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LYON & TURNBULL AUCTIONEERS EDINBURGH THE WATERLOO BICENTENARY SALE
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The Waterloo Bicentenary Sale
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The Waterloo Bicentenary Sale Wednesday, 24th June, 2015 at 6pm Sale Number LT439A
Viewing Times Sunday, 21st June 12 noon - 4pm Monday, 22nd June 10am - 5pm Tuesday, 23rd June 10am - 5pm Morning of Sale from 9am
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Buyer’s Guide This sale is subject to our standard Conditions of Sale (available at the back of every catalogue and on our website). If you have not bought at auction before we will be delighted to advise you.
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Meet the Specialists At Lyon & Turnbull we want to make buying at auction as easy and enjoyable as possible. Our specialist team is on hand to assist you, whether you are looking for something special for your home or collection, require more detailed information about the history or condition of a lot, or just want to ďŹ nd out more about the auction process
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Welcome to The Waterloo Bicentenary Sale
Waterloo is iconic. The name resounds through our national consciousness. Hundreds of places across the world take their name from the battle fought 200 years ago across four square miles of Belgian soil. Imperial Britons were proud of what they considered their greatest victory. And justifiably.
important collections of watercolours and prints depicting the army of the Tzar.
The battle of Waterloo ensured that Britain would play a leading role in the 19th century. It also marked the last gasp of the 18th century. Europe had been fighting France for 23 years and the real 19th century with all its innovation and prosperity could not begin until that conflict was over. In fact, France and Britain had been at war since 1689. Waterloo brought that to an end. Its consequences for our nation and the rest of the world were immense. It was, of course, an allied victory and not least a German victory, but it was also Wellington’s victory. The great Duke achieved in his lifetime a fame quite the equal of his triumph and rivalling that of his greatest adversary. This sale thus not only commemorates the anniversary of one of our greatest moments but also the cults of two extraordinary men. The Emperor Napoleon had dominated Europe for a quarter of a century. He was, in equal measure, the bogeyman of children’s nightmares and the very real nightmare of the crowned heads of Europe. He was also though, without doubt, a genius and the heroic status he enjoyed during his lifetime grew beyond all proportion, as misty-eyed fondness and the distortions of passing glory dulled the bloody reality of his campaigns. The cult of Bonapartism is
A copy after Lawrence’s celebrated portrait of the Duke dating from 1820, commissioned by the Arbuthnotts (see lot 566).
well represented in this sale, along with that reality. Mementoes abound, in cameos, prints and not least a fragment of silk that once decorated the apartments of Napoleon’s beloved Empress Josephine. The reality includes some extraordinary pieces from the Revolutionary period during which the young Corsican adventurer made his name. Telling documents from the Terror and beyond, a rare French cavalry helmet and from the Egyptian adventure of 1800 part of Bonaparte’s own travelling dinner service. And how could such a sale not include a classic French infantryman’s shako? Worn by countless hundreds of thousands of the Emperor’s soldiers, it must surely be one of the most poignant and evocative symbols of what truly was the first ‘world war’. There are images too of Napoleon’s great campaign of 1805 and of the Russian debacle of 1812, along with
If ‘general winter’ had famously defeated Napoleon three years earlier though, it was Wellington’s generalship in confounding his last throw of the dice in 1815 that ensured the Emperor’s final downfall. The ‘Iron Duke’ had beaten the French in Spain and Portugal, against the odds, ensuring his fortune and the thanks of a grateful nation, as is shown in a silk scarf created in 1812. The bitter truth of the peninsular war, though, is better summed up in the tale behind the commemorative mug carried in Spain and given by a dying officer to a private soldier who had nursed him. But if Spain had made Wellington’s name, then it was Waterloo that ensured his immortality. As much is plain from the range of objects related to him here, from elaborate portraits and neoclassical bronzes to a lock of his hair. Nowhere is the Duke’s famously laconic character summed up better than in the celebrated Arbuthnott portrait by Lawrence and it is fitting that this sale should include a particularly fine copy of that work. It is often forgotten that Wellington’s brothers were also great servants of their nation and it is surprising that such a major portrait as that of his elder brother the 1st Marquis Wellesley should not be in the family collection or a museum, given his importance in shaping the Duke’s own career. But it is the battle itself which is the principle focus of this sale. Almost since the moment it ended there has been a hugely active market in Waterloo-related art and memorabilia.
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Waterloo medal (see lot 641).
Byron, who visited the battlefield early in 1816, bought ‘a quantity of helmets and sabres’. Turner went in 1817 and the resulting painting, a grim depiction of the aftermath, was exhibited at the Royal Academy the following year, accompanied by a verse from Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, his poem inspired by the battle. Sir Walter Scott was one of the first serious collectors and the pieces he picked up on the battlefield are today on display at Abbotsford as testimony to his own enthusiasm. This is only fitting, as, although the battle was won by British redcoats with their Prussian and Dutch-Belgian allies, it is often less well acknowledged quite what a part the Scots specifically had to
The 1796 heavy cavalry sword (see lot 627).
play. No less than seven of Wellington’s British regiments were Scots, from the Black Watch and the Gordons to the Scots Greys. They feature prominently in one of the sale’s major discoveries, an atmospheric painting of the eve of the battle in which we see kilted Highlanders and Greys, as they gather round the camp fires close to Wellington’s crossroads HQ. Alongside this almost contemporary image, Hillingford’s later paintings, hugely evocative if somewhat romanticised, set the scene perfectly, complimented by descriptions from a number of famous early accounts of the campaign. Swords, predictably, feature strongly in the sale and two particularly iconic weapons are notable inclusions. One of the main reasons we covet antiques and precious objects is their power of association and nowhere is this more true than here. To hold a sabre used at Waterloo is a unique experience. The 1796 pattern British heavy cavalry sabre was a much unloved weapon. It was often compared to a butcher’s cleaver, but it certainly did the job. As much was shown in the charge of the Union Brigade at Waterloo when, with some 400 such sabres, including the two 2nd Dragoon swords on offer here, the Scots Greys repelled Napoleon’s first major attack and took the French Eagle currently on view not far from this saleroom. The first counterattack on the Greys was made by the French cuirassiers and it is appropriate that alongside the two Greys swords the sale should include a superb example of a cuirassier’s sabre forged in May 1815, just a month before the battle.
Every piece here has a tale to tell, not least the string of Waterloo medals. Every man who served in the campaign in the British army was awarded one of these, the first ever British campaign medals and they would have been worn with huge pride by the recipients. It is significant that the royal mint should in 2015 have produced reproduction Waterloo medals for the bicentenary, including the huge commemorative Pistrucci medallion. But nothing can rival the age and authority of the original electrotype of that ill-fated presentation piece, on offer here. For a real connection with the heart of the battle however, you are perhaps best to look at two documents. One, written by Lord Uxbridge’s private secretary on the field itself mentions one of the day’s most famous incidents almost as an aside: ‘Lord Uxbridge’s leg has been amputated above the knee but he is as well as possible’. The other, a remarkable, illustrated ninepage letter home from an officer of the 1st Guards, tells the tale of the battle with candour and a gripping immediacy. It’s just the sort of account that would have enthralled Scott, who along with so many others became increasingly obsessed with the battle. But, while he and his contemporaries were fortunate in being able to pick up artefacts on the battlefield, two centuries later it falls to rare opportunities such as this for those who share his enthusiasm to acquire the unique objects which continue to tell the remarkable tale of the battle of Waterloo. Iain Gale
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Order of Sale Wednesday, 24th June, 2015 at 6pm
551-573 Wellington & The British Army 574-615 Napoleon: His Army & Campaigns 616-649 The Battle of Waterloo
Front Cover Lot 605 Inside Front Cover Lot 630 (detail) Inside Back Cover Lot 619 (detail)
Lot 567
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Wellington & The British Army
551 HA488/1 RICHARD WESTALL VICTORIES OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON from ‘Drawings By R. Westall all Rodwell and Martin’ by Thomas Davidson, London, England, 1819. Twelve colour plates and engraved title p. Q. Some offsetting from coloured plates to opposite pages Provenance: George Seton Veitch
£600-800
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552 HB407/1 PENINSULAR WAR COMMEMORATIVE CREAMWARE MUG EARLY 19TH CENTURY decorated with a scene from the Peninsular War, with one of the 71st taking a French officer prisoner in Portugal, with silvered rim, 11cm high, 11.5cm diameter; together with a military bible of the same period (2) Note: This lot was exhibited on loan from the family of the present owner for 35 years at the Scottish United Services Museum in Edinburgh Castle. According to family tradition, both items belonged to the great-great-great-great grandfather of the present owner, a private soldier by the name of Lillie, who had served in the Peninsula and then at Waterloo and who had received both as a present from a dying officer in Portugal whom he nursed until death. According to the family, the name of the dying officer was Whitelaw, an Irishman, and the tradition relates directly to the story of Lieutenant William Whitelaw, 88th Foot, the Connaught Rangers. The son of Rev. W. Whitelaw of James Street Dublin, he was mortally wounded in the leg in the “forlorn hope” at the storming of Badajoz, on 6 April 1812. Lieutenant Whitelaw died ‘in a hovel’ at Estremoz, on 7 May.
£500-1,000
553 HB968/1 SILVER PENCIL HOLDER BY SAMSON MORDAN & CO., OF DUKE OF WELLINGTON INTEREST 19TH CENTURY bears inscription F. M. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON, GIVEN BY HIS SON TO COL. G. A. MALCOLM 9cm long Provenance: Colonel G.A. Malcolm by descent; gifted to the current owner; property of a Scottish gentleman.
£200-300
554 HB418/1 GEORGE III COMMEMORATIVE SILK SCARF 19TH CENTURY printed with a spiral of dates and achievements from ‘accession in 1760 to the present day’, including reference to the Duke of Wellington, Admiral Nelson, William Pitt and Charles James Fox, with a bust length portrait of George III at centre within a crowned cartouche, the Royal arms on two sides, a crown on the others and with bust length portraits of Pitt, Fox, Nelson and Wellington to the spandrels 85 x 90cm £400-600
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555 HB409/3 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S LEVEE WEIGHT DRESS SWORD
556 HB897/4 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD
557 HC566/13 FOLDING GUARD MONTMORENCY SABRE
18TH CENTURY with tapering Solingen blade bright over two thirds its length and double-edged to the point, the forte etched and gilt against a blued ground along one side with laurel leaves, foliage and a martial trophy and on the other with the same. Regulation ormolu hilt with double shell-guard, rear quillon and faceted pommel cast and chased with foliage, and grip bound with twisted silver wire, in original leather scabbard with original frog button, the bottom quarter missing, retaining much original gilding. Engraved on the upper blade with the initials SvJ
19TH CENTURY the fullered blade double edged at the point, in original leather scabbard with frog button
LATE 18TH CENTURY revolutionary model, lacking scabbard
Blade, 80.5cm
£200-300
Blade, 83cm £1,200-1,800
£500-700
Blade 68cm
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558 HC566/10 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER’S SABRE BY OSBORNE AND GUMBY
559 HC566/9 1796 PATTERN LIGHT CAVALRY TROOPER’S SABRE BY THOMAS GILL
560 HC566/11 1796 PATTERN LIGHT INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD, FLANK COMPANY
EARLY 19TH CENTURY marked to the 20th Light Dragoons
CIRCA 1800 with brass hilt and without scabbard
CIRCA 1780-90 with bone grip and brass wire, the single edged blade signed Harvey on the backstrap
Blade 84cm
EARLY 19TH CENTURY with fullered single-edged blade in scabbard, marked to the 18th Light Dragoons
Blade 76cm
Blade 40cm
£300-400
Blade 83cm
£300-400
£400-600
£300-400
561 HC566/12 BRITISH MIDSHIPMAN’S FIGHTING DIRK
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562 HB417/5 SIR WILLIAM JOHN NEWTON (1785–1869) PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A BRITISH MA JOR-GENERAL Painted on ivory, oval, signed, inscribed MR J NEWTON PINXIT/ 6 YORK MANSIONS/ ST JAMES’S and dated 1811 on label on reverse 7.5 x 6cm
563 HB411/1 AFTER ANTOINE CLAUDET (1797-1867)
£300-500
PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF WELLINGTON, KG, KB, MP (1769-1852) Painted on ivory, bust length, in black coat and white stock, 6.5 x 5cm; and an autograph envelope addressed to Major the Lord Charles Wellesley Berlin, marked PRIVATE and signed W (2) Provenance: By descent to the present owner through a cadet branch of the Wellesley family. Note: Painted after the daguerreotype by Antoine Claudet of May 1844, on the Duke’s 75th birthday, an engraving of which was published by H T Ryall in 1845 and 1849. A similar miniature by John Haslam is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Another by William Essex signed and dated 1852 is in the family collection of the Duke of Wellington and another signed and dated 1852, sold at Christie’s in 1989. Antoine Claudet (1797-1867) was a pupil of Louis Daguerre and photographed a number of distinguished British sitters. In 1853 he was appointed ‘painter in ordinary’ to Queen Victoria. Major General Lord Charles Wellesley 1808-1858 was the second son of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. His older brother Arthur Wellesley 2nd Duke, died in 1884 with no heirs and Lord Charles’s eldest son Henry inherited the title.
£1,000-2,000
564 HB984/1 WILLIAM BOYNTON KIRK ARHA, HRHA (1824-1900) FOR W.H. KERR AND CO., WORCESTER
564A WILLIAM BOYNTON KIRK ARHA, HRHA (1824-1900) FOR W.H. KERR AND CO., WORCESTER
PARIAN WARE BAS-RELIEF PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF WELLINGTON, KG, KB, MP head and shoulders, facing left
PARIAN WARE BAS-RELIEF PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF WELLINGTON, KG, KB, MP head and shoulders, facing left, on a black ground, mounted as a brooch in a gilt metal frame
6 x 4.5cm £200-300
6 x 4.5cm £200-300
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565 HB779/1 MANNER OF JOHN PHILIP (POPE) DAVIS (1784-1862) PORTRAIT OF SIR RICHARD WELLESLEY 1ST MARQUIS WELLESLEY KG, PC, PC (IRE) Oil on canvas, seated, wearing the order of the Garter, the Garter and the Garter star 125 x 100cm £10,000-15,000
Note: Richard Colley Wesley was the eldest son of Garret Wellesley, Earl of Mornington, an Irish peer and brother of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. In 1780 he entered the Irish House of Commons for Trim until the following year, when, on his father's death he became 2nd Earl of Mornington. In 1784 he became member of parliament for Bere Alston and was appointed a Lord of the Treasury by Pitt the Younger.
In 1797 he became Governor-General of India and selected two of his brothers for his staff: Arthur (later Duke of Wellington) as military adviser, and Henry as his personal secretary. He was created a Peer in 1797, and in 1799 became Marquess Wellesley in the Peerage of Ireland. He became Foreign Secretary in Spencer Perceval's cabinet and held the office until 1812. In 1821 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
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566 HB410/1 AFTER SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF WELLINGTON, KG, KB, MP (1769-1852) Oil on canvas, bust length, in civilian clothes with a military cloak, wearing the insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece 76 x 63cm Provenance: By descent to the present owner through a cadet branch of the Wellesley family. Note: A copy after Lawrence’s celebrated portrait of the Duke dating from 1820, commissioned by the Arbuthnotts. Lawrence’s Arbuthnott portrait was much copied. The National Trust for Scotland has two at Fyvie and Castle Fraser. Another from the Londonderry Collection was sold by Christie’s in 2014.
£3,000-5,000
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567 YE2015/2 CAST BRONZE HEAD AND SHOULDERS PORTRAIT BUST OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON ENGLISH SCHOOL, MID-19TH CENTURY in classical dress, with brown patination, on socle base raised on a black marble plinth 36cm high £400-600
568 HB401/5 PAIR OF GILT METAL PLAQUES OF NAPOLEON AND WELLINGTON 19TH CENTURY each reserved on turned, ebonised wooden frames, 22cm diameter; together with a framed hand coloured print of the arms of the 1st Duke of Wellington, 29 x 21cm (3) £300-500
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569 HC683/1 THOMAS HENRY ELLIS (1814-1886) AFTER FREDERICK SHEPHERD (fl. 1852-1862) THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S LIBRARY, STUDY AND SLEEPING APARTMENT AT WALMER CASTLE and the room in which he died in September 1852 aged 84 years, steel engraving, published October 29th 1852 26 x 32cm Note: A similar engraving, hand coloured, hangs in the British Embassy in Paris.
£200-300
570 HC609/1 W JACKMAN (fl. 1841-1860) AFTER JOHN LILLEY (1813-1901) HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON Engraved for the New York Albion March 1st 1841; framed together with an autograph of the Duke of Wellington which reads: I HAVE THE HONOUR TO BE YOUR MOST OBEDIENT SERVANT WELLINGTON, ....BY GREGORY HOTEL, MARKET STREET, HAYMARKET 40 x 30cm Note: An engraving of the original full-length painting of the Duke by Lilley, executed 1836-37 for the Mayor and Corporation of Dover. Ex. RA 1837. The painting, cut down to head and shoulders, hangs in Dover Town Hall.
£200-300
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571 HC618/2 WELLINGTON’S FUNERAL DRAPE FRAGMENT of the silk canopy which hung over the Duke of Wellington’s funeral carriage, approx. 5.5 x 6cm; together with a letter inscribed: A PIECE OF THE CANOPY OVER THE CAR CONTAINING THE COFFIN OF THE LATE DUKE OF WELLINGTON AT HIS FUNERAL; and a pair of cast iron French Imperial eagles from the same source, reputed to have been collected during the Waterloo campaign 11 x 11cm (3) Provenance: Lieutenant John Bramwell, late 92nd Highlanders (see lot 645) and by descent Note: The Duke of Wellington’s funeral carriage was 27 feet long, ten feet wide and seventeen feet high. A canopy of silk and silver hung above it suspended from four halberds and it was pulled by twelve horses. It was hugely controversial. Prince Albert had masterminded the project and Queen Victoria loved it. But Thomas Carlyle described it as ‘an incoherent huddle of expensive palls, flags, sheets and gilt emblems and cross poles’. Dickens thought that ‘for forms of ugliness, horrible combinations of colour, hideous motion and general failure, there never was such a look achieved as the car’. The car was housed in the crypt of St Paul’s until 1981 when it was moved to Stratfield Saye.
£300-500
The Duke of Wellington's funeral carriage.
572 HB678/2 SEVERAL STRANDS OF THE 1ST DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S HAIR 19TH CENTURY framed with a facsimile autograph by Wellington’s valet, John Kendall, stating that they were cut by him from the Duke’s hair after his death 36 x 20cm Note: Kendall was employed by Wellington as his valet, and was at his side when he died on 14th September 1852. The last words Wellington spoke were to Kendall. Kendall kept a lock of hair for himself and sent a piece to Queen Victoria at her request, with an accompanying letter in which he explained ‘The last hand laid on the body was mine, to cut off a lock of hair from the head.’
£200-300
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573 HA494/1 MANNER OF JOHN LUCAS (1807-1874) PORTRAIT OF ARTHUR WELLESLEY, 1ST DUKE OF WELLINGTON, KG, KB, MP (1769-1852) Oil on canvas, head and shoulders, wearing a blue ribbon with the Waterloo medal, within a grisaille laurel wreath 76 x 64.5cm ÂŁ3,000-4,000
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Napoleon: His Army & Campaigns 574 HB417/2 1793 PATTERN HELMET FOR A CHASSEUR-À-CHEVAL FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY the helmet with a hard leather skull with brass bands across the top and a faux leopard-skin band around the cap of bleached and dyed horsehair, the original horsehair crest over a wood stem runs across the top of the cap, the leather peak is intact as is the original leather liner with faded red canvas liner bag, on the left side of the bandeau is a revolution period cockade with a slot fitted behind for the plume, the original plume is included, on a bone stem; attached is a leather and paper label of the French collection of André Thélot written in his own hand: ‘This is a casque for a Chasseur a Cheval 1793 ‘AN II’ (Year 2 or 1793 in the revolutionary calendar) 21cm high £1,500-2,500 French Chasseur-à-Cheval circa 1793.
575 HB417/7 MANUSCRIPT SERVICE RECORD (SERVICE SUCCESSIFS) MADE OUT FOR ETIENNE HULOT DE MAZERNY Note: Etienne Hulot joined the army in 1793 as recorded here and was commissioned at the battle of Altkirchen. He was wounded in 1799 attempting to rescue Marshal Soult from capture and was later Soult’s ADC. Hulot was wounded at Austerlitz and in the Peninsula served as ADC to Soult. In 1813 he was created Baron Hulot. During the Hundred Days as a General de Division he commanded 14th Division in Gerard’s 4th Corps. In this capacity he led the division at Wavre. Ultimately, he fought in the defence of Paris. The document dates from Year 13 (1804) includes all service, ranks, mention of the Legion D’Honneur award, service with Soult, Jourdan, Massena & Ney and service as Soult’s ADC. There are numerous signatures.
£300-400
576 HB413/3 CIRCULAR BRASS SNUFF BOX INLAID WITH THE HEAD OF NAPOLEON AS FIRST CONSUL EARLY 19TH CENTURY with brown patination and reeded side, the top inscribed ‘Bonaparte Primus Consul’ and ‘Anno VIII’, the base inscribed with an allegorical scene and Latin inscription 5cm diameter, 1.9cm high £100-150
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577 HB413/1 MOROCCO LEATHER NECESSAIRE CAMPAIGN CASE OF NAPOLEON INTEREST EARLY 19TH CENTURY dark-red morocco leather covered and slope fronted with original brass catches and side carrying handles, the top tooled in gold and bearing in the centre the monogram of Napoleon as First Consul in gold beneath a gold sphinx (removed), the base also bearing the central motifs, the inside lined in crimson silk and with shaped wooden interior intended to carry two water ewers 22cm high Note: It is suggested that this box formed part of Napoleon’s baggage train on the Egyptian campaign and was looted by the men of General Abercromby’s army after the taking of Alexandria.
£500-800
578 HC566/20 FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY ASSIGNATS CIRCA 1793 ten assignants printed on a single uncut sheet, dated ‘l’an 1r. de la République’ [1792]; and 6 individual assignants, mostly dated ‘l’an 2.me de la République/Loi de 23 Mai 1793’ (16) sheet dimension approx. 45 x 30cm £250-350
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579 HC566/21 EIGHT FRENCH REVOLUTIONARY PAPERS All manuscript, 7 written in Dutch/Flemish, including a list of over 37 men possibly to be executed, with one other note in French (8) page dimensions between 32.5 and 20cm £800-1,000
580 HC566/22 A NUMBER OF PAPERS FROM GHENT: THE CHANGE OF THE FLEMISH CALENDAR TO REVOLUTIONARY CIRCA 1793 Manuscript, headed ‘Justice de Paix, Canton d’Oosterzeele’, with stamps ‘Rep. Fra. Escaut.’ to upper left page corners (34) page dimensions 26 x 18cm £400-600
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581 HC566/23 JOURNAL OFFICIEL DU ROYAUME DES PAYS-BAS 1823, 1830 8vo, volume 18, numbers 48 & 49; volume 25, numbers 40, 41, 42, 44, 46, 48; all disbound, some dampstaining and wear; Recueil des arrêtés décisions, lettres et autres actes de l’intendance départmentale... Bruges: Bogaert-Dumortier, 1814. 8vo, disbound, some leaves lacking; Bulletin des lois de la République Française [Paris, n.d.] 8vo, numbers 127-144, contemporary boards with covers loose, number 156 disbound, some leaves lacking (3) £200-300
582 HC566/18 NOTICE OF FRENCH GENDARMERIE TAKING CHARGE OF THE TOWN OF GHENT DATED 17/11/1800 Manuscript on headed paper of the Gendarmerie Nationale, one side of folded paper with address and seal mark to verso page dimensions 34 x 20.5cm £200-300
583 HC566/19 POSTER PROCLAIMING CONSCRIPTION IN GHENT JULY 1803 Bericht aen de conscrits. Ghent: A.B. Stéven, [den 4 Thermidor, jaer 12.], a few manuscript notes 39 x 31.5cm £500-800
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584 HC538/1 RED AND GOLD SILK CUSHION COVER BEARING THE MONOGRAM OF THE EMPRESS JOSEPHINE EARLY 19TH CENTURY of hexagonal outline with silk ribbon ties 42 x 29cm Provenance: According to family tradition this cushion cover, from the Empress’s rooms in the Palais des Tuileries, was taken by the present owner’s ancestor in Belgium when in the company of the 4th Lord Aberdeen.
£600-800
585 HC566/14 FRENCH NAVAL DOCUMENT, TOULON EXECUTION OF NAVAL DESERTER 1805 Printed with manuscript inserts, framed and glazed 36 x 24.5cm Note: This document relates to a prisoner who has been kept in chains for five years and has been subjected to hard labour for crimes including the act of desertion in the Port of Toulon. During hostilities, the commander of the navy in Toulon has withheld the term of his execution and has put the officer’s name forward for release, under the terms that he will not visit certain ports. A later manuscript note states that the officer was seized at the port of Ostend and subsequently executed.
£200-300
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586 HB897/1A FRANCOIS (GRENADIER) PILS (1785-1867) DRANCHOWITZ Pencil, ink and watercolour, inscribed with title and dated, ‘a 8 heures du soir, le 19 Mai 1813’ 18 x 26cm Note: Dranchowitz was a position occupied by the French during their retreat through Saxony, during the German campaign of 1813. The figures reclining on the left are Napoleon’s Mameluke bodyguard of the Imperial Guard. Centre are two Polish lancers and to the right a bivouac of French infantry grenadiers.
£3,000-4,000
587 HB897/1B FRANCOIS (GRENADIER) PILS (1785-1867) NAPOLEON MOUNTING HIS HORSE Pencil, ink and watercolour, two sketches of the Emperor mounting up and riding (2) 18 x 30cm £3,000-4,000
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588 HB897/1C FRANCOIS (GRENADIER) PILS (1785-1867) COMBAT D’AMSTETTEN Pencil, ink and watercolour 19 x 30cm Note: The picture refers to a skirmish in November 1805 during the Austrian campaign (one month before the battle of Austerlitz). French cavalry can be seen attacking the white-coated Austrian troops on the left of the picture.
£3,000-4,000
589 HB897/1 FRANCOIS (GRENADIER) PILS (1785-1867) DRISVIATOUI Pencil, ink and watercolour, inscribed with title and dated 11 July 1812 18 x 26cm Note: Grenadier Francois Pils was Marshal Oudinot’s ‘valet de chambre’ and followed him on campaign. He is well known as the author of The Journal of “Grenadier Pils” (Journal de Marche du Grenadier Pils, 1804-1814). Fighting at Austerlitz, Jena, Essling and Wagram, he was renowned as an artist. He later became a student of Horace Vernet. His son, Isidore Pils, was also an artist in the second half of the 19th century. Drisviatoui was a position occupied by Marshal Oudinot during the invasion of Russia in the summer of 1812.
£3,000-4,000
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590 CONTINENTAL SCHOOL OFFICER OF RUSSIAN LINE INFANTRY C.1812 Pencil and watercolour heightened with white, inscribed with the title in German 30 x 20cm £2,000-3,000
591 CONTINENTAL SCHOOL RUSSIAN ARTILLERYMAN, CIRCA 1812 Pencil and watercolour heightened with white, inscribed with the title in German 30 x 20cm £2,000-3,000
592 CONTINENTAL SCHOOL PRIVATE OF RUSSIAN LINE INFANTRY, CIRCA 1812 Pencil and watercolour heightened with white, inscribed with the title in German
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30 x 20cm £2,000-3,000
593 CONTINENTAL SCHOOL DRUMMER OF RUSSIAN LINE INFANTRY, CIRCA 1812 Pencil and watercolour heightened with white, inscribed with the title in German 30 x 20cm £2,000-3,000
594 CONTINENTAL SCHOOL OFFICER OF RUSSIAN GUARD ARTILLERY, CIRCA 1812 Pencil and watercolour heightened with white, inscribed with the title in German 30 x 20cm £2,000-3,000
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595 HB897/3 MUNDIRY ROSSIISKOI IMPERATORSKOI ARMII: COLLECTIONS DES UNIFORMES DE L’ARMEE IMPERIALE RUSSE coloured lithograph bookplate taken from the folio [St. Petersburg, 1823-24], the lithograph coloured with contemporary colouring & heightened with tempera, bears stamp of the Mollo Collection and with seven others similar (8) 33 x 23cm Provenance: The Mollo Collection. Note: Andrew Mollo (b.1940) is a leading expert on military history and a noted collector. He was the adviser on the Sharpe series and the Hornblower series for television.
£1,200-1,800
596 HB897/3A MUNDIRY ROSSIISKOI IMPERATORSKOI ARMII: COLLECTIONS DES UNIFORMES DE L’ARMEE IMPERIALE RUSSE. coloured lithograph bookplate taken from the folio [St. Petersburg, 1823-24], the lithograph coloured with contemporary colouring & heightened with tempera, bears stamp of the Mollo Collection, and with seven others similar (8) 33 x 23cm Provenance: The Mollo Collection
£1,200-1,800
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597 HB897/3B MUNDIRY ROSSIISKOI IMPERATORSKOI ARMII: COLLECTIONS DES UNIFORMES DE L’ARMEE IMPERIALE RUSSE 598 HB897/3C MUNDIRY ROSSIISKOI IMPERATORSKOI ARMII: COLLECTIONS DES UNIFORMES DE L’ARMEE IMPERIALE RUSSE. coloured lithograph bookplate taken from the folio [St. Petersburg, 1823-24], the lithograph coloured with contemporary colouring & heightened with tempera, bears stamp of the Mollo Collection, and with seven others similar (8) 33 x 23cm Provenance: The Mollo Collection
£1,200-1,800
coloured lithograph bookplate taken from the folio [St. Petersburg, 1823-24], the lithograph coloured with contemporary colouring & heightened with tempera, bears stamp of the Mollo Collection, and with seven others similar (8) 33 x 23cm Provenance: The Mollo Collection
£1,200-1,800
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599 HC566/17 NINE NAPOLEONIC DEATH CERTIFICATES FROM VARIOUS CAMPAIGNS, ONE FROM VIENNA 1813 RETREAT FROM MOSCOW CIRCA 1794-1814 including: the death certificate of Jerome Jacques Grunadien of the Third Battalion of the Marne, in the 3rd year of the Republic (1794); the death certificate, in German, of Pierre Becti, who died in Chalon in 1809; the death certificate of a soldier, filled out in Vilna in January 1813, relating to the Campagne de Russie; the death certificate of Isidor Jannot, who died in Seraing from ‘dropsy’; and 5 others, all printed with manuscript inserts (9) between 30 x 19.5cm and 19 x 16.5cm £1,500-2,000
600 HB417/4 *BIRON PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF MARSHAL SÉRURIER painted on ivory, oval, signed to the right hand edge BIRON, 10 x 14cm; sold with a document from Sérurier, as Governor of the Invalides, in 1813, written to the Duc de Feltre, as Minister de Guerre (2) Note: Sérurier joined the French army in 1759 and fought under Napoleon in Italy. He assisted Napoleon in the coup of the 18 Brumaire and was eventually Governor of the Invalides. Here, in March 1814 as the allies reached Paris, Sérurier destroyed the 1,417 enemy flags captured in Napoleon’s campaigns. Sérurier voted for the downfall of Napoleon that April, and was made a peer by Louis XVIII. He joined Napoleon during the Hundred Days and afterwards voted in favour of Ney’s death after Waterloo.
£300-500
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601 HC617/1 AFTER CHARLES DE STEUBEN (1788-1856) THE RETURN FROM ELBA Hand-coloured engraving, 41 x 54cm in mount, sold with a key to the personalities in the image 12.5 x 27cm (2) £200-300
602 HC617/2 AFTER HORACE VERNET (1789-1863) CHEVAL POLONAIS Hand coloured engraving of a Polish lancer, and another similar, each 25 x 29cm; and a hand-coloured print of the death of Poniatowski at the Battle of Leipzig, 23 x 29cm (3) £300-500
604 HC617/11 AFTER CHARLES-EMILE-MARIE SEURRE (1798-1858) A BRONZE STATUETTE OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON a miniature reduction of the statue placed in 1833 on the column in the Place Vendome in Paris, 30cm high; together with a bronze souvenir barometer of the Vendome column (figure of Napoleon detached and loose from the top) 19cm high (2)
603 HC617/3 A BAS RELIEF OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON 19TH CENTURY 13 x 9.5cm; together with a bas relief of the Empress Marie-Louise; a coloured print of Bonaparte at the Alps after Charlet; a cartoon etching of Napoleon; and a coloured print of the Life Guards at Waterloo (5) £300-500
£400-600
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605 HB417/3 FRENCH LINE INFANTRY SHAKO EARLY 19TH CENTURY the leather peak and crown with felt body, plate of the 1810-12 pattern known as the “fantasie” type, one wing tip and chin scales missing, with period cockade in painted leather, missing internal sweatband and with modern red pompon Note: This is the classic French, bell-shaped shako of the period, an iconic item of Napoleonic uniform.
£3,000-4,000
606 HB417/1 FRENCH INFANTRY OFFICER’S UNIFORM HABIT-VESTE CIRCA 1820 the tunic hand sewn and converted to resemble a First Empire period tunic from a tunic of the July Monarchy period (1830-1848), with original gold bullion epaulettes dating from the First Empire, the buttons marked “81” with one missing from a cuff vent, hook & eye closure to front & collar with padded period lining, small repair to chest, decorations from the turnbacks missing but outline shows that they were grenades £1,500-1,800
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607 HB417/6 FRENCH INFANTRY GRENADIER’S CARTRIDGE POUCH EARLY 19TH CENTURY the black leather over wooden box with replacement white leather strap, with period brass grenade (hollow back) on the front flap retained by brass pins, the wooden box missing from inside, with some small worm holes through leather, retains the closure strap and small flint pocket on front 23cm across £300-400
608 HB412/1 ORDONNANCE PROVISOIRE SUR L’EXERCISE ET LES MANOUEVRES DE LA CAVALERIE 2 VOLUMES, PARIS 1804 bound in brown leather with gold tooling to the edges and spine, the second volume of 126 plates, one hand coloured (2) Note: Inscribed on both title pages twice. 1. ‘Denvir, officier au 16eme regiment Chasseurs a Cheval’ 2. ‘This book was taken from the above French officer in an action on the 21st December 1807 when the 15th Light Dragoons of which I commanded a Squadron, defeated the French 12th Dragoons and one other regiment of cavalry at Sahagún in Spain. W Murray Macgregor, Lieutenant’.
£300-500
609 HB417/7A CONGE DE REFORME (SEPARATION OF SERVICE) DOCUMENT FOR A CHASSEUR-À-CHEVAL dated 1811, this document shows the service record for a trooper in the 8th Chasseurs-à-Cheval. The record shows service in the army of Holland, the campaign of 1805, battle of Ulm, army of Italy 1809, army of Germany and at Wagram. Signed by Inspecteur Général de Cavalerie aux Armées de Naples et d’Italie Charles Joseph de Pully Note: The 8th Chasseurs-à-Cheval were raised in 1749 and fought throughout the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. At Ulm they were part of Lacoste’s 2nd Light Cavalry Division of Marmont’s II Corps. In 1809 they fought at Sacile, Piave River, Raab, and Wagram. In 1811 they were stationed in the Tyrol.
£150-200
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610 HB417/7B CHASSEUR-À-CHEVAL OFFICER COMMISSION DOCUMENT 1813 SIGNED BY DUC DE FELTRE, MINISTER OF WAR a commission document appointing a 2nd lieutenant in the 19th Chasseurs as a 1st Lieutenant in the 3rd Gardes D’Honneur of the Garde Imperiale. Dated Paris 1814 it appoints the officer to the Regiment at Tours, and is backdated to June 1813. The 3rd Gardes fought at Leipzig and only existed between 1813 and 1814 Note: The 19th Chasseurs-à-Cheval were raised in 1793 and fought throughout the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. In 1813 they fought at Dresden and Gorlitz, Muhlberg, Freyburg and Leipzig. The regiment was disbanded in 1814.
£200-300
611 HC566/15 LOGEMENT MILITAIRE - VILLE DE LIEGE 1ST MAY 1814 printed military lodging entitlement for the town of Liege, with manuscript inserts 16 x 19cm £200-300
612Y SV484/13 FRENCH SCHOOL MID-19TH CENTURY PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON painted on ivory, oval, facing left, within an embossed gilt frame 5.5 x 4.5cm £400-600
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613 HB480/2 WHITE METAL TABLE SEAL CAST AS A BUST OF NAPOLEON LATE 19TH CENTURY with brass seal engraved with monogram 5.5cm high £150-250
614 HB715/1 FRENCH SCHOOL MARBLE ROUNDEL OF THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON, BUST LENGTH inscribed on a label on the reverse BOUGHT IN PARIS IN 1811 BY ME/ THE GREATEST LIKENESS I EVER SAW (IN MARBLE) H P 11cm diameter £300-400
615 HC566/16 ORDER OF ST LOUIS - LT. ST JEAN FRANÇOIS DE LA VAUX, GARDE DU CORPS DU ROI COMPANIE DE GRAMONT DATED 22ND JULY 1815 Printed with manuscript inserts on vellum, signed by Louis XVIII 32 x 40cm £500-800
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The Battle of Waterloo 616 HC601/1 ROBERT ALEXANDER HILLINGFORD (1828-1904) WELLINGTON AND BLUCHER, 16TH JUNE 1815 Oil on panel, signed bottom left 29.5 x 19cm Note: The scene depicts the meeting on 16th June of Wellington and Blucher at the windmill of Brye before the battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny. Wellington is shown in his civilian blue frock coat on Copenhagen, shaking hands with the Field Marshal and escorted by an officer of the Royal Dragoons. Behind Blucher we see three Prussian troops, a hussar of the 6th regiment, a green-coated infantry officer and a cuirassier. It was at this meeting that Wellington assured Blucher that he was in a position to come to his assistance should he be attacked.
£2,000-4,000
617 HC601/2 ROBERT ALEXANDER HILLINGFORD (1828-1904) WELLINGTON IN THE BRITISH LINES, THE MORNING OF WATERLOO Oil on panel, signed bottom left 29.5 x 19cm Note: Wellington is shown mounted on his horse Copenhagen wearing his habitual dark blue frock coat and cape. Behind him two staff officers are in discussion while he is saluted by a trooper of the Life Guards. Another trooper bends to retrieve his helmet while other members of the regiment are seen gathering for breakfast around a camp-fire.
£2,000-4,000
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618 HC601/3 ROBERT ALEXANDER HILLINGFORD (1828-1904) GROUCHY OR BLUCHER? Oil on panel 19 x 29.5cm Note: The scene depicts the famous moment during the battle when Napoleon first saw the advancing mass of blue-coated troops on the right of his line approaching from some five miles away and was unable to make out from whose army they might be. He took his telescope and peered at the troops as they emerged at the edge of the Bois de Paris. Before long a captured Prussian cavalry officer was brought in and their identity was no longer in doubt. Napoleon, who is shown before the farm at Rosomme, is wearing his familiar greatcoat over the uniform of an officer of Chasseurs-à-Cheval of the Imperial Guard and mounted on his grey horse. Behind him two generals, an aide de Camp of dragoons and another aide peer at the Prussians, while to his right another general discusses their identity with his aide de camp and an officer of the chasseurs. To the right, an officer and drummer of the Grenadiers of the Guard lead the Imperial escort, while in the foreground two Polish lancers of the Guard are passing at the salute while they escort a Prussian hussar to the rear.
£2,000-4,000
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619 HC601/4 ROBERT ALEXANDER HILLINGFORD (1828-1904) NAPOLEON RETURNING TO THE ELYSEÉ PALACE AFTER WATERLOO Oil on canvas, signed bottom right 46 x 62cm £4,000-6,000
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620 HB401/1 ATTRIBUTED TO JAMES HOWE THE EVE OF WATERLOO Oil on panel 43 x 63cm Note: The painting shows the encampment of the British army at the position of Mont St Jean on the evening of 17th June. Prominent features include the small cottage where the 1st battalion 95th rifles had made their HQ and looking along the ridge to the right of the painting a line of campfires showing the extent of the allied line. The painting features a number of vignettes including several highlanders butchering an animal. Regiments are quite distinctive and the artist has taken trouble to identify them by their uniforms. Among the most prominent are the Black Watch 42nd Foot and the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons, the Scots Greys. English line infantry are also present, along with light infantry with their distinctive green plumes. There is also an artilleryman visible to the right of the picture in blue and beyond him mounted a man of the Royal Horse Artillery. In the centre with the Greys, it is possible to make out other dragoon regiments in helmets, notably the Inniskillings. Officers are shown in discussion and in the centre a small party including one bluecoated staff officer, who may be intended to represent Wellington.
£4,000-6,000
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621 HC602/1 [SIR GEORGE DE LACY EVANS] [An account of the battle of Waterloo] The re-appearance of Buonaparte on the shores of France, etc. [London : B. M’Millan 1818?] 8vo, inscribed to [erased name] with the author’s best regards to flyleaf, contemporary green morocco gilt, pp.27-8 with lines/ words deleted and possible authorial manuscript corrections, some rubbing Note: Rare. Only two listed on Copac as being in British libraries. Major George De Lacy Evans was an extra Aide de camp to Major General Sir William Ponsonby at Waterloo and took part in the charge of the Union Brigade (Inniskilling Dragoons, Scots Greys and Royal Dragoons). He had served in India and fought under Wellington in the Peninsula and in the American war of 1812 where he captured the Congress House in Washington. At Waterloo he had two horses shot from under him. He later commanded the British Legion in the Spanish Carlist War (1835-37) and commanded 2nd Division in the Crimea.
£200-300
622 HB233/57A Mudford, William An historical account of the campaign in the Netherlands in 1815, under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and Marshal Prince Blucher, comprising the battles of Ligny, Quatre Bras and Waterloo... London: Henry Colburn, 1817. Large 4to, hand coloured frontispiece, hand coloured additional title-page, 2 folding maps, 27 hand-coloured plates, contemporary red morocco gilt, bookplate, some soiling, repairs and spotting, covers rubbed, possibly lacking an initial leaf (blank?) £400-600
623 HB555/1 LIEUTENANT TYLER’S MAP OF WATERLOO The battle of Waterloo taken on the spot after the action of 18th June 1815. Dedicated to HRH the Duke of York by Lieutenant T Tyler, 2nd Guards Brigade. Copperplate engraving with original hand colouring. 44 x 27cm £1,000-2,000
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624 HB409/2 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S SWORD
626 HA499/2 LATE NAPOLEONIC FRENCH CUIRASSIER’S SWORD
EARLY 19TH CENTURY with tapering fullered blade bright over half its length and double-edged at the point, the forte etched and gilt against a blued ground along one side with post-1801 royal arms, foliage, martial trophies and on the other with crowned ‘GR’ cypher, foliage and a further martial trophy. Regulation ormolu hilt with double shell-guard, rear quillon and faceted pommel cast and chased with foliage, and grip bound with twisted silver wire, in steel scabbard with two rings for suspension
EARLY 19TH CENTURY straight double fullered blade with stamps at forte and on hilt. Inscribed on back of blade MANUF IMP DU KILINGENTHAL, MAI 1815. Spear point, triple bar brass hilt, sloping cap shaped pommel, wire bound brown leather grip, numbered ‘1120 ‘ to guard, together with steel scabbard Blade, 95cm £1,200-1,800
Blade, 81.5cm Provenance: Purchased by the present owner at the estate sale of the Hedemann family in Hanover in 1998. Note: The sword carried by Colonel Hartwig Hedemann, original commander of the Calenberg Light Field Battalion which at Waterloo was part of 6th Hanoverian Brigade detached to Hal. Light Field Battalion Calenberg was raised by Colonel Hedemann in the winter of 1813/1814. In 1814 it became the Field Battalion of the Calenberg Regiment. It was stationed in the Netherlands 1814/1815 as part of the Hanoverian Subsidiary Corps. It was in France 1816-1818, in the Second Brigade of the Hanoverian Corps of 6th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Occupation Army. In the reorganisation of the Hanoverian Army in 1816, it became the 1st Battalion (Verden Grenadier Battalion) of the Verden Infantry Regiment.
£4,000-6,000
625 HB417/8 1796 PATTERN INFANTRY OFFICER’S LIGHT COMPANY SWORD (VARIANT) EARLY 19TH CENTURY the cast iron hilt with three star-shaped studs on the grip (three missing) and Greek key pattern, within a painted scabbard inscribed VAN HET GEVECHT TE WATERLOO (‘A souvenir found on the field of Waterloo’) Blade, 80cm £400-600
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627 HC565/1 1796 HEAVY CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD BY WILLIAM & SAMUEL DAWES, SNOWHILL, BIRMINGHAM CIRCA 1815 bearing the markings of the 2nd Dragoons, Scots Greys; with fullered blade double-edged at the spear point, unmodified regulation russet steel hilt with oval piercings, the knuckle-guard now incised ‘2D’, locket incised 16 C No 32, in steel scabbard with two splitrings for suspension (hilt and scabbard with some light pitting, scabbard with hole half way down), stamped on back of blade DAWES Blade, 89cm Note: Issued to the number 32 man of C troop in 2nd Dragoons. The 16 implies that this was a reissued sword after Waterloo. While 2D and C might be 1815 the 16 is newer and the 32 is an overstamp on a polished out earlier number. Number 32 in C troop (Cheney’s) in the muster roll of 1816 was either James Hamilton Junior or George Gray. Hamilton was a painter from Barony and although he charged at Waterloo was not wounded. Gray was similarly unwounded.
£2,500-4,000
628 HA499/1 1796 HEAVY CAVALRY TROOPER’S SWORD BY WILLIAM & SAMUEL DAWES, SNOWHILL, BIRMINGHAM CIRCA 1815 with fullered blade with original hatchet point, unmodified regulation russet steel hilt with oval piercings, the knuckle-guard now incised ‘2D’, locket incised 16 A No 10, the bending point test marks ‘B are on the back edge of the blade at 6 inches and 12 inches from hilt, inspection stamp on the right hand side of the blade Crown with ‘4’ under and stamp on the knucklebow of a Crown with ‘CAST’ under, pommel and back-piece in one, and ribbed cord-bound leather-covered grip (worn), in original steel scabbard (some dents) also incised 2D, with two split-rings for suspension, stamped on back of the blade DAWES Blade, 88cm Provenance: Bought at Wallis & Wallis auction in 1995 and featured in their 1996 calendar. Note: The inscriptions imply that this was a 2nd Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys) sword from the number 10 man in a troop at the April 1816 muster roll. This would have been Corporal Alexander Hall or Sergeant John White. Hall was an Inveresk man who had served one year in the Fencibles before joining the regiment. He was 5 feet, 8 inches tall and was not wounded during the battle. White was from Renfrew and 5 feet, 10 inches in height. He too was uninjured at Waterloo and served 28 years with the regiment. The troop was commanded by Captain Charles Barnard from Barnard Castle, Yorkshire who had been wounded at the storming of Badajoz. Aged 25, he was killed in action at Waterloo, leading the right squadron of the regiment. An epitaph to him is in the church at South Cave. He was buried on the battlefield.
£4,000-6,000
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629 PAIR OF COMMEMORATIVE CUT GLASS ‘WATERLOO’ GLASS DECANTERS & STOPPERS CIRCA 1830 the necks applied with three rings, the body of each with fourteen facets, each inscribed WATERLOO and engraved with a crown framed by laurel leaves (2) 21cm high £500-700
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630 HC557/1 LADY ELIZABETH BUTLER (1846-1933) THE RETREAT OF THE FRENCH GRENADIERS A CHEVAL FROM THE FIELD OF WATERLOO Watercolour, heightened with white, signed and dated with monogram 1914 36 x 50cm
631 HB712/1 WATERLOO INTEREST - A diamond and enamel set brooch inspired by the classic standing Imperial Eagle, pave set circular cut diamonds, ruby eye, enamelled wreath around the neck, standing on a simple bar Width: 26mm, height: 39mm Note: This brooch was made in the early part of the 20th century and may have been commissioned to commemorate the centenary of Waterloo.
£2,000-3,000
Exhibited: Lady Butler exhibition, the Leicester Galleries, London, Waterloo Centenary exhibition, June 1915 (Catalogue number 19).
£4,000-6,000
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632 HC566/1 CAPTAIN THOMAS HENRY TAYLOR INTEREST THE CHARGE OF THE 10TH HUSSARS AT WATERLOO English School watercolour, 12 x 20cm (5 x 8in); sold with three wooden campaign boxes and a shaving mirror, two inscribed with the owners name, by repute the property of Captain Thomas Henry Taylor, 10th Hussars; also a commemorative plaque depicting the Duke of Wellington, inscribed TO CAPTAIN TAYLOR; another similar; and a brass inkwell with Russian eagle surmount (8) Note: The picture depicts the charge of the regiment against the Imperial Guard which took place late in the day of the 18th and resulted in the death of the squadron commander Major Howard. The 10th were well known for their flamboyant dress, crowned with a vivid scarlet shako. With a strength of 452 on the morning of the 18th June, under the command of Lt Colonel G Quentin, they were brigaded under Major-General Sir Hussey Vivian along with the 18th Hussars and 1st Kings German Legion Hussars and positioned on Wellington’s extreme left flank. Captain Taylor’s squadron was posted on outpost duty beyond the hamlet of Smohain and it was here that he ran into a Prussian officer bringing news of Bulow’s approach to Wellington. It would seem that Major Howard was the last allied officer to have been killed in action at Waterloo. The British cavalry were ordered forward to attack the French rear-guard as the Emperor’s army fled the field. Howard in particular was ordered by Vivian to attack a square of the Old Guard in support of a neighbouring Hanoverian infantry battalion. The Hanoverians however failed to attack and Howard led his squadron forward with Vivian himself. It was a futile attack against a square of formed veteran infantry and the hussars turned at bayonet point having fired their pistols. Major Howard was shot in the mouth and fell from his horse unconscious close to the square. One of the Guards rushed from the square and dashed out Howard’s brains with his musket butt. The following morning Howard was buried on the field. The body was later reinterred at Streatham and in 1879 removed to the family mausoleum at Castle Howard in Yorkshire.
Captain Thomas Henry Taylor was born in Combe Royal Devon and educated at Eton and Cambridge. In 1804 he was commissioned into the 6th Dragoon Guards. In 1807 he was military secretary to Lord Minto and in 1810 married Ann Petri, niece of the Governor of Madras. In 1814 he was appointed advisor to HRH Prince William Duke of Clarence and escorted him with King Louis XVIII back to France. The same year he was appointed troop commander 10th Hussars. After Waterloo he was appointed by Wellington Brevet Lt Col and on the staff of General Hill’s HQ in Paris. In 1833 he was appointed Groom of the Bedchamber to King William IV and in 1837 became Lt Governor of the RMA Sandhurst. In 1845 he was promoted Major General and in 1853 appointed Colonel of the 17th lancers. He died on 8th January 1854. In his well-known collection of published letters dealing with the campaign Captain (later Major General and CB) Thomas William Taylor recounts the loss and recovery of his personal effects: ‘Bettignies June 22nd ‘…It is very odd that there are two things I have forgot to mention. One is that I have lost all my baggage except a few things in my valise behind the saddle and the writing case. The huge march the first day of course threw the baggage out - in a great wood near Braine le Conte. The retreating heavy ammunitions waggons met it, and it was cut from the horses to clear the road…. Puteaux on the Seine near Neuilly, July 9th, 1815 … I have recovered my linen portmanteau and canteen - a Countess of ‘something’ found them near her chateau and took care of them and sent them to our Regimental paymaster. Mean to write her a letter and send her a present…’
£800-1,200
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636 HB913/1 SERGEANT MA JOR EDWARD COTTON
633 HB416/1 The journal of the three days of the Battle of Waterloo being my own personal journal of what I saw and of the events in which I bore apart, in the Battle of Waterloo and retreat to Paris. London: printed by T. Chaplin for the proprietors, Military Chronicle and Military Classics office, 1816. 8vo, hand-coloured folding map (torn into 3), modern red half morocco over green marbled boards
A voice from Waterloo. London: B.L. Green, 1849. Third edition, 12mo, with a fold out map of the battle by Sgt. Major Cotton, imprinted on cover with Sgt Major Cotton’s stamp. Brussels Also contains a flier for Sgt. Major Cotton’s Museum reading: ‘The Museum Hotel, are situated at the very foot of the Montagne de Lion. They inconsequence offer peculiar advantages, especially to ladies, as there is no other place of refreshment within two miles of the spot. The adjoining Museum which is open gratuitously to visitors contains the only genuine collection of arms and of the various objects collected on the field of battle (See Times 22d June 1815). The charges are moderate and every attention is paid to the comfort of visitors. Persons intending to visit the Museum are warned against the attempts which may be made to divert them from their object as the curiosities it contains are eminently entitled to the attention of all who visit the Field of Waterloo.’ ; also sold with a carving of a phoenix reputed to come by family descent of the present owner from Longwood House, Napoleon’s last dwelling on the Isle of St Helena (2) Note: As a private, Edward Cotton had ridden with the 7th Hussars at Waterloo. He later married a Belgian and became the most famous battlefield guide at the field. His book is a classic and the first of its kind.
He was buried in the garden at Hougoumont and later moved to the British vault at Evere cemetery in Brussels. The 7th Hussars were engaged during the retreat from Quatre Bras on 17th June when they charged French lancers at Genappe and lost many men. At Waterloo, brigaded under Major General Grant, they were positioned on the right flank of the allied army and helped to repel the French cavalry charges during the afternoon. They lost 55% of their men.
£200-400
£300-400
634 HB936/1 THE TIMES 1815 The Times, no. 9554, 4pp. folded three times, with two tears to page 1, broadsheet, the Office in Printing-house-square, Thursday June 22, 1815 Note: Contains a transcript of Wellington’s Waterloo Dispatch and a list of officers killed and wounded. ‘We have seen a gentleman who left Brussels on Sunday evening, at which time the people were manifesting the greatest joy for a decisive victory gained by the Duke of Wellington The wounded were beginning to be brought in, in waggons…’
£150-250
635 HB401/3 AFTER JAMES ROUSE ‘SKETCH OF THE FORET DE SOIGNES WITH A DISTANT VIEW OF THE VILLAGE OF MONT ST JEAN; and a companion, THE FARM AT MONT ST JEAN, coloured aquatints (2) Each 27 x 20cm Note: Originally published as illustrations to William Mudford’s ‘An Historical account of the campaign in the Netherlands in 1815’, Colburn, London 1817.
£150-250
637 HB899/1 INSTRUCTIONS CHRETIENNES SUR LE SACREMENT DE MARRIAGE, 1727 book on the sacrament of marriage and a prayer book published by the French Catholic Church, both inscribed on the inside cover: THIS BOOK WAS TAKEN FROM BONAPARTE’S PALACE AT ST DENIS NEAR PARIS SOON AFTER THE GLORIOUS BATTLE OF WATERLOO BY LIEUTENANT MCKENZIE OF THE 14TH FOOT WHO GAVE IT TO ENSIGN CORRIE OF THE SAME REGIMENT 1815 (2) £200-400
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638* HC689/1 BATTLE OF WATERLOO, 1815 DECORATIVE TROPHY DISPLAYING ARMS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD comprised of radiating blades of French and British light cavalry sabres, in the shape of a palm frond, embellished with a projecting armature made from the butcaps of numerous pistols, with central support composed of metal ramrods surmounted by a spontoon blade 221 x 152 x 43cm Provenance: The Coldstream Guards The Forbes Collection, Cañon House, Blanca Trinchera Ranch, Colorado Note: This magnificent trophy hung for many years in the Officers' Mess of the Coldstream Guards. The butcap armature projecting from the trophy once held the regimental colours. The Coldstream Guards form part of the Brigade of Her Majesty's Foot Guards in the Household Division. They are the oldest regiment in the British Army in continuous active service, originating in Coldstream, Scotland in 1650 when
light companies of the 1st Guards (see autograph letter, Lot 649) the Guards' defence of Hougoumont pinned down an entire French army corps of 15,000 men for the whole of the day.
General George Monck founded the regiment. They are also one of two regiments of the Household Division that can trace their lineage to the New Model Army, the other being the Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons). The 2nd, or Coldstream Guards saw extensive service in the wars against the French Revolution and Napoleon. They fought in the Egyptian campaign, and subsequently in Portugal and Spain, under the Duke of Wellington. At Waterloo they were part of the 2nd Guards Brigade, under the command of Major-General Sir John Byng and stationed on the right wing of Wellington's position. Famously, their light company, along with that of the 3rd, Scots, Guards, under the overall command of Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonell of the Coldstream, defended the chateau of Hougoumont on Wellington's extreme right flank. With the aid of units of Nassau and Hanoverian light infantry, and the two
At one point the French, led by the gigantic Lieutenant Legros, nicknamed 'l'enfonceur', 'the smasher', managed to get into the Chateau farmyard through the North gate. Lt Col Macdonell, leading a party of men from the Coldstream and Scots Guards, managed to close the gates before turning on the French intruders, of whom only a drummer boy would be spared. The defence of the chateau is still commemorated in the ceremony of "Hanging the Brick", held annually in the Sergeants' Mess of the Coldstream. Wellington himself declared after Waterloo that "the success of the battle turned upon closing of the gates at Hougoumont". Until recently, this trophy hung on the walls of the entrance hall of the Cañon House on the Blanca Trinchera Ranch, which was acquired by Malcolm S. Forbes in 1981. Literature: Forbes, Malcolm 'More than I dreamed', Simon & Schuster, 1989, p. 193, illus. pp. 194-195
£8,000-12,000
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639* HC689/3 BATTLE OF WATERLOO, 1815 DECORATIVE TROPHY DISPLAYING ARMS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD composed of a number of sword blades, steel ramrods and arrowhead standard finials, in the shape of a sunburst 152 x 152 x 18cm Provenance: The Coldstream Guards The Forbes Collection, Cañon House, Blanca Trinchera Ranch, Colorado. Note: This military trophy previously hung in the officers' mess of the Coldstream Guards and until recently, this trophy hung on the walls of the entrance hall of the Cañon House on the Blanca Trinchera Ranch, which was acquired by Malcolm S. Forbes in 1981.
£3,000-5,000
640* HC689/2 BATTLE OF WATERLOO, 1815 TWO DECORATIVE TROPHIES DISPLAYING ARMS FROM THE BATTLEFIELD each composed of 33 bayonets in the shape of a sunburst, mounted as a door tympanum around a painted bas-relief panel depicting a sun in splendour and featuring two brass Coldstream Guards cap badges (2) 74 x 150 x 7.5cm Provenance: The Coldstream Guards The Forbes Collection, Cañon House, Blanca Trinchera Ranch, Colorado Note: These military trophies previously hung in the officers' mess of the Coldstream Guards and are made from 'Brown Bess' bayonets used at the battle of Waterloo. Until recently, this trophy hung on the walls of the entrance hall of the Cañon House on the Blanca Trinchera Ranch, which was acquired by Malcolm S. Forbes in 1981.
£4,000-6,000
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641 HC568/1 AFTER BENDETTO PISTRUCCI (1783–1855) THE WATERLOO MEDAL, 1849 BHM-870. Electrotype (copper shell, base metal interior); a fine medal depicting on the reverse the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian commander Gebhard von Blücher in classical dress on horseback, facing left, with the winged victory. Above them, Mars in his chariot and around the base of the design a frieze depicting nineteen titans, symbolising the nineteen years of the wars with Napoleon; the obverse features The Prince Regent, Emperor Franz I of Austria, Emperor Alexander I of Russia, and King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia, facing left. They are surrounded by classical figures representing peace. 140.8mm, 677.5 g Note: Directly after the battle of Waterloo, in addition to the 37,500 medals to be awarded to all present in the campaign, another grander medal was to be created at the insitigation of the Duke of Wellington, to be presented to heads of state and their military commanders. The commission was described in a letter of July 11, 1815, from Master of the Mint, W. W. Pole, to the president of the Royal Academy: "I have been commanded to strike two Medals at the Royal Mint in commemoration of the battles of Les Quatre Bras and Waterloo; One, in gold, of the largest size, to embrace the exploits of the allied army under the Duke of Wellington the Prince of Orange and the Duke of Brunswick, and of the Prussian Army under Field Marshal Blucher. This Medal will probably be given to each of the sovereigns in alliance with the Prince Regent, to their ministers and generals." In 1819 Benedetto Pistrucci, chief medallist of the Royal Mint, won the competition over John Flaxman, and was to be paid the sum of £3,500 (£200,000 in 2015). It became his life’s work, taking some 33 years. By 1849, the dies were finished, but only in terms of design. They now needed to be hardened so that they could be used to strike the medals. This had never been done with such a large and complex design. The large size of the medal prohibited the hardening process and they could not be used in a press. Eventually, the Royal Mint used electrotyping, a recently invented chemical process, to cast some medals in silver. Unfortunately, by this time, all the monarchs depicted on the medal had died, as had almost all the intended recipients, except for the Duke of Wellington. The British Museum produced a number of electrotypes in the mid-19th century. Some were in silver and others, of which this is one, in copper. These are the only full size versions of the five and a half inch medal in existence, although in 1966 John Pinches Ltd made a re-strike by mechanical means, two and a half inches in diameter. The Royal Mint are currently (2015) offering for sale half and full size silver versions of the Pistrucci medal, produced by modern processes.
£1,200-£1,800
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642 HB409/1 WATERLOO MEDAL 1815 fitted with original steel clip (awarded to THOMAS POWER VETERINARY SURGEON OF THE 1ST KINGS GERMAN LEGION HUSSARS) 3.5cm diameter Note: The Kings German legion was an independent corps of the British Army founded in 1803 from refugees from the Electorate of Hanover who had fled when the French had overrun their country. By 1815 it was a considerable force of all arms some 18,000 strong. It fought in many of the theatres of the war, and in particular the Peninsula. At Waterloo they comprised eight battalions of infantry along with two regiments of hussars, two of light dragoons and several batteries of artillery. It had its HQ at Bexhill on Sea in Sussex and many of its officers and men integrated with the local population taking English wives. The 600 man, four squadron strong regiment of the 1st KGL Hussars under Lt Col von Vissel were part of Sir Hussey Vivian’s 6th cavalry brigade stationed on the extreme left of Wellington’s position to protect that flank. They stood in the face of the French bombardment some 2000 yards away from the action and were moved in the afternoon to the right centre of the allied line. They then took a leading part in the advance and pursuit against the retreating French army.
£3,000-5,000
643 HB419/1 WATERLOO MEDAL 1815 fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension (awarded to John Poldin, 3rd Battalion, 14th Reg. Foot); sold with a file of research papers on John Poldin 3.5cm diameter Provenance: Day Sale 1910. Note: Poldin was in Captain Henry Morton’s number 1 company. The 3/14th Buckinghamshire, under Major S Tidy, 640 men strong, were part of Lt Colonel H Mitchell’s 4th British Brigade in Sir Charles Colville’s 4th infantry Division. They deployed on the right of the line and the 14th, a raw regiment unproven in battle were posted to the north of the Nivelles road. Not only had they missed out on being in Spain, but only formed as a battalion in 1813, they had enjoyed the Mediterranean calm of Sicily for the past year. Fourteen of its 34 officers and 300 of its rank and file, almost half, were under eighteen. Mostly farm boys, drawn from Buckinghamshire, they were known as ‘the peasants’.
£2,000-3,000
644 HB419/2 WATERLOO MEDAL 1815 fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension (awarded to William Gilman, Royal Foot Artillery), inscribed to WM GILMORE, incorrectly 3.5cm diameter Note: Sold with a file of original research papers by Paul Baillie, in 2010, which includes details of the misnaming and evidences this through the name sequencing between the original book and later transcription. William Gilman was a gunner in Captain and Brevet Major Roger’s Company, RFA. Roger’s company or battery of five 9 pounders and one 5.5inch howitzer was positioned at the crossroads close to Wellington’s command position, directly behind the sandpit in which the 95th rifles had taken post.
£1,800-2,500
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645 HC618/1 WATERLOO MEDAL fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension (awarded to Lieutenant John Bramwell, 1st battalion, 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders), 3.5cm diameter; together with a silver breastplate for Lieutenant, (then Ensign) Bramwell, Gordon Highlanders, 8x6cm Provenance: By descent through the recipient’s family Note: Ensign John Bramwell (illustrated right) was commissioned into the 92nd on 29th July 1813. He fought with the battalion at Quatre Bras on 16th June and was severely wounded, his right leg being amputated. He was promoted Lieutenant 18th July 1815 and discharged on half pay in 1817. He died in 1876.
£3,000-5,000
646 HB420/1 WATERLOO MEDAL 1815 fitted with original steel; clip and ring suspension (awarded to Thomas Patterson, 1st Batt 91st Reg. Foot) 3.5cm diameter Provenance: By descent through the owner’s family. Note: The 91st did not fight at the battle of Waterloo but were stationed through the campaign with the 17,000 strong detached reserve at Hal under the command of Lt General Lord Hill in 4th British brigade. Wellington had placed an entire Division at Hal to counter what he believed to be a palpable French threat to attack up the Mons-Hal Brussels road and cut his lines of communication with Ostend. Thomas Patterson was one of two men of that name in Captain Gun’s number 6 company of the 91st.
£1,000-2,000
647 HB678/1 WATERLOO MEDAL 1815 bears the inscription PETER TURNER 1ST BATTALION THE 95TH RIFLES 3.5cm diameter Note: The inscription is a later addition, the original recipient’s name having been etched out.
£800-1,000
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648 HB977/1 AUTOGRAPH LETTER: LORD UXBRIDGE AT WATERLOO a framed autograph letter from the private secretary of Lord Uxbridge detailing the losses of all the armies at Waterloo and the amputation of Lord Uxbridge’s right leg; and within the same frame a caricature of the Duke of Wellington (2) 27 x 45cm within frame Provenance: This letter is annotated as having been written on the battlefield and sent by Uxbridge’s secretary to F W Haden the Deputy Commissary General. A note on the reverse details those French officers made prisoner. Exhibited: Shown at the Waterloo exhibition 1890. Note: The Earl of Uxbridge commanded Wellington’s cavalry at Waterloo and famously, towards the end of the day, was wounded by ‘a piece of rusty grapeshot’ in the right leg which was subsequently amputated. When hit, he is recorded as having turned to the Duke with the words: “By God sir, I’ve lost my leg.” To which Wellington replied: “By God, sir, so you have.”
£1,000-1,500
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649 HB898/1 WATERLOO - CAMPAIGN LETTER autograph letter signed by Henry Wayland Powell, Captain and Lieutenant, 1st Guards, to Sir Henry Martin Baronet, 26 Upper Harley Street, Cavendish Square, London, describing his experiences at Waterloo where he was stationed on the position occupied by the 1st (later Grenadier) Guards on the ridge above the Chateau of Hougoumont. Contains a sketch map of the Guards’ positions above the chateau, and in the orchard and buildings, and autograph address panel on verso of last leaf and autograph title page on verso of page 1, (9 pages, some dirt-staining, repaired split at top of fold) Note: Waudor/or Vaudor close to Binch 20th June 1815 “I wrote you a few hasty lines from our bivouac, after the battle of Mount St Jean, or as it will probably be called Waterleud; and I will now endeavour to give you a slight sketch of our proceedings, since we left Engeen? On the 15th ———- on the evening of the 15th we heard that the French ....... ........the frontiers, and our received orders to hold ourselves ready for marching and at 2 o’clock in the .......: we got our orders and were off at 3 —- we marched to Braine le and proceeded to a bivouac near Nivelle, and whilst we were settling ourselves, came an order to move to the left, thro’ Nivelle, and having........ it, we heard the firing very close, and soon met a number of wounded Belgians coming in ——- at 5 o’clock Gen Maitland galloped up, and ordered Simpson with the Grenadiers (my company) to drive the French out of a wood and in about ½ an hour we perfectly? cleared it, and when we ....... at the end of the wood, they threw in a most thunderous fire of round and grape shot, from which we found it ....... to retire, we got out of the wood, in another part, and the enemy immediately advanced columns to attack us, which deployed? very regularly?, and drove us a short way back; however we advanced again, and they gave way; having retired to their guns, they again advanced upon us, and having driven us back a second time, their cavalry attempted to charge us, but a square of black Brunswickers, brought them up, while we very nimbly slipped into the wood, on our right; and having lined? the ditch, paid them handsomely; our loss was however very severe, and we found great difficulty in forming our line again; but at last they effected it with the 3rd Battalion, and everything was driven before them, and we maintained the wood the whole night.————The Prussians? and French had been engaged from two in the morning in the position of Fleurus, and the former had been driven back; the French then tried to get ............ of the road to Brussels: they had had a severe contest with the Dutch, and one of our Divisions, and had succeeded in driving the Dutch out of the Wood (Bossee or Haloge?/I think it is called) we arrived at the very moment their skirmishers were appearing when we dashed in, and cut them up properly: our loss this time was very severe, out of 84, I had only 43 left in my Compa’ ———- at night the remains of the battalion, bivouaced at the head of the road, during which a large force arrived to our assistance; they call this the action of the Quatre bras. ——-In the morning of the 17th the enemy made no further attempt against us, and as the Prussians had retired during the night, we did the same, very leisurely, about 11 o‘clock; and took up a position in front of a village, called Waterloo, at a point where the ........., or high road to Brussels crosses that from Nivelle to Namur; here we remained quiet through the night, except that it rained more furiously there I ever experienced in Spain; we were quite wet thro’, and literally up to the ancles in mud ———-The Cavalry were engaged the 17th and the Hussars could not make much impression upon their heavy armed apparently; and
poor Elphinstone was wounded, and taken prisoner but escaped; the Life Guards behaved most nobly, and carried every thing before them. ———On the morn’ of the 18th June we were all in the expectation of something being done, but first I must give you some idea of our position, it ran from the Brussels road or Chau ....?, to the right, about a mile and ½ in length; and then turned to the right, very sharply, and crossed the Chaussee? to Namur which ..... Chaussees, crosses each other; so that we were nearly in a quarter circle; at the turn, and at the bottom of a slope, was a farm and orchard, called Mont St Jean; this was the key of our position, and in front of our centre. On this front the most serious attacks were made ——-At 12 o’clock the column of the Enemy moved down from the heights they had occupied the night before, and our Artillery, which had been placed all along our front, began to cannonade them most furiously, which their artillery returned, and it was calculated that 300 pieces were in use that day—- The infantry were drawn up in columns, under the ridge of the position we were at the..... (or ...../with two Battalions of Brunswickers, the 3rd Reg’ was in columns in front of the turn?; and the Coldstream at the farm house; the light infantry of the division were to defend the orchard, and small wood close to it: the 3rd Division on the left of our squares; were also in squares; under cover of the ridge: unfortunately for us, during the cannonade the shot and shells which went over the artillery, fell into our squares, and I assure you I never was in a more awful situation: Col Cooke my captain (and commander of the Battalion) was struck with a grape shot, as he sat on the ground next to me———--The Enemy now made an attack of Infantry and Cavalry, on the left, in hopes of carrying the Chaussee to Brusselles, but the Guns cut them to pieces, every time they advanced; they then attempted to charge the Gun with Cavalry, but the squares kept up so ......a fire, they never could reach our Guns, tho’ the Artillery men were obliged to leave them: when the enemy found the attempt fail on this point, he ordered an attack on the Farm House, which was necessary for him to possess?, in order to .... the right of our position; here, it was that the serious struggle took place ; two Companies of Light Infantry under Lord Saltoun, disputed the wood, and orchard, most gallantly, but were at last obliged to retire under the House; when the Enemy were charged by the Light Infantry of the 2nd Brigade, (the Coldstream and 3rd) and driven back with great loss; at this period the Coldstream entered the House, which the Enemy set fire to, by Shells but did not entirely consume it, and the enemy were foiled in two successive attempts; and were each time, severely cut up by the Artillery — —-When the Enemy failed in their attack on our squares, our Cavalry rushed out from between them, and cut them up more completely; when he found these efforts vain, he began his attack upon the centre, where we were posted; he first endeavoured to carry the Guns with his Cavalry, which came up most gallantly, but the Squares sent them to the right about, three times in great stile, I never saw anything
so fine——- The Cavalry, as before, rushing out, and picking up the deserted cannon: after their failures, he brought up his Garde Imperiale, just opposite our Brigade, which had formed in line, on their advancing; we were all lying under shelter of a small bank, as they covered their advance with a most? terrible fire of grape, and musketry, Bonaparte led them himself to the rise of the hill, and told them “that was the way to Brusselles”, we allowed them to come within about a hundred yards, when we opened so destructive a fire, that there were soon about three hundred of them on the ground, and they began to waver; we immediately charged but they ran as fast as possible, the Duke of Wellington observing this crisis, brought up the 95th and 42nd, taking the enemy in flank?, and leading them himself quite close up and, the Column was entirely dispersed——-after this we were again annoyed? with grape, and musketry, which obliged us to retire: on looking, we saw Column of the Chasseurs de la Garde Imperiale, we immediately started double quick to meet them, firing as hard as we could, all the time, but they had had so proper a reception just before, that they never let us come near them; when they turned the rout? became general, we ran on as fast as we could, and the Cavalry started after them, we got about two miles that evening, taking ourselves 30 pieces of Cannon, nothing could be more complete, or decisive. ———- The Duke’s Army was reckoned at 73,000 in the field, and it is said that our loss has been about 20,000, killed and wounded ——The French it is reported had 135,000 and have lost 57,000 killed and wounded, and 13,000 prisoners, and 211 pieces of Artillery; we having taken 165, and the Prussians the rest, fortunately the Prussians arrived first? on the field, at the moment the Enemy fled; so that they continued the pursuit. H W Powell Capt. 2nd Lieutenant First Regiment Foot Guards PS I have given a sketch of our position (to amuse Sir Henry) on the other side. You will see that my account relates principally to the part taken by the Guards, as of course my observation was chiefly confined to where I was myself situated.” The author was commissioned into the 1st Guards on 22 January 1813 and served at Walcheren and in the Peninsula. He was the son of Thomas and Clarissa Powell and married in 1816 Eliza Buckworth. They had a son in January 1820 and three further children. He left the service in 1821 and in 1828 purchased the Foxlease estate in Lyndhurst, Hampshire. He died on 17th July 1840. There is a monumental inscription to him in Lyndhurst Church, Hampshire. At Waterloo he served in Lieutenant Colonel Cooke’s company of the 2nd Battalion. It was the 1st Guards who, along with the 52nd Light Infantry, took part in repelling the attack of the Imperial Guard. Wellington addressed them with the famous lines: ‘Now Maitland, now’s your time.’, and then ‘Stand up Guards. Make ready. Fire.’
£3,000-5,000
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Conditions of Sale SELLERS 1. DEFINITIONS In these Conditions of Sale (Sellers): “Auctioneer” means Lyon & Turnbull Ltd or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate; “Buyer“ is the person who makes the highest possible bid or offer accepted by the auctioneer, and/or such person’s principal where bidding as agent; “Buyer‘s Premium” is the commission payable by the Buyer on the Hammer Price at the rates set out in the Sale Catalogue Guide to Prospective Buyers and an amount in respect of applicable VAT; “Hammer Price” is the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer by the fall of the hammer or in the case of a post-auction sale, the agreed sale price; “Item” means each and every item consigned for sale following express written agreement between Lyon & Turnbull and the Seller; “Lot“ means each Item offered for sale by Lyon & Turnbull; “Lower Estimate” means the low estimate provided by Lyon & Turnbull to the Seller in relation to each Item, or in relation to any Item which Lyon & Turnbull holds on behalf of the Seller; “Lyon & Turnbull” means the company which has its registered office at 33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh, EHI 3RR registered in Scotland No. 191166 “Net Sale Proceeds” are the Hammer Price, less commissions and other charges, of the Lot sold, to the extent received by Lyon & Turnbull in cleared funds; “Proposed Sale” means the intended sale through which the items will be sold on “Purchase Price” is the Hammer Price and applicable Buyer‘s Premium; “Reserve” means the lowest price below which an item cannot be sold; “Upper Estimate” means the high estimate provided by Lyon & Turnbull to the Seller in relation to each Item, or in relation to any Item which Lyon & Turnbull holds on behalf of the Seller; “Terms of consignment” means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which the Auctioneer accepts instructions from Sellers or their agents; “You”, “Your” means the seller “Us”, “Our”, “We” etc refers to Lyon & Turnbull Ltd The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate. 2. WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY The Seller warrants:(a) that you are the true owner of the property consigned or are properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and are able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. (b) that all requirements have been complied with, legal or otherwise, relating to any export or import of the property consigned, all duties and taxes in respect of the export or import of the lot have (unless agreed in writing with us) been paid and, so far as you and any principal for whom they are acting in relation to the lot are aware, all third parties have complied with such requirements in the past. (c) that you have provided Lyon & Turnbull with any and all information concerning the item’s provenance or any concerns expressed by third parties concerning its ownership, condition, authenticity, attribution, and export or import history; and (d) Unless the Seller advises Lyon & Turnbull in writing to the contrary on delivery of the item to Lyon & Turnbull, there are no restrictions on Lyon & Turnbull rights to reproduce photographs or other images of the item in connection with the sale or any other marketing which will be done in accordance with good taste and decency. 3. PREPARATION FOR SALE (a) Lyon & Turnbull shall decide the way in which a lot may be included in the sale, how any lot is described and illustrated in the catalogue or any report, and the marketing, promotion, date, place and conduct of the sale.
(b) Lyon & Turnbull will instruct, consult with, and rely on, any outside experts or restorers, agents or other third parties, and carry out such other due diligence, inquiries, research or tests in relation to the property or its provenance, either before the Proposed Sale as it may deem appropriate in its reasonable discretion.
the period identified in paragraphs (a) above, Lyon & Turnbull’s liability to compensate the Seller in respect of that loss shall be restricted to a maximum of the upper estimate, or actual loss incurred, whichever is lower. This compensation will be subject to a deduction of a 1.5% loss & warranty fee (subject to VAT).
(c) Any oral or written estimate or evaluation or report provided by Lyon & Turnbull is a genuinely held opinion only. It may not be relied on as a prediction of the selling price or value of the Item, and may in Lyon & Turnbull’s absolute discretion be revised from time to time.
8. UNSOLD ITEMS
(d) The Seller acknowledges that attribution of Items is a matter of opinion and not of fact, and is dependent upon (amongst other things) information provided by the Seller, the condition of the property, the degree of research, examination or testing that is possible or practical in the circumstances, and the status of generally accepted expert opinion at the time of cataloguing 4. TERMS OF SALE
(1) If an item is unsold it may, with your consent, be reoffered at a future sale. Where in our opinion an item is not suitable for a future sale we may either request (a) you collect such items from the saleroom promptly on being so informed. We shall be entitled to charge you for storage costs, charges shall be made at a reasonable daily rate;or (b) suggest that the item be transferred to a secondary saleroom for sale without reserve. All transferred lots will be sold for the best price on the day, this may not bear any reflection on the item’s original estimate. Lyon & Turnbull are not liable for any items (whether it be selling price or loss & damage) when transferred.
The Seller acknowledges that lots are sold subject to these Conditions and on the Terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the lot.
(2) Aftersales: We reserve the right to accept an afterauction offer on a lot on behalf of the seller, at the agreed reserve price or above, for up to 48 hours after the original auction. In which case the same charges will be payable as if such lots had been sold at auction and so far as appropriate these Conditions apply.
5. STANDARD SELLER FEES AND CHARGES (Subject to VAT)
9. LOT WITHDRAWAL
(1) Commission: 15% is charged on the selling price of each lot, (subject to a minimum charge of £30). Loss and damage warranty: 1.5% on value of lots sold. Photography: min charge £30. Online Listing: £10 per lot. (2) Transport: Items for sale must be consigned to the sale room by any stated deadline and at your expense. We may be able to assist you with this process. When organised on the Seller’s behalf the provision of transport will be contracted to third parties. Fees for transport will be deducted at the initial settlement. (3) Illustrations: The cost of any illustrations will be borne by the Seller , unless agreed otherwise prior. The copyright in respect of such illustrations shall be the property of us, the auctioneers, as is the text of the catalogue. 6. RESERVES (a) You are entitled to place, prior to the auction, a reserve on any lot consigned, being the minimum hammer price at which that lot may be sold. Reserves must be reasonable and we may decline to offer goods which in our opinion would be subject to an unreasonably high reserve. (b) Firm reserves may be no greater than lower pre-sale estimate level. (c) A reserve once set cannot be changed except with our agreement. (d) You may not bid or instruct or permit any other person to bid on your behalf on your own property. If the Seller breaches this prohibition, Lyon & Turnbull may treat the Seller as bound as Seller and as Buyer but without the benefit of Lyon & Turnbull Authenticity Guarantee or the reserve, and/or pursue other remedies. (e) We may sell lots below the reserve provided we account to you for the same sale proceeds as you would have received had the reserve been the hammer price. 7. LOSS & DAMAGE WARRANTY (a) Subject to condition 7(c) below Lyon & Turnbull will assume liability for loss or damage to an item, commencing at the time that item is taken into physical control and possession by Lyon & Turnbull and ceasing on the earliest date of; (i) when risk passes to the Buyer of the lot following its sale; (ii) for unsold lots, when the lot is released to the Seller, or, within 3 months of the sale;or (iii) 6 months from the date of delivery to Lyon & Turnbull for items still in the possession of Lyon & Turnbull but not consigned for sale (unless part of a long-term storage agreement). (b) Lyon & Turnbull shall charge a loss and damage warranty fee of 1.5% of the hammer price, plus VAT. (c) If any loss or damage should occur to the lot during
If a Seller wishes to withdraw a lot organised for sale, a withdrawal fee will apply; (a) if withdrawn over 28 working days prior to the sale, this will be charged at 10% of the mid estimate along with any ancillary charges incurred (such as photography), all subject to VAT at the current rate. (b) if withdrawn within 28 working days of the sale, this will be charged at 20% of the mid estimate along with any ancillary charges incurred (such as photography), all subject to VAT at the current rate. (c) Lyon & Turnbull may withdraw a lot from the proposed sale without any liability if: (i) Lyon & Turnbull reasonably believes that there is any doubt as to the lot‘s authenticity or attribution; or (ii) it reasonably doubts the accuracy of any of the Seller’s warranties; or (iii) the Seller breaches any provisions of the Conditions of Sale in any material respect; or (iv) the lot suffers from loss or damage so that it is not in the state in which it was when Lyon & Turnbull took delivery of it. (d) if an item is withdrawn from sale under Condition 9(c) (i), or (iv), the Seller shall not be charged a withdrawal fee and the item shall be returned to the Seller or dealt with pursuant to Clause 8, as the Seller decides. 10. AUTHORITY TO DEDUCT COMMISSION AND EXPENSES AND RETAIN PREMIUM AND INTEREST. The Seller authorises us to deduct commission at the stated rate, and all expenses incurred for your account from the hammer price, and consents to our right to retain beneficially the premium paid by the Buyer in accordance with these Conditions of Sale and any interest earned on the sale proceeds until the date of settlement. 11. NON-PAYMENT BY THE BUYER (a) Lyon & Turnbull will, where it considers appropriate, take reasonable steps to investigate the ability of bidders to pay for lots and will use reasonable endeavours, in consultation with the Seller, to enforce payment of the Hammer Price by any Buyer. (b) Lyon & Turnbull, in consultation with the Seller, will decide whether to pursue any of the remedies available to it, including those set out in Condition 10 of the Condition of Sale (Buyers) including the right to cancel the sale and return the property to the Seller. Lyon & Turnbull will inform the Seller of any action which it contemplates taking against the Buyer. (c) lf the Seller elects to take action against any Buyer on its own behalf Lyon & Turnbull will provide the Seller with such assistance as may be reasonably necessary to pursue that action. (d) The Seller hereby agrees to inform Lyon & Turnbull of any action which it chooses to take against the Buyer
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to enforce payment of the amount due to the Seller. (e) In the event that a Buyer fails to pay for a lot in accordance with the Conditions of Sale for Buyers, that lot will be treated in the same way as an unsold or collected lot. 12. SETTLEMENT PAYMENTS Subject to full payment by the Buyer, payment of the net proceeds of sale due to you will be made over to you 28 working days following a sale. Provided we have received cleared funds. Payment will be made by cheque or BACS (if requested).
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required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.
The Auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by Sellers or Buyers.
15. GENERAL
17. DATA PROTECTION
(a) We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.
In connection with the management and operation of our business and the marketing and supply of Lyon & Turnbull’s services, or as required by law, we may ask the Seller to provide personal information about themselves or obtain information about the Seller from third parties (e.g. credit information). Lyon & Turnbull will not give out personal information except as may be required by law.
(b) Any notice to any Buyer, Seller, bidder or viewer may be given by email, or if not available then first class mail, in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.
(a) The same Conditions of Sale (Sellers) shall apply to sales by private treaty.
(c) Notices to Lyon & Turnbull should be in writing and addressed to Nick Curnow at 33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh EH1 3RR, quoting the reference number specified at the beginning of the sale catalogue.
(b) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction and subject to our agreed charges for Sellers and Buyers.
(d) Should any provision of these Conditions of Sale be held unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
(c) Lyon & Turnbull undertakes to inform the Seller of any offers it receives in relation to an item prior to any Proposed Sale, excluding the normal method of commission bids.
(e) These Conditions of Sale are not assignable by either party without the other’s prior written consent, but are binding on the seller’s successor and representatives. No act, omission or delay by Lyon & Turnbull shall be deemed a waiver or release of any of its rights.
13. SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY
(d) For the purposes of a private treaty sale, if a lot is sold in any other currency than Sterling, the exchange rate is to be taken on the date of sale.
(f) The contract between the parties may be varied by the parties by agreement and in writing.
14. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY
16. AGENCY
All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as
Lyon & Turnbull acts as agent solely for and in the interests of the Seller. We do not act for Buyers in this role and does not give advice to Buyers. When Lyon & Turnbull make a statement about a lot it is doing so on behalf of the Seller of the lot.
If you would like further information on Lyon & Turnbull policies on personal data, or to make corrections to your information, please contact us on +44 (0)131 557 8844. 18. LAW AND JURISDICTION (a) Governing Law: These Conditions of Sale and all aspects of all matters, transactions or disputes to which they relate or apply shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, Scots law (b) Jurisdiction: The Seller agrees that the Courts of Scotland are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle all disputes arising in connection with all aspects of all matters or transactions to which these Conditions of Sale relate or apply.
BUYERS The Auctioneer carries on business with bidders, Buyers and all those present in the auction room prior to, or in connection with, a sale on the following General Conditions and on such other terms, conditions and notices as may be referred to herein.. 1. DEFINITIONS In these Conditions of Sale (Buyers): "Auctioneer" means Lyon & Turnbull Ltd or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate; "Hammer price" means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the Auctioneer brings down the hammer; "Lot" means each Item offered for sale by Lyon & Turnbull; "Purchase Price" is the Hammer Price and applicable Buyer's Premium; "Reserve" means the lowest price below which an item cannot be sold; "Total amount due" means the hammer price in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax or other taxes chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting Buyer under these Conditions; “You”, “Your” means the Buyer “Us”, “Our”, “We” etc. refers to Lyon & Turnbull Ltd The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate. 2. AGENCY Lyon & Turnbull acts as agent solely for and in the interests of the Seller. We do not act for Buyers in this role and does not give advice to Buyers. When Lyon & Turnbull make a statement about a lot it is doing so on behalf of the Seller of the lot. The Auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by Sellers or Buyers. 3. BIDDING PROCEDURES AND THE BUYER (a) Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security and credit references or arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid; (b) The maker of the highest bid accepted by the Auctioneer conducting the sale shall be the Buyer and any dispute shall be settled at the Auctioneer's absolute discretion.
(c) Once made, no bid may be withdrawn. (d) Our right to bid on behalf of Sellers is expressly reserved up to the amount of any reserve. (e) The right to refuse any bid is also reserved. (f) Commission Bids: While prospective Buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition we shall, if so instructed, clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the Auctioneer nor our employees nor agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so. Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made. (g) Telephone Bids: If a prospective Buyer makes arrangements with us prior to the commencement of the sale we will use reasonable efforts to contact them to enable them to participate in bidding by telephone. We do not accept liability for failure to do so or for errors and omissions in connections. (h) Online Bidding: We will use reasonable efforts to carry out online bids and do not accept liability for equipment failure, inability to access the internet or software malfunctions related to execution of online bids/ live bidding. 4. INCREMENTS Bidding increments shall be at the Auctioneer's sole discretion. 5. THE PURCHASE PRICE For each lot purchased a Buyer's Premium of 25% is payable on the first £50,000 of the hammer price, 20% thereafter. VAT at the appropriate rate is charged on the Buyer's Premium. No VAT is payable on the hammer price or premium for printed books or unframed maps bought at auction. Live online bidding is subject to an additional 3% premium (charged by the live bidding service provider Invaluable). This additional premium is subject to VAT at the appropriate rate as above. 6. VALUE ADDED TAX Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by Buyers of relevant lots. (1) Lots affixed with (†): Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with
a dagger (†). This imposition of VAT maybe because the Seller is registered for VAT within the European Union and is not operating under a Margin Scheme. (2) Lots affixed with (*): A reduced rate of Value Added Tax on the hammer price of 5% is payable. This indicates that a lot has been imported from outwith the European Union. This reduced rate is applicable to Antique items. (3) Lots affixed with [Ω]: Standard rate of Value Added Tax on the hammer price and premium is payable. This applies to items that have been imported from outwith the European Union and do not fall within the reduced rate category outlined above. 7. DROIT de SUITE This symbol § indicates works which may be subject to the Droit de Suite or Artist's Resale Right, which took effect in the United Kingdom on 14th February 2006. We are required to collect a royalty payment for all qualifying works of art. Under new legislation which came into effect on 1st January 2012 this applies to living artists and artists who have died in the last 70 years. This royalty will be charged to the Buyer on the hammer price and in addition to the Buyer’s premium. It will not apply to works where the hammer price is less than €1,000 (euros). The charge for works of art sold at and above €1,000 (euros) and below €50,000 (euros) is 4%. For items selling above €50,000 (euros), charges are calculated on a sliding scale. All royalty charges are paid to the Design and Artists Copyright Society (‘DACS’) and no handling costs or additional fees are retained by the auctioneer. Resale royalties are not subject to VAT. Please note that the royalty payment is calculated on the rate of exchange at the European Central Bank on the date of the sale. More information on Droit de Suite is available at www.dacs.org.uk. 8. PAYMENT (1) Within 7 days of a lot being sold you will: (a) Pay to us the total amount due in cash or by such other method as is agreed by us. We accept cash, bank transfer (details on request), debit cards and Visa or MasterCard credit cards. We do not accept American Express. (b) Please note there is a surcharge of 2% when using credit cards. (c) Please note that under The Money Laundering Regulations 2007 we cannot accept cash payments over €15,000 (euros). (2) Any payments by you to us may be applied by us
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towards any sums owing by you to us howsoever incurred and without agreement by you or your agent, whether express or implied.. 9. TITLE AND COLLECTION OF PURCHASES (1) The ownership of any lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due. (2) You shall at your own risk and expense take away any lots that you have purchased and paid for not later than 7 working days following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any cheque used for payment whichever is later. We can provide you with a list of shippers. However, we will not be responsible for the acts or omissions of carriers or packers whether or not recommended by us. (3) No purchase can be claimed or removed until it has been paid for. (4) It is the Buyer’s responsibility to ascertain collection procedures, particularly if the sale is not being held at our main sale room and the potential storage charges for lots not collected by the appropriate time. (5) Export of goods: Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain (a) whether an export licence is required and (b) whether there is any specific prohibition on importing goods of that character, e.g. items that may contain prohibited materials such as ivory or rhino horn. It is the buyer’s sole responsibility to obtain any relevant export or import licence. The denial of any licence or any delay in obtaining licences shall neither justify the recession of any sale not any delay in making full payment for the lot. 10. REMEDIES FOR NON·PAYMENT OR FAILURE TO COLLECT PURCHASES (1) If any lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the Sellers and on their behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: (a) to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; (b) to rescind the contract for sale of that lot and/or any other lots sold by us to you; (c) to resell the lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). (d) to remove, store and insure the lot in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere and to recover from you all costs incurred in respect thereof; (e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month above the current base rate on all sums outstanding for more than 7 working days after the sale; (f) to retain that or any other lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; (g) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted; (h) to apply any proceeds of sale of other lots due or which become due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due by you and to exercise a lien over any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied.satisfied. 11. DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITION (1) Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective Buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective Buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and only accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer or our employees or agents accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and no warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are given. Please note that photographs/images provided may not be fully representative of the condition of the lot and should not be relied upon as indicative of the overall condition of the lot.
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(2) Condition reports: Condition reports are provided on our website or upon request. The absence of a report does not imply that a lot is without imperfections. Large numbers of such requests are received shortly before each sale and department specialists and administration will endeavor to respond to all requests although we offer no guarantee. Any statement in relation to the lot is merely an expression of opinion of the Seller or Lyon & Turnbull and should not be relied upon as an inducement to bid on the lot. Lots are available for inspection prior to the sale and you are strongly advised to examine any lot in which you are interested prior to the sale. Our condition reports are not prepared by professional conservators, restorers or engineers. Our condition report does not form any contract between Lyon & Turnbull and the Buyer. The Condition Reports do not affect the Seller’s obligations in any way. (3) Estimates: Estimates are placed on each lot to help Buyers gauge the sums involved for the purchase of a particular lot. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT. Estimates are a matter of opinion and prepared in advance. Estimates may be subject to change and are for guidance only and should not be relied upon. (4) Catalogue Alterations: Lot descriptions and estimates are prepared in advance of the sale and may be subject to change. Any alterations will be announced on the catalogue alteration sheet, made available prior to the sale. It is the responsibility of the Buyer to make themselves aware to any alterations which may have occurred. (5) Electrical Goods: are sold as “works of art” only and if bought for use must be checked over for compliance with safety regulations by a qualified electrician first. Use of such goods is entirely at the risk of the Buyer and no warranties as to safety of the goods are given.
14. SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY (a) The same Conditions of Sale (Buyers) shall apply to sales by private treaty. (b) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction and subject to our agreed charges for Sellers and Buyers. (c) Lyon & Turnbull undertakes to inform the Seller of any offers it receives in relation to an item prior to any Proposed Sale, excluding the normal method of commission bids. (d) For the purposes of a private treaty sale, if a lot is sold in any other currency than Sterling, the exchange rate is to be taken on the date of sale. 15. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation, safety and security arrangements. Accordingly, neither the Auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to, during or after a sale. 16. GENERAL (a) We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person. (b) Any notice to any Buyer, Seller, bidder or viewer may be given by email if not available then first class mail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting. (c) Notices to Lyon & Turnbull should be in writing and addressed to Nick Curnow at 33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh EH1 3RR, quoting the reference number specified at the beginning of the sale catalogue.
(6) Upholstered items: are sold as “works of art” only and if bought for use must be checked over for compliance with current safety regulation. Use of such goods is entirely at the risk of the Buyer and no warranties as to safety of the goods are given. Lyon & Turnbull provide no guarantee as to the originality of any wood/material contained within the item.
(d) Should any provision of these Conditions of Sale be held unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
(7) Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items (Books, Jewellery, Paintings, Guns, Firearms etc.) in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing in the catalogue. These notices and terms will also form part of our terms and conditions of sales.
(f) The contract between the parties may be varied by the parties by agreement and in writing.
12. BOOKS, CLOCKS & WATCHES (1) Books-Collation: If on collation any NAMED item in the sale catalogue proves defective, in text or illustration the Buyer may reject the lot provided he returns it within 21 days of the sale stating the defect in writing. This, however, shall not apply in the case of unnamed items, periodicals, autographed letters, music M.M.S., maps, drawings NOR in respect of damage to bindings, stains, foxing, marginal worm holes or other defects not affecting the completeness of the text NOR in respect of Defects mentioned in the catalogue, or at the time of sale, NOR in respect of lots sold for less than £300. (2) Clocks & Watches: All lots are sold “as seen”, and the absence of any reference to the condition of a clock or watch does not imply the lot is in good condition and without defects, repairs or restorations. Most clocks and watches will have been repaired during their normal lifetime and may now incorporate additional/newer parts. Furthermore, Lyon & Turnbull makes no representation or warranty that any clock or watch is in working order. As clocks and watches often contain fine and complex mechanisms, Buyers should be aware that a general service, change of battery or further repair work, for which the Buyer is solely responsible, may be necessary. Buyers should also be aware that Lyon & Turnbull cannot guarantee a watch will remain waterproof if the back is removed. Buyers should be aware that the importing watches such as Rolex, Frank Muller and Corum into the United States is highly restricted. These watches cannot be shipped to the USA and only imported personally. 13. CITES Please be aware that all lots marked with the symbol Y are subject to CITES regulations when exporting these items outside the EU. These regulations may be found at http://www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/ importsexports/cites/ Lyon & Turnbull accepts no liability for any lots which may be subject to CITES but have not be identified as such.
(e) These Conditions of Sale are not assignable by either party without the other's prior written consent. No act, omission or delay by Lyon & Turnbull shall be deemed a waiver or release of any of its rights.
17. DATA PROTECTION In connection with the management and operation of our business and the marketing and supply of Lyon & Turnbull's services, or as required by law, we may ask the Buyer to provide personal information about themselves or obtain information about the Buyer from third parties (e.g. credit information). Lyon & Turnbull will not give out personal information except as may be required by law. If you would like further information on Lyon & Turnbull policies on personal data, or to make corrections to your information, please contact us on +44 (0)131 557 8844.. The Buyer hereby agrees to the release by Lyon & Turnbull of the Buyer’s name and contact details to the seller or the seller’s solicitor in the event of any dispute between Lyon & Turnbull and the Buyer and/or Lyon & Turnbull and the Seller. Lyon & Turnbull will give prior written notice of the release of any such details to the Seller of the Seller’s solicitor. 18. FORCE MA JEURE Lyon & Turnbull shall be under no liability if they shall be unable to carry out any provision of the Contract of Sale for any reason beyond their control including (without limiting the foregoing) an act of God, legislation, war, fire, flood, drought, failure of power supply, lock-out, strike or other action taken by employees in contemplation or furtherance of a dispute or owing to any inability to procure materials required for the performance of the contract. 19. LAW AND JURISDICTION (a) Governing Law: These Conditions of Sale and all aspects of all matters, transactions or disputes to which they relate or apply shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, Scots law (b) Jurisdiction: The Buyer agrees that the Courts of Scotland are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle all disputes arising in connection with all aspects of all matters or transactions to which these Conditions of Sale relate or apply.
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Guide to Bidding & Payment
Payment
Registration All potential buyers must register prior to placing a bid. Registration information may be submitted in person at our registration desk, by email, by fax or on our website. Please note that all first time bidders at Lyon & Turnbull will be asked to supply the following documents in order to facilitate registration: 1 – Government issued photo ID (Passport/ Driving licence) 2 – Proof of address (utility bill/ bank statement). We may, at our option, also ask you to provide a bank reference and/ or deposit. By registering for the sale, the buyer acknowledges that he or she has read, understood and accepted our Conditions of Sale.
Bidding At the Sale Registered bidders will be assigned a bidder number and given a paddle for use at the sale. Once the first bid has been placed, the auctioneer asks for higher bids in increments determined by the auctioneer. To place your bid, simply raise your paddle until the auctioneer acknowledges you. Please ensure that the auctioneer repeats your bidder number correctly when confirming the sale. If there is any doubt at this stage as to the hammer price or buyer it must be brought to the auctioneer’s attention immediately. All lots will be invoiced to the name and address given on your registration form, which is non-transferable.
By phone A limited number of telephone lines are available for bidding by phone through a Lyon & Turnbull representative. Phone lines must be reserved in advance. All bid requests must be received an hour before the sale. All telephone bids must be confirmed in writing, listing the relevant lots and appropriate number to be called. We recommend that a covering bid is also left in the event that we are unable to make the call. We cannot guarantee that lines will be available, or that we will be able to call you on the day, but will endeavor to undertake such bids to the best of our abilities. This service is available entirely at our discretion and at the bidder’s risk. In writing Bid forms are available at the sale and/or the back of the catalogue. These should be submitted in person, by post, or by fax as soon as possible prior to the sale and we will bid on your behalf up to the limit indicated. In the event of receiving two identical bids the first one received will take precedence. All bids must be received an hour before the sale. This service is entirely at the bidder’s risk. On the internet A fully-illustrated catalogue is available on our website. Registered bidders may leave absentee bids through the website and will receive email confirmation of their bid. Live online bidding (powered by Invaluable) is also available, accessible either through our website or at www.invaluable.com. Please note that an additional 3% premium is charged by Invaluable for this live online service.
Payment is due within seven (7) days of the sale. Lots purchased will not be released until full payment has been received. Payment may be made by the following methods: Bank Transfer Account details are included on any invoices we issue or upon request from our accounts department. Credit or Debit Cards Payment can be made by Visa Debit, Maestro, Mastercard or Visa Credit cards. Please note there is a 2% surcharge on credit card payments and we do not accept Amex. Online Card Payments We no longer accept card payments by phone. Please use our online payment service (provided by Cardstream/Credorax. You will find a link to this service in any email invoice issued or you can visit the payments section of our website. Cheque Cheques should be made payable to Lyon and Turnbull Ltd. We reserve the right to wait until cheques have been cleared by our bankers before releasing bought goods. Cheques can be cleared prior to sale on request. Cheques drawn by third parties cannot be accepted. If paying by post please include the slip from your invoice. Cash Cash payments can be made at the accounts desk during or after a sale. Cash payments limited to €15,000 (euros).
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Collection & Shipping
Transport & Couriers Please note that we do not pack or ship items. The following suggested carriers will be able to arrange packing and shipping; please contact them directly to receive a quote. You may wish to contact an alternative courier.
Local Deliveries
Furniture & Larger Items
Arrangements for Sold Lots
A&S Pert Removals Tel. +44 (0)7876 343520.
Constantine Fine Art Logistics Constantine House North Caldeen Road Coatbridge North Lanarkshire ML5 4EF Tel: +44(0)1236 750055 Fax: +44(0)1236 750077 enquiries@constantinemoving.com
All bought items will be held free of charge for 7 days following the sale..
New Leaf Removals Tel: +44 (0)7999 926261 info@newleafremovals.co.uk Thistle Removals Tel: +44 (0)7836 774712 thistleremovals@hotmail.co.uk
Smaller Items & Pictures Mailboxes Etc 44/46 Morningside Road Edinburgh EH10 4BF Tel: +44 (0)131 556 6226 Fax: +44 (0)131 652 3673 edinburgh@mbescotland.com Book online at www.mbe.co.uk/the_auction_room
A Van Man Transport Unit 5, Benridge Park Holyrood Close, Creekmoor Poole, Dorset BH17 7BD Tel: +44 (0)1202 600 012 Fax: +44 (0)1202 600 206 office@avmt.co.uk Aardvark Art Services Ltd Birks Farm, Ballam Road Lytham, Lancashire FY8 4NL Tel: +44 (0)1253 794673 Fax: +44 (0)1253 730580 info@aardvarkartservices.com
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Thereafter lots will be removed to storage and a charge incurred. Administration fee: £20 + VAT Storage charges per lot per day are: Large Items £5 inc. insurance + VAT Small Items £2.50 inc. insurance + VAT It is the buyer’s responsibility to ascertain collection procedures, particularly if the sale is not being held at our main saleroom.
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LYON & TURNBULL AUCTIONEERS EDINBURGH THE WATERLOO BICENTENARY SALE
182 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4HG Tel. +44 (0)141 333 1992 Fax. +44 (0)141 332 8240
78 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ES Tel. +44 (0)20 7930 9115 Fax. +44 (0)141 7930 7274
24TH JUNE, 2015
33 Broughton Place, Edinburgh EH1 3RR Tel. +44 (0)131 557 8844 Fax. +44 (0)131 557 8668 Email. info@lyonandturnbull.com www.lyonandturnbull.com
Wednesday, 24th June, 2015 33 Broughton Place Edinburgh
The Waterloo Bicentenary Sale