AUCTION ONLINE
MILITARIA, NAVAL & AVIATION AUCTION
21st August
PUBLIC VIEW
Monday 19th August
Tuesday 20th August
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| This eclectic sale includes an excellent private collection of late 18th and early 19th-century pistols ranging from £200 to £1500. The aviation section is bolstered by several original paintings by respected artist Adrian C. Rigby and an aircraft compass used by C.L Pashley in the 1911 Michelin Trial. A good selection of naval documents from the 17th century onwards was also to be sold, including a fascinating group of letters from an American-Irish sailor who was pressganged into service with the Royal Navy. Elsewhere, this nearly 300-lot sale hosts a good selection of hunting and survival knives alongside the usual assortment of medals, uniforms and insignia. |
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| | Lot 7 - Adrian C Rigby (British, b.1962)
Hurricane Battle over Dover, gouache, framed, mounted and glazed, 26.5cm x 52cm, overall dimensions 80cm x 56cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
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| | Lot 25 - A good First World War photograph album containing 43 black and white photographs, corners partially laid down into album, majority of photographs captioned faintly below in black ink, album size 37cm x 27.5cm
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
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| | Lot 78 - General Edward Braddock (January 1695 – 13 July 1755)
British officer and commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies during the start of the French and Indian War and Seven Years' War, a heraldic coat of arms, mid-18th century, Sable blazon, a bend engrailed Argent in the sinister chief, an eagle displayed Or., oil on canvas, 26.2cm wide x 21.3cm high
Estimate: £220 - £280
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| | Lot 259 - A rare English flintlock three-barrelled tap action travelling pistol by Twigg (London), circa 1790, with plain 3" turn-off barrels numbered 3 through 5, action signed 'TWIGG / LONDON' within cartouche with starred muzzles for key (lacking), London proof marks, sliding safety, walnut slab-sided butt and three-position tap-handle to left side of action, overall length 20.5cm
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
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| Note: All lots are subject to a 24% + VAT Buyers Premium |
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VALUATION EVENTS NEXT WEEK |
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| | Books, Manuscripts & Autograph Valuations in Shrewsbury
Monday 5th August
9am - 5pm
Halls Holdings House,
Battlefield,
SY4 3DR
Telephone: +44 (0)1743 450 700
to book your appointment with Chris Moore |
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| | Modern Design Valuations in Shrewsbury
Tuesday 6th August
10am - 2pm
Halls Holdings House,
Battlefield,
SY4 3DR
Telephone: +44 (0)1743 450 700
to book your appointment with Chloe Delpy-Harding |
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