Auction Report

15 February 2023

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (15 February 2023)

Gross Total: £629,255 (£780,276 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 600
Sell-through rate: 97.5%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.20 and €1.12

Principal Lots
Lot no.
306-321. A Collection of Medals relating to the War of 1812, £71,000 (£88,040)
1-100. The Alan Cathery Collection of Medals to the Buffs, the East Kent Regiment, £58,070 (£72,007)
190. The Khelat-i-Ghilzie group of three to Major Thomas Studdert, Bombay Engineers, ex Dalrymple White and Ritchie, £26,000 (£32,240)
328. The Waterloo medal to General Sir Colin Halkett, Commanding 5th Infantry Brigade, £26,000 (£32,240)
129. The DCM and Bar group of three to Sgt Frank Johnson, RAF, £22,000 (£27,280)
327. The Army of India medal with five clasps to Cornet Patrick Dunbar, 3rd Light Cavalry, ex Payne, Kennard, Hamilton-Smith anmd Elson, £20,000 (£24,800)
322. The Naval General Service medal with clasp Castor 17 June 1809 to Cdr William Sellon, RN, ex Goddard, £19,000 (£23,560)
127. The Boer War DCM group of three to Sgt Patrick Sharkey, 94th Connaught Rangers, £13,000 (£16,120)
144. The CGM group of five to Chief Motor Mechanic Leslie Adams, RNR, £13,000 (£16,120)
114. The MC and DFC group of seven to Group-Capt. James Haslam, RAF and RFA, £12,000 (£14,880)
311. The Military General Service medal with Fort Detroit clasp to Capt Henry Metcalfe, 2nd Norfolk Militia of Upper Canada, £12,000 (£14,880)
332. The Waterloo medal to Capt The Hon. Robert Moore, 2/Coldstream Guards, £10,000 (£12,400)
103. The CMG, DSO and Bar, MC group of 14 to Col. Allan Spowers, 2/24th Australian Infantry Bn, £8,500 (£10,540)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
328. The second known medal is correctly named, so one medal must have been issued off the Staff Roll and a second off the Regimental Roll

Withdrawn Lots
The following lots were withdrawn before the auction:
None

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