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Lot 281
Historic collection of War memorabilia such as 1929 Great War Order of service in Memory of the Graduates, Army Scots Guards 1933 dinner menu, Scots Guards 1954 Letter to collector from Capt Moncrieff, plus 1987 Scots Guards Remembrance Sunday Church Service programme, Edward Kenna VC WW2 Victoria Cross winner signed newspaper article with picture about sale of his medal and WW2 Admiral Jerzy Swirskiego picture with three WW2 Polish Ship Stamps. Good condition. All autographs 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 £9.99
Lot 236
Martina Navratilova signed limited edition print with letter of authenticity Martina revolutionised the women's game to become the greatest player in history. She retired in 1994 with a record 167 singles championships, still the all-time women's record.She won the Australian Open three times, the French Open twice, the U.S. Open four times and Wimbledon an amazing nine times, including every year from 1982 to 1987.This stunning print chosen by Martina, shows her celebrating yet another Wimbledon triumph. She has personally signed each print and you will receive a copy of a letter from Martina confirming authenticity.Actual Size 560mm x 410mm - limited edition of 250 and part of the Sporting Masters editions - Photo printed on 250gsm, high quality art board.The edition number may vary. Good condition. All autographs 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 £9.99
Lot 26
ENTERTAINMENT collection of 15 signed photos/cards/letter of various sizes including names of Mary Beth Evans, Enya, Andreas Engelmann and many more. Some dedicated. Good condition. All autographs 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 £9.99
Lot 20
ENTERTAINMENT collection of approx 15 signed photos/cards/letter of various sizes including names of Boney M, Tony Hicks, Jean Marais, Gordon Jackson, Burt Lancaster. Some Dedicated. Good condition. All autographs 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 £9.99
Lot 278
Entertainment collection of 5 signed items. Signatures such as Mark Blundell signed photo and TLS, Rita Tushingham/ Marcia Ashton double sided album page, Lord Thomson of Fleet a small irregularly cut signed letter dated 17/1/73, Bing Crosby TLS dated 21/1/39 and Michael Ramsey (Archbishop of Canterbury 1961 74) ALS dated 20/3/80. Good condition. All autographs 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 £9.99
Lot 157
Longines, a gentleman's gold watch, mid 20th century, silvered dial, gold baton indicators and hands, subsidiary seconds dial, plain bezel, to a later 9ct gold bracelet with deployant clasp, case width 3.2cm, case back interior with British hallmarks for 9ct gold, sponsor's mark DS&S, date letter for 1956, signed Baume, numbered 3124, manual winding movement signed Longines, numbered 10115556
Lot 132
λ An Art Deco enamel and coral cigarette case, Dunhill, circa 1936, a pocket watch and a cigarette holder, early 20th century, comprising: a gilt silver cigarette case of rectangular outline, applied with black, cream and red enamel, the lid set with a carved coral panel between rows of marcasites, opening to reveal a plain interior, measuring 8.2 x 5.7 x 1.5cm, signed Dunhill London, British import hallmarks for silver, date letter for 1936, slip case; a blue guilloché enamel and marcasite pocket watch mounted in silver, length 4.1cm including suspension hoop, British hallmark for silver; pouch stamped Carrington & Co.; and a 9ct gold and mother of pearl cheroot holder, length 7.8cm, British hallmarks, fitted case
Lot 76
A collection of jewels and accessories, 19th and 20th century, comprising: a smoky quartz fob seal engraved with the letter K beneath a viscount's coronet for Viscount Kilcoursie, mounted in gold, height 3.2cm; a set of six mother of pearl and sapphire buttons, diameter 1.3cm each, case stamped Tessier; a gold and lapis lazuli scarab pendant, length 2.1cm; a gold astrological pendant for Virgo, on a gold chain, pendant length 2.6cm including bail, British import hallmarks for 18ct gold, chain length 38cm; and five studs, three in gold, set with cultured pearls, the other pair in plain gilt metal
Lot 158
Bulova, a gentleman's 9ct gold wristwatch, 'Accutron', circa 1959, brushed gold dial with baton indicators and date wheel aperture, to a plain gold bezel and integrated bracelet, case width 3.3cm, numbered 3-211847, electronic movement, bracelet with British import hallmarks for 9ct gold, date letter for 1959, gross weight 68 grams
Lot 127
Two gold signet rings, early 20th century, one set with bloodstone engraved with a crest of a lion rampant holding a cross in its claws, mounted in gold, size R, stamped 18; and a plain 18ct gold signet ring engraved with the same crest, size R1/2, British hallmarks, date letter for 1902, maker's mark D&F for Deakin & Francis
Lot 151
A collection of four pocket watches, comprising: an 18ct gold open-faced pocket watch of foliate design with a subsidiary seconds dial, length 5.8cm including suspension hoop, British hallmarks for 18ct gold, date letter for 1855; a smaller fob watch cased in gun metal, length 3.1cm; a gilt pendant watch with domed crystals to the front and back, suspended from a chain, length 8.4cm including chain, case; and an open-faced gun metal pocket watch on a chain with a belt clip, watch 4.3cm diameter
Lot 148
A collection of jewels and pocket watches, comprising: a gold half hunter pocket watch, blue and white enamelled dial, gold case with initials KIU, length 5.1cm including suspension hoop, Swiss assay mark for 18ct gold, numbered 57300, gross weight 47 grams; a 9ct gold half hunter pocket watch by Benson, white enamel dial with subsidiary seconds dial, length 6.8cm including suspension hoop, British hallmark for 9ct gold, date letter for 1931, numbered 4840, gross weight 86 grams, a silver half hunter pocket watch, British hallmarks; two shell cameo brooches mounted in gilt metal, larger 5.6cm; a diamond and seed pearl wreath brooch, length 2.5cm, pearls untested; a gilt metal and cultured pearl pendant; a pair of 9ct gold cufflinks, British hallmarks, gross weight 4.4 grams; an amethyst brooch designed as turtle; a set of three gold studs, gross weight 2.8 grams, fitted case; and a silver buckle of foliate design
Lot 349
A Papal sapphire, gold and enamel ring, early 19th century, designed as a cushion-shaped sapphire in a gold collet of scrolled design, the reverse of the setting engraved with a papal tiara and enamelled with the coat of arms of Pope Pius VII (1742-1823), to a gold band, size S1/2, case with 'Ecclesiastial Art Exhibition' sticker, numbered 83Provenance: By repute, owned by Pope Pius VII (1742-1823), gifted to Napoleon Bonaparte while Pius VII was held at Fontainebleau, and later in the possession of the Borghese family. Purchased from Giorgio Sangiorgi in Rome by the Countess of Cavan circa 1893/4 Thence by descentAccompanied by a handwritten receipt from G.Sangiorgi, Rome, a handwritten letter detailing the ring's history, a handwritten card bequeathing it 'to my son Edward if he is a faithful priest to his faith in Jesus Christ', dated 1893, and a further handwritten letter explaining the iconography of Pius VII's coat of arms.
Lot 599
Asprey & Co., a ruby and diamond demi-parure, circa 1977, comprising: a necklace and bracelet, each composed of oval linking, set with oval rubies and brilliant-cut diamonds, mounted in 18ct gold, necklace length 36.5cm, bracelet length 17.5cm, each with French assay marks and British import hallmarks for 18ct gold, sponsor's mark A&Co. Ltd for Asprey & Co., date letter for 1977, French maker's marks for Pierre Brun, combined gross weight 99 grams, caseThe workshop of Pierre Brun was established in 1935 and for much of the 20th century was one of the leading manufacturers of high jewellery in Paris, who made for Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Boucheron amongst others, before being bought by Cartier in 2000.
Lot 63
A collection of jewels including a pair of gold cufflinks, 19th and early 20th century, comprising: a pair of 18ct gold cufflinks, each end of oval outline engraved with floral designs, length of each end 1.7cm, British hallmarks for 18ct gold, date letter for 1909; four paste brooches, early 19th century, largest 4.3cm; a circular brooch set with a painted landscape, mounted in gold, diameter 3.8cm; and a set of three gold and synthetic ruby studs, diameter 0.8cm, fitted case
Lot 351
A William IV peridot and enamel mourning ring, circa 1837, set with a rectangular cabochon peridot, within an 18ct gold mount, the band inscribed with cartouches reading 'In Memory Of', the reverse inscribed 'Richard 7th Earl of Cavan Ob 24 ov 1837 Aet 74', size O1/2, British hallmarks for 18ct gold, date letter for 1837
Lot 346
A rare gold and hairwork bracelet, mid 19th century, composed of gold panel links decorated with Rococo scrollwork, each set with a glazed panel containing a lock of hair, the reverse engraved with a baronial coronet above the letter D and the names of five children and their dates of birth, length 19.8cm, gross weight 82 gramsProvenance: Henry Cholmondeley, 1st Baron Delamere, (1767-1855), MP for Cheshire, of Vale Royal Abbey in Whitegate, thence by descent within the family
Lot 10218
Jean-Baptiste Girard (1775 - 1815), General des napoleonischen Frankreichs - eigenhändiges Schreiben, datiert 1813 Schreiben in französischer Sprache, Tinte auf Papier, Mitteilung des Bataillonskommandanten Girard an den Generalstab der Armee über den Bedarf an Verpflegung. Gerahmt, hinter Glas, Rahmenmaße 23 x 28,5 cm. Vergilbt, fleckig. Girard wurde aus Spanien zurückgerufen, um am Russlandfeldzug 1812 teilzunehmen und übernahm die 28. Division im IX. Korps des Marschalls Victor. Dazu Stahlstich mit Ansicht von St. Petersburg in originalem vergoldeten Rahmen um 1820, Maße gerahmt 26,5 x 29 cm, sowie gerahmte Metallplakette (kleiner Riss) mit Relief eines französischen Generals, Rahmenmaße 15 x 14, 5 cm. Keywords: Napolein, Russland, Russia, russisch, russian, Russe, Russie, Petersburg, Moskau, Moscow. Jean-Baptiste Girard (1775 - 1815), General of Napoleonic France - a letter with autograph, dated 1813 Jean-Baptiste Girard (1775 - 1815), General of Napoleonic France - a letter with autograph, dated 1813Schreiben in französischer Sprache, Tinte auf Papier, Mitteilung des Bataillonskommandanten Girard an den Generalstab der Armee über den Bedarf an Verpflegung. Gerahmt, hinter Glas, Rahmenmaße 23 x 28,5 cm. Vergilbt, fleckig. Girard wurde aus Spanien zurückgerufen, um am Russlandfeldzug 1812 teilzunehmen und übernahm die 28. Division im IX. Korps des Marschalls Victor. Dazu Stahlstich mit Ansicht von St. Petersburg in originalem vergoldeten Rahmen um 1820, Maße gerahmt 26,5 x 29 cm, sowie gerahmte Metallplakette (kleiner Riss) mit Relief eines französischen Generals, Rahmenmaße 15 x 14, 5 cm. Condition: II -Keywords: Napolein, Russland, Russia, russisch, russian, Russe, Russie, Petersburg, Moskau, Moscow.
Lot 10563
Kronprinz Wilhelm von Preußen (1882 - 1951) - signierter Brief an Dr. Hugo Eckener, 1936 Bogen Briefpapier mit blindgeprägtem "W" unter Königskrone, datiert "4. Juni 1936". Maschinenschriftlicher Text, der Kronprinz dankt Hugo Eckener für dessen Schreiben vom "29.v.Mts.": "Die Absicht, mich zu einer Mitfahrt nach den U.S.A. einzuladen, empfinde ich dankbar und als besondere Auszeichnung. Ich würde mich sehr freuen, eine Fahrt mit der 'Hindenburg' mitmachen zu können [.] In diesem Jahr würde ich allerdings eine solche Fahrt nicht mitmachen können". Eigenhändige Unterschrift "Wilhelm" in blauem Kopierstift. Gefaltet, gelocht, Fehlstellen, unfrisch. Am Oberrand Eingangsstempel vom "8. Juni 1936" sowie Kürzel, unterhalb der Signatur Namensbezeichnung von Sammlerhand in Bleistift. Das Luftschiff LZ 129 "Hindenburg" absolvierte am 4. März 1936 seine erste Probefahrt und wurde am 19. März an die Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei ausgeliefert. In den 15 Monaten seiner Indienststellung bis zu dem tragischen Unglück im Mai 1937 in Lakehurst legte die Hindenburg auf 63 Fahrten über 300.000 km zurück und fuhr dabei zehnmal in die USA und siebenmal nach Brasilien. Der Kronprinz wurde von Dr. Eckener zur 6. Nordamerikafahrt eingeladen, die am 5. August 1936 von Frankfurt nach Lakehurst startete und am 11. August in Frankfurt endete. Ob der Kronprinz, zumindest als Reiter ein Draufgänger, jemals eine Zeppelinfahrt bestritt, ist unbekannt. Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1881 - 1936) - a signed letter to Dr. Hugo Eckener, 1936 Crown Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1881 - 1936) - a signed letter to Dr. Hugo Eckener, 1936Bogen Briefpapier mit blindgeprägtem "W" unter Königskrone, datiert "4. Juni 1936". Maschinenschriftlicher Text, der Kronprinz dankt Hugo Eckener für dessen Schreiben vom "29.v.Mts.": "Die Absicht, mich zu einer Mitfahrt nach den U.S.A. einzuladen, empfinde ich dankbar und als besondere Auszeichnung. Ich würde mich sehr freuen, eine Fahrt mit der 'Hindenburg' mitmachen zu können [.] In diesem Jahr würde ich allerdings eine solche Fahrt nicht mitmachen können". Eigenhändige Unterschrift "Wilhelm" in blauem Kopierstift. Gefaltet, gelocht, Fehlstellen, unfrisch. Am Oberrand Eingangsstempel vom "8. Juni 1936" sowie Kürzel, unterhalb der Signatur Namensbezeichnung von Sammlerhand in Bleistift. Das Luftschiff LZ 129 "Hindenburg" absolvierte am 4. März 1936 seine erste Probefahrt und wurde am 19. März an die Deutsche Zeppelin-Reederei ausgeliefert. In den 15 Monaten seiner Indienststellung bis zu dem tragischen Unglück im Mai 1937 in Lakehurst legte die Hindenburg auf 63 Fahrten über 300.000 km zurück und fuhr dabei zehnmal in die USA und siebenmal nach Brasilien. Der Kronprinz wurde von Dr. Eckener zur 6. Nordamerikafahrt eingeladen, die am 5. August 1936 von Frankfurt nach Lakehurst startete und am 11. August in Frankfurt endete. Ob der Kronprinz, zumindest als Reiter ein Draufgänger, jemals eine Zeppelinfahrt bestritt, ist unbekannt. Condition: II - III
Lot 174
VICTORIAN COLLECTABLES, photograph album with mother of pearl veneered front and back panels, containing over 50 black and white portrait photographs, one volume 'The New Month of Mary', published 1855 with mother of pearl veneered cover and a letter opener with embossed silver handle and celluloid blade, 27cms (l)Provenance: private collection Gwynedd
Lot 205
EPHEMERA & ARTWORK RELATING TO LIEUTENANT (A) P. J. W. DAVIES - ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE, including Henry Raeburn Dobson (British 1901 - 1985) oil on canvas - head and shoulder portrait, 49.5 x 44.5cms, Charles Maskens oil on board - portrait in uniform, 27 x 25cms, replica D. S. C. medal with accompanying letter dated 1948 and flying log, various black and white photographs and newspaper cuttings, badges, escape maps and other itemsProvenance: private collection ConwyComments: Peter James William Davies was born in Ruthin in July 1923 and attended Rydal School, he was mentioned in dispatches in 1944 and later awarded the D.S.C. Tragically, he was killed in a traffic accident during 1946, the D.S.C medal was sold in 2013 at DNW.
Lot 348
A set of three WW1 medals, awarded to 11602 PTE W. Brown, Yorks L.I. Including 1914-18 Medal, The Great War for Civilisation 1914-1919 and 1914-15 Star, which was awarded in 1920, after his death. Accompanied by a letter from York Record Office explaining this, and a British Army button, converted into a locket bearing portrait, possibly of W. Brown. Ribbon for 1914-15 Star missing.
Lot 426
Franklin Mint; 'A Life in Silver', The Winston Churchill Silver Medal Collection. A fitted case containing twenty four sterling silver medals displaying scenes, accompanied with descriptions to the reverse. Limited to 9,500 sets. With 22/24 certificates, along with booklet, collector's letter and disk.
Lot 25
A 9CT GOLD LOCKET PENDANT, a circular form pendant with scrolling detail, letter E engraving to the front of the locket, hallmarked 9ct Birmingham, suspended from a fine belcher link chain, fitted with a spring clasp, hallmarked 9ct Birmingham import, approximate chain length 490mm, approximate gross weight, including paper inserts 10.5 grams (condition report: general light wear, overall condition good)
Lot 1085
° ° Colonne, Guido Delle - The Auncient History and Onely Trewe and Syncere Cronicle of the Warres betwixte the Grecians and the Troyans... translated into Englyshe by John Lydgate Monke of Burye. And newly imprinted....1555. The Second Edition (edited by Robert Braham); the first having been printed by Richard Pynson in 1513. title within a generous pictorial woodcut border depicting the English monarchy as a family tree. signatures - (A)2, B-Z6, Aa-Cc6, Dd and Ee4 (but lacks 2 leaves in gathering N); black letter in double column; (158)ff., ex 160; colophon on recto of final leaf. sometime rebound calf backed marbled boards, spine gilt lettered direct, folio. Imprinted at London....by Thomas Marshe, 1555 Provenance: From the private collection of the late Terry Jones (1942-2020), known for his roles as a writer, comedian, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
Lot 1037
° ° A collection of 14 autograph letters from British Prime Ministers, 1767-1912, with a signed photograph of David Lloyd George and a card from H G Wells, 1911 Thomas Pelham-Holles (1693-1768), duke of Newcastle, Claremont, to John Norris, MP for Rye, on attempts to influence the Rye constituency, 10 November 1767; William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck (1738–1809), Duke of Portland, Downing Street, to an un-named peer, concerning ‘business … of the utmost consequence to the interests of this country’ at the next session, 24 October 1783; Henry John Temple, Lord Palmerston (1784-1865), Secretary at War, War Office, to William Disney to continue Colonel the Comte de Waldstein (1762-1823, patron of Beethoven) on half pay, 9 June 1815; draft from George Canning (1770-1827) to [William] Huskisson (1770-1830) with his plans for an amicable conclusion of the Corn Law question, [1827]; Henry John Temple, Lord Palmerston (1784-1865), Foreign Secretary, note to ‘remind [Sir Arthur] Aston [Secretary of Legation, Brazil, 1826-1833] that Complot is not an English word’, used in his dispatch of 16 July 1832, 1 October 1832; William Lamb, Lord Melbourne (1779–1848), Home Secretary, referring a petition (of Thomas William Shallcross of Manchester for a patent of invention [of mill machinery, granted 19 January 1833], on a fragment of which the letter is endorsed) to the Lieutenant of Ireland, 14 December 1832; George Hamilton-Gordon, Lord Aberdeen (1784–1860), Putney, to [Sir Frederick William] Trench (c1777-1859), unable to attend the meeting but happy to join the committee for a monument to the Duke [of Wellington], 23 June 1837; William Ewart Gladstone (1808-1898), 11 Carlton House Terrace, to W A James, concerning his eligibility to vote in elections in the county of Middlesex, 11 July 1865; Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, Lord Salisbury (1830–1903), 20 Arlington Street, to Ernest Baggallay, MP [for Brixton], the amendments of the Lords’ select committee were rejected by the house last night, 24 May 1887; Archibald Philip Primrose, Lord Rosebery (1847–1929), Dalmeny Park, Edinburgh, three letters to George Woodiwiss, mayor of Bath, concerning arrangements for accepting the freedom of the city, September – October 1899; Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1836–1908), Belmont Castle, Meigle, to Thomas James Macnamara (1861–1931), marked secret, encouraging him to join the Local Government Board, ‘where most important legislation is in prospect’, 21 January 1907; David Lloyd George (1863–1945), Brynawelon, Criccieth, signed typescript to Robert Donald (1860-1933, editor of the Daily Chronicle), commending his articles on the rural problem and exposure of the scandalous treatment of the English agricultural labourer, 20 September 1912, with a signed photograph of Lloyd George, c1940Card from Herbert George Wells (1866–1946), 17 Church Row, Hampstead, to Messrs Parris and Cazenove, literary agents, 11 Henrietta Street, London, concerning his cheque for [his publisher] Constables, sent to France, 10 November 1911
Lot 1084
° ° Gower, John - Jo. Gower de Confessione Amantis. the second Thomas Berthelet edition (following his first of 1532), and the third edition overall - Caxton's original being published in 1493. title within black ruled wood engraved decorated borders, some decorated initial letters, black letter in double column. (6), 1-8, ix and x, 11 and 12, xiii - cxci ff. (with the 2 line valediction on verso of penultimate leaf); signatures - *6, A-Z6, Aa-Hh6, Ii5. old blind ruled calf, panelled spine with author label added later, folio. Imprinted at London....by Thomas Berthelette.....1554. Provenance: From the private collection of the late Terry Jones (1942-2020), known for his roles as a writer, comedian, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.Note: John Gower, this his major contribution to English literature; his only poem in English; one of the great literary landmarks of the Middle Ages; The work was dedicated to Chaucer. Pforzheimer 422.
Lot 1169
° ° ° [The Workes of Geffray Chaucer newly printed with dyvers workes which were never in print before....prynted by John Reynes....1542]. ie. lacks title - supplied in facsimile. The second edition of the editor, William Thynne (the first being 1532). These were the original editions of Chaucer's collected works - earlier printings (from Caxton 1475 onwards) being mainly of only The Canterbury Tales. Added here, for this 1542 edition, was 'The Plowman's Tale'. The 3 'architectural' part titles are present for The Caunterbury (sic) Tales, The Romaut of the Rose and Boetius (sic) De Consalatione Philosophie; 20 woodcut illus. (of the Canterbury pilgrims) from the original blocks of Caxton's second (1483) edition, decorated initial letters, black letter in double column. Present are folios (x) and 1-366 (? ex382); signatures A4, B-Z6, Aa-Yy6, Aa-Ss6. Canterbury Tales part title with 4 line 1610 (?) ownership note at foot - (?) Richard Byrkhard; a few early marginal notes also present. Late 19th cent. calf backed marbled boards, blind decorated panelled spine, gilt lettered direct, folio. Provenance: From the private collection of the late Terry Jones (1942-2020), known for his roles as a writer, comedian, and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.Note: Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English literature, and the first great English poet – establishing English as a major literary language. For these (Thynne’s) editions - The first major contribution to the existence of a widely recognised Chaucer canon (despite the inclusion of a number of apocryphal works). This edition not in Pforzheimer.
Lot 1002
Portfolio of letters, prints and documents, 1734-1902, correspondence of George Spragge, Messrs Bainbridge and Brown, Bread Street, London, including letters from his brother Francis Roach Spragge concerning the family crest, 1823, his brother John Spragge, recently arrived in New York, 1827, relating to the death of the Revd Harvey Spragge of Welbeck Street, 1796 and of and Francis Roach Spragge, who died at Paris in 1838, receipts of L E Peile for the education of Miss Spragge, 1822-1830, and other papers and accounts of the Spragge family, 1796-1863engraved portrait of [Paul Simon Jacob] Malvieu, c1780; printed map of the course of the rivers Jumnah, Ganges and Hoogley from west of Allahabad to the sea, engraved by J Cary, [plate 15 from William Hodges (1744-1797), Travels in India, during the years 1780, 1781, 1782 & 1783 (London, 1793]; fourteen steel-engraved plates from pictures by W[illiam] Hodges, RA, (1744-1797) in the collection of Warren Hastings, esquire, published by I Edwards, Pall Mall, 1 January 1793; letter from Samuel Whitbread to Mr Lucas requesting alterations to his curricle, 1799; issue 84 of The Weekly Register, 1799; three letters to Captain George Gray, Royal Marines, HMS Colossus, from his brother Charles Gray, HMS Unité in the Gulf of Venice, with details of naval operations, October 1807 – September 1808; papers of the related Carstairs and McClellan families, including the service record of Captain Thomas McClellan of the 33rd Regiment of Native Infantry, 1836, his will, 1841 and references, 1843; diploma of Robert Inglis of Markinch as a member of the Musomanic Society of Anstruther, 1815; letter to Henry Bone RA (1755–1834) concerning his claim on Lord W, 1828; letter from Emma Roberts (1791-1841) author on India, to the sculptor William Behnes, Dean Street, Soho, c1830; letter from Richard Moore (1810-1878, chartist), inviting the recipient to a public meeting, 1842; letter from Sir Hugh Massy Wheeler (1789–1857), army officer in the East India Company, the day after capturing the fortress of Rangal Naga, 1848; letter from Frederick Charles Husenbeth, (1796–1872), Roman Catholic writer, commenting on the design for his [Emblems of Saints by which they are Distinguished in Works of Art], 1850; letter from James concerning the Clitheroe Commission, 1853; Milnes Gaskell, politician designs on fabric, including John Tenniel’s drawings for Alice in Wonderland, c1870;
Lot 121
Original vintage educational poster by British Railways titled The Trains featuring images of passengers at the station, cargo railway wagons with perishable goods such as flowers, milk, and meat; the central image shows cargo wagons with raw materials, such as coal and iron ore; GPO mail carrying wagons with letter sacks and parcels for public and commercial industrial concerns; and smaller inset with wagons carrying equipment, cattle, furniture removal, and manufactures. Horizontal. Good condition, creasing, tears, small paper losses, minor staining. Country of issue: UK, designer: Unknown, size (cm): 51x76, year of printing: 1950s.
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