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1035

19th century table cabinet with double

locking doors revealing 3 drawers behind

an extensively inlaid burr walnut veneer.

28 cm high by 30 cm wide.

£50 - £60

1036

Pair of antlers, approximately 78cm wide

£40 - £50

1037

9ct Gold Masonic folding Ball weight 8.2

grams

£100 - £120

1038

Great Western Railway cast iron warning

sign, circa early 20th century, which reads

'Great Western Railway, Warning is given

against the dangerous practice of

propping up the doors of merchandise

trucks for the support of coal weighing

machines, for loading or unloading

traffic, or for any other purpose the Great

Western Railway company give notice

that such practice is prohibited, and any

person disregarding this caution will be

held responsible for injury or damage that

may result, James C. Inglis, General

Manager', 32cm x 37cm. James C. Inglis

was born in Aberdeen on 9th September

1851. He served in the Engineer and

Railway Staff Corps, as an unpaid

volunteer in the Volunteer Force which

provided technical advise to the British

Army. He was appointed a Major of that

corps on 24th June 1893. Inglis was

promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel of the

Engineer and Railway Staff Corps on 1

April 1908. He was knighted by King

George V at St James' Palace on 23

February 1911 by which point he was the

General Manager of the Great Western

Railway. James Inglis died on the 19th

December 1911.

£40 - £60

1039

Vintage Consul Amor perfume atomiser

in the shape of a cigarette lighter and

decorated with butterflies, accompanied

by matching compact mirror.

£30 - £40

1040

Large mahogany box with inner tray,

brass plaque to front inscribed ' Capt. A.

McMeekan, Royal Navy'. Length 46cm,

Width 23cm, Depth 15cm. Arthur

McMeekan began his naval career in 1799

aged 12. He fought in the siege of Cadiz

which was part of the Spainsh campaign

against Napoleon. McMeekan was

promoted to commander after capturing a

French pirate ship off Spain in 1812. In

1814 he was appointed to command the

ship, the Griper. He was forced to leave

the Navy in 1815 due to injury. Captain

McMeekan died at the age of 48 in

Glamorganshire.

£50 - £100

1041

1920s Eqyptian Belly Dancers shawl in

black / silver

£50 - £80