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An interesting 17th Century Dutch brass tobacco box, the base engraved with the Dutch arms, the lid engraved in detail with a naval engagement and a long inscription in Dutch; together with an old hand written document recording the history of the box,.taken from a Dutch ship of war by a Mr Furmidge, ‘one of Admiral Blake’s warrant officers’ during the celebrated sea fight with the Dutch Admiral Van Tromp. Thence passed down through his family in turn, all of whom served in the Royal...
Hammer Price: £460
A Victorian Volunteer Artillery silver-plated trophy, 25cm high cup with twin handles, the front engraved ‘1st. WAV ‘E’ battery 1st carbine drill prize for recruits 1879 Gr Jameson, given by Captn Brooks’, good condition £25-30
Hammer Price: £30
Dorset Regiment a fine woolwork picture, sewn with crossed regimental colours of the Dorset Regiment, the union flags behind, surmounted by a wreathed crown and VR, drums and a drum major’s mace below, contained in a gold edged maple frame, minor sunning otherwise very good condition throughout £150-200
£150–£200
‘Celebrities of the Army’, the first eighteen editions published by George Newnes Ltd Strand each issue featuring four colour plates of leading Army officers, generally good condition (8) £20-30
£20–£30
A Japanese paper fan, one side printed with a rising sun the other with printed characters, there is also a small pen inscription in Japanese allegedly written by Hideaki Tojo when an army officer, the fan was found in a Burmese village by the vendor during the Chindit campaign, simple bamboo struts, worn and repaired £30-50
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Camp Pennant, possibly WWI vintage, approximately four feet long from the fly to the ends, base material is of white good quality cotton overlaid with various coloured woollen cloth panels -yellow, crimson mid blue and white, a further crimson triangular section is applied with white fabric strips ‘22’ within a ‘U’ shape, all panels are applied to both sides, three tie points on the fly, some minor tears and moth holes but retains good colour overall £20-30
The Hewetson Family, a large collection of commissions, covenants and related documents to four generations of the family. George, a Surgeon in the Royal Navy and the HEIC Madras Establishment, died at Vellore in 1824 (evidence also of him being a prisoner of war c1800 while serving with the Anglo Russian Forces against the French; his son Charles HEIC and the British Army, rises to Lieutenant-General, died in 1873, buried in Madras, mention of Capt GH Hewetson and also details of his? son...
Hammer Price: £390
The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), a Pipe-Major’s sash in navy blue cloth, edged scarlet, the border of gold and crimson lace, gold bullion KC over GVR cypher, gold bullion title scrolls below ‘The Black Watch’, ‘Royal Highlanders’ central, instruments or badge not present, lined with scarlet cloth; a leather Martingale bearing a solid brass badge ‘Infantry Mounted Officers’; a modern black leather shoulder belt adorned with equally modern badges; a pair of Highland...
Hammer Price: £120
An Afrika Korps cuff title, three Italian Fascist cloth badges, a small quantity of sundry.items including a small quantity of metal badges and a framed coloured litho of a RHA NCO, the first item a little creased and stained (Lot) £30-40
Hammer Price: £110
A small Japanese shell adapted for use as a paper-weight, evidently a souvenir of the Russo-Japanese war, of brass construction with steel armour-piercing point, inscribed with crossed rising sun, banners and an inscription in Japanese, set on its rough cut stone base, signs of old polishing £50-60
Hammer Price: £140
Short Seaplane 1914, a large fragment of canvas cut from the tailplane of a Short Seaplane, approx 54 x 12 inches, painted in red, white and blue bands, with contemporary indelible pencil inscription, ‘1340 relict of Short Seaplane (tail) 140 HP Canton One engine, First British Raid over Cuxhaven, Xmas 1914’ has been folded with consequent flaking and loss of paint, but basically in good condition and a rare survival £250-300
Hammer Price: £2,200
British Union of Fascists, a white metal badge, eagle with spread wings skull beneath, legend ‘England awake’ within scroll, all surrounded by a wreath of oakleaves, good condition £30-40
Hammer Price: £25
WW1 CEF Pipe Banner, a very rare example of khaki cloth with, on one side only, a sewn on rust brown triangular panel, this in turn applied with sewn on designs. Nearest the fly a large circular badge of the 92nd CEF Battalion, design as for the glengarry badge, khaki cloth with raised painted legends, this is guarded by two soldiers in khaki doublets, coloured glengarries, tartan kilts, puttees and rifles. To the right, sewn on mid-green cloth, numerals and lettering ‘92nd Highlanders...
Hammer Price: £400
Military Sporrans, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders); an other ranks white horse example with five black horse hair tassels in leather holders, black leather cantle bearing St. Andrew & Cross in white metal, tan leather purse and white leather waist belt; another with black horse and three white horse hair tassels in brass holders, black leather cantle with broad brass trim, tan leather purse stamped C&M/1901 Leckie Graham & Co. Union St. Glasgow, leather waist belt; a modern black nylon...
Hammer Price: £75
German Pilot’s Map, featuring Carlisle and SW Scotland published 1938; War Office OS maps for Guildford & Horsham 1941; Midlands of England November 1939 (linen backed); and a similar linen backed example for South East England & London; North West Frontier of the Punjab 1909, an ACI for Range Tables (Part 1) 3.7 inch howitzer Mk 1 and an Indian Army Field Service Post Card, good condition (7) £20-30
Hammer Price: £20
Honourable Artillery Company Interest, two ceremonial staves 150cm long, tan painted malacca, the top finials in the form of cast brass lions’ heads and manes (10cm), below these silver plated collars engraved with the arm sword and wings crest with motto ‘Arma Pacis Fulcra’, two further decorated brass collars placed further down and the bottom finials are of sheet coppered brass terminating in knops (36cm), provision for cords or silks below the HAC collars, some paint loss otherwise...
Hammer Price: £210
Italian Kingdom; a cartridge box, black velvet box, black patent-leather flap, white metal eagle of the House of Savoy, white metal edging; Spanish Kingdom, a cartridge box, blue velvet box, black patent-leather flap with white metal cypher of Alfonso XIII, and ornate white metal border; together with a heavy brass French eagle of the 2nd Empire mounted on a brass shield and further mounted an old piece of thick leather, leather congealed on second item, otherwise good condition (3) £80-100
Hammer Price: £85
A good Prussian officer’s pickelhaube for the Veterinarian Corps, silver plate and fittings, the plate mounted with a smaller gilt eagle below the FR cypher, black patent-leather skull, square cut peaks, tall silver spike with pearl band, four gilt stars to support, national and state cockades, silver chinscales backed with black leather, retaining original leather sweatband, some minor crazing to skull and lacking silk lining, otherwise very good condition overall £750-800
Hammer Price: £700
A good Prussian artillery officer’s pickelhaube, gilt plate and fittings, black patent leather skull, national and state cockades, top disc support with two stars, retaining original leather sweat band and silk lining, the skull with surface hairline cracks but otherwise the patent finish good, stitching faults affecting the lining and front peak metal trim to the front , peak part detached and has been gold painted £350-400
Hammer Price: £380
Imperial Germany, a good other ranks Oldenburg brass pickelhaube plate; a white metal helmet plate being a crowned double headed eagle with orb sceptre and sword ‘in flight’; another pickelhaube plate in gilding metal, the eagle’s breast with applied crowned white metal cypher; a WWI soldier’s waist belt plate (distorted), good condition (4) £60-80
Hammer Price: £90
Imperial German Pickelhaubes, a Prussian infantryman’s leather helmet with white metal fittings, the cockades and chinstrap are replacements, peak trim part detached; a Baden infantryman’s leather helmet complete with white metal fittings, the cockades and chinstrap are replacements, front peak trim fractured, linings sound on both items, fair condition (2) £150-200
Hammer Price: £310
A Wurttemberg NCO’s pickelhaube, brass plate and fittings, black leather skull, national and state cockades, chinscales with replacement leather backing, retaining remains of leather pull-tie lining, rear peak with issue mark ‘29R 1916’, the cockades repainted and the lion supporter on the plate holed in two places, the skull sound £150-200
Hammer Price: £250
A Wurttemberg NCO’s pickelhaube, brass plate and mounts, black patent-leather skull, square cut peak, pearls to spike support, original leather pull-tie lining, paper label with original owners name within skull, lacking state cockade and parts of chinscales £200-250
Hammer Price: £260
A Prussian reserve artillery officer’s Pickelhaube, brass plate mounted with brass Landwehr cross below FR cypher, ball support with pearl band, three stars to base mount, black-patent leather skull national, retaining damaged leather sweatband, one post, cockade and half the chinscales missing and skull crazed overall £150-200
£250–£300
A Prussian enlisted man’s shako of the Jaeger zu Pferde, black patent leather skull, grey metal plate, replacement front boss, makers name to inner skull and date 1916, remains of original leather sweatband, lacking cockades and chinstrap, the skull in very good condition £150-200
A Prussian enlisted man’s pickelhaube, black patent leather skull, brass plate and fittings, retaining original pull-tie liner, lacking posts, cockades and chinstrap, the skull sound £70-100
A Prussian enlisted man’s pickelhaube, black patent-leather skull, grey metal plate and fittings, national and state cockades, retaining original fragile pull-tie leather lining, indistinct issue marks, replacement chinstrap otherwise very good condition £200-250
Hammer Price: £270
A Prussian enlisted man’s ersatz pressed felt pickelhaube, grey metal plate and fittings, national and state cockades, brown leather chinstrap, retaining original pull-tie leather liner, indistinct issue marks, good condition overall £250-300
A Prussian enlisted man’s ersatz pressed felt pickelhaube, grey metal plate and fittings, national and state cockades, retaining original pull-tie leather lining, indistinct issue marks, chinstrap replaced otherwise very good condition overall £250-300
Hammer Price: £230
A Baden enlisted man’s infantry pickelhaube, black leather skull with grey metal plate and fittings, defective pull-tie lining, the inside of the skull ink stamped ‘ JR 170 & BAXIV’, lacking chin straps and cockades otherwise good conditon overall £100-120
Hammer Price: £160
A Bavarian enlisted man’s infantry ersatz pressed-felt pickelhaube, brass plate and fittings, lacking lining, chin straps and cockades £100-120
A Bavarian enlisted man’s infantry pickelhaube, black leather skull, grey metal plate and fittings, black leather pull-tie lining, the inside peak ink stamped ‘ 22LR’, lacking chin straps and cockades, otherwise good condition overall £80-100
A Bavarian enlisted man’s infantry pickelhaube, black leather skull with brass plate and fittings, black leather pull-tie lining, inside of skull with various issue marks, including the dates 1897 & 1905, lacking chin straps and cockades and rear back spine, otherwise good condition overall £100-120
A Wurttemberg NCO’s infantry pickelhaube, black leather skull, brass plate and fittings, black leather pull-tie lining, the inside of the skull ink stamped ‘ BA XIII 1914’ & ‘ JR 120 ‘, lacking chin straps and cockades, plate damaged, leather crazed £100-120
A Wurttemberg Fireman’s helmet, black leather skull, two-piece plate raised brass comb, lions head cockades, black leather chin straps, good condition overall £80-100
£80–£100
A Hesse-Darmstadt fireman’s helmet, black leather skull, white metal plate, raised comb and fittings, national and state cockades, black leather chin straps, good condition overall £80-100
Four various Imperial German fireman’s helmets, the first a volunteer’s with black leather skull, brass plate with legend ‘Goschenreith freiwwillige feurwehr’, raised comb, brass lions head cockades; two others with black leather skulls, brass plates and raised combs, the last with black leather skull and raised comb, the first damaged, others good condition (4) £100-150
A Saxon artillery officer’s pickelhaube, black leather skull, two piece plate, with silver state arms and gilt sunburst, four stars to top ball mount, state and national cockades, chinscales with leather backing, black leather sweatband brown silk lining, good condition overall £450-500
Hammer Price: £580
A Prussian enlisted man’s infantry pickelhaube, black leather skull, brass plate and fittings, black leather pull-tie lining, chinstraps replaced otherwise good condition £150-200
Hammer Price: £280
A Wurttemberg NCO’s infantry pickelhaube, black leather skull, brass plate and fittings, original pull-tie leather lining, peak with issue marks ‘ JR 21 1909’, chin straps and cockades lacking otherwise good condition £100-120
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