Stephan Welz & Co 4th Floor South Tower Fine Art & Collectables Nelson Mandela Square Corner Maude & 5th Streets Property of various owners including The Stephen Gray Sandton Collection Johannesburg 2196 South Africa Started 04 Aug 2015 10:30 SAST (09:30 BST) Lot Description A Collection of three Celluloid Letter Openers with evocative Anglo-Boer War Mounts 1900 Average length: 21cm. Three paper knives 1 (see illustration Oosthuizen, page 210) surmounted respectively by A Bust of Lord Roberts; The Absent Minded Beggar The Handyman. All in very fine condition. Qty A Pair of Anglo-Boer War Silver Souvenir Teaspoons London: 1900 Length: 11cm The teaspoon stems terminate in a wreathed vignette 2 of the 'Absent Minded Beggar' surmounted by a crown. Stem with decoration. 1 An Anglo-Boer War Bespoke Pipe 1899-1902 Length: 16cm. A beautifully carved Sherlock Holmes style bespoke pipe made by a Boer 3 P.O.W. for a British soldier. Initials 'TC' carved into a small shield below which a Kruger silver tickey has been counter sunk. To date Stephan Welz & Co have not seen such ...[more] Anglo-Boer War Absent Minded Beggar Plate No maker's name, 1900 Diameter: 19,5cm. Decorated white china plate, foliate decorated 4 surround to a circle containing the famous 'A Gentleman in Kharki' by Caton Woodville in full colour. 1 Anglo-Boer War Boer P.O.W. St Helena Trinket Box St Helena: 1901 15,5 by 7cm. Height: 5cm. A specially ornate trinket box with 5 rounded protruding portions at each extremity finely carvedwith bevelled edges to sliding lid and to the base. Coat of arms of Z.A.R. in roundel on lid, with inscription 'K ...[more] Anglo-Boer War Boer Trinket Box 1902 17,75 by 13cm. Height: 9cm. Probably made in Ceylon because of the raised ebony panel on 6 the stepped lid with carved Z.A.R. coat of arms, with crack, and the inscription on the side with the usual 'Ceylon' terminology 'Boer Kamp 1902'. Bevelled protruding edges t ...[more] Anglo-Boer War British Soldier's Bible (New Testament) London: British and Foreign Bible Society, Circa 1899 8,25 by 13cm. Khaki card 7 covered cloth with British Coat of Arms and 'South Africa 1900' on front cover. Cloth a little rubbed, inscription of owner. 1 Anglo-Boer War Ceylon Boer P.O.W. Salad Server Set Ceylon: 1902 Length: 26cm. A most unusual salad server set of a fiddle pattern 8 large spoon and fork, chip to one prong of fork, with inscription on the handle of each in Old English script, 'Ceylon 1902'. Carved from ebony. 1 Anglo-Boer War Ceylon Ebony Page Turner or Letter Opener Ceylon: 1901 Length: 36cm. Probably the finest example yet offered for 9 sale! The extremities of the opener's blade have the coats of arms of the Z.A.R.and Oranje Vrystaat with mottoes, respectively and the legend in Old English script 'Britis ...[more] Anglo-Boer War Ceylon Letter Opener or Page Turner 1900-1902 Length: 35cm. A most unusual ebony letter opener inscribed in Old 10 English script 'A Souvenir From the Boer Camp Diyatalawa Ceylon 1900-1901-1902' with a centrally placed finely executed coat of arms of the Z.A.R. The reverse of the opener ...[more] Anglo-Boer War Ceylon P.O.W. whistle and Chain Ceylon: 1901 Whistle length: 8cm. Chain length: 35cm. NOT SUITABLE FOR 11 EXPORT A most unusual Ceylon P.O.W. Souvenir. The whistle is of carved tortoise shell with small to large rings in the trunk of the whistle. Top is inscribed 'Boer Kamp Ceylon 1901'. ...[more] Anglo-Boer War China Wall Plaque No maker's mark, 1900 21 by 19cm. Central coloured portrait of Col. R. S. Baden-Powell, the 12 Defender of Mafeking. Green gold glaze edging to replicate a picture frame with two apertures at the top for suspension wire. See Oosthuizen, p. 10. 1 Anglo-Boer War Commando Ammunition or Paymasters Lockable Leather Bag 1899-1902 31 by 25cm. Telescope length when 13 extended: 77cm. A Boer War Ammunition Bag or paymaster's coinage bag: stitched leather case with shoulder strap; and inside a Field Telescope. The brass three-drawer tube stamped Negrett ...[more] 14 Anglo-Boer War Field Compass Circa 1900 Diameter: 7,2cm. A Brass cased field compass. Glass with crack. 1 Anglo-Boer War Handyman Bisque figure 1900 Height: 15cm. Just as 'The Gentleman in Kharki' came to represent The British 15 Tommy/Soldier in the Anglo-Boer War, this portrayal of 'The Handyman' came to represent men of the Royal Navy serving in South Africa. See Oosthuizen p. 45. 1 Anglo-Boer War P.O.W. Cutout Brooch Circa 1896 Probably the finest example ever seen of the coat of arms of the ZAR as made from 16 a 2/6 ZAR Kruger coin. It is well known how intricate the design of the arms of the ZAR are. This example iscut out to the last detail. A superb P.O.W. piece. Gilded fini ...[more] Anglo-Boer War P.O.W. Paper Weight made in India Circa 1900-1901 5 by 3cm. Height: 1,5cm. A finely crafted miniature paper weight 17 in the shape of a leather-bound book. On the front 'cover' is 'J. J. Taljard India' and on the back 'cover' 'Ter gedachtenis van'. P.O.W. souvenirs made in camps in India ...[more] Anglo-Boer War P.O.W. Pens 1902 Length of pens: 21cm. NOT SUITABLE FOR EXPORT A pair of pens, which according to the 18 vendor (see note), were made by Kapt. Frank Dorey P.O.W. on St Helena The first made from whale bone and engraved "K(rygs)Gev(evangene) ST. H 1902" at the top of the stem, the rever ...[more] Anglo-Boer War P.O.W. Spoons 1899-1902 Two silver spoons made by Boer P.O.W.'s from silver ZAR coinage. The first would suit a 19 sugar basin and is made from a 2/6 piece; ZAR crest in bowl. Top of handle made from a shilling piece, the stem from the 2/6 with date 1894. The reverse of the stem is deepl ...[more] Anglo-Boer War Patriotic Plate 1900 with maker's mark Diameter: 24cm. Gold edged cream china-plate with beautifully coloured central 20 legend 'Ready Aye Ready' Liberty, Freedom, Equality 'Britannia Mourns Her Heroes now at rest'. A further scroll with 'England Expects Every Man to do his Duty'. Centra ...[more] Anglo-Boer War Scottish Regiments Tobacco Tin 1900 10 by 8cm. A yellow tin with a bit of wear, sides rusted and the legends round a 21 rampant lion of Scotland and large Thistle 'Frae Scots to Scots South Africa 1900 For Auld Lang Syne'. Seldom offered for sale. 1 Anglo-Boer War Shooting Spoons 1900 Length: 14cm. A matching pair of silver plated shooting spoons with a colonial soldier on the 22 stem, vignette with piled rifles, crossed Union Jacks and bust of Lord Roberts with legend 'S. Africa 1900'. 2 Anglo-Boer War Souvenir Jug Burslem, England: MacIntyre M.J. & Co., 1900 Height: 13cm. The obverse: shows the Caton Woodville 23 sketch of 'A Gentleman in Kharki', detail a little rubbed and the reverse a signed reproduction of Rudyard Kipling's poem 'The Absent Minded Beggar'. This combination was fre ...[more] Anglo-Boer War Souvenir Plate 1900 Diameter: 24cm. A gold edged white china plate with a coloured image of a bemedalled General 24 Hector Macdonald, patterned edge and sprigs of flowers surround the central image. Macdonald commanded the Highland Brigade after Wauchope was killed at Magersfontein. No m ...[more] Anglo-Boer War Souvenir Plate 1900 Diameter: 22cm. White china plate with raised patterned perimeter. Central vignette of Lieut-Gen. 25 J.D.P. French in colour. French was responsible for relieving the besieged Kimberley. No maker's mark. See Oosthuizen, p. 7 and 11. 1 Anglo-Boer War Trench Art Hand Bell 1900-1901 Height: 10cm. Manufactured from a brass 'Pom-Pom British' shell case and 303 bullet 26 case with deeply engraved decoration and petal effect to edge with engraved scroll "Anglo-Boer War South Africa 1899-1900-1901". 1 Anglo-Boer War Trench Art Serviette Ring Ladysmith: 1899 Diameter: 4cm. Manufactured from a copper driving band from a Boer shell. 27 Applied to the band is a hallmarked silver plaque, Sheffield, 1900 with the legend "Lombard's Kop to Ladysmith 15 secs" 1.12.99. These details record the time taken for ...[more] Bermuda Boer P.O.W. Serviette Rings 1902 Diameter: 3,7cm. Height: 4,5cm. A pair of matching highly polished pale wood serviette 28 rings, central edge band with the carved inscription, 'H.S.B. - P.O.W. Bermuda 1902'. Bermuda P.O.W. carved items rarely offered for sale. 1 Bermuda Boer P.O.W. Spectacle Case Darrell's Island: Bermuda, circa 1900 18 by 5cm. A light brown wooden spectacle case with lid. 29 Case engraved in incised script 'Van J.D. Drynauw aan J. Varekampt, Darrell's Eiln' (sic). Items from Darrell's Island Boer P.O.W. Camp Bermuda are extremely rare. 1 Bespoke Anglo-Boer War Carved Pipe Bowl 1901 Length: 7,5cm. This highly decorated pipe bowl was embellished by a Boer P.O.W. 30 for a member of the Seaforth Highlanders. The bowl terminates in a sharp point and has a carved relief portrayal of the regimental badge of the unit with motto. Further scroll ...[more] Boyd, A. S. SLOW BUT SURE London: Daily Graphic, 1902 24 by 28cm.