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A FINE AND HIGHLY ORIGINAL FULLY RIGGED FRENCH NAPOLEONIC PRISONER OF WAR MINIATURE SHIP MODEL FOR A FIRST-RATE SHIP OF THE LINEthe 3½in. hull carved from shin bone and pierced for three decks of brass guns with red-painted port lids, carved head and stern galleries, plain decks with simple fittings, bound masts with yards, original standing and running rigging with full suit of lined paper sails, mounted on bone display base with penwork decoration within straw work case with pink silk ‘curtains’, back and end mirrors, drop glazed front enclosed with straw work doors, the top with carved bone finials, knobs and feet. Overall -- 7¼ x 8½ x 4in. (18.5 x 21.5 x 10cm.)Highly original condition, usual time-staining to exterior straw with some minor losses, and bright within, case has all finials and catches, model in good condition with full suit of sails and rigging in place, satin curtains a little faded and mirrors spotted, silk glass drop front restrainers present but unattached to front.

A FINE MINIATURE FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR BOXWOOD MODEL FOR THE FIRST RATE L'OCEAN, CIRCA 1810the 5in. hull with warrior figurehead, ebonised wales with brass guns and red painted port lids, finely carved quarter galleries and stern with name and fitted boat slung over, plain decks with fittings including guns in carriages, belaying rails, brass stove pipes, well deck with red companionways and belfry, saloon lights etc., bound masts with yards, standing and running rigging with boats between fore and main mast, mounted on stepped, ebonised and inlaid display base with brass bound glazed cover. Overall measurements -- 10 x 13 x 8½in. (25 x 33 x 21.5cm.) Rig nicely replaced, now a little slack around dolphin striker; good overall condition, later plinth and case.

A WELL RESTORED EARLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR WOOD MODEL FOR A 74-GUN SHIPthe 9in. hull coppered below the waterline, ebonised wales with protruding guns with port lids over, warrior figurehead, scored deck with simple fittings including capstan, belaying rails, well deck with ship's boat, hammock racks, water casks, companionway etc., bound masts with yards, st'un'sl booms, standing and running rigging with blocks, main mast streamer, union jack and white ensign, mounted on cradle stand to inlaid base. Overall measurements -- 13 x 15in. (33 x 38cm.) Travel display case fine overall condition. Model has been sympathetically restored overall including rigging and inlaid display base - it's loosely mounted on cradle stand but has location pins.

19TH CENTURY COLONIAL SCHOOLThe Cutty Sark lying off Port Jackson, Sydney Bay, with Aborigines in the foregroundOil on canvasInscribed with title on stretcher12 x 16in. (30.5 x 40.5cm.)Needs cleaning.

MIDSHIPMAN'S LOG BOOKS FOR H.M. SHIPS VICTORY AND VICTORIA, 1864-5kept by W.C.H. Domville, the Victory between September 29 – November 16 1864, 12 pp, moored in Portsmouth Harbour, describing mostly the various drills the cadets had to practise (rifle, cutlass etc.) followed by the log of H.M.S. Victoria, 129 pp, November 16 1864-December 18 1865, voyaging from Spithead to Gibraltar, Valetta, Barcelona, Rosas, Genoa, Spezia, Leghorn (Livorno), Castellamare, Naples, Valetta, 6 pen and ink maps and plans of varying sizes and 10 illustrations of varying sizes, 2 full-page and with hand colouring, describing mostly washing the ship and clothes, overseeing ‘young gentlemen’ at cutlass drill, trimming sails, dealing with the engine, etc., 2 logs in one volume, half roan, gilt anchor in panels of spine, leather label gilt on front cover, a few signs of wear, 12¾ x 8in. (32 x 20 cm.); together with H.M.S. Victoria, 130 pp., December 19 1865 – May 23 1867, from Malta to Patras, Argostoli, Zante (Zakynthos), Cephalonia, Ionian Islands to Syracuse, Augusta, Cagliari, Port Mahon, Farignano and Valetta, 2 pen and ink drawings and 7 pen and wash maps, the daily remarks very similar to preceding item, binding and sizes identical with preceding item(2)

A SIX-BOLT ADMIRALTY-PATTERN COPPER AND BRASS DIVING HELMET BY SIEBE GORMAN & CO LTD LONDONthe bonnet numbered 19179, the face plate numbered 15840, left-mounted spitcock, weight hooks, air inlet, telephone port and adjustable exhaust valve, the corselet numbered 12264 with maker's plate, front and back weight studs and full set of brasses with bolts -- 19in. (48cm.); together with a bolt key(2)Air inlet lacking sprung non-return valve, exhaust valve ceased, lacking internal ducting, telephone and some bolts for side ports, maker's plate very worn.

AN OPEN-FRAMED MODEL BELIEVED TO BE FOR THE BRIG ARETHUSA, MADE FOR AN ADMIRALTY COURT OF INQUIRY, CIRCA 1854modelled in stained yellow pine, with open port and framed starboard side with bulwark, removable deck with hatch covers, mounted on a wooden display base, overall measurements -- 11¼ x 37 x 9½in. (28.5 x 94 x 24cm.) together with historical note(2)The wooden brig Arethusa, 176 tons gross, was built in Aberdeen in 1839 and owned by Newman & Co. of Blyth. On 4th January 1854, whilst on passage from Blyth (her home port) to Honfleur, northern France, in ballast and under the command of Captain J. Wood, she was wrecked on Tynemouth Rocks in a Force 6 gale following a collision with the Mary offshore. See Admiralty Wreck Return 1854, p. 7(367). Some minor rubbing to elements. Deck worn and no longer pegs down to sheer of vessel. Deck split between bow and first hatch. Internal dust.

A 1:32 SCALE BUILDER'S MODEL FOR THE RACING AND CRUISING YACHT MARY BOWER BUILT BY SOLENT SHIPYARD LTD., BURSLEDON BRIDGE, 1939the 17in. laminated and carved hull with single three-bladed propeller on port side, lined and lacquered deck with silvered and wooden fittings as appropriate, including deck rails, cleats, mirrored deck lights, ventilators, spare booms, range finder, cock-pit with bench seats, binnacle and tiller, mast with boom, spreaders and wire rigging with pulleys, and other details, mounted within original glazed wooden case with nameplate, overall measurements -- 33 x 26 x 13in. (84 x 66 x 33cm.)Designed by Robert Clark and Built at Solent Shipyard Ltd, Burlesdon Bridge in 1939, for Major Robert Bryson, the Mary Bower was an auxiliary cruising and racing yacht. Built of wood, she displaced twenty tons, she was 41½ft long with an 11ft beam and draught of 7⅞ft, rigged as a cutter with sails by Ratsey and fitted with a petrol motor by Gray. She enjoyed one brief season before War was declared and she was laid up for the duration. In 1947 she was sold to A.F. Ashley, one of her pre-War crew, but he sold her eighteen months later. By 1957 she was owned and moored in Vancouver and was latterly bought by a chartering company that ran her until 1976 when she disappears from the register.Fine overall condition. The case with spotting to glass.

Eight assorted bottles of alcohol. Comprising one bottle of Harvey's Bristol Cream Sherry 1971, 1.5l, no vol shown, one bottle of Kingston Black Apple Aperitif, 50cl, 18% vol, one bottle of Offley port, 1l, 19% vol, one bottle of Creme de Cassis Dijon, 70cl, 20% vol, one bottle of Cockburns white port, 75cl, 20% vol, one bottle of Friary Liquers chrstmas liqeir, 37.5cl, 20% vol, one bottle of mulled wine, 75cl, 10% vol, one bottle of la patrie malbec 2012, 75cl, 12.5% vol.

A bottle of Real Compannia Velha 1985 vintage port 75cl. #CV 416876

Midland Bank Limited, Ellesmere Port, Wirral for Burnell & Co. Used, order BO 11.9.37, black on blue with vignette of Sunflower & Shamrock Galvanized Corrugated Plain Sheets. Printer: Blades, East & Blades.

Midland Bank Limited, Ellesmere Port, Wirral for Burnell & Co. Used, order BO 11.9.37, black on blue with vignette of Sunflower & Shamrock Galvanized Corrugated Plain Sheets. Printer: Blades, East & Blades.

Dunlop-A Tyre for every Purpose 1954-full page colour advertisement-Dunlop Port, Dunlop White Sidewall, Dunlop Read Speed-9" x 13"

A BOTTLE OF VINTAGE FEARON BLOCK PORT circa 1927 (75cl, with contents).

Francis Sisley, 20th Century oil on board, still life, bottle of Port wine and two glasses, signed and dated '83, 39cms x 29cms, gilt framed

Two cut glass decanters with various labels including a pair of silver Port and Sherry labels, an Art Deco etched glass lemonade set and miscellaneous other glassware

An assortment of alcohol. Including nine decanters of Bells whisky, one bottle of Cockburns special reserve port and one bottle of Harveys Bristol Cream. From 1986 to 2008, all boxed except two Bells Whisky, all bells 70cl, 40% vol, Cockburns 75cl, 20% vol, Harveys, sealed but no quantity or vol shown.

Hornby China SR green Merchant Navy class 00 Gauge Steam Locomotives and tenders, R2204 35020 'Bibby Line' and R2268 35027 'Port Line', in original boxes, VG-E, boxes F-G (2)

unboxed Arnold Rivarossi and Other N Gauge Electric and Diesel Locomotives and Prototype Models, all unboxed Arnold metal prototype model, 200 035 DB diesel locomotive in red/grey livery, Arnold 2038 diesel locomotive DE 12 in red HGK livery (Cologne Port), Tibidabo Italy electric Le E626 131 electric locomotive (minus one buffer) in FS brown with Archive number 1719, Arnold 2431 16 314 single pantograph locomotive in SBB green livery (damage to front handrails), Rivarossi minitrains, ET 165 028 railcar of the DB in red/cream livery and Hobby Train SBB 11667 Re 6/6 in green livery, F-VG, (6)

A selection of five silver decanter labels. The labels referring to the drinks Madeira, Rum, Sherry, Claret and Port. Unmarked, however tests indicate silver. Total weight approx 58g. Largest measures approx 5.6cm. 

A collection of silver and white metal decanter labels. The labels to include hallmarked Sherry and Rum labels, Sherry port rum and gin in plated and white metal. Bourbon in black and gold enamel metal. Measures Hallmarked Sherry approx 4.7cm. Hallmarked Rum approx 4.5cm.

Cockburns Vintage Port, one bottle, 1950, retailed through Harrods Ltd, Knightsbridge, SW1.

A pair of antique ships lamp Port and Starboard, bearing makers label, each 36cms highCONDITION REPORTLAMPADSNo. 285 StarboardNo 291 PortCondition disclaimerOur team of trusted experts are on hand to help and always endeavour to provide an accurate judgement. The ultimate responsibility lies with the buyer however, and we recommend that you make every effort to inspect the lot yourself.To that end, we have provided a number of additional images for your attention.

6 BOTTLES OF ALCOHOL TO INCLUDE BRISTOL CREAM, PORT & COGNAC

A bottle of Army and Navy stores 1960 vintage port and a bottle of Chateau Calon-Segur 1962

1930 Sunbeam 499cc Model 9 Twin PortRegistration no. BF 8892Frame no. D7865Engine no. LL4435•Originally owned and raced in Germany•Rescued from storage in 2007 and repatriated to the UK•Restored over the following 10 years•Only used for occasional show rides since completionThis Vintage-era Sunbeam was rescued in 2007 from a barn in Germany (near the Czech Republic border) where it had been laid up prior to WW2 and remained undercover for 70-plus years. Slightly modified from original specification by its original German owner, this machine was reportedly campaigned at various European dirt-track races during the early 1930s. Apparently the bike was crashed in a race and the forks and front wheel were damaged. A replacement set of NSU forks was fitted to continue campaigning, and these were subsequently replaced with a complete (and better handling) 1932 Sunbeam front end (forks, hub, wheel, etc).The motorcycle was subsequently repatriated to the UK. An exhaustive tear down, inspection, and reassembly was conducted over the following 10 years, requiring only the reinstatement of the original kickstart lever and fitting a kickstart return spring, kickstart shaft, and quadrant. The main engine bearings were renewed, new valve guides fitted, and the valves and seats refreshed; these being the only renovations needed. A new, correct left-side tank knee grip was installed also and the wheels shod with new Dunlop tubes and Avon tyres.We are advised by the private vendor that the Sunbeam shifts and stops as it should, and that it is an extremely light, fast and manoeuvrable machine, capable of 80mph-plus with the right rider. It has only been used for occasional show rides since the rebuild. The machine is offered with a V5C document; VMCC dating certificate; Marston Sunbeam Register and Club dating certificate.Key not requiredFootnotes:All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

1985 Yamaha RD350F 'YPVS'Registration no. B837 BGHFrame no. 31K 053638Engine no. 31K 053638After only a couple of years in production the original RD350LC was superseded in 1982 by the RD350 LCII, a model better know by the 'YPVS' acronym standing for 'Yamaha Power Valve System'. Developed on the firm's Grand Prix bikes, the electrically operated power valve varied the effective exhaust port height according to engine revs, enabling Yamaha to tune the engine for increased top-end power while maintaining mid-range tractability. Keeping pace with the times, Yamaha slotted this heavily revised engine into a new frame equipped with linkage-operated mono-shock rear suspension, while the old rear drum brake was replaced by a disc. After little more than a year the LCII was dropped, being replaced by the fully faired RD350F and naked RD350N models. Last run earlier in 2023, this RD350F is presented in rare original condition, described by the private vendor as either very good or excellent in every respect. Importantly, the original key fits all locks, and even the mirrors and indicators are original. The machine comes with supplying dealer Cosmopolitan Motors' bill of sale and service booklet; an original owner's handbook; and a V5C document. An increasingly rare opportunity to acquire an unmolested example of an increasingly collectible Japanese classic. Offered with current MOT.Footnotes:All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

1989 Yamaha RD350F2 YPVSRegistration no. F758 SHUFrame no. 1WT016891Engine no. 1WT016891After only a couple of years in production, the original RD350LC was superseded in 1982 by the RD350 LCII, a model better known by the initials 'YPVS' standing for 'Yamaha Power Valve System'. Developed on the firm's Grand Prix bikes, the electrically operated power valve varied the effective exhaust port height according to engine revs, enabling Yamaha to tune the engine for increased top-end power while maintaining mid-range tractability. Yamaha slotted this heavily revised engine into a new frame equipped with linkage-operated mono-shock rear suspension, while the old rear drum brake was replaced by a disc. After little more than a year the LCII was dropped, being replaced by the faired RD350F and naked RD350N models. Production continued in Japan until 1988 and then in 1992 was revived in Brazil.According to the vendor, it is highly original with no modifications, and retains its tool roll and tools, and the original owner's manual. Although the V5C states six former keepers, the Yamaha was in the same family ownership from new until our vendor purchased it in 2022. (The first recorded owner was the supplying dealer, Fowlers Motorcycles, whose name is on the numberplate.) The bike has only 12,800 miles on the odometer and is offered with sundry bills, a V5C document, and MoT to March 2024.Offered with keyFootnotes:All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

1935 Excelsior 250cc Manxman Racing MotorcycleRegistration no. YFO 793Frame no. ME269Engine no. XBR160Although it had proved fast enough to win the 1933 Lightweight TT in Syd Gleave's hands, Excelsior's complex 'Mechanical Marvel' proved something of a disappointment thereafter, and at the end of the 1934 season the Tyseley firm opted for something simpler: the Manxman. A single-overhead-camshaft, two-valve design, the Manxman was built in 250, 350 and 500cc capacities. Road and race versions were offered, though the 500 was only ever marketed as a sports roadster. Although it never won a TT, the Manxman enjoyed considerable success in international racing and the Manx Grand Prix, Denis Parkinson winning the Lightweight race three times on the trot between 1936 and 1938. Notable Manxman developments included the switch to a shorter-stroke 250 engine in 1937 and the adoption (also applied to the 350) of an aluminium-alloy cylinder head with right-hand exhaust port.Rebuilt by the previous owner in 1997, this '250' Manxman had belonged to our vendor since 2004 and last ran in 2019 (the most recent MoT expired in 2013). Said to be a cracking bike to ride, it runs on Castrol R so also smells wonderful! The machine comes with a file of documentation to include a VMCC dating statement; old/current V5Cs; and four pages of hand-written notes concerning its mechanical specification (perusal recommended).Footnotes:All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

1948 AJS 348cc 7R Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 8164Engine no. 7R 864•Present ownership since 2003•Shown regularly (numerous concours wins)•Requires re-commissioningBuilt from 1948 to 1963, Associated Motor Cycles' AJS 7R - known as the 'Boy Racer' - was one of the most successful over-the-counter racing motorcycles of all time. Almost all of Britain's road-race stars of the 1950s and 1960s rode a 7R at some stage of their careers and the model remains a major force in classic racing today, being highly sought after by competitors and collectors alike. The 7R was conceived as a customer machine for sale to private owners but was also campaigned by the works team.Although a new design by Phil Walker, the 7R, with its chain-driven overhead-camshaft, was very reminiscent of the AJS 'cammy' singles of pre-war days. Despite the fact that the 7R was not, initially, as powerful as its main rivals - the Velocette KTT and Junior Manx Norton – its robust and simple construction endeared the model to the privateer responsible for his own maintenance. While the duplex loop frame and Teledraulic front fork remained essentially unchanged throughout production, the engine underwent almost continuous revision, latterly under the supervision of Jack Williams. To this end the valve angle was progressively narrowed; the inlet port downdraft angle made steeper; the crankshaft strengthened; and, in 1956, engine dimensions changed from the original long-stroke 74x81mm bore/stroke dimensions to the 'squarer' 75.5x78mm, permitting higher revs. AMC's own gearbox (also used on the Manx Norton) replaced the previous Burman in 1958, while engine development continued almost to the end of production, by which time the 7R was putting out around 41bhp. There was also a works-only three-valve 'triple knocker' - the 7R3A - which Rod Coleman used to win the 1954 Isle of Man Junior TT, while a Matchless-badged 500cc version of the production 7R – the G50 – was introduced towards the end of 1958. Purchased by the vendor's late father in 2003 and dry stored, this 7R has not been used for at least five years and will require re-commissioning before further use. For some nine years the AJS was regularly taken to shows, picking up numerous 'Best in Show' and 'Best Competition' awards (list available). The machine is offered with a copy spares parts list.Key not requiredFootnotes:All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 1936 AJS Model 22 2.46hp Twin-port OHV enginenumbered 36/22 1639, complete with magneto, with new HT lead and cap, magneto cover and Champion spark plug, condition and completeness unknown, close inspection advised. Footnotes:All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.Lot to be sold without reserve.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ◊◊ £30 + VAT uplift and storage at £6 + VAT per lot per day.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Property of John Cooper1936 Velocette 349cc KSS MkIIRegistration no. XSL 319Frame no. 2184Engine no. KSS 7280By the end of the 1920s, Veloce's range of over-head camshaft K-Series roadsters boasted a host of variations on the theme that included Normal, Sports, Super Sports, Touring, Economy and twin-port models. Introduced in 1925, the KSS was the Super Sports version while the KTS tourer employed the same overhead camshaft engine in virtually identical cycle parts, differences being confined mainly to mudguard style and wheel sizes. Introduced for the 1936 season, the MkII version of the KSS/KTS represented a major redesign, featuring many improvements including a new aluminium-alloy cylinder head with enclosed valve-gear, plus the cradle frame and heavyweight Webb forks of the new MSS tourer. In this form the KSS resumed production post-war in November 1946 before being updated, together with the other road models, with (optional) Dowty Oleomatic telescopic front forks in August 1947. Expensive to produce, the KSS was dropped from the range at the year's end.This KSS MkII has belonged to former racer John Cooper since May 2011 and was completely stripped and rebuilt by him to original specification in 2012. Currently taxed and last run recently, the machine is described by John as in generally excellent condition. Accompanying documentation consists of two MoTs (most recent expired 2013); tax/SORN paperwork; and a V5C Registration Certificate. It should be noted that the V5C records the model as 'KTS'. Key not required.Footnotes:All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

1930 AJS 248cc OHC 'Dopey' Racing MotorcycleFrame no. 145201Engine no. R137406• Works engine used at the 1930 Isle of Man TT• Featured in Motor Cycling magazine in 1939• Known ownership history• Present ownership since 2007In 1927 AJS's works racers appeared with a new overhead-camshaft engine, which superseded the pushrod 'Big Port' that had served the Wolverhampton factory so well since the early 1920s. But unlike rivals Norton and Velocette, whose racers used a vertical shaft and bevel gears, AJS chose to drive the camshaft by chain, its distinctive cast alloy case extending forwards to the front-mounted magneto. A catalogued model from 1928, the 'cammy' AJS was built in 347 and 498cc capacities initially, dry-sump lubrication being an unusual feature of the engines, which were carried in open diamond frames. Success did not come immediately, but after initial lubrication problems had been overcome and the valve timing altered, Walter Handley brought the 'cammy' AJS its first major success in 1929, finishing second to Velocette's Freddie Hicks in the Isle of Man Junior TT. George Rowley won the 350 race at the German TT and the Austrian Grand Prix that year, and there were several more major international successes before the season's end.Along with the rest of the range the camshaft models had received saddle tanks with purple side panels for 1929. A 248cc version followed in 1930 boasting a redesigned cylinder head and a four-speed foot-change gearbox. Looking like scaled down versions of the larger models, four were entered for the 1930 Lightweight TT in the Isle of Man to be ridden by Leo Davenport, Jimmy Guthrie, South African J G Lind and Freddie Hicks, although the injured Hicks would be a non-starter. It was a perfect debut for the new OHC 250, Guthrie winning the race at record speed with Lind finishing 5th. Sadly, by this time AJS were in serious financial trouble and although the 350 and 500 OHC racers featured in the 1931 catalogue the little 250 never made it into production. There is no record of the factory ever racing the 250 after the 1930 TT, which seems to have been its only competitive outing. It was common practice at this time to break up racing machines when their useful life had ended, and to dispose of valuable components via the trade. Almost certainly this was the fate of AJS's four 'cammy' 250s.The overhead-camshaft racer offered here was the subject of an article by the highly respected journalist, Cyril Quantrill, published in Motor Cycling magazine on 30th August 1939, which states that its engine is one of the four used by the works team at the 1930 TT. The engine is said to have been acquired by ex-TT and Brooklands rider, Rex Barber when AJS production relocated from Wolverhampton to Plumstead following the Matchless takeover of 1931. Rex Barber had worked and ridden for AJS so would have had good connections with the factory. Quantrill makes no comment about which rider used this particular engine at the 1930 TT, so in all probability Barber himself did not know.According to Quantrill, Barber rehashed the engine for grass track use and installed it in a modified R7 frame, fitting a three-speed Sturmey Archer gearbox. (In fact, the frame's number - '145201' - suggests that it dates from 1931 and is therefore from an S7, 'S' being AJS's letter code for that year). Together with Barber's AJS R7 350, the quarter-litre bike - nicknamed 'Dopey'- was ridden with considerable success in South-Eastern Centre grass track events by W C Lock.Quantrill records that on Dopey's 'first appearance on a grass track, at the season's opening Brands Hatch meeting, it gave the handicappers a nasty jar by winning the Grand Prix handicap with a good half lap in hand'. The engine was reported to use Racing Ethyl fuel and a compression ratio of 12:1, revving safely to 8,000rpm. Quantrill tested 'Dopey' at Brands Hatch, lapping at a respectable 46.75mph, and confessed himself amazed by its performance and handling – 'and I gather several regular competitors have also been not a little astonished by its speed in the capable hands of Lock'.Dopey's subsequent ownership history can be traced via correspondence and other documentation on file. It appears that by August 1946 the machine was owned by Mr D H R Gray of Chatham, Kent, who had acquired it from the same W C Lock who had raced it before the war. Apparently it was owned subsequently by a Mr N Nichols of Penryn, Cornwall before being offered for sale by a 'lady owner' at Brooks Olympia auction on 30th November 1996 (Lot 157). (A Mrs Irene Nichols of Penryn - presumably his widow - is recorded as a previous owner, from December 1989, on an accompany copy V5 document). The machine was illustrated in the sale catalogue with a modified (plunger suspended) frame, Burman gearbox and no exhaust system, though it was stated that most of the original parts were offered with it together with the 'original' gearbox. The next recorded owner (from 2nd January 1997) is well known collector Mr Paul Ingham of Middleton-in-Lonsdale, followed by Geoffrey Stuart St John of Chedworth, Gloucestershire, who acquired the machine in June 1999 and restored it to its current condition and specification. Dopey was acquired by its next recorded owner (the current vendor) in January 2007 and since then has been kept in heated storage as part of an important private collection. We are advised that the machine has not been run since the restoration, though the engine has been turned over regularly, and therefor will require re-commissioning prior to further use.The history of motorcycling, and racing in particular, is littered with fascinating 'what-might-have-beens'. AJS's overhead-camshaft 250 racer certainly falls into that category, especially when one considers what Excelsior achieved with the Manxman during the 1930s. The model's discontinuation resulted not from any shortcomings of the design, but rather as a sad consequence of AJS's dire financial position: there was simply not enough money to carry on. As far as is known, Dopey's engine is the sole surviving relic of this doomed project, which nevertheless would go down in history as providing AJS with its final Isle of Man TT victory of the inter-war period.Footnotes:All lots are sold 'as is/where is' and Bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A William IV silver decanter label for Claret, London 1831; together with a George III silver decanter label for Port, London 1792; and two further silver decanter labels, being for Sherry and Gin, gross weight 1.4ozt (4)

Hornby S.R. N15 Sir Mador De-La Port in S.R. green with souvenir cover, boxed E-M (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)

A brass port hole style mirror and one other

Four old Nautical Maps of 'Noumea North Carolina' 1873, 'River Para' 1833 with large corrections 1884, 'Bass Straits Australia Western Entrance' large corrections 1887 and 'Port Natal South East Coast Africa' 1856 with large corrections 1886, all published by The Admiralty except Bass Straits. Some tears and age wear.

Dalva Vinho do Porta, 1944, port, unknown content and proof

Mixed port, to include Don Pablo, 1982, port, Justerini and Brooks tawny port, calem port, etc, various contents and proof

Mixed alcohol, to include Fonseca port, comprising of the years 1963 and 1970, Taylors, 1970, port, etc, unknown contents and proof, all bottles with issues, seals appear partially or fully broken

Mixed Alcohol, Dow's Midnight port, 75cl, 19% vol, Oxford Landing, 2007, Shiraz 750ml, 13.5% etc, (8)

Warre's 1966, vintage port, unknown contents and proof

Taylor's, 1977, vintage port, 75cl, 21% vol, twelve bottles, cased

Taylor's, 1977, vintage port, 75cl, 21% vol, five bottles

Taylor's, 1977, vintage port, 75cl, 21% vol, five bottles

Château Talbot 1975 Saint-Julien (one bottle), Château Lascombes 1988, Margaux (one bottle), Château Ormes de Pez 2003, Saint Estéphe (one bottle), Château Lynch-Moussas 2000, Pauillac (one bottle), Château Clarke 2002 Listrac-Médoc (one bottle), Château Monlot Capet 1995, St. Émilion (one bottle), Warre's 1983 Vintage Port (one bottle), Taylor's 1997 Late Bottled Vintage Port (one bottle) (8)

1966 Vintage Port, shipped by Pinto Pereira (one bottle), Taylor's 1970 Vintage Port (one bottle), Taylor's 1985 Vintage Port (one bottle), Vila Nova de Gaia 10 Year Old Tawny Port, in presentation case with five glasses (one bottle) (4)

Berry Bros. & Co. 1927 Port (one bottle)Level into neck/high fill, further images now online.

Dow's 1945 Vintage Port (two bottles)Levels - one into neck and the other to top shoulder. The latter has damage and seepage to the capsule (see images online). Unknown how it has been stored. From a local client.

Dow's 1980 Vintage Port (one bottle), Fonseca 1980 Vintage Port (one bottle), Offley Boa Vista 1980 Vintage Port (one bottle), Boplaas 1987 Port (one bottle) (4)

Dow's 1986 Quinta do Bomfin Vintage Port (one bottle), Taylors LBV port, 1979,1982,1999 and 1986, (four bottles), Dona Antonia Port (one bottle) (6)

Feuerheerd 1963 Vintage Port, by Hedges & Butler Ltd. (one bottle)

Fonseca 1975 Vintage Port (one bottle), Dow's 1977 Vintage Port (one bottle), Dow's 2004 Quinta Do Bomfin VintagePort (one bottle) (3)All bottles high fill into neck.

Graham's 1920 Port by Berry Bros. & Rudd (one bottle)

Graham's 1977 Vintage Port (one bottle), Taylor's 1983 Vintage Port (one bottle), Delaforce 1985 Vintage Port (one bottle) (3)

Harvey & Sons 1887 Vintage Port (one bottle)

Niepoort 2000 Vintage Port (six bottles)

Niepoort 2000 Vintage Port (three magnums)

Niepoort 2003 Vintage Port (twelve bottles)

Niepoort 2005 Vintage Port (twelve bottles)