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Pair: Lieutenant E. J. M. Griffiths, Cheshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. E. J. M. Griffiths.) good very fine (2) £120-£160 --- Eric John Mortlock Griffiths was born in Mussoorie, India, the son of the Reverend Talbot Monkton Milnes Griffiths, an Army Chaplain, in 1891, and prior to the Great War was working as a fruit farmer in South Africa. ‘In about 1914, my father ran away from his job on a fruit farm near Pietersburg in South Africa, hitchhiked to Cape Town, and stowed away on board a ship bound for England so that he could sign up to fight in the British army against the Germans. Due to his family status (his father had been an army chaplain in India and was related to the Earl of Crewe), he was automatically given a commission and he joined the war as a Lieutenant in the Cheshire Regiment. One day, he was ordered to lead his platoon in a direct frontal attack against enemy lines and as ordered, they charged into battle - only to face a barrage of bullets that made it suicide to continue. He immediately told his men to retreat and waited until they were on their way back to their own lines before starting to follow in their footsteps. Suddenly, one of his men was hit and went down. He ran to him, picked him up, slung him across his shoulders, and began to run for the safety of the British Lines. Unfortunately, the German gunners were beginning to find the correct range for their guns and a machine gun suddenly started pumping bullets around my father as he ran, dodging as best he could with the man hanging over his shoulders. Suddenly, he felt the impact of bullets hitting the man’s dangling legs, and blood sprayed wet against his face. But he kept going and at last he was out of range of the machine gun. Making straight for the medic tent, he placed the injured soldier on a cot and ordered the medics to take care of him. As they hurried to comply, he noticed that they seemed to be staring at him and he assumed it was because the man’s blood was all over him. Then an orderly came up to him and asked: “Excuse me, sir; but have you seen your face?” My father asked him what he meant, and in reply, the man silently handed him a mirror. He took one look - and fainted. One of the bullets from the German machine gun had taken his nose clean off his face. The surgeons eventually built a new nose for my father, using a bone from the middle finger of his left hand, which they had to amputate. All the men in my father’s platoon felt that he should have been awarded the V.C. for his bravery, but apparently the V.C. was only awarded to an officer when a more senior officer recommended it, and there were no senior officers around to make that recommendation.’ (family recollections refer). Following the Great War Griffiths returned to southern Africa, and died at Salisbury (now Harare), on 14 February 1976. Sold with the recipient’s identity bracelet, engraved ‘2nd. Lt. E. J. M. Griffiths. C. of E. 9th Cheshires’, the reverse engraved ‘Mametz Wood, July 1916; Kemmel Hill, Aug. 1916; Ploegsteert, Sept. 1916’; wound stripe; the recipient’s father’s silver matchbox, engraved ‘ Revd. T. M. M. Griffiths, D.D., M.R. V. P.L.H. 1896’; various Rhodesia Regiment insignia; and other ephemera; together with an account of the the recipient by his family and various photographic images.
A collection of twenty three Commodore 64 cassettes, cased, to include Ramparts (insert), Shoot-Out (manual and insert), Star Games One (insert), Run The Gauntlet (manual and insert), Winter Games (manual and insert), Fight Night (manual and insert), Rad Ramp Racer (insert), Booty (insert), Panic 64 (insert), Falcon Patrol (insert), Annihilator (insert), Classic Arcadia (insert), 3D Tank (insert), Fruit Machine Simulator (insert), Cassette 50 (insert), Cyclons (insert), Protector (insert), Tool Box (insert), APB (insert), Monopole (insert), The Games (insert), Ikari Warriors (insert), 4 Quattro Sports (insert), also including seven game cassettes (various) and four loose cassettes
A GOLD COLOURED CHARM BRACELET The double curb links with polished and textured decoration, to a concealed clasp stamped 14k, suspending various charms including a Mexican stamped 18k, fruit machine charm stamped 14k, a 9 carats gold car charm, and various others Size/dimensions: 18cm long Gross weight: 87.5 Condition Report: clasp in working order, general wear commensurate with use, the charms have some knocks and scratches Condition Report Disclaimer
20 Hornby Dublo Railway 2/3rail. A BR SR Class R1 0-6-0 tank locomotive. Plus 2x 0-6-2 tender locomotive RN69567 and another example, one with early crest and one with late. Both in lined BR black livery. Together with a Bogie Timber Wagon, a Caustic Liquor Bogie Wagon, 2x Passenger Fruit Van, Horsebox, 3x ICI chlorine tank wagons and 2x Traffic Services tank wagons. 2x Mobil Tank Wagons. 2x Machine Wagons, Lowmac. Double Bolster Wagon with Timber Load. Mineral Wagon and a 13 Ton Wagon. All boxed, some wear/damage. Contents GC-VGC some age wear. £70-100
A group of jewels, including; a collection of mid-century hallmarked 9ct gold charms; a man in a top hat in a row boat piled with suitcases, marked BON VOYAGE; a car set with paste stones with a streetlight in a square frame, also marked BON VOYAGE; a pair of skis; a tractor with rotating wheels; a bowl of fruit set with paste stones; a bag of golf clubs set with paste stones; a slot machine with working lever and wheels; and scale weighing a newborn baby; a pair of seed pearl pendant earrings; a clock key set with onyx, bloodstone and carnelian and a ring set with a cluster of brilliant-cut diamonds and applied with blue enamel, size K
Hornby Dublo Boxed Wagons (x9) plus other wagons.Comprising:Blue Box (x1) BR W.R. Brake van;Red Box (x8): Bogie Bolster, Passenger Fruit Van W.R, 4 Wheeled Utility Van S.R, ICI Tank Wagon Chlorine, Lowmac machine wagon, United Dairies Milk Tank Wagon, Tank Wagon Traffic Services (x2), 1 of which has been weathered.Also included is a well made Airfix boxed completed Cattle Wagon and an unboxed Airfix completed Esso Tank Wagon.All above are in very good condition.
George III Bracket Clock, signed GEORGE CLERK (active ca.1780). London, last third 18th century.Cabinet case with gilt bronze applications.Dial with Spanish strike-cancelling dial (for the Spanish market).Calendar of the month.Eight days winding machine, square plate, engraved on the back, hour chiming on a bell.Measurements: 53 x 28 x 19 cm.English table clock, bracket type, signed by the clockmaker George Clark. Its case is made of wood, decorated with gilded bronze applications with foliate and rocaille motifs worked in relief. It has an architectural structure, the flanks of which are decorated with stipes with anthropomorphic busts. The corners and the panels surrounding the dial are also made of finely worked bronze with vegetal fretwork in the form of tracery. The dial has Roman numerals (for the hours) and Arabic numerals (for the minutes) engraved in black on silver, with a gilded centre. The second dial functions as a chime and has an override dial. The Spanish names indicate that the British watch was intended for the Spanish market. The dome, which is stepped in the form of a talud, is topped with a handle and is decorated with bronze appliqués and fruit elements decorating the corners.Bracket clocks of English origin are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1960s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" regulator or balance. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.The English developed a watchmaking mechanics distinct from that of the rest of Europe, based on an industry of specialised workshops producing products of great technical perfection. The cases were made by cabinetmakers who enriched the watches, turning them into real jewels. For this reason, throughout the 18th century English clocks and watches were evidence of the stylistic evolution that developed in English cabinetmaking, starting with the William and Mary and Queen Anne models, passing through the Chippendale and Hepplewithe styles and finally returning to classicism with the Adam, the Sheraton and finally the Regency. As for the specific type of bracket clock, it maintained its elegant and stately appearance throughout the 18th century, and by the end of the century the cases would be larger and more monumental.
Bracket type table clock, late 17th-early 18th century.Box with wooden latticework and gilt brass ornaments.Highly engraved and gilt dial, with fleurs-de-lis between numerals.It has a two-tune selection dial, pendulum and month calendar.Eight-day winding machine, square plates, four trains, musical cylinder with two melodies, 26 hammers to operate the 13 bells (the bells are missing), quarter mechanisms on two bells and a chiming mechanism on one, escapement with a rope or pallets.Measurements: 67.5 x 38 x 25.5 cm.Table clock of the bracket type, dated around 1700, with a cabinet case, with finely carved vegetal latticework in wood, decorating the upper frieze and the spandrels. Four columns, with cylindrical shafts and Doric order, flank an architectural structure with a semicircular arched window. The sides and back also have arched windows, which leave the pendoline visible. The whole has a sloping top with curved angles, which rests on a moulded entablature, following the same pattern as the base. The gilt dial is beautifully engraved with Roman numerals alternating with small fleurs-de-lis adorning the circle. The minutes are indicated in Arabic numerals. Delicate foliate compositions in gilt brass cover the spandrels. A second dial, with chime functions, has a choice of two melodies and a calendar. Fruit pinnacles decorate the corners.Bracket clocks of English origin are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1960s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" regulator or balance. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.
Bracket type clock, George II, signed ROBERT ROMLEY. London, 1740.Ebonised case, with bronze applications.Signed dial, gilt, with gilt bronze spandrels, with the possibility of an override chime.Machine: eight days winding, square plates, engraved and signed back, quarter strike on eight bells and hour strike on one bell. Measurements: 53 x 30.5 x 20.5 cm.English table clock, with the dial signed by the clockmaker Robert Romley. It follows the bracket model, a type of transportable clock, with handles, which became popular in England from the end of the 17th century. With an architectural structure, the front and back windows are arched, with their spandrels richly worked with gilt bronzes. Also noteworthy are the gilded bronze applications that reproduce the stipes with vegetal body and human bust on the flanks, as well as the openwork soffits with floral motifs on the tympanum, and the fruit pinnacles that crown the corners. The feet are also made of bronze. The dome takes the form of a slope with a curved profile. The dial has a silver-plated disc with the hours engraved in black with Roman numerals, while the minutes are marked in Arabic. The hands are baroque in style. It is accompanied by a second dial for chiming and a calendar window.Bracket clocks of English origin are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1960s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" regulator or balance. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.
Bracket type clock, George II, signed ROBERT HIGGS. London, first half s. LONDON, FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY.Ebonised case, with gilt bronze applications.Signed dial, gilt, with gilt bronze spandrels.Selection dials with six melodies, sound annulment, quarter and hour chimes, with calendar.Three-train machine, with musical cylinder that activates thirteen bells and chime of hours and quarters on a bell.Measurements: 60 x 39 x 25 cm.Important English table clock, from the George II period, with the dial signed by the renowned watchmaker Robert Higgs. It follows the bracket model, a type of transportable clock, with handles, which became popular in England from the end of the 17th century. Architectural in structure, the front and back windows are arched, with their spandrels richly worked with gilded bronzes. Also noteworthy are the gilded bronze applications that reproduce the stipes with vegetal body and human bust on the flanks, as well as the openwork soffits with floral motifs, and the fruit pinnacles that crown the corners. The feet are also made of bronze, in the form of scrolls surrounded by foliage, and a bronze crest decorates the dome in the form of a slope with a curved profile. The dial has a silver-plated disc with the hours engraved in black with Roman numerals, while the minutes are marked in Arabic. The hands are baroque in style. It is accompanied by a second chime dial and a calendar window. Robert Higgs was a member of the Clockmakers Company from 1750 to 1769. Prior to that, he worked at Sweetings in London.English bracket clocks are notable mainly for their mechanism, but also for their decoration. This type of clock originated in the 1760s, when the pendulum was applied to the clock, replacing the previous "foliot" or balance regulator. This change made it necessary to provide the mechanism with a case to protect it from shocks that could alter its movement. This was the origin of the watches known in England as brackets, i.e. portable watches. These were short cases which housed a mechanism held between two thick plates and contained, as the driving force for each train, a combination of a hub and a snail. These clocks were originally intended to be placed on a bracket, hence their English name. This bracket was a separate piece that was usually made at the same time, with decoration to match the clock. Later, however, the base and clock began to be made separately.
Cascade by Bell Fruit Manufacturing penny drop case slot machine, mahogany cabinet, type GA1, 74 x 48 x 14cm.Coins are triggered across the top of the playfield, with the hope of getting them into one of the four "Win" holes. Successful coins will release one or more of the column of coins in the bottom half of the machine. Unsuccessful coins will end up in one of the columns
Cascade De Luxe by Bell Fruit Manufacturing penny drop case slot machine, mahogany cabinet, serial number B1243, type GA1, 74 x 48 x 14cm. Coins are triggered across the top of the playfield, with the hope of getting them into one of the four "Win" holes. Successful coins will release one or more of the column of coins in the bottom half of the machine. Unsuccessful coins will end up in one of the columnsCondition report; overall the cabinet is in need of restoration, has a key to the lock and the mechanism appears complete, but we would advise a service as we have no coins to check how well it operates
An original retro vintage 1970s fruit machine / slot machine / one armed bandit by Bally, titled ' Super Golden Girl '. Having a chrome frame to the front and a wood effect back, lever to the side. Measures approx, 67 cm H x 41 cm W x 44cm D. Sold as untested, no key present but does open. .
Wrenn 00 Gauge Southern Tank Engine and various items of Rolling Stock, W2207 SR green 1127 0-6-0 Tank, in original box with illegible stamp, wagons include GW Fruit Van, Machine Loriot wagon, Refrigerator Van and Open wagon, black Gunpowder Van and three Private Owners open wagons, all in original boxes, VG-E, boxes G-VG (9)
Three various arcade games, comprising; Defender, Space Wars, and Mirage; and a pub fruit machine (4)Condition report: Fruit machine is Barcrest Lucky Strike.All in overall very used and poor condition.Unlikely to be in working order and require significant restoration throughout.They appear complete beside the damage but we have not turned any of them on.
DAVID HOCKNEY (B. 1937)Bowl of Fruit 1986 signed, dated 86 and numbered 21/46hand-made print created on an office colour copy machine on paper27.9 by 21.6 cm.11 by 8 1/2 in.Footnotes:ProvenancePrivate Collection, UK (acquired directly from the artist)Archeus / Post-Modern, LondonAcquired directly from the above by the present ownerThis lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * AR* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
The Time Machine (1960) British Quad film poster based on the novel by H.G. Wells and directed by George Pal, conservation paper backed, 30 x 40 inches. Provenance: John Farmer started collecting over 40 years ago. His interest in films began when his parents took him to the James Bond double bills in the late 60s. Around this time he also developed a passion for reading his brothers Famous Monsters of Filmland magazines. These publications were certainly a great way at the time to expand your horizons and taste forbidden fruit. The Basil Gogos covers were especially glorious, and the look of these films and publications instilled in John an interest in a broad spectrum of artists and movies that he retains to this day. The John Farmer collection represents part of what he has acquired over the years and includes a good cross-section of titles such as Dr. No, The Ladykillers, Psycho, Night of the Hunter, Taxi Driver, 2001, Vertigo, Invasion of the Saucer Men and The Devil Rides Out. John has enjoyed locating and finding these items from many different sources and now looks forward to them finding a new home with other enthusiasts and collectors. Condition Report: Ewbank's In-House Shipping service can post this lot for £18+VAT secure packaging and shipping via FedEx Next Day which is a 24 hour service requiring a signature on delivery and loss/damage cover up to £2500 value. We can combine up to 5 posters in one tube. For overseas buyers or other queries please contact shipping@ewbanks.co.uk

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