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A rare Sailor's straw Sennet Hat from H.M.S. Superb c.1910 will be sold in our 21st April auction with naval seaman's li...
01/04/2026

A rare Sailor's straw Sennet Hat from H.M.S. Superb c.1910 will be sold in our 21st April auction with naval seaman's linen tunic top, trousers & belt for £300-500

You only sink twice – the M.S. London Statesman did anyway. The builder’s model of which is shown here and will be sold ...
30/03/2026

You only sink twice – the M.S. London Statesman did anyway. The builder’s model of which is shown here and will be sold on 21st April for £2,000-3,000.

Such bad luck – she was unwittingly caught up & sunk twice in conflicts. On the 10th July 1972, during the Vietnam War, she was unloading a cargo of rice in South Vietnam when her engine room suddenly flooded, and she sank by the stern - sabotage by the Viet Cong was suspected.

Refloated, she continued her trade & during the Iran–Iraq War, she was one of four merchant ships in a convoy outward bound in the Bandar Imam Khomeini Channel which were attacked by Iraqi aircraft with Exocet missiles hitting all four ships.

If you want to know what it was like to party like an Edwardian Socialite then this lot is for you. It’s an autograph/ph...
28/03/2026

If you want to know what it was like to party like an Edwardian Socialite then this lot is for you. It’s an autograph/photo album that belonged to a daughter of an Earl. Kept between 1905-08 it comprises over 43 card leaves with drawings, photographs, invitations from country house weekends as well as enclosure passes.

Signatures include Ernest Shackleton & his crew before they set of on their Antarctic Expedition. Estimated at £800-1,200, the album provides a fascinating insight into the life of a young socialite at the time.

A scale training model of a Montagu-Pattern Whaler that was designed in 1890 for the Royal Navy & made at Chatham Dockya...
26/03/2026

A scale training model of a Montagu-Pattern Whaler that was designed in 1890 for the Royal Navy & made at Chatham Dockyard in 1977 by cadets is estimated at £2,500 in our next auction. The model was used to instruct students up until the Dockyard closed in the early 80s.

Designed by Rear Admiral Victor Alexander Montagu this pattern of Whaler was so successful that it was the Royal Navy’s longest serving whaler.

Setting up the view
26/03/2026

Setting up the view

The catalogue has arrived! Just having a leaf through before I start setting up the sale 😉
25/03/2026

The catalogue has arrived! Just having a leaf through before I start setting up the sale 😉

24/03/2026

I'm always at the helm & know what makes items interesting for

A rare 30in. Terrestrial Globe C.1890 is going under the hammer next month for £3,000-£5,000.Made by the brothers Willia...
23/03/2026

A rare 30in. Terrestrial Globe C.1890 is going under the hammer next month for £3,000-£5,000.

Made by the brothers William Johnston (1802-1888) & Andrew Keith (1804-1871) in Edinburgh from the mid-19th century. They became the preeminent makers in the United Kingdom & as a result were offered a Royal Appointment by Queen Victoria - her Arms are present on this example. This format was the largest example the Johnston firm produced - the first of example of which was exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851 in Hyde Park London, where it received numerous medals.

It has 36 printed gores signed in cartouche, principal steamer routes with distances & is mounted in brass meridian with wooden stand – it’s a great piece - you just need to find a place to put it!

A colonial silver two-handled vase presented to the owner & master of the Record-Breaking O***m clipper Red Rover to com...
18/03/2026

A colonial silver two-handled vase presented to the owner & master of the Record-Breaking O***m clipper Red Rover to commemorate her launch is expected to fetch £8,000-12,000 in our next month.

To keep up with the high demand of taking O***m between India & China, Red Rover a fast, sleek clipper was constructed to complete three round trips per year rather than the traditional one passage a year.

Red Rover departed the Hooghly River at Calcutta in December 1829 with 800 chests of o***m, and arrived at Macao on 17th February 1830, after sailing through the northeast monsoon in the China Sea. An equally fast return passage to Calcutta resulted in a round trip of 86 days, beating all previous British records.

The vase was presented to William Clifton Esq for his indefatigable attention in Superintending the building of the Bark Red Rover and for his energy & Nautical Skill in commanding that vessel between the Port of Calcutta & Canton.

13/03/2026

Bertram Hayes was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire & joined the White Star Line in 1889. He went on to have an illustrious career & was knighted in 1919 for "valuable services in connection with the transport of troops". We are selling some of the silver gifts he was given by his crew as mementos & thank yous for his service

We're still unwrapping lots that have come in for our next month
12/03/2026

We're still unwrapping lots that have come in for our next month

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