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Upper Ward & Airdrie Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry, a fine quality officer’s full dress sabretache c1837-1852 the blue cloth faced simply ornamented with the crown over floreated ‘VR’ in gilt metal gold train lace of Austrian wave pattern red moroccan leather bag, the triple suspension straps and narrow waist belt of the same material all faced with gold lace, the gilt waist belt clasp being a lion’s mask with circular reeded surround, complete with red moroccan foul weather cover,...
£400–£600
The Royal Company of Archers (The King’s Bodyguard for Scotland), a good quality archer’s green cloth Kilmarnock style headdress bearing the a fine fire-gilt KC badge mounted upon a green silk triple layered cockade this with a white silk rectangular backing, both green silk tail ribbons present, retailed by ‘J.Stewart & Son/88 George St/Edinburgh’, the crown with very slight surface moth patches and small deposits of black shellac varnish, the white silk section of the cockade...
Hammer Price: £260
1st King’s Dragoon Guards, a very fine pair of copper gilt officer’s undress shoulder scales c1840-1855, the large deep crescents embellished with applied laurel sprays over which are floreated silver scrolls inscribed ‘Waterloo’, within the crescent silver linked rolling script capitals KDG, (two of the screw fasteners have been replaced) finial buttons of regimental pattern, approx 50% gilt remains very good condition (2) £300-500
£300–£500
Royal Flying Corps, a fine quality officer’s field service side cap in khaki twill retaining both bronzed frontal buttons and bronze cap badge, retailed by Messrs Burberry, some verdigris staining to the lining from the cap badge otherwise very good condition £100-120
Hammer Price: £130
WWI Period Aviator’s Face Mask, a fine quality example of the type associated with British aviators of soft brown leather with clear glass eyepieces set in copper gilt frames, mouth piece of fine gold bullion wire, complete with elasticated strap, the open press studs indicate manufacture pre 1920’s; together with a small tin entitled ‘The Mallock-Armstrong Ear Defender’ 1915 Pattern containing two bakelite ear plugs and part only of another section, very good condition (2) £150-200
Hammer Price: £140
Lancashire Fusiliers, an officer’s full dress scarlet tunic c1902-1914 gold lace white facings and bearing gilt KC buttons gold bullion grenade collar badges gold cord shoulder straps (part detached) bearing 2nd/Lieutenant’s rank badges, named inside to JKC Cross and retailed by Messrs Jones Chalk & Dawson, together with an officer’s crimson waist sash, some surface mothing and staining lace dull and buttons rubbed (2) £50-70
Hammer Price: £45
Royal Army Chaplain’s Stole with RFC Interest a full length black silk stole bearing large embroidered and bullion wire KC badges, additionally the wearer’s medal ribbons indicate a WWI pair, Defence and War Medal TA Decoration and above these a fine gold bullion embroidered full size pair of a RFC pilot’s breast wings, very good condition £60-80
14th Bombay Native Infantry, a very fine portrait miniature on ivory of a young officer in the Light or Grenadier Company, he wears the single breasted shell jacket and undress crescent shaped ‘wings’ peculiar to the flank companies, the crimson cords and tassels of his waist sash are looped up to the fourth button, the stand-up collar and linings to the wings are buff coloured, these with gold lace trim and gilt metal crescents, gilt buttons, inscribed in period hand on the reverse...
Hammer Price: £920
North Staffordshire Regiment, a fine quality Great War period portrait miniature, 87mm by 112mm, half length portrait of officer in Khaki uniform, with North Staffs cap badge, signed ‘Norman May’, contained in a fitted double fronted case, this with some damage, otherwise good condition £100-150
Hammer Price: £330
Royal Flying Corps and East Kent Regiment, a fine quality portrait miniature, 39mm by 49mm, half length portrait of officer in Khaki uniform, with East Kent Regiment collar badges and R.F.C. wings to left breast, contained in a gilt metal double sided oval frame with loop fitting to top, the reverse inset with a miniature of sitter as a young boy, some damage to frame, otherwise good condition £100-150
Hammer Price: £360
Unattributed Great War Period Portrait Miniatures (2), comprising a fine quality example, 80mm by 100mm, half length portrait of an officer in Khaki uniform, wearing badges of either the Bedfordshire or Bedfordshire and Hertfordhire Regiment, inset into an attractive double fronted purple glazed display case; together with a smaller oval portrait miniature of an officer, possibly East Yorkshire Regiment, good condition (2) £80-120
Hammer Price: £190
Napoleonic War Interest, a very interesting two and a quarter page letter written by a prisoner of war, one Peter Aubie Bussell to his sister in Weymouth Dorset dated 6 January 1814, Amiens, it mainly deals with details of his incarceration and family matters, presuambly he was by now a widower as there is a special section addressed to his children. The cover bears the frank of the ‘Transport Office/Prisoners of War’ , a French franking and is addressed to Mr John Butler East Street...
American Civil War, an interestingDepartment of State Certificate dated 1871 and fully signed and sealed at the Adjutant General’s Office confirming that Private William Jordon 3rd New Hampshire Infantry Volunteers was ‘Killed in Action’ at Drury’s Bluff, Virginia 16th May 1864’, together with a handwritten letter from the Department of State Washington 10 November addressed to Mrs Amelia Jordan No 4 Smithdown Lane Liverpool England, acknowledging her enquiry of 8 October and now...
Hammer Price: £80
A presentation gold pocket watch from the crew of the Royal Canadian Navy’s very first submarine, the “CC1”, Waltham 14ct. gold cased, open faced watch, the inner case neatly engraved, ‘Presented to Lieut. Commander Adrian St. Vincent Keyes, R.N., By the Crew of H.M.C. Submarine C.C.1, 8th January 1915’, and followed by a full listing of the CC1’s crew members, ranging from Lieutenant W. T. Walker down to Stoker A. Malet, and comprising 21 names in total, and the outer back of...
Hammer Price: £3,000
Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s Own), a very fine HM silver pen and ink tray (Birmingham 1928) the rectangular tray approx 8” x 4” has a rounded gadrooned edge and four hand and scroll feet, a well for the pens and cut out sections for the two ink-wells, these are of heavy square shaped cut-glass fitted with silver collars hinges and lids (all HM), the lids are engraved with depictions of the regimental badge a mural crown over a strung bugle horn with ‘XIII’ within the...
Hammer Price: £230
Silver Cigarette Case, the outer lid inscribed ‘Capt. & Adjt. H. Marsden from Major C. A. Bean, 29th July 1916’, surmounted by engraved Liverpool Regiment badge, hallmarks for Birmingham 1915, polished, otherwise good condition £30-40
Hammer Price: £65
Silver Cigarette Case, the outer lid with engraved intertwined initials, the gilded interior inscribed ‘From the Pals of The Cosy, 17th R. I. Rifles, Dec. 1915’, hallmarks for Chester 1915, good condition £30-40
Silver Cigarette Case, the outer lid inscribed ‘Alfred & Rose 1919’, the gilded interior inscribed ‘In memory of Captain Claude Furze, L.R.B., killed in France, 6th April 1918. Devoted service 1914/1918’; together with three other cigarette cases, comprising, one with Middlesex Hussars badge to outer lid, this in electro-plate; another in brass, with Great War period Iron Cross, 2nd Class inset into lid; and another, again in brass with applied enamelled badge of the A.S.C., and...
Powder Horn, a large lightly curved example the majority covered in beaten brass some areas with variable decoration, two large fixed brass suspension rings, possibly Middle Eastern 19th century; Crimean maps printed on linen backs and contained in the original green leather gold blocked folder, some scuffing to the latter folder otherwise good condition (2) £80-120
Hammer Price: £70
Great War Turkish Brass Fuse Cone, mounted on a wooden base, the lower rim of the fuse cone inscribed ‘Lt. A. W. B. Miller, 1st K.O.S.B., 1915, Gallipoli’, a little polished otherwise good condition £40-60
Hammer Price: £60
Shooting & Sporting Prize Tea Spoons, including hall-marked silver examples to Kolar Gold Field Volunteers (KC) Southern Provinces Mounted Rifles No Coy (Coorg & Mysore) MGC Royal devon Yeomanry Artillery Assam Bengal Railway Battalion (KC) DRA (2)(possibly Devon Rifle Association) Durban Rifle Association (KC) ALTC (motif shows elephant below palm tree) HMS Emerald; ‘Sterling’ examples to KDC,Taikoo Club,Hong Kong KGBC,Hong Kong Police (2) (KC); Hong Kong Vol Rifles (dated 26.11.16) in...
Hammer Price: £180
Bed Plates, standard brass examples to Grenadier Guards (GR & QEC) Coldstream Guards, Scots Guards and another Scots Guards mounted with bi-metal cap badge, a rectangular pierced example to the Royal Tank regiment; Valise Badges Grenadier Guards two QVC examples one with ‘box’ and the other with four lugs, EVIIR (lugs removed box fitted) GVR with box, Coldstream lugs removed box fitted; Royal Berkshire Regiment an o/r helmet plate centre (all lugs present), Royal Bucks Yeory Cavalry a...
Hammer Price: £100
Nazi Germany, a printed car pennant black swastika on white roundel on red (one suspension ring missing), Female RAD Leader’s Badge a good die-cast oval rank badge by AN.G central swastika resting on a winged chevron, ‘Gothic’ style linked scrolling in surround pin fastener; SS plated death’s head/bones cap badge, two narrow blade fasteners, good overall condition (3) £80-100
Hammer Price: £110
1st Royal Lancashire Militia, an extremely fine and scarce officer’s rectangular shoulder belt plate hall marked Birmingham 1852 by ‘J&Co’, the overlays being a facetted silver star a crowned copper gilt and green enamel circle enclosing the Lancashire Rose in copper gilt red and green enamels, pattern worn c1840-55, one minute edge knock otherwise near mint condition £500-700
Hammer Price: £500
1st Royal Lancashire Militia, a very fine and scarce officer’s 1855-61 pattern shako plate being a large crowned beaded silver star overlaid with a copper gilt and green enamel circle this enclosing a Lancashire Rose in copper gilt red and green enamels, standard loop fasteners, mint condition £300-400
Hammer Price: £300
1st Regiment of Foot or the Royal Scots, a most rare officer’s or very senior NCO’s shoulder belt plate c1812-1816, described in Parkyn p70 paragraph three, the Royal cypher within the collar of the Order of the Thistle with the Star pendant, above the collar the crown and below the star a Sphinx inscribed Egypt, below this a tri-part scroll inscribed ‘The/Scots/Royal’, on either side of the star pendant Union sprays, the rectangular back plate having rounded corners. Stated to be...
Hammer Price: £880
78th Highland Regiment (or Ross-shire Buffs), a fine and scarce officer’s oval copper gilt shoulder belt plate c1797-1807 (Parkyn 479) of large format with the legends engraved ‘Cuidich’n Rhi’ over the crown over ‘78’, the rim of the plate scalloped, fasteners comprise one hook and two studs, the plate now devoid of gilt and with some wear through polishing £300-400
Hammer Price: £550
Ross Horse Guards, an extremely fine and rare officer’s oval silver-plated shoulder belt plate, the obverse with a crowned circular strap engraved ‘Ross Horse Guards’’, centrally upon an etched ground ‘GR’, the reverse with two hooks and two studs and a maker’s mark ‘GW’ within an oval cartouche, slight wear to the engraving otherwise excellent condition £600-800
Hammer Price: £950
The Royal Clan Alpin Regiment (Fencible Infantry), a rare and magnificent officer’s silver and gilt oval shoulder belt plate, the gilt back plate with applied reeded silver raised rim enclosing a fine hand wrought cast silver mount featuring a crowned strap inscribed ‘The Royal Clan Alpin Regiment’ and central family emblems being a sword with an ancient crown on the point lying crossed over an eradicated oak tree, original leather chamois liner over one hook and two studs to reverse...
Hammer Price: £1,500
Huntley Volunteers (Aberdeenshire) a very fine and rare officer’s silver oval shoulder belt plate, heavily die-struck with raised design of a crowned oval strap inscribed ‘Huntley Volunteers’ and enclosing a thistle spray, reverse with full assay cycle for Birmingham 1798 and maker’s mark ‘J&B’ in a rectangular cartouche, both stud fasteners missing and the single brass hook a replacement, otherwise very good condition £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,100
East Lothian Volunteer Infantry, a very fine and rare officer’s oval copper gilt shoulder belt plate 1803-1808, engraved designs of a crowned circular strap bearing the legend ‘East Lothian Vol: Infantry’ centrally ‘GR’ upon a lined background, one hook and two stud fasteners, excellent condition £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,050
Aberdeenshire Local Militia 2nd Regiment, a very fine and rare officer’s oval silver shoulder belt plate 1809-1816, engraved designs being the crown over ‘GR’ with ‘2nd’ & ‘Regt’ to the left and right, around the top edge ‘Aberdeenshire’ and ‘L.Militia’ around the lower, the reverse with one hook and two studs (one broken and missing) and the assay cycle for Edinburgh 1808 maker’s mark ‘G MH’ (the latter two letters conjoined and being the mark of George...
Hammer Price: £800
‘Gibraltar 13 Sept 1782’, (2nd/73rd Regiment 1778-1783?), an extremely fine and rare officer’s oval brass gilt shoulder belt plate, the unit as yet not positively identified, slightly convex with engraved legends the rim with ‘dart’ and inner single line decoration enclosing an early depiction of St Edward’s crown over stylised ‘GR’ cypher, below in period script lettering ‘Gibraltar/‘13 Sept/1782’, reverse with one hook and two stud fasteners, excellent condition ...
Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry, a good quality trooper’s 1847 pattern brass and white metal helmet plate, large QVC over a rococo shield this mounted with a beaded white metal star and overlay of an oval strap bearing the unit title and enclosing the county badge of three loggerheads, large laurel sprays around the shield; East Lothian Yeomanry, a pair of officer’s mounts from the undress shoulder scales c1840-55 stout oval gilt brass backplates with silver overlays script ‘ELY’ within...
85th (The King’s Light Infantry) Regiment, an extremely fine and scarce off icer’s ‘Albert’ pattern all gilt shako plate 1844-1855, the crowned eight pointed gilt star with central mount of a coiled bugle horn enclosing ‘85’ laurel and palm sprays in part surround, four of the principal star rays bear the battle honours Fuentes D’onor Nive Bladensburg Peninsula, top jewel of the orb missing and the orb slightly crushed otherwise excellent condition £400-600
Hereford Militia, an extremely fine and scarce officer’s silver plated helmet plate 1878-1881, the crowned eight pointed star with laurel spray overlays enclosing a circle inscribed ‘Hereford Militia, centrally on a ground of black leather the county arms and crest, near mint condition £300-350
Hammer Price: £380
1st Herefordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps, a fine and scarce officer’s silver plated helmet plate 1878-c1901, the crowned eight pointed star with overlays of laurel sprays enclosing a circular strap ‘1st Herefordshire Rifle Volunteer Corps’, centrally upon a ground of black velvet thr county arms and crest, mint state £300-350
2nd Battalion Herefordshire Volunteer Infantry (18031808), a fine and rare officer’s first pattern shako plate in die-stamped copper gilt a crowned title circle ‘Second Herefordshire Volunteer’ enclose the Royal Arms of Great Britain 1801-13, two copper loop fasteners, the front of the plate has regretably been recently replated the reverse shows the true colour, otherwise excellent condition £300-400
85th (The King’s Light Infantry) Regiment, a very fine officer’s gilt shako plate 1861-68 pattern crowned eight pointed star with mount being the Garter Proper enclosing a strung and ribboned bugle horn with ‘85’ within the strings, two loop fasteners to reverse; together with the corresponding other ranks single piece die-stamped brass pattern, stencilled numerals ‘85’, correct soft soldered iron lugs to reverse, excellent condition (2) £220-250
The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry), a very fine quality officer’s helmet plate c1882-1901 standard gilt eight pointed star with gilt and silver overlays, centrally on black velvet ground a strung and ribboned bugle horn in silver with gilt ‘KLI’ within the strings, silver title scroll ‘The Shropshire Lt. Infty.’ near mint state £220-250
Hammer Price: £240
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