JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 12 August 2025 / 10:00 am start

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A collection of navigational instruments and ephemera from the estate collection of noted New Zealand WWII pilot - Alan Peart,

Realised: $300 plus premium

Lot Details

The collection includes: • WWII clinometer Abney level in leather case by Cooke, Troughton & Simms Ltd. • Combined compass and clinometer, complete with its leather carrying case, by Lawrence & Mao London patent No.1926, • assorted buttons & badges • Christmas 1914 Princess Mary WW1 gift box • drawing instrument set • bible detailed as a gift from Peart's mother • assorted rulers Note: Alan McGregor Peart, DFC (25 July 1922 – 5 September 2018) was a New Zealand fighter pilot (Spitfires and others) and flying ace of the Second World War. He served in Europe with No. 610 Squadron, and with No. 81 Squadron in North Africa, Malta, Sicily, Italy and the Far East and is credited with the destruction of six enemy aircraft, plus a share in another aircraft destroyed. He is also notable for having shot down aircraft from all three main Axis powers - Germany, Italy & Japan.