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Prince Umberto of Italy; Brigadier Miles Graham, A & Q Eighth Army; C.S.O. Fullbrook-Leggatt, Area Commander in Tunis; Lieutenant General Sir Charles Allfrey, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Commander of V Corps in North Africa and 43rd Division in Normandy; Study of the cookhouse, 3 Airfield Construction Group, Tunisia; Kenneth Ray, Chief Engineer Eighth Army; Major General M.E. Dennis, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., Commander of Alamein Artillery Barrage and M.G.R.A. 21 Army Group, Normandy; Quarter Master General S.C. Kirkman; A Polish spitfire pilot
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Sam Morse-Brown, A.R.W.A., P.S. (British, 1903-2001)
Prince Umberto of Italy; Brigadier Miles Graham, A & Q Eighth Army; C.S.O. Fullbrook-Leggatt, Area Commander in Tunis; Lieutenant General Sir Charles Allfrey, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Commander of V Corps in North Africa and 43rd Division in Normandy; Study of the cookhouse, 3 Airfield Construction Group, Tunisia; Kenneth Ray, Chief Engineer Eighth Army; Major General M.E. Dennis, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., Commander of Alamein Artillery Barrage and M.G.R.A. 21 Army Group, Normandy; Quarter Master General S.C. Kirkman; A Polish spitfire pilot
the first signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1945/Rome/Prince Umberto (later King Umberto of Italy)/drawn in the Quirinale Palace - Rome/1 hour sitting/Reproduced as a Frontispiece in "The Illustrated London News"'; the second signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1943/BRIG. MILES GRAHAM/A & Q EIGHTH ARMY Alamein/Drawn at the 8th Army HQ/Near Foggia', and signed 'Miles Graham'; the third signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1943 Tunis/(TUNIS AREA COMMANDER)' and signed 'C.S.O. Fullbrook-Leggatt'; the fourth signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1948/COMMANDING V CORPS. N.AFRICA & 43RD DIV. NORMANDY' and signed and inscribed 'Lieut General Sir Charles Allfrey/K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C.'; the fifth signed and dated 'S. Morse Brown 43/SAPPER/COOKHOUSE 3 A.C.G TUNISIA'; the sixth signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1943 ITALY/CHIEF ENGINEER EIGHTH ARMY (Alamein)/(South African)', and signed 'Kenneth Ray'; the seventh signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1947/COMMANDING ALAMEIN ARTILLERY BARRAGE/& M.G.R.A. 21 ARMY GROUP NORMANDY', and signed and inscribed 'Major General M.E. Dennis 'C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C.'; the eighth inscribed 'QUARTER MASTER GENERAL/BRITISH ARMY', and signed 'S. C. Kirtman/General'; the ninth signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1941/DRAWN DURING AN ALERT/POLISH SPITFIRE PILOT/In the Seige of Warsaw ESCAPED CAPTURE TO/JOIN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE', and signed by the sitter
black and white chalk, unframed
20½ x 16½ in. (52 x 41.9 cm.); and similar
9 in the lot (9)
Prince Umberto of Italy; Brigadier Miles Graham, A & Q Eighth Army; C.S.O. Fullbrook-Leggatt, Area Commander in Tunis; Lieutenant General Sir Charles Allfrey, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., Commander of V Corps in North Africa and 43rd Division in Normandy; Study of the cookhouse, 3 Airfield Construction Group, Tunisia; Kenneth Ray, Chief Engineer Eighth Army; Major General M.E. Dennis, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., Commander of Alamein Artillery Barrage and M.G.R.A. 21 Army Group, Normandy; Quarter Master General S.C. Kirkman; A Polish spitfire pilot
the first signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1945/Rome/Prince Umberto (later King Umberto of Italy)/drawn in the Quirinale Palace - Rome/1 hour sitting/Reproduced as a Frontispiece in "The Illustrated London News"'; the second signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1943/BRIG. MILES GRAHAM/A & Q EIGHTH ARMY Alamein/Drawn at the 8th Army HQ/Near Foggia', and signed 'Miles Graham'; the third signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1943 Tunis/(TUNIS AREA COMMANDER)' and signed 'C.S.O. Fullbrook-Leggatt'; the fourth signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1948/COMMANDING V CORPS. N.AFRICA & 43RD DIV. NORMANDY' and signed and inscribed 'Lieut General Sir Charles Allfrey/K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O., M.C.'; the fifth signed and dated 'S. Morse Brown 43/SAPPER/COOKHOUSE 3 A.C.G TUNISIA'; the sixth signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1943 ITALY/CHIEF ENGINEER EIGHTH ARMY (Alamein)/(South African)', and signed 'Kenneth Ray'; the seventh signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1947/COMMANDING ALAMEIN ARTILLERY BARRAGE/& M.G.R.A. 21 ARMY GROUP NORMANDY', and signed and inscribed 'Major General M.E. Dennis 'C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C.'; the eighth inscribed 'QUARTER MASTER GENERAL/BRITISH ARMY', and signed 'S. C. Kirtman/General'; the ninth signed, dated and inscribed 'S. Morse Brown 1941/DRAWN DURING AN ALERT/POLISH SPITFIRE PILOT/In the Seige of Warsaw ESCAPED CAPTURE TO/JOIN THE ROYAL AIR FORCE', and signed by the sitter
black and white chalk, unframed
20½ x 16½ in. (52 x 41.9 cm.); and similar
9 in the lot (9)
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