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ENGLISH NAVAL SCHOOL, CIRCA 1800
H.M. Ship 'Belliqueux' and two vignettes
Inscribed with title and mounted on a single mount
Watercolour
16 x 12in. (40.5 x 30.5cm.) overall; together with three watercolours, c.1840 by Surgeon Howard Ralph Banks of 'Flying Fish'; Brazilian Slave Brig 'Uiza'; and another; two watercolours of Portsmouth by J. Hayden; and another of H.M.S. 'Royal Adelaide' by Capt. George Meads
(7, a lot)
£200-300
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'NELSON AND HIS TIMES'
by Lord Admiral Charles Beresford & H.W. Wilson, Harmsworth, London 1897, marbled endpapers, quarter calf red morocco binding with gilt titles and decoration - 10 x 13in. (25.5 x 33cm.)
£80-120
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY DISPLAY CABINET MADE FROM FOUDROYANT OAK
probably by Goodall, Lamb and Heighway Ltd, with plush-lined display cabinet, the hinged lid inscribed 1798 FOUDROYANT 1897, with plush-lined bookcase with adjustable shelving; enclosed by astragal glazed doors with break arch pediment - 81 x 32 x 13¾in. (206 x 81.5 x 35cm.)
This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road
£800-1200
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A CONTINENTAL FAIENCE BUST OF NELSON
half-length, finished in blue, gilt and ochre, the pedestal foot with 'AR' monogram - 6.5in. (16.5cm.) high
£150-250
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A TREEN TABLE SNUFF BOX MADE FROM WOOD RECOVERED FROM H.M.S. TEMERAIRE
the lid carved with roundel devices and containing original arsenic green label inside with provenance to Temeraire, Trafalgar and Beatson's Yard - 3½in. (9cm.) wide
£400-600
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TWO EXAMPLES OF TRAFALGAR RELATED TREEN
comprising an oak pin tray made from Duguay-Trouin (H.M.S. Implacable); together with a hinged box made from H.M.S. Swiftsure - the box 4¾in. (12cm.) wide
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£150-250
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A GEORGIAN DECANTER BOX, FORMERLY OWNED AND USED BY CAPTAIN G.H. TOWRY, R.N
comprising eight large and two smaller matched cut-glass decanters complete with bulbous stoppers, two tumblers and two wine glasses, contained within fitted compartments in a veneered case with drop handles and plush securing cushion in lid (one handle missing, old wear). Overall measurements - 10¾ x 17¼ x 13¼in. (27.5 x 44 x 33.5cm.); together with a miniature portrait presumed to be Towry in old age; a letter of provenance dated 1910 and later historical data
(A lot)
George Henry Towry (1767-1809) had a long and interesting naval career, serving actively at the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars until 1804 when he was invalided out. Appointed command of the Dido (28) in 1795 he brought about the audacious capture of the Minerve (40) causing Nelson, with whom he was later to serve, to comment to his wife: Thank God the superiority of the British navy remains, and I hope ever will: I feel quite delighted at the event. His full career is written up in the DNB.
£1000-1500
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TWO NAPOLEONIC CARICATURES
comprising Little Ships for John Bull Very Inquisitive', published by P. Roberts, circa 1798; and Dutch Embarkation, or Needs Musts When the Devil Drives!!, published by W. Holland 1804
Both hand-coloured
Each approx. 10 x 14in. (25.5 x 35.5cm.)
£80-120
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AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING 2IN. ACHROMATIC MARINE TELESCOPE BY J. & H. WATKINS, CHARING CROSS, LONDON WITH PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION FROM CAPTAIN EDWARD PELLEW, H.M.S. INDEFATIGABLE 1797
with tapering main tube, lens with cap, signed by the eyepiece as per title and inscribed To Lt. G Bell mark of respect from his Capt. Edward Pellew for his good look out on the night of 13th January 1797 - 34½in. (87.5cm.) long (closed)
The Indefatigable (44) is probably the ship most famously associated with Pellew. Cruising in company with the Amazon (36) on the 13th January 1797, they spotted the superior French 74, Droits de l'Homme. In what should have been a fairly easy victory for the Frenchman, the small British vessels took advantage of the stormy conditions. After 13 hours of combat, running out of ammunition, the British broke contact when Indefatigable sighted land ahead. Despite having damage to her masts and rigging, the Indefatigable managed to beat off the lee shore and escape the treacherous Penmarch reefs; Amazon and Droits de l'Homme ran aground near Plozévet, with Amazon destroyed and her crew being captured. This telescope was undoubtedly presented to the officer who spotted this danger, thereby saving one of England's great naval heroes.
£600-800
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A 19TH CENTURY FLOG/FLAY
constructed of woven leather over an iron core with four tails with knotted ends and iron suspension ring through handle - handle approx. 13in. (33cm.) long
The traditional cat-of-nine-tails was reduced to four or five tails for use on Navy cadets
£150-250
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Ø A CLEW BLOCK RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK OF H.M.S. INVINCIBLE, 1744
carved in elm with a 2½in. lignum vitæ sheath - 15in. (38cm.) high; together with provenance and authentication certificate and The Royal Navy's First Invincible by Brian Lavery
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The bulk of the Invincible's well-preserved fittings and stores were recovered shortly after her rediscovery in 1979 until the early 1980's. Once conserved, some were initially sold by the salvors with certificates (as with this lot) with the residue forming a sale at Christie's South Kensington in 1988
£150-250
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A RARE WILLIAM IV ADMIRALTY OR CUSTOMS OFFICER'S TIPSTAFF
the base metal crown and shaft engraved with device for William, Admiralty foul anchor, and inscribed H. Appleby, attached to turned hardwood handle - 7½in. (19cm.) high; historical notes
£400-600
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A GOLD-TOPPED WALKING STICK FROM ADMIRAL SIR HENRY BRYAN MARTIN
the plain malacca shaft with copper ferrule and gold loop socket and handle inscribed HENRY BYAM MARTIN 1865, his family's armorial device with motto Pro Patria and monogram initials to top - 36in. (91.5cm.) long
Admiral Sir Henry Byam Martin KCB (1803-1865) was a senior Royal Navy officer and watercolour artist. Martin first went to sea in October 1818. By 1840 he was Captain in charge of H.M.S. Carysfort off the coast of Syria when he was involved in action off Tartus during the Syrian War and he took part in the capture of Acre on
3 November 1840. His actions earned him an appointment as a Commander of the Order of the Bath. From 1846 to 1847, he was sent to the Society Islands in the South Pacific to spy on the Franco-Tahitian War and investigate the sovereignty claim of Queen Pomare IV over the Leeward Islands. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral in 1854 and was appointed as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath for his work during the war with Russia in 1855. (also illustrated on page 57)
£400-600
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A MARBLE BUST THOUGHT TO BE OF THE RENOWNED ARCTIC EXPLORER SIR WILLIAM EDWARD PARRY, CIRCA 1840
unsigned, finely carved and depicting Parry in a buttoned Royal Navy uniform with epaulettes for the rank of a Captain of three years seniority, loosely mounted on a fluted ebonised wood and plaster pillar, the bust - 19½in. (49.5cm.) high; the stand 49in. (124.5cm.) high
Sir William Edward Parry (1790-1855) became famous as a hydrographer and for his early attempts to discover the Northwest Passage with Captain (later Sir) John Ross. He was promoted Captain in 1821 and knighted in 1829 on the same day as Sir John Franklin, and when it seems likely this bust was commissioned. Latterly he was to sit as a member of the Arctic Council planning searches for Franklin. He was in post as Lieutenant Governor of Greenwich Hospital when he died in Ems, Germany where he had gone for treatment. The depiction here shows Parry as a more mature figure than the youthful portraits commonly seen.
£1000-1500
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AFTER SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (ENGLISH, 1769-1830)
Portrait of Sir John Franklin in Full Dress Uniform
Oil on canvas
35½ x 27½in. (90 x 70cm.)
Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) was a veteran of several Polar voyages beginning in 1818 with John Ross. His resulting celebrity ensured he became a career explorer and this perhaps coloured the Navy's decision to choose him at the advanced age of fifty-nine to lead his final and fateful expedition to find the Northwest passage in 1845. The ensuing drama and mystery of what tragedy befell H.M. Ships Erebus and Terror has long been a cause of speculation. However, the Canadian Arctic Survey (Parks Canada) found them in 2014 and 2016 and so they may yet reveal some answers. The relative youth of the sitter in this portrait suggests it was painted to commemorate Franklin's promotion to Captain in 1822. At this date, however, uniform flashing was blue in colour, and between 1830-43 it was scarlet - the uniform remained the same in all other respects. This suggests the picture was modernised with white flashing after 1843 - something perhaps only an owner such as the sitter would take the trouble to do?
£800-1200
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A REGULATION BICORN HAT FOR ADMIRAL
E.H. HOWARD RN, CIRCA 1880
constructed in beaver fur felt with heavy bullion loops, end tassels and braid, contained in shaped tin hat box with brass plate engraved Capt. E. Howard R.N. - 19½in. (49.5cm.) wide; together with a solar topee in shaped tin case for the same officer
(2)
£350-450
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A PAIR OF REGULATION EPAULETTES FOR ADMIRAL
E.H. HOWARD RN, CIRCA 1880
with heavy bullion braiding, contained in fitted tin with some belting in central compartment and maker's plate for Gillott and Hasell to lid - 9in. (23cm.) wide
£300-500
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LT. E.H. HOWARD'S BALTIC MEDAL, 1854-55
inscribed to edge Lt. E. H. Howard / H.M.S. Duke of Wellington; together with a contemporary watercolour of Howard in dress uniform; a cabinet photograph of him in later life and two photo albums with some interesting service views, approx. 1860-1880
(4)
£400-600
Please see lot 121 for Admiral Howard's Dress Sword
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LOG BOOK OF H.M.S. BRITANNIA, FIRST RATE OF 100 GUNS 11TH APRIL 1779-16TH AUGUST 1780
two full pages of watercolour signals and two strips of signals, contemporary vellum (spine split, small piece missing from spine) - 12½ x 7¾in. (32 x 19.5cm.)
A lively and informed log book describing naval exercises from Spithead to The Needles and including the Britannia, the Victory, the Resolution, the Intrepid and the Terrible. Twice Prince George (later George IV) came aboard but did not attend the three court martials where sentences of 100 lashes were handed out. The Victory is mentioned numerous times. At the end, bound upside-down, are 5½pp of the 'Etat de la Marine'
£2500-4000
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BLIGH, WILLIAM: A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTHERN SEA, UNDERTAKEN BY COMMAND OF HIS MAJESTY, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVEYING THE BREAD-FRUIT TREE TO THE WEST INDIES, IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIP THE BOUNTY
first edition, engraved portrait frontispiece by J. Condé after J. Russell, three plates by MacKenzie, two folding and four charts, three folding, by Harrison and Walker, contemporary sprinkled calf (skilfully rebacked), for G. Nicol, 1791
First edition and a fine copy with wide margins of an important work, the first narrative of the mutiny and Bligh's journey from Tofua to Timor. The original document in Bligh's hand was sold at Christie's in 1976. Hill p/27 (an extremely important book); Ferguson 125; Wantrup 62a
£4000-6000
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JOURNAL (LOG) OF THE HONOURABLE COMPANY SHIP CHARLES GRANT FROM BOMBAY TOWARDS ENGLAND, FIRST VOYAGE 1810, 7TH FEBRUARY-7TH SEPTEMBER 1810
contemporary vellum-backed blue boards (very slightly defective), original sailcloth - 14 x 9¾in. (35.5 x 25cm.)
A curious journal of the H.C.S. Charles Grant's description of her only port between Bombay and Dover Roads, at St Helena. There is also a list of the principal officers. The Charles Grant was a 1264 ton vessel built in the Bombay Dockyard by Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia for William Moffatt. Thereafter she served almost exclusively between Bombay and China. In February 1834 she was sold to Hyde Lennox and disappears from Lloyds Register by 1840.
£1000-1500
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JOURNAL (LOG) OF THE PROCEEDINGS ON BOARD OF THE HONOURABLE EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SHIP LOWTHER CASTLE COMMANDED BY HENRY HARRIS, 2ND JANUARY 1833-6TH MAY 1834
from London to St Helena, Bombay [Penang, Barbe West, Gaspe Island, Houte's Bay, Peak of Krakatoa] and China, contemporary reverse calf (rebacked, corners defective) - 23¾ x 9in. (60 x 23cm.)
An interesting log book detailing a voyage with numerous crew (a list of 44) and more than a few passengers (3pp) and a severe court martial. Inside front cover is an oval ticket advertising Merchant Books of Accounts Which Sells All Other Stationery. The Lowther Castle was a 1507 ton vessel launched in 1811 by Thomas Pitcher of Northfleet. This log is for her last voyage and she was sold to Thomas Ward for breaking in June 1834
£1200-1800
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LOG OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF H.M.S. SHIP DIOMÈDE
beginning the 24th July 1810 and ending the 13th April 1811, kept by [illegible], contemporary grained calf (oil stain to fore-margins throughout) - 11 x 9in. (28 x 23cm.)
Beginning at Bombay where the Diomède took on provisions, it sailed to Penang and to Madras where it returned twice. Six sailors were given the lash for various crimes and the Captain, Hugh Cook(?) laments the death of 25 crew members. Most of the log is concerned with the weather and the taking on of provisions
£500-800
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SIGNAL LOG FOR H.M.S. ST VINCENT, 20TH MAY 1847-4TH NOVEMBER 1848
three volumes (of four, lacks vol. IV), vol. I contemporary black half roan, other vol. contemporary red roan (all vol. very rubbed) - 10¼ x 8¾in. (26 x 22cm.)
(3)
The signal log of the St Vincent was under the command of Rear Admiral Sir C. Napier. Vol. IV, which is not present here, describes the hauling down of his flag at the end of her last seagoing voyage
£600-800
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JOURNAL AND REMARK BOOK FOR THE USE OF OFFICERS IN THE ROYAL NAVY (E.H. RICHMOND), DECEMBER 1869-22ND JUNE 1873
4 vol., contemporary half leather (rubbed) - 9 x 7¼in. (23 x 18.5cm.)
I H.M.S. Phoebe, Pembroke and Sultan, the latter steaming from New Zealand to Maderia, Cape Finistere, Ushant, Holy Island, Morecombe Bay and others
II H.M.S. Pallas to Cape Matalan, Damietta, Alexandria (and numerous small anchorages)
III H.M.S. Temeraire to Pylos, Kinsale (and other small anchorages)
IV H.M.S. Temeraire to Valetta, Pylos, Ancora (and other small anchorages)
(4)
£300-500
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H.M.S. THUNDERER DAILY SICK BOOK, 1840
61ff, and 17 enchanting pen and ink drawings, contemporary roan, red morocco gilt label on front cover (spine rather worn), oblong, - 4 x 8in. (10 x 20cm.)
Contains numerous illnesses and ailments, of which syphilis is the most common
£500-800
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A QUANTITY OF ADMIRALTY SHEAR-DRAFT PLANS
comprising H.M.S. Liffey, c.1856, four plans: main deck, top side, upper deck, platform and works; H.M.S. Alert, c.1856, three plans: hold, inboard works, lower decks; 'Philomel'-class, 1846, one plan of lower deck, inscribed Admiralty Somerset House 21st October 1846, W. Symonds; H.M.S. Satellite, 1865, three plans: mid-ships section; hold; profile; upper deck, various sizes and conditions
(12)
These plans seem to roughly coincide with the 'Experimental' Squadron era. Created to determine the advantages of steam versus sail, it set Sir William Symonds on a collision course with the Admiralty and he resigned as Surveyor of the Navy in June 1847 after twenty years service. Within a few years Symonds's work, and the sailing navy, had passed into oblivion, his hull form having proved unsuited to screw propulsion. Never-the-less he remains one of the most significant naval architects of the late sailing navy
£500-800
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OCEAN CRUISER, 25TH DECEMBER 1879
manuscript on paper, six pen and wash, and one pen and ink drawings in the text, eight charming watercolours mounted, original blue roan gilt (a little rubbed) - 13 x 7¾in. (33 x 20cm.)
A most entertaining 'magazine' in three parts and written mostly in poetry, including 13 limericks. In the course of the narrative, supposedly on her voyage to Chile, one member of the crew animadverting on astronomy notes that light travels at 186,000 miles per second (Einstein 185,000 miles per second). The book ends with a battle between the British on one side and the Chinese and Japanese navies in the other. Those later have travelled the Panama Canal! The watercolour drawings depict a 'bull fight' onboard the Shannon
£300-500
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LOGS OF H.M.S. EMERALD, COMMANDED BY CAPT. SIR B.W. WALKER FROM 22ND MARCH 1890-14TH SEPTEMBER 1892, KEPT BY C. ASSER MID
46 pen and ink drawings, mostly of a technical nature but also several maps and plans, 36 hand-coloured, title in red, blue, gold and silver, original reverse half-calf, gilt label on spine, engraved trade label of Waterlow and Sons' Account Book, the printers of both of these log books - 12¾ x 8½in. (32.5 x 21.5cm.)
(2)
An interesting log describing the Emerald's voyages, mostly in the Caribbean but also in Canada (long stays in Halifax and St. John, and brief sojourns in numerous small harbours) and Bermuda (long stays). And a journal of C. Asser in 1892, mostly describing manoeuvrers around the British Isles but also sailing to Gibraltar, Vigo, Funchal and Las Palmas
£400-600
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OMMANNEY, ERASMUS AUSTIN, VARIOUS DOCUMENTS CHARTING HIS NAVAL SERVICE FROM 1863-1887 BEFORE HE BECAME VICAR OF SOUTHSEA (1892-1915), NOVEMBER 1869-MAY 1887
with a portrait photograph of his father Erasmus Ommanney, the celebrated Arctic explorer. Five typed sheets and four vol., various sizes
(A lot)
Sailed first for the Caribbean and then sailed up and down the American littoral from Canada to Chile (and a short stay in Hawaii) including a short stop in the Galapagos where they dined on duck and iguana. At St Helena he visited Napoleon's tomb and then returned to Plymouth via Ascension Island, Maderia and Vigo. On his holidays he visited the battle grounds of the Franco Prussian War and spent some time in the Tyrol. On his return he was promoted to lieutenant and in H.M.S. Rover he revisited the Caribbean where he visited, inter alia, Haiti (a good description), Cuba and Bermuda
Other volumes deal mostly with Ommanney's devotions and his 'Manual of Devotions for General Use for Naval Officers' and a vellum wallet binding with his name (blank)
£150-250
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S. CUSTRY, AL.S FROM CUSTRY, EQUERRY TO QUEEN VICTORIA
alluding to Admiral Cochrane's 'War Craft' patented for use in South Africa during the Boer War, written from Osborne House 1899; together with RUSSIA, AL.s by Melville requesting and allowing the Grand Duke Nicholas (later Czar Nicholas II), to examine the British Fleet, 1p.; THOMAS LUDWIGE, AL.s. 2pp., describing a black boy aboard, and mentioning 1100 barrels of rice and references to Samuel Bowman, 2pp., framed and glazed; two photographic portraits of H.R.H. Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary), both signed and dated 1901, Malta; and a small quantity of letters and ephemera including a few letters from Captain Bastard
£500-800
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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
a collection of 192 actual photographs mounted, 162 of nautical interest, one or two loosely inserted, one dated 1918, original half roan gilt
Contains also two portraits of Adolphe Pégoud, celebrated aviator and first fighter pilot ace and the first to use a parachute, 12 large photographs of his manoeuvrers in Blériot's monoplane including one of him looping the loop. The first illustration is dated Brooklands 1913. The first portrait of Pégoud is of him next to Louis Blériot. Furthermore there is a portrait of Blériot next to Norman Cheran, Hammill and H. Thomas
£2000-3000
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APPROXIMATELY 70 OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF NAVAL WARSHIPS, APPROX. 1900-1950
many mounted, various sizes
(A lot)
£300-500
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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
178 actual photographs mounted (one loose), 131 of nautical interest, dated 1899-1908, original cloth
(4)
Contains several photographs of Lieutenant Hotham who was awarded the V.C. in 1914 and three other albums of photographs, all with some nautical interest
£400-600
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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
322 actual photographs mounted including a portrait of George V, 92 of naval interest, original reverse calf with 'World Cruise of the British Special Service Squadron, 1923-24' in gilt on front cover, together with two other albums
(3)
£300-500
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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
29 actual photographs mounted (two loose) of nautical interest, dated 1882-1910, original half roan (rebacked, a little rubbed); together with another album containing 757 actual photographs mounted, 117 of nautical interest including 11 photographs of an expedition to Murmansk
(2)
£300-400
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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM, CIRCA 1880
25, for the most part large, actual photographs mounted of naval interest, original roan gilt, gilt edges (rubbed), including H.M.S. Lord Clyde, H.M.S. Iron Duke, H.M.S. Dwarf, H.M.S. Collingwood and H.M.S. Colossus; together with another album containing 33 actual photographs mounted, 20 of nautical interest, one dated 1893, original half roan (worn), also containing three photographs of a bullfight
(2)
£400-600
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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
a collection of 117 actual photographs mounted, 34 of naval interest dated 1884-1889 and the remainder topographical, contemporary hardgrain half-morocco, gilt edges
Four photographs depict the crew of H.M.S. Ajax and one of Commander Milne's dog, Whistler, seated on a chair onboard H.M.S. Ajax
£300-500
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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
a collection of 99 actual photographs mounted, 17 of naval interest, dated 1898-1900, original blue half roan; together with another album with a collection of more that 300 actual photographs mounted, many of nautical interest, original reverse calf with 'World Cruise of the British Special Service Squadron, 1923-24'; with an almost replica of the second mentioned album and one other
(4)
£250-350
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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
a collection of 93 actual photographs mounted, 72 of naval interest, original cloth (rather loose); together with 17 postcards loosely inserted and a biography of Eric Winthrop Woodruff, 1997
A fine collection of photographs of naval interest including several depicting the surrender of part of the German navy and fine depictions of several German ships and some excellent photographs of H.M.S. Nottingham and one of H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth
£400-600
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PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM
describing ML212, 213, 463, 209, 313, 100, 31; 129 actual photographs mounted, calligraphic text in yellow, watercolour pennants and crests, many mounted, the text beginning with 'Ships that pass in the night', original cloth, text dated 1916-18; together with two victory medals with their ribbons
(3)
£200-300
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P.O. GRIFFITHS, R.N.R. (BRITISH, LATE 19TH CENTURY SCHOOL)
H.M.Ships 'Nile' and 'Trafalgar' cruising in the Mediterranean
Signed 'P.O. Griffiths R.N.R. 8/97' (lower right)
Oil on board
24 x 33½in. (61 x 85cm.); together with a sailor's watercolour of the troopship Dilwara in the Bay of Biscay, 1895
(2)
£150-250
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δ FRANK HENRY MASON (BRITISH, 1876-1965)
H.M.S. 'Victory' saluting a Cruiser
Signed 'Frank H. Mason' (lower middle)
Pen and ink
10 x 15in. (25.5 x 40cm.)
£300-500
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CHARLES DIXON (BRITISH, 1872-1934)
A Torpedo Boat Destroyer and other Shipping off Blockhouse Fort, Portsmouth Harbour
Signed 'Charles Dixon / Off Blockhouse Fort / 08' (lower left)
Watercolour
4¾ x 15in. (12 x 38cm.)
£1500-2500
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WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931)
A Destroyer Entering The Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta, circa 1913
Signed 'W.L. Wyllie' (lower left); with presentation label dated 1931 to reverse
Dry point etching
6½ x 15in. (16.5 x 38cm.)
£200-300
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WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931)
Iron Duke leading the First Battle Squadron at Jutland
Signed 'W.L. Wyllie' in pencil (lower left)
Drypoint etching
Pl. 7 x 16¾in. (17.5 x 43cm.)
£250-350
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WILLIAM LIONEL WYLLIE (BRITISH, 1851-1931)
'Warrior' Firing A Salvo At The Battle Of Jutland, With 'Warspite' Standing Off
Signed 'W.L. Wyllie' (lower left)
Dry point etching
PL. 8½ x 17in. (21.5 x 43cm.)
£300-400
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δ NORMAN WILKINSON (BRITISH, 1878-1971)
Battle Cruiser H.M.S 'Lion' in Portsmouth Harbour
Signed 'Norman Wilkinson' (lower left); 'Beatty' (lower right)
Etching
Pl. 13½ x 13¾in. (34 x 35cm.)
£300-400
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A MANUSCRIPT EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF JUTLAND, MAY 31ST 1915
unsigned, but inscribed The following is an account of the battle as witnessed from the foretop of H.M.S. Monarch Grand Fleet, written in blue pencil in a clear hand over 10 sides of naval paper and commencing at 9:30pm on May 30th, the account including the destruction of the battle cruisers Queen Mary and Invincible; torpedo attacks etc., and concluding with their arrival back at base at 1:30pm on (presumably) June 2nd; together with eight Daily Review of the Foreign Press stamped for H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth from immediately prior to Jutland; a large quantity naval, mainly manuscript, ephemera including a translated log from a German prisoner of war; a 1914 log; a quantity of Hurts and Wounds certificates from various dates, a manuscript broadcast by M.V. Didio relaying a message from the US President to the Merchant Marine, 26th December 1943 kept over three pages of official telegraph paper and other telegraphs from M.V. Didio; assorted 18th & 19th century commissions, including one signed by Admiral Rodney; and a large packet of ephemera relating to the career of a marine engineer circa 1880; together with two base metal commemorative Jutland medallions
(A lot)
£200-400
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'THE VISIT OF THE FRENCH FLEET 1905'
official programme with silk end board embossed with gilt and printed silk map in slip at back, blue morocco with embossed decoration and titles - 10 x 6¼in; together with a large quantity of printed naval ephemera including a comprehensive book of cuttings and images pertaining to the Dardanelles campaign bound in blue cloth; a 19th century album of press cuttings and engravings pertaining to Admiral Henry Keppel bound in quarter calf red morocco; naval publications including victualling yard accounts 1905, naval rationing and yard hours 1901 and a confidential report into naval rationing; a catalogue of government stores disposed at Malta 1922; copy of the Wavy Navy signed by Admiral Cunningham no. 250/250; a copy of 'Deutschland Sur Zee'; a commemorative album pertaining to the death of an Osborne cadet 1917; several 'Crossing the Line' certificates (two framed) and a large assortment of related naval ephemera
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£200-400
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