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A Finely Carved and Detailed Early 19th Century French Napoleonic Prisoner-of-War Bone Model of a Second or Third Rate 86-Gun Ship-of-The-Line and Associated ‘Novelty’ Stand, the vessel with bound masts, fighting tops, yards with stun’s’l booms, standing and running rigging with bone blocks, well-carved and articulated female figurehead, dolphin striker, boomkins, solid head-rails carved with winged cherubs and laurel palms, cat-heads, anchors with metal-bound stocks, main rails...
Hammer Price: £29,000
The highly important W.S.P.U. Hunger Strike Medal and Eight Bars awarded to Mary Richardson, the Canadian born militant suffragette who famously slashed the ‘Rokeby’ Venus with an axe at the National Gallery in protest at Mrs Pankhurst’s rearrest, and who witnessed Emily Davidson run down by the King’s horse on Derby Day 1913; better known by her nom de guerre “Polly Dick,” no one was force-fed more often than Mary “Slasher” Richardson Women’s Social and Political Union...
Hammer Price: £19,000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Robert Patton, Midshipman) together with two original portrait photographs on glass of the Admiral in old age and an earlier portrait silhouette, dark toned, nearly extremely fine £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £18,000
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, 2 Jan Boat Service 1807 (G. Sayer, Midshipman) nearly very fine and very rare £10000-12000
The excessively rare Second World War ‘Passage to Tobruk’ D.S.C. and ‘Norway’ D.S.M. group of six awarded to Temporary Sub-Lieutenant E. L. ‘Nobby’ Clark, R.N.V.R., who was killed in an epic battle with a German U-boat in October 1941 Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1942’ and with London hallmarks for 1942, in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (LD/X.4575 E. L. Clark, O.Sig. R.N.V.R.) impressed...
Hammer Price: £12,000
The extremely rare Northern Ireland M.B.E., M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. “Tony” Ball, C.O. of The Sultan of Oman’s Special Force, late King’s Own Scottish Borderers, the Parachute Regiment and the Special Air Service Regiment The Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. (Military), type 2, the reverse of the crown suspension inscribed ‘J.A.B.’; Military Cross, E.II.R., the reverse officially dated ‘1973’ and additionally inscribed ‘Capt. J. A. Ball...
Henri Chartier (1858-1924), a very large and impressive oil pinting on canvas (181cm x 321cm) entitled ‘A Cavalry Charge’, possibly depicting a scene from the Franco Prussian War, French dragoons at the full gallop with sabres drawn, signed and dated 1890,unframed, canvas damaged and requires careful attention, the varnish has deteriorated and yellowed somewhat, but well worthy of restoration £3000-5000
Hammer Price: £10,500
A very important late-18th century collar badge of the Order of St Patrick The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, a large oval gold collar badge, superbly enamelled on both sides, 63x48mm excluding large suspension ring, circa 1783-1800, contained in its original fitted oval red leather case, exceptional workmanship throughout, some minor chipping to circlet of shamrocks, otherwise nearly extremely fine and of the highest rarity £10000-15000
Hammer Price: £10,000
A superb Malaya operations M.M. group of three awarded to Regimental Sergeant-Major G. R. “Bob” Turnbull, Special Air Service Regiment, late Royal Artillery, who could use a repeater-shotgun so efficiently that it would quickly ‘fill a man with holes like a Gruyere cheese’, and who, among other victims, took out the communist gunslinger Ah Tuck in a ‘blink-of-the-eye’ jungle contact at 20 yards: his was the first M.M. to be awarded to the S.A.S. post-war Military Medal,...
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Trafalgar, Martinique (James Gibson) edge bruise, otherwise dark toned, good very fine £4000-4500
Hammer Price: £9,200
An excessively rare breast star of the Order of the Thistle by Nathaniel Jefferys, Jeweller to the Prince of Wales, whose bankruptcy was attributed to the Prince’s unpaid accounts The Most Ancient and Noble Order of the Thistle, an exceptional hinged star by Nathaniel Jefferys, the centre in gold and enamels, the finely pierced and faceted silver rays each hinged and mounted on a steel spring, the reverse of the top and both lateral rays fitted with gold prongs, the reverse backplate in...
Hammer Price: £8,000
The unique 1st and 2nd World War double D.S.M. and B.E.M. group awarded to Boatswain James Moar, Merchant Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (L.1538 J. Moar, Sea. R.N.R. Mediterranean 16 Feb. 1917); Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (J. Moar, Bosn. B.E.M.) impressed naming; British Empire Medal (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (James Moar); Norwegian War Medal, Haakon VII (J. Moar 1942) nearly extremely fine (4) £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £7,500
Army of India 1799-1826, 3 clasps, Assye, Argaum, Gawilghur (Lieut. Jas. Smith, 12th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, together with a portrait miniature of the recipient in uniform, oils on ivory, unsigned, polished, otherwise very fine and a rare casualty £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £6,800
A scarce Arctic exploration group of four awarded to Captain George Pirie, Royal Navy, 2nd Lieutenant of the yacht Pandora on her voyage to the Arctic in 1876 Jubilee 1897, silver (Commander R.N. H.M.S. Triton); Arctic 1876 (Lt. Geo. Pirie, 2nd Lt., Pandora); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, no clasp (Lieut., R.N. H.M.S. Rambler); Khedive’s Star 1884, mounted as worn in order listed, nearly extremely fine (4) £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £6,500
A very rare ‘Tobruk landings’ D.S.M. awarded to Temporary Corporal L. J. Andrews, Royal Marines Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Ex.734 E. J. Andrews. T/Cpl. R.M.) extremely fine £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £6,200
A superb and large Georgian breast star of the Order of St Patrick The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, a large hinged star by Rundell, Bridge & Rundell, silver, gold and enamels, the motto set with small diamonds, the faceted silver rays hinged and mounted on gold springs and with a small gold eylet for sewing at each point, the reverse backplate inscribed ‘Rundell Bridge & Rundell, Jewellers to their Majesties’, and fitted with original hinged double-pin for wearing,115x112mm,...
Hammer Price: £6,000
A well-documented Second World War pilot’s D.F.C. and Bar group of five awarded to Flight Lieutenant W. S. Breckenridge, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, whose first D.F.C. was an immediate award for bringing home his crippled Lancaster after being wounded in a devastating night fighter attack over Berlin: his Navigator was awarded the C.G.M. for the same action Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., with Bar for Second Award, the reverse of the Cross and of the Bar both officially...
Indian States, Patiala, Family Order, Knight Grand Cross set of insignia, by Spink, London, collar chain, silver-gilt and enamel, composed of 9 links: two crossed leaf links, two crossed swords links, two wreathed katar links and two crossed bow and arrow devices, with a central link formed of crossed lances supporting an integral collar badge, 79 x 63mm., silver-gilt and enamel, being a wreathed five-pointed star with crown above, with central medallion depicting a standing and seated...
Indian States, Patiala, Order of the Holy Saint, set of insignia by Spink, London, collar chain, silver-gilt and enamel, composed of 19 links: four crossed sabre links, four hawk links, four katar links and six arrow devices, with a central double hawk link supporting an integral collar badge, oval, 75 x 55mm., silver-gilt and enamel, depicting the saint holding a hawk and an arrow, with an outer border of flowers and inscriptions, reverse inscribed with manufacturer's name; breast star,...
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Trafalgar (Robert Cornish) good very fine £4000-4500
Hammer Price: £5,800
The rare ‘Wuntho Rebellion 1891’ D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Lieutenant-General Sir Henry D’Urban Keary, K.C.B., K.C.I.E., D.S.O., Indian Army, later commanding a Division in France in 1914-15 and at the relief of Kut in 1916, and second-in-command to General Gorringe in Mesopotamia Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamels; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Lt., 1st M.N.I.); India General Service 1854-94, 4 clasps, Burma 1885-87, Burma 1887-89, Burma 1889-92, Chin...
Pair: Corporal of Horse John Swift, 1st Life Guards Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Toulouse (John Swift, Corporal, 1st Life Guards); Waterloo 1815 (John Swift, 1st Regiment Life Guards) fitted with contemporary silver ball and bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine, the first nearly extremely fine and a scarce pair (2) £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £5,300
A fine D-Day landings D.S.M. awarded to Able Seaman William Nertney, Royal Navy, for gallantry on ‘Sword’ beach Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (A.B. W. Nertney, D/JX.365692) in its original case of issue, extremely fine and a rare award actually won on the beaches £3000-4000
Hammer Price: £5,200
A very rare Second World War “Operation Harpoon” C.B.E., Lloyd’s Medal for Bravery group of eight awarded to Captain W. G. Harrison, Merchant Navy, Master of the S.S. Troilus: few Malta convoys, “Pedestal” included, were as heavily contested as “Harpoon” The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, in its Garrard & Co. Ltd. case of issue; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star;...
Hammer Price: £4,800
A most interesting Great War D.S.C. group of four awarded to Captain James Blakie, Merchant Navy, who, after ramming the U-65, was captured by the Germans and imprisoned for the remainder of the war Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., the reverse hallmarked 1919; Transport 1899-1902, 1 clasp, S. Africa 1899-1902 (F. Blakie); British and Mercantile Marine War Medals (James Blaikie) extremely fine (4) £1800-2200
South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (1777 Bandmr. H. F. Bullard, 2/24th Foot) suspension claw refixed, otherwise extremely fine £3500-4000
Hammer Price: £4,400
A rare and well-documented Second World War D.F.C. group of eight awarded to Flight Lieutenant W. K. Winkler, Royal Air Force, late Polish Army and Air Force, a Navigator who completed over 40 operational sorties in Wellingtons and Halifaxes of 300 and 301 (Polish) Squadrons, among them partisan supply drops of the most hazardous kind: on one occasion his pilot dived to “zero feet” to evade an enemy night fighter over Poland Poland, Order of Virtuti Militari, 5th class breast badge,...
Hammer Price: £4,300
A fine “Thin Red Line” group of three awarded to Sergeant M. Findlay, 93rd Highlanders, who went on to greatly distinguish himself in the Indian Mutiny: ‘I have known men get the Victoria Cross for incurring far less danger than Sergeant Findlay did in exposing himself to bring Captain Alison under shelter. The bullets were literally flying round him like hail; several passed through his clothes and his feather bonnet was shot off his head’ Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma,...
A fine Great War Sopwith Camel Ace’s M.C. group of three awarded to Group Captain A. W. Franklyn, Royal Air Force, late Royal Flying Corps, who fought in the “Red Baron’s” last successful combat Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved, ‘Captain A. W. Franklyn, R.F.C., 24 March 1918’; British War and Victory Medals (Capt., R.A.F.); Defence and War Medals contact marks and polished, otherwise generally very fine (5) £3500-4000
Hammer Price: £3,900
A rare campaign group of three awarded to Sergeant R. A. Cooper, Special Air Service Regiment, late Suffolk Regiment, who was Mentioned in Despatches for services with the S.A.S. in Malaya and Borneo, and later served with the Australian S.A.S. General Service 1918-62, G.VI.R., 2 clasps, Malaya, Arabian Peninsula, with M.I.D. oak leaf (22562759 Pte. R. A. Cooper, Suffolk); General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Borneo, with M.I.D. oak leaf (22562759 Sgt. R. A. Cooper, S.A.S.); Regular Army L.S. &...
An emotive South Africa 1877-79 Medal awarded to Lieutenant A. M. Smith, Frontier Light Horse, whose rescue by Major Leet, 13th Light Infantry, at Inhlobane Mountain in March 1879, resulted in the latter being awarded the V.C. South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (Lieut. A. M. Smith, Frontr. L. Horse) possible minor official correction to part of unit, very fine £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £3,700
A fine Boer War C.B. group of six awarded to Colonel G. N. Mayne, King’s Own Scottish Borderers, who commanded his regiment in South Africa, and was later Colonel of the York and Lancaster Regiment The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with ribbon buckle; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Lieut., 1/25th Regt.); India General Service 1854-94, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89 (Captn., 1st Bn. K.O. Sco....
Four: Lieutenant-Colonel A. W. Cook-Young, Indian Medical Service Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse (Captn. A. W. Cook Young, I.M.S.); 1914-15 Star (Maj. A. W. Cook-Young, I.M.S.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col. A. W. C. Young) good very fine (4) £900-1200
Hammer Price: £3,500
A rare London Blitz B.E.M. and L.M.S. Medal for Courage pair to Chief Foreman H. J. Taylor British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Henry Joseph Taylor); London, Midland and Scottish Railway Medal for Courage, silver (Chief Foreman Henry Joseph Taylor, Poplar 7th September 1940), engraved ‘1940’ on reverse exergue, complete with brooch bar, extremely fine (2) £900-1200
A fine Royal Household K.C.V.O. group of eleven awarded to Sir George Ponsonby, late Lieutenant, Grenadier Guards - with whom he was severely wounded at Neuve Chapelle in December 1915 - and for many years Comptroller of the Household and Private Secretary to Queen Maud of Norway The Royal Victorian Order, K.C.V.O. Knight Commander’s set of insignia, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel, breast star, silver, with gilt and enamel centre, both officially numbered ‘K624’; 1914-15 Star (2...
Hammer Price: £3,300
An Arctic Exploration pair awarded to Doctor Thomas Colan, Principal Medical Officer for the Arctic Expedition of 1875-76, and later Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets Baltic 1854-55 (Dr. Thomas Coghlan, H.M.S. Royal George); Arctic Medal 1876 (Dr. T. Colan, Fleet Surgn. R.N. H.M.S. Alert) light contact marks and wear, therefore nearly very fine (2) £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £3,200
Six: Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Supple, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (Lieut., Rl. Dub. Fus.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut., Rl. Dublin Fus.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Kissi 1905 (Lieut., S.L. Bn. W.A.F.F.); 1914 Star, with clasp (Capt., R. Dub. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Major) light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better...
American Arctic Expedition Medal 1851, obverse: two sailing ships stuck fast in ice, ‘Advance [&] Rescue’; reverse, inscription in raised lettering (name engraved), ‘Presented by the British Residents of New York, to Harman G. Wille, Carpenter, in commemoration of his services, in the American Arctic Expedition, sent by Henry Grinnell Esq. in search of Sir John Franklin, 1851’, 38mm., silver, pierced with ring suspension, cleaned, pitted surface through fire damage, otherwise nearly...
A Great War D.S.O. group of four awarded to Commander H. B. Boothby, Royal Naval Reserve, for minesweeping off Scarborough in December 1914, the first award of the D.S.O. to an Officer of the R.N.R. Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. H. B. Boothby, D.S.O., R.N.R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Commr., R.N.R.) mounted as worn, good very fine (4) £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £3,000
Indian States, Patiala, Portrait Miniature of Lieutenant-General H.H. The Maharajah Bhupindar Singh, diamond-set oval, 35 x 28mm., in gold and enamel, the Maharajah in ceremonial regalia and wearing a collar chain, breast stars and medals; this pendant from a gold and diamond-set monogram, unmarked, extremely fine and of the highest rarity £3000-3500
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