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Click here to subscribeEXTRA LOT: An RAF WWII full leather flying suit, comprising flying jacket, trousers, with map pocket containing various maps, the other pocket containing leather gauntlets, leather flying boots, leather helmet, with ear pieces, oxygen mask and R/T connection, goggles, life preserver (Mae West), and a display mannequin, affectionately known as Doug (qty)
A leather double breasted three quarter length driving coat, a leather flying helmet and goggles (3) Condition report Report by MW The coat has general wear commensurate with age. The leather feels soft but there is general scuffing along the seams, shoulders, collar etc. No seams are coming apart. Two buttons are missing from the front of the coat. Chest size is approx. 42 inches. There is no vertical split to the back of the coat. Measurement from centre of shoulder to the end of the sleeve is approx. 32 1/2 inches long.
Good 17th Century English Civil War Period Cavalry Troopers ‘Lobster Tail’ Helmet, the skull raised from a single plate and embossed with 6 radial ribs retaining small portions of its original leather lining, 4 plate articulated neck guard, fixed peak with thumb screw adjustable nasal bar, original ear flaps each with pierced radial device, iron rivets and turned over borders, the apex of the skull fitted with an embossed disc and a pierced knop to suspend the helmet from the saddle when not being worn. These helmets are also known as ‘Dutch pots’ or Zischagge. Good condition and good age patina. See ‘Arms and armour of the English civil wars’ D Blackmore, Royal Armouries, 1990, Fig 11 for identical helmet.
A reproduction full size suit of armour, raised on ebonised square base, height 174cm (excluding base). CONDITION REPORT: Separates into parts - helmet, torso, shoulders and arms, legs. The mannequin is attached to base and does not split. Would require approximately 6 large boxes if to be posted, but please double check/confirm this after auction if postage required.
A mixed group of suit of armour related items, including a companion stand modelled as a knight, height 67cm, two wall hangings, one modelled as armour front and helmet, the other as a gauntlet, a reproduction sword inscribed "Carlos V", length 108cm, a further decorative brass handled example etc, three framed prints and two others.
SECHS JAHRER STAHLHELM IN MITTELDEUTSCHLAND, Halle, Karras & Koennecke, 1926, 400 ills in text, orig cl with DER STAHLHELM HALBMONATSSCHRIFT DES BUNDES DER FRONTSOLDANTEN, 2 Jahrgang, Magdeburg 15th March 1920, No 6 - issue No 6 of the journal/magazine of the steel helmet paramilitary organisation loosely inserted together with three German 3rd Reich newspapers loosely inserted, each dtd 8th November 1935, covering the dissolution of Der Stahlhelm on Hitler's Orders including HANNOVERISCHER KURIER, DEUTSCHE ALLGEMEIME ZEITUNG and NIEDERSACHSISCHER TAGESZEITUNG, orig cl
Late 19th century Queen's Own Royal Yeomanry uniform, with a Hill Brothers, London label. A Navy blue wool cape with a metal Tudor rose chain fastening, metal buttons impressed "The Queens own Royal Yeomanry" . Helmet within a tin carrying box, A black Hill Bros of Bond Street Beaver fur Bicorn hat, two feather plumes with their carrying tins, sword, two pill box hats, a collection of pouches decorated with crowns and gilt metal thread, Hawkes & Co Tole carrying boxes, belts and spurs (a lot)
COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, Charles I, The Return to London 1633, cast Silver Medal, by Nicholas Briot, Charles I on horseback left, holding sceptre, eye of Providence above, plumed helmet on flowery ground, date 1633 below, CAROLVS AVGVSTISS ET INVICTISS MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB MONARCHA (the most august and invincible Charles, monarch of Great Britain, France and Ireland), rev panoramic view of the City of London from the south bank, showing old London Bridge and old St Paul’s Cathedral, 42mm, 14.6g (MI i 266/62; E 124b; C-P 20/4; Platt p.136). Good very fine, pierced at 12 o’clock, loop for suspension. The King had celebrated a Scottish Coronation in Edinburgh on 18 June 1633. However his planned regal procession from the Tower of London to Westminster was cancelled due to an outbreak of plague in the city.
WORLD COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, Art Medals, Greece, France, World War I, the Naval Mission to Greece, 1916-1917, Bronze Medal, by Pierre-Alexandre Morlon (1878-1951), La France wearing winged helmet, attacks left, rev scroll on oak leaves, engraved name and legend, ADRIEN LE VERGER – SOUVENIR RECONNAISSANT DE LA MISSION NAVALE EN GRECE – 1916-1917, 63.5mm (References to the medal without legend: Frankenhuis 238; CGMP p.269; BDM VIII, 78; V&A Exhibition Catalogue 1998, 33). Extremely fine, rare.
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Lucania, Metapontum (c.340-330 BC), Silver Distater, bearded head of Leukippos facing right, wearing a Corinthian helmet ornamented on the bowl with Nike driving a galloping quadriga to right, and with a hippocamp swimming to right between the front visor and the back flap, AΠH and the forepart of a lion behind, rev METAΠONTINΩN, ear of barley, a leaf on left, club above and AMI below, 15.63g, 3h (Johnston, Class B1.2; SNG ANS 430; Jameson 306; HN Italy 1574). Attractive style, minor marks, very fine, lightly toned and very rare. ex Spink Numismatic Circular, October 2006, vol CXIV, no.5, item GK1953 (illustrated on the front cover)
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Sicily, Gela (c.490/485-480/475 BC), Silver Didrachm, warrior, naked but for a helmet, riding right, brandishing a javelin, rev [CE] – ΛA, forepart of a man-headed bull facing right, 8.60g, 9h (Jenkins 28 (O9/R11); SNG Ashmolean 1720 (these dies); Boston 241 (these dies)). Well-struck on good metal, of excellent style, a few very light marks, otherwise extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Sicily, Syracuse, Timoleon and the Third Democracy (344-317 BC), Æ Dilitron, ΣYPAKOΣ-IΩN, bearded male head facing left, wearing a Corinthian helmet, rev pegasos flying left, Σ and dolphin below, 20.23g, 12h (SNG ANS 524-5; Calciati II, 77; SNG Copenhagen 723). Attractive dark green patina, good very fine, rare.
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 BC), Gold Stater, mint of Sidon, lifetime issue, struck c.332-326 BC, head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a griffin, rev [A]ΛEΞANΔP-OY, Nike standing left, holding a wreath and a stylis, palm with fillets below right wing, 8.58g, 12h (Price 3470; Müller -). About extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 BC), Gold Stater, mint of Amphipolis, struck c.330-320 BC, head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent, rev AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding a wreath and a stylis, trident-head on left, 8.60g, 4h (Price 172; Müller 105). Residual lustre, extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 BC), Gold Stater, mint of Abydos, struck c.323-317 BC, head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent, rev AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding a wreath and a stylis, monogram over a pentagram on left, cornucopiae below left wing, 8.52g, 6h (Price 1524; Müller 381). Broad flan and of bold style, nearly extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Kingdom of Macedon, Alexander III, The Great (336-323 BC), Gold Stater, mint of Kallatis, struck c.250-225 BC, head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent, rev AΛEΞANΔPOY, Nike standing left, holding a wreath and a stylis, monograms on left and below left wing, 8.55g, 12h (Price -; cf Price 908). A superb example, mint state, sharply struck and fully lustrous, a rare variety. ex Spink Numismatic Circular, July 2010, vol CXVIII, no.3, item GK2923
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Thessaly, Pharsalos (late 5th Century BC), Silver Drachm, head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with volutes and an eagle’s wing behind which a snake coils, rev Φ-A-P-Σ, Thessalian cavalryman riding a prancing horse right, wearing a petasos, chlamys and chiton, holding a lagobolon over his shoulder, all within a concave field, 6.04g, 4h (Lavva 107 (V52/R59)). Small metal-flaw in reverse field, otherwise well-struck and nearly extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Thessaly, Pharsalos (late 5th Century BC), Silver Drachm, head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a Sphinx, T above Θ behind neck, rev Φ-A / P-Σ (retrograde), Thessalian cavalryman riding a prancing horse right, wearing a petasos, chlamys and chiton, brandishing a lagobolon over his shoulder, all within a concave field, 6.05g, 4h (Lavva 145 (V68/R85)). Nearly extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Attica, Athens (c.449-415 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive-leaves and a palmette, rev AΘE, owl standing right, its head facing, an olive-sprig and crescent behind, all within an incuse square, 17.20g, 3h (Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31). Residual lustre beneath toning, well-struck on good metal, extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Attica, Athens (c.449-415 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive-leaves and a palmette, rev AΘE, owl standing right, its head facing, an olive-sprig and crescent behind, all within an incuse square, 17.18g, 9h (Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31). Struck on good metal, attractive, with a broad amount of flan before face, residual lustre, extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Attica, Athens (c.449-415 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive-leaves and a palmette, rev AΘE, owl standing right, its head facing, an olive-sprig and crescent behind, all within an incuse square, 17.22g, 9h (Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31). With some crest visible, extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Attica, Athens (c.449-415 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive-leaves and a palmette, rev AΘE, owl standing right, its head facing, an olive-sprig and crescent behind, all within an incuse square, 17.20g, 5h (Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31). Extremely fine.
ANCIENT COINS, Greek, Attica, Athens (c.449-415 BC), Silver Tetradrachm, head of Athena facing right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with three olive-leaves and a palmette, rev AΘE, owl standing right, its head facing, an olive-sprig and crescent behind, all within an incuse square, 17.07g, 8h (Kroll 8; SNG Copenhagen 31). Good very fine to nearly extremely fine, toned.
ANCIENT COINS, Roman, Vespasian (AD 69-79), Æ Sestertius, struck AD 71, IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG P M TR P P P COS III, laureate head facing right, rev IVDAEA CAPTA, palm-tree, Vespasian on left, standing right, holding a spear and a parazonium, his left foot resting on a helmet, Judaea on right, seated to right, S C in exergue, 26.58g, 6h (RIC 167; BMC 543; C 239; RCV 2327). Some very light smoothing in fields, attractive green-brown patina, nearly extremely fine. ex Spink Numismatic Circular, April 2007, vol CXV, no.2, item RM3404
BRITISH COINS, Canute, Silver Penny, Helmet type (1024-1030), London mint, moneyer Wulfgar, pointed helmet bust left with pellet head sceptre, pellets in drapery and in fastener, legend commences at top, +cnv t R.ECX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev short voided cross with pellet and annulet centre, pellet in annulet in each angle, all within linear circle, +PVL.GAR ON LVND:, 0.87g (BMC type XIV; N 787; S 1158). About very fine, toned.
BRITISH COINS, Canute, Silver Penny, Helmet type (1024-1030), London mint, moneyer Leofstan, pointed helmet bust left with four pellet head sceptre, pellets in drapery and in fastener, legend commences at top, +cnv. t. R.ECX, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev short voided cross with pellet and annulet centre, pellet in annulet in each angle, all within linear circle, +LEOFSTAN ON LVN, 0.99g (BMC type XIV; N 787; S 1158). Very fine, toned.
BRITISH COINS, Canute (1016-1035), Silver Penny, Helmet type (1024-1030), London mint, moneyer Wynsige, pointed helmet bust left with four pellet head sceptre, pellets in drapery and in fastener, legend commences at top, +CNV T R.ECX A, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev short voided cross with pellet and annulet centre, pellet in annulet in each angle, all within linear circle, +PYNSIGE ON LVNN, 1.10g (BMC type XIV; N 787; S 1158). Almost very fine, toned. from The David Sellwood Collection
BRITISH COINS, Canute, Silver Penny, Helmet type (1024-1030), London mint, moneyer Sunolf, pointed helmet bust left with three pellet head sceptre, pellets in drapery, legend commences at top, +CNV T R.ECX ANGL, outer beaded circle surrounding both sides, rev short voided cross with pellet and annulet centre, pellet in annulet in each angle, all within linear circle, +SVNOLF M-O EOFRP, 0.97g (BMC type XIV; N 787; S 1158). Almost very fine, toned. from The David Sellwood Collection
BRITISH COINS, Edward the Confessor, Silver Penny, Pointed Helmet type (1053-1056), muled with a Hammer Cross type reverse (1059-1062), Bedford mint, moneyer Sigod, helmeted and draped bust right with sceptre, legend commences at top, +EADPAR RD REX., outer beaded border both sides, rev pellet at centre of short voided cross with crescent ends, +SIGOD ON BEDEPOD, 1.19g (Freeman 48; N 825/828; S 1179/1182). Dark tone, very fine and extremely rare. from The David Sellwood Collection
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