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29 June 2006
Londonderry Artillery Militia, a very rare officer’s copper gilt helmet plate c1889-1900, QVC Royal Arms with cannon and scroll ‘Londonderry Artillery’, three loop fasteners, one loop reaffixed, the bottom scroll with one fracture and most gilt missing £250-300
Hammer Price: £220
Northumberland Militia Artillery, a fine and rare officer’s copper gilt helmet plate c1889-1900, QVC Royal Arms with cannon and scroll ‘Northumberland Artillery’, three loop fasteners, very fine condition £300-350
Hammer Price: £180
The Lancashire Militia Artillery, a very fine and rare officer’s copper gilt helmet plate c1889-1900, QVC Royal Arms, cannon and scroll ‘The Lancashire Artillery’, three loop fasteners, mint state £300-350
Royal Guernsey Militia Artillery, a fine and rare officer’s copper gilt helmet plate 1878-1900, QVC Royal Arms, cannon and scroll ‘Royal Guernsey Artillery’, three loop fasteners, neatly regilded very good condition £300-350
Hammer Price: £300
Scottish Division Militia Artillery, a fine and rare officer’s copper gilt helmet plate 1882-89, QVC Royal Arms with ‘Ubique’ scroll, cannon and bottom scroll ‘Scottish Division’, three loop fasteners, very good condition £250-300
Hammer Price: £150
North Irish Division Militia Artillery, a rare officer’s copper gilt helmet plate 1882-89, QVC Royal Arms, laurel top scroll, cannon and bottom scroll ‘North Irish Division’, three loop fasteners, neatly regilded very good condition £300-350
Eastern Division Militia Artillery, a fine and rare officer’s copper gilt helmet plate 1882-89, QVC Royal Arms, laurel scroll, cannon and bottom scroll ‘Eastern Division’, three loop fasteners, very good condition £250-300
South Irish Division Militia Artillery, a fine and very rare officer’s copper gilt helmet plate 1882-89, QVC Royal Arms, laurel scroll, cannon and bottom scroll ‘South Irish Division’, three loop fasteners, very good condition £300-350
Hammer Price: £280
Western Division Militia Artillery, a very fine and rare officer’s copper gilt helmet plate 1882-89, QVC Royal Arms, laurel scroll, cannon and bottom scroll ‘Western Division’, three loop fasteners, excellent condition £300-350
Southern Division Militia Artillery, a fine and rare officer’s copper gilt helmet plate 1882-89, QVC Royal Arms, laurel scroll, cannon and bottom scroll ‘Southern Division’, three loop fasteners, mint state £250-300
Militia Artillery Permanent Staff, a fine and rare officer’s copper gilt helmet plate 1882-1900, QVC Royal Arms, top scroll omitted, cannon and bottom scroll ‘Militia Artillery’, two loop fasteners, facially mint state, the fasteners soldered replacements, one missing; together with the successor KC pattern 1902-08, this with ‘Ubique’ scroll, cannon and bottom scroll ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt’, a silver plated ‘M’ applied beneath the cannon wheel, three loop fasteners, mint...
Hammer Price: £170
Militia Artillery Permanent Staff, a very scarce other ranks gilding metal helmet plate 1882-1900, QVC Royal Arms, top scroll omitted, cannon and bottom scroll ‘Militia Artillery’, two loop fasteners; Militia Artillery, a scarce other ranks gilding metal helmet plate, QVC Royal Arms, top scroll area blank, cannon, bottom scroll ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt’, c1882-1900?, three loop fasteners; a similar QVC helmet plate in gilding metal but with ‘Ubique’ scroll and applied white...
Hammer Price: £90
Northumberland Militia Artillery, a most rare officer’s helmet plate 1854-c56, as worn on the leather helmet, a plated crowned rococo plate bearing a beaded silver star with central gilt mount,being the Garter Motto and cross (enamels missing), below the mount crossed cannon barrels in gilt, large plated laurel sprays in three-quarter surround with an applied plated scroll at the base ‘Northumberland’ (see p122 ‘The Militia Artillery’ NEHL), provision for five short screw posts...
Hammer Price: £420
Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners Militia Artillery, the excessively rare officer’s helmet plate 1854-c56, as worn on the leather helmet, a plated crowned rococo shield bearing a central mount of a gilt fused grenade with applied silver ‘VR’ cypher, large gilt crossed cannon barrels applied below broad laurel sprays in three-quarter surround with a heavily plated large scroll at the base ‘Royal Cornwall and Devon Miners’, two out of three screw post fasteners (p61 Artillery Militia...
Hammer Price: £700
Kent Militia Artillery, the extremely rare two part officer’s helmet plate 1853-c56, as used on the leather helmet, a plated QVC rococo shield bearing gilt mounts comprising a gilt fused grenade with applied silver ‘VR’ cypher and large crossed cannon barrels below, a separate furled plated scroll inscribed ‘Kent’, six blade fasteners, some wear to plating and one blade fastener reaffixed, otherwise very good condition (2) £350-450
Militia Artillery, a very rare other ranks general pattern helmet plate c1853-56, in die-stamped white metal for use on the leather helmet, a crowned rococo shield with central fused grenade and crossed cannon barrels below, three blade fasteners, one blade fastener missing, otherwise very good condition £150-200
Hammer Price: £100
Royal Jersey Militia Artillery, a very rare other ranks die-stamped brass shako plate c1846-55, crowned circular sprays of laurel and oak with central design of three cannon and tri-part scroll ‘Royal Jersey Militia’, two replacement loop fasteners, very good condition £200-250
Hammer Price: £360
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, an extremely rare officer’s shako plate 1828-1833 being a crowned, pierced Garter Proper in gilt and silver plate with red and blue enamels, complete with shaped backing plate, this with two loop fasteners, mint state £700-900
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, a most rare and superb officer’s badge for the tarleton helmet c1793, a crowned circular strap ‘Royal Regt of Artillery’, with central domed disc mounted with a silver ‘GR’ cypher, this of early simple script format, as there is no evidence of fasteners the badge was probably unused, a small solder deposit at the rear to retain the central disc, otherwise in mint state £800-1000
Hammer Price: £450
Royal Regiment of Artillery, a fine and rare other ranks die-stamped brass shako plate 1839-46 (KK801a), crowned narrow star with central cannon with ‘Ubique’ scroll below, two special pattern fasteners, minor holes to the crown, otherwise very good condition £400-500
Hammer Price: £240
Royal Regiment of Artillery, a very rare officer’s gilt metal plume holder, for the shako 1828-39 period, in the form of a large fused grenade, the ball of coiled simulated ‘lace’, the tall narrow ‘flames’ of three sections, two original loop fasteners for attachment to the shako, some gilt loss otherwise very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £160
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, an extremely fine and rare officer’s copper gilt shako plate 1833-37, the eight pointed star back plate with gilt overlays comprising the Royal Arms, the central shield with the Hanoverian escutcheon, a cannon and the scrolls ‘Ubique’ and ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt’, two loop fasteners, the finial of the unicorn’s horn missing otherwise in very fine condition £800-1000
Hammer Price: £520
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, a very fine and rare officer’s copper gilt shako plate 1846-55, the eight pointed star with overlays comprising the Royal Arms, cannon, and ‘Ubique’ and ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt’ scrolls, two loop fasteners (KK803); together with the corresponding other ranks single piece die-stamped brass pattern of similar format, two loop fasteners, the first item with glue strengthened fasteners, otherwise near mint state the latter probably excavated with...
Royal Regiment of Artillery, a fine and very rare officer’s die-stamped copper gilt shako plate 1812-16, crowned rococo plate with central oval strap ‘Royal Regt of Artillery’ enclosing the ‘GR’ cypher, at the base a mortar with two fused cannon balls above, four small attachment holes around the border (KK799), some gilt loss otherwise very good condition £600-800
Royal Regiment of Artillery, a very rare other ranks die-cast brass shako plate 1812-16, a crowned rococo plate with central design as for the officers, four holes for attachment around the border, a small hole on the right hand side between the border and the strap, otherwise good condition for age £250-300 Though contemporary and of the period, this is probably a ‘made in the field’ example.
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, a very fine and extremely rare officer’s copper gilt and silver shako plate 1829-33, the very large crowned 1829 pattern star back plate with mounts comprising the silver cannons in pale and gilt laurel sprays in near full surround, two loop fasteners, the diadem of the crown with two small holes and cracked above this area, the orb and cross of the crown replaced and reinforced with crude but probably period repairs, the laurel sprays fractured at the...
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, a very rare officer’s shako plate c1800-12, in die-stamped copper gilt, the back plate of rococo outline and bearing the crown over a circular strap ‘Royal Regt of Artillery’ enclosing the ‘GR’ cypher, this set upon a background of colours, swords, cannon barrels, muskets and linstocks, at the base a mortar with piles of shot to the sides (KK798a), no provision for attachment to the shako, little gilt remains and the central raised strap cracked...
Hammer Price: £390
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, a most rare and possibly unique other ranks die-stamped brass tarleton helmet plate for the RA Drivers c1812-16, being a crowned circular roped edge strap, this with three cannons in pale, two replacemnt loop fasteners (originally wires), the base of the buckle missing and the crown with a small hole through the diadem, otherwise in remarkably good state for such a light-weight item £400-600
Leith Trinity House Artillery Volunteers, an excessively rare officer’s cast gilt brass shako grenade c1803-12, the ball superbly engraved with a central mortar on a platform, the ‘GR’ cypher below, around the rim ‘Leith Trinity Artillery’, two small pierced integral ‘ears’ near the neck of the grenade, the reverse with evidence of two further fasteners now removed, very good condition £800-1000
Hammer Price: £480
Royal Military Academy Woolwich, a very fine and scarce gilt officer cadet’s helmet plate c1878-1901, QVC Royal Arms, ‘Ubique’ scroll and bottom scroll ‘Cadet Company, one of the three loop fasteners missing; Territorial Artillery, a very fine officer’s gilt helmet plate 1908-17, standard KC Royal Arms pattern with laurel scroll and ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt’ bottom scroll, three loop fasteners, both items mint state (2) £220-250
Volunteer Artillery Eastern Division, a very rare other ranks white metal helmet plate c1882-91, QVC Royal Arms, plate with laurel scroll and bottom scroll ‘Eastern Division’, three loop fasteners; Territorial Artillery, a scarce other ranks gilding metal helmet plate 1908-17, KC Royal arms, plate with laurel scroll and ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt’ bottom scroll, three loop fasteners, very fine condition (2) £140-160
Royal Regiment of Artillery, a very fine officer’s die-cast gilt QVC helmet plate 1878-1901, together with two examples of the corresponding other ranks QVC plates in gilding metal, these show a variety of cannon, all fasteners present, the ‘E’ of ET in the bottom scroll mistruck, otherwise very fine condition (3) £130-150
Hammer Price: £80
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, a very fine gilt officer’s helmet plate 1902-28, KC Royal Arms and standard scrolls; together with the corresponding other ranks plate in gilding metal, plus a gilding metal QVC other ranks example, this with neat repairs to the reverse, very good overall condition (3) £100-120
Hammer Price: £60
Volunteer Artillery General Pattern Helmet Plates, a very fine silver plated officer’s example c1878-1901, standard plate with plain dimpled top scroll and ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt’ at the bottom; together with the corresponding other ranks white metal QVC pattern, this with top laurel scroll; a further white metal QVC example with top laurel scroll but ‘Artillery Volunteers’ at the base, very fine overall condition (3) £180-220
Volunteer Artillery General Pattern Helmet Plates, a very fine officer’s silver plated QVC example, standard QVC plate with laurel scroll and ‘Volunteer Artillery’ at the base; together with a very fine silver plated KC officer’s pattern laurel scroll, as before but bottom scroll ‘Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt, excellent condition (2) £200-240
Volunteer Artillery Lancashire Division, a fine and very rare officer’s silver plated helmet plate 1882-91, standard QVC Royal Arms plate with laurel scroll and ‘Lancashire Division’ bottom scroll, excellent condition £200-250
Hammer Price: £120
1st East York Artillery Volunteers, a fine and rare officer’s plated QVC helmet plate 1878-1901, Royal Arms, plate with ‘First’ top scroll and ‘East York Artillery’ at the bottom; 2nd East York RGA Volunteers, a very rare other ranks white metal KC helmet plate, standard Royal Arms with ‘Second’ top scroll and ‘East Yorks. R.G.A. Volunteers’ at the bottom, very fine condition (2) £260-300
1st Renfrew & Dumbarton Artillery Volunteers, a very fine and scarce officer’s plated QVC helmet plate 1880-91, Royal Arms with ‘First’ top scroll and ‘Renfrew & Dumbarton Artillery’ at the bottom; together with a KC other ranks white metal example, identical top and bottom scrolls, excellent condition (2) £300-350
Hammer Price: £260
1st Essex Artillery Volunteers, a scarce white metal other ranks QVC helmet plate 1891-1901, Royal Arms, plate with ‘1st Essex’ on top scroll and ‘Volunteer Artillery’ at the bottom; 3rd Essex Artillery Volunteers, a standard QVC white metal other ranks plate with top scroll ‘3rd Essex’ and ‘Artillery Volunteers’ at the bottom, the first item neatly relugged and with some verdigris on the unicorn, otherwise very good condition (2) £260-300
1st Sussex Artillery Volunteers, a scarce other ranks white metal QVC helmet plate 1878-1901, Royal Arms, plate with ‘First’ top scroll and ‘Sussex Artillery Volunteers’ at the bottom; 3rd Sussex Artillery Volunteers, a similar very scarce QVC white metal other ranks helmet plate 1878-80 only, ‘Third’ on top scroll and ‘Sussex Artillery Volunteers’ on the bottom; Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers, a scarce other ranks QVC plated white metal helmet plate with laurel top scroll...
Hammer Price: £430
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