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Royal Navy Officers’ Waist Belt Clasps, a very fine selection, an extremely rare early Victorian Flag rank clasp, circular gilt laurel sprays enclosing a mounted gilt QVC over a silver fouled anchor and three quarter silver laurel sprays in surround (complete with ‘D’ section); an early Victorian officer’s pattern gilt laurel sprays in high relief in the centre on a finely lined ground the QVC over a fouled anchor (’D’ section missing); an interlocking example, narrow gilt laurel...
Hammer Price: £440
Merchant Naval Officers’ Bullion Hat Badges, eighteen examples (15 different) some with enamelled centres the others in further gold/silver wire and silks, some with moth damage and others with enamel loss; together with other minor shipping items and an enamelled brassard for the ‘Royal Naval Steam Packet Co.’ with ‘4’ in the centre, damage as described otherwise good condition (parcel) £250-350
Hammer Price: £650
HEIC Marine Officer’s Forage Cap Badge, being a rampant lion guardant holding a crown standing upon a torse (fasteners crudely repaired); a similar gilt metal badge, the lion crowned and holding a globe-like symbol; another similar item the uncrowned lion holding a globe (fasteners crudely replaced); Royal Canadian Navy, a very scarce post 1902 Officer’s embroidered forage cap badge displaying maple leaf sprays, silver anchor and ‘Canada’; an unknown Marine Officer’s forage cap...
Hammer Price: £420
Customs Docks & Excise Badges, an interesting selection including waist belt plates to the Mysore Excise, Ceylon Excise (’D’ sections missing on both), female sections only to Uganda Customs and Gold Coast Customs Preventive Service, a large circular KC badge for Southern Nigeria Preventive Service, a heavy blackened brass brassard for the ‘Dublin Port & Docks Board 2nd Class Custom House Docks’ (complete with leather straps), a QVC glengarry style hat badge for H.M.Customs (VR...
Hammer Price: £550
United States of America Naval Badges, four interesting headdress badges featuring the Eagle over a shield and crossed anchors, two in silver plate and gilt, one all silver plate and the other of single piece construction in gilt (fasteners a/f); three variable small rectangular waist belt plates and two probable arm badges, all require careful cleaning (9) £200-250
Hammer Price: £180
16th (The Queens) Lancers Officers’ Mufti and Coatee Buttons, two very fine large mounted gilt mufti buttons 1840 - 1850 by Jennens & Co., London, two large corresponding coatee buttons c. 1840 - 55 (shank part detached on one), a small similar coatee button, two officers’ large gilt tunic buttons 1856 - 1901, together with one small gilt mounted example for the 8th Kings Royal Irish Hussars (QVC), two post 1902 gilt mounted mess dress buttons for the 5th Royal Irish Lancers, very good...
Hammer Price: £140
RAF Badges, early cloth badges ‘Royal Air/Force’ and ‘eagle arm badge both white on black, Royal Flying Corps an Observer’s brevet padded white embroidery on black (priced 3/-!), an RAF pilot’s brevet flat white and brown on black embroidery, Royal Flying Corps a Pilot’s brevet flat white and brown embroidery on the remains of a black ground (severely mothed), an other ranks cap badge and one collar badge. W.R.A.F an early shoulder title white embroidery on a black ground...
Hammer Price: £270
Fire Brigade Badges, two unused die-stamped helmet plates for the Liverpool Fire Brigade both shield shaped and showing the Liver Bird over block capital initials ‘L.F.B.’ one white metal, one gilding metal; a part only die-stamped gilding metal plate for the ‘Salop Fire Office’ this title on a strap enclosing the county badge of three logger-heads all within laurel sprays; four badges to the Dublin Fire Brigade two gilt and one white metal with this title scroll, a slightly larger...
Hammer Price: £780
British Red Cross & St. John’s Ambulance Badges, a large selection of items including two heavy white metal rectangular waist belt plates to St. John Ambulance Brigade; together with a wide variety of civilian items including KC badges for the GPO, a QVC badge Straits Settlements Weights & Measures, a cast white metal badge Northern Assurance Co. (rampant lion centre), a white metal badge Birmingham Corporation Gas Department, a large white metal hat badge Hastings & St. Leonards Gas Coy....
Hammer Price: £850
Badges, Medallions for Sporting & Athletic Associations, a large selection for mainly UK associations and clubs but including a few European and overseas examples, together with a selection for the Red Cross, a few political items and a fine HM silver and tortoiseshell brooch for the 16th Battalion The London Regiment, well worth careful viewing, a few fasteners broken or missing (parcel) £150-250
Hammer Price: £820
Pattern Books, three volumes containing a vast variety of civilian waist belt clasps, minor elements of ladies’ jewellery and runs of heavy brass numerals and letters, all items require careful cleaning. £300-500
Hammer Price: £380
Pattern Card Thistle Badges, a large accumulation of die stamped and die cast thistle badges of varying sizes and metals together with a quantity of buttons, mainly civilian and with plain faces but including a few military basic issues, (parcel) £80-120
The Warwickshire Militia Officer’s Shako c. 1822 - 29, an extremely rare and very fine example the body and sunken crown of black beaver, top silver lace band 4.8 cms and narrow double scallop silver lace band around the base 11 mms, the black leather front peak unbound the frontal plate displays crowned laurel sprays in gilt overlaid with a multi-rayed silver star, this bearing gilt scrolls ‘Warwick’ and ‘Regt’ and in the centre a Garter circle with GR cipher on a ground of blue...
£6,000–£8,000
6th (or Inniskilling) Dragoons Other Ranks 1843 Pattern Helmet, a very good ‘untouched’ example, the brass skull with large ornate frontal plate displaying the Royal Arms and on a scroll “Waterloo”, decorated brass crest, bottom bracing band with oak leaf pattern and title complete with large brass rose side ornaments and leather lined chin scales (a few plates missing), the brass ‘shaving brush’ holder and falling black horsehair plume near contemporary replacements, internally...
Hammer Price: £1,200
5th (or Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) Dragoon Guards Officer’s 1847 Pattern Helmet, regulation copper gilt skull with large ornate rococo style frontal plate displaying VR centre and regimental title and standard laurel acorn and acanthus decorative bands, lacking liners, the chin scales relined, the rose side ornaments, upper plume holder, rose finial and horsehair plume are all replacements, fair overall condition £300-500
Hammer Price: £320
The South Wales Borderers Officer’s Home Service Blue Cloth Helmet, a good quality standard pattern example the QVC frontal plate in gilt with silver centre and title scroll (KK 238) complete with all metal fittings and gilt chin chain, internally white leather sweatband present, three small moth holes, the majority of the gilt present but the plate not original to the helmet £400-500
Hammer Price: £410
Corps of Royal Engineers Senior NCOs Home Service Blue Cloth Helmet, standard 1878 pattern but with the early rounded front peak bearing a QVC Royal Arms gilt helmet plate complete with all other metal fittings internally complete with good red Moroccan sweatband and silk liner, the plate not original to the helmet, fair condition overall £200-300
Hammer Price: £230
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, a good other ranks six tail feather bonnet, red and white diced band, white metal badge and white feather hackle, original leather chin strap and black silk tail ribbons (one part detached) lining and sweat band sound, some moulting otherwise good condition £120-150
Hammer Price: £330
The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) Officer’s Full Dress Feather Bonnet, a good quality example retailed by Marshall & Aitken, Edinburgh, regulation four tails, black red and white diced band, red feather hackle and black silk ribbon (as found), scarlet Moroccan sweatband with red silk lining (part detached), the bonnet now bearing a QVC other ranks bonnet badge, good overall condition £200-300
Hammer Price: £500
1st (or The King’s Dragoon Guards) Officer’s Full Dress Sabretache 1837-1854, a very fine and rare example the front of dark blue velvet bearing an elaborate design of a Guelphic crown over the VR cipher with a scroll below ‘Waterloo’ the whole enclosed by broad oak and acorn sprays, all set within gold regimental pattern train lace, the bag of black Moroccan and retailed by Hamburger Rogers & Co., London, complete with all three D rings, the lace slightly dull otherwise in very fine...
Hammer Price: £1,300
10th (The Prince of Wales’s Own Royal Regiment) Hussars Officer’s Full Dress Sabretache c. 1880 - 1901, a fine quality example showing the VR cipher over ‘X’ and five battle honour scrolls “Peninsula’, “Waterloo”, “Sevastapol”, “Ali Masjid” and “Afghanistan 1878.79”, above the cipher the Prince of Wales’s crest and motto overlaid with a Light Cavalry crown, complete with bag of red Moroccan; together with two officer’s harness badges, one circular with title...
Hammer Price: £1,100
11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars Child’s Full Dress Sabretache, Waist belt, Pouch belt and Pouch, a superbly executed suite, the sabretache displays the crown, VR cipher XI and H and blank battle honour scrolls, complete with crimson Moroccan bag and retaining strap, suspension slings and swan’s head gold lace waist belt, the pouch with a silver plated front bearing a gilt VR cipher is complete with black Moroccan box, the shoulder belt of crimson Moroccan faced with gold lace and...
21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers Officer’s Dress Sabretache, a very fine and rare example c. 1898 - 1901, the black patent leather face mounted with gilt metal badges being an Imperial crown, crossed lances, the VRI cipher across the junction of the lances with title scrolls above and below, “XXI Lancers” and “Empress of India’s”, complete with black leather bag and fastening tabs, the face retains much original patent, one D ring leather replaced, otherwise very good...
Royal Regiment of Artillery Officer’s Full Dress Sabretache of regulation pattern 1837 - 1901, gold train lace enclosing the Royal Arms laurels, a gilt metal cannon and red velvet scrolls “Ubique” and “Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunt” complete with black Moroccan bag and retaining strap, slight moth damage to the face, one D ring part detached but present and the retaining strap stud part torn away but present £300-400
Hammer Price: £300
Aberdeenshire Volunteer Rifles Pouch And Belt, a very scarce example the black leather belt bearing a blackened brass plate showing St. Andrew and his cross within an oval “Nemo Me Impune Lacessit”. The pouch bearing blackened brass ornaments being a bugle horn (ribbon finials missing) over script initials “AVR” (c. 1860 - 70), crazed overall £250-350
Hammer Price: £220
Gwalior State Artillery An Officer’s Full Dress Shoulder Belt Pouch and Waist Belt, the pouch with a blue cloth face, gold embroidery sprays of oak and laurel enclosing a gilt metal snake over a cannon, a red velvet scroll below now devoid of all lettering, the pouch belt of standard Royal Artillery pattern with gilt metal buckle, tip and slide, the waist belt with distinctive gilt metal clasp showing a snake over a KC and central swan’s head buckle with legend “Gwalior”, the sword...
Hammer Price: £150
Assorted Militaria, comprising an undress pouch and shoulder belt, the pouch of black leather bearing a gilt crowned VR cipher; an 1880 pattern forage cap with gold lace band and frontal peak by Cater & Co., London (severely mothed and lacking top gold cord button); a Victorian officer’s two part waist belt plate for the Royal Engineers; a bag of assorted reproduction badges, basic issue buttons and excavated lead bullets; six glass photographic slides concerning Queen Victoria’s Diamond...
Westmeath Militia Officer’s Epaulettes, a magnificent pair of a junior officer’s full dress box epaulettes, silver lace and silver crescents on linings of red Moroccan and pink silk, the finial silver buttons are incised with an eight pointed star, a central “6” and title circle “Westmeath Regt”, with backmark Jennens & Co. London (plus Prince of Wales crest), complete with three out of four lace ties and contained in the original carrying tin, very good condition £500-700
Hammer Price: £430
60th The King’s Royal Rifle Corps Officer’s Full Dress Jacket c. 1830 - 55, a very rare example in dark green cloth with red cloth facings decorated overall with black cording, gimp and lace, the three rows of black metal buttons, 70 in all, are closed back and were retailed by “Bradshaw, Warwick St., London”, small moth holes overall, considerable loss to the cording and braiding front and rear £500-700
Hammer Price: £470
The King’s Royal Rifle Corps Other Ranks Full Dress Tunic, a very fine example in rifle green with scarlet facings complete with black horn buttons all the large ones are QVC, the two smaller epaulette ones are KC, complete with original tailor’s label dated February 1912, very good condition £60-100
£60–£100
Other Ranks Hussar Uniform, comprising a black sealskin busby with sewn in yellow cord cap lines, scarlet bag with yellow cloth tracing, replacement white horsehair plume, lacking chin strap and severely worn around the top rim, a blue cloth dress tunic complete with yellow cord frogging and plain brass ball pattern buttons dated 1913; together with a Volunteer Artillery officer’s pillbox undress cap of blue cloth with silver lace band and top ornament, complete with leather chin strap and...
Hammer Price: £110
Royal Horse Artillery Late Victorian Officer’s Part Uniform, comprising a good black sable full dress busby complete with egret plume, red cloth bag and leather chin strap but lacking gold cord cap lines, full dress tunic complete with all bullion decoration, bullion grenade collar badges and with rank badges for a lieutenant, shoulder cords part detached and bearing later pattern buttons, a pair of blue cloth overalls with broad scarlet seam, fair overall condition (3) £250-300
Corps of Royal Engineers Victorian Officer’s Full Dress Uniform, a Colonel’s scarlet tunic with black velvet facings and bearing QVC buttons, correct rank lace to collar and cuffs, is of the pre-1881 round collar pattern, the rank badges now shown on shoulder boards but are of pre-1881 distribution, i.e. crown below a star. A pair of navy overalls with one very broad scarlet seam, regimental pattern dress pouch and belt and waist belt, together with a busby of 1856 pattern that is the...
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Other Ranks Kilt, a standard ‘Government’ pattern tartan named inside to the 8th Battalion, together with a badger skin sporran complete with ‘set up’ head and six tassels (some hair loss). A white buckskin Indian Cavalry dress helmet complete with white silk pagri cloth, gold lace inlays to both peaks, gilt metal spike and metal trim to both peaks (the cork severely buckled in the top area), fair overall condition (3) £150-250
Hammer Price: £350
East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifles Officers Part Uniform, comprising a pale khaki four pocket tunic pouch belt and pouch, the tunic with stand and fall collar complete with all silver plated buttons (Johnson & Co., Aligarh - UP), lacking rank badges, the broad tan leather pouch belt complete with whistle chains and guard and a very find QVC pouch belt plate showing the arms of the Company within a strap ‘Strong Without Rage’, the tan leather pouch with a plated ornament the QVC over a...
Indian Army Medical Service Victorian Officer’s Part Uniform, comprising a Lieutenant Colonel’s full dress tunic in blue cloth with black velvet facings, gold rank lace and shoulder boards and gilt buttons, these with central and VRI cipher, complete with original quilted lining, retailed by Hobson & Sons, London and named to Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel F.F. MacCarter (?), his full dress pouch and pouch belt, the pouch complete with gilt metal crowned VRI cipher, the waist belt with very...
Hammer Price: £120
Coldstream Guards Warrant Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp, a fine quality example in gilt silver and double enamels, in the centre silver and gilt Garter star with red and blue enamels and “Coldstream Guards” on the circle, one minute section of blue enamel missing otherwise excellent condition £150-200
Hammer Price: £130
Northumberland Fusiliers Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp 1881 - 1901, a very fine example of standard 1855 pattern St. George slaying the dragon with motto scroll above Quo Fata Vocant (end of scroll missing) and title in surround, (Ryan 166) no matching bench marks but is a perfect match, very good condition £80-120
Hammer Price: £85
24th (2nd Warwickshire) Regiment & South Wales Borderers, a rare good quality other ranks waist belt clasp c. 1855 - 1871 of standard pattern showing central numerals and regimental title; a brass glengarry badge (KK458) (copper loops N & S); a good quality gilt brass NCO’s ‘pork pie’ forage cap badge c. 1840 - 1874, two copper loop fasteners (crushed); a fine quality officer’s large gilt tunic button (c. 1871 - 1881) and corresponding other ranks brass button; a pair of officer’s...
The Welsh Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion officer’s Waist Belt Clasp, a good silver plated example retailed by Samuel Brothers Ludgate Hill London, central Dragon (lacking raised front leg and tail finial) within a title circle, the plate with oak spray side panels; together with an officer’s 1855 pattern plate for the 99th Lanarkshire Regiment central QVC over ‘99’ and ‘Lanarkshire Regiment’ on the circle, matching bench marks, appears to have been silver plated at a later...
Hammer Price: £190
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