Sansom's HorseBorn in 1828, James Sansom was the son of George Sansom and his wife Dorothy, members of Calton's party from Nottinghamshire, who settled originally near Bathurst in the early 1820s. He saw service in the Frontier Wars of 1846 and 1851-53, and in common with many of the young men who had rallied to the Colours, was rewarded by the grant of a farm in the new territory.A condition attached to the grant of a farm and actually written into the title deeds of his property, Hopewell, when ownership was registered in 1864, was that all able-bodied men were required to hold themselves in readiness to defend the nearby Frontier in event of war; James Sansom evidently accepted the responsibility of leadership in this matter and formed his own volunteer detachment which became known as Sansom's Horse and met once a month for target practice.On 9 October 1877, a force consisting mainly of Sansom's Horse was encamped at Springs, about six miles on the Transkei side of the Great Kei, south-east of the present Kei bridge. Early that morning, while most of the men were still asleep, the camp was heavily attacked by a large force of Galekas. Captain Sansom ordered his men to stand fast and immediately sent a dispatch rider for reinforcements. Some of the young recruits were close to panic, but Sansom rallied them and coolly set about arranging the defence of the camp.The battle continued until after midday, but by the time that reinforcements had arrived the Galekas had withdrawn leaving many dead in their wake. Sansom's Horse had two men wounded. Subsequently the Cape Colonial Forces under Commandant C. D. Griffith drove Kreli and the Galekas over the Bashee River into Bomvanaland. The Cape Government came to the mistaken conclusion that the war was over and the volunteers - including Sansom's Horse - were allowed to return to their homes before Christmas 1877.76 Medals were awarded to Sansom's Horse, 75 of them with the '1877-8' clasp.South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8 (Pte. H. Townsend, Samsom's Horse), nearly very fine…
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A rare campaign group of six awarded to Serjeant R. H. Aldridge, Cameron Highlanders later Royal FusiliersEgypt and Sudan 1882-89, no clasp, dated reserve (1418 Pte R. H. Aldridge. Cameron Highlanders.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1891 (141[...] Aldridge 2nd Bn. Sea. Highrs.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (9006 Pte. R, Aldrige. 2nd Rl. Fus:); British War and Victory Medals (58970 Sjt. R. H. Aldridge R. Fus); Khedive's Star, undated, unnamed, sometime lacquered, pitting, contact marks, edge bruising, overall nearly very fine (6)One of 28 no-clasp Egypt and Sudan Medals awarded to the Cameron Highlanders.Robert Henry Aldridge was born at St. Pancras, London in 1884 and attested on 6 August 1884 with the Cameron Highlanders. Posted to join the 1st Battalion in India- where they had been stationed since 1881- Aldridge was became one of 28 men of the Regiment to earn a no-clasp Egypt and Sudan Medal. Arriving on 3 March 1885 he was to see further service there with the Hazara 1891 expedition. Returning to Britain on 22 February 1892 he was posted to the Army Reserve on 1 March 1892 and was discharged in 1896.Finding work as a Carman Aldridge returned to service in 1900 during the Anglo-Boer War which saw him re-attest at London on 23 January 1900. Entering the war in South Africa on 3 April 1900 with the 2nd Battalion he was discharged on 4 July but- not to be denied- joined the Imperial Yeomanry and returned to the country in 1902. Re-entering the war there he served with 173 Squadron, 39th (Berkshire) Battalion from May before returning to Britain and being again demobilised.Remarkably, despite a seeing so much service over the course of his youth Aldridge returned to the colours yet again on the outbreak of the Great War, joining the 17th (Empire) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers on 9 September 1914. Initially he served at home, being posted to the 27th (Reserve) Battalion in 1915 however after the Somme Offensive he was given the opportunity to serve in France. Aldridge was posted to the 3rd Battalion, entering the war in France on 29 September 1916 and served there until 2 March 1917.Seeing service at home until November he was finally discharged as permanently unfit on 23 November; sold together with copied service papers.25001 SALEROOM NOTICE:Lot is NOT subject to 5% Import Tax.
A rare Boer War D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Colonel G. E. Tuson, 16th (The Queen's) LancersTuson was the scion of a famous Australian family, who was a most gallant officer who first saw active service on the North-West Frontier of India - being in receipt of a scarce I.G.S. 1895 to his unit - and then in the Boer War, when he earned a D.S.O., a 'mention' and was wounded in action at Klip Drift on Valentine's Day 1900; he gamely returned to the fold during the Great War and served on the Western Front, adding a further 'mention' to his laurelsDistinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, top riband bar adapted for mounting; India General Service 1895-1908, 2 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Lieutt. G. E. Tuson.16th Lcrs.); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Driefontein (Capt. G. E. Tuson, D.S.O., 16 Lcrs.); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Capt. G. E. Tuson. D.S.O. 16/Lcrs.); 1914-15 Star (Major G. E. Tuson. D.S.O. 16/Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Col. G. E. Tuson.), good very fine and a remarkable combination to this famous Regiment (7)3 D.S.O.'s awarded to the 16th (The Queen's) Lancers.D.S.O. London Gazette 27 September 1901.M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901 & 20 May 1918.George Edward Tuson was born at Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia on 29 June 1871. His father, George Tuson, was a well-known banker and industrialist in Queensland and it is understood that young Tuson was educated privately in this period. He was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the 16th Lancers in October 1890, being advanced Lieutenant on 31 July 1894, and served on the North-West Frontier of India, 1897-98 (Tochi), as Regimental Commandant and Transport Officer from 9 July-November 1897. He was in receipt of a scarce Medal and 2 clasps named to the unit, for they were not present in strength.Tuson was duly promoted Captain on 9 October 1899 and served with distinction during the Boer War. He shared in the advance on Kimberley, the Relief of Kimberley - being wounded in action at Klip Drift on Valentine's Day 1900 - and operations in the Orange Free State, February-May 1900. He was present in the operations at Paardeberg (17-26 February); actions at Poplar Grove, Karee Siding, Houtnek (Thoba Mountain) and Zand River; operations in the Transvaal in May and June 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 & 12 June); operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, August-September 1900; operations in Orange River Colony, July to 29 November 1900), including actions at Bethlehem (7 July) and Wittebergen (1-20 July); operations in Orange River Colony 30 November 1900 to February 1901, and March to June 1901; operations in Cape Colony, February and March 1901, and June 1901 (D.S.O. & 'mention', Queen's Medal & 5 clasps, King's Medal & 2 clasps).Tuson was promoted Major in May 1903 and retired in June 1909. With the outbreak of the Great War, he was swiftly recalled to his old Regiment and served with them in France as a Major from 17 July 1915, being advanced Colonel on the Staff and adding another 'mention' for good measure before War's end.Having been married to Isabel Bright-Williams at Marylebone in September 1912, they had issue of a daughter, born July 1913, and son. The family settled in East Africa at Upper Narossura, Eldama Ravine, Kenya and were heavily involved in farming there. The Colonel was President of the Ravine Farmers' Association, Vice President of the East Africa Turf Club, Member of the Rift Valley Sports Club. He died at Nairobi on 9 December 1935.Sold together with a fine archive of original material including:i)Warrant for the D.S.O., dated 26 September 1901, together with M.I.D. Certificate, dated 7 April 1918.ii)Finely rebound photograph album, with a series of large-format images of the 16th Lancers, scenes of India, polo etc.iii)Small-format photograph album covering the Boer War, binding loose, water damaged in places but a valuable unpublished resource.iv)A number of original photographs and documents, together with a cloth bound book of research.…
A very fine 1945 M.M. group of four awarded to Private S. K. May, Cameron Highlanders, who was present during the Fall of Tobruk; on that day the Battalion marched into captivity to the skirl of their pipesMilitary Medal, G.VI.R. (2929616 Pte. S. K. May. Camerons.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, very fine (4)M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1945.Stanley Kitchener May was born at West Derby, Lancashire on 9 June 1916, the son of Robert and Ellen May. He enlisted in Liverpool on 29 August 1939 and was posted to the 2nd Battalion Cameron Highlanders, being sent to Middle East. They were part of the British garrison caught at Tobruk in June 1942 by the German counterattack in the Middle East.The final attack occurred on 20 June with the Camerons being isolated by a sharp offensive which saw German panzers taking the centre of the city that same day. May was listed missing on 21 June 1942 and taken prisoner of war, the Battalion made quite the impression as they went into captivity with an account of their march given by Sergeant Lloyd, South African Armed Forces, to Outspan magazine:'It was mid-day when we heard it. Faintly at first and then louder it came, a rhythmic swinging sound, unexpected but unmistakable - the skirl of pipes. We scrambled out of our shelters to look, and saw, swinging along bravely as though they were marching to a ceremonial parade, a tiny column of men, led by the pipes and a drum, with the Drum-Major striding ahead. Silence fell as they came, and the drum tapped the pace for a moment as the pipers gathered their breath. Then, as they wheeled in towards us, they broke into Pitbroch o'Donuil Dhu with all the gay lilt of the Highlands and all the defiance and feeling any Scot can call out on his pipes. Smartly they march to attention, and halted as if on parade. To the strains of their regimental march the Camerons had come in to surrender'May was taken initially to Camp No 78 at Sulmona, Italy and later Stalag 11b/357, Fallingbostel, Germany. He was reported liberated on 9 June 1945, likely at Fallingbostel which was the first P.O.W. camp to be liberated. It should be noted that no recommendation has been found for the award however it is likely either related to his actions at Tobruk or time as a P.O.W.A passenger list has him going from Liverpool to Wellington, New Zealand in 1950 where he appears to have been working. May was living at Upper Hutt, Wellington and made a living as a rubber worker between 1950 and 1981.Sold together with copied research and an archive of original material including:i)A Regimental tie.ii)Soldier's pay book.iii)Soldier's release book.iv)Two army forms named to the recipient.v)A compliment slip from the New Zealand High Commissioner.vi)Medal slip of issue.vii)A spare strip of M.M. riband.viii)A named message of congratulations from the King.ix)All contained within an original war office medal box of issue named to the recipient.…
Baltic 1854-55 (H. T. Gammell. Lieut. R.N. H.M.S. Ajax), unofficially engraved in upright capitals and mounted upon a three-pronged silver riband buckle, together with an Edinburgh Academy Homer Medal, silver (Harcourt T. Gammell, Classis Quintae, Dux, MDCCCXLIII), both contained within a bespoke fitted leather case, the top lid tooled in gilded letters stating 'Medals of Capt H. T. Gammell R.N.', traces of old lacquer, good very fineHarcourt Thomas Gammell, third son of Captain James Gammell, was born at Beech Hill, County Down, on 29 April 1829. In the early 1830s the family relocated to Edinburgh and young Harcourt attended Edinburgh Academy from 1838-43 where, in his final year, he was awarded the school's Homer Medal in silver. Destined for a life at sea, Gammell entered the Royal Navy immediately after leaving Edinburgh Academy (September 1843) and six years later was appointed a Mate aboard H.M.S. Excellent, the gunnery training vessel at Portsmouth Dockyard. Promoted Lieutenant in November 1853, he was next posted to the 74-gun H.M.S. Ajax, and as a member of her ship's company saw action in the Baltic at the Bombardment of Bomarsund in August 1854.Further postings to various other vessels followed over the next 20 years, but with the general peace throughout Europe in the wake of the Crimean War men such as Gammell had little opportunity to distinguish themselves - indeed, he unfortunately did exactly the opposite and was officially admonished when, as Officer of the Watch, the 100-gun H.M.S. Conqueror ran aground and was wrecked off the Bahamas - thankfully without loss of a single life. Promoted Commander in 1869, Gammell retired in 1874 and was further advanced Retired Captain in 1884. He and his wife Lucy resided mostly in the West Country, around Bath and Weston-super-Mare, and inherited the vast sum of £40,000 when his father died in 1893. Harcourt Gammell himself died on 25 September 1904 and was clearly a well-regarded local figure in the community, with the Bristol Times and Mirror noting in his obituary of 1 October that year: 'The deceased, who formerly served on H.M.S. Hector, will be greatly missed by the poor of the town, as he was ever ready with his purse to help any deserving case.' The Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette of 29 September 1904 further notes: 'His friends in Bath will hear with regret of the death of Captain Harcourt Gammell R.N....he entered the Royal Navy at the age of 14, going direct to sea, as in those days there were no training ships. His period of service was 35 years, during which he was with the Baltic Fleet in what is known as the Crimean War, and for services then rendered he received the silver medal. He took no part in public affairs, but in private life he was a liberal donor, and by his demise a large number have lost a generous friend'...For the medals of his father, Captain James Gammell see Lot 104; for the medals of a brother, Captain William Gammell, see Lot 106; and for the medals of his son Sergeant Kensington Gammell, see Lot 107.…
The campaign group of seven awarded to Warrant Officer Class II C. Burgess, Middlesex Regiment, who was taken prisoner of war at St. Valery 1940 and was later Commended by his C.O. for 'outstanding service' in Korea1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53 (6206327 Sjt. C. Burgess. MX.); U.N. Korea 1950-54; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (6206327 W.O. Cl. 2. C. Burgess. Mx.); Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R. (6206327 Cpl. C. Burgess. MX.), mounted as worn, sold together with a Middlesex Regiment, Veterans Association badge, light contact marks, edge bruising to last, very fine (7)Clifford Burgess was born in June 1917 at Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, the son of Albert and Clara Burgess. His father was a former soldier who saw Great War Service and died in 1921 as a result of an illness for which the family was awarded a pension.Enlisting with the 1st Battalion, Middlesex Regiment (Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment) he was with them when they were posted to the 51st Highland Division for service in France in 1940. During the retreat from the Maginot Line they saw heavy fighting along the Somme line near Abbeville.Finally they were pushed back along with the rest of the Division to St. Valery-en-Caux were they the Regiment separated. 'A' and 'D' Companies were trapped there whilst the rest of the Regiment managed to fight their way clear and evacuate via La Havre. In the event 274 men of the Regiment, including Burgess were taken prisoner of war after the bloody fighting in France.After his capture he was taken to Stalag XXIB at Szubin, Poland and transferred to Stalag VIII-B at Lamsdorf. Liberated at the end of the War Burgess went on to see further service in Korea after the war. There the Battalion saw heavy fighting between 1950-51 and Burgess was commended by his Commanding Officer for 'outstanding service' (The Die Hards In Korea page 79 refers); sold together with copied paperwork.…
Natal Mounted PoliceRaised by Major Dartnell in 1874, the N.M.P. was never given the same opportunities as the Frontier Armed and Mounted Police, later Cape Mounted Riflemen, and the unit always had difficulty in trying to obtain proper arms and equipment. Nonetheless, it always attracted a 'very good class of recruit', and in 1877, when Shepstone annexed the Transvaal, a 25-strong N.M.P. contingent acted as his sole escort. Moreover, of those men who served in the Zulu War of 1879, over 30 of them lost their lives at Isandhlwana.256 Medals were awarded to the Natal Mounted Police, 167 of them with the '1879' clasp.The Zulu War Medal awarded to Trooper A. R. Parsons, Natal Mounted Police, who was Killed in Action at the Battle of Isandhlwana - he was perhaps the unluckiest man on the field, for he accidentally discharged his weapon and was left in camp in punishmentSouth Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Tr. A. R. Parsons. Natal Md. Police.), nearly extremely fineExhibited:Anglo-Zulu War Society, Royal Logistic Corps HQ, 2009.Details of his sad demise is recorded by Holt in the History of the Natal Mounted Police:'Taking fifteen days' supplies on ox wagons, the column moved on to Isandhlwana on the 20th January. A month's supplies were left behind at Rorke's Drift, where a number of sick and wounded remained in hospital. The men paraded at 4 a.m. and the police acted as advance-guard. Some of them had to scout the country, keeping at least a mile from the road. They climbed up and down stony hills for miles, coming out on the plain where the Isandhlwana church now stands, the troops being halted on the nek below Isandhlwana Hill. The police had had a hard task, and were anticipating rest and food for themselves and their beasts when a Staff officer rode up and ordered Inspector Mansel to place out-posts on all the commanding hills on the east. Colonel Clarke recalls the fact that his troop was sent to an outlying ridge, and it was left there until long after dark, when a non-commissioned officer rode out and explained apologetically to the ravenous men that they had been forgotten by the Staff officer. It was then 8 p.m., and they did not reach camp until an hour later, when dinner (which consisted of biscuits and bully beef) was over.At 9.30pm Fall in for orders was sounded, and the police were informed that they had to parade at 3 a.m. with the volunteers to reconnoitre in the direction of Matyana's stronghold. The news that Major Dartnell was to be in command was received with cheers. The police, having only a few hours in which to rest, did not trouble to find their kits, and they never saw them again. All but thirty-four members of the police went off before dawn. They took no rations, being informed that they would be back at noon, when a hot meal would be provided for them. There was many a man wished, sorrowfully, afterwards, that he had put something to eat in his pocket.They covered a considerable extent of the country during the morning without getting a glimpse of the enemy, and after midday met the Native Contingent, under Colonel Lonsdale. The troopers offsaddled for a while, and then received sudden orders to move in an easterly direction, away from the main camp, where small bodies of the enemy had been reported. On a ridge near the Isipezi Mountain a few Zulus were seen, whereupon the force dismounted, while Inspector Mansel, with a small number of police, Sergeant-Major Royston, and a few of the Carbineers, galloped out to reconnoitre. It was soon seen that the enemy were there in large numbers, for they opened out until they covered the whole ridge, and dashed down the hill in an attempt to surround Inspector Mansel's party, who, however, wheeled back and escaped the impi. A trooper named Parsons, in attempting to load his revolver, accidentally discharged the weapon. His horse shied and he fell off. As a reward he was sent back to camp in disgrace, the incident causing a good deal of merriment. Parsons was killed during the attack on the camp the next day.'…
MRAF Arthur Bomber Harris signed Sopwith Tabloid flown RAF bomber cover. WW1 Pilot. Harris led RAF Bomber Command in World War Two, earning him the nickname 'Bomber Harris'. His implementation of the policy of 'saturation' or 'area' bombing of German cities has made him a hugely controversial figure. Leaving England at the age of 16, he travelled to Rhodesia where he worked on a farm becoming the manager by the age of 21. Having fought in South-West Africa, he returned to Britain and joined the RFC, gaining his RAeC Certificate (No 2015) on 6 November 1915. In March 1916, one of his flight, Lt W Leefe-Robinson, brought down the first Zeppelin over England for which he was awarded a VC. With No 45 Sqn he gained his five victories, thereby raising him to 'ace' status. It was in India that he saw the deplorable state of the RAF in the area and at one point even threatened to resign his commission over the situation. He has often been 'credited' with start 'area bombing', but this decision was made before he took over Bomber Command. However, having been given the task he carried it out with vigour. He also attempted increase the profile of the command and within months of taking over command had managed to mount three '1000 Bomber' raids against Cologne, Essen and Bremen. After the war, shunned by the British authorities, he returned to South Africa and became Managing Director of the South African Marine Corporation (Safmarine). He was eventually honoured when Churchill returned to Downing Street in 1953, but at his own request was awarded a baronet rather than a peerage. He died on 5 April 1984. 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
RFDC91 75th Anniv of 30 Sqn. Operation Grandy Gulf War Special Signed 8 Commanders etc. 19 Jan BFPS 2261 50th Anniversary of the British East African Campaign. Flown cachet on the Cover Flown from RAF Lyneham in Hercules of No 30 Sqn to Akrotiri and then to Bahrain as part of the Hercules airlift in support of British Forces engaged on Operation 'Desert Storm in the Gulf. Personally Signed by Wg Cdr D M Guest Officer Commanding 30 Sqn. Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine. , Commander in Chief UK Air Force during Gulf War. General Sir Peter da La Billiere. , KCB, KBE, DSO, MC and Bar) is a former British Army officer who was Director SAS during the Iranian Embassy Siege and Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the 1990 Gulf War. Air Chief Marshal W J Wratten Air Commander British Forces Middle East. Air Commodore Ian Macfadyen. He became a flying instructor and a member of the Poachers formation aerobatic team at the RAF College Cranwell in 1970 and was appointed Officer Commanding of No29 Squadron in 1980, with whom he saw operational service in the Falkland Islands and Officer Commanding of No 23 Squadron in 1983. He went on to be Station Commander at RAF Leuchars in Fife in 1985 and Commander of British Forces in the Middle East in 1990. Macfadyen served as the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff, Operational Requirements (Air Systems) from 1991 and as Director General of the Saudi Arabia Armed Forces Project from 1994. He was promoted to Air Marshal in 1994. Rear Admiral Philip Wilcocks Royal Navy Years of service1971-2009 HMS Collingwood 3rd Destroyer Squadron HMS Liverpool HMS Gloucester HMS Stubbington Battles/wars Falklands War Gulf War ( HMS Gloucester Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Cross Rear Admiral Philip Lawrence Wilcocks, CB, DSC, DL is a former senior Royal Navy officer. Major General P. A. J. Cordingley Commander 7th Armoured Brigade the Desert Rats during Gulf war. Certified Copy No of 100 FDC. Certified Copy no 187 of 210. 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
Bob Nicholson (20th/21st Century) Twelve paintings variously signed and dated (to reverse) mainly oil on canvas largest 124 x 106cm (12). Childhood in London during the Blitz saw the young Bob Nicolson drawing escapist fantasies, of pirates and soldiers, and illustrations for his first published book at the age of 17, ‘The Battle of the Goldfish Pond’ (publ. by Bruno Cassirer 1947). He went on to study art at Newcastle On Tyne where his professors singled him out as the most promising artist of his year. His long career as a painter started with works exhibited at the Piccadilly Galleries in London, the Burlington, and in a group show ‘Watercolourists of Great Britain’ at the Marlborough Galleries. But he has always resisted trends and fashions, preferring to work and sell privately, exhibiting only under pressure, in later years at the Light Gallery, London (2005) and the Northwall Gallery, Oxford (2008). His work draws heavily on memory and personal experience, each with a fantastical or mystical narrative. While many of his canvasses are large, the surfaces are crafted with almost microscopic detail, giving them a tactile quality that is impossible to capture in photographs.
AN UNUSUAL LOWESTOFT PORCELAIN SAUCER DATED JAN'Y 27 1796. polychrome decorated with cornflower sprigs within a green saw-tooth border, the inside of the footrim inscribed in red "Jan'y 27" 1796", 13cm diameter J. Howell collection no. L.398 Provenance- Simon Spero (Key sale), £450. *CR Small chip to rim, small chip to foot, some blemishes to rim, some surface scratches to decoration.
September 1811 HMS Pylades: an English porcelain mug decorated and inscribed in gilt and painted in colours with a half-length profile named Serj. Drew, dated on the underside, 99mm, hairline crack to rim and some scratching to the interior(commemorative, pottery, naval, military, war).* The British sloop ‘Pylades’ was launched in 1794.She had various Commanders and saw action including in the Mediterranean.She was sold in 1815.
General James Wolfe: a rare cylindrical creamware mug printed in black with a scene of the mortally injured Wolfe attended by his surgeon and Officers, circa 1790, 128mm(commemorative, pottery, naval, military, war).* Wolfe, the hero of Quebec, was mortally wounded in the action that saw the surrender of the city on 18th September 1759.This depiction is a mirror image of the Sadler print used by Wedgwood some years earlier, which in turn was after the 1770 painting by Benjamin West.The shape and style of this mug dates it from the 1790’s.See Drakard, plates 402, 403 and 404.
4 Haymarket, London SW, 15.5cm long overall, 12.3cm blade, (sharpened), another 5cm blade, saw, button hook, corkscrew, awl, two-piece chequered ebony grips containing steel scissors, tweezers and needle, nickel loop and mounts including escutcheon engraved ‘R Temple Frere’, together with some research material into makers and owner. Robert Templeton Frere, born New Zealand 1889, 2nd Lieut. Norfolk Rgt. 1909, Lieut. 1912, Captain 1915, Major 1919, acting Lieut-Col 1941. Service inc. Mesopotamia, India, battle of Shaiba 1915, Kut-al-Amara (MID), Waziristan.
A near pair of late 19th century Dutch silver presentation spoons, both with large egg shaped bowls, engraved decorative stems and figural terminals holding a saw, a set square and a compass, of Masonic Interest, each marked with Dutch hallmarks, circa 1880, with crowned Lion rampant mark, axe / hatchet mark, different date marks, both .934 standard, each approx. 18cm long. (2) Weight approx. 85.7 grams (2.7ozt) Further details: both tarnished, some surface scratching and wear; signs of polishing in past; overall wear.
A CASED ROYAL PRESENTATION GEORGE III SILVER ARCHERY PRIZE HORN, ROBERT NASH, LONDON, DATED 1795 decorated with bands of oak leaves on matted grounds between narrower guilloche bands, the front applied with the Prince of Wales feathers & inscribed 'Given by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to the Royal Kentish Bowmen, won 31st. August 1795 by Theodore Forbes Leith MD of Greenwich', complete with chain and clasp, the latter terminating in the Prince of Wales feathers, in fitted case, lined in navy silk & velvet (the silk distressed, hinge damaged), 21.5cm long, 348g ProvenanceChristie’s, London, 13 June 2006, lot 264 The latter part of the 18th century saw the emergence of numerous exclusive Clubs and Societies for the nobility, many with their own rules and costume. One of these - The Royal Kentish Bowmen - met at Dartford Heath, having originally been formed at North Cray by a Mr. J.E. Maddocks in 1785 with only eleven members. The Society met each Saturday between May and September at Bowman's Lodge, a house especially fitted out for their use with a 100 yard range dressed in finery decreed by the Prince of Wales himself. Members who failed to turn up in uniform were fined 7 shillings and sixpence and not allowed to shoot. The Society ceased to exist in 1802.
‘Terra Nova’ Expedition. A fascinating autographed letter (with accompanying envelope) from Lawrence Edward Oates (1880-1912), written to his mother in Colwyn Bay while on board the ‘Terra Nova’ awaiting final departure of the Expedition from Cardiff, on lined paper, 2 pages 8vo, on a bifolium, very fine. In the letter, Oates complains of an excess of visitors including ‘The Mayor and his crowd came on board and I never saw such a mob they are Labour socialists we are booked for dinners, smoking concerts, music halls every night and people are running about with invitations’. Oates would later sacrifice himself on the return trek from the South Pole in March 1912, with the immortal words to Scott, "I am just going outside and may be some time." Ex David Flaat (Spink Shreves 29 Jan 2009, lot 1730)
Vinyl - The Beatles - Please Please Me LP on Parlophone Records PMC 1202. Original UK first press with black and gold labels, front laminated flipback Ernest J Day sleeve with Angus Mcbean credit far right at bottom, with large 'mono' top right, Dick James credits for I Saw Her Standing There, Misery, Ask Me Why, Please Please Me, Do You Want To Know A Secret and There's A Place - 1N / 1N Matrices and 1 A / 1 M mother matrices, ZMT tax code and original Emitex inner sleeve. Sleeve front VG+, sleeve back VG (loss to bottom flip back and sticker and sticker marks on back, small tear at opening back), Vinyl VG+ (non feelable light scuffs).
A quantity of various doll's house garden items to include pillar box, letter box front, garden pots, barrow, spade, fork, hoe, saw, ladder, etc, a collection of Model Village Miniatures furniture kits, unmade and a bag of Angie Scarr "Make your Own" sliced fruit including lime, kiwi, orange, etc.
CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH (1868-1928) 'BOULETERNÈRE', CIRCA 1925 watercolour with traces of pencil, signed with initials in pencil lower right CRM, and inscribed to reverse of sheet, possibly by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh D. BOULETENÈRE (SIC)/ C.R. MACKINTOSH 44cm x 44cm (frame size 72cm x 72cm x 3.5cm) Provenance: Ronald W.B. Morris Esq., Kilmacolm, an executor of the Estate of Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, acquired after the Memorial Exhibition in 1933Christie's, Edinburgh, 'Fine Paintings and Drawings', April 27, 1989, Lot 570Donald & Eleanor Taffner, New YorkLyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh The Taffner Collection, 7 September 2012, lot 109Private European collection Exhibited: Glasgow, McLellan Galleries Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh: Memorial Exhibition, May 1933, no. 136;Glasgow, Glasgow Museum and Art Galleries, Mackintosh Watercolours, July 1979, no. 201;Glasgow, The Fine Art Society, The Memorial Exhibition: A Reconstruction 1983, no. 136Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Academy Mackintosh Watercolours, 8th August - 5th October 1986, no. 48Glasgow, McLellan Galleries, May 25th - September 30th 1996; New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 19th - February 16th 1996; Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, March 29th - June 22nd 1997; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum, August 3rd - October 12th 1997, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Glasgow Museums Exhibition, Cat. No. 285Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Charles Rennie Mackintosh in France, 26th November - 5th February 2006, Cat. No. 292Literature: Billcliffe R. Mackintosh Watercolours, London 1978, p. 44, ill. p. 135, catalogue 201Robertson P. and Long P. Charles Rennie Mackintosh in France, Edinburgh 2006, pp. 34-5Crichton, Robin Monsieur Mackintosh: the Travels and Paintings of Charles Rennie Mackintosh in the Pyrénées-Orientales, Edinburgh 2006, pp. 63-5.The year 1923 saw the Mackintoshes move from London to France, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, at Amélie-les-Bains. Low sales of their artwork, and an increasing number of architectural projects failing to come to fruition saw times become tight for the couple. They would have been encouraged to make the move by their circle of friends in London. Among them, notably, would have been fellow Scot and artist J.D. Fergusson and his partner Margaret Morris, who were both veterans of long sojourns working in France. As well as the obvious attractions of a change in light, climate and landscape, it made sense at a very practical level, offering a far cheaper way of life. France marked the first time in Mackintosh’s life where there were no distractions from or demands away from his painting practice. Perhaps inevitably for an architect, Mackintosh was drawn to the local townscapes of the area. He was not attracted to grandeur however, rather the organic occurrence of more vernacular groups of dwelling - like the town of Bouleternère, somewhat vertiginously arranged on a sloping hill, culminating in a pinnacle topped with small church of rudimentary form. As Margaret remarked in a letter to Jessie Newbery in1925, “the buildings here (in this region of France) are a perpetual joy to us”. These views were not directly topographical, instead often culminations of various viewpoints, arranged ‘just-so’ for the purposes of the paintings’ design. Like many of the French works, Mackintosh employs pale tones demarked by sparer uses of colour in a high key that frequently depart from realism; here in the blue used to delineate the shadows cast by the overhang of the red tiled rooves. In addition, the French watercolours utilise a very foreshortened pictorial plane, a device that again enhances the sense of pattern and design that so distinctly defines his work across all the media and genres he turned his hand to. These artistic choices combine to produce works of great sophistication. The paintings produced in France – between 10-15 a year – are considered very important, being a period of “remarkable evolution in his artistic practice”, as his biographer Roger Billcliffe describes it. Their importance also lies in the chronology of Mackintosh’s output. As Billcliffe continues, “…these works underscore his innovative approach to landscape painting and suggest a promising future as a painter, tragically curtailed by his untimely death from cancer in 1928."
Vinyl Records – LP’s and 12” Singles – including Big Country – The Buffalo Skinners – NOIS 2; The Saw Doctors – If This Is Rock And Roll, I Want My Old Job Back – ROCK 7; Big Country – Through A Big Country - Greatest Hits – 846 022-1; Big Country – Chance – 12” 45rpm picture disc single; Big Country – The Seer – MERH 87; Big Country – Steeltown – MERH 49; Big Country – Peace In Our Time – MERH 130; Big Country – The Crossing – MERS 27 (2 copies); etc (14)
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