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Boer War Commemorative Medals (2) ‘The British Soldier (& Sailor) Thanks You’, 28 x 26mm., bronze-gilt and enamel; another, ‘Wiping Something off the Slate’, reverse, ‘Dundee, Elandslaagte, Kimberley, Paardeberg, Ladysmith’, 20 x 18mm., silver; Victoria Cross, stamped ‘copy’ on reverse, fine and better (3) £20-30
Hammer Price: £160
Ilfracombe Peace Celebrations Medal 1902, obverse, arms of the town, reverse, Ilfracombe Peace Celebrations June 2nd 1902, 19mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1902, unnamed, good very fine, scarce £60-80
Hammer Price: £85
A Boer War Commemorative Tea Spoon, hallmarks for Birmingham 1912, the inside of the bowl decorated with a field gun and ‘Kimberley, Long Cecil’, the stem surmounted by an enamelled coat of arms, with legend ‘Spero Meliora’, good condition £60-80
Hammer Price: £55
Match Case, 55 x 40mm. (approx.), silver, hallmarks for London 1902, front engraved with the regimental emblem of the 3rd Volunteer Battalion East Lancashire Fusiliers; back inscribed, ‘Presented to Bugr. H. Leonard by Col. Haworth and the Officers in commemoration of active service in South Africa 1902’, good condition £80-100
Hammer Price: £410
Montgomeryshire Tribute Medal 1901, obverse, the arms of Mongomeryshire, ‘Mongomeryshire Imperial Yeomanry, reverse, a mounted trooper with a soldier knelt firing rifle at his side, ‘South African Campaign 1901, 38mm., bronze, unnamed, unmounted, extremely fine £100-140
Hammer Price: £210
Mayor of Kimberley’s Star 1899-1900, silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1899 (letter ‘a’), reverse inscribed, ‘Pvt. W. R. Luscombe, N, Coy. K.T.G.’, lacking brooch bar, £100-140
Hammer Price: £190
City of London Imperial Volunteers for South Africa 1899-1900, obverse, seated female figure with sword, presenting the freedom of the city to a uniformed man in the City Imperial Volunteers, reverse, in the centre on a hill guarded by two guns, the Union Flag and C.I.V. Flag flying from a staff, unnamed, 76mm., bronze medallion, edge bruise, good very fine £120-160
Hammer Price: £110
1st Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry Medal for Good Conduct in South Africa 1899-1902, obverse, Britannia standing, holding a trident presenting a wreath, soldiers, wagons and mountains in the background, ‘South Africa 1899 to 1902’, reverse, a hunting horn, ‘1st Battn. Oxfordshire Light Infantry’ ‘For Good Conduct in the Field’, 36mm., silver, unnamed, straight bar suspension, extremely fine £120-160
Hammer Price: £1,200
A Boer War City Imperial Volunteers silver Tea Spoon, hallmarks for Birmingham 1899, the stem in the form of intertwined rifles and flags, surmounted by a soldier in the uniform with slouch hat, below which are the initials ‘C.I.V.’, in its original fitted case, very good condition £120-160
Hammer Price: £150
A Boer War Commemorative silver Tea Spoon, hallmarks for Birmingham 1899, the stem in the form of intertwined rifles and flags, surmounted by a sailor in the uniform, below which is inscribed ‘The Handy Man’, in its original fitted case, very good condition £120-160
Borough of Portsmouth Tribute Medal 1900-01, obverse, shield, ‘Borough of Portsmouth’, reverse, inscribed, ‘South Africa 1900-1’, unnamed, 27mm., silver and enamel, hallmarks for Birmingham 1900, good very fine £160-200
Borough of Portsmouth Tribute Medal 1900-01, obverse, shield, ‘Borough of Portsmouth’, reverse, inscribed, ‘South Africa 1900-1’, additionally inscribed, ‘W. Martell’, 27mm., silver and enamel, hallmarks for Birmingham 1900, some enamel damage, nearly very fine £160-200
Hammer Price: £270
Irish Valour Medal 1900, by Johnson, Dublin, obverse, bust of Queen Victoria left, ‘Visit of H.M. Queen Victoria to Ireland 1900, reverse, inscription on scroll, ‘To commemorate Irish Valour’, 32mm., silver, unnamed, unmounted, good very fine £160-200
City of London Imperial Volunteers for South Africa 1899-1900, obverse, seated female figure with sword, presenting the freedom of the city to a uniformed man in the City Imperial Volunteers, reverse, in the centre on a hill guarded by two guns, the Union Flag and C.I.V. Flag flying from a staff, unnamed, 76mm., bronze medallion, in (damaged) case of issue, medal extremely fine £180-220
Hammer Price: £180
Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry 1900-1902, 3rd Battalion, South Africa 1901-1902 (32282 Pte. E. J. Clarke) together with an Imperial Yeomanry cap badge mounted on a rosette, medal virtually extremely fine (2) £180-220
Hammer Price: £350
Suffolk Yeomanry Tribute Badge 1900, silver shield, 33 x 33mm., hallmarks for Birmingham 1900, unnamed, pin-backed, extremely fine, rare £180-220
Hammer Price: £300
Norwich Tribute Medal 1899-1901, obverse, shield bearing the city arms, ‘Presented by Mayor and Citizens of Norwich’, reverse, ‘Pro Patria Norfolk Volunteers South Africa 1899-1901’, unnamed, oval, 32 x 26mm., silver, with silver buckle on ribbon, nearly extremely fine, rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £340
Borough of Portsmouth Tribute Medal 1899-1900, obverse, shield, ‘Borough of Portsmouth’, reverse, inscribed, ‘Naval Brigade, South Africa 1899-1900; North China 1900’, unnamed, 27mm., silver and enamel, hallmarks for Birmingham 1902, good very fine £200-250
Hammer Price: £360
Worksop Tribute Medal 1899-1902, obverse, conjugate heads of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, reverse inscribed (name engraved) ‘To commemorate services rendered in South Africa 1899-1902. Presented to G. H. Rawson by the Subscribers of Worksop’, 28.5mm., silver, with ring and silver brooch bar, edge bruise, good very fine, rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £850
Toronto Tribute Medal 1900, obverse, returning soldier welcomed by a woman and a dog, reverse, a sword with wreath and dove, and ‘Canada’s Brave Boys, South Africa 1900, Welcome Home’, unnamed, 38mm., silver, complete with original brooch bar, ‘Toronto Welcomes Her Sons’, attached by twin chains, good very fine, scarce £200-250
Pair: Private W. Adams, 103rd (Warwickshire) Company Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (26338 Pte., 103rd Coy. Imp. Yeo.); Birmingham Tribute Medal 1899-1902, white metal, unnamed, complete with ‘1899-1902’ brooch bar and original ribbon, good very fine, scarce (2) £250-300 Ref: Hibbard A4.
Hammer Price: £310
London Hospital Tribute Cross 1900 (Queen Alexandra’s Cross), 37 x 21mm., silver, silver-gilt and enamel, reverse inscribed, ‘Alexandra Princess of Wales, Faith, Hope and Charity 1900’, unnamed, in fitted case of issue, extremely fine, rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £1,900
Dundee Tribute Medal 1900, obverse, engraved cpot-of-arms, reverse, engraved, ‘Dundee Volunteers service in South Africa, With Freedom of City 1900’, 38mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1899, unnamed, unmounted, good very fin, rare £300-350
Derby Tribute Medal 1901-02, six-pointed star, obverse: stag couchant facing left encircled by a fence, reverse inscribed, ‘Pte. F. W. Upton’, silver and silver-gilt, extremely fine, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £720
Melton Mowbray Tribute Medal 1900-01, obverse, a mounted trooper with a soldier standing by his side, ‘Transvaal War in South Africa 1900. 1901’, reverse inscribed (name, rank and unit engraved), ‘Presented by the Town of Melton Mowbray to R. B. Muir in recognition of his Patriotism & Valour in serving in the Transvaal War as a Captain in the 65th Com. Imp. Yeo.’, 38.5mm., silver, unmounted, extremely fine, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £920
Durham Tribute Medal 1900-01, obverse, shield and crossed rifles, reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to Pt. J. Wilson, 3rd D.L.I. For Services in South Africa 1900-01’, 31mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1900, ring suspension, good very fine, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £2,300
3rd Volunteer Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers Tribute Medal 1900-02, obverse, a Welsh Dragon, ‘S. Africa 1900-02’, reverse, engraved, ‘7513 Bugler E. Doyle, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 3rd Vol. Battn.’, 26.5mm., 9ct. gold, 7.07g., hallmarks for Birmingham 1902, ring suspension, good very fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £3,200
Pair: Orderly J. Cooper, St. John’s Ambulance Brigade Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (65 Ordly., St. John Amb. Bde.); St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (65 Pte., Walton-le-Dale Div.) good very fine £340-380
Hammer Price: £470
Pair: Private H. Shaw, 66th Company Imperial Yeomanry Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (12311 Pte., 66th Coy. Imp. Yeo.); Yorkshire Imperial Yeomanry 1900-1902, 66th Company, South Africa 1900-1901 (12311 H. Shaw) with replacement straight bar suspension, good very fine and better (2) £350-400
Hammer Price: £390
Pair: Orderly W. Thornton, St. John’s Ambulance Brigade Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (1702 Ordly., St. John Amb. Bde.); St. John Medal for South Africa 1899-1902 (1702 Pte., Crewe Div.) first with some edge bruising, good very fine and better (2) £350-400
Hammer Price: £750
Penarth Tribute Medal 1902, obverse, coat-of-arms, reverse inscribed, ‘South African War Peace Declared 2nd June 1902, Penarth, Celebrations’, 29mm., silver, unnamed, unmounted, in fitted case of issue, extremely fine £400-450
Hammer Price: £1,400
Barnsley Tribute Medal 1902, circular silver medal, 42 mm, finely pierced and cut-out with the public arms of the town, the reverse with finely engraved inscription ‘Presented by the Mayor & Corporation of the Borough of Barnsley to [blank] for services rendered during the War in South Africa, Aug. 22. 1902’, with maker’s marks and hallmarks for Birmingham 1902, with ring suspension, extremely fine, rare £400-500 Ref: Hibbard A1. Hibbard knew of only one named example -...
Hammer Price: £1,600
Borough of Stafford Tribute Medal 1901, obverse, a castle with four towers, Stafford knots to each side, ‘Borough of Stafford, W. C. T. Mynors, Mayor’, reverse, a mounted trooper and a soldier knelt to his side, South African Campaign 1901’(Private G. H. Peach, 6th Co. Staffs. Imp. Yeomanry) 38.5mm., silver, ring suspension, in Mummery & Son, Stafford fitted case of issue, extremely fine, scarce £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,300
Pair: Private W. Robertson, Royal Highlanders Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (4853 Pte., 2nd Rl Highldrs.); together with a related Dundee Tribute Medal, obverse, engraved coat-of-arms, reverse, engraved, ‘Dundee Volunteers service in South Africa, With Freedom of City 1900’, 38mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1899, unnamed, unmounted, in fitted red leather case, Q.S.A. very fine; tribute medal extremely fine, rare (2) ...
Durham Volunteer Artillery Boer War Tribute Medal, an engraved gold fob, marked 9ct., in the form of a shield, 28 x 23mm, the obverse with artillery cannon, below which is inscribed ‘1st Durham Volunteer Artillery’, a masonic coat of arms and latin inscription; the reverse inscribed ‘Presented to Driver Charles Collins by the officers of the 1st Durham Volunteer Artillery as a souvenir of his services in South Africa 1900-1901’, with single loop suspension, good very fine and rare ...
Hammer Price: £2,500
2nd Volunteer Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry Tribute Medal 1900-01, obverse, shield about which is engraved, ‘Fortis est Veritas, South Africa 1900’, reverse, engraved, ‘2nd V.B. Oxf. Lt. Infy. 1900-1901 South Africa, W. H. Barson’, 26mm., 18ct. gold, 7.31g., hallmarks for Birmingham 1900, ring suspension, good very fine £400-500
Hammer Price: £3,000
Dublin Yeomanry Tribute Badge 1901, openwork circlet inscribed ‘61st 2nd Dublin Yeomanry 1901’, surrounding a shamrock, inscribed ‘For Valour’, the whole surmounted by a crown, reverse inscribed ‘11244 J. W. Pratt, From their fellow countrymen’, with brooch fitting to reverse, this obscuring the word ‘their‘ and the ‘me‘ of countrymen, 9ct. gold, 5.10g., hallmarks for Birmingham 1901, 29 x 23mm., good very fine, rare £450-500
Doncaster Tribute Medal 1900-02, obverse: arms of the city, reverse inscribed, ‘To Samuel Stace from the Corporation of Doncaster’, 9ct. gold and enamel, hallmarks for Birmingham 1904, 17.06g., with ring suspension, extremely fine, rare £450-550
Hammer Price: £2,200
Northwich Tribute Medal 1900-01, obverse, a mounted trooper with a soldier standing by his side, ‘22nd Cheshire Compy. Imperial Yeomanry & Volunteers’, reverse, inscribed (name and rank engraved) ‘Presented by the Town of Northwich to Pte. H. H. Heatley for Meritorious Service in South Africa 1900-1’, 38mm., bronze, unmounted, in Elkington, Manchester fitted case of issue, extremely fine, rare £450-550
Hammer Price: £580
Winsford Tribute Medal 1900-01, obverse, a mounted trooper with a soldier standing by his side, ‘Transvaal War in South Africa 1900. 1901’, reverse inscribed (name, rank and unit engraved), ‘Presented by the Town of Winsford to Capt. Jas. A. Turner in recognition of his patriotism & valour in serving in the Transvaal War as an Officer in the Staff’, 38.5mm., silver, scroll suspension, virtually extremely fine, rare £450-550
Hammer Price: £2,100
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