WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR SATURDAY 6 APRIL 2019 AT 11AM

Polar Exploration THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 6 APRIL 2019 AT 11AM 280 Polar exploration. Shackleton, Ernest H. autograph signature. A clear signature, signed in black ink on a piece of card and pasted onto a leaf from an autograph book, dated ‘Jan 7th / 14’ to the lower right hand corner of the backing paper. Estimate €500-€700 (approx £440-£610) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 280 281 Polar exploration. Priestly, Sir Raymond, MC, geologist on Shackleton’s ‘Nimrod’ and Scott’s ‘Terra Nova’ expeditions, autograph signature. A clear signature, signed in blue ink on a cream card, and inscribed, ‘Shackleton & Scott Antarctic Expeditions 1907-1913.’ A scarce example of an autograph by this truly intrepid explorer, exceptional even by the standards of the Heroic Age of Exploration. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 281 282 Polar exploration. Replica of the whisky carried on the ‘Nimrod’ for Shackleton’s Polar expedition, one bottle. Blended Malt Scotch Whisky. A replica of the whisky ‘’Specially prepared for the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907 ship ‘Nimrod’. Recreated by Master Blender, Richard Paterson of Whyte & Mackay, 70cl, 47.3% volume. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 282 283 Polar exploration. Amundson, Roald. Silver spoon commemorating his achievement of the South Pole in 1911, and his account of the expedition. A .830-grade silver spoon commemorating Amundsen’s arrival at the South Pole in 1911, the handle cast with a portrait of Amundsen above a side view of ‘Fram’, the Arms of Norway and ‘SYDPOLENS OPDAGER 14-17 DCMR 1911’; a map of Antarctica, showing Amundsen’s route to the interior of the bowl. marked verso ‘N&T’ and ‘830 S’, Together with Amundsen, Roald. The South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition in the ‘Fram’, 1910- 1912. Translated by AG Charter, two volumes in one. John Murray, London, Lee Keedrick, New York, 1925, xxxiii+392pp; vii+449pp, 8vo, blue cloth boards gilt. Estimate €300-€500 (approx £260-£440) Click Here for Large Images & To Bid 283