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A gold marked 14k multi flat link necklace, 45cm 17.1 g
SOLD FOR £860
A gold marked 14k multi flat link necklace, 45cm 17.1 g
An 18ct 5 stone diamond ring (a/f - one stone is loose, the ring is split), 1.4 grams gross
SOLD FOR £130
An 18ct 5 stone diamond ring (a/f - one stone is loose, the ring is split), 1.4 grams gross
Two 14ct gold and paste set rings (1 misshapen and cut, 1 with stone missing), size K, 5 grams gross
SOLD FOR £170
Two 14ct gold and paste set rings (1 misshapen and cut, 1 with stone missing), size K, 5 grams gross
A gold ring mount (hallmarks rubbed) testing as 18ct, size K, 2.4g
SOLD FOR £160
A gold ring mount (hallmarks rubbed) testing as 18ct, size K, 2.4g
An 18ct white gold wedding ring, size O, 4.4g
SOLD FOR £320
An 18ct white gold wedding ring, size O, 4.4g
A white gold marked 18k diamond set pendant, the centre stone 0.19ct surrounded by diamonds 0.15ct, hung on a white gold marked 18k chain, with Northern Star Canadian diamonds certificate, gross weight 3.4g
SOLD FOR £240
A white gold marked 18k diamond set pendant, the centre stone 0.19ct surrounded by diamonds 0.15ct, hung on a white gold marked 18k chain, with Northern Star Canadian diamonds certificate, gross weight 3.4g
A 9ct gold curb link bracelet with padlock clasp, 18cm, 8.4g
SOLD FOR £270
A 9ct gold curb link bracelet with padlock clasp, 18cm, 8.4g
A white gold marked 375 chain with diamond set pendant 0.085ct, together with a pair of matching diamond set earrings 0.170ct, both with GGI certificates, gross weight 1.8g
SOLD FOR £85
A white gold marked 375 chain with diamond set pendant 0.085ct, together with a pair of matching diamond set earrings 0.170ct, both with GGI certificates, gross weight 1.8g
An Italian gold marked 9k twist bracelet, 19cm, 2.2g
SOLD FOR £85
An Italian gold marked 9k twist bracelet, 19cm, 2.2g
A gold marked 15ct bangle, 6.5cm w, 9g
SOLD FOR £500
A gold marked 15ct bangle, 6.5cm w, 9g
A 9ct gold bracelet, 19cm, 9.8g,
SOLD FOR £320
A 9ct gold bracelet, 19cm, 9.8g,
A 9ct 2 colour gold bracelet with padlock clasp, 17cm, 8.2g
SOLD FOR £270
A 9ct 2 colour gold bracelet with padlock clasp, 17cm, 8.2g
A 9ct gold charm bracelet with padlock clasp, hung 17 various charms, 16cm, gross weight 60 grams
SOLD FOR £2100
A 9ct gold charm bracelet with padlock clasp, hung 17 various charms, 16cm, gross weight 60 grams
A 1950's black and white photograph of a remote Vickers Swallow swing-wing aircraft during testing 29cm x 37cm
SOLD FOR £170
A 1950's black and white photograph of a remote Vickers Swallow swing-wing aircraft during testing 29cm x 37cm
A black document case marked British Aircraft Corporation, with zipped main compartment and zipped compartment to the front 29cm h x 41cm w (Sir Barnes Wallis worked for BAC from 1945 until he retired in 1971)
SOLD FOR £120
A black document case marked British Aircraft Corporation, with zipped main compartment and zipped compartment to the front 29cm h x 41cm w (Sir Barnes Wallis worked for BAC from 1945 until he retired in 1971)
**Attributed to Martin Aitchison (1919-2016), Comic Strip depicting the Achievements of Sir Barnes Wallis, pen with ink, in several sections, 12cm h x 43cm w (x3), 12cm x 30cm and 12cm x 12.5cm. ** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent.
SOLD FOR £240
**Attributed to Martin Aitchison (1919-2016), Comic Strip depicting the Achievements of Sir Barnes Wallis, pen with ink, in several sections, 12cm h x 43cm w (x3), 12cm x 30cm and 12cm x 12.5cm. ** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent.
C. W. Glover (active 1950-1968). Half Length Portrait of Sir Barnes Wallis wearing a navy jacket, white shirt and Christ's Hospital School tie, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1968, 66cm x 56cm, within a gilt composition frame. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: Sir Barnes Wallis was educated at Christ's Hospital between 1900 and 1904, and he retained a close and enduring connection with the school throughout his life. His affection for the institution was demonstrated in a remarkable act of generosity: he donated the 10,000 pound award he received from the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors in recognition of his wartime work. Wallis directed the entire sum to Christ's Hospital to assist the children of those who had served in the Royal Air Force. In partnership with the RAF Benevolent Fund, which matched his gift, a dedicated trust was established to administer the award. Since its foundation in 1952, the Trust has supported more than 150 pupils. Each beneficiary has worn the distinctive Foundationers' badge, specially designed by Wallis himself. This work has been on loan with the Royal Air Force Museum for over 28 years.
SOLD FOR £360
C. W. Glover (active 1950-1968). Half Length Portrait of Sir Barnes Wallis wearing a navy jacket, white shirt and Christ's Hospital School tie, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1968, 66cm x 56cm, within a gilt composition frame. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: Sir Barnes Wallis was educated at Christ's Hospital between 1900 and 1904, and he retained a close and enduring connection with the school throughout his life. His affection for the institution was demonstrated in a remarkable act of generosity: he donated the 10,000 pound award he received from the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors in recognition of his wartime work. Wallis directed the entire sum to Christ's Hospital to assist the children of those who had served in the Royal Air Force. In partnership with the RAF Benevolent Fund, which matched his gift, a dedicated trust was established to administer the award. Since its foundation in 1952, the Trust has supported more than 150 pupils. Each beneficiary has worn the distinctive Foundationers' badge, specially designed by Wallis himself. This work has been on loan with the Royal Air Force Museum for over 28 years.
Will Spencer (1921-2002) "Animal Crackers: When we go to England I want to try those Barnes-Wallis adjustable wings!", ink with watercolour, signed with initials and inscribed, 23cm h x 14cm w. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: In 1954 Spencer joined the News Chronicle to start the "Animal Crackers" pocket cartoon series. This ran in the News Chronicle until that paper was absorbed by the Daily Mail in October 1960, when it continued in the combined paper. The Daily Mail continued to feature "Animal Crackers" until May 1971, when the newspaper was redesigned as a tabloid and the series was dropped. This work, depicting swallows in flight, alludes to Sir Barnes Wallis's pioneering "Swallow" project of the 1950s. During this period, Wallis advanced a bold variable-geometry concept he termed the "wing-controlled aerodyne", conceived to maximise the efficiency and economy of high-speed flight. His earliest investigations took shape in the "Wild Goose" study, which laid the groundwork for subsequent developments. Wallis later refined these ideas into the "Swallow", a tailless, blended-wing aircraft envisioned as capable of completing return journeys between Europe and Australia in under ten hours - an extraordinary ambition for its time. As the project evolved, the Swallow was increasingly regarded as a potential supersonic successor to the RAF's subsonic Vickers Valiant bomber. Throughout the mid-1950s, various models of the design were tested with promising results, including a six-foot scale model that achieved speeds approaching Mach 2. Despite its technical promise, the programme was curtailed in 1957 when the British government withdrew support from several advanced aeronautical initiatives, bringing Wallis' visionary work on the Swallow to an end.
SOLD FOR £360
Will Spencer (1921-2002) "Animal Crackers: When we go to England I want to try those Barnes-Wallis adjustable wings!", ink with watercolour, signed with initials and inscribed, 23cm h x 14cm w. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: In 1954 Spencer joined the News Chronicle to start the "Animal Crackers" pocket cartoon series. This ran in the News Chronicle until that paper was absorbed by the Daily Mail in October 1960, when it continued in the combined paper. The Daily Mail continued to feature "Animal Crackers" until May 1971, when the newspaper was redesigned as a tabloid and the series was dropped. This work, depicting swallows in flight, alludes to Sir Barnes Wallis's pioneering "Swallow" project of the 1950s. During this period, Wallis advanced a bold variable-geometry concept he termed the "wing-controlled aerodyne", conceived to maximise the efficiency and economy of high-speed flight. His earliest investigations took shape in the "Wild Goose" study, which laid the groundwork for subsequent developments. Wallis later refined these ideas into the "Swallow", a tailless, blended-wing aircraft envisioned as capable of completing return journeys between Europe and Australia in under ten hours - an extraordinary ambition for its time. As the project evolved, the Swallow was increasingly regarded as a potential supersonic successor to the RAF's subsonic Vickers Valiant bomber. Throughout the mid-1950s, various models of the design were tested with promising results, including a six-foot scale model that achieved speeds approaching Mach 2. Despite its technical promise, the programme was curtailed in 1957 when the British government withdrew support from several advanced aeronautical initiatives, bringing Wallis' visionary work on the Swallow to an end.
After Keith Broomfield - "Vickers Wellington III of No.150 Squadron, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, Europe 1942", 20th century colour print, 30cm x 50cm, within a stained wood frame. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: Led by Vickers-Armstrongs' chief designer Rex Pierson, a key feature of the Wellington was its geodetic airframe fuselage structure, which was principally designed by Barnes Wallis.
SOLD FOR £180
After Keith Broomfield - "Vickers Wellington III of No.150 Squadron, Royal Air Force Bomber Command, Europe 1942", 20th century colour print, 30cm x 50cm, within a stained wood frame. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: Led by Vickers-Armstrongs' chief designer Rex Pierson, a key feature of the Wellington was its geodetic airframe fuselage structure, which was principally designed by Barnes Wallis.
Lesley R. - The achievements of Barnes Wallis, watercolour with gouache, signed and dated 1968, 43cm h x 55cm w. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: this work can be seen in several publicity photographs of Barnes Wallis including Roger George Clark's portrait of Sir Barnes Wallis at his desk in the collection at the National Portrait Gallery.
SOLD FOR £1100
Lesley R. - The achievements of Barnes Wallis, watercolour with gouache, signed and dated 1968, 43cm h x 55cm w. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: this work can be seen in several publicity photographs of Barnes Wallis including Roger George Clark's portrait of Sir Barnes Wallis at his desk in the collection at the National Portrait Gallery.
**David Shepherd C.B.E. (1931-2017) "Winter of '43, Somewhere in England", limited edition colour print, signed in pencil and with blindstamp, published in 1977, 51cm h x 93cm w, within a stained wood and hessian frame. ** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: this work has been on loan with the Royal Air Force Museum. In 1977, to "repay his debt" to the Royal Air Force, David Shepherd painted a picture of a Lancaster bomber at dispersal, titling it "Winter of '43 - Somewhere in England". He donated 850 prints, all signed and numbered, of this painting to the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, and the prints raised 96,000 pounds for the institution.
SOLD FOR £500
**David Shepherd C.B.E. (1931-2017) "Winter of '43, Somewhere in England", limited edition colour print, signed in pencil and with blindstamp, published in 1977, 51cm h x 93cm w, within a stained wood and hessian frame. ** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: this work has been on loan with the Royal Air Force Museum. In 1977, to "repay his debt" to the Royal Air Force, David Shepherd painted a picture of a Lancaster bomber at dispersal, titling it "Winter of '43 - Somewhere in England". He donated 850 prints, all signed and numbered, of this painting to the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, and the prints raised 96,000 pounds for the institution.
**David Poole A.R.C.A. (b.1931) - Portrait of Barnes Wallis, pencil with charcoal, signed and dated 1968, 46cm x 33cm, within a painted wood frame. ** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent.
SOLD FOR £150
**David Poole A.R.C.A. (b.1931) - Portrait of Barnes Wallis, pencil with charcoal, signed and dated 1968, 46cm x 33cm, within a painted wood frame. ** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent.
**Alfred Egerton Cooper R.B.A. (British, 1883-1974) Portrait of Barnes Wallis sculpting a wood carving of his wife Molly, watercolour, signed with initals, 30cm x 24cm, within a stained wood frame.** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: Cooper produced two versions of this tender portrait displaying Wallis' devotion to his wife Molly. The other version painted in oils was sold at Dominic Winter on 17th December 2020, lot no. 331.
SOLD FOR £320
**Alfred Egerton Cooper R.B.A. (British, 1883-1974) Portrait of Barnes Wallis sculpting a wood carving of his wife Molly, watercolour, signed with initals, 30cm x 24cm, within a stained wood frame.** Artist's Re-sale Rights may be payable on this lot. Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note: Cooper produced two versions of this tender portrait displaying Wallis' devotion to his wife Molly. The other version painted in oils was sold at Dominic Winter on 17th December 2020, lot no. 331.
2 vols. INGE. W.R. Personal Idealism and Mysticism, London: Longmanz, Green and Co, 1907, 8vo, 186pp, bound in red cloth, gilt lettering, signed B.N.Wallis to end page together with DEANE, Anthony.C. How To Enjoy The Bible, London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 12mo, 188pp, bound in blue cloth, black lettering signed B.N.Wallis to end page
SOLD FOR £85
2 vols. INGE. W.R. Personal Idealism and Mysticism, London: Longmanz, Green and Co, 1907, 8vo, 186pp, bound in red cloth, gilt lettering, signed B.N.Wallis to end page together with DEANE, Anthony.C. How To Enjoy The Bible, London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 12mo, 188pp, bound in blue cloth, black lettering signed B.N.Wallis to end page
Dr Alexander R. Graham, Bust Portrait of Barnes Wallis, painted resin, 1966, 40cm h x 21cm w x26cm d . Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note. Dr Alexander Graham R.M.S., M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., Barrister-at-Law, served as Medical Officer of Health for Lancaster and later for the Borough of Mitcham. A close friend of Wallis, he was also an accomplished portrait painter and sculptor. Graham took up the study of sculpture later in life at Wimbledon School of Art, exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1963 and frequently with the Society of Portrait Sculptors. He was elected a member of the Society in 1966 and served as its Honorary Secretary from 1968 until 1980. Following Graham's death in 1986, his widow, Marjorie, presented another cast of the present work to the National Aerospace Library at Farnborough. A photograph of Wallis standing beside the sculpture was likely taken to commemorate its presentation to the Library.
SOLD FOR £130
Dr Alexander R. Graham, Bust Portrait of Barnes Wallis, painted resin, 1966, 40cm h x 21cm w x26cm d . Provenance: Sir Barnes Wallis thence by descent. Note. Dr Alexander Graham R.M.S., M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H., Barrister-at-Law, served as Medical Officer of Health for Lancaster and later for the Borough of Mitcham. A close friend of Wallis, he was also an accomplished portrait painter and sculptor. Graham took up the study of sculpture later in life at Wimbledon School of Art, exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1963 and frequently with the Society of Portrait Sculptors. He was elected a member of the Society in 1966 and served as its Honorary Secretary from 1968 until 1980. Following Graham's death in 1986, his widow, Marjorie, presented another cast of the present work to the National Aerospace Library at Farnborough. A photograph of Wallis standing beside the sculpture was likely taken to commemorate its presentation to the Library.