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Lot 83
The Gallery of Modern British Artists : Consisting of A Series of Engravings from Works of the Most Eminent Artists of the Day, publ. London: Proprietors, I Cloudsley Terrace, Islington; Simpkin and Marshall, Stationers' Court; C. Tilt, Fleet Street; and G. Virtue, Ivy Lane (af); Les Belles Du Duc De Berry, book of hours, Thames and Hudson, label to inside cover, celebrating 10 years signed in biro by Walter Neurath Managing Director, boxed; Englebert, Omer, The Lives of the Saints, 1st edition, publ. Thames Hudson, 1951; Churchill, Winston S.; (Rhodes, Col. F. (Ed.)), The River War - An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan vol.II, Longmans, Green, and Co. 1900; The Royal Artillery Commemoration Book, 1939-1945, lge. 4to, cloth, illus., published on behalf of The Royal Artillery Benevolent Fund by G. Bell & Sons, 1950; Frontline 1940-41 - The Official Story of the Civil Defence of Britain". Published 1942 by His Majesty's Stationery Office; War Graves of the British Empire. Iraq, Part One A-L; etc
Lot 458
BRITISH SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY), JOHN MONTAGU, 2ND DUKE OF MONTAGU, KG, GMB, PC, FRS oil on canvasframedimage size 125cm x 105cm, overall size 160cm x 132cmProvenance: Scans of correspondence between the current vendor and Mungo Campbell on Scottish National Portrait Gallery stationery dated 8th November 1985 in which Mr Campbell asks on behalf of the SNPG "Would it be possible to order a photograph of your portrait of The Duke of Montagu(e)" are available on request and to the purchaser.Note: John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu, KG, GMB, PC, FRS (1690 – 5 July 1749), styled Viscount Monthermer until 1705 and Marquess of Monthermer between 1705 and 1709, was a British peer. Montagu went on the grand tour with Pierre Sylvestre. On 17 March 1705, John was married to Lady Mary Churchill, daughter of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. On 23 October 1717, Montagu was admitted a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He was made a Knight of the Garter in 1719, and was made Order of the Bath, a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1725, and a Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England which was the first Masonic Grand Lodge to be created. On 22 June 1722, George I appointed Montagu governor of the islands of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent in the West Indies. He in turn appointed Nathaniel Uring, a merchant sea captain and adventurer, as deputy-governor. Uring went to the islands with a group of seven ships, and established settlement at Petit Carenage. Unable to get enough support from British warships, he and the new colonists were quickly run off by the French. In 1739, the country's first home for abandoned children, the Foundling Hospital was created in London. Montagu was a supporter of this effort and was one of the charity's founding governors. He also financed the education of two notable Black British figures of the age, Ignatius Sancho (a butler at his Blackheath home, Montagu House) and Francis Williams, allegedly sending the latter to Cambridge University (the university has no record of his having studied there). In 1745, Montagu raised a cavalry regiment known as Montagu's Carabineers, which, however, was disbanded after the Battle of Culloden. Montagu was a notorious practical joker, his mother-in-law writing of him that "All his talents lie in things only natural in boys of fifteen years old, and he is about two and fifty; to get people into his garden and wet them with squirts, and to invite people to his country houses and put things in beds to make them itch, and twenty such pretty fancies as these." Montagu is said to have once dunked the political philosopher Montesquieu in a tub of cold water as a joke. Montagu also commissioned William Hogarth to portray Chief Justice John Willes unflatteringly in a number of cartoons series Before and After (Hogarth) in which lusty amoral rakes seduce women. Montagu's country place, Boughton House, Northamptonshire, was laid out by him as a miniature Versailles, and now belonging to the Buccleuch family. After his death, his town residence, Montagu House, Bloomsbury, on the present site of the British Museum, received and for many years held the national collections, which under the name of the British Museum were first opened to the public in 1759.
Lot 619
A copper Art Nouveau style two handled vase, together with a plaster Churchill figure and other collectables CONDITION REPORT Two handled vase condition good, signs of polish as shownOur team of trusted experts are on hand to help and always endeavour to provide an accurate judgement. The ultimate responsibility lies with the buyer however, and we recommend that you make every effort to inspect the lot yourself.To that end, we have provided a number of additional images for your attention to showcase the lot in more detail.
Lot 404
A trio of Royal Doulton graduated English Bulldogs, together with a pair of K F 'Mini Winston Churchill' ornaments (Nos. 122 and 131 of 750) CONDITION REPORT Height of largest bulldog: Approx. 6"Our team of trusted experts are on hand to help and always endeavour to provide an accurate judgement. The ultimate responsibility lies with the buyer however, and we recommend that you make every effort to inspect the lot yourself.To that end, we have provided a number of additional images for your attention to showcase the lot in more detail.
Lot 6002
Pair of limited edition silver gilt 'The Congress of Europe Standing Cups and Covers', commemorating Jean Monnet's services to the cause of European Unity, designed by Hector Miller and Madeleine Dinkel for Aurum, the lids bearing carved portraits of eight statesmen including Adenhauer, Churchill, Macmillan and others, the bands of calligraphy in high relief quoting Monnet, no. 37 and 36/100, hallmarked Aurum, London 1973, H21cm, with certificates and original caseCondition Report:Gross weight 36.970 ozt
Lot 6236
Mouseman - unusual circa. 1930s adzed oak tub-shaped armchair, barrel-back with woven leather, the upright carved with mouse signature, figured panelled sides enclosing panelled seat, arched seat rail, stile supports with block feet on castors, by the workshop of Robert Thompson, Kilburn Notes: made by apprentice Graham Hayes (1914-1943). Hayes went on to become a founding member of the Small Scale Raiding Force (SSRF), a special commando unit under the Special Operations Executive (SOE), established by Winston Churchill in 1940. Tragically, he was captured in 1942 and held prisoner by the Gestapo until his execution in 1943. Recently, Hayes has been featured in Guy Ritchie's film 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' under the name "Graham 'Henry' Hayes," portraying his role in the SOE. The chair has come for sale from family descent. Dimensions: Height: 64cm Length/Width: 58cm Depth/Diameter: 73cm
Lot 222
FOUR GOLD & SILVER PROOF COMMEMORATIVE COINS, comprising 9ct gold Tristan da Cunha 2015 '75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain' one crown encapsulated, silver Royal Mint 2018 'Royal Birth' penny encapsulated with COA (9200/15000) in case of issue, silver Royal Mint 1972 'Silver Wedding Anniversary' crown encapsulated in case of issue with COA, silver 2015 'Winston Churchill 1874-1965' five pounds encapsulated (4)Provenance: private collection Rhondda Borough CouncilComments: all good, no COAs.
Lot 233
Thatcher (Margaret) The Downing Street Years, 1993; The Path to Power, 1995 § Johnson (Boris) The Churchill Factor, 2014, first editions, signed by the authors on front free endpapers or title, original boards, dust-jackets, creasing and slight bumping to extremities, spines very lightly faded, 8vo (3)
Lot 71
A rare Second War ‘D-Day’ M.C. group of six awarded to Captain D. A. King, 81 Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers, whose specially adapted A.V.R.E. Churchill tank proved instrumental in enabling the 6th Green Howards - and C.S.M. Stanley Hollis, V.C. - to move forward off La Riviere beach (Gold Beach) on D-Day: equipped with spigot mortars that fired concrete-shattering 40lb. projectiles (a.k.a. “Flying Dustbins”), they were nonetheless vulnerable to the enemy’s much vaunted Panzerfaust. Having already neutralised several pillboxes, King’s tank suffered hits from the beach defence guns. The latter forcing him to dismount in order to free his jammed turret; prior to leading the charge up, and over, the defensive positions on the seawall Military Cross, G.VI.R. reverse officially dated ‘1944’; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 2nd issue, Territorial (Lt. D. A. King, (M.C.), R.E.) mounted for wear, plated and lacquered, otherwise very fine or better (7) £3,000-£3,600 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2014 M.C. London Gazette 31 August 1944. The original recommendation states: ‘This officer landed at H Hour on D-Day 6 June 1944 on the La Riviere beach in command of a beaching team of A.V.R.E. & Flails supporting the 6th Green Howards. Owing to the rough water these teams landed in front of the DD tanks and came under the concentrated fire of beach defences. Captain King proceeded to attack and neutralise the enemy pillboxes. Hits from beach defence guns jammed the turret of Captain King’s tank and he found it necessary to dismount to free the turret and enable him to get his petard into action again. By this time the infantry had landed and were held up under the face of the sea wall by enemy small arms fire and grenades, which were being thrown over the wall. Captain King immediately called his two A.V.R.E. to join him and charged over the top of the wall and down into the road on the landward side. The sudden appearance of tanks over the top of the wall served to discourage the defenders and enabled the infantry to get in and mop up the position. Captain King displayed initiative and resourcefulness and rendered extremely valuable support to the infantry in difficult circumstances at a critical moment.’ Denis Aubrey King, who was from Hatch End, Middlesex, was appointed to 81 Assault Squadron, R.E., on the eve of the Normandy invasion and, as cited above, came ashore on D-Day in support of 6th Green Howards, when he commanded one of the unit’s Assault Vehicles, Royal Engineers (A.V.R.E.), in fact a Churchill tank fitted with a spigot mortar called a “Petard”, which fired a 40lb. demolition charge specially designed to shatter concrete over a distance of 80 yards - a charge nicknamed by A.V.R.E. crew as the “Flying Dustbin”. A glimpse of his tank in action on La Riviere beach - part of the King Sector on “Gold Beach” - is to be found in 50th Division’s history: ‘A lively and unorthodox action took place on the extreme right of this brigade front. Machine-gun fire from two concrete pill boxes and a reinforced house, assisted by rifle fire from German infantry behind the sea wall, held up the attacking infantry. Three A.V.R.Es of 81st Assault Squadron, under the command of Captain D. A. King, went into action to assist. The subsequent events are graphically described in the unit’s own account of the operation: ‘One pillbox was reduced by the petard fire and the other silenced by the infantry. But the Germans behind the sea wall continued to fire and throw grenades. By this time the Troop Commander’s patience was exhausted, so, leaving his Sergeant to petard the reinforced house, he led his and another A.V.R.E. up the beach, charged the wall, dropped four feet on to the roadway and shattered a number of German illusions. The enemy routed, the infantry advance continued.’ Sold with extensive copied research.

Lot 3
Family Group: A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of seven awarded to Brigadier J. M. J. Evans, C.B.E., Royal Welsh Fusiliers Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse engraved ‘Lt. J. M. J. Evans’; 1914 Star, with clasp (Lieut: J. M. J. Evans. R.W. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. J. M. J. Evans.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, the reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze Palm on riband, mounted as worn; together with the related Great War miniature awards, good very fine Five: Captain R. V. J. Evans, Welsh Guards, who took part in both the vigil over King George VI, and his funeral procession, in February 1952 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1953, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn; together with the related miniature awards, good very fine (12) £1,400-£1,800 --- M.C. London Gazette 14 January 1916: ‘Lieutenant John Meredith Jones Evans, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916. France, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 6 November 1918. John Meredith Jones Evans was born in 1894 and commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, on 5 Fevruary 1913; Lieutenant, 20 June 1914. At the outbreak of the Great War he was serving with the 1st Battalion and landed with them at Zeebrugge on 7 October 1914. As part of the 7th Division, the 1st Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers were engaged in very heavy fighting in October, in particular in the advance on Menin and the battle of Langemarck; in the advance the Division lost just under 200 men, half of whom came from the 1st Battalion, and at Langemarck they suffered heavily again: ‘The 1/Welch Fusiliers, occupying the right... had suffered heavily losing 10 officers and 250 other ranks (Official History of the Great War, Military Operations in France and Belgium, refers); as a consequence of both actions the 1st Battalion’s strength by the end of October 1914 had been reduced to 6 officers and 206 men; in 1915 Evans’ battalion were in action again at Festubert, where on the 16th May they led the assault of the 22nd Brigade on the German positions with the 2nd Queen’s: ‘As they were going over the parapet at 3.15am, it was just light enough to see, and whilst they were in No Man’s Land the enemy opened heavy machine-gun and rifle fire. As there was no covering fire to check him, he inflicted severe casualties. The Royal Welch Fusiliers, in spite of Lieutenant-Colonel R. E. P. Gabbett being killed and his Second-in-Command severely wounded reached and rushed the German front trench, and pressed on’ (Ibid); by 7 am the 22nd Brigade had carried their objective, but ‘the 2/Queen’s lost 21 officers and 433 other ranks out of 22 and 773, and the 1/Royal Welch Fusiliers 19 officers and 559 other ranks out of 24 and 806’ (Ibid). Evans was appointed as Adjutant from 24 June to 24 September, 1915, and promoted Captain on 17 December 1915; specially employed with the War Office 31 May 1916 for the remainder of the war; Brevet Major, 3 June 1919; Deputy Assistant Director of the Territorial Army, War Office, from 8 June 1921; re-engaged for the Second World War as Acting Lieutenant-Colonel, 1 May 1940, and was appointed as an Assistant Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War, 24 July 1940; appointed Acting Brigadier, Deputy Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War, 1 January 1943. For his services during the war he was appointed C.B.E. in 1945. Brigadier Evans died on 20 July 1957. Robert Victor John Evans was born in Kensington, London, on 27 December 1921. He was a Cadet at the Royal Naval College Dartmouth, prior to joining the Welsh Guards as a Second Lieutenant on 2 August 1941; Lieutenant, 27 June 1944; Temporary Captain, 1 May 1948; appointed Staff Captain, Headquarters Household Brigade, from 1 October 1950; took part in the Funeral Procession of King George VI, 15 February 1952. Sold with various documents and photographs (mostly laminated) including letter from H.M. The Queen thanking the recipient for taking part in the Vigil over the late King in Westminster Hall, 11-15 February 1952; Invitation to the recipient from The Earl Marshal to take part in the procession at the funeral of H.M. King George VI, 15 February 1952, with accompanying envelope; Recipient´s Certified Copy of Attestation, dated 6 February 1941, and two related letters; Nine photographs, including one of H.M. King George VI´s funeral, and one of the recipient in Brussels on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of Liberation, 3 September 1984; and Ten Chapters, by Field Marshal Montgomery, containing the thoughts and impressions of the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, 1942-45, taken from entries in Monty’s own autograph book.
Lot 610
The Posthumous Lloyd’s Bravery Medal awarded to Third Radio Officer Richard Phillips, S.S. Empire Byron, killed in action on Convoy ‘PQ17’ and awarded a Posthumous Commendation Lloyd’s Medal for Bravery at Sea (Third Radio Officer Richard Phillips, S.S. “Empire Byron”, 4th July 1942) in case its gilt embossed fitted case of issue, extremely fine £800-£1,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Posthumous Commendation London Gazette 6 October 1942: ‘For services when SS Empire Byron was torpedoed and sunk whilst part of North Russian Convoy PQ17 in July 1942.’ Posthumous Lloyd’s Medal for Bravery at Sea Lloyd's List and Shipping Gazette 31 August 1943 [joint citation]: ‘SS Empire Byron. This ship took part in a North Russian Convoy which was subjected to heavy enemy air attacks. When his vessel was hit by a torpedo Captain Wharton saw the crew away and then left by a raft, from which he transferred to a lifeboat. He divided the men in the three boats between the two big boats. After covering a distance of 250 miles in 52 days they were rescued. Captain Wharton’s courage, determination and powers of command were outstanding during the enemy attacks and it was mainly due to his leadership fine example in the boat that many lives were saved. Third Radio Officer Phillips gave his life through splendid devotion to duty. He carried the portable wireless set to the lifeboat, and despite entreaties to get into the boat he returned to the Bridge to see if he was required by the Master. He lost his life while trying to get away in the port bridge boat’. P.Q. 17: ‘Empire Byron’ and her brave Radio Officer At the end of June 1942, the new 6,645-ton Ministry of War Transport Empire Byron joined 35 Merchantmen to form the ill-fated North Russian Convoy PQ17. Carrying vital war supplies for the Red Army, and under the Close Escort of 11 Destroyers and Corvettes, the Merchantmen followed the usual summer route north of Iceland and, after the Escorts had refuelled at Reykjavik, north of Bear Island in the Barents Sea, and into Kola Inlet, North Russia. To as far as Bear Island, the Convoy and Escort was to be covered by the 1st Cruiser Squadron, comprising H.M.S. London, H.M.S. Norfolk, the U.S.S. Tuscaloosa and U.S.S. Wichita. Standing off to the north-east of Jan Mayen Island, distant heavy support was to be further provided by the Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet, Sir John Tovey in the York, the Battleship U.S.S. Washington, the British Cruisers Cumberland and Nigeria, and a further 14 Destroyers. Incomplete intelligence was received at the Admiralty that the Battleship Tirpitz had put out of her Norwegian anchorage and was at sea heading for PQ17. Staff Officers at the Admiralty and Tovey at sea disagreed, but were unfortunately overruled, and in an unfortunate example of ‘back-seat driving’, Admiral Pound ordered the 1st Cruiser Squadron to withdraw westward at nigh speed, and signalled PQ17’s Close Escort Commander at 0923 hours on 4 July: ‘Immediate. Owing to the threat of surface ships convoy is to disperse and proceed to Russian ports’. Minutes later, the First Lord urgently repeated: ‘Most Immediate. My 9.23 of the 4th. CONVOY IS TO SCATTER’. By evening, the east-bound Merchantmen and Close Escort were fatally strung out over 25 miles of wild Arctic sea. Junkers 88 aircraft from the Third Squadron of KG30 swarmed in to cripple the cordite-laden Bolton Castle and Zaafaran, while Admiral Schmundt’s ‘Ice Devil’ Submarines hastened to pick off stragglers ‘in a U-Boat’s’ paradise’. All in all they sent to the bottom in the holds of 25 ships, 210 aircraft, 430 tanks, 3,350 trucks and nearly 100,000 tons of spare parts and other supplies desperately needed by the Red Army; it reeled before the murderous advance of German Army Groups A and B. To the survivors of PQ17 it appeared that the preservation of British and American capital ships was more valuable than the convoy, the war material carried, and indeed, the seamen who perished. 6 a.m. found the crew of the PQ17’s Rear-Commodore’s Ship Empire Byron exhausted after 36 hours at action stations. The Master, Captain Wharton, had fallen asleep in an armchair having given up his bunk to the Lieutenant-in-Charge of the Maritime Artillery Unit who had been on alert even longer. It was the Empire Byron’s second North Russian Convoy and in her hold she carried a precious cargo of the new Churchill Tanks. Two miles away, at 07:15, Lieutenant-Commander Bielfeld of U -703 launched two torpedoes, both of which passed harmlessly ahead of the target. Biefeld believed he had missed astern, so added a couple of knots to the Merchantman’s estimated speed, and fired tubes II and IV. When the torpedoes missed even farther ahead, he hastened his crew to turn the boat round so as to bring her stern tube to bear. An hour later U-703 was again in an attacking position, but this time the ship’s speed had been accurately determined at eight knots. There was no doubt about the fifth torpedo, and at 08.27 Empire Byron received a direct hit in the Main Engine-Room. Wharton was so soundly asleep that he had to be woken by the Gunnery Lieutenant who informed him of the torpedoing. ‘He looked outside: there was pandemonium as the crew were already struggling to leave the ship; three of the four lifeboats had been lowered, and the fourth was on its way down. Wharton went to the Bridge to see that all papers and documents were destroyed. The Second (sic) Radio Officer, a Manchester man, asked whether he should fetch an emergency wireless for use in the boats, but Wharton told him the set had already been sent aboard them . . . Wharton dived into the sea. He was picked up by a raft, and transferred to one of the lifeboats. He ordered all the men to concentrate in two of the lifeboats, one of which had an engine. There were several bodies in the sea, one of which he recognised to his horror as being that of the young Manchester Radio Officer to whom he had spoken only minutes before . . .’ Together with the Mancunian Third Radio Officer Richard Phillips, the sinking of the Empire Byron resulted in the loss of two other crew, three Gunners trapped below, and one passenger.
Lot 113
CHURCHILL, W. S. The Second World War, 6 books complete with dust-jackets, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1948-1951. (6) _CHURCHILL, W. S. A History of the English Speaking Peoples, Vol. II The New World, Vol IV The Great Democracies, with dust-jackets, London: Cassell, 1956-58. (2) _CHURCHILL, W. S. Onwards to Victory, FIRST ed., unclipped d.j., internally bright, spotting at prelims and text-block edges, d.j. with some chipping at extremities, London: Cassell, 1944._ CHURCHILL, W. S. Marlborough, vol. I, First ed. second printing, unclipped d.j., some toning at spine, London: George G. Harrap, 1933._BUCHAN, J. The King’s Grace, SIGNED ltd ed. 21/500, unclipped d.j., London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1935._LAWTON, Tommy. Soccer the Lawton Way, SIGNED First ed., original cloth, solid and bright internally, some toning at edges, d.j. showing loss in places, London: Nicholas Kaye, 1954._TAYLOR, Tom. Leicester Square, inc. folded maps, London: Bickers & Son, 1874._CHURCHILL, W. S. Lord Randolph Churchill, Vol. II only, Macmillan, 1906._ HALL, Mr. & Mrs. S. C. The Book of the Thames, leather-bound, London: Arthur Hall, Virtue & Co., 1859_ HISSEY, J. J. Across England in a Dog-Cart, London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1891._MONEY, Walter. The Battles of Neuburg, 2nd ed., includes maps, offsetting and spotting in places, some splitting at hinge, London, Simkin, 1884._PRESCOTT, W. H. History of the conquest of Mexico, 3 volumes, full-calf. (3) _CARY, J. Great Roads, fold-out maps, later binding, London: J. Carey, 1821._The Seafarers, 4 volumes, near-fine, Caird & Rayner-Bravac ltd. (4) _GLIEG, Rev. R. Story of the Battle of Waterloo, attractive binding, London: John Murray, 1861._KIMBER, E. Baronetage of England, Vol. II only, attractive full-calf, London: G. Woodfall et al., 1771._WILKINSON, Norman. The Dardanelles Colour Sketches from Gallipoli, FIRST ed., original cloth with pictorial design in gilt, offsetting ffep, some spotting/toning at edges, bumping/wear at boards, London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1915 (28)
Lot 189
Collection of military books, including: The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans, 3rd edition, 1827, contemp. half-calf - Lives of the British Admirals by Dr. J Campbell, 1785, contemp. half-calf, fold-out maps, internally bright, rubbing/bumping at edges - The Memoirs of Field-Marshal Montgomery, 1958, no ffep - The Life and Times of Richard Badiley, 1899 - Marlborough His Life and Times, vol. 1, 1934 - A Churchill Anthology, 1962 - The World Crisis 1916-1918 by Winston S. Churchill, part 1, 3rd imp., 1927 - A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston S. Churchill, vol. 1 and 2, 1956._ Varied condition, occasional spotting and toning, w/a/f (10)
Lot 300
King & Country EA031 Churchill and his Generals with Humber staff Car, Generals Montgomery and CIGS Alan Brooke and MP Driver, EA17 SAS David Sterling and EA40 SAS 'Paddy' Mayne with 1/32 scale Forward MarchCC59183 Eisenhower and CC59158 El Alamein British Mine Detector in original boxes (Condition Excellent, boxes Good (9)
Lot 43
A single 17th century Italian enamel and pearl earring, Sicily, of arched 'navicella' form with floral enamel decoration and suspending pearl tassels, length 5.8cmProvenance: The collection of Sidney J. A. Churchill (1862-1921), by descentCf. This earring illustrated in 'Peasant Art In Italy Special Autumn Number Of The Studio 1913', Charles Holme (ed.), pl. 229A. See also 'Gioielli di Sicilia', Maria Concetta di Natale, pl. 33 for similar earrings. Please note that the pearls have not been tested for natural origin
Lot 44
A single Italian gold and pearl earring, 18th/19th century, of hoop design with surmount in the form of a goat, with pearl tassels (loose), length 2.7cmProvenance: The collection of Sidney J. A. Churchill (1862-1921), by descentPlease note that the pearls have not been tested for natural origin
Lot 197
The River War, An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan Winston S. Churchill Published by Longmans, Green, & Co., London, 1899. First edition, first state, of Churchill's second book, based on his own role as a war reporter in the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan. Two volumes. pp xxii, 462 + x, 499. Illustrated with drawings by Angus McNeill of the Seaforth Highlanders; Complete with all maps, plans and plates. Original blue/black gilt pictorial cloth lettered in gilt. (2)
Lot 487
Collection of Royal Mint Fine Silver £20 & £100 Coins, including Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday, 2013 Timeless First, 2014 WW1 Commemorative, 2 x 2015 Longest Reigning Monarch, 2016 ‘Pride of Wales’, 2015 Sir Winston Churchill. 2017 Platinum Wedding Anniversary and 2015 Buckingham Palace £100 Coin. (All coins have been removed from folder at some point).
Lot 303
Collection of British Crown’s includes 1935 George V Silver Jubilee, 1937 George VI (last Silver Crown), 1951 Festival of Britain, 1965 Churchill Memorial Crown, 1953 Elizabeth II Coronation Crown, Scarcer 1960 Crown and 1977 Silver Jubilee Crown. With 1970 Isle of Man Crown, Gibraltar 1967 Crown and Jersey 1966 Five Shilling Coin.
Lot 498
Royal Mint / Royal Mail Philatelic Numismatic Covers, including 2015 Winston Churchill £5, 2009 & 2008 Henry VIII & Elizabeth II double £5 cover, Restoration of the Monarchy £5, Wedding of William & Kate £5, 2012 Diamond Jubilee £5, 2013 60th Anniversary of the Coronation £5, Mary Rose £2, Charles Dickens £2, Florence Nightingale £2, Trinity House £2, Benjamin Britain 50p, WWF 50p, Girlguiding UK 50p and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Lot 556
A mixed collection of British and foreign silver proof coins, comprising a cased set of eighteen (18) x £5 2004 Age of Steam coins from the various Channel Islands, the Bermuda 1984 set of eleven (11) 25 cent coins commemorating the 375th anniversary (lacking a certificate), a Turks and Caicos 1980 set of three coins (5, 10 and 20 crowns), a British £2 Britannia and a US silver $1 eagle cased by the Royal Mint as a pair, the Isle of Man 1974 Churchill commemorative crown, and nine (9) various British 50 pence, £1, £2 and £5 coins and packs including some piedforts , the Brunel £2 coin pair 2006 and the Nelson/Trafalgar £5 coin pair 2005.
Lot 38
A GEORGE I GILTWOOD AND GESSO STOOL OR WINDOW SEAT ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES MOORE, CIRCA 1720 With an early 18th century upholstered drop in seat 44cm high, 83.5cm wide, 45cm deepJames Moore (c1670-1726) was a leading exponent of chased relief gilt gesso furniture, first gaining experience in this specialist technique under the Gumleys. Moore is known to have supplied gilt gesso furniture to amongst others Queen Anne and George I for Kensington Palace; and to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough at Blenheim Palace.The State Bedroom at Houghton Hall, Norfolk has a related giltwood stool.For a somewhat related stool attributed to James Moore, see Christie's, New York, The Collector, 25th April 2024, Lot 629, (£13,860 incl. BP). Condition Report: Overall there are some scratches, marks, chips, cracks, knocks and abrasions consistent with age and use.The upholstery is extensively worn with holes and tears, the frame of the drop in seat has not been inspected.The gilding is worn, flaking and missing in places to reveal the underlying white gesso and wood.Some stained to the underside.Some losses and repairs including: re-tipping to feet; later braces to the corners under the brace; lacking one part of one leg (sectional construction).There is some evidence of old worm.Overall in appealing 'country house' condition.Please see all the additional condition report photographs through the link on the condition report email as a visual reference of condition. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 103
Commemorative medallion collection with boxed silver proof FDC 1977 Silver Jubilee medal, 1972 Edward Duke of Windsor, Concorde 1976 ingot by Danbury Mint, 1972 Silver Wedding Buckingham Palace ingot, silver proofs FDC in folder 1973 Royal Wedding, 1976 Concorde, 1973 Royal Wedding silver and bronze medal twin set in hard plastic case, also 2005 Churchill CuNi medal by The Imperial War Museum and 1953 Coronation medallion. Qty 9
Lot 506
Alexandra Churchill - British Contemporary artist "Equus" A Classical rearing horse reminiscent of Greek Mythology. Large Oil on Panel signed lower right 'A Churchill' 89cm x 89cm frame inclusive Alexandra is a Cotswold artist with an International reputation. She paints exclusively in oils and has been highly influenced by the great Masters of the past such as Turner, Van Gogh, Stubbs, and Monet, florals inspired by Georgia O'Keffe. Alex loves to paint the flowers she grows in her studio garden, and the landscapes and animals from the beautiful surrounding Cotswold hills. Her work is highly collectible for its timeless quality and can be found in two Royal Households. Her works retail for over £2000
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