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Auction date Thursday, 9 May 2024 10:30 - 17:30 BST
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Helen Abraham


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Thursday 9th May at 10.30am


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Total lots: 150

A WORLD WAR I CAVALRY SCHOOL COMPASS
Lot 71 Sold
A WORLD WAR I CAVALRY SCHOOL COMPASS
by J.H. Stewart, London, with 'G.G. Rylands. 17th K.L.R.' engraved to the verso, all brass with floating dial and accompanying leather carrying case, 5cm x 2.5cm (2)
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £20 - £40
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A HELIO MK V BY ERNEST F MOY LTD
Lot 72 Sold
A HELIO MK V BY ERNEST F MOY LTD
in the original leather case, stamped with the makers details and no.66, dated 1915 R.N.D. with canvas shoulder strap; together with a late 19th century Malaysian Kris with a wavy watered steel blade, 42cm long; and a machete by Incolma S.A. Manizales, stamped with the maker's details to the blade and no.706, 72cm long (3)

Note: You must be over 18 to purchase this item. By bidding on an edged weapon you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.
Hammer price: £40
Estimate: £50 - £100
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A PAIR OF SEXTANTS BY 'HEATH & CO. LTD. CRAYFORD LONDON S.E.', ''BELL PATTERN (No.1)
Lot 73 Sold
A PAIR OF SEXTANTS BY 'HEATH & CO. LTD. CRAYFORD LONDON S.E.', ''BELL PATTERN (No.1)
late Victorian or Edwardian, both bearing the 'Certificate of Examination' by the 'Kew Observatory, Richmond Surrey' with wooden cases bearing brass engraved plaques of owners to the top; the first, 26cm long x 14 high x 24cm deep; and the second, 26cm long x 14cm high x 24cm deep (2)
Hammer price: £180
Estimate: £200 - £400
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A WORLD WAR II 1155A LANCASTER BOMBER RADIO RECEIVER
Lot 74 Sold
A WORLD WAR II 1155A LANCASTER BOMBER RADIO RECEIVER
serial number 48793, designed by Eric Zepler, in original condition with the DF circuits intact, with large coloured dial, 28cm high x 42cm long x 23cm wide; with a wooden cased loud speaker, 29.5cm high x 33cm long x 17.5cm wide; a power unit, 13.5cm high x 22.5cm long x 13cm wide; and an accompanying modern file containing operational information including a circuit diagram from the RAF info in Air Publication AP 2548A (4)
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A RADIO RECEIVER, AN ELECTRICAL/CIRCUIT SELECTOR TESTER AND A BUBBLE SEXTANT(3)
Lot 75 Unsold
A RADIO RECEIVER, AN ELECTRICAL/CIRCUIT SELECTOR TESTER AND A BUBBLE SEXTANT(3)
the first 'COMMUNICATION RECEIVER TYPE P.C.R' made by Philips Lamps Ltd. England ZA26707 Serial number 04923', 31cm high; the second SANGAMO WESTON LTD. MODEL E772 ANALYSER ENFIELD MIDDX. ENGLAND, 26cm high; and the third '6B 218' MARK !XA NO. 6611/41, 24.5cm high (3)
Estimate: £50 - £70
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A PAIR OF ROYAL NAVY LOUD SPEAKERS
Lot 76 Sold
A PAIR OF ROYAL NAVY LOUD SPEAKERS
dated 1943, Admiralty Patent 'W3487 TYPE 432 HAILING EQUIPMENT SERIAL NO. PA2429', painted in navy blue, 45cm. dia. (2)
Hammer price: £60
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A WWII CANADIAN TANK RADIO BY MARCONI
Lot 77 Unsold
A WWII CANADIAN TANK RADIO BY MARCONI
with black plaque 'SENDER WIRELESS SET CANADIAN NO. 52 C.M.C. 108-951 ZA/C00071 MADE IN CANADA 1944 BY CANADIAN MARCONI COMPANY SERIAL 6055', 36cm high x 39.5cm x 26cm deep
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A WWII COMMUNICATION RECEIVER TYPE P.C.R. 3
Lot 78 Unsold
A WWII COMMUNICATION RECEIVER TYPE P.C.R. 3
'MADE BY PHILIPS LAMPS LTD. ENGLAND, ZA 29639, SERIAL NUMBER 00698' (UNTESTED), 30.5cm high (to top of handles) x 44cm long x 21cm deep, together with two headsets (3)
Estimate: £80 - £120
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A COLLECTION OF WWII HEADSETS
Lot 79 Unsold
A COLLECTION OF WWII HEADSETS
(a lot)
Estimate: £40 - £60
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
WWII USA PORTABLE ARMY FIELD DESK BY THE AMERICAN HARDWARE COMPANY
Lot 80 Sold
WWII USA PORTABLE ARMY FIELD DESK BY THE AMERICAN HARDWARE COMPANY
stamped 'Nov 7 1942', contained within a metal trunk with leather straps, hinged pull down front with four drawers retaining original pulls, with applied oval plaque 'STOCK NO. 280 0-135.....'' , 52cm long x 37cm high x 40cm deep (missing typewriter and with seized YALE lock)
Hammer price: £220
Estimate: £100 - £200
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A WWII ARP BLACK LACQUERED TIN CHEST
Lot 81 Sold
A WWII ARP BLACK LACQUERED TIN CHEST
with red stripe to lid and lettered decal, 20cm high x 30cm wide x 19cm deep, together with a cast metal plaque worded 'Air Raid Warden' and four HMSO Air Raid Precautions Handbooks Nos. 1, 2, 4 & 8 (2nd and 3rd editions)
Hammer price: £20
Estimate: £40 - £60
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A WWII AMERICAN WATER CAN AND PETROL JERRY CAN
Lot 82 Unsold
A WWII AMERICAN WATER CAN AND PETROL JERRY CAN
the taller of the two 47cm high(2)
Estimate: £100 - £120
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY HAND GRENADE
Lot 83 Sold
AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY HAND GRENADE
of cast iron and spherical form with a diameter of 7.5cm, 1.27cm wall thickness and with opening for the wooden fuse plug, freestanding on modern wood base (2)

The grenade would have been thrown or fired from a grenade launcher on the end of a musket.
Hammer price: £110
Estimate: £100 - £150
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
'THE BRAMPTON LAMP': A WWI COMMEMORATION
Lot 84 Sold
'THE BRAMPTON LAMP': A WWI COMMEMORATION
a dark green patinated bronze Roman style oil lamp, the rim engraved 'In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen (“In Thy light shall we see light,” Psalms 36:9), with crucifix finial to end, 19cm high x 24cm long x 14cm wide, contained in an oak lozenge-shaped case bearing plaques engraved 'In Memory of the Men of Brampton Who Fell in The Great War 1914-1918' and 'First Lit by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales 9.XII.1933'
Hammer price: £650
Estimate: £200 - £400
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
WEST LONDON RIFLES: A VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED PRESENTATION TEAPOT
Lot 85 Sold
WEST LONDON RIFLES: A VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED PRESENTATION TEAPOT
the oval body engraved with leaf scrolls and with presentation engraving to Private G. Walker, No. 6 CO, winner of the 1st Battalion Prize, 15.5cm high
Hammer price: £10
Estimate: £30 - £50
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
ALLEN GEORGE NEWMAN (1875-1965), ‘For Justice and Liberty’ and ‘Lafayette We Are Here’
Lot 86 Sold
ALLEN GEORGE NEWMAN (1875-1965), ‘For Justice and Liberty’ and ‘Lafayette We Are Here’
a pair of brown patinated bronze plaques, cast respectively in relief with President Woodrow Wilson and General G. Pershing, each 35.5cm x 23cm, cast by John Polachek, Long Island, New York, each signed in cast and dated 1919 (2)
Hammer price: £80
Estimate: £50 - £100
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A PRINTING PLATE OF THE LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE FOR THE BOER WAR
Lot 87 Unsold
A PRINTING PLATE OF THE LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE FOR THE BOER WAR
bronze, 26.5cm x 21cm, the plate looks to have been used to print certificates for soldiers who served in the Boer War (1900 to 1902)
Estimate: £30 - £50
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
AN ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS BUGLE
Lot 88 Sold
AN ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS BUGLE
the body of brass and copper, 29cm long
Hammer price: £30
Estimate: £20 - £40
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
THOMAS ONA ODULATE (1900-1952), Nigeria
Lot 89 Sold
THOMAS ONA ODULATE (1900-1952), Nigeria
early 20th century, two Yoruba Nigerian satirical wood sculptures with applied pigments; one of a soldier standing to attention with satchel across his back and hat at lopsided angle (now lacking gun), 26cm high (excluding plinth); and another of a priest standing in contemplative pose with outstretched arms and hands (possibly lacking a book), 22cm high (2)
Thomas Ona Odulate was a noted Yoruba wood carver who worked at Ijebu Ode, and later in Lagos. He…
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £200 - £400
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A LATE 19TH CENTURY ENSIGN
Lot 90 Sold
A LATE 19TH CENTURY ENSIGN
with wooden toggle, 183cm long x 92cm wide
Hammer price: £50
Estimate: £40 - £60
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A WWII YOUTH PENNANT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE GIRL'S WING
Lot 91 Sold
A WWII YOUTH PENNANT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE GIRL'S WING
embroidered with 'DELMENHORST JUNGMADELSCHAFT SCHAR ' to one side and with applied swastika to the other, 72cm long
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £150 - £250
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A WORLD WAR II DESERT RAT PENNANT
Lot 92 Sold
A WORLD WAR II DESERT RAT PENNANT
possibly a souvenir of the 7th armoured brigade or privately made, with Battle Honours, the 'Desert Rat' emblem within circular cloth mount and a number of applied cloth shoulder titles, 80cm long; together with a group of five medals attributed to Private P.D.D. Beeching, Royal Medical Corps, comprising: 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star with 8th Army bar, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1935-45, offered with his Pay Book, Certificate of Service, and Record Of Service (including loose photograph) (9)
Hammer price: £800
Estimate: £500 - £800
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
A SEPIA TONED PHOTOGRAPH OF ALBERT EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES (LATER KING EDWARD VII 1901-1910)
Lot 93 Unsold
A SEPIA TONED PHOTOGRAPH OF ALBERT EDWARD, PRINCE OF WALES (LATER KING EDWARD VII 1901-1910)
signed below 'Albert Edward September ........' at the front and to the verso, 'To R. Elliot in remembrance of autumn.... 1871', photographed by 'Alexander Bassano 72 Piccadilly', 11cm x 15cm
Estimate: £50 - £100
9 May 2024
9 May 2024
TWO FRAMED MILITARY CAMPAIGN PANELS FOR THE SCOTS GUARDS
Lot 94 Sold
TWO FRAMED MILITARY CAMPAIGN PANELS FOR THE SCOTS GUARDS
20th century and later, the first for the '1st. BN. SCOTS GUARDS.' marked 'G.R.' beneath, 35cm high x 52cm long; and the second for the '2ND. BN. SCOTS GUARDS' with 'E.R' below, 34.5cm high x 52cm long; both handpainted in bright polychrome colours against a black ground, with royal crest surrounded by ribbons bearing campaign names; together with a regimental cut-glass and enamelled ashtray (3)
Hammer price: £160
Estimate: £200 - £400
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Total lots: 150

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