We found 228188 price guide item(s) matching your search
There are 228188 lots that match your search criteria. Subscribe now to get instant access to the full price guide service.
Click here to subscribe- List
- Grid
-
228188 item(s)/page
Lot 409
A Meissen porcelain figural group of young Gentleman and Lady in 18th Century style dress, polychrome enamelled, he holds a jug and glass, she with a basket of flowers, on a gilt lined base, bearing blue cross sword marks and numbered 41, 16.5cm high.Further details: restoration to both arms and hats plus general restoration
Lot 195
Two Chinese porcelain dishes, each in the Kangxi style. painted with figures playing Go within a garden setting, the other with an empress holding a lotus flower, long feathers issuing from her dress, an attendant holding a Qin wrapped in cloth, each underside painted with floral sprays, apocryphal six character kangxi marks, 22cm diaBoth are in good condition with no obvious faults visible.
Lot 87
‡ AN UNUSUAL AND RARE JAPANESE DRESS SWORD IN MIXED WESTERN AND JAPANESE STYLE MOUNTS, LATER MEIJI PERIOD, 1875-1912the Japanese blade mounted in tachi (slung) style in a black lacquered wooden saya (scabbard) with copper gilt western style fittings decorated with raised sakura (cherry blossom) on a wood-grain effect ground. Sword guard in the form of a leaf with an inner folding plate for easier wear. The hilt wrapped with same (rayskin). The Japanese blade in shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge line) with broad suguha hamon (straight tempering pattern); long copper-gilt habaki (collar) unsigned short nakago (tang) with two holes, one filled41.5 cm; 16 3/8 in blade
Lot 224
AN IRON AXE-HEAD DATED 157in excavated condition, with slightly curved axe-head formed with a series of cusps behind, decorated on one face with a crown (partly obscured) and with the date ~MDLXX_~ on the other, hollow ring-shaped rear pean (now crushed on one side), a bulb-shaped terminal, a pair of straps, retaining a portion of its early haft and fitted with a further pair of straps30.5 cm; 12 in Provenance; Claes Museum, Antwerp; Pauliac Collection, Paris; Mlle M.L. Dress de Lebioles; Sold Sotheby~s Parke Bernet, Zurich, 7 May 1980, Lot 45; ;
Lot 239
â“‚ A GERMAN HALBERD FOR THE GUARD OF JOHANN WILHELM, DUKE OF SAXE-WEIMAR (1530-73), MID-16TH CENTURY; with leaf-shaped terminal blade, small axe-blade, bifurcated rear pean incorporating an up-turned lug, finely etched on each face with scrolling leafy tendrils, the crested Ducal arms enriched with gold (losses) and a figure in traditional dress all on a stippled ground, a pair of straps, on a wooden haft33.0 cm; 13 in headJohann Wilhelm (1530-1573) married Dorothy Susanna of Simmern in 1560 and succeeded his brother in Gotha and Weimar 1554. His field and tournament armour, attributed to Anton Peffenhauser and decorated by Jorg Sorg, is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. 29.155.2).Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Lot 286
ËœA VICTORIAN LANCER OFFICER~S FULL DRESS OR LEVEE SWORD RETAILED BY CUFF, 18 COCKSPUR STREET, LONDON, CIRCA 1860-70of regulation type, with curved blade double-edged towards the point, etched over the lower half on each face with foliage, the crowned Royal cypher and crossed lances and with the retailer~s details at the forte on one face, gilt-brass mameluke hilt, ivory grips (one small chip), in its iron scabbard with brass mounts, comprising chape, middle-band and locket, the latter two each decorated with a rosette and with a ring for suspension, complete with its chamois lined cover78.2 cm; 30 3/4 in bladeRobert Cuff is recorded at this address circa 1852-75, see Southwick 2001, p. 84.
Lot 292
A VICTORIAN HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY OFFICER~S SWORD RETAILED BY JOSEPH STARKEY, CONDUIT STREET, LONDONof regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the regimental device, crest and the retailer~s details, gothic hilt, in its plated dress scabbard and complete with its field service scabbard83.2 cm; 32 ¾ in blade
Lot 295
AN EDWARD VII ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS SWORD RETAILED BY HOLT & SON, 20 SACKVILLE STREET, LONDON, NO. 1767with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the crowned Royal cypher, crowned Royal arms, and the owners initials ~A. N. R. Mc. N.~, regulation brass hilt including the crowned Royal cypher, in its plated dress scabbard complete with a field service scabbard82.5 cm; 32 ½ in bladeThe Royal Army Medical Corps retained the sword that had been abandoned by the Infantry regiments some years earlier.
Lot 300
THE 1912 PATTERN SWORD OF J. S. WALLACE, 10TH ROYAL HUSSARS, RETAILED BY WILKINSON SWORD LTD, NO. 80703 FOR 1959of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the regimental details, the crowned Royal cypher ~EIIR~, the owner~s initials and the retailer~s details, nickel-plated triple-bar hilt, wire-bound fishskin covered ~pistol~ grip, in its plated dress scabbard, complete with its sword knot, field service scabbard, chamois cover and weatherproof cover, and remaining in fine condition throughout89.5 cm; 35 ¼ in bladeThe Wilkinson sword records state that sword no. 80703 was sold to J.S. Wallace, 10th Royal Hussars, 28th January 1959. ; ; This triple-bar hilt is unique to the 10th Royal Hussars. See Robson 1996, p. 102. ; ;
Lot 301
THE 1912 PATTERN SWORD OF R.G. FOX, KINGS 1ST DRAGOON GUARDS, RETAILED BY HENRY WILKINSON, PALL MALL, LONDON, NO. 44663 FOR 1914of regulation type, with etched blade decorated with scrolling foliage, the regimental details, the crowned Royal cypher ~GRV~, and the retailer~s details, engraved nickel-plated hilt, wire-bound fishskin covered grip, in its plated dress scabbard89.5 cm; 35 ¼ in bladeThe Wilkinson sword records state that sword no. 44663 was sold to R.G. Fox, King~s Dragoon Guards (no rank given), 8th June 1914.
Lot 321
AN EDWARD VII MAMELUKE-HILTED POLICE OFFICER~S SWORD RETAILED BY HAWKES & CO, 14 PICCADILLY, LONDONwith curved slender blade double-edged towards the point, etched with scrolling foliage and the crowned Royal cypher on each face and with the crowned Royal arms and the retailer~s details at the forte, silvered hilt, black composition grips, in its silvered scabbard with two rings for suspension83.5 cm; 32 7/8 in bladeThe 1921 edition of Dress Worn At Court lists a number of swords for Police Officers but only two with Mameluke hilts, namely the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and the City Police.
Lot 327
AN OFFICER'S JACKET OF THE MADRAS HORSE ARTILLERY, CIRCA 1845an extremely rare and exceptionally fine example of a Full Dress uniform: blue jacket with scarlet collar and cuffs, edged all round with gold Russia braid; approximately 40 loops of Russia (not made to fasten) to fronts, interspersed with loops of narrower braid, and continuing on the back of the jacket below the collar; a row of gilt ball buttons to front, bearing three guns and three balls, and a row of half-ball buttons, with similar device, to outer ends of the loops; wide and narrow Russia decoration to pockets, sleeves and backseams; the collar edged with a double row of Russia, the inner one forming trefoils at the front, and decorated with narrow braid figuring; quilted lining of crimson material; no moth damage
Lot 328
A SENIOR NCO~S JACKET OF THE BENGAL HORSE ARTILLERYan interesting example of their last Full Dress uniform, evidently worn from before the transfer of Indian artillery units to the Royal Artillery (circa 1861-62): blue jacket with scarlet collar, edged all round with gold cord and trimmed with the same cord, forming twelve loops each side in front, Austrian knots to the sleeves, loops on the shoulders and ornaments to the backseams; the fronts with hooks and eyes, and the loops fastened by ball buttons bearing three guns within a Garter inscribed ~Horse Artillery~; half-ball buttons, bearing the same inscription, and some inscribed ~Bengal Artillery~ to the outer ends of front loops and to cuffs; both sleeves bearing the Victorian Crown and Gun in gold embroidery, over an inverted four-bar chevron of narrow gold ~Vellum~ lace above the Austrian knot; quilted drab cotton lining; minimal moth damage; gold cord and insignia remain bright;
Lot 329
AN OFFICER~S JACKET OF THE 1ST WEST YORKSHIRE YEOMANRY, CIRCA 1840-60a rare and important example of the Full Dress uniform: blue jacket, edged all round with silver Russia braid; twenty-eight loops of Russia (not made to fasten) to fronts; a row of white metal ball buttons to front, bearing a Rose within the regimental title, and a row of half-ball buttons, with similar device, to outer edges of the loops; Russia decoration to pockets, forming an Austrian knot on the sleeves, and to backseams; the collar edged with a double row of Russia, the inner one forming eyes at the front; quilted cotton lining; minimal moth damage, stitching faults to braid on right sleeve, and wear to interior
Lot 332
A UNIFORM OF THE HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANYcomprising an officer~s forage cap of the HAC Battalion, by Herbert Johnson, with scarlet/blue/scarlet cloth band and fine gilt regimental badge; together with a No.1 Dress tunic of the HAC Light Cavalry, with steel shoulder-chains; companion blue overalls with 1¾ -inch scarlet stripes; a pair of Wellingtons; two stable-belts and a set of yellow worsted cap-lines(qty)
Lot 349
AN ASSORTMENT OF MILITARIAincluding a Sam Browne belt, brace and sword frog, bayonet frogs, sword-slings and knots, an OR~s 1902 webbing belt, a buff pouch belt rifle-slings, spurs, buttons etc, together with a large khaki canvas map-case and a green tin containing a Foot Guards RSM~s unissued rank badge in gold and silver embroidery, and a Sergeant~s gold-lace chevron, both on scarlet cloth, and approximately 15 brass and 3 white metal chin chains for Full Dress headdress(qty)Provenance; David Jeffcoat (1945 - 2020);
Lot 360
A GROUP OF ROYAL MARINES BADGES AND OTHER ITEMSincluding two Generals~ and three Colonels~ cap-badges; officers~, NCOs~ and ORs~ QEC helmet-plates, cap and collar-badges in gilt, anodised metal and bronze for various orders of dress, including mess jacket collars; shoulder-titles and two ORs~ belt-clasps; lanyards of No.40 and No.45 Commandos, a UN beret-badge, a single aiguillette finial, mounted with EiiR cypher, and two pairs of badges stated to have been made by RM personnel in a Prisoner of War camp(approximately 80 items)
Lot 361
A GROUP OF ROYAL MARINES RANK AND OTHER BADGESincluding two groups of War Service chevrons, two Colour Sergeants~ rank badges of the RMLI (one QVC, the other KC), on dark red cloth; a pair of blue cloth shoulder-straps, probably from a Staff Sergeant~s Full Dress tunic, edged with gold cord and bearing the Globe and wreath in gold embroidery; chevrons for various ranks; a WW1 gilt eagle sleeve-badge of a Royal Marines officer flying with the RNAS; formation signs of Sea Horse (104 Trg Gp) and Trident; a cloth badge of the Royal Marine Engineers; seven assorted gold-embroidered Q and E badges; and three red grenades on khaki cloth of the RM Seige Regiment 1940 - 45(approximately 29 items)
Lot 241
Collection of miscellaneous items to include silver-plated pedestal candlesticks on square bases, 13cm high, two magnifying glass, brass pincushion in the form of a pig, micro mosaic panel, boxes, wrist watches, dress rings, pearl necklace etcAt present, there is no condition report prepared for this lot, this in no way indicates a good condition, please contact the saleroom for a full condition report.
Lot 511
A PEG DOLL OF AN ELIZABETHAN LADY PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY with glass eyes, the head with painted hair and face, on a wooden framed body with articulated arms and composition hands, wearing a dress with a lace ruff over a damask style bodice and a skirt with wirework floral decoration 49.5cm high Provenance The collection of Michael Stennett.
Lot 618
The mounted group of twelve miniature dress medals worn by Captain Sir Alexander R. Glen, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, K.B.E. (Civil) Knight Commander’s badge; Distinguished Service Cross, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar; 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Polar Medal 1904, G.VI.R., 1st issue, silver, 1 clasp, Arctic 1935-1936; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration, G.VI.R., 2nd issue; Norway, Kingdom, War Cross 1940-45, with bronze sword emblem to riband; Order of St. Olav, Military Division, Knight First Class badge; Czechoslovakia, Republic, War Cross 1939-45, mounted as worn, good very fine (12) £1,000-£1,400 --- 1 of only 9 Polar Medals with clasp ‘Arctic 1935-1936’, all to members of the Oxford University Expedition to North East Land. K.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1967: Alexander Richard Glen, Esq., C.B.E., D.S.C., Chairman, Export Council for Europe, For services to Export. C.B.E. (Civil) London Gazette 1 January 1964: Alexander Richard Glen, Esq., D.S.C., Chairman, H. Clarkson and Company Ltd. D.S.C. London Gazette 27 October 1942. D.S.C. Second Award Bar London Gazette 20 February 1945: ‘For courage and undaunted devotion to duty.’ Polar Medal (Silver) London Gazette 10 February 1942: ‘For good services with the Oxford University Arctic Expedition to North East Land in 1935 and 1936.’ Sir Alexander (Sandy) Richard Glen was born in Glasgow on 18 April 1912, the son of a Glasgow ship-owner, and was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh, and Balliol College, Oxford, where he read Geography. He first travelled to the Arctic in 1932, as part of an eight man crew of a 45ft fishing boat owned by a Cambridge law don; legend has it that Glen accepted the invitation to accompany the expedition under the misapprehension that it was an invitation to a debutante ball. Setting sail from King’s Lynn (with Glen still in his white tie and tails), the crew ventured to Spitzbergen, and completed 4,000 miles of sailing and two months of surveying. The following year Glen led a more official 16 man Oxford University summer expedition to Spitzbergen to carry out topographical and geological surveys, spending some winter months with the Lapps of northern Sweden. He returned to Spitzbergen the following summer with the author Evelyn Waugh amongst the team (who nearly drowned when a glacier thawed). In 1935 he led another Oxford University expedition, establishing a research station on the ice cap of North East Land, and carried our research in glaciology, geology, and radio propagation in high latitudes. In 1937 he wrote a book about the expedition, entitled ‘Under the Pole Star’. For his expeditions and scientific work in the Arctic Glen was awarded the prestigious Patron's Gold Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in 1940; at the age of 28 he was (and is) the youngest recipient of the medal. He was also awarded the Polar Medal and received the Bruce Medal of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1938. After going down from Oxford Glen worked in investment banking in New York and London. He joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1938, and posted to Naval Intelligence he worked with Ian Fleming under its Director, Admiral John Godfrey. Inevitably, in later life it was rumoured that Glen was perhaps an inspiration for James Bond, but Glen himself always denied the link: ‘I don’t think it is true for a moment; I’m far too gentle, too law-abiding.’ In January 1940 Glen was posted to Belgrade as assistant naval attaché at the British legation, where he met his future wife, the Serbian Baroness Zora (Zorica) de Collaert. Following the bombing of Belgrade in 1941 the British legation left and made their way home via Kotor, Albania, Italy, Vichy France, and Spain. He then worked on the staff of Rear-Admiral Philip Vian in 1941 helping to evacuate Norwegian and Russian coalminers and trappers in the Arctic Circle, and he spent some time protecting Spitzbergen from a German invasion. In the early summer of 1942, he took part in two 27-hour reconnaissances of Spitzbergen by Catalina flying boats of Coastal Command, based in the Shetlands. He then joined a 70-strong joint British-Norwegian force sent by boat, which was sunk by a Luftwaffe raid as they arrived in Spitzbergen harbour. As the survivors struggled ashore, Glen remembered where to find the frozen corpses of 60 slaughtered pigs, and they lived off these, washed down with abandoned German brandy and champagne. Glen later served with distinction with the Russian Army in eastern Europe in 1943-44, sabotaging traffic on the River Danube to disrupt oil supplies to Germany. He also took part in various clandestine and dangerous operations in Yugoslavia with Fitzroy Mclean, in support of Marshal Tito. He ended the War on the British staff in Athens. For his services during the Second World War he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in 1942, and a Second Award Bar in 1945. He was also awarded the Norwegian and Czechoslovakian War Crosses, and was created a Chevalier First Class of the Order of St. Olav (London Gazette 9 May 1944). Post-War, Glen joined the ship-broking business of Clarksons, eventually rising to become the firm’s Chairman. Remaining in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, he was advanced Captain in the Supply and Secretariat Branch on 30 June 1955, and served as a Member of the Council of the Royal Geographical Society periodically from 1945 to 1962. Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1964, he was advanced to Knight Commander in 1967, and went on to hold various positions in the travel and hotel sector, including the Chairmanship of the British Tourist Authority. Amongst other public appointments he became Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Victoria and Albert Museum. He published his memoirs ‘Footholds Against a Whirlwind’, in 1975, and co-wrote (with Leighton Bowen) ‘Target Danube, a River not quite too far’ in 2002. He died on 6 March 2004. Sold with the recipient’s Passport; Timex watch; and the empty case of issue for his K.B.E. set of insignia, by Garrard, London. The Sandy and Zorica Glen Charitable Settlement (Charity no. 326311) is a grant making charity that supports a small range of charities in helping to develop leadership qualities in the young via exploration trips and other outdoor activities; and encouraging the conservation of heritage works of art. For the recipient’s Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Gold Medal, and Royal Society of Edinburgh Bruce Medal, see Lot 587.
Lot 619
The mounted group of nine miniature dress medals worn by Lieutenant-Colonel D. V. Pirie, Reserve of Officers The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, O.B.E. (Military) Officer’s 1st type badge, silver-gilt; Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 4 clasps, Suakin 1884, El-Teb_Tamaai, The Nile 1884-85, Kirbekan; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State; 1914-15 Star [sic]; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; Greece, Kingdom, Order of the Redeemer, Officer’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband; Serbia, Kingdom, Order of the White Eagle, Military Division, Officer’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband; Khedive’s Star, dated 1882, mounted court-style in this order, lacquered, very fine (9) £240-£280 --- O.B.E. London Gazette 7 June 1918: ‘For services with the British Expeditionary Force, Salonika.’ Greek Order of the Redeemer, Fourth Class London Gazette 21 July 1919. Serbian Order of the White Eagle, Fourth Class London Gazette 10 September 1918. Duncan Vernon Pirie was born in Aberdeen on 28 March 1858, and was educated at Trinity College Glenalmond, and Clifton College. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 1st Dragoon Guards, from the Aberdeenshire Militia, in 1879, before transferring to the 7th Dragoon Guards shortly afterwards. Promoted Lieutenant in 1881, he transferred to the 4th Dragoon Guards, and served during the Egyptian Expedition of 1882-84 as an Extra Aide-de-Camp to Major-General Graham, V.C., C.B. Present at the actions of El Magfar, Mahsameh, and Kassassin, for his services he was twice Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 19 September and 2 November 1882). His Egypt Medal was presented to him in 1883 at a Royal Levee at St. James’s Palace, overseen by the Prince of Wales. Exchanging into the 1st Life Guards in late 1883, Pirie subsequently served during the Sudan Expedition attached to the Staff of the Cavalry Brigade, and was present at the Battles of El Teb and Tamaai, and then took part in the Nile Expedition with the Heavy Camel Regiment. Present at the action at Kirbekan, for his services he was again Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 25 August 1885). Promoted Captain in the 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers, Pirie was briefly stationed in Ireland before transferring to the 3rd (King’s Own) Hussars in 1880. After serving as Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Ceylon from 1890 to 1893, he returned to the U.K. and was elected Liberal Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North in 1896, a seat he held for the next 22 years. Interrupting his parliamentary career, Pirie served in South Africa during the Boer War with the Remounts Department as the Disembarking Officer from 28 July 1900, and then during the Great War with the British Expeditionary Force, initially as a Railway Transport Officer on the Western Front form 28 September 1914, and later as an assistant Military Landing Officer. In 1916 he was appointed temporary Major of the 1st (Garrison) Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, and served with them in Salonika, and was afterwards in command of the British Garrison on Corfu from 13 December 1917 to 1 August 1918. For his services during the Great War he was again Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 11 June 1918), and was created an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, as well as receiving the Greek Order of the Redeemer and the Serbian Order of the White Eagle. Advanced Lieutenant-Colonel at the end of the War, Pirie subsequently served as a Deputy Lieutenant of Aberdeen, and was a Member of the King’s Bodyguard for Scotland (the Royal Company of Archers). He died at his French home, the Chateau de Varennes, on 11 January 1931. For the recipient’s related full-sized awards, see Lot 54.
Lot 620
The mounted group of five miniature dress medals worn by Captain H. A. Pearson, Royal Field Artillery, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force Military Cross, G.V.R.; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn but D.F.C. now detached, contained in a Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd carrying case with full-sized tunic ribbons for M.C. and D.F.C., good very fine (5) £140-£180 --- M.C. London Gazette 11 December 1916: ‘For conspicuous gallantry in action. He flew with another officer under 1,000 feet in our shell zone in order to silence hostile batteries. He has rendered the most valuable services throughout as an artillery observer.’ D.F.C. London Gazette 3 December 1918 (Italy): ‘During the last ten months this officer has displayed exceptional keenness and ability in carrying out photography and trench reconnaissance. Frequently handicapped by adverse weather conditions and in very difficult country, he has rendered most valuable service in clearing up obscure situations. On 14 June, in low cloud and mist, he took thirty-five successful photographs previous to an enemy attack. These very materially aided our operations.’ Harold Aubrey Pearson was gazetted Second Lieutenant to the Royal Field Artillery on 26 February 1915, serving in the Ypres Salient with 10 Battery, North & West Riding Brigade, R.F.A., in the same year. Seconded to the Royal Flying Corps in the summer of 1916, he trained as an Observer and was sent out as a Probationary to BE2e-equipped 34 Squadron shortly afterwards. His ‘apprenticeship’ satisfactorily completed, he was formally gazetted Flying Officer (Observer) on 21 October 1916. On the following day, Pearson and his Pilot of the day, Lieutenant J. H. C. Minchin, in BE2e ‘5855’ crash-landed into a shell hole following a combat with an enemy machine. Fortunately both crewmen emerged unscathed. After returning to the U.K. early in 1917, he decided to train as a Pilot, obtaining his Royal Aero Club Certificate (Number 4697) on 26 May 1917, and formally qualified for his full ‘Wings’ on the same day. Pearson now accompanied, as a Pilot, the RE8-equipped 34 Squadron to Italy on 13 November 1917. On 15 June 1918, Pearson and his Observer, Second Lieutenant R. B. Carey, in RE8 ‘C5077’, were badly shot up by ground fire. Although Pearson was unhurt, Carey was wounded in the action. The day before this incident, Pearson had completed the very successful photo-reconnaissance in advance of an Austrian offensive for which, and other fine work, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. During the Second World War, Pearson worked as a liaison officer having been appointed a Lieutenant in the Royal Indian Naval Volunteer Reserve (Special Branch) on 4 November 1942. For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see Lot 64.
Lot 621
The mounted group of six miniature dress medals worn by Captain A. Flowers, Royal Field Artillery Military Cross, G.V.R.; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895; 1914 Star, with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R., mounted as worn, generally good very fine (6) £80-£100 --- M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1919: ‘For distinguished service in connection with Military Operations in France and Flanders.’ The original Recommendation, as recorded in the 25th Divisional History, states: ‘During the whole period [4-8 November 1918], the work of the Divisional Ammunition Column under Lieutenant-Colonel Hope-Johnstone, with Captains Webb, Tacon, and Flowers in Command of Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Sections, has been most arduous and severe. Long distances, continuous moves, and large quantities of ammunition required at gun positions entailed a heavy strain on personnel and horses of this most important branch of the artillery. On no occasion did they fail to keep the batteries supplied with ammunition and the work of the drivers, very often carried out under most difficult conditions, usually at night and along heavily shelled roads, was beyond all praise.’ Arthur Flowers was born on 21 March 1873 and attested for the Royal Field Artillery, serving in the ranks for 23 years and 81 days. Advanced Warrant Officer Class I, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 8 November 1916, and was promoted Lieutenant and temporary Captain on 8 May 1918. Awarded the Military Cross for his gallantry during the final week of the War, he retired on 19 February 1920, and retained the rank of Captain.
Lot 622
The mounted group of three miniature dress medals worn by Mr C. G. W. Hastings, C.I.E., Inspector-General of Police in the Punjab and Under-Secretary to the Govenment of India India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Jowaki 1877-8; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp; India General Service 1895-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98, mounted on contemporary wearing bar, very fine (3) £140-£180 --- Charles Godolphin William Hastings was born on 29 June 1854, 2nd son of the Rev. Hon. Richard Godolphin Hastings, 4th son of 11th Earl of Huntingdon. He married, 1882, Margaret Logie, daughter of Genral Sir J. D. Macpherson, K.C.B., one son. Educated at Haileybury, he entered the Punjab Police in 1873; Political Officer, Kurram; served Jowaki Expedition (medal with clasp); Afghan War (medal); Chitral Relief Force (medal with clasp); Tirah Campaign (3 clasps); Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire, 22 June 1897; Inspector-General of Police, N.W.F. Province, 1901; and of the Punjab, 1904; Uner-Secretary to Government, 1904-07; retired 1909; also entitled to medal for Delhi Durbar of 1903. Mr Charles Hastings died on 26 February 1920. For the recipient’s full-sized awards, see Lot 168.
Lot 623
The mounted group of three miniature dress medals attributed to Lieutenant-Commander R. G. I. Nicholl, Royal Navy 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-20, 8 clasps, Narrow Seas 1914, Mediterranean 1915, Gallipoli, North Sea 1916, Jutland 31 May ‘16, North Sea 1917, North Sea 1918, Belgian Coast; Victory Medal 1914-19, mounted as worn and housed in a Gieves, London, fitted case, extremely fine (3) £240-£280 --- Robert George Iltyd Nicholl was born on 14 November 1898 and joined the Royal Navy as a Midshipman on 2 August 1914. He served during the Great War in H.M.S. Venerable from August 1914 to 10 December 1915, seeing service in the Dardanelles campaign and at Gallipoli; and then in H.M.S. St. Vincent from 8 March 1916 to 14 December 1918, serving in her at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916. He was promoted Sub-Lieutenant on 15 November 1917, and Lieutenant on 15 December 1918, and retired at his own request with a gratuity on 2 July 1920. He was promoted Lieutenant-Commander on the Retired List on 15 December 1926, and was briefly recalled for duty during the early stages of the Second World War, before reverting to the Retired List in November 1940.
Lot 624
An unattributed C.M.G. mounted group of four miniature dress medals The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s badge, silver-gilt and enamel; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, good very fine India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Bhootan; Coronation 1911; Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, good very fine (7) £80-£100
Lot 625
An unattributed post-War C.B.E. ‘Fire Service’ mounted group of three miniature dress medals The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 2nd type badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Queen’s Fire Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, for Distinguished Service; Fire Brigade L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., mounted court-style as worn; together with the recipient’s full-sized riband bar, very fine An unattributed mounted pair of miniature dress medals Queen’s Fire Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, for Distinguished Service; Fire Brigade L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., mounted court-style as worn, very fine (5) £60-£80
Loading...-
228188 item(s)/page