Maritime Sale on Wednesday 21st October 2009
1. WALTER CANNON (BRITISH, C.1900)
A merchantman under tow from a paddle tug with harbour beyond
Signed 'W. Cannon, 1904' (lower left)
Watercolour
7½ x 17in. (19 x 43cm.) Framed and glazed
Estimate: 200-400
2. SAMUEL JOHN MILTON BROWN (BRITISH, 1873-1965)
Sailing vessels at dusk
Watercolour
9¼ x 13½in. (23.5 x 34.3cm.) Framed and glazed
Estimate: 300-400
3. TIM THOMPSON (BRITISH 1951 - )
Trawling in coastland waters.
Signed 'Tim Thompson' (lower left)
Watercolour
5 x 10½in. (12.5 x 27cm.) Framed and glazed
Estimate: 150-250
4. WILLIAM MINSHALL BIRCHALL (AMERICAN, 1884-1941)
U.S. Clipper Rainbow
Signed and inscribed 'U.S. Clipper "Rainbow", W.M. Birchall' (lower right), with retailer's label for David C. Brown, Glasgow to reverse.
8½ x 11in. (21.5 x 28cm.)
Estimate: 400-600
5. HENRY SCOTT TUKE (BRITISH, 1858-1929)
A windjammer at anchor
Signed 'H.S. Tuke' (lower right)
Watercolour
9 x 13in. (23 x 33cm.) Framed and glazed
Estimate: 200-400
6. WILLIAM MINSHALL BIRCHALL (AMERICAN, 1884-1941)
A South Sea Trader
Signed and inscribed 'A South Sea Trader / W.M. Birchall, 1921' (lower right)
Watercolour
9 x 11½in. (23 x 29cm.)
Estimate: 300-500
7. A. HARWOOD (BRITISH, 1851-1922)
The steam trawler Strathclyde underway
Signed 'A Harwood, 1922' (lower right)
Watercolour
14 x 21¼in. (35.5 x 54cm.) Framed and glazed
Estimate: 150-250
8. WILLIAM MINSHALL BIRCHALL (AMERICAN, 1884-1941)
The Fishing Fleet
Signed and inscribed 'The Fishing Fleet / W.M. Birchall 1921' (lower left)
Watercolour
7 x 10½in. (18 x 27cm.)
Estimate: 100-150
9. FRED W. WELDON (BRITISH, C.1945)
The Humber Conservancy Steam Yacht S.W. Wright
Signed 'Fred. W. Weldon' (lower right) with title under
Watercolour
5 x 9in. (12.5 x 23cm.) Framed and glazed
Estimate: 100-150
10. ARTHUR J.W. BURGESS (1879-1957)
Out into the Gallions
Signed 'Arthur W. Burgess' (lower right) and inscribed on artist's label to reverse; together with an autograph letter and envelope from Burgess to the original recipient with three small sketches, including one of him triumphantly carrying two salmon he'd caught in the river Conway, dated Oct. 19th, 1949
Watercolour
10 x 14in. (25.4 x 35.5cm.)
Estimate: 200-300
11. WILLIAM MINSHALL BIRCHALL (AMERICAN, 1884-1941)
The Guardians
Signed and inscribed 'The Guardians / WM Birchall 1919' (lower left)
Watercolour
8½ x 12½in. (21.5 x 32cm.) Framed and glazed
Estimate: 500-600
12. CHARLES E. TURNER (BRITISH, 1883-1965)
H.M.S. "ILLUSTRIOUS"
Monogrammed 'CET' (lower right)
Watercolour on paper
7½ x 10½in. (19 x 27cm.) Framed and glazed
Estimate: 200-400
13. ROBERT G. LLOYD (BRITISH, 1969 -)
The Blue Star Line vessel Argentina Star
signed and dated 'R.G. Lloyd 95.' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
14½ x 32¾ in. (36.8 x 83.2 cm.)
Built by Cammell Laird of Birkenhead and launched in 1946, Argentina Star was a passenger/cargo ship of 10,716 tons, she was broken up at Kaohsiung in 1972.
Estimate: 400-600
14. W. LAWRENCE (BRITISH, 19TH-CENTURY)
The General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. Cargo Ship Linnet underway
Signed 'W. Lawrence' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
16½ x 26½in. (42 x 67.3cm.) Framed
Built in 1890 for R. Delarue and originally named the Dieppois ,registered 1770 tons, and was bought in 1892 by the GSNCo. who ran her under the name Linnet until 1902. Sold and renamed a further three times, she was sailing as the Michael A. Andritsakis in ballast between London and Sunderland when she was wrecked off Bondicar 7th February, 1915.
Estimate: 250-400
15. ARTHUR WILDE PARSONS (BRITISH, 1854 - 1931)
A Thames barge under sail with docked steamers and a view of St. Paul's cathedral beyond
Signed 'A Wilde Parsons 86' (lower left)
Oil on canvas
10 x 14in. (25.5 x 36cm.) Original frame
Estimate: 500-700
16. GEORGE KNIGHT (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY)
A Fishing Fleet off the South Coast
Oil on canvas
16 x 24in. (40.5 x 61cm.) Framed, trade label for James Duffield, Guildford.
Estimate: 400-600
17. ANONYMOUS (19TH-CENTURY)
A barque under full sail
Oil on canvas laid on board
19½ x 26in. (49.5 x 66cm.) Contemporary frame
Estimate: 300-500
18. BRITISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
The trading barque Cadwgen under sail
Oil on panel
18 x 24in. (45.8 x 61cm.) Framed
Estimate: 150-250
19. LIVERPOOL SCHOOL (19TH-CENTURY)
The barques "Flora" and "Zulu" sailing off Anglesea with the South Stack and Holyhead Mountain beyond.
Oil on panel
21 x 26in. (53.5 x 66cm.) Framed
Estimate: 150-250
20. WILLIAM CLARK OF GREENOCK (SCOTTISH, 1803-1883)
A sailing cutter off the Scottish Coast
16 x 24in. (40.5 x 61cm.) Framed
The canvas has been relined, a note on the back however claims this painting was signed on the back of the original canvas.
Estimate: 800-1200
21. EBENEZER COLLS (BRITISH, 1812-1887)
A busy shipping scene
Oil on canvas
16 x 24in (40.5 x 61cm) Framed
Estimate: 1500-2000
22. DAVID DALBY OF YORK (BRITISH, fl.1780-1849)
A British Man O'War making way
Signed 'D. Dalby' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
12½ x 16in. (32 x 40.5cm.) Framed
Estimate: 300-500
23. AFTER WILLIAM VAN DE VELDE
A warship sailing under reduced sail in heavy weather with other shipping
Oil on panel
6 x 8in. (15 x 20.2cm.) Framed and glazed
Estimate: 100-150
24. EDWARD WILLIAM HEREFORD, R.N. (FL.1851-74)
A collection of watercolours:
A merchant steamship weathering a storm with rocks in the foreground; A dis-masted Royal Navy sailing ship in a gale with bow anchors dropped; A sailing ship heeling over in a gale; Study of a fishing boat in shallow water, a pier and crane beyond; and two further studies and two panels of sketches for small craft
Stamped 'EWH' and numbered 147, 195, 101 (On verso); 111, 200, 181, 196 & 105 (On verso); 200
watercolour, heightened with white
various sizes.
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Estimate: 200-400
25. BRITISH NAVAL SCHOOL, 19TH-CENTURY
H.M.S. Rover sailing near ice bergs off Cape Horn, 1836
Watercolour on paper, inscribed on verso: 'H.M.S. Rover 18 Guns ' H.M. Sloop "Rover" - 18 Guns - Commander A.S. Hamond - In Lat 60°S Long 80°W / Running among Ice Bergs - off Cape Horn - June 1836'
12 x 16in. (30.5 x 40.5cm.) Contemporary frame, glazed
Designed in 1832 by Sir John Symonds, Rover was the name ship of her class and was designed as an 18-gun flush-decked ship sloop. Measuring 89'9½" x 35' x 16'9", she displaced 113 tons and was crewed by 120 men and was broken up in 1845.
Andrew Snape Hamond (born 1811) joined the navy in 1824 and was commissioned in 1831. By 1834 he was Flag-Lieutenant to his father (Admiral Sir Graham Eden Hamond, Bart, K.C.B.) on the South American station and was presumably seconded for a cruise in Rover during this period.
Estimate: 200-400
26. HAROLD WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1880-1973)
Entitled: A sketch design for a silver model of H.M.S. Victory to be built from Admiralty plans
Signed 'Harold Wyllie 1925' (lower right) and inscribed To Robt. Dunthorne & Son (low left)
Pencil on paper
16 x 21in. (40.5 x 53.5cm.) Framed and glazed; together with a small pen sketch signed 'Fothergill 1921'; and a small print after Hoppner, published by Fisher & Co, 1829.
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Estimate: 250-400
27. ATTRIBUTED TO NICHOLAS POCOCK (1740-1821)
Sir James Saumarez action in the Gut of Gibraltar, a set of three pictures:
1. The Spanish 1st Rate Real Carlos ablaze after being engaged by H.M.S. Superb in the Gut of Gibraltar, 12th July 1801; together with two companion seapieces: 2. A British '74' (probably H.M.S. Superb) heeling in rough seas; and 3. A lugger, a brig and a cutter running before the wind in a heavy swell
Sepia wash and pencil on paper
1. 9 x 13in. (23 x 33cm.) Laid down on card
2. 12 x 18¼in. (30.5 x 46.3cm.)
3. 12½ x 19¼in. (32 x 49cm.)
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The action in the Gut of Gibraltar on 12th July 1801 was a spirited sequel to the battle of Algeçiras fought six days before. The British squadron, under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez in the Caesar, defeated a much larger Franco-Spanish squadron of nine ships under the joint command of Vice-Admiral de Moreno and Rear-Admiral Linois, both flying their flags in the Spanish frigate Sabina. At 3.00pm, by which time the enemy had been at sea for about three hours, Saumarez ordered his squadron to weigh anchor and give chase; at 8.40pm, even though none of the enemy were in sight, Saumarez signalled Captain Keats in Superb to press ahead and engage the enemy's rear as soon as he was able. At 11.20pm Keats sighted two large Spanish first rates and immediately engaged the 112-gun Real Carlos. After only three broadsides from Superb, Real Carlos had lost her foretopmast and was ablaze; seeing the Spanish crew abandoning ship, Keats moved onto a fresh opponent and it is the scene he left behind which the artist has captured here. The action finally ended, with a memorable British victory, shortly after 8.00am the following morning and Saumarez returned home to become a Knight of the Bath with a pension of £1200 a year.
Although none of the three sketches offered here is inscribed, it seems probable that all depict the same action. The principal scene is readily identifiable and the view of the '74' is almost certainly H.M.S. Superb. As far as the third piece is concerned, the 8-gun brig Louisa was part of Saumarez's force and since the squadron had sailed out of harbour at Gibraltar, it seems perfectly plausible that the lugger and the cutter came out with the larger ships to observe the action from a distance.
Estimate: 3000-4000
28. AFTER R. B. SPENCER (19TH CENTURY)
The Battle of Trafalgar, 21st October 1805
signed with initials and dated 'G.C. 1851' (lower left)
oil on canvas
19 x 31in. (48.3 x 78.8cm.)
Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 24th May 2001, Lot 524.
Estimate: 2500-4000
29. AUGUSTE BALLIN (FRENCH, BORN 1842)
An Anglo-French fleet action at dusk
Oil on panel with trade label and another remnant apparently addressed to Ballin on reverse
10 x 14in. (25.5 x 35.5cm.)
Estimate: 600-800
30. •TIM THOMPSON (BRITISH, 1951 -)
The dual between the "Peacock" and "Hornet" 24th February, 1813
Signed 'Tim Thompson' (lower left)
20 x 30in. (51 x 76cm.) Framed.
Provenance: Acquired from the artists exhibition, Guernsey, 1980.
On the 24th February 1813, the U.S. corvette Hornet (20) discovered H.M. Brig Espiegle at anchor off the bar of the Demerara river. At 3.30pm, whilst beating round cape Caroband to get at her, Hornet encountered H.M. Brig Peacock (18) and, hoisting their colours, they bore down upon each other. Exchanging broadsides at "half pistol shot" the Peacock then wore round under Hornets stern and engaged her to the leeward. However, Hornet bore up and poured such a destructive fire into Peacock that in a little over half an hour with her commander dead and six foot of water in the bilge, Peacock raised an inverted ensign as a sign of distress. Shortly after that, her main mast went over and both vessels anchored in an attempt to save Peacock. This was unsuccessful and she sank a few minutes later in five fathoms with thirteen men still on board, only four of whom were saved.
Estimate: 2500-4000
33. •SHANE COUCH (BRITISH, 1963 -)
Five "Meteors" racing with small craft observing
Signed 'Shane M. Couch' (lower left)
Oil on Canvas
24 x 44in. (61 x 112cm.); together with a presentation copy of Meteor by Dr. Kristin Lammerting, published by Dumont in 1999.
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This painting of a hypothetical race between all five of the Kaiser's racing yachts was specially commissioned from the artist as the front cover for the book "Meteor" which accompanies this lot.
Estimate: 7000-9000
34. SHANE COUCH (BRITISH, 1963 -)
Edward, Prince of Wales, in company with Mrs Alice Keppel and others, watching "Britannia" win the 1899 Queen's Cup at Cowes from a salon on "Victoria & Albert II"
Signed 'Shane M Couch' (lower left)
26 x 40in. (66 x 101.5cm.); together with a presentation copy of Meteor by Dr. Kristin Lammerting, published by Dumont in 1999. This picture is illustrated over pages 50-51.
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Estimate: 7000-9000
35. SHANE COUCH (BRITISH, 1963 -)
High Society: the Royal Yacht Squadron during Cowes Week with the "Victoria & Albert III" anchored beyond
Signed 'Shane Couch' (lower left)
24 x 36in. (61 x 91.5cm.); together with a presentation copy of Meteor by Dr. Kristin Lammerting, published by Dumont in 1999. This picture is illustrated on p.33.
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Estimate: 5000-8000
36. A BERLIN SOUP-PLATE FROM THE IMPERIAL GERMAN RACING YACHT METEOR, 1902
the centre with the Order of the Black Eagle with the motto 'SUUM CUIQUE' within the garter motto, the border with the Royal ensign above the gilt initials 'K.Y.C.' and a blue ribbon inscribed in gilt 'METEOR', within a gilt line and dentil rim, the reverse with blue sceptre mark, printed iron-red orb and KPM marks and gilt crowned globe mark - 10⅛?in. (25.5cm.) diameter, mounted on a bespoke metal mahogany stand with engraved plaque
Provenance: Christie's London, Sale 6697, 31st October 2002, lot 508
Estimate: 1000-1500
37. A MINTON SOUP-PLATE FROM THE IMPERIAL GERMAN RACING YACHT METEOR circa 1900
the centre of each with the Order of the Black Eagle with the motto 'SUUM CUIQUE' within the garter motto, the border with the Royal ensign above the gilt initials 'K.Y.C.' and a blue ribbon inscribed in gilt 'METEOR', within a gilt line and dentil rim, the reverse with retail marks for 'Mortlock Oxford Street', pattern number A6357 in iron-red (hairline crack to the well and crazing to the glaze, some rubbing to gliding) - 10⅛?in. (25.5cm.) diameter, mounted on a bespoke metal mahogany stand with engraved plaque
Provenance: Christie's London, Sale 6697, 31st October 2002, lot 508
Estimate: 1000-1500
38. A VERY RARE SOUVENIR SILVER NOVELTY SCENT BOTTLE FROM KAISER WILHELM II'S FIRST RACING YACHT METEOR (LATE THISTLE), CIRCA 1890-91
modelled in the form of a life buoy with rope bindings with finely enamelled burgee for the Royal Yacht Squadron to top and yacht name in blue to bottom, screw stopper and securing chains, hallmarked for Cornelius Saunders and Frank Shepherd, Chester, 1890-91 - 2 3/8in. (6cm.) high; contained within bespoke glazed cabinet - 8 x 6 x 4½in. (20 x 15 x 11.5cm.)
Provenance: Christies, South Kensington, Sale 9240, 1st November 2001, lot 77
During a fiercely competitive racing career lasting over twenty years, the German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II bought or built five exceptional yachts -- all named Meteor -- which he raced vigorously against the finest British, Continental and American yachtsmen of the day. A grandson of Queen Victoria with a love of all things maritime, the Kaiser chose as his first Meteor the already famous America's Cup challenger Thistle which he purchased and renamed in 1891. Designed by the great G.L. Watson and built by D. & W. Henderson & Co. at Glasgow in 1887, Thistle was a steel cutter registered at 170 tons gross (100½ net). Measuring 98 feet in length with a 20 foot beam, she had been built for a syndicate headed by Mr. James Bell of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club and had run against Volunteer in the America's Cup races of September 1887. Failing to win back the coveted trophy, she nevertheless had a very successful career and proved the obvious choice for the Kaiser to launch himself upon the yacht racing scene. In 1893 he won the prestigious Queen's Cup at Cowes in her but, by 1895, she had been outclassed by several brand-new yachts, most notably the Prince of Wales's Britannia. Determined to beat his uncle's cutter, the Kaiser immediately ordered a replacement for Meteor (I) and her successor was completed in time for the start of the 1896 season. Rather than sell Meteor (I), the Kaiser gave her to the German Navy for the use of naval cadets and she was renamed Comet for her new role.
Estimate: 2000-3000
39. TWO PAIRS OF SILVER SALTS FROM THE GERMAN IMPERIAL SERVICE OF S.M.YACHT HOHENZOLLERN II
comprising two gilt-lined bowls on ball-and-claw feet conjoined with an Imperial eagle handle, engraved on lower left edge with cipher for Wilhelm II and impressed with maker's marks for 'D. Vollgold & Söhne' - 2 x 4½in. (5 x 11.5cm.)
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Estimate: 700-900
40. TWO PAIRS OF SILVER SALTS FROM THE GERMAN IMPERIAL SERVICE OF S.M. YACHT HOHENZOLLERN II
comprising two gilt-lined bowls on ball-and-claw feet conjoined with an Imperial eagle handle, engraved on lower left edge with cipher for Wilhelm II and impressed with maker's marks for 'D. Vollgold & Söhne' - 2 x 4½in. (5 x 11.5cm.)
(2)
Estimate: 700-900
41. The Royal Yacht Hohenzollern II was built in 1892 by the shipbuilder A.G. Vulcan in Stettin, which was at that time part of the Prussian Empire. The steamboat, which was 122 m. in length and had a width of 14 m., served a dual purpose. It was both a recreational and a naval command vessel, combining lavish interiors with special cannons which had been a gift from the renowned industrialist Alfred Krupp.
A RARE CHINA TEAPOT FROM THE GERMAN IMPERIAL SERVICE OF S.M. YACHT HOHENZOLLERN II
in 'Hohenzollern' livery of white with gilt lining, Kaiser standard inscribed under S.M.Y. HOHENZOLLERN and monogram for Wilhelm II within a garter and chain of office surmounted by a crown, with maker's marks dated 1912 on pot, and 1907 on cover (small chip under edge of cover) - 8in. (20cm.) diameter
Estimate: 400-600
42. A HALF-LENGTH BRONZE BUST OF KAISER WILHELM II
depicted in full military uniform, signed on reverse 'H. Eichberg' with retailer's marks for 'R. Bellair & Co. Berlin', secured to marble plinth - 16½in. (42cm.) high; together with an Imperial Navy white ensign (faded) and a copy of Die Deutche Flotte in Groser Zeit ['The German Fleet in Peace Time'] published 1926
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Estimate: 300-500
43. A GERMAN SILVER SALVER
etched to the centre with the facsimile autograph for Victorialuise, impressed under rim with standard silver '925' marks and German crown - 7½in. (19cm.) diameter; together with a souvenir cowrie shell with carved inscription reading Stephen Vallis Born AD1836 / Presented to Miss Kate Scott as a mark of esteem
Estimate: 300-500
44. AFTER SIR LESLIE MATTHEW WARD, 'SPY', (1851-1922)
At Cowes, The R.Y.S.
Chromolithographic print dated 6th December 1894 - 15 x 19in. (38 x 48cm.); together with four photo-collages pertaining to crews from the Imperial German navy and a mounted cutting of Prince Heinrich racing at Kiel.
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Estimate: 100-150
45. ROYAL YACHT OSBORNE: TABLEWARE
comprising a cut glass goblet etched with cipher and Prince of Wales feathers; and three Elkington plate dessert forks and a knife, the fluted handles with raised foul-anchor and crown cartouche
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Estimate: 300-400
46. A STANDISH MADE FROM THE TIMBER OF THE ROYAL YACHT OSBORNE
in the form of twin capstans, the lids enclosing porcelain ink holders, secured to the pen tray with brass plaque to front inscribed This is made of Timber which was used in the construction of her late majesty Queen Victoria's yacht "Osborne" - 9in. (23cm.); together with a small cut glass liqueur decanter engraved with the Osborne crest (lacking stopper); and an R.N. ratings hat with a tally for the Royal Yacht
(3)
Estimate: 300-500
47. TWO PLATES AND A SAUCER FROM A SERVICE PRODUCED BY COPELAND FOR KING EDWARD VII FROM THE ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA & ALBERT III, CIRCA 1903
the green border with alternating garter plaques containing the King's cipher, and a foul anchor inscribed The Royal Yacht, intertwined with gold rope work, the reverse with maker's marks for Copeland and retail marks for T. Goode & Co., the plates - 9¾in. (25cm.) diameter
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Lit: Pugh & Pugh: Naval Ceramics, Plate 129 'C', Ceramic Book Society, 1971.
Estimate: 1200-1500
48. A FINE PORCELAIN TUREEN FROM THE SERVICE OF THE ROYAL YACHT OSBORNE, CIRCA 1882
with the Prince of Wales' device for Osborne and maker's marks for Royal Crown Derby with date mark for 1882 over - 12½in. (32cm.) diameter; together with three framed Royal menu cards for Windsor Castle (1902); The Royal Yacht (V&AIII) at Spithead (1935); and Buckingham Palace (1938)
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Lit: Pugh & Pugh: Naval Ceramics, Plate 128 'B', Ceramic Book Society, 1971.
Estimate: 600-800
49. A RARE PAIR OF BRASS BULKHEAD ELECTRIC LAMPS FROM THE ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA & ALBERT II (1899)
with recessed bulkhead support fronted with a scallop pierced by the tail of a stylised dolphin, the mouth supporting bulb fitting and cut glass cover (later) - 14in. (35.5cm.) including shade
Gavin, C.M.: Royal Yachts, Rich & Cowan Ltd. Photographic Appendices image of Officer's Wardroom where lamps are viewed insitu.
Estimate: 1000-1500
50. A SOUVENIR BLOCK FROM THE ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA & ALBERT III
converted into a letter rack, each side with transfers for George VI, on brass ball feet - 6½ x 8 x 9in. (16.5 x 20.5 x 23cm.)
Estimate: 150-250
51. A 19TH-CENTURY PLATE SUPPLIED FOR A ROYAL YACHT
with moulded rim, garter at centre inscribed HONI SOIT QUE MAL Y PENSE, decorated in blue and gilt, the reverse with maker's transfer for 'Daniell 129 New Bond St.' further inscribed Royal Yacht - 10in. (25.5cm.) diameter
Estimate: 400-600
52. AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING EARLY 19TH-CENTURY ADMIRALTY SHEER DRAUGHT PROFILE DRAWING FOR THE SAN JOSEF, CAPTURED BY NELSON'S 'PATENT BRIDGE' AT THE BATTLE OF CAPE ST. VINCENT, 14TH FEBRUARY, 1797
in black and red inks with watercolour shading to masts and blocks, inscribed under stern view lower left San Josef with her specifications listed under, and signed 'J. Lobb' with further annotation in margin reading: J.B. Lobb Comd. May 16th finsd. 30th (lower left), over two conjoined sheets - 26 x 76½in. (66 x 194.3cm.) Temporary display frame
In 1796, the French invaded the north of Italy, and Spain made an alliance with the French republic. Nelson, at this time, had already been involved in important British actions against the French, at Corsica (where a shot had struck the gravel bank where he stood, driving debris into his right eye and destroying his sight in that eye, and in frustrating French movement and trade in the Gulf of Genoa. The Battle of Cape St. Vincent, fought on 14 February 1797, against the Spanish fleet was to show him as a man of quite exceptional ability and tactical brilliance.
At a certain point in the battle, the English line had cut the Spanish fleet into two parts. Nelson, who was commanding the rear in the Captain, observed that the Spanish leading ships were bearing up so as to pass astern of the English line and regroup. He set the course of the Captain to obstruct their progress and engaged the largest ship then afloat, the Spanish flagship Santisima Trinidad, providing a delay which enabled other English ships to come up in support. The Captain suffered many losses in the engagement and Nelson, finding her unmanageable, laid her alongside the San Nicolas which he carried by boarding. The San Nicolas had itself fallen on the San Josef and Nelson therefore boarded the San Josef and took her surrender. When the fighting was over, he boarded the Victory, where the Admiral of the British Fleet, Sir John Jervis, gratefully embraced him. In recognition of his conduct he was made a Knight Companion of the Bath and was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral. He incorporated the stern of the San Josef within his armorial crest, still proudly carrying the ship's name.
Latterly in 1809 San Josef served as Flagship to Sir John Duckworth and it has been suggested that this plan was taken as part of a refit prior to his command. J.B. Lobb has yet to be identified, but is thought to be one of the Admiralty draughtsmen employed at Plymouth, or possibly a local architect hired as occasion required for his drawing skills.
Estimate: 3000-4000
53. A VERY RARE AND FINELY PRESERVED UNION FLAG FLOWN FROM THE JACKSTAFF OF H.M.S. SPARTIATE AT THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR, 21ST OCTOBER, 1805
comprising thirty-one hand-stitched bunting panels with canvas sleeve and lanyard - 88 x 140in. (223.5 x 355.5cm.)
Provenance: James Clephan and thence by descent.
Capt. James Clephan R.N. (1768-1851) was born in Fife and spent his early years as an apprentice weaver. As the industrial revolution took pace, this became an increasingly precarious occupation and several thousand Scottish domestic loom weavers were rapidly overwhelmed by new factories. The loss of the American market in 1776 only exacerbated the situation and Clephan started to dabble as a merchant seaman to make ends meet.
It was in this capacity that he was impressed into the Royal Navy (who naturally preferred seasoned men where possible) on the 23rd July, 1794 at the age of 26. Beginning as an AB (able bodied) 2nd Class Mate aboard the Sibyl (26) he then made 2nd Class Gunners Mate on the Doris (36) and Masters Mate, 10th October 1796. Over the next four years he rose to Midshipman on 7th January 1801, being made a Lieutenant on 31st July 1801 for distinguishing himself in the successful cutting out of the Chevrette at Brest. Under a hail of grape and musket shot, the boats of Doris, Beaulieu and Uranie boarded her. Despite being wounded and knocked overboard, Clephan was still the first man to reach the enemy's deck. On his promotion Admiral Cornwallis said ..you well deserve your promotion; few officers have earned it so hardly. Assigned to the 90-gun Namur he served as her 2nd Lientenant until the Peace of Amiens in April 1802. Taking the opportunity to marry during this brief interval, in March 1803 Clephan was reassigned the lieutenancy aboard the Spartiate under Captain Francis Laforey, where he remained until December 1809. At the battle of Trafalgar Clephan's courage was recognised once again and he was promoted to First Lieutenant immediately after the battle. The crew, honouring one of "their own", paid him the highest compliment they could and presented him with this Union Flag, which quite possibly had been stitched by them on board. In 1811 he followed Laforey, who seems to have been his sponsor and perhaps mentor, to the Dragon (74) and in April was promoted to Commander to the sloop Charybdis in which he captured two American vessels, the brig William Rathbone and the privateer Blockade in 1813. In 1814-15 he participated in the expedition against New Orleans and, on its failure, conveyed the dispatches. In August 1815, with the Peace, he was paid off at Deptford and placed on half pay. Retiring in 1840 with the rank of Captain, he lived in Edinburgh where he died on 28th January 1851 at the age of 83.
During the twenty-two years the Napoleonic Wars lasted, it is estimated that around 600,000 seaman served the Royal Navy, of which considerable numbers were impressed. The chances of a member of the lower decks making Officer were remote, however around 200 did so, and of those, about sixteen became captains of their own ship. Clephans uniform can be seen on display at the Edinburgh Museum of War.
The Spartiate was built by the French at Toulon in 1794 and named La Spartiate. She was a 74-gun Third Rate ship of the line measuring 150'4" with a 49'4½"beam, drew 21'7" and displaced 1,949 tons burthen, carrying a crew of 640 men. Captured by Nelson at the Battle of the Nile, it transpired the Spartiate had been the ship responsible for the wound Nelson received to his forehead during the battle, she also had items found within her ordinance including fireballs and explosive shells which had not yet been adopted by the Royal Navy. In 1803 with the Peace of Amiens clearly crumbling fast, Spartiate was made ready for war and in 1804 was handed over to Captain Sir Francis Laforey who was to remain with her until 1809.
At Trafalgar, the Spartiate was eleventh and last in Nelson's weather column following the Minotaur into action. Slightly under strength, the crew consisted on 540 seamen and 80 Royal Marines. Shortly after 3.00pm they engaged the Formidable at the head of Dumanoir's southern van, giving and receiving fire from five ships as they passed. They then turned their attention to the Spanish: Bringing Spartiate abrest of Neptuno (80) which was attempting to escape Minotaur, Laforey ordered his gunners to open fire and then Wore the ship to engage on the other tack.. After pummelling Neptuno for an hour, the Spaniard finally struck and drifted off out of control into the Téméraire. Laforey logged that at 5.20 the firing ceased observed 12 of the Enemy's Ships had struck.. 5.54 the French ship that caught fire in the SE blew up.. By the end of the action Spartiate had sustained casualties of three killed (the boatswain and two midshipmen) and twenty wounded. The damages sustained were logged by Laforey: The Foremast and Bowsprit badly wounded in two places. 1 shot well thro' the heel of Maintopmast, which splintered it much Fore & Main Shrouds shot away and several of the Top mast Do. Backstays running rigging all cut very much and several shots in our hull & several small grape shot in the Fore and Main masts Empd Repg the damages & getting the Ship ready to renew Action. After the battle she took the badly mauled Tonnant in tow to weather approaching gales which blew for three days after which the fleet reformed. They finally made Gibraltar on 10th November where they were able to take stores and effect further repairs before returning to England where they arrived at Plymouth on 14th December. Spartiate continued to have a very active career and was in and out of commission until 1842. In that year she was fitted as a "temporary" sheer hulk, a role she fulfilled for fifteen years before finally docked for breaking up on 27th March 1857, the work completed 30th May that year.
Estimate: 10000-15000
54. A REMARKABLE PRINTED BROADSHEET REGARDING THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
by George Lowther, 1806, announcing the glorious victory and the death of Admiral Lord Nelson, in the form of a memorial proclamation, the heading with engraved oval vignette of Nelson above the full text of Admiral Collingwood's dispatch, with details of the opposing fleets below, within verre eglomise mount with early 19th-century trade label for 'R. Faulding, London', to reverse - 52½ x 28in. (133.3 x 71.1cm.)
Provenance: Rear-Admiral Douglas Budgen.
Announcements of Nelson's two principal victories, the battles of the Nile (1798) and Trafalgar (1805), in broadsheet format are well-known even though few appear to have survived into modern times. One of this extraordinary size and opulence, however, appears unrecorded within the entire opus of Nelson-related paper ephemera and memorabilia. None of the largest public exhibitions, notably the most recent at Greenwich to mark the bi-centenary of Trafalgar in 2005, included an example and none have been traced elsewhere. Whilst it obviously cannot be claimed that this example is a unique survival, it is unquestionably of the greatest rarity and, indeed, of some significance to all Nelson aficionados.
Douglas Budgen entered the Royal Navy as a Midshipman in 1906 and was made Sub-Lieutenant in 1909. He served throughout the Great War, made Captain in 1930 and, in the Second World War, was Flag-Officer-in-Charge at the Simonstown naval base in South Africa. He retired in 1942 and was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath. He died in 1947.
Estimate: 1000-1500
55. A COMMEMORATIVE NELSON GLASS PICTURE
Death of Lord Nelson
Published by Stampa, January 2nd, 1806
10 x 7½in. (25.5 x 19cm.) Framed; together with another: The Death & Victory of Ad Ld Nelson, published by Hinton, 1st Jan 1806 (broken top left)
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Lit: Le Quesne, L.P. Nelson Commemorated in Glass Pictures, Antique Collectors Club, 2001, No.15 p.37
Estimate: 400-600
56. A COMMEMORATIVE NELSON GLASS PICTURE
The Death of Admiral Lord Nelson Oct 21 1805
Published by I. Hinton, 21st November, 1805
13½ x 9½in. (43 x 34cm.) Framed
Lit: Le Quesne, L.P. Nelson Commemorated in Glass Pictures, Antique Collectors Club, 2001, No.19, p.43.
Estimate: 400-600
57. A COMMEMORATIVE NELSON GLASS PICTURE
Britannia lamenting the death of Admiral Lord Nelson...
Published by W.B. Walker, Dec 5th, 1805
14 x 10in. (35.5 x 25.5cm.) Contemporary frame
Lit: Le Quesne, L.P. Nelson Commemorated in Glass Pictures, Antique Collectors Club, 2001, No.46, p.68
Estimate: 400-600
58. A COMMEMORATIVE NELSON GLASS PICTURE
A Tribute of Gratitude to British Valour and Intrepidity..
Published by Peter Barnaschina, February 1st, 1806
10 x 14in. (25.5 x 35.5cm.) Framed; together with another: Lord Nelson the Hero of the Nile.. published 20th January 1806 by W.B. Walker (cracked)
Lit: Le Quesne, L.P. Nelson Commemorated in Glass Pictures, Antique Collectors Club, 2001, No.44, p.66.
Estimate: 400-600
59. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY COMMEMORATIVE NELSON GLASS CEILING
a set of twelve tinted glass panels commemorating Nelson's actions, comprising: Trafalgar; Nile; St. Vincent; The Baltic; West Indies; Santa Cruz; Cape Ushant; Bay of Naples; Alexandra and fragments for a further three panels: Siege of Bastia; Cadiz and Copenhagen (Trafalgar: corner detached upper right; Cape Ushant: corner detached lower right), each - 48 x 50¾in. (122 x 129cm.) and approximately ½in. (1cm.) thick
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Provenance: These panels were installed in an inn then called "The Victory", 151 Old Chorley Rd, Bolton, Lancashire in 1809 and removed in 2005. The inn has since been re-named at least twice.
** Special viewing arrangements are in place for this lot. One panel (St. Vincent) is available on site, the remaining eleven are available for viewing by appointment only. High-resolution images are available upon request.
Estimate: 1500-2500
60. AN UNUSUAL 19TH-CENTURY PAINTED FOUR-FOLD SCREEN
painted on canvas attached to a wooden frame and depicting a British squadron including Victory sailing off the fort of Cadiz, bristling with guns and soldiers, entitled FORT St MARY NEAR CADIX; the reverse with alternating naval symbols such as anchors, cannons, swags etc., with shaped top and later lugs for wall hanging (some wear, patched restoration), each panel - 78¾ x 19in. (200 x 48.2cm.)
Estimate: 1800-2500
61. 'THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD NELSON, K.B. FROM HIS LORDSHIP'S MANUSCRIPTS',
Rev. James Stainer Clarke and John McArthur, London, 1809, 1st Edition in two volumes, printed by T. Bensley for T. Cadell, W. Davies and W. Miller, containing numerous engravings and plans, bound between original diced full calf covers with high quality re-backing, each volume bearing the library plates for Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 14 x 11½in. (36 x 32cm.)
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) was one of the most colourful late 18th Century characters and enjoyed two separate careers. He made his mark as a playwright and where The Critic (1775) ensured his fame, his masterpiece - The School for Scandal (1777) - sealed it. Tiring of the theatre but retaining his stake in Drury Lane, in 1780 he entered Parliament as an ally of the Whig republican Charles James Fox who favoured the American Colonials. Between 1804 and 1807 he served as treasurer to the Navy in a coalition government under Pitt the Younger and it was presumably in this capacity that he became friendly with Nelson. In February 1809 his theatre burned to the ground and on being encountered drinking a glass of wine in the street while watching the fire, Sheridan was famously reported to have said: "A man may surely be allowed to take a glass of wine by his own fireside." In 1812 his creditors foreclosed on him and he died in poverty in 1816.
Estimate: 800-1200
62. AFTER SIMON DE KOSTER
Baron Nelson of the Nile
Early 19th-century label applied to reverse inscribed Lord Nelson sketched from Life by Edwd. Byng
Pencil on paper
7 x 6in. (17.8 x 15.2cm.) Framed and glazed
Lit: Walker, R: The Nelson Portraits, Royal Naval Museum Publications, p.248-9, pt 164.
Simon de Koster sketched Nelson for Emma Hamilton, at their home in Merton a few days before he sailed to defeat the Danish at the Battle of Copenhagen. She had a second version done by de Koster and preferred it to the original which de Koster then kept and had engraved after Nelson's death. It sold very well and was evidently used by some talented amateurs to produce their own copies of which the present lot is an attractive and finely observed example.
Estimate: 300-500
63. BRITISH SCOOL (EARLY 19TH-CENTURY)
A view of Woodton Hall, Norfolk
Watercolour laid on paper.
6 x 9¼in. (15 x 23.5cm.)
Family home to the Suckling family since 1694 including Nelson's mother, Catherine, who died in 1767. The house was sold in 1839 and then demolished.
Estimate: 150-250
64. 'THE FUNERAL PROCESSION OF LORD VISCOUNT NELSON, JANY. 9TH 1806',
hand coloured print published by Edward Orme, published 12th January 1806 with view of funeral bier arriving at St. Paul's Cathedral - 12 x 16in. (30.5 x 40.5cm.) Framed and glazed
Provenance: With Parker Gallery.
Estimate: 200-400
65. AFTER JOHN HOPPNER: 'LORD NELSON',
engraved by Minnie Cormack and hand coloured for Colnaghi & Co, London, 1894 - 28½ x 19½in. (72.5 x 49.5cm.) Framed and glazed
Estimate: 200-400
66. A FINE 19TH-CENTURY REVERSE-GLASS SILHOUETTE COMMEMORATING NELSON
depicting H.M.S. Victory with a profile medallion of Nelson over with 'England Expects..' over - 13½ x 11½in. (34.5 x 29cm.)
Estimate: 600-800
67. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY GILT BRASS PROFILE OF NELSON
after Boulton's Trafalgar medal, mounted in a contemporary wooden frame with top loop, approximately - 5in. (13cm.) square
Estimate: 100-150
68. ALEXANDER DAVISON'S MEDAL FOR THE NILE, 1ST AUGUST 1798
in bronzed-copper, by C.H. Küchler, extremely fine and of good colour, contained within a plush-lined morocco box
Estimate: 400-600
69. AFTER BENJAMIN WEST: 'THE DEATH OF LORD VISCOUNT NELSON. K.B.',
engraved and published by James Heath, 1811, contained within contemporary gilt frame, the lower edge concealing a sprung roller with key to characters depicted
24 x 29½in. (61 x 75cm.) including frame
Estimate: 400-600
70. A 19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL TABLE
the plain oval top with inset silver plaque engraved with the stern of the San Josef with banner over inscribed Faith and Works and under Taken by NELSON at the Battle off Cape St. Vincent, 14th February, 1797, with turned and moulded legs and stretchers under (one foot chipped) - 29 x 29½in. (73.5 x 75cm.)
By repute this table has connection with Captain Hardy's family in Dorset and was known as "The Hardy Table". The San Josef was broken up at Devonport in 1849 and it is perfectly plausible that timber was removed for such items. Mahogany would have been used in the officer accommodation. Although Hardy died in 1839, he served at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent aboard La Minerve and it is reasonable to assume that his family were keen to secure a memento when the opportunity arose.
Estimate: 700-900
71. A GOODALLS CORNER CHAIR MADE FROM THE TIMBER OF H.M.S. FOUDROYANT
with carved and moulded top rail and arm supports inscribed FOUDROYANT / LAUNCHED 1798 / WRECKED 1897, with crossed stretchers and plush seat (later) - 31½ x 24in. (80 x 61cm.)
Goodalls, the firm that bought the wreck to produce commemorative items from its oak and copper, issued a catalogue of designs, many of which were produced to order and not made speculatively. A similar chair to the one offered is listed as No.1 and described This Chair once belonged to Lord Nelson's Father. Price of reproduction in 'Foudroyant' Oak, £10.18s.6d.
Estimate: 500-800
72. A BRITISH AND FOREIGN SAILORS' SOCIETY COMMEMORATIVE CENTENARY PLAQUE
impressed with a view of HMS Victory with banners inscribed Copper from Nelson's Victory; Centenary Memento October 21st 1905, mounted on an oak shield - 15in. (38cm.) high
Estimate: 80-120
73. Trafalgar Wound and Hurt Certificates
The Chatham Chest was founded by Elisabeth I in 1590 to give support of the wounded and hurt who had fought the Spanish Armada. All warrant officers paid a shilling a month in support to all British mariners, whether in the Royal Navy or not, who had suffered a wound or hurt. To many observers, this is the first occupational insurance scheme on record. The pension available to a wounded sailor varied depending on the wound. It was normal practice to grant not only an annual pension, but also an immediate payment which was usually equal to one year's pension. The lump sum was termed 'smart money' and for that reason, these certificates are known as 'smart tickets'. The smart ticket was the formal certificate signed by the ship's standing officers and the captain, 1st lieutenant, master and surgeon which attested to the wound described. The Greenwich Chest was formed in the 17th century to provide a seaman's home and pensions for the wounded and hurt. All seamen contributed 6 pence a month to the Greenwich Chest. In 1803, Parliament decided to merge the Chatham Chest into Greenwich Chest. The merger was completed in 1814 when the Chatham Chest ceased to exist. The actual Chatham Chest, in which funds were kept, is now located at Chatham Dockyard.
Property of a Private Collector: A Collection of Trafalgar 'Smart' Tickets
H.M.S. DEFENCE: A CHATHAM CHEST AWARD TO PRIVATE CHARLES PHELPS, ROYAL MARINE
for £6/13/4 per annum, on vellum - 13 x 9in. (33 x 23cm.)
Phelps [Philips on NGS roll] was struck by a cannon ball which resulted in the amputation of his right leg below the knee. Phelps served on board HMS Defence at Trafalgar and received the Naval General Service medal with Trafalgar clasp in 1848. Phelps was 16 years old and hailed from Oakham, Oxfordshire.
Estimate: 400-600
74. H.M.S. ROYAL SOVEREIGN: A GREENWICH CHEST AWARD FOR WILLIAM DAVIS, ORDINARY SEAMAN
for £8, one vellum - 13 x 8¾in. (33 x 22cm.)
William Davis, ordinary seaman, on board HMS Royal Sovereign at Trafalgar for receiving a wound in the groin. He was about 22 years old and from Barton St. David, Somerset.
Estimate: 400-600
75. H.M.S. NEPTUNE: A HURT TICKET FOR JOHN WILD, QUARTER GUNNER
on vellum - 13 x 9in. (33 x 23cm.)
The Chatham Chest award isn't noted, but Wild received severe burns over several parts of his body and eyes from a large quantity of gun powder being ignited. Wild was 29 years old and from St. Ives, Cornwall.
Estimate: 400-600
76. H.M.S. DREADNOUGHT: A GREENWICH CHEST AWARD TO JEREMIAH HAYES, QUARTER GUNNER
for £4 per annum, on standard paper, watermarked for 1803 and addressed to Jeremiah Hayes, No 48 Ward, Hasler Hospital, Portsmouth and bears a 'FALMOUTH 275' ship's postal frank (seal tear) - 12¾ x 8in. (32.5 x 20.3cm.) folded
Hayes was 32 years old and came from Killarney, Ireland. He received a wound in his right foot which occasioned the loss of two toes. This ticket is written on paper instead of vellum which is unusual. There is an inscription which reads; There not being any Smart Tickets in the agent's office at Gibraltar, a written certificate has been given.
Estimate: 400-600
77. H.M.S. COLOSSUS: A CHATHAM CHEST AWARD TO PETER MARSHALL, ORDINARY SEAMAN
for £6 per annum, on vellum - 13 x 9in. (33 x 23cm.)
Peter Marshall, ordinary seaman, on board HMS Colossus at Trafalgar. He was hit by grape shot in his left leg which created a compound fracture which contracted the knee and made him lame. Marshall was 30 years old and came from Stirling, New Brunswick.
Estimate: 400-600
78. A MID 19TH-CENTURY HALF-LENGTH BUST OF NELSON BY COPELAND & GARRETT
modelled in uniform and mounted on a socle, impressed on reverse 'Horatio Lord Nelson' with maker's transfers inside socle - 9½in. (24cm.) high
Copeland & Garrett worked between 1833-1847.
Estimate: 200-400
79. A 19TH-CENTURY TERRACOTTA BUST OF NELSON
after Lucius Gahagan, impressed with maker's marks for 'W. Gilbert, Tipton' on reverse - 18½in. (47cm.) high
Lit: Walker, R: The Nelson Portraits, Royal Naval Museum, 1998, p211.
Estimate: 300-500
80. A MID 19TH-CENTURY SILVER MODEL OF NELSON
after E.H. Baily [Nelson's Column], with maker's marks for John Round & Sons Ltd. between 1844-1867 - 4¾in. (12cm.) high
Estimate: 400-600
81. A BLACK BASALT BUST OF NELSON BY WEDGWOOD
after the original by Robert Shout, impressed maker's marks to back and under socle, further impressed 'NELSON' Published July 22nd R. Shout Sep 1798 Holborn - 10½in. (27cm.) high
Lit: Walker, R: The Nelson Portraits, Royal Naval Museum Publications, 1998, p.215.
Estimate: 300-500
82. A BRITISH AND FOREIGN SAILORS' SOCIETY COMMEMORATIVE BUST OF NELSON
inscribed on the socle Made of copper from Nelson's flagships, mounted on a turned ebonised base - 12in. (30.5cm.) high
Estimate: 400-600
83. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY PRATTWARE JUG COMMEMORATING NELSON AND HARDY
named portraits enriched in a typical palette - 6in. (15cm.) high
Estimate: 400-600
84. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY PRATTWARE JUG COMMEMORATING NELSON AND BERRY
named portraits enriched in a typical palette - 6in. (15cm.)
Estimate: 400-600
85. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY MINIATURE OF EMMA HAMILTON AS BRITANNIA
painted on ivory and depicted seated by the Lion of England with warships sailing beyond, contained within a yellow metal lunette case with chain, the reverse unfilled - 1¾in. (4.5cm.) diameter
Estimate: 300-500
86. A RARE COMMEMORATIVE SILVER DESSERT SPOON
the shaft and finial modelled in the style of Nelson's column, the bowl with Chester hallmarks for 1905-6 and registered design number for 1894-5 - 8in. (20cm.) high
Estimate: 150-250
87. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY COMMEMORATIVE NELSON SILVER PILL BOX
the lid impressed with a profile enclosed within an inscription reading The Gallant Nelson Died oct 21 1805 Trafalgar, the container with Birmingham hallmarks for 1805-6 - 1¼in. (3.2cm.) wide
Estimate: 300-500
88. AFTER JOHN HOPKINS
A Tribute to the Memory of the late Vice Admiral Viscount Nelson
Coloured mezzotint engraved by Young and published by Boydell & Co. London, 4th June, 1806
26 x 20in. (66 x 51cm.) Contemporary maple frame
Estimate: 300-500
89. BATTLE OF QUEBEC: 13TH SEPTEMBER, 1759
an original paper with very full reports detailing the deaths of both Generals Wolfe and Montcalm, the brilliant and timely arrival of the Royal Navy, articles of capitulation, return of killed and wounded, casualties and prisoners, how London reacted etc., carried over several pages in a complete issue of THE EDINBURGH EVENING COURANT dated 23rd of October, 1759
Although not mentioned, history tells us that the navigation of Saunders' fleet up the St Lawrence River was effected by Master R.N. James Cook, later Captain James Cook.
Estimate: 400-600
90. THE BATTLE OF THE NILE
a set of three American newspapers reporting Nelson's 'Great Battle' in detail: 1. 1st December,1798, first news received from Admiral Jervis, the Commander In Chief: An action was fought on the mouth of The Nile on the First, Second, and Third of August… under the orders of Rear Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson… a most signal and glorious victory was obtained over that of France; also: the London Gazette report direct from Nelson; 2- 5th of Decemeber,1798: additional news from various sources; 3. 3rd of July,1799: text of Nelson's letter to the Governor of Bombay, dated August 9th,1798, all issues from the COLUMBIAN CENTINEL-BOSTON
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Estimate: 200-300
91. THE BATTLE OF COPENHAGEN
Nelson's Report of The Battle: ELEPHANT…off Copenhagen,3rd April,1801...yesterday morning I made signal for the squadron to weigh, and to engage the Danish line, consisting of 6 sail of the line,11 floating batteries, mounting from 26 twenty four pounders, to 18 pounders, and one bomb ship, besides schooner gun vessels. These were supported by the Crown Islands, mounting 88 cannon, and four Amak. The bomb ship and schooner gun vessels made their escape, the other 17 sail are sunk, burnt, or taken, being the whole of the Danish line to the southward of the Crown Islands after a battle of four hours..." With list of killed or wounded; also Admiral Hyde Parker's official report, including correspondence with the Danes prior to commencement of hostilities in a complete issue of THE ENGLISH CHRONICLE, for 16th April, 1801
Estimate: 200-400
92. BOULOGNE
Nelson's report from Medusa, off Boulogne: SIR, The Enemy's Vessels, Brigs, and Flats,(Lugger rigged), and a Schooner, Twenty-four in number, were this Morning, at Daylight, anchored in a Line in Front of the Town of Boulogne; the Wind being favourable for the Bombs to act, I made the Signal for them to weigh, and to throw Shells at the Vessels, but as little as possible to annoy the Town….What damage the Enemy have sustained, beyond what we see is impossible to tell. The whole of this Affair is of no further Consequence, than to shew the Enemy they cannot, with Impunity, come outside their Ports"….NELSON and BRONTE, in a complete issue of THE LONDON GAZETTE, dated 8th of August,1801
Estimate: 200-300
93. BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
extract From The London Gazette Extraordinary: Collingwood's Official Report Of 22nd October, Off Cape Trafalgar: The ever to be Lamented Death of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, who in the late conflict with the enemy fell in the hour of victory… followed by two General Orders and his second letter of the 24th of October; Also: a separate piece on the death of Nelson who hears the great news from Captain Hardy before he expired, contained in a complete issue of the BOSTON GAZETTE (America), dated Monday, 23rd of December,1805
Estimate: 200-400
94. VICE ADMIRAL COLLINGWOOD: ACTION AGAINST FRENCH SHIPS FROM TOULON
three ships of the Line, two maybe four frigates, and a convoy of about twenty sail taken, also three 'Great Ships' of the enemy destroyed, either sunk, captured, or badly battered. Detailed reports from Collingwood, and reports from Rear Admiral Martin and Captain Hallowell in a complete issue of THE LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, for 29th of November, 1809
Estimate: 150-250
95. THE DEATH OF COLLINGWOOD
the Second in Command in the Battle of Trafalgar in a complete issue of THE TIMES, for 18th of April, 1810; together with the Death Of Captain Hardy, now Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, Bart, G.C.B., Governor of the Royal Hospital of Greenwich, aged 71 years in a complete issue of THE GLOBE (LONDON), for 21st of Septemeber,1839, together with two other issues of THE GLOBE, dated 28th and 30th of September concerning his funeral
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Estimate: 200-300
96. A RARE COLLECTION OF NAPOLEONIC "INVASION OF ENGLAND" RAFT PRINTS
comprising five views and specifications for different bizarre armed craft to transport several thousand men each, published by Fores, Hinton and Laurie and Whittle in January and February 1798 and printed on woven paper with hand colouring, some contemporary annotation suggesting alternative titles and evidence of sealing wax used to secure to a wall, the largest - 11 x 16in. (28 x 40.5cm.)
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Estimate: 800-1000
97. TWO EARLY 19TH-CENTURY ADMIRALTY PLANS
in black, red and sepia inks, for proposed vessels, both for bow arrangements, the first inscribed in pencil Theoretical plan of a Fore Can[?] Body of a Man-of-War Brig; the other In laying of the head rails & timbers of a Line of Battle Ship, the larger - 19½ x 38in. (49.5 x 96.5cm.) rolled in tube
Estimate: 200-400
98. A RARE AND EXCEPTIONAL EARLY 19TH-CENTURY MIDSHIPMAN'S LOG BOOK
entitled Log of the Proceedings of His Majesty's Ship HORATIO, W.H. Dillon. Esqr Capt. John Smith Gould MID, written in a clear hand between August 12th 1814 and January 10th 1816 and containing thirty-three full page titled watercolour illustrations and maps of exceptional quality and detail, consisting of many interesting early views including a volcanic eruption (before and during), icebergs ("ice islands"), 'Town of Funchal', 'Madeira', 'Ascension Islands', 'Macao', 'Anson's Bay', 'Singapore Straights', 'Malacca', 'Cape of Good Hope', 'St. Helena' (from south and north), 'Rio Janeiro' (Sugar Loaf hill and Town), 'a watering place east of Java', 'Madras' and 'Manilla', together with numerous watercolour vignettes, small map details, pen and ink sketches and diagrams of how the stores are arranged and stowed, bound between full calf decorated boards - 13 x 8½in. (33 x 21.5cm.)
H.M.S. Horatio was one of the fifteen 'Lively' class fifth rates designed by Sir William Rule and widely considered the finest British frigates spawned by the French Wars. Built by George Parsons at Burlesdon, Southampton, Horatio was measured at 1,089 tons and was 154 feet in length with a 40 foot beam. With a main armament of 28-18pdrs. on her upper deck, she also carried 4-9pdrs. and 14-32pdr. carronades which, in total, gave her impressive firepower for a vessel of her size. Launched on 23rd April 1807, she was first commissioned under Captain George Scott in June the same year, sailing for the North American Station that September. After seeing action in both the West and East Indies, and then off the Norwegian coast, she returned home in 1812 until despatched briefly to North America again in June 1814 under Captain William Dillon.
Soon recalled to the Channel Isles - where Dillon was appointed Senior Officer at Guernsey - Horatio was nearly lost when she struck an underwater rock in the Little Russell Passage, between Guernsey and Herm, whilst en route to keep watch off Cherbourg. The impact knocked 25 feet off her main-keel and she was only saved from sinking by "the most extraordinary exertions" of her captain and crew who somehow coaxed her into Portsmouth for repair. Back at sea, she returned to station off Cherbourg as the Admiralty initially believed that Napoleon would attempt to escape from there after his defeat at Waterloo. Afterwards voyaging to both China and India, Horatio was ordered home in 1816 and paid off the next year. Laid up for many years, she was finally converted to screw power in 1850 and, after employment in various roles, was sold for scrapping in 1865.
Estimate: 4000-6000
99. THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE, 1794: A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT
written by William Burgh (Queen Charlotte) on June 2nd to his sister in a excited but fair hand over six and a half sides (two folded standard size sheets) and enclosing with crossings and corrections, after the initial news I make not the least doubt but you will be as happy to hear as I am to write that we have beat the French, he starts from 2nd May Sailed from St. Helens with the East India Company and proceeds to describe in detail the activities of Lord Howe's fleet and intelligence of the French manoeuvres, captured prizes and values, capturing dispatches, burning captured vessels, then ...Saw the enemys fleet consisting of 30 sail in a line of battle we made the sig to form the line ahead and a stern of the Admiral as most convenient our line was (list of vessels in order) ...but next morning as they had the wind of us we had no other way to bring them to close action but by passing through their line there was 9 ships ahead of us to all passed to Leeward of them so that we were the ship that broke their line and got the weather gage follow'd only by the Bellerophon we recvd the fire of 5 of their largest ships... this ship taking their admiral to engage the Mountain 120 Guns/ we did not fire until we were close of board we got under her stern and began to blaze away having 3 ships upon us as the same time. The French Admiral not liking the salute hauld her wind out of our way, we losing out fore top mast at that time could not get after him, we were in hot Action two hours... after the heat of the action the smoke clear'd away, & the enemy perceived that they had the worst of it.. He then proceeds to describe the post battle trophies: we have taken 6 sail of the line which increase to eleven before he has finished the page and concludes with the state of various ships ending the Queen Charlotte very much damaged I am obliged t finish as the brig is now along side that takes the dispatches. My Love to My brother and the Children am ? sister yours sincerely , W. Burgh with a post script adding We not lost a Ship - I have laid at Q..(missing) first day of (missing) June the 2d - 1794, the exterior addressed to 'Mrs Burgh', sealed in red wax retaining part of edge, further stamped 'Portsmouth Ship LR' and date stamped 'JU 13 94'
Provenance: William Burgh and thence by descent.
William Burgh was created a Lieutenant on 24th July 1794 but died in 1798. He brought home the union flag of the Queen Charlotte which was sold by Christie's, South Kensington along with his kit bag in November 2008 (lot 24). These now form part of the National Collection at Greenwich.
Estimate: 700-900
100. CAPTAIN CADIR BEIJ: AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO NELSON
addressed and dated Alexandria, 13th February 1802, written in French and comprising two sides of a standard sheet with a few lines on a third, watermarked for Portal & Co 1798, and enquiring after the health of Nelson and his officers, signed with Arabic annotation in gold-flaked ink with ink seal; together with another of similar content addressed to L'Amiral Nelson and flamboyantly signed Capitana Cadir Bey Alexandria le 3 May 1802 with inked Arabic seal
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Estimate: 1200-1500
101. CAPTAIN CADIR BEIJ: AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO NELSON
addressed and dated Alexandria, 10th October 1802, written in French and comprising two sides of a standard sheet beginning As I have had the liberty of writing you 8 letters without ever having had the honour of one from you... and concluding I beg your Excell to pay my respects to his Minister Amilton [sic] and all his respected family. Signed and annotated Capitiana Cadir Bey, Amiral der force Navalle Ottoman
This letter contains an early and very rare reference to the Hamiltons with whom Nelson was now engaged in his infamous ménage a trois.
Estimate: 1500-2000
102. AN AUTOGRAPH NOTE FROM KING GEORGE III ON RECEIVING NEWS OF THE FRENCH INVASION OF IRELAND
addressed Windsor Oct 23, 1798 to PM, seemingly in the Monarch's hand, anticipating news of ..four [French] frigates not yet known to have fallen into the hands of some of our cruisers, signed George R, in folder with transcript and researches
Provenance: With Maggs Bros. Ltd.
Estimate: 300-500
103. MAURICE NELSON (1753-1801): TWO RARE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS TO LORD NELSON'S PRIZE AGENT, ALEXANDER DAVISON, REPORTING HIS BROTHER'S VICTORY AT THE BATTLE OF THE NILE
My mind is so agitated I cannot write have therefore enclosed a Gazette which I hope will give you the first tidings of the signal Victory obtained by my Brother he is but slightly wounded... The French Admiral & his Capt. are killed.. we have not lost a ship.
Written over three pages with integral address, dated 'Navy Office 2nd Oct. 1798', two flattened impressions of seal, post marked 'Navy Office 2-3 October 1798 (ragged seal tears, some paper loss to address leaves)
Provenance: Sotheby's: The Alexander Davison Collection, 21 October 2002, Lot 1.
Estimate: 1200-1500
104. AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM HORATIA NELSON, WARD TO PRINCE ALBERT, REGARDING EDUCATION
My dear old friend ' Many, very many thanks for your kind letter it was only put into my hands as I was starting for London.. proceeding to detail the ages and occupations of her children and concurring in advice the Prince had previously suggested regarding their education, written over four sides of a folded sheet with later pencil annotation suggesting a date of 1860 and signed 'H N Ward'; together with a reply from Buckingham Palace to an earlier letter dated March 16th 1856 politely declining her invitation to head a public subscription for Christ's Hospital, signed by C.M. Chipps.
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Estimate: 500-800
105. WILLIAM ROBERTS' COMMISSION AS LIEUTENANT OF BARFLEUR, 1798
copper plate print on vellum with manuscript completion with impressed Admiralty and duty stamps signed by V. Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour; Sir Philip Stephens; R. Admiral William Young and Evan Nepean, dated 23rd Decr. 1798; contained within a file with historical researches and notes about Young; together with a letter of petition from Admiral Richard Strachan dated March 20th 1803 and addressed to one Benjamin Tucker, petitioning him to use his influence with Earl St. Vincent which Strachan thought greater than his own, regarding the dismissal from his ship of Captain William Hancock Kelly by Court Martial in Gibraltar, pasted into a card folder with biographical notes of Strachan and later transcript and historical notes
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Provenance: With Maggs Bros. Ltd.
Estimate: 300-500
106. H.M.S. SHANNON: A SEA SERVICE CHEST FOR CAPTAIN JAMES JOHNS, ROYAL MARINES, WHO SERVED IN THE ACTION WITH CHESAPEAKE, 1ST JUNE 1813
constructed in oak, bound with iron, lined with leather studded with brass pins, carrying handles and lock (hasp broken, leather lifting in areas, overall wear) - 14 x 27 x 15in. (36 x 68.5 x 38cm.); together with Johns' copy of the Regimental Companion, published London, 1805, Vol 2, 6th Edition, with nameplate inside cover inscribed Captain Johns, Paymaster, 14th Foot and inscribed on frontispiece 'James Johns', bound with marbled boards; and a profile miniature inscribed "James Johns Lieut R.M. H.M.S. "Shannon" 1813"
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During the Anglo-American War of 1812-14, the event which captured the public's imagination more than any other was the celebrated duel between the Royal Navy's frigate H.M.S. Shannon and the new republic's frigate Chesapeake. Cruising off the eastern seaboard, Captain Philip Broke of the Shannon spotted the American frigates Chesapeake and Constitution refitting in Boston. Broke immediately challenged Captain Lawrence of the Chesapeake to come out and fight and, at about noon on 1st June 1813, the latter weighed anchor and stood out of Boston Roads accompanied by a small flotilla of pleasure craft crowded with spectators anxious to witness the fight. A furious action followed lasting a mere fifteen minutes; Captain Broke was badly wounded leading his boarding party and casualties on both vessels were very high. Soon overwhelmed, Chesapeake surrendered and Shannon took her as a prize into Halifax, Nova Scotia, where, on the 6th June, the captors were given a heroes' welcome.
James Johns was promoted Captain in 1805 and retired in 1826. His service chest remained with his family in his home town of Inverary, Scotland and until recently was displayed every year in the local Kirk.
Estimate: 1000-1500
107. A 19TH-CENTURY GLASS PICTURE OF H.M.S. SHANNON
depicted steaming in company with another R.N. vessel and a (?)American paddle steamer - 15 x 23in. (38 x 58.5cm.) Framed
Estimate: 300-500
108. AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING CANE MADE FROM OAK RECOVERED FROM THE CELEBRATED U.S. BRIG LAWRENCE, FLAGSHIP AT THE BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE, 1813
the tapering shaft with inset silvered plaques inscribed Taken from the flag-ship Lawrence. March 5th 1836 / Com. O.H. Perry's victory Lake Erie. Sept. 10th AD1813 / "We have met the enemy and they are ours", pierced for carrying loop and terminating in an ivory handle - 34in. (86.5cm.) Folder of data and provenance
Provenance: The family and thence by descent and auction.
Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819) provided the United States with what proved to be the defining victory in her War with Britain in 1812-13. His squadron of nine vessels fought the Royal Navy's six and after a bitter and very bloody action lasting several hours, during which time Perry had been obliged to transfer his flag (parting with the famous order "don't give up the ship") to the Niagra because the Lawrence was so battered. He returned to the Lawrence to receive the surrender. The vessels were anchored and hasty repairs were underway near West Sister Island when Perry composed his now famous message to General Harrison: We have met the enemy and they are ours. Two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop. Winning this battle ensured American control of the lake for the remainder of the war, which in turn allowed them to recover Detroit and win the Battle of the Thames to break the Indian confederation of Tecumseh. His younger brother was Matthew C. Perry (1794-1858) who also served with distinction in the U.S. Navy in this war and was the original recipient and owner of this lot. In mid-1815, following the end of hostilities, Lawrence was sunk in Misery Bay on Presque Isle, Pennsylvania in order to preserve her hull. Her submerged hulk was sold in 1825 and, except for a brief examination in 1836, remained underwater for five more decades. By 1836 M.C. Perry was second officer at the New York Navy Yard and it seems highly likely that he was presented with this highly appropriate souvenir of his brother's greatest moment at that time. In September 1875 her remains were raised, cut into sections, and transported by rail to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she was exhibited during The U.S. Centennial International Exhibition of 1876. Her remains were destroyed by a fire during that exhibition, suggesting very little wood from this famous ship survives.
Estimate: 2500-3500
109. A VERY FINE DOLLOND TELESCOPE, PRESENTED BY KING GEORGE IV TO SIR CHARLES PAGET, 1821
with 2in. objective lens, silver plated fittings and interchangeable draw tubes signed Dollond London, each further engraved Commodore the Honble. Sir Charles Paget K.C.H. from his esteemed & beloved Sovereign George 4th, On Board the Royal George Yacht, Cowes Roads, Augst. 4th, 1821, contained within fitted mahogany box of issue - 40¼in. (102cm.) diameter
Sir Charles Paget (1778-1839) entered the navy in 1790 under the patronage of Sir Andrew Snape Douglas. He enjoyed rapid promotion and on 30th March 1803 he commissioned the large frigate Endymion, and commanded her for the next two years, cruising in the channel, the Bay of Biscay, and on the coast of Spain or Portugal. In 1804 he captured four Spanish treasure ships from South America, gaining £26,000 prize money, much of which he spent on a country seat and a wife. Afterwards he commanded various frigates or ships of the line in the channel, and from 1812 to 1814 the Superb (74 guns), in the Bay of Biscay and on the coast of North America. Between 1817 and 1819 he was in command of the Royal Yacht George in attendance on the Prince Regent and was made a KCH on 19th October 1819. He continued his rise through the ranks until 10th January 1837 when he was made vice-admiral, and commanded on the North America and West Indies station until his death from yellow fever at St Thomas, Jamaica, on 27th January 1839.
Estimate: 2500-3500
110. THE MAIN SHIP'S BELL FROM 74-GUN THIRD RATE SHIP-OF-THE-LINE DEFIANCE (1783)
cast in bell bronze with mouldings to the rim and shoulder, cast with raised Government broad arrow mark and date '1812', impressed metal tag attached to crown reading Bell of the Defiance '74, broken up 1817 - 22½ x 21¼in. (57 x 54cm.)
One of eight Slade-designed "Elizabeth" class ships, Defiance was ordered from John Randall & John Brent at Rotherhithe in 1780, she was launched on 10th December, 1783. Her crew mutinied three times, in 1795, 1797, and 1798. She fought at the Battle of Copenhagen on April 2, 1801, the Battle of Cape Finisterre on July 22, 1805, and the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805 where she captured the Spanish San Juan Nepomuceno and sustained casualties of 17 killed, 53 wounded. After refitting at Portsmouth she was recommissioned in March 1806 for Capt. Henry Hotham during which time she blockaded Rochefort and she assisted with the destruction of three French 40-gun frigates (La Cybele, Le Calypso and L'Italienn) at Sables d'Olonne on 24th February 1809. In December 1813 she was used as a temporary prison ship at Chatham, was laid up in ordinary between 1814-1815 and was broken up there in 1817. It is presumed that for an unknown reason it was necessary to fit her with an unnamed bell during her period as a prison ship, which remained aboard as she was not commissioned again.
Estimate: 1500-2500
111. A DETAILED AND WELL MADE 1:12 SCALE WOOD AND METAL MODEL OF A 68-POUNDER CARRONADE OF THE TYPE SUPPLIED TO H.M.S. VICTORY
modelled by A. Walshaw with heavy two-stage tapering barrel with GRIII monogram in relief by bored vent, ordnance marks, sights, threaded cascabel elevation screw, mounted on hinged pivots to sliding oak bed with iron fittings, pinned to oak foundation, the rear with brass truck wheels - 4¼ x 8¼in. (11 x 21cm.)
Estimate: 300-400
112. A RARE SLOTTED HILT NAVAL HANGER, CIRCA 1780
with 24¾in. blade, brass hilt with two foul anchors incorporated, turned wooden handle bound in brass and etched 'olive'-shaped pommel (blade rusted, two wires detached on hilt, lacking scabbard) - 31½in. (80cm.) overall
Lit: Gilkerson, W: Boarders Away, Mowbray, USA, 1991, p.117; Comfort, S: Naval Swords & Dirks, Sim Comfort Associates, London, 2008, p.68.
Estimate: 1000-1500
113. A MODEL CANNON MADE OF BRASS RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL GEORGE
the four-stage tapering barrel with inscription reading Relic of Royal George/Sunk/ 1782 raised 1840, mounted on a naval-type wooden truck (later) barrel length - 7½in. (19cm.)
Estimate: 150-200
114. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY POWDER HORN FROM H.M.S. AJAX
with threaded wooden plug, sprung brass stopper and strap lugs, inscribed in paint Ajax... - 13in. (33cm.) overall
There are three possible contenders for the Ajax from which this artefact may have originated: All were Third Rate, 1. 1767, sold 1785; 2. 1798 burned 1807; and 3.1809 which became a blockship (C.9) by 1860.
Estimate: 600-800
114A. SIR JOHN ISAAC THORNYCROFT'S LETTERS PATENT: "IMPROVEMENTS IN TORPEDO APPARATUS FOR VESSELS", 30TH AUGUST, 1877
printed and annotated on vellum and mounted with two technical drawings for his side-launch davit system either side of the wax seal of state - 34½ x 39½in. (87.5 x 100.5cm.) overall
Having noted the success, in principal at least, of the torpedo in the American Civil War, the Admiralty began their own developments in their design and delivery. The main limitation of the spar torpedoes used in the American conflict had been the necessity for a vessel to get close enough to engage. In March 1877, Thornycroft demonstrated a spar attack on a hulk with The Times noting that after the explosion the little craft ..went round and round for a few moments and quietly resumed the direction of the squadron. Clearly a "fish" torpedo would be needed and, having acquired the patents from Whitehead in 1871, the Arsenal at Woolwich made several improvements. Thornycroft built the Navy's first torpedo boat Lightning (later named TB.1) in 1877 which carried a forward facing tube. The later versions carried twin torpedoes, mounted in the system patented in this lot by Sir John I. Thornycroft.
Estimate: 400-600
115. The following two lots were owned by Sir Charles Napier (1786-1860). Napier went to sea at 13 and received his first command in 1808. Commanding the Thames in 1811, he inflicted great damage on the French in the Mediterranean. In the American war of 1812-14, he led the ascent of the Potomac and took part in the operations against Baltimore. Between 1831-33 he commanded the loyalist Portugese Fleet and defeated that of the pretender Maria Evaristo Miguel and restored Queen Maria II to the throne. Returning to the R.N., he fought in the war between Porte and Mehemet Ali, storming Sidon and defeating Ibrahim Pasha in Lebanon, attacked Acre, blockaded Alexandria and concluded a convention with Ali. He commanded the Baltic Fleet in the Crimea campaign, however the capture of Bomarsund did not meet expectations and he was superceded. Latterly he sat twice in Parliament, working for naval reform.
AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY MIDSHIPMAN'S DIRK BY W.P. READ, PORTSMOUTH
with 12¼in. straight steel blade, tapering ivory handle with gilt brass fittings, terminating in a lion's mask and contained within leather scabbard with gilt brass mounts with frog loops, the upper engraved W.P. Read Sword Cutler Portsmo. (tip of scabbard missing) - 16in. (40.5cm.) overall
W.P. Read operated out of several addresses in Portsmouth between 1781 and 1823 although there is another W.P. Read recorded who worked between 1775 and 1798.
Estimate: 1000-1500
116. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY MIDSHIPMAN'S CURVED DIRK OR HANGAR
with 11½in. blade stamped indistinctly stamped Abraham .. ST Sollignen quillons with lion's masks, wire-bound ivory grip with lion's head pommel and chain link guard, contained within brass-mounted leather scabbard with frog loops (lacking tip) - 15in. (38cm.) overall; together with a regulation leather and brass belt stamped Dudley Portsmouth
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Estimate: 1000-1500
117. AFTER THOMAS WHITCOMBE
Capture of La Nerride, Dec 21st, 1797
Coloured mezzotint by Sutherland, published by Jenkins May 1st, 1816
8 x 10½in. (20 x 27cm.) Framed; together with a modern reproduction in the manner of the Roux brothers entitled Fregate des Etats-Unis d'Amerique, courant au mouillage - 13 x 17in. (33 x 43cm.) Framed
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Estimate: 150-200
118. ADMIRAL LORD CHARLES BERESFORD: A PRESENTATION FREEDOM SCROLL AND SILVER-MOUNTED CONTAINER FROM INVERNESS, 1907
covered in dark blue leather with silver cartouches depicting a 'Sovereign' Class battleship, the other inscribed The Right Honourable Admiral Lord Charles William De La Poer Beresford K.C.B. G.C.V.O. Created and Admitted Burgess of Inverness, 15th July, 1907, the end caps with crests for Beresford and Inverness, silk-lined, containing vellum scroll signed by the town clerk, hallmarks for Ferguson & MacBean, Inverness, circa 1907 - 14in. (35.5cm.) diameter; together with two autograph letters from Beresford from 1902 and 1907, the latter addressed from HMS King Edward VII, Channel Fleet being a character reference for a Royal Marine; and a post card photograph
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Provenance: Christies, 21st July, 1987, lot 105.
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford (1846-1919) was a colourful and highly popular Admiral with the British public who affectionately called him 'Charlie B'. He won their devotion early on in the Egyptian campaign of 1882 when, in Command of the Condor he took his ship inshore, to bombard the batteries with great effect. The flagships signal "Well Done Condor" reverberated around the fleet and sealed Beresfords reputation. The latter part of his career however was spent in a bitter feud with Sir John ('Jackie') Fisher whose modernising reforms were to become essential in World War One and who prevented Beresford from attaining the rank First Sea Lord.
Estimate: 1000-1500
119. A ROYAL NAVY BICORN HAT, EPAULETTES AND ACCESSORIES, FORMERLY PROPERTY OF VICTORIA CROSS RECIPIENT WILFRED MALLESON
by Gieves Ltd, for the rank of Flag Lieutenant with single bullion loop to hat and single star over foul anchor on epaulettes, together with bullion braided sword belting and undress shoulder boards, contained within a fitted metal case of issue inscribed on top 'W. St. A Malleson' - 8½ x 18½in. (21.5 x 47cm.)
Provenance: Wilfred St. Aubyn Malleson (1896-1975)
Wilfred St. Aubyn Malleson (1896-1975) was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1915 for his actions at V Beach, near Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey. On the 25/6 April Midshipman Malleson and three others from the H.M.S. River Clyde (a former collier purchased as a landing ship) assisted the commander (Edward Unwin) of the ship at the work of securing the lighters under very heavy rifle and Maxim fire. When the other midshipman with the party had failed, through sheer exhaustion, to get a line from lighter to lighter, Malleson swam with it himself and succeeded. The line subsequently broke and he afterwards made two further unsuccessful attempts at his self-imposed task. He retired with the rank of Captain.
Estimate: 700-900
120. A GRV NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD
with 31½in. etched blade signed Robt. Mole & Sons, Makers, Birmingham, half basket hilt with hinged thumb piece, wire-bound fish skin grip and lion's head pommel, together with leather scabbard with brass fittings - 37½in. (95.2cm.) overall
Provenance: By repute Marquess of Ailsa, Culzean Castle.
Estimate: 400-600
121. A WEIMAR REPUBLIC NAVAL OFFICER'S SWORD, C.1919-1933
with 31½in. (80cm.) blade impressed with maker's mark for 'Bickhorn', hinged obverse flap and thumb guard, ribbed grip and lion's head pommel, contained within brass mounted leather scabbard - 38in. (96.5cm.) overall
Lit: May & Annis: Swords for Sea Service, HMSO, 1970, vol 1 p.153, vol 2 pt 111.
Estimate: 200-300
122. A COLLECTION OF ADMIRALTY-PATTERN BOAT BADGES
for H.M. Ships Ocean, Reclaim, Catchalot and Trenchant, and the Med FCDT (Mediterranean Fleet Clearance Diving Team) and another smaller diving clearance badge CDDTT, each cast in brass, painted as appropriate and mounted on teak plaques, mostly - 6¼in. (16cm.) diameter
Estimate: 200-400
123. A SILVER GEM-SET NAVAL CROWN BROOCH
set with rose-cut diamonds, hinged securing pin to back; together with a pair of marcasite earrings of similar form; a silver and enamel naval sword brooch and a silver gilt copy of a C.B.E.
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Estimate: 300-500
124. A STARBOARD SIDE CAST BRASS NAME BOARD FOR THE FAMOUS ROYAL NAVY FRIGATE H.M.S. AMETHYST, PENNANT NUMBER F116, SURVIVOR OF THE YANGTZE INCIDENT, 1949
with green-painted ground and holes for bulkhead securing - 5 x 24in. (12.5 x 61cm.)
HMS Amethyst was laid down by Alexander Stephens & Sons on 25 March 1942, launched on 7 May 1943 and commissioned on 2 November 1943. Deployed mostly on anti-submarine patrols and escort duties, on 20 February 1945 she attacked and sank the U-boat U-1276 with depth charges (U-1276 had just sunk HMS Vervain). She is most famously associated however for her gripping encounter with the Chinese People's Liberation Army. On 20 April 1949, Amethyst was on her way from Shanghai to Nanjing (Nanking) on the Yangtze River to replace HMS Consort, which was standing as guard ship for the British Embassy there due to the Chinese Civil War between the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Chinese Communists. Coming under sustained small arm and shell fire, she grounded and managed to transmit the signal "Under heavy fire. Am aground in approx position 31.10' North 119.50' East. Large number of casualties" before her power failed. Everyone capable of swimming to the safe south bank was ordered over the side, the remainder (about 40 unwounded, 12 wounded and 15 dead) were relieved when HMS Consort was sighted, flying seven White Ensigns and three Union flags , steaming down from Nanking at 29 knots. Consort came under fire from the shore batteries and returned fire with 4.5 inch (114 mm) guns, destroying the enemy shore batteries before she made a failed attempt to take Amethyst in tow. Lieutenant Geoffrey Weston refloated Amethyst on 22 April and moved her out of range of the PLA's artillery. The British Naval Attaché Lieutenant-Commander John Simon Kerans joined the ship later that day and assumed command. The ship remained under PLA guard until 30 July 1949 when Amethyst slipped her chain and headed downriver in the dark, beginning a 104-mile dash for freedom running the gauntlet of Communist guns on both banks of the river. She followed the merchant ship Kiang Ling Liberation, which showed the way through the shoals and distracted the PLA. At 0500 hours of 31 July, Amethyst approached the PLA forts at Wusong (Woosung) and Par Shan with their searchlights sweeping the river. The Amethyst, at full speed ahead, broke through the boom at the mouth of the river, made contact with HMS Concord and transmitted the now famous signal: "Have rejoined the fleet off Woosung...God save the King." She was broken up in 1956.
Estimate: 500-800
125. A PORT SIDE CAST BRASS NAME BOARD FOR THE FAMOUS ROYAL NAVY FRIGATE H.M.S. AMETHYST, PENNANT NUMBER F116, SURVIVOR OF THE YANGTZE INCIDENT, 1949
with red-painted ground and holes for bulkhead securing - 5 x 24in. (12.5 x 61cm.)
Estimate: 500-800
126. A SECTION OF LAUNCH FROM H.M.S. HAMPSHIRE
composed of laminated teak pinned in opposing diagonals with section of whale still attached, wooden and brass plaques inscribed Portion of Launch of H.M.S. Hampshire Lost with Lord Kitchener aboard, 5th June 1916 - 25 x 21in. (63.5 x 53.5cm.)
H.M.S. Hampshire was an armoured cruiser built at Tyneside in 1908. Departing from Scapa Flow in poor weather at 4.45pm on the 5th June she rendezvoused with escort destroyers who, in now dreadful conditions, were sent back. Aboard was Lord Kitchener and staff whom the British Government had entrusted on a secret mission to discuss the financial and material difficulties of Russia with the Tsar. At 7.40pm Hampshire hit a mine field laid by U-75 a few days before and took less than fifteen minutes to sink. It was impossible to launch any boats and one warrant officer and thirteen men clinging to a raft were washed up on the coast of Marwick Head the next morning, of these two died almost immediately.
Estimate: 300-500
127. A 19TH-CENTURY ?CHANDLER'S SIGN
in the form of a tar peering through a telescope, his cap tally inscribed H.M.S. Glasgow, secured to a wooden base - 27½in. (70cm.) high
Estimate: 500-800
128. A COLLECTION OF NAVAL TREENWARE
comprising wood and brass souvenirs made from H.M. Ships Vanguard; Jutland; Caesar; Glasgow and Battleaxe and including two telegraphs; a pair of cannon; bitts, and capstan
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Estimate: 200-300
129. AN ACCURATELY CONSTRUCTED ½IN:1FT. SCALE MODEL OF A TYPICAL MID 19TH-CENTURY MAN 0'WAR'S SAILING AND PULLING DINGHY
modelled by R. Phillips in cherry, mahogany and spruce, the clinker hull fitted internally as appropriate and finished in varnish and white, with a blue boot top, mounted on a stand with four oars and legend - 9¼ x 10in. (23.5 x 25.5cm.) Travelling box, certificate
Estimate: 200-300
130. The following eight lots comprise the photographic archive for the French magazine Forces Sous-Marines (the international name was The International Journal of Naval Forces) owned and directed by the late Alexandre Korganoff (1922-2004) and which lasted about ten years from the mid-1970's. M. Korganoff combined his marine science and journalistic skills and was widely published in the 1960's-1980's. He also wrote several books including The Phantom of Scapa Flow (Ian Allen, 1974) and was an active deep sea researcher and marine archaeologist.
AN EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE OF FRENCH NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHS SPANNING ROUGHLY 1940-1990
comprising approximately six-hundred mostly black and white ex-press corps images of assorted size and pertaining to submarines (300), warships and aircraft carriers (140) and FNFL (Forces Françaises Navales Libres) material (140), including some negatives, slides and press cuttings, all contained within four lever arch files.
(a lot)
Estimate: 300-500
131. AN EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE OF ROYAL NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHS SPANNING ROUGHLY 1914-1985
comprising over three-hundred mostly black and white ex-press corps images of assorted sizes and pertaining to submarines and various surface craft including battlecruisers and aircraft carriers, and some personnel, contained in three lever arch folders
(a lot)
Estimate: 200-300
132. AN EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE OF SOVIET PHOTOGRAPHS SPANNING ROUGHLY 1940-1990
comprising nearly four hundred and fifty mostly black and white ex-press corps images of assorted sizes and pertaining to submarines (200) and surface ships (250), contained within five folders
(a lot)
Estimate: 300-500
133. AN EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE OF AXIS POWER NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHS SPANNING ROUGHLY 1935-1990
comprising approximately five-hundred mostly black and white images from Germany, Italy and Japan, of submarines and various surface vessels, including post-war allied views of captured vessels etc., also others of Danish interest, contained within four level arch files
(a lot)
Estimate: 300-500
134. AN ARCHIVE OF IMAGES REGARDING MISSILES, AVIATION AND TORPEDOES
comprising approximately one hundred and sixty mostly black and white ex-press corps images of various missiles and torpedoes in design, prototype and test stages, mostly of U.S. and British Aerospace interest, contained within three folders.
(a lot)
Estimate: 100-150
135. AN ARCHIVE OF IMAGES PERTAINING TO NON-COMBATANT AND CIVILIAN SUBMERSIBLES
comprising approximately two hundred and seventy colour and black and white ex-press corps images of miniature submarines, bathyspheres, diving and trained dolphins, mostly of American interest, contained in three folders.
(a lot)
Estimate: 150-250
136. AN EXTENSIVE ARCHIVE OF UNITED STATES NAVAL PHOTOGRAPHS SPANNING ROUGHLY 1940-1990
comprising nearly six hundred mostly black and white ex-press corps images of assorted size and pertaining to surface ships, aircraft carriers and submarines, contained within four lever arch files.
(a lot)
Estimate: 300-500
137. A COLLECTION OF IMAGES PERTAINING TO THE NUCLEAR TESTS AT BIKINI ATHOL
official U.S. Airforce released images comprising twelve views with dates and captions for the Bikini "Able", "Baker" and "Christmas" tests and some accidental consequences, ex-press corps views in black and white, mostly - 8 x 10in. (20 x 25cm.)
Estimate: 150-250
138. 'SHIPBUILDING, THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL, ILLUSTRATED BY A SERIES OF ENGRAVINGS FROM DRAWINGS FURNISHED BY SOME OF THE MOST EMINENT BRITISH SHIPBUILDER'S', ??;
by Isaac Watts, Frederick Barnes, W. Rankine and James Napier, published by Mackenzie, London, 1866 and including geometry, materials, masts, sails, rigging, steam and war, containing numerous double-fold full page diagrams and engravings of ship profiles, engines etc., bound with full calf boards with embossed label on cover for 'Roger Williams' (binding restored, wear to and scuffing to covers) - 17 x 13½in. (43 x 34.2cm.)
Estimate: 100-150
139. 'STATEMENT TO HER MAJESTY'S POST MASTER GENERAL IN FAVOUR OF SOUTHAMPTON AS A MAIL PACKET STATION, (15TH JANUARY 1884)'
six page analysis supported by two tables of statistics in favour of Southampton replacing Liverpool as the principal mail port from the United Kingdom, printed in copperplate script on wove paper watermarked for 1884 - 16 x 13½in. (40.5 x 34.5cm.)
Provenance: Sir Donald Skiffington.
Estimate: 100-150
140. 'ROYAL YACHTS'
by C.M. Gavin, London, 1932, No.67 of 1,000, bound with full calf blue morocco with gilt titles (fine overall condition) - 12 x 10in. (30.5 x 25.5cm.)
Estimate: 300-500
141. 'BRITISH BATTLESHIPS "WARRIOR" 1860 TO "VANGUARD" 1950, A HISTORY OF DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND ARMAMENT',
Oscar Parkes, London, 1956, with four-hundred-and fifty plans and photographs, bound in quarter calf blue morocco with gilt titles on spine (excellent overall condition) - 11¼ x 9½in. (28.5 x 24cm.); together with three other volumes: Park & Bowen: Mail & Passenger Steamships of the Nineteenth Century, London 1928; Irving: The Kings Britannia, London c.1930; and Aubry: Napoleon, London 1964
(4)
Estimate: 100-150
142. 'A PLAN OF MILFORD HAVEN IN PEMBROKE SHIRE',
published by Laurie & Whittle, London, 1794, engraving tinted in watercolour and referencing intended fortifications - 20 x 27in. (51 x 68.5cm.) Framed; together with three early 19th-century engraved maps comprising: A plan of the harbours of Fasana and Pola in Istria, London, 1826 - 17½ 23in. (44.5 x 58.5cm.); The Skerki Channel surveyed by Commander E. Belcher HMS Ætna, London, 1833 - 18 x 24½in. (46 x 62cm.); and a Plan of the Laloyeri Rocks... Captain Beaufort R.N. 1812, London, 1819 - 8 x 10in. (20 x 25.5cm.) (4)
Estimate: 300-500
143. BEKEN OF COWES
a photograph of Robert McAlpine's racing schooner yacht Susanne, signed 'Beken of Cowes' and numbered '12204' - 17½ x 22½in. (44.5 x 57cm.); together with signed, inscribed and numbered Beken images of Bluebottle and Ingrid at Cowes; and Carmela
(3)
Estimate: 150-250
144. TWO RARE SOUVENIR ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS BY BEKEN & SON
for 1908 and 1913, comprising forty-eight annotated and signed 4 x 6in. black and white images of the seasons' principal contenders including Britannia, Meteor, Valdora, White Heather, Germania, Shamrock and others, and some combined racing views, set in card pages within cloth covered album with titles and trade plate - 7 x 9in. (18 x 23cm.)
Estimate: 1000-1500
145. J.S. JOHNSTON (BRITISH, C.1839-1899): 'J'-CLASS YACHTING PHOTOGRAPHS
three contemporary albumen prints: Shamrock (1899); Valkyrie II (1893) and Valkyrie III (1895); together with two racing cutters: Spruce IV (1895) and Clara (1890's), each - 6½ x 8¼in. (16.5 x 21cm.) not mounted or framed
(5)
Estimate: 300-500
146. AN INTERESTING EARLY 20TH-CENTURY ARCHIVE OF SHIP SURVEY PHOTOGRAPHS
approximately 120 black and white images of varied size taken between approximately 1910-1918 and detailing stranded vessels, post-torpedoed hulls in dry dock from World War One, some mounted on card, most captioned and dated; together with a few yard plans detailing repair work to be undertaken
(A lot)
Estimate: 100-150
147. A LARGE AND DIVERSE MARINE ARCHIVE
pertaining to every genre of powered mercantile vessel and comprising approximately 1,300 post-cards; 2,400 mixed-image records of tug boats; 10,000 alphabetically indexed cards, and a quantity of photographs and negatives in albums, principally contained in thirteen card files
(a lot)
Estimate: 400-600
150. AN 18TH-CENTURY SILVER-MOUNTED COCONUT CUP
mounted on three legs with moulded rim - 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high
Estimate: 200-400
151. A GEORGE III SILVER-MOUNTED COCONUT CONTAINER
the polished nut mounted with three legs and rim with hallmarks for 1781 - 4in. (10cm.) high
Estimate: 400-600
152. A GEORGE III SILVER-MOUNTED COCONUT BEAKER
the base with plaque engraved 'EE', rim with Chester hallmarks for 1781 - 3⅛?in. (8cm.) high
Estimate: 200-400
153. A SILVER-M0UNTED COCONUT TROPHY CUP
mounted with a cartouche with the emblem for the Sit Perpetuum Rifle Club (Bisley), the rim with Birmingham hallmarks for 1934-5 - 3½in. (9cm.) high
Estimate: 150-200
154. A 19TH-CENTURY CARVED COCONUT CUP
depicting three floral specimens in side panels; together with a polished half nut with nickel-plated stand and rim -- 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high
Estimate: 150-250
155. A SILVER-MOUNTED GEORGE IV COCONUT GOBLET
with inset palm motifs on turned wood stem with silver band engraved with date '1822', silver rimmed foot - 7¾in. (20cm.) high
Estimate: 500-800
156. A SILVER-MOUNTED REGENCY COCONUT CUP
with Greek-pattern hallmarked rim for circa 1810, mounted to turned lignum vitae stem and base - 5in. (12.5cm.) high; together with a mid 19th-century coconut and ceramic goblet with Sheffield plate rim, secured to a purple and gold porcelain stem and foot - 5in. (13cm.) high
(2)
Estimate: 400-600
157. A SILVER-MOUNTED NAPOLEONIC-THEMED HALF COCONUT
including Imperial eagle holding a blank white metal shield with standards and lightning erupting below, white metal rim and suspension loop - 5in. (13cm.) high
Estimate: 400-600
158. A RARE LATE 18TH-CENTURY FRETWORK 'BUGBEAR' COCONUT
probably sailorwork and carved in the form of a money box with foul anchor incorporated into a complicated fretwork design comprising revolutionary characters and banner mottos, coin slot, typical bugbear mouth with mother-of-pearl inlaid eyes (one missing) and terminating in an eagle embracing a revolutionary 'sans culottes' cap - 5in. (13cm.) diameter
Estimate: 500-700
159. A GEORGIAN SILVER-MOUNTED COCONUT LADLE
inscribed behind C. Frost 1820, turned and painted wooden handle - 17in. (43cm.) long
Estimate: 200-400
160. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY SAILORWORK CARVED COCONUT LADLE
the hatchwork design with cartouche containing a Georgian-pattern anchor, pierced to receive turned wooden handle - 14in. (35.5cm.)
Estimate: 300-500
161. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY CARVED COCONUT CONTAINER
carved with four cartouches depicting trophies-of-arms and musical instruments and mounted on a circular mahogany base - 4in. (10cm.) high
Estimate: 300-500
162. A 19TH-CENTURY SCOTTISH COCONUT CUP
carved in the round with thistles, laurels and ensigns, turned wooden stem to decorated coconut crown foot - 5in. (13cm.) high
Estimate: 200-400
163. A RARE PAIR OF EARLY 19TH-CENTURY CARVED COCONUT SALTS
with piecrust edging, the body and foot incised with crossed laurels of victory - 3¼in. (8.5cm.) high
Estimate: 300-500
164. A 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR'S SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH
pricked and incised over one side and depicting a pretty lady - 5in. (12.5cm.) high, 392g
Estimate: 200-300
165. A PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'S TEETH
each worked over one side with opposing whaling ships, the roots and tips capped in brass - 5¼in. (13.5cm.) high, 853g (combined)
Estimate: 300-500
166. A 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR'S SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH
incised over one side with a young girl in an exotic interior - 4in. (10cm.) 216g
Estimate: 200-300
167. A 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR'S SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH
incised over one side and depicting a full-length depiction of a gentleman in a top hat dancing a jig - 4in. (10cm.) 181g
Estimate: 150-200
168. A PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALES' TEETH
each incised over one side with African native scenes, each - 5in. (13cm.) high; 270g (approx.)
Estimate: 150-250
169. A 19TH-CENTURY SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH
incised overall with a whaler and whaling scene amongst icebergs, inscribed under whaler The 'North Briton' Capt. Allen of Hull, Greenland, 17 fish, 1821 - 6in.(15cm) high, 325g.
Estimate: 400-600
170. A 19TH-CENTURY SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH
incised over both sides with a whaler sailing within a foliate border; and a potted plant with red tinting - 6½in. (16.5cm.) 547g
Estimate: 200-300
171. THREE 19TH-CENTURY SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'S TEETH
each incised over one side with views of a whale ship, two mounted on Bakelite stands, the largest - 7in. (18cm.) 470g
Estimate: 200-300
172. A SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE'S TOOTH
incised with a scene of crew hauling a whale into the ship, the reverse inscribed Ship Roscoe New Bedford 1852capt Joseph R. Gopham - 7in. (18cm.) high, 407g
Estimate: 300-500
173. A 19TH-CENTURY MARINE IVORY AND WOOD WALKING STICK
with tapering octagonal mahogany shaft and handle carved in the form of a sperm whale - 35in. (89cm.) high
Estimate: 300-500
174. TWO 19TH-CENTURY SHARK VERTEBRÆ AND BALEEN WALKING STICKS
each with hook handle, the larger - 36½in. (93cm.) high
Estimate: 250-350
175. A PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED COW HORNS
worked over one side and depicting Nelson and another Admiral with ?Turkish dignitaries over each - 14in. (35.5cm.) high
Estimate: 400-600
176. MARINE IVORY ESKIMO ART
comprising a family group of penguins carved from whales' teeth and a seal probably carved from walrus, the tallest - 5¾in. (14.5cm.) high
Estimate: 400-500
177. A MARINE IVORY ESKIMO KNIFE
the handle carved in the form of a walrus - 8in. (20cm.) overall
Estimate: 150-200
178. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY SCRIMSHAW-WORKED STAY BUSK
finely incised on the obverse with British whalers and swags of flowers, the reverse with cartouches inscribed Jno Heath / In Credit / & out of Debt and dated '1824' - 14¼in. (36cm.) high
Estimate: 500-800
179. A CARVED WOODEN TILLER
the stock with relief depictions of whales and seals, terminating in a horse's head with glass eyes - 38in. (96.5cm.) overall
Estimate: 400-600
180. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR WOOD AND BONE BOX
comprising elaborately pierced and inked panels overall (one possibly replaced), lined in orange silk - 8½in. (21.5cm.) diameter
Estimate: 400-600
181. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR SPINNING JENNY AUTOMATON
comprising a seated female, wearing bonnet with swivelling head and reciprocating arm, finished in red and blue - 5in. (13cm.) high
Estimate: 400-600
182. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR CARVED BONE GAMES BOX
the sliding cribbage board lid enclosing a quantity of fish-shaped bone counters - 4¾in. (12cm.) diameter
Estimate: 200-400
183. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR STRAW WORK PICTURE
depicting a busy townscape with a man o'war in the foreground within a foliate border - 10½ x 13in. (26.7 x 33cm.)
Estimate: 200-400
184. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR WOOD AND STRAWWORK CASKET
the detachable domed lid decorated with a ?Dutch townscape with two tulips in the foreground, the sides with geometric designs, lined internally with paper - 10½in. (27cm.) diameter
Estimate: 150-200
185. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR WOOD AND STRAWWORK SEWING BOX
constructed in the form of a book with lidded compartments divided to house separate reels of cotton which exit via bone ports, with separate compartment for needles, scissors etc., the lid with small mirror - 7¾in. (20cm.) diameter
Estimate: 200-400
190. R.M.S. OLYMPIC: AN 'ELECTROLIER' CHANDELIER FROM THE FIRST CLASS GRAND STAIRCASE
in bronze gilt with glass beaded shade on wire frame with fittings for three lamps (re-wired) - 12 x 12in. (30.5 x 30.5cm.)
To see similar examples insitu please refer to Ballard, Dr. R.D.: The Discovery of the Titanic, Hodder & Stoughton, 1989, p.135 (Titanic) and 172 (Olympic).
Estimate: 1500-2000
191. R.M.S. OLYMPIC: A BAROQUE-STYLE THREE-LAMP WALL SCONCE FROM THE FIRST CLASS LOUNGE
in gilt bronze (lacking wiring) - 17 x 17in. (43 x 43cm.)
To see similar a example insitu please refer to Ballard, Dr. R.D.: The Discovery of the Titanic, Hodder & Stoughton, 1989, p.170 (Titanic) and 171 (Olympic).
Estimate: 800-1200
192. R.M.S. OLYMPIC: A BAROQUE-STYLE THREE-LAMP WALL SCONCE FROM THE FIRST CLASS LOUNGE
in gilt bronze (lacking wiring) - 17 x 17in. (43 x 43cm.)
To see similar a example insitu please refer to Ballard, Dr. R.D.: The Discovery of the Titanic, Hodder & Stoughton, 1989, p.170 (Titanic) and 171 (Olympic).
Estimate: 800-1200
193. R.M.S. TITANIC: A COMMEMORATIVE SERVIETTE
printed on tissue in aid of the relief fund, with coloured flowers painted around the edge - 14in. (35.5cm.) square
Estimate: 100-150
194. R.M.S. TITANIC: A POSTCARD SENT TO A VICTIM'S RELATIVE
written 6th August, 1912, by an unidentified person, addressed to Dear Miss W [Miss Willey] enquiring after her health, posted with a ½d stamp franked for date of writing
Miss Willey is believed to be the sister of Edward Willey, a 3rd Class passenger whose body was not recovered.
Estimate: 150-250
195. R.M.S. TITANIC: A SURVIVOR'S POSTCARD
sent to Joseph Scajahansf, Nebraska on May 31st 1912: Dear Joe: As I was to write and didn't get to write a letter so I just have to send a card for this time, and let you know I am still living..
Posted with a 1 cent stamp and franked for day of writing.
Estimate: 400-600
196. A COLLECTION OF RARE 19TH-CENTURY PASSENGERS LISTS
comprising: White Star Line: S.S. Republic, 19th August 1875; S.S. Britannic, 20th November 1875; S.S. Germanic, 16th December 1875; American Line: S.S. Paris, 19th June 1897; Inman Line: S.S. City of Berlin: 15th June 1876, with passengers' names checked off and a completed passage chart on reverse, together with an annotated "Bill of Fare" for the 20th June
(6)
Estimate: 100-150
199. A PAIR OF DECKHEAD LAMPS FROM THE FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION OF R.M.S. MAURETANIA (1906)
the nickel-plated brass fittings with vented band for four ram's head masks supporting floral swags and hooks (for drops) and cut glass shade secured with threaded clamping nut - 11in. (28cm.) high
Estimate: 1200-1800
200. R.M.S. MAURETANIA (1907): A FIRST CLASS MAHOGANY OCCASIONAL TABLE, PROBABLY BY WARING & GILLOWS
with 22in. square top, second tier with pressed nickel-plated guard rail, tapering support to weighted platform base with bun feet - 28¼in. (71.7cm.) high
Estimate: 1200-1500
201. A HAND-TUFTED CARPET FROM A FIRST CLASS STATEROOM OF R.M.S. MAURETANIA (1938)
worked in light blue, dove grey and cream wool with blue boarder and stencils to reverse for cabin M104 and the size - 101½ x 92½in. (258 x 235cm.)
Estimate: 600-800
202. JOHN BROWN & Co: OFFICIAL DOCKYARD PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE QUEEN MARY
entitled : The First Rivet, 2 December 1930; The Keel Plate Laid, December 1930; Ready, 23rd Sept. 1934; and After Launch, 26th September 1934, the first three impressed with yard photographic department stamp, approximately - 10 x 11in. (25.5 x 28cm.)
(4)
Provenance: Sir Donald Skiffington.
Estimate: 300-500
203. SIR DONALD SKIFFINGTON [JOHN BROWN & CO.]: A PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE
comprising approximately 100 black and white various sized photographs containing portraits, launchings, civic scenes, two autographed view of Yehudi Menuhin and others; together with a John Brown & Co. "Works Atlas 1864-1924" and a framed copy of his certificate creating him a Burgh of Clydebank from 1951
(A lot)
Sir Donald Skiffington (1880-1963) a life-long John Brown employee supervised the building of the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary and the battle cruisers Hood, Repulse and Duke of York.
Estimate: 300-500
204. R.M.S. QUEEN MARY: A SOUVENIR TABLE LIGHTER, 1936
modelled in silver-plate in the form of the waterline liner with removable middle funnel presenting a permanent match, mounted on an ebonised plinth with side-mounted emery boards and design registration number for 1936 (811008/811724) - 12in. (30.5cm.) diameter overall
Estimate: 350-450
205. A FOLDING SILVER SOUVENIR FRUIT KNIFE FROM THE ELDER DEMPSTER PASSENGER CARGO SHIP TARQUAH (1902)
inscribed on the case Souvenir of voyage by Elder Dempster's R.M.S. Tarquah, case and blade with Sheffield hallmarks for 1904-5 and maker's mark for Walker & Hall - 6in. (15cm.) open
Tarquah was torpedoed on the 7th July, 1917, ten miles south of Bull Rock
Estimate: 100-150
206. NORMAN WILKINSON: A TRAVEL AGENT'S POSTER FOR THE BLUE STAR LINE
depicting a liner at anchor with local craft attending, signed Norman Wilkinson lower right, in ebonised frame impressed BLUE STAR LINE LONDON TO SOUTH AMERICA - 23 x 26in. (58.5 x 66cm.) overall
Estimate: 300-500
207. WALTER THOMAS: A TRAVEL AGENT'S POSTER FOR THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE
depicting a liner passing a light ship, signed Walter Thomas lower right with lower section inscribed Regular First Class Passenger Services to the Far East, South Africa and Australia - 32in. (81.5cm.) square including frame; together with two enamel advertising signs for Canadian Pacific and Hamburg America lines
(3)
Estimate: 200-400
208. JAMES GUTHRIE (BRITISH, 1859-1930)
The Dollar Lines S.S. President Hoover dressed overall
Watercolour and pencil
7 x 10in. (18 x 25.5cm.); together with two more: The Matson-Oceanic Steamship Co. liners S.S. Monteray; and T.S. Mariposa II
(3)
Estimate: 100-150
209. A RARE THOS. WILSON & SONS CHARGER
with blue-lined rim with transfer to centre with company ensign enclosed in a banner inscribed Thos. Wilson Sons & Co. Hull - 18in. (45.7cm.)
Estimate: 80-120
210. AN INTERESTING PASSAGE DIARY FOR A VOYAGE BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND NEW ZEALAND ABOARD THE EMIGRANT SHIP DUNEDIN, 1881
written by a crewman, Alexander Malcolm, for a relative in a clear hand over 56 pages of a work book and providing a detailed narrative account of conditions and occurrences throughout the 95 day passage: Fri Aug 26th Tonight we discovered we had three more passengers than usual in the shape of 3 stowaways... they were at once put to work the latter half recording the courses and distances of several more voyages; together with his masters certificates dated 1913 and a copy of Sea Breezes, November 1956
The 1,320 ton, 73 metre Dunedin was built by Robert Duncan and Co at Port Glasgow, Scotland, in 1874 at a cost of £23,750 (approximately £1.4m). She was one of six 'Auckland' class emigrant vessels, designed to hold 400 passengers. In 1881, still painted in the original Albion Line colours of a black hull with a gold band and pink boot topping as shown, she was refitted with a Bell Coleman refrigeration machine with which she took the first load of frozen meat from New Zealand to the United Kingdom. She was lost with all hands racing against her sister, the Malborough, in 1890.
Estimate: 150-250
211. A RARE EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH CHANDLER'S SIGN
carved in the form of an officer in a cockaded bicorn hat, uniform with red facing and off-white waistcoat, breeches and stockings, shown holding an octant and mounted on a plinth base (paint restored to original scheme) - 51in. (130cm.) high
Estimate: 12000-15000
212. A REGENCY NEEDLEWORK SILK PICTURE: THE SAILOR'S FAREWELL
depicting a Tar leaving a weeping woman in front of a domestic setting with stumpwork trees - 13 x 10in. (33 x 25.6cm.) Framed and glazed
Estimate: 350-450
213. A RARE SAILOR'S SUBMARINE WOOLWORK PICTURE
entitled H.M. Submarine C.6., depicted off a headland with lighthouse and cutter beyond - 13 x 22in. (33 x 56cm.) Framed and glazed
The 'C' class of submarine displaced 280 tons and measured 135 x 13.5 feet and were armed with two torpedo tubes. 'C.6' was built launched by Vickers on 20th August 1906 and was sold 20th November 1919 to Walkers for breaking.
Estimate: 300-500
214. WOOLWORK PICTURES
comprising two wool works of sailing ships and one of the ram-bow battleship H.M.S. Firefly; together with a domestic tapestry picture of a ship completed in 1889 and another of flags and ensigns, the largest - 16 x 24in. (40.5 x 61cm.)
(5)
Estimate: 150-250
214A. A 19TH-CENTURY MARQUETRY WORK BOX
the lid depicting a yachting scene, the front panel with red and white ensigns, with internal removable sewing tray - 13in. (33cm.) diameter
Estimate: 350-450
215. A 19TH-CENTURY MARQUETRY BOX
the front and lid with inlaid panels of yachting and other shipping, re-fitted internally with black plush lining - 5¼ x 13 x 8½in. (13.4 x 33 x 21.5cm.)
Estimate: 350-450
216. A 19TH-CENTURY MARQUETRY INLAID WORKBOX
the lid with attractive depiction of a two-funnelled steamer under sail, containing original paper lining and compartment tray with pin cushion - 14¾in. (37.5cm.) diameter
Estimate: 300-500
217. A PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY ARMORIAL SIGNAL GUNS, THOUGHT TO BE FROM THE STEAM YACHT NEREID, ROYAL CORK YACHT CLUB
with 17in. four-stage tapering barrels, cast with crest above the chamber, raised touch hole, cascabel, trunnions and tompion, mounted on wooden trucks (later) - 20in. (51cm.) diameter overall
Estimate: 1500-2500
218. AN EXTREMELY RARE AND FINELY CARVED LATE 18TH-CENTURY BOXWOOD ALLEGORICAL FIGUREHEAD MODEL FOR THE HOPE
depicted as a full-length female stepping forward and dressed in a delicately carved wind-swept dress, necklace, curled hair with hat, holding an anchor supported over her knee with her left hand, her right holding the cable, set on a scroll-worked presentation bow with cut-away head rails behind, finished in original polychrome overall, secured to a later display plinth - 13¼in. (33.5cm.) high
Although there are several Royal Navy ships of this name around the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, none are of a suitable size to adorn with such a lavish figurehead. The strongest candidate is the Hon. East India Company who, in 1797, launched the Hope. Built by Thomas Pitcher of Northfleet for Alexander Hume, she registered 1,498 tons burthen, measured 144'3" by 43'10" and drew 17'5" of water. Captained by James Horncastle until 1804 and James Pendergrass thereafter, she served mostly on the China run until sold for break up in 1815.
Another example of an East India Co. allegorical polychrome figurehead model may be viewed at Quex Park, Birchington, Kent as part of the Powell-Cotton collection. It was probably acquired by Charles Bowland Cotton who joined as a Midshipman in 1794.
The only comparable carving of this type to come on the market recently is the Queen Charlotte model sold by Messrs Bonham's: Nelson & The Royal Navy, 5th July, 2005, lot 28 (£50,000).
Estimate: 10000-15000
219. A 19TH CENTURY PAINTED CAMBRIDGE ROWING-EIGHTS RACING SCULL
the shell painted with the team for Caius College's 2nd Boat and dated June 1896, the shaft with maker's stamp for 'Norris, 1881' (shell split) - 144in. (366cm.) overall
Estimate: 200-400
220. A FINELY ETCHED 19TH-CENTURY SUNDERLAND RUMMER
depicting a snow sailing under the iron bridge, inscribed under Span 236 feet Height 100 feet, and initialled for 'D & SK' on verso - 5¼in. (13.3cm.)
Estimate: 200-300
221. A 19TH-CENTURY BERMUDAN SHELLWORK VALENTINE
of typical geometric form, with hinged glass front and suspension loop - 12½in. (32cm.) diameter
Estimate: 700-900
222. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY BO'SUNS 'STARTER'
composed of baleen strips bound at each end with twine securing different sized lead weights - 12½in. (32cm.) high; together with another of wood, twine and lead; and a shark vertebræ and baleen swagger stick
(3)
Estimate: 150-250
223. AN UNUSUAL EARLY 19TH-CENTURY BO'SUN'S 'STARTER'
with turned mahogany handle, linked via two metal eyes to a turned spherical head - 18in. (46cm.) overall.
Estimate: 150-200
224. AN EDWARDIAN SILVER TOBACCO BOX FROM THE YACHT NYAMA (1907)
the lozenge-shaped box with side pressure release flip lid decorated with enamelled signal flags attached to a cutaway mast spelling the vessel's name, hallmarked for Chester 1907-8 - 4in. (10cm.) diameter
Nyama was an eleven ton wooden cutter built by W. Fife & Son of Fairlie with sails supplied by Ratsey & Lapthorn in 1902 for a Mr. H. Marzetti who registered her at Cowes.
Estimate: 400-600
225. A MID 19TH-CENTURY MARINE-THEMED SILVER TANKARD
of octagonal form with engraved images of yachts flanked with busts of admirals and a saluting Jack Tar forming the handle, gilt lining and London marks for Hayne & Cator, 1848 - 4¼in. (11cm.) high
Estimate: 250-400
226. A FINELY CARVED ITALIAN 19TH-CENTURY EMPEROR HELMET [CASSIS MADAGASCARIENSIS] SHELL
depicting Hebe and the eagle of Jupiter - 7in. (18cm.) high
Estimate: 600-800
227. A FINELY CARVED ITALIAN 19TH-CENTURY EMPEROR HELMET [CASSIS MADAGASCARIENSIS] SHELL
depicting an Arcadian scene with fountains, castles, trees etc - 7½ (19cm.) high
Estimate: 600-800
228. A COCO DE MER
conjoined lobes with nut removed - 12in. (30.5cm.) high
Estimate: 200-400
229. A VALENTINE-TYPE OCCASIONAL TABLE
with geometric shellwork glazed top, hinged to a 19th-century mahogany tripod base - 29 x 24in. (74 x 61cm.)
Estimate: 450-550
230. THE BRIDGE BELL FROM THE SAILING SHIP SAMUEL PLIMSOLL (1873)
inscribed over an arc and mounted on a wood and metal display stand (repair to lower left now with 1in. crack), the bell - 5 x 6½in. (13 x 17cm.); 13¾in. (35cm.) high overall
Launched from Hood's yard at Aberdeen in September 1873, with her namesake present to watch the event, the Samuel Plimsoll was the third iron clipper ordered for the [Aberdeen] White Star Line's growing fleet of emigrant ships. Registered in London at 1,510 tons gross (1,444 net) and measuring 241 feet in length with a 39 foot beam, she sported a full ship-rig and was completed as "a double topgallant yarder." Specially fitted out for the emigrant trade, she left Plymouth on 19th November [1873] with 180 passengers and arrived in Port Jackson, Australia, on 1st February the following year. Despite light winds at the start of her outward passage, she made the run in a creditable 73 days, including one splendid dash of 340 miles in 24 hours when approaching Tasmania. From the outset she proved herself a very fast ship, with her best-ever performance being Sydney to the Bishop's Rock lighthouse in 68 days under Captain Henderson, albeit later in her career. She remained in the Sydney trade until 1887 when she was transferred to the Melbourne run, all the time continuing to carry 3-400 emigrants on the voyage out and a full cargo of wool back to the UK. A prominent and well-known vessel in the so-called Wool Fleet, the famous old ship caught fire in the Thames in 1899 and had to be scuttled. Subsequently raised and repaired, she was sold to Savills who operated her until 1902 when she was dismasted and so damaged on passage to Port Chalmers, New Zealand, that she was deemed not worth repairing. Eventually towed to Sydney at the end of a 120-fathom hawser, she ended her days as a coal hulk in Fremantle harbour where her beautiful lines continued to impress all who saw her despite her final unglamorous employment.
Estimate: 500-800
231. A 17TH/18TH-CENTURY DUTCH MASTHEAD WORTLE
carved in lime and comprising sixteen tapering roundels of cherubs' heads, shells, drapery etc - 20½in. (52cm.) high
Intended to decorate the top of each mast, originally this would have been painted in gesso and gilded.
Estimate: 400-600
232. A 17TH-CENTURY BLACK OAK SWEDISH DECORATIVE CARVING, POSSIBLY FROM THE RIKSWASA (1623)
possibly a hancing-piece or bracket, of half-length female form, terminating in acanthus and scroll work, the reverse with numerous bore holes (overall wear) - 58in. (147.5cm.) high
Understood to have been recovered from the Baltic c.1960, the area has yielded several carved wooden finds of extraordinary preservation. The most famous is the Vasa (1628) which was located and raised in the late 1950's and more recently in 1980 the Kronan (1665) which has yielded finds so well preserved one carving, sealed in the silt, floated to the surface as it was not yet waterlogged. In 1999 the wreck of the trading snow Vrouw Maria (1771) was located with hull and contents in astonishing condition. The absence of sea mites and the coldness of the water combined with a clay-like silt are nearly perfect for such preservation. The Rikswasa ("Sheaf of the Realm") is understood to have burned and sunk at her mooring at Point Brännskeppet and was located and "salvaged" in the 1960's before laws were introduced to protect wrecks.
Estimate: 3000-5000
233. A 19TH- CENTURY SAILOR'S WOOLWORK PICTURE
depicting two Royal Navy sail/steam ships underway with smoking funnels - 14 x 23½in. (35.5 x 60cm.) Framed
Estimate: 250-400
234. A 19TH- CENTURY SAILOR'S WOOLWORK PICTURE
depicting a man o'war with detailed rigging, sailing in a calm sea flying a red ensign and long masthead streamer - 13½ x 19½in. (34 x 49.5cm.) Framed and glazed
Estimate: 200-400
235. A LARGE AND FINELY CARVED FRUITWOOD PORTUGESE WOODWORKER'S PLANE
the top decorated with a stylised dolphin front handle and decorated back handle (old wear, evidence of old worm) - 49in. (124.5cm.)
Possibly carved by a shipwright, a very similar plane from the Tiroler Volkskunstsmuseum at Innsbruck and described as 17th century is illustrated in W.L. Goodman: The History of Woodworking Tools, Bell, London, 1964, p.59.
Estimate: 600-800
236. A LATE-18TH/EARLY 19TH-CENTURY BRASS SIGNAL GUN
the 1½in. bore three-stage barrel with sights and (?)handles, cascabel and London proof marks for 1790-1815- 12in. (30.5cm.) long overall, mounted on a stepped wooden truck (later)
Estimate: 1200-1500
237. [ROBERT FALCON SCOTT] THE 1902-3 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION: THE SHIP'S BELL FROM THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY SPONSORED STEAM YACHT MORNING (EX-MORGEN), RELIEF SHIP TO CAPTAIN SCOTT'S DISCOVERY
cast in brass with moulded rim and filled lettering over a semi-circle reading S.Y. "MORNING" 1902 R.G.S., clapper with rope sally, secured to a brass bracket for bulkhead securing - 10 x 10in. (25.5 x 25.5cm.); together with a British School painting of Morning underway off a headland with shipping beyond, signed 'Harker' (lower right) - 23 x 34in. (58.5 x 86.5cm.) Framed; and a quantity of ephemera including a photograph of Morning.
Although her name is not so instantly recognisable as those other Antarctic stalwarts Discovery, Endurance and Terra Nova, the little steam auxiliary Morning has nevertheless earned her place in the modern history of polar exploration.
Originally designed as a wooden screw-assisted whaler with a barque-rig, Morning was built by Svend Föyn at Tönsberg, Norway, and launched bearing the name of Morgenen in 1871. Registered in Tönsberg at 452 tons gross (293 net), she measured 145 feet in length with a 31 foot beam and was owned and operated by her builder until his death almost thirty years later. In the mid-1890s, her ageing 80hp. engine was stripped out and she became a pure sailing vessel until, in October 1901, she was purchased by Sir Clements Markham, K.C.B., President of the Royal Geographical Society [R.G.S.] and probably the greatest exponent of Antarctic exploration of his day, for £3,880. He regarded her as the ideal supply ship for his forthcoming expedition under Captain Robert Falcon Scott, R.N., and she was given a new 84hp. compound engine by Nylands Værksted before leaving Norwegian waters. Upon arrival in the Thames, she was rechristened Morning as befitted her new nationality before being expensively fitted out for the 'Great White South' by Messrs. Green of Blackwall at a cost in excess of £7,000.
Captain Scott and the members of his [first] expedition sailed from London in the summer of 1901 in Discovery and, after a final call at Lyttleton, New Zealand, entered the Ross Sea and discovered Edward VII Land in January 1902. In July that year, Morning left the East India Dock bound for the Antarctic and, crammed with supplies of every description to feed and equip Scott and his men, arrived in the Ross Sea on 25th January 1903. Unable to berth next to Discovery due to ice, the stores she had brought were sledged across to the waiting Scott and, after an exchange of news, Morning departed as quickly as she had come lest she too became entrapped. The decision as to whether Discovery should winter in the Antarctic had been left to Scott but when his ship found herself unable to break free of ice in the MacMurdo Strait after the first winter, the R.G.S. despatched Morning [along with Terra Nova] on a second mission to relieve Scott and his party. The two ships arrived off the base camp on 5th January 1904 but, fortunately, Discovery was soon able to free herself and the three ships returned home in company. During both voyages to the Antarctic in 1902-04, Morning was commanded by Captain William Colbeck, R.N.R., with Edward Evans (later Lord Mountevans) as her Navigating Officer. The latter was to come to prominence on Scott's second expedition (1910-13) but his earlier time in Morning gave him much valuable experience.
Shortly after arriving back in England, Markham sold Morning and she was bought by Robert Kinnes of Dundee who returned her to commercial use as a whaler. In 1910, under Captain Adams, she had a remarkably successful season when she caught seven large whales in four days in Jones' Sound (Greenland) whereas 1913 proved a disaster when she returned home to Dundee with nothing. Still afloat at the start of the Great War, Morning disappears from record soon afterwards although she is not noted as a War casualty. Despite being "so underpowered, she had to stop the engine to blow her whistle", Morning's name has endured in Polar folklore and will forever be associated with that heroic era of Antarctic exploration at the dawn of the twentieth century.
Estimate: 3000-5000
238. [CAPTAIN ROBERT FALCON SCOTT] S.S. DISCOVERY: A BRASS NAME PLATE, CIRCA 1901
cast in brass and etched S.S. "DISCOVERY" with black-filled lettering, now mounted on wood with a hanging loop -- 5¼in. (13.5cm.) diameter
Proposed by the Royal Geographical Society and paid for by private and public funds, the design for Discovery closely followed that of the whaleship Bloodhound which had successfully accompanied the 1875 expedition. Massively built to withstand the pressures of being ice-bound for long periods, she was not only equipped with a hoisting rudder and propeller but with laboratories and a magnetic observatory.
Estimate: 400-600
240. A FINE 19TH-CENTURY WALNUT-CASED WEATHER STATION BY PASTORELLI & CO.
comprising a clock with silvered 7in. signed dial with Roman numerals and winding arbour to platform lever escapement with reciprocating drive to a centrally-mounted barograph drum which records readings from a silvered 7in. aneroid barometer signed Pastorelli & Co. 208 Piccadilly LONDON, and angle-poise thermometer set under barograph drum, all set within a moulded walnut case with glazed drop front and rear access to clock - 18 x 28 x 8½in. (46 x 71 x 21.5cm.)
[Francis] Pastorelli & Co. operated from 208 Piccadilly between 1859 and 1875. This rare set of instruments is usually cased in oak.
Estimate: 2000-3000
241. A RARE SHIP'S BAROGRAPH BY HICKS, LONDON
set vertically with atmospheric drum to top, with pin-point action inker set over clockwork drum with sprung paper-tension roller under, a silvered indicator numbered '127' with readings for Very Dry / Change / Stormy, contained within a walnut case with hinged glazed drop front and securing hooks and lugs for bulkhead mounting and makers plate to top - 10 x 5¾in. (25.5 x 14.5cm.)
Unlike conventional barographs which leave a continual line of ink to record changes in barometric pressure, this example leaves a dot at regular intervals and which will leave an accurate recording in stormy weather.
Estimate: 700-900
242. A 19TH-CENTURY 'KEW'-PATTERN MARINE STICK BAROMETER BY ADIE, LONDON
the black painted weighted brass tube with thermometer with ivorine scale, gimball mount, and silvered scales signed and numbered ADIE London B.T. 381 (lower edge of glass cracked) - 35½in. (90cm.) high
Estimate: 200-400
243. A TWO-DAY MARINE CHROMOMETER BY MERCER
numbered '22992' throughout with 4in. polished brass dial, blued steel hands, up-down dial, subsidiary seconds, Earnshaw escapement, gimballed within a two-tier box with glazed top, and outer guard case with travel labels and securing strap - 10in. (26cm.) square
Estimate: 800-1000
244. A 19TH-CENTURY ARTIFICIAL HORIZON
with oxidised brass and glass temple topped cover, wooden mercury tray with ducts and treen mercury flask with stopper and ivory cover/funnel, contained within a fitted mahogany bow with securing hooks and drop handle - 7½in. (19cm.) diameter
Estimate: 150-250
245. A 'FRICTIONLESS' TOW-LOG BY EDWARD MASSEY, CIRCA 1880
of typical torpedo form, with forward-sliding lid engraved Edwd Masseys New LLL Patent FRICTONLESS LOG, with enamelled recording dials under - 19½in. (49.5cm.) overall.
Estimate: 200-400
246. A MID 19TH-CENTURY 3IN. LIBRARY TELESCOPE BY NEWTON & CO.
the lacquered brass tube signed on the back plate and tube Newton & Co, Opticians to the Queen, 2 Fleet Street LONDON, sighting tube, tapering tripod stand with rack-and-pinion elevation, contained in a fitted mahogany box with alternative strengths eye-pieces and retail label in lid (tube dented, lacquer worn), case diameter - 43in. (109cm.)
Estimate: 300-500
247. A RARE 19TH-CENTURY ERGONOMICALLY-DESIGNED ASTRONOMER'S CHAIR BY W. CALLAGHAN, LONDON
comprising two steam-pressed pieces of mahogany mounted at an angle of 45° on low level 'x' struts, terminating in a kidney-shaped spline head rest, maker's plaque on left strut reading W. Callaghan 23a New Bond St. Registered London, Jan 15th, 1873 - 31 x 36in. (79 x 92cm.)
Estimate: 500-800
248. A LATE 18TH CENTURY COMPASS THEODOLITE BY FRASER, LONDON
in oxidised and lacquered brass, the telescope swivel mounted and secured with a pin to the Depression / Elevation scale, on turntable mount with compass signed Fraser London and bubble level, on turned ebonised base with adjustable feet (overall wear) - 10in. (25.5cm.) high
Estimate: 200-400
249. AN 19TH-CENTURY THEODOLITE BY LENOIR, PARIS
the lacquered brass frame signed on the vertical support Lenoir à Paris, bubble level and ball joint tripod connector - 7in. (18cm.) diameter
Estimate: 400-600
250. A 19TH-CENTURY 'BREWSTER' PATTERN KALEIDOSCOPE
the lacquered brass tube with four interchangeable bead plates, contained within original box - 8¼in. (21cm.) diameter
Estimate: 400-600
251. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY DRAWING SET BY DOLLOND
the brass, boxwood and ivory instruments contained within a sharkskin-covered case with name for 'Henry Anson' in lid (one instrument missing) - 6¾in. (17cm.) high
Estimate: 300-500
252. A MID 19TH-CENTURY SURVEYING LEVEL BY ROCHETTE OF PARIS
folding telescopic sight, signed on the end of base Rochette, Quai de l'horloge, PARIS, contained within original fitted box - 22½ (57cm.) diameter; together with a lacquered brass surveyor's cross, unsigned; and a 360° brass protractor signed Negretti & Zambra 1895 in wooden case with War Department government mark
(3)
Estimate: 250-350
253. A 19TH-CENTURY BARREL SURVEYOR'S CROSS
with telescopic sighting, compass set on 360° transit drum with silvered scale and ball joint, in fitted mahogany box - 9½in. (24cm.) diameter
Estimate: 150-200
254. AN 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH CANAL OR DRAINAGE SURVEYING LEVEL BY LENNEL, PARIS
sighting tube with top-mounted bubble level, signed on support Ve Lennel à Paris, key adjusted positioning, securing socket for tripod, contained within shaped fitted case with ivory-handled keys - 18¼in. (46.3cm.)
Estimate: 150-250
256. A GOOD 19TH-CENTURY DRAWING SET BY DANCER
the brass-bound mahogany box with apparently complete contents, the lower compartment containing nine assorted bone rules, the box and rules further stamped with the initials 'JK' - 8in. (20cm.) diameter
Estimate: 100-150
257. A GLASS-CASED BAROGRAPH BY SHORT & MASON, LONDON
with double-sized paper drum with clockwork motor, ten aneroid pressure cells, signed on lacquered brass bed plate with arm switch and aneroid nudge under, contained within brass-bound glazed cover - 10 x 14½ x 8½in. (25.5 x 37 x 21.5cm.)
Estimate: 400-600
258. A MAHOGANY-CASED BAROGRAPH BY WILSON WARDEN & CO. LTD
with seven aneroid pressure cells, signed on the lacquered brass bed plate and numbered '3638/41/56', drum with clockwork motor, spare inking arm contained in drawer, hinged glazed cover with aneroid nudge button in lid and arm guide switch to front - 12¼in. (31cm.) diameter
Estimate: 200-300
259. A PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY TELESCOPE BINOCULARS
with brass tubes indistinctly signed by the eye-piece and contained in a leather case (associated) - 14in. (35.5cm.) open; together with a pair of prismatic binoculars by Aitchison in leather case embossed for 1918
Estimate: 200-300
260. A NORWEGIAN PATTERN FOG HORN
of typical form with stencilled maker's marks by winding handle and instructions pasted on top, (in good working order) - 21½in. (54.5cm.) diameter
Estimate: 150-250
261. A FINE 4IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT SUPPLIED TO EDWARD SPENCER CHURCHILL
the oxidised brass lattice frame with silvered scale divided to 170°, brass arc stamped A & N .C . S . L. (Army & Navy Colonial Stores London), contained within fitted leather-covered box complete with accessories and armorial plate in lid inscribed Edward Spencer Churchill - 7in. (18cm.) diameter
Captain Edward George Spencer-Churchill (1876-1964) the son of Lord Edward Spencer Churchill and Augusta Warburton. He was educated at Eton College and progressed to Magdalen College, Oxford, graduating in 1898 with a Bachelor of Arts. Joining the Grenadier Guards, he gained the rank of Captain in 1899 and fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1901 and in the First World War where he was wounded twice. He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre (avec palmes) circa 1918. He held the office of High Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1924 and never married. Because of the small radius, this would have been a possibly useful surveying instrument for an army officer, although its excellent condition suggests it was not used a great deal.
Estimate: 700-900
262. A 7IN. RADIUS "BELL" PATTERN SEXTANT BY HEATH & CO. LTD.
with oxidised frame, arc numbered 'M934' and engraved for maker and owner R.I. Clutterbuck R.N., silvered scale divided to 155°, lacquered brass sighting tubes and fittings, contained within fitted box with accessories and test certificate for 1915 - 10¾in. (27.5cm.) diameter
Estimate: 500-800
263. A 19TH-CENTURY 7IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY G. WHITBREAD, LONDON
the oxidised brass lattice frame with arc signed and numbered G. Whitbread 2201, silvered scale divided to 155°, rosewood handle, contained within a fitted mahogany box with accessories - 10¾in. (27.5cm.) diameter; together with a pocket telescope, unsigned (2)
Estimate: 400-600
264. AN 8IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY HEATH & CO. LONDON
with oxidised brass lattice frame, vernier with quick-release clamp, arc signed and numbered 'U812', silvered scale divided to 155°, adjustable telescope arbour with quick-fit thread, mirrors, shades, wooden handle, contained within fitted case with accessories and Kew test certificate for 1921 - 12¼in. (31cm.) diameter
Estimate: 400-600
265. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY EBONY 11½IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT
the ivory scale divided to 100° on Ramsden's dividing engine (foul anchor mark to centre), braced index arm, interchangeable shades, pinhole sights, pencil and note plaque behind, contained within a fitted keystone case with mid-19th century trade label for R.M. Barrett over an earlier example in lid - 15in. (38cm.) diameter
Estimate: 400-600
266. A MID 19TH-CENTURY 8IN. VERNIER SEXTANT BY JOHN CORLESS, LONDON
with lattice frame, signed on the arc Corless London, silvered scale divided to 130°, magnifier, telescope, shades and wooden handle (lacking case) - 10½in. (27cm.) overall
John Corless worked between 1808 and 1840 from three addresses in London.
Estimate: 150-250
267. A 7IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY PLATH, HAMBURG
with painted black lattice frame signed and numbered on the arc 'C. Plath, Hamburg, 10146', silvered scale divided to 152°, vernier with quick-release clamp and magnifier, mirrors and shades, contained within a fitted box with sighting tubes and maker's certificate for 1924 - 11¾in. (30cm.) diameter; together with a Japanese micrometer sextant signed 'Tamaya' contained in fitted box with accessories and test certificate dated 1973
(2)
Estimate: 300-400
270. A WELL-PRESENTED AND DETAILED BONE MODEL OF A PRISONER-OF-WAR-STYLE SHIP
modelled by D.C. Peers with planked and pinned hull, carved stern and quarter galleries, polychrome figurehead, typical deck fittings including cannon in trucks, belfry and ship's boat, bound masts with standing and running ringing, mounted on an inlaid bone base within glazed wooden case. Measurements overall - 18½ x 25 x 12in. (47 x 63.5 x 30.5cm.)
Estimate: 1500-2000
271. A DETAILED MODEL OF THE CLIPPER CUTTY SARK
the carved hull with copper sheathing below the waterline and scored painted planking over, planked decks with silvered metal fittings and wooden superstructure, standing and running rigging with bone blocks and full suit of stitched linen sails with stun's'l sails run out, mounted on a whalebone base loosely set within glazed wooden case. Model measurements - 18 x 29 x 9in. (46 x 74 x 23cm.); Case measurements - 24 x 36 x 13in. (61 x 91.5 x 33cm.)
Estimate: 600-800
272. A WELL-PRESENTED AND DETAILED 32':1" SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE NORWEGIAN BARQUE SVAERDSTAD
modelled by R.A. Wilson with a laminated carved hull replete with fittings and superstructure as appropriate, lined paper sails set on a port reach, standing and running rigging, blocks and tackle, depicted sailing in a calm green sea within glazed wooden box with labels - 6 ½ x 15½ x 6½in. (16.5 x 39.5 x 16.5cm.) Carry case; historical data
The Svaerdstad was dramatically wrecked on 22nd September, 1909 in a snow storm. All but two of the eighteen crew, including the Captain's daughter, were saved by the ingenuity of the only Briton aboard, Edward G. Fox who constructed a raft from the lumber they were carrying and returned to a section for supplies. After suffering many privations, they were finally spotted by a Russian steamer and Fox was ultimately awarded a silver medal by the Norwegian King.
Estimate: 300-500
273. AN ATTRACTIVE 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR'S MODEL OF THE TWO-MASTED BRIGANTINE STELLA
the hull carved from the solid with lead keel, scored deck, glazed saloon light, companion way, capstan, carved and painted crew, raked masts with standing and running rigging and three ship's boats (loose), secured to cradle stands - 20 x 29½in. (51 x 75cm.) Temporary base and plexi-glass cover - 21 x 34 x 12in. (53 x 86.5 x 30.5cm.)
Estimate: 300-500
274. A FINELY REALISED ¾":1' SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF THE GOKSTAD VIKING BURIAL SHIP OF 890AD
modelled in authentic practice by R. Phillips in mahogany, cherry and spruce woods with shaped planking and framed hull with carved dragon head and stern post scroll, steering oar with tiller, sixteen alternating black and yellow circular shields, lowered mast and rigging, mounted on a yellow pine board with representative display of four oars and plaque. Overall measurements - 8 x 21½ x 5¼in. (20.5 x 54.5 x 13.5cm.) Details, travel box
Discovered in 1880 and excavated by Nicolay Nicolyasen from under a 43.5 meter mound, the ship was found to be plundered of most of its precious grave goods, but was otherwise in an astonishing state of preservation. The burial chamber had been erected aft of the mast and contained the remains of a powerfully built man in his 60's. He was well equipped for his final journey and was accompanied by no less than twelve horses, six dogs and a peacock - to indicate a far flung voyage.
Estimate: 500-800
275. A 19TH-CENTURY DIORAMA MODEL OR 'SHADOW BOX'
depicting a fully-rigged ship with black and white painted carved hull and carved sails with painted details and rigging, mounted on a painted seascape within glazed wooden case for wall hanging - 14¼ x 20in. (36 x 51cm.)
Estimate: 300-500
276. AN INTERESTING MID 19TH-CENTURY FRENCH DIORAMA MODEL
comprising a trading brig moored to a quay with rusticated battlements beyond, with detailed figures rowing, walking, loading the brig etc. around, the carved model set in a moulded seascape within glazed wooden case with painted back board - 31 x 35 x 18in. (79 x 89 x 46cm.)
Estimate: 1200-1500
277. AN ATTRACTIVE MID 19TH-CENTURY MODEL HALF MODEL OF A TYNESIDE FISHING COBBLE
carved in laminated wood and finished in black with gilt lining, numbered '2S', mounted on a framed back board painted with a cliffs and a typical fishing scene - 16¼ x 29in. (41.3 x 73.6cm.)
Estimate: 1000-1500
278. A 19TH-CENTURY WATERLINE DIORAMA MODEL OF THE ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA & ALBERT II
attributed to Triggs Maritime Architects, with carved hull painted black and decorated with gilt chain work and paper reliefs, beige deck, decorated paddle box, carved deck house, twin raked funnels, three raked masts, depicted steaming in a painted cotton sea within glazed mahogany case with painted back board - 15½ x 36 x 10in. (39.5 x 91.5 x 25.5cm.)
R.Y. Victoria & Albert II was a wooden paddle yacht of 2,470 tons, originally named Windsor Castle, she was renamed before launching on 16th January, 1855 and was broken up at Portsmouth in 1904.
Estimate: 700-900
279. A FINELY REALISED MINATURE MODEL OF THE GEORGIAN THAMES PADDLE STEAMER LONDON ENGINEER (1818)
modelled by J. Evans to a scale of 1:384, the carved hull with internal paddle wheel, copper sheathed below the waterline with gilt work decoration above, planked deck with stayed funnel, masts rigged with pennants and flags, deckhouses, bilge pump, winches, anchor and other details, mounted over an oval mirror within wood-bound glazed case with plate. Overall measurements - 5 x 8 x 3¾in. (12.5 x 20 x 9.5cm.)
The London Engineer was a 315 ton wooden paddle steamer of 120 feet in length with a 24 foot breadth and a 5 foot draught. Built by Daniel Brent of Rotherhithe, with engines fitted by Maudslay, Sons & Field, at Lambeth she was considered the crack passenger packet of the day. Specially designed and fitted for service between London and Margate, Kent, her chief peculiarity was that her paddles were built in the centre of the hull, being driven by an engine developing 120 hp either side, which was then astonishing.
Estimate: 500-800
280. AN INTERESTING AND DETAILED 1:600 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL DIORAMA OF THE PADDLE TUG ANGLIA TOWING CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE TOWARDS LONDON IN 1878
modelled by J. Evans from his own researches, each complete with intricately detailed fittings and depicted in a brisk green sea set within a glazed wooden case with plaque, overall measurements - 4½ x 12¾ x 4¾in. (11.5 x 32.5 x 12cm.)
In 1801 the Khedive of Egypt, Mehmet Ali, offered Great Britain, France and America each one of the three stone obelisks lying at Alexandria and known as "Cleopatra's Needles". Weighing about 240 tons, the French and the Americans moved theirs with comparative ease; however, the British (whose Navy had refused to be involved) developed a complicated, if not eccentric, method. John Dixon (an engineer) designed a cylindrical hull to be taken out to Egypt in sections and built around the Needle for towing back to England. This had a straight stem, bilge keels, balancing sails, rudder and a deck house. Departing on 21st September 1877 and initially towed by the Olga, they hit a force 12 storm on October 14th. Six of Olga's crew were lost trying to rescue the crew of Cleopatra which was cast off and drifted in the Bay of Biscay until salvaged by the Fitzmaurice whose master tried to extract an exorbitant fee. Finally recovered and repaired, the Anglia was chartered to bring the Needle home and this was accomplished without further incident, arriving at Gravesend on 21st January, 1878.
Estimate: 700-900
281. A WELL PRESENTED AND DETAILED 32':1" SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE S.S. POLITICIAN (1923)
modelled by R.A. Wilson with a carved and plated hull, deck details, masts and rigging as appropriate, the superstructure complete with funnel finished in T. & J. Harrison livery, set in a moulded and painted seascape within wood-bound plexi-glass case - 7 x 22 x 8in. (18 x 56 x 20cm.) overall. Carry case, historical notes
A conventional passenger-cargo steamer, the S.S. Politician unwittingly gave rise to one of the more celebrated Ealing comedies when, on the 5th of February 1942, she foundered in poor visibility on rocks off the off Eriskay Sound. She was carrying a mixed cargo, but to the delight of the Barra lifeboat men who saved crew who had not already got off, it included 22,000 cases of Scotch whisky. Over the next two months the islanders played a game of cat-and-mouse with H.M. Customs as the wreck was revisited again and again despite the authorities' best efforts to preserve the cargo. Arrests were made and sixteen islanders served terms between four and six weeks. After the War, Compton Mackenzie published a popular book about the event called "Whisky Galore" with the ship called the S.S. Cabinet Minister and the island renamed "Todday" and a year later in 1948 it was turned into a hit film of the same name (in the U.S. it was called "Tight Little Island" and in France "Whisky a Go-Go").
Estimate: 600-800
282. A WELL-PRESENTED AND DETAILED STATIC DISPLAY 32':1" SCALE MODEL OF THE WORLD'S FIRST MOTOR VESSEL, M.V. SELANDIA (1912)
modelled by R.A. Wilson with carved, plated and painted hull, planked decks with fittings as appropriate, mounted within a plexi-glass case with plaques - 6¼ x 18½ x 5½in. (16 x 47 x 14cm.) overall
Built by Burmeister & Wain of Copenhagen for the Danish East Asiatic Line, Selandia was fitted with two 8-cylinder 4-stroke single acting diesel engines driving twin propellers to give a service speed of 11-12 knots. Lacking the conventional funnel, the "exhaust" was located immediately in front of the mizzen mast. Prior to the maiden voyage the ship was visited by the Danish Royal Family and Winston Churchill - who had already started a hard fought campaign to convert the Royal Navy from coal to oil and was no doubt very interested in this revolutionary propulsion system. Despite her incomplete appearance, the ship was a great success and heralded in the modern era of merchant carriers. Selandia was sold twice and finally wrecked off the Japanese coast in 1940, however she is now immortalised on the new Danish 20 Krone coin.
Estimate: 300-500
283. A FINELY CARVED AND WELL-PRESENTED NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR-STYLE WOOD, BONE AND BALEEN SHIP MODEL OF THE 3rd- RATE 'FAME' CLASS SHIP-OF-THE-LINE HERO (1803)
the planked and pinned hull with baleen wales with protruding sprung brass cannon operated from stern cords, ornately carved bust-form figurehead, stern, quarter galleries and deck superstructure, standing and running rigging with bone blocks, bound masts, yards with stun's'l booms, flags and streamer, mounted on bone cradles to inlaid wooden base with bone balustrade. Measurements overall - 19 x 24in. (48 x 61cm.)
Built at Blackwell by Perry, Wells & Green, Hero was completed in 1803 and joined the Channel Fleet under command of Alan Gardner, and fought at Calder's Action in July 1805 and Strachan's Action in November the same year. In 1809 she served at the Basque Roads and was in the Baltic in 1811 when she was wrecked on the Haak Sand off the Texel with the loss of over 500 in the Great Strom on Christmas Day 1811, leaving just twelve survivors.
Estimate: 10000-15000
284. AN UNUSUAL 20':1" SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF A TYPICAL EARLY 19TH-CENTURY PRISON HULK
modelled by R.A. Wilson from his own researches and based on the York, with carved hull finished with sealed gunports, 'verdigris', 'rust' and 'flaking' paint, the deck housing with chimneys, reduced masts with a line of washing and other details, mounted on a dark green sea base attached to permanent moorings fore and aft, within plexi-glass wooden case with plate
Overall measurements - 8 x 18½ x 8in. (20 x 47 x 20cm.) Carry box; historical data
Estimate: 200-400
285. A 1:60 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF THE 8-GUN BRIG SLOOP SCYLLA (1809)
modelled by D. Berrill with a carved hull, planked decks with wooden fittings and metal guns, finished with Venetian red bulwarks and carriages, masts with standing and running rigging, mounted on a wooden base with plaque, within a plexi-glass case, overall measurements - 26 x 35½ x 12in. (66 x 90 x 30.5cm.)
Named for a monster inhabiting a rock in the Straights of Messina who devoured victims in the whirlpool of Charybdis, Scylla was a 'Cruizer Class' brig sloop built by Robert Davy of Topsham in 1809. Commissioned in September that year under the command of Arthur Atchinson, she took the 11-gun Le Canonnier of Îsle de Batz in May 1811. In the hostilities with America, she took (with Pheasant and Whiting) the U.S. Privateer Fox on 6th May 1813, and in September that year in company with Royalist took the 40-gun Le Weser. After the wars, she had a period laying up before a busy career in the Mediterranean, North America and the West Indies. She was finally broken up at Plymouth in January 1846.
Estimate: 400-600
286. AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR MODEL OF THE CIBELLE
the planked and pinned hull with remnant painted mainwales, protruding guns, carved polychrome Romanesque figurehead, carved transom with etched name, planked deck with gun carriages (lacing guns), bound bone masts, yards with stun's'l booms, standing and running rigging with two paper flags, loosely mounted in original wood and bone waterline supported base and contained within contemporary glazed case with iron loop handle to top. Model measurements (including stand) - 11 x 14in. (28 x 36cm.); Case measurements - 14 x 16 x 5½in. (35.5 x 40.5 x 14cm.)
The intended name for this model would have been Sybille however in this instance the modeller used his own phonetic interpretation. The Sybille was a 5th rate taken as a prize in 1794 and absorbed into the Royal Navy where she remained until sold in 1833. As she was taken very early in the Wars with France, it is not surprising modellers would have chosen to use the name as a commercially successful one to sell their model and at least two others have been seen with the same name.
Estimate: 3000-5000
287. A FINELY CARVED EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE MODEL OF A 104-GUN FIRST RATE SHIP-OF-THE-LINE
with planked and pinned hull, baleen wales, brass guns with red gun port lids, polychrome classical warrior figurehead, deck details including capstan, belfry, gratings, compass box, cannon in trucks, poop companionway, bound masts with standing and running rigging, mounted on a straw work base with bone trim and feet (rigging sympathetically restored), overall measurements - 11¾ x 12½in. (30 x 31.7cm.)
Estimate: 7000-9000
288. A WELL-PRESENTED 1:96 SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE J. & C. HARRISON LINE LTD. CARGO SHIP HARMATTAN (1959)
with a carved and painted hull, deck with covered hatches and superstructure with liveried funnel as appropriate, masts and rigging, contained in a brass bound glazed case with legend - 8 x 34 x 6½in. (20 x 86.5 x 16.5cm.)
Broken up at Karachi, 2nd March, 1972.
Estimate: 700-900
289. A WELL-MADE WORKING MODEL OF THE TUG NORJESS
modelled by W. Greenhalgh with carved wooden hull, removable superstructure to internal compartments for motor, brass propeller and friction rudder, with additional details including lifeboat, masts, ventilators and deck winch, mounted on a cradle stand, measurements overall -16 x 36in. (40.5 x 91.5cm.)
Norjess is a fictional name combining those of the modeller's wife and son (Jesse and Norman)
Estimate: 100-150
290. A WELL-PRESENTED WATERLINE 4MM:1FT SCALE MODEL OF THE STEAM TUG NORMAN OF MANCHESTER
modelled by W. Greenhalgh with carved hull and details including winches, ventilators, superstructure with railings, mast with lamps, lifeboat in davits, two ropes and other details, set in a green painted "sea" on wooden base with glass cover and maker's plate - 9 x 19½ x 7¾in. (23 x 49.5 x 19.5cm.) overall
Estimate: 100-150
291. A MODEL HULL POSSIBLY BY BASSETT-LOWKE OR STEPHENS MODEL DOCKYARD
for a passenger/cargo ship ("Motihari"), with carved and painted wooden hull, removable lacquered decks and superstructure with metal hatch covers and some fittings, drive shaft and propeller (overall restoration required) - 43in. (109cm.) long
Estimate: 150-250
292. A WELL-MADE WORKING SCALE MODEL OF AN R.A.F. HIGH-SPEED RESCUE LAUNCH
modelled by W. Greenhalgh in the late 1940's with carved wooden hull, removable superstructure to internal compartments with electric motor, drive shaft, propeller and friction rudder, further details include raised anti-aircraft quick-firing gun turrets, ventilators, jolly boat and folding communication mast with radio aerials, mounted on a cradle stand and contained in a canvas-fronted travelling bag. Model measurements - 16 x 35in. (40.5 x 89cm.)
Finished to a high standard for the period of modelling, this model appears to have never been run.
Estimate: 300-400
293. A 19TH-CENTURY BUILDER'S HALF-BLOCK MODEL FOR THE IRON SHIP ST. KILDA, BUILT BY ALEXANDER STEPHENS & SONS, GLASGOW
carved from laminated wood with black top side and cut-away masts, stencilled on the hull Iron Ship St. Kilda No.120, carved figurehead, mounted on backboard with typical inset stencilled builder's plate - 48in. (122cm.) diameter
Estimate: 800-1200
294. A 19TH-CENTURY BUILDER' S HALF-BLOCK MODEL OF A STEAM LAUNCH
carved in contrasting woods and mounted on a mahogany board for wall hanging - 5½ x 34in. (14 x 86.5cm.)
Estimate: 400-600
295. A MID 19TH-CENTURY POSSIBLY BUILDER'S HALF BLOCK MODEL OF A MERCHANTMAN
with carved hull planked and pinned overall, with inlaid brass boot-top and rudder, mounted on a painted seascape display board - 34in. (86.5cm.) diameter
Estimate: 600-800
296. A 19TH/20TH-CENTURY POSSIBLY BUILDER'S PROPOSAL MODEL FOR A CLIPPER-BOWED SAILING SHIP
finely carved in laminated wood and finished in red, black and natural wood - 39in. (99cm.) diameter, on cradle stand
Estimate: 400-600
297. A FINELY CARVED AND WELL-PRESENTED NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR-STYLE WOOD AND BONE SHIP MODEL OF THE 2ND- RATE 'LONDON' CLASS SHIP-OF-THE-LINE PRINCE (1788), AND WHICH SERVED IN THE LEE COLUMN AT TRAFALGAR
the planked and pinned hull with protruding sprung brass cannon operated from a centre cord, ornately carved warrior-form figurehead, stern, quarter galleries and deck superstructure, standing and running rigging with bone blocks and two ship's boats slung out, bound masts, yards with stun's'l booms, flags and streamer, mounted on bone cradles to inlaid wood and bone base with balustrade and bone beaded centre cords either side for operating broadsides. Measurements overall - 17 x 22in. (43 x 56cm.)
Built at Woolwich and completed in 1787, Prince was the first ship to be lengthened by cutting in half and inserting a seventeen foot section, to the vast improvement of her sailing abilities in 1796. At Trafalgar she engaged the Spanish Principe de Asturias (112) and the French Achille who caught fire and, after Prince severed her mast and she became dangerous, the boats of the Prince at great risk, saved many of the French crew. Despite all this, she was the only British ship in the action to suffer no injuries or casualties to any of her crew or officers.
Estimate: 12000-15000
298. A BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE TANKER S.S. BATOUM, BUILT BY LAING OF DEPTFORD WITH ENGINES BY JOHN DICKINSON OF SUNDERLAND FOR A. SUART, 1893
the carved hull with lined varnished decks, silvered fittings as appropriate, open bridge with awning stanchions, gantries, covered hatches, rudder chains, raked masts and other details, mounted on four silvered columns within period mahogany display case with moulded trim and plates (plates later, overall cleaning and restoration) - 35 x 59 x 19½in. (89 x 150 x 49.5cm.) overall
Launched on the 29th June 1893, Batoum was registered at 4,054 tons and measured 345 feet with a 44¾ foot beam and drew 29 feet. Powered by a single screw engine supplied by John Dickinson & Co. of Sunderland, she had a near-miss early in the war when, on the 18th July 1915 two and a half miles off Southwold, she was torpedoed. Managing to beach herself on a shoal, she was refloated on the 24th July and repaired. On 19th June 1917 she was torpedoed a second time six miles south of the Fastnet rock and this time foundered.
Estimate: 5000-8000
299. A FINE QUALITY 1:48 SCALE BUILDER'S MODEL OF THE 27 KNOT H.M. TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS ROCKET, SHARK AND SURLY, DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED BY J. & G. THOMSON (JOHN BROWN & CO.) CLYDEBANK, 1894
the carved laminated hull with twin propellers on 'A' brackets and boxwood boot top, finished in red and black with rigged signal mast and brown deck with details including anchors with studded cable, grab wires, deck rails, gun platforms, quick-firing guns, ventilators, three raked funnels with safety valve extension pipes, sirens and lamps, two torpedo tubes on turn tables, fully fitted boxwood launch in davits, companionways, searchlights, coal chute covers and much other fine detailing, metal work finished in gold, silver, copper and painted as appropriate, mounted on two columns to a plush-lined base with builder's plate within original glazed mahogany case with corners carved with wreaths of laurel (for victory) and urn finials. Cased measurements - 35 x 86 x 21in. (89 x 218.5 x 53.5cm.)
These three 'Rocket' Class Destroyers were built by J and G Thomson (owned by J. Brown by their completion) at Clydebank as part of the 1893-4 follow-up orders distributed by the Admiralty and were built at great speed. They were all laid down on Valentine's Day, 1894 and completed in July 1895. Displacing 280 tons, they were 203 feet overall long with a 19½foot beam and a draught of 6¾ feet. Their Normand boilers produced 4,100 horse power to give a top speed of 27 knots using triple expansion engines and were armed with 1-12pdr, 5-6pdrs and two 18in. torpedo tubes. Crewed by a complement of fifty three men, all three destroyers served in Home waters with Rocket and Shark sold for breaking in 1912 and 1911 respectively. Surly survived the Great War and was sold in 1920.
Estimate: 15000-20000