Lot 127
Early 19th century, the gilt brass hilt langets with foul anchor with crown over, shaped wire-bound grip and lions head pommel with half-back mane; the leather scabbard with gilt brass fittings and engraved "Read Sword Cutler Portsmouth" and decorated with relief ovals and foliate design, accompanied by the officer's Waste Book, a sketch book of thirty watercolours depicting ports and places visited, and a funeral card for commander William T. Walker.
Length of sword 78cm
Estimate $2,500 - $4,500
William Walker served under some of the most famous naval commanders of the day, from his first posting in 1801 as Landsman under Sir Edward Pellew, then under Lord Nelson and his friend and flag captain Thomas Masterman Hardy on the Victory in 1804. He was dispatched to the Mediterranean and though he missed serving at Trafalgar, he continued to distinguish himself in a long and varied career in the Napoleonic Wars, and later, in all theatres of war from the West Indies and Americas to the Channel and Portuguese Atlantic Coast.
His sketch book contains charming views of various ports where he was stationed including the Azores, Lisbon, Falmouth, Mount Edgecumb in Cornwall, as well as rural scenes in Wales and England. The poignant invitation to Commander William Walker's funeral in 1860 indicates the rank to which he rose.
Accompanied by documentation from the Ministry of Defence, London.
The Collector's Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8446
2:00pm - 29 March 2022
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Friday 25 - Sunday 27 March, 10am - 4pm
The Bond, 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra, NSW 2025
CONTACT
Madeleine Norton
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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