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The Indian Mutiny medal to Private Thomas Mallinson, 84th Regiment, massacred at Cawnpore Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Thos. Mallinson, 84th Regt.) the obverse with brooch marks, obviously once worn as a ‘widow’s brooch’, edge bruising, otherwise about very fine and very rare £1500-2000
Hammer Price: £1,300
The Indian Mutiny medal to Lieutenant F. S. M. Wren, 2nd Bengal Light Cavalry, massacred in the water at Satichura Ghat, near Cawnpore, in June 1857 Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Lieut. F. S. M. Wren, 2nd Ben. L.C.) impressed naming as issued in 1886, good very fine and very rare £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £4,900
The Indian Mutiny medal to Allan Octavian Hume, C.B., Indian Civil Service, Magistrate and Collector, who had an outstanding record of ‘military’ service in Agra during the mutiny, and who was a founding member and longtime General Secretary of the Indian National Congress Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (A. O. Hume, Civil Service) nearly extremely fine £1200-1500
Hammer Price: £1,700
The Indian Mutiny and ‘Goorka Best Shot’ medals to Havildar Gungaram Bist, 66th Goorkha Light Infantry (a) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Havr. Gungaram Bist, 66th Goorkha L.I.) naming officially engraved in running script (b) 66th Goorka Regiment Best Shot Medal, silver, the struck reverse with ‘Best Shot’ between two kukris with a musket above, the kukri suspension bar inscribed with battle honours ‘Bhurtpore’ and ‘Sutledge’, inscribed on the edge ‘Naick Gungaram...
Hammer Price: £600
The Indian Mutiny medal to Colonel H. B. F. Williamson, Commandant of the 2nd Infantry Regiment of the Kuppoorthullah Contingent Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Colonel Williamson, Commandant 2d Infy. Kuppoorthullah Contingent) naming officially engraved in fine running script, toned, nearly extremely fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £580
The Indian Mutiny medal to Gunner Michael O’Connors, 1st Brigade, Bengal Horse Artillery Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 3 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Gunr. Michl. O’Connor, 1st Bde. Bengal H. Art.) edge bruise, otherwise better than very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £500
A rare 4-clasp Indian Mutiny medal to Gunner William McDonald, Bengal Artillery Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 4 clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow, Central India (Gunr. Wm. McDonald, 1st Bn. Bengal Art.) edge bruises, otherwise very fine and very rare £1500-2000
Hammer Price: £2,900
The ‘Delhi’ C.B. pair awarded to Major-General Frederick Gaitskell, Bengal Artilley, who commanded the artillery at the assault of Delhi (a) Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1857, maker’s mark ‘WN’, complete with gold ribbon buckle (b) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Lieut. Col. F. Gartskell [sic], C.B. 8th Bn. Bengal Art.) edge bruise to the second, otherwise nearly extremely fine £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £5,500
The C.I.E. and Indian Mutiny pair awarded to Lieutenant-General John Tennant, Bengal Engineers, who was Field Engineer during the siege of Delhi, and later in the defence of the Alumbagh and final capture of Lucknow (a) The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E., Companion’s 1st type breast badge with ‘India’ on the petals, gold and enamels, neatly inscribed on the reverse ‘Coll. J. F. Tennant, R.E.’, complete with gold top suspension brooch (b) Indian Mutiny...
Hammer Price: £3,600
The Indian Mutiny and North West Frontier campaign pair to Brigadier-General O. E. Rothney, C.B., C.S.I., 4th Sikh Infantry (late Rothney’s Sikhs), Commandant of the 5th Gurkhas 1860-73 (a) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Bt. Major O. E. Rothney, 4th Sikh Infy.) suspension claw tightened but still slack (b) India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Major O. E. Rothney, 4th Sikh Inftry.) overall contact wear and pitting, therefore good fine and better ...
Hammer Price: £1,900
The unusual campaign pair to The Reverand F. W. Ellis, Chaplain at the siege of Delhi and later with the Bhootan Field Force (a) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (The Rev. F. W. Ellis, Chaplain of the Force) (b) India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Bhootan (Revd. F. W. Ellis, Chapn. Bhootan Fd. Force) lightly polished, otherwise very fine or better and a rare pair £1500-2000
Hammer Price: £1,600
The outstanding ‘Tel-el-Kebir’ C.B. group of six awarded to Major-General John Upperton, Bengal Cavalry, who served with the Sikh Irregular Cavalry at Delhi, commanded the Tiwana Horse in the Oudh campaign, served with Fane’s Horse in China, and commanded the 6th Bengal Cavalry at Tel-el-Kebir (a) Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) breast badge, 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1881, complete with gold ribbon buckle (b) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Lieut....
Hammer Price: £6,000
The Indian Mutiny medal to Private Charles O’Keefe, 32nd Light Infantry, killed in action at Chinhut Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (C. O’Keefe, 32nd L.I.) toned, extremely fine £1000-1200
Hammer Price: £2,800
The Indian Mutiny medal to Drummer Henry Medcalf, 32nd Light Infantry, whose ‘Chronicle’ provides a dramatic eye-witness account of the siege of Lucknow Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Drumr. H. Medcalf, 32nd L.I.) suspension post re-fixed, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore good fine £1500-2000
Hammer Price: £5,000
The Defence of Lucknow D.C.M. group of three awarded to Sergeant Major John Kelly, 32nd Light Infantry, one of only two ‘Original Defenders’ to be so honoured (a) Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Serjt. Major John Kelly, 32nd Foot) (b) Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (John Kelly, 32nd Foot) (c) India General Service 1854-94, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (2763 Corpl. J. Kelly, 32nd Foot) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine and very rare ...
Hammer Price: £5,800
The fine campaign group of four to Major-General C. W. Campbell, Bengal Army, an original defender at Lucknow who was severely wounded and promoted for gallantry whilst serving with the Volunteer Cavalry at Chinhut, again wounded during the siege, served with Fane’s Horse in China and commanded the 2nd Bengal Cavalry in Egypt (a) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Ens. C. W. Campbell, 71st Regt. N.I.) (b) China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Lieut....
Hammer Price: £4,800
The Indian Mutiny medal to Surgeon-Major G. M. Ogilvie, Bombay Medical Service, awarded the C.B. for his services as officiating Sanitary Commissioner and Superintendent of Jails during the siege of Lucknow Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (Surgn. G. M. Ogilvie, Supt. of Jails) nearly extremely fine £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £2,500
The Punjab and Indian Mutiny campaign pair to Gunner Alfred Pearce, Uncovenanted Service, late Bengal Artillery, an original defender at Lucknow (a) Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Gu---r A. Pearce, 3rd Cy. 1st Ba--n. Arty.) attempted erasure with some loss to rank and unit (b) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Alfred Pearce)contact marks, otherwise very fine and better £800-1000
Hammer Price: £1,400
The Indian Mutiny medal to Mr A. H. Bryson, ontime Sergeant Major of the 16th Lancers, a civilian volunteer acting as Sergeant of the Volunteer Cavalry at Chinhut, and killed in the subsequent defence of Lucknow Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Mr. A. H. Bryson) slightly later impressed naming, fitted with contemporary silver ribbon brooch, lightly toned, extremely fine £2000-2500
The Indian Mutiny medals to Signor Stefano Barsotelli, a Florentine alabaster merchant who served with distinction throughout the defence of Lucknow, probably the only Italian present (a) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Signor Barsotelli) (b) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (Signor Stefano Barsotelli) this with repaired suspension claw and post, good fine, both medals with correct officially impressed naming, the first very fine and extremely rare ...
Hammer Price: £3,500
A rare Defence of Lucknow 1st Class Order of Merit awarded to Subadar-Major Ummer Singh, 13th Native Infantry Order of Merit, 1st Class, gold and enamels, the reverse officially inscribed in three lines’1st Class “Order of Merit“’, and additionally inscribed ‘Subadar Major Ummer Singh, 13th N.I.’, complete with gilt (as usual) ribbon buckle, nearly extremely fine and very rare £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £8,500
The Indian Mutiny medal to Private Richard Sutcliffe, 90th Light Infantry, a member of the First Relief Force, killed in action at Lucknow Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (R. Sutcliffe, 90th Lt. Infy.) extremely fine £800-1000
The Indian campaign pair to Colonel W. J. Hicks, 22nd Bengal N.I., who served with the First Relief Force at Lucknow and afterwards with Barrow’s Volunteer Cavalry, and later commanded the 44th Assam N.I. in the Bhootan and Looshai Expeditions (a) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Defence of Lucknow, Lucknow (Capt. W. J. Hicks, 22nd N.I. Supt. of Bazaar) (b) India General Service 1854-94, 2 clasps, Bhootan, Looshai (Lt. Col. W. J. Hicks, 44th Regt. N.I.) good very fine £2000-2500
The Indian Mutiny medal to Private Joseph Allpress, 5th Fusiliers Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (W. Allpress, 1st Batn. 5th Fusrs.) note incorrect initial, nearly extremely fine £250-300
Hammer Price: £520
The Indian Mutiny medal to Paymaster William Comerford, Royal Navy, Paymaster to Shannon’s Naval Brigade Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Asst. Paymr. Wm. T. Comerford, Shannon) nearly extremely fine and rare £1400-1800
Hammer Price: £3,800
The Indian Mutiny medal to Boatswain’s Mate John Harrison, Royal Navy, a member of Shannon’s Naval Brigade, awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicuous gallantry at Lucknow Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (John Harrison, Boatsn’s Mate. Shannon) nearly extremely fine £8000-10000
Hammer Price: £19,000
The ‘Mutiny Anniversary’ C.B. group of four to Paymaster-in-Chief T. H. L. Bowling, Royal Navy, Clerk of Pearl’s Naval Brigade (a) Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, with swivel-ring bar suspension but lacking ribbon buckle (b) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Thos. H. L. Bowling, Clerk. Pearl) (c) China 1857-60, no clasp, unnamed as issued (d) Abyssinia 1867-68 (Paymaster T. H. L. Bowling, H.M.S. Octavia) light contact marks,...
Hammer Price: £6,200
The Indian Mutiny and Second China War pair to Lieutenant F. A. Lawford, Hodson's Horse and 1st Sikh Cavalry (a) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Lieut. F. A. Lawford, 2nd Regt. Hodson’s Horse) (b) China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Lieut. T. A. Lawford, 1st Regt. Sikh Cavy.) note error to first initial, generally good very fine and rare £1400-1800
Hammer Price: £4,100
The Indian Mutiny medal to General Sir Richard Meade, K.C.S.I., commanding Meade’s Horse 1857-60, who orchestrated the capture of Tantia Topi in 1859, and was later Resident Governor of Hyderabad Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Captn. R. I. Meade, Meade’s Horse) very fine and rare £1200-1500
The highly important group to General Sir James Hope Grant, G.C.B., 9th Lancers, who had command of the Cavalry Division at Delhi and of a whole Division at Lucknow, and was Commander of the British Forces in the China campaign of 1860 (a) Order of the Bath (Military) G.C.B., Grand Commander’s set, comprising sash badge in 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1866; and silver breast star with appliqué centre in gold and enamels, the reverse centre inscribed ‘R. & S....
Hammer Price: £68,000
The campaign group of three to Colonel E. P. Mainwaring, an infant survivor of the terrible retreat from Cabul and a prisoner of Akbar Khan during the First Afghan War, an officer of the 4th Goorkha Regiment, who later raised the 1st-39th Garwhal Rifles (a) India General Service 1854-94, 3 clasps, North West Frontier, Looshai, Burma 1889-92 (Captn. E. P. Mainwaring, 4th Goorkha Regt.) (b) Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Ali Musjid, Kabul, Kandahar (Maj. E. P. Mainwaring, 4th...
Hammer Price: £3,000
The Peiwar Kotal Victoria Cross group of three awarded to Major John Cook, 5th Gurkhas, who was subsequently mortally wounded at the assault on the Takht-i-Shah (a) Victoria Cross, the reverse of the suspension bar inscribed ‘Captain John Cook, Bengal Staff Corps’, the reverse centre of the cross dated ‘2nd DECr. 1878’ (b) India General Service 1854-94, 2 clasps, Umbeyla, North West Frontier (Lieut. J. Cook, 3rd Sikh Inftry.) (c) Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Peiwar Kotal,...
Hammer Price: £82,000
The campaign group of three to Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Cook, 3rd Sikh Infantry, brother of John Cook V.C., severely wounded at Arghandi and himself recommended for the Victoria Cross (a) Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Ali Musjid, Kabul, Kandahar (Lt. W. Cook, 3rd Sikh Infy.) (b) Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (Lieut. W. Cook, 3rd Sikh Infantry (c) India General Service 1854-94, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-87, Burma 1887-89 (Captain W. Cook, S.C.) light contact marks, otherwise good very...
An outstanding ‘Mangiar Defile’ Order of Merit group of four awarded to Havildar Jagat Sing Rana, 5th Gurkhas (a) Order of Merit, 3rd Class, the reverse with screw-nut fitting and officially inscribed on three lines ‘3rd Class Order of Merit’, and additionally inscribed ‘Sepoy Juggut Sing, 5th Goorkhir Regt.’, complete with silver ribbon buckle (b) India General Service 1854-94, 3 clasps, Jowaki 1877-8, North West Frontier, Umbeyla (Sepoy Juggut Sing, 5th Goorkha Regt.)...
Hammer Price: £7,500
The Second Afghan War medal to Gunner Hugh Adams, Royal Artillery Afghanistan 1878-80, 3 clasps, Peiwar Kotal, Charasia, Kabul (6774 Gr. H. Adams, G/3rd R.A.) extremely fine £350-400
Hammer Price: £480
The Second Afghan War medal to Colour-Sergeant John Yule, 72nd Highlanders, mentioned in despatches for being ‘first man up’ in the assault on the Takht-i-Shah, when he captured two enemy standards, and killed in action on the following day Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Charasia, Kabul (1400 Cr. Sgt. J. Yule, 72nd Highrs.) hairline scratch in obverse field, otherwise brilliant extremely fine £2000-2500
Hammer Price: £4,000
The Second Afghan War and ‘Afghan Boundary Commission’ group of three to Captain A. F. Cotton, Bengal Staff Corps (a) Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Charasia, Kabul (Lt. A. F. Cotton, Bl. S.C.) (b) Izzat-i-Afghania, gold medal, instituted in 1885 by Amir Abdur Rahman Khan for award to members of the Russo-Afghan Boundary Commission, reverse plain (c) Afghanistan, unidentified silver medal, probably awarded on the same occasion, good very fine and very rare £1500-2000
Hammer Price: £2,400
The historically important group to The Rt. Hon. Sir Mortimer Durand, G.C.M.G., K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E., ‘Boundary-Maker’ and ‘Peace-Maker’, and architect of the Durand Line which finally settled the frontiers of the Indian Empire with Afghanistan (a) The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, G.C.M.G., Knight Grand Cross set of insignia, comprising collar chain, silver-gilt and enamels; sash badge, large type, silver-gilt and enamels; and breast star, silver-gilt and...
Hammer Price: £12,000
The Second Afghan War medal to Gunner Alfred Roberts, “E” Battery “B” Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, killed in action at Maiwand Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (4455 Gunr. A. Roberts, E. Batt. B. Bde. R.H.A.) extremely fine and a rare casualty £1500-2000
The historic and poignant campaign pair to Major G. F. Blackwood, Royal Horse Artillery, Commanding “E” Battery “B” Brigade at the battle of Maiwand, wounded early in the day and later killed in action in the walled garden where the last stand of the 66th Foot was fought (a) India General Service 1854-94, 1 clasp, Looshai (2nd Capt. G. F. Blackwood, Peshawur Mountn. By.) (b) Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Maj. G. F. Blackwood, E. Batt. B. Bde. R.H.A.) the pair contained in an...
Hammer Price: £18,000
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