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GRANDLY MARLBOROUGH

• British or French School, 18th
  British or French School, 18th Century Portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, in the Robes of the Order of the Garter oil on canvas 38 x 30 1/8 inches.
• Attributed to Godfrey Kneller
  Attributed to Godfrey Kneller (British 1646-1723) Portrait of Duchess of Marlborough oil on canvas laid to board 30 x 25 1/4 inches.
• WINSTON CHURCHILL, MARLBOROUGH, 4
  WINSTON CHURCHILL, MARLBOROUGH, 4 VOL, LEATHERA handsome set of "Marlborough, His Life and Times," in 4 Volumes by Winston S. Churchill, published by George G. Harrap and Co., London, 1936. First editions, volumes 1 & 2 later printings. Bound in publisher's 3/4 blue leather. VG+ condition with straight and tight binding, sharp corners and clean text blocks. Books measure 9 3/8" high x 6 3/8" wide.
• ROBERT HILLINGFORD, MARLBOROUGH
  ROBERT HILLINGFORD, MARLBOROUGH AT BLENHEIM, OIL Robert Alexander Hillingford (British 1828 - 1904), "Marlborough And His Ally Prince Eugene Before Blenheim", undated, oil on canvas, historical military genre scene depicting the 1st Duke of Marlborough surrounded by multiple figures on horseback, signed lower right, in giltwood and gesso/composition frame. Provenance: : From the Estate of M. David Merritt, Atlanta, Georgia. Approximate measurements: Canvas h. 17", w. 26"; Overall h. 29", w. 38", d. 4. 25".
• ENGLISH DELFTWARE 'DUKE OF
  ENGLISH DELFTWARE 'DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH' CHARGERattributed to London or Bristol, circa 1704-11, painted full length figure of John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), wearing armor and yellow cloak, holding a baton, flanked by initials "DM", blue sponged trees, standing on green grassy clumps, blue dash rim with inner yellow border, 2-1/4 x 13-3/8 in. Provenance: Jonathan Horne, London; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey Condition: faint glaze hairlines/crazing, small chips, glaze fritting, scratches
• Life of Field Marshall His Grace
  Life of Field Marshall His Grace the Duke of Wellington with Autographed Letter Signed by the Duke London: Henry Colburn 1840. 2 vols both having engraved frontispieces of the Duke. Red buckram boards and 3/4 red morocco with gilt tooled spines having six compartments. Hand written letter signed by the Duke written as a petition to the House of Lords dated 1845 regarding abuses in Coroners inquests.
• AFTER D. MACLISE THE DUKE OF
  AFTER D. MACLISE THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH AT BLENHEIM Photogravure: 13 x 13 1/4 in. Framed
• 18th century British portrait,
  18th century British portrait, wigged nobleman wearing a green velvet frock coat and brocaded vest, said to be the Earl of Warwick, oil on canvas, painted within a feigned oval, unsigned, 29-1/4 x 24 in.; Kent style frame, possibly late 18th/early 19th century. Restretched on 19th century stretcher, 19th century lining, crackle, abrasions, stretcher marks, one patch verso; frame resurfaced, some elements added. Property of the Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, North Carolina.
• NAPOLEONIC GRAND MARSHAL IN
  NAPOLEONIC GRAND MARSHAL IN UNIFORM, FRAMED French popular print, 1st half, 19th century; woodcut with stenciled color, 26 in. H., 20 in. W., overall.
• The GCB & GCMG ceremonial robes and
  The GCB & GCMG ceremonial robes and mantle stars belonging to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, GCB, GCMG, GBE, MVO who after a distinguished military career was appointed Governor-General of New Zealand, retiring from service in 1920 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB), ceremonial robe, the crimson silk robe with white silk lining and tailors label for 'Ede & Ravenscroft' additionally inscribed 'The Rt Hon Earl of Liverpool GCB', with a large silver
• FRAMED ENGRAVING ARTHUR DUKE OF
  FRAMED ENGRAVING ARTHUR DUKE OF WELLINGTONFramed engraving on paper, Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, after Sir William Beechey RA (English, 1753-1839), sight: 19.75"h, 15.25"w, overall: 33.25"h, 27.75"w, 12lbs
• Two William IV grants of arms to
  Two William IV grants of arms to Walter Wilkins, signed by Ralph Bigland and William Woods and dated 1835, suspending gilt cased seals and in a tooled and gilt red morocco case, case 55.5cm wide
• A GROUP OF ORDERS, MEDALS
  A GROUP OF ORDERS, MEDALS RELATING TO THE MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY Lt. Charles Beresford Marshall, RAF. M.B.E., A.V.M., B.W.M., with signed certificate, Freedom of London certificate, Warrant holders' book; tennis medal 1924; a silver table cigarette box, engraved RAF crest and facsimile signatures of fellow officers and mascot "Chinok" and a smaller silver table cigarette box, his wife's SAFA badges; To George Wilson C.B.E., 1939-45 star, defence Medal, BWM., Territorial medal and bar George VI, with dress miniatures. To Grp. Ldr. Walter Goodenough, Defence Medal, B.W.M., Special ConstabularyCharles Marshall architect in Newcastle area and freedom and MBE awarded for his work in designing a grace and favour house for their majesties as a gift from the Empire in 1935. Originally built at the Empire exhibition and then rebuilt at Birhill Surrey. George Wilson Director of Royal Association of Disabilty and Rehabilitation (RADAR) now covering 800 charities world wide. Walter Goodenough, POW taken at Dunkirk and marched to Bavaria as member of Durham Light Infantry
• Marion Margaret Violet Granby,
  Marion Margaret Violet Granby, later Duchess of Rutland, Prince Edward York, two months old, White Lodge Richmond/initialled and inscribed/pencil drawing, 15cm x 10/Provenance: from the Estates of Lord & Lady Charteris/Note: Violet Duchess of Rutland was Lord Charteris's Grandmother
• FOUR FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND WHITE
  FOUR FRENCH GILT BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE BUSTSFour French gilt bronze and white marble busts of Elizabethan noblemen, Marat and Voltaire late 19th-early 20th century the largest height 8 1/4in (21cm)Provenance: Property from a Private Collection, Malibu, California. Condition: General marks, scratches rubbing, wear and dirt accumulation overall. Some elements loose. Some chain swags detatched. Would benefit from light adjustment and restoration.
• Churchill, Sir Winston Spencer.
  Churchill, Sir Winston Spencer. Marlborough…, First Edition, 4 vols. 1933 - 38. 8vo., orig. red cloth (vol l soiled), vols. 2 & 3 in d.ws. With another copy of vol 1 (5)
• Fine early watercolor portrait,
  Fine early watercolor portrait, Field Marshal Charles Philipp of Schwarzenberg on the battlefield in full uniform wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, unsigned, watercolor with gilt highlights on paper, affixed at top to bordered card, Austrian/Hungarian, early 19th century, image 8-1/4 x 6-3/4 in., card 18-3/4 x 12-3/4 in.; unframed. Good condition, card with abrasion and spotting. Descended in the House of Schwarzenberg
• Muller (British, early 20th
  Muller (British, early 20th century) "The Marlborough in the Battle of the Skagerrak" watercolor on paper signed and dated "Muller, Danvers '16" 17 1/4 x 32 1/2 in., framed
• ENGRAVING - 18th century British
  ENGRAVING - 18th century British titled 'The Most Noble Charles Marquis Cornwallis' by Benj. Smith after Copley depicting the general whose surrender to Washington at Yorktown ended our Revolutionary War unframed SS: 17 1/4'' x 13 1/4'' condition: clip
• OIL PORTRAIT OF JOHN CHURCHILL,
  OIL PORTRAIT OF JOHN CHURCHILL, DUKE OF MARLBOROUGHA 19th century oil after Enoch Seeman's 1720 portrait of John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough, in scarlet military regalia. Measures 30" x 25 1/4", in a frame that measures 38 1/4" x 33 1/2". Provenance: The Shirley Bush Helzberg and Webster House collections. Condition Small area of residue above and to the left of the head, and some abrasion lines near the left sight edge. Under blacklight inspection, there is a thin layer of overpainting on the coat's contours, which dulls the original more brightly painted contours. No other in-painting or over-painting.
• BAYER, Herbert, (German,
  BAYER, Herbert, (German, 1900-1985): Marlborough Poster, 25'' x 17 3/4'', signed and dated in the plate 1073, pencil signed, unframed.CONDITION: Minor creases.
• 19TH CENTURY WAX PORTRAIT BUST OF
  19TH CENTURY WAX PORTRAIT BUST OF THE 1ST DUKE OF WELLINGTON 4 ½" x 3 ½" Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (British, 1769 - 1852). Cream colored wax portrait bust in pine shadowbox frame with red velvet liner, overall 12" x 11". Provenance: Purchased at Collard of London in April 1968. Arthur Wellesley was one of the commanders who won and ended the Napoleonic Wars when the coalition defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
• Four early 19th c. coloured
  Four early 19th c. coloured prints of military heroes of the Napoleonic Wars being Wellington Abercrombie Sir John Moore and Sir Thomas Graham. Each 25 x 22 cm.
• Fine early watercolor portrait,
  Fine early watercolor portrait, "Marechal Adolphe Cte de Schwarzenberg", standing in armor with arm resting on a helmet, unsigned, Austrian/Hungarian, watercolor on paper, "A. Cowan Valley Field" watermark, affixed at top to bordered card, 19th century, image 14-1/4 x 8-1/8 in., card 18-7/8 x 13 in.; unframed. Abrasions, card with spotting, losses to border. Descended in the House of Schwarzenberg
• A plaster bust of the Duke of
  A plaster bust of the Duke of Wellington, 61cm high
• 18th century British caricature,
  18th century British caricature, man bowing before a nobleman, inscribed below "Good…church warden your humble servant./Bow not thy head to me fellow for the exalted to so high a station, I am, but a man.", circa 1760-1780, inscribed verso "J.W.H and G.L.", watercolor on paper, 7-5/8 x 7-1/2 in.; black-painted wood frame. Taped at top at two points and bottom at one point, minor foxing, light toning. Forsyth's Antiques, Nashville, Tennessee, 1991
• Wellington, Nelson & Waterloo
  Wellington, Nelson & Waterloo including: Wilson (John Marius), A Memoir of Field-Marshal The Duke of Wellington, Edinburgh: A. Fullarton and Co., 2 volumes, 8vo, part calf and marbled boards, marbled endpapers and page edges, multiple engraved plates and maps (uncollated); Mahan (Captain A. T.), The Life of Nelson, London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company, 1897, 2 volumes, 8vo, full purple calf with gilt tooling, marbled endpapers and page edges; Maxwell (W. H.), The Life of Wellington, London: Bi
• HENRIETTA DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH,
  HENRIETTA DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH, GILTWOOD FRAME British school (18th century). "Henrietta Godolphin, 2nd Duchess of Marlborough (1681-1733)", oil on canvas. Identified on plaque, unsigned. Approx. 20" x 15.25" (framed), 16" x 10.75" (canvas)
• A REGENCY MARBLE HEAD OF A
  A REGENCY MARBLE HEAD OF A GENTLEMAN with finely carved features and well-defined curled hair and sideburns, 34cm high, on a painted-metal plinth, 52cm high inclusive Provenance: The Christopher Hodsoll Collection.
• DUKE OF WELLINGTON D6848 - LARGE
  DUKE OF WELLINGTON D6848 - LARGE - ROYAL DOULTON CHARAC...Style One. Blue and gold coloration. Arthur Wellesley (1769 - 1852), the first Duke of Wellington, was a British general and statesman. He led the British forces in the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 and also served as Prime Minister from 1828 - 1830. This jug was commissioned by UK International Ceramics Ltd., in a special edition of 5,000. Series: The Great Generals Collection. Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: William K. Harper Issued: 1989 Dimensions: 7.25"H Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England Condition: Good.
• (ENGLAND) DE M. C. History of the
  (ENGLAND) DE M. C. History of the Campaign of the British Dutch Hanoverian and Brunswick Armies Under the Command of the Duke of Wellington... London: Printed for T. Egerton 1816. 8vo contemporary half calf over marbled boards spine gilt-lettered. Folding engraved plan of the Battle of Waterloo partially colored. Wear to boards at edges; bookplate tipped to front pastedown; hinges starting.
• WAR AFTER BENJAMIN MARSHALL
  WAR AFTER BENJAMIN MARSHALL (BRITISH 1768-1835). Handcolored aquatint on paper engraved by Charles Turner (British 1773-1957) and published in London by W.C. Lee ca.1790. Matted and framed 29 1/2''h. 24 1/2''w. Light toning mat burn.
• DUKE OF WELLINGTON D6848 - LARGE
  DUKE OF WELLINGTON D6848 - LARGE - ROYAL DOULTON CHARAC...Style One. Blue and gold coloration. Arthur Wellesley (1769 - 1852), the first Duke of Wellington, was a British general and statesman. He led the British forces in the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 and also served as Prime Minister from 1828 - 1830. This jug was commissioned by UK International Ceramics Ltd., in a special edition of 5,000.Series: The Great Generals Collection. Royal Doulton backstamp. Artist: William K. Harper Issued: 1989 Dimensions: 7.25"H Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England Condition: Age related wear.
• REVOLUTIONARY WAR LETTER 1779ALS
  REVOLUTIONARY WAR LETTER 1779ALS from Georgia colonel Leonard Marbury to Major General Benjamin Lincoln, January 1779. Mentions the appointment of Samuel Elbert to Brigadier General (see Lot #67). Some other interesting content: "The spy I mentioned to you disappointed me ...I have not had an opportunity of hearing any thing from the enemy." Wax seal intact. Open, the letter measures about 9" x 13-3/4". Includes old engraving of General Lincoln. This document is one of several dozen important signed pieces in today'sale that were part of a large collection of American historical documents from 1650 through WWII. The estate collection, assembled from about 1920-1960, has never been offered for sale at auction. See images. This item can be shipped in-house.
• Large colorful hand colored
  Large colorful hand colored engraving of the Marquis de Lafayette "To His Excellency General Washington...", by Noel LeMire (1724-1801), circa 1785, mounted in a bird's eye maple frame. 19" x 13.75" ss / 23" x 18" oa Condition: Not examined out of frame.
• Large 18th c. oil on canvas
  Large 18th c. oil on canvas portrait of an English nobleman attributed to Thomas Hudson. 50"x40"