Auction Catalogue

20 September 2002

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to coincide with the OMRS Convention

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

Lot

№ 867

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20 September 2002

Hammer Price:
£40

The pair of miniature dress medals attributed to Captain H. A. Egerton, Crimea, no clasp, 12mm.; France, Legion of Honour, 14mm., silver, gold and enamel, suspended from a composite ribbon bearing two full-size but copy clasps, Inkermann, Sebastopol, contained within an oval glass-fronted case, 155 x 135mm., good very fine (2) £50-70

A paper with details of the recipient is pasted on to the back of the case. Some of the details: ‘Hugh Aldersey Egerton, born 7th February 1834, died 5th October 1913, Capain, South Australian Kapurda Rifle Volunteer Force 25th February 1860’.