Eight various Staffordshire military and political equestrian figures, various dates second half 19th century, mostly sparsely coloured and gilt on titled bases, including General Von Moltke; Count Bismark; the Duke of Cambridge; Sir W.F. Williams; King William III and others Provenance: Property of Hermione, the late Countess of Ranfurly (1913-2001) and thence by descent. The Countess of Ranfurly (1913-2001) came to public attention with the publication of the first volume of her diaries To War With Whitaker 1939-45 (Heinemann 1994) in which she details her trials and tribulations following her husband, a lieutenant in the yeomanry regiment, the Sherwood Rangers through the North African campaigns with his valet Whitaker. After the war and with a house to fill she assembled a notable collection of mid 19th century Staffordshire figures, many of which were photographed for Commander Gordon-Pugh's seminal work on the subject.
Eight various Staffordshire military and political equestrian figures, various dates second half 19th century, mostly sparsely coloured and gilt on titled bases, including General Von Moltke; Count Bismark; the Duke of Cambridge; Sir W.F. Williams; King William III and others Provenance: Property of Hermione, the late Countess of Ranfurly (1913-2001) and thence by descent. The Countess of Ranfurly (1913-2001) came to public attention with the publication of the first volume of her diaries To War With Whitaker 1939-45 (Heinemann 1994) in which she details her trials and tribulations following her husband, a lieutenant in the yeomanry regiment, the Sherwood Rangers through the North African campaigns with his valet Whitaker. After the war and with a house to fill she assembled a notable collection of mid 19th century Staffordshire figures, many of which were photographed for Commander Gordon-Pugh's seminal work on the subject.
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