Auction Catalogue

4 July 2001

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Miniature Medals

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 821

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4 July 2001

Hammer Price:
£1,050

Royal Marines, an extremely fine and rare officer’s shako plate c1844-1855, the crowned copper gilt back plate with similar overlays being a laurel wreath and scrolls ‘GIBRALTAR’ and ‘PER MARE PER TERRAM’, centrally a silver globe and at the base a silver fouled anchor (KK1087, one star tip with slight fracture and the Globe crudely reaffixed with a nut and bolt otherwise near mint condition £500-700

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