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An original WWII Second World War British Army issue No. 36 Mills Bomb hand grenade. Inert, but a complete example with with pin, lever, zinc central tube and original screw-in cap to base. Base marked No 36 MK1 with makers Kenrick & Sons and 43 date.

WW2 German Army/SS General and Infantry Assault Combat Badges: General assault badge solid type with no fixings to back and stamped out type with pin and catch to back , Infantry assault no fixings to back. 3 items

Indian Army 7th Rajput Regimental Silver and Enamel Sweetheart Brooch. This example is stamped ORR Sil to the reverse. Contained in original P ORR & Sons Rangoon case. Small chip to enamel complete with pin fitting. Height 37mm Accompanied by two RAF silver and enamel suspension sweetheart brooches. The smaller with hook missing to the reverse. (3 items) PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY

German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen SS Silver Close Combat Clasp by Friedrich Linden, Ludenscheid. Good scarce die-cast example. Eagle and swastika over crossed grenade and bayonet set between oakleaf sprays. Reverse bearing maker logo of FLL (each in a circle) and FEC.PEEKHAUS, BERLIN. Hinged tapered pin with securing hook and complete with central backing plate. Toned but VGC. Introduced in November 1942 by Adolf Hitler. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY

German Third Reich Army 18 year Long Service Cross. A good scarce silver cross with eagle and swastika on the obverse, 18 on the reverse, the cornflower blue ribbon bearing silvered eagle and swastika. Mounted Germanic style with mouse grey backing and pin fitting. GC Instituted 16th March, 1935. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY

German Third Reich Army 4 year long service medal. A good silvered example with silver eagle and swastika on ribbon. Mounted Germanic style with mouse grey backing and pin fitting. GC PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY

German Third Reich WW2 Army / Waffen SS Tank/Panzer Assault Badge. Good die-cast silvered zinc example. Approaching Panzer within an oval oakleaf wreath surmounted by eagle and swastika. Reverse retains vertical round pin and securing hook. No maker mark. Service wear to finish. GC Instituted 20th December 1939. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY

A collection of British Police insignia, buttons, numerals, enamel badges etc to include: a Greater Manchester Police tie with enamel badge pre 1995: early Securicor cap badge: HM Prison Service cap badges and shoulder titles: rank insignia, stripes, pips and crowns: helmet comb: Kings Crown Buttons: Kings Crown Enamel badges for Met Police Bowling Association, No3 District Sports Club MPAA: Enamel RCMP Pin, Cook Islands Police pin, Royal Papua New Guigea Constabulary pin, Fort Worth Texas tie clip, WW1 British Army RFA shoulder title, etc

Orden und Ehrenzeichen - Ritterkreuz : Ritterkreuzgruppe Oberst i.G. der Reserve Paul AdamRitterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes. Eisenkern mit Silberzarge. Am genähten Originalband mit Verschlußschlaufen. Auf der Rückseite unterhalb der Öse Silberstempel "800". Im Sprungring Herstellerzeichen "65" (Klein & Quenzer) und Silberstempel "800". Sehr schönes, viel getragenes Originalexemplar der Herstellerfirma Klein & Quenzer, Idar - Oberstein. Dazu das Vorläufige Besitzzeugnis für "Major d.R. Adam Fhr. Gr. Rgt. 158". Datiert 20. April 1943 (Verleihungsdatum 18.4.43). Mit Dienstsiegel des Oberkommando des Heeres - Heerespersonalamt und Originalunterschrift Generalmajor Schmundt. Major Adam erhielt das Ritterkreuz für seine Tapferkeit bei den Kämpfen um Kursk am 7.2. 1943 (s. Verleihungsvorschlag). Spange 1939 zum Eisernen Kreuz 1. Klasse 1914. Buntmetall - versilbert, an Nadel. Dazu die Verleihungsurkunde an Major Adam, II. /Art. Rgt. 117. Datiert 12.7.1941. Mit Dienstsiegel und Originalunterschrift Generalleutnant Stapf. Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse 1914. Eisenkern mit Silberzarge. An Nadel. Auf der Rückseite Silberstempel "800". Urkunde für die Spange zum Eisernen Kreuz 2. Klasse für den Hauptmann der Reserve Adam, Batterieführer 5. / A.R.36. Mit Dienstsiegel und Originalunterschrift des Kommandeurs der 36. Division Generalleutnant Lindenmann. Dazu Divisions - Tagesbefehl bezüglich der Verleihung. Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen. Feinzinkausführung, an Nadel. Dazu das Besitzzeugnis an Major Paul Adam, II. / Artl. Rgt. 117. Datiert 17.11.1942. Mit Dienstsiegel und Originalunterschrift eines Generalmajors. Silbernes Verwundetenabzeichen. Feinzinkausführung, versilbert. An Nadel. Rückseite mit Herstellerzeichen "30". Dazu das Besitzzeugnis an Oberst Paul Adam, Art. Rgt. 132. Datiert 14.10.1944. Mit Dienstsiegel und Originalunterschrift eines Oberfeldarztes und Chefarztes. Schwarzes Verwundetenabzeichen, 1. Typ. Buntmetall - geschwärzt. An Nadel. Dazu Besitzzeugnis für Hauptmann Adam, Kommandeur II. / A.R. 36. Datiert 5. Juli 1940. Mit Dienstsiegel und Originalunterschrift des Regimentskommandeurs. Ärmelband Kurland. Gewebte Ausführung, an beiden Enden beschnitten. Dazu das Besitzzeugnis für Oberst Paul Adam, Kdr. / Art. - Rgt. 132. Datiert 5. Mai 1945. Mit Dienstsiegel und Originalunterschrift des Divisionskommandeurs. Schulterstücke Paul Adams als Oberst und Kommandeur des Artillerie - Regiments 132. Soldbuch aus dem 1. Weltkrieg für den Leutnant d. Res. Paul Adam, Reserve - Feldartillerie - Regiment No. 16. Mit eingefügtem Verleihungsausweis des Eisernen Kreuzes 1. Klasse vom 7.5. 1918 und Urkunde zum Frontkämpferehrenkreuz vom 13. Januar 1935. Dazu Aufstellung über die mitgemachten Schlachten und Gefechte vom 20.09. 1914 bis 10.11.1918. Dazu Umschlag mit eigenhändiger Beschriftung Oberst Paul Adams: "Besitzausweise für meine Orden" Beigefügt fotokopierte Verleihungsbegründung zum Ritterkreuz, Nachruf vom Dezember 1969 sowie biographisches Material zum militärischen Werdegang des Beliehenen. Paul Adam nahm am Ersten Weltkrieg teil und wurde anschließend Reserveoffizier. Am 1. Juli 1936 wurde er als Oberleutnant der Reserve dem Artillerie-Regiment 45 zugeteilt. Am 31. März 1937 wurde er dem Artillerie-Regiment 36 zugeteilt. Bei der Mobilmachung wurde er als Hauptmann der Reserve zur 5. Batterie des Artillerie-Regiments 36 einberufen. Am 13. Mai 1940 wurde er in den Stab der II. Abteilung versetzt. Am 14. Mai 1941 zum Major der Reserve befördert, wurde er am 18. August 1942 Führer des Grenadier-Regiments 158. Bei den schweren Abwehrkämpfen ostwärts von Kursk zeichnete er sich mit seinem Bataillon am 7. Februar 1943 besonders aus, wofür ihm am 18. April 1943 das Ritterkreuz verliehen wurde. Am 1. Mai 1943 wurde er Kommandeur des Artillerie-Regiments 132, am 7. August 1943 folgte die Beförderung zum Oberstleutnant der Reserve. Am 1. Januar 1944 wurde er zur Generalstabsausbildung kommandiert und anschließend Ia der 302. Infanterie-Division. Am 10. März 1944 wurde er zum Oberst i.G. befördert. Am 28. Oktober 1944 geriet er in russische Gefangenschaft. Er wurde zu 25 Jahren Straflager verurteilt und 1953 entlassen. Schöne und seltene Ritterkreuzgruppe dieses tapferen Heeresoffiziers. Orders and Decorations - Knights Cross : Knight's Cross Grouping to Colonel Paul AdamKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Iron core with silver frame. With original ribbon with closure loops. Silver stamp "800" on the reverse below the eyelet. The ring with maker's mark "65" (Klein & Quenzer) and silver stamp "800".Very nice, much worn original example of the manufacturer Klein & Quenzer, Idar - Oberstein.Comes with the preliminary award certificate for "Major d. R. Adam Fhr. Gr. Rgt. 158". Dated 20 April 1943 (date of award 18.4.43). With seal of the High Command of the Army - Army Personnel Office and original signature of Major General Schmundt.Major Adam received the Knight's Cross for his bravery in the battles around Kursk on 7.2. 1943 (see award proposal). Repetition Clasp 1939 for the Iron Cross 1st Class 1914. Tombac - silver plated. Reverse fitted with pin for wearing. Together with the award certificate to Major Adam, II. /Art. Rgt. 117, dated 12.7.1941. With official seal and original signature of Generalleutnant Stapf.Iron Cross 1st Class 1914. Iron core with silver frame. Reverse fitted with pin for wearing. With silver mark "800" on the reverse.Award Certificate for the Repetition Clasp for the Iron Cross 2nd Class for Captain of the Reserve Adam, Battery Commander 5th / A.R.36. With official seal and original signature of the Commander of the 36th Division Lieutenant General Lindenmann. Accompanied by the division order of the day concerning the award.General Assault Badge. Zinc finish, reverse fitted with pin for wearing. With award certificate to Major Paul Adam, II / Artl. Rgt. 117. Dated 17.11.1942. With official seal and original signature of a Major General.Silver wounded badge. Zinc finish, silver plated. Reverse fitted with pin for wearing. . Maker's mark "30" on reverse. Accompanied by the award certificate to Col. Paul Adam, Art. Rgt. 132. Dated 14.10.1944. With official seal and original signature of a senior field doctor and chief medical officer.Black wounded badge, 1st type. Non-ferrous metal - blackened. Reverse fitted with pin for wearing. Comes with award certificate for Captain Adam, Commander II / A.R. 36. Dated July 5, 1940. With service seal and original signature of regimental commander.Kurland Cuff Title. Woven design, trimmed at both ends. Accompanied by the award certificate for Colonel Paul Adam, Kdr. / Art. - Rgt. 132, dated 5 May 1945, with service seal and original signature of the division commander. Paul Adam's Shoulder Boards as Colonel and Commander of Artillery Regiment 132. Soldbook from World War I for Lieutenant Paul Adam, Reserve Field Artillery Regiment No. 16. With inserted award certificate of the 1st Class Iron Cross dated 7.5. 1918 and certificate for the Front Combatant Cross of Honour dated 13 January 1935. With list of battles and engagements fought from 20.09. 1914 to 10.11.1918.Enclosed is an envelope with handwritten inscription by Colonel Paul Adams: "Besitzausweise für meine Orden" ("Award documents for my medals").Enclosed photocopied reccomendation for the award of the Knight's Cross, obituary from December 1969 as well as biographical material on the military career of the recipient.Paul Adam took part in the First World War and subsequently became a reserve officer. On 1 July 1936, he was assig

A RARE CASED 54 BORE TRANTERS PATENT FIVE-SHOT TRIPLE-ACTION PERCUSSION REVOLVER RETAILED BY COGSWELL AND HARRISON, NO. 10,780T, CIRCA 1860, with sighted barrel signed ~W. Tranter Patentee~ on the flat and retaining some early blued finish, blued border-and foliate scroll-engraved frame serial numbered on the right, fitted with arbor pin with blued spring-catch, blued safety-catch, patent rammer, patent double trigger, blued cylinder, finely chequered walnut butt, iron trigger-guard and butt-cap each engraved with foliate scrolls: in original fitted oak case lined in blue baize, the lid with brass escutcheon engraved ~Capt. E. Hopton, 88th Regiment~ on the outside and with retailer~s trade label for post 1882 on the inside, with accessories including bullet mould (dented), copper powder-flask by James Dixon and Sons, turnscrew, oil bottle and loading rod, 15.1 cm barrel¦¦Tranter~s British patent no. 1913 of 1856 refers to a ~treble-action~ lock mechanism that could be thumb cocked and fired by the front trigger, cocked and fired by the use of the front trigger only, or cocked by the use of the cocking lever or lower trigger. See Stewart 2007, pp. 65-66.¦¦Lieutenant General Sir Edward Hopton KCB DL JP (1837 - 19 January 1912) was born in Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, the eldest son of the Reverend W.P. Hopton and his wife Diana. He was educated at Eton College and joined the Army in 1854, where he was commissioned into the 79th Foot. He fought at the Siege of Sevastapol (1854-5), the Siege of Lucknow (1857) and served latterly with the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) during the 9th Xhosa War (1877-78). He became Colonel of the Connaught Rangers in 1895 and was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in the same year. He had some difficulty maintaining order on Jersey during the Boer War in the face of Pro-Boer attitudes of some of the French Islanders.

1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star (2), one with 1st Army clasp; Pacific Star; Burma Star; Italy Star (2); France and Germany Star (2), good very fine and better (11) £60-£80 --- Sold with a de-Nazified German Second World War Infantry Badge in zinc, unmarked, with original retaining pin

The mounted group of four miniature dress medals worn by Nursing Sister J. E. Girvan (née Sword), Canadian Army Medical Corps, wife of Lieutenant-Colonel J. P. Girvan, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., V.D., Commanding the 15th (48th Highlanders of Canada) Battalion Canadian Infantry Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class (A.R.R.C.), G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, together with an unidentified miniature (nursing cape badge?) silver-gilt and enamelled badge, GR cypher, with motto ‘Ducit Amor Patriæ’, the reverse stamped ‘Wanless Sterling’, mounted on brooch pin, good very fine (5) £60-£80 --- A.R.R.C. London Gazette 21 June 1918: ‘Miss Jean Elizabeth Sword, Nursing Sister, Can. Nursing Service, No. 12 Can. Gen. Hospl., Bramshott, Hants.’ On 24 October 1916, Nursing Sister Jean Elizabeth Sword returned to England from No. 2 Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, France. On 3 November 1916, she was posted to Canada, where, during the following three months it is presumed she and Major John P. Girvan came to know one another. Jean returned to England, before John, on 2 February 1917. Nursing Sister Sword had acted as a blood donor on 22 April 1918, but due to general weakness and an irregular heartbeat, she was hospitalised following the transfusion until 26 April, and then granted sick furlough until 6 May 1918. She married Major John P. Girvan, M.C., 15th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, in London on 6 July 1918, whilst he was attending a Command Officers Course at Aldershot and shortly before he returned to France to take command of his battalion, going on to win the D.S.O. and Bar. Sold with copied research including Marriage Certificate dated 6 July 1918; Buckingham Palace Telegram and War Office letter concerning award of the Royal red Cross; two photographs of Nursing Sister Sword in nursing uniform, one with R.R.C. medal ribbon; a news cutting announcing the death of their elder son, John Maybin Girvan, late Captain and Adjutant, 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, who jumped into Normandy before the landings, was wounded and taken prisoner, continued his profession as a mining engineer after the war until killed instantly by a falling rock at El Aguilar, Argentina, where he was superintendent of a mine; and a letter of condolence from the High Commissioner for Canada, London, upon the death of her husband in 1961. For the recipient’s husband’s medals and his related miniature awards, see Lots 80 and 551. For the recipient’s related full sized awards, see Lot 103.

German Second World War Medal Riband Bars. 14 medal riband bars comprising Armed Forces Long Service Medal with eagle and swastika motif attached with the Afrika Italian Medal. War Service Cross Second Class with swords, Armed Forces Long Service ribbon with eagle and swastika motif attached, Entry into Austria Medal and Entry Czechoslovakia Medal. Iron Cross Second Class, War Service Cross with swords, Russian Front riband. Iron Cross Second Class, Luftwaffe Long Service Medal with Luftwaffe motif attached, Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal. Luftwaffe Long Service Medal with eagle and swastika motif attached, Entry into Austria Medal. War Service Cross Second Class with swords, two Luftwaffe Long Service ribbons one with gold and one with silver Luftwaffe motifs attached. War Service Cross Second Class with swords with two Armed Forces Long Service ribbons with outstretched winged eagle and swastika motifs attached. Iron Cross Second Class, Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal, Russian Front Medal. Iron Cross Second Class, Entry into Austria Medal, West Wall Medal. Iron Cross Second Class, Entry into Czechoslovakia Medal, Russian Front Medal, Army Long Service Medal with outstretched winged eagle and swastika motif attached, West Wall Medal. War Service Cross Second Class. Armed Forces Long Service Medal with eagle and swastika motif attached. Iron Cross Second Class with Armed Forces Long Service Medal with outstretched winged eagle and swastika attached. Iron Cross Second Class, Russian Front Medal, Armed Forces Long Service Medal with silver eagle and swastika motif attached without pin back suspension, generally good condition (14) £80-£100

German Second World War Tinnies and Accessories. A selection of six tinnies comprising Reunification of the Saar 1934; Day of Work 1934; Day of Work 1935; 1st May 1936; Hitler Youth Day Badge 1936; and an Eagle tinny. All of them have their original pins and hooks and are all in nice condition. Accompanied by an M.29 eagle RZM marked with twisted and grooved lapel pin fixing; and an Army officers cap cockade of two-piece construction, good condition (8) £50-£70

Miscellaneous German Second World War and Related Militaria. Comprising a finger ring with central shank being the fascist symbol over the Third Reich swastika. A lozenge form arm badge in the form of the insignia of the British Fascist Movement. German Kriegsmarine medical trade patch. German Second World War army side cap Bevo woven eagle with rust stains. Third Reich bayonet portapee knot in pink and field grey. German army officer’s silver cap cord. A 16.5cm Bakelite container marked Sturm Berlin 1914 with an instrument inside, which appears to be a form of compass or level. A roll of 16mm German wartime film. 5 British Great War War Saving Committee lapel badges with swastika centres. An impressive French badge, which appears to be a badge from the Vichy Marshal Petain’s bodyguard, nice enamels. A shield shaped badge showing a Luftwaffe 88mm flak gun with Luftwaffe eagle and swastika above with the original name of the owner and the date 1944 on the reverse side. A single part of a 2 part Stalag 8E identity disc, a German Mother and Child Association with pin back suspension. A piece of German wartime soap marked Karlsruhe with stamped to the back Kriegseife, reasonable condition £50-£70

German, British, and Overseas Great War and Second World War Metallic Badges. Comprising 5 British Great War War Savings Committee enamel badges, 2 square, 3 circular. 1 nicely enamelled red, white and black pin showing the Third Reich swastika but located within an English, London, Forest Gate jewellers presentation box indicating it could possibly be of British vintage circa Great War (the swastika was in use in many European and Scandinavian countries as symbol of luck up until the end of the Great War. 2 Russian stars. 2 Italian Second War military badges. German Second War motorcyclist identity disc. 5 separate German Day badges. 2 highly interesting down swept winged eagle and swastikas over a red cross with swastika to the centre with the paper attachment of a bernstein (amber) manufacturers labels attached with twisted and screwed lapel pin fixings. NSKK side cap button. Third Reich Wound badge in black miniature. An M.29 Third Reich eagle and swastika miniature. 5 accompanying Third Reich mixed badges. A card containing 9 motifs that would attach to medal ribbons, Police, Customs, Luftwaffe, Prague Castle Bar, Faithful Service Medal. 9 further unidentified Third Reich related items. Bavarian 25 year Fire Police Long Service Medal. Free French Croix de Guerre with swords. 1 Fascist Italian cap badge. 1 Royal Army badge. 1 German 1928 overseas flight stallion, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

German Second World War Metallic and Cloth Insignia. Comprising a Kriegsmarine naval medical cadet sleeve badge. Another identical. Naval engineers trade patch. Naval writer’s sleeve badge. Naval Obermatt white deck uniform rank patch. Army medical sleeve patch. Another medical sleeve patch. Army fireworker’s personnel sleeve patch. Luftwaffe mechanisor’s administrator’s sleeve patch. Obergefreiter sleeve patch, army for the herringbone twill work uniform. LDO paper packet for the Luftwaffe Ground Combat badge. Eastern Front Medal ribbon. A large 5cm SA badge showing an SA man horse riding, pin back suspension. GFP Secret Field Police shoulder board motif in metal. A miniature 16mm SS 8 year Long Service Medal. Hitler Youth membership pin with one red section of the badge enamel broken. Red Cross cap insignia in enamels, pin suspension missing. A 1935 Hitler Youth aluminium award. WWI Iron Cross 2nd class. 1914 War Honour Cross and silver Wound Badge without swastika lapel pin. Miniature Tank Assault Badge with lapel pin fixing missing. Glider qualification badge in blue and white enamels. Shooting Association enamel badge with lapel fixing missing. DAF pin badge with half of a lapel pin present. A German Catholic Association Day badge. A quantity of what is possibly Winters Help Work badges being the shields and coats of arms of areas and towns within Germany, Austria and Northern Italy. Gau Berlin Day badge in plastic without any fitting. 3 Medal ribbon bar motifs all showing the swastika. 2 police badges for fitting to the police bayonet, fittings pins missing, one in silver, one in bronze. Reunification of the Saar tinny corroded without suspension pin. An individually numbered 0846 mission pass for the Fokke Wolf aircraft factory in Bremen. Miniature Hitler Youth proficiency badge with pin missing. A grouping of 4 separate RZM tickets that have been removed from items and mounted on card, 1 is SS that has not been mounted on card. What appears to be a work pass number 174 for a factory (Ruhrstahl AG). A post WWII Polish shield shaped badge 1814 to 1945 Grunwald, Berlin laid on green and maroon ribbon. Third Reich tinny Flugtag Bremen with pin back suspension. Adolf Hitler porcelain Day badge showing the head of Hitler. Italian youth ONB cap badge with all pins fitted, generally good condition (lot) £100-£140

A pair of shooting medals to H D Rooke, 53rd Shropshire Light Infantry Regiment, being: (1) "Aldershot Rifle Meeting 1879 Champion Shot" medal, device of crossed rifles over target square over Royal Crest, crowned, laurel wreath below a plaque engraved 21879", the back plate engraved "Won by Captain H D Rooke, 53rd Regiment"; brooch pin fitting; and (2) the second, of v similar design, for "Army Rifle Meeting Champion Shot", dated plaque for 1880, reverse engraved "Won by Major H D Rooke 53rd Regiment", with brooch pin. Each medal 65mm high and 45mm wide. Not hallmarked Note: Henry Douglas Rooke Shropshire Light Infantry commanded the 1st Battalion from August 1885 to 1889. In 1865-6 he had been Musketry Instructor, he later saw service in the Egyptian & Soudan campaigns during the 1880's for which he was mentioned in despatches. Gazetted Colonel 20th May 1889 £100-200

A Collection of Various Mid/Late 20th Century Militaria to comprise Army Cook House Serving Spoon, 1964 RAF Bruggen Tankard, 1944 Shaving Brush, British Legion Pin Badge Etc

Enamelled 9ct rose gold sweetheart brooch, Royal Army Service Corps, length approx 48mm, hinged pin and simple loop brooch fittings

Enamelled 14ct yellow and rose gold sweetheart brooch, Royal Army Service Corps, hinged pin and simple loop brooch fitting, length approx 4.5cm

Mixed medals and badges, to include a Victory Medal (40051 Pte. T. Green, Manchester Regiment), coronation commemorative medals, a Women's Land Army enamel pin badge, yellow metal dress studs etc., contained in a leather gentleman's collar box  Condition Report:Available upon request

WW2 German Army / Waffen-SS Panzer Assault Badge in Bronze by Hermann Aurich, Dresden, example with just the remains of the bronze wash finish to the obverse and reverse of the badge. Complete with the correct pin and catch fixing for this maker. Makers mark to the bottom of the badge.

Top Of The Pops - an original camera script from Episode #355 (recorded 9th December 1970) and featuring artists; The Jackson Five, T Rex, Frankie Valli, Dave Edmunds, The Guess Who, Clive Dunn, Peter Noone & Herman's Hermits etc. Introduced by Tony Blackburn. 30pp on yellow paper, with original pin to corner. The Jackson Five number is danced to by Pan's People and Clive Dunn (of Dad's Army fame) sang his surprise hit 'Grandad'. 

A Collection of WWII Militaria to Include Medals, Silver REME Sweetheart Brooch, White Metal and Brass Sweetheart Brooch and Pin Badge, Royal Army Veterinary Corps Cap Badge, 1944 Shaving Brush, Vintage Pipe and Cigarette Case Containing Two Cigarettes

Box of Collectible Items, including silver six pences, Crowns, Army pin badge, various sporting medals, National Rally medal awarded to W Bennett 1936, leather stud box, 9ct tie pins, chrome note pad, Boy Scouts penknife, sugar tongs, mother-of-pearl fruit knife, Ronson lighter, etc. Housed in a metal case.

A Second World War German Army 'Infantry Assault badge', single piece pressed construction with vertical pin, 62 x 48mm, a wound badge, third class, numbered '65' to the reverse, and a small collection of other propaganda badges and coins. 8 items. *CR: All showing signs of age and wear. *BP 22.5% (18.75% plus VAT) plus a lot fee of £8 inc. VAT on each lot.

AN INTERESTING COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL WORLD WAR TWO BADGES AND INSIGNIA, including a German Wehrmacht aluminium belt buckle with leather tab, a small-size early SA brass belt-buckle, a German Army Parachutist's badge, a German Destroyers War badge (pin absent), a German artillery Lieutenant's shoulder-board numbered '72', a small cloth Luftwaffe eagle, a triangular Wehrmacht inverted triangular forage cap insignia, a yellow skull and crossbones pennant from a mine flag, three British cap or collar badges, a button from a naval tunic, two British shoulder titles, two British unit insignia and a clip from a .303 Enfield rifle, all sewn to a piece of coarse green cotton material, possibly German.

Vintage Tin Pin Badges ranging from the 1970s onward including (100+) Royal Botanic Gardens, Castle Museum, Robots Livesey Museum, National Army Museum and many other advertising badges.

A Mid Victorian garnet, ruby and diamond ring, the central seven stone cluster, with closed back setting, to three stone ruby shoulders, (one stone deficient); together with a split pearl and enamel star bar brooch (one pearl deficient); a 9 carat rose gold circular locker with applied crest ad motto for the Army Medical Corps; a sardonyx cameo stick pin and a cloak pin. Gross weight 16.56 grams (5)

Boxes and Objects - a Victorian Lady's Companion necessaire box; a plated miniature Guernsey milk can; enamel pin badges including Royal Army Medical Corps, Civil Defence Corps, Primrose League, etc; an R.A.E.C. cap badge; a quantity of British and world coins, mostly base metal, some silver; a Victorian marquetry work box; another box; etc, qty

JOAN FONTCUBERTA (Barcelona, 1955)."Pin Zhuang", 2004.Comprises: a thermoformed container, an artist's book together with an original text written by Jorge Luis Marzo, a DVD, eight photographic prints and a sculpture entitled Tiger Zhuang II made up of 21 pieces belonging to the 1:32 scale model of the F-5E Tiger II fighter plane, which the user can build following the author's proposals.Copy 63/100.Publisher's page, hand signed and numbered.Measurements: 44 x 32 x 42 cm (box).Joan Fontcuberta is inspired by a real event that took place in April 2001, when an American aircraft, which was violating the airspace of the People's Republic of China, collided with a Chinese army fighter. The Chinese authorities seized the sophisticated US aircraft, which only after arduous negotiations was returned, albeit piece by piece. Pin Zhuang in Chinese means 'disassembly' or 'jigsaw'. The idea of undoing and redoing an object from its fragments takes us back to the childhood experience of Meccanoes and dismountable models. With this symbolic gesture, on the one hand, those technological devices that are paradigms of power and violence become harmless objects, a kind of poetic sculptures that pay tribute to the aesthetics of science fiction while critically alluding to the threatening "defence" programmes of the great war powers. On the other hand, the game of disobeying instructions turns these flying ready-mades not only into the object of an aesthetic experience of play and the combination of forms, but also into a pretext for confrontation between authority and subversion, between order and dissidence, between rule and daring.Artist, teacher, essayist, critic and art promoter specialising in photography, Joan Fontcuberta has developed a successful career, which has earned him awards such as the David Octavius Hill by the Fotografisches Akademie GDL in Germany (1988), the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture (1994), and the National Photography Prize, awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Culture (1998). A graduate in Information Sciences, Fontcuberta teaches Audiovisual Communication Studies at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and Harvard University in Cambridge (Massachusetts, USA). He also contributes to various publications specialising in image. In 1980 he co-founded the magazine "PhotoVIsion", where he was editor-in-chief. As a promoter of events related to the art of photography, he has organised the Jornades Catalanes de Fotografía, collaborated in the constitution of the Primavera Fotogràfica de Barcelona, and has curated important exhibitions in Madrid, New York, Barcelona, Marseilles, etc. His extensive photographic work is characterised by the use of computer tools in its treatment, and by its interactive presentation with the spectator. His language represents a critical vision of reality, photographic, historical or fictitious truths through photography and its context. Between 1985 and 2001, Fontcuberta's work has been exhibited in more than thirty museums and art galleries in Europe, North America and Japan, notably the MoMA in New York, the Folkwang Museum in Essen, the IVAM in Valencia, the Parco Gallery in Tokyo, the MNAC in Barcelona, the Redpath in Montreal, the Musée de l'Élysée in Lausanne, the Fine Arts Museum in Bilbao and many others. He is currently represented in numerous private collections and also in many public collections, including the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Metropolitan and MoMA in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, the IVAM in Valencia and the Museo de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires.

SIX BOXES OF COLLECTABLE FOOTBALL CARDS, BROOKE BOND PICTURE CARD ALBUMS, to include two 1940's Boys Brigade leather belts with buckles, two Boys Brigade side caps (12th Boys Brigade), a 1938 gas mask, a W.W.1 Navy/Army Jack knife, a Butlins 1967 metal Beavers Club pin badge, a 'M.V Ulster Prince' ship's wheel pin badge, green glass bead necklace, 43 A&BC Chewing Gum Ltd cards (condition is well loved, writing on the back, duplicates of some), 41 Topps ABC Gum 1966 Black Bat gum cards, 42 A&BC 1960's Battle Cards, 18 1960's A&BC Gum football cards, a WW2 Malaysian Japanese occupation ten dollar note, etc (6 boxes) (Condition report: Gum cards are well loved)

Collection of pin badges and military bars. Includes Royal Army Medical corp cap badge.

A Second World War Far East theatre Chindit group, that of 3771049 Norman William Evans, Royal and Indian Artillery, comprising bush hat, campaign medals, Soldier's Service and Pay Book, badges and insignia including a printed 14th Army flash and a Chindit embroidered and pin-backed badge

A French LeFaucheaux Patent 54-Bore Pin-Fire Double-Action Six-Shot Revolver Given By Lord Roberts To The Portrait Painter W.W. Ouless In 1882By E. Lefaucheux Inventr. A Paris, No. 2722, Circa 1855With sighted barrel rifled with four grooves and etched with maker's details in gothic script within a border of scrollwork along the top and with fruiting vines around the muzzle and in front of the breech, part octagonal breech, cylinder stamped '19E', frame (cartridge-extracting rod missing) stamped with maker's mark on the right (Neue Støckel 7770), hinged loading-gate with spring-catch, hammer, spur trigger-guard and faceted butt-cap all decorated en suite, figured rounded butt, and suspension swivel: in its original blackened leather holster (some loss of finish) (2)16 cm. barrel Footnotes:ProvenanceWalter William Ouless RA (1848-1933) and thence by descent An old handwritten label attached to the revolver reads: 'Lord Roberts' Revolver given by him to W.W. Ouless. It appears in the portrait painted by him' Frederick Sleigh Robers, 1st Earl Roberts, UC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, UD, PC, FRSGS (1832-1914) was arguably the most famous and successful British Military Commander of his time. Born in India to an Anglo-Irish family he was educated at Eton and Sandhurst before joining the East India Company. As a young officer he served in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 where he was slightly wounded during the siege and capture of Delhi. He was present at the relief of Lucknow where he served as Deputy Assistant Quarter-Master General attached to the staff of Sir Colin Campbell. In 1858 he was awarded the Victoria Cross for actions at Khudogani. He was transferred to the British Army and fought in the Expedition to Abyssinia and the Second Anglo-Afghan War, in which his exploits earned him widespread fame. He went on to serve as Commander-in-Chief, India before leading British Forces for a year during the Second Boer War. He was the last Commander-in-Chief of the Forces before the post was abolished in 1904. Following his return from the Boer War, Roberts was instrumental in promoting the mass training of civilians in rifle shooting skills through membership of shooting clubs, and to this day a facsimile of his signature appears on all official targets of the National Smallbore Rifle Association. The Lord Roberts Centre, headquarters of the National Rifle Association at Bisley, is named in his honourFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

The magnificent Boer War, Great War and Second War group of fourteen awarded to Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Karslake, K.C.B, K.C.S.I., C.M.G., D.S.O., Colonel Commandant, Royal Artillery, who was hailed as the ‘Hero of the Quetta Earthquake’ in 1935 and, in 1940, was briefly recalled to help with the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, where he was the General Officer Commanding British troops in France immediately after the evacuation The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. (Military) Knight Commander’s, set of insignia, comprising neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, and breast star, silver with gold and enamel appliqué centre, reverse fitted with gold pin for wearing; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s, breast badge officially converted for neck wear, silver-gilt and enamels; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, with integral top ribbon bar, chipping to both green enamel wreaths; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (Lieut. H. Karslake. T. Bty. R.H.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lt. H. Karslake. D.S.O. R.A.); 1914 Star, with clasp (Capt: H. Karslake. D.S.O. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Brig. Gen. H. Karslake.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, 5th Class breast badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamels, this with chips to green and white enamels, together with Royal Society of Arts silver prize medal, G.V.R. (Major-General Sir Henry Karslake, K.C.S.I., C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., For his paper on “The Quetta Earthquake.” Session 1935-36) in its damaged presentation case, contact marks to the Boer War medals, otherwise nearly very fine or better (16) £4,000-£6,000 --- K.C.B. London Gazette 11 May 1937. K.C.S.I. London Gazette 19 November 1935. C.B. London Gazette 1 March 1929. C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1916. D.S.O. London Gazette 26 June 1902. M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901; 17 January 1902. M.I.D. London Gazette 17 February 1915; 1 January and 15 June 1916; 4 January, 15 May and 11 December 1917; 20 May and 20 December 1918; 5 July 1919. Henry Karslake was born on 10 February 1879, son of Lewis Karslake. He was educated at Harrow, and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and joined the 83rd Field Battery 23 June, 1898, and was posted to “T” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, in 1901. He served in the South African War, 1899-1902, and took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Vet River (5 and 6 May) and Zand River; in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 and 12 June); in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 20 August 1900; again in the Transvaal 30 November 1900 to January 1902, and March to 23 May 1902; also during the operations in Orange River Colony, January to March, 1902 (Despatches twice; Queen's Medal with four clasps, and King's Medal with two clasps). He was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order ‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa’, and was invested by the King on 24 October 1902. He was promoted to Lieutenant, 16 February 1901, and to Captain 20 December 1905, and posted on promotion to the 100th Battery, R.F.A. 1906; was Officer, Company of Gentleman Cadets, Royal Military College, 20 February 1907 to 19 February 1911; posted to the 116th Battery, R.F.A., in 1911; was a Staff College student, 1912-13. He was posted to the 129th Howitzer Battery, 1914; served in the European War from 1914; became Major 30 October 1914; was Brigade Major, R.A., 6th Division, B.E.F., 9 December 1914 to 22 February 1915; Brigade Major, R.A., 12th Division, New Armies, B.E.F., 6 March to 16 August 1915; GSO2, 3rd Army, B.E.F., British Armies in France, 17 August 1915 to 26 June 1916; G.S.O.1, 50th Division, British Armies in France, 27 June 1916 to 15 September 1917; G.S.O.1, 4th Division, British Armies in France, 16 September 1917 to 4 August 1918; G.S.O.1, Tank Corps, British Armies in France, 5 August to 25 October 1918; Brigade General, General Staff, Tank Corps, British Armies in France, 26 October 1918 to 1 April 1919; G.S.O.1, Southern Division, British Army of the Rhine. He was mentioned in Despatches; was given the Brevets of Lieutenant Colonel, 1 January 1917, and Colonel, 3 January 1919; was created a C.M.G. in 1916, and was given the Legion d'Honneur. Kerslake was appointed G.S.O.1 at H.Q., Peshawar, 1920-23, and held the same position at the War Office, 1923-25; Colonel on the Staff, Southern Command, 1925-28; Brigadier R.A., Western Command India, 1928-31; A.D.C. to the King, 1930-31; Major-General, 1931; Major-General R.A., Army Headquarters, India, 1933; Commandant, Baluchistan District, India, 1933-35. Karslake's most testing time came in Quetta when, in 1935, there was an enormous and terrible earthquake, at just after 3am on the night of 31 May. The earthquake devastated Quetta, killing at least 20,000 people. It was one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century. Although the earthquake destroyed Quetta, the military cantonment and the Military Staff College were left standing. While some of the soldiers were killed, most of the 12,000 troops were on the spot to take part in rescue and relief work. Within three hours of the earthquake, Karslake had divided up the devastated area, allocated troops to each section and deployed them to start their work. They did everything possible: providing rescue, moving in supplies, keeping law and order, running postal and medical services and setting up a refugee camp on the racecourse. It was one of the quickest and most efficient disaster operations that had ever been implemented. The credit for organising the army effort was largely due to Henry Karslake. The soldiers worked in dreadful conditions with epidemic disease a constant threat. For Karslake it was his finest hour. He retired a year later but was briefly recalled to help with the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk in 1940, where he was the General Officer Commanding British troops in France immediately after the evacuation. He died two years later, on 19 October 1942. General Karslake married, in 1905, Florence Cecil, daughter of Vice Admiral E Rooke, and they had two sons. Sold with an interesting archive of portrait and other photographs mostly related to the progress of Karslake’s military career, including a fine album entitled ‘Royal Military College’, containing 69 photographs of various sizes recording his tenure there in 1907-11, including three very fine named group photographs and two others of the funeral procession of King Edward VII, album covers rather tatty but content good. For the recipient’s related miniature medals, see Lot 522.

The mounted group of fifteen miniature dress medals worn by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Karslake, K.C.B, K.C.S.I., C.M.G., D.S.O., Colonel Commandant, Royal Artillery, who was hailed as the ‘Hero of the Quetta Earthquake’ and, in 1940, was briefly recalled to help with the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, where he was the General Officer Commanding British troops in France immediately after the evacuation The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military) silver-gilt and enamels; The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, silver-gilt and enamels; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, breast badge gold and enamels with gold ribbon buckle; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., gold and enamels; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902; 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, breast badge, silver and enamels, these all mounted as worn, together with a very fine miniature breast star of the K.C.S.I. in silver, silver-gilt and enamels, the central star set with small stones and with pin fitting to reverse, good very fine (16) £500-£700 --- K.C.B. London Gazette 11 May 1937. K.C.S.I. London Gazette 19 November 1935. C.B. London Gazette 1 March 1929. C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1916. D.S.O. London Gazette 26 June 1902. M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901; 17 January 1902. M.I.D. London Gazette 17 February 1915; 1 January and 15 June 1916; 4 January, 15 May and 11 December 1917; 20 May and 20 December 1918; 5 July 1919. Henry Karslake was born on 10 February 1879, son of Lewis Karslake. He was educated at Harrow, and at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and joined the 83rd Field Battery 23 June, 1898, and was posted to “T” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, in 1901. He served in the South African War, 1899-1902, and took part in the operations in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including actions at Poplar Grove, Driefontein, Vet River (5 and 6 May) and Zand River; in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria and Diamond Hill (11 and 12 June); in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, July to 20 August 1900; again in the Transvaal 30 November 1900 to January 1902, and March to 23 May 1902; also during the operations in Orange River Colony, January to March, 1902 (Despatches twice; Queen's Medal with four clasps, and King's Medal with two clasps). He was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order ‘In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa’, and was invested by the King on 24 October 1902. He was promoted to Lieutenant, 16 February 1901, and to Captain 20 December 1905, and posted on promotion to the 100th Battery, R.F.A. 1906; was Officer, Company of Gentleman Cadets, Royal Military College, 20 February 1907 to 19 February 1911; posted to the 116th Battery, R.F.A., in 1911; was a Staff College student, 1912-13. He was posted to the 129th Howitzer Battery, 1914; served in the European War from 1914; became Major 30 October 1914; was Brigade Major, R.A., 6th Division, B.E.F., 9 December 1914 to 22 February 1915; Brigade Major, R.A., 12th Division, New Armies, B.E.F., 6 March to 16 August 1915; GSO2, 3rd Army, B.E.F., British Armies in France, 17 August 1915 to 26 June 1916; G.S.O.1, 50th Division, British Armies in France, 27 June 1916 to 15 September 1917; G.S.O.1, 4th Division, British Armies in France, 16 September 1917 to 4 August 1918; G.S.O.1, Tank Corps, British Armies in France, 5 August to 25 October 1918; Brigade General, General Staff, Tank Corps, British Armies in France, 26 October 1918 to 1 April 1919; G.S.O.1, Southern Division, British Army of the Rhine. He was mentioned in Despatches; was given the Brevets of Lieutenant Colonel, 1 January 1917, and Colonel, 3 January 1919; was created a C.M.G. in 1916, and was given the Legion d'Honneur. Kerslake was appointed G.S.O.1 at H.Q., Peshawar, 1920-23, and held the same position at the War Office, 1923-25; Colonel on the Staff, Southern Command, 1925-28; Brigadier R.A., Western Command India, 1928-31; A.D.C. to the King, 1930-31; Major-General, 1931; Major-General R.A., Army Headquarters, India, 1933; Commandant, Baluchistan District, India, 1933-35. Karslake's most testing time came in Quetta when, in 1935, there was an enormous and terrible earthquake, at just after 3am on the night of 31 May. The earthquake devastated Quetta, killing at least 20,000 people. It was one of the worst natural disasters of the 20th century. Although the earthquake destroyed Quetta, the military cantonment and the Military Staff College were left standing. While some of the soldiers were killed, most of the 12,000 troops were on the spot to take part in rescue and relief work. Within three hours of the earthquake, Karslake had divided up the devastated area, allocated troops to each section and deployed them to start their work. They did everything possible: providing rescue, moving in supplies, keeping law and order, running postal and medical services and setting up a refugee camp on the racecourse. It was one of the quickest and most efficient disaster operations that had ever been implemented. The credit for organising the army effort was largely due to Henry Karslake. The soldiers worked in dreadful conditions with epidemic disease a constant threat. For Karslake it was his finest hour. He retired a year later but was briefly recalled to help with the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk in 1940, where he was the General Officer Commanding British troops in France immediately after the evacuation. He died two years later, on 19 October 1942. General Karslake married, in 1905, Florence Cecil, daughter of Vice Admiral E. Rooke, and they had two sons. For the recipient’s full sized medals, see Lot 162.

Welsh. 6th (Service) Bn. South Wales Borderers SWB early WW1 badge. Good rare circular off white celluloid disc bearing 6 / S.W.B. in black. Brass plated tin reverse. Worn until metal cap badges could be issued. Brooch pin. Minor rust stains. GC Formed at Brecon 12.9.1914. See Kitcheners Army by Westlake, page 100 for similar example.

British Army Officiating Chaplain's pre 1953 scarf badge. Fine large die-cast silvered, gilt and blue enamel example. Stout brooch pin VGC Worn by visiting clergy when called to minister at garrisons and camps not having their own resident RAChD chaplain.

Indian Army. 22nd Regiment of Madras Infantry Victorian pagri badge c1885-1901. Scarce die-stamped brass British made crowned circlet bearing honours SERINGAPATAM MYSORE AVA; 22 to solid centre. Stout pagri pin replaced with loops VGC 1903 redesignated 82nd Punjabis.

British Army father and son medals and ephemera comprising Queen's South African Medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen, named to 3489 Pte H Sollis, Worcestershire Regiment, his WW1 medals, War Medal and Victory Medal named to 91711 Sapper H Sollis, Royal Engineers, Boer War hallmarked silver Good Luck brooch, two contemporary greetings cards and hallmarked silver pin back brooch, together with his son's medal comprising WW1 trio, 1914-1915 Star, War and Victory medals, named to 54-064871 Pte C Sollis, Army Services Corps etc

Canadian Army 9ct gold and enamel sweetheart brooch / tie pin for the City of Winnipeg XXVII Battalion, 2.4g

Army Physical Training Corps 9ct gold sweetheart brooch / tie pin, 4.7g

Twenty three Army War Service etc lapel / pin badges including Durham Light Infantry, Royal Observer Corps, The Welsh Regiment, Somerset National Reserve, NAFFI, and Orange Widows Fund etc

Gillot & Co., a rare Art Deco gem-set and diamond brooch, circa 1920, the bar brooch channel-set with a line of rectangular step-cut emeralds, sapphires and diamonds, terminating in calibré-cut rubies, within an open work frame of stylised lotus motifs in the Egyptian taste, set with calibré-cut emeralds, rubies and sapphires, to an outer border of single-cut diamonds, mounted in platinum, length 7.8cm, pin signed Gillot & Co. Inc. Paul Gillot (circa 1877-1949) was an important creative driving force in American jewellery at the start of the 20th century. In his native France he trained as a draughtsman, and his 1898 entry into a jewellery design competition caught the attention of jeweller and jewellery historian/critic Henri Vever, who praised the young designer in print for his talent. In 1902, he emigrated to New York and found employment at one of the most creative and prominent jewellers in America, Marcus & Co, whose doorman at the time would become an important American jeweller in his own right - Raymond Yard. Prized for his knowledge of pioneering Art Nouveau techniques such as plique-à-jour enamel, Gillot was an indispensable asset to these influential jewellers, and remained at Marcus & Co. for twelve years. Among his key commissions during this time was a gold laurel wreath crown, presented to the famed actress Sara Bernhardt when she performed in New York in 1913, now housed in the MFA Boston. Shortly afterwards, Gillot left Marcus & Co. to enlist in the French army in the First World War, but injury and sickness cut his service short. When Gillot returned to New York and resumed trading in 1916, now under his own name, Bernhardt, whose renowned jewellery collection contained superbly imaginative jewels designed by René Lalique and Alphonse Mucha, became one his key clients, to the extent that he was later described as having designed 'the major portion of Sarah Bernhardts's jewellery' by the Yonkers Statesman in 1927. Gillot is also said to have assembled an extraordinary collection of coloured diamonds, which briefly earned him the nickname 'the King of Diamonds', (a moniker later and more enduringly given to Harry Winston), and while his signed jewels are rare and seldom seen, when they do appear they are often set with stones of superb quality, reflecting his elite clientele and connoisseur's eye. The present brooch is no exception, set with a beautifully matched selection of step-cut sapphires, rubies, emeralds and diamonds, arranged in a stylish Art Deco bar brooch designed with subtle accents of the fashionable Ancient Egyptian revival style, making it a perfect testament to the talent and elevated taste that this French jeweller contributed to American design at the start of the 20th century.

A World War One / WW1 Austro Hungarian Empire Turkish Army Galacia Front Badge, Missing Pin To Verso.

2x Army Service Corps Officers Cap Badges, including early kings crown example with brooch pin to the reverse and gilt and enamel George VI period officers cap badge. (2 items)

WW2 German Army / Waffen-SS Close Combat Clasp in Bronze by Friedrich Linden Ludenscheid, good original example of this popular combat badge of the Third Reich. The award is a bronze grade example but has oxidised to the obverse and reverse. Awards is complete with the original back plate and its original pin with catch fixing. Award is marked to the reverse “FEC.W.E. PEEKHAUS BERLIN” and also the maker mark FLL for Friedrich Linden Ludenscheid. Good example overall.

WW2 German Army / Waffen-SS General Assault Badge, zinc silver grade example complete with its pin and catch fixing to the reverse. No makers mark. Generally good condition.

WW2 German Army / Waffen-SS Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze by Gebruder Schneider AG Wien (Vienna), fine example retaining much of the original bronze finish. Complete with the original pin and catch fixing in the correct format for this maker. Award has the BSW in upside down clover leaf. Generally good example. See page 114 of The Infantry Assault Badge by Sascha Weber for details of this maker for this type of badge

Luftwaffe Aviators Compass, liquid filled Luftwaffe aviators wrist compass with the leather wrist strap. Marked to the reverse “AK 39 Fl 23235-1”; German army marching compass in bakelite case with the underside being marked “DRP”; German combat tunic breast eagle, German postal service side cap eagle and short winged metal cap eagle (missing pin fittings). (5 items)

HM PRISON TIE PIN PLUS ARMY CLASP

1.Weltkrieg : Preußen: Roter Adler Orden - Satz 1. Klasse mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern, 4. Modell, letzte Ausführung, 1917-1918.Verliehen an den Führer des 1. Armeekorps Generalleutnant Robert Kosch. Das Kreuz Silber - vergoldet und emailliert. Auf dem unteren Kreuzarm eingeschlagene Herstellermarke "W" der Hofjuweliere Wagner & Sohn, Berlin sowie der Silberstempel "938". Auf einem Kreuzarm ganz unwesentlich gechipt. Das Vorderseitenmedaillon in feinster Emaillemalerei und Goldtauschierung. Die Schwerter in der bei diesem Typ charakteristischen Form hohl geprägt. Das Eichenlaub mit Silberstempel "800". Der Bruststern Silber, die Auflagen vergoldet und emailliert, die Schwerter hohl geprägt. An vergoldeter Nadel. Unterhalb des Nadelhakens eingeschlagene Herstellermarke "W".Rückseitig Schraubmedaillon. Beide Stücke zusammen im schönen Originaletui aus rotem Leder mit Goldprägung. Im Innenteil schwarze Samteinlage, der Innendecke mit entsprechendem Seidenfutter. Beigefügt gedruckte Trageinstruktionen. Robert Kosch wurde am 5. April 1856 in Glatz/Schlesien geboren und ab 1863 im Kadettenhaus Berlin erzogen. 1874 trat er als Seconde-Leutnant in das I.R. 51 ein.1877 - 1880 absolvierte er die Kriegsakademie und war auf verschiedenen Dienstposten u. a. im Generalstab eingesetzt. Zu Beginn des 1. Weltkriegs war Kosch Generalleutnant und Kommandeur der 10. Division in Posen und wurde mit dem V. Armeekorps erfolgreich an der Westfront eingesetzt.Am 9. Oktober 1914 wurde Generalleutnant Kosch zum Führer des 1. Armeekorps in Litauen ernannt, wo sich seine Truppen den zahlenmäßig überlegenen russischen Truppen entgegenstellten und nach anfänglichem Rückzug in der Winterschlacht in den Masuren erfolgreich waren. Für diese Erfolge wurde Generalleutnant Kosch mit dem Orden Pour le Mérite ausgezeichnet. Am 11. Juni 1915 zum kommandierenden General des X. Reservekorps ernannt, führte er dieses in den Schlachten am Dnjestr, Gnisa Lipa, Krasnostaw bis an den Bug. Danach wurde General Kosch zum Kriegsschauplatz auf dem Balkan versetzt, wo er mit der ihm unterstellten 101. und 103. Infanteriedivision Serbien eroberte. Für diesen Erfolg seiner Soldaten erhielt General Kosch das Eichenlaub zum Orden Pour le Mérite. Ende Februar 1916 wurde General Kosch bei Verdun eingesetzt, wo er am 18. 8. 1916 zum General der Infanterie befördert wurde. Am 28. August 1916 wurde General Kosch zum Führer des neugebildeten Generalkommandos (z.b.V.) Nr. 52 berufen und im bulgarischen Donauraum zum Schutz gegen die ebenfalls in den Krieg eingetretenen Rumänen eingesetzt. General Kosch erhielt den Oberbefehl über die deutsche 217. Infanterie - Division sowie über österreichische, bulgarische und türkische Kräfte. In einer mehrtägigen Schlacht am Argesch Ende November bis Anfang Dezember wurden die Rumänen mit eigenen und Truppen der 9. Armee besiegt und die rumänische Hauptstadt Bukarest eingenommen, womit der Zusammenbruch der rumänischen West- und Nordwestfront besiegelt war. Nach Auflösung der Donau-Armee im März 1918 nahm General Kosch als Führer des Generalkommandos 52 an der Besetzung der Ukraine und der Kämpfe gegen die Rote Armee teil, wo er am 1. Mai 1918 zum Oberbefehlshaber aller Truppen in Taurien und der Krim ernannt wurde. Vom 1. Dezember 1918 führte General Kosch seine Truppen in die Heimat zurück. General Kosch reichte sein Abschiedsgesuch ein und wurde am 10. Januar 1919 zur Disposition gestellt. Der Rote-Adler-Orden 1. Klasse mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern war in Preußen bis zum Jahr 1918 immer eine der höchsten Kriegsauszeichnungen. In den Jahren 1848 - 1863 wurden nur 14 Exemplare (davon zehn ohne Eichenlaub) ausgegeben. Im Feldzug 1864 wurden nur zwei Schwerterdekorationen, im Krieg 1866 nur drei Schwerterdekorationen und im Krieg 1870/1871 ebenfalls nur drei Schwerterdekorationen des Roten-Adler-Ordens 1. Klasse verliehen. Selbst in der Materialschlacht des 1. Weltkriegs wurden lediglich 32 Rote-Adler-Orden 1. Klasse mit Schwertern verliehen. In diesen Zahlen sind die Verleihungen mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern bereits enthalten. Die Ordensdekorationen wurden bis zum November 1916 in Gold, danach aufgrund eines entsprechenden Erlasses Kaiser Wilhelm II. in silbervergoldeter Ausführung hergestellt. Die Verleihungszahlen zeigen den hohen Wert dieser Kriegsauszeichnung und dokumentieren gleichzeitig die außerordentlich große Seltenheit der heute noch real existierenden Originalexemplare der Schwerterdekoration der 1. Klasse des RAO. Der Orden gehört daher zu den größten Raritäten unter den preußischen Ordenund hat als reiner Kriegsorden mit dokumentierter Provenienz zusätzlich einen ganz besonderen Stellenwert. WWI : Prussia: Order of the Red Eagle - First Class Set with Oakleaves and Swords, last type awarded 1917 - 1918. Awarded to the leader of the 1st Army Corps Lieutenant General Robert Kosch. The ist class badge silver - gilt and enameled. On the lower arm of the cross the maker's mark "W" of the court jewelers Wagner & Sohn, Berlin and the silver stamp "938". One arm very insignificantly chipped. The front medallion in finest enamel painting and gold inlay. The swords hollow die struck construction in the form characteristic of this type. The oak leaves with silver mark "800". The breast star silver, the center gilt gilded and enameled, fitted with gilded pin. The swords hollow die struck construction. Maker's mark "W" stamped below the pin catch. Screw medallion on the back. Both pieces together in beautiful original red leather case with gold embossing. Inside black velvet inlay, the inside cover with corresponding silk lining. Attached printed wearing instructions. Robert Kosch was born in Glatz, Silesia on April 5, 1856 and was educated at the Cadet House in Berlin from 1863. In 1874 he joined the I.R. 51 as a Seconde-Leutnant. From 1877 to 1880 he graduated from the War Academy and served in various posts, including on the General Staff. At the beginning of World War 1, Kosch was a lieutenant general and commander of the 10th Division in Poznan and was successfully deployed with the V Army Corps on the Western Front. On October 9, 1914, Lieutenant General Kosch was appointed leader of the 1st Army Corps in Lithuania, where his troops confronted numerically superior Russian forces and, after an initial retreat, were successful in the Winter Battle in the Masuria. For these successes, Lieutenant General Kosch was awarded the Order Pour le Mérite. On June 11, 1915, appointed commanding general of the X. Reserve Corps, he led it in the battles on the Dniester, Gnisa Lipa, Krasnostaw to the Bug. After that, General Kosch was transferred to the Balkan theater of war, where he conquered Serbia with the 101st and 103rd Infantry Divisions under his command. For this success of his soldiers, General Kosch received the Oak Leaf to the Order Pour le Mérite. At the end of February 1916, General Kosch was deployed at Verdun, where he was promoted to General der Infanterie on August 18, 1916. On August 28, 1916, General Kosch was appointed leader of the newly formed General Command (z.b.V.) No. 52 and deployed in the Bulgarian Danube region to protect against the Romanians, who had also entered the war. General Kosch was given the supreme command of the German 217th Infantry - Division as well as Austrian, Bulgarian and Turkish forces. In a battle on the Argesch River lasting several days in late November to early December, the Romanians were defeated with their own troops and those o

Heer - Auszeichnungen des Heeres und der Waffen - SS : Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber mit Einsatzzahl 50.Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber mit Einsatzzahl 50. Feinzinkausführung. An breiter magnetischer Nadel. Nadelsystem magnetisch. Panzer rückseitig mit zwei Aluminiumnieten befestigt.Einwandfreies Originalexemplar mit Herstellerzeichen "JFS" der Firma Josef Feix Söhne, Gablonz an der Neise. Army - Auszeichnungen des Heeres und der Waffen - SS : Tank Assault Badge for "50" Deployment Days.Tank Assault Badge for "50" Deployment Days. Reverse marked "JFS" for the company of JOSEF FEIX SONS, GABLONZ on the Neisse. Reverse features correct magnetic hinge, wide pin and catch for this maker and two aluminium rivets attaching the center device. Very good condition.

The ex- H J 'Bert' Bacon, Edmond 'Boy' Tubb, Brooklands 'Gold Star'-winning 1929 Grindlay-Peerless 498cc Brooklands 'Hundred Model' (Lacey Replica)Frame no. B1124 Engine no. JOR/S 45521•Documented history from new•77 years in the Tubb family's possession•Restored in the 1970s•Widely displayed and demonstrated•Present ownership since 2012Competition success has been recognised as an ideal means of promotion since motorcycling's earliest days, but during the Vintage years in particular the breaking of speed records was reckoned as good a means of securing valuable publicity as victories gained on the racetrack. The most coveted prize was the One-Hour record, and once the 90-mile mark had been reached, all efforts were directed towards exceeding the magic 'ton' for 60 minutes. Claude Temple was the first man to do so, averaging almost 102mph at Montlhéry in 1925 on his 996cc OEC-Temple-JAP, and then the following year Norton-mounted Bert Denly achieved the feat on a '500' for the first time, again at the French track. To stimulate competition on home ground, The Motor Cycle magazine offered a silver trophy for the first successful attempt on British soil. That, of course, meant Brooklands, and on 1st August 1928, C W G 'Bill' Lacey, already a formidable competitor at the Weybridge track, wheeled out his immaculate Grindlay-Peerless and raised the record to 103.3mph, lapping at over 105mph in the process and taking the 750cc and 1000cc records into the bargain!Although ostensibly a Grindlay-Peerless, the record bike featured a nickel-plated frame constructed by Lacey and was powered by a twin-port JAP racing engine heavily reconfigured with Lacey's own cams and rocker gear. Grindlay-Peerless lost no time in bringing out a replica of Lacey's machine: the Brooklands '100 Model', a solitary example of which was exhibited at the Motor Cycle Show in November 1928. Like the record bike, the production version was also constructed by Lacey, the difference being the brazed-on tank support (instead of clamped). Priced at £90, the '100 Model', though different in detail, was essentially the same as Lacey's original, right down to its distinctive nickel-plated frame and cycle parts. However, the replica was not capable of the 100mph lap guaranteed by the factory. The job of fettling the bikes and tweaking the twin-port JAP engine to Lacey's specification fell to his assistant Wal Phillips, whereupon each was tested by Lacey at 100mph-plus and issued with a certificate. Two were sold complete with an extra Lacey 'sprint' fuel tank.However, lacking the resources of larger rivals and perhaps over-estimating the demand for such a specialised piece of racing equipment, Grindlay-Peerless sold only a handful, believed to be no more than five or six machines. Only two of these are known to survive: the one first owned by Brooklands and Manx Grand Prix competitor J D Potts (sold by Bonhams at Stafford in April 2001 and again in April 2018) and that offered here, which belonged to prominent VMCC member, the late Edmond Joseph 'Boy' Tubb, who won his Brooklands 'Gold Star' aboard the Grindlay. This '100 Model' was originally purchased by H J 'Bert' Bacon, a Brooklands habitué and Gold Star holder (1932), who raced it at Brooklands from 1929 to 1932. 'Numbered among the top flight of Brooklands riders', A L Loweth, who worked for Bert's friend Pat Driscoll and gained his Gold Star (500cc) in 1929, continued racing the bike at Brooklands during 1932 until it was purchased towards the end of that year by A J McClure, who continue to race it in 1932 and 1933.Edmond James 'Boy' Tubb's interest in motorcycle racing started at an early age (his family owned the well-known Middleton Garage at Bognor Regis). The Grindlay-Peerless with its predictable handling and 'Gold Star'-winning speed was a natural choice, and in November 1935 Tubb purchased McClure's '100 Model' for £30. Initial testing at Brooklands in April 1936 proved unsatisfactory, Tubb having lapped at 'only' 88mph. E C E 'Barry' Baragwanath, a Brooklands legend, multiple record holder and close friend of Bill Lacey, offered to help improve the performance and in May 1936 the engine was sent to Baragwanath's Tottenham workshop. Baragwanath fitted a longer con-rod (raising the cylinder barrel appropriately), swapped the twin-port cylinder head for a single-port 'Speedway' version, and installed cams developed by Bert Le Vack. The cost was £12 10s.Soon after, on 23rd May 1936, Tubb entered the Brooklands Second BMCRC Meeting; however, he experienced a severe 'tank slapper' and retired. Baragwanath was at hand, and after the fork dampers had been screwed down hard, the Grindlay exhibited the superior handling for which it was famous. On his third event after the re-tune, Tubb proceeded to lap at 102mph, gaining the coveted Gold Star for a lap over 100mph in a BMCRC race. In his next event, the gearbox was damaged and repaired by Baragwanath. A month or so later, on 18th June 1936, Francis Beart set an unbeaten record of 6.66sec on the famous Brooklands Test Hill with Lacey's old Grindlay-Peerless record-breaker, launching himself into the air and landing twenty yards on in the process!1937 was a good year for Tubb and the Grindlay. In the numerous events entered, Tubb was placed in most all of them, gradually building confidence and achieving increasing speeds culminating in his fastest lap of 105.74mph. This while achieving 4th place from scratch against twice TT-winner Walter Handley, who was given a six seconds start. Later that year, Tubb was unlucky in the Hutchinson 100, retiring after only seven laps with a broken crank-pin and cracked crankcase, which meant another rebuild by Baragwanath. A few weeks later, Tubb was back at Brooklands racing and sprinting. He achieved his best-ever Brooklands lap on 30th June 1937 at over 105mph (see letter on file appended by Brooklands' official timekeeper, A V 'Ebby' Ebblewhite). Also on file is a fascinating article from the Brooklands Society Gazette (2005) in which 'Boy' Tubb evocatively recalls his racing exploits. Perhaps not noticing the gathering clouds of war, Tubb returned to Brooklands in the spring of 1938 with continued vigour, regularly lapping at 104mph and scoring more podium places; that year's Hutchinson was given a miss, though Tubb was there on that October day competing in other events. Escalating racing costs and saving for a ride in the 1939 TT meant that the last year of Brooklands racing saw little of Boy Tubb and his Grindlay. Tub spent the war in the Army but as soon as the British Motor Cycle Racing Club was re-formed in March 1947, Tubb rejoined as member No.20. At the celebratory supper at the Talbot Restaurant in London EC2 Tubb no doubt rekindled pre-war friendships with Baragwanath, Lacey, Bacon and Pat Driscoll. Ravished by war, Brooklands had closed, but hopes were still high that the home of British racing would reopen and activities resume. In 1947 there was not much one could do with an Outer Circuit bike running on exotic fuels but Tubb found the solution in the Brighton Speed Trials where he gave good account of himself with a time of 34.72sec.Tubb continued to attend the handful of post-war events both as a spectator and marshal, and occasionally stretched the Grindlay's legs. 1949 saw Tubb compete in the North East London MCC's Trent Park Speed Trials, which he did again in 1950 and 1951. He also attended the early Goodwood meetings. The 1952 Brighton Speed Trials were to be Tubb's last competitive entry with his Grindlay.When the Montagu Motor Museum opened in 1952, the Grindlay found a temporary home at Beaulieu while venturing out yearly for the Brooklands reunion and other events. But it was soon back at Tubb's Bognor Regis home where in 1960 it w... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

WWI Cap Badges & Associated Tie-Pins: including an Austro-Hungarian 13th Shutzen Division Montello defeat 'tinnies' cap badge, a 'Watching over the Danube example, Defense of the 3rd Army in Carpathians 1914-15 badge, a 1922 March on Rome Fascist tie-pin and other Mussolini examples, trench art pendant and more (a lot)

Three: Attributed to Third Officer G. Humphrys, Women’s Royal Naval Service 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45; with Admiralty enclosure, in named card box of issued addressed to ‘Miss G. Humphreys, Greenbank, Hastings Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex’; together with a silver A.R.P. lapel badge in red box of issue, with an official receipt slip for the badge issued by Bexhill Borough Council, extremely fine Three: Attributed to Miss B. A. Chance, Auxiliary Territorial Service France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-4r, with Army Council enclosure, in partially named card box of issue, very fine Voluntary Medical Service Medal, silver, with five Additional Award Bars, four with Geneva Cross and one with Kings Crown centre, with V.A.D. top suspension pin bar (Margaret E. Tuttiett.) good very fine (7) £70-£90 --- Miss Georgina Humphrys appears in the October 1945 Navy List as Third Officer Women’s Royal Naval Service, with seniority 12 March 1944. She still appears in the Navy List for 1958 as Third Officer in the Women’s Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Margaret E. Tuttiett of 4 Cranfield Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, appears on the list of British Red Cross Society Volunteers 1914-18, and worked as a full time V.A.D. Assistant Nurse for V.A.D. Detachment Sussex 24, at The Red Cross Hospital at 13-15, Cantelupe Road, Bexhill-on-Sea. She died at Bexhill-on-Sea in 1970.

A Great War ‘Pozières, August 1916’ M.C. group of four awarded to Lieutenant T. D. Harvey, Royal Welsh Fusiliers and Machine Gun Corps, who died in Nigeria in 1918 whilst attached to the Nigeria Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse inscribed ‘Lt. T. D. Harvey. Machine Gun Corps. Pozières, Aug. 1st. 1916’, mounted on original investiture pin; British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. T. D. Harvey.) naming erased on B.W.M.; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nigeria 1918 (Lieut. T. D. Harvey. R.W. Fus.) the last three mounted for display with the M.C., good very fine or better (4) £1,000-£1,400 --- M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1917: ‘Temp. 2nd Lt., attd. M. Gun Co.’ ‘Nigeria 1918’ is unique named to an officer in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Thomas Daniel Harvey was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, and enlisted into the Royal Army Medical Corps in September 1914, a dentist by profession. Promoted to Corporal in February 1915, he was discharged from the 70th Field Ambulance R.A.M.C. on 21 March 1915, having been granted a commission in the 12th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He served in France from 23 May 1916, and was wounded whilst serving with the Machine Gun Company at Pozières on 3 August 1916, with shrapnel wounds to the left wrist, left thigh and right Os Calcis, these being considered small and superficial. He was, nevertheless, repatriated to England and was on medical leave until 6 September. Harvey was awarded the Military Cross without citation in the 1917 New Year gazette but he clearly felt that this was for his work at Pozières, these details being inscribed on his award. According to his obituary in The Isle of Man Times it was awarded ‘for conspicuous bravery in handling his machine gun whilst in a position of grave danger.’ He was transferred to the West African Frontier Force in September 1917 and attached to the Nigerian Regiment. Whilst serving in Nigeria in 1918, he died of influenza at Zungeru on 17 October and is buried in the cemetery there.

Miscellaneous German Third Reich and Associated Badges. Comprising a 1943 shooting award for Kries Volkmarkt with pin back suspension, Innsbruck maker marker marked on reverse side. The National Eagle shield for an army trophelm, pins missing. Olympic badge 1936 all white enamels with pin fixing. A very unusual 50 year National Faithful Service female wrap lapel miniature with its ribbon. A Dutch 1940 NSB medallion. Lapel Police pin with pin fixing. An unusual Spanish Falange lapel badge individually numbered 8177 on the reverse side with a stick pin with the image of General Franco. A very small 8mm miniature of the National Faithful Service Medal with lapel pin fixing. Hitler Mussolini joint meeting lapel badge, nice quality construction, pin back suspension fitted, generally good condition (10) £80-£100