WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR 15/16 MAY 2021

107 THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR - TIMED ON-LINE AUCTION 1 MAY - 15/16 MAY 2021 1970s 244 A resin figure of the 1940s to the 1990s Daily Express Giles cartoon character Grandma. A unique piece created by English sculptor Miles Robinson. 10 by 8 by 8in. (25.4 by 20.3 by 20.3cm) Condition: Dust visible in crevases. Work would benefit from being cleaned. A smaller version of the sculpture on public display in Ipswich. Ronald ‘Carl’ Giles OBE (1916-1995) worked as a cartoonist for Express Group Newspapers from 1943 to 1992. The Grandma statue by sculptor Miles Robinson is based on the character in Carl Giles’s cartoons from the Daily Express. Estimate €300-€500 (approx £260-£430) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 244 245 1939-1985 Harland &Wolff shipyard, Belfast, ephemera relating to launches and a collection of photographs. Includes HMS Belfast 1938 table plan and menu, SS Southern Cross 1954 and HMS Fearless 1963 press releases, MV St Christopher 1980 signed by sponsor Tina Heath, English Star Table Plan1985, and RFA Fort Victoria handkerchief (2) . Also with this lot a collection of Harland &Wolff photographs (150) including construction, aerial views of the shipyard and completed vessels including HMS Belfast, SS Canberra, pontoons for the Falklands War, etc., mostly monochrome. Condition: A few slight stains, mainly very good to fine. The proceeds of the sale of this lot will go to The Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice, Belfast. Estimate €100-€150 (approx £90-£130) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 245 246 1960s to 1990s. Harland &Wolff flags that flew over the shipyard in Belfast (3) Three large flags with the HW logo, one on white, one on blue, and one on a Union Jack ensign. Historic mementos of the yard that built the Titanic and of Belfast City. 60 by 90in. (152.4 by 228.6cm) Condition: A few small holes but generally very good. The proceeds of the sale of this lot will go to The Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice, Belfast. Estimate €200-€300 (approx £170-£260) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 246