An important Medical C.B. group of three awarded to Inspector-General Stephen Woolriche, Medical Department The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, breast badge, 22 carat gold and enamels, Georgian hallmarks, date letter partially obscured but probably 1815, maker’s mark ‘IN’ for John Northam, with narrow gold swivel-ring bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle; Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees (S. Woolriche, Medl. Charge of 7th Divn.); Waterloo 1815 (Stephen Woolrich, Dep. Insp. of Hosp. Medical Staff.) fitted with replacement silver clip and ring suspension, some minor chips to the first, light edge bruising and contact marks to the last two, otherwise very fine and better (3) £8,000-£10,000 --- Stephen Woolriche was born on 3 June 1770, and was a surgeon’s mate when he was gazetted as Regimental Surgeon to the 111th Foot on 30 May 1794. From March 1798 to 22 May 1806, he was on half-pay, when he exchanged on full-pay to the 4th Foot. He was appointed Surgeon on the Staff on 18 June 1807, and as Deputy Inspector of Hospitals on 26 May 1814; Brevet Inspector of Hospitals, 9 December 1823; retired half-pay, 25 May 1828; Inspector-General of Hospitals, 22 July 1830. Woolriche was one of the first seven officers of the Army Medical Department upon whom the C.B. (Military) was conferred for the first time in 1850. He died at Quatford Lodge, Bridgenorth, Shropshire, on 29 February 1856. He served in Holland in 1799 under Sir Ralph Abercromby and the Duke of York; with the expedition to Copenhagen in 1807; and, with the rank of staff-surgeon, was principal medical officer with the reserve, commanded by Sir Arthur Wellesley at the battle of Kioge; after four years colonial service, he joined the Peninsula army, with which he served from the battle of Salamanca until the end of the war; and was present in charge of the 7th division of the army, commanded by Lord Dalhousie, at the battles of Vittoria and the Pyrenees, for which he has received the War Medal with two Clasps. At the renewal the of war in 1815, he joined the army at Brussels, under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and was appointed to take charge of field-duties in the event of a general action; in this responsible situation he was present at the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo, where he was occupied several days and nights before the field was cleared of the numerous wounded, including British, Belgian, French, &c. &c. In 1827 he embarked for Portugal with the army, under Sir William Clinton, as chief of the medical department on that service. (Hart’s Army List 1856 refers).
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A spessartine garnet and diamond ring claw-set with a cushion-cut spessartine garnet, each shoulder set with a trilliant-cut diamond; together with a pendant set with a pear-shaped spessartine garnet below a cluster of marquise, pear-shaped and round brilliant-cut diamonds, both modelled in 18ct goldDimensions:Length: 2.5cm
A collection of sapphire jewellery to include a sapphire and diamond cluster ring, to a plain band, unmarked; a five-stone sapphire ring with eight-cut diamond detail, modelled in 18ct gold; and a blue and purple sapphire pendant with diamond detail, stamped 750Dimensions:Ring sizes: S & R/S
A collection of jewellery including a 9ct gold belcher-link chain (broken), a 9ct gold trace-link chain (broken); a 9ct gold flattened-link chain, suspending a 9ct gold locket; a star-sapphire ring, stamped 14k; a synthetic sapphire ring, stamped 10k; a sapphire ring stamped 10k; a diamond ring, stamped 18k, and another stamped 9k; and an unmarked signet ring
A diamond three-stone ring claw-set with three graduated oval-cut diamonds, modelled in 18ct gold; with three accompanying Gemological Institute of America certificates, stating that the diamonds weighing 1.25cts, 0.50cts and 0.50cts, are D colour and SI1 clarity, showing no fluorescenceDimensions:Ring size: M
A 9ct gold, emerald and diamond pendant on an 18" 9ct gold curb chain. Oval shaped bezel set emerald surrounded by a halo of 16 round cut channel set diamonds. Pendant fully hallmarked and is approx. 1.75cm drop (inc bale). Chain width approx. 2mm, and weighs approx. 5.8g. Fully hallmarked to fixing link and stamped 9k to spring ring clasp.
A 9ct gold fixed pendant necklace featuring an owl sitting in a crescent moon. 16" chain necklace with spring ring clasp, with a 4cm drop pendant suspended from a single freshwater pearl. Pendant set with small red stone eyes and marked 9ct to reverse. Diameter approx. 2cm diameter. Total weight approx. 2.9g.
A 9ct gold, emerald and diamond ring with a modern twist design setting. Central oval cut emerald with a cluster of 3 diamonds to each side and flanked by a row of 4 more diamonds top and bottom. Fully hallmarked inside band and stamped Dia. Ring size N, total weight approx. 2.5g.
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