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'The Universal Steamship Guide, Passenger Section, 1906-1907' London, Unwin Brothers, comprising lists of steamship lines, a port to port directory organised by country, descriptions of the lines with illustrations, 239 pages, green cloth covers - 11 x 15in. (28 x 38cm.); together with five assorted volumes of marine interest. (6) £150-200 | Nil |
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| 2 | A quantity of maritime art reference books Including A catalogue of Oil Paintings in the National Maritime Museum; Wilson: A dictionary of British Marine Artists; Gaunt: Marine Painting; Brewington: Marine Paintings and Drawings in the Peabody Museum; Keeble Chatterton: Old Sea Paintings; Brewington: Marine Paintings & Drawings in Mystic Seaport Museum; Preston: Sea & River painters of the Netherlands in the seventeenth century; and Col Rupert Preston: Marine Painters of the Netherlands; together with John Charnock: Bigraphical Memoirs of Lord Viscount Nelson, Boston, 1806, 2nd Ed. (foxed throughout) (9) £150-200 | Nil |
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| 3 | Dutch School (late 18th/early 19th Century) Shipping in a calm with fishermen and a wharf in the foreground Pen and ink, sepia wash, initialled erroneously 'WVV' on the wharf. 6½ x 10in. (16.5 x 25.5cm.) Mounted on card. Provenance: Hampshire Gallery. £500-800 | Nil |
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| 4 | Abraham Hulk, Sen. (1813-1897) An eighty-gun ship of the Royal Navy preparing to send up topgallant masts, with other shipping including a prison hulk beyond. Watercolour, signed 'A Hulk' lower left 6½ x 9¼in. (16.5 x 23.5cm.), framed and glazed. £500-800 | Nil |
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| 5 | English School (c.1830) Shipping off Ramsgate harbour with the town beyond Oil on canvas 11½ x 15½in. (29 x 39.5cm.) Framed. £700-900 | Nil |
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| 6 | Australian School (c.1904-13) A starboard view of the Village Line barque Dunreggan with a battleship beyond Oil on board, the reverse with large trade label for the Adelaide Photo Co., Sydney 18 x 24in . (46 x 61cm.) Provenance: Christie's South Kensington, 11/11/99, lot 576. The battleship in the distance is either H.M.S. Encounter or H.M.S. Challenger - the only three-funnelled battleships on the Australian station at the time. Dunreggan was a steel barque of 1,630 tons built in 1892 by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. of Troon. She is absent from the register by 1914. £600-800 | Nil |
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| 7 | Continental School, 19th Century A portside view of the brig Christina under pilot in French waters with a headland beyond. Watercolour 20½ x 27½in. (52 x 70cm.), framed and glazed. £300-500 | Nil |
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| 8 | Chinese School (c.1900) Port side profile of the Douglas & Co. cargo ship S.S. Haiching steaming in calm waters off a headland with shipping beyond. 12 x 17in. (30.5 x 43cm.) Framed. Provenance: Sotheby's Olympia 18/6/03, lot 55. Built in 1898 by Dunlop & Co., Glasgow, Haiching registered 2,182 gross. In 1929 she was seized by pirates enroute to Swatow, set afire and gutted amidships, she was saved by H.M.S. Shirley who escorted her back to Hong Kong for repairs. She was torpedoed and sunk by U-168 100 miles west of Bombay on 2nd October 1943. £300-500 | Nil |
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| 9 | American School (c.1910) A starboard profile of the Dominion Line's passenger-cargo ship S.S. Norseman steaming in a calm sea under pilot Signed 'W. Pearson' (lower left) Watercolour 12 x 18in. (30.5 x 46cm.) Framed and glazed. Built by Harland & Wolff for the Hamburg-America Line and launched 27th November 1897 with the name Brasilia, she was re-named Norseman when acquired by the Dominion Line in 1900. Re-fitted as a steerage/freight ship for the North Atlantic service, this refit also increased the number of masts from two to four as seen in this picture. Her first voyage however was as a Boer War troop transport. Chartered by the Aberdeen Line from 1910, she was torpedoed by U-39 in the Gulf of Salonica but managed to limp to Mudros only to be torpedoed a second time and sank in shallow water where she remained until broken up in 1920. £400-600 | Nil |
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| 10 | Continental School, 19th Century A steamship making way in heavy seas with a lighthouse beyond. Watercolour and gouache 13½ x 21in. (34 x 53cm.), framed and glazed. £400-600 | Nil |
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| 11 | Anthonio Luzzo (1855-1907) A starboard view of the steamship Santorin under pilot in calm waters. Watercolour, signed and inscribed Luzzo Anthonio Painter of Venice 1878 19 x 29in. (48 x 74cm.) framed and glazed £300-500 | Nil |
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| 12 | Edwin Galea (1934 - ) Birth of an Era Signed 'Ed Galea' (lower right) Watercolour 12 x 15½in. (30.5 x 39.5cm.) Framed and glazed Provenance: Purchased from the artist's studio. £800-1200 | Nil |
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| 13 | Edwin Galea (1934 - ) The Pamir Signed 'Ed Galea' (lower right) Watercolour 11½ x 17½in. (29 x 44.5cm.) Framed and glazed Provenance: Purchased from the artist's studio. £600-800 | Nil |
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| 14 | Attributed to John George Nash (1824-1905) Saved! Shipwrecked survivors are rowed to safety by the crew of a passenger liner with passengers cheering from the stern Signed 'J Nash' (lower right) Watercolour heightened with white 25 x 40in. (63.5 x 101.5cm.) Framed and glazed. The liner depicted closely resembles the P.&O. liner Arcadia (1888-1915), although it has not been possible to ascertain whether she was involved in a similar incident. £1800-2500 | Nil |
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| 15 | Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971) An etching of H.M.S. Lion anchored in company with other shipping Signed in pencil 'Norman Wilkinson' (lower left); and 'Beatty' (lower right) 15 x 14½in. (38 x 37cm.) Framed and glazed, the reverse with a trade label for Ackerman. Provenance: Reputedly this picture was Beatty's own copy and hung in his office until given or acquired by Sub Lieut D.R. Duff who passed it to the vendor. £500-800 | Nil |
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| 16 | English School (c.1930) A view of St. Paul's from the Thames with shipping in the foreground Indistinctly signed '…. Hampshire' (lower right) Etching 6 x 8¾in. (15 x 22cm.) Framed and glazed; together with a carved and painted profile of a Royal Navy three-decker - 9 x 14½in. (23 x 37cm.) £200-400 | Nil |
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| 17 | A pair of 19th century glass silhouette pictures entitled H.M.S. Polyphemus and View of H.M.S. "Alcmene". Capt. Sutton., each - 9 x 11½in. (23 x 29cm.); together with another entitled Nelson's First Lesson - 13 x 9½in. (33 x 24cm.) Framed. (3) Polyphemus was a Third Rate of 64-guns, built in Sheerness 1782 and broken up 1827 at Chatham having served at Copenhagen (1801), Egypt (1801), Trafalgar (ninth from the head of Collingwood's lee van) and Buenos Aires, (1807); Alcmene was 32-gun 5th Rate frigate, captured as a prize 1779 and sold in 1784. £500-800 | Nil |
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| 18 | A Navy Office architect's sheer profile draught for the conversion of H.M.S. Ceylon to a troopship, c.1811 ink on paper with re-fit outlined in red, annotated on the reverse Ceylon of 38 guns as fitted for a Troop Ship 20 x 50in. (51 x 127cm.) framed and glazed. Built by Pitcher of Northfleet for the East India Company and launched as Bombay 27th April, 1803, she was re-named Ceylon in 1808. Captured by the French frigates Bellone, Minerve and Victor in July 1810 and taken to Mauritius and used as a prison ship, she was re-captured when the British took Mauritius in December 1810 and sold to the Royal Navy in 1811 which refitted her for use as a troop transport, in which capacity she was employed between 1813 and 1815. She was laid up between 1816 and 1832 when she was hulked at Malta and used as a receiving ship until sold from the service in 1857. £500-800 | Nil |
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| 19 | A technical profile bound manuscript of the First Class barbette "Majestic" class battleship H.M.S. Hannibal, 1896 comprising ten double pull-out leaves, the first with a full list of specifications, the remaining nine technical ink and watercolour drawings of profile and deck views, hull shapes and details of boilers and ammunition chambers etc., bound with quarter calf marbled boards with title label 6½ x 9¼in. (16.5 x 23.5cm.) One of the ten "Majestic" class First Class battleships - the largest ever built at 14,900 tons, Hannibal was launched on 28th April 1896 at Pembroke Dock. She mounted 4-12in., 12-6in. and 18-12pdr guns and measured overall 421 feet with a 75 foot beam. Her reciprocating engines could produce 16 knots under normal conditions and also powered electrical hoists and lamps throughout. Crewed by a complement of 672, Hannibal never saw action and was sold from the service in 1920. The volume offered here may have been a naval architect's student piece, or possibly produced on board by a talented midshipman to supplement his log. The drawings are of a very high standard and remain in exceptionally good condition. £300-400 | Nil |
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| 20 | An historically important plaque to Lord Nelson, believed to be the first memorial placed on the spot he fell shortly after the Battle of Trafalgar comprising a 6in. brass roundel stamped twice from opposing views with inscription reading HERE / NELSON / FELL and dated over central securing bolt OCT 21 / 1805, set within an ornately carved oak surround of laurels inscribed with the 'England Expects..' signal over crossed swords and surmounted by the naval crown with brass suspension loop to top, now mounted in a glazed display case with brass plate. The carved surround 14½ x 11in. (37 x 28cm.); the case 22 x 18in. (56 x 46cm.) After the battle, Victory limped into Gibraltar under jury rig and towed by H.M.S. Neptune where she became an instant tourist attraction. Captain Hardy found himself busy showing a constant succession of curious dignitaries over the ship and perhaps giving the more important ones a souvenir from the Great Cabin. One of the essential sights must have been the spot where England's greatest hero fell and it seems probable that he asked the ship's carpenter to sort out an appropriate marker. The hastily constructed nature of this lot - a simple inscription with punched letters rather than fine engraving, bolted with a single central pin - is precisely what one would expect a sailor to make utilising materials to hand on board. Letter punches were used to mark many items of ship equipment and these characters are also understood to compare with other stamped items from the period. Literature: Heapy, M: "The First Memories to Lord Nelson", for The Kedge Anchor, 18 March 2007, p.24 £6500-7000 | Nil |
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| 21 | A rare 1905 centenary bronze portrait plaque of Nelson by L.F. von Roselieb with three-quarter shoulder-length profile of Nelson in full-dress hat with chelengk, uniform with decorations and inscribed HORATIO NELSON / 1805 · THE TRAFALGAR CENTENARY · 1905, mounted on plush backing within oak frame 16 x 14½in. (40.5 x 37cm.) £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 22 | A rare broadside commemorating the Battle of the Nile engraved and published by Thomas Tomkins, 18th January 1799 and comprising a transcript of Nelson's letter describing the action, including lines of battle, Admirals and Captains and the ships' fates (foxing, spotting) 26 x 18in. (66 x 46cm.) Framed. £200-300 | Nil |
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| 23 | A Royal Doulton character jug of Lord Nelson after the original by Doulton & Watts of 1844, impressed maker's stamps on the underside 8in. (20cm.) high. £300-400 | Nil |
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| 24 | A Trafalgar centenary Lambethware jug by Royal Doulton with profile of Nelson flanked by his actions, dates and 'England expects…', finished in blue, green and brown 8in. (20.3cm.) high. £250-300 | Nil |
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| 25 | A late 19th Century Nelson print depicting the Admiral standing on deck in the early stages of Trafalgar, indistinctly signed and dated lower left 21 x 32in. (53 x 81cm.) Framed and glazed. £100-150 | Nil |
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| 26 | A Trafalgar centenary edition of painted silk signals spelling the famous "England Expects..." signal over ten panels mounted in order each 2½ x 1½in. (6.5 x 4cm.); Framed and glazed 14½ x 22in. (37 x 56cm.) £180-220 | Nil |
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| 27 | An historically interesting standish, carved from timber recovered from the wreck of H.M.S. Lutine the central inkwell with cover supported by three dolphins within circular dish with foliate border, the inkwell with white metal plaque engraved THIS INKSTAND / is made of the / RUDDER of LUTINE Frigate wrecked off the island of Vlieland Octr. 9 1799 / The Rudder was recovered in 1859 / after being submerged 60 years flanked by two carved sets of arms for Lloyds of London 7 x 10½in .(18 x 26.8cm.) The Lutine, a prize taken in 1793, was a 5th rate of 32-guns. She was wrecked on a bank near Vlieland, Holland in 1799 with a vast fortune in gold aboard. Much of this was subsequently recovered over a period of years, along with artefacts including her famous bell, which now hangs at Lloyds of London and is rung every time a ship insured by them founders. £800-1200 | Nil |
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| 28 | Six 19th Century blue and white mess plates for mess numbers 1, 2, 4, 12, 30 and 54 10in. (25.5cm.) diameter. £300-500 | Nil |
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| 29 | A wardroom dish from the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert III decorated at centre with a garter ribbon inscribed THE ROYAL YACHT with crown above, stamped on the reverse with maker's marks for Copeland and date mark for 1903 - 10in. (25.5cm.) diameter; together with a mess plate from the Victoria & Albert II central garter ribbon inscribed H.M. Yacht Victoria & Albert, blue rim, stamped on the reverse Copeland late Spode and design registration number for 1891-2 - 10¼in. (26cm.) Literature: Pugh & Pugh: Naval Ceramics, Lonsdale & Bartholomew, 1971, p.103 plt 125. £200-300 | Nil |
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| 30 | A quantity of flags comprising the Soviet hammer and sickle; Stars & Stripes; a Blue Ensign and British Equatorial Guinea (variable condition) Provenance: Acquired from Embassy buildings in London during peace marches during the 1960s. £100-150 | Nil |
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