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Antique Auction — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
| Auction House: | Dunbar Sloane Ltd. | Number of lots recorded: | 794 |
| Sale Title: | Antique Auction | Lots with images: | 134 |
| Auction Location: | Auckland | Prices available: | 708 |
| Date: | 5-Sep-2011 |
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The 1943 diary of a senior New Zealand army service Corps officer serving in New Zealand, the diary covers January through to July and includes daily happenings in the Palmerston north area, the officer makes mention of requirements of his own unit as well as interactions with the United States troops based in New Zealand. This provides an unusual insight into home service during World War I
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The Vietnam war diary from 1970 of an unidentified New Zealand officer, the diary covers his period of service and operations in June of that year and details call signs and passwords as well as operational information. Some sketch diagrams of planned attacks including being based as Forward Operations base ruby. Any diaries or personal documentation of this nature from this period is exceedingly rare
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The World War I album of the voyage to England and training of 12796 Gunner Alfred Peter Jensen, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field artillery He embarked New Zealand on Willochra 27 May, 1916, the album has various images of ship board life as well as images of Stonehenge, training in the UK etc. Jensen survived the war
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The World War I Fleet Air arm diary of Leading Air Craftsman D W J Burgess, a Londoner, the 1943 diary details his flights etc from the commencement of the year until August. Of note is a single entry on 2 August that he was on a patrol in ‘B of B’ and ‘F W Kurzier shot down’. A newspaper article with the diary confirms that the Beaufighters shot down the long range German plane over the Bay of Biscay. Another clipping refers to a crew member of Burgess, who had been awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry medal…
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Group of 9 movie day bills, various movies, e.g. 'The Mind Benders’, ‘Zachariah’. 76 x 34 cm
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An interesting assortment of New Zealand World War I photos Believed to be a man named Heath from Ashburton and who served with the 26th Batn, the images include the entry to Padova, Trieste as well as bridges, soldiers in trucks etc. One pair of images shows a rugby match between New Zealand and South African troops at Torre. Other images include the general Po to Rimini area as well as aircraft and German Prisoners of war and graves. An interesting collection of unpublished images, these were saved by…
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Group of 9 movie day bills, various movies, e.g. 'The other side of Midnight’, 'The Valachi Brothers’. 76 x 34 cm
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A World War I New Zealand Armoured Corps album Largely a scenic type album however there are a few good images of men of the New Zealand Armoured Corps, the veteran has also served in the Pacific theatre and there are a number of lose images of his service in the Pacific (notably Fiji). Many annotated verso
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A small and important album of a man who served in north Africa/Libya, Greece and Crete. Almost certainly a member of the petrol Company or the NZ army service Corps. Images include the Western Desert, Greece and Crete. Most photos are annotated verso. Also includes some scenic and hospital type photos suggesting that he was wounded at Crete and was hospitalised in Egypt. A good array of unpublished and interesting images
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A World War I album of a New Zealand Signaller serving in Italy a large number of scenic images and cards but also a number of images showing him and his troop. Also shown is a gun crew in Sangro – Italy. Of note, one Gunner wears pilots wings on his jacket. Images also show the locals with whom one can presume the albums owner was billeted. A very interesting selection of images
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‘Practical Gifts that Will Suit Your pocket’ lithographic poster, c.1930, by John McIndoe, Dunedin. Archivally mounted. 51 x 77 cm
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The World War I Intelligence log of the 2nd Bn Waikato Regt who were based at great Barrier Island during World War I, the log covers the period of September 1942 to February 1943. It details all movements of ships and air craft in the area at the time. Also included is a letter to the Colonel commanding the Regiment (McFarland) from the Minister of Defence as well as a June 1942 summary of conditions applying for service on great Barrier Island. An interesting and important item of home front memorabilia
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‘Peace’ poster 1919. By A.R. Hornblow, Wellington, ref 'Paste Up’ by Hamish Thompson, pg 48. Together with three other posters by Hornblow c.1920
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A rare World War I album of the Royal flying Corps and Australian flying Corps in Mesopotamia and India, the owner was a New Zealand officer – presumably a pilot, with this small band of men. He is at this stage unidentified however the numbers of NZers serving in this area at the time was minimal so it is likely that he can be identified from his portrait images in the album, the photographs include portraits, local scenes and planes – many are annotated in the album (none annotated verso), the album is…
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An important collection of photos and documents, from a senior Nco of the NZ petrol Company at Crete NZ petrol Company were in the thick of most of the fighting in Crete, these items belonged to staff Sergeant (Warrant Officer) Les Williams – wounded three times – and a veteran of Egypt, Crete and Italy. He was one of the heroes of Galatas and pink Hill-Crete, where he was wounded in the stomach and elbow, the 6 day defence of pink Hill by a small number of NZers against a force of elite German…
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A rare and likely unique survivor of Anzac day 1944 a card programme of the Anzac day commemorations held by New Zealand and Australian Prisoners of war in Stalag 383, Bavaria, Germany. This programme lists men present and the order of the commemorations. Together with the camp newspaper with images of the parade and commemorations, the camp held many New Zealand ers taken prisoner in Greece and Crete
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A World War I diary kept by 85713 Private P W Rule machine gun section 49th Reinforcements, the diary covers his training in New Zealand from the date that he leaves his home town of Timaru until the date that he discovers that the war is over and he is no longer needed to deploy overseas, the diary is interesting in that it covers not only the training of an elite force of specialists (machine gunners) at the time but that also the author is having to contend with the influenza epidemic at the same time.…
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A small collection of J Force Bcof photos Showing service as part of the occupation forces in Japan immediately post World War I, the photos appear to largely show Australian soldiers however came from the estate of a New Zealand man so presumably the Australians and New Zealand ers worked closely together in Japan post war
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An interesting selection of New Zealand World War I photographs showing the Western Desert, Tripoli, Greece and Crete, the owner May well have been a member of the long Range Desert group as a number of the photos appear to show the trucks similar to those used by this unit and are certainly worthy of further research. If they are indeed Lrdg images they are exceedingly rare. Other photographs show Greece and Crete, one shows a snow covered hut – very likely in a German Prisoner of war Camp – so perhaps…
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‘Kiwiana Exhibiton city gallery’, 1994 poster, together with four New Zealand icons posters for Vogels, Weet-Bix, Marmite & Edmonds. 59 x 42 cm
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A World War I diary kept by 34864 Pte Alexander Johnson of the Otago Regiment, the diary covers his sea voyage to Cologne and has only a few entries mainly concerning the rough voyage. Alexander Johnson was a Ploughman from Hastings. He embarked with the 20th Reinforcements – Otago Infantry – on 30 December 1916. He survived the war
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A very important and historic collection of World War I letters, from Auckland staff Sergeant Don Gladding to his wife and family back in New Zealand. Gladding was taken prisoner in Greece. He and a group of men (the names of the men involved in the escape were Mick Karup, Tom Freeman, John Lewis, Don Gladding, Sid Hey and Peter Martin-and one other unidentified) managed to escape and lived with the local villagers at Vasilitsi for a number of months. Later the villagers raised enough money to purchase the…
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A scarce and interesting album belonging to a New Zealand Nurse during World War I, the album belonged to Sister Bessie Susan Wylie (who later become Bessie Alexander) – despite their being an inscription in the album to a Sister Peake – perhaps the album was started by another sister and given to Wylie – the name Peake does not appear on the roll of the Nzans, the images show various scenes and also recovering soldiers and VIPs. Included also is an image showing two New Zealand Nurses in a garden with a…
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A Carrara marble box Inscribed on the lid with ‘2NZEF 1940-1944’, ‘Egypt, Greece, Crete, Western Desert, Alamein, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tripoli, Tunisia, Italy’ 'From Bcf’, the centre is set with a black marble square on which a fern and ‘NZ’ is engraved. This box came from the estate of Nzans Sister B S Wylie (see previous lot) who reputedly nursed General Freyberg following his plane crash in September 1944. Included is a small original framed image of Monty, Freyberg and Churchill in a staff car. It is…
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Photographic reproduction of George Bridgemans ‘What Have I Done’ Safety poster, ref 'Paste Up’ by Hamish Thompson, pg 76. 55 x 39 cm (Fr)
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An important album of World War I photographs and a partial diary transcript relating to Lance Bombardier John Poole Lowry, 26th Battery, 4th New Zealand Field Regiment who was killed in action at El Alamein 24 October 1942 aged 27, the closely typed diary, sadly missing some pages, details the Western Desert battles in which Lowry and the 4th Field Regt took part, the diary was almost certainly transcribed by someone from his unit who found his diary and transcribed it and returned it to the family with…
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An interesting and well-executed portrait in oil of Driver C E Davies, Nzasc, painted by Leonardo Pizzamelli (?) in Florence, Italy 1945 in a modern frame with notes brought forward verso including an inscription from the subject to his mother, the painting was done while Davies was with the New Zealand Casualty Clearing station. He is shown wearing the ribbon of the Africa star. Very few enlisted men would have had the resources to have such a portrait painted while on service and other than images by…
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The very historic and unique NZ Wars medal to a man present at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and who later served with the Auckland Militia in all of the Northern Wars battles – in which he was wounded. New Zealand war medal 1845-72 undated reverse correctly named in large engraved blacked letters in the style of Burrett and Lloyd ‘Sergt T Briggs, Auckland Mil’ Thomas Briggs enlisted in the 80th (Staffordshire) Regiment on 11 December 1825. He served with the regiment in Australia as a convict…
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Three posters, 'Wash Your Hands, Dirt Breeds Disease’ Department of Health, together with ‘Know, the Facts About Lung Cancer’ Department of Health 1971 & 'People with Brains Protect, them’, issued by the NZ Safety Association. Various dimensions
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A World War I and later diary of B C Scott of Wanganui, who served from 1941-1945 primarily in the Pacific theatre, the diary, although not filled in on a regular basis gives graphic accounts of 'rial combat in the Pacific and is of some importance. He has used the diary post war as a travel log. Also with the lot is a very complete album documenting his military service, the album has many images of aircraft and of the Pacific, and area not often recognised as being a theatre in which the Royal New…
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A regionally and nationally important military cross awarded to a Rotorua man who as a member of the Auckland Infantry Regiment was awarded the decoration for bravery at Gallipoli where, amongst other actions, he took part in the bayonet charge at Quinn's post, personally accounting for many Turks, and later being one of the small party of men who acted as cover in what was considered a suicide mission during the evacuation of Gallipoli, the cross contained in its case of issue and inscribed '12/373 Major…
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Herbert Ponting - the Approaching Blizzard. Photo lithograph, no. 104, label and Simpson’s signature to reverse. 43 x 59 cm
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Masonic apron, collar and medals for NZ Lodges, Hinemoa and Hutt Valley in an apron box, including a gold and sterling silver breast jewel, stamped with London maker ‘Htl’ c.1888, with enamel rose and cross. Also a past master breast jewel
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An interesting collection of diaries kept by a Hawkes Bay man serving with the Otago Infantry Regiment, the diaries comprise a small tightly written book kept by the writer at Gallipoli, a later pencil copy of this in a 1915 dated French diary, and finally a diary kept by the writer in France. All diaries belonged to William McGregor, the diary relating to Gallipoli commences before the landings. It follows the author through the battles of the landings and the trials of serving on the Gallipoli Peninsula.…
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Two Tudor plaster decorative wall panels one depicts the murder of David Rizzio the secretary to Mary Queen of Scots, the other Mary swearing on the bible that she had nothing to do with the murder of her husband. A/f. 28 x 18 cm each
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‘the Cathedral-an Errosian Feature At Gore Bay, canterbury 1960’, hand coloured photo. 54 x 44 cm (Fr)
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Signed bronze figural of 3 dogs Looking under a rock signed P.J. Mene. Pierre Jules Mene, France, 1810-1877. Most successful and prolific animalier sculptor of his time. He was awarded the cross of the Legion d’Honneur in 1861 for his contribution to Art, and successfully sold his work through Europe and the U.S.A. Height 20 cm
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Victorian automaton singing bird in a cage, c. 1900 rare penny-slot operated working model. Bird of metal, textile, feathers and wood seated on a perch with leaf decoration. Cage raised on a wooden octagonal base with drawer to collect pennies. Large original brass key with tassel
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Victorian automaton of two caged singing birds. Brass cage with a red and a yellow bird perched on a small branch, birds sing and chirp and move either head or tail. Height 28.5 cm
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A superb and rare gilt metal and enamel chaise pair cased clockwatch, c. 1780 with cylinder escapement and moonphase indication, Marriott, London, No. 213. Engraved gilt cylinder movement, pierced and engraved balance bridge, brass 5 arm balance, two barrels, going train with fusee. Large bell in back, soft enamel dial, Roman numerals, the other Arabic, inner scale calibrated for moonphase. Heavy pierced and engraved inner case, similarly pierced and engraved outer case. Soft enamel scene of courting…
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Late 19th century French 'A. Barrie' carriage clock movement stamped E.M. & Co. #3343. Black face with Roman numerals, heavily reticulated decoration on front and 2 sides, with central motif of a knight's helmet with crossed swords
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Ladies crocodile clutch briefcase Suitable for a laptop and divided into various compartments with zipper over three sides, small split requires attention. 42 x 26 cm
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Bronze statue, signed ‘Gregoire’, c. 1840-1890 by French Artist Gregoire Jean-Louis, Cupid with bow and arrow quiver, standing on a round base (bow damaged). Height 53 cm
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