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Imperial Service Medal (4), G.V.R., 3rd issue (Frederick Tipper Blackler.); another, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Caroline Shepstone; Gertrude Hilton.); another, E.II.R., 1st issue (Walter Louis Philip Brown) third officially renamed; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (Walter G. Bugler); St. John Service Medal, with Second Award Bar (47421. N/Mem. B. Broadley. Kent. S.J.A.B.) generally good very fine (6) £100-140
£100–£140
Nelson (Horatio, Lord), autograph letter signed to ‘Capt. Ryves’, dated aboard H.M.S. ‘Victory, Octr. 8th. 1803’ ‘Dear Sir I am much obliged by your letter of Sept. 20th. and for the trouble you have taken about the Wood at the Madalena Islands. His Excellency Mr. Elliot will request you to see the Neapolitan Troops safe to Messina which if not already perf[ormed] I am sure you have or will have complied with. We have had nothing but severe gales of wind since you left us, but...
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Brazil, Empire, Order of the Rose, 5th Class Star, no crown, 54mm, silver-gilt and enamel, minor enamel damage and traces of restoration to motto around central medallion, one tip of star detached from back plate, otherwise good very fine and rare £1000-1500
£1,000–£1,500
Greece, Kingdom, Cross of the Bavarian Volunteer Corps 1837, bronze, good very fine, scarce £200-300
£200–£300
The M.G.S. medal awarded to Lieutenant Edward Finch, 8th Foot, who states he was wounded ‘in America with the 8th Foot in action’ and was twice employed in carrying despatches Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Martinique (Edward Finch, Lieut. 8th Foot.) the ribbon fitted with five contemporary but unofficial silver slide clasps for York, Fort George, Sacket Harbour, Stn. Creek, Niagara, and a silver pin brooch in the form of an arrow believed to denote ‘despatch...
£10,000–£12,000
International, Military & Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem, collar chain, 1045mm, gilt and enamel, comprising of 5 medallions with the cipher JSL, and four medallions with the cross of St. Lazarus, two of the medallions with additional securing pins, with ring links, the Badge Appendant 66mm, gilt and enamel, unmarked, extremely fine and rare £300-400
£300–£400
An unusual presentation sword for Cornet H. W. Whiteway of the First Devon Light Horse Volunteers, the deeply curved 90 cm blade by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No. 10222 (for 1860) having double fullers, one extending to within 10 cm of the point, the other to within 3 cm, from which point the blade becomes back-edged, the blade is undecorated but for the maker’s details and the presentation inscription which fills an ornate central panel ‘This sword was presented to Cornet W.H....
£700–£800
Spanish Court Sword Formerly the Property of Marchese (Fernando) Guiccioli, the 82.5 cm diamond shaped blade with short single fullers, these engraved ‘S E Bastiano Ernandez’ and ‘En Toledo’, plated plain cross guard with semi-pas d’ane rings and fluted hand grip complete with its metal mounted leather scabbard.Attached label states ‘The Court sword of Marchese (Fernando) Guiccioli. Given to me by Aunt Cousie when I won the fencing at Wellington in 1922’. The blade stated by...
Three: Skipper Alexander Carroll, Royal Naval Reserve, killed in November 1916 when H.M. Trawler Glenprosen was mined and sunk 1914-15 Star (W.S.A. 841 A. Carroll. Skr. R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals (W.S.A. 841 A. Carroll. Skr. R.N.R.); together with Bronze Memorial Plaque (Alexander Carroll) and illuminated memorial scroll (Mr Alexander Carroll, Skipper, R.N.R.) this laid down on card, nearly extremely fine £400-500
£400–£500
India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888 (1555 Pte. C. Dawes 2d. Bn. R. Suss. R.) suspension loose, nearly very fine £140-180
£140–£180
A scarce Second War 1943 ‘North Africa’ D.F.C. and 1945 Second Award Bar group of nine awarded to Blenheim, Boston and Mitchells Pilot, Squadron Leader C. A. H. ‘Tony’ Beck, Southern Rhodesian Air Force, seconded Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He flew in at least 93 operational sorties, his first being as part of Operation Jubilee - the Dieppe Raid, 19 August 1942. Flying with 13, 114 and 98 Squadrons he successfully attacked a huge variety of targets over North Africa, Sicily,...
£4,000–£5,000
Pair: Private J. Jenkins, Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (14871 Pte. J. Jenkins. R.W. Fus:); British War Medal 1914-20 (14871 Pte. J. Jenkins. R.W. Fus.) nearly very fine Pair: Private P. McShane, South Lancashire Regiment 1914-15 Star (12786 Pte. P. Mc.Shane. S. Lan. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (12786 Pte. P. Mc Shane. S. Lan. R.) nearly very fine Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (60222 Gnr. J. Gardiner. R.A.; 6467 Pte. F. W. Hyland. 7 Bn. A.I.F.) good very fine (6) £70-90
£70–£90
A Second War 1945 Bomber Command Replacement D.F.C. group of four awarded to Lancaster pilot Flight Lieutenant G. Langridge, Royal Air Force, who flew 30 missions with No 57 Squadron at the end of World War Two, including the famous raids on Hitler’s ‘Eagles Nest’ at Berchtesgaden, 25 April 1945, the last main Bomber Command raid of the War Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated ‘1945’ and officially engraved ‘R’ (for Replacement), and additionally...
£600–£700
Lancashire Hussars Yeomanry Officer’s Shako c. 1850, a very scarce example, the tall cylindrical body with red cloth covering and lace decoration round the top, sunken black leather top, a broad black leather band at the bottom and a bound black leather frontal peak, the shako is further enhanced with a circular gold lace decorated circle this with a navy cloth background, on this and extending to the top six gold orris cords held in position on the circle with a gilt ball pattern button...
£500–£700
The highly emotive Egypt and Sudan medal awarded to Private Donald Cameron, Cameron Highlanders - “The Immortal Donald Cameron”, who was first through the trenches at Tel-El-Kebir, 13 September 1882; where he was killed by a shot to the head whilst spurring the Regiment on to victory Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (1455. Pte. D. Cameron. 1/Cam’n. Highrs.) nearly extremely fine £800-1200
£800–£1,200
Four: Major Joyce Hawtrey-Williams, Womens Royal Army Corps, late Auxiliary Territorial Service (6th Hampshire Battalion) Defence and War Medals 1939-45; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Malaya, G.VI.R. (Capt. J. Hawtrey-Williams. W.R.A.C.); Efficiency Medal, Territorial, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Sub. J. Hawtrey-Williams. A.T.S.) with additional long service clasp, mounted as worn; together with three cloth badges, original commission document in the rank of Subaltern, dated 1 February 1949,...
£300–£360
A Brigade of Guards Banner, made of crushed velvet, with large Garter Star at centre, silk with bullion thread, some silk damage to Star, otherwise in good condition £200-300
A fine modern campaign group of four awarded to Warrant Officer David Edwards, Royal Marine Commando, mentioned in despatches for services in Borneo, and later a Major in the Rhodesian Army Zimbabwe Independence 1980, the edge numbered ‘16946’; Naval General Service 1915-62, 3 clasps, Cyprus, Near East, Arabian Peninsula (R.M. 15071 D. Edwards. Mne. R.M.); General Service 1962-2007, 3 clasps, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Northern Ireland (RM. 15071 D. Edwards. Sgt. R.M.) with M.I.D. oak...
£2,400–£3,000
Pair: Corporal I. Davidson, 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, who was awarded an M.I.D. for gallantry on the night of 13/14 June 1982 during the Battle of Mount Tumbledown General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24164306 Gdsm. I. Davidson SG.); South Atlantic 1982, with rosette and M.I.D. oak leaf (24164306 Cpl I Davidson SG) obverse of first medal heavily polished therefore about fine, otherwise good very fine (2) £2000-2600
£2,000–£2,600
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Transvaal, South Africa 1902 (7211 Tpr: A. E. McConkey. N.Z.M.R. 9th Cont:) extremely fine £200-260
£200–£260
Orlando Norie Watercolour of Two Infantry Officers and a Private c. 1861-68, of oval outline 18 x 13.8 cms, the private soldier is shown in Full Service Marching Order wearing the 1861 pattern shako and scarlet tunic with yellow facings, the two officers are depicted one in the Undress scarlet frock and the other in Full dress, the former is wearing the 1857 pattern forage cap and the latter the 1861 pattern shako, signed ‘O.Norie’, very good condition £160-200
£160–£200
An Imperial German Weltkrieg Ring, silver and enamel, with Imperial German banner and Iron Cross on front, ‘.Welt’ and ‘Krieg.’ in blackened lettering either side, silver mark ‘800’ stamped on inside, in fitted case, good very fine £200-300
A good Second War 1943 ‘North Africa’ M.M. group of six awarded to Lance-Bombardier S. Baker, Royal Artillery, for gallantry in manning an anti-aircraft gun under sustained enemy fire from low flying enemy dive bomb attacks, for which action he was originally recommended for the D.C.M. Military Medal, G.VI.R. (1796459 L. Bmbr. S. Baker. R.A.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (6) £1000-1400
£1,000–£1,400
Pair: Private I. R. Tunidau, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment Iraq 2003-11, no clasp (25113011 Pte I R Tunidau PWRR); Operational Service Medal 2000, for Afghanistan, 1 clasp, Afghanistan (25113011 Pte I R Tunidau PWRR) both in named boxes of issue, extremely fine (2) £300-400
The C.B., Kenya ‘Mau Mau’ C.B.E., Second War North West Europe 1944 D.S.O. and 1945 Second Award Bar group of thirteen awarded to Major-General the Lord Thurlow, Seaforth Highlanders, who served during the Second War in Palestine, Trans-Jordan, Eritrea, and the Western Desert, before landing with the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders on D-Day, and serving as their Commanding Officer in France. Awarded the D.S.O. for securing a bridgehead across the River Vie in September 1944, he added a...
£8,000–£10,000
General Grant Medal 1896, silver, the obverse featuring the equestrian Statue of General Grant, the reverse inscribed ‘Equestrian Statue of General Grant, Presented to the City of Brooklyn by the Union League Club April 25, 1896.’, and engraved ‘John W. Cooper, of Committee.’, with silver loop suspension, traces of brooch mounting to reverse, nearly very fine £30-40
Hammer Price: £25
Universal Cookery and Food Exhibition Prize Medal 1905, silver, the obverse showing Victory presenting a wreath to a cook, with a meal set upon a table, the reverse inscribed ‘Honoris Causa Londini 1905’, the edge engraved ‘Presented by Mr. W. Burdett-Coutts M.P.’, with ‘Special Prize’ riband bar and top ‘Universal Cookery & Food Association’ top riband bar, nearly extremely fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £30
London, Midland & Scottish Railway Company National Emergency Medal 1926, bronze, the obverse featuring Britannia seated holding laurel branch and shield, with the emblems of England, Wales, and Scotland above, and the inscription ‘For Service in National Emergency May 1926’ to side, the reverse showing three females holding up two railway locomotives, with the inscription ‘Largitas Muneris Salus Reipublicae’ below (BHM. 4210), in fitted box of issue, extremely fine £30-40
Ribbon: a roll of Pacific Star ribbon; and a roll of Canadian Volunteer Service Medal ribbon, good condition (2) £30-50
Hammer Price: £35
A Royal Yacht Britannia Naval Cap, with ‘Royal Yacht’ cap tally; together with a H.M. Yacht Britannia 1954-75 silver medallion, in Royal Mint case of issue, good condition £50-70
Hammer Price: £40
Four: Private Mutie Kioko, East African Army Service Corps 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with M.I.D. oak leaf, good very fine 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, these all in card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. S.A. Water, 216 Richmond Road, Gillingham, Kent’; India Service Medal; Pakistan Independence Medal 1947 (Muhammad Khan F.C. 172) this lacking retaining rod; Pakistan Armed Forces Independence Medal 1956, the...
Jubilee 1897, large bronze medallion, portraying a youthful Queen Victoria on one side, and an older Queen Victoria on the other, in case of issue, extremely fine £40-60
A Great War Identity Tag, impressed ‘2/Lt. Hon. S. G. Pelham, XI Hussars, C.E.’ good condition £30-40
Hammer Price: £45
S.S. Maine American Ladies’ Hospital Ship Fund Commemorative Medallion 1899, 44mm, white metal, unnamed, minor edge nicks, very fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £50
Italy, Kingdom, Messina Earthquake Medal 1908, silver, unnamed as issued, with later ring suspension, edge bruising, nearly very fine £60-80
Italy, Republic, Commune of Milan Medal, silver, obverse showing Palazzo Marino, the reverse with the Milan coat of arms and engraved ‘a Sir Robert Mayer’, silver marks below, in fitted case, nearly extremely fine £30-40
Pair: Surgeon Probationer H. T. Roper-Hall, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve British War Medal 1914-20 (Surg. Prob. H. T. Roper-Hall. R.N.V.R.); Defence Medal, good very fine and a scarce rank (2) £30-40
The Nordic Animal Welfare Medal awarded to Elonore, Countess von Schwerin Sweden, Kingdom, Nordic Animal Welfare Medal, silver, reverse engraved ‘Grevinnan E. v. Schwerin’, edge stamped ‘Silver 1921’, nearly extremely fine, rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £55
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Order of the Great Patriotic War, 3rd type, 2nd Class badge, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, reverse officially engraved ‘2291595’, with reverse screw-plate, good very fine £30-40
Visit of the Prince of Wales to Bombay Medal 1921, unnamed as issued, lacking riband, very fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £60
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