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Sunderland Boer War Tribute Medal, struck in copper, 24mm, obverse with mounted infantryman and infantryman, between whom is a Gatling gun, inscribed ‘Commemoration Medal 1901, 15th I.Y. - 3rd V.B., D.L.I.’, the reverse with arms of Sunderland and inscribed ‘Sunderland Volunteer Service in the Boer War’, nearly extremely fine £40-60
£40–£60
Bombardment of Hartlepool, a sepia print of German Battleships bombarding the lighthouse at Hartlepool, the caption reads ’The Bombardment of the Hartlepools by the Germans, December 16th 1914, from the picture by James Clark in the Royal Academy, contained in an oak frame, 76cm by 53cm, good condition £40-60
An outstanding and rare ‘Cyprus’ M.M. pair awarded to Corporal Patrick Shaughnessy, Royal Ulster Rifles Military Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue (23284084 A/Cpl. P. Shaughnessy, R.U.R.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (Cpl., R.U.R.) mounted court style as worn, contained in a fitted case; together with an enamelled brooch, inscribed ‘Veteran Cyprus 1955-59’, good very fine (2) £4000-5000
£4,000–£5,000
Second War ‘Welcome Home’ Certificates (9), comprising, Durham; Ferryhill & District (2); Greenhead & Gilsland; Haltwhistle & District; Ironville; Longframlington; Malton, Norton & Old Malton; St Pinnock, mostly inscribed with the recipients name, ; together with a small quantity of other Second War period documentation, generally good condition (lot) £60-80
£60–£80
Royal Warrant Holders Association Medal, G.V.R.., silver, reverse inscribed ‘T. W. Bayley’, nearly extremely fine £60-80
Royal Warrant Holders Association Medal, E.II.R., silver, unnamed, extremely fine £30-40
£30–£40
Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Mr. S. Hughes, Ludgate Monthly) very fine and very rare £1200-1500
£1,200–£1,500
Royal Marines, an extremely fine officer’s helmet plate 1905 pattern, the King’s Crown back plate with gilt, silver and blue enamel overlays (KK1099), slight chip to enamel otherwise excellent condition £150-250
£150–£250
Royal Marine Light Infantry, a very fine and rare officer’s gilt, silver and black velvet side hat badge c1898(?), gilt laurel wreath with bugle horn at the top, silver/silver gilt globe within black velvet backing, specially fitted backing plate marked ‘J R GAUNT LONDON’, two long loop fasteners, mint state £100-150
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The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) breast badge in 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1828 by ‘AJS’, complete with original wide gold swivel-ring bar suspension, gold ribbon buckle and gold top bar brooch, some damage and restoration to white enamel, otherwise generally very fine and a scarce issue £650-700
Military/Police Match Box Covers, a group of fifteen base metal, mostly brass, covers WWI period all engraved with military insignia unit titles etc. one German, together with a brass knapkin ring, two ‘folding-box’ style vesta case these with embossed insignia 2nd Gloucesters and QVC The Kings Royal Rifles, and an aluminum cigarette lighter, the latter item defective otherwise good overall condition (19) £50-70
£50–£70
Middlesex Regiment, a very fine quality sweetheart’s brooch being a representation of the regimental collar badge, of good weight and fine manufacture in gold coloured metal, good condition £60-80
Coldstream Guards, Great War period officer’s cap badge, unmarked silver with enamelled strap and central cross, minor enamel chips, otherwise very good £60-80
My Experiences of The War Between France and Germany, by Archibald Forbes, two volumes, published by Hurst and Blackett, 1871, 979pp, original decorated green cloth bindings, good condition (2) £30-40
War Impressions (Boer War), Being A Record in Colour By Mortimer Menpes, transcribed by Dorothy Menpes, published by Adam & Charles Black, Soho Square, London, 254pp, original green cloth bindings, good condition £40-50
£40–£50
The Conquest of Scinde, Part I, by Major-General W. F. P. Napier, 196pp, original red cloth covers, the spine damaged, contents in good condition £50-60
£50–£60
Sudden Death, Sudden Glory, The 59th Regiment 1793-1830, by D. Ingham, 185 pages, hard covers, one of a limited edition of 400 copies, containing much biographical detail on the Regiment’s officers and other ranks, very good condition £25-30
£25–£30
Cabul 1842; Candahar 1842; Ghuznee Cabul 1842; Candahar Ghuznee Cabul 1842; Meeanee Hyderabad 1843, all trial strikings in bronze without suspension, nearly extremely fine (5) £200-250
£200–£250
Defence of Kelat-i-Ghilzie 1842, trial striking in bronze without suspension, nearly extremely fine £80-100
£80–£100
China 1842 (Christopher Daines, H.M.S. Calliope) brooch marks to the obverse, suspension re-fixed, edge bruising and contact marks, good fine £100-120
£100–£120
Russia, Order of St Stanislaus, Grand Cross set by Eduard, St Petersburg, comprising sash bagde in gold and enamels, 68mm, marks indistinct, and breast star in silver, gilt and enamels, the reverse with maker’s marks and assayer’s mark for St Petersburg 84 zolotniki, nearly extremely fine (2) £1400-1800
£1,400–£1,800
Ashantee 1873-74, no clasp or suspension (T. Tevner, A.B. H.M.S. Himalaya. 73-74) with brooch fitting to obverse, edge bruises, otherwise very fine £60-80
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Lt. Col. Honble. Henry Needham, Late Grenr. Gds.) official correction to ‘Honble’ and Christian name, otherwise very fine and rare £1200-1400
£1,200–£1,400
Royal Humane Society, large silver medal (Do. Penn, Vitam ob Restitutam 1798) minor bruising and test mark to rim, otherwise good very fine £250-300
£250–£300
Royal Humane Society Testimonial on Vellum, inscribed ‘William Parker.....for having on the 9th September 1917 gone to the rescue of A. G. Grant who was in imminent danger of drowning in the dock basin at Rosyth and whose life he gallantly saved.’, good condition £20-30
£20–£30
Castle Mail Packets Company Medal, silver, hallmarked Edinburgh 1895, specially inscribed on the obverse and reverse centres (Presented by Sir Donald Currie, K.C.M.G., M.P., to G. Wade, A.B., R.M.S. Norham Castle, for gallantry in rescuing the crew of the ship “Fascadale”, Natal, 7th Feby. 1895) good very fine and very rare £400-500
£400–£500
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (Mr. M. Secreton) good very fine £80-100
Royal Naval Temperance Society, ‘Instituted on board H.M.S. Reindeer July 1868’, silver medal (N. Evans) good very fine and scarce £50-100
£50–£100
Naval and Military Prize Medals (8), silver (3), including, New Zealand Public School Cadets; Aircraft Depot, Karachi; bronze (5), including, H.M.S. Impregnable; Colonel Biggam Memorial Medal; together with a St Andrew’s Ambulance Corps medal, in silver, reverse inscribed ‘Corps Jubilee review by H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh, Glasgow, 13th Oct. 1954’, generally very fine or better (9) £60-80
Great War Leather Presentation Wallet, with silver mounts to corners, the interior inscribed in gilt lettering ‘Rochester War Memorial. Presented to Sapper R. Robison, R.E. in appreciation of services rendered in the Great War 1914-1918’, good condition £20-30
Hammer Price: £20
The Standing Orders of The 1st Battalion, 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment, published 1882, 77pp, original red cloth covers, good condition £15-20
Royal Humane Society Proficiency Medal, in silver, 51mm, obverse with life saving scene, inscribed ‘Nare Est Alienam Nosse Salutem’, engraved below ‘H.M.S. Boscawen 1902’, reverse inscribed ‘Royal Humane Society Inst. 1774. Awarded for proficiency in swimming exercise with reference to saving life from drowning’, edge engraved ‘Henry George’, edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £20-30
An unattributed mounted group of seven dress miniatures, comprising: 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, with 8th Army clasp; Italy Star; Defence Medal; War Medal, with M.I.D. oak leaf; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., Territorial; Efficiency Medal, Territorial, with additional service bar, the long service awards with H.A.C. ribbons, good very fine (7) £20-30
Victory Medal (2. Lieut. W. Parkinson, R.A.F.) very fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £25
Cigarette Cases, a group of six base metal large size cases all with varying insignia RAF Corps etc. good overall condition (6) £20-30
Army L.S.G.C., V.R., small letter reverse, trial striking in bronze without suspension, nearly extremely fine £20-30
The Leander Medal, in silver, 45 mm, obverse with life saving scene, below ‘Leander Medal’, reverse inscribed within a wreath ‘S.A.G.B. Amateur Championship, 3rd prize won by J. D. Taylor, 9th Augt. 1879’, good very fine £20-30
India General Service 1936-39, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1936-37, North West Frontier 1937-39 (15810 Gnr. Mohd. Azam, 2 Mtn. Bty.) good very fine £30-40
Army Service Corps, a silver cigarette case Birmingham 1918 the front with engraved badge of the ASC and further engraved on the inside, ‘C.Q.M.S. R.J.SCOTT RASC for services rendered Shortlands Hazeley Down’; a similar plate case the front with embossed badge of the Royal Signals and tri-part scroll, ‘The Northern Signal Coy. Royal Engineers’; a small Far Eastern stamp match case engraved on the front, ‘H.Mott. CPO Presented By Coxwains 4th sm FlotillaChina 1934’, good...
Hammer Price: £30
Army List 1788, 388pp, the original bindings a little distressed, contents in good condition £30-40
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