. Please note that we have no way of knowing what they will be. If you do not pay these charges, your item(s) will be returned to us.
Lot 56
A selection of silver & white metal cutlery including a pair of 1932 Birmingham silver enamel topped by Deakin & Francis, pair of 1899 Mappin & Webb with chased decor, pair of 1882 London silver shell shaped salt spoons by William Comyns & Sons & a pair of Hong Kong Chinese export silver Tackhing 90 tongs 244.9g
Lot 235
George V three piece cruet set, comprising open salt, mustard pot and pepperette, all with blue glass liners, Birmingham, 1930, Roberts & Dore, 115g approx (ex. liners), together with a pair of white metal 'Chinese lantern' pepperettes, stamped 950 Sterling 44g, and a silver lidded glass mustard pot (6)
Lot 296
Sold by Order of a Direct DescendantAn outstanding 1873 K.C.B. group of three awarded to Admiral Sir H. Smith, Royal Navy - who was rewarded with a C.B. for his capture of Aden in 1839, the first colonial acquisition under the reign of Queen VictoriaSmith latterly played a prominent and central role during the First Opium War in the Volage and Druid; he took the honour of firing the first shots of the conflict and was to the fore in every major engagementThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Knight Commander's (K.C.B.) set of Insignia, by R. & S. Garrard, London, comprising neck Badge, gold and enamel, hallmarks rather rubbed, with full neck riband and gold clasp; breast Star, gold centre, silver and enamel, gold retaining pin, reverse cartouche with maker's details, in slightly damaged case of issue; China 1842 (Henry Smith, Captain. H.M.S. Druid.), suspension replaced with dual loop, swivel and straight silver bar; Baltic 1854-55, unnamed as issued, good very fine (3)K.C.B. London Gazette 24 May 1873.[C.B.] London Gazette 13 August 1840.Henry Smith was born circa 1803 and joined the Royal Navy at the tender age of eleven in 1814, being made a Lieutenant in July 1821. He joined the Genoa on the Lisbon Station in April 1823 and then as First Lieutenant to Captain Courtenay in the Fairy, who went out to the West Indies in May 1827. The following year, Smith took command of the brig Ferret, before advancing as Acting-Captain of the Magnificent in September 1829. It was in 1831 that he was officially promoted.Aden - C.B.Removed to Volage in November 1837, it was in this vessel that he first wrote his name into history. In January 1838, the Sultanate of Lahej agreed to transfer a number of its possessions, including the town of Aden to Britain but later decided against this and opened fire on the sloop-of-war H.C.S. Coote. Smith was given command of an expedition, comprising Volage, the brig Cruizer, Coote, the schooner H.C.S. Mahé and three transports to secure Aden. Smith and his small expedition arrived at Aden on 16 January 1839 and in the morning of 18 January Volage, Cruizer, and Mahé sailed to the front of the town from where they were fired upon.At 0930hrs, the rest of the expedition arrived and the warships sailed in close to Aden's batteries to bombard them. By 1100hrs the gunnery of the ships had demolished Aden's lower batteries and destroyed a large tower, while landing parties ordered by Smith had cleared out the remaining enemy musket men in the rubble. At this point Smith ordered the main two landings of troops to take place, which were completed successfully with two naval casualties and sixteen from the army, with the defending garrison of 1,000 men suffering around fifty casualties. (The Royal Navy, a History from the Earliest Times to the Present William Clowes, refers).So it was that Smith had captured the first Colonial acquisition for Great Britain and her new sovereign, Queen Victoria. He was rewarded with an immediate C.B. and the thanks of the George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland, the Governor General of India.Opium War - further firstsThe cataloguer turns to Clowes again for further details of these important events:'Provocation and outrage continued; and when, on August 30th, Volage, 22, Captain Henry Smith, reached Macao, and at once proceeded to Hong Kong, her arrival was extremely welcome. On September 4th, the refusal of the Chinese at Kowloon to permit the transit of provisions across the harbour obliged Captain Smith, in concert with Mr. James Douglas (afterwards Sir James Douglas), of the Cambridge (the Cambridge was purchased by the Chinese government after regular hostilities began), formerly of the H.E.I. Co.'s marine, to employ his boats to drive off a squadron of war-junks, and so to open a passage for the supplies. Further outrageous action induced Elliot to call upon Smith to proclaim a blockade of the port of Canton as from September 11th.Negotiations were subsequently entered into; but Elliot displayed such unwise weakness that the Chinese were only encouraged to persist in their implacable attitude. At length, the Hyacinth, 18, Commander William Warren, having joined the Volage, Elliot stiffened himself so far as to inform the Chinese, on October 28th, that if the British shipping lying below the Bogue were subjected to more of certain annoyances which had become intolerable, retaliatory measures would be adopted. The Chinese admiral, Kwan, returned first a temporising and then an insulting answer, and on November 3rd got under way with twenty-nine junks, evidently intending to attack. Smith made a further fruitless attempt to negotiate, and then, with the Volage and Hyacinth, opened fire, and in a short time won a success which would have been much more complete than it was, but for the interference of Elliot, who, when three junks had been sunk and as many more driven ashore, procured a cessation of the firing, alleging his desire to spare the lives of the Chinese. Kwan, on returning to Canton, was thus able to boast that he had been victorious; and he was rewarded accordingly.'It had been on 4 September 1839 at around 1400hrs that Smith fired the first shots, sending several in anger in the direction of some war junks in the Chinese squadron.On 30 June 1840 Smith was given command of another frigate, Druid (to which his Medal is named), in which he continued to blockade, taking eight merchant ships as prize by 10 July as Senior Naval Officer on the south of the Chinese coast. On 6 August, the missionary Vincent John Stanton was captured by the Chinese while swimming in Casilha Bay near Macao. Smith took a small avenge this, these being Druid, the sloops Larne and Hyacinth, and two smaller vessels. On 19 August Smith with 120 Royal Marines, 80 seamen, and 180 local volunteers, successfully fought the Battle of the Barrier in which he attacked the Chinese works and barracks at Portas do Cerco, including destroying seventeen guns and two junks; casualties were light, with four of the British wounded. By 1900hrs, the entire force had re-embarked on the ships and left the area ablaze, with so many cannonballs having been fired by the ships that they picked up their used shot to recycle it before leaving. It was said of Smith's actions at the battle that 'seldom has a more signal service been rendered in so short a space of time'. Druid continued after this to protect British trade and hunt down pirates, at one point having several men of a boarding party killed when the junk they were investigating blew up.Smith was again to the fore at the Second Battle of Chuenpi on 8 January 1841. With joint attacks going in on the forts at Tycocktow and Chuenpi, guarding the entrance to Canton. Smith was to attack the former and having anchored some 200 yards off, they set to their work. The firing quickly created a breach in the fort which was attacked by boats manned by the crews of the ships and quickly taken. Twenty-five cannons were destroyed and the casualties of the Chinese were suggested to be 'very severe'. Smith was praised by Commodore Bremer for his conduct during the action. The opening to Canton was now complete.During the Battle of the Bogue, on 25 February Smith took Druid in with a portion of Bremer's force to attack the Chinese batteries on the south, south-wes…
Lot 66
The campaign group of seven awarded to Major J. G. Forbes, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, who took the Hong Kong Plague Medal in gold when forming part of 'The Whitewash Brigade', being called out against the 'Black Death' during 1894; Forbes was no stranger to the risks posed by this deadly disease and acted as pall-bearer to brother officer Captain Vesey, who lost his life to the bubonic plagueQueen's South Africa 1899-1901, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (Capt. J. G. Forbes. 2/Shrops. L.I.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Capt. J. G. Forbes. Shrop. L.I.); 1914-15 Star (Major J. G. Forbes. Shrops. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Major J. G. Forbes.); 1911 Coronation (Major J. G. Forbes), privately engraved naming; Hong Kong Plague 1894, gold issue, unmounted (Captain J. G. Forbes, S.L.I.), in red leather Wyon, Regent St, London case, the first six mounted as worn, good very fine (7)Provenance:Spink, September 1963 & August 1986.John George Forbes was born on 2 February at Melbourne, Victoria, the son of John G. Forbes, a barrister. By 1881 the family were living in Cheltenham, with young Forbes a scholar, likely at Cheltenham College. He then went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Shropshire Light Infantry in June 1886. Joining the station at Hong Kong, being a keen horseman, he was a member of the Hong Kong Polo Club by 1893 and Adjutant of his unit.Whitewash BrigadeA virulent epidemic of bubonic plague broke out in Hong Kong in early May 1894. Recognising the danger, the Governor, Sir William Robinson, K.C.M.G., gathered all the resources available to him, both military and civil, to combat the threat. Special bye-laws were quickly passed and implemented, and temporary plague hospitals were opened. The task of finding, isolating, disinfecting and cleansing infected households was directed by Mr F. H. May, the Captain Superintendent of Police and supervised by Mr J. H. Crook the Sanitary Surveyor. To supplement the local authorities and native labour, Officers and men of the Shropshire Light Infantry and Royal Engineers were drawn in to help with the cleansing operations, and Volunteers for house-to-house visitations were sought amongst the civil population. The population in infected areas were removed and infected houses were rigorously cleansed - floors disinfected, walls, woodwork and furniture thoroughly lime-washed, and bedding, old clothing, old woodwork and general rubbish burnt. Elsewhere, doctors, nurses and ancillary staff worked heroically amongst the sick and dying.Forbes volunteered and went out on plague duties to relieve other officers as a house-to-house visitor, and doubtless would have followed the official guidelines in helping to combat the spread of the Plague:'1. Keep separate clothes for working in, which should be changed on returning off duty and kept hung up in the air and sun when not in use.2. On returning off duty wash the hands in water and Jeyes’ fluid (1 in 20), and if possible take a bath of the same solution.3. Also rinse the mouth out with Condy’s fluid and water (one teaspoonful to one quart of water).4. Saturate the handkerchief with Eucalyptus oil when going on duty and apply it frequently to the nose if in an infected house.5. Smoke.’Despite all the precautions taken, over 2,500 people, mainly Chinese, contracted the plague, with 2,317 deaths attributed to the disease, a fatality rate of over 90%. That saw a brother officer of the unit, Captain Vesey pass of the plague. Forbes was a pall bearer at his funeral on 5 June when he was buried in the Happy Valley Cemetery.The plague subsided with the arrival of cold weather, and restrictions were lifted in early September. On 28 September 1894 a public meeting was held at City Hall for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken to recognise the services rendered by the community in combating the plague, and ultimately it was decided that a medal should be awarded, in both gold and silver. His name was one of approximately 13 officers who would take the medal in gold.He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Boer War in South Africa (Queen's Medal & 4 clasps, King's Medal & 2 clasps) and by 1907 was in command of the Depot Troops at Shrewsbury.With the outbreak of the Great War, Forbes would see himself proceed overseas as Second-in-Command of the 5th Battalion. They had been formed at Shrewsbury in August 1914 as part of K1 and came under orders of 42nd Brigade in 14th (Light) Division. Moved initially to Aldershot, and then went on to Chiddingfold in March 1915, they landed on 20 May 1915 at Boulogne. Forbes would remain in the front lines with his men until removed to England, having celebrated his fiftieth birthday at the start of that year. In the following years his name appears as having been involved in the prosecution of Military Court Martial proceedings at home. He was further involved in the compilation, publication and distribution of the Regimental History of the Great War. The good Major, who later lived at 51a Jermyn Street, died on 12 October 1937 as is commemorated upon a marble memorial at St Chad's, Shrewsbury.The Plague Medal - how many?No complete medal roll for the Hong Kong Plague Medal is known to exist, with much of the Colony’s archival material having been destroyed during the Second World War; consequently, the number of medals awarded is a matter of conjecture. Mr. F. Pridmore, in an article for the Spink Numismatic Circular, August 1954, states that 137 gold medals were awarded to civilians, together with 13 being awarded to the officers of the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry; Jerome Platt, Maurice Jones, and Arleen Platt in The Whitewash Brigade again estimate that 137 gold medals were awarded to civilians, and increase the number awarded to the military garrison to 46, as well as giving a total of 636 silver medals awarded. It is the opinion of the cataloguer that the figure slightly shy of fifty was the total amount of awards struck and issued in gold, not in excess of one hundred.It is however the result of an incorrect transposition in a previous newspaper article that these figures have been calculated. On reflection, it would also surely have been impractical - and unlikely given the amount of individuals who would possibly qualify - for such a large distribution in gold. Many have likely to have been scrapped for the value of the gold content by now, but around 20 known extant awards in gold have been recorded over the years.Given that the medal, as the gift of a Colonial Government and not one proceeding (or depicting) the monarch, was not authorised for wear. It could be accepted and retained, but as a commemorative/gift, could not be worn in uniform and thus most gold medals remained unmounted, much like this very example; sold together with two cap badges and images of the recipient.…
Lot 409
Shanghai Volunteer Corps Long Service Medal, silver, hallmarks to rim, the reverse officially engraved 'B.Q.M.S. J. A. Cheeseman. Act. 1920-1931', good very fineProvenance:Sotheby's, July 1998.James Alfred Cheeseman was born at Reading on 13 August 1893, the son of The Rev. James & Isabella Cheeseman, the sixth of nine children. Young Cheeseman was educated at Chester College School and Paradise Street School in Cambridge before going out east - described as a draper - in 1913. With the outbreak of the Great War, he volunteered with 109 fellows from Shanghai and proceeded to England to join the New Army via the Suwa Maru. Joining King Edward's Horse (No. 894), he served on the Western Front from October 1915 and whilst serving in an Observation Post with 'A' Squadron at La Bourse was wounded by a rifle grenade on 24 March 1916 (1914-15 Star Trio). His daughter later wrote how the wounds effected his lower spine and knee, partially crippling him.Returning to Shanghai in May 1919, he joined the Shanghai Volunteer Artillery Company and the Whizzbangs Shanghai Amateur Football Club. Cheeseman would likely have been called out to share in the actions with his Battery against the Chekiang Kiangsu warlords in 1924-25. Married to Kathleen, he was to face tragedy as she produced a daughter on 16 October 1926 but died the next day, with their infant passing on 20 October 1926. A second marriage several years later (see group photograph) produced another daughter, Dora, who lived until 2015.Awarded his Long Service Medal as per the Shanghai Municipal Gazette of 7 August 1931, the Artillery Battery was disbanded several years after, with Cheeseman joining the Municipal Police Specials from September 1937 - perhaps serving during the emergency. He had also been made Manager of the famous department store Lane Crawford (founded 1862) shortly before its collapse. He thence set up the Textile Import Company, with offices in the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building.Promoted Sub-Inspector in the Specials in November 1939, Cheeseman was living on the Tifeng Road. Following the uncontested invasion of Shanghai by the Japanese on 8 December 1941, life continued comparatively unchanged and the Municipal Police were required to maintain the administration, under the Shanghai Provisional Council of 1941Under considerable pressure from the United States Administration, the foreign Extra Territorial Treaties, which had established the China Treaty ports in the 19th century including Shanghai (except that for Hong Kong), were abrogated on 11 January 1943 by the Treaty Between His Majesty in Respect of the United Kingdom and India and His Excellency the President of the National Government of the Republic of China for the Relinquishment of Extra-Territorial Rights in China and the Regulation of Related Matters - so that at the end of the Japanese War Shanghai, and other occupied treaty ports would be returned to the Chinese Government (KMT) in Nanking.This also had the effect of terminating the Police service contracts in March 1943. That same month, Cheeseman and other expatriate members of allied countries were put into one of the internment camps - described as Civil Assembly Centres. His family went into the Lunghwa Centre. That place held just under 2,000 people and was described thusly:'The camp was large, containing seven concrete buildings, five large wooden barracks (originally built as stables by the Japanese), and numerous outbuildings. There were fifty nine dorms and 127 rooms for families.'In addition to malnutrition, malaria and typhoid were a common problem. A fellow internee was J. G. Ballard who, in his book Empire of the Sun (later made into a Stephen Spielberg film), gives a vivid description of life in this camp. At the end of the Pacific War, when the employees of the Municipal Council, civil servants, Police, Fire etc. came out of the internment camps in August and September 1945, they were unemployed. Some managed to obtain jobs in Shanghai and Hong Kong, which it appears the Cheesemans went to. He arrived back at Liverpool in November 1950.…
Lot 47
A Chinese Qing Dynasty, Qianlong, Blue and white porcelain tea caddy and cover of canted rectangular flask form painted in inky blue mountainous landscapes with buildings, 9 cm wide x 11 cm high Together with another 18th-century caddy with "Imari" decoration and silver cover (2)The remaining porcelain cover is restored, its corresponding body is in good order.The "Imari" canister body has a slight firing crack running from the collar, the cap does not bear any hallmarks.
Lot 72
A set of four Chinese Kangxi blue and white porcelain moulded "silver-shaped" plates, the soles painted with flowering shrubs and butterflies within moulded cavetto and rims, bearing vacant double ring devices to bases, 28 cm diameterFormerly in the Van Vlissingen CollectionThe Van Vlissingen family was associated with the trade of Chinese porcelain in the 17th century, particularly through the Dutch East India Company (VOC). They were involved in various aspects of the porcelain trade, including financing, ownership of ships, and amassing a sizable collection of which these items are part. Formerly in the Van Vlissingen CollectionThe Van Vlissingen family was associated with the trade of Chinese porcelain in the 17th century, particularly through the Dutch East India Company (VOC). They were involved in various aspects of the porcelain trade, including financing, ownership of ships, and amassing a sizable collection of which these items are part. The Van Vlissingen family was associated with the trade of Chinese porcelain in the 17th century, particularly through the Dutch East India Company (VOC). They were involved in various aspects of the porcelain trade, including financing, ownership of ships, and amassing a sizable collection of which these items are part. All plates have some cracking.
Lot 103
Boxes & Objects - an Elizabeth II silver christening spoon, 9cm long, Sheffield 1951, 21.9g; a silver plated christening set, cased; a George V silver mounted clothes brush and comb, Birmingham 1928, cased; a 19th century Chinese famille rose tazza, c. 1890; a pair of George III style silver plated cream jugs, each 16cm high; a tortoiseshell and brass mounted lorgnette; a novelty pig stopper, etc
Lot 329
A group of silver coral and costume jewellery, comprising an onyx, mother of pearl and opal pendant, suspended by an elongated cable link chain, a Mizpah brooch, pin deficient, a Victoria ¼ rupee Maggie Mizpah brooch, all tested as silver, a single row Chinese carved cinnabar bead necklace, two matching Chinese cinnabar bangles, a gilt metal Bakelite hinged bangle, a gilt metal faux pearl and simulated turquoise link bracelet, a two row coral bead necklace, a clarified amber pendant, and a base metal coral ring, 354.63g total (qty)Ring size KCondition ReportClasps secure.Minor marks and scratches to some surfaces.Tarnish.As found.
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