LONDON.- A Lloyds Patriotic Fund sword awarded to Arthur Farquhar will be offered by Bonhams Knightsbridge on 30 November with an estimate £60,000 to £80,000. Farquhar, Commander of HMS Acheron, survived the ultimate Royal Navy catastrophe of losing his ship to a French man of war, but in the subsequent court martial he was acquitted of any wrongdoing and complimented for his actions which were described as ‘highly meritorious and deserving imitation’. In a naval action off Malta while on convoy duty to 35 ships, he took on a much larger French adversary and after a stiff fight was overcome by a ship with many times the firepower of his own. A pair of oil paintings by Francis Sartorius (1734-1804) depicting the action for which Farquhar was awarded his Lloyds sword are to be offered in the upcoming sale of Marine Pictures to be held at Bond Street on 13 September (estimate: £8,000-10,000).  Farquhar’s medals will be offered in the next ‘For Valour and Gallantry’ sale to be held at Bonhams Knightsbridge on 28 September.