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The unique N.G.S. medal awarded to Rear-Admiral John Harper, C.B., Royal Navy, who was promoted for his ‘Boat Service’ action in 1809, and made a Knight of the Order of Leopold by the Emperor of Austria for his distinguished conduct at the successful sieges of Cattaro and Ragusa in January 1814 Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Nile, 29 July Boat Service 1809 (John Harper, Lieut.) original ribbon; together with Cattaro siege coin, cast 5 Francs, 1813, 40mm diameter (Mailliet...
Hammer Price: £28,000
The highly emotive and unique Second War D.S.O., D.S.C., and Posthumous Albert Medal group of eight awarded to Commander W. R. Marshall-A’Deane, Royal Navy, whose distinguished command of the destroyer H.M.S. Greyhound came to a sudden end when she was bombed and sunk by German aircraft during the battle of Crete in May 1941 when he was amongst the survivors picked up by H.M.S. Kandahar; later in the day H.M.S. Fiji was sunk and Kandahar again went to the rescue. ‘Commander...
Hammer Price: £32,000
The extremely rare Great War ‘Somme’ D.C.M., 1918 ‘Capture of Meteren’ Second Award Bar, and ‘Battle of Courtrai’ Third Award Bar group of four awarded to Company Sergeant Major T. E. Woodward, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, who was twice wounded in action during the Great War, including during the attack on Maltz Horn Farm, 9 July 1916. Regimentally unique, and 1 of only 11 D.C.M. and 2 Bars ever awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. with Second and Third Award...
Hammer Price: £15,000
A German Second World War Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross Citation. An extremely fine example in the most superb condition awarded to the then Oberstleutnant Wilhelm Crisolli, date award 15 July 1941, with pen signature of Adolf Hitler. The very high quality calligraphy work with the name of the recipient in gold, the remainder in very dark brown, situated in its large folder, which still has its single strip of Morocco leather in place holding the double page velum document in place,...
Hammer Price: £8,500
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Egypt, Blanche 19 July 1806 (F. J. Willcock, Purser.) minor edge bruises and nicks, otherwise good very fine £8,000-£10,000
Hammer Price: £9,500
An exceptionally rare Zanzibar Order of the Brilliant Star First Class Set of Insignia. Zanzibar, Sultanate, Order of the Brilliant Star, Ali bin Hamud (1902-11) issue, First Class set of insignia, comprising sash badge, 87mm including wreath suspension x 60mm, silver-gilt and enamel, the central medallion the painted portrait of Sultan Barghash bin Said on gold, unmarked; Star, 87mm x 91mm, silver and enamel, the central medallion the painted portrait of Sultan Barghash bin Said on gold,...
Hammer Price: £5,500
The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, K.P., a superb and most attractive early 19th century Knight’s breast star by William Gray, London, 88mm x 81mm, silver, gold and enamels, circa 1815-20, the reverse inscribed ‘Willm. Gray 13 New Bond Street’, with gold retaining pin, nearly extremely fine £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £7,500
The Crimean campaign group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel George, Lord Bingham, Coldstream Guards, Aide-de-Camp to his father, Field Marshal George Charles Bingham, G.C.B., 3rd Earl of Lucan, in command of the Light and Heavy Cavalry Brigades at Balaklava Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1911; Crimea 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Sebastopol (George Lord Bingham, Lt. & Captn. Coldsm. Gds. A.D.C. Cav. Dn.) contemporary engraved naming; France, Second Empire, Legion of Honour,...
Hammer Price: £4,400
A rare Second War ‘Levant Schooner Flotilla’ Special Forces D.S.M., 1943 ‘Mine-Disposal’ B.E.M. group of seven awarded to Petty Officer L. G. Taber, Royal Navy Distinguished Service Medal, G.VI.R. (P.O. L. G. Taber. B.E.M. P/JX 139146); British Empire Medal, (Military) G.VI.R., 1st issue (P.O. Leonard G. Taber, P/JX.139146); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45, these last five unnamed as issued, together with R.L.S.S. bronze medal (L. G. Taber,...
The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick, K.P., a fine quality Victorian Knight’s oval sash badge, 58mm x 30mm including suspension loop, gold, enamelled both sides, circa 1850, with display sash, extremely fine £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £6,500
The Waterloo Medal to Sergeant Benjamin Verity, who served in Lieutenant-Colonel Townshend’s company of the 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards and was killed in action at Quatre Bras on 16 June 1815 Waterloo 1815 (Serj. B. Verity, Grenadier Guards.) fitted with original steel clip and later ring suspension, a few very minor edge bruises, otherwise good very fine and rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
The unique ‘Civilian’s’ British South Africa Company Medal for Mashonaland 1890 awarded to J. Howell Coles, a Prospector for the Goldfields of South Africa Company, later Trooper, Gifford’s Horse British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse undated, 2 clasps, Mashonaland 1890, Rhodesia 1896 (J. Howell Coles); together with the recipient’s original British South Africa Company Medal 1890-97, reverse for Rhodesia 1896, no clasp (Troopr. J. H. Coles. Gifford’s Horse) minor...
Hammer Price: £3,400
An Indian Mutiny medal to Surgeon-Major G. M. Ogilvie, Bombay Medical Service, awarded the C.B. for his services as officiating Sanitary Commissioner and Superintendent of Jails during the siege of Lucknow Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (G, M, Ogilvie, M.D.) extremely fine £3,000-£4,000
£3,000–£4,000
The Military General Service Medal awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Mullen, K.H., 1st Foot, who served with the 1st Battalion in the West Indies and with the 3rd Battalion in the Peninsula; in the bloody and unsuccessful first assault of St Sebastian on 25 July 1813, command of the 3rd Battalion devolved on him, all his seniors having been killed or severely wounded Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Guadaloupe, Vittoria (Robt. Mullen, Lieut. 1st Foot) with silver ribbon...
The Boer War C.M.G. group of four awarded to the Rt. Hon. Colonel The Lord B. E. B. Castletown, late of the Militia and Yeomanry, and Leinster Regiment, one of the last Knights of Saint Patrick, whose colourful life as a soldier, sportsman and traveller is vividly recalled in his autobiography Ego The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s, breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (Lieut:...
Hammer Price: £2,200
Germany, Prussia, Order of the Crown, First Class set of insignia, comprising sash badge, 64mm, gold and enamel, base of cross marked ‘N’, minor test mark to base of lower arm; Star, 90mm, silver, gold appliqué, and enamel, unmarked, with gold retaining pin, with full sash riband, in embossed fitted case of issue, about extremely fine, scarce (2) £2,000-£2,400
Hammer Price: £3,800
A fine Great War 1918 ‘V.C. action’ D.C.M., 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to stretcher-bearer Lance Corporal B. Linsley, 5th Battalion, West Riding Regiment, for his gallantry at Marcoing, 28-29 September 1918, when Private H. Tandy of the same Battalion was also recognised with the award of the Victoria Cross Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (25262 Pte - A. L. Cpl - B. Linsley. M.M. 5/W. Rid. R.); Military Medal, G.V.R. (25262 Pte B. Linsley. 5/W. Rid: R.);...
Hammer Price: £6,000
A Second War Air Gunner’s D.F.M. group of four awarded to Flight Sergeant R. V. Pooley, 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1267844 F/Sgt. R. V. Pooley, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, edge bruise, otherwise good very fine (4) £2,000-£2,400
Hammer Price: £1,800
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Gaieta 24 July 1815 (Edward Hooper.) some light marks, otherwise good very fine and rare to ship £1,800-£2,200
Hammer Price: £2,400
The Punniar and Sutlej pair awarded to Lieutenant and Adjutant E. C. Mullen, 50th Regiment, who was severely wounded by a musket ball in the leg at the battle of Ferozeshuhur on 22 December 1845 Punniar Star 1843 (Lieutt. E. C. Mullen 50th Queen’s Own Regt.) reverse with original screw posts but brass hook now replaced with adapted metal plate and pin fitting; Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 1 clasp, Ferozeshuhur (Adjt. Lieut. E: C: Mullen 50th Regt.) fitted with silver ribbon brooch,...
Hammer Price: £1,700
Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, 2nd type, First Class set of insignia, by Georges Pomonis, Athens, comprising sash badge, 86mm including crown suspension x 57mm, gold and enamel, unmarked, small test mark to reverse of orb on top of crown; Star, 91mm, silver, gold, and enamel, maker’s cartouché on reverse, with full sash riband, in somewhat scuffed embossed case of issue, extremely fine (2) £1,600-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 2 clasps, Algiers, Syria (Thos. Wood.) light contact marks and suspension a little slack, otherwise very fine £1,600-£2,000
£1,600–£2,000
A Great War ‘London Ridge, Passchendaele 1917’ M.C. group of three awarded to Lieutenant J. C. F. Wilkinson, 2/6th The London Regiment (City of London Rifles) who later joined the Royal Flying Corps and was attached to No. 4 Squadron Australian Flying Corps, flying with whom in a Sopwith Camel he shot down a Fokker triplane in a dogfight over France Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse very finely inscribed across the four arms ‘Lieut. J. C. F. Wilkinson 2/6 The London Regiment (City...
A Second War ‘Immediate’ D.F.M. awarded to Flight Sergeant D. E. Gwynne-Vaughan, Royal Canadian Air Force, an air gunner with 431 (R.C.A.F.) Squadron who, during an attack on Pforzheim in February 1945, destroyed one Ju.88 and got a probable second Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (CAN/R.224884 F/Sgt. D. E. Gwynne-Vaughan. R.C.A.F.) good very fine £1,600-£2,000
Arctic Medal 1818-55 (Robert White) neatly engraved in upright serif capitals on south-west and south-east edges, suspension claw re-soldered, otherwise very fine £1,400-£1,800
Arctic Medal 1818-55 (F. Price) contemporary engraved naming in sloping serif capitals on lower edge; sold with Crimea 1854-55, no clasp, and Turkish Crimea, Sardininan issue, these two unnamed as issued and added to complete his entitlement, good very fine (3) £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £3,200
The Central Africa medal awarded to Mr J. G. King, a civilian Volunteer from Port Herald who was severely wounded through the lungs in an attack against Chief Zarafi in February 1891 Central Africa 1891-98, ring suspension, no clasp (Volunteer: J: G: King.) officially engraved naming, good very fine and rare £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £3,600
The outstanding ‘1916 Pozieres Ridge, Somme’ M.M. awarded to Armourer-Sergeant, later Captain, G. Harry, 26th Australian Infantry Battalion, originally recommended for the D.C.M. for this action, he was later commissioned and appointed Intelligence Officer Attached 7th A.I. Brigade H.Q. A veteran of Gallipoli, Harry went on to be awarded a Military Cross for The Battle of Menin Road, Ypres, 1917, a Bar to His M.C. for The Battle of Amiens, August 1918, and was wounded in action - 9...
Hammer Price: £1,000
King’s Medal for Sudanese Chiefs 1911, G.V.R., large silver medal, 51mm, edge impressed, ‘specimen’, large swivel ring for suspension, complete with silver chain for neck wear, nearly extremely fine and rare £1,400-£1,800
Waterloo 1815 (William Dann, 3rd Batt. 14th Reg. Foot.) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1,400-£1,800
Hammer Price: £2,000
Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., Anchor obverse with scarce ‘inverted’ reverse (Henry Isum Master at Arms H.M.S. Samarang 25 Years) pierced with two rings for suspension, nearly extremely fine £1,400-£1,800
A fine Great War D.C.M. group of five awarded to Private L. Schofield, Rifle Brigade, who was decorated for his gallantry in the ‘liquid fire attack’ at Hooge in July 1915 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (B-3164 Pte L. Schofield. 5/Rif: Bde:); 1914-15 Star (B-3164 Pte L. Schofield. Rif: Brig:); British War and Victory Medals (B-3164 Pte. L. Schofield. Rif. Brig.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1914-1915, with bronze palme, mounted on card for display, edge...
Hammer Price: £1,400
South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24579560 Gdsm R Spear WG) nearly extremely fine £1,200-£1,600
Pair: Guardsman J. Crawford, Scots Guards South Atlantic 1982, with rosette (24558087 Gdsm J Crawford SG); General Service 1962-2007, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24558087 Gdsm J Crawford SG) mounted court-style as worn, good very fine (2) £1,200-£1,600
Hammer Price: £1,500
Badge of the Certificate of Honour, for Hong Kong, G.V.R., large circular silver-gilt neck badge, 42mm, with integral loop and ring suspension, complete with neck cravat, nearly extremely fine and rare £1,200-£1,600
A Great War C.M.G., D.S.O. group of five awarded to Colonel W. A. Simson, Canadian Army Service Corps, who was three times Mentioned in Despatches The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s, neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, with integral top riband bar; 1914-15 Star (Lieut: Col: W. A. Simson. Can: A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Col. W. A. Simson.) the...
A Fine Infantry Grenadier Fur Cap Plate 1770-85. To the centre a silvered Royal Crest with ‘GR’ cypher and simple ornamental design, a scroll with motto ‘Nec Aspera Terrent’, part of the original leather remains attached to the bottom of the plate, minor service wear to the finish, good condition £1,000-£1,400
Three: Second Lieutenant M. O. Grunder, 2 (Flying Cheetahs) Squadron, South African Air Force, who was killed in action whilst leading a flight of Mustangs against an anti-aircraft battery at Youndong, Korea, 1 September 1951 South Africa, Korea 1950-53 (2/Lt. M. O. Grunder) officially impressed naming; United States of America, Air Medal, bronze (Martin O. Grunder) officially engraved; U.N. Korea (2/Lt. M. O. Grunder.) officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine (3) £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £1,600
A Great War ‘Mesopotamia’ M.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel W. M. Logan-Home, 112th Infantry, Indian Army Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Capt. W. M. Logan Home, M.C., 112/Infy.); British War and Victory Medals (Major W. M. Logan Home); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (Maj. W. M. Logan-Home, 3-4 Bombay Grs.) contact marks to last, otherwise good very fine (5) £1,000-£1,400
Hammer Price: £850
A 3rd Royal Jersey Militia Officer’s 1844-55 Pattern Shako. A good quality ‘untouched’ example, the black beaver body with flush black leather top bound front and rear peaks complete with the very fine gilt and silver shako plate, this a crowned eight pointed star overlaid with laurels, a roped strap ‘Jersey Royal Militia’ enclosing ‘3’. Correct pattern ribbed and graded chin chain with rosette side supports all white ball pattern plume (lacking holder). Internally complete...
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