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2 March 2005
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The King’s (Liverpool Regiment) 17th-20th Battalions, The Liverpool Pals, two fine quality officers die-cast bronze cap/collar badges (loops), a similar die-stamped bronze cap/collar badge and an other ranks gilding metal cap badge (slider), a fine 9ct gold pin bar with applied circular badge in base metal and enamels featuring the Stanley crest and motto and circular title ‘City Battalion King’s Liverpool Regiment’ outer circle inscribed ‘Civis Britannicus Sum’, a sweetheart’s...
Hammer Price: £190
Royal Irish Rifles, 14th Young Citizens Battalion, a good quality white metal cap badge with slider (KK1153), a small gilding metal button (worn) now mounted on a pin bar; Royal Irish Rifles, a standard white metal KC cap badge; Ulster Volunteer Nursing Corps, a rare very large great coat button in black horn, central device of a crowned shield bearing the Red Hand; Irish Volunteer Infantry, Georgian period an officer’s gilt hollow back coatee button showing the crown over ‘GR’ by...
Royal Flying Corps, a good quality pilot’s breast wings embroidered beige and brown on black cloth ground; Royal Naval Air Service, a very scarce Chief Petty Officer’s heavily padded cap badge red silk on black velvet, removed from cap and with extra cloth backing for strengthening, a similar but smaller and later pattern of the type issued to Petty Officers, again red silk on padded black velvet, unused, good overall condition (3) £120-150
Hammer Price: £240
Special Air Service Regiment, an important group of items relating to one soldier comprising, a scarce embroidered cloth shoulder title pale blue on maroon (the blue has absorbed some pink), ‘Special Air Service Regt’, removed from uniform, together with an embroidered beret badge, flat topped shield shape, white red and black on black removed from the beret; ‘S.A.S. / Malayan Scouts’, two embroidered cloth shoulder titles, pale blue on red, one shaped and showing signs of wear, the...
Hammer Price: £460
24th Lancers, a very fine and scarce officer’s full dress cap badge in fine quality gilt with navy red and white enamels, two loop fasteners, a pin back lapel badge to the London National Reserve by JR Gaunt No 13918 in gilt metal/blue enamel, a similar KC lapel ‘On War Service 1915’ in gilt blue and white enamels and a circular lapel in base metal and enamels ‘Comrades of the Great War, plus two modern cloth shoulder titles ‘Special Air Service’ very good condition (6) £40-60
Hammer Price: £55
University & Public Schools Brigade Silver Mufti Badge, this brigade, part of Kitchener’s Army formed the 18th-21st Service Battalions. The pin back badge in HM silver Birm 1914 and enamels displays crossed flags and a fused grenade with title scroll at base ‘U.P.S’, near mint state £80-120
Hammer Price: £50
South African War Commemorative Lapel Badges, a large circular lapel in gilded base metal and enamels inscribed ‘Defenders of Ladysmith Association’ central area displays a shield victory buildings etc and scroll ‘Forward’ by Fattorinis Birmingham, a similar smaller circular example inscribed ‘South African War Veterans Association 1899-1902’, central area with tree covered wagon and proteus sprays, by ‘FNW/S Birm’, a gilded base metal seetheart’s brooch in the form of the...
Hammer Price: £170
Pre 1881 Infantry Buttons, a good collection large and small mainly tunic period and including large officers 3rd (2)10th 42nd19th 7th 92nd 6th 25th 22nd 71st 69th, o/r large 48th 67th 78th 93rd 90th 85th 33rd (2) 14th 25th 107th. Small officers tunic 25th 29th 33rd 12th 20th 72nd 51st 34th 100th 13th 11th 94th 85th. Small o/r 100th 107th93rd 30th 40th 17th 15th 91st 16th 37th 5th 22nd 8th 62nd 58th; large officers coatee 47th & 43rd (both rubbed) large o/r shell jacket 88th and small 4th;...
£350–£450
Post 1881 Infantry Regular Battalions & Volunteer Battalions, mainly large size and including some QVC, together with a few colonial units, Hong Kong Volunteer Corps (GRI) Umvoti Mounted Rifles (KC) Irish Volunteers etc, plus various Air Force examples RAF NZAF Rhodesian AF RFC (large) etc, good condition (85+) £50-80
Hammer Price: £80
Cavalry & Yeomanry Buttons, a selection of officers and other ranks mainly tunic period QVC to KC most regular cavalry regiments represented; yeomanry include two Georgian period East Lothian Yeomanry Cavalry, an early Victorian Dorset YC R Bucks Yeo (QVC) and R Bucks Hussars (KC) Staffs Yeo (QVC), good condition (60+) £80-100
Indian Army Buttons, a fine collection including police items, two very early and fine silver ball examples to the 1st & 9th Light Cavaly regiments, the latter with Bhurtpore honour, an early coatee to the 44th Bengal NI, large examples to the Bombay Bengal & Madras Staff Corps, a selection of 1903-22 cavalry and infantry, Bombay Volunteer Rifles Mysore Lancers plus a few Indian Marine examples, very good condition (79) £150-200
Hammer Price: £390
Royal Artillery Buttons, a good selection c1830 to KC period, together with varios general pattern Volunteer & Militia Artillery examples plus items to the Worcestershire Vol Arty large officers and o/r Suffolk Vol Arty large, Essex Vol Arty large officers etc, good condition (40) £80-100
£80–£100
Royal Engineers Buttons, a good selection from QVC to late KC period including EVIIIR plus a few Volunteer examples including 1st Durham and 1st Newcastle plus various other corps and departments, very good condition (60+) £120-150
£120–£150
Mess Waiters Buttons, a small selection all large 95th 41st (2) 22nd 14th 82nd Connaught Rangers QVC R Scots Fusiliers QVC Royal Fusiliers QVC REs QVC The Buffs 2nd Dorsets QVC 1st Middx KC etc plus a small R Sussex Regt, very good condition (19) £30-50
Hammer Price: £20
Court Dress, Diplomatic Services and Other Royal Household Buttons, a very large and fine collection of mainly high quality gilt items ranging from George III to ER II, with all sovereigns represented, including dowager Queens, many with mounts, inspection imperative, excellent overall condition (93) £150-250
£150–£250
Miscellaneous Buttons, a large group of mainly white metal and silver plated examples including HAC QVC, Court, Artists Rifles, Scottish diamond patterns and Volunteers General Service pattern, good condition (70) £40-60
Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Shipping Companies & Yacht/Boating Clubs, a large selection of mainly large size buttons, mainly c1860 to 1940, very good condition (81) £150-200
£150–£200
Sundry Military Badges and Buttons, a small collection including two cap badges KC RAMC, a NZ Rifles cap badge and another NZ collar badge, a silver plated ‘SMH’ monogram badge, RAMC buttons French WWI period buttons and four enamelled beadwork brooches, sold as viewed (small parcel) £20-30
Hammer Price: £25
Survey of India, a scarce KC very large solid brass Indian servant’s brassard or belt ornament, the crowned circular strap with raised title ‘Survey of India’ the inner ground with engraved and blackened legend ‘Survey A Company’, the four fasteners now missing; a pair of white metal Prince of Wales’s crest and motto collar badges (Indian Army), a CSM’s KC metal rank badge (worn), a damaged QEC Royal Naval officer’s cap badge and an embroidered metal thread blazer badge for...
Sind Educational Department, a massive solid brass shoulder belt plate of rectangular format, heavily engraved and blackened with unit title and ‘Talka Peon’ plus two sections of ‘local’ text, centrally a brass mount being the Lion & Crown of the HEIC, one hook two studs to rear; a large oval brass pouch belt plate engraved at right angles with the Arms of an Indian State and ‘local’ text legends, two pierced loop fasteners to reverse, good condition (2) £80-120
‘Sub Inspector Government Telegraph’ (India), a good quality cast brass servant’s (?) headdress badge, circular title strap with voided centre bearing the crown over ‘GRI’, two loop fasteners, a crude cast white metal ‘pouch belt plate’ to the 1st Samana Rifles B.M., of Rifle Brigade format, four screw posts to rear, an officer’s collar badge to the India Engineers, a very crude cast brass pouch belt (?) ornament to the ‘LV’ Native Infantry, a cast brass harness mount to...
Hammer Price: £150
Imperial German Air Force, an attractive sweetheart’s gilt metal brooch in the form of a flying eagle holding a black Iron Cross in its beak, original pin back; a French Parachute Regiment badge by Drago of Paris, a large winged parachute with star at base with number 178604, and a French Special Forces badge also by Drago, circular outline with central dagger and stylised wing, both lacking fasteners; an accumulation of QEC period rank and trade badges mainly naval, good condition (a...
Hammer Price: £90
Percussion Pistol, a large bore Prussian 1851 pattern holster (?) pistol, steel barrel, back strap, lock and trigger, brass trigger guard front ring and butt cap, solid beech (?) wood stock, top of barrel marked ‘1851’ the Prussian eagle in a cartouche, a bow and arrow and the number ‘3184’ comparable numbers etc on other metal parts, mechanism appears to sound generally good condition £150-250
Hammer Price: £100
1822 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword, a good quality GIVR period pipe back sword by W Harvey London, the blade with etched panels showing the crown over GR over IV, the pierced handguard with cartouche and GIVR cypher, complete with period full dress sword knot and contained in standard black leather and gilt mounted scabbard, the blade with evidence of pitting has been carefully cleaned, the scabbard fractured just above the bottom chape, little gilt remains to the chapes, some gilt to...
11th Bengal Lancers Prince of Wales’s Own, a scarce cast brass horse harness mount, the Prince of Wales’s crest & motto above a circular title strap with ‘XI’ in the centre, a similar cast brass item of rococo outline to the Queen’s Own Corps of Guides, two further cast brass harness items to the Panjab (sic) Police and the B.M. Police Bannu, light cavalry crowns over title straps with VR centres and a similar example to the ‘Amir Kabul’ this with union spray centre, fair...
Hammer Price: £85
Colonel William Borthwick, a framed and glazed copy portrait showing Borthwick in old age and in civilian clothing, handwritten details to the rear relate that he brought many thuggeees to justice (1824) and enjoyed further distinguished service; upon retirement he built a house at Langholm, Dumfriesshire and named it Longwood, here he died and is buries in Eaves churchyard. The notepaper used has a printed address for Longwood and telephone number Langholm 9 presumably c1910, slight damage...
Hammer Price: £10
The King’s Regiment (Liverpool) a good quality oval portrait miniature on ivory c1920 of General Sir CH Harington, he is shown facing front wearing his General’s khaki uniform and peaked cap and displaying four rows of medal ribbons, contained in the original gilt metal frame and with contemporary ink inscriptions (part) to the reverse, very good condition £200-300
Hammer Price: £480
15th (York East Riding) regiment, regimental flatware comprising a dessert spoon and fork and a table fork, fiddle pattern by William Elliott HM London 1829, all items with engraved eight pointed star and central ‘XV’, very fine (3) £120-150
Hammer Price: £160
The Field Officer’s gold medal pair to Lieutenant-Colonel Bayntun Stone, 58th Regiment, who commanded a Provisional Battalion at the battle of Nivelle Field Officer’s Gold Medal 1808-14, for Nivelle (Major Bayntun Stone, 2nd Bn. 58th Foot) complete with gold ribbon buckle and contained in its red leather case of issue; Sultan’s Medal for Egypt 1801, 4th Class, gold, 36mm., complete with original gold hook and chain suspension, extremely fine, as issued (2) £7000-8000
Hammer Price: £7,500
An outstanding Field Officer’s Gold Medal pair awarded to Major-General B. V. Derinzy, K.H., 81st Foot and 7th Cacadores, who was wounded on no less than six occasions during his career and recommended for a Majority when only 22 years old Field Officer’s Gold Medal 1808-14, for Toulouse (Capt. B. Derenzy, 7th Cacads.), with original gold riband buckle; Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Corunna, Albuhera, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle,...
Hammer Price: £12,500
Three: Lieutenant Colonel J. R. Rotton, 11th Light Dragoons Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Salamanca (Cornet, 11th Lt. Dgns.); Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (Captn., 11th Lt Drags.); Waterloo 1815 (Lieut., 11th Dragoons) fitted with silver ball and straight bar suspension, this a contemporary re-named medal, first two medals good very fine or better, the last with contact wear and edge bruising, better than good fine (3) £3500-4000
Hammer Price: £3,000
Pair: Private H. Langdon, 13th Light Dragoons Military General Service 1793-1814, 5 clasps, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (H. Langdon, 13th L. Dgns.); Waterloo 1815 (Henry Langdon, 13th Reg. Light Dragoons), this with old steel clip and silver hinged-bar suspension, and an attractive silver riband buckle bearing engraved battle honours for ‘Vittoria’, ‘Orthes’, ‘Toulouse’ and ‘Olivenza’, generally good very fine (2) £2500-3000
Hammer Price: £4,000
A fine Peninsular and Waterloo group of three to Heinrich Schulze, 2nd Line Battalion King’s German Legion, who was wounded at Waterloo Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (Heinrich Schultze, 2nd Line Bn. K.G.L.); Waterloo 1815 (Henry Schultze, 2nd Line Batt. K.G.L.) fitted with original steel clip and ring suspension; K.G.L. Volunteer Medal 1841, unnamed as issued, the three...
Hammer Price: £5,800
A well documented group of medals awarded to Rear-Admiral Joseph Bickford, Royal Navy St. Jean d’Acre 1840, silver, fitted with contemporary silver bar suspension and ribbon buckle; Legion of Honour, Knight’s breast badge, silver, gold and enamels, with silver ribbon buckle; Order of the Medjidie, 5th class breast badge, silver, gold and enamels; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, all unnamed as issued, contained in an old but damaged fitted case, together with miniatures of the first...
Hammer Price: £1,000
Pair: 1st Class Engineer T. Knox, Indian Navy Punjab 1848-49 (2nd Class Engr., Ind. Flot.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (1st Cl. Engineer, “Moozuffer”), the first with corrected initial, edge bruising otherwise good very fine or better and rare (2) £1200-1500
Pair: Corporal John Keefe, 3rd Regiment Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (No. 2726, The [B]uffs), depot impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (Corpl., 3rd Regiment), depot impressed naming, the first with heavy contact wear, edge bruising with partial loss of naming detail and polished, otherwise fine, the second also with edge bruising and pierced at 12 o’clock, but fitted with swivel bar suspension, good fine (2) £160-180
Hammer Price: £210
Pair: Private G. Staywell, 13th (Somerset) Light Infantry, who was killed in action in the Indian Mutiny Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (3023,13th P.A. Lt. Infy.), contemporary engraved naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (1st Bn. 13th Lt. Infy.), the first with clasp loose on riband and edge bruising, and the second with entirely official but somewhat ‘double-stamped’ impressed naming, very fine and better (2) £400-500
Hammer Price: £620
Pair: Private W. Pyatt, 79th Regiment Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Sebastopol, Balaklava (79th Regt.), officially impressed naming; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue, unnamed, the first with clasps mounted in the order stated,one or two edge bruises, good very fine, the second also bruised in places and somewhat polished, thus good fine (2) £300-350
Hammer Price: £410
A well documented French Medaille Militaire Crimea group of three awarded to Private C. Pulfer, 1st Royals Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (2003 Charles Pulfer, 2 Battn. 1st [Ro]yals), regimentally impressed naming, worn in places due to bruising; French Medaille Militare, silver-gilt; Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (2003 C. Pulfer, 2nd Battn. 1st Royal), regimentally impressed naming, the second lacking all of its blue enamel work and slightly dented in places, contact marks...
Sold by Order of the Direct Descendants of Troop Sergeant-Major Edwin Hughes The highly emotive Charge of the Light Brigade group of three awarded to Troop Sergeant-Major Edwin Hughes, 13th Light Dragoons, the last survivor of the gallant six hundred, who died at Blackpool, aged 96 years, in 1927: having had his horse shot from under him on that fateful day in October 1854, he busied himself guarding Russian prisoners - “I was glad I was in it, and I am glad that I am here to tell the...
Hammer Price: £16,000
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