Indian Army 117th Mahrattas Officer’s Full Dress Scarlet Tunic. A good post 1903 example. Scarlet melton cloth, with yellow collar and cuffs. Collar and cuffs edged with gold “Vellum” pattern lace. Buttons with crown above ‘117’ within a wreath. Captain’s rank badges. Cotton lining. In-service alterations including new skirts and chest, otherwise GC ... Accompanied by a good pair of infantry officer’s overalls, by TW Castle, 27 Cork St, W1, named to “Maj WH Marshall, I.A.” (Indian Army) and dated 7/7/37. (2 items) Originally the 17th Bombay Infantry, the regiment became the 117th Mahrattas in the 1903 reorganisation, and in 1922 were re-titled 5th Royal Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, a regiment with black facings. On partition in 1948 the regiment remained part of the Indian Army
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Royal Artillery Victorian Officer’s Full Dress Tunic. A fine example. Blue uniform with scarlet collar and piping to fronts. Victorian buttons. The collar edged with gold cord and “Broken Bias” lace, and bearing grenades in silver embroidery. Blue cuffs edged with similar cord, traced with gold Russia braid, forming an Austrian knot above. Figured gold Russia decoration for a Captain around the knot. Plaited gold shoulder-cords, now fitted with Major’s rank crowns (post 1902) in silver embroidery. Good quilted lining. Minor in-service alterations to back, one small moth hole, otherwise near VGC ... Accompanied by a pair of overalls by Hobsons, with wide scarlet stripes, named to ‘Lt F C Fraser 1108’. One foot-strap absent, otherwise GC. (2 items)
Royal West Kent Regiment VB Officer’s Full Dress Tunic A good silver-laced Victorian example for a Volunteer Battalion. Scarlet melton cloth with black velvet facings and white piping. Silver-plated Victorian regimental pattern buttons. Collar-badges in silver embroidery. Shoulder cords bearing three stars in gold embroidery, denoting Captain. Quilted lining. Tailor’s label to J.S.N. Snelgrove dated 1907. Medium moth and some staining Captain John Sydney Norman Snelgrove landed in France with the 7th BN on the 26th July 1915.
Badge. Southampton Victorian head-dress plate believed to be an early police example. A fine rare die-stamped example. Blackened brass crowned oval wreath, mounted to the centre, white metal Arms of Southampton. Two screw posts to reverse. VGC (approx 4 ½ H x 4¼ W inches) Southampton Police formed in 1836. Southampton Harbour Board Police founded in 1847. Hugh King Collection
General Officer, late Royal Army Medical Corps Full Dress Tunic. A fine and extremely rare example of the pattern worn from c.1920 - 1939 and described in 1934 Dress Regulations. Dark blue, with dull cherry collar, cuffs, cuff-slashes and piping. The collar edged all round with gold oakleaf lace. The round cuffs edged with a double row of wide lace. Cuff-slashes and skirt-slashes bearing buttons and edged with narrower lace. Eight buttons to front. All buttons gilt, of General Officers’ pattern. Quilted lining. Shoulder-cords absent, otherwise VGC.
7th Queen’s Own Hussars Officer’s Service Dress Pouch Belt. An example of the pattern worn by the regiment in lieu of a Sam Browne belt until its amalgamation with the 4th Hussars in 1959. Narrow brown leather belt with stitched edges, ornate brass buckle and plain slide, the front mounted with a leather whistle-holder and small brass ring for attachment-strap. The leather tip embossed with Guelphic crown above a monogram. Companion folding pouch, the flap also embossed with Guelphic crown, above large ‘QO’ monogram reversed and intertwined. The inside of the flap inscribed ‘MLV’ in ink. Whistle and strap absent.
Badge. Liverpool Scottish (QO Cameron Highlanders) post 1937 Officer’s glengarry badge. A good die-cast silver plated example by Scott Adie Ltd, London. St. Andrew and cross resting in an open thistle wreath bearing ‘Cameron’ scroll on the base; St. Andrew flanked by bi-part scroll ‘Liverpool Scottish’. Two loops to reverse which bears maker’s tablet. (as KK 2364) 8th (Scottish) VB raised 4th October 1900 with HQ at 22 Highgate St. 16th April 1901 Highland Dress sanctioned. Forbes tartan worn, taken from first CO Col. C. Forbes Bell VD. Transferred to Territorial Force as 10th Bn. 1st April 1908 with HQ at 7 Fraser Street Hugh King Collection
Charles Stadden Watercolour of a Life Guard Trooper. A fine quality watercolour by Charles Stadden depicting a mounted Trooper in full dress participating in the Musical Ride 1973. Detail and colour is good. This watercolour was used for the Stadden Uniform Postcard published by Stamp Publicity. Mounted into a giltwood and glazed frame. GC. Overall size 16 x 22 inches.
Richard Simkin Army Service Corps.Watercolour Painting. A good and detailed study of an Officer of the Regiment, circa 1900. He is depicted wearing full dress uniform with home service pattern blue cloth helmet to his head. Clear signature colour and detail good unframed. Size 15 x 11 inches.
16 Books on Badges and the British Army ‘The Indian Army’ by Mollo ... ‘British Army Uniforms & Insignia of World War Two’ by Davis ... ‘The Irish Regiments’ by Harris ... ‘Kitchener’s Army’ by Westlake ... ‘Records and Badges of the British Army 1900’ by Chichester & Burges-Short 1986 reprint ... ‘Shoulder-Belt Plates and Buttons’ by Parkyn 1986 reprint ... MHS Special Number 2000 ‘Full Dress Sabretaches of the British Army’ ... ‘Collecting Metal Shoulder Titles’ by Westlake ... ‘Badges on Battledress’ by Cole ... ‘Regimental Badges’ by Edwards x 2 (1951 & 1957) ... ‘Collecting Volunteer Militaria’ by Wyatt ... ‘Buttons of the British Army 1855-1970’ by Ripley ... ‘British Army Cloth Insignia 1940 to the present’ by Davis ... British Army Collar Badges 1881 to the present’ by Churchill & Westlake ... ‘Glengarry Badges of the British Line Regiments to 1881’ by Carman ... ‘Scottish Regimental Badges 1793-1971’ by Bloomer. (16 items)
Richard Simkin Royal Horse Artillery Watercolour Painting. A fine detailed example depicting a full length study of an Officer wearing full dress uniform, with busby and sabretache. Circa 1868. Detail and colour is good. Clear signature. Now mounted into a glazed frame. Overall size 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches.
Rifle Volunteer Officer’s Full Dress Tunic. An unusual example of Elcho grey cloth with crimson collar and cuffs. Trimmed as for Rifle regiments with pale drab mohair braid edging to collar. Body edged and trimmed with cord of similar colour forming five loops with eyes, caps and double drops each side, fastened with olivettes, and backseam-ornaments of Rifles style. Pointed cuffs edged with drab cord traced with Russia, forming an Austrian knot at the point. Shoulder-cords of plaited drab chain gimp. Lining frayed, medium moth damage.
Infantry Officer’s Victorian Levée Dress Waist Belt and Sash. A very fine example. Narrow belt of gold-laced crimson leather, the lace with a crimson central stripe. Superb gilt clasp with ornate loops, the outer circle with laurel leaf decoration, the inner element mounted with Royal Crest in white metal. Complete with its sword-slings. VGC ... a gold and crimson striped shoulder-sash, the fringe tassels with worked gold and crimson heads. VGC. (2 items)
WW2 Seaforth Highlanders SOE Military Cross Winners Doublet. A good example worn by Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lowther Broad, Seaforth Highlanders and Combined Operations. Comprising: Service dress doublet, complete with brass regimental buttons. To the left breast medal ribbons of: MC, 1939/45 Star, Africa Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Legion of Honour, Croix de Guerre, with two palms. To the right shoulder a very good pair of padded parachute qualification wings. The lining with tailor’s label and ink name “Lt Col R.L. Broad 1945”. Clean condition. Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lowther Broad, was born in 1910 and commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders in 1938. He was awarded the Military Cross (LG 15/7/41) for his escape with seven Seaforth Highlanders, after their battalion had been surrounded by German tanks near St. Valery in June 1940. On numerous occasions 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' as they became known, were close to being captured, but eventually managed to escape over the Pyrenees into Spain, where they found a passage home. Richard Broad subsequently was recruited by SOE, sent to Madagascar, and later carried out cross channel Commando raids under Lord Mountbatten. On the 27th January 1944 he was appointed a General Staff Officer Grade 1 and was posted to Combined Operations HQ as a Planner. He transferred to the Reserve of Officers April 1945 and remained with the Territorial Army until 1951.
Royal Marines Officer’s Full Dress Tunic. A fine and scarce example. Dark blue melton cloth with scarlet collar, edged all round with ¾ inch gold “Vellum” pattern lace and gold cord, bearing collar-badges in gilt metal and gold embroidery. Nine gilt buttons to front and six behind. Plain blue round cuffs, edged with gold lace. Cuff-slashes, also edged with Vellum lace, with three buttons and pointed loops. Skirt-slashes edged with gold cord. Twisted gold shoulder-cords bearing Captain’s rank-badges in silver embroidery. Fine quilted drab lining. Label of John Jones & Co, St. James’s Sq. named to RG Mascall Esq 24/2/30. Near mint condition ... Complete with companion pair of blue overalls with scarlet welts down sideseams, 1935 label of same tailor to same Officer, minimal moth. (2 items) Reginald George Mascall awarded DSC Dec. 1945.
Badge. Essex Regiment Officer’s helmet plate circa 1902-14. A good gilt metal example of universal crowned star pattern mounted with oak wreath and Garter, the centre with silver Sphinx on Egypt plinth atop the Castle and Key with ‘Montis Insignia Calpe’ scroll below, on a black velvet ground. Silver tri-part scroll ‘The Essex Regiment’ to the base of the wreath. Three loops to reverse. Some wear to gilt otherwise GC. (KK 258) Provenance. Ex Hugh King Collection, Bosleys September 2009, Lot 19. This is the actual piece photographed as No. 258 in “Head-dress Badges of the British Army”.
Royal Military College Sandhurst Victorian Gentleman Cadet’s Full Dress Tunic. A scarce Victorian example. Scarlet uniform with blue facings and white piping to collar, fronts, skirts and pointed cuffs. Plain gold cord loops on shoulders and a row of gold rose lace above the left cuff. Brass Victorian Staff pattern buttons. Label to R.H.McClure. Scarlet cloth slightly faded, minimal moth damage, otherwise GC. Attributed to 2nd Lieut. Robert Hamilton McClure, 2nd Bn. Seaforth Highlanders, who was killed in action at Magersfontein, 11th Dec. 1899.
Badge. Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Victorian Officer’s shako plate circa 1861-75 A very fine and scarce die-stamped silvered example. Crowned Maltese cross with raised edges to the hobnail arms; to the centre, within a strap inscribed “Prince of Wales’s Own Royal Regiment”, applied Prince of Wales' plumes. Two loops to reverse. VGC (KK 1510) This is the actual piece photographed as No. 1510 in “Head-dress Badges of the British Army”.
The Bodman Brothers Historic & Important Great War Archive of Uniform & Ephemera. This important time capsule of material is probably the most complete listing of Hats, Uniforms, Trench Maps, Note Books and Ephemera representing two brothers family service in World War One. They are the items of Second Lieutenant Charles Walter Bodman 15th Bn Durham Light Infantry, previously a Bristol Volunteer with the Gloucestershire Regiment and later Killed in Action, just weeks before the end of the war in August 1918 and those of his brother Private Christopher J. Bodman of the Machine Gun Corps. Contained in the original travelling trunk they have sat in for nearly a Century. Including: Uniforms of Second Lieutenant Charles Walter Bodman 15th Bn Durham Light Infantry. Heavy duty 1916 shoulder rank trench tunic with Divisional Badges. Cord material, complete with regimental collar badges and buttons. To the shoulder straps single cloth rank star. To each shoulder and to the rear neck a Battalion cloth badge of an inverted triangle with red thread embroidered DLI cap badge. Evidence of two wound badges having been worn on the left cuff. Some service and age wear, large moth hole under the right breast pocket and other moth damage, not effecting the overall appearance ... Officer’s Cuff Rank service dress tunic. This is a lightweight material example with rank Stars and lace to the cuff indicating Second Lieutenant. Also to the cuffs, two blue overseas chevrons and two bullion wound badges. Complete with DLI Collar badges and buttons. The interior with London Tailor’s label. VGC ... Officer’s Cap, complete with badge, but now with moth damage. ... Selection of Officers webbing and leather equipment. ... Large selection of hand written letters written from the front and sent home to his Mother. ... Memorial Bronze Plaque and Scroll “Charles Walter Bodman” Uniform of Private Christopher J Bodman Machine Gun Corps. WW1 Machine Gun Corps Other Rank’s Divisional Badged 1902 Pattern Trench Tunic. Complete with MGC brass collar badges and General Service buttons. To each shoulder strap MGC brass titles and to each shoulder a green inverted triangle Company Badges. The interior with WD issue stamps and the field dressing pocket has been opened. The stand and fall collar is tailored with the correct two pleats. Gloucestershire Regiment 1902 “Stiff” Pattern Cap. A regulation example, with small peak, retaining both regimental cap and back badges. The interior with leather sweatband and with stencilled name to the lining. Some storage wear Two 1917 pattern Trench Caps, one with badges for the Gloucestershire Regiment the other MGC. WW1 Machine Gun Corps “Cor Blimey” Officer’s Trench Cap. This example with tailor’s details of J & G Moss of Exeter. GC. WW1 Trench Foul Weather Cap Cover. Complete with ties, slight wear. New Bristol Battalion Gloucestershire Regt. Badge. This celluloid example remains bright with a little mottling. Complete with pin. ... Accompanied by two Circa 1914 photographic postcards showing the 12th Bn Gym group and the 12th at bayonet practice. Quantity of 1908 Pattern webbing equipment, this includes a very rare 1st Pattern Haversack Sidebag. with press stud to the front and additional strap and buckle fitted to the rear, to accommodate the 1st pattern water bottle carrier . The bag is complete with a brace cross strap for use. The bag has not been blancoed and is in original dusty condition. ... Canadian pattern waterbottle and carrier ... Examples of Large Packs (WW1 Dated) Issue pattern woollen scarf, this stencilled with Gloucestershire Regimental Number. Trench Maps ... Training Notes ... Field Message Pads etc Battlefield German “Pickups”. An interesting collection including “Pork Pie” Hat ... Prussian Picklehaulbe Other Ranks plate ... Soldiers Dog Tags .... Photographs ... Shrapnel ... Cloth Shoulder Straps etc. This is a very large quantity of items and here listed is only a selection. If possible Viewing is very strongly recommended. Charles and his brother Christopher were born in the 1890’s and lived in the town of Marshfield, Gloucestershire, their parents ran the local shop “Bodman, Draper and Grocer”. At the outbreak of the Great War Charles at the age of 24 Volunteered joining the Gloucestershire Regiment and became one of the Bristol Volunteers, serving with the 12th Bn. After training he embarked for France with the Regiment landing on the 21st November 1915. During his time in France he was wounded on two occasions and in 1917 was selected for a Commission, which he was duly granted on the 25th September 1917, into the Durham Light Infantry. As a newly minted Second Lieutenant he returned to France to serve with the 15th Bn DLI, the ephemera in the trunk contains Trench Maps showing German positions and message pads he would have used at this time, plus a nominal Roll of men of his Company. He was Killed in Action on the 24th August 1918 whilst with the 15th Bn and has no known grave. His brother Christopher was three years younger and volunteered his services to the Machine Gun Corps, he served in France from 1917. While the two brothers fought in France, their parents continued to run the family shop, their father Walter died in 1917 and his widow Sarah continued the business. Like so many families the loss of a loved one fighting for King and Country is unbearable, it is only when you see how a despairing mother as in this case, kept every single fragment of her lost son’s life you begin to understand the personal cost of that telegram “Killed in Action”. Christopher survived the war and returned to Marshfield, and placed his tunic in the trunk, with his brothers and closed the lid. Alongside his Mother he returned to the counter of Bodman, Draper and Grocer and helped run the family shop until her death in the 1930’s. On inheriting the business, he pulled down the blinds, bolted the door and closed the shop, preserved as it was the day it closed. The shop would lay dormant through another World War until Christopher’s death in 1983, his last will and testament stating that the family shop must be sold by Public Auction on the premisses. The vendor remembered the shop in the town as a boy, always closed always a mystery. When the Archive went under the hammer he purchased it and it has laid as complete in his care for the last 32 years.
Badge. Cyclist Company, 1st VB Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Victorian glengarry badge circa 1882-98. A rare white metal example of this small unit. Within a crowned circlet “Loyal North Lancashire 1st Volr. Batn.”, a cycle wheel. Crown die-stamped, circlet and wheel quite crudely cast. Three loops to reverse. VGC (KK 1572) This is the actual piece photographed as No. 1572 in “Head-dress Badges of the British Army”. Provenance. Ex Hugh King Collection, Bosleys March 2007, Lot 246
Scottish RAMC Unit Highland Regiment Pattern Officer’s Broadsword, By Wilkinson. A superb and rare Elizabeth II example. The double edged straight blade with double fuller. Bearing etched decoration of a Crowned EIIR cypher, thistle decoration and regimental device of the RAMC. The forte with the cutler’s details of Wilkinson and the blade is numbered 89415 (1966) The hilt is fitted with full basket, this with buff leather and scarlet cloth lining and also crimson tassels. Housed in correct pattern black leather scabbard with silver plated top mount and chape. Near Parade Condition. Possibly carried by an Officer of 225 Medical Regiment, this being Scotland's oldest surviving medical unit with history that goes back to 1739. Their full dress being as a kilted Highland Regiment.
Auxiliary Force (India) Light Horse Mess Dress Uniform A rare Edwardian example of the stable jacket pattern by Ranken & Co. of Calcutta, Simla etc. Fleecy blue cloth with white cloth collar and cuffs. The jacket edged all round, including the collar, with silver Russia braid. White metal studs to front. Pointed cuffs edged with Russia forming a small Austrian knot at the point. Backseam ornaments of silver Russia forming a trefoil at the top and crowsfoot at the waist. Loops of narrow twisted cord on shoulders, secured by a small plain half-ball button. Good quilted white lining ... companion white waistcoat, also with upright collar and white metal studs, edged with silver Russia. An inner row of Russia forming eyes and a crowsfoot at the bottom corners. Ranken label in waist-strap named to A N Ross Esq and dated 26/2/01 ... a pair of blue overalls with double white cloth stripes. Severe local damage to one knee of overalls, otherwise GC. (3 items)
Victorian Departmental Officer’s Braided Frock Coat. An extremely rare mid 19th Century example of the roll collar pattern worn by officers of Army Medical Services, Ordnance, Pay and Veterinary Departments (see illustrations in 1900 Dress Regulations). Single-breasted blue coat by JB Johnstone of London & Dublin, with hook-and-eye front, edged and trimmed with black mohair braid forming five loops each side with two olivettes on each loop. Pointed cuffs edged with a double row of 1-inch black mohair, traced above and below with black Russia braid forming eyes, an Austrian knot and crowsfoot. Black mohair edging to back-skirts, forming a trefoil at the waist. Victorian Colonel’s embroidered rank-badges, and ribbons for Crimean medals and another campaign medal. Quilted black lining. Label named to Col. J.D.? Dalyell, Brigade Depot. Skirt lining frayed and slightly defective, medal-ribbons faded, minor external moth damage not significantly affecting the appearance, otherwise GC.
8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars Officer’s Mess Jacket worn by the Head of MI3 A good example of the post 1902 pattern by Welsh & Jefferies, St. James’s London. Blue cloth trimmed with black gimp and Russia braid. Plain roll collar, bearing the Maid of Erin harp in silver embroidery. False pockets of Russia braid. Sleeves trimmed with gimp, traced with Russia, forming a loop above the cuff, the tracing forming eyes above and below. Backseam ornaments of gimp with a Russia crowsfoot at the waist behind. Plain gimp shoulder-loops, bearing small Lieutenant Colonel’s rank-badges. Fine quilted lining, the tailor’s label named to Col F. Thornton Feb. 1936 ... Accompanied by a Hussar officer’s blue serge “Frock B” with waistband and bellows side pockets. Plain gilt half-ball buttons. Collar-badges and rank-badges absent ... Also an officer’s overalls with double yellow stripes. (3 items) Frank Thornton, an Officer in the 16th Lancers, was severely wounded in WW1 and then served in Russia in 1919-20. By 1936 he was Lieut.-Colonel in the 8th Hussars. In WW2 he was Deputy Director of Military Intelligence and head of M.I.3. The “Frock B” described in 1911 Dress Regulations was the short-lived open collar alternative to the usual undress tunic.
Royal Dragoons Officer’s Victorian Full Dress Waist Belt. A scarce and fine example. Red leather belt with black velvet edging. Gold lace of distinctive pattern unique to the Royal Dragoons, with braid scallops to edges. Rectangular waist-plate in frosted gilt with burnished edges, mounted with fine VR cypher and motto between oakleaf sprays. Slider of gold oakleaf lace. Bullion remains fresh.
Badge. Queen’s Royal West Surreys Officer’s helmet plate circa 1911-14. A fine scarce gilt example by J & Co (Jennens). Crowned star mounted with laurel wreath and Garter, the red velvet centre with silver Paschal Lamb. Mounted on the top of the wreath, a silver scroll inscribed ‘The Queen’s’; mounted on the base of the wreath, a silver tri-part scroll “The Royal West Surrey Regiment”. Three loops to reverse. VGC (KK 215) “Queen’s” scroll adopted in 1911. This is the actual piece photographed as No. 215 in “Head-dress Badges of the British Army”.
‘Head-Dress Badges of the British Army’ 2 Volumes by Kipling & King Vol 1 illustrating over 1850 items covering badges and helmet plates from their beginning up to the end of the Great War. Vol 2 from 1918-1979. Both volumes are 1987 reprints complete with dust cover. The badge collectors’ ‘bible’. GC (2 items)
Badge. 2nd Lincolnshire Artillery Volunteers Victorian Officer’s pre 1891 forage cap badge. A fine rare die-stamped silver plated forage cap badge. Coroneted scroll ‘Lincolnshire Artillery Volunteers’ surmounting a gun. Three loops to reverse. VGC (KK 835) Formed 27th January, 1860 Grimsby. This is the actual piece photographed as No. 835 in “Head-dress Badges of the British Army”. Hugh King Collection
Royal Artillery Officer’s Full Dress Busby. A good example retailed by Moss Bros. of London. Black coney skin with plain scarlet cloth bag falling to the right side. A white goat’s hair plume on left-hand side in gilt metal grenade socket mounted with Regimental device and scrolls. Patent leather chinstrap and roan leather 11-tongue headband. Gilt of socket slightly rubbed, otherwise near VGC.
General Officer, late Army Dental Corps Full Dress Tunic. A fine and possibly unique example of a pattern presumably introduced on the advent of a “General Officer late Army Dental Corps” in the late 1930s. Dark blue, with emerald-green collar, cuffs, cuff-slashes and piping. The collar edged all round with gold oakleaf lace. The round cuffs edged with a double row of wide lace. Cuff-slashes and skirt-slashes bearing buttons and edged with narrower lace. Eight buttons to front. All buttons gilt, as for Generals. Quilted lining. Complete with plaited gold shoulder-cords of General Officer’s pattern, lined with blue cloth and bearing Major General’s rank-badges in silver embroidery. Small moth hole to collar and minimal damage elsewhere, otherwise near VGC. Between the wars the most senior officers of various Departments had a Full Dress tunic in their departmental colours. If a General Officer, their uniform otherwise conformed exactly with all generals’ details (style, lace, buttons and shoulder-cords). For Colonels, in most cases, the tunic was likewise exactly as for Colonel on the Staff but in departmental colours. In 1934 Dress Regulations the most senior officer described for the dental service was a Colonel but, clearly, this tunic was for a General Officer. In the late 1930s the Col. Commandant of the Army Dental Corps was a Major-General.
Pre Great War 5th Royal Irish Lancers Trooper’s Full Dress Tunic. A fine and rare example dated March 1914. Blue uniform with scarlet facings and plastron. Scarlet piping to skirts, skirt-slashes and backseams. Good gilding metal regimental buttons. Yellow cord loops to shoulders. Royal Army Clothing Factory label. Unissued, near mint condition.
Sussex Yeomanry Officer’s Edwardian Parade Dress Pouch Belt. A fine Edwardian example of the brown leather pouch-belt worn with the khaki lancer-pattern Parade Dress uniform from 1902 – 08. Gilt metal pickers in a hexagonal plate edged with foliate engraving. Gilt chains and matching chain-boss. Companion leather pouch bearing fine regimental device in gilt metal. One picker absent, slight staining to leather, otherwise GC.
Badge. Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), Victorian Officer’s forage cap badge circa 1884-97. A splendid scarce die-stamped gilt example. Large cross pattee surmounted by Royal Duke’s coronet and resting on scroll “The Wiltshire Regiment”; central raised disc mounted with the coronet and cypher of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (“AE” reversed and interlaced) in silver. Three loops to reverse. VGC The metal version soon replaced the bullion pattern described in Dress Regulations May 1883 p146.
Royal Artillery post 1902 Officer’s Full Dress Pouch Belt and Waistbelt. Blue leather with wide gold RA pattern lace and exceptionally fine, ornate gilt buckle, tip and slide, the tip bearing a grenade. Black patent leather pouch, the flap mounted with richly gilt crown above the Gun and motto scrolls. Patent leather crazed. The belt with an area of staining, possibly from patent leather, to the gold lace, otherwise near VGC ... and a fine companion gold-laced waistbelt with richly-gilt snake-clasp inscribed ‘Ubique’, the oval loops mounted with the Royal Crest (both lions facing inwards). Laced sword-slings with gilt lion’s head billet-buckles . VGC (2 items)
Seven W Britain collector’s club figures, Truncheon Jemadar numbered 0496, The Royal Marines Drum Major, Scots Guards State Colour Presentation Band Master, Scots Guard State Colour Presentation Regimental Quarter Master Sargeant, Dennis Britain, O.B.E.,D.F.C. 1903-1996, Napoleon and Drum Major in state dress. Est £20-30
A vintage Bill Blass black cocktail dress, a Martha of New York black sequin cocktail dress, a pink Bill Blass cocktail dress and a Bill Blass cashmere jacket Catalogue Note: William Ralph Blass, (Bill), 1922-2002, American fashion designer, holding seven Coty fashion awards, fashion Institute Lifetime Achievement Award. His career started in 1945 under Baron de Gunzburg. He also shared configurations with the likes of Pucci, Givenchy and Cartier. The lots in this sale show his timeless designs
Items of Victorian Staff Officer’s Accoutrements and Uniform. A rare example of the pattern of pouch belt worn with the ‘Hussar style’ tunic used by Staff officers until the late 1890s. Red leather belt faced with gold Staff pattern lace 1 ¾ in. wide. Wavy gilt metal buckle, tip and slide all etched with oakleaf decoration. Companion pouch in the form of a small black patent leather binocular-case, with ornate gilt loops, the flap mounted with a small VR cypher ... a set of laced sword-slings matching the belt, with fine gilt lion’s head billet-buckles, on a crimson webbing waistbelt by Hawkes ... and a pair of pointed cuffs removed from a Full Dress tunic of an Adjutant-General below the rank of General: blue cloth, edged with gold Staff lace traced above and below with two rows of gold Russia braid. The upper row forming scrolls and a fan ornament on scarlet cloth, the lower rows forming similar devices in the angle. Gilt of pouch belt fittings slightly rubbed, otherwise GC. (3 items)
The group of orders, decorations and medals as awarded to Air Commandant Dame Pauline Giles, Matron-In-Chief of The Princess Mary's R.A.F Nursing Service, comprising; The D.B.E. Military, comprising; the gilt and enamelled badge with bow ribbon fitted to a brooch and the enamelled silver and gilt breast star, with the original fitted case, instructions for wear and spare ribbons, The Royal Red Cross Elizabeth II issue, the reverse dated 1956, The Associate of The Royal Red Cross, George VI issue, the reverse dated 1944, The Order of St John of Jerusalem, fitted to a ribbon bow, The Italy Star, The 1939-45 Defence Medal, The War Medal with M.I.D oak leaf spray, The General Service Medal, Elizabeth II issue, with bar Malaya to SQN. OFF. P.GILES. P.M.R.A.F.N.S. and The 1953 Coronation Medal, mounted on a bar as worn, the eight corresponding dress miniature awards, mounted on a bar as worn, an enamelled badge of The Order of St John, a gold bar brooch, with the badge of The Royal Engineers, detailed 9 CT, copied paperwork, including her obituary and three photographs. Illustrated
A lady's diamond set Tavannes dress wristwatch, on a white strap, a gentleman's 9ct gold circular cased wristwatch, the enamelled dial with Roman numerals, on a leather strap, a lady's gilt metal Tissot bracelet wristwatch, a lady's steel cased Eterna wristwatch, on a sprung metal bracelet and a gilt metal bar link wristwatch bracelet.
Late 18th century, English School, portrait miniature on ivory of Emily Magenis of Iveagh, wearing a white dress and with a pearl band in her hair, numbered 28 and with inscription, the image 6.1cm high. Footnote: Emily was the sister of Ellen (lot 2435) and married John French Dean of Elphin and Ardagh Sister.
A pair of gold and black onyx set oval cufflinks, the fronts mounted with an oval black onyx within a twisted wirework border, detailed 18 K 750, a pair of gold and diamond set earclips, detailed 585 14 K, three square fronted black onyx set dress studs, a 9ct gold pendant, designed as a razor blade and a gold pendant, with a neckchain, detailed 585, (8).
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