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Lot 450
Picturesque Views of the Principal Seats of the Nobility and Gentry in England and Wales. By the most eminent British Artists. With a Description of each Seat. Harrison & Co. N.D. C1788 (Plates dated 1786-88). After two counts, I can only find 99 plates of the 100, Hence missing one plate. Oblong 4to. Later half leather; light damp staining; Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, & c. of Noblemen & Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland. Forming part of the general Series of Jones' Great Britain Illustrated. L, Jones & Co. 1829, 1st. Edn. Engraved title page with vignette plus 298 engraved views on 149 Plates. 4to. Near cont. half leather over marbled boards and marbled endpapers. With the bookplate of 'Martin Drury' to front pastedown. VG Joseph Pannell: The Work of Charles Keene With an Introduction and Comments on the Drawings.. New York, R H Russell, 1897, 1st. Edn. With an Original Etching by Keene, mounted & bound in at the front, together with an autograph letter sent from 55 Baker Street, to S Read (10 lines), Signed is full & tipped-in to the front blank. Folio, original cloth gilt; rubbed and with tears to the spine; Edward Horswell: Sculpture of Les Animaliers 1900-1950. Scala Arts and Heritage Publishers Ltd, 2019, Title page Inscribed and signed by Edward. VG+ (4)
Lot 239
Three limited edition leather bound books set in beautiful gilded bindings. Each volume is adorned with gilt lettering, decorative gilt page edges, and premium full-leather covers with intricate detailing. The set includes: The Keeps of the House by Shirley Ann Grau; His Family by Ernest Poole and Advise and Consent by Allen Drury. Each book is published by The Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, and features archival-quality paper, sewn bindings, and silk moire endpapers.Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 9.5"HCountry of Origin: United StatesCondition: Age related wear.
Lot 1101
University of Oxford, Francis Gotch Prize, a bronze award plaque by A. Drury, bust left, rev. University arms on olive branch, tablet named (1936, Awarded to John Norton-Mills, New College), 79 x 57mm. Extremely fine £40-£50 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction 66, 6 July 2005, lot 1152 (part); J. Galst Collection. John Norton-Mills (1914-77), Brackenbury Professor of Physiology at Manchester University; educ. Winchester, New College and Christ Church, Oxford, graduating in medicine 1939; lectured at Oxford 1941-6, Cambridge 1946-50 and Manchester from 1950. Norton-Mills died in a climbing accident in Snowdonia on 3 December 1977. Further biographical detail is sold with the lot
Lot 312
Two early 20thC De La Rue 'Onoto' fountain pen advertising posters, comprising a poster in yellow white, brown tones and black showing a smiling man with the caption 'I've found the Pen The Onoto Fills itself. Cannot leak.', backed onto board and framed, frame 52.5cm wide, 77.7cm high, together with a small 1920s shop display advertising card with elegeant 1920s lady writing at a desk with 'Onoto THE Pen Fills itself and never leaks', mounted onto a backboard, framed and glazed, frame 60cm high, 30.5cm wide, card 48cm high, 18cm wide. (2)FOOTNOTE: Both these advertising pieces are from the collection of Philip Poole (1909-99), and were displayed in his legendary London shop, 'His Nibs' on Drury Lane, and later in his section inside L. Cornelissen & Co in Great Russell Street. The 1920s framed and glazed example in this lot is clearly visible on the left hand side in many photographs online showing Mr Poole in his shop.Condition: Large yellow poster is bright with marks from folds before it was laid down on board, losses to printed surface as photographed, mainly on the man's hair on the left side of his head, frame sturdy but missing some of the moulding as photographed. The shop display card is bright but has losses from old folds and creases as photographed. Frame battered with a tatty finish but sturdy.Packing & Shipping Let us take the hassle of sorting out packing and shipping from you. Mark Hill Auctions is delighted to be able offer the buyer an in-house packing and shipping service for this lot. We use UPS for shipping and all packages are sent insured with a tracked service. We do not ship without insurance. We do not use any other service such as Royal Mail, FEDEX or DHL.Please see below for estimated packing and shipping prices: UK (Estimated): £25.52 USA (Estimated): £85.00 EU (Estimated): £30.00 R.O.W. (Estimated): £69.00In addition to these packing and shipping estimates, insurance will be charged as described below.INSURANCE We only ship with insurance. Insurance costs 1.5% of the total of the hammer price plus buyer’s premium and any applicable VAT, so you can work this cost out yourself when you have won a lot and received your invoice. As such, the price for insurance will be added to the above estimates if you request your item(s) to be shipped.HOW TO REQUEST SHIPPING To request packing and shipping, please wait for your invoice to arrive by email and click on the ‘Request Postage’ button on your invoice, or contact us by email at admin@markhillauctions.com requesting packing and shipping for your lot(s). The actual packing, shipping and insurance cost will then be added to your invoice and your invoice will be resent to you for payment. VAT All above quoted packing, shipping and insurance prices will have VAT added at 20%.IMPORTANT When you request your lot(s) to be packed and shipped, you understand and agree that you are committing to pay for packing and shipping because, in order for us to give you an accurate cost, we need to pack the lot(s) to ascertain the final weight and size. By doing that, we have already incurred cost by spending time and using materials to pack your lot(s). Therefore this charge must be paid, even if you later decide to collect your lot.Please note that this packing and shipping service is undertaken entirely at the buyer’s risk. Whilst we are careful and experienced and take the utmost care to pack items as well as we can, we cannot be held responsible for any damage to, or loss of, items packed and sent to you. By paying for our in-house packing and shipping service, the buyer agrees that any items are sent entirely at their own risk and that no compensation can be offered by us for any loss or damage. Lots must be paid for in full before they will be packed and released.MULTIPLE PURCHASES The estimates above are for this lot only. If you buy multiple lots from this auction, they can be combined where possible into one or more packages - size, shape and weight permitting. For these packages containing multiple lots, you will receive a discount of 17.5% of the total of the applicable quotes listed for those lots.IMPORT DUTIES When your item(s) arrive in your country, import duties & taxes and other service charges may be payable before goods are released to you. These duties, taxes and charges vary for each country and are entirely your responsibility and must be paid by you. Please note that we have no way of knowing what they will be. If you do not pay these charges, your item(s) will be returned to us.
Lot 311
A 1920s Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen Christmas advertising poster, showing Santa Claus with raised finger with the caption 'This Christmas "Waterman's" Hard Rubber Pen and Pencil', in blue, green, white and skin tones, laid down on board, together with a late 20thC reproduction of a Waterman's Christmas poster, showing Santa writing whilst going downhill on a sledge with pens in his sack, mounted on board and framed, frame 77cm high, 52cm wide (2)FOOTNOTE: Both these advertising pieces are from the collection of Philip Poole (1909-99), and were displayed in his legendary London shop, 'His Nibs' on Drury Lane, and later in his section inside L. Cornelissen & Co in Great Russell Street.Condition: Poster with Santa's face in poor condition. The board, and thus the poster, has been folded across the middle, leaving losses to the printed surface. There is a large tear to the left hand side as photographed. The Poster is heavily (water?) stained, leaving pinky coloured patches. There is a hole for suspension punched through the top centre, the surface is scuffed and the edges town and worn as photographed. The back is heavily torn and water-damaged. The framed reproduction is in better condition, but appears ambered/dark. There are numerous scuffs, scratches and dents to the surface, particularly around the bottom edge. Both as photographed.Packing & Shipping Let us take the hassle of sorting out packing and shipping from you. Mark Hill Auctions is delighted to be able offer the buyer an in-house packing and shipping service for this lot. We use UPS for shipping and all packages are sent insured with a tracked service. We do not ship without insurance. We do not use any other service such as Royal Mail, FEDEX or DHL.Please see below for estimated packing and shipping prices: UK (Estimated): £24.12 USA (Estimated): £61.74 EU (Estimated): £28.67 R.O.W. (Estimated): £86.55In addition to these packing and shipping estimates, insurance will be charged as described below.INSURANCE We only ship with insurance. Insurance costs 1.5% of the total of the hammer price plus buyer’s premium and any applicable VAT, so you can work this cost out yourself when you have won a lot and received your invoice. As such, the price for insurance will be added to the above estimates if you request your item(s) to be shipped.HOW TO REQUEST SHIPPING To request packing and shipping, please wait for your invoice to arrive by email and click on the ‘Request Postage’ button on your invoice, or contact us by email at admin@markhillauctions.com requesting packing and shipping for your lot(s). The actual packing, shipping and insurance cost will then be added to your invoice and your invoice will be resent to you for payment. VAT All above quoted packing, shipping and insurance prices will have VAT added at 20%.IMPORTANT When you request your lot(s) to be packed and shipped, you understand and agree that you are committing to pay for packing and shipping because, in order for us to give you an accurate cost, we need to pack the lot(s) to ascertain the final weight and size. By doing that, we have already incurred cost by spending time and using materials to pack your lot(s). Therefore this charge must be paid, even if you later decide to collect your lot. Please note that this packing and shipping service is undertaken entirely at the buyer’s risk. Whilst we are careful and experienced and take the utmost care to pack items as well as we can, we cannot be held responsible for any damage to, or loss of, items packed and sent to you. By paying for our in-house packing and shipping service, the buyer agrees that any items are sent entirely at their own risk and that no compensation can be offered by us for any loss or damage. Lots must be paid for in full before they will be packed and released.MULTIPLE PURCHASES The estimates above are for this lot only. If you buy multiple lots from this auction, they can be combined where possible into one or more packages - size, shape and weight permitting. For these packages containing multiple lots, you will receive a discount of 17.5% of the total of the applicable quotes listed for those lots.IMPORT DUTIES When your item(s) arrive in your country, import duties & taxes and other service charges may be payable before goods are released to you. These duties, taxes and charges vary for each country and are entirely your responsibility and must be paid by you. Please note that we have no way of knowing what they will be. If you do not pay these charges, your item(s) will be returned to us.
Lot 210
A rare creamware tankard with moulded foot printed in black with a scene entitled ‘Mr King in the character of Ld Ogleby in the Clandestine Marriage’, circa 1785, 120mm, cracked and restored(commemorative, pottery).* The play The Clandestine Marriage made its debut at Drury Lane Theatre on 20th February 1766 with Thomas King originated the role of Lord Ogleby.A role that went on to cement his position of one of the finest actors of his time.After the engraving published by J. Smith in 1769.
Lot 562
An exceptionally fine Cambridge University Rifle Volunteers Silver Medallion, by Munsey, Cambridge, 50mm, silver, engraved to the rim with the names of the Winning Company in 1883, the obverse raised lettering ‘Universitas Cantabrigiensis’, reverse ‘Winning C.U.R. Company’, privately engraved to edge ‘1883/Col.Segt. Lea/Sert. Drury/Pvt: Pixley/Pvt: Callender/Pvt: Heywood/Pvt. Burney/’, in original embossed fitted case of issue; together with a fine selection of Miscellaneous Shooting and Sporting Medals, and other items, including a fine hallmarked silver Shooting Prize Medal, Eagle figurehead, with unmarked gold shield, this engraved ‘1st. Prize. Won by Br. G. Candy’, the reverse engraved ‘Shooting Cup Competition. No. 8 M.B. R.G.A. 1908’; 1st S. & H. Artillery Volunteers Shooting Prize Medal, with unmarked rose gold shield bearing monogram, reverse engraved ‘Serjt. Finch. 1st. S & H R.G.A. Vols.’; Maltese Cross, unmarked silver and gold, engraved to obverse ‘Guard Mounting and Squad Drill 1892-3’, and to reverse ‘A/Bdr. W. F. Zurhorst.’; Holman Challenge Shield for R.A. Companies in Malta, Cricket Prize, engraved ‘1902’; IX Norfolk Regiment, hallmarked silver medallion with top loop suspension, unnamed; unmarked silver sports medallion, engraved to obverse ‘Gr. Foulds 75th Battery. R.F.A.’, and to reverse ‘C Winners Subsection Tournament 1914’; small silver shooting medal, engraved to obverse ‘Champion Gun IXth Corps. & Rhine Army 1919’, and to reverse ‘24 Siege Bty. R.G.A. M. G. Hogg’; National Artillery Association King’s Prize for Morse Field & Pack Art. 1927, hallmarked silver, with small loop suspension to reverse; Bronze medal engraved to obverse ‘Football L/Cpl. R. Tainsh. “C” Coy. 2/8th London Regt.’; unmarked silver sports medallions (2) contained in F. Phillips, Medallist, Aldershot, cases of issue; bronze sports medallions (2) contained in F. Phillips, Medallist, Aldershot, cases of issue, the second with enamel loss to obverse; Royal Artillery hallmarked silver sports medallion, engraved to reverse ‘Regimental Sports River Crossing. India 1943. L/Bdr. Howard J. P.’, generally good condition, the first in very good condition (lot) £70-£90
Lot 1455
Postcards, Theatre, a collection of 100 postcards of play scenes and actors, mostly Edwardian, from 'The Sins of Society' (7), 'Sir Walter Raleigh' (9), 'Sweet Nell of Old Drury' (11), 'The Thief' (13), 'A Waltz Dream' (27), 'The Whip' (22), 'A White Man' (11). Actors include Lily Elsie, Lewis Waller, Jessie Bateman', Constance Collier, Irene Vanbrugh, Lilian Braithwaite etc. (gd)
Lot 1650
Theatre Programmes, approx. 200 programmes dating from the 1870s to the 1930s, mainly London but some Provincial (Sheffield, Birmingham, Malvern, Liverpool). London theatres include Apollo, Comedy, Criterion, Drury Lane, Duke of York, Gaiety, Haymarket, His Majesty's, Lyseum, Lyric, Royal Court, Savoy, Shaftsbury etc. Actors include Irving, Terry, Waller, the Bancrofts, Beerbohm Tree, Alexander etc.
Lot 4118
THEATRE. The London Stage; a Collection of the Most Reputed Tragedies, Comedies, Operas, Melo-Dramas, Farces, and Interludes. London: Sherwood, Jones, and Co., [1825-1827.] 4 vols., 8vo (215 x 126mm.) Titles in blue borders, engraved portrait frontispieces. (Toning, occasional light scattered spotting.) Contemporary black half calf (extremities rubbed and vol. 1 joints splitting). – And a further forty volumes related to the theatre (including ‘The Heart of Ellen Terry’, 1928, 4to, and ‘Reminiscences of Michael Kelly, of the King’s Theatre and Theatre Royal Drury Lane’, 2 vols., 1826, 8vo, and R. Planché ‘The Extravaganzas’, 5 vols., 1879, 8vo) (44).
Lot 8
TV FILM collection 6, signed 6x4inch assorted photos includes great names such as Unna Stubbs, Judy Bennett, Karen Drury, Kelly Wennam, Pauline Quirke and Zoe Wannamaker. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Lot 35
Drury (Rev. Henry) A Catalogue of the Extensive and Valuable Library of... late fellow of King's College Cambridge..., ruled in red, priced and annotated with buyers names in a contemporary hand, later ink ownership inscription to pastedown, silking to title inner margin, a little damp-staining to edges of initial ff., occasional spots, modern half calf, [de Ricci p.98], 8vo, by Mr. Evans, 1827*** A remarkable sale catalogue, especially of early printing. Drury was a classicist and an early member of the Roxburghe club. Provenance: Anthony Hobson (1921-2014), book auctioneer, book historian (particularly bindings) and bibliophile (armorial bookplates, and a few pencil marks).
Lot 91
Playbills.- Collection of c.210 printed playbills, of which c.10 for Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, c.90 for Royal Strand Theatre of which c.85 double playbills, c.110 for Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, of which c. 20 double playbills, occasionally laid down or with repairs to verso, rest loose, some staining, foxing and browning, some chips and tears to edges affecting text, some creasing, folds, v.s., 1802-1871.*** An excellent collection of playbills, providing a rich insight into popular theatre at London's highly frequented theatres in the early- mid-nineteenth century. Many playbills for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane are advertising scenery and moving dioramas by Clarkson Stanfield, as well as popular actors such as Macready, Liston, and Ellen Tree. The majority of Royal Strand Theatre playbills advertise burlesques, burlettas, farces, and operatic extravaganzas, with contemporary plays such as 'Esmerelda', 'Kenilworth' 'Pygmalion' and 'William Tell', 'Freischutz' and 'Field of the Cloth of Gold' quite irreverently, with the complete cast and scenery details. Plays of note in this collections include: the first performance of the later highly celebrated 'Miriam's Crime', with Kate Saville in the leading role, October 9 1863, Royal Strand Theatre; the promotion of the 'Great Success of Mr J.S. Clarke, the celebrated American Comedian', Monday 30 November, Royal Strand Theatre; performances by the successful Madame de Meric, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Friday April 13 1832, and William Macready's 'Farewell of the Stage' in Macbeth, Wednesday February 26 1851, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
Lot 48
A GEORGE I GILTWOOD GIRANDOLE MIRROR IN THE MANNER OF JOHN BELCHIER, CIRCA 1725 156cm high, 78cm wide John Belchier (d.1753) is first listed in 1717 as a cabinet-maker at 'The Sun' on the south side of St. Paul's Church yard and described himself as 'a cabinet and looking glass-maker' who 'grinds and makes all sorts of fine peer and chimney glasses and glass sconces.... at reasonable rates'. His most significant commission was for John Mellor at Erddig, Wales, a commission which included a state bed, pier tables, and numerous pier glasses, along with an impressive bureau-cabinet. Significantly it is Belchier's bureau cabinets that are most frequently labelled, and due to his ability to work with glass all have mirrored doors to the cabinet sections. His work at Erddig is discussed by Martin Drury, 'Early Eighteenth Century Furniture at Erddig', Apollo, July 1978, pp. 46-48, in which many of the pier-mirrors are illustrated. Condition Report: Overall there are some scratches, marks, chips, cracks and abrasions consistent with age and use.There is some aging and craquelure to the gilding. There are some repairs some with fine visible cracks and with some later gilding. The mirror plates are probably not original though finely bevelled. There is some evidence of old worm.The crest with a later brace support.Impressive design, execution and design.Please see all the additional condition report photographs through the link on the condition report email as a visual reference of condition - they are a vital part of this report. Condition Report Disclaimer
Lot 566
The Rolling Stones, a collection of six LPs to include Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass), TXL 101 large Decca logo without the rectangular box on light blue labels with silver print and ewar logo, XARL 7503-1A/3A, in gate-fold sleeve with picture booklet, The Rolling Stones, LK 4605, Aftermath, LK 4786, Out Of Our Heads LK 4733, Beggars Banquet, LK 4955 and Their Satanic Majesties Request TXL 103, together with various other LP's to include Jefferson Airplane - Crown of Creation, Donovan - Universal Soldier, Al Bowlly - On The Sentimental Side, George Melly - Nuts and Monty Python - Live At Drury Lane etc. (23)
Lot 137
Great Western Railway interest. A collection of eleven items of 20th century GWR ephemera, manuals, handbooks etc. The lot comprising 1972 The Brighton Belle Final Run, 1935 Great Western Railway Magazine vol XLVII No. 9, 1909 List of Towns and Places to & From which the GWR Company Carry Goods by James C. Inglis, 1926 Regulations for the Guidance of the Staff, 1924 Souvenir of the Great Western Railway from the British Empire Exhibition Wembley, 1898 Great Western Express by P. J. Vinter, 1961 The Story of Railways a Ladybird Achievements Book, London to Paris Album - a Journey in Pictures by George C. Drury, 1956 British Railways (Southern Region) Instructions Applicable to the Waterloo and City Line, 1925 Wessex White Horses and Other Turf Landmarks on the Great Western Railway by D. V. Levien (2nd ed) and 1923 Rules and Regulations for the Guidance of Officers and Men. A good collection of British railwayana. Eleven in lot. Largest folio.
Lot 168
An Early 20th Century Military Ebonised Pine Campaign Chest, with metal mounts, the fascia with two hinged doors painted and stencilled to LT.COLONEL R. Drury R.A.M.C., with carrying handles to the sides, and with numerous luggage labels including Bombay, Dublin and Southampton, 105cm by 56cm by 64cm
Lot 225
New Zealand.- Admirality Hydrographic Office (The) Pacific Ocean. New Zealand, large scale map of New Zealand from surveys by Captain J.L. Stokes, Commander B. Drury and G.H. Richards between 1848-55, engraving, 985 x 665 mm (38 3/4 x 26 1/4 in), pen and ink inscriptions with ship track lines, some locations heightened with ink, dissected and mounted on linen, surface dirt and browning, some sections starting to lift off, without slipcase, inscribed 'RW Llewellyn/ 1871' to upper panel, 8vo, 1868; together with 'Stanford's Atlas of New Zealand, the Provinces of Nelson and Marlbrough with the adjacent parts of Wellington and Canterbury', lithographed map with hand-colouring, 640 x 935 mm (25 1/8 x 36 3/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, some surface dirt and light browning, some sections starting to lift off, folding without slipcase, 8vo, 1864 (2)*** Scarce sea chart of New Zealand, which incorporates the first major survey of New Zealand and updated details regarding the topography of the interior of the islands, one of the first since Captain James Cook's exploratory voyages.
Lot 295
John Absolon, British 1815-1895- A barn interior with figures and a horse; pencil and watercolour on paper, 18.8 x 26 cm.Provenance: with Pyms Gallery, London, stock no. PG C782. Note: Absolon began his career as a portraitist, and then as a stage-painter of figures for theatres in Covent Garden and Drury Lane, before becoming a celebrated watercolourist, for which he is best-known today. He was popular in his lifetime, producing illustrations for publications such as the 1843 edition of Isaac Walton's 'The Compleat Angler', and completing a commission of ten watercolours for Guy's Hospital in 1868.
Lot 384
AR * Drury (Paul, 1903-1987). September, 1928, etching on wove paper, signed in pencil lower right below image, numbered 17/100 in pencil lower left, the second printing published by Garton & Cooke, 1987 in an edition of 100 impressions, plate size 10 x 12.8 cm (4 x 5 ins), sheet size 24.5 x 28.5 cm (9 3/4 x 11 1/4 ins), framed and glazed QTY: (1)NOTE:Garton 24.
Lot 529
A C.M.G. mounted group of four miniature dress medals representative of those worn by Brigadier-General C. W. Clark, Royal Garrison Artillery The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted as worn on a Spink, Piccadilly wearing pin, extremely fine A C.B.E mounted group of four miniature dress medals representative of those worn by Colonel C. E. T. Rolland, Royal Artillery The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type, breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn on a Spink, Piccadilly wearing pin and housed in a contemporary Spink & Son Ltd., fitted case, extremely fine A D.S.O. mounted group of three miniature dress medals representative of those worn by Major G. R. de la C. Corbett, Royal garrison Artillery Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., gold (18ct) and enamel, with integral top riband bar; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine An M.C. mounted group of five miniature dress medals representative of those worn by the Reverend W. Drury, Army Chaplains’ Department Military Cross, G.V.R.; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Transvaal, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902; 1914 Star and clasp; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves, mounted on modern ribands, nearly extremely fine (16) £180-£220 --- C. W. Clark was born in Oxton, Birkenhead, and was educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1885 and served in India, Malta and Gibraltar, before being appointed Private Secretary and Aide de Camp to the Governor of Trinidad in 1893. Advanced Lieutenant-Colonel in 1913, he served during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 August 1915, and was Brigadier-General, Heavy Artillery, Headquarters, 15/Army Corps. For his services during the Great War he was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazettes 4 January 1917 and 15 May 1917) and was appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in 1917. He retired in 1922 and died on 21 November 1944. Charles Edward Tulloch Rolland was born on 28 November 1874 in Madras, India, the son of Colonel Alexander Tulloch Rolland of the Madras Staff Corps. Emulating his father, he was Commissioned on 16 December 1893 and promoted to full Colonel on 3 June 1921. Whilst serving as Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel during the Great War he was seconded to the Research Department on 19 June 1916, and for his services he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (London Gazette 3 June 1919). He was appointed a Member of the Ordnance Committee on retirement on 1 January 1926. Garnet Robert de la Cour Corbett served with the 206th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery during the Great War, and for his services was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette 3 June 1918). The Reverend William Drury was born in Burton on 19 June 1876 and was educated at Christ’s Hospital and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Ordained a Priest at Worcester in 1900, he was employed as Acting Chaplain to the Forces during the Boer War and was appointed Chaplain to the Forces at Woolwich, Singapore, Aldershot and Crownhill. Raised Deputy Chaplain General 1916-18, he was three times Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 22 June 1915, 4 January 1917, 15 May 1917) and later served as Chaplain to the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, from 1918-23. He died at Binstead Rectory on 24 October 1943. Sold with copied research.
Lot 270
The Naval General Service 1793-1840 medal awarded to Commander James Eaton, Royal Navy, who as Signal Midshipman of Téméraire at Trafalgar had the honour of repeating from the Victory Nelson’s last immortal signal “England Expects,” &c., and also assisted during the action in lashing to the Téméraire the French 74-gun ships Fougeux and Redoubtable, one on either side, being rewarded with a commission for these services Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Trafalgar, Java (James Eaton, Lieut.) small edge bruise and slight bend to suspension, good very fine £16,000-£20,000 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- Provenance: Peter Dale Collection, July 2000. 51 clasps for Trafalgar issued to H.M.S. Téméraire, including 7 officers. James Eaton was born at Pimlico, London, in 1783, and was baptised on 11 March 1785, at Llandongo, Monmouthshire. He entered the Navy on 13 February 1799, as First-class Volunteer on board the Quebec 32, Captain Henry Wm. Bayntun, stationed in the West Indies; became Midshipman, 2 September 1800, of La Prompte 20, Captain Robert Philpot; and on removing to the Hannibal 74, Captain Solomon Ferris, was quartered in the mizen-top, and narrowly escaped destruction, when that ship, having grounded under the enemy’s batteries, was compelled, after a long and deadly resistance, inflictive on her of a loss of 81 men killed and 62 wounded, to strike her colours, in the action off Algeciras, 6 July 1801, on which occasion he was taken prisoner. Being exchanged on the 18th of the same month, he returned home in the San Antonio 74, Captain Hon. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas, one of the prizes taken near Cadiz in the battle of the 13th. After an attachment of 20 months, as Admiralty-Midshipman, to the Atalante 16, Captain Joseph Ore Mansfield, during which period he was very constantly engaged on open-boat service in the suppression of smuggling, and on one occasion, 9 October 1803, assisted at the cutting out, in face of a fiery opposition, of two French ketches and a brig, near St. Gildas, in Quiberon Bay. In March 1804 Mr. Eaton joined the Téméraire 98, Captain Eliab Harvey. Being Signal-Midshipman on the memorable 21 October 1805, he had the honour of repeating from the Victory Nelson’s last immortal signal, “England expects,” &c.; and he also assisted during the action in lashing to the Téméraire the French 74-gun ships Fougueux and Redoubtable, one on either side. For his conduct he was rewarded with a commission dated 13 January 1806, and appointed to the Lion 64, Captains Robert Rolles and Henry Heathcote. During the nearly six years of his continuance in that ship, Mr. Eaton took out a convoy to China; was severely wounded, while in temporary command of her tender, in an attack made on that vessel by 13 Malay pirate war-junks; and, independently of one or two particular services, co-operated in the reduction of Java. On 8 September 1812, after having been laid up for some time at Haslar Hospital, he was appointed First of the Beaver 10, Captain Edward O’Brien Drury, by whom, in July 1813, he was sent home with despatches containing intelligence of the American Commodore Rodgers and his squadron having put into North Bergen, on the coast of Norway. On rejoining the Beaver he particularly distinguished himself by his intrepidity, on 24 October 1813, in putting off in the jolly-boat, with the only three men out of the whole ship’s company who would volunteer, to the rescue, during a violent gale, of the crew of a Swedish vessel then on the point of foundering. Mr. Eaton, who was compelled to invalid in August 1814, from a severe attack of rheumatism, brought on by overexertion and exposure, with the loss also of the sight of one eye, and who had not since been employed, accepted his present rank of Commander on 26 May 1842. He married his cousin Anne (born Cannock, Staffordshire) in 1816, and after leaving the Navy moved with her to West Bromwich where he became a successful businessman with interests in coal mines and land. In 1838, he was in partnership with William Salter and William Raybould when they took on a 21-year lease from Lord Dartmouth for the Heath Colliery. He moved into Hill House, Dagger Lane, West Bromwich, in 1837 and died there on 28 February 1857, aged 71 years.
Lot 1561
WEST BROMWICH ALBION A4 SIZE PAGE OF AUTOGRAPHS Circa 18 original signatures including Cyrille Regis, Derek Kevan, Jimmy Dugdale, Alan Ashman, Jimmy Sanders, Micky Fudge, Frank Griffin Bobby Hope, Stan Jones, Chuck Drury, Graham Williams, Tony Brown, Keith Smith, Jim Cumbes, John Wile, Ray Barlow Ref MW
Lot 534
Collection of mid to late 20th century theatre programmes. Examples including 1958 Royal Opera House 'The Sleeping Beauty', a 1961 England v Ireland Empire Stadium Wembley brochure, 1958 Theatre Royal Drury Lane 'My Fair Lady', a 1962 'Lawrence of Arabia' brochure, 1990 Royal Opera House 'Swan Lake', and more.
Lot 8232
Julie Andrews. A collection of memorabilia relating to the Hollywood icon Julie Andrews. To include: Fold out envelope that had contained first night tickets to My Fair Lady April 30th 1958. Menu from The Savoy Hotel from after the first night of My Fair Lady, with signatures and messages from family and friends including - Maggie Smith, Claire Bloom, Pauline Grant, Julie Andrews, agent Charlie Tucker and family members. Hard back souvenir programme book for My Fair Lady, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1958. First night programme of My Fair Lady, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1958. A signed photo of Julie to 'Riverside Barn' for their 25th Anniversary, should have been 'Riverhouse Barn' - a charity of which Julie was a patron, so another was then completed. Press cutting of Julie's marriage to Tony Walton. A copied image of Julie launching the ship Crystal Serenity in Southampton in 2003 (7 items) Provenance: consigned for sale by Julie Andrew's extended family on Tony Walton's side
Lot 32
Colley Cibber.- Pitts (J.) Colley Cibber's Whimsical Wager as related at Drury-Lane Theatre, letterpress handbill, 270 x 220 mm (10 1/2 x 8 3/4 in), minor finger-soiling, unframed, 1785; together with two variant handbills 'Colley Cibber's Trench-Makers (As related by him at Drury Lane Theatre)', one on blue paper, unframed, [1785] (3) *** 'Cibber was engaged in a paper war with Pope, and being told one day that Pope intended to prosecute him for making to free with his character...was provoked [to...] bet one hundred guineas, that he would bid Pope kiss his arse in the public play house, bid the company he sat with kiss his arse...and in conclusion, bid the whole house kiss his arse all together....' A limited number of printed catalogues are available to purchase for this auction. UK: £35 (incl. postage) Rest of World: £50 (incl. postage) Please contact info@forumauctions.co.uk to place an order.
Lot 167
Samee (Ramo).- Boxing.- Olympic Theatre. Newcastle Street, Strand...Ramo Samee, the Chief of the Indian Jugglers!!!...Extraordinary Feats of Strength and Agility...Randall and Holt, the Celebrated Pugilists, Will Exhibit the Art of Self Defence..., few very small holes affecting couple letters, trimmed close at fore-edge shaving one or two letters, light folds, 295 x 200mm., Oxberry and Co., 22nd, 23rd & 24th January [?1821] § Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane...Man in the Moon; Or, Harlequin Dog-Star...Il Diavolo Antonio...And Ramo Samee will Display their Extraordinary Evolutions..., slight creasing to corners, 335 x 200mm., 10th January 1827, printed playbills (2) *** Two playbills featuring the famous juggler and magician Ramo Samee. The first mentioned also features boxers Randall and Holt, Randall being one of the dominant pugilists of his era. A limited number of printed catalogues are available to purchase for this auction. UK: £35 (incl. postage) Rest of World: £50 (incl. postage) Please contact info@forumauctions.co.uk to place an order.
Lot 428
COMMONWEALTH. Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector, 1653-1658. Shilling. 27mm. Dies by Simon. Blondeau’s mint, Drury House, London. Dated 1658. Laureate and draped bust left / Crowned garnished coat-of-arms. Lessen J28; ESC 1005; North 2745; SCBC 3228. In ANACS encapsulation 7125805, graded AU 55. ex. CNG sale 118, lot 1385.
Lot 222
This collection comprises six volumes from the Wings of War series by Time-Life Books, offering firsthand accounts and historical narratives of aerial combat. The set includes Sagittarius Rising by Cecil Lewis, a classic memoir of a World War I pilot; Flight to Arras by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a reflective account of reconnaissance missions during World War II; I Flew for the Fuhrer by Heinz Knoke, a gripping story from a German fighter ace; Samurai! by Saburo Sakai, an autobiography of a legendary Japanese pilot; My Secret War by Richard Drury, detailing covert air operations in Southeast Asia; and Fighting the Flying Circus by Eddie Rickenbacker, a firsthand recollection from America's top World War I ace. Each book remains in its original shrink wrap, preserving its pristine condition. This set is an excellent addition for collectors of military aviation literature or history enthusiasts interested in personal narratives from pilots who shaped aerial warfare. Dimensions: Book set: 5.75"L x 6.25"W x 8.50"HCondition: Like new.
Lot 195
William John Huggins (1781-1845) Bark Admiral Drury James Boucaut Commander Bombay, 1815, titled and attributed on the mount, watercolour, 20.5 x 26.5 cm, frame 38 x 48.5 cmProvenance: Private Shropshire collection, bears label for Walker's Galleries, London to verso Condition:A few minor spots of foxing and brown discolouration affect the painting, although none are too disfiguring - please see the close-up photographs. The work is framed and glazed. There are several losses to the moulding of the frame alongside several areas of gilding which appear to have been re-touched and are not an exact match to the original gilding. The reverse has some water staining on the backboard and the framer's label.
Lot 1328
° ° Statham, Rev. S.P.H. - The History of the Castle, Town, and Priory of Dover. 12 plates, 4 plans (1 folded and 2 d-page), original cloth. 1899: Elvin, Rev. Charles R.S. - Records of Walmer together with "The Three Castles that Keep the Downs". title illus., 12 plates, 2 maps and a text plan, subscribers list; original gilt pictorial cloth with gilt top, imp. 8vo. 1890: Smith, Charles Roach - The Antiquities of Richborough, Reculver, and Lymne ... hand coloured frontis., 6 other plates, num. text engravings (incl. a d-page plan), subscribers list; original gilt lettered and blind decorated cloth. 1850; [Poll Book] The Poll of the Electors for a Knight of the Shire to Represent the Eastern Division of the County of Kent ... taken on Thursday the 30th April, 1868 ... Candidates: Edward Leigh Pemberton, Esq. ... Henry James Tufton, Esq. ... original blind decorated and gilt lettered cloth. Canterbury: Hal Drury, 1868. (4)
Lot 21
CIRCUS: A very rare Staffordshire Pottery Figure Group of 'Mr,Van, Amburgh', attributed to John and Rebecca Lloyd of Shelton, circa 1840, modelled standing in a circus gladiator costume, a leopard climbing on his back and flanked by a lion and lioness, a small lamb at his feet, on an oval base, titled in gilt, 15.5cm high, 13cm wide. Isaac van Amburgh, an American lion tamer, in 1838-9 delighted London with his daring performances at venues such as the Drury Lane Theatre and Astley's Amphitheatre. Queen Victoria was an enormous admirer of his show, writing that 'you can never see it too often, for it is different each time.' (Journal, 29 January, 1839). Van Amburgh is usually credited with being the first man ever to put his head into the mouth of a lion.He delighted crowds as he fearlessly wrestled wild ferocious cats and as a finale fulfilled the Biblical prophesy by having them lie meekly down beside a lamb. This figurine is one of two versions created by the Lloyds, here the lamb is included, however more often this element is replaced by a lion cub. (see V&A: S.160-1986 for alternate version) Refer: Pugh, p.461, fig.200 or Harding Book 1, Page 135, Fig 135/5. There is a wonderful portrait of Van. Amburgh, lying in a cage with his animals, in the Royal Collection. Sir Edwin Landseer: RCIN 406346. Condition report The Lion and Lioness both lack section of tail, otherwise the piece is well painted and in good condition, with strong gilt title to the base. There is a firing crack across the wrist of the left hand. Also the lamb appears to have lost an ear, although any break is hard to spot in its ‘fleece;.
Lot 372
THEATRE: Three Staffordshire Pottery Theatre Figures, including a group of Mrs Vining & Miss M Glover, playing Yourawkee and Peter Wilkins, mid 19th century, arm in arm, apparently on stage at Drury Lane, 16cm high; also a fine pair of William Shakespeare & John Milton, all painted in colours on gilt line bases, 17.5cm high (3). Refer: Pugh Page 431, Plate 24, Fig 49 (Glover); Harding Book 1, Page 128, Fig 320, Page 86, Fig 202P (Milton/ Shakespeare).
Lot 341
Three early to mid-19th century theatre posters - comprising a poster for the Royal Lyceum Theatre, London, "Under the Management of Madam Vestris", dated Tuesday January 21st 1851, including 'Handsome Husband' and 'King Charming or, the Blue-Bird of Paradise', 50 x 50cm; a poster for the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, dated Friday July 7 1820, for a performance of 'Othello' and 'Giovanni in London', 31 x 17cm; and for the Royal Olympic Theatre, London, dated Friday January 25th 1839, for a performance of 'Why Did You Die?' and 'Blue Beard', 37 x 22.5cm, all in modern black glazed frames.
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Lot 344
(Sheet Music) Four Works Performed at the Theatres-Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden. [18th century] Sammelband in a modern half calf, all printed by Harrison & Co, London, comprising 'Comus. A Masque. Music,' by Dr. Arne, 'The Chaplet. A musical entertainment,' Music by Dr. Boyce, 'Acis and Galatea: A Masque,' Set to Music by Mr. John Eccles, 'Dryden's Ode for St. Cecilia's Day,' Set to Music by Mr. Handel; ‘The Souvenir a Pocket Companion for the Flute, Violin, or Key’d Bugle’ Vol 1, 2nd Ed, 1833. (2)
Lot 228
Pair: Private L. H. Drury, 3rd Regiment, South African Infantry, who was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 16 July 1916 British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (Pte. L. H. Drury. 3rd S.A.I.) BWM officially re-impressed on a slightly thinner flan, very fine (2) £260-£300 --- Leslie Howard Drury was born around 1898, the son of Arthur Drury of 16 Alice Road, Kensington, Johannesburg. He attested for the 3rd South African Infantry on 11 August 1915 and disembarked at Alexandria 12 January 1916. Reported as sick two weeks later, he spent a period of time in convalescence at Mustapha before rejoining his unit at Sidi Bishre on 5 April 1916. Transferred to the Western Front a short while later, Drury was killed in action whilst serving with No. 10 Platoon, “C” Company, 3rd South African Infantry. Aged 18 years, he is buried at London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval. Sold with two fine gold Johannesburg Harriers and Athletic Club sports shields, the first hallmarked Birmingham 1914, 15ct, 8.44g, engraved to reverse ‘Juniors Club Championship. First. L. Drury.’, the second hallmarked Birmingham 1914, 15ct, 8.62g, engraved to reverse ‘Juniors Club Handicap Series. First. L. Drury.’; a matching bronze shield, engraved to reverse ‘Swimming Club. 1914-15 1st. 50 Yds Novice Handicap L. H. Drury’; the recipient’s cased Royal Life Saving Society bronze medal, engraved to reverse ‘L. Drury Feb. 1915’; together with a related family gold and enamel fob for lawn bowls, by Vaughton & Sons, hallmarked Birmingham 1926, 9ct, 13.44g, engraved to reverse ‘To Green & Seapoint Bowling Club. Championship won by E. R. Drury. 1926-27.’; and copied service record.
Lot 130
Theatre Playbills. A group of 18 playbills featuring performances of Shakespeare plays at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden and Drury Lane, c. 1814-34, including Macbeth, King Lear and Hamlet (all with [William] Macready in the title role), Othello ([Edmund] Kean with his name struck through and his replacement C[harles] Kemble written in), Merchant of Venice, King Richard III, Many Wives of Windsor, King Lear ([Edmund] Kean), Winter’s Tale, Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, King Henry IV (two copies), etc., all printed letterpress on off-white or blue-grey thin wove paper, some occasional spotting or browning and minor marginal tears but generally in very good condition, mostly approx. 33 x 20 cm and similar sizesQTY: (18)
Lot 129
* Theatre Broadsides. A group of 26 double-page broadsides for performances at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden and Drury Lane, c. 1824-1834, printed letterpress on off-white or blue-grey on wove paper, the headline performances including The Daemon or, The Mystic Branch, Ice Witch; or, The Frozen Hand, Zoroaster or, The Spirit of the Star! The Exile or, The Deserts of Siberia, Fairy Slipper, founded on the celebrated ballet of Cendrillon!, etc., a little occasional spotting or light browning and a few marginal tears, approx. 33 x 42 cm and similar sizes QTY: (26)
Lot 131
Theatre Playbills. A group of 18 theatre playbills for Theatre Royal, Covent Garden and Drury Lane, c. 1820-1833, printed letterpress, all with musical interest and 5 featuring [Maria] Malibran at Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, June/July 1833, plus various operas featuring other performers, including Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Barber of Seville, Don Juan, Magic Flute, Signor Paganini in Concert, The Beggar’s Opera, etc., printed letterpress on off-white or blue-grey on wove paper, some occasional spotting or light browning and marginal chips or tears but generally in very good condition, approx. 33 x 20 cm and 5 double-page 34 x 42 cmQTY: (18)
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