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Maritime Models, Instruments & Art

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Pictures 1-39Nelson & Navy 40-90Liner 95-115Scrimshaw & Sailor Art 116-144Fittings & Collectables 145-168Books & Charts 169-178Instruments 180-213Thorneycroft Archive 218-235Models 238-283

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Pictures:A work catalogued with the name(s) or recogniseddesignation of an artist, without any qualification, is, in ouropinion, a work by the artist.

In other cases, the following expressions, with thefollowing meanings are used:

“Attributed to…”In our opinion probably a work by the artist in whole or inpart

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Explanation of Cataloguing Practice

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1AFTER GIDEON YATES (ENGLISH, EARLY 19TH-CENTURY)

The City of London viewed from the ThamesWatercolour

11 x 16in. (28 x 40.5cm.)

£300-500

2JOSEPH FARINGTON (1747-1821)

Dartmouth & Kingswear from Warfleet ropewalk, Octr. 5, 1809Pencil on paper, further inscribed some of the large housesfronted with slate – others white slate – brick chimneys

8I x 14Iin. (21.5 x 37cm.) Framed

£250-400

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4ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH-CENTURY)

The channel packet paddle steamer Duke of Argyle with shippingbeyond; The channel packet Earl of Lancaster under wayInscribed ‘Duke of Argyle’ and ‘Earl of Lancaster’ (lower left)Oil on card

8 x 18in. (20.3 x 46cm.) each

(2, a pair)

£300-500

3CHINESE SCHOOL (19TH-CENTURY)

A junk underway in a swell; A three-masted junk underway in aswellWatercolour heightened with white

8 x 10in. (20 x 25.5cm.) Framed.

(2, a pair)

£300-500

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5A DE CLERK (Fl. 1875 - 1910) of Antwerp

The Thames sailing barge Felix off the West Hinder lightshipPen, black ink, watercolour and body colourSigned and inscribed ‘Felix of Ipswich Capt F. Strange 1899’(lower left)

22 x 32in. (56 x 81.3cm.) Framed: Historical data

£300-500

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6REUBEN CHAPPELL (BRITISH, 1870-1940)

The sailing barge Blessing underway off a headlandSigned `R. Chappell Goole’ (lower left) and inscribed ‘Blessing ofBeverley, Capt. W. Porter’ (lower right)Oil on canvas

20 x 30in. (51 x 76cm.) Framed

£300-500

7ANON (19TH-CENTURY)

Top sail schooner “Eleanora Kay” SalcombeOil on panel, unsigned

15N x 23in. (40 x 58.5cm.) Framed

£100-150

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8H. PETERSEN (SCANDINAVIAN, 19TH-CENTURY)

Vessels sailing in a calm eveningSigned ‘H Petersen’ (lower right)Oil on panel

12 x 13Nin. (30.5 x 35cm.) Framed

£1200-1800

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9R. SORMENI (AMERICAN, C.1965)

The Mississippi River paddle steamer City of St. Louis in fullsteamSigned ‘R. Sormeni’ (lower right)Oil on canvas


Built in 1883 for the Anchor Line, City of St. Louis enjoyed a typical careerfor a Mississippi excursion steamer. In October 1889 however, shehappened to be near the Corona when her boilers exploded and killed 46 passengers and crew, including the captain, sinking almostimmediately. The loss of life would have been far greater had City of St. Louis not immediately collected survivors. Sold in 1903 to T. MarshallMiller for $3,125, she burned at her moorings on the 29th October almostexactly twenty years after her launch.

£300-500

10R. A. BORSTEL (AUSTRALIAN, 1875-1922)

The four-masted trading barque West Lothian off BeachyHeadSigned ‘R. H. Borstel’ (lower left)Oil on panel

17 x 23Iin (43 x 59.5cm.) Framed

£500-600

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11ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM WEBB (BRITISH, 1780-1846)

The three-masted trading barque Dolphin sailing off Cape TownOil on canvas

19I x 30in (49.5 x 76cm.) Framed

£800-1200

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12ERIC H. CRADDY (BRITISH, BORN 1913)

A three-masted barque under way in a calm sea; The barqueFavell at seaSigned and dated ‘Eric H. Craddy. 1934 & 1935.’ (lower right)Watercolour heightened with white

16 x 23Iin. (40.5 x 59.5cm.); 8I x 12in. (21.5 x 30.5cm.) Framed

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£300-500

13BRITISH (20TH-CENTURY)

A beached vessel by a derelict fortWatercolour heightened with white

9I x 13Iin. (24 x 34.5cm.)

£150-250

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14EDOUARD ADAM (FRENCH, 1847-1929)

The general cargo steamer Alphonse Parran at seaSigned ‘Adam Fils 18-6’ (lower right)Oil on canvas

24D x 36in. (61.5 x 91.5cm.) Framed

Built in 1889 for the Anglo-Algerian S.S.Co Ltd, Swansea by Doxford, theAlphonse Parran was bought by von der Ohe & Lund in 1897 whoshortened her name to just Parran. She was broken up on the Tyne inAugust 1910.

£800-1200

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The general cargo steamer Yorkmoor at seaIndistinctly signed ‘Bo... 1905’ (lower left)Watercolour heightened with white

13 x 22Iin. (33 x 57cm.)

The first of three “Yorkmoors” built for the Moor Line Ltd (Runciman),London by Readhead of Southshields in 1902, she registered 3,544 tonsand was sold in 1912 being renamed Rio Sorocaba and again in 1915,renamed Ant Cassar. She was lost on 27th August 1918.

£200-300


The Blue Anchor Line’s S.S. Culgoa steaming in a swell off theBishop Rock lighthouseOil on panel, inscribed ‘S.S. Culgoa 1890’ (lower left)

8 x 12in. (20 x 30.5cm.) Framed; together with an original sepiaphotograph of H.M.S. Agamemnon (1906); and a collotype of thebarque Macquarie (2)

Built by J.L. Thompsons for Wilhelm Lund’s Blue Anchor Line of Londonand completed in January 1890, the Culgoa 3,325 tons and sailed underthe Blue Anchor flag until 1898 when it was sold to the U.S Government. In 1922 her name changed to Champlain and she was finally broken up inNew York in 1924. In 1909 the company’s newest ship Waratah disappearedoff South Africa on the homeward leg of her second voyage with the lossof 211 lives. Blue Anchor never recovered from this mishap and in 1910sold their fleet to the P & O Line and went into voluntary liquidation.

£200-300

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17DERRICK SMOOTHY (BRITISH 20TH-CENTURY)

The Queen Elizabeth II at Cape Town March 1991Signed and dated ‘Derrick Smoothy 1991’ (lower right) and furtherinscribed on reverse ‘to Ken for kindness and encouragementDerrick 9th June 91’Oil on canvas

12 x 16in (30.5 x 40.5cm.) Framed

Provenance: Given by the artist to Kenneth Vard

£400-600

18FRANK H. MASON R.I., R.S.M.A. (1876-1965)

The Everard tanker Clarity on Bowl Quay, King’s LynnSigned ‘Frank H. Mason’ (lower left)Oil on canvas


Used by Everards for a company calendar

£500-800

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19SIR GEORGE ROSE SARTORIUS, R.N. (BRITISH 1790-1885)

Shipping of the Belam Tower, PortugalSigned ‘G R Sartorius’ (lower right) and inscribed ‘Belam CastleTagus’ (left middle)Watercolour


George Rose Sartorius enjoyed a long and interesting naval career, joiningat the age of eleven, and was Admiral of the Fleet when he died. At thetime this picture was painted, he was probably serving as a temporaryAdmiral to the Portuguese Fleet having been brought in to keep orderduring a politically difficult time. Often spending his own money to keepmutinous men quiet, the Portuguese authorities attempted to arrest himwhen he threatened to remove the fleet as security. However, he arrestedthe arresting officers and negotiated his departure which was achievedwithout remorse in 1833, his successor, Captain Charles Napier, wiselyrefusing to budge until payment funds were proven forthcoming.

£3000-5000

20RAPHAEL MONLEON Y TORRES (SPANISH, 1847-1900)

Dutch hay barges near a jettySigned and dated ‘R. Monleon 1867’ (lower right)Oil on panel

12I x 21Din. (32 x 54cm.) Framed

£800-1200

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21EDWARD WILLIAM HEREFORD, R.N. (FL.1851-74)

Study of a fishing boat in shallow water, a pier and crane beyond;together with two further studies and two panels of sketches forsmall craftAll stamped ‘EWH’ and numbered 111, 200, 181, 196 & 105 (Onverso); 200 initialled ‘EWH Dover 1875’ (lower left)Watercolour heightened with white

8D x 19in. (21 x 48cm.) largest three

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£200-300

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Shipping with a Mediterranean harbour beyond; A West Countryharbour at low tide; Study for a lateen-rigged chasse-maréeStamped and numbered ‘EWH’ 133, 135 and 115 (Verso)Watercolour on card (133, 135) and paper (3)

10I x 21Iin. (26.5 x 54.5cm.); 9N x 21Din. (25 x 54cm.); 13 x 23Nin. (33 x 60.5cm.)

£300-500


An estuary with town beyond; Shipping in an estuary withlighthouseStamped and numbered ‘EWH’ 77 and 71 (Verso)Watercolour (2)

10 x 21Iin. (25.5 x 54.5cm.) each, approximately

£200-400

The following group of watercolours were executed by Captain William Hereford, R.N. (1831-1914). He entered the navy in 1851 and wasa Midshipman aboard the 120 First Rate Trafalgar, from which he took part in the bombardments of Odessa and Sebastopol in October1854. In 1857-8 he served in China, was at the action of Falshan and landed with the Naval Brigade at the taking of the Canton. Risingquickly through the ranks, he was Lieutenant aboard the Excellent and then Arrogant in 1859 for gunnery duties, and was actively involvedin the suppression of the slave trade on the West Coast of Africa, and finally he was appointed Commander of the cadet training shipBritannia 1863-8 before serving two years in the East Indies between 1872-4 when he retired. His illustrated logs, letter books,commissions, medal list and gunnery notes are in the National Collection at Greenwich.

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A frigate of the Royal Navy in full sail; A frigate of the Royal Navyshortening sail before a squallStamped and numbered ‘EWH’ 99 and 118 (Verso)Watercolour, one laid on card (2)

8 x 11in. (20 x 28cm.); 8 x 14Din. (20 x 36cm.)

£150-200

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A merchant steamship weathering a storm with rocks in theforeground; A dis-masted Royal Navy sailing ship in a gale withbow anchors dropped; A sailing ship heeling over in a galestamped ‘EWH’ and numbered 147, 195 and 101 (On verso)Monochrome on paper, heightened with white

8 x 18in. (20.5 x 46cm.); 10 x 18Nin. (25.5 x 47.5cm.); 6N x 10in.(17 x 25.5cm.)

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£150-250


A fishing boat resting on a beach; A ruinous barge beached on abankInscribed ‘“Greenwich” May 5th 1903’; ‘Yarmouth Water Augst. 18– PM Mu-o Castle’ (lower left) and stamped and numbered ‘EWH’182 and 197 (On verso)Watercolour

8I x 19in. (21.5 x 48cm.) each approximately

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£200-300

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A prison hulk resting on a mudflat with another at anchorbeyond; A frigate hove to at seaWatercolour on paper

7 x 11in. (18 x 28cm.); 6I x 11Din. (16.5 x 28.5cm.)

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£150-250


The Bombardment of Sebastopol, 17th October, 1854 at 3.35pm:H.M.S. Trafalgar’s guiding paddle frigate Retribution’s mast beingshot away by the enemy.Signed and dated ‘RIH/55’ (lower right)Watercolour on paper heightened with white mounted on linen-backed card.

11I x 17Din. (29 x 44cm.)

For details of H.M.S. Trafalgar please refer to lot 63 where the

moment in this picture is mentioned.

H.M.S. Retribution enjoyed the distinction of being the first custom-builtpaddle frigate in the Royal Navy and was launched in 1844. Suffering fromthe usual failings of any prototype, she was significantly modified in 1847-49, after which she proved a very successful ship. Sent to the Black Sea tosupport the fleet at the outbreak of the Crimean War, she scored the winninghit on the arsenal at Odessa during the 12-hour bombardment on 22nd April1854, and was likewise employed off Sebastopol on 17th October the sameyear where she was damaged but survived until scrapped in 1864.

£400-600

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29NICCOLO S. CAMMILLERI OF MALTA (fl.1820-1855)

H.M.S. Canopus departing the Grand Harbour at VallettaInscribed ‘H.M.S. Canopus 1835’ at centreWatercolour

Originally the French ship Franklin, Nelson captured her at the Battle of theNile in 1798 and renamed her Canopus. She was finally sold from servicein 1887.

11 x 16Iin. (28 x 42cm.) Contemporary frame

£1400-1600


A Spanish ship-of-the-line in receipt of a British BroadsideWatercolour on paper, photocopied label to reverse reading ‘A.E. Oakes 1st Class March 25th 1834’

10I x 14Iin. (26.5 x 37cm.) Framed; together with a watercolourof a tethered hulk lying high in the water, 5I x 9Iin. (14 x 24cm.)Framed

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£300-500

31FRENCH SCHOOL (EARLY 19TH-CENTURY)

A French 6th-Rate sailing on port reach in a choppy seaPencil and watercolour, inscribed ‘French Man of War’ (lower left)

Watercolour

7I x 9in. (19 x 23cm.) Framed

£400-600

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32BRIAN COOLE (BRITISH, 20TH-CENTURY)

Full-length portrait of the American Commander Stephen DecaterSigned ‘Brian Coole’ (lower right) and inscribed ‘CommanderStephen Decater’ (mid left)

Oil on canvas

35I x 28in. (90 x 71cm.) Framed

£300-500

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33EDWIN BRUNT (19TH-CENTURY)

Capture of the French Frigate “Revolutionaire” 21st October, 1794Watercolour on paper, signed lower left.

6I x 12in. (16.5 x 30.5cm.) Framed

£250-400

34LOUIS DODD (BRITISH, BORN 1943)

A late 17th Century admiralty yacht lying in an estuarySigned ‘Louis Dodd’ (lower right)Oil on panel

14D x 18Din. (36 x 46.5cm.) Framed

£500-800

35CIRCLE OF NICHOLAS CONDY

Yachts of the Royal Yacht Squadron racing off Cowes Castle with awarship beyondOil on Panel with supply trade label for Rowney & Forster onreverse.

10D x 13in. (26 x 33cm.) Framed

£350-450

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36G. W. BUTLAND (BRITISH, FL. 1831-43)

Shipping in the company of fishing boats off ScotlandSigned on wreckage ‘G. W. Butland’ (lower right)Oil on canvas

29 x 41in. (73.5 x 104cm.) Framed

£3000-5000

37JOHN WILSON CARMICHAEL (BRITISH, 18??)

A busy shipping sceneOil on canvas

16 x 24in (40.5 x 61cm.) Framed

£1500-2000

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38JOHN STANLEY DALISON (BRITISH, 20TH-CENTURY)

A squadron of motor torpedo boats on patrolSigned ‘J S Dalison’ (lower left)Oil on canvas

29I x 39Iin. (75 x 100cm.) Framed

£400-600

39IRWIN JOHN DAVID BEVAN (BRITISH 1852-1940)

A line of British ships giving and receiving fire at the Battle ofJutlandSigned ‘Irwin Bevan’ (lower left)Watercolour

5D x 10Nin. (13.5 x 27.5cm.) Framed; together with a print of theWhite Star Liner Teutonic

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£150-250

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40TWO 19TH-CENTURY SILHOUETTE PICTURES

entitled PAUL JONES and The Golden Hind and Santa Maria

each, 12I x 16Iin. (32 x 42cm.) Original maple frames

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£400-600

41AFTER JOHN HOPKINS

A Tribute to the Memory of the late Vice Admiral Viscount NelsonColoured mezzotint engraved by Young and published by Boydell& Co. London, 4th June, 1806

26 x 20in. (66 x 51cm.) Contemporary maple frame

£300-500

42A 19TH-CENTURY BAXTER PRINT OF NELSON

after the original by Lemuel Abbot, mounted within originalmaple frame

9 x 8in. (23 x 20cm.) overall

£100-150

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43A WEDGWOOD JASPERWARE PLAQUE OF LORD NELSON

after the original by John de Vaere, mounted within an ornatelycarved gilt wood frame

8Iin. (21.5cm.) high overall

£350-450

44A CAST IRON PORTRAIT PLAQUE OF LORD NELSON

after the original by John de Vaere, mounted within an early 19th-Century wooden frame

6Iin. (16.5cm.) high overall

£200-300

45AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY PRATTWARE JUG COMMEMORATING

NELSON AND BERRY

Named portraits enriched in a typical palette

6in. (15cm.)

£180-220

46A 19TH-CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE JUG OF NELSON

depicted full-length and standing beside a cannon on a baseinscribed Nelson

11Nin. (30cm.) high

£200-300

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47A CONTEMPORARY PRINT OF NELSON’S FUNERAL CAR

An Exact Representation of the GRAND FUNERAL CAR...

Published by S.W. Fores, January 13th 1806, with applied labeltestifying that ‘Mr Elliot’ had confirmed the accuracy of the image

13 x 10Iin. (33 x 26.5cm.) Framed; together with The Reward ofCourage or NELSON TRIUMPHANT depicting Nelson receivingAdmiral Blanquet’s sword in his cabin, published by Fairburn,Nov 24th, 1798, 14 x 10in. (35.5 x 25.5cm.) Framed; together with

a small print of the Rev. Edmund Nelson.

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£150-200

48A COMMEMORATIVE NELSON PLAQUE

the 10Din. (26cm.) roundel of Nelson before Victory’s sternmodelled in clay and bronzed, signed under Nelson SCD ‘85 andsecured to a slate

12Iin. (32cm.) square

£100-150

49A GREEK KEY PATTERN GILT BRASS COMMEMORATIVE SNUFF

BOX

the lid with profile of Nelson, the base listing principal victories(gilt worn)

2Bin. (5.5cm.) diameter; together with a cast brasscommemorative patch box

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£200-300

50A TRAFALGAR CENTENARY SILKWORK

the oak frame with brass plaque stamped HMS Victory / Battle ofTrafalgar / Oct 21st 1805

13 x 19cm. (33 x 48cm.) overall; together with a repousée copperplaque also of Victory in full sail, 15N x 12Iin. (40 x 32cm.)Framed

£100-150

51A MEDALLION PORTRAIT OF NELSON

left facing profile pressed in brass and mounted within an early19th-Century ebonised frame with oak leaf suspension ring

4Gin. (11cm.) square

£150-250

52A GILT-BRONZE PLAQUE OF NELSON

after the original by John DeVere for Wedgwood

3Nin. (9.5cm.) High

£80-120

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53A FINE COPELAND BUST OF LORD NELSON

after the original by John Flaxman, impressed with maker’smarks to reverse and socle

13in. (33cm.) high

£1200-1500

54A FRAGMENT OF VICTORY ORLOP DECK TIMBER

with pinned white metal plaque engraved FRAGMENT OF ORLOPDECK of H.M.S. “VICTORY” TAKEN ABOUT 6 YARDS FROM THESPOT WHERE LORD NELSON DIED, with remnants of paint stillapplied

3I x 3Din. (9 x 8.5cm.) approximately

On 24th October 1903, The Times reported that the elderly battleshipNeptune, which had been sold from service, collided with the Victory whena hawser broke whilst undertow and the tide swung her round and stove inher [Victory’s] port side. This included the orlop deck area where Nelson diedand so it seems likely this souvenir was taken off in the ensuing re-fit.

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55THE HON. CAPT. FREDERICK MAITLAND’S TELESCOPE

the 1Iin. single draw tapering wooden tube with vestiges oforiginal painted finish, signed by the eyepiece TroughtonLONDON Honble Captn. Maitland (optics defective)

25I / 34Iin. (65 / 87.5cm.) closed/open

Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland (1777-1839) enjoyed a lively naval career withnumerous acts of gallantry and derring-do recorded to his credit. However,it was Maitland’s fate to be located at the right place and to act with thetypical independence of thought that characterised many of Britain’sgreater heroes that brought his fame to its zenith. By 1815 he was incommand of the Bellerophon (74) and blockading Rochefort in theaftermath of Waterloo. Receiving intelligence that Bonaparte would attemptto escape to America from there, he sent a small boat, in the belief thatBonaparte would in fact use Rochefort. Maitland’s commanding officer,Admiral Hotham, left standing orders that should he intercept Bonaparte;he was to be taken directly to England. Maitland’s hunch proved correctand after four days of negotiations between the 10th and 14th July,Bonaparte and his entourage embarked for the nine day crossing to Torbay.It took a further nineteen days for the Government to decide what to dowith him and he was transferred to the Northumberland. Maitland’saccount of Napoleon’s time aboard Bellerophon was published in 1826.Maitland was appointed Captain in 1801, rank he held until made a RearAdmiral of the Blue in retirement in 1830, it is therefore highly likely thistelescope was with him aboard Bellerophon during this historic period ofhis career.

£500-800

56AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY ADMIRALTY PROFILE PLAN

for a small 20-gun ship of 546 tons, dated 5th June 1805

18 x 47in. (46 x 119.5cm.) Framed

£400-600

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57A WEDGWOOD JASPERWARE PORTRAIT PLAQUE OF ADMIRAL

DUNCAN

after the original by John de Vaere, maker’s marks impressedbehind

4Gin. (11cm.) High. Framed

£200-300

58THE BOUNTY: OUTWARD BOUND

eyewitness report from a midshipman serving under CaptainBligh written ten months prior to the mutiny

17Din. (44cm.), of column space, back page, columns 1-2, in anoriginal and complete issue of THE CRAFTSMAN,or SAY’SWEEKLY JOURNAL, dated 6th of December,1788

£200-300

59THE BOUNTY: MUTINY

At daybreak on the 28th the cabin of Capt. Bligh was forciblyentered by the Officer of the Watch, assisted by three others whodragged him instantly on the deck menacing his life…

This report covers the 46 day voyage in an open boat with Blighand 18 loyal Officers and men rationed to 1 ounce of bread andone gill of water a day for each man, with on extraordinaryoccasions a spoonful of rum

14Iin. (37 cm.), column space, page 3, columns 1-2 in an originaland complete issue of JACKSONS OXFORD JOURNAL dated 20thMarch, 1790.

£300-400

60THE BOUNTY: AFTERMATH

Sir Joseph Banks has authentic particulars of her having been atOtaheite…

2Kin.(6cm.) column space, page 3, column 1in an original andcomplete issue of THE DIARY or WOODFALL’S REGISTER, dated19th July,1790; together with A remarkable communication saidto be from Christian, Chief Mutineer: This extraordinary nauticalcharacter has at length transmitted to England an account of hisconduct in his mutiny on board the Bounty… He is said to beworking for the Spanish Government in South America afterhaving visited Juan Fernandez and then being shipwrecked

8in. (20cm.), of column space, page 3, column 3 in an originaland complete issue of THE TIMES, dated 13th September, 1796.

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£400-500

61THE BOUNTY: DESCENDANTS OF THE MUTINEERS, PITCAIRN

ISLAND

a comprehensive report from the Quarterly Review with the textsof two letters from Captain Mayhew Folger of the Topaz (Boston)and Captain Thomas Staines of H.M.S. Briton. Folgers letter datedNantucket, March 1st,1813, refers back to his discovery inFebruary 1808 of the last refuge of the Mutineers which wasrediscovered by Sir Thomas Staines in his report from Valparaisoon 18th October 1814. Both Captains thought the islanduninhabited and were amazed to find a settlement of 40-46English speaking grown up young people and one 50-60 year oldmutineer, John Adams, also referred to as Alexander Smith whohad sailed with Captain Bligh on the Bounty

41in. (104cm.), page 2, columns 2 & 3, in an original andcomplete issue of THE TIMES, dated 16th December, 1815

£400-600

62H.M.S CYCLOPS: A CASED SPRIG FROM THE MOUNT OF OLIVES

contained within a small mahogany box with paper label insidelid inscribed Sprig from Mouth of Olives, May 1841, H.M.S.Cyclops, Lieut T. Short, Garden of Olives dar hallow’d spot, Thefame of Thy wonders shall ne’er be forgot

4in. (10cm.) diameter; together with two brass model anchors; asmall model of a coracle with paddle and a ship in bottle (5)

£200-300

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63AN HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT LOG BOOK FOR H.M.S. TRAFALGAR INCLUDING HER CRIMEAN WAR BOMBARDMENTS OF ODESSA

AND SEBASTOPOL IN 1854

completed between 29th July 1850 with Admiral Montagu Stopford hoisting his flag, and 10th April 1855 with stores being returned tothe Dockyard and main topmast being “struck”, written in a tight neat hand with between one and two weeks of entries per page inruled sections and detailing usual shipboard procedures and weather observation, including her period of service in the Black Sea forthe Bombardment of Odessa, 23 April 1854: 4.30 “Fury” Opened fire on the batteries of Odessa, 6.30 Ditto, anchored; and a long entryfor the Bombardment of Sebastopol, 17th October 1854: AM at 7h The Allied forces on shore commenced firing... Arrived five steamtransports.. cleared for action and got up 100 Rounds of shot for each Gun.. Weighed in tow of “Retribution” lashed alongside Weighedin tow the “Britannia” and “Queen” weighed in tow of steamers the remainder of the Squadron following. Noon – standing in towardsSebastopol. Old French leading ship open Fire on the South Batteries, 1.45 “Terrible” opened fire on the North, lists further order offiring until The action becoming general, 3.18 “Trafalgar” opens fire... 3.25 “Trafalgar” drifting on “Rodneys” broadside, 3.35 the“Retributions” main mast shot away, 3.40 observed “Albion” being towed out of action, 4.50 set spanker and tried to take up station, 5hcame to with steam anchor, and dropped B.B. ahead of “Britannia” and re-opened fire on the Large Fort... 5.15 After Main Shroud andMain Lift shot away, 5.39 ceased firing not being able to see the Object, 5.45 “Trafalgar” firing occasional Shots, Fleet in Generalproceeding out of the Action, 6.30 Small Batteries firing red hot shot on “Trafalgar”, 7.40 Weighed and proceeded towards Anchorage,being the last ship out of the Action, 9.15 anchored in 25 fathoms; Squadron in Company, some of the spare pages after the logs’conclusion being used to list the crews for several other ships including Rattlesnake, Blonde, Excellent, Hastings, Pembroke andMonarch, bound between vellum-covered boards with marbled linings and page edges

13 x 8Iin. (33 x 21.5cm.)

The First Rate Trafalgar was ordered in February 1825 as the last of five ‘Saint George’ class three-deckers designed after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Herkeel was laid in Woolwich Dockyard in December 1829 but she was not ready for launching until the summer of 1841, having spent 11I years on the stocks.A large vessel of 2,694 tons measuring 205I feet in length with a 53I foot beam, she mounted 120 guns of varying calibre required 1,000 men to crew her.Built by Oliver Lang at Woolwich, she was launched by him on 21st June 1841 with a crowd of 500,000 people said to have assembled to watch the spectacle.Initially employed as flagship to the Commander-in-Chief, Sheerness, she showed her mettle in the Crimean War when she took an active role in the twelve-hour bombardment of Odessa on 23rd April 1854 and the subsequent huge bombardment of Sebastopol on 17th October the same year. These triumphs alsosignalled the end of the supremacy of sail, as graphically illustrated by this lot, the great three-deckers which had successfully pounded the Russian defenceshad mostly been towed into position by steamships and it had become clear to the Admiralty that the future of the Pax Britannica lay with steam.

Consequently, Trafalgar like most of her larger contemporaries, was docked forconversion and fitted with screw propulsion in a refit lasting a year from August 1858.Last at sea with the Reserve Fleet in 1869, she was then converted to a boys’ trainingship at Portsmouth and, when transferred to Portland in 1873, was renamed BoscawenFinally sold out of the service in July 1906, she was broken up on the Thames after sixty-five years afloat.

Admiral the Hon. Sir Montagu Stopford, KCB (1798-1864) was the nephew of Admiral SirRobert Stopford, GCB, GCMG, a flag officer of considerable fame who enjoyed a careerof great distinction throughout the Napoleonic Wars. Young Montagu joined the RoyalNavy in 1810 as a 1st class volunteer aboard his uncle’s flagship Scipion for the conquestof Java (1811), and, thanks to his own talent, received rapid promotion to Lieutenant(1819), Commander (1822) and Post Captain (1825). Promoted to flag rank in 1853, on4th August 1854 he was appointed Captain of the Fleet [in the Black Sea] and attachedto Admiral Dundas’s flagship Britannia With the main naval activity in the Crimean Warover by the end of that year, Stopford was then made Superintendent of the Dockyardat Malta (Jan. 1855 - July 1858) and retired on half-pay in 1863.

‘Captain of the Fleet’ is essentially a temporary Admiralty post, the officer so appointedbeing required to carry out all the C. in C.’s orders and also to maintain disciplinethroughout the fleet, an area in which his rulings are “supreme”.

£1000-1500Trafalgar bombarding Sebastopol, from lot 28

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64A PAIR OF DECORATIVE BRASS NAVAL-TYPE GUNS

with 30in. four-stage barrels, set on stepped wooden naval truckswith brass fittings and wooden wheels

8I x 32in. (21.5 x 81.5cm.)

£800-1200

65A PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY MINIATURE BRASS CANNON

each with a 12Iin. five stage tapering barrel with raisedmouldings, rounded cascabel stamped with proof marks beneath,mounted on brass-mounted naval-type carriages with brasstrucks

4N x 13Nin. (12 x 35cm.) overall

£1500-2000

66A 19TH-CENTURY MODEL BRASS SWIVEL GUN

the 9Iin. barrel mounted on a shaped teak base; together with aBritish iron restrike of the German Lusitania medal, in box; andtwo small iron cannon balls

(4)

£100-150

67A MODEL CANNON MADE FROM METAL RECOVERED FROM THE

ROYAL GEORGE

the four-stage tapering barrel with inscription reading Relic ofRoyal George/Sunk/ 1782 raised 1840, mounted on a naval-typewooden truck (later)

7Iin. (19cm.) barrel length

£200-300

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68A DETAILED AND WELL MADE 1:12 SCALE WOOD AND METAL

MODEL OF A 68 POUND CARONADE OF THE TYPE SUPPLIED TO

H.M.S. VICTORY

modelled by A. Walshaw with heavy two-stage tapering barrel withGRIII monogram in relief, ordnance marks, sights, bored touch hole,threaded cascabel elevation screw, mounted on hinged pivots tosliding oak platform with iron fittings, pinned to oak foundation, therear with brass track wheel

4D x 8Din. (11 x 21cm.)

£300-400

69A WELL CONSTRUCTED AND DETAILED 1:12 SCALE WOOD AND

BRASS MODEL OF A CULVERIN OF THE TYPE USED ABOARD SIR

FRANCIS DRAKE’S FLAGSHIP REVENGE

modelled by A. Walshaw with barrel after Thomas Owen’s original of1571, cast with Tudor Rose motif and “signed” Thomas Owen-MadeThis-Pece-Anno-DNI 1571, mounted on a metal fitted oak truck ofmarine type

4 x 11in. (10 x 28cm.)

£250-350

70A DETAILED WOOD AND METAL 1:12 SCALE MODEL OF A TUDOR

DEMI-SLING OF THE TYPE USED ABOARD THE MARY ROSE

modelled by A. Walshaw with wrought iron hooped barrel fastened toa fitted long wooden truck with iron strapped wooden wheels and pegand tongue elevation

2N x 11in. (7 x 28.5cm.)

£150-250

71A LATE 18TH-CENTURY SWEDISH ANTREBILER OR BOARDING AXE

of typical construction, the head with long fore-and-aft langetsthrough riveted to original stepped handle impressed ‘ 21EZ’, bothjapanned overall

34Iin. (87.5cm.) long

Lit: Gilkerson, W: Boarders Away Vol 1, p.31-33.

£800-1000

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72AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING AMERICAN PRESENTATION

PORTRAIT CANE FROM CAPTAIN SEMMES OF THE U.S. SHIPS

ALABAMA TO JOHN LANCASTER, OWNER OF THE S.Y.

DEERHOUND, 1864

the tapering wooden twist-barley shaft with white metal cuffengraved Presented to JOHN LANCASTER Esq ./owner of thesteam yacht DEERHOUND/as a token of grateful appreciation ofthe actions of his Captain E.P. Jones in the rescue of officers &men/of the Confederate cruiser “ALABAMA”, lost/gallantly in battlewith the “KEARSARGE”/off Cherbourg, June 19, 1864/by CaptainR. SEMMES, terminating in a portrait bust, probably Semmes,handle

37in. (94cm.) high

Models of Alabama and Kearsarge are offered in lots 260 and 261 with a fulldescription of their dramatic encounter. It is also well recorded that theresourceful Captain Semmes of Alabama evaded capture, along with aboutfifty of his men by the timely assistance of the Deerhound who had no doubtbeen enjoying the drama played out in the home waters of the EnglishChannel.

£1500-2000

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73AN EARLY 20TH-CENTURY ROYAL NAVAL MASTER-AT-ARMS

SOLID HALF-BASKET HILTED SWORD

with 31in. etched steel blade stamped ‘S.T. LONDON MADE’, blackwire-bound fish skin grip with stepped pommel, regulationbullion loop and scabbard as appropriate

37Nin. (96cm.) overall

Lit: May & Annis: Swords for Sea Service, HMSO, 1971, Sword No. 382 Vol1, p.48; Vol 2 Plate 45.

£200-300

74A RARE VICTORIAN BROAD BLADE 1856-PATTERN NAVAL DIRK

the 12 x 1Din. blade finely etched over both sides with VRmonogram, wire-bound black fish skin grip with lion’s headpommel (restoration, lacking scabbard)

17Iin. (44.5cm.) overall

Lit: May & Annis: Swords for Sea Service, HMSO, 1970, vol1 p77. vol 2plt 63.

£200-300

75A 19TH-CENTURY OFFICER’S HALF-BASKET HILTED SWORD FOR

THE ROYAL NAVY

with 26Nin. steel blade, white wire-bound fish skin grip, lion’s head pommel with full-length mane, hinged thumb guardengraved A.W. Warry (lacks scabbard)

32in. (81.5cm.) overall

£100-150

76A REGULATION OFFICER’S CLOAK FOR THE ROYAL NAVY, CIRCA

1920

fine blue wool felt with white silk lining, tailor’s label for GievesLtd. Inscribed R.C. Gordon, gilt metal fittings comprising lion’smask clasps, securing chain and regulation buttons

43in. (109cm.) high

£100-150

77A LARGE QUANTITY OF 19TH-CENTURY ROYAL NAVY UNIFORM

REGULATION GILT BRASS BUTTONS

approximately one hundred and fifty comprising about fifty largeand one hundred small, supplied from various makers includingFirmin & Sons; W. Jackson; Pigott & Sons and Jennens & Co.;together with assorted lengths of mostly regulation gold braid

(A lot)

Provenance: These buttons etc were cut from the various uniformsworn by Admiral Charles Starmer who entered the Royal Navy in1818 as a First Class Volunteer. After service around the world,during which he was made Lieutenant in 1837, he fought withdistinction in the naval brigade employed in the war with China in1842 and was made Commander at the end of the same year. Aftersuccessive promotions, he retired in 1885 with the rank of fullAdmiral.

£80-120

78A RARE 19TH-CENTURY ROYAL NAVY RATING’S PLAITED STRAW

HAT

with tally for H.M.S. Majestic, trimmed around the rim in cloth,the crown with button, remnant lining (old wear)

13in. (33cm.) diameter

H.M.S. Majestic was a battleship of nearly 15,000 tons built in 1895. Servingwith the Channel Fleet in World War I, she was torpedoed by U-21 on 27thMay 1915 sinking in just seven minutes with a total of forty casualties.

£100-150

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79H.M.S. TRAFALGAR: MEDITERRANEAN FLEET ANCHORAGES

LOG, CIRCA 1897

An interesting log with each of seventy-four mapped anchoragesdescribing modes of approach and departure of the fleet, themaps typically traced in ink on tracing paper and securedopposite text, index, fly leaf inscribed Commander J.S. Clarke, 3Outram Terrace, Stoke, Devon, 8/11/97, loose notes requestingcopies of this log be prepared for general circulation and afurther letter from H.M. Consul Beirut regarding the visit of aFrench Admiral, bound with hard boards covered in sail clothwith pasted labels to front

13 x 8in. (33 x 20.2cm.)

£300-500

80A DECORATIVE BRASS CASTING FROM THE FIRST CLASS

ARMOURED CRUISER H.M.S. ACHILLES (1905)

from a tompion or badge and depicting the left-facing profilehead of a helmeted Achilles mounted on an engine-turned copperplaque set within a circular brown Bakelite frame

7Nin. (19.5cm.) diameter

£200-300

81AN UNOFFICIAL BADGE FROM THE BATTLECRUISER H.M.S.

INDOMITABLE (1908)

cast in brass and comprising a gothic “I” within a rope-borderedroundel surmounted by the Prince of Wales’ feathers flanked byoak leaves

9Nin. (25cm.) high

Built by Clydebank and displacing 17,373 tons, the Indomitable was one ofthree “Invincible” Class battlecruisers. Although later condemned as badlyconceived because of the name ship Invincible’s destruction at Jutland, atthe time they met all their contractual specifications and could cruise at over25 knots. Indomitable was commissioned in June 1908 and a month latercarried the Prince of Wales (later King George V) to Montreal, a factrecognised in the ship’s chosen crest.

£300-500

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82A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH-CENTURY COURT DRESS EPAULETTES

FOR VICE ADMIRAL GOSSELIN

silver lace with bullions secured around a rigid bonnet trimmedin red silk and Morocco, eyelets for coat ties and maker’s labelsfor Moore (late Bicknells & Moore) Old Bond Street., containedwithin red card box of issue, inscribed underneath Vice AdmiralGosselin / From William McGee/43 Conduit Street,

10in. (25.5cm.) diameter (box)

Thomas Le Merchant Gosselin (1765-1857) born at St. Peter Port, Guernsey,entered the navy in 1778 and enjoyed an interesting naval career: Capturedand released by enemy forces and present at some of the most interestingactions of the period, most notably The Battle of the Saintes, 12 April 1782,the Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 and the capture of Surinam in1799. Marrying in 1809 he had no further career at sea, but became a rear-admiral in 1814, a vice admiral in 1815 and a full admiral in 1841. A similarpair of epaulettes, owned by Sir John Franklin, can be viewed in thecollection of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

£150-200

83A CROSS MADE FROM TIMBER RECOVERED FROM H.M.S.

WARSPITE (1913)

mounted on a pine plinth with engraved plate inscribed Madefrom the Jackstaff of/HMS Warspite/Glory to God, a second platebehind inscribed Presented to St. Lawrence’s Church by G.E.Barnes Esq 1950

14N x 11in. (37.5 x 28cm.)

£100-150

84A REVERSIBLE SILVER SOUVENIR BROOCH FOR H.M.S.

FORMIDABLE

the 1in. roundel hinged in 1Nin. diameter frame with securingpin depicting the ship in profile, the reverse with Naval Crowninscribed H.M.S. FORMIDABLE under, Birmingham hallmarks forWMCo 1910, contained within a lignum vitê box with lens tocentre of threaded lid with retailer’s label inscribed T.H.E.WELHAM MLG CO. MEDALLISTS 8 & 9 GREAT CHAPEL STREETLONDON W


Formidable was a 15,000 ton battleship launched at Portsmouth in 1898. Shemet her end early in the Great War when, on 1st January 1915, she formedpart of the 5th Battle Squadron under command of Vice Admiral Sir LewisBayley, C-in-C, Channel Fleet. Whilst steaming in line at a stately 10 knots offStart Point, Formidable, who was bringing up the rear, was torpedoed twiceby U-24. Despite frantic efforts to save men in the water, of a complement of780, 512 men were lost. Bayley was much criticised for his “want ofprudence” and relieved of command. Despite his efforts, he was never ableto re-open the enquiry and clear his name.

£300-400

85THE NAMEBOAD FROM THE ROYAL NAVY DESTROYER

MATAPAN (1945)

nickel-plated brass lettering secured to a teak board

12 x 60in. (30.5 x 152.5cm.)

HMS Matapan was a John Brown-built Destroyer of 1945, sold from service to Vickers for breaking 1979.

£400-600

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86A RARE PAIR OF BRASS BULKHEAD ELECTRIC LAMPS FROM

THE ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA & ALBERT II (1899)

with recessed bulkhead support fronted with a scallop pierced bythe tail of a stylised dolphin, the mouth supporting bulb fittingand cut glass cover (later)

14in. (35.5cm.) Including shade

Gavin, C.M.: Royal Yachts, Rich & Cowan Ltd. Photographic Appendicesimage of Officer’s Wardroom where lamps are viewed insitu.

£1200-1500

87A PLATED HALF PINT TANKARD FROM THE OFFICERS’

WARDROOM OF THE ROYAL YACHT VICTORIA & ALBERT III

of bulbous form, the front engraved Royal Yacht within a garter,further stamped ‘ER 6 I PINT’, the base with retailer’s marks forBarker Bros.

4in. (10cm.) high

£100-150

88A RARE SERVING PLATTER FROM THE ROYAL YACHT PRINCE

REGENT, CIRCA 1820

with transfer print rim and central devise for the Prince of Wales,pie crust border with cobalt blue edge trimmed in gilt, thereverse signed Sharpus & Co., Cockspur St. LONDON (1in. chip at‘4’ restored)


Note: When George, Prince of Wales was declared Regent on 5th February,1811, his appointment was followed by the building of two Royal Yachts:The Royal George (1817) and the Prince Regent of 282 tons, completed in1815. She was given as a present to the Imam of Muscat in 1836.

£800-1200

89A RARE ROCK CRYSTAL CRAVAT PIN COMMEMORATING H.M.S.

DISCOVERY (1901)

including a painted miniature of Discovery in ice entitled H.M.S.Discovery behind a bull’s-eye of rock crystal, mounted on ayellow metal setting with pin

3in. (7.5cm.) high overall

£800-1200

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90AFTER THOMAS WHITCOMBE

Capture of La Nerride, Dec 21st, 1797Coloured mezzotint by Sutherland, published by Jenkins May 1st,1816

8 x 10Iin. (20 x 27cm.) Framed; together with a modernreproduction in the manner of the Roux brothers entitled Fregatedes Etats-Unis d’Amerique, courant au mouillage, 13 x 17in. (33 x43cm.) Framed.

(2)

£150-200

95A VERY RARE SECOND CLASS DINING SALOON CHAIR FROM

R.M.S. OLYMPIC, CIRCA 1910

with carved and moulded mahogany back and arms, removablecircular tapestry-covered seat, bolted to cast iron tripod baseretaining deck support bolt hole

34 x 22in. (86.5 x 56cm.)

Identical to those used aboard her infamous sister Titanic, surprisingly fewof these chairs survive from Olympic’s breaking, the other known examplebeing composite. This example was originally acquired at the break up saleheld by Thomas Ward in 1935.

£4000-6000

96A SHERATON REVIVAL 1ST CLASS RESTAURANT CHAIR FROM

THE WHITE STAR LINER MAJESTIC (EX-BISMARCK), CIRCA 1914

carved and moulded with satinwood stringing, plush sprungcovered seat, fluted legs with cross stretchers and deck securingpoint

35I x 22Iin. (90 x 57cm.)

Built by Blohm & Voss for the Hamburg-America Line, Bismarck (sister of theImperator) was incomplete when War erupted in 1914. Handed over to WhiteStar in 1918, she was completed by them and entered service as their largestvessel, registering 56,551 tons and enjoyed a service speed of 23 knots. Withthe merger/takeover by Cunard in 1934, she was sold to the Navy andrenamed Caledonia to serve as a training ship. Gutted by fire in 1939, shesank at her moorings, finally re-floated for breaking at Inverkeithing in 1943.

£800-1200

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97A RARE WHITE METAL AND ENAMEL SOUVENIR BROOCH FOR

THE WHITE STAR LINE R.M.S. GERMANIC OR BRITANNIC (I),

CIRCA 1874

depicted sailing in a calm sea, mounted on a circle withdecorated border and securing pin

1Iin. (4cm.) diameter

£200-300


THE S.S. CITY OF MONTREAL, CIRCA 1871

depicting the vessel steaming in a heavy sea with some sails set,mounted on an oblong with securing pin, the reverse engravedS.S. City of Montreal

1Iin. (4cm.) wide

Built by Tod & McGregor of Glasgow for the Inman Line, City of Montrealwas an iron hulled clipper-bowed steamship registering 4,451 gross tonsand designed for the trans Atlantic crossing between Liverpool and NewYork. Accommodation for 60-1st, 60-2nd and 1,200-3rd Class Passengerswas provided and she could make a respectable 12 knots. In 1877 she wasrefitted and thereafter carried two funnels; however on the 10th August 1887she was overwhelmed by fire at sea with all hands saved by the FurnessLines liner York City.

£300-400


THE S.S. CITY OF ROME, CIRCA 1881

depicting the ship steaming in a brisk sea inscribed “City ofRome”, mounted on an oblong with securing pin and furtherengraved on the reverse TO PEGGY FROM GRANDMA 1917

1Iin. (4cm.) wide

Built by the Barrow Shipbuilding Co. originally for the Inman Line, City ofRome registered 8,415 gross tons and could accommodate 271-1st, 250-2ndand 810-steerage class passengers. With her elegant clipper bow and fourmasts, she was called the world’s most beautiful liner. After five voyageswith Inman, she transferred to the Anchor Line in 1882 on the same transAtlantic run between Liverpool and New York. In 1898 she repatriated 1,690Spanish troops from Portsmouth, USA to Santander after the Spanish-American War. She was scrapped in Germany in 1902.

£300-400

100R.M.S. OCEANIC: A PHOTO-ETCHED COPPER PRINTER’S BLOCK

OF HER LAUNCH, CIRCA 1899

together with three other blocks depicting the Mauretania at sea(1907); R.M.S. Etruria (1885) and an Isle of Man paddle packet(1890’s)

7I x 4Iin. (19 x 11.5cm.)

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£100-150

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101A RARE TITANIC SURVIVORS FUND MEDALLION

in aluminium with finely realised profile of the ship within aninscription from the Ballam and Tooting Relief Fund, the reversewith inscription dedicating it to the Active Workers..of the fund


Although many local relief funds were formed to raise money for thesurvivors and their dependants of the disaster, very few issued a medal.The example offered is in near mint condition.

£300-400

102A RARE SOUVENIR TABLE BELL FROM R.M.S. OLYMPIC,

CIRCA 1911

in plated metal with enamelled helm inscribed R.M.S. OLYMPICon rim with crossed U.S. and White Star flags within

3Iin. (9cm.) high

£400-600

103A FINE WHITE STAR LINE FIRST CLASS SILVER PLATE SERVING

DISH

with raised scallop decoration and pendants, reverse maker’smarks for Elkington Plate and date letter ‘Z’ (1911)

16in. (40.5cm.) diameter

£400-600

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104A TABLE BURNER FROM R.M.S. QUEEN MARY, CIRCA 1936

impressed on the base with maker’s marks for Elkington Plate,Cunard White Star device, and date letter ‘Z’ (1936)

7Iin. (19cm.) high

The Queen Mary was launched and made her maiden voyage in 1936.

£400-600

105A NICKEL-PLATED ART DECO FIRST CLASS STATEROOM

BULKHEAD SLAVE CLOCK FROM R.M.S. QUEEN MARY, CIRCA

1936

the 4Nin. diameter dial with Arabic numerals, black hands tomodern battery-operated quartz movement

5Pin. (14.8cm.) square; together with original electric slavemovement signed Mercer

(2)

£300-500

106AN ELKINGTON PLATE CRUET SET FROM R.M.S. QUEEN MARY,

CIRCA 1936

impressed underside with maker’s marks, Cunard White Stardevice, date letter ‘Z’ (1936), complete with glass mustard andsalt liners

3in. (7.5cm.) high

£200-300

107A LETTER RACK BY WARING & GILLOWS FOR AN “M” DECK

SUITE FROM R.M.S. QUEEN MARY

constructed in fruitwood with an ebonised pen tray, faintlymarked in pencil underside ‘D 12’

12Nin. (32.5cm.) wide; together with a few sheets of Queen Marystationery and a propelling pencil

£150-250

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108AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING ORGANISATION PLAN FOR

R.M.S. QUEEN MARY, JOHN BROWN, CIRCA 1936

Detailed photographic reductions appended in red ink andcombining vessel profile and deck plans throughout, probablyconcerning air conditioning as originally conceived, printed onlinen

60 x 39in. (152.5 x 99cm.)

£400-600

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109NORMAN WILKINSON: A CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE AGENTS

PRINT OF RMS EMPRESS OF CANADA

depicted at anchor at an eastern port and inscribed NormanWilkinson lower right

24I x 38Nin. (62 x 96.5cm.) Framed

£300-500

110LLOYD, W.W.: ‘P & O PENCILLINGS’

London, 1891, twenty-three chromolithographic plates backedwith illustrations by the author, bound in original decorated greenhard cloth covers (front, end papers and route map replaced)

10N x 15in. (27.5 x 38cm.)

£250-350

111A SOUVENIR TRINKET BOX FROM THE S.S. OPHIR

the oak box with worked silver mount to lid with Birminghamhallmarks for 1906-7, set with a porcelain picture plaque of theship

1I x 3Din. (4 x 8.3cm.)

£150-200

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112AN EARLY P & O LINE “CALEDONIAN” PATTERN CARVER

with “sunburst” trademark to centre, the reverse with impressedmaker’s marks for Ridgeway, Morley & Wear Co., pattern transferand design registration diamond mark for 1846


£400-600

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113R.M.S. MAURETANIA: A SET OF SIX KOSHER SOUP DISHES,

CIRCA 1910-20

with decorated gilt rims, inscribed in Hebrew to centre, thereverse with maker’s marks for Booths Ltd and Cunard emblem

9Din. (23.5cm.) diameter

Literature: Laister, P: A guide to British Shipping Company China of the 19th & 20th Centuries, Vol 1, page 47-8.

£150-200

114A BLUE AND WHITE CARVER FROM THE S.S.YACHT BRITANNIA

with central crest depicting a lion holding a sheath of corn withina garter inscribed S.S. Yacht Britannia, rope border, the reverseimpressed with maker’s mark for Jas Edwards & Sons, Dalehalland suppliers transfer for Stonier & Co.

15Nin. (40cm.) diameter

£100-150

115A RARE MEAT PLATTER FOR THE NATIONAL STEAMSHIP

COMPANY LIMITED, CIRCA 1870

with Patriotic border of roses, thistles and shamrocks, companyinsignia at centre, the reverse with maker’s marks for T. Furnival &Sons of Corbridge and impressed ‘14’

15Din. (38.7cm.) wide

Literature: Laister, P: A guide to British Shipping Company China of the 19th & 20th Centuries, Vol 1, page 74.

£300-500

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116A FINE PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN SAILOR

SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED MASONIC WHALES’ TEETH

incised overall with temple interiors and symbols including a foulanchor, and the American Eagle over a banner inscribed LIBERTY

approximately 5in. high

£1500-2000

117A 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR’S SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE’S

TOOTH

incised over both sides and depicting a pretty lady playing theguitar, the reverse with a Jack Tar looking coyly in her direction

4Iin. (11.5cm.) high; together with another depicting a lady incostume (both with chipped tips), 5in. (13cm.) high

£400-600

118A MID 19TH-CENTURY AMERICAN SAILORWORK SCRIMSHAW-

DECORATED WHALE’S TOOTH

incised over both sides with a whaler and half-length picture of afashionable lady, highlighted in red and green ink

5in. (12.5cm.) high; 203g

£500-800

119A SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED WHALE’S TOOTH

incised on one side with an elegant couple, a whaler entitledCatalia, a house entitled Captain Hudsons House and a whalelabelled Sperm Whale

5Iin. (14cm.)

£200-300

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120A FINE PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR SCRIMSHAW-

DECORATED WALRUS TUSKS

pricked out on one side with depictions of Victoria and Albert,elegant ladies and other characters, some areas tinted in red inkand lamp black, the reverse drilled for brass suspension rings

20in. (51cm.) high

£2000-3000

121A 19TH-CENTURY TURNED WHALEBONE SWAGGER STICK

the fluted and twist-barley sectioned shaft with knotted grip

28Din. (72cm.) high

£300-500

122A 19TH-CENTURY TURNED WHALEBONE AND MARINE IVORY

NOVELTY WALKING STICK

the plain tapering shaft with baleen inserts under hammer-headed handle

36Iin. (93cm.) high

£500-800

123A GOOD 19TH-CENTURY SHARK VERTEBRAE

WALKING STICK

with baleen tip, inserts and handle

32in. (81.5cm.) long

£150-200

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124A GOOD 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR-WORK MAHOGANY AND BONE

SWIFT OR YARN WINDER

with turned wooden bowl to top, threaded brass securing cuff,bone and mother-of-peal inlaid table clamp with brass thumb-screw under

29in. (73.5cm.) high, excluding screw; contained within originalred wool cloth lined wooden case with hinged lid and securinghooks, 30Iin. (77.5cm.) diameter

£500-700

125AN UNUSUAL 19TH-CENTURY WHALE’S VERTEBRAE TOPPED

STOOL

constructed in teak

24in. (61cm.) high

£700-900

126A 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR’S PORTABLE WOODEN GAMES BOX

comprising reversed chess and backgammon boards inlaid withrose, ebony and fruitwoods, each square pierced with a hole toreceive an appropriate counter or piece, hinged at centre formingbox containing complete sets of rosewood and fruitwood chessand backgammon pieces with securing pegs

21D x 18in. (54 x 46cm.) open

£600-800

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127A 19TH-CENTURY CARVED AND SCRIMSHAW-WORKED POWDER

HORN

incised around the plugged base Lion AD 1867 R.N. the bodycarved in relief with symbols including a lion, centaur and amermaid

14in. (35.5cm.) high

H.M.S. Lion was a 2nd Rate 80-gun ship of the ‘Vanguard’ Class of 1847,converted to a screw battleship in 1859, she sold from service 1905.

£800-1000

128A 19TH-CENTURY SCRIMSHAW-DECORATED HORN BEAKER

incised overall and depicting a British whaler in profile and abottle with HENRY engraved over, highlighted in red ink, with abaleen base

4Nin. (12cm.) high

£150-250

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129A 19TH-CENTURY POWDER HORN

inscribed BOSTON / THOMAS RANDALL / HIS HORN FEB 7 1817,with wooden plug and stopper

10in. (25.5cm.) long

£300-500

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130A 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR’S WOOLWORK PICTURE

depicting a Minotaur class warship within a swag of nationalemblems on a purple ground

15 x 18in. (38 x 46cm.)

£300-500


depicting a merchant ship flying the red ensign in full sail off aheadland with a castle and lighthouse in the foreground

10 x 14in. (25.5 x 36cm.) Framed and glazed

£200-300

132A FINE MID 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR’S WOOLWORK PICTURE OF

THE S. LUSCOMBE

depicted in full sail off a headland with a volcano erupting to theright, entitled S. LUSCOMBE 1853

19 x 27in. (48 x 68.5cm.) Framed and glazed

£400-600


depicting a three-masted warship in full sail on calm sea

17I x 19Iin. (44.5 x 49.5cm.)

£300-500

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134A FINE EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER-

OF-WAR STRAW WORK PICTURE

possibly depicting Portsmouth Prison Camp, with figures walkingbefore an armoured walkway to a block house, a warship sailingbeyond an obelisk, tinted in different coloured inks (now faded)

13D x 18Iin. (33.5 x 47cm.) In (probably original) frame

£700-900

135AN UNUSUAL EARLY 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR’S CARVED RELIEF

WOODEN PICTURE OF A BRITISH THREE-MASTED MAN O’WAR

the hull with main and secondary wales, guns, quarter galleries,stepped masts with fighting tops and sails with reefing pointsand rigging

16 x 29in. (40.5 x 73.5cm.) Framed

The remnants of chain plates and receiving holes in the fighting topssuggest that this model was once rigged, the sails have also traces of whitepaint which would have given the picture a near 3-D quality.

£800-1200

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137 (part)

136A SAILORWORK PICTURE OF SUBMARINE ‘L.5’

oil on linen laid on board of submarine L.5 viewed from abovewith caption reading H.M. Submarine “L5” photographed fromthe air, 1918

18 x 23Iin. (46 x 59.5cm.) framed

Built at Swann Hunter and completed 26th January 1918, L.5 survived untilsold for breakup at Charlestown on 29th October, 1930.

£150-250

137A SAILOR’S PROFILE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE INFAMOUS

GERMAN SUBMARINE U-20

modelled in brushed aluminium and set on a carved and paintedseascape with sky and cloud background within a wooden frame

14 x 21Iin. (35.5 x 54.5cm.) (inc. Frame); together with a brassengineer’s waterline model of a ‘Thames’ Class submarine (1931-3), mounted on an ebonised base, 11Iin. (29cm.) long.

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U-20 achieved notoriety in WWI for the sinking of the Cunard Lines Lusitania,the consequences of which encouraged the USA to end their “ImperialIsolation” and enter the War on the allied side.

£150-250

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140A 19TH-CENTURY SILK PICTURE BY THOMAS WILLIS

depicting a finely worked silk two-masted schooner sailing on apainted background in company with a steam ship

14 x 24in (35.5 x 61cm.) Framed and glazed

£500-800

141J. BEN (19TH-CENTURY)

two late 19th-Century pier head pictures on opaque glassdepicting the W.Hohnston & Co’s S.S. Quernmore (1898); and theChesapeake & Ohio S.S. Co Ltd’s S.S. Kanawha (1893), eachshown steaming with appropriate flags flying, within a life ringwith company ensigns over, signed in the sea, lower right

12 x 10in. (30.5 x 25.5cm.) Later frames

(2)

£150-200

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143A LARGE AND FINELY CARVED OAK CONTINENTAL WOODWORKER’S PLANE

the top decorated with a stylised dolphin front handle and decorated back handle (old wear, evidence of old worm)

49in. (124.5cm.)

Possibly carved by a shipwright, a very similar plane from the Tiroler Volkskunstsmuseum at Innsbruck and described as 17th century, is illustrated in W.L.Goodman: The History of Woodworking Tools, Bell, London, 1964, p.59.

£800-1200

144A RARE LYNSTOCK

the turned tapering shaft inscribed IHS 1763 flanking a heart motif, hooped grip with suspension loop, carved ‘snarling’ dog’s head withmuzzle bored at an angle to receive a taper (areas of scorching)

18in. (46cm.) long

This method of igniting cannon rapidly lost favour with introduction of safer flintlock mechanisms and “portfire” pistols which did not require an exposedtaper and which could be operated at a safe distance by a length of string. The heart motif is suggestive of an East India Co. association.

£500-800

142A FINELY CARVED MID 19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY TILLER

carved from a single piece with fluted body, terminating in a beagle hound’s head

70in. (178cm.) long

£2000-3000

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145A 19TH-CENTURY FIGUREHEAD IN SALVAGED CONDITION

depicting a young lady with flowing hair, skirts and coat,terminating in a scroll flourish, some vestigial blue paint to coat(much of the left side missing)

44in. (112cm.) high

£700-900

146A RARE EARLY 18TH-CENTURY CARVED OAK TOBACCO TRADE

SIGN

modelled as a seated chieftain wearing a skirt of tobacco leaves,necklace, and a trophy of flora and fauna on his head, the reversecarved out to accommodate a pole, iron securing hasp

15in. (38cm.) high

£500-800

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147A 19TH-CENTURY BERMUDAN SHELLWORK VALENTINE

of typical geometric design on a red paper ground, containedwithin an octagonal glazed case (restored)

13Nin. (35cm.) diameter

£1200-1800

148A 19TH-CENTURY BERMUDAN SHELLWORK VALENTINE

of typical geometric design on a green paper ground, containedwithin an octagonal glazed case (restored)


£1200-1800

149A FINE 19TH-CENTURY PAIR OF BERMUDAN SHELLWORK

VALENTINES

the left inscribed FORGET ME NOT the right with a heart and rosemotif, hinged, suspension loops and securing hook, the exteriorfinished in black

each, 9in. (23cm.) diameter

(2)

£1500-2000

150A 19TH-CENTURY BERMUDAN SHELLWORK VALENTINE HINGED

PAIR

the right hand panel inscribed REMEMBER ME, the left with heartmotif (missing glass, loose/missing shells, one side panelmissing, overall wear)

each, 9in. (23cm.) diameter

£300-500

151A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD TEAPOY WITH BERMUDAN-STYLE

SHELLWORK INTERIOR

with hinged, lockable glass lid to shells arranged in typicalgeometric design, baluster support to quatrefoil base withscrolled feet on castors

29 x 20in. (74 x 51cm.)

£800-1200

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152A 19TH-CENTURY POLISHED COCO-DE-MER

Complete and retaining kernel

11Iin. (29cm.) high

£500-800

154A 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR’S CHEST

constructed in pine and of typical form, complete with inset traywith sliding lids accessing compartments and main body, apainted ship inside lid and original rope handles

17 x 38 x 19in. (43 x 96.5 x 48cm.)

£400-500

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153AN 18TH-CENTURY FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS

with tapering two-stage steel barrel, lock (unsigned), woodenstock with brass butt plate, trigger guard, strap loops and ram rod (replaced)

32in. (81.5cm.) long overall

£400-600

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155AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY FRUITWOOD AND EBONY SNUFF

BOX MODELLED AS A CUTTER

the sliding and locking deck with tortoise shell hatch covers andmother-of-pearl inlay between gunports, mounted on inlaidebony stand (later)

2I x 4in. (6.5 x 10cm.)

£500-800

156A 19TH-CENTURY NOVELTY FRUITWOOD SNUFFBOX

carved in the form of a ram-bowed warship with sliding lock lidinscribed ‘A.P.’

4Iin. (11.5cm.) diameter

£300-500

157AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR

BONE SNUFF BOX

the lid incised with a laurel leaf shaped “plaque” (namerubbed/removed), the box with ropework edges, copper hingesand pins

3Din. (8.2cm.) diameter

A similar example is included in the Peterborough Museum collection ofNorman Cross artefacts.

£100-150

158A 19TH-CENTURY BRASS TILLER YOKE

in the form of two entwined serpents, their heads containinglanyard spools, mounted on a mahogany display board for wallhanging

7 x 24in. (18 x 61cm.)

£300-500

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159A VICTORIAN YACHT’S FIGUREHEAD, CIRCA 1870s

finely carved by Shon Edwards In the form of a half-lengthClassical, or possibly Oriental maiden in flowing robes with fernleaves to front, removable outstretched arm, flowing hair withcrown, terminating in a scrollwork flourish, sympatheticallyreturned to original colour scheme

39in. (99cm.) high

Whilst it has been possible to identify the carver of this figurehead withsome degree of certainty, the vessel’s name has thus far remained obscure.Edwards worked between 1860 and 1880 from Portmadoc, Wales and wascelebrated enough in his time to undertake commissions which weredispatched to the yards from there. This example holds a close resemblance instyle and quality to another in the collection of the Royal Yacht Squadron fromthe yacht Mirage, a 196 ton schooner by Berthon Yacht Builders of Lymington.This company built some of the finest yachts of the day from about 1840 andenjoyed an elite client list with many aristocrats and royal families. It is veryrare to find examples of this type retaining their original arm. These weredesigned to be removed when the yacht was in use, and returned when backat anchor, thus saving endless and expensive repair work.

£12000-15000

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163A BRASS PLUNGE-PATTERN FOG HORN BY DAVEY & CO.

with maker’s plate to top and bulkhead securing lugs behind

27in. (68.5cm.) high overall

£80-120

164A SWORDFISH BEAK

43Iin. (110.5cm.) high

£100-150

165A RARE DOLPHIN BINNACLE

cast in brass in the form of three stylised dolphins, their tailssupporting a compass binnacle with burners and a dry card Dentcompass in gimbals, secured to a circular mahogany base (periodcomponents added)

42in. (107cm.) high

The stand is believed to have been recovered from the wreck of the S.S.Svava, a Swedish built transport of 1,216 tons built 1904 which sank in March1944 after a collision off Blythe with the Fort Beausejour whilst carrying acargo of coal.

£1000-1500

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160A PAIR OF GIMBALLED BRASS BULKHEAD OIL LAMPS

converted to electricity, with decorative dolphin bulkheadsecuring brackets

7Iin. (19cm.) high

(2)

£200-400

161A PAIR OF GIMBALLED CANDLE SCONCES

constructed in pierced sheet brass with swivelling gimbals withbrass ball weights, the bases with handles and sockets forbulkhead attachment

8Din. (21cm.) high

£100-150

162A BRASS SHIP’S BELL

un-named

8in. (20cm.) diameter; together with a meeting bell on woodenstand with rest for striker, 12N x 12in. (32.5 x 30.5cm.)

(2)

£150-250

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166AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING CLOCK HOUSING AND

ANEROID BAROMETER SET FROM THE FAMOUS TEA CLIPPER

ARIEL, 1865

with 5Nin dial plate signed J. Muirhead & Sons Glasgow,bevelled glass access; the 4in. aneroid barometer signed Negretti& Zambra set above, both mounted on a nickel-plated anchorengraved on the flukes ARIEL 1865 and further stamped on theverso ‘BM/ESNT’

17Nin. (45cm.) high; together with typed provenance signed JasC. Thomas

Provenance: The signed provenance accompanying this lot reads:According to a dilapidated label attached to the clock when found(1930) it had been “Left at... Cairns, New York, for repairs when(and?) the “Ariel” sailed for Sydney and was lost at sea. Restored(Retuned?) to the owner, June 1873.

The Ariel was a composite iron and wood built clipper of 853 tons and of atype only made for thirty years or so. Built by Robert Steele & Co. ofGreenock, she cost the enormous sum of £15,350 to build, but lived up to herexpectations when she sailed from Foochow to London in 97 days. She waslost on a voyage from London to Sydney in 1872, the clock repairerspresumably not bothering to complete work they would not be paid forreturned an empty case to the owner, now a rare souvenir of one of the greattea clippers of the golden age.

£400-600

167AN UNUSED DIVER’S TORCH BY SIEBE, GORMAN & Co. Ltd.

impressed with maker’s marks and address for Cwmbran, Gwent,finished in chrome, leather wrist strap

11Din. (28.5cm.) high

£80-120

168.A DIVER’S KNIFE BY SIEBE/HEINKE

apparently unused; together with an Admiralty Pattern diver’storch by Siebe Gorman & Co. Ltd, numbered ‘AP 4456’, withleather strap attached

11Din. (28.5cm.) high

(2)

£100-150

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169‘A PLAN OF MILFORD HAVEN IN PEMBROKE SHIRE’

published by Laurie & Whittle, London, 1794, engraving tinted inwatercolour and referencing intended fortifications

20 x 27in. (51 x 68.5cm.) Framed; together with three early 19th-century engraved maps comprising: A plan of the harbours ofFasana and Pola in Istria, London, 1826, 17I 23in. (44.5 x58.5cm.); The Skerki Channel surveyed by Commander E. BelcherHMS Ætna, London, 1833, 18 x 24Iin. (46 x 62cm.); and a Plan ofthe Laloyeri Rocks... Captain Beaufort R.N. 1812, London, 1819

8 x 10in. (20 x 25.5cm.)

(4)

£400-600

170‘THE “TRITONIA” PATENT DEEP SEA DIVING DRESS..’

A twenty-eight page illustrated promotional brochure, the greenpaper cover and fly with manuscript corrections to the addressreading Tritonia Limited 94 Hope St. Glasgow

8I x 5Iin. (22 x 14cm.)

£100-150

171R.H. DAVIS: ‘DEEP DIVING AND SUMARINE OPERATIONS’,

Saint Catherine Press, London, 1935, autograph fly leaf inscribedTo Dr. Leonard A. [?Ws..] With Robert H Davis’s Kindest Regards,errata, pullout frontispiece and end chart, bound with originalgreen cloth boards

10 x 7Din. (25.5 x 18.5cm.)

£150-250

172DIXON KEMP: ‘A MANUAL OF YACHT & BOAT SAILING’

Horace Cox, London, seventh edition 1891, 101 plates includingpullouts, 394 additional figures, 750 pages including index,original blue cloth boards (1in. tear to top of spine)

10N x 7in. (27.5 x 18cm.)

£100-150

173‘ADMIRAL TOGO A MEMOIR,

compiled by Dr. Koya Nakamura for the The Togo GensuiPublishing Society,Tokyo, 1934, decorated marbled boards, dustjacket, good overall condition, rare

12D x 9Iin. (31 x 24cm.)

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174AN 18TH-CENTURY CHART OF THE BERING STRAIT

engraved by T. Harmer and including Cook’s explorations, entitledCHART / of the / NW Coast of AMERICA and NE Coast of ASIA /explored in the Years / 1778 & 1779 / The unshaded parts of theCoast of ASIA are taken from an MS Chart received from theRufsians

16 x 27in. (40.5 x 68.5cm.) Framed and glazed

£200-300

175RICHARD WALTER: ‘A VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD IN THE YEARS

MDCCXL,I,II,III,IV BY GEORGE ANSON, ESQ..’

John and Paul Knapton, London, 1748, third edition, 547 pagescomplete with three fold-out charts (Pacific Ocean damaged),original full calf binding with tooled spine

8 x 5in. (20.3 x 12.5cm.)

£200-300

176AUSTEN, H.C.M.: ‘SEA FIGHTS AND CORSAIRS OF THE INDIAN

OCEAN, BEING THE NAVAL HISTORY OF MAURITIUS FROM 1715

TO 1810’

R.W. Brooks, Government Printer, Port Louis, Mauritius, secondimpression, 1935, thirty-five illustrations and maps, blue clothboards, good condition throughout, rare

£150-240

177SIR W. LAIRD CLOWES: ‘THE ROYAL NAVY, A HISTORY FROM THE

EARLIEST TIMES TO PRESENT’

London, 1901, volumes I-VII inclusive (complete), originaldecorated blue cloth boards (good overall condition, somespotting on title pages)

10I x 8in. (27 x 20cm.)

£400-600

178AN ARCHIVE OF MATERIAL MAINLY PERTAINING TO BLUEBIRD

PROJECTS

comprising photographic Christmas cards from Sir MalcolmCampbell for 1930 and 1934, approximately thirty-five black andwhite photographs of Sir Malcolm, Donald and associates at landand water attempts and socially, a file of memoranda, minutes andbills from the mid-1950’s, some annotated with notes andequations, three autograph letters and one testimonial for PhilipVilla signed by Donald Campbell, a 1963 ‘World Challenge’brochure autographed by many of the crew on both covers andthroughout by department (approximately seventy), a quantity ofpress cuttings and other items.

(A lot)

£500-800

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180A LATE 19TH-CENTURY MARINE PARALLEL ROLLING BOXWOOD

RULE BY W.H. HARLING

with lacquered brass fittings, impressed signature W.H. Harling47 Finsbury Pavement and owners name H.V. Barham, containedwithin a fitted teak box with dividers and deviation table;together with two cased sets of drawing instruments inrosewood and mahogany cases with plush-fitted interiors andapparently complete complements, some stamped for Stanley

(3)

£200-400

181A GEORGIAN BRASS NAVIGATOR’S GUNTER-SCALE RULE

finely incised over both sides and contained within a mahoganycase with sliding lid


Gunter’s scale or Gunter’s rule, generally called the “Gunter” by seamen, isa plane scale, engraved on one side with the natural lines (as the line ofchords, the line of sines, tangents, rhumbs, etc.), and on the other side thecorresponding artificial or logarithmic ones. By means of this instrumentquestions in navigation, trigonometry etc., are solved with the aid of a pairof compasses.

£200-300

182AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY DRAWING SET

complete with a set of box wood rules and polished brasscompasses, protractor, etc., contained within original fittedshagreen case with hinged lid and securing catch

7in. (18cm.) high

£300-500

183A LACQUERED BRASS PARALLEL RULE

heavily constructed with threaded grips and contained within afitted mahogany box (little sign of wear)


£100-150

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184A FINE LACQUERED BRASS SUNDIAL BY HENRY

SHUTTLEWORTH, LONDON, CIRCA 1770

engraved to a latitude of 55º (Newcastle or Londonderry) withfinely worked sixteen-point compass rose, outer minute scale,perspective radiused Roman hour numerals recording IIIIam toVIIIpm each separated by a decorative Fleur-de-Lys motif, signedat South Shuttleworth London, gnomen, three threaded pad feet,(retaining much original lacquered finish and black-waxed filling)

10in (25.5cm.) high

Lit: Turner, A: Early Scientific Instruments Europe 1400-1800, Sotheby’s1987, p.176, this dial illustrated fig. 182

Henry Raines Shuttleworth (w,1760-1797) was apprenticed to the famousLondon Maker John Cuff in 1746. Made a Freeman of the Spectacle MakersCompany 1756 he subsequently established his own Mathematical Shopnear the West end of St. Paul`s in Ludgate Street. Succeeded by his son, (alsoHenry, apprenticed to his father 1778) in Ludgate Street 1797-1811. Hissignature denotes some of the finest London mathematical Instruments ofthe Period.

£2000-3000

185A MID-19TH-CENTURY LACQUERED BRASS PANTOGRAPH BY

JOSEPH CASARTELLI

engraved on one arm J. Casartelli 43 Market Street, Manchester,complete in mahogany case with maker’s label in lid

35Din. (89.5cm.) wide

£400-600

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186A LATE 18TH-CENTURY 1DIN.THREE-DRAW MAHOGANY AND

BRASS TELESCOPE BY RAMSDEN

with shade and dust slides, signed by the tapering eye-pieceRamsden LONDON

39/12in. (99/30.5cm.) open/closed

£250-350

187AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 1IIN. SINGLE DRAW MAHOGANY

AND BRASS TELESCOPE BY J. & T. HEMSLEY

with fixed objective lens shade and tapering eye piece with dustslide, signed J T Hemsley / London / Day or Night

38/23in. (96.5/58.5cm.) open/closed

The brothers Joseph & Thomas Hemsley worked from two addresses inTower Hill for only two years between 1826 and 1828.

£100-150

188AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 1IIN. SINGLE-DRAW MAHOGANY

AND BRASS TELESCOPE BY SILBERRAD

signed by the tapering eye-piece Silberrad / Aldgate London / Dayor Night

35/20in. (89/51cm.) open/closed

Charles Silberrad worked between 1799 and 1834 from 34 Aldgate Within.

£150-250

189AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY AND BRASS 1IIN.

THREE-DRAW TELESCOPE BY MATTHEW BERGE

signed by the flared eye piece Berge, late Ramsden LONDON,contained within original leather travelling case

28I / 9Iin. (72.5 x 24cm.) open/closed

Matthew Berge was apprenticed to Jesse Ramsden and workedindependently between 1802 and 1817 from premises at 199 Piccadilly.

£200-400

190AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 1IIN. EIGHT-DRAW LEATHER

COVERED BRASS POCKET TELESCOPE BY SILBERRAD

signed by the flared eye-piece Silberrad / Aldgate London (leatherreplaced)

29/5Iin. (73.5/14cm.) open/closed

£150-250

191A LARGE MID 18TH-CENTURY 3IIN. LEATHER AND BRASS

TELESCOPE BY SALOM & CO.

separate day/night eye-pieces, each signed Salom & Co. 98Princes St. Edinburgh

72/65in. (183/165cm.) open/closed

£200-400

192A FINE EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 1DIN. GILT BRASS THREE-DRAW

TELESCOPE BY GILBERT

with engine-turned and fluted main tube and eye piece, signedon the back GILBERT LONDON

23D / 8in. (59 / 20.2cm.) open / closed

£400-600

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193AN 18TH-CENTURY EQUINOCTIAL SUNDIAL BY BENJAMIN

MARTIN, LONDON

the 3Din. silvered dial with finely engraved compass rose, bluedsteel hand, lacquered brass case, hinged latitude, horizon ringsigned B. Martin Fecit with folding gnomon, contained within alined morocco case (later)

approximately 6in. (15cm.) square

Benjamin Martin worked between 1738 and 1777 from one address inChichester and five in Fleet Street and latterly as Benjamin Martin & Sonuntil 1782 when the firm went bankrupt.

£500-800

194A 19TH-CENTURY LACQUERED BRASS GIMBALLED DRY CARD

CONTINENTAL DESK COMPASS

with 2Nin. paper dial stamped Logia within weighted brass bowlset within gimbal rings attached to tapering support with flaredfoot base

7Iin. (19cm.) high

£100-150

195A MID-18TH CENTURY POCKET COMPASS SUNDIAL

with 3in. paper dial (unsigned), blued steel indicator, foldinggnomon and threaded lid lined with secondary compass rose


£300-500

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196A MID 18th-CENTURY BRASS REFLECTING 4IN.TELESCOPE,

UNSIGNED

with polished steel mirrors, rack and pinion focussing, mountedon original folding tripod stand

18 x 30in. (46 x 76cm.)

£700-900

197A MID 19TH-CENTURY 2IN. LACQUERED BRASS TABLE

TELESCOPE AND STAND BY THOMAS MATTHEWS

signed on the back plate MATTHEWS 9 Athol Place, Pentonville,rack-and-pinion focussing and height adjustment, secured to atapering tripod stand with hinged legs

18 x 39Din. (46 x 99.5cm.)

Thomas B. Matthews, an optician, worked from this address alonebetween 1845 and 1849.

£400-600

198A RESTORED NOON-DAY CANNON DIAL

with bronzed fittings secured through a marble base incised witha sun dial (base restored)


£500-800

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199A MID 19TH-CENTURY DRY CARD SIGHTING COMPASS BY

GEORGE WHITBREAD

the 6in. engraved green compass card set within a lacqueredbrass gimballed bowl, signed on the rim Whitbread London,folding sights with glass shades, secured within a teak box(lacking lid, old wear)


£500-800

201A 1975 EPOCH STAR GLOBE BY KELVIN & HUGHES LTD

the 7Din. globe set within lacquered brass horizon and meridianrings in fitted teak box with accessories, instructions, inset carryhandle and securing hooks

approximately 11in. (28cm.) square

£400-600

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200A TEAK CASED BAROGRAPH

signed on the drum Horstmann Gear Co. Ltd, Bath, England,Mk2A, the hinged lid with two securing clasps and carry handle

7D x 12Din. (18.5 x 31cm.)

£150-200

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202A RARE CARVED TORTOISESHELL SURGEON’S FLEAM CASE,

PROBABLY EARLY 19TH-CENTURY

carved overall with Oriental scenes, around a central cartouche ofa foul anchor, spaces for eight fleams (lacking)

3Bin. (8cm.) high

£300-500

203A RESTORED SANDGLASS

constructed in stained oak, with five twist-barley supports aroundsand-filled glass bulbs joined with gold twine and timed atapproximately seven minutes, parts 19th-century

9Iin. (24cm.) high

£100-150

204A BOARD OF TRADE MARINE STANDARD OR “KEW-PATTERN”

BAROMETER BY GRIFFIN & TATLOCK, EDINBURGH

with black-painted brass body and cistern, scale impressed withmaker’s name and numbered ‘6280’, secured to panel for wallhanging (residual quantity of mercury present)

41Din. (104.5cm.) high overall

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FRODSHAM, NO. 3147, CIRCA 1850

the 3Iin. silvered dial signed and numbered Parkinson &Frodsham Change Alley London 3147, further inscribed in redFrodsham & Keen / re-sprung 1891, gold hour and minute hands,blued steel subsidiary hands, the movement with engraved backplate, Earnshaw escapement, bi-metallic balance with Poole’sauxiliary and blued helical balance spring, movement cowl, setwithin a gimballed brass bowl set within a brass inlaid rosewoodcase, approximately

8in. (20cm.) square

£1500-2000

206A TWO-DAY DECK WATCH BY ULYSSE NARDIN

the 2Nin. silvered dial signed and inscribed Chronometre UlyseeNardin Locle-Suisse, Roman hour numerals, Arabic subsidiaryseconds numbered ‘128090’, Arabic up-down dial, blued steelhands, fob wind and setting to gilded movement with seventeenjewels and lever escapement, gimballed within a two tiermahogany box with maker’s and model number plates and drophandles

6in. (15cm.) square

£500-800

207TWO MAHOGANY CHRONOMETER GUARD BOXES

apparently un-issued, lacking lining, hinges and catches

each approximately 10in. (25.5cm.) square.

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208AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY 11IIN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY

B. WALTER, LONDON

with maker’s plate inscribed WALTER : LONDON, the ebony framewith ivory scale divided to 95� and Ramsden’s foul-anchordividing mark to centre, braced lacquered brass index arm andfittings including pinhole sight, interchangeable shades andmirrors, turned pencil head in ‘T’ bar, note plaque to reverse andpin feet, contained within stepped keystone case with trade labelfor J. W. Norie & Co., lock and brass escutcheon

15in. (38cm.) wide

£500-800

209A 19TH-CENTURY DRUM SEXTANT BY TROUGHTON & SIMMS,

LONDON

of typical form, signed above the silvered scale divided to 140º,the lacquered brass case further engraved P. Murray / BengalEngineers – 3in. (7.5cm.) diameter; together with a military-pattern pocket inclinometer signed and numbered F. Barker & Son3189 contained within a fitted leather travelling case


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£300-500

210AN EARLY 19TH-CENTURY EBONY 11IIN. RADIUS VERNIER

OCTANT

the ivory scale divided to 100º on Ramsden’s dividing engine(foul anchor mark to centre), braced index arm, interchangeableshades, pinhole sights, pencil and note plaque behind, containedwithin a fitted keystone case with mid-19th century trade label forR.M. Barrett over an earlier example in lid


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211A 19TH-CENTURY 7IN. RADIUS VERNIER SEXTANT BY G.

WHITBREAD, LONDON

the oxidised brass lattice frame with arc signed and numbered G.Whitbread 2201, silvered scale divided to 155º, rosewood handle,contained within a fitted mahogany box with accessories

10Nin. (27.5cm.) diameter; together with a pocket telescope,unsigned

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£400-600

212A SMALL MICROMETER SEXTANT BY HENRY HUGHES & SON

LTD

with 3Iin. radius, black crackle frame with polished arc dividedto 120º and numbered ‘45488’, index arm with government arrowmark, contained within a lined Bakelite case with oil bottle andmaker’s corrections certificate dated 4/5/45

8in. (20cm.) square

£100-150

213A MODERN 7IN. RADIUS MICROMETER SEXTANT BY HEATH

NAVIGATION

with black-painted open frame, painted arc with white-filledcalibrations to 125º, signed and numbered Heath Navigation LtdLondon S.E.9 70065, contained within fitted maker’s box with testcertificate for 1970 and accessories

12in. (30.5cm.) in diameter

£100-150

214A MODERN 6IN. RADIUS MICROMETER SEXTANT BY PLATH

with black-painted lattice frame, polished arc divided to 125º,contained within maker's box with spare mirrors, accessories andcertificate dated 1975

12in. (30.5cm.) in diameter

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Thorneycroft Archive Collection

The following 18 lots were all removed from the Woolston Southampton offices of the famous ship and fast craft builders Thorneycroft in1968. Following a reorganisation of office space they were found to be surplus to requirements and, for the cost of a donation to thecompany’s Sport & Social Club, the vendor was allowed to take them away. The artwork and framed photographs were located in theBoardroom and offices, but many refer to the company’s earlier period at Church Wharf in Chiswick, London where the company was foundedin 1864. The half models were all located in the passageway to the design office and all are numbered or named in pencil on the reverse.Buyers will receive a copy of the company history by K.C. Barnaby (100 years of Specialized Shipbuilding and Engineering) where possible

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218Bernard Finegan Gribble (British, 1873 - 1962)

The “U Class” Escort Destoyer Undine at seaSigned ‘B Gribble’ (lower left)Oil on canvas

16 x 20in. (40.5 x 51cm.)

Launched by Thorneycroft on 1st June 1943, the Undine, pendant numberR42, was a development of the ‘Q’ and ‘R’ classes but with “Tribal” Classbows to make it less wet forward. Measuring 340 feet with a 35 foot beamand 14 foot draught, she displaced about 2,500 tons and her twin shaftParsons turbines gave her a top speed of nearly 37 knots. She was brokenup in 1965.

£400-600


The Chilean “Serrano Class” Destroyer Serrano at seaSigned ‘B Gribble’ (lower left) and inscribed on versoOil on board

15 x 20in. (38 x 51cm.)

Designed by Thorneycroft for the wide range of climates experienced inSouth America, six were built in total, the Serrano entering service inSeptember 1928, the others in 1929. Displacing 1,430 fully loaded andmeasuring 300 feet overall, with a 29 foot beam and 12ft 8in draught, theywere powered by Parsons geared turbines from three Thorneycroft boilersdeveloping 28,000 horse power to give an impressive 35 knots, exceedingthe contract speed. Discarded from 1957, Seranno was one of the last to goin 1967.

£400-600


The “Hunt Class” (Type 4) Escort Destroyer Brecon at seaSigned ‘B Gribble’ (lower left)Oil on board

16 x 19in. (40.5 x 48cm.)

Designed by Thorneycroft, Brecon (pendant number L76) and her sisterBrissenden were laid down in 1941 and launched a year later. Displacing1,700 tons they measured 296ft with a 33ft beam and 11 foot draught. HerParsons turbines developed 19,000 horse power, giving 26 knots. Breconwas broken up in 1962, her sister three years later.

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221G. COCKERHAM (20TH-CENTURY)

The new Dover Station high speed lifeboat Sir William Hillary atspeedSigned and dated ‘G. Cockerham 1930’ (lower right)Oil on canvas


During the 1920s, the increasing number of airplanes flying over the Channelmade the RNLI look into the possibility of stationing a special high-speedlifeboat at Dover, to cope with the consequences of an airplane crashing inthe sea. In 1930 the Dover Lifeboat Station was re-opened with the arrival ofa brand new lifeboat, named Sir William Hillary after the founder of the RNLI.The new boat was powered by two 375 h.p. petrol engines and was capableof a top speed of 17.25 knots, as compared with a top speed of 9 knots forconventional motor lifeboats then in service.

£400-600

222TOM LEWSEY (1900 - )

A Royal Navy Reserve launch motoring in a swellSigned ‘Tom Lewsey’ (lower right)Oil on canvas

25 x 30in. (63.5 x 76cm.) Framed

£300-500

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223SIR JOHN ISAAC THORNEYCROFT’S LETTERS PATENT:

“IMPROVEMENTS IN TORPEDO APPARATUS FOR VESSELS”,

30TH AUGUST, 1877

printed and annotated on vellum and mounted with two technicaldrawings for his side-launch davit system either side of the waxseal of state

34I x 39Iin. (87.5 x 100.5cm.) overall

Having noted the success, in principal at least, of the torpedo in theAmerican Civil War, the Admiralty began their own developments in theirdesign and delivery. The main limitation of the spar torpedoes used in theAmerican conflict had been the necessity for a vessel to get close enough toengage. In March 1877, Thorneycroft demonstrated a spar attack on a hulkwith The Times noting that after the explosion the little craft… went roundand round for a few moments and quietly resumed the direction of thesquadron. Clearly a “fish” torpedo would be needed and, having acquiredthe patents from Whitehead in 1871, the Arsenal at Woolwich made severalimprovements. Thorneycroft built the Navy’s first torpedo boat Lightning(later named TB.1) in 1877 which carried a forward facing tube. The laterversions carried twin torpedoes, mounted in the system patented in this lotby Sir John I. Thorneycroft.

£400-600

224A NAVAL ARCHITECHTS PROFILE DRAWING FOR ‘LIFFEY’ CLASS

SCREW FRIGATES, CIRCA 1854

ink on linen heightened with colour and annotated with depthsand measurements, the principal dimensions listed lower left(some old areas of staining)

25I x 88in. (65 x 223.5cm.) Framed

The ‘Liffey’ Class comprised H.M.Ships Liffey; Shannon; Topaze; Baccanteand Liverpool and displaced some 3,915 tons. Ordered as a response to theRoyal Navy’s maneuvering difficulties in the Crimean War, Liffey andShannon were originally ordered as sailing frigates and hastily converted onthe stocks. All enjoyed uneventful careers and were broken up between 1869and 1884, except Liffey which survived until 1903.

£500-800

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225THE THORNEYCROFT WORKS PHOTOGRAPH ARCHIVE

comprising approximately 1,339 black and whiteimages contained within labelled archive boxes withcategories including: Design Development andManufacturing; Part Exteriors of Ship and MotorVessels; Road Motor Vehicles; Vessel Exteriors; VesselInteriors; Engine Rooms and miscellaneous, theimages

mostly 6 x 8in. stuck to a 9I x 12in. Numbered browncard with annotated details to reverse, often includingclient, date and title, many further stamped NegativeDestroyed, dating between approximately 1905 and1955; together with approximately seventy framedphotographs, mostly annotated and dated on thereverse, showing interesting vessels, company events,characters etc., the majority 6 x 8in. withapproximately ten larger.

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£1000-1500

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226A THORNEYCROFT BUILDER’S HALF-BLOCK PLATING MODEL FOR THE TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER, SAVAGE, BUILT FOR THE ROYAL

NAVY, 1910,YARD NUMBER 519

finished in varnish and mounted on an ebonised board for wall hanging

72 x 9in. (183 x 22.7cm.) overall

One of a class of sixteen “Beagle” Class destroyers of the 1908-09 programme, they were amongst the last built to use coal-fired boilers after concerns aboutsecure oil supplies. Displacing 1,100 tons (deep load), they measured 263 ft 11Din. with a 26ft 1in. beam and a draught of 8ft 6in, were powered with 3-shaftParsons turbines developing 14,300 horse power giving 27 knots and were armed with 1-4in. quick-firing gun, 3-12pdrs, and 2-21in. torpedo tubes. Oncompletion they formed part of the 5th Defence Flotilla and were in the Mediterranean on the outbreak of War. Recalled to Home waters, they served asminesweepers at the Dardanelles and then patrolled Home waters. Savage was sold for break up in 1921.

£1800-2500

227A THORNEYCROFT BUILDER’S HALF-BLOCK PLATING MODEL FOR THE TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER HARDY, BUILT FOR THE ROYAL

NAVY, 1912,YARD NUMBER 628

finished in white and mounted on an ebonised board for wall hanging

72 x 7.5in. (183 x 18.5cm.) overall

One of a class of twenty “Acasta” Class destroyers built in the 1911-12 programme, the Hardy was one of five Thorneycroft “specials” intended to platformnew technologies. Displacing 1,300 tons (deep load), they measured 267ft 6in with a 27ft beam and 9ft 6in draught. They were powered by 2-shaft Parson’sturbines developing 24,500 horse power to give 29 knots and armed with 3-4in. breech loaders and 2-21in. torpedo tubes. With Hardy an attempt was madeto install the first high-speed diesel engine in a destroyer. An 1,800 horse power Sulzer diesel was intended, but was not ready and so Hardy was acceptedwithout. She was sold for breakup in 1921.

£1500-2000

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228A THORNEYCROFT BUILDER’S HALF-BLOCK PLATING MODEL FOR THE TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS

LANCE & LOOKOUT, BUILT FOR THE ROYAL NAVY, 1914,YARD NUMBERS 653 & 654


72 x 8in. (183 x 20.3cm.) overall

This pair of “Laforey” Class destroyers were from a programme of twenty-two built at various yards around the country. They were all given ‘L’ names byAdmiralty order of 30th September, 1913, thus becoming the first alphabetical class of the new organisation. Displacing up to 1,300 tons (deep load) they were268 ft 10in long with a beam of 27ft 8in with a 10ft 6in. draught. Powered by two-shaft Parson’s turbines which developed 24,500 horse power, they werecapable of 29 knots and were armed with 3-4in. quick firing guns, 1-303 Maxim machine gun and 4-21in. torpedo tubes. Lance had the distinction of firing thefirst shot of the Great War at sea on the 5th August 1914, 13 hours after the declaration of war, and was also one of a flotilla that sank four German torpedoboats off the Texel on 17th October that year. Lance was sold for breaking in 1922 with Lookout following a year later.

£1800-2500

229A THORNEYCROFT BUILDER’S HALF-BLOCK MODEL FOR THE TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER SHAKESPEARE,

BUILT FOR THE ROYAL NAVY, 1917,YARD NUMBER 903


85N x 9Din. (218 x 23.5cm.)

The name ship of a class of seven, of which two were cancelled, Shakespeare was a marked step forward and as flotilla leaders were much admired by foreignnavies. Displacing 2,009 tons (deep load) they measured 329ft overall, with 31ft 6in. beam and 12ft 6in. draught, powered by 2-shaft Brown-Curtis gearedturbines developing 40,000 horse power, they could make 36 knots and were armed with 5-4.7in. guns adapted from army stocks, 2-2pdr pom-poms and 6-21in. torpedo tubes and needed a complement of 183 personnel. The addition of a 9ft rangefinder plus torpedo sights marked a huge improvement infighting efficiency. Shakespeare was broken up in 1936.

£600-800

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230A THORNEYCROFT BUILDER’S HALF-BLOCK PLATING MODEL FOR THE CRUISER YACHT AMAPA, BUILT FOR BRAZIL, 1907,YARD

NUMBER 459


74D x 10Nin. (188.5 x 27.5cm.) overall

£800-1200

231A THORNEYCROFT BUILDER’S HALF-BLOCK PLATING MODEL FOR THE PADDLE TUGS TORDY & STRENUOUS,

FOR THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY, 1912,YARD NUMBERS 625 & 626


41I x 7in. (105.5 x 18cm.) overall

Displacing 690 tons and measuring 144ft long with a 27Ift beam, Tordy was transferred from the War Department in 1918 and sold from the service in 1923;Strenuous was renamed Sandboy in 1918 and sunk as a target off Bermuda on 27th June, 1947.

£500-800

232A THORNEYCROFT BUILDER’S HALF-BLOCK PLATING MODEL FOR THE LAUNCH MELITA,

BUILT FOR THE GRAND DUKE CYRIL OF RUSSIA, 1913,YARD NUMBER 647


56D x 8in. (143 x 20cm.) overall

£700-900

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233A RARE RAM-BOW THORNEYCROFT BUILDER’S HALF-BLOCK PLATING MODEL FOR THE T. S. CUSTOMS CRUISER MARGARET, BUILT

FOR THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT, 1914,YARD NUMBER 679


56D x 8Iin. (143 x 21.5cm.) overall

£1500-2000

234A THORNEYCROFT BUILDER’S HALF-BLOCK PLATING MODEL FOR THE CARGO SHIPS ST. SENAN AND SLIEVENAMON BUILT 1921,

YARD NUMBER 992-3


47 x 8Iin. (119.5 x 21.5cm.)

Registered at 515 tons, the St. Senan was owned by J. Doyle & Sons, changed name to Dunnet Head in 1925 and was broken up in 1951; a ton lighter, the Slievenamon was owned by Cargo Steamships Co Ltd, Dublin and was broken up in 1956.

£400-600

235A THORNEYCROFT BUILDER’S HALF-BLOCK PLATING MODEL FOR THE TUG BOAT ALIDA HARVEY,

BUILT FOR ANTOFOGASTA & BOLIVIA RAILWAY CO. LTD., 1911,YARD NUMBER 617


44 x 8Nin. (112 x 22.5cm.) overall

£400-600

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238A PLANKED AND PINNED MODEL OF H.M.S. PICKLE

with planked deck with fittings including compass box, gratings, eight guns in carriages, water barrels and other details,two raked masts with standing and running rigging, mounted ona wooden display base

29 x 38in. (73.5 x 96.5cm.)

£400-600

239AN ATTRACTIVE 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR’S MODEL OF THE TWO-

MASTED BRIGANTINE STELLA

the hull carved from the solid with lead keel, scored deck, glazedsaloon light, companion way, capstan, carved and painted crew,raked masts with standing and running rigging and three ship’sboats (loose), secured to cradle stands

20 x 29Iin. (51 x 75cm.)Temporary base and plexi-glass cover, 21 x 34 x 12in. (53 x 86.5 x 30.5cm.)

£500-800

240A WELL MADE LATE 19TH-CENTURY SAILOR’S MODEL OF THE

BARQUE IVY

the planked hull with gaps to reveal framing, painted topsides,planked deck with typically naïve fittings, bound masts and yardswith standing and running rigging, mounted on brass columnswithin glazed wooden case (later)

22I x 32I x 9Iin. (57 x 82.5 x 24cm.)

£800-1000

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241AN ATTRACTIVE EARLY 20TH-CENTURY CARVED WOODEN

MODEL OF A KETCH OF CIRCA 1700

the carved hull with wreathed gun ports, scored deck with simplefittings, standing and running rigging, mounted within a glazedwooden case with plaque

17 x 18 x 8Iin. (43 x 46 x 21.5cm.)

£350-500

242A COLLECTION OF MINIATURE WATERLINE MODELS, PROBABLY

19TH-CENTURY

comprising an early-type paddle steamer and five assorted typesof sailing vessels with paper sails and watercolour flags, carved hulls, some with dried glue on the underside

6 x 6in. (15 x 15cm.) approximately

£100-150

243A WELL-PRESENTED MODEL OF A SINGLE-HANDED

GAFF-RIGGED YAWL

the carved hull with scored decks with brass fittings, masts withstitched linen sails and rig, mounted on a polished mahoganybase

34 x 39in. (86.5 x 99cm.) overall

£300-500

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245A 19TH-CENTURY CLINKER-BUILT, PROBABLY YARD BUILT,

MODEL OF A SAILING AND PULLING DINGHY

planked and pinned hull, with internal details including crossboards with metal braces, thwarts, framing, seats, mast steps andother details

4 x 21Iin. (10 x 54.5cm.) Mounted on stand made from an oldoctant case and retaining remnant trade label for Troughton &Simms

£700-900

244AN R.N.L.I. PRESENTATION MODEL OF THE SAILING AND

PULLING LIFEBOAT MICHAEL HENRY, CIRCA 1876

the hull carved from the solid and finished in R.N.L.I. livery,badge and name, scored fruitwood interior with painted fixturesand some fittings, numbered rowing positions and rudder,mounted on original base with engraved brass plate withdedication from the Jewish Scholars Lifeboat Fund dated 14th May, 1879 (wear, parts missing, arrested old restoration)


Michael Henry was the editor of the Jewish Chronicle and started the fundfor this lifeboat. He died in an accidental fire so the lifeboat was presentedin his memory.

£400-600

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247AN ACCURATELY CONSTRUCTED IIN:1FT. SCALE MODEL OF A

TYPICAL MID 19TH-CENTURY MAN 0’WAR’S SAILING AND

PULLING DINGHY

modelled by R. Philips in cherry, mahogany and spruce, theclinker hull fitted internally as appropriate and finished in varnishand white, with a blue boot top, mounted on a stand with fouroars and legend

9D x 10in. (23.5 x 25.5cm.)Travelling box, certificate

£200-300

248AN OLD MODEL OF THE SELF-RIGHTING SAILING AND PULLING

LIFEBOAT CORNISH LASS

carved from laminated wood with iron keel, scored deck withbenches and slatted walkways, collapsed mast and sails, secured to carved cradles (old wear overall)

6I x 26Iin. (16.5 x 67.5cm.) overall

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DON Q

the planked hull with simulated pinning over wooden frame, the interior replete with oars, mast and sail and whalingequipment, secured to a wooden cradle stand

24in. (61cm.) long

£500-800

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249A WELL-PRESENTED AND DETAILED BUILDER’S-STYLE 1:48 SCALE

MODEL OF THE RUSSIAN “VNIMATELNI” CLASS TORPEDO BOAT

DESTROYER FOREL (VNIMATELNI, 1900)

the carved hull finished in red and black with planked decks,gratings, polished fittings and armament as appropriate, mastand rigging, mounted within a brass-bound glazed case withspecification plaque within

20N x 51 x 12in. (52.5 x 129.5 x 30.5cm.) overall

One of five in this class, Forel was built by the French yard of Normand andlaid down in 1898, but was not completed until 1901. Fitted with four ofNormand’s own boilers, she had a distinctive outline with two funnel groupsand could generate 5,200 horse power to make 26.5 knots at full speed.Displacing 312 tons and measuring 185ft 8in, she carried 1-11pdr, 5-3pdrguns and 2-15in. torpedo tubes on turrets. She was wrecked on 26th May,1904, three months before the Russo-Japanese War started, and which sanktwo more of her sisters (Sterlyad and Oestr). The remaining two (Kefal andLosos) were scrapped in 1921.

£2000-3000

250AN INTERESTING MODEL OF THE BULGARIAN TORPEDO BOAT

LEVSKI (EX-RUSSIAN BYCHOK, 1877)

modelled with a carved hull, polished brass fittings including twoboom-mounted torpedoes and a quick-firing gun, divided rudderfor propeller shaft with two-bladed propeller, mounted on a smallgranite base

8 x 27Iin. (20 x 70cm.) overall

Transferred from the Russian navy in 1884, Levski was used as a patrol boatduring the Second Balkan and First World Wars. Shortened and re-built witha gasoline engine, she was finally broken up in 1938 after sixty-one years ofservice.

£400-600

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251A 32’:1” SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE CELEBRATED FIRST

CLASS NORWEGIAN CRUISE SHIP STELLA POLARIS

modelled by R.A. Wilson with a hull carved from laminated woodand finished in white with planked decks, fittings, superstructureand lifeboats, masts, rigging and funnel as appropriate, depictedsteaming in an undulating blue sea within glazed wooden casewith labels

7 x 21D x 7Din. (18 x 54 x 18.5cm.)Carry case; historical data

Famed as the world’s first purpose built cruise liner, Stella Polaris enjoyed along and eventful career from the day she was launched in 1927 to the dayshe sank under tow to be a hotel in 2006. Fitted with advanced andluxurious accommodation for 200 passengers on normal cruises or 100 onworld cruises, she was established as a favourite long before World War IIinterrupted. Serving as a mess for German officers, with Peace she was re-fitted and continued for another twenty-nine years until sold to Japan forconversion to a floating hotel. She was sold again in 2006 and re-namedScandinavia in order to return to the land that built her to continue as ahotel. En-route she took on water and sank in seventy metres two miles offWakayama state. Attempts to salvage her have so far been thwarted by avigorous underwater current.

£500-800252A WELL-PRESENTED AND DETAILED STATIC DISPLAY 32’:1”

SCALE MODEL OF THE WORLD’S FIRST MOTOR VESSEL, M.V.

SELANDIA (1912)

modelled by R.A. Wilson with carved, plated and painted hull,planked decks with fittings as appropriate, mounted within aplexi-glass case with plaques

6D x 18I x 5Iin. (16 x 47 x 14cm.) overallCarry case; historical data

Built by Burmeister & Wain of Copenhagen for the Danish East Asiatic Line,Selandia was fitted with two 8-cylinder 4-stroke single acting diesel enginesdriving twin propellers to give a service speed of 11-12 knots. Lacking theconventional funnel, the “exhaust” was located immediately in front of themizzen mast. Prior to the maiden voyage the ship was visited by the DanishRoyal Family and Winston Churchill – who had already started a hard foughtcampaign to convert the Royal Navy from coal to oil and was no doubt veryinterested in this revolutionary propulsion system. Despite her incompleteappearance, the ship was a great success and heralded in the modern era ofmerchant carriers. Selandia was sold twice and finally wrecked off theJapanese coast in 1940, however she is now immortalised on the newDanish 20 Krone coin.

£300-500

253A DETAILED AND WELL-PRESENTED 32’:1” SCALE WATERLINE

MODEL OF THE UNION-CASTLE MAIL STEAMSHIP BRAEMAR

CASTLE [1898]

modelled by R.A. Wilson with carved hull, planked decks withdetailed fittings and superstructure, masts with full suit of linedpaper sails, and other details, set in an undulating moulded andpainted seascape within plexi-glazed wooden case with plate

7D x 22 x 7in. (18.5 x 56 x 18cm.) overallCarry box; historical notes

Completed in July 1898 by Barclay, Curle & Co of Glasgow for the CastleLine, Braemar Castle registered 6,266 gross tons and was 450ft long with a52.2ft beam. The last single screw ship built for the company, she made arespectable 15 knots and had accommodation for 60-1st and 120-2nd classpassengers. Transferred into the newly merged Union-Castle Line in 1900,she became a troopship in 1909 and a 421 bed hospital ship in 1915. Minedin 1916, she was repaired and was stationed at Murmansk during theRussian Civil War. During her time as a hospital ship, she carried an amazing2,655,000 patients. She was sold for £17,500 for scrapping in 1924.

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33-METER SAILING YACHT IMAGINE

the hull of plank on frame construction, with details includingcockpit with twin helms and control panels, finished in grey, blue and natural wood and mounted on a shaped granite blockwith brass plaque


Imagine won the International Superyacht Design Award in 1993. Designedat Dubois Naval Architects, Lymington, Hampshire, she was 110ft 3in. long,with a 25ft 6in. beam, a draft of 10ft 8in. and displaced 110 tons.

£800-1200

255A BUILDER’S-STYLE DISPLAY MODEL OF A “SCORPIO 82” CLASS

AUXILIARY YACHT, DESIGNED BY GRAAL ARCHITECTURE

NAVALE AND BUILT BY SCORPIO MARITIME LTD.

the carved hull finished in blue, white and gold, with lined decks,winches, helm, bench, sat-nav sphere, mast, boom and rigging, is mounted on a thick Perspex base with engraved brass plaque

49I x 33in. (126 x 84cm.) overall

£500-800

256A DETAILED STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF THE AMERICA’S CUP

YACHT ENDEAVOUR (1934)

with carved and painted hull, scored deck with wooden dinghyand polished brass deck fittings, mast with stitched linen sails,rig, blocks and tackle, mounted within a glazed mahogany casewith plaque and stand (one pane of glass missing)

87 x 46Iin. (221 x 118cm.) overall

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modelled by D.C. Morley in laminated mahohany with an ash waterline and mounted on a mahogany-edged ash board with details forwall hanging

6I x 28Iin. (16.5 x 72.5cm.)

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258A HALF-BLOCK MODEL OF THE AMERICA’S CUP DEFENDER VIGILANT (1893)

built in contrasting woods by D.C. Morley and mounted on an ebonised wooden board with details for wall-hanging

7 x 29in. (18 x 74cm.)

£200-300

259A HALF-BLOCK MODEL OF THE AMERICA’S CUP CHALLENGER VALKYRIE II (1893)

built in contrasting woods by D.C. Morley and mounted on an ebonised wooden board with details for wall-hanging

6I x 29in. (16.5 x 74cm.)

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260AN EXCEPTIONAL 16’:1” SCALE WOOD AND METAL WATERLINE

MODEL OF THE CONFEDERATE WARSHIP ALABAMA (1862),

MODELLED BY DONALD McNARRY

the planked hull sheathed below the waterline, planked deckcrowded with detailed armament, fixtures and fittings includinginlaid gun tracks, open signal flag lockers, gratings, binnacles,double helm, five open ship’s boats swung out in davits, shotracks with shot, belaying rails and pins in use, raked masts withstanding and running rigging, yards with foot ropes, realisticlined paper sails, is set on an undulating green sea with wake,sealed within a glazed wooden case with brass plates

overall measurements 13 x 23I x 9Din. (33 x 60 x 23.5cm.)

Secretly built in Merseyside and launched on 31st July, 1862 at a cost of£51,000 Alabama was laid down by Laird Bros. Ltd. of Birkenhead andclassed as an auxiliary barque, being fitted with a direct-acting 600horsepower engine which produced 13 knots. With an overall length of 220feet, a breadth of 32 feet and a displacement of 1050 tons, she carried acomplement of 148 men. Lightly armed with six 32-pound broadsidecarriage guns and one vast 100-pound Blakely rifled gun, she was built forspeed. Originally named Enrica to evade American spies and the BritishForeign Office, her true purpose was nearly discovered at the end of July1862. With the British government about to seize her, she left Liverpool onwhat was supposed to be her final trial run, instead, under the command ofCaptain Raphael Semmes, she headed for the open sea and assumed hertrue name. So began her two year reign of terror, capturing or sinking 67 Union vessels valued at nearly $6 million between 1862-1864. Duringthese two years the Alabama never put into port for repairs or provisions,instead taking fuel, food and ammunition from the merchant ships whichshe captured and destroyed. Leaking and fouled after this time, she put intoCherbourg on 16th June, 1864 for repairs, but was cornered by the U.S.cruiser Kearsarge, a chain-clad Federal sloop of war under the command ofCaptain Winslow. The Alabama was forced into the English Channel andonce free of the three-mile limit, a fierce and circling battle commencedlasting three hours, watched by spectators on the shore. The Kearsarge’ssuperior arms eventually put the Alabama out of action and she struck hercolours, but sank before she could be captured.

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261AN EXCEPTIONAL 16’:1” SCALE WOOD AND METAL WATERLINE

MODEL OF THE FEDERAL WARSHIP KEARSARGE (1864),

MODELLED BY DONALD McNARRY

the planked hull sheathed below the waterline, planked deckcrowded with detailed armament, fixtures and fittings includinginlaid gun tracks, open signal flag lockers, gratings, binnacles,double helm, five open ship’s boats swung out in davits, shotracks with shot, belaying rails and pins in use, raked masts withstanding and running rigging, yards with foot ropes, furled sails,is set on an undulating green sea with two small sailing craftapproaching off her bow and a ship’s boat tethered starboardamidships, sealed within a glazed wooden case with brass plates

overall measurements 12 x 23I x 9Din. (30.5 x 60 x 23.5cm.)

Ordered under the emergency war programme of 1861, U.S.S. Kearsarge(named for a New Hampshire mountain) was a “Mohican” Class screwsloop. Built at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, she measured 198.5 feetwith a 33.8 foot beam and a 15.8 foot draught, displacing 1,550 tons, wasfitted with a single horizontal back-acting engine developing 842 horsepower to give 11 knots and was crewed by 160 men. She had a rathercommonplace career in the European Squadron of the U.S. Navy. UnderCaptain Charles Pickering which included the blockade of the C.S.S. Sumterat Gibraltar, prompting the departure of her Captain, Raphael Semmes, apre-war shipmate of Pickering’s. Thereafter Kearsarge patrolled the WesternAtlantic looking for the Alabama, the outcome of which is described in lot260 Remaining in service for a further thirty years, she was wrecked onRoncador Reef off central America whilst en route from Haiti to Nicaragua,2nd February, 1894.

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262A FINELY REALISED MINATURE MODEL OF THE GEORGIAN

THAMES PADDLE STEAMER LONDON ENGINEER (1818)

modelled by J. Evans to a scale of 1:384, the carved hull withinternal paddle wheel, copper sheathed below the waterline withgilt work decoration above, planked deck with stayed funnel,masts rigged with pennants and flags, deckhouses, bilge pump,winches, anchor and other details, mounted over an oval mirrorwithin wood-bound glazed case with plate

overall measurements 5 x 8 x 3Nin. (12.5 x 20 x 9.5cm.)

The London Engineer was a 315 ton wooden paddle steamer of 120 feet inlength with a 24 foot breadth and a 5 foot draught. Built by Daniel Brent ofRotherhithe, with engines fitted by Maudslay, Sons & Field, at Lambeth shewas considered the crack passenger packet of the day. Specially designed andfitted for service between London and Margate, Kent, her chief peculiarity wasthat her paddles were built in the centre of the hull, being driven by an enginedeveloping 120 hp either side, which was then considered astonishing.

£700-900

263TWO MID-20TH-CENTURY 32’:1” SCALE WOOD AND METAL

WATERLINE MODELS

comprising the Clyde paddle steamer La Marguerite and the four-masted barque Herzogin Cecile, each mounted on a mouldedand painted sea-form base within glazed cases

the larger 8 x 15I x 5Nin. (20 x 39.5 x 14.5cm.)

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La Marguerite was built and owned by Fairfield Engineering of Govan,completed in 1894, she was one of the famous Clyde passenger ferries andplied her trade until 1925; Herzogin Cecile was one of the last sailing tradingships to be built and registered, an impressive 3,242 tons. Built by Rickmersof Bremerhaven and completed in 1902 for Norddeutscher Lloyd shesurvived until broken up in 1936.

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264AN INTERESTING AND DETAILED 1:600 SCALE WATERLINE

MODEL DIORAMA OF THE PADDLE TUG ANGLIA TOWING

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE TOWARDS LONDON IN 1878

modelled by J. Evans from his own researches, each completewith intricately detailed fittings and depicted in a brisk green seaset within a glazed wooden case with plaque

overall measurements 4I x 12N x 4Nin. (11.5 x 32.5 x 12cm.)

In 1801 the Khedive of Egypt, Mehmet Ali, offered Great Britain, France andAmerica each one of the three stone obelisks lying at Alexandria and knownas “Cleopatra’s Needles”. Weighing about 240 tons, the French and theAmericans moved theirs with comparative ease; however, the British(whose Navy had refused to be involved) developed a complicated, if noteccentric, method. John Dixon (an engineer) designed a cylindrical hull to betaken out to Egypt in sections and built around the Needle for towing backto England. This had a straight stem, bilge keels, balancing sails, rudder anda deck house. Departing on 21st September 1877 and initially towed by theOlga, they hit a force 12 storm on October 14th. Six of Olga’s crew were losttrying to rescue the crew of Cleopatra which was cast off and drifted in theBay of Biscay until salvaged by the Fitzmaurice whose master tried to extractan exorbitant fee. Finally recovered and repaired, the Anglia was charteredto bring the Needle home and this was accomplished without furtherincident, arriving at Gravesend on 21st January, 1878.

£1000-1500

265A WELL-PRESENTED AND DETAILED 32’:1” SCALE WATERLINE

MODEL OF THE NORWEGIAN BARQUE SVAERDSTAD

modelled by R.A. Wilson with a laminated carved hull repletewith fittings and superstructure as appropriate, lined paper sailsset on a port reach, standing and running rigging, blocks andtackle, depicted sailing in a calm green sea within glazed woodenbox with labels

6I x 15I x 6Iin. (16.5 x 39.5 x 16.5cm.) Carry case; historicaldata

The Svaerdstad was dramatically wrecked on 22nd September, 1909 in asnow storm. All but two of the eighteen crew, including the Captain’sdaughter, were saved by the ingenuity of the only Briton aboard, Edward G. Fox who constructed a raft from the lumber they were carryingand returned to a section of the wreck for supplies. After suffering manyprivations, they were finally spotted by a Russian steamer and Fox wasultimately awarded a silver medal by the Norwegian King.

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266A FINELY MADE AND WELL-PRESENTED 1:12 SCALE STATIC

DISPLAY MODEL OF THE AMERICAN RACING BOAT LYNX (1918)

modelled by K. Hoffman with planked and framed hull fitted withpolished brass fittings, red leather trimmed cockpit, steel wiresteering guides, finished in green below the waterline andvarnish and attractively mounted on a mahogany stylised engineblock with brass plaque

overall measurements 12 x 27in. (30.5 x 68.5cm.)

£1200-1500

267A FINELY MADE 1:12 SCALE MAHOGANY AND BRASS MODEL

OF THE AMERICAN RACING SPEEDBOAT BABY BOOTLEGGER

(1924)

modelled by K. Hoffman with framed, planked and pinned hullwith polished brass fittings and leather-trimmed cockpit, mountedon wooden cradle

5 x 28in. (12.5 x 71cm.) Display base and legend

Powered by a V8 Hispano-Suiza 240hp engine, Baby Bootlegger achieved atop speed of 60mph and won the Gold Challenge Cup in 1924 and 1925.

£1000-1500

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268AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING AND UNIQUE WOOD, METAL

AND FIBREGLASS POWERED CONCEPT MODEL OF THE PHILIP

VILLA DESIGNED MARK III “QUEST” PROJECT Q-BOAT RACING

HYDROPLANE, CIRCA 1983

with details including servo-assisted trim flaps located in eachplane, secured to the main hull with aero-dynamic bracing,painted cockpit, engine with access cowling, tail fin with unionflag

overall measurements 12I x 59 x 19in. (32 x 150 x 48.3cm.);together with a large archive of documents, plans andphotographs pertaining to the design, development and fund raising for this project

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Almost unknown in its day and so largely forgotten now, Project 'Q' or'Quest' (for speed) was a serious attempt to break the World Water SpeedRecord which, after Donald Campbell's fatal attempt in 1967, had been cededto the Australians. Conceived and designed in secrecy by Philip Villa, thenephew of Leo Villa, Malcolm and Donald Campbell's highly respected ChiefEngineer. After a significant campaign of fund raising, development modelswere built and tested in wind tunnels and on water. The latter tests (on thismodel) suggested that, had the full-scale hydroplane been built, it wouldhave been capable of over 400 mph, although in practice that record wouldhave been achieved over a period of time, allowing a sparring match withother contenders. In the event however, personal difficulties combined witha tough economic climate sadly saw the project founder. This modelprovides a beautiful and tantalising footnote to the long British lineage ofWater Speed Record Attempts and one which, had it been realised, wouldhave smashed the present record of 317 mph set by Ken Warby in Spirit ofAustralia in 1978 and returned the prestige of the title to British hands.

Provenance: The late Philip Villa to vendor.

£3000-5000

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270A BUILDER’S PLATING MODEL FOR A COASTER, GOOLE SHIPBUILDING, C.1984

unidentified, the laminated and carved hull finished in white with plating marks

50Iin. (128.5cm.) diameter.

It has been suggested that an order for this vessel was placed with The Goole Shipbuilding and Repair Company Ltd. at the beginning of 1984 In March/Aprilthat year, British Shipbuilders closed the yard and, as actual construction of the vessel had not commenced, the model remained unmarked.

£400-500

271THE BUILDER’S PLATING HALF MODEL FOR THE TANKERS PRONTO & PERFECTO, BUILT BY COCHRANE & SONS LTD, SELBY, 1967

carved in laminated wood and finished in white with markings as appropriate and mounted on an ebonised board with builder’s plate

8 x 43Nin. (20.2 x 111cm.) overall

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272A BOARDROOM-TYPE MODEL OF THE R.M.S. ORION, BUILT BY

VICKERS-ARMSTRONG LTD. FOR THE ORIENT STEAM

NAVIGATON COMPANY (1934)

the laminated carved hull finished in company colours and withlined paper decks complete with fittings as appropriate, mountedon two nickel-plated columns on fruitwood veneered base withinmetal-bound glazed case with ivorine plates for each side (oldrestoration and repairs overall)

16I x 48D x 11Iin. (42 x 122.5 x 29cm.) overall

£2000-3000

273A FRENCH LINE TRAVEL AGENT’S WATERLINE MODEL OF THE

RE-FITTED M.V. DE GRASSE, CIRCA 1947

with carved hull, scored decks and painted fittings, mounted onan ebonised board within metal-bound case with brass outerplates engraved Cie Gnl TRANS-ATLANTIQUE (restoration)

14I x 48I x 9in. (37 x 123 x 23cm.) overall

£1000-1500

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274A MIRROR-BACKED BUILDER’S HALF MODEL OF THE

S.S. ELLERAY, BUILT BY BLYTHE SHIPBUILDING CO. LTD.

NORTHUMERLAND, FOR THE ELLERAY S.S. CO. LTD. 1905

with carved and painted hull, lined and lacquered decks completewith superstructure as appropriate, silvered and gilt fittings,mounted on original front-silvered mirror in mahogany case withbow and stern view mirrors and builder’s plate

12I x 56D x 7in. (32 x 143 x 18cm.) overall

The general purpose cargo ship Elleray registered 1,201 tons, was listed asmissing on a voyage between Hartlepool and London on 3rd January, 1922.

£2500-3000

275A BUILDER’S MODEL OF THE CARGO SHIP M.V. CHARLES, BUILT

BY THE BRUGGE YARD FOR HERMANS SHIPPING CO., 1949

the laminated carved hull finished in two-tone red and grey withgrey decks, lacquered and lined hatch covers, rigged derricks, aft superstructure with liveried funnel, lifeboats and fittings asappropriate, contained within a wood-bound glazed case

21 x 55I x 11Nin. (53.5 x 141 x 30cm.) overall

Registered at 1,180 gross tons, the M.V. Charles was one of five vessels inthe Hermans fleet and principally carried fruit and raw materials betweenAntwerp and the Belgian Congo. Sold in 1966 she was renamed Al Fares andsold again in 1969 to the Cuban government, being renamed Tania. She waswrecked in March 1974.

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276AN HISTORICALLY INTERESTING, POSSIBLY BUILDER’S OR YARD APPRENTICE, SCALE WOOD AND METAL MODEL OF A FAIRMILE ‘D’

CLASS MTB

with carved hull and fittings finished two-tone grey and white, some painted metal fittings including railings and armament, signal mastrigged with flags, black-painted keel with four propeller shafts secured to cradles within original wood-bound glazed case with etchedplate with list of classes and numbers built between 1940 and 1944

14I x 34 x 11in. (37 x 86.5 x 28cm.)

Clearly an accurate model of some age, it is typical of the type built during the war when materials were in short supply. No pre-made or artificial fittings arein evidence, yet the hull is elegantly and accurately carved and coloured. The model appears to be in largely un-restored condition and, whilst the riggingneeds tightening and some fittings re-securing, it remains an interesting and rare historical document from a period few models were constructed.

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277A 20TH-CENTURY WOOD AND BONE MODEL OF THE BRISTOL

PRIVATEER MARS (1779)

with planked and pinned hull and decks, painted wood main andsecondary wales, bone fittings including a rack of two fitted ship’sboats, bound masts with standing and running rigging, mountedon cradles secured to chequered oval display base within glazedcase with brass plate reading The Bristol Privateer “Mars” 30 Guns, Sailed on a Cruise August 1779 and after sending hometwo prizes she was not heard of again

cased measurements 20 x 31I x 10Iin. (51 x 80 x 26.5cm.)

Literature: Powel, D: Bristol Privateers and Ships of War, Arrowsmith, 1930,p.275.

£1500-2000

278AN UNUSUAL MID-19TH-CENTURY WOOD AND BONE MODEL

OF A (PROBABLY) FRENCH WAR SHIP

the planked and pinned hull with ram bow, cannon, simplefittings, masts and rig, mounted on a turned bone supportattached to wooden base (wear, old restoration)

12 x 10in. (30.5 x 25.5cm.) overall

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FIRST RATE SHIP OF THE LINE CALEDONIA

the planked and pinned hull with protruding brass cannon, ornately carved warrior figurehead, stern, quarter galleries and decksuperstructure, standing and running rigging with bone blocks and two ship’s boats slung out, bound masts, yards with stun’s’l booms,flags and streamer, mounted on bone cradles to inlaid wood and bone base with balustrade.

measurements overall 23 x 28in. (58.5 x 71cm.)

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280A RESTORED EARLY 19TH-CENTURY, POSSIBLY FRENCH

PRISONER-OF-WAR, WOODEN MODEL OF A 40-GUN FIFTH RATE

the carved and painted hull papered below the waterline andpainted to simulate copper sheathing, open gun ports withpolished guns, rolled paper ‘hammocks’, simple figurehead,planked decks, masts and rigging, mounted on a board pinnedwithin a wooden glazed case

14 x 16in. (36 x 40.5cm.) model17 x 22 x 11Iin. (43 x 56 x 29cm.) case

£500-800

281AN INTERESTING AND WELL-PRESENTED EBONY, BONE AND

FRUITWOOD HALF MODEL OF THE 110-GUN FIRST RATE

BATTLESHIP PRINCESS CHARLOTTE (1825)

planked below the waterline, contrasting ebony and bone walesand gun decks, chain plates with deadeyes, head rails, catheads,stern and quarter galleries, mounted on a mahogany board withbone and wood inlaid launching masts and flags, the keel“resting” on blocks, set within a glazed temple-topped case with plaque and stand with label inscribed C. Colebrook(probably later); together with separate glazed plaque withhistorical details regarding launch

16I x 20 x 6in. (42 x 51 x 15cm.) overall

Ordered in 1812, it was a further six years before her keel was laid.Essentially a lengthened Victory, achieved by using Seppings diagonalplanking, she displaced 2,417 tons when finally launched in 1825, the finalfitted cost being a colossal £110,486. After the Syrian campaign of 1840 shesaw no further active service and between 1857-1860 was used as floatingbarracks in Hong Kong, becoming a receiving ship thereafter. She was soldfrom service in 1875.

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possibly for a screw sloop or gun vessel, each carved from the solid and planked and pinned in mahogany with fruitwood over the keeland rudder, the bow with finely detailed gilt wood female figurehead, head rails, cat heads and hawse pipes; the stern with gilt woodbadges flanking the quarter galleries, tinted windows, lifting-type propeller and rudder (later), each mounted on a square mahoganyboard for wall hanging, remnant label to bow model (some old restoration)

14in. (35.5cm.) square/deep, approximately

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283A FINELY DETAILED NAPOLEONIC PRISONER-OF-WAR BONE AND BALEEN MODEL OF AN 80-GUN THIRD RATE SHIP OF THE LINE,

CONTAINED WITHIN A MIRROR-LINED STRAWWORK DISPLAY CASE OF LARGE SIZE

the planked and pinned hull with retractable guns operated from a front cord in base, baleen main and secondary wales, polychromewarrior-form figurehead, deck fittings, bound masts with original rigging and silk flags, is mounted on original parquetry wooden baseand set within its original straw work display case lined with six mirrors, drop-down glazed panel front and carry handle

The model 10 x 12in. (25.5 x 30.5cm.)The case 13 x 14I x 6in. (33 x 37 x 15cm.)

Provenance: Purchased by the vendor’s family from the Glasgow art dealers Muirhead Moffat & Co. for£201 in 1926 with copy papersgiving provenance to Miss Malcolm of Dowanhall, Glasgow, and loaned to the Edinburgh Museum in 1925.

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Achilles, H.M.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Agamemnon, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Alabama, C.S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 260Alida Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235Alphonse Parran, S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Amapa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257Anglia, P.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264Ariel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166Baby Bootlegger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267Bellerophon, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Blessings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Bluebird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178Bounty, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 59, 60, 61Braemar Castle, R.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253Brecon, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220Britannia, S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Britannic, R.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Caledonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279Canopus, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Charles, M.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275City of Montreal, S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98City of Rome, S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99City of St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Clarity, M.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Cleopatra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264Cornish Lass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248Culgoa, S.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Cyclops, H.M.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62De Grasse, M.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273Deerhound, S.Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Discovery, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Dolphin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Don Q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246Duke of Argyll, P.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Earl of Lancaster, P.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Eleanora Kay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Elleray, S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274Empress of Canada, R.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Endeavour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Fairmile 'D', MTB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276Felix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Forel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249Formidable, H.M.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Germanic, R.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Hardy, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Herzogin Cecile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263Imagine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254Indomitable, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Ivy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240Kanawha, S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Kearsarge, U.S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261L.5, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136La Marguerite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263Lance, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Levski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250Liffey, H.M.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224London Engineer, P.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Lookout, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228Lynx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266Macquarie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Majestic, R.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Margaret . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233Mars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277Mary Rose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Matapan, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Mauretania, R.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113Melita. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232Michael Henry, R.N.L.I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244Oceanic, R.M.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Olympic, R.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 102Ophir, S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Orion, R.M.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272Perfecto, M.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271Pickle, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238Prince Regent, R.Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Princess Charlotte, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281Pronto, M.V.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271QE2, R.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Queen Mary, R.M.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 105, 106, 107, 108Quernmore, S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141Quest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268Revenge, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Revolutionarie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Royal George, H.M.S.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67S. Luscombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Savage, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226Scorpio 82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255Selandia, M.V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252Serrano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219Shakespeare, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229Sir William Hillary, R.N.L.I.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221St. Senan, S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234Stella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239Stella Polaris, S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251Strenuous, H.M.P.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Svaerdstad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265Titanic, R.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101Tordy, H.M.P.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231Trafalgar, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 63, 79U-20, S.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Undine, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218Valkyrie II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259Victoria & Albert II, R.Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86Victoria & Albert III, R.Y. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87Victory, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 54, 68Vigilant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258Warspite, H.M.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83West Lothian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Yorkmoor, S.S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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1. Introduction(a) The contractual relationship of Charles Miller Ltd. and Sellers with

prospective Buyers is governed by:-(i) these Conditions of Business for Buyers;(ii) the Conditions of Business for Sellers displayed in the saleroom

and available from Charles Miller Ltd.;(iii) Charles Miller Ltd.’s Authenticity Guarantee;(iv) Any additional notices and terms printed in the sale catalogue, in

each case as amended by any saleroom notice or auctioneer’sannouncement.

(v) As auctioneer, Charles Miller Ltd. acts as agent for the Seller.Occasionally, Charles Miller Ltd. may own or have a financialinterest in a lot.

2. Definitions“Bidder” is any person making, attempting or considering makinga bid, including Buyers;“Buyer” is the person who makes the highest bid or offeraccepted by the auctioneer, including a Buyer’s principal whenbidding as agent;“Seller” is the person offering a lot for sale, including their agentor executors;“CM” means Charles Miller Ltd., Auctioneers, 25 Blythe RoadLondon W14 0PD, company number 6282355.“Buyer’s Expenses” are any costs or expenses due to CharlesMiller Ltd. from the Buyer;“Buyer’s Premium” is the commission payable by the Buyer onthe Hammer Price at the rates set out in the Guide forProspective Buyers;“Hammer Price” is the highest bid for the property accepted bythe auctioneer at the auction or the post auction sale price;“Purchase Price” is the Hammer Price plus applicable Buyer’sPremium and Buyer’s Expenses;“Reserve Price” (where applicable) is the minimum HammerPrice at which the Seller has agreed to sell the lot.

The Buyer’s Premium, Buyer’s Expenses and Hammer Priceare subject to VAT, where applicable.

3. Examination of Lots(a) CM’s knowledge of lots is partly dependent on information

provided by the Seller and CM is unable to exercise exhaustivedue diligence on each lot. Each lot is available for examinationbefore sale. Bidders are responsible for carrying outexaminations and research before sale to satisfy themselves overthe condition of lots and accuracy of descriptions.

(b) All oral and/or written information provided to Bidders relating tolots, including descriptions in the catalogue, condition reports orelsewhere are statements of CM’s opinion and notrepresentations of fact. Estimates may not be relied on as aprediction of the selling price or value of the lot and may berevised from time to time at CM’s absolute discretion.

4. Exclusions and limitations of liability to Buyers(a) CM shall refund the Purchase Price to the Buyer in circumstances

where it deems that the lot is a counterfeit, subject to the termsof CM’s Authenticity Guarantee.

(b) Subject to Condition 4(a), neither CM nor the Seller:-(i) is liable for any errors or omissions in any oral or written in formation

provided to Bidders by CM, whether negligent or otherwise;(ii) gives any guarantee or warranty to Bidders and any implied

warranties and conditions are excluded (save in so far as suchobligations can not be excluded by English law), other than theexpress warranties given by the Seller to the Buyer (for whichthe Seller is solely responsible) under the Conditions of Businessfor Sellers;

(iii) accepts responsibility to Bidders for acts or omissions (whethernegligent or otherwise) by CM in connection with the conduct ofauctions or for any matter relating to the sale of any lot.

(c) Without prejudice to Condition 4(b), any claim against CM and/orthe Seller by a Bidder is limited to the Purchase Price for therelevant lot. Neither CM nor the Seller shall be liable for anyindirect or consequential losses.

(d) Nothing in Condition 4 shall exclude or limit the liability of CM orthe Seller for death or personal injury caused by the negligentacts or omissions of CM or the Seller.

5. Bidding at Auction(a) CM has absolute discretion to refuse admission to the auction.

Before sale, Bidders must complete a Registration Form andsupply such information and references as CM requires. Biddersare personally liable for their bid and are jointly and severally liablewith their principal, if bidding as agent (in which case CM’s priorand express consent must be obtained).

(b) CM advises Bidders to attend the auction, but CM will endeavourto execute absentee written bids provided that they are, in CM’sopinion, received in sufficient time and in legible form.

(c) When available, written and telephone bidding is offered as a freeservice at the Bidder’s risk and subject to CM’s othercommitments; CM is therefore not liable for failure to executesuch bids. Telephone bidding may be recorded.

6. Import, Export and Copyright RestrictionsCM and the Seller make no representations or warranties as towhether any lot is subject to import, export or copyright restrictions.It is the Buyer’s sole responsibility to obtain any copyright clearanceor any necessary import, export or other licence required by law,including licenses required under the Convention on theInternational Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

7. Conduct of the Auction(a) The auctioneer has discretion to refuse bids, withdraw or re-offer

lots for sale (including after the fall of the hammer) if (s)hebelieves that there may be an error or dispute, and may also takesuch other action as (s)he reasonably deems necessary.

(b) The auctioneer will commence and advance the bidding in suchincrements as (s)he considers appropriate and is entitled to placebids on the Seller’s behalf up to the Reserve Price for the lot,where applicable.

(c) Subject to Condition 7(a), the contract between the Buyer and theSeller is concluded on the striking of the auctioneer’s hammer.

(d) Any post-auction sale of lots shall incorporate these Conditions ofBusiness.

8. Payment and Collection (a) Unless otherwise agreed in advance, payment of the Purchase

Price is due in pounds sterling immediately after the auction (the“Payment Date”).

(b) Title in a lot will not pass to the Buyer until CM has received thePurchase Price in cleared funds. CM will generally not release a lotto a Buyer before payment. Earlier release shall not affect passingof title or the Buyer’s obligation to pay the Purchase Price, as above.

(c) The refusal of any licence or permit required by law, as outlined inCondition 6, shall not affect the Buyer’s obligation to pay for thelot, as per Condition 8(a).

(d) The buyer must arrange collection of lots within 10 working days ofthe auction. Purchased lots are at the Buyers risk from the earlierof (i) collection or (ii) 10 working days after the auction. Until riskpasses, CM will compensate the Buyer for any loss or damage tothe lot up to a maximum of the Purchase Price actually paid by theBuyer. CM’s assumption of risk is subjected to the exclusionsdetailed in Condition 5(d) of the Conditions of Business Sellers

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(e) All packing and handling of lots is at the Buyer’s risk. CM will not beliable for any acts or omissions of third party packers or shippers.

9. Remedies for non-paymentWithout prejudice to any rights that the Seller may have, if theBuyer without prior agreement fails to make payment for the lotwithin 5 working days of the auction, CM may in its solediscretion exercise 1 or more of the following remedies:-

(a) store the lot at its premises or elsewhere at the Buyer’s sole riskand expense;

(b) Cancel the sale of the lot;(c) Set off any amounts owed to the Buyer by CM against any

amounts owed to CM by the Buyer for the lot;(d) Reject future bids from the Buyer;(e) Charge interest at 4% per annum above HSBC Bank Plc base

Rate from the Payment Date to the date that the Purchase Priceis received in cleared funds;

(f) Re-sell the lot by auction or privately, with estimates and reservesat CM’s discretion, in which case the Buyer will be liable for anyshortfall between the original Purchase Price and the amountachieved on re-sale, including all costs incurred in such re-sale;

(g) Exercise a lien over any Buyer’s Property in CM’s possession,applying the sale proceeds to any amounts owed by the Buyer toCM. CM shall give the Buyer 14 days written notice beforeexercising such lien;

(h) Commence legal proceedings to recover the Purchase Price forthe lot, plus interest and legal costs;

(i) Disclose the Buyer’s details to the Seller to enable the Seller tocommence legal proceedings.

10. Failure to collect purchases(a) If the Buyer pays the Purchase Price but does not collect the lot

within 20 working days of the auction, the lot will be stored at thebuyer’s expense and risk at CM’s premises or in independentstorage.

(a) If a lot is paid for but uncollected within 6 months of the auction,following 60 days written notice to the buyer, CM will re-sell thelot by auction or privately, with estimates and reserves at CM’sdiscretion. The sale proceeds, less all CM’s costs, will beforfeited unless collected by the Buyer within 2 years of theoriginal auction.

11. Data Protection(a) CM will use information supplied by bidders or otherwise obtained

lawfully by CM for the provision of auction related services, clientadministration, marketing and as otherwise required by law.

(a) By agreeing to these Conditions of Business, the Bidder agrees tothe processing of their personal information and to the disclosureof such information to third parties worldwide for the purposeoutlined in Condition 11(a) and to Sellers as per Condition 9(i)

12. Miscellaneous(a) All images of lots, catalogue descriptions and all other materials

produced by CM are the copyright of CM.(b) These Conditions of Business are not assignable by any Buyer

without CM’s prior consent, but are binding on Bidders’successors, assignees and representatives.

(c) The materials listed in Condition 1(a) set out the entire agreementbetween the parties.

(d) If any part of these Conditions of Business be held unenforceable,the remaining parts shall remain in full force and effect.

(e) These Conditions of Business shall be interpreted in accordancewith English Law, under the exclusive jurisdiction of the EnglishCourts, in favour of CM.

If Charles Miller Ltd sells an item of Property which is later shownto be a “counterfeit”, subject to the terms below Charles MillerLtd. will rescind the sale and return the Buyer the total amountpaid by the Buyer to Charles Miller Ltd. for that Property, up to amaximum of the Purchase Price.

The guarantee lasts for one (1) year after the date of the relevantauction, is for the benefit of the Buyer only and is non-transferable.

“Counterfeit” means an item of Property that in Charles Miller Ltd.’sreasonable opinion is an imitation created with the intent to deceiveover the authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source, wherethe correct description of such matters is not included in thecatalogue description for the Property.

Property shall not be considered Counterfeit solely because of anydamage and/or restoration and/or modification work (including, butnot limited to, recolouring, tooling or repainting).Please note that this guarantee does not apply if either:-(i) the catalogue description was in accordance with the generally

accepted opinions of scholars and experts at the date of the sale,or the catalogue description indicated that there was a conflict ofsuch opinions; or

(i) the only method of establishing at the date of the sale that theitem was a counterfeit would have been by means of processesnot then generally available or accepted, unreasonably expensiveor impractical; or likely to have caused damage to or loss in valueto the Property (in Charles Miller Ltd.’s reasonable opinion); or

(i) there has been no material loss in value of the Property from itsvalue had it accorded with its catalogue description.

To claim under this guarantee the Buyer must:-(i) notify Charles Miller Ltd. in writing within one (1) month of

receiving any information that causes the Buyer to question theauthenticity or attribution of the Property, specifying the lotnumber, date of the auction at which it was purchased and thereasons why it is believed to be Counterfeit; and

(i) return the Property to Charles Miller Ltd. in the same condition asat the date of sale and be able to transfer good title in theProperty, free from any third party claims arising after the date ofthe sale.

Charles Miller Ltd. has discretion to waive any of the aboverequirements. Charles Miller Ltd. may require the Buyer to obtain atthe Buyer’s cost the reports of two independent and recognisedexperts in the relevant field and acceptable to Charles Miller Ltd.Charles Miller Ltd. shall not be bound by any reports produced by theBuyer, and reserves the right to seek additional expert advice at itsown expense. In the event Charles Miller Ltd. decides to rescind thesale under this Guarantee, it may refund to the Buyer the reasonablecosts of up to two mutually approved independent expert reports,provided always that the costs of such reports have been approved inadvance and in writing by Charles Miller Ltd.

Charles Miller Ltd‘s Authenticity Guarantee

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�� Sale TitleMaritime Models, Instruments & Art

Date29th April 2009

Code: POPHAM

Please mail or fax to:Charles Miller Ltd25 Blythe RoadLondon W14 0PDFax +44 (0) 207 806 5531

ImportantPlease bid on my behalf at the above sale for thefollowing Lot(s) up to the hammer price(s) mentionedbelow. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as ispermitted by other bids or reserves and in an amountup to but not exceeding the specified amount. Theauctioneer may open the bidding on any lot byplacing a bid on behalf of the seller. The auctioneermay further bid on behalf of the seller up to theamount of the reserve by placing responsive orconsecutive bids for a lot.

I agree to be bound by Charles Miller Ltd.'s Conditions ofBusiness. If any bid is successful, I agree to pay a buyer'spremium on the hammer price at the rate stated in thefront of the catalogue and any VAT, or amounts in lieu ofVAT, which may be due on the buyer's premium and thehammer price.

Methods of PaymentCharles Miller Ltd. welcomes the following methods ofpayment, most of which will facilitate immediate releaseof your purchases.

Wire Transfer to our BankElectronic transfers may be sent directly to our Bank:HSBC Bank Plc38 High StreetDartfordKent DA1 1DGPlease ensure all bank charges are met so that wereceive the total invoiced amount

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Credit/Debit CardA 3% surcharge is payable on all credit card transactions;there is no charge for debit cards. By signing this formyou are authorizing payment for this sale.

Sterling Bankers DraftDrawn on a recognised UK bank.

Sterling Cash or ChequeCheques must be drawn on a recognised UK bank. Werequire seven days to clear a cheque without a letter ofguarantee from your bank.

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