Auction Report

21 June 2023

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria (21 June 2023)

Gross Total: £504,540 (£625,630 including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 600
Sell-through rate: 98.8%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.27 and €1.16

Principal Lots
Lot no.
76-175. The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery (Part I), £167,750 (£208,010)
151. The Afghan War medal to Gunner James Collis, VC, E Bty, B Brigade, RHA, ex Kamil, £95,000 (£117,800)
176. The CB and Army Gold Medal pair to Lt-Col Serjeantson Prescott, 5th Dragoon Guards, £30,000 (£37,200)
341. The Army of India medal with 4 clasps to Lt-Col William Cunninghame, DQMG, ex Ritchie, £22,000 (£27,280)
1-75. A Collection of Medals to the Royal Artillery (Part II), £21,520 (£26,685)
215. The Peninsula War group of three to Cpl Henry Thiele, 1st Hussars, KGL, ex Elson, £17,000 (£21,080)
342. The Waterloo medal to Lt Henry Webster, 9th Lt Dragoons, £13,000 (£16,120)
346. The Waterloo medal to Lt Herman Wolrabe, 1st Lt Bn, KGL, £8,500 (£10,540)
196. The 1881 DCM pair to Driver Alfred Pead, RA, £7,500 (£9,300)
217. The Ghuznee and RHS medal group to Lt Robert Pigou, Bengal Engineers, ex Ritchie and Boddington, £7,000 (£8,680)
339. The Naval GS medal with 2 clasps to Capt of the Forecastle Thomas Melvill, RN, ex Payne, Hamilton-Smith and Goddard, £7,000 (£8,680)
109. The Northern Kurdistan group of six to Major Duncan Brown, RFA, £6,000 (£7,440)
225. The Queen’s Sudan group of four to Pte Arthur Hewitt, 17th (late 21st) Lancers, £5,500 (£6,820)

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
181. The lady in the catalogue photograph is not the recipient.

Withdrawn Lots
The following lots were withdrawn before the auction: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

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