LotNo 26
Richard M Firth (British 1971-): 'Valsheda Britannia Westward and Shamrock - Racing off the Isle of Wight', oil on canvas signed, titled verso 75cm x 125cm
Provenance: gifted by the artist's framer to the vendor's family as payment for work
Notes: at the time, Firth claimed it was the largest painting he had produced, and the largest number of ships in one scene
Price: £7,750.00
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LotNo 3
Gucci - bee embroidered wool single-breasted military coat, from the Autumn/Winter 2017 collection under Alessandro Michele, in ivory, with stand collar, red and navy trim, pearlescent and gold-tone button fastening and embroidered bee detailing to the collar, size 14, unused with original garment bag and tags
Price: £1,125.00
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LotNo 9
The Zetland Body Break by Peters & Sons, London
A fine and substantial late nineteenth century body break by Peters & Sons of London, circa 1880, formerly owned by the Marquis of Zetland. The carriage is finished in dark olive green and black with red, black and yellow lining, and is fitted with an elevated coachman’s box seat above a forward luggage compartment. The open rear body is entered by side doors and arranged with opposing longitudinal passenger seating.
The carriage is mounted on English pattern wooden artillery wheels with iron tyres and is carried on full elliptic springs, with a transverse helper spring behind. The front axle is fitted with fifth wheel turntable steering. The rear passenger compartment has upholstered longitudinal side benches beneath padded back rails, with turned spindle upper panels to the side doors and rear handrails. The driver’s seat is upholstered in corded fabric and secured with leather retaining straps.
Details include shaped splinter bar and turntable, folding rear step below the door with leather covered interior handle, luggage rails to either side, pole fittings for use with a pair or team of horses, and a handbrake with brake blocks operating to both rear wheels. The wheel hubs are fitted with polished hub caps engraved “Peters & Sons, London”. The exterior retains small Zetland family crests to the side panels.
The carriage has been conserved by Woods of Fairbourne Carriages Ltd and is recorded as Lot 146 in The George Shaw Collection sale, 5 November 2003, where it was catalogued as The Zetland Body Break and described as having previously been owned by the Marquis of Zetland.
Features
• Peters & Sons, London coachbuilder’s hub caps
• Known as The Zetland Body Break
• Formerly owned by the Marquis of Zetland
• Circa 1880
• Conserved by Woods of Fairbourne Carriages
• Dark olive green and black bodywork with red, black and yellow lining
• Elevated coachman’s box seat
• Forward luggage compartment
• Open rear passenger body with side doors
• Opposing longitudinal passenger seating
• Turned spindle upper panels to the side doors
• Folding rear step with leather covered interior handle
• Full elliptic spring suspension with transverse helper spring behind
• Fifth wheel turntable steering
• Handbrake with brake blocks operating to both rear wheels
• Wooden artillery pattern wheels with iron tyres
• Shaped splinter bar and pole fittings for a pair or team of horses
• Small Zetland family crests to the side panels
Provenance
The George Shaw Collection, 5 November 2003, Lot 146. Previously owned by the Marquis of Zetland.
Conservation
Conserved by Woods of Fairbourne Carriages.
Dimensions:
Overall length: 310 cm
Width: 176 cm
Height: 226 cm
Front wheel diameter: 98 cm
Rear wheel diameter: 140 cm
Seating:
Driver's box seat: 2 persons
Rear passenger compartment: Two longitudinal benches accommodating approximately 8 to 10 passengers
Price: £37,500.00
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LotNo 3139
Royal Air Force WWII Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) medal group with associated documentation, logbooks, ephemera, and personal papers awarded to RAF Flying Officer Leslie Valentine DFC CdeG, pilot of Doulgas Boston E Easy on D Day 1944. The medal group comprises DFC, 1939-1946 Star, The Air Crew Europe Star, France and Germany Star, War Medal, Defence Medal, and Croix de Guerre with siilver star to the ribbon, upon a medal bar. Together with a cased Defence medal, awarded to Valentine by David Cameron at Downing Street November 2012, for his services in the Highland Light Infantry prior to joining the RAF. Together with two logbooks, one including the entry for June 6th ‘Ops “D” Day smoke laying to cover invading troops off Le Havre’, Booklet of provisional pilots notes for Boston IV, associated paperwork for Croix De Guerre, photographs of Flying Officer Leslie Valentine and print by Michael Turner (1934-2025), Friendly Smoke D-Day 6th June 1944 print, this print is of the R.A.F Douglas Boston that Leslie Valentine was flying on D Day. The print is signed by Leslie Valentine and Flight Lt. John Mackenzie, together with a personal note from the artist.
In 1939 Leslie Valentine was called up for military service, he joined the Highland Light infantry and spent ten months in France. Upon returning to England, he volunteered to join the RAF. In 1941 he was sent to Medicine Hat in Alberta, Canada, for his training, returning to Britain, for operations training at RAF Bicester, then RAF Finmere, learning to fly Blenheim and Boston bombers. Valentine was posted to squadron no.88 2nd Tactical Air Force, Bomber Command. This squadrons operation were mainly conducted in daylight, in close formation. On D Day 6th June Valentine flew his Boston ‘E-Easy down to 50 feet above the D-Day beaches laying smoke to protect the invasion forces from enemy fire. In total RAF Flying Officer Leslie Valentine DFC CdeG flew sixty back-to-back missions during WWII
Price: £4,250.00
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