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Click here to subscribePost 1902 9th Queens Royal Lancers Other Ranks Uniform, good other ranks dress uniform consisting of plastron front tunic in blue wool with red front. Brass regimental tunic buttons and red collar. Cord shoulder straps and uniform lines. Blanket lined interior with the remains of paper issue label. Complete with a matching pair of trousers with yellow strip to the legs, remains of paper label and coloured waist belt. Generally good condition.
WW2 German Army Officers Dress Dagger with Hanging Straps and Portepee by Robert Klaas, Solingen, good example with yellow / orange celluloid grip. Eagle cross guard and top pommel with oak leaves relief. Housed in the original scabbard with two hanging rings. Attached to the grip is the original officers dagger portepee. Attached to the scabbard is a set of velvet backed brocade hanging straps with oakleaves relief decoration to the metal parts. Double edged blade with Robert Klaas, Solingen makers trademark to the base. Blade 25cms, overall 40cms.
WW2 Royal Air Force Air Gunners Distinguished Flying Medal (D.F.M) Winners Service Dress Tunic, four pocket RAF officers tunic with brass RAF tunic buttons and fixed waist belt. Padded Air Gunners brevet half wing above medal ribbon bar including Distinguished Flying medal. Cloth lined interior to the tunic. Generally good condition.
WW2 German 2nd Pattern Luftwaffe Officers Dress Dagger with Portepee by Anton Wingen Jr, white celluloid grip with wire binding, pommel with swastika to centre of both sides, cross guard in form of eagle in flight. Attached to the grip is an original officers dress portepee / knot. Housed in its original scabbard with two hanging rings. Double edged blade with makers trade mark to the base. The blade measures 25cms, overall 42 ½ cms. Some staining to the blade and wear to the knot.
WW2 Hampshire Regiment Battle Dress Blouse with Beja Battle Badge, good example of a 1940 pattern battle dress blouse with embroidered yellow on black embroidered shoulder title for the Hampshire Regiment and printed formation sign of the 46th division. To the breast is an aluminium and felt Beja battle shield. Interior of the battle dress with the original size label. Good overall condition. The Beja battle badge was designed by Lt Col W D McN Graham, awarded to members of the 172nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery and 5th Battalion Hampshire Regiment. Believed to be only 200 of these badges awarded to men who fought in the heroic action in North Africa 1943. 172nd Field Regiment RA was formed in 1942 in St Leonards from some coastal batteries. They left UK for North Africa in January 1943 losing a battery and a half of 25 pounder guns when the ship carrying them was sunk. On 24th February the Regiment took up position covering Hunt’s Gap near Beja in support of 128 Inf Bde. The regimental history for the 172nd Field Regiment states, “155 Battery who were out with the leading battalion prepared to do battle. This time the hun pressed home his attack very hard indeed and the battle raged furiously all day with the guns engaging tanks over open sights and acquitting themselves magnificently in their first battle. The guns were continually strafed by aircraft and one by one the infantry positions were over run. Magnificent work was done by many people on that day, not least of whom were those who carried up ammunition under constant air attack. By 1500 hrs the road had been cut behind the battery but they continued to fight on, and it was not until 1800 hrs that the last message was received on the wireless – the encouraging ‘V’ sign in morse. And so in the first day’s battle the regiment had lost a complete battery, or so the enemy must have thought. In three days 1 officer and 70 other ranks had come across the hills to our own lines and steps were immediately taken to reform the battery. But meanwhile the remainder of the regiment was fully employed in beating off attacks of the enemy who was attempting to reach the broad plains beyond Beja and so turn the whole of the Allied flank.” The Brigade commander recommended that the Battery should be balloted for the award of the Victoria Cross for their actions, but this never happened. The commanding officer felt that those actively involved in the tank battle should receive some recognition and designed the Beja badge and had them produced locally.Late Rod Flood collection
Rare Third Reich Diplomatic Officials Dress Dagger by Alcoso, Solingen, untouched as found example of the rare Diplomatic service dress dagger, designed the same as the government officials dress dagger but the eagles head on the cross guard faces the opposite way to the pommel. Dagger with mother of pearl grips. Plating to the grip and eagle head pommel is worn revealing some of the brass base metal. Cross guard remains in generally good condition. Housed in the original scabbard with two hanging rings, the ring bands of oakleaves relief. Double edged plain blade with makers trademark to the reverse. The blade has some spotting and finger staining. Blade measures 25 ¾ cms, overall 39 ½ cms. The dagger is a good example overall of one of the rarest dress daggers of the Third Reich.
WW2 American 8th Air Force Officers Service Dress Tunic, four pocket officers tunic with gilt metal tunic buttons to the front and pockets. Gilt metal winged propeller collar lapels. Modern made Command pilot wing and medal ribbon bars to the breast. Embroidered 8th Air Force arm badge. Cloth lined interior.
WW2 German Kriegsmarine Officers Dress Dagger by F W Holler Solingen, generally good example of a naval officers dagger with white celluloid grip having wire binding. Gilt brass eagle pommel top and cross guard with fouled anchor to central cartouche and press button release stud.. Housed in its deluxe hammered pattern scabbard with two hanging rings. Double edged polished blade with sailing ship etching. Makers trade mark to the base of the blade. The blade is in generally good condition with just light surface staining. Blade measures 25cms, overall 42 cms. Small section of the grip missing to the very top just under the pommel.
Victorian 1845 Pattern Rifle Officers Sword, regulation blade by Mole No. M2473 etched with crowned royal cipher, strung bugle and foliage, regulation plated iron hilt with fixed side guard, wire bound fish skin covered grip, in its plated dress scabbard with two hanging rings. Blade 82cms. Good condition, plating worn overall.
British GVIR Naval Officers Sword, regulation blade by Wilkinson etched with crowned royal cipher and fouled anchor together with bands of fruiting oakleaves, regulation brass hilt with folding side guard, bullion dress knot, wire bound composition grip, in its brass mounted leather scabbard. Blade 79.5cms. Good condition.
WW2 British Territorial Army Nursing Service (T.A.N.S) Officers Battle Dress Blouse, New Zealand war aid battle dress blouse with embroidered shoulder titles above 8th army formation signs. Red Cross cloth armband and TANS lanyard. Medal ribbons above breast pocket and rank pips for Lieutenant. Complete with medics stethoscope and utensils tin. Generally good condition.
Third Reich Sturmabteilung (S.A) Dress Dagger by Malsch & Ambronn Steinbach, example with brown wooden grip having nickel silver eagle inserted and enamel SA device emblem. Polished nickel silver mounts with the lower guard being stamped with district mark ‘Sa’. Housed in its original but later RZM style scabbard. Blade with motto ‘Alles fur Deutschland’ and makers trade mark to the base. The blade has been polished but motto and makers trade mark still present and clear. Blade 21 ½ cms, overall 37 ½ cms.
WW2 British Hampshire Regiment Distinguished Service Order and Military Cross Winners Battle Dress Blouse, fine officer tailored battle dress blouse with concealed button front. Medal ribbon bar above the breast pocket. Printed Hampshire shoulder title above printed Hants district formation signs, red brigade bar and yellow/black regimental felt bar. Shoulders with rank badges for Lieutenant Colonel. Interior with the original 1940 dated size label. Remains in good condition. Accompanied by a 1943 dated general service beret with officers bronze regimental cap badge. (2 items) Late Rod Flood collection
Rare Hampshire Artillery Militia Officers Helmet 1854-56, fine example of the very short lived leather officers dress helmet with large two piece helmet plate to the centre. The plate being Victorian crowned shield with gilt metal flaming grenade with silvered VR cipher to the centre and crossed cannons below, laurel spray with scroll ‘HAMPSHIRE’. Complete with rosette side bosses with velvet backed linked chin chains. White metal rear spine, cruciform spike base with plume socket having the Hampshire rose to the centre. Complete with white horse hair plume with plain domed fitting to the top. Complete with officers quilted lining to the interior. ‘Andrews Helmet Maker’ paper label to the interior of the shell. A very good example of a extremely rare item of regimental headdress. Late Rod Flood collection
Scarce Variation of 2nd Pattern Luftwaffe Officers Dress Dagger by Waffenfabrik Max Weyersberg (W.M.W), being a good example of the variation with the squared scabbard. Dagger has the orange celluloid grip which retains the original grip wire. Pommel top with swastika to both sides. Complete with the original officers portepee attached. Standard eagle in flight cross guard. The variation squared scabbard has the original hanging rings. Plain double edged straight blade with the late ‘W.M.W’ trade mark for Waffenfabrik Max Weyersberg. The blade measures 24 ½ cms, overall 42cms.
WW1 and WW2 Family Medals, Paperwork and Royal Navy Officers Sword of Petty Officer Humphries HMS Royal Sovereign and Lieutenant R Humphries HMS Vanguard, the fathers medals consist of 1914-15 star ‘238923 W HUMPHRIES A.B RN’, British War and Victory medals ‘238923 W HUMPHRIES L.S R.N’ and George V Naval Long Service Good Conduct medal (Admirals bust) ‘238923 W HUMPHRIES P.O HMS ROYAL SOVERIGN’. Medals mounted for wear. The sons medals all unnamed as issued, 1939-45 star, Atlantic star with France & Germany clasp, Africa star with North Africa 1942-43, Burma star, Italy star, 1939-45 War medal and Elizabeth II Coronation medal. The medals are court mounted for wear. Accompanied by matching miniature dress medals and tunic ribbon bar. Housed in a card box with the name of Lieutenant Humphries and ‘VANGUARD’; Royal Naval officers sword being a universal pattern with the rear locket engraved ‘R. HUMPHRIES R.N’. Housed in the original scabbard. The sword blade is well worn with much of the etching absent. Original bullion sword knot attached to the guard. Framed and glazed commission document of Rosslyn Humphries, Brigade Orders for the Royal Navy and Royal Marines at the Coronation 1953, pair of officers shoulder boards etc. This grouping has come direct from the family and not offered for sale before.
WW2 German 2nd Pattern Luftwaffe Officers Dress Dagger with Hanging Straps and Portepee, with white celluloid grip with the original wire binding. Pommel with swastika to both sides. Cross guard in the form of Luftwaffe eagle in flight. Officers dress knot / portepee attached to the grip. Housed in its steel scabbard with aluminium dagger ring bands. Attached to the scabbard is a set of brocade hanging straps with metal fittings having oakleaves relief. Plaine double edged blade with the reverse having a small etched ‘N’ to the base of the blade but no makers trade mark. Some staining to the blade. The blade measures 24 ¾ cms, overall 42 ½ cms.
WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilots Wing, fine quality embroidered pilots wing with NZ to the centre of the brown laurel wreath and red centres to the crown; Royal Canadian Air Force Chaplains wing with blade fixings to the reverse; Bermuda RAF nationality cloth shoulder title; gilt metal and enamel South African Air Force mess dress pilots wings, plus other items. (10 items)
GVIR Naval Officers Dirk, regulation blade by Gieves etched and polished with crowned GVIR cipher, fouled anchor and royal arms with scrolling foliage, regulation hilt with gilt brass mounts, wire bound white fish skin covered grip, bullion dress knot, retained to its brass mounted leather sheath by a spring catch, locket engraved with owner’s initials J.F.W.H. and fitted with twin suspension rings. Blade 45.5cms. Good condition.
WW2 British 29th (Gosport) Battalion Hampshire Home Guard Battle Dress Blouse, fine example of a other ranks battle dress blouse with painted HOME GUARD shoulder titles above printed ‘H 29’ designation formation signs. Medal ribbons above the breast for WW1 service. Lanyard to the shoulder. 1941 dated size label to the interior. Accompanied by a forage cap with Hampshire regiment cap badge. (2 items) Late Rod Flood collection
Good Japanese WW2 Army Officers Sword Katana, earlier blade, 66.9cms, mumei, 3 mekugi ana, blade cut with a single hi, blade cleaned bright over some light pitting, scratching and shallow edge chips, in shin gunto mounts dress knot in its iron scabbard with leather combat cover. Good condition.
WW2 Royal Air Force Pathfinder Force Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Winners Service Dress Tunic, fine four pocket officers service dress tunic with brass kings crown tunic buttons. Navigators brevet half wing above medal ribbon bars for DFC & bar rosette, 1939-45 star, Air Crew Europe star with rosette, Defence medal and 1939-45 War medal. Underneath the ribbons is a Pathfinder force badge. Flight Lieutenant rank insignia to the cuffs. Cloth lined interior with the collar having an inked tab with ‘F/LT BARR’.
Scarce Transitional Pattern SS (Schutzstaffel) Enlisted Mans Dress Dagger by Carl Eickhorn Solingen, fine example with black ebony grip retaining the original eagle and enamel SS runes device. Plated mounts with some lifting. Housed in its original scabbard with plated mounts which show some spotting. Good condition double edged blade with motto “Meine Ehre heist Treue” in gothic lettering. Reverse side of the blade has the Eickhorn Solingen logo and also the RZM mark with 941/38 and SS runes. Some expected wear but generally a good example. SS mans daggers with the transitional blades having makers mark and RZM mark are very hard to find compared to that of the SA dagger.
Third Reich Sturmabteilung (S.A) Dress Dagger by Carl Eickhorn, Solingen, good untouched example with wooden grip having early copper based nickel silver eagle and enamel SA device inserted. Nickel silver mounts with patina. Reverse of the cross guard stamped ‘Ns’. Housed in early pattern anodised scabbard with nickel silver mounts, these again with nice patina. Mounted to the hanging ring is a brown leather two piece hanging strap. Double edged blade with motto ‘Alles fur Deutschland’. Reverse of the blade with makers trade mark. Some spotting to the blade and patina to the exterior fittings. Blade 22 ¼ cms, overall 38cms.
WW2 German 2nd Pattern Luftwaffe Officers Dress Dagger by WKC, Solingen, good example with deep orange celluloid grip retaining the original wire binding. Pommel with swastika to both sides. Cross guard in the form of eagle in flight. Attached to the grip is the original bullion dagger portepee. Housed in its original scabbard with two hanging rings. Plain double edged blade with makers trade mark to the base. The blade measures 25cms, overall 43cms.
WW2 Grouping of Stanley Warwick Ripley 16th (Gravesend) Battalion Kent Home Guard, consisting of a 1940 pattern battle dress blouse with its original size label to the interior. The interior has ink WD stamp with date letter ‘O’ for 1942. Insignia has been removed from the BD and has some moth damage. The removed insignia is present in the group along with some mint un-issued printed insignia. Accompanied by a folder of paperwork, photographs and newspaper cuttings relating to the service of Stanley Ripley, including his Defence medal and box addressed to him in 9 Bernard Street, Gravesend, Kent. Also with the grouping is his forage cap, gas mask in bag, webbing pack, waist belt, P-17 bayonet in scabbard and some other items.
Mixed vintage jewellery to include an indistinctly signed blue enamel necklace, silver rings to include one with a square faceted citrine cabochon and dress rings, an early 20th Century circular enamelled brooch, a pair of gold tone Corocraft clip on earrings with red cabochons, an American Indian bead necklace, a St Justin pewter heart pendant and a small Italian engraved white metal snuff box. Location:R2.3
Save The Queen- A multi-coloured and multi-layered sleeveless dress having metallic drop pendants to the straps at the back and intricate crotchet work to the neckline, size Large (38/40" chest), a green sheer cardigan with plunge neckline and 3 silver tone buttons, size XL (40-42" chest) and a full-length patchwork effect skirt. Location:Rail1
Vintage costume jewellery, mainly late 20th Century earrings and gold tone bracelets to include a Spanish Radi gold tone bracelet with faux seed pearls, a silver and malachite bracelet together with a modern dress watch, a Grosse gold tone pendant, clips and Kramer silver tone clip on earrings
Mixed 1970's ladies clothing to include an Italian light brown suede skirt with press stud fastening to both sides, a French 'Marc Michele' animal print dress, a British 'Miss Mouse' black full length, sleeveless dress with yellow, red and pink floral design, a pair of Italian 'No.L.Ita' deep aubergine coloured leather flared trousers with pierced design to the lower legs, a French 'JAP' yellow, orange and pink knitted jacket having 'leg of mutton' sleeves. Location:Rail1Condition: The suede skirt require professional cleaning due to faint marks.
Longines gold gentleman's mechanical dress watch, having satin face with baton numerals and seconds dial on leather strap with Longines buckle. Original fitted Longines box. Total weight 26.8g including strap. (B.P. 21% + VAT) Wear and marks to the face. The case has some wear with small nicks, the strap is well worn, the watch winds and ticks.
1914-1918 British War Medal (62392 PTE. E.J. GOSLING CHES. R.), together with a Victory Medal (78196 PTE. C.F. GOSLING WELSH R.) a 1939-1945 British War Medal in addressed box of issue to 'Mrs O.D. Gosling, 279 Adswood Road, Stockport, Cheshire', the box also contains a WW2 RAF sweetheart brooch in the form of a propeller, maker 'FWC & S Ltd' to the reverse, two oval photographs, possibly from a locket, of a child and soldier in WW1 service dress, and an Edward VII Coronation commemorative medal, records show Privates Edward Gosling of the Cheshire Regiment, and Charles Gosling of the Welsh Regiment entitled to the BWM and Victory Medal, (qty)
Attributed Second World War Royal Navy Officers full dress gilt bullion epaulettes and bicorne hat by Gieves Ltd, 21 Old Bond St. London, the epaulettes with applied silver rank crown, star and anchor devices, Kings crown gilt buttons to epaulettes and bicorne cockade,held in a japanned fitted velvet lined transit tin with the name 'H.A. Rowley, R.N.' and Gieves brass shield cartouche to the lid, the items belonged to Captain Henry Aubrey Rowley R.N., born in 1896, Henry Rowley joined the Royal Navy in 1909 at 13 years of age, he served throughout the First World War and fought at the Battle of Jutland in HMS Iron Duke, he then served on the minesweeper HMS Moon and finished the war on the Light Cruiser HMS Comus, being promoted Lieutenant in January 1918, he went on to be promoted Lieutenant Commander in 1926, Commander in 1931, and Captain in 1937, in December 1939 he took command of the Cruiser HMS Calypso, on 12th June 1940 Calypso was torpedoed and sunk by the Italian Submarine Alpino Bagnolini 50 miles South of Cape Lithion in Crete, in July 1940 Rowley was given command of the Cruiser HMS Gloucester and on 29th March 1941 fought with the 7th Cruiser Squadron at the Battle of Cape Matapan against the Italian Fleet, on 22nd May 1941 during the Battle of Crete, HMS Gloucester was attacked by German dive bombers of Stukageschwader 2 and hit by several bombs eventually sinking, of the 807 men on board only 85 survived to be picked up by the Germans, sadly, Captain Rowley was killed in action, he was later posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his service at the Battle of Cape Matapan and Mentioned in Despatches for the Battle of Crete, the citation, hand written on his Service Record reads, 'Awarded DSO, Captain Rowley was in command of HMS Gloucester at the Battle of Cape Matapan on 29th March 1941. By reason of the ships position relative to the smokescreen, HMS Gloucester bore the brunt of the fire from a Littoria class Battleship for some twenty minutes. He handled his ship throughout with coolness and good judgement and transmitted valuable reports.This is more commendable as considerable doubt existed as to Gloucesters ability to maintain high speed owing to a defective bearing which materialised two days before and had been rectified by ships staff the previous day and must have been the cause of great anxiety. Mentioned in Despatches for outstanding courage, fortitude and resolution in the Battle of Crete.', Captain Rowley is buried at the Alexandria Hadra War Cemetery in Egypt, the lot also includes an original photograph of this fine Naval Officer in full dress uniform as a Commander, wearing WW1 service medals, the items come direct from family
The Stock Exchange. Whistler (Reginald John, 'Rex'), The Stock Exchange London 1933, London: The Financial News, 1933, colour photolithograph, additional cartouche with the title 'The Financial News map of the Stock Exchange' with a table of explanation below, numerous allegorical symbols and figures surrounding the map, slight spotting, very slight surface abrasion, laid on later card, 390 x 535 mmQTY: (1)NOTE:A scarce map crammed with allegorical symbolism. The cartouche is supported by a bear and a bull, the classic representations of a sellers and buyers market, and both are shown in morning dress. The secondary cartouche is flanked by King Midas who has coins spilling from his waist and Dame Fortune who is blindfolded and holding a pair of scissors and whose arm rests on the 'rota fortunae' or wheel of fortune, a symbol of the capricious nature of fate. In the upper corners of the map are representations of Mercury carrying an elaborate compass and the goddess Demeter spilling her cornucopia into the market. The stock exchange itself is shown as a castellated courtyard within whose walls commodities, gilts and bonds are depicted being traded by a variety of humorous vignettes.
Circle of Domenico Riccio, called Brusasorci, Italian c.1516-1567- Study of a female figure in Classical dress, possibly Diana, with her arm raised; black chalk, pen and red ink heightened with white on laid paper, with watermark, 30.2 x 18.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, UK. Note: Brusasorci was a Mannerist artist from Verona, who is believed to have studied under Giovanni Francesco Caroto (c.1480-c.1555) and Niccolò Giolfino (1476-1555). He is particularly celebrated for his frescos, including those which he produced for the Municipio in Trento, the San Pietro Martire and the Palazzo Vescovile, both in Verona. He often depicted dramatic Classical subjects, such as the fresco of Phaeton which he painted on the ceiling of the Palazzo Chiericati, a work for which he is particularly lauded.
Follower of Thomas Gainsborough, RA FRSA, British 1727-1788- Portrait of a lady, half-length, in a white dress with a red shawl and feathers in her hair, within a feigned oval; oil on canvas, 76 x 63.7 cm., (unframed). Provenance: Anon. sale, Christie's South Kensington, 7 March 2002, lot 323 (£1,410). Private Collection, UK.
Henry Edridge, ARA, British 1768-1821- Prince Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, 5th son of King George III, in Windsor Uniform with the Order of the Garter; pencil and watercolour on paper, 33.5 x 24.4 cm. Provenance: with Andrew Clayton-Payne, London. Private Collection, UK. Note: A preparatory study for Edridge's pencil and grey wash drawing, dating to 1802 and of similar dimensions, which is housed in the Royal Collection Trust [RCIN 913852] and which belongs to a large group of drawings there by Edridge, the prime versions of which were commissioned by George III. Several versions of the same portrait, with small variations, were made by Edridge, doubtless as a result of further royal commissions - see for example one which appeared at Christie's, London, 20 March 1984, lot 75. In this preparatory sketch, Prince Ernest is depicted wearing Windsor Uniform, a form of dress which was introduced by George III in 1779, comprising a tail coat of dark blue cloth with scarlet collar and cuffs. He also wears the insignia of the Order of the Garter. As a young man Edridge was apprenticed to the portrait engraver William Pether (c.1739-1821). He later attended the Royal Academy Schools, and from 1786 he exhibited as a miniaturist at the Royal Academy. It is for small full-length portrait drawings that he is best known. These are as evocative of their period as are those by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) of sitters in early 19th-century France or Rome.
Circle of Jonathan Richardson, English 1665-1745- Portrait of Mrs Carey, half-length, wearing a blue dress and shawl, with pearls in her hair; oil on canvas, inscribed 'Mrs Carey' (lower right), bears inscription 'Mrs CAREY / by Sir Godfrey Kneller' on the upper horizontal stretcher bar, bears old label inscribed 'Mrs CAREY / by / SIR GODFREY KNELLER / bought at Lord Jersey's / sale at Bicester' attached to the frame verso, 76 x 63.5 cm. Provenance: Lord Jersey (according to the label attached to the frame). Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 27 October 1976, lot 296 (as 'KNELLER'). Private Collection, UK.
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