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Lot 196
Vinyl - 27 Soundtrack LPs to include Ennio Morricone (Italian pressing), The Game Is Over, The Interns, Kill Them All And Come Back Alone, Babes In Toyland, Jubilee, The King & I (signed by Yul Brynner), Clint Eastwood The Gauntlet, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, The Happy Time and more. Vg+ overall
Lot 1779
THIRD LANARK F.C., COLLECTION OF MEMORABILIA, CIRCA 1931 ONWARDS including Banquet menu for game vs. Odense Town 17th May 1931, Board of Trade Investigation, Supporters Association AGM 1962 and 1963, Liquidation documents, programme vs. Watford 4th April 1955, programme Third Lanark - Queen's Park Select vs. Silesian Select 23rd October 1946, programme vs. Doncaster Rovers 18th April 1951, newspaper cuttings, certficates and further
Lot 1788
CELTIC F.C., LEAGUE CUP RUNNERS UP GOLD MEDAL, 1970/71 the obverse with central shield shaped plaque with red enamel lion rampant motif, within blue enamel border inscribed SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE, the reverse inscribed LEAGUE CUP Season 1967-68 Runner up, in nine carat gold, in boxNote: It has been believed and is possible that this medal was awarded to Bobby Murdoch.It comes from a sore 1-0 loss to Old Firm rivals, Rangers. The game is often remembered for the goal, scored by then 16-year old and future star, Derek Johnstone. 4cm high including suspension Qty: 6g
Lot 1691
WILLIE WOODBURN OF RANGERS AND SCOTLAND, SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE GOLD MEDAL, 1946/47 vs. the Football League (of England), the obverse with central enamel lion rampant below a crown, inscribed SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL, the reverse inscribed S. V E. 1946-47 W. WOODBURN, in nine carat gold 4cm high Qty: 16.6g Note: 'William Alexander Woodburn (1919–2001) was a Scottish International footballer who represented Rangers at club level. He was the last footballer in Britain to receive a life ban from the game for indiscipline, although the ban was later rescinded and he has since been inducted into both the Scottish Football Hall of Fame and the Rangers Hall of Fame.'He was with the Govan side from 1937 until 1954. It was after World War II that he established himself in the Rangers side and won four Scottish league championships and four Scottish Cups with the club as a member of its strong defensive unit known as the 'Iron Curtain'. He appeared in the first Scottish League Cup Final in April 1947, when Rangers beat Aberdeen 4–0 and won it a second time two years later.
Lot 1692
WILLIE WOODBURN OF RANGERS F.C., SCOTTISH CUP GOLD MEDAL, 1947/48 the obverse inscribed Scottish Football Association in blue enamelled lettering around a pierced oval depicting a lion rampant, beneath a thistle motif, the reverse inscribed SCOTTISH CUP 1947-48 Won by W.A. WOODBURN Rangers F.C., in nine carat gold 5cm high including suspension Qty: 12.8g Note: 'William Alexander Woodburn (1919–2001) was a Scottish International footballer who represented Rangers at club level. He was the last footballer in Britain to receive a life ban from the game for indiscipline, although the ban was later rescinded and he has since been inducted into both the Scottish Football Hall of Fame and the Rangers Hall of Fame.'He was with the Govan side from 1937 until 1954. It was after World War II that he established himself in the Rangers side and won four Scottish league championships and four Scottish Cups with the club as a member of its strong defensive unit known as the 'Iron Curtain'. He appeared in the first Scottish League Cup Final in April 1947, when Rangers beat Aberdeen 4–0 and won it a second time two years later.This medal comes from the 1948 victory over Morton.
Lot 1690
JIMMY DICKINSON OF ENGLAND, MATCH WORN INTERNATIONAL JERSEY, 15TH APRIL 1950 worn vs. Scotland in the Home Championship match, embroidered crest inscribed SCOTLAND V ENGLAND APRIL 1950, ST. BLAIZE label to interior, number 6 verso, long-sleeve Note: Jimmy Dickinson MBE (1925–1982) is a Portsmouth F.C. legend, with a record total of 764 appearances for the club.'He signed for Portsmouth as a trainee and made his debut in 1946 against Blackburn Rovers. Settling into the side quickly at either wing-half or left-half, he was part of the team that won successive league championships in 1948–49 and 1949–50. His performances earned him a call-up to the England national team. He went on to win 48 caps for England, making him Portsmouth's most capped English player of all time. During his record 845 club appearances for Pompey and his 48 England caps he was never once booked or sent off, earning him the nickname 'Gentleman Jim'.'This shirt was worn during the 1950 Home Championship tie vs. Scotland. It is offered as part of the collection relating to Rangers and Scotland legend, Willie Woodburn, and was gained as a swap.'England once again clinched the Home International Championship—and with it a place in the World Cup finals—with this hard-fought win in front of a massive crowd of 133,250 spectators. It was a very close game with both sides grappling for supremacy.'Match Report as appears in the F.A. Yearbook 1950-51, pages 24-25On April [15th] at Hampden Park, Glasgow, England played Scotland in the last home international of the season, and won back the international championship by a 1-0 victory. Though the teams were very evenly matched. England's slight superiority in finish probably turned the scale. Scotland were, however, unlucky not to force the draw which would have kept them in the World Cup. Scotland attacked strongly at the start and kept the initiative through most of the first-half, Williams making flying saves from the menacing drives of Waddell, Steel and Liddell. In the second-half England's superior power of combination, particularly at wing-half, began to tell. But they still had not found effective form in forcing home their good approach play. The solitary goal of the match came in the 64th minute, when Langton at outside-left cut down the wing and sent a low pass to Bentley, who drove hard into the Scottish net. In the last twenty minutes Scotland attacked strongly, but the English defence stood firm. On the 1949/50 Home Championships,'1949–50 British Home Championship was one of the most significant competitions of the British Home Championship football tournament. This year saw the competition doubling up as Group 1 in the qualifying rounds for the 1950 FIFA World Cup. It was the first time that either England, Wales, Scotland or Ireland (IFA) had entered a World Cup competition. It was also a significant moment in the history of Irish football as it was the last time that the (Northern) Irish Football Association entered a team featuring players born in both Northern Ireland and what is now the Republic of Ireland.
Lot 1693
THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE - THE GLASGOW F.A. SELECT VS. THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, SILVER MEDAL, 17TH MAY 1977 engraved to one side with coat of arms inscribed The Glasgow Football Association, the other inscribed The Queen's Silver Jubilee Hampden 17th May 1977, on chain, in sterling silver 5.2cm diameter Qty: 59g gross Note: This medal was given to Les Michie, who was assistant secretary of the Scottish Football League during the period.'The Glasgow FA Select v The Football League match was played at Hampden on Tuesday 17 May 1977, with a 3pm kick-off and with a crowd of 28,380, including the Queen. The Glasgow side won the game by 2-1 with Kenny Dalglish scoring the winner.The Glasgow shirt has the colours of all the Glasgow sides, Celtic, Queens Park, Partick Thistle, Clyde and Rangers.The shorts being red with a yellow side panel and black and white socks.The Glasgow FA team was: Alan Rough (Partick Thistle), Danny McGrain (Celtic), Brian Whittaker (Partick Thistle), Jardine (Rangers), Roddy McDonald (Celtic), Forsyth (Rangers), McLean (Rangers) – sub McNaughton (Queen’s Park), Kenny Dalglish (Celtic), Joe Craig (Celtic), MacDonald (Rangers) and Johnstone (Rangers). The substitute was Somner (Partick Thistle).The Football League squad was as follows: Corrigan (Manchester City), Clements (Manchester City), Peach (Southampton), Stanley (Chelsea), Watson (Manchester City), Wilkins (Chelsea), Francis (Birmingham), Channon (Southampton), Royle (Manchester City), Barnes (Manchester City), Owen (Man City) and Tueart (Manchester City). There were so many Manchester City players due to that club being one of the few to have fulfilled all their fixtures.The sides were managed by the managers of the England and Scotland at the time – Don Revie for The Football League and Willie Ormond for Glasgow FA. This game was Ormond’s last duty as manager prior to Ally Macleod assuming control of the national team. Wonder how that went?Tueart scored the opening goal for the visitors, with Jardine equalising before King Kenny [Dalglish] got the winner for Glasgow.'
Lot 1835
ALEX ROLLO OF CELTIC F.C., RARE AWAY JERSEY, 1950s Umbro Tangeru label, shamrock crest, 2 verso, long-sleeve, with previous Christie's sales tagNote: This rare shirt, also known as the 'Political' or 'Shamrock' shirt, was originally sold by Christie's (believed) lot 105 on 30th March 2000, as per the description below,'A white and green Celtic shirt, No.2, with button-up cotton collar and badge formed as a shamrock The above shirt was worn by Alex Rollo who, as left-back, played a total of 59 times for Celtic between 1948 and 1954'This would also appear to link to another lot 156 sold by Christie's on 15th October 1997, billed as,'A white and green Celtic jersey, No.2, with button-up cotton collar and badge formed as a shamrockThe above jersey was given to the vendor by Alex Rollo who, as a left-back, played a total of 59 times for Celtic between 1948 and 1954.'It is therefore believed that this shirt would have been worn by Rollo at some point between 1952 (it was first unveiled in a friendly vs. Belfast Celtic on 17 May 1952) and him leaving the club in 1954.Interestingly, according to research carried out by A Celtic State of Mind (see the attached article https://acsom.net/the-history-of-the-shamrock-jersey-the-most-sought-after-celtic-shirt-of-the-year/), after unvelieing the shirt in 1952 (when it was actually worn by Belfast Celtic and not the Glasgow team),'The jersey then appeared on the cover of the Celtic programme for the league match against Clyde on 12 September 1953, but it was not an action shot of a player wearing the shamrock shirt, so it is possible that Celtic did not wear it themselves until they faced Kilmarnock on 8 January 1955 in the league. According to the Evening Times (Glasgow) report, which ran with the headline, “TULLY TRICK IN A NEW STRIP, CELTIC JUST MAKE IT,” this was the first time a Celtic team wore the shamrock jersey.'It can therefore be hypothesised that, if the above shirt was Rollo's, he either kept it following the Belfast game (he played, and it is feasible he swapped after), or indeed, he kept it from training (the programme vs. Clyde being evidence that these shirts were worn, albeit, apparently not during competitive ties).
Lot 1741
CELTIC F.C., COLLECTION OF SIGNED COVERS, comprising vs. Man Utd 21st Nov 2006 (legendary Nakamura freekick game), Dundee Utd. Scottish Cup final 1985, St. Patricks 22nd June 1998, Liverpool 16th Sep 1997, Aberdeen 6th Nov 2010, and Dunfermline League Cup final 2006, also a signed 100th Anniversary of the 1901 Glasgow Exhibition Cup coverProvenance: The Jack Murray Collection. Qty: 7
Lot 574
ROBERT CLEMINSON (BRITISH 1864 - 1903), TWO HUNTING DOGS oil on canvas, signedframedimage size 29cm x 39cm, overall size 52cm x 62cmNote: Robert Cleminson was a painter in oils of landscapes, Highland game and sporting dog paintings and it his animal and dog paintings for which he is best known. He found a ready market for his paintings and enjoyed commercial success. He exhibited at the British Institution which was established as a rival to the Royal Academy, at Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall, London. He exhibited further works at the Society of British Artists, Suffolk Street, London. Ten paintings by Robert Cleminson are held in UK public collections,
Lot 603
ROYAL DUX; two porcelain figures, one depicting a setter/game dog with fowl in mouth, height 20cm, length 26cm, and a figure of a fish seller, height 25cm, both with applied pink triangle to the base (2).Condition Report: Both ok condition apart from the occasional knocks and chips, but some remnants around the dog's tail to suggest there may have been a repair.
Lot 371
Two shagreen cigarette boxes, 1930s, one with ivory stringing,13cm and 19cm wide, a compact, 8.5cm diameter, an ashtray, mounted with an RAF crest, 13cm diameter, and a 'Squails' game, in a sliding box, 22.5cm wide (5) IMPORTANT NOTEThis lot contains elephant ivory material. Please be advised that several countries, including those in the EU and the USA, now prohibit the importation of ivory items unless under specific conditions. Accordingly, prospective buyers should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs regulations of their country and ensure they are able to import this item prior to bidding.This item has been registered as exempt from the UK Ivory Act 2018. Condition ReportUsed and worn.
Lot 426
Taxidermy: game birds comprising;a grey partridge,Perdix perdix, with a plaque inscribed 'W.R.R Murton Grange, November 2005',29cm higha quail,Coturnix coturnixm, with a plaque inscirbed 'W.R.R. Burnhope Moor, September 2005',28cm high and a grouse,Tetraonini, with a plaque inscribed 'W.R.R. Burnhope Moor, September 2007',39cm highCondition ReportLosses to the feathers. In need of a good clean.
Lot 8007
Answer Robot Game Machine. Additionsmaschine in Form eines großen Blechspielzeug-Roboters. Rechenfunktion über Zahnradmechanismus (überholungsbedürftig). Batteriebetrieben. Mit 2-reihiger Zahlentastatur, Löschtaste li., Lichttaste re. o., Plus-/Minus-Hebel, dabei leuchtet das Plus-Zeichen im re. Auge bzw. das Minus-Zeichen im li. Auge auf. Eine Spiralscheibe dreht sich im Kopf (Drehmechanismus überholungsbedürftig). L. bespielt und etwas gedellt. Ischida, Japan, um 1963. H. 36,5 cm. Mit Originalkarton (lädiert).
Lot 33
Antoine Dury (French, c.1819-1896) A trompe l’oeil of dead gamesigned 'T DURY' l.r., also signed on envelope l.l., oil on canvas 69 x 56cmProvenance: Private collection, The Old House, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire.Condition ReportFramed: 83 x 69cmCraquelure with infilling. Surface dirt. Stretcher marks to the top edge with a small tear starting to emerge in the upper right corner. Not examined under UV light, for a full report please contact the department.
Lot 239
Collection of Beano Dennis the Menace and Gnasher memorabilia to include plush toys, Robert Harropp figurines ' Menaces for ever', 'Dennis the Menace', Whoopee cushion, plastic character figurines, Beano and Dandy History of Fun book, Beware of the Menace plastic sign, bike bell, yoyo and board game
Lot 319
Collection of 23 books by W E Johns, mostly Biggles. First editions to include Biggles in the South Seas, Biggles in Borneo, Biggles Takes Charge, Biggles Hunts Big Game, Biggles Second Case, Gimlet Mops Up, Gimlet's Oriental Quest, Gimlet Goes Again, King of the Commandos and Worrals of the Islands. Also includes later editions.
Lot 890
JAQUES LONDON FOR HARRODS; A CASED CROQUET SET MODERN In green wooden case Four mallets, four balls, six metal hoops, winning post, four croquet clips, four flags, mallet, eight stakes, yellow string, and other items 110.5cm wideProvenance: The Estate of a deceased Gentleman Condition Report: Please note the below condition report is the only one available. Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some surface wear, dirt and discolouration from use. Wear to the wooden box, hinges work, handles intact and clips. Wear from use to mallets. The red ball has a split. No game instructions present. The above report is supported with additional images which can be sent via a link. Please 'Ask a Question' to request these images. For any further enquiries please contact the department directly.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 817
ASPREY: A LEATHER AND SUEDE BACKGAMMON SET LATE 20TH CENTURY Faux horn pieces, tooled leather interior, initialled SR case 48cm wide, 32cm deepProvenance: The Estate of a deceased Gentleman Condition Report: Please note the below condition report is the only one available. Marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions commensurate with age and use. Some surface wear, dirt and discolouration from use.Some discolouration to the suede exteriors of the case from use and wear. Two keys present, locks functioning, hinges functioning. Leather board, fifteen game pieces, two pairs of dice, a doubling cube, suede dice cup, and a rule book.The above report is supported with additional images which can be sent via a link. Please 'Ask a Question' to request these images. For any further enquiries please contact the department directly.Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 163
McEwan (Ian) First Loves, Last Rites, small neat date on front free endpaper, light spotting to fore-edge with few straying onto margin, 1975; The Imitation Game, jacket price-clipped, 1981, first edition, signed by the author on titles, original boards, dust-jackets, fine copies; and 2 others by the author, 8vo (4)
Lot 86
Deighton (Len) An Expensive Place to Die, marginal printer's marks and the odd note, 1967; Spy Story, 1973; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Spy, 1976; Berlin Game, 1983, uncorrected proof copies, original wrappers, lightly stained, rubbing to extremities, some creases; and 6 others, proof copies by Deighton, 8vo (10)
Lot 642
Y A RARE 'ADELIE' PENGUIN EGG FROM THE AUSTRALIAN 1911-14 ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION ADELIE LAND, ANTARCTIC, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Egg, paper, wood 7cm high, 5.5cm diameter (max) Provenance: F.H. Bickerton Ex Private collection An old note reads: "9, Osborne Place, Plymouth. 'Adelie Penguin Egg from Adelie Land, Winter ( ... ?) of Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911 -14. F.H. Bickerton.' The egg inscribed in pencil: 'Adelie Penguin Expedition 1911 - 14 F.H. Bickerton' The Adelie penguin 'Pygoscelis Adeliae' is a species found along the entire coast of the Antarctic continent, the only place where it lives. Together with the emperor penguin, the most southerly distributed of all penguins. The Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) Was the first Australian led expedition to the Antarctic. Headed by Douglas Mawson, they explored the largely uncharted Antarctic coast due south of Australia. Francis Howard Bickerton (1889 - 1954) was an explorer, soldier, entrepreneur, big game hunter, aviator and film maker. Not only did he contribute to the Australian Expedition, he was later recruited by Sir Ernest Shackleton's 'Endurance' expedition. Apart from collecting this rare egg specimen, the expedition also discovered the Adelie Land Meteorite, which identified the Antarctic region as the richest meteorite field on the face of the planet. Without doubt, Bickerton's life and career, war-time antics, hunting expeditions, explorations, business investments, party going in London in the 1920s, were those of 'legend'. Vita Sackville-West fell passionately in love with Bickerton and asked him to become the father of her child (an honour which he declined) however, she did take Bickerton as the model for Leonard Anquetil, the hero in her best novel, 'The Edwardians' (1930). For another egg, from the 'Terra Nova' expedition, see: Sotheby's, Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History auction, November 2022, lot 191. Condition Report: Prospective bidders should familiarise themselves with potential possession and transport restrictions applicable as per local laws in the country of import. A UK export licence will be required for this lot. Blow hole- writing fairly clear- some old dirt to surface but seems to be in good condition. Please see additional images for visual references to condition which form part of this condition report. All lots are available for inspection and Condition Reports are available on request. However, all lots are of an age and type which means that they may not be in perfect condition and should be viewed by prospective bidders; please refer to Condition 6 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers. This is particularly true for garden related items. All lots are offered for sale "as viewed" and subject to the applicable Conditions of Business for Buyer's condition, which are set out in the sale catalogue and are available on request. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 711
AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF MUGHAL ARCHER'S THUMB RINGS INDIA, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURY Steel with gold coloured detailing, modern stand 3.5cm high Provenance: Ex John Harwood, India, 2005 Ex Private collection The bow ring worn by archers on the thumb had a primarily functional use, but they were often very decorative as well, as hunting game with a bow and arrow was often a Royal sport. The advantage of the Eastern archer's thumb ring over that of the European practice of using the leather covered tips of three fingers is that it improves the handling of the bow and arrow and increases the range and steadies the flight of the arrow, very similar to the actions achieved by using a spear thrower.
Lot 93
* TERRY OWEN MATHEWS (BRITISH 1931 - 2008) A SUNBIRD bronze sculpture, signed (T O Mathews) and numbered #1 (understood to be unique and not one of an edition) , dated 199834cm highNote: Terry Mathews was born in England in 1931, brought up in Uganda, and educated in Kenya and England. His life as a child in Uganda was enriched by his close association with his next-door neighbour, Captain Charles Pitman, the renowned Chief Game Warden of that country. With a family greatly involved in African wildlife, Mathews passion for animals transcended into his secondary profession as a sculptor. Despite losing sight in his lead eye, Mathews sculptures continued to evolve and grow into cast bronze pieces that captured the movement and freedom of the beloved wildlife he surrounded himself by. With his experience of being in the bush with wildlife on many photographic and collecting Safaris, Mathews was able to take the time to study animals and birds, enabling his pieces to take on a lifelike appearance despite the lack of anatomical research. Mathews believed that, “The movement is more important than the anatomical detail.” Situated in Kenya, Mathew’s work was cast and finished in a foundry founded by his son. There, he was able to follow the casting process closely to ensure his sculpture embody the vision of his initial creation. Mathews also worked with well-known sculptors like John Skeaping, William Timym, Johnathan Kenworthy and Rob Glenn. Mathews work has been shown in Europe, Africa and the United States. Terry was a strong supporter of conservation organizations, having contributed many bronzes to a number of conservation organizations including: Game Conservation International (contributed ten bronzes), Friends of Conservation, Kuki Gallmann's Ranch, The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Rhino Rescue, Rhino Ark, Kenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi National Park, East African Wildlife Society, Cullman & Hurt Community Wildlife Project (Terry was Vice Chairman for a number of years and contributed three bronzes ) and, World Wide Fund for Nature. In addition, he was on the Advisory Committee of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and in 1990 donated a full size Rhino Cow and Calf to act as a begging bowl for the Rhino Conservation Movement which now stands at the entrance to the Nairobi National Park. Later Terry was commissioned by the WWF and the East Africa Wildlife Society to build a monument to the burning of the ivory. The bronze was cast by Terry's son Denis in Nairobi and provided at cost. It now stands at the site of the original burning of the 12 tons of ivory.
Lot 138
* JACK VETTRIANO (SCOTTISH b. 1951), GAME OF LIFE limited edition silkscreen print on paper, signed and numbered 21/295, from the Affairs of The Heart Collection, 2004mounted, framed and under glassimage size 39cm x 45cm, overall size 78cm x 86cm Note: Jack Vettriano was born in Fife, Scotland in 1951. After leaving school at 15, he followed his father down the mine, working as an apprentice engineer. He later moved on to white-collar jobs in management services. Vettriano took up painting as a hobby in the 1970s when a girlfriend bought him a set of watercolours for his birthday and from then on, he spent much of his spare time teaching himself to paint. He learned his craft by copying Old Masters, Impressionists, Surrealists and a plethora of Scottish artists. Prior to moving from Kirkcaldy to Edinburgh, he decided to mark a break with his past work which hitherto had been sold under his family name Hoggan. From this time on, he adopted his mother’s maiden name. The turning point came in 1988 when he submitted two paintings to the Royal Scottish Academy’s Annual Exhibition; both were sold on the first day and Vettriano was approached by several galleries. He held his first solo exhibition at the Edinburgh Gallery in 1992 entitled ‘Tales of Love and Other Stories’ and later that year, he exhibited at the Mall Galleries in London. He was represented by Portland Gallery from 1994-2007 and during this time, he had many sell-out solo exhibitions in Edinburgh, London, Hong Kong and New York and counts Jack Nicholson, Sir Alex Fergusson and Sir Tim Rice amongst his collectors. In 1996, Pavilion books commissioned W. Gordon Smith to compile an anthology, ‘Fallen Angels’, in which over 40 Vettriano images were accompanied by a selection of Scottish writing. Poets, playwrights, novelists and actors were asked for a personal response to an individual painting or poem. In the same year, Sir Terrance Conran commissioned Vettriano to create a series of paintings for Conran’s Bluebird Club in London. The seven paintings inspired by the life of Sir Malcom Campbell hung there for ten years. In 1998, Vettriano moved to London where he continued to have sell-out shows including, ‘Between Darkness and Dawn’, ‘Lovers and Other Strangers’ and ‘Affairs of the Heart’. The year 2004 was exceptional in Vettriano’s career; his best-known painting, ‘The Singing Butler’ was sold at Sotheby’s for close to £750,000; he was awarded an OBE for Services to the Visual Arts and was the subject of a Southbank show documentary, entitled ‘Jack Vettriano: The People’s Painter’; Pavilion published a book ‘Lovers and Other Strangers’ being an anthology of his work to date with text by Anthony Quinn. In 2008, Vettriano was commissioned to paint portraits of Sir Jackie Stewart and Zara Phillips, the latter was part of a charity fundraising project for Sport Relief, the experience of which was captured in a documentary broadcast on BBC One in March 2008. Vettriano launched Heartbreak publishing and his own gallery also called Heartbreak in 2009. In the same year, he was commissioned by the Yacht Club of Monaco to create a series of paintings to mark the centenary of their world-famous yacht Tuiga. The subsequent exhibition ‘A Hommage a Tuiga’ premiered in Monaco as part of Classic Yacht Week. In 2010, an exhibition of over 40 new paintings, ‘Days of Wine and Roses’ was opened at the Kirkcaldy Museum and Art Gallery in Fife. The exhibition then moved to London, opening at Heartbreak in September 2010. In September 2013, a major exhibition, ‘Jack Vettriano: A Retrospective’ opened at Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. It featured over 100 works and ran until February 23 2014. It attracted 123,300 visitors and broke the attendance records held by a Van Gogh exhibition in 1948. Vettriano sold his gallery in London in 2015 and later that year established his own publishing company: Jack Vettriano Publishing. Limited. In 2017, He was one of three artists commissioned to paint portraits of Scottish comedian Billy Connolly. These were then put on display in Glasgow People’s Palace, while images were transferred to murals in the centre of Glasgow. It was the subject of a BBC documentary first broadcast on June 14, 2017.
Lot 404
The most important India General Service medal awarded to Ensign Henry Haversham Austen (later Lieutenant-Colonel Godwin-Austen, F.R.S., F.Z.S., F.R.G.S.), who was gazetted to the 24th Foot in 1851 and served as A.D.C. to General Godwin in the 2nd Burmese War, and later on special duty with the Bhootan Field Force; as a young British army surveyor he ‘undertook one of the most remarkable expeditions in British mountaineering history; not only did he open the way to the mountain now called K2 but, beyond the village of Skardu, gateway to the Karakoram, he became the first Westerner to explore the world’s most extensive and awesome glacier system; explorations in Ladakh, Tibet, Bhutan and Burma soon followed’ India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Pegu, Bhootan (Ensign H. H. Austen. 24th Foot. A.D.C.) second clasp loose on ribbon as issued, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, toned good very fine £4,000-£5,000 --- Henry Haversham Austen was born at Teignmouth, Devon, on 6 July 1834, son of Robert A. C. Austen, F.R.S., a distinguished geologist, and Maria, daughter of General Godwin, a marriage that produced no fewer than 17 siblings to Haversham between 1834 and 1856, one of whom, Frederick, was killed at Isandhlwana. Haversham, by which name he was always known, was educated at R.M.C. Sandhurst which establishment he entered at the age of 13. Gentleman Cadet H. H. Austen was appointed as Ensign in the 24th Foot on 26 December 1851, and in June 1852 set out for Burma, as aide-de-camp to his grandfather General Godwin, the commander-in-chief of the British forces in the second Anglo-Burmese war. Following the death of General Godwin in 1854 his name was changed to Godwin-Austen by personal decree of Queen Victoria. He was appointed a Topographical Assistant to the Trigonometrical Survey of India and joined the Kashmir Survey party in 1857, with whom he surveyed a very large extent of country in Kashmir and Baltistan. In the latter country the enormous glaciers at the head of the Shigar river and Hunza Nagar frontier, which included the Baltoro glacier, which he was the first to discover, coming down in part from the second highest mountain in the Himalayas and named after him [since renamed as ‘K2’]. In 1862 he surveyed the lofty country of Rupshu and Zaskar in Ladakh, and in July and August of that year he made 13 different ascents of a mean height of 17,900 feet, the highest peak, Mata, being 20,607 feet. The following year he took up the Changchenmo and carried the topography to the eastern end of the Pang Kong lake, close up to Rudok in Chinese territory, where he was met and stopped by the Lhassan Governor. During the winter of 1863-64 he was on special duty with the last mission to Bhutan, and mapped the country between Darjeeling and Punakha, the capital. In 1864-65, having accompanied the political mission of Sir Ashley Eden to the Rajas of Bhutan, he served on special duty with the left column of the Bhutan field force as Surveyor, and was present at the storm and capture of of the fort of Dalimkot and the stockade of Chamoorchi in December 1864. In 1866, and for the following ten years, he was in charge of Survey Operations in the Garo, Khasi, Jaintia, North Cachar and Naga Hills, and Manipur, including in 1874 the expedition against the Dafia tribe at the base of the Eastern Himalayas, when a large area of new country was mapped and many distant peaks fixed. He was President of Section E (Geography) of the British Association, 1883; President of the Maalacological Society, 1897-99; President of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1908-09; awarded the Founders’ medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1910 for his exploration work. He was author of On the Land and Fresh-water Mollusca of India, 1882-1920; (jointly with Dr W. T. Blandford) of The Fauna of British India, vol. Mollusca, 1908; together with some 130 papers in the Journals of various Scientific Societies on Geology and Physical Features, Ethnology and Natural History. Lieutenant-Colonel H. H. Godwin-Austen died at his house near Godalming in the Surrey hills on 2 December 1923. Sold with a copy of Catherine Moorehead’s outstanding 2013 biography of this important but long-forgotten explorer, The K2 Man (and his molluscs) The extraordinary life of Haversham Godwin-Austen, the dust jacket of which carries an excellent précis of the story to be discovered therein: ‘Haversham Godwin-Austen (1834-1923), from an ancient and interesting Surrey aristocratic family with royal connections, not only found the first way to the savage mountain, K2, but went on to be the first serious explorer of the Karakoram, Ladakh, Western Tibet, Bhutan, Northern Burma and Assam. He broke the Asiatic high-altitude summiting record three times, using a ‘garden hatchet’ as an ice-axe, saw his assistant killed by headhunters and socialised with everyone from his ‘coolies' to the Maharajah of Kashmir. Back in England, he became one of the UK's greatest Natural Historians, a Darwinist collector among collectors of geological and ornithological specimens. His collection of freshwater molluscs forms the basis of all modern science in the subject. And he became one of the UK's greatest surveyors, covering over 22,000 square miles of new territory, including 23 new glaciers and at least two dozen first ascents of peaks over 5000m. Remarkably, he also found time to paint a vast portfolio of watercolours, including the first close sighting of K2, described by the British Library as a 'national treasure’. (Several of these watercolours are illustrated in this book.) His personal life was equally interesting: three marriages - to an Afghan landowner's daughter, an English socialite, then a civil servant's daughter 23 years younger than himself - were complicated by religious conversions from Anglicanism to Islam then to Buddhism. His strong character as a scholar at great London institutions such as the Natural History Museum is still the stuff of legend, while his bankruptcy in later life required the selling of the 'family pile’, the magnificent, royally-furnished Shalford Park. And thanks to a youthful indiscretion in Kashmir, he harboured a dark secret which came back to haunt him near the end of his long and colourful life. This is the first and authorised biography of an outstanding man. Godwin-Austen's private papers are being made public for the first time. They prove that he was one of the UK's greatest explorers, on a par with Sir Richard Burton, while surpassing the explorations of David Livingstone, Captain Cook or Captain Scott. For mountaineers, scientists, students of biography and historians of the Raj and the Great Game, this biography offers new and original material - a 'must' for the explorer's bookshelf.’
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14 Boxed circa Mid 20th C plastic models & toys to include Linda Noddy & Big Ears See-Saw, Marx friction helicopter, Rays Pom Pom Gun, Hong Kong Sure Win Racing Game, Empire Made friction drive Alfa Romeo 2600, OK Albion Truck and Cement Mixer, Clifford Ferrari 250 Le Mans friction drive, Wells & Co Motor Launch clockwork powered boat etc, condition vg, boxes mainly vg overall
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Boxed Codeg From The BBC Television Series Dr Who Dodge The Daleks Board Game, circa 1965, complete with 4 x coloured plastic playing pieces (Green, red, blue and yellow), black plastic dice cup, red wooden dice and game board, all in vg condition overall with some light edge wear to box, game board showing some very light bending, but all vg overall with original inner packaging / inserts
Lot 341
Stanley Matthews, an England international football cap, v Yugoslavia 1956, blue velvet with silver coloured thread, applied three lions shield and cream tassel, with copy of a signed letter on Stoke City headed paperNote: this was Matthews' 50th cap, awarded for the game against Yugoslavia on 28th November 1956, which England won 3 - 0.
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Stanley Matthews, an England International Schoolboys football cap, 1929, red velvet with gold thread tassel, embroidered date and three lions, awarded for playing for England v Wales at the age of 14, with hand written and signed letter on Stoke City headed paperNote: Matthews' first cap, awarded at the age of 14 for a game against Wales on 20th April, his debut international appearance in football. The game was won by England 3 - 0, at Dean Court in Bournemouth.
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Stanley Matthews, an England international football cap, v Hungary 1953, blue velvet with silver coloured thread, applied three lions shield and cream tassel, with copy of a signed letter on Stoke City headed paperNote: what became known as the Match of the Century, the game took place at Wembley on 25th November 1935; England lost 3 - 6 to Hungary.
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Stanley Matthews, an International football cap, Portugal 1946-47, dark teal velvet with embroidered three lions and Football Association, with copy of a signed letter on Stoke City headed paperNote: his first post War International match against Portugal in Lisbon on 25th May 1947, Matthews excelled in the game which England won 10 - 0.
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Autographed ALLAN CLARKE / 1972 LEEDS 12 x 8 Photo depicting a montage of images from the 1972 FA Cup Final - Allan Clarke was the hero of the hour, scoring the only goal of the game by way of a superb diving header, signed in blue marker. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
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