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Lot 24

A First World War Territorial Efficiency Group of Three Medals, awarded to 1025 T.W.O.CL.1. A.VINYCOMB. R.A.M.C., comprising British War Medal, Victory Medal and Territorial Efficiency Medal (386029 T.S.MJR. A.M.VINYCOMBE. R.A.M.C.)

Lot 88

A Quantity of Military Reference Books, some of interest to medal collectors, including nine British Army Lists dating from 1815 to 1973, Prussian Army Lists dating from 1875 to 1913 with German text, the Military General Service Roll 1793-1814, the Waterloo Roll Call, Britannia's Calendar of Heroes, Honours and Awards Army, Navy and Air Force 1914-1920, also works on the First World War, four bound volumes of Punch 1915-1918, volumes 1 - 4 of The War At Sea 1939-1945 by Captain S W Roskill etc, in five boxes

Lot 17

A Comprehensive Collection of Second World War/Post-War Medals and Related Militaria to C.(Joe) Maurice Mercer of the British South Africa Police, Northern Rhodesia Police, Palestine Police and Greys Scouts (Special Forces), comprising a Defence Medal, General Service Medal 1918-62, with clasp PALESTINE 1945-48, named to 2925 B/CONST. C.M.MERCER PAL.POLICE and Rhodesian General Service Medal, together with the dress miniatures, his No.2 Service dress tunic with brass buttons and gilt collar badges and leather belt with brass locket buckle to the British South African Police, two pairs of leather chaps, camouflage fatigues of a shirt with Fort Victoria & Victoria Province district arm patch and pair of trousers, a rubber truncheon, a mahogany truncheon, a pair of chrome handcuffs, four raised bullion thread embroidered hat and breast insignia to B.S.A.P. in two glazed frames, three similar unframed blazer insignia, a cap insignia and key ring, two similar blazer insignia to Northern Rhodesia Police and Palestine Police, three wood armorial plaques to British South Africa Police, Northern Rhodesia Police and Palestine Police, three patrol maps for Southern Rhodesia, Chirundu and Zambezi Valley, also, a number of related cap and collar badges, shoulder titles, buttons and other badges, including two cap badges to Royal Rhodesia Regiment, a staybrite beret badge to Greys Scouts, and a quantity of related photographs.

Lot 21

A Second World War Royal Auxilliary Air Force Group of Five Medals, awarded to SQN.LDR. A.(Alexander) SKENE R.AUX.A.F., comprising MBE, 1939-45 Star, Burma Star, War Medal and Air Efficiency Award (George VI -1949-52), swing mounted as worn.

Lot 22

An Edwardian Imperial Service Medal, bronze star and silver plaque type, enamelled in blue with crowned ERVII cypher enclosed by FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE, in original box of issue; an Imperial Service Medal, George VI, awarded to EDWARD ARNOLD HUNKIN, a shipright, H.M.Dockyard, Devonport, in original box of issue with award letter and slip (2)

Lot 8

Arnhem, Operation Market Garden - a Second World War Group of Five Medals, comprising 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, International Prisoners of War Medal with box of issue, swing mounted as worn, and The Battle of Arnhem Bridge to the Future 1944-1994 commemorative medal, awarded to 3191891 Sergeant John George Nattrass (George), 15th Platoon, D Company of the 7th King's Own Scottish Borderers and 1st British Airborne Division, together with Paratrooper's enamel lapel badge, Pegasus enamel lapel badge, National Prisoner of War Association enamel lapel badge, a related First Day Cover, various mixed badges, a wood plaque showing the Nattrass tartan and crest, a book "Door De Hel Van Oosterbeek 1944" which was the recipient's published account of the battle written and signed by Nico J Van der Meer, a book "Off At Last" in which George is mentioned on pages 108 & 114, photographs and related ephemera, also a table knife, fork and spoon engraved "SEPT.17 1944 DREŸEROORD GEORGE NATTRASS" presented to him by the owner of the Hotel Dreijeroord known by all as "The White House"Footnote:- George Nattrass was with 1st British Airborne Division when they were instructed to land in Arnhem, capture and hold the strategically important highway bridge, and hold the Germans at bay. On the 17th September 1944, George and his colleagues flew over to Holland in a glider and landed at Reijerskamp, near Wolfhese which was about 13 kilometers away from the bridge. They set off towards Oosterbeek and found themselves in the gardens of Hotel Dreijeroord which later became known as the White House and was to become the battalion headquarters. Fierce fighting with the Germans ensued and the British suffered many casualties. The King's Own Scottish Borderers battalion was reduced from 890 to 90 exhausted and hungry men and George was the only remaining senior sergeant left. On the 24th September, 26 year old George was unfortunately shot in the arm and leg by a German sniper and was subsequently captured and sent to Stalagg 11B, a Prisoner of War camp in Germany and then to Stalagg 357, where he remained until the end of the war.

Lot 14

A First World War Trio, awarded to 11917 PTE.E.RENALS, YORK:R., comprising 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal; a Second World War Group of Four Medals, awarded to 1372123 LAC John Wallin, 600 Squadron (City of London), R.A.F., comprising 1939-45 Star, Africa Star with clasp NORTH AFRICA 1942-43,Italy Star and War Medal, with Air Council medal slip, in cardboard postage box of issue, with medal ribbon bar, together with a 600 Squadron enamelled lapel badge, a 5th Army medal commemorating the Entrance of the Allied Armies in Naples 1st October 1943, his Service and Release Book, related ephemera including an invitation to a farewell party at the Grapevine Club 7th August 1945, various theatre programmes and newspapers, and a Church Lads Brigade bronze medal with service clasps for 1925 and 1926

Lot 70

After Mrs Elizabeth Butler (Lady Butler), "Patient Heroes", depicting a Royal Horse Artillery gun team in action circa 1882, coloured lithograph, 44cm by 60cm, in a glazed rustic oak frame; three Boxes of Military Related Books, including The Naval General Service Medal Roll 1793-1840, Casualty Roll for The Crimea 1854-1855, Royal Marines Honours & Awards 1900-1970, Uniforms of the Royal Marines, Maps of War, six volumes of The Second World War by Winston S Churchill, the War Illustrated, a quantity of books relating to the American Civil War together with related prints in card slips etc.

Lot 10

A Royal Observer Corps Medal, (Elizabeth II), awarded to OBSERVER W.H.SYKES; a Service Medal of the Order of St. John (2)

Lot 16

Four Single Medals, comprising an Imperial Service Medal to FREDERICK WHARLDALE, cased, a Victory Medal to CAPT.G.E.MILNER, a 1939-45 War Medal and a Cold War Commemorative Medal 1945-1991; a Quantity of Mainly First and Second World War Badges, including glengarry, cap and collar badges, some loose mounted on a stable belt, rank pips, sweetheart brooches, buttons and insignia, a Silver War Badge, also a silver plated bosun's whistle, a stable belt to the RAMC, a quantity of empty brass shells etc.

Lot 5

A First World War Trio, awarded to 22323 PTE.A.RODGERS, DURH:L.I., comprising 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal; a First World War Pair, awarded to 201857 PTE.H.HUDSON, SCO:RIF., comprising British War Medal and Victory Medal; The Great War - a Set of 100 Stereoscopic Cards by Realistic Travels, in blue cloth bound box as two volumes of books, together with an Underwood & Underwood hand held wood and aluminium stereoscopic viewer, and postcardsProvenance:- From the Estate of Stephen Hamilton Rawlings, Scarborough.

Lot 668

The collection of orders and decorations awarded to Sir Adrian Donald Wilde Pollock (1867-1943), Solicitor and Remembrancer for the City of London. The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and St George, Companion's neck badge and breast star; Order Of the Crown, 3rd Class (Prussia); Swedish Order of the Wass; King Francis VIII (Denmark) Order of Dannebrag, dated 1909; Order Of The Immaculate Conception Of Vila Viçosa; France, Third Republic, 1870-1940, silver medal Municipal Council of Paris; together with various others including Masonic 18ct gold ‘Shakespeare Lodge no.99’ set square badge (22g)

Lot 93

A rope bracelet with various charms attached, charms include an owl, a violin and others; part of a silver Albert chain with an 1887 charm attached; a silver medal; a whistle and various other items

Lot 316

A 19th century parcel gilt, maple piano, by Erard, with barley twist legs terminating in brass castors, the action straight strung and with a wooden frame and iron plate, the inside of the keyboard lid 'Great Exhibition The only Council Medal for Pianofortes', number 3424, 144cm wide x approximately 255cm long x 97cm high; with a matching piano stool, seat in very poor condition (2)CITES ivory exemption reference 22SPETKCCase: Fading/light-damage in places. Some varnish wear in places. Light scratches in places, especially to the cover. Some abrasions and small chips to the gilt in places. Small veneer losses on either side of case adjacent to keyboard.Action: Not currently playable but appears intact. In need of re-commissioning, cleaning and tuning. Several hammers stuck. Both pedals function.Stool: Leather cover worn and faded with a tare near the edge. Evidence of old worm to stem and supports.

Lot 165

A collection of Victorian base metal medals relating to the Crimean War, comprising; Florence Nightingale 1854, 40mm diameter, The Holy Alliance 1854, 43mm diameter, Victory of Alma 1854, 40mm diameter, French medal Peace in The World 1854, 35mm diameter, Inkerman 1854 medalet, Fall of Sebastapol 1855, 51mm diameter and Peace in Europe 1856, 40mm diameter (7)

Lot 170

A collection of base metal Prussian medals, comprising; Frederick King of Prussia 1757 Defender of the Protestants, Frederick King of Prussia 1757 Breslau we submit Prisoners of War, Frederick King of Prussia medalet, Franco-Prussian war 1870-71, Kaiser Wilhelm list of battles and French medal 'Ambulances De La Presse 1870-1871' (5)

Lot 174

A collection of French medals depicting Napoleon Bonaparte, comprising; Napoleon Emp Et ROI pewter uniface medal, 67mm diameter, Napoleon Emp Et ROI bronze French Eagles medal, 40mm diameter, Napoleon & Joesephine bronze medal, 34mm diameter and Napoleon 17th October 1815 Capitulation bronze medal, 40mm diameter (4)

Lot 167

A collection of South African base metal Boer War medals and coins, comprising; 1900 National Commonwealth medal, Lord Roberts within case, Pretoria 1900, Transvaal Souvenir, South Africa Peace Celebration, Relief of Ladysmith 1900, Australian Bushmens Corps 1899-1900, Relief of Mafeking 1900, a Kruger half crown 1897 and shilling 1896 (9)

Lot 171

Sir Henry Hardinge bronze medal, Treaty of Lahore 1846, 56mm diameter, within fitted case, together with a white metal medallion, January 1 1801 Union of Ireland with Great Britian by Hancock, 38mm diameter (2)

Lot 169

United States of America, 1861-1865 Civil War bronze medal, State of Ohio, to Veteran Ohio Volunteer, un-named, together with a 1781-1881 Centenary Commemoration of Surrender at Yorktown Washington medal, De Grasse-Lafayette (2)

Lot 173

A collection of French medals relating to Napoleon Bonaparte, comprising; Battle of Marengo Death of General De Saix pewter medal, 48mm diameter, Battle of Marengo Napoleon & Battle Scene uniface white metal medal, 66mm diameter, Napoleon on Horseback Passage Grand St Bernard uniface lead medal, 67mm diameter and Battle of Marengo bronzr medal, 40mm diameter (4)

Lot 175

A collection of French medals depicting Napoleon Bonaparte, comprising; 1820 bronze medal commemorating Victories and Conquests 1792-1815 edited by G.L.F. Panckoucke 1820, 50mm diameter, Napoleon died 5th May buried in Ruperts Valley St. Helena 9 May 1821 white metal medal, within original fitted case, 54mm diameter and Memorial of St Helena 5 May 1821 to Paris 15 Dec 1840 bronze medal, 41mm diameter (3)

Lot 177

WW2 - two medals to include "The Defence Medal" together with two Star medals - The Africa Star and The 1939 - 1945 Star, a RAF cap pin badge, various ribbons and a poem letter.

Lot 192

A selection of military badges and medals to include a WW1 silver medal and a "The Great War for Civilisation 1914 - 1919" medal, both awarded to 27979 PTE. W. JONES G. GDS together with a repro medal of the WW2 Spanish War, a hallmarked silver ARP pin badge, a Nazi pin eagle with svastika, a cloth badge, a small Nazi coin, a 1906 One Indian rupee, a small silver and enamel pendant and a Cornwall Constabulary pin badge.P&P £12+VAT within UK

Lot 178

A selection of badges, two brooches / pins to include two Scottish clan Graham sporran kilt lapel pins together with a WW1 medal awarded to 58807 PTE. J. WHITTLE NORTH' N. R.

Lot 182

A collection of militaria and other collectable items including a medal awarded to Sir W.H. Hornby Bart M.P. who was an English industrialist and Conservative Party politician from Blackburn in Lancashire between 1886 to 1910, various medallions / medals to include Safe Driving hallmarked silver medal, pins and a military tag belonging to Corporal Kay, John E, East Lancashire Regiment, 10859.

Lot 330

A FAMILY OF C.B. AND WWI MEDALS awarded to Lieutenant Colonel J. C. Chambers ASC, comprising a boxed Order of Bath C.B. Military Medal, a silver Volunteer Officer's Decoration (inscribed to 1901), two boxed Victorian Long Service in the Volunteer Force Medals, a War Medal, a Victory Medal, a 1914-15 Star, and a Coronation Medal, together with miniatures, an 1860 The National Rifle Association medal, a silver riflery medal, two regimental badges and associated paper and written ephemera (qty) (Illustrated) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)Generally good, obvious age to paperwork. One long service medal inscribed: CAPTN J.C.CHAMBERS. 3RD V.B. (P.W.O) W.Y. REGT The other long service medal inscribed: CAPT J.C.CHAMBERS. 1ST V.B. DHM LT INF Silver Volunteer medal inscribed: MAJOR J.C.CHAMBERS 3RD V.B.WEST YORKS. REGT MARCH 5TH 1901 Coronation medal inscribed: LT. VOL. J.C.CHAMBERS ARMY SERVICE CORPS (T) SEPTEMBER 1911 War medal and Victory medal stamped: LT. COL J.C.CHAMBERS. 1914-15 Star stamped: LT. COL. J.C.CHAMBERS. A.S.C.

Lot 325

A FAMILY OF MEDALS FOR FATHER AND SON, comprising the WWI War Medal and Victory Medal awarded to Sgt. E. T. Taylor RAF 38361, with miniatures of three compaign medals, and two Korean War medals and a Korean War Veteran Medal awarded to Cpl. E. S. Taylor. R. Sigs. 22590520, together with a boxed National Service Medal, miniatures and a Korean War Association Certificate of Ambassador for Peace (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)Generally good, some age to the first war medals

Lot 327

A FAMILY OF MEDALS awarded to T. Rawnsley, including a Victoria South Africa Medal with bars for Belfast, Diamond Hill, Johannesburg, Orange Free State and Cape Colony, an Edward VII South Africa Medal with bars for 1901 and 1902, and a 1914-1918 War Medal (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)Victoria medal named: 18482 BOMB T. RAWNSLEY. J. B. R.H.A. Edwardian medal named: 18482 CORPL. T. RAWNSLEY. R.H.A. and War Medal named: PTE T. RAWNSLEY. 2ND S.A.I. Some wear to medals, ribbon poor on Edward SA medal

Lot 348

A FAMILY OF MEDALS from the First and Second World Wars, awarded to C. Marsh, comprising a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, 1914-1918 War Medal, Victory Medal, 1939-1945 Medal and Defence Medal (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)

Lot 324

A FRAMED FAMILY OF MEDALS awarded to Bombardier Frank Clark of the Royal Field Artillery, comprising 1914-15 Star, War Medal, Victory Medal and Death Plaque, together with photograph and personalised text, 11 1/2" x 27 1/2" (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)Generally good, medals in typical condition, frame showing some age

Lot 329

A FAMILY OF WWI MEDALS awarded to Pte. W. E. Strickland R.A.M.C., comprising a Military Medal (for bravery in the field) awarded for "the greatest disregard of danger" whilst stretcher bearing, a War Medal and a later medal for Faithful Service, together with paperwork and photographs for Pte. Strickland (qty) (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)Generally good, one missing the ribbon

Lot 407

A small collection of British coins and bank notes and a Three Kings medal set. The medal set of three bronze medals was likely minted soon after 1936, and is in the original hard red case, each medal being about 50 mm in diameter and weighing 66.5g, showing George V at the Silver Jubilee of 1935, Edward VIII and George VI; no medallist identification is apparent. The coins include two £5 coins 1990, a Royal Mint proof set 1977 and an uncirculated set 1953, and the notes comprise a £1 Page series C and a £1 Page series D both about UNC, and two £5 Gill series D and two consecutive £5 Gill series E all about UNC.

Lot 404

A coin collection in a small bespoke wooden coin cabinet containing a wide variety of coins mostly as taken from circulation, including two cartwheel twopences 1797 one very fine, an Archbishop Sancroft medal of 1688 (49 mm and 40.8g) in uncertain metal, a Cowper centenary medal 1900 probably by Spink in white metal, a British halfpenny 1806 about uncirculated and another 1799 near uncirculated, a shilling 1787 about very fine, a France silver 5 francs 1832 (Philippe I), six German 19th C. silver marks and a small quantity of other small foreign silver coins, a Maundy 2 pence 1831 fair and another 1820 near extremely fine, two small hammered silver coins, a Roman bronze follis of Diocletian reverse GENIO POPVLI ROMANI, and other items.

Lot 366

A set of five medals from the 1911 coronation of George V, very fine in a bespoke and possibly original hard case. The medallist is thought to be Albert Toft. The obverse design is of a bare-headed George V and Queen Mary in ¾ position, while the reverse depicts the Ship of State bearing the Crown and two trumpeters. Two identical medals are bronze, possibly originally lightly gilded, about 35mm in diameter and weighing 17.8g each; a second identical pair is each of white metal (possibly silvered bronze), 9.2g and 24mm in diameter; the fifth medal is bronze, 57mm in diameter and 59.6g.

Lot 635

A 20thC medal trio, 1939-1945 World War II Campaign medal, George VI medal with Palestine 1945-1946 clasp marked 181988 COL. J H HERD R.A.F a Long Service and Good Conduct medal similarly marked with associated ribbons etc.

Lot 671

Of Antarctic Exploration interest, Apsley Cherry-Garrard: Collection of books, letters, photographs, family histories, estates, etc. including J M Barrie photograph and signed letters from George Bernard Shaw. The Worst Journey in the World, 1951 one-volume edition with signed presentation to Noel Turner (brother to Angela) very good with slight foxing to fore-edge, in torn and chipped dusk jacket. Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard, by Sara Wheeler, 2001 with gift inscription from Angela, very good in very good dust jacket. With Scott to the Pole, by Howard Marshall, 1960, very good indeed in slightly torn and chipped dust jacket. Scott's Last Voyage, by Ann Savours, 1975, near very good in dust jacket.  Photographs of Cherry-Garrad: as a baby with his mother; as a young boy with his father; in Lieutenant Commander uniform; with Lady Scott, George Bernard Shaw and his wife; with dog brought back from Antarctic. 7 hand-written letters and postcards from George Bernard Shaw, 3 photographs of GBS photograph O JM Barrie, taken by Angela.The Lamer house and estate: including 1892 linen-backed, folding map of the estate; 3 paper plans, approx.60 photographs and postcards of the house, estate, buildings, working life and people; letters and clipping relating to history and use in the press. The Garrard Family: including historical manuscripts, pedigrees, will, death certificate and account book. Correspondence relating to the Scott Expedition and use of material in books, TV, and radio. Holiday photographs of Greece, 1953. The Gosnall (and Turner) Family: including letters, clippings, death certificates, will, pedigrees, diaries, framed photographs. Mounted photograph of Sir Clements Markham, family and friends, including AC-G. British Royal Red Cross medal with provenance to war nurse Louisa McLaughlin.NB: Provenance by descent from the family.More images available upon request 

Lot 241

A 9ct yellow gold double Albert chain, the curb link chain with two lobster claw swivel fastenings, spring ring clasp and T-Bar marked for JG & S, Birmingham, total length 25.5cm, suspending a gold coloured claw holding a spherical agate, stamped '9ct', 1.5cm long, and a circular 9ct gold and enamel fob medal marked for D&D, Birmingham 1922, 2.5cm in diameter, 37.8 grams (at fault)

Lot 284

A World War I trio medal group to 2558 Private H Hartley, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), comprising the 1914/15 Star, the War Medal and the Victory Medal, with his dog tag and a Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) cap badge and pin badge (5)

Lot 283

A World War I pair comprising the War Medal and the Victory medal, to 241667 Private James Smith, Cheshire Regiment, who died at Ypres on 31st July 1917 and was buried at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial CWGC Cemetery, together with a further World War I pair to 186872 Sapper W J Mallon, Royal Engineers (4)

Lot 249

A gold coloured football fob medal, of circular form, the cartouche depicting a footballer, inscribed verso 'Panda Cup 1941-2 Winners', with cast scrolling pendant mount, stamped '9ct', 24mm diameter, weight 8.6gms

Lot 281

A post-war Civil Division GVIR British Empire Medal to Mr George Higgs, with an album containing the letter from 10 Downing Street dated 29th December 1948 notifying Mr Higgs of his award as part of the 1949 New Year Honours List, and further letters and telegrams of congratulations, many from members of Mr Higgs's Masonic Brotherhood, together with a selection of Masonic medallions and documents, photographs of Mr Higgs, and a vinyl recording by the Libra Recording Service dated "5-3-49" of the radio programme "In Town Tonight" in which Mr Higgs is interviewed about his visit to London to receive his medal, together with a typed copy of the script signed by fellow interviewees including Tessie O'Shea, and a further radio script (Qty)

Lot 263

A selection of Ruabon and Wrexham District Rifle Club fobs and medals, to include 'The Bell Medal' - 'Presented by the society of miniature rifle clubs' 4cm diameter, and a silver 'Mackworth praed challenge trophy' 'EC' London, 1930 3.7cm long, 0.70ozt, and a Edwardian silver medal, 'TF' London 1910, with crossed rifles and vacant cartouche, 4cm long, 0.35ozt, and a 'In defence' silver medal, engraved to back 'W.D.M.R.L 1811.12' 3.5cm long, 0.29ozt, (marks unreadable) along with a further silver engraved medal, 'W.J.D' Birmingham 1911, 0.32 ozt, and a further ten commemorative rifle medals, (15) gross weight 6.90gms

Lot 1667

QE2 Afghanistan Medal, SPR M V KISELJOV RE 30026982. (A).

Lot 1673

A collection of medals including an unnamed Italian Messina Earthquake Commemorative Medal

Lot 1601

Medal group (Not matching). India general service medal 1854-1895 with Burma 1885-7 bar awarded to Private Beck 2nd Btn R Surr R., Canada voluntary service 1939-45 medal with oak leaf bar, Queens South Africa medal with 5 bars South Africa 1901,1902, Transvaal, Orange Free state, Cape Colony awarded to 7398 Pte C Carruth RL Fusilers.

Lot 1671

2 WW1 issue medals awarded to Pte.G.Thomas, 20th London regiment, 14/18 medal and Great War medal. (A).

Lot 961

A boxed silver QE2 Coronation medal.

Lot 1632

A varied collection of medals to include a Territorial medal, Faithfull service, and a Spinks & Son issue British North Borneo company medal.

Lot 1666

3 Medal group, Pte/Sjt W.E Thake 2nd Kings rifles. 1914 Mons Star, 1914-18 service medal, Great War medal. (B).

Lot 1623

A Jean Dassier commemorative medal of Edward VI. NO RESERVE

Lot 1751

A complete album containing Royal Air Force honours decorations and medal series signed 1st day covers (18)

Lot 1628

Framed WW1 medal group (missing death plaque), 58 x 68cm approximately. (D)

Lot 1829

Football programmes including Scotland vs Ireland Windsor Park 1961, Cardiff city 1964. The Official England Squad medal collection 1998, Team England card collection etc

Lot 1619

1918 German Sp255 Shell case, Kuban shield, Narvik plaque, Merit medal & a naval badge.

Lot 1665

A collection of various medals including a 1940s POW medal. Shipping category B.

Lot 1636

Four GB medals comprising an MBE with associated certificate and paperwork signed by HRH Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, a WW2 Defence Medal and two others with associated dress medals. Shipping category D.

Lot 1657

Bavarian, Silver Military Merit / Bravery medal Max Joseph 1, Type 1a, Poor condition, marked Losch below Bust

Lot 89

Sam Gilliam (American, 1933-2022). Acrylic on birch plywood titled "The Chartmaking" depicting a colorful abstract composition, 1997. Two pieces are hinged and can swing outwards from the main body of the work. Signed, dated, and titled along the verso.Lot Essay:Sam Gilliam was one of America's foremost Black artists and a leader in the color field and lyrical abstraction movements. He was influenced by German Expressionists such as Emil Nolde, Paul Klee, and Nathan Oliveira. He was additionally influenced by Vladimir Tatlin, Frank Stella, Hans Hofmann, Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, and aul Cezanne. An artist from an early age, he was always interested in art and eventually studied fine arts at the University of Louisville, admitted as the second class of black undergraduate students to the school.Around 1965, he became the first artist to introduce the idea of an unsupported canvas, draping the paintings from ceilings, walls, and floors. These works were immensely popular and led to exhibitions and commissions worldwide including representing the United States at the 36th Venice Biennale. He moved away from this in later years to focus on jazz-inspired works like his Black Paintings, so-named because they are painted in shades of black. His works shifted once more in the 1980s to resemble the African patchwork quilts of his childhood. Though he was largely overlooked throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, his career saw a resurgence following a retrospective at the Corcoran Gallery in 2005.From then until his death in 2022, his works came into the collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art among others. He also had successful exhibitions including a second show at the Venice Biennale (2017), a large-scale draped painting titled "Yves Klein Blue" in Giardini's central pavilion for the show "Viva Arte Viva," and his first European retrospective in 2018 hosted by the Kunstmuseum Basel.His honors and awards were plentiful including eight honorary doctorates, several National Endowment for the Arts grants, the Longview Foundation Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2015 he was awarded the Medal of Art by the U.S. State Department for his longtime contributions to art in embassies and other diplomatic facilities as well as his cultural diplomacy, which showcased his works in over 20 countries during his career.From 1962 until the 1980s, Gilliam was married to Dorothy Butler, the first African-American female columnist at The Washington Post. They had three daughters together. In 2018, after a 35-year partnership, he married Annie Gawlak, owner of the former G Fine Art gallery in Washington, D.C. On June 25, 2022, Gilliam died of renal failure in his home at the age of 88 after a long, varied, and ultimately successful career creating the art that he loved.Height: 22 1/4 in x width: 33 in x depth: 1 3/4 in.Condition: The artwork is in fairly good condition. The surface is stable and there are no losses, breaks, or restorations. Both hinged panels swing open smoothly. All parts are firmly attached and there are no loose panels. Along the left hinged panel along the upper edge there are two star-shaped cracks that project outwards; visible in the lot listing. Along the center panel there is a network of paint accretions that sit on top of the thick resin layer; possibly original to the artistic process. Some light wear throughout the edges, consistent with age and use.

Lot 151

Camille Felix Bellanger (France, 1853-1923). Oil on canvas painting titled "The Road to Market" depicting a young woman laden with wheat and apples stopping to speak with an older seated woman, 1901. Signed and dated along the lower right. With labels from Kurt E. Schon, Ltd. Fine Art affixed to the stretcher along the verso.Though much of Bellanger's early life remains obscure, it is clear that he was studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts by the early 1870s. While there he trained with two of the most well-known academic painters of the day, Alexandre Cabanel and William Bouguereau. Their influence can be felt in much of Bellanger's early works. During the first stage of his career, his works were primarily in the academic style approved by the Ecole and often portrayed mythological or religious subject matter. After his acceptance of a post as a professor of drawing at the Ecole Speciale Militaire de St. Cyr a shift in his subject matter took place. He began painting scenes of peasant life, albeit with attractive models rather than the more rugged appearance afforded by such a life. He would go on to depict the Breton countryside and its inhabitants in a combination of the academic style in which he was taught and an idealistic view of rural life.He was afforded a Legion of Honor medal in 1911 by the French government in recognition of his long dedication to his art. Today, his works are held in the collections of museums worldwide including the Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay in Paris.Unframed; height: 35 1/4 in x width: 48 in. Framed; height: 44 in x width: 56 1/2 in.Condition: The painting is in fair condition. There is craquelure throughout. There are scattered areas of inpainting throughout; visible under UV light. The work has been relined. The work is framed; some wear to the frame.

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