Political and Military Interest. A silver presentation cigarette box, engraved 'Presented to Capt. W. Lloyd George on the occasion of his Marriage, by his Brother Officers in the 4th Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers, April 1955', and engraved on all sides with the officers signatures. Hallmarked London 1954 by Garrard & Co Ltd. 16 cm wide. 16.8 ozt / 524 grams gross. Note: William Lloyd George, (3rd Viscount Tenby) served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers and later retained a Territorial Army commission with the regiment. In 1955 he married Ursula Diana Ethel Medlicott. Provenance: Estate of the late William Lloyd George, 3rd Viscount Tenby (1927-2023), he was the son of Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby (1894-1967) and the grandson of David Lloyd George, 1st Earl of Dwyfor (1863-1945) the British Prime Minister from 1916 to 1922 during WWI.
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A mixed lot of British, German, and Scandinavian silver plate, stainless steel and other flatwares, to include a Garrard Regent plate part cutlery set, Lindshammar stainless steel salad servers with glass handles, Royal Worcester Evesham ladle and other items Location:If there is no condition report shown, please request
The G.C.B. pair awarded to Admiral Sir George R. Lambert, Royal Navy, 2nd in command of the expedition to Rangoon during “Commodore Lambert’s War” 1852-53 The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, G.C.B. (Military) Knight Grand Cross, breast star, silver, gold and enamels by Garrard & Co., circa 1860-70, fitted with gold pin for wearing; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (G. R. Lambert. Commodore 1st Cls. “Fox”) nearly extremely fine (2) £3,000-£4,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- George Lambert was Second-in-Command of the expedition to Rangoon (Second Burma War 1852), and was blamed for the start of the war. Commodore Lambert, ‘a short-tempered and impetuous Naval Commander’, dropped anchor off Rangoon on 27 November 1851 and met a number of merchants who complained that the treaty made with Burma in 1826 was being disregarded. Lambert is reported as having gone out of his way both to humiliate the Burmese and to create a situation where war was inevitable. Subsequently, ‘in his heavy handed way’, he illegally ordered the seizure of the King’s yacht, which resulted in the Burmese opening fire on British vessels: ‘And so began Commodore Lambert’s War, a consequence of his arrogance and hot temper’. The government later published its Blue Book to justify the war ‘when an outcry followed in Parliament, [and] declared that Lambert himself bore responsibility for the succession of hostile acts which unfortunately both sides had undertaken’ (The Burma Wars 1824-66 by George Bruce refers). Despite his role in starting the conflict, Lambert was made K.C.B., and was raised to G.C.B. in 1865. He became a full Admiral in 1863 and Commander-in-Chief at the Nore in June of that year. He died in 1869.
The impressive Second War K.B.E., inter-War C.B., Gallipoli operations D.S.O. group of thirteen awarded to Vice-Admiral Sir George Swabey, Royal Navy Having served ashore with distinction in Gallipoli as a Naval Observation Officer, he rose to senior rank, serving as a Commodore of Convoys 1940-41 and as Flag Officer in Charge at Portland 1942-44: during the latter posting he successfully oversaw the embarkation of an entire U.S. Army Division bound for the Normandy beaches The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Military) Knight Commander’s 2nd type set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels and breast star, silver, with silver-gilt and enamel centre, in its Garrard & Co., London case of issue; The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, in its Garrard & Co., London case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, with integral top riband bar; 1914-15 Star (Commr. G. T. C. P. Swabey, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. G. T. C. P. Swabey. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Coronation 1902, silver; France, 3rd Republic, Legion of Hounour, Chevalier’s breast badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamels; United States of America, Legion of Merit, Commander’s neck badge, gilt and enamels, the suspension loop numbered ‘263’, in its case of issue, mounted court-style as worn where applicable, one or two slightly bent arm points on the French piece, otherwise generally good very fine (14) £3,600-£4,400 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- K.B.E. London Gazette 13 June 1946. C.B. London Gazette 3 June 1930. D.S.O. London Gazette 14 March 1916: ‘He rendered very valuable assistance to the Army as Naval Observation Officer. Strongly recommended by General Sir Francis Davies and General Sir William Birdwood.’ Legion of Honour London Gazette 23 March 1917. U.S.A. Legion of Merit London Gazette 28 May 1946. George Thomas Carlisle Parker Swabey was born in Bedfordshire on 22 January 1881 and entered the Royal Navy as a Cadet in Britannia in January 1895. Appointed a Midshipman in January 1897, he subsequently gained seagoing experience in H.M. Ships Cambrian and Venus in the Mediterranean and in the Crescent on the America and West Indies Stations. In 1903 he joined the gunnery establishment Excellent and was afterwards Gunnery Lieutenant in the Revenge and the Irresistible, and First and Gunnery Lieutenant of the Zealandia, in which latter ship he was advanced to Commander in 1913. Soon after the outbreak of hostilities in 1914, Swabey joined the flagship Lord Nelson, and in her sailed for the Dardanelles. He was subsequently appointed a Naval Observation Officer to the Land Forces employed in that theatre of war and was specifically awarded his D.S.O. ‘for services in action during the Gallipoli operations April 1915 to January 1916’, which period also witnessed him being mentioned in despatches by General Sir Charles Munro (London Gazette 12 July 1916). From 1916-17 he served as Executive Officer of the Lord Nelson in the Eastern Mediterranean and in June 1918 he was advanced to Captain. Between the Wars Swabey held several senior appointments, including those of Deputy Director of Naval Ordnance 1921-23; Captain of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1924-26 and Commodore Commanding the New Zealand Station 1926-29, when he was the first member of the R.N. to serve on the Royal New Zealand Naval Board. Advanced to Rear-Admiral in the latter year, he was also appointed an A.D.C. to the King and created a C.B. Having been advanced to Vice-Admiral on the Retired List in 1935, Swabey was recalled in September 1939, when he became one of that gallant band of retired Flag Officers to assume the duties of a Commodore of Convoys, in which capacity he served from 1940-41; one newspaper obituary states that ‘after two years’ service on the high seas, Swabey’s ship was sunk from under him and he was exposed for several days in an open boat.’ Then in 1942 he hoisted his Flag as Vice-Admiral in Charge at Portland, where he was entrusted with the preparation for, and execution of, the launching of one of two U.S. Army Divisions to assault the Normandy beaches in June 1944. He was subsequently presented with an official Admiralty Letter of Praise for his part in ‘Operation Neptune’, and the American Legion of Merit ‘for distinguished service during the planning and execution of the invasion of Normandy’ (Admiralty letter of notification, refers). An idea of the scale of his responsibilities in this period maybe be found in the inscription left by the Americans on a local commemoration stone: ‘The major part of the American Assault Force which landed on the shores of France on D-Day 6 June 1944, was launched from Portland harbour. From 6 June 1944 to 7 May 1945, 418,585 troops and 144,093 vehicles embarked from this harbour.’ Swabey was afterwards appointed Naval Officer in Charge at Leith, in which capacity he was awarded the K.B.E., the insignia for which he received at an investiture held on 28 January 1947. The Admiral, ‘a truly good man, kindly and modest, who feared God and honoured the King’, retired to Chichester and died there in February 1952. Sold with Buckingham Palace letter and invitation to attend Investiture on 28 January 1947; Bisley ‘Whitehead Challenge Cup’ medal, silver-gilt and enamels, hallmarked Birmingham 1905, with gilt enamelled ribbon bar ‘1905’ over wreath, and top suspension brooch, silver-gilt and enamel ‘NAVY’ surmounted by Naval crown, unnamed in B. Ninnes, Goldsmith, Hythe case of issue; together with studio portrait in uniform wearing medals and copied research
The Great War C.B. group of ten awarded to Admiral E. V. Underhill, Royal Navy, Commended and awarded the Russian Order of St Anne for services in command of H.M.S. Temeraire at Jutland The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, with neck cravat in its Garrard, London case of issue; East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Benin 1897 (Lieut. E. V. Underhill H.M.S. Philomel) official correction to one letter of surname; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Lieut. E. V. Underhill, R.N. H.M.S. Gibraltar); 1914-15 Star (Capt. E. V. Underhill, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. E. V. Underhill. R.N.); Coronation 1911, unnamed as issued; Khedive’s Star, undated, with Tokar clasp, unnamed as issued; Russia, Kingdom, Order of St Anne, 2nd Class neck badge with Swords by Eduard, gold and enamels, one sword blade detached on this; Spain, Kindom, Order of Naval Merit, 3rd Class breast star, white model (special service), silver-gilt and enamels, nearly very fine or better (10) £3,000-£4,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Approximately 14 Tokar clasps issued to Royal Navy officers, including 7 to H.M.S. Sandfly. C.B. (Military) London Gazette 3 June 1918: ‘For services in command of H.M.S. Temeraire.’ His Naval service is amply recorded in The Times obituary from 4 May 1928: ‘Admiral Edwin Veale Underhill, C.B., whose death occurred suddenly at South-Sea on Sunday at the age of 60, saw active service on three occasions during land operations in the ‘90’s, and was a Captain throughout the late war, being in command of a battleship at Jutland. He was afterwards Admiral-Superintendent at Devonport. Admiral Underhill came from a naval family, for his father was Paymaster-in-Chief G. W. Underhill, R.N., of Lugley House, Newport, Isle of Wight. Born on March 27, 1868, the late Admiral entered the Britannia as a Cadet in January 1881, and first went to sea two years later in the screw corvette Sapphire, which commissioned at Devonport under Captain (later Admiral Sir) John Fullerton for the China Station. Promoted to Lieutenant in October 1890, he was serving in the Sandfly, gunboat, during the operations at Tokar, Eastern Sudan, in 1891, for which he was awarded the Khedive's bronze Star [with clasp 'Tokar']. He specialised in the navigating branch, and as Lieutenant (N) of the cruiser Philomel was present when the Sultan of Zanzibar's palace was bombarded and captured on August 27, 1896, by the Squadron under Rear Admiral Rawson. Six months later he was landed for duty with the expedition under the Rear Admiral for the punishment of the King of Benin for the massacre of a political expedition, and was awarded the General Africa Medal with Benin clasp. He was promoted to Commander in June 1902, and to Captain in December 1907, at which latter date he was on the staff at Portsmouth Dockyard. A few weeks before the outbreak of War with Germany he took Command of H.M.S. Devonshire in the Third Cruiser Squadron, Grand Fleet, and in March 1916, was transferred to command H.M.S. Temeraire, in the Fourth Battle Squadron. For his services in the Temeraire at Jutland he was commended in Admiral Jellicoe's despatch, and in June 1918, was appointed C.B. The Temeraire was placed during the action in the Fourth Division, led by Vice-Admiral Sturdee in the Benbow. In his report on the battle Captain Underhill stated that the Temeraire was not hit but a few shots fell close, notably one which came close to the mainmast and one which hit the water about 500 yards short on the starboard bow, passing over the forecastle. “The behaviour of the ship's company”, he added, “was all that could be desired, they were cheerful and eager for the fight” Leaving the Temeraire on his promotion to rear-admiral in February 1919, Admiral Underhill was nominated in the following September as Admiral Superintendent at Devonport Dockyard where he served until September 1922. On September 1, 1924 he was promoted to Vice-Admiral, and retired as from the following day, being advanced to Admiral on the retired List on April 5, 1928.’ Underhill’s record of service also confirms that ‘Bronze Star awarded for operations at Tokar Feb ‘91’; Spanish “Cross for Naval Merit of the Third Class” conferred on him by King of Spain on occasion of launch of a Spanish Ship at Ferrol, February 1912; Order of St Anne 2nd Class with Swords Gaz 5 June 1917.’ He was appointed A.D.C. to the King from 3 September 1918 to 3 February 1919. Sold with copied record of service, Times obituary and other research.
An outstanding Great War Civil C.B. and Boer War Albert Medal life saving group of ten awarded to Captain Halton S. Lecky, Royal Navy The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt, with Garrard, London case of issue; Albert Medal, 2nd Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, bronze and enamel, the reverse inscribed (Awarded by His Majesty to Lieutenant Halton Stirling Lecky, R.N., in recognition of his gallantry in rescuing two soldiers from drowning at Kosi Bay on the 25th of August 1900) the reverse of the crown with maker's cartouche 'Phillips, Cockspur St.', together with its original Phillips Bros. & Son presentation case, the lid embossed in gilt letters 'Presented in the name of His Majesty to Lieutenant Halton Stirling Lecky, R.N., for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea'; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (Sub-Lieut: H. S. Lecky, R.N. H.M.S. Doris); 1914-15 Star (Commr. H. S. Lecky, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. H. S. Lecky. R.N.); Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, 5th Class breast badge, silver, gold and enamels; France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, 5th Class breast badge, silver, gold and enamels, these last seven mounted court-style as worn; Royal Humane Society, small silver medal (Successful), (Sub Lieut: H. S. Lecky. R.N. Aug: 25 1900) in its Elkington case of issue; Lloyds medal for Saving Life at Sea, silver (Lieut. H. S. Lecky. R.N. - 25th August 1900.) in its original presentation case, the lid embossed in gilt letters with relevant details; Granton Naval Base, silver medal for Zeal (Comdr. H. S. Lecky. R.N. 2.9.16, C.E. Granton Naval Base) generally very fine or better (11) £6,000-£8,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Buckland Dix & Wood, June 1994. Only 7 Albert Medals awarded to Royal Navy officers prior to the Great War. Halton Stirling Lecky was Sub-Lieutenant of Thrush and Widgeon during the Boer War, and served on both vessels on the Delagoa Bay Blockade. He was awarded the Albert Medal (2nd class) on 28 June 1901; the silver medal of the Royal Humane Society on 15 July 1901; and Lloyds Silver Medal on 10 August 1901, all awarded for his bravery as described in the following extract from the London Gazette: ‘On August 25th, 1900, H.M.S. Widgeon was anchored in Kosi Bay, fifty miles south of Delagoa Bay, in order to land stores and troops. The work of disembarkation was carried out by four boats manned by Malays under the superintendence of Sub Lieutenant Lecky, who had been sent onshore for the purpose. Heavy breakers in lines of three to five, according to the tide rolling in about fifty yards apart, made the work very risky. One boat loaded with stores and with Second Lieutenant Arnold Gray, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry, Trooper Frederick Trethowen, Steinacker's Horse, and Private J. H. Forbes, Thorneycroft's Mounted Infantry, on board, capsized about three hundred yards from the shore. The five Malays forming the boat's crew, and Private Forbes by dint of hard swimming, with the assistance of the boat's oars, managed to reach the land after severe buffeting from the heavy seas. Lieutenant Gray was unable to swim, but with Trooper Trethowen, clung to the boat, which drifted slowly keel upwards in a northerly direction almost parallel with the shore, carried by the set of a strong current. Huge breakers continually swept over the boat, and the men had great difficulty in retaining their hold. Sharks were observed near the boat before and after the accident. The boat was now about one hundred and fifty yards from the shore. Sub Lieutenant Lecky, seeing the critical position the two men were in, tore off his clothes and, plunging into the surf, endeavoured to swim to their assistance. He was twice thrown back on the beach by the heavy seas, but afterwards succeeded in bringing first Lieutenant Gray and then the other safe to shore. The rescued men were quite unconscious, having been nearly thirty minutes in the water. Sub Lieutenant Lecky and his servant, Private Borting, R.M.L.I. then applied the usual methods for restoring animation, and both men eventually recovered consciousness - Lieutenant Gray after a lapse of two and a half hours.’ Lecky was subsequently Sub Lieutenant of Doris (medal and clasp); was in command of torpedo-boat No. 29 on the occasion of the burial at sea, by her own request, of Miss Mary Kingsley. He was responsible for the organisation of the Shetland Islands for war, 1913-14; Minesweeping on the East Coast, 1914. Lecky created the Auxiliary Patrol Service of 3000 vessels and necessary personnel against enemy submarines, 1914-16 (awarded C.B.); Naval Assistant to the Fourth Sea Lord, 1915-16; commanded the light cruisers Southampton and Birmingham in the North Sea, 1916-17; Assistant to Naval Secretary to First Lord of the Admiralty, 1917-18; engaged on miscellaneous service in the Aegean blockade of the Dardanelles, occupation of Constantinople etc., 1918; mentioned in despatches and awarded the Order of the Redeemer (Greece) and Legion of Honour (France) for duties in connection with the war operations of these navies in the Aegean. In 1919 he organised the Mine Clearance Service and received the high appreciation of the Board of Admiralty; Commanded the R.N. Detention Barracks at Chatham, 1920-24, and was placed on the retired list with the rank of Captain in 1925. Captain Lecky died on 2 June 1940, aged 71 years. Lecky was author of the well known work 'The Kings Ships' , 3 volumes 1913 and 1914, the final 3 volumes of which were suspended and never published owing to the outbreak of the War. The group is also accompanied by a 'pencilled' portrait photograph of Captain Lecky and original Royal Humane Society parchment certificate, this a little damaged by damp.
The unique K.C.M.G., ‘Benin River 1894’ C.B., and ‘Witu 1897’ D.S.O. group of nine awarded to Admiral Sir Charles Campbell, Royal Navy The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, K.C.M.G. Knight Commander’s neck badge and breast star, silver-gilt and enamels, in Garrard & Co., London, fitted case of issue; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, with integral top riband bar; Jubilee 1887, clasp, 1897, silver; Coronation 1902, silver; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Comdr. C. Campbell, R.N., H.M.S. “Thalia”; East and West Africa 1887-1900, 2 clasps, Benin River 1894, Benin 1897 (Capt. C. Campbell R.N., H.M.S. Philomel); Khedive’s Star, dated 1882; Zanzibar, Order of the Brilliant Star, 2nd Class breast star, silver, gold and enamels, with Tughra of Sultan Ali bin Said Al-Busaiadi (1890-93); together with a privately awarded Life Saving Medal, silver, ‘To Charles Campbell of Sadell, Midshipman R.N., May 1864, in Tunis Bay. He risked his own to save another life’, generally good very fine or better (10) £6,000-£8,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000. K.C.M.G. 1905. C.B. London Gazette 21 December 1894: ‘In recognition of services in the recent operations against the Chief Nana of Brohemie in the Benin River.’ ‘Captain Campbell, of the Philomel, has acted as my Flag Captain, and in that capacity has been zealous and energetic, and most anxious to carry out my orders and anticipate my wishes’ (Rear-Admiral Bedford’s despatch refers). D.S.O. London Gazette 25 May 1897: ‘In recognition of services during the recent expedition to Benin.’ ‘- commanded the rear guard at the attack on the city; and by his prompt action at the fire which broke out on the 21st instant saved the lives of the wounded. He is indefatigable, and always ready to work’ (Rear-Admiral Rawson’s despatch refers). One of five awards of the D.S.O. for this expedition. Charles Campbell was born at St Andrews, Scotland, on 26 March 1847, eldest son of John Campbell of Saddell. He was educated at Brenchley Vicarage, Staplehurst, and then at the Royal Naval Academy, Gosport and entered the Britannia in 1860, where he gained the diving prize for staying under water one minute 53 seconds (then a record). He next joined H.M.S. Magicienne under Commander H.S.H. Prince Leiningen; after transferring to the Marlborough, Mediterranean Flagship, he saw further service in the Amphion, Royal Oak and Racer. In 1868 he joined Galatea, under Captain H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, and it was in this ship he made a voyage around the world. Promoted to Commander in 1882, whilst commanding Thalia Campbell served as Transport Officer during Lord Wolseley's Campaign against Arabi Pasha, for which service he received the Egyptian Medal and Khedive's Star. In 1885 he was selected by the Admiralty to compile the vocabulary signal book and the Admiralty secret ciphers. On promotion to Captain in 1888, Campbell commanded Lily, and later in the Philomel and the command of the East Coast of Africa from 1891. There, he suppressed the uprisings at Lamu and Witu, captured 11 slave dhows, and rescued the young Sultan of Zanzibar from a troublesome usurper following the death of his father. For this service he received a handsome jewelled sword from the Sultan, and the Order of Zanzibar 2nd Class. Their Lordships conveyed their approval for the manner in which the duties devolving upon him on the occasion of the death of the Sultan of Zanzibar on 5 March 1893 were carried out. On hearing that Chief Nana of Brohemie was being troublesome Rear Admiral Frederick C. Bedford C.B., Commander in Chief, Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa, transferred his Flag to Philomel (Captain Charles Campbell R.N.) and proceeded to the Benin River. A Naval Brigade was formed from H.M. Ships Alecto, Philomel, Phoebe, and Widgeon. On 19 September 1894, Nana's town was shelled, and on the 20th two parties were landed, the first under Captain Powell of Alecto and the second under Captain Campbell of Philomel. Captain Campbell, as the senior of the two Captains, was given independent command of the second party and had charge of all of the boats employed, whilst Admiral Bedford accompanied Captain Powell. The town of Brohemie was attacked from two sides and, despite some spirited resistance, was quickly taken. Chief Nana, however, escaped. The Naval Party destroyed considerable quantities of stores and guns, and confiscated £327.00 that had been left behind by Nana in his haste to escape. Their mission complete, the Naval Brigade returned to their boats. Admiral Bedford received the K.C.B., and Captains Campbell and Powell the C.B. ‘for gallant behaviour'. In addition, three D.S.O.s and two C.G.M.s were awarded. All who fought on shore with the Naval Brigade received the East & West Africa Medal with clasp 'Benin River 1894'. In early 1897 Rear-Admiral Harry H. Rawson, C.B., the new Commander in Chief of the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station, flying his flag in St George, was requested to punish Chief Overiami, who ruled Benin City, for the murder that had taken place in January 1897 of a Mr T. R. Phillips, Acting Consul General and members of his party. A Squadron of ships comprising St George, Theseus, Forte, Philomel, Phoebe, Widgeon, Alecto, Barrosa and Magpie was assembled off Warrigi on the Benin River. A Naval Brigade some 1,200-strong, drawn from the various ships, was landed on 11 February 1897, and Benin city was reached and quickly taken on the 18th. However, Chief Overiami and his generals had escaped. The stench of death was appalling; seven pits forty feet deep with up to 15 bodies in each were found, the dead being intermingled with the living. During the clear-up operations, Benin was accidentally fired and the whole city was destroyed. The Naval Brigade was re-embarked after 18 days on shore. Rear-Admiral Rawson received the K.C.B., three Captains the C.B., and five D.S.O.s were awarded to other officers, including to Captain Campbell. Charles Campbell was the only Naval Officer to be decorated for gallantry in both expeditions, as demonstrated by his mentions in the London Gazettes of 21 December 1894 (for Benin River), and 25 May 1897. Appointed to the Command of the Empress of India in 1897, Campbell was aboard this ship at the Fleet Review and received the Queen's Jubilee Medal. He was Second in Command to Admirals Harris and Noel during the operations in Crete between 1897 and 1899, and commanded the Medway Gunnery School from 1899 to 1902. He was also A.D.C. to Queen Victoria and to King Edward from 1899 to January 1902, and consequently received the 1902 Coronation Medal. Having been promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1901, he was awarded the K.C.M.G., in 1905 and promoted to Vice-Admiral in 1906. He was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 18 October 1906. Promoted to Admiral on the Retired List on 22 July 1910, but unfortunately did not live to enjoy a long retirement, dying on 2 February 1911. 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The impressive Victorian G.C.B. group of nine awarded to Admiral Sir William Dowell, Royal Navy, an active participant in the First and Second China Wars, against slavers in South America, with the Naval Brigade in the Crimea, where he was wounded, in action against the Japanese batteries in the Straits of Simonoseki, for which he was awarded the C.B. and Legion of Honour, and finally as Vice-Admiral during the operations in Egypt in 1882 for which he was rewarded with a K.C.B. and the thanks of Parliament The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, G.C.B. (Military) Knight Grand Cross, set of insignia, comprising sash badge, silver-gilt and enamels, hallmarked London 1894, and breast star, silver, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with sash in its Garrard & Co., London case of issue; China 1842, 2 clasps, China 1842, Canton 1857 (W. M. Dowell, Midshipman, H.M.S. Druid.) original suspension, the clasps loose on ribbon as issued; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (W. M. Dowell. Comr. H.M.S. Albion.) officially engraved naming; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Vice. Adml. W. M. Dowell. C.B.); France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour, 4th Class, breast badge, gold and enamels; Ottoman Empire, Order of Osmanieh, 2nd Class neck badge and breast star, silver, silver-gilt and enamels, numerous small chips and flakes to enamel; Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class, breast badge, silver, gold and enamels; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed as issued; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, light contact marks to the campaign medals, generally very fine or better (11) £8,000-£10,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Alan Hall Collection, June 2000. William Montague Dowell entered the Navy as First-Class Volunteer on board the Druid 44, Captains. Lord Henry John Spencer Churchill and Henry Smith. Uniting in the operations on the Coast of China, he served in the boats in the attack upon the enemy’s works and barracks near the Macao Barrier in August 1840, and was present in the early part of 1841 at the destruction of the Bogue forts. He also, as Midshipman of the Blenheim 72, Captain Thomas Herbert - to which ship he was lent from May 41 until June 1842 - assisted in the boats at the capture of Canton, on board at the reduction of Amoy, and on shore with the small-arm men at the second capture of Chusan, and the storming of Chinghae and Ningpo. On the paying off of the Druid Dowell became attached, in the spring of 1843, to the Racer 16, on the coast of Brazil, where he was frequently engaged on boat service against slavers. He passed his examination 2 July 1845, and in the course of the following month was appointed Mate of the Eagle 50, Captain George Bohun Martin, also on the South American station. He had charge of the Eagle’s launch at the capture of Colonia; and with the small-arm men of that ship under his orders, he formed part of the garrison of Monte Video during the latter part of 1845 and for twelve months up to July 1847 was Governor and Commandant of an island in the harbour. For these services he was promoted to Lieutenant in October 1847. When Eagle was paid off in March 1848, he was appointed to Excellent from which, after a severe course of study extending over two years, he was appointed in May 1850 Gunnery Lieutenant of Albion, going out to the Mediterranean where the ship was when the war with Russia broke out. After some service with the Naval Brigade in course of which he was wounded, Dowell was promoted to Commander in November 1854. In the following year he married his first cousin, Caroline Johanna, daughter of Captain John Pyke, R.N. and in January 1856 he was appointed to Rodney with Captain George Knyvett Wilson, and in her went to the Crimea to bring home troops. In August 1857 he commissioned Hornet in which he arrived in China in time to take an effective part in the reduction of Canton, when he united with Captain W. K. Hall, R.N., and Captain Mann, R.E., in placing in position, on the Dutch Folly, a battery of 2 13-inch and 2 10-inch sea-service mortars, and 2 24-pounder rockets, under the direction of Major Schomberg, R.M., the fire from which played on Magazine Hill, the City heights, and Gough’s fort, and on the other forts to the northward of the city outside the walls. In the course of the same day, at the head of his small-arm men, Captain Dowell was engaged, under Hon. Captain Cochrane of the Niger, in dislodging a large body of Chinese from two important joss-houses, and in driving them back from ridge to ridge until they reached their main force. “The gallant conduct of Commander Dowell,” observes Sir Michael Seymour in his despatch, “and of the officers and men generally in the face of greatly superior numbers, has been brought to my notice.” At the storming of the Canton, on the 29th, Captain Dowell was attached to the 3rd division of the Naval Brigade under Sir Robert M’Clure. As a reward for these services he was promoted to the rank of Captain in February 1858. In September 1862 he commissioned the Barrosa again for the China Station and in September 1864 was specially mentioned for his gallantry and conduct in action with the batteries in the Straits of Simonoseki. On 12 September he was appointed Flag Captain to Admiral Sir Augustus Kuper in Euryalus, and on 30 November was nominated a C.B., and at the same time was made an Officer of the Legion of Honour. Euryalus returned and was paid off in the Summer of 1865, and from 1867 to 1871 Dowell, as Commodore of the Second Class, was Commander in Chief on the West Africa Station. In 1870 he was appointed one of the Queen's Naval Aides de Camp. He became a Rear-Admiral in December 1875 and Senior Officer on the coast of Ireland 1878-80. He became Vice-Admiral in January 1880 and Commander-in-Chief of the Channel Fleet in 1882-83, during part of which time in 1882 the Fleet was temporarily attached to the Mediterranean Command for service on the coast of Egypt, for which he was awarded the K.C.B., and the Order of Osmanieh of the Second Class, and received the thanks of Parliament. In 1884-85 he was Commander-in-Chief in China, vacating the office on his promotion to the rank of Admiral in July 1885. In 1886 he was President of a Committee for the Revision of Naval Signals, and in 1888 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief at Devonport, until August 1890 when he retired under the age limit. In 1891 he was awarded a Good Service Pension, and in the Summer of that year was Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Naval Exhibition held at Chelsea, the success of which was largely due to his zealous attention. On 25 May 1895 he was created a G.C.B. Dowell, who during his retirement lived for the most part at Ford, took an active part in the affairs of Bideford, and was a Magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant of Devon. In 1904 when the freedom of Bideford was bestowed on him, he said 'I came into the Navy at a time when wars little and big were going on, and I was just at the age to benefit by them. I became a young Lieutenant, young Commander, young Captain, and a young Admiral. I had many commands, and fortunately, unlike so many of my brother officers who entered the service earlier or later than myself, had many chances of distinguishing myself.’
JEWELLERY BOXES. Four jewellery boxes for Garrard (2), Bucherer (1) & George Tarratt Ltd. (1). Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
A C.I.E NECK BADGE OF THE ORDER OF THE INDIAN EMPIREThe Companion's neck badge with the original Garrard and Co Ltd fitted case, lacking ribbonCondition Report;There is a crack with the potential for a flaking of the enamel to the lower right petal, otherwise in good condition. Interior of case has slight wear, case exterior scuffed to the edges.
A MID 20TH CENTURY HALF SEED PEARL AND ONYX STUD AND BUTTON SET BIRMINGHAM 1957 The squared black onyx panels each centred with a half pearl, to a decorative polished white gold surround, SJR maker's mark, in an associated Garrard & Co. Ltd case Size/dimensions: buttons 1.1cm wide Gross weight: 6.6 grams Condition Report: One of the buttons is damaged, large chips to the onyx as well as damage to the post holding the half pearl. Some small patches of solder visible at the backs of the buttons Condition Report Disclaimer
A 1950s Garrard 9ct gold cushion cased wristwatch, textured silver dial, raised black alternating Arabic numerals and gilt block baton markers, 15 jewel manual stem wind movement, serial number 817797, Birmingham 1957, black leather strap; another Rotary, silver dial, 17 jewel 425 manual movement, London 1956, black leather strap; Eterna Watch Co, silvered dial, Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds, blued hands, Swiss manual wind movement, 2643460, 9ct gold case, import marks, worn possibly Chester 1948, tan leather strap, 72.3g gross (3)
A 1ct solitaire diamond pendant, round brilliant, colour F/G, clarity VS1/VS2, 6.57mm x 6.57mm x 3.80mm, colour white, claw set in 9ct white gold, suspended from a 9ct white gold chain. The stone was originally purchased from Garrard & Co and set in as a solitaire diamond ring, with the original purchase receipt from Garrard of London.
A Silver Presentation Cigarette Box. A fine presentation cigarette box, by Garrard, London, 95mm x 140mm x 50mm, silver (total weight 436g), maker’s mark and hallmarks for London 1963, the lid engraved with the Regimental crest and inscribed ‘Presented to Captain D. S. Gilbert-Smith, M.C., The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, by his Brother Officers on the occasion of his Marriage, 1st. June 1963’, one small dent to side of lid, otherwise extremely good condition £120-£160 --- M.C. London Gazette 8 December 1953: ‘In recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Korea during the period 1 January to 30 June 1953.’ The original Recommendation states: ‘During the battle on “The Hook” on the night of 28-29 May, 1953 Second Lieutenant (now Lieutenant) Gilbert-Smith led his Platoon across 400 yards of open ground in order to counter-attack a position which had been overrun. His route was under heavy shell and mortar ground. Having succeeded in clearing the enemy from one sector, he reorganised his platoon and proceeded to deal with other pockets of resistance. All the time shells and mortar bombs were falling. Second Lieutenant Gilbert-Smith displayed his customary coolness and throughout the battle inspired his men with confidence and aggressive spirit.’ David Stuart Gilbert-Smith was born in Poona, India, on 3 December 1931, the son of G. J. S. Gilbert-Smith, Indian Medical Service, and was educated at St. Edward’s School, Oxford where he captained both Cricket and Rugby. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment on 3 November 1951 as a National Service entry, and served with the 1st Battalion in Korea from October 1952; having had commanded a number of patrols into the enemy’s forward locations to gather intelligence, he was later awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry at the Battle of the Hook in 1953. After this tour the Regiment moved to Gibraltar and in 1954 he was presented with his Military Cross by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on her visit there. After serving as an Instructor, Army Leadership School, from 1954 to 1955, he served in Cyprus in 1956-57 during the Eoka terrorist campaign, gaining his first experience of counter-insurgency operations. After then undergoing special leadership training, in 1959, as part of a ten-man Duke of Wellington’s Regiment team, he canoed from Palace Barracks, Holywood, Northern Ireland across the Irish Sea in five wood and canvas canoes, two of which were home-made; this was believed to be a first. This was followed, in 1961, by his selection for the 22nd S.A.S. Regiment and operational duty in Malaya and then in Borneo during Indonesia’s confrontation with the newly-formed Federation of Malaysia. After commanding the 12th Infantry Brigade’s mountain warfare training centre in Germany in the summer of 1964, he was seconded to the staff of the U.K. Military Adviser to the British High Commissioner in Delhi. With a handful of British officers of similar experience and background, he advised on the training of officers of the Indian Army and Civil Service working in the northern frontier region, which was under pressure from the Chinese Communist authorities. Rejoined the S.A.S. in 1965 for his second tour of duty as a Major, in command of the Training and Tactics Wing, with responsibility for operational research and development for all three S.A.S. regiments. After this assignment, he served from late 1966 to 1967 in the Radfan region, he retired from the Army in 1969. A keen rugby union player, Gilbert-Smith played for London Scottish for four years as an outside centre, and was capped for Scotland once, in the March 1952 Calcutta Cup match against England at Murrayfield, a match that England won 19-3. Interestingly, he had fought in the Battle of the Hook alongside another Scotland international rugby player, Mike Campbell-Lamerton, with the two became lifelong friends. He died in Cheltenham on 24 March 2003.
Five: Captain A. C. Thompson, Royal Engineers, later New Zealand Forces, who was wounded in North West Europe with 20 Field Company, Royal Engineers 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (Capt. A. C. Thompson. R.E.) mounted as worn; together with the recipient’s Royal Warrant Holders Association Medal, E.II.R., the reverse officially named ‘A. C. Thompson Esq’, in Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fine (6) £140-£180 --- Anthony Charles Thompson was born in Chertsey, Surrey, on 11 September 1922 and attested for the Royal Engineers as a Boy Soldier in Brighton on 30 June 1937. Having passed No. 18 Bomb Disposal Course at the School of Military Engineering, January to February 1943, he was advanced Sergeant on 26 June 1943, and served with 20 Field Company, Royal Engineers in North West Europe from 18 June 1944, being wounded on 3 July 1944. After recovering in England he was sent out again to Holland with the same unit from 1 October 1944, serving until February 1945. His conduct was described as ‘exemplary’, and he received a high recommendation from his Commanding Officer. Commissioned Second Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, on 21 February 1945, Thompson saw further service in post-War Palestine as a Captain with the No. 344 Squadron, Royal Engineers. Relinquished his commission in 1948, he subsequently emigrated to New Zealand and attested for the New Zealand Electrical Mechanical Engineers 15 November 1949 as a Sergeant. He was soon after commissioned Lieutenant into the same unit on 3 May 1951, and served as Chief Instructor and Company Commander at Papakura Military Camp, relinquishing his commission 22 May 1956 and was put on the retired list. Moving back to Farnham, Surrey, Thompson was appointed to a commission in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps on 17 November 1959. He transferred to the Transportation Section, Royal Engineers, on 1 October 1962, and transferred to the Royal Corps of Transport 15 July 1965 retiring as a Captain on 1 April 1967. Sold with the recipient’s original Regular Army Certificate of Service Red Book; Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Royal Engineers cap badge; a caricature portrait of the recipient; New Zealand Military Forces identity card, with a photograph of the recipient; a photograph of the recipient wearing his medals; and other ephemera.
A fine ‘Royal Household’ G.C.V.O., ‘Civil Division’ K.C.B., Crimean War C.B. group of nine awarded to Colonel Sir Robert N. F. Kingscote, Scots Fusilier Guards, later Honorary Colonel, 4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, who served as a Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire, Receiver-General to the Duchy of Cornwall, and Paymaster to the Royal Household and Extra Equerry to H.M. King Edward VII The Royal Victorian Order, G.C.V.O., Knight Grand Cross, set of insignia, comprising sash badge, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘34’; and breast Star, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘34’, with gold retaining pin, with full sash riband; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Civil) Knight Commander’s, set of insignia, by Garrard, London, comprising neck badge, gold, 18ct, with maker’s mark and hallmarks for London 1877, with later ring suspension; and breast Star, silver, gold and enamel, unmarked, with gold retaining pin; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, gold and enamel, being a refurbished badge from 1815, with gold split ring and narrow bar suspension, with integral gold two-pronged riband buckle; Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Lt. Col. R. N. F. Kingscote. Scots Fu Gds.) hunt & Roskell engraved naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, a contemporary tailor’s copy by ‘J.B.’, unnamed ; Jubilee 1887, clasp, 1897, silver, unnamed as issued; Coronation 1902, silver, unnamed as issued; Germany, Hesse-Darmstadt, Order of Philip, 2nd type, Second Class set of insignia, comprising neck badge, 49mm x 49mm, gold and enamel, unmarked; breast Cross, 59mm x 59mm, silver, silver-gilt, gold appliqué, and enamel, unmarked; Denmark, Kingdom, Order of the Dannebrog, C.IX.R. (1863-1906), Second Class set of insignia, comprising neck badge, 83mm x 39mm, gold and enamel, with gold mark on suspension loop; breast Cross, 71mm x 56mm, silver, silver-gilt, gold appliqué, and enamel, unmarked, with twin retaining pin, edge bruising and contact marks to the Crimea Medal, otherwise generally extremely fine (13) £7,000-£9,000 --- Provenance: Spink, May 2001. G.C.V.O. London Gazette 9 November 1902. K.C.B. (Civil) London Gazette 5 July 1889. C.B. (Military) London Gazette 31 July 1855. Sir Robert Nigel FitzHardinge Kingscote was born on 28 February 1830, the eldest son of Colonel T. H. Kingscote, a descendant of the 6th Duke of Beaufort. Commissioned a Lieutenant by purchase in the Scots Fusilier Guards on 27 October 1846, he was promoted Captain by purchase on 28 June 1850 and to Major in December 1854. He served throughout the Crimean War, was one-time Aide de Camp to Lord Raglan, and was present at Battles of Alma, Balaklava and Inkermann, in addition to the operations before Sebastopol. For his services in the Crimea he was created a Companion of the Order of the Bath. Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 17 July 1855, Kingscote transferred to the Retired List and was subsequently appointment as Groom-in-Waiting to H.M. Queen Victoria, in which capacity he served until 1866. Additionally an M.P. for Gloucestershire from 1852 to 1885, and sometime Honorary Colonel of the 4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, he accepted in the latter year the post of Commissioner of Woods and Forests and, in 1888, the position of Receiver-General to the Duchy of Cornwall. Created a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath for his work in these offices in 1889, Kingscote went on to become Paymaster to the Royal Household and an Extra Equerry to H.M. King Edward VIl in 1901, for which services he was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in November the following year. He died on 22 September 1908.
Iraq, Republic, Order of the Two Rivers (El Rafidain), Civil Division, Knight’s breast Badge, 64mm including wreath suspension x 48mm, silver-gilt and enamel, with crown emblem on riband, housed in a Garrard, London Military Division case, gilding slightly rubbed, otherwise very fine £180-£220
A Great War M.B.E. group of five awarded to Commander S. G. Gorton, Royal Naval Reserve, late Mercantile Marine The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Civil) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919, in Garrard, London, case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. S. G. Gorton. R.N.R.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the Second War medals late issue, in named boxes of issue, extremely fine (5) £180-£220 --- M.B.E. London Gazette, 1 January 1918. Sandford George Gorton, a Master Mariner and Assistant Cable Engineer, was born in Richmond, Surrey, on 9 October 1883. He was serving in the Mercantile Marine attached to the General Post Office on the outbreak of the Great War, and within hours, whilst serving in S.S. Monarch, was engaged in removing enemy cables from the English Channel. He survived her sinking on 8 September 1915, later returning to sea in Monarch 3. Awarded the M.B.E. on 1 January 1918, he was congratulated in a letter from W. Swift, an Engineer with the General Post Office, who wrote: ‘In recognition of your loyal devotion to duty and of the services you have rendered to the Department and to the State under trying and exacting circumstances involving as they did such a considerable risk.’ Commissioned as a Temporary Lieutenant into the Royal Naval Reserve on 25 March 1918, Gorton appears in an Absent Voters’ List of Autumn 1918 as serving in the Anti-Submarine Division of the Admiralty. Demobilised on 15 December 1919 after retiring from the G.P.O earlier in February, he returned to sea as a Captain and later rejoined the Royal Naval Reserve as a Commander for service during the Second War, serving at home, again with the Anti-Submarine Material Department at the Admiralty. Advanced Acting Temporary Captain in August 1943, he was demobilised in April 1946 and later died in Jersey in 1958. Additionally entitled to the Mercantile Marine War Medal, his Second War medals were issued in 2013. Sold with detailed copied research and copied photograph of the recipient in uniform.
The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, K.C.M.G. Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with neck riband; Star, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, with gold retaining pin, in Garrard, London, case of issue, nearly extremely fine (2) £900-£1,200
Cases of Issue. A large selection of cases of issue, including The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Civil) neck badge, by Garrard, London; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G. neck badge, by Garrard, London; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (2), M.B.E., 1st type, by Garrard, London; M.B.E. (Military) 2nd type, by Royal Mint; Distinguished Flying Cross, by Mappin & Webb, London; Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) card box of issue; Iraq 2003-11, named to ‘S Collins’; Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan, named to ‘Mne G J Richards RM 30057197’; Imperial Service Medal (2), one by Royal Mint; Jubilee 2002 (2), one named to ‘24686851 Cpl T M Forsyth’; Jubilee 2012; Jubilee 2022 (2); Efficiency Decoration (3), one by Garrard, London, another by Royal Mint; Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, by Royal Mint; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, by Royal Mint; Civil Defence Long Service Medal, by Royal Mint; and various foreign awards, generally good condition (lot) £80-£100
A Collection of Four Empty Medal Award Cases, 3 Great War period fitted Military Cross cases, one of which is contained within the scarcer purple outer cardboard case. With a length of Military Cross ribbon. A fitted case for a Distinguished Service Cross, the inside of the lid marked with the makers details, Garrard & Co., 24 Albermarle Street.
A pair of George III and Victorian silver-gilt fruit stands, the central dish by Paul Storr, London 1815, the base and top section by Robert Garrard London 1844, the bases stamped R and S Garrard, the two graduated dishes of oval leaf form, with raised veins, supported by vine branches and tendrils, on a shaped rocky bases, height 27.5cm, approx. weight 133.7oz. (2)These were presented at the April 2024 Antique Plate Committee (now the The Goldsmiths' Hallmark Authentication Committee), Case No. 9608.. They were passed as being hallmarked in accordance with the Hallmarking Act of 1973.
A pair of George III Royal presentation silver wine coolers, by Robert Garrard, London 1804, campana form, part-fluted decoration below lion mask drop ring handles, engraved with the Royal Coat of Arms, and the reverse with the arms of Milman, gadroon borders, detachable collars and liners, the collars engraved with the Royal cypher of Queen Charlotte, and with the crest of Milman, on raised circular bases, height 24.5cm, approx. weight 165oz. (2)The arms are those of Milman quartering Dyer for Sir Francis Milman, 1st Baronet. (1746-1821).Provenance: A Private Collection. They were acquired by Sir William Clayton Russon shortly after World War II from a descendant of Sir Francis Milman. Then by family descent to the current owner.Milman was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, He was appointed physician to the Middlesex Hospital (1777-1779) and a fellow of the College of Physicians in 1778. He established a practice in London and in 1785 was made physician extraordinary to the King's household. He was created a baronet in 1800, and about the same time he became physician extraordinary to the King then shortly afterwards physician in ordinary to Queen Charlotte, and in 1806 he became physician in ordinary to the King.
A George IV silver two-handled sugar bowl, by R & S Garrard & Co, London 1824, circular form with gadroon borders, part-fluted decoration, scroll handles with acanthus leaf decoration, with an armorial, on a circular foot, length handle to handle 20.8cm, approx. weight 14.8oz.The arms are those of Lloyd.
A Pair of Edward VII Silver Inkwells, by Sebastian Garrard, London, 1904, Retailed by R. & S. Garrard & Co., Haymarket, London each tapering cylindrical and with reeded bands, the hinged covers open to reveal a clear glass liner, engraved with intials 'AR' within the garter motto and below an earl's coronet16cm diameter, weight of silver 27oz 2dwt, 843gr (2)Provenance:Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and 1st Earl Midlothian (1847-1929) and by descent to his sonAlbert Edward Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery and 2nd Earl Midlothian (1882-1974).Mentmore, The Executors of the 6th Earl of Rosebery and His Family, Sotheby's, House Sale, 27 May 1977, lot 3589, where purchased by the present owner.Silver from Mentmore (lots 2022-2025)Mentmore Towers, usually referred to simply by the mononym ‘Mentmore’, is the 19th-century country house built for the Rothschild family in Buckinghamshire in the 1850s to the designs of Sir Joseph Paxton. The house was designed in the so-called ‘Jacobethan’ style for Baron Mayer de Rothschild, from the banking family and a celebrated collector, as a country home but probably as importantly as a gallery for his famous collection of fine and decorative art.The Baron and Baroness de Rothschild spent over twenty years living in the house surrounded by their celebrated collections until their deaths in 1874 and 1877 respectively. The couple had only one child and so Hannah de Rothschild was to become the richest woman in Britain as her father’s sole heiress, inheriting the house, estates and art collection. Hannah went on to marry, in 1878, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and 1st Earl of Midlothian, becoming Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery.The estates thus passed into the family of the Earls of Rosebery, first to Hannah’s son Albert Edward, 6th Earl and then to her grandson Neil, 7th Earl. The family seat of the Earls of Rosebery was traditionally Dalmeny House in West Lothian and so by the 1940s the Mentmore estates had become somewhat redundant and costly to maintain. For this reason much of the land was sold in 1944, though with the house and village retained by the family. This state of affairs was to continue until 1974 when, on the death of the 6th Earl, the executors began to explore the possibilities for the sale of the house and contents, with the hope it could be sold to the nation to be preserved as a heritage property. It was initially the intention that the contents could be negotiated for sale to the nation in lieu of inheritance tax but this was refused by the then Labour Prime Minister James Callaghan. Later the possible sale of the house and contents to the nation for £2 million was suggested but this too was refused and so, after several years of discussion, Sotheby’s were instructed by the executors to present the collection for auction in May 1977 in what was to be described as ‘The Sale of the Century’. The sale ran for ten days selling everything from the paintings on the walls, the furniture in the grand salons, the silver in the strongroom to the kitchen wares and furniture from the servant’s quarters.Each fully marked under base and further part marked inside cover. The marks are generally clear. Further stamped underneath with retailers name. There is some overall surface scratching and wear, consistent with age and use. The glass liners are differing and one or both have perhaps been replaced. There is some minor pitting to the surface in some areas and some minor bruises.
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