24th May, 2023 11:00
European Works of Art
193
A GEORGE V SILVER EQUESTRIAN FIGURE OF AN OFFICER OF THE ROYAL HORSE GUARD (BLUES), F. PHILLIPS OF ALDERSHOT, LONDON, 1927
realistically modelled as an officer in full dress uniform, his sword held upright, mounted on his horse at a walk, on naturalistic base stamped 'F. PHILLIPS / ALDERSHOT', set on an ebonised stepped rectangular plinth with applied silver presentation plaque and applied to the front with a silvered badge inscribed RHG within the crowned garter motto, 46.5cm high overall, silver figure 31 x 28cm
The rectangular plaque engraved with three columns of officer's names and ranks, beginning with Lieut. Col. Lord A.R. Innes-Ker D.S.O. below the inscription reading : Presented to Lieutenant W.M. Sale by his brother officers on the occasion of his marriage.
The recipient, Brigadier Walter Morley Sale (1903-1976), had a distinguished military career. The son of a diplomat, he was born in Yokohama, Japan. He joined the Royal Horse Guards (Blues) in the early 1920s, being promoted Lieutenant in 1924 and Major in 1938. He married the Hon. Hilda Margaret Islay, the daughter of Lord Southampton, in 1928. Awarded the OBE in 1940 for his services in Palestine, he finally retired from the army as an acting Brigadier in 1945. From 1955 until 1961 he served as an Extra Equerry to HM The Queen, for which he received the CVO.
F. Phillips of Wellington Street, Aldershot are recorded between 1890-1963, latterly trading as F. Phillips (H. Phillips & R.A. Garratt), supplying militaria related medals, trophies and presentation pieces across the Empire.
For another of the same model, see Bonhams, London, 3 June 2015, lot 34.
Sold for £8,000
realistically modelled as an officer in full dress uniform, his sword held upright, mounted on his horse at a walk, on naturalistic base stamped 'F. PHILLIPS / ALDERSHOT', set on an ebonised stepped rectangular plinth with applied silver presentation plaque and applied to the front with a silvered badge inscribed RHG within the crowned garter motto, 46.5cm high overall, silver figure 31 x 28cm
The rectangular plaque engraved with three columns of officer's names and ranks, beginning with Lieut. Col. Lord A.R. Innes-Ker D.S.O. below the inscription reading : Presented to Lieutenant W.M. Sale by his brother officers on the occasion of his marriage.
The recipient, Brigadier Walter Morley Sale (1903-1976), had a distinguished military career. The son of a diplomat, he was born in Yokohama, Japan. He joined the Royal Horse Guards (Blues) in the early 1920s, being promoted Lieutenant in 1924 and Major in 1938. He married the Hon. Hilda Margaret Islay, the daughter of Lord Southampton, in 1928. Awarded the OBE in 1940 for his services in Palestine, he finally retired from the army as an acting Brigadier in 1945. From 1955 until 1961 he served as an Extra Equerry to HM The Queen, for which he received the CVO.
F. Phillips of Wellington Street, Aldershot are recorded between 1890-1963, latterly trading as F. Phillips (H. Phillips & R.A. Garratt), supplying militaria related medals, trophies and presentation pieces across the Empire.
For another of the same model, see Bonhams, London, 3 June 2015, lot 34.
Auction: European Works of Art, 24th May, 2023
