Sign in
5 July 2011
Starting at 10:00 AM
Washington Mayfair Hotel London W1J 5HE
Advanced Search
778 lots found
Sort By
Hammer (High–Low)
Lot
Sold by Order of the Recipient’s Family The outstanding ‘Liverpool Blitz’ G.C. group of three awarded to Corporal James Scully, Royal Pioneer Corps, who shielded a trapped couple from debris for an entire night, all three finally being saved after seven hours of frantic work by a rescue team - he remains the most highly decorated member of his Corps George Cross (No. 13039555 Cpl. James Patrick Scully, 8th July 1941), in its Royal Mint case of issue; War Medal 1939-45;...
Hammer Price: £72,000
"When the second one went down I think the third assumed there was a sniper. I remember he turned around. I saw his face. He realised he was running towards us. He stopped and I hit him ..." The superb ‘Iraq 2007’ Military Cross group of six awarded to Corporal Jokini ‘Sivo’ Sivoinauca, 3rd Battalion The Rifles, formerly Light Infantry, a specialist sniper, who, though wounded himself, shot three insurgents armed with rocket propelled grenades who were attacking a Warrior...
Hammer Price: £28,000
Sold by Order of the Family for the Benefit of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund A rare post-war Colonial Administrator’s C.B.E., Great War Salonica operations M.C. and South Russia 1919 operations D.F.C. group of eight awarded to Captain H. Mercer, Royal Air Force, late Royal Fusiliers and Devonshire Regiment The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in its Garrard & Co. case of issue; Military...
Hammer Price: £15,000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Basque Roads 1809, The Potomac 17 Aug 1814 (John P. Paynter, Lieut. R.N.) fitted with gold ribbon buckle, extremely fine £10000-12000
Hammer Price: £14,000
A rare Boer War D.T.D. and Great War ‘German South-West Africa’ D.S.O. group of six awarded to Major J. F. Wolmarans, Staats Artillerie, later 4th South African Mounted Rifles Anglo-Boer War Dekoratie voor Trouwe Dienst 1899-1902 (Maj. J. F. Wolmarans); Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.; Anglo-Boer War Medal 1899-1902 (Maj. J. F. Wolmarans); 1914-15 Star (Mjr. J. F. Wolmarans S.A.M.R.-F.A.B.); British War and bi-lingual Victory Medals (Maj. J. F. Wolmarans) the War Medal officially...
Hammer Price: £11,500
A rare Great War ace’s M.C. group of four awarded to Squadron Leader H. W. G. Jones, Royal Air Force, late Welsh Regiment and Royal Flying Corps, who was wounded as a subaltern in Gallipoli and on two more occasions as a pilot - once when downed by the famous German ace Oswald Boelcke: but he gained ace status, on one occasion emptying a drum of ammunition into his victim from 50 yards range Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. H. W. G. Jones, Welsh R.);...
Hammer Price: £9,000
A fine K.C.B. group awarded to Brigadier-General Sir James Tennant, Bengal Artillery, a participant at the battle of Blaauwberg during the second British occupation of the Cape in 1806, who went on to command the Artillery of the Army of the Punjab in 1848-49 The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s neck badge in 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1853, and breast star in silver, gold and enamels, some chipping to wreaths of both pieces; Army...
Hammer Price: £8,800
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1877-8-9 (204 Pte. E. Ceily. 1/24th Foot) extremely fine £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £6,100
Military General Service 1793-1814, 12 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Albuhera, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (John Reay, Serjt., R. Arty.) edge bruising to reverse, good very fine £3500-4000
Hammer Price: £6,000
A rare ‘Defence of Legations’ pair awarded to Private J. Buckler, Royal Marine Light Infantry, wounded on 1 July 1900 China 1900, 1 clasp, Defence of Legations (Pvte. J. Buckler, R.M.L.I.) fitted with replacement suspension and copy clasp; British War Medal 1914-20 (PO.9286 Pte. J. Buckler, R.M.L.I.) edge bruising and contact marks, about very fine (2) £2000-2500
Germany, Baden, House Order of Fidelity, Grand Cross breast star by Biennais, Paris, 86 x 86mm., silver, gold and enamel, unmarked, with green leather backing inscribed in gold, ‘Bienn a.....évre de L’Emp..... et Roi. a ..is’, inscription obscured by pin-fitting, lacking pin and support prongs, good very fine and rare £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £5,800
A fine North Africa operations D.C.M. group of eight awarded to Corporal F. C. Field, Rifle Brigade, who went on to witness further active service with the S.B.S. and S.A.S. in 1944-45 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (2571109 Cpl. F. C. Field, Rif. Brig.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (2571109 Rfmn. F. Field, Rif. Brig.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, minor contact wear, generally good...
A Great War ‘East African’ operations D.S.O. group of eight awarded to Colonel E. C. L. Wallace, Punjab Regiment, late Hong Kong Regiment Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, complete with top bar, some enamel damage; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Lieut., Hong Kong Regt.); 1914-15 Star (Major, 1/30/Punjabis); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (Major); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1919-21 (Col., 2-19Pjbis.); Delhi...
Hammer Price: £5,000
Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Nepaul, Bhurtpoor (Major Wm. L. Watson, Adjt. Genl.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, minor edge bruising, good very fine £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £4,700
The Peninsula and Waterloo pair to Captain George Butcher, 11th Light Dragoons, Regimental Sergeant Major at Waterloo Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Salamanca (G. Butcher, Serjt. Major, 11th Lt. Dragns.); Waterloo 1815 ([R]eg. Serj. Maj. G. Butcher, 11th Reg. Light Dragoon[s]) fitted with contemporary replacement silver bar suspension, the first nearly extremely fine, the second with edge bruising and light contact marks, therefore nearly very fine (2) £4000-5000
The Scinde campaign C.B. pair to General Thomas Conway, 22nd Regiment, who commanded the Light Company of the 22nd in the defence of the Residency at Hyderabad, and was wounded at the battle of Meeanee The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) breast badge in 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1843, maker’s initials WN, for William Neale, complete with gold ribbon buckle; Meeanee Hyderabad 1843 (Captn. J. C. Conway, 22nd Regt.) correctly engraved in the regimental...
Hammer Price: £4,600
Sold by Order of the Recipient’s Family A rare Second World War D.F.C., post-war A.F.C. and Bar group of six awarded to Squadron Leader C. Watkinson, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1945’; Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar, the reverse of the Cross officially dated ‘1951’ and the reverse of the Bar ‘1959’, with its Royal Mint case of issue; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals...
A fine ‘Looshai’ expedition C.B. group of four awarded to Major-General William Joseph Fitzmaurice Stafford, Bengal Army The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, gold and enamel, hallmarks for London 1858, complete with gold buckle on ribbon, minor enamel damage to wreaths; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Capt. W. I. F. Stafford, 4th Punjab Infy.) note incorrect initial; China 1857-60, no clasp (Major W. J. F. Stafford, 22nd P.N. Infy.)...
Hammer Price: £4,400
A Great War ‘Passchendaele’ M.C. group of four awarded to Second Lieutenant John Harold Webb, 21st Battalion Manchester Regiment, late Royal Fusiliers, killed in action on 9 October 1918 Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse inscribed, ‘John Harold Webb, 21st Manchesters. 23/11/17’; 1914-15 Star (5907 Cpl., R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.); Memorial Plaque (John Harold Webb) the group fitted in a 31 x 31cm. wooden glass-fronted frame, extremely fine (lot) £1800-2200
The rare Second World War C.B., D.S.O. group of twelve awarded to Major-General A. V. Hammond, Indian Army, a Brigade Commander on the Burma front 1941-43 and late Queen’s Own Corps of Guides, in which latter corps his father won a V.C. in the Afghan War 1879 The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in its Garrard & Co. case of issue; Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R. 1st issue, silver-gilt and enamel, the reverse of the...
Hammer Price: £4,200
A rare Korea War Bronze Star group of three awarded to Marine Arthur John Lansdowne, 41st (Independent) Commando, Royal Marines Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (RM.9043 A. J. Lansdowne, Mne., R.M.); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed; U.S.A., Bronze Star, with “V” (distinguished combat) device (A. J. Lansdowne); Presidential Unit Citation bar; together with a ‘Silver Dagger’ stick-pin, nearly extremely fine (5) £2800-3200
Hammer Price: £4,100
Italian States, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Order of St. Ferdinand and of Merit, Grand Cross breast star, 70 x 70mm., silver, gold and enamel, reverse centre inscribed, ‘Chauffertaine Palais Royal No. 168 a Paris’, complete with pin-fitting and support prongs, enamel damage to blue central surround, very fine £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £3,850
A rare D.C.M., M.S.M. group of five awarded to Flight Sergeant Mechanic F. J. Hellyer, 17 Squadron Royal Flying Corps, who won both awards and a mention in despatches for services with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (718 Fl. Sjt: F. J. Hellyer. No: 17 Sq: R.F.C.); 1914 Star (718 2/A.M. F. J. Hellyer, R.F.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (718 Sgt. F. J. Hellyer, R.F.C.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (718 Fl: Sjt: F....
Hammer Price: £3,800
The Great War D.F.C. and Bar awarded to Major-General C. J. Venter, South African Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force, a 16-victory ace who was shot down in August 1918 and taken P.O.W. Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar, in its Pinches case of issue, extremely fine, together with the recipient’s original Great War flying gloves, bearing his initials, his R.F.C. silk scarf and a gold tipped swagger stick bearing the insignia of the S.A.A.F. and...
Hammer Price: £3,700
Germany, Bavaria, Military House Order of St. George, Grand Commander breast star by Eduard Quellhorst, Munich, 66 x 66mm., silver and enamel, manufacturer’s plate on reverse centre, complete with twin pin fitting, slight enamel damage to two arms, very fine £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £3,400
A Second World War Abyssinian theatre D.C.M. group of seven awarded to Company Sergeant Major (later Captain) W. H. Twyman, The Loyal Regiment, attached 2nd Battalion The Gold Coast Regiment Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.VI.R. (3850823 W.O. Cl. 2 W. H. Twyman. Loyal R.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (3850823 Sjt. W. H. Twyman. Loyals); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Africa Star; War Medal, these four all privately named ‘P/234316 Capt. W. H. Twyman’; Regular Army L.S. &...
A rare and interesting Second World War C.I.E., O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Captain H. V. Briscoe, Royal Navy, a veteran of the battle of Jutland who established the secret naval base at Addu Atoll in 1941 to combat the Japanese threat in the Indian Ocean - work that won him one of just four known examples of the C.I.E. to the Royal Navy, in addition to his O.B.E. The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamels, in its Garrard &...
Hammer Price: £3,300
An Edward Medal for Mines in Silver awarded to Jeffrey Fletcher for gallantry at the West Elliot Colliery, Montgomeryshire, on 2 January 1920 Edward Medal (Mines), G.V.R., 1st issue, silver (Jeffrey Fletcher) extremely fine £2500-3000
Hyderabad 1843 (R: White Act: Gr. E:I:C:Sr. Meteor) officially impressed naming, fitted with original German silver bar suspension, good very fine and rare £3000-3500
Germany, Bavaria, Royal Merit Order of St. Michael, Grand Cross breast star by Eduard Quellhorst, Munich, 94 x 94mm., silver, silver-gilt and enamel, manufacturer’s plate on reverse centre, lacking pin, otherwise good very fine £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £3,200
Brazil, Empire, Order of Pedro I, Knight’s breast badge, 59 x 30mm., silver-gilt and enamel, lacking obverse and reverse inscriptions, n.r., enamel damage and repair, very fine, scarce £300-400
Four: Lieutenant Edward Jeffery, 16th Canadian Infantry (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada), a native Newfoundlander who was mortally wounded on the Western Front on 28 July 1918 1914-15 Star (26095 Pte., 14/Can. Inf.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); together with Canadian Memorial Cross (Lieut.); and memorial plaque (Edward Jeffery); two ‘Canada’ brass shoulder titles; a damaged silver six pence (‘reputedly damaged at the time of his death’); and three original...
Hammer Price: £3,100
Waterloo 1815 (Lieut. Lewis Heise, King’s Germ. Artillery) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise, therefore nearly very fine £2500-3000
A fine ‘Final Attack on the Redan’ Medaille Militaire group of four awarded to Colour Serjeant Daniel Fisher, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Cr. Sergt.Danl. Fisher, 2nd B.R.B.) contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Color Serjt. Danl. Fisher, 2nd Bn. Rifle Bde); France, Second Empire, Medaille Militaire, 2nd type, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, slight enamel damage; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue,...
A ‘Korea’ pair awarded to Private R. B. Cook, Gloucestershire Regiment, killed in action at the Battle of Imjin, 23 April 1951 Korea 1950-53, 1st issue (22530176 Pte. R. B. Cook. Glosters); U.N. Korea 1950-54, unnamed, extremely fine (2) £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £3,000
John Francis Edward Acton was born in Besancon in June 1736, the son of Edward Acton, a physician. He served under his uncle in the Tuscan Navy and commanded the Tuscan frigates present at the Spanish-led invasion of Algiers in 1775, on which occasion he distinguished himself, bringing his ships inshore to save the Spanish disembarkation from a feigned retreat and trap set by the Algerines. Henry Swinburne later wrote that the Spanish would have been ‘broken and slaughtered to a man ......
Hammer Price: £2,900
Four: Lieutenant-Commander S. J. Ball, Royal Navy, who was aboard H.M.S. Sheffield when she was sunk by an Exocet Missile during the Falklands War - the first Royal Navy vessel sunk in action since the Second World War General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Gulf (CCMEA(M) S J Ball D145312X RN); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (MEA(M) S J Ball D145312X H.M.S. Sheffield); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue (ASLT S J Ball RN) mounted as worn; Jubilee 2002, unnamed, in card box of issue,...
Hammer Price: £2,800
An extremely rare Victoria issue Army M.S.M. dated ‘1848’ on obverse awarded to Troop Serjeant-Major W. Ryan, 3rd Dragoon Guards Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R., dated ‘1848’ below bust (W. Ryan, Troop Serjt. Major, 3rd Dragoon Guards) edge bruising, very fine and extremely rare £2500-3000
A Crimean War D.C.M. group of three awarded to Private James China, 77th Regiment, who was severely wounded in the final attack on the Redan in September 1855 Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (J. China, 77th Regt.); Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (J. China, 77th Regt.) engraved naming; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, unnamed, nearly very fine (3) £1800-2200
Jubilee 1887, gold, nearly extremely fine and rare £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £2,700
Clicking the 'CONFIRM DELETE LIST' button below will delete this list and the lots contained within it.
This is non-reversible!
Share This Page