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Fine illuminated parchment address “To Lieut. General Sir John D.P. French, K.C.B. We the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Deal… desire to offer you a most cordial welcome on this occasion of your visiting Deal for the purpose of opening a Bazaar in connection with the Victoria College Hospital… Given under our Common Seal this Fifteenth day of April One thousand nine hundred and three.” 30x43cm plus the seal of the town hanging by green silk ribbon from the foot of...
Hammer Price: £260
Parchment certificate for the admission of “Monsieur le Major Général Sir John French” to be a Grand Officier de l’Order National de la Légion d’Honneur, by a decree of 12th August 1903. The fine, attractive pre-printed parchment, 54x43cm, with an intricate decorative border and image of the insignia of the order, is completed with Sir John French’s rank and name in bold black ink. Together with: Letter from the Ambassade de France à Londres, Paul Cambon, dated 11th July 1903,...
Hammer Price: £400
Warrant for the Iron Crown Order of the 1st Class conferred on Lieutenant-General Sir John French by the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary on 23rd July 1904. Foolscap, pre-printed with additional matter in ink, embossed seal of the order to top left. Creased, sl. marginal tears. Together with: War Office letter forwarding the insignia of the order and granting permission to accept the decoration and Buckingham Palace letter dated 29th Sept. 1904: “I am commanded to inform you that His...
Hammer Price: £360
Warrant for the Grand Cross of the Order of the Rising Sun, 60x44cm, attractive parchment with decorative borders, Japanese symbols and characters and the insignia of the handsome Order, folded, near very good £200-300
Hammer Price: £2,000
Warrant for the award of the Spanish Order of Merit (Caballero Gran Cruz de la Orden del Merito Militar) conferred on Sir Jan French [sic] by the King of Spain following his visit to Aldershot in 1905. Foolscap, pre-printed form, boldly headed DON ALFONSO XIII, REY CONSTITUTIONAL DE ESPANA with ink details, embossed seal of Don Alfonso XIII & signatures of ? the King & another, folded, near very good £150-250
Hammer Price: £150
Warrant for the award of the Danish Order of Dannebrog conferred on “Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Generallieutenant, General Officer, Commander in Chief, Aldershot Army Corps” on 10th July 1907. 23x37cm, attractive pre-printed form with decorative head incorporating the insignia of the order, seal of the order affixed at foot. Signed and dated 26th August 1907. Together with: extracts from the Statutes of the Order, 2pp., French and Danish language. All contained in orig. envelope...
Hammer Price: £160
Commission for General Sir John D.P. French G.C.B., G.C.V.O., K.C.M.G., to be Honorary Colonel, the 26th Canadian Horse (Stanstead Dragoons), Canadian Militia, 2nd July 1910. 31x37cm, royal arms at head & embossed seal at top left corner, folded in the customary fashion and signed by the Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence and the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey (Viscount Grey of Falloden), folded, near very good £150-250
Hammer Price: £180
Warrant for the Order of Merit. Single leaf appointing Field Marshal Sir John Denton Pinkstone French to the O.M., 3rd December 1914. 20x32cm, embossed Seal of the Order of Merit at top left corner, signed George RI (George V) on obverse and by the Secretary of the Order, Colonel Henry C. Legge, on reverse, very good £500-600
Hammer Price: £1,100
Warrant appointing The Right Honourable John Denton Pinkstone, Viscount French, K.P. &c., to the Privy Council, dated 7th May 1918 and signed by [Sir] Almeric Fitzroy, Clerk to the Privy Council. Single printed sheet (one copy only printed, HMSO, 1918), foolscap, royal seal affixed at top left corner. Together with: “The Oath of a Privy Counsellor” – single foolscap printed sheet, very good £100-150
Hammer Price: £100
Warrant appointing The Right Honourable John Denton Pinkstone, Viscount French, K.P. &c. to be “Lieutenant-General and General Governor of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland” dated 7th May 1918 and signed by [Sir] Almeric Fitzroy, Clerk to the Privy Council. Single printed sheet (one copy only printed, HMSO, 1918), foolscap, royal seal affixed at top left corner, very good £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,600
Fine illuminated parchment address “To Field Marshal Viscount French of Ypres and High Lake, K.P., &c., Lord Lieutenant-General and General Governor of Ireland… We, the County Council of the County of Tyrone desire to accord Your Excellency a respectful and hearty welcome to our County. We welcome you… as an Irish soldier of great distinction. The deeds in the face of overwhelming odds of the first seven divisions which went to France in August, 1914, under Your Excellency’s command...
Hammer Price: £780
Parchment warrant for the award of the Serbian Order of Karageorge, finely decorated certificate depicting the insignia of the order, delicate coloured borders and black text with additional detail in ink showing issue to Viscount French & with dates August 1918 and 1920. 38x50cm, folded, near very good £150-250
Correspondence concerning the award of an Argentine peace medal. Copy of letter from the British Legation at Buenos Ayres to Lord Curzon forwarding six medals and award certificates: “These Medals and Notes have been sent to me by Mr. Adolfo Mugica… in his capacity as President of the Organizing Committee of the Peace Festivities… which were held in this City after the signing of the Treaty of Peace…” The six designated recipients were The King, Mr. Lloyd George, Admiral Beatty,...
Hammer Price: £80
King George V to his Commander-in-Chief 1914, a fine emotive letter from the King to the commander of the British Expeditionary Force in France during the First Battle of Ypres. Handwritten letter in ink on black-edged monogrammed mourning paper, dated Buckingham Palace, Oct. 29th 1914: “My dear French, Nothing but press of work has prevented me from writing to you before to express my thanks for so kindly sending me the German flag by Genl. Lambton. It will be a most interesting...
Hammer Price: £1,900
A collection of Sir John French’s correspondence received from many leading military, political and society figures of the day, reflecting the wide range of connections of a senior figure in public life. We note letters from Lord Roberts VC; Viscount Allenby and Lady Allenby; The Earl of Warwick; The Bishop of London; Lord Haldane; Viscount Plumer; Col. Sir Clive Wigram; Lord Garvagh; Gen. Sir William Pulteney; Elizabeth Cheylesmore; Maj.-Gen. J.S.M. Shea; Gen. Sir Neville Macready; Lady...
Hammer Price: £520
Correspondence between Gerald French and various old soldiers, colleagues, editors, reviewers etc. regarding his articles, books and so forth and his campaign for his father’s reputation; copies of items from the Earl’s own wartime correspondence reproduced in support of this cause, etc. (around 40 items including messages of sympathy or support from Sir George Arthur, Ian Hamilton &c.) £150-250
Goldmann (Charles Sydney) With General French and The Cavalry in South Africa, 1st Ed., xix+477pp., portrait frontis., approx. 114 photos. (inc. fldg. panoramas), approx. 43 fldg. maps, 8 sketches in end-pocket. Macmillan. 1902. Standard study. Contemporary deluxe crushed red morocco with blue crushed morocco panels inset front & rear with mongogram JDPF, a bespoke binding devised for French by the author and executed by the Guild of Women Binders. Endpapers have hand coloured badges of the...
French (Major Hon. Gerald, DSO) The Life of Sir John French, First Earl of Ypres, 1st Ed., xxii+432pp., 8 plates. Cassell. 1931 Speeches, Telegrams & Press Cuttings, notes for eight speeches delivered by Sir John French 1910-24, including R.M.C. Kingston, June 1910; Mansion House Nov. 1910; Staff College, Dec. 1913 &c., various sizes, approx. 70pp. in all; Sundry news cuttings relating to the career of Sir John French and his death; Approx. thirty telegrams largely dating from French’s...
A most unusual Arts & crafts style oak presentation casket, probably originally containing a freedom or an address of welcome, the top lid having ornate applied enamelled plaque bearing the arms, crest and motto of French, brass furniture in the form of strapwork, square catches secured by sliding bolts attached by chains, the brass corner mounts decorated with silver and enamel scallop shells and fish, the sides additionally decorated with attached chains which form the handles, the casket...
Hammer Price: £310
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