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Click here to subscribeTHE WATCHES & ARCHIVE OF SHEILA SCOTT O.B.E. (1922-88), 'BRITAIN'S QUEEN OF THE AIR'Given all that could be written about this remarkable aviatrix, the cataloguer turns firstly to Encyclopedia Britannica:'Sheila Scott was born on 27 April 1922 at Worcester, Worcestershire and was a British aviator who broke more than 100 light-aircraft records between 1965 and 1972 and was the first British pilot to fly solo around the world.After attending a Worcester boarding school, Scott became a trainee nurse at Haslar Naval Hospital (1944), where she tended the wounded during World War II. In London she appeared in small roles for theatre, film, and television and worked as a model (1945–59). In 1960 she earned her pilot’s license, bought an old biplane from the Royal Air Force, and won several races, capturing the De Havilland and Jean Lennox Bird trophies for that year. To pay for her flying, she became a demonstrator for Cessna and Piper aircraft.Scott first flew around the world in 1966, covering about 31,000 miles (50,000 km) in 189 flying hours. She set world records when she flew between London and Cape Town (1967) and across the North Atlantic Ocean (1967), the South Atlantic Ocean (1969), and from the Equator to the Equator over the North Pole (1971). After her record polar flight, she made a third around-the-world solo flight, earning her 100th world-class record. She wrote I Must Fly (1968) and On Top of the World (1973; U.S. title Barefoot in the Sky, 1974). Scott was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE; 1968), and she received the Royal Aero Club’s Gold Medal (1972). She died at London on 20 October 1988.'Further notice should be made the fact that Scott was likely the inspiration to Ian Fleming for the alluring 'Pussy Galore' in Goldfinger, played by Honor Blackman in the 1964 movie.Her flights with NASA in 1971 are also worth mention:'Sheila Scott is pictured here with her Piper Aztec 'Mythre', in which she made her world and a half flight in 1971. On this flight, she became the first person to fly over the North Pole in a single engine plane. She carried special NASA equipment for a communications experiment testing the Interrogation Recording and Location System (IRLS) of the Nimbus polar orbiting satellite. The IRLS equipment, a Balloon Interrogation package, transmitted data on Scott’s location during the 34,000 mile (~55,000 kilometer) flight to the Nimbus satellite, which relayed it to NASA’s ground station at Fairbanks, Alaska and then to a computer center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Sheila Scott’s record-making, historic flight confirmed the satellite’s ability to collect location data from remote computerized and human-operated stations with a unique “mobile platform” location test.'She was Roy Plomley's castaway on Desert Island Discs in January 1967, her luxury being tobacco seeds to ensure a never-ending supply of smokes. Scott was always seen as a somewhat quirky individual and flew barefoot, claiming she could feel the controls better. She always signed of 'Happy Landings!' and we hope these treasures will find much the same.Sheila Scott's famous Rolex GMT-Master 'Pepsi' stainless steel automatic dual time wristwatch, first worn on her famous 1966 record-breaking long-distance flightRolex, stainless steel automatic dual time wristwatch with date and leather bracelet, this rather worn, Ref. 1675, GMT-Master 'Pepsi', with bakelite bezel, stainless steel Oyster case, screw-down crown and back the reverse engraved 'SHEILA SCOTT', blue and red 24-hour calibrated bezel, No. 1255812, the applied triangular and dot indexes upon the face 'factory' luminated with radium marker, 40mm, in running condition at time of cataloguing but would likely benefit from a service, a most historic object, very fineProvenance:Philips, December 1989 (Sold by Order of Sheila Scott O.B.E.).Scott wore this very watch on her famous flights. Her image - and this watch - was the first to ever market sports watches for wear by women. Scott commented that it was '...a marvelous watch.'It is no surprise that 'Pussy Galore' also wore a 'Pepsi' in Goldfinger.…
A pair of 19th century square armorial dishes with undulating rims with orange and gilt decoration, the central motif with a crown and arm surmounting gripping an arrow, impressed T to the base; Royal Worcester lidded censer, together with a pair of blue and white continental porcelain figurines (5)
A PAIR OF ROYAL WORCESTER MAJOLICA 'BIRD'S NEST' WALL POCKETS 19th century, each modelled with single birds and nests suspended from reeds, each 22cm high x 13cm wide x 11cm deep, with impressed Royal Worcester marks and diamond registration marks (2)Provenance: A private North Devon collector.
ROYAL WORCESTER; a late Victorian hallmarked silver mounted four setting coffee service, comprising four silver mounted coffee cans, silver mounted milk jug, silver mounted twin handled sugar bowl, silver mounted coffee pot and four yellow ground gilt decorated saucers, the teapot hallmarked for William Hutton & Sons Ltd, London 1894, the remaining items later hallmarked for London 1896, combined weighable silver approx 3.7ozt/115g.Condition Report: There is a small hairline crack to one of the saucers, however all other items appear in good condition with no cracks, chips or hairlines, all items also appear free from crazing but all have light surface ware and tarnishing from silver.
ROYAL WORCESTER; a cased pair of teacups and saucers, decorated in the 'Foxglove' pattern, a cased Royal Worcester 'Evesham' scallop shaped dish, diameter 21cm, and two cased Royal Worcester 'Evesham' oval dishes, also two cased Edinburgh Crystal glass sets including a cased pair of napkin rings and a cased set of four napkin rings (7).
Eleven pieces of assorted 19th century and later Continental and other porcelain, including a pair of twin handled floral decorated pots (both lacking lids), height 9cm, diameter 9.5cm, a Copelands Grosvenor China twin handled lidded sugar pot, a floral decorated oval dish, 16 x 12.5cm, a Royal Worcester hand painted plate, the central floral decorated panel surrounded by pale blue gilt decorated border, diameter 23cm, etc (11).
Quantity of Royal Worcester Evesham pattern oven to table wares, teapot, etc. Condition report:This lot comprises the following items: Royal Worcester Evesham - one square serving dish, five oval serving dishes, one shallow lidded circular tureen, one shallow lidded oval tureen, one large oval lidded tureen, two circular tureens with no lids, two teacups and saucers (crazing to base of one saucer), two side plates, seven ramekins, milk jug (hairline crack and chip), cream jug, teapot, tureen lid, four eggcups, five egg coddlers, sugar bowlRoyal Worcester Evesham Vale - large square serving dishes, one small square serving dish, one compartmentalised dishand four other egg coddlers.Please see additional uploaded images.
Royal Worcester tea set, Woodland pattern, and a Royal Doulton Desert Star part service.Condition report:The Royal Worcester Woodland pattern teaset comprises cake plate, two milk jugs, two sugar bowls (one with chip and hairline crack), seven teacups, eleven saucers, ten side plates, and a pin dish. All items have some fine surface scratches and some loss of gilding. The Royal Doulton Desert Star part service comprises one lidded tureen, one tureen without lid, five dinner plates (one with chip to rim), five starter plates (one with staining and crazing), five side plates, and a gravy boat with saucer (saucer repaired). All items have some fine surface scratches. The pin dish has fine surface scratches. One teacup has crazing and staining. Please see additional uploaded images.
Porcelain vase features a Patent Metallic finish and is decorated with a floral design. The vase has a rounded body with a slender neck and is adorned with elaborate gilt accents. It includes two ornate handles with intricate scrollwork. The upper section of the neck is decorated with a raised gilt pattern resembling stylized foliage. The hand-painted floral motif displays a range of autumnal hues. Royal Worcester ink backstamp and impressed stamp. Model number 1075. X6 impressed on the underside.Issued: 1886Dimensions: 12"HCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.
A Victorian Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement tea box or caddy - brown printed factory mark, of rectangular form, the yellow ground with moulded, floral and foliate decoration, twin beast mask handles, the peaked cover with moulded Greek key panels and square finial, on conforming square tapered feet, 14.5cm high, some small glaze flakes.
A collection of 19th and early 20th century English and Chinese porcelain and china - many pieces a/f, including a New Hall silver shape teapot (lacks cover, rim restored); a pair of pearlware scalloped saucers with cornflower sprigged decoration; a fluted gilt and white decorated sucrier, cover and stand; a pearlware coffee pot (spout a/f, lacks cover); seven pieces of Chinese export porcelain tea ware; various English porcelain and china covers including Royal Worcester; etc.
Royal Worcester 'Splendour at Court' limited edition figurines all 2151/12,500 comprising of 'A Celebration at Windsor', 'The Golden Jubilee Ball', 'Royal Anniversary', 'The Jewel in the Room' and 'The Embassy Ball', all with certificates of authenticity in folder. (5)A royal Anniversary with a large area of glue repair to foot - see image. Others good condition.
Large Royal Worcester bone china Evesham pattern part dinner, tea and coffee service, printed black marks, comprising an oval two-handled vegetable tureen and cover, a baluster two-handled casserole and cover, two oval two-handled vegetable dishes and covers smaller, an oval dish, a large circular salad bowl with circular stand, a cheese knife, a coffee pot, two milk jugs in sizes, nine mugs, eight teacups, two smaller preserve pots and white metal cover, various ramekins, small dishes, a sauce boat and stand, eight small coffee cups, eight saucers, eight luncheon plates and seven dinner plates, eight bowls, eight tea plates and three boxed flan dishes
20th century Royal Worcester red-ground fruit decorated cabinet plate, printed gilt factory marks, impressed mark, finely painted with a central cartouche of fruits by M. Johnson, the red ground gilt with scrolling acanthus, flaming urns and paterae, 27cm diam. and Royal Worcester pale-blue ground cabinet plate, printed black factory marks, puce pattern no. 2458, impressed marks, printed with a loose bouquet of garden flowers to the centre, the border gilt with scrolls and flowers, within shaped gilt rim, 27.5cm wide (2)
Pair of Royal Worcester Countries of the World figures, designed by James Hadley, late 19th century, printed and impressed factory marks and impressed numerals, comprising 'Paddy' and 'The Yankee', each standing enriched in shot silk on brick moulded canted rectangular bases, a Belleek shamrock pattern two-handled pot raised on three stilt feet, a Belleek nautilus shell posy vase, a Japanese late Meiji period imari faceted bottle vase, a Beswick model of a cat and a Royal Doulton bone china figure of a lady 'Top O 'The Hill', printed green factory marks, HN1849/BG, various printed and impressed marks
Two Royal Worcester figures modelled by F. G. Doughty, November 3418 and Saturday’s child works hard for a living 3524, 18.7 and 16.5cm high, andfive porcelain animal figures, to include Lladro examples, comprising two dogs, two geese and a rabbit, tallest 14.5cm high (7)Provenance: The property of a collector, Knebworth, Hertfordshire Condition ReportGoose with broken beak. Both hares with nibbles to the ears.
Two Royal Worcester shell ornaments 20th century, a wall pocket in the form of a shell and coral28cm higha Royal Worcester Murex shell ornament7.5cm high, both with printed marks andtwo printed marine dioramas below convex glass within sea shell frames22.5 & 15cm diameter (4)Provenance: The David and Sarah Battie Collection.Condition Reportwall pocket, chip to rim of shell, otherwise goodmurex, some chipsframes, good