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Railwayana: A Winegarten's nickel plated "Railway Regulator" pocket watch, having signed white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic numeral seconds dial, blued spade and whip hands, 56mm wide case with steam engine in oval Winegarten's Railway Regulator logo to back, currently not working, together with a 9ct. rose gold Great Western Railway "Fifteen years First Aid Efficiency" medal, engraved verso "674. Albert.H.Swift 1927", to rolled gold chain. (2)Albert Swift was an engine driver for GWR.
A scarce Lip telemeter chronograph pocket watch in Huguenin Freres silver niello case, crown wind, having signed white enamel Arabic numeral dial with outer minute and seconds track, multi coloured indicators and with subsidiary dials for 30 minutes and 60 seconds, gold spade and whip hands and blued steel centre seconds, 52mm wide silver niello case, interior impressed "Niel HF" within trefoil border makers mark* and French swan hallmark with "P" for imported sterling silver assayed in Paris, in working order, to silver niello watch chain.*Fritz & Albert Huguenin (Huguenin Freres), Le Locle, Switzerland.
A Freres Rey & Co. silver pocket watch, key wind, having white enamel Arabic numeral dial with outer minute track, spade and whip hands, movement plate engraved "A Geneve N.7285", 56mm wide silver case impressed "R&L" within lozenge, with domed crystal to front and engraved back with oval reserve (left blank). Condition: hands loose, fusee chain loose, movement currently not working, one movement grub screw lacking.
Britains Racing Colours RC64, Miss Dorothy Paget in original box (Condition Good, jockey one leg and whip end missing, box Fair), RC6 Lord Roseberry (Condition Good, paint faded), RC63 HH the Aga Khan (Condition Good, paint faded) and RC14, HM the Queen Mother (Condition Good, whip end missing) (4, with one original box)
[FISHING] HENRY BOWDEN 24 NORTH STREET, EXETER - A RARE 19TH CENTURY EXETER MADE 4.5' BRASS SALMON FLY FISHING REEL with constant check clicker, smooth brass foot and wooden handle the side-plate stamped in very small capitals, 'Bowden/Exeter', Note: White's Commercial Directory of Devon in 1850 lists 'Fishing Tackle Maker - Henry Bowden, 24 North Street Exeter' under Exeter Trades and Professions, in 1857 he is listed as 'Henry Bowden - Whip and Fishing Rod Maker - 93 North Street'
Coaching interest. A Victorian oil on board coaching panel, painted with the Royal Coat of Arms, signed 'C H C Walter 1858', 45 x 55.8cm, together with a Victorian coaching whip by Chawley & Sons, stamped 'TRADE MARK' with crossed keys and 'CHAWLEY & SON PETERBOROUGH', the base of the handle inset with a token or coin dated '1849', 178cm long. (2) Provenance: 'A Lifetime of Collecting'-The property of a gentleman.
A Victorian 18ct gold consular cased pocket watch with unusual removable stem winding key, by Barraud & Lunds, 41 Cornhill, London, No. 3/1802, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and gold and steel spade and whip hands, the dial also bearing maker's name and number, to the full plate fusee movement with flat four armed balance and Bosley type index, in 18ct gold consular case with engine turned back and reeded sides, 54mm diameter, the case hallmarked Chester 1888 (gross weight 123 grammes - gold weight 52 grammes) Provenance: The Martin Rosen Collection of Pocket Watches
A good Victorian 18ct gold consular cased pocket watch by Charles Frodsham, 84 Strand, London, No. 01484, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial, up/down dial and gold spade and whip hands, the dial also with maker's name and number, to the AD Fmsz 3/4 plate fusee movement with free sprung diamond endstone, in engine turned case monogrammed to rear "GF" and the inside inscribed "M. F. to G. F. Octr. 14th 1862 - use time for eternity" (thought to be gift from Mary Frodsham to her husband George), inscribed to rim of rear cover "Fecit for the Intl Exhn AD 1862", 52mm diameter, the case by Robert Rowlands, hallmarked London 1861 (gross weight 122.9 grammes - gold weight 60 grammes - enamel dial with hairline cracks) Note: See page 33 - "The International Exhibition of 1862 - The Illustrated Catalogue of the Industrial Department (British Division - Volume II)", which includes Frodsham's stand at the 1862 exhibition"The International Exhibition of 1862 -and a copy of the Catalogue half bound in red leather and with red cloth covered boards Provenance: The Martin Rosen Collection of Pocket Watches
A late Victorian 18ct gold full hunting cased keyless lever pocket watch by Charles Frodsham, 115 New Bond Street (late of 84 Strand), London, No. 09802, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, subsidiary seconds dial and fine blued steel spade and whip hands, to the 3/4 plate movement, the cock with ruby endstone, in plain 18ct gold case by Emil Nielsen, London 1893, 45mm diameter, (gross weight 97.6 grammes - gold case weight 53.6 grammes) Provenance: The Martin Rosen Collection of Pocket Watches
An unusual white metal Spoon having a handle in the form a horse whip/crop, a carved single bead ably depicting a seated/crouching monkey, 1 3/16'' long approx, double shark's tooth pendant, small while metal locket decorated with a cross and gentlemen of the cloth and a cold painted figure of a rabbit (damaged)
Slavery.- Pitt (William) The Speech of the Right Hon. William Pitt...on the Subject of the African Slave Trade, Newcastle, T. & J. Hodgson, 1824 § Abstract of the Acts of Parliament for Abolishing the Slave Trade, Printed for the African Institution, 1810 § A Short Review of the Slave Trade and Slavery, Birmingham, 1827 § Wilberforce (William) An Appeal...in behalf of the Negro Slaves in the West Indies, 1823 § A Calm Inquiry into...the System of British Colonial Slavery, by a Christian Minister, London & Liverpool, 1832 § Hankey (William Alers) A Letter to Thomas Wilson, 1833 § Hodgson (Adam) A Letter to M. Jean-Baptiste Say, on the Comparative Expense of Free and Slave Labour, second edition, Liverpool & London, 1823 § Cropper (James) Relief for West-Indian Distress, London & Liverpool, 1823; Letters on the Means of Abolishing Slavery in the West Indies, and Improving the Condition of the Slaves, 1827; The Support of Slavery Investigated, Liverpool & London, 1824, together 10 works in 1 vol., and East India Sugar, 1824 § [Moorsom (C.R.)] How do we Procure Sugar?, by a Naval Officer, Whitby, Printed for the Anti-Slavery Society, 1828 § Conder (Josiah) Wages or the Whip. An Essay on...Free and Slave Labour, 1823 § Negro Slavery; or, A View of...that State of Society...in the United States of America and in the Colonies of the West Indies, especially in Jamaica, [Sabin 52269], 1823 § Slavery in the West Indies, wood-engraved illustration after George Cruikshank, [c.1830] § Facts proving the Good Conduct and Prosperity of Emancipated Negroes and Remarks on Melioration, [c.1830] § Whiteley (Henry) Three Months in Jamaica, in 1832: comprising a Residence of Seven Weeks on a Sugar Plantation, 1833 § Jeremie (John) Four Essays on Colonial Slavery, second edition, 1832 § Godwin (Rev. Benjamin) The Substance of a Course of Lectures on British Colonial Slavery, folding table, ink annotations,1830 § [Cropper (James)] A Review of...the State of the West India Colonies...secured by the immediate Abolition of Slavery, presentation copy signed by the author to C.R. Moorsom, Liverpool & London, 1833, together 10 works in 1, in total 20 works bound in 2 vol., uniformly bound in modern half calf, some foxing and browning, a few with ink or pencil annotations, 8vo⁂ A very good collection of anti-slavery pamphlets, almost all with the initials or ownership signature of Constantine Richard Moorsom (1792-1861), a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy (son of a Trafalgar veteran) and later an abolitionist.
1896 pattern sword awarded to Alexander Edward Murray (Viscount Fincastle) (1872-1962) awarded the Victoria Cross in 1898, the blade marked with Dunmore family crest above the date May 1st 1891, marked Queens Lancers, and numbered 99304, in leather sheath, 111cm overall length Alexander Edward Murray (Viscount Fincastle) joined the British Army on the 1st May 1891, becoming Lieutenant in 1894. Murray became Aide de Camp to the Viceroy of India from 1895-1897. On the 17th August, 1897 during a battle at Nawa Bali, in Upper Swat, Lieutenant Murray attempted the rescue of Lieutenant R. T. Greaves, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was wounded by a bullet and surrounded by the enemy. Lieutenant Murray, Lieutenant-Colonel R. B. Adams, Lieutenant H. L. S. MacLean and five men of the Guides, managed to rescue Lieutenant Greaves however Greaves was struck by another bullet and killed whilst the party were attempting to bring him back to cover. Lieutenant MacLean was mortally wounded during the action and the horses of Lieutenant-Colonel Adams and Lieutenant Murray were shot, as well as two troop horses. Lieutenant Murray was promoted to Captain following the action and gazetted for the Victoria Cross on 9th November 1897. He received his medal from Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle on 28th February 1898.Footnote: Alexander Edward Murray VC DSO MVO DL Born 22 April 1872 at Portland Place, London. Died 29 January 1962 London. Educated Eton. Parents Father Charles Murray, Mother Lady Gertrude Coke. Commissioned into 16th Lancers 30 May 1892 and sent to India. Became ADC to Victor Bruce 9th Earl of Elgin. Governor General of India from 1895 to 1897. In 1896 accompanied the Dongola Expedition to the Sudan, seeing action in the Mahdist War. 1897 returned to India with 16th Lancers and acting as war correspondent for the Times. On 17th August 1897 at Nawa Kili, Upper Swat, India along with Lieutenant Colonel Robert B Adam's and Lieutenant Hector Lachlan Stewart MacLean along with 5 men of the Guides, went under heavy and close fire to rescue of Lieutenant R T Greaves, Lancashire Fusiliers, who had been wounded by a bullet and was surrounded by enemy swordsmen. Unfortunately Greaves was further struck and would die of his wounds, as did MacLean. For this he was recommended for the Victoria Cross, as were Adam's and MacLean. The only journalist ever to be so honoured. He was later posted to South Africa as ADC to General Sir H. C. Chermside. In 1901 raised Fincastle's Horse (31st Battalion Imperial Yeomanry) appointed with temporary rank of Lieutenat Colonel to command it. Most of the men were recruited in Highlands. Consisted of 32 Officers and 603 men. They left Edinburgh in April 1902 and sailed out on the SS Galatea. In 1906 was awarded the Royal Victorian Order, for services to the Prince of Wales, in conjunction with the marriage of King Alphonso of Spain. Resigned his commission on the death of his Father, when he took the title Earl of Dunsmore, to look after his considerable family estate. Lived at 55 Lancaster Gate, London. Returning to active service on the outbreak of war, serving as Staff Officer. Awarded the DSO during the Battle of the Somme. MID four times. Wounded twice. Between the Wars held political office, serving as government whip in the House of Lords,Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in 1924 and then as Lord in Waiting from 1930 to 1936. He also held the role of Deputy Lieutenant. Medal entitlement: Victoria Cross, DSO, MVO, Sudan Medal (Dongola 1896), QSA with 3 clasps, Paardeburg,Defence of Kimberley and 1902, 1914, War & Victory medals. MID The Sudan Medal was awarded when he was attached to the Egyptain Cavalry as Special Service officer, 16th Lancers. Fought in the Mahdist War, Tirah Campaign, Malakand Frontier War, Second Boer War and the First World War.
A Glazed Pine Display Case of Cavalry Equipment, late Victorian/Edwardian including harness mounts, eighteen various bits, a pair of silver plated rowel spurs to the 16th The Queen's Lancers, a pair of nickel spurs, two hoof picks, a pair of boot pulls, a hunting whip with leather thong, a pair of breech chains, a fly whisk etc
DICK FRANCIS "Banker", first edition, published Michael Joseph London 1982, signed by Dick Francis and Michael Melluish, together with "Break In", "Whip Hand", "Driving Force", "Long Shot", "Bloodline", "Even Money", "Silks", "Crossfire", "Refusal", "Under Orders", "10lb Penalty", "Proof", "Bolt" and "Reflex", all first editions, unsigned, together with various later editions

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