March 2019

A Japanese dagger aikuchi. c.1900, blade 15.4cms, details of nakago unavailable, clipped back edge at tip, probably untempered, wooden hilt and sh...

A Japanese iron stirrup abumi. 19th century, of conventional form inlaid overall with silver fruiting gourds (?) and foliage, signed beneath the p...

A Japanese black lacquered harikake parade helmet kabuto. in the form of a courtier's hat (naga-eboshi), the peak, and rear band with gold lacquer...

A Japanese fan dagger. Blade 14.6cms (cleaned), wooden hilt and sheath carved in the shape of a fan, brown lacquered with black lacquered sides. G...

A Persian dagger khanjar. Qjar dynasty, curved DE watered blade 23cms chiselled at the forte, igneus greenstone hilt (not old) of waisted form. G....

A Persian dagger khanjar. Mid 19th century, curved DE watered steel blade 24cms with raised central rib, walrus tusk hilt carved overall with bead...

An Indian dagger khanjar. 20th century, broad straight SE blade 26cms, silver hilt embossed with an elephant's head pommel, the grip with flowerin...

An Ottoman Turkish dagger jambiya. 19th century, curved DE wavy blade 31cms, with raised central rib, gold damascened at forte and edges, gilt cop...

An unusual dagger jambiya of Persian form. Probably Ottoman, 19th century, curved DE watered blade 20cms with raised central rib, one piece ivory ...

An Ottoman dagger khanjar. 19th century, curved tapered DE blade 27cms cut with a slender fuller, gold damascened at the forte with inscriptions, ...

An Ottoman leather bullet pouch.19th century, 11 cms flap front and sides covered with fabric embroidered with flowering foliage. G.C. (some wear)...

A small heavy Ottoman brass container. Possibly for ammunition, of square shape with hinged lid, covered with geometric incised decoration and wit...

9 “Hermann Historica” auction catalogues, nos 52-61 (55 missing) 2007-2011; 10 “Jan K. Kube” & Co catalogues, various dates 2009-2015; 7 “Berliner...

10 “Auktionshaus Andreas Thies EK” catalogues, various numbers between 39 and 56 (2009-2014), finely produced, with colour illustrations of Imperi...

Approx 130 copies of “The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society”, between 1965 and 2007, and 24 “Journal of the Society for Army Historical ...

“Head Dress of the British Lancers, 1816 to the Present” by Rowe and Carman, “Fairbairn’s Crests” revised edition, 1968, “Russian Imperial Guard” ...

“Index to British Military Costume Prints, 1500-1914”, 1972, in DW; “Headdress Badges of the British Army”, Kipling & King (no DW), “British Battl...

“1815: The Armies at Waterloo” by Pericoli, card covers, “And They Rode On” the KDG at Waterloo, by Mann, “Antique Weapons” by Akehurst, “Pistols ...

The autograph of Andrie Vyshinsky, Soviet Deputy Commissar for Foreign Affairs, together with a red enamelled Soviet hammer and sickle star badge,...

3 autographs: “Trygve Lie” first Sec. General, UN, “P H Spaak, Belgium” Paul-Henri Spaak, first President UN General Assembly, and “E R Stettinius...

A small autograph book containing approx 25 signatures of delegates to the “Church House, Westminster, 1945, first meeting of United Nations Prepa...

Players “Military Series” cigarette cards, 1900, 25 (of 50) individually framed, in gilt, en suite, 9” x 7”. GC (edges slightly trimmed). ...

44 sets of cigarette cards, including: “Soldiers of the King”; “Britain’s Part in the War”; Beautiful Homes”; “Woodland Trees”, “Kings of Speed”, ...

A very rare series of cigarette cards by Pattreiouex, Cricketers Series, 74/75 (1926), catalogued at £11 per cards, no sets available. GC Plate 6...

2 stereoscopic view cards of airship interest, the R34 moored at Mineola, USA, and the Graf Zeppelin in its hanger, published by Keystone View Com...

“Portrait Group 1849”, large coloured print of R Welsh Fusiliers, 5 officers and OR’s, framed 23” x 31”, “Wellington at Waterloo” framed 24” x 34”...

Crimea, 1 clasp Sebastopol (impressed J. Smith, 57th Regt). VF Plate 1

Crimea, 1 clasp Sebastopol, (un-named as issued), VF (minor edge bumps).

Crimea, no clasp, (un-named as issued), VF (small edge bumps). QSA, 5 clasps CC, OFS, Trans, SAO1, SA02 (renamed 4829 Pte T Mauchline 5th Dragoon...

IGS 1895, 1 clasp Relief of Chitral 1895 (running script engraved 2999 Pte J Murray, 2nd Bn K.O. Sco. Bord) VF Plate 1 ...

IGS 1895, 1 clasp Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (running script engraved 1004 Pte T A Gath, 1st Battn Devon Regt). NVF ...

IGS 1895, 2 clasps Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (4644 Pte A Harden, 2nd Bn Ryl Suss. Regt). VF.NVF Plate 1 ...

QSA, 5 clasps: CC, OFS, Trans, SA01, SA02 (22243 Pte G D Jones, 82nd Coy Imp Yeo) GVF. Plate 1

QSA, 5 clasps: CC, Paarde, Drief, Johan, Belfast (3918 Pte P Malloy Gordon Highrs) VF. “South African Field Force” shows recipients severely wound...

QSA, 5 clasps: CC, OFS, Trans, SA01, SA02 (65 Corpl H. Dene S.A.C), VF (1 pr rivets replaced)

QSA, 3 clasps CC, SA01, SA02 (6690 Pte J Miller L.N. Lanc Regt) GVF (non original rivets betwixt 1st and 2nd clasps) ...

Three: 1914-15 star, BWM, Victory (106383 Dvr S Fisher RFA) GVF; Pair: BWM, Victory (M2-264648 Pte S Q Hayman A.S.C) VF (latter awarded silver wa...

Three: 1914-15 star, BWM, Victory (S-1378 Pte R W Hollander Rif Brig), GVF, with photocopy of medal index card; Pair: BWM, Victory (G-11940 Pte H...

Pair: BWM, Victory (022321 Pte A.G. Cross, A.O.C) VF. GSM 1918, 1 clasp Palestine (4271301 Fsr. J.T. Gatenby R. North’d Fus) VF. ISM, EIIR (Harry...

R.A.O Buffaloes: Primo Jewels: Mother Lodge of the World, HM silver gilt and enamels, named to Duke of Connaught Lodge 1925; Ideal Lodge, base/gil...

A WWII inflatable life jacket, with fastening straps, attachments, inflation tube and “Auxiliary Cylinder To Be Used in Emergency Only”, maker’s c...

A Polish souvenir box, d 1940, the top deeply carved with a shepherd protecting his sheep from an eagle, in mountain scenery, monogram initials “H...

A modern German silver plated stirrup cup, in the form of a dog’s head, engraved around the rim “Deutschen Kaiser Und Jagermeister Wilhelm II”, th...

A 12 sided soup plate, c 1910, black painted around the rim with a large swastika and a line of small ones, 10” diam (minor damage); a shallow pol...

An RFC transfer printed chamber pot, floral panels on the outside, 2 RFC badges as for cap on the rim, inside base painted with stylized head and ...

A flag bearing the device of the British Union of Fascists, black with red and yellow central device, 72” x 46”. Basically GC (some wear and hole...

A quantity of items relating to speedboats and speedboat racing, etc, including a small engraved silver prize cigarette case, HM B’ham 1921, a mi...

An RAF blue, yellow and red message streamer, 13 various aircraft instruments, some with Air Ministry or broad arrow marks, including air speed in...

A small AID stamped aluminium aircraft propeller, 14” overall, probably from an aircraft external generator or pump; an RFC cap badge mounted on ...

7 interesting souvenir items: 2 miniature barrels “From the teak of HMS Iron Duke”; a paper knife “From the teak of HMS Warspite” and another fro...

A lady’s Deco style silver wristwatch, by Roy King, HM London 1975; a small Swedish folding hunting knife; an “EM-GR” .22 starting pistol in its b...

An interesting stylized wooden model/desk ornament of a WWI German tank, stained dark brown and painted on one side with a crowned British lion, h...

Boer War interest: A Boer Prisoner of War hardwood casket, withdrawn from sale ...[more]

A turned darkwood cylindrical tobacco box, silver coloured disc, 1-7/8”, in lid, engraved “Tobacco Box. Blown up in 1842 with the wreck of the Ro...

A well modelled cast WM head and shoulder bust of Warren Hastings, in full dress, on darkwood plinth, with brass plate in front inscribed “Model o...

A cast bronze model of a WWI Renault FT17 tank, after the original by Pierre Felix Fix-Masseau, traces of signature at the back, on red velvet (so...

A die struck copper oval badge of HMS Champion, cruiser 1915-34, showing a Crusader in chainmail standing with shield, and scrolls “HMS Champion”...

A cast brass badge of HMS Majestic, battleship 1895 torpedoed 1915, showing the helmeted head of Britannia facing left, on shaped darkwood backing...

A cast brass circular badge of HMS Neptune, battleship 1909-1922, depicting the original fully rigged 2nd rate warship with name and date “1805”, ...

A cast brass circular badge of HM tug Alsatian, showing an alsatian’s head sideways in plain circle and mount, on wooden backing, diam 10”. GC