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Russia, Order of St Anne, 1st type, Grand Cross sash badge by Andreas Paskewitz, St Petersburg, circa 1814, gold with enamelled centres, the four arms each set with a red crystal in a silver mount, the angles of the cross each set with a single pear-shaped paste stone in a silver mount, and the points of each arm set with three smaller round pastes in silver mounts, 82mm x 71mm excluding suspension ring, the reverse suspension loop with maker’s mark ‘A.P’ and St Petersburg assay office mark,...
Hammer Price: £200,000
Sold by Order of the Family The outstanding Gallipoli V.C., Western Front M.C. group of seven awarded to Major H. James, Worcestershire Regiment, who was thrice wounded - twice in Gallipoli and again on the Somme in July 1916: his V.C. - the first such distinction won by his regiment - was awarded for extraordinary acts of bravery in June-July 1915, the last of them amounting to a protracted one man stand in an enemy sap near Gully Ravine throughout which, amidst mounds of dead and dying,...
Hammer Price: £180,000
The rare and important Second World War St. Nazaire raid D.S.C. group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Commander (E.) W. H. Locke, Royal Navy, who was Warrant Engineer aboard H.M.S. Campbeltown and taken P.O.W. after the loss of M.L. 177 Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1945’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Korea 1950-53 (Lt. Cdr., R.N.); U.N. Korea, mounted court-style, generally good very fine or better (7) £20,000-25,000
Hammer Price: £46,000
Family group: The rare and important Second World War St. Nazaire raid D.S.M. group of seven awarded to Chief Engine Room Artificer Harry Howard, Royal Navy, who was responsible for scuttling H.M.S. Campbeltown after she had rammed the dock gate - and fortunate indeed to make his escape in M.G.B. 314 - a story related by him under the title “Stand by to Ram” in Carl Olsson’s wartime publication From Hell to Breakfast Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (M. 31976 H. Howard, C.E.R.A.); B...
Russia, Order of St Anne, a magnificent large Grand Cross breast star by Rundell Bridge & Rundell, circa 1814, in silver, gold and enamels, 107mm diameter, the reverse centre plate inscribed ‘Rundell Bridge & Rundell, Jewellers to Their Majesties, His Royal Highnefs the Prince Regent, and The Royal Family’, fitted with silver pin for wearing and contained in its original red leather case, the bottom with affixed label inscribed in ink ‘St Anne’, extremely fine and extremely rare £5000-6000...
Hammer Price: £42,000
Sold by Order of the Recipient A rare and outstanding ‘Special Forces’ Northern Ireland Q.G.M., Falklands M.I.D. group of four awarded to Warrant Officer K. M. James, Royal Marines, a long-served and gallant member of the Special Boat Service, who was decorated for rescuing a wounded comrade in an undercover operation in October 1978 whilst serving with 14 Intelligence Company, and subsequently mentioned in despatches for his leadership of an S.B.S. team landed on enemy occupied East Falkl...
Hammer Price: £41,000
France, First Empire, A Rare Ceremonial Baton, probably for a high civil office, the faded purple velvet-covered wooden staff embellished with 30 bronze-gilt Imperial Bees surmounted by bronze-gilt Crown finial, 763mm overall, 32mm diameter, the velvet worn but the metalwork in excellent condition for age, very rare £1000-1500
Hammer Price: £40,000
A fine Peninsula War group awarded to Major-General Sir Charles Bruce, K.C.B., 39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment (a) The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s neck badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1814, maker’s mark ‘IN’ for John Northam, with its original 110mm investment neck cravat with gold clasp (b) Army Gold Cross 1806-14, for Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes (Lieutt. Coll./Chas. Bruce/39th Foot) complete with swivel-ring bar suspensio...
Hammer Price: £31,000
Russia, Order of St Anne, Grand Cross breast star by Hamlet, circa 1820-30, in silver, gold and enamels, 82mm diameter, the reverse centre plate inscribed ‘Hamlet, Goldsmith & Jeweller, to His Majesty, His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Clarence & Royal Family. Prince’s St. Leicester Sq. London’, fitted with silver pin and gold catch, very fine and rare £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £19,000
An important Presentation Box, Russian or Swiss, 95mm x 68mm with rounded corners, fine gold with tortoiseshell panels, the lid set with a fine miniature portrait of the Grand Duchess Catherine, this within later decorative gold frame, the interior of the lid set with oval gold panel with presentation inscription ‘Given by Catherine Grand Duchess of all the Rufsias to Lieut. General Turner 27 June 1814’, contained in its original red leather presentation case, very good condition £5000-7000...
Hammer Price: £17,000
The Small Army Gold Medal awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Clement Archer, 16th Light Dragoons, who was severely wounded in Flanders in 1794 and later commanded his regiment at Busaco and Fuentes d’Onor Field Officer’s Gold Medal 1808-14, for Fuentes de Onor (Lieut. Colonel Clement Archer) complete with gold ribbon buckle, original ribbon and contained in its red leather case of issue, extremely fine £8000-10000
Hammer Price: £15,000
George IV Presentation Gold Ring 1821, a massive gold ring with scallopped decoration to the thick bezel and substantial shank, set with superb carnelian intaglio bust of the King wearing the chain and badge of the Order of the Garter and the badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 27mm x 21mm, the reverse of the stone inscribed ‘georgivs iv dei gratia britt rex mdcccxxi’, superb condition £5000-7000
Hammer Price: £14,000
The important group of awards to Field-Marshal Sir John Michel, G.C.B., Colonel of the 86th Foot, who commanded the Malwa Field Force in the pursuit of Tantia Topee in Central India, and in China commanded the 1st Division which burned the Summer Palace at Pekin in retaliation for the murder of European captives The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, G.C.B. (Military) Knight Grand Cross set of insignia by R. & S. Garrard & Co., comprising sash badge in 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked...
The Royal Guelphic Order, G.C.H. (Civil) Knight Grand Cross collar chain and sash badge, circa 1830-35, the silver-gilt chain comprising 24 alternating Guelphic crowns, lions passant and reversed cyphers of King George III, unmarked but of fine quality and contained in its original fitted red leather case; the superb sash badge in gold and enamels, 112mm x 74mm excluding suspension ring, some enamel loss to both wreaths, otherwise good very fine and rare £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £13,000
Ottoman Empire, Order of the Crescent, K.C., Knight’s breast badge, gold and green enamel, 43mm diameter, with integral loop and gold rings for suspension, unusually fine quality, enamel chipped on obverse between rays of the star, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare £4000-5000
A fine Great War ‘Jutland’ C.G.M. group of seven awarded to Stoker Petty Officer William Ackerman, of H.M.S. Marlborough, the only ship to be torpedoed during the battle Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, G.V.R. (301992 W. Ackerman, St. P.O. H.M.S. Marlborough, 31 May-1 June 1916); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1908-10 (301992 W. Ackerman, Sto. 1 Cl. H.M.S. Fox); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (301992 W. Ackerman, Act. Lg. Sto. H.M.S. Fox); 1...
Russia, Order of St. George, Knight’s breast badge, 35 x 35mm., gold and enamel, eyelet with ‘56’ gold mark and partially obscured manufacturer’s mark, obverse centre missing, some enamel damage to one obverse arm, very fine £1400-1800
Hammer Price: £12,000
Russia, Order of St Anne, Grand Cross breast star, circa 1830, in silver, gold and enamels, 85mm diameter, unsigned but probably of English manufacture, fitted with silver pin for wearing, enamel damage to one arm of central cross, otherwise good very fine and rare £1500-2000
Hammer Price: £11,000
Russia, Order of St. Anne, 2nd Class neck badge with swords by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 44 x 44mm., gold and enamel, manufacturer’s name on reverse, ‘56’ zolotnik mark on eyelet, kokoshnik marks for St. Petersburg 1908-17 on eyelet and sword hilts, with modern neck cravat, in case of issue, good very fine £2600-3000
Hammer Price: £10,000
Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian (Benjn. Martin, Lieut. 4th Foot) original ribbon, nearly extremely fine £2000-2400
Hammer Price: £9,800
Russia, Badge of the 45th Azov Infantry Regiment of Field Marshal Count Golovin, later of Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich, 30 x 25mm., silver, gold and enamel, reverse inscribed in Russian, stamp marks to reverse, with gold pin fitting, ref. P. & B. vol.II 4.2.46, good very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £8,000
‘With the ensign at half-mast, and the Union Jack as a pall, the funeral procession, attended by all but four very bad cases, started at nine o’clock, and the burial service being read, the remains were consigned to their last icy resting place in this world. Improvising a crude cross, formed with a boat’s oar and a spare sledge-batten, it was placed at the head of the grave, with the following inscription: “Beneath this cross lie buried the remains of Geo. Porter, R.M.A., who died on June 8t...
Hammer Price: £7,500
An emotive Peninsular War Medal awarded to General J. H. Bainbrigge, 20th Regiment, who, having had charge of the Regimental Colours as a 17 year old Ensign in the retreat to Corunna, was seriously wounded near Pampeluna on 28 July 1813, as a result of which his left arm had to be amputated two weeks later - his extensive and colourful account of his experiences in the battles of the Pyrenees was subsequently published in the regimental history Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps,...
Russia, Order of St. Anne, 3rd Class breast badge, with swords, by Osipov, St. Petersburg, gold and enamel, manufacturer’s initials on reverse, ‘56’ zolotnik mark for 1909-17 on eyelet, and other stamp marks on sword hilts, good very fine £2000-2400
Hammer Price: £6,200
A Great War ‘1914’ D.S.O. group of four awarded to Captain James Reginald Russell, Royal West Kent Regiment Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R. , silver-gilt and enamel, complete with brooch bar, minor enamel damage; 1914 Star, with clasp (2 Lieut., R.W. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.) nearly extremely fine (4) £1600-2000
Russia, Jeton of the Badge of the Life-Guards 4th Rifle Regiment of the Imperial Family, gold badge with central cypher and circlet set with small diamonds, post 1908 ‘56’ zolotnik mark on loop, the reverse numbered ‘No. 17’ and inscribed in cyrillic with name and dates 9 IX 1904 and 23 IX 1908, gold chain for wearing, good very fine £6000-8000
The important Ashanti 1895-96 expedition K.C.B., Southern Nigeria 1892 operations K.C.M.G. group of eleven awarded to Major-General Sir Francis Scott, Inspector-General of the Gold Coast Constabulary, who, command of two important expeditions aside, had earlier seen extensive action with the 42nd Highlanders and been wounded in the head in the Ashantee War 1873-74 The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and en...
Hammer Price: £5,800
An extremely rare Second World War D.S.M. and Bar group of seven awarded to Petty Officer F. G. Keefe, Royal Navy, who was decorated for his excellent gunnery skills in the Hunt-class destroyer Mendip in numerous encounters with E-Boats and enemy aircraft in the Channel and North Sea 1941-42 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar (C/JX. 129342 F. G. Keefe, P.O.); Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (JX. 129342 L. Smn., R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlan...
An evocative set of original Flying Log Books appertaining to Squadron Leader E. Richardson, D.F.C., Royal Air Force, whose early operational career spanned the Fall of France through to numerous cross-Channel sweeps in 1941, via the Battle of Britain, in which latter conflict he piloted Hurricanes in Douglas Bader’s 242 Squadron - and claimed a brace of “kills” The first example covering the period July 1935 to July 1936, namely early flying experience in Wapitis of No. 31 Squadron out in...
Hammer Price: £5,500
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.S.O., M.C. group of ten awarded to Brigadier F. E. Spencer, Royal Garrison Artillery, late Commandant Straits Settlements Volunteer Force Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.; Military Cross, G.V.R.; China 1900, no clasp (Lieut. F. E. Spencer, 62/Co. R.G.A.); Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse (Lieut. F. E. Spencer, 7th Mtn. By. R.G.A.); 1914 Star, with clasp (Capt. F. E. Spencer, R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col. F. E. Spence...
The Royal Guelphic Order, G.C.H. (Military) Knight Grand Cross, a very fine breast star in silver with gold and enamel centre and gold swords, 90mm diameter, unmarked but certainly of English manufacture and similar in style to pieces made by Rundell Bridge & Rundell, the reverse fitted with gold pin for wearing and contained in its original red leather case, two points of star slightly bent, otherwise extremely fine £3500-4000
Hammer Price: £5,200
An outstanding Great War D.C.M. awarded to Able Seaman W. F. E. Northern, Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, for ‘most conspicuous gallantry’ at Niergnies in October 1918, the very last action of the Royal Naval Division, when he single-handedly knocked out a tank with his Lewis gun Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (R-639 A.B. W. F. E. Northern, Hood Bn: R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (R 639 W. F. E. Northern, Act. L.S. R.N.V.R.) extremely fine (3) £2000-2500
George IV Presentation Gold Ring 1820, set with carnelian intaglio laureate bust of the King wearing the badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 20mm x 17mm, the reverse of the stone inscribed ‘georgivs. iv. dg. brit. rex. mdcccxx’, the bezel further inscribed ‘Given by His Majesty to Sir H. Turner’, strong fluted stirrup shank, excellent condition £3000-5000
Hammer Price: £5,000
A superb Second World War ‘Channel Dash’ D.S.O., ‘Convoy attack’ D.S.C., and ‘Dunkirk evacuation’ Polish Cross of Valour group of seven awarded to Lieutenant-Commander W. A. Juniper, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R. 1st issue, the reverse suspension officially dated ‘1942’; Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse hallmarked London 1942 and officially dated ‘1943’; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star, clasp, North Africa 1942-43; War...
Hammer Price: £4,800
A well-documented and exceptional Second World War immediate D.S.O., two tour D.F.C. group of eight awarded to Squadron Leader J. B. Starky, Royal Air Force, late Royal New Zealand Air Force: in what was undoubtedly one of the great “epics” of the last war, he flew home his crippled Lancaster after two crew had baled out and two others lay seriously wounded - but Starky was no stranger to perilous flight, having already survived a crash-landing in the desert and coaxed back another Lancaster...
An extremely rare Boer War R.R.C. pair awarded to Nursing Sister H. Hogarth, Army Nursing Service Reserve, one of just three such decorations granted for services in hospital ships in the Boer War, in her case as a hand-picked member of staff aboard the Princess of Wales Royal Red Cross, 1st Class, V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with original riband and brooch-pin for wearing; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Nursing Sister H. Hogarth), enamel slightly chipped on upper arm of the f...
Hammer Price: £4,700
A group of five awarded to Captain A. F. Watts, Canadian Expeditionary Forces, awarded the Order of St. Stanislaus for services in North Russia British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); War Medal 1939-45, Canadian issue in silver; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, no clasp, these two unnamed; Russia, Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd Class breast badge with swords, by Eduard, St. Petersburg, 39 x 39mm., gold and enamel, ‘56’ gold and St. Petersburg mark for 1908-17 on eyelet, manufacturer’s name...
Hammer Price: £4,100
Russia, Order of Alexander Nevski, an attractive badge of later manufacture, 60 x 60mm., in gold and silver with enamelled centres, the arms set with diamonds and ‘rubies’, the centre, interarm eagles and suspension loop set with ‘diamonds’, unmarked, extremely fine £2000-3000
William IV, Groom of the Bedchamber, silver ceremonial key of office, hallmarked London 1834, 175mm overall, extremely fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £4,000
A rare Great War Q-ship action D.S.C. group of eight awarded to Lieutenant-Commander G. G. D. Salmon, Royal Navy, who commanded the P. 62 on the occasion she rammed the Penshurst’s old adversary U-84 in the Irish Sea in January 1918 - there were no survivors, the latter having been struck at 17 knots ‘with bows sharp as a razor’ Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., hallmarks for London 1917, the reverse privately engraved, ‘G. G. D. Salmon’; 1914-15 Star (Lieut., R.N.); British War and Vic...
Hammer Price: £3,900
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