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Lot 348
*A Rare Great War ‘Q-Ships’ D.S.M. and Bar ‘M.i.D.’ Group of Three to Chief Petty Officer William John Adams, Royal Navy, for services in Q-8 or S.S. Vala in action against enemy submarines, one of which would later sink Q-8 with the loss of all hands, including the recipient, comprising: Distinguished Service Medal, G.V.R. (189087 W. J. Adams, P.O.1 Cl. Special Service. 22. Oct. 1916) with second award bar, reverse impressed (3rd January 1917); Naval General Service Medal, 1915-62, single clasp, Persia Gulf 1909-1914 (189087. W. J. Adams, P.O. 1Cl., H.M.S. Fox.); 1914-15 Star (189087. W. J. Adams. P.O. R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (189087 W. J. Adams. C.P.O. R.N.), with MiD bronze oak leaves; Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (189087 W. J. Adams, P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Fox:); Group swing mounted on bar with reverse brooch pin, light marks, otherwise good very fine (6). S.S.M.: London Gazette, 1 January 1917; Bar to D.S.M.: London Gazette, 23 March 1917; M.i.D.: London Gazette, 27 July 1917. William John Adams, of Littleham, Exmouth, Devon, was born on 9 June 1879 and had previously worked as a Butcher’s Assistant before joining the Royal Navy on 13 June 1896. He served in WW1 as part of the crew of Q-8, the former British collier S.S. Vala of 1016 tons, under the command of Lieutenant-Commander A. A. Mellin, R.N. With an armament of four 12-pounder guns, Vala came across and engaged a German submarine on 22 October 1916, which was later credited as ‘probably’ destroyed. In addition, on 16 January 1917 she had a further encounter with an enemy U-boat, this time credited as ‘possibly’ destroyed. For these ‘Q-Ship’ actions Petty Officer Adams received the D.S.M. and Bar, and was promoted to Chief Petty Officer. Included in his copied paperwork, describing his recommendation for D.S.M. & Bar is a short excerpt of handwritten notes, which appears to relate to the above and show that the recipient was firing the deck gun which sunk the enemy submarine: “In action. Sunday 20th May. G.L.S.I. Did not see submarine until the order action was given and gun brought to bear on the object as soon as object appeared in the telescope submarine fired and I fired…hit just by her gun fore side of conning tower. I also fired as soon as gun was loaded but the object was not very plain because of the explosion of shell and my shot went just short but ricchot (?) hit. Object then periscope laying across to starb(oard). 3rd shot also hit fore side of conning tower, submarine listing to starb(oard). 4th fired submarine hull just visible, hit with good result.” (W. J. Adams. C.P.O. G.L.II No.189087). Later, under the command of Cdr. Leopold Bernays, the Vala was tragically lost with all hands later in 1917 when, having last been heard of at Queenstown on 20 August, Harold Auten was sent out in the sloop Heather to search for remaining survivors or signs of the ship’s destruction. As ordered, he carried out an extensive search but returned empty-handed, having found neither survivors nor wreckage of the Vala. The S.S. Vala was officially paid off as from 25 August, 1917, but it was only after the war that it was revealed that Vala had in fact been destroyed by Commander Egon Von Warner ‘sUB-54 on 20-21st August off the west coast of France. Later reports state that the vessel had been hit by two torpedoes, and that roughly 28 to 34 men had abandoned ship into small boats in rough seas. Despite this, the boats and men were never found. Ex Spink, 18 July 1995, lot 307, where trio in smaller style impressed naming (also called ‘later style’ naming or ‘style no. 3’ by Williamson) was incorrectly catalogued as renamed. Duplicates of the D.S.M. (this lacking a named reverse bar) and N.G.S. are known to the market, reputedly issued to his brother. Offered with useful copied service papers and research.
Lot 150
Romania, Kingdom, Order of the Star, Military Division, type 1 Knight’s breast badge, with crossed swords in angles, in silver and enamels; Order of the Crown, Military Division, type 1, Officer’s breast badge, with cross swords in angles, in silver-gilt and enamels; Civil Division, type 2, Commander’s neck badge, in silver-gilt and enamels, last in Mihai I case of issue, very fine or better; Medal for the Defenders of Freedom; together with Copy Orders (5), Order of the Star, type 2, Grand Cross breast stars (2), Military and Civil, Grand Officer’s breast stars (2), Civil and Military, all silvered bronze, gilt and enamels; Order of Michael the Brave, 1916, Third class breast badge and Copy medals and decorations (12), very fine or better, all but the first four offered as copies (19); the lot also includes an 1877-78 commemorative in bronze, so 20 items in the lot
Lot 213
Miscellaneous World Medals (9), Ethiopia, Eritrea Medal 1953, ‘silver’; Germany, Honour Legion, with sword and wreath on ribbon; Italy, East Africa Medal 1936, by Romagnoli, with bronze gladius on ribbon, Motherhood Medal 1939, with four bows on ribbon; Gulf Medal 1991, with Vespri Siciliani clasp; Norway, Participation Medal 1945, with rosette on ribbon; Romania, 30th Anniversary of the Defeat of Fascism 1974; United Arab Emirates, Liberation of Kuwait 1991; Zimbabwe, In Defence of Zimbabwe, Economic Lifeline-Mozambique (706654 Saunyama T.), very fine or better (9)
Lot 53
China, People’s Republic, Order of Independence and Freedom, medal of the Order, in bronze-gilt, officially numbered 46173, with ribbon bar and identically numbered paper envelope; Order of Liberation, medal of the Order, in bronze-gilt, officially numbered 34061, also with ribbon bar and identically numbered paper envelope, both as issued (2)
Lot 329
*A Scarce Lifesaving Group of 3 awarded to Storekeeper and Able Seaman John Ken Whelan of the White Star Liner S.S. Baltic for his role in saving the stricken members of the Newfoundland schooner Northern Light, comprising: Sea Gallantry Medal, G.V.R., bronze issue (John Whelan, “Northern Light” 6th December, 1929.), with reverse brooch pin, in original monogrammed case of issue; Lloyd’s Gallantry Medal, bronze issue (Storekeeper John Whelan “Northern Light” 6th December, 1929), 36mm width, with ring suspension and reverse brooch pin, in original case of issue; Lifesaving Benevolent Association of New York, bronze medal, by Tiffany & Co., engraved top bar suspension dated ‘December 6, 1929’, reverse engraved ‘John Whelan’, in original branded & named box of issue; extremely fine (3). Sea Gallantry Medal, Edinburgh Gazette, 13 March, 1931 – ‘in recognition of the gallantry displayed by them in rescuing the shipwrecked crew of the Newfoundland Schooner “Northern Light” which was in distress in the Atlantic Ocean on the 6th December 1929.’ The recommendation recorded by the Board of Trade reads as follows: ‘The schooner Northern Light of St John’s, Newfoundland, was in distress in the Atlantic Ocean on the 6th December 1929 and the Baltic went to her assistance. A very strong westerly gale was blowing and a heavy sea was running. After the Baltic had been manoeuvred into position at windward, oil was forced overboard to facilitate the SS Baltic launching of a lifeboat. It was only with difficulty that the boat was got away in charge of Mr Walker and manned by the men named. The boat approached near enough to the Northern Light to enable a line attached to a piece of wood which had been floated from the schooner to be secured and made fast to the boat. By means of this line the schooner’s crew then succeeded one by one in reaching the life-boat, except one man who was drowned owing to the line being dragged from his grasp by the pitch of the boat in the heavy seas. The risk was great and the life-boat had great difficulty in returning to the Baltic, where rescued and rescuers had to be got on board by means of lines, and the boat abandoned. (9.2.31)’ . For his gallantry in these events, John Whelan was awarded the above medals as well as a Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Medal (not offered here). The details and events of this shipwreck received much coverage in The New York Times, and the ten members of the White Star Liner Baltic were given their various individual silver and bronze medals in addition to $100 in gold by the Life Saving Benevolent Association of New York. Offered with a copied photograph of the recipient with some annotations, apparently made by a member of the family.
Lot 306
A Family Group to Brothers: a) Lt. Colonel E.J.S. Donner, R.A. (T.A.), late 6th /7th Manchester Regiment: Efficiency Decoration, GRI, with Territorial top bar, engraved reverse (1942) with brooch pin, with two additional award bars, both engraved to reverse (1950); 1939-1945 Star; marksmanship medal in bronze (Private E. J. S. Donner, Radley College.), reverse engraved ‘Country Life, Public Schools O.T.C. Competition, 1920’; Lancaster County Rifle Association fob, engraved ‘1930 – Capt. E.J.S. Donner’; and silver ID bracelet (Capt. E. J. S. Donner, R.A., C. of. E., 30489); with four silver rosettes, and various WW2 ribbons suggesting further entitlement; b) Major H.F. Donner, R.A. (T.A.), late 6th / 7th Manchester Regiment (by attribution): Efficiency Decoration, GRI, with Territorial bar (1946) and brooch pin, in original Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine (10)
Lot 203
Turkey, Montenegro Campaign AH 1279 (1863); Liyakat medal AH 1308 (1891); very fine; other World medals (8), Afghanistan, Konar medal HS 1324; Bulgaria, Centenary of Independence 1985, bronze table medal; Germany, gilt Salem commemorative 1995; Japan (2) Russo-Japanese War Medal 1904-05; Red Cross medal, in silver; Switzerland, Shooting medal 1955; Yugoslavia, War Medal 1941-45 and an uncertain gilt and red enamelled ephemeral badge, generally very fine or better (10)
Lot 180
Soviet Union, Order of Glory, Third Class, no. 432176 and Medal for Bravery, no. 122097, both awarded to Pte. Aleksandr Bagratovich Mchedlishvili in 1945 and 1943 respectively; together with another Medal for Bravery (this numbered 1409789 and included to represent the recipient’s second award of the medal in 1944) and bronze medals for the Defence of the Caucasus and Victory over Japan, very fine and better (5) Private Aleksandr Bagratovich Mchedlishvili was attached to the Rifle Division and his award of the Order of Glory was upgraded from the original recommendation for a Red Star. Offered with full citation and research in both Russian and English.
Lot 124
North Korea, Cholima Honour Prize (2), in silver plate, gilt and enamels (McDaniel type 2); Order of Freedom and Independence (2), type 2 Variation 1, First class, in bronze-gilt and enamels, numbered 876, type 3 Second class in German silver, with gilt and enamelled centre, generally good very fine (4)
Lot 334
A Fine Metropolitan Police Group of 3 awarded to Police Sergeant R. Edwards, ‘S’ (Hampstead) Division, Metropolitan Police, comprising: Jubilee Medal, 1897, bronze, Metropolitan Police reverse (P.C. R. Edwards S. Divn.); Coronation Medal, 1902, bronze, Metropolitan Police reverse (P.C. R. Edwards. S. Div.);Coronation Medal, 1911, silver, Metropolitan Police reverse (P.S. R. Edwards.), group loose, medals toned, extremely fine (3)
Lot 176
Soviet Union, a Defence of Leningrad Trio, comprising Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class, type 2, no. 546678 and bronze medals for the Defence of Leningrad and Victory over Germany, good very fine (3) Awarded to Guards Master Sergeant Andrei Ivanovich Gerasimenko; offered with full citation and research in both Russian and English.
Lot 211
Miscellaneous World Orders Medals and Decorations (47), comprising Belarus, miscellaneous mainly commemorative medals (17), 1997-2009; Belgium, Orders of Leopold (2) type 2 military Commander’s neck badge, in silver-gilt and enamels, type 3 (post 1951). Civil Commander’s neck badge, in bronze-gilt and enamels, Order of Leopold II, Civil Commander’s neck badge, in bronze-gilt with enamelled centre; Cuba, WWI Victory, Laslo type 3; Germany, Third Reich, 1957 issue, Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross., oak leaf marked 925 and a copy sawfish badge; Norway, copy Quisling Police badge and a brass uniform badge; Philippines, Medal of Valor, First class neck badge, post 1947, in wooden case of issue; Poland, People’s Republic, Order of Virtuti Militari, tyoe 1, First class set of insignia, Third and Fifth class crosses, Merit Medals (6), gilt (2), silver (2) and bronze (2) and a later reproduction in bronze; Portugal, decorations (4), Silver Military Valour 1921, Exemplary Conduct, in silver-gilt,1910, Assiduous Overseas Service in silver, 1910, Good Service in silver 1921; Romania, Order of Carol I, copy Officer’s breast star, with Resch back plate; Slovakia, War Victory Cross without Swords, copy First class badge, in silver-gilt and enamels; South Vietnam, Military Merit Medals (4), various types, , generally very fine or better (47)
Lot 293
Roads of Remembrance Committee, a pair of bronze plaques, circa 1930, for attaching to newly planted trees, one commemorating Captain Ceil Brunner R.F.A., the other commemorating 2nd Lieut. A.T. (Peter) Nickel, 1/Northumberland Fusiliers and Ralph D’Albini Morrell 1/4th King’s Own Regt., generally very fine (2). The Roads of Remembrance Committee of The Roads Beautifying Association was founded in 1929, in succession to the Roads of Remembrance Association founded 10 years earlier, trees planted by this organisation generally had a plaque commemorating one or more war dead.
Lot 229
*Nelson’s Victories, set of four gilt-bronze medalets, circa 1805, bust of Nelson left, rev., each different, with inscriptions for St. Vincent, Aboukir, Copenhagen and Trafalgar, 20mm (BHM 592; Eimer 967b; Hardy 3, 12, 24, 49; MH 514-517), good very fine, in brass circular box of issue (5) Offered with a handwritten note stating that the set was found on 17 February 1893 during excavations for the Blackwall Tunnel at Poplar, London.
Lot 142
Poland, An Interesting WW2 Monte Cassino Cross & Long Service Group of 3 attributed to Sapper Boles?aw ?akowski, 10th Bridging Company, 2nd Corps of Engineers, comprising: Monte Cassino Cross, 1944, reverse numbered ‘39873’; Soviet War Medal, 1918-1921, bronze gilt; Long Service Medal, 2nd class, in silver, for 2o years’ service, edge with silver mark ‘Ag 0.950’;Group mounted on bar with reverse brooch pin, very fine or better (3)
Lot 179
Soviet Union, Order of the Red Star, no. 2150802; with unnumbered silver medals For Bravery and For Combat Service and bronze medals for Defence of Stalingrad and Victory over Germany, very fine and better (5). Order of the Red Star awarded to Master Sergeant Anatoly Ivanovich Rybakov for bravery in close combat on 16 April 1945. Offered with extensive research in Russian and English (including details of the numbered Bravery and Combat Service Medals to which Rybakov was entitled).
Lot 166
*Russia, The Far Eastern Voyage of the Baltic Fleet under Admiral Rozhestvensky 1904-05, in bronze, 28mm, about extremely fine, offered as a copy. Ex Fred Rockwood Collection; considered by NGC to be ‘not genuine’. Whilst this opinion is not shared by other specialists who have examined the medal, it is accordingly offered as a copy only.
Lot 148
*Romania, A Scarce Romanian Army ‘Russo-Turkish War’ Long Service Group of 4, comprising: Cross for the Crossing of the Danube, 1877, in steel; Medal for the Defenders of Independence, 1877-1878, signed E. Valot, in gilt bronze; 25-Year Service Medal, Carol I, in silver-gilt; Russia, Russo-Turkish War Medal, 1877-1878, in gilt-bronze; group swing mounted upon riband bar, with fittings by Nicholls, very fine (4)
Lot 335
Coronation Medals (4): Hong Kong Coronation Medal, 1902, in bronze; Delhi Durbar, 1911, in silver, unnamed as issued; and Coronation Medal 1911, St John’s Ambulance issue (Pte. A. T. Cale.), and Coronation Medal 1911 (Presented By H.M. King George V. Captain F.H. Lodge.), in Fattorini & Sons case, very fine to extremely fine (4). F. H. Lodge was made Captain in the Volunteer Battalion North Staffs Regt in 1887, resigning his commission as Captain in 1891.
Lot 82
PAUL PHILIPPE, (French 1870-1930), 'La Grand Ecart Respecteux' (the respectful splits), an Art Deco patinated and lacquered bronze and carved ivory figure c.1925, depicting a female pierrot figure with tall spiral hat, on canted rectangular base and grey veined marble plinth, signed with foundary initials RM, 21cm high x 29cm long. See illustration
Lot 511
A Chinese bronze censor, diameter 12.5 cm, and a vase and plaque. CONDITION REPORT: The vase and plaque are in good order with no damage, no repairs and no restoration. The censor may have an old repair to the top of one leg, this however may simply be part of the original construction, there does appear to be some form of solder around the leg. Other than this the piece is in very good condition.
Lot 591
A composition Art Nouveau style bust, raised on a simulated marble plinth and with carved mahogany pedestal. Pedestal height 142 cm, bust 60 cm (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: By composition we mean some form of resin. It is definitely not metal but does look like bronze. The bust is in generally very good condition with no damage, repairs or restoration. The supporting socle base is in generally good order with only one very small chip to the top surface of one of the octagonal sections at the base of the plinth. The carved wooden base is in generally good condition. There are some minor surface scuffs and scratches as one would expect. There are one or two stress fractures to the timber but no breaks and no losses.
Lot 669
A collection of miniature cold painted bronze animals, small pieces of pottery, etc. CONDITION REPORT: The daffodil in pot has a monogram to the base which could be JH or HJ. The piece is not damaged but does have losses to the paintwork. One petal has no paint at all and there are numerous small chips to the others. The green stems have also lost much of their original finish.
Lot 684
A pair of 19th century Grand Tour bronze urns, each with marble plinth. Height 22 cm (see illustration). CONDITION REPORT: These are both in generally good condition. As you will see from the images they have lost much of their original gilding. There is however no damage to the external body of either urn and only very minor nibbles to the marble bases. The inner lining of one urn has a 2 cm stress fracture to the liner bottom.
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