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The Indian Mutiny V.C. group of seven awarded to Trumpet-Major Robert Kells, 9th Lancers, later Yeoman Bed Hanger of the King’s Body-Guard at the Tower of London (a) Victoria Cross, the reverse of the suspension bar inscribed ‘Lance. Corpl. R. Kells, 9th Lancers’, the reverse centre of the cross dated ’28 Sep 1857’ (b) Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat ([Tru]mpr. R. Kells, 9th Lancers) first three letters of rank obscured through contact wear (c) Indian...
Hammer Price: £130,000
The exceptional 6-clasp medal for the Second Mahratta War and the campaign in Nepaul to General John Greenstreet, 15th Bengal Native Infantry Army of India 1799-1826, 6 clasps, Allighur, Battle of Delhi, Laswarree, Battle of Deig, Capture of Deig, Nepaul (Major J. Greenstreet, Commg. 2nd Bn. 15th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, together with a contemporary miniature portrait on ivory, the reverse signed ‘Edwin Cocking May 1850’, two minor edge bruises,...
Hammer Price: £21,000
The General Officer’s Gold Medal awarded to Lieutenant-General Sir George Wood, K.C.B., ‘The Royal Bengal Tiger’, commander of the Bengal Division at the Capture of Java General Officers’ Army Large Gold Medal, for the capture of Java (Major Genl. George Wood) complete with gold swivel-ring suspension and gold ribbon buckle, brilliant extremely fine and rare £15000-20000
Hammer Price: £16,000
The important early Indian campaign group to Field-Marshal Sir George Pollock, G.C.B., G.C.S.I., Bengal Artillery, Commander of the ‘Army of Retribution’ for the recapture of Cabul in 1842, later Director of the H.E.I.C. and Constable of the Tower of London (a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) G.C.B., an impressive privately made Grand Commander’s breast star, gold, silver and enamels, the silver rays set with diamonds, the reverse centre engraved ‘General Sir Goerge...
Hammer Price: £20,000
The important Third Mahratta War medal specially sanctioned to Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.B., Resident at Nagpore 1810-27, who was present at the battle of Seetabuldee and the capture of Nagpore, and later a Director and Chairman of the Honourable East India Company Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Seetabuldee & Nagpore (Rd. Jenkins. Esqr. Rest. at Nagpoor) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, fitted with contemporary silver ribbon buckle, very fine, a rare and important...
Hammer Price: £14,000
The important group of Orders and Medals to Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wylie Norman, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., C.I.E., Bengal Infantry, Adjutant-General at the siege of Delhi, for many years Military Secretary to the Governmenet of India and a Member of the Legislative Council of India, who refused the Viceroyalty of India on the resignation of the Marquess of Lansdowne and ended his days as Governor of Chelsea Hospital (a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) G.C.B., Knights Grand Cross...
Hammer Price: £11,000
The rare gold Albert Medal group of five awarded to Mr A. T. Shuttleworth, Deputy Conservator of Forests (Bombay District) late Indian Navy (a) Albert Medal, 1st Class, for Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea, gold and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘No. 14’ and inscribed (Presented in the name of Her Majesty to A. T. Shuttleworth. Wrecks of the “Berwickshire” “Die Vernon” and “Terzah” 1866 and 1867) the reverse of the crown with maker’s cartouche ‘Phillips...
Hammer Price: £19,000
The unique Second Mahratta War medal to Major-General Sir Archibald Galloway, K.C.B., Bengal Infantry, later Chairman of the Honourable East India Company, one of only five European recipients of the clasp for the Defence of Delhi Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Defence of Delhi, Capture of Deig (Lieut. Archd. Galloway, 14th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, very fine and of the highest rarity £10000-12000
The outstanding K.C.B. group to Lieutenant-General Sir John Bennet Hearsey, 6th Bengal Light Cavalry, dangerously wounded at Seetabuldee and again at Bhurtpoor, who later commanded a cavalry division at Goojerat, and was in command at Barrackpore when the Mangal Pandy incident signalled the beginning of the mutiny in 1857 (a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) K.C.B., Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London...
Hammer Price: £9,500
The magnificent Indian campaign group to Colonel William Garden, C.B., Bengal Army, Quarter-Master General of the Army in India 1841-50, recipient of the rare 2nd Class of the Order of the Dooranee Empire for his services at Ghuznee in 1839 (a) Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Nepaul, Bhurtpore (Lieut. Wm. Garden, Asst. Qr. Mr. Genl.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming (b) Ghuznee 1839, unnamed as issued, fitted with contemporary wide silver bar suspension (c)...
Hammer Price: £10,000
A rare 4-clasp medal for the Second Mahratta War to Trooper George Loder, 27th Light Dragoons Army of India 1799-1826, 4 clasps, Allighur, Battle of Delhi, Laswarree, Capture of Deig (G. Loder, 27th Lt. Dragns) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, extremely fine and rare £8000-10000
Hammer Price: £7,500
The rare Delhi D.C.M. pair awarded to Sergeant-Major J. H. Robinson, 8th Regiment, severely wounded in the assault of that city (a) Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Sjt.-Mjr. J. H. Robinson, 1st Batn. 8th Regt.) (b) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Serjt. Major Jas. Hy. Robinson, 1st Bn. 8th Regt.) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine and rare (2) £6000-8000
The campaign pair to Lieutenant Duncan Charles Home, V.C., Bengal Engineers, Hero of the Kashmir Gate at the assault of Delhi who was killed in an explosion shortly afterwards (a) Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (2nd Lieut. D. C. Home, Engrs. 3rd Cy. Sappers) (b) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Lt. D. C. Home, Bengal Engrs.) the first with some edge bruises and surface marks, very fine, the second nearly extremely fine (2) £6000-8000
Hammer Price: £13,000
The exceptional Naga Hills 1875 Order of Merit and 7-clasp I.G.S. pair awarded to Subadar Heema Chund, 44th Gurkha Regiment of Bengal Infantry, who was killed in action at Manipur in March 1891 (a) Order of Merit, 3rd Class, the plain reverse officially inscribed on three lines ‘3rd Class “Order of Merit”’, complete with silver ribbon buckle (b) India General Service 1854-94, 7 clasps, Bhootan, Looshai, Naga 1879-80, Burma 1885-87, Burma 1887-89, Chin-Lushai 1889-90, N.E....
Hammer Price: £6,200
The campaign pair to Colonel R. K. Ridgeway, V.C., C.B., 44th Gurkha Regiment of Bengal Infantry, awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry at Konoma in the Naga Hills when he was severely wounded (a) India General Service 1854-94, 2 clasps, Naga 1879-80, N.E. Frontier 1891 (Capt. R. K. Ridgeway, 44th Bengal N.I.) (b) India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98 (Lt. Coll. R. K. Ridgeway, V.C. I.S.C.) official correction to ‘V.C.’,...
The important campaign group to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Durand Baker, K.C.B., 18th Royal Irish Regiment, commanding 2nd Infantry Brigade of the Kandahar Field Force, later Adjutant-General in India (a) Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Lieut. T. D. Baker, 18th Royal Irish Regt.) contemporary engraved naming (b) New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated ‘1863 to 1865’ (Capt. & Bt. Mjr. T. D. Baker, 2nd Bn. 18th Rl. Irish Regt.) (c) Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (Lt. Col....
Hammer Price: £8,500
The rare ‘Hazara’ C.S.I. group to Colonel E. L. Ommanney, Bengal Staff Corps, Superintendent of the ex-King of Delhi and his family, later Chief Political Officer on the Hazara Expedition in 1888 (a) The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s breast badge, gold, silver and enamels, with fine central cameo of Queen Victoria, the surrounding motto set with small diamonds, complete with gold top suspension bar (b) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Lieut....
Hammer Price: £5,000
The Dargai D.C.M. group of four awarded to Colour Sergeant James Mackay, Gordon Highlanders, who was wounded in the thigh storming the heights in this historic Victoria Cross action (a) Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (Sergt. J. Mackay, Gord. High’rs.) (b) India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (2465 Sgt. J. Mackay, 1st Bn. Gord. Highrs.) (c) Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg,...
Hammer Price: £9,200
The important campaign pair to Major-General Sir John McCaskill, K.C.B., K.H., 9th Foot, Commanding the 3rd Infantry Division in Sir Hugh Gough’s Army of the Sutlej and killed in action at Moodkee (a) Cabul 1842, unnamed as issued, fitted with original steel clip and bar suspension (b) Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845 (Major Genl. Sir John McCaskill K:C:B: K:H:) extremely fine (2) £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £7,000
The ‘Persia’ C.B. group to Major-General Charles Steuart, 14th Light Dragoons, who was wounded at Chilianwala, commanded a Cavalry Brigade in Persian Expedition and the 2nd Brigade of the Central India Field Force (a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) C.B., Companion’s breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1858, maker’s mark WN, complete wtih gold swivel-ring suspension and ribbon buckle (b) Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat...
Hammer Price: £8,000
The Crimea and Indian Mutiny campaign pair to Lieutenant Frederick Saunders, 84th Regiment, massacred at Cawnpore in the most horrible of circumstances - ‘Mr. Saunders was nailed down, hands, feet, and knees; and that these barbarians the first day cut off his feet and ears and nose, and so left him until the next day when some other pieces were cut off him, and he died. He had killed six men, and would have shot Nena Sahib also, that terrible ruffian, but his revolver did not go off’...
The Second Afghan War medal to Lieutenant C. J. R. Hearsey, 9th Lancers, killed in action in the famous charge at Killa Kazi, near Kabul Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kabul (Lieut. C. I. R. Hearsey, 9th Lancers) some minor scuffs, otherwise, brilliant extremely fine £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £9,000
The Second Afghan War medal to Lieutenant Hector Maclaine, “E” Battery “B” Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, captured at Maiwand and murdered in Ayub Khan’s camp at the very moment of victory during the battle of Kandahar Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kandahar (Lieut. H. Maclaine, E. Batt: B. Bde. R.H.A.) some light surface marks, otherwise good very fine £5000-6000
Hammer Price: £5,500
The fine Tirah D.S.O. group awarded to Brigadier-General F. G. Lucas, C.B., C.S.I., C.I.E., D.S.O., Gurkha Scouts, later Commandant 5th Gurkha Rifles (a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) C.B., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, in its Garrard & Co case of issue (b) The Most Exalted Order of The Star of India, C.S.I., Companion’s neck badge, gold, silver and enamels, with central cameo of Queen Victoria, the surrounding motto set with small diamonds,...
Hammer Price: £6,600
The Second Mahratta War and Peninsular campaign pair to Sergeant Alexander Liston, 94th Foot (a) Army of India 1799-1826, 3 clasps, Asseerghur, Argaum, Gawilghur (Corpl. A. Liston, 94th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming (b) Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Fuentes d’Onor (Sergeant Alexr. Liston, 94th Foot) rank of ‘Sergeant’ neatly engraved before name, scratching to reverse of the second, otherwise very fine and rare (2) £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £3,600
The fine early Indian campaign group to General Sir James Alexander, K.C.B., Colonel Commandant, R.H.A., late Bengal Artillery (a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) K.C.B., Knight Commander’s set of insignia, comprising neck badge, 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1870, maker’s mark RG for Robert Garrard; and breast star, silver, gold and enamels, the reverse plate inscribed R & S. Garrard & Co., Goldsmiths & Jewellers to the Crown, 25 Haymarket, London,...
Hammer Price: £5,800
A rare Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie medal to Bombardier Michael Shaughnessy, Bengal Artillery Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie 1842 (Bombardier Michael Shaughnefsy, 4th Compy. 2nd Battn. Arty.) naming officially engraved in running script, fitted with replacement silver clip and bar suspension, minor edge nicks and bruises, otherwise good very fine and very rare £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £4,500
The unique First Afghan War and M.S.M. group to Sergeant-Major Michael Brown, H.M.’s 13th (Somerset) Light Infantry (a) Ghuznee 1839 (Serjt. Major M. Brown, 13 PALI) regimentally engraved naming, fitted with silver ribbon buckle inscribed “Ghuznee 23rd July 1839” (b) Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Flying Victory (Serjt. Maj. Ml. Brown, 13th Regt.) officially impressed naming, fitted with silver ribbon buckle inscribed “Jellalabad 7th April 1842” (c) Cabul 1842 (Serjt. Major...
The M.V.O. group of thee to Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Lascelles, The Rifle Brigade, formerly Aide-de-Camp to Sir William Peel as a fifteen year old Naval Cadet with Shannon’s Naval Brigade (a) The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O. (4th Class), silver-gilt, gold and enamels, the reverse officially numbered 434, in its Collingwood & Co case of issue, this also numbered 4/434 (b) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (H. A. Lascelles, Naval Cadet. Shannon) fitted with silver ribbon...
The C.B. group of four to Deputy Surgeon-General George Farrell, Indian Medical Service, Surgeon of Shannon’s Naval Brigade and later of the 5th Gurkhas during the Second Afghan War (a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) C.B., breast badge, 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1880, lacking swivel-ring straight suspension and now fitted with fluted silver-gilt ring (b) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Relief of Lucknow (Asst. Surgn. G. Farrell) (c) India...
Hammer Price: £6,000
The unusual group of six to Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Shone, Senior Surgeon of Pearl’s Naval Brigade during the Mutiny (a) The Order of St John of Jerusalem, Officer’s breast badge, silver, the reverse inscribed ‘Brigade Surgeon Lieut. Col. W. J. Shone 1896’ (b) Crimea 1854-55, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Assist. Surgeon Wm. Jas. Shone, H.M.S. Furious) contemporary engraved naming, clasp loose on ribbon (c) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Asst. Surgn. Wm. Jas. Shone....
The Indian Mutiny C.B. group of four to Major-General Arthur Scudamore, 14th Light Dragoons, who was dangerously wounded at Goojerat and commanded a wing of the 14th Light Dragoons in the campaign in Central India (a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) C.B., breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1859, maker’s mark WN, complete with swivel-ring suspension and gold ribbon buckle (b) Ghuznee 1839, unnamed as issued, fitted with contemporary scroll...
Hammer Price: £4,600
The Second Afghan War medal to Lieutenant R. T. Chute, 66th Foot, killed in the famous stand of the ‘Last Eleven’ in the walled garden near Maiwand Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Lieut. R. T. Chute, 66th Foot) sometime cleaned and polished, therefore nearly very fine £4000-5000 Ex Buckland Dix & Wood, May 1993, when sold along with the medals of his uncle, General Sir Trevor Chute, K.C.B., both lots from the Bill Land Collection.
The Second Afghan War medal to Captain St J. T. Frome, 72nd Highlanders, who was killed in action at the battle of Kandahar Afghanistan 1878-80, 4 clasps, Peiwar Kotal, Charasia, Kabul, Kandahar (Captn. St. J. T. Frome, 72nd Highrs.) good very fine £4000-5000
Hammer Price: £5,200
The magnificent ‘Koragh Defile’ Order of Merit group of five awarded to Jemadar Sundar Singh, 14th Sikhs, the senior Indian survivor of that disaster from which only one officer and 15 men emerged alive (a) Order of Merit, 3rd Class, the reverse with screw-nut fitting and officially inscribed on three lines ‘3rd Class “Order of Merit”’, complete with silver ribbon buckle (b) India General Service 1854-94, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888 (569 Naick Sundar Singh, 14th Bl. Infy.) (c)...
Hammer Price: £12,000
The important Second Afghan War C.B. group to Colonel G. N. Money, 3rd Sikh Infantry, late Bengal European Fusiliers, a leading member of the storming party at Delhi, who commanded the Sikhs in Afghanistan and was repeatedly mentioned in despatches (a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) C.B., 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked, London 1881, fitted with later gold loop suspension (b) The Order of St John of Jerusalem, Commander’s neck badge, silver and enamel,...
The Third Mahratta War medal for the capture of Poona to Lieutenant-Colonel S. R. Warren, 65th Foot, who had distinguished service in various expeditions against the pirates of the Persian Gulf Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Poona (Lieut. S. R. Warren, Brig. Major) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, damage to obverse rim at 3 o’clock and several small edge bruises, otherwise very fine and rare £3000-4000
Hammer Price: £4,000
The Indian Mutiny medal to George Schilling, Principal of La Martinière College throughout the siege of Lucknow Indian Mutiny 1857-58, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (G. Schilling) edge nicks, otherwise good very fine £3000-4000
Hammer Price: £3,300
The Relief of Chitral D.S.O. group of seven awarded to Colonel R. C. Hadow, 15th Sikhs (a) Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamels (b) Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Ahmed Khel, Kandahar (Lt. R. C. Hadow, 15th Ben. N.I.) (c) Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (Lieut. R. C. Hadow, 15th Bengal N.I.) (d) Egypt & Sudan 1882-89, 2 clasps, Suakin 1885, Tofrek (Captn. R. C. Hadow, 15th Sikhs.) (e) India General Service 1854-94, 1 clasp, Samana 1891 (Major R. C. Hadow,...
A scarce pair for the Capture of Java, the First Burma War and the Siege of Bhurtpoor to Colonel Robert Seymour, Bengal Native Infantry (a) Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java (R. Seymour, Lieut. 6th Bengal Vol. Bn.) (b) Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Ava, Bhurtpoor (Captn. R. Seymour, 26th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, good very fine and scarce (2) £3000-3500
Hammer Price: £3,700
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