A Second World War Group of Six Medals, awarded to 857200 GNR.B.SWARBRICK R.A., comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with clasp 8TH ARMY, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Efficiency Medal with TERRITORIAL suspender, with medal slips, the miniatures and boxes of issue; a Similar Group of Four Medals, comprising Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence and War Medals; a Golden Jubilee Medal 2002, in box of issue labelled to CPL A D WILLIAMS (F8411440) RAF; a Copy of an RAF Long Service Medal, with the miniature (16)
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* Ninth-plate ambrotype of a British naval rating, c.1858, half-length and seated, wearing a group of 4 medals including a China 1841-42 and Crimean War medal, hand-tinted gilt and red highlights, edge tarnish, printed backing label of ‘Barcroft C. Boake, Photographic Artist, 100 Great Bourke St. East, Melbourne’, embossed leather half case with fastener, rubbedQty: (1)NOTESBarcroft Capel Boake (1838-1921) was an Irish-born Australian photographer who emigrated from Dublin to Melbourne in the 1850s. He operated at this address, c.1858-60.
* Military Officers. An album of 28 cabinet cards and 44 cartes de visite, c. 1870s and later, including a Sergeant of the 17th Lancers with Afghan medal and 2 clasps, Major General Ormsby, Royal Artillery, Lord Cardwell, a Field Officer in the 42nd, 7th Earl of Granard with Grand Cross of Gregory the Great, Colonel Milward, Royal Artillery, a Sergeant in the KRRC with India 1895 medal and clasp, plus many others unidentified, the majority in regimental dress or uniform, all window mounted with some chromolithographic military leaves, contemporary embossed morocco with gilt clasp, some wear to spine and extremities, 4toQty: (1)
* Military Officers. An album containing 23 window-mounted cabinet cards, mostly of high-ranking British officers and some medal winners, c. 1870s/1900s, including Lord Roberts, Lady Roberts, Lieutenant General G.L. Goodlake VC (not in uniform), Quartermaster Sergeant W.T. Marshall, 19th Hussars, General Sir George Graham VC, (x2, wearing medals including Crimea medals), Major-General Herbert Stewart, General Sir Garnet Wolseley and a group of 4 young men in suits and bowler hats depicting officers of the 49th Regiment including 2nd Lieutenant A. Honywood (killed at Maiwand, July 1880, carrying the Queen's colour), contemporary padded morocco with gilt clasp, rubbed and some wear, 4to (23 x 18 cm), together with a group of 7 later photographs of VC and other medal-winning British soldiers, including Viscount Gort, VC, Corporal James Welsh, VC, General Neville Smyth, VC, Sergeant John Ripley, VC, Lieutenant General Sir W. Stirling and Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Kelly Kenny, all but one larger than cabinet size, loosely contained in a plastic folder, plus a bromide portrait of Frank Crowther Roberts, VC, DSO, by Dorothy Wilding, c. 1920ss, framed and glazedQty: (3)
* Cartes de Visite. An albumen print carte de visite of Lieutenant Alexander Roberts Dunn VC, c.1864, full length and standing in uniform with cap of 33rd Foot tucked under one arm, wearing two medals, some spotting, plain card back, presented in an embossed leather desk frame, stand partly broken, together with a hand-coloured carte de visite of a Hungarian hussar, full length and standing, some spotting, printed paper label of the Hungarian photographer Abrahamovits Ferenc pasted to card mount verso, worn leather half case with gilt-embossed studio name of Mayall to base, plus 2 ninth-plate cartes de visite, one of a seated British officer, slightly cracked and scratched in lower corners, leather half case, the other identified in contemporary ink manuscript to lower mount and paper seal verso as Don Theodosio Noeli y White, a major with the Spanish Artillery at Fernando Po [West Africa] in 1862, gilt case, plus a half-length portrait of a young man in a suit [Thomas Sweetingham, c.1881-1902, 1st Tower Hamlet Rifles and No. D100 City Imperial Volunteers], gelatin silver print, creased and split, 9 x 6 cm, laid down and window-mounted in a small leather carte-de-visite desk frame, all glazed, plus A hand-painted salt print of a British Naval Officer, c.1840s, three-quarter length and standing, hand-coloured in gilt, silver, red and blue against a brown ground, wearing Naval Long Service medal and possibly St Jean d’Acre medal, contemporary manuscript colour details to card verso and possibly with the sitter’s name trimmed at head (?’Admiral Harvey’), 10.5 x 8.5 cm, contemporary blind-stamped morocco case with gilt clasp, glass looseQty: (6)NOTESAlexander Roberts Dunn VC (1833–1868) was the first Canadian awarded the Victoria Cross. He was born in York (later Toronto) in 1833, and in 1852 he purchased a commission in the Hussars. Dunn was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions at the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 when he was 21 years of age and serving in the 11th Hussars. Dunn rescued a sergeant by cutting down two or three Russian lancers who had attacked from the rear. Later in the battle he killed another Russian who had been attacking a private. He sold his commission at the end of the Crimean War but rejoined the Army in 1858 as a major in the 100th Regiment of Foot. He exchanged into the 33rd Regiment of Foot in 1864, in which regiment he remained until his death in the Abyssinian War.
* India, Ceylon & Burma. A photograph album compiled by George Wise of the 4th Kings Royal Rifles, manservant to Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein, c. 1880s to 1900, containing over 150 mounted mostly albumen print photographs, depicting Ceylon (9 by Scowen & Co. including 'The Perahera', 'Sinhalese Devil Dancers', 'A garden party in Kandy', 'Outcasts that live in the NW Part of Ceylon, quite harmless'), Mandalay (4 by Johannes & Co, including 'Queen's Golden Monastery'), Burma and Tangiers (street scenes, elephants, temples, markets, etc.), mostly 21.5 x 26 cm and similar larger sizes, interspersed with other mostly smaller images relating to Prince Christian Victor and other royalty including one of the Prince with other members of the I Zingari Cricket Club, a smiling Edward VII on horseback, five Boer War scenes ('Prof. Chiene & assistant doctors giving anaesthetic wounded Boer prisoner' by Bennett, 'Spion Kop' and 'Colenso Railway Bridge' by Van Hoepen of Pretoria), some ink captions, mounted singly and mainly as multiples on rectos and versos of 31 stiff card leaves including 4 loose, plus 2 watercolours loosely inserted of ‘Policeman’ and ‘Anjangar Woman’, contemporary half morocco, broken and worn, lacks spine, oblong folio (24 x 28 cm), together with An album containing 29 window-mounted cabinet photographs, c. 1880s and later, including The Princess of Wales and Prince Albert Victor at Abergeldy, 1886, Queen Victoria as Empress of India by Bassano, 1887, forked lightning at Cambridge, 1889, the inundation at King's Lynn, March 1883, and others, contemporary embossed padded morocco with gilt clasp, worn, folio, plus Victoria (Queen of Great Britain & Ireland, 1819-1901), Autograph letter signed, ‘VRI’, royal letterhead of Grand Hotel de Cimiez, Nice, 22 May [but 13 April or earlier] 1895, to her grandson Prince Christian Victor, addressing him as Christle, sending him birthday wishes and hoping he will like her present, 3 pages on black-edge mourning paper, 8vo, plus matching holograph envelope, though postmarked in France, [?]13 April 1895, plus a later autograph letters signed from Princess Marie Louise, 22 November 1927, giving high recommendation of George Wise, 4pp., 8vo, plus another royal memorandum concerning the Royal Victorian medal conferred on Wise by Queen Victoria, with envelopeQty: (7)
Coins - a miscellaneous collection of coins mainly UK circulated issues, some silver, including uncirculated Crowns: 1951 in box with certificate; 1953 (four), 1965 (three) 1977 (four; three in plastic cases of issue), 1980 (two, one in TSB card mount) 1981 (four in plastic cases of issue); also 1895 LIX AF/F; two 1971 five coin decimal sets, unc. in blue plastic folders of issue; 1977 Royal mint proof set FDC in case of issue; £2 coins unc. 1986 (2), 21989 and 1995, half crowns 1874 VG, 1895, F, 1914, 1915 & 1916 all VF+, 2/- 1873 Gothic issue, VG, also veery large bag of decimal half pence coins, VF-unc. Plastic coin pocket page with various circulated coins, including Crown, 1819 LIX VG, 1d 1797 GF, another 1858 AVF, Irish halfpenny 1805 VG, Royal Mint official brass sovereign weight dated 1853, Nottinghamshire County Council Education Committee 1935 Jubilee medal, bronze, selection of foreign coins, some silver including Egypt 1916 20 Piastres VF; 5 piastres 1916 F; also Turkish silver, Indian Temple token, along with a large bag of circulated mainly UK 19th and 20th century base metal coins (qty)
Coins - two coin collectors? albums: ?Gem? plastic covered ringbound album 8.25 x 8.75in (21 x 27.2cm) 15 plastic pocketed leaves containing circulated base metal mainly foreign issues; also plastic covered ring bound 11 x 12in (28 x 30.4cm) but to include Crowns: 1965 unc., four 1977 unc., two 1981 unc., also 42mm bronze medal Royal Horticultural Society engraved on reverse: RNLI/Hort. Soc?y./Cmdr. Middleton/Fruit Section/Autumn/1959 GEF also USA $1 coin 1978D unc.(qty)
STEIFF; three teddy bears comprising the Millenium Bear with medal and certificate, a Million Hugs Teddy Bear with ribbon and label and further light and dark brown teddy bear, also 'Paddy' Panda and 'Flaps' Penguin, all with button in ear or appropriate tag (5).Additional InformationThere are no boxes so there is some surface dirt, fraying and general wear.
A mixed lot of assorted Masonic ephemera including a silver plated medal presented to William Arthur Mitchell by the member of 'Blackheath Lodge no.1320 in recognition of his valuable services as W.M. during the year 1965', a further pendant medal inscribed Blackheath Lodge, Wickham Hall, Lodge ephemera.Additional InformationThe Wickham Hall album with losses and staining throughout, tarnishing and heavy wear to each example.
The British Empire Medal awarded to Frank Briggs of Chester, cased, with related Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street correspondence and photographs, awarded 1967 - Briggs served at RAF Sealand, Chester; also the WWII War Medal of Briggs' son 14888913 Dvr. W. T. Briggs who was killed in action in 1946 aged 19 with accompanying correspondence.
Medallions, Great Britain, William IV (1830-1837), William IV and Queen Adelaide, Coronation 1831, official commemorative silver medal, by William Wyon, bust of William r., 'WILLIAM THE FOURTH CROWNED SEP 8 1831', rev. Queen Adelaide r., 'ADELAIDE. QUEEN CONSORT CROWNED SEP 8 1831', 33mm, (BHM.1475), EF+ with toning
A collection of silver Masonic medallions, to include two President medallions for East Hertfordshire, a Roll of Honor medal, a P.G.P East Hertfordshire medal, Royal Harts 3384 Waiter medallion, a Grand Lodge of England medallion and a collection of gilt metal examplesCondition report: Some loss to enamel and gilding, ribbons in poor condition
A quantity of collectibles, to include a sterling silver photo frame, Sheffield 1997, a cased S. T. Dupont gilt laque de chine lighter, marked S.T. Dupont, Paris, Made in France, 83AKC60, a 1939-45 War Medal, a pair of Georgian sterling silver sugar tongs, by Thomas Wilkes Barker, London 1812, etc. (qty.)Condition report: Very minor surface marks/scratches to the silver of the photo frame.Lighter flint strikes, possibly needs gas. Some scratches/scuffs to the metal. No apparent wear to the gilding. Surface marks/scratches/tarnish to sugar tongs.
A Boer War / WW1 Medal Group and associated family medals, comprising: to 340661 H. Windel Sh Std HMS Barossa, comprising Queen's SA Medal, 1914-15 Star, War and Victory Medal, LSGC Medal HMS Sappho, Ephemera including official Service Record and Confirmation of numerous Service letters, 11x Ships' Steward certificates, letters of promotion, 13x Appointment letters, Retirement confirmation, formal uniform photograph wearing medals, Imperial Service Medal Edward Henry Windel, GSM Medal (RAF) to 5044759 ACI E.C. Windel with Cyprus Bar (with box), Queen Victoria LSGC medal to E. Windell HMS London, and a Bosun's call
A Boer War/ WW1 Group to Lt Col. J.D. Mather 1st Battalion Prince of Wales Leinster Regiment, comprising Queen's SA Medal (Capt.) with bars for Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen, SA 1901 and SA 1902, Mons Star (Major) with clasp for 5th Aug - 22nd Nov, War Medal and Victory Medal (Lt Col.) Croix de Guerre, corresponding miniature group, duplicate WW1 War and Victory medals, rifle shooting competition medal, a silver and silver-gilt pocket cigar case engraved from the Sgt. Mess to J.D.Mather, and a two-piece leather cigar case mounted with Prince of Wales regimental badge
A Father/Son medal collection comprising: Queen's SA Medal (HMS Phoenix) and LSGC (HMS Britannia) to 169311 T.W. Jeffery Sh Std, LSGC M35686, R.T. Jeffery O.A. 1st Class HMS Royal Oak, together with WW2 Defence and War Medals, 1939-45 Star, Africa, Burma and Atlantic Stars (Pacific Clasp) together with a silver Oar for HMS Royal Oak Rowing Team and a silver pin dish given by King Haakon to R.T. Jeffery as one of crew who rowed Queen maud's body ashore in 1938
An interesting WW1 collection of 514713 Private Ferdinando Welch Smithers Harding, 14th London Scottish Regiment, comprising, Great War Medal and Victory Medal, named bronze 'Death Penny' Memorial Plaque, a silver and blue enamel 'London Scottish' sweetheart brooch, J. Hudson & Co 1916 'escargot' Trench Whistle with brown leather 'Sam Browne' lanyard, inscribed framed family photo and a fine copy of 'Portraits of Lloyd's Men whose names appear on Lloyd's War Memorial,' in which FWS Harding appears being one of the 216 men connected to Lloyds of London Insurance brokers who fell during the Great War, (Book condition: gilt-tooled blue leather boards with marbled endpapers, all block edges gilt, with the original addressed Lloyd's labelled box, pages bright and clean), various ephemera including Daily Mail 30th June 1919 WW1 'facts and figures' edition. The lot also contains a modern 'named copy' of a 1914 'Mons' Star to which Harding was not entitled having entered the field after the qualifying dates.
A Masonic silver gilt and diamanté 1897 Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee jewel, together with a 1914-1918 WWI medal awarded to H Marchment, notes and coins including a Bank of Scotland £100 note dated 18th August 2007 (af), two gold plated supersized 'National Anthem' commemorative coins set with Swarovski elements, various other cupronickel crowns, a 1973 50 pence and a pre-decimal coin set etc.
Große Sammlung antiker Objekte sowie Münzen von der Antike bis Neuzeit. 14 Glasobjekte, darunter drei schöne römische Fläschchen (H 5,2 - 12,3cm) und ein blauer Armreif (ø 6,4cm). Ein neolithisches Steinbeil (L 9,7cm). Ein römischer Silberring mit Glasstein (ø 2,6cm). 18 Objekte aus Bronze, darunter 10 römische Fibeln (L bis 6,5cm). Zwei Ushebtis aus Fayence (9,5 und 10,1cm) sowie zwei modern aufgefädelte Schmuckstücke mit Fayence-Perlen. 10 Objekte aus Terrakotta, darunter eine sehr schöne etruskische Bucchero-Schale mit Rillendekor (ø 12,4cm), ein kampanischer Glanzton-Teller (ø 14,3cm), eine spätrömische Tonlampe mit Inschrift (L 8,8cm) sowie ein Bein von einer Gliederpuppe (H 5,9cm). Münzen: ein Silberdenar der Faustina Maior, zahlreiches spätantikes AE, Silberpfennige Friedrich der Staufer, Nachahmung einer AR-Medaille von Maximilian I. Emanuel, bayerischer Siegestaler und zahlreiches AR aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit. 48 Objekte und über 200 Münzen! Large Collection of ancient object as well as coins from ancient to modern times. 14 objects made of glass like three nice small Roman bottles and a dark blue bracelet, a neolithic axe made of dark stone, a Roman silver ring with glass stone, 18 objects made of bronze incl. 10 Roman fibulae, two ushebtis made of faience, two jewellery made of faience-beads, 10 terracotta objects incl. a beautiful Etruscan with grooves-decor, a Campanian black glazed plate, a Late Roman lamp with inscription, and a the leg of a doll. Plus silver and bronze coins incl. a silver denar of Faustina Maior, several Late Roman AE, a imitation of a silver medal from Maximilian I. Emanuel and much more. 48 objects and more than 200 coins form ancient until modern times!VERKAUFT WIE BESEHEN, KEINE RÜCKGABE! / SOLD AS VIEWED, NO RETURN! Provenienz: Aus der Sammlung U.S., München, erworben zwischen 1972 und 1994.
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