Sign in
25 & 26 June 2008
Starting at 10:00 AM
Washington Mayfair Hotel London W1J 5HE
Advanced Search
1,266 lots found
Sort By
Hammer (High–Low)
Lot
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant H. W. Green, 15th Battalion Hampshire Regiment, late Royal Fusiliers Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed; 1914-15 Star (G.2788 Pte., R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.) mounted court style for wear, nearly extremely fine (4) £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £1,600
Hong Kong Plague 1894, silver issue (Private W. Phillpott, S.L.I.) edge bruising, good very fine £1000-1200
Pair: Private D. Styles, Parachute Regiment General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24469950 Pte., Para); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24469950 Pte., Para) mounted court style as worn, nearly extremely fine (2) £1200-1500
A Great War D.C.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant S. Turnbull, Royal Engineers, late London Regiment and Machine Gun Corps, who was decorated for his services in the 2nd Tank Brigade Signals Company, R.E. Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (547281 Sjt. S. Turnbull, R.E.); 1914-15 Star (1725 Pte., 23-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1725 Sjt., 23-Lond. R.), mounted as worn, occasional edge bruising and somewhat polished, nearly very fine or better (4) £700-900
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1845 to 1847 (J. Widger, Pte. R.M. H.M.S. Racehorse) officially impressed naming, very fine £1000-1200
Transport 1899-1902, 2 clasps, S. Africa 1899-1902, China 1900 (T. R. Watson) nearly very fine £1200-1400
A most unusual group of six awarded to Captain H. V. Dorey, Rhodesian Forces, late Tientsin Volunteer Fire Brigade and Army Service Corps British War and Victory Medals (Capt. H. V. Dorey); War Medal 1939-45; Tientsin Volunteer Fire Brigade Long Service, silver, with gold engraved centre and gold-faced fire axes between arms, by Vaughton, hallmarks for Birmingham 1907, the reverse engraved, ‘Tientsin, 1909 to 1914, Presented by the British Municipal Councils for Long Service to H. V....
Hammer Price: £1,500
George IV 1824, Naval Aid to Greece, silver medal by B. Pistrucci, 60mm, fitted with ring for suspension, attractively toned, extremely fine £400-500
A scarce ‘wide suspension’ L.S. & G.C. medal dated ‘1848’ below the bust awarded to Quarter Master William Groves for 21 years service Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., wide suspension, dated ‘1848’ below bust (Willi[am] Groves, Qr. Masr. H.M.S. Howe. 21 Yrs.) heavy edge bruising, contact marks, good fine £800-1000
Seven: Warrant Officer Class 1 F. Day, Royal Army Medical Corps, late Medical Staff Corps Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (5267 Bugr., M.S. Corps); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5267 Sjt. Maj., R.A.M.C.); British War Medal 1914-20 (57913 W.O. Cl.1, R.A.M.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (5267St. Sgt. 1st Cl., R.A.M.C.); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed; Montenegro,...
Four: Major Sir G. L. L. B. Prescott, Life Guards Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (Lt. Sir G. L. L. B. Prescott Bt., 2/L. Gds.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Capt. Sir G. L. L. B. Prescott. Bart., 2/Life Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (Major Sir G. L. L. B. Prescott. Bt.) mounted for display, in leather case by Garrard, London, lid inscribed, ‘Sir George Prescott, Bart’, good very fine and better (4) £600-800
A Great War ‘Western Front’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Private W. Kilkenny, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (10494 Pte., 1/S. Gds.); 1914-15 Star (10494 Pte., S. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (10494 Pte., S. Gds.) very fine (4) £800-1000
A fine Coastal Forces D.S.M. group of six awarded to Acting Chief Motor Mechanic Ronald Bone, H.M. Motor Gun Boat 327, for great courage in saving his ship when fire broke out in the petrol compartment during an action with E-Boats off the Dutch coast in September 1942 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (MX.92401 F. Bone, A/Ch. Mtr. Mech.) impressed naming; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp France and Germany; Defence and War Medals; National Fire Brigades Association L.S.,...
Military General Service 1793-1814, 5 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Fuentes D’Onor, Vittoria, Pyrenees (Samuel Niblett, 50th Foot) bruise to obverse rim, otherwise very fine £1400-1600
Hammer Price: £1,400
Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Richd. Wolseley, Asst. Surn. XX Regt. 1854) contemporary engraved naming, with ornate silver brooch bar, claw tightened but slack, edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine £600-800
Eight: Sergeant R. J. Lune, Royal Air Force 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., 2 clasps, Malaya, Arabian Peninsula (1354241 Sgt., R.A.F.) 2nd clasp loose; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kenya (1354241 Sgt., R.A.F.); General Service 1962, 1 clasp, South Arabia (S1354241 Sgt., R.A.F.); Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (1354241 Sgt., R.A.F.) most with contact marks, nearly very fine and better (8) £220-280
Documents and Correspondence, a small quantity of notes and copy correspondence mostly relating to the visit of the Grand Duchess, including details of their itinerary and copy letter from Count Lieven awarding Turner the Order of Saint Anne; and the Last Will and Testament of Sir Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner, all with varying degrees of water damage (Lot) £50-100
Russia, Medal for Zeal, Alexander III, small, silver, n.r., edge bruise to reverse, very fine £60-80
Four: Leading Stoker Jacob Perry, Royal Navy New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1863 to 1865 (J. Perry, Stoker, H.M.S. Eclipse) officially impressed naming; Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp (J. Perry, Stoker, H.M.S. Argus. 73-74); Egypt & Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (J. Perry, Lg. Stkr. H.M.S. “Temeraire”); Khedive’s Star 1882, contact wear but generally nearly very fine or better (4) £600-800
A rare Natal long service group of three awarded to Head Warder H. Buckingham, Natal Police, late 12th Lancers, Cape Infantry and Durban Light Infantry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (33 Sergt., Durban L.I.); Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Wdr., Natal Police); Natal L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (Prin. Wdr., Natal Police), contact marks, edge bruising and polished, thus generally good fine (3) £1000-1200
A 1940 Battle of France M.M. group of three awarded to Guardsman Reginald Abson, Coldstream Guards Military Medal, G.VI.R. (2655363 Gdsmn. R. Abson, C. Gds.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (3) £1200-1500
Pair: Captain & Quarter-Master W. Cox, Army Ordnance Department South Africa 1877-79, no clasp (Condr., Ord. Store Dept.); Ashanti Star 1896, edge bruise and light contact marks to first, otherwise very fine or better and a rare combination of awards (2) £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,300
New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1846 to 1847 (W. Beard, Caulker, H.M.S. Calliope) nearly extremely fine £800-1000
Nine: Quartermaster & Captain F. S. King, Welsh Regiment and Royal Scots, late Essex Regiment Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, South Africa 1901 (3462 Serjt., Essex Regt.); 1914-15 Star (Q.M. & Lieut., Welsh R.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Q.M. & Capt.); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (3462 Sjt., Essex Regt); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue...
Three: Ensign and Adjutant G. Rogers, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade Crimea 1854-56, 2 clasps, Alma, Sebastopol (Quartr. Mastr., 2nd Battn. Rifle Brigade) contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Qr. Mr., 2nd Bn. Rifle Bde.); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, fitted with an ‘Indian Mutiny’ style suspension; together with a Rifle Brigade Officers’ Pouch Belt Plate, silver, 1857-68 period, some edge bruising, very fine and better (4) £600-700
Hong Kong Plague 1894, silver issue (Private W. Bibey, S.L.I.) nearly very fine £1000-1200
A fine Second World War M.B.E. group of ten awarded to Warrant Officer Class 2 E. T. Maxfield, Royal Armoured Corps, late Worcestershire Regiment and Gloucestershire Regiment: a veteran of the Somme, where he was severely wounded in October 1916, he went to land on “Gold Beach” on D-Day with 61 Reconnaissance Regiment, displaying courage on ‘many occasions’ during the ensuing operations in North-West Europe The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military)...
Russia, Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd Class breast badge, 38 x 38mm., gold and enamel, ‘56’ gold mark on eyelet, manufacturer’s name (Eduard?) on reverse, scratch marks on reverse, very fine £500-700
Pair: Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant F. J. Carey, 12th Royal Lancers Tibet 1903-04, no clasp (5816 Sergt. F. J. Carey, 12th Ryl. Lcrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (5816 S.Q.M. Sjt. F. J. Carey, 12/Lcrs.) very fine and rare (2) £500-600
A good Second World War Mediterranean operations D.S.M. group of six awarded to Leading Seaman C. D. Jacobs, Royal Navy, for a brilliant night action off Cape Spartivento in June 1943 Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (SSX. 25221 C. D. Jacobs, L. Smn.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, extremely fine (6) £800-1000
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Corporal T. Harris, Irish Guards Military Medal, G.V.R. (6135 Cpl.-L. Sjt. T. Harris, 1/Ir. Gds); 1914-15 Star (6135 Pte., I. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (6135 Pte., Ir. Gds.) nearly extremely fine (4) £800-1000
An M.V.O. 4th Class pair to Engineer-Captain Walter K. Williams, Royal Navy, who died in the explosion aboard H.M.S. Bulwark, 26 November 1914 The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., Member’s 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘789’; East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Witu August 1893 (Engr., R.N., H.M.S. Blanche) very fine and better (2) £700-900
East and West Africa 1887-1900, 3 clasps, Gambia 1894, Benin River 1894, Brass River 1895 (J. Howe, Pte. R.M., H.M.S. Widgeon) minor contact marks, good very fine £600-700
Hammer Price: £1,200
Six: Acting Chief Petty Officer F. Stephens, Royal Navy, who was among those lost on the occasion of H.M.S. Formidable being torpedoed in the Channel on 1 January 1915 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (P.O. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Terpsichore) large impressed naming; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Jubaland (P.O. 2 Cl., H.M.S. Terpsichore); 1914-15 Star (179143 Act. C.P.O., R.N.); British War Medal 1914-20, unnamed; Victory Medal 1914-19 (179143 Act. C.P.O., R.N.); Naval Good...
Pair: Private R. J. Brown, Royal Marines Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (9583 Pte., R.M.L.I., H.M.S. Terrible) large impressed naming; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Pte., R.M., H.M.S. Terrible) slight contact marks, very fine (2) £550-650
A rare campaign group of five awarded to Private M. G. van Tonder, who, having served briefly in the Royal Air Force in 1945, was among those selected for the elite 100-strong ‘C’ Squadron (Rhodesia) 22 S.A.S. in Malaya in the 1950s, and later enjoyed a long career as a Police Reservist Rhodesian General Service Medal (57350 F./R., (R.)); Rhodesian Police Reserve Long Service (5753C F./R.); Zimbabwe Independence Medal 1980, officially numbered ‘63481’; War Medal 1939-45; General...
Pair: Colonel C. B. Dashwood, Rifle Brigade Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Fenian Raid 1866 (Capt., 4/R. Bde.) officially engraved naming; Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ali Musjid (Maj., 4th Bn.Rifle Bde.) mounted for display, good very fne and better (2) £800-900
Three: Serjeant Frederick Stembridge, Cape Mounted Rifles Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (1330 Serjt., Cape M.R.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (1330 Serjt., Cape M.R.); Cape of Good Hope L.S. & G.C., V.R. (1330 3rd Cl. Sgt., Cape Mtd. Rifles) mounted court style for display, nearly extremely fine, scarce (3) £900-1000
The Great War C.B.E. and foreign order group of four awarded to Instructor Captain G. V. Rayment, Royal Navy The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in Garrard, London case of issue; British War Medal 1914-20 (Inst. Commr. G. V. Rayment, R.N.); China, Republic, Order of the Striped Tiger, 4th Class breast badge, 70mm., silver-gilt and enamel, three stars above centre, unmarked, enamel damage to centre and...
The Queen’s South Africa Medal awarded to Lieutenant A. L. Stanley, Royal Anglesey Royal Engineers (Militia), who, as Sir Arthur Stanley, K.C.M.G., was Governor of the State of Victoria during the Great War Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut. A. L. Stanley, R.E. Mil.), very fine £600-700
Clicking the 'CONFIRM DELETE LIST' button below will delete this list and the lots contained within it.
This is non-reversible!
Share This Page