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Antiquarian sheet music for performances at Drury Lane, Covent Garden and Vauxhall Gardens including a "third collection of songs by Miss Cowper", c.1770's

Welby, Adlard A Visit to North America and the English Settlements in Illinois with a Winter Residence at Philadelphia. Solely to ascertain the Actual Prospects of the Emigrating Agriculturist, Mechanic, and Commercial Speculator. London: for J. Drury, 1821. First edition, 8vo (21.5 x 12.5cm), [iii]-xii 224 pp., later patterned boards, 14 tinted lithographic plates including frontispiece, tissue-guards, errata slip incorporating directions to the binder bound in at rear, plate intended to face p. 40 ('Place of Worship …') bound to face p. 72 and with stain in fore margin, ‘The Church at Harmonie’ plate at p. 129 slightly spotted , final plate ('View at Fort Cumberland, Maryland') and unevenly trimmed along fore edge and bound without tissue-guard (if issued), pp. 79/80 creased, short closed tear to errata slip in gutter [Sabin 102514; not in Abbey] The author visited Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Maryland in addition to Illinois, and notably describes the treatment of and former slaves in various states. Having reached Baltimore he professes that ‘not once during the journey did I witness an instance of cruel treatment’, though his observations regarding the ambiguities of the emancipation process in Pennsylvania will strike modern readers as more insightful, including the remark, concerning the ongoing trade in African American servants, that 'in free Pensilvania are blacks positively sold for a limited period, and though the law does not allow the purchaser the power of life and death over this sort of slave, yet to all other intents and purposes he is in as complete subjection as any slave in Virginia or Kentucky' (p. 177).

Alfred Paul Dalou Drury(1903-1987)Lady with a Bow-Necked Blouse,pencil signed and dated 1937 to the margin, dedicated to the artist William Parker Robbins 'with best wishes',etching,16 x 12cms (plate), 42.5 x 34cms in frame.Note: From the private collection of the artist William Palmer Robins (1882-1959) by descent.

Section 1 Firearm: Mauser M1896 Carbine in 7mm x 57 cal by Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken. Serial Number 5245. Barrel length 450mm. Clean bore. Overall length 955mm. Common to some ZAR guns, this one has the small round Inspector mark next to the frame number, on the left side of the stock and on the bolt handle. This carbine comes from the Second Boer War (11 Oct 1899 to the 31 May 1902) Ordered by the ZAR. This example was from the 3rd Batch of Rifles & Carbines. 3rd Batch Serial No Range 5001 - 7000. Carved onto the stock is the original owners name "G Roux". Gert Cornelius Roux served as a Boer Commando under General Muller. Missing cleaning rod. Belived to have been owned by Lieutenant-General Sir Drury Curzon Drury-Lowe GCB. Complete with Argentine M1896 pattern bayonet with single edged fullered blade 395mm in length. Overall legth 520mm. Complete with scabbard with matching serial numbers. Fitted with a new reproduction leather frog. NOTE: A valid UK Firearm Certificate with permission to aquire or RFD required to bid and purchase this gun.

David Cooper (1909-1989) - Drury Lane, oil on board, signed 'DAVID COOPER' lower right, 28 x 20cm

Geology.- [Geology notes], including a note from Gould to Drury, 14pp., pen and ink drawing, slightly browned, loose and incomplete, n.d. [c. 1850]; and a quantity of letters to Sir William Boyd Dawkins (1837-1929), geologist and archaeologist, folds, v.s., v.d. (c. 15).

A scarce Great War ‘East Africa’ D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Gunner A. S. Rose, Royal Navy, for his services as one of the volunteers from H.M.S. Chatham who crewed and took part in the sinking of the collier Newbridge on 10 November 1914, to block the Suninga branch of the Rufiji delta, Rose himself acting as helmsman on the upper bridge Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (236177 A. Rose, P.O., H.M.S. Chatham.); 1914-15 Star (236177 A. Rose. P.O., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Gnr. A. Rose. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; War Medal 1939-45, mounted as worn, extremely fine (7) £1,400-£1,800 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK --- --- D.S.M. London Gazette 19 November 1915. “I have the honour to forward herewith a list of ratings specially recommended for the Distinguished Service Medal for services in East Africa... These men all took part in the sinking of the collier Newbridge on 10 November 1914 to block the Suninga branch of the Rufigi delta... Volunteers were called for onboard Chatham to form the crew of Newbridge, but as everyone volunteered the ratings were specially selected. I considered the operation a very hazardous one for them owing to the narrowness of the river where the ship had to be sunk and the difficulties of having to get away from the ship and of sinking her. That this was done with such little loss was due to their own coolness and able and successful handling of the Newbridge and covering steamboats, whose fire undoubtedly caused that of the Germans to become very wild during our return down the river... Alfred Rose, Leading Seaman ON 236177 (now Petty Officer) Acted as helmsman in Newbridge on upper bridge” (ADM 137/15 refers). Operations against the Königsberg In November 1914 alarm over a possible breakout shaped the next move. The objective now was not to sink Königsberg but to cork her up in the delta river, which amounted to the same thing. This would be done by scuttling a blockship in the channel of the Suninga outlet, which at that time was thought to be the German cruiser's only avenue of flight. The vessel chosen to act as the plug was a flat-bottomed thirty-eight-hundred-ton Admiralty collier named Newbridge. Her holds filled with dynamite charges and rubble, she would steam into the Suninga entrance and anchor bow and stern athwart the channel, at which point the crew would open her sea cocks, board an escorting ship's boat and detonate the charges by remote-control firing circuits. It was that simple. It was also suicide: anchoring in the Suninga channel would provide target practice for the Delta Force guns at point-blank range. But when Drury-Lowe called for volunteers, Chatham's entire ship's company stepped forward. Fourteen officers and men were chosen to man Newbridge. “I hardly ever expected to see them again," said Drury-Lowe. The operation was scheduled for November 10. Some attempt to reduce the risk was made by putting up steel plates and sandbags around Newbridge's wheelhouse, afterdeck and forecastle. As in the abortive torpedo attack, three armed steam cutters and the old Duplex were assigned to escort the collier, while the cruisers would stand in as close as possible to provide at least token cover with their big guns. Drury-Lowe also tried for an element of secrecy by arranging to have the miniature convoy enter the channel just before dawn. No one was caught napping. At exactly 5:25 a.m., as Newbrige crept past the Suninga entrance, the Delta Force, still unseen but very much in evidence, set the channel aboil with every gun it could bring to bear. For the next hour, the sodden air of the lower delta reverberated with the bark of 47-mm. guns and the clatter of machine guns, occasionally cried out when a shell burst against the steel plates of the blockship or the protected hull of one of the escorts. But Newbridge's crew behaved as if the whole thing were a dry run. At 5:50, almost hidden by the blossoms of exploding shells, the ex-collier was jockeyed into position astride the fairway. At a quiet order from the bridge, bow and stern anchor chains rumbled out while the volunteer skipper, Commander Raymond Fitzmaurice, signaled "Finished with engines." Newbridge might have been coming to anchor in Southampton roads. At that very moment, a steam cutter glided alongside, took off Newbridge's crew, and the four escort craft steamed hastily - but still in formation - through the rain of steel toward open water. At 6:15, Fitzmaurice pushed the plunger that set off the charges in the blockship. There was a thundering belch as Newbridge gave a great shudder and then began to settle in the water. Within minutes, only her upper works could be seen. By this time. the escort vessels had made good their escape through the channel mouth. Of the five dozen officers and men in the operation, two had been killed by shell fragments; nine others were badly sliced up but remained alive. By rights, all should have been feeding the crocodiles in the Suninga. Later that afternoon, a jubilant Admiralty announced to the world that Königsberg was “now imprisoned and unable to do any more damage.” It was a premature claim, as history would relate. Alfred Sydney Rose was born at Thorpe le Soken, Essex, on 18 June 1889, and joined the Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in H.M.S. Ganges on 5 January 1906, an errand boy by trade. He served aboard H.M.S. Chatham as Leading Seaman and Petty Officer from 3 December 1912 to 25 February 1916. After further service at Pembroke I and onboard H.M.S. Erebus, he was promoted Acting Gunner on 6 February 1918, and transferred to the Officer’s Section. Alfred Sidney Rose, D.S.M., Gunner, H.M.S. Mooltan, died of illness on 15 January 1941, aged 51. He is buried in Tynemouth (Preston) Cemetery, Northumberland.

Stock book of World stamps and Ellen Terry, Drury Lane souvenir programme, together with a small quantity of other ephemera

MISS SAIGONAn original script, and a group of promotional items. A large group of items relating to the earliest productions and tours of Miss Saigon. Comprising:Script: The script dated 4/15/1988 and identified as "Second Draft" in type, in pencil Jake Bell has written in pencil "London Pre-Broadway/used for Bway Production revised accordingly", 76 pp., not annotated within, the cover and edges spotted.Posters: Four framed posters including a poster signed by Jonathan Pryce, Lea Salonga Billy Porter, and the rest of the cast, 22 x 14 inches; the poster from the opening of Miss Saigon in Hong Kong, 30 x 20; and the show poster from the Broadway Theatre opening, 22 x 14 inches; and the London Theatre Royal Drury Lane opening, 20 x 12 inches.Masks: one stage worn mask with padding inside and the name "Gates," another mask was an opening night gift.Ephemera: including programs, playbills, Jake Bell's National Tour dog-tags, pins, a framed photograph of the cast and crew with the helipcopter, a small framed watercolor of the Broadway theater, a magazine with articles on the show, etc.Letter on diversity issues in the casting of Miss Saigon: present is a letter dated 1990 from producer Cameron Mackintosh to Jake Bell thanking him for his support in the diversity issues plaguing Miss Saigon upon its opening in New York (see note below).A wonderful group of items relating to technical producer Jake Bell's work on Miss Saigon, a complicated show that grappled with the American war in Vietnam. The show featured one of Broadway's greatest technical achievements, the lowering of a helicopter onto the stage, as is discussed below in Jake Bell's note on the musical.Technical Production Manager Jake Bell's memories of Miss Saigon: Miss Saigon, partly inspired by Puccini's Madame Butterfly, was the first modern-day musical theater production centered on the Vietnam War. The plot, set in the aftermath of America’s bloody war in Vietnam, was emotionally raw, telling the sensitive story of an American GI who falls in love with, and is later forced to leave behind, a Vietnamese girl. Unknown to him at the time, she was pregnant. The musical featured one of the most legendary technical achievements in Broadway history, the helicopter airlift scene, in which the American GIs are evacuated from Saigon via a helicopter that lowers from the rafters to the stage, onboards the soldiers, then noisily departs in what became one of the most immersive moments in theater history. The escape of the helicopter was amplified through a surround sound system, creating vibrations that made audience members feel as if the aircraft was flying directly overhead. The illusion was so realistic that some theatergoers instinctively ducked as the helicopter appeared to swoop over their heads before landing on stage.The level of automation in Miss Saigon was groundbreaking, featuring 94 effects. It was the first production to use six automated effects in unison to create a single seamless visual, most notably, the helicopter’s landing and takeoff. Despite this automation, one of the most surprising low-tech effects involved the helicopter’s rotors. Instead of real blades, weighted tennis balls were tied to the ends of nylon straps and attached to a rotating motor. As the motor spun, centrifugal force extended the straps and balls, mimicking the movement of helicopter rotors. When the motor slowed, the straps retracted, completing the illusion. The helicopter itself was supported by two vertical beams welded into the stage, extending from the grid to the basement. Rather than being removed when not in use, it was lifted above the stage trim height and suspended out of sight, overhead of the actors, throughout the performance. The helicopter pilot, a dummy named Virgil, became an unexpected legend in the show. The name originated when a journalist mistakenly believed the pilot was a real person. Virgil was designed to turn his head, creating an eerily lifelike effect. The pilot endeared himself to the crew and they decided give him a name. Miss Saigon featured three Virgils—one on Broadway and two for national tours. Despite his long tenure, Virgil never received credit in the program.The Broadway Theatre also presented unique spatial challenges. While it lacked wing space, it had ample storage upstage, though the ceiling height was lower in the rear. The crew referred to this backstage storage area as “The Garage.” Due to the massive set pieces, storage was meticulously planned. The Ho Chi Minh statue, approximately 14 feet tall, was designed to fit within this confined space when not in use. Other large set pieces, including a full-size 1959 Cadillac, were also stored there in a highly organized manner.Besides the nature of the plot, the production also sparked significant controversy in casting. In the move from London to New York, there was a heated debate surrounding the decision to have Jonathan Pryce, a white British actor, portray a Eurasian character on the Broadway stage. This led to fierce opposition from Actors’ Equity and various advocacy groups. As a member of Actor’s Equity, Jake Bell attended the union meetings regarding the controversy, gaining an inside perspective. As the production manager of Miss Saigon, he witnessed firsthand the tensions that unfolded.Producer Cameron Mackintosh threatened to cancel the show entirely, which ultimately led Actors’ Equity to back down. Mackintosh argued that the issue wasn’t about one actor’s casting but about the integrity of theater as an art form, stating that professional theater "can only thrive if talent is always the paramount criterion."In London, Miss Saigon premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on 20 September 1989 and closed after 4,264 performances on 30 October 1999. On Broadway, the musical debuted at the Broadway Theatre on 11 April 1991 and closed on 28 January 2001 after 4,092 performances. No condition report? Click below to request one. *Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. 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Alfred Briscoe Drury, (1859-1944) - 'Griselda', a late 19th century patinated bronze bust, signed in the cast verso, 21cm high, on a green verde antico marble cuboid pedestal, 30.5cm overallPrivate collection, North Somerset.

Twenty-eight LP record albums, etc. artists including; The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, John Lee Hooker, Wings, Barbra Streisand, Blind Faith, David Bowie, Ian Drury, Rod Stewart, etc. including a cover for the Beatles White Album, (no.0373705), missing one LP.

Two early 19th century framed Drury Lane Theatre Royal posters 1815 and 1807

A 1786 framed Theatre Royal Drury Lane poster for The Grecian Daughter and High Life below Stairs

After Francis Hayman (British 1708-1776), portrait of David Garrick as Gloucester in Richard III, by William Shakespeare, Drury Lane 1759, oil on canvas, 90 x 68cms, framed. Label verso; Christies, lot 188, 26 May 1989

Violet Esther Drury Clutterbuck (1869-1960), Landscape with a central female figure, watercolour, signed in pencil, 50x34.cm, framed and glazed.

§ Paul Drury (1903-1987) Septembersigned and inscribed 'Paul Drury - fecit-' (lower right)etching, 2nd edition, 13th state, produced by Robin Garton11 x 15cm

* Royal Variety Performance. Royal performance in the presence of her Majesty the Queen at 8.00pm on the evening of Monday 23rd November 1981 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 104-page souvenir programme, colour portraits of the Queen and the Queen Mother, colour and black and white reproductions of photographs of the performers, plus other illustrations including adverts , signed in various pens by twenty-seven performers comprising Andrew Lloyd Webber, Julian Lloyd Webber, Elaine Paige, Adam Ant, Lulu, Alvin Stardust, Donovan, Cliff Richard, Acker Bilk, Marty Wilde, Lonnie Donegan, Robert Hardy, Patti Boulaye, Pearly Gates, Kenny Lynch, Precious Wilson, Dickie Henderson, Lenny Henry, Itzhak Perlman, John Inman, Tim Rice, Anita Harris, Jimmy Tarbuck, Stephanie Lawrence, Mireille Mathieu, Leslie Caron, some pages multi-signed, original printed white card wrapper with stapled spine and decorative spine tie, slim folio, together with other assorted theatrical autographs and related, including a typed letter signed from Lilian Baylis on old letterhead, an autograph letter signed from Ellen Terry and assorted signatures on album pages and index cards including Laurence Olivier, Ellen Terry, Clara Butt, Antony Sher, Marie Lloyd, Gerard du Maurier, Gracie Fields, Phyllis Dare, Mary Anderson de Navarro, Marie Tempest, Charles B. Cochrane, Irene & Violet Vanbrugh and a few othersQTY: (approx. 25)

A TIBETAN THANGKA OF TSONGKHAPA AND THE REFUGE FIELD, TSHOGS ZHING18TH CENTURYWith Tsongkhapa seated in the centre wearing a pandita hat, his right hand in vitarkamudra and holding an alms bowl in his left hand, surrounded by a hierarchical arrangement of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, protective deities and other figures, with the Panchen Lama Incarnation Lineage above, Buddha Vajradhara at the top and depictions of Mount Sumeru and the Four Continents and the Seven Jewels of Royal Power to the bottom left and right, with lines of Tibetan inscription below and further to the reverse, 77cm x 47cm.Provenance: from an English private collection, with a copy of an invoice for Fine Antiquities Ethnographica, The Old Drury, 187 Drury Lane, London, dated 20th December 1986.Cf. The Rubin Art Museum, accession no. F1997.41.7 (Himalayan Art Resources no. 571) for a related 18th century example. See also the Tibet House Museum, New Delhi, for an 18th century block print image with the same inscription to the bottom (Himalayan Art Resources no. 74089).The Field of Accumulation or Refuge Field, tshogs zhing is a format of Buddhist painting that arranges all of the teachers and deities of a particular tradition in one single painted composition as formulated by individual religious liturgical texts and traditions. The theme of Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), founder of the Gelug order, surrounded by a hierarchy of the Buddhist pantheon is commonly found in Tibetan painting from the 18th century onwards. The circular design for this style of Refuge Field composition would have likely originated in the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery of Shigatse and would have been based on the artistic and iconographic tradition of Konchog Gyaltsen, student of Panchen Lama Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen.十八世紀 宗喀巴大師皈依境唐卡來源: 英國私人收藏, 附倫敦Fine Antiquities Ethnographica 1986年12月20日發票複印件。

Three 19th century framed theatre bills, including Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

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)

Edward Julius Detmold, 1883-1957, Still Life, signed watercolour, 17 x 21cm, Label for The Museum Galleries, 53 Short's Gardens, Drury Lane, London

Ice Hockey signed trading card collection includes 10, great names such as Christian Dube, Chris Drury, Steve Duchesne, Gilles Dubois, Mike Dunham, J.P Dumont, Joe Dziedzic, Stan Drulia, Ivan Droppa and Karl Dykhuis. 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

Ice Hockey signed trading card collection includes 10, great names such as Jim Dowd, Peter Douris, Shean Donovan, Dallas Drake, Ted Drury, Kris Draper, Per Djoos, Felix Dobler, Gilbert Dionne and Shane Doan. 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

A Great War Medal collection to Dr and Mrs Finlay RAMC and Red Cross, 1914/15 Trio with MID1914/15 Star, correctly impressed Lieut.D.E.Finlay R.F.A. Pair, correctly impressed Major D.E. FinlaySwing mounted as worn.Condition GVFSold with;A Great War G.V.R. Royal Red Cross 2nd Class in case of issue. Miniature Trio. ID necklace engraved ‘Capt D E Finlay RAMC BEF’3 Red Cross Badges one engraved ‘C Finlay’2 Red Cross Society MedalA Silver football fob medal engraved ‘D Finlay’ A Chipping Sodbury 1935 Jubilee Nedal in case of issue. A cased Gilt Key presented to Dr D Finlay from the Physics laboratory of Gloucester girls High School.A cased Solid Silver and Gilt pair of Scissors ‘ Presented to The Mayoress of Gloucester Mrs D E Finlay’ upon the opening of a ring road from Tuffley to Tredworth in 1927.Douglas Edward Finlay was born in Barnes, Surrey on the 3rd of December 1877. He completed his Medical degree in 1902 and in 1905 qualified as a surgeon from the University of London. He married Constance Sarah Drury in 1905, the couple went on to have three children. During the Great War, Finlay was first commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery arriving in France on the 29th of March 1915. He was transferred to the Royal Army Medical Corps and was Mentioned in Despatches. In 1927 he relinquished his commission due to reaching the upper age limit.Constance worked as an Auxiliary in the Auxiliary Hospital Gloucester. She was awarded the Royal Red Cross 2nd Class, announced in the London Gazette on the 24th of October 1917. She was presented it by the King at Bristol on the 8th of November 1917. From 1926 to 1927 the Finlay’s were Mayor and Mayoress of Gloucester. Constance passed away in 1943 and Edward in 1949.

17th Century Tokens, LONDON (Metropolitan Middlesex), Drury Lane, John Barnes, Halfpenny, 2.29g/3h (N 8686; BW. 857); East Smithfield, J[ohn] Hutton and G. Jerard, Farthing, 0.98g/6h (N 8189; BW. 929); Golden Lane, John Maxwell, Farthing, 0.66g/12h (N 7923; BW. 1168); High Holborn, George Wallis, Farthing, 1.03g/6h (N 8080; BW. 1478); New Palace Yard, W.A.I., Farthing, 1649, 1.07g/6h (N 8839; BW. 2047); Petty France, William Rack, Farthing, [16]66, 1.31g/6h (N 9458; BW. 2225); St Katharine’s, Robert Aske, Farthings (2), 0.76g/12h (N 8384; BW. 2591), 1.00g/6h (N 8385; BW. 2591), Thomas Houlcroft, Farthing, 1665, 0.78g/12h (N 8402; BW. 2617); Tothill Street, W.E.A. at the hores show, Farthings (3), 1.03g/6h, 0.89g/12h, 0.88g/12h (all N 9043; BW. 3152); Wapping, T[homas] Dry, Farthing, 1650, 1.05g/6h (N 8544; BW. 3294) [13]. Last good fine and with ‘river’ patina, others in varied state £70-£90 --- Provenance: N 8080 and 8686 bt M.C.S. Rasmussen June 2008; N 8189, 8385, 8402, 8839, 9043s and 9458 bt M.C.S. Rasmussen December 2008

Hallmarked silver mounted hunting hanger, London 1777, maker’s mark W.K., broad curved single edge blade 60.5cm with clipped back tip, etched with sun in splendour, moon, Magyar head, figure with spear, and small trophies, silver stirrup guard, carved ebony grip, in its leather scabbard retaining the silver locket embossed with trophy, and engraved D DRURY Cutler to his Majesty Strand. Good condition, chape and suspension hook missing, some age wear.

BIBLE [English]. The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the New: newly translated out of the originall tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by his Maiesties speciall commandement, Imprinted at London: by Bonham Norton, and John Bill, printers to the Kings most excellent Maiestie, 1620, general title, New Testament title 1621, Apocrypha present, bound with (at front) The Booke of Common Prayer, ibid 1621, and The Genealogies by J.S. [John Speed] nd., woodcut illustrations incl. Adam & Eve, (Canaan map & descr. not present), with (at rear) Concordances, ibid 1619 (colyphon 1620), and The Whole Book of Psalmes, London: Company of Stationers 1622, (final leaf 'The Table' mis-bound after title of Booke of Common Prayer), all titles present, woodcut title borders or head and/or tailpieces, predominantly blackletter double-column text, (occasional soiling or light staining, a few minor contemp. ink inscriptions & marginalia, a few minor marginal tears/holes), blindstamped early C18th calf (1713*) with recent re-back, 4to (22cm x 18cm). (*ink inscription contemp. with binding to flyleaf 'William Theobbats had this book bound in January ye 13th 1713 and cost binding two shillings and five pence which he payd to Sam(uel) Drury'.)

Royal Variety Performance Programmes, nine Royal Performance Programmes comprising 1981 Blackpool (David Kossoff, Barbara Windsor, Petula Clark), 1982, 83, 85, 86 Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (1982 - Richard Harris, Howerd Keel) 1983 (Gene Kelly, Twiggy) 1985 (Rula Lenska, Maureen Lipman, Joan Collins) 1986 (Peter Ustinov, Su Pollard, Rory Bremner, Lulu) 1984 Victoria Palace, (Ronnie Corbett, Terry Wogan, Emma Thompson) 1987, 88 (with ticket stub) and 89 The Palladium, (1987 Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Anthony Newley) 1988 (Cliff Richard, Rick Astley, Mickey Rooney) 1989 (John Mills, Chris De Burgh, Diana Rigg), plus tickets for the Royal Variety 1953 & 1967 plus a Royal Midnight Matinee Programme 1959 - all good condition

Theatre Programmes, approximately two hundred Theatre Programmes dating from 1930s to 1960s from the Tivoli Strand, Princes Theatre, Theatre Royal, London Hippodrome, Empire Oldham, RAH, Theatre Royal Drury Lane and many more featuring Musicals, Plays and Variety generally good condition

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.

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

Great Britain 1985 (Nov 19th) Christmas Set FDC, Drury Lane/English Pantomime H/S, A/L

Violet Esther Drury Clutterbuck (1869-1960), Landscape with a central female figure, watercolour, signed in pencil, 50x34.cm, framed and glazed.

George Drury (British 1950-): 'Velsheda and Endeavour Racing On the Solent', oil on board signed, titled verso 38cm x 48cm

George Drury (British 1950-): 'Lulrock and Shamrock Racing On the Solent', oil on board signed, titled verso 39cm x 49cm

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.

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.

Printed on silk.- New Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Mrs. W. West... Venice Preserved... Jaffier, Mr. Kean..., programme printed on silk, folds, a little creased, framed and glazed, programme 292 x 215mm., 20th June 1823. *** Sarah West [née Cooke], (bap. 1792-1876), actress.

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.

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)

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.

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

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).

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

A rare Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, copper ticket medallion by John Roettier, obverse with laureate bust of Charles II facing left, detailed 'Theatre Royal' above, reverse detailed 'Upper Gallerie 1671', diameter 26mm, weight 8.3g (very fine).

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).

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.

A 1938 Birmingham silver lidded gardening trophy inscribed "Replica Capt. J. A. E. Drury Lowe Cup Winner 1937 The Earl of Plymouth", 218mm tall, 400g inclusive

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

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)

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.

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, 105cm by 55cm by 51cm

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

Paul Drury (1904-1987)'September', etching, signed to the lower right of the margin, 12.5cm x 15cm Print is slightly cockled.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Musical Theatre posters, 1970s including three for The Chorus Line (1st u.k. production at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), also Godspell, Evita, others, each approximately 50 x 32cm, approximately 40 (some duplicates)