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Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, St. Vincent, Nile (Peter Donnell) light handling marks, otherwise good very fine £4500-5500
£4,500–£5,500
Pair: Nursing Sister A. R. Stenhouse, Northern Rhodesia Medical Corps British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (Nursing Sister A. R. Stenhouse, N. Rhod. Med. Corps) minor edge bruise, nearly extremely fine, scarce (2) £150-200
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Royal Military Academy, Pollock Medal, 2nd type, by B. Wyon, obverse: bust of Major-General Sir George Pollock facing left, in uniform, wearing the star of the Knight Grand Cross of the Bath and the Cabul Medal 1842, with the circumscription, ‘Pollock Cabul 1842’; reverse: ‘Royal Military Academy Pollock Prize, Founded by the British inhabitants of Calcutta to commemorate the eminent services of Major General Sir George Pollock G.C.B. and awarded to the Most Distinguished Cadet of the...
£1,800–£2,200
A Snider Percussion Rifle Dated 1866. The 83.5cm fully stocked barrel complete with two retaining rings and all other steel fittings, the lock stamped with crowned ‘VR’ cypher and ‘B.S.A.Co. 1866’ and various other WD markings, graduated ladder back sight, steel cleaning rod, the stock part rubbed down and re-stained, appears to be in good overall condition £500-700
£500–£700
Battle of the Alma Relic a Lancer’s Stirrup. A very interesting iron stirrup with an attached period label ‘British Cavalry stirrup for Lancers ??? picked up on the banks of the river ??? of the Alma’. The stirrup is certainly of the period, the outer side has two ‘D’ loops for attaching the leather shoe to accommodate the lance including a small buckle possibly from the leather shoe. No further provenance, very good condition £250-350
£250–£350
Relic Heavy Cavalry Trumpet c. 1850. An interesting early brass example (39 x 16 cms), the edge marked ‘Potter 2 Bridge St., Wr, London’, further markings on the flared end show the broad arrow over BO over 4.D.G over 2 (2nd Squadron 4th Dragoon Guards), one tubular section and the mouthpiece not present, splitting and denting to other parts of the instrument £350-450
£350–£450
India General Service 1908-35 (2), 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Asst/Surgn. A. W. Carlton, I.M.D.) officially re-impressed, scratch to obverse, very fine; another, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (Lt. H. T. McWilliams, I.M.S.) this good very fine (2) £160-200
£160–£200
An Imperial German Drinking Glass & Two Imperial Austrian Wax Tablet Intaglio Blocks. The first 15 cms high and 6 cms across the top, of tinted glass, the body decorated with a polychrome display of the arms of Prussia and attendant floral wreaths, the waisted body depending to a decorative piecrust foot (c. 1900). The first wax block (14 x 11.8 cms) shows two mounted cavalry soldiers wearing helmets and uniforms c. 1850, the other (13 x 8.3 cms) shows a similar single figure discharging...
£100–£150
Clarnico Fire Brigade Medal, 38mm., bronze, unnamed, mounted as worn, in case of issue; Association of Professional Fire Brigade Officers’ L.S. Medal, bronze (Fireman W. Trayhearn, 1911); National Fire Brigades Union L.S. Medal, bronze, reverse inscribed, ‘Harry Tibbs’, edge stamped, ‘1787’, with ‘Ten Years’ brooch bar and ‘Five Years’ slip bar’; Festival of Britain Medal 1951, 32mm., white metal, reverse inscribed, ‘Fire Bde. Comp. 4-Man Drill’; City of Birmingham...
£100–£140
British Fire Services Association Meritorious Service Medal, reverse inscribed, ‘George Henry Lewis, 18th July 1952’, silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1950, with ribbon, mounted as worn, in case of issue, extremely fine £200-250
£200–£250
Three: Corporal J. C. Newton, Army Catering Corps, late Royal Hampshire Regiment General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24513953 Pte, R Hamps); Gulf 1990-91, 1 clasp, 16 Jan to 28 Feb 1991 (24513953 Cpl, ACC) in named card box of issue; Kuwait, Liberation of Kuwait 1991, 4th Grade, in plastic case of issue, nearly extremely fine and better (3) £240-280
£240–£280
[War Office], Monthly Army Lists (92), a fine run, of various dates between May 1856 and August 1913, most uniformly rebound in red boards with gilt title on spine, very good condition (92) £300-400
£300–£400
Three: Serjeant W. J. Chambers, King’s Royal Rifle Corps, late Royal Marines Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Natal (9124 Pte., R.M., H.M.S. Forte) large impressed naming; British War and Victory Medals (R-4892 Sjt., K.R.R.C.) mounted court style for display, extremely fine (3) £280-320
£280–£320
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry & Worcestershire Regiment Interest. Two good quality silk work pictures featuring the crossed Colours of the 3rd Battalion The Worcestershire Regiment with regimental badges above and below, honours to South Africa 1899-1902, and similar example for the 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment (1st Battalion KSLI), honours to Germany 1919. Indian made c1920-30, both attractively framed and glazed, very good condition (2) £120-160
£120–£160
Pair: Corporal H. Hopper, King’s Royal Rifle Corps Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Talana, Defence of Ladysmith, Cape Colony (1027 Pte., K.R.R.C.) last clasp loose on ribbon; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (1027 Corpl., K.R.R.C.) slight edge bruising, good very fine (2) £400-500
£400–£500
4th Queen’s Own Light Dragoons Officers’ Mess Dessert Plate. A very fine and extremely rare example (22.5 cms) of rococo outline, the border decorated with a broad Union wreath in grey and black. On the central reserve a crowned circular strap ‘Mente Et Manu’ encloses ‘IV/Queen’s Own/Lt Drags’ rests upon crossed guidons bearing the Peninsula battle honours. The reverse with simple printed legend in green ‘SPODE’ and an impressed mark ‘16’, c. 1810 - 1833, excellent...
15th (the King’s) Hussars Officers’ Mess Side Plate. A rare example of kidney shaped outline (24.5 x 14 cms), the simple decoration comprises a narrow blue rim line, the side further decorated in blue with regimental insignia being an oval Garter Proper enclosing the Royal Crest with attendant laurel sprays, these bearing three battle honours ‘Emsdorf, Peninsula, Waterloo’. The reverse marked ‘England’ over a crown ‘Coalport AD 1750 leadless glaze’ a further mark comprises...
The mounted group of nine miniature dress medals attributed to Major Percy Oswald Sinden, Royal Army Medical Corps British War and Victory Medals; 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; U.N. Korea 1950-54 ; General Service 1918-62, E.II.R., 1 clasp, Malaya; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R. ‘Fid Def., mounted court style as worn, nearly extremely fine (9) £100-140
The King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) Officers’ Mess Dessert Plate. A very fine example (22.5 cms) of white ground with rich garter blue and gold border decoration, the central reserve displays the badge of the Regiment being the lion passant guardant over the Garter Proper enclosing the VR cypher, an ornate scroll below ‘The King’s Own’. The reverse marked ‘Estd. 1774 Cauldon China England’ and the retailers mark ‘Mortlocks Ltd., 31 & 32, Orchards St., London. W.’,...
£200–£300
The Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 3rd Militia Battalion Officers’ Mess Dinner Plate. A fine quality example (23.4 cms) of rococo outline, the outer edge decorated in turquoise and gold, the white central reserve decorated with a polychrome badge featuring the unit title, the Prince of Wales’s crest and motto and the White Horse of Hanover and the motto ‘Nec Aspera Terrent’. The reverse marked ‘Mintons, T Goode and Co., London’ and impressed Minton, excellent...
Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (344065 Spr. G. Richardson, R.E.) contact marks, nearly very fine £160-200
The Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd Militia Battalion Officers’ Mess Dinner Plate. An extremely fine and scarce example (22.5 cms), the white ground decorated around the rim in rich blue and gold, the central reserve shows the regimental badge in gold blue and scarlet, this being the Royal crest over an oval strap ‘Gloucester Regiment’, in the centre the Sphinx/Egypt/3rd. The reverse marked ‘Cauldon Ltd., England’. c. 1883 - 1901, very fine condition £250-350
29th Worcestershire Regiment Officers’ Mess Dessert Plate. A fine and rare example (23.1 cms) of rococo outline, the outer edge decorated in gold tracery work leading to a bright green inner edge descending onto the central reserve, this decorated in gold and featuring a gold regimental badge, this being a crowned strap ‘Worcestershire’ enclosing a crowned lion statant over ‘XX1X’. The reverse with one faint impressed mark otherwise plain, c. 1840 - 81, slight gold loss to the...
47th (The Lancashire) Regiment Officers’ Mess Soup Plate. A magnificent example of rococo outline (25.8 cms), the wide border profusely decorated with floral swags and panels in gold, blue and red, the central reserve with central insignia being the Royal Crest over ‘47’. The reverse marked with the earliest Blorr Derby mark being the crown within a circle ‘Blorr Derby’ c. 1820 - 40, excellent condition £350-450
60th The King’s Royal Rifle Corps Officers’ Mess Dessert Plate. A very fine example (22.5 cms) of rococo outline, the white ground decorated in rich dark blue and gold, a central reserve shows the regimental badge in gold, this of regimental headdress pattern. The reverse marked ‘Spode Copelands China England’ c. 1880 - 1901, very slight wear to some of the central reserve gilt decoration otherwise in excellent condition £250-350
The York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion Officers’ Mess Soup Plate. A scarce example of rococo outline (26 cms), the edge decorated with simple gold lines and further decorated with regimental insignia in mauve being St. Edward’s crown over the Royal Tiger over the Union Rose and a tripart scroll ‘First Battalion the York & Lancaster Regiment’. The reverse marked ‘Royal Worcester Mess Contractors 1902’ and ‘Apsley Pellatt & Co., Northumberland Avenue’, the gold linear...
80th (Staffordshire Volunteers) Regiment Officers’ Mess Side Plate. A scarce example of kidney shaped outline (24.5 x 14.23 cms), the outer edge decorated with narrow bands of blue and gold and the inner lip with regimental insignia comprising St. Edward’s crown over the Knot Simplicita over LXXX. The reverse marked ‘Worcester Royal China Works enclosing a shield G & Co. established 1801’ further marked ‘Apsley Pellatt & Co., 21, Northumberland Avenue, Charing Cross, London,...
£150–£200
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 4 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1884, El-Teb-Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85 (1849 Pte. J. Clarke, 1/Gord: Highrs.) light pitting from star, otherwise good very fine £350-400
£350–£400
92nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot Officers’ or Sergeants’ Mess Dessert Plate. An extremely rare example (22.5 cms) of rococo outline decorated overall in grey/brown monochrome, the rim decorated with ornate thistle sprays, the Star and Badge of the Order of the Thistle, the central reserve decorated with thistle and other floral decoration, in the centre regimental insignia featuring a multi-rayed incised star bearing crowned thistle sprays ‘92’ and the ‘Sphinx/Egypt’. The...
India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (243354 Pte. T. F. Jones, Hamps. R.) nearly extremely fine £80-100
£80–£100
92nd (Highland) Regiment Sergeants’ Mess Dessert Plate. A very early and rare example (20.2 cms) of circular outline, the rim decorated with two narrow vermilion lines, the central reserve features simple regimental insignia in the same colour being a plain circular strap enclosing St. Edward’s crown over a double thistle spray and ‘92.Regt’. The reverse unmarked, c. 1798 - 1820, one severe crack to the outer rim area and one chip elsewhere on the reverse £250-350
East Kent Yeomanry Officers’ Mess Dinner Plate. A fine and rare example (24.5 cms) of rococo outline, the border decorated in varying shades of green with floral sprays, in the centre of the reserve a circular strap ‘East Kent Yeomanry’ enclosing St. Edward’s crown over the White Horse of Kent over ‘Invicta’. The reverse is marked ‘Spode’s New Fayence’ within a floral label and also impressed ‘Spode 28’ c. 1805 - 33, slight hairline cracks to the reverse otherwise in...
South Devon Regiment of Militia Officers’ Mess Dinner Plate. A fine and rare example (23 cms) of circular outline, the outer edge decorated in gold and turquoise with inner rim decoration of Greek key pattern and stylised floral motifs, the central reserve decorated in gold with the regimental badge being a crowned star bearing a strap ‘South Devon 25th Regt. of Militia’, in the centre a rampant lion. The reverse with an impressed mark ‘Copeland’? c. 1850 - 81, very good...
Royal Dockyard Battalion Officers’ Mess Dessert Plate. A very rare example (21.8 cms) of rococo outline, the outer rim decorated in gold, pale green and mauve, the rim also decorated in mauve with crowned oak sprays enclosing a fouled anchor, the central reserve is plain. The reverse is impressed ‘Copeland’ over St. Edward’s crown, also marked with the broad arrow c. 1840 - 58, a small discoloured mark in the pale green decoration of the rim otherwise in very good condition £250-350
The Windsor, Knight of the Garter Service Dinner Plate. An exceptionally rare example of rococo outline (25.8 cms), the white ground decorated with a central Garter Proper, the wide outer rim decorated with raised swags in blue and gold. The reverse stamped with a crowned oval strap ‘Nixon & Son Windsor’ enclosing ‘Windsor Castle’, the reverse raised foot with one small crack, otherwise in very fine condition £300-400
6th Bengal Cavalry Officers’ Mess Dinner Plate. An extremely fine and rare example of plain circular outline (26.2 cms), the outer edge decorated in black and gold, the inner edge shows the regimental emblem, this being a circular strap ‘Bengal Cavalry’ enclosing crossed carbines over VI. The reverse with impressed British Registration Mark indicating manufacture October 1865, some of the black decoration is faded otherwise excellent condition £250-350
1st Bengal European Regiment Officers’ Mess Dinner Plate. An extremely fine and very rare example (25.8 cms) of rococo outline, the outer edge decorated in gold and blue swags and panels, the inner edge profusely decorated with polychrome Union sprays and battle honours ‘Affghanistan (sic), Buxar, Deig, Bhurtpore, Plassey, Guzerat’, the central reserve with polychrome badge featuring St. Edward’s crown over oak and laurel sprays enclosing floreate lettering ‘1/E.R’, at the base...
1st Bombay European Regiment Officers’ Mess Dinner Plate. A very fine and exceptionally rare example (23 cms) of rococo outline, the white rim decorated with five polychrome panels of Union wreaths interspersed with a plain raised pattern, the central reserve decorated in mauve with an ornate badge of the Regiment, this features the HEIC lion, four battle honours Kirkee, Aden, Seringapatam and Bene-Boo-Alli, additionally ‘1 European Regiment’ and St. Edward’s Crown. The reverse...
9th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry Officers’ Mess Dessert Plate. A very rare and magnificent example (22.8 cms) of rococo outline, the border profusely decorated in gold and cobalt blue, six panels of gold and salmon pink depending into the reserve, in the centre an oval strap ‘Regiment.N.I.’ enclosing ‘9’. The reverse with two small impressed marks, (stated to be Minton), c. 1858 - 70, excellent condition £300-400
The 23rd Madras Native Infantry (Wallajabad Light Infantry) Officers’ Mess Dinner Plate. An extremely fine and rare example (25.5 cms) of rococo outline, the outer rim decorated in rich blue and gold swags and panelling, the central reserve with a polychrome decoration, featuring a crowned strap within laurel sprays, the strap reads ‘Now or Never’, within the strap a strung bugle horn with ‘XX111’ within the strings, below the strap two battle honour scrolls ‘Seringapatam’ and...
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