AFTER GEORGE HOUSMAN THOMAS (ENGLISH, 1824-1868) 20th century copy. Oil on board, signed 'J Martin' lower left. Seated French soldier in uniform on the shore smoking a pipe, gilt framed.
GEORGE HOUSMAN THOMAS (English, 1824-1868) A Study of a Group of French Crimean Soldiers in 1855 pencil and watercolour seemingly unsigned 21cm x 32.5cm
A George IV silver vinaigrette, Thomas&William Simpson, Birmingham, 1824 rectangular, the hinged cover with a conforming cartouche engraved with initials enclosed by engine-turned decoration, the rim moulded with flowerheads, reeded sides, engine-turned base, enclosing a hinged pierced grill, dents, 2,7cm wide, 12g and a George IV silver vinaigrette, Thomas&William Simpson, Birmingham, date mark indistinct, similar, dents, 3,5cm wide, 16,9g (2) Starting Bid: ZAR 4000
GEORGE H. THOMAS (1816 - 1870) Union major general, "The Rock of Chickamauga", Thomas led at Chickamauga, Shiloh, Atlanta and Franklin. Signature in black ink on a 3" x 1 ¼" slip of paper, adding his rank "Maj. Genl. U.S.A." Mounted to a larger sheet, shows stains to the right edge, else very good.
A good set of six George IV silver salts by Thomas Ross, London 1824 Of cauldron form, the bodies chased and embossed with scrolling foliage and flower-heads, on lion mask supports terminating in paw feet, each salt engraved with the crest and motto of Duncan, diameter 7.5cm, weight 37oz. (6)
George Housman Thomas, 1866 LES ARMÉES ESPAGNOLES ET LE PRINCE EMMANUEL D'ORLÉANS, DUC D'ALENÇON, À L'ASSAUT DU FORT DE SANTIDAN AUX ILES PHILIPPINES EN 1866. Signé en bas à gauche : G.H. THOMAS Aquarelle sur papier Ht. : 33,2 cm ; L. : 47 cm (à vue) Mention : ASSAUT DU FORT DE SANDITAN (Ile de Mindanao; Archipel des Philippines). Le 7 Mai 1866. Inscription manuscrite au dos du cadre : Duc d'Alençon first in the trench taking command as his commanding officer is killed On reconnaît le duc d'Alençon sortant de la tranchée pour escalader le fort. Provenance : -Ferdinand d'Orléans (1844-1910), duc d'Alençon et petit-fils du roi des Français, Louis-Philippe Ier. -Son fils, Emmanuel d'Orléans, duc de Vendôme -Sa fille, Marie-Louise d'Orléans, princesse Philippe de Bourbon-Siciles -puis par descendance. Dans l'ouvrage qu'il publia en 1870, Luçon et Mindanao. Extraits d'un Journal de voyage dans l'extrême Orient, le prince Ferdinand d'Orléans, duc d'Alençon, donne un récit détaillé de la prise du Fort de Sanditan : "[...] au bout de quelque temps, le terrain s'ouvre tout à coup, et nous voyons à environ cinq cents mètres de distance la cota de Sanditan, au-dessus de laquelle flottent deux drapeaux rouge et blanc. A peine la compagnie d'avant-garde a-t-elle commencé à se déployer, que la redoute ouvre son feu. [...] Tandis que la première compagnie s'avance vers une des faces du fort, le brigadier en fait partir une seconde sur sa droite. [...] Nous arrivons, le revolver au poing, au pied de la cota. Derrière un fossé plein d'une boue profonde s'élève le terre-plein, dont les talus extérieur et intérieur sont revêtus de troncs de cocotiers solidement fixés en terre. [...] Les Mores se défendent derrière ce rempart avec des armes à feu, des flèches et des bambous aiguisés qu'ils lancent avec la main. Le capitaine de la compagnie d'avant-garde, don Francisco Sanchez, tombe frappé à mort en essayant de gravir le rempart. Les soldats indiens [...] se cramponnent des pieds et des mains aux troncs des cocotiers de la palissade, avec cette agilité exceptionnelle qui n'appartient qu'à eux ; ceux-là travaillent à élargir une embrasure basse pour pénétrer par là dans le fort. Les uns et les autres finissent par réussir : le rempart est escaladé, on se glisse par l'embrasure. C'est par là que je pénètre moi-même dans la cota [...]. Un de nos porteurs grimpe à l'un des mâts qui surmontent la redoute, en arrache le drapeau et l'agite avec des cris frénétiques de Viva la reina ! Le fort est à nous." George Housman Thomas (1824-1868), peintre, graveur et illustrateur, il fit son apprentissage à Londres, avant de commencer une carrière de graveur à Paris puis il partit pour New-York en 1846 en tant qu'illustrateur de journaux. De retour en Europe, il fut présent lors du siège de Rome par les troupes françaises contre Giuseppe Garibaldi en 1849, ses croquis furent publiés dans l'Illustrated London News. Thomas exposa pour la première fois à la British Institute en 1851 puis à la Royal Academy en 1854 où il fut remarqué, ce qui lui permit d'obtenir la protection de la reine Victoria pour qui il exécuta nombre de peintures, destinées aux collections royales anglaises, de 1855 jusqu'à sa mort survenue en 1868 à Boulogne-sur-Mer. George Housman Thomas, 1866 EL DUQUE DE ALENÇON Y LES SOLDADOS ESPANOLES AL ASALTO DEL FUERTE DE SANDITAN A LAS FILIPINAS Firma en la parte inferior izquierda: G.H. THOMAS Acuarela sobre papel Alto: 33,2 cm; ancho: 47 cm (a la vista) Cita: ASSAUT DU FORT DE SANDITAN (Ile de Mindanao; Archipel des Philippines). le 7 Mai 1866 - [ASALTO DEL FUERTE DE SANDITAN (isla de Mindanao; archipiélago de Filipinas). 7 de mayo de 1866]. Inscripción manuscrita en la parte trasera del marco: Duc d'Alençon first in the trench taking command as his commanding officer is killed [El duque de Alençon, primero en la trinchera, asume el mando tras la muerte de su comandante]. Se ve al duque de Alençon saliendo de la trinchera para escalar el fuerte. Procedencia: - Ferdinand de Orleans (1844-1910), duque de Alençon - Emmanuel de Orleans, duque de Vendôme - Marie Louise de Orleans, princesa Felipe de Borbón dos Sicilias - En adelante, por descendencia. En su obra publicada en 1870, Luzón y Mindanao: extracto de un diario de viaje al Extremo Oriente, el príncipe Ferdinand de Orleans, duque de Alençon, relata detalladamente la toma del Fuerte de Sanditan y describe la acuarela que presentamos: "[...] al cabo de un tiempo, el terreno se abre de golpe, y vemos a unos quinientos metros de distancia la cota de Sanditan, sobre la cual ondean dos banderas de color rojo y blanco. La compañía de primera línea apenas ha comenzado a desplegarse, cuando el reducto abre fuego. [...] Mientras que la primera compañía avanza hacia uno de los frentes del fuerte, el cabo envía la segunda por su derecha. [...] Llegamos al pie de la cota con los revólveres empuñados. Detrás de una fosa llena de un profundo fango, se alza el terraplén, cuyos taludes exterior e interior están cubiertos de troncos de cocoteros sujetados firmemente a la tierra. [...] Tras esta muralla, los moros se defienden con armas de fuego, flechas y bambúes afilados que lanzan con la mano. El capitán de la compañía de primera línea, don Francisco Sánchez, muere al intentar escalar la muralla. Los soldados indios [...] se aferran con pies y manos a los troncos de los cocoteros de la empalizada con la extraordinaria habilidad que los caracteriza. Otros intentan agrandar una tronera baja para entrar en el fuerte. Ambos grupos logran su cometido: unos llegan a lo alto de la muralla y otros entran por la tronera. Yo mismo ingreso en la cota por allí [...]. Uno de nuestros portadores se aferra a una de las astas que coronan el reducto, arranca la bandera, y la agita con gritos ensordecedores de ¡Viva la reina! El fuerte es nuestro". Al igual que todos los príncipes de las casas reales que reinaran o no en el siglo XIX, el príncipe Ferdinand de Orleans, duque de Alençon, nieto del último rey de los franceses, Luis Felipe I, recibió una formación militar que comenzó en 1861 en la academia de artillería de Zaragoza, de la cual se graduó como teniente en 1865. Tras unos meses de servicio, en febrero de 1866, el duque de Alençon salió al combate de una rebelión en el archipiélago de Filipinas, que en ese entonces era una colonia española. Durante esta misión, que se extendió a lo largo de varios meses, el duque de Alençon se llenó de honor en la toma del Fuerte de Sanditan en la isla de Mindanao, el 7 de mayo de 1866. Esta acuarela, obra de Georges Housman Thomas, pintor e ilustrador británico amparado por la reina Victoria, da testimonio de la hazaña militar del joven príncipe, e ilustra uno de los principales episodios de esta campaña militar del ejército español llevada a cabo en Filipinas. George Housman Thomas (1824-1868), pintor, tallador e ilustrador. Recibió su formación en Londres antes de comenzar su carrera como tallador en París para luego partir hacia Nueva York en 1846, donde trabajó como ilustrador de periódicos. A su regreso a Europa, estuvo presente en el sitio de Roma por parte de las tropas francesas contra Giuseppe Garibaldi en 1849, y sus bocetos fueron publicados en el Illustrated London News. Thomas expuso por primera vez en el British Institute en 1851, y luego en la Royal Academy en 1854, donde se destacó. Gracias a esto, obtuvo el amparo de la reina Victoria, para la cual elaboró varias pinturas destinadas a las colecciones reales inglesas desde 1855 hasta su muerte en 1868 en Boulogne-sur-Mer. XD
A George IV silver snuff box Thomas Spicer, Birmingham 1824, reeded decoration with applied raised foliate thumbpiece, stag''s head crest, gilt interior, 3 1/4in. (8cm.) long, 2.5 tr.oz.
1 piece. Thomas, George H., [General]. Autograph Letter Signed. General. Washington, DC, Nov 15, 1868. 3pp, 4tp. To Col. R.H. Ramsay, arranging a meeting, discussing a legal suit. WIth engraved portrait.
By Thomas Parkes, Birmingham, 1824, of rectangular form, with engine-turned decoration and carved foliate border, the gilt grille pierced and engraved with foliate scrolls, 3 x 2cm, a card holder, Birmingham, 1903, with embossed floral and foliate scroll decoration, two vesta cases, a sovereign case and other items. (9)
by Thomas Shaw, Birmingham 1824, the rectangular cover with prick-dot basket weave decoration, the base with a fern sprig, the gilt interior with floral grille, length 3.6cm, weight 0.6oz.
Autograph: George H. Thomas Union general (1816–1870) whose most decisive victory earned him the sobriquet "Rock of Chickamauga.” War-dated manuscript DS, signed “Geo H. Thomas, Maj Genl,” one lightly-lined page, 8 x 9.75, July 1862. Quartermaster estimates for the first division Army of the Ohio, prepared by Captain A. J. Mackay for a total of $22179.66. Signed in the lower left, “Approved, Geo. H. Thomas, Maj. Genl.” In fine condition, with some scattered light toning. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
Royal National Lifeboat Institution Medal, silver, Type 1 1824-62, obverse: head of King George IV facing left (Thomas Adams, Voted 2nd Jany 1862.), good very fine, with original 'dolphin' suspension
795. GEORGE H. THOMAS (1816-1870) Union major general, "The Rock of Chickamauga", Thomas led at Chickamauga, Shiloh, Atlanta and Franklin. A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo., Louisville, Sept. 24, 1868, to Col. William Chapman of Green Bay, in part: "...Mr. Doyle has received your letter signifying your desire to take your proportionate share of the 48 unsold shares in the E.T.M. Co. & it will receive due attention...". Very good. $250-350
89. GEORGE H. THOMAS (1816-1870) Union major general, "The Rock of Chickamauga", Thomas led at Chickamauga, Shiloh, Atlanta and Franklin. Scarce personal A.L.S. during the interval before taking command of the Military Division of the Pacific, 4pp. 8vo, on imprinted "Head-Qrs. Dept. of the Cumberland'' letterhead, Louisville, March 7, 1868, to his friend and former Assistant Adjutant General during the Civil War, Col. R.H. Ramsey, undoubtedly with the premonition of his new command. Thomas, wanting to divest himself of valuable timber lands, writes, in part: "...I have been three times suddenly upset here, and ordered away within a twelve month [period], but have been fortunate enough to escape moving-I cannot expect the same good luck to follow me & have therefore concluded to dispose of my interest in the Manning Lands...These lands are worth $10. per acre for the timber alone that is on them, besides they are undelayed with the finest quality of soft coal. There is also a large amount of excellent soil especially in the Valleys and along the streams well adapted for wheat, corn and fruits of all sorts. The pasturage for stock of all kinds is unsurpassed, and the climate is agreeable and salubrious. Most of it is in primitive forest, and consists of White & Red...Cedar, Yellow pine, White poplar or Tulip tree, Chestnut and Ashe, all of excellent quality. I will dispose of my interest in the Forty five thousand acres for 50 cts per acre...If not disposed to buy yourself I will place it in your hands to dispose of for me, and pay you $3,000...Please let me hear from you on this subject at your earliest convenience. Details of these last remaining years of Thomas's life are sketchy at best, as he destroyed all of his personal papers, saying "All that I did for my government are matters of history, but my private life is my own and I will not have it hawked about for the amusement of the curious". In very good condition. $500-600
(GEORGE H. THOMAS) (1816-1870) Union major general, "The Rock of Chickamauga", Thomas led at Chickamauga, Shiloh, Atlanta and Franklin. Carte-de-visite portrait showing Thomas in a waist, up pose in uniform. Backstamp by A. S. Morse, Nashville. Image is toned with some staining at middle, and an inkstain or other dark mark at top right corner. Just good. $75-100
GEORGE H. THOMAS (1816-1870) Union major general, "The Rock of Chickamauga", Thomas led at Chickamauga, Shiloh, Atlanta and Franklin. War-date signature with rank as colonel, cut from a document. Very good. $150-200
GEORGE H. THOMAS (1816 - 1870) Union major general, "The Rock of Chickamauga", Thomas led at Chickamauga, Shiloh, Atlanta and Franklin. Scarce war date S.P., a carte de visite photograph, sepia signed in the lower margin with rank: "George H. Thomas Maj. Genl. U.S.V. ". Light toning and soiling, else very good condition. $750-1,000
917. (GEORGE H. THOMAS) (1816-1870) Union major general, "The Rock of Chickamauga", Thomas led at Chickamauga, Shiloh, Atlanta and Franklin. A rare war-date carte-de-visite of General George H. Thomas, "The Rock of Chickamauga", who stoically peers into the camera of J. W. Campbell, Army Photographer, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland. Clipped corners, else very good. $100-150
685. GEORGE H. THOMAS (1816-1870) Union major general, "The Rock of Chickamauga", Thomas led at Chickamauga, Shiloh, Atlanta and Franklin. Partly-printed D.S. "Geo. H. Thomas Maj. Genl. U.S.V.", 1p. folio, "In the Field", June, 1862, a muster roll of twenty non-commissioned officers and privates "employed on extra duty as mechanics and laborers", most of the group being teamsters from Ohio, Indiana and Minnesota regiments, boldly signed at bottom. Very good. $250-300
The American Clipper Red Jacket in the Southern Ocean signed and dated 'J. Stewart/73' (lower right) oil on canvas 28 x 36 in. (71.2 x 91.4 cm.) NOTES The legendary Red Jacket was designed by Samuel Pook and built in 1853 for the Boston firm of Seacomb & Taylor in George Thomas's yard at Rockland, Maine. Registered at 2,460 tons and 260 feet long, she carried the figurehead of an Indian warrior having been named after a noted Seneca chief famed for the red jacket which he always wore. Leaving New York on her maiden voyage on 11 January 1854, she reached Liverpool after an astonishing run of only 13 days, 1 hour and 25 minutes, dock to dock. This set a record which still stands for the fastest Atlantic eastbound crossing by a fully-rigged sailing ship, an achievement made all the more remarkable given the severe winter weather she encountered. Her reputation thus made, she was immediately chartered by the White Star Line for a round trip to Australia. The first half of the voyage was slow thanks to light winds and poor trades but her time of 19 days from the Cape of Good Hope to Melbourne has never been bettered or even equalled. Sailing from Melbourne on 3 August 1854, she returned home - via Cape Horn - in an exceptional 73 days and only narrowly missed another record run for her passengers. On arrival at Liverpool, she was bought by Pilkington & Wilson, the owners of the White Star fleet, and thereafter continued voyaging to Australia until the mid-1860's. From 1868 until about 1882, she worked the timber trade between Quebec and London, and eventually ended her days as a coal hulk in the Cape Verde Islands.
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