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The Marine Sale

Auction 17843
28 Sep 2010, starting at 14:00 BST.
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Auction highlights

Sold for £57,600 inc. premium
Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) Idle Sails
Sold for £57,600 inc. premium
Francis Holman (British, 1767-1790) The action between the fleets of Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel (later Lord) Hood and the French Comte ...
Sold for £21,600 inc. premium
Derek George Montague Gardner (British, 1914-2007) The Shannon and the Chesapeake
Sold for £18,000 inc. premium
Timothy Franklin Ross Thompson (British, born 1951) America crossing the Finish Line into immortality, with Queen Victoria watching from the ...

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1 A 10in(25.5cm)radius Ebony Octant, £540
€630
US$ 815
2 A 6.5in(16.5cm)radius tri circle frame sextant, 11x10.5x6in (28x27x15cm) £480
€560
US$ 724
3 A fine 7in (18cm) radius brass sextant, English, mid 19th century, £420
€490
US$ 634
5 A 6.5in(17cm) radius micrometer sextant, 11x10.5x6in (28x27x15cm) £336
€392
US$ 507
6 An late 18th century 16in (41cm) radius Rosewood frame Octant. £1,320
€1,540
US$ 1,993
7 A pair of presentation Binoculars, £240
€280
US$ 362
8 A Ship's Bell, HM MTB 790 9in (23cm) diam. £192
€224
US$ 289
9 A Russian Ship's Bell, Cape Grozny, 1976 12in (31cm) diam. £240
€280
US$ 362
10 A Royal Navy ship's bell, HMS Desford 1954. 6.7in(17cm)diam. £312
€364
US$ 471
12 A ship's wheel from the SS Tamaroa 37in (94cm) diam. £360
€420
US$ 543
13 A 19th century Naval Cadet's sea chest, used at Jutland. 42x25x26.5in (107x64x68cm) £2,160
€2,520
US$ 3,261
14 A six bolt Diver's Helmet, 14x15x19in (36x38x48cm) £2,640
€3,080
US$ 3,986
15 A 19th century carved small boat tiller bar, 24in(61cm)long. £3,120
€3,640
US$ 4,710
16 An early 19th century carved small boat tiller bar, 22in(56cm)long. £1,680
€1,960
US$ 2,536
19 A mid 19th century mahogany cased sailor's shell work valentine £624
€728
US$ 942
20 A mid 19th century mahogany cased sailor's shell work valentine £480
€560
US$ 724
21 A double sailor's shell valentine. 8.5x8.5x2.5in (21x21x6.5cm) closed £744
€868
US$ 1,123
24 A bronze model of Nelson's Column. 43in (109cm) high £5,520
€6,441
US$ 8,334
25 A cowrie shell cameo, signed C. Wood, depicting the SS Leviathan ( SS Great Eastern) 4in (10cm) long £336
€392
US$ 507
27 A manuscript hand coloured plan, Crimea Beach 1854 2 £696
€812
US$ 1,050
28 Captain Frederick Marryat RN (1792-1848) A Code of Signals, 9.5x6in (24x15cm) £660
€770
US$ 996
29 A cased International Code of Signals training set, 13x12x2.5in (33x30x6cm) £720
€840
US$ 1,087
30 Night Order Book, HMS Sybille, January-July 1818. 9 £936
€1,092
US$ 1,413
31 RMS Carpathia a bronze commemorative medal & original box. 1.4in (3.5cm) diam. £6,000
€7,001
US$ 9,059
32 Francis Godolphin Osborne Stuart (British, 1843-1923) RMS Titanic at Southampton, original sepia tone photograph, neg.no. 11091. Sub-titled "Foundered in Mid-Atlantic by collision with an iceberg April 15th 1912, Stuart Copyright", mounted on pasteboard. 8.3x10.6in (21x27cm) £360
€420
US$ 543
33 A Mariners Certificate of Discharge book, James Easson, with signature of Captain Edward Smith, £1,200
€1,400
US$ 1,811
38 A pair of French Prisoner of War bone gaming caskets, 9x4.5x2.5in (23x11.5x6.5cm) each 2 £900
€1,050
US$ 1,358
39 A Whalebone and ivory walking stick, 34.5in (88cm) long £1,176
€1,372
US$ 1,775
40 A pair of small 19th century decorated whale's teeth, 4in (10cm) long, each. 2 £360
€420
US$ 543
43 A scrimshaw decorated oval pan bone. 6x4.5in (15x11.5cm) £300
€350
US$ 452
45 A large and well scrimshawed whaling scene panbone, mid 19th century, 8.5x14.5in (21.5x37cm) £7,200
€8,401
US$ 10,871
47 A scrimshawed whale's tooth, mid 19th century, 5.5in (14cm) long £420
€490
US$ 634
48 A 19th century decorated whale's tooth, 7in (18cm) long £480
€560
US$ 724
49 A pair of early 20thC carved whales teeth, Scottish. 5in (13cm) high each 2 £720
€840
US$ 1,087
50 A 19thC decorated whale's tooth, 4.8in (12cm) long £240
€280
US$ 362
51 A finely scrimshawed and polychromed whale's tooth, dated 1835, 8in (20cm) long. £6,000
€7,001
US$ 9,059
52 A scrimshawed whale's tooth, 6in (15cm) high. £480
€560
US$ 724
53 A decorated whale's tooth, 6.5in (16.5cm) long £24
€28
US$ 36
54 An early 20th century carved whale's tooth, 6in (15cm) long £24
€28
US$ 36
56 A scrimshawed whale's tooth snuff mull, circa 1880, 6in (15cm) high. £480
€560
US$ 724
57 A pair of early 20th century carved whale's teeth, each 7in (18cm) high 2 £720
€840
US$ 1,087
60 A whalebone busk scrimshawed with whaling scene, mid 19th century, 13.5in (34cm) long. £1,320
€1,540
US$ 1,993
61 A scrimshawed whalebone stay busk, 19th century. 15in (38cm) long. £1,200
€1,400
US$ 1,811
62 A scrimshawed and polychromed whalebone stay busk, circa 1830. 14in (36cm) long £240
€280
US$ 362
63 A finely scrimshawed whale's tooth, circa 1830, 5.75in (14.5cm) long £2,400
€2,800
US$ 3,623
66 A collection of bone and ivory scrimshaw, 7 £336
€392
US$ 507
67 A large scrimshawed whale's tooth, mid 19th century, 8.5in (22cm) long £3,120
€3,640
US$ 4,710
71 A balleen stay busk, 14in (36cm) long £336
€392
US$ 507
72 An early 20th century carved whales tooth, 4.5in (11.5cm) high £192
€224
US$ 289
73 A large whale's tooth scrimshawed with whaling scene, mid 19th century, 8.5in (22cm) long £3,120
€3,640
US$ 4,710
80 A large scrimshawed whale's tooth, 19th century, 8.5in (25cm) long £720
€840
US$ 1,087
85 A scrimshawed whale's tooth, 6.5in (16.5cm) long £1,080
€1,260
US$ 1,630
86 A scrimshawed whale's tooth, 19th century, 4.75in (12cm) long £960
€1,120
US$ 1,449
88 A collection of whalebone implements, 11 £324
€378
US$ 489
90 A small seam rubber, 4.25in (11cm) long £36
€42
US$ 54
91 A whalebone and tortoiseshell seam rubber, 19th century, 4.5in (11.5cm) long. £600
€700
US$ 905
92 92A whalebone seam rubber, 19th century, 4.5in (11.5cm) long £1,080
€1,260
US$ 1,630
93 A whalebone seam rubber, early 19th century, 5.25in (13.5cm) long. £744
€868
US$ 1,123
95 A well scrimshawed whalebone seam rubber, early 19th century, 5.75in (13.5cm) long. £960
€1,120
US$ 1,449
96 A whalebone fid, dated 1937, 11in (28cm) long £624
€728
US$ 942
100 A pair of scrimshawed whale's teeth, mid 19th century, 5in (13cm) high, weight 750 gms 2 £2,040
€2,380
US$ 3,080
101 A collection of five whale's teeth egg cups. 2in (5cm) high each 5 £108
€126
US$ 163
102 A large scrimshawed whale's tooth, 7.5in (19cm) long £480
€560
US$ 724
103 A whalebone sailmaker's seam rubber, 2 £480
€560
US$ 724
109 109A Prisoner of War miniature Domino set, 2x1.5x2in (5x4x5cm) £60
€70
US$ 90
111 A scrimshawed whale's tooth, 6.3in(16cm)long. £780
€910
US$ 1,177
115 A collection of Inuit bone Harpoon heads, Between 7-14in (18-36cm) long 3 £240
€280
US$ 362
116 An iron harpoon head, 18in (46cm) long £72
€84
US$ 108
118 A collection of four whale Flensing knives, 19th Century Between 10-12in (25-31cm) long 4 £600
€700
US$ 905
120 A collection of whaling and other items, 7 £60
€70
US$ 90
124 A stout mariner's penknife, 5in (13cm) long £204
€238
US$ 308
126 An extremely large scrimshawed and polychromed panbone of the whaler Argus, mid 19th century, 9.25x17in (23.5x43cm) £8,400
€9,802
US$ 12,683
127 A massive scrimshawed whale's tooth, mid 19th century, 7.5in (19cm) long. £4,800
€5,601
US$ 7,247
128 A partially polychromed and scrimshawed whale's tooth, mid 19th century, 8in (20cm) long. £7,440
€8,681
US$ 11,233
129 A mirror backed Builder's half model of the SS Yoseric 1908. 61x8x13.5in (155x20x34cm) £4,800
€5,601
US$ 7,247
130 A mirror backed Builder's half model, SS Leonatus 1903. 81x9.5x20in (206x24x51cm) case £3,240
€3,780
US$ 4,892
131 A Builder's half model of the Steam Trawler Vale of Leven 36x8.5x4in (91x22x10cm) £3,120
€3,640
US$ 4,710
132 A gaff rigged straight line pond yacht. 52x5.5x62in (132x14x158cm) £360
€420
US$ 543
133 A contemporary model of a pair oar racing shell. 35in (89cm) long £168
€196
US$ 253
134 A static concept model of the yacht Rose of Porthleven 1932, 36x8x40in (92x20x102cm) £1,320
€1,540
US$ 1,993
135 An early schooner rigged pond yacht hull. 43.5x11x10in (110x28x25cm) £336
€392
US$ 507
136 Alan Verner (Sam) Smith (British 1908-1983) 9in(23cm)long. £540
€630
US$ 815
137 An early schooner rigged pond yacht hull 43.5x11.5x10.5in (110x29x27cm) £900
€1,050
US$ 1,358
139 A diorama waterline model of the Barque Lizzie. £900
€1,050
US$ 1,358
140 A waterline diorama model of the three masted ship Rosina 30.5x21x6.5in (77x53x16.5cm) £336
€392
US$ 507
141 A large contemporary model of HMS Vengeance, 1824 91.5x31x85.7in (233x79x218cm) Model 72x22x54in (183x56x137cm) £3,600
€4,200
US$ 5,435
142 A model of a Dutch Cromster merchant sloop. 35x15x34.5in (89x38x88cm) £300
€350
US$ 452
143 A diorama waterline model of a four masted Barque. 17.5x28x4in (44x71x10cm) £240
€280
US$ 362
144 A model of the Arctic yacht Kara 1882. 32x25x11in (82x63x28cm) £1,320
€1,540
US$ 1,993
145 A model of the Thames Barge Pandora of Maldon. 40x11x32in (102x28x81cm) £600
€700
US$ 905
146 A contemporary model of the 24 gun Corvette HMS Astrea 60x22x54in (153x56x137cm) £300
€350
US$ 452
147 A sailor's model of the Blue Funnel cargo passenger liner SS Hector 1924 37.5x10.3x15.5in (94x26x39cm) £3,480
€4,060
US$ 5,254
148 A good model of the three mast Barque Success of London. 33x13x42in (84x33x107cm) £900
€1,050
US$ 1,358
149 A 19th century model of a 10 gun sloop. 23x4x7in (58.5x10x18cm) £432
€504
US$ 652
152 A generic cased Builder's model for the SS Towergate & Aldersgate 1906. 58x16x19in (147.5x41x48cm) case £10,800
€12,602
US$ 16,306
153 A builders' model of the Turret Deck steamship Elaine 50.5x11.5x17in (128x29x43cm) £12,000
€14,003
US$ 18,118
154 A Fine Builder's model of a steam Bucket Dredger. 56.5x19x25in (144x48x64cm) £11,760
€13,723
US$ 17,756
155 A builder's model of the Bank Line ship MV Eastbank, 1947 16x20x75in (40x50x190cm) £13,200
€15,403
US$ 19,930
156 William Markham (British, 1796-1852) The legendary schooner yacht America off the Isle of Wight, with a large three-decker moored inshore beyond £264
€308
US$ 398
157 Tommaso de Simone (Italian, 19th Century) H.M.S. Hercules 12x18in (31x46cm) £540
€630
US$ 815
158 Mark Richard Myers (American, born 1945) The topsail schooner Norseman of Barnstaple drifting in light winds under full sail £600
€700
US$ 905
159 Italian School, 20th Century The Schooner Elizabeth Eleanor 16x23in (41x58.5cm) £1,440
€1,680
US$ 2,174
160 19th Century English School The Barque Beulah under full sail £1,320
€1,540
US$ 1,993
161 Anglo-Chinese School, 19th century An American clipper ship off Hong Kong £3,600
€4,200
US$ 5,435
162 William Howard Yorke (American, 1847-1921) The barque Wacissa in full sail and calling for a pilot off the coast, with the pilot cutter approaching off her starboard bow £3,000
€3,500
US$ 4,529
164 Arthur Joseph Meadows (British, 1843-1907) £3,360
€3,920
US$ 5,073
165 William Adolphus Knell (British, 1802-1875) 'The dawn - squall clearing' £1,680
€1,960
US$ 2,536
166 Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek (Dutch, 1778-1851) Middelburg £3,600
€4,200
US$ 5,435
169 Martyn Richardson Mackrill (British, born 1962) Tugs on the Thames £960
€1,120
US$ 1,449
170 Norman Wilkinson (British, 1878-1971) Liverpool waterfront £600
€700
US$ 905
172 William Edward Webb (British, 1862-1903) Inside the old harbour at Peel, Isle of Man £7,200
€8,401
US$ 10,871
173 William Edward Webb (British, 1862-1903) 'Mount Orgueil, Jersey' £2,160
€2,520
US$ 3,261
174 William Edward Webb (British, 1862-1903) Low tide £2,160
€2,520
US$ 3,261
177 Charles Edward Dixon (British, 1872-1934) A stern chase £1,200
€1,400
US$ 1,811
178 Attributed to John Cleveley II (British, 1747-1786) A three-masted naval lugger approaching an English frigate off Gibraltar, with other shipping closer inshore £720
€840
US$ 1,087
179 Frank Henry Mason (British, 1875-1965) 'Outside the Port'; 'Monitor escorted by Motor Launches' £660
€770
US$ 996
182 Thomas Luny (British, 1759-1837) Sorting the catch on the foreshore ready for
market
£4,800
€5,601
US$ 7,247
183 John James Wilson (British, 1818-1875) 'Near Folkestone' £1,080
€1,260
US$ 1,630
184 Henry King Taylor (British, fl.1857-1869) Pilot cutter no. 3 with a rowing boat coming alongside and a paddlesteamer in the distance £6,000
€7,001
US$ 9,059
185 Henry King Taylor (British, fl.1857-1869) Pilot cutter no. 3 heading back inshore, with a large merchantman hove-to out in the bay £6,000
€7,001
US$ 9,059
186 Thomas Luny (British, 1759-1837) Barges moored inshore in a calm, with two naval frigates standing out to sea £4,800
€5,601
US$ 7,247
187 Thomas Luny (British, 1759-1837) Landing passengers ashore on a blustery day, with a frigate at anchor beyond £5,400
€6,301
US$ 8,153
189 Nicholas Condy (British, 1799-1857) Sutton Harbour £960
€1,120
US$ 1,449
191 Nicholas Condy (British, 1799-1857) The Hamoaze, Plymouth £1,440
€1,680
US$ 2,174
192 Terrick John Williams, RA (British, 1860-1936) Fishing boats heading for home off the Cornish coast £2,400
€2,800
US$ 3,623
194 Terrick John Williams, RA (British, 1860-1936) Newlyn Harbour £5,400
€6,301
US$ 8,153
195 Thomas Luny (British, 1759-1837) Passengers boarding the ferry to cross the Teign £2,160
€2,520
US$ 3,261
196 Timothy Franklin Ross Thompson (British, born 1951) America and her rivals on the Start Line, 22nd August 1851 £18,000
€21,004
US$ 27,178
197 Timothy Franklin Ross Thompson (British, born 1951) America crossing the Finish Line into immortality, with Queen Victoria watching from the royal yacht Victoria and Albert (II) astern £18,000
€21,004
US$ 27,178
201 Charles Napier Hemy (British, 1841-1917) 'What the boat brought home from sea' £9,600
€11,202
US$ 14,494
202 Charles Edward Dixon, R.I. (British, 1872-1934) 'Off Cape St. Vincent' £1,200
€1,400
US$ 1,811
203 Frank Watson Wood (British, 1862-1953) St Ives £780
€910
US$ 1,177
204 Charles Napier Hemy (British, 1841-1917) Running up the river on the tide and passing Limehouse, with the famous old Prospect of Whitby off astern £2,880
€3,360
US$ 4,348
207 William Dennis (British, early 19th century) A view of His Majesty's Dockyard at Port Royal, Jamaica, circa 1810 £960
€1,120
US$ 1,449
212 Henry Scott (British, 1911-2005) 'Moonglow North Atlantic, American Clipper Ocean Herald' £8,160
€9,522
US$ 12,320
213 Norman Wilkinson (British, 1878-1971) Lower Reaches of the Thames £3,840
€4,481
US$ 5,797
215 Henry Scott (British, 1911-2005) 'New York to 'Frisco, American Clipper Red Cloud at Sunset' £5,400
€6,301
US$ 8,153
216 William Lionel Wyllie (British, 1851-1931) Harvesting the land and the sea; men working on the dunes and in the fishing fleet offshore £1,440
€1,680
US$ 2,174
217 John Russell Chancellor (British, 1925-1984) A deep-laden Thames barge running along the coast £6,960
€8,121
US$ 10,508
220 Philip John Ouless (Jersey, 1817-1885) The renowned Jersey paddle-steamer Wonder off Elizabeth Castle, St. Helier, Jersey £14,400
€16,803
US$ 21,742
221 Lai Fong (Chinese, active 1870-1910) The full-rigged merchantman Loch Long at sea under full sail £2,400
€2,800
US$ 3,623
222 Thomas Luny (British, 1759-1837) Landing the catch £2,160
€2,520
US$ 3,261
223 Édouard Adam (French, 1847-1929) The auxiliary steamer County of Sutherland at sea under steam and sail £3,600
€4,200
US$ 5,435
225 Francis Holman (British, 1767-1790) The action between the fleets of Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel (later Lord) Hood and the French Comte de Grasse in Frigate Bay, off Basseterre, St Kitts, 26th January 1782 £57,600
€67,215
US$ 86,969
226 Edward Wadsworth (British, 1889-1949) RMS Queen Mary, First Sketch for Painting at the Forward End of the Main Smoke Room 48 x 33.5 cm. (19 x 13 1/4 in.) £10,800
€12,602
US$ 16,306
227 Nicholas Pocock (British, 1740-1821) The Ranger and her prizes – Cigali, Comte d'Artois, Santa Inez and Cantabre £6,600
€7,701
US$ 9,965
228 Nicholas Pocock (British, 1740-1821) 'Hotwells and St. Vincent's Rocks', 'Brandon Hill, Bristol, from the River', 'The Harbour and St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol', 'Clifton Rocks, Avon Gorge, Bristol', hand-coloured aquatint on laid with margins, 24.8 x 38.8cm. (9 3/4 x 15 1/4ins.) (PL) 4 £1,440
€1,680
US$ 2,174
229 Edward William Cooke, RA (British, 1811-1880) A beached fishing vessel unloading its catch £6,240
€7,281
US$ 9,421
230 William Lionel Wyllie (British, 1851-1931) Towards sunset, Boulogne Sands £2,280
€2,660
US$ 3,442
232 John Thomas Serres (1759-1825 London) The Royal Chelsea ferryhouse with the Post Mill at Nine Elms seen to the left £2,160
€2,520
US$ 3,261
234 Charles Martin Powell (British, 1775-1824) Dutch hoys and other traditional craft moored inshore, with a warship standing out to sea £6,000
€7,001
US$ 9,059
235 Norman Wilkinson (British, 1878-1971) Cowes Regatta, Race for the Emperor's Cup, 13 August 1904 £1,080
€1,260
US$ 1,630
236 Thomas Bush Hardy (British, 1842-1897) 'The Beach, Gravelines' £1,680
€1,960
US$ 2,536
237 Hubert Anslow Thornley (British, 19th Century) 'A fresh breeze, Dublin Bay'; 'South Wall Light, Dublin' (2) £3,600
€4,200
US$ 5,435
238 William Lionel Wyllie (British, 1851-1931) Ship £2,400
€2,800
US$ 3,623
240 Charles Brooking (British, 1723-1759) Men o'-war off a rocky coastline £10,200
€11,902
US$ 15,400
243 Derek George Montague Gardner (British, 1914-2007) The Shannon and the Chesapeake £21,600
€25,205
US$ 32,613
244 Charles Napier Hemy (British, 1841-1917) 'Landing fish' £7,800
€9,102
US$ 11,777
245 John Steven Dews (British, born 1949) The herring fleet at Clovelly, north Devon £6,240
€7,281
US$ 9,421
246 Montague Dawson (British, 1890-1973) Idle Sails £57,600
€67,215
US$ 86,969
247 John Thomas Serres (1759-1825 London) The entrance to the port of San Sebastian from the North West, the Isla de Santa Clara and Monte Urgull in the distance £8,400
€9,802
US$ 12,683
249 Henry Redmore (British, 1820-1887) Shipping off Speeton Cliffs, Yorkshire £8,160
€9,522
US$ 12,320
250 Antonio Nicolo Gasparo Jacobsen (American, 1850-1921) The British barque Dunearn at sea under full sail and calling for a pilot £10,800
€12,602
US$ 16,306
251 John Ward of Hull (British, 1798-1849) 'Corvette, 28 guns' £5,400
€6,301
US$ 8,153
252 John Ward of Hull (British, 1798-1849) A three-masted merchantman anchored in the Humber, signalling that she is preparing to sail £6,600
€7,701
US$ 9,965
254 Derek George Montague Gardner (British, 1914-2007) 'Indefatigable, 44, with Jason, Concorde and Duke of York (lugger) leaving Falmouth, April, 1795' £12,240
€14,283
US$ 18,481
255 English School, 19th Century A portrait, believed to be Commander Henry Dundas Trotter, R.N., seated and holding a copy of the Nautical Magazine bearing the headline "Capture of Piratical Schooner Panda by H.M.'s Ship Curlew" £840
€980
US$ 1,268
256 Eduardo Federico de Martino (Italian, 1838-1912) The royal yacht Victoria & Albert (III), with King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra aboard, arriving in the Kiel Roads on 25th June 1904 for their State Visit to Germany £5,040
€5,881
US$ 7,609
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