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| Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD | |||
| Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art | |||
| Auctioneer: | Charles Miller | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0) 207 806 5530 | ||
| Date: | 6th November 2018 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Public Exhibition Saturday 3rd November 12pm-5pm Sunday 4th November 12pm-5pm Monday 5th November 10am -5pm Tuesday 6th November 10am-11am (Limited View Only) |
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| Auction Lots - Page 2 | |||
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| ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS BUTTERSWORTH (BRITISH, C.1768-1842) The Capture of the U.S.S. 'President' by H.M.S. 'Endymion', 15th January, 1815 Oil on Canvas 19 x 23in. (48 x 58.5cm.) £4,000-£6,000 The U.S.S. President (53), captained by Stephen Decatur, attempted to escape the British blockade of New York harbour when the British squadron was briefly blown off station. Decatur lost time when President grounded on a sandbar for two hours and was spotted by the British who gave chase. H.M.S. Endymion (47) captained by John Hayes - considered the Royal Navy's fastest ship - eventually caught up by about 2pm and, despite being considerably smaller (1277 tons to President's 1533 tons), managed to place herself off the President's stern quarter where her guns couldn't bear and exploit her larger 24pdrs to devastating effect. Aiming for the hull and guns, the President sustained heavy losses - including Decatur who was wounded by a huge splinter. At 7.58pm President surrendered. However, with no fit boats available, Endymion could not immediately claim her prize and concentrated on repairs. Decatur then tried to escape again, but ran into two of the British squadron which had finally caught up and who resumed action before Decator hailed them to say he had already surrendered and requested his sword be given to the Captain of the 'black ship'. Unusually Endymion used an all-black livery and this detail has been faithfully reproduced by Buttersworth in all his depictions of this action. The captured President was absorbed into the Royal Navy as H.M.S. President, but broken up in 1818 - although her lines were reused for a new H.M.S. President which was placed on the North American Station, captained by George Cockburn who had led the burning of Washington, to serve as a political reminder to the United States of its losses during the War of 1812. |
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| δ RICHARD WILLIS (BRITISH, B. 1924) A naval engagement between H.M.S. 'Guerriere' and U.S.S. 'Constitution' off the coast of Nova Scotia, 19th August 1812 Oil on board Signed 'Richard Willis' (lower left) 29 x 39in. (73.5 x 99cm.) £800-£1,200 |
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| ATTRIBUTED TO NICHOLAS POCOCK (BRITISH, 1740-1821) Capture of the 'Raison' & 'Prévoyant' by H.M.S 'Thetis' (Capt. Hon. A. Cochran) & H.M.S. 'Hussar' (Capt. J.P. Berresford) off Cape Henry, Chesapeake 17th May 1795 Watercolour 15½ x 23in. (39.5 x 58.5cm.) £200-£400 Provenance: With the Parker Gallery, London. |
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| δ PETER G. POWER (BRITISH, B. 1938) A frigate action; Coming ashore Oil on canvas Both signed 'Peter G. Power' (lower right), one dated '1984') 13½ x 19½in. (34 x 50cm.) (2) £300-£500 |
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| AFTER ROBERT DODD (BRITISH, 1748-1815) Battle of Trafalgar, a set of four designs comprising: Van Division; Rear Division; In the Rear; In the Van Colour aquatints published by J..W. Laird, 1853, Leadenhall Street, London Pl. 20 x 30in. (51 x 76cm.) (4) £400-£600 |
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| TOMMASO DE SIMONE (CIRCA 1805-1888) H.M.S. 'Trafalgar' becalmed in the Bay of Naples Oil on canvas Signed and dated 'De Simone 1863' (lower right) 10 x 15in. (25 x 38cm.) £600-£800 Originally a First Rate of 120 guns ordered in 1825 as one of five 'Saint George' class three deckers, Trafalgar was cut down to a two-decker in 1859 and fitted with Maudslay engines. When launched in 1841 her fine bust-length figurehead of Nelson was sporting a hat as, in 1843, the carvers Hellyer & Son were allowed £5.15.0 to modify the figure as the hat was fouling the bowsprit - although interestingly the contemporary model and engravings depicted a hatless Nelson. A new figurehead, complete with hat as seen in this picture, was issued in 1859 and survives to the present day at Portsmouth Dockyard. Trafalgar only served in the Mediterranean in 1863 before becoming a Coastguard vessel at Portland, a cadet training ship (when she was re-named Boscawen) and was broken up in 1906 after sixty-five years afloat. |
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| GIROLAMO GIANNI (ITALIAN, 1837-1895) H.M.S. 'Condor' after the Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882 Oil on canvas Signed and dated 'G. Gianni 1882' (lower right) 12½ x 20¼in. (32 x 51.5cm.) £1,500-£2,500 A composite gun-vessel designed by Nathaniel Barnaby, Condor was the name-ship of a class of four ordered in 1875. Launched at the end of 1876, they were typical transitional sail/steam ships which were barque-rigged but under steam could race along at an impressive 11½ knots and were armed with one 7in. and two 64pdr. muzzle loading guns which could strike hard and accurate shots when required. Condor joined the Mediterranean Fleet in 1877 and remained there for twelve years, however she achieved immortality in July 1882 at the Bombardment of Alexandria. A fleet of fifteen ironclads had been sent there to protect British property after rioting. When a local militia persisted in strengthening defences, the Commander, Admiral Seymour, commenced a bombardment. The Temeraire was sent to deal with the Mex Forts but grounded and Condor - captained by a young Lord Charles Beresford - assisted her re-floating and then took on the fort at Marabout at a range of only 1,200 yards, but did so with such a spectacular rate of fire that the fort was soon silenced and the rest of the fleet could concentrate on the main attack. Afterwards Seymour famously signalled "Well Done Condor" to the Fleet, which not only secured the ship's reputation, but Beresford's who rose to the rank of Admiral. |
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| SIR GRAHAM EDEN HAMOND (1779-1862) ENJOYED A LONG AND ILLUSTRIOUS NAVAL CAREER; WHEN HE DIED HE WAS ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET AND A KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE BATH. HE CAPTAINED THE BLANCHE (36) AT COPENHAGEN, HOLDING THE PRAYER BOOK FROM WHICH NELSON READ AT THE THANKSGIVING SERVICE AFTERWARDS, AND CLEARLY KNEW AND SOCIALISED WITH NELSON AND OTHER LUMINARIES OF THE AGE. HE HAS A FULL BIOGRAPHY IN O'BYRNE AND THE FOLLOWING FIVE LOTS ARE SOLD BY A DESCENDANT. INVITATION FROM NELSON TO A BALL AT RANELAGH, JUNE 1, [1803] 'No Gentlemen will be admitted unless in full dress', engraved by Rainsbach after R. Smirk; the reverse with hand-written inscription: Sir and Lady Hamond Bart. by desire of Lord Nelson / Alex Davidson - 6½ x 6¼in. (16.5 x 16cm.); together with a glass negative of Lady Hamond's invitation (2) Lady Hamond's own invitation to this ball is held at Greenwich, reference NWD-28 See illustration on section title page £300-£500 |
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| A COPY LETTER FROM ADMIRAL SIR GRAHAM HAMOND MENTIONING NELSON'S MEDALS, 1847 4pp, 4to, mentioning Nelson's medals for the action at Cape St. Vincent and 'that for the Nile', and his prayer book, dated 24th July 1847; together with another asking Secretary Vidal to prevail upon Prince Henry of Orange (third son of Willem II) to accept a drawing by Vidal of the entrance to Pernambuco, 1p., 4to, in a wallet envelope with red wax seal, dated 5th December 1836; nine other letters, mostly with envelopes and mostly concerning Rio de Janeiro, three glass negatives believed to be of portraits of Admiral Hamond, his wife and daughter and a collection of press cuttings (a lot) £800-£1,200 |
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| BOAT SIGNALS, 1820 kept by Capt. Graham Hamond and comprising six leaves, 12 signals hand-coloured and 12 pen and ink, original limp boards - 4½ x 3½in. (11.5 x 9.5cm.) £80-£120 |
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| CAPTAIN GRAHAM HAMOND'S ACCOUNTS BOOK AT MESSERS COUTTS & CO., 1801-1815 the account begins on 24th January 1801 at £31.12.0 and ends in 11th January 1815 at £143,759.7.10, 22 pages bound in soft marbled boards with labels - 7 x 5in. (18 x 13cm.) £100-£150 |
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| ANONYMOUS LETTER TO CAPTAIN HAMOND, CIRCA 1822 in which he remarks upon the present border with Canada (and mentions Benjamin Franklin) and maintains that the Americas have no rights to territories to the west of the Rockies and that the British should seize them, 4pp, 4to, no place given £100-£150 |
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| A MIDSHIPMAN'S LOG OF H.M.SHIPS CUMBERLAND AND SIREN, CIRCA 1858-9 kept by T.A. Sneyd Kynnersley between 5th April 1857-30th April 1858, comprising 58 leaves, four watercolours including one of Rio de Janeiro, five pen and ink maps, one pen and ink drawing, from Madeira to Rio de Janeiro, Raya Island, back to Rio and cruising off Cape Frio, keeping the crew occupied with furling and unfurling sails, keeping parts of the ship clean, etc.; including a log of H.M.S Siren, 16 guns commanded from 1st May to 8th May by Captain J.A. Selwyn and from 9th May 1858 by Comr G.H. Belfour, two parts, 39 leaves, five watercolours, 10 pen and ink drawings including one of Rio de Janeiro, four pen and ink maps, plying between Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, Cape Frio, Port Frio, Buenos Aires, Bahia and returning to Portsmouth, two works in one vol., bound in contemporary half roan, (very slightly rubbed) - 12½ x 8½in. (32 x 21.5cm.) Thomas Alfred Sneyd Kynnersley (British/New Zealander 1839–1874) retired from the Royal Navy due to ill health not long after writing this log and settled in New Zealand in the early 1860s, where he became MP for £250-£350 |
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| COPY LOG BOOK OF H.M . PADDLE SHIP GORGON, CIRCA 1858 48 leaves, written in a 19th century hand on blue paper, contemporary half sheep, spine and corners worn, small folio, May 16 1856-August 1 1857 - 12¾ x 7¾in. (32.5 x 20cm.) A copy of a description of the log of H.M.S. Gorgon, a paddle-steamer calling at Malta, Smyrna, Bodrum (a lengthy stay and also witnessing a court martial), a short stay at Malta, and then Woolwich where the log ends at July 29, 1858 £150-£250 |
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| AN ARCHIVE OF MATERIALS RELATING TO THE CAREER OF COMMANDER R.R.M . HALL, R.N . (1845-1894), CIRCA 1870 comprising four daily journals covering November 1873-August 1875, the log of H.M.S. Bellerophon, moored in the Tagus and voyaging to Gibraltar, Malta, Port Said, Candia, Tenedos, Palermo, Vigo, Spithead, Syracuse and Funchal, and the logs of the Monarch, Vigilant, Lively, Valiant, Sultan and Pallas, together in one vol., 94 leaves, contemporary vellum, folio, 1869-72; a 'Rough Sketch of my Life Cruise', Hall's autobiography, 1859-72, 122 leaves, covering his school days (and the career advice of one of his schoolmasters to take to the sea). He recounts his early naval career including the capture of a Dutch slaver off the coast of Africa narrating their journey back to Africa where they lost 14 as a result of illness. 'The stink when near the hatches which could not always be kept off or uncovered was truly nauseous in the extreme'. At this time Hall mentions Richard Burton and David Livingstone. He also recounts the extraordinarily adventurous 'yarns' of a Captain Bowen; a set of four daily journals, mostly personal, recording daily events and correspondence with his wife Nell. Hall appears to be on the South coast of England at this time approx. 90 printed certificates and copy letters covering the years 1869-94, completed in manuscript; together with another manuscript (A lot) £500-£800 |
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| A COPY LETTER BOOK, PORTSMOUTH, 1886-1888 43 leaves, in several hands, (19th century and early 20th century), Portsmouth, 14 February 1886-7 April 1888) Discourses on such subjects as 'Prevalation of Contagious Diseases'; 'Imprisonment and Punishment of Leavebreaking'; and 'Rum-Ration - proposed substitution of Beer', quarter calf marbled boards - 12½ x 8in. (32 x 20cm.) £200-£300 |
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| Ø AN UNIDENTIFIED NAVAL SWORD, THE SILVER-MOUNTED HILT POSSIBLY CAPTURED DURING THE WAR OF 1812 the 30¼in. curved steel blade with simple etched device of Athena and a Royal cypher, signed J. Bennett, Royal Exchange, the hilt with quillons embossed with right-facing spread eagles, oak leaf and acorn guard, carved ivory grip with silver-mounted back contained within silver-mounted leather scabbard with London hallmarks lacking date letter and inscribed "R. Johnston / late / Bland & Foster / Sword Cutler & Belt Maker to his / MAJESTY/ 68 St James's Street / London - 36½in. (92.5cm.) £1,000-£1,500 This hilt does not appear in May & Annis or Comfort and, to date, it has not been possible to identify the pattern. The date of the blade and scabbard suggest it may have been captured by a British officer during the American War of 1812 who decided to have this exceptionally attractive hilt attached to an English blade and scabbard by Johnston, a high quality cutler in London who produced many naval swords. |
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| A VERY RARE SET OF TWELVE MAHOGANY CONCERTINA-ACTION CAMPAIGN OR NAVAL CHAIRS, ENGLISH, CIRCA 1795 including a pair of armchairs, each having a rectangular back with three pierced and tapering vertical bar splats headed with leaf carved detail, the original seat pads with their horsehair stuffing and webbing, on square legs joined by stretchers, the inner cross stretcher lifting out to enable each chair seat to fold away after the seat pad has been removed - 35 x 20¼ x 16¼in. (89 x 51.5 x 41cm.) £10,000-£15,000 Provenance: Recently discovered in the cellars of a house in Spain The design for this fashionable chair-back appears in Thomas Sheraton's 'Cabinet-Maker's and Upholsterer's Drawing Book' published in four parts 1791-1794. It is very rare to find such a complete and long set of 18th century Campaign or Naval chairs, in fact no other known sets of twelve are documented. The very nature of their design and use made such chairs vulnerable to wear and tear. The speed with which these chairs can be folded and packed made them ideal for use in the Navy where it would be necessary to clear the decks very quickly. There is a similar group in Nelson's cabin aboard H.M.S. Victory, although some are reproductions. A set of four plus one armchair (although with cane seats) belonging to Admiral Boscawen are recorded in 'Some aspects of 18th century Naval Furniture', by Treve Rosoman, an article published in The Journal of The Furniture History Society, Vol XXXIII, 1997. A similar example with a padded seat, but plain vertical bars in the back, was included in the exhibition catalogue 'At Ease Gentlemen: A catalogue of 18th, 19th and early 20th Century Campaign Furniture and Travel Equipment', published by Christopher Clarke (Antiques) Ltd., 2002, item 8. One chair and one armchair will be on view at Blythe Road, the remaining chairs will remain at Imperial Road |
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| A DROP FRONT ESCRITOIRE BY GOODALL, LAMB & HEIGHWAY LTD, MANCHESTER, MADE FROM FOUDROYANT OAK, CIRCA 1899 the carved front inscribed FOUDROYANT with silver presentation plaque from St. Paul's Church, Blackpool 1899 over, hinged to reveal an interior fitted with document drawer over three pigeon holes and eight further drawers with drop handles, three exterior drawers and shelf - 47 x 26 x 13.¼in. (119 x 66 x 33.5cm.) £700-£900 |
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| A 'YORKSHIRE' PATTERN CHAIR BY GOODALL, LAMB & HEIGHWAY LTD, MANCHESTER, MADE FROM FOUDROYANT OAK, CIRCA 1900 with plain tapering seat, matching carved splats and turned spindle stretchers, the front inscribed FOUDROYANT, with copper makers label pinned behind seat - 38 x 20.25in. (96.5 x 51.5cm.) This pattern of chair is listed as No.30 in the Goodall, Lamb & Heighway catalogue and, in 1897 Cost £6.7s.0d. £300-£500 |
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| A TÉMÉRAIRE TREEN TABLE SNUFF BOX, CIRCA 1838 turned from Téméraire oak with plain sides, the lid with period label issued by C. Thorn, Cabinet maker … Well's Road - 3½in. (9cm.) diameter £200-£400 |
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| A SET OF SIX PRESSED BRASS COMMEMORATIVE DRAWER ESCUTCHEONS FOR TRAFALGAR, CIRCA 1806 each pressed with embossed image of pyramidal tomb inscribed TRAFALGAR and SACRED TO NELSON with Greek Key border and mounting holes 3in. apart - 2¾in. (7cm.) high (6) £100-£150 |
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| A 19TH CENTURY SECTION MODEL OF A CARRONADE SETTING ABOARD A SHIP OF THE LINE the hull planked in contrasting woods and pinned with trenails, interior with ½in. bore brass carronade mounted on slider and rigged with block-and-tackle to gun port, the underside with pasted provenance label - 7 x 14 x 14½in. (18 x 35.5 x 37cm.) Provenance: Estate sale of Sir Bernard and Laura Ashley, Rhyldoldog House, Powys, 1985, following her death. £500-£800 |
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| 'A NARRATIVE LOSS OF THE ROYAL GEORGE' seventh edition, by S. Horsey, 1845, fold-out engraving by title page, bound in wood recovered from the wreck by Major General Pasley, leather spine with gilt titles - 4¼in. (11.5cm.) high £150-£250 |
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| A 19TH CENTURY ADMIRAL NELSON/CAPTAIN BERRY COMMEMORATIVE POTTERY JUG, CIRCA 1820 with embossed polychrome sides, named for their characters, marks for Leeds Pottery to base - 7in. (18cm.) high £150-£250 |
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| W.J. SUTTON (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) H.M. Cruisers 'Devonshire' (1904-1921) and 'Cressy' (1899-1914), a pair Watercolour Each signed 'W.J. Sutton' 10¼ x 15in. (26 x 38cm.); together with another two by the same and, one of H.M.S. Téméraire (4) £200-£300 |
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| 77 | |||
| H.E. STEPHENS (19TH/20TH CENTURY BRITISH SCHOOL) H.M.S. 'Aboukir' (1900-1914) Oil on canvas Signed and dated 'H.E. Stephens 1902' (lower left) 19½ x 29½in. (49.5 x 75cm.) £300-£500 This picture depicts Aboukir in her smart Victorian livery of red below the waterline, black topsides and buff funnels - the Royal Navy adopted battleship grey from 1902. Aboukir was, like her sister Cressy in the previous lot, one of the three cruisers lost in a single September morning in 1914 to the torpedoes of U-9 |
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| ALMA CULL (BRITISH, 1880-1931) A study of the Majestic class battleship H.M.S. 'Jupiter' (1897-1920) Watercolour Signed and dated 'Alma Cull '98' (lower left) 5¼ x 7½in. (13.5 x 19cm.) £100-£150 |
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| VINCENZO D'ESPOSITO (MALTESE, 1886-1946) Study of the Diadem class protected cruiser H.M.S. 'Argonaut' (1898-1920) Gouache 5 x 6¾in. (12.5 x 19.5cm.) £150-£250 |
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| δ GUY STANDING (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) Battlecruisers at dusk Watercolour Signed and dated 'Guy Standing 1917' (lower left) 6 x 10¼in. (15 x 26cm.) £100-£150 |
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| 81 | |||
| δ FRANK WATSON WOOD (BRITISH, 1862–1953 ) Study of a torpedo boat Watercolour Signed and dated 'Frank Wood 1911' (lower right) 4½ x 6¾in. (11.5 x 17cm.); together with another study of a torpedo boat by the same hand (2) £250-£350 |
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| δ WILLIAM DRING R.A. (BRITISH, 1904-1990) Study of the P.S. 'Lorna Doone' circa 1949, ex-H.M.S. 'Atherstone', Racecource Class minesweeper 1916 Watercolour sketch 9¼ x 13½in. ( 23.5 x 34cm.); together with another three watercolours and five prints (9) £200-£300 |
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| 83 | |||
| GERALD M. BURN (BRITISH, 1862-1945) H.M.S. 'Renown' carrying the Prince of Wales en route to Australia Sepia watercolour Signed 'Gerald M. Burn' (lower right) and inscribed 'H.M.S. Renown Nov. 1919' (lower left) 9 x 20¼in. (23 x 51.5cm.); together witha signed etching of Thames barges by W.L. Wyllie; a reproduction print of the Battle of Jutland by Wyllie and a coloured etching by Henry Walker (4) £150-£250 |
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| 84 | |||
| AN 1875 BRITISH ARCTIC EXPEDITION STONEWARE BEER JUG with glazed rope-work decoration flanking expedition transfer crest to front, the base with maker's transfer anchor mark for W.T. Copeland & Sons, impressed '12', and inscribed DISCOVERY (rim chip left of spout) - 8in. (20cm.) high £600-£800 For this expedition (led by Sir George Strong Nares), Copeland produced special services for both H.M. Ships Alert and Discovery and stoneware and porcelain using either blue or sepia transfers have been seen. Sent by the Admiralty in an attempt to reach the North Pole by way of Smith Sound, it culminated in Commander Albert Hastings Markham's Farthest North of 83° 20'26"N (May 12, 1876), a record latitude at the time. |
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| A RARE LEATHER FIRE BUCKET FROM H.M.S. VERNON, CIRCA 1880 with gold transfer of pre-official crest comprising a contact mine with crossed torpedoes over, under the naval crown, seam, base and top rivetted with copper studs, leather carry handle - 12 x 10¼in. (30.5 x 26cm.) £100-£150 |
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| AN UNOFFICIAL SHIP'S BADGE FROM H.M.S. NILE, CIRCA 1900 cast with left facing bust length profile of Lord Nelson and inscribed The Nile 1798 within rope border - 9½in. (24cm.) £100-£150 |
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| AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING SET OF FOUR WAR OFFICE-ISSUED CHARTS OF UPPER EGYPT AND THE SUDAN, USED BY LT. HORACE HOOD TO GUIDE THE GUN BOAT NASR TO SUPPORT THE BATTLE OF OMDURMAN, 1898 compiled by the intelligence division of the War Office in January 1898 and 'photozincographed' on linen by the Ordnance Survey with subtitles Khartum Sheet; J. Arashkol Sheet; Abba Id Sheet; and Gedaref Sheet, each complete with keys, scale, notes etc., signed on reverse HL Hood and inscribed for either Blue Nile or White Nile and numbered, each - 22 x 28½in. (56 x 72.5cm.) £400-£600 Lead by General Kitchener, the Battle of Omdurman was a direct response to the death of General Gordon at Khartoum in 1886. One of the last grand exercises of Empire, Kitchener's troops, supplemented by the Camel Corps and eight gunboats, advanced up the Blue and White Nile to recapture the Sudan from the Mahdi. Taking no chances Kitchener's highly disciplined troops were armed with modern rifles, machine guns and artillery backed up by the gunboats. By contrast, whilst the Dervish army had some guns, they included flintlocks, and some were found to be wearing chain-mail captured from Christian knights in the Crusades. It was also the scene of the British Army's last cavalry charge, in which the young Winston Churchill took part. Lt. Horace Hood (1870-1916) captained the gunboat Nasr in a squadron commanded by David Beatty. Descended from a long line of famous naval officers, he was the great-great grandson of Admiral Samuel Hood. He became a Rear-Admiral but died at Jutland when his ship, the battlecruiser Invincible, blew up causing Admiral Beatty to comment "there's something wrong with our bloody ships today". |
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| A PRIVATE R.N. LOG AND PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM kept by R. B. Hosking between 1909-1924 containing a lively account of his ships in peace and war and describing voyages to New York, Malta and Gibraltar aboard H.M. Ships Duke of Edinburgh; Britannia and Victory, 47 card leaves with calligraphic title, Hosking's watercolour and gilt arms as frontispiece, 31 watercolour drawings and caricatures, mostly of a humorous nature, 147 actual photographs of life aboard and ashore of varying sizes, interspersed with daily line of highly social activity pre-War and War news as received, original calf boards - 12 x 10in. (30.5 x 25.5cm.) £150-£250 |
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| AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING BRASS PLATE COMMEMORATING THE ATLANTIC SPEED RECORD OF H.M.S. INDOMITABLE, JULY-AUG 1908 WITH THE PRINCE OF WALES ABOARD inscribed with relevant details, list of engineering officers and officers decorated by the king, flanking an engraved ship's crest - 10 x 12in. (25.5 x 30.5cm.) £400-£600 An 'Invincible' Class battlecruiser, Indomitable was part of Admiral 'Jacky' Fisher's grand plan to evolve ever-faster lightly-armoured ships to out-gun an enemy with equivalent or superior fire power whilst remaining out of their range. It was a fatally flawed strategy as was repeatedly proven, but before the trials of War exposed their Achilles heels, they were considered the amongst the most attractive and swift ships of their scale ever built. Indomitable was designed for a service speed of 25kts, but achieved 26.1 on trials. Fitted with two-paired sets of Parsons direct drive turbines powered by 31 Babcock & Wilson boilers, she achieved an extraordinary 48,000bhp for three days in a row, averaging 25.3 kts. during a passage of the North Atlantic, an achievement marked for posterity in this lot. |
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| THE SHIP'S BELL FROM H.M.S. AFRICA (1905) THE FIRST SHIP FROM WHICH AN AIRCRAFT WAS SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED, 10TH JANUARY, 1912 cast in brass with red-filled lettering inscribed H.M.S. AFRICA and loop suspension (suspension adapted from crown type; clapper later) - 13 x 12½in. (33 x 32cm.); together with iron bracket for wall suspension £2,000-£3,000 One of eight King Edward VII Class battleships, Africa was built at Chatham Dockyard and launched 20th May 1905 being completed and commissioned in November 1906. Despite displacing nearly 16,000 tons and being given an impressive armament lead by four 12in. guns, she was rendered all but obsolete by the revolutionary Dreadnought which completed just a month later. After initial service in the Atlantic and Channel fleets, she returned to Chatham as flagship in 1911 but was relieved of this by her sister King Edward VII that November. Thus, when in January 1912 the Admiralty (sensing that aircraft may have an important future role with the navy) needed a ship to adapt for their experiments, Africa was available. Anchored in the River Medway, she was fitted with a 100ft downward-sloping ramp extending from foredeck to bow and tested for strength by the crew jumping up and down on it. Lt Charles Samson (1883-1931) climbed into the cockpit of a Gnome-engined Short Improved S.27 pusher seaplane and, on 10th January 1912, successfully completed the world's first powered flight from a ship. The aircraft moved quickly down the runway, dipped slightly after leaving it, but then pulled up and climbed easily. Samson circled Africa several times to the cheers of the crew and, after a few minutes, landed safely at an airfield ashore. It was a tentative start, but shipborne aviation had begun and by 1917 was an important part of naval operations. Africa survived the Great War (although 52 of her 800 crew were lost to Spanish Flu in September 1918), was placed in reserve in November 1918 and broken up at Newcastle in 1920. |
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| δ CECIL WYND, AFTER CHARLES PEARS (BRITISH, 20TH CENTURY) H.M.S. 'Revenge' coming out of a squall Oil on canvas Signed 'C Wynd' (lower left) 29½ x 23½in. (75 x 60cm.) £400-£600 |
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| δ GRAHAM JOWETT-IVE (BRITISH, 1946-2012) Atlantic Fleet Oil on canvas Signed 'G. Jowett-Ive '00' (*lower left) and inscribed 'Atlantic Fleet' to centre 19½ x 23½in. (46.5 x 59.5cm.) £150-£250 |
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| δ ERIC TUFNELL (BRITISH, 1888-1978) Study of a Shakespeare class destroyer H.M.S. 'Keppel'; study of the 'Q' and 'R' class destroyer H.M.S. 'Racehorse' Watercolour One signed with monogram (lower right) Each 7 x 10in. (17.5 x 25.5cm.) (2) £300-£500 |
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| δ EDWARD D. WALKER (BRITISH, B. 1931) The last battleship, H.M.S. 'Vanguard' Oil on canvas Signed 'E.D. Walker' (lower right) 19½ x 29¼in. (49.5 x 74.5cm.) £150-£250 |
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| δ GEOFF HUNT (BRITISH, B. 1948) Submarines of World War II Watercolour heightened with bodycolour Signed and dated 'Geoff Hunt '76' (lower left) 13½ x 25½in. (34.5 x 64.5cm.) Original artwork for the book 'Submarines of World War II' published 1976, Arms & Armour Press. £300-£500 |
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| δ GEOFF HUNT R.S.M.A. (BRITISH, B. 1948) Japanese capital ships at sea: 'Kongo'; 'Kirishaina'; 'Fuso'; 'Haruna' and 'Ise' Watercolour and gouache 15¼ x 26¼in. (38.5 x 66.5cm.) Original artwork for the cover of 'Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy', published in 1977, Arms & Armour Press. £200-£300 |
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| A NAME BOARD FROM THE WORLD WAR II VETERAN BATTLESHIP H.M.S. DUKE OF YORK (1940) the ¾in. deep polished brass red-sided lettering secured to D-ended wooden display board with iron suspension hooks behind - 21 x 149in. (53.5 x 378.5cm.) £3,000-£5,000 Provenance: Ex-Ferrers-Walker Collection; Formerly on loan to the Royal Navy Museum, Portsmouth This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road |
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| A UNION FLAG FLOWN BY H.M.S. DUKE OF YORK DURING HER FAMOUS ACTION AGAINST S.M.S. SCHARNHORST, 26TH DECEMBER, 1943 stitched bunting with canvas sleeve stencilled UNION 8 BDS and rope lanyard, contained in hinged wooden box with brass plate engraved THIS ENSIGN WAS WORN IN H.M.S. DUKE OF YORK ON 26TH DECEMBER 1943, DURING THE ACTION IN WHICH THE GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER 'SCHARNHORST' WAS SUNK and faintly inscribed in pencil behind 'P6964', the flag - 68 x 140in. (173 x 355.5cm.); the box - 6 x 16 x 10½in. (15.5 x 40.5 x 27cm.) Provenance: Ex-Ferrers-Walker Collection; Formerly on loan to the Royal Navy Museum, Portsmouth; P6964 is an old Portsmouth Trophy Store reference number. £1,500-£2,500 |
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| A NAME BOARD FROM H.M.S. NEWCASTLE (1937) the ¾in. deep cast brass lettering with red-painted sides secured to wooden display board – 15 x 97in. (38 x 246.5cm.) £1,000-£1,500 Provenance: Ex-Ferrers-Walker Collection; Formerly on loan to the Royal Navy Museum, Portsmouth H.M.S. Newcastle, 9,100 tons and also a heavy cruiser was built by Vickers Armstrong on the Tyne and completed in 1937. Joining the 2nd Cruiser Squadron of the Home Fleet, on the 23rd November 1939 she picked up survivors from the ill-matched H.M.S. Rawalpindi, an ex-P&O liner turned armed merchant cruiser, which had taken on the two battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau with fatal consequences (see lot 100); Serving in the South Atlantic in 1941 she was sent to join the Eastern Fleet in 1942 but badly damaged in a torpedo attack that June. Returning to duty in the Far East in March 1943, she remained there until the War ended and was scrapped in 1959. This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road |
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| AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING SETTLE, CONSTRUCTED FROM THE GANGWAY BOARDS AND REMOVED PANELLING OF THE P&O LINER R.M.S. RAWALPINDI, SUNK IN ACTION AGAINST SHARNHORST AND GNEISENAU, 23 RD NOVEMBER, 1939 constructed in flame mahogany with hinged box seats, arched panelled backs and sunburst motif over with brass plaque inscribed P.&O. S.S. 'Rawalpindi' Sunk in Action, 23 rd November, 1939, flanked by a pair of carved gangway boards with P&O crest and ships name - 49½ x 43¼ x 18¼in. (126 x 110 x 46cm.) £800-£1,200 Rawlapindi was one of four 'R' Class liners launched for the P&O Line in 1925. Built by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast she registered 16,619 gross tons and her quadruple expansion four cylinder engines could develop a respectable 17 knots. Classed as an armed merchant cruiser, upon the outbreak of World War II, she together with her sisters were requisitioned by the Admiralty who removed their aft funnels and fitted eight 6" and two 3" guns. Manned by 302 officers and men from the R.N.R., Rawalpindi was attached to the Northern Patrol and, on 23 rd November 1939, was south east of Iceland when she sighted the German battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau attempting to break out into the Atlantic for commerce raiding operations. Laying a smoke screen, she tried to place herself in a nearby fog bank but the Germans were far faster. Defying a warning shot to stop, Captain Kennedy decided to deny them a prize and was heard to say We'll fight them both, they'll sink us, and that will be that. Good-bye. Rawalpindi reported the enemy's position and, despite the disparity in armament, managed to hit Scharnhorst in the quarter of an hour before she was sunk. The cruiser Newcastle (see lot 99) which was next in the patrol line, closed and sighted the battlecruiser's lights forcing them to return to base as their position was known. Rawalpindi sank taking her Captain, 38 officers and 226 ratings with her, 37 men were picked up by the German ships, 11 by H.M.S. Chitral, another converted liner, and a further 11 by Newcastle. Captain Kennedy (father of broadcaster Ludovic Kennedy) was mentioned in dispatches, and the crews of the German ships awarded the High Seas Fleet badge for the sinking. Of the fifty-five liners converted to armed use, fifteen had been sunk by the close of 1941 and the remainder were withdrawn from Atlantic service as soon as possible. |
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| Auctioneer: | Charles Miller | Location: | London |
| Contact: | Tel: +44 (0) 207 806 5530 | ||
| Date: | 6th November 2018 | Time: | 11:00AM |
| Details: | Public Exhibition Saturday 3rd November 12pm-5pm Sunday 4th November 12pm-5pm Monday 5th November 10am -5pm Tuesday 6th November 10am-11am (Limited View Only) |
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