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Lot 811
A Kuban Shield, Army Type. Matt lacquered bronze finish. Excellent quality example with very good detail, on fieldgrey felt, with pale brown paper backing stamped with maker’s name ‘Friedrich Orth Wien’. Mint, factory new condition, apart from very slight wear to backing paper, extremely good condition £200-£240
Lot 219
Five: Private F. J. Viant, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, all medals privately named ‘5439949 Pte. F. J. Viant. D.C.L.I.’; together with a small 8th Army commemorative medal and a D.C.L.I. cap badge, very fine Defence Medal (Sgt. Watters 12th. D.C.L.I.) privately engraved, minor edge nick, very fine Aldershot Command Athletic Association sports medallions (2), bronze (1928 Command Unit Team Athletic Championships. 3 miles. Team Race Winners 2nd. Bn. D.C.L.I. L/C. E. Chidgey.; 1928-29 Command Cross Country Team Championship. Winners. 2nd. Bn. D.C.L.I. L/Cpl. E. Chidgey.) generally very fine (lot) £60-£80 --- William Watters was born on 16 June 1904 and married Ethel Vashti Warren in Penzance in 1931. A dairy farmer by trade, he served with the local Home Guard and is recorded in the Cornishman on 19 February 1942 as taking part in house-to-house collections during the ‘Aid to Russia’ week. A long-standing resident of Sancreed, he died in 1997. Edward Chidgey was born in Stogursey, Somerset, on 20 May 1902. A motor driver, he attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry at Taunton on 27 March 1923 and was raised Lance Corporal on 1 February 1924. Employed as Regimental Postman, Chidgey gained his third class certificate of education at Guernsey on 22 October 1926 and was released from the Colours in 1935 with a fine reference: ‘A very good type of man, willing, hardworking, cheerful and reliable. A very fine athlete and cross country runner. Can be thoroughly recommended.’ Sold with the recipient’s copied Army Service Record and extensive private research.
Lot 695
Pair: Chief Gunner’s Mate W. H. Turner, Royal Navy Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (Wm. Turner Chf Gunrs. Mte H.M.S. Excellent) engraved naming; Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (unsuccessful) (William H. Turner, 24th August 1887) with integral top bronze riband buckle, last in leather case of issue, good very fine (2) £200-£240 --- William Henry Turner was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire. He joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class in October 1855, and advanced to Chief Petty Officer in February 1873. Subsequent service included with H.M.S. Excellent from March 1874 to January 1876 (awarded L.S. & G.C. in February 1875), and H.M.S. Warrior from January 1876 to April 1880, when he was listed on his papers for ‘service at Exmouth Battery’. Turner was shore pensioned in April 1880, and according to The Times of 30 September 1887, was awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal in bronze whilst employed as the keeper at Boulter’s Lock, Maidenhead. Sold with copied service papers, and copied research.
Lot 724
Badge for Voluntary War Work in India 1914-19, a reduced size oval bi-metallic skeletal badge, 21mm x 16mm, lotus flowers to centre, on brooch pin, mounted in a glazed display frame with the Government of India bestowal letter, named to ‘Mrs. Drayson’, and dated 29 July 1920, nearly extremely fine Royal Marine Shooting Medals (2), both awarded to R. J. Gumm, Lieutenant R.M. and sometime Chief Inspector, R.M. Police, the first silver, with top ‘Royal Marines Eight’ riband bar, and clasps for ‘1910’, ‘1911’, and ‘1928’; the second bronze, with top ‘Unit VII’ riband bar, and clasps for ‘Depot Rifle 1927’, ‘Depot R.M. Rifle 1928’, ‘Depot R.M. Revolver 1928’, and ‘Ply. Div. Rifle 1930’, reverse engraved ‘R. J. Gumm’, both mounted in a glazed display frame, nearly extremely fine United States of America, Purple Heart, reverse engraved ‘Frank Smelvin E. Mindell’, mounted in a glazed display frame, nearly extremely fine A Second War group of five miniature dress medals 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Australia Service Medal, all of recent manufacture, mounted for wear; with typed service history for Wing Commander Charles Henry Sherlock, Chaplain, Royal Australian Air Force, but with no original documentation, good very fine (lot) £80-£100 --- Importation Duty This lot is subject to importation duty of 5% on the hammer price unless exported outside the UK ---
Lot 73
Six: Lieutenant F. W. Euridge, Royal Field Artillery 

1914 Star, with copy clasp (44810 Bmbr. F. Euridge. R.F.A.) official correction to first three letters of surname; British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. F. W. Euridge.); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Mahsud 1919-20, Waziristan 1919-21 (Lt. F. W. Euridge, R.A.); Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre 1914 1916, with bronze palm, mounted court-style, nearly extremely fine (6) £400-£500 --- Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, June 2013. Croix de Guerre London Gazette 1 May 1917: Serjeant, Royal Field Artillery. Frederick William Euridge was born at Islington, Middlesex, on 15 August 1887. He joined the Royal Field Artillery in about 1908 and served in India prior to the outbreak of War, being transferred to the Army Reserve in November 1913. Upon mobilisation, he served in France and Belgium from 16 August 1914, rising to the rank of Sergeant. He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant on 18 January 1917, and saw further service in India with the Waziristan and Mahsud Field Force 1919-22 with 134th Battery R.F.A. He retired in April 1923 and died at Ipswich, Suffolk, on 31 May 1927. Sold with copied research, all medals verified.
Lot 218
The Second War and sporting medals awarded to Lance-Sergeant F. C. J. Jewell, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, and one of the great athletic heroes of the Regiment 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; together with two Army Athletic Association medallions, unmarked silver, the reverses engraved ‘Army Championship 1937 Three Miles Aldershot Second’ and ‘Army Cross Country Team Championships, Windsor, 23 March 1939 Winning Team. 2/D.C.L.I. Pte. F. C. J. Jewell’.; a similar Aldershot Command Athletic Association medallion, unmarked silver, the reverse engraved ‘Command Cross Country Individual Championship, 1935-36 Winner Pte F. Jewell. The Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.’; a smaller Eastern Command award, unmarked silver, the reverse engraved ‘Cross Country Championship 1939 Winning Team. Pte. F. C. J. Jewell. 2/D.C.L.I.’; and a Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs bronze medal, unnamed, very fine (8) £100-£140 --- Frederick Cyril James Jewell attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry on 14 November 1932. After completing training he was posted to the 2nd Battalion and sent to Gibraltar on 10 June 1933. Returned home to Blackdown and thence Shorncliffe in 1938, his unit went to France as part of the B.E.F. on 30 September 1939 and was withdrawn through Dunkirk on 1 June 1940. Transferred to the 30th Battalion on 4 September 1941, Jewell likely witnessed service in Algeria and Egypt before taking his discharge from the Colours on 2 February 1946.
Lot 682
An interesting 1911 Coronation Medal awarded to Fireman W. McLaren, London Fire Brigade, who was one of three fatalities to suffocate during an attempted sewer rescue in Notting Hill on 18 March 1913 Coronation 1911, London Fire Brigade (Fireman W. McLaren.) very fine £100-£140 --- William McLaren was born in Bishop Wearmouth, Sunderland, on 22 May 1887. In August 1903 he joined T.S. Foudroyant in Falmouth as a Boy Trainee until he attested into the Royal Navy in July 1905. Placed on the Reserve in July 1910, he moved to Shepherd’s Bush, London, joining the London Fire Brigade in November, and was serving during the Coronation of King George V the following year. Whilst serving at Euston Fire Station, on 18 March 1913, he suffocated in a sewer in Pembridge Villas, Bayswater, whilst rescuing workmen, one of whom perished, overcome by lethal fumes. After a joint funeral service with the other London Fire Brigade casualty, Fireman Robert Libby, which was held at St. Pancras Church, in the presence of the Mayor and Town Clerk of Kensington, he was buried in Highgate Cemetery, London. His mother subsequently received a Carnegie Hero Fund Trust award in the sum of £26.0.0, payable in instalments of 10/- for a year. Six rescuers were awarded the Royal Humane Society Medal in Bronze. Sold together with detailed copy research including service papers and photocopy newspaper articles from The Paddington, Kensington & Bayswater Chronicle covering the report of the accident and the subsequent inquest.
Lot 329
Three: Private R. Puddy, Coldstream Guards Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Johannesburg (7971 Pte. R. Puddy, Cldstrm: Gds:); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (7971 Pte. R. Puddy. Coldstream Guards) minor official correction; Coronation 1902, bronze (Pte. R. Puddy Coldm Gds), the last regimentally engraved on the reverse, contact marks, good very fine (3) £260-£300 --- Robert Puddy, a butcher from Burnham, Somerset, was born around 1873 and attested for short service into the Coldstream Guards on 14 January 1890, being discharged to the Reserve on 14 January 1894. Recalled on 9 October 1899, he served in South Africa during the Boer War and was discharged on 21 July 1902. He afterwards lived in Northwood, Isle of Wight, and re-attested for service during the Great War on 9 September 1914, and served the duration at home before his final discharge ‘Class Z’ on 8 February 1919. His son, Robert George Puddy, was killed in action whilst serving as a Petty Officer in H.M.S. Royal Oak when she was sunk on 14 October 1939. Sold with copy research, and two copy photographs of the recipient.
Lot 290
A ‘Queen Victoria’s funeral’ R.V.M. group of three awarded to Petty Officer (Rigger) 1st Class J. Whitcher, Royal Navy Royal Victorian Medal, V.R., silver, unnamed as issued; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., V.R., narrow suspension (J. Whitcher, P.O. 1 Cl. (Rigger), H.M.Y. Victoria & Albert.) impressed naming; Jubilee 1897, bronze, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, therefore very fine (3) £380-£460 --- Provenance: Oliver Stirling Lee Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, December 2004. John Whitcher was born in Southampton in September 1856, and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 1st Class in September 1873. Not having witnessed any active service, Whitcher joined the royal yacht Victoria & Albert in October 1882, the beginning of a lengthy commission that saw him gain advancement to Petty Officer 1st Class in March 1895, the year in which he also received his L.S. & G.C. Medal. Indeed, Whitcher remained employed in the royal yacht until pensioned ashore in May 1901, shortly after he had been awarded his R.V.M. for services at Queen Victoria’s funeral. Sold with copied service papers and research. 

Lot 142
Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (Major W. S. Hebbert, F/1, R.A.) edge bruising and pitting from star, otherwise nearly very fine £300-£400 --- Battle of Tel-el-Kebir. Despatches London Gazette 2 November 1882. Brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel. 3rd Class Medjidie. Medal with clasp; bronze star.
Lot 804
War Service Cross Medals in Original Presentation Packets. Two examples, the first an early War issue of excellent quality in bronze, and in mint as new unissued condition, retaining all original bright factory finish. The ring is not marked. The light brown packet is also mint, and has printed on the front ‘Kriegs-Verdienstmedaille 1939’ and on the reverse ‘Josef Feix Sohne Gablonz/Neisse’; the second an early War issue of excellent quality in bronze, and in mint as new unissued condition, retaining all original bright factory finish. The ring is not marked. The light brown packet is almost mint, and has printed on the front ‘Kriegs-Verdienstmedaille 1939’ and on the reverse ‘Oberhoff and Die Ludenscheid’, extremely fine (2) £100-£140
Lot 368
Four: Lieutenant S. Morris, Royal Engineers, late Liverpool Regiment 1914-15 Star (2.Lieut. S. Morris. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. S. Morris.); Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, nearly extremely fine (4) £140-£180 --- Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 12 April 1918. Stanley Morris was born in Sefton Park, Liverpool, on 4 July 1890. Educated at Holt Secondary School and Beaumaris Grammar School in North Wales, he initially attested for the 6th (Rifle) Battalion, King’s (Liverpool) Regiment, as Rifleman, and was later appointed to a commission with the Western Cable Telegraph Company, Royal Engineers. Embarked for France in September 1915, he served as Signals Officer at 81st Brigade Headquarters, Royal Garrison Artillery. In common with many at the time, his service career was blighted by poor health, most notably stomach complaints; he spent October and early November 1918 at the 2nd London General Hospital and was later readmitted to the 1st Eastern General Hospital in January 1919. Sold with copied Officer’s Service Record.
Lot 344
Four: Acting Sergeant S. A. Brown, 1st Dragoons, later 1st Dragoon Guards and Military Mounted Police 1914 Star, with later slide clasp (5590 Pte. A. Brown. 1/Dns.); British War and Victory Medals (5590 A. Sjt. S. A. Brown. 1-D. Gds.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1917, mounted as worn, traces of verdigris to Star, very fine (4) £140-£180 --- French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 22 November 1918. S. A. Brown attested for the 1st Dragoons and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 August 1914. He subsequently transferred to the 1st Dragoon Guards with Regimental Number 5599, and then to the Military Mounted Police.
Lot 845
A 1914-18 Honour Cross with Swords for Combatants in its Original Presentation Packet. An excellent example retaining all original bronze finish. Maker’s mark ‘F.H.B.’ on back. Factory mint condition. Brown paper packet, printed in black gothic lettering on the front ‘Ehrenkreuz des Weltkrieges fur Frontkampfer’, and ‘Ferdinand Hoffstatter Bonn’ on back, extremely fine £50-£70 --- Reputedly found in the ruins of the Reichs Chancellery, Berlin, in 1945.
Lot 812
Second World War Medals. A West Wall Medal in heavy metal, retaining all original factory bronze finish; an East Front Medal in its original Presentation Packet, retaining all its original factory finish. Brown thick paper packet, printed on front on Roman black script ‘Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42” (Ostmedaille)’. Top of packet printed ‘Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Heeresbedarf in der Graveur-und Ziseleur-Innung Berlin’; and another East Front Medal in its original Presentation Packet, a mid-War example retaining all its original factory finish, with original issue wrapping paper in brown paper packet, printed on front on Roman black script ‘Medaille “Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42” (Ostmedaille)’, nearly extremely fine (3) £80-£100
Lot 803
War Service Crosses Second Class in Original Presentation Packets. Two examples, the first an early War issue of excellent quality in bronze, and in mint as new unissued condition, retaining all original bright factory finish, and is wrapped in its original tissue paper. The ring is maker stamped ‘1’ [Deschler and Sohn, Munchen]. The light brown packet is also mint, and has printed on the front ‘Kriegs-Verdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerten’ and on the reverse ‘Deschler and Sohn Munchen 9’; the second an early War issue of excellent quality in bronze, and in mint as new unissued condition, retaining all original bright factory finish. The ring is maker stamped ‘1’ [Deschler and Sohn, Munchen]. The light brown packet is also mint, and has printed on the front ‘Kriegs-Verdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwerten’ and on the reverse ‘Deschler and Sohn Munchen 9’, extremely fine (2) £100-£140
Lot 214
Four: Second Lieutenant S. G. Williams, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine Three: Driver T. H. Matthews, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry, later Royal Army Service Corps, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War in North Africa in 1941 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (7) £80-£100 --- Stanley Gordon Williams was born in 1920 and lived in the village of Gulval, near Penzance. Enlisting on 25 April 1939, he was soon posted to 164th Officer Cadet Training Unit and appointed to a commission in the 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Sent to No. 5 Corps School, he later witnessed active service in North West Europe before taking his discharge and forging a civilian career in the insurance industry. Sold with a fine selection of original documentation including Certificate of Discharge upon being appointed to a commission, dated 15 November 1940; letters from the National Provincial Bank relating to an inheritance; card recommendation from Formation College, noting the recipient ‘an excellent student’ - but with minor weakness in mercantile law. Thomas Henry Matthews was born in the Parish of St. Giles, Edinburgh, in the autumn of 1903. A labourer, he attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry at Birmingham on 20 May 1922, passing his 3rd Class Certificate of Education at Bodmin shortly thereafter. Transferred to Lucknow in 1927, he left the Colours in 1930 but later re-enlisted as a Driver with the Royal Army Service Corps on 6 September 1934. Posted to North Africa, he was taken prisoner on 28 April 1941 and was held at Stalag 383 (Hohen Fels) until 9 May 1945. Matthews was later discharged from the R.A.S.C. Special Reserve on 28 January 1953, his records noting ‘medically unfit for further service’, possibly exacerbated by the long period of incarceration. Sold with the recipient’s original Regular Army Certificate of Service and Soldier’s Release Book, Class ‘A’; with a fine Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Medal (Depot), bronze, unnamed as awarded.
Lot 60
Three: Sergeant J. W. Duckham, Natal Field Artillery Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Tugela Heights (188 Gnr: J. W. Duckham. Natal F.A.) unofficial rivets between last two clasps; Natal 1906, 1 clasp, 1906 (Sgt. J. W. Duckham, B Battery N.F.A.); Coronation 1902, bronze, very fine (3) £200-£240
Lot 801
War Service Crosses Second Class with Swords in Original Presentation Packets. Two examples, the first an early War issue of excellent quality in bronze, and in mint as new unissued condition, retaining all original bright factory finish. The ring is maker stamped ‘1’ [Deschler and Sohn, Munchen]. The light brown packet is also mint, and has printed on the front ‘Kriegs-Verdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwerten’; the second a late War issue, but of excellent quality in bronze washed zinc, and in mint as new unissued condition, retaining almost all original bright factory finish. The ring is maker stamped ‘107’ [Carl Wild, Hamburg]. It is also wrapped in the original tissue paper. The light brown packet has some wear, and has printed on the front ‘Kriegs-Verdienstkreuz 2. Klasse mit Schwerten’ in black Gothic type. On the reverse is printed ‘Carl Wild Metallwarenfabrik Hamburg 24], extremely fine (2) £100-£140
Lot 217
Five: Acting Sergeant R. G. Pearce, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (5438386 Cpl. R. G. Pearce. D.C.L.I.) mounted as worn, good very fine Five: Private J. L. Williams, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry France and Germany Star; 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (5438165 Pte. J. L. Williams. D.C.L.I.) court mounted in this order, good very fine (10) £100-£140 --- Ronald George Pearce was born in Bude, Cornwall, on 6 June 1921. A carpenter by trade, he attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry on 15 May 1939 and was appointed Private in the 4/5th Battalion. Mustered in the trade of carpenter and joiner Class I, Group B, under A.O. 137/40 on 13 February 1941, he witnessed extensive service in North West Europe and was raised Acting Sergeant on 14 October 1945 when part of the British Army of the Rhine. Released from service in May 1946, his reference adds a little more detail: ‘Exemplary. Served with distinction in the North West European campaign. A fine leader. Very thorough, reliable and hard working, a skilled tradesman. He has commanded the Pioneer Platoon with success. His conduct has been beyond reproach.’ Sold with the recipient’s original typed letter of reference, dated 12 August 1945, mounted on card, a contemporary photograph of the recipient in military uniform, a bronze XXX Corps Alamein & Cuxhaven 1944-45 medallion, unnamed, and a file of copied research. John Leslie Williams was born in Camelford, Cornwall, on 20 February 1920. A stone mason’s apprentice, he attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry on 2 May 1939 and served in Normandy with the 5th Battalion, D.C.L.I., from 17 June 1944 as a Commanding Officer’s signaller throughout the North-West Europe campaign. Appointed Lance Corporal 25 November 1944 he was struck off strength from the British Army of the Rhine on 14 October 1945. Posted to Reserve, he was awarded the Efficiency Medal in 1946 and died at the East Cornwall Hospital in Bodmin on 14 August 1984. His obituary in the Silver Bugle reads: ‘He served throughout the whole of the North West European Campaign as the Commanding Officer's signaller. He will always be remembered in this capacity where his calm, stubborn and persistent voice was so often heard holding the Battalion's wireless net together on those difficult and temperamental No. 18 sets. No doubt he drove the CO and other members of Tac HQ mad with his continuous tuning and netting calls, but to his compatriots trying to keep in contact with Battalion HQ, his voice conveyed confidence and assurance. So often he would be heard calmly requesting "Through me” to an out-station struggling to get through in the heat of battle. He set his standard of excellence in Normandy and maintained it at Falaise pocket, the crossing of the Seine, the race to Arnhem, the winter campaign of 1944 and the crossing of the Rhine, culminating in the final battles for Bremen.’ Sold with an original photograph of the recipient in military uniform and copied research.
Lot 18
A Bronze R.V.M. group of four awarded to Bombardier J. Loveday, Royal Horse Artillery, for services at the funeral of King Edward VII 1914 Star, with clasp (50465 Bmbr: J. Loveday. R.H.A.); British War and Victory Medals (50465 Bmbr. J. Loveday. R.A.); Royal Victorian Medal, E.VII.R., bronze (Gunner J. Loveday. B.B. R.H.A. May. 1910) good very fine (4) £200-£240 --- R.V.M. 7 June 1910, for services with “B” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, at the funeral of King Edward VII. John Loveday served with 7th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, in France from 15 August 1914. He was discharged wounded on 29 January 1915 and is entitled to the Silver War Badge.
Lot 307
Six: Major G. F. Bryant, 29th Bombay Native Infantry Abyssinia 1867 (Lieut. G. F. Bryant Commst. Dept. Bombay Army); Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kandahar (Major G. F. Briant, 29th Bo. N.I.) note spelling of surname; Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880, unnamed; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Major G. F. Bryant. 2nd Belooch: Regt.); Ottoman Empire, Order of Osmanieh, 4th Class breast badge, silver, gold and enamels, with rosette on ribbon; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, nearly very fine and better (6) £1,200-£1,600 --- George Frederick Bryant entered the Bombay Army as a Second Lieutenant on 27 June 1859, and was promoted Lieutenant on 22 August 1861. He was appointed Supernumerary Sub-Assistant Commissary General on 7 October 1864. He served throughout the Abyssinian Campaign in the Commissariat and on special duty connected with the Transport Train (Medal). Promoted to Captain on 27 June 1871, Bryant served as a Wing Officer of the 29th Bombay Native Infantry, and was Wing Officer of the 29th N.I. upon promotion to Major in 1879. He served in the Afghan War of 1879-80, and took part in the advance on Khelat-i-Ghilzie; he also accompanied Sir Frederick Roberts in the march to Kandahar, as well as being present at the battle of Kandahar (Medal and Clasp, and Bronze Decoration). He served in the Egyptian War of 1882 as Wing Commander with the 2nd Baluch Battalion, 29th Bombay N.I. (Medal, 4th Class of the Osmanieh, and Khedive’s Star). Sold with copied Cadet nomination papers.
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Lot 609
After Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828), ‘La Pudeur’ [Modesty], a patinated bronze model of a full length female figure, modelled contrapposto in drapery standing on a naturalistic ground, inscribed ‘HOUDON’ in the cast, set to a yellow marble effect plinth, 44cm high CONDITION REPORT:The piece shows wear to the patinated finish (particularly to the highpoints) commensurate with age and cleaning. There is some speckling to the patination of the face. The piece does not sit centrally on the plinth, and the plinth is probably a later addition.
Lot 282
An Austrian style cold painted bronze animal group in the manner of Franz Bergman, modelled as two hares stealing turnips, 4.5cm high CONDITION REPORT:The piece shows wear to the painted finish (to the metal in places) and the odd small area of white residue. The group stands easily in two positions, but always with one of the hares having a paw off the ground.
Lot 605
After Jean Jules Salmson (French, 1823-1902), a gilt bronze bust modelled as Hermes (Mercury in Roman mythology), facing dexter wearing a winged helmet and draped robes, unsigned, 35cm high (at fault) CONDITION REPORT:The piece shows wear to the gilt finish throughout, and some areas of tarnishing. There is a 'scar' to the left cheek, but this appears to be intentional. There is a small dent to the rim of the back of the helmet and two small holes behind the right ear. There is a build up of polish residue in some areas.
Lot 690
An Art Deco style table lamp, by Widdop and Bingham, late 20th century, the composite bronze effect lamp modelled as a 1930's dancing girl, arms raised holding the crackle glazed globe shade, 65cm high Lighting lots are sold as decorative items only, prospective buyers must consult with a qualified electrician before use or installation of these items.
Lot 421
1690 Queen Mary II as regent bronze medal designed by James or Norbert Roettier (Eimer 320, Farquhar 1910). Obverse: Right-facing draped bust of Queen Mary, 'MARIA · II · D · G · MAG · BR · FR · ET · HIB · REGINA ·'. Reverse: a full moon with a tiny face amid clouds and stars above a landscape. 'VELVT · INTER · IGNES · LVNA · MINORES' ('like a moon among lesser fires'). Though a Queen Regnant, Mary deferred to her husband, William III and II, except while he was out of the country on campaign. Weight: 56.10g. Diameter: 49mm.
Lot 451
1810 King George III completion of his Golden Jubilee year bronze medal graded MS 62 BN (BHM 685). Obverse: armoured and draped bust of King George III by Thomas Wyon Senior, 'GOD SAVE THE KING.' around. Reverse: arrangement with hourglass, snake and oak branch, ribbon reads 'WE PRAISE THEE O GOD'. 'GEO: III. COMPLETED THE FIFTIETH YEAR OF HIS REIGN' with 'OCTOBER 25. 1810'. Offered in NGC holder (#2903937-003). Diameter: 43mm.
Lot 447
1801 King George III Union of Great Britain and Ireland bronze medal (Eimer 927, BHM 524). Obverse: left facing portrait of King George III, armoured and draped, 'GEORGIUS III · D: G · BRITANNIARUM REX · FIDEI DEF · &c.'. Reverse: Britannia and Hibernia clasping hands, 'JUNGUNTUR OPES FIRMATUR IMPERIUM.'. Commemorates the 1800 Acts of Union which came into force on 1 January 1801, uniting the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Engravings attributed to Conrad Heinrich Küchler. Weight: 54.30g. Diameter: 48mm.
Lot 441
1789 Rich Robinson Baron Roekby Armagh Observatory bronze medal (BHM 330, Eimer 830). Obverse: portrait with wig and vestments, 'RICH · ROBINSON BARON ROKEBY LORD PRIMATE OF ALL IRELAND'. Reverse: front of Armagh Observatory, 'THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD' above with 'MDCCLXXXIX' below. Attributed to engraver William Mossop (1755-1805). Weight: 53.70g. Diameter: 53mm.
Lot 416
1649 King Charles I death and memorial large bronze medal, offered for sale in 1695 (Eimer 162a). Obverse: armoured and draped right-facing portrait of Charles I with legend around 'CAROL D · G · M · C · F · ET · H · REX · & · GLOR · MEM ·'. Reverse: hand from the clouds holds a glowing crown above a landscape with a pair of sheep, 'VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS'. Commemorates the death of the King in 1649 but was engraved sometime later by James and Norbert Roettier. Weight: 50.74g. Diameter: larger 55mm size.
Lot 483
1851 Queen Victoria and Prince Albert large bronze Great Exhibition prize medal awarded to Alexander Lawson (Eimer 1456, BHM 2462). Obverse: conjoined busts of Victoria and Albert with dolphins below and a trident to the right, designed by William and Leonard Charles Wyon. Legend: 'VICTORIA D: G: BRIT: REG F:D: ALBERTUS PRINCEPS CONJUX.' With 'MDCCCLI' below. Reverse: Britannia bestows the wreath of industry while female figures representing Africa, Asia, Europe and America look on. 'DISSOCIATA LOCIS CONCORDI PACE LIGAWIT' around. Edge: 'PRIZE MEDAL OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION.' And 'ALEXANDER LAWSON. CLASS XIV.'. Weight: 263g. Diameter: 76mm.
Lot 478
1843 high relief bronze medal celebrating Queen Victoria's visit to Ghent. Obverse: robed bust of a crowned Victoria with 'VICTORIA REINE D'ANGLETERRE'. Below truncation: 'VERACHTER DIR. HART FECIT' identifying the medallist as Joseph Laurent Hart. Reverse: crowned arms of the city of Ghent. Above: 'LA REINE A GAND', below '16 SEPTEMBRE 1843'. Victoria made a state visit to Belgium in September 1843, visiting her uncle, Leopold I, the first King of the Belgians. Weight: 77.4g. Diameter: 55mm.
Lot 417
1649/1695 King Charles I large bronze commemorative memorial medal (Eimer 162a). Obverse: armoured and draped right-facing portrait of Charles I with legend around 'CAROL D · G · M · C · F · ET · H · REX · & · GLOR · MEM ·'. Reverse: hand from the clouds holds a glowing crown above a landscape with a pair of sheep, 'VIRTVT EX ME FORTVNAM EX ALIJS'. Commemorates the death of the King in 1649 but was engraved sometime later by James and Norbert Roettier. Weight: 53.52g. Diameter: larger 55mm size.
Lot 500
1902 King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra official silver coronation medal (Eimer 1871a, BHM 3737). Obverse: crowned draped effigy of Edward VII facing right with laurels at shoulder, 'EDWARD VII CROWNED 9 · AUGUST 1902' around. Reverse: crowned and veiled bust of Queen Alexandra of Denmark with English roses. 'ALEXANDRA QUEEN CONSORT' around with '9 · AUG. 1902' on ribbon below. Engraver: George William de Saulles. Official larger-size Royal Mint issue, also in bronze and gold. Comes in original red box of issue with the Kings' cypher to the lid. Weight: 84.60g. Diameter: 56mm.
Lot 511
Group of four (4) 19th-century medals with a coin weight. Includes: (1) 1831 brass opening of London Bridge medal, (2) 1936 King Edward VIII accession and abdication medal in bronze, (3) 1757 Frederick the Great of Prussia medal, cast (?) in bronze. Also (4) a Royal Mint Third Guinea coin weight dated 1821.
Lot 225
1866 Queen Victoria bronze 'Bun Head' Halfpenny coin with Britannia design to the reverse (S 3956). Obverse: draped laureate bust of Victoria by Leonard Charles Wyon, facing left, 'VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:' around. Reverse: seated Britannia with trident and shield, lighthouse to left and masted ship to right, 'HALF PENNY' above and date (1866) below. Mintage: 2,508,800. Composition: bronze. Weight: 5.62g. Diameter: 25.4mm.
Lot 461
1821 King George IV bronze Coronation medal by Thomas Halliday and Peter Kempson (BHM 1073). Obverse: laureate bust, left, of George IV in high relief. 'GEORGIUS IV. D: G: BRITT: REX F: D:' around. Below: 'P. K. & S. DIREX' - 'P. K.' For the Birmingham medalist and button maker, Peter Kempson. Reverse: four bishops crowning the enthroned figure of the King, holding orb and sceptre. Below: 'GEO: IV. CORONAT: / MDCCCXXI.'. Not listed in Eimer. Weight: 50.34g. Diameter: 50mm.
Lot 440
1738 Daniel Francois, Count of Lautrec, Peace at Geneva bronze medal by Jean Antoine Dassier. Struck in the Count's honour by the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Obverse: armoured and draped portrait, 'D · F · COMES A LAUTREC LEGAT · REG · AD PAC · GENEV · 1738'. Reverse: figures of Courage, Prudence and Justice. 'FORTITUDO PRUDENTIA AEQUITAS' above with 'CONSPICUAE IN VNO ·' below. Weight: 77.90g. Diameter: 54.5mm.
Lot 232
Group of five (5) late 19th and early 20th-century bronze Third Farthings struck for use in Malta. Includes (1) 1876 Queen Victoria Third Farthing (S 3960), (2) 1878 Queen Victoria Third Farthing, (3) 1885 Queen Victoria Third Farthing, (4) 1902 King Edward VII Third Farthing (S 3993), and (5) 1913 King George V Third Farthing (S 4062). Composition: bronze. Weights: 0.94g (average). Diameters: 15mm.
Lot 435
1731 King John Dassier's monarchs series bronze King John medal graded MS 62 BN by NGC (Eimer 526). Obverse: imagined portrait of King John wearing crown and mantle, facing left, 'IOANNES D · G · ANG · ET · HIB · REX ·' around. Reverse: monumental tomb with amphorae on either side, 'NAT · 1166 · COR · 1199 · MORT · 1216 ·' below. This is medal no. 7 in this popular series of 35 monarchs by Jean Dassier. Comes sealed in an NGC holder (#2903937-004). Diameter: 41mm.
Lot 229
Group of four (4) Queen Victoria 'Bun Head' bronze Farthings dated 1860 through 1875 (S 3958). Includes (1) 1860 Queen Victoria Farthing, (2) 1866 Queen Victoria Farthing, (3) 1875 Queen Victoria Farthing, and, (4) 1875 Queen Victoria Farthing (duplicate). Obverses: all feature laureate bust by Leonard Charles Wyon with 'VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:' around. Reverses: seated Britannia with shield and trident, 'FARTHING' above and date in exergue. Composition: bronze.
Lot 491
1886 bronze Colonial And Indian Exhibition prize medal (Eimer 1725, BHM 3209). Obverse: left-facing effigy of the future King Edward VII, designed by Leonard Charles Wyon with a legend that reads 'ALBERT EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT'. Reverse: 'COLONIAL AND INDIAN EXHIBITION LONDON 1886' with oak wreath. Weight: 81.25g. Diameter: 52mm.
Lot 429
1713 Queen Anne Peace of Utrecht bronze medal graded MS 62 BN by NGC (Eimer 460). Obverse: draped laureate bust of Anne, facing left. 'ANNA · D: G · MAG · BRI · FR: ET · HIB: REG:' around. Reverse: Britannia with Union Jack shield, standard and olive branch, masted ships at sea and a farming scene behind. 'COMPSITIS · VENERANTVR · ARMIS ·' above with 'MDCCXIII' below. Engraver: John Croker. Comes in NGC holder (#2903936-010). Diameter: 35mm.
Lot 425
1704 Queen Anne's Bounty bronze medal by John Croker graded AU 55 BN by NGC (Eimer 404, MI-251/43). Obverse: draped, laureate bust of Anne, facing left. Legend around: 'ANNA · D: G: MAG: BRI FR: ET · HIB: REG:'. Reverse: group of clerics, led by a kneeling bishop, offer a charter to the enthroned figure of Queen Anne who holds a sceptre in her other hand. Above: 'PIETAS AVGVSTE ·'. Below: 'PRIMITIIS · ET · DECIMIS · / ECCLESIAE · CONCESSIS · / MDCCIV'. In NGC holder (#2144878-001). Weight: 44g. Diameter: 45mm.
Lot 342
1920 Australia King George V bronze Halfpenny graded Top Pop MS 65 RB (KM 23). Obverse: crown and robed portrait of King George V, facing left, by Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal. Legend reads: 'GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·'. Reverse: 'ONE HALF PENNY' above scroll in centre of beaded circle. Date below (1920) and 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA' above. Artist: William Henry James Blakemore. Comes in NGC holder (#6320555-002). Mintage: 4,113,600. Face value: Halfpenny. Finish: circulation/mint state. Composition: bronze. Weight: 9.45g. Diameter: 30.8mm.
Lot 426
1704 Queen Anne's Bounty bronze medal by John Croker (Eimer 404, MI-251/43). Obverse: draped, laureate bust of Anne, facing left. Legend around: 'ANNA · D: G: MAG: BRI FR: ET · HIB: REG:'. Reverse: group of clerics, led by a kneeling bishop, offer a charter to the enthroned figure of Queen Anne who holds a sceptre in her other hand. Above: 'PIETAS AVGVSTE ·'. Below: 'PRIMITIIS · ET · DECIMIS · / ECCLESIAE · CONCESSIS · / MDCCIV'. Weight: 44g. Diameter: 45mm.
Lot 431
1716-dated bronze medal celebrating the accession of King Louis XV of France, graded UNC DETAILS by NGC. Obverse: armoured and robed portrait of Louis the Beloved, facing right. 'LUDOVICUS · XV · D · G · FR · ET · NAV · REX.'. Reverse: Reverse: radiant sun rising over a landscape with 'JUBET SPERARE.' above. Roman numerals ('MDCCXVI') date this piece as from 1716 though the NGC label lists this as 1714, before Louis acceded to the throne. Comes in NGC holder with 'ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE' designation. Diameter: 42mm.
Lot 438
1731 Edward IV bronze medal from Dassier's monarchs series, graded MS 63 BN (Eimer 526). Obverse: imagined portrait of King Edward IV wearing an elaborate hat and an armoured breast plate. 'EDOUARD · IV · D · G · ANG · FR · ET · HIB · REX ·'. Reverse: pillared temple with naked female figure standing on globe by rudder. Below: 'NAT · 1441 · COR · 20 · IUM · 1461 · MORT · 9 · APRIL · 1483 ·'. This medal is no. 20 in the popular series of 35, created by Jean Dassier. This example comes sealed in its NGC holder (#2903937-001). Diameter: 41mm.
Lot 452
1812 Wellington Created an Earl, Parliamentary tribute medal in bronze graded MS 63 BN (Eimer 1029, BHM 746). Issued in thanks for the then Viscount Wellington's (later the Duke of Wellington) services in the Peninsular War. Obverse: left facing bare head portrait with 'ART · COMES DE WELLINGTON'. Reverse: 'VOTA PVBLICA' within a wreath. Attributed to Thomas Webb (1797 - 1822). In large NGC holder (2903938-003). Diameter: 54mm.
Lot 458
1820 Return of Queen Caroline to England bronze medal graded MS 63 BN by NGC (BHM 1021, Eimer 1130). Obverse: Queen Caroline, wearing pearls, facing left with 'CAROLINE D: G: BRITT: REGINA'. Reverse: Britannia hails the arrival of a masted ship, 'HAIL! BRITAIN'S QUEEN! THY VIRTUES WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND LAMENT THY WRONGS' above. Below: 'RETURNED TO ENGLAND JUNE 5. 1820'. Engravings attributed to Peter Kempson. Comes sealed in NGC holder (#2903936-012). Diameter: 40mm.
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