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Click here to subscribedating: last quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Prussia, Composed of iron Cross of the second class 1870, order of the red eagle fourth class, order of the crown fourth class, FWR cross 25 years, medal 'Dem siegreichen Heere', other two Prussian medals. Order of the Star of Romania, officer's cross and one Romanian medal. width 17 cm.
A COMMEMORATIVE STERLING SILVER MEDAL with gold accents, bejewelled with a white diamond and blue sapphire, commemorating the engagement of Prince William and Catherine, 3.8cm in diameter, in presentation box with certificate, together with various o ther collectors coins, First Day covers, postcards, albums and a coin collectors box
Seven European medallions, including a copper 70mm diameter commemoration of the help given by London to the city of Paris during the siege dated 1871, a Royal Academy of Music bronze medal, presented to Sheila M. Billows for Violincello in 1935 in presentation case, and a 50mm diameter bronze medal presented to F. Jones of Holywell in recognition of Service in the National Emergency dated May 1926, in presentation case with outer cardboard posting container.
A Maginot line badge marked "On ne passe pas", a WWII Italy Star, together with an assortment of medal ribbon bars, three Caledonian Challenge Shield bronze models, two cased bronze Royal Life Savings Society medals, one to J. Tilston dated August 1936 & the other to N. Ellwood dated June 1939 together with other badges.
NO RESERVE King (Jessie Marion, illustrator) An excellent collection of 91 works by, illustrated by, or about Jessie M. King, a few signed or presentation copies, includes Jeptha, which contains her first commissioned illustrations for a British publisher, all in original bindings, including some in her charming pictorial wrappers, generally the majority in sound clean condition, v.s., c.1902-1980 (91)⁂ King studied at the Glasgow School of Art, where she was influenced by Charles Rennie Macintosh and his circle. She taught book decoration at the school in 1902, winning a gold medal for book design at the Turin International Exhibition of Modern Decorative Art in the same year. In later years she worked as a muralist, illustrator, and designer of book bindings, fabrics and jewellery. A full list of the collection is available upon demand.
1953 Coronation Medal (with bow for Ladies wear) in box of issue and certificate to Miss M.E. Sievwright ATS including her Fire Guard Training Record Card and National Registration Identity Card. There is a note from the Metropolitan Police stating that Gladys's Sievwright had been injured in enemy action.
Women's Royal Air Force six place replacement group to W.7107 W.O.CL.1 G.M. Sievwright A.T.S. Later WO (V2826361) WRAF including: Defence Medal, 1939-45 Medal, GSM (EIIR) with Cyprus bar (Replacement with name removed), Territorial Efficiency (KGVI, Name re-engraved), RAF LSGC Medal (EIIR) and St John's Ambulance Medal with Middle East Blazer Badge with certificate of issue and Certificate of Service with Biggin Hill Air Base Blazer Badge. and Warrant Officers Cap Badge and RAF Cap Badge.
TWO GROUPS OF MEDALS BELIEVED TO BE FROM MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY, the first group 1939-45, Burma, France & Germany Stars, Defence & War medal, un-named as issued (no ribbons), together with General Service medal GEO VI South East Asia 1945-46 bar, named to Leading Aircraftsman 1222093 A. Burton. R.A.F., together with a miniature of the Royal and Noble order of the Garter, circular 45mm diameter, brooched and enamelled, the second a swing mounted group of three including Naval General Service medal, GEO VI named C/SSX 833014 M.J. Burton Able Seaman, R.N. Queens Korea medal, same naming and U.N. Korea medal, un-named (8)
A WWI M.C. GALLANTRY GROUP OF THREE MEDALS TO AN OFFICER WHO SERVED WITH THE 28TH LONDON REGIMENT AND 16TH BTN ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGIMENT (3RD BIRMINGHAM PALS), together with a copy of M.I.C. (Medal Index Card) and a copy of the Birmingham Pals book by Terry Carter (hardbound), the group comprises of Military Cross GEO V, un-named, height 46mm x width 41mm, the reverse of the cross is heavily polished, British War & Victory medal named to 2 Lieut W.H. Griffiths, the group is mounted on red cloth and card, with a brief description of the action regarding the award of the MC, Griffiths is named in the award honours section of the book, the group also comes with a box for the Military Cross
A NUMBER OF GERMAN WWII 3RD REICH MILITARY BADGES AND PAPERWORK, comprising of soldiers 'Soldbuch' 2 x 'Besitzzeugnis Award' documents and a further award wound document, post WWII safe passage document believed to have been issued for German soldiers in Berlin, German Army Wound badge (black) Wehrmakt stick pin, NSDAP enamel badge marked M1/129 on reverse, three day badges (tinnies),1936 white enamel Olympics pin badge and a small glazed frame containing a German cloth chest Eagle and War Merit Cross medal (parcel)
A GROUP OF 3RD REICH WWII MEDALS AND BADGES, plus paperwork relating to two members of the same family, War Merit Cross with swords 2nd class, marked on suspender ring '6' indicating the maker Fritz Zimmermann, East Front medal 1941/42, no ribbon, 1934 Tag Der Arbeit 'tinnie' badge and a nice Nazi party style stick pin, gold coloured, two 'Arbeitsbuch' in the names Josef Blakovec & Georgia Blakovec, together with 'Wehrpass & Soldbuch' in the name Josef Blakovec and a 'beschaftigungsausweis' document for Anton Josef Blakovec, information from the vendor suggests they were family members from Czechoslovakia, and Josef fought on behalf of the Germans eventually being taken P.O.W. by the US Forces in France, also included are fifteen small black and white photographs believed to show the recipient (parcel)
A WWI GALLANTRY GROUP OF MEDALS, and other items relating to the War Service of a soldier with the Worcester's and later Warwick Regiments, group consists of Military medal GV (un-crowned bust), named to 9075 Cpl C Goodman 3rd Worcester Regiment, British War medal and Victory medals named 9075 A/Sjt C Goodman Worcester Regiment, 1939-45, Burma Stars, Defence and War medal (all un-named as issued) and Geo VI Territorial Efficiency medal named 5243311 Sjt C.V. Goodman 8th Royal Warwick Regiment, also included is an original award slip for the MM with a brief description of the action on or around 25/26th September 1918 when commanding a post during German counter-attacks, Goodmans compass and Albert chain with silver award named to him and a black and white photograph of him in WWII dress uniform, please note this eight medal group is mounted on two loose wearing bars
A SUPERB AND ALMOST TOTALLY UNIQUE GROUP OF NINE MEDALS, awarded to a member of the '22 Special Air Service Regiment' (S.A.S.) & 1st Btn Parachute Regiment, the recipient served his country in various theatres/conflicts and actions in the 1960's and after leaving the British Army continued to see Military Service & action in various Continents throughout the World, the group which is court mounted consists...(L to R) ERII General Service Medal 1918-1962, three bars, Borneo, South Arabia, Cyprus 1963-64, correctly named to 23782640 Trooper (TPR) P McAleese, S.A.S, United Nations Medal (UNICYP) Cyprus, Zimbabwe Independence medal, engraved 08233 on reverse, Rhodesia General Service medal named 728200 Cpl P. Mcleese, South Africa Pro Patria medal, (South African Defence Force), engraved 122596 on reverse, Southern Africa medal, 1987, engraved 003329 on reverse, South African General Service medal, engraved 059962 on reverse, Jasa-Malaysia (Malaysian Service medal) 1968-69 Emergency, Rhodesian Independance medal, 11.11.65-11.12.79,***the recipient states he was awarded the Cyprus Bar later and it was attached via a steel rod*** Peter McAleese was born 7th September 1942 in Glasgow, Scotland, near to the famous 'Barlinnie Prison', he would go on to enlist in the Parachute Regiment in Aberdeen at the age of 17 years, after basic training he was to become a member of the 1st Btns Mortar Platoon, he served with the Platoon until1962, whereafter due to completing the legendry selection course he became a member of the 22 Reg't S.A.S, he joined 'D' Sqdn and went to train with US Special Forces at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, being one of the first SAS Troopers to complete H.A.L.O. Parachute Training with the US Green Berets. He would see action, firstly in the Aden Crisis On a 16 man night patrol, (his enemy were the Arab Tribesman of the National Liberation Front), they came across a goatherd, after being called up to translate, this happened! (extract from No Mean Soldier by P McAleese..)'We assumed everything was going according to plan, and moved on carefully, the moon was not yet up and it was so dark in the narrow wadi I could only just see the rock walls rearing up beside us, five minutes later Dave Haley(Sgt) whispered 'Pete come up' there's some more chappies down here! I padded up to Dave, to speak to them and made out the dark shapes of a group of shepherds lying on the ground ahead, just as i started to speak, I saw one of them shift on his side, it was probably the way he moved which warned me and I thought this is never right, the Arab shot Dave Haley full in the chest, he should have shot me as I was the closest, but I was standing to one side......Dave collapsed badly wounded and I shot the Arab six times, then all hell broke loose. 'McAleese would later serve again in Aden and would become one of the first Parachute Reg't/SAS members to free-fall parachute into a 'hot zone' with Operation Snowgoose 'Radfan Emergency', McAleese served in Bahrain and Cyprus and served in Borneo with the SAS 16th Air troop (D Sqdn) being involved in the gruesome 'Jungle Warfare' of that conflict. It would be fair to say that when McAleese left the British Army in 1969 he had already seen plenty of action with the Regiment. He worked in the lucrative Industry of the North Sea Oil Rigs, but once a soldier, always a soldier and in 1975, this was all to change with a new career as a 'mercenary' fighting in the Angolan Civil War, fighting on behalf of the National Liberation Front of Angola, even assuming Command of the Formation after the Capture of 'Costas Georgiou'. In early 1977 he went to Rhodesia, where he enlisted with the Rhodesian Special Air Service Regiment, being assigned to A Sqdn, with the rank of a Non-Commissioned Officer, later in 1979 he joined the British South Africa S Police 'Special Branch' operating in South Rhodesia and after the fall of Rhodesia in 1980 he enlisted with the South Africa Defence Forces 44, Parachute Brigade, in which he served as Colour Sgt. In the early 80's he was instrumental in the creation of a new Pathfinder Reconnaissance unit, and served in the South Africa Border War, in the mid 1980's McAleese set up home in Pretoria and became employed with the COIN Security group, a Military/Police private contractor based in South Africa. He would go on to be severely injured in a near-fatal Parachute Display jump and would return to the UK. At the end of the 1980's he spent two years working for Government forces in the Columbian Drug Wars conflict, being involved in a covert Operation to locate and 'deal with' Pablo Escobar, he also went onto work in Moscow, Russia, as a Bodyguard Training Instructor and also undertook Security work in Algeria and later Iraq for several years, the recipient also ran a Public House in Birmingham, 'The Gunmakers Arms'. Peter McAleese was once quoted....'I'm just an ordinary person, who happened to find himself doing extraordinary things' and there is no doubt that this group represents a unique insight to the 'tough' world of being a professional soldier and its combination of awards is almost unique, the recipient not only served his country with 'distinction but led a very colouful military career throughout...the lot also consists of the following... Recipients Official issue Sand coloured SAS Beret, with cloth badge, South African Parachute Regiment Beret, Recipients official British Army Dog Tag, together with Rhodesian & South African Dogs Tags, Note: British Army Blood group was wrong), a large wooden SAS plaque obtained by the recipient at auction due to its provenance from a contact at 22 S.A.S. HQ, Hereford, a large ceramic tile plaque, hand made and painted by staff in Algeria during his time completing Security work etc, a hardback copy of 'No mean Soldier' by Peter McAleese, various frames containing cloth and metal insignia Parachute/SAS related, wall plaques SAS related, some hand made, stand with AK47 bayonet attached, presented to recipient by SA CP Team Algiers 2002, glazed certificates, US Airborne, South African Parachute Regiment, photo of recipient completing HALO jump over Rhodesia, South African ID/Driving licence etc, certificate of Service Rhodesian Army, boxed pewter SAS crest and weapon, horse brass letter opener, small pin badge & Bolo tie, US Special forces (parcel)
'THE BUGLET' A COMPACT BUGLE MANUFACTURED BY HENRY KEAT & SONS, impressed 'Prize Medal 4 Turns By Appointment to the Contractors and Manufacturers War and Indian Offices', length 17cm not including mouthpiece, some dents, together with a Boosey & Co copper and brass coaching horn, length 132cm not including mouthpiece, some dents
Original vintage Olympics sport poster for the 1968 Winter Olympic Games /Jeux Olympiques D’Hiver held in Grenoble France from 6-18 February 1968. The poster features the iconic Olympic rings at the top and the city of Grenoble set against the snowy French alps. The image is cleverly silouetted into the shape of the Olympic torch. Main venues of the games: Autrans – biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, ski jumping (normal hill); Chamrousse – alpine skiing (men); L'Anneau de Vitesse in Paul Mistral Park – speed skating; Le Stade de Glace in Paul Mistral Park – figure skating, ice hockey, medal ceremony, closing ceremonies; Piste de Bobsleigh – bobsleigh; Piste de Luge – luge; Recoin de Chamrousse – alpine skiing (women); Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte – ski jumping (large hill); Olympic Stadium (Grenoble) – opening ceremonies Condition: Good condition, creasing, pinholes.. Country of printing: France, designer: Constantin. Ph. Machatschek. Alain Perceval., size (cm): 100x62, year of printing: 1968.
SPORTING MISCELLANY Includes Swimming: 2 programmes for the European Championships at Wembley 9/8/1938 and Swimming Gala at Hoxton 20/9/1933. Table Tennis: Ticket for the World Championship Finals at Wembley 29/1/1938. Sailing postcard: Bristol Channel Pilot Cutters Race Sept. 1905. Bowling: 4 postcards - The Bowling Green, Hanley Park 1920, Bowling Green, Pontycymmer tiny paper loss top right, Bowling Green, Adelaide and Woodstock Bowling Green, Woodstock Ont. Canada 1914. Bobsleigh postcard: Black & white scene in Switzerland 1906. Rifle shooting: Boxed medal 1936/7 Lloyds Bank Sports Club Section. Rink Hockey: Programme for the 1938 European Championships in Antwerp 26-29th May. Minor paper loss from the corner of the front cover and the bottom of the spine, slightly worn. Baseball / Babe Ruth: A U.S. reprinted full newspaper of the Los Angeles Evening Herald on 30/9/1927 with the headline "Ruth Hits 60th Home Run" advising that Ruth broke his own home run record. Weightlifting: A competitor's entrance ticket and itinerary for the British Amateur Championships: British Olympic Trials and Open Novice Competitors at the Drill Hall, Clapham Junction for events 2/7/1927 - 19/11/1927. Lacrosse: Single sheet programme for the International at Richmond, England v. Scotland on 5/4/1924, creased, slightly marked and pencil annotations. Ice Hockey: Wembley Members Ticket for season 1935/6. British Empire Exhibition / Wembley 1924: Small medallion on a chain, one side is the Wembley logo 1924 and on the reverse Wembley Imperial Stadium 1924 showing the stadium. Fair to generally good
Motoring interest.. Clifton Penn-Hughes 1905-1939. a hallmarked silver Bugatti owners club Medal awarded in may 1931 to C.Penn Hughes. Plus 2 Tourist race bronze medallions for 1935/5, and a further bronze plaque from the British Racing Drivers club dated 1934 awarded to C. Penn Hughes competed in Le Mans and Monaco Grand Prix.
'Betjeman's Bygone Britain', a collection of 36 silver medals by John Pinches from a limited edition set of 1,266, depicting Britain's vanished landmarks as selected by Sir John Betjeman, contained in a bespoke presentation folder with slip case, certificate and information leaflets, together with an additional 'Chain Pier, Brighton' medal contained in a unopened card folder.Condition- Some visible tarnishing, otherwise in good order.
AFTER PIERE-JULES MENE bronze sculpture - entitled 'L'Accolade No.2' (The Embrace No.2), bears signature to base, 'P.J.Mene', on black marble plinth base, 64cms long x 28cms wide x 48cms high ~Auctioneer's Note: L'Accolade is one of Mene's most famous works, first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1852 with the title 'Tachiani and Nedjebe' , depicting a courting Arab mare and stallion. Mene won a medal for the work in 1855 at the Exposition Universelle in 1855. This is the largest of the three sizes that L'Accolade was cast Condition Report: good overall condition.Lots marked with ~ can be collected by couriers by appointment
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