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Click here to subscribeIncl. a.o.: Truckin' (2 issues), No Ducks (2 issues), Wonder Wart-Hog (3 issues), Honkytonk Sue (3 issues), Hit the Road, a Comic for & about Hitchhiking, Hydrogen Bomb and Biochemical Warfare Funnies, Roxy Funnies, Armadillo Comics and Dr. Atomic. Some w. stamp "Real Free Press Int. U.P.S." on first page. (total 52)
Herpa - Two boxed Herpa diecast military aircraft models. Lot consists of Herpa 571265 1:200 scale 571265 U.S. Air Force Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit - 13th Bomb Squadron 'Grim Reapers', 309th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Base; plus 2853 Czech Air Force Czech Air Force Aero L-29 Delfin - 1st Squadron, 11th Fighter Regiment, Žatec Air Base. Both models appear to be in Mint condition presented within Excellent boxes with some minor wear. Models are unchecked for completeness. (2) (This does not constitute a guarantee) (K)
A collection of 115 military cloth shoulder badges, comprising (as numbered per bag) Shoulder Titles: 1 - ILH. With Historical background.2 - Loyals. Chief Inspectorate of Clothing.3 - Seaforth Highlanders. 5 Div, tartan flash, 2 x AOS4 - Printed Buffs Matching pair, Printed East Surrey, Printed Fusiliers, 5 - 2 x KRR. WWI. RWK Black on Khaki. WWI Lincoln. Black on Khaki. Interwar. See sale paper. Liverpool Rifles. Red on Green. Kensington. Red on Grey. Queen’s Westminster’s. Red on Black. Matching pair. Queen’s Westminster’s. Black on Red. 16 th L Regt. Worn 1938 – 50, 6 - 7H Matching pair. WW1.V111H. WW1.Queen’s. White on Khaki. Background info. !6 th London. Royal Scots Fusiliers. 1WW. Rare. Hallamshire. W & C YEO. See background info. Royal Artillery/QOD & WSY. See background. Surrey Yeomanry Q.M.R. Background. 7 - Royal Horse Artillery. Red on Dark blue. Very Rare. 8 - Sussex. White on Red. Yeomanry title. Info. Durham L.I. Officer’s title. Korean War era. No9 Commando, White on Black. London Scottish. North Somerset Yeo/44 R.T.R. Matching pair. 9 - XIV West Yorkshire Regt. Worn WW2 by 2/5 & 11 th Bns. XXIV South Wales Borderers. 7 th Gurkha Rifles. White/Green. Worn 1954-57 only. 7 th Gurkha Rifles. Black/Green. Pre 1954 & post 1957, Transferred to British Army 1947. Service in WW2, Malaya, Indonesian action and Falklands, Gurkha Engineers, Queen’s Royal Rifles. Post 1961. Leeds Rifles. 10 - Grenadier Guards. Large title. Coldstream Guards x 2, The Life Guards. Matching pair. Straight ends., The Life Guards. Matching pair. Rounded ends., Irish Guards. Matching pair., Welsh Guards., The Blues And Royal x 2, 3, 11 - Matching Pairs, Loyals. Cheshire. Leicestershire. Foresters. Queens. Royal West Kents. Queen’s. Essex. Yellow on Purple. Authorised 31 October 1953.King’s Own. Bedford and Hertford. with photo. Hereford L.I. From October 1950.Rifle Volunteers. R.A.S.C. R.A.O.C. R.A.M.C. R.A.E.C. 2 pairs. Cumberland & Westmorland / ACF.12 - S.E.A.C. Gold on Black. South East Asia Command .S.E.A.C. Red on Dark Blue. Royal Navy. S.E.A.C. White on Dark Blue. RAF.S.E.A.C. Gold on Black. Large title.13 - Royal Engineers/32. Corporal chevrons, Brassard.14 – (Singles Line Regiments) Border. Inniskillings. King’s. Early pattern; see attached slip. Gloucestershire. Rounded ends. ACI 1593 Oct 1943 to replace ‘Gloster’ K.R.R.C. Red on Green. Royal Lincolnshire. See attached slip. Royal Sussex. Suffolk. Royal Fusiliers. Rounded ends. S.W.B. Essex. Loyals. Queen’s Surreys. Middlesex. East Lancashire. King’s Own. Fusiliers. Worn on UN Peacekeeping 1986 – 1988 in Cyprus by 1 st & 2 nd Bns South Lancashire. Lincoln. Lancashire. Cut down?15 - Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Royal Anglian. Worn by volunteer Bns post 1967, The Hampshire Regiment. Yellow on Black. Initially worn in 128 th Infantry Brigade by 1/4, 2/4 & 5 th rom 1940. Royal Berkshire. Royal Ulster Rifles. Black on Green. Worcestershire .Royal Norfolk. Black on Yellow. Royal Hampshire. Yellow on Black. Post 1946.Q.O.H. White on Khaki. Post 1960. Essex. Yellow on Purple. Authorised 31.10. 1953.Beds.And Herts. See attached slip. Royal West Kent. Prince Of Wales Own/Yorkshire. Staffordshire. Yellow on Black.2 x Dorset .One small title, officers. Hertfordshire. Worn post 1947.3 x The Welsh Regiment, different sizes Bedford And Hertford.16 - C.M.P. See Attachment. ACI 905 12.06.43.Army Physical Training/Corps Devon Territorials. Red on Yellow, worn in 1960 by Devon Territorials Infantry and Yeomanry. Second Fusiliers. Modern. Royal Engineers. Large title. Royal Engineers/32Royal Engineers. Black on Khaki. Matching pair. 6 - R.A.E.C. Light Blue on medium Blue, R.A.E.C. Light Blue on Dark Blue. R.A.S.C. x3, R.A.P.C. Black on Yellow. Introduced 12.06. 43, ACI 905. Replaced by full letter version 5.5.45, ACI 510. A.C.C. Yellow on Grey. Royal Army Pay Corps. Yellow on Dark Blue. Mobile Defence Corps. Blue on Red. Matching pair. Q.A.R.A.N.C. Women’s Transport Service/F.A.N.Y. Women’s Royal Army/Corps A.C F. White on Red. A.C.F. Yellow on Black. Matching pair. R.E. Slip On. R.A. Slip On.(Formation Signs)17 - 54 th Division. British Army Hong Kong. Hong Kong Regiment also wore. 8 th Army 48 th Gurkha Brigade, North Midland District Forester Brigade. War Office Controlled Units x 3. RE Bomb Disposal. Australian Eastern Command (NSW) 1950’s x 3 (altogether in 1 bag)
Paul Tibbets WW2 Atom Bomb pilot multiple signed B29 Washington bomber cover. Also signed by US fighter aces James Rigg, Tex Hill, Blake Morganville. Biography info inside on all. Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force. He is best known as the aircraft captain who flew the B-29 Superfortress known as the Enola Gay when it dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
WW2 Dambuster Raid veterans multiple signed Copy of Guy Gibson VC logbook Number 2 1943. A quite unique item with details of the raid in 1943. On the last page where Gibson was Awarded the Victoria cross there are 11 617 autographs including 9 Dambusters. The signatures are Tony Burcher AJM Rear Gunner, Ray Grayston AJN Flt Engineer, Hobby Hobday AJN Navigator (signed twice), R Kellow AJN Wireless Operator, G Johnny Johnson AJT Bomb aimer, Len Sumpter AJL Bomb aimer, Douglas Webb AJO Front Gunner, Grant MacDonald AJF Rear Gunner, Jim Clay AJW bomb aimer, Norman Boorer Design Engineer, Ken Lucas 617 ground crew. Please note we think the Heal, Sutherland, and Feneron may be part of the copy, which was reproduced and then hand signed by the others. Unsigned copies sell for £200+ so this is priced accordingly. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Banksy (British, b.1973) Petrol bomb - 2011 Lithograph printed in colors on thin woven paper Limited edition of 2000 copies Framed 50 x 40cm (19.7" × 15.3") Banksy (British, b.1973) - the anonymous graffiti artist known as Banksy is perhaps the most controversial street artist of today. He is famous for his stenciled graffiti works, which appear in public spaces around the world. His use of stenciling developed from a need to complete a work quickly, namely to avoid being caught vandalizing by police. Banksy often uses multi-layered stencils to employ multiple colors, and he frequently incorporates permanent environmental fixtures, such as street signs and architectural elements, into his work. Marked by dark humor, satire, and political commentary, much of his street art has become viral on the Internet. His most notable early work was the result of a trip to Palestine and the West Bank, where he stenciled nine images on the Bethlehem Wall. Despite his stealth presence, Banksy has become a mainstream phenomenon. In 2010 Banksy directed Exit Through the Gift Shop, a chronicle of the underground world of street art, which was nominated for Best Documentary at the Oscars. In 2015, he opened Dismaland Bemusement Park, a temporary exhibition of an inverted, dystopian Disneyland. Although Banksy has continuously emphasized an aversion to the art world through his output, he also produces traditional works on canvas and prints as well as branded merchandise such as t-shirts. His cultural significance, widespread popularity, and, certainly, the mystery of his identity have all contributed to the desirability of his art. According to Sotheby’s Mei Moses, the average compound annual return for Banksy is 8.5%, with 76.5% of works increasing in value. This lot is also sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
John Piper CH (1903-1992) Christ Church, Spitalfields Lithograph on paper Signed in pencil Framed and glazed 76.5 x 52cm (30.2" x 20.5") John Egerton Christmas Piper CH (13 December 1903 – 28 June 1992) was an English painter, printmaker and designer of stained-glass windows. His work often focused on the British landscape, especially churches and monuments, and included tapestry designs, book jackets, screen-prints, photography, fabrics and ceramics. He was educated at Epsom College and trained at the Richmond School of Art followed by the Royal College of Art in London. Piper was an official war artist in World War II and his wartime depictions of bomb-damaged churches and landmarks, most notably those of Coventry Cathedral, made Piper a household name and led to his work being acquired by several public collections. This lot is sold subject to Artists Resale Rights, details of which can be found in our Terms and Conditions.
KIRKWOOD JOHN G.: (1907-1959) American chemist and physicist who participated in the Manhattan Project during World War II and witnessed the detonation of the first Hydrogen bomb at the Bikini atoll in 1951. Manuscript D.S., John G. Kirkwood, one page, 4to, New Haven, Connecticut, n.d. (post 1952). Kirkwood responds to a researcher’s questionnaire entitled World Inquiry, with their manuscript questions at the head of the page, ‘1. Were your scientific “debut” easy or difficult? 2. Did means of living…..enable you to make yourself known in science? Or did you live solely through your work of laboratory? 3. What work (or what discovery) made yourself more famous? Which do you consider as your masterpiece?’. Kirkwood provides his answers beneath, in part, ‘1. Not difficult. 2. My family provided for my education through my Ph.D. Afterwards I held a National Research Fellowship, supported by the Rockefeller Foundation……3. Development of the statistical mechanical theory of the liquid state. Applications of statistical mechanics to the study of irreversible processes’. A couple of small stains to the right edge, otherwise VG
TAYLOR G. I.: (1886-1975) British physicist and mathematician who made contributions to fluid dynamics and wave theory. Taylor was part of the British delegation to the Manhattan Project during World War II and helped solve implosion instability problems in the development of atomic weapons, particularly the plutonium bomb used at Nagasaki on 9th August 1945. Manuscript D.S., G I Taylor, one page, 4to, Cambridge, n.d. Taylor responds to a researcher’s questionnaire entitled World Inquiry, with their manuscript questions at the head of the page, ‘1. Were your scientific “debut” easy or difficult? 2. Did means of living……enable you to make yourself known in science? Or did you live solely through your work of laboratory? 3. What work (or what discovery) made yourself more famous? Which do you consider as your master-piece?’ Taylor provides his answers to the first two questions beneath, writing ‘1) Easy 2) From 1920 to 1923 I was a lecturer in mathematics at Trinity College Cambridge – a post which gave me time for scientific work both in the Cavendish Laboratory and at my home’. Some light, minor damp staining to the foot of the page and some light creasing at the head, G
GOLDSCHMIDT BERTRAND: (1912-2002) French chemist, considered one of the fathers of the French atomic bomb, which was tested for the first time in 1960 in the nuclear test Gerboise Bleue. Manuscript D.S., Bertrand Goldschmidt, one page, 4to, n.p., May 1946, in French. Goldschmidt responds to a researcher’s questionnaire entitled Enquête Mondiale, with their manuscript questions at the head of the page, ‘1. Vos débuts scientifiques furent - ils heureux ou difficiles? 2. Des moyens d'existence (un second metier ou une fortune personelle) vous permirent-ils de vous faire un nom dans la science ou ne vecutes-vous que de votre travail de laboratoire? 3. Quel ouvrage vous fit-il le plus connaitre? Lequel considerez-vous comme votre chef d'oeuvre? (Translation: ‘1. Were your scientific beginnings happy or difficult? 2. Did the means of living (a second job or personal fortune) allow you to make a name for yourself in science or did you only make a living from your laboratory work? 3. Which work made you most famous? Which one do you consider your masterpiece?’). Goldschmidt provides his answers beneath, ‘1. Mes debuts scientifiques furent facilites par le fait que je suis passe par la tres bonne ecole de Physique et de chimie. 2. Je ne me suis pas encore fait un nom dans la science. 3. Pour le chef d'oeuvre il faudra encore attendre quelque temps’. (Translation: ‘1. My scientific beginnings were made easier by the fact that I went to a very good physics and chemistry school. 2. I haven’t made a name for myself in science yet. 3. For the masterpiece you will still have to wait some time’). VG
WALLIS BARNES: (1887-1979) English scientist & inventor of the bouncing bomb used in Operation Chastise (The Dambusters Raid) on 16th May 1943. Signed Royal Air Force Museum cover issued to commemorate Barnes Wallis and featuring a colour image of an R-100 airship and with an inset portrait of Wallis, post marked 15th June 1976 on the 40th Anniversary of the first flight of the Wellington bomber. Signed by Wallis in bold blue fountain pen ink with his name alone to a clear area. About EX
County Of London Plan, 1943 Together with Greater London Plan, 1944 COUNTY OF LONDON PLAN 1943 PREPARED FOR THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL By J.H. Forshaw and Patrick Abercrombie (1943) Macmillan and Co. Together with GREATER LONDON PLAN 1944 By Patrick Abercrombie (1945) HMSO. Illustrated with 89 photographs & 33 illustrations from drawings, diagrams, & maps (some in colour, 9 folding) plus a large folding master plan in 2 sheets inserted in envelope at rear. Both Folio volumes in original oatmeal cloth. With numerous illustrations, drawings, folding maps and photographs. No dust jacket. "Following World War II, London was presented with an opportunity to amend the perceived failings of unplanned and haphazard development that had occurred as a result of rapid industrialization in the nineteenth century. During the Second World War, the blitz had destroyed large urban areas throughout the entire county of London, but particularly the central core. Over 50,000 inner London homes were completely destroyed, while more than 2 million dwellings experienced some form of bomb damage. This presented the London City Council with a unique chance to plan and rebuild vacant tracts of the city on a scale not seen since the Great Fire of London. Although the report was comprehensive in attempting to solve the issues facing London at the time, its implementation was not fully realized. The economic climate in Britain during the post war era simply did not allow for major infrastructure development on the scale that Abercrombie had suggested." (2).
Graham Greene, sixteen titles by or related to him, including 'A Sort of Life', 1971, 'Doctor Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party', 1980, 'Monsignor Quixote', 1982, 'The Tenth Man', 1985, 'Ways of Escape', 1980, 'An Impossible Woman', 1975, 'Getting to Know the General', 1984, all London, The Bodley Head, all 1st editions, all original cloth, all in dust wrappers, 'The Captain and the Enemy', 1988, 'The Last Word', 1990, 'Yours etc. Letters to the Press 1945-89', all London, Reinhardt Books, all 1st editions, all orig. cloth, all in d/w's, plus 'Graham Greene on Film: Collected Film Criticism 1935-1940', NY, Simon & Schuster, 1972, 1st US edition, orig. cloth, d/w, plus 5 others (16)
An autograph album c.1920's-1940's, signatures of several sportspeople, including footballers Tommy (W.T.) Whewell, who made a record 259 appearances for Corinthian F.C., killed 2nd October 1940 by a bomb on his home in Hampstead, aged 36; Tom Whittaker (1898-1956), on Arsenal F.C. letterhead, Mark Hooper (1901-1974), Sheffield Wednesday, Berry Nieuwenhuys (1911-1984), South African footballer who played predominantly for Liverpool, plus others George Eyston (1897-1979), British engineer, inventor, and racing driver best known for breaking the land speed record three times between 1937 and 1939, Jack Hobbs (1882-1963), English cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket, the leading run-scorer and century-maker in first-class cricket, with 61,237 runs and 197 centuries, plus athletes, jockeys, boxers etc; plus others stage/screen/celebrities incl. Gracie Fields (1898-1979), Stella Moya, Nat Gonella, Charles Laughton, Jean Gillie, Anna Neagle etc., contemporary cloth gilt
Pro Ecclesia Et Pontifice Medal: a gilt papal medal awarded to Francis J. Drinkwater, 30 May 1947, "in recognition of his zealous and outstanding services". Obverse: Bust of Leo XIII surrounded by inscription: "LEO XIII . P. M. ANN. X." Reverse: Crossed keys & papal tiara surrounded by inscription: 'PRO ECCLESIA ET PONTIFICE.' Mounted to a red, white and gold ribbon. Housed in box of issue by Tamfani & Bertarelli. Note: This is the highest award given by the Pope to the laity. Together with a typed letter relating to the award, and a cased gilt coin Reference links: https://www.birminghamarchdiocesanarchives.org.uk/collection_detail.asp?collection=25 Francis Harold Drinkwater (1886-1982), a priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, was founder of 'The Sower' and a pioneer in the field of catechetics, on which he wrote widely and for which he gained an international reputation. He was also a commentator on contemporary issues ranging from the Spanish Civil War to money and capitalism to use of the atomic bomb. His papers reflect his broad interests, his many publications and the wide range of his correspondents. For biographical details, see his entry in the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography' by Kester Aspden and his obituary in the 'Archdiocese of Birmingham Directory 1984'.
A WWII George Medal awarded to Lieutenant Alexander Charles Thomas Royal Engineers, together with an unnamed MBE, Defence, 1939-1945 medal and star, not known if the medals are related. Wikipedia; "He was engaged for seven continuous days of intensive bomb disposal operations following the enemy air raids on Grimsby and Cleethorpes on 14 June 1943. This raid was the first of its kind (using butterfly bombs) and presented many new problems in bomb disposal. Throughout these operations Thomas contributed greatly to their success by his outstanding example of resourcefulness, courage and leadership.[76]", https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recipients_of_the_George_Medal,_1940s#cite_note-ReferenceD-76.Note:- We believe the GM medal is a copy as the naming is not the correct style. Bidder's must satisfy themselves as to condition and provenance before bidding.
WW2 Dambusters An official 617 Squadron Photograph taken shortly after the Dams Raid by Bassano, the court photographers, this photograph was reproduced in 2003 to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Dams Raid 16, 17th May 1943, number 285 , 500 supplied with Certificate of Authenticity and signed by 10 veterans of the historic Dams Raid. These signatories being Flight Sergeant K W Brown CGM RCAF Pilot AJ F, Flight Sergeant G A Chalmers DFM Wireless Operator AJ O (Townsend), Sergeant R E Grayston Flight Engineer AJ N (Knight), Flying Officer E C Johnson DFC Bomb Aimer AJ N (Knight), Sergeant G L Johnson DFM Bomb Aimer AJ T (McCarthy), Flight Sergeant G S McDonald RCAF Rear Gunner AJ F (Brown), Sergeant S Oancia DFM RCAF Bomb Aimer AJ F (Brown), Flying Officer D Rodger RCAF Rear Gunner AJ T (McCarthy), Sergeant F E Sunderland RCAF front Gunner AJ N (Knight) and Flight Lieutenant J L Munro Pilot AJ W. This print issue carries ten signatures and has been signed by Les Munro. A large number of this print issue do not have Les Munro and only have nine signatures (believe he became ill and could not complete the full signing). The print has been professionally framed and overall measures approximately 28.25 inch x 17 inch (72cm x 43cm) has been kept out of the light (no fading), is in very good condition and a poignant reminder of the bravery of the men of 617 Squadron RAF. Please note it was really hard to photograph this lot as the light was reflecting off of the glass. The print is near perfect condition, just really hard to photograph without reflection or shadow! Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
A small collection of items mainly relating to Halifax BIII NA 221 NP Z Zombie including a No. 158 Squadron RAF card showing Halifax NP Z Zombie containing a note signed Yours In Comradeship Don Simpkin Rear Gunner and a photo of the 7 man crew named as Maurice Stott Bomb Aimer, Humphrey Watson Pilot, Don Sparkes Mid Upper Gunner, William Carter Wireless Operator, William Fletcher Flight Engineer, Don Simpkin Rear Gunner and Dai Johnson Navigator together with an 8 x 6 inch black , white photograph of the 7 man crew with 5 ground crew in front of NP Z Zombie, other photographs etc. All items are in very good condition (see photographs)Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Full title: Roland Delcol (1942): The bomb, oil on canvasDescription:Work: 60 x 40 cm Frame: 72,5 x 52 cmCondition reports and high resolution pictures are available on our website at www.coronariauctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@coronariauctions.comPlease note that external links are available on our website www.coronariauctions.com
Three medals to bomb disposal expert Charles Woodroffe Ede, Royal Garrison Artillery and Home Office: British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (2. LIEUT. C. W. EDE.), Defence Medal, mounted for wearing, good very fine. [3]Each medal 36mm diameterCharles Woodroffe Ede served with the Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War, he then joined the Home Office as an explosives and bomb disposal expert. He investigated numerous IRA bombings in London and elsewhere and was featured in many newspaper reports.
Eight Matchbox Series Superfast Lesney 1974-1982 die-casts, No 1 Dodge Challenger, red & chrome interior, No 2 Rescue Hovercraft, No 2 S-2 Jet, No 3 Porsche Turbo, metallic brown, No 4 Pontiac Firebird, No 4 57 Chevy, red cherry bomb, No 5 4x4 Jeep Off Road and No 5 US Mail Truck, all models in good condition, all boxes complete
Eight Matchbox Series Superfast Lesney 1974-1982 die-casts, No 1 Dodge Challenger, red & chrome interior, No 2 Rescue Hovercraft, No 2 S-2 Jet, No 3 Porsche Turbo, red, No 4 57 Chevy, red cherry bomb, No 5 4x4 Jeep Off Road, No 5 Sea Fire, white & blue and No 6 Mercedes Tourer, light blue without roof, all models in good condition, all boxes complete, one box slightly damaged
DISMALAND – D’APRES BANKSYElephant Bomb, Banksy is a Dismal, 2015, Sérigraphie sur toile figurant un billet, 27 x 14 cm. Certificat au dos de l'œuvre mentionnant "This is to certify that the work described above is an original work of art by Dismal Mouse, Acquis lors de Dismaland, l'évènement de Banksy à Weston Super Mare en Aout-Septembre 2015.
Multi Signed Book Bouncing Bomb Man The Science of Sir Barnes Wallis 2009 Hardback Book First Edition with 288 pages Multi Signed by 8 Veterans of 617 plus Sir George Edwards OM, published by Haynes Publishing, good condition. Good condition. All autographs are genuine hand signed and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £10
Ken Nwadiogbu In the Wave Charcoal and acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Ken Nwadiogbu (b. 1994, Lagos, Nigeria) is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist, based in Lagos, Nigeria. A trained civil engineer, he soon pivoted to fine art, first embracing hyperrealism and charcoal drawing before expanding his creative horizon to more conceptual works and a wider array of techniques, including acrylic painting, sculpture and installation. His works are inspired by iconic American contemporary art figures such as J.-M. Basquiat, Kehinde Wiley, Toyin Ojih Odutola and Kerry James Marshall. On Ken's large canvases, stories superimpose themselves in multiple layers. Mixing together hyperrealism with contemporary elements, he creates ingenious, politically charged visual illusions that deploy a singular outlook, daring the audience to question their own, for "value lies in the perspective". Defending an art that can be at once smart and fun, he explores grave matters in intense colours and playful cut-outs, addressing altogether black representation and identity, displacement, and socio-political control. Popularly known as KenArt, Ken is credited for introducing the "Contemporealism" movement and was named by Guardian Life as one of the most "Outstanding Personalities" in Nigeria. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious The Future Awards Africa in recognition of his contributions to the Nigerian arts community. A core focus for him is to inspire and encourage young creatives. He does this through public speaking and mentorship, as well as through his creative companies. He nurtures an art collective called 'Title Deed' and co-found Artists Connect NG, the largest artist gathering in Nigeria, created to foster creativity, collaboration and community. His works have been exhibited in a number of galleries including Omenka Gallery ('Insanity' group show, Lagos, 2016), Retro Africa ('In the making', Abuja, 2018), Bricklane Gallery ('Contemporealism', London, 2019), Bomb Factory Art Foundation ('Journey Mercies', London, 2021) and Thinkspace ('Ubuntu', LA, 2021). His works were showcased at ART X Lagos on several occasions, at 154 London, and Prizm Art Fair, in Miami. He has worked on multiple projects with respected international brands like Martell Cognac, McMillan Publishers, Flight Logistics, and many others. Ken enjoys expanding his perspective -and ours, rarely ever leaving anything to chance, but rather proceeding from a place of joy, and intentional care. He is constantly revitalizing his practice by challenging modes of Black representation. His oeuvres do not just encompass various forms of painting but most recently transcends into photography, sculpture, installation, NFT and video Education MA Painting, Royal College of Art Select Exhibitions/Awards Awards: 2019: The Future Awards Africa Prize for Art Exhibitions: 2022, SCOPE Art Fair Miami, 2020, Prizm International Art Fair Miami, 2020, 1-54 African Art Fair New York, Portrait of a Top boy and Summer exhibition Royal Academy Gallery Representation Retro Africa Gallery and Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery. Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork In my artistic endeavours, I explore my personal experiences while also providing a social commentary on the shared experiences of others. For this AOAP project, I have delved into my own encounters in London, using them as a lens to shed light on the collective experiences of African immigrants in the city. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Ken Nwadiogbu Red Dots Charcoal and acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Ken Nwadiogbu (b. 1994, Lagos, Nigeria) is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist, based in Lagos, Nigeria. A trained civil engineer, he soon pivoted to fine art, first embracing hyperrealism and charcoal drawing before expanding his creative horizon to more conceptual works and a wider array of techniques, including acrylic painting, sculpture and installation. His works are inspired by iconic American contemporary art figures such as J.-M. Basquiat, Kehinde Wiley, Toyin Ojih Odutola and Kerry James Marshall. On Ken's large canvases, stories superimpose themselves in multiple layers. Mixing together hyperrealism with contemporary elements, he creates ingenious, politically charged visual illusions that deploy a singular outlook, daring the audience to question their own, for "value lies in the perspective". Defending an art that can be at once smart and fun, he explores grave matters in intense colours and playful cut-outs, addressing altogether black representation and identity, displacement, and socio-political control. Popularly known as KenArt, Ken is credited for introducing the "Contemporealism" movement and was named by Guardian Life as one of the most "Outstanding Personalities" in Nigeria. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious The Future Awards Africa in recognition of his contributions to the Nigerian arts community. A core focus for him is to inspire and encourage young creatives. He does this through public speaking and mentorship, as well as through his creative companies. He nurtures an art collective called 'Title Deed' and co-found Artists Connect NG, the largest artist gathering in Nigeria, created to foster creativity, collaboration and community. His works have been exhibited in a number of galleries including Omenka Gallery ('Insanity' group show, Lagos, 2016), Retro Africa ('In the making', Abuja, 2018), Bricklane Gallery ('Contemporealism', London, 2019), Bomb Factory Art Foundation ('Journey Mercies', London, 2021) and Thinkspace ('Ubuntu', LA, 2021). His works were showcased at ART X Lagos on several occasions, at 154 London, and Prizm Art Fair, in Miami. He has worked on multiple projects with respected international brands like Martell Cognac, McMillan Publishers, Flight Logistics, and many others. Ken enjoys expanding his perspective -and ours, rarely ever leaving anything to chance, but rather proceeding from a place of joy, and intentional care. He is constantly revitalizing his practice by challenging modes of Black representation. His oeuvres do not just encompass various forms of painting but most recently transcends into photography, sculpture, installation, NFT and video Education MA Painting, Royal College of Art Select Exhibitions/Awards Awards: 2019: The Future Awards Africa Prize for Art Exhibitions: 2022, SCOPE Art Fair Miami, 2020, Prizm International Art Fair Miami, 2020, 1-54 African Art Fair New York, Portrait of a Top boy and Summer exhibition Royal Academy Gallery Representation Retro Africa Gallery and Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery. Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork In my artistic endeavours, I explore my personal experiences while also providing a social commentary on the shared experiences of others. For this AOAP project, I have delved into my own encounters in London, using them as a lens to shed light on the collective experiences of African immigrants in the city. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Farnaz Gholami Right Side of the Pool Mixed media on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Farnaz Gholami is an Iranian, London-based artist whose practice encompasses painting, drawing, printmaking, and installation. She graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art studying MA in Fine Art Painting in 2019. She has been the recipient of The UCL Olive Prize, a finalist for the UKNA Robert Walters Awards, shortlisted for Bloomberg New Contemporaries, and a finalist in Tiffany and Co. x Outset's Studio Makers Prize. Education 2019 The Slade School of Fine Art (UCL), MA in Fine Art Painting (Distinction), London, UK 2017 Chelsea College of Arts (UAL), Graduate Diploma in Fine Art, London, UK 2013 Brandeis University Post-Baccalaureate in Fine Art, Studio Art, Massachusetts, USA Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Summer Show, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK In Bloom, Victoria Law Projects, London, UK 2022 UKNA/Robert Walters Awards, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK Duo Show: Wilderness Known, Liliya Art Gallery, London, UK Through a Glass, Darkly, Niru Ratnam Gallery, London, UK Solo Show: Pearl Palace and Other Buildings of a Misremembered Past, Bomb Factory Gallery, London Art on a Postcard, Bomb Factory Gallery, London, UK Little Explosions, Bomb Factory Gallery, London, UK Weary Harold, Asc Gallery, London, UK 2021 Wild Grapes, Unit 3 Project Space, London, UK Duo Show: Harbinger of a Sweet Song, Yammamoto Keiko Rochaix Gallery, London, UK cho, Eco, Co, O, Heck! , Proposition Gallery, London, UK 2020 Squeezed, Karen Tronel Gallery, London, UK Group Show, Karen Tronel Gallery, London, UK 2019 Gestura, The Koppel Project, London, UK EXH 01, Floor EXH, Online Platform Graduate Art Prize 2019 Shortlist Exhibition, ARTIQ and Herbert Smith Freehills, London, UK Limbo, The London Summer Intensive: The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London, UK The Slade School of Fine Art Degree Show, UCL, London, UK Distant Heres, The Stone Space Gallery, London, UK But We Don't Leave Pyramids, Charsoo Gallery, Tehran, Iran 2018 Home, Jorjani Gallery, Tehran, Iran The Field, The ASC Gallery, London, UK 2017 Imagen Vibratoria, bajo el paraguas de su reproducción, El Museo Nahim Isaías del Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio, Ecuador Let's Yarding, GAPS Curatorial, London, UK Big Fridge, The Safehouse Gallery, London, UK Hot Dairy, The Cookhouse Gallery, London, UK 2016 Turbine Art Fair, Warren Editions, Johannesburg, South Africa Printmaking exhibition, Côte d'Ivore Embassy, Tehran, Iran 2015 Group Exhibition, Warren Editions Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa 2013 Post-Bac Degree Show, Dreitzer Gallery, Brandeis University, Massachusetts, USA ACHIEVEMENTS 2022 UKNA Robert Walters, Saatchi, Finalist 2019 The Olive Prize, UCL, Recipient Bloomberg New Contemporaries, Shortlisted Tiffany & co. x Outset studiomakers award, Runner up The Slade Summer School Residency, Recipient Artiq The Graduate Art Prize, Shortlisted 2014-5 Printmaking Residency, Warren Editions, Cape Town, South Africa Statement about AOAP Submitted Artworks My art practice encompasses painting, drawing, printmaking, and installation. I create expansive picture plains, usually depicting ambiguous unpopulated urban landscapes or interior spaces, to consider the sense of in-betweenness. Based on my diasporic experience of living in different cultures and countries, I explore the ideas of dislocation and internal fragmented identity through interaction with my surrounding spaces, buildings, cities, and natures, intertwined with memory and imagination. In my paintings, I use familiar subjects from different cultures such as architecture, gardens, swimming pools, street lamps, or hammocks as devices to break the stereotype of otherness, and suggest familiarity in new undefinable inclusive spaces. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Farnaz Gholami Left Side of the Pool Mixed media on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Farnaz Gholami is an Iranian, London-based artist whose practice encompasses painting, drawing, printmaking, and installation. She graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art studying MA in Fine Art Painting in 2019. She has been the recipient of The UCL Olive Prize, a finalist for the UKNA Robert Walters Awards, shortlisted for Bloomberg New Contemporaries, and a finalist in Tiffany and Co. x Outset's Studio Makers Prize. Education 2019 The Slade School of Fine Art (UCL), MA in Fine Art Painting (Distinction), London, UK 2017 Chelsea College of Arts (UAL), Graduate Diploma in Fine Art, London, UK 2013 Brandeis University Post-Baccalaureate in Fine Art, Studio Art, Massachusetts, USA Select Exhibitions/Awards 2023 Summer Show, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK In Bloom, Victoria Law Projects, London, UK 2022 UKNA/Robert Walters Awards, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK Duo Show: Wilderness Known, Liliya Art Gallery, London, UK Through a Glass, Darkly, Niru Ratnam Gallery, London, UK Solo Show: Pearl Palace and Other Buildings of a Misremembered Past, Bomb Factory Gallery, London Art on a Postcard, Bomb Factory Gallery, London, UK Little Explosions, Bomb Factory Gallery, London, UK Weary Harold, Asc Gallery, London, UK 2021 Wild Grapes, Unit 3 Project Space, London, UK Duo Show: Harbinger of a Sweet Song, Yammamoto Keiko Rochaix Gallery, London, UK cho, Eco, Co, O, Heck! , Proposition Gallery, London, UK 2020 Squeezed, Karen Tronel Gallery, London, UK Group Show, Karen Tronel Gallery, London, UK 2019 Gestura, The Koppel Project, London, UK EXH 01, Floor EXH, Online Platform Graduate Art Prize 2019 Shortlist Exhibition, ARTIQ and Herbert Smith Freehills, London, UK Limbo, The London Summer Intensive: The Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London, UK The Slade School of Fine Art Degree Show, UCL, London, UK Distant Heres, The Stone Space Gallery, London, UK But We Don't Leave Pyramids, Charsoo Gallery, Tehran, Iran 2018 Home, Jorjani Gallery, Tehran, Iran The Field, The ASC Gallery, London, UK 2017 Imagen Vibratoria, bajo el paraguas de su reproducción, El Museo Nahim Isaías del Ministerio de Cultura y Patrimonio, Ecuador Let's Yarding, GAPS Curatorial, London, UK Big Fridge, The Safehouse Gallery, London, UK Hot Dairy, The Cookhouse Gallery, London, UK 2016 Turbine Art Fair, Warren Editions, Johannesburg, South Africa Printmaking exhibition, Côte d'Ivore Embassy, Tehran, Iran 2015 Group Exhibition, Warren Editions Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa 2013 Post-Bac Degree Show, Dreitzer Gallery, Brandeis University, Massachusetts, USA ACHIEVEMENTS 2022 UKNA Robert Walters, Saatchi, Finalist 2019 The Olive Prize, UCL, Recipient Bloomberg New Contemporaries, Shortlisted Tiffany & co. x Outset studiomakers award, Runner up The Slade Summer School Residency, Recipient Artiq The Graduate Art Prize, Shortlisted 2014-5 Printmaking Residency, Warren Editions, Cape Town, South Africa Statement about AOAP Submitted Artworks My art practice encompasses painting, drawing, printmaking, and installation. I create expansive picture plains, usually depicting ambiguous unpopulated urban landscapes or interior spaces, to consider the sense of in-betweenness. Based on my diasporic experience of living in different cultures and countries, I explore the ideas of dislocation and internal fragmented identity through interaction with my surrounding spaces, buildings, cities, and natures, intertwined with memory and imagination. In my paintings, I use familiar subjects from different cultures such as architecture, gardens, swimming pools, street lamps, or hammocks as devices to break the stereotype of otherness, and suggest familiarity in new undefinable inclusive spaces. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
Ken Nwadiogbu Pay Attention Charcoal and acrylic on paper Signed on Verso 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾ in.) This lot has been curated by AOAP About Ken Nwadiogbu (b. 1994, Lagos, Nigeria) is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist, based in Lagos, Nigeria. A trained civil engineer, he soon pivoted to fine art, first embracing hyperrealism and charcoal drawing before expanding his creative horizon to more conceptual works and a wider array of techniques, including acrylic painting, sculpture and installation. His works are inspired by iconic American contemporary art figures such as J.-M. Basquiat, Kehinde Wiley, Toyin Ojih Odutola and Kerry James Marshall. On Ken's large canvases, stories superimpose themselves in multiple layers. Mixing together hyperrealism with contemporary elements, he creates ingenious, politically charged visual illusions that deploy a singular outlook, daring the audience to question their own, for "value lies in the perspective". Defending an art that can be at once smart and fun, he explores grave matters in intense colours and playful cut-outs, addressing altogether black representation and identity, displacement, and socio-political control. Popularly known as KenArt, Ken is credited for introducing the "Contemporealism" movement and was named by Guardian Life as one of the most "Outstanding Personalities" in Nigeria. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious The Future Awards Africa in recognition of his contributions to the Nigerian arts community. A core focus for him is to inspire and encourage young creatives. He does this through public speaking and mentorship, as well as through his creative companies. He nurtures an art collective called 'Title Deed' and co-found Artists Connect NG, the largest artist gathering in Nigeria, created to foster creativity, collaboration and community. His works have been exhibited in a number of galleries including Omenka Gallery ('Insanity' group show, Lagos, 2016), Retro Africa ('In the making', Abuja, 2018), Bricklane Gallery ('Contemporealism', London, 2019), Bomb Factory Art Foundation ('Journey Mercies', London, 2021) and Thinkspace ('Ubuntu', LA, 2021). His works were showcased at ART X Lagos on several occasions, at 154 London, and Prizm Art Fair, in Miami. He has worked on multiple projects with respected international brands like Martell Cognac, McMillan Publishers, Flight Logistics, and many others. Ken enjoys expanding his perspective -and ours, rarely ever leaving anything to chance, but rather proceeding from a place of joy, and intentional care. He is constantly revitalizing his practice by challenging modes of Black representation. His oeuvres do not just encompass various forms of painting but most recently transcends into photography, sculpture, installation, NFT and video Education MA Painting, Royal College of Art Select Exhibitions/Awards Awards: 2019: The Future Awards Africa Prize for Art Exhibitions: 2022, SCOPE Art Fair Miami, 2020, Prizm International Art Fair Miami, 2020, 1-54 African Art Fair New York, Portrait of a Top boy and Summer exhibition Royal Academy Gallery Representation Retro Africa Gallery and Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery. Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork In my artistic endeavours, I explore my personal experiences while also providing a social commentary on the shared experiences of others. For this AOAP project, I have delved into my own encounters in London, using them as a lens to shed light on the collective experiences of African immigrants in the city. You must not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any works. In doing so, you endanger our relationships with artists, and directly jeopardise the charitable work we do.
* V1 Flying Bomb. Luftwaffe V1 bomb relic, the aluminium stamped 5513, 14 cm across, with a printed label attachedQTY: (1)NOTE:The label states that the section of pipe was recovered near the Springfield Waterworks on the Willerby Road, Hull on the morning of 25 December 1944. The V1 bomb caused much damage to the surrounding area and this pipe would have been connected to the Argus Pulse jet engine that powered the V1.
* Luftwaffe. A theatrical Luftwaffe bomb, made to replicate a WWII example, light sheet metal construction finished in green and white with a gold eagle decal, 122 cm high, together with a theatrical German stick grenade, a theatrical sten gun and other related itemsQTY: (a carton)NOTE:Please note these pieces are imitation items.
* RAF Logbook. WWII 'Spitfire and Meteor' pilot's logbook kept by Flight Lieutenant Joe Kistruck, 616 Squadron, commencing 5 January 1941, final entry 3 January 1946, total flying time 1086hrs45mins, 9 types of aircraft flown including Hurricane, Spitfire and Meteor, signed by Paddy Finucane and Peter Brothers, commanding officers of 602 Squadron QTY: (1)NOTE:Spitfire pilot Joe Kistruck flew 123 operational missions with 602 Squadron, on 1 March 1942 he was posted to Kenley serving under Wing Commander Paddy Finucane, where he saw service over northern France, the logbook refers to Kistruck on 30 April 1942 having a short burst of machine gun as an Fw190 went down vertically, on 19 September 1942 he took part in Operation Jubilee (The Dieppe Raid) alongside Air Commodore Peter Brothers, on 16 September whilst on a scramble from Fair Isle Kistruck notes 'sighted He III 80 m east of Fair Isle, killed rear gunner with 1st burst used all ammo, many strikes, starboard engine hit, claim damaged shared with Sgt Emes 130 S.E. of Sumburgh'. In June 1944 he attended a gunner course before joining 616 Squadron in June 1944. Just nine days later, he was amongst the first group of squadron pilots to convert to the jet-powered Gloster Meteor as the squadron began to replace its Spitfires with the Meteor making it the first RAF jet squadron. He remained with the squadron until the end of the war having flown anti-Diver operations against the V-1 flying bomb and then to Germany to fly ground-attack operations until the end of hostilities.
* 'During a period of five days in France, this officer destroyed one enemy aircraft and shared in the destruction of four others. Since the return of the squadron to this country, Flying Officer Sizer has taken part in a large number of patrols and has personally destroyed at least a further six enemy aircraft. During one patrol he was attacked and shot down by five Messerschmitt’s. Landing two miles outside La Panne, he swam across a canal and was taken to a casualty station suffering from facial wounds, and thence to England. After only two days sick leave he again participated in patrols with his squadron.' DFC London Gazette: 11 August 1940The Battle of France and then Battle of Britain DFC and Invasion of Sicily Second Award Bar group to Spitfire and Hurricane pilot Wing Commander Wilfred Max “Wilf” Sizer, the three-times shot-down Battle of Britain Ace who served in four campaigns during WWII and is credited for the destruction of 7 enemy aircraft and 5 sharedThis remarkable group, together with its logbooks and related items, is being sold on behalf of the recipient’s family and offers a rare opportunity to acquire one of the last Battle of Britain Ace’s groups to have remained in private handsa) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated '1940', Second Award Bar officially dated '1943' b) 1939-1945 Star with Battle of Britain clasp (copy clasp) c) Atlantic Star with Air Crew Europe clasp (copy clasp) d) Africa Star with North Africa 1942-43 clasp e) Defence and War Medals, mounted for wearing, good very fine or better; together with the recipient’s Caterpillar Club badge, gilt metal with 'ruby' eyes, the reverse engraved 'P/O. W. Sizer. Pres. By. Irving Co.', in original Irving Air Chute of Gt. Britain Ltd box of issue, and his miniature dress awards (the Atlantic Star with incorrect clasp and also including a GSM, clasp Palestine) and his original full size ribbon. Also included with the lot are a series of logbooks, comprising:Logbook 2 – commencing 26 April 1941 – 30 October 1943 Logbook 3 – commencing 1 November 1943 – 7 January 1944 Logbook 4 – commencing 12 January 1948 – 20 March 1951 Logbook 5 – commencing 7 March 1951 – 12 December 1951 Logbook 6 - commencing 3 March 1952 – 23 October 1955 Logbook 7 – commencing 1 November 1955 – 4 December 1959QTY: (7)NOTE:Wilfred Max "Wilf" Sizer (1920-2006) was born in Chelmsford and educated at the King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford.Sizer joined the RAF in 1938 and, after completing his training, joined 17 Squadron at Kenley and, early in 1939, moved to 213 Squadron at Wittering.The squadron was sent to France on 17 May 1940 to support others during the Battle of France. On the 19th, Sizer shared in the destruction of two Hs126s and damaged another, and the following day he shared a Do17. On this patrol Sizer was attacked by five Me109s and was shot down. He landed two miles from La Panne and swam across a canal before being taken to a casualty clearing station with facial wounds after hitting his head on a gun sight. He swiftly returned to his unit two days later and was back in the air immediately.213 Squadron flew constantly over the French coast during the evacuation of Dunkirk and, on 28 May, he destroyed an Me109 whilst on the 31st he shot down another Me109 and damaged yet another. He himself was shot down south of Dunkirk and made a crash landing in Hurricane P2434.The following day Sizer attacked an He III which had started bombing the beaches at Dunkirk and sent it away with engines ablaze. Three days later his squadron was involved in a furious dog fight when German fighters were escorting a bombing formation which were preparing to bomb the evacuation convoys. Sizer attacked another Me109 and shot it down but was himself attacked from the rear. He still managed to damage another Me109, but was outnumbered and his Hurricane was hit and set alight. He crash-landed south of Dunkirk and Sizer fortunately remembered to take his parachute from the wreckage. A man on a motorcycle and side-car rescued him, but then he left his parachute in the side-car and had to go back for this precious item. He arrived in Dunkirk still clutching his parachute and started to board a destroyer but, at the last moment was told to disembark and board instead the River Clyde paddle steamer Plynlimmon. As the paddle steamer departed, the destroyer was attacked by a swarm of Stuka dive bombers which blew the ill-fated destroyer apart. When Sizer returned to 213 Squadron he found that he had been posted as “missing” from the morning flight (an emotive account written by his wife Nita in May 1940 is included with the lot).At the start of the Battle of Britain, Sizer’s squadron was based at Exeter. German squadrons were attacking southern England, and, on 11 August 1940, Sizer destroyed a Ju88 when the squadron intercepted a large raiding force over Weymouth. The following day he shot down an Me110 which was heading towards Portland. On 15 August he shot down two Stuka’s and on 5 October damaged a Ju88. He was awarded the DFC (London Gazette: 8 November 1940).Sizer was then posted to 58 OTU at Grangemouth as an instructor and after a series of other positions with 56/57 OTU, he joined 152 Squadron equipped with Spitfires in April 1942. It went to North Africa in November 1942 and on 25 November, he damaged an Italian Mc202 and three days later a Ju88.Sizer was given command of 93 Squadron at Souk-el-Khemis in Tunisia from February 1943 and flew low-level sorties until the defeat of the Axis forces in Tunis, after which he was transferred to Malta to prepare for the invasion of Sicily.On 10 July 1943, he was leading his squadron over the beaches of Southern Sicily when he damaged a Ju88; he then damaged an Me109 on the 12th and destroyed another Mc202, probably another and damaged four more Mc202s on the same day, resulting in his award to the Bar to his DFC (London Gazette: 28 September 1943).He then remained in the Middle East as a fighter instructor and subsequently commanded a photo reconnaissance squadron in the Canal Zone.Sizer left the RAF in 1946, but rejoined two years later when he resumed his role as fighter instructor. In 1953, he commanded 54 Squadron flying Meteor F.8 jet fighters and later the supersonic Hunter F.1.After spending two years in Hong Kong before returning to the Air Ministry in 1961, he retired from the service two years later with the rank of Wing Commander.Once asked if he had enjoyed his wartime experiences, Sizer replied;Absolutely, looking back we certainly enjoyed it, in fact we enjoyed it then, because we were young you know, I mean we were only 19, 20 years old, crikey you look at them now days and they’re all doing silly things aren’t they. All the lads round here are knocking things down, driving fast cars or making a nuisance of themselves which is exactly what we were doing. Yes it was good fun, there were terrible moments and sometimes very upsetting. Wilf Sizer, April 2005.
Ivon Hitchens (British, 1893-1979)Two Boats on Summer Water signed 'Hitchens' (lower left); further signed, titled and dated ''Two Boats on Summer Water'/1962-63./by Ivon Hitchens' (on an artist's label attached to the stretcher)oil on canvas51.4 x 116.8 cm. (20 1/4 x 46 in.)Footnotes:ProvenanceThe Artist, from whom acquired directly by the family of the present ownerPrivate Collection, U.K.Following the outbreak of war and subsequent bomb damage inflicted upon his Hampstead studio in 1940, Ivon Hitchens left London along with his wife Mollie and young son John for the countryside. Fortunately, the artist had recently purchased a tranquil area of Sussex woodland spanning six acres and the family found relative safety within a caravan which was towed onsite by horses. Their home became known as Greenleaves and would grow substantially over the following decades with the addition of a studio and latterly a house. The seclusion and calmness of the woodland, comprising a mixture of oak, larch, birch and chestnut, would provide him with abundant material in the years ahead and had an immediate impact on his practice. As Peter Khoroche has commented, his pictures following the move are 'painted with unprecedented assurance and vitality, an uprush of energy – a renewal through contact with nature' (Peter Khoroche, Ivon Hitchens, Lund Humphries, Farnham, 2014, p.72).Alongside the rich array of woodland flora and fauna that provided inexhaustible subject matter throughout the changing seasons, Hitchens was also drawn to water. Greenleaves itself would eventually include four artificial ponds, which although small, were used as inspiration for works such as Boathouse, Early Morning (1956), in which a much larger expanse of water is suggested. Hitchens had always been fond of the river and enjoyed fishing as well as being fascinated by painting the effects of light on water. At the artist's first exhibition with the Waddington Galleries in 1960, Hitchens presented a series of works painted on the Warnford Estate in Hampshire, which explored the tree-fringed lake and clear trout streams with their rich vegetation, glaring light and rippled water. Other popular and secluded spots which the artist frequented included Woolbeding, an old house near Midhurst, where a placid River Rother passed through alongside an old wheelhouse and boatshed. Two Boats on Summer Water dates to 1962-3, a time at which the artist was afforded a Tate Gallery retrospective as a mark of recognition, including 154 oil paintings, and finishing with seven versions of the same subject, Foliage by Water, hanging beside each other. In the present work, two boats rest peacefully on the banks of the bending water in what would appear to be a perfect English summer day, as reflected by the rich blue and green palette. Light filters through the arcing trees and foliage onto the surface of the water, which ripples in the foreground. On the right-hand side of the composition dynamic brushwork is employed along with superimposed patches of colour to create space and movement in a more abstract and gestural manner.We are grateful to Peter Khoroche for his assistance in cataloguing this work.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ARAR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
* Nevada Atomic Test Sequence. A group of 4 press print photographs of the explosion and devastation of a test house in Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1953, being the final 4 of a series of 8, presented as 2 diptychs with wire caption printed in the negative to lower margins, 26 x 36 cm, stamps to versos, one diptych in a modern mat mount, together with 4 related items, an LP titled 'If the bomb falls', plus 3 1950s pamphlets about fall out protection and shelter buildingQTY: (8)
A TRENCH ART MANTLE CLOCK FORMED FROM A BOMB CASING, 19th century movement free from the case, damaged dial, roman numerals, 8 day movement, bell strike with issues, the movement stamped although lost some detail 'Machenaud Paris, S. Marti et Cie', numbered 1522, 52, numbered to the outer edge of movement casing 369 with star, without pendulum and key, exterior casing has been heavily painted black, inside and some detail in red, with additions added to the exterior and wooden panel door to the back, glass is included but not attached, fuse numbered 583?, stamped to the inside base E.W., some of the rings do turn but most other detail has been lost, overall worn condition with the movement and dial in need of attention, clock not tested for working condition or accuracy, standing approximately 40cm tall, Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
A SELECTION OF WWII MILITARY AND FIRE SERVICE RELATED ITEMS, included in this lot is a WWII steel helmet that has been named by the original owner, a gas mask in its canvas bag, a fuse from a bomb and some fire service books and charts about various types of gases, AFS training manual and an ARP manual a photo of some spitfires, Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
World's highest Standard of Living There's no way like the American Way - Second World War German airborne Propaganda leaflet. Front of leaflet depicts an American advertising sign above a battlefield and fallen soldier, demonstrating the total contrast between life advertised at home and those fighting on the front line. Reverse reads "Do you like billboards like this one? You can find them all along the highways of your home country" ... "now you - a mere number, a G.I. - are being carted around in a truck through bomb and shell craters, through mud, dust and sand... That's YOUR American Way!" final image on the leaflet re-imagines the billboard to display the fallen American soldier. 15cm x 21cm.
CLASSIC ROCK - LP COLLECTION. A mixture of 19 classic rock LPs. Artists/ titles include Cream inc Disraeli Gears (593 003, record VG+/ sleeve Ex), Fresh Cream (593 001), Wheels Of Fire (x2) inc (2612-001, double LP, matt sleeve) & (583 040, laminated sleeve). Blind Faith (583 059), The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown (612 005), Pink Fairies - Never Never Land (2383 045). Alice Cooper inc Billion Dollar Baby (K56013, has dollar bill), Killer (K56005, calendar attached to sleeve). Deep Purple - Shades Of (PCS 7055). Taste (583 042), David Bowie - Diamond Dogs (APL1-0576), The Groundhogs inc Who Will Save The World: The Mighty Groundhogs (UAG 29237), Split (LBG 83401), Thank Christ For The Bomb (LBS 83295). Various - Solid Bond (WS 3001), Chris Farlowe - The Art Of (Immediate 006) Spooky Tooth - Ceremony (ILPS 9107) & Sweet - Fanny Adams (LPL1 5038). Condition is generally VG to Ex, odd one may vary.
CLASSIC ROCK & POP - NEW & SEALED LPs. A fabulous selection of 17 new & sealed LPs. Artists/ titles include Them - Again, Van Morrison - Keep Me Singing, Allen Toussaint - Live In Philadelphia 1975, ALex Harvey And His Soul Band inc Shout! & Self-titled. The Rolling Stones inc Havana Moon, Not Fade Away (Glow in the dark vinyl), Totally Stripped (DVD book set), Blue And Lonesome. Quincy Jones - The Italian Job, Jeff Beck - Loud Hailer, Billy Gibbons - The Big Bad Blues, Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb, Wilko Johnson - Blow Your Mind, Sonny Boy Williamson - Don't Send Me No Flowers, Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces (white vinyl) and The Beach Boys - With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
90s/ 00s INDIE/ ALT LP PACK (INC RARITIES). A smashing pack of 10 LPs, all indie/ alternative 90s/ 00s releases. Artists/ titles include U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (U214, original pressing with printed inner and booklet. Record Ex/ sleeve Ex), Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (724354050411, original EU pressing with printed inner. Labels with pressing ring. Record VG+, has wispy/ light paper marks. Nothing feelable. Sleeve with hype sticker on top left of the cover is Ex), Starsailor - Love Is Here (724353535018, back of sleeve and printed inner are water damage/ rippled), Antony And The Johnssons inc The Crying Light (RTRADLP443) & Another World (SC193). First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar (WEBB320LP), Fatboy Slim - Palookville (BRASSIC29LP), The Datsuns - Outta Sight/ Outta Mind (VVR1026941), Ed Sheeren - Divide (0190295859015) & Hed Kandi - The Mix 2006 (HEDKLP054). Condition is generally VG+ to Ex+.
THE JAM / RELATED - 7" PACK. A superb pack of 22 x 7". Titles include Snap Hits Medley (LEE 1), Beat Surrender, Town Called Malice, The Bitterest Pill, That's Entertainment, Live!, Funeral Pyre, Eton Rifles, Start!, Absolute Beginners, The News Of The World, A Bomb In Warbour Street, Start, The Style Council inc Groovin', The Lodgers, All Around The World, You're The Best Thing and a Paris. The condition is generally Ex to Ex+ with sleeves falling below this.
HEAVY/ BLUES ROCK & METAL - LP COLLECTION. A smashing collection of 63 rock & metal LPs. Artists/ titles include Iron Maiden - S/T (EMC 3330), Black Sabbath - S/T (NEL 6002), Deep Purple - Fireball (SHVL 793), Nazareth - Expect No Mercy, Kiss - Destroyer, Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak, Skid Row - S/T, Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb, Steppenwolf inc S/T, For Ladies Only. Canned Heat inc Collage, Mott The Hoople - Wildlife, Ten Years After - Rock & Roll Music To The World. Lynyrd Skynyrd inc Nuthin Fancy. Humble Pie, Kansas, ZZ Top, Free, Scorpions, Bad Company, Saxon, Gary Moore, Judas Priest, UFO, Eric Clapton, The Michael Schenker Group, Rainbow, Status Quo, Robert Plant. Condition is generally VG to Ex+.
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