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Lot 414
The Sovereign and Illustrious Order of St. John of Jerusalem: Anglia, an attractive breast badge of a Knight of Justice, of the period 1858-72, probably by Phillips Bros. & Sons, Cockspur St., London, 68mm x 40mm., gold and enamelled both sides, embellished in the angles with uniface unicorns and crowned lions, with a high relief crown hinged to the two uppermost points, this surmounted by an orb bearing an eight-pointed star and with a ‘rope’ ring suspension, crown reverse lightly inscribed, ‘1718’, with black ribbon and rosette and a gold stick-pin for attachment, extremely fine and rare £700-800
Lot 475
Three: Commissioned Boatman William Wick, H.M. Coast Guard, late Petty Officer, Royal Navy Crimea 1854-56, no clasp, unnamed; Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue, unnamed, plugged and fitted with swivel ring suspension; Tayleur Fund Medal, silver, reverse inscribed, ‘To William Wick, H.M.S. Ajax for Distinguished Gallantry in saving of life at Kingstown 9th Feby. 1861. The Rt. Honble. Lord Talbot de Malahide Chairman’, last with some edge bruising and contact marks, good very fine; others better (3) £500-600 ‘In a terrific gale on Feb 9, 1861 several vessels were wrecked at Kingstown Harbour. One of them the Neptune struck on the east pier, and a line was thrown over her from the mortar, but the only man remaining on board was unable to secure it. Captain Boyd and several men belonging to the Ajax assisted the Inspecting Commander of Coastguard in endeavouring to save life, and while attempting to get a line on board Neptune a tremendous wave swept the glacis on which they were standing, and washed them into the sea. Captain Boyd and five of his men were unfortunately drowned’. (Ref: N.A. BT 261/1). William Wick was born in Windham, Norfolk, on 20 May 1835. He served as an Ordinary Seaman aboard the Spiteful, July 1854-May 1857, for which he was awarded medals for the Crimean War. After service on the Conway, July 1857-January 1858, he served on the Ajax, firstly as an Able Seaman/Leading Seaman, February 1858-November 1861 and then as Coxswain of the Pinnace, November 1861-October 1862. It was during his service on the Ajax that he assisted in the rescue at Kingstown, Dublin (above). Wick attained the rank of Petty Officer 1st Class on the Hecate in April 1878. He served as a Commissioned Boatman in the Coast Guard, August 1878-September 1884, being based at Baldoyle, Co. Dublin. The rescue at Kingstown, 9 February 1861, was the first occasion for which the Tayleur Fund Medal was awarded; two gold and 22 silver medals were awarded for the incident; see L.S.A.R.S. Journal No. 22, p.4-49, for a full account of the medal and rescue. With copied service papers and a modern photograph of the memorial statue to Captain Boyd of the Neptune.
Lot 493
Shropshire Society in London Life Saving Medal, Captain Matthew Webb left, reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to The Designer upon the Institution of the Decoration’, edge inscribed (Captain Adrian Jones, M.V.O., R.B.S. President) 51mm., silver, with ring suspension and ribbon, with silver brooch bar, extremely fine £300-400 Adrian Jones was born on 9 February 1845, the fourth son of James Brookholding Jones of Ludlow. After being educated at Ludlow Grammar School he served 23 years in the Army - in the 3rd Hussars, Queen’s Bays and 2nd Life Guards - seeing service in the Abyssinian War 1868 (medal); the 1st Boer War 1881, and the Nile Expedition (medal and star). A noted Sculptor, he was awarded the M.V.O. 4th Class in 1907 on the occasion of the unveiling of a statue of the Duke of Cambridge at Whitehall for which he was responsible. His other works include the Royal Marines Monument, St. James’s Park, the Carabineers’ Memorial, Chelsea Embankment, and the Peace Quadriga on Constitutional Hill Arch. In 1935 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Society of British Sculptors. Captain Jones died on 24 January 1938.
Lot 659
Germany, Baden, Silver Merit Medal (2) Friedrich II, one without ‘R.M.’ mark and with incorrect ring suspension, with edge bruising; Hamburg, Hanseatic Cross, enamel damage; Hanover, Wilhelms Medal, Wilhelm IV, for 16 years service, silver; Hesse-Darmstadt, Bravery Medal, Ernst Ludwig, silver base metal; Field Service Medal 1840-66, bronze; Cross for Voluntary War Assistance, gilt base metal; Field Service Medal, bronze, edge bruising; Campaign Medal 1849, bronze, heavy edge bruising; Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Order of the Wendish Crown, Gold Merit Cross, gilt, with crude replacement obverse centre fitted; Schaumburg-Lippe, Military Merit Medal, cast copy; Saxony, Kingdom, Friedrich August Medal (2); Medal for Labour Faithful Service, Friedrich August, silver; Schwarzburg, Medal of Merit in War 1914. bronze, suspension refitted; WŸrttemberg, Jubilee Medal 1889, Karl, bronze; Medal of Military Merit, Wilhelm II, silver; Army Long Service Medal, for 9 years, blackened iron, most with ribbon, nearly very fine and better (18) £100-140
Lot 205
The C.B. group of three awarded to Inspector-General of Hospitals Henry Fegan, Royal Navy, Senior Medical Officer in charge of the Naval Brigade during the Ashantee War of 1873-74 The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, 18 carat gold and enamels, hallmarked London 1886, complete with swivel-ring straight suspension and gold ribbon buckle; China 1857-60, no clasp, unnamed as issued; Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (H. Fegan. M.D. Staff Surgn. 2nd Cl. R.N. H.M.S. Active. 73-74) good very fine (3) £1800-2200 118 clasps issued to H.M.S. Active. Henry Fegan was appointed Assistant Surgeon in the Royal Navy on 6 June 1856. He served in China, 1857-61, at the R.N. Hospital, Hong Kong, and was specially recommended for promotion by the Commander-in-Chief (Medal). In China in 1868, he was Surgeon in H.M.S. Rodney and in medical charge of the Naval Brigade at the occupation of Yang-Chow in November (Despatches). As Staff Surgeon in H.M.S. Active during the Ashantee war of 1873-74, he was in medical charge of the Naval Brigade and was present at the action at Essaman on 14 October 1873, the action at Borborassie on 19 January 1874, and action at Amoaful on 31 January 1874. At this last action, “Dr Fegan had a close shave. He wore a tie fastened with a broad ring. Just after attending Colonel Wood, who came in with a slug in his chest, Dr Fegan advanced from the shade of a tree where the wounded lay, to chat with us. Suddenly he staggered, and at the same moment his ring went spinning down his waistcoat. A slug had struck it and glanced off. The ring save his life.” Fegan was praised for his services at Becquah and at the “Dah” when he brought in a wounded marine under heavy fire (London Gazette 7 March 1874). He was also specially praised by Commodore Hewett, Captain Grubbe, Sir G. Wolseley and the Principal Medical Officer for devoted and fearless performance of his duties in the field, and for his excellent arrangements for the comfort and care of the wounded ashore, especially his unremitting care day and night, with conduct which has been beyond praise (London Gazette 23 March 1874). In recognition of his services during the war Fegan was awarded the C.B. and specially promoted to Fleet Surgeon. During 1875 he was Senior Medical Officer of the expedition to the Congo (Despatches). He was later in Medical Charge of the Naval Hospital at Jamaica, 1880-84. The Commodore at Jamaica reported to the Admiralty Dr Fegan’s very praiseworthy services during the epidemic of Yellow Fever in 1882 when D.I.H. of Jamaica Hospital. “My Lords have expressed their great satisfaction at the display of zeal and devotion to duty which they manifested.” Fegan was promoted to Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets on 29 October 1886, and retired the following March.
Lot 227
A Georgian gold and citrine single stone ring, dated 1770, the foil backed cut cornered citrine claw set in a closed backed cut down collet with a locket underside, on a plain tapering shank, the collet and shank engraved ‘ J H Sherwood AR ob 10 Aug: 1770AE: 33’, finger size N **condition report: Overall light wear commensurate with age and use. Slight nicks to one edge of citrine, foiling good. Slight wear to the shank. No signs of damage or repair.
Lot 228
A Georgian gold, enamel and diamond ring, circa 1800, the navette blue enamel panel applied with a rose cut diamond spray in a silver and gold backed mount with an engraved underside, above trifurcated scrolled shoulders on a foliate scroll shank, finger size K **condition report: Overall wear commensruate with age and use. Minor nicks and scuffs to the enamel, no chips or cracks. All diamonds are present, on possibly replaced. Some wear and minor loss of definition to the shank.
Lot 231
A Georgian gold, emerald and half pearl ring, circa 1780, the central foil backed cut cornered emerald claw set in a fluted closed backed cut down collet within a surround of half pearls, above bifurcated shoulders applied with daggers on a plain shank, finger size K **condition report: Overall very light wear. Slight surface abraisions to the emerald, no cracks or chips, foiling good. All half pearls present and appear original, one with a small crack, one with small nacre loss. Possibly later re-shanked. No other signs of damage.
Lot 232
A Georgian diamond single stone ring, circa 1780, the oval cut diamond, approximately 0.24 carats, claw set in a fluted closed back silver cut down collet, above gold trifurcated shoulders applied with a leaf and twisted gold detail, on a plain shank, finger size K **condition report: Overall wear commensurate with age and use. No chips to the diamond, slight nibbling to the mount edges. Slight wear to the shank. No signs of damage or repair.
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