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Lot 561
Three: Police Constable T. Riddles, City of London Police Jubilee 1887, 1 clasp, 1897, City of London Police, bronze (P.C. 780. T. Riddles.); Coronation 1902, City of London Police, bronze (P.C. T. Riddles.); Coronation 1911, City of London Police (P.C. T. Riddles.) minor edge nicks, good very fine (3) £300-£400
Lot 562
The Coronation pair awarded to Police Constable W. Hirons, City of London Police, who won an Olympic Gold Medal for Great Britain in Tug of War at the 1908 London Olympics Coronation 1902, City of London Police, bronze (P.C. W. Hirons.); Coronation 1911, City of London Police (P.C. W. Hirons.) very fine and better (2) £300-£400 --- William Hirons was born on 15 June 1871 and attested for the City of London Police. A member of the City of London Police Tug of War team, he represented Great Britain at the 1908 London Olympics, and was part of the Gold Medal winning Tug of War team. He died on 5 January 1958.
Lot 603
Six: Fireman B. Johnson National Fire Brigades Association Long Service Medal, silver, with clasp for Twenty Years’ service, the edge officially numbered ‘5600’ and additionally contemporarily engraved ‘Benjamin Johnson’; National Fire Brigades Association Long Service Medal, bronze, with clasps for Five Years and Ten Years’ service, the edge officially numbered ‘9093’ and additionally contemporarily engraved ‘Benjamin Johnson’; London Private Fire Brigades Association Long Service Medal, silver, the edge officially numbered ‘81; London Private Fire Brigades Association Long Service Medal, bronze, the edge officially numbered ‘419’; Callenders Cable and Construction Company’s Fire Brigade Long Service Medal, silver, with clasp for Twenty Years’ service, unnamed; Callenders Cable and Construction Company’s Fire Brigade Long Service Medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘B. Johnson’, the three silver awards loose and all in cases of issue, the three bronze awards all mounted as worn, very fine (6) £200-£240
Lot 606
Royal Humane Society, small bronze medal (successful) (G. H. Duggan, 8th. July. 1893.) with integral bronze buckle, good very fine £200-£240 --- R.H.S. Case no. 26,771: Mr. G. H. Duggan, as great personal risk, rescued eleven persons from drowning in Lake St. Louis, Canada, on 8 July 1893.’ George Herrick Duggan was born in Toronto, Ontario, on 6 September 1863 and was educated at Upper Canada College and at the University of Toronto. Initially employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company as an engineer, in 1911 he was appointed Chief Engineer to the St. Lawrence Bridge Company, and was instrumental in the design and construction of the 1,800-foot cantilever bridge which spanned the St. Lawrence river at Quebec. In 1912 he was appointed General Manager of the Dominion Bridge Company, of which he became Vice-President in 1917 and President in 1918, holding that office until 1936, when he resigned to accept the chairmanship of the Board of Directors of the Company. In addition, he was President of the Dominion Engineering Works and a number of allied organisations; a Vice-President of the Royal Bank of Canada; and a director of many important industrial and engineering firms. A keen yachtsman, Duggan was a founder of the Toronto Yacht Club, the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, and the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club, for all of which he acted as Commodore. He designed and built over 100 yachts, and was the winner of the coveted Seawanhaka Cup, subsequently defending it on nine separate occasions. In 1893 he was awarded the bronze medal and certificate of the Royal Humane Society for saving life. He died as the result of a road accident on 8 October 1946. Sold with copied research including a photographic image of the recipient.
Lot 63
A Great War 1918 ‘Béthune’ French Croix de Guerre group of four awarded to Acting Sergeant L. M. Schwabacher, 10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), later attached Intelligence Corps 1914-15 Star (Stk-225 Pte. L. M. Schwabacher R. Fus.) first initial and last two letters of surname officially corrected; British War and Victory Medals (Stk-225 A. Sjt. L. Maurice. R. Fus.); France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, all housed in an A. W. Baldwin fitted case, good very fine and better (4) £100-£140 --- French Croix de Guerre London Gazette 7 January 1919. The original citation (in French), dated 24 August 1918, states: ‘From 10 April 10 to 1 May, 1918, during the period when Bethune was being regularly and violently bombed, he showed courage and dedication in helping to evacuate the population to safety, despite the ever-present danger.’ Leslie Maurice Schwabacher (later Leslie Maurice) was born in 1895 in St. Pancras, London into a family of Jewish diamond merchants who settled in London in the 19th Century. He served with the 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 July 1915 and was later attached to the Intelligence Corps, with which unit he was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for gallant services during the civilian evacuation of Béthune in 1918. He changed his name to Leslie Maurice after the War and his British War and Victory Medals were issued under this name. Sold together with rare original Citation for French Croix de Guerre.
Lot 643
An unattributed Great War D.C.M. group of five miniature dress medals Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze star emblem on riband; Jubilee 1935, mounted as worn in this order, very fine British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R.; 1914 Star, with clasp; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-20; Victory Medal 1914-19; Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, generally very fine (14) £50-£70
Lot 646
Austria, Empire, Bravery Medal (4), ‘Der Tapferkeit’, Franz Joseph, large silver-gilt medal; ‘Fortitudini’, Karl, silver (3); Military Merit Medal ‘Signum Laudis’, Karl, silver; Commemorative Medal 1898 ‘Signum Memoriae’, bronze (15), two lacking ring suspension; Franz Joseph Commemorative Cross 1848-1908, bronze (2); Karl Troop Cross, white metal; together with the remnants of a Military Merit Cross, silver-gilt and enamel, generally nearly very fine and better (24) £240-£280
Lot 647
Austria, Empire, Bravery Medal (2), ‘Der Tapferkeit’, Franz Joseph, bronze; ‘Fortitudini’, Karl, silver, 31mm; Army Cross 1813-14, bronze; War Medal 1873, bronze; Military Merit Medal (2), Franz Joseph, bronze; Karl, bronze, with crossed swords emblem on riband; Military Long Service Decoration, Second Class Officers’ Cross, for 40 years’ service, bronze-gilt and enamel; Karl Troop Cross, white metal (2); Commemorative Medal 1898 ‘Signum Memoriae’, bronze, generally very fine and better (10) £200-£240
Lot 649
Austria, First Republic, Order of Merit, Knight’s Cross, 32mm, silver and white enamel, very fine Austria, Second Republic, Honour Decoration for Merit of the Republic of Austria, Ninth Class breast badge, 65mm including coat of arms suspension x 46mm, gilt and enamel, on white riband with red border stripes, in Anton Reitterer, Vienna, case of issue; Cross of Honour for Special Merit, bronze and enamel, good very fine (3) £70-£90
Lot 650
Belgium, Kingdom, Order of Leopold II, Officer’s breast badge, 64mm including crown suspension x 40mm, gilt and enamel, bilingual motto, with crossed swords emblem on riband, very fine France, Third Republic, Order of Social Education (3), Commander’s neck badge, 85mm including wreath suspension x 52mm, gilt and enamel, with neck riband; Officer’s breast badge, 58mm including wreath suspension x 38mm, gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband; Knight’s breast badge, 60mm including wreath suspension x 40mm, gilt and enamel; Order of Civil Education (2), Officer’s breast badge, 53mm including wreath suspension x 36mm, gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband; Knight’s breast badge, 53mm including wreath suspension x 36mm, silvered and enamel; Order of Courtesy, Knight’s breast badge, 40mm, bronze and enamel, generally very fine (7) £80-£120
Lot 651
Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Fifth Class breast badge, silvered, gilt, and enamel, with crossed swords on riband; Gold Medal of the Order of the Crown, gilt, together with the related miniature award, in case of issue; Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze; Civil Decoration (2), Silver Medal, on riband for Bravery, Devotion, and Humanity; Bronze Medal, on riband for Long Service; Leopold II Commemorative Medal gilt, reverse dated 1865-1905; Independence Commemorative Medal 1930, silvered; Veteran’s Cross, A.I.R., 1909-34, bronze; Prisoner of War Medal 1940-45, bronze; Medal for Military Combatants of the War 1940-45, bronze; Deportees Medal 1942-45, bronze; together with a Commemorative Medal for the Expositions Nationales du Travail 1929-54, bronze; and a Town of Namur commemorative Cross for the Corps of Volunteer Fire-fighters, silver and enamel, some in cases of issue, generally very fine France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1914-1918, bronze, nearly very fine (14) £60-£80
Lot 652
Belgium, Kingdom, Military Decoration, A.I.R., silver-gilt, with palm emblem on riband, on bravery and devotion riband; Yser Medal 1914, bronze and enamel; Commemorative Medal for the Great War, bronze; Allied Victory Medal, bronze; Leopold II Commemorative Medal 1865-1905, gilt; Veterans’ Cross, A.I.R., 1909-35, gilt; Civil Decoration, Second Class Medal, silver, on long service riband; Decoration for Workers and Artisans, Second Class badge, silver and enamel, bilingual motto, generally very fine (8) £60-£80
Lot 656
Bulgaria, Kingdom, Military Order for Bravery, Soldier’s Cross for Bravery (2), Second Class, gilt, dated 1915; Third Class, silvered, dated 1879, on bow riband; Long Service Cross (3), Ferdinand I, Silver Cross for Officers for 10 Years’ service; Ferdinand I, Bronze Cross for other ranks for 10 Years’ service; Boris III, Bronze Cross for other ranks for 20 Years’ service; Cross for the Proclamation of the Kingdom 1908, bronze, generally good very fine Bulgaria, People’s Republic, Patriotic War Medal 1944-45, silvered, very fine (7) £100-£140
Lot 658
Estonia, Republic, Medal for the War of Independence 1920, bronze; Red Cross Medal 1920, silver and enamel, good very fine Finland, Republic, Commemorative Medal for the War of Liberation, Iron, very fine Latvia, Republic, Medal for the 10th Anniversary of the War of Liberation 1918-28, bronze, with crossed swords emblem on riband, good very fine Serbia, Kingdom, Commemorative Medal for the Great War 1914-18, bronze, very fine (5) £60-£80
Lot 659
Ethiopia, Empire, Medal of Merit of Menelik I (2), gold medal, gilt, of bazaar manufacture; silver medal; Coronation Medal of Haile Selassie I 1930, silver (2), one of bazaar manufacture; Patriot’s Medal, bronze; Eritrean Medal, Second Class, silver; together with a commemorative medallion for the 75th Birthday of Haile Selassie I, good fine or better (7) £60-£80
Lot 662
France, Third Republic, Medaille Militaire, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, with trophy of arms suspension; Croix de Guerre, for Théâtres d’Opérations Extérieurs, bronze, with bronze star emblem on riband; Croix du Combattant, bronze; Military Volunteers Cross, 2nd type, Third Class, Army issue, bronze; Prisoners of War Medal, bronze; Volunteer Combatant Cross 1939-45, bronze; War Medal 1939-45, bronze, 2 clasps, Liberation, France; Medal of Honour, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, silver, reverse officially named ‘H. I. Darre 1906’, generally very fine (8) £60-£80
Lot 664
France, Republic, Medal for Voluntary Military Service, silver; Medal of Gratitude to Belgium for the Defence of Liege 1914, silver; Medal for Entrepreneurial Industry, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘Mlle Maas Eugénie 1948’, for Long and Loyal Service; Medal for the General Trade and Industry Union, silver, the reverse engraved ‘M. Pikus 1983’; Medal of the Industrial Society of the East, silver, the reverse engraved ‘J. Kayser’; Medal of Merit for Philanthropy, bronze; Medal of the Order of the Humanitarian Grand Prix, silver; Medal of Honour for Mutual Aid, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘Condor, Lucien, Employe au Ministére de l’Interieur 1906’; Medal for the Mutual Protection of the Agents of the Railways of France and the Colonies, silvered; Medal of French Mutuality silvered; Medal of Honour of Civil Merit, 1st type, First Class breast badge, gilt, unnamed, with rosette on riband; Medal of Honour of the Ministry of Social Security, First Class breast badge, gilt, reverse engraved ‘G. Cottray 1967’, with rosette on riband; Medal of the French Family (6), silver (hallmarks for Paris Mint), with rosette on riband; Ministry of Public Health (3), silvered, with rosette on riband (2), in card box of issue; bronze; Ministry of Public Health and Population, bronze; Ministry of Hygiene, gilt, with rosette on riband, all unnamed as issued; Medla for Social Insurance, Ministry of Hygiene (2), gilt, unnamed; bronze, the reverse engraved ‘F. Fontenaud’, generally very fine (20) £100-£140
Lot 665
Germany, Prussia, War Merit Medal 1870-71 (2), combatant’s type, bronze, 3 clasps, Beaumont, Metz, Paris; non-combatant’s type, iron; Military Merit Medal for Foreigners, silver, on combatant’s riband; together with a shooting cross, silver, the reverse engraved ‘Schützenverein Dimhausen s.König 1925’; and an unofficial cast bronze Comrade’s medal ‘Ich hatt einen Kameraden’, on bow riband, generally very fine (5) £60-£80
Lot 668
A Sardinian Crimea and Independence of Italy group of seven awarded to Captain Giuseppe Jest Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Fifth Class breast badge, gold and enamel; Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Fifth Class breast badge, gold and enamel; Independence Medal, silver medal, by Canzani, with 5 clasps, 1848, 1849, 1859, 1860-61, 1866, Al Valore Militare, bronze medal within outer wreath, the reverse inscribed ‘Passaggio Della Sesia, 21 Maggio 1859, Jest Giuseppe’; Great Britain, Crimea Medal 1854-56, no clasp (Jest Giuseppe Capittano Nel 10d. Fanteria.) contemporarily engraved naming; Ottoman Empire, Turkish Crimea Medal 1855, a slightly later striking, unnamed as issued; France, Second Empire, Italy Campaign Medal 1859, silver medal, by Barre, generally nearly very fine and better (7) £400-£500
Lot 674
An unattributed Romanian Great War group of five Romania, Kingdom, Order of the Star of Romania, 1st type, Military Division, Officer’s breast badge, with crown and crossed swords suspension, unmarked; Order of Crown, 1st type, Knight’s breast badge, silver and enamel, unmarked; Long Service Decoration, for 25 Years’ service, gilt, with crown suspension; Commemorative War Cross 1916-1918, bronze; Allied Victory Medal, bronze, mounted continental-style as worn, enamel damage to both orders, generally nearly very fine and better (5) £200-£240
Lot 677
Serbia, Kingdom, Medal for Zeal (3), gilt (2); silver; Medal for Military Virtue, gilt; Civil Merit Medal, silver; Red Cross Medal 1912-13, silver and enamel, lacking bow riband, some enamel damage to last, otherwise very fine and better Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Jubilee Medal for the 40th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1985, bronze, good very fine (7) £140-£180
Lot 680
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Order of the Badge of Honour, 4th type, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, reverse officially numbered ‘505771’, with Monetny Dvor mint mark and riband suspension; Medal for Bravery, 2nd type, silver and enamel, the reverse officially numbered ‘842385’, red enamel partially missing; Medal for the Defence of Moscow, bronze; Medal for Victory over Germany 1941-45, bronze; Medal for the Liberation of Prague, bronze; Medal for the 20th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1945-65, bronze, the last five mounted as worn, generally very fine (6) £70-£90
Lot 689
A small Collection of insignia c.1914-17. Comprising a Leicestershire Volunteer Regiment bronze pair of cap and collar badges; a Citizens Training League enamel lapel badge and Drill Instructors armlet; a Kibworth Training League enamel lapel badge; embroidered Company Commanders rank Insignia; a C.A.V.T.C. proficiency lapel badge; a Royal Engineers gilt cap blades; a pair of bronze collar badges; a Bronze Gent & Co ‘On War Service’ lapel badge; a 4th Middlesex Volunteer Rifle Corps Marksman’s arm badge; and a Rotary Club gilt lapel badge, generally good condition £200-£300
Lot 81
A Great War 1918 ‘Flanders Offensive’ M.M., Belgian Croix de Guerre group of four awarded to Sergeant F. W. C. Douglas, 17th (Service) Battalion (2nd Leeds), Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) Military Medal, G.V.R. (54077 Sjt. F. W. C. Douglas. 17/ W. York. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (54077 Sjt. F. W. C. Douglas. W. York. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (54077 Pte. F. W. C. Douglas. W. York. R.); Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze, very fine (4) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919. Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 4 September 1919. Frederick William Charles Douglas was born in 1899 at St. Pancras, London and served during the Great War on the Western Front initially with the 17th (Service) Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, and then from 7 December 1917 with the amalgamated 15/17th Battalion. He was awarded the M.M. and Belgian Croix de Guerre for gallantry in Flanders, late August to early October 1918. Discharged to the Class Z Reserve on 1 July 1919, he died at Southend on Sea in 1981. Sold with the recipient’s Croix de Guerre certificate, measuring 50cm x 41cm, in scroll tube, which states that the award - ‘for courage and dedication during the Flanders Offensive’ - was presented on 13 December 1918.
Lot 82
A Great War 1916 ‘Somme’ M.M. group of four awarded to Acting Sergeant F. E. Hermann, 10th (Service) Battalion (1st Hull), East Yorkshire Regiment (Hull Commercials) who died on 17 November 1916 of wounds received in action on 13 November, the opening day of the Battle of the Ancre Military Medal, G.V.R. (1029 Cpl. F. E. Hermann. 10/ E. York: R.); 1914-15 Star (10-1029 Pte. E. F. Hermann. E. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10-1029 A. Sjt. E. F. Hermann. E. York. R.); Memorial Plaque (Frans Edgar Hermann) the whole contained in a contemporary bronze display frame, extremely fine (5) £600-£800 --- M.M. London Gazette 1 September 1916. Frans Edgar Hermann was born in 1890 at Sculcoates, Hull, Yorkshire and attested for the 10th (Service) Battalion, (1st Hull), East Yorkshire Regiment on 11 September 1914. This unit, a Pals Battalion known as the ‘Hull Commercials’ made up of local clerks, teachers and businessmen, had been formed at Hull on 29 August by Lord Nunburnholme and the East Riding Territorial Force Association. Embarking on 8 December 1915 from Devonport, Hermann arrived with his battalion at Port Said, 22 December, to defend the Suez Canal at Qantara with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. Moving to join the British Expeditionary Force in France, the battalion arrived at Marseilles on 7 March 1916 and proceeded with the 92nd Brigade, 31st Division to the Somme area on the Western Front. Hermann was appointed Lance Sergeant on 4 June 1916. Although fortunate to be in reserve for 1 July 1916, the 92nd (Hull Pals) Brigade would still hold the divisional frontage and the 10th Battalion were required to hold the front line from 24 June until ‘Z’ hour on the 1 July, the date for the start of the Somme offensive. Serre, their division’s objective, was one of the strongest of the German positions to be attacked - it being covered by defence works consisting of thick barbed wire entanglements, protected gun emplacements and elaborate deep dugouts which were not affected by the British bombardment. German retaliatory shells obliterated the front line and communication trenches, making movement by day extremely difficult, resulting in the death of Lieutenant Flintoff and eight other ranks of the battalion. The battalion history records that, as zero hour approached, the 10th Battalion’s preparations on the night of 30 June involved: ‘providing parties to cut “lanes” through our own wire to give our attacking troops a quick means of egress into No Man’s Land.’ After this the battalion pulled back to allow the attacking troops to come forward. The 92nd Brigade was pulled out of the line with the rest of the shattered 31st Division on 2 July and sent north to Bethune to refit. For his service during this period, Acting Sergeant Hermann was awarded the M.M. and he was promoted Acting Sergeant on 28 July. The Brigade then spent August and September with alternate spells in and out of the trenches South East of Richebourg L’Avoue with casualties continuing to mount in this supposedly quieter area. Duty in the line was marked by trench raids and occasional awards for bravery. A highly successful raid by the Hull Commercials on German trenches at Boar’s Head near Richebourg on the night of 18/19 September saw Hermann of C Company suffer multiple wounds: ‘The raid on the 18/19th was to be unorthodox. For a week prior to the raid the division had practised a non-offensive policy with the intention of duping the enemy into thinking that they had a peace-loving division opposite them. Lieutenant-Colonel Stapledon, in the face of opposition from his superiors, insisted that there should be no artillery prior to the attack; stealth would be used to position the troops and Bangalore torpedoes used at the last minute to open up the German wire. One officer and twenty five men from each company would take part under the command of Captain Lambert. In the report written after the raid the aims of the raid were stated as: ‘to enter enemy’s trenches, capture and kill any of the enemy, bomb his dugouts and do as much damage as possible.’ This was to be achieved by entering the enemy’s trenches at: ‘four separate points as silently as possible, with 4 parties, each party not to be more than 36 strong, enemy’s wire being cut by a bangalore torpedo at each point of entry, the moment before entry. ’ The four raiding parties waited in No Man’s Land until midnight when the Bangalore torpedoes went off and the raid started. C Company was in position at 11.57 and at midnight when the torpedo exploded rushed into the trench under the cover of the smoke. The party entered a bay occupied by four sentries, three of whom were killed and the other taken prisoner. Flank parties bombed their way down the trench while a third party bombed another trench (Kampe Strasse) causing the Germans to run down the trench and out into the open at the back of the trenches. At 12.10 the raiding party left the trenches leaving behind an estimated ten dead Germans with an unknown number wounded. C Company casualties were light, with one officer and three men slightly wounded. There was no enemy retaliation of any sort after the raid. The raid was a great success and congratulations were received from all quarters. Battalion orders for the 20th gave details of the compliments: ‘I should be glad if you will ask the G.O.C. 31st Division to convey to Brig. Gen. Williams, Commanding the 92nd Infantry Brigade, my congratulations to all ranks of the 10th East Yorkshire Regiment, under Major C.C. Stapledon, who took part in the successful raid carried out last night. The casualties inflicted on the enemy and the capture of prisoners and a machine gun, proved that the raid was not only prepared in the most careful manner, but that it was carried out with fine energy, determination, and gallantry by the officers and men of the East Yorkshire. The capture of the prisoners has enabled us to establish some identifications which are of the utmost importance at the present time to the whole of the allied armies. (signed) R. Haking, General Commanding, First Army.’ (Hull Pals - 10th, 11th, 12th & 13th (Service) Battalions of the East Yorkshire Regiment - A History of 92 Infantry Brigade 31st Division by David Bilton refers.) Having been wounded in action during the raid, Hermann was admitted to hospital at Wimereaux on 23 September 1916 with wounds to his left hand, neck and legs. Sufficiently recuperated, he rejoined his unit in the field back on the Somme on 9 November 1916 and was wounded again four days later on the opening day of the Battle of the Ancre during which the 10th provided flank guards and carrying parties as opposed to the 12th and 13th battalions who suffered terribly in the main attack to the north of Serre. Acting Sergeant Hermann died of his wounds on 17 November 1916. He was the son of Niels Christian Hermann and the husband of Elizabeth Mary Hermann of 5 Eldon Grove, Beverley Road, Hull and is buried in Couin British Cemetery, France.
Lot 95
Family Group: A Great War O.B.E. group of seven awarded to Major M. Higgin-Birket, Lancashire Fusiliers, a Boer War veteran who was wounded with the 2nd Battalion in 1914 and was three times Mentioned in Despatches for his services whilst on attachment as Cipher Officer with G.H.Q. Staff, British Salonika Force, 1915-17 The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1919; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Capt. M. Higgin-Birket, 5/Lanc: Fus:); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Major M. Higgin-Birket. Lan. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major M. Hggin-Birket.); Serbia, Kingdom, Order of the White Eagle, Civil Division, Fourth Class breast badge, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, significant damage to blue pendalia enamel and upper right quadrant of red enamel; France, Third Republic, Croix de Guerre, bronze, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze star emblem on riband, generally very fine Four: Captain W. Higgin-Birket, Lancashire Fusiliers, who, having served with the 5th Battalion during the Boer War, was wounded and then missing, presumed killed, serving with the 2nd Battalion at the Battle of Armentières on 28 October 1914 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Lieut: W. Higgin-Birket, 5/Lanc. Fus:); 1914 Star, with clasp (Capt. W. Higgin-Birket. Lan. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. W. Higgin-Birket.) edge bruise to QSA, very fine (11) £1,400-£1,800 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 15 March 1918: ‘For services in connection with the war in Salonika.’ Serbian Order of the White Eagle, Fourth Class London Gazette 7 June 1919. Myles Higgin-Birket was born in 1873 at Richmond, Surrey, the son of William Higgin-Birket and Elizabeth Hilbro Higgin-Birket of Birket Houses, Winster, Westmorland and was educated at Heversham Grammar School and University College School, Hampstead. Commissioned Second Lieutenant into the 5th and 6th Battalions, Lancashire Fusiliers on 28 March 1898, he was advanced Lieutenant, 30 November 1899 and Captain, 16 March 1901. He served with the 5th Battalion in South Africa, 1901-02 where he was present at the Operations in Orange River Colony, June to July 1901 and the operations in Cape Colony, July 1901 to May 1902, receiving the Queen’s South Africa Medal with 5 clasps. He retired with the Honorary rank of Major on 10 May 1913 but rejoined for service with the Special Reserve as Captain (Hon. Maj. Ret.) in the 3rd Battalion of his old regiment, proceeding to France with the 2nd Battalion on 28 September 1914. Wounded on 12 November, Higgin-Birket returned to London and was attached to the Foreign Office, March to October 1915 before being posted to Salonika on attachment with the General Staff of the General Headquarters. For his services as Cipher Officer, G.H.Q., Salonika Force, Captain (Hon Major) Higgin-Birket was awarded the O.B.E., and personally decorated by the Crown Prince of Serbia with the Order of the White Eagle, 4th Class. For these services he was also three times Mentioned in General Milne’s Despatches (London Gazettes 6 December 1916; 21 July 1917; and 28 November 1917). After the war, from November 1918 to March 1920, he served as Camp Commandant G.H.Q. Salonika and G.H.Q. Army of the Black Sea, Constantinople. French Croix de Guerre unconfirmed. William Higgin-Birket, younger brother of the above, was born in 1878 at Richmond, Surrey. Commissioned Second Lieutenant into the 5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers on 12 July 1900, he was promoted Lieutenant on 16 March 1901 and served with the 5th Battalion during the Boer War in South Africa, 1901-02, where he was present at the Operations in Orange River Colony, June to July 1901, and the operations in Cape Colony, July 1901 to May 1902, receiving the Queen’s South Africa Medal with 4 clasps. Higgin-Birket was advanced Captain on 5 September 1903 and was still serving with the 5th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers on the outbreak of the Great War. Proceeding to France with the 2nd Battalion, he served with B Company on the Western Front from 14 September 1914. Having crossed the Aisne under heavy fire in September, his battalion, as part of the 12th Brigade of the 4th Division, was engaged during the Armentiéres and Messines operations in October, Higgin-Birket first gaining mention in the Regimental History for his part in the attack on Le Touquet on 18 October: ‘Early in the morning, “B” (Captain W. Higgin-Birkett) and “C” (Captain R. Luker) Companies advanced on the left of the Le Bizet-Le Touquet road, with “A” Company in support and “D” Company in reserve. The village was strongly held, the houses were loopholed and trenches were dotted about over open ground outside the village. Moreover the enemy was able to bring a cross-fire of artillery and rifles from the east bank of the River Lys and from the loopholed buildings of Frélinghien. As a result, progress was very slow, “B” and “C” Companies lost touch and a platoon of “A” Company was sent up to restore contact. But the enemy’s fire was so heavy that it was found necessary to reinforce this platoon...’(The History of the Lancashire Fusiliers 1914-1918, Volume I, by Major-General J. C. Latter, C.B.E., M.C. refers) On 28 October 1914, Higgin-Birket was reported missing presumed killed after he had been wounded in leading his Company in a successful counter attack against German infantry of the XIII Corps divisions and Infantry regiments 107 and 179 from XIX Corps. The German units had infiltrated through ruined buildings and overrun a battalion of the 18th Brigade holding a salient east of the La Bassée–Armentières railway near Rue du Bois: ‘Again, scarcely had the relief been completed when, at 2am on the 28th, the enemy attacked the 2nd Essex Regiment on the right of the battalion, which went to its support and helped to repel the assault. A second attack was made on the 1st East Yorkshire Regiment of the 18th Brigade, but it was held up in the wire between the first and second lines of trenches and was driven back by a counter-attack launched by the East Yorkshire Regiment and “B” Company of the 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers. The enemy’s losses were estimated to be at least 200 killed. The battalion’s losses during the day were 4 men killed and Captain W. Higgin-Birket and 7 men wounded. Higgin-Birket had been hit in the head and started to walk back to the dressing station alone; nothing was ever heard from him again.’ (ibid) Captain William Higgin-Birket has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
Lot 381
FANTASY DRAGON & FAIRY FIGURINES, decorative animals and birds, a mixed collection (in 3 boxes) and MIXED VINTAGE & LATER METALWARE - a copper and brass samovar, spelter and modern bronze effect figurines, stylish stainless steel cutlery, Picquot ware and other interesting items (within 2 boxes)
Lot 137
THE COLLECTION OF GIANNI VERSACE. NEOCLASSICAL STYLE. ROSENTHAL PORCELAIN. MICROMOSAIC PLAQUES. ITALIAN SCHOOL 20TH CENTURY. MARBLE FIGURE. BRONZE FIGURE. GARDEN FURNITURE MODERN. ETC.05/04/2001 TO 07/04/2001. (Weight= 1540 grams) published by: SOTHEBYS, NEW YORK, 2001. condition: Good. Softcover.
Lot 223
An antique bronze Cloisonne figure of immortal- 46cms highCONDITION REPORTBy our judgement, condition of lot is good.Notably the item has damage to the base and sports some surface imperfections.Our team of trusted experts are on hand to help and always endeavour to provide an accurate judgement. The ultimate responsibility lies with the buyer however, and we recommend that you make every effort to inspect the lot yourself.To that end, we have provided a number of additional images for your attention.
Lot 558
A Chinese Ming model of Guanjing - the bronze deity seated on mythical beast - 20cm tall - circa 15th/16th century CONDITION REPORTBy our judgement, condition of lot is fair.Notably, there is some damage to the side and base of the item as shown.Our team of trusted experts are on hand to help and always endeavour to provide an accurate judgement. The ultimate responsibility lies with the buyer however, and we recommend that you make every effort to inspect the lot yourself.To that end, we have provided a number of additional images for your attention.
Lot 563
A Chinese bronze model of water buffalo with sleeping figure atop - 12cm long CONDITION REPORTBy our judgement, condition of lot is fair.Notably, the item sports a hole in the mouth, rear and body, as shown.Our team of trusted experts are on hand to help and always endeavour to provide an accurate judgement. The ultimate responsibility lies with the buyer however, and we recommend that you make every effort to inspect the lot yourself.To that end, we have provided a number of additional images for your attention.
Lot 766
offene amerikanische Herrentaschenuhr um 1920, 14k WGoldfilled, Illinois Springfield, Gehäuse und Zifferblatt fein graviert, arab. Ziffern mit gebläuten Zeigern, kleine sekunde an 6 Uhr, Uhrwerk mit Ankerhemmung und verschraubten Bronze Chatons läuft, Feinregulage mit Schwanenhals, Uhrkette mit Taschenmesser als Anhänger, Durchmesser 44mm, Höhe 11mm, ges. Gewicht 79,1g
Lot 3102
Bronze-Historismus-Pendule, 3-tlg., 2.H. 19.Jh., vergoldet, mit reichhaltiger Verzierung, elfenbeinf. Emaille Zifferblatt mit arab. Ziffern und geschwärzten Zeigern, facettiertes Glas im vergoldeten Glasrand, franz. Rundwerk mit 1/2 Stunden Scheiben Schlagwerk auf Glocke, Uhrwerk läuft an, H. 42cm, B. 25cm, T. 14cm, dazu 2 passende Leuchter für je 5 Kerzen, H. 43cm
Lot 3110
vergoldete Bronze Tischuhr, 2.H. 19.Jh., Zifferblatt mit weißen Emaille Kartuschen mit schwarzen Ziffern, geschwärzte Zeiger, undeutlich auf dem Zifferblatt signiert, seitl. Schaufenster mit dahinterliegenden Maskendarstellungen, mit oben angebrachter Handhabe, franz. Rundwerk mit 1/2 Stunden Scheibenschlagwerk auf Glocke, Uhrwerk läuft an, H. 39cm, B. 24cm, T. 16cm
Lot 3122
Jugendstil-Tischuhr um 1920, Bronze, florale Motive mit oben sitzendem Putto, weißes Emaille-Zifferblatt mit polychromer Rankenmalerei (rissig) und geschwärzten Zeigern, facettiertes, gewölbtes Glas in vergoldetem Glasrand, franz. Rundwerk mit 1/2 Stunden-Scheiben-Schlagwerk auf Glocke, Werk läuft an, H. 42cm, B. 22cm, T. 13cm
Lot 3142
Prunkvolle Boulle-Bodenstanduhr, Frankreich um 1900, mariage, hochrechteckiger, geschweifter, tlw. ebonisierter Holzkorpus mit allseitiger aufwändiger Boulle-Arbeit aus Schildpatt und Messing, bekrönt von vollplastischer Bronze des Kronos mit Sense, Messingplatinenwerk mit zwei Federhäusern punziert AD Mougin mit Stern, Halbstundenschlag auf Glocke, großes Bronze-Sonnenpendel, Zifferblatt und allseitige Applikationen aus vergoldeter Bronze, Emaillekartuschen mit röm. Stunden, rest., 240 x 75 x 37 cm.- Provenienz: Ehemals Sammlung der Sparkasse Bremen
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