Charles Miller Ltd - Auction 2nd May

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Charles Miller Ltd

6 Imperial Studios, 3/11 Imperial Road, London, SW6 2AG Tel: +44 (0) 207 806 5530 • Fax: +44 (0) 207 806 5531 • Email: enquiries@charlesmillerltd.com www.charlesmillerltd.com

London Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Charles Miller Ltd

Charles Miller Ltd Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art London Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Auction Enquiries and Information Sale Number: 019 Code name: HIBERNIA Enquiries Charles Miller Sara Sturgess

Historical Consultant Michael Naxton

Charles Miller Ltd 6 Imperial Studios, 3/11 Imperial Road LONDON SW6 2AG

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Important Information for Buyers All Lots are offered subject to Charles Miller Ltd.’s Conditions of Business and to reserves. The Conditions of Business for Buyers are published at the end of the catalogue.

Estimates are published as a guide only and are subject to review. The actual hammer price of a lot may well be higher or lower than the range of figures given and there are no fixed “starting prices”.

A Buyer’s Premium of 22% is applicable to all lots in this sale. Excepting lots sold under Temporary Import Rules which are marked with the symbol ‡ (see below), the Buyer’s Premium is subject to VAT at the standard rate (currently 20%). Lots offered for sale under the auctioneer’s margin scheme and VAT on the Buyer’s Premium is payable by all buyers.

Lots marked with the symbol ‡ have been imported from outside the European Union (EU) to be sold at auction under Temporary Import Rules. When released to buyers within the EU, including the UK, the buyer will become the importer and must pay VAT at the rate of 5% on the hammer price. The Buyer’s Premium will be subject to the standard VAT rate at 20%.

Buyers outside the EU will normally be eligible to obtain a refund in respect of VAT, upon satisfactory documentary evidence of exportation. Further information on this matter is available on request.

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Sale Venue and Main View: 25 Blythe Road, London W14 0PD

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Storage

On receipt of cleared funds, lots can be collected from Charles Miller Ltd.’s premises at 6 Imperial Studios, 3/11 Imperial Road, London SW6 2AG. Please note that collection is BY APPOINTMENT on +44 (0) 207 806 5530. All lots should be cleared within a month of the auction date, after which they will be transferred to a third party for storage. A transfer fee of £10 per lot plus all incurred transfer and storage costs due to the third party will be payable prior to release.

Post Sale Collection If a lot is robust enough to be posted at the buyer’s risk, we will do our best to oblige for a modest admin charge. We are not professional packers and will only use what second-hand materials are to hand and cannot accept responsibility for lots which are lost or damaged in transit. We strongly suggest that complex/fragile/large lots are referred to a shipper for quotation purposes before the sale - please ask for details.

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For items over 100 years old: import VAT of 5% payable on whole hammer price, less premium (a further 20% is payable on the premium.)

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Office, Post-Sale Collection and Large Object View: 6 Imperial Studios, London SW6 2AG

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ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT (“DROIT DE SUITE”) If a lot is affected by this right it will be identified with the symbol δ next to the lot number. The buyer agrees to pay to Charles Miller an amount equal to the resale royalty and we will pay such amount to the artist’s collecting agent. Resale royalty applies where the hammer Price is 1,000 Euro or more and the amount cannot be more than 12,500 Euro per lot. The amount is calculated as follows: Royalty For the portion of the Hammer Price (in Euro) 4.00% 3.00% 1.00% 0.50% 0.25%

up to 50,000 between 50,000.01 and 200,000 between 200,000.01 and 350,000 between 350,000.01 and 500,000 in excess of 500,000

invoices will, as usual, be issued in Pounds Sterling. For the purposes of calculating the resale royalty the Pounds Sterling/Euro rate of exchange will be the European Central Bank reference rate on the day of the sale. Since 1st January 2012 Droit de Suite extends to the estates of artists deceased for up to 70 years.

Charles Miller Ltd Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION AT 25 Blythe Road, London, W14 0PD

Tuesday 2nd May 2017 at 11am, precisely

POST SALE COLLECTION Important Notice: Lots not collected by 5pm on day of sale will be available on Wednesday 3rd May at 2pm from: Charles Miller Ltd, 6 Imperial Studios, 3/11 Imperial Road, London, SW6 2AG

Public Exhibition Sunday 30th April

12pm-4pm

Monday 1st May

10am -5pm

Tuesday 2nd May (Limited View Only)

10am-11am

Order of Sale Pictures Yachting Naval Collectables & Fittings Instruments Ship Models

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This auction is conducted by Charles Miller Ltd in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed in the back of this catalogue.

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Explanation of Cataloguing Practice Pictures A work catalogued with the name(s) or recognised designation of an artist, without any qualification, is, in our opinion, a work by the artist.

“Builder’s/Prisoner-of-War-Style…”

In our opinion a modern model which is built closely conforming to the typical types of examples found within the genre.

In other cases, the following expressions with the following meanings are used:

“Restored…”

In our opinion an original model which has been to a lesser or greater extent restored in some or all areas.

The condition report may attempt to detail more precisely which areas these are.

“Attributed to…”

In our opinion probably a work by the artist in whole or in part.

“Studio of…”

“Workshop of…”

In our opinion a work executed in the studio or workshop of the artist, possibly under his supervision.

“Circle of…”

In our opinion a work of the period of the artist and showing his influence.

“Follower of…”

In our opinion a work executed in the artist’s style but not necessarily by a pupil.

“Manner of…”

In our opinion a work executed in the artist’s style but of a later date.

“After…”

In our opinion a copy (of any date) of a work of the artist.

“Signed…”

“Dated…”

“Inscribed…”

In our opinion the work has been signed/dated/inscribed by the artist. The addition of a question mark (?) adds an element of doubt.

“With signature…”

“With date…”

“With inscription…”

In our opinion the signature/date/inscription/stamp is by a hand other than that of the artist.

Models “Builder’s model…”

In our opinion a model produced in the workshops of the yard.

“Boardroom model…”

A model which has been produced under contract by a professional modelling firm for the yard.

“Restored overall…”

In our opinion a model or object which has been restored in every context, including fixings and mounts.

Model Scales Where possible indications are given of model scales, in some instances these are provided by individual modellers, or worked out from measurements.

Measurements These are provided in order of Height x Width x Depth, unless otherwise stated. Where it is not possible to separate the model from the case, overall measurements are taken from the widest point of each surface.

Condition Condition may be mentioned in italics within brackets at the end of a description; detailed condition reports may be had from CM Ltd. prior to sale and are for reference only. Clients should satisfy themselves in person wherever possible as to the condition of a lot, or ask an agent to inspect it for them. All statements provided by Charles Miller Ltd. are honestly given, however our staff are not trained conservators or restorers and accordingly any statement given will not be exhaustive. Ø PROPERTY INCORPORATING MATERIALS FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES (CITES) An export licence issued by the Department of the Environment will be required for the export of any item made of or incorporating (irrespective of percentage) animal material such as ivory, whalebone, tortoiseshell, rhinoceros horn, rosewood and lignum vitæ etc., and this may take up to eight weeks to obtain. Clients are advised to check with the regulating body in the country of importation regarding any possible restrictions on the importation of items within this category – some countries have an absolute ban on the importation of certain materials. For example, the United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA and generally prohibits the importation of articles containing species that it has designated endangered or threatened if those articles are less than 100 years of age.

Lots which will require CITES licences are denoted by the symbol Ø

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Pictures

Lot 10 (detail)

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ARTHUR BRISCOE (BRITISH, 1873-1943) All Hands Signed ‘Arthur Briscoe’ (lower right) and ‘29/75’ (lower left) Dry point etching PL. 8¼ x 15½in. (21 x 39.5cm.) £200-300

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WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931) Thames Sailing Barges and Other Shipping in the Pool of London, with London Bridge and the Monument Beyond Signed ‘W.L. Wyllie’ (lower left) Dry point etching PL. 13 x 18½in. (33 x 47cm.) £200-300

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T. HODGSON LIDDELL (BRITISH, 1860-1925) St Paul’s from the Pool of London Signed ‘T Hodgson Liddell’ (lower left) and inscribed as per title Watercolour 8 x 11½in. (20 x 29cm.) £150-250

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JAMES DRUMMOND (BRITISH, 1816-1877) Study of an Old Fisherman Signed and dated ‘J Drummond 71’ (lower left) Watercolour and gouache 11½ x 9in. (29.5 x 23cm.) £100-150

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CHARLES DIXON (BRITISH, 1872-1934) A View of Southwark Bridge and Cathedral as Seen From the Thames Signed and dated ‘Charles Dixon ‘08’ (lower left) Watercolour and gouache 4 x 13¼in. (10 x 34cm.) £400-600

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WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931) Perspective of Thornycroft’s Shipyard on the River Itchen, Southampton, circa 1912 Signed ‘W.L. Wyllie’ (lower right) Monochrome 18 x 29in. (45.5 x 73.5cm.)

This is thought likely to have been commissioned by Thornycroft for their Southampton boardroom.

£1500-2000

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HENRY WEBSTER RICE (AMERICAN, 1853-1934) A Grand Banks Fishing Schooner Preparing to Depart the Harbour at Gloucester, Massachusetts Signed ‘’Henry W. Rice’ (lower right) Watercolour and gouache 7¾ x 16½in. (19.5 x 42cm.) £200-300

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8. δ LOUIS GER… (FRENCH, 20TH CENTURY) A View of Cannes from the Harbour Signed ‘Louis Ger …’ (lower right) and inscribed with artist’s notes in French to reverse Watercolour 10 x 15½in. (25.5 x 39.5cm.) £100-150

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9 9. δ JOHN ALLCOT (BRITISH, 1888-1973) P & O Liners R.M.S. ‘Mantua’; R.M.S ‘Mongolia’ Signed ‘J. Allcot’ and inscribed and dated ‘1921’ and ‘1930’ (lower corners) Watercolour The largest: 8 x 11in. (21 x 29cm.)

(2) R.M.S. Mantua, 10,885 tons was built by Caird & Co. Greenock, 1909 and broken 1935; Mongolia, 16,504 tons, built by Armstrong Whitworth in 1923, sold in 1938, was broken as Acapulco in 1965.

£200-300

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10. δ NORMAN WILKINSON (BRITISH, 1878-1971) R.M.S. ‘Mauretania’ Rafted Up To A Transport, Off The Coast Of Gallipoli, 1915 Signed ‘Norman Wilkinson’ (lower left) Watercolour 21 x 14in. (53.5 x 35.5cm.)

Mauretania was used as a troop ship during WWI. Norman Wilkinson was located at the Dardenelles for the duration of the campaign. It is thought this is one of a set of watercolours considered for his book The Dardenelles, Colour Sketches in Gallipoli 1916.

£2000-3000 11. δ R. SORMANI (ITALIAN(?), 20TH CENTURY) City of St. Louis Signed ‘R. Sormani’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 19½ x 23in. (49.5 x 60cm.) £150-250 12.

CHARLES TAYLOR (BRITISH, FL. 1836-1871) A Paddle Steamer in a Stiff Breeze Signed ‘Char Taylor’ (lower left) Watercolour heightened with white 15 x 28½in. (38 x 72.5cm.) £200-400

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13. δ NORMAN WILKINSON (BRITISH, 1878-1971) Kingsdown Beach, Near Walmer & Deal in Kent Signed ‘Norman Wilkinson’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 17 x 23in. (45 x 60.5cm.) £3000-4000

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14. δ NORMAN WILKINSON (BRITISH, 1878-1971) The Grand Canal, Venice Signed ‘Norman Wilkinson’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 17 x 23in. (44 x 59cm.)

Provenance: With the Tryon Gallery, Dover Street, London £2500-3000

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ATTRIBUTED TO ADOLPHUS KNELL (BRITISH, ACT. C.1860-C.1890) Estuary at Sunset Oil on canvas 7½ x 13½in. (19 x 34.5cm.)

Provenance: With Walker Galleries Ltd, Harrogate together with ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY BARLOW CARTER (BRITISH, 1803-1867) Wreck of the ‘Ondine’ in Gristhorpe Bay Pencil 4¼ x 6¾in. (11 x 17cm.)

(2) £350-450

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CHARLES JOHN DE LACY (BRITISH, 1856-1936) A Merchant Brig at Sea With Wreckage in the Foreground Signed and dated ‘CJ De Lacy 77’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 7½ x 11in. (19 x 28cm.) £200-300

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MANNER OF ANDREAS ACHENBACH (GERMAN, 1815-1910) A Paddle Steamer in Distress off a Rocky Coast Bears a signature ‘A. Achenbach’ (lower left); gallery label for Münchner Kunsthandelsgesellschaft - Geselleschaft on stretcher Oil on canvas 26 x 38in. (66 x 96.5cm.) £200-400

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SAMUEL OWEN (BRITISH, 1768-1857) Brig ‘Favourite’ in the Channel Plymouth Signed and inscribed ‘Saml. Owen 281 Poplar 1846’ on reverse of canvas, together with title Oil on canvas 17¼ x 24¼in. (44 x 61.5cm.)

The dating and location noted by the artist strongly suggest one candidate for this trading brig, that of the Favourite built at Bristol in 1845 for Parker & Co. who was the owner/master. Registered at 210 tons.

£400-600

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ENGLISH SAILWORK SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY The Four-Masted Barque ‘Moel Tryvan’ Oil on canvas 17 x 33in. (43 x 84cm.)

Moel Tryvan built by Doxford & Sons in 1884 for W.E. Jones and was capsized and wrecked in 1901.

£200-400

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GEORGE FREDERICK GREGORY (BRITISH, 1821-1887) ‘Loch Katrine’ Signed ‘G.F. Gregory 1874’ (lower left); old gallery label for W.B. Simpson, Glasgow, behind Watercolour and pencil 21½ x 35in. (54.5 x 89cm.)

Built in 1869 by J.G. Lawrie of Glasgow for the unlucky Loch Line’s United Kingdom-Australia service - most of their 25 vessels brushed with disaster or disappeared and Loch Katrine, an iron ship registered at 1200 tons, seems to have been typical; In 1907, she was nearly lost outbound to Australia: Heavy seas smashed the lifeboats and broke the cabin skylights, men at the helm were washed away and the ship broached filling her main deck to the rail - all hands were called to save her. In 1910 she was dismasted off Cape Howe and picked up by a Swedish Steamer; later that year she was sold for carrying coal around the Australian coastline and subsequently taken to Rabaul and sunk as a breakwater.

£500-800

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E.W. BELL (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY) The Two-Masted Danish Brigantine ‘Fraternitas’ Passing Through the Straits of Dover Signed and inscribed ‘E.W. Bell / Prod’ within a bell-shaped rebus (lower left) and inscribed with title ‘The “Fraternitas of Dragör” by Capt. L. Rosenknold, London May 1873’ Watercolour and pencil, heightened with gouache 16 x 22in. (40.5 x 56cm.) £200-300

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NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY The Topsail Schooner ‘Mary Lloyd’ Port Madoc - Carnarvon off Naples Inscribed with title Gouache 15 x 21½in. (38 x 54.5cm.) £200-300 23-24 No Lots

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Yachting

Lot 38 (detail)

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LLOYD’S REGISTERS OF YACHTS four volumes, 1884, 1890 (lacks brass hasp), 1897, 1901, all with multiple colour plates of club and individual flags (10 yacht flags neatly cut from the 1897 volume), generally good original condition, each with brass fitments for closure (4) £200-300 26.

LLOYD’S REGISTERS OF YACHTS four volumes, 1907, 1909 (several club flags neatly cut), 1914, 1915, generally good original condition (4) £150-250

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LLOYD’S REGISTERS OF YACHTS nine volumes, 1921 (2 club flags neatly cut), 1924, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1939, generally good original condition, one or two bindings a little slack but several virtually mint, a good researcher’s run for the inter-war years (9) £300-400 28.

LLOYD’S REGISTERS OF YACHTS one volume, 1946, the slim post-War supplement to the 1939 edition, no colour plates due to post-War austerity, excellent condition and very rare Although each entry is less detailed than normal, this register, so prized by researchers, notes the wartime fate of all the yachts listed in the 1939 edition, i.e. ‘sunk’, ‘destroyed’, ‘acquired by H.M. Government’ etc. £50-100 29.

LLOYD’S REGISTERS OF YACHTS nine volumes, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1980, several with supplements, good original condition, several virtually mint (9) £100-150

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A SILVER TABLE BELL FROM THE ROYAL BOMBAY YACHT CLUB the bell inscribed with Imperial Arms with crossed anchors behind, the handle modelled as a foul anchor with crown to top, Birmingham marks for 1924 — 5¼in. (13.5cm.) high £200-300 31.

L. SPRINGETT (BRITISH, LATE 19TH CENTURY) The Royal Harwich Yacht Club Steam Launch ‘Alceste’ Signed ‘L. Springett’ (lower right) Watercolour and gouache 14¼ x 24¾in. (36 x 63cm.) £200-300 32.δ PAUL DAXHELET (BELGIAN, 1905-1993) Yacht Racing at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games Signed ‘P Daxhelet’ (lower right) and inscribed and numbered ‘Yachting 172/200’ (lower left) Etching Pl. 14½ x 19½in. (37 x 49.5cm.) unframed £100-150

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33. δ WILLARD BOND (AMERICAN, 1926-2012) America’s Cup, circa 1987 Signed ‘Willard Bond F/ASMA/541’ (lower left) Watercolour and pencil 21½ x 29in. (54.5 x 74.5cm.) £150-250

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CHARLES DIXON (BRITISH, 1872-1934) The Shamrock in the Solent; Close Hauled in the Solent Watercolour, inscribed on reverse 5 x 8¼in. (13 x 21cm.)

(2, a pair) £300-500

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WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931) Big Class Yachts Racing at Loch Long Signed ‘W L Wyllie’ in pencil (lower left) Drypoint etching Pl. 6¼ x 15¾in. (16 x 40cm.) £250-350

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CHARLES DIXON (BRITISH, 1872-1934) Beating Out From Hamble Signed ‘Charles Dixon 08’ and inscribed as per title (lower left) Watercolour and gouache 4½ x 15in. (11.5 x 38cm.) £1500-2500

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CHARLES DIXON (BRITISH, 1872-1934) R.M.S. ‘Majestic’ Sailing off Calshot Castle, off Southampton Water Signed and inscribed ‘Charles Dixon / Off Calshot / 1913’ (lower left) Watercolour and gouache 4¾ x 14½in. (12 x 37cm.) £1200-1800

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38. δ FRANK HENRY MASON (BRITISH, 1876-1955) Camper & Nicholson’s International Dragon Class Yacht ‘Bluebottle’ Racing off the Isle of Wight, circa 1950 Signed ‘Frank H. Mason’ (lower left), with artist’s inscription to verso ‘Trial Spin with Racing Sails’ and gallery label for N.R. Omell Oil on canvas laid on board 11½ x 15½in. (29 x 39.5cm.)

Provenance: With N.R. Omell, catalogue 14, 1987; lot 76 at Sotheby’s, London September 30, 1986.

Bluebottle was presented to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip as a wedding present in 1948 by Island Sailing Club of Cowes, Isle of Wight and was raced by Prince Philip until his retirement from racing in 1962.

And is now moored besides R.Y. Britannia in Leith.

£1500-2500

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39 39. δ GUY L’HOSTIS (FRENCH, B. 1945) Views of the French Harbours of Nice; Antibes & San Tropez Signed ‘G. L’Hostis’ (lower left) and inscribed with titles, artist’s certificates to verso dated 21st April 2009 Watercolour and gouache 10 x 16in. (26 x 40.5cm.)

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40. δ GUY L’HOSTIS (FRENCH, B. 1945) ‘Brynhild’, ‘White Heather’ and ‘Meteor III’ Racing Signed G.L. ‘Hostis and inscribed ‘Brynhild’, ‘White Heather’ et ‘Meteor III’ Suivant la depart’ (lower left) Watercolour and gouache 13 x 19in. (35 x 49cm.) £300-500

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41. δ GUY L’HOSTIS (FRENCH, B. 1945) The Camper Nicholson Auxiliary Ketch ‘Cynara’ (ex. Gwendolyn) Sailing off Start Point, Devon Signed ‘G. L’Hostis’ (lower left) and inscribed ‘Cynara au laige de Start Point’ (lower right) Watercolour and gouache 15 x 11in. (38 x 28cm.) £150-250

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42. δ GUY L’HOSTIS (FRENCH, B. 1945) The Camper & Nicholson Twin-Masted Racing Schooner ‘Aline’ Underway Signed G L’Hostis’ and inscribed ‘Aline Soleil et Brume’ (lower right) Watercolour and gouache 13 x 19in. (35 x 49cm.) £250-350

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43. δ GUY L’HOSTIS (FRENCH, B. 1945) ‘Margherita & Gelyce’ Contra Jeux Signed ‘G. L’Hostis (lower left), and inscribed as per title (lower right) Watercolour and gouache 21½ x 29½in. (54.5 x 75cm.)

The Camper Nicholson twin-masted schooner Margherita built 1913, seen racing the Fife-built 15m Class The Lady Anne, built 1912.

Accompanied by the Motor Launch Gelyce VI, built 1921 by Camper Nicholson.

£500-800

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44. δ GUY L’HOSTIS (FRENCH, B. 1945) The Camper Nicholson Three-Masted Schooner ‘Creole’ Sailing in the Straits of Dover with the Lightship ‘Falls’ Beyond Signed G. L’Hostis (lower left) and inscribed ‘Creole, Au Petit Matin Par Le Traverse Bateaux-Feu Falls’ (lower right) Watercolour and gouache 13 x 19in. (35 x 50cm.) £250-350

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45. δ GUY L’HOSTIS (FRENCH, B. 1945) The ‘Xamura 40’ Moored off Cowes Castle Signed ‘G. L’Hostis’ and inscribed as per title at centre Watercolour within artist’s mount 22 x 17in. (56 x 45cm.) £100-150

46. δ GUY L’HOSTIS (FRENCH, B. 1945) The Camper & Nicholson Yawl ‘Bloodhound’ Racing Signed ‘G. L’Hostis’ (lower left) and inscribed ‘Bloodhound’ Bord De Pis …’

Watercolour and gouache 15 x 11in. (38 x 28cm.) £200-300

47. δ GUY L’HOSTIS (FRENCH, B. 1945) ‘Shamrock IV’ on the Stocks Signed ‘G. L’Hostis’ (lower left) and inscribed ‘Shamrock IV …’ (lower right) Watercolour and gouache 15 x 11in. (38 x 28cm.) £200-300

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Naval Lot 70 (detail)

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THOMAS BUSH HARDY (BRITISH, 1842-1897) 48 H.M.S. ‘St. Vincent’ Off Portsmouth at Sunset Signed and inscribed ‘T B Hardy / HMS St. Vincent, Portsmouth’ (lower left) Watercolour 26 x 41in. (66 x 104cm.)

H.M.S. St. Vincent, a large First Rate of 2,612 tons and designed to mount 120 guns, was laid down at Plymouth in May 1810 and launched on 11th March 1815. By that date however the Napoleonic Wars were effectively over and, with plans already in hand to reduce the activities of the fleet, she was laid up “in Ordinary” until first commissioned in February 1831 for service with the Mediterranean Fleet. Almost wrecked in February 1834 when she was driven ashore during a tremendous storm off Malta, she was eventually refloated and returned home where she was paid off.

Recommissioned for the Channel Squadron in 1841, she was frequently in Portsmouth where she was twice visited by Queen Victoria in 1842 and 1847. During the 1842 visit, she acted as flagship to the ‘Experimental Squadron’ at the last Royal Review of a fleet in which all the major vessels were sailing ships.

After minor alterations in 1850, she took part in the war in the Baltic in 1854 having first carried 1,300 French troops from Calais for the offensive in the Aland Islands. When Bomarsund, the principal fortress there, surrendered on 16th August, St. Vincent returned to Portsmouth with Russian prisoners-of-war aboard her, this operation marking the end of her sea service. Re-employed first as Guardship of the Ordinary and then as Reserve Depot Ship at Portsmouth, in 1862 she became a training ship for boys and was given a permanent mooring off the entrance to Haslar Creek in Portsmouth Harbour where she is depicted in this picture, attended by a steam launch. Eventually worn out by generations of naval apprentices, she held her last passing-out parade on 18th December 1905 and, on 1st March 1906, was removed from her moorings prior to being towed to Falmouth where she was broken up that summer.

£3000-5000

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WILLIAM HENRY PIKE (BRITISH, 1846-1908) A pair of Royal Navy Scenes: A Large Wooden Screw Frigate lying off Mount Edgcumbe; and a Ship of the Line Undergoing Conversion to a Hulk by Royal William Docks, Plymouth Signed ‘W. Pike Plymouth’ (lower left and lower right) Oil on panel 11 x 14in. (28 x 35.5cm.) each (2, a pair) £800-1200

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WILLIAM ADOLPHUS KNELL (BRITISH, 1805-1875) [The Battle of] Navarino 20th October 1827 Signed ‘W.A. Knell’ (lower left) and inscribed in pencil as per title (lower right) Watercolour with scratching out 7 x 10¼in. (18 x 26cm.)

The last great fleet action of the age of sail, the Battle of Navarino ranged the allied British, French and Russian fleet of twenty-seven warships, including eleven ships-of-the-line against a combined Turko-Egyptian fleet of sixty-five ships, including three battleships and forty armed transports.

At its conclusion, only fifteen Turkish ships remained afloat and they had suffered 4,000 casualties. Shortly afterwards and as a direct result of the Turkish defeat at Navarino, Greece attained her independence.

£600-800

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A. STEWART WRIGHT (BRITISH, ACT. 1923-1932) Lord Nelson, after Hoppner Coloured mezzotint Signed ‘A. Stewart Wright’ (lower right) 25 x 17in. (63.5 x 43cm.) £200-300

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ENGLISH NAVAL SCHOOL, CIRCA 1800 H.M. Ship ‘Belliqueux’ and two vignettes Inscribed with title and mounted on a single mount Watercolour 16 x 12in. (40.5 x 30.5cm.) overall; together with three watercolours, c.1840 by Surgeon Howard Ralph Banks of ‘Flying Fish’; Brazilian Slave Brig ‘Uiza’; and another; two watercolours of Portsmouth by J. Hayden; and another of H.M.S. ‘Royal Adelaide’

by Capt. George Meads (7, a lot) £200-300

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‘NELSON AND HIS TIMES’

by Lord Admiral Charles Beresford & H.W. Wilson, Harmsworth, London 1897, marbled endpapers, quarter calf red morocco binding with gilt titles and decoration — 10 x 13in. (25.5 x 33cm.) £80-120

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A LATE 19TH CENTURY DISPLAY CABINET MADE FROM FOUDROYANT OAK probably by Goodall, Lamb and Heighway Ltd, with plush-lined display cabinet, the hinged lid inscribed 1798 FOUDROYANT 1897, with plush-lined bookcase with adjustable shelving; enclosed by astragal glazed doors with break arch pediment — 81 x 32 x 13¾in.

(206 x 81.5 x 35cm.)

This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road £800-1200 55.

A CONTINENTAL FAIENCE BUST OF NELSON half-length, finished in blue, gilt and ochre, the pedestal foot with ‘AR’ monogram — 6.5in. (16.5cm.) high £150-250

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A TREEN TABLE SNUFF BOX MADE FROM WOOD RECOVERED FROM H.M.S. TEMERAIRE the lid carved with roundel devices and containing original arsenic green label inside with provenance to Temeraire, Trafalgar and Beatson’s Yard — 3½in. (9cm.) wide £400-600 57.

TWO EXAMPLES OF TRAFALGAR RELATED TREEN comprising an oak pin tray made from Duguay-Trouin (H.M.S. Implacable); together with a hinged box made from H.M.S. Swiftsure — the box 4¾in. (12cm.) wide (2) £150-250

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TWO NAPOLEONIC CARICATURES comprising Little Ships for John Bull Very Inquisitive’, published by P. Roberts, circa 1798; and Dutch Embarkation, or Needs Musts When the Devil Drives!!, published by W. Holland 1804 Both hand-coloured Each approx. 10 x 14in. (25.5 x 35.5cm.) £80-120

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AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING 2IN. ACHROMATIC MARINE TELESCOPE BY J. & H. WATKINS, CHARING CROSS, LONDON WITH PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM CAPTAIN EDWARD PELLEW, H.M.S. INDEFATIGABLE 1797 with tapering main tube, lens with cap, signed by the eyepiece as per title and inscribed To Lt. G Bell mark of respect from his Capt.

Edward Pellew for his good look out on the night of 13th January 1797 — 34½in. (87.5cm.) long (closed)

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A GEORGIAN DECANTER BOX, FORMERLY OWNED AND USED BY CAPTAIN G.H. TOWRY, R.N. comprising eight large and two smaller matched cut-glass decanters complete with bulbous stoppers, two tumblers and two wine glasses, contained within fitted compartments in a veneered case with drop handles and plush securing cushion in lid (one handle missing, old wear). Overall measurements — 10¾ x 17¼ x 13¼in. (27.5 x 44 x 33.5cm.); together with a miniature portrait presumed to be Towry in old age; a letter of provenance dated 1910 and later historical data (A lot)

The Indefatigable (44) is probably the ship most famously associated with Pellew. Cruising in company with the Amazon (36) on the 13th January 1797, they spotted the superior French 74, Droits de l’Homme.

In what should have been a fairly easy victory for the Frenchman, the small British vessels took advantage of the stormy conditions. After 13 hours of combat, running out of ammunition, the British broke contact when Indefatigable sighted land ahead. Despite having damage to her masts and rigging, the Indefatigable managed to beat off the lee shore and escape the treacherous Penmarch reefs; Amazon and Droits de l’Homme ran aground near Plozévet, with Amazon destroyed and her crew being captured. This telescope was undoubtedly presented to the officer who spotted this danger, thereby saving one of England’s great naval heroes.

George Henry Towry (1767-1809) had a long and interesting naval career, serving actively at the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars until 1804 when he was invalided out. Appointed command of the Dido (28) in 1795 he brought about the audacious capture of the Minerve (40) causing Nelson, with whom he was later to serve, to comment to his wife: Thank God the superiority of the British navy remains, and I hope ever will: I feel quite delighted at the event. His full career is written up in the DNB.

£600-800

£1000-1500

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A 19TH CENTURY FLOG/FLAY constructed of woven leather over an iron core with four tails with knotted ends and iron suspension ring through handle — handle approx. 13in. (33cm.) long The traditional cat-of-nine-tails was reduced to four or five tails for use on Navy cadets.

£150-250

62. Ø A CLEW BLOCK RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF H.M.S. INVINCIBLE, 1744 carved in elm with a 2½in. lignum vitæ sheath - 15in. (38cm.) high; together with provenance and authentication certificate and The Royal Navy’s First Invincible by Brian Lavery (3) The bulk of the Invincible’s well-preserved fittings and stores were recovered shortly after her rediscovery in 1979 until the early 1980’s. Once conserved, some were initially sold by the salvors with certificates (as with this lot) with the residue forming a sale at Christie’s South Kensington in 1988.

£150-250 64.

A GOLD-TOPPED WALKING STICK FROM ADMIRAL SIR HENRY BRYAN MARTIN the plain malacca shaft with copper ferrule and gold loop socket and handle inscribed HENRY BYAM MARTIN 1865, his family’s armorial device with motto Pro Patria and monogram initials to top — 36in. (91.5cm.) long

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A RARE WILLIAM IV ADMIRALTY OR CUSTOMS OFFICER’S TIPSTAFF the base metal crown and shaft engraved with device for William, Admiralty foul anchor, and inscribed H. Appleby, attached to turned hardwood handle — 7½in. (19cm.) high; historical notes £400-600

Admiral Sir Henry Byam Martin KCB (1803-1865) was a senior Royal Navy officer and watercolour artist.

Martin first went to sea in 64 (detail) October 1818. By 1840 he was Captain in charge of H.M.S. Carysfort off the coast of Syria when he was involved in action off Tartus during the Syrian War and he took part in the capture of Acre on 3 November 1840. His actions earned him an appointment as a Commander of the Order of the Bath. From 1846 to 1847, he was sent to the Society Islands in the South Pacific to spy on the Franco-Tahitian War and investigate the sovereignty claim of Queen Pomare IV over the Leeward Islands. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1854 and was appointed as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath for his work during the war with Russia in 1855. (also illustrated on page 57)

£400-600

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A MARBLE BUST THOUGHT TO BE OF THE RENOWNED ARCTIC EXPLORER SIR WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY, CIRCA 1840 unsigned, finely carved and depicting Parry in a buttoned Royal Navy uniform with epaulettes for the rank of a Captain of three years seniority, loosely mounted on a fluted ebonised wood and plaster pillar, the bust — 19½in. (49.5cm.) high; the stand 49in.

(124.5cm.) high Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855) became famous as a hydrographer and for his early attempts to discover the Northwest Passage with Captain (later Sir) John Ross. He was promoted Captain in 1821 and knighted in 1829 on the same day as Sir John Franklin, and when it seems likely this bust was commissioned. Latterly he was to sit as a member of the Arctic Council planning searches for Franklin. He was in post as Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hospital when he died in Ems, Germany where he had gone for treatment. The depiction here shows Parry as a more mature figure than the youthful portraits commonly seen.

£1000-1500

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AFTER SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (ENGLISH, 1769-1830) Portrait of Sir John Franklin in Full Dress Uniform Oil on canvas 35½ x 27½in. (90 x 70cm.)

Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) was a veteran of several Polar voyages beginning in 1818 with John Ross. His resulting celebrity ensured he became a career explorer and this perhaps coloured the Navy’s decision to choose him at the advanced age of fifty-nine to lead his final and fateful expedition to find the Northwest passage in 1845. The ensuing drama and mystery of what tragedy befell H.M. Ships Erebus and Terror has long been a cause of speculation. However, the Canadian Arctic Survey (Parks Canada) found them in 2014 and 2016 and so they may yet reveal some answers. The relative youth of the sitter in this portrait suggests it was painted to commemorate Franklin’s promotion to Captain in 1822.

At this date, however, uniform flashing was blue in colour, and between 1830-43 it was scarlet - the uniform remained the same in all other respects. This suggests the picture was modernised with white flashing after 1843 — something perhaps only an owner such as the sitter would take the trouble to do?

£800-1200

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Vice-Admiral E.H. Howard was born in June 1832, educated at Eton and entered the Royal Navy as a cadet on 21st June 1845.

Promoted Sub-Lieut. in June 1851 and Lieutenant in January 1853, he served in H.M.S. Duke of Wellington, Admiral Sir Charles Napier’s flagship, during the operations in the Baltic in 1855, being present at the bombardment of Sveaborg (medal). Promoted Cmdr. in December 1857 and Captain in 1864, he held the post of naval attaché “at the maritime courts of Europe”, 1874-76, and was A.D.C. to the Queen, 1878-79. Vice-President of the [Naval] Ordnance Committee, 1881-84, he was made Vice-Admiral in 1885, retired in 1889, and died in Lewisham, Kent, on 18th January 1890.

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A REGULATION BICORN HAT FOR ADMIRAL E.H. HOWARD RN, CIRCA 1880 constructed in beaver fur felt with heavy bullion loops, end tassels and braid, contained in shaped tin hat box with brass plate engraved Capt. E. Howard R.N. — 19½in. (49.5cm.) wide; together with a solar topee in shaped tin case for the same officer (2) £350-450

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A PAIR OF REGULATION EPAULETTES FOR ADMIRAL E.H. HOWARD RN, CIRCA 1880 with heavy bullion braiding, contained in fitted tin with some belting in central compartment and maker’s plate for Gillott and Hasell to lid — 9in. (23cm.) wide £300-500

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LT. E.H. HOWARD’S BALTIC MEDAL, 1854-55 inscribed to edge Lt. E. H. Howard / H.M.S. Duke of Wellington; together with a contemporary watercolour of Howard in dress uniform; a cabinet photograph of him in later life and two photo albums with some interesting service views, approx. 1860-1880 (4) £400-600 Please see lot 121 for Admiral Howard’s Dress Sword

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LOG BOOK OF H.M.S. BRITANNIA, FIRST RATE OF 100 GUNS 11TH APRIL 1779-16TH AUGUST 1780 two full pages of watercolour signals and two strips of signals, contemporary vellum (spine split, small piece missing from spine) — 12½ x 7¾in. (32 x 19.5cm.)

A lively and informed log book describing naval exercises from Spithead to The Needles and including the Britannia, the Victory, the Resolution, the Intrepid and the Terrible. Twice Prince George (later George IV) came aboard but did not attend the three court martials where sentences of 100 lashes were handed out. The Victory is mentioned numerous times. At the end, bound upside-down, are 5½pp of the ‘Etat de la Marine’.

£2500-4000

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A selection of logs from within this section

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BLIGH, WILLIAM: A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTHERN SEA, UNDERTAKEN BY COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVEYING THE BREAD-FRUIT TREE TO THE WEST INDIES, IN HIS MAJESTY’S SHIP THE BOUNTY first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by J. Condé after J. Russell, three plates by MacKenzie, two folding and four charts, three folding, by Harrison and Walker, contemporary sprinkled calf (skilfully rebacked), for G. Nicol, 1791 First edition and a fine copy with wide margins of an important work, the first narrative of the mutiny and Bligh’s journey from Tofua to Timor. The original document in Bligh’s hand was sold at Christie’s in 1976. Hill p/27 (an extremely important book); Ferguson 125; Wantrup 62a.

£4000-6000

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JOURNAL (LOG) OF THE HONOURABLE COMPANY SHIP CHARLES GRANT FROM BOMBAY TOWARDS ENGLAND, FIRST VOYAGE 1810, 7TH FEBRUARY-7TH SEPTEMBER 1810 contemporary vellum-backed blue boards (very slightly defective), original sailcloth — 14 x 9¾in. (35.5 x 25cm.)

A curious journal of the H.C.S. Charles Grant’s description of her only port between Bombay and Dover Roads, at St Helena. There is also a list of the principal officers. The Charles Grant was a 1264 ton vessel built in the Bombay Dockyard by Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia for William Moffatt.

Thereafter she served almost exclusively between Bombay and China. In February 1834 she was sold to Hyde Lennox and disappears from Lloyds Register by 1840.

£1000-1500

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JOURNAL (LOG) OF THE PROCEEDINGS ON BOARD OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY’S SHIP LOWTHER CASTLE COMMANDED BY HENRY HARRIS, 2ND JANUARY 1833-6TH MAY 1834 from London to St Helena, Bombay [Penang, Barbe West, Gaspe Island, Houte’s Bay, Peak of Krakatoa] and China, contemporary reverse calf (rebacked, corners defective) — 23¾ x 9in. (60 x 23cm.)

An interesting log book detailing a voyage with numerous crew (a list of 44) and more than a few passengers (3pp) and a severe court martial. Inside front cover is an oval ticket advertising Merchant Books of Accounts Which Sells All Other Stationery. The Lowther Castle was a 1507 ton vessel launched in 1811 by Thomas Pitcher of Northfleet. This log is for her last voyage and she was sold to Thomas Ward for breaking in June 1834.

£1200-1800

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LOG OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF H.M.S. SHIP DIOMÈDE beginning the 24th July 1810 and ending the 13th April 1811, kept by [illegible], contemporary grained calf (oil stain to fore-margins throughout) — 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.)

Beginning at Bombay where the Diomède took on provisions, it sailed to Penang and to Madras where it returned twice. Six sailors were given the lash for various crimes and the Captain, Hugh Cook(?) laments the death of 25 crew members. Most of the log is concerned with the weather and the taking on of provisions.

£500-800

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SIGNAL LOG FOR H.M.S. ST VINCENT, 20TH MAY 1847-4TH NOVEMBER 1848 three volumes (of four, lacks vol. IV), vol. I contemporary black half roan, other vol. contemporary red roan (all vol. very rubbed) — 10¼ x 8¾in. (26 x 22cm.)

(3) The signal log of the St Vincent was under the command of Rear Admiral Sir C. Napier. Vol. IV, which is not present here, describes the hauling down of his flag at the end of her last seagoing voyage.

£600-800

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JOURNAL AND REMARK BOOK FOR THE USE OF OFFICERS IN THE ROYAL NAVY (E.H. RICHMOND), DECEMBER 1869-22ND JUNE 1873 4 vol., contemporary half leather (rubbed) — 9 x 7¼in. (23 x 18.5cm.)

I H.M.S. Phoebe, Pembroke and Sultan, the latter steaming from New Zealand to Maderia, Cape Finistere, Ushant, Holy Island, Morecombe Bay and others.

II H.M.S. Pallas to Cape Matalan, Damietta, Alexandria (and numerous small anchorages).

III H.M.S. Temeraire to Pylos, Kinsale (and other small anchorages).

IV H.M.S. Temeraire to Valetta, Pylos, Ancora (and other small anchorages).

(4) £300-500

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H.M.S. THUNDERER DAILY SICK BOOK, 1840 61ff, and 17 enchanting pen and ink drawings, contemporary roan, red morocco gilt label on front cover (spine rather worn), oblong, — 4 x 8in. (10 x 20cm.)

Contains numerous illnesses and ailments, of which syphilis is the most common.

£500-800 78.

A QUANTITY OF ADMIRALTY SHEAR-DRAFT PLANS comprising H.M.S. Liffey, c.1856, four plans: main deck, top side, upper deck, platform and works; H.M.S. Alert, c.1856, three plans: hold, inboard works, lower decks; ‘Philomel’-class, 1846, one plan of lower deck, inscribed Admiralty Somerset House 21st October 1846, W. Symonds; H.M.S. Satellite, 1865, three plans: mid-ships section; hold; profile; upper deck, various sizes and conditions (12) These plans seem to roughly coincide with the ‘Experimental’ Squadron era. Created to determine the advantages of steam versus sail, it set Sir William Symonds on a collision course with the Admiralty and he resigned as Surveyor of the Navy in June 1847 after twenty years service.

Within a few years Symonds’s work, and the sailing navy, had passed into oblivion, his hull form having proved unsuited to screw propulsion.

Never-the-less he remains one of the most significant naval architects of the late sailing navy.

£500-800

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OCEAN CRUISER, 25TH DECEMBER 1879 manuscript on paper, six pen and wash, and one pen and ink drawings in the text, eight charming watercolours mounted, original blue roan gilt (a little rubbed) — 13 x 7¾in. (33 x 20cm.)

A most entertaining ‘magazine’ in three parts and written mostly in poetry, including 13 limericks. In the course of the narrative, supposedly on her voyage to Chile, one member of the crew animadverting on astronomy notes that light travels at 186,000 miles per second (Einstein 185,000 miles per second). The book ends with a battle between the British on one side and the Chinese and Japanese navies in the other.

Those later have travelled the Panama Canal! The watercolour drawings depict a ‘bull fight’ onboard the Shannon.

£300-500

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LOGS OF H.M.S. EMERALD, COMMANDED BY CAPT. SIR B.W. WALKER FROM 22ND MARCH 1890-14TH SEPTEMBER 1892, KEPT

BY C. ASSER MID. 46 pen and ink drawings, mostly of a technical nature but also several maps and plans, 36 hand-coloured, title in red, blue, gold and silver, original reverse half-calf, gilt label on spine, engraved trade label of Waterlow and Sons’ Account Book, the printers of both of these log books — 12¾ x 8½in. (32.5 x 21.5cm.)

(2) An interesting log describing the Emerald’s voyages, mostly in the Caribbean but also in Canada (long stays in Halifax and St. John, and brief sojourns in numerous small harbours) and Bermuda (long stays).

And a journal of C. Asser in 1892, mostly describing manoeuvrers around the British Isles but also sailing to Gibraltar, Vigo, Funchal and Las Palmas.

£400-600

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OMMANNEY, ERASMUS AUSTIN, VARIOUS DOCUMENTS CHARTING HIS NAVAL SERVICE FROM 1863-1887 BEFORE HE BECAME VICAR OF SOUTHSEA (1892-1915), NOVEMBER 1869MAY 1887 with a portrait photograph of his father Erasmus Ommanney, the celebrated Arctic explorer. Five typed sheets and four vol., various sizes (A lot) Sailed first for the Caribbean and then sailed up and down the American littoral from Canada to Chile (and a short stay in Hawaii) including a short stop in the Galapagos where they dined on duck and iguana. At St Helena he visited Napoleon’s tomb and then returned to Plymouth via Ascension Island, Maderia and Vigo. On his holidays he visited the battle grounds of the Franco Prussian War and spent some time in the Tyrol. On his return he was promoted to lieutenant and in H.M.S. Rover he revisited the Caribbean where he visited, inter alia, Haiti (a good description), Cuba and Bermuda.

Other volumes deal mostly with Ommanney’s devotions and his ‘Manual of Devotions for General Use for Naval Officers’ and a vellum wallet binding with his name (blank).

£150-250 82.

S. CUSTRY, AL.S FROM CUSTRY, EQUERRY TO QUEEN VICTORIA alluding to Admiral Cochrane’s ‘War Craft’ patented for use in South Africa during the Boer War, written from Osborne House 1899; together with RUSSIA, AL.s by Melville requesting and allowing the Grand Duke Nicholas (later Czar Nicholas II), to examine the British Fleet, 1p.; THOMAS LUDWIGE, AL.s. 2pp., describing a black boy aboard, and mentioning 1100 barrels of rice and references to Samuel Bowman, 2pp., framed and glazed; two photographic portraits of H.R.H. Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary), both signed and dated 1901, Malta; and a small quantity of letters and ephemera including a few letters from Captain Bastard £500-800 80

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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM a collection of 192 actual photographs mounted, 162 of nautical interest, one or two loosely inserted, one dated 1918, original half roan gilt Contains also two portraits of Adolphe Pégoud, celebrated aviator and first fighter pilot ace and the first to use a parachute, 12 large photographs of his manoeuvrers in Blériot’s monoplane including one of him looping the loop. The first illustration is dated Brooklands 1913. The first portrait of Pégoud is of him next to Louis Blériot. Furthermore there is a portrait of Blériot next to Norman Cheran, Hammill and H. Thomas.

£2000-3000

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APPROXIMATELY 70 OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF NAVAL WARSHIPS, APPROX. 1900-1950 many mounted, various sizes (A lot) £300-500

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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 322 actual photographs mounted including a portrait of George V, 92 of naval interest, original reverse calf with ‘World Cruise of the British Special Service Squadron, 1923-24’ in gilt on front cover, together with two other albums (3) £300-500 87.

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 29 actual photographs mounted (two loose) of nautical interest, dated 1882-1910, original half roan (rebacked, a little rubbed); together with another album containing 757 actual photographs mounted, 117 of nautical interest including 11 photographs of an expedition to Murmansk (2) £300-400

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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM 178 actual photographs mounted (one loose), 131 of nautical interest, dated 1899-1908, original cloth (4) Contains several photographs of Lieutenant Hotham who was awarded the V.C. in 1914 and three other albums of photographs, all with some nautical interest.

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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM, CIRCA 1880 25, for the most part large, actual photographs mounted of naval interest, original roan gilt, gilt edges (rubbed), including H.M.S. Lord Clyde, H.M.S. Iron Duke, H.M.S. Dwarf, H.M.S. Collingwood and H.M.S. Colossus; together with another album containing 33 actual photographs mounted, 20 of nautical interest, one dated 1893, original half roan (worn), also containing three photographs of a bullfight (2) £400-600

£400-600

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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM a collection of 117 actual photographs mounted, 34 of naval interest dated 1884-1889 and the remainder topographical, contemporary hardgrain half-morocco, gilt edges

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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM a collection of 93 actual photographs mounted, 72 of naval interest, original cloth (rather loose); together with 17 postcards loosely inserted

Four photographs depict the crew of H.M.S. Ajax and one of Commander Milne’s dog, Whistler, seated on a chair onboard H.M.S. Ajax.

A fine collection of photographs of naval interest including several depicting the surrender of part of the German navy and fine depictions of several German ships and some excellent photographs of H.M.S. Nottingham and one of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth.

and a biography of Eric Winthrop Woodruff, 1997

£300-500 90.

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM a collection of 99 actual photographs mounted, 17 of naval interest, dated 1898-1900, original blue half roan; together with another album with a collection of more that 300 actual photographs mounted, many of nautical interest, original reverse calf with ‘World Cruise of the British Special Service Squadron, 1923-24’; with an almost replica of the second mentioned album and one other (4) £250-350

£400-600 92.

PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM describing ML212, 213, 463, 209, 313, 100, 31; 129 actual photographs mounted, calligraphic text in yellow, watercolour pennants and crests, many mounted, the text beginning with ‘Ships that pass in the night’, original cloth, text dated 1916-18; together with two victory medals with their ribbons (3) £200-300

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P.O. GRIFFITHS, R.N.R. (BRITISH, LATE 19TH CENTURY SCHOOL) H.M.Ships ‘Nile’ and ‘Trafalgar’ cruising in the Mediterranean Signed ‘P.O. Griffiths R.N.R. 8/97’ (lower right) Oil on board 24 x 33½in. (61 x 85cm.); together with a sailor’s watercolour of the troopship Dilwara in the Bay of Biscay, 1895 (2) £150-250

94 94. δ FRANK HENRY MASON (BRITISH, 1876-1965) H.M.S. ‘Victory’ saluting a Cruiser Signed ‘Frank H. Mason’ (lower middle) Pen and ink 10 x 15in. (25.5 x 40cm.) £300-500

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95 CHARLES DIXON (BRITISH, 1872-1934) A Torpedo Boat Destroyer and other Shipping off Blockhouse Fort, Portsmouth Harbour Signed ‘Charles Dixon / Off Blockhouse Fort / 08’ (lower left) Watercolour 4¾ x 15in. (12 x 38cm.) £1500-2500 96.

WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931) A Destroyer Entering The Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta, circa 1913 Signed ‘W.L. Wyllie’ (lower left); with presentation label dated 1931 to reverse Dry point etching 6½ x 15in. (16.5 x 38cm.) £200-300

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WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931) Iron Duke leading the First Battle Squadron at Jutland Signed ‘W.L. Wyllie’ in pencil (lower left) Drypoint etching Pl. 7 x 16¾in. (17.5 x 43cm.) £250-350

98 98.

WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931) ‘Warrior’ Firing A Salvo At The Battle Of Jutland, With ‘Warspite’ Standing Off Signed ‘W.L. Wyllie’ (lower left) Dry point etching PL. 8½ x 17in. (21.5 x 43cm.) £300-400

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99 99. δ NORMAN WILKINSON (BRITISH, 1878-1971) Battle Cruiser H.M.S ‘Lion’ in Portsmouth Harbour Signed ‘Norman Wilkinson’ (lower left); ‘Beatty’ (lower right) Etching Pl. 13½ x 13¾in. (34 x 35cm.) £300-400

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A MANUSCRIPT EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF JUTLAND, MAY 31ST 1915 unsigned, but inscribed The following is an account of the battle as witnessed from the foretop of H.M.S. Monarch Grand Fleet, written in blue pencil in a clear hand over 10 sides of naval paper and commencing at 9:30pm on May 30th, the account including the destruction of the battle cruisers Queen Mary and Invincible; torpedo attacks etc., and concluding with their arrival back at base at 1:30pm on (presumably) June 2nd; together with eight Daily Review of the Foreign Press stamped for H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth from immediately prior to Jutland; a large quantity naval, mainly manuscript, ephemera including a translated log from a German prisoner of war; a 1914 log; a quantity of Hurts and Wounds certificates from various dates, a manuscript broadcast by M.V. Didio relaying a message from the US President to the Merchant Marine, 26th December 1943 kept over three pages of official telegraph paper and other telegraphs from M.V. Didio; assorted 18th & 19th century commissions, including one signed by Admiral Rodney; and a large packet of ephemera relating to the career of a marine engineer circa 1880; together with two base metal commemorative Jutland medallions (A lot) £200-400

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101 (part) 101.

‘THE VISIT OF THE FRENCH FLEET 1905’ official programme with silk end board embossed with gilt and printed silk map in slip at back, blue morocco with embossed decoration and titles — 10 x 6¼in; together with a large quantity of printed naval ephemera including a comprehensive book of cuttings and images pertaining to the Dardanelles campaign bound in blue cloth; a 19th century album of press cuttings and engravings pertaining to Admiral Henry Keppel bound in quarter calf red morocco; naval publications including victualling yard accounts 1905, naval rationing and yard hours 1901 and a confidential report into naval rationing; a catalogue of government stores disposed at Malta 1922; copy of the Wavy Navy signed by Admiral Cunningham no. 250/250; a copy of ‘Deutschland Sur Zee’; a commemorative album pertaining to the death of an Osborne cadet 1917; several ‘Crossing the Line’ certificates (two framed) and a large assortment of related naval ephemera (A lot) £200-400

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JOURNAL OF H.M.S. EURYALUS AND H.M.S. DUNCAN, 1 OCTOBER - 15 MARCH 1907 the former at Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Fremantle, Colombo, Suez Canal, Gibraltar and Portsmouth, and the latter at Arosa Bay, Lagos Bay, Glengariff, Galway Bay, Berehaven, Bantry Bay, Portland Harbour, Lundy Island, Portsmouth, Vigo, Arosa Bay, Lagos Bay and Gibraltar, pasted in are 19 fine, mostly technical drawings, a few hand-coloured — 12½in. x 7¾in. (31.5 x 20cm.) £400-600

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JOURNAL AND NOTEBOOK FOR THE USE OF JUNIOR OFFICERS (MIDSHIPMAN E.J.P. BRIND), H.M.S. BACCHANTE, EXMOUTH, AND DIANA, 14TH SEPTEMBER 1909-29TH JUNE 1911 22 pen and ink drawings, mostly of a technical nature and also some maps, 16 hand-coloured and a fine depiction in pen and wash, of Britannia and H.M.S. Diana, loose contemporary halfbuckram (rather worn) — 12¼ x 11½in. (31x 29.5cm.)

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JOURNAL FOR THE USE OF MIDSHIPMEN (DERMOT P. CATHER), H.M.S. NEPTUNE, 12TH JANUARY 1912-9TH MAY 1913 two vol., 45 pen and ink drawings mostly of a technical nature, but also a few maps, nine hand-coloured, 10 actual photographs mounted, original buckram — 12¼ x 8in. (31 x 20cm.)

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An informative journal for the use of E.J.P. Brind describing his journey to Gibraltar, Malta, Syracuse, manoeuvrers in England and Scotland, Tetuan, various ports in Spain, Genoa, La Spezia, Platea, Marsa Sirocco and Crete. He describes George V’s visit to H.M.S. Exmouth and observes various ships from France, Spain, Italy and Japan. Many pages in the second half of the journal have been marked, as though for an exam by W. Kemp and others.

An entertaining journal for the use of midshipman D.P. Cather describing two short visits to Galicia, the second depicting lavish festivities. Almost all of the volume contains manoeuvres and battle practices around the British Isles. There is a brief reference to a memorial service throughout the fleet for the “Titanic” disaster, 21 April 1912, and a short description of the visit of President Poincaré and his reception by the Prince of Wales’.

The second volume, also belonging to Cather (2nd September 1914-27th January 1915), describes minutely the naval war for five months contained in the journal, with the curious information that on 16th September 1914 about 500 gramophones anonymously donated with a large quantity of gramophone records. Loosely inserted are the certificates of the results of the examination for the rank of lieutenant.

£400-600

£800-1200

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AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING FLAG FRAGMENT RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF H.M.S. BULWARK, 1914 heavily scorched and tattered and now affixed to white cotton backing — 48in. (122cm.) wide On 26th November, 1914 Bulwark, a 15,000 ton ‘London’ Class

105 105.

LOG OF H.M.S. FERRET, 10TH JUNE 1912 - 19TH JANUARY 1914 10 vol., original painted boards (dampstaining in 8-23rd August 1913) — 16½ x 11in. (42 x 28cm.)

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battleship of 1899, was moored at No.17 buoy in Kethole Reach, Sheerness. At 7.50am she was blown apart by a massive internal explosion, followed immediately by another even larger one. When the smoke cleared nothing was to be seen apart from floating wreckage and, of 750 aboard, only 12 survived. The blame was laid at faulty cordite charges and other internal explosions were to follow: Natal (Dec 1915); Vanguard (July 1917) and Glatton (Sept. 1918) - in addition to the battlecruiser losses at Jutland.

£100-150

The Ferret, in these years, only steamed in British waters visiting and staying (in no particular order) at numerous ports in Scotland including Stornoway. Scapa Flow, the Shetland Islands and Invergordon and also Portsmouth, Chatham, Harwich and various ports in Ireland. The midshipman, whose log has been corrected by a senior officer, also describes various manoeuvres at sea.

£150-250

108 108.

THE BELL FROM THE ‘FLY’ CLASS GUN BOAT H.M.S. SNAKEFLY, 1915 cast with single crown stock and inscribed per title with black-filled lettering (lacking clapper) — 9½in. (24cm.) high

107 107.

NAVAL GUNNERY, CIRCA 1915 a comprehensive guide to naval gunnery, 151pp, 107 handcoloured technical pen and ink drawings, numerous pencilled drawings in the text, fine pen and ink drawing of a light cruiser loosely inserted, original half-buckram (rubbed) — 14¾ x 9½in.

(37.5 x 24.5cm.)

An extraordinarily detailed description of all the functions and workings of ships’ guns. A few of the chapters or sub-chapters are entitled Hydraulics, Bogey and Safety Gear, Main Hoist Unlocking Gear, Cut Off Compensating Gear, 1/5” Hand Control Power Gear, Types of Director Sight, All Guns 12” V Upwards, Small Type Training Receiver, the Lewis Automatic Gun and Tasks of Variations of Range.

£500-800

One of sixteen gun boats ordered in February and December 1915 from Yarrow for operations on the Tigris and Euphrates, they were originally designated ‘China gunboats’ to disguise their true destination. Based on earlier river craft, they were assembled, dismantled for shipping and reerected at Abadan on the Persian Gulf. With a few exceptions, they were sold off locally in 1923.

£500-700 109.

ADDRESS BOOK, NOVEMBER 1916 - 9th DECEMBER 1918 contemporary maroon straight-grain morocco gilt by Webster & Co. (by appointment to Queen Alexandra) chemise and slipcase both by the same binder, 32pp with 288 signatures almost all of naval men. Three quarters of the pages are blank with the exception of one page containing two photographs of motor launch 71 in dry dock — 7¼ x 8¾in. (18.5 x 22.5cm.) £100-150

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JOURNAL FOR CABLE SHIP LEVANT I, 25TH FEBRUARY - 22ND OCTOBER 1919 in three hands, contemporary roan (rubbed) — 9 x 6¾in. (23 x 17.5cm.)

(A lot) The Levant I was an auxiliary ship chiefly responsible for laying and repairing cable. At the beginning of the journal the Levant I was based in Tenedos and Lemnos and thus witnessed the Dardenelles Campaign. Later she mostly plied between Piraeus and Corfu still dealing with laying and repairing cable (not mentioned by Colledge). With a very small amount of ephemera including a signed document creating R.H. Finnis a member of La Croix de Chevalier, Athens, 16th July 1905.

£300-500

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JOURNAL FOR THE USE OF MIDSHIPMEN, MR J.F.A. SAWYER, H.M.S. AJAX, 5TH JULY 1920-4TH FEBRUARY 1922 2 vol., 33 fine pen and ink drawings, mostly maps and plans, original buckram (rubbed), with a 5 piastre and a 5 rouble note adhered to front cover — 12½ x 8in. (32 x 20.5cm.)

(2) A fascinating journal which begins with a long description of Batoum and its people and the description of the destruction of its guns. The ship then sailed on to the Bosphorus and the sea of Marmara where it engaged in a little desultory warfare with some Kemalist ships. Much of the book is taken up with naval exercises and battle plans. On 24th April 1921 a flotilla of the Japanese navy arrived in Malta under the command of the Crown Prince (later the emperor, Hirohito). On the 13th September 1921 a nationalist plot to assassinate several high ranking officers and to take over the city (Constantinople) caused the Allies to deploy several thousand Greek troops. Finally there is a fine drawing and description of the Battle of Angora. In the course of the narrative the Ajax sailed to Batoum, Constantinople (several times), Marsa Scirocco, Smyrna, Sollum, Alexandria and, of course, Malta. The second volume, 9th March 1940-29th September 1940 begins with describing exercises in the Atlantic and Canada and then gives a detailed account of the first month of the war.

£500-800

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JOURNAL FOR THE USE OF MIDSHIPMEN, 6TH SEPTEMBER 1936-28TH JUNE 1938 2 vol., 63 pen and ink drawings mostly of a technical nature but also maps and plans, 46 hand-coloured, an original watercolour by d’Esposito of a Maltese fishing vessel, original half-buckram (rubbed) — 13 x 8in. (33 x 20.5cm.)

(2) The journal was for the use of C.W. Robertson who provides a lively narrative on H.M.S. Rodney. H.M.S. London (two stints) and H.M.S. Grenade visiting, mostly in vol. I, the Mediterranean. In vol. II he visits Marseille, Barcelona, Majorca, Villefranche and Malta and mostly animadverts on international politics of the day - there is a long essay on the Spanish Civil War. Loosely inserted is a 4pp. A.L.s from Walter Smith to ‘Pat’.

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114 (part) 113.

‘UNIFORM REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICERS’ FLEET’ published by HMSO 1924, 28pp of description of various ranks; 18 plates of monochrome images; blue cloth boards with gilt titles — 13 x 8½in. (33 x 21.5cm.) £50-80 114.

A QUANTITY OF 20TH CENTURY ROYAL NAVAL DRESS UNIFORM comprising a full frock coat (assistant engineer); a tail coat (naval instructor); mess jacket (naval instructor /reserve); evening dress coatee (midshipman); undress coat (lieutenant commander); an evening dress waistcoat, a pair of trousers; a peaked cap; regulation epaulettes (sub-lieutenant); a regulation belt (commissioned officer); four sets of regulation belting (commodore; lieutenant commander and commander), some spare braid and an epaulette (A lot) £400-600

115 (part) 115.

A LARGE QUANTITY OF NAVAL RATING UNIFORM AND KIT, MOSTLY 20TH CENTURY comprising three canvas tops; two blue woollen tops; two pairs of linen trousers; one pair of woollen trousers, three ratings’ hats (one in a tin); six blue and white ratings’ collars; a pair of canvas gaiters; three linen and one canvas kits bag, canvas with brass plate stamped B. Hagen and one canvas hammock (A lot) £300-500 116.

NAVAL GROG MEASURES comprising a half-gallon jug, one pint mug and two half-gill cups; stamped as appropriate; together with a quantity of commemorative naval metalware including engraved shell cases; a block recovered from the wreck of the Charlotte (1873); a pewter tankard (H.M.S. Bermuda); a wood and metal match strike (H.M.S. Minotaur 1806) and a decorative photo frame of Admiral Beatty (A lot) £200-300 117.

A ROYAL NAVAL GROG CASK constructed of oak in typical conical form, the body banded in brass with applied letters THE QUEEN GOD BLESS HER, the lid with star and acorn handle — 51in. (129cm.) high £300-500 118.

AN OFFICER OF THE WATCH SLATE BOARD framed in mahogany and hinged in the middle — 12¾ x 10in. (32.5 x 25.5cm.); together with another in pine — 15 x 11in. (38 x 28cm.)

(2) £100-150

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‘SWORDS FOR SEA SERVICE’

by Cmd. W.E. May & P.G.W. Annis, published by HMSO, 1970, two volumes with dust jackets contained in card slip case of issue - 12¾ x 9in. (32.5 x 23cm.)

(2) £100-150

122.

MODERN ROYAL NAVAL OFFICER’S DRESS SWORD BY WILKINSON the 31in. etched steel blade with hinged thumbpiece, gilt halfbasket hilt, shagreen grip and full-length lion’s mane, with scabbard of issue with chamois leather carry case £200-300

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A ROYAL NAVAL OFFICER’S SWORD, CIRCA 1915 the 31in. etched blade signed Manton & Co. England, regulation half basket hilt with hinged thumbpiece, brown snake skin wirebound grip with full-length lion’s mane, contained in brass mounted leather scabbard of issue — 38½in. (98cm.) overall; together with four ships’ bell sallies.

(5) £200-300

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AN 1825 PATTERN NAVAL DRESS SWORD the 27½in. blued steel and gilt decorated blade with stirrup hilt with crosshatched ivory grip and half-length lion’s mane handle (lacks scabbard) — 32in. (81.5cm.) long (overall) £200-300

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VICE ADMIRAL EDWARD HENRY HOWARD’S NAVAL DRESS SWORD, CIRCA 1880 with 31in. etched steel blade, hinged thumbpiece to gilt half-basket hilt, shagreen grip and full-length lion’s mane handle, in scabbard of issue — 39in. (99cm.) overall £300-500

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A GREEN PATTERN PLATE FROM THE ROYAL YACHT, CIRCA 1910 with devices for George V and maker’s mark to reverse for Spode Copeland and retailer’s mark for T. Goode & Co. - 9.5in. (24.5cm.) diam. £300-500 125.

A QUANTITY OF BLUE AND WHITE NAVAL MESS WEAR comprising a carver, a serving dish, a footed dish, a vegetable dish and a side dish; each decorated with naval blue and white crown design as appropriate, the carver — 21in. (53cm.) wide (5) £100-150

125 (part)

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127 (part) 127. δ A.F. GIBBONS (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) Original artwork for Imperial German warships comprising: Admiral Graf Spee; Seydlitz; K nig; Scharnhorst & Gneisenau and a Schnellboot Watercolour laid on board, cut out and mounted, framed and glazed The largest — 25½ x 42½in. (65 x 108cm.)

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126 126.

GEORGE SOPER (BRITISH, 1870-1942) Submarine Attack Watercolour and gouache 14¼ x 9¾in. (36 x 25cm.)

Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, 2nd November 1995 £250-350

Provenance: With Chris Beetles Ltd £200-300

128 (part) 128. δ ERIC ERSKINE CAMPBELL TUFNELL (1888-1978) Motor Launch 171; H.M.S. ‘Cygnet’ (U38); H.M.S. ‘Illustrious’ Signed ‘E. Tufnell’ (lower right), one inscribed, a collection of three Watercolour The largest: 10 x 17in. (25.5 x 43cm.); together with a further three watercolours comprising H.M.S. ‘Pigeon’; H.M.T.B.D. Verulam; and H.M.S. ‘Newfoundland’; and two etchings: ‘Cruising’ by Frank Harding; and A Battleship by Roger Birch (8, a lot) £300-500 Buyer’s Premium is payable on every lot. Please see the inside front and back covers for details of this and any other charges.

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129. δ CHRISTOPHER MAYGER (BRITSH, 1919-1994) The Evacuation from Dunkirk Signed ‘Chris Mayger’ (lower left) Gouache 14½ x 20in. (37 x 51cm.)

Used as the cover for Ride out the Storm by John Harris. £350-450

129 130. δ JOHN S. SMITH (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) The Mighty ‘Hood’ Signed ‘John S. Smith’ (lower right) Oil on board 23 x 35½in. (59 x 90cm.) £200-300

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131. δ JOHN S. SMITH (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) H.M.S. Repulse Flat Out Signed ‘John S. Smith’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 34 x 46in. (86.5 x 117cm.) £400-600

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132. δ GEORGE HORACE DAVIS (BRITISH, 1881-1963) Cutaway profiles of H.M.S. ‘Renown’ Signed and dated ‘G.H. Davis, 1946’ (lower right) 17 x 55in. (43 x 140cm.) £300-500

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133 133. δ FRANK H. MASON (BRITISH, 1876-1965) Study for a Convoy Departing Gibraltar Signed ‘F.H.M. 1944’ (lower right) Oil on board 11 x 17.½in. (30 x 44.5cm.) £400-600 135.

‘H.M.S. BELFAST MACHINERY INFORMATION BOOK’ comprising approximately 100 inked cloth technical plans including many fold-outs, complete with index and bound between two wooden boards with stencilled title pasted to front — 14½ x 24½in. (37 x 62cm.)

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Belfast was commissioned into 18 Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet, she scored an early success when she captured the large German liner Cap Norte near the Faroes on 9th October, 1939, the latter ship becoming a very useful addition to the Merchant Navy when put back into service as Empire Trooper. Less lucky the following month, Belfast struck a mine in the Firth of Forth on 21st November and was so severely damaged that she almost broke in two. Her subsequent rebuilding at Devonport took nearly three years and by the time it was finished in September 1942, her sister ship Edinburgh had been lost on an Arctic convoy. Back in service as flagship to 10 Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet, she saw considerable action for two years before being withdrawn for a refit in 1944. Recommissioned in May 1945, she was sent to join the Pacific Fleet and remained in the Far East until 1952 when she was laid up in Reserve pending the extensive modernisation which was carried out from 195559. Returning to the Far East in 1959, she eventually became Reserve Fleet HQ ship at Portsmouth (1966-70) by which time she was the last WWII cruiser in commission. As a result, and undoubtedly influenced by her wartime exploits in the Arctic, off Normandy and off Korea, it was decided to preserve her at a permanent mooring in the Pool of London.

134. δ FRANK H. MASON (BRITISH, 1876-1965) Malta, The George Cross Island Signed and inscribed ‘Frank H. Mason Study for Picture’ (lower left) and as per title (lower right) Watercolour and bodycolour on board 13½ x 17in. (34.5 x 43cm.) £400-600

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HALTON S. LECKY: THE KING’S SHIPS, A PRESENTATION COPY WITH A FASCINATING “SINKING OF THE BISMARCK” CONNECTION three volumes (of the projected six), London, 1913, lavishly illustrated throughout and detailing all H.M.’s ships, past and present, listed alphabetically Aboukir-Jupiter, original publisher’s blue cloth, a monumental work containing much obscure information, particularly on the careers of many less famous vessels, sadly interrupted by the Great War and never completed thereafter (3) Each volume with printed bookplate reading “Presented by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to Sub-Lieut. A.J.L. Phillips, R.N. for Meritorious Work, 1914” The recipient of this Admiralty Prize, Sub-Lieut. (later Rear-Admiral) A.J.L. Phillips was born in 1893 and joined the navy in 1911. Successive promotions followed until he was made captain in 1934. In this capacity, he was in command of the cruiser Norfolk, assigned with her consort Suffolk, to shadow the Bismarck and Prince Eugen through the Denmark Strait as they attempted their famous ‘break-out’ into the North Atlantic in May 1941. Once Bismarck was sighted, the Admiralty immediately dispatched H.M. Ships Hood and Prince of Wales to intercept her. The four capital ships came to action just before 6am on 24th May and opened fire at 25,000 yards. After a mere ten minutes, a plunging shell penetrated Hood’s deck and, to the amazement of all who witnessed it, she blew up and sank instantaneously with the loss of 1,338 officers and men. Captain Phillips, a key witness, wrote afterwards that Hood had gone down “with a glow that pulsated like the appearance of a tropical sun”, and he subsequently received the DSO for his part in the operation.

£400-600

£200-400

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137 (part) 137.

A COLLECTION OF NAVAL COMIC ART AND CARICATURES comprising watercolours ‘The Evening Before’ & ‘The Stowaway’s Hasty Retreat at Dawn’; and three untitled, dated ‘1929’; a copy of ‘Naval Sketches’, pub.1908; two albums: ‘Humour in the Royal Navy’ c.1913 and ‘The Merry Mariner’ c.1915; an album of approx. 20 comic post-cards; ‘A Child’s Guide to the Admiralty’, framed; a Kodak panorama advert now laid down; two silhouette long designs: ‘Grog’ and ‘Sunday Rounds’, framed, one with presentation label from 1935; and a mounted Boer War Naval Brigade civic invitation (A lot) £150-250

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A DESK BLOTTER MADE FROM TREEN RECOVERED FROM JACK CORNWALL V.C.’S SHIP H.M.S. CHESTER the capstan shaped handle threaded to base, with brass provenance plate from Edgar G. Rees, Llanelly 1922 — 7¼in.

(18.5cm.) wide; together with a brass candlestick cast from the brass from the propellers salvaged from H.M.S. Vindictive sunk at Zeebrugge 1918 (2) £150-250

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A COMMEMORATIVE SILVER SAILOR’S HAT FROM H.M.S. KING GEORGE V realistically modelled as a sailor’s hat, the hat band engraved King George V with hallmarks for Birmingham 1920/21 — 4¼in (11cm.) wide; a silver naval menu holder; a bone patch box with inset commemorating the death of William Pitt the Younger inscribed R.H.W. Pitt Obit 23rd January 1806; a lacquered snuff box painted with a frigate action and signed G.W.G. Hunt [19]88 (4) £150-250

139.

A SET OF SIX COMMEMORATIVE SILVER AND ENAMEL TEASPOONS FROM H.M.S. GEORGE V each stamped ‘Silver’ and contained in plush lined leather case of issue; together with a quantity of commemorative naval silver and plated wear comprising a cigarette box; cigar lighter (H.M.S. Hibernia); a glass pin box with silver lid; three napkin rings (two engraved for vessels served); christening spoon connected to H.M.S. Hogue; a vesta case commemorating a visit to Blackpool by the Channel Fleet; silver and silk H.M.A.S. Melbourne and other assorted items; an oriental silver bosun’s call and two others.

(A lot) £300-500

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A COLLECTION OF WWII ‘CARELESS TALK’ POSTERS ‘The Enemy Has Long Ears ...’; ‘S.O.S.’; ‘Keep it Dark’; together with two War Savings posters, all printed by H.M. Stationery Office, various sizes, largest — 19 x 14½in. (48 x 37cm.); all framed and glazed (5) £200-400 143.

A PAIR OF 10 X 50 ‘RABBIT’S EAR’ PERISCOPE BINOCULARS BY CARL ZEISS, JENA, CIRCA 1910 signed on the underside as per title, adjustable eyepieces, and bubble level with micrometer scale, green-painted tubes with detachable shade cuffs, contained within original leathercovered wooden box of issue with adjustable and lockable micrometer mount for tripod securing with folding magnifier — 18 x 9 x 9in. (46 x 23 x 23cm.) cased overall; together with a telescopic gun sight dated ‘1944’ (2) £500-800 144.

A KRIEGSMARINE EIGHT DAY SHIP’S WARDROOM CLOCK, CIRCA 1940 with 7in. silvered dial marked with Kriegsmarine emblem, winding arbor to going barrel movement, mounted within an octagonal wooden case with removable rear access panel, provenance note and lug for bulkhead suspension — 11in.

(28cm.) wide

Research conducted with a member of the Exeter association discovered that only eight of these plaques were made by a retired shepherd on the Falkland Islands from recycled RN sports trophies and sold as souvenirs to the crew of the ships undergoing temporary refits there.

£600-800

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Provenance: Surgeon Lieutenant Edward G. Sita, R.N.V.R and thence by descent.

Lt. Sita was serving on H.M.S. Wrester when he was seconded to Naval Intelligence landing forces and was amongst the first to enter the dockyards at Wilhelmshaven in the summer of 1945 and from where he liberated this clock. It has been with the family ever since and remains in excellent original condition.

£1000-1500

142.

‘THE DRAMA OF GRAF SPEE AND THE BATTLE OF THE PLATE’ compiled by Sir Eugen Millington-Drake, London, Peter Davies 1964, limited edition no. 24/55, signed on the frontispiece and dedication by 44 key personnel associated with the action including the captains of Ajax, Achilles and Exeter, Mountbatten of Burma, Admiral Sir David Luce (First Sea Lord), Lt K. Diggins (Graf Spee flag Lt); Captain R. Ruggeburg (Naval Attaché Germany Embassy) and many others, 510pp with indices, maps and illustrations, bound in red full calf with gilt decorated cover and spine —10¼ x 8in. (26 x 20cm.); together with a contemporary white metal plaque commemorating the action, with repousse decoration inscribed 13th December 1939, H.M.S.s Ajax, Achilles and Exeter, with enamelled white ensign to centre, mounted to a wooden shield — 6in. (15cm.) high (2)

145.

A RATING’S CAP FROM THE THIRD REICH STATE YACHT AVISO GRILLE with metal insignia and tally inscribed with ship name, owner’s name tag ‘Werner’ inside; together with a photograph of Werner wearing his hat (2) £300-500 146.

A RATING’S CAP FROM THE POCKET BATTLESHIP ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE with metal insignia inscribed Panzerschiffer maker’s mark to interior Steinmetz & Hehl; together with four period images of the Graf Spee £400-600

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A PAIR OF 7 X 50 KRIEGSMARINE OFFICER’S BINOCULARS BY LEITZ, WETZLAR, 1942 stamped and numbered on the back plate ‘beh 453718’ and contained in leather case of issue counter-marked and dated on rim with naval emblem to lid — 10in. (25.5cm.) high £700-900

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A PAIR OF 7 X 50 KRIEGSMARINE OFFICER’S BINOCULARS BY LEITZ, WETZLAR, 1943 stamped and numbered on the backplate 7 x 50 beh 422277, eyepiece with leather guard, contained in original fitted leather case of issue with the embossed lid dated 1943 and counterstamped beh, securing — 10¼in. (26cm.) high (case) £500-800

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A LEATHER KRIEGSMARINE U-BOAT CREW UNIFORM comprising leather coat, trousers, crew’s forage cap with brass sailorwork swordfish embellishment and wool-lined boots; together with a U-boat flag fragment, a volume by Gunther Prien and another (7) £600-800 150-151 No Lots

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A QUANTITY OF MARITIME CATALOGUES comprising 35 Christie’s, 5 Phillip’s; 14 Sotheby’s; 28 Bonhams and 15 from Charles Miller Ltd; together with 13 Royal Exchange exhibition catalogues, some duplication (A lot) £150-250

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THREE VICTORIAN NAUTICAL PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS unused, comprising The British Marine Album with pages dedicated to ten principal lines including Cunard, White Star, P&O, Allan etc.; the Nautical Album; and another, each with colourful marine scenes flanking a variety of different shaped apertures on thick gilt-edged card pages with tissue dividers, mounted between stuffed boards with hasp and clasp securing (covers worn, one partially disbound) — 12 x 9½in. (30.5 x 24cm.); together with a 12 x 10in. leather frame

by Asprey with enamel RN reserve crown to top; and a pigskin covered album from Harrods, unused but embossed H.M.S. Valiant 1916-1918 (5) £200-300

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FLAGS AND PENNANTS comprising eleven enamelled burgees, two in silver by Benzie of Cowes; three matchbox holders: S.S. Arandora Star, silver 1928; S.S. Jervis Bay; S.S. Canton; and a first edition of the Marryat Code of Signals for 1841, covered in sail cloth with inscribed cover (worn overall) (A lot) The S.S. Arandora Star was torpedoed on 2nd July 1940 with great loss of life; Jervis Bay was sunk by the German armoured cruiser Admiral Scheer on 5th November 1940.

£150-250

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A RARE RUSSIAN SILVER BOSUN’S CALL, 1854 with spherical barrel, keel fully stamped with city mark for Odessa and dated 1854, gently curved pipe with bulbous mouthpiece – 4¼in.

(11cm.) long £250-350

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A SET OF HAND-PAINTED WOOD FLAGS AND FUNNELS 18 examples representing Cunard, P&O, Royal Mail and Ellerman & Bucknall, set within an annotated mount, overall — 18¼ x 22in. (46 x 56cm.) £200-300

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A FAIRGROUND CARVING OF KING GEORGE V BY RENOWNED FIGUREHEAD CARVER ARTHUR EARNEST ANDERSON, CIRCA 1930 depicted half-length in full dress uniform wearing the Imperial Crown and holding an orb and secured to an ebonised display base (refinished, base later) — 31in. (79cm.) high

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A FIRST CLASS LOUNGE ARM CHAIR FROM H.M.S. MAURETANIA, CIRCA 1938 constructed in light oak with original upholstery; together with a period postcard of similar chairs in situ — 32¾in. (83cm.) high (2) £300-500 158.

‘OLYMPIC V. HAWKE’: OFFICIAL JUDGMENT Charles Birchall Ltd, London, reprinted from the ‘Journal of Commerce’, 19th December, 1911, 56p with diagrams, bound in red cloth with gilt titles — 9¼ x 6in. (23.5 x 15cm.); together with a quantity of mercantile marine ephemera including discharge books; seamen’s certificates, some in embossed zinc cases; pocket books; small album of photos and post-cards etc.

(A lot) £80-120

The Anderson workshop was located at Rownham Yard, Bristol, where it had been since the early 19th Century, the family having migrated from Rotherhithe, London.

Arthur’s father, John, was considered the finest of the wood carvers producing figureheads for sailing ships that once filled Bristol Harbour. However, by the time Arthur joined his father, the market for ships’ figureheads was nearly obsolete, so he turned his hand to carving fairground carousel figures as an alternative.

£1500-2000

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A FIGUREHEAD MAQUETTE FOR THE BARQUE ‘GRENADIER’ half-length depicted wearing breast-plate and pouch with mitre cap and mounted on a later display board with brass plaque inscribed From Sail Ship ‘Grenadier’ 19th Century Glasgow Museum & Gallery, Great Britain, maquette — 12in. (30.5cm) high £150-250

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161. δ BRIAN COOLE (BRITISH, B. 1939) The Hamburg Merchant Ship ‘Ida’, underway in the Downs off Dover Signed ‘Brian Coole’ (lower left) Oil on canvas 19½ x 23½in. (49.5 x 59.5cm.) £250-350

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162. δ BRIAN COOLE (BRITISH, B. 1939) A Luxembourg Merchantman Underway Signed ‘Brian Coole’ (lower left) Oil on canvas 9½ x 13in. (24 x 35cm.) £80-120

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163. δ BRIAN COOLE (BRITISH, B. 1939) A Small Warship of the 18th Century Under Reduced Sail in Waters off the South Downs Signed ‘Brian Coole’ (lower left) Oil on canvas 12 x 20in. (30.5 x 52.5cm.) £150-250

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A 19TH CENTURY FIGUREHEAD OF AMERIGO VESPUCCI carved full length in laminated yellow pine, and depicted wearing fur-lined boots, flowing green robes with belt, clasping a document and holding his chin, mounted on an ebonised plinth — 59in.

(150cm.) high (including plinth) Reputedly the explorer who “gave” his name to America, Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512) would be a logical choice of figurehead for an American merchantman. Modern scholarship however regards his account of his visit to the New World as dubious.

£5000-8000

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A MERCHANTMAN’S FIGUREHEAD, CIRCA 1840 carved in the form of a three-quarter length lady, stepping forward on her left leg, retaining thole pin through waist and arm sockets — 41in. (104cm.) high £800-1200

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A PAIR OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN MERCHANT MARINE TERMS OR SUPPORTS, POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY the male with finely carved beard and tunic, the female with fish-scale armour and tunic, each ending in acanthus-carved base and scroll platform mounted on ebonised plinth support (both with evidence of marine encrustation, old wear and lamination cracks) — 53½in. (136cm.) high (including base) (2) £2500-3500

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169 (part) 167. Ø A FINE 19TH CENTURY SAILWORK SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE TOOTH incised overall and depicting a whaler underway on one side and a profile of sperm whale with a spume of water on the reverse — 8in.

(20.5cm.) high; 853g; mounted on later stand £800-1200 168. Ø A SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE TOOTH, CIRCA 1840 incised and carved wtih decorated bands by tip and root and with profile of a whaleboat approaching a school of whales on one side — 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high; 275g £400-600 169. Ø A 19TH CENTURY SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE TOOTH incised with profile designs for a whaling ship, a greyhound running; a horse trotting; a head study for a greyhound; and an incomplete mermaid — 6¾in. (17cm.) long 507g; together with another sailorwork tooth with pricked designs for a female portrait and a flower — 6½in. (16.5cm.)high; 421g (2) £400-600

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171 172 169 (part) 170. Ø A 19TH CENTURY AMERICAN SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE TOOTH principally decorated on one side with a heavily incised market scene with town beyond and sailor nailing Stars & Stripes to a flag staff above banner inscribed LIBERTY; the reverse with unfinished profile design, possibly later — 4in. (10cm.) high; 354g £400-600 171. Ø A 19TH CENTURY SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE TOOTH incised overall and depicting a mother and son group, the reverse with a portrait believed to be of Rembrandt — 6½in. (16.5cm.) high; 748g £600-800 172. Ø A 19TH CENTURY SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE TOOTH incomplete but incised over both sides with pricked out design; one side with an anchor above ship’s name Dove; the reverse with a Jack Tar kissing his sweetheart over a compass rose — 6in.

(15cm.) high; 3785g £300-500 173. Ø A FINE SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW DECORATED WHALE TOOTH, CIRCA 1840/5 depicting a full-length finely dressed lady standing on a chequer board floor, the reverse with two stanzas of love poem — 9in.

(23cm.) high; 863g; mounted on later stand £600-800

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174. Ø A 19TH CENTURY ORIENTAL SILVER-MOUNTED STINGRAY WALKING STICK the tapering fishskin shaft with brass ferrule, with pierced silver figural knop handle — 35in. (89cm.) long; together with a 19th century lead-weighted walking stick, the plain tapering wooden shaft with twine-bound lead-weighted handle (2) £250-350 175.

AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING 18TH CENTURY TOBACCORELATED CANE FROM HAVANA, CUBA the plain tapering malacca shaft with brass ferrule and silver knop handle engraved to top with a tobacco plant and inscribed around the side ROBt. STEELL HAVANNA [sic] 1763 — 37in. (94cm.) high The Battle of Havana - a protracted large-scale combined naval and military operation which took place between March and August 1762 and resulted in its capture - a great blow to Spanish influence in the Caribbean as it was their principal naval base. It was returned to the Spanish in 1763 once Florida and Manila were ceded to the British at the Treaty of Paris that year. The loss of Havana (and Manila a little earlier) along with vast quantities of munitions and 1.8 million gold specie confirmed the British as the dominant naval power, and also the fragility of the Spanish Empire.

The Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy 1660-1815 lists a Robert Steel made a Lieutenant in 1760 with no subsequent career data.

It’s possible that this is the same character who, arriving at Havana with this expedition, then remained to plant tobacco.

£400-600 176. Ø A GOOD 19TH CENTURY WHALEBONE LADY’S WALKING STICK turned from a single piece of pan bone with plain, barley twist and fluted sections, the flared handle with ebonised band — 34in.

(86.5cm.) long £800-1200 177. Ø A 19TH CENTURY ‘GOING ASHORE’ CANE tapering malacca shaft with foliate silver cuff with foul anchor with square section ivory handle — 33in. (84cm.) long £100-150

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178. Ø AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NARWHAL TUSK (MONODON MONOCEROS) with mild corkscrew taper and intact tip — 73¾in. (186cm.) long; together with copy of Annex B exemption letter for the Animal & Plant Health Agency, dated 21st October 2016 £4000-6000 179. Ø AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY NARWHAL TUSK (MONODON MONOCEROS) with mild corkscrew taper and intact tip — 61in. (155cm.) long; together with copy of Annex B exemption letter for the Danish Agency of Water and Nature Management, dated December 22nd, 2016 £2500-3500

180 180. Ø A MID-19TH CENTURY SOUTH AMERICAN RIVER TURTLE CARAPACE the mellowed overall tone with suspension loop behind — 16in. (43cm.) long £800-1200

181. Ø TWO EARLY 20TH CENTURY SPERM WHALE EAR BONES one with remnant polychrome — 5in.

(13cm.) high; together with copy Article 10 certificates numbered 544635/01 and 544635/02 (2) £300-500

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182. Ø A RARE MARINE IVORY TEETOTUM (LOTTERY) GAMBLING BALL, LATE 17TH / EARLY 18TH CENTURY with twenty-four sides deeply incised with numerals 1-24 and a crown by ‘1’ — 1¾in. (4.5cm.) diameter £800-1200

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183. Ø A 19TH CENTURY WHALEBONE FID of typical form turned with double band decoration to top and engraved with S. Mills and with two [?] Scottish flags — 11¾in. (30cm.) long £350-450 184. Ø A 19TH CENTURY WHALEBONE FID of typical form — 12¾in. (32.5cm) long; together with a small quantity of later sailmaker’s tools including a wooden fid; a serving fid; a shuttle; a sailmaker’s palm; and others (A lot) William Johnston was a sailmaker on the East Coast of Fife from the 1920s to the 1960s. He had a workshop in Methil, close to the docks.

£400-600 185. Ø A RARE 19TH CENTURY WHALEBONE COSH of tapering form turned with shaped handle and drilled for leather wrist loop — 12¼in. (31cm.) long £400-500

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AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING SNUFF BOX MADE FROM COPPER RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF THE NORFOLK CUSTOMS CUTTER RANGER, CIRCA 1822 inscribed overall with depictions of the craft, full provenance and circumstances of the loss and the names of the seven survivors — 3in (7.5cm.) wide The revenue cutter Ranger foundered off Great Yarmouth with the loss of her commander John Sayer and 29 crew on 13th October 1822. Despite being in full view of the village of Happisburg, Norfolk, no rescue was attempted and only seven men survived having made it ashore in the ship’s boat using the one remaining oar. The box is made from copper sheathing recovered from the wreck of the cutter.

£300-500

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A RARE CERAMIC PIPE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES, CIRCA 1850 the 5½in. bowl hand painted and depicting the young Prince alighting a boat with a Tar and Officers in assistance and shipping beyond, set on original wooden stem with flexible mouthpiece and mesh cap on chain — 34in. (86.5cm.) high; together with, a small wooden pipe from the Crimean War; a hand carved pipe with matchbox over made from wood recovered from the wreck of the Eurydice; a treen conductor’s baton; a silvercapped swagger regimental stick marked for 1910 with provenance to Drum Major Harry Holten, Royal Marines, Malta; an 8in. ceramic plaque of the Sunda; a small transfer pot of the Great Britain in the Falklands; a child’s plate and mug (A lot) £250-350

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AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING LONDON WATERMAN’S TOBACCO BOX, CIRCA 1748 inscribed and decorated in both sides John Young / Waterman at Ye Falcon / 1748 — 4¾in. (12cm.) wide At this date London watermen were commonly used to traverse the river and a number of historic water stairs were recorded including the Falcon, all of which gradually became obsolete as more bridges were built.

£250-350

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A WOODEN SAILORWORK TOBACCO BOX carved in contrasting woods in the form of a man o’war with hinged deck forming lid — 5¼in. (13.5cm.) wide; together with a snuff box, similar — 2in. (5cm.) wide (2) £250-350

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190.

A DECORATIVE IRON CANNON painted black, the barrel semi-bored, mounted on a stepped wood naval-type truck with two ram rods and wooden wheels — 14 x 25in. (35.5 x 63.5cm.) £200-400

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A LATE 18TH CENTURY MODEL MARINE MORTAR the 1½in. bore three-stage 5in. barrel with touch-hole and trunnions mounted into chamfered wooden block secured with hinged arms — 6 x 8½in. (15 x 21.5cm.) £800-1200

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A MARINE THEMED CAST IRON STICK STAND, 19TH CENTURY with a Jack Tar holding a rope stick retainer, standing atop a trophy of marine iconography, the base with removable drip pan — 27in.

(68.5cm.) £150-250

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A 19TH CENTURY SET OF GAMING TOKENS three sets of 100 tokens in stained red, blue and white mother-ofpearl, each with engraved ‘W’, contained in plush-lined red morocco leather box of issue, with silver corners and monogram to lid, box — 14½in. (37cm.) wide £500-800

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A GOOD MARINE MARQUETRY WORK BOX, CIRCA 1880 the lid and sides depicting busy sailing and yachting scenes, internal fitted tray with central pin cushion surrounded by inlaid flag-lidded compartments — 12in. (30.5cm.) wide £300-500

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THE NEW YORK ARRIVAL MANIFEST FOR THE S.S. SIRIUS, THE FIRST STEAM SHIP TO TRAVERSE THE ATLANTIC, DATED 23RD APRIL, 1838 official printed header form completed in manuscript and attached to laid paper list annotated with the names, ages, occupations and countries of origin and residence for all crew and passengers, completed and signed three times by Captain Richard Roberts, with filing clerk’s inscription to verso reading Steam Ship Sirius / Apl ‘38 — 20 x 13in. (51 x 33cm.)

Despite being a small wooden paddle-steamer of no apparent significance, the humble little Sirius has assumed a notable place in maritime history as the first vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean under sustained steam power.

Built for the St. George [later City of Cork] Steam Packet Company by Robert Menzies & Son at Leith in 1837, she was mundanely plying her trade between London and Cork when she was unexpectedly chartered by the British and American Steam Navigation Company. Their own contender for the trans-Atlantic run intended to beat Brunel’s Great Western was the new British Queen but she had been delayed by the bankruptcy of her engine builder and the company was desperate for a substitute. Under the command of Lieutenant Richard Roberts, R.N., Sirius left London on 28th March 1838 and, after coaling at Cork, sailed for New York on 4th April carrying 40 passengers, 450 tons of coal and 58 casks of resin. After an eventful voyage of eighteen days and ten hours, during which not only all the coal and resin but also most of her cabin furniture, spare yards and even one of her masts had been used to keep her boilers fired up, she arrived in New York to universal acclaim as the first ship to cross the North Atlantic entirely under steam. Even though her average speed was only 6.7 knots and Great Western’s was two knots faster when she docked in New York the very next day, nothing could detract from Sirius’s achievement and she returned to her former duties with an enviable reputation which endured long after she herself was wrecked in Ballycotton Bay in January 1847.

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196.

A BRASS STEAM WHISTLE RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF THE S.S. FORFARSHIRE WHOSE SURVIVORS WERE SAVED BY GRACE DARLING, 7TH SEPTEMBER, 1838 of typical form, the domed whistle threaded to steam pipe with outlet under, now mounted to a wooden display board for wall hanging, the whistle -- 12¼in. (31cm.) high The Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Company was one of the oldest firms engaged in the coastal trade of Great Britain and traced its origins back to 1777. Initially reluctant to embrace steam, the company ordered its first paddle packets in 1832 which, entering service in 1834, proved an immediate success. Other steamers followed in quick succession, the most notable of which was the illfated Forfarshire remembered more for the occasion of her loss than for anything she achieved during her short life. Built in Dundee in 1836 and measured at 192 tons burthen, she was 132 feet in length with a 20 foot beam and was paddle-powered from a 190hp.

2-cylinder engine.

On 5th September 1838 Forfarshire left Hull, bound for Dundee, carrying both passengers and freight. Early the next morning the starboard boiler sprang a leak and the same afternoon the engines gave out completely in deteriorating weather. Instead of putting into port for repairs, Captain Humble made sail and stubbornly maintained his course until, at about 4 o'clock the following day, the ship ran aground amongst the Farne Islands and broke her back. The stern section sank immediately taking most of the passengers with it and six crew were also lost immediately. The forepart with thirteen passengers lodged precariously on rock where, just before 5.00am on the 7th September, Grace Darling finally spotted them. It was a further two hours before she and her father saw any survivors and, as he made ready to launch a boat, William Darling realised that he could not manage the task alone.

Looking to Grace for assistance, she did not hesitate and the two of them made the perilous journey out to the Big Harcar Rock and, with the greatest difficulty, rescued a woman, an injured man and three others. Once back at the Longstone lighthouse, Grace and her mother tended the distraught woman and injured man whilst her father and two of the rescued men returned to the wreck for the second time. The bad weather continued for several more days but news of the Darlings' exploits soon became known and before long, the plucky twenty-two year old Grace was the toast of the nation.

The Darlings, and particularly Grace, were showered with gifts as well as the medals of various lifesaving institutions but, sadly, Grace did not live to enjoy her fame for long and died of tuberculosis in October 1842.

Provenance: Recovered and identified by recreational divers in 1978 and allocated Droit Number 229/12 by the Receiver of Wreck in July 2014. A full account accompanies the lot. £2500-4000

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M. GUIRE (19TH CENTURY SCHOOL) The ‘Leviathan’ [Great Eastern] by Moonlight Coloured lithograph, London, published 1858 by Reid & Co. 19½ x 23½in. (50 x 60cm.), in maple frame £100-150

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A NEW YORK SHIP’S MANIFEST FOR GREAT EASTERN, 29 JUNE, 1864 annotated official header signed by the master (John Vince Hall) and dated as per title, with attached manuscript list for forty-four first class passengers, with ages, occupations and country of residence — 19½ x 13½in. (49.5 x 34.5cm.)

Great Eastern’s career as a passenger ship lasted a mere six or so years - unpopular for her rolling, passengers soon reverted to more comfortable alternatives. With a capacity of four thousand passengers, this passenger list is revealing for how little used she was by this date, a mere forty-four first class passengers. She was converted to a highly successful cable layer two years later, a role which endured until sold for breaking in 1889.

£150-250

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A COLLECTION OF TRANSATLANTIC CABLE SAMPLES inscribed for various makers including Siemens, The Telegraph Construction & Maintenance Co.; Felten & Guilleaume; R.S. Newall & Co., etc., and comprising various sizes and finishes — largest 5in. (12.5cm.) wide £400-600

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A NAUTILUS SHELL ETCHED BY C.H. WOOD, 19TH CENTURY inscribed overall with patriotic depictions and cartouche for Nelson, St. Vincent, St. George & the Dragon; the Coat of Arms for the City of London, with dedication allegedly from the Queen and Lord Mayor of London dated 1850, signed C. H. Wood, High St., Poplar (1in. square hole near rim) — 8in.

(20cm.) wide; together with two smaller examples, probably by a different hand (3) £300-500

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A GOOD 12-BOLT COPPER & BRASS DIVING HELMET BY SIEBE GORMAN & CO. LTD no. 19298 (matching including faceplate), with remnant tinning to bonnet and corselet, air inlet with spring valve, telephone port wired to internal bracket, adjustable exhaust with internal knock valve, the courselet in maker’s plate signed as per title, full set of stamped and numbered brasses complete with wing nuts — 19½in.

(50cm.) high £2500-4000 203.

A SIEBE GORMAN & CO. LTD MAKER’S PLATE FOR A PUMP, EARLY 20TH CENTURY the brass late engraved with Royal Arms and engraved Siebe Gorman & Co., London, Submarine Engineers — 6 x 6¾in. (15 x 17cm.) £80-120 204.

A DIVER’S KNIFE BY SIEBE GORMAN the 7½in. steel blade signed as per title, attached to chromed guard and typical turned wooden handle with black finish, retaining brass scabbard of issue — 13½in (34.5cm.) long £300-500

206.

THE ENGINE ROOM PLATE FROM THE S.S. LAURA, 1901

by Muir & Houston Ltd, No.530, engraved brass with black and red filling — 7¾ x 11½in. (19.5 x 29cm.) later historical plate (2)

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A cargo ship of 699 tons, she was built by Irvine Ship Building for Norwegian owners, sold to Portuguese owners, her name changed to Algarve (1904) and then France-Aimee (1916). On the 3rd April 1918 she sank as the result of a collision off Culver Cliff, Isle of Wight carrying coal between Barry and Rouen.

£150-250

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A PAIR OF LEATHER AND BRASS SAND BOOTS BY HEINKE & CO. LTD the ribbed soles heavily cast in brass and signed as per title with ‘87 Grange Road, London’, with riveted leather uppers with strapping — 13in. (33cm.) long £300-400

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A DIVING KNIFE BY JOHN NOWILL & SONS LTD, SHEFFIELD, CIRCA 1981 with 7¾in. blade signed as per title, with rubber handle and brass scabbard with presentation inscription to Norman, MV Seaforth Clansman, December 1981 — 13½in. (34.5cm.) overall £80-120

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‘A NARRATIVE LOSE OF THE MARY ROSE AT SPITHEAD ... BOUND IN THE WOOD OF THE WREAK’ printed and published by S. Horsey, Sen., Portsee 1844, 96pp, with gilt edges, pasted provenance note inside front cover pertaining to Mr Deane Public Sale of 1840, presentation owner’s inscription on rear fly, dated 1846 — 3¾ x 2¼in. (9.5 x 5.5cm.) £300-500

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A RARE STAINED GLASS ROUNDEL BEARING THE ARMS OF ADMIRAL SIR JOHN HAWKINS, PRE-1571 in etched and coloured glass with lead lining and contained within two coloured roundels, the outer with suspension loop — 10½in.

(27cm.) diam.

A later grant to Sir John in 1571 alters from these with the addition of a heraldic device related to Riohacha, Colombia. Sir John Hawkins (153295) styled himself Captain General, was an English naval commander and administrator, merchant, navigator, shipbuilder, privateer and slave trader. He was considered the first English trader to profit from the Triangle Trade, based on selling supplies to colonies ill-supplied by their home countries, and their demand for African slaves in the Spanish colonies of Santo Domingo and Venezuela. He sailed on several voyages of discovery and was amongst the first Europeans to witness tobacco usage which he brought back to London in 1565. Together with his cousin, Sir Francis Drake, they dominated the Royal Navy - Hawkins designed some of the fast ships that nipped at the Spanish Armada and served as Vice Admiral in that action. Upon their departure, the Royal Navy slumped into a sharp decline.

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A CLOCK AND BAROMETER SET FROM THE S.Y. JOYEUSE, 1898 unsigned, each with 4½in. enamelled dials, contained within nickel plated bulkhead cases and mounted on an oak board with plate inscribed J.W.J. / S.Y. JOYEUSE / 1898 — 8½ x 15½in. (21.5 x 39.5cm.)

Built by Day, Summers & Co, Southampton for Hamilton Fletcher, Joyeuse was a steel hulled schooner-rigged steam yacht. Registered at 267 tons and an impressive 153 feet in length, she was also fitted with electric lighting. Latterly she was sold to Greek owners and renamed Athina S when she was bombed and sunk off Greece in April 1941.

£150-250

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TWO PAIRS OF 19TH CENTURY CAMPAIGN CHAMBER STICKS OR ‘BRIGHTON BUNS’ one leather covered, with male and female candle sockets — 4¾in.

(12cm.) diameter (2) £250-350

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A SET OF TRAVELLING OR CAMPAIGN CUPS comprising four small, medium and large gilt-lined beakers, the inner sets with fruitwood spacers, contained in fitted leather travelling case with securing strap — 5in. (12.5cm.) high £250-350 212-214 No Lots

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Lot 232

Instruments

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A PITOMETER LOG BY MERCER, ST ALBANS, CIRCA 1960 with 3in. clock dial, inscribed Pitometer Log / the British Pitometer Co. Ltd, London & Kilmarnock, black painted hands, mounted to a two-day going barrel and drive train movement, mounted on spotted steel plates signed as per title, and mounted in typically brass bulkhead clock case with bevelled glass cover — 8in.

(20.5cm.) wide; together with two marine distance meters; a Walker’s log impeller and a large mounted lens (5) £200-400

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A RARE ONE MINUTE TORPEDO TIMER BY CHARLES FRODSHAM, CIRCA 1944 with 11in. black painted sealed dial divided every ten seconds between 110, signed Chas.

Frodsham / 27 South Molton St. / London / W.2563, electric contacts, stowage for reset and winding knobs, contained within a substantial oak case with inset carry handles, lid restraints, twin locks and securing catch. Overall measurements — 6¾ x 16¾ x 16¾in. (17 x 42.5 x 42.5cm.); battery operated switch and wires (2)

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Whilst this is spring powered, the electric stop/start and large scale of dial allows for greater accuracy than might be achieved with a stop watch, surprisingly little is known about their commission or precise purpose.

How they were activated or arrested in timing a torpedo flight for instance, and why a large (and very expensive) instrument weighing in at 18 kilos would be needed has yet to be answered. Another, No. 2551, is known to have been used/trialled by the Royal Australian Navy; three others are now in the Frodsham Museum, London, and a further one is understood to be in a private collection, making a total of six known examples to date. The serial numbers, if consecutive, suggest there may have been at least fourteen produced but no more are known of at this time.

£500-800

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217.

A TWO-DAY MARINE HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY CHRONOMETER,

BY THOMAS MERCER, ST ALBANS, CIRCA 1950 the 4in silvered dial signed as per title with 24hr dial, plugged winder aperture, open subsidiary seconds dial, up/down dial numbered ‘11054’, blued steel hands, contained in drum case with stop/start lever and secondary contacts to side with counterstamped plastic and aluminium lid, contained in sponge, lidded wooden box of issue with numbered key in leather pouch, and MoD label to front, in canvas sided metal bound box with leather securing straps — 6 x 11 x 8¾in. (15 x 28 x 22cm.)

Rated to sidereal time these were used in conjunction with a tape chronograph for determining precise time of observations in survey work.

The opening in the seconds dial reveals the electrical (seconds) contacts.

£400-600

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A ONE-DAY DECK WATCH BY LONGINES, CIRCA 1945 the 1¾in. enamel dial signed LONGINES, with blued steel hands and sweep seconds, fob wind to 16 jewel movement countersigned and numbered ‘6702421’, bi-metallic balance with heat compensation weights, in steel case with threaded and spotted back plate counterstamped and with repairer’s scratch marks, contained in fitted box with aperture and H.M. Chronometer Depot issue ticket to M.T.B. 783 dated 26 Jun 1945 — 5in. (12.5cm.) deep £600-800

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A FINE TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER

BY ARNOLD & DENT, CIRCA 1829 the 3½in. silvered dial signed as per title and inscribed and numbered 84 Strand, London, No.1012, blued steel hands, seconds dial with Government broad arrow device, fusee movement with Earnshaw escapement, silvered helical balance spring to bi-metallic compensation balance with peripheral temperature and meantime adjustment screws, the plain plates engraved with broad arrow device, contained within gimbalmounted bowl with domed glass cover within three-tier box of issue with ivorine roundel countersigned and numbered to front, and full trade label in lid for ‘Edward I. Dent’ annotated with repairer’s notes from 1851 and 1966, and brass drop handles — 6in. (15cm.) cubed Literature: Mercer, V: John Arnold & Sons, A.H.S., London, 1972, p.271

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This instrument is recorded as being purchased in 1836 and was used from Plymouth between 1842 and 1855. Between 1855 and 1928 it was located at the Deal Time Ball Tower in Kent. Overlooking the South Downs, this Time Ball set the chronometers for thousands of ships waiting for the winds and tide.

£2000-3000 220.

A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER BY BARRAUD, LONDON, CIRCA 1850 the 4in. silvered dial signed, inscribed and numbered BARRAUD Maker to the Royal Navy / 41 Cornhill LONDON No.2721, blued steel hands, spotted plates, Earnshaw escapement with bi-metallic balance with heat compensation weights, contained in gimballed bowl within three-tier case with tipsy key stamped ‘569’, drop handles and numbered maker’s roundel to front, approximately — 7in. (18cm.) cubed £2000-3000

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221.

A TWO-DAY MARINE CHRONOMETER

BY CHARLES FRODSHAM, CIRCA 1835 the 3¼in. silvered dial signed, inscribed and numbered Charles Frodsham / 7, Pavement, Finsbury Square / LONDON No.1657. countersigned plates with Earnshaw escapement with bi-metallic balance with wedge-shaped compensation weights, steel helical balance spring, contained within later gimbalmounted bowl and three-tier case with drop handles, approximately — 7in.

(18cm.) square £1000-1500

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222 222 (detail) 222. Ø AN UNUSUAL IVORY PEDESTAL DIAL BY DANIEL, PROBABLY ITALIAN, CIRCA 1700 OR EARLIER the 1in. silvered dial inscribed with compass points ‘T’ [Tramontana - North] ‘L’ [Levante - East] ‘M’ [Mistral - South] ‘P’ [Ponente - West], set within bowl with rim further inscribed in red and black with duplicate abbreviations, hinged chapter ring signed under Daniel F[ecit], mounted on a turned tapering three-part pillar support with shaped vents in middle section and threaded cover (missing gnomon and latitude arm) — 3in. (7.5cm.) high It has been suggested the maker might be William Daniell (1632-70). A member of the Clockmakers’ Company with premises at the Sign of the Golden Ball, Ivy Bridge, Strand, London, he specialised in watch-cases and dials. It’s possible he only made the signed chapter ring which was later mounted in Italy to the distinctive pedestal.

£2000-3000

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AN EARLY 18TH-CENTURY VOGLER-TYPE POCKET DIAL unsigned, with 1in. silvered dial, blued needle, decorative embossed rim with hinged chapter ring with folding pin gnomon and latitude arm, the base inscribed with several continental latitudes, contained in original green silk-lined leather case — 2½in. (6.5cm.) wide £250-350

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A BRASS POCKET SUNDIAL BY JOHN COGGS, LONDON, CIRCA 1720 with 3in. engraved base plate, blued steel needle with balancing ‘N’, folding fixed gnomon (?later), decorated cross bar to chapter ring signed above ‘south’ I Coggs Fecit, plain brass cover — 3¼in.

(8.2cm.) wide overall John Coggs is recorded as working in Fleet Street between 1718-1733

£250-350

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AN INCLINING DIAL BY NEBEL & BUTTERFIELD, PARIS, CIRCA 1780 the 2¼in. silvered dial with half-blued needle and clamp, rim inscribed with maker’s name as per title and several latitude locations, sprung horseshoe gnomon to hinged chapter ring, latitude arm, the base engraved with more continental latitudes, pin feet with slotted heads, contained in original baize-lined case with simulated fishskin covering and old collection label in French to lid — 4in. (10cm.) wide £500-800

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AN INCLINING DIAL, ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY unsigned, constructed in silvered brass, 2in. dial with with blued steel needle on clamp, hinged chapter ring, gnomon and latitude arm — 3½in. (9cm.) wide; together with a 1in. six-draw prize pocket telescope signed Dixey, London with baleen-covered main tube and inscription dated 1853 (2) £200-300

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A UNIVERSAL SUNDIAL BY DOBSON & BAKER, LONDON, CIRCA 1850 of typical form, the silvered chapter ring signed as per title and inscribed 36 Chiswell Street, London, folding gnomon and latitude arm, the compass inset with two bubble levels, the whole on three threaded feet — 5in. (12.7cm.) diam. £400-600

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A POCKET INCLINING DIAL BY T. HARRIS & SON, LONDON, CIRCA 1805 with 1½in. silvered dial, steel needle with clamp, hinged chapter ring, gnomon and latitude arm, signed above ‘NW’ as per title and inscribed Optician to the King / 22 CORNHILL — 3in. (8cm.) overall £200-300

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229 229.

A NOON DAY CANNON DIAL, PROBABLY FRENCH, CIRCA 1880 6¼in. diam marble base incised with sun dial and latitude 46:50, with lacquered brass fittings including magnifier assembly, cannon and gnomon — 6in. (15cm.) high (approx.) £800-1200

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A DRY CARD COMPASS BY SPENCER BROWNING & CO., LONDON, CIRCA 1840 the 3in. card signed as per title around centre, and set on a jewelled pivot within lacquered brass drum case with lid — 1¾in.

(4cm.) high £100-150

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A GROUP OF POCKET COMPASSES comprising a 2½in. pocket example signed Negretti & Zambra, London; another similar, unsigned; a fruitwood type with domed glass cover, white paper dial with gnomon and lid; a hard wood example with open dial, the lid with trade label inscribed Porter’s Magnetic Sun-Dial on the floating compass card (4) £200-300

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232 232.

A FINE PTOLEMAIC ARMILLARY SPHERE, PROBABLY ITALIAN, THIRD-QUARTER 18TH CENTURY the turned wooden earth sphere mounted on an axis with sun and moon orbits within typical armillary universe, mounted on to a finely carved pinewood figure of Atlas, his outstretched hands supporting articulated models of Saturn with five moons and Jupiter with four moons, secured to a carved Corinthian column terminating in square pediment base, sphere — 13in. (33cm.) diam.; 63in. (160cm.) high (including pedestal) It’s possible this was once an architectural pediment within a Palladian villa - similar decor has been noted flanking doors in some buildings; the number of moons depicted is interesting as Saturn was thought to have five moons between 1684 (when Cassini discovered the fifth) and 1789 when Herschel found two more with his powerful new reflecting instrument; Jupiter’s four moons were all discovered by Galileo in 1609-10 with no more being found until 1892.

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A 12IN. TERRESTRIAL GLOBE PUBLISHED

BY PAUL OESTERGAARD, BERLIN, CIRCA 1925 with coloured printed culottes signed as per title, red delineation for the British Empire, mounted on a calibrated brass horizon ring to tapered wooden stand, the base set with a compass — 23in. (58.5cm.) high £200-400

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A RARE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GLASS OIL LAMP GLOBE the 7in. coloured glass globe inscribed and numbered Brevet d’Invention number 151621, with light blue oceans, the European empires delineated in different colours, graduated equator, Paris meridian, St. Petersburg marked, India entitled ‘Hindustan’, mounted on a milk glass oil lamp base with glass funnel — 22½in.

(57cm.) high overall £800-1200

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A 7IN. HUSUN STAR GLOBE, BY HENRY HUGHES & SON, LONDON, CIRCA 1920 with maker’s label signed as per title, contained in original wooden box of issue with drop-handle, brass meridian and horizon rings — approx. 11in. (28cm.) cubed £300-500

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A 3½IN. TERRESTRIAL DESK GLOBE PUBLISHED BY SMITH & SON, LONDON, CIRCA 1870 12 tinted culottes pasted over a wooden former, signed and inscribed Smith Terrestrial Globe Exhibiting The Whole of The Discoveries To The Present Time, London Smith & Co. 63 Charing Cross, mounted on original turned and ebonised wooden base — 7in. (18cm.) high £200-300

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A MODERN BRASS ARMILLARY SPHERE with decorative etched plate, zodiac orbit engraved with relevant sections and with sliding indicator, weighted decorative plate, mounted in a sliding cradle on pillar base — 16in. (40.5cm.) high £200-400

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238 (detail) 238. Ø A RARE 12IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY THOMAS LORKIN, LONDON, CIRCA 1810 the ebony ‘Y’ frame with inset ivory plates (one missing) and scale divided to 135º, braced brass index arm signed and inscribed Thos. Lorkin, 89 New Crane, Wapping, London, threaded telescope holder with swivelling pinhole sight, seven shades, two mirrors and pin feet (one missing), contained in original keystone box with loose sighting tube (old wear) — 16in. (40.5cm.) wide Thomas Lorkin worked between 1789-1834, but was at this address between 1805 and 1816. The frame seems dated for this period and was perhaps older stock which was signed later.

£800-1200

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239 239. Ø A 9¾IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY D. FILBY, HAMBURG, CIRCA 1840 the ebony frame inset with ivory maker’s plate inscribed as per title and scale divided to 105º, braced brass index arm with vernier scale and clamp, threaded sighting tube port with swivel pinhole sight, five shades, two mirrors, and associated bonetopped pencil in cross bar, contained in keystone case with single tube — 11¾in.

(30cm.) wide £400-600

240. Ø A 9¼IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT, CIRCA 1820 unsigned, ebony frame with ivory scale divided to 100º, braced brass vernier with clamp, pinhole with swivel shade, six shades, note plate, brass pin feet and associated pencil top — 10in. (25.5cm.) wide £80-120

241. Ø A 10IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY CARPENTER & WESTLEY, LONDON, CIRCA 1850 the ebony pi frame with inset ivory maker’s plate signed as per title and inscribed 24 Regent St. London, scale divided to 105º, lacquered brass braced index arm with vernier scale and clamp, sighting tube, seven shades, two mirrors, pin feet and handle (lacks case) — 10in. (25.5cm.) wide £200-300

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242 242.

A 7IN. RADIUS DOUBLE-FRAMED SEXTANT BY J.B. DANCER, MANCHESTER, CIRCA 1850 lacquered brass frame signed on the arc as per title, silvered scale divided to 155º, braced index arm with magnifier, seven shades, two mirrors and wooden handle, contained in fitted keystone box of issue with four sighting tubes, maker’s label inside lid and loose correction certificate dated 1923 — 12in. (30.5cm.) wide £600-800

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A MID-19TH CENTURY 8IN. RADIUS DOUBLE-FRAMED SEXTANT WITH PLATINUM SCALE BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS, LONDON signed on the arc as per title and inscribed and numbered ‘Platina 2507’ at centre, scale divided to 150º, oxidised brass frame with quick-release sighting tubes, shades, mirrors and wooden handle, contained in fitted box with ‘Husun’ test certificate for 1949 and retailer’s label for John Parkes & Sons Nautical & Scientific Instruments, Liverpool — 11¾in. (30cm.) wide; together with a large boxwood rolling protractor by Cary, London, bearing R.G.S. prize inscription from H.M.S. Worcester for 1916, contained in fitted case — 19in. (48cm.) wide (2) £600-800

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A 6¼IN. VERNIER SEXTANT BY CRICHTON & SON, LONDON, CIRCA 1860 with oxidised brass ladder frame, polished arc signed as per title, inscribed for owner W.H.W. Grove, R.N. and numbered ‘4400’, silvered scale divided to 150º, vernier with magnifier, sighting tube with rack-and-pinion adjustment, seven shades, two mirrors, wooden handle and pin feet, contained in fitted keystone box of issue with accessories and trade label for ‘T.S. & J.D. Negus’ inside lid — 12in. (30.5cm.) wide £300-500

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A 7¼IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY J.E. WILLIAMS, BRISTOL, CIRCA 1870 with polished ladder frame, arc signed as per title and inscribed Broad Quay, silver scale divided to 150º, braced index arm with vernier, clamp and magnifier, threaded sighting tube port, seven shades, two mirrors and wooden handle, contained in fitted keystone case with three tubes and retailer’s label inside lid for ‘Edwin Langford, Bristol’ — 13in. (33cm.) wide £300-400

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AN UNUSUAL 7IN. RADIUS SEXTANT POSSIBLY BY C.J. KETTLEWELL, CIRCA 1860 the three-circle oxidised brass frame with polished arc signed as per title and inset with black composition, itself inset with a contrasting white scale divided to 150º and stamped ‘PATENT COMPOSITE ARC’, braced index arm with vernier and magnifier, seven shades, two mirrors, pin feet and wooden handle, contained in possibly associated lined box with three sighting tubes, drop handle and securing hooks and trade label for ‘Frederick Smith, Southampton’ — 11in. (28cm.) wide Apparently an unrecorded maker, it’s not certain whether C.J. Kettlewell was the maker or an owner - no location or address has been provided as is usual for a maker and this form of arc is possibly unique at the time of writing. It seems to be an attempt at a time of transition from wooden instruments with their easier to read scales to all metal ones with silver scales which in time can be polished away.

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£400-600 247.

A FINE 8IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY H. HUGHES & SON LTD, LONDON, CIRCA 1920 with blacked brass ladder frame, polished arc signed as per title and numbered ‘7330’, silver scale divided to 150º, braced index arm with hinged platform magnifier to vernier with clamp, threaded sighting tube port, seven shades, two mirrors, wooden handle with stand arbor, contained in fitted wooden box with complete accessories including six optic tubes, magnifier, screwdriver and adjusting spanner, the lid inset with owners plate inscribed ‘J.W. Beatty’ — 13in. (33cm.) wide £400-600 248. Ø A 19TH CENTURY DRUM SEXTANT BY STANLEY, LONDON constructed in oxidised brass with detachable telescope support, the cover inscribed CUV BELLAMY. RE — 3in. (8cm.) diam.; together with a pierced ivory compass sundial compendium with curved bar thermometer contained within base of leather case, unsigned (2) £200-300

249.

A DRUM SEXTANT BY BAKER, LONDON, CIRCA 1880 constructed in lacquered brass of typical form, signed as per title above the scale and inscribed 24 High Holborn London, contained in fitted leather case with detachable sighting tube — 4in (10cm.) overall; together with a modern copy version with faux marks for ‘Henry Barrow & Co’ and the ‘EIC’ (2) £150-250 250.

A SMALL-SIZED STATION POINTER BY FRODSHAM & KEEN, LIVERPOOL with polished brass scale, signed on oxidised spokes as per title and numbered ‘525’, oxidised brass arms, contained in fitted box of issue — 11in. (28cm.) wide £80-120

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A RARE 18TH CENTURY CUFF-TYPE MICROSCOPE COMPENDIUM BY DOLLOND, LONDON of typical form, signed on the platform Dollond London, and contained in fitted pyramidal box with two drawers of accessories including a full set of numbered nose pieces, fish plate, live box, pinchers, magnifier, two brass slides and five bone slides and other accessories; and solar microscope with mirror and threaded projection lens, the box — 18in (46cm.) high £3000-4000

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A MONOCULAR MICROSCOPE BY JAMES HOW, LONDON, CIRCA 1850 constructed in lacquered brass, signed on the foot James How, 2 Foster Lane London, concave mirror, rack-and-pinion adjustment, ¼in. and 1in. nose pieces in signed containers and other accessories, contained in original fitted wooden box with lower drawer and top handle — 17 x 8in. (43 x 20cm.) £300-500

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253.

A 4IN. REFLECTING TELESCOPE BY FRASER, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 signed on top of the 25½in. barrel Fraser London, eyepiece with solar accessory, speculum mirror with rack-and-pinion fine focusing to secondary mirror, tube cap, secured to folding tripod stand — 19in. (48cm.) high overall £1000-1500

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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY 1½IN. THREE DRAW REFRACTING TELESCOPE BY T. HARRIS & SON, LONDON signed on the eyepiece as per title, and on the tube for retailer J. & R. Ferguson Glasgow, clamp-mounted to brass tripod stand (later) — 13in. (32cm.) high £150-250

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A 1IN. SHAGREEN AND CARD THREE DRAW TELESCOPE, BY DOLLOND, LONDON, CIRCA 1780 the 8½in. main tube with polished brass mounts, signed on the first draw as per title, main piece and lens with dust slides — 10½in. (26.5cm.) (closed) £400-600

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A VERY LARGE 2IN. SINGLE DRAW WOOD AND BRASS TELESCOPE BY J. GILBERT, LUDGATE STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1778 signed on the drawer as per title, bulbous eyepiece with dust slide, the main tube with heavily cast threaded section at centre — 75½in. (192cm.) long (assembled) £1500-2000 257.

A LATE 19TH CENTURY 1¼IN. SINGLE DRAW MARINE TELESCOPE BY SPENCER & CO., PORTSMOUTH the tapering wooden body with black leather covering, with polychrome flag panel covered in horn panel, nickel plated tube, splash cover to eyepiece, tube signed as per title and with owner’s name A Fane, eyepiece with dust slide — 19¾in. (50cm.) long (closed) £150-250 258.

A 2¾IN. MARINE NIGHT GLASS BY DOLLOND, LONDON, THIRD-QUARTER 18TH CENTURY with parallel wooden tube, bulbous lacquered brass eyepiece with dust slide, signed as per title on the tube — 26½in. (67cm.) long (closed) £250-300 259.

A RARE 2IN. MARINE TELESCOPE, POSSIBLY FRENCH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY unsigned, the main tube with three wooden draws with focus lines and brass fittings, the last with cutaway slot revealing green card tube lens assembly within, eyepiece with dust slide — 14½in. (37cm.) long (closed) All wooden telescope tubes are rare, one example can be seen in the portrait of Sir Admiral Hervey at Ickworth House in Suffolk. It is possible that the green card lens assembly of the flat tube was designed to adjust the focal length.

£300-500

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A FINE 2IN. SINGLE DRAW SEA SERVICE TELESCOPE BY GEORGE ADAMS SENIOR, CIRCA 1770 signed G. Adams / LONDON, flared eye-cup with dust-slide, four-section draw to plain tapering mahogany tube (lens cap missing) — 35½in. (90cm.) long (closed) £400-600 261.

A MID-19TH CENTURY 1½IN. SINGLE DRAW MARINE TELESCOPE BY DOLLOND, LONDON the tapering wooden main tube covered in black leather with signal flag panel, signed on the draw tube as per title, dust slide to eyepiece — 25¼in. (64cm.) long; together with a large mid-18th century reverse-taper decagonal marine telescope, unsigned (lacking main lens and cover and eyepiece assembly) — 54in. (137cm.) long (closed) (2) £200-300 262.

A 1½IN. MARINE TELESCOPE BY BENJAMIN MESSER, LONDON, CIRCA 1795 the tapering tube with bulbous main lens and eye assembly with dust slides — 30in. (76cm.) long (closed) £200-300 263.

A FINE 2½IN. TWO DRAW MARINE TELESCOPE BY CHARLES DIEN, PARIS, FRANCE, CIRCA 1830 the ebonised tapering main tube with lacquered brass fittings signed Ch. Dien, à Paris, lens cap and tapering eyepiece, contained within original chamois bag of issue — 18¾in. (48cm.) long (closed) £600-800 264.

A LARGE 2¼IN. FOUR DRAW TELESCOPE BY J.H. STEWARD, CIRCA 1930 with tapered leather-covered main tube, splash cuff, lens cap and dust slide, signed and inscribed by eyepiece J.H. Steward “The Viceroy” 406-457 Strand, London, contained in original leather case with carry straps — 11½in. (29cm.) cased £100-150

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A THEODOLITE BY T. DUNN, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1835 signed on the telescope as per title, constructed in lacquered brass with silvered scale and vernier scales with magnifiers, bubble level and compass, mounted on two-part convertible base for tripod attachment, contained in original fitted box with plummet, the box — 11½in. (29cm.) wide £600-800

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A COLLECTION OF MODERN KALEIDOSCOPES AND OPTICAL NOVELTIES mostly by Van Cort, and comprising approximately twentyeight examples in wood, brass, perspex and glass, mainly kaleidoscopes in differing form with a few jealousy and ‘dragonfly’ glasses; the largest — 12in. (30.5cm.) long (A lot) £300-500

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268 267.

A SURVEYING ANEROID BAROMETER, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY unsigned, with 4in. silvered dial, inscribed Surveying Aneroid Compensated Ministere Des Terres et Forets Quebec F.P.Q. 14, the dial inscribed for up to 5ft, blued steel needle with bevel vernier and swivel magnifier, contained in spun aluminium case, with leather carrying pouch — 6½in.

(16.5cm.) high (cased); together with a precision aneroid barometer mk II by Negretti & Zambra, contained within fitted wooden case and constructed in grey painted metal with maker’s plates — 9in. (23cm.) wide (2) £100-150

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A GUNNER’S SIGHT BY B. J. HALL & CO. LTD, LONDON, CIRCA 1910 constructed in oxidised brass and signed on the drum as per title and numbered 132, with 2in. silvered compass on jewelled pivot and inclinometer to reverse, with optical sights, swivelling bubble level assembly, in fitted leather case — 7½in. (19cm.) high £80-120

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A MOUNTAINEERING BAROMETER BY SHORT & MASON the 4in. silvered dial signed as per title, with adjustable scale up to 1,000 millibars with sliding magnifier, contained in black-painted aluminium case with leather travel case with strapping — 6½in. (16.5cm.) high (cased) £150-250 269A. A 19TH CENTURY SURVEYOR’S SIGHTING MEASURE BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS, LONDON constructed in brass-bound mahogany with painted scale signed on the first as per title, with two internal five foot sections fitting to principal six foot case, the backs with press button securing — 16ft (488cm.) long (extended) £200-400

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Various Properties

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A FORTIN-PATTERN MARINE BAROMETER BY F. DARTIN & CO. LTD, LONDON, CIRCA 1964 of typical form, stamped on the silvered scale with maker’s name as per title and Barometer Station Mk 2 Met Ref 1540, gimbal-mounted within painted pine travel case with correction test certificate dated 4th September 1964 and rope handles — 39¼ x 4in. (99.5 x 10cm.) £150-250

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A 19TH CENTURY WAYWISER BY HUGHES OF BIRMINGHAM with painted wooden fork lined in red with brass dial with four indicators, acting on stoked iron wheel, the axle stamped HUGHES / BIRM — 39in. (99cm.) high; wheel 23in. (59cm.) diam £400-600

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A POCKET BAROMETER BY NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON, CIRCA 1890 the 1¾in. silvered dial signed as per title and numbered ‘12057’, scale divided to 10,000 feet; the reverse with curved bar thermometer around a Singer-patent night compass, contained in gilt brass case within double-hinged morocco leather travel case with green silk-lined covers — 2½in. (6.5cm.) wide overall; together with another signed Benn Franks, Hull, Hanley Etc, contained in leather case with thermometer set inside and compass to outside (2) £150-250

273 273. Ø AN IVORY AND BRASS SECTOR BY ADAMS, LONDON, CIRCA 1800 signed as per title by hinge and inscribed over both side, with two locating pins along lower inner edge — 6in. (15.2cm.) closed, excluding hinge £200-300

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A FINE PRECISION RECORDING BAROGRAPH BY NEGRETTI & ZAMBRA, LONDON, CIRCA 1920 the 6in. clockwork drum mounted on lacquered brass bedplate with silvered maker’s plate signed as per title, with four assemblies of eight atmosphere drums acting on counterweighted pen arm, contained within hinged glazed case with bevelled glass panels and chart drawer — 10½ x 19 x 11½in. (26.5 x 48 x 29cm.) overall £1000-1500

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A RECORDING BAROGRAPH BY RICHARD FRÈRES, CIRCA 1900 the clockwork drum mounted to lacquered brass bed plate with maker’s mark and numbered 46108, ivorine thermometer, eight atmosphere, pen arm, set within hinged half-glazed wooden cover and mounted on shelf with hinged and glazed chart display — 13½in. (34cm.) wide £400-600

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A PRECISION MARINE BAROGRAPH MK I BY SHORT & MASON, NO. 966, CIRCA 1960 the 7in. clockwork drum mounted on ebonised board, the mechanism on coated bedplate with lacquered brass maker’s plate and sealed pressure drum, and external reset switch, black cracklefinished glazed cover with metal handles — 10½ x 14½ x 8½in. (27 x 37 x 21.5cm.) £600-800

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A RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY COMBINED THERMO-HYGROBAROGRAPH, PROBABLY FRENCH unsigned, the 7½in. recording drum with clockwork motor with triple-pen recording assembly to right recording five-atmosphere pressure drum, coiled thermospring and string-operated humidity components, mounted on a lacquered brass platform with four feet to wooden base with glazed and perforated cover — 13 x 12 x 7in.

(33 x 30.5 x 18cm.) overall £800-1200

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A LATE 19TH CENTURY PLUVIOGRAPH BY PASTORELLI & RAPKIN LTD, HATTON GARDEN, LONDON with ivorine maker’s plate engraved The “Wilson” Pluviograph, clockwork recording drum, plated brass fittings comprising rainfall indicator acting on magnetic impulse drive to two external wires enclosed by wooden cover with bevelled glass panels — 9½ x 10½ x 11½in. (24 x 26.5 x 29cm.) £600-800

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A RECORDING THERMOGRAPH, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1920 unsigned, the clockwork drum mounted on lacquered brass bedplate with 4in. white porcelain temperature dial for Fahrenheit, inscribed The ‘Duplex’ Thermograph, contained in glazed cover with perforated copper panel — 7 x 13½in. (18 x 37cm.) £250-350

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A RECORDING HYGROGRAPH BY PASTERELLI & RAPKIN LTD, LONDON the clockwork drum secured to cast iron bedplate with maker’s plate signed as per title “Edney” Improved Mercurial Hygrograph, extending mechanism acting on twin indicators with hinged copper glazed fronted cover, hasp securing and carry handle — 8 x 21½in. (20 x 55cm.) overall; together with a copper wet box with five apertures to lid (2) £200-400

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A MATHEMATICAL STRING MODEL, ITALIAN 20TH CENTURY comprising two opposing clear Plexiglas plates woven with twine and loosely mounted to slate base with brass maker’s plate inscribed La Nuova Italia Editrice Firenze — 15½in. (39.5cm.) high £600-900

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A GLASS AND BRASS TOURNIQUET OR BARKER’S MILL, CIRCA 1870 the balloon shaped glass surmounted with lacquered brass tap and pivot point, the neck with brass cuff now set into circular wooden base (later) — 20½in. (52cm.) high (overall) Originally this was mounted over a bowl with water jets extending from the neck and pivoted with a supporting arm, as the water evacuated, the vase rotated.

Literature: Turner, Gerard L’E: 19th Century Scientific Instruments, Sotheby’s Publications (UCP) 1983, p88 £150-250

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A RARE THUNDER DETECTOR BY PHILIP HARRIS, BIRMINGHAM, FIRST QUARTER 20TH CENTURY constructed in lacquered brass, wood and glass, the mirrored detector contained within brass four-part drum with reciprocating sprung action within silvered foil interior, electrostatic tube secured to top of glazed wooden case with threaded electrical contacts and inset maker’s roundel signed as per title, mounted on adjustable brass feet — 31in. (79cm.) high (overall); together with a solar radiation thermometer — 16in. (41cm.) long, contained in wooden case with laboratory labels; and a weather forecasting desk accessory by Negretti & Zambra (3) £300-500

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A MICROTOME BY REICHERT, VIENNA, CIRCA 1965 heavily constructed in black coated steel with maker’s label signed and numbered Reichert, Wien, Nr.8381 — 15in. (38cm.) wide; together with steel cutting blade by Jung, numbered 3077, in fitted wooden box (2) £200-400

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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY EAR EXAMINER BY LYNCH & CO. constructed in nickel-plated brass, the adjustable eyepiece with lens and a set of nozzles, contained in fitted plush-lined box — 4in.

(10cm.) wide £100-150

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A SET OF PHARMACY CREAMWARE DRUG JARS, CIRCA 1920 comprising 13 cylindrical jars with moulded banding and gilt decoration, the lids with knop handles and maker’s marks internally, with matching Spanish language manuscript labels to front — 11½in. (29cm.) high; together with set of eight white porcelain jars with similar labels — 10in. (25.5cm.) high (21) £500-800 287.

‘THE CAMELL LAIRD-FULLAGAR BALANCED MARINE INTERNAL COMBUSTION OIL ENGINE’ MODEL BOOK White & Pike Ltd, Birmingham, undated, c.1925, comprising description, two animated card models constructed between laminated wooden plates and a list of advantages, bound with brown cloth boards with titles — 10½ x 5in. (26.5 x 12.5cm.) £300-500

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AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY VARIABLE RADIO COIL BY MUIRHEAD & CO. LTD, WESTMINSTER constructed in wood and Bakelite, the top with rotary stud switch, for 1-20 megahertz or millihenries, signed on the top as per title, with company label attached — 11in. (28cm.) high £100-150

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288A. A HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR DEMONSTRATOR BY COXCAVENDISH ELECTRICAL CO., LONDON, CIRCA 1920 in wooden case with Bakelite top mounted with swivelling contacts and maker’s plate to side, signed as per title — 14½in. (37cm.) wide £300-500 289.

A DENTAL AIR PUMP BY G.M. SORENSEN & CO., NEW YORK, CIRCA 1925 the electric motor mounted on a bedplate with platform about, acting on three cylinders on concentric can with flywheel and drive belt and pressure to front, signed as per title, contained within a glazed wooden case with electric cabling, with tube outlets and electric cabling — 21 x 10¾ x 11in. (53.5 x 27.5 x 28cm.) £200-300

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AN ARTIFICIAL AURORA unsigned, with 22in. electrostatic glass vacuum tube with brass mounts and contacts, thread mounted to substantial brass bedplate with air inlets and tap, on cast iron foot — 30in. (76cm.) high (overall); together with a Megger insulation and continuity tester, series 2 by Evershed & Vignols Ltd, London, mounted on a wooden base with maker’s label and Perspex and metal cover (2) 290 £300-500 (part)

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Ship Models

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A FINE SAILOR-TYPE WATERLINE MODEL FOR THE FULLY RIGGED SHIP LARGO LAW, CIRCA 1890 with laminated and carved hull, scored deck replete with detailed painted fittings, superstructure and crew including helmsman, masts with standing and running rigging with blocks and tackle, full suit of carved, painted and lined wooden sails, masts with company and national flags, the whole mounted in a raised carved sea inscribed in outlined italic script along one edge ‘Largo Law of Glasgow, Captn R.W. Furneaux ‘ contained in original glazed wooden case with presentation plate, overall measurements — 28 x 55 x 20in. (71 x 140 x 51cm.)

Built by Napier, Shanks & Bell at their Yoker yard for T. Law & Co. in 1881, the Largo Law was a typical general purpose trader of the late age of sail. She caught fire in Independencia Bay, Peru on 15 February, 1905 and became a total loss. Lloyds Register confirms that R.W. Furneaux was one of her Captains in the 1890’s.

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A SAILOR’S WATERLINE MODEL FOR A THREE-MASTED SHIP OF CIRCA 1890 the carved hull with simple fittings, masts, standing and running rigging with painted red ensign set in a moulded, painted seascape within a glazed, wooden case — 18½ x 30 x 11in. (47 x 76 x 28cm.)

This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road £200-300

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A SAILOR’S WATERLINE MODEL FOR A STEAM YACHT, CIRCA 1900 carved hull with portholes, simple deck fittings and superstructure, raked funnel and masts, set at anchor in a moulded seascape within glazed case — 15 x 24in. (38 x 61cm.) overall £150-250

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294. Ø A 19TH CENTURY IVORY DIEPPE SHIP MODEL the 3in. hull carved from the solid with simple fittings, two members of crew and masts with set carved ivory sails standing and running rigging, mounted on an ebonised base with dinghy, within glazed dome — 10in. (25.5cm.) high (dome) £400-600

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A SHIP-IN-BOTTLE OF THE FOUR-MASTED BARQUE CARRADALE [1889] depicted at anchor off a headland with lighthouse, windmill, houses and accompanying small craft, the sealed bottle secured within wooden case with presentation plate dated 1933 — 8½ x 17½in. (21.5 x 44.5cm.)

Built by Stephens of Linthouse in 1889, and broken 1924.

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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY WOODEN MODEL OF BRITISH WAR SHIP, POSSIBLY PRISONER-OF-WAR the 3½in. hull carved from the solid and painted overall with figurehead, decorated stern and quarter galley, open gun ports, simple fittings, bound masts with standing and running rigging, paper flags, mounted in plush base with associated glass dome — 7½in. (19cm.) high (dome) £250-350

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A 20TH CENTURY PRISONER-OF-WAR STYLE SHIP MODEL the 9in. hull with simulated bone planking, wooden main wales, open gun ports with guns, planked deck with simulated trenails, main deck with ship’s deck over, simulated bound masts, simulated running rigging, cradle mounted to wooden base within associated glass dome — 16 x 17 x 12in. (40.5 x 43 x 30.5cm.) high (dome) £400-600

£80-120

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298. Ø AN UNUSUAL AND RARE MARINE IVORY MODEL OF A MAN-OWAR, POSSIBLY SAILORWORK, THIRD QUARTER 17TH CENTURY carved from the solid with scratch planking, hollowed gun ports, beakhead with remnant rails and companionway, stepped decks with mast locations and well, and high stern with windows (old wear and missing parts) — 7in. (18cm.) long; 362g The form of hull is suggestive of the Sovereign of the Seas, Charles I’s 1637 flagship, the first to mount 100 guns. Although this only has sixtysix ports, it may be intended to represent a vessel of similar design with a long beak and high stern. There are rusted pins which would have held the quarter lights in place, and a slot intended for a rudder, and the wear is of considerable age. The keel is drilled with a small hole at the centre, presumably for mounting on a base, or for steadying whilst the modeller worked.

£800-1200

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A WELL-PRESENTED EARLY 19TH CENTURY NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BOXWOOD MODEL FOR AN 80-GUN SHIP with finely carved hull finished in ‘copper’ below the waterline, scored and ebonised wales, turned brass guns with red gun ports over, carved stern and quarter galleries, chain plates and deadeyes supporting bone-topped masts with yards and suit of lined paper sails with reefing points, standing and running rigging with rigged blocks and tackle and other fine details, mounted on a geometric straw work base with bone feet, secured within original octagonal glazed straw work case with watercolours of a British man o’war sailing off a fortified harbour; and the Royal Arms inserted into opposing pediments — 13½ x 13in. (34 x 33cm.) £2000-3000

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The following seven lots were modelled by Michael Fidgeon (1919-2014). His interest in ships and shipping began just after WW2 when he bought a 28ft American landing craft and converted it into a houseboat that was moored at a yard in Richmond owned by Charles Lightoller, second officer of the Titanic. He began submitting ship models to the Model Engineering Exhibition in 1968 and the models included here were built between 1975 and 1998. The Lady of Mann was of particular interest to him as it was the ship that brought him back to England during the Dunkirk evacuation. The Titanic group was produced in the 1990's and his final - perhaps finest model - was the Queen Elizabeth.

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A 1⁄12IN:1FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. TITANIC modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea — 12½ x 42 x 9¾in. (32 x 107 x 25cm.), historical data £1500-2500 301.

A 1⁄12IN:1FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. CARPATHIA modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea -- 8½ x 27 x 5¼in.

(21.5 x 68.5 x 13.5cm.), historical data Carpathia rescued the survivors of the Titanic disaster. £700-900 302.

A 1⁄12IN:1FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. CALIFORNIAN modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea -- 7½ x 22½ x 5¼in. (19 x 57 x 13.2cm.), historical data Californian was believed to be the ship that slept as Titanic sank. Her wireless operator having informed Titanic they were icebound was brusquely told to clear the airwaves for passenger traffic. The operator, who'd been on duty for 24 hours, shut his wireless down and went to bed - fifteen minutes later, Titanic struck the iceberg.

£400-600

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A 1⁄32IN.:1FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. QUEEN ELIZABETH modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea — 12½ x 46 x 9in.

(32 x 117 x 23cm.) £1800-2500

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A 1:48 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. BLACK PRINCE modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea — 9 x 27 x 6in.

(23 x 68.5 x 15cm.); together with a quantity of assorted ships’ plans (A lot) £150-250

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A 1⁄24IN:1FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. SERVIA modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea — 12½ x 28½ x 8in. (31.5 x 72.5 x 20cm.) £600-800

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A 1⁄12IN:1FT SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF R.M.S. LADY OF MANN modelled by M. Fidgeon with laminated and carved hull, fitted as appropriate and depicted steaming in a calm sea — 8½ x 18¾ x 6in.

(21.5 x 47.5 x 15cm.) £250-350

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A 1:200 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE SPANISH BATTLESHIP ESPANA AS FITTED IN 1937 modelled by E. Dyke with carved laminated hull, complete with full set of armaments and fittings and set underway within a calm sea — 37¾in. (96cm.) wide £300-400

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A 1:192 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE ‘MANXMAN’ CLASS MINELAYER H.M.S. ARIADNE AS DEPICTED IN 1943 modelled by E. Dyke with carved laminated wood hull and full set of fittings and armament, mounted as underway in a calm sea — 32½in. (82.5cm.) wide £400-600

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A 1:200 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE DUTCH DESTROYER AND FLOTILLA LEADER TROMP [1938] modelled by E. Dyke with carved laminated hull complete with full complement of scratch-built superstructure and armament, set tethered to a buoy with sponson beam and launch, within a calm painted seascape with Perspex cover — 32¼in. (82cm.) wide £500-700

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A QUANTITY OF BASSETT LOWKE STYLE WATERLINE WAR SHIP MODELS comprising approx. 30 examples representing capital ships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, cruisers, submarines etc.; together with three unpainted examples tied into Bassett Lowke style card boxes (A lot) £200-400

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A WELL-PRESENTED CONTEMPORARY MODEL OF THE ROYAL SAILING YACHT BRITANNIA [1891] the carved hull fully painted and fitted portholes, tiller, deck rail, carved deck fittings, and cutaway mast, mounted on a display board inscribed with full builder’s and design specification details, painted Royal Standard, vessel code and squadron flags, inscribed life buoy with picture of Britannia underway, contained within an ornate glazed case with shaped border decorated with gilt dolphins and plate inscribed Made by W. J. Case from the original model made by the builder’s for His Majesty King Edward VII — 17 x 35½in. (43 x 90cm.) overall £500-800

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A WELL PRESENTED HALF-MODEL OF THE A-CLASS SCHOONER YACHT RAINBOW, DESIGNED BY G.L. WATSON, 1898 modelled by P. Ward with carved laminated hull, ebonised topsides, scored deck with carved fittings and cutaway masts with boom, mounted on wooden display board with brass plates — 9 x 36in. (23 x 91.5cm.), historical notes to reverse £350-450

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A LATE 19TH CENTURY HALF-MODEL DIORAMA FOR THE STEAM YACHT MARE unpainted, the carved yellow pine hull with scored decks, fittings including metal anchor, water casks, companion ways, two boats in davits, stayed funnel with cotton wool ‘smoke’, raked masts with standing and running rigging, full suit carved and lined wooden sails, painted paper flags, mounted to pine panel on a carved wooden sea, within original glazed case, the top inscribed in ink Half model of Steamer / Mare & Exhibited by H.M. Woodruff Georgetown, overall — 13¾ x 24½in. (35 x 62cm.) £350-450

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A FINE 16FT:1IN. SCALE ADMIRALTY RECRUITING OFFICE WATERLINE MODEL OF H.M.S. CORUNNA [1945] AS RE-FITTED IN 1962 AS PART OF THE RADAR PICKET SYSTEM modelled by Julian B. Glossop with carved laminated hull plated with paper and painted, detailed wood and metal fittings including main and secondary armament and central radar/missile control turret, fitted boats and launches in davits and much other fine detailing, depicted sitting in a calm green sea display base with dual detail plaques and maker’s label inscribed Julian B. Glossop / Model Maker to the Admiralty, glazed wooden cover — 13 x 32 x 11½in. (33 x 81.5 x 29cm.)

A ‘Battle’ Class destroyer built at Swan, Hunter & Wigram, Corunna’s keel was laid in 1943 but she was not launched until after hostilities in Europe had finished on 29th May 1945 and so was not commissioned until June 1947. Deployed in the Suez crisis of 1956, she was later one of four vessels selected for conversion to a Radar Picket which also included enhanced armament including the new Seacat Missile system. Placed in reserve in 1967, she was broken at Blyth in 1975. Julian B. Glossop began working with Norman Ough and this model is very similar to Ough’s style.

£2000-3000

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315 315. Ø AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING 1:48 SCALE MODEL FOR THE CELEBRATED THREE-MASTED ARMED YACHT FALCON, BUILT FOR LORD YARBOROUGH, FIRST COMMODORE OF THE ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON, BY LISTS YARD, ISLE OF WIGHT, 1824 the framed hull planked and pinned with copper pins, moulded ebony main wale, main deck pierced for twenty-four guns, finely carved bust-length female figurehead, stern and quarter lights, planked and pinned deck, mounted on slipway brackets attached to mahogany plinth with turned feet. Overall measurements — 12 x 33in. (30.5 x 84cm.); together with a contemporary watercolour portrait historically associated with the model and, by hearsay, thought to be one Robert Butler, in period frame — 17 x 15in. (43 x 38cm.) including frame (2) Provenance: Sotheby’s, 16 July 1993, lot 498, where attributed as a merchant ship; UK Private Collection.

The second yacht to bear this name for him, Falcon (II) was launched in June 1824 for Lord Yarborough at a cost of £18,000 (nearly £1.1m today) in List’s yard at Wootton Bridge, Fishbourne, Isle of Wight. Though designed as a private yacht, her full-rig and general appearance prompted one spectator to remark that she more resembled a “20-gun ship-of-war” and she undoubtedly proved a highly impressive flagship to the Royal Yacht Squadron, a role she fulfilled for over ten years. It is notable that one of the main objectives of the R.Y.S.’s pioneers - and of far greater importance than the annual regatta at Cowes - was to improve the form and sailing qualities of warships and to that end, Falcon was the most successful of several experimental craft of her time. Yarborough, the Royal Yacht Squadron’s first commodore, was a particularly colourful character in the early history of yachting and employed fifty-four “choice” hands under the command of a naval officer to crew Falcon whenever she raced.

A serious accident at sea followed by illness prompted Lord Yarborough to dispose of Falcon and in 1836 she was sold to Captain Clifton on whose behalf Baring Brothers had financed the purchase for £5,500. Fitted with 48hp. paddle propulsion, she sailed for India in January 1838 but had the engine removed upon her arrival at Calcutta when she was resold to Jardine, Matheson & Co. Her new owners put her straight onto the opium run to Macao where her speed enabled her to continue trading throughout the so-called ‘Opium War’ of 1840-42. This acknowledged speed merely added to her lustre as flagship of the Jardine fleet and once the War was over, her main port of discharge became Hong Kong following the island’s acquisition

by British troops in 1841. Remaining a frequent sight all along the opium route until the mid1850s, the end of her career remains shrouded in mystery. Said by some to have been taken by mutineers and by others to have been scuttled by pirates, there is circumstantial evidence that she was wrecked off Breaker Point, a projecting headland 60 miles South of Swatow, although this has never been proven.

Recent research by Julian Reid has shed what may be a rare contemporary reference to this model: In 1825 Mr Belsey charged £15 for “a ship’s model”, perhaps for the use of the builder of Falcon II. Whilst it can now only be speculated upon, it seems highly probable that this is the model referenced.

Literature: Reid, J: Original Members of the Yacht Club, Historical Publications Ltd, 2015, p.139-140.; MacGregor, D: Fast Sailing Ships 1775-1875, Conway, 1973 & 1988, p.71-75.

Charles Miller Ltd is grateful to Ian McLaughlan for suggesting this attribution. £6000-8000

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THE BUILDER’S MIRROR-BACKED MODEL FOR THE STEAM TRAWLERS WARLAND AND LOROONE, BUILT BY COOK, WELTON & GEMMELL LTD., BEVERLEY, 1913 the laminated and carved hull with black topsides, silver plated propeller and fittings, lined rudder and superstructure, cut-away masts and funnel, dinghy in chocks, mounted on a frontsilvered mirror within original wooden case with ivorine maker’s plate. Overall measurements — 17 x 38 x 6in. (44 x 96.5 x 15cm.)

Warland was bombed by aircraft and sunk off 62D Buoy in the North Sea on 18th February, 1942; Loroone, re-named Calverton in 1926, struck a mine 3.7nm off Spurn Head and sank 29th November, 1940. £800-1200

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A BUILDER’S HALF-MODEL FOR A STEAM TRAWLER OF CIRCA 1900 with carved and laminated hull with outlined propeller and rudder, satinwood decks and superstructure, lined as appropriate, masts and mahogany funnel mounted on a backboard with cutaway corners. Overall measurements — 13 x 40in. (33 x 101.5cm.) £400-600

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THE BUILDER’S MIRROR-BACKED HALF-MODEL FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSE CARGO SHIP S.S. CRAIGFORTH, BUILT BY A. RODGER & CO. FOR THE CRAIG LINE, 1907 the laminated and carved hull finished in varnish with blackpainted topsides, cut-away masts and funnel, lined superstructure and silver-plated metal fittings, mounted on a mirror within original wooden case with angled end mirrors and builder’s plate (rear mirror replaced). Overall measurements 23 x 99½ x 9½in.

(58.5 x 253 x 24cm.)

Registered at 2900 tons, her name was changed to Iskondar in 1914, the next year she was seized by Turkey but was then sunk by gunfire from Russian light cruiser Pamiat Merkuria off Kozlu on the 4th May.

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THE BUILDER’S MIRROR-BACKED HALF-MODEL FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSE CARGO SHIP S.S. CRAIGELLACHIE, BUILT BY A. RODGER & CO. FOR MACLAY & MCINTYRE, GLASGOW, 1899 the laminated and carved hull finished in varnish with blackpainted topsides, cut-away masts and funnel, lined superstructure and silver-plated metal fittings, mounted on a mirror within original wooden case with angled end mirrors and builder’s plate (rear mirror replaced). Overall measurements 23 x 99½ x 9½in.

(58.5 x 253 x 24cm.)

A large vessel of over 3200 tons, within a year of launch she was wrecked (on May 11th 1900) on Reit Point, Port Alfred whilst in passage between Hull and Port Natal with government stores to support the Boer War.

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A BUILDER’S MODEL FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSE CARGO VESSEL S.S. THE PRESIDENT & THE EARL, BUILT BY THE AILSA SHIPBUILDING CO., TROON & AYR, FOR JOHN HAY & SONS, GLASGOW, 1904 the laminated and carved hull painted overall, lined satinwood decks with painted superstructure and silvered metal fittings where appropriate, mounted on turned plated columns within original case with ivorine builder’s plate. Overall measurements 14¼ x 31½ x 9¾in. (36 x 80 x 25cm.)

Despite being intended to represent two vessels, it seems that only The President was built as no record of her sister has been found. A typical coaster of her day, she was in passage between Glasgow and St. Malo carrying coal tar pitch when, on the 10th April 1915, she was cornered about 30 miles south east of the Lizard by U-24 and sunk by explosives.

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A BUILDER’S MODEL FOR THE PASSENGER/CARGO SHIPS S.S. SURINAME AND SARAMACCA, BUILT BY THE NEDERLANDSCHE SCHEEPSBOUW MAATIJ, AMSTERDAM, FOR THE KONINKLIJKE WEST INDISCHE MAILDIENST, 1908 the carved hull finished in red, pink and grey, lined white decks with painted fittings, lacquered hatch covers, awning stanchions overall, four lifeboats in davits, masts and rigging (some loose rigging and wear to hull paint), mounted on a plush-lined board with maker’s plate and glazed case (later). Overall measurements — 30 x 93½ x 16in. (76 x 237.5 x 40.5cm.)

Suriname and Saramacca were an almost identical pair of single-screw passenger-cargo steamers built by Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij at Amsterdam in 1908. Ordered for the West Indian services of the Royal Netherlands Steamship Company, Suriname was registered at 3,275 tons gross (2,103 net) and Saramacca slightly more at 3,284 tons gross (2,110 net). Suriname was sold in 1938, renamed Ivorea and was bombed and sunk by the Luftwaffe in 1943; Saramacca was also sold in 1938, renamed Argentea and was also bombed by aircraft at Genoa in 1944 and broken up later that year.

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A BUILDER’S BOARDROOM MODEL FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE DIVER SUPPORT VESSEL HARKAND DA VINCI, BUILT BY HAJIN HEAVY INDUSTRIES H.I. & CC LTD FOR HARKAND GROUP, 2011, AS RE-FITTED 2015 the composite hull compete with bow thrusters, forward locating propeller, bilge keels, twin aft steering propellers, the deck line for planking and complete with numerous moulded fittings including water cannon, hose on reel, launching gantries, quick release mechanisms for submersibles, diving cages on davits, covered life rafts in davits, glazed bridge with sonar and communication aerials, exhaust, and helipad with helicopter, mounted on two substantial chrome columns in white oak display table with builder’s plate and plate glass cover; overall measurements — 59¼ x 78¾ x 21½in. (150.5 x 200 x 55cm.); together with a scaled up model of the R.O.V. seen aboard complete with multiple propellers, cameras, grabs etc., loosely contained in Perspex display case. Overall measurements — 22½ x 38 x 20in. (57 x 96.5 x 51cm.)

(2) Originally named Gulmar Da Vinci, the vessel was renamed Riemis Da Vinici (2012); Harkand Da Vinci and finally Nor Da Vinci in 2016.

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A BUILDER’S BOARDROOM MODEL FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE DIVER SUPPORT VESSEL HARKAND DA VINCI , BUILT BY HAJIN HEAVY INDUSTRIES H.I. & CC LTD FOR HARKAND GROUP, AS THOUGHT FITTED FOR 2011 the composite hull compete with bow thrusters, forward locating propeller, bilge keels, twin aft steering propellers, the deck lined for planking and complete with numerous moulded fittings including water cannon, launching gantries, cover life rafts in davits, glazed bridge with sonar and communication aerials, exhausts, and helipad, mounted on four ebonised columns wooden display base with builders plate and glazed cover with table stand, overall measurements — 54 x 67½ x 16½in. (137 x 171.5 x 42cm.)

(2) This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road £1000-1500

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A BUILDER’S MODEL OF THE HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINE PASSENGER/CARGO SHIP M.V. SLOTERDYK, BUILT BY ODENSE STAALSKIBS, 1940 AND USED AS A TROOP TRANSPORT DURING WORLD WAR II the laminated and carved hull with gilt propeller, Plymsol marks, lacquered and lined decks, full painted fittings and superstructure as appropriate, liveried funnel, masts with rigged derricks, lifeboats in davits, stern with awning stanchions, mounted on two columns within glazed wooden case. Overall measurements — 23½ x 64½ x 12½in. (59.5 x 164 x 31.5cm.)

Launched as M.V. Sloterdijk, she served much of the war as a troop carrier for U.S. troops. Returning to her peacetime commercial role her name was Anglicized to Sloterdyk in 1954. She was broken up at Bilbao in 1966.

This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road £4000-6000

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Ship Name Index Ship Admiral Graf Spee, S.M.S. Ajax, H.M.S. Alceste, S.S. Alert, H.M.S. Aline, S.Y. Ariadne, H.M.S. Aviso Grille, S.M.S.

Lot 127, 146 89, 111 31 78 42 308 145

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Lot

Gelyce, S.Y. George V, H.M.S. Gneisenau, S.M.S. Graf Spee, S.M.S. Great Eastern, S.S. Grenade, H.M.S. Grenadier, S.V.

43 139, 140 127 142 197, 198 112 160 322, 323 158 139 130

Bacchante, H.M.S. Belfast, H.M.S. Belliqueux, H.M.S. Bismark, S.M.S. Black Prince, R.M.S. Bloodhound, S.Y. Bluebottle, S.Y. Bounty, H.M.S. Britannia, H.M.S. Britannia, S.V. Brynhild, S.Y. Bulwark, H.M.S.

103 135 52 136 304 46 38 71 70 311 40 106

Harkand Da Vinci, D.S.V. Hawke, H.M.S. Hogue, H.M.S. Hood, H.M.S.

Joyeuse S.Y.

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Californian, S.S. Carpathia, R.M.S. Carradale, S.V. Charles Grant, H.C.S. Chester, H.M.S. City of St Louis, P.S. Collingwood, H.M.S. Colossus, H.M.S. Corunna, H.M.S. Craigellachie, S.S. Craigforth, S.S. Creole, S.Y. Cygnet, S.M.S. Cynara, S.Y.

302 301 296 72 138 11 88 88 314 319 318 44 128 41

Koenig, S.M.S.

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Lady of Mann, S.S. Largo Law, S.V. Laura, S.S. Levant I, H.M.C.S Leviathan, S.S. Liffey, H.M.S. Lion, H.M.S. Loch Katerina, S.V. London, H.M.S. Loroone, S.T. Lord Clyde, H.M.S. Lowther Castle, H.C.S.

305 291 206 110 197 78 99 20 112 316 88 73

Diana, H.M.S. Dilwara, H.M.T Diomède, H.M.S. Dugayay-Trouin, H.M.S. Duncan, H.M.N.S. Dwarf, H.M.S.

103 93 74 57 102 88

Emerald, H.M.S. Espana, E.S.P.S. Euryalus, H.M.S. Exmouth, H.M.S.

80 307 102 103

Falcon, S.V. Favourite, S.V. Ferret, H.M.S. Forfarshire, S.S. Foudroyant, H.M.S. Fraternitas, S.V.

315 18 105 196 54 21

Majestic, R.M.S. Mantua, R.M.S. Mare, S.Y. Margherita, S.Y. Mary Lloyd, S.V. Mary Rose Mauretania, R.M.S. Melbourne, H.M.A.S. Meteor III, S.Y. ML 212, 213, 463, 209, 313, 100, 39, 129 Moel Tryvan, S.V. Mongolia, R.M.S.

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Ida, S.V. Illustrious, H.M.S. Implacable, H.M.S. Invincible, H.M.S. Iron Duke, H.M.S.

Neptune, H.M.S. Newfoundland, H.M.S. Nile, H.M.S. Nottingham, H.M.S.

161 128 57 62 88, 97

37 9 313 43 22 207 10, 147 139 40 92 19 9 104 128 93 91

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Olympic, R.M.S. Ondine, S.V.

158 15

Pallas, H.M.S. Pembroke, H.M.S. Philomel, H.M.S. Phoebe, H.M.S. Pigeon, H.M.S. Prince of Wales, H.M.S.

76 76 78 76 128 130

Queen Elizabeth, H.M.S.

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Rainbow, S.V. Ranger, H.M.C.C. Renown, H.M.S. Repulse, H.M.S. Rodney, H.M.S.

312 186 132 131 112

Saramacca, S.S. Satellite, H.M.S. Scharnhorst, S.M.S. Seaforth Clansman, M.V. Servias, R.M.S. Seydlitz, S.M.S. Shamrock IV, S.Y. Shamrock, S.V. Shannon, H.M.S. Sirius, S.S. Sloterdyk, M.V. Snakefly, H.M.S. St Vincent, H.M.S. Sultan, H.M.S. Suriname, S.S. Swiftsure, H.M.S.

321 78 127 205 306 127 47 34 79 195 324 108 48, 75 76 321 57

Temeraire, H.M.S. The Earl, S.S. The President, S.S. Thunderer, H.M.S. Titanic, R.M.S. Trafaglar, H.M.S. Trompe, H.N.L.M.S.

56, 76 320 320 77 301 93 309

Verulam, H.M.T.V.D. Victory, H.M.S. Vindictive, H.M.S.

128 94 138

Warland, S.T. Warrior, H.M.S. Warspite, H.M.S. White Heather, S.Y.

316 98 98 40

Xamura 40, S.Y.

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Artists Index Artist Achenbach, A. Allcot, J.

Lot 17 9

Bell, E.W. Birch, R. Bond, W. Briscoe, A

21 128 33 1

Carter, H. B. Coole, B. Davis, G.H. Daxhelet, P. De Lacy, C.J. Dixon, C. Drummond, J.

15 161, 162, 163 132 32 16 5, 34, 36, 37, 95 4

Gibbons, A.F. Gregory, G.F. Griffiths, P.O. Guire, M.

127 20 93 197

Harding, F. Hardy, T.B.

128 48

Knell, A. Knell, W.A.

15 50

Artist Lawrence, T. L’Hostis, G. Liddell, T. H. Mason, F.H. Mayger, C.

Lot 66 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 3 38, 94, 133, 134 129

Naval School Neapolitan School

52 22

Owen, S.

18

Pike, W.H.

49

Rice, H.W.

7

Smith, J.S. Soper, G. Sormani, R. Springett, L.

130, 131 126 11 31

Taylor, C. Tufnell, E.E.C.

12 128

Wilkinson, N. Wright, A.S. Wyllie, W.L.

10, 13, 14, 99 51 2, 6, 35, 96, 97, 98

Instrument Makers’ Index Maker Adams Adams, G. Arnold & Dent

Lot 273 260 219

Baker Broad

249 220

Carpenter & Westly Coggs, J. Cox-Cavendish Electrical Co. Crithon & Son Dancer, J.B. Daniel Dartin, F., & Co. LTD Dien, C. Dixey Dobson & Baker Dollond Dunn, T.

241 224 288A 244 242 222 270 263 227 226 251, 255, 258, 261 265

Evershed & Vignols Ltd Fraser Frodsham & Keen Frodsham, C Gilbert, J. Hall, BJ & Co. Ltd Harris, P. Harris, T. & Son How, J. Hughes Hughes, H. & Sons Ltd

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Maker Kettlewell, C.J.

Lot 246

Lawkin, T. Longines Lynch & Co.

238 218 285

Mercer, T. Messer, B. Muirhead & Co. Nebel & Butterfield Negretti & Zambra

215, 217 262 288 225 231, 267, 271, 274

Oestergaard, P.

233

Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd Pastorelli & Rapkin Ltd Philby, D. Reichert Richard Frères

278 279 280 239 284 275

290 253 250 216, 221 256 268 283 228, 254 252 272 236, 247

Short & Mason Smiith & Son Sorenson, G.M. & Co. Spencer & Co. Spencer Browning & Co. Stanley Steward, J.H. Troughton & Simms

269, 276 235 289 257 230 248 264 243, 269A

Van Court Vogler

266 223

Williams, J.E.

245 107

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Charles Miller Ltd. can supply quotations for shipping of purchases, including transit insurance and VAT refund administration fees, and will assist in the application for any export licences which may be required. Buyers are reminded that it is their responsibility to comply with UK export regulations and with any local import requirements.

Sale Venue and Main View: 25 Blythe Road, London W14 0PD

Payment Payment is due in sterling at the conclusion of the sale and before purchases can be released. Please note that we require seven working days to clear sterling cheques unless special arrangements have been made in advance of the sale. We are pleased to accept major credit cards (regrettably we are unable to accept American Express), for which a surcharge will be made of 4% of the transaction total. There is no charge for payments made by UK debit cards.

International debit cards are subject to 4% surcharge. Payments over £2,000 must be made by bank transfer; cash payments above £6,000 will not be accepted without prior arrangement.

Electronic transfers may be sent directly to our Bank (please add any additional bank charges ensuring we receive the full receipted amount): Account Name: Charles Miller Ltd HSBC Bank Plc Account Number: 01754750 38 High Street Dartford Sort Code: 40-19-04 IBAN Number: GB47MIDL40190401754750 Kent BIC.: MIDLGB2128K DA1 1DG Swift Code: MIDLGB22

Storage

On receipt of cleared funds, lots can be collected from Charles Miller Ltd.’s premises at 6 Imperial Studios, 3/11 Imperial Road, London SW6 2AG. Please note that collection is BY APPOINTMENT on +44 (0) 207 806 5530. All lots should be cleared within a month of the auction date, after which they will be transferred to a third party for storage. A transfer fee of £10 per lot plus all incurred transfer and storage costs due to the third party will be payable prior to release.

Post Sale Collection If a lot is robust enough to be posted at the buyer’s risk, we will do our best to oblige for a modest admin charge. We are not professional packers and will only use what second-hand materials are to hand and cannot accept responsibility for lots which are lost or damaged in transit. We strongly suggest that complex/fragile/large lots are referred to a shipper for quotation purposes before the sale - please ask for details.

For lots imported from outside the EU, the following VAT symbols are used:‡

For items over 100 years old: import VAT of 5% payable on whole hammer price, less premium (a further 20% is payable on the premium.)

Ω

For items under 100 years old: import VAT of 20% payable on whole hammer price, less premium (a further 20% is payable on the premium.)

† Front and Back Cover: lot 48 Photography: darwinmedia.com

Office, Post-Sale Collection and Large Object View: 6 Imperial Studios, London SW6 2AG

For lots sold from within the EU, if the client is VAT registered and not using the Auctioneers’ Special Scheme, full VAT at 20% is levied on the hammer price and premium.

ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT (“DROIT DE SUITE”) If a lot is affected by this right it will be identified with the symbol δ next to the lot number. The buyer agrees to pay to Charles Miller an amount equal to the resale royalty and we will pay such amount to the artist’s collecting agent. Resale royalty applies where the hammer Price is 1,000 Euro or more and the amount cannot be more than 12,500 Euro per lot. The amount is calculated as follows: Royalty For the portion of the Hammer Price (in Euro) 4.00% 3.00% 1.00% 0.50% 0.25%

up to 50,000 between 50,000.01 and 200,000 between 200,000.01 and 350,000 between 350,000.01 and 500,000 in excess of 500,000

invoices will, as usual, be issued in Pounds Sterling. For the purposes of calculating the resale royalty the Pounds Sterling/Euro rate of exchange will be the European Central Bank reference rate on the day of the sale. Since 1st January 2012 Droit de Suite extends to the estates of artists deceased for up to 70 years.

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Charles Miller Ltd

6 Imperial Studios, 3/11 Imperial Road, London, SW6 2AG Tel: +44 (0) 207 806 5530 • Fax: +44 (0) 207 806 5531 • Email: enquiries@charlesmillerltd.com www.charlesmillerltd.com

London Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Charles Miller Ltd

Charles Miller Ltd Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art London Tuesday 2nd May 2017